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              METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT:
                               JANUARY 1998
     
     
     In January, 216 metropolitan areas recorded unemployment rates below
the U.S. average (5.2 percent, not seasonally adjusted), while 105 areas
had higher rates, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of
Labor reported today.  The 10 metropolitan areas with the lowest
unemployment rates were in the Midwest and South, regions with record low
jobless rates.  Seven of the 10 areas with the highest rates were in
California.  Metropolitan areas account for only 20 percent of the nation's
land area, but more than 80 percent of the labor force.
     
Metropolitan Area Unemployment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
     
     Eighty-three metropolitan areas had unemployment rates below 3.5
percent in January, while 58 reported rates of 6.5 percent or higher.
Traditionally, the extreme unemployment rates occur in relatively small
labor markets.  The lowest rates in January were recorded in
Charlottesville, Va. (1.6 percent), Columbia, Mo., Fargo-Moorhead, N.D.-
Minn., and Lincoln, Neb. (1.7 percent each), and Madison, Wis. (1.9
percent).  The highest rates occurred in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Tex.
(21.3 percent), and four areas in California--Merced (19.7 percent),
Salinas (18.6 percent), Visalia-Tulare-Porterville (18.3 percent), and Yuba
City (18.0 percent).  (See table 1 and the chart.)
     
     Among the 27 metropolitan areas with a labor force of 1 million or
more, 20 had rates below the U.S. average, while seven had rates above it.
Within this group, the lowest jobless rates were in Minneapolis-St. Paul,
Minn.-Wis. (2.4 percent), Phoenix-Mesa, Ariz. (2.5 percent), and Denver,
Colo. (2.7 percent).  The highest rates among the largest areas were in New
York, N.Y. (8.1 percent), Miami, Fla. (7.3 percent), and Los Angeles-Long
Beach, Calif., and Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif. (6.4 percent each).
     
     Over the year, as the national jobless rate declined by 0.7 percentage
point, about half the metropolitan areas experienced declines of at least
that magnitude.  Steubenville-Weirton, Ohio-W.Va., and Yuma, Ariz.,
experienced the largest decreases in their unemployment rates (-4.9
percentage points each), followed by Myrtle Beach, S.C. (-2.7 points).  

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Fifteen other areas had rate decreases of at least 2.0 percentage points,
and 85 additional areas registered declines of 1.0 point or more.
The largest over-the-year increases were in Goldsboro, N.C., and Panama
City, Fla. (1.0 point each).  Only six other areas recorded increases of
one-half point or more.  Overall, 290 metropolitan areas reported lower
rates than a year ago, 29 had higher rates, and 9 had no change.
     
Metropolitan Area Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

     Over the year, nonfarm payroll employment rose in every state, except
Hawaii.  Of the 272 metropolitan areas for which January data are
available, 265 had over-the-year employment increases, 5 had employment
decreases, and 2 were unchanged.  The largest job growth occurred in Los
Angeles-Long Beach, Calif. (115,200), Dallas, Tex. (102,400), and Houston,
Tex. (96,600).  The largest percentage increases occurred in Sarasota-
Bradenton, Fla. (8.2 percent), State College, Pa. (7.7 percent), and
Houma, La. (7.3 percent).  Honolulu, Hawaii, had the largest job decline
(-2,000), and Lawton, Okla., had the largest percentage decline (-1.4
percent).  Chicago, Ill., had the largest employment level of any
metropolitan area (4,000,400), followed by Los Angeles-Long Beach, Calif.
(3,895,300), and New York, N.Y. (3,889,800).
     
                         _________________________
                                     
     The Regional and State Employment and Unemployment release for
February 1998 is scheduled to be issued on March 20.  The Metropolitan Area
Employment and Unemployment release for February 1998 is scheduled to be
issued on April 1.
Technical Note


     This release presents labor force and unemployment data from
the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program (table 1)
for 328 metropolitan areas. Nonfarm payroll employment estimates
from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program (table 2) are
provided for over 270 of these areas.  State estimates were
previously published in the news release, Regional and State
Employment and Unemployment, and are republished in this release
for ease of reference.  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 Bureau of the Census.
The labor force includes both the employed and the unemployed.
Employed persons are those who did any work at all for pay or
profit in the survey reference week (the week including the 12th
of the month) or worked 15 hours or more without pay in a family
business or farm, plus those not working who have a job from which
they were temporarily absent, whether or not paid, for such
reasons as labor-management dispute, illness, or vacation.
Unemployed persons are those who did not work at all (in the
reference week), have actively looked for a job (sometime in the
4-week period ending with the survey reference week), and are
currently available for work; persons on layoff expecting recall
need not be looking for work to be counted as unemployed.
     
     Method of estimation.  Effective January 1996, estimates for
all states, the District of Columbia, the Los Angeles-Long Beach
metropolitan area, and New York City are produced using estimating
equations based on regression techniques.  For all other sub-state
areas, estimates are prepared through indirect estimation
procedures.  Employment estimates, which are based largely on
''place of work'' estimates from the CES program, are adjusted to
refer to place of residence as used in the CPS.  Unemployment
estimates are aggregates of persons previously employed in
industries covered by state unemployment (UI) laws and entrants to
the labor force data from the CPS.  The sub-state estimates of
employment and unemployment which geographically exhaust the
entire state, are adjusted proportionally to ensure that they add
to the independently estimated state totals.  A detailed
description of the estimation procedures is available from BLS
upon request.
     
     Annual revisions.  Labor force and unemployment data shown
for the prior year reflect adjustments made at the end of each
year, usually with January estimates.  The adjusted estimates
reflect updated population data from the Bureau of the Census and
any revisions in the other data sources.  In addition, data for
all states, the District of Columbia, and the two large sub-state
areas noted are adjusted annually to equal the CPS annual
averages, usually effective with January estimates.  All other sub-
state estimates are adjusted to add to the revised (benchmarked)
state estimates.
     
Employment-from the CES program
     
     Definitions.  Employment data refer to persons on
establishment payrolls who receive pay for any part of the pay
period which includes the 12th of the month, except for federal
government employment, which represents the number of persons who
occupied positions on the last day of the month.  Persons are
counted at their place of work rather than at their place of
residence; those appearing on more than one payroll are counted on
each payroll.  Industries are classified on the basis of their
principal product or activity in accordance with the 1987 Standard
Industrial Classification Manual.
     
     Method of estimation.  The employment data are estimated
using a "link relative" technique in which a ratio (link relative)
of current-month employment to that of the previous month is
computed from a sample of establishments reporting for both
months.  The estimates of employment for the current month are
obtained by multiplying the estimates for the previous month by
these ratios.
     
     Annual revisions.  Employment estimates are adjusted annually
to a complete count of jobs, called benchmarks, derived
principally from tax reports which are submitted by employers who
are covered under state unemployment insurance (UI) laws.  The
benchmark information is used to adjust the monthly estimates
between the new benchmark and the preceding one and also to
establish the level of employment for the new benchmark month.
Thus, the benchmarking process establishes the level of
employment, and the sample is used to measure the month-to-month
changes in the level for the subsequent months.
     
