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Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state, seasonally adjusted
Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state, not seasonally adjusted
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, seasonally adjusted
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, seasonally adjusted-Continued
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, seasonally
Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, not seasonally adjusted
Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, not seasonally
Table 5. Unemployment rates by State and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted
Table 5. Unemployment rates by State and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
Table 5. Unemployment rates by State and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
Table 5. Unemployment rates by State and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
Table 5. Unemployment rates by State and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted-Continued

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                                               Tuesday, November 1, 1994
 
 
 STATE AND METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT:  SEPTEMBER 1994
 
 
     Unemployment rates were lower in September 1994 than a month earlier
in 27 states and the District of Columbia, higher in 14 states, and
unchanged in 9 states, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S.
Department of Labor reported today.  The national unemployment rate was 5.9
percent, down 0.2 percentage point from August.  Nonfarm payroll employment
continued on an upward trend, with 37 states recording over-the-month
gains.
 
State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)
 
     West Virginia and Mississippi had the only unemployment rate decreases
of 1 percentage point or more between August and September--1.2 and 1.1
points, respectively.  Seven other states and the District of Columbia had
declines ranging from 0.6 to 0.9 percentage point.  Florida was the only
state with an increase of a percentage point or more, and three states
showed increases of 0.6 or 0.7 point--Arizona, Idaho, and New Jersey.
Nebraska had the lowest state unemployment rate, 2.7 percent, and 16 other
states registered unemployment rates of 4.9 percent or less.  California,
at 8.3 percent, was the only state with a rate greater than 8.0 percent.
(See table 1 and chart 1.)
 
Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)
 
     Job growth continued to be moderate but steady.  Eleven states had
gains of at least 0.5 percent between August and September.  The largest
percentage increases occurred in Kentucky, Utah, Oklahoma, and Florida,
with gains of 0.6 percent each.
 
     Employment increases were fairly well distributed among individual
industries.  Nearly two-thirds of the states had increases in construction,
trade, and services, while 60 percent experienced job gains in
 
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     |    State and area labor force data beginning in January 1994 |
     |are not directly comparable with data for 1993 and prior years|
     |as a result of the introduction of the redesigned Current     |
     |Population Survey.  Data comparisons also are affected by the |
     |incorporation of 1990 census-based population controls and    |
     |other methodological changes.  These changes are described in |
     |greater detail in "Revisions in State and Area Estimates      |
     |Effective January 1994" in the March 1994 issue of Employment |
     |and Earnings.                                                 |
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                                  - 2 -
 
manufacturing. (See table 3.)  Some states experienced increases in
government employment due to increased enrollment in schools and the hiring
of temporary election workers.
 
     Over the past year, payroll employment increased in 48 states, with 32
of them having increases of 2 percent or more. (See chart 2.) The largest
percentage increases occurred in Utah (6.9 percent), Nevada (5.8 percent),
Idaho (5.3 percent), and New Mexico (5.2 percent).  Over-the-year declines
were reported in Hawaii(-1.0 percent), the District of Columbia(-0.4
percent), and California (-0.1 percent).
 
     The services industry continued to show strength, as employment was up
over the year in every state; more than four-fifths of the states had
increases of 2 percent or more, led by Georgia (9.5 percent) and
Mississippi (8.0 percent).  Trade employment rose in all states except
California, Connecticut, and Hawaii.  Over four-fifths of the states had
gains in government employment.  Construction employment rose in four-
fifths of the states; Utah had the largest increase (23.1 percent),
followed by New Mexico (16.3 percent) and Arizona (14.6 percent).
Manufacturing gains occurred in two-thirds of the states.
 
     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 262 areas for which September data are available, 130 had
unemployment rates below 5.0 percent, while 15 had rates higher than 8.5
percent.  McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Tex. (16.1 percent), had the highest
unemployment rate, followed by Bakersfield, Calif. (13.2 percent).  The
lowest rates were in Fargo-Moorhead, N.D.-Minn., Grand Forks, N.D.-Minn.,
and Madison, Wis. (all 2.1 percent).  (See table 5.)
 
___________________________________________________________________________
 
     The State and Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release
for October 1994 will be issued on Thursday, December 1, 1994.
 
Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state, seasonally adjusted
 
(Numbers in thousands)
 
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                       |                                       |                            Unemployed
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                       |         Civilian labor force          |                                 |
                       |                                       |             Number              |           Percent of
         State         |                                       |                                 |           labor force
                       |                                       |                                 |
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                       |  Sept.  |  July   |  Aug.   |  Sept.  | Sept. | July  | Aug.  |  Sept.  | Sept. | July  | Aug.  |  Sept.
                       |  1993   |  1994   |  1994   |  1994p/ | 1993  | 1994  | 1994  |  1994p/ | 1993  | 1994  | 1994  |  1994p/
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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                       |            Indirect estimates developed through Local Area Unemployment Statistics methodology
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                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
Alabama................|  1,993.0|  2,002.9|  2,024.8|  2,021.8|  152.4|  118.9|  128.1|   110.2 |   7.6 |   5.9 |   6.3 |    5.4
Alaska.................|    300.5|    308.8|    308.6|    309.7|   22.4|   24.9|   23.8|    22.9 |   7.5 |   8.1 |   7.7 |    7.4
Arizona................|  1,848.2|  1,975.8|  2,010.8|  2,037.8|  110.2|  114.8|  126.0|   141.5 |   6.0 |   5.8 |   6.3 |    6.9
Arkansas...............|  1,165.7|  1,208.8|  1,220.0|  1,220.0|   71.1|   68.5|   66.0|    59.4 |   6.1 |   5.7 |   5.4 |    4.9
Colorado...............|  1,913.8|  1,992.4|  2,030.7|  2,031.9|   96.0|   93.2|   93.8|    82.4 |   5.0 |   4.7 |   4.6 |    4.1
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
Connecticut............|  1,784.4|  1,767.5|  1,770.5|  1,762.4|  109.8|   91.1|   97.1|    95.4 |   6.2 |   5.2 |   5.5 |    5.4
Delaware...............|    376.6|    387.5|    384.6|    381.3|   21.4|   18.5|   16.4|    16.3 |   5.7 |   4.8 |   4.3 |    4.3
District of Columbia...|    309.2|    306.3|    302.4|    302.2|   25.6|   25.5|   24.2|    22.5 |   8.3 |   8.3 |   8.0 |    7.4
Georgia................|  3,503.2|  3,618.0|  3,608.5|  3,621.2|  201.2|  207.5|  188.5|   196.1 |   5.7 |   5.7 |   5.2 |    5.4
Hawaii.................|    582.1|    592.3|    591.7|    595.0|   23.1|   34.6|   36.2|    37.4 |   4.0 |   5.8 |   6.1 |    6.3
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
Idaho..................|    550.0|    591.2|    590.0|    594.3|   32.9|   29.1|   26.2|    29.9 |   6.0 |   4.9 |   4.4 |    5.0
Indiana................|  2,961.8|  2,972.4|  2,976.4|  3,039.6|  149.4|  154.7|  151.5|   148.4 |   5.0 |   5.2 |   5.1 |    4.9
Iowa...................|  1,560.2|  1,557.8|  1,559.1|  1,567.4|   60.7|   46.2|   51.0|    51.1 |   3.9 |   3.0 |   3.3 |    3.3
Kansas.................|  1,319.5|  1,344.9|  1,339.6|  1,329.3|   66.9|   70.7|   66.4|    66.6 |   5.1 |   5.3 |   5.0 |    5.0
Kentucky...............|  1,792.8|  1,813.6|  1,826.2|  1,827.7|  107.9|   95.4|   89.1|    92.2 |   6.0 |   5.3 |   4.9 |    5.0
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Louisiana..............|  1,868.3|  1,950.1|  1,974.2|  1,977.1|  133.8|  151.1|  155.3|   151.9 |   7.2 |   7.7 |   7.9 |    7.7
Maine..................|    627.8|    619.3|    617.2|    614.1|   52.6|   44.2|   43.0|    42.8 |   8.4 |   7.1 |   7.0 |    7.0
Maryland...............|  2,674.4|  2,671.1|  2,682.6|  2,703.2|  164.8|  145.6|  142.3|   141.9 |   6.2 |   5.5 |   5.3 |    5.2
Minnesota..............|  2,475.1|  2,516.1|  2,547.2|  2,545.2|  125.3|   87.2|   91.9|    93.3 |   5.1 |   3.5 |   3.6 |    3.7
Mississippi............|  1,219.4|  1,248.3|  1,255.0|  1,240.4|   76.0|   82.5|   79.1|    64.6 |   6.2 |   6.6 |   6.3 |    5.2
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Missouri...............|  2,651.6|  2,661.7|  2,682.7|  2,706.2|  173.3|  118.5|  122.3|   116.2 |   6.5 |   4.5 |   4.6 |    4.3
Montana................|    428.1|    439.4|    440.0|    438.8|   25.3|   19.9|   21.1|    22.3 |   5.9 |   4.5 |   4.8 |    5.1
Nebraska...............|    856.5|    874.9|    877.4|    882.0|   20.5|   23.1|   20.7|    23.5 |   2.4 |   2.6 |   2.4 |    2.7
Nevada.................|    751.6|    779.1|    783.9|    788.6|   55.8|   45.0|   48.2|    45.2 |   7.4 |   5.8 |   6.1 |    5.7
New Hampshire..........|    622.3|    627.3|    630.5|    625.6|   40.3|   30.4|   29.4|    24.4 |   6.5 |   4.8 |   4.7 |    3.9
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New Mexico.............|    760.1|    781.5|    789.2|    784.5|   58.5|   40.9|   42.3|    42.6 |   7.7 |   5.2 |   5.4 |    5.4
North Dakota...........|    320.9|    335.4|    335.7|    334.3|   14.0|   12.7|   11.2|    10.8 |   4.4 |   3.8 |   3.3 |    3.2
Oklahoma...............|  1,519.5|  1,543.7|  1,544.4|  1,550.0|   93.0|   92.5|   96.9|    89.4 |   6.1 |   6.0 |   6.3 |    5.8
Oregon.................|  1,595.1|  1,670.1|  1,680.4|  1,678.4|  111.4|   91.0|   90.6|    83.6 |   7.0 |   5.4 |   5.4 |    5.0
Rhode Island...........|    509.7|    503.0|    503.2|    501.7|   39.2|   35.3|   37.5|    36.9 |   7.7 |   7.0 |   7.5 |    7.3
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South Carolina.........|  1,828.7|  1,826.4|  1,835.6|  1,833.7|  142.5|  110.9|  109.5|   108.2 |   7.8 |   6.1 |   6.0 |    5.9
South Dakota...........|    360.3|    372.9|    374.6|    373.5|   12.1|   10.9|   10.7|    11.5 |   3.4 |   2.9 |   2.8 |    3.1
Tennessee..............|  2,510.3|  2,628.3|  2,623.0|  2,637.2|  140.0|  120.4|  122.6|   124.7 |   5.6 |   4.6 |   4.7 |    4.7
Utah...................|    922.9|    986.6|    991.8|    986.8|   34.1|   37.0|   35.0|    34.9 |   3.7 |   3.8 |   3.5 |    3.5
Vermont................|    316.6|    309.2|    311.0|    312.4|   16.7|   13.1|   14.2|    14.4 |   5.3 |   4.2 |   4.6 |    4.6
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Virginia...............|  3,375.2|  3,399.8|  3,421.6|  3,455.2|  163.8|  173.0|  171.1|   167.8 |   4.9 |   5.1 |   5.0 |    4.9
Washington.............|  2,703.0|  2,708.8|  2,741.9|  2,716.3|  200.9|  163.2|  168.6|   157.8 |   7.4 |   6.0 |   6.1 |    5.8
West Virginia..........|    793.0|    786.8|    787.8|    781.9|   83.4|   68.5|   70.8|    61.0 |  10.5 |   8.7 |   9.0 |    7.8
Wisconsin..............|  2,723.2|  2,809.3|  2,815.1|  2,821.6|  125.1|  125.7|  125.2|   127.1 |   4.6 |   4.5 |   4.4 |    4.5
Wyoming................|    239.3|    249.6|    248.7|    248.0|   12.9|   13.2|   13.1|    11.3 |   5.4 |   5.3 |   5.3 |    4.5
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                       |                     Estimates derived directly from the Current Population Survey 1/
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California.............| 15,218.7| 15,333.6| 15,390.2| 15,462.7|1,410.1|1,383.4|1,366.7| 1,290.3 |   9.3 |   9.0 |   8.9 |    8.3
Florida................|  6,599.3|  6,708.7|  6,718.0|  6,843.1|  435.8|  413.0|  374.2|   457.5 |   6.6 |   6.2 |   5.6 |    6.7
Illinois...............|  5,964.0|  5,975.8|  5,985.8|  5,951.9|  483.7|  374.4|  339.8|   339.9 |   8.1 |   6.3 |   5.7 |    5.7
Massachusetts..........|  3,185.0|  3,218.9|  3,172.0|  3,180.7|  222.3|  191.4|  187.8|   166.5 |   7.0 |   5.9 |   5.9 |    5.2
Michigan...............|  4,717.0|  4,745.5|  4,743.6|  4,810.0|  320.6|  283.2|  296.6|   265.5 |   6.8 |   6.0 |   6.3 |    5.5
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New Jersey.............|  3,988.3|  4,060.5|  4,098.9|  4,098.5|  305.0|  261.4|  246.4|   274.2 |   7.6 |   6.4 |   6.0 |    6.7
New York...............|  8,556.8|  8,730.3|  8,633.1|  8,590.8|  628.8|  620.3|  598.0|   532.9 |   7.3 |   7.1 |   6.9 |    6.2
North Carolina.........|  3,523.8|  3,567.0|  3,612.7|  3,638.3|  152.0|  166.0|  188.8|   186.0 |   4.3 |   4.7 |   5.2 |    5.1
Ohio...................|  5,459.5|  5,472.4|  5,436.7|  5,519.9|  388.0|  319.3|  293.7|   302.7 |   7.1 |   5.8 |   5.4 |    5.5
Pennsylvania...........|  5,915.2|  5,912.5|  5,867.2|  5,796.7|  408.6|  384.6|  368.6|   388.5 |   6.9 |   6.5 |   6.3 |    6.7
Texas..................|  9,254.2|  9,500.0|  9,416.5|  9,334.1|  624.4|  646.3|  625.5|   582.9 |   6.7 |   6.8 |   6.6 |    6.2
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Puerto Rico............|  1,202.4|  1,219.4|  1,233.0|  1,198.6|  202.5|  174.1|  178.9|   167.2 |  16.8 |  14.3 |  14.5 |   13.9
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      1/  Published earlier in The Employment Situation               In addition, data comparisons are affected by the
   news release, except for Puerto Rico.                              incorporation of new population controls and other
      p/  = preliminary.                                              methodological changes. For additional information,
      NOTE:  Data refer to place of residence. Data for               see "Revisions in State and Area Estimates Effective
   Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly houlshold survey            January 1994" in the March 1994 issue of Employment
   similar to the Current Population Survey. Data, beginning          and Earnings.
   1994, are not directly comparable with those for 1993
   and prior years as a result of the redesign of the CPS.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state, not seasonally adjusted
 
