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       REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT:  OCTOBER 2005


   Regional and state unemployment rates were generally stable in October.
Overall, 30 states and the District of Columbia registered over-the-month
unemployment rate decreases, 9 states recorded increases, and 11 states had
no change, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor
reported today.  Over the year, jobless rates declined in 31 states and the
District of Columbia, rose in 14 states, and were unchanged in 5 states.
The national unemployment rate was essentially unchanged in October at
5.0 percent, but was down from 5.5 percent a year earlier.
   
   Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 29 states and the District of
Columbia over the month, decreased in 20 states, and was unchanged in New
Hampshire.  Washington experienced the largest employment gain (+24,200),
followed by Georgia (+17,800), Virginia (+16,300), and Texas (+14,700).
Washington posted the largest over-the-month percentage increase in em-
ployment (+0.9 percent), followed by Nevada (+0.7 percent), Mississippi
(+0.6 percent), and Georgia (+0.5 percent).  The largest employment de-
creases were reported in Michigan (-14,100), Indiana (-13,800), New York
(-8,900), Massachusetts (-7,100), Ohio (-6,500), and Nebraska (-5,400).
The largest over-the-month percentage losses in employment were reported
in Nebraska and North Dakota (-0.6 percent each) and in Alaska, Indiana,
and South Dakota (-0.5 percent each).

Regional Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)
     
   The Northeast again recorded the lowest regional unemployment rate,
4.7 percent in October.  The Midwest and South posted the highest jobless
rates, 5.2 percent each, closely followed by the West, at 5.1 percent.  No
region reported a statistically significant rate change from September.
Over the year, unemployment rates declined significantly in the West (-0.6
percentage point), Midwest (-0.5 point), and Northeast (-0.3 point).  (See
table 1.)
   
   In October, the West North Central and South Atlantic divisions again
recorded the lowest unemployment rates of the nine geographic divisions,
4.4 and 4.5 percent, respectively.  The next lowest division rates were
registered in the Middle Atlantic, 4.6 percent, Mountain, 4.7 percent, and
New England, 4.8 percent.  The highest division jobless rates were reported
in the East South Central, 6.0 percent, and West South Central, 5.8 percent,
both of which were hit hard by Hurricane Katrina.  No division registered a
statistically significant rate change from September.  The Pacific division
posted the largest unemployment rate decline from October 2004 (-0.7 percent-
age point).  Four other divisions also had significant over-the-year rate
decreases--the Middle Atlantic (-0.6 percentage point), East North Central
and West North Central (-0.5 point each), and the South Atlantic (-0.3 point).
New England recorded the only significant jobless rate increase over the year
(+0.3 percentage point).

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    |               Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma                    |
    |                                                                      |
    |                                                                      |
    |    In October, BLS and its state partners again made modifications   |
    | to the usual estimation procedures for both the Local Area Unemploy- |
    | ment Statistics (LAUS) program and the Current Employment Statistics |
    | (CES) survey to reflect the impact on the unemployment and employment|
    | statistics in Katrina-affected areas.                                |
    |                                                                      |
    |    For the October LAUS estimates, these modifications included:     |
    | (1) allowing the state labor force estimates for Louisiana and       |
    | Mississippi to reflect the effects of Katrina by overriding the      |
    | built-in feature of the methodology that smoothes over large         |
    | shifts in key inputs--unemployment insurance claims and nonfarm      |
    | wage and salary employment; (2) modifying the population controls    |
    | to account for displacement due to Katrina; (3) developing labor     |
    | force estimates for the New Orleans metropolitan area using an       |
    | alternative to the model-based method; and (4) not publishing        |
    | labor force estimates for the parishes within the New Orleans        |
    | metropolitan area or cities within those parishes where the          |
    | quality of input data was severely compromised by the hurricane.     |
    |                                                                      |
    |    For the October CES estimates, the changes included: (1) modi-    |
    | fication of procedures to impute employment counts for survey non-   |
    | respondents in the most heavily impacted areas; (2) adjustments      |
    | to sample weights for sample units in the more broadly defined dis-  |
    | aster area to compensate for lower-than-average survey response      |
    | rates; and (3) modification of the adjustment procedure for the      |
    | business net birth/death estimator to reflect likely changes in      |
    | business birth/death patterns in the disaster areas.                 |
    |                                                                      |
    |    Hurricane Rita made landfall on the Gulf Coast near the           |
    | Louisiana and Texas border in late September.  For October, the      |
    | number of responses to the CES survey was only slightly below        |
    | normal in the areas affected only by Rita.  Therefore, no special    |
    | estimation procedures were used for those areas.  No modifications   |
    | were made to the LAUS estimation procedures as a result of Rita.     |
    |                                                                      |
    |    Hurricane Wilma struck Florida after the October survey re-       |
    | ference periods, but during the survey collection periods.  As       |
    | with Hurricane Rita, the impact on data collection for the CES       |
    | survey was minimal, and no special estimation procedures were        |
    | used for the affected areas.  Because the reference periods for      |
    | both programs occurred before Hurricane Wilma struck, any impact     |
    | of this storm would not be reflected in October's employment and     |
    | unemployment estimates.                                              |
    |                                                                      |
    |    CES estimates for metropolitan areas are always made available    |
    | to the public at http://www.bls.gov on the day of issue of the       |
    | Regional and State Employment and Unemployment news release.  CES    |
    | estimates for metropolitan areas normally do not appear in print     |
    | until about one or two weeks later with the release of the Metro-    |
    | politan Area Employment and Unemployment news release.  However,     |
    | due to intense interest in estimates for areas affected by Hurri-    |
    | cane Katrina, CES data for several metropolitan areas in Gulf        |
    | Coast states are included in this release.  (See table E.)           |
    |                                                                      |
    |    For more information on LAUS and CES procedures and estimates     |
    | for October 2005, see Hurricane Information: Katrina and Rita on     |
    | the BLS Web site at http://www.bls.gov/katrina/home.htm or call      |
    | (202) 691-6392 for information about the LAUS program, and (202)     |
    | 691-6559 for information about the CES survey.                       |
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State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)
     
   Hawaii continued to report the lowest state unemployment rate, 2.7 percent
in October.  The next lowest jobless rates were recorded in Florida and Virginia,
both 3.4 percent.  Six additional states had rates below 4.0 percent.  Louisiana
and Mississippi again registered the highest unemployment rates, 11.3 and 9.6 per-
cent, respectively, largely due to the impact of Hurricane Katrina.  The next
highest rates were reported in Alaska and South Carolina, 6.9 percent each.
Florida and Montana posted the lowest jobless rates in their series, 3.4 and
4.3 percent, respectively.  (All state series begin in 1976.)  Overall, 15 states
had unemployment rates that were significantly below the U.S. rate, 9 states
and the District of Columbia reported appreciably higher rates, and 26 states
had rates that were statistically little different from that of the nation.
(See tables A and 3.) 
   
   In October, statistically significant over-the-month jobless rate declines
were reported in New Jersey (-0.5 percentage point), New York (-0.4 point),
and Nebraska and Pennsylvania (-0.3 point each).  Two states in the East South
Central division registered the largest rate increases over the month--Tennessee
(+0.5 percentage point) and Alabama (+0.4 point)--both of which were statistically
significant.  Forty-four states and the District of Columbia reported October
unemployment rates that were not appreciably different from those of September.
   
   Florida recorded the largest unemployment rate decrease among the states
between October 2004 and October 2005 (-1.4 percentage points), followed by
Oregon (-1.3 points), Michigan (-1.1 points), and Alabama and Pennsylvania
(-1.0 point each).  The District of Columbia's rate dropped by 2.5 percentage
points over the year.  Sixteen additional states also had significant rate
decreases from a year earlier.  Louisiana and Mississippi again posted the
largest over-the-year jobless rate increases (+5.5 and +2.7 percentage points,
respectively).  Eight other states also reported significant rate increases.
The remaining 19 states had jobless rates in October that were little different
from those of a year earlier.  (See table B.)
   
Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)
   
   Between September and October, the measured changes in employment were
statistically significant in nine states.  Five states--Washington (+24,200),
Georgia (+17,800), Virginia (+16,300), Nevada (+8,700), and Mississippi
(+6,700)--registered gains in employment, while four had declines--Michigan
(-14,100), Indiana (-13,800), Nebraska (-5,400), and North Dakota (-2,000).
(See tables C and 5.)
   
   Over the year, the measured changes in employment were statistically
significant in 29 states and the District of Columbia.  All had gains in
employment except for Louisiana (-219,900), Michigan (-49,800), and
Mississippi (-37,100).  The decreases in Louisiana and Mississippi reflect
the impact of Hurricane Katrina, which struck the Gulf Coast in late
August.  The largest gains were reported in Florida (+253,200), California
(+188,000), Texas (+131,300), and Arizona (+101,300).  Three states and
the District of Columbia experienced statistically significant employment
gains that were less then 15,000:  Nebraska (+11,000), the District of
Columbia (+10,700), Wyoming (+7,600), and Alaska (+5,900).  (See table D.)

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Nonfarm Payroll Employment for Selected Metropolitan Areas (Not Seasonally
Adjusted)
   
   Thirteen metropolitan statistical areas in Alabama, Louisiana, and
Mississippi contained one or more counties or parishes designated by FEMA
as disaster counties after Hurricane Katrina.  (Because monthly data for
metropolitan areas are not adjusted for seasonal variations, the changes
in employment are presented on an over-the-year basis.)  Eight of the these
areas reported over-the-year declines in employment, with the largest de-
creases occurring in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, La. (-208,700),  Gulfport-
Biloxi, Miss. (-27,100), and Lake Charles, La. (-10,000).  The figure for
Lake Charles, La., also reflects the impact of Hurricane Rita, which struck
the area in late September.  (See table E.)


                      ______________________________


   The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for October is
scheduled to be issued on November 30.  The Regional and State Employment
and Unemployment release for November is scheduled to be issued on
December 16.


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    |  Use of Error Measures in the Regional and State News Release     |
    |                                                                   |
    |    With the release of data for January 2005, the Local Area      |
    | Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program introduced several im-     |
    | provements to its methodology.  Among these was the development   |
    | of model-based error measures for the monthly estimates and the   |
    | estimates of over-the-month changes.  These error measures allow  |
    | data users and the Bureau of Labor Statistics to consider statis- |
    | tical significance when analyzing and describing the LAUS data.   |
    | Error measures for the nonfarm payroll employment data had been   |
    | available prior to January 2005, although they were not used in   |
    |the analysis of those data in this release.                        |
    |                                                                   |
    |    The introductory section of this release preserves the long-   |
    | time practice of highlighting the direction of the movements in   |
    | regional and state unemployment rates and state nonfarm payroll   |
    | employment regardless of their statistical significance.  The     |
    | remainder of the analysis in the release takes the statistical    |
    | significance of monthly and annual changes into consideration.    |                                         |        
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Table A.  States with unemployment rates significantly dif-
ferent from that of the U.S., October 2005, seasonally adjusted                        
---------------------------------------------------------------                         
              State             |              October           
                                |              2005 p           
--------------------------------|------------------------------                         
                                |
United States...................|               5.0              
                                |
Alaska..........................|               6.9              
District of Columbia............|               6.1
Delaware........................|               4.2
Florida.........................|               3.4
Hawaii..........................|               2.7
Idaho...........................|               3.6
Kentucky........................|               6.0              
Louisiana.......................|              11.3
Maryland........................|               4.1              
Michigan........................|               6.1
Minnesota.......................|               3.7              
Mississippi.....................|               9.6
Nebraska........................|               3.7
Nevada..........................|               4.1
New Hampshire...................|               3.9
New Jersey......................|               3.9
North Dakota....................|               3.5              
Ohio............................|               5.9              
Oregon..........................|               6.0              
South Carolina..................|               6.9              
South Dakota....................|               4.0              
Vermont.........................|               4.0              
Virginia........................|               3.4              
Washington......................|               5.6              
Wyoming.........................|               4.1              
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  p = preliminary.                   

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Table B.  States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes
from October 2004 to October 2005, seasonally adjusted                       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------                         
             State              |   October     |  October   |  Over-the-year           
                                |     2004      |    2005 p  |  rate change p    
--------------------------------|---------------|------------|------------------                          
                                |               |            |
                                |               |            |
Alabama.........................|       5.5     |    4.5     |       -1.0        
Alaska..........................|       7.5     |    6.9     |        -.6        
Arkansas........................|       5.6     |    4.9     |        -.7        
California......................|       6.0     |    5.2     |        -.8        
Colorado........................|       5.4     |    4.9     |        -.5        
Connecticut.....................|       4.7     |    5.3     |         .6        
District of Columbia............|       8.6     |    6.1     |       -2.5        
Florida.........................|       4.8     |    3.4     |       -1.4        
Georgia.........................|       4.8     |    5.5     |         .7        
Hawaii..........................|       3.1     |    2.7     |        -.4        
Idaho...........................|       4.5     |    3.6     |        -.9        
Illinois........................|       6.1     |    5.5     |        -.6        
Iowa............................|       5.0     |    4.5     |        -.5        
Kansas..........................|       5.4     |    5.0     |        -.4        
Kentucky........................|       4.8     |    6.0     |        1.2        
Louisiana.......................|       5.8     |   11.3     |        5.5        
Maine...........................|       4.7     |    5.2     |         .5        
Michigan........................|       7.2     |    6.1     |       -1.1        
Minnesota.......................|       4.5     |    3.7     |        -.8        
Mississippi.....................|       6.9     |    9.6     |        2.7        
Missouri........................|       5.8     |    5.0     |        -.8        
New Hampshire...................|       3.5     |    3.9     |         .4        
New Jersey......................|       4.5     |    3.9     |        -.6        
New York........................|       5.5     |    4.9     |        -.6        
Oregon..........................|       7.3     |    6.0     |       -1.3        
Pennsylvania....................|       5.6     |    4.6     |       -1.0        
Rhode Island....................|       4.9     |    5.4     |         .5        
South Dakota....................|       3.5     |    4.0     |         .5        
Texas...........................|       6.0     |    5.2     |        -.8        
Utah............................|       5.1     |    4.5     |        -.6        
Vermont.........................|       3.4     |    4.0     |         .6        
Washington......................|       6.0     |    5.6     |        -.4        
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  p = preliminary.
				