Reliability of the estimates
     
     The estimates presented in this release are based on sample
survey and administrative data and thus are subject to sampling
and other types of errors.  Sampling error is a measure of
sampling variability_that is, variation that occurs by chance
because a sample rather than the entire population is surveyed.
Survey data are also subject to nonsampling errors, such as those
which can be introduced into the data collection and processing
operations.  Estimates not directly derived from sample surveys
are subject to additional errors resulting from the special
estimation processes used.  The sums of individual items may not
always equal the totals shown in the same tables because of
rounding.  With respect to the LAUS program, unemployment rates
are computed, in most instances, from unrounded data rather than
from data that may be displayed in the tables; differences,
however, are generally insignificant.
     
     Labor force and unemployment estimates.  Measures of sampling
error, in the form of the standard errors for state annual average
estimates derived from the CPS, are available in the annual BLS
bulletin, Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment.
Error measures cannot be computed for sub-state areas because of
the special estimation processes used.  Measures of nonsampling
error for CPS data are not available, but additional information
on the subject is provided in the BLS monthly periodical,
Employment and Earnings.
     
     Employment estimates.  Measures of sampling error are not
available for state CES data, but the relatively large size of the
samples maintained by the state agencies and the annual adjustment
of employment estimates to more recent benchmark levels assure a
high degree of accuracy.  Information on recent benchmark
revisions for states is available upon request.
     
     Area definitions.  The sub-state area data published in this
release reflect the standards and definitions established by the
U.S. Office of Management and Budget, dated June 30, 1996.  A
detailed list of the geographic definitions is published annually
in the May issue of Employment and Earnings.
     
Additional information
     
     More complete information on the technical procedures used to
develop these estimates and additional data appear in Employment
and Earnings, which is available by subscription for $35.00 a year
from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing
Office, Washington, DC 20402 (telephone 202-512-1800).
     
     Estimates of unadjusted and seasonally adjusted labor force and
unemployment data for states, census regions and divisions,
and two areas are available in the news release, Regional and
State Employment and Unemployment.  Estimates of labor force and
unemployment for all states, metropolitan areas, labor market
areas, counties, cities with a population of 25,000 or more, and
other areas used in the administration of various federal economic
assistance programs are provided in the report, Unemployment in
States and Local Areas, which is available monthly in microfiche
form by subscription from the U.S. Government Printing Office for
$41.00 a year.  The order number for a subscription is
029-001-81003-2.  These data are also available from the BLS Internet
at (http://stats.bls.gov/lauhome.htm).  Employment data from the CES
program are available at http://stats.bls.gov/790home.htm.
     
     Information in this release will be made available to sensory
impaired individuals upon request.  Voice phone: 202-606-7828; TDD
phone:  202-5897; TDD message referral phone:  1-800-326-2577.
LABOR FORCE DATA                                                                                                  LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED                                                                                    NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and metropolitan area

(numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                Unemployed                        
                                              Civilian labor force                                                                
                                                                                                                                  
             State and area                                                        Number                Percent of labor force   
                                                                                                                                  
                                            Jan.      Dec.      Jan.                                                              
                                            1997      1997      1998      Jan.      Dec.      Jan.      Jan.      Dec.      Jan.  
                                                                          1997      1997      1998      1997      1997      1998  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                  
Alabama.................................   2,137.6   2,153.5   2,126.7     109.5      82.9      88.4     5.1       3.8       4.2  
  Anniston..............................      54.2      54.1      53.5       2.8       2.4       2.4     5.2       4.5       4.4  
  Birmingham............................     461.1     470.8     463.7      14.5      11.7      12.5     3.1       2.5       2.7  
  Decatur...............................      72.6      72.2      71.0       3.9       2.8       3.0     5.4       3.8       4.2  
  Dothan................................      66.0      67.6      66.4       3.2       2.3       2.4     4.8       3.4       3.6  
  Florence..............................      71.1      71.4      70.4       4.8       3.8       4.7     6.7       5.4       6.7  
  Gadsden...............................      49.5      50.2      49.8       2.7       1.9       2.0     5.5       3.8       4.0  
  Huntsville............................     166.5     171.2     168.9       5.6       4.0       4.7     3.4       2.3       2.8  
  Mobile................................     263.5     266.8     262.7      13.5       9.4       9.7     5.1       3.5       3.7  
  Montgomery............................     159.3     160.3     158.0       6.7       4.9       5.2     4.2       3.1       3.3  
  Tuscaloosa............................      80.8      84.0      82.6       2.8       2.0       2.3     3.4       2.3       2.8  
                                                                                                                                  
Alaska..................................     310.0     314.5     311.1      31.5      23.2      24.3    10.2       7.4       7.8  
  Anchorage.............................     138.5     143.9     141.2       9.2       7.1       7.3     6.6       4.9       5.2  
                                                                                                                                  
Arizona.................................   2,132.1   2,236.8   2,218.3     113.5      83.8      81.7     5.3       3.7       3.7  
  Flagstaff.............................      57.6      59.6      55.7       6.3       4.5       4.8    11.0       7.6       8.7  
  Phoenix-Mesa..........................   1,395.7   1,482.4   1,472.7      51.0      37.3      36.6     3.7       2.5       2.5  
  Tucson................................     355.8     366.6     364.7      13.5      10.5      10.3     3.8       2.9       2.8  
  Yuma..................................      60.5      60.9      58.8      13.4      12.0      10.2    22.2      19.7      17.3  
                                                                                                                                  
Arkansas................................   1,183.0   1,229.8   1,217.2      76.4      61.9      71.6     6.5       5.0       5.9  
  Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers........     133.3     140.3     136.8       5.4       4.4       5.0     4.1       3.1       3.6  
  Fort Smith............................      93.3      95.7      95.2       5.8       4.7       5.0     6.2       4.9       5.3  
  Jonesboro.............................      39.3      41.5      40.9       2.0       1.5       1.8     5.0       3.6       4.5  
  Little Rock-North Little Rock.........     286.0     299.5     295.9      12.5      10.8      12.0     4.4       3.6       4.0  
  Pine Bluff............................      35.6      36.2      36.1       3.0       2.5       2.9     8.4       7.0       8.1  
                                                                                                                                  
