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      REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT:  DECEMBER 2002


   Regional and state unemployment rates were generally stable in December.
All four regions recorded little or no change from November, and 43 states
registered shifts of 0.3 percentage point or less, the Bureau of Labor
Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.  The national
jobless rate was unchanged at 6.0 percent in December.  Nonfarm employment
decreased in 34 states and the District of Columbia in December.
   
Regional Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)
   
   Among the four regions, the Midwest had the lowest unemployment rate in
December, 5.2 percent, followed by the South, at 5.4 percent.  The West
continued to report the highest rate, 6.3 percent.  The only significant
over-the-year unemployment rate change was recorded in the Northeast, up
0.6 percentage point to 5.7 percent.  (See table 1.)
   
   Among the nine geographic divisions, the West North Central again
reported the lowest jobless rate, 4.2 percent in December, while the
Pacific continued to register the highest rate, 6.6 percent.  All divisions
posted little or no change from November.  The two Northeast divisions had
the largest unemployment rate increases from December 2001--Middle Atlantic
(+0.7 percentage point) and New England (+0.6 point).  The largest over-the-
year rate declines were recorded in two of the three divisions in the South-
-East South Central and South Atlantic (-0.3 percentage point each).
   
State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)
   
   In December, North Dakota and South Dakota reported the lowest unemploy-
ment rates, 3.0 percent each, followed by Nebraska, at 3.4 percent.  These 
three West North Central states have had the lowest rates since August 2002.  
Meanwhile, Alaska registered the highest jobless rate, 7.4 percent.  Two 
other Pacific states--Oregon and Washington--recorded the next highest 
rates, 7.0 and 6.8 percent, respectively.  (See table 3 and chart 1.)
   
   Unemployment rates increased over the month in 28 states and the District 
of Columbia, decreased in 16 states, and were unchanged in 6 states.  The 
largest rate increases from November were recorded in Alaska (+0.6 percentage 
point) and the District of Columbia (+0.5 point).  The largest jobless rate 
decline occurred in West Virginia (-0.6 percentage point).

   Unemployment rates were higher than those a year earlier in 24 states 
and the District of Columbia, lower in 23 states, and unchanged in 3 states.  
Nevada posted the largest jobless rate decrease (-1.9 percentage points), 
followed by Hawaii (-1.4 points).  Both states had registered substantial 
unemployment increases following the September 2001 terrorist attacks, due 
to a dropoff in tourism-related activities.  South Dakota reported the next 
largest unemployment rate decline (-1.0 percentage point).  Six additional 
states had decreases of at least 0.5 percentage point.  Alaska recorded the 
largest over-the-year unemployment rate increase (+1.4 percentage points), 
followed by West Virginia (+1.0 point).  Another 12 states had rate increases 
of one-half percentage point or more.
   
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Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)
   
   Total nonfarm employment decreased in 34 states and the District of 
Columbia, increased in 13 states, and was unchanged in 3 states from 
November to December.  The largest employment decreases occurred in
Michigan (-19,700), California (-15,400), Georgia and Illinois (-14,200
each), and Massachusetts (-10,900).  Delaware and the District of Columbia 
reported the largest over-the-month percentage declines in employment 
(-0.5 percent each), followed by Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, and 
New Hampshire (-0.4 percent each).  The largest employment increases were 
posted in Maryland (+5,200), Mississippi (+1,800), and Hawaii (+1,500).  
Hawaii reported the largest over-the-month percentage increase in employment 
(+0.3 percent), followed by Maryland, Mississippi, and North Dakota (+0.2 
percent each).  (See table 5.)
   
   Over the year, employment decreased in 28 states and the District of 
Columbia.  The largest employment decreases were in Illinois (-64,500),
Massachusetts (-47,600), New York (-44,300), and Georgia (-41,200).  Delaware 
recorded the largest percentage decline in employment (-2.2 percent), followed 
by Missouri (-1.5 percent) and Colorado and Massachusetts (-1.4 percent each).  
The biggest over-the-year gains in employment occurred in Florida (+64,300), 
Nevada (+25,600), Kentucky (+21,300), and Wisconsin (+19,800).  The largest 
percentage increases were reported in Nevada (+2.4 percent), Montana (+1.9 
percent), and Hawaii (+1.7 percent).  (See chart 2.)
   
   Over the year, some major industry divisions experienced widespread
employment declines.  Manufacturing remained the weakest industry division,
with 49 states and the District of Columbia posting over-the-year employment 
decreases.  Employment losses also were widespread in transportation and 
public utilities, with 43 states and the District of Columbia experiencing 
over-the-year declines.  In contrast to these losses, 41 states reported 
employment gains in government, and 38 states and the District of Columbia 
reported over-the-year employment gains in services.
   
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   The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for December
2002 is scheduled to be issued on February 5, 2003.  The Regional and State
Employment and Unemployment release for January 2003 is scheduled to be
issued on March 20, 2003.
   
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 |            Upcoming Changes to State and Metropolitan Area            |
 |                       Data Series in March 2003                       |
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 | Labor Force Data Series                                               |
 |                                                                       |
 |    Effective with the release of January 2003 estimates in March      |
 | 2003, the labor force data series for regions, divisions, states,     |
 | the District of Columbia, the Los Angeles-Long Beach metropolitan     |
 | area, and New York City shown in tables 1-4 of this news release      |
 | will be revised to incorporate population controls reflecting the     |
 | results of Census 2000, revised seasonal adjustment factors, re-      |
 | estimation of models, and benchmarking to Current Population Sur-     |
 | vey annual averages.  Not seasonally adjusted data back to 2000       |
 | and seasonally adjusted data back to 1998 are subject to revision.    |
 | Questions about these upcoming changes to the labor force data        |
 | series can be directed to the Division of Local Area Unemployment     |
 | Statistics at 202-691-6392.                                           |
 |                                                                       |
 | Nonfarm Payroll Data Series                                           |
 |                                                                       |
 |    NAICS conversion.  The nonfarm payroll series for states and       |
 | metropolitan areas, produced from the Current Employment Statis-      |
 | tics (CES) program and presented for states in tables 5 and 6         |
 | of this news release, will be converted from the 1987 Standard        |
 | Industrial Classification (SIC) basis to the 2002 North American      |
 | Industry Classification System (NAICS) basis with the release of      |
 | January 2003 estimates in March 2003.  The NAICS conversion           |
 | involves major definitional changes to many of the currently          |
 | published SIC-based series.  After the conversion to NAICS, SIC-      |
 | based series will no longer be produced or published.  Historical     |
 | time series will be reconstructed as part of the NAICS conversion     |
 | process.  At the state and metropolitan area levels, the NAICS-       |
 | based reconstruction effort will cover only the all employee          |
 | series, which will have a NAICS-based history extending back to       |
 | January 1990, except for total nonfarm employment series, which       |
 | will retain their current beginning dates.  There will be no re-      |
 | construction of average weekly hours, average hourly earnings,        |
 | or other data types; these series will begin in January 2001 on       |
 | a NAICS basis.                                                        |
 |                                                                       |
 |    Completion of the CES sample redesign.  March 2003 also will mark  |
 | the completion of the CES sample redesign phase-in at the state and   |
 | metropolitan area levels.  The redesign converts the CES from a quota-|
 | based sample to a probability-based sample.  In March 2003, at the    |
 | state and metropolitan area levels, the transportation and public     |
 | utilities; finance, insurance, and real estate; retail trade; and     |
 | services industries will be converted to the new sample.  All other   |
 | private sector industries have already been converted.  The final     |
 | stage of sample redesign phase-in may result in level shifts for      |
 | average weekly hours, average hourly earnings, and production worker  |
 | employment series.  New levels for these series are being recomputed  |
 | from the NAICS-based probability sample.                              |
 |                                                                       |
 |    Small domain models.  With the full implementation of the CES      |
 | sample redesign at the state and metropolitan area levels in March    |
 | 2003, some redistribution of sample from smaller to larger metro-     |
 | politan areas will be needed in order to maximize the reliability     |
 | of the statewide total nonfarm estimates.  In order to sustain the    |
 | viability of the employment series for smaller domains, primarily     |
 | detailed industry series within the smallest metropolitan areas, the  |
 | Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has developed a small domain model,  |
 | based on weighted least squares regression methodology.  The inputs   |
 | for the model are available sample, time series history, and addi-    |
 | tional information from the full state sample.  In March 2003, the    |
 | model will be implemented as the official estimator for the approxi-  |
 | mately 10 percent of CES published series which have insufficient     |
 | sample for direct sample-based estimates.                             |
 |                                                                       |
 |    Further information on upcoming changes to CES data series is      |
 | available through the BLS public database at the state and area       |
 | homepage at http://www.bls.gov/sae/ or by calling 202-691-6559.       |
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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, except for federal government employment, which
represents the number of persons who occupied positions on the last day 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 counted
on each payroll.  Industries are classified on the basis of their principal
product or activity in accordance with the 1987 Standard Industrial
Classification Manual.
     
    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.  Seasonally adjusted payroll employment totals
for states are computed by aggregating independently adjusted series for
major industry divisions.  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 are not available
for state CES data, but the relatively large size of the samples maintained
by the state agencies and the annual adjustment of employment estimates to
more recent benchmark levels assure a high degree of accuracy.  Information
on recent benchmark revisions for states is available upon request.

