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         STATE AND METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT:
                              SEPTEMBER 1996
                                     
                                     
  Unemployment rates for most states showed little movement in September,
as 44 states recorded shifts of 0.3 percentage point or less, the Bureau of
Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.  The
national jobless rate was essentially unchanged at 5.2 percent.  Nonfarm
payroll employment increased in 32 states over the month.

State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)
  
  Nebraska's unemployment rate, 2.4 percent in September, was the lowest
in the nation for the second consecutive month.  North and South Dakota
followed at 2.8 and 2.9 percent, respectively.  Rates in five other states
also were below 4.0 percent in September.  The District of Columbia
continued to report the highest unemployment rate, 8.6 percent.  The next
highest rates were in Alaska and West Virginia (both 7.3 percent), New
Mexico (7.1 percent), and California (7.0 percent).  Louisiana, New Jersey,
and Washington were the only other states with rates of 6.0 percent or
more.  A total of 32 states had jobless rates below the U.S. average of 5.2
percent, and 16 states and the District of Columbia had higher rates.  (See
table 1 and chart 1.)
  
  Unemployment rates declined in 16 states and the District of Columbia,
increased in 25 states, and were unchanged in 9 states in September.  The
greatest decrease over the month occurred in Mississippi, where the rate
dropped 1.1 percentage points to 5.1 percent--its lowest rate since the
series began in 1978.  The District of Columbia, Hawaii, Maine, and Oregon
recorded the next largest decreases, ranging from 0.4 to 0.6 percentage
point.  Though edging down only 0.2 percentage point, Wisconsin's rate
achieved its series low at 3.3 percent.  The largest increases from August
to September were in New Hampshire and West Virginia, where the
unemployment rates rose 0.5 and 0.4 percentage point, respectively.
  
                                  - 2 -
  
  Compared with  September 1995, jobless rates declined in 35 states and
the District of Columbia, rose in 10 states, and remained the same in 5
states.  The largest over-the-year decreases were recorded in Rhode Island
(2.0 percentage points), Alabama (1.8 points), Mississippi (1.4 points),
and Massachusetts (1.1 points).  Fifteen other states and the District of
Columbia registered downward shifts of one-half percentage point or more.
In contrast, the only states with over-the-year increases of one-half
percentage point or more were South Carolina (0.8 percentage point),
Delaware and New Mexico (both 0.7 point), and Arizona (0.6 point).

Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)
  
  Nonfarm payroll employment rose in 32 states in September.  Alaska
reported the largest percentage increase (1.2 percent), followed by Indiana
and Wyoming (both 1.0 percent). Florida (38,600) and California (30,500)
added the most jobs in the nation.  Mississippi  reported the largest
percentage decline (-0.9 percent) in employment.  (See table 3.)
  
  Over the year, the largest percentage gains were in the Mountain, West
South Central, and Pacific regions.  The Middle Atlantic was the only
region to have less than 1.0 percent growth over the year.  Nevada (6.6
percent), Utah (5.6 percent), and Idaho (5.3 percent) had the largest over-
the-year percentage increases.  Only the District of Columbia (-2.5
percent), Hawaii (-1.2 percent), and Mississippi (-0.8 percent) experienced
over-the-year declines.  (See chart 2.)

   NOTE:  Monthly payroll employment data are provided on a seasonally
adjusted basis for all states and the District of Columbia, permitting both
current and over-the-year comparison 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.)

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Metropolitan Area Unemployment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
  
  Of the 272 areas for which September data are available, 113 had
unemployment rates below 4.0 percent.  Twenty-eight areas recorded rates
greater than 7.0 percent.  The lowest jobless rates were in Madison, Wis.
(1.4 percent), and Fargo-Moorehead, N.D.- Minn., and Sioux Falls, S.D.
(both 1.8 percent).  The areas with the highest rates were McAllen-Edinburg-
Mission, Tex. (17.9 percent), El Paso, Tex. (11.7 percent), Bakersfield,
Calif. (11.5 percent), and  Laredo, Tex. (11.4 percent).  Although still
ranked among the areas with the highest unemployment rates, Laredo had the
greatest over-the-year decrease in its unemployment rate (4.5 percentage
points).  The next largest declines were in  Mobile, Ala. (2.3 points), and
Columbus, Ga. (2.0 points).  Forty-seven other areas experienced rate
declines of 1.0 percentage point or more.  Peoria-Pekin, Ill. (1.5
percentage points), and Wilmington-Newark, Del.-Md. (1.4  points), had the
largest over-the-year increases.  Six other areas recorded rate increases
of 1.0 percentage point or more. (See table 5.)
                                     
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  The State and Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for
October 1996 is scheduled to be issued on Tuesday, November 26, 1996.
Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected areas, seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                           Unemployed                          
                                                                                                                               
                                  Civilian labor force                                                                         
                                                                                                                               
    State and Area                                                               Number                  Percent of labor force
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                               
                          Sept.      July      Aug.     Sept.     Sept.      July      Aug.     Sept.   Sept.  July  Aug. Sept.
                           1995      1996      1996     1996p      1995      1996      1996     1996p    1995  1996  1996 1996p
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                               
Alabama................   2,067.7   2,087.5   2,090.4   2,090.7    133.8     100.8      94.1      98.3    6.5   4.8   4.5   4.7
Alaska.................     301.3     310.8     312.6     312.3     22.1      23.7      22.9      22.7    7.3   7.6   7.3   7.3
Arizona................   2,146.7   2,147.8   2,157.9   2,161.8    105.2     112.0     116.0     119.9    4.9   5.2   5.4   5.5
Arkansas...............   1,227.0   1,243.6   1,245.3   1,248.9     60.6      66.4      65.6      66.2    4.9   5.3   5.3   5.3
California.............  15,438.3  15,467.1  15,523.0  15,583.2  1,204.2   1,112.8   1,102.4   1,094.4    7.8   7.2   7.1   7.0
  Los Angeles-Long                                                                                                             
     Beach.............   4,395.6   4,390.3   4,427.8   4,443.0    349.5     364.5     346.9     332.6    8.0   8.3   7.8   7.5
Colorado...............   2,096.6   2,111.0   2,089.6   2,084.4     89.9      88.1      84.8      85.4    4.3   4.2   4.1   4.1
Connecticut............   1,707.1   1,731.8   1,733.6   1,745.5     95.4      81.9      81.0      84.9    5.6   4.7   4.7   4.9
Delaware...............     381.5     384.3     383.2     382.6     17.3      19.8      20.4      19.9    4.5   5.1   5.3   5.2
District of Columbia...     280.3     266.5     263.2     267.4     25.8      23.9      24.0      23.1    9.2   9.0   9.1   8.6
Florida................   6,852.7   6,999.7   7,007.4   7,016.1    374.0     366.4     359.5     371.9    5.5   5.2   5.1   5.3
                                                                                                                               
Georgia................   3,633.2   3,785.8   3,775.6   3,788.9    180.2     164.4     167.8     166.5    5.0   4.3   4.4   4.4
Hawaii.................     578.8     590.3     590.3     592.4     34.7      35.2      35.6      32.0    6.0   6.0   6.0   5.4
Idaho..................     599.0     609.7     618.0     623.8     32.2      29.5      30.8      31.6    5.4   4.8   5.0   5.1
Illinois...............   6,089.4   6,161.9   6,160.8   6,140.0    315.4     330.8     330.9     320.3    5.2   5.4   5.4   5.2
Indiana................   3,138.5   3,104.6   3,093.1   3,083.0    143.2     127.8     127.4     130.2    4.6   4.1   4.1   4.2
Iowa...................   1,557.7   1,595.1   1,600.1   1,603.3     54.1      53.0      48.6      49.3    3.5   3.3   3.0   3.1
Kansas.................   1,330.3   1,355.8   1,359.2   1,360.8     57.5      54.7      56.3      54.8    4.3   4.0   4.1   4.0
Kentucky...............   1,854.6   1,862.8   1,854.2   1,869.2    102.3      92.6      83.8      87.0    5.5   5.0   4.5   4.7
Louisiana..............   1,959.4   2,003.6   1,992.7   2,024.9    129.4     136.4     135.9     140.1    6.6   6.8   6.8   6.9
Maine..................     651.9     660.4     667.0     671.6     37.3      36.7      36.4      34.3    5.7   5.6   5.5   5.1
                                                                                                                               
Maryland...............   2,726.9   2,769.3   2,784.2   2,803.8    141.0     134.8     132.7     136.0    5.2   4.9   4.8   4.9
Massachusetts..........   3,167.9   3,176.4   3,166.0   3,175.0    169.0     142.0     126.8     133.2    5.3   4.5   4.0   4.2
Michigan...............   4,719.0   4,832.0   4,828.6   4,860.8    247.3     231.7     216.8     226.3    5.2   4.8   4.5   4.7
Minnesota..............   2,595.4   2,637.6   2,645.4   2,634.7     95.8      99.8     102.1     101.6    3.7   3.8   3.9   3.9
Mississippi............   1,263.1   1,268.9   1,262.7   1,257.8     81.6      76.5      77.7      63.8    6.5   6.0   6.2   5.1
Missouri...............   2,850.6   2,856.4   2,841.9   2,859.1    134.2     126.5     110.5     110.3    4.7   4.4   3.9   3.9
Montana................     434.3     448.6     449.3     453.5     26.4      24.2      24.8      24.7    6.1   5.4   5.5   5.4
Nebraska...............     901.6     907.1     904.6     909.4     23.7      26.3      23.7      22.0    2.6   2.9   2.6   2.4
Nevada.................     809.1     840.5     845.4     857.0     42.4      40.6      43.7      46.0    5.2   4.8   5.2   5.4
New Hampshire..........     633.6     628.8     625.2     631.8     25.9      24.6      23.6      27.4    4.1   3.9   3.8   4.3
                                                                                                                               
New Jersey.............   4,074.1   4,085.9   4,095.0   4,098.8    262.2     248.9     250.4     255.4    6.4   6.1   6.1   6.2
New Mexico.............     789.1     818.3     819.7     815.9     50.2      57.8      58.2      57.7    6.4   7.1   7.1   7.1
New York...............   8,482.6   8,595.2   8,580.5   8,584.4    544.6     558.5     524.5     509.0    6.4   6.5   6.1   5.9
  New York City........   3,176.3   3,217.6   3,211.8   3,212.2    265.7     283.0     273.7     267.0    8.4   8.8   8.5   8.3
North Carolina.........   3,645.1   3,718.4   3,718.7   3,720.7    162.0     158.7     153.5     156.1    4.4   4.3   4.1   4.2
North Dakota...........     333.9     340.1     339.6     341.3     10.8       9.5       9.1       9.6    3.2   2.8   2.7   2.8
Ohio...................   5,608.5   5,718.1   5,725.2   5,733.5    276.6     273.6     263.8     275.8    4.9   4.8   4.6   4.8
Oklahoma...............   1,546.9   1,586.9   1,580.9   1,585.8     71.3      68.6      68.9      68.1    4.6   4.3   4.4   4.3
Oregon.................   1,649.0   1,719.5   1,707.1   1,725.8     81.8      91.6      91.8      86.9    5.0   5.3   5.4   5.0
Pennsylvania...........   5,838.3   5,906.0   5,898.9   5,875.0    345.3     304.2     312.4     294.2    5.9   5.2   5.3   5.0
Rhode Island...........     483.6     488.9     492.9     492.7     34.2      23.5      25.7      25.0    7.1   4.8   5.2   5.1
                                                                                                                               