California..............................  15,698.2  16,053.7  16,023.8   1,157.2     899.6   1,054.9     7.4       5.6       6.6  
  Bakersfield...........................     277.9     283.3     277.7      39.3      34.9      38.6    14.2      12.3      13.9  
  Chico-Paradise........................      83.3      85.6      85.0       8.5       6.5       9.0    10.3       7.6      10.5  
  Fresno................................     419.6     421.4     423.0      67.0      58.7      70.4    16.0      13.9      16.6  
  Los Angeles-Long Beach................   4,403.9   4,557.5   4,525.9     345.1     272.5     288.1     7.8       6.0       6.4  
  Merced................................      82.2      83.3      82.9      16.5      13.5      16.3    20.0      16.2      19.7  
  Modesto...............................     192.8     199.0     201.0      30.1      23.5      29.0    15.6      11.8      14.4  
  Oakland...............................   1,160.0   1,183.6   1,178.9      55.7      39.6      50.5     4.8       3.3       4.3  
  Orange County.........................   1,357.6   1,393.0   1,392.9      50.6      35.8      43.5     3.7       2.6       3.1  
  Redding...............................      73.3      71.8      73.9       8.2       6.3       8.8    11.2       8.8      11.9  
  Riverside-San Bernardino..............   1,340.8   1,356.8   1,370.3      99.3      73.9      87.7     7.4       5.4       6.4  
  Sacramento............................     734.1     742.4     746.1      45.4      33.4      44.3     6.2       4.5       5.9  
  Salinas...............................     181.4     185.2     187.2      32.8      27.5      34.8    18.1      14.9      18.6  
  San Diego.............................   1,267.7   1,287.7   1,280.4      61.3      41.4      49.4     4.8       3.2       3.9  
  San Francisco.........................     920.9     936.2     928.9      32.6      24.6      30.0     3.5       2.6       3.2  
  San Jose..............................     914.1     951.1     946.8      32.0      22.4      28.6     3.5       2.4       3.0  
  San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles     102.2     107.6     106.5       6.2       4.6       5.2     6.1       4.3       4.9  
  Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc......     195.2     194.9     193.8      13.2       9.8      11.3     6.7       5.0       5.8  
  Santa Cruz-Watsonville................     139.2     143.3     143.1      16.4      12.6      15.8    11.8       8.8      11.0  
  Santa Rosa............................     234.5     238.9     240.0      10.7       7.5      10.5     4.5       3.2       4.4  
  Stockton-Lodi.........................     240.2     239.7     243.0      31.4      25.8      32.1    13.1      10.8      13.2  
  Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa................     232.5     239.3     238.7      17.5      12.3      15.7     7.5       5.2       6.6  
  Ventura...............................     380.2     382.7     383.6      26.9      22.2      24.1     7.1       5.8       6.3  
  Visalia-Tulare-Porterville............     160.5     160.6     161.3      28.9      25.5      29.5    18.0      15.9      18.3  
  Yolo..................................      85.6      86.4      86.0       7.3       5.5       7.0     8.5       6.4       8.2  
  Yuba City.............................      54.3      55.0      56.3       9.7       8.1      10.1    17.8      14.8      18.0  
                                                                                                                                  
Colorado................................   2,080.2   2,195.9   2,179.2      87.7      58.5      71.8     4.2       2.7       3.3  
  Boulder-Longmont......................     157.7     173.1     168.8       5.5       3.6       4.3     3.5       2.1       2.6  
  Colorado Springs......................     235.4     247.0     243.0      10.5       7.0       8.4     4.4       2.8       3.5  
  Denver................................   1,050.5   1,103.4   1,094.5      38.5      24.8      29.9     3.7       2.2       2.7  
  Fort Collins-Loveland.................     126.6     134.7     133.5       5.6       3.3       4.4     4.4       2.5       3.3  
  Grand Junction........................      54.3      57.1      57.0       3.3       2.2       2.7     6.1       3.8       4.8  
  Greeley...............................      75.9      81.9      80.6       4.0       2.6       3.3     5.2       3.2       4.1  
  Pueblo................................      57.1      61.8      61.5       3.4       3.5       4.2     6.0       5.6       6.7  
                                                                                                                                  
Connecticut.............................   1,700.0   1,714.4   1,695.3     109.4      72.4      77.2     6.4       4.2       4.6  
  Bridgeport............................     218.0     217.5     215.4      16.3      10.8      11.5     7.5       4.9       5.3  
  Danbury...............................     106.2     109.3     107.5       4.5       2.7       3.3     4.3       2.5       3.0  
  Hartford..............................     585.3     582.5     576.7      40.1      26.2      27.9     6.9       4.5       4.8  
  New Haven-Meriden.....................     268.6     269.3     266.0      17.2      11.2      11.7     6.4       4.2       4.4  
  New London-Norwich....................     151.4     153.4     152.4      10.4       7.5       7.9     6.9       4.9       5.2  
  Stamford-Norwalk......................     187.1     196.2     192.0       7.4       5.2       5.4     4.0       2.7       2.8  
  Waterbury.............................     116.1     118.8     118.6       8.6       5.5       6.2     7.4       4.7       5.2  
                                                                                                                                  
Delaware................................     376.8     387.7     385.7      21.2      11.5      15.9     5.6       3.0       4.1  
  Dover.................................      67.4      69.3      68.8       4.0       2.3       3.0     5.9       3.3       4.4  
  Wilmington-Newark.....................     286.4     292.4     291.2      17.6       9.6      12.3     6.1       3.3       4.2  
District of Columbia....................     256.4     254.7     253.8      20.4      19.6      21.7     7.9       7.7       8.5  
  Washington............................   2,475.7   2,550.8   2,544.7      96.5      80.5      87.5     3.9       3.2       3.4  
                                                                                                                                  
Florida.................................   6,906.4   7,249.1   7,142.5     360.3     310.4     346.9     5.2       4.3       4.9  
  Daytona Beach.........................     182.8     189.5     187.0       8.5       7.0       7.6     4.6       3.7       4.1  
  Fort Lauderdale.......................     726.6     766.0     751.8      38.3      34.9      38.4     5.3       4.6       5.1  
  Fort Myers-Cape Coral.................     168.3     172.7     170.2       6.3       5.4       5.7     3.7       3.1       3.3  
  Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie............     121.2     122.2     122.5      11.4       9.2      10.3     9.4       7.5       8.4  
  Fort Walton Beach.....................      72.8      77.3      76.5       3.2       2.9       3.5     4.5       3.8       4.5  
  Gainesville...........................      98.5     103.3     102.1       3.2       2.5       3.0     3.2       2.5       2.9  
  Jacksonville..........................     506.9     538.6     531.8      20.9      17.1      20.4     4.1       3.2       3.8  
  Lakeland-Winter Haven.................     194.2     198.9     196.3      11.7      10.0      10.6     6.0       5.0       5.4  
  Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay.........     196.8     204.3     201.7      10.5       8.5       9.2     5.4       4.2       4.6  
  Miami.................................   1,023.7   1,048.8   1,037.4      79.7      68.4      75.5     7.8       6.5       7.3  
  Naples................................      85.6      90.1      88.5       3.7       3.5       3.5     4.3       3.9       4.0  
  Ocala.................................      92.3      96.4      95.1       5.1       4.0       4.6     5.5       4.1       4.9  
  Orlando...............................     779.4     833.6     817.5      29.9      25.6      28.1     3.8       3.1       3.4  
  Panama City...........................      62.0      65.0      64.5       5.7       5.7       6.6     9.2       8.7      10.2  
  Pensacola.............................     163.2     171.7     168.1       7.8       6.3       7.7     4.8       3.7       4.6  
  Punta Gorda...........................      45.3      46.8      46.0       2.1       1.7       2.0     4.6       3.6       4.3  
  Sarasota-Bradenton....................     251.0     276.4     270.5       7.9       6.6       7.8     3.2       2.4       2.9  
  Tallahassee...........................     139.0     143.0     141.1       4.7       4.1       5.1     3.4       2.9       3.6  
  Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater.......   1,097.1   1,162.6   1,142.3      43.1      37.8      42.3     3.9       3.3       3.7  
  West Palm Beach-Boca Raton............     468.9     496.3     487.7      29.3      25.8      28.1     6.2       5.2       5.8  
                                                                                                                                  