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      
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                        Dec.     Oct.     Nov.     Dec.     Dec.     Oct.     Nov.     Dec.     Dec.     Oct.     Nov.     Dec.  
                        2001     2002     2002     2002p    2001     2002     2002     2002p    2001     2002     2002     2002p 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                 
 Northeast........... 26,308.7 26,743.9 26,714.9 26,741.9  1,330.0  1,433.4  1,464.5  1,533.0    5.1      5.4      5.5      5.7  
                                                                                                                                 
   New England.......  7,217.0  7,376.8  7,369.6  7,356.9    311.5    352.4    349.9    363.7    4.3      4.8      4.7      4.9  
   Middle Atlantic... 19,091.7 19,367.1 19,345.3 19,385.0  1,018.5  1,081.1  1,114.6  1,169.3    5.3      5.6      5.8      6.0  
                                                                                                                                 
 South............... 49,677.7 50,244.1 50,202.8 50,178.4  2,763.0  2,649.9  2,700.0  2,730.6    5.6      5.3      5.4      5.4  
                                                                                                                                 
   South Atlantic.... 25,902.0 26,182.4 26,158.8 26,142.8  1,396.9  1,290.2  1,321.5  1,335.5    5.4      4.9      5.1      5.1  
   East South Central  8,257.4  8,336.3  8,324.9  8,324.7    478.9    437.6    441.7    454.6    5.8      5.2      5.3      5.5  
   West South Central 15,518.3 15,725.4 15,719.1 15,710.9    887.3    922.1    936.8    940.5    5.7      5.9      6.0      6.0  
                                                                                                                                 
 Midwest............. 33,934.4 34,092.5 34,038.2 33,959.0  1,722.8  1,799.1  1,791.0  1,769.4    5.1      5.3      5.3      5.2  
                                                                                                                                 
   East North Central 23,504.3 23,507.8 23,447.8 23,395.0  1,285.9  1,355.1  1,342.0  1,329.2    5.5      5.8      5.7      5.7  
   West North Central 10,430.1 10,584.6 10,590.4 10,564.0    436.9    443.9    449.1    440.1    4.2      4.2      4.2      4.2  
                                                                                                                                 
 West................ 32,392.8 32,793.3 32,824.9 32,775.1  1,995.0  2,014.0  2,035.9  2,057.2    6.2      6.1      6.2      6.3  
                                                                                                                                 
   Mountain..........  9,225.4  9,363.7  9,352.6  9,362.7    513.3    492.3    500.9    506.6    5.6      5.3      5.4      5.4  
   Pacific........... 23,167.4 23,429.7 23,472.3 23,412.4  1,481.6  1,521.8  1,534.9  1,550.5    6.4      6.5      6.5      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                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                           November          December          November          December          November          December    
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                       2001     2002     2001     2002p    2001     2002     2001     2002p    2001     2002     2001     2002p 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Northeast........... 26,334.8 26,693.2 26,273.4 26,677.9  1,262.7  1,414.2  1,239.0  1,438.4    4.8      5.3      4.7      5.4  
                                                                                                                                
  New England.......  7,221.7  7,359.4  7,195.6  7,331.2    285.7    331.0    282.3    337.2    4.0      4.5      3.9      4.6  
  Middle Atlantic... 19,113.1 19,333.9 19,077.8 19,346.8    976.9  1,083.2    956.7  1,101.2    5.1      5.6      5.0      5.7  
                                                                                                                                
South............... 49,736.5 50,247.3 49,516.0 50,022.0  2,595.9  2,615.8  2,551.3  2,533.9    5.2      5.2      5.2      5.1  
                                                                                                                                
  South Atlantic.... 25,909.3 26,156.7 25,798.3 26,047.5  1,321.4  1,287.9  1,294.8  1,245.4    5.1      4.9      5.0      4.8  
  East South Central  8,300.4  8,365.4  8,255.6  8,317.7    452.8    430.1    438.3    416.3    5.5      5.1      5.3      5.0  
  West South Central 15,526.8 15,725.1 15,462.1 15,656.8    821.8    897.7    818.2    872.2    5.3      5.7      5.3      5.6  
                                                                                                                                
Midwest............. 34,020.0 34,056.5 33,824.9 33,824.1  1,606.7  1,682.5  1,641.6  1,689.7    4.7      4.9      4.9      5.0  
                                                                                                                                
  East North Central 23,579.6 23,479.2 23,452.2 23,329.5  1,200.9  1,261.3  1,221.8  1,267.0    5.1      5.4      5.2      5.4  
  West North Central 10,440.4 10,577.3 10,372.7 10,494.6    405.8    421.3    419.7    422.6    3.9      4.0      4.0      4.0  
                                                                                                                                
West................ 32,450.7 32,853.8 32,320.4 32,686.3  1,922.7  2,000.9  1,898.6  1,964.3    5.9      6.1      5.9      6.0  
                                                                                                                                
  Mountain..........  9,233.0  9,378.3  9,202.0  9,337.7    472.2    486.9    486.0    483.9    5.1      5.2      5.3      5.2  
  Pacific........... 23,217.6 23,475.5 23,118.3 23,348.6  1,450.4  1,513.9  1,412.6  1,480.4    6.2      6.4      6.1      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
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                               
                            Dec.      Oct.      Nov.     Dec.       Dec.      Oct.      Nov.     Dec.     Dec.  Oct.  Nov. Dec.
                            2001      2002      2002     2002p      2001      2002      2002     2002p    2001  2002  2002 2002p
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                               
Alabama................   2,150.4   2,157.7   2,161.5   2,158.6    129.8     121.3     126.3     125.8    6.0   5.6   5.8   5.8
Alaska.................     322.1     332.6     331.7     333.4     19.5      22.7      22.6      24.7    6.0   6.8   6.8   7.4
Arizona................   2,462.3   2,498.5   2,503.1   2,507.2    142.3     143.1     145.0     139.3    5.8   5.7   5.8   5.6
Arkansas...............   1,224.3   1,291.6   1,289.4   1,286.7     66.9      66.0      64.6      65.1    5.5   5.1   5.0   5.1
California.............  17,482.9  17,633.7  17,658.8  17,610.4  1,067.9   1,143.0   1,155.5   1,164.6    6.1   6.5   6.5   6.6
  Los Angeles-Long                                                                                                             
     Beach.............   4,922.4   4,907.3   4,888.2   4,874.3    311.7     304.4     301.7     302.8    6.3   6.2   6.2   6.2
Colorado...............   2,321.3   2,374.7   2,360.6   2,362.2    118.8     123.9     122.8     129.4    5.1   5.2   5.2   5.5
Connecticut............   1,708.8   1,724.1   1,727.8   1,727.4     69.1      72.2      75.6      80.0    4.0   4.2   4.4   4.6
Delaware...............     419.7     412.5     410.0     409.7     14.5      16.1      16.6      16.1    3.4   3.9   4.1   3.9
District of Columbia...     275.6     267.5     268.4     269.1     17.6      16.2      16.4      17.8    6.4   6.1   6.1   6.6
Florida................   7,752.5   7,799.2   7,768.4   7,775.2    466.5     405.1     404.5     411.6    6.0   5.2   5.2   5.3
                                                                                                                               
Georgia................   4,110.4   4,223.1   4,225.3   4,240.0    186.5     193.9     196.8     203.6    4.5   4.6   4.7   4.8
Hawaii.................     609.0     593.5     592.5     592.8     33.9      23.8      23.1      24.9    5.6   4.0   3.9   4.2
Idaho..................     693.3     687.1     685.4     687.9     37.9      37.3      39.5      38.6    5.5   5.4   5.8   5.6
Illinois...............   6,324.1   6,250.9   6,244.2   6,210.6    376.4     422.6     417.8     398.4    6.0   6.8   6.7   6.4
Indiana................   3,110.6   3,150.7   3,132.1   3,130.0    159.9     159.0     155.0     148.9    5.1   5.0   4.9   4.8
Iowa...................   1,603.1   1,625.5   1,621.0   1,619.8     59.9      65.9      63.5      63.0    3.7   4.1   3.9   3.9
Kansas.................   1,377.5   1,458.6   1,456.5   1,452.9     61.1      67.4      67.0      66.1    4.4   4.6   4.6   4.6
Kentucky...............   1,970.6   1,986.6   1,980.9   1,979.5    122.6      97.8     101.7     106.7    6.2   4.9   5.1   5.4
Louisiana..............   2,065.2   1,984.6   1,998.3   2,012.5    137.4     114.7     123.3     127.4    6.7   5.8   6.2   6.3
Maine..................     684.1     692.6     689.8     692.0     29.2      28.3      30.1      32.3    4.3   4.1   4.4   4.7
                                                                                                                               
Maryland...............   2,847.9   2,908.0   2,905.5   2,892.8    126.7     113.0     117.7     118.5    4.4   3.9   4.1   4.1
Massachusetts..........   3,297.1   3,386.0   3,374.1   3,365.2    146.6     177.9     170.4     175.7    4.4   5.3   5.1   5.2
Michigan...............   5,179.8   5,128.1   5,118.8   5,105.2    321.6     290.0     291.0     301.6    6.2   5.7   5.7   5.9
Minnesota..............   2,827.4   2,853.2   2,850.9   2,841.7    114.1     113.0     112.9     111.1    4.0   4.0   4.0   3.9
Mississippi............   1,297.0   1,317.8   1,317.9   1,315.2     84.3      89.0      89.2      87.8    6.5   6.8   6.8   6.7
Missouri...............   2,944.9   2,944.4   2,954.6   2,942.5    143.8     143.9     150.5     144.8    4.9   4.9   5.1   4.9
Montana................     463.1     474.4     476.1     474.8     21.7      20.5      20.9      20.2    4.7   4.3   4.4   4.2
Nebraska...............     930.9     954.6     958.4     958.4     31.3      30.6      32.1      32.9    3.4   3.2   3.3   3.4
Nevada.................   1,044.8   1,052.1   1,049.1   1,053.9     72.4      47.1      48.6      52.4    6.9   4.5   4.6   5.0
New Hampshire..........     688.6     716.5     715.4     713.4     26.9      34.4      33.4      33.9    3.9   4.8   4.7   4.8
                                                                                                                               