South Carolina.........   1,874.3   1,868.0   1,860.7   1,854.0     95.8     111.2     109.1     109.6    5.1   6.0   5.9   5.9
South Dakota...........     383.3     389.4     390.0     389.0     11.1      11.6      11.0      11.3    2.9   3.0   2.8   2.9
Tennessee..............   2,722.7   2,762.9   2,752.5   2,752.7    147.6     136.4     121.1     124.5    5.4   4.9   4.4   4.5
Texas..................   9,605.9   9,677.1   9,680.6   9,687.7    583.9     556.9     545.1     520.1    6.1   5.8   5.6   5.4
Utah...................     970.8   1,006.7   1,010.7   1,012.2     34.2      31.5      29.7      30.8    3.5   3.1   2.9   3.0
Vermont................     320.3     322.9     325.4     326.6     13.7      13.6      14.0      14.5    4.3   4.2   4.3   4.4
Virginia...............   3,506.9   3,498.0   3,494.5   3,479.4    159.1     154.7     141.2     145.9    4.5   4.4   4.0   4.2
Washington.............   2,818.9   2,914.3   2,874.0   2,866.5    180.3     171.3     169.6     170.9    6.4   5.9   5.9   6.0
West Virginia..........     793.0     801.5     800.5     804.3     63.5      53.6      55.1      58.9    8.0   6.7   6.9   7.3
Wisconsin..............   2,852.2   2,911.3   2,905.4   2,897.3    104.5     102.7     101.2      96.2    3.7   3.5   3.5   3.3
Wyoming................     256.5     256.6     257.0     257.1     12.2      11.5      12.1      12.2    4.7   4.5   4.7   4.7
                                                                                                                               
Puerto Rico............   1,244.7   1,294.8   1,268.8       (1)    173.0     179.2     178.3       (1)   13.9  13.8  14.1   (1)

  1/ Not available
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Data for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey similar to the
Current Population Survey. All estimates are provisional and will be revised when new benchmark and population information
becomes available.
Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state, not seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                           Unemployed                          
                                                                                                                               
                                  Civilian labor force                                                                         
                                                                                                                               
         State                                                                   Number                  Percent of labor force
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                               
                               August            September             August            September         August    September 
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                               
                           1995      1996      1995     1996p      1995      1996      1995     1996p    1995  1996  1995 1996p
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                               
Alabama................   2,061.4   2,085.2   2,055.7   2,079.2    139.8     101.7     129.2      95.0    6.8   4.9   6.3   4.6
Alaska.................     307.6     320.0     302.3     312.7     16.5      17.5      18.0      18.5    5.4   5.5   6.0   5.9
Arizona................   2,146.4   2,163.8   2,157.0   2,174.1    116.7     126.0     117.0     132.2    5.4   5.8   5.4   6.1
Arkansas...............   1,235.8   1,254.7   1,226.0   1,247.9     61.6      65.1      54.7      59.9    5.0   5.2   4.5   4.8
California.............  15,576.6  15,673.4  15,458.4  15,601.0  1,200.1   1,097.3   1,162.7   1,049.3    7.7   7.0   7.5   6.7
Colorado...............   2,128.8   2,123.1   2,121.6   2,106.8     88.1      82.8      77.7      73.9    4.1   3.9   3.7   3.5
Connecticut............   1,742.4   1,768.4   1,695.0   1,730.8     99.7      86.0      86.8      76.8    5.7   4.9   5.1   4.4
Delaware...............     385.2     386.7     378.7     379.7     16.9      20.9      17.3      19.9    4.4   5.4   4.6   5.3
District of Columbia...     281.5     264.4     278.5     264.8     24.9      23.3      23.9      21.2    8.8   8.8   8.6   8.0
Florida................   6,891.0   7,059.7   6,883.5   7,043.2    390.3     378.5     396.9     392.3    5.7   5.4   5.8   5.6
                                                                                                                               
Georgia................   3,628.6   3,775.6   3,617.8   3,771.0    183.6     171.5     183.9     170.3    5.1   4.5   5.1   4.5
Hawaii.................     582.4     592.4     570.4     583.4     37.6      38.3      35.0      32.5    6.5   6.5   6.1   5.6
Idaho..................     604.4     622.9     598.2     622.1     29.3      28.0      26.5      26.1    4.8   4.5   4.4   4.2
Illinois...............   6,125.8   6,200.9   6,078.5   6,123.1    321.4     330.2     291.7     297.5    5.2   5.3   4.8   4.9
Indiana................   3,141.6   3,106.5   3,142.1   3,087.3    136.7     120.4     129.5     117.3    4.4   3.9   4.1   3.8
Iowa...................   1,556.6   1,606.0   1,556.5   1,602.6     50.1      44.7      48.7      44.5    3.2   2.8   3.1   2.8
Kansas.................   1,326.2   1,356.0   1,316.2   1,345.7     55.6      54.4      53.8      51.4    4.2   4.0   4.1   3.8
Kentucky...............   1,867.8   1,863.6   1,852.1   1,866.7     94.8      77.6      98.3      83.8    5.1   4.2   5.3   4.5
Louisiana..............   1,971.8   2,010.1   1,957.6   2,022.3    132.9     139.5     124.8     135.0    6.7   6.9   6.4   6.7
Maine..................     665.3     684.6     651.9     672.8     31.0      30.1      30.4      27.8    4.7   4.4   4.7   4.1
                                                                                                                               
Maryland...............   2,768.1   2,823.0   2,744.1   2,821.5    139.7     131.3     141.8     136.9    5.0   4.7   5.2   4.9
Massachusetts..........   3,215.6   3,215.3   3,151.3   3,157.5    167.6     124.4     166.3     130.9    5.2   3.9   5.3   4.1
Michigan...............   4,792.5   4,896.1   4,715.7   4,849.5    238.7     205.9     226.8     205.8    5.0   4.2   4.8   4.2
Minnesota..............   2,595.8   2,651.4   2,592.6   2,634.2     82.7      91.4      95.1     102.3    3.2   3.4   3.7   3.9
Mississippi............   1,265.9   1,265.6   1,260.6   1,256.0     85.2      81.7      83.4      66.0    6.7   6.5   6.6   5.3
Missouri...............   2,865.2   2,860.8   2,834.9   2,847.7    150.0     122.0     124.2     101.5    5.2   4.3   4.4   3.6
Montana................     440.2     454.8     430.6     449.5     22.2      20.6      22.1      20.5    5.1   4.5   5.1   4.6
Nebraska...............     910.9     911.8     895.9     903.8     21.7      21.7      20.9      19.2    2.4   2.4   2.3   2.1
Nevada.................     813.9     852.2     814.6     861.7     42.7      43.4      42.1      45.3    5.2   5.1   5.2   5.3
New Hampshire..........     645.2     636.9     626.4     624.8     24.7      23.1      23.2      25.1    3.8   3.6   3.7   4.0
                                                                                                                               
New Jersey.............   4,099.5   4,122.9   4,047.3   4,072.8    258.7     246.2     248.4     241.4    6.3   6.0   6.1   5.9
New Mexico.............     787.1     818.5     784.2     810.0     50.6      58.6      48.3      55.6    6.4   7.2   6.2   6.9
New York...............   8,601.1   8,698.1   8,417.8   8,516.7    539.7     520.3     523.2     489.3    6.3   6.0   6.2   5.7
North Carolina.........   3,681.4   3,764.9   3,648.1   3,724.3    159.9     153.4     146.9     141.7    4.3   4.1   4.0   3.8
North Dakota...........     345.3     350.8     336.8     344.2     10.2       8.9       9.0       8.1    2.9   2.5   2.7   2.3
Ohio...................   5,681.3   5,802.4   5,609.2   5,729.2    266.0     248.2     261.4     260.7    4.7   4.3   4.7   4.5
Oklahoma...............   1,550.2   1,583.9   1,543.5   1,582.5     64.5      61.3      68.5      64.8    4.2   3.9   4.4   4.1
Oregon.................   1,682.6   1,737.5   1,662.7   1,736.4     73.3      84.4      75.9      81.4    4.4   4.9   4.6   4.7
Pennsylvania...........   5,916.1   5,975.9   5,839.5   5,876.9    332.2     298.7     331.7     279.8    5.6   5.0   5.7   4.8
Rhode Island...........     489.0     498.3     484.9     494.2     32.1      23.7      34.0      25.1    6.6   4.7   7.0   5.1
                                                                                                                               
South Carolina.........   1,889.3   1,884.3   1,883.6   1,865.5     95.7     111.7      98.7     113.5    5.1   5.9   5.2   6.1
South Dakota...........     392.3     399.4     384.7     390.3     11.5      11.5       9.7       9.9    2.9   2.9   2.5   2.5
Tennessee..............   2,737.8   2,775.8   2,747.1   2,776.7    154.1     128.4     142.0     119.5    5.6   4.6   5.2   4.3
Texas..................   9,650.0   9,738.7   9,597.3   9,682.0    587.9     548.4     577.9     514.4    6.1   5.6   6.0   5.3
Utah...................     988.3   1,028.5     981.1   1,021.6     38.2      32.8      33.5      30.3    3.9   3.2   3.4   3.0
Vermont................     319.6     324.9     322.9     328.7     12.0      12.3      12.0      12.7    3.8   3.8   3.7   3.9
Virginia...............   3,539.3   3,530.4   3,488.4   3,463.5    161.7     143.6     158.7     146.7    4.6   4.1   4.5   4.2
Washington.............   2,828.6   2,883.7   2,803.8   2,853.6    163.5     149.8     151.8     143.1    5.8   5.2   5.4   5.0
West Virginia..........     799.5     807.0     792.3     803.0     60.7      52.1      56.9      51.9    7.6   6.5   7.2   6.5
Wisconsin..............   2,891.5   2,946.1   2,853.7   2,897.2     91.7      91.4      88.6      79.4    3.2   3.1   3.1   2.7
Wyoming................     259.4     260.5     257.8     258.4     10.2      10.4      10.1      10.0    3.9   4.0   3.9   3.9
                                                                                                                               
Puerto Rico............   1,244.7       (1)   1,233.6       (1)    171.7       (1)     175.5       (1)   13.8   (1)  14.2   (1)

  1/ Not available
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE: Data refer to place of  residence. Data for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey similar to the
Current Population Survey. All estimates are provisional and will be revised when new benchmark and population information
becomes available.
     ESTABLISHMENT DATA
     
     Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, seasonally adjusted

     (In thousands)
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                                      Total(1)                      Construction                   Manufacturing         
                                                                                                                         
            State                                                                                                        
                          Septem-   July   August Septem- Septem-   July   August Septem- Septem-   July   August Septem-
                            ber     1996    1996    ber     ber     1996    1996    ber     ber     1996    1996    ber  
                            1995                   1996p    1995                   1996p    1995                   1996p 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
      Alabama............ 1,811.9 1,815.8 1,819.2 1,821.1    87.5    87.5    88.2    88.4   389.0   378.1   376.6   376.9
      Alaska.............   263.0   264.7   263.8   266.9    13.0    13.3    13.5    13.3    17.1    16.2    15.6    17.2
      Arizona............ 1,795.2 1,858.7 1,872.5 1,870.7   117.9   123.5   124.5   123.7   193.2   198.6   198.9   200.4
      Arkansas........... 1,074.9 1,086.5 1,089.2 1,091.9    45.5    47.1    47.6    48.0   258.2   253.3   254.3   254.9
      California......... 12532.1 12755.6 12789.9 12820.4   500.7   515.5   520.9   528.5 1,798.3 1,825.0 1,828.9 1,827.7
                                                                                                                         
