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Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state, seasonally adjusted
Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state, not seasonally adjusted
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, seasonally adjusted
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, seasonally adjusted-Continued
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, seasonally
Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, not seasonally adjusted
Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, not seasonally
Table 5. Unemployment rates by state and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted
Table 5. Unemployment rates by state and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
Table 5. Unemployment rates by state and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
Table 5. Unemployment rates by state and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
Table 5. Unemployment rates by state and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted-Continued

 
 Technical information:                          USDL 96-38
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 Media contact:        606-5902                  For release: 10:00 A.M. EST
                                                 Thursday, February 8, 1996
 
 
          STATE AND METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT:
                                 DECEMBER 1995
 
 
      Unemployment rates were lower in December 1995 than a month earlier in
 23 states and the District of Columbia, higher in 18 states, and unchanged
 in 9 states, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor
 reported today.  The national unemployment rate was unchanged at 5.6
 percent in December. Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 42 states over
 the month.
 
 State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)
 
      California had the largest unemployment rate decrease from November to
 December (1.1 percentage points), reversing the previous month's jump.
 Washington State's rate fell 0.8 percentage point to 5.8 percent.  West
 Virginia and Ohio recorded the next largest declines (both 0.7 percentage
 point).  New Jersey had the largest increase over the month (1.2 percentage
 points), followed by North Carolina (0.9 percentage point), as both states
 registered their highest rates in nearly 2 years.  Jobless rates in
 Illinois and Alaska rose 0.7 and 0.6 percentage points, respectively.  No
 other state had an over-the-month change of more than one-half percentage
 point in either direction.
 
      Compared with a year earlier, unemployment rates were lower in 32
 states in December.  Eight states recorded over-the-year decreases of a
 percentage point or more, and eight additional states experienced declines
 of more than one-half point.  The largest over-the-year decreases  were in
 Arizona and Maine (both 1.8 points), Kansas (1.5 points), and Louisiana (1.4
 points).  In Arizona and Kansas, the December jobless rates equaled their
 16-year lows.  North Carolina experienced the largest rate increase over
 the year (1.7 percentage points), followed by New Jersey and Tennessee
 (both 1.1 points) and Illinois (1.0 point).  Ten additional states and the
 District of Columbia recorded increases.
 
 
                                  - 2 -
 
      In December, Nebraska once again had the lowest unemployment rate (2.6
 percent), followed by Utah (2.8 percent) and North Dakota and South Dakota
 (both 2.9 percent).  Thirteen other states had rates below 4.5 percent.  At
 8.6 percent, the District of Columbia recorded the highest unemployment
 rate, followed by Alaska (7.9 percent), California (7.7 percent), and West
 Virginia (7.6 percent).  Overall, 34 states had jobless rates below the
 U.S. average, while 15 states and the District of Columbia had higher
 rates.  (See table 1 and chart 1.)
 
 Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)
 
      Forty-two states recorded gains in total nonfarm employment in
 December.  The service-producing sector remained on an upward trend, with
 43 states reporting employment gains over the month.
 
      Industries contributing to employment growth in the service-producing
 sector included services and trade.  Thirty-nine states recorded over-the-
 month gains in services, and 33 states reported over-the-month increases in
 trade in December.
 
      In the goods-producing sector, 34 states had over-the-month gains in
 construction, while 26 states had employment gains in manufacturing.  In
 mining, 21 states reported small employment gains.
 
      Over the year, 44 states experienced employment growth.  Most states
 in the Mountain division continued to report strong over-the-year increases
 in nonfarm employment.  The New England and Middle Atlantic states, as well
 as parts of the South Atlantic division, had the slowest growth.  (See
 chart 2.)
 
      Nearly every state had over-the-year increases in trade and services.
 More than two-thirds of the states had over-the-year gains in construction
 and in transportation and public utilities.
 
      Texas led the nation in over-the-year job gains with 297,000, followed
 by Florida (196,000) and California (178,000).  The District of Columbia
 had the largest job losses over the year (-17,000), followed by Hawaii
 (-10,000), and Pennsylvania (-8,000).
 
 
                                  - 3 -
 
      NOTE:  Monthly payroll employment data are provided on a seasonally
 adjusted basis for all states and the District of Columbia, permitting both
 current and over-the-year comparisons of the data.  The state data are
 intended for individual state analyses only.  Because the state data are
 not designed for national aggregation, a summation could present a
 misleading picture of national trends.  (See Technical Note.)
 
 Metropolitan Area Unemployment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
 
      Of the 271 areas for which December data are available, 121 had
 unemployment rates below 4.5 percent, while 19 had rates higher than 7.5
 percent.  The lowest rates were in Madison, Wis. (1.5 percent), and Sioux
 Falls, S.D. (2.1 percent).  McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Tex., once again
 recorded the highest jobless rate (20.1 percent), followed by Laredo, Tex.
 (14.1 percent).  Pine Bluff, Ark., experienced the largest over-the-year
 decrease in its unemployment rate (2.1 percentage points), followed by
 Wichita, Kan. (1.9 points).  Twenty-five other areas registered decreases
 of 1.0 percentage point or more.  Laredo, Tex., had the largest over-the-
 year increase (5.2 percentage points), followed by another border area, El
 Paso, Tex. (2.1 points).  Twenty-seven other areas recorded increases of
 1.0 percentage point or more.  (See table 5.)
 
 ___________________________________________________________________________
 
 
       The State and Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release
  for January 1996 is scheduled to be issued on Thursday, March 7, 1996.
 
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|      Effective with the release of data for January 1996, BLS is           |
| discontinuing publication of monthly state and area estimates derived      |
| directly from the Current Population Survey (CPS).  Because of budget      |
| reductions, the CPS sample is no longer of sufficient size to provide data |
| for all of the 11 large states (contained in tables 1, 2, and 5), as well  |
| as the Los Angeles-Long Beach metropolitan area and New York City          |
| (contained in table 5).  Instead, estimates for these states and areas are |
| to be based on the method currently used for each of the other states and  |
| the District of Columbia.                                                  |
|     Also effective with January estimates, all nonfarm payroll employment  |
| estimates for states and areas will be adjusted to March 1995 benchmark    |
| levels, and 5 years of seasonally adjusted data (table 3) will be revised. |
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Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state, seasonally adjusted
 
(Numbers in thousands)
 
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                       |                                       |                            Unemployed
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                       |         Civilian labor force          |                                 |
                       |                                       |             Number              |           Percent of
         State         |                                       |                                 |           labor force
                       |                                       |                                 |
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                       |  Dec.   |  Oct.   |  Nov.   |  Dec.   | Dec.  | Oct.  | Nov.  |  Dec.   | Dec.  | Oct.  | Nov.  |  Dec.
                       |  1994   |  1995   |  1995   |  1995p/ | 1994  | 1995  | 1995  |  1995p/ | 1994  | 1995  | 1995  |  1995p/
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                       |
                       |            Indirect estimates developed through Local Area Unemployment Statistics methodology
                       |
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                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
Alabama................|  2,048.8|  2,070.2|  2,070.9|  2,074.6|  107.0|  118.6|  113.5|   115.8 |   5.2 |   5.7 |   5.5 |    5.6
Alaska.................|    307.4|    306.9|    310.5|    313.0|   24.5|   22.0|   22.7|    24.7 |   8.0 |   7.2 |   7.3 |    7.9
Arizona................|  2,023.4|  2,137.1|  2,151.3|  2,134.3|  124.9|   99.9|   99.8|    94.9 |   6.2 |   4.7 |   4.6 |    4.4
Arkansas...............|  1,227.2|  1,221.4|  1,226.1|  1,231.8|   62.1|   59.9|   57.0|    55.9 |   5.1 |   4.9 |   4.7 |    4.5
Colorado...............|  2,046.0|  2,087.6|  2,110.3|  2,125.9|   72.9|   83.6|   80.2|    82.4 |   3.6 |   4.0 |   3.8 |    3.9
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
Connecticut............|  1,716.1|  1,746.4|  1,751.0|  1,743.5|   92.8|   89.5|   89.3|    89.7 |   5.4 |   5.1 |   5.1 |    5.1
Delaware...............|    384.9|    385.3|    385.5|    383.1|   17.2|   16.6|   18.0|    17.9 |   4.5 |   4.3 |   4.7 |    4.7
District of Columbia...|    313.8|    289.4|    283.5|    285.5|   26.2|   25.7|   24.5|    24.5 |   8.3 |   8.9 |   8.7 |    8.6
Georgia................|  3,608.6|  3,698.7|  3,702.4|  3,677.6|  177.1|  180.8|  173.9|   168.9 |   4.9 |   4.9 |   4.7 |    4.6
Hawaii.................|    582.7|    584.0|    581.2|    586.2|   35.1|   33.1|   31.2|    32.3 |   6.0 |   5.7 |   5.4 |    5.5
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
Idaho..................|    600.0|    604.6|    609.6|    610.8|   37.1|   31.0|   34.5|    33.3 |   6.2 |   5.1 |   5.7 |    5.4
Indiana................|  3,149.6|  3,158.6|  3,120.5|  3,101.6|  141.6|  134.4|  139.9|   131.7 |   4.5 |   4.3 |   4.5 |    4.2
Iowa...................|  1,555.8|  1,573.7|  1,560.9|  1,549.1|   56.1|   51.2|   49.4|    50.6 |   3.6 |   3.3 |   3.2 |    3.3
Kansas.................|  1,336.9|  1,359.1|  1,359.4|  1,353.4|   69.9|   55.3|   54.2|    50.7 |   5.2 |   4.1 |   4.0 |    3.7
Kentucky...............|  1,853.5|  1,846.0|  1,851.1|  1,844.5|   91.2|   98.2|   97.8|    89.9 |   4.9 |   5.3 |   5.3 |    4.9
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
Louisiana..............|  1,959.2|  1,967.6|  1,974.8|  1,978.6|  155.4|  134.5|  132.5|   128.6 |   7.9 |   6.8 |   6.7 |    6.5
Maine..................|    609.2|    652.7|    654.2|    650.4|   42.1|   38.4|   36.2|    32.9 |   6.9 |   5.9 |   5.5 |    5.1
Maryland...............|  2,712.7|  2,725.1|  2,720.2|  2,707.5|  129.9|  132.9|  136.8|   128.8 |   4.8 |   4.9 |   5.0 |    4.8
Minnesota..............|  2,613.6|  2,582.9|  2,598.9|  2,628.2|   96.7|   86.2|   86.8|    90.0 |   3.7 |   3.3 |   3.3 |    3.4
Mississippi............|  1,269.3|  1,274.7|  1,270.9|  1,260.1|   86.1|   75.8|   69.9|    72.8 |   6.8 |   6.0 |   5.5 |    5.8
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
Missouri...............|  2,736.5|  2,795.0|  2,789.5|  2,803.1|  121.9|  111.0|   99.4|   100.7 |   4.5 |   4.0 |   3.6 |    3.6
Montana................|    442.2|    440.8|    439.7|    446.2|   22.3|   26.0|   25.9|    25.5 |   5.0 |   5.9 |   5.9 |    5.7
Nebraska...............|    879.6|    899.6|    893.7|    895.6|   26.2|   22.2|   22.4|    23.7 |   3.0 |   2.5 |   2.5 |    2.6
Nevada.................|    792.7|    826.3|    831.7|    828.4|   46.8|   39.5|   42.5|    41.4 |   5.9 |   4.8 |   5.1 |    5.0
New Hampshire..........|    630.8|    636.5|    630.2|    631.1|   26.1|   25.4|   20.4|    20.2 |   4.1 |   4.0 |   3.2 |    3.2
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
New Mexico.............|    782.0|    805.0|    810.4|    813.4|   45.9|   49.5|   50.5|    50.3 |   5.9 |   6.2 |   6.2 |    6.2
North Dakota...........|    336.6|    332.4|    334.9|    336.8|   12.4|    9.6|   10.1|     9.7 |   3.7 |   2.9 |   3.0 |    2.9
Oklahoma...............|  1,545.9|  1,552.7|  1,559.8|  1,552.5|   86.1|   77.1|   74.0|    68.7 |   5.6 |   5.0 |   4.7 |    4.4
Oregon.................|  1,642.1|  1,663.4|  1,666.6|  1,671.6|   81.3|   77.5|   81.7|    82.4 |   4.9 |   4.7 |   4.9 |    4.9
Rhode Island...........|    499.1|    488.8|    487.2|    487.5|   32.8|   33.6|   29.2|    31.3 |   6.6 |   6.9 |   6.0 |    6.4
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
South Carolina.........|  1,832.7|  1,872.2|  1,869.2|  1,866.0|  100.2|   95.8|  100.4|   100.0 |   5.5 |   5.1 |   5.4 |    5.4
South Dakota...........|    378.2|    381.1|    380.1|    381.8|   11.7|   11.0|   10.7|    10.9 |   3.1 |   2.9 |   2.8 |    2.9
Tennessee..............|  2,706.7|  2,708.6|  2,704.6|  2,712.3|  108.5|  141.4|  136.4|   137.5 |   4.0 |   5.2 |   5.0 |    5.1
Utah...................|    993.5|    991.8|    993.1|    994.5|   37.1|   32.5|   28.2|    27.8 |   3.7 |   3.3 |   2.8 |    2.8
Vermont................|    319.6|    322.0|    325.6|    325.5|   14.0|   13.0|   14.0|    13.4 |   4.4 |   4.0 |   4.3 |    4.1
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Virginia...............|  3,456.4|  3,519.3|  3,523.0|  3,515.0|  164.4|  165.6|  156.4|   151.3 |   4.8 |   4.7 |   4.4 |    4.3
Washington.............|  2,718.7|  2,807.1|  2,816.6|  2,792.4|  162.4|  178.2|  187.1|   161.6 |   6.0 |   6.3 |   6.6 |    5.8
West Virginia..........|    789.8|    797.2|    799.2|    795.6|   65.6|   64.0|   66.7|    60.5 |   8.3 |   8.0 |   8.3 |    7.6
Wisconsin..............|  2,799.9|  2,842.5|  2,834.8|  2,842.8|  131.3|  108.9|  110.2|   106.5 |   4.7 |   3.8 |   3.9 |    3.7
Wyoming................|    252.1|    254.9|    255.8|    255.2|   12.5|   11.9|   11.5|    10.3 |   5.0 |   4.7 |   4.5 |    4.0
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                       |                     Estimates derived directly from the Current Population Survey 1/
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California.............| 15,431.6| 15,735.7| 15,554.7| 15,530.6|1,185.1|1,232.3|1,363.5| 1,196.7 |   7.7 |   7.8 |   8.8 |    7.7
Florida................|  6,935.4|  6,835.1|  6,861.6|  6,990.5|  443.4|  456.6|  433.7|   436.4 |   6.4 |   6.7 |   6.3 |    6.2
Illinois...............|  5,969.0|  6,140.9|  6,132.2|  6,073.2|  281.1|  297.2|  306.9|   343.5 |   4.7 |   4.8 |   5.0 |    5.7
Massachusetts..........|  3,193.6|  3,155.3|  3,160.8|  3,146.4|  179.5|  167.1|  162.4|   164.1 |   5.6 |   5.3 |   5.1 |    5.2
Michigan...............|  4,719.6|  4,693.7|  4,703.3|  4,673.1|  215.8|  207.4|  233.9|   248.8 |   4.6 |   4.4 |   5.0 |    5.3
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New Jersey.............|  3,999.2|  4,079.0|  4,052.2|  4,026.4|  249.1|  238.3|  247.0|   294.5 |   6.2 |   5.8 |   6.1 |    7.3
New York...............|  8,565.3|  8,519.9|  8,462.5|  8,441.4|  485.4|  533.6|  511.9|   538.6 |   5.7 |   6.3 |   6.0 |    6.4
North Carolina.........|  3,680.9|  3,604.7|  3,604.7|  3,677.8|  125.2|  139.1|  149.6|   186.8 |   3.4 |   3.9 |   4.2 |    5.1
Ohio...................|  5,572.2|  5,619.4|  5,619.4|  5,637.3|  250.4|  263.6|  323.9|   289.6 |   4.5 |   4.7 |   5.8 |    5.1
Pennsylvania...........|  5,792.0|  5,805.2|  5,802.9|  5,810.2|  347.4|  296.8|  364.9|   368.1 |   6.0 |   5.1 |   6.3 |    6.3
Texas..................|  9,437.3|  9,629.7|  9,631.4|  9,683.6|  568.7|  599.1|  578.0|   615.5 |   6.0 |   6.2 |   6.0 |    6.4
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Puerto Rico............|  1,207.3|  1,282.0|  1,268.1|  1,286.3|  167.2|  188.7|  167.7|   175.9 |  13.9 |  14.7 |  13.2 |   13.7
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      1/  Published earlier in the Employment Situation               are provisional and will be revised when new
   news release, except for Puerto Rico.                              benchmark and population information becomes available.
      p/  = preliminary.
      NOTE:  Data refer to place of residence. Data for
   Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey
   similar to the Current Population Survey. All estimates
 