New Jersey.............   4,201.1   4,266.2   4,267.9   4,257.7    203.4     237.4     237.5     236.0    4.8   5.6   5.6   5.5
New Mexico.............     839.5     865.1     864.8     864.2     42.7      51.4      51.2      51.2    5.1   5.9   5.9   5.9
New York...............   8,812.4   8,998.2   8,980.1   9,011.2    506.2     517.5     537.3     564.0    5.7   5.8   6.0   6.3
  New York City........   3,481.0   3,551.4   3,542.9   3,549.8    254.2     275.8     282.0     298.7    7.3   7.8   8.0   8.4
North Carolina.........   4,014.8   3,962.5   3,955.4   3,952.6    261.5     239.6     243.8     254.1    6.5   6.0   6.2   6.4
North Dakota...........     339.0     337.7     338.1     336.2     10.5      12.2      11.6      10.0    3.1   3.6   3.4   3.0
Ohio...................   5,888.7   5,909.6   5,882.9   5,874.4    280.9     333.7     322.2     314.2    4.8   5.6   5.5   5.3
Oklahoma...............   1,686.9   1,683.7   1,679.5   1,689.4     78.5      69.8      71.4      79.1    4.7   4.1   4.3   4.7
Oregon.................   1,780.7   1,802.6   1,816.8   1,806.2    139.0     126.9     129.1     127.2    7.8   7.0   7.1   7.0
Pennsylvania...........   6,078.3   6,102.7   6,097.4   6,116.1    308.9     326.2     339.8     369.3    5.1   5.3   5.6   6.0
Rhode Island...........     501.8     508.9     513.5     509.2     25.1      26.3      26.4      27.3    5.0   5.2   5.1   5.4
                                                                                                                               
South Carolina.........   1,941.2   2,014.5   2,028.1   2,022.0    118.0     112.0     127.7     122.0    6.1   5.6   6.3   6.0
South Dakota...........     407.2     410.6     411.0     412.4     16.2      11.0      11.4      12.3    4.0   2.7   2.8   3.0
Tennessee..............   2,839.3   2,874.2   2,864.7   2,871.4    142.2     129.6     124.5     134.2    5.0   4.5   4.3   4.7
Texas..................  10,541.9  10,765.5  10,752.0  10,722.3    604.4     671.6     677.5     668.9    5.7   6.2   6.3   6.2
Utah...................   1,128.1   1,140.1   1,140.6   1,139.2     66.1      58.3      61.4      63.6    5.9   5.1   5.4   5.6
Vermont................     336.5     348.8     348.9     349.7     14.6      13.5      14.0      14.6    4.3   3.9   4.0   4.2
Virginia...............   3,707.3   3,784.6   3,786.3   3,776.8    167.6     144.4     147.5     146.3    4.5   3.8   3.9   3.9
Washington.............   2,972.7   3,067.3   3,072.5   3,069.6    221.3     205.4     204.7     209.0    7.4   6.7   6.7   6.8
West Virginia..........     832.5     810.4     811.5     804.7     38.1      49.8      50.5      45.3    4.6   6.1   6.2   5.6
Wisconsin..............   3,001.1   3,068.5   3,069.8   3,074.8    147.2     149.8     156.0     166.1    4.9   4.9   5.1   5.4
Wyoming................     273.0     271.6     272.7     273.3     11.5      10.7      11.5      12.0    4.2   3.9   4.2   4.4
                                                                                                                               
Puerto Rico............   1,310.7   1,360.5   1,359.8   1,349.9    146.3     155.7     158.8     166.6   11.2  11.4  11.7  12.3

  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  
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                               November            December            November            December         November      December  
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                            2001      2002      2001     2002p      2001      2002      2001     2002p   2001   2002   2001   2002p
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                   
Alabama................   2,167.3   2,175.4   2,157.9   2,165.3    128.4     127.2     120.1     116.8    5.9    5.8    5.6    5.4 
Alaska.................     319.6     328.4     316.7     327.5     19.0      21.9      19.6      24.7    5.9    6.7    6.2    7.6 
Arizona................   2,467.0   2,514.7   2,467.2   2,514.5    133.1     142.4     135.5     134.8    5.4    5.7    5.5    5.4 
Arkansas...............   1,220.2   1,280.3   1,209.1   1,268.4     57.5      56.7      64.0      62.1    4.7    4.4    5.3    4.9 
California.............  17,528.9  17,683.3  17,444.2  17,564.5  1,050.1   1,139.8   1,009.6   1,102.5    6.0    6.4    5.8    6.3 
  Los Angeles-Long                                                                                                                 
     Beach.............   4,965.7   4,924.6   4,925.9   4,885.2    305.6     293.7     291.5     281.1    6.2    6.0    5.9    5.8 
Colorado...............   2,331.9   2,371.4   2,318.2   2,356.6    112.9     123.1     112.6     123.2    4.8    5.2    4.9    5.2 
Connecticut............   1,701.1   1,719.7   1,694.3   1,712.4     57.2      67.5      59.5      71.5    3.4    3.9    3.5    4.2 
Delaware...............     423.5     413.6     421.5     411.6     12.6      15.1      13.0      14.5    3.0    3.7    3.1    3.5 
District of Columbia...     276.0     268.1     273.9     267.1     18.5      16.3      16.5      16.3    6.7    6.1    6.0    6.1 
Florida................   7,746.6   7,779.8   7,721.5   7,749.2    434.1     408.5     421.6     378.3    5.6    5.3    5.5    4.9 
                                                                                                                                   
Georgia................   4,136.0   4,237.1   4,135.9   4,264.0    176.8     188.5     177.9     195.4    4.3    4.4    4.3    4.6 
Hawaii.................     612.9     594.6     609.8     594.3     34.6      23.5      30.4      22.5    5.6    4.0    5.0    3.8 
Idaho..................     691.4     686.2     690.3     685.9     34.4      37.5      40.6      41.5    5.0    5.5    5.9    6.1 
Illinois...............   6,337.2   6,243.7   6,317.4   6,201.4    350.0     394.0     364.8     389.2    5.5    6.3    5.8    6.3 
Indiana................   3,123.3   3,133.2   3,100.0   3,119.0    151.0     147.8     157.8     147.6    4.8    4.7    5.1    4.7 
Iowa...................   1,598.6   1,621.2   1,600.0   1,617.8     54.4      59.8      59.3      63.7    3.4    3.7    3.7    3.9 
Kansas.................   1,384.9   1,460.4   1,373.6   1,446.3     61.4      66.9      56.6      60.9    4.4    4.6    4.1    4.2 
Kentucky...............   1,975.2   1,985.9   1,968.2   1,976.7    112.4      97.5     113.7     100.0    5.7    4.9    5.8    5.1 
Louisiana..............   2,062.1   1,999.1   2,043.2   1,994.0    127.4     117.6     130.9     121.7    6.2    5.9    6.4    6.1 
Maine..................     682.0     686.1     676.2     684.0     28.5      29.7      27.4      30.9    4.2    4.3    4.0    4.5 
                                                                                                                                   
Maryland...............   2,860.6   2,908.8   2,835.3   2,878.9    126.4     115.4     117.8     108.6    4.4    4.0    4.2    3.8 
Massachusetts..........   3,305.5   3,373.3   3,293.7   3,358.9    137.3     163.2     133.3     163.0    4.2    4.8    4.0    4.9 
Michigan...............   5,207.0   5,139.9   5,173.4   5,099.1    297.6     273.5     301.2     285.9    5.7    5.3    5.8    5.6 
Minnesota..............   2,835.4   2,854.3   2,806.2   2,817.9    101.1     102.7     107.1     103.5    3.6    3.6    3.8    3.7 
Mississippi............   1,297.4   1,316.1   1,303.2   1,320.5     73.5      80.7      77.3      81.2    5.7    6.1    5.9    6.1 
Missouri...............   2,950.3   2,941.3   2,936.2   2,927.5    138.2     141.2     140.7     141.4    4.7    4.8    4.8    4.8 
Montana................     458.7     471.7     457.0     468.3     20.9      20.8      23.4      21.9    4.6    4.4    5.1    4.7 
Nebraska...............     932.0     957.1     924.3     950.7     27.6      29.0      29.0      30.2    3.0    3.0    3.1    3.2 
Nevada.................   1,042.9   1,051.8   1,038.2   1,046.4     68.4      48.9      68.8      50.1    6.6    4.6    6.6    4.8 
New Hampshire..........     691.3     716.1     687.2     711.8     27.7      33.5      25.8      32.7    4.0    4.7    3.8    4.6 
                                                                                                                                   
