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         REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT:  MAY 2000


   Regional and state unemployment rates were relatively stable in May.
All four regions registered little or no change over the month, and 41
states and the District of Columbia recorded shifts of 0.3 percentage point
or less, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor
reported today.  The national jobless rate edged upward to 4.1 percent.
Nonfarm employment increased in 36 states in May.
   
Regional Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)
   
   In May, the Midwest continued to have the lowest unemployment rate,
3.5 percent, and the West again had the highest rate, 4.5 percent.  Rates
were down over the year in all regions.  The Northeast region had the largest
over-the-year decline in jobless rates, -0.7 percentage point, followed by
a 0.5 point decrease in the West.  (See table 1.)
   
   Among the nine geographic divisions, New England recorded the lowest
unemployment rate in May, 2.7 percent, followed by the West North Central
division, 2.9 percent.  At 5.0 percent, the Pacific division continued to
register the highest rate.  Over the month, no division had a change of
more than 0.3 percentage point in either direction.  Seven of the nine
divisions had over-the-year declines of 0.3 point or more.  The largest
decrease was in the Mountain division, -0.8 point, bringing the rate to a
new series low of 3.5 percent.  (Virtually all regional and state series
begin in 1978.)
   
State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)
   
   In May, 34 states reported jobless rates below the U.S. average, while
16 states and the District of Columbia recorded higher rates.  Colorado
posted the lowest rate, 2.2 percent, followed by Iowa at 2.3 percent.
Eleven other states recorded rates below 3.0 percent.  Alaska (6.1 percent)
and Mississippi (5.8 percent) had the highest rates.  (See table 3 and
chart 1.)
   
   Unemployment rates declined over the month in 14 states and the District
of Columbia, rose in 28 states, and were unchanged in 8 states.  Two
western states recorded the largest over-the-month rate decreases between
April and May:  Colorado, -0.6 percentage point, and Alaska, -0.5 point.
Three southern states had the largest rate increases:  Louisiana, South
Carolina, and West Virginia, all 0.5 percentage point.
   
   Over the year, unemployment rates were down in 42 states and the
District of Columbia, up in 6 states, and unchanged in 2 states.  Hawaii
reported the largest rate decline from a year ago (-1.4 percentage points),
followed by Wyoming (-1.3 points).  Eight additional states had rate

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declines of at least one percentage point, while 15 more states and the
District of Columbia reported decreases of at least one-half point.
Mississippi recorded the largest over-the-year rate increase (0.6
percentage point), followed by Kansas at 0.5 point.
   
Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)
   
   Total nonfarm employment increased in 36 states, declined in 12 states
and the District of Columbia, and was unchanged in 2 states in May.  The
largest employment increases were in California (59,400), Texas (49,800),
and Florida (40,100).  West Virginia had the largest percentage increase
(1.7 percent), followed by Nevada (0.8 percent) and Washington and Florida
(0.6 percent each).  The largest employment declines occurred in
Pennsylvania (-10,400), Wisconsin (-7,700), and Ohio (-5,100).  The largest
percentage declines were in South Dakota (-0.5 percent), North Dakota and
Wisconsin (-0.3 percent each), and the District of Columbia, Wyoming,
Pennsylvania, and Alaska (-0.2 percent each).  (See table 5.)
   
   Employment increased in all 50 states and the District of Columbia over
the year.  Twenty-nine states had gains of 2.0 percent or greater, led by
Arizona (5.1 percent), Florida (4.7 percent), and Nevada (4.5 percent).
The largest employment increases over the year were in California
(465,300), Florida (320,500), and Texas (288,100).  (See chart 2.)
   
   Over the year, employment continued to grow in most industry divisions.
Job gains were particularly strong in services, where every state and the
District of Columbia had increases.  Government employment also increased
over the year in all states and the District of Columbia, due, at least in
part, to the hiring of temporary workers to assist with Census 2000.
Manufacturing remained the weakest industry division, with 29 states and
the District of Columbia reporting over-the-year employment losses.
                                     
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   The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for May 2000
is scheduled to be issued on June 28.  The Regional and State Employment
and Unemployment release for June 2000 is scheduled to be issued on July 21.
Technical Note


     This release presents labor force and unemployment data for census
regions and divisions, states, the Los Angeles-Long Beach metropolitan
area, and New York City from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS)
program (tables 1-4).  Also presented are nonfarm payroll employment
estimates by state and major industry from the Current Employment
Statistics (CES) program (tables 5 and 6).  The LAUS and CES programs are
both Federal-State cooperative endeavors.

Labor force and unemployment--from the LAUS program

     Definitions.  The labor force and unemployment data are based on the
same concepts and definitions as those used for the official national
estimates obtained from the Current Population Survey (CPS), a sample
survey of households that is conducted for the Bureau of Labor Statistics
(BLS) by the U.S. Census Bureau.  The labor force includes both the
employed and the unemployed.  Employed persons are those who did any work
at all for pay or profit in the survey reference week (the week including
the 12th of the month) or worked 15 hours or more without pay in a family
business or farm, plus those not working who have a job from which they
were temporarily absent, whether or not paid, for such reasons as labor-
management dispute, illness, or vacation.  Unemployed persons are those who
did not work at all (in the reference week), have actively looked for a job
(sometime in the 4-week period ending with the survey reference week), and
are currently available for work; persons on layoff expecting recall need
not be looking for work to be counted as unemployed.
     
     Method of estimation.  Effective January 1996, estimates for all
states, the District of Columbia, the Los Angeles-Long Beach metropolitan
area, and New York City are produced using estimating equations based on
regression techniques.  This method utilizes data from several sources,
including the CPS, the CES, and state unemployment insurance (UI) data.  A
detailed description of the estimation procedures is available from BLS
upon request.  Effective January 1998, estimates for census regions and
divisions are obtained by summing the model-based estimates for the
component states and then calculating the unemployment rate.
     
     Annual revisions.  Labor force and unemployment data shown for the
prior year reflect adjustments made at the end of each year, usually with
January estimates.  The adjusted estimates reflect updated population data
from the U.S. Census Bureau and any revisions in the other data sources.
In addition, data for all states,  the District of Columbia, and the two
large sub-state 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 for $35.00 a year 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 (http://stats.bls.gov/lauhome.htm).  Employment data from the CES
program are available at http://stats.bls.gov/790home.htm.

     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      
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                           May      Mar.     Apr.      May     May      Mar.     Apr.      May     May      Mar.     Apr.      May  
                           1999     2000     2000     2000p    1999     2000     2000     2000p    1999     2000     2000     2000p 
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
Northeast............... 26,158.0 26,365.5 26,473.3 26,444.3  1,170.9    983.2  1,006.3  1,008.4    4.5      3.7      3.8      3.8  
                                                                                                                                    
  New England...........  7,129.8  7,201.6  7,243.3  7,225.7    242.2    184.1    199.3    196.4    3.4      2.6      2.8      2.7  
  Middle Atlantic....... 19,028.3 19,163.9 19,230.0 19,218.6    928.7    799.1    807.0    812.0    4.9      4.2      4.2      4.2  
                                                                                                                                    
South................... 48,186.0 49,307.4 49,322.3 49,393.9  2,014.9  1,925.0  1,888.2  1,924.6    4.2      3.9      3.8      3.9  
                                                                                                                                    
  South Atlantic........ 24,949.6 25,610.5 25,635.3 25,673.2    948.0    887.7    884.4    908.3    3.8      3.5      3.4      3.5  
  East South Central....  8,177.8  8,332.5  8,319.8  8,336.6    375.6    341.1    344.6    350.5    4.6      4.1      4.1      4.2  
  West South Central.... 15,058.7 15,364.4 15,367.1 15,384.1    691.3    696.2    659.2    665.8    4.6      4.5      4.3      4.3  
                                                                                                                                    
Midwest................. 33,313.2 33,900.2 33,952.3 33,943.4  1,224.8  1,144.2  1,137.0  1,172.8    3.7      3.4      3.3      3.5  
                                                                                                                                    
  East North Central.... 23,171.6 23,491.8 23,554.6 23,535.1    909.0    862.4    863.6    875.3    3.9      3.7      3.7      3.7  
  West North Central.... 10,141.6 10,408.4 10,397.8 10,408.3    315.7    281.8    273.4    297.5    3.1      2.7      2.6      2.9  
                                                                                                                                    
West.................... 31,099.9 31,686.0 31,782.0 31,808.6  1,566.6  1,434.0  1,419.8  1,447.1    5.0      4.5      4.5      4.5  
                                                                                                                                    
  Mountain..............  8,811.9  9,033.4  9,042.3  9,043.7    380.6    329.2    329.4    317.1    4.3      3.6      3.6      3.5  
  Pacific............... 22,288.0 22,652.6 22,739.7 22,764.9  1,186.0  1,104.8  1,090.4  1,130.0    5.3      4.9      4.8      5.0  

  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.
LABOR FORCE DATA                                                                                                    LABOR FORCE DATA


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                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                               April              May              April              May              April              May       
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                           1999     2000     1999     2000p    1999     2000     1999     2000p    1999     2000     1999     2000p 
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
Northeast............... 25,916.6 26,236.1 26,049.4 26,335.8  1,092.5    946.2  1,117.2    954.1    4.2      3.6      4.3      3.6  
                                                                                                                                    