(Numbers in thousands)
 
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                       |                                       |                            Unemployed
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                       |         Civilian labor force          |                                 |
                       |                                       |             Number              |           Percent of
                       |                                       |                                 |           labor force
         State         |                                       |                                 |
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                       |      August       |     September     |    August     |    September    |    August     |    September
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                        ___________________ ___________________ _______________ _________________ _______________ _________________
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                       |  1993   |  1994   |  1993   | 1994p/  | 1993  | 1994  | 1993  | 1994p/  | 1993  | 1994  | 1993  | 1994p/
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                       |            Indirect estimates developed through Local Area Unemployment Statistics methodology
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Alabama................|  1,987.5|  2,020.4|  1,980.6|  2,009.9|  156.0|  131.1|  147.3|   105.6 |   7.9 |   6.5 |   7.4 |    5.3
Alaska.................|    307.9|    317.3|    302.5|    311.5|   17.6|   18.8|   18.9|    19.0 |   5.7 |   5.9 |   6.3 |    6.1
Arizona................|  1,840.6|  2,005.4|  1,853.4|  2,037.8|  111.8|  130.0|  116.1|   149.1 |   6.1 |   6.5 |   6.3 |    7.3
Arkansas...............|  1,173.8|  1,227.4|  1,163.3|  1,215.8|   67.5|   63.4|   62.4|    53.0 |   5.7 |   5.2 |   5.4 |    4.4
Colorado...............|  1,946.5|  2,061.4|  1,939.4|  2,055.9|   92.7|   89.1|   85.6|    70.5 |   4.8 |   4.3 |   4.4 |    3.4
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Connecticut............|  1,827.9|  1,808.6|  1,772.8|  1,745.9|  114.4|  101.7|  100.8|    87.3 |   6.3 |   5.6 |   5.7 |    5.0
Delaware...............|    378.5|    388.2|    373.5|    378.3|   22.3|   17.8|   21.2|    16.2 |   5.9 |   4.6 |   5.7 |    4.3
District of Columbia...|    309.9|    306.0|    307.1|    300.2|   25.7|   23.3|   24.2|    20.7 |   8.3 |   7.6 |   7.9 |    6.9
Georgia................|  3,493.4|  3,612.3|  3,486.4|  3,602.2|  199.2|  185.4|  198.9|   190.8 |   5.7 |   5.1 |   5.7 |    5.3
Hawaii.................|    584.9|    592.7|    574.5|    586.3|   24.5|   36.6|   23.0|    37.0 |   4.2 |   6.2 |   4.0 |    6.3
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Idaho..................|    556.2|    596.4|    550.6|    592.6|   31.3|   24.8|   27.2|    24.4 |   5.6 |   4.2 |   4.9 |    4.1
Indiana................|  2,983.8|  3,002.6|  2,959.9|  3,036.1|  140.8|  141.2|  134.8|   132.6 |   4.7 |   4.7 |   4.6 |    4.4
Iowa...................|  1,565.2|  1,566.9|  1,549.9|  1,559.5|   56.9|   47.0|   54.1|    45.5 |   3.6 |   3.0 |   3.5 |    2.9
Kansas.................|  1,318.2|  1,339.8|  1,308.5|  1,318.2|   66.6|   65.4|   63.3|    63.0 |   5.1 |   4.9 |   4.8 |    4.8
Kentucky...............|  1,803.9|  1,832.9|  1,788.4|  1,821.8|  100.2|   80.9|  100.1|    86.1 |   5.6 |   4.4 |   5.6 |    4.7
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Louisiana..............|  1,886.1|  1,987.1|  1,864.6|  1,969.7|  140.4|  160.3|  131.0|   147.3 |   7.4 |   8.1 |   7.0 |    7.5
Maine..................|    643.5|    630.7|    625.5|    611.5|   44.2|   34.7|   43.5|    33.9 |   6.9 |   5.5 |   7.0 |    5.5
Maryland...............|  2,701.9|  2,711.4|  2,682.8|  2,710.2|  163.0|  137.4|  163.1|   139.8 |   6.0 |   5.1 |   6.1 |    5.2
Minnesota..............|  2,490.8|  2,565.6|  2,478.4|  2,542.1|  119.3|   85.3|  124.0|    92.0 |   4.8 |   3.3 |   5.0 |    3.6
Mississippi............|  1,212.5|  1,254.7|  1,217.7|  1,239.7|   77.2|   81.6|   78.4|    66.0 |   6.4 |   6.5 |   6.4 |    5.3
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Missouri...............|  2,661.2|  2,696.5|  2,636.6|  2,690.7|  178.5|  127.9|  162.3|   105.4 |   6.7 |   4.7 |   6.2 |    3.9
Montana................|    435.3|    446.0|    425.9|    436.1|   21.3|   16.2|   20.7|    17.5 |   4.9 |   3.6 |   4.9 |    4.0
Nebraska...............|    865.0|    885.0|    851.3|    874.4|   21.2|   20.8|   19.0|    21.7 |   2.4 |   2.4 |   2.2 |    2.5
Nevada.................|    754.1|    786.4|    751.7|    787.3|   53.9|   47.7|   54.8|    45.6 |   7.1 |   6.1 |   7.3 |    5.8
New Hampshire..........|    630.1|    639.6|    614.9|    618.0|   38.3|   28.3|   37.3|    21.8 |   6.1 |   4.4 |   6.1 |    3.5
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
New Mexico.............|    757.3|    786.4|    757.8|    781.2|   58.7|   42.1|   56.1|    41.1 |   7.7 |   5.3 |   7.4 |    5.3
North Dakota...........|    331.6|    347.0|    323.6|    336.8|   14.5|   11.6|   12.3|     9.4 |   4.4 |   3.3 |   3.8 |    2.8
Oklahoma...............|  1,529.9|  1,541.1|  1,518.5|  1,543.2|   86.3|   87.7|   90.5|    85.5 |   5.6 |   5.7 |   6.0 |    5.5
Oregon.................|  1,613.4|  1,704.6|  1,605.3|  1,690.7|  105.8|   81.3|  107.7|    79.7 |   6.6 |   4.8 |   6.7 |    4.7
Rhode Island...........|    514.8|    506.7|    510.1|    501.6|   35.3|   33.6|   38.1|    35.3 |   6.9 |   6.6 |   7.5 |    7.0
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
South Carolina.........|  1,851.7|  1,859.2|  1,835.0|  1,840.9|  145.1|  111.7|  144.5|   111.2 |   7.8 |   6.0 |   7.9 |    6.0
South Dakota...........|    368.8|    383.4|    361.5|    374.5|   12.6|   11.4|   10.4|    10.0 |   3.4 |   3.0 |   2.9 |    2.7
Tennessee..............|  2,541.9|  2,653.9|  2,537.5|  2,659.5|  146.0|  125.0|  133.2|   116.5 |   5.7 |   4.7 |   5.2 |    4.4
Utah...................|    932.1|  1,004.3|    933.4|    995.8|   37.3|   37.9|   33.7|    34.4 |   4.0 |   3.8 |   3.6 |    3.5
Vermont................|    316.9|    312.2|    318.9|    315.2|   14.2|   12.0|   14.1|    12.3 |   4.5 |   3.8 |   4.4 |    3.9
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Virginia...............|  3,408.2|  3,455.7|  3,359.4|  3,436.2|  164.3|  169.3|  159.1|   162.0 |   4.8 |   4.9 |   4.7 |    4.7
Washington.............|  2,693.2|  2,738.0|  2,699.2|  2,708.6|  180.6|  147.5|  174.9|   134.2 |   6.7 |   5.4 |   6.5 |    5.0
West Virginia..........|    795.3|    792.9|    791.4|    782.4|   81.6|   67.8|   77.9|    55.6 |  10.3 |   8.6 |   9.8 |    7.1
Wisconsin..............|  2,752.4|  2,845.9|  2,723.5|  2,818.4|  120.7|  118.3|  108.2|   110.4 |   4.4 |   4.2 |   4.0 |    3.9
Wyoming................|    243.2|    253.0|    241.2|    249.5|   12.0|   11.8|   11.1|     9.4 |   4.9 |   4.7 |   4.6 |    3.8
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                       |                     Estimates derived directly from the Current Population Survey 1/
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California.............| 15,333.9| 15,547.3| 15,261.4| 15,464.8|1,351.0|1,341.3|1,394.2| 1,260.9 |   8.8 |   8.6 |   9.1 |    8.2
Florida................|  6,626.3|  6,800.8|  6,602.7|  6,833.9|  535.2|  447.9|  451.5|   469.3 |   8.1 |   6.6 |   6.8 |    6.9
Illinois...............|  6,043.2|  6,019.8|  5,956.1|  5,947.0|  442.3|  319.8|  449.0|   299.0 |   7.3 |   5.3 |   7.5 |    5.0
Massachusetts..........|  3,206.9|  3,212.0|  3,166.2|  3,165.0|  210.2|  181.1|  223.5|   169.6 |   6.6 |   5.6 |   7.1 |    5.4
Michigan...............|  4,813.6|  4,825.0|  4,706.9|  4,797.3|  304.0|  280.3|  309.2|   253.0 |   6.3 |   5.8 |   6.6 |    5.3
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New Jersey.............|  4,028.1|  4,117.6|  3,965.1|  4,085.3|  281.1|  246.6|  291.6|   260.5 |   7.0 |   6.0 |   7.4 |    6.4
New York...............|  8,680.4|  8,690.3|  8,475.5|  8,497.5|  654.9|  579.8|  604.8|   505.9 |   7.5 |   6.7 |   7.1 |    6.0
North Carolina.........|  3,557.8|  3,647.1|  3,528.2|  3,639.6|  151.2|  179.1|  130.8|   163.9 |   4.3 |   4.9 |   3.7 |    4.5
Ohio...................|  5,593.0|  5,537.7|  5,450.0|  5,514.4|  283.0|  267.8|  351.0|   270.6 |   5.1 |   4.8 |   6.4 |    4.9
Pennsylvania...........|  6,000.0|  5,954.7|  5,903.8|  5,799.0|  422.6|  367.2|  372.8|   356.1 |   7.0 |   6.2 |   6.3 |    6.1
Texas..................|  9,234.0|  9,437.2|  9,236.2|  9,320.7|  614.1|  581.1|  596.9|   557.9 |   6.7 |   6.2 |   6.5 |    6.0
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Puerto Rico............|  1,215.9|  1,223.8|  1,204.5|  1,199.4|  224.1|  180.7|  205.3|   170.7 |  18.4 |  14.8 |  17.0 |   14.2