      Colorado........... 1,857.9 1,892.6 1,893.4 1,890.9   103.6   111.7   112.5   112.2   192.5   195.6   195.8   195.6
      Connecticut........ 1,569.7 1,581.3 1,583.6 1,584.9    50.6    54.8    54.4    54.2   279.5   277.5   278.3   274.5
      Delaware...........   369.0   375.0   374.7   375.1    19.2    20.2    20.6    20.7    61.0    59.1    57.2    57.2
      District of                                                                                                        
         Columbia........   642.6   628.5   629.7   626.5     9.1     9.1     9.1     9.1    13.0    13.0    13.0    12.8
      Florida............ 6,059.7 6,175.4 6,186.4 6,225.0   302.1   309.7   309.8   310.8   481.8   480.4   480.0   479.7
                                                                                                                         
      Georgia............ 3,447.6 3,601.5 3,559.7 3,547.4   156.4   161.0   158.9   159.2   587.3   588.8   590.0   589.1
      Hawaii(2)..........   531.5   527.3   527.4   525.1    26.1    24.1    24.1    23.7    16.9    16.5    16.3    16.2
      Idaho..............   478.3   502.2   504.4   503.8    30.0    34.4    34.6    34.5    70.6    74.0    74.4    74.4
      Illinois........... 5,625.5 5,698.1 5,712.4 5,706.7   218.3   218.6   218.4   218.0   968.8   979.0   977.7   975.5
      Indiana............ 2,794.0 2,775.5 2,785.9 2,812.9   128.5   135.3   133.4   133.6   683.7   666.7   680.2   679.0
                                                                                                                         
      Iowa............... 1,360.5 1,377.3 1,379.9 1,381.0    55.4    56.7    56.9    57.2   249.9   246.9   248.1   249.5
      Kansas............. 1,204.3 1,227.4 1,230.2 1,229.4    51.6    56.0    55.6    55.8   192.6   196.2   197.4   197.9
      Kentucky........... 1,648.2 1,670.5 1,673.5 1,678.4    73.3    75.4    75.4    74.8   313.8   309.3   308.5   308.9
      Louisiana.......... 1,790.5 1,800.6 1,802.9 1,806.0   107.9   112.3   113.2   112.9   188.6   190.4   189.8   189.7
      Maine..............   542.8   540.4   542.2   543.4    22.0    21.9    22.1    22.3    91.2    88.1    88.6    88.0
                                                                                                                         
      Maryland........... 2,186.0 2,194.0 2,196.1 2,194.3   126.5   125.8   126.3   126.6   174.9   173.9   173.6   174.0
      Massachusetts...... 2,990.8 3,025.4 3,028.9 3,030.9    90.5    93.2    93.3    93.1   444.3   444.2   442.9   441.4
      Michigan........... 4,253.9 4,306.3 4,338.3 4,348.3   155.0   170.1   169.1   169.1   969.0   954.1   970.7   970.0
      Minnesota.......... 2,382.7 2,431.8 2,437.5 2,438.3    83.9    86.5    86.7    86.7   426.5   429.7   429.6   430.3
      Mississippi........ 1,078.2 1,075.1 1,079.6 1,069.5    45.3    52.0    50.2    50.0   255.0   242.7   242.3   240.7
                                                                                                                         
      Missouri........... 2,527.7 2,560.0 2,556.7 2,566.3   110.2   111.9   111.2   110.8   421.7   416.0   412.3   409.8
      Montana............   351.9   358.9   360.1   360.0    16.7    16.2    15.8    15.4    23.0    23.7    23.8    23.6
      Nebraska...........   818.2   826.0   830.2   832.5    35.0    35.2    35.4    35.1   112.1   112.7   113.5   113.2
      Nevada.............   804.7   851.3   851.9   858.1    64.7    73.5    74.7    75.8    37.3    38.8    38.9    39.2
      New Hampshire......   542.8   551.3   550.1   546.9    20.0    20.0    20.2    20.1   101.7   102.3   101.5   101.1
                                                                                                                         
      New Jersey......... 3,617.0 3,642.2 3,643.1 3,647.0   123.5   123.7   123.0   123.3   497.4   489.6   488.1   485.6
      New Mexico.........   691.8   718.1   719.2   716.1    46.2    49.3    49.0    48.4    45.2    46.5    47.5    47.0
      New York........... 7,879.2 7,928.0 7,934.5 7,944.8   250.8   257.3   258.7   260.3   944.5   933.5   930.9   927.7
      North Carolina..... 3,475.7 3,503.5 3,516.0 3,520.6   176.4   181.7   182.1   182.7   857.4   842.1   839.8   838.7
      North Dakota.......   302.8   309.7   310.5   310.7    13.6    15.5    15.8    15.6    21.0    21.3    21.5    21.9
                                                                                                                         
      Ohio............... 5,255.4 5,314.5 5,324.6 5,312.6   206.4   213.7   212.1   212.0 1,101.1 1,090.2 1,094.8 1,089.1
      Oklahoma........... 1,319.4 1,345.7 1,353.9 1,356.9    48.2    49.4    49.8    49.6   169.2   172.1   174.1   173.7
      Oregon............. 1,431.8 1,477.8 1,483.8 1,491.0    69.5    76.2    76.8    77.2   228.3   230.0   232.7   232.6
      Pennsylvania....... 5,254.0 5,282.9 5,288.3 5,279.3   201.1   203.4   202.1   203.1   935.8   925.4   925.7   924.3
      Rhode Island.......   442.7   440.1   443.5   444.0    13.4    14.4    13.6    13.1    84.5    79.8    82.4    82.1
                                                                                                                         
      South Carolina..... 1,660.2 1,684.4 1,690.9 1,690.6    87.0    89.7    89.7    89.4   376.5   368.6   367.4   365.9
      South Dakota.......   345.7   354.2   353.6   352.4    14.2    15.0    14.3    14.3    46.7    48.3    48.4    48.2
      Tennessee.......... 2,522.4 2,555.9 2,562.9 2,573.6   109.2   117.6   117.6   118.1   540.4   524.0   527.9   529.4
      Texas.............. 8,065.8 8,282.4 8,300.8 8,311.7   411.7   429.2   429.8   433.2 1,031.7 1,042.4 1,045.2 1,044.8
      Utah...............   919.6   960.4   964.9   970.9    56.4    62.1    63.2    64.0   124.6   130.3   131.2   131.1
                                                                                                                         
      Vermont............   271.0   274.9   275.1   276.5    12.0    13.1    13.3    13.8    45.7    46.3    46.3    46.3
      Virginia........... 3,067.4 3,122.3 3,127.6 3,130.2   167.2   171.7   171.3   171.8   399.9   395.3   394.7   393.5
      Washington......... 2,357.6 2,413.1 2,423.7 2,431.7   122.6   125.0   125.6   126.2   333.3   341.0   343.9   345.5
      West Virginia......   689.2   698.3   697.3   696.9    32.3    33.6    34.4    35.2    82.3    81.9    81.5    81.6
      Wisconsin.......... 2,561.7 2,586.9 2,596.1 2,594.0   101.9   109.0   110.6   109.4   601.2   598.1   599.5   598.5
      Wyoming............   220.1   220.4   220.8   222.9    14.3    13.8    14.0    14.5     9.8    10.0    10.0    10.1






                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                             Transportation and public                 Trade                Finance, insurance, and real 
                                     utilities                                                         estate            
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                          Septem-   July   August Septem- Septem-   July   August Septem- Septem-   July   August Septem-
                            ber     1996    1996    ber     ber     1996    1996    ber     ber     1996    1996    ber  
                            1995                   1996p    1995                   1996p    1995                   1996p 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
      Alabama............    89.2    88.8    88.4    88.6   415.1   425.0   423.8   424.3    77.3    78.8    79.1    79.2
      Alaska.............    22.8    21.9    22.1    23.0    54.4    55.9    55.8    55.3    11.7    11.5    11.5    11.6
      Arizona............    86.1    88.5    89.1    89.4   452.0   466.1   467.8   466.7   106.8   108.7   108.8   109.1
      Arkansas...........    64.6    65.7    65.6    65.8   243.3   249.7   250.1   250.7    41.8    42.4    42.5    42.5
      California.........   635.0   642.4   644.3   643.5 2,946.5 3,001.2 3,004.3 3,012.0   737.4   734.7   735.3   735.3
                                                                                                                         
      Colorado...........   118.6   120.9   120.7   119.6   465.1   468.9   469.6   470.3   113.7   116.0   116.0   116.3
      Connecticut........    71.6    71.6    71.6    72.1   340.2   346.9   348.6   346.8   132.7   132.3   131.9   131.9
      Delaware...........    15.9    16.4    16.6    16.3    84.0    84.8    85.0    85.7    41.5    43.0    43.1    43.1
      District of                                                                                                        
         Columbia........    19.8    19.3    19.4    19.3    52.2    51.8    51.7    52.2    29.8    29.6    29.6    29.5
      Florida............   304.9   311.6   311.9   311.9 1,557.8 1,589.7 1,597.3 1,600.2   378.5   384.6   385.2   386.6
                                                                                                                         
      Georgia............   215.8   224.8   225.1   225.1   879.5   930.2   917.2   911.5   175.5   176.6   176.6   176.6
      Hawaii(2)..........    40.6    40.5    40.6    40.4   136.4   134.3   134.4   134.1    37.0    36.4    36.2    36.3
      Idaho..............    22.8    23.5    23.9    23.8   121.7   126.9   127.9   127.8    24.2    24.0    24.1    24.1
      Illinois...........   324.2   329.8   329.7   328.3 1,320.1 1,344.6 1,344.9 1,348.3   383.3   387.2   387.2   387.5
      Indiana............   139.1   138.8   139.0   139.7   673.1   684.8   685.5   685.7   131.5   133.5   133.7   134.5
                                                                                                                         
      Iowa...............    61.3    62.6    62.7    63.1   342.1   347.7   347.8   347.6    76.9    78.3    78.3    78.5
      Kansas.............    67.7    70.2    70.4    70.0   298.1   306.3   308.1   308.5    57.9    58.7    59.3    59.5
      Kentucky...........    92.1    93.5    93.1    93.0   400.4   403.9   405.5   407.6    65.5    66.5    66.3    66.7
      Louisiana..........   107.9   108.3   108.6   108.9   420.2   427.2   428.0   429.6    80.5    80.7    80.6    80.9
      Maine..............    22.1    22.0    21.9    22.0   139.5   140.7   141.0   141.7    25.9    26.3    26.5    26.3
                                                                                                                         
      Maryland...........   105.1   106.4   106.7   105.7   532.2   535.1   535.0   534.6   127.8   127.6   127.8   127.7
      Massachusetts......   127.9   127.5   127.2   128.3   691.9   703.0   705.7   700.1   204.7   204.9   205.0   204.8
      Michigan...........   164.6   168.8   168.6   169.8 1,005.4 1,020.4 1,027.2 1,035.4   196.1   197.7   197.8   197.5
      Minnesota..........   117.2   121.2   120.7   120.6   576.6   589.0   591.4   592.4   139.0   142.0   142.6   142.6
      Mississippi........    49.8    49.0    48.4    48.7   230.4   229.4   227.8   226.8    40.2    39.7    39.5    39.3
                                                                                                                         