  New England...........  7,055.4  7,169.6  7,099.3  7,195.4    221.7    186.2    230.3    184.8    3.1      2.6      3.2      2.6  
  Middle Atlantic....... 18,861.2 19,066.4 18,950.0 19,140.3    870.7    760.1    886.9    769.3    4.6      4.0      4.7      4.0  
                                                                                                                                    
South................... 47,855.0 49,024.0 48,136.1 49,337.1  1,845.9  1,716.4  1,906.0  1,817.3    3.9      3.5      4.0      3.7  
                                                                                                                                    
  South Atlantic........ 24,769.5 25,483.9 24,973.2 25,693.1    860.5    798.7    907.6    868.4    3.5      3.1      3.6      3.4  
  East South Central....  8,112.2  8,259.2  8,158.4  8,317.4    344.9    314.8    352.4    327.6    4.3      3.8      4.3      3.9  
  West South Central.... 14,973.3 15,280.9 15,004.5 15,326.5    640.4    603.0    645.9    621.3    4.3      3.9      4.3      4.1  
                                                                                                                                    
Midwest................. 33,059.6 33,711.6 33,314.2 33,942.7  1,149.0  1,087.3  1,120.5  1,069.4    3.5      3.2      3.4      3.2  
                                                                                                                                    
  East North Central.... 22,962.5 23,349.9 23,169.6 23,530.4    849.4    821.4    838.8    804.6    3.7      3.5      3.6      3.4  
  West North Central.... 10,097.1 10,361.8 10,144.6 10,412.2    299.6    266.0    281.7    264.9    3.0      2.6      2.8      2.5  
                                                                                                                                    
West.................... 30,813.9 31,538.3 30,970.4 31,679.4  1,529.9  1,371.1  1,467.4  1,349.3    5.0      4.3      4.7      4.3  
                                                                                                                                    
  Mountain..............  8,724.0  8,965.6  8,779.8  9,012.7    359.3    311.3    369.7    307.0    4.1      3.5      4.2      3.4  
  Pacific............... 22,089.8 22,572.7 22,190.6 22,666.6  1,170.6  1,059.8  1,097.7  1,042.3    5.3      4.7      4.9      4.6  

  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
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                               
                           May       Mar.      Apr.      May       May       Mar.      Apr.      May     May   Mar.  Apr.  May 
                           1999      2000      2000     2000p      1999      2000      2000     2000p    1999  2000  2000 2000p
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                               
Alabama................   2,130.4   2,186.7   2,177.7   2,188.2    103.4      91.5      90.0      93.3    4.9   4.2   4.1   4.3
Alaska.................     314.8     320.1     321.3     321.2     21.3      19.3      21.1      19.7    6.8   6.0   6.6   6.1
Arizona................   2,357.0   2,398.1   2,397.2   2,396.9    109.4      93.0      88.3      91.4    4.6   3.9   3.7   3.8
Arkansas...............   1,211.8   1,262.4   1,260.2   1,263.4     55.0      59.8      55.4      57.2    4.5   4.7   4.4   4.5
California.............  16,552.7  16,820.5  16,907.1  16,933.5    875.3     833.1     817.3     848.6    5.3   5.0   4.8   5.0
  Los Angeles-Long                                                                                                             
     Beach.............   4,633.2   4,680.6   4,733.5   4,713.3    266.4     254.6     260.2     265.7    5.8   5.4   5.5   5.6
Colorado...............   2,252.2   2,318.0   2,313.4   2,307.7     65.4      63.5      65.2      50.7    2.9   2.7   2.8   2.2
Connecticut............   1,690.4   1,707.2   1,709.0   1,709.0     57.3      39.8      39.8      40.6    3.4   2.3   2.3   2.4
Delaware...............     385.9     400.6     404.9     406.6     14.0      12.7      14.6      14.8    3.6   3.2   3.6   3.6
District of Columbia...     281.5     280.0     281.0     278.6     17.9      16.1      15.5      15.1    6.3   5.8   5.5   5.4
Florida................   7,319.3   7,564.4   7,591.7   7,588.9    284.0     284.3     288.6     284.8    3.9   3.8   3.8   3.8
                                                                                                                               
Georgia................   4,082.7   4,145.2   4,152.8   4,177.2    167.2     142.2     147.4     149.6    4.1   3.4   3.6   3.6
Hawaii.................     593.3     603.8     603.1     603.5     33.9      28.3      25.7      26.1    5.7   4.7   4.3   4.3
Idaho..................     651.8     667.1     671.2     670.8     35.8      26.9      29.5      28.9    5.5   4.0   4.4   4.3
Illinois...............   6,383.3   6,420.4   6,454.0   6,437.6    279.9     281.3     275.8     276.8    4.4   4.4   4.3   4.3
Indiana................   3,070.2   3,109.4   3,114.0   3,111.9     96.0     100.4     107.7      98.6    3.1   3.2   3.5   3.2
Iowa...................   1,568.9   1,585.1   1,581.6   1,578.1     40.8      33.2      35.0      36.2    2.6   2.1   2.2   2.3
Kansas.................   1,428.9   1,450.6   1,450.9   1,453.2     41.2      46.8      48.4      49.6    2.9   3.2   3.3   3.4
Kentucky...............   1,971.7   1,990.8   1,986.1   1,992.0     91.8      77.1      76.8      79.3    4.7   3.9   3.9   4.0
Louisiana..............   2,041.4   2,053.7   2,060.3   2,063.7    103.0     106.7      90.5     101.6    5.0   5.2   4.4   4.9
Maine..................     668.5     696.1     698.4     700.6     29.9      24.5      23.1      24.7    4.5   3.5   3.3   3.5
                                                                                                                               
Maryland...............   2,751.4   2,823.3   2,824.6   2,825.7    100.5      85.1      91.3      96.8    3.7   3.0   3.2   3.4
Massachusetts..........   3,270.6   3,273.7   3,301.9   3,289.1    105.3      78.1      92.2      83.8    3.2   2.4   2.8   2.5
Michigan...............   5,151.0   5,079.2   5,098.4   5,099.7    197.2     145.9     152.2     165.4    3.8   2.9   3.0   3.2
Minnesota..............   2,683.3   2,755.1   2,761.2   2,769.1     78.8      75.1      72.3      84.3    2.9   2.7   2.6   3.0
Mississippi............   1,259.3   1,313.6   1,318.2   1,321.6     65.3      72.8      72.5      76.3    5.2   5.5   5.5   5.8
Missouri...............   2,826.1   2,931.5   2,916.2   2,925.6    104.0      85.5      71.5      82.8    3.7   2.9   2.5   2.8
Montana................     473.2     480.5     480.5     481.6     25.0      22.9      23.6      23.8    5.3   4.8   4.9   4.9
Nebraska...............     900.1     941.0     944.3     941.5     27.0      22.9      27.4      26.1    3.0   2.4   2.9   2.8
Nevada.................     935.2     965.6     973.9     978.6     43.1      36.3      37.0      33.5    4.6   3.8   3.8   3.4
New Hampshire..........     662.7     679.0     680.6     682.3     18.4      14.6      16.7      18.4    2.8   2.2   2.5   2.7
                                                                                                                               
New Jersey.............   4,201.4   4,225.3   4,246.1   4,238.4    201.3     156.8     162.5     161.2    4.8   3.7   3.8   3.8
New Mexico.............     801.0     835.7     837.0     838.5     44.9      44.6      45.3      46.5    5.6   5.3   5.4   5.5
New York...............   8,856.8   8,979.5   9,024.8   9,028.5    464.8     408.9     417.9     411.3    5.2   4.6   4.6   4.6
  New York City........   3,443.9   3,475.3   3,480.3   3,500.5    233.5     210.8     202.0     214.5    6.8   6.1   5.8   6.1
North Carolina.........   3,864.3   3,953.5   3,932.5   3,930.9    120.7     133.2     119.2     128.6    3.1   3.4   3.0   3.3
North Dakota...........     335.2     341.3     339.8     337.9     11.8       9.7       9.4       8.3    3.5   2.9   2.8   2.4
Ohio...................   5,711.3   5,875.6   5,872.7   5,870.1    246.9     242.9     226.3     233.9    4.3   4.1   3.9   4.0
Oklahoma...............   1,644.5   1,651.1   1,653.2   1,647.6     57.0      51.8      47.3      46.5    3.5   3.1   2.9   2.8
Oregon.................   1,747.2   1,817.7   1,827.7   1,823.5    102.1      84.9      84.1      91.8    5.8   4.7   4.6   5.0
Pennsylvania...........   5,970.1   5,959.1   5,959.1   5,951.6    262.5     233.4     226.6     239.5    4.4   3.9   3.8   4.0
Rhode Island...........     503.2     505.4     513.8     504.5     21.4      19.0      19.2      20.3    4.2   3.8   3.7   4.0
                                                                                                                               