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      1/  Published earlier in The Employment Situation               In addition, data comparisons are affected by the
   news release, except for Puerto Rico.                              incorporation of new population controls and other
      p/  = preliminary.                                              methodological changes. For additional information,
      NOTE:  Data refer to place of residence. Data for               see "Revisions in State and Area Estimates Effective
   Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly houlshold survey            January 1994" in the March 1994 issue of Employment
   similar to the Current Population Survey. Data, beginning          and Earnings.
   1994, are not directly comparable with those for 1993
   and prior years as a result of the redesign of the CPS.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 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             |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                               | Sept.  |  July  |  Aug.  | Sept. | Sept. | July  | Aug.  | Sept. | Sept. | July  | Aug.  | Sept.
                               |  1993  |  1994  |  1994  |1994p/ | 1993  | 1994  | 1994  |1994p/ | 1993  | 1994  | 1994  |1994p/
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
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                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Alabama.......................| 1,718.0| 1,727.9| 1,732.9|1,737.9|   78.7|   80.4|   80.0|   80.5|  383.4|  381.9|  385.0|  386.0
 Alaska........................|   254.1|   257.1|   258.7|  259.0|   11.7|   12.5|   12.7|   12.5|   17.2|   16.3|   16.4|   17.4
 Arizona.......................| 1,589.0| 1,645.5| 1,653.4|1,661.4|   91.2|  103.0|  104.0|  104.5|  174.0|  182.3|  183.1|  182.5
 Arkansas......................|   993.8| 1,023.7| 1,030.0|1,031.8|   37.0|   40.2|   40.6|   41.4|  244.1|  252.3|  253.9|  255.9
 California....................|11,969.8|11,960.1|11,968.8|11952.3|  446.0|  453.6|  452.4|  452.8|1,786.6|1,755.5|1,753.1|1,750.5
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Colorado......................| 1,678.0| 1,722.5| 1,724.6|1,725.7|   85.2|   85.2|   85.9|   86.9|  187.9|  190.7|  190.1|  190.6
 Connecticut...................| 1,528.7| 1,534.3| 1,535.4|1,533.0|   45.9|   46.8|   45.8|   46.3|  291.9|  284.3|  284.4|  282.5
 Delaware......................|   350.6|   356.5|   360.5|  359.8|   18.2|   19.1|   18.9|   19.0|   64.7|   60.7|   63.8|   63.6
 District of Columbia..........|   667.4|   663.3|   662.6|  664.9|    8.5|    8.8|    8.7|    8.9|   13.8|   14.0|   14.1|   14.2
 Florida.......................| 5,612.1| 5,776.6| 5,793.0|5,825.0|  289.2|  304.0|  304.9|  307.3|  483.8|  484.3|  483.4|  484.5
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Georgia.......................| 3,138.8| 3,244.2| 3,261.9|3,275.9|  132.1|  134.7|  139.5|  142.1|  556.6|  565.5|  572.7|  571.3
 Hawaii2/......................|   538.3|   530.9|   531.2|  532.9|   31.8|   29.0|   29.6|   29.7|   19.0|   17.4|   17.4|   17.4
 Idaho.........................|   440.9|   463.4|   463.5|  464.2|   25.7|   29.4|   29.2|   29.2|   69.4|   72.7|   73.2|   71.6
 Illinois......................| 5,335.7| 5,411.6| 5,418.5|5,420.2|  198.6|  202.0|  203.0|  205.0|  934.8|  930.5|  929.0|  930.3
 Indiana.......................| 2,589.4| 2,637.5| 2,638.0|2,646.9|  118.5|  123.5|  123.4|  125.7|  638.5|  652.3|  652.1|  654.1
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Iowa..........................| 1,285.2| 1,311.2| 1,312.4|1,313.9|   49.2|   49.8|   49.5|   49.5|  236.8|  245.0|  244.1|  244.5
 Kansas........................| 1,145.0| 1,158.2| 1,161.4|1,163.5|   48.9|   52.4|   52.2|   52.2|  182.0|  180.5|  181.0|  182.8
 Kentucky......................| 1,538.5| 1,565.5| 1,569.1|1,578.7|   71.0|   70.2|   69.8|   70.6|  293.0|  299.1|  300.4|  302.5
 Louisiana.....................| 1,644.2| 1,685.3| 1,695.4|1,704.7|   97.4|  104.9|  105.0|  106.1|  186.3|  186.3|  186.7|  187.1
 Maine.........................|   519.8|   530.2|   530.4|  528.9|   20.4|   21.6|   21.9|   22.0|   90.9|   92.4|   91.6|   91.9
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 Maryland......................| 2,108.5| 2,113.6| 2,115.3|2,122.5|  119.7|  119.7|  120.3|  121.1|  178.2|  176.5|  176.9|  176.8
 Massachusetts.................| 2,866.2| 2,934.7| 2,942.2|2,941.8|   83.9|   86.9|   87.1|   86.6|  450.3|  450.3|  449.2|  446.9
 Michigan......................| 3,991.7| 4,099.0| 4,107.8|4,129.2|  134.6|  142.3|  139.7|  141.8|  894.3|  938.5|  943.6|  944.8
 Minnesota.....................| 2,243.5| 2,301.5| 2,304.1|2,307.3|   78.7|   80.5|   80.4|   80.5|  404.4|  414.2|  416.6|  417.1
 Mississippi...................| 1,005.0| 1,040.7| 1,046.2|1,032.4|   41.0|   41.4|   41.9|   40.5|  253.5|  260.5|  260.6|  258.6
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Missouri......................| 2,416.3| 2,474.7| 2,479.5|2,491.8|   96.8|  107.4|  107.6|  108.6|  410.6|  408.0|  414.2|  416.5
 Montana.......................|   329.6|   335.2|   338.6|  340.2|   14.2|   14.8|   14.7|   14.9|   23.0|   22.5|   22.5|   22.6
 Nebraska......................|   768.1|   782.7|   785.9|  786.3|   32.1|   32.9|   32.9|   33.3|  104.0|  105.6|  105.8|  105.5
 Nevada........................|   679.1|   711.3|   715.1|  718.8|   47.8|   49.4|   49.3|   49.1|   30.5|   31.9|   31.8|   31.9
 New Hampshire.................|   501.4|   518.0|   514.0|  512.7|   17.0|   17.1|   16.6|   16.9|   96.6|   99.7|   98.4|   97.8
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 New Jersey....................| 3,502.1| 3,558.8| 3,565.1|3,563.1|  114.0|  123.7|  123.8|  122.7|  515.1|  507.2|  510.0|  507.2
 New Mexico....................|   628.6|   657.9|   659.2|  661.1|   36.8|   41.7|   42.3|   42.8|   43.3|   44.6|   45.4|   45.8
 New York......................| 7,737.9| 7,839.5| 7,836.4|7,833.2|  239.4|  251.0|  252.3|  255.3|  975.9|  955.4|  952.4|  947.3
 North Carolina................| 3,270.7| 3,334.6| 3,345.9|3,343.5|  156.0|  163.9|  164.0|  164.7|  847.1|  854.0|  852.7|  852.8
 North Dakota..................|   287.2|   292.3|   294.3|  294.6|   11.7|   13.0|   12.9|   12.6|   19.6|   21.1|   21.3|   21.2
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Ohio..........................| 4,912.1| 4,951.9| 4,954.9|4,958.8|  184.8|  182.4|  181.9|  182.3|1,046.7|1,056.7|1,058.2|1,056.9
 Oklahoma......................| 1,241.6| 1,268.0| 1,265.6|1,272.8|   42.1|   46.2|   47.2|   47.9|  168.3|  170.7|  169.0|  169.9
 Oregon........................| 1,319.9| 1,352.7| 1,358.6|1,359.3|   56.1|   60.8|   61.8|   63.9|  211.3|  218.8|  216.4|  216.5
 Pennsylvania..................| 5,115.0| 5,172.2| 5,180.7|5,184.7|  197.7|  202.8|  203.1|  201.7|  936.1|  937.8|  937.2|  934.8
 Rhode Island..................|   431.8|   436.3|   438.4|  436.0|   12.2|   13.1|   12.4|   11.6|   86.6|   83.5|   86.4|   85.9
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 South Carolina................| 1,578.8| 1,596.3| 1,594.5|1,595.3|   82.3|   82.1|   81.3|   81.2|  373.9|  372.0|  370.4|  370.8
 South Dakota..................|   316.8|   331.6|   332.2|  332.0|   12.9|   13.8|   14.3|   13.6|   40.2|   43.9|   44.5|   44.8
 Tennessee.....................| 2,342.1| 2,394.6| 2,395.1|2,398.3|   95.9|   96.6|   96.7|   97.8|  530.8|  540.8|  539.3|  539.1
 Texas.........................| 7,550.3| 7,744.6| 7,777.2|7,776.8|  352.4|  373.0|  374.4|  375.5|  992.6|1,000.2|1,000.7|1,002.5
 Utah..........................|   813.3|   859.1|   864.2|  869.2|   39.9|   49.4|   49.2|   49.1|  109.2|  115.2|  115.4|  116.9
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 Vermont.......................|   256.8|   258.4|   257.9|  258.6|   11.8|   11.1|   11.0|   11.6|   43.3|   43.2|   43.2|   43.5
 Virginia......................| 2,938.4| 3,013.6| 3,016.3|3,026.3|  154.7|  159.9|  160.4|  161.6|  405.2|  404.1|  401.8|  402.5
 Washington....................| 2,266.5| 2,293.7| 2,297.2|2,295.5|  120.1|  127.0|  126.8|  126.7|  338.6|  332.9|  333.6|  333.0
 West Virginia.................|   655.7|   671.3|   676.0|  679.3|   32.9|   35.4|   35.4|   35.5|   82.7|   81.0|   81.4|   81.5
 Wisconsin.....................| 2,416.8| 2,470.1| 2,470.0|2,470.2|   95.5|  101.1|  101.3|  102.4|  559.1|  574.8|  573.2|  572.3
 Wyoming.......................|   210.9|   211.8|   213.2|  213.7|   12.3|   12.6|   12.4|   12.4|    9.5|    9.9|    9.8|    9.9
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                                __________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
 See footnotes at end of table.
 