Georgia.................................   3,804.9   3,928.8   3,878.1     173.0     148.7     144.7     4.5       3.8       3.7  
  Albany................................      56.3      57.8      56.9       3.3       3.5       3.4     5.9       6.1       6.0  
  Athens................................      70.8      72.9      71.8       2.0       2.1       2.0     2.8       2.9       2.8  
  Atlanta...............................   1,998.7   2,080.3   2,056.1      74.2      62.4      61.0     3.7       3.0       3.0  
  Augusta-Aiken.........................     201.2     200.4     199.1      12.7      10.6      10.6     6.3       5.3       5.3  
  Columbus..............................     119.9     122.3     120.7       5.7       5.5       4.9     4.8       4.5       4.0  
  Macon.................................     148.0     152.1     151.9       6.5       6.4       6.4     4.4       4.2       4.2  
  Savannah..............................     131.0     132.5     132.6       6.6       5.2       5.0     5.1       3.9       3.8  
                                                                                                                                  
Hawaii..................................     593.0     592.7     594.1      38.8      30.6      33.2     6.5       5.2       5.6  
  Honolulu..............................     426.0     427.8     427.3      22.7      18.3      20.5     5.3       4.3       4.8  
                                                                                                                                  
Idaho...................................     622.5     637.7     633.2      43.6      34.7      40.8     7.0       5.4       6.5  
  Boise City............................     211.0     217.6     218.2      10.9       8.3      10.2     5.2       3.8       4.7  
  Pocatello.............................      39.0      40.7      40.3       2.3       2.1       2.3     6.0       5.2       5.8  
                                                                                                                                  
Illinois................................   6,052.4   6,164.0   6,118.4     347.3     288.1     344.5     5.7       4.7       5.6  
  Bloomington-Normal....................      78.2      83.2      82.2       2.8       2.3       3.0     3.6       2.7       3.6  
  Champaign-Urbana......................      90.3      94.2      89.4       3.3       2.5       3.1     3.7       2.7       3.5  
  Chicago...............................   4,021.8   4,112.2   4,071.0     211.2     181.6     213.9     5.3       4.4       5.3  
  Davenport-Moline-Rock Island..........     182.0     185.3     184.0       9.2       6.0       8.0     5.1       3.2       4.4  
  Decatur...............................      58.1      57.9      57.7       4.8       3.7       4.1     8.3       6.3       7.0  
  Kankakee..............................      51.2      52.1      51.8       3.6       2.9       3.7     7.0       5.7       7.1  
  Peoria-Pekin..........................     178.5     182.4     182.1      11.0       7.6       9.6     6.1       4.1       5.3  
  Rockford..............................     193.6     195.6     195.1      13.8       8.3      10.9     7.1       4.2       5.6  
  Springfield...........................     104.7     106.6     106.1       5.5       4.6       5.7     5.2       4.3       5.4  
                                                                                                                                  
Indiana.................................   3,006.2   3,093.5   3,061.0     116.2     104.3     113.8     3.9       3.4       3.7  
  Bloomington...........................      60.9      63.4      61.9       1.7       1.4       1.6     2.8       2.2       2.6  
  Elkhart-Goshen........................      90.6      92.9      92.6       3.3       3.2       3.0     3.6       3.4       3.3  
  Evansville-Henderson..................     154.1     156.4     155.8       7.5       5.6       6.5     4.9       3.6       4.1  
  Fort Wayne............................     257.7     266.3     261.9       7.8       6.9       8.2     3.0       2.6       3.1  
  Gary..................................     297.6     302.6     299.8      12.7      11.8      13.3     4.3       3.9       4.4  
  Indianapolis..........................     801.9     836.3     828.1      23.2      23.0      23.8     2.9       2.7       2.9  
  Kokomo................................      50.7      52.6      50.7       1.7       1.7       1.8     3.4       3.3       3.5  
  Lafayette.............................      86.9      90.5      89.2       2.4       2.2       2.5     2.7       2.5       2.8  
  Muncie................................      62.1      64.0      61.8       2.8       2.4       2.7     4.5       3.7       4.4  
  South Bend............................     132.7     136.6     136.4       4.7       4.3       4.7     3.6       3.2       3.4  
  Terre Haute...........................      72.1      73.0      71.9       4.7       4.1       4.4     6.5       5.6       6.2  
                                                                                                                                  
Iowa....................................   1,570.5   1,574.8   1,571.9      72.4      45.3      55.4     4.6       2.9       3.5  
  Cedar Rapids..........................     108.7     109.9     111.3       3.9       2.3       2.7     3.6       2.1       2.5  
  Des Moines............................     253.1     249.1     250.7       9.0       5.5       6.6     3.6       2.2       2.6  
  Dubuque...............................      50.0      50.0      49.9       2.9       1.7       2.2     5.9       3.3       4.4  
  Iowa City.............................      64.7      65.7      65.5       2.0       1.3       1.5     3.1       1.9       2.4  
  Sioux City............................      65.1      65.1      65.1       2.6       1.7       2.2     4.1       2.6       3.3  
  Waterloo-Cedar Falls..................      69.0      68.8      69.2       3.5       2.4       2.7     5.0       3.4       4.0  
                                                                                                                                  
Kansas..................................   1,337.9   1,402.8   1,396.1      65.6      47.7      57.6     4.9       3.4       4.1  
  Lawrence..............................      50.5      55.7      54.3       2.6       2.0       2.4     5.1       3.5       4.4  
  Topeka................................      88.4      90.5      89.6       5.6       4.3       4.6     6.4       4.8       5.2  
  Wichita...............................     267.2     282.8     283.1      11.2       7.7       9.3     4.2       2.7       3.3  
                                                                                                                                  
Kentucky................................   1,882.0   1,934.7   1,907.8     129.1      84.6     101.6     6.9       4.4       5.3  
  Lexington.............................     239.8     258.5     254.5       7.5       5.7       5.9     3.1       2.2       2.3  
  Louisville............................     529.3     553.4     552.1      24.5      17.1      20.1     4.6       3.1       3.6  
  Owensboro.............................      48.7      50.0      48.5       3.5       2.0       2.4     7.2       4.0       4.8  
                                                                                                                                  