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Table C.  States with statistically significant employment changes
from September 2005 to October 2005, seasonally adjusted                
------------------------------------------------------------------                 
       State       |    September  |   October   | Over-the-month
                   |      2005     |   2005 p    |    change p
-------------------|---------------|-------------|----------------                 
Georgia............|   3,930,000   |  3,947,800  |      17,800
Indiana............|   2,970,700   |  2,956,900  |     -13,800
Michigan...........|   4,362,500   |  4,348,400  |     -14,100 
Mississippi........|   1,084,400   |  1,091,100  |       6,700    
Nebraska...........|     940,500   |    935,100  |      -5,400   
Nevada.............|   1,238,200   |  1,246,900  |       8,700
North Dakota.......|     345,400   |    343,400  |      -2,000
Virginia...........|   3,645,000   |  3,661,300  |      16,300
Washington.........|   2,765,200   |  2,789,400  |      24,200 
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   p = preliminary.           

                                

Table D.  States with statistically significant employment changes 			
from October 2004 to October 2005, seasonally adjusted              
----------------------------------------------------------------------                 
         State        |    October   |     October    |  Over-the-year
                      |     2004     |     2005 p     |    change p
----------------------|--------------|----------------|---------------                 
Alaska................|     303,700  |      309,600   |      5,900 
Arizona...............|   2,401,000  |    2,502,300   |    101,300 
California............|  14,633,600  |   14,821,600   |    188,000 
Colorado..............|   2,192,800  |    2,234,400   |     41,600 
District of Columbia..|     672,500  |      683,200   |     10,700 
Florida...............|   7,560,500  |    7,813,700   |    253,200 
Hawaii................|     589,100  |      604,800   |     15,700 
Idaho.................|     590,400  |      612,800   |     22,400 
Illinois..............|   5,806,200  |    5,870,600   |     64,400  
Iowa..................|   1,462,700  |    1,482,800   |     20,100 
Kansas................|   1,330,100  |    1,356,600   |     26,500 
Louisiana.............|   1,919,300  |    1,699,400   |   -219,900 
Maryland..............|   2,529,200  |    2,581,000   |     51,800 
Michigan..............|   4,398,200  |    4,348,400   |    -49,800 
Minnesota.............|   2,690,800  |    2,727,800   |     37,000 
Mississippi...........|   1,128,200  |    1,091,100   |    -37,100
Nebraska..............|     924,100  |      935,100   |     11,000 
Nevada................|   1,176,100  |    1,246,900   |     70,800 
New Jersey............|   4,017,800  |    4,059,800   |     42,000 
New Mexico............|     795,100  |      811,700   |     16,600 
New York..............|   8,477,900  |    8,541,800   |     63,900 
North Carolina........|   3,842,600  |    3,888,400   |     45,800 
Oklahoma..............|   1,476,400  |    1,503,100   |     26,700 
Oregon................|   1,610,600  |    1,659,600   |     49,000 
Pennsylvania..........|   5,661,000  |    5,724,800   |     63,800 
Texas.................|   9,513,600  |    9,644,900   |    131,300 
Utah..................|   1,110,700  |    1,153,300   |     42,600 
Virginia..............|   3,616,400  |    3,661,300   |     44,900 
Washington............|   2,710,300  |    2,789,400   |     79,100 
Wyoming...............|     255,900  |      263,500   |      7,600 
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   p = preliminary.           

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Table E.  Employment in states and metropolitan areas affected by Hurricane
Katrina, not seasonally adjusted (1)

(Numbers in thousands)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                        |                   |                   | Change from                                    
                        |                   |                   |   October 
                        |     September     |      October      |   2004 to
     State and area     |                   |                   |   October
                        |                   |                   |   2005 p
                        |-------------------|-------------------|--------------
                        |         |         |         |         |       |Per-
                        |   2004  |   2005  |   2004  |  2005 p |Number |cent     
------------------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-------|------
Alabama.................| 1,908.8 | 1,934.9 | 1,919.3 | 1,939.6 |  20.3 |  1.1
   Mobile...............|   169.8 |   175.5 |   174.1 |   176.7 |   2.6 |  1.5
                        |         |         |         |         |       |
Louisiana...............| 1,916.4 | 1,697.6 | 1,930.2 | 1,710.9 |-219.3 |-11.4
   Alexandria...........|    60.3 |    59.3 |    60.6 |    60.5 |   -.1 |  -.2
   Baton Rouge..........|   343.4 |   343.5 |   347.0 |   345.2 |  -1.8 |  -.5
   Houma-Bayou Cane-    |         |         |         |         |       |
    Thibodaux...........|    82.0 |    83.3 |    80.3 |    81.7 |   1.4 |  1.7
   Lafayette............|   132.8 |   134.2 |   134.7 |   135.3 |    .6 |   .4
   Lake Charles.........|    86.8 |    90.5 |    88.4 |    78.4 | -10.0 |-11.3
   Monroe...............|    79.6 |    79.2 |    79.5 |    79.9 |    .4 |   .5
   New Orleans-Metairie-|         |         |         |         |       |
    Kenner..............|   610.4 |   398.3 |   617.6 |   408.9 |-208.7 |-33.8
   Shreveport-Bossier   |         |         |         |         |       |
    City................|   170.0 |   170.8 |   171.4 |   172.1 |    .7 |   .4
                        |         |         |         |         |       |
Mississippi.............| 1,132.1 | 1,086.7 | 1,133.5 | 1,096.5 | -37.0 | -3.3
   Gulfport-Biloxi......|   114.3 |    88.2 |   113.0 |    85.9 | -27.1 |-24.0
   Hattiesburg..........|    55.4 |    52.6 |    55.5 |    54.7 |   -.8 | -1.4
   Jackson..............|   258.0 |   254.7 |   259.4 |   255.0 |  -4.4 | -1.7
   Pascagoula...........|    54.0 |    48.2 |    54.0 |    49.9 |  -4.1 | -7.6
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   1 Metropolitan areas containing one or more counties designated by FEMA
as disaster counties.
   p = preliminary.                                     
   










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Technical Note 


   This release presents labor force and unemployment data for census
regions and divisions, states, and selected substate areas from the Local
Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program (tables 1-4).  Also presented
are nonfarm payroll employment estimates by state and major industry from
the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program (tables 5 and 6).  The LAUS
and CES programs are both federal-state cooperative endeavors.
   
Labor force and unemployment--from the LAUS program
   
   Definitions.  The labor force and unemployment data are based on the
same concepts and definitions as those used for the official national
estimates obtained from the Current Population Survey (CPS), a sample
survey of households that is conducted for the Bureau of Labor Statistics
(BLS) by the U.S. Census Bureau.  The labor force includes both the employed
and the unemployed.  Employed persons are those who did any work at all for
pay or profit in the reference week (the week including the 12th of the month)
or worked 15 hours or more without pay in a family business or farm, plus
those not working who have a job from which they were temporarily absent,
whether or not paid, for such reasons as labor-management dispute, illness,
or vacation.  Unemployed persons are those who did not work at all (in the
reference week), have actively looked for a job (sometime in the 4-week
period ending with the reference week), and are currently available for work;
persons on layoff expecting recall need not be looking for work to be counted
as unemployed.
   
   Method of estimation.  Estimates for all census divisions, states, the
District of Columbia, the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale metropolitan
division, and New York City are produced using estimating equations based
on regression techniques.  This method, which underwent substantial enhance-
ment at the beginning of 2005, utilizes data from several sources, including
the CPS, the CES, and state unemployment insurance (UI) data.  Estimates for
the six other areas contained in this release use a different regression
approach.  A detailed description of the estimation procedures is available
from BLS upon request.  Estimates for census regions are obtained by summing
the model-based estimates for the component divisions and then calculating
the unemployment rate.
   
   Annual revisions.  Labor force and unemployment data shown for the prior
year reflect adjustments made at the end of each year, usually implemented
with January estimates.  The adjusted estimates reflect updated population
data from the U.S. Census Bureau, any revisions in the other data sources,
and model reestimation.
   
   Seasonal adjustment.  Seasonal adjustment of census division, state, and
substate area model employment and unemployment levels is performed within
the modeling procedure. The model estimation is based on the classical ap-
proach to seasonal adjustment, in which the series is decomposed into trend,
seasonal, irregular, and survey error.  This directly yields seasonally ad-
justed estimates for employment and unemployment levels with reliability
measures.  Labor force levels and unemployment rates are calculated from
these two estimates.  Additionally, measures for the State of California are
derived by summing the seasonally adjusted estimates for the Los Angeles-Long
Beach-Glendale metropolitan division and the balance of California, and the
estimates for the State of New York are the sum of the estimates for New York
City and the balance of New York.  Labor force estimates for census regions
are calculated as the sum of the levels of the component divisions, and the
unemployment rate is then calculated.  In most years, historical data for the
most recent 5 years are revised near the beginning of each calendar year,
usually coincident with the release of January estimates.
   
   Area definitions.  The substate area data published in this release reflect
the standards and definitions established by the U.S. Office of Management and
Budget on February 18, 2004.  A detailed list of the geographic definitions is
available on the Web at http://www.bls.gov/lau/laumsa.htm and also is published
annually in the May issue of Employment and Earnings.
   
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Employment--from the CES program
   
   Definitions.  Employment data refer to persons on establishment payrolls
who receive pay for any part of the pay period which includes the 12th of
the month.  Persons are counted at their place of work rather than at their
place of residence; those appearing on more than one payroll are counted on
each payroll.  Industries are classified on the basis of their principal
activity in accordance with the 2002 version of the North American Industry
Classification System.
   
   Method of estimation.  The employment data are estimated using a "link
relative" technique in which a ratio (link relative) of current-month em-
ployment to that of the previous month is computed from a sample of estab-
lishments reporting for both months.  The estimates of employment for the
current month are obtained by multiplying the estimates for the previous
month by these ratios.
   
   Annual revisions.  Employment estimates are adjusted annually to a
complete count of jobs, called benchmarks, derived principally from tax
reports which are submitted by employers who are covered under state
unemployment insurance (UI) laws.  The benchmark information is used to
adjust the monthly estimates between the new benchmark and the preceding
one and also to establish the level of employment for the new benchmark
month.  Thus, the benchmarking process establishes the level of employment,
and the sample is used to measure the month-to-month changes in the level
for the subsequent months.
   
   Seasonal adjustment.  Payroll employment data are seasonally adjusted at
the statewide supersector level.  In some states, the seasonally adjusted
payroll employment total is computed by aggregating the independently ad-
justed supersector series.  In other states, the seasonally adjusted pay-
roll employment total is independently adjusted.  Revisions of historical
data for the most recent 5 years are made once a year, coincident with
annual benchmark adjustments.
   
   Caution on aggregating state data.  State estimation procedures are
designed to produce accurate data for each individual state.  BLS inde-
pendently develops a national employment series; state estimates are not
forced to sum to national totals.  Because each state series is subject
to larger sampling and nonsampling errors than the national series, summing
them cumulates individual state level errors and can cause significant dis-
tortions at an aggregate level.  Due to these statistical limitations, BLS
does not compile a "sum-of-states" employment series, and cautions users that
such a series is subject to a relatively large and volatile error structure.

Reliability of the estimates
   
   The estimates presented in this release are based on sample survey, ad-
ministrative data, and modeling and, thus, are subject to sampling and other
types of errors.  Sampling error is a measure of sampling variability--that
is, variation that occurs by chance because a sample rather than the entire
population is surveyed.  Survey data also are subject to nonsampling errors,
such as those which can be introduced into the data collection and processing
operations.  Estimates not directly derived from sample surveys are subject
to additional errors resulting from the specific estimation processes used.
The sums of individual items may not always equal the totals shown in the
same tables because of rounding.  With respect to the LAUS program, unem-
ployment rates are computed from unrounded data rather than from data that
may be displayed in the tables; differences, however, are generally insig-
nificant.

                                  - 11 -

   Labor force and unemployment estimates.  Model-based error measures for                                                   
both seasonally adjusted and not seasonally adjusted data, and for over-the-
month change, are available on the BLS Web site at http://www.bls.gov/lau/
lastderr.htm.  BLS uses a 90-percent confidence level in determining whether
changes in LAUS unemployment rates are statistically significant.  The average
magnitude of the over-the-month change in a state unemployment rate that is
required in order to be statistically significant at the 90-percent confidence
level is slightly more than +/- 0.3 percentage point.  More details can be
found on the Web site.  Measures of nonsampling error are not available, but
additional information on the subject is provided in the BLS monthly periodi-
cal, Employment and Earnings.
   
   Employment estimates.  Measures of sampling error for state CES data at the
total nonfarm and supersector level and for metropolitan area CES data at the
total nonfarm level are available on the BLS Web site at http://www.bls.gov/
sae/790stderr.htm.  BLS uses a 90-percent confidence level in determining
whether changes in CES employment levels are statistically significant.  In-
formation on recent benchmark revisions for states is available on the BLS
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   More complete information on the technical procedures used to develop
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from the BLS Handbook of Methods, Bulletin 2490, August 1997.
   