 
   ESTABLISHMENT DATA
 
   Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, seasonally adjusted-Continued
 
   (In thousands)
 
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                                 |                               |                               |
                                 |   Transportation and public   |             Trade             | Finance, insurance, and real
                                 |           utilities           |                               |            estate
               State             |                               |                               |
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                                 | Sept. | July  | Aug.  | Sept. | Sept. | July  | Aug.  | Sept. | Sept. | July  | Aug.  | Sept.
                                 | 1993  | 1994  | 1994  |1994p/ | 1993  | 1994  | 1994  |1994p/ | 1993  | 1994  | 1994  |1994p/
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   Alabama.......................|   85.2|   84.8|   84.8|   85.2|  377.8|  385.1|  385.6|  385.7|   75.8|   77.0|   77.2|   77.0
   Alaska........................|   22.9|   23.1|   23.1|   23.1|   49.6|   51.4|   51.9|   52.1|   11.3|   11.5|   11.5|   11.5
   Arizona.......................|   77.9|   78.9|   79.0|   78.9|  389.0|  400.6|  403.6|  403.7|  100.5|  102.9|  102.7|  102.5
   Arkansas......................|   57.2|   57.6|   58.1|   58.1|  221.1|  226.8|  228.4|  229.6|   40.7|   41.6|   41.6|   41.6
   California....................|  600.6|  594.5|  593.6|  592.9|2,775.9|2,762.8|2,764.3|2,762.7|  785.1|  768.2|  765.4|  763.0
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Colorado......................|  104.5|  104.5|  104.7|  104.8|  406.8|  427.1|  427.7|  430.0|  107.2|  109.7|  109.3|  109.1
   Connecticut...................|   69.5|   69.0|   68.7|   68.1|  326.5|  327.1|  326.3|  324.8|  138.9|  136.0|  136.1|  135.8
   Delaware......................|   14.9|   14.9|   15.3|   15.1|   76.3|   79.5|   79.3|   79.0|   35.4|   37.0|   37.1|   37.5
   District of Columbia..........|   21.1|   21.1|   21.0|   20.9|   52.7|   52.3|   53.1|   53.2|   30.7|   30.2|   30.3|   30.1
   Florida.......................|  285.2|  285.9|  286.9|  287.5|1,462.4|1,492.9|1,499.5|1,504.7|  358.4|  367.0|  367.2|  368.7
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   Georgia.......................|  203.6|  207.9|  208.0|  205.8|  782.7|  797.4|  798.5|  802.8|  167.1|  167.3|  167.0|  166.8
   Hawaii2/......................|   40.9|   39.9|   39.8|   39.7|  132.6|  129.3|  130.0|  130.3|   39.4|   39.4|   39.2|   39.2
   Idaho.........................|   20.8|   21.5|   21.0|   21.3|  110.4|  116.8|  117.1|  117.7|   23.0|   24.3|   24.4|   24.6
   Illinois......................|  312.0|  312.7|  311.8|  314.3|1,246.3|1,275.7|1,277.7|1,280.4|  384.4|  387.8|  386.9|  388.7
   Indiana.......................|  133.9|  136.6|  136.8|  137.4|  605.6|  615.9|  615.7|  618.6|  128.7|  130.0|  129.8|  129.6
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Iowa..........................|   57.2|   57.6|   57.4|   57.9|  321.4|  325.9|  326.8|  327.1|   74.6|   75.9|   76.0|   76.3
   Kansas........................|   67.0|   69.2|   69.2|   69.5|  276.0|  277.6|  277.4|  278.5|   58.5|   59.1|   58.7|   58.8
   Kentucky......................|   82.4|   84.8|   84.8|   85.1|  361.5|  370.4|  370.9|  371.9|   62.7|   62.2|   62.6|   62.6
   Louisiana.....................|  105.1|  107.9|  108.1|  108.1|  382.0|  392.0|  393.6|  394.5|   77.9|   79.2|   79.4|   79.2
   Maine.........................|   22.1|   21.7|   21.2|   21.2|  131.3|  135.6|  136.4|  136.1|   25.8|   25.8|   25.8|   25.9
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Maryland......................|   98.6|   96.2|   96.4|   96.0|  498.9|  505.0|  504.4|  503.9|  129.8|  128.6|  128.1|  128.3
   Massachusetts.................|  125.0|  127.7|  127.1|  126.2|  648.9|  673.1|  675.9|  675.3|  200.3|  202.6|  202.2|  202.2
   Michigan......................|  155.6|  158.9|  158.8|  159.2|  936.2|  963.2|  961.2|  964.9|  193.1|  196.6|  196.0|  195.1
   Minnesota.....................|  106.6|  110.0|  109.2|  110.8|  535.4|  548.9|  549.4|  549.9|  136.9|  138.6|  138.5|  138.7
   Mississippi...................|   45.8|   45.9|   46.2|   45.4|  210.7|  216.4|  217.3|  216.5|   38.9|   38.9|   39.1|   38.8
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Missouri......................|  155.1|  154.4|  153.9|  155.4|  574.1|  580.8|  581.7|  585.8|  141.9|  144.0|  143.5|  143.3
   Montana.......................|   20.2|   20.4|   20.5|   20.4|   88.3|   90.0|   90.6|   90.8|   15.0|   15.2|   15.1|   15.0
   Nebraska......................|   47.1|   47.5|   47.9|   48.2|  193.7|  197.0|  197.3|  198.2|   50.6|   50.5|   50.4|   50.3
   Nevada........................|   35.6|   36.6|   37.0|   37.0|  135.0|  140.4|  140.4|  141.0|   31.5|   32.0|   32.1|   32.2
   New Hampshire.................|   18.0|   18.4|   18.0|   17.9|  129.1|  131.8|  130.0|  131.1|   29.8|   29.0|   28.8|   29.0
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   New Jersey....................|  235.2|  238.2|  238.8|  238.7|  815.9|  834.8|  836.6|  836.7|  229.7|  232.7|  232.0|  231.9
   New Mexico....................|   28.9|   29.8|   29.8|   29.4|  147.8|  155.5|  155.5|  155.1|   27.8|   29.3|   29.2|   29.4
   New York......................|  399.1|  399.8|  398.5|  400.1|1,551.6|1,579.4|1,582.8|1,583.1|  728.4|  734.8|  733.8|  733.9
   North Carolina................|  156.5|  157.4|  156.6|  155.5|  736.8|  745.4|  746.6|  747.4|  139.9|  145.3|  145.6|  146.1
   North Dakota..................|   18.1|   18.4|   18.4|   18.5|   75.1|   75.8|   75.9|   75.6|   13.6|   13.9|   14.0|   14.0
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   Ohio..........................|  213.1|  212.0|  211.5|  211.8|1,174.8|1,185.3|1,185.4|1,184.1|  259.2|  260.8|  260.6|  260.7
   Oklahoma......................|   71.6|   71.7|   71.4|   71.4|  289.6|  296.6|  297.2|  298.0|   61.5|   62.1|   61.8|   62.1
   Oregon........................|   65.9|   66.9|   67.2|   67.3|  329.2|  335.2|  338.2|  336.4|   93.0|   96.6|   96.9|   96.6
   Pennsylvania..................|  266.3|  269.5|  267.8|  268.6|1,148.0|1,164.4|1,168.5|1,167.6|  304.1|  307.7|  307.7|  307.1
   Rhode Island..................|   14.5|   14.4|   14.0|   14.5|   95.8|   95.9|   96.9|   96.5|   25.4|   25.2|   25.1|   25.0
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   South Carolina................|   66.4|   67.3|   67.4|   66.8|  352.7|  357.3|  357.8|  358.3|   66.1|   66.2|   66.3|   66.3
   South Dakota..................|   14.7|   15.4|   15.5|   15.3|   81.6|   84.2|   84.0|   84.3|   17.9|   18.2|   18.1|   18.2
   Tennessee.....................|  127.8|  129.9|  130.3|  130.4|  537.5|  556.3|  557.0|  558.6|  104.2|  105.9|  106.2|  106.1
   Texas.........................|  438.7|  445.6|  450.0|  452.2|1,822.5|1,874.9|1,882.9|1,885.0|  430.5|  437.7|  439.5|  440.5
   Utah..........................|   47.2|   49.4|   49.8|   50.1|  193.6|  202.4|  203.3|  204.5|   41.0|   46.8|   46.3|   46.9
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Vermont.......................|   11.0|   11.2|   11.1|   11.1|   60.6|   61.2|   61.2|   60.9|   12.1|   12.1|   12.1|   12.0
   Virginia......................|  150.1|  153.2|  152.9|  152.9|  651.4|  677.6|  677.6|  681.1|  158.3|  164.3|  164.6|  165.7
   Washington....................|  115.5|  119.3|  117.3|  118.3|  547.6|  552.7|  553.6|  555.8|  121.7|  121.3|  121.6|  120.8
   West Virginia.................|   38.8|   39.6|   39.8|   39.8|  149.8|  154.4|  154.9|  155.4|   25.2|   25.3|   25.4|   25.5
   Wisconsin.....................|  113.6|  113.4|  113.5|  113.7|  554.1|  561.3|  564.5|  564.0|  131.4|  133.3|  133.6|  133.4
   Wyoming.......................|   14.6|   14.2|   14.1|   14.2|   48.4|   49.3|   49.7|   49.5|    7.8|    7.7|    7.7|    7.8
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                                  _______________________________________________________________________________________________
 
   See footnotes at end of table.
 
 
                   ESTABLISHMENT DATA
 
    Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, seasonally
                   adjusted-Continued
 
                   (In thousands)
 
                   ______________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                 |                               |
                                                 |           Services            |          Government
                                                 |                               |
                                                  _______________________________ _______________________________
                               State             |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                                 | Sept. | July  | Aug.  | Sept. | Sept. | July  | Aug.  | Sept.
                                                 | 1993  | 1994  | 1994  |1994p/ | 1993  | 1994  | 1994  |1994p/
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   ______________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Alabama.......................|  365.1|  368.8|  370.0|  370.4|  341.2|  339.6|  340.2|  343.2
                   Alaska........................|   57.1|   58.6|   58.8|   58.7|   74.2|   73.8|   74.7|   74.1
                   Arizona.......................|  454.2|  470.8|  471.6|  474.0|  290.1|  294.7|  297.1|  303.0
                   Arkansas......................|  221.3|  229.2|  230.7|  231.2|  168.8|  172.5|  173.2|  170.6
                   California....................|3,466.1|3,503.0|3,510.5|3,511.5|2,075.2|2,090.9|2,097.8|2,087.0
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Colorado......................|  473.0|  488.1|  488.7|  488.3|  297.5|  302.1|  303.0|  300.6
                   Connecticut...................|  447.8|  461.3|  462.5|  462.0|  207.3|  208.9|  210.6|  212.6
                   Delaware......................|   90.7|   94.6|   94.7|   93.9|   50.3|   50.6|   51.3|   51.6
                   District of Columbia..........|  254.5|  255.9|  257.2|  259.1|  286.0|  280.9|  278.1|  278.4
                   Florida.......................|1,842.4|1,927.5|1,941.3|1,949.4|  884.6|  908.7|  903.3|  916.4
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Georgia.......................|  742.5|  800.7|  806.2|  813.1|  546.6|  563.3|  562.5|  566.5
                   Hawaii2/......................|  163.3|  164.2|  163.5|  164.7|  111.3|  111.7|  111.7|  111.9
                   Idaho.........................|   98.9|  102.9|  102.6|  103.4|   90.6|   93.5|   93.7|   94.0
                   Illinois......................|1,485.9|1,504.4|1,507.1|1,515.7|  759.6|  783.2|  787.7|  770.4
                   Indiana.......................|  560.1|  576.8|  579.5|  578.7|  397.6|  396.2|  394.7|  396.8
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                   Iowa..........................|  319.6|  328.3|  328.1|  327.3|  224.3|  226.4|  228.2|  229.0
                   Kansas........................|  272.0|  279.9|  280.1|  280.0|  231.8|  230.8|  234.0|  232.9
                   Kentucky......................|  365.1|  372.2|  373.8|  376.9|  276.1|  277.9|  278.2|  280.4
                   Louisiana.....................|  410.4|  428.0|  433.1|  434.2|  339.6|  340.6|  342.8|  349.1
                   Maine.........................|  135.2|  138.2|  139.1|  138.0|   93.9|   94.8|   94.3|   93.7
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Maryland......................|  660.9|  671.9|  669.4|  670.9|  421.3|  414.6|  418.7|  424.4
                   Massachusetts.................|  966.6|1,009.9|1,014.2|1,014.8|  390.0|  383.0|  385.4|  388.6
                   Michigan......................|1,026.0|1,063.4|1,066.9|1,069.7|  642.9|  627.3|  632.7|  644.8
                   Minnesota.....................|  619.1|  641.5|  641.8|  643.8|  355.4|  360.2|  360.2|  358.7
                   Mississippi...................|  199.3|  218.0|  217.0|  215.2|  210.6|  214.4|  218.9|  212.1
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                   Missouri......................|  654.3|  688.7|  689.1|  692.7|  379.1|  387.2|  385.4|  385.3
                   Montana.......................|   89.1|   90.7|   90.6|   91.1|   74.2|   75.9|   79.1|   79.7
                   Nebraska......................|  189.2|  195.1|  195.8|  194.9|  150.0|  152.7|  154.4|  154.6
                   Nevada........................|  297.2|  317.2|  317.8|  319.2|   88.9|   91.0|   93.8|   95.5
                   New Hampshire.................|  138.6|  144.8|  144.8|  145.0|   71.8|   76.7|   76.9|   74.5
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   New Jersey....................|1,024.0|1,054.5|1,058.7|1,060.8|  566.4|  565.9|  563.4|  563.2
                   New Mexico....................|  168.1|  176.8|  177.0|  178.8|  159.9|  163.5|  163.3|  163.2
                   New York......................|2,418.7|2,487.6|2,485.7|2,488.8|1,419.7|1,426.2|1,425.4|1,419.2
                   North Carolina................|  697.0|  724.1|  726.1|  726.3|  533.9|  541.1|  550.9|  547.4
                   North Dakota..................|   77.4|   79.8|   79.8|   80.4|   67.8|   66.6|   68.3|   68.5
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                   Ohio..........................|1,281.4|1,300.2|1,299.4|1,301.9|  738.3|  740.5|  744.0|  747.1
                   Oklahoma......................|  305.6|  317.2|  315.5|  316.7|  267.6|  268.2|  268.5|  271.8
                   Oregon........................|  330.6|  338.1|  339.9|  340.4|  232.1|  234.6|  236.7|  236.8
                   Pennsylvania..................|1,532.4|1,563.3|1,566.5|1,566.4|  709.1|  706.7|  710.3|  719.5
                   Rhode Island..................|  136.8|  141.2|  141.3|  140.7|   60.3|   62.8|   62.1|   61.6
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   South Carolina................|  337.5|  348.2|  348.3|  348.9|  298.1|  301.5|  301.3|  301.3
                   South Dakota..................|   79.3|   85.0|   85.0|   84.3|   67.6|   68.8|   68.6|   69.2
                   Tennessee.....................|  578.9|  594.9|  594.3|  596.2|  362.5|  365.4|  366.5|  365.3
                   Texas.........................|1,950.9|2,037.0|2,040.8|2,033.3|1,395.5|1,414.3|1,427.2|1,426.0
                   Utah..........................|  213.9|  225.6|  229.2|  230.1|  160.0|  162.1|  162.9|  163.3
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Vermont.......................|   74.6|   75.8|   75.6|   75.5|   42.9|   43.1|   43.0|   43.4
                   Virginia......................|  806.5|  840.9|  843.9|  848.7|  600.9|  602.1|  604.0|  602.8
                   Washington....................|  585.2|  598.9|  601.0|  599.5|  434.5|  438.1|  439.8|  437.9
                   West Virginia.................|  168.0|  174.2|  174.1|  174.9|  135.0|  132.4|  135.7|  137.6
                   Wisconsin.....................|  600.4|  617.9|  619.8|  617.7|  360.4|  366.0|  361.7|  364.4
                   Wyoming.......................|   43.1|   43.3|   43.4|   44.0|   57.2|   57.1|   58.2|   57.8
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   ______________________________________________________________________________________________
 
