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      REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT:  SEPTEMBER 2003


   Regional and state unemployment rates were generally stable in September.  
All four regions and 43 states had shifts of 0.3 percentage point or less, 
the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.  
The national jobless rate remained at 6.1 percent in September.  Nonfarm pay-
roll employment decreased in 26 states over the month.
   
Regional Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)
   
   The South posted the lowest regional unemployment rate, 5.5 percent, in
September.  This was the first time since June 1982 that the South reported
a lower rate than the other three regions.  The West continued to register
the highest rate, 6.3 percent.  The Midwest experienced the largest over-
the-year unemployment rate change (+0.4 percentage point), while the other
three regions reported little or no movement in their jobless rates.  (See
table 1.)
   
   Among the nine geographic divisions, the West North Central division
had the lowest rate in September, 4.7 percent, followed by the South
Atlantic division, 5.1 percent.  The Pacific again reported the highest
unemployment rate, 6.6 percent, despite registering the largest rate de-
cline over the month (-0.3 percentage point).  The East North Central di-
vision recorded the second highest jobless rate, 6.4 percent, and had the
largest over-the-year rate increase (+0.5 percentage point).  No division
reported an over-the-year rate decrease greater than 0.3 percentage point.
   
State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)
   
   South Dakota continued to have the lowest unemployment rate in September, 
3.4 percent, followed by North Dakota and Virginia, 3.7 percent each.  Three 
Pacific division states reported the highest jobless rates--Oregon, 8.0 per-
cent, Alaska, 7.8 percent, and Washington, 7.6 percent.  Two East North 
Central states recorded the only other rates above 7.0 percent:  Michigan, 
7.4 percent, and Illinois, 7.1 percent.  (See table 3 and chart 1.)
   
   Over the month, 22 states and the District of Columbia registered job-
less rate decreases, 16 states reported no change, and 12 states had rate 
increases.  The District of Columbia experienced the largest monthly unem-
ployment rate decrease (-1.2 percentage points), followed closely by 
Louisiana and Mississippi (-1.1 and -1.0 points, respectively).  The only
other states with rate decreases from August of at least 0.5 percentage
point were Rhode Island and West Virginia (-0.8 point each).  Arkansas
posted the largest over-the-month rate increase (+0.6 percentage point).
No other state had a rate increase as large as 0.5 percentage point.
   
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   Compared with September 2002, jobless rates were higher in 27 states,
lower in 21 states and the District of Columbia, and unchanged in 2 states.
Michigan registered the largest rate increase from a year ago (+1.3 percent-
age points), followed by Oregon (+0.8 point).  Nine additional states record-
ed over-the-year rate increases of 0.5 percentage point or more.  Mississippi 
and Utah posted the largest rate declines from September 2002 (-1.4 and -1.1 
percentage points, respectively).  Five other states had jobless rate declines 
of at least 0.5 percentage point.

Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)

   From August to September 2003, total nonfarm employment decreased in 
26 states and increased in 24 states and the District of Columbia.  The
largest numerical employment decreases occurred in Maryland (-36,900), Ohio
(-21,700), Wisconsin (-20,600), and North Carolina (-19,800).  The largest
over-the-month percentage decreases in employment were reported in Maryland
(-1.5 percent), South Dakota and Wisconsin (-0.7 percent each), Montana and
North Carolina (-0.5 percent each), and Massachusetts, Ohio, and Vermont 
(-0.4 percent each).  The largest employment increases occurred in Florida
(+20,800), Missouri (+18,100), Georgia (+13,300), and Texas (+12,600).
Delaware and the District of Columbia posted the largest over-the-month
percentage increases in employment (+0.9 percent each), followed by Kansas
and Missouri (+0.7 percent each), Alaska, Idaho, New Hampshire, and North
Dakota (+0.6 percent each), and Iowa (+0.4 percent).  (See table 5.)
   
   Over the year, employment decreased in 27 states and the District of
Columbia and increased in 23 states.  The largest numerical employment
losses were in Michigan (-82,000), Ohio (-66,700), Illinois (-54,400),
California (-51,300), and New York (-50,400).  South Carolina recorded 
the largest percentage decline in employment (-2.2 percent), followed by
Michigan (-1.8 percent), Massachusetts (-1.5 percent), and Indiana (-1.4
percent).  The largest over-the-year gains in employment occurred in
Florida (+96,700), Georgia (+74,500), Texas (+44,800), Nevada (+27,000),
Arizona (+25,900), and New Jersey (+21,300).  The largest percentage gains
were reported in Nevada (+2.6 percent), Hawaii (+2.1 percent), Georgia
(+1.9 percent), and Idaho (+1.7 percent).  (See chart 2.)
   
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   The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for September is 
scheduled to be issued on October 29.  The Regional and State Employment and 
Unemployment release for October is scheduled to be issued on November 21.
 
 
 
 

Technical Note


     This release presents labor force and unemployment data for census
regions and divisions, states, the Los Angeles-Long Beach metropolitan
area, and New York City from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS)
program (tables 1-4).  Also presented are nonfarm payroll employment
estimates by state and major industry from the Current Employment
Statistics (CES) program (tables 5 and 6).  The LAUS and CES programs are
both Federal-State cooperative endeavors.

Labor force and unemployment--from the LAUS program

     Definitions.  The labor force and unemployment data are based on the
same concepts and definitions as those used for the official national
estimates obtained from the Current Population Survey (CPS), a sample
survey of households that is conducted for the Bureau of Labor Statistics
(BLS) by the U.S. Census Bureau.  The labor force includes both the
employed and the unemployed.  Employed persons are those who did any work
at all for pay or profit in the survey reference week (the week including
the 12th of the month) or worked 15 hours or more without pay in a family
business or farm, plus those not working who have a job from which they
were temporarily absent, whether or not paid, for such reasons as labor-
management dispute, illness, or vacation.  Unemployed persons are those who
did not work at all (in the reference week), have actively looked for a job
(sometime in the 4-week period ending with the survey reference week), and
are currently available for work; persons on layoff expecting recall need
not be looking for work to be counted as unemployed.
     
     Method of estimation.  Effective January 1996, estimates for all
states, the District of Columbia, the Los Angeles-Long Beach metropolitan
area, and New York City are produced using estimating equations based on
regression techniques.  This method utilizes data from several sources,
including the CPS, the CES, and state unemployment insurance (UI) data.  A
detailed description of the estimation procedures is available from BLS
upon request.  Effective January 1998, estimates for census regions and
divisions are obtained by summing the model-based estimates for the
component states and then calculating the unemployment rate.
     
     Annual revisions.  Labor force and unemployment data shown for the
prior year reflect adjustments made at the end of each year, usually with
January estimates.  The adjusted estimates reflect updated population data
from the U.S. Census Bureau and any revisions in the other data sources.
In addition, data for all states,  the District of Columbia, and the two
large substate areas noted are adjusted annually to equal the CPS annual
averages, usually effective with January estimates.  The regional and state
data will not sum to national totals obtained from the CPS, since the
monthly state estimates are not based directly on the CPS.
     
     Seasonal adjustment.  Seasonal adjustment of state (and Los Angeles-
Long Beach and New York City) labor force levels are computed by
aggregating independently seasonally adjusted employment and unemployment
levels. Unemployment rates are then computed from these independently
adjusted levels.  Region and division levels are calculated as the sum of
the levels of the component states.  Revisions of historical data for the
most recent 5 years are usually made at the beginning of each calendar
year, usually coincident with January estimates.

Employment--from the CES program

     Definitions.  Employment data refer to persons on establishment
payrolls who receive pay for any part of the pay period which includes the
12th of the month.  Persons are counted at their place of work rather than at 
their place of residence;  those appearing on more than one payroll are count-
ed on each payroll.  Industries are classified on the basis of their princi-
pal activity in accordance with the 2002 version of the North American In-
dustry Classification System.
     
     Method of estimation.  The employment data are estimated using a "link
relative" technique in which a ratio (link relative) of current-month
employment to that of the previous month is computed from a sample of
establishments reporting for both months.  The estimates of employment for
the current month are obtained by multiplying the estimates for the
previous month by these ratios.
     
     Annual revisions.  Employment estimates are adjusted annually to a
complete count of jobs, called benchmarks, derived principally from tax
reports which are submitted by employers who are covered under state
unemployment insurance (UI) laws.  The benchmark information is used to
adjust the monthly estimates between the new benchmark and the preceding
one and also to establish the level of employment for the new benchmark
month.  Thus, the benchmarking process establishes the level of employment,
and the sample is used to measure the month-to-month changes in the level
for the subsequent months.
     
     Seasonal adjustment.  Payroll employment data are seasonally adjusted 
at the statewide supersector level.  In some states, the seasonally adjusted 
payroll employment total is computed by aggregating the independently ad-
justed supersector series.  In other states, the seasonally adjusted payroll 
employment total is independently adjusted.  Revisions of historical data for 
the most recent 5 years are made once a year, coincident with annual benchmark 
adjustments.
     
     Caution on aggregating state data.  State estimation procedures are
designed to produce accurate data for each individual state.  BLS
independently develops a national employment series; state estimates are
not forced to sum to national totals.  Because each state series is subject
to larger sampling and nonsampling errors than the national series, summing
them cumulates individual state level errors and can cause significant
distortions at an aggregate level.  Due to these statistical limitations,
BLS does not compile a "sum-of-states" employment series, and cautions
users that such a series is subject to a relatively large and volatile
error structure.

Reliability of the estimates

     The estimates presented in this release are based on sample survey and
administrative data and thus are subject to sampling and other types of
errors.  Sampling error is a measure of sampling variability--that is,
variation that occurs by chance because a sample rather than the entire
population is surveyed.  Survey data also are subject to nonsampling
errors, such as those which can be introduced into the data collection and
processing operations.  Estimates not directly derived from sample surveys
are subject to additional errors resulting from the special estimation
processes used.  The sums of individual items may not always equal the
totals shown in the same tables because of rounding.  With respect to the
LAUS program, unemployment rates are computed, in most instances, from
unrounded data rather than from data that may be displayed in the tables;
differences, however, are generally insignificant.
     
     Labor force and unemployment estimates.  Measures of sampling error,
in the form of standard errors for state annual average estimates derived
from the CPS, are available in the annual BLS bulletin,  Geographic Profile
of Employment and Unemployment.  Measures of nonsampling error for CPS data
are not available, but additional information on the subject is provided in
the BLS monthly periodical, Employment and Earnings.
     
     Employment estimates.  Measures of sampling error will be available for
state CES data at the supersector level and for metropolitan area CES data at
the total nonfarm level.  Information on recent benchmark revisions for states 
is available on the BLS Web site at (http://www.bls.gov/sae/).

Additional information

     More complete information on the technical procedures used to develop
these estimates and additional data appear in Employment and Earnings, which 
is available by subscription from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. 
Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402 (telephone 202-512-1800), 
and from the BLS Handbook of Methods, Bulletin 2490, August 1997.
     
     Estimates of labor force and unemployment for over 330 metropolitan
areas are available in the news release, Metropolitan Area Employment and
Unemployment.  Estimates of labor force, employment, and unemployment for
all states, metropolitan areas, labor market areas, counties, cities with a
population of 25,000 or more, and other areas used in the administration of
various federal economic assistance programs are available from the BLS
Internet at (http://www.bls.gov/lau/).  Employment data from the CES
program are available at (http://www.bls.gov/sae/).

     Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired
individuals upon request.  Voice phone: 202-691-5200; TDD message referral
phone: 1-800-877-8339.
 
 
 
 
 
 LABOR FORCE DATA                                                                                                LABOR FORCE DATA
 
 
 Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by census regions and divisions, seasonally adjusted1
 
 (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                         Unemployed                              
                                                                                                                                 
                              Civilian labor force                                                                               
  Census region and                                                                                                              
       division                                                          Number                      Percent of labor force      
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                        Sept.    July     Aug.     Sept.    Sept.    July     Aug.     Sept.    Sept.    July     Aug.     Sept. 
                        2002     2003     2003     2003p    2002     2003     2003     2003p    2002     2003     2003     2003p 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
 Northeast........... 27,659.3 27,586.0 27,576.4 27,566.8  1,565.1  1,587.9  1,563.3  1,579.5    5.7      5.8      5.7      5.7  
                                                                                                                                 
   New England.......  7,588.0  7,575.4  7,577.4  7,577.0    379.8    392.2    402.1    395.3    5.0      5.2      5.3      5.2  
   Middle Atlantic... 20,071.2 20,010.6 19,999.1 19,989.8  1,185.3  1,195.7  1,161.3  1,184.3    5.9      6.0      5.8      5.9  
                                                                                                                                 
 South............... 50,738.7 51,410.8 51,353.3 51,432.5  2,829.1  2,986.1  2,912.0  2,834.5    5.6      5.8      5.7      5.5  
                                                                                                                                 
   South Atlantic.... 26,687.7 26,947.6 26,906.5 26,951.6  1,407.6  1,454.9  1,399.7  1,363.2    5.3      5.4      5.2      5.1  
   East South Central  8,282.3  8,392.5  8,352.0  8,362.4    461.0    488.7    467.6    458.4    5.6      5.8      5.6      5.5  
   West South Central 15,768.8 16,070.7 16,094.8 16,118.6    960.4  1,042.5  1,044.7  1,012.9    6.1      6.5      6.5      6.3  
                                                                                                                                 
 Midwest............. 34,062.6 34,592.5 34,511.7 34,491.5  1,877.1  2,032.5  2,014.5  2,026.6    5.5      5.9      5.8      5.9  
                                                                                                                                 
   East North Central 23,340.2 23,793.2 23,737.9 23,722.4  1,382.6  1,515.6  1,510.0  1,519.4    5.9      6.4      6.4      6.4  
   West North Central 10,722.5 10,799.3 10,773.8 10,769.1    494.5    516.9    504.5    507.3    4.6      4.8      4.7      4.7  
                                                                                                                                 
 West................ 33,010.0 33,393.0 33,332.7 33,264.7  2,139.0  2,182.0  2,167.3  2,086.4    6.5      6.5      6.5      6.3  
                                                                                                                                 
   Mountain..........  9,729.8  9,815.9  9,838.9  9,824.5    556.3    554.4    549.3    535.2    5.7      5.6      5.6      5.4  
   Pacific........... 23,280.2 23,577.1 23,493.9 23,440.1  1,582.8  1,627.6  1,618.0  1,551.1    6.8      6.9      6.9      6.6  

   1 These estimates are obtained by summing the state estimates.
   p = preliminary.
   NOTE:  The States (including the District of Columbia) that compose the various census divisions are:  New England: Connecticut,
 Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; Middle Atlantic:  New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania; South
 Atlantic:  Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West
 Virginia; East South Central:  Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee; West South Central:  Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma,
 and Texas; East North Central:  Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin; West North Central:  Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota,
 Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota; Mountain:  Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and
 Wyoming; and Pacific:  Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington.  All estimates are provisional and will be revised when
 new benchmark and population information becomes available.

 
 
 

Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by census regions and divisions, not seasonally adjusted1

(Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                        Unemployed                              
                                                                                                                                
                             Civilian labor force                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
 Census region and                                                     Number                       Percent of labor force      
      division                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                           August          September           August          September          August           September    
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                       2002     2003     2002     2003p    2002     2003     2002     2003p    2002     2003     2002     2003p 
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Northeast........... 27,937.4 27,877.3 27,503.0 27,420.0  1,539.4  1,534.6  1,497.4  1,510.3    5.5      5.5      5.4      5.5  
                                                                                                                                
  New England.......  7,685.5  7,683.0  7,550.0  7,541.5    369.7    392.0    361.7    377.2    4.8      5.1      4.8      5.0  
  Middle Atlantic... 20,252.0 20,194.3 19,953.0 19,878.6  1,169.7  1,142.6  1,135.7  1,133.1    5.8      5.7      5.7      5.7  
                                                                                                                                
South............... 51,087.7 51,686.9 50,759.3 51,420.5  2,874.9  2,956.7  2,794.2  2,797.7    5.6      5.7      5.5      5.4  
                                                                                                                                
  South Atlantic.... 26,938.4 27,134.7 26,710.4 26,952.7  1,448.2  1,432.7  1,405.4  1,361.4    5.4      5.3      5.3      5.1  
  East South Central  8,321.4  8,385.4  8,276.6  8,348.0    458.5    465.9    439.1    434.9    5.5      5.6      5.3      5.2  
  West South Central 15,827.9 16,166.8 15,772.4 16,119.8    968.3  1,058.1    949.7  1,001.4    6.1      6.5      6.0      6.2  
                                                                                                                                
Midwest............. 34,310.9 34,739.7 33,970.1 34,383.4  1,787.2  1,929.3  1,724.8  1,872.5    5.2      5.6      5.1      5.4  
                                                                                                                                
  East North Central 23,552.2 23,923.2 23,281.6 23,648.2  1,314.4  1,444.4  1,268.3  1,399.8    5.6      6.0      5.4      5.9  
  West North Central 10,758.7 10,816.4 10,688.5 10,735.2    472.8    484.9    456.5    472.7    4.4      4.5      4.3      4.4  
                                                                                                                                
West................ 33,208.8 33,555.0 33,059.9 33,303.5  2,091.7  2,131.4  2,047.3  1,996.9    6.3      6.4      6.2      6.0  
                                                                                                                                
  Mountain..........  9,808.6  9,913.7  9,768.4  9,863.6    556.8    549.1    542.0    521.6    5.7      5.5      5.5      5.3  
  Pacific........... 23,400.2 23,641.3 23,291.5 23,440.0  1,534.9  1,582.3  1,505.3  1,475.2    6.6      6.7      6.5      6.3  

  1 These estimates are obtained by summing the state estimates.  The composition of the regions and divisions is described in
table 1.
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  All estimates are provisional and will be revised when new benchmark and population information becomes available.
   
 
 
 

LABOR FORCE DATA                                                                                               LABOR FORCE DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED                                                                                         SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 3. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected areas, seasonally adjusted

(Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                           Unemployed                          
                                                                                                                               
                                  Civilian labor force                                                                         
                                                                                                                               
    State and Area                                                               Number                  Percent of labor force
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                               
                           Sept.     July      Aug.     Sept.      Sept.     July      Aug.     Sept.    Sept.  July  Aug. Sept.
                           2002      2003      2003     2003p      2002      2003      2003     2003p    2002   2003  2003 2003p
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                               
Alabama................   2,097.4   2,155.2   2,142.3   2,145.3    124.0     121.8     122.3     117.0    5.9   5.7   5.7   5.5
Alaska.................     324.7     345.0     345.1     347.6     26.7      27.1      27.4      27.1    8.2   7.9   7.9   7.8
Arizona................   2,686.4   2,673.8   2,685.5   2,668.7    166.1     162.9     161.0     149.3    6.2   6.1   6.0   5.6
Arkansas...............   1,296.0   1,303.6   1,304.4   1,311.6     70.6      71.2      70.7      78.7    5.5   5.5   5.4   6.0
California.............  17,422.3  17,661.1  17,593.1  17,568.6  1,175.5   1,189.3   1,182.5   1,118.8    6.7   6.7   6.7   6.4
  Los Angeles-Long                                                                                                             
     Beach.............   4,695.0   4,806.5   4,774.6   4,734.9    309.9     335.3     329.0     316.6    6.6   7.0   6.9   6.7
Colorado...............   2,445.7   2,478.2   2,483.6   2,481.2    141.1     141.5     141.3     138.8    5.8   5.7   5.7   5.6
Connecticut............   1,778.2   1,786.5   1,782.0   1,777.9     79.3      92.5      89.9      89.6    4.5   5.2   5.0   5.0
Delaware...............     421.7     419.4     420.0     421.5     18.2      17.3      19.2      18.7    4.3   4.1   4.6   4.4
District of Columbia...     302.4     309.7     310.6     310.5     19.0      20.0      22.6      19.0    6.3   6.5   7.3   6.1
Florida................   8,087.0   8,073.6   8,085.0   8,100.7    434.7     435.5     440.6     423.3    5.4   5.4   5.4   5.2
                                                                                                                               
Georgia................   4,309.2   4,385.7   4,394.2   4,400.1    225.6     219.3     204.1     194.8    5.2   5.0   4.6   4.4
Hawaii.................     581.7     609.0     607.6     607.8     23.4      24.6      26.1      25.3    4.0   4.0   4.3   4.2
Idaho..................     682.5     688.9     685.4     686.2     39.5      38.3      38.6      37.5    5.8   5.6   5.6   5.5
Illinois...............   6,357.9   6,433.7   6,437.9   6,447.6    424.2     416.9     440.3     458.3    6.7   6.5   6.8   7.1
Indiana................   3,183.5   3,225.4   3,226.3   3,203.2    161.4     173.0     169.0     167.3    5.1   5.4   5.2   5.2
Iowa...................   1,677.1   1,644.3   1,623.6   1,621.5     69.7      75.1      73.9      74.0    4.2   4.6   4.6   4.6
Kansas.................   1,420.8   1,478.9   1,477.2   1,479.8     73.4      74.9      69.9      70.0    5.2   5.1   4.7   4.7
Kentucky...............   1,960.2   1,998.2   1,989.1   1,997.3    106.7     122.7     115.3     116.3    5.4   6.1   5.8   5.8
Louisiana..............   1,998.0   2,040.9   2,029.5   2,046.8    122.5     151.2     147.1     124.8    6.1   7.4   7.2   6.1
Maine..................     686.0     692.8     694.4     700.4     30.5      34.1      33.7      34.6    4.4   4.9   4.9   4.9
                                                                                                                               
Maryland...............   2,901.6   2,934.2   2,921.4   2,911.8    123.6     134.6     123.1     124.4    4.3   4.6   4.2   4.3
Massachusetts..........   3,505.5   3,448.8   3,459.6   3,456.4    193.4     187.7     202.3     197.7    5.5   5.4   5.8   5.7
Michigan...............   4,967.8   5,133.6   5,103.6   5,106.1    304.1     380.3     377.8     379.4    6.1   7.4   7.4   7.4
Minnesota..............   2,915.5   2,940.5   2,928.1   2,923.7    125.3     135.8     127.7     133.6    4.3   4.6   4.4   4.6
Mississippi............   1,292.4   1,336.3   1,322.7   1,315.1     86.9      97.7      83.6      69.7    6.7   7.3   6.3   5.3
Missouri...............   2,980.0   2,978.0   2,983.0   2,977.4    164.8     166.2     167.8     162.2    5.5   5.6   5.6   5.4
Montana................     463.6     477.6     480.2     480.5     20.8      22.3      22.7      23.4    4.5   4.7   4.7   4.9
Nebraska...............     959.8     984.0     985.8     989.0     34.5      38.0      37.7      39.8    3.6   3.9   3.8   4.0
Nevada.................   1,121.0   1,112.9   1,111.5   1,107.2     56.5      59.9      58.3      57.8    5.0   5.4   5.2   5.2
New Hampshire..........     708.7     719.1     718.2     720.6     34.2      31.0      31.8      32.3    4.8   4.3   4.4   4.5
                                                                                                                               