 
 
 
 
 
Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state, not seasonally adjusted
 
(Numbers in thousands)
 
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                       |         Civilian labor force          |                                 |
                       |                                       |             Number              |           Percent of
                       |                                       |                                 |           labor force
         State         |                                       |                                 |
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                       |     November      |     December      |   November    |    December     |   November    |    December
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                       |  1994   |  1995   |  1994   | 1995p/  | 1994  | 1995  | 1994  | 1995p/  | 1994  | 1995  | 1994  | 1995p/
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                       |            Indirect estimates developed through Local Area Unemployment Statistics methodology
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Alabama................|  2,071.6|  2,086.2|  2,052.8|  2,079.2|  108.5|  109.2|   98.3|   106.4 |   5.2 |   5.2 |   4.8 |    5.1
Alaska.................|    302.4|    307.1|    300.4|    305.5|   23.2|   22.7|   24.5|    25.0 |   7.7 |   7.4 |   8.2 |    8.2
Arizona................|  2,024.5|  2,156.5|  2,022.3|  2,131.7|  120.8|   94.8|  118.4|    88.2 |   6.0 |   4.4 |   5.9 |    4.1
Arkansas...............|  1,223.1|  1,225.2|  1,214.7|  1,221.3|   57.3|   52.2|   62.5|    56.5 |   4.7 |   4.3 |   5.1 |    4.6
Colorado...............|  2,056.9|  2,122.4|  2,042.7|  2,121.1|   73.6|   76.3|   66.1|    74.3 |   3.6 |   3.6 |   3.2 |    3.5
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Connecticut............|  1,705.2|  1,734.8|  1,694.6|  1,720.0|   84.3|   79.8|   84.3|    81.1 |   4.9 |   4.6 |   5.0 |    4.7
Delaware...............|    386.2|    386.4|    385.1|    383.0|   15.8|   16.4|   15.2|    16.0 |   4.1 |   4.2 |   4.0 |    4.2
District of Columbia...|    314.5|    281.7|    309.8|    282.5|   26.5|   25.1|   25.2|    23.6 |   8.4 |   8.9 |   8.1 |    8.3
Georgia................|  3,616.8|  3,713.1|  3,640.4|  3,709.1|  169.9|  166.9|  168.1|   161.8 |   4.7 |   4.5 |   4.6 |    4.4
Hawaii.................|    586.4|    583.9|    581.1|    584.2|   35.7|   31.1|   30.4|    28.0 |   6.1 |   5.3 |   5.2 |    4.8
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Idaho..................|    597.4|    608.7|    594.9|    605.4|   32.9|   32.3|   37.6|    34.4 |   5.5 |   5.3 |   6.3 |    5.7
Indiana................|  3,122.0|  3,118.8|  3,129.5|  3,088.9|  136.3|  131.0|  141.3|   130.8 |   4.4 |   4.2 |   4.5 |    4.2
Iowa...................|  1,577.9|  1,574.5|  1,552.6|  1,544.8|   53.9|   47.7|   56.5|    51.5 |   3.4 |   3.0 |   3.6 |    3.3
Kansas.................|  1,342.5|  1,360.4|  1,328.9|  1,345.1|   68.6|   53.9|   64.9|    46.2 |   5.1 |   4.0 |   4.9 |    3.4
Kentucky...............|  1,852.1|  1,856.7|  1,848.0|  1,839.9|   88.1|   93.5|   84.5|    83.0 |   4.8 |   5.0 |   4.6 |    4.5
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
Louisiana..............|  1,964.3|  1,972.1|  1,922.2|  1,940.5|  149.0|  123.7|  146.0|   119.5 |   7.6 |   6.3 |   7.6 |    6.2
Maine..................|    602.1|    646.1|    601.1|    640.8|   43.5|   37.9|   40.8|    32.6 |   7.2 |   5.9 |   6.8 |    5.1
Maryland...............|  2,713.7|  2,726.1|  2,696.1|  2,695.1|  129.4|  136.1|  122.7|   121.2 |   4.8 |   5.0 |   4.6 |    4.5
Minnesota..............|  2,603.5|  2,599.8|  2,585.6|  2,602.4|   83.7|   74.4|   89.1|    82.5 |   3.2 |   2.9 |   3.4 |    3.2
Mississippi............|  1,266.4|  1,272.3|  1,267.8|  1,259.1|   79.6|   62.4|   74.0|    61.6 |   6.3 |   4.9 |   5.8 |    4.9
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
Missouri...............|  2,724.5|  2,782.9|  2,736.5|  2,799.6|  111.4|   89.2|  119.1|    96.8 |   4.1 |   3.2 |   4.4 |    3.5
Montana................|    439.8|    437.5|    436.2|    440.4|   21.7|   25.7|   24.1|    27.1 |   4.9 |   5.9 |   5.5 |    6.2
Nebraska...............|    880.4|    893.6|    869.8|    885.6|   21.6|   19.4|   24.6|    22.5 |   2.5 |   2.2 |   2.8 |    2.5
Nevada.................|    790.7|    832.7|    790.7|    827.1|   44.6|   39.6|   44.8|    39.5 |   5.6 |   4.8 |   5.7 |    4.8
New Hampshire..........|    637.6|    634.0|    628.8|    629.2|   26.0|   20.2|   26.0|    19.8 |   4.1 |   3.2 |   4.1 |    3.1
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
New Mexico.............|    783.0|    812.5|    777.3|    807.0|   41.6|   46.2|   41.8|    46.1 |   5.3 |   5.7 |   5.4 |    5.7
North Dakota...........|    329.4|    329.0|    328.7|    329.5|   10.6|    9.5|   12.7|    10.0 |   3.2 |   2.9 |   3.9 |    3.0
Oklahoma...............|  1,553.3|  1,565.5|  1,539.3|  1,545.2|   82.8|   69.3|   83.8|    67.4 |   5.3 |   4.4 |   5.4 |    4.4
Oregon.................|  1,651.7|  1,665.6|  1,628.5|  1,655.8|   77.0|   75.1|   76.9|    77.4 |   4.7 |   4.5 |   4.7 |    4.7
Rhode Island...........|    503.8|    489.8|    501.1|    489.7|   32.3|   27.6|   30.9|    29.4 |   6.4 |   5.6 |   6.2 |    6.0
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
South Carolina.........|  1,824.6|  1,857.5|  1,806.8|  1,839.8|   94.3|   90.4|   92.6|    92.2 |   5.2 |   4.9 |   5.1 |    5.0
South Dakota...........|    376.4|    378.6|    370.9|    374.6|   10.9|    9.8|   11.2|    10.4 |   2.9 |   2.6 |   3.0 |    2.8
Tennessee..............|  2,756.8|  2,743.2|  2,692.2|  2,702.9|  113.4|  133.1|   90.6|   116.5 |   4.1 |   4.9 |   3.4 |    4.3
Utah...................|    998.0|  1,002.5|    993.3|    996.8|   39.2|   29.9|   33.4|    25.3 |   3.9 |   3.0 |   3.4 |    2.5
Vermont................|    320.1|    325.0|    318.2|    323.4|   13.8|   13.6|   12.9|    12.4 |   4.3 |   4.2 |   4.1 |    3.8
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Virginia...............|  3,430.8|  3,502.6|  3,424.0|  3,484.0|  156.3|  149.5|  155.6|   143.9 |   4.6 |   4.3 |   4.5 |    4.1
Washington.............|  2,709.3|  2,805.2|  2,729.1|  2,796.1|  165.1|  186.6|  171.3|   169.5 |   6.1 |   6.7 |   6.3 |    6.1
West Virginia..........|    791.5|    796.3|    790.0|    796.3|   59.7|   61.8|   66.2|    62.0 |   7.5 |   7.8 |   8.4 |    7.8
Wisconsin..............|  2,795.5|  2,825.9|  2,779.5|  2,821.4|  113.7|   95.8|  113.8|    90.6 |   4.1 |   3.4 |   4.1 |    3.2
Wyoming................|    250.5|    254.6|    250.1|    253.3|   11.7|   10.8|   13.1|    11.0 |   4.7 |   4.3 |   5.2 |    4.3
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                       |                     Estimates derived directly from the Current Population Survey 1/
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California.............| 15,453.2| 15,526.8| 15,337.7| 15,448.5|1,162.2|1,303.8|1,078.3| 1,080.2 |   7.5 |   8.4 |   7.0 |    7.0
Florida................|  6,949.1|  6,882.4|  6,896.2|  6,984.1|  430.2|  406.4|  372.3|   385.3 |   6.2 |   5.9 |   5.4 |    5.5
Illinois...............|  5,989.1|  6,111.7|  5,966.7|  6,051.7|  268.8|  258.9|  252.6|   309.5 |   4.5 |   4.2 |   4.2 |    5.1
Massachusetts..........|  3,172.5|  3,151.4|  3,194.0|  3,146.5|  165.4|  151.9|  167.7|   151.7 |   5.2 |   4.8 |   5.2 |    4.8
Michigan...............|  4,738.6|  4,699.7|  4,709.0|  4,662.9|  198.6|  198.8|  193.7|   218.0 |   4.2 |   4.2 |   4.1 |    4.7
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
New Jersey.............|  4,000.0|  4,047.2|  4,017.1|  4,032.9|  247.4|  231.7|  231.6|   275.9 |   6.2 |   5.7 |   5.8 |    6.8
New York...............|  8,488.7|  8,421.1|  8,511.4|  8,382.0|  501.5|  469.9|  452.1|   497.3 |   5.9 |   5.6 |   5.3 |    5.9
North Carolina.........|  3,678.0|  3,636.3|  3,671.9|  3,672.8|  143.1|  139.8|  108.0|   166.2 |   3.9 |   3.8 |   2.9 |    4.5
Ohio...................|  5,559.3|  5,614.4|  5,543.1|  5,619.3|  233.0|  295.1|  234.7|   275.3 |   4.2 |   5.3 |   4.2 |    4.9
Pennsylvania...........|  5,731.2|  5,806.7|  5,780.2|  5,786.6|  322.4|  340.3|  307.6|   327.9 |   5.6 |   5.9 |   5.3 |    5.7
Texas..................|  9,494.3|  9,654.3|  9,417.9|  9,654.8|  530.8|  573.0|  542.2|   590.6 |   5.6 |   5.9 |   5.8 |    6.1
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Puerto Rico............|  1,212.7|  1,273.4|  1,203.7|  1,278.8|  165.7|  162.9|  151.3|   160.2 |  13.7 |  12.8 |  12.6 |   12.5
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      1/  Published earlier in the Employment Situation               are provisional and will be revised when new
   news release, except for Puerto Rico.                              benchmark and population information becomes available.
      p/  = preliminary.
      NOTE:  Data refer to place of residence. Data for
   Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey
   similar to the Current Population Survey. All estimates
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ESTABLISHMENT DATA
 
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, seasonally adjusted
 
 (In thousands)
 