      Missouri...........   160.0   164.0   166.1   164.5   602.6   608.1   610.6   610.8   145.9   150.0   150.7   150.7
      Montana............    20.9    21.1    21.0    20.8    97.1    97.9    97.7    98.3    15.6    15.7    15.8    15.8
      Nebraska...........    49.7    50.4    50.6    50.6   205.4   206.5   207.1   209.5    52.7    52.1    52.4    52.5
      Nevada.............    41.1    42.8    42.8    42.8   160.1   171.7   173.2   174.5    36.6    38.2    38.4    38.4
      New Hampshire......    20.0    20.8    21.1    20.6   142.0   145.8   145.1   142.7    29.2    29.8    29.2    29.2
                                                                                                                         
      New Jersey.........   252.8   247.9   248.8   249.5   853.0   861.6   862.9   864.9   227.8   230.3   229.6   230.1
      New Mexico.........    30.9    31.5    31.4    31.1   165.4   171.5   172.2   172.4    29.7    30.4    30.6    30.6
      New York...........   403.7   404.2   404.4   403.8 1,620.8 1,635.2 1,637.8 1,642.5   721.3   721.7   722.3   722.0
      North Carolina.....   163.7   165.1   165.1   164.0   806.3   812.8   809.9   808.7   145.2   152.8   153.7   154.0
      North Dakota.......    18.2    18.3    18.4    18.4    79.5    81.0    80.9    81.1    13.9    14.1    14.0    14.2
                                                                                                                         
      Ohio...............   229.8   230.8   231.0   230.9 1,281.6 1,306.0 1,305.1 1,306.1   269.7   276.8   277.1   277.4
      Oklahoma...........    73.9    76.2    76.9    77.0   312.9   320.7   320.5   320.3    66.2    66.7    66.8    67.0
      Oregon.............    71.0    73.6    73.5    73.7   361.3   375.0   376.5   377.1    88.0    90.2    90.4    91.0
      Pennsylvania.......   273.0   270.6   271.3   271.1 1,200.6 1,220.8 1,224.6 1,222.2   304.3   309.9   311.0   310.5
      Rhode Island.......    14.9    15.0    15.0    15.1    98.2    99.0    98.6    96.7    24.8    24.7    24.7    24.8
                                                                                                                         
      South Carolina.....    71.9    73.6    74.0    74.1   389.6   400.1   404.7   406.1    69.9    71.5    72.0    72.2
      South Dakota.......    16.0    16.3    16.2    16.1    87.8    90.1    91.1    90.6    19.1    20.0    20.2    20.1
      Tennessee..........   136.8   137.7   137.1   137.6   594.8   611.9   614.8   614.9   111.0   113.2   113.4   113.3
      Texas..............   476.7   487.3   489.2   492.1 1,958.8 2,003.7 2,005.0 2,013.0   438.0   446.6   445.9   446.1
      Utah...............    51.4    52.9    53.1    53.5   222.8   233.2   233.2   233.6    48.5    51.0    51.3    51.9
                                                                                                                         
      Vermont............    11.9    11.8    11.8    12.0    64.9    65.1    65.6    65.7    12.1    12.3    12.5    12.5
      Virginia...........   156.6   161.3   162.6   162.8   704.6   714.4   715.0   717.9   160.1   161.9   161.7   162.0
      Washington.........   120.2   121.6   122.3   122.6   586.3   594.1   595.8   595.7   121.8   124.5   124.6   125.0
      West Virginia......    40.1    39.4    39.0    38.9   159.7   162.7   161.6   162.5    26.9    27.6    26.7    26.8
      Wisconsin..........   119.4   119.1   119.7   119.7   588.5   593.7   593.7   595.3   136.2   137.3   137.7   137.6
      Wyoming............    13.4    13.6    13.5    13.6    52.0    52.9    51.7    52.2     8.0     7.9     7.9     8.0






                                                                                         
                                                                                         
                                      Services                       Government          
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
                          Septem-   July   August Septem- Septem-   July   August Septem-
                            ber     1996    1996    ber     ber     1996    1996    ber  
                            1995                   1996p    1995                   1996p 
                                                                                                                                                                                  
      Alabama............   400.8   410.2   410.4   411.0   342.1   336.1   341.6   341.5
      Alaska.............    61.5    62.7    63.1    63.8    72.7    73.4    72.6    73.1
      Arizona............   523.7   549.6   554.0   554.2   303.1   311.1   316.8   314.7
      Arkansas...........   240.2   244.8   245.4   247.0   177.9   180.1   180.3   179.6
      California......... 3,781.7 3,904.3 3,914.8 3,927.8 2,102.9 2,104.0 2,113.2 2,117.4
                                                                                         
      Colorado...........   545.9   561.3   561.3   558.5   303.7   304.4   303.7   305.0
      Connecticut........   469.5   477.1   477.2   479.0   224.9   220.4   220.8   225.7
      Delaware...........    97.4   101.0   101.6   101.5    49.9    50.4    50.5    50.5
      District of                                                                        
         Columbia........   267.2   267.6   266.9   265.4   251.4   238.0   239.9   238.1
      Florida............ 2,093.6 2,157.5 2,159.7 2,175.8   934.1   934.7   935.3   953.0
                                                                                         
      Georgia............   850.6   923.8   898.8   891.3   574.7   588.8   585.5   587.1
      Hawaii(2)..........   164.2   165.5   165.6   165.8   110.3   110.0   110.2   108.6
      Idaho..............   110.2   120.5   120.4   119.9    96.1    95.9    96.0    96.3
      Illinois........... 1,590.3 1,619.0 1,621.8 1,626.9   807.2   806.8   819.5   808.9
      Indiana............   633.9   639.8   639.2   640.8   397.7   370.3   368.5   393.2
                                                                                         
      Iowa...............   341.7   354.4   355.5   354.4   231.0   228.6   228.5   228.6
      Kansas.............   291.1   294.5   295.5   295.3   237.4   237.4   235.9   234.3
      Kentucky...........   392.6   408.7   410.4   410.9   286.1   288.9   289.8   291.7
      Louisiana..........   477.5   478.0   477.8   476.1   360.8   355.9   356.8   360.1
      Maine..............   148.9   150.0   150.1   150.6    93.1    91.3    91.9    92.4
                                                                                         
      Maryland...........   694.7   700.2   704.8   702.6   423.7   423.8   420.8   422.0
      Massachusetts...... 1,032.4 1,057.8 1,060.4 1,062.7   397.8   393.5   393.1   399.1
      Michigan........... 1,115.8 1,153.8 1,164.7 1,162.3   639.7   633.6   632.3   636.4
      Minnesota..........   650.4   665.1   668.4   669.0   381.3   390.4   390.2   388.9
      Mississippi........   233.5   236.7   240.8   239.0   219.1   220.7   225.7   220.0
                                                                                         
      Missouri...........   688.7   703.3   700.9   714.1   393.9   401.5   399.8   400.6
      Montana............    97.1   102.6   103.0   102.9    76.2    76.4    77.8    78.1
      Nebraska...........   212.7   217.7   219.3   218.5   149.4   150.2   150.7   152.0
      Nevada.............   354.4   369.5   369.2   369.7    97.3   102.5   100.2   103.1
      New Hampshire......   154.3   155.2   155.9   156.8    75.1    76.9    76.5    75.9
                                                                                         
      New Jersey......... 1,091.5 1,121.1 1,124.7 1,126.0   569.0   565.9   563.9   565.6
      New Mexico.........   193.7   203.5   203.5   202.2   165.3   168.9   168.4   167.7
      New York........... 2,547.5 2,607.1 2,613.4 2,617.7 1,385.7 1,364.6 1,362.6 1,366.3
      North Carolina.....   770.5   789.2   795.9   794.2   552.5   556.0   565.7   574.5
      North Dakota.......    81.7    84.9    85.4    85.3    71.1    70.6    70.5    70.2
                                                                                         
      Ohio............... 1,400.5 1,426.1 1,428.7 1,427.5   752.4   757.3   762.2   755.8
      Oklahoma...........   346.7   358.9   363.9   367.4   270.2   270.4   270.7   271.2
      Oregon.............   371.9   396.3   399.8   400.9   240.1   234.7   232.2   236.6
      Pennsylvania....... 1,599.7 1,611.8 1,611.3 1,609.0   720.3   722.0   723.2   720.2
      Rhode Island.......   146.1   148.3   149.4   150.2    60.6    58.7    59.6    61.8
                                                                                         
      South Carolina.....   368.4   382.0   383.9   385.9   295.0   297.0   297.3   295.1
      South Dakota.......    88.4    91.9    91.1    91.6    71.1    70.3    70.0    69.2
      Tennessee..........   644.5   659.3   660.0   664.3   381.1   387.7   387.5   391.4
      Texas.............. 2,137.8 2,240.1 2,244.9 2,244.3 1,455.8 1,480.3 1,487.7 1,485.2
      Utah...............   244.1   257.0   258.6   260.7   163.6   166.0   166.5   168.1
                                                                                         
      Vermont............    79.0    81.2    80.8    80.4    44.8    44.5    44.2    45.2
      Virginia...........   874.8   909.4   914.0   915.9   593.5   598.1   598.1   596.1
      Washington.........   628.2   653.2   658.3   661.8   441.8   450.4   449.9   451.5
      West Virginia......   183.7   190.6   188.9   188.4   136.9   136.7   139.6   137.9
      Wisconsin..........   635.8   644.0   647.9   648.4   376.3   383.5   384.7   382.7
      Wyoming............    48.0    48.0    48.0    48.5    57.9    57.4    59.0    59.7

       1 Includes mining, not shown separately.
       2 Mining is combined with construction.
       p = preliminary.
      NOTE:   Data are counts of jobs by place of work.  Data have been adjusted to
     reflect March 1995 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors. 
     Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark month are provisional and will be
     revised when new information becomes available.
     ESTABLISHMENT DATA
     
     Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, not seasonally adjusted

     (In thousands)
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                                      Total(1)                      Construction                   Manufacturing         
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
            State              August        September         August        September         August        September   
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                            1995    1996    1995   1996p    1995    1996    1995   1996p    1995    1996    1995   1996p 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
      Alabama............ 1,798.8 1,808.7 1,810.6 1,819.5    89.1    90.4    89.4    90.3   390.0   377.3   390.7   378.4
      Alaska.............   282.7   283.0   275.7   278.4    16.8    17.1    16.2    16.5    24.2    22.7    19.0    18.6
      Arizona............ 1,753.8 1,838.4 1,793.5 1,868.7   119.3   126.6   119.1   124.8   193.6   199.8   193.9   201.1
      Arkansas........... 1,069.4 1,085.8 1,084.9 1,102.0    46.3    49.4    47.2    49.7   259.9   255.5   259.2   255.9
      California......... 12444.8 12747.5 12559.0 12850.6   517.4   541.9   520.0   547.9 1,823.4 1,856.0 1,820.2 1,849.8
                                                                                                                         
      Colorado........... 1,851.3 1,893.0 1,860.4 1,893.4   109.0   118.9   108.3   116.9   192.6   196.3   193.0   196.2
      Connecticut........ 1,555.5 1,571.2 1,574.1 1,589.5    55.6    59.2    54.1    57.7   278.2   275.2   281.0   276.0
      Delaware...........   371.3   378.0   370.2   376.4    19.7    21.6    19.9    21.4    62.8    57.7    61.3    57.5
      District of                                                                                                        
         Columbia........   637.9   625.2   643.2   627.3     9.4     9.4     9.3     9.3    12.9    12.9    13.0    12.8
      Florida............ 5,910.3 6,079.8 6,022.0 6,183.3   305.0   311.3   306.4   312.9   479.9   477.5   480.4   478.4
                                                                                                                         