   Estimates of labor force and unemployment, as well as nonfarm employment
from the CES program, for over 370 metropolitan areas and metropolitan New
England City and Town Areas (NECTAs) are available in the news release,
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employment, and unemployment for all states, metropolitan areas, labor
market areas, counties, cities with a population of 25,000 or more, and
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 LABOR FORCE DATA                                                                                                LABOR FORCE DATA
 
 
 Table 1.  Civilian labor force and unemployment by census region and division, seasonally adjusted1
 
 (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                         Unemployed                              
                                                                                                                                 
                              Civilian labor force                                                                               
  Census region and                                                                                                              
       division                                                          Number                      Percent of labor force      
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                        Oct.     Aug.     Sept.    Oct.     Oct.     Aug.     Sept.    Oct.     Oct.     Aug.     Sept.    Oct.  
                        2004     2005     2005     2005     2004     2005     2005     2005     2004     2005     2005     2005  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                 
 Northeast........... 27,589.8 27,660.4 27,890.6 27,895.4  1,384.1  1,290.4  1,374.8  1,306.9    5.0      4.7      4.9      4.7  
                                                                                                                                 
   New England.......  7,505.3  7,555.1  7,594.1  7,589.9    337.3    344.4    371.4    366.7    4.5      4.6      4.9      4.8  
   Middle Atlantic... 20,084.6 20,105.3 20,296.5 20,305.5  1,046.8    946.1  1,003.4    940.3    5.2      4.7      4.9      4.6  
                                                                                                                                 
 South............... 51,959.1 52,865.1 52,920.1 53,029.6  2,720.6  2,526.2  2,749.3  2,731.2    5.2      4.8      5.2      5.2  
                                                                                                                                 
   South Atlantic.... 27,417.0 28,051.2 28,162.2 28,257.4  1,317.8  1,255.4  1,293.8  1,270.0    4.8      4.5      4.6      4.5  
   East South Central  8,368.3  8,375.2  8,389.1  8,422.4    468.2    434.3    482.2    505.5    5.6      5.2      5.7      6.0  
   West South Central 16,173.7 16,438.8 16,368.8 16,349.8    934.7    836.4    973.3    955.7    5.8      5.1      5.9      5.8  
                                                                                                                                 
 Midwest............. 34,509.9 34,532.2 34,695.3 34,644.2  1,977.0  1,834.7  1,861.5  1,802.3    5.7      5.3      5.4      5.2  
                                                                                                                                 
   East North Central 23,658.6 23,718.0 23,856.2 23,789.3  1,444.1  1,375.8  1,383.1  1,325.1    6.1      5.8      5.8      5.6  
   West North Central 10,851.3 10,814.2 10,839.1 10,854.9    533.0    458.8    478.5    477.1    4.9      4.2      4.4      4.4  
                                                                                                                                 
 West................ 33,778.1 34,336.1 34,382.7 34,475.8  1,912.4  1,750.7  1,777.2  1,751.2    5.7      5.1      5.2      5.1  
                                                                                                                                 
   Mountain.......... 10,115.0 10,283.7 10,313.8 10,329.6    494.4    472.7    499.8    481.1    4.9      4.6      4.8      4.7  
   Pacific........... 23,663.1 24,052.4 24,068.9 24,146.2  1,418.0  1,278.0  1,277.4  1,270.1    6.0      5.3      5.3      5.3  

   1 Census region estimates are derived by summing the Census division model-based estimates.
   NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. The States (including the District of Columbia) that compose the various census
 divisions are: New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; Middle Atlantic: New
 Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania; South Atlantic: Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina,
 South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia; East South Central: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee; West South
 Central: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas; East North Central: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin; West
 North Central: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota; Mountain: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho,
 Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; and Pacific: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington.


Table 2.  Civilian labor force and unemployment by census region and division, not seasonally adjusted1

(Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                        Unemployed                              
                                                                                                                                
                             Civilian labor force                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
 Census region and                                                      Number                      Percent of labor force      
      division                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                         September          October          September          October          September          October     
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                       2004     2005     2004     2005     2004     2005     2004     2005     2004     2005     2004     2005  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Northeast........... 27,419.2 27,782.4 27,543.2 27,846.6  1,321.3  1,309.9  1,286.2  1,204.1    4.8      4.7      4.7      4.3  
                                                                                                                                
  New England.......  7,469.4  7,565.0  7,494.7  7,578.0    323.8    355.4    304.3    332.5    4.3      4.7      4.1      4.4  
  Middle Atlantic... 19,949.7 20,217.3 20,048.5 20,268.6    997.5    954.5    981.9    871.6    5.0      4.7      4.9      4.3  
                                                                                                                                
South............... 51,726.5 52,901.9 52,018.2 53,087.3  2,585.4  2,689.7  2,616.0  2,627.4    5.0      5.1      5.0      4.9  
                                                                                                                                
  South Atlantic.... 27,269.7 28,143.2 27,428.2 28,268.9  1,257.5  1,270.2  1,274.7  1,225.7    4.6      4.5      4.6      4.3  
  East South Central  8,342.3  8,384.4  8,385.7  8,442.7    435.5    463.0    450.2    489.9    5.2      5.5      5.4      5.8  
  West South Central 16,114.4 16,374.3 16,204.3 16,375.7    892.5    956.4    891.2    911.8    5.5      5.8      5.5      5.6  
                                                                                                                                
Midwest............. 34,357.5 34,633.9 34,540.7 34,666.8  1,823.5  1,736.6  1,800.0  1,617.7    5.3      5.0      5.2      4.7  
                                                                                                                                
  East North Central 23,543.5 23,822.1 23,684.5 23,809.4  1,313.8  1,285.3  1,320.8  1,196.1    5.6      5.4      5.6      5.0  
  West North Central 10,814.0 10,811.8 10,856.2 10,857.4    509.7    451.3    479.2    421.6    4.7      4.2      4.4      3.9  
                                                                                                                                
West................ 33,680.5 34,386.9 33,876.4 34,574.5  1,813.6  1,678.4  1,827.8  1,668.1    5.4      4.9      5.4      4.8  
                                                                                                                                
  Mountain.......... 10,104.3 10,337.8 10,151.2 10,362.5    479.7    485.4    473.4    458.5    4.7      4.7      4.7      4.4  
  Pacific........... 23,576.2 24,049.1 23,725.2 24,212.0  1,333.9  1,193.0  1,354.4  1,209.6    5.7      5.0      5.7      5.0  

  1 Census region estimates are derived by summing the Census division model-based estimates. The composition of the regions and
divisions is described in table 1.
  NOTE:  Data refer to place of residence.





LABOR FORCE DATA                                                                                                   LABOR FORCE DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED                                                                                             SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 3. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected areas, seasonally adjusted

(Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                             Unemployed                            
                                                                                                                                   
                                  Civilian labor force                                                                             
                                                                                                                                   
    State and Area                                                           Number                    Percent of labor force      
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                           Oct.      Aug.      Sept.     Oct.      Oct.      Aug.    Sept. Oct.  Oct.    Aug.      Sept.     Oct.  
                           2004      2005      2005     2005p      2004      2005    2005 2005p  2004    2005      2005      2005p  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                   
Alabama................   2,155.3   2,145.1   2,172.3   2,182.4    118.7      81.6   88.6  98.4   5.5     3.8       4.1       4.5  
Alaska.................     333.6     341.2     344.4     344.9     25.1      22.3   23.5  23.8   7.5     6.5       6.8       6.9  
Arizona................   2,793.8   2,837.6   2,847.6   2,853.4    132.2     129.6  143.5 139.1   4.7     4.6       5.0       4.9  
Arkansas...............   1,316.2   1,354.1   1,358.6   1,367.5     74.1      68.3   69.2  66.6   5.6     5.0       5.1       4.9  
California.............  17,635.8  17,891.4  17,903.9  17,971.6  1,061.2     933.2  920.5 935.8   6.0     5.2       5.1       5.2  
  Los Angeles-Long                                                                                                                 
     Beach-Glendale 1..   4,829.5   4,873.7   4,860.6   4,894.5    310.7     231.1  218.0 220.0   6.4     4.7       4.5       4.5  
Colorado...............   2,538.1   2,532.3   2,542.5   2,539.1    137.7     127.2  133.3 125.7   5.4     5.0       5.2       4.9  
Connecticut............   1,794.9   1,813.7   1,822.1   1,821.2     83.8      97.4   96.5  97.0   4.7     5.4       5.3       5.3  
Delaware...............     423.6     435.4     439.0     440.9     17.5      17.4   18.1  18.5   4.1     4.0       4.1       4.2  
District of Columbia...     300.3     299.7     299.6     295.9     25.9      19.1   18.5  18.0   8.6     6.4       6.2       6.1  
Florida................   8,457.1   8,702.7   8,729.1   8,758.1    403.3     312.1  309.2 297.5   4.8     3.6       3.5       3.4  
  Miami-Miami Beach-                                                                                                               
     Kendall 1 ........   1,111.6   1,141.2   1,147.0   1,143.2     59.6      49.9   48.7  45.4   5.4     4.4       4.2       4.0  
                                                                                                                                   
Georgia................   4,413.8   4,514.6   4,550.6   4,561.7    211.2     230.0  250.0 249.4   4.8     5.1       5.5       5.5  
Hawaii.................     617.6     636.3     643.8     647.9     19.1      16.7   17.6  17.7   3.1     2.6       2.7       2.7  
Idaho..................     706.1     735.9     734.7     737.4     32.0      27.7   26.4  26.7   4.5     3.8       3.6       3.6  
Illinois...............   6,415.6   6,471.7   6,508.7   6,493.4    391.9     372.1  379.3 356.4   6.1     5.7       5.8       5.5  
  Chicago-Naperville-                                                                                                              
     Joliet 1..........   3,988.0   3,990.7   3,997.4   3,973.8    239.2     241.3  251.2 225.8   6.0     6.0       6.3       5.7  
Indiana................   3,173.8   3,196.4   3,224.9   3,216.5    166.0     171.2  172.8 174.8   5.2     5.4       5.4       5.4  
Iowa...................   1,625.2   1,645.8   1,651.5   1,651.8     80.6      70.5   75.4  74.4   5.0     4.3       4.6       4.5  
Kansas.................   1,467.4   1,460.9   1,466.3   1,468.6     79.0      74.1   74.8  73.8   5.4     5.1       5.1       5.0  
Kentucky...............   1,968.4   1,991.5   2,012.5   2,022.8     95.4     106.7  115.2 121.6   4.8     5.4       5.7       6.0  
Louisiana..............   2,068.7   2,121.6   2,006.0   1,953.1    119.0     122.5  228.4 220.0   5.8     5.8      11.4      11.3  
  New Orleans-Metairie-                                                                                                            
     Kenner 2..........     613.6     637.8     (3)       (3)       26.9      34.9    (3)   (3)   4.4     5.5       (3)       (3)  
Maine..................     702.3     712.4     717.2     719.3     32.9      35.6   39.0  37.4   4.7     5.0       5.4       5.2  
                                                                                                                                   
Maryland...............   2,884.8   2,950.9   2,949.3   2,967.3    121.4     129.8  122.0 120.9   4.2     4.4       4.1       4.1  
Massachusetts..........   3,388.1   3,365.3   3,381.3   3,378.5    163.8     142.5  161.8 161.1   4.8     4.2       4.8       4.8  
Michigan...............   5,094.6   5,106.1   5,126.9   5,101.1    364.4     344.5  332.9 309.3   7.2     6.7       6.5       6.1  
  Detroit-Warren-Livo-                                                                                                             
     nia 2.............   2,210.5   2,220.6   2,223.5   2,196.5    164.4     160.0  147.7 135.0   7.4     7.2       6.6       6.1  
Minnesota..............   2,960.6   2,943.2   2,939.8   2,935.7    133.5     109.1  114.3 107.7   4.5     3.7       3.9       3.7  
Mississippi............   1,339.3   1,347.8   1,307.2   1,298.6     91.9      92.9  134.2 125.1   6.9     6.9      10.3       9.6  
Missouri...............   3,036.5   3,007.3   3,019.5   3,030.0    177.2     138.0  147.4 152.6   5.8     4.6       4.9       5.0  
Montana................     485.5     492.3     493.7     493.7     21.3      22.0   22.3  21.5   4.4     4.5       4.5       4.3  
Nebraska...............     987.7     978.7     985.4     982.9     37.3      38.4   39.1  35.9   3.8     3.9       4.0       3.7  
Nevada.................   1,186.2   1,221.7   1,227.9   1,233.6     48.7      49.9   52.1  50.7   4.1     4.1       4.2       4.1  
New Hampshire..........     724.2     740.6     741.8     741.1     25.0      26.1   28.9  29.1   3.5     3.5       3.9       3.9  
                                                                                                                                   
New Jersey.............   4,392.3   4,441.8   4,484.5   4,500.3    197.5     186.7  197.2 176.4   4.5     4.2       4.4       3.9  
New Mexico.............     916.9     938.1     940.2     941.3     51.3      49.7   52.2  50.4   5.6     5.3       5.6       5.4  
New York...............   9,368.5   9,361.6   9,492.7   9,476.6    511.8     443.0  502.7 460.4   5.5     4.7       5.3       4.9  
  New York City .......   3,716.7   3,699.5   3,766.6   3,758.0    240.3     189.5  229.3 213.3   6.5     5.1       6.1       5.7  
North Carolina.........   4,260.8   4,339.6   4,346.6   4,362.9    228.6     242.6  240.0 233.3   5.4     5.6       5.5       5.3  
North Dakota...........     355.8     354.2     355.5     357.5     12.5      11.9   12.9  12.4   3.5     3.4       3.6       3.5  
Ohio...................   5,892.9   5,913.8   5,940.7   5,925.0    364.8     351.3  353.4 346.7   6.2     5.9       5.9       5.9  
  Cleveland-Elyria-Men-                                                                                                            
     tor 2.............   1,091.7   1,077.5   1,082.7   1,079.5     64.0      61.6   62.5  64.6   5.9     5.7       5.8       6.0  
Oklahoma...............   1,713.0   1,736.8   1,738.1   1,735.9     80.5      76.0   76.8  74.4   4.7     4.4       4.4       4.3  
Oregon.................   1,861.7   1,866.1   1,865.8   1,873.5    135.5     123.9  115.6 111.5   7.3     6.6       6.2       6.0  
Pennsylvania...........   6,308.8   6,290.3   6,341.2   6,313.1    354.4     313.4  312.3 293.0   5.6     5.0       4.9       4.6  
Rhode Island...........     561.8     573.6     579.3     576.7     27.6      29.5   33.2  31.3   4.9     5.1       5.7       5.4  
                                                                                                                                   