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                               |         Total nonfarm1/          |         Construction          |         Manufacturing
                               |                                  |                               |
                                __________________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________
             State             |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                               |  Dec.  |  Oct.  |  Nov.  | Dec.  | Dec.  | Oct.  | Nov.  | Dec.  | Dec.  | Oct.  | Nov.  | Dec.
                               |  1994  |  1995  |  1995  |1995p/ | 1994  | 1995  | 1995  |1995p/ | 1994  | 1995  | 1995  |1995p/
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
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                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Alabama.......................| 1,769.9| 1,778.6| 1,782.3|1,780.1|   83.6|   88.1|   88.1|   88.7|  390.0|  379.9|  381.1|  379.4
 Alaska........................|   260.8|   263.0|   263.3|  262.7|   13.1|   13.1|   13.4|   13.4|   15.4|   16.7|   16.6|   15.4
 Arizona.......................| 1,731.1| 1,771.2| 1,782.6|1,791.1|  115.8|  114.5|  116.0|  118.6|  196.3|  201.7|  202.4|  203.9
 Arkansas......................| 1,058.6| 1,078.0| 1,080.8|1,084.9|   44.9|   45.3|   45.7|   46.3|  261.0|  259.7|  260.6|  260.9
 California....................|12,195.2|12,330.0|12,354.4|12373.4|  476.5|  500.3|  505.4|  504.4|1,770.5|1,774.1|1,772.1|1,776.1
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Colorado......................| 1,780.1| 1,816.8| 1,825.3|1,838.5|  100.5|   98.3|  100.3|  103.7|  194.8|  195.1|  195.0|  194.4
 Connecticut...................| 1,551.0| 1,552.5| 1,549.7|1,550.3|   50.4|   50.1|   50.2|   50.5|  282.7|  279.1|  278.2|  277.7
 Delaware......................|   359.1|   366.9|   366.5|  367.6|   17.9|   18.7|   18.6|   18.5|   63.2|   60.6|   60.0|   59.7
 District of Columbia..........|   653.5|   639.6|   637.1|  637.0|    9.7|   10.4|   10.4|   10.1|   13.1|   13.1|   13.1|   13.3
 Florida.......................| 5,900.6| 6,055.6| 6,075.0|6,096.2|  304.9|  304.1|  308.1|  309.4|  485.2|  485.6|  486.2|  487.0
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Georgia.......................| 3,346.9| 3,431.7| 3,447.2|3,461.4|  148.2|  161.2|  163.7|  163.6|  586.4|  581.0|  582.1|  583.0
 Hawaii2/......................|   538.6|   529.2|   529.4|  528.3|   28.7|   27.5|   27.5|   27.3|   17.3|   16.8|   16.8|   16.8
 Idaho.........................|   474.2|   478.7|   480.3|  481.1|   30.0|   29.3|   29.6|   29.8|   74.3|   74.5|   74.0|   74.6
 Illinois......................| 5,522.5| 5,557.0| 5,561.9|5,566.9|  216.3|  217.7|  218.0|  220.1|  953.8|  960.2|  960.0|  961.1
 Indiana.......................| 2,757.7| 2,788.8| 2,795.8|2,795.9|  132.8|  130.6|  130.0|  130.3|  675.7|  676.9|  677.6|  677.0
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Iowa..........................| 1,338.3| 1,359.7| 1,364.4|1,370.8|   54.4|   55.2|   55.7|   58.9|  248.9|  249.3|  250.1|  250.7
 Kansas........................| 1,184.3| 1,211.7| 1,206.6|1,213.0|   50.2|   54.9|   55.3|   55.5|  191.8|  193.9|  186.9|  193.8
 Kentucky......................| 1,624.3| 1,653.7| 1,653.9|1,656.6|   76.9|   76.0|   75.3|   77.6|  309.5|  309.8|  309.2|  310.0
 Louisiana.....................| 1,779.1| 1,807.6| 1,810.8|1,813.4|  108.5|  113.3|  114.1|  114.9|  191.5|  191.2|  191.6|  191.0
 Maine.........................|   537.3|   543.9|   543.9|  545.1|   22.0|   22.6|   22.8|   22.8|   92.8|   91.4|   91.7|   91.2
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Maryland......................| 2,162.9| 2,160.3| 2,158.4|2,160.2|  128.8|  127.2|  127.4|  128.5|  178.6|  174.8|  175.3|  174.9
 Massachusetts.................| 2,943.2| 2,972.8| 2,971.0|2,972.0|   90.3|   91.1|   91.0|   91.1|  447.8|  449.3|  448.8|  449.7
 Michigan......................| 4,200.8| 4,270.4| 4,259.3|4,285.1|  150.8|  160.3|  158.7|  162.2|  964.9|  968.5|  951.5|  966.3
 Minnesota.....................| 2,339.6| 2,380.6| 2,389.4|2,391.7|   80.7|   82.1|   82.4|   83.2|  420.6|  425.8|  427.4|  427.0
 Mississippi...................| 1,061.2| 1,053.7| 1,048.9|1,058.7|   45.5|   50.2|   49.1|   50.5|  261.2|  249.2|  246.1|  246.9
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Missouri......................| 2,517.7| 2,551.0| 2,555.0|2,554.7|  112.7|  114.1|  115.5|  114.3|  421.8|  422.0|  420.4|  420.7
 Montana.......................|   345.8|   356.6|   355.2|  355.6|   15.2|   17.2|   16.7|   16.8|   23.6|   23.7|   23.8|   23.7
 Nebraska......................|   806.5|   810.4|   810.0|  811.8|   33.2|   32.4|   32.3|   32.8|  111.8|  110.7|  110.8|  110.9
 Nevada........................|   759.6|   797.6|   803.4|  804.8|   57.4|   65.4|   66.6|   67.4|   35.2|   36.5|   36.7|   37.1
 New Hampshire.................|   529.2|   530.7|   533.6|  535.8|   19.9|   20.3|   21.2|   21.3|  101.3|   99.3|   99.8|  100.4
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 New Jersey....................| 3,582.9| 3,620.2| 3,621.8|3,619.8|  125.1|  129.1|  129.4|  127.7|  507.3|  491.8|  489.9|  489.2
 New Mexico....................|   676.1|   700.7|   706.9|  710.4|   44.3|   47.8|   48.5|   49.6|   46.0|   47.8|   48.2|   48.4
 New York......................| 7,817.2| 7,877.8| 7,881.1|7,889.4|  256.8|  256.9|  255.9|  254.8|  944.3|  945.8|  944.2|  943.1
 North Carolina................| 3,413.9| 3,443.0| 3,450.6|3,458.5|  171.6|  175.9|  175.7|  176.0|  864.4|  852.2|  851.4|  850.2
 North Dakota..................|   299.9|   304.5|   305.4|  305.3|   13.2|   14.3|   14.2|   13.9|   21.9|   21.4|   21.8|   21.6
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 Ohio..........................| 5,132.0| 5,179.6| 5,184.4|5,193.6|  211.2|  211.7|  212.5|  213.9|1,086.5|1,087.9|1,085.7|1,084.6
 Oklahoma......................| 1,305.3| 1,323.7| 1,331.2|1,335.7|   49.4|   49.9|   51.0|   50.9|  172.2|  173.4|  173.4|  173.7
 Oregon........................| 1,395.7| 1,438.5| 1,442.2|1,449.6|   65.9|   71.6|   72.5|   71.6|  224.5|  226.5|  228.0|  228.1
 Pennsylvania..................| 5,231.9| 5,223.5| 5,219.7|5,224.0|  206.9|  201.5|  200.4|  200.4|  948.1|  936.6|  934.5|  933.1
 Rhode Island..................|   436.0|   434.4|   434.0|  435.5|   13.7|   12.8|   12.5|   12.8|   86.7|   85.5|   84.9|   84.8
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 South Carolina................| 1,618.6| 1,632.8| 1,639.9|1,635.5|   84.9|   82.7|   83.3|   83.1|  375.1|  368.4|  366.6|  365.7
 South Dakota..................|   339.3|   347.1|   348.4|  349.7|   14.4|   14.7|   14.7|   14.7|   45.6|   46.1|   46.5|   46.1
 Tennessee.....................| 2,458.6| 2,507.7| 2,510.8|2,518.1|  103.2|  107.6|  108.0|  108.7|  541.3|  528.1|  526.7|  524.6
 Texas.........................| 7,883.3| 8,122.6| 8,152.1|8,180.2|  396.5|  419.3|  420.2|  423.6|1,017.2|1,029.7|1,032.9|1,036.8
 Utah..........................|   883.6|   921.1|   926.0|  930.3|   50.3|   56.4|   56.4|   57.1|  119.7|  126.9|  127.9|  127.0
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 Vermont.......................|   266.5|   269.6|   268.7|  270.5|   11.8|   11.5|   11.5|   11.6|   44.2|   45.1|   44.9|   45.2
 Virginia......................| 3,053.9| 3,087.7| 3,091.7|3,099.1|  168.1|  174.2|  176.0|  177.5|  406.1|  399.6|  398.2|  399.7
 Washington....................| 2,350.6| 2,352.8| 2,355.1|2,357.2|  125.8|  126.9|  126.6|  127.1|  340.2|  311.5|  311.2|  311.5
 West Virginia.................|   685.7|   693.0|   692.7|  692.4|   36.3|   34.6|   34.9|   34.7|   82.9|   83.9|   82.8|   82.8
 Wisconsin.....................| 2,520.3| 2,548.1| 2,551.0|2,558.8|  100.7|  105.6|  104.7|  104.8|  593.2|  594.1|  595.3|  596.6
 Wyoming.......................|   218.7|   218.9|   220.1|  221.0|   14.2|   13.5|   14.2|   14.6|   10.2|    9.9|    9.9|    9.9
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 See footnotes at end of table.
 
 
   ESTABLISHMENT DATA
 
   Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, seasonally adjusted-Continued
 
   (In thousands)
 