Louisiana...............................   1,982.0   2,023.0   2,037.3     144.1     108.1     122.6     7.3       5.3       6.0  
  Alexandria............................      58.1      58.4      59.2       4.5       3.2       3.7     7.7       5.5       6.2  
  Baton Rouge...........................     281.0     290.6     291.0      16.6      12.8      14.0     5.9       4.4       4.8  
  Houma.................................      84.6      90.7      91.0       4.0       2.5       3.0     4.8       2.7       3.3  
  Lafayette.............................     168.2     176.5     178.3      10.6       9.1      11.0     6.3       5.1       6.2  
  Lake Charles..........................      89.3      90.2      90.5       6.6       5.1       5.6     7.4       5.6       6.2  
  Monroe................................      68.9      70.3      70.5       5.2       3.9       4.4     7.5       5.5       6.2  
  New Orleans...........................     609.9     618.0     620.1      37.8      28.6      30.1     6.2       4.6       4.8  
  Shreveport-Bossier City...............     182.8     186.0     187.5      14.7      10.8      12.0     8.0       5.8       6.4  
                                                                                                                                  
Maine...................................     652.2     652.2     647.3      43.0      32.7      38.9     6.6       5.0       6.0  
  Bangor................................      49.4      50.7      50.5       2.4       2.0       2.2     4.8       3.9       4.4  
  Lewiston-Auburn.......................      52.3      52.8      52.6       3.4       2.5       3.2     6.6       4.7       6.1  
  Portland..............................     131.8     135.5     133.2       4.1       3.3       4.0     3.1       2.4       3.0  
                                                                                                                                  
Maryland................................   2,758.6   2,768.2   2,762.6     147.5     123.4     141.6     5.3       4.5       5.1  
  Baltimore.............................   1,304.1   1,308.8   1,307.3      74.0      61.6      74.4     5.7       4.7       5.7  
  Cumberland............................      45.7      46.3      46.0       4.6       3.6       4.2    10.0       7.8       9.2  
  Hagerstown............................      70.1      71.2      71.2       4.3       3.1       3.9     6.1       4.4       5.5  
                                                                                                                                  
Massachusetts...........................   3,208.5   3,246.1   3,232.4     152.6     110.1     137.5     4.8       3.4       4.3  
  Barnstable-Yarmouth...................      66.1      69.3      68.3       5.6       4.0       5.3     8.5       5.7       7.7  
  Boston................................   1,785.7   1,805.0   1,796.2      67.7      50.0      60.1     3.8       2.8       3.3  
  Brockton..............................     129.5     132.4     130.5       7.2       4.8       6.1     5.5       3.6       4.7  
  Fitchburg-Leominster..................      68.5      70.1      70.0       3.8       2.8       3.4     5.5       4.0       4.8  
  Lawrence..............................     193.6     196.9     196.0      11.5       8.4       9.5     5.9       4.3       4.9  
  Lowell................................     159.7     165.5     166.1       7.2       5.2       6.4     4.5       3.2       3.9  
  New Bedford...........................      82.7      81.3      82.6       8.5       5.3       7.5    10.3       6.5       9.1  
  Pittsfield............................      39.8      39.8      39.9       2.7       1.9       2.3     6.7       4.7       5.9  
  Springfield...........................     279.4     284.2     281.8      14.2      11.0      14.1     5.1       3.9       5.0  
  Worcester.............................     246.8     250.0     248.7      10.5       7.6       9.7     4.2       3.1       3.9  
                                                                                                                                  
Michigan................................   4,900.5   5,003.2   4,974.7     263.3     174.4     233.6     5.4       3.5       4.7  
  Ann Arbor.............................     287.2     295.5     291.7       9.9       5.8       7.8     3.4       2.0       2.7  
  Benton Harbor.........................      82.0      83.4      81.9       5.3       3.5       4.4     6.5       4.1       5.4  
  Detroit...............................   2,200.7   2,243.7   2,237.7     104.6      69.1      92.0     4.8       3.1       4.1  
  Flint.................................     204.3     204.4     203.7      12.7       8.9      10.9     6.2       4.4       5.3  
  Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland.........     570.4     589.8     587.3      24.6      16.0      20.8     4.3       2.7       3.5  
  Jackson...............................      75.2      76.8      75.6       4.0       3.0       3.6     5.3       3.9       4.8  
  Kalamazoo-Battle Creek................     227.1     231.6     228.6      10.7       7.5       9.5     4.7       3.2       4.1  
  Lansing-East Lansing..................     240.0     245.5     242.4       9.1       6.5      11.2     3.8       2.6       4.6  
  Saginaw-Bay City-Midland..............     198.0     201.4     200.4      11.4       7.5      10.4     5.7       3.7       5.2  
                                                                                                                                  
Minnesota...............................   2,560.0   2,650.0   2,636.0     113.8      69.3      90.7     4.4       2.6       3.4  
  Duluth-Superior.......................     121.4     122.9     123.3       7.5       4.8       6.2     6.2       3.9       5.0  
  Minneapolis-St.Paul...................   1,594.3   1,661.3   1,652.5      49.7      31.6      39.7     3.1       1.9       2.4  
  Rochester.............................      64.5      66.8      67.3       2.0       1.0       1.5     3.1       1.6       2.2  
  St. Cloud.............................      91.4      93.9      93.5       6.1       3.0       4.5     6.7       3.2       4.8  
                                                                                                                                  
Mississippi.............................   1,243.7   1,278.2   1,273.2      80.2      52.3      74.2     6.5       4.1       5.8  
  Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula............     158.7     161.7     161.4       8.5       5.0       6.3     5.4       3.1       3.9  
  Hattiesburg...........................      49.7      52.6      51.7       1.7       1.1       1.6     3.4       2.1       3.1  
  Jackson...............................     216.8     228.5     224.4       8.1       5.5       7.7     3.7       2.4       3.4  
                                                                                                                                  
Missouri................................   2,866.9   2,891.1   2,874.1     154.9     112.7     129.8     5.4       3.9       4.5  
  Columbia..............................      77.8      80.2      77.1       1.6       1.2       1.3     2.1       1.5       1.7  
  Joplin................................      80.5      78.4      80.0       3.6       2.8       3.1     4.5       3.6       3.9  
  Kansas City...........................     945.2     977.7     979.8      39.9      32.7      34.3     4.2       3.3       3.5  
  St. Joseph............................      49.1      49.3      48.9       3.3       2.4       2.5     6.7       4.9       5.1  
  St. Louis LMA.........................   1,338.1   1,349.5   1,338.1      64.6      52.2      60.4     4.8       3.9       4.5  
  Springfield...........................     166.3     169.0     168.2       7.4       5.2       6.2     4.4       3.1       3.7  
                                                                                                                                  
Montana.................................     441.8     454.1     454.4      28.2      26.1      29.6     6.4       5.7       6.5  
  Billings..............................      67.4      69.5      70.0       3.4       3.1       3.6     5.1       4.4       5.1  
  Great Falls...........................      37.2      38.5      37.6       2.3       2.1       2.5     6.2       5.5       6.5  
                                                                                                                                  