South Carolina.........   2,057.2   2,071.6   2,087.7   2,100.7    142.7     129.2  137.8 145.1   6.9     6.2       6.6       6.9  
South Dakota...........     429.3     429.5     429.8     430.2     15.2      16.4   17.1  17.1   3.5     3.8       4.0       4.0  
Tennessee..............   2,899.8   2,891.0   2,898.3   2,920.5    154.9     153.4  147.1 162.2   5.3     5.3       5.1       5.6  
Texas..................  11,073.0  11,222.2  11,276.7  11,294.3    660.4     569.4  592.4 590.8   6.0     5.1       5.3       5.2  
Utah...................   1,207.7   1,242.8   1,242.4   1,244.1     62.0      55.0   58.4  55.8   5.1     4.4       4.7       4.5  
Vermont................     353.4     352.4     355.6     357.2     12.1      12.2   13.2  14.2   3.4     3.5       3.7       4.0  
Virginia...............   3,831.4   3,932.1   3,952.8   3,960.8    138.1     144.6  142.1 135.9   3.6     3.7       3.6       3.4  
Washington.............   3,250.8   3,309.8   3,314.0   3,333.3    195.8     190.5  189.3 187.9   6.0     5.8       5.7       5.6  
  Seattle-Bellevue-Eve-                                                                                                            
     rett 1............   1,336.1   1,368.0   1,368.2   1,380.4     67.4      65.1   65.2  67.1   5.0     4.8       4.8       4.9  
West Virginia..........     787.4     796.7     801.9     803.3     41.0      43.7   45.4  41.5   5.2     5.5       5.7       5.2  
Wisconsin..............   3,068.5   3,028.0   3,047.3   3,046.2    143.8     138.8  142.2 137.8   4.7     4.6       4.7       4.5  
Wyoming................     284.4     285.2     286.2     287.2     12.1      11.4   11.9  11.8   4.2     4.0       4.1       4.1  
                                                                                                                                   
Puerto Rico............   1,385.7   1,431.0   1,453.5   1,430.5    141.9     151.5  155.1 180.7  10.2    10.6      10.7      12.6  

  p = preliminary.
  1 Metropolitan division.
  2 Metropolitan statistical area.
  3 Estimates are not model-based as of September 2005.
  NOTE:  Data refer to place of residence. Data for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey similar to the Current
Population Survey. Area definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 04-03, dated February 18, 2004, and
are available at http://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm and in the May issue of Employment and Earnings. Estimates for the latest month
are revised the following month, and at least 3 years of estimates are subject to revision at the end of the year, to incorporate
updated inputs and reestimation.





LABOR FORCE DATA                                                                                                   LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED                                                                                     NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 4. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected areas, not seasonally adjusted

(Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                             Unemployed                            
                                                                                                                                   
                                  Civilian labor force                                                                             
                                                                                                                                   
    State and area                                                               Number                    Percent of labor force  
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                             September            October            September            October         September      October   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                           2004      2005      2004     2005p      2004      2005      2004     2005p    2004   2005   2004   2005p
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                   
Alabama................   2,148.4   2,169.4   2,165.1   2,192.6    117.5      87.4     119.3      98.6    5.5    4.0    5.5    4.5 
Alaska.................     332.4     344.5     331.5     342.8     21.5      20.8      22.4      21.3    6.5    6.0    6.8    6.2 
Arizona................   2,788.2   2,854.3   2,800.1   2,860.2    138.6     150.4     133.4     140.6    5.0    5.3    4.8    4.9 
Arkansas...............   1,314.3   1,361.0   1,312.6   1,364.9     66.2      63.3      64.0      57.6    5.0    4.7    4.9    4.2 
California.............  17,553.4  17,894.8  17,661.2  18,006.9    998.0     877.4   1,012.9     900.2    5.7    4.9    5.7    5.0 
  Los Angeles-Long                                                                                                                 
     Beach-Glendale 1..   4,813.8   4,871.0   4,846.1   4,913.0    305.2     221.0     304.5     216.1    6.3    4.5    6.3    4.4 
Colorado...............   2,544.3   2,557.4   2,551.7   2,552.7    130.2     127.6     130.0     117.9    5.1    5.0    5.1    4.6 
Connecticut............   1,778.6   1,810.7   1,787.6   1,817.3     77.8      90.6      73.6      87.2    4.4    5.0    4.1    4.8 
Delaware...............     417.7     435.1     422.6     440.1     16.2      17.8      16.0      17.4    3.9    4.1    3.8    4.0 
District of Columbia...     297.0     297.5     299.8     294.4     24.0      17.2      25.5      17.1    8.1    5.8    8.5    5.8 
Florida................   8,432.7   8,757.1   8,474.1   8,776.4    406.3     329.8     400.7     302.0    4.8    3.8    4.7    3.4 
  Miami-Miami Beach-                                                                                                               
     Kendall 1.........   1,103.3   1,143.7   1,121.9   1,150.5     61.1      50.6      65.6      48.0    5.5    4.4    5.9    4.2 
                                                                                                                                   
Georgia................   4,382.7   4,543.1   4,413.4   4,560.4    200.8     251.8     202.9     243.8    4.6    5.5    4.6    5.3 
Hawaii.................     610.9     639.6     612.9     644.1     20.4      19.3      18.7      17.6    3.3    3.0    3.0    2.7 
Idaho..................     703.4     733.4     708.5     739.6     27.2      21.3      26.9      21.9    3.9    2.9    3.8    3.0 
Illinois...............   6,379.9   6,494.9   6,415.4   6,488.8    363.7     358.4     364.2     322.9    5.7    5.5    5.7    5.0 
  Chicago-Naperville-                                                                                                              
     Joliet 1..........   3,966.0   3,979.9   3,976.8   3,960.5    230.6     240.8     225.1     209.0    5.8    6.1    5.7    5.3 
Indiana................   3,161.6   3,223.1   3,183.1   3,224.7    150.0     160.3     155.3     162.4    4.7    5.0    4.9    5.0 
Iowa...................   1,621.9   1,649.4   1,631.0   1,658.6     74.7      69.9      71.6      66.1    4.6    4.2    4.4    4.0 
Kansas.................   1,460.0   1,459.3   1,466.8   1,469.4     78.4      72.9      77.7      72.9    5.4    5.0    5.3    5.0 
Kentucky...............   1,964.8   2,010.0   1,958.6   2,011.1     87.1     106.9      86.8     111.0    4.4    5.3    4.4    5.5 
Louisiana..............   2,054.5   2,004.6   2,079.2   1,960.2    113.4     227.6     113.5     214.7    5.5   11.4    5.5   11.0 
  New Orleans-Metairie-                                                                                                            
     Kenner 2..........     606.7     (3)       612.5     (3)       25.8      (3)       27.6      (3)     4.2     (3)   4.5     (3)
Maine..................     699.5     717.3     703.3     721.9     27.5      33.9      29.1      33.8    3.9    4.7    4.1    4.7 
                                                                                                                                   
Maryland...............   2,870.2   2,942.1   2,884.5   2,968.5    110.9     114.0     113.1     113.7    3.9    3.9    3.9    3.8 
Massachusetts..........   3,360.5   3,362.9   3,370.0   3,366.6    160.0     160.2     146.2     145.2    4.8    4.8    4.3    4.3 
Michigan...............   5,069.0   5,119.9   5,103.8   5,105.7    333.3     307.0     334.5     273.5    6.6    6.0    6.6    5.4 
  Detroit-Warren-Livo-                                                                                                             
     nia 2.............   2,208.2   2,222.1   2,228.4   2,206.7    159.4     143.3     164.9     131.6    7.2    6.4    7.4    6.0 
Minnesota..............   2,953.4   2,938.8   2,962.9   2,937.5    128.3     108.4     115.8      90.9    4.3    3.7    3.9    3.1 
Mississippi............   1,328.1   1,299.3   1,343.6   1,300.7     82.1     127.5      93.8     125.0    6.2    9.8    7.0    9.6 
Missouri...............   3,016.9   3,003.0   3,022.6   3,020.3    170.8     139.4     158.5     136.1    5.7    4.6    5.2    4.5 
Montana................     481.6     492.1     483.8     491.9     16.9      18.0      18.2      18.4    3.5    3.7    3.8    3.7 
Nebraska...............     978.2     976.3     987.4     982.5     34.5      35.4      33.6      31.7    3.5    3.6    3.4    3.2 
Nevada.................   1,182.6   1,229.5   1,187.2   1,234.9     48.0      51.4      46.2      48.1    4.1    4.2    3.9    3.9 
New Hampshire..........     718.2     737.5     721.0     738.7     23.4      27.2      22.4      26.9    3.3    3.7    3.1    3.6 
                                                                                                                                   
New Jersey.............   4,361.8   4,456.8   4,381.8   4,489.6    186.6     185.5     178.6     161.5    4.3    4.2    4.1    3.6 
New Mexico.............     913.0     940.0     920.7     944.8     50.0      51.4      49.1      48.1    5.5    5.5    5.3    5.1 
New York...............   9,308.1   9,440.2   9,348.7   9,457.6    492.2     484.9     479.2     439.1    5.3    5.1    5.1    4.6 
  New York City .......   3,699.8   3,747.4   3,714.6   3,757.4    241.2     225.3     237.0     216.0    6.5    6.0    6.4    5.7 
North Carolina.........   4,248.9   4,342.0   4,268.5   4,372.4    200.8     221.9     215.3     223.8    4.7    5.1    5.0    5.1 
North Dakota...........     356.1     356.3     355.8     358.1      9.7      10.1       9.1       9.0    2.7    2.8    2.6    2.5 
Ohio...................   5,873.0   5,937.7   5,914.2   5,943.7    342.0     336.2     343.1     321.2    5.8    5.7    5.8    5.4 
  Cleveland-Elyria-Men-                                                                                                            
     tor 2.............   1,094.7   1,080.8   1,090.4   1,073.4     62.8      60.9      58.9      58.4    5.7    5.6    5.4    5.4 
Oklahoma...............   1,703.8   1,731.8   1,717.8   1,739.9     74.9      73.4      77.4      71.5    4.4    4.2    4.5    4.1 
Oregon.................   1,854.6   1,867.0   1,862.1   1,875.4    122.1     104.4     124.1     100.7    6.6    5.6    6.7    5.4 
Pennsylvania...........   6,279.8   6,320.3   6,318.1   6,321.4    318.7     284.0     324.2     271.0    5.1    4.5    5.1    4.3 
Rhode Island...........     560.0     580.7     559.8     575.8     24.4      31.9      23.3      27.6    4.4    5.5    4.2    4.8 
                                                                                                                                   
South Carolina.........   2,040.1   2,084.2   2,054.8   2,101.3    136.5     139.1     138.5     144.3    6.7    6.7    6.7    6.9 
South Dakota...........     427.6     428.7     429.7     430.9     13.3      15.1      12.9      14.8    3.1    3.5    3.0    3.4 
Tennessee..............   2,901.1   2,905.7   2,918.4   2,938.2    148.8     141.2     150.3     155.3    5.1    4.9    5.2    5.3 
Texas..................  11,041.8  11,276.8  11,094.7  11,310.7    638.1     592.2     636.2     568.1    5.8    5.3    5.7    5.0 
Utah...................   1,207.6   1,245.2   1,214.8   1,251.0     58.8      55.7      59.4      53.4    4.9    4.5    4.9    4.3 
Vermont................     352.6     356.0     353.0     357.7     10.7      11.7       9.6      11.9    3.0    3.3    2.7    3.3 
Virginia...............   3,796.7   3,940.9   3,824.0   3,952.4    128.9     139.7     127.9     127.7    3.4    3.5    3.3    3.2 
Washington.............   3,224.8   3,303.2   3,257.6   3,342.9    172.0     171.1     176.3     169.8    5.3    5.2    5.4    5.1 
  Seattle-Bellevue-Eve-                                                                                                            
     rett 1............   1,324.8   1,356.2   1,330.1   1,371.8     67.5      66.9      66.8      65.0    5.1    4.9    5.0    4.7 
West Virginia..........     784.0     801.3     786.5     803.0     33.1      39.0      35.0      35.8    4.2    4.9    4.4    4.5 
Wisconsin..............   3,060.0   3,046.4   3,068.0   3,046.5    124.8     123.4     123.7     116.1    4.1    4.1    4.0    3.8 
Wyoming................     283.6     286.1     284.5     287.4     10.0       9.7      10.3      10.1    3.5    3.4    3.6    3.5 
                                                                                                                                   
Puerto Rico............   1,381.8   1,442.8   1,374.5   1,421.6    134.7     153.7     139.3     177.9    9.8   10.6   10.1   12.5 

  p = preliminary.
  1 Metropolitan division.
  2 Metropolitan statistical area.
  3 Estimates are not model-based as of September 2005 and are published with the other metropolitan areas.
  NOTE:  Data refer to place of residence.  Data for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey similar to the Current
Population Survey.  Area definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 04-03, dated February 18, 2004, and
are available at http://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm and in the May issue of Employment and Earnings. Estimates for the latest month
are revised the following month, and at least 3 years of estimates are subject to revision at the end of the year, to incorporate
updated inputs and reestimation.