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                                 |                               |                               |
                                 |   Transportation and public   |             Trade             | Finance, insurance, and real
                                 |           utilities           |                               |            estate
               State             |                               |                               |
                                  _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________
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                                 | Dec.  | Oct.  | Nov.  | Dec.  | Dec.  | Oct.  | Nov.  | Dec.  | Dec.  | Oct.  | Nov.  | Dec.
                                 | 1994  | 1995  | 1995  |1995p/ | 1994  | 1995  | 1995  |1995p/ | 1994  | 1995  | 1995  |1995p/
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                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Alabama.......................|   86.7|   86.5|   86.3|   86.2|  400.9|  407.0|  408.3|  407.1|   77.5|   76.8|   76.7|   77.1
   Alaska........................|   23.6|   23.1|   23.0|   22.6|   54.2|   55.0|   55.1|   55.3|   11.9|   12.0|   11.8|   11.9
   Arizona.......................|   87.0|   89.2|   89.2|   88.8|  425.3|  433.5|  433.4|  433.8|  112.6|  111.6|  111.4|  111.7
   Arkansas......................|   61.5|   62.7|   62.5|   63.4|  239.3|  246.4|  247.4|  248.4|   42.3|   43.3|   43.4|   43.5
   California....................|  610.9|  620.7|  619.2|  615.0|2,831.9|2,857.7|2,864.9|2,876.4|  776.5|  766.4|  766.1|  767.7
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   Colorado......................|  106.8|  111.1|  111.5|  112.0|  436.7|  453.6|  458.5|  461.0|  111.0|  111.8|  112.6|  112.8
   Connecticut...................|   70.6|   70.9|   69.7|   69.9|  335.3|  337.6|  337.3|  336.4|  135.2|  133.4|  133.3|  133.2
   Delaware......................|   15.8|   15.7|   15.8|   15.7|   78.7|   83.0|   82.2|   82.5|   40.2|   41.7|   42.2|   42.6
   District of Columbia..........|   21.0|   20.2|   20.3|   20.3|   53.1|   53.1|   52.6|   52.5|   31.1|   30.9|   30.8|   30.6
   Florida.......................|  299.0|  302.6|  303.4|  304.3|1,536.8|1,573.9|1,579.3|1,585.0|  379.2|  385.3|  385.5|  385.7
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Georgia.......................|  209.8|  208.7|  209.2|  210.6|  834.2|  872.5|  878.5|  881.0|  175.1|  175.4|  175.1|  174.8
   Hawaii2/......................|   41.5|   41.0|   40.9|   41.1|  135.6|  134.4|  134.6|  133.6|   38.2|   37.3|   37.3|   37.5
   Idaho.........................|   22.5|   22.6|   22.5|   22.7|  119.5|  122.3|  123.4|  121.9|   24.5|   24.2|   24.2|   24.2
   Illinois......................|  319.1|  322.6|  324.0|  323.3|1,298.3|1,306.9|1,309.2|1,309.8|  395.3|  395.8|  394.9|  394.8
   Indiana.......................|  137.3|  137.6|  137.4|  136.3|  664.4|  676.5|  681.0|  685.4|  129.1|  132.9|  134.0|  134.0
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Iowa..........................|   59.7|   60.9|   61.1|   61.0|  335.6|  339.5|  341.1|  342.2|   77.7|   79.1|   79.3|   79.5
   Kansas........................|   69.3|   71.2|   71.4|   71.3|  286.4|  290.9|  291.2|  290.3|   58.6|   59.0|   58.8|   59.0
   Kentucky......................|   90.6|   91.7|   92.2|   92.2|  386.9|  403.5|  404.4|  403.0|   64.7|   64.8|   64.6|   64.7
   Louisiana.....................|  114.0|  112.3|  112.7|  113.0|  415.1|  417.2|  419.3|  422.9|   80.8|   80.7|   81.0|   80.7
   Maine.........................|   22.9|   23.3|   23.0|   23.0|  136.2|  139.4|  138.3|  138.2|   26.9|   26.0|   26.1|   26.2
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Maryland......................|  103.1|  103.2|  102.5|  102.3|  521.8|  522.2|  520.8|  521.5|  132.7|  129.7|  129.1|  129.4
   Massachusetts.................|  127.1|  127.0|  127.3|  126.8|  674.3|  677.8|  677.0|  674.2|  209.6|  212.2|  211.3|  211.1
   Michigan......................|  164.6|  164.7|  165.5|  166.0|  979.7|1,013.7|1,015.9|1,016.7|  195.2|  196.5|  197.1|  196.6
   Minnesota.....................|  115.9|  116.2|  116.6|  116.9|  566.9|  579.6|  582.1|  583.2|  139.4|  141.4|  141.2|  141.0
   Mississippi...................|   47.9|   46.9|   46.9|   46.9|  220.4|  219.3|  218.8|  221.9|   39.3|   39.2|   38.8|   39.0
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Missouri......................|  157.4|  159.5|  159.8|  160.2|  604.3|  620.0|  620.6|  619.7|  147.7|  149.2|  149.7|  149.9
   Montana.......................|   21.1|   21.1|   21.0|   21.0|   95.0|   96.4|   96.5|   97.1|   15.8|   16.0|   15.9|   15.9
   Nebraska......................|   49.5|   49.9|   49.4|   49.1|  202.3|  203.8|  204.2|  203.6|   52.0|   52.7|   52.6|   52.9
   Nevada........................|   38.9|   40.6|   41.0|   40.9|  148.9|  157.1|  159.1|  160.0|   34.8|   36.8|   37.2|   37.5
   New Hampshire.................|   18.8|   19.2|   19.3|   19.4|  135.5|  136.1|  136.5|  135.6|   29.2|   29.5|   29.3|   29.3
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   New Jersey....................|  244.7|  247.2|  246.2|  245.9|  850.2|  864.2|  868.0|  866.8|  231.1|  231.5|  231.7|  232.3
   New Mexico....................|   30.6|   30.7|   31.4|   31.5|  160.5|  167.7|  168.3|  169.0|   30.7|   32.0|   32.1|   32.0
   New York......................|  397.3|  399.7|  399.9|  400.4|1,585.1|1,611.6|1,615.7|1,616.9|  737.3|  730.6|  728.6|  730.1
   North Carolina................|  160.6|  159.6|  159.1|  160.7|  778.5|  787.6|  794.1|  794.7|  144.4|  148.5|  150.1|  150.7
   North Dakota..................|   19.2|   19.2|   19.4|   19.5|   77.8|   79.8|   80.1|   80.0|   13.9|   14.2|   14.1|   14.1
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   Ohio..........................|  225.3|  228.4|  229.1|  229.0|1,232.2|1,249.5|1,250.5|1,250.9|  271.3|  272.5|  275.9|  276.3
   Oklahoma......................|   74.1|   74.6|   75.1|   75.7|  308.1|  313.3|  315.5|  317.3|   64.5|   64.0|   64.3|   64.8
   Oregon........................|   70.3|   70.9|   71.7|   71.7|  350.0|  357.9|  360.9|  360.9|   89.1|   91.1|   91.2|   91.9
   Pennsylvania..................|  273.0|  271.0|  270.0|  269.5|1,177.9|1,176.6|1,180.1|1,180.1|  311.7|  316.4|  316.7|  317.3
   Rhode Island..................|   14.6|   14.5|   14.4|   14.6|   97.3|   96.7|   97.4|   96.6|   25.2|   24.8|   24.9|   24.9
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   South Carolina................|   70.4|   71.6|   71.2|   71.8|  372.3|  379.7|  380.3|  381.1|   69.0|   69.6|   69.9|   69.9
   South Dakota..................|   15.9|   15.9|   15.9|   16.0|   86.6|   89.1|   89.4|   89.8|   18.4|   20.0|   20.1|   20.1
   Tennessee.....................|  135.9|  136.5|  136.1|  136.4|  579.0|  598.5|  601.2|  605.3|  109.2|  111.4|  111.8|  111.8
   Texas.........................|  471.9|  480.6|  483.2|  487.6|1,914.2|1,974.7|1,983.4|1,990.6|  447.6|  447.3|  446.3|  446.7
   Utah..........................|   50.8|   52.5|   52.8|   53.0|  212.4|  221.3|  222.9|  224.0|   47.5|   47.8|   48.4|   49.0
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Vermont.......................|   11.4|   11.9|   11.8|   11.8|   63.3|   64.3|   63.7|   64.0|   12.2|   12.3|   12.3|   12.5
   Virginia......................|  155.4|  161.2|  161.0|  160.2|  692.0|  700.2|  700.2|  701.2|  166.4|  169.6|  170.3|  170.1
   Washington....................|  119.3|  120.9|  121.6|  121.0|  578.9|  593.8|  593.3|  593.2|  123.2|  123.0|  123.0|  122.9
   West Virginia.................|   40.5|   40.5|   40.3|   40.1|  158.8|  160.8|  161.6|  161.9|   25.9|   26.5|   26.5|   26.5
   Wisconsin.....................|  117.3|  117.7|  117.5|  118.0|  581.7|  585.7|  588.8|  589.4|  135.6|  136.9|  136.8|  137.2
   Wyoming.......................|   14.2|   13.8|   13.9|   13.9|   51.1|   51.3|   52.0|   52.1|    7.9|    7.9|    8.0|    7.9
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   See footnotes at end of table.
 
 
                   ESTABLISHMENT DATA
 
        Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, seasonally
                   adjusted-Continued
 
                   (In thousands)
 
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                                                 |                               |
                                                 |           Services            |          Government
                                                 |                               |
                                                  _______________________________ _______________________________
                               State             |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                                 | Dec.  | Oct.  | Nov.  | Dec.  | Dec.  | Oct.  | Nov.  | Dec.
                                                 | 1994  | 1995  | 1995  |1995p/ | 1994  | 1995  | 1995  |1995p/
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                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Alabama.......................|  377.3|  384.9|  386.0|  385.9|  343.6|  344.8|  345.1|  345.1
                   Alaska........................|   59.4|   60.6|   61.0|   60.9|   73.1|   72.7|   72.6|   73.2
                   Arizona.......................|  493.8|  506.9|  513.7|  514.2|  287.8|  300.9|  303.5|  307.1
                   Arkansas......................|  232.5|  242.7|  243.1|  244.4|  173.6|  174.7|  174.9|  174.8
                   California....................|3,594.0|3,679.7|3,695.6|3,705.3|2,103.5|2,101.5|2,102.2|2,099.7
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Colorado......................|  513.0|  528.5|  528.9|  533.8|  301.8|  303.5|  303.8|  306.2
                   Connecticut...................|  456.4|  462.0|  462.5|  461.8|  219.6|  218.7|  217.8|  220.0
                   Delaware......................|   92.3|   96.3|   96.6|   97.3|   50.9|   50.8|   51.0|   51.2
                   District of Columbia..........|  261.5|  261.4|  259.9|  260.6|  263.9|  250.4|  249.9|  249.5
                   Florida.......................|1,975.0|2,073.4|2,078.5|2,086.6|  913.3|  923.3|  926.7|  930.8
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                   Georgia.......................|  814.2|  843.8|  849.3|  857.1|  571.3|  581.5|  581.7|  583.8
                   Hawaii2/......................|  165.0|  164.1|  163.7|  163.9|  112.3|  108.1|  108.6|  108.1
                   Idaho.........................|  105.7|  108.3|  108.8|  109.1|   94.9|   94.7|   95.0|   95.9
                   Illinois......................|1,539.6|1,548.6|1,552.0|1,555.6|  785.8|  791.3|  790.0|  788.0
                   Indiana.......................|  621.7|  632.6|  635.0|  631.4|  390.0|  395.2|  394.4|  395.0
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                   Iowa..........................|  331.7|  345.7|  347.1|  347.5|  228.0|  227.7|  227.8|  228.8
                   Kansas........................|  282.9|  290.3|  291.5|  291.4|  236.8|  243.0|  243.0|  243.3
                   Kentucky......................|  381.9|  392.7|  393.4|  393.0|  285.4|  288.7|  288.2|  289.3
                   Louisiana.....................|  463.2|  478.7|  477.9|  476.3|  356.7|  364.1|  364.3|  364.5
                   Maine.........................|  143.6|  150.4|  151.1|  152.5|   92.8|   90.6|   90.7|   91.0
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                   Maryland......................|  673.6|  684.6|  684.5|  684.3|  423.2|  417.5|  417.7|  418.3
                   Massachusetts.................|  996.0|1,013.7|1,015.3|1,018.8|  396.6|  400.2|  398.8|  398.7
                   Michigan......................|1,095.1|1,122.1|1,124.3|1,130.2|  641.7|  636.7|  638.4|  639.3
                   Minnesota.....................|  646.6|  664.0|  666.3|  667.0|  361.4|  363.9|  365.6|  365.3
                   Mississippi...................|  221.8|  219.2|  219.2|  223.0|  220.1|  225.0|  225.5|  226.1
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                   Missouri......................|  679.2|  687.9|  691.3|  690.2|  390.0|  393.8|  393.1|  395.0
                   Montana.......................|   93.6|   99.9|   99.2|   98.8|   76.0|   76.9|   77.0|   77.1
                   Nebraska......................|  205.3|  208.5|  208.5|  210.0|  151.0|  151.2|  150.9|  151.1
                   Nevada........................|  337.5|  349.5|  350.0|  349.5|   94.3|   97.6|   98.7|   98.2
                   New Hampshire.................|  146.9|  146.6|  148.2|  149.8|   77.2|   79.2|   78.8|   79.7
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                   New Jersey....................|1,052.5|1,083.6|1,084.8|1,088.0|  570.1|  570.9|  569.9|  568.0
                   New Mexico....................|  182.7|  194.6|  196.9|  197.9|  165.2|  164.5|  165.7|  166.1
                   New York......................|2,482.5|2,547.6|2,553.2|2,560.9|1,408.7|1,380.3|1,378.4|1,378.1
                   North Carolina................|  739.3|  750.6|  750.9|  753.8|  551.5|  564.8|  565.5|  568.6
                   North Dakota..................|   83.1|   84.9|   85.3|   86.0|   67.1|   67.1|   66.8|   66.7
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                   Ohio..........................|1,347.4|1,370.1|1,372.2|1,377.2|  743.8|  745.4|  744.5|  747.4
                   Oklahoma......................|  329.9|  345.2|  347.6|  349.2|  272.2|  270.4|  271.5|  271.6
                   Oregon........................|  356.5|  378.4|  378.6|  381.7|  237.8|  240.4|  237.5|  241.9
                   Pennsylvania..................|1,573.7|1,583.7|1,581.8|1,584.9|  720.6|  719.2|  717.8|  720.2
                   Rhode Island..................|  136.6|  138.4|  139.2|  139.9|   61.7|   61.5|   60.5|   61.7
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   South Carolina................|  349.9|  359.0|  362.4|  363.4|  295.0|  299.9|  304.3|  298.6
                   South Dakota..................|   88.9|   90.5|   90.9|   92.0|   67.2|   68.2|   68.4|   68.5
                   Tennessee.....................|  613.8|  638.0|  639.6|  642.0|  371.6|  382.7|  382.5|  384.5
                   Texas.........................|2,039.5|2,151.4|2,163.2|2,172.8|1,436.9|1,464.0|1,468.1|1,466.8
                   Utah..........................|  232.6|  243.0|  243.9|  245.3|  161.9|  164.8|  165.3|  166.6
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Vermont.......................|   77.5|   78.7|   78.9|   79.3|   45.6|   45.1|   45.1|   45.6
                   Virginia......................|  851.8|  878.3|  882.1|  886.9|  602.5|  594.6|  593.8|  593.3
                   Washington....................|  615.7|  630.2|  631.7|  632.1|  443.9|  442.9|  444.3|  445.9
                   West Virginia.................|  177.8|  182.5|  183.2|  184.2|  135.6|  137.5|  136.8|  136.1
                   Wisconsin.....................|  625.4|  641.0|  641.5|  644.3|  363.9|  364.4|  363.8|  366.0
                   Wyoming.......................|   45.8|   46.8|   47.1|   46.9|   57.8|   58.0|   57.5|   58.0
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                   ______________________________________________________________________________________________
 
                      1/  Includes mining, not shown separately.
                      2/  Mining is combined with construction.
                      p/  = preliminary.
                      NOTE:  Data are counts of jobs by place of work.  Data have been adjusted to reflect March
                   1994 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors. Estimates subsequent to the
                   current benchmark month are provisional and will be revised when new information becomes
                   available.
 