                      1/  Includes mining, not shown separately.
                      2/  Mining is combined with construction.
                      p/  = preliminary.
                      NOTE:  Data are counts of jobs by place of work.  Data have been adjusted to March 1993
                   benchmark levels.  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
                               |                                  |                               |
                                __________________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________
                               |                 |                |               |               |               |
             State             |      Aug.       |     Sept.      |     Aug.      |     Sept.     |     Aug.      |     Sept.
                               |                 |                |               |               |               |
                                _________________ ________________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________
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                               |  1993  |  1994  |  1993  |1994p/ | 1993  | 1994  | 1993  |1994p/ | 1993  | 1994  | 1993  |1994p/
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
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 Alabama.......................| 1,708.8| 1,726.3| 1,717.4|1,737.1|   81.1|   82.1|   80.0|   81.9|  386.0|  387.3|  385.9|  388.6
 Alaska........................|   270.1|   275.6|   264.5|  269.7|   15.0|   16.2|   14.7|   15.7|   23.3|   22.8|   18.4|   18.6
 Arizona.......................| 1,548.0| 1,618.1| 1,589.0|1,661.3|   92.6|  106.3|   93.4|  106.7|  174.4|  183.5|  174.6|  183.1
 Arkansas......................|   991.3| 1,026.0| 1,003.4|1,041.3|   39.6|   42.9|   38.8|   43.1|  244.8|  255.2|  244.8|  256.6
 California....................|11,937.5|11,915.8|11,982.4|11966.3|  466.3|  471.4|  462.4|  469.6|1,821.7|1,778.9|1,807.4|1,770.9
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Colorado......................| 1,675.9| 1,722.7| 1,681.1|1,728.6|   91.3|   92.1|   89.6|   91.3|  189.6|  191.3|  188.7|  191.3
 Connecticut...................| 1,513.3| 1,522.7| 1,533.0|1,537.6|   51.7|   51.6|   50.3|   50.7|  287.5|  280.4|  293.6|  284.3
 Delaware......................|   350.5|   361.9|   350.7|  359.7|   19.2|   19.8|   18.8|   19.6|   65.5|   64.3|   65.2|   64.0
 District of Columbia..........|   664.5|   660.1|   666.8|  664.5|    8.7|    8.9|    8.5|    8.9|   13.9|   14.1|   13.8|   14.2
 Florida.......................| 5,492.8| 5,684.6| 5,569.9|5,780.6|  289.6|  306.1|  290.5|  308.5|  482.0|  481.1|  482.7|  483.3
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Georgia.......................| 3,124.2| 3,260.6| 3,142.7|3,280.8|  134.8|  144.0|  134.8|  145.1|  556.3|  572.8|  558.9|  573.7
 Hawaii2/......................|   534.9|   526.9|   527.4|  521.7|   32.3|   29.9|   31.9|   29.8|   19.4|   17.7|   19.0|   17.4
 Idaho.........................|   443.7|   463.7|   450.9|  472.5|   28.1|   31.6|   28.1|   31.5|   71.1|   73.3|   71.3|   73.2
 Illinois......................| 5,336.4| 5,425.0| 5,365.1|5,450.3|  214.2|  219.3|  213.4|  220.0|  938.1|  932.5|  938.9|  934.2
 Indiana.......................| 2,587.4| 2,633.5| 2,624.7|2,671.3|  128.3|  133.0|  125.4|  132.5|  642.3|  656.0|  643.6|  659.2
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Iowa..........................| 1,272.5| 1,302.5| 1,292.1|1,320.8|   55.6|   56.2|   54.9|   55.1|  237.5|  245.3|  237.8|  245.5
 Kansas........................| 1,125.3| 1,151.5| 1,148.1|1,166.8|   52.1|   55.5|   51.1|   54.5|  182.6|  181.4|  182.2|  182.9
 Kentucky......................| 1,532.6| 1,565.8| 1,545.9|1,586.0|   74.5|   73.7|   73.9|   73.5|  294.3|  301.8|  293.9|  303.4
 Louisiana.....................| 1,638.6| 1,688.7| 1,650.7|1,711.4|   96.7|  105.5|   98.4|  107.2|  186.8|  187.0|  187.5|  188.2
 Maine.........................|   532.4|   536.0|   533.2|  538.3|   23.7|   24.1|   23.3|   24.1|   93.8|   93.6|   92.7|   93.3
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 Maryland......................| 2,102.5| 2,115.7| 2,117.1|2,131.7|  126.2|  126.6|  124.5|  125.8|  179.5|  178.1|  179.5|  178.1
 Massachusetts.................| 2,847.2| 2,929.3| 2,872.1|2,948.2|   91.2|   95.1|   91.8|   94.5|  449.6|  447.4|  452.0|  448.6
 Michigan......................| 3,960.6| 4,092.2| 4,017.2|4,155.8|  149.7|  155.9|  147.8|  155.8|  895.6|  945.1|  903.9|  954.1
 Minnesota.....................| 2,241.5| 2,305.5| 2,259.5|2,322.8|   91.3|   93.2|   89.8|   91.5|  412.4|  425.7|  411.6|  424.2
 Mississippi...................|   997.5| 1,034.0| 1,012.5|1,039.9|   40.9|   42.9|   43.1|   42.6|  253.4|  259.9|  254.6|  259.7
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Missouri......................| 2,402.4| 2,473.8| 2,436.7|2,512.4|  103.0|  114.7|  102.2|  114.0|  411.0|  414.5|  412.2|  418.1
 Montana.......................|   334.2|   342.5|   335.8|  346.6|   16.6|   17.2|   16.5|   17.3|   23.6|   23.0|   23.4|   23.0
 Nebraska......................|   765.8|   783.2|   771.5|  789.6|   35.0|   35.5|   33.8|   35.0|  103.6|  106.1|  104.6|  106.1
 Nevada........................|   675.4|   715.4|   683.4|  722.9|   49.3|   50.9|   49.2|   50.5|   30.5|   32.1|   30.6|   32.0
 New Hampshire.................|   504.5|   515.0|   507.5|  518.7|   19.3|   19.1|   18.9|   18.7|   96.9|   98.4|   97.2|   98.4
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 New Jersey....................| 3,513.7| 3,582.0| 3,510.3|3,570.8|  120.9|  130.9|  120.5|  129.0|  517.2|  512.1|  521.5|  513.5
 New Mexico....................|   625.8|   658.6|   634.2|  667.2|   37.7|   43.8|   37.7|   43.9|   43.5|   46.2|   44.3|   46.9
 New York......................| 7,728.2| 7,820.3| 7,741.7|7,836.7|  259.8|  273.5|  257.7|  273.5|  983.1|  956.5|  985.7|  957.1
 North Carolina................| 3,247.4| 3,323.4| 3,287.0|3,359.9|  159.4|  167.8|  158.4|  167.3|  850.3|  856.9|  852.5|  857.9
 North Dakota..................|   285.8|   293.0|   289.9|  297.0|   14.4|   15.5|   13.9|   14.9|   19.5|   21.1|   19.9|   21.5
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Ohio..........................| 4,907.5| 4,954.0| 4,950.4|4,998.1|  203.8|  201.4|  202.1|  199.6|1,049.4|1,060.4|1,054.9|1,065.5
 Oklahoma......................| 1,237.7| 1,256.7| 1,241.2|1,272.3|   43.3|   48.4|   42.8|   48.6|  168.7|  169.4|  168.2|  169.8
 Oregon........................| 1,316.7| 1,361.5| 1,333.7|1,373.2|   60.3|   66.6|   60.4|   68.2|  221.0|  227.7|  219.8|  225.0
 Pennsylvania..................| 5,091.3| 5,162.2| 5,120.4|5,189.2|  214.3|  220.3|  212.0|  216.0|  943.0|  943.8|  941.8|  940.6
 Rhode Island..................|   430.4|   437.0|   434.2|  438.5|   13.2|   13.4|   13.0|   12.4|   87.3|   86.6|   87.5|   86.8
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 South Carolina................| 1,570.3| 1,585.8| 1,582.9|1,599.5|   83.6|   82.4|   83.4|   82.3|  373.9|  370.0|  373.7|  370.7
 South Dakota..................|   323.3|   334.7|   322.6|  333.7|   15.2|   16.4|   14.7|   15.0|   39.8|   44.7|   39.7|   44.7
 Tennessee.....................| 2,339.9| 2,398.5| 2,364.8|2,420.6|   99.1|  100.9|   99.8|  101.6|  531.2|  540.0|  532.7|  540.9
 Texas.........................| 7,495.5| 7,739.9| 7,543.4|7,770.2|  358.9|  381.1|  355.4|  378.5|  991.3|1,004.5|  995.1|1,005.1
 Utah..........................|   814.0|   863.1|   826.9|  878.6|   44.0|   53.8|   44.2|   53.8|  112.0|  116.5|  112.4|  117.8
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Vermont.......................|   253.6|   255.6|   259.2|  260.8|   13.4|   12.6|   12.9|   12.6|   43.5|   43.5|   43.5|   43.6
 Virginia......................| 2,920.6| 3,004.3| 2,946.7|3,034.4|  160.9|  167.3|  160.0|  166.9|  406.4|  402.5|  406.5|  403.7
 Washington....................| 2,248.3| 2,289.6| 2,287.9|2,317.5|  126.7|  134.4|  127.8|  134.4|  343.8|  338.8|  344.8|  339.3
 West Virginia.................|   652.8|   674.3|   658.5|  679.9|   35.5|   38.2|   35.8|   38.2|   83.3|   81.8|   83.2|   81.8
 Wisconsin.....................| 2,423.2| 2,479.2| 2,441.9|2,495.1|  102.9|  109.7|  102.3|  109.3|  572.3|  585.6|  568.1|  581.4
 Wyoming.......................|   214.1|   217.6|   218.8|  220.8|   14.4|   14.5|   14.0|   14.0|    9.7|   10.0|    9.7|   10.2
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Puerto Rico...................|   860.9|   882.8|   851.6|  868.9|   47.2|   42.7|   46.6|   42.6|  148.3|  149.9|  148.8|  150.9
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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             |               |               |               |               |               |
                                 |     Aug.      |     Sept.     |     Aug.      |     Sept.     |     Aug.      |     Sept.
                                 |               |               |               |               |               |
                                  _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                 | 1993  | 1994  | 1993  |1994p/ | 1993  | 1994  | 1993  |1994p/ | 1993  | 1994  | 1993  |1994p/
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Alabama.......................|   85.7|   85.5|   85.6|   85.6|  377.6|  386.4|  378.3|  386.1|   76.3|   77.7|   76.0|   77.2
   Alaska........................|   24.8|   25.1|   24.5|   24.7|   52.3|   54.9|   51.3|   53.9|   11.6|   11.8|   11.4|   11.6
   Arizona.......................|   77.6|   79.4|   78.1|   79.1|  380.3|  396.4|  385.9|  400.5|  100.5|  103.0|  100.7|  102.7
   Arkansas......................|   57.4|   58.3|   58.1|   59.0|  223.4|  230.7|  223.2|  231.6|   40.8|   41.9|   40.8|   41.7
   California....................|  602.8|  595.5|  604.6|  597.0|2,780.1|2,764.2|2,779.6|2,766.8|  788.8|  767.8|  786.2|  764.0
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Colorado......................|  105.0|  104.9|  104.4|  104.7|  409.0|  430.6|  407.1|  430.3|  107.5|  110.0|  107.0|  108.9
   Connecticut...................|   67.9|   67.0|   70.4|   69.0|  327.7|  325.7|  328.2|  326.5|  140.2|  137.6|  138.8|  135.7
   Delaware......................|   14.2|   14.8|   14.9|   15.1|   78.4|   81.5|   76.9|   79.6|   35.5|   37.4|   35.5|   37.6
   District of Columbia..........|   21.5|   21.3|   21.2|   21.0|   52.4|   52.9|   52.7|   53.2|   31.3|   30.4|   30.6|   30.0
   Florida.......................|  284.9|  286.9|  285.2|  287.5|1,435.1|1,475.8|1,438.5|1,480.0|  358.8|  367.9|  357.2|  367.6
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Georgia.......................|  202.4|  208.4|  204.9|  207.1|  783.0|  801.2|  782.5|  802.6|  168.0|  168.0|  167.5|  167.2
   Hawaii2/......................|   40.7|   39.5|   41.0|   39.8|  132.8|  130.1|  131.8|  129.5|   39.6|   39.4|   39.4|   39.2
   Idaho.........................|   21.0|   21.2|   21.5|   21.8|  111.5|  118.2|  112.2|  118.6|   23.0|   24.6|   23.2|   24.6
   Illinois......................|  309.3|  311.5|  314.3|  316.8|1,255.9|1,288.1|1,252.6|1,287.4|  387.5|  390.8|  385.3|  389.5
   Indiana.......................|  134.4|  137.5|  134.7|  138.2|  611.3|  621.1|  608.1|  621.1|  130.5|  131.8|  128.9|  129.8
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Iowa..........................|   57.4|   57.8|   57.4|   58.1|  324.7|  330.2|  323.1|  328.8|   75.0|   76.7|   74.4|   76.1
   Kansas........................|   66.7|   69.1|   67.2|   69.7|  275.8|  278.2|  276.6|  279.1|   59.0|   59.2|   58.3|   58.6
   Kentucky......................|   82.1|   85.1|   82.6|   85.4|  362.7|  372.0|  362.6|  372.9|   63.5|   63.0|   62.6|   62.5
   Louisiana.....................|  105.7|  108.3|  105.5|  108.5|  383.2|  394.5|  382.4|  395.0|   78.1|   79.5|   77.9|   79.2
   Maine.........................|   22.7|   21.9|   22.6|   21.6|  139.7|  142.6|  136.3|  139.4|   26.2|   26.2|   25.9|   26.0
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Maryland......................|   97.7|   95.7|   99.6|   97.1|  506.5|  511.3|  502.8|  508.1|  130.8|  129.4|  130.1|  128.6
   Massachusetts.................|  122.1|  124.7|  126.6|  127.7|  651.8|  677.7|  650.8|  676.9|  202.0|  203.8|  199.5|  201.4
   Michigan......................|  158.1|  161.5|  158.2|  161.7|  944.9|  969.5|  937.2|  965.3|  195.8|  198.5|  193.3|  195.3
   Minnesota.....................|  107.3|  107.7|  107.5|  111.7|  543.3|  557.8|  542.1|  556.6|  137.4|  139.6|  137.4|  139.1
   Mississippi...................|   45.9|   46.3|   46.1|   45.7|  210.9|  218.1|  211.1|  216.8|   39.2|   39.5|   39.0|   38.9
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Missouri......................|  153.1|  153.7|  156.5|  156.8|  580.1|  589.2|  579.3|  591.1|  143.1|  145.1|  142.2|  143.6
   Montana.......................|   20.2|   20.6|   20.3|   20.5|   91.3|   93.6|   89.7|   92.3|   15.0|   15.3|   15.0|   15.0
   Nebraska......................|   46.8|   47.8|   47.0|   48.1|  196.6|  198.3|  193.5|  197.9|   50.8|   50.7|   50.5|   50.2
   Nevada........................|   35.4|   37.1|   35.7|   37.1|  134.6|  140.9|  135.6|  141.6|   31.4|   32.2|   31.6|   32.3
   New Hampshire.................|   17.4|   17.4|   18.5|   18.4|  132.6|  133.9|  130.0|  132.0|   30.4|   29.3|   29.9|   29.1
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   New Jersey....................|  232.3|  235.0|  236.9|  240.4|  822.9|  844.5|  821.3|  842.0|  232.0|  235.0|  229.9|  232.1
   New Mexico....................|   28.4|   29.1|   29.2|   29.8|  150.2|  157.8|  149.1|  156.4|   28.0|   29.6|   27.9|   29.5
   New York......................|  396.8|  395.3|  404.4|  405.3|1,558.2|1,586.9|1,555.2|1,586.2|  734.1|  741.1|  729.7|  735.4
   North Carolina................|  157.4|  157.1|  157.4|  156.4|  740.3|  749.9|  739.5|  750.0|  140.3|  146.9|  140.1|  146.4
   North Dakota..................|   18.0|   18.4|   18.2|   18.6|   75.9|   76.7|   75.4|   76.0|   13.7|   14.1|   13.6|   14.0
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Ohio..........................|  216.6|  214.0|  215.4|  214.1|1,186.4|1,197.6|1,181.9|1,191.3|  262.4|  263.7|  260.2|  261.7
   Oklahoma......................|   72.2|   71.8|   71.6|   71.4|  292.1|  299.8|  290.9|  299.3|   62.3|   62.5|   61.6|   62.2
   Oregon........................|   65.9|   67.3|   66.5|   67.9|  332.8|  343.3|  334.1|  341.4|   93.9|   98.4|   94.0|   97.7
   Pennsylvania..................|  258.5|  262.4|  267.4|  269.7|1,151.1|1,170.0|1,144.7|1,164.1|  307.1|  311.0|  304.3|  307.3
   Rhode Island..................|   14.1|   14.1|   14.6|   14.6|   95.9|   98.2|   96.6|   97.3|   25.5|   25.3|   25.4|   25.0
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   South Carolina................|   66.4|   67.7|   66.6|   67.1|  358.4|  363.4|  355.7|  361.4|   67.1|   67.3|   66.2|   66.4
   South Dakota..................|   14.9|   15.4|   14.8|   15.4|   84.3|   86.5|   82.9|   84.8|   18.0|   18.3|   17.8|   18.2
   Tennessee.....................|  128.0|  130.9|  128.5|  131.1|  539.5|  561.1|  542.0|  563.0|  104.8|  106.8|  104.4|  106.3
   Texas.........................|  438.9|  452.2|  440.1|  453.6|1,820.7|1,886.2|1,820.5|1,882.7|  431.8|  441.7|  430.7|  440.5
   Utah..........................|   48.0|   50.2|   48.3|   50.6|  194.6|  204.6|  194.1|  205.8|   42.2|   46.9|   42.7|   47.2
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Vermont.......................|   11.2|   11.2|   11.1|   11.2|   61.2|   62.0|   61.0|   61.3|   12.2|   12.2|   12.1|   12.0
   Virginia......................|  150.5|  153.7|  150.6|  153.5|  655.2|  681.3|  651.3|  681.0|  160.1|  166.9|  158.7|  166.0
   Washington....................|  115.7|  118.6|  117.1|  120.0|  552.3|  560.4|  554.8|  563.0|  122.5|  122.7|  122.7|  121.8
   West Virginia.................|   39.1|   40.2|   39.1|   40.1|  151.5|  156.3|  151.0|  155.9|   25.3|   25.6|   25.2|   25.5
   Wisconsin.....................|  111.5|  112.1|  115.4|  115.5|  563.0|  573.7|  558.3|  568.0|  132.0|  134.7|  131.6|  133.6
   Wyoming.......................|   14.7|   14.4|   14.8|   14.3|   51.4|   52.4|   50.3|   51.0|    7.9|    7.9|    7.8|    7.8
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Puerto Rico...................|   20.6|   21.1|   20.5|   20.8|  164.3|  165.8|  165.6|  168.3|   38.9|   40.0|   38.8|   40.2
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                  _______________________________________________________________________________________________
 