South Carolina.........   1,954.5   1,984.7   1,983.6   2,004.0     89.3      73.5      69.0      80.7    4.6   3.7   3.5   4.0
South Dakota...........     399.2     403.9     403.8     402.9     12.1       8.6       9.4      10.3    3.0   2.1   2.3   2.6
Tennessee..............   2,816.4   2,841.4   2,837.8   2,834.7    115.1      99.7     105.3     101.6    4.1   3.5   3.7   3.6
Texas..................  10,161.0  10,397.2  10,393.4  10,409.5    476.4     477.9     466.0     460.5    4.7   4.6   4.5   4.4
Utah...................   1,079.5   1,107.0   1,106.9   1,107.8     43.5      31.6      30.2      32.1    4.0   2.9   2.7   2.9
Vermont................     334.5     340.3     339.5     340.2      9.9       8.1       8.2       8.6    3.0   2.4   2.4   2.5
Virginia...............   3,489.1   3,650.2   3,656.3   3,644.4     98.4      99.2      97.9      92.1    2.8   2.7   2.7   2.5
Washington.............   3,079.9   3,090.5   3,080.5   3,083.3    153.4     139.1     142.2     143.7    5.0   4.5   4.6   4.7
West Virginia..........     820.8     808.6     807.9     816.9     56.1      41.3      40.9      45.9    6.8   5.1   5.1   5.6
Wisconsin..............   2,855.6   3,007.2   3,015.5   3,015.7     89.1      91.8     101.6     100.6    3.1   3.1   3.4   3.3
Wyoming................     262.0     261.6     262.2     261.9     13.5      10.4      10.5      10.0    5.1   4.0   4.0   3.8
                                                                                                                               
Puerto Rico............   1,308.7   1,321.0   1,307.9   1,343.3    148.8     137.5     136.4     140.2   11.4  10.4  10.4  10.4

  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  
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                               April                May                April                May             April          May     
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                           1999      2000      1999     2000p      1999      2000      1999     2000p    1999   2000   1999   2000p
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
Alabama................   2,129.3   2,173.7   2,124.3   2,182.1     98.1      84.2      96.0      86.0    4.6    3.9    4.5    3.9 
Alaska.................     308.2     314.8     314.2     320.8     20.6      20.9      21.2      19.6    6.7    6.6    6.7    6.1 
Arizona................   2,337.0   2,383.1   2,358.0   2,398.6     98.3      78.8     108.7      90.8    4.2    3.3    4.6    3.8 
Arkansas...............   1,208.8   1,259.3   1,217.6   1,269.0     51.8      51.7      51.3      53.3    4.3    4.1    4.2    4.2 
California.............  16,414.1  16,793.0  16,468.2  16,849.1    871.7     793.1     802.5     776.1    5.3    4.7    4.9    4.6 
  Los Angeles-Long                                                                                                                 
     Beach.............   4,573.1   4,685.4   4,598.7   4,677.9    261.0     246.8     248.0     247.0    5.7    5.3    5.4    5.3 
Colorado...............   2,220.6   2,282.1   2,238.0   2,293.3     60.8      59.2      65.5      50.7    2.7    2.6    2.9    2.2 
Connecticut............   1,677.2   1,695.1   1,689.0   1,707.8     52.5      36.0      59.3      42.7    3.1    2.1    3.5    2.5 
Delaware...............     383.6     401.5     381.4     401.7     12.6      13.1      12.3      13.1    3.3    3.3    3.2    3.2 
District of Columbia...     278.5     279.4     280.0     277.2     16.6      13.8      17.0      14.1    6.0    4.9    6.1    5.1 
Florida................   7,258.4   7,541.9   7,334.1   7,600.9    273.0     275.4     274.0     274.8    3.8    3.7    3.7    3.6 
                                                                                                                                   
Georgia................   4,061.6   4,138.8   4,081.1   4,175.1    150.4     129.4     157.1     139.5    3.7    3.1    3.8    3.3 
Hawaii.................     593.8     604.0     591.2     601.0     34.4      25.5      33.7      26.0    5.8    4.2    5.7    4.3 
Idaho..................     644.4     663.8     651.3     670.2     37.5      31.2      34.3      27.4    5.8    4.7    5.3    4.1 
Illinois...............   6,323.5   6,406.0   6,366.7   6,422.1    251.4     258.7     264.3     261.3    4.0    4.0    4.2    4.1 
Indiana................   3,065.5   3,111.7   3,088.9   3,130.2     90.1     105.6      91.9      94.4    2.9    3.4    3.0    3.0 
Iowa...................   1,566.0   1,578.5   1,568.2   1,577.9     40.6      35.3      34.2      30.2    2.6    2.2    2.2    1.9 
Kansas.................   1,420.8   1,443.5   1,422.1   1,445.9     39.7      46.7      38.1      46.5    2.8    3.2    2.7    3.2 
Kentucky...............   1,954.1   1,973.6   1,980.6   2,001.4     86.8      72.9      90.4      78.2    4.4    3.7    4.6    3.9 
Louisiana..............   2,039.6   2,049.6   2,027.6   2,049.4    100.6      81.2      88.4      86.9    4.9    4.0    4.4    4.2 
Maine..................     655.8     688.1     666.6     699.1     30.1      24.9      28.4      23.2    4.6    3.6    4.3    3.3 
                                                                                                                                   
Maryland...............   2,719.5   2,793.7   2,738.4   2,812.7     91.1      80.2      94.7      91.1    3.4    2.9    3.5    3.2 
Massachusetts..........   3,236.8   3,266.3   3,253.4   3,271.6     92.2      82.3      97.3      75.9    2.8    2.5    3.0    2.3 
Michigan...............   5,087.3   5,035.2   5,161.4   5,110.1    189.1     143.4     178.1     146.2    3.7    2.8    3.5    2.9 
Minnesota..............   2,668.7   2,751.8   2,681.1   2,767.3     74.7      74.6      64.2      69.8    2.8    2.7    2.4    2.5 
Mississippi............   1,246.3   1,306.6   1,259.7   1,321.8     55.5      63.4      66.1      76.9    4.4    4.8    5.2    5.8 
Missouri...............   2,817.2   2,910.2   2,832.1   2,931.9     99.2      68.2      97.9      76.9    3.5    2.3    3.5    2.6 
Montana................     473.5     480.6     473.8     482.2     24.8      23.2      22.8      21.6    5.2    4.8    4.8    4.5 
Nebraska...............     894.2     938.5     901.6     942.9     22.3      23.0      26.1      25.3    2.5    2.4    2.9    2.7 
Nevada.................     924.8     966.8     929.6     973.0     41.4      36.5      41.4      32.0    4.5    3.8    4.5    3.3 
New Hampshire..........     658.5     676.9     661.1     680.7     19.5      17.8      17.1      17.1    3.0    2.6    2.6    2.5 
                                                                                                                                   
New Jersey.............   4,160.9   4,215.1   4,197.5   4,234.8    180.5     148.5     193.5     153.6    4.3    3.5    4.6    3.6 
New Mexico.............     800.3     835.4     798.0     835.4     42.9      43.3      43.3      44.8    5.4    5.2    5.4    5.4 
New York...............   8,782.1   8,940.9   8,800.3   8,971.7    438.0     396.3     440.0     386.0    5.0    4.4    5.0    4.3 
  New York City........   3,421.7   3,457.0   3,403.9   3,459.6    220.4     191.6     216.8     197.2    6.4    5.5    6.4    5.7 
North Carolina.........   3,833.6   3,906.5   3,868.9   3,936.1    102.6     104.7     114.6     122.4    2.7    2.7    3.0    3.1 
North Dakota...........     333.1     337.2     337.5     340.5     11.5       9.3      10.8       7.6    3.5    2.7    3.2    2.2 
Ohio...................   5,650.7   5,805.3   5,706.2   5,862.7    229.1     209.7     222.8     209.6    4.1    3.6    3.9    3.6 
Oklahoma...............   1,638.0   1,648.9   1,640.8   1,644.3     56.8      44.6      57.0      46.4    3.5    2.7    3.5    2.8 
Oregon.................   1,736.6   1,818.2   1,736.5   1,811.9    101.6      85.1      91.8      81.4    5.9    4.7    5.3    4.5 
Pennsylvania...........   5,918.2   5,910.5   5,952.3   5,933.8    252.2     215.2     253.4     229.7    4.3    3.6    4.3    3.9 
Rhode Island...........     494.4     504.8     497.5     498.7     17.6      16.6      19.0      17.9    3.6    3.3    3.8    3.6 
                                                                                                                                   
South Carolina.........   1,952.0   1,982.1   1,969.7   2,019.4     77.6      57.9      85.8      77.6    4.0    2.9    4.4    3.8 
South Dakota...........     397.1     402.0     402.1     405.9     11.6       9.0      10.4       8.6    2.9    2.2    2.6    2.1 
Tennessee..............   2,782.5   2,805.3   2,793.8   2,812.1    104.5      94.3     100.0      86.5    3.8    3.4    3.6    3.1 
Texas..................  10,086.9  10,323.1  10,118.6  10,363.8    431.2     425.5     449.2     434.7    4.3    4.1    4.4    4.2 
Utah...................   1,063.3   1,092.9   1,070.4   1,099.5     40.1      28.0      40.9      30.2    3.8    2.6    3.8    2.7 
Vermont................     332.6     338.4     331.7     337.5      9.8       8.6       9.3       8.1    2.9    2.5    2.8    2.4 
Virginia...............   3,465.7   3,637.3   3,493.5   3,647.7     79.5      82.5      98.0      91.8    2.3    2.3    2.8    2.5 
Washington.............   3,037.1   3,042.6   3,080.5   3,083.8    142.2     135.2     148.5     139.2    4.7    4.4    4.8    4.5 
West Virginia..........     816.5     802.6     826.1     822.2     57.1      41.7      54.1      44.0    7.0    5.2    6.6    5.4 
Wisconsin..............   2,835.4   2,991.6   2,846.3   3,005.3     89.7     104.0      81.7      93.1    3.2    3.5    2.9    3.1 
Wyoming................     260.3     260.9     260.6     260.5     13.6      11.2      12.8       9.4    5.2    4.3    4.9    3.6 
                                                                                                                                   