New Jersey.............   4,370.9   4,441.8   4,434.3   4,433.1    260.6     271.9     260.4     258.7    6.0   6.1   5.9   5.8
New Mexico.............     880.3     902.5     898.8     900.4     48.4      55.2      54.4      54.9    5.5   6.1   6.1   6.1
New York...............   9,401.1   9,372.7   9,376.7   9,392.7    567.3     575.3     579.9     601.9    6.0   6.1   6.2   6.4
  New York City........   3,763.0   3,670.0   3,678.6   3,713.8    293.3     296.2     299.0     328.4    7.8   8.1   8.1   8.8
North Carolina.........   4,155.0   4,183.4   4,159.9   4,179.5    273.9     278.3     271.4     266.2    6.6   6.7   6.5   6.4
North Dakota...........     346.4     350.7     352.8     354.0     14.6      12.7      13.2      13.0    4.2   3.6   3.7   3.7
Ohio...................   5,810.7   5,900.9   5,866.7   5,860.5    327.5     370.7     340.5     337.1    5.6   6.3   5.8   5.8
Oklahoma...............   1,693.0   1,715.2   1,710.7   1,712.6     76.2      96.6      92.9      86.7    4.5   5.6   5.4   5.1
Oregon.................   1,832.6   1,848.7   1,834.5   1,810.2    131.1     151.8     146.4     144.9    7.2   8.2   8.0   8.0
Pennsylvania...........   6,299.2   6,196.2   6,188.0   6,164.0    357.4     348.5     320.9     323.7    5.7   5.6   5.2   5.3
Rhode Island...........     559.8     573.8     570.1     568.2     29.4      32.3      30.3      25.8    5.3   5.6   5.3   4.5
                                                                                                                               
South Carolina.........   1,974.7   2,034.1   2,021.4   2,027.6    116.7     143.0     125.2     128.8    5.9   7.0   6.2   6.4
South Dakota...........     422.8     422.9     423.4     423.6     12.2      14.2      14.3      14.6    2.9   3.3   3.4   3.4
Tennessee..............   2,932.2   2,902.7   2,897.8   2,904.6    143.4     146.5     146.4     155.5    4.9   5.0   5.1   5.4
Texas..................  10,781.8  11,011.0  11,050.1  11,047.6    691.1     723.5     733.9     722.7    6.4   6.6   6.6   6.5
Utah...................   1,180.7   1,205.9   1,218.1   1,224.1     72.7      63.0      61.8      62.3    6.2   5.2   5.1   5.1
Vermont................     349.8     354.4     353.2     353.4     13.0      14.6      13.9      15.4    3.7   4.1   3.9   4.3
Virginia...............   3,737.0   3,799.5   3,787.7   3,797.8    146.1     152.3     140.4     141.2    3.9   4.0   3.7   3.7
Washington.............   3,119.0   3,113.3   3,113.6   3,105.9    226.0     234.8     235.6     235.1    7.2   7.5   7.6   7.6
West Virginia..........     798.9     808.2     806.3     801.9     49.9      54.6      53.2      46.7    6.2   6.8   6.6   5.8
Wisconsin..............   3,020.3   3,099.6   3,103.3   3,104.9    165.3     174.6     182.5     177.3    5.5   5.6   5.9   5.7
Wyoming................     269.6     276.0     275.8     276.2     11.4      11.3      11.3      11.1    4.2   4.1   4.1   4.0
                                                                                                                               
Puerto Rico............   1,366.4   1,402.4   1,383.2   1,369.8    166.4     169.4     155.2     161.1   12.2  12.1  11.2  11.8

  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  Data refer to place of residence.  Data for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey similar to the
Current Population Survey.  All estimates are provisional and will be revised when new benchmark and population information
becomes available.
                  
 
 
 

LABOR FORCE DATA                                                                                                   LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED                                                                                     NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 4. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected areas, not seasonally adjusted

(Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                             Unemployed                            
                                                                                                                                   
                                  Civilian labor force                                                                             
                                                                                                                                   
    State and Area                                                               Number                    Percent of labor force  
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                               August            September             August            September          August      September  
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                           2002      2003      2002     2003p      2002      2003      2002     2003p    2002   2003   2002   2003p
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
Alabama................   2,103.1   2,144.5   2,098.2   2,141.3    129.0     127.5     125.8     118.6    6.1    5.9    6.0    5.5 
Alaska.................     330.8     352.2     325.3     347.8     22.6      23.7      22.9      23.7    6.8    6.7    7.1    6.8 
Arizona................   2,700.8   2,697.5   2,691.3   2,677.2    178.3     172.9     173.9     157.8    6.6    6.4    6.5    5.9 
Arkansas...............   1,301.6   1,314.1   1,294.2   1,308.5     66.8      67.8      61.7      68.8    5.1    5.2    4.8    5.3 
California.............  17,520.9  17,711.2  17,450.5  17,585.9  1,151.5   1,168.2   1,131.7   1,075.6    6.6    6.6    6.5    6.1 
  Los Angeles-Long                                                                                                                 
     Beach.............   4,706.9   4,793.6   4,735.7   4,773.4    329.7     344.9     318.2     324.1    7.0    7.2    6.7    6.8 
Colorado...............   2,475.3   2,514.1   2,474.3   2,508.9    137.5     138.2     137.6     135.1    5.6    5.5    5.6    5.4 
Connecticut............   1,805.8   1,809.4   1,764.0   1,763.5     79.2      90.3      70.4      80.2    4.4    5.0    4.0    4.6 
Delaware...............     425.1     423.8     417.0     416.5     18.6      19.8      17.7      18.2    4.4    4.7    4.2    4.4 
District of Columbia...     306.5     315.2     300.7     309.0     19.4      23.1      18.5      18.5    6.3    7.3    6.2    6.0 
Florida................   8,214.2   8,182.5   8,120.1   8,124.0    465.5     461.7     452.1     438.9    5.7    5.6    5.6    5.4 
                                                                                                                                   
Georgia................   4,287.6   4,379.4   4,305.0   4,396.3    223.7     206.0     231.3     203.5    5.2    4.7    5.4    4.6 
Hawaii.................     580.8     607.8     575.8     602.1     23.7      26.9      23.8      26.0    4.1    4.4    4.1    4.3 
Idaho..................     693.2     694.6     686.2     689.0     35.2      34.6      33.1      31.3    5.1    5.0    4.8    4.5 
Illinois...............   6,391.7   6,466.0   6,336.8   6,426.1    408.8     432.3     392.5     424.9    6.4    6.7    6.2    6.6 
Indiana................   3,199.7   3,243.2   3,182.6   3,203.7    156.1     161.7     147.4     152.5    4.9    5.0    4.6    4.8 
Iowa...................   1,679.0   1,629.4   1,675.8   1,621.5     62.9      67.4      61.7      66.3    3.7    4.1    3.7    4.1 
Kansas.................   1,418.3   1,474.8   1,409.5   1,465.8     70.5      67.5      68.8      65.8    5.0    4.6    4.9    4.5 
Kentucky...............   1,974.9   1,998.6   1,951.6   1,984.9     98.5     105.0      97.5     105.8    5.0    5.3    5.0    5.3 
Louisiana..............   2,014.1   2,040.6   1,993.5   2,038.1    122.9     148.0     118.9     122.3    6.1    7.3    6.0    6.0 
Maine..................     702.6     709.8     688.0     701.6     24.7      28.0      26.4      30.5    3.5    3.9    3.8    4.4 
                                                                                                                                   
Maryland...............   2,928.5   2,947.1   2,908.1   2,917.6    125.4     123.0     120.4     120.9    4.3    4.2    4.1    4.1 
Massachusetts..........   3,544.3   3,505.6   3,485.8   3,440.3    191.2     199.5     193.1     197.8    5.4    5.7    5.5    5.7 
Michigan...............   5,017.2   5,142.4   4,953.3   5,084.4    281.8     355.2     274.0     348.1    5.6    6.9    5.5    6.8 
Minnesota..............   2,945.1   2,953.7   2,920.1   2,928.4    117.5     117.4     120.5     128.5    4.0    4.0    4.1    4.4 
Mississippi............   1,290.2   1,319.1   1,281.2   1,301.5     86.2      83.8      81.6      65.0    6.7    6.4    6.4    5.0 
Missouri...............   2,972.7   2,979.1   2,965.1   2,964.4    166.0     172.1     155.3     155.7    5.6    5.8    5.2    5.3 
Montana................     470.1     487.4     461.4     478.1     16.2      18.7      16.5      19.3    3.4    3.8    3.6    4.0 
Nebraska...............     959.4     986.8     949.2     977.6     31.8      35.4      30.0      35.3    3.3    3.6    3.2    3.6 
Nevada.................   1,126.3   1,114.5   1,126.1   1,112.9     57.1      55.9      55.1      56.0    5.1    5.0    4.9    5.0 
New Hampshire..........     715.8     726.9     701.0     713.0     33.9      31.4      31.7      30.1    4.7    4.3    4.5    4.2 
                                                                                                                                   
New Jersey.............   4,391.5   4,457.7   4,341.9   4,402.8    260.8     260.5     254.7     253.1    5.9    5.8    5.9    5.7 
New Mexico.............     878.6     897.5     877.1     896.9     47.8      53.9      47.0      53.2    5.4    6.0    5.4    5.9 
New York...............   9,492.9   9,479.9   9,328.5   9,326.0    557.2     567.7     547.7     583.1    5.9    6.0    5.9    6.3 
  New York City........   3,781.7   3,698.3   3,726.6   3,679.6    296.0     299.0     283.8     317.6    7.8    8.1    7.6    8.6 
North Carolina.........   4,191.2   4,194.1   4,154.3   4,173.8    270.7     270.6     255.6     248.8    6.5    6.5    6.2    6.0 
North Dakota...........     354.3     361.5     347.2     354.9     13.2      12.4      10.7       9.5    3.7    3.4    3.1    2.7 
Ohio...................   5,888.2   5,939.8   5,800.7   5,846.8    312.9     325.1     315.9     323.5    5.3    5.5    5.4    5.5 
Oklahoma...............   1,690.0   1,711.2   1,690.5   1,710.9     70.6      88.5      73.1      83.4    4.2    5.2    4.3    4.9 
Oregon.................   1,859.3   1,858.3   1,843.0   1,820.3    124.5     138.5     120.0     132.9    6.7    7.5    6.5    7.3 
Pennsylvania...........   6,367.6   6,256.8   6,282.5   6,149.7    351.7     314.4     333.4     296.9    5.5    5.0    5.3    4.8 
Rhode Island...........     565.2     576.0     560.3     568.9     28.7      30.3      28.8      25.4    5.1    5.3    5.1    4.5 
                                                                                                                                   
