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Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state, seasonally adjusted
Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state, not seasonally adjusted
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, seasonally adjusted
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, seasonally adjusted-Continued
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, seasonally
Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, not seasonally adjusted
Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, not seasonally
Table 5. Unemployment rates by state and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted
Table 5. Unemployment rates by state and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
Table 5. Unemployment rates by state and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
Table 5. Unemployment rates by state and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
Table 5. Unemployment rates by state and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted-Continued

Technical information:                         USDL 95-238
   Employment           (202) 606-6559
   Unemployment               606-6392
Media contact:                606-5902         For release:  10:00 A.M. EDT
                                               Tuesday, June 27, 1995
 
 
    STATE AND METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT:  MAY 1995
 
     Unemployment rates were lower in May 1995 than a month earlier in 20
states, higher in 25 states and the District of Columbia, and unchanged in
5 states, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor
reported today.  The national unemployment rate was 5.7 percent in May,
essentially unchanged from 5.8 percent in April.  Nonfarm payroll
employment rose in fewer than half of the states over the month.
 
State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)
 
     South Dakota had the largest unemployment rate decrease from April to
May, 1.0 percentage point, followed by Arkansas and Massachusetts, both
down 0.9 point.  For South Dakota and Arkansas, these declines brought
their rates--2.3 and 4.1 percent, respectively--to the lowest levels for
each since the beginning of the series in 1978.  In Massachusetts, the
decline reversed much of the prior month's sizable increase.  California,
Oregon, and Rhode Island had the largest over-the-month rate increases, 0.6
percentage point each.  No other state had a rate change of over one-half
percentage point in either direction.
 
     Forty-six states experienced declines in jobless rates over the year.
Nine of these states recorded over-the-year decreases of a percentage point
or more, led by Florida and Ohio, which were both down 1.7 percentage
points.  Thirteen other states experienced declines of 0.6 to 0.9
percentage point.  Montana's unemployment rate rose 0.6 percentage point
over the year, the largest increase of any state.
 
     South Dakota's 2.3 percent rate was the lowest rate in the nation.
This was followed by three other Plains states--Nebraska (2.6 percent) and
Iowa and North Dakota (both 3.3 percent).  The District of Columbia had the
highest rate (8.6 percent), followed by California (8.5 percent), West
Virginia (7.6 percent), and Louisiana (7.1 percent).  Overall, 34 states
had jobless rates below the U.S. rate, while 13 states and the District of
Columbia had higher rates.  (See table 1 and chart 1.)
 
Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)
 
     The nation's payrolls showed signs of weakness in May, with 28 states
and the District of Columbia reporting losses in total nonfarm employment.
Among the states that showed employment growth in May, Utah had the largest
over-the-month increase (0.5 percent), followed by Kansas and Montana (both
0.4 percent).  Wyoming (-0.8 percent) and Rhode Island  (-0.6 percent) had
the largest job losses.  (See table 3.)
 
     Employment growth in the goods-producing sector slowed markedly, with
just a quarter of the states reporting over-the-month gains in construction
 
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and manufacturing.  Heavy rains and flooding contributed to the declines in
construction employment in a number of states, especially in the southern
and central areas of the country.
 
     The service-producing sector also displayed weakness in May, as over
half of the states had smaller gains or larger declines than in the prior
month.  Nevertheless, 36 states reported over-the-month employment
increases in the services industry.  Half of the states reported employment
gains in trade, while two-fifths showed growth in transportation and public
utilities; finance, insurance, and real estate; and government.
 
     Softness in payroll employment was spread across regions, as only four
of the nine geographic divisions had gains over the month in total nonfarm
employment, and they were 0.1 percent or less.  The Middle Atlantic
division had the largest decline (-0.2 percent) in employment levels.
 
     Over the past year, almost all states gained jobs, with the strongest
growth concentrated in the Mountain region.  Employment increases ranged
from 5.8 percent in Nevada and Utah to only 0.2 percent in Connecticut.
Only the District of Columbia (-1.9 percent), Rhode Island (-0.3 percent),
and Hawaii (-0.1 percent) recorded losses over the year.  (See chart 2.)
 
     NOTE:  Monthly payroll employment data are provided on a seasonally
adjusted basis for all states and the District of Columbia, permitting both
current and over-the-year comparisons of the data.  The state data are
intended for individual state analyses only.  Because the state data are
not designed for national aggregation, a summation could present a
misleading picture of national trends.  (See Technical Note.)
 
Metropolitan Area Unemployment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
 
     Of the 271 areas for which May data are available, 112 had rates below
4.5 percent, while 22 had rates higher than 7.5 percent.  Modesto, Calif.,
had the highest unemployment rate at 17.4 percent, followed by McAllen-
Edinburg-Mission, Tex., at 16.7 percent, and Fresno, Calif., at 15.2
percent.  The lowest rates were in Sioux Falls, S.D. (1.6 percent), and
Madison, Wis. (1.8 percent).  Only one area experienced an over-the-year
rate decline greater than 3.0 percentage points--Mansfield, Ohio (down 3.4
points)--while 71 other areas showed decreases of 1.0 point or more.
Laredo, Tex., had the largest over-the-year increase, 4.7 percentage
points, followed by Fresno, Calif., up 3.0 points.  Seven other areas
showed unemployment rate increases of 1.0 percentage point or more.  (See
table 5.)
 
___________________________________________________________________________
 
     The State and Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release
for June 1995 will be issued on Wednesday, August 2, 1995.
 
 
 
Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state, seasonally adjusted
 
(Numbers in thousands)
 
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                       |         Civilian labor force          |                                 |
                       |                                       |             Number              |           Percent of
         State         |                                       |                                 |           labor force
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                       |   May   |  Mar.   |  Apr.   |   May   |  May  | Mar.  | Apr.  |   May   |  May  | Mar.  | Apr.  |   May
                       |  1994   |  1995   |  1995   |  1995p/ | 1994  | 1995  | 1995  |  1995p/ | 1994  | 1995  | 1995  |  1995p/
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
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                       |            Indirect estimates developed through Local Area Unemployment Statistics methodology
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                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
Alabama................|  2,022.6|  2,055.4|  2,068.8|  2,054.5|  123.3|  112.7|  119.1|   120.7 |   6.1 |   5.5 |   5.8 |    5.9
Alaska.................|    305.1|    306.0|    311.8|    309.0|   24.5|   22.2|   21.0|    19.7 |   8.0 |   7.2 |   6.7 |    6.4
Arizona................|  1,978.4|  2,062.1|  2,090.2|  2,097.2|  126.1|  103.4|  115.0|   118.2 |   6.4 |   5.0 |   5.5 |    5.6
Arkansas...............|  1,202.4|  1,226.6|  1,221.9|  1,207.8|   66.7|   61.2|   61.1|    49.3 |   5.5 |   5.0 |   5.0 |    4.1
Colorado...............|  1,976.5|  2,085.4|  2,085.4|  2,082.3|   86.9|   72.9|   83.2|    81.3 |   4.4 |   3.5 |   4.0 |    3.9
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Connecticut............|  1,726.3|  1,746.9|  1,755.1|  1,737.0|   95.3|   92.9|   90.4|    88.4 |   5.5 |   5.3 |   5.2 |    5.1
Delaware...............|    384.3|    387.3|    383.5|    383.7|   19.7|   13.3|   15.7|    16.4 |   5.1 |   3.4 |   4.1 |    4.3
District of Columbia...|    314.6|    309.8|    288.5|    290.2|   25.6|   24.9|   24.4|    25.0 |   8.1 |   8.0 |   8.4 |    8.6
Georgia................|  3,551.8|  3,626.5|  3,638.2|  3,645.7|  186.2|  159.2|  170.7|   174.9 |   5.2 |   4.4 |   4.7 |    4.8
Hawaii.................|    583.3|    583.1|    590.7|    592.1|   34.9|   30.0|   30.7|    30.0 |   6.0 |   5.1 |   5.2 |    5.1
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Idaho..................|    589.2|    600.7|    605.6|    602.8|   31.4|   31.2|   30.7|    30.9 |   5.3 |   5.2 |   5.1 |    5.1
Indiana................|  3,041.9|  3,135.0|  3,143.6|  3,128.0|  150.5|  137.3|  152.1|   145.6 |   4.9 |   4.4 |   4.8 |    4.7
Iowa...................|  1,567.5|  1,569.2|  1,560.0|  1,557.3|   57.8|   52.1|   52.5|    52.0 |   3.7 |   3.3 |   3.4 |    3.3
Kansas.................|  1,328.1|  1,355.7|  1,355.3|  1,350.8|   69.2|   59.8|   62.3|    63.8 |   5.2 |   4.4 |   4.6 |    4.7
Kentucky...............|  1,815.5|  1,865.9|  1,867.3|  1,856.9|   97.9|   88.1|   88.9|    93.1 |   5.4 |   4.7 |   4.8 |    5.0
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Louisiana..............|  1,930.9|  1,996.3|  2,000.7|  1,981.7|  156.0|  146.4|  152.6|   140.5 |   8.1 |   7.3 |   7.6 |    7.1
Maine..................|    609.6|    621.5|    623.1|    631.2|   42.5|   34.2|   36.4|    39.3 |   7.0 |   5.5 |   5.8 |    6.2
Maryland...............|  2,684.6|  2,703.6|  2,709.4|  2,715.8|  138.7|  131.6|  132.7|   136.3 |   5.2 |   4.9 |   4.9 |    5.0
Minnesota..............|  2,566.7|  2,619.9|  2,604.4|  2,579.1|  102.9|   87.5|   97.1|   100.5 |   4.0 |   3.3 |   3.7 |    3.9
Mississippi............|  1,252.1|  1,245.7|  1,246.2|  1,238.6|   82.4|   63.8|   69.0|    74.1 |   6.6 |   5.1 |   5.5 |    6.0
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Missouri...............|  2,680.0|  2,782.2|  2,800.1|  2,796.7|  132.3|  132.6|  136.8|   142.5 |   4.9 |   4.8 |   4.9 |    5.1
Montana................|    435.4|    441.3|    439.1|    437.3|   21.5|   21.8|   23.5|    24.1 |   4.9 |   4.9 |   5.3 |    5.5
Nebraska...............|    874.9|    883.7|    888.3|    883.5|   24.7|   17.6|   21.9|    23.4 |   2.8 |   2.0 |   2.5 |    2.6
Nevada.................|    774.3|    789.4|    791.8|    797.7|   47.6|   44.3|   45.9|    47.4 |   6.2 |   5.6 |   5.8 |    5.9
New Hampshire..........|    625.4|    641.2|    641.3|    633.6|   29.7|   29.0|   25.9|    24.0 |   4.8 |   4.5 |   4.0 |    3.8
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New Mexico.............|    765.9|    793.1|    795.2|    794.8|   48.9|   47.8|   47.5|    45.2 |   6.4 |   6.0 |   6.0 |    5.7
North Dakota...........|    336.8|    332.3|    330.2|    330.1|   12.8|   11.0|   10.7|    10.9 |   3.8 |   3.3 |   3.3 |    3.3
Oklahoma...............|  1,540.3|  1,552.6|  1,541.7|  1,556.5|   91.7|   80.8|   75.3|    72.3 |   6.0 |   5.2 |   4.9 |    4.6
Oregon.................|  1,643.3|  1,670.4|  1,689.5|  1,699.5|   90.8|   77.0|   77.6|    87.6 |   5.5 |   4.6 |   4.6 |    5.2
Rhode Island...........|    506.1|    501.8|    489.6|    488.1|   35.9|   31.3|   28.4|    31.1 |   7.1 |   6.2 |   5.8 |    6.4
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South Carolina.........|  1,824.4|  1,845.0|  1,850.8|  1,865.3|  117.9|   87.6|   90.5|    91.7 |   6.5 |   4.7 |   4.9 |    4.9
South Dakota...........|    372.7|    379.6|    378.3|    374.5|   12.0|   11.0|   12.5|     8.8 |   3.2 |   2.9 |   3.3 |    2.3
Tennessee..............|  2,650.9|  2,654.8|  2,667.9|  2,683.9|  130.0|  106.7|  117.0|   124.2 |   4.9 |   4.0 |   4.4 |    4.6
Utah...................|    969.2|    982.4|    980.2|    983.3|   35.9|   30.3|   34.9|    36.2 |   3.7 |   3.1 |   3.6 |    3.7
Vermont................|    320.4|    326.6|    324.1|    322.2|   15.1|   13.8|   13.5|    12.6 |   4.7 |   4.2 |   4.2 |    3.9
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Virginia...............|  3,413.3|  3,534.2|  3,521.7|  3,519.4|  167.2|  149.8|  156.3|   157.7 |   4.9 |   4.2 |   4.4 |    4.5
Washington.............|  2,696.5|  2,773.8|  2,795.3|  2,814.8|  179.7|  165.5|  170.3|   171.2 |   6.7 |   6.0 |   6.1 |    6.1
West Virginia..........|    792.5|    788.7|    789.0|    790.4|   70.0|   56.0|   57.9|    60.0 |   8.8 |   7.1 |   7.3 |    7.6
Wisconsin..............|  2,790.0|  2,809.0|  2,838.4|  2,856.5|  129.4|  112.8|  112.0|   110.3 |   4.6 |   4.0 |   3.9 |    3.9
Wyoming................|    248.1|    254.0|    254.1|    254.8|   13.1|   10.5|   11.2|    12.2 |   5.3 |   4.1 |   4.4 |    4.8
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                       |                     Estimates derived directly from the Current Population Survey 1/
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California.............| 15,517.3| 15,307.1| 15,341.6| 15,209.2|1,317.9|1,166.8|1,214.8| 1,288.2 |   8.5 |   7.6 |   7.9 |    8.5
Florida................|  6,810.8|  6,809.4|  6,944.0|  6,821.9|  466.3|  296.7|  391.5|   350.2 |   6.8 |   4.4 |   5.6 |    5.1
Illinois...............|  6,023.7|  6,114.5|  6,219.3|  6,061.3|  346.8|  268.8|  351.7|   331.0 |   5.8 |   4.4 |   5.7 |    5.5
Massachusetts..........|  3,169.5|  3,181.7|  3,166.3|  3,143.8|  185.1|  146.3|  186.8|   156.5 |   5.8 |   4.6 |   5.9 |    5.0
Michigan...............|  4,748.6|  4,734.5|  4,767.2|  4,811.9|  277.9|  285.2|  278.3|   272.8 |   5.9 |   6.0 |   5.8 |    5.7
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New Jersey.............|  3,904.3|  4,026.3|  4,106.3|  4,133.5|  270.1|  235.0|  259.5|   268.2 |   6.9 |   5.8 |   6.3 |    6.5
New York...............|  8,494.3|  8,478.8|  8,489.6|  8,495.8|  555.3|  558.0|  575.3|   535.0 |   6.5 |   6.6 |   6.8 |    6.3
North Carolina.........|  3,589.0|  3,665.4|  3,644.9|  3,609.1|  149.2|  143.9|  172.9|   156.9 |   4.2 |   3.9 |   4.7 |    4.3
Ohio...................|  5,573.4|  5,533.2|  5,519.2|  5,601.8|  357.4|  208.4|  250.3|   261.6 |   6.4 |   3.8 |   4.5 |    4.7
Pennsylvania...........|  5,883.5|  5,953.4|  5,961.6|  5,804.8|  364.1|  359.3|  348.6|   329.3 |   6.2 |   6.0 |   5.8 |    5.7
Texas..................|  9,374.8|  9,482.0|  9,560.3|  9,629.7|  626.5|  537.2|  563.0|   575.6 |   6.7 |   5.7 |   5.9 |    6.0
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Puerto Rico............|  1,189.1|  1,243.8|  1,237.3|  1,209.2|  166.1|  169.9|  173.0|   165.4 |  14.0 |  13.7 |  14.0 |   13.7
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      1/  Published earlier in the employment situation               are provisional and will be revised when new
   news release, except for Puerto Rico.                              benchmark and population becomes 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
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state, not seasonally adjusted
 