Puerto Rico............   1,302.8   1,300.3   1,308.0   1,344.3    141.7     130.4     143.4     134.4   10.9   10.0   11.0   10.0 

  p = preliminary.
  NOTE: Data refer to place of  residence. Data for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey similar to the Current
Population Survey. All estimates are provisional and will be revised when new benchmark and population information becomes
available.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
                                                                                                 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 5. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, seasonally adjusted

(In thousands)
                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                    
                                 Total(1)                      Construction                   Manufacturing         
                                                                                                                    
       State                                                                                                        
                       May     Mar.    Apr.    May     May     Mar.    Apr.    May     May     Mar.    Apr.    May  
                       1999    2000    2000   2000p    1999    2000    2000   2000p    1999    2000    2000   2000p 
                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                    
 Alabama............ 1,914.2 1,948.0 1,949.2 1,958.9   102.7   108.6   108.5   107.8   369.4   366.9   366.6   366.3
 Alaska.............   276.3   279.9   282.9   282.4    13.7    14.8    14.7    14.1    13.2    11.9    13.8    12.9
 Arizona............ 2,148.2 2,227.3 2,246.0 2,256.7   153.5   157.6   159.8   159.6   211.1   213.9   214.5   215.2
 Arkansas........... 1,137.0 1,165.0 1,167.3 1,169.3    50.2    53.8    53.6    53.3   252.3   254.1   254.2   253.2
 California......... 13924.8 14270.1 14330.7 14390.1   672.3   716.1   729.0   728.5 1,923.7 1,920.0 1,923.6 1,924.9
                                                                                                                    
 Colorado........... 2,123.8 2,188.9 2,196.5 2,201.0   145.2   163.7   166.4   166.5   204.2   203.6   204.2   203.8
 Connecticut........ 1,668.8 1,692.1 1,692.0 1,694.6    60.6    64.1    63.5    62.7   269.4   265.7   264.3   264.8
 Delaware...........   410.1   421.2   422.8   423.4    24.7    24.9    24.7    24.9    59.9    59.7    59.1    58.6
 District of                                                                                                        
    Columbia........   613.6   619.9   620.0   618.5     8.7     9.1     9.2     9.1    11.9    12.0    12.0    11.8
 Florida............ 6,832.5 7,087.5 7,112.9 7,153.0   363.6   377.6   378.6   378.8   487.5   488.4   489.7   489.5
                                                                                                                    
 Georgia............ 3,870.2 3,995.8 4,006.0 4,007.5   198.3   203.3   201.0   200.8   598.9   605.5   607.1   606.5
 Hawaii(2)..........   531.6   539.7   541.5   543.6    21.6    23.9    23.7    24.1    16.4    16.7    16.7    16.8
 Idaho..............   535.8   555.1   556.2   558.7    34.6    37.7    37.3    37.8    76.2    77.4    77.2    77.2
 Illinois........... 5,953.7 6,001.8 6,012.9 6,007.9   250.8   262.7   259.2   254.8   954.8   951.7   951.0   951.7
 Indiana............ 2,968.0 2,985.3 2,993.6 3,007.7   147.6   152.2   151.1   149.7   686.8   691.4   690.8   690.7
                                                                                                                    
 Iowa............... 1,467.5 1,484.6 1,488.4 1,491.6    65.4    68.6    69.4    68.8   262.6   260.5   261.4   262.8
 Kansas............. 1,320.8 1,343.5 1,344.5 1,345.6    64.9    69.6    69.2    69.3   213.3   211.3   211.5   210.9
 Kentucky........... 1,791.9 1,830.8 1,836.5 1,838.7    86.0    90.0    89.1    88.7   318.7   322.4   322.3   321.1
 Louisiana.......... 1,888.7 1,908.7 1,911.5 1,917.1   128.7   129.5   131.5   131.1   188.4   187.1   187.5   186.4
 Maine..............   582.7   599.2   601.3   601.3    27.1    30.7    31.0    29.4    85.8    86.0    85.9    85.8
                                                                                                                    
 Maryland........... 2,378.5 2,435.0 2,441.3 2,444.8   149.4   158.5   158.3   158.5   176.4   177.5   178.0   177.6
 Massachusetts...... 3,223.8 3,274.7 3,291.7 3,291.7   118.7   126.1   127.6   127.5   432.8   430.7   431.5   430.5
 Michigan........... 4,526.6 4,554.7 4,572.1 4,583.4   190.5   193.1   194.7   192.9   979.7   967.4   969.1   968.7
 Minnesota.......... 2,600.2 2,651.2 2,654.8 2,656.3   109.8   120.5   120.2   117.0   438.7   439.9   439.5   438.1
 Mississippi........ 1,153.1 1,159.6 1,156.5 1,157.2    55.8    55.3    53.8    53.8   244.2   244.0   244.3   241.7
                                                                                                                    
 Missouri........... 2,716.5 2,746.5 2,749.0 2,748.4   135.3   142.8   141.6   141.6   412.3   401.0   401.5   401.2
 Montana............   379.6   389.8   389.8   390.6    19.7    21.0    21.3    20.6    24.3    24.8    24.8    24.6
 Nebraska...........   888.3   895.2   895.1   894.2    42.4    44.6    43.9    43.2   117.2   117.4   117.7   117.6
 Nevada.............   979.0 1,012.5 1,015.2 1,022.9    88.6    92.0    91.9    92.0    42.3    42.9    43.1    43.1
 New Hampshire......   603.6   612.4   613.2   612.4    24.3    26.3    26.2    26.0   106.4   104.6   105.1   105.4
                                                                                                                    
 New Jersey......... 3,860.0 3,911.7 3,923.3 3,933.3   137.0   142.8   143.1   144.0   467.5   463.1   462.8   462.2
 New Mexico.........   728.3   739.4   742.4   743.4    43.3    44.1    44.1    44.0    42.5    41.9    41.9    42.1
 New York........... 8,427.7 8,577.9 8,599.6 8,633.4   309.5   326.2   329.0   329.2   892.2   888.4   885.8   884.1
 North Carolina..... 3,852.1 3,911.4 3,921.4 3,932.5   224.4   228.5   229.3   229.0   805.3   790.6   789.1   789.0
 North Dakota.......   322.9   325.2   325.3   324.2    16.0    17.0    17.1    15.9    24.2    24.1    24.1    24.1
                                                                                                                    
 Ohio............... 5,536.2 5,590.6 5,601.6 5,596.5   234.9   240.9   237.1   236.2 1,088.4 1,082.9 1,082.9 1,078.2
 Oklahoma........... 1,456.4 1,484.3 1,486.1 1,490.2    57.3    59.7    60.4    59.7   184.5   183.9   184.2   184.5
 Oregon............. 1,565.9 1,588.0 1,591.5 1,595.1    82.3    84.4    84.6    84.7   240.8   242.2   242.8   240.9
 Pennsylvania....... 5,571.7 5,622.7 5,621.2 5,610.8   236.0   244.3   242.7   240.6   928.4   930.3   929.4   930.0
 Rhode Island.......   463.2   469.0   470.6   471.9    17.5    18.0    18.1    18.0    74.6    74.0    73.1    73.3
                                                                                                                    
 South Carolina..... 1,827.5 1,868.3 1,868.0 1,877.8   113.1   118.1   118.4   119.1   346.3   343.7   342.6   341.9
 South Dakota.......   372.2   380.6   379.9   378.0    17.2    18.5    17.9    17.2    50.4    49.9    49.3    48.8
 Tennessee.......... 2,666.2 2,719.0 2,709.6 2,717.6   123.2   126.9   128.9   128.5   507.1   507.1   507.0   507.0
 Texas.............. 9,119.8 9,349.1 9,358.1 9,407.9   522.9   549.4   555.6   554.8 1,084.0 1,084.1 1,078.5 1,081.7
 Utah............... 1,046.0 1,068.2 1,069.0 1,070.2    71.6    76.7    76.1    75.0   132.5   133.0   133.4   133.1
                                                                                                                    
 Vermont............   290.5   295.8   295.4   296.9    14.7    15.2    15.1    15.3    47.8    48.1    47.9    47.7
 Virginia........... 3,396.1 3,463.9 3,471.1 3,467.9   197.6   204.2   204.6   202.9   393.0   396.1   395.6   394.2
 Washington......... 2,633.1 2,679.9 2,679.8 2,696.9   151.5   158.6   159.2   160.1   366.1   353.4   353.1   353.1
 West Virginia......   725.8   732.4   732.2   745.0    33.7    33.8    32.6    33.3    81.2    82.3    82.1    81.9
 Wisconsin.......... 2,773.9 2,811.7 2,820.8 2,813.1   120.6   127.0   125.5   122.6   616.3   615.4   614.6   613.7
 Wyoming............   231.2   237.3   235.6   235.1    17.2    18.5    17.6    16.9    11.1    11.3    11.2    11.0