      Georgia............ 3,439.6 3,555.6 3,450.1 3,550.0   159.1   163.2   159.8   162.7   589.0   590.8   588.7   590.3
      Hawaii(2)..........   525.9   521.8   521.8   514.7    26.6    24.3    26.6    24.0    17.2    16.5    17.0    16.3
      Idaho..............   481.0   505.2   489.0   512.3    33.3    37.4    33.4    37.1    71.8    75.2    72.4    75.6
      Illinois........... 5,612.5 5,713.1 5,658.7 5,739.8   236.1   237.0   237.0   236.9   971.2   981.2   972.4   979.0
      Indiana............ 2,748.9 2,775.0 2,816.7 2,835.4   140.5   143.9   136.2   141.3   684.6   682.4   686.9   682.0
                                                                                                                         
      Iowa............... 1,354.0 1,370.9 1,368.3 1,387.9    62.6    64.0    61.2    62.7   251.1   249.9   251.0   250.4
      Kansas............. 1,191.3 1,218.3 1,214.2 1,233.2    55.4    59.8    55.3    58.9   192.2   197.3   193.0   197.6
      Kentucky........... 1,643.8 1,672.0 1,662.4 1,690.6    77.5    79.4    77.4    79.0   314.7   309.7   314.5   309.6
      Louisiana.......... 1,768.9 1,793.0 1,799.9 1,813.5   108.0   113.2   111.6   114.5   190.3   190.1   190.3   191.1
      Maine..............   551.2   551.6   555.3   556.1    24.2    24.6    24.6    24.9    93.5    90.6    92.4    89.2
                                                                                                                         
      Maryland........... 2,183.8 2,194.7 2,197.2 2,205.3   132.4   132.7   132.1   132.2   175.9   174.6   175.7   174.8
      Massachusetts...... 2,976.4 3,019.9 2,998.9 3,038.9    99.4   101.5    97.7   100.2   445.2   442.9   446.1   443.2
      Michigan........... 4,228.7 4,315.8 4,277.1 4,372.3   169.6   186.5   169.7   185.0   971.1   967.8   971.9   972.5
      Minnesota.......... 2,384.7 2,433.4 2,392.3 2,447.6    96.6    99.1    94.3    97.1   436.9   438.7   433.6   437.4
      Mississippi........ 1,075.0 1,073.6 1,084.6 1,075.5    46.8    51.5    46.9    51.5   256.6   242.1   255.5   241.1
                                                                                                                         
      Missouri........... 2,513.0 2,546.2 2,544.3 2,583.3   115.3   118.1   115.3   115.9   422.9   412.5   422.8   410.8
      Montana............   358.3   364.4   359.5   367.0    18.8    18.1    18.8    17.8    23.9    24.2    23.7    24.1
      Nebraska...........   822.2   829.0   821.3   835.7    37.6    38.3    37.0    37.2   112.1   113.9   112.5   113.5
      Nevada.............   796.9   850.6   808.3   861.7    64.5    76.1    66.0    77.1    37.1    39.2    37.5    39.4
      New Hampshire......   542.7   549.5   547.5   551.6    21.4    21.8    21.2    21.3   101.6   101.4   101.9   101.3
                                                                                                                         
      New Jersey......... 3,630.8 3,659.9 3,623.6 3,653.8   131.4   130.5   129.6   129.3   500.4   490.1   503.7   491.9
      New Mexico.........   688.8   717.6   697.5   721.1    46.7    50.3    47.1    49.3    45.9    48.3    46.9    48.3
      New York........... 7,859.7 7,922.4 7,883.0 7,948.0   270.4   278.7   269.2   278.8   951.3   935.6   953.3   936.5
      North Carolina..... 3,436.8 3,491.1 3,490.8 3,535.1   179.4   186.3   179.2   185.6   862.1   843.3   861.9   843.0
      North Dakota.......   303.6   309.9   305.5   313.4    16.6    18.1    15.6    17.5    21.0    21.3    21.2    22.2
                                                                                                                         
      Ohio............... 5,241.7 5,316.5 5,291.7 5,348.0   225.4   230.9   223.3   228.6 1,104.3 1,095.1 1,106.9 1,094.5
      Oklahoma........... 1,312.5 1,346.2 1,327.5 1,359.2    49.7    51.1    49.1    50.3   171.1   174.1   169.9   173.4
      Oregon............. 1,429.0 1,487.8 1,446.7 1,506.6    74.3    82.0    74.7    82.5   237.5   243.4   236.3   240.5
      Pennsylvania....... 5,237.6 5,270.5 5,265.8 5,290.4   219.2   219.7   215.2   217.2   943.6   931.3   939.0   927.2
      Rhode Island.......   442.8   444.4   446.6   448.1    14.8    15.1    14.7    14.4    84.4    82.9    85.5    83.1
                                                                                                                         
      South Carolina..... 1,657.1 1,685.9 1,664.1 1,694.6    88.4    90.7    88.0    90.4   377.6   367.0   376.3   365.7
      South Dakota.......   348.9   356.2   348.2   354.1    16.3    16.5    15.6    15.7    46.9    48.8    46.8    48.3
      Tennessee.......... 2,501.2 2,561.0 2,544.7 2,596.3   112.9   121.7   113.1   122.2   540.7   527.6   541.0   529.9
      Texas.............. 8,045.4 8,281.6 8,089.8 8,318.6   416.5   436.7   418.6   437.1 1,034.0 1,047.3 1,036.6 1,046.7
      Utah...............   911.1   963.7   927.4   978.8    59.0    67.9    60.3    68.2   124.2   131.8   125.4   131.8
                                                                                                                         
      Vermont............   267.1   271.5   274.3   279.0    14.0    14.8    13.7    15.2    45.6    46.6    45.9    46.6
      Virginia........... 3,056.5 3,116.5 3,082.0 3,138.2   172.9   178.2   172.4   177.1   400.8   396.0   401.5   395.4
      Washington......... 2,355.7 2,415.6 2,391.5 2,455.6   130.9   134.4   132.4   135.2   337.5   348.5   339.7   351.4
      West Virginia......   691.3   696.8   694.1   698.9    35.5    37.5    35.8    38.4    82.7    81.9    83.0    81.9
      Wisconsin.......... 2,572.9 2,605.5 2,585.0 2,617.3   111.1   119.2   109.6   117.2   613.8   610.8   608.1   605.2
      Wyoming............   226.2   226.5   228.6   230.6    16.0    16.1    16.2    16.2     9.9    10.1    10.1    10.3
                                                                                                                         
      Puerto Rico........   934.7   921.5   907.8   911.8    47.9    49.5    47.0    46.5   151.9   149.1   152.0   143.1






                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                             Transportation and public                 Trade                Finance, insurance, and real 
                                     utilities                                                         estate            
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                               August        September         August        September         August        September   
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                            1995    1996    1995   1996p    1995    1996    1995   1996p    1995    1996    1995   1996p 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
      Alabama............    89.6    88.8    89.7    89.1   413.0   423.6   415.1   424.3    78.0    79.7    77.4    79.3
      Alaska.............    24.8    24.8    24.6    24.5    58.5    59.2    56.5    57.5    12.0    11.9    12.0    11.8
      Arizona............    86.1    89.3    86.1    89.4   445.1   461.2   448.9   463.7   106.4   109.1   106.9   109.2
      Arkansas...........    64.2    65.9    65.5    66.7   245.3   252.1   245.2   252.6    42.1    42.8    41.9    42.6
      California.........   639.1   647.5   641.3   649.9 2,942.8 3,006.7 2,953.0 3,019.6   739.8   737.7   738.4   736.3
                                                                                                                         
      Colorado...........   118.5   121.2   118.9   120.0   466.9   472.4   465.0   470.3   113.8   116.4   113.2   115.8
      Connecticut........    69.7    69.8    72.3    72.7   341.1   348.6   341.6   348.1   133.6   133.1   132.7   131.9
      Delaware...........    15.4    16.1    15.9    16.3    85.6    88.0    85.0    86.8    41.6    43.4    41.5    43.1
      District of                                                                                                        
         Columbia........    20.1    19.7    20.0    19.5    51.3    51.4    52.0    52.0    30.1    29.6    29.8    29.5
      Florida............   302.7   311.3   304.0   311.0 1,526.2 1,572.5 1,533.5 1,575.3   378.0   385.6   377.5   385.4
                                                                                                                         
      Georgia............   216.0   225.9   216.4   225.6   874.1   918.6   880.2   912.5   176.5   177.6   176.0   177.1
      Hawaii(2)..........    40.7    40.4    40.6    40.3   136.3   134.3   135.6   133.4    37.4    36.4    37.2    36.3
      Idaho..............    22.9    24.0    23.5    24.2   123.3   129.0   123.4   128.9    24.5    24.2    24.3    24.2
      Illinois...........   321.6   327.1   326.1   330.3 1,320.8 1,352.3 1,324.2 1,351.8   387.2   390.3   383.2   387.5
      Indiana............   142.8   140.5   140.4   141.0   674.7   687.5   673.7   686.2   133.4   135.8   131.6   134.6
                                                                                                                         
      Iowa...............    61.9    63.1    61.6    63.2   346.4   350.4   344.5   349.5    77.8    79.0    76.9    78.3
      Kansas.............    68.2    70.1    68.0    70.1   298.0   308.0   299.9   308.6    58.3    59.7    58.0    59.5
      Kentucky...........    92.2    93.7    92.7    93.7   400.6   408.1   402.8   410.0    65.9    66.8    65.6    66.8
      Louisiana..........   108.2   108.8   108.2   109.0   417.9   428.6   421.5   430.1    80.6    80.8    80.6    80.8
      Maine..............    22.8    22.4    22.5    22.4   147.9   149.7   144.3   146.5    26.4    26.8    26.0    26.4
                                                                                                                         
      Maryland...........   104.8   106.1   105.7   106.3   538.3   541.4   535.4   537.6   129.0   129.0   127.9   127.8
      Massachusetts......   126.3   124.7   129.1   129.5   697.7   710.1   693.0   701.2   206.5   206.6   204.4   204.6
      Michigan...........   167.5   171.0   166.2   171.3 1,014.0 1,036.1 1,005.6 1,035.6   199.3   201.1   196.6   198.0
      Minnesota..........   115.9   119.0   118.2   121.6   583.7   597.3   580.4   596.0   139.7   143.6   139.3   142.9
      Mississippi........    50.4    49.0    50.2    49.1   231.0   229.0   231.1   227.5    40.5    40.0    40.3    39.4
                                                                                                                         
      Missouri...........   158.3   165.3   160.9   165.5   608.2   616.1   606.7   614.9   147.2   152.3   146.1   150.9
      Montana............    20.8    21.1    21.2    21.1   100.4   101.2    99.4   100.1    15.9    16.0    15.7    15.8
      Nebraska...........    49.8    50.3    50.0    50.4   211.3   207.8   206.2   209.4    53.2    52.7    52.9    52.4
      Nevada.............    41.2    43.0    41.2    42.9   159.2   173.3   159.9   174.2    36.4    38.5    36.6    38.5
      New Hampshire......    19.4    20.3    20.3    20.9   144.7   148.7   142.8   143.5    29.5    29.5    29.2    29.2
                                                                                                                         