South Carolina.........   1,997.5   2,048.1   1,977.5   2,028.6    120.5     130.9     114.7     127.1    6.0    6.4    5.8    6.3 
South Dakota...........     429.9     431.1     421.5     422.7     10.9      12.7       9.4      11.7    2.5    3.0    2.2    2.8 
Tennessee..............   2,953.1   2,923.1   2,945.6   2,920.3    144.8     149.6     134.3     145.5    4.9    5.1    4.6    5.0 
Texas..................  10,822.2  11,100.9  10,794.1  11,062.3    708.0     753.7     696.0     727.0    6.5    6.8    6.4    6.6 
Utah...................   1,191.2   1,228.7   1,182.1   1,224.7     75.4      65.4      69.3      59.4    6.3    5.3    5.9    4.9 
Vermont................     351.8     355.3     350.9     354.2     11.9      12.5      11.2      13.2    3.4    3.5    3.2    3.7 
Virginia...............   3,780.5   3,830.9   3,729.1   3,785.7    157.7     147.1     150.4     143.8    4.2    3.8    4.0    3.8 
Washington.............   3,108.5   3,111.8   3,097.0   3,083.9    212.6     225.1     206.8     217.1    6.8    7.2    6.7    7.0 
West Virginia..........     807.2     813.6     798.5     801.1     46.7      50.5      44.6      41.6    5.8    6.2    5.6    5.2 
Wisconsin..............   3,055.4   3,131.9   3,008.2   3,087.2    154.9     170.2     138.4     150.8    5.1    5.4    4.6    4.9 
Wyoming................     273.0     279.4     269.9     276.0      9.2       9.4       9.6       9.5    3.4    3.4    3.6    3.4 
                                                                                                                                   
Puerto Rico............   1,359.7   1,378.5   1,357.3   1,361.0    178.7     168.4     170.5     166.2   13.1   12.2   12.6   12.2 

  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  Data refer to place of residence.  Data for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey similar to the Current
Population Survey.  All estimates are provisional and will be revised when new benchmark and population information becomes
available.
 
 
 
 

     ESTABLISHMENT DATA
                                                                                                          SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
     SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
     
     Table 5. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, seasonally adjusted

     (In thousands)
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                        Total(1)                        Construction                   Manufacturing         
                                                                                                                             
            State                                                                                                            
                            Sept.    July     Aug.     Sept.    Sept.   July    Aug.    Sept.   Sept.   July    Aug.   Sept. 
                            2002     2003     2003     2003p    2002    2003    2003    2003p   2002    2003    2003   2003p 
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
      Alabama............  1,887.6  1,872.7  1,873.3  1,870.7   100.6   101.7   101.8   103.3   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Alaska.............    296.7    298.8    299.2    301.0    16.2    16.5    16.1    16.6   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Arizona............  2,268.7  2,287.0  2,294.3  2,294.6   172.7   177.3   176.8   177.2   181.6   175.0   174.4   174.4
      Arkansas...........  1,150.2  1,151.2  1,149.7  1,148.2    54.6    54.1    54.3    54.1   213.3   207.1   207.0   207.0
      California......... 14,470.4 14,443.5 14,435.7 14,419.1   771.6   786.3   784.7   785.6 1,623.4 1,577.4 1,572.9 1,576.4
                                                                                                                             
      Colorado...........  2,181.3  2,169.4  2,165.2  2,158.6   159.0   151.1   150.2   149.0   164.5   154.7   152.4   150.7
      Connecticut........  1,663.9  1,641.4  1,644.3  1,642.0    62.4    59.1    58.6    59.0   211.7   202.1   201.7   200.8
      Delaware (3).......    414.9    409.1    408.3    412.0    23.8    24.0    24.0    24.1   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      District of                                                                                                            
         Columbia (3)....    665.7    661.0    657.8    663.9    12.8    12.0    12.1    12.0   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Florida (3)........  7,231.6  7,299.6  7,307.5  7,328.3   440.8   450.0   454.1   454.8   406.1   390.2   390.1   389.2
                                                                                                                             
      Georgia (4)........  3,902.3  3,934.1  3,963.5  3,976.8   195.8   213.4   211.2   217.4   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Hawaii (3).........    558.5    570.1    569.7    570.0   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Idaho..............    568.8    569.8    575.2    578.6    36.3    37.4    37.5    37.8    64.8    60.4    61.8    62.6
      Illinois...........  5,902.7  5,842.3  5,847.7  5,848.3   275.2   267.9   271.4   271.2   748.4   729.3   728.1   726.3
      Indiana............  2,895.0  2,852.4  2,865.7  2,855.8   140.5   136.7   140.0   141.7   590.5   567.1   574.3   572.1
                                                                                                                             
      Iowa...............  1,444.7  1,440.3  1,441.2  1,447.1    63.6    62.8    63.0    63.4   226.4   220.3   220.6   221.8
      Kansas.............  1,337.1  1,332.9  1,329.6  1,339.2    62.8    64.4    64.0    64.7   181.3   175.6   176.1   175.8
      Kentucky...........  1,783.2  1,761.2  1,768.2  1,766.2    83.0    79.4    80.4    80.8   272.7   269.4   269.3   269.3
      Louisiana..........  1,899.2  1,894.1  1,895.8  1,895.0   117.7   121.1   122.0   124.7   159.7   156.9   155.0   155.5
      Maine..............    606.3    604.9    604.3    604.8    29.4    29.1    28.8    29.0    67.3    63.4    62.6    62.9
                                                                                                                             
      Maryland (3).......  2,469.3  2,481.9  2,507.1  2,470.2   166.8   166.8   168.0   166.3   154.8   152.0   152.9   151.9
      Massachusetts......  3,251.7  3,222.3  3,215.5  3,203.1   140.1   131.9   131.5   131.3   344.9   330.1   330.4   330.5
      Michigan...........  4,484.6  4,424.0  4,399.3  4,402.6   200.4   201.2   200.3   199.9   755.9   736.1   730.6   722.4
      Minnesota..........  2,654.4  2,636.0  2,641.9  2,636.8   123.4   127.5   127.3   126.2   353.1   344.6   344.5   345.7
      Mississippi........  1,127.0  1,123.7  1,125.0  1,125.8    53.9    55.4    55.4    54.8   186.3   179.0   176.2   176.7
                                                                                                                             
      Missouri...........  2,681.7  2,634.0  2,643.6  2,661.7   133.9   134.2   136.8   133.9   322.3   315.9   315.3   314.7
      Montana............    395.7    398.1    398.2    396.1    21.9    22.1    22.2    22.0    19.7    18.5    18.3    18.2
      Nebraska...........    907.0    903.1    903.2    906.3    44.6    44.4    44.9    45.1   105.5   103.9   103.9   104.0
      Nevada.............  1,057.0  1,076.0  1,081.8  1,084.0    93.5    96.1    97.8    98.9   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      New Hampshire......    622.5    619.0    618.4    621.9    28.3    26.8    26.9    26.8    84.3    82.7    82.4    81.9
                                                                                                                             
      New Jersey.........  3,995.1  4,016.9  4,010.7  4,016.4   161.1   167.1   168.1   165.0   364.9   357.0   354.4   354.4
      New Mexico.........    766.4    780.1    779.2    778.1    44.4    47.5    47.4    47.6    38.1    36.8    36.1    36.0
      New York...........  8,439.0  8,411.2  8,390.0  8,388.6   319.6   326.5   327.4   327.2   643.7   618.0   612.7   608.7
      North Carolina.....  3,828.0  3,837.4  3,830.9  3,811.1   216.8   218.2   216.8   218.1   635.6   608.6   603.2   599.4
      North Dakota.......    331.2    328.6    329.9    332.0    15.2    14.7    14.8    15.5    23.3    24.4    24.1    22.9
                                                                                                                             
      Ohio...............  5,452.2  5,414.3  5,407.2  5,385.5   237.0   231.4   234.2   234.6   880.6   853.9   852.5   846.7
      Oklahoma...........  1,477.6  1,474.9  1,470.6  1,468.0    63.9    66.0    65.8    65.4   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Oregon ............  1,578.4  1,555.6  1,558.5  1,561.7    79.3    77.0    76.2    76.6   200.4   193.2   193.6   196.2
      Pennsylvania.......  5,658.6  5,628.8  5,635.5  5,637.2   248.2   248.2   248.6   248.7   756.5   727.4   724.6   722.4
      Rhode Island.......    480.0    483.5    481.8    480.8    19.2    20.6    20.5    20.2    61.4    60.6    59.7    59.5
                                                                                                                             
      South Carolina.....  1,816.8  1,769.8  1,777.6  1,776.0   111.2   109.2   109.0   108.2   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      South Dakota.......    378.7    381.8    385.2    382.5    18.5    18.8    19.0    19.3    38.5    38.1    38.5    36.9
      Tennessee..........  2,673.9  2,672.9  2,678.3  2,675.0   115.1   109.4   109.7   110.4   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Texas..............  9,419.3  9,425.5  9,451.5  9,464.1   566.7   577.5   581.0   584.0   940.3   910.0   908.1   907.2
      Utah...............  1,069.5  1,068.6  1,069.9  1,070.1    67.0    67.7    67.0    67.2   112.6   111.4   111.0   111.4
                                                                                                                             
      Vermont............    299.1    304.0    304.0    302.9    14.6    15.0    14.8    14.9    39.7    38.5    38.5    37.8
      Virginia...........  3,495.6  3,499.4  3,503.5  3,503.3   213.6   210.2   212.1   213.3   316.8   305.9   307.3   305.1
      Washington.........  2,657.9  2,658.7  2,657.9  2,652.0   155.5   157.5   159.0   158.7   280.3   265.3   263.5   262.6
      West Virginia......    731.4    726.5    731.9    732.4    33.0    33.0    33.0    32.9    68.4    65.7    65.8    65.4
      Wisconsin..........  2,780.1  2,799.0  2,794.6  2,774.0   122.5   114.8   115.0   114.4   527.6   512.7   513.8   510.5
      Wyoming............    247.3    249.6    249.0    248.9    20.0    19.9    19.8    19.7   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  






                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                             Trade, transportation, and         Financial activities         Professional and business   
                                     utilities                                                        services           
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                            Sept.   July    Aug.   Sept.    Sept.   July    Aug.    Sept.   Sept.   July    Aug.   Sept. 
                            2002    2003    2003   2003p    2002    2003    2003    2003p   2002    2003    2003   2003p 
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
      Alabama............   371.0   373.9   376.5   375.2    97.5    97.3    97.1    97.8   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Alaska.............    60.8    60.7    61.0    61.8   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)      23.9    24.2    24.6    24.4
      Arizona............   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     152.6   155.2   153.9   153.2   317.8   320.8   319.6   321.9
      Arkansas...........   241.9   243.5   243.2   241.9    50.3    50.2    50.4    50.5   101.9   101.9   100.4    99.9
      California......... 2,743.1 2,727.2 2,725.5 2,729.9   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)   2,121.6 2,103.2 2,108.7 2,109.0
                                                                                                                         