                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                    
                        Transportation and public                 Trade                Finance, insurance, and real 
                                utilities                                                         estate            
                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                    
                       May     Mar.    Apr.     May    May     Mar.    Apr.    May     May     Mar.    Apr.     May  
                       1999    2000    2000    2000p   1999    2000    2000   2000p    1999    2000    2000    2000p 
                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                    
 Alabama............    94.5    96.6    95.8    96.3   442.6   453.9   454.5   455.3    91.0    93.2    93.6    93.5
 Alaska.............    25.9    26.7    26.6    27.0    56.9    57.6    58.1    57.5    12.8    12.9    13.1    12.8
 Arizona............   103.4   107.1   108.6   109.1   510.5   520.9   525.3   526.6   138.9   144.4   145.6   145.9
 Arkansas...........    69.0    70.5    70.6    70.8   260.9   267.7   268.5   268.3    45.8    46.8    47.0    46.8
 California.........   717.9   739.4   741.3   745.5 3,182.8 3,246.9 3,264.5 3,266.6   819.3   829.5   829.6   830.7
                                                                                                                    
 Colorado...........   139.4   141.9   141.8   141.5   504.4   519.4   519.9   523.4   140.8   142.2   141.0   140.5
 Connecticut........    78.2    79.2    78.5    78.3   358.9   363.5   365.9   363.9   140.6   141.5   141.2   140.6
 Delaware...........    16.8    17.8    17.9    17.9    89.5    92.5    93.3    92.6    48.8    50.9    50.9    50.9
 District of                                                                                                        
    Columbia........    17.5    18.1    18.2    17.7    47.7    48.5    48.3    48.7    31.1    31.5    31.6    31.8
 Florida............   347.9   357.2   356.9   358.7 1,715.1 1,751.1 1,750.0 1,752.5   446.2   459.0   458.0   460.2
                                                                                                                    
 Georgia............   256.9   264.0   263.8   264.9   960.2 1,008.0 1,012.8 1,013.8   202.7   205.0   205.2   205.4
 Hawaii(2)..........   (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)     132.3   134.3   135.5   134.8    35.0    34.6    34.5    34.7
 Idaho..............    26.7    27.5    27.6    27.5   135.4   139.2   138.7   139.2    23.7    23.6    23.4    23.5
 Illinois...........   348.2   348.1   350.6   348.9 1,343.9 1,346.7 1,348.9 1,346.2   405.8   408.3   407.1   406.8
 Indiana............   147.5   146.9   145.8   147.0   700.3   701.8   705.0   705.0   142.2   142.2   142.9   142.8
                                                                                                                    
 Iowa...............    72.1    73.3    73.4    73.5   356.7   357.3   358.7   359.2    85.2    85.5    85.9    85.7
 Kansas.............    76.9    78.9    78.9    78.7   317.4   321.5   323.2   322.5    62.7    64.0    63.6    63.8
 Kentucky...........   104.4   108.3   107.3   107.2   426.1   432.4   435.5   435.4    70.9    71.7    72.4    72.3
 Louisiana..........   112.0   114.1   114.4   113.7   441.5   440.8   441.4   440.9    84.9    85.0    84.9    85.0
 Maine..............    23.9    24.0    24.3    24.3   145.7   149.8   150.6   149.7    31.0    31.1    31.1    30.6
                                                                                                                    
 Maryland...........   111.3   113.6   113.7   114.7   548.1   561.8   563.9   560.5   139.9   141.0   140.9   139.8
 Massachusetts......   138.8   139.4   139.7   140.0   735.6   741.2   745.0   741.9   225.8   229.3   229.6   228.9
 Michigan...........   176.4   178.4   178.8   179.1 1,060.5 1,074.5 1,077.0 1,073.6   207.4   206.4   206.2   206.5
 Minnesota..........   131.1   130.3   130.9   131.5   618.7   628.5   631.2   629.4   160.3   161.7   160.8   161.1
 Mississippi........    55.4    57.1    57.8    57.3   253.9   249.6   248.4   247.2    42.6    42.2    41.9    41.8
                                                                                                                    
 Missouri...........   171.0   171.5   170.7   170.2   640.7   645.7   648.9   649.7   166.0   166.6   168.0   166.2
 Montana............    22.2    22.7    22.7    22.6   100.8   102.3   102.8   102.8    17.5    17.8    17.8    17.9
 Nebraska...........    57.6    57.8    58.5    58.4   215.5   214.6   214.3   214.6    61.0    61.6    61.5    61.4
 Nevada.............    51.3    53.8    54.2    53.9   199.9   208.0   208.9   210.2    44.0    44.6    44.4    44.7
 New Hampshire......    21.4    21.8    21.7    21.8   159.9   162.9   162.8   160.9    32.7    32.8    32.8    33.0
                                                                                                                    
 New Jersey.........   263.0   265.3   265.3   264.2   903.7   922.5   926.6   926.4   256.0   260.8   260.9   261.0
 New Mexico.........    35.3    35.8    36.2    36.3   171.0   172.4   173.6   173.7    33.0    33.2    33.2    32.9
 New York...........   418.7   421.3   422.4   421.5 1,705.8 1,733.8 1,738.1 1,738.5   746.2   753.1   752.6   752.2
 North Carolina.....   176.7   179.1   179.1   180.6   872.0   880.7   886.0   885.4   185.7   188.1   188.2   188.1
 North Dakota.......    18.5    18.3    18.5    18.5    81.5    81.1    81.5    81.1    16.2    16.6    16.4    16.4
                                                                                                                    
 Ohio...............   244.5   246.5   248.2   247.9 1,332.8 1,340.6 1,343.6 1,343.6   306.2   312.4   312.6   312.9
 Oklahoma...........    81.6    82.0    82.5    82.2   335.7   343.5   343.1   342.5    73.2    74.7    74.9    74.8
 Oregon.............    77.6    79.2    79.7    79.2   387.0   388.8   389.7   391.7    95.4    94.5    94.6    94.5
 Pennsylvania.......   294.4   297.5   299.6   298.5 1,250.3 1,257.7 1,255.3 1,252.5   324.2   325.4   325.9   324.1
 Rhode Island.......    16.0    15.7    15.9    16.4   103.2   106.1   107.5   106.7    29.5    29.7    29.6    29.6
                                                                                                                    
 South Carolina.....    87.3    89.7    89.4    89.1   437.2   450.3   448.9   450.3    81.2    82.5    83.0    83.1
 South Dakota.......    16.7    17.0    16.8    16.7    90.4    92.3    92.6    92.4    24.2    25.7    25.6    25.8
 Tennessee..........   172.0   170.8   172.1   172.5   625.2   637.1   636.1   634.5   131.2   130.6   130.7   130.2
 Texas..............   559.6   577.0   578.1   580.2 2,169.2 2,231.9 2,232.7 2,241.4   513.1   531.3   531.3   532.6
 Utah...............    59.0    59.8    59.9    59.7   247.9   252.5   252.4   252.3    56.7    57.0    56.8    56.6
                                                                                                                    
 Vermont............    12.3    12.5    12.6    12.7    66.3    67.6    67.9    67.9    12.6    12.6    12.5    12.6
 Virginia...........   176.9   185.0   184.9   184.5   748.2   755.3   756.6   752.5   183.5   185.9   187.0   186.8
 Washington.........   138.8   140.6   140.6   141.2   632.8   649.3   650.3   652.2   137.6   138.7   138.9   139.6
 West Virginia......    38.3    38.1    38.1    38.0   163.4   163.7   164.6   163.4    29.9    29.6    29.5    29.4
 Wisconsin..........   130.3   131.0   132.1   133.1   626.0   639.4   642.5   641.2   146.2   149.4   149.5   149.9
 Wyoming............    14.2    14.2    14.4    14.4    53.2    54.5    54.4    54.1     8.0     8.1     8.0     8.2




                                                                                    
                                                                                    
                                 Services                       Government          
                                                                                    
                                                                                    
                       May     Mar.    Apr.    May     May     Mar.    Apr.    May  
                       1999    2000    2000   2000p    1999    2000    2000   2000p 
                                                                                    
                                                                                    
 Alabama............   454.3   463.5   466.2   467.0   349.8   355.8   354.5   363.4
 Alaska.............    70.3    71.9    72.1    72.9    73.6    74.4    74.4    75.1
 Arizona............   672.5   713.8   719.4   722.8   345.6   359.6   362.8   367.5
 Arkansas...........   269.1   277.0   278.4   278.5   186.6   191.9   191.9   195.3
 California......... 4,353.4 4,500.6 4,514.3 4,523.9 2,231.6 2,294.1 2,304.7 2,346.4
                                                                                    