(Numbers in thousands)
 
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                       |         Civilian labor force          |                                 |
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         State         |                                       |                                 |
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                       |       April       |        May        |     April     |       May       |     April     |       May
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                       |  1994   |  1995   |  1994   | 1995p/  | 1994  | 1995  | 1994  | 1995p/  | 1994  | 1995  | 1994  | 1995p/
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                       |            Indirect estimates developed through Local Area Unemployment Statistics methodology
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Alabama................|  2,016.9|  2,067.0|  2,017.4|  2,049.1|  119.4|  113.8|  111.2|   108.4 |   5.9 |   5.5 |   5.5 |    5.3
Alaska.................|    300.2|    306.9|    306.1|    309.8|   25.7|   22.0|   26.1|    21.1 |   8.5 |   7.2 |   8.5 |    6.8
Arizona................|  1,959.6|  2,074.9|  1,976.2|  2,095.9|  111.3|  103.6|  117.0|   109.0 |   5.7 |   5.0 |   5.9 |    5.2
Arkansas...............|  1,199.1|  1,223.9|  1,213.5|  1,218.0|   68.0|   63.0|   70.4|    52.1 |   5.7 |   5.1 |   5.8 |    4.3
Colorado...............|  1,927.0|  2,045.0|  1,957.5|  2,062.8|   80.2|   74.7|   87.6|    82.0 |   4.2 |   3.7 |   4.5 |    4.0
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Connecticut............|  1,715.0|  1,739.6|  1,727.4|  1,738.0|   91.9|   86.5|   96.2|    89.4 |   5.4 |   5.0 |   5.6 |    5.1
Delaware...............|    381.6|    381.2|    382.4|    381.6|   19.0|   14.4|   17.3|    13.9 |   5.0 |   3.8 |   4.5 |    3.6
District of Columbia...|    314.8|    288.2|    311.6|    287.1|   23.9|   23.0|   24.5|    23.9 |   7.6 |   8.0 |   7.9 |    8.3
Georgia................|  3,519.8|  3,612.4|  3,538.0|  3,630.2|  169.5|  155.3|  171.0|   159.3 |   4.8 |   4.3 |   4.8 |    4.4
Hawaii.................|    582.8|    589.9|    581.2|    590.2|   33.8|   30.5|   34.7|    29.8 |   5.8 |   5.2 |   6.0 |    5.0
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Idaho..................|    581.5|    599.9|    590.3|    604.0|   33.2|   33.2|   29.6|    29.1 |   5.7 |   5.5 |   5.0 |    4.8
Indiana................|  3,024.5|  3,142.7|  3,063.3|  3,149.1|  153.6|  154.7|  148.2|   143.4 |   5.1 |   4.9 |   4.8 |    4.6
Iowa...................|  1,544.6|  1,544.7|  1,556.2|  1,546.5|   56.8|   52.6|   50.8|    45.7 |   3.7 |   3.4 |   3.3 |    3.0
Kansas.................|  1,323.7|  1,350.8|  1,329.0|  1,351.4|   68.6|   60.5|   64.6|    59.3 |   5.2 |   4.5 |   4.9 |    4.4
Kentucky...............|  1,801.7|  1,861.7|  1,827.9|  1,869.3|   97.3|   87.5|   94.6|    89.9 |   5.4 |   4.7 |   5.2 |    4.8
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Louisiana..............|  1,902.4|  1,979.6|  1,925.5|  1,976.7|  142.2|  139.5|  144.3|   128.8 |   7.5 |   7.0 |   7.5 |    6.5
Maine..................|    609.5|    617.8|    609.8|    631.4|   51.1|   41.0|   41.1|    37.7 |   8.4 |   6.6 |   6.7 |    6.0
Maryland...............|  2,653.1|  2,686.2|  2,669.3|  2,700.4|  127.3|  123.8|  133.9|   131.4 |   4.8 |   4.6 |   5.0 |    4.9
Minnesota..............|  2,536.7|  2,600.2|  2,568.5|  2,581.4|  102.1|   95.8|   88.5|    86.1 |   4.0 |   3.7 |   3.4 |    3.3
Mississippi............|  1,235.8|  1,234.8|  1,249.9|  1,236.6|   76.8|   63.4|   81.1|    72.9 |   6.2 |   5.1 |   6.5 |    5.9
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
Missouri...............|  2,679.1|  2,802.4|  2,679.2|  2,796.2|  128.9|  129.7|  122.9|   133.2 |   4.8 |   4.6 |   4.6 |    4.8
Montana................|    436.2|    440.6|    436.1|    438.0|   21.1|   22.6|   19.3|    21.7 |   4.8 |   5.1 |   4.4 |    5.0
Nebraska...............|    871.2|    885.8|    878.9|    887.6|   22.6|   20.3|   23.0|    21.7 |   2.6 |   2.3 |   2.6 |    2.4
Nevada.................|    768.2|    787.8|    769.9|    793.2|   46.1|   43.9|   44.1|    43.8 |   6.0 |   5.6 |   5.7 |    5.5
New Hampshire..........|    621.6|    636.7|    621.2|    629.3|   31.7|   27.3|   28.4|    22.7 |   5.1 |   4.3 |   4.6 |    3.6
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
New Mexico.............|    764.0|    795.0|    764.9|    793.8|   48.2|   46.5|   48.4|    44.8 |   6.3 |   5.9 |   6.3 |    5.6
North Dakota...........|    335.5|    329.1|    338.8|    332.4|   12.3|   10.3|   11.0|     9.3 |   3.7 |   3.1 |   3.2 |    2.8
Oklahoma...............|  1,542.2|  1,546.3|  1,537.6|  1,553.4|   92.1|   75.5|   94.4|    75.2 |   6.0 |   4.9 |   6.1 |    4.8
Oregon.................|  1,616.9|  1,671.5|  1,632.0|  1,688.0|   91.5|   78.1|   82.7|    79.4 |   5.7 |   4.7 |   5.1 |    4.7
Rhode Island...........|    498.9|    481.3|    501.4|    483.2|   34.4|   27.5|   33.4|    28.6 |   6.9 |   5.7 |   6.7 |    5.9
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
South Carolina.........|  1,814.8|  1,842.4|  1,828.4|  1,869.4|  111.2|   80.5|  113.5|    87.4 |   6.1 |   4.4 |   6.2 |    4.7
South Dakota...........|    370.6|    377.1|    376.8|    378.6|   10.8|   11.2|   11.6|     8.4 |   2.9 |   3.0 |   3.1 |    2.2
Tennessee..............|  2,604.0|  2,635.1|  2,624.2|  2,656.9|  124.9|  110.7|  120.2|   114.2 |   4.8 |   4.2 |   4.6 |    4.3
Utah...................|    952.3|    967.6|    961.0|    974.8|   33.0|   32.6|   33.0|    33.4 |   3.5 |   3.4 |   3.4 |    3.4
Vermont................|    318.3|    321.6|    318.4|    320.3|   16.6|   14.9|   14.7|    12.3 |   5.2 |   4.6 |   4.6 |    3.8
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
Virginia...............|  3,411.2|  3,520.0|  3,432.0|  3,538.2|  149.9|  141.1|  165.6|   156.3 |   4.4 |   4.0 |   4.8 |    4.4
Washington.............|  2,677.9|  2,771.8|  2,687.2|  2,805.0|  177.9|  167.2|  170.4|   162.1 |   6.6 |   6.0 |   6.3 |    5.8
West Virginia..........|    780.0|    783.6|    797.9|    796.0|   72.5|   59.1|   69.4|    59.5 |   9.3 |   7.5 |   8.7 |    7.5
Wisconsin..............|  2,764.5|  2,812.9|  2,781.8|  2,846.9|  138.5|  119.2|  125.3|   106.2 |   5.0 |   4.2 |   4.5 |    3.7
Wyoming................|    245.2|    251.9|    245.8|    252.4|   13.4|   11.4|   12.1|    11.2 |   5.5 |   4.5 |   4.9 |    4.4
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                       |                     Estimates derived directly from the Current Population Survey 1/
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California.............| 15,419.3| 15,264.0| 15,461.0| 15,158.3|1,405.1|1,183.7|1,252.6| 1,217.0 |   9.1 |   7.8 |   8.1 |    8.0
Florida................|  6,726.7|  6,878.2|  6,852.8|  6,869.6|  458.8|  361.7|  461.3|   346.8 |   6.8 |   5.3 |   6.7 |    5.0
Illinois...............|  5,983.8|  6,159.9|  6,037.7|  6,082.4|  335.6|  344.6|  344.7|   332.2 |   5.6 |   5.6 |   5.7 |    5.5
Massachusetts..........|  3,108.4|  3,121.5|  3,161.2|  3,134.2|  181.8|  176.7|  172.3|   143.1 |   5.8 |   5.7 |   5.4 |    4.6
Michigan...............|  4,715.9|  4,680.4|  4,726.4|  4,793.0|  270.2|  261.6|  247.8|   242.5 |   5.7 |   5.6 |   5.2 |    5.1
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
New Jersey.............|  3,892.8|  4,048.2|  3,867.5|  4,096.9|  272.1|  250.4|  274.6|   272.7 |   7.0 |   6.2 |   7.1 |    6.7
New York...............|  8,553.1|  8,454.3|  8,486.8|  8,488.1|  652.3|  553.9|  546.4|   525.2 |   7.6 |   6.6 |   6.4 |    6.2
North Carolina.........|  3,551.8|  3,605.5|  3,582.1|  3,602.8|  135.2|  161.4|  143.6|   151.3 |   3.8 |   4.5 |   4.0 |    4.2
Ohio...................|  5,485.1|  5,477.7|  5,583.7|  5,611.0|  342.9|  250.9|  346.4|   250.4 |   6.3 |   4.6 |   6.2 |    4.5
Pennsylvania...........|  5,782.2|  5,876.8|  5,880.7|  5,803.7|  385.3|  349.7|  375.6|   340.2 |   6.7 |   6.0 |   6.4 |    5.9
Texas..................|  9,333.5|  9,528.6|  9,326.3|  9,580.7|  582.4|  535.6|  590.1|   538.3 |   6.2 |   5.6 |   6.3 |    5.6
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Puerto Rico............|  1,182.4|  1,228.4|  1,191.4|  1,212.2|  172.4|  167.5|  163.7|   162.7 |  14.6 |  13.6 |  13.7 |   13.4
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      1/  Published earlier in the employment situation               are provisional and will be revised when new
   news release, except for Puerto Rico.                              benchmark and population becomes 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
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ESTABLISHMENT DATA
 
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, seasonally adjusted
 
 (In thousands)
 