     ESTABLISHMENT DATA
                                                                                                          SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
     SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
     
     Table 5. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted

     (In thousands)
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                        Total(1)                        Construction                   Manufacturing         
                                                                                                                             
            State                                                                                                            
                            Oct.     Aug.     Sept.    Oct.     Oct.    Aug.    Sept.   Oct.    Oct.    Aug.    Sept.   Oct. 
                            2004     2005     2005     2005p    2004    2005    2005   2005p    2004    2005    2005   2005p 
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
      Alabama............  1,910.6  1,937.1  1,933.5  1,930.7   105.7   105.4   105.4   105.8   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Alaska.............    303.7    309.8    311.3    309.6    17.7    18.5    18.1    18.3   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Arizona............  2,401.0  2,487.4  2,496.6  2,502.3   195.0   215.0   216.9   220.0   175.6   176.0   175.5   175.6
      Arkansas...........  1,162.5  1,175.1  1,174.3  1,175.9    52.1    53.1    53.1    53.1   204.0   202.3   202.0   201.7
      California......... 14,633.6 14,831.4 14,814.8 14,821.6   860.2   915.7   919.1   923.6 1,534.5 1,535.8 1,535.2 1,537.6
                                                                                                                             
      Colorado...........  2,192.8  2,229.2  2,234.7  2,234.4   152.2   162.3   163.8   162.3   154.8   153.4   152.9   152.6
      Connecticut........  1,662.1  1,671.2  1,670.0  1,674.8    67.6    71.1    70.7    71.0   197.7   196.8   196.7   196.8
      Delaware (3).......    425.9    432.5    431.5    432.1    26.8    27.4    27.5    27.4   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      District of                                                                                                            
         Columbia (3)....    672.5    683.1    680.4    683.2    12.0    12.2    12.2    12.0   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Florida ...........  7,560.5  7,787.8  7,817.6  7,813.7   499.5   525.4   529.7   533.8   385.7   393.8   393.5   391.3
                                                                                                                             
      Georgia ...........  3,895.7  3,939.3  3,930.0  3,947.8   199.9   201.4   201.2   203.2   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Hawaii (3).........    589.1    602.8    604.4    604.8    30.5    32.8    33.2    33.6    15.4    15.3    15.4    15.2
      Idaho .............    590.4    613.3    613.3    612.8    40.0    46.1    45.7    45.8    61.3    62.4    61.6    61.6
      Illinois...........  5,806.2  5,867.6  5,868.9  5,870.6   264.3   267.4   266.7   267.4   698.7   692.1   692.2   692.3
      Indiana............  2,944.9  2,959.6  2,970.7  2,956.9   149.5   153.3   153.1   151.4   575.4   570.5   570.9   570.5
                                                                                                                             
      Iowa...............  1,462.7  1,477.3  1,478.0  1,482.8    68.5    67.9    68.1    68.3   224.6   226.6   228.1   229.0
      Kansas.............  1,330.1  1,338.2  1,352.3  1,356.6    64.3    66.8    67.3    67.7   177.6   178.0   177.3   180.8
      Kentucky...........  1,801.0  1,821.1  1,822.9  1,822.5    83.5    86.9    86.8    87.1   265.5   265.7   265.5   265.8
      Louisiana..........  1,919.3  1,935.6  1,695.6  1,699.4   116.4   117.1    86.5    91.6   151.6   149.5   139.3   140.3
      Maine..............    614.9    620.6    616.5    618.2    30.9    31.6    31.0    31.5    63.1    61.7    61.7    61.5
                                                                                                                             
      Maryland (3).......  2,529.2  2,571.6  2,580.0  2,581.0   178.7   180.5   181.0   181.0   142.4   138.2   138.4   137.8
      Massachusetts......  3,186.2  3,209.8  3,208.3  3,201.2   140.0   143.5   142.6   142.0   313.4   314.6   313.0   312.5
      Michigan...........  4,398.2  4,352.7  4,362.5  4,348.4   190.9   187.1   186.9   187.6   693.4   665.1   672.7   671.2
      Minnesota..........  2,690.8  2,727.8  2,725.2  2,727.8   126.7   128.8   129.5   129.1   347.5   346.4   346.3   348.4
      Mississippi........  1,128.2  1,136.7  1,084.4  1,091.1    50.1    50.5    49.0    49.4   178.7   180.0   171.0   173.7
                                                                                                                             
      Missouri ..........  2,692.9  2,742.5  2,722.7  2,718.0   138.6   137.6   138.1   142.0   313.2   315.4   316.1   316.5
      Montana............    413.9    421.7    420.5    421.4    25.1    26.3    26.2    26.4    19.0    19.3    19.2    19.0
      Nebraska (3).......    924.1    934.9    940.5    935.1    47.3    48.4    49.6    49.5    99.6   100.5   100.6   100.8
      Nevada.............  1,176.1  1,231.6  1,238.2  1,246.9   124.4   136.6   137.8   138.8   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      New Hampshire......    630.7    644.7    642.5    642.5    30.2    31.3    31.1    31.6    81.1    82.2    82.0    81.7
                                                                                                                             
      New Jersey.........  4,017.8  4,058.9  4,064.5  4,059.8   168.7   166.7   167.7   165.6   338.1   327.1   327.1   324.9
      New Mexico.........    795.1    806.3    809.4    811.7    50.7    54.2    54.0    54.4    35.8    35.3    35.6    36.2
      New York...........  8,477.9  8,535.5  8,550.7  8,541.8   318.2   322.7   322.8   321.3   591.0   578.5   577.2   575.1
      North Carolina.....  3,842.6  3,899.1  3,893.2  3,888.4   220.8   226.1   225.5   225.7   579.1   574.0   570.5   571.7
      North Dakota.......    339.1    343.4    345.4    343.4    17.2    17.7    17.8    17.7    24.7    26.0    25.2    25.1
                                                                                                                             
      Ohio...............  5,415.7  5,436.3  5,434.9  5,428.4   236.3   235.2   233.8   233.5   826.7   819.9   820.9   822.2
      Oklahoma...........  1,476.4  1,501.9  1,504.1  1,503.1    62.2    63.6    62.7    63.7   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Oregon ............  1,610.6  1,653.8  1,658.4  1,659.6    84.0    91.8    93.0    93.3   201.5   205.0   205.7   206.0
      Pennsylvania.......  5,661.0  5,712.6  5,722.2  5,724.8   250.8   256.1   256.7   256.8   690.2   680.0   678.1   675.6
      Rhode Island.......    489.2    495.6    495.3    494.7    20.8    21.4    21.4    21.6    56.7    54.8    54.5    54.6
                                                                                                                             
      South Carolina.....  1,832.7  1,836.2  1,835.3  1,839.4   112.8   111.0   111.7   112.6   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      South Dakota.......    384.7    391.4    393.1    391.2    19.7    20.9    20.8    20.7   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Tennessee..........  2,712.6  2,722.7  2,729.9  2,734.9   118.1   119.0   119.1   120.3   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Texas..............  9,513.6  9,620.0  9,630.2  9,644.9   542.5   554.0   557.1   558.3   890.9   891.6   892.3   891.8
      Utah...............  1,110.7  1,147.8  1,149.4  1,153.3    73.7    81.7    82.8    83.9   115.1   117.4   117.2   117.4
                                                                                                                             
      Vermont............    305.1    308.8    309.6    309.4    16.7    17.7    17.7    17.8    37.2    37.4    37.6    37.6
      Virginia...........  3,616.4  3,642.0  3,645.0  3,661.3   233.9   242.7   243.1   246.5   300.6   298.0   297.2   297.4
      Washington.........  2,710.3  2,776.4  2,765.2  2,789.4   164.5   176.4   176.8   178.4   263.3   267.6   253.0   269.0
      West Virginia......    739.8    742.9    742.0    744.6    34.5    37.3    37.3    37.2    62.9    62.2    61.8    61.8
      Wisconsin..........  2,816.0  2,831.9  2,832.8  2,834.6   125.9   131.4   130.8   131.0   503.5   501.4   500.1   499.9
      Wyoming............    255.9    263.0    263.0    263.5    18.6    20.6    20.5    20.1   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  






                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                             Trade, transportation, and         Financial activities         Professional and business   
                                     utilities                                                        services           
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                            Oct.    Aug.    Sept.   Oct.    Oct.    Aug.    Sept.   Oct.    Oct.    Aug.    Sept.   Oct. 
                            2004    2005    2005   2005p    2004    2005    2005   2005p    2004    2005    2005   2005p 
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
      Alabama............   376.7   383.8   383.0   382.2    96.4    95.9    95.9    95.8   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Alaska.............    61.9    63.2    63.5    62.8    14.6    14.9    14.9    14.9    23.2    23.3    24.1    24.1
      Arizona............   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     165.4   171.4   172.3   172.2   340.5   352.3   354.1   356.6
      Arkansas...........   241.8   244.5   244.9   245.1    51.1    52.0    51.9    51.9   108.1   108.2   108.6   109.5
      California......... 2,771.3 2,783.6 2,783.1 2,786.6   911.2   922.5   923.0   922.8 2,130.2 2,156.0 2,157.6 2,153.4
                                                                                                                         
      Colorado...........   408.5   411.8   412.7   413.5   156.7   158.6   160.4   159.7   302.4   311.1   310.0   313.4
      Connecticut........   313.8   317.2   315.8   316.6   140.8   141.2   141.5   142.2   199.0   199.1   198.7   199.6
      Delaware (3).......    81.0    82.3    82.0    83.2    44.8    45.0    45.1    45.3    62.3    62.3    62.1    62.9
      District of                                                                                                        
         Columbia (3)....   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     142.6   147.2   147.5   146.8
      Florida ........... 1,504.3 1,538.7 1,541.5 1,538.9   503.0   516.2   516.9   518.6 1,307.4 1,375.6 1,386.4 1,381.5
                                                                                                                         
      Georgia ...........   826.3   831.6   827.0   832.2   218.9   221.7   221.8   222.8   513.2   524.3   522.6   526.3
      Hawaii (3).........   114.6   118.0   118.6   119.3   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Idaho .............   117.7   122.2   122.5   122.5   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)      73.8    78.7    77.7    77.5
      Illinois........... 1,179.9 1,184.4 1,187.8 1,188.3   399.7   404.2   403.0   403.7   800.5   828.7   828.9   832.5
      Indiana............   575.6   583.4   582.6   579.5   139.9   142.8   142.1   141.7   269.9   272.3   273.8   273.0
                                                                                                                         
      Iowa...............   307.3   307.7   307.1   309.3    97.0   100.1   100.3   100.6   106.3   107.6   106.1   105.9
      Kansas.............   259.8   258.7   262.4   261.3   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Kentucky...........   373.1   377.0   376.1   376.1    86.2    85.4    84.6    84.5   164.9   168.6   168.5   169.4
      Louisiana..........   379.6   386.0   340.5   335.4   103.2   103.6    94.4    95.2   182.6   184.6   156.8   156.8
      Maine..............   126.0   126.7   126.2   126.3    34.3    34.7    34.3    34.2    49.7    49.6    49.7    49.8
                                                                                                                         
      Maryland (3).......   467.4   473.7   474.7   477.7   155.7   159.7   159.1   158.9   376.9   390.0   390.8   389.7
      Massachusetts......   573.9   576.8   575.4   575.3   218.7   220.3   219.7   219.3   452.2   459.3   458.1   460.9
      Michigan...........   807.3   807.4   801.1   798.1   218.2   218.8   219.0   219.9   588.8   581.9   584.3   586.2
      Minnesota..........   526.0   528.4   525.5   526.2   174.9   179.8   179.7   179.8   304.4   309.6   309.0   309.6
      Mississippi........   220.2   222.5   212.2   211.2   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
                                                                                                                         
      Missouri ..........   534.5   538.6   538.1   537.8   164.7   169.0   169.0   169.3   300.9   305.4   306.0   305.2
      Montana............    85.5    87.2    86.8    86.6    21.0    21.6    21.4    21.1    32.9    35.1    35.1    34.3
      Nebraska (3).......   198.1   199.6   200.7   198.1    63.3    64.1    64.7    65.5    94.8    97.4    97.3    96.0
      Nevada.............   206.0   211.4   211.5   214.3    62.1    65.9    65.9    66.6   136.3   146.1   147.1   149.7
      New Hampshire......   140.6   144.4   145.0   143.8    38.0    38.3    38.2    38.3    56.6    56.8    56.9    57.1
                                                                                                                         
      New Jersey.........   878.2   889.5   893.5   891.8   279.5   282.0   282.4   282.3   583.6   588.4   588.9   589.3
      New Mexico.........   137.4   138.5   139.0   139.3    34.9    35.3    35.3    35.4    91.3    92.3    92.9    93.9
      New York........... 1,493.1 1,495.2 1,494.7 1,495.5   704.8   715.8   716.9   717.9 1,058.7 1,083.7 1,080.4 1,081.6
      North Carolina.....   723.7   729.4   723.6   723.2   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     436.1   449.5   452.3   452.9
      North Dakota.......    72.6    74.2    74.5    73.9    18.6    18.8    18.9    18.8    24.0    25.0    24.7    24.7
                                                                                                                         
      Ohio............... 1,035.0 1,032.7 1,032.9 1,030.4   312.3   313.7   313.8   313.8   632.3   644.6   645.6   647.0
      Oklahoma...........   274.2   277.9   279.8   278.8    84.7    86.1    86.4    86.4   163.1   168.1   167.3   166.9
      Oregon ............   323.1   331.1   332.4   335.4    96.7    98.4    98.1    98.6   179.1   183.6   185.0   183.9
      Pennsylvania....... 1,124.7 1,129.7 1,131.4 1,134.4   334.8   337.2   338.3   338.4   636.5   651.2   654.1   651.8
      Rhode Island.......    79.5    79.0    79.0    78.7    34.0    35.5    35.3    35.3    54.3    55.6    55.3    55.2
                                                                                                                         