 
 
 
 ESTABLISHMENT DATA
 
Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, not seasonally adjusted
 
 (In thousands)
 
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                               |         Total nonfarm1/          |         Construction          |         Manufacturing
                               |                                  |                               |
                                __________________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________
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             State             |      Nov.       |      Dec.      |     Nov.      |     Dec.      |     Nov.      |     Dec.
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                               |  1994  |  1995  |  1994  |1995p/ | 1994  | 1995  | 1994  |1995p/ | 1994  | 1995  | 1994  |1995p/
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 Alabama.......................| 1,792.2| 1,796.1| 1,781.7|1,792.0|   84.3|   89.3|   83.8|   88.9|  390.8|  382.5|  390.2|  379.6
 Alaska........................|   255.8|   256.8|   250.6|  252.4|   12.8|   12.9|   11.1|   11.3|   11.3|   11.8|    9.9|    9.9
 Arizona.......................| 1,746.1| 1,806.1| 1,759.4|1,819.6|  116.5|  117.5|  115.4|  118.1|  197.2|  203.0|  196.5|  203.9
 Arkansas......................| 1,063.4| 1,087.7| 1,062.3|1,088.3|   44.5|   45.9|   44.3|   45.7|  260.4|  260.7|  260.5|  260.4
 California....................|12,274.6|12,442.6|12,299.1|12479.4|  480.8|  511.9|  472.7|  500.4|1,768.0|1,770.5|1,763.9|1,769.2
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Colorado......................| 1,783.0| 1,836.9| 1,800.9|1,860.0|  101.3|  102.2|   97.8|  101.0|  194.9|  195.9|  195.5|  195.1
 Connecticut...................| 1,569.9| 1,568.5| 1,571.1|1,570.4|   52.4|   52.8|   50.8|   51.0|  285.3|  280.2|  284.9|  279.8
 Delaware......................|   360.9|   368.9|   361.5|  370.1|   18.2|   19.0|   18.0|   18.6|   63.7|   60.5|   63.5|   60.1
 District of Columbia..........|   656.1|   639.5|   655.8|  639.0|    9.9|   10.5|    9.7|   10.1|   13.2|   13.2|   13.1|   13.3
 Florida.......................| 5,951.3| 6,106.3| 5,967.3|6,164.1|  308.5|  311.7|  307.3|  311.8|  486.9|  488.3|  487.5|  489.2
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 Georgia.......................| 3,360.2| 3,473.9| 3,373.5|3,489.3|  148.8|  165.2|  147.7|  162.9|  586.5|  584.1|  588.6|  585.3
 Hawaii2/......................|   541.4|   532.6|   546.7|  536.1|   29.1|   27.5|   28.5|   27.1|   17.2|   16.7|   17.1|   16.6
 Idaho.........................|   477.9|   485.6|   476.0|  483.1|   31.8|   30.9|   29.5|   29.3|   74.4|   74.7|   74.3|   74.7
 Illinois......................| 5,572.1| 5,616.6| 5,565.4|5,612.4|  227.3|  227.0|  213.0|  216.8|  956.9|  963.3|  955.4|  962.9
 Indiana.......................| 2,773.0| 2,822.1| 2,781.9|2,820.5|  136.3|  134.1|  132.0|  129.5|  672.2|  677.9|  675.9|  677.4
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 Iowa..........................| 1,352.1| 1,379.9| 1,346.1|1,378.7|   57.8|   59.0|   50.5|   54.8|  248.3|  250.4|  248.7|  250.4
 Kansas........................| 1,202.0| 1,216.4| 1,192.4|1,220.9|   52.0|   56.7|   49.2|   54.3|  191.3|  186.5|  191.6|  193.7
 Kentucky......................| 1,639.9| 1,670.2| 1,637.2|1,669.3|   81.4|   78.3|   76.8|   77.5|  309.2|  309.7|  311.0|  311.5
 Louisiana.....................| 1,780.7| 1,822.1| 1,789.3|1,823.8|  108.2|  114.7|  109.0|  115.5|  192.8|  193.7|  192.6|  192.1
 Maine.........................|   542.9|   551.5|   541.5|  548.9|   22.9|   24.2|   21.7|   22.8|   93.4|   92.8|   93.5|   92.1
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Maryland......................| 2,181.2| 2,179.4| 2,184.3|2,181.7|  131.4|  130.4|  129.0|  128.8|  179.7|  176.0|  179.2|  175.5
 Massachusetts.................| 2,974.7| 3,003.2| 2,972.9|3,000.7|   95.0|   96.3|   90.6|   91.4|  450.5|  451.6|  449.7|  451.5
 Michigan......................| 4,252.8| 4,315.9| 4,252.3|4,337.3|  157.3|  166.9|  147.2|  158.3|  970.7|  958.0|  975.2|  977.1
 Minnesota.....................| 2,359.6| 2,413.9| 2,356.9|2,409.4|   83.5|   85.7|   75.7|   78.2|  420.0|  427.2|  419.4|  425.9
 Mississippi...................| 1,070.0| 1,058.6| 1,068.8|1,066.0|   45.8|   49.9|   45.3|   50.3|  263.3|  247.8|  262.2|  247.8
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Missouri......................| 2,533.1| 2,577.4| 2,536.2|2,574.3|  113.7|  117.1|  111.3|  113.0|  423.4|  422.2|  424.8|  423.9
 Montana.......................|   350.6|   358.1|   347.0|  356.8|   16.7|   17.8|   14.4|   15.9|   23.9|   24.2|   23.9|   24.0
 Nebraska......................|   818.7|   819.5|   812.2|  817.4|   34.8|   33.3|   32.1|   31.7|  111.8|  111.3|  112.4|  111.5
 Nevada........................|   763.3|   809.2|   762.8|  808.1|   56.6|   66.3|   56.5|   66.4|   35.0|   36.7|   35.0|   36.9
 New Hampshire.................|   534.4|   538.2|   535.1|  541.7|   20.1|   22.0|   19.6|   21.1|  101.8|  100.4|  101.8|  100.9
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 New Jersey....................| 3,609.1| 3,652.8| 3,615.1|3,651.9|  131.9|  135.9|  128.3|  130.8|  513.9|  495.1|  509.3|  491.1
 New Mexico....................|   679.8|   710.8|   679.6|  713.6|   45.2|   50.0|   44.5|   49.8|   46.3|   48.7|   45.9|   48.3
 New York......................| 7,909.5| 7,969.1| 7,909.5|7,982.0|  265.2|  263.6|  253.4|  251.3|  954.6|  952.6|  945.7|  944.7
 North Carolina................| 3,443.7| 3,486.9| 3,447.2|3,492.1|  172.0|  177.1|  172.2|  176.6|  866.5|  854.8|  867.9|  853.7
 North Dakota..................|   302.3|   308.3|   301.1|  306.5|   13.7|   14.4|   11.9|   12.6|   22.0|   21.9|   21.8|   21.5
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 Ohio..........................| 5,178.4| 5,243.5| 5,187.1|5,250.1|  219.6|  222.1|  209.6|  212.5|1,088.9|1,092.3|1,094.1|1,092.6
 Oklahoma......................| 1,301.1| 1,333.1| 1,308.9|1,339.1|   49.4|   51.2|   48.8|   50.2|  172.3|  173.9|  172.8|  174.3
 Oregon........................| 1,409.5| 1,461.1| 1,402.7|1,456.6|   66.0|   73.6|   64.4|   70.0|  221.9|  226.5|  220.7|  224.4
 Pennsylvania..................| 5,287.9| 5,279.1| 5,281.3|5,272.9|  214.8|  208.9|  204.2|  197.7|  948.9|  936.8|  948.9|  933.9
 Rhode Island..................|   442.0|   439.7|   439.6|  439.1|   14.0|   13.0|   13.7|   12.8|   88.4|   86.6|   87.4|   85.5
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 South Carolina................| 1,637.8| 1,645.2| 1,629.4|1,646.4|   85.3|   84.2|   85.4|   83.6|  377.8|  368.5|  377.3|  367.8
 South Dakota..................|   340.7|   350.0|   339.1|  349.4|   14.6|   14.9|   13.4|   13.7|   45.6|   46.8|   45.6|   46.1
 Tennessee.....................| 2,489.9| 2,531.2| 2,476.3|2,536.5|  105.5|  110.1|  103.5|  109.1|  541.1|  527.4|  541.9|  525.0
 Texas.........................| 7,894.7| 8,194.2| 7,928.1|8,226.0|  394.3|  421.9|  395.8|  422.8|1,018.2|1,035.7|1,018.6|1,038.1
 Utah..........................|   891.2|   937.4|   895.2|  942.8|   52.0|   57.8|   49.9|   56.7|  119.9|  128.5|  120.4|  127.7
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Vermont.......................|   268.8|   271.4|   270.4|  274.4|   13.0|   12.4|   11.9|   11.6|   44.5|   45.3|   44.5|   45.5
 Virginia......................| 3,080.7| 3,122.4| 3,081.1|3,126.3|  169.7|  179.0|  168.2|  177.7|  408.9|  400.6|  406.9|  400.4
 Washington....................| 2,371.1| 2,381.1| 2,362.8|2,392.6|  127.0|  128.0|  122.7|  123.9|  341.9|  313.2|  338.2|  331.8
 West Virginia.................|   701.8|   699.4|   691.2|  697.8|   37.4|   36.2|   35.5|   33.9|   83.2|   83.4|   83.3|   83.2
 Wisconsin.....................| 2,541.9| 2,575.8| 2,532.6|2,571.5|  105.1|  109.1|   98.4|  102.5|  591.1|  594.4|  590.2|  593.4
 Wyoming.......................|   218.3|   219.7|   217.1|  219.2|   14.4|   14.7|   13.4|   13.8|   10.4|   10.1|   10.4|   10.0
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Puerto Rico...................|   898.8|   897.6|   912.6|  910.1|   46.9|   48.3|   47.8|   47.4|  153.5|  153.2|  152.6|  153.4
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                                __________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
 See footnotes at end of table.
 
 
   ESTABLISHMENT DATA
 
   Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
 
   (In thousands)
 
   ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                 |                               |                               |
                                 |   Transportation and public   |             Trade             | Finance, insurance, and real
                                 |           utilities           |                               |            estate
                                 |                               |                               |
                                  _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________
               State             |               |               |               |               |               |
                                 |     Nov.      |     Dec.      |     Nov.      |     Dec.      |     Nov.      |     Dec.
                                 |               |               |               |               |               |
                                  _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                 | 1994  | 1995  | 1994  |1995p/ | 1994  | 1995  | 1994  |1995p/ | 1994  | 1995  | 1994  |1995p/
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Alabama.......................|   86.8|   86.4|   86.8|   86.4|  403.3|  414.6|  411.6|  417.9|   77.2|   76.6|   77.3|   76.9
   Alaska........................|   23.0|   22.2|   22.5|   21.6|   54.1|   55.2|   54.1|   55.2|   11.9|   11.8|   11.8|   11.8
   Arizona.......................|   87.4|   89.8|   88.6|   90.4|  429.3|  439.9|  438.0|  446.5|  111.6|  111.5|  113.0|  112.0
   Arkansas......................|   61.3|   63.1|   62.2|   64.1|  241.1|  249.5|  242.1|  251.2|   42.1|   43.3|   42.3|   43.5
   California....................|  617.8|  623.2|  616.0|  619.9|2,867.9|2,906.5|2,907.6|2,954.2|  778.1|  765.2|  777.1|  768.2
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Colorado......................|  107.0|  111.8|  108.5|  113.7|  439.5|  462.6|  447.8|  472.7|  110.0|  112.0|  111.4|  113.2
   Connecticut...................|   71.5|   70.6|   71.7|   71.0|  342.0|  343.1|  346.2|  347.3|  134.8|  132.9|  135.4|  133.3
   Delaware......................|   15.6|   15.8|   15.9|   15.8|   79.2|   82.7|   80.1|   84.0|   40.0|   42.1|   40.0|   42.3
   District of Columbia..........|   20.7|   20.0|   20.7|   20.0|   53.9|   53.4|   54.5|   53.9|   31.1|   30.8|   31.2|   30.6
   Florida.......................|  298.0|  303.7|  302.7|  308.3|1,540.4|1,592.0|1,578.3|1,628.0|  379.0|  385.5|  380.0|  386.5
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Georgia.......................|  211.0|  210.1|  210.4|  211.3|  840.9|  891.1|  857.0|  905.5|  175.3|  175.4|  176.0|  175.7
   Hawaii2/......................|   41.6|   41.1|   41.8|   41.4|  135.5|  135.2|  138.6|  136.5|   38.4|   37.4|   38.3|   37.5
   Idaho.........................|   22.8|   22.8|   22.7|   22.9|  121.3|  124.9|  121.5|  123.8|   24.3|   24.1|   24.5|   24.2
   Illinois......................|  321.4|  326.6|  321.1|  325.6|1,310.8|1,326.9|1,329.3|1,341.6|  393.8|  393.7|  394.8|  394.4
   Indiana.......................|  139.1|  138.4|  138.1|  137.0|  668.7|  689.9|  678.7|  699.8|  128.9|  133.0|  128.3|  133.2
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Iowa..........................|   60.2|   61.3|   60.1|   61.4|  336.7|  344.0|  340.5|  347.3|   77.1|   79.0|   77.7|   79.6
   Kansas........................|   69.6|   71.6|   69.8|   71.8|  289.1|  294.5|  291.2|  295.0|   58.6|   58.7|   58.5|   58.9
   Kentucky......................|   91.6|   93.3|   91.3|   92.8|  391.7|  410.3|  395.3|  411.4|   64.7|   64.5|   64.5|   64.5
   Louisiana.....................|  113.6|  113.0|  114.5|  113.6|  414.9|  423.2|  421.3|  429.1|   80.8|   81.0|   80.9|   80.9
   Maine.........................|   22.9|   23.3|   22.9|   23.3|  138.2|  140.5|  138.9|  140.8|   26.7|   26.0|   26.7|   26.1
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Maryland......................|  105.1|  104.2|  105.3|  104.5|  525.0|  527.4|  534.3|  534.0|  132.7|  128.9|  132.6|  129.3
   Massachusetts.................|  128.3|  128.3|  128.6|  128.3|  687.9|  687.5|  693.2|  692.8|  208.9|  210.5|  209.6|  211.1
   Michigan......................|  165.4|  166.5|  165.1|  166.5|  991.8|1,030.3|1,007.4|1,045.6|  194.3|  195.9|  194.4|  195.7
   Minnesota.....................|  117.1|  118.2|  117.6|  118.7|  572.7|  589.5|  578.1|  594.4|  139.0|  140.8|  139.5|  141.1
   Mississippi...................|   49.4|   47.5|   48.1|   47.1|  222.3|  220.9|  223.8|  225.3|   39.1|   38.6|   39.2|   38.9
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Missouri......................|  157.8|  160.4|  157.8|  160.5|  609.7|  630.1|  617.0|  633.0|  147.4|  149.8|  147.6|  149.9
   Montana.......................|   21.1|   21.1|   21.5|   21.4|   94.7|   96.8|   95.7|   97.8|   15.8|   15.9|   15.8|   15.9
   Nebraska......................|   49.1|   49.4|   50.1|   49.8|  204.8|  207.1|  206.5|  207.8|   51.9|   52.6|   51.9|   52.8
   Nevada........................|   39.3|   41.2|   39.0|   41.0|  150.2|  161.3|  152.3|  163.4|   34.6|   37.1|   34.7|   37.4
   New Hampshire.................|   19.1|   19.5|   19.1|   19.7|  137.5|  138.1|  138.4|  138.4|   29.5|   29.3|   29.3|   29.4
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   New Jersey....................|  247.1|  248.2|  246.4|  247.6|  859.0|  880.1|  875.0|  891.5|  229.8|  230.5|  230.1|  231.1
   New Mexico....................|   31.2|   32.0|   31.4|   32.3|  161.3|  169.4|  162.6|  171.1|   30.4|   32.0|   30.7|   32.0
   New York......................|  401.3|  403.5|  402.2|  405.2|1,612.5|1,643.0|1,636.4|1,668.2|  737.0|  728.6|  738.9|  731.6
   North Carolina................|  162.3|  160.4|  162.1|  162.1|  788.4|  807.0|  796.9|  813.9|  143.8|  149.6|  144.0|  150.2
   North Dakota..................|   19.3|   19.6|   19.4|   19.7|   78.4|   80.9|   78.9|   81.1|   13.8|   14.1|   13.9|   14.1
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Ohio..........................|  226.8|  230.9|  227.7|  231.5|1,249.0|1,268.0|1,264.9|1,284.3|  270.8|  275.1|  271.1|  276.0
   Oklahoma......................|   73.3|   74.8|   73.8|   75.4|  307.8|  316.6|  310.9|  320.1|   64.0|   64.1|   64.4|   64.7
   Oregon........................|   69.7|   72.4|   71.2|   72.6|  356.8|  367.8|  358.8|  369.9|   88.6|   91.1|   89.1|   91.8
   Pennsylvania..................|  277.7|  273.8|  276.7|  273.0|1,195.0|1,199.8|1,209.9|1,212.1|  309.7|  315.1|  310.3|  315.7
   Rhode Island..................|   14.6|   14.4|   14.6|   14.6|   98.1|   98.5|   99.0|   98.4|   25.2|   24.9|   25.2|   24.9
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   South Carolina................|   70.7|   71.6|   70.9|   72.3|  371.6|  381.2|  375.0|  383.9|   68.7|   69.4|   68.5|   69.4
   South Dakota..................|   16.0|   16.0|   16.0|   16.1|   86.4|   89.5|   87.0|   90.2|   18.2|   20.0|   18.3|   20.0
   Tennessee.....................|  137.4|  137.6|  137.2|  137.8|  585.0|  611.5|  591.5|  617.9|  109.1|  111.8|  109.2|  111.8
   Texas.........................|  469.8|  484.2|  473.3|  489.1|1,919.3|2,001.0|1,948.5|2,026.5|  446.4|  446.3|  447.8|  447.1
   Utah..........................|   51.0|   53.2|   51.5|   53.8|  217.0|  228.8|  220.2|  232.4|   46.7|   48.2|   47.6|   49.1
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Vermont.......................|   11.4|   11.8|   11.4|   11.8|   63.6|   64.1|   64.5|   65.2|   12.2|   12.3|   12.2|   12.5
   Virginia......................|  156.6|  162.1|  157.7|  162.6|  703.4|  714.2|  712.4|  721.6|  164.6|  169.2|  166.1|  169.8
   Washington....................|  119.1|  121.5|  119.9|  121.6|  585.3|  602.2|  591.8|  606.8|  123.6|  123.2|  123.7|  123.4
   West Virginia.................|   40.4|   40.4|   40.7|   40.3|  160.2|  163.8|  162.0|  165.2|   26.0|   26.5|   25.9|   26.5
   Wisconsin.....................|  118.3|  118.9|  119.2|  120.0|  589.9|  599.5|  593.0|  601.2|  135.0|  136.6|  135.7|  137.4
   Wyoming.......................|   14.2|   13.9|   14.3|   14.0|   50.4|   51.5|   50.7|   51.7|    7.8|    7.9|    7.9|    7.9
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Puerto Rico...................|   24.0|   24.1|   23.8|   24.4|  178.6|  174.6|  188.6|  183.1|   40.8|   41.2|   40.7|   41.3
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                  _______________________________________________________________________________________________
 