      New Jersey.........   248.6   244.3   253.7   250.5   858.9   871.4   857.5   869.4   231.0   232.7   227.8   230.1
      New Mexico.........    30.3    30.6    31.0    31.3   167.4   174.5   166.7   173.3    29.8    31.0    29.7    30.7
      New York...........   397.5   398.9   407.9   407.9 1,620.8 1,642.9 1,624.2 1,645.8   729.4   730.1   723.7   724.5
      North Carolina.....   164.6   165.9   164.5   164.8   809.5   813.2   808.7   810.8   146.8   155.2   145.4   154.2
      North Dakota.......    18.4    18.3    18.3    18.4    80.3    81.9    79.5    81.3    13.8    14.2    13.9    14.2
                                                                                                                         
      Ohio...............   230.6   232.6   231.5   232.5 1,291.4 1,317.3 1,287.3 1,311.8   272.6   280.1   270.5   278.2
      Oklahoma...........    73.8    77.2    74.1    76.9   315.1   323.3   315.1   322.2    66.5    67.5    66.3    67.1
      Oregon.............    71.3    73.6    71.5    74.1   366.1   382.4   366.1   381.9    88.7    91.4    88.6    91.6
      Pennsylvania.......   266.1   264.5   274.6   272.7 1,204.9 1,227.9 1,197.1 1,218.4   307.8   315.0   304.7   310.8
      Rhode Island.......    14.4    14.7    15.1    15.3   100.2   100.6    99.6    98.2    25.1    24.9    24.9    24.9
                                                                                                                         
      South Carolina.....    72.2    74.4    72.1    74.2   393.4   409.9   392.6   409.1    70.1    72.9    70.0    72.3
      South Dakota.......    16.0    16.1    16.1    16.1    91.2    93.7    88.4    90.9    19.2    20.3    19.1    20.1
      Tennessee..........   137.9   138.1   137.7   138.6   594.6   618.5   599.9   619.9   111.4   114.1   111.3   113.6
      Texas..............   477.7   490.2   478.4   492.1 1,958.8 2,014.7 1,961.1 2,013.1   440.8   447.7   439.1   446.5
      Utah...............    51.6    53.5    51.7    53.9   224.1   234.6   223.7   234.9    48.3    51.4    48.7    52.0
                                                                                                                         
      Vermont............    11.7    11.9    12.0    12.1    66.4    66.5    65.9    66.1    12.2    12.6    12.1    12.5
      Virginia...........   157.2   163.4   157.5   163.3   704.4   717.0   705.6   716.8   162.4   163.7   161.0   162.4
      Washington.........   121.7   123.5   122.7   124.2   594.0   601.2   595.2   603.9   122.8   125.9   122.3   125.7
      West Virginia......    40.5    39.4    40.4    39.1   160.4   163.3   161.5   163.2    27.1    26.9    27.1    26.8
      Wisconsin..........   117.2   117.5   120.9   121.2   597.9   603.4   592.0   598.7   137.3   138.8   136.3   137.7
      Wyoming............    13.8    13.7    13.6    13.7    55.3    55.0    54.3    54.2     8.1     8.1     8.1     8.0
                                                                                                                         
      Puerto Rico........    22.5    21.4    22.7    21.3   179.7   180.1   179.8   178.8    42.8    42.8    42.7    42.4






                                                                                         
                                                                                         
                                      Services                       Government          
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
                               August        September         August        September   
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
                            1995    1996    1995   1996p    1995    1996    1995   1996p 
                                                                                                                                                                                  
      Alabama............   399.9   410.2   401.6   411.9   328.2   327.6   335.8   335.0
      Alaska.............    65.3    67.1    63.8    65.9    70.7    70.1    73.3    73.5
      Arizona............   516.6   547.4   520.3   550.3   274.3   292.4   305.9   317.7
      Arkansas...........   241.4   248.6   243.0   250.0   166.7   168.0   179.4   181.0
      California......... 3,760.3 3,922.6 3,787.9 3,935.7 1,991.9 2,006.5 2,068.3 2,082.9
                                                                                         
      Colorado...........   550.4   568.0   544.6   556.8   284.7   285.8   302.4   303.8
      Connecticut........   470.1   478.2   470.4   480.1   206.4   206.3   221.2   222.2
      Delaware...........    97.8   102.3    98.0   102.1    48.3    48.8    48.5    49.1
      District of                                                                        
         Columbia........   263.1   263.4   267.9   266.2   250.9   238.7   251.1   237.9
      Florida............ 2,063.1 2,142.4 2,074.7 2,156.2   848.5   872.0   938.6   957.1
                                                                                         
      Georgia............   856.0   905.1   857.1   898.4   561.2   566.8   564.1   575.9
      Hawaii(2)..........   163.4   165.0   164.0   164.9   104.3   104.9   100.8    99.5
      Idaho..............   112.6   122.3   112.4   121.9    89.7    89.9    96.7    97.3
      Illinois........... 1,609.1 1,642.9 1,603.4 1,639.9   752.9   768.7   798.8   800.8
      Indiana............   634.0   639.2   636.9   643.8   332.2   339.1   404.3   399.9
                                                                                         
      Iowa...............   340.1   352.6   344.2   356.4   211.8   209.7   226.6   225.2
      Kansas.............   293.8   296.5   294.2   296.5   217.4   218.8   237.8   233.9
      Kentucky...........   395.8   412.9   397.2   413.4   272.1   276.7   287.7   293.3
      Louisiana..........   476.1   477.3   481.0   479.0   340.9   346.1   359.6   361.2
      Maine..............   155.9   158.1   153.4   155.3    80.4    79.4    92.0    91.3
                                                                                         
      Maryland...........   702.0   712.0   700.2   708.0   400.2   397.7   419.0   417.4
      Massachusetts...... 1,030.5 1,063.6 1,035.8 1,065.9   369.4   369.1   391.4   392.8
      Michigan........... 1,121.3 1,172.9 1,122.9 1,169.3   577.1   572.2   635.9   632.6
      Minnesota..........   654.7   673.7   655.3   674.4   348.7   353.5   362.8   369.8
      Mississippi........   231.3   239.4   234.8   240.2   213.6   217.7   220.9   221.7
                                                                                         
      Missouri...........   695.1   709.3   696.1   722.0   361.1   367.4   391.6   398.2
      Montana............   100.7   105.9    99.1   104.3    72.4    72.5    76.2    78.6
      Nebraska...........   214.4   219.9   213.4   219.6   142.4   144.8   148.0   152.0
      Nevada.............   356.0   371.5   356.6   371.9    89.1    94.3    97.3   103.1
      New Hampshire......   158.6   159.5   156.0   158.5    67.0    67.7    75.6    76.4
                                                                                         
      New Jersey......... 1,108.2 1,142.9 1,098.3 1,133.0   550.2   545.9   550.9   547.5
      New Mexico.........   195.1   205.3   194.4   203.0   157.8   160.8   166.2   168.4
      New York........... 2,539.2 2,610.8 2,551.4 2,620.3 1,346.0 1,320.4 1,348.0 1,329.4
      North Carolina.....   775.1   802.3   774.7   798.2   495.6   521.1   552.7   574.7
      North Dakota.......    82.4    85.7    82.3    85.5    67.0    66.2    70.6    70.1
                                                                                         
      Ohio............... 1,410.7 1,443.0 1,415.7 1,443.2   692.3   703.5   742.3   745.2
      Oklahoma...........   348.1   365.7   351.3   368.9   255.7   255.9   269.4   269.6
      Oregon.............   371.2   401.0   377.2   406.9   218.1   212.0   230.5   227.1
      Pennsylvania....... 1,600.7 1,612.9 1,606.0 1,615.4   675.5   679.8   709.6   709.4
      Rhode Island.......   146.0   149.5   147.2   151.4    57.7    56.5    59.4    60.6
                                                                                         
      South Carolina.....   371.5   387.7   370.8   388.6   282.0   281.4   292.4   292.4
      South Dakota.......    91.0    93.5    90.1    92.2    65.8    64.9    69.6    68.5
      Tennessee..........   643.8   665.2   651.3   671.0   355.3   371.2   385.8   396.5
      Texas.............. 2,152.6 2,256.1 2,151.8 2,251.0 1,408.8 1,435.3 1,448.4 1,478.8
      Utah...............   244.0   260.4   247.3   263.6   151.6   156.2   161.9   166.4
                                                                                         
      Vermont............    79.1    81.5    79.4    80.7    37.5    36.9    44.7    45.1
      Virginia...........   884.6   922.2   886.8   924.1   562.9   565.8   586.5   588.9
      Washington.........   633.0   661.6   640.5   669.7   412.3   417.1   435.1   442.0
      West Virginia......   185.0   189.3   185.4   189.3   132.8   132.9   133.6   134.6
      Wisconsin..........   643.1   657.6   643.1   656.2   349.7   355.5   372.5   378.5
      Wyoming............    53.8    53.8    51.0    51.3    52.0    52.6    58.0    60.0
                                                                                         
      Puerto Rico........   164.9   168.0   167.5   168.8   324.0   309.6   295.1   310.0

       1 Includes mining, not shown separately.
       2 Mining is combined with construction.
       p = preliminary.
      NOTE:   Data are counts of jobs by place of work.  Data have been adjusted to
     reflect March 1995 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors. 
     Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark month are provisional and will be
     revised when new information becomes available.
Table 5. Unemployment rates by state and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                              
                                                                    August                 September          
                       State and area                                                                         
                                                                                                              
                                                                1995      1996        1995           1996p    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                              
            United States...................................     5.6       5.1         5.4            5.0     
                                                                                                              
Alabama.....................................................     6.8       4.9         6.3            4.6     
  Birmingham................................................     4.7       3.1         4.4            3.0     
  Huntsville................................................     4.8       3.1         4.4            2.9     
  Mobile....................................................     7.6       4.9         6.9            4.6     
  Montgomery................................................     6.0       4.0         5.6            3.8     
  Tuscaloosa................................................     5.2       3.5         4.4            3.1     
                                                                                                              
Alaska......................................................     5.4       5.5         6.0            5.9     
  Anchorage.................................................     4.2       4.2         4.6            4.7     
                                                                                                              
Arizona.....................................................     5.4       5.8         5.4            6.1     
  Phoenix-Mesa..............................................     3.5       3.8         3.7            4.1     
  Tucson....................................................     3.2       3.6         3.5            4.0     
                                                                                                              
Arkansas....................................................     5.0       5.2         4.5            4.8     
  Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers............................     2.5       2.7         2.3            2.5     
  Fort Smith(1).............................................     4.5       4.6         4.9            4.6     
  Little Rock-North Little Rock.............................     3.8       3.8         3.5            3.6     
  Pine Bluff................................................     7.8       8.0         6.9            7.6     
                                                                                                              