New Jersey.............   4,200.3   4,264.6   4,202.3   4,256.4    194.0     228.9     192.7     222.5    4.6    5.4    4.6    5.2 
New Mexico.............     843.1     867.3     837.9     861.2     40.8      48.6      38.7      46.7    4.8    5.6    4.6    5.4 
New York...............   8,820.9   8,969.9   8,814.8   8,995.8    486.6     528.5     489.0     545.5    5.5    5.9    5.5    6.1 
  New York City........   3,495.1   3,551.7   3,498.1   3,564.7    249.4     284.0     247.5     292.1    7.1    8.0    7.1    8.2 
North Carolina.........   4,022.2   3,960.8   3,991.4   3,929.9    257.6     241.8     247.4     238.8    6.4    6.1    6.2    6.1 
North Dakota...........     333.8     332.9     332.6     329.7      9.1      10.7      10.9      10.4    2.7    3.2    3.3    3.2 
Ohio...................   5,917.8   5,906.3   5,880.3   5,859.4    269.2     306.6     265.9     293.6    4.5    5.2    4.5    5.0 
Oklahoma...............   1,692.1   1,688.0   1,678.7   1,679.4     72.8      70.2      76.5      77.1    4.3    4.2    4.6    4.6 
Oregon.................   1,788.8   1,817.5   1,770.8   1,795.0    131.0     122.8     134.3     121.6    7.3    6.8    7.6    6.8 
Pennsylvania...........   6,091.9   6,099.4   6,060.8   6,094.5    296.3     325.9     275.0     333.3    4.9    5.3    4.5    5.5 
Rhode Island...........     504.8     516.5     506.3     513.7     21.6      23.5      23.0      25.6    4.3    4.6    4.6    5.0 
                                                                                                                                   
South Carolina.........   1,919.7   2,005.5   1,908.9   1,991.5    104.6     117.4     110.0     115.6    5.5    5.9    5.8    5.8 
South Dakota...........     405.5     410.1     399.9     404.8     14.0      11.0      16.2      12.5    3.5    2.7    4.0    3.1 
Tennessee..............   2,860.5   2,888.0   2,826.3   2,855.2    138.5     124.8     127.2     118.3    4.8    4.3    4.5    4.1 
Texas..................  10,552.3  10,757.8  10,531.1  10,715.0    564.0     653.1     546.9     611.3    5.3    6.1    5.2    5.7 
Utah...................   1,126.7   1,143.9   1,123.4   1,134.6     51.5      55.0      54.9      53.6    4.6    4.8    4.9    4.7 
Vermont................     337.0     347.7     338.0     350.4     13.4      13.6      13.3      13.5    4.0    3.9    3.9    3.9 
Virginia...............   3,693.3   3,773.1   3,677.2   3,749.6    154.4     137.9     152.7     133.8    4.2    3.7    4.2    3.6 
Washington.............   2,967.4   3,051.6   2,976.8   3,067.3    215.7     205.9     218.6     209.0    7.3    6.7    7.3    6.8 
West Virginia..........     831.4     810.1     832.8     805.5     36.2      47.2      38.0      44.2    4.4    5.8    4.6    5.5 
Wisconsin..............   2,994.3   3,056.1   2,981.1   3,050.6    133.1     139.4     132.1     150.6    4.4    4.6    4.4    4.9 
Wyoming................     271.3     271.5     269.9     270.3     10.2      10.7      11.5      12.0    3.7    4.0    4.3    4.4 
                                                                                                                                   
Puerto Rico............   1,323.8   1,361.5   1,314.4   1,350.4    146.7     149.3     127.8     147.8   11.1   11.0    9.7   10.9 

  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                                                                                    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                                                                                                            
                            Dec.     Oct.     Nov.     Dec.     Dec.    Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Dec.    Oct.    Nov.    Dec. 
                            2001     2002     2002     2002p    2001    2002    2002    2002p   2001    2002    2002    2002p 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
      Alabama............  1,903.7  1,892.8  1,891.3  1,892.4   105.0   105.6   105.6   105.5   333.5   326.6   325.9   326.7
      Alaska.............    291.4    295.0    295.9    295.4    14.8    15.5    15.2    15.4    13.2    13.8    14.1    12.9
      Arizona............  2,247.1  2,251.1  2,260.3  2,251.1   160.2   161.1   162.8   162.6   202.3   192.5   191.0   191.2
      Arkansas...........  1,147.5  1,149.9  1,149.4  1,149.6    54.4    55.3    55.2    56.0   232.5   226.2   225.1   224.9
      California......... 14,656.2 14,657.5 14,645.8 14,630.4   761.1   753.1   750.4   749.8 1,843.4 1,794.2 1,786.2 1,784.1
                                                                                                                             
      Colorado...........  2,205.0  2,184.4  2,177.8  2,174.0   167.0   163.6   161.7   159.5   192.3   183.9   183.9   183.3
      Connecticut........  1,672.1  1,669.1  1,665.9  1,662.8    64.8    64.2    64.0    63.5   246.5   237.8   236.6   236.4
      Delaware(2)........    418.2    410.9    411.0    408.8    24.3    23.9    24.3    23.7    55.2    52.5    52.4    52.3
      District of                                                                                                            
         Columbia........    649.6    649.7    652.2    648.9    10.6    10.3    10.2    10.1    11.1    10.8    11.1    11.0
      Florida............  7,166.3  7,240.8  7,239.4  7,230.6   403.1   419.2   420.4   419.9   452.2   440.8   442.3   441.1
                                                                                                                             
      Georgia............  3,890.2  3,852.8  3,863.2  3,849.0   193.9   176.2   175.6   179.4   539.5   531.2   530.6   523.7
      Hawaii(2)..........    545.5    552.6    553.1    554.6    24.0    24.6    24.5    24.9    17.7    17.3    17.2    17.1
      Idaho..............    568.9    564.6    562.2    562.2    37.3    33.6    32.9    33.2    72.6    71.7    70.3    69.8
      Illinois...........  5,958.0  5,913.9  5,907.7  5,893.5   265.5   271.0   274.0   269.9   893.1   877.0   874.2   870.3
      Indiana............  2,911.0  2,905.9  2,904.3  2,900.6   147.0   141.7   142.5   142.7   623.4   619.2   618.8   615.6
                                                                                                                             
      Iowa...............  1,462.8  1,462.2  1,463.7  1,460.0    62.5    66.7    67.4    66.5   247.0   245.5   245.3   244.7
      Kansas.............  1,363.1  1,363.9  1,363.2  1,363.8    65.3    68.2    67.3    67.8   203.8   200.2   199.3   199.0
      Kentucky...........  1,818.5  1,837.7  1,839.4  1,839.8    89.5    91.3    91.9    92.6   300.6   298.5   299.1   299.3
      Louisiana..........  1,937.8  1,932.7  1,929.9  1,931.1   124.0   122.0   121.4   122.7   179.4   175.8   175.6   175.6
      Maine..............    608.1    610.4    610.5    610.3    29.7    30.0    30.2    29.9    78.0    74.6    74.1    73.9
                                                                                                                             
      Maryland...........  2,469.9  2,467.8  2,473.1  2,478.3   160.1   166.3   170.2   171.3   175.4   170.4   170.2   169.3
      Massachusetts......  3,307.1  3,274.0  3,270.4  3,259.5   140.2   138.7   138.9   136.9   409.7   396.6   395.5   394.6
      Michigan...........  4,555.5  4,534.8  4,535.7  4,516.0   202.4   198.0   199.1   197.5   911.1   905.7   906.5   900.1
      Minnesota..........  2,648.4  2,643.9  2,646.6  2,636.5   122.3   120.5   120.2   120.0   412.2   403.4   402.8   398.9
      Mississippi........  1,125.5  1,131.2  1,129.8  1,131.6    52.5    54.0    54.3    55.0   207.5   206.9   206.0   206.6
                                                                                                                             
      Missouri...........  2,695.2  2,669.5  2,661.8  2,655.3   143.5   133.2   132.5   131.2   365.6   359.1   358.1   357.9
      Montana............    390.3    397.5    398.7    397.7    20.5    21.9    21.7    21.7    23.5    23.6    23.1    22.8
      Nebraska...........    908.8    911.2    912.9    913.1    41.8    41.5    42.2    42.8   115.0   112.9   113.0   112.5
      Nevada.............  1,049.6  1,076.8  1,075.6  1,075.2    90.1    93.7    93.4    92.9    45.7    46.3    46.4    46.3
      New Hampshire......    624.6    622.7    624.0    621.4    27.8    27.7    27.8    27.3   100.9    99.0    98.3    97.8
                                                                                                                             
      New Jersey.........  4,023.3  4,009.7  4,013.5  4,009.4   162.9   162.1   162.6   162.9   438.0   421.4   419.5   419.1
      New Mexico.........    758.1    763.0    765.7    764.2    45.8    44.3    44.5    44.3    42.3    39.6    39.4    39.3
      New York...........  8,568.5  8,538.1  8,531.0  8,524.2   337.0   338.5   339.0   340.7   816.7   787.6   784.0   780.0
      North Carolina.....  3,881.6  3,887.2  3,879.4  3,877.2   226.3   220.7   220.4   220.6   711.1   699.8   695.2   693.0
      North Dakota.......    331.0    329.9    330.3    331.0    15.5    15.1    15.2    15.2    25.6    25.0    25.0    25.2
                                                                                                                             
      Ohio...............  5,534.5  5,504.3  5,503.7  5,493.5   234.8   228.8   231.7   231.5 1,004.7   996.6   994.5   990.3
      Oklahoma...........  1,515.9  1,520.1  1,521.9  1,521.3    65.2    66.8    66.7    66.7   176.4   173.8   173.5   172.9
      Oregon.............  1,580.1  1,585.4  1,585.2  1,586.0    74.6    74.6    74.1    75.6   228.4   228.7   229.9   227.2
      Pennsylvania.......  5,663.1  5,638.9  5,638.4  5,629.9   248.3   251.2   249.1   250.2   864.0   845.1   842.8   839.5
      Rhode Island.......    477.9    481.5    482.5    481.7    18.1    17.6    18.3    18.1    67.6    67.2    67.0    66.8
                                                                                                                             