      Colorado...........   412.8   405.3   406.9   408.9   147.8   152.0   152.8   154.9   288.6   292.1   290.5   289.6
      Connecticut........   312.4   313.1   309.5   311.4   143.3   142.5   142.4   142.8   200.6   198.3   198.5   197.5
      Delaware (3).......    77.0    76.4    76.0    76.6    38.1    38.0    38.1    38.1    66.9    68.3    68.9    68.3
      District of                                                                                                        
         Columbia (3)....   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     140.6   140.7   141.1   141.9
      Florida (3)........ 1,471.9 1,470.1 1,466.4 1,466.1   475.4   484.1   483.4   486.1 1,227.8 1,253.8 1,258.4 1,264.6
                                                                                                                         
      Georgia (4)........   830.6   836.8   835.5   837.5   211.6   211.9   212.6   212.0   514.6   555.8   554.6   554.9
      Hawaii (3).........   107.1   109.1   109.3   109.9   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Idaho..............   115.7   115.7   117.4   118.5   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)      69.3    71.9    74.0    74.9
      Illinois........... 1,195.5 1,190.3 1,192.2 1,192.2   402.8   396.8   397.1   399.7   795.1   787.3   792.5   794.1
      Indiana............   577.7   573.7   572.8   572.4   138.8   139.0   139.2   138.7   249.9   240.0   239.7   239.3
                                                                                                                         
      Iowa...............   305.2   302.1   302.0   301.0    94.0    93.2    93.4    94.1   106.6   109.8   110.6   110.6
      Kansas.............   266.4   269.5   269.7   270.0   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Kentucky...........   370.3   366.5   365.9   365.3    84.9    85.1    84.1    83.7   155.8   155.3   154.3   154.8
      Louisiana..........   383.7   383.7   382.1   382.2    99.8    98.8    99.3   100.4   180.6   174.2   173.9   174.8
      Maine..............   125.4   124.3   124.8   125.5   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)      51.4    51.5    51.2    51.2
                                                                                                                         
      Maryland (3).......   460.1   459.6   460.5   455.6   150.5   150.4   150.4   150.4   359.6   363.7   364.0   361.4
      Massachusetts......   576.8   574.1   569.6   573.7   229.7   231.0   231.7   230.3   454.9   440.9   440.6   440.7
      Michigan...........   837.1   830.8   831.3   833.1   218.0   221.0   221.0   218.6   598.4   583.1   578.8   586.7
      Minnesota..........   524.1   520.1   521.6   524.7   170.1   166.7   166.2   166.3   299.9   293.3   294.3   297.0
      Mississippi........   225.5   226.7   226.9   227.0   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
                                                                                                                         
      Missouri...........   542.9   524.2   528.0   529.6   159.1   157.1   156.4   157.8   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Montana............    84.9    84.9    84.7    85.1    19.4    19.8    19.9    20.0    32.4    32.1    32.6    31.7
      Nebraska...........   196.7   195.2   196.0   196.6    61.8    63.8    64.0    64.2    90.6    90.1    90.6    91.1
      Nevada.............   191.2   191.7   193.6   195.1    55.7    58.5    57.4    57.2   115.3   117.5   118.4   118.7
      New Hampshire......   140.8   138.0   138.3   140.3   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
                                                                                                                         
      New Jersey.........   884.9   883.3   876.4   884.7   275.7   277.3   277.8   279.3   586.8   586.8   589.4   590.2
      New Mexico.........   135.9   136.3   137.0   136.9    33.9    34.3    34.3    34.3    89.3    89.8    89.5    89.0
      New York........... 1,480.1 1,473.5 1,470.1 1,472.2   702.1   697.6   696.1   694.7 1,045.0 1,040.2 1,035.6 1,041.4
      North Carolina.....   710.1   719.1   720.3   719.1   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     421.2   422.2   428.7   430.6
      North Dakota.......    71.6    71.3    71.5    71.6    17.8    18.0    18.2    18.1    24.3    23.8    24.0    23.9
                                                                                                                         
      Ohio............... 1,059.6 1,047.0 1,046.4 1,046.9   306.8   308.1   307.6   308.6   620.5   611.1   607.6   606.8
      Oklahoma...........   284.3   285.6   282.3   282.6    83.2    85.1    84.4    85.1   159.7   159.2   158.3   159.3
      Oregon ............   316.3   310.5   311.5   312.5    92.1    91.7    92.2    92.7   175.5   174.5   174.0   173.4
      Pennsylvania....... 1,117.3 1,090.3 1,088.2 1,090.4   337.4   337.3   337.6   338.9   607.2   601.3   606.0   608.4
      Rhode Island.......    81.9    83.3    83.4    84.3   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)      48.4    49.6    49.0    47.9
                                                                                                                         
      South Carolina.....   345.3   345.3   343.4   342.1    90.8    90.7    90.5    89.0   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      South Dakota.......    77.1    77.1    78.3    77.5    27.9    27.0    27.7    27.6   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Tennessee..........   575.0   577.5   576.2   573.5   137.4   141.1   139.3   137.7   310.0   314.6   316.4   313.9
      Texas.............. 1,959.8 1,938.4 1,937.9 1,940.7   581.2   587.1   587.6   587.9 1,053.6 1,051.2 1,053.1 1,053.9
      Utah...............   216.3   214.6   213.9   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     132.5   128.3   129.8   130.6
                                                                                                                         
      Vermont............   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)      20.7    21.2    20.9    20.8
      Virginia...........   637.2   638.3   637.4   638.7   182.3   184.6   183.8   183.4   545.2   551.8   549.5   551.2
      Washington.........   511.3   507.1   506.5   507.7   145.7   148.0   148.1   148.6   293.0   292.8   293.5   294.6
      West Virginia......   135.4   135.0   134.5   135.2   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)      57.2    59.1    59.0    58.3
      Wisconsin..........   536.9   546.7   546.2   542.6   153.8   158.6   158.5   158.9   241.2   247.7   243.7   244.5
      Wyoming............    48.2    48.3    48.5    48.8   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)      15.5    15.4    15.6    15.0






                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                           Education and health services      Leisure and hospitality                Government          
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                            Sept.   July    Aug.   Sept.    Sept.   July    Aug.   Sept.    Sept.   July    Aug.   Sept. 
                            2002    2003    2003   2003p    2002    2003    2003   2003p    2002    2003    2003   2003p 
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
      Alabama............   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     152.6   148.7   149.5   151.5   355.8   353.3   357.1   351.7
      Alaska.............    30.5    32.1    32.5    32.5    29.0    29.9    29.6    29.8    81.6    82.7    82.2    82.7
      Arizona............   236.6   245.8   250.3   250.1   228.8   232.3   230.9   230.9   387.2   387.2   397.0   391.0
      Arkansas...........   136.4   139.4   140.4   139.9    88.0    91.4    90.9    90.0   195.6   195.8   195.5   197.9
      California......... 1,508.5 1,524.9 1,530.2 1,520.5 1,380.1 1,413.2 1,417.1 1,409.1 2,455.2 2,445.4 2,433.7 2,431.4
                                                                                                                         
      Colorado...........   210.6   214.9   213.7   213.4   247.5   254.0   253.0   250.7   361.1   357.5   359.2   358.1
      Connecticut........   259.9   258.7   257.1   262.2   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     248.3   241.2   245.8   242.7
      Delaware ..........    49.6    50.1    49.9    50.1    38.6    37.8    38.3    37.7    57.2    53.7    53.6    56.7
      District of                                                                                                        
         Columbia .......   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)      48.3    48.8    49.2    49.3   231.5   230.1   224.7   230.1
      Florida ...........   867.3   875.5   879.1   881.8   805.4   822.8   826.1   825.6 1,051.3 1,069.9 1,067.6 1,077.6
                                                                                                                         
      Georgia ...........   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     336.7   342.7   344.3   344.4   631.9   624.2   639.5   635.9
      Hawaii ............    63.4    64.9    65.9    65.8    97.5    99.8   100.4   100.3   118.4   120.0   118.8   118.6
      Idaho..............   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)      53.7    55.4    54.9    54.8   111.9   110.6   110.5   109.0
      Illinois...........   716.5   719.2   717.7   716.7   500.2   492.2   493.0   494.9   859.2   854.3   854.8   849.5
      Indiana............   349.4   351.3   349.7   348.5   272.9   267.7   269.7   267.0   417.3   417.7   421.3   417.9
                                                                                                                         
      Iowa...............   188.3   195.1   195.1   194.6   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     243.5   243.7   243.4   244.1
      Kansas.............   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     109.1   108.4   107.4   107.1   251.5   248.7   246.4   254.4
      Kentucky...........   223.0   225.7   224.8   226.0   152.3   153.2   153.0   151.2   313.2   302.1   311.1   309.8
      Louisiana..........   238.2   236.9   239.1   237.9   195.5   196.7   197.1   196.4   375.7   378.0   379.2   375.7
      Maine..............   104.6   107.2   107.2   107.5    56.3    57.6    57.3    56.3   102.9   103.9   103.2   103.0
                                                                                                                         
      Maryland ..........   331.7   339.6   339.8   338.4   216.8   227.6   227.5   222.8   463.4   451.2   473.8   453.5
      Massachusetts......   569.6   573.9   575.1   574.1   290.3   298.9   299.1   290.2   430.2   423.0   420.3   422.5
      Michigan...........   534.8   537.4   535.6   536.9   394.0   395.9   387.6   384.7   686.3   658.3   657.0   667.6
      Minnesota..........   356.2   365.0   364.4   364.3   230.6   230.1   232.0   231.3   406.7   398.5   401.8   392.8
      Mississippi........   112.3   109.6   110.1   111.8   124.0   121.9   121.6   121.5   242.1   243.9   244.5   245.9
                                                                                                                         
      Missouri...........   353.2   353.9   356.1   356.9   260.3   271.0   269.6   261.1   414.6   389.3   392.7   427.8
      Montana............    52.1    52.8    53.3    53.3    50.6    51.3    51.0    50.8    84.5    86.4    86.8    85.3
      Nebraska...........   110.1   110.7   111.5   113.0    78.7    76.5    75.9    74.0   159.4   159.2   156.7   158.5
      Nevada.............   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     298.7   303.7   304.6   304.0   131.5   134.7   135.6   135.2
      New Hampshire......   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)      61.7    64.6    64.2    64.8    90.0    89.1    89.7    90.9
                                                                                                                         
      New Jersey.........   533.1   544.7   545.4   545.2   308.4   314.5   314.7   312.2   617.8   621.7   623.0   623.5
      New Mexico.........    94.9    99.7   100.0    99.3    80.5    83.1    83.0    82.2   190.9   193.0   192.4   192.9
      New York........... 1,476.4 1,481.9 1,479.4 1,485.4   640.4   648.1   646.5   649.9 1,489.9 1,485.3 1,483.2 1,478.6
      North Carolina.....   413.7   425.4   431.3   425.6   324.0   323.9   326.7   323.3   647.2   661.9   643.2   639.0
      North Dakota.......    46.8    48.0    47.6    47.3    30.7    31.1    31.2    30.9    75.2    70.6    71.8    75.1
                                                                                                                         
      Ohio...............   710.6   717.3   718.5   725.5   497.1   508.8   507.5   494.7   797.8   802.5   800.1   789.3
      Oklahoma...........   173.6   171.1   170.6   168.6   128.1   129.6   132.4   127.0   297.8   290.1   289.6   292.8
      Oregon ............   185.4   190.7   190.0   187.5   150.1   148.7   148.7   149.1   275.4   266.9   269.3   269.8
      Pennsylvania.......   967.7   995.3   993.6   988.3   469.7   470.0   472.7   473.6   744.4   743.9   749.0   751.5
      Rhode Island.......   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)      48.9    47.9    48.6    48.6    66.0    66.5    66.0    65.4
                                                                                                                         