   See footnotes at end of table.
 
 
                   ESTABLISHMENT DATA
 
        Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, not seasonally
                   adjusted-Continued
 
                   (In thousands)
 
                   ______________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                 |                               |
                                                 |           Services            |          Government
                                                 |                               |
                                                  _______________________________ _______________________________
                                                 |               |               |               |
                               State             |     Nov.      |     Dec.      |     Nov.      |     Dec.
                                                 |               |               |               |
                                                  _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                                 | 1994  | 1995  | 1994  |1995p/ | 1994  | 1995  | 1994  |1995p/
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   ______________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Alabama.......................|  377.3|  386.6|  376.9|  385.5|  362.0|  349.2|  344.7|  346.1
                   Alaska........................|   57.6|   59.2|   57.7|   59.1|   74.8|   73.9|   73.8|   73.9
                   Arizona.......................|  490.9|  515.2|  497.4|  517.8|  300.8|  316.2|  298.0|  317.9
                   Arkansas......................|  232.6|  242.6|  229.7|  241.2|  177.8|  179.3|  177.7|  179.0
                   California....................|3,603.0|3,710.4|3,607.9|3,720.1|2,127.1|2,125.8|2,122.3|2,118.4
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Colorado......................|  505.6|  525.2|  517.3|  538.1|  308.9|  312.3|  306.9|  311.4
                   Connecticut...................|  457.2|  463.6|  457.7|  463.1|  226.0|  224.6|  223.7|  224.2
                   Delaware......................|   92.4|   96.7|   92.0|   97.0|   51.7|   52.0|   51.9|   52.2
                   District of Columbia..........|  264.9|  263.8|  264.2|  263.2|  262.3|  247.7|  262.3|  247.8
                   Florida.......................|1,964.2|2,074.3|1,975.5|2,086.6|  967.2|  943.5|  928.8|  946.3
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Georgia.......................|  811.6|  851.8|  811.4|  853.7|  578.4|  588.6|  574.7|  587.4
                   Hawaii2/......................|  165.5|  164.4|  166.0|  164.9|  114.1|  110.3|  116.4|  112.1
                   Idaho.........................|  104.4|  108.3|  105.3|  108.8|   96.2|   97.1|   95.6|   96.7
                   Illinois......................|1,541.4|1,556.7|1,537.5|1,554.0|  805.9|  808.2|  800.1|  803.0
                   Indiana.......................|  619.0|  635.1|  621.8|  631.6|  401.9|  407.1|  400.4|  405.5
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Iowa..........................|  332.8|  349.1|  333.0|  348.8|  236.9|  234.9|  233.4|  234.3
                   Kansas........................|  282.3|  291.5|  282.3|  290.8|  250.7|  248.3|  241.4|  247.9
                   Kentucky......................|  381.7|  393.4|  379.7|  390.6|  291.3|  294.0|  290.2|  294.2
                   Louisiana.....................|  463.1|  479.8|  464.1|  477.3|  358.5|  366.8|  357.6|  365.2
                   Maine.........................|  142.0|  149.4|  141.6|  149.0|   96.7|   95.1|   96.1|   94.6
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Maryland......................|  675.0|  685.8|  672.1|  682.8|  431.2|  425.6|  430.7|  425.8
                   Massachusetts.................|  999.6|1,022.4|  997.5|1,019.8|  403.0|  405.0|  402.2|  404.2
                   Michigan......................|1,093.0|1,126.5|1,092.5|1,126.8|  671.4|  663.9|  661.8|  659.8
                   Minnesota.....................|  646.1|  667.0|  648.6|  669.0|  373.3|  377.7|  370.3|  374.4
                   Mississippi...................|  220.6|  219.6|  220.9|  221.9|  224.3|  229.8|  224.2|  230.2
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Missouri......................|  675.3|  689.4|  674.2|  685.2|  401.1|  403.7|  398.9|  404.1
                   Montana.......................|   92.4|   98.0|   93.2|   98.4|   80.6|   79.1|   77.0|   78.2
                   Nebraska......................|  206.6|  210.9|  205.6|  210.2|  158.3|  153.6|  152.3|  152.3
                   Nevada........................|  337.6|  351.3|  336.5|  348.6|   97.4|  101.2|   96.2|  100.2
                   New Hampshire.................|  145.4|  146.6|  145.5|  148.3|   80.5|   81.8|   81.0|   83.6
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   New Jersey....................|1,048.0|1,083.1|1,045.9|1,081.4|  577.4|  577.9|  578.2|  576.5
                   New Mexico....................|  180.6|  194.9|  181.5|  196.5|  168.5|  167.7|  166.7|  167.6
                   New York......................|2,499.9|2,576.2|2,501.7|2,581.4|1,433.7|1,396.3|1,426.2|1,394.6
                   North Carolina................|  740.1|  753.2|  737.4|  751.5|  567.0|  581.0|  563.1|  580.3
                   North Dakota..................|   82.7|   85.5|   83.0|   85.9|   68.5|   68.1|   68.6|   68.2
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Ohio..........................|1,346.6|1,376.3|1,344.7|1,374.4|  762.2|  764.6|  760.8|  764.6
                   Oklahoma......................|  325.4|  345.5|  326.9|  346.1|  274.2|  274.2|  276.4|  275.8
                   Oregon........................|  356.5|  380.9|  355.8|  380.9|  248.5|  247.0|  241.2|  245.3
                   Pennsylvania..................|1,584.9|1,591.3|1,575.8|1,586.5|  736.1|  734.3|  735.3|  735.3
                   Rhode Island..................|  137.4|  140.0|  136.7|  139.9|   64.1|   62.1|   62.8|   62.8
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   South Carolina................|  348.7|  361.7|  346.8|  360.2|  313.0|  306.7|  303.5|  307.3
                   South Dakota..................|   87.7|   90.1|   87.8|   90.8|   69.8|   70.2|   68.7|   70.0
                   Tennessee.....................|  611.2|  639.3|  611.1|  639.4|  396.0|  388.6|  377.3|  390.7
                   Texas.........................|2,032.4|2,163.2|2,031.7|2,164.1|1,453.4|1,487.1|1,452.9|1,483.0
                   Utah..........................|  231.9|  244.6|  234.7|  247.5|  164.2|  167.8|  162.5|  167.3
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Vermont.......................|   75.9|   77.6|   78.3|   80.2|   47.6|   47.4|   47.1|   47.1
                   Virginia......................|  848.8|  880.8|  846.2|  881.2|  617.0|  606.3|  612.0|  602.8
                   Washington....................|  613.0|  631.1|  616.0|  632.7|  457.7|  458.5|  447.0|  449.0
                   West Virginia.................|  177.3|  183.4|  177.4|  183.6|  149.2|  139.1|  138.5|  139.0
                   Wisconsin.....................|  623.1|  640.9|  622.9|  641.7|  376.7|  373.6|  370.9|  373.0
                   Wyoming.......................|   42.6|   44.0|   43.3|   44.4|   60.6|   59.6|   59.3|   59.4
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Puerto Rico...................|  161.4|  162.8|  163.9|  165.6|  292.6|  292.4|  294.2|  293.9
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   ______________________________________________________________________________________________
 
                      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 March 1994
                   benchmark levels.  Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark month are provisional and
                   will be revised when new information becomes available.
 
 
 
 
 
Table 5. Unemployment rates by state and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted
  (Percent)
 