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                               |         Total nonfarm1/          |         Construction          |         Manufacturing
                               |                                  |                               |
                                __________________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________
             State             |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                               |  May   |  Mar.  |  Apr.  |  May  |  May  | Mar.  | Apr.  |  May  |  May  | Mar.  | Apr.  |  May
                               |  1994  |  1995  |  1995  |1995p/ | 1994  | 1995  | 1995  |1995p/ | 1994  | 1995  | 1995  |1995p/
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
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                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Alabama.......................| 1,746.5| 1,774.1| 1,774.6|1,770.8|   81.6|   85.0|   85.5|   84.9|  384.6|  390.2|  388.6|  385.4
 Alaska........................|   258.2|   262.6|   261.1|  261.3|   12.2|   12.8|   12.8|   12.5|   15.8|   17.6|   16.0|   16.5
 Arizona.......................| 1,674.2| 1,747.3| 1,751.3|1,752.6|  106.2|  115.5|  113.9|  113.6|  191.8|  199.9|  201.0|  200.7
 Arkansas......................| 1,027.4| 1,066.4| 1,070.6|1,069.6|   41.5|   44.7|   44.9|   44.7|  252.1|  263.0|  262.0|  260.8
 California....................|12,135.5|12,228.1|12,234.4|12243.6|  460.6|  477.6|  486.1|  488.5|1,773.4|1,771.3|1,770.3|1,768.1
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Colorado......................| 1,742.3| 1,799.1| 1,791.2|1,787.5|   95.8|  103.4|   98.3|   96.0|  189.9|  194.3|  194.0|  194.1
 Connecticut...................| 1,542.5| 1,542.0| 1,545.8|1,545.7|   49.6|   51.6|   51.1|   50.3|  285.9|  282.0|  282.2|  281.4
 Delaware......................|   353.8|   360.3|   360.2|  359.7|   16.5|   17.9|   18.4|   17.6|   64.1|   63.4|   62.8|   62.5
 District of Columbia..........|   658.9|   648.6|   647.4|  646.6|    9.1|    9.6|    9.9|   10.0|   13.1|   13.0|   13.1|   13.1
 Florida.......................| 5,765.6| 5,956.9| 5,967.4|5,985.4|  294.3|  308.7|  308.6|  304.9|  482.7|  486.2|  487.0|  487.1
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Georgia.......................| 3,242.7| 3,377.3| 3,382.5|3,384.1|  138.9|  152.4|  151.9|  152.7|  573.1|  589.7|  587.0|  585.3
 Hawaii2/......................|   534.0|   535.1|   534.6|  533.6|   29.4|   27.4|   27.3|   26.8|   18.0|   17.0|   17.0|   16.9
 Idaho.........................|   460.2|   479.2|   476.7|  474.9|   29.1|   31.5|   30.7|   30.0|   71.9|   74.9|   74.8|   73.9
 Illinois......................| 5,443.0| 5,544.9| 5,541.1|5,526.8|  213.2|  212.0|  212.3|  214.6|  956.0|  956.5|  957.0|  957.2
 Indiana.......................| 2,707.5| 2,770.3| 2,768.0|2,762.3|  127.0|  134.6|  133.9|  130.5|  660.6|  681.1|  678.8|  677.7
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Iowa..........................| 1,313.7| 1,345.3| 1,349.8|1,348.7|   53.6|   57.1|   55.6|   55.1|  243.9|  250.6|  250.9|  250.1
 Kansas........................| 1,159.9| 1,192.2| 1,190.9|1,195.6|   49.1|   51.8|   52.1|   52.2|  188.0|  193.6|  193.9|  194.5
 Kentucky......................| 1,592.2| 1,627.5| 1,629.0|1,633.8|   74.7|   75.1|   75.2|   72.8|  303.5|  312.5|  311.9|  311.2
 Louisiana.....................| 1,705.2| 1,788.1| 1,788.7|1,794.4|  100.4|  108.5|  106.3|  106.3|  186.5|  190.9|  190.7|  191.9
 Maine.........................|   530.7|   541.7|   542.3|  541.7|   20.8|   21.8|   22.3|   22.0|   91.4|   92.4|   92.5|   91.9
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Maryland......................| 2,142.7| 2,160.8| 2,162.4|2,160.4|  126.3|  128.1|  127.0|  125.1|  179.2|  178.5|  177.9|  178.0
 Massachusetts.................| 2,888.0| 2,947.5| 2,951.5|2,948.3|   86.1|   92.3|   91.6|   91.3|  448.6|  449.5|  448.7|  448.0
 Michigan......................| 4,125.7| 4,245.7| 4,255.2|4,258.8|  141.2|  159.5|  160.9|  159.0|  942.1|  978.2|  979.6|  979.5
 Minnesota.....................| 2,304.7| 2,357.7| 2,361.7|2,361.8|   80.7|   82.3|   81.5|   81.0|  414.2|  424.4|  424.1|  424.3
 Mississippi...................| 1,051.0| 1,055.8| 1,055.8|1,056.3|   44.0|   46.9|   47.6|   48.5|  260.1|  258.0|  257.4|  256.2
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Missouri......................| 2,456.1| 2,542.0| 2,545.9|2,535.3|  112.2|  118.1|  119.2|  112.1|  411.8|  423.8|  424.7|  423.0
 Montana.......................|   337.8|   348.8|   348.6|  349.9|   14.9|   16.0|   15.6|   15.4|   22.9|   23.9|   23.6|   23.8
 Nebraska......................|   791.6|   811.3|   812.0|  808.4|   33.5|   32.6|   32.3|   31.3|  108.1|  112.4|  111.9|  111.6
 Nevada........................|   730.7|   769.1|   772.1|  773.3|   54.9|   57.3|   57.7|   58.0|   33.2|   35.1|   35.0|   35.2
 New Hampshire.................|   520.0|   532.8|   534.1|  533.6|   17.9|   21.1|   20.8|   20.5|  100.5|  100.8|  101.2|  100.6
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 New Jersey....................| 3,548.6| 3,599.6| 3,603.3|3,604.1|  123.1|  127.6|  127.8|  126.8|  510.4|  506.6|  503.2|  500.9
 New Mexico....................|   651.6|   685.1|   685.6|  684.2|   40.3|   46.6|   47.2|   46.3|   44.7|   46.4|   46.6|   46.3
 New York......................| 7,804.0| 7,828.3| 7,837.1|7,826.0|  249.3|  254.7|  255.2|  255.7|  955.9|  949.3|  948.2|  947.9
 North Carolina................| 3,347.3| 3,432.0| 3,436.9|3,434.8|  165.4|  174.7|  176.2|  175.5|  857.3|  868.2|  868.4|  864.1
 North Dakota..................|   293.3|   300.5|   301.4|  301.3|   12.6|   13.1|   12.8|   12.6|   21.1|   21.9|   21.9|   21.9
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 Ohio..........................| 5,067.1| 5,174.2| 5,173.9|5,169.8|  206.7|  214.9|  213.2|  210.7|1,064.6|1,097.0|1,098.5|1,097.7
 Oklahoma......................| 1,272.7| 1,295.1| 1,296.6|1,299.3|   46.6|   48.9|   49.4|   49.9|  171.0|  175.9|  175.0|  175.0
 Oregon........................| 1,356.3| 1,408.2| 1,409.5|1,413.4|   60.7|   67.2|   67.6|   67.9|  220.0|  225.4|  225.4|  226.0
 Pennsylvania..................| 5,184.1| 5,229.3| 5,222.8|5,200.9|  203.3|  206.9|  204.6|  200.5|  940.6|  946.1|  945.6|  943.9
 Rhode Island..................|   433.2|   434.2|   434.4|  431.9|   13.2|   12.9|   12.4|   12.3|   87.5|   86.1|   85.8|   84.6
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 South Carolina................| 1,600.6| 1,624.1| 1,626.6|1,626.8|   83.9|   84.9|   84.8|   84.6|  375.5|  375.4|  375.6|  373.2
 South Dakota..................|   330.6|   341.9|   341.6|  341.3|   13.9|   14.2|   14.4|   13.9|   43.1|   46.0|   46.4|   46.2
 Tennessee.....................| 2,411.4| 2,481.9| 2,485.8|2,487.1|  101.1|  108.2|  108.1|  107.2|  537.3|  540.4|  537.7|  536.7
 Texas.........................| 7,698.7| 7,946.5| 7,975.8|7,975.1|  374.0|  406.2|  403.9|  403.4|1,005.1|1,026.0|1,027.1|1,025.1
 Utah..........................|   853.3|   892.0|   898.3|  902.7|   47.1|   52.3|   53.8|   54.5|  115.7|  121.0|  120.8|  121.3
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 Vermont.......................|   264.2|   268.3|   269.0|  267.7|   11.7|   12.4|   12.4|   11.6|   43.9|   44.7|   44.8|   44.7
 Virginia......................| 2,992.1| 3,069.3| 3,075.2|3,073.1|  163.2|  171.4|  172.2|  171.6|  404.8|  405.0|  405.2|  403.7
 Washington....................| 2,293.2| 2,353.9| 2,359.4|2,360.4|  123.5|  125.1|  124.3|  124.2|  336.0|  342.5|  342.3|  340.4
 West Virginia.................|   682.9|   683.8|   686.8|  687.9|   35.4|   35.5|   36.7|   35.9|   81.5|   83.1|   83.3|   83.0
 Wisconsin.....................| 2,471.4| 2,532.5| 2,535.3|2,540.4|   98.4|  100.0|  100.8|  101.8|  579.1|  598.1|  598.0|  597.2
 Wyoming.......................|   216.0|   220.1|   220.4|  218.7|   13.6|   14.5|   14.7|   13.8|    9.9|   10.3|   10.4|   10.5
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                                __________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
 See footnotes at end of table.
 
 
   ESTABLISHMENT DATA
 
   Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, seasonally adjusted-Continued
 
   (In thousands)
 
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                                 |                               |                               |
                                 |   Transportation and public   |             Trade             | Finance, insurance, and real
                                 |           utilities           |                               |            estate
               State             |                               |                               |
                                  _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________
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                                 |  May  | Mar.  | Apr.  |  May  |  May  | Mar.  | Apr.  |  May  |  May  | Mar.  | Apr.  |  May
                                 | 1994  | 1995  | 1995  |1995p/ | 1994  | 1995  | 1995  |1995p/ | 1994  | 1995  | 1995  |1995p/
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
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                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Alabama.......................|   86.5|   86.2|   86.2|   86.1|  389.6|  402.6|  402.1|  402.1|   77.1|   77.3|   77.1|   77.3
   Alaska........................|   23.2|   23.7|   23.9|   23.1|   52.9|   53.7|   53.7|   53.6|   12.0|   11.9|   11.9|   12.0
   Arizona.......................|   84.4|   89.7|   89.5|   89.2|  407.5|  423.5|  427.3|  427.8|  110.5|  111.5|  111.2|  110.7
   Arkansas......................|   58.9|   61.6|   62.1|   62.2|  230.5|  240.3|  243.3|  243.2|   41.7|   42.7|   42.8|   42.8
   California....................|  612.9|  612.9|  614.3|  614.0|2,827.5|2,828.5|2,826.1|2,831.7|  794.9|  772.0|  769.7|  768.4
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   Colorado......................|  107.7|  107.0|  107.4|  107.3|  423.2|  445.1|  443.6|  439.8|  110.6|  110.8|  110.7|  110.4
   Connecticut...................|   70.0|   70.7|   71.2|   70.7|  335.3|  334.7|  336.9|  337.8|  137.1|  133.4|  133.1|  132.8
   Delaware......................|   15.2|   15.5|   15.6|   15.6|   78.2|   78.8|   78.9|   79.9|   38.7|   40.6|   40.6|   40.6
   District of Columbia..........|   21.0|   20.5|   20.2|   20.0|   52.7|   53.4|   53.9|   53.9|   31.3|   31.3|   31.2|   30.9
   Florida.......................|  296.2|  300.3|  299.3|  298.8|1,498.4|1,546.2|1,551.9|1,555.2|  374.2|  381.4|  382.0|  382.8
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Georgia.......................|  212.1|  208.9|  209.8|  209.2|  808.3|  845.2|  847.8|  849.2|  172.9|  175.1|  175.5|  175.1
   Hawaii2/......................|   42.1|   41.6|   41.4|   41.3|  132.0|  134.4|  134.0|  134.4|   38.7|   38.1|   38.2|   37.9
   Idaho.........................|   21.7|   23.0|   22.8|   22.8|  116.1|  120.5|  120.2|  120.8|   24.3|   24.3|   24.5|   24.1
   Illinois......................|  315.1|  322.2|  322.7|  322.2|1,265.9|1,299.5|1,295.9|1,291.3|  394.0|  397.2|  396.5|  395.9
   Indiana.......................|  137.7|  137.1|  139.2|  138.2|  640.2|  664.7|  663.7|  659.7|  131.8|  129.3|  129.8|  129.6
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Iowa..........................|   58.7|   60.1|   60.2|   60.0|  328.5|  333.7|  335.9|  335.0|   76.4|   78.1|   78.2|   78.5
   Kansas........................|   67.8|   70.2|   70.1|   70.3|  280.9|  288.1|  288.9|  287.8|   58.7|   58.1|   58.4|   58.3
   Kentucky......................|   88.3|   90.4|   90.1|   90.6|  376.5|  387.9|  389.7|  391.3|   64.1|   63.7|   63.1|   63.6
   Louisiana.....................|  110.4|  114.2|  113.4|  113.8|  395.6|  413.9|  414.7|  414.7|   79.9|   81.6|   81.3|   81.3
   Maine.........................|   22.8|   22.8|   23.0|   23.2|  133.5|  137.6|  137.9|  137.8|   26.5|   26.8|   26.7|   26.7
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Maryland......................|  103.4|  104.8|  105.0|  104.5|  512.1|  517.8|  519.8|  519.0|  135.6|  132.5|  131.3|  130.7
   Massachusetts.................|  126.8|  126.0|  126.6|  127.2|  662.1|  678.6|  678.7|  676.1|  208.0|  210.7|  210.6|  210.9
   Michigan......................|  163.6|  166.2|  164.9|  162.7|  969.4|  992.7|  993.0|  992.4|  197.4|  195.2|  194.4|  194.7
   Minnesota.....................|  113.4|  116.6|  115.8|  116.0|  557.9|  570.9|  573.2|  573.4|  141.1|  139.3|  140.0|  140.1
   Mississippi...................|   48.4|   48.0|   47.0|   46.9|  218.3|  217.8|  218.7|  218.1|   39.5|   39.2|   39.2|   39.2
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   Missouri......................|  155.1|  157.5|  157.7|  156.4|  584.9|  611.4|  615.0|  614.9|  146.3|  147.2|  146.4|  146.2
   Montana.......................|   20.8|   20.6|   20.5|   20.4|   91.8|   95.0|   94.9|   95.5|   15.7|   15.9|   15.9|   16.0
   Nebraska......................|   47.9|   49.9|   49.9|   50.3|  197.3|  202.8|  203.6|  203.2|   51.4|   52.2|   52.1|   52.1
   Nevada........................|   37.3|   39.4|   39.5|   39.3|  143.4|  151.1|  151.5|  152.2|   34.3|   35.1|   35.4|   35.5
   New Hampshire.................|   19.0|   19.8|   20.1|   20.4|  133.8|  136.5|  137.1|  137.3|   29.6|   29.5|   29.8|   29.5
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   New Jersey....................|  243.0|  246.1|  245.8|  245.5|  833.1|  852.9|  854.3|  854.8|  231.5|  232.8|  232.7|  232.2
   New Mexico....................|   30.2|   30.8|   30.6|   30.6|  154.7|  162.8|  163.0|  162.7|   29.4|   31.1|   31.2|   31.3
   New York......................|  403.9|  395.8|  395.5|  395.7|1,574.4|1,587.5|1,589.1|1,587.1|  737.9|  732.0|  731.5|  731.1
   North Carolina................|  161.4|  160.4|  160.4|  160.9|  757.1|  781.0|  780.8|  780.5|  142.0|  146.1|  147.1|  146.7
   North Dakota..................|   18.4|   19.3|   19.1|   19.2|   76.5|   78.1|   78.9|   78.8|   14.0|   14.2|   14.1|   14.2
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   Ohio..........................|  223.8|  226.8|  227.3|  226.9|1,224.0|1,240.7|1,244.7|1,245.2|  270.0|  272.0|  272.5|  271.6
   Oklahoma......................|   73.1|   73.2|   73.1|   73.5|  299.5|  304.6|  305.5|  306.0|   64.0|   64.4|   64.6|   64.7
   Oregon........................|   68.6|   70.1|   70.1|   70.9|  340.8|  355.2|  354.1|  354.6|   89.1|   89.1|   89.9|   90.0
   Pennsylvania..................|  272.9|  272.2|  273.3|  271.3|1,166.3|1,171.3|1,173.8|1,170.5|  310.7|  312.8|  311.8|  311.2
   Rhode Island..................|   14.5|   14.4|   14.2|   14.2|   94.9|   97.1|   96.9|   96.2|   25.7|   25.2|   25.3|   25.4
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   South Carolina................|   70.3|   71.9|   71.6|   71.5|  362.9|  373.2|  374.2|  374.3|   68.5|   68.9|   69.2|   69.2
   South Dakota..................|   15.5|   15.9|   16.1|   16.0|   84.1|   87.3|   86.8|   87.1|   18.2|   18.8|   18.9|   19.1
   Tennessee.....................|  130.5|  137.6|  138.5|  137.1|  559.3|  585.8|  586.9|  589.1|  108.1|  109.9|  109.9|  110.3
   Texas.........................|  454.9|  472.3|  471.1|  471.8|1,868.5|1,927.1|1,944.0|1,943.3|  441.0|  445.1|  444.8|  445.3
   Utah..........................|   49.0|   51.5|   51.3|   51.7|  204.0|  212.7|  214.8|  215.5|   45.9|   47.4|   47.4|   47.4
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   Vermont.......................|   11.5|   11.6|   11.5|   11.6|   62.7|   64.1|   63.9|   64.2|   12.2|   12.3|   12.3|   12.4
   Virginia......................|  151.3|  157.5|  157.8|  158.3|  671.6|  695.5|  697.5|  698.7|  164.5|  166.7|  167.1|  167.5
   Washington....................|  115.5|  117.9|  118.3|  118.7|  561.0|  580.6|  582.5|  584.6|  125.4|  122.9|  122.9|  123.3
   West Virginia.................|   39.6|   40.9|   41.0|   40.8|  153.7|  156.9|  158.1|  158.9|   25.8|   26.1|   26.1|   26.4
   Wisconsin.....................|  114.9|  119.1|  118.8|  119.3|  566.5|  581.6|  582.1|  582.7|  134.2|  136.6|  136.6|  136.9
   Wyoming.......................|   14.0|   14.1|   14.0|   13.9|   49.8|   51.0|   51.0|   50.9|    7.9|    7.9|    8.0|    7.9
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   See footnotes at end of table.
 