      South Carolina.....   176.5   174.5   175.7   178.4   183.9   176.3   176.5   180.7   334.6   317.1   329.5   326.4
      South Dakota.......    54.3    55.5    55.6    56.4    39.8    42.5    42.7    41.9    74.4    74.8    75.2    75.5
      Tennessee..........   302.9   306.9   308.3   311.9   240.0   242.9   244.5   242.4   411.1   411.4   412.2   414.4
      Texas.............. 1,093.3 1,128.2 1,132.6 1,133.0   850.1   855.9   859.9   859.6 1,628.4 1,640.6 1,648.7 1,664.4
      Utah...............   115.7   113.6   114.1   118.3    98.5    99.1    99.6    98.3   195.0   197.7   198.6   197.8
                                                                                                                         
      Vermont............    50.6    53.4    53.6    52.9   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)      50.9    51.9    51.4    51.1
      Virginia...........   366.3   361.4   362.1   371.0   305.4   320.4   320.8   312.3   637.7   639.2   640.9   637.3
      Washington.........   308.4   315.0   315.7   313.7   244.1   246.8   248.5   247.7   519.6   521.4   518.4   516.4
      West Virginia......   107.3   108.3   107.9   107.7    64.8    65.8    67.4    67.7   142.9   136.8   141.7   142.8
      Wisconsin..........   359.2   367.9   368.4   367.6   239.9   247.0   246.1   241.6   408.9   407.8   408.0   401.2
      Wyoming............   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)      30.4    30.8    30.6    30.9    62.8    63.4    63.6    63.2

       1 Includes natural resources and mining, information, and other services, except public administration, not shown
     separately.
       2 This series is not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the
     trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision.
       3 Natural resources and mining is combined with construction.
       4 All seasonally adjusted data for Georgia have been corrected from January 1990 to present.
       p = preliminary.
       NOTE:  Data are counts of jobs by place of work.  Estimates are currently projected from March 2002 benchmark
     levels.  Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark month are provisional and will be revised when new information
     becomes available.

 
 
 
 
     ESTABLISHMENT DATA
                                                                                                  NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
     NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
     
     Table 6. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, not seasonally adjusted

     (In thousands)
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                                       Total                Natural resources and mining            Construction         
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
            State               Aug.           Sept.             Aug.           Sept.            Aug.           Sept.     
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                            2002    2003    2002   2003p     2002    2003    2002   2003p    2002    2003    2002   2003p 
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
      Alabama............ 1,886.3 1,863.9 1,896.7 1,872.6    13.3    13.2    13.3    13.2   101.8   102.9   102.6   104.3
      Alaska.............   317.6   319.5   310.7   314.5    11.3    10.2    10.9     9.9    19.7    20.1    19.0    19.7
      Arizona............ 2,246.3 2,264.5 2,267.3 2,292.3     8.9     8.6     8.9     8.5   174.8   179.3   174.5   179.0
      Arkansas........... 1,143.7 1,143.3 1,159.0 1,154.9     7.0     6.9     7.0     6.9    57.4    55.9    56.2    55.3
      California......... 14426.9 14379.2 14491.3 14433.7    24.0    23.9    23.8    23.7   798.2   815.2   795.1   813.5
                                                                                                                         
      Colorado........... 2,199.7 2,167.7 2,190.8 2,162.4    13.3    14.0    13.3    14.0   168.4   157.5   164.3   153.6
      Connecticut........ 1,655.5 1,636.1 1,668.9 1,646.9      .8      .7      .8      .7    66.4    62.8    65.1    61.8
      Delaware ..........   413.4   411.7   416.1   413.2   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)      24.9    25.0    24.4    24.7
      District of                                                                                                        
         Columbia........   669.1   662.4   665.5   665.9   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)      13.1    12.5    13.1    12.5
      Florida............ 7,195.5 7,285.8 7,206.7 7,303.2   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     437.1   456.1   441.4   455.4
                                                                                                                         
      Georgia............ 3,911.8 3,963.5 3,912.5 3,980.8    12.2    12.2    12.1    11.9   200.0   215.4   198.6   217.7
      Hawaii ............   552.4   563.4   555.4   564.3   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)      26.5    27.6    26.3    27.6
      Idaho..............   575.6   578.8   579.0   585.9     4.3     3.7     4.3     3.6    40.2    41.2    39.4    40.9
      Illinois........... 5,916.9 5,865.2 5,927.0 5,871.7     9.8     9.6     9.7     9.6   295.5   291.0   293.1   289.4
      Indiana............ 2,881.0 2,847.9 2,920.3 2,881.1     7.2     7.4     7.3     7.3   149.2   148.8   146.8   148.2
                                                                                                                         
      Iowa............... 1,431.9 1,431.1 1,453.1 1,452.9     2.1     2.2     2.1     2.2    70.7    70.0    68.3    68.2
      Kansas............. 1,323.6 1,316.1 1,338.7 1,339.8     6.5     6.8     6.5     6.8    66.6    67.3    65.0    66.1
      Kentucky........... 1,788.1 1,767.3 1,794.4 1,777.6    20.0    20.1    19.9    19.5    86.6    84.1    86.2    83.9
      Louisiana.......... 1,893.3 1,880.8 1,905.1 1,899.3    49.1    48.1    48.9    47.9   119.2   122.7   118.7   125.3
      Maine..............   615.9   612.2   617.3   615.7     2.7     2.7     2.7     2.7    31.7    31.1    31.3    30.9
                                                                                                                         
      Maryland........... 2,459.6 2,470.5 2,480.0 2,476.9   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     171.7   172.6   170.0   170.6
      Massachusetts...... 3,233.4 3,190.1 3,259.7 3,211.0     1.6     1.7     1.7     1.6   147.7   139.3   146.4   137.6
      Michigan........... 4,465.8 4,375.1 4,509.0 4,426.9     9.3     8.4     9.3     8.4   219.8   216.8   212.7   212.2
      Minnesota.......... 2,656.8 2,645.5 2,659.6 2,642.0     6.8     6.5     6.7     6.2   138.5   142.2   135.1   137.9
      Mississippi........ 1,129.8 1,124.3 1,129.2 1,127.9     9.0     9.4     9.2     9.4    54.7    56.2    54.8    55.7
                                                                                                                         
      Missouri........... 2,642.8 2,620.9 2,696.3 2,672.2     4.7     4.3     4.7     4.2   141.4   144.1   138.4   140.7
      Montana............   401.1   401.7   402.8   403.2     6.4     6.1     6.4     6.2    24.5    24.6    23.9    24.1
      Nebraska...........   903.0   900.6   906.5   905.7     1.3     1.5     1.3     1.5    47.4    47.8    46.6    47.0
      Nevada............. 1,057.3 1,079.4 1,062.9 1,090.1     8.9     8.7     8.8     8.6    96.5   100.4    95.3   100.7
      New Hampshire......   618.7   619.6   624.8   624.4     1.0     1.1     1.0     1.1    28.7    28.3    29.4    27.8
                                                                                                                         
      New Jersey......... 3,983.7 4,012.0 3,990.3 4,011.5     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5   169.1   174.8   167.2   171.1
      New Mexico.........   768.3   780.2   771.8   783.8    13.9    14.0    13.7    14.1    46.8    49.0    45.6    48.6
      New York........... 8,411.9 8,362.6 8,422.2 8,379.4     5.4     5.4     5.4     5.4   340.5   350.1   336.3   346.9
      North Carolina..... 3,835.3 3,822.3 3,846.6 3,830.6     7.9     7.2     7.9     7.0   221.3   219.8   219.2   220.4
      North Dakota.......   325.8   326.1   333.7   334.6     3.4     3.4     3.4     3.3    17.8    17.5    17.0    17.3
                                                                                                                         
      Ohio............... 5,448.9 5,383.4 5,463.7 5,397.4    12.5    12.4    12.4    12.2   253.9   250.8   250.4   247.9
      Oklahoma........... 1,463.1 1,461.8 1,483.4 1,472.1    28.3    30.2    27.9    29.5    66.3    67.2    64.6    66.5
      Oregon............. 1,577.3 1,554.6 1,585.6 1,569.0    10.1     9.7     9.9    10.1    85.0    81.7    84.2    81.4
      Pennsylvania....... 5,625.8 5,601.6 5,672.1 5,650.1    19.3    18.3    19.2    18.2   265.5   265.4   261.1   261.6
      Rhode Island.......   478.8   481.3   483.8   484.6      .2      .3      .2      .3    20.5    21.7    20.3    21.3
                                                                                                                         
      South Carolina..... 1,811.0 1,775.8 1,822.7 1,781.3     5.3     5.2     5.2     5.2   113.4   110.5   112.3   109.4
      South Dakota.......   383.5   384.7   381.2   381.9     1.0     1.0     1.0      .9    21.1    21.5    20.2    20.6
      Tennessee.......... 2,679.0 2,679.3 2,687.5 2,688.5     4.6     4.4     4.6     4.4   117.9   113.2   117.5   112.8
      Texas.............. 9,407.8 9,423.1 9,453.6 9,483.0   145.4   143.4   145.4   143.0   577.4   588.8   571.6   587.0
      Utah............... 1,067.6 1,065.6 1,078.5 1,078.7     7.1     6.9     7.2     6.9    71.3    71.4    71.1    71.2
                                                                                                                         
      Vermont............   294.0   298.5   300.9   304.1     1.1     1.2     1.1     1.2    16.3    16.5    15.8    16.1
      Virginia........... 3,487.7 3,494.1 3,505.5 3,513.0    10.5    10.4    10.5    10.4   220.3   217.0   217.5   217.1
      Washington......... 2,662.0 2,658.7 2,674.1 2,669.5     9.6     9.7     9.6     9.6   166.6   169.7   164.4   168.6
      West Virginia......   735.1   730.1   735.3   732.6    22.8    22.9    22.8    22.8    35.8    35.1    35.7    35.1
      Wisconsin.......... 2,794.1 2,798.5 2,793.6 2,788.1     4.4     4.7     4.3     4.6   135.6   126.4   131.2   123.1
      Wyoming............   254.5   255.7   253.2   254.1    18.3    18.2    17.9    18.2    22.1    21.8    21.8    21.3
                                                                                                                         
      Puerto Rico........   972.3   984.8   978.4   990.5     1.2     1.3     1.3     1.3    65.5    65.2    66.0    64.8






                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
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      Alabama............   307.8   293.8   306.7   294.3   371.3   367.8   370.8   368.1    34.2    33.5    33.9    33.4
      Alaska.............    16.9    16.9    13.5    13.4    65.8    65.0    63.6    63.8     7.3     7.2     7.3     7.4
      Arizona............   182.9   175.2   182.2   175.0   440.1   442.5   440.9   443.7    50.9    48.3    50.2    48.4
      Arkansas...........   213.7   207.4   214.3   207.2   241.8   243.2   242.3   242.1    20.4    19.7    20.3    19.5
      California......... 1,647.2 1,594.9 1,641.8 1,593.7 2,733.2 2,725.5 2,743.7 2,732.6   497.7   472.4   485.7   466.4
                                                                                                                         