      South Carolina.....   353.2   358.2   360.0   360.8    94.1    94.7    94.5    94.8   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      South Dakota.......    76.9    79.1    78.7    78.6    28.0    28.8    28.8    29.0   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Tennessee..........   590.1   594.3   596.6   598.2   142.1   143.9   143.7   144.1   303.5   304.3   304.0   304.8
      Texas.............. 1,950.3 1,970.4 1,969.0 1,971.8   597.9   602.6   604.7   606.7 1,093.2 1,107.6 1,110.1 1,115.4
      Utah...............   220.6   224.6   225.4   225.8   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     138.9   146.3   145.1   148.2
                                                                                                                         
      Vermont............   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)      21.3    22.1    22.2    22.2
      Virginia...........   652.1   660.6   659.7   662.1   189.7   190.2   191.0   191.7   587.1   587.2   588.7   595.4
      Washington.........   522.6   534.8   534.8   539.4   151.5   153.2   154.0   154.4   305.3   317.7   316.9   318.7
      West Virginia......   137.8   138.0   137.8   138.4    30.4    29.7    29.7    29.8    58.4    59.5    59.4    59.6
      Wisconsin..........   542.3   540.0   537.7   537.7   157.0   158.9   158.8   158.4   253.0   257.7   258.5   258.2
      Wyoming............    49.6    50.5    50.4    50.6   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)      15.3    16.0    15.6    15.7






                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                           Education and health services      Leisure and hospitality                Government          
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                            Oct.    Aug.    Sept.   Oct.    Oct.    Aug.    Sept.   Oct.    Oct.    Aug.    Sept.   Oct. 
                            2004    2005    2005   2005p    2004    2005    2005   2005p    2004    2005    2005   2005p 
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
      Alabama............   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     160.8   163.4   162.3   162.7   360.0   361.9   360.5   360.2
      Alaska.............    34.6    35.8    35.7    35.7    30.2    31.6    32.0    31.1    80.8    81.1    81.5    81.2
      Arizona............   264.0   275.2   278.4   279.6   245.0   253.0   254.4   256.4   405.4   410.9   411.7   410.4
      Arkansas...........   144.0   147.1   147.4   148.5    91.2    93.2    92.5    92.1   201.6   205.6   205.2   205.6
      California......... 1,567.3 1,587.5 1,589.3 1,593.3 1,455.8 1,484.5 1,479.6 1,488.2 2,390.8 2,423.8 2,415.0 2,407.9
                                                                                                                         
      Colorado...........   220.8   225.5   225.7   226.3   253.5   258.0   257.4   256.7   362.2   367.4   371.3   370.5
      Connecticut........   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     129.0   131.1   131.2   129.7   241.2   244.5   241.7   242.8
      Delaware (3).......    51.9    53.3    53.4    53.3    40.5    42.0    42.5    41.7    59.0    59.7    60.1    59.1
      District of                                                                                                        
         Columbia (3)....   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)      51.0    54.0    53.8    54.0   230.8   234.4   229.2   230.7
      Florida ...........   926.7   953.1   959.1   955.4   862.4   891.1   896.6   895.9 1,075.9 1,091.0 1,093.8 1,096.5
                                                                                                                         
      Georgia ...........   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     360.5   367.4   368.9   372.3   643.1   650.0   649.2   648.4
      Hawaii (3).........    68.1    69.5    70.3    70.3   104.9   107.4   107.5   107.6   120.3   121.3   120.4   119.6
      Idaho .............   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)      55.9    57.5    57.4    57.7   115.7   113.8   115.1   115.2
      Illinois...........   731.9   738.1   739.6   740.2   510.5   524.3   526.2   523.1   840.7   844.8   843.3   843.6
      Indiana............   373.5   379.3   380.8   380.8   274.5   281.3   281.3   279.7   428.3   420.1   427.5   422.7
                                                                                                                         
      Iowa...............   191.6   194.6   194.4   194.4   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     244.6   245.4   244.9   245.7
      Kansas.............   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     111.3   111.7   111.9   111.8   253.6   251.7   259.9   259.5
      Kentucky...........   231.5   235.4   235.6   235.7   160.7   166.2   166.2   165.6   308.7   306.9   310.8   309.7
      Louisiana..........   253.0   257.9   208.4   209.7   204.3   207.1   161.2   161.3   382.9   383.9   378.5   375.8
      Maine..............   112.2   113.9   113.3   114.2    59.8    60.0    60.6    60.9   105.3   107.5   105.2   106.0
                                                                                                                         
      Maryland (3).......   349.4   357.5   357.5   358.7   229.7   237.7   238.2   238.1   460.5   466.5   468.6   466.7
      Massachusetts......   582.7   587.7   587.9   587.1   294.0   297.9   297.5   296.5   405.1   407.0   410.0   404.9
      Michigan...........   552.1   557.8   559.5   556.1   404.8   406.3   406.3   404.4   688.2   675.0   679.3   671.4
      Minnesota..........   378.8   391.9   391.4   392.4   237.1   241.7   244.7   244.0   411.5   419.0   415.7   417.3
      Mississippi........   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     125.4   124.6   111.5   111.5   242.7   245.9   242.6   241.2
                                                                                                                         
      Missouri ..........   357.3   371.1   367.3   366.4   266.9   277.1   270.9   265.3   428.6   438.1   425.3   423.6
      Montana............    54.7    55.5    56.2    56.1    55.8    56.3    56.6    57.6    87.3    87.3    86.1    87.5
      Nebraska (3).......   127.1   128.4   128.4   127.4    77.9    80.8    80.1    80.2   160.1   159.3   162.9   161.6
      Nevada.............   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     315.5   331.8   331.8   332.0   140.3   142.5   144.1   144.6
      New Hampshire......   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)      64.9    67.1    66.8    67.4    90.7    91.9    90.9    91.0
                                                                                                                         
      New Jersey.........   550.3   561.3   561.8   561.4   326.3   343.3   340.7   344.4   639.3   642.6   644.4   642.6
      New Mexico.........   103.8   104.9   104.8   105.4    82.5    83.9    83.8    83.3   199.8   201.3   202.9   202.5
      New York........... 1,530.7 1,548.7 1,557.2 1,556.7   667.5   679.6   679.0   677.5 1,484.4 1,479.4 1,488.7 1,484.3
      North Carolina.....   449.3   465.4   466.2   464.5   345.6   347.7   351.7   352.2   648.8   660.3   660.5   649.1
      North Dakota.......    48.9    49.7    49.9    49.8    31.4    31.8    32.4    31.8    74.9    74.3    75.1    74.8
                                                                                                                         
      Ohio...............   747.7   755.7   757.9   754.0   494.5   499.6   499.0   497.8   799.9   802.8   798.6   797.8
      Oklahoma...........   179.6   183.3   184.3   183.6   129.5   127.8   128.2   128.3   306.4   314.4   315.8   314.6
      Oregon ............   195.5   204.3   203.8   204.2   158.9   163.3   164.3   161.3   271.1   272.5   272.0   272.2
      Pennsylvania....... 1,003.1 1,017.9 1,019.6 1,025.8   480.0   491.4   493.2   492.0   748.5   752.8   755.2   756.2
      Rhode Island.......    93.2    95.9    96.8    97.1    50.5    52.2    52.2    52.1    65.9    65.9    65.8    65.6
                                                                                                                         
      South Carolina.....   180.2   189.1   186.0   186.4   204.1   206.9   206.1   206.8   331.5   335.0   331.7   329.5
      South Dakota.......    56.7    57.4    57.9    58.0    41.3    41.9    42.0    41.2    74.3    74.5    75.6    75.1
      Tennessee..........   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     254.5   257.3   257.7   257.5   412.5   414.3   414.9   414.0
      Texas.............. 1,151.3 1,174.2 1,174.7 1,177.0   888.6   899.0   899.4   902.8 1,661.2 1,672.7 1,671.3 1,671.0
      Utah...............   124.3   128.1   128.5   128.7   102.4   105.5   105.5   104.7   199.8   204.1   203.7   203.3
                                                                                                                         
      Vermont............   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)      53.2    52.8    53.2    53.1
      Virginia...........   383.0   386.5   391.3   391.1   325.3   325.6   325.1   327.4   654.1   658.5   656.2   658.0
      Washington.........   320.9   330.1   329.5   329.6   255.0   260.4   263.2   262.9   525.1   530.1   530.4   530.0
      West Virginia......   113.1   111.3   111.7   113.7    67.6    68.3    68.0    67.9   143.2   143.3   143.4   143.2
      Wisconsin..........   379.9   381.7   385.6   387.0   252.3   257.7   257.5   258.5   412.6   412.7   414.6   413.4
      Wyoming............   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)      31.1    32.1    31.5    31.6    64.4    65.4    65.3    65.2

       1 Includes natural resources and mining, information, and other services, except public administration, not shown
     separately.
       2 This series is not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the
     trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision.
       3 Natural resources and mining is combined with construction.
       p = preliminary.
       NOTE:  Data are counts of jobs by place of work.  Estimates are currently projected from 2004 benchmark levels. 
     Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are provisional and will be revised when new information becomes
     available.





                                                                                                       ESTABLISHMENT DATA
     ESTABLISHMENT DATA
                                                                                                  NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
     NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
     
     Table 6. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted

     (In thousands)
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                                      Total                 Natural resources and mining            Construction         
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
           State            September         October        September        October        September        October    
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                           2004    2005    2004    2005p     2004    2005    2004   2005p   2004    2005    2004    2005p 
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
      Alabama........... 1,908.8 1,934.9  1,919.3 1,939.6    12.8    12.9    12.8    12.9   103.4   106.4   106.9   107.1
      Alaska............   319.6   325.4    304.8   310.6    10.3    10.9    10.1    10.8    20.9    21.7    19.7    20.3
      Arizona........... 2,389.4 2,491.6  2,416.8 2,518.8     8.6     8.2     8.7     8.4   194.2   218.4   197.6   222.5
      Arkansas.......... 1,170.9 1,182.9  1,170.6 1,184.1     7.4     7.6     7.4     7.6    53.5    54.6    52.9    53.9
      California........ 14598.9 14827.2 14,695.3 14884.8    23.9    23.9    23.7    23.8   883.0   944.7   879.5   942.8
                                                                                                                         
      Colorado.......... 2,196.8 2,241.0  2,198.4 2,240.2    15.5    16.8    15.3    16.6   156.9   167.9   156.1   166.3
      Connecticut....... 1,655.9 1,673.2  1,671.9 1,684.5      .8      .8      .8      .8    69.7    73.9    69.9    73.3
      Delaware .........   428.1   434.0    428.1   434.3   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)      27.3    28.1    27.4    28.0
      District of                                                                                                        
         Columbia.......   670.8   680.7    674.5   685.4   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)      12.4    12.4    12.4    12.3
      Florida........... 7,498.2 7,785.4  7,564.4 7,817.9     7.0     6.4     6.9     6.4   498.5   531.4   501.5   535.9
                                                                                                                         
      Georgia........... 3,898.2 3,944.5  3,914.0 3,967.9    12.2    11.9    12.1    11.9   198.8   202.6   200.7   204.2
      Hawaii ...........   582.7   598.9    588.8   604.6   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)      30.2    33.3    30.6    33.8
      Idaho ............   600.4   623.5    599.8   622.3     4.6     4.8     4.4     4.7    42.8    48.7    42.4    48.2
      Illinois.......... 5,843.1 5,902.9  5,858.0 5,923.4     9.5     9.5     9.2     9.4   281.8   284.0   278.4   281.7
      Indiana........... 2,972.7 2,994.5  2,977.4 2,989.7     7.2     7.3     7.2     7.3   154.5   158.3   154.9   156.9
                                                                                                                         
      Iowa.............. 1,466.1 1,485.5  1,478.7 1,499.4     2.2     2.4     2.2     2.3    73.2    73.0    72.7    72.5
      Kansas............ 1,329.1 1,353.0  1,340.0 1,363.9     7.6     8.2     7.6     8.3    66.0    69.3    65.6    69.0
      Kentucky.......... 1,808.7 1,830.3  1,813.6 1,835.7    19.6    20.9    19.7    20.9    85.7    89.5    85.9    89.6
      Louisiana......... 1,916.4 1,697.6  1,930.2 1,710.9    44.3    45.1    44.7    45.4   114.5    87.4   118.3    93.6
      Maine.............   625.0   628.3    624.2   627.5     2.8     2.7     2.7     2.7    32.5    33.3    32.7    33.4
                                                                                                                         
      Maryland.......... 2,530.7 2,588.9  2,549.8 2,601.4   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     183.0   185.3   182.4   184.7
      Massachusetts..... 3,204.7 3,222.4  3,216.2 3,231.6     2.0     2.1     2.0     2.0   145.4   148.7   145.8   147.8
      Michigan.......... 4,429.1 4,392.8  4,458.3 4,408.6     8.3     8.5     8.3     8.6   203.2   199.7   202.5   199.2
      Minnesota......... 2,697.3 2,732.8  2,715.3 2,752.5     6.1     6.4     6.0     6.5   138.8   142.0   137.1   139.5
      Mississippi....... 1,132.1 1,086.7  1,133.5 1,096.5     8.9     8.8     8.8     8.3    50.5    49.6    50.8    50.2
                                                                                                                         