 
                   ESTABLISHMENT DATA
 
            Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, seasonally
                   adjusted-Continued
 
                   (In thousands)
 
                   ______________________________________________________________________________________________
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                                                 |           Services            |          Government
                                                 |                               |
                                                  _______________________________ _______________________________
                               State             |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                                 |  May  | Mar.  | Apr.  |  May  |  May  | Mar.  | Apr.  |  May
                                                 | 1994  | 1995  | 1995  |1995p/ | 1994  | 1995  | 1995  |1995p/
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                   ______________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Alabama.......................|  372.7|  377.2|  378.9|  379.4|  343.9|  344.7|  345.3|  344.4
                   Alaska........................|   57.5|   59.4|   59.3|   59.9|   74.1|   73.9|   74.1|   74.4
                   Arizona.......................|  473.5|  502.1|  501.5|  503.3|  288.3|  292.4|  294.1|  294.4
                   Arkansas......................|  227.3|  236.3|  237.2|  237.2|  171.9|  174.4|  174.9|  175.4
                   California....................|3,542.2|3,631.4|3,633.7|3,639.9|2,091.6|2,103.7|2,103.7|2,102.5
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Colorado......................|  501.1|  520.0|  519.5|  522.3|  298.3|  303.2|  302.4|  302.3
                   Connecticut...................|  448.1|  453.5|  456.4|  458.5|  215.7|  215.6|  214.3|  213.5
                   Delaware......................|   90.4|   92.9|   92.9|   92.3|   50.6|   51.1|   50.9|   51.1
                   District of Columbia..........|  258.8|  260.6|  260.3|  261.5|  272.8|  260.1|  258.7|  257.1
                   Florida.......................|1,911.7|2,000.7|2,010.7|2,024.1|  901.2|  926.1|  920.7|  925.3
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Georgia.......................|  768.2|  825.1|  827.0|  830.6|  561.6|  573.2|  575.8|  574.3
                   Hawaii2/......................|  163.5|  165.0|  165.2|  164.6|  110.3|  111.6|  111.5|  111.7
                   Idaho.........................|  102.0|  107.2|  106.1|  105.6|   92.7|   95.0|   94.9|   95.0
                   Illinois......................|1,503.5|1,555.4|1,553.2|1,544.7|  780.3|  787.5|  789.1|  787.0
                   Indiana.......................|  609.1|  623.8|  623.5|  623.3|  394.4|  393.1|  392.3|  396.6
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                   Iowa..........................|  325.1|  336.5|  339.4|  340.6|  225.4|  226.9|  227.5|  227.2
                   Kansas........................|  274.6|  283.9|  285.3|  285.7|  232.6|  238.1|  233.8|  238.5
                   Kentucky......................|  377.5|  383.0|  385.2|  387.7|  279.5|  288.1|  286.8|  289.5
                   Louisiana.....................|  438.8|  470.6|  474.0|  477.5|  347.2|  359.7|  359.8|  359.8
                   Maine.........................|  140.7|  147.9|  147.6|  147.6|   94.9|   92.3|   92.2|   92.4
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                   Maryland......................|  666.7|  679.6|  681.1|  682.4|  418.3|  418.5|  419.3|  419.7
                   Massachusetts.................|  966.8|  995.7|1,000.3|  999.5|  388.3|  393.2|  393.6|  393.8
                   Michigan......................|1,065.4|1,102.5|1,108.4|1,116.4|  637.7|  642.7|  645.4|  645.5
                   Minnesota.....................|  633.2|  652.1|  654.7|  655.4|  356.8|  364.1|  364.7|  363.9
                   Mississippi...................|  222.0|  218.3|  218.5|  219.1|  213.8|  222.7|  222.6|  223.6
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                   Missouri......................|  657.7|  684.5|  683.1|  681.1|  383.4|  394.9|  395.1|  397.1
                   Montana.......................|   91.1|   94.9|   96.6|   97.9|   75.2|   77.1|   76.0|   75.3
                   Nebraska......................|  200.5|  209.4|  209.6|  209.9|  151.6|  150.5|  151.2|  148.7
                   Nevada........................|  323.9|  342.4|  343.7|  344.3|   91.5|   95.7|   96.1|   95.6
                   New Hampshire.................|  143.3|  147.4|  145.9|  146.1|   75.4|   77.3|   78.8|   78.7
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                   New Jersey....................|1,038.2|1,060.0|1,065.3|1,070.2|  567.4|  571.6|  572.2|  571.6
                   New Mexico....................|  174.7|  185.5|  186.4|  186.2|  161.8|  165.9|  164.6|  164.7
                   New York......................|2,451.6|2,505.4|2,514.7|2,516.5|1,426.0|1,398.3|1,397.4|1,386.6
                   North Carolina................|  723.3|  742.7|  744.4|  747.2|  537.3|  555.2|  555.9|  556.2
                   North Dakota..................|   80.0|   83.1|   83.6|   83.8|   67.0|   67.2|   67.3|   67.0
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                   Ohio..........................|1,325.7|1,363.0|1,361.2|1,361.7|  737.6|  745.4|  742.4|  742.2
                   Oklahoma......................|  314.3|  325.7|  327.2|  328.5|  269.5|  268.8|  268.4|  268.7
                   Oregon........................|  342.3|  360.6|  361.6|  363.9|  233.3|  239.0|  239.2|  238.6
                   Pennsylvania..................|1,557.0|1,582.0|1,576.2|1,569.1|  712.4|  718.0|  717.5|  714.9
                   Rhode Island..................|  136.1|  136.9|  137.5|  137.6|   61.1|   61.4|   62.1|   61.4
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   South Carolina................|  342.2|  351.9|  352.6|  354.3|  295.5|  296.0|  296.7|  297.8
                   South Dakota..................|   86.1|   89.6|   89.0|   88.7|   67.3|   67.6|   67.6|   67.7
                   Tennessee.....................|  599.8|  622.8|  628.1|  630.1|  370.7|  372.3|  371.8|  371.8
                   Texas.........................|1,985.4|2,073.6|2,086.2|2,088.3|1,407.7|1,439.2|1,442.4|1,441.9
                   Utah..........................|  222.6|  235.4|  237.5|  240.0|  160.8|  163.6|  164.8|  164.4
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Vermont.......................|   76.9|   77.3|   78.3|   77.7|   44.8|   45.2|   45.3|   44.9
                   Virginia......................|  821.4|  859.1|  863.1|  862.8|  603.0|  602.8|  601.0|  599.7
                   Washington....................|  592.4|  618.4|  621.5|  621.7|  436.0|  443.0|  444.2|  444.1
                   West Virginia.................|  173.4|  177.7|  177.9|  178.6|  145.8|  136.1|  136.6|  137.2
                   Wisconsin.....................|  610.1|  631.5|  632.1|  635.9|  365.8|  362.9|  364.2|  364.0
                   Wyoming.......................|   45.0|   46.2|   46.3|   45.8|   57.8|   58.2|   58.4|   58.2
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                   ______________________________________________________________________________________________
 
                      1/  Includes mining, not shown separately.
                      2/  Mining is combined with construction.
                      p/  = preliminary.
                      NOTE:  Data are counts of jobs by place of work.  Data have been adjusted to reflect March
                   1994 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors. Estimates subsequent to the
                   current benchmark month are provisional and will be revised when new information becomes
                   available.
 
 
 ESTABLISHMENT DATA
 
Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, not seasonally adjusted
 
 (In thousands)
 