Nebraska................................     893.2     917.0     914.2      33.9      14.3      21.9     3.8       1.6       2.4  
  Lincoln...............................     138.8     143.6     140.6       4.3       1.8       2.4     3.1       1.3       1.7  
  Omaha.................................     376.4     391.1     392.5      14.0       6.4       9.3     3.7       1.6       2.4  
Nevada..................................     855.2     896.6     895.5      43.5      33.9      42.3     5.1       3.8       4.7  
  Las Vegas.............................     647.0     679.5     679.5      31.0      25.4      29.8     4.8       3.7       4.4  
  Reno..................................     165.8     171.6     169.8       9.1       5.6       7.8     5.5       3.3       4.6  
                                                                                                                                  
New Hampshire...........................     624.4     648.0     646.8      24.6      17.6      20.5     3.9       2.7       3.2  
  Manchester............................      99.3     102.4     102.6       3.4       2.3       2.8     3.4       2.3       2.8  
  Nashua................................      98.2     104.2     102.9       3.3       2.5       2.9     3.3       2.4       2.8  
  Portsmouth-Rochester..................     118.7     121.1     120.7       4.4       2.7       3.3     3.7       2.2       2.7  
                                                                                                                                  
New Jersey..............................   4,139.9   4,177.0   4,138.6     251.5     196.7     224.4     6.1       4.7       5.4  
  Atlantic-Cape May.....................     169.4     170.4     169.7      19.5      16.4      19.2    11.5       9.6      11.3  
  Bergen-Passaic........................     671.6     681.6     668.9      40.4      30.7      34.3     6.0       4.5       5.1  
  Jersey City...........................     285.6     284.3     280.0      25.4      20.9      22.8     8.9       7.4       8.1  
  Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon..........     625.4     641.3     641.0      25.6      20.1      23.1     4.1       3.1       3.6  
  Monmouth-Ocean........................     503.9     509.9     502.0      30.0      23.1      27.1     6.0       4.5       5.4  
  Newark................................   1,014.2   1,021.0   1,015.0      58.5      46.5      51.6     5.8       4.6       5.1  
  Trenton...............................     169.6     170.0     168.0       9.3       7.0       8.0     5.5       4.1       4.8  
  Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton..........      65.5      66.3      66.7       7.1       6.0       7.0    10.8       9.0      10.5  
                                                                                                                                  
New Mexico..............................     801.3     832.7     830.2      61.9      49.4      56.1     7.7       5.9       6.8  
  Albuquerque...........................     347.6     364.6     362.7      16.8      14.7      16.1     4.8       4.0       4.4  
  Las Cruces............................      64.7      68.3      67.6       7.4       5.8       6.9    11.4       8.5      10.2  
  Santa Fe..............................      72.1      74.3      73.8       3.6       2.6       2.9     4.9       3.5       3.9  
                                                                                                                                  
New York................................   8,689.1   8,747.1   8,723.0     620.8     498.6     576.5     7.1       5.7       6.6  
  Albany-Schenectady-Troy...............     444.7     452.2     449.7      22.0      18.1      21.7     4.9       4.0       4.8  
  Binghamton............................     122.4     125.5     125.5       6.4       5.2       6.3     5.2       4.1       5.1  
  Buffalo-Niagara Falls.................     573.5     582.7     578.7      34.3      30.4      35.9     6.0       5.2       6.2  
  Dutchess County.......................     116.9     118.1     117.3       5.6       4.0       4.9     4.8       3.4       4.2  
  Elmira................................      44.1      44.5      44.5       2.1       1.9       2.1     4.8       4.2       4.7  
  Glens Falls...........................      60.2      60.3      60.4       5.0       4.4       5.0     8.3       7.2       8.2  
  Jamestown.............................      67.8      67.8      68.0       4.3       4.0       4.5     6.4       5.9       6.7  
  Nassau-Suffolk........................   1,359.8   1,403.3   1,386.7      56.0      47.4      53.8     4.1       3.4       3.9  
  New York..............................   3,988.3   3,967.3   3,968.6     368.3     285.2     321.6     9.2       7.2       8.1  
     New York City......................   3,361.7   3,326.7   3,334.2     342.3     264.9     297.4    10.2       8.0       8.9  
  Newburgh..............................     169.8     170.7     169.4       8.1       6.0       7.2     4.8       3.5       4.3  
  Rochester.............................     564.8     571.8     568.7      26.0      23.1      26.8     4.6       4.0       4.7  
  Syracuse..............................     362.2     366.3     363.2      20.7      16.5      19.2     5.7       4.5       5.3  
  Utica-Rome............................     141.2     142.3     142.9       8.9       7.4       8.8     6.3       5.2       6.2  
                                                                                                                                  
North Carolina..........................   3,777.9   3,800.1   3,774.5     161.8     125.3     154.6     4.3       3.3       4.1  
  Asheville.............................     110.3     112.1     109.6       4.3       2.7       3.7     3.9       2.4       3.4  
  Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill..........     734.9     740.9     740.2      25.0      17.5      21.4     3.4       2.4       2.9  
  Fayetteville..........................     112.3     115.4     114.8       5.0       4.0       5.1     4.5       3.5       4.4  
  Goldsboro.............................      46.5      47.9      47.9       1.8       1.9       2.3     3.9       4.0       4.9  
  Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point...     636.2     633.1     634.3      19.8      15.5      19.9     3.1       2.5       3.1  
  Greenville............................      63.6      63.5      64.5       3.2       2.6       2.8     5.0       4.1       4.4  
  Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir..............     175.7     173.4     172.1       6.1       5.5       6.1     3.4       3.2       3.5  
  Jacksonville..........................      44.2      45.0      44.7       1.8       1.6       2.0     4.0       3.6       4.4  
  Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill............     589.8     607.5     607.4      12.9       9.8      12.0     2.2       1.6       2.0  
  Rocky Mount...........................      72.4      71.9      67.9       6.5       5.4       5.2     8.9       7.5       7.7  
  Wilmington............................     106.9     107.5     105.7       5.7       4.7       5.8     5.4       4.4       5.5  
                                                                                                                                  
North Dakota............................     337.5     339.4     334.6      13.2       7.3       8.1     3.9       2.2       2.4  
  Bismarck..............................      52.8      52.7      52.3       2.1       1.2       1.3     4.0       2.2       2.5  
  Fargo-Moorhead........................      98.7     102.9     103.2       2.9       1.5       1.8     2.9       1.5       1.7  
  Grand Forks...........................      53.0      53.5      53.1       2.0       1.2       1.4     3.8       2.3       2.6  
                                                                                                                                  