      Colorado...........   166.7   152.6   165.2   150.9   414.0   408.9   412.0   408.9    91.5    86.1    90.7    84.4
      Connecticut........   211.9   201.5   212.3   201.4   305.5   305.2   310.0   308.9    41.0    39.9    40.4    39.6
      Delaware ..........    36.6    32.8    36.4    34.2    76.7    76.7    77.5    77.1     7.9     7.9     7.8     7.8
      District of                                                                                                        
         Columbia........     3.1     2.8     3.0     2.8    27.6    27.7    27.6    27.5    25.6    25.9    25.5    25.8
      Florida............   406.2   388.5   405.4   388.4 1,463.6 1,454.7 1,463.0 1,457.3   174.4   168.0   173.6   168.1
                                                                                                                         
      Georgia............   475.6   452.1   475.0   451.0   831.8   826.3   830.4   833.1   130.7   128.3   129.8   127.7
      Hawaii ............    15.1    15.0    14.9    15.0   106.9   109.1   106.9   109.0    11.7    11.6    12.2    11.4
      Idaho..............    65.6    62.4    65.5    63.4   117.0   118.1   116.8   119.1     9.2     9.3     9.0     9.3
      Illinois...........   754.4   730.3   750.8   728.5 1,196.1 1,189.8 1,191.6 1,188.6   148.0   144.3   147.2   145.0
      Indiana............   594.4   577.7   593.0   574.4   581.1   572.3   577.9   572.6    42.1    42.1    41.7    41.4
                                                                                                                         
      Iowa...............   225.4   222.1   226.9   222.3   306.7   303.7   305.5   302.0    34.9    35.4    34.6    35.5
      Kansas.............   182.6   176.8   181.8   176.1   266.4   269.5   266.3   269.7    50.4    49.2    49.8    49.2
      Kentucky...........   275.2   269.3   273.8   269.3   371.4   365.8   369.7   365.0    31.8    31.4    31.6    31.3
      Louisiana..........   161.6   156.0   161.2   156.5   384.7   381.7   384.3   382.6    29.1    29.6    29.0    29.4
      Maine..............    68.4    63.8    67.6    63.1   127.3   127.0   125.8   125.9    11.6    11.6    11.5    11.6
                                                                                                                         
      Maryland...........   156.5   153.4   155.9   152.7   458.9   461.0   459.9   456.1    52.7    50.7    51.8    50.5
      Massachusetts......   343.4   330.4   345.6   331.2   572.1   570.2   574.7   571.4    97.6    92.7    96.5    91.1
      Michigan...........   759.7   735.0   760.9   727.5   841.0   832.8   836.2   832.2    74.2    74.1    73.3    73.9
      Minnesota..........   359.2   351.0   356.1   348.6   525.2   524.8   521.9   522.3    66.0    66.0    65.5    65.8
      Mississippi........   187.9   176.6   187.1   177.4   220.6   224.9   222.5   224.0    15.9    16.2    15.9    16.2
                                                                                                                         
      Missouri...........   323.8   314.7   322.8   313.1   540.7   528.5   543.6   529.6    69.5    66.8    68.8    66.7
      Montana............    20.4    18.8    20.0    18.7    86.1    85.8    85.5    85.7     7.9     7.7     7.8     7.6
      Nebraska...........   106.1   104.1   105.5   104.0   194.9   196.0   195.8   195.8    24.8    24.9    24.5    24.9
      Nevada.............    43.0    43.2    42.8    43.4   191.7   195.1   192.5   196.4    16.9    15.9    16.8    15.7
      New Hampshire......    84.5    82.0    83.9    81.5   139.7   138.6   139.6   139.1    12.7    12.0    12.7    11.9
                                                                                                                         
      New Jersey.........   366.9   355.1   366.3   355.8   872.8   876.4   881.4   881.2   113.7   109.3   111.2   107.9
      New Mexico.........    39.8    38.1    39.3    38.0   136.1   137.1   136.0   137.0    16.7    16.7    16.5    16.5
      New York...........   651.2   617.0   649.3   615.4 1,465.8 1,464.6 1,479.8 1,473.9   294.4   279.2   288.9   276.0
      North Carolina.....   637.3   604.2   637.4   601.2   716.7   721.7   712.5   722.0    80.2    78.8    81.9    79.1
      North Dakota.......    24.2    23.4    23.9    23.5    71.6    71.5    71.0    71.0     7.9     8.1     7.9     8.1
                                                                                                                         
      Ohio...............   885.6   855.1   882.3   848.4 1,063.8 1,048.5 1,057.0 1,043.8   100.7    96.1    98.8    95.2
      Oklahoma...........   151.0   148.6   150.0   148.6   284.7   281.7   283.4   280.9    35.3    33.5    35.0    34.4
      Oregon.............   207.0   200.0   205.6   201.4   317.2   313.1   318.2   314.4    36.0    35.2    36.2    35.6
      Pennsylvania.......   763.9   728.9   759.4   725.3 1,110.2 1,081.7 1,114.9 1,088.2   128.2   129.3   127.9   129.1
      Rhode Island.......    62.2    60.1    62.2    60.3    80.3    82.6    81.2    83.6    11.3    11.1    11.2    11.0
                                                                                                                         
      South Carolina.....   292.2   273.9   291.6   272.5   347.5   344.4   346.0   342.8    27.6    27.8    27.5    27.8
      South Dakota.......    38.9    37.9    38.4    36.8    77.4    78.3    76.7    76.9     6.8     6.8     6.7     6.7
      Tennessee..........   427.6   415.5   426.3   415.3   575.2   574.5   576.0   574.6    53.4    52.1    52.8    51.6
      Texas..............   949.2   911.3   944.3   909.6 1,964.0 1,941.8 1,958.8 1,938.8   246.3   233.9   243.3   231.1
      Utah...............   113.8   111.3   113.7   111.7   217.3   215.1   216.2   214.0    30.6    30.8    30.4    30.4
                                                                                                                         
      Vermont............    39.7    38.8    39.7    38.0    59.1    59.9    58.5    59.2     6.7     6.8     6.6     6.8
      Virginia...........   319.0   307.6   319.3   305.4   637.0   638.3   636.2   639.0   104.1   101.1   102.4   100.4
      Washington.........   288.4   268.2   285.4   267.7   513.7   512.6   514.8   512.8    93.8    94.6    92.9    94.1
      West Virginia......    68.6    65.9    68.5    65.6   136.9   135.1   136.2   135.1    13.3    12.8    13.2    12.8
      Wisconsin..........   536.2   521.0   531.0   514.1   536.5   546.2   536.3   542.1    50.3    50.9    50.5    50.5
      Wyoming............     9.6     9.2     9.5     9.1    49.8    50.0    48.9    49.5     4.1     4.3     4.0     4.3
                                                                                                                         
      Puerto Rico........   118.4   117.1   118.6   117.6   171.0   169.4   170.4   169.7    21.4    21.1    21.4    21.1






                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
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      Alabama............    98.5    97.5    97.7    97.7   190.4   188.3   190.4   188.5   182.6   181.9   184.6   182.8
      Alaska.............    14.2    14.7    14.0    14.5    26.1    25.9    24.8    25.2    30.7    32.5    30.4    32.4
      Arizona............   153.9   153.9   152.9   153.5   318.5   319.6   318.4   322.5   234.9   249.3   236.0   249.6
      Arkansas...........    50.3    50.9    50.3    50.6   103.2   102.3   104.0   102.3   134.7   138.1   137.1   140.6
      California.........   853.8   865.6   854.7   865.7 2,134.9 2,119.2 2,136.4 2,117.4 1,476.6 1,504.2 1,498.8 1,515.9
                                                                                                                         
      Colorado...........   147.8   154.3   146.9   153.5   296.5   294.0   292.1   292.2   209.3   212.4   209.9   213.4
      Connecticut........   144.6   143.5   143.2   142.7   203.3   200.1   202.6   199.5   253.1   257.0   260.0   262.3
      Delaware ..........    38.4    38.6    38.1    38.1    68.1    69.5    68.8    68.9    49.0    49.3    49.4    49.9
      District of                                                                                                        
         Columbia........    30.9    30.9    30.5    30.7   140.1   142.2   139.4   142.0    86.8    83.7    89.8    89.2
      Florida............   476.7   483.4   474.0   484.6 1,220.4 1,257.1 1,224.2 1,260.8   859.7   873.0   866.8   881.4
                                                                                                                         
      Georgia............   213.3   214.5   211.6   213.3   521.2   558.0   517.5   558.0   375.2   379.2   376.3   388.5
      Hawaii ............    27.7    28.5    27.7    28.3    68.0    69.2    68.0    69.1    62.1    64.5    63.3    65.3
      Idaho..............    26.3    27.7    26.0    27.6    71.8    75.2    71.1    75.8    59.1    60.0    60.4    61.7
      Illinois...........   402.8   399.9   402.3   399.3   802.3   798.0   800.0   798.9   706.6   710.5   714.6   714.8
      Indiana............   139.7   139.8   138.5   138.4   255.6   243.7   252.6   242.0   335.3   337.5   352.5   351.6
                                                                                                                         
      Iowa...............    94.9    94.2    93.9    94.0   106.9   109.7   107.1   110.3   178.9   184.4   187.3   193.2
      Kansas.............    69.3    70.8    69.0    70.8   128.8   126.6   128.0   126.1   157.0   159.2   159.2   160.4
      Kentucky...........    85.3    85.1    84.9    84.8   159.0   156.1   157.7   156.9   222.0   224.6   223.5   226.7
      Louisiana..........   100.4    99.6    99.9   100.5   181.2   173.2   180.5   175.0   233.4   236.3   239.2   238.9
      Maine..............    35.3    35.3    34.9    34.9    53.1    52.5    51.6    51.4   103.8   106.0   105.0   107.9
                                                                                                                         
      Maryland...........   151.8   151.9   150.8   150.7   366.2   366.5   362.1   362.5   327.0   335.1   331.4   337.3
      Massachusetts......   231.2   232.9   229.2   229.8   459.3   443.7   455.8   441.6   550.7   557.3   565.1   569.6
      Michigan...........   218.7   223.4   218.2   218.8   609.1   584.5   600.7   589.0   528.6   527.0   532.4   534.2
      Minnesota..........   172.5   168.2   170.6   166.9   301.6   296.7   300.3   297.3   350.9   357.5   354.0   362.1
      Mississippi........    46.3    46.1    45.7    45.7    78.5    80.6    76.2    80.6   111.3   110.4   112.5   112.0
                                                                                                                         
      Missouri...........   160.8   157.8   159.3   158.1   305.5   299.1   304.2   294.7   339.2   348.3   353.2   358.0
      Montana............    19.5    20.1    19.5    20.0    32.9    33.3    32.7    32.2    51.2    52.4    52.0    52.8
      Nebraska...........    61.9    64.3    61.5    63.8    91.5    90.6    90.9    91.4   108.5   111.5   110.2   113.1
      Nevada.............    56.5    57.8    56.4    57.9   116.2   118.9   116.5   120.0    72.4    75.9    72.3    76.6
      New Hampshire......    37.0    37.6    36.8    37.3    53.9    53.2    53.3    53.1    91.5    92.0    92.5    93.0
                                                                                                                         