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                               |         Total nonfarm1/          |         Construction          |         Manufacturing
                               |                                  |                               |
                                __________________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________
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             State             |      Apr.       |      May       |     Apr.      |      May      |     Apr.      |      May
                               |                 |                |               |               |               |
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                               |  1994  |  1995  |  1994  |1995p/ | 1994  | 1995  | 1994  |1995p/ | 1994  | 1995  | 1994  |1995p/
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 Alabama.......................| 1,747.7| 1,777.2| 1,752.7|1,775.4|   81.9|   85.2|   82.0|   85.2|  382.6|  388.0|  385.3|  385.6
 Alaska........................|   251.9|   255.3|   259.7|  262.9|   10.7|   10.9|   12.1|   12.6|   14.4|   15.6|   14.8|   15.8
 Arizona.......................| 1,686.9| 1,763.4| 1,687.9|1,760.7|  105.1|  112.8|  106.5|  113.0|  190.7|  199.6|  192.1|  200.2
 Arkansas......................| 1,025.7| 1,071.3| 1,034.2|1,074.6|   40.6|   43.9|   41.7|   45.0|  250.7|  261.5|  252.6|  260.7
 California....................|12,098.8|12,214.7|12,150.5|12259.3|  452.0|  477.2|  459.4|  487.4|1,762.4|1,759.9|1,766.1|1,760.8
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Colorado......................| 1,733.8| 1,788.4| 1,736.0|1,780.7|   91.9|   94.4|   95.6|   96.3|  187.5|  192.8|  188.9|  193.1
 Connecticut...................| 1,536.8| 1,541.6| 1,548.5|1,552.4|   47.1|   48.7|   49.8|   50.7|  284.5|  281.4|  285.3|  280.7
 Delaware......................|   351.6|   358.2|   356.4|  361.6|   16.6|   18.0|   17.3|   18.1|   63.5|   62.1|   64.1|   62.4
 District of Columbia..........|   659.5|   645.8|   661.0|  645.9|    8.8|    9.8|    9.1|   10.0|   12.9|   13.0|   13.0|   13.1
 Florida.......................| 5,789.5| 6,014.8| 5,794.2|6,010.9|  289.7|  306.2|  293.1|  303.7|  482.1|  486.4|  483.2|  486.9
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 Georgia.......................| 3,227.9| 3,374.7| 3,246.4|3,386.3|  137.6|  149.6|  138.7|  152.1|  570.0|  585.4|  572.5|  584.9
 Hawaii2/......................|   538.3|   536.4|   536.3|  535.8|   29.2|   27.1|   29.2|   26.7|   18.0|   16.9|   17.9|   16.8
 Idaho.........................|   454.2|   473.1|   461.0|  475.7|   27.5|   29.1|   29.2|   30.0|   69.6|   72.6|   70.9|   73.0
 Illinois......................| 5,419.2| 5,522.8| 5,460.8|5,546.1|  202.5|  202.2|  216.5|  216.7|  950.3|  954.1|  954.4|  955.6
 Indiana.......................| 2,701.6| 2,761.2| 2,728.6|2,776.3|  123.1|  128.6|  128.1|  131.5|  656.6|  676.3|  662.2|  677.7
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 Iowa..........................| 1,314.5| 1,352.6| 1,330.3|1,364.2|   51.5|   52.8|   56.1|   57.0|  242.3|  249.5|  243.6|  249.8
 Kansas........................| 1,161.9| 1,200.5| 1,170.8|1,204.1|   47.9|   51.0|   50.2|   52.9|  187.1|  194.0|  188.1|  194.4
 Kentucky......................| 1,587.4| 1,627.1| 1,605.3|1,637.9|   73.2|   72.6|   76.0|   73.1|  301.8|  310.2|  303.1|  310.7
 Louisiana.....................| 1,704.2| 1,786.6| 1,713.3|1,795.5|  101.9|  106.4|  102.3|  107.9|  184.4|  189.3|  186.3|  191.0
 Maine.........................|   518.6|   530.7|   531.8|  542.8|   18.8|   19.8|   21.4|   22.6|   89.6|   90.6|   90.5|   91.1
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 Maryland......................| 2,135.0| 2,157.7| 2,157.8|2,172.5|  122.8|  124.2|  127.5|  126.3|  177.7|  177.0|  178.8|  177.6
 Massachusetts.................| 2,876.1| 2,945.9| 2,900.9|2,960.1|   81.3|   87.1|   86.7|   92.0|  447.4|  448.3|  448.7|  448.2
 Michigan......................| 4,092.0| 4,232.1| 4,152.2|4,286.9|  129.8|  146.9|  143.2|  161.1|  937.2|  975.8|  942.3|  980.0
 Minnesota.....................| 2,290.0| 2,350.1| 2,324.2|2,379.8|   73.5|   73.9|   82.5|   83.1|  409.4|  419.6|  412.3|  421.2
 Mississippi...................| 1,046.1| 1,057.0| 1,056.1|1,057.4|   43.5|   47.1|   44.8|   48.7|  258.8|  256.8|  259.7|  255.6
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Missouri......................| 2,456.9| 2,550.8| 2,478.2|2,552.7|  108.0|  115.5|  113.6|  112.8|  411.4|  423.9|  412.7|  423.0
 Montana.......................|   334.5|   344.6|   341.4|  350.4|   13.9|   14.4|   15.5|   15.4|   22.1|   22.7|   22.4|   23.2
 Nebraska......................|   787.8|   810.1|   800.9|  814.3|   33.0|   31.6|   35.3|   32.5|  107.3|  111.2|  107.6|  111.1
 Nevada........................|   725.1|   771.4|   734.1|  776.5|   53.5|   57.4|   55.6|   59.0|   32.9|   35.0|   33.4|   35.3
 New Hampshire.................|   513.6|   528.4|   520.3|  532.6|   16.5|   19.7|   18.1|   20.5|  100.2|  101.2|  100.6|  100.7
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 New Jersey....................| 3,522.4| 3,585.1| 3,559.3|3,610.5|  117.7|  124.1|  124.2|  128.3|  508.0|  500.1|  510.6|  500.5
 New Mexico....................|   649.0|   685.3|   654.1|  688.9|   40.4|   46.1|   40.6|   46.6|   43.9|   46.0|   44.1|   46.0
 New York......................| 7,762.4| 7,813.3| 7,840.8|7,868.3|  232.5|  245.4|  252.2|  259.8|  952.5|  944.4|  957.0|  948.3
 North Carolina................| 3,336.2| 3,429.0| 3,357.9|3,439.3|  163.0|  174.1|  166.0|  176.1|  850.1|  863.7|  854.4|  860.8
 North Dakota..................|   291.8|   300.2|   296.8|  303.9|   11.2|   11.4|   13.2|   13.3|   20.7|   21.7|   20.8|   21.6
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Ohio..........................| 5,031.6| 5,154.5| 5,103.2|5,198.0|  193.1|  202.1|  208.2|  211.4|1,059.5|1,093.3|1,065.5|1,094.7
 Oklahoma......................| 1,272.1| 1,301.6| 1,279.2|1,308.1|   45.6|   48.7|   46.4|   49.6|  169.7|  174.4|  170.5|  174.6
 Oregon........................| 1,344.9| 1,401.1| 1,359.2|1,414.9|   57.6|   64.6|   60.0|   67.0|  214.8|  220.8|  216.3|  222.6
 Pennsylvania..................| 5,171.7| 5,221.3| 5,213.4|5,234.9|  193.7|  196.7|  206.7|  204.0|  934.0|  941.4|  938.0|  942.3
 Rhode Island..................|   431.1|   431.6|   436.0|  434.5|   12.5|   11.7|   13.4|   12.6|   87.7|   85.2|   87.4|   84.4
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 South Carolina................| 1,603.1| 1,630.3| 1,614.8|1,638.3|   83.8|   84.1|   84.0|   84.3|  374.6|  374.5|  375.5|  372.8
 South Dakota..................|   327.8|   339.4|   334.4|  344.3|   13.2|   13.4|   14.5|   14.4|   42.4|   46.0|   42.9|   46.1
 Tennessee.....................| 2,399.8| 2,483.1| 2,421.8|2,496.5|   99.9|  106.2|  102.3|  108.7|  536.2|  537.8|  538.5|  537.6
 Texas.........................| 7,693.5| 7,980.1| 7,720.4|7,990.4|  374.4|  400.7|  375.3|  402.2|  997.6|1,023.1|1,003.3|1,022.6
 Utah..........................|   847.3|   895.8|   853.6|  902.5|   45.0|   52.3|   47.6|   54.6|  113.9|  120.2|  114.9|  121.1
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Vermont.......................|   259.1|   265.0|   261.3|  265.0|    9.9|   10.8|   11.7|   11.4|   43.6|   44.4|   43.8|   44.6
 Virginia......................| 2,982.0| 3,072.1| 3,004.1|3,084.0|  160.2|  169.1|  164.3|  172.1|  402.3|  402.7|  403.3|  402.4
 Washington....................| 2,281.5| 2,353.6| 2,304.2|2,368.7|  119.5|  121.2|  122.9|  124.3|  334.4|  339.9|  335.7|  340.1
 West Virginia.................|   667.4|   684.5|   688.5|  694.0|   34.3|   35.4|   36.2|   37.3|   81.4|   82.9|   81.4|   82.9
 Wisconsin.....................| 2,450.7| 2,520.3| 2,483.3|2,549.6|   92.4|   95.2|  100.9|  104.5|  571.7|  591.9|  575.0|  592.4
 Wyoming.......................|   210.1|   214.2|   218.3|  221.1|   12.9|   13.5|   14.3|   14.8|    9.4|   10.0|    9.6|   10.1
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Puerto Rico...................|   884.0|   891.3|   885.1|  896.3|   45.6|   47.2|   45.1|   47.1|  150.2|  153.5|  149.8|  153.6
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                                __________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
 See footnotes at end of table.
 
 
   ESTABLISHMENT DATA
 
   Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
 
   (In thousands)
 
   ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                 |                               |                               |
                                 |   Transportation and public   |             Trade             | Finance, insurance, and real
                                 |           utilities           |                               |            estate
                                 |                               |                               |
                                  _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________
               State             |               |               |               |               |               |
                                 |     Apr.      |      May      |     Apr.      |      May      |     Apr.      |      May
                                 |               |               |               |               |               |
                                  _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                 | 1994  | 1995  | 1994  |1995p/ | 1994  | 1995  | 1994  |1995p/ | 1994  | 1995  | 1994  |1995p/
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Alabama.......................|   85.6|   85.9|   86.3|   85.9|  387.4|  400.5|  389.4|  400.7|   76.6|   76.9|   76.9|   77.1
   Alaska........................|   22.4|   22.7|   23.6|   23.6|   50.6|   51.9|   53.4|   54.1|   11.8|   11.7|   12.0|   12.0
   Arizona.......................|   83.5|   88.8|   84.6|   89.0|  407.4|  427.9|  407.5|  427.3|  110.2|  111.2|  110.6|  110.7
   Arkansas......................|   57.2|   61.3|   58.6|   61.7|  228.8|  242.3|  231.9|  243.8|   41.4|   42.7|   41.7|   42.8
   California....................|  604.2|  609.3|  610.2|  611.2|2,796.1|2,797.9|2,811.0|2,815.4|  798.4|  770.2|  795.6|  769.2
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Colorado......................|  106.6|  106.9|  106.9|  106.8|  418.3|  439.9|  418.3|  435.6|  110.5|  110.6|  110.0|  109.7
   Connecticut...................|   69.2|   70.7|   70.3|   70.9|  330.0|  332.1|  335.1|  337.2|  136.4|  132.7|  136.7|  132.8
   Delaware......................|   15.3|   15.7|   15.3|   15.8|   75.7|   77.1|   78.4|   80.0|   38.3|   40.5|   38.5|   40.5
   District of Columbia..........|   21.2|   20.2|   21.1|   20.2|   52.7|   53.7|   53.3|   54.2|   31.4|   31.0|   31.3|   31.0
   Florida.......................|  294.2|  299.9|  296.2|  300.0|1,504.4|1,561.8|1,503.5|1,559.2|  374.0|  382.4|  374.3|  382.8
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Georgia.......................|  207.6|  208.4|  211.2|  208.7|  801.9|  843.0|  808.4|  847.1|  171.7|  174.8|  172.2|  174.9
   Hawaii2/......................|   41.9|   41.3|   42.1|   41.2|  131.2|  133.1|  131.1|  133.4|   38.7|   38.0|   38.5|   37.8
   Idaho.........................|   21.1|   22.5|   21.6|   22.7|  114.3|  119.4|  116.1|  120.8|   24.0|   24.4|   24.3|   24.2
   Illinois......................|  313.9|  320.8|  314.7|  321.9|1,252.8|1,282.1|1,264.4|1,290.1|  392.4|  395.3|  392.7|  396.3
   Indiana.......................|  135.6|  138.1|  138.2|  138.6|  631.8|  657.4|  643.9|  661.5|  131.0|  129.1|  132.2|  130.0
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Iowa..........................|   58.3|   59.9|   58.8|   60.2|  327.5|  335.1|  332.0|  338.4|   75.9|   78.0|   76.4|   78.4
   Kansas........................|   67.1|   70.0|   68.0|   70.5|  279.3|  287.5|  281.6|  288.4|   58.6|   58.3|   58.8|   58.4
   Kentucky......................|   87.0|   89.6|   88.3|   90.3|  371.4|  386.1|  377.7|  390.3|   63.8|   63.2|   64.4|   63.7
   Louisiana.....................|  109.8|  112.9|  110.0|  113.5|  393.5|  412.3|  395.9|  413.6|   79.7|   81.2|   79.9|   81.4
   Maine.........................|   22.1|   22.4|   22.6|   23.0|  127.3|  131.5|  132.0|  136.2|   26.3|   26.6|   26.5|   26.7
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Maryland......................|  101.8|  104.1|  103.6|  104.3|  506.0|  513.0|  515.1|  519.8|  134.8|  131.1|  135.5|  130.6
   Massachusetts.................|  124.8|  126.7|  127.5|  127.8|  649.3|  669.7|  660.8|  675.8|  207.7|  210.4|  208.3|  210.9
   Michigan......................|  155.3|  163.4|  164.5|  164.2|  951.5|  979.0|  971.9|  997.6|  195.9|  193.1|  197.3|  195.1
   Minnesota.....................|  111.9|  115.6|  114.1|  116.5|  550.4|  566.4|  560.1|  574.7|  141.0|  139.4|  141.1|  140.0
   Mississippi...................|   47.2|   46.7|   48.3|   46.7|  216.4|  218.1|  218.5|  218.1|   39.4|   39.1|   39.5|   39.1
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Missouri......................|  152.3|  157.2|  155.8|  157.0|  579.1|  610.0|  588.8|  615.9|  145.9|  146.0|  146.8|  146.3
   Montana.......................|   20.3|   20.2|   20.9|   20.5|   90.2|   92.9|   92.5|   95.1|   15.5|   15.8|   15.8|   16.0
   Nebraska......................|   47.2|   50.1|   47.9|   50.4|  195.4|  202.3|  197.8|  203.3|   51.0|   52.0|   51.4|   52.0
   Nevada........................|   36.9|   39.4|   37.3|   39.3|  141.7|  150.2|  143.6|  151.7|   34.2|   35.4|   34.3|   35.5
   New Hampshire.................|   18.7|   19.8|   19.0|   20.4|  130.3|  133.6|  132.7|  135.9|   29.4|   29.5|   29.6|   29.5
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   New Jersey....................|  239.7|  246.1|  243.4|  246.8|  815.4|  838.3|  830.8|  849.4|  231.0|  231.3|  231.0|  231.7
   New Mexico....................|   28.8|   30.7|   30.3|   30.7|  152.6|  161.7|  154.8|  163.3|   29.2|   31.1|   29.4|   31.3
   New York......................|  397.7|  393.5|  405.9|  397.7|1,548.4|1,565.9|1,571.8|1,589.1|  734.5|  727.1|  736.6|  729.6
   North Carolina................|  158.7|  159.4|  160.9|  160.6|  749.1|  772.3|  758.2|  779.0|  141.7|  147.0|  142.3|  146.7
   North Dakota..................|   18.2|   18.9|   18.3|   19.1|   76.3|   78.5|   77.6|   79.5|   13.8|   14.1|   14.0|   14.2
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Ohio..........................|  212.9|  225.3|  223.9|  226.9|1,207.9|1,231.7|1,228.3|1,247.5|  268.5|  271.1|  270.1|  271.6
   Oklahoma......................|   72.1|   73.3|   73.2|   73.8|  297.3|  304.9|  300.0|  307.0|   63.8|   64.3|   64.2|   64.7
   Oregon........................|   67.2|   69.6|   68.3|   70.6|  335.1|  348.6|  339.0|  351.6|   88.8|   89.4|   88.9|   89.8
   Pennsylvania..................|  268.8|  272.2|  275.1|  273.5|1,150.4|1,163.1|1,167.4|1,172.1|  308.6|  310.2|  310.7|  311.8
   Rhode Island..................|   14.8|   14.2|   14.8|   14.3|   92.4|   95.2|   94.5|   96.3|   25.7|   25.2|   25.7|   25.3
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   South Carolina................|   67.6|   70.6|   69.9|   71.1|  363.2|  373.3|  367.4|  377.5|   67.9|   69.1|   68.6|   69.4
   South Dakota..................|   15.5|   16.0|   15.6|   16.0|   83.0|   86.1|   84.8|   87.7|   18.0|   18.9|   18.2|   19.1
   Tennessee.....................|  125.3|  136.7|  129.7|  136.8|  551.5|  581.5|  558.6|  588.1|  107.2|  109.8|  108.2|  110.5
   Texas.........................|  449.9|  470.2|  454.4|  470.9|1,853.8|1,934.2|1,865.3|1,940.3|  440.0|  444.8|  440.5|  445.3
   Utah..........................|   47.8|   50.8|   48.8|   51.2|  200.2|  211.9|  202.8|  214.3|   46.0|   47.3|   45.8|   47.5
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Vermont.......................|   11.3|   11.4|   11.6|   11.7|   60.4|   62.7|   61.8|   63.6|   12.1|   12.2|   12.1|   12.3
   Virginia......................|  148.4|  156.2|  150.6|  157.7|  663.1|  690.4|  672.9|  699.3|  162.8|  166.6|  164.6|  167.7
   Washington....................|  113.5|  117.6|  115.1|  118.3|  550.8|  575.2|  559.9|  582.3|  125.4|  122.4|  125.5|  122.7
   West Virginia.................|   39.4|   40.7|   39.6|   41.0|  151.5|  156.7|  154.2|  159.7|   25.6|   26.0|   25.8|   26.4
   Wisconsin.....................|  111.5|  118.5|  116.4|  119.7|  555.9|  572.6|  566.7|  584.0|  133.5|  136.3|  134.1|  136.8
   Wyoming.......................|   13.5|   13.9|   14.0|   13.9|   47.7|   49.0|   49.7|   50.8|    7.8|    7.9|    7.9|    7.9
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Puerto Rico...................|   23.2|   23.4|   23.1|   22.9|  172.7|  172.1|  175.3|  175.2|   41.3|   40.2|   41.6|   40.2
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                  _______________________________________________________________________________________________
 