   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             |     Aug.      |     Sept.     |     Aug.      |     Sept.
                                                 |               |               |               |
                                                  _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                                 | 1993  | 1994  | 1993  |1994p/ | 1993  | 1994  | 1993  |1994p/
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   ______________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Alabama.......................|  364.0|  369.6|  365.6|  370.8|  327.3|  327.6|  335.2|  337.0
                   Alaska........................|   60.6|   62.5|   58.9|   60.6|   71.7|   72.0|   74.8|   74.7
                   Arizona.......................|  447.0|  467.1|  452.2|  472.1|  263.4|  270.1|  292.0|  304.8
                   Arkansas......................|  223.0|  233.2|  223.3|  233.3|  158.6|  160.2|  170.7|  172.5
                   California....................|3,471.2|3,514.0|3,468.9|3,515.0|1,971.7|1,991.8|2,038.9|2,051.0
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Colorado......................|  478.6|  495.1|  472.6|  487.8|  278.9|  283.3|  295.7|  298.8
                   Connecticut...................|  445.6|  462.5|  448.1|  462.5|  191.7|  196.9|  202.6|  207.9
                   Delaware......................|   90.5|   94.9|   90.9|   94.1|   47.1|   49.1|   48.4|   49.6
                   District of Columbia..........|  251.4|  254.6|  254.4|  259.1|  285.2|  277.8|  285.5|  278.0
                   Florida.......................|1,818.5|1,923.8|1,824.0|1,929.9|  817.8|  836.5|  885.7|  917.3
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Georgia.......................|  742.1|  811.8|  748.2|  819.6|  530.0|  546.9|  538.3|  558.0
                   Hawaii2/......................|  163.8|  163.5|  162.5|  163.7|  106.3|  106.8|  101.8|  102.3
                   Idaho.........................|  101.0|  104.6|  101.0|  105.6|   85.6|   87.8|   91.3|   94.8
                   Illinois......................|1,505.4|1,528.2|1,495.0|1,524.8|  711.6|  738.9|  751.2|  761.9
                   Indiana.......................|  569.8|  580.7|  574.9|  582.8|  364.0|  367.1|  402.0|  401.4
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Iowa..........................|  316.1|  324.2|  322.5|  330.2|  204.0|  209.7|  219.8|  224.6
                   Kansas........................|  271.9|  280.9|  273.5|  281.7|  208.2|  218.3|  230.4|  231.5
                   Kentucky......................|  364.8|  374.9|  366.0|  377.7|  263.8|  266.6|  277.4|  281.7
                   Louisiana.....................|  408.2|  430.9|  412.9|  436.8|  334.1|  336.3|  340.6|  350.1
                   Maine.........................|  142.0|  145.1|  139.0|  140.8|   84.1|   82.4|   93.2|   93.0
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Maryland......................|  665.6|  676.9|  664.7|  674.8|  395.0|  396.5|  414.7|  418.0
                   Massachusetts.................|  961.5|1,015.2|  967.0|1,015.8|  367.7|  364.2|  383.1|  382.0
                   Michigan......................|1,031.5|1,075.4|1,033.7|1,078.3|  577.5|  577.0|  634.1|  636.4
                   Minnesota.....................|  623.1|  646.9|  623.8|  648.3|  319.7|  326.0|  339.7|  342.9
                   Mississippi...................|  198.5|  214.8|  200.2|  216.3|  203.4|  207.3|  213.2|  214.6
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Missouri......................|  659.8|  696.7|  662.0|  700.5|  347.7|  355.6|  377.8|  384.0
                   Montana.......................|   92.2|   93.5|   90.4|   92.5|   69.5|   73.6|   74.8|   80.3
                   Nebraska......................|  187.9|  195.5|  190.8|  196.6|  143.6|  147.8|  149.8|  154.3
                   Nevada........................|  297.5|  320.7|  299.2|  321.1|   83.9|   88.4|   88.8|   95.3
                   New Hampshire.................|  142.3|  148.1|  140.8|  147.2|   65.1|   68.3|   71.7|   74.4
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   New Jersey....................|1,038.7|1,075.5|1,029.8|1,066.6|  547.8|  547.1|  548.5|  545.2
                   New Mexico....................|  170.5|  179.7|  168.5|  179.2|  151.4|  155.5|  161.3|  164.7
                   New York......................|2,416.6|2,485.7|2,423.0|2,493.8|1,374.1|1,375.5|1,380.6|1,379.5
                   North Carolina................|  701.3|  732.6|  701.3|  730.7|  495.0|  508.8|  534.3|  547.9
                   North Dakota..................|   77.7|   80.1|   78.0|   80.7|   62.6|   63.2|   66.8|   67.3
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Ohio..........................|1,292.9|1,315.0|1,299.0|1,320.1|  681.6|  687.5|  722.7|  731.4
                   Oklahoma......................|  307.4|  316.1|  305.7|  316.7|  255.9|  253.7|  265.1|  269.3
                   Oregon........................|  329.0|  340.2|  334.2|  344.1|  211.9|  216.3|  222.8|  227.3
                   Pennsylvania..................|1,527.1|1,564.9|1,537.3|1,571.1|  668.4|  669.8|  690.9|  700.8
                   Rhode Island..................|  136.2|  140.6|  137.6|  141.6|   58.0|   58.6|   59.3|   60.6
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   South Carolina................|  339.1|  350.7|  339.6|  351.0|  280.0|  282.6|  295.9|  298.9
                   South Dakota..................|   85.7|   87.3|   84.0|   85.4|   62.8|   63.8|   66.2|   67.9
                   Tennessee.....................|  583.9|  601.2|  586.0|  603.3|  349.0|  352.8|  366.9|  369.6
                   Texas.........................|1,950.9|2,042.8|1,952.1|2,035.3|1,335.5|1,369.7|1,382.3|1,412.7
                   Utah..........................|  215.3|  230.3|  218.4|  233.3|  149.4|  152.6|  158.4|  161.7
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Vermont.......................|   75.1|   76.6|   74.7|   75.7|   36.3|   36.8|   43.3|   43.7
                   Virginia......................|  808.6|  850.2|  813.0|  855.1|  566.9|  570.6|  594.6|  596.5
                   Washington....................|  585.6|  603.0|  591.4|  605.8|  398.3|  408.1|  425.9|  429.6
                   West Virginia.................|  168.8|  174.4|  169.8|  175.8|  126.2|  128.5|  131.1|  133.5
                   Wisconsin.....................|  605.5|  626.6|  606.0|  623.3|  333.3|  334.2|  357.6|  361.5
                   Wyoming.......................|   48.2|   48.9|   45.9|   46.7|   49.7|   51.1|   57.7|   58.2
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Puerto Rico...................|  146.3|  147.7|  149.7|  152.9|  294.4|  314.7|  280.7|  292.3
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   ______________________________________________________________________________________________
 
                      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 1993
                   benchmark levels.  Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark month are provisional and
                   will be revised when new information becomes available.
 
 
  Table 5. Unemployment rates by State and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted
  (Percent)
 