Ohio....................................   5,581.0   5,783.3   5,700.5     327.8     248.5     280.7     5.9       4.3       4.9  
  Akron.................................     357.4     368.4     362.5      21.0      15.5      17.6     5.9       4.2       4.9  
  Canton-Massillon......................     199.2     205.1     203.0      12.7       8.9      10.6     6.4       4.4       5.2  
  Cincinnati............................     814.5     851.2     837.9      38.3      28.4      33.1     4.7       3.3       3.9  
  Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria...............   1,085.0   1,131.5   1,113.7      65.5      50.8      55.2     6.0       4.5       5.0  
  Columbus..............................     782.0     820.9     810.9      28.1      21.4      24.8     3.6       2.6       3.1  
  Dayton-Springfield....................     468.8     484.1     475.9      24.0      17.8      19.5     5.1       3.7       4.1  
  Hamilton-Middletown...................     171.3     177.1     173.9       7.6       5.9       6.9     4.4       3.3       4.0  
  Lima..................................      74.4      76.9      75.9       5.4       3.7       3.9     7.3       4.8       5.1  
  Mansfield.............................      82.3      84.7      83.3       5.6       4.8       5.2     6.8       5.7       6.3  
  Steubenville-Weirton..................      57.5      57.7      57.2       7.4       4.3       4.6    12.9       7.5       8.0  
  Toledo................................     311.6     321.9     315.3      17.8      14.2      15.4     5.7       4.4       4.9  
  Youngstown-Warren.....................     281.1     289.3     287.4      20.3      16.5      19.0     7.2       5.7       6.6  
                                                                                                                                  
Oklahoma................................   1,577.5   1,595.4   1,589.0      82.2      53.5      63.5     5.2       3.4       4.0  
  Enid..................................      27.6      28.2      28.4       1.0       0.8       0.9     3.8       2.7       3.2  
  Lawton................................      40.8      39.6      39.2       2.6       1.6       1.7     6.4       4.0       4.4  
  Oklahoma City.........................     518.3     527.5     520.3      20.9      14.2      16.8     4.0       2.7       3.2  
  Tulsa.................................     392.4     402.5     399.3      16.7      10.9      12.5     4.3       2.7       3.1  
                                                                                                                                  
Oregon..................................   1,686.1   1,764.5   1,775.7     124.1      91.0     109.4     7.4       5.2       6.2  
  Eugene-Springfield....................     154.9     162.0     161.8      11.2       8.2       9.8     7.2       5.1       6.0  
  Medford-Ashland.......................      84.7      90.2      89.5       8.7       5.1       7.0    10.2       5.7       7.8  
  Portland-Vancouver....................     999.9   1,052.5   1,057.9      51.0      39.2      44.8     5.1       3.7       4.2  
  Salem.................................     158.0     165.1     165.1      11.8       8.8      10.9     7.5       5.3       6.6  
                                                                                                                                  
Pennsylvania............................   5,895.2   5,987.3   5,900.2     346.0     251.5     308.1     5.9       4.2       5.2  
  Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton............     305.5     308.4     305.3      17.7      11.8      15.0     5.8       3.8       4.9  
  Altoona...............................      62.0      63.2      62.5       4.1       3.0       3.5     6.6       4.8       5.7  
  Erie..................................     139.1     140.4     139.0       9.4       6.8       8.1     6.7       4.9       5.8  
  Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle...........     345.3     350.3     347.5      12.0       9.3      11.5     3.5       2.7       3.3  
  Johnstown.............................     106.7     105.7     105.8      10.1       7.1       8.5     9.4       6.7       8.1  
  Lancaster.............................     235.5     244.5     238.5       7.7       6.2       7.7     3.3       2.5       3.2  
  Philadelphia..........................   2,460.7   2,499.8   2,457.7     130.0      96.8     113.5     5.3       3.9       4.6  
  Pittsburgh............................   1,146.4   1,157.3   1,144.7      65.5      47.0      60.3     5.7       4.1       5.3  
  Reading...............................     181.6     185.9     181.5       8.5       6.0       7.6     4.7       3.2       4.2  
  Scranton-Wilkes-Barre-Hazelton........     312.6     314.3     310.4      26.4      19.4      24.1     8.4       6.2       7.8  
  Sharon................................      54.1      56.6      55.5       3.2       2.1       2.8     6.0       3.6       5.1  
  State College.........................      61.2      68.3      64.7       2.4       2.1       2.2     4.0       3.0       3.4  
  Williamsport..........................      57.5      58.6      57.6       4.4       3.6       4.4     7.7       6.2       7.6  
  York..................................     192.9     196.1     193.4       8.7       6.0       7.2     4.5       3.1       3.7  
                                                                                                                                  
Rhode Island............................     498.0     508.5     505.9      31.1      22.8      28.5     6.2       4.5       5.6  
  Providence-Fall River-Warwick.........     573.1     581.0     579.3      38.0      27.1      34.1     6.6       4.7       5.9  
                                                                                                                                  
South Carolina..........................   1,850.0   1,873.0   1,866.2     107.3      59.7      76.4     5.8       3.2       4.1  
  Charleston-North Charleston...........     242.8     250.5     249.2      12.6       6.3       8.0     5.2       2.5       3.2  
  Columbia..............................     261.5     267.9     263.8       8.8       4.7       5.9     3.4       1.8       2.2  
  Florence..............................      63.0      61.5      61.7       4.3       2.2       2.9     6.8       3.6       4.8  
  Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson.......     468.1     477.2     470.1      18.2       9.6      11.5     3.9       2.0       2.4  
  Myrtle Beach..........................      91.5      92.8      93.9       9.3       4.7       7.1    10.2       5.0       7.5  
  Sumter................................      45.5      45.7      45.9       2.8       1.8       2.1     6.2       3.8       4.7  
                                                                                                                                  
South Dakota............................     382.1     390.3     387.4      16.6      10.8      13.7     4.3       2.8       3.5  
  Rapid City............................      44.4      45.4      45.3       2.1       1.2       1.6     4.6       2.7       3.6  
  Sioux Falls...........................      94.6      99.5     100.1       2.8       1.6       2.2     2.9       1.7       2.2  
                                                                                                                                  
Tennessee...............................   2,656.3   2,762.5   2,736.4     164.6     116.6     139.3     6.2       4.2       5.1  
  Chattanooga...........................     218.3     226.7     224.0      11.0       9.1      10.2     5.0       4.0       4.6  
  Clarksville-Hopkinsville..............      78.6      82.4      81.2       3.7       3.1       3.5     4.7       3.8       4.3  
  Jackson...............................      53.6      56.5      55.9       3.1       1.9       2.1     5.8       3.3       3.7  
  Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol........     224.2     233.2     232.8      12.7       9.9      12.0     5.6       4.3       5.2  
  Knoxville.............................     328.5     343.4     339.0      19.7      11.9      16.8     6.0       3.5       4.9  
  Memphis...............................     516.0     543.4     535.5      24.5      20.3      23.2     4.7       3.7       4.3  
  Nashville.............................     596.4     638.0     627.9      22.3      16.8      19.2     3.7       2.6       3.1  
                                                                                                                                  