California..................................................     7.7       7.0         7.5            6.7     
  Bakersfield...............................................    11.6      11.0        12.1           11.5     
  Fresno....................................................    11.4      10.4        11.0           10.7     
  Los Angeles-Long Beach....................................     8.3       8.3         8.0            7.5     
  Modesto...................................................    11.8      10.5        11.5           11.0     
  Oakland...................................................     6.1       5.1         5.9            5.0     
  Orange County.............................................     5.4       4.3         5.3            4.1     
  Riverside-San Bernardino..................................     9.4       8.3         9.3            8.0     
  Sacramento................................................     6.4       5.6         6.4            5.6     
  Salinas...................................................     8.2       7.2         7.7            6.9     
  San Diego.................................................     6.5       5.5         6.5            5.3     
  San Francisco.............................................     5.4       4.2         5.2            4.0     
  San Jose..................................................     4.8       3.7         4.6            3.7     
  Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc..........................     6.2       5.3         6.2            5.5     
  Santa Rosa................................................     5.3       4.4         4.9            4.0     
  Stockton-Lodi.............................................     9.9       8.7         9.7            8.7     
  Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa....................................     7.1       6.9         7.1            6.8     
  Ventura...................................................     8.6       8.2         8.5            8.2     
                                                                                                              
Colorado....................................................     4.1       3.9         3.7            3.5     
  Colorado Springs..........................................     4.6       4.3         4.0            3.9     
  Boulder-Longmont..........................................     4.3       3.6         3.9            3.3     
  Denver....................................................     3.7       3.5         3.3            3.2     
                                                                                                              
Connecticut.................................................     5.7       4.9         5.1            4.4     
  Bridgeport................................................     6.8       5.7         6.1            5.3     
  Danbury...................................................     3.9       3.5         3.3            2.9     
  Hartford..................................................     6.2       5.3         5.5            4.7     
  New Haven-Meriden.........................................     5.8       5.1         5.2            4.6     
  New London-Norwich........................................     5.6       4.8         5.1            4.5     
  Stamford-Norwalk..........................................     3.9       3.1         3.6            2.8     
  Waterbury.................................................     6.4       5.1         5.6            4.7     
                                                                                                              
Delaware....................................................     4.4       5.4         4.6            5.3     
  Dover.....................................................     4.7       4.8         4.7            4.5     
  Wilmington-Newark(1)......................................     4.9       6.9         5.3            6.7     
                                                                                                              
District of Columbia........................................     8.8       8.8         8.6            8.0     
  Washington(1).............................................     4.2       3.8         4.2            3.8     
                                                                                                              
Florida.....................................................     5.7       5.4         5.8            5.6     
  Daytona Beach.............................................     4.3       4.1         4.5            4.2     
  Fort Lauderdale...........................................     5.6       5.2         5.8            5.4     
  Fort Myers-Cape Coral.....................................     4.4       3.8         4.5            3.8     
  Gainesville...............................................     2.8       2.7         2.7            2.7     
  Jacksonville..............................................     3.5       3.7         3.5            3.8     
  Lakeland-Winter Haven.....................................     9.3       9.0         9.1            9.2     
  Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay.............................     6.3       5.2         6.6            5.3     
  Miami.....................................................     7.2       7.3         7.4            7.7     
  Orlando...................................................     4.4       3.9         4.5            3.9     
  Pensacola.................................................     3.9       3.4         4.0            3.6     
  Sarasota-Bradenton........................................     3.9       3.5         4.2            3.8     
  Tallahassee...............................................     2.9       3.1         2.8            3.2     
  Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater...........................     4.3       3.9         4.4            4.0     
  West Palm Beach-Boca Raton................................     8.1       8.0         8.2            8.3     
Georgia.....................................................     5.1       4.5         5.1            4.5     
  Albany....................................................     6.2       6.2         6.6            5.9     
  Athens....................................................     3.5       3.2         3.6            3.2     
  Atlanta...................................................     4.5       3.7         4.4            3.8     
  Augusta-Aiken(1)..........................................     7.5       6.9         7.6            6.5     
  Columbus(1)...............................................     6.7       4.9         6.7            4.7     
  Macon.....................................................     5.0       4.7         5.2            4.7     
  Savannah..................................................     5.3       4.7         5.3            4.6     
                                                                                                              
Hawaii......................................................     6.5       6.5         6.1            5.6     
  Honolulu..................................................     5.1       5.4         4.9            4.7     
                                                                                                              
Idaho.......................................................     4.8       4.5         4.4            4.2     
  Boise City................................................     3.7       3.4         3.5            3.4     
                                                                                                              
Illinois....................................................     5.2       5.3         4.8            4.9     
  Bloomington-Normal........................................     2.9       3.0         2.6            2.6     
  Champaign-Urbana..........................................     3.2       3.2         2.6            2.9     
  Chicago...................................................     5.1       5.1         4.8            4.7     
  Davenport-Moline-Rock Island(1)...........................     4.2       3.8         4.0            3.6     
  Decatur...................................................     8.1       9.1         7.0            8.3     
  Kankakee..................................................     6.1       5.7         5.4            5.0     
  Peoria-Pekin..............................................     4.4       6.1         3.8            5.3     
  Rockford..................................................     4.1       4.2         3.6            3.8     
  Springfield...............................................     4.5       4.5         4.1            4.2     
                                                                                                              
Indiana.....................................................     4.4       3.9         4.1            3.8     
  Bloomington...............................................     3.3       2.7         2.4            2.2     
  Elkhart-Goshen............................................     4.1       3.5         3.8            3.6     
  Evansville-Henderson(1)...................................     4.8       4.1         4.9            4.2     
  Fort Wayne................................................     3.7       3.3         3.5            3.2     
  Gary......................................................     5.9       5.0         5.9            5.0     
  Indianapolis..............................................     3.6       3.2         3.5            3.1     
  Kokomo....................................................     3.8       3.3         3.8            3.4     
  Lafayette.................................................     2.8       2.7         2.4            2.5     
  Muncie....................................................     4.9       4.8         4.2            4.2     
  South Bend................................................     4.0       4.0         3.7            3.8     
  Terre Haute...............................................     5.8       6.0         5.5            5.5     
                                                                                                              
Iowa........................................................     3.2       2.8         3.1            2.8     
  Cedar Rapids..............................................     2.7       2.3         2.7            2.2     
  Des Moines................................................     2.4       2.3         2.5            2.5     
  Dubuque...................................................     2.6       4.2         2.8            4.1     
  Iowa City.................................................     2.9       2.4         3.1            2.5     
  Sioux City(1).............................................     2.8       2.8         2.8            2.7     
  Waterloo-Cedar Falls......................................     4.1       3.8         3.9            3.5     
                                                                                                              
Kansas......................................................     4.2       4.0         4.1            3.8     
  Lawrence..................................................     5.1       4.7         4.6            4.3     
  Topeka....................................................     4.3       4.8         4.7            5.1     
  Wichita...................................................     4.6       3.9         4.4            3.7     
                                                                                                              
Kentucky....................................................     5.1       4.2         5.3            4.5     
  Lexington.................................................     2.8       2.1         2.9            2.3     
  Louisville(1).............................................     4.2       3.5         4.4            3.7     
  Owensboro.................................................     5.7       4.2         5.8            4.6     
                                                                                                              
Louisiana...................................................     6.7       6.9         6.4            6.7     
  Alexandria................................................     6.9       7.5         6.1            6.8     
  Baton Rouge...............................................     6.3       6.2         5.9            5.9     
  Houma.....................................................     5.1       4.3         4.8            4.0     
  Lafayette.................................................     6.2       6.1         6.0            5.9     
  Lake Charles..............................................     6.0       6.1         5.9            6.2     
  Monroe....................................................     5.7       6.7         5.4            6.5     
  New Orleans...............................................     6.5       6.8         6.3            6.7     
  Shreveport-Bossier City...................................     7.2       7.4         6.9            7.1     
                                                                                                              
Maine.......................................................     4.7       4.4         4.7            4.1     
  Lewiston-Auburn...........................................     5.2       6.0         5.0            5.5     
  Portland..................................................     3.2       2.7         3.1            2.5     
                                                                                                              
Maryland....................................................     5.0       4.7         5.2            4.9     
  Baltimore.................................................     5.7       5.3         5.8            5.5     
                                                                                                              
Massachusetts...............................................     5.2       3.9         5.3            4.1     
  Barnstable-Yarmouth.......................................     4.0       3.0         4.4            3.5     
  Boston(1).................................................     4.7       3.4         4.8            3.7     
Massachusetts--Continued                                                                                      
  Brockton..................................................     6.2       5.0         6.1            5.1     
  Fitchburg-Leominster......................................     6.6       5.1         6.3            5.1     
  Lawrence(1)...............................................     6.5       5.6         6.1            6.1     
  Lowell(1).................................................     5.6       4.2         5.6            4.4     
  New Bedford...............................................     8.7       6.7         8.8            7.4     
  Pittsfield................................................     5.9       4.2         6.2            4.7     
  Springfield...............................................     5.8       4.0         5.6            4.2     
  Worcester(1)..............................................     4.9       3.7         4.9            3.8     
                                                                                                              
Michigan....................................................     5.0       4.2         4.8            4.2     
  Ann Arbor.................................................     3.5       2.8         3.3            2.6     
  Benton Harbor.............................................     5.2       5.7         4.7            6.0     
  Detroit...................................................     4.9       4.0         5.0            4.0     
  Flint.....................................................     6.6       5.8         6.3            6.1     
  Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland.............................     4.1       3.8         3.7            3.7     
  Jackson...................................................     5.4       4.7         4.9            4.8     
  Kalamazoo-Battle Creek....................................     4.2       3.9         4.2            4.1     
  Lansing-East Lansing......................................     3.6       3.3         3.4            3.3     
  Saginaw-Bay City-Midland..................................     5.3       4.0         5.0            4.2     
                                                                                                              
Minnesota...................................................     3.2       3.4         3.7            3.9     
  Duluth-Superior(1)........................................     4.7       5.0         5.3            5.3     
  Minneapolis-St.Paul(1)....................................     2.6       2.8         3.2            3.3     
  Rochester.................................................     2.4       2.5         2.9            2.9     
  St. Cloud.................................................     3.7       4.2         4.0            4.5     
                                                                                                              
Mississippi.................................................     6.7       6.5         6.6            5.3     
  Jackson...................................................     4.6       3.9         4.6            3.3     
                                                                                                              
Missouri....................................................     5.2       4.3         4.4            3.6     
  Kansas City(1)............................................     4.6       3.9         4.1            3.5     
  St. Louis LMA(1)..........................................     5.4       4.4         4.6            3.8     
  Springfield...............................................     3.7       3.2         3.2            2.7     
                                                                                                              
Montana.....................................................     5.1       4.5         5.1            4.6     
                                                                                                              
Nebraska....................................................     2.4       2.4         2.3            2.1     
  Lincoln...................................................     2.1       2.2         2.1            2.0     
  Omaha(1)..................................................     2.5       2.4         2.6            2.2     
                                                                                                              
Nevada......................................................     5.2       5.1         5.2            5.3     
  Las Vegas(1)..............................................     5.5       5.4         5.5            5.6     
  Reno......................................................     4.3       4.1         4.2            4.2     
                                                                                                              
New Hampshire...............................................     3.8       3.6         3.7            4.0     
  Manchester................................................     3.9       3.3         3.6            3.6     
  Nashua....................................................     4.5       4.0         4.3            4.5     
  Portsmouth-Rochester(1)...................................     3.3       3.1         3.2            3.5     
                                                                                                              
New Jersey..................................................     6.3       6.0         6.1            5.9     
  Atlantic-Cape May.........................................     7.3       7.0         7.6            7.5     
  Bergen-Passaic............................................     6.7       6.3         6.6            6.1     
  Jersey City...............................................     9.1       9.0         9.0            9.0     
  Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon..............................     5.1       4.7         4.7            4.5     
  Monmouth-Ocean............................................     5.4       5.1         5.4            5.1     
  Newark....................................................     6.3       6.0         6.2            6.0     
  Trenton...................................................     5.5       5.7         5.4            5.5     
  Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton..............................     8.9       8.7         8.8            8.7     
                                                                                                              