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                                                             |                                 |
                                                             |             August              |            September
                        State and area                       |                                 |
                                                              _________________________________ _________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |      1993      |      1994      |     1993       |    1994p/
                                                             |                |                |                |
  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |                |                |                |
       United States.........................................|       6.5      |       5.9      |       6.4      |       5.6
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Alabama....................................................|       7.9      |       6.5      |       7.4      |       5.3
    Birmingham...............................................|       6.1      |       4.8      |       5.8      |       3.8
    Huntsville...............................................|       5.9      |       5.3      |       5.9      |       4.3
    Mobile...................................................|       8.7      |       7.2      |       8.3      |       5.9
    Montgomery...............................................|       6.5      |       5.5      |       6.3      |       4.7
    Tuscaloosa...............................................|       6.2      |       5.3      |       5.6      |       4.4
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Alaska.....................................................|       5.7      |       5.9      |       6.3      |       6.1
    Anchorage................................................|       4.9      |       4.8      |       5.1      |       4.9
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Arizona....................................................|       6.1      |       6.5      |       6.3      |       7.3
    Phoenix_Mesa.............................................|       4.9      |       4.9      |       5.2      |       5.7
    Tucson...................................................|       4.3      |       4.3      |       4.3      |       4.9
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Arkansas...................................................|       5.7      |       5.2      |       5.4      |       4.4
    Fayetteville_Springdale_Rogers...........................|       2.8      |       2.6      |       2.7      |       2.2
    Fort Smith1/.............................................|       5.8      |       5.1      |       6.0      |       4.4
    Little Rock_North Little Rock............................|       4.6      |       4.1      |       4.3      |       3.4
    Pine Bluff...............................................|       8.8      |       8.2      |       8.7      |       7.1
                                                             |                |                |                |
  California2/...............................................|       8.8      |       8.6      |       9.1      |       8.2
    Bakersfield..............................................|      13.3      |      12.6      |      13.7      |      13.2
    Fresno...................................................|      12.2      |      11.1      |      12.3      |      11.5
    Los Angeles_Long Beach2/.................................|       8.8      |      10.3      |       9.7      |       8.3
    Modesto..................................................|      12.4      |      11.7      |      12.7      |      12.0
    Oakland..................................................|       6.9      |       6.6      |       7.0      |       6.6
    Orange County............................................|       6.9      |       5.9      |       7.1      |       6.0
    Riverside_San Bernardino.................................|      11.3      |       9.8      |      11.2      |       9.8
    Sacramento...............................................|       8.1      |       7.0      |       8.3      |       7.2
    Salinas..................................................|       8.9      |       8.2      |       8.9      |       8.3
    San Diego................................................|       8.1      |       7.5      |       8.3      |       7.6
    San Francisco............................................|       6.4      |       5.9      |       6.3      |       5.9
    San Jose.................................................|       6.9      |       6.3      |       7.0      |       6.3
    Santa Barbara_Santa Maria_Lompoc.........................|       7.5      |       6.9      |       7.7      |       7.3
    Santa Rosa...............................................|       6.8      |       6.2      |       6.5      |       5.8
    Stockton_Lodi............................................|      11.3      |      10.0      |      11.3      |      10.4
    Vallejo_Fairfield_Napa...................................|       7.8      |       7.4      |       7.7      |       7.2
    Ventura..................................................|       9.5      |       8.8      |       9.6      |       8.9
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Colorado...................................................|       4.8      |       4.3      |       4.4      |       3.4
    Boulder_Longmont.........................................|       4.4      |       4.1      |       4.1      |       3.2
    Denver...................................................|       4.5      |       4.1      |       4.1      |       3.3
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Connecticut................................................|       6.3      |       5.6      |       5.7      |       5.0
    Bridgeport...............................................|       7.1      |       6.4      |       6.6      |       5.8
    Danbury..................................................|       4.7      |       4.2      |       4.4      |       3.6
    Hartford.................................................|       6.9      |       5.9      |       6.1      |       5.2
    New Haven_Meriden........................................|       6.2      |       5.9      |       5.7      |       5.2
    Stamford_Norwalk.........................................|       4.0      |       3.9      |       3.7      |       3.6
    Waterbury................................................|       7.3      |       6.7      |       6.7      |       6.0
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Delaware...................................................|       5.9      |       4.6      |       5.7      |       4.3
    Wilmington_Newark1/......................................|       6.3      |       4.9      |       5.9      |       4.5
                                                             |                |                |                |
  District of Columbia.......................................|       8.3      |       7.6      |       7.9      |       6.9
    Washington1/.............................................|       4.5      |       4.0      |       4.5      |       3.9
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Florida2/..................................................|       8.1      |       6.6      |       6.8      |       6.9
    Daytona Beach............................................|       7.3      |       6.0      |       6.4      |       6.3
    Fort Lauderdale..........................................|       7.7      |       6.2      |       6.5      |       6.6
    Fort Myers_Cape Coral....................................|       7.0      |       5.2      |       5.7      |       5.5
    Gainesville..............................................|       4.6      |       3.6      |       4.1      |       3.6
    Jacksonville.............................................|       6.2      |       4.8      |       5.3      |       5.2
    Lakeland_Winter Haven....................................|      12.4      |      10.0      |      10.3      |       9.9
    Melbourne_Titusville_Palm Bay............................|       8.6      |       6.6      |       7.2      |       6.7
    Miami....................................................|       8.5      |       7.8      |       7.3      |       8.2
    Orlando..................................................|       6.9      |       5.7      |       5.9      |       5.9
    Pensacola................................................|       5.9      |       4.8      |       4.9      |       5.0
    Sarasota_Bradenton.......................................|       6.0      |       4.5      |       5.0      |       4.7
    Tallahassee..............................................|       5.0      |       4.0      |       4.4      |       4.2
    Tampa_St. Petersburg_Clearwater..........................|       7.4      |       5.4      |       6.2      |       5.6
    West Palm Beach_Boca Raton...............................|      10.9      |       9.2      |       9.2      |       9.5
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Georgia....................................................|       5.7      |       5.1      |       5.7      |       5.3
    Albany...................................................|       8.4      |       8.6      |       8.5      |       8.2
    Athens...................................................|       4.5      |       3.9      |       4.3      |       4.3
    Atlanta..................................................|       5.1      |       4.6      |       5.2      |       4.9
    Augusta_Aiken1/..........................................|       7.3      |       6.0      |       7.4      |       6.2
    Columbus1/...............................................|       7.5      |       6.3      |       6.9      |       6.2
    Macon....................................................|       5.9      |       6.0      |       6.0      |       6.1
    Savannah.................................................|       6.1      |       5.8      |       6.1      |       5.8
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Hawaii.....................................................|       4.2      |       6.2      |       4.0      |       6.3
    Honolulu.................................................|       3.2      |       4.9      |       3.2      |       4.9
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Idaho......................................................|       5.6      |       4.2      |       4.9      |       4.1
    Boise City...............................................|       4.3      |       3.2      |       4.0      |       3.3
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Illinois2/.................................................|       7.3      |       5.3      |       7.5      |       5.0
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                              ___________________________________________________________________
 
  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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                                                             |                                 |
                                                             |             August              |            September
                        State and area                       |                                 |
                                                              _________________________________ _________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |      1993      |      1994      |     1993       |    1994p/
                                                             |                |                |                |
  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Illinois2/                                                 |                |                |                |
    Bloomington_Normal.......................................|       4.3      |       3.0      |       4.1      |       3.2
    Champaign_Urbana.........................................|       5.8      |       3.7      |       5.5      |       3.4
    Chicago..................................................|       7.0      |       5.2      |       7.5      |       5.0
    Davenport_Moline_Rock Island1/...........................|       5.5      |       4.2      |       5.9      |       4.2
    Decatur..................................................|       9.8      |       7.6      |      10.2      |       7.0
    Kankakee.................................................|       7.9      |       6.2      |       8.2      |       6.2
    Peoria_Pekin.............................................|       6.8      |       4.6      |       7.8      |       4.5
    Rockford.................................................|       9.2      |       4.9      |       9.2      |       4.6
    Springfield..............................................|       5.4      |       4.2      |       5.4      |       4.2
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Indiana....................................................|       4.7      |       4.7      |       4.6      |       4.4
    Bloomington..............................................|       3.5      |       3.9      |       2.8      |       3.5
    Elkhart_Goshen...........................................|       4.0      |       3.9      |       4.5      |       3.3
    Evansville_Henderson1/...................................|       4.4      |       4.7      |       4.3      |       4.4
    Fort Wayne...............................................|       4.5      |       4.3      |       4.2      |       3.9
    Gary.....................................................|       6.2      |       5.7      |       6.0      |       5.4
    Indianapolis.............................................|       3.9      |       4.1      |       3.9      |       3.9
    Kokomo...................................................|       4.7      |       4.8      |       4.7      |       5.5
    Lafayette................................................|       3.3      |       3.1      |       3.0      |       3.1
    Muncie...................................................|       5.3      |       5.4      |       4.9      |       4.6
    South Bend...............................................|       4.5      |       4.2      |       4.4      |       4.0
    Terre Haute..............................................|       6.1      |       6.3      |       5.7      |       5.4
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Iowa.......................................................|       3.6      |       3.0      |       3.5      |       2.9
    Cedar Rapids.............................................|       3.2      |       2.5      |       3.1      |       2.4
    Des Moines...............................................|       3.3      |       2.4      |       3.2      |       2.5
    Dubuque..................................................|       3.2      |       2.7      |       3.0      |       2.5
    Iowa City................................................|       2.8      |       2.3      |       2.6      |       2.4
    Sioux City1/.............................................|       2.8      |       2.9      |       2.6      |       2.7
    Waterloo_Cedar Falls.....................................|       5.3      |       4.3      |       4.9      |       3.9
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Kansas.....................................................|       5.1      |       4.9      |       4.8      |       4.8
    Lawrence.................................................|       5.2      |       5.2      |       5.1      |       5.0
    Topeka...................................................|       4.8      |       4.6      |       4.8      |       4.9
    Wichita..................................................|       5.8      |       5.7      |       5.7      |       5.4
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Kentucky...................................................|       5.6      |       4.4      |       5.6      |       4.7
    Lexington................................................|       3.7      |       3.1      |       3.6      |       3.3
    Louisville1/.............................................|       4.4      |       3.8      |       4.5      |       4.0
    Owensboro................................................|       6.1      |       4.7      |       5.6      |       4.6
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Louisiana..................................................|       7.4      |       8.1      |       7.0      |       7.5
    Alexandria...............................................|       6.9      |       7.3      |       6.6      |       6.8
    Baton Rouge..............................................|       7.0      |       7.6      |       6.7      |       6.8
    Houma....................................................|       6.8      |       7.1      |       6.3      |       6.2
    Lafayette................................................|       6.8      |       7.5      |       6.5      |       7.2
    Lake Charles.............................................|       7.4      |       8.5      |       7.0      |       7.8
    Monroe...................................................|       6.7      |       7.5      |       6.5      |       6.9
    New Orleans..............................................|       7.2      |       7.7      |       6.9      |       7.3
    Shreveport_Bossier City..................................|       6.9      |       7.5      |       6.7      |       7.3
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Maine......................................................|       6.9      |       5.5      |       7.0      |       5.5
    Lewiston_Auburn..........................................|       8.1      |       6.0      |       8.1      |       5.8
    Portland.................................................|       5.6      |       4.2      |       5.6      |       4.1
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Maryland...................................................|       6.0      |       5.1      |       6.1      |       5.2
    Baltimore................................................|       7.3      |       6.1      |       7.4      |       6.1
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Massachusetts2/............................................|       6.6      |       5.6      |       7.1      |       5.4
    Boston1/.................................................|       5.9      |       5.1      |       6.3      |       4.8
    Brockton.................................................|       7.9      |       6.8      |       8.2      |       6.3
    Fitchburg_Leominster.....................................|       7.0      |       6.6      |       7.4      |       6.0
    Lawrence1/...............................................|       8.6      |       6.9      |       9.2      |       6.3
    Lowell1/.................................................|       7.8      |       6.7      |       8.3      |       6.2
    New Bedford..............................................|       9.6      |       8.4      |      10.4      |       8.1
    Pittsfield...............................................|       7.6      |       6.9      |       8.0      |       6.8
    Springfield..............................................|       7.3      |       6.4      |       7.6      |       6.0
    Worcester1/..............................................|       6.5      |       4.9      |       6.8      |       4.6
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Michigan2/.................................................|       6.3      |       5.8      |       6.6      |       5.3
    Ann Arbor................................................|       4.1      |       3.8      |       4.2      |       3.9
    Benton Harbor............................................|       6.3      |       5.8      |       6.9      |       5.2
    Detroit..................................................|       6.5      |       5.7      |       7.0      |       5.2
    Flint....................................................|       8.9      |       8.0      |       9.3      |       7.4
    Grand Rapids_Muskegon_Holland............................|       5.1      |       4.7      |       5.2      |       4.1
    Jackson..................................................|       6.4      |       6.5      |       7.0      |       5.7
    Kalamazoo_Battle_Creek...................................|       4.9      |       5.1      |       5.2      |       5.0
    Lansing_East Lansing.....................................|       6.6      |       4.3      |       4.7      |       3.9
    Saginaw_Bay City_Midland.................................|       6.1      |       6.1      |       6.5      |       5.6
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Minnesota..................................................|       4.8      |       3.3      |       5.0      |       3.6
    Duluth_Superior1/........................................|       6.7      |       5.4      |       6.9      |       5.7
    Minneapolis_St.Paul1/....................................|       4.3      |       2.9      |       4.6      |       3.3
    Rochester................................................|       2.8      |       2.8      |       3.7      |       3.2
    St. Cloud................................................|       4.9      |       3.6      |       5.2      |       3.3
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Mississippi................................................|       6.4      |       6.5      |       6.4      |       5.3
    Jackson..................................................|       4.7      |       4.8      |       4.8      |       3.9
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Missouri...................................................|       6.7      |       4.7      |       6.2      |       3.9
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                              ___________________________________________________________________
 