      New Jersey.........   278.5   280.9   276.2   279.9   593.6   594.7   589.4   592.6   524.1   537.3   529.3   541.4
      New Mexico.........    34.1    34.7    33.9    34.4    89.6    90.5    89.9    89.9    91.7    96.6    95.4   100.1
      New York...........   710.8   703.1   701.6   696.1 1,055.3 1,043.1 1,049.8 1,043.3 1,417.8 1,436.5 1,463.5 1,476.5
      North Carolina.....   191.4   195.6   191.0   193.8   423.6   429.6   419.4   428.9   409.0   420.5   410.4   422.2
      North Dakota.......    18.0    18.4    17.8    18.1    24.4    24.3    24.5    24.1    46.8    47.2    46.6    47.1
                                                                                                                         
      Ohio...............   310.0   311.0   307.4   309.2   627.2   614.9   626.6   612.9   695.9   705.6   708.2   723.3
      Oklahoma...........    84.5    85.0    83.6    85.0   162.5   160.0   161.6   161.5   173.3   169.3   174.5   169.1
      Oregon.............    93.0    94.5    93.8    94.4   179.7   176.6   178.3   176.2   180.6   182.8   184.9   186.9
      Pennsylvania.......   338.6   341.0   336.5   337.9   609.2   610.8   608.7   609.6   945.9   965.8   968.2   988.3
      Rhode Island.......    32.6    32.9    32.6    32.7    49.4    49.5    49.8    49.2    84.5    85.3    87.5    88.2
                                                                                                                         
      South Carolina.....    91.0    90.8    90.8    89.0   184.6   179.0   183.3   179.3   169.4   173.1   176.9   178.8
      South Dakota.......    28.0    27.9    27.8    27.7    25.1    24.4    24.4    23.7    53.4    54.7    54.0    55.8
      Tennessee..........   139.6   139.8   138.7   139.0   313.3   317.3   312.6   316.7   299.4   308.4   303.4   312.4
      Texas..............   584.6   591.1   581.8   589.1 1,067.7 1,060.5 1,062.5 1,057.1 1,091.6 1,128.6 1,100.1 1,137.9
      Utah...............    63.2    64.4    62.8    64.3   133.8   132.5   134.5   132.4   112.2   114.6   116.6   118.9
                                                                                                                         
      Vermont............    13.5    13.5    13.2    13.3    20.9    21.4    21.1    21.1    49.2    50.7    50.6    52.0
      Virginia...........   183.7   185.7   182.4   183.5   551.9   555.5   548.0   554.0   345.0   346.9   366.8   372.5
      Washington.........   147.3   151.0   147.0   150.6   296.6   297.1   295.9   297.5   302.4   309.1   307.5   313.0
      West Virginia......    31.6    31.5    31.4    31.4    58.4    58.9    57.7    58.2   105.7   106.2   106.8   107.2
      Wisconsin..........   154.1   159.2   153.6   158.7   244.5   248.8   244.3   247.7   356.9   363.6   358.3   366.5
      Wyoming............    10.3    10.2    10.2    10.0    16.5    16.2    15.8    15.3    20.0    20.4    19.9    20.3
                                                                                                                         
      Puerto Rico........    44.3    44.6    44.1    44.4    97.4    95.9    97.8    96.2    83.4    85.7    86.4    87.7






                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                              Leisure and hospitality              Other services                    Government          
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                                Aug.           Sept.            Aug.            Sept.           Aug.           Sept.     
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                            2002    2003    2002   2003p    2002    2003    2002    2003p   2002    2003    2002   2003p 
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
      Alabama............   156.6   155.3   154.1   153.2    87.3    86.2    86.7    85.4   342.5   343.5   355.9   351.7
      Alaska.............    34.9    35.3    32.4    32.9    12.8    13.1    12.7    12.7    77.9    78.6    82.1    82.6
      Arizona............   225.1   226.2   225.5   227.6    86.0    88.5    85.5    88.4   370.3   373.1   392.3   396.1
      Arkansas...........    91.5    92.6    89.8    91.0    41.3    41.1    41.1    40.7   182.4   185.2   196.6   198.7
      California......... 1,412.7 1,441.1 1,397.9 1,423.2   508.2   500.3   506.6   501.3 2,340.4 2,316.9 2,406.8 2,380.3
                                                                                                                         
      Colorado...........   259.9   262.4   248.7   249.7    87.0    86.4    85.6    85.0   345.3   339.1   362.1   356.8
      Connecticut........   132.0   133.0   125.6   126.2    62.7    63.6    61.6    62.2   234.2   228.8   247.3   241.6
      Delaware ..........    41.5    41.7    40.1    39.1    18.6    18.5    18.0    18.3    51.7    51.7    55.6    55.1
      District of                                                                                                        
         Columbia........    48.2    49.0    48.8    49.5    56.5    56.0    56.3    55.6   237.2   231.7   231.5   230.3
      Florida............   798.3   815.4   791.6   811.6   312.2   314.5   311.2   313.7 1,046.9 1,075.1 1,055.5 1,081.9
                                                                                                                         
      Georgia............   344.1   351.9   339.4   344.4   185.8   201.4   188.3   201.2   621.9   624.2   633.5   634.0
      Hawaii ............    98.4   100.6    97.7   100.0    23.7    24.3    23.9    24.3   112.3   113.0   114.5   114.3
      Idaho..............    57.8    58.4    56.4    56.9    18.5    18.6    18.0    19.0   105.8   104.2   112.1   108.6
      Illinois...........   516.0   511.5   508.9   503.7   263.8   262.0   255.2   250.0   821.6   818.3   853.6   843.9
      Indiana............   280.1   278.8   277.4   271.5   109.9   110.0   108.5   109.1   386.4   389.8   424.1   424.6
                                                                                                                         
      Iowa...............   132.3   128.9   128.8   124.8    57.1    58.3    56.6    57.8   222.0   222.2   242.0   242.6
      Kansas.............   112.6   111.3   111.0   109.6    52.6    53.4    53.1    53.8   230.8   225.2   249.0   251.2
      Kentucky...........   159.5   158.4   156.0   155.1    76.5    73.9    76.2    73.5   300.8   298.5   314.9   311.6
      Louisiana..........   198.8   198.7   196.6   197.4    71.3    70.5    71.5    70.1   364.5   364.4   375.3   375.7
      Maine..............    72.7    72.4    64.0    63.9    20.2    20.6    19.8    20.2    89.1    89.2   103.1   103.2
                                                                                                                         
      Maryland...........   232.9   234.2   222.9   223.1   115.9   120.1   114.1   119.4   426.0   425.0   461.1   454.0
      Massachusetts......   312.1   312.5   297.4   297.2   121.9   121.9   116.8   117.0   395.8   387.5   430.5   422.9
      Michigan...........   415.5   407.2   402.8   393.5   177.3   174.8   176.7   170.1   612.6   591.1   685.8   667.1
      Minnesota..........   248.6   248.0   238.0   238.7   118.4   117.5   117.2   115.7   369.1   367.1   394.2   380.5
      Mississippi........   127.3   124.2   124.8   122.2    37.8    38.9    37.7    38.2   240.5   240.8   242.8   246.5
                                                                                                                         
      Missouri...........   277.5   276.3   269.2   267.4   118.7   119.7   117.7   113.2   361.0   361.3   414.4   426.5
      Montana............    57.0    56.6    53.9    53.9    16.3    15.9    16.3    16.0    78.9    80.4    84.8    86.0
      Nebraska...........    81.1    77.0    79.0    74.3    33.8    33.1    33.4    33.0   151.7   149.8   157.8   156.9
      Nevada.............   301.7   305.8   300.2   305.5    30.6    30.8    30.4    30.6   122.9   126.9   130.9   134.7
      New Hampshire......    69.3    72.6    64.1    67.3    22.1    21.9    21.5    21.4    78.3    80.3    90.0    90.9
                                                                                                                         
      New Jersey.........   336.7   342.4   320.7   324.6   150.3   152.7   148.0   150.7   576.5   586.9   599.1   604.8
      New Mexico.........    84.2    85.8    81.8    83.6    30.4    30.7    28.1    28.6   185.0   187.0   191.6   193.0
      New York...........   684.6   686.6   656.4   664.8   344.8   348.7   343.9   346.9 1,441.3 1,428.3 1,447.3 1,434.2
      North Carolina.....   341.6   344.6   329.3   328.9   180.4   177.7   178.7   176.6   625.9   622.6   658.9   650.5
      North Dakota.......    31.2    31.5    30.9    31.1    15.0    15.2    15.0    15.3    65.5    65.6    75.7    75.7
                                                                                                                         
      Ohio...............   518.6   517.6   502.7   500.6   230.6   223.5   228.5   222.7   750.1   747.9   789.4   781.2
      Oklahoma...........   132.2   135.2   130.4   129.5    74.5    75.4    74.1    74.6   270.3   275.7   298.3   292.5
      Oregon.............   158.6   156.3   153.1   152.1    58.2    58.3    57.9    58.3   251.9   246.4   263.5   258.2
      Pennsylvania.......   498.1   501.1   478.1   481.7   264.6   268.7   261.0   265.5   682.3   690.6   737.1   744.7
      Rhode Island.......    53.6    52.9    50.9    50.6    22.1    23.3    22.7    22.7    62.1    61.6    65.2    64.7
                                                                                                                         
      South Carolina.....   195.5   192.4   190.9   187.6    65.2    64.9    64.9    63.8   319.3   313.8   333.3   325.1
      South Dakota.......    45.2    45.4    42.1    42.4    16.1    16.1    16.1    16.0    70.5    70.7    73.8    74.4
      Tennessee..........   250.3   252.8   244.7   247.2   101.6   102.0   101.9   102.3   396.1   399.3   409.0   412.2
      Texas..............   869.7   877.9   857.4   864.5   356.5   361.4   354.7   358.8 1,555.4 1,584.4 1,633.7 1,666.1
      Utah...............   101.7   101.5    99.1    99.3    33.6    33.4    32.7    32.8   183.0   183.7   194.2   196.8
                                                                                                                         
      Vermont............    34.9    36.5    32.7    34.4    10.4    10.5    10.2    10.4    42.2    42.7    51.4    51.6
      Virginia...........   326.1   338.5   314.2   318.9   179.2   182.0   178.1   179.9   610.9   611.1   630.1   631.9
      Washington.........   258.7   259.6   253.8   255.7   100.1   100.4    98.9    99.3   484.8   486.7   503.9   500.6
      West Virginia......    68.2    69.0    67.1    68.4    55.4    55.4    55.3    55.5   138.4   137.3   140.6   140.5
      Wisconsin..........   260.6   261.8   246.5   248.4   135.3   138.5   134.1   136.4   379.7   377.4   403.5   396.0
      Wyoming............    35.7    36.1    33.2    33.7     9.8    10.0     9.6     9.6    58.3    59.3    62.4    62.8
                                                                                                                         
      Puerto Rico........    64.1    64.5    63.9    64.7    16.4    15.6    16.3    15.3   289.2   304.4   292.2   307.7

       1 Natural resources and mining is combined with construction.
       p = preliminary.
       NOTE:  Data are counts of jobs by place of work.  Estimates are currently projected from March 2002 benchmark
     levels.  Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark month are provisional and will be revised when new
     information becomes available.