      South Carolina.....  1,827.8  1,834.8  1,832.8  1,828.4   111.2   110.6   111.2   110.3   320.9   311.2   307.6   305.5
      South Dakota.......    376.3    376.5    376.0    375.1    18.3    17.9    18.3    17.9    43.6    43.3    43.2    42.9
      Tennessee..........  2,706.9  2,696.1  2,699.0  2,697.6   120.7   117.0   118.2   118.4   468.4   461.8   460.6   456.3
      Texas..............  9,437.0  9,411.4  9,410.6  9,410.6   558.5   555.4   556.2   558.3 1,025.0   996.4   994.6   991.1
      Utah...............  1,073.7  1,063.8  1,062.7  1,061.8    70.8    64.8    65.0    65.5   123.0   119.3   118.4   119.1
                                                                                                                             
      Vermont............    297.4    298.5    298.3    298.3    14.8    15.4    15.2    15.2    46.1    43.9    43.9    43.9
      Virginia...........  3,501.9  3,500.1  3,499.1  3,492.0   210.3   207.9   206.4   205.4   361.1   355.2   356.8   355.7
      Washington.........  2,655.6  2,635.7  2,641.8  2,643.0   146.4   146.3   146.1   146.0   320.9   301.7   299.4   299.6
      West Virginia......    734.6    726.3    726.5    726.8    33.9    31.5    31.6    32.1    75.5    72.5    72.1    71.9
      Wisconsin..........  2,817.5  2,838.9  2,842.6  2,837.3   120.5   122.7   123.5   123.7   575.8   570.0   568.7   565.6
      Wyoming............    245.9    246.6    247.7    247.2    17.4    18.3    18.9    19.0    11.1    10.6    10.7    10.5






                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                             Transportation and public                 Trade                Finance, insurance, and real 
                                     utilities                                                         estate            
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                            Dec.    Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Dec.    Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Dec.    Oct.    Nov.    Dec. 
                            2001    2002    2002    2002p   2001    2002    2002    2002p   2001    2002    2002    2002p 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
      Alabama............    95.5    92.1    91.8    91.9   433.4   432.8   431.3   430.3    92.0    92.2    92.0    91.9
      Alaska.............    28.1    27.4    27.6    27.6    58.8    58.8    59.1    59.0    12.9    12.9    12.9    12.8
      Arizona............   108.3   104.0   104.0   103.2   535.3   533.6   537.3   535.8   151.3   148.3   148.3   148.1
      Arkansas...........    72.6    75.8    76.1    76.0   263.9   265.6   265.4   264.8    46.2    47.0    47.1    47.0
      California.........   734.6   714.9   713.1   710.1 3,336.5 3,372.8 3,370.4 3,360.0   851.0   848.5   851.0   850.8
                                                                                                                         
      Colorado...........   136.2   133.5   132.5   130.0   528.0   511.4   512.3   514.3   142.4   139.3   139.6   139.3
      Connecticut........    77.3    74.9    74.1    74.0   356.3   359.3   358.9   358.3   142.1   141.2   141.0   140.5
      Delaware(2)........    16.8    16.2    16.1    16.0    91.5    90.8    90.5    89.7    52.0    49.8    50.1    49.3
      District of                                                                                                        
         Columbia........    18.3    17.0    16.9    17.1    50.8    51.0    50.7    50.1    33.4    33.3    33.1    33.2
      Florida............   352.8   350.5   347.7   347.9 1,761.9 1,775.6 1,768.0 1,762.1   457.5   459.8   460.0   458.2
                                                                                                                         
      Georgia............   255.4   249.2   250.8   250.7   946.8   928.7   925.9   928.8   206.2   204.5   205.0   201.3
      Hawaii(2)..........   (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)     132.4   133.4   133.5   134.2    32.8    32.9    32.8    32.9
      Idaho..............    27.8    27.1    27.2    27.5   139.4   140.1   139.7   138.1    24.7    24.8    24.7    24.7
      Illinois...........   349.7   341.8   343.0   342.8 1,338.8 1,333.9 1,324.2 1,320.0   404.6   402.7   404.3   403.4
      Indiana............   145.1   140.9   141.4   140.3   687.8   682.6   681.2   680.4   140.5   140.7   141.2   140.5
                                                                                                                         
      Iowa...............    71.5    70.7    71.0    70.7   348.0   345.7   346.0   344.9    89.6    91.4    91.0    91.1
      Kansas.............    89.9    87.7    88.2    88.1   316.9   313.9   314.3   313.9    66.9    65.8    66.0    65.9
      Kentucky...........   107.2   104.8   104.6   104.8   422.8   430.3   428.2   427.5    76.5    76.7    76.8    76.8
      Louisiana..........   117.6   116.7   116.8   116.8   449.4   452.9   450.3   449.3    86.6    86.0    86.1    86.4
      Maine..............    24.4    24.2    24.1    24.0   150.7   153.0   152.7   153.4    33.9    33.9    34.0    34.1
                                                                                                                         
      Maryland...........   116.8   112.0   112.1   112.6   551.9   546.9   545.4   545.7   143.2   141.8   141.7   142.6
      Massachusetts......   139.7   137.7   137.0   136.6   735.4   723.2   719.5   715.9   232.3   233.0   232.7   232.5
      Michigan...........   179.6   178.1   177.6   176.9 1,059.5 1,047.3 1,044.3 1,036.4   210.6   212.7   213.3   213.1
      Minnesota..........   128.0   124.2   125.1   124.9   627.0   627.3   625.8   625.5   165.1   166.5   166.5   165.9
      Mississippi........    57.0    55.0    55.1    55.0   250.3   248.5   247.8   248.4    43.7    41.6    41.5    41.3
                                                                                                                         
      Missouri...........   172.2   167.9   166.4   166.3   631.9   632.5   631.0   625.7   170.5   168.1   167.3   167.0
      Montana............    21.6    21.6    21.5    21.5   101.4   102.4   103.2   103.1    18.2    18.8    18.7    18.9
      Nebraska...........    57.4    58.0    58.4    58.4   211.3   213.4   214.0   212.3    62.3    63.1    63.3    63.1
      Nevada.............    56.5    57.8    56.6    56.6   221.9   227.4   228.0   227.6    50.1    51.9    51.9    52.2
      New Hampshire......    21.1    20.4    20.6    20.3   164.8   165.3   165.3   164.8    33.7    34.2    34.3    34.1
                                                                                                                         
      New Jersey.........   265.4   260.2   259.3   258.7   923.7   927.6   929.5   926.8   279.3   275.5   276.3   276.8
      New Mexico.........    36.8    35.1    35.0    34.8   172.7   175.7   175.8   175.5    32.7    32.6    32.9    32.6
      New York...........   427.6   417.9   417.3   416.8 1,724.2 1,721.1 1,714.5 1,711.1   722.0   716.0   717.1   714.9
      North Carolina.....   182.0   177.2   176.0   175.3   886.9   884.8   883.5   880.4   190.1   188.9   189.2   189.2
      North Dakota.......    19.1    18.9    19.0    19.3    81.8    81.6    81.6    80.9    17.3    17.2    17.1    17.1
                                                                                                                         
      Ohio...............   246.7   244.2   244.3   244.2 1,325.9 1,317.3 1,315.9 1,314.0   313.0   311.9   312.5   312.3
      Oklahoma...........    84.4    82.5    82.4    82.2   344.6   344.9   345.4   344.8    75.4    76.3    76.5    76.6
      Oregon.............    78.0    76.8    76.6    76.6   387.9   389.2   387.4   387.7    95.2    96.4    96.1    96.4
      Pennsylvania.......   297.0   291.8   290.4   288.6 1,271.5 1,251.7 1,254.9 1,256.1   329.5   328.3   328.8   328.4
      Rhode Island.......    17.0    16.6    16.7    16.7   107.7   109.2   108.9   108.9    32.9    33.6    33.7    33.8
                                                                                                                         
      South Carolina.....    96.0    95.7    95.9    97.2   434.2   435.6   435.5   434.6    84.4    85.8    85.8    85.7
      South Dakota.......    17.0    16.4    16.5    16.7    93.9    93.2    92.9    92.7    28.0    28.1    28.1    27.8
      Tennessee..........   180.3   172.8   173.0   173.2   638.3   632.3   633.0   633.3   133.1   132.0   131.8   131.8
      Texas..............   575.2   569.9   567.3   565.8 2,240.3 2,231.0 2,229.5 2,230.0   532.0   530.4   530.7   530.1
      Utah...............    58.4    57.3    57.6    57.0   247.4   245.2   245.5   244.0    60.1    59.3    59.6    60.3
                                                                                                                         
      Vermont............    12.2    12.4    12.4    12.2    67.2    67.5    67.8    67.5    12.9    13.2    13.2    13.2
      Virginia...........   179.6   176.3   177.3   176.1   758.8   757.6   757.3   756.0   194.2   194.4   193.8   194.3
      Washington.........   141.0   135.8   135.6   136.0   624.4   622.2   621.4   619.8   143.9   144.3   144.6   144.6
      West Virginia......    36.8    35.9    35.6    35.6   161.7   159.4   159.0   159.0    29.7    29.7    29.9    29.9
      Wisconsin..........   132.1   130.6   130.8   130.2   640.0   641.7   640.8   642.3   151.1   154.0   154.2   153.9
      Wyoming............    14.1    14.0    14.0    13.9    55.0    55.4    55.1    54.9     8.4     8.4     8.4     8.4