   See footnotes at end of table.
 
 
                   ESTABLISHMENT DATA
 
            Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, not seasonally
                   adjusted-Continued
 
                   (In thousands)
 
                   ______________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                 |                               |
                                                 |           Services            |          Government
                                                 |                               |
                                                  _______________________________ _______________________________
                                                 |               |               |               |
                               State             |     Apr.      |      May      |     Apr.      |      May
                                                 |               |               |               |
                                                  _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                                 | 1994  | 1995  | 1994  |1995p/ | 1994  | 1995  | 1994  |1995p/
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   ______________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Alabama.......................|  374.6|  380.7|  373.2|  380.0|  348.6|  349.1|  349.2|  349.9
                   Alaska........................|   56.0|   57.9|   58.3|   60.4|   75.5|   75.4|   75.1|   75.2
                   Arizona.......................|  479.1|  505.0|  477.2|  503.8|  298.9|  305.3|  297.3|  303.8
                   Arkansas......................|  228.2|  237.4|  228.7|  238.4|  175.4|  178.9|  175.6|  178.9
                   California....................|3,532.4|3,633.7|3,545.4|3,643.5|2,120.8|2,136.2|2,130.5|2,141.4
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Colorado......................|  497.0|  520.0|  494.9|  514.5|  306.4|  308.8|  305.9|  309.6
                   Connecticut...................|  448.1|  456.8|  449.3|  460.3|  220.7|  218.6|  221.2|  219.1
                   Delaware......................|   90.4|   92.8|   91.1|   92.7|   51.7|   51.9|   51.6|   52.0
                   District of Columbia..........|  258.8|  261.1|  260.0|  261.5|  273.6|  256.9|  273.1|  255.8
                   Florida.......................|1,919.2|2,032.8|1,922.1|2,032.2|  919.0|  938.1|  914.9|  938.9
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Georgia.......................|  764.4|  825.3|  769.6|  831.4|  567.2|  580.5|  566.2|  579.5
                   Hawaii2/......................|  163.3|  164.7|  163.1|  164.3|  116.0|  115.3|  114.4|  115.6
                   Idaho.........................|  101.1|  105.9|  101.5|  105.0|   94.3|   96.5|   95.0|   97.2
                   Illinois......................|1,494.9|1,548.5|1,505.1|1,547.8|  797.4|  805.7|  797.7|  803.5
                   Indiana.......................|  610.7|  624.6|  616.7|  628.2|  406.0|  400.5|  400.4|  402.1
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Iowa..........................|  326.6|  342.1|  328.7|  344.3|  230.2|  233.0|  232.4|  233.8
                   Kansas........................|  276.1|  285.9|  276.6|  286.6|  237.7|  245.5|  239.3|  244.6
                   Kentucky......................|  376.3|  386.7|  381.3|  390.4|  286.1|  291.8|  286.6|  292.4
                   Louisiana.....................|  435.8|  474.0|  440.6|  478.5|  353.0|  362.0|  351.9|  360.5
                   Maine.........................|  137.0|  144.5|  141.0|  147.7|   97.4|   95.2|   97.7|   95.4
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Maryland......................|  664.6|  680.5|  670.4|  684.8|  426.3|  426.8|  425.8|  428.1
                   Massachusetts.................|  969.5|1,001.3|  971.5|1,001.5|  394.8|  401.0|  396.0|  402.4
                   Michigan......................|1,059.0|1,104.0|1,073.2|1,120.9|  654.6|  661.5|  650.8|  659.1
                   Minnesota.....................|  629.7|  652.7|  636.3|  659.3|  366.7|  374.9|  370.2|  377.0
                   Mississippi...................|  219.5|  218.5|  223.6|  218.0|  216.4|  225.9|  216.8|  226.5
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Missouri......................|  658.3|  686.6|  661.4|  685.8|  397.3|  407.0|  394.4|  407.4
                   Montana.......................|   89.9|   95.5|   91.1|   97.2|   77.3|   77.7|   77.7|   77.5
                   Nebraska......................|  200.5|  209.4|  201.4|  210.1|  152.0|  152.1|  158.1|  153.5
                   Nevada........................|  320.8|  342.6|  324.0|  344.3|   93.0|   98.3|   93.7|   98.3
                   New Hampshire.................|  139.8|  143.3|  142.4|  145.1|   78.3|   80.9|   77.4|   80.0
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   New Jersey....................|1,034.3|1,063.6|1,044.6|1,075.0|  574.4|  579.6|  572.7|  576.7
                   New Mexico....................|  173.8|  185.8|  174.6|  186.6|  164.9|  168.2|  164.9|  168.5
                   New York......................|2,448.2|2,514.7|2,462.6|2,526.6|1,443.9|1,417.0|1,449.6|1,411.6
                   North Carolina................|  724.1|  742.9|  726.7|  748.7|  546.0|  565.9|  545.9|  563.7
                   North Dakota..................|   79.7|   83.5|   80.3|   83.8|   68.4|   68.6|   68.9|   68.7
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Ohio..........................|1,320.7|1,359.8|1,334.5|1,369.9|  754.5|  757.2|  758.0|  762.2
                   Oklahoma......................|  314.6|  328.8|  315.5|  330.5|  274.2|  273.8|  274.7|  274.9
                   Oregon........................|  342.2|  362.3|  343.6|  365.0|  237.7|  244.2|  241.5|  246.7
                   Pennsylvania..................|1,564.2|1,584.1|1,569.3|1,583.2|  731.4|  734.0|  725.2|  728.5
                   Rhode Island..................|  135.9|  137.5|  137.7|  139.0|   61.9|   62.4|   62.3|   62.4
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   South Carolina................|  343.8|  353.9|  346.6|  357.8|  300.4|  302.9|  301.0|  303.5
                   South Dakota..................|   84.8|   88.0|   86.7|   89.1|   68.6|   68.6|   69.3|   69.3
                   Tennessee.....................|  599.1|  628.1|  604.2|  634.4|  376.0|  378.1|  375.6|  375.5
                   Texas.........................|1,989.5|2,086.2|1,991.4|2,090.4|1,425.2|1,464.6|1,428.1|1,462.7
                   Utah..........................|  221.6|  237.3|  219.9|  236.4|  164.8|  168.1|  165.7|  169.5
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Vermont.......................|   74.8|   75.6|   73.0|   73.9|   46.5|   47.3|   46.7|   46.8
                   Virginia......................|  820.0|  864.8|  826.4|  868.7|  612.8|  611.1|  609.8|  605.3
                   Washington....................|  592.8|  622.1|  596.1|  624.2|  441.8|  451.8|  445.6|  453.4
                   West Virginia.................|  172.9|  178.3|  174.6|  180.6|  134.8|  137.4|  149.0|  139.0
                   Wisconsin.....................|  607.4|  628.9|  612.4|  635.9|  375.9|  374.4|  375.2|  373.5
                   Wyoming.......................|   42.3|   43.3|   44.9|   45.9|   59.4|   59.7|   60.4|   60.5
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Puerto Rico...................|  159.3|  161.3|  158.0|  162.2|  290.7|  292.6|  291.3|  294.1
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   ______________________________________________________________________________________________
 
                      1/  Includes mining, not shown separately.
                      2/  Mining is combined with construction.
                      3/  Not available.
                      p/  = preliminary.
                      NOTE:  Data are counts of jobs by place of work.  Data have been adjusted to March 1994
                   benchmark levels.  Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark month are provisional and
                   will be revised when new information becomes available.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Table 5. Unemployment rates by state and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted
  (Percent)
 