      Missouri ......... 2,712.6 2,738.3  2,720.7 2,746.0     5.0     5.5     4.9     5.5   142.7   143.9   142.3   145.6
      Montana...........   419.0   427.5    419.1   426.4     7.4     8.1     7.6     8.0    27.2    28.5    27.1    28.4
      Nebraska..........   928.7   940.6    932.1   943.5   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)      50.1    51.9    48.9    51.1
      Nevada............ 1,174.9 1,245.4  1,185.4 1,256.9    10.0    10.6    10.0    10.7   125.2   140.6   126.9   141.4
      New Hampshire.....   634.1   647.1    634.6   646.6     1.0     1.1     1.0     1.1    31.2    32.5    31.2    32.7
                                                                                                                         
      New Jersey........ 4,015.0 4,061.9  4,035.7 4,077.8     1.6     1.5     1.6     1.5   172.3   172.8   173.8   170.7
      New Mexico........   797.5   814.3    799.3   815.8    15.4    16.9    15.3    17.0    51.5    55.2    51.7    55.4
      New York.......... 8,462.6 8,540.7  8,545.2 8,609.5     6.2     6.6     6.2     6.6   336.9   341.3   334.7   337.8
      North Carolina.... 3,880.2 3,916.0  3,876.3 3,921.2     6.7     6.3     6.7     6.3   220.9   228.1   222.3   227.2
      North Dakota......   343.3   349.5    345.1   349.7     3.8     4.2     3.8     4.1    19.5    20.2    19.0    19.6
                                                                                                                         
      Ohio.............. 5,443.4 5,453.8  5,461.6 5,473.4    11.5    11.9    11.4    11.7   247.8   246.5   248.3   245.5
      Oklahoma.......... 1,479.8 1,507.5  1,484.7 1,511.5    31.3    32.4    31.2    32.6    63.3    64.2    62.8    64.3
      Oregon............ 1,612.4 1,665.2  1,634.2 1,683.6    10.0     9.9    10.0     9.6    88.2    97.6    88.1    97.4
      Pennsylvania...... 5,669.3 5,740.9  5,711.3 5,775.4    19.3    18.7    19.2    18.5   261.6   268.9   260.8   266.8
      Rhode Island......   493.8   499.5    495.5   501.0      .2      .2      .2      .2    22.1    22.7    21.8    22.6
                                                                                                                         
      South Carolina.... 1,836.4 1,842.5  1,845.1 1,851.0     4.4     3.8     4.4     3.7   112.3   112.8   114.1   113.8
      South Dakota......   388.5   394.8    387.7   394.3      .9      .9      .9      .9    21.5    22.4    21.0    22.0
      Tennessee......... 2,717.2 2,742.3  2,724.9 2,747.1     4.0     4.0     4.1     4.1   120.0   122.2   119.9   122.1
      Texas............. 9,522.9 9,650.4  9,546.7 9,678.7   154.9   157.7   153.8   157.3   546.5   560.8   543.9   559.8
      Utah.............. 1,117.0 1,157.3  1,119.5 1,162.5     7.4     8.2     7.3     8.3    77.6    86.5    76.6    86.8
                                                                                                                         
      Vermont...........   306.2   310.8    308.8   313.1     1.0     1.1     1.0     1.1    18.0    19.1    17.8    18.9
      Virginia.......... 3,608.8 3,650.8  3,634.1 3,678.9    10.3    10.4    10.2    10.3   236.5   247.9   237.3   250.1
      Washington........ 2,727.5 2,782.3  2,734.1 2,813.4     9.4     9.3     9.4     9.3   172.9   185.6   172.0   185.9
      West Virginia.....   741.1   745.4    746.0   750.8    24.5    25.4    24.5    25.5    36.7    39.4    36.7    39.4
      Wisconsin......... 2,833.6 2,852.1  2,843.3 2,862.2     4.1     3.8     4.1     3.9   134.3   139.7   133.9   139.0
      Wyoming...........   260.2   268.6    258.3   265.8    20.9    23.1    21.2    23.2    20.2    22.1    19.9    21.4
                                                                                                                         
      Puerto Rico....... 1,037.5   994.3  1,044.4   996.1   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)      67.1    63.8    68.0    63.8






                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                                   Manufacturing             Trade, transportation, and             Information          
                                                                     utilities                                           
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
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                            2004    2005    2004    2005p   2004    2005    2004    2005p   2004    2005    2004    2005p 
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
      Alabama............   293.0   295.8   293.3   296.4   374.0   380.2   377.0   382.6    31.0    30.9    30.9    30.9
      Alaska.............    14.3    14.6    10.9    10.9    65.2    66.1    61.6    62.5     6.9     6.9     6.9     7.0
      Arizona............   175.8   175.6   175.8   175.8   458.2   480.5   465.4   485.3    47.0    45.7    46.8    46.0
      Arkansas...........   204.8   202.3   204.2   201.9   242.6   244.8   242.5   245.8    20.2    19.9    20.1    19.9
      California......... 1,550.5 1,551.8 1,536.3 1,539.6 2,761.2 2,781.7 2,779.4 2,795.2   472.3   480.3   482.6   477.6
                                                                                                                         
      Colorado...........   155.6   152.9   155.3   153.1   407.6   412.7   409.7   414.8    79.4    75.5    78.8    74.4
      Connecticut........   197.2   196.8   197.9   197.1   307.4   313.2   312.3   315.0    38.7    38.7    38.9    38.8
      Delaware ..........    34.2    33.6    34.3    33.7    80.8    82.2    81.1    83.3     7.0     6.8     7.1     7.2
      District of                                                                                                        
         Columbia........     2.5     2.5     2.4     2.5    27.4    27.8    27.8    28.1    23.5    23.5    23.1    23.6
      Florida............   386.8   391.9   384.8   390.4 1,489.1 1,530.4 1,502.3 1,537.2   168.9   168.4   168.9   168.9
                                                                                                                         
      Georgia............   444.9   443.6   443.9   443.3   823.7   826.3   830.8   836.5   118.0   116.6   117.8   117.3
      Hawaii ............    15.6    15.3    15.4    15.2   112.8   117.9   114.1   118.8    11.1    10.7    11.0    10.7
      Idaho .............    62.4    62.8    62.4    62.7   118.6   123.6   119.0   123.8    10.2    11.1    10.2    11.0
      Illinois...........   699.8   692.2   697.4   690.8 1,180.0 1,187.2 1,187.2 1,195.8   118.9   117.1   119.0   117.2
      Indiana............   576.7   573.4   576.8   571.9   575.9   581.4   577.1   580.9    40.3    40.8    40.4    40.6
                                                                                                                         
      Iowa...............   224.7   228.8   225.5   229.9   306.2   307.8   309.0   311.0    33.0    33.5    33.3    33.8
      Kansas.............   177.5   177.8   178.3   178.7   259.0   261.5   261.6   263.2    40.9    40.1    40.9    40.4
      Kentucky...........   265.6   265.8   265.9   266.3   371.8   375.4   374.3   377.5    28.6    27.7    28.4    27.6
      Louisiana..........   151.8   139.8   152.8   141.4   377.1   339.6   380.7   336.4    28.8    26.5    28.5    27.5
      Maine..............    63.6    62.0    63.5    61.9   126.9   127.6   127.8   128.2    11.5    11.7    11.7    11.8
                                                                                                                         
      Maryland...........   143.4   138.7   142.5   137.9   466.0   475.3   471.3   481.7    50.3    51.0    50.5    51.1
      Massachusetts......   314.0   313.4   313.8   312.9   573.4   574.7   577.5   579.0    85.7    83.9    85.5    83.8
      Michigan...........   700.0   676.9   694.5   672.1   812.5   804.1   815.0   805.7    67.4    63.9    66.9    63.9
      Minnesota..........   346.9   348.7   348.4   349.3   524.0   524.4   528.2   528.4    59.2    58.8    59.1    58.1
      Mississippi........   179.5   170.7   179.3   174.2   219.9   211.9   220.8   211.8    14.3    14.2    14.1    14.0
                                                                                                                         
      Missouri ..........   313.2   316.2   314.1   317.3   533.1   537.2   537.0   540.3    63.0    64.5    62.8    64.4
      Montana............    19.4    19.4    19.5    19.5    86.3    87.4    85.9    87.0     7.8     7.9     7.6     7.7
      Nebraska...........   100.4   100.7    99.7   100.9   197.0   199.6   199.5   199.6    21.5    21.7    21.7    21.6
      Nevada.............    46.3    48.0    46.6    48.1   205.5   213.8   209.3   217.7    14.5    14.1    14.4    14.2
      New Hampshire......    80.8    81.9    81.1    81.7   140.5   144.4   141.5   144.7    12.6    12.9    12.6    12.9
                                                                                                                         
      New Jersey.........   338.9   327.7   339.3   326.0   873.9   890.6   882.6   896.5    97.4    95.3    97.0    95.6
      New Mexico.........    36.8    37.1    36.6    37.0   137.6   139.1   137.9   139.8    14.2    14.6    14.2    14.7
      New York...........   598.1   582.2   595.5   579.5 1,489.6 1,493.2 1,502.4 1,504.8   271.2   270.6   272.0   270.4
      North Carolina.....   582.7   572.5   580.9   573.2   724.6   724.5   729.3   728.7    70.9    71.2    69.7    71.6
      North Dakota.......    25.2    25.5    25.3    25.7    72.3    74.0    72.7    74.0     7.7     7.7     7.7     7.6
                                                                                                                         
      Ohio...............   826.1   821.8   827.2   822.8 1,035.5 1,030.2 1,041.8 1,037.1    91.9    91.3    92.1    91.1
      Oklahoma...........   142.6   142.2   141.8   142.2   272.4   278.1   274.0   278.6    30.3    31.0    30.3    31.2
      Oregon.............   205.2   210.2   205.4   210.1   323.4   334.6   326.2   338.6    32.9    34.8    33.0    35.5
      Pennsylvania.......   694.1   681.4   692.3   677.6 1,118.2 1,129.3 1,133.3 1,143.1   111.2   108.4   110.6   107.8
      Rhode Island.......    57.2    54.9    57.2    55.1    79.8    79.2    80.3    79.5    10.7    10.9    10.7    10.8
                                                                                                                         
      South Carolina.....   269.5   263.9   268.3   264.3   352.5   359.2   352.9   360.4    25.7    26.9    25.7    27.4
      South Dakota.......    39.2    40.1    39.2    40.4    77.0    78.6    77.3    79.0     6.7     6.7     6.7     6.7
      Tennessee..........   412.7   412.1   412.9   411.5   588.5   597.9   593.4   601.6    48.5    47.0    49.2    47.3
      Texas..............   892.7   893.5   891.9   892.7 1,942.3 1,966.0 1,953.5 1,975.0   223.1   229.2   222.6   229.1
      Utah...............   116.0   118.3   116.3   118.6   219.8   225.2   221.7   226.9    30.0    31.7    30.2    32.0
                                                                                                                         
      Vermont............    37.4    37.6    37.3    37.7    58.4    59.1    59.3    59.6     6.2     6.0     6.2     6.1
      Virginia...........   299.9   297.9   301.2   298.1   644.1   658.0   655.7   665.7    99.4    99.4    98.8    98.6
      Washington.........   268.0   257.2   267.2   272.9   524.7   539.0   526.0   542.6    92.1    95.1    92.2    95.1
      West Virginia......    63.0    62.0    63.0    61.9   137.6   138.0   138.5   139.1    11.9    12.3    11.9    12.2
      Wisconsin..........   506.5   504.0   504.3   500.6   542.8   538.5   546.7   542.1    49.7    49.8    49.4    50.2
      Wyoming............     9.5     9.9     9.8    10.0    49.7    51.2    49.7    50.7     4.4     4.3     4.2     4.4
                                                                                                                         
      Puerto Rico........   117.6   115.1   117.4   115.8   180.4   175.4   182.5   176.1    23.8    23.0    23.5    23.2






                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                                Financial activities         Professional and business     Education and health services 
                                                                      services                                           
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                             September        October        September        October        September        October    
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                            2004    2005    2004    2005p   2004    2005    2004    2005p   2004    2005    2004    2005p 
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
      Alabama............    96.6    96.0    96.5    96.0   200.9   209.3   203.1   209.9   193.3   197.4   194.5   197.9
      Alaska.............    14.9    15.2    14.7    15.0    24.5    25.0    23.3    24.2    34.7    35.9    34.7    35.9
      Arizona............   164.5   171.7   165.2   172.0   338.7   354.3   342.3   358.5   262.7   277.9   264.3   279.9
      Arkansas...........    51.2    52.3    51.2    52.0   108.9   110.9   109.6   111.0   144.0   148.3   145.1   149.6
      California.........   908.6   923.4   910.8   922.2 2,126.5 2,168.0 2,143.2 2,167.2 1,558.7 1,583.3 1,579.9 1,606.0
                                                                                                                         
      Colorado...........   155.3   159.3   155.9   158.9   304.9   315.6   305.0   316.1   219.4   225.3   221.4   226.9
      Connecticut........   140.8   141.6   140.8   142.2   200.1   200.7   200.7   201.3   268.3   271.7   273.5   276.4
      Delaware ..........    45.0    45.2    44.7    45.3    61.8    62.7    62.5    63.1    51.9    53.3    52.1    53.5
      District of                                                                                                        
         Columbia........    30.4    30.9    30.4    30.8   143.4   147.5   143.5   147.7    92.2    93.3    95.2    96.5
      Florida............   502.7   516.3   502.0   517.6 1,288.1 1,380.9 1,306.6 1,380.4   923.5   959.1   931.0   959.8
                                                                                                                         