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                                                             |                                 |
                                                             |            November             |            December
                        State and area                       |                                 |
                                                              _________________________________ _________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |      1994      |      1995      |     1994       |    1995p/
                                                             |                |                |                |
  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |                |                |                |
       United States.........................................|       5.3      |       5.3      |       5.1      |       5.2
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Alabama....................................................|       5.2      |       5.2      |       4.8      |       5.1
    Birmingham...............................................|       3.8      |       3.7      |       3.4      |       3.5
    Huntsville...............................................|       4.4      |       3.6      |       4.0      |       3.6
    Mobile...................................................|       5.8      |       5.3      |       5.2      |       5.1
    Montgomery...............................................|       4.7      |       4.2      |       4.2      |       4.1
    Tuscaloosa...............................................|       4.3      |       3.5      |       3.9      |       3.7
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Alaska.....................................................|       7.7      |       7.4      |       8.2      |       8.2
    Anchorage................................................|       5.6      |       5.2      |       5.7      |       5.6
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Arizona....................................................|       6.0      |       4.4      |       5.9      |       4.1
    Phoenix_Mesa.............................................|       4.7      |       3.3      |       4.5      |       3.2
    Tucson...................................................|       4.4      |       3.3      |       4.1      |       3.0
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Arkansas...................................................|       4.7      |       4.3      |       5.1      |       4.6
    Fayetteville_Springdale_Rogers...........................|       2.3      |       2.4      |       2.4      |       2.6
    Fort Smith1/.............................................|       5.2      |       4.6      |       5.9      |       5.0
    Little Rock_North Little Rock............................|       3.5      |       3.0      |       3.7      |       3.0
    Pine Bluff...............................................|       7.3      |       5.4      |       7.8      |       5.7
                                                             |                |                |                |
  California2/...............................................|       7.5      |       8.4      |       7.0      |       7.0
    Bakersfield..............................................|      13.5      |      15.5      |      12.2      |      13.0
    Fresno...................................................|      13.4      |      16.2      |      12.2      |      13.3
    Los Angeles_Long Beach2/.................................|       8.0      |       9.0      |       8.1      |       7.6
    Modesto..................................................|      13.4      |      15.2      |      12.6      |      13.2
    Oakland..................................................|       5.4      |       5.9      |       4.7      |       4.8
    Orange County............................................|       4.8      |       5.2      |       4.2      |       4.0
    Riverside_San Bernardino.................................|       7.9      |       8.8      |       6.8      |       6.9
    Sacramento...............................................|       6.6      |       7.0      |       5.8      |       6.1
    Salinas..................................................|      10.7      |      13.2      |      12.9      |      14.1
    San Diego................................................|       6.1      |       6.5      |       5.3      |       5.0
    San Francisco............................................|       4.8      |       5.0      |       4.2      |       4.1
    San Jose.................................................|       5.3      |       4.8      |       4.5      |       4.0
    Santa Barbara_Santa Maria_Lompoc.........................|       6.9      |       7.3      |       6.5      |       6.1
    Santa Rosa...............................................|       5.4      |       5.5      |       4.9      |       4.9
    Stockton_Lodi............................................|      11.9      |      13.1      |      11.0      |      11.3
    Vallejo_Fairfield_Napa...................................|       7.1      |       7.8      |       6.3      |       6.8
    Ventura..................................................|       7.5      |       8.6      |       6.4      |       6.6
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Colorado...................................................|       3.6      |       3.6      |       3.2      |       3.5
    Boulder_Longmont.........................................|       3.2      |       3.2      |       2.6      |       3.0
    Denver...................................................|       3.4      |       3.2      |       3.0      |       3.2
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Connecticut................................................|       4.9      |       4.6      |       5.0      |       4.7
    Bridgeport...............................................|       5.5      |       5.2      |       5.4      |       5.3
    Danbury..................................................|       3.6      |       3.1      |       3.8      |       3.3
    Hartford.................................................|       5.2      |       4.9      |       5.3      |       5.1
    New Haven_Meriden........................................|       5.0      |       4.7      |       4.8      |       4.7
    New London_Norwich.......................................|       4.8      |       4.4      |       4.8      |       4.4
    Stamford_Norwalk.........................................|       3.6      |       3.3      |       3.6      |       3.3
    Waterbury................................................|       5.9      |       5.3      |       6.0      |       5.4
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Delaware...................................................|       4.1      |       4.2      |       4.0      |       4.2
    Dover....................................................|       4.1      |       4.4      |       4.2      |       4.4
    Wilmington_Newark1/......................................|       3.9      |       4.4      |       3.9      |       4.3
                                                             |                |                |                |
  District of Columbia.......................................|       8.4      |       8.9      |       8.1      |       8.3
    Washington1/.............................................|       4.0      |       4.0      |       3.9      |       3.6
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Florida2/..................................................|       6.2      |       5.9      |       5.4      |       5.5
    Daytona Beach............................................|       5.9      |       5.3      |       5.2      |       5.1
    Fort Lauderdale..........................................|       6.3      |       5.8      |       5.5      |       5.5
    Fort Myers_Cape Coral....................................|       5.2      |       4.9      |       4.4      |       4.6
    Gainesville..............................................|       3.4      |       3.5      |       3.4      |       3.8
    Jacksonville.............................................|       4.8      |       5.2      |       4.2      |       4.3
    Lakeland_Winter Haven....................................|       7.2      |       6.6      |       6.0      |       6.1
    Melbourne_Titusville_Palm Bay............................|       6.6      |       6.6      |       6.2      |       7.6
    Miami....................................................|       7.8      |       7.3      |       6.8      |       6.8
    Orlando..................................................|       5.4      |       4.9      |       4.8      |       4.8
    Pensacola................................................|       5.0      |       7.5      |       4.3      |       5.1
    Sarasota_Bradenton.......................................|       4.4      |       4.1      |       3.7      |       3.9
    Tallahassee..............................................|       3.8      |       3.5      |       3.3      |       3.9
    Tampa_St. Petersburg_Clearwater..........................|       5.2      |       5.0      |       4.5      |       4.6
    West Palm Beach_Boca Raton...............................|       7.6      |       6.8      |       6.6      |       6.1
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Georgia....................................................|       4.7      |       4.5      |       4.6      |       4.4
    Albany...................................................|       6.4      |       5.7      |       6.0      |       5.4
    Athens...................................................|       3.4      |       3.5      |       3.6      |       3.6
    Atlanta..................................................|       4.3      |       3.8      |       4.2      |       3.7
    Augusta_Aiken1/..........................................|       5.5      |       5.9      |       5.2      |       5.8
    Columbus1/...............................................|       5.5      |       5.9      |       5.2      |       5.1
    Macon....................................................|       5.3      |       4.9      |       5.1      |       4.8
    Savannah.................................................|       5.0      |       4.8      |       4.9      |       4.7
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Hawaii.....................................................|       6.1      |       5.3      |       5.2      |       4.8
    Honolulu.................................................|       4.7      |       4.4      |       4.0      |       3.9
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Idaho......................................................|       5.5      |       5.3      |       6.3      |       5.7
    Boise City...............................................|       4.8      |       4.2      |       5.0      |       4.3
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                              ___________________________________________________________________
 
  See footnotes at end of table.
 
 
 
  Table 5. Unemployment rates by state and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
  (Percent)
 
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                                                             |                                 |
                                                             |            November             |            December
                        State and area                       |                                 |
                                                              _________________________________ _________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |      1994      |      1995      |     1994       |    1995p/
                                                             |                |                |                |
  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Illinois2/.................................................|       4.5      |       4.2      |       4.2      |       5.1
    Bloomington_Normal.......................................|       2.6      |       3.0      |       2.7      |       3.8
    Champaign_Urbana.........................................|       3.0      |       2.7      |       2.9      |       3.2
    Chicago..................................................|       4.4      |       4.1      |       4.0      |       4.8
    Davenport_Moline_Rock Island1/...........................|       4.6      |       4.1      |       4.5      |       4.7
    Decatur..................................................|       6.3      |       6.2      |       5.8      |       7.0
    Kankakee.................................................|       5.9      |       5.1      |       5.5      |       6.1
    Peoria_Pekin.............................................|       3.8      |       4.1      |       3.8      |       5.0
    Rockford.................................................|       4.2      |       3.6      |       4.0      |       4.7
    Springfield..............................................|       3.9      |       3.8      |       3.7      |       4.6
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Indiana....................................................|       4.4      |       4.2      |       4.5      |       4.2
    Bloomington..............................................|       3.5      |       3.6      |       4.0      |       3.2
    Elkhart_Goshen...........................................|       3.7      |       6.1      |       3.6      |       5.1
    Evansville_Henderson1/...................................|       4.5      |       3.9      |       4.9      |       3.8
    Fort Wayne...............................................|       3.8      |       3.7      |       4.4      |       3.9
    Gary.....................................................|       5.6      |       5.2      |       5.4      |       4.9
    Indianapolis.............................................|       3.8      |       3.1      |       3.7      |       3.5
    Kokomo...................................................|       4.4      |       3.1      |       4.0      |       3.6
    Lafayette................................................|       3.3      |       2.9      |       3.7      |       3.7
    Muncie...................................................|       4.5      |       4.1      |       4.9      |       4.1
    South Bend...............................................|       3.9      |       4.0      |       4.1      |       4.1
    Terre Haute..............................................|       5.3      |       5.1      |       5.5      |       5.3
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Iowa.......................................................|       3.4      |       3.0      |       3.6      |       3.3
    Cedar Rapids.............................................|       2.7      |       2.3      |       2.8      |       2.4
    Des Moines...............................................|       2.8      |       2.2      |       2.8      |       2.3
    Dubuque..................................................|       2.9      |       3.8      |       3.4      |       4.6
    Iowa City................................................|       2.6      |       2.4      |       2.4      |       2.2
    Sioux City1/.............................................|       3.0      |       2.8      |       2.9      |       3.3
    Waterloo_Cedar Falls.....................................|       4.3      |       3.7      |       4.4      |       4.0
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Kansas.....................................................|       5.1      |       4.0      |       4.9      |       3.4
    Lawrence.................................................|       5.0      |       3.9      |       5.1      |       4.1
    Topeka...................................................|       5.0      |       4.3      |       4.8      |       4.2
    Wichita..................................................|       5.7      |       4.5      |       5.2      |       3.3
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Kentucky...................................................|       4.8      |       5.0      |       4.6      |       4.5
    Lexington................................................|       3.3      |       3.0      |       2.7      |       3.1
    Louisville1/.............................................|       3.9      |       4.2      |       4.5      |       3.8
    Owensboro................................................|       5.1      |       4.4      |       3.9      |       4.2
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Louisiana..................................................|       7.6      |       6.3      |       7.6      |       6.2
    Alexandria...............................................|       7.1      |       6.1      |       7.3      |       6.3
    Baton Rouge..............................................|       6.9      |       5.6      |       6.8      |       5.1
    Houma....................................................|       6.5      |       4.8      |       7.4      |       6.4
    Lafayette................................................|       7.3      |       6.3      |       7.0      |       5.9
    Lake Charles.............................................|       8.0      |       6.1      |       7.5      |       6.0
    Monroe...................................................|       7.3      |       6.2      |       6.7      |       6.0
    New Orleans..............................................|       7.0      |       5.7      |       6.9      |       5.8
    Shreveport_Bossier City..................................|       7.9      |       6.3      |       7.5      |       5.9
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Maine......................................................|       7.2      |       5.9      |       6.8      |       5.1
    Lewiston_Auburn..........................................|       6.7      |       5.5      |       6.1      |       4.7
    Portland.................................................|       4.6      |       3.2      |       4.3      |       2.8
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Maryland...................................................|       4.8      |       5.0      |       4.6      |       4.5
    Baltimore................................................|       5.5      |       5.7      |       5.1      |       5.0
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Massachusetts2/............................................|       5.2      |       4.8      |       5.2      |       4.8
    Barnstable_Yarmouth......................................|       7.3      |       6.8      |       7.9      |       7.2
    Boston1/.................................................|       4.6      |       4.2      |       4.5      |       4.1
    Brockton.................................................|       5.4      |       5.3      |       5.6      |       5.4
    Fitchburg_Leominster.....................................|       5.9      |       5.9      |       5.9      |       5.7
    Lawrence1/...............................................|       5.9      |       4.9      |       5.8      |       4.8
    Lowell1/.................................................|       5.7      |       4.6      |       5.4      |       4.6
    New Bedford..............................................|       8.5      |       8.1      |       8.9      |       8.2
    Pittsfield...............................................|       6.6      |       6.2      |       7.0      |       5.9
    Springfield..............................................|       5.7      |       5.2      |       5.7      |       5.2
    Worcester1/..............................................|       4.5      |       4.4      |       4.5      |       4.4
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Michigan2/.................................................|       4.2      |       4.2      |       4.1      |       4.7
    Ann Arbor................................................|       2.8      |       2.9      |       2.8      |       3.2
    Benton Harbor............................................|       4.4      |       4.6      |       4.2      |       5.4
    Detroit..................................................|       3.8      |       3.8      |       3.8      |       4.2
    Flint....................................................|       5.3      |       5.3      |       5.1      |       5.6
    Grand Rapids_Muskegon_Holland............................|       3.6      |       3.7      |       3.3      |       4.1
    Jackson..................................................|       4.3      |       4.1      |       4.5      |       4.7
    Kalamazoo_Battle_Creek...................................|       3.8      |       4.0      |       3.5      |       4.5
    Lansing_East Lansing.....................................|       3.2      |       3.2      |       3.1      |       3.5
    Saginaw_Bay City_Midland.................................|       4.6      |       4.4      |       4.5      |       4.9
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Minnesota..................................................|       3.2      |       2.9      |       3.4      |       3.2
    Duluth_Superior1/........................................|       5.0      |       4.2      |       5.1      |       4.5
    Minneapolis_St.Paul1/....................................|       2.7      |       2.3      |       2.7      |       2.5
    Rochester................................................|       2.8      |       2.2      |       2.9      |       2.5
    St. Cloud................................................|       3.1      |       2.9      |       3.9      |       3.9
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Mississippi................................................|       6.3      |       4.9      |       5.8      |       4.9
    Jackson..................................................|       4.4      |       3.1      |       3.8      |       3.0
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                              ___________________________________________________________________
 
  See footnotes at end of table.
 
 
 
  Table 5. Unemployment rates by state and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
  (Percent)
 