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                                                             |                                 |
                                                             |              April              |               May
                        State and area                       |                                 |
                                                              _________________________________ _________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |      1994      |      1995      |     1994       |    1995p/
                                                             |                |                |                |
  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |                |                |                |
       United States.........................................|       6.2      |       5.6      |       5.9      |       5.5
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Alabama....................................................|       5.9      |       5.5      |       5.5      |       5.3
    Birmingham...............................................|       4.3      |       3.9      |       4.1      |       3.8
    Huntsville...............................................|       5.2      |       4.5      |       4.6      |       3.9
    Mobile...................................................|       6.1      |       5.8      |       5.8      |       5.6
    Montgomery...............................................|       4.6      |       4.8      |       4.5      |       4.7
    Tuscaloosa...............................................|       4.7      |       4.5      |       4.5      |       4.7
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Alaska.....................................................|       8.5      |       7.2      |       8.5      |       6.8
    Anchorage................................................|       6.3      |       5.3      |       6.3      |       5.2
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Arizona....................................................|       5.7      |       5.0      |       5.9      |       5.2
    Phoenix_Mesa.............................................|       4.5      |       3.7      |       4.6      |       3.8
    Tucson...................................................|       4.1      |       3.5      |       4.1      |       3.6
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Arkansas...................................................|       5.7      |       5.1      |       5.8      |       4.3
    Fayetteville_Springdale_Rogers...........................|       2.7      |       2.8      |       3.1      |       2.4
    Fort Smith1/.............................................|       5.7      |       5.2      |       5.8      |       4.6
    Little Rock_North Little Rock............................|       4.4      |       3.7      |       4.5      |       3.1
    Pine Bluff...............................................|       8.7      |       7.8      |       9.0      |       6.4
                                                             |                |                |                |
  California2/...............................................|       9.1      |       7.8      |       8.1      |       8.0
    Bakersfield..............................................|      15.2      |      13.7      |      12.4      |      14.2
    Fresno...................................................|      15.0      |      15.1      |      12.2      |      15.2
    Los Angeles_Long Beach2/.................................|       9.9      |       6.8      |       9.7      |       6.8
    Modesto..................................................|      17.3      |      16.7      |      14.7      |      17.4
    Oakland..................................................|       6.5      |       6.2      |       5.8      |       6.5
    Orange County............................................|       6.2      |       5.4      |       5.4      |       5.9
    Riverside_San Bernardino.................................|       9.8      |       8.5      |       8.4      |       9.1
    Sacramento...............................................|       7.7      |       7.0      |       6.7      |       7.7
    Salinas..................................................|      13.1      |      12.7      |       8.7      |      11.4
    San Diego................................................|       7.5      |       6.7      |       6.6      |       7.2
    San Francisco............................................|       6.0      |       5.5      |       5.3      |       6.0
    San Jose.................................................|       6.8      |       5.8      |       6.0      |       6.0
    Santa Barbara_Santa Maria_Lompoc.........................|       7.3      |       6.9      |       6.0      |       6.9
    Santa Rosa...............................................|       6.5      |       6.4      |       5.7      |       6.4
    Stockton_Lodi............................................|      13.4      |      13.0      |      11.1      |      13.0
    Vallejo_Fairfield_Napa...................................|       7.9      |       7.7      |       6.8      |       8.0
    Ventura..................................................|       7.3      |       6.4      |       6.4      |       7.1
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Colorado...................................................|       4.2      |       3.7      |       4.5      |       4.0
    Boulder_Longmont.........................................|       3.4      |       3.0      |       3.9      |       3.6
    Denver...................................................|       3.8      |       3.1      |       4.0      |       3.5
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Connecticut................................................|       5.4      |       5.0      |       5.6      |       5.1
    Bridgeport...............................................|       6.1      |       5.6      |       6.2      |       5.8
    Danbury..................................................|       4.1      |       3.5      |       4.3      |       3.6
    Hartford.................................................|       5.8      |       5.4      |       5.9      |       5.6
    New Haven_Meriden........................................|       5.2      |       4.8      |       5.5      |       5.0
    New London_Norwich.......................................|       5.0      |       4.7      |       5.4      |       4.9
    Stamford_Norwalk.........................................|       3.5      |       3.6      |       3.7      |       3.7
    Waterbury................................................|       6.6      |       5.9      |       6.8      |       5.9
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Delaware...................................................|       5.0      |       3.8      |       4.5      |       3.6
    Dover....................................................|       5.7      |       4.3      |       5.1      |       4.4
    Wilmington_Newark1/......................................|       4.9      |       3.9      |       4.6      |       3.8
                                                             |                |                |                |
  District of Columbia.......................................|       7.6      |       8.0      |       7.9      |       8.3
    Washington1/.............................................|       3.7      |       3.8      |       4.0      |       4.0
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Florida2/..................................................|       6.8      |       5.3      |       6.7      |       5.0
    Daytona Beach............................................|       6.3      |       4.9      |       6.5      |       4.4
    Fort Lauderdale..........................................|       6.9      |       5.6      |       6.7      |       5.3
    Fort Myers_Cape Coral....................................|       5.3      |       4.2      |       5.6      |       4.1
    Gainesville..............................................|       3.9      |       3.2      |       3.9      |       2.9
    Jacksonville.............................................|       5.6      |       4.2      |       5.4      |       3.9
    Lakeland_Winter Haven....................................|       7.8      |       5.7      |       7.8      |       6.1
    Melbourne_Titusville_Palm Bay............................|       7.9      |       6.1      |       7.5      |       5.8
    Miami....................................................|       8.3      |       6.8      |       8.4      |       6.4
    Orlando..................................................|       6.2      |       4.7      |       6.0      |       4.3
    Pensacola................................................|       5.4      |       4.4      |       5.5      |       4.8
    Sarasota_Bradenton.......................................|       5.1      |       3.8      |       4.7      |       3.5
    Tallahassee..............................................|       4.4      |       3.5      |       4.7      |       3.5
    Tampa_St. Petersburg_Clearwater..........................|       6.0      |       4.5      |       5.7      |       4.2
    West Palm Beach_Boca Raton...............................|       8.5      |       6.3      |       8.4      |       6.2
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Georgia....................................................|       4.8      |       4.3      |       4.8      |       4.4
    Albany...................................................|       6.8      |       5.5      |       6.9      |       5.7
    Athens...................................................|       3.9      |       3.1      |       3.6      |       3.2
    Atlanta..................................................|       4.4      |       4.0      |       4.4      |       4.0
    Augusta_Aiken1/..........................................|       5.8      |       5.1      |       6.0      |       6.2
    Columbus1/...............................................|       5.7      |       4.9      |       5.3      |       5.0
    Macon....................................................|       4.9      |       4.5      |       5.0      |       4.6
    Savannah.................................................|       5.3      |       4.9      |       5.4      |       5.0
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Hawaii.....................................................|       5.8      |       5.2      |       6.0      |       5.0
    Honolulu.................................................|       4.6      |       4.1      |       4.7      |       4.0
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Idaho......................................................|       5.7      |       5.5      |       5.0      |       4.8
    Boise City...............................................|       3.8      |       4.0      |       3.8      |       3.6
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                              ___________________________________________________________________
 
  See footnotes at end of table.
 
 
 
  Table 5. Unemployment rates by state and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
  (Percent)
 
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                                                             |                                 |
                                                             |              April              |               May
                        State and area                       |                                 |
                                                              _________________________________ _________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |      1994      |      1995      |     1994       |    1995p/
                                                             |                |                |                |
  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Illinois2/.................................................|       5.6      |       5.6      |       5.7      |       5.5
    Bloomington_Normal.......................................|       3.7      |       3.7      |       3.5      |       3.9
    Champaign_Urbana.........................................|       3.8      |       3.5      |       4.0      |       3.7
    Chicago..................................................|       5.5      |       5.5      |       5.6      |       5.2
    Davenport_Moline_Rock Island1/...........................|       4.9      |       4.7      |       4.8      |       4.4
    Decatur..................................................|       7.4      |       7.8      |       7.7      |       8.2
    Kankakee.................................................|       6.8      |       7.4      |       6.8      |       6.9
    Peoria_Pekin.............................................|       4.9      |       4.7      |       5.1      |       4.9
    Rockford.................................................|       5.8      |       5.1      |       5.8      |       4.8
    Springfield..............................................|       4.2      |       4.8      |       4.3      |       4.7
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Indiana....................................................|       5.1      |       4.9      |       4.8      |       4.6
    Bloomington..............................................|       3.8      |       4.8      |       4.3      |       4.0
    Elkhart_Goshen...........................................|       3.4      |       4.2      |       3.6      |       5.4
    Evansville_Henderson1/...................................|       5.3      |       5.3      |       5.0      |       5.0
    Fort Wayne...............................................|       4.7      |       4.0      |       4.3      |       3.9
    Gary.....................................................|       6.5      |       6.7      |       6.3      |       5.8
    Indianapolis.............................................|       4.2      |       4.1      |       4.0      |       3.8
    Kokomo...................................................|       5.0      |       4.4      |       4.7      |       4.9
    Lafayette................................................|       3.8      |       3.3      |       4.3      |       3.1
    Muncie...................................................|       5.8      |       4.9      |       5.4      |       4.7
    South Bend...............................................|       4.5      |       4.7      |       4.2      |       4.4
    Terre Haute..............................................|       6.7      |       6.1      |       6.3      |       5.6
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Iowa.......................................................|       3.7      |       3.4      |       3.3      |       3.0
    Cedar Rapids.............................................|       3.6      |       2.9      |       3.2      |       2.9
    Des Moines...............................................|       2.8      |       2.7      |       2.6      |       2.5
    Dubuque..................................................|       3.8      |       3.1      |       3.1      |       2.6
    Iowa City................................................|       2.2      |       2.2      |       2.4      |       2.2
    Sioux City1/.............................................|       2.9      |       2.7      |       2.6      |       2.3
    Waterloo_Cedar Falls.....................................|       4.9      |       4.4      |       4.5      |       4.0
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Kansas.....................................................|       5.2      |       4.5      |       4.9      |       4.4
    Lawrence.................................................|       5.0      |       4.5      |       5.3      |       5.3
    Topeka...................................................|       4.7      |       4.7      |       4.4      |       4.8
    Wichita..................................................|       6.1      |       5.0      |       5.9      |       4.8
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Kentucky...................................................|       5.4      |       4.7      |       5.2      |       4.8
    Lexington................................................|       3.8      |       2.9      |       3.8      |       3.1
    Louisville1/.............................................|       4.4      |       4.2      |       4.3      |       4.1
    Owensboro................................................|       5.3      |       5.2      |       5.0      |       5.4
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Louisiana..................................................|       7.5      |       7.0      |       7.5      |       6.5
    Alexandria...............................................|       6.8      |       6.5      |       6.7      |       6.0
    Baton Rouge..............................................|       6.9      |       6.3      |       7.2      |       6.0
    Houma....................................................|       6.7      |       6.4      |       6.6      |       5.7
    Lafayette................................................|       6.7      |       6.6      |       6.9      |       6.2
    Lake Charles.............................................|       7.7      |       7.2      |       7.9      |       6.3
    Monroe...................................................|       7.0      |       6.3      |       6.8      |       5.7
    New Orleans..............................................|       7.0      |       6.6      |       7.0      |       6.3
    Shreveport_Bossier City..................................|       7.2      |       6.9      |       7.2      |       6.4
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Maine......................................................|       8.4      |       6.6      |       6.7      |       6.0
    Lewiston_Auburn..........................................|       8.5      |       5.9      |       7.0      |       5.8
    Portland.................................................|       5.6      |       4.2      |       4.5      |       4.0
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Maryland...................................................|       4.8      |       4.6      |       5.0      |       4.9
    Baltimore................................................|       5.7      |       5.3      |       6.0      |       5.6
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Massachusetts2/............................................|       5.8      |       5.7      |       5.4      |       4.6
    Barnstable_Yarmouth......................................|       7.7      |       7.0      |       6.1      |       4.6
    Boston1/.................................................|       5.0      |       5.0      |       4.8      |       4.1
    Brockton.................................................|       6.6      |       6.2      |       6.3      |       5.2
    Fitchburg_Leominster.....................................|       6.4      |       6.3      |       5.8      |       5.0
    Lawrence1/...............................................|       7.1      |       6.1      |       6.7      |       5.2
    Lowell1/.................................................|       6.2      |       5.8      |       5.9      |       4.8
    New Bedford..............................................|       9.8      |      10.1      |       8.7      |       7.6
    Pittsfield...............................................|       8.7      |       7.1      |       7.8      |       5.5
    Springfield..............................................|       6.9      |       6.1      |       6.3      |       4.8
    Worcester1/..............................................|       5.2      |       5.2      |       4.9      |       4.2
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Michigan2/.................................................|       5.7      |       5.6      |       5.2      |       5.1
    Ann Arbor................................................|       3.5      |       3.5      |       3.3      |       3.7
    Benton Harbor............................................|       5.9      |       5.6      |       5.8      |       5.4
    Detroit..................................................|       5.5      |       5.0      |       5.1      |       4.7
    Flint....................................................|       7.3      |       6.8      |       7.0      |       6.2
    Grand Rapids_Muskegon_Holland............................|       4.4      |       4.5      |       4.2      |       4.2
    Jackson..................................................|       6.2      |       5.7      |       5.7      |       5.5
    Kalamazoo_Battle_Creek...................................|       4.9      |       5.1      |       4.7      |       5.0
    Lansing_East Lansing.....................................|       4.0      |       4.1      |       3.7      |       3.7
    Saginaw_Bay City_Midland.................................|       6.5      |       6.5      |       5.9      |       5.5
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Minnesota..................................................|       4.0      |       3.7      |       3.4      |       3.3
    Duluth_Superior1/........................................|       6.9      |       5.9      |       5.8      |       5.5
    Minneapolis_St.Paul1/....................................|       3.2      |       2.9      |       2.9      |       2.7
    Rochester................................................|       3.5      |       3.1      |       3.0      |       2.7
    St. Cloud................................................|       4.1      |       4.1      |       3.4      |       3.4
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Mississippi................................................|       6.2      |       5.1      |       6.5      |       5.9
    Jackson..................................................|       4.4      |       3.4      |       4.6      |       4.1
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                              ___________________________________________________________________
 
  See footnotes at end of table.
 
 
 
  Table 5. Unemployment rates by state and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
  (Percent)
 