 Colorado...........   649.3   667.5   672.6   673.6   327.4   337.9   337.6   338.8
 Connecticut........   525.1   536.9   537.1   537.7   235.2   240.4   240.8   245.7
 Delaware...........   115.4   118.3   119.5   119.9    54.9    57.0    57.3    58.5
 District of                                                                        
    Columbia........   274.6   278.3   278.9   276.9   222.0   222.3   221.7   222.4
 Florida............ 2,500.6 2,663.9 2,678.1 2,691.8   965.5   984.2   995.3 1,015.2
                                                                                    
 Georgia............ 1,057.8 1,100.4 1,105.7 1,106.2   587.3   601.7   602.7   602.3
 Hawaii(2)..........   174.4   175.7   176.0   176.6   110.8   113.6   113.9   115.5
 Idaho..............   131.8   140.3   141.1   141.6   104.9   106.9   108.3   109.3
 Illinois........... 1,814.6 1,847.9 1,847.9 1,843.5   824.9   825.4   837.4   845.4
 Indiana............   727.6   736.6   743.0   746.4   409.2   408.2   408.9   420.0
                                                                                    
 Iowa...............   384.7   394.1   394.9   395.2   238.7   243.2   242.5   244.2
 Kansas.............   340.5   347.9   348.5   349.8   238.8   243.8   243.1   244.1
 Kentucky...........   460.8   473.7   478.8   477.5   303.3   311.2   310.0   315.4
 Louisiana..........   517.4   532.2   532.4   533.2   369.3   373.5   373.1   380.1
 Maine..............   173.3   178.6   180.6   180.5    95.8    98.9    97.7   100.9
                                                                                    
 Maryland...........   809.3   833.3   833.6   834.4   442.7   447.8   451.4   457.9
 Massachusetts...... 1,154.6 1,185.0 1,188.2 1,185.5   416.2   421.6   428.6   436.0
 Michigan........... 1,238.0 1,250.2 1,259.3 1,265.5   667.0   678.1   680.1   690.6
 Minnesota..........   749.0   769.0   771.4   773.8   385.2   394.0   393.4   398.2
 Mississippi........   269.1   274.2   272.7   273.2   227.2   231.6   231.9   236.4
                                                                                    
 Missouri...........   765.9   786.1   785.8   784.1   420.2   427.5   427.3   430.2
 Montana............   111.1   116.7   115.9   116.0    78.9    80.3    80.3    81.9
 Nebraska...........   242.4   243.0   243.9   243.2   151.0   154.9   154.1   154.5
 Nevada.............   422.3   439.9   441.3   443.4   118.3   119.9   120.1   124.4
 New Hampshire......   177.3   180.2   180.7   180.5    81.1    83.4    83.5    84.4
                                                                                    
 New Jersey......... 1,260.2 1,278.9 1,283.4 1,286.0   570.5   576.1   579.1   587.5
 New Mexico.........   209.8   215.1   215.5   216.0   179.9   183.4   184.4   184.8
 New York........... 2,908.9 2,997.0 3,006.6 3,019.2 1,441.9 1,453.5 1,460.6 1,484.2
 North Carolina.....   984.0 1,022.5 1,026.1 1,025.3   600.0   617.9   619.7   631.2
 North Dakota.......    91.5    91.8    91.7    92.0    71.6    72.9    72.6    72.8
                                                                                    
 Ohio............... 1,546.5 1,572.0 1,573.9 1,568.6   769.7   782.5   790.7   796.5
 Oklahoma...........   414.5   424.8   426.3   427.3   281.2   288.0   287.0   291.5
 Oregon.............   421.4   434.7   434.9   434.5   259.6   262.4   263.3   267.8
 Pennsylvania....... 1,812.5 1,821.8 1,819.2 1,817.1   705.4   725.9   729.4   728.0
 Rhode Island.......   158.8   161.5   162.7   162.2    63.4    63.8    63.5    65.5
                                                                                    
 South Carolina.....   444.6   459.1   459.9   461.7   315.9   323.0   323.9   330.7
 South Dakota.......   100.4   103.0   103.4   102.6    71.6    73.1    73.1    73.3
 Tennessee..........   713.8   727.8   732.2   733.6   389.4   414.5   398.3   407.0
 Texas.............. 2,583.8 2,654.1 2,655.0 2,658.4 1,541.4 1,576.8 1,582.2 1,613.7
 Utah...............   291.2   298.8   299.9   300.6   179.3   182.6   182.5   184.8
                                                                                    
 Vermont............    88.3    90.5    90.9    90.6    48.0    48.7    47.8    49.5
 Virginia........... 1,079.1 1,111.6 1,116.0 1,114.2   607.8   616.0   616.9   623.3
 Washington.........   731.0   756.0   756.5   759.8   471.9   480.0   477.8   487.6
 West Virginia......   216.5   223.0   223.9   222.2   141.4   141.0   140.4   155.5
 Wisconsin..........   732.9   744.3   747.8   748.5   398.8   402.5   406.2   401.3
 Wyoming............    53.1    54.4    54.4    54.7    58.7    60.5    59.6    60.2

  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.  Data have been adjusted to
reflect March 1999 benchmark levels (with the exception of data for New Jersey) and
updated seasonal adjustment factors.  Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark
month are provisional and will be revised when new information becomes available.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
                                                                                             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              April            May            April            May            April            May      
                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                    
                       1999    2000    1999   2000p    1999    2000    1999    2000p   1999    2000    1999    2000p 
                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                    
 Alabama............ 1,920.7 1,952.1 1,924.0 1,963.2   104.0   108.4   105.0   108.7   369.1   366.3   369.9   366.2
 Alaska.............   270.1   275.6   281.6   286.6    12.2    12.5    13.8    14.3    12.7    12.9    12.9    12.2
 Arizona............ 2,162.3 2,258.0 2,161.0 2,266.5   152.0   157.1   152.7   158.2   210.6   213.8   210.8   214.7
 Arkansas........... 1,140.2 1,169.2 1,143.6 1,175.6    50.2    53.0    50.9    54.0   251.4   253.9   252.0   253.0
 California......... 13859.6 14294.8 13964.3 14423.9   650.3   708.9   666.9   723.8 1,913.1 1,912.8 1,918.7 1,916.8
                                                                                                                    
 Colorado........... 2,114.4 2,188.2 2,117.0 2,189.0   142.7   162.0   145.7   165.6   203.8   203.1   203.4   203.1
 Connecticut........ 1,666.4 1,687.4 1,672.4 1,697.7    59.2    61.4    61.2    63.2   270.4   265.4   269.5   265.2
 Delaware...........   409.1   420.9   411.9   425.9    24.3    24.6    24.5    25.1    59.9    58.9    59.7    58.6
 District of                                                                                                        
    Columbia........   611.0   618.2   611.7   616.8     8.7     9.4     8.5     9.1    11.9    11.9    11.9    11.8
 Florida............ 6,847.0 7,146.8 6,854.2 7,180.5   360.3   376.1   361.6   378.0   488.6   489.1   487.7   489.2
                                                                                                                    
 Georgia............ 3,854.4 3,995.6 3,883.3 4,005.6   196.7   199.2   199.8   200.7   597.1   604.9   598.3   605.3
 Hawaii(2)..........   533.1   543.3   534.7   546.8    21.1    23.4    21.2    23.8    16.4    16.8    16.3    16.7
 Idaho..............   530.0   553.4   536.1   558.7    33.0    36.4    34.9    37.8    74.6    75.9    75.2    76.4
 Illinois........... 5,935.3 5,999.1 5,976.5 6,032.3   245.6   250.8   255.3   258.9   955.0   950.2   955.1   951.3
 Indiana............ 2,973.7 3,000.7 3,000.3 3,026.2   147.7   148.4   151.4   152.4   687.0   689.8   688.9   690.6
                                                                                                                    
 Iowa............... 1,474.9 1,494.6 1,487.0 1,511.0    63.8    66.9    68.3    71.7   261.7   260.9   262.8   262.4
 Kansas............. 1,331.0 1,352.2 1,331.2 1,356.6    65.2    68.9    66.3    70.2   214.1   211.5   213.5   211.3
 Kentucky........... 1,794.4 1,836.1 1,806.5 1,852.9    85.7    88.2    86.9    89.7   319.0   320.7   319.1   320.5
 Louisiana.......... 1,892.4 1,910.6 1,895.7 1,921.5   128.4   129.7   128.8   131.1   188.0   185.8   188.5   186.7
 Maine..............   574.4   590.0   584.5   603.0    26.1    28.6    28.1    30.4    84.9    84.6    85.2    85.2
                                                                                                                    
 Maryland........... 2,371.9 2,435.3 2,391.4 2,454.2   148.6   155.9   150.3   157.9   176.8   177.6   176.4   177.8
 Massachusetts...... 3,221.2 3,282.6 3,238.5 3,304.7   115.7   123.1   120.3   128.4   433.7   430.7   433.2   430.7
 Michigan........... 4,510.9 4,555.8 4,561.2 4,617.8   181.1   185.4   195.8   198.3   978.2   965.2   982.3   971.7
 Minnesota.......... 2,594.2 2,637.0 2,624.2 2,677.9   103.4   109.3   112.8   120.2   435.9   435.2   437.1   436.5
 Mississippi........ 1,155.8 1,157.8 1,159.7 1,160.2    55.3    53.6    55.9    53.6   245.4   244.0   245.3   242.2
                                                                                                                    