  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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                                                             |                                 |
                                                             |             August              |            September
                        State and area                       |                                 |
                                                              _________________________________ _________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |      1993      |      1994      |     1993       |    1994p/
                                                             |                |                |                |
  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Missouri                                                   |                |                |                |
    Kansas City1/............................................|       5.8      |       4.7      |       5.3      |       4.0
    St. Louis LMA1/..........................................|       7.0      |       4.8      |       6.4      |       4.1
    Springfield..............................................|       5.1      |       3.2      |       4.6      |       2.8
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Montana....................................................|       4.9      |       3.6      |       4.9      |       4.0
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Nebraska...................................................|       2.4      |       2.4      |       2.2      |       2.5
    Lincoln..................................................|       2.2      |       2.3      |       2.0      |       2.4
    Omaha1/..................................................|       2.8      |       2.7      |       2.6      |       2.7
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Nevada.....................................................|       7.1      |       6.1      |       7.3      |       5.8
    Las Vegas................................................|       7.5      |       6.3      |       7.7      |       6.5
    Reno.....................................................|       6.0      |       5.1      |       6.2      |       5.0
                                                             |                |                |                |
  New Hampshire..............................................|       6.1      |       4.4      |       6.1      |       3.5
    Manchester...............................................|       5.9      |       4.8      |       6.0      |       3.8
    Nashua...................................................|       7.1      |       5.1      |       6.8      |       4.0
    Portsmouth_Rochester.....................................|       5.2      |       3.9      |       4.7      |       3.1
                                                             |                |                |                |
  New Jersey2/...............................................|       7.0      |       6.0      |       7.4      |       6.4
    Atlantic_Cape May........................................|       7.9      |       6.9      |       9.1      |       8.2
    Bergen_Passaic...........................................|       7.2      |       6.3      |       7.8      |       6.7
    Jersey City..............................................|       9.1      |       8.0      |       9.7      |       8.8
    Middlesex_Somerset_Hunterdon.............................|       6.2      |       4.8      |       5.9      |       4.8
    Monmouth_Ocean...........................................|       6.1      |       5.2      |       6.6      |       5.6
    Newark...................................................|       7.3      |       6.2      |       7.8      |       6.5
    Trenton..................................................|       6.1      |       5.3      |       6.2      |       5.5
    Vineland_Millville_Bridgeton.............................|      10.3      |       8.8      |      10.5      |       9.2
                                                             |                |                |                |
  New Mexico.................................................|       7.7      |       5.3      |       7.4      |       5.3
    Albuquerque..............................................|       7.1      |       4.1      |       7.0      |       4.0
    Las Cruces...............................................|       9.4      |       6.7      |       8.0      |       6.3
    Santa Fe.................................................|       3.7      |       3.3      |       3.8      |       3.5
                                                             |                |                |                |
  New York2/.................................................|       7.5      |       6.7      |       7.1      |       6.0
    Albany_Schenectady_Troy..................................|       4.8      |       4.6      |       4.7      |       4.3
    Binghamton...............................................|       7.0      |       6.3      |       6.6      |       5.8
    Buffalo_Niagara Falls....................................|       6.8      |       5.9      |       6.5      |       5.2
    Dutchess County..........................................|       9.5      |       6.1      |       9.3      |       5.9
    Elmira...................................................|       5.6      |       4.8      |       5.4      |       4.7
    Glens Falls..............................................|       5.9      |       5.0      |       6.0      |       5.4
    Nassau_Suffolk...........................................|       7.0      |       5.9      |       6.8      |       5.5
    New York.................................................|       8.9      |       8.0      |       8.2      |       6.8
       New York City2/.......................................|       9.5      |       8.5      |       8.7      |       7.2
    Newburgh1/...............................................|       6.5      |       5.4      |       6.3      |       5.0
    Rochester................................................|       4.9      |       5.1      |       4.7      |       4.8
    Syracuse.................................................|       6.1      |       5.2      |       6.0      |       4.9
    Utica_Rome...............................................|       6.0      |       4.8      |       6.0      |       4.5
                                                             |                |                |                |
  North Carolina2/...........................................|       4.3      |       4.9      |       3.7      |       4.5
    Asheville................................................|       3.6      |       4.2      |       3.2      |       4.0
    Charlotte_Gastonia_Rock Hill1/...........................|       4.3      |       4.3      |       3.8      |       4.1
    Greensboro_Winston-Salem_High Point......................|       3.7      |       4.2      |       3.2      |       3.7
    Raleigh_Durham_Chapel Hill...............................|       3.0      |       3.6      |       2.6      |       3.3
                                                             |                |                |                |
  North Dakota...............................................|       4.4      |       3.3      |       3.8      |       2.8
    Bismarck.................................................|       3.9      |       3.0      |       3.6      |       2.9
    Fargo_Moorhead1/.........................................|       3.1      |       2.4      |       3.0      |       2.1
    Grand Forks1/............................................|       4.1      |       3.0      |       2.8      |       2.1
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Ohio2/.....................................................|       5.1      |       4.8      |       6.4      |       4.9
    Akron....................................................|       4.4      |       4.4      |       5.3      |       4.5
    Canton_Massillon.........................................|       5.3      |       5.1      |       7.2      |       5.1
    Cincinnati1/.............................................|       4.9      |       4.3      |       5.7      |       4.4
    Cleveland_Lorain_Elyria..................................|       5.3      |       5.1      |       6.5      |       5.3
    Columbus.................................................|       3.9      |       3.6      |       5.3      |       3.7
    Dayton_Springfield.......................................|       4.2      |       4.1      |       5.4      |       4.2
    Toledo...................................................|       5.1      |       4.8      |       6.2      |       4.8
    Youngstown_Warren........................................|       6.3      |       8.1      |       7.8      |       7.7
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Oklahoma...................................................|       5.6      |       5.7      |       6.0      |       5.5
    Enid.....................................................|       3.4      |       4.9      |       3.6      |       4.1
    Lawton...................................................|       5.7      |       5.9      |       6.5      |       6.0
    Oklahoma City............................................|       4.9      |       4.7      |       5.1      |       4.7
    Tulsa....................................................|       5.7      |       5.7      |       6.0      |       5.5
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Oregon.....................................................|       6.6      |       4.8      |       6.7      |       4.7
    Eugene_Springfield.......................................|       7.0      |       4.8      |       7.1      |       4.7
    Medford_Ashland..........................................|       8.2      |       6.4      |       7.5      |       5.6
    Portland_Vancouver1/.....................................|       5.6      |       4.0      |       5.9      |       4.1
    Salem....................................................|       6.4      |       4.4      |       6.4      |       4.5
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Pennsylvania2/.............................................|       7.0      |       6.2      |       6.3      |       6.1
    Allentown_Bethlehem_Easton...............................|       7.5      |       6.3      |       6.5      |       6.3
    Altoona..................................................|       7.1      |       6.1      |       6.5      |       6.4
    Erie.....................................................|       7.3      |       6.3      |       6.5      |       6.3
    Harrisburg_Lebanon_Carlisle..............................|       4.7      |       4.3      |       4.3      |       4.4
    Johnstown................................................|      10.4      |       9.0      |       9.2      |       8.9
    Lancaster................................................|       4.5      |       3.9      |       4.0      |       4.1
    Philadelphia1/...........................................|       7.1      |       6.1      |       6.5      |       6.3
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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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                                                             |             August              |            September
                        State and area                       |                                 |
                                                              _________________________________ _________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |      1993      |      1994      |     1993       |    1994p/
                                                             |                |                |                |
  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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                                                             |                |                |                |
  Pennsylvania2/                                             |                |                |                |
    Pittsburgh...............................................|       6.9      |       6.3      |       6.2      |       6.1
    Reading..................................................|       5.8      |       4.8      |       5.2      |       4.9
    Scranton_Wilkes_Barre_Hazelton...........................|       7.9      |       7.1      |       6.9      |       6.8
    Sharon...................................................|       9.0      |       6.9      |       8.7      |       6.7
    State College............................................|       6.0      |       4.8      |       5.2      |       5.0
    Williamsport.............................................|       7.8      |       6.7      |       7.1      |       7.3
    York.....................................................|       5.5      |       4.7      |       5.2      |       4.4
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Rhode Island...............................................|       6.9      |       6.6      |       7.5      |       7.0
    Providence_Fall River_Warwick............................|       7.5      |       6.9      |       8.0      |       7.1
                                                             |                |                |                |
  South Carolina.............................................|       7.8      |       6.0      |       7.9      |       6.0
    Charleston_North Charleston..............................|       7.0      |       6.0      |       7.1      |       6.2
    Columbia.................................................|       6.0      |       4.1      |       6.1      |       4.3
    Greenville_Spartanburg_Anderson..........................|       6.0      |       4.6      |       5.8      |       4.6
                                                             |                |                |                |
  South Dakota...............................................|       3.4      |       3.0      |       2.9      |       2.7
    Rapid City...............................................|       4.0      |       3.7      |       3.8      |       3.6
    Sioux Falls..............................................|       2.3      |       2.5      |       2.4      |       2.5
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Tennessee..................................................|       5.7      |       4.7      |       5.2      |       4.4
    Chattanooga1/............................................|       5.2      |       4.5      |       5.1      |       4.5
    Johnson City_Kingsport_Bristol1/.........................|       5.9      |       5.4      |       5.4      |       4.7
    Knoxville................................................|       4.6      |       3.7      |       4.0      |       3.4
    Memphis1/................................................|       5.4      |       4.7      |       5.2      |       4.5
    Nashville................................................|       4.3      |       3.3      |       3.9      |       3.0
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Texas2/....................................................|       6.7      |       6.2      |       6.5      |       6.0
    Abilene..................................................|       5.8      |       5.2      |       5.7      |       4.6
    Amarillo.................................................|       4.5      |       4.0      |       4.3      |       3.9
    Austin_San Marcos........................................|       3.9      |       3.6      |       3.7      |       3.4
    Beaumont_Port Arthur.....................................|      10.4      |       9.4      |      10.1      |       8.9
    Brazoria.................................................|       7.4      |       7.2      |       7.1      |       7.3
    Brownsville_Harlingen_San Benito ........................|      10.8      |      10.4      |      10.8      |      10.3
    Bryan_College Station....................................|       3.0      |       3.3      |       2.8      |       3.1
    Corpus Christi...........................................|       8.2      |       8.8      |       8.2      |       8.4
    Dallas...................................................|       5.6      |       5.1      |       5.5      |       5.0
    El Paso..................................................|       9.3      |       9.2      |       9.5      |       9.0
    Fort Worth_Arlington.....................................|       6.1      |       5.3      |       5.6      |       5.1
    Galveston_Texas City.....................................|       8.1      |       8.1      |       7.9      |       7.8
    Houston..................................................|       7.0      |       6.3      |       6.9      |       6.2
    Killeen_Temple...........................................|       5.4      |       5.1      |       5.5      |       4.9
    Laredo...................................................|       9.0      |       8.1      |       9.0      |       8.0
    Longview_Marshall........................................|       8.3      |       8.0      |       8.1      |       7.6
    Lubbock..................................................|       4.7      |       4.7      |       4.3      |       3.9
    McAllen_Edinburg_Mission.................................|      16.1      |      15.7      |      16.2      |      16.1
    Odessa_Midland...........................................|       7.4      |       7.1      |       7.1      |       7.1
    San Angelo...............................................|       5.6      |       4.4      |       5.4      |       4.3
    San Antonio..............................................|       5.7      |       4.9      |       5.3      |       4.7
    Sherman_Denison..........................................|       6.9      |       6.1      |       6.6      |       6.1
    Texarkana1/..............................................|       8.0      |       8.4      |       8.1      |       7.9
    Tyler....................................................|       6.5      |       5.7      |       6.2      |       5.0
    Victoria.................................................|       5.2      |       5.8      |       5.4      |       5.6
    Waco.....................................................|       5.6      |       5.0      |       5.1      |       4.7
    Wichita Falls............................................|       5.2      |       5.3      |       5.1      |       5.0
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Utah.......................................................|       4.0      |       3.8      |       3.6      |       3.5
    Provo_Orem...............................................|       3.7      |       3.3      |       3.1      |       3.0
    Salt Lake City_Odgen.....................................|       3.8      |       3.6      |       3.5      |       3.3
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Vermont....................................................|       4.5      |       3.8      |       4.4      |       3.9
    Burlington...............................................|       3.7      |       3.1      |       3.7      |       3.1
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Virginia...................................................|       4.8      |       4.9      |       4.7      |       4.7
    Charlottesville..........................................|       3.5      |       3.7      |       3.4      |       3.6
    Danville.................................................|       6.1      |       7.8      |       5.9      |       6.8
    Lynchburg................................................|       4.5      |       4.3      |       4.4      |       4.7
    Norfolk_Virginia Beach_Newport News1/....................|       5.2      |       5.6      |       5.4      |       5.5
    Richmond_Petersburg......................................|       4.7      |       4.7      |       4.5      |       4.8
    Roanoke..................................................|       4.6      |       3.8      |       4.5      |       3.6
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Washington.................................................|       6.7      |       5.4      |       6.5      |       5.0
    Seattle_Bellevue_Everett.................................|       6.0      |       4.9      |       6.1      |       4.7
                                                             |                |                |                |
  West Virginia..............................................|      10.3      |       8.6      |       9.8      |       7.1
    Charleston...............................................|       7.7      |       6.4      |       7.6      |       5.4
    Huntington_Ashland1/.....................................|       9.2      |       7.9      |       9.5      |       7.1
    Parkersburg_Marietta1/...................................|       7.3      |       5.9      |       8.1      |       5.5
    Wheeling1/...............................................|       7.8      |       6.1      |       8.3      |       6.2
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Wisconsin..................................................|       4.4      |       4.2      |       4.0      |       3.9
    Appleton_Oshkosh_Neenah..................................|       3.8      |       3.4      |       3.5      |       3.3
    Eau Claire...............................................|       4.9      |       4.1      |       4.4      |       3.8
    Green Bay................................................|       3.9      |       3.7      |       3.9      |       3.5
    Janesville_Beloit........................................|       6.6      |       4.7      |       6.1      |       4.9
    Kenosha..................................................|       4.7      |       4.7      |       4.4      |       4.5
    La Crosse................................................|       4.2      |       3.4      |       4.0      |       3.1
    Madison..................................................|       2.0      |       2.1      |       1.9      |       2.1
    Milwaukee_Waukesha.......................................|       4.5      |       4.5      |       4.2      |       4.3
    Racine...................................................|       6.1      |       5.4      |       5.5      |       5.0
                                                             |                |                |                |
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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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                                                             |                                 |
                                                             |             August              |            September
                        State and area                       |                                 |
                                                              _________________________________ _________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |      1993      |      1994      |     1993       |    1994p/
                                                             |                |                |                |
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                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Wisconsin                                                  |                |                |                |
    Sheboygan................................................|       3.6      |       3.1      |       2.9      |       3.3
    Wausau...................................................|       4.4      |       4.7      |       3.8      |       4.3
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Wyoming....................................................|       4.9      |       4.7      |       4.6      |       3.8
    Casper...................................................|       6.5      |       5.8      |       6.0      |       4.6
                                                             |                |                |                |
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     1/  Includes interstate portion of area located in
  adjacent state.
     2/  Data are obtained directly from the Current
  Population Survey.
     3/  Not available.
     p/  = preliminary.
     NOTE:    Data refer to place of residence. Data,
  beginning 1994, are not directly comparable with those for
  1993 and prior years as a result of the redesign of the CPS.
  In addition, data comparisons are affected by the
  incorporation of new population controls and other
  methodological changes. For addititional information, see
  "Revisions in State and Area Estimates Effective January
  1994" in the March 1994 issue of Employment and Earnings.