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                                                             |                                 |
                                                             |              April              |               May
                        State and area                       |                                 |
                                                              _________________________________ _________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |      1994      |      1995      |     1994       |    1995p/
                                                             |                |                |                |
  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Missouri...................................................|       4.8      |       4.6      |       4.6      |       4.8
    Kansas City1/............................................|       4.4      |       4.1      |       4.2      |       3.9
    St. Louis LMA1/..........................................|       4.7      |       4.7      |       4.7      |       4.9
    Springfield..............................................|       3.6      |       3.5      |       3.4      |       3.7
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Montana....................................................|       4.8      |       5.1      |       4.4      |       5.0
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Nebraska...................................................|       2.6      |       2.3      |       2.6      |       2.4
    Lincoln..................................................|       2.7      |       2.5      |       2.8      |       2.5
    Omaha1/..................................................|       2.8      |       2.3      |       2.7      |       2.4
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Nevada.....................................................|       6.0      |       5.6      |       5.7      |       5.5
    Las Vegas................................................|       6.0      |       5.6      |       5.9      |       5.8
    Reno.....................................................|       5.3      |       5.2      |       5.0      |       5.1
                                                             |                |                |                |
  New Hampshire..............................................|       5.1      |       4.3      |       4.6      |       3.6
    Manchester...............................................|       4.6      |       4.4      |       4.4      |       4.0
    Nashua...................................................|       5.1      |       4.3      |       4.9      |       3.8
    Portsmouth_Rochester.....................................|       4.1      |       3.8      |       4.0      |       3.3
                                                             |                |                |                |
  New Jersey2/...............................................|       7.0      |       6.2      |       7.1      |       6.7
    Atlantic_Cape May........................................|      10.3      |       9.7      |       9.7      |       9.5
    Bergen_Passaic...........................................|       7.4      |       6.4      |       7.5      |       7.0
    Jersey City..............................................|       9.7      |       9.0      |       9.8      |       9.8
    Middlesex_Somerset_Hunterdon.............................|       5.4      |       4.7      |       5.5      |       5.1
    Monmouth_Ocean...........................................|       6.3      |       5.5      |       6.2      |       5.9
    Newark...................................................|       7.2      |       6.2      |       7.3      |       6.6
    Trenton..................................................|       5.7      |       4.8      |       5.7      |       5.5
    Vineland_Millville_Bridgeton.............................|      11.0      |       9.8      |      10.9      |       9.8
                                                             |                |                |                |
  New Mexico.................................................|       6.3      |       5.9      |       6.3      |       5.6
    Albuquerque..............................................|       4.3      |       4.2      |       4.7      |       3.8
    Las Cruces...............................................|       8.8      |       7.5      |       8.6      |       7.8
    Santa Fe.................................................|       3.7      |       3.5      |       3.8      |       3.7
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  New York2/.................................................|       7.6      |       6.6      |       6.4      |       6.2
    Albany_Schenectady_Troy..................................|       5.4      |       4.7      |       4.4      |       4.5
    Binghamton...............................................|       7.3      |       5.7      |       6.0      |       5.1
    Buffalo_Niagara Falls....................................|       6.9      |       5.8      |       5.6      |       5.2
    Dutchess County..........................................|       7.5      |       5.0      |       6.1      |       4.8
    Elmira...................................................|       6.4      |       5.3      |       5.2      |       5.1
    Glens Falls..............................................|       9.2      |       7.9      |       6.3      |       6.3
    Nassau_Suffolk...........................................|       6.0      |       4.9      |       5.1      |       4.9
    New York.................................................|       8.8      |       7.9      |       7.8      |       7.5
       New York City2/.......................................|       9.5      |       8.6      |       8.4      |       8.2
    Newburgh1/...............................................|       6.4      |       5.1      |       5.3      |       5.0
    Rochester................................................|       5.7      |       4.7      |       4.7      |       4.3
    Syracuse.................................................|       6.5      |       5.4      |       5.2      |       5.0
    Utica_Rome...............................................|       6.8      |       5.9      |       5.1      |       5.5
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  North Carolina2/...........................................|       3.8      |       4.5      |       4.0      |       4.2
    Asheville................................................|       3.4      |       4.3      |       3.5      |       3.5
    Charlotte_Gastonia_Rock Hill1/...........................|       3.4      |       3.7      |       3.6      |       3.6
    Greensboro_Winston-Salem_High Point......................|       3.1      |       3.6      |       3.3      |       3.4
    Raleigh_Durham_Chapel Hill...............................|       2.5      |       3.1      |       2.7      |       2.9
                                                             |                |                |                |
  North Dakota...............................................|       3.7      |       3.1      |       3.2      |       2.8
    Bismarck.................................................|       3.8      |       3.3      |       3.5      |       2.9
    Fargo_Moorhead1/.........................................|       2.8      |       3.0      |       2.1      |       2.6
    Grand Forks1/............................................|       3.5      |       2.7      |       3.1      |       2.6
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Ohio2/.....................................................|       6.3      |       4.6      |       6.2      |       4.5
    Akron....................................................|       5.9      |       4.5      |       6.0      |       4.2
    Canton_Massillon.........................................|       7.1      |       4.7      |       7.0      |       4.7
    Cincinnati1/.............................................|       5.2      |       4.1      |       5.4      |       4.0
    Cleveland_Lorain_Elyria..................................|       6.5      |       4.8      |       6.5      |       4.5
    Columbus.................................................|       4.6      |       3.3      |       4.7      |       3.4
    Dayton_Springfield.......................................|       5.6      |       4.0      |       5.5      |       4.0
    Hamilton_Middletown......................................|       6.1      |       4.0      |       6.2      |       4.1
    Lima.....................................................|       7.1      |       5.0      |       7.1      |       5.2
    Mansfield................................................|       8.5      |       5.7      |       8.7      |       5.3
    Steubenville_Weirton.....................................|       9.1      |       5.5      |       8.5      |       5.8
    Toledo...................................................|       6.1      |       4.6      |       6.4      |       4.7
    Youngstown_Warren........................................|       7.9      |       5.7      |       7.7      |       5.6
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Oklahoma...................................................|       6.0      |       4.9      |       6.1      |       4.8
    Enid.....................................................|       4.5      |       4.0      |       5.0      |       4.1
    Lawton...................................................|       6.4      |       5.2      |       6.3      |       5.1
    Oklahoma City............................................|       4.7      |       3.9      |       4.9      |       3.9
    Tulsa....................................................|       6.1      |       4.5      |       6.1      |       4.3
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Oregon.....................................................|       5.7      |       4.7      |       5.1      |       4.7
    Eugene_Springfield.......................................|       5.7      |       4.7      |       5.1      |       4.8
    Medford_Ashland..........................................|       6.7      |       6.2      |       6.3      |       6.4
    Portland_Vancouver1/.....................................|       4.5      |       3.7      |       4.2      |       3.7
    Salem....................................................|       5.7      |       4.6      |       5.0      |       4.6
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  Pennsylvania2/.............................................|       6.7      |       6.0      |       6.4      |       5.9
    Allentown_Bethlehem_Easton...............................|       7.0      |       6.2      |       6.6      |       6.1
    Altoona..................................................|       7.5      |       6.6      |       7.3      |       6.4
    Erie.....................................................|       7.3      |       6.5      |       6.9      |       6.3
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  See footnotes at end of table.
 
 
 
  Table 5. Unemployment rates by state and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
  (Percent)
 
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                                                             |              April              |               May
                        State and area                       |                                 |
                                                              _________________________________ _________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |      1994      |      1995      |     1994       |    1995p/
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  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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  Pennsylvania2/                                             |                |                |                |
    Harrisburg_Lebanon_Carlisle..............................|       4.5      |       4.4      |       4.7      |       4.4
    Johnstown................................................|       9.9      |       7.9      |       9.0      |       7.6
    Lancaster................................................|       4.4      |       4.3      |       4.4      |       4.3
    Philadelphia1/...........................................|       6.2      |       5.6      |       6.2      |       5.8
    Pittsburgh...............................................|       6.7      |       6.0      |       6.5      |       5.8
    Reading..................................................|       5.7      |       5.3      |       5.5      |       5.7
    Scranton_Wilkes_Barre_Hazelton...........................|       7.9      |       7.0      |       7.5      |       6.7
    Sharon...................................................|       7.5      |       5.7      |       6.8      |       5.7
    State College............................................|       4.0      |       3.5      |       3.8      |       3.7
    Williamsport.............................................|       7.8      |       7.7      |       7.4      |       7.3
    York.....................................................|       5.1      |       4.8      |       5.1      |       4.5
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  Rhode Island...............................................|       6.9      |       5.7      |       6.7      |       5.9
    Providence_Fall River_Warwick............................|       7.2      |       6.3      |       6.9      |       6.1
                                                             |                |                |                |
  South Carolina.............................................|       6.1      |       4.4      |       6.2      |       4.7
    Charleston_North Charleston..............................|       6.0      |       4.5      |       6.2      |       4.8
    Columbia.................................................|       4.4      |       3.2      |       4.5      |       3.4
    Greenville_Spartanburg_Anderson..........................|       4.8      |       3.0      |       4.6      |       3.2
                                                             |                |                |                |
  South Dakota...............................................|       2.9      |       3.0      |       3.1      |       2.2
    Rapid City...............................................|       3.6      |       3.3      |       3.4      |       2.7
    Sioux Falls..............................................|       2.3      |       2.7      |       2.3      |       1.6
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Tennessee..................................................|       4.8      |       4.2      |       4.6      |       4.3
    Chattanooga1/............................................|       4.4      |       4.0      |       4.5      |       4.2
    Johnson City_Kingsport_Bristol1/.........................|       5.3      |       4.1      |       5.0      |       4.4
    Knoxville................................................|       4.1      |       3.8      |       3.7      |       3.4
    Memphis1/................................................|       4.7      |       4.1      |       4.7      |       4.3
    Nashville................................................|       3.3      |       2.9      |       3.2      |       3.0
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Texas2/....................................................|       6.2      |       5.6      |       6.3      |       5.6
    Abilene..................................................|       5.4      |       5.2      |       5.3      |       5.4
    Amarillo.................................................|       3.9      |       3.9      |       4.1      |       3.8
    Austin_San Marcos........................................|       3.3      |       3.1      |       3.6      |       3.2
    Beaumont_Port Arthur.....................................|       9.4      |       8.9      |       9.9      |       8.7
    Brazoria.................................................|       6.6      |       7.1      |       6.8      |       6.9
    Brownsville_Harlingen_San Benito ........................|      11.3      |      10.7      |      11.7      |      11.4
    Bryan_College Station....................................|       2.7      |       3.0      |       3.2      |       3.2
    Corpus Christi...........................................|       8.7      |       8.1      |       9.0      |       7.9
    Dallas...................................................|       5.3      |       4.5      |       5.3      |       4.5
    El Paso..................................................|      10.1      |       9.0      |      10.1      |       8.7
    Fort Worth_Arlington.....................................|       5.4      |       4.5      |       5.4      |       4.5
    Galveston_Texas City.....................................|       8.0      |       7.1      |       8.0      |       7.1
    Houston..................................................|       6.3      |       5.4      |       6.5      |       5.5
    Killeen_Temple...........................................|       5.5      |       4.5      |       5.4      |       4.5
    Laredo...................................................|       8.8      |      13.6      |       8.9      |      13.6
    Longview_Marshall........................................|       8.0      |       6.9      |       8.2      |       7.0
    Lubbock..................................................|       4.2      |       3.9      |       4.3      |       3.8
    McAllen_Edinburg_Mission.................................|      16.2      |      16.3      |      15.9      |      16.7
    Odessa_Midland...........................................|       7.3      |       5.9      |       7.5      |       5.8
    San Angelo...............................................|       5.0      |       4.1      |       5.0      |       4.5
    San Antonio..............................................|       4.5      |       4.1      |       4.6      |       4.2
    Sherman_Denison..........................................|       6.0      |       5.0      |       6.1      |       4.7
    Texarkana1/..............................................|       8.9      |       7.3      |       9.2      |       7.1
    Tyler....................................................|       5.3      |       4.8      |       5.5      |       4.9
    Victoria.................................................|       5.6      |       6.0      |       6.0      |       5.7
    Waco.....................................................|       4.8      |       4.2      |       5.0      |       4.8
    Wichita Falls............................................|       5.2      |       4.8      |       5.3      |       4.8
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  Utah.......................................................|       3.5      |       3.4      |       3.4      |       3.4
    Provo_Orem...............................................|       2.8      |       3.0      |       3.0      |       3.1
    Salt Lake City_Odgen.....................................|       3.2      |       3.1      |       3.2      |       3.2
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  Vermont....................................................|       5.2      |       4.6      |       4.6      |       3.8
    Burlington...............................................|       3.5      |       2.9      |       3.2      |       2.7
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  Virginia...................................................|       4.4      |       4.0      |       4.8      |       4.4
    Charlottesville..........................................|       3.2      |       2.5      |       3.2      |       3.4
    Danville.................................................|       7.1      |       7.3      |       8.9      |       9.7
    Lynchburg................................................|       4.2      |       3.9      |       4.7      |       4.2
    Norfolk_Virginia Beach_Newport News1/....................|       5.0      |       4.5      |       5.5      |       4.7
    Richmond_Petersburg......................................|       4.0      |       3.5      |       4.7      |       3.8
    Roanoke..................................................|       3.5      |       3.1      |       4.1      |       3.6
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Washington.................................................|       6.6      |       6.0      |       6.3      |       5.8
    Spokane..................................................|       4.9      |       5.1      |       4.7      |       4.9
    Tacoma...................................................|       6.8      |       5.8      |       6.6      |       5.7
    Seattle_Bellevue_Everett.................................|       5.9      |       5.1      |       5.8      |       4.9
                                                             |                |                |                |
  West Virginia..............................................|       9.3      |       7.5      |       8.7      |       7.5
    Charleston...............................................|       7.0      |       5.2      |       6.5      |       5.4
    Huntington_Ashland1/.....................................|       8.3      |       6.0      |       8.0      |       6.7
    Parkersburg_Marietta1/...................................|       7.3      |       6.9      |       6.8      |       6.7
    Wheeling1/...............................................|       9.0      |       6.7      |       8.2      |       6.2
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Wisconsin..................................................|       5.0      |       4.2      |       4.5      |       3.7
    Appleton_Oshkosh_Neenah..................................|       4.3      |       3.4      |       3.9      |       3.3
    Eau Claire...............................................|       5.3      |       4.5      |       4.4      |       3.6
    Green Bay................................................|       4.4      |       3.4      |       4.1      |       3.2
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  See footnotes at end of table.
 
 
 
  Table 5. Unemployment rates by state and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
  (Percent)
 
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                                                             |                                 |
                                                             |              April              |               May
                        State and area                       |                                 |
                                                              _________________________________ _________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |      1994      |      1995      |     1994       |    1995p/
                                                             |                |                |                |
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                                                             |                |                |                |
  Wisconsin                                                  |                |                |                |
    Janesville_Beloit........................................|       4.8      |       4.1      |       4.7      |       4.3
    Kenosha..................................................|       4.9      |       4.1      |       4.8      |       3.8
    La Crosse................................................|       3.9      |       4.1      |       3.5      |       3.6
    Madison..................................................|       2.3      |       2.1      |       2.2      |       1.8
    Milwaukee_Waukesha.......................................|       4.6      |       3.7      |       4.6      |       3.5
    Racine...................................................|       6.0      |       5.0      |       5.4      |       4.2
    Sheboygan................................................|       3.6      |       2.9      |       3.3      |       2.8
    Wausau...................................................|       6.2      |       5.3      |       5.4      |       4.3
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Wyoming....................................................|       5.5      |       4.5      |       4.9      |       4.4
    Casper...................................................|       6.6      |       4.9      |       6.2      |       5.1
                                                             |                |                |                |
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     1/  Includes interstate portion of area located in
  adjacent state.
     2/  Data are obtained directly from the Current
  Population Survey.
     p/  = preliminary.
     NOTE:    Data refer to place of residence. All estimates
  are provisional and will be revised when new benchmark and
  population information becomes available.