      Georgia............   218.4   222.2   219.2   223.1   513.9   526.2   517.4   530.6   405.8   417.4   409.9   419.9
      Hawaii ............    28.7    29.4    28.7    29.4    71.0    73.9    71.3    74.1    67.8    69.9    68.3    70.5
      Idaho .............    28.4    29.8    28.3    29.7    75.6    79.9    75.5    79.3    65.8    69.2    66.3    69.9
      Illinois...........   399.6   402.8   399.2   403.3   812.7   839.8   810.6   843.2   728.5   738.1   734.5   742.9
      Indiana............   140.1   141.9   139.7   141.4   272.6   277.1   273.2   276.3   373.9   382.1   378.2   385.5
                                                                                                                         
      Iowa...............    97.0   100.2    96.8   100.4   107.6   107.4   107.9   107.6   190.2   192.9   196.0   198.8
      Kansas.............    69.7    71.7    70.0    71.7   128.4   134.1   129.5   134.8   161.9   164.0   161.4   164.7
      Kentucky...........    87.1    85.0    86.5    84.8   165.8   170.2   167.6   172.1   231.4   235.6   233.1   237.4
      Louisiana..........   102.7    94.7   103.2    95.2   182.8   157.0   183.0   157.1   253.4   208.8   254.6   211.0
      Maine..............    34.6    34.3    34.2    34.1    50.1    50.1    50.0    50.1   111.4   113.6   113.1   115.1
                                                                                                                         
      Maryland...........   155.8   159.4   155.6   158.8   377.4   392.0   379.8   392.7   347.2   356.2   351.7   360.9
      Massachusetts......   219.4   219.5   218.6   219.2   453.6   462.7   455.4   464.2   580.1   584.1   591.6   596.1
      Michigan...........   218.1   218.8   217.1   218.6   595.6   590.7   595.2   592.5   547.4   555.0   556.4   560.4
      Minnesota..........   175.6   179.9   174.5   179.4   306.8   311.6   307.4   312.8   373.2   387.3   381.4   395.1
      Mississippi........    46.1    44.9    45.8    44.9    83.3    81.7    84.3    83.5   120.5   116.6   120.7   119.9
                                                                                                                         
      Missouri ..........   164.0   168.9   164.5   169.0   303.3   307.8   303.2   307.5   360.2   369.3   362.5   371.5
      Montana............    21.2    21.4    21.0    21.1    34.1    35.6    33.3    34.7    54.5    55.9    54.9    56.3
      Nebraska...........    63.0    64.6    63.2    65.4    94.9    97.5    96.5    97.8   127.4   128.4   127.9   128.2
      Nevada.............    62.3    66.3    62.5    67.0   135.5   148.7   137.6   151.2    81.1    85.9    81.5    86.6
      New Hampshire......    37.7    38.2    37.9    38.2    57.3    57.3    56.9    57.4    94.3    97.9    94.7    98.3
                                                                                                                         
      New Jersey.........   278.5   282.2   279.3   282.1   587.2   593.0   585.4   591.0   545.2   558.5   552.9   564.0
      New Mexico.........    34.9    35.3    34.8    35.3    91.6    93.5    91.4    94.0   103.4   105.2   104.6   106.2
      New York...........   703.1   716.1   703.7   716.7 1,058.4 1,085.9 1,066.6 1,090.0 1,515.1 1,546.0 1,547.4 1,573.7
      North Carolina.....   193.2   195.5   193.0   195.7   435.1   453.2   438.0   454.9   450.8   465.1   454.0   468.6
      North Dakota.......    18.5    18.9    18.6    18.8    24.2    24.8    24.3    25.0    48.8    49.8    48.9    49.8
                                                                                                                         
      Ohio...............   312.4   314.1   312.1   313.5   637.6   650.7   637.8   652.8   749.7   757.6   756.7   763.2
      Oklahoma...........    84.6    86.0    84.5    86.2   164.9   169.6   163.8   167.5   179.3   184.2   180.4   184.4
      Oregon.............    97.8    99.3    97.3    99.2   181.3   187.9   182.6   187.5   194.4   203.1   198.5   207.2
      Pennsylvania.......   335.0   337.8   333.6   337.1   639.2   658.2   643.3   658.8   995.1 1,017.5 1,015.3 1,038.2
      Rhode Island.......    34.2    35.6    34.2    35.5    55.1    56.5    55.7    56.6    92.7    96.2    94.6    98.5
                                                                                                                         
      South Carolina.....    93.8    94.1    93.8    94.5   191.6   188.7   194.4   191.0   182.6   187.9   183.5   189.8
      South Dakota.......    28.0    28.9    27.9    28.9    24.2    23.8    24.2    23.8    56.3    57.6    56.8    58.1
      Tennessee..........   142.2   144.2   142.2   144.2   305.0   306.5   305.7   306.9   321.6   328.0   323.6   330.1
      Texas..............   597.6   606.3   598.2   606.9 1,100.8 1,117.4 1,101.1 1,123.9 1,155.3 1,179.2 1,156.1 1,181.7
      Utah...............    65.2    67.0    65.2    67.3   138.6   147.3   139.9   149.2   125.2   129.8   126.4   130.9
                                                                                                                         
      Vermont............    13.3    13.6    13.4    13.7    21.6    22.5    21.6    22.5    53.7    54.9    54.2    55.2
      Virginia...........   190.2   191.0   188.9   190.9   585.0   592.6   590.2   598.5   385.5   390.9   386.1   394.0
      Washington.........   152.5   154.9   152.0   154.9   309.6   321.1   308.5   322.1   318.8   328.9   322.9   331.5
      West Virginia......    30.4    29.8    30.4    29.8    58.5    59.4    58.6    59.8   111.2   111.5   114.0   114.6
      Wisconsin..........   157.2   159.0   156.8   158.2   256.8   263.6   256.7   262.1   379.7   385.6   383.3   390.6
      Wyoming............    10.5    10.9    10.5    10.7    15.5    15.8    15.3    15.7    21.7    22.3    21.8    22.6
                                                                                                                         
      Puerto Rico........    46.2    46.6    46.1    46.9   101.8   100.9   102.1   100.4    98.1    95.1    99.4    95.2






                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                              Leisure and hospitality              Other services                    Government          
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                             September        October        September        October        September        October    
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                            2004    2005    2004    2005p   2004    2005    2004    2005p   2004    2005    2004    2005p 
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
      Alabama............   162.6   164.0   160.0   161.9    81.1    80.5    80.8    80.3   360.1   361.5   363.5   363.7
      Alaska.............    34.5    35.5    28.9    29.8    11.9    11.7    11.9    11.7    81.5    81.9    82.1    82.5
      Arizona............   239.5   250.1   243.2   254.6    89.9    92.3    89.9    93.1   410.3   416.9   417.6   422.7
      Arkansas...........    93.2    93.8    91.0    91.9    41.5    41.3    41.1    40.9   203.6   207.1   205.5   209.6
      California......... 1,461.7 1,493.2 1,451.7 1,484.2   506.2   509.5   508.0   508.9 2,346.3 2,367.4 2,400.2 2,417.3
                                                                                                                         
      Colorado...........   254.3   256.5   244.3   247.4    87.0    88.3    86.9    87.7   360.9   370.2   369.7   378.0
      Connecticut........   131.4   132.9   129.1   129.8    62.5    62.8    62.7    63.0   239.0   240.1   245.3   246.8
      Delaware ..........    42.7    44.2    40.5    41.6    18.7    18.5    18.6    18.7    58.7    59.4    59.8    59.9
      District of                                                                                                        
         Columbia........    50.8    53.9    51.7    54.7    58.8    60.2    59.0    60.3   229.4   228.7   229.0   228.9
      Florida............   837.1   876.1   846.4   879.5   317.7   325.4   319.7   326.5 1,078.8 1,099.1 1,094.3 1,115.3
                                                                                                                         
      Georgia............   361.5   371.6   358.1   369.9   155.5   155.8   154.6   156.3   645.5   650.3   649.5   654.9
      Hawaii ............   104.6   107.4   104.8   107.5    24.2    24.6    24.1    24.8   116.7   116.5   120.5   119.8
      Idaho .............    58.3    60.0    54.9    56.7    18.5    18.7    18.3    18.7   115.2   114.9   118.1   117.6
      Illinois...........   521.8   537.0   514.7   527.3   256.8   258.3   255.3   256.5   833.7   836.9   852.5   855.3
      Indiana............   282.2   286.2   277.4   282.1   110.0   110.2   110.0   109.7   439.3   435.8   442.5   437.1
                                                                                                                         
      Iowa...............   132.1   138.9   129.7   136.0    56.5    57.0    56.2    56.6   243.4   243.6   249.4   250.5
      Kansas.............   112.7   113.7   112.4   113.0    53.7    55.1    53.9    55.4   251.7   257.5   258.8   264.7
      Kentucky...........   164.0   168.7   161.7   166.7    78.6    79.9    78.7    80.0   310.5   311.6   311.8   312.8
      Louisiana..........   205.3   162.1   204.5   161.4    72.3    58.5    72.8    60.8   383.4   378.1   387.1   380.0
      Maine..............    67.1    68.0    60.3    61.4    20.1    20.0    19.8    19.7   104.4   105.0   108.4   109.1
                                                                                                                         
      Maryland...........   234.2   244.7   228.4   236.5   114.3   118.0   114.6   117.8   459.1   468.3   473.0   479.3
      Massachusetts......   303.3   308.3   299.4   301.5   115.4   114.9   115.1   114.0   412.4   410.1   411.5   411.1
      Michigan...........   415.2   417.0   407.2   407.1   179.1   181.2   180.5   182.1   682.3   677.0   714.7   698.4
      Minnesota..........   244.8   252.4   236.7   243.6   118.5   117.8   119.2   116.8   403.4   403.5   417.3   423.0
      Mississippi........   127.2   112.8   125.6   111.9    37.5    32.3    37.3    33.4   244.4   243.2   246.0   244.4
                                                                                                                         
      Missouri ..........   276.4   277.6   272.3   270.9   119.7   120.9   119.7   121.2   432.0   426.5   437.4   432.8
      Montana............    57.2    59.1    54.8    56.5    17.0    16.9    17.5    17.2    86.9    87.3    89.9    90.0
      Nebraska...........    79.7    80.9    78.1    80.5    34.7    34.3    34.6    34.8   160.0   161.0   162.0   163.6
      Nevada.............   317.3   334.1   315.5   332.0    37.4    39.9    37.3    39.9   139.8   143.4   143.8   148.1
      New Hampshire......    68.4    69.9    64.3    66.8    20.6    19.9    20.4    19.5    89.7    91.1    93.0    93.3
                                                                                                                         
      New Jersey.........   342.5   353.3   322.1   340.1   153.4   159.9   155.0   160.2   624.1   627.1   646.7   650.1
      New Mexico.........    83.8    85.2    82.2    82.9    28.9    29.1    28.8    29.0   199.4   203.1   201.8   204.5
      New York...........   682.5   694.3   671.0   681.1   350.6   355.1   354.4   357.9 1,450.9 1,449.4 1,491.3 1,491.0
      North Carolina.....   352.5   358.4   346.5   352.8   169.9   174.6   168.4   174.4   672.9   666.6   667.5   667.8
      North Dakota.......    32.0    32.9    31.8    32.3    15.1    14.9    15.2    14.9    76.2    76.6    77.8    77.9
                                                                                                                         
      Ohio...............   513.6   513.8   495.2   497.5   227.6   227.9   226.5   228.0   789.7   788.0   812.5   810.2
      Oklahoma...........   131.4   130.2   130.5   129.3    73.4    74.2    73.4    74.8   306.3   315.4   312.0   320.4
      Oregon.............   162.8   167.5   159.1   161.5    57.5    59.7    57.9    59.8   258.9   260.6   276.1   277.2
      Pennsylvania.......   491.0   503.2   477.9   489.7   263.3   268.0   263.1   267.9   741.3   749.5   761.9   769.9
      Rhode Island.......    53.2    54.8    50.7    52.3    23.1    23.5    23.2    23.3    65.5    65.0    66.9    66.6
                                                                                                                         
      South Carolina.....   204.2   207.0   202.3   205.0    67.8    66.1    69.0    66.5   332.0   332.1   336.7   334.6
      South Dakota.......    43.3    44.1    41.6    41.5    16.6    16.5    16.4    16.5    74.8    75.2    75.7    76.5
      Tennessee..........   260.1   263.2   254.5   257.4   101.8   102.7   102.2   103.2   412.8   414.5   417.2   418.7
      Texas..............   893.6   906.1   881.7   895.7   359.9   364.1   358.3   360.7 1,656.2 1,670.1 1,685.6 1,695.9
      Utah...............   104.1   106.2   100.8   103.0    33.0    33.6    32.6    33.4   200.1   203.5   202.5   206.1
                                                                                                                         
      Vermont............    33.0    33.3    32.2    32.6    10.1    10.2    10.2    10.2    53.5    53.4    55.6    55.5
      Virginia...........   329.6   331.1   321.7   323.7   180.6   180.9   179.5   180.6   647.7   650.7   664.5   668.4
      Washington.........   266.0   273.7   255.0   263.2   101.2   103.4   100.5   102.7   512.3   514.1   528.4   533.2
      West Virginia......    69.8    70.2    68.0    68.3    55.6    55.3    55.5    55.3   141.9   142.1   144.9   144.9
      Wisconsin..........   260.5   265.7   251.4   257.6   135.9   135.3   136.0   136.4   406.1   407.1   420.7   421.5
      Wyoming............    34.1    34.4    30.4    30.9     9.8     9.8     9.7     9.6    63.9    64.8    65.8    66.6
                                                                                                                         
      Puerto Rico........    71.5    70.3    71.6    70.0    21.5    23.1    21.5    23.4   309.5   281.0   312.3   281.3

       1 Natural resources and mining is combined with construction.
       p = preliminary.
       NOTE:  Data are counts of jobs by place of work.  Estimates are currently projected from 2004 benchmark levels. 
     Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are provisional and will be revised when new information becomes
     available.