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                                                             |                                 |
                                                             |            November             |            December
                        State and area                       |                                 |
                                                              _________________________________ _________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |      1994      |      1995      |     1994       |    1995p/
                                                             |                |                |                |
  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Missouri...................................................|       4.1      |       3.2      |       4.4      |       3.5
    Kansas City1/............................................|       4.1      |       3.0      |       3.9      |       3.0
    St. Louis LMA1/..........................................|       4.0      |       3.2      |       4.0      |       3.7
    Springfield..............................................|       3.0      |       2.5      |       3.2      |       2.7
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Montana....................................................|       4.9      |       5.9      |       5.5      |       6.2
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Nebraska...................................................|       2.5      |       2.2      |       2.8      |       2.5
    Lincoln..................................................|       2.2      |       2.1      |       2.4      |       2.3
    Omaha1/..................................................|       2.7      |       2.1      |       2.7      |       2.5
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Nevada.....................................................|       5.6      |       4.8      |       5.7      |       4.8
    Las Vegas................................................|       5.7      |       4.9      |       5.8      |       4.7
    Reno.....................................................|       5.2      |       4.1      |       5.5      |       4.7
                                                             |                |                |                |
  New Hampshire..............................................|       4.1      |       3.2      |       4.1      |       3.1
    Manchester...............................................|       4.0      |       2.8      |       4.1      |       3.1
    Nashua...................................................|       4.2      |       3.2      |       4.5      |       3.2
    Portsmouth_Rochester.....................................|       3.9      |       3.6      |       3.9      |       3.1
                                                             |                |                |                |
  New Jersey2/...............................................|       6.2      |       5.7      |       5.8      |       6.8
    Atlantic_Cape May........................................|      10.3      |       9.6      |      10.0      |      11.5
    Bergen_Passaic...........................................|       6.4      |       5.8      |       6.0      |       6.9
    Jersey City..............................................|       8.6      |       8.0      |       8.2      |       9.8
    Middlesex_Somerset_Hunterdon.............................|       4.6      |       4.2      |       4.2      |       4.9
    Monmouth_Ocean...........................................|       5.6      |       5.2      |       5.2      |       6.2
    Newark...................................................|       6.2      |       5.6      |       5.7      |       6.6
    Trenton..................................................|       5.1      |       5.3      |       4.7      |       6.2
    Vineland_Millville_Bridgeton.............................|       9.6      |       9.1      |       9.4      |      11.5
                                                             |                |                |                |
  New Mexico.................................................|       5.3      |       5.7      |       5.4      |       5.7
    Albuquerque..............................................|       3.9      |       3.7      |       3.6      |       3.9
    Las Cruces...............................................|       6.0      |       7.2      |       7.0      |       7.2
    Santa Fe.................................................|       3.5      |       4.1      |       3.3      |       4.4
                                                             |                |                |                |
  New York2/.................................................|       5.9      |       5.6      |       5.3      |       5.9
    Albany_Schenectady_Troy..................................|       4.3      |       4.1      |       4.0      |       4.6
    Binghamton...............................................|       5.4      |       4.2      |       5.0      |       4.5
    Buffalo_Niagara Falls....................................|       5.0      |       4.3      |       4.6      |       4.7
    Dutchess County..........................................|       5.2      |       3.6      |       4.4      |       3.8
    Elmira...................................................|       4.5      |       3.9      |       4.0      |       4.2
    Glens Falls..............................................|       7.1      |       5.8      |       6.7      |       7.0
    Nassau_Suffolk...........................................|       4.7      |       3.8      |       4.1      |       4.1
    New York.................................................|       7.0      |       7.1      |       6.1      |       7.4
       New York City2/.......................................|       7.5      |       7.8      |       6.6      |       8.1
    Newburgh1/...............................................|       4.5      |       3.9      |       4.2      |       4.2
    Rochester................................................|       4.5      |       3.6      |       4.2      |       4.0
    Syracuse.................................................|       5.2      |       4.7      |       4.7      |       5.0
    Utica_Rome...............................................|       5.3      |       4.7      |       5.1      |       5.2
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  North Carolina2/...........................................|       3.9      |       3.8      |       2.9      |       4.5
    Asheville................................................|       3.5      |       3.2      |       2.6      |       3.6
    Charlotte_Gastonia_Rock Hill1/...........................|       3.4      |       3.2      |       2.5      |       3.8
    Greensboro_Winston-Salem_High Point......................|       3.1      |       3.0      |       2.3      |       3.5
    Raleigh_Durham_Chapel Hill...............................|       2.6      |       2.4      |       2.0      |       2.8
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  North Dakota...............................................|       3.2      |       2.9      |       3.9      |       3.0
    Bismarck.................................................|       3.1      |       3.3      |       4.0      |       3.0
    Fargo_Moorhead1/.........................................|       2.1      |       1.8      |       2.8      |       2.2
    Grand Forks1/............................................|       2.2      |       2.4      |       2.7      |       2.2
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Ohio2/.....................................................|       4.2      |       5.3      |       4.2      |       4.9
    Akron....................................................|       3.9      |       5.0      |       4.0      |       4.8
    Canton_Massillon.........................................|       4.4      |       5.7      |       4.4      |       5.3
    Cincinnati1/.............................................|       3.9      |       4.8      |       3.6      |       4.2
    Cleveland_Lorain_Elyria..................................|       4.4      |       5.4      |       4.4      |       4.9
    Columbus.................................................|       3.2      |       3.9      |       3.1      |       3.6
    Dayton_Springfield.......................................|       3.7      |       4.7      |       3.6      |       4.2
    Hamilton_Middletown......................................|       4.0      |       4.6      |       3.8      |       4.2
    Lima.....................................................|       4.6      |       6.0      |       5.3      |       5.8
    Mansfield................................................|       5.4      |       6.2      |       5.2      |       5.9
    Steubenville_Weirton.....................................|       6.2      |       6.2      |       6.4      |       5.8
    Toledo...................................................|       4.2      |       5.0      |       4.2      |       4.8
    Youngstown_Warren........................................|       5.4      |       6.7      |       5.2      |       5.8
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Oklahoma...................................................|       5.3      |       4.4      |       5.4      |       4.4
    Enid.....................................................|       4.7      |       4.4      |       3.8      |       3.9
    Lawton...................................................|       6.4      |       5.3      |       6.5      |       5.5
    Oklahoma City............................................|       4.5      |       3.4      |       4.4      |       3.3
    Tulsa....................................................|       5.1      |       3.8      |       5.0      |       3.8
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Oregon.....................................................|       4.7      |       4.5      |       4.7      |       4.7
    Eugene_Springfield.......................................|       4.5      |       4.6      |       4.6      |       4.7
    Medford_Ashland..........................................|       5.4      |       5.8      |       5.4      |       6.1
    Portland_Vancouver1/.....................................|       3.8      |       3.5      |       3.7      |       3.4
    Salem....................................................|       4.7      |       4.6      |       4.8      |       5.0
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Pennsylvania2/.............................................|       5.6      |       5.9      |       5.3      |       5.7
    Allentown_Bethlehem_Easton...............................|       5.6      |       5.8      |       5.5      |       6.1
    Altoona..................................................|       6.4      |       7.4      |       6.5      |       6.5
    Erie.....................................................|       5.9      |       6.0      |       5.6      |       6.0
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  See footnotes at end of table.
 
 
 
  Table 5. Unemployment rates by state and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
  (Percent)
 
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                                                             |            November             |            December
                        State and area                       |                                 |
                                                              _________________________________ _________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |      1994      |      1995      |     1994       |    1995p/
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  Pennsylvania2/                                             |                |                |                |
    Harrisburg_Lebanon_Carlisle..............................|       4.0      |       4.2      |       4.2      |       4.5
    Johnstown................................................|       8.3      |       9.6      |       8.1      |       8.5
    Lancaster................................................|       4.0      |       4.1      |       4.2      |       4.1
    Philadelphia1/...........................................|       5.5      |       5.3      |       4.9      |       5.3
    Pittsburgh...............................................|       5.7      |       5.9      |       5.4      |       5.5
    Reading..................................................|       4.7      |       4.8      |       4.4      |       4.8
    Scranton_Wilkes_Barre_Hazelton...........................|       6.2      |       7.3      |       6.0      |       7.1
    Sharon...................................................|       5.6      |       5.4      |       5.7      |       5.4
    State College............................................|       3.8      |       4.5      |       3.7      |       4.3
    Williamsport.............................................|       6.3      |       6.9      |       6.7      |       6.8
    York.....................................................|       4.4      |       4.4      |       4.1      |       5.2
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  Rhode Island...............................................|       6.4      |       5.6      |       6.2      |       6.0
    Providence_Fall River_Warwick............................|       6.5      |       5.9      |       6.5      |       6.3
                                                             |                |                |                |
  South Carolina.............................................|       5.2      |       4.9      |       5.1      |       5.0
    Charleston_North Charleston..............................|       5.3      |       4.5      |       5.0      |       4.5
    Columbia.................................................|       3.7      |       3.4      |       3.4      |       3.4
    Greenville_Spartanburg_Anderson..........................|       3.7      |       3.3      |       3.6      |       3.4
                                                             |                |                |                |
  South Dakota...............................................|       2.9      |       2.6      |       3.0      |       2.8
    Rapid City...............................................|       3.5      |       3.0      |       3.1      |       2.7
    Sioux Falls..............................................|       2.1      |       1.6      |       2.3      |       2.1
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  Tennessee..................................................|       4.1      |       4.9      |       3.4      |       4.3
    Chattanooga1/............................................|       4.0      |       4.9      |       3.4      |       4.3
    Johnson City_Kingsport_Bristol1/.........................|       4.5      |       4.6      |       3.7      |       4.2
    Knoxville................................................|       3.6      |       3.9      |       2.9      |       3.5
    Memphis1/................................................|       4.3      |       4.4      |       3.4      |       3.8
    Nashville................................................|       2.8      |       3.3      |       2.3      |       3.1
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Texas2/....................................................|       5.6      |       5.9      |       5.8      |       6.1
    Abilene..................................................|       4.4      |       5.0      |       4.1      |       5.4
    Amarillo.................................................|       3.5      |       4.1      |       3.7      |       4.4
    Austin_San Marcos........................................|       3.2      |       3.1      |       3.2      |       3.5
    Beaumont_Port Arthur.....................................|       8.7      |       9.5      |       8.6      |       9.8
    Brazoria.................................................|       6.3      |       6.9      |       6.5      |       6.8
    Brownsville_Harlingen_San Benito ........................|      10.1      |      12.5      |      10.8      |      12.5
    Bryan_College Station....................................|       3.3      |       3.0      |       3.1      |       3.3
    Corpus Christi...........................................|       7.9      |       8.5      |       8.1      |       8.8
    Dallas...................................................|       4.6      |       4.5      |       4.5      |       4.6
    El Paso..................................................|       8.2      |      11.8      |       8.6      |      10.9
    Fort Worth_Arlington.....................................|       4.9      |       4.6      |       5.0      |       4.6
    Galveston_Texas City.....................................|       7.0      |       7.5      |       7.3      |       7.8
    Houston..................................................|       5.6      |       5.5      |       5.6      |       5.7
    Killeen_Temple...........................................|       4.9      |       5.2      |       4.7      |       5.1
    Laredo...................................................|       7.9      |      14.1      |       8.9      |      14.1
    Longview_Marshall........................................|       6.8      |       7.5      |       6.8      |       7.5
    Lubbock..................................................|       3.8      |       4.0      |       3.6      |       4.3
    McAllen_Edinburg_Mission.................................|      16.0      |      19.6      |      18.5      |      20.1
    Odessa_Midland...........................................|       6.2      |       5.9      |       6.0      |       5.8
    San Angelo...............................................|       4.3      |       4.4      |       4.0      |       5.0
    San Antonio..............................................|       4.3      |       4.7      |       4.3      |       4.8
    Sherman_Denison..........................................|       5.3      |       5.3      |       5.3      |       5.4
    Texarkana1/..............................................|       7.4      |       7.1      |       7.2      |       7.2
    Tyler....................................................|       4.8      |       6.4      |       7.2      |       6.2
    Victoria.................................................|       5.8      |       6.0      |       5.9      |       6.0
    Waco.....................................................|       4.3      |       4.4      |       4.5      |       4.9
    Wichita Falls............................................|       4.7      |       4.9      |       4.7      |       4.5
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  Utah.......................................................|       3.9      |       3.0      |       3.4      |       2.5
    Provo_Orem...............................................|       3.6      |       2.4      |       2.9      |       2.2
    Salt Lake City_Odgen.....................................|       3.7      |       2.8      |       3.1      |       2.3
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  Vermont....................................................|       4.3      |       4.2      |       4.1      |       3.8
    Burlington...............................................|       3.0      |       2.8      |       3.1      |       2.7
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Virginia...................................................|       4.6      |       4.3      |       4.5      |       4.1
    Charlottesville..........................................|       3.5      |       2.8      |       3.3      |       2.9
    Danville.................................................|       6.5      |       7.7      |       6.7      |       6.6
    Lynchburg................................................|       4.3      |       4.0      |       4.1      |       3.7
    Norfolk_Virginia Beach_Newport News1/....................|       5.2      |       4.8      |       5.0      |       4.5
    Richmond_Petersburg......................................|       4.3      |       3.4      |       4.0      |       3.5
    Roanoke..................................................|       3.5      |       3.0      |       4.0      |       3.7
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Washington.................................................|       6.1      |       6.7      |       6.3      |       6.1
    Spokane..................................................|       5.0      |       5.6      |       5.3      |       5.6
    Tacoma...................................................|       5.9      |       6.2      |       5.8      |       5.4
    Seattle_Bellevue_Everett.................................|       5.1      |       5.3      |       5.1      |       4.7
                                                             |                |                |                |
  West Virginia..............................................|       7.5      |       7.8      |       8.4      |       7.8
    Charleston...............................................|       5.7      |       5.5      |       6.0      |       5.5
    Huntington_Ashland1/.....................................|       6.5      |       6.2      |       6.3      |       6.1
    Parkersburg_Marietta1/...................................|       5.5      |       6.0      |       6.2      |       5.8
    Wheeling1/...............................................|       5.7      |       6.0      |       6.2      |       5.8
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Wisconsin..................................................|       4.1      |       3.4      |       4.1      |       3.2
    Appleton_Oshkosh_Neenah..................................|       3.2      |       2.9      |       3.2      |       2.5
    Eau Claire...............................................|       5.3      |       3.5      |       4.9      |       4.1
    Green Bay................................................|       3.4      |       2.7      |       3.5      |       2.6
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  See footnotes at end of table.
 
 
 
  Table 5. Unemployment rates by state and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
  (Percent)
 
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                                                             |                                 |
                                                             |            November             |            December
                        State and area                       |                                 |
                                                              _________________________________ _________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |      1994      |      1995      |     1994       |    1995p/
                                                             |                |                |                |
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                                                             |                |                |                |
  Wisconsin                                                  |                |                |                |
    Janesville_Beloit........................................|       3.9      |       3.4      |       4.1      |       3.0
    Kenosha..................................................|       3.9      |       3.0      |       3.9      |       3.0
    La Crosse................................................|       3.3      |       3.4      |       3.2      |       3.0
    Madison..................................................|       1.9      |       1.5      |       2.0      |       1.5
    Milwaukee_Waukesha.......................................|       3.9      |       3.0      |       3.5      |       2.7
    Racine...................................................|       4.7      |       4.3      |       4.9      |       4.5
    Sheboygan................................................|       2.9      |       3.0      |       2.9      |       2.4
    Wausau...................................................|       5.6      |       4.2      |       5.0      |       3.9
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Wyoming....................................................|       4.7      |       4.3      |       5.2      |       4.3
    Casper...................................................|       4.7      |       4.9      |       5.4      |       5.0
                                                             |                |                |                |
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     1/  Includes interstate portion of area located in
  adjacent state.
     2/  Data are obtained directly from the Current
  Population Survey.
     p/  = preliminary.
     NOTE:    Data refer to place of residence. All estimates
  are provisional and will be revised when new benchmark and
  population information becomes available.