                                                                                         
                                                                                         
                                      Services                       Government          
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
                            Dec.    Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Dec.    Oct.    Nov.    Dec. 
                            2001    2002    2002    2002p   2001    2002    2002    2002p 
                                                                                                                                                                                  
      Alabama............   481.7   481.5   482.2   482.9   354.2   353.7   354.2   354.8
      Alaska.............    73.7    76.0    76.1    76.6    79.5    81.0    81.2    81.4
      Arizona............   699.2   712.9   712.1   711.1   381.4   390.2   396.5   391.1
      Arkansas...........   278.4   278.8   278.9   278.7   195.4   197.3   197.6   198.3
      California......... 4,686.6 4,683.6 4,680.5 4,682.4 2,418.9 2,466.9 2,470.7 2,469.6
                                                                                         
      Colorado...........   673.0   679.4   673.3   673.0   351.5   358.2   359.4   359.6
      Connecticut........   537.9   541.0   539.8   539.6   246.3   249.9   250.7   249.7
      Delaware(2)........   122.0   122.5   122.1   121.7    56.4    55.2    55.5    56.1
      District of                                                                        
         Columbia........   305.3   308.5   310.0   308.4   220.0   218.7   220.1   218.9
      Florida............ 2,695.4 2,733.1 2,734.6 2,735.2 1,037.1 1,055.7 1,060.3 1,060.1
                                                                                         
      Georgia............ 1,131.0 1,145.9 1,158.1 1,148.3   609.5   609.8   609.9   609.4
      Hawaii(2)..........   183.5   187.1   188.7   188.7   116.8   118.7   117.5   118.2
      Idaho..............   153.2   153.2   153.3   154.0   112.2   112.3   112.4   113.3
      Illinois........... 1,853.1 1,839.2 1,840.9 1,838.1   843.3   839.2   837.8   839.6
      Indiana............   747.9   754.5   750.7   750.8   412.6   419.4   421.7   423.3
                                                                                         
      Iowa...............   394.8   392.9   392.9   392.4   247.3   247.2   248.1   247.7
      Kansas.............   362.3   369.7   369.3   370.2   250.8   251.1   251.5   251.5
      Kentucky...........   489.6   499.7   501.1   501.5   311.6   316.2   317.4   317.1
      Louisiana..........   546.6   547.8   546.7   546.1   380.9   378.3   380.2   380.1
      Maine..............   187.3   189.6   189.8   189.7   104.0   105.0   105.5   105.2
                                                                                         
      Maryland...........   862.3   864.0   867.5   873.5   458.5   464.7   464.5   461.7
      Massachusetts...... 1,218.0 1,215.4 1,217.2 1,214.6   430.3   427.8   428.0   426.9
      Michigan........... 1,293.5 1,293.0 1,296.9 1,297.1   691.2   692.2   690.4   687.0
      Minnesota..........   785.8   792.9   792.6   792.6   402.6   403.3   408.0   403.4
      Mississippi........   269.4   273.0   272.2   272.8   239.6   247.0   247.6   247.3
                                                                                         
      Missouri...........   777.4   774.6   773.6   774.4   428.9   428.4   427.3   427.0
      Montana............   116.5   119.3   119.9   119.1    83.2    84.7    85.2    85.0
      Nebraska...........   263.0   261.5   261.8   263.0   156.8   159.6   159.0   159.9
      Nevada.............   447.6   458.1   457.5   457.7   128.1   132.7   132.9   133.1
      New Hampshire......   191.6   190.3   191.4   191.2    84.2    85.3    85.8    85.4
                                                                                         
      New Jersey......... 1,347.3 1,352.6 1,354.4 1,354.3   605.0   608.6   610.2   609.2
      New Mexico.........   223.1   229.8   231.5   231.7   188.5   191.4   192.3   191.7
      New York........... 3,057.8 3,072.0 3,075.7 3,077.6 1,478.4 1,479.9 1,478.2 1,478.2
      North Carolina..... 1,047.6 1,069.4 1,066.8 1,066.5   633.7   642.4   644.3   648.2
      North Dakota.......    94.2    94.1    94.3    94.8    73.7    74.5    74.5    74.8
                                                                                         
      Ohio............... 1,599.1 1,592.1 1,592.9 1,590.4   797.6   801.1   799.7   798.5
      Oklahoma...........   440.0   442.2   443.4   444.4   298.6   301.0   301.6   301.4
      Oregon.............   444.8   448.7   448.4   450.4   269.5   269.4   271.1   270.4
      Pennsylvania....... 1,900.6 1,914.1 1,913.0 1,911.1   733.3   737.8   740.5   737.4
      Rhode Island.......   169.8   171.5   171.7   171.4    64.6    65.6    66.0    65.8
                                                                                         
      South Carolina.....   461.7   473.3   474.6   472.6   317.8   321.1   320.7   321.0
      South Dakota.......   101.4   102.6   102.4   102.3    73.1    74.2    73.7    73.9
      Tennessee..........   760.4   772.1   773.8   774.7   402.1   404.3   404.9   406.2
      Texas.............. 2,741.9 2,739.5 2,741.0 2,742.4 1,601.7 1,632.5 1,635.1 1,636.4
      Utah...............   314.2   314.6   312.3   311.1   192.1   196.0   197.0   197.6
                                                                                         
      Vermont............    93.3    94.8    94.3    94.6    50.3    50.7    50.8    51.0
      Virginia........... 1,155.2 1,162.2 1,162.0 1,162.9   632.5   636.5   635.5   631.7
      Washington.........   764.5   770.4   773.2   774.9   511.3   511.9   518.5   519.0
      West Virginia......   232.5   234.4   234.7   235.0   141.1   142.0   142.4   142.4
      Wisconsin..........   777.4   797.1   798.8   798.8   417.9   420.1   423.0   420.0
      Wyoming............    58.2    58.3    58.9    58.8    61.8    62.2    62.6    62.7

       1 Includes mining, not shown separately.
       2 Mining is combined with construction.
       3 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.
      p = preliminary.
      NOTE:  Data are counts of jobs by place of work.  Estimates are currently projected
     from March 2001 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark
     month are provisional and will be revised when new information becomes available.
       
   

     ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                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(1)                      Construction                   Manufacturing         
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
            State             November        December        November        December        November        December   
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                            2001    2002    2001   2002p    2001    2002    2001    2002p   2001    2002    2001    2002p 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
      Alabama............ 1,918.4 1,904.0 1,915.6 1,903.9   103.8   104.8   103.9   104.4   333.7   327.0   334.2   327.4
      Alaska.............   282.4   287.2   279.8   283.9    13.9    14.6    12.9    13.4     9.0     9.3     7.6     7.4
      Arizona............ 2,277.3 2,284.9 2,283.0 2,286.9   160.9   162.1   159.2   161.5   203.2   190.6   202.4   191.3
      Arkansas........... 1,160.6 1,160.2 1,155.2 1,157.3    53.8    55.2    53.5    55.1   235.2   226.0   233.1   225.5
      California......... 14751.7 14752.2 14779.6 14757.8   769.5   759.5   757.7   746.6 1,845.3 1,783.9 1,838.2 1,779.0
                                                                                                                         
      Colorado........... 2,224.6 2,188.3 2,228.1 2,196.1   167.5   161.4   162.4   154.9   193.4   184.2   192.5   183.6
      Connecticut........ 1,691.2 1,685.3 1,697.6 1,688.7    65.3    64.7    64.4    63.1   248.2   237.5   247.3   237.2
      Delaware(2)........   419.9   412.8   421.5   412.4    24.2    24.5    24.2    23.8    55.3    52.5    55.3    52.4
      District of                                                                                                        
         Columbia........   653.1   655.8   654.2   653.6    10.5    10.1    10.4     9.9    11.3    11.2    11.2    11.1
      Florida............ 7,227.3 7,279.0 7,249.3 7,311.1   405.2   422.3   403.7   420.4   455.9   443.3   454.0   442.9
                                                                                                                         
      Georgia............ 3,925.6 3,880.0 3,924.6 3,881.0   199.3   175.9   193.9   179.2   534.1   530.1   540.8   525.0
      Hawaii(2)..........   549.8   556.7   552.0   561.1    23.8    24.7    24.1    25.0    17.7    17.1    17.7    17.0
      Idaho..............   575.4   568.5   571.7   565.3    38.2    33.7    36.2    32.2    73.4    70.7    72.8    69.9
      Illinois........... 6,010.8 5,946.7 5,989.7 5,924.0   272.4   277.1   258.5   262.4   893.4   875.1   893.7   870.7
      Indiana............ 2,947.1 2,935.2 2,937.6 2,926.7   149.2   144.5   142.8   138.4   625.2   617.3   623.2   615.2
                                                                                                                         
      Iowa............... 1,480.5 1,478.9 1,475.7 1,473.0    65.7    69.5    60.6    64.5   247.3   245.0   246.9   244.5
      Kansas............. 1,372.1 1,374.9 1,371.8 1,372.7    64.6    66.9    62.5    64.9   203.6   198.8   203.5   198.7
      Kentucky........... 1,834.2 1,854.6 1,831.7 1,852.9    90.3    93.1    88.8    91.9   302.1   299.8   302.0   300.8
      Louisiana.......... 1,949.6 1,942.6 1,952.4 1,946.5   124.1   121.8   123.1   121.8   180.6   176.5   180.1   176.3
      Maine..............   613.5   615.5   611.7   613.6    30.1    30.7    28.9    29.1    79.2    75.0    78.7    74.5
                                                                                                                         