 Missouri........... 2,729.0 2,754.7 2,744.3 2,769.4   133.7   138.9   136.7   140.9   412.8   400.6   413.0   400.3
 Montana............   377.2   387.1   382.4   394.2    19.2    19.9    20.0    20.8    23.8    24.0    23.9    24.3
 Nebraska...........   887.5   893.8   893.5   897.2    41.8    42.7    43.6    43.8   117.6   117.2   116.8   117.2
 Nevada.............   974.8 1,011.7   981.9 1,023.4    88.5    90.2    88.6    91.6    41.9    43.0    42.2    43.1
 New Hampshire......   599.7   607.4   605.8   614.2    23.8    25.5    24.9    26.4   107.2   105.4   106.8   105.8
                                                                                                                    
 New Jersey......... 3,838.6 3,907.6 3,869.2 3,942.9   134.6   140.8   138.5   145.6   467.4   461.5   467.9   462.6
 New Mexico.........   727.3   740.7   731.7   746.9    43.5    43.7    43.8    44.4    41.8    41.3    42.1    41.7
 New York........... 8,407.7 8,574.6 8,472.6 8,670.9   298.4   315.5   312.9   331.8   890.0   881.2   893.0   883.1
 North Carolina..... 3,857.2 3,926.1 3,869.2 3,943.1   224.8   228.7   225.9   230.0   805.1   786.3   803.6   786.2
 North Dakota.......   323.5   324.6   327.3   327.9    14.9    14.7    16.9    16.7    24.0    23.9    24.3    24.2
                                                                                                                    
 Ohio............... 5,534.4 5,582.7 5,579.0 5,634.8   228.5   229.5   237.4   240.0 1,088.5 1,079.6 1,087.6 1,076.1
 Oklahoma........... 1,457.2 1,485.7 1,466.4 1,499.1    56.4    59.3    57.5    60.2   182.9   183.9   184.2   184.2
 Oregon............. 1,563.4 1,586.7 1,568.9 1,599.1    79.5    81.8    80.9    83.1   238.6   238.6   237.8   238.9
 Pennsylvania....... 5,583.9 5,628.0 5,612.5 5,646.3   229.7   237.9   240.6   245.4   929.4   926.7   928.6   929.2
 Rhode Island.......   462.5   468.8   468.0   474.4    17.2    17.9    17.9    18.5    75.0    73.1    75.1    73.3
                                                                                                                    
 South Carolina..... 1,830.2 1,875.7 1,841.3 1,893.2   112.9   118.5   112.6   119.6   345.0   341.9   345.2   341.5
 South Dakota.......   369.6   377.7   377.4   382.9    16.2    17.1    18.0    17.9    50.0    48.9    50.3    48.7
 Tennessee.......... 2,665.1 2,707.9 2,677.2 2,723.5   122.5   127.2   124.3   129.8   509.4   506.6   508.9   506.3
 Texas.............. 9,101.7 9,353.2 9,130.9 9,418.0   523.0   550.8   524.4   555.3 1,080.5 1,075.3 1,079.8 1,079.3
 Utah............... 1,044.0 1,067.3 1,044.7 1,071.2    69.4    73.4    71.5    75.6   132.0   132.9   132.5   132.8
                                                                                                                    
 Vermont............   288.2   292.6   289.1   295.2    13.7    13.7    15.0    15.4    47.5    47.6    47.8    47.8
 Virginia........... 3,391.3 3,468.3 3,406.2 3,477.8   197.4   202.9   198.8   204.5   390.5   394.4   392.2   393.1
 Washington......... 2,621.6 2,671.4 2,642.2 2,705.8   147.1   155.1   150.6   159.7   365.4   350.5   365.3   352.5
 West Virginia......   724.1   729.5   730.4   748.1    32.7    32.1    34.7    33.3    81.4    81.8    81.3    81.8
 Wisconsin.......... 2,760.1 2,801.0 2,786.5 2,827.4   116.7   118.4   124.1   126.4   612.4   610.5   613.7   610.9
 Wyoming............   226.6   230.0   234.4   237.8    16.1    16.6    18.0    17.9    10.8    10.8    10.9    10.9
                                                                                                                    
 Puerto Rico........ 1,000.9   987.2 1,006.8   989.0    67.0    69.6    67.7    69.4   144.5   140.6   144.6   140.0




                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                    
                        Transportation and public                 Trade                Finance, insurance, and real 
                                utilities                                                         estate            
                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                    
                          April            May            April            May            April            May      
                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                    
                       1999    2000    1999   2000p    1999    2000    1999   2000p    1999    2000    1999   2000p 
                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                    
 Alabama............    93.6    95.6    94.2    96.0   439.7   452.3   442.7   454.8    90.6    93.2    90.9    93.3
 Alaska.............    24.5    25.7    26.6    27.8    55.0    55.6    57.8    58.3    12.5    12.7    12.8    12.8
 Arizona............   102.2   108.3   103.2   108.9   510.9   527.9   510.5   527.0   137.9   145.5   138.5   145.8
 Arkansas...........    68.2    70.1    68.6    70.5   260.7   267.9   261.9   269.6    45.7    47.0    46.0    47.0
 California.........   708.4   736.9   714.2   742.5 3,143.9 3,225.9 3,171.8 3,249.7   816.7   828.8   820.2   831.5
                                                                                                                    
 Colorado...........   138.6   141.1   138.9   140.7   498.0   514.8   498.2   515.7   140.6   140.9   140.2   139.7
 Connecticut........    77.4    78.3    78.6    78.8   355.0   359.3   357.8   362.4   139.4   140.2   139.9   140.5
 Delaware...........    16.8    17.9    17.0    18.1    87.8    91.3    90.0    92.9    48.7    50.9    48.3    50.9
 District of                                                                                                        
    Columbia........    17.7    18.0    17.6    17.8    47.5    48.3    47.9    48.9    30.7    31.5    30.8    31.6
 Florida............   346.9   357.4   348.0   359.1 1,710.2 1,757.2 1,709.6 1,755.4   444.8   458.5   445.9   460.7
                                                                                                                    
 Georgia............   255.6   262.5   256.5   263.8   949.0 1,005.3   960.6 1,008.6   201.4   204.6   202.7   204.8
 Hawaii(2)..........    40.6    41.2    41.1    41.1   131.3   134.4   131.5   134.0    34.9    34.5    34.9    34.6
 Idaho..............    26.3    27.2    26.5    27.2   133.8   137.6   135.4   139.2    23.5    23.4    23.5    23.5
 Illinois...........   347.7   349.5   347.5   349.6 1,329.2 1,337.4 1,343.2 1,346.9   403.6   405.5   405.2   406.0
 Indiana............   147.7   146.3   148.3   146.9   696.0   699.6   705.2   705.3   141.8   142.5   142.3   143.1
                                                                                                                    
 Iowa...............    72.1    73.3    72.6    73.8   355.8   357.8   359.6   362.4    84.8    85.4    85.0    85.7
 Kansas.............    76.9    79.0    76.8    79.1   316.1   321.1   317.7   322.5    62.5    63.7    62.6    63.8
 Kentucky...........   104.5   106.9   104.5   107.4   423.0   432.9   427.7   437.5    70.9    71.9    71.1    72.2
 Louisiana..........   111.6   113.6   111.7   113.5   439.7   439.9   441.7   440.8    85.1    84.7    85.0    84.9
 Maine..............    23.4    23.7    23.8    24.2   139.5   143.7   144.7   148.7    30.9    30.9    31.1    30.7
                                                                                                                    
 Maryland...........   110.8   113.6   111.4   115.3   540.4   556.8   549.4   561.4   139.3   140.2   139.6   139.8
 Massachusetts......   139.0   139.7   140.0   141.0   722.4   731.9   733.7   739.9   225.0   228.5   225.0   228.2
 Michigan...........   175.7   177.6   176.5   179.2 1,047.4 1,060.9 1,063.8 1,076.8   206.8   205.4   207.8   206.8
 Minnesota..........   131.6   131.3   132.0   132.6   611.4   621.6   621.0   629.5   159.6   160.3   160.0   160.9
 Mississippi........    54.9    57.0    55.3    56.8   253.3   248.8   254.9   248.6    42.6    41.9    42.7    41.8
                                                                                                                    
 Missouri...........   171.0   171.2   171.9   171.1   637.7   646.2   644.5   652.3   165.1   166.7   165.7   166.2
 Montana............    22.2    22.4    22.2    22.7    98.9   100.6   101.0   102.9    17.2    17.7    17.5    17.9
 Nebraska...........    57.7    58.7    57.7    58.5   213.1   212.6   215.4   214.0    60.5    61.1    61.0    61.3
 Nevada.............    50.8    53.9    51.2    53.7   197.1   207.2   200.0   209.5    43.8    44.3    44.0    44.7
 New Hampshire......    21.2    21.6    21.4    21.9   155.6   158.3   158.8   159.9    32.3    32.8    32.7    32.9
                                                                                                                    