New Mexico..................................................     6.4       7.2         6.2            6.9     
  Albuquerque...............................................     4.5       5.3         4.3            4.8     
  Las Cruces................................................     8.5       8.2         7.9            8.0     
  Santa Fe..................................................     4.2       4.4         4.2            4.4     
                                                                                                              
New York....................................................     6.3       6.0         6.2            5.7     
  Albany-Schenectady-Troy...................................     5.0       4.2         5.3            4.4     
  Binghamton................................................     4.8       3.9         4.8            4.0     
  Buffalo-Niagara Falls.....................................     5.5       5.2         5.1            4.7     
  Dutchess County...........................................     4.8       4.0         5.1            4.2     
  Elmira....................................................     4.6       4.1         4.5            4.2     
  Glens Falls...............................................     5.0       4.8         5.0            5.0     
  Nassau-Suffolk............................................     5.4       4.4         5.2            4.1     
  New York..................................................     7.7       7.8         7.5            7.4     
  New York City.............................................     8.2       8.5         8.1            8.0     
  Newburgh(1)...............................................     5.0       4.2         5.0            4.2     
  Rochester.................................................     4.3       3.8         4.2            3.8     
New York--Continued                                                                                           
  Syracuse..................................................     5.2       4.2         5.5            4.4     
  Utica-Rome................................................     5.0       4.7         4.9            4.5     
                                                                                                              
North Carolina..............................................     4.3       4.1         4.0            3.8     
  Asheville.................................................     3.3       3.0         3.1            2.7     
  Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill(1)...........................     3.5       3.7         3.3            3.5     
  Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point.......................     3.3       3.2         3.1            2.9     
  Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill................................     2.7       2.4         2.6            2.2     
                                                                                                              
North Dakota................................................     2.9       2.5         2.7            2.3     
  Bismarck..................................................     3.0       2.3         3.1            2.3     
  Fargo-Moorhead(1).........................................     2.1       2.0         2.0            1.8     
  Grand Forks(1)............................................     3.3       3.0         2.2            2.2     
                                                                                                              
Ohio........................................................     4.7       4.3         4.7            4.5     
  Akron.....................................................     4.2       3.9         4.3            4.2     
  Canton-Massillon..........................................     4.5       4.4         4.8            4.8     
  Cincinnati(1).............................................     4.2       3.7         4.4            3.9     
  Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria...................................     5.3       4.6         4.9            5.1     
  Columbus..................................................     3.1       2.8         3.1            3.0     
  Dayton-Springfield........................................     3.9       4.2         4.0            4.3     
  Hamilton-Middletown.......................................     4.0       3.7         4.0            3.9     
  Lima......................................................     5.7       5.7         6.0            6.3     
  Mansfield.................................................     6.4       5.5         6.3            5.6     
  Steubenville-Weirton......................................     6.6       5.3         6.2            5.5     
  Toledo....................................................     4.8       4.2         4.5            4.3     
  Youngstown-Warren.........................................     5.8       5.3         6.9            5.4     
                                                                                                              
Oklahoma....................................................     4.2       3.9         4.4            4.1     
  Enid......................................................     3.3       3.2         3.7            3.4     
  Lawton....................................................     4.7       4.2         5.1            4.6     
  Oklahoma City.............................................     3.4       3.1         3.4            3.4     
  Tulsa.....................................................     3.7       3.2         4.0            3.4     
                                                                                                              
Oregon......................................................     4.4       4.9         4.6            4.7     
  Eugene-Springfield........................................     4.4       4.8         4.8            4.8     
  Medford-Ashland...........................................     6.4       7.1         6.1            6.4     
  Portland-Vancouver(1).....................................     3.6       3.8         3.7            3.7     
  Salem.....................................................     3.9       4.6         4.0            4.3     
                                                                                                              
Pennsylvania................................................     5.6       5.0         5.7            4.8     
  Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton................................     5.4       5.1         5.2            4.8     
  Altoona...................................................     5.4       4.7         5.4            4.8     
  Erie......................................................     6.0       5.3         6.1            4.9     
  Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle...............................     3.6       3.0         3.6            2.8     
  Johnstown.................................................     7.6       6.8         7.9            6.9     
  Lancaster.................................................     3.4       3.0         3.5            2.7     
  Philadelphia(1)...........................................     5.9       5.3         6.0            5.3     
  Pittsburgh................................................     5.6       4.8         5.5            4.4     
  Reading...................................................     4.6       3.9         4.6            3.7     
  Scranton-Wilkes-Barre-Hazelton............................     7.4       6.4         7.5            6.2     
  Sharon....................................................     4.8       3.8         4.5            3.3     
  State College.............................................     3.0       2.8         2.9            2.4     
  Williamsport..............................................     6.2       5.6         6.6            5.5     
  York......................................................     4.1       4.3         4.2            3.9     
                                                                                                              
Rhode Island................................................     6.6       4.7         7.0            5.1     
  Providence-Fall River-Warwick(1)..........................     6.9       5.1         7.2            5.4     
                                                                                                              
South Carolina..............................................     5.1       5.9         5.2            6.1     
  Charleston-North Charleston...............................     5.1       5.7         5.3            5.7     
  Columbia..................................................     3.3       3.5         3.5            3.7     
  Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson...........................     3.4       4.4         3.3            4.3     
                                                                                                              
South Dakota................................................     2.9       2.9         2.5            2.5     
  Rapid City................................................     2.6       2.5         2.7            2.6     
  Sioux Falls...............................................     1.9       1.8         1.9            1.8     
                                                                                                              
Tennessee...................................................     5.6       4.6         5.2            4.3     
  Chattanooga(1)............................................     5.2       4.1         5.0            3.9     
  Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol(1).........................     5.8       4.3         5.1            4.0     
  Knoxville.................................................     4.3       3.4         3.8            3.1     
  Memphis(1)................................................     5.5       4.1         5.2            3.9     
  Nashville.................................................     4.0       3.3         3.7            3.0     
                                                                                                              
Texas.......................................................     6.1       5.6         6.0            5.3     
  Abilene...................................................     5.3       4.9         5.1            4.4     
Texas--Contiuned                                                                                              
  Amarillo..................................................     3.7       3.8         3.9            3.7     
  Austin-San Marcos.........................................     3.0       3.0         3.0            3.0     
  Beaumont-Port Arthur......................................    10.4       9.4        10.0            8.8     
  Brazoria..................................................     7.8       7.0         7.7            6.6     
  Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito..........................    12.7      11.9        12.4           11.1     
  Bryan-College Station.....................................     3.3       2.5         2.9            2.2     
  Corpus Christi............................................     9.2       8.8         9.3            8.1     
  Dallas....................................................     4.8       4.0         4.7            3.8     
  El Paso...................................................    10.0      12.1        10.5           11.7     
  Fort Worth-Arlington......................................     4.8       3.8         4.8            3.6     
  Galveston-Texas City......................................     7.5       8.4         7.4            8.0     
  Houston...................................................     5.9       5.4         5.9            5.1     
  Killeen-Temple............................................     5.0       4.8         4.9            4.5     
  Laredo....................................................    16.0      12.1        15.9           11.4     
  Longview-Marshall.........................................     8.1       7.8         7.6            7.5     
  Lubbock...................................................     4.4       4.0         3.7            3.5     
  McAllen-Edinburg-Mission..................................    19.3      18.5        19.4           17.9     
  Odessa-Midland............................................     6.1       5.8         6.1            5.3     
  San Angelo................................................     4.2       3.4         4.3            3.4     
  San Antonio...............................................     4.8       4.5         4.6            4.1     
  Sherman-Denison...........................................     4.8       4.4         4.9            4.1     
  Texarkana(1)..............................................     8.0       7.3         7.9            7.3     
  Tyler.....................................................     5.6       7.1         6.4            6.7     
  Victoria..................................................     5.9       4.9         6.0            4.8     
  Waco......................................................     4.8       4.6         4.6            3.9     
  Wichita Falls.............................................     4.7       4.6         4.4            4.3     
                                                                                                              
Utah........................................................     3.9       3.2         3.4            3.0     
  Provo-Orem................................................     3.3       2.8         2.8            2.6     
  Salt Lake City-Odgen......................................     3.6       3.0         3.2            2.8     
                                                                                                              
Vermont.....................................................     3.8       3.8         3.7            3.9     
  Burlington................................................     2.9       2.9         2.8            2.9     
                                                                                                              
Virginia....................................................     4.6       4.1         4.5            4.2     
  Charlottesville...........................................     2.5       2.3         2.4            2.3     
  Danville..................................................     8.9       6.9         8.0            6.5     
  Lynchburg.................................................     3.7       3.3         3.5            3.2     
  Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News(1)....................     4.8       4.6         4.9            4.8     
  Richmond-Petersburg.......................................     3.7       3.7         3.9            3.9     
  Roanoke...................................................     3.0       2.6         2.9            2.8     
                                                                                                              
Washington..................................................     5.8       5.2         5.4            5.0     
  Spokane...................................................     4.6       4.5         4.6            4.4     
  Tacoma....................................................     5.7       5.1         5.6            5.0     
  Seattle-Bellevue-Everett..................................     4.9       4.0         4.9            4.1     
                                                                                                              
West Virginia...............................................     7.6       6.5         7.2            6.5     
  Charleston................................................     5.4       4.5         5.5            4.7     
  Huntington-Ashland(1).....................................     6.8       5.9         7.2            5.8     
  Parkersburg-Marietta(1)...................................     6.9       5.2         6.4            5.4     
  Wheeling(1)...............................................     5.5       4.3         5.4            4.3     
                                                                                                              
Wisconsin...................................................     3.2       3.1         3.1            2.7     
  Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah...................................     2.7       2.4         2.8            2.2     
  Eau Claire................................................     3.0       3.1         2.8            2.5     
  Green Bay.................................................     2.7       2.7         2.8            2.4     
  Janesville-Beloit.........................................     3.6       3.3         3.8            3.1     
  Kenosha...................................................     3.5       3.4         3.6            2.9     
  La Crosse(1)..............................................     3.1       2.5         2.9            2.2     
  Madison...................................................     1.5       1.5         1.5            1.4     
  Milwaukee-Waukesha........................................     3.5       3.6         3.4            3.2     
  Racine....................................................     3.8       4.0         3.8            3.4     
  Sheboygan.................................................     2.4       2.8         2.8            2.3     
  Wausau....................................................     3.6       3.0         3.5            2.5     
                                                                                                              
Wyoming.....................................................     3.9       4.0         3.9            3.9     
  Casper....................................................     4.8       5.3         5.2            5.4     
                                                                                                              
Puerto Rico.................................................    13.8      (2)         14.2            (2)     
  Caguas....................................................    13.5      (2)         13.5            (2)     
  Mayaguez..................................................    14.8      (2)         15.7            (2)     
  Ponce.....................................................    16.6      (2)         17.6            (2)     
  San Juan-Bayamon..........................................    11.5      (2)         11.9            (2)     

  1 Includes interstate portion of area located in adjacent state.
  2 Not available.
  p = preliminary, except for the national figures.
  NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. All estimates are provisional and will be revised when new benchmark
and population information becomes available.