      Maryland........... 2,493.5 2,497.0 2,495.4 2,503.8   161.1   170.5   158.7   169.6   176.5   170.6   176.0   169.9
      Massachusetts...... 3,340.9 3,298.3 3,339.8 3,290.8   142.8   142.4   139.8   136.5   413.4   396.8   411.1   395.7
      Michigan........... 4,613.7 4,587.6 4,607.2 4,565.9   207.4   204.9   199.0   194.1   911.1   907.4   918.4   907.3
      Minnesota.......... 2,678.5 2,670.7 2,664.4 2,652.7   125.8   123.6   116.6   114.4   412.8   402.3   411.9   398.7
      Mississippi........ 1,137.1 1,136.4 1,132.2 1,137.6    53.7    54.7    52.5    54.9   210.1   206.4   208.1   207.0
                                                                                                                         
      Missouri........... 2,733.1 2,688.9 2,716.6 2,676.9   144.5   134.3   141.6   129.1   369.3   359.9   367.7   360.1
      Montana............   392.6   401.0   391.0   398.1    21.3    22.5    19.6    20.8    23.9    23.5    23.8    23.0
      Nebraska...........   920.8   922.3   915.8   920.2    43.0    42.6    40.8    41.7   115.1   112.9   115.1   112.6
      Nevada............. 1,055.4 1,084.0 1,055.7 1,081.4    91.3    94.4    90.2    93.0    45.5    46.3    45.5    46.1
      New Hampshire......   627.8   627.5   630.9   627.9    28.0    28.1    27.8    27.4   101.5    98.4   101.5    98.4
                                                                                                                         
      New Jersey......... 4,049.5 4,043.4 4,061.6 4,047.4   166.0   166.8   163.9   164.0   440.3   421.0   438.4   419.3
      New Mexico.........   761.6   769.7   763.8   769.8    45.9    44.8    45.5    44.0    41.9    39.3    42.1    39.1
      New York........... 8,672.0 8,627.0 8,679.0 8,634.2   346.2   350.6   336.5   340.4   826.2   789.3   820.0   783.5
      North Carolina..... 3,925.6 3,923.3 3,921.6 3,917.2   226.9   221.1   225.9   220.2   714.4   697.2   714.0   696.0
      North Dakota.......   333.8   333.2   332.4   332.4    15.9    15.4    13.9    13.6    25.6    25.0    25.4    25.0
                                                                                                                         
      Ohio............... 5,595.3 5,559.1 5,600.1 5,558.5   243.9   239.5   233.0   229.7 1,009.4   996.5 1,010.1   996.0
      Oklahoma........... 1,527.5 1,534.2 1,527.5 1,532.6    64.6    67.0    64.8    66.3   177.1   173.6   176.5   173.0
      Oregon............. 1,600.9 1,602.9 1,591.4 1,595.9    75.0    75.3    72.8    73.7   228.5   228.5   225.2   224.0
      Pennsylvania....... 5,718.4 5,689.6 5,709.1 5,674.6   252.7   254.6   242.1   243.9   866.3   841.4   864.5   840.0
      Rhode Island.......   485.2   489.8   484.2   487.9    18.5    18.6    18.1    18.1    68.8    68.0    68.5    67.7
                                                                                                                         
      South Carolina..... 1,842.0 1,840.3 1,836.4 1,836.5   111.4   111.1   110.8   109.9   324.7   308.2   321.5   306.0
      South Dakota.......   378.8   377.0   376.5   375.4    18.8    18.2    17.1    16.7    44.4    43.7    43.9    43.2
      Tennessee.......... 2,731.0 2,723.4 2,735.1 2,725.1   121.0   118.7   120.3   118.0   469.7   460.5   469.8   457.6
      Texas.............. 9,510.1 9,469.4 9,508.4 9,481.7   557.9   555.1   553.7   553.4 1,030.4   996.2 1,027.5   993.4
      Utah............... 1,087.1 1,073.9 1,086.1 1,074.2    73.2    66.6    69.7    64.5   124.7   119.2   123.5   119.5
                                                                                                                         
      Vermont............   299.7   300.4   303.2   304.1    15.4    15.8    14.7    15.1    46.7    44.1    46.4    44.2
      Virginia........... 3,531.5 3,525.4 3,529.3 3,518.6   211.7   206.8   208.8   203.8   363.6   358.1   362.2   356.7
      Washington......... 2,694.9 2,668.9 2,669.1 2,655.9   149.6   147.5   143.4   142.9   329.0   300.7   319.3   298.0
      West Virginia......   742.6   735.2   741.1   733.5    35.1    33.4    33.8    32.1    75.8    72.3    75.6    72.0
      Wisconsin.......... 2,843.3 2,870.0 2,836.0 2,856.0   124.8   128.0   117.3   120.3   576.1   567.7   574.9   564.9
      Wyoming............   244.9   246.4   243.8   245.0    17.5    18.6    16.1    17.4    11.5    11.1    11.2    10.6
                                                                                                                         
      Puerto Rico........ 1,000.0 1,004.0 1,018.2 1,021.8    72.2    68.6    72.3    70.5   131.1   129.0   131.0   128.9






                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                             Transportation and public                 Trade                Finance, insurance, and real 
                                     utilities                                                         estate            
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                              November        December        November        December        November        December   
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                            2001    2002    2001    2002p   2001    2002    2001    2002p   2001    2002    2001    2002p 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
      Alabama............    95.8    92.0    95.4    91.8   442.6   437.7   442.9   439.6    92.1    92.0    92.1    92.0
      Alaska.............    26.9    26.4    26.4    26.0    58.3    58.5    58.3    58.5    12.7    12.7    12.8    12.7
      Arizona............   109.0   104.2   109.4   104.3   543.8   546.0   551.3   552.0   152.0   148.9   152.3   149.1
      Arkansas...........    73.6    77.0    73.8    77.3   269.0   269.3   268.2   269.1    46.1    47.1    46.4    47.2
      California.........   739.4   715.8   736.7   712.2 3,388.0 3,420.5 3,435.7 3,459.7   850.2   850.6   851.0   850.7
                                                                                                                         
      Colorado...........   140.4   134.2   138.5   132.3   537.2   520.4   541.4   527.1   142.7   139.2   143.1   140.0
      Connecticut........    77.8    74.7    78.2    74.9   363.4   365.9   369.9   372.0   142.1   140.9   142.4   140.8
      Delaware(2)........    16.9    16.1    16.8    16.0    92.0    91.3    93.6    91.8    51.8    49.8    51.8    49.2
      District of                                                                                                        
         Columbia........    17.6    17.1    18.4    17.2    52.1    51.6    52.1    51.4    33.3    33.2    33.5    33.3
      Florida............   358.6   348.0   359.3   354.2 1,792.8 1,789.7 1,811.7 1,811.5   459.2   459.5   458.8   459.6
                                                                                                                         
      Georgia............   257.3   250.3   255.3   250.4   972.2   940.2   972.9   953.6   206.1   205.1   206.9   202.0
      Hawaii(2)..........    39.3    38.9    38.3    38.6   133.5   134.8   134.8   136.6    32.8    32.7    32.7    32.8
      Idaho..............    28.1    27.5    27.8    27.5   141.9   141.9   142.3   141.1    24.7    24.8    24.8    24.8
      Illinois...........   353.6   344.0   350.6   343.5 1,365.2 1,345.5 1,373.6 1,354.0   403.9   402.9   404.0   402.8
      Indiana............   146.0   141.5   145.8   141.0   704.2   695.5   706.2   698.2   139.8   140.6   140.3   140.4
                                                                                                                         
      Iowa...............    71.7    71.2    71.8    71.0   353.2   350.5   354.8   351.7    89.3    90.8    89.8    91.4
      Kansas.............    90.4    88.6    89.9    88.1   320.7   318.2   321.7   318.8    66.6    65.9    66.7    65.8
      Kentucky...........   108.0   105.3   107.9   105.5   431.4   435.8   433.1   437.8    76.1    76.5    76.5    76.8
      Louisiana..........   117.9   117.0   118.0   117.1   456.1   455.7   459.1   458.9    87.1    86.4    87.0    86.8
      Maine..............    24.6    24.2    24.5    24.1   153.3   154.9   152.6   155.2    33.7    33.8    33.7    33.9
                                                                                                                         
      Maryland...........   116.8   112.5   118.7   114.6   560.2   553.0   565.0   558.7   143.1   141.7   143.4   142.7
      Massachusetts......   141.2   137.8   140.9   137.7   747.8   730.2   755.9   735.7   232.4   232.7   232.6   232.7
      Michigan...........   180.4   178.0   180.1   177.3 1,084.5 1,061.8 1,089.1 1,065.4   209.7   212.6   210.0   212.6
      Minnesota..........   129.4   125.0   127.9   124.7   640.3   637.1   641.4   639.7   164.7   166.2   164.9   165.7
      Mississippi........    56.9    55.2    57.1    55.1   254.3   250.2   254.4   252.4    43.5    41.3    43.8    41.4
                                                                                                                         
      Missouri...........   174.3   167.7   172.9   167.0   651.0   642.2   646.2   640.1   170.2   166.8   170.1   166.7
      Montana............    21.7    21.6    21.8    21.7   101.4   103.1   102.0   103.6    18.1    18.7    18.3    19.0
      Nebraska...........    57.3    58.3    57.5    58.5   215.3   217.6   216.8   218.0    62.4    63.3    62.2    63.0
      Nevada.............    56.6    56.8    56.6    56.7   225.2   231.5   227.2   233.2    50.2    52.0    50.2    52.2
      New Hampshire......    21.5    20.8    21.6    20.7   166.9   167.6   168.5   168.6    33.7    34.2    33.8    34.2
                                                                                                                         