 New Jersey.........   263.3   265.0   263.9   265.0   886.6   911.5   899.4   922.4   254.6   259.3   255.9   261.0
 New Mexico.........    35.1    36.2    35.5    36.4   169.4   171.8   171.1   173.9    32.8    33.0    33.0    33.0
 New York...........   417.1   421.1   421.2   423.6 1,682.5 1,707.6 1,705.4 1,733.9   741.4   747.8   744.1   750.4
 North Carolina.....   175.8   178.7   176.2   179.6   864.3   880.9   872.7   885.4   185.3   187.8   185.1   187.7
 North Dakota.......    18.3    18.5    18.5    18.6    80.9    81.4    82.3    81.8    16.2    16.4    16.2    16.3
                                                                                                                    
 Ohio...............   244.0   247.2   245.2   248.4 1,322.3 1,329.5 1,338.1 1,346.5   304.3   311.2   306.0   312.9
 Oklahoma...........    81.2    81.7    81.7    82.1   333.7   341.2   336.8   343.5    72.7    74.6    73.4    74.9
 Oregon.............    77.0    79.3    77.1    79.3   381.4   385.1   384.6   388.9    95.5    94.4    95.5    94.6
 Pennsylvania.......   294.9   300.5   295.8   301.2 1,237.6 1,244.1 1,253.8 1,255.2   322.7   323.9   324.3   324.7
 Rhode Island.......    15.3    15.9    16.1    16.4   101.0   104.9   102.9   106.3    29.5    29.7    29.5    29.6
                                                                                                                    
 South Carolina.....    86.1    89.1    87.3    89.3   436.6   448.8   440.8   453.9    81.1    83.0    81.6    83.6
 South Dakota.......    16.7    16.8    16.7    16.8    89.3    91.7    91.6    93.7    23.9    25.5    24.1    25.6
 Tennessee..........   170.1   171.8   171.5   172.7   618.6   630.7   623.4   633.2   130.5   130.3   131.0   130.4
 Texas..............   555.5   575.8   557.7   579.0 2,150.7 2,224.0 2,165.4 2,238.4   509.4   529.8   512.4   531.4
 Utah...............    58.8    59.7    58.8    59.5   245.2   249.7   246.9   251.5    56.3    56.4    56.5    56.5
                                                                                                                    
 Vermont............    12.1    12.6    12.3    12.7    65.3    66.5    65.7    67.3    12.5    12.4    12.6    12.5
 Virginia...........   175.2   183.5   176.7   184.0   737.6   747.7   746.7   752.4   182.4   185.7   183.7   186.6
 Washington.........   137.3   139.5   138.3   140.4   622.6   641.4   630.7   649.9   137.0   138.6   137.7   139.5
 West Virginia......    38.1    37.8    38.5    38.0   161.6   163.5   164.5   164.8    29.7    29.4    30.0    29.4
 Wisconsin..........   130.2   132.2   131.7   134.2   615.1   631.5   625.2   643.0   145.5   148.8   146.0   149.7
 Wyoming............    14.1    14.2    14.2    14.3    51.5    52.4    53.0    54.1     7.9     8.0     8.0     8.1
                                                                                                                    
 Puerto Rico........    35.6    33.6    35.3    33.4   204.9   205.9   206.1   210.4    48.7    49.1    48.7    48.8




                                                                                    
                                                                                    
                                 Services                       Government          
                                                                                    
                                                                                    
                          April            May            April            May      
                                                                                    
                                                                                    
                       1999    2000    1999   2000p    1999    2000    1999   2000p 
                                                                                    
                                                                                    
 Alabama............   458.1   467.1   457.1   467.5   355.8   359.7   354.3   367.4
 Alaska.............    68.0    70.3    71.6    73.7    75.6    76.2    76.4    77.7
 Arizona............   673.9   721.6   675.4   723.5   362.0   373.8   357.1   378.4
 Arkansas...........   270.4   278.7   271.1   279.9   190.5   195.5   190.0   198.5
 California......... 4,335.5 4,514.3 4,373.2 4,542.0 2,267.8 2,343.8 2,275.5 2,394.1
                                                                                    
 Colorado...........   645.2   669.9   642.6   664.8   332.4   343.7   335.0   346.7
 Connecticut........   523.8   536.0   526.5   538.8   240.4   246.0   238.1   247.9
 Delaware...........   115.3   118.7   116.3   120.5    56.2    58.5    56.0    59.7
 District of                                                                        
    Columbia........   275.1   278.6   273.5   275.5   219.3   220.4   221.4   222.0
 Florida............ 2,506.4 2,691.5 2,512.4 2,699.9   983.7 1,010.7   982.9 1,031.9
                                                                                    
 Georgia............ 1,054.8 1,103.5 1,064.6 1,107.3   591.7   607.9   592.7   607.5
 Hawaii(2)..........   174.2   175.9   174.7   177.0   114.6   117.1   115.0   119.6
 Idaho..............   130.4   140.3   131.0   140.0   105.9   110.1   107.1   112.0
 Illinois........... 1,804.3 1,844.2 1,821.1 1,849.0   839.4   850.7   838.4   859.9
 Indiana............   732.5   746.7   738.3   753.1   414.2   421.3   419.0   428.6
                                                                                    
 Iowa...............   389.5   399.6   390.7   401.1   245.1   248.5   245.8   251.6
 Kansas.............   342.2   350.9   342.6   351.2   247.8   250.7   245.4   252.0
 Kentucky...........   461.4   479.3   464.6   481.8   308.1   315.1   310.9   322.8
 Louisiana..........   519.3   534.0   521.4   535.3   373.5   376.8   372.4   382.6
 Maine..............   170.2   177.1   173.4   180.5    99.3   101.3    98.1   103.2
                                                                                    
 Maryland...........   805.2   831.9   813.1   836.9   449.4   457.8   449.8   463.7
 Massachusetts...... 1,160.8 1,193.0 1,160.3 1,192.1   423.2   434.3   424.6   442.9
 Michigan........... 1,230.8 1,256.8 1,246.1 1,273.1   683.7   697.7   681.4   705.0
 Minnesota..........   747.1   769.1   755.8   780.0   397.7   402.9   397.9   410.7
 Mississippi........   270.9   273.0   271.9   273.8   228.4   233.8   228.8   237.6
                                                                                    
 Missouri...........   773.9   787.4   774.7   790.4   429.7   438.5   432.7   443.0
 Montana............   109.2   114.7   111.1   116.1    81.6    82.8    81.5    84.4
 Nebraska...........   242.8   244.1   243.0   243.9   152.8   156.2   154.8   157.2
 Nevada.............   420.6   438.9   423.8   442.8   119.8   123.0   119.8   126.8
 New Hampshire......   175.3   177.1   177.3   179.8    83.8    86.3    83.4    87.1
                                                                                    
 New Jersey......... 1,251.5 1,279.6 1,265.8 1,291.7   578.6   587.8   575.7   592.6
 New Mexico.........   209.0   214.6   210.4   215.6   182.4   186.7   182.3   188.3
 New York........... 2,917.9 3,015.6 2,930.0 3,034.3 1,455.9 1,481.3 1,461.2 1,509.1
 North Carolina.....   985.9 1,026.1   993.0 1,030.4   612.0   633.7   608.7   639.9
 North Dakota.......    91.7    92.0    92.0    92.3    74.2    74.4    73.6    74.6
                                                                                    
 Ohio............... 1,551.1 1,573.9 1,562.3 1,584.3   782.6   799.2   789.1   813.9
 Oklahoma...........   415.5   426.6   417.8   430.2   286.7   290.9   286.7   296.5
 Oregon.............   423.3   435.8   423.1   435.8   266.3   269.9   268.1   276.7
 Pennsylvania....... 1,822.6 1,830.1 1,826.2 1,829.8   726.5   745.1   722.5   740.8
 Rhode Island.......   159.8   162.5   161.3   163.2    64.5    64.6    65.0    66.9
                                                                                    
 South Carolina.....   446.6   463.6   451.7   468.2   320.0   328.9   320.2   335.2
 South Dakota.......    99.6   102.3   101.5   103.2    72.7    74.3    73.9    75.8
 Tennessee..........   712.1   732.2   719.5   736.5   397.6   404.8   394.3   410.3
 Texas.............. 2,575.7 2,652.6 2,588.0 2,663.7 1,560.9 1,601.7 1,558.7 1,627.3
 Utah...............   290.7   299.9   286.7   297.0   183.9   187.4   184.0   190.3
                                                                                    
 Vermont............    87.2    88.8    85.6    87.8    49.3    50.4    49.5    51.1
 Virginia........... 1,078.8 1,116.6 1,085.1 1,119.7   619.3   628.0   613.1   628.0
 Washington.........   729.3   756.5   735.2   763.6   479.6   486.5   481.0   496.9
 West Virginia......   216.2   222.8   217.0   223.1   142.9   141.3   143.0   156.5
 Wisconsin..........   728.7   741.1   734.3   748.5   408.8   415.9   408.6   411.6
 Wyoming............    50.4    51.4    53.0    54.3    60.8    61.1    61.8    62.6
                                                                                    
 Puerto Rico........   208.9   209.6   209.2   208.4   289.9   277.3   293.8   277.1

  1 Includes mining, not shown separately.
  2 Mining is combined with construction.
  p = preliminary.
 NOTE:   Data are counts of jobs by place of work.  Data have been adjusted to
reflect March 1999 benchmark levels (with the exception of data for New Jersey).
Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark month are provisional and will be
revised when new information becomes available.