      New Jersey.........   267.3   261.4   267.8   261.0   936.3   942.2   950.8   953.8   278.7   275.1   278.6   276.1
      New Mexico.........    37.7    35.7    37.7    35.6   174.8   177.6   175.7   178.6    32.6    32.8    32.8    32.7
      New York...........   432.3   420.2   430.9   420.0 1,760.3 1,750.1 1,786.3 1,772.6   723.6   715.8   722.7   715.5
      North Carolina.....   182.8   176.5   182.9   176.2   900.4   897.0   906.4   899.9   190.1   189.0   189.9   189.0
      North Dakota.......    19.2    19.1    19.2    19.4    82.8    82.7    83.3    82.4    17.2    17.1    17.4    17.3
                                                                                                                         
      Ohio...............   249.3   246.5   248.4   245.8 1,346.1 1,335.5 1,366.8 1,354.2   313.2   312.3   313.4   312.7
      Oklahoma...........    84.5    82.4    84.5    82.3   349.6   350.9   351.8   352.0    75.2    76.5    75.6    76.8
      Oregon.............    78.8    77.1    78.2    76.8   397.7   395.9   399.2   398.0    95.6    96.0    95.1    96.3
      Pennsylvania.......   301.1   293.0   299.2   290.6 1,287.0 1,274.1 1,303.0 1,287.5   327.3   326.8   328.2   327.1
      Rhode Island.......    17.2    16.9    17.2    16.9   109.5   110.8   110.4   111.5    32.9    33.9    33.0    33.9
                                                                                                                         
      South Carolina.....    95.9    96.0    96.6    97.8   438.2   437.9   439.6   440.0    84.0    85.5    84.2    85.5
      South Dakota.......    17.1    16.4    17.2    16.9    94.5    93.2    94.4    93.3    27.8    27.9    27.9    27.7
      Tennessee..........   180.4   173.5   180.4   173.3   650.6   645.9   657.9   652.7   133.2   132.0   133.2   131.9
      Texas..............   585.7   570.7   580.8   571.5 2,276.5 2,257.6 2,289.8 2,278.5   533.1   530.3   532.3   530.4
      Utah...............    59.8    58.2    59.3    57.9   252.7   249.9   254.8   251.3    60.4    60.0    60.6    60.8
                                                                                                                         
      Vermont............    12.2    12.4    12.3    12.3    67.8    68.2    68.6    68.9    12.7    13.1    12.9    13.2
      Virginia...........   181.4   177.5   179.8   176.3   779.8   773.8   780.5   777.2   193.7   193.6   194.1   194.2
      Washington.........   143.4   136.7   142.1   137.1   636.9   631.3   637.8   633.0   143.8   144.5   143.9   144.6
      West Virginia......    37.1    35.9    37.0    35.8   163.8   161.5   164.9   162.2    29.7    29.8    29.6    29.8
      Wisconsin..........   133.4   132.0   134.0   132.2   653.7   653.7   654.9   657.3   150.7   153.9   151.2   154.0
      Wyoming............    14.2    14.1    14.1    13.9    54.6    54.6    54.8    54.7     8.4     8.4     8.4     8.4
                                                                                                                         
      Puerto Rico........    33.6    33.2    33.7    32.7   220.4   217.7   227.4   224.3    47.6    46.9    47.8    47.3






                                                                                         
                                                                                         
                                      Services                       Government          
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
                              November        December        November        December   
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
                            2001    2002    2001    2002p   2001    2002    2001    2002p 
                                                                                                                                                                                  
      Alabama............   483.7   483.6   481.0   481.9   358.8   358.6   357.9   358.4
      Alaska.............    71.0    73.7    71.3    74.1    80.4    82.3    80.4    82.3
      Arizona............   703.7   714.9   705.0   716.8   395.5   409.9   394.3   403.9
      Arkansas...........   279.3   279.5   276.8   277.1   199.5   202.1   199.3   202.1
      California......... 4,689.0 4,694.5 4,689.7 4,687.1 2,446.2 2,504.0 2,446.6 2,499.0
                                                                                         
      Colorado...........   670.7   666.6   677.5   677.0   358.1   367.1   358.0   366.1
      Connecticut........   540.7   542.5   541.7   543.4   252.8   258.3   252.8   256.5
      Delaware(2)........   122.5   122.3   122.4   122.1    57.2    56.3    57.4    57.1
      District of                                                                        
         Columbia........   308.5   313.7   308.3   311.5   219.7   218.8   220.2   219.1
      Florida............ 2,688.8 2,729.1 2,697.3 2,735.2 1,060.6 1,081.0 1,058.2 1,081.2
                                                                                         
      Georgia............ 1,136.5 1,156.9 1,131.4 1,148.3   612.3   614.2   615.5   615.1
      Hawaii(2)..........   183.4   188.5   184.0   189.3   119.3   120.0   120.4   121.8
      Idaho..............   152.7   153.1   152.6   153.5   114.6   115.1   113.5   114.7
      Illinois........... 1,852.4 1,837.2 1,843.4 1,828.9   859.6   855.5   856.0   852.3
      Indiana............   751.6   754.5   749.1   752.3   424.5   434.4   423.6   434.3
                                                                                         
      Iowa...............   397.7   396.0   397.0   394.8   253.4   253.8   252.7   253.1
      Kansas.............   361.7   370.3   362.9   370.8   257.3   259.0   257.4   258.3
      Kentucky...........   489.9   502.1   487.8   499.5   315.7   321.6   314.9   320.4
      Louisiana..........   545.8   547.8   547.7   548.3   384.8   384.8   384.1   383.3
      Maine..............   184.2   186.6   184.5   186.8   108.3   110.2   108.7   109.9
                                                                                         
      Maryland...........   864.4   870.1   861.7   872.6   469.7   477.0   470.2   474.1
      Massachusetts...... 1,223.7 1,220.9 1,219.5 1,215.8   438.0   435.9   438.5   435.2
      Michigan........... 1,294.6 1,296.9 1,290.1 1,293.2   717.8   718.2   713.1   708.3
      Minnesota..........   786.8   791.8   783.4   790.2   413.0   419.0   413.0   414.1
      Mississippi........   270.8   273.6   269.0   272.3   242.1   249.7   241.8   249.3
                                                                                         
      Missouri...........   781.3   775.8   776.2   773.4   437.4   436.6   436.7   434.7
      Montana............   114.8   118.1   115.2   117.8    86.0    88.1    85.0    86.7
      Nebraska...........   266.3   264.7   264.0   264.1   160.2   161.7   158.2   161.2
      Nevada.............   445.9   458.0   445.2   455.0   131.0   136.1   131.3   136.4
      New Hampshire......   188.8   189.1   190.1   189.7    86.9    88.8    87.1    88.4
                                                                                         
      New Jersey......... 1,341.4 1,351.7 1,342.3 1,348.9   617.8   623.5   618.1   622.7
      New Mexico.........   221.7   230.4   223.2   231.7   190.7   194.8   190.7   193.9
      New York........... 3,076.8 3,094.2 3,079.4 3,099.1 1,501.6 1,501.5 1,498.6 1,498.4
      North Carolina..... 1,052.2 1,071.9 1,049.4 1,068.0   654.8   666.6   649.2   663.9
      North Dakota.......    94.0    94.3    93.8    94.3    75.3    76.0    75.7    76.8
                                                                                         
      Ohio............... 1,602.6 1,596.1 1,598.0 1,588.8   818.0   820.4   817.7   819.0
      Oklahoma...........   439.5   443.4   438.5   442.6   305.7   308.1   304.7   307.6
      Oregon.............   446.1   450.2   444.9   450.4   277.4   278.3   274.4   275.1
      Pennsylvania....... 1,910.2 1,920.7 1,903.5 1,913.0   754.6   759.8   749.7   753.9
      Rhode Island.......   172.4   174.4   171.0   172.6    65.7    67.0    65.8    67.0
                                                                                         
      South Carolina.....   461.8   474.1   459.5   470.2   324.4   326.0   322.6   325.6
      South Dakota.......   101.0   101.9   100.6   101.5    74.1    74.9    74.5    75.3
      Tennessee..........   762.5   776.9   760.8   774.7   409.6   412.2   409.1   413.2
      Texas.............. 2,736.9 2,739.8 2,737.0 2,737.5 1,626.7 1,663.5 1,624.6 1,660.3
      Utah...............   314.1   312.6   316.4   313.3   194.5   200.1   194.1   199.7
                                                                                         
      Vermont............    91.0    92.3    94.4    95.7    53.3    53.8    53.3    54.0
      Virginia........... 1,145.3 1,157.1 1,151.5 1,159.2   645.7   648.5   642.2   641.3
      Washington.........   764.9   772.4   762.6   772.6   524.1   532.8   516.9   524.7
      West Virginia......   234.5   236.5   233.8   236.4   143.2   144.5   142.9   144.2
      Wisconsin..........   774.7   798.0   776.6   798.0   426.9   433.7   424.6   426.8
      Wyoming............    55.2    56.2    55.9    56.6    63.4    64.3    63.6    64.6
                                                                                         
      Puerto Rico........   219.6   223.8   221.8   225.8   274.1   283.5   282.8   291.0

       1 Includes mining, not shown separately.
       2 Mining is combined with construction.
       p = preliminary.
       NOTE:  Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently projected
     from March 2001 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current bechmark month
     are provisional and will be revised when new information becomes available.