Texas...................................   9,720.2   9,986.6   9,928.6     590.3     450.1     532.9     6.1       4.5       5.4  
  Abilene...............................      60.1      60.3      60.2       2.7       1.9       2.3     4.5       3.1       3.8  
  Amarillo..............................     109.6     110.8     109.8       5.1       3.3       4.4     4.7       3.0       4.0  
  Austin-San Marcos.....................     634.8     661.4     656.3      22.3      17.1      19.7     3.5       2.6       3.0  
  Beaumont-Port Arthur..................     179.1     182.1     181.9      16.1      12.9      14.5     9.0       7.1       8.0  
  Brazoria..............................     104.9     105.5     105.2       8.6       6.2       7.0     8.2       5.9       6.7  
  Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito......     125.2     126.5     128.5      16.6      14.6      17.9    13.2      11.5      13.9  
  Bryan-College Station.................      67.1      72.7      68.6       1.7       1.2       1.4     2.6       1.6       2.0  
  Corpus Christi........................     177.8     176.0     175.1      16.2      11.0      12.1     9.1       6.2       6.9  
  Dallas................................   1,764.4   1,850.2   1,834.8      71.3      56.3      65.7     4.0       3.0       3.6  
  El Paso...............................     288.1     289.6     287.8      35.2      26.1      30.5    12.2       9.0      10.6  
  Fort Worth-Arlington..................     825.4     859.1     848.3      34.0      25.7      30.7     4.1       3.0       3.6  
  Galveston-Texas City..................     123.2     123.8     123.6      11.3       8.1       9.3     9.2       6.6       7.5  
  Houston...............................   2,022.4   2,076.1   2,068.1     114.5      82.5      94.8     5.7       4.0       4.6  
  Killeen-Temple........................     112.1     114.2     114.0       6.1       4.9       5.8     5.5       4.3       5.1  
  Laredo................................      70.2      70.7      71.4       8.7       6.1       7.3    12.4       8.6      10.2  
  Longview-Marshall.....................     102.3     103.8     103.5       8.3       6.7       7.7     8.2       6.4       7.4  
  Lubbock...............................     119.5     124.0     121.6       4.7       3.9       4.5     3.9       3.1       3.7  
  McAllen-Edinburg-Mission..............     198.2     199.5     205.8      44.3      36.1      43.9    22.3      18.1      21.3  
  Odessa-Midland........................     121.2     124.8     124.3       7.1       4.7       5.6     5.8       3.8       4.5  
  San Angelo............................      51.1      51.4      50.4       1.9       1.4       1.7     3.6       2.7       3.3  
  San Antonio...........................     728.0     751.9     743.0      31.2      25.4      29.5     4.3       3.4       4.0  
  Sherman-Denison.......................      49.3      49.8      49.9       2.4       1.8       2.3     4.8       3.5       4.5  
  Texarkana.............................      56.3      57.1      57.4       4.7       3.8       4.6     8.3       6.6       8.1  
  Tyler.................................      87.7      89.3      89.2       5.8       4.8       5.5     6.6       5.4       6.2  
  Victoria..............................      42.3      42.7      42.5       2.5       1.6       2.0     5.9       3.8       4.8  
  Waco..................................      97.7     101.1     100.5       4.5       3.9       4.9     4.6       3.9       4.9  
  Wichita Falls.........................      64.9      65.8      65.6       3.0       2.7       3.3     4.6       4.0       5.0  
                                                                                                                                  
Utah....................................   1,008.9   1,071.4   1,063.9      35.2      26.2      31.5     3.5       2.4       3.0  
  Provo-Orem............................     150.0     160.1     156.6       4.5       3.1       3.8     3.0       1.9       2.4  
  Salt Lake City-Odgen..................     648.8     691.1     685.8      20.0      16.2      19.1     3.1       2.3       2.8  
                                                                                                                                  
Vermont.................................     318.2     331.8     325.1      17.2      11.9      15.1     5.4       3.6       4.6  
  Burlington............................      93.7     100.5      98.6       3.4       2.4       3.0     3.6       2.4       3.1  
                                                                                                                                  
Virginia................................   3,305.4   3,504.8   3,496.4     155.6     109.7     127.8     4.7       3.1       3.7  
  Charlottesville.......................      68.7      74.2      71.6       1.9       1.1       1.2     2.7       1.4       1.6  
  Danville..............................      55.7      57.7      58.1       4.1       2.9       3.2     7.3       5.1       5.6  
  Lynchburg.............................      98.0     104.1     101.7       4.3       3.0       3.3     4.4       2.9       3.3  
  Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News...     698.6     737.2     734.2      36.5      26.7      30.7     5.2       3.6       4.2  
  Richmond-Petersburg...................     480.9     513.8     515.1      18.9      14.0      15.4     3.9       2.7       3.0  
  Roanoke...............................     122.8     128.4     129.2       4.3       3.0       3.6     3.5       2.3       2.8  
                                                                                                                                  
Washington..............................   2,929.1   3,013.1   3,012.8     179.4     139.7     159.5     6.1       4.6       5.3  
  Bellingham............................      77.2      80.0      80.5       5.9       4.5       5.2     7.6       5.6       6.4  
  Bremerton.............................      93.3      92.1      92.9       5.9       4.9       5.1     6.3       5.3       5.5  
  Olympia...............................      98.5      98.5      99.1       6.1       4.8       5.5     6.2       4.9       5.6  
  Richland-Kennewick-Pasco..............      90.9      88.0      89.2       9.6       7.2       8.2    10.6       8.2       9.2  
  Seattle-Bellevue-Everett..............   1,321.3   1,386.0   1,378.7      53.2      39.8      43.2     4.0       2.9       3.1  
  Spokane...............................     204.5     211.0     210.4      12.5       9.5      11.0     6.1       4.5       5.3  
  Tacoma................................     327.0     331.2     332.1      16.8      13.8      15.7     5.1       4.2       4.7  
  Yakima................................     107.3     106.7     108.1      16.9      13.1      15.5    15.7      12.2      14.3  
                                                                                                                                  
West Virginia...........................     802.1     802.2     795.4      69.8      52.1      59.4     8.7       6.5       7.5  
  Charleston............................     130.1     130.8     130.5       7.7       5.8       6.9     5.9       4.4       5.3  
  Huntington-Ashland....................     136.1     137.1     136.0      11.1       8.6       9.9     8.2       6.2       7.3  
  Parkersburg-Marietta..................      76.2      77.6      76.7       5.4       4.3       5.1     7.1       5.5       6.6  
  Wheeling..............................      72.9      74.2      73.3       6.4       4.0       4.9     8.8       5.4       6.7  
                                                                                                                                  
Wisconsin...............................   2,874.2   2,936.0   2,913.4     129.0      88.7     111.6     4.5       3.0       3.8  
  Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah...............     217.9     221.6     221.9       7.5       5.6       7.0     3.4       2.5       3.1  
  Eau Claire............................      79.4      83.1      81.8       4.1       2.8       3.6     5.2       3.4       4.3  
  Green Bay.............................     129.9     131.8     131.9       4.7       3.3       4.2     3.6       2.5       3.2  
  Janesville-Beloit.....................      79.0      79.4      79.6       4.3       2.4       2.9     5.4       3.1       3.6  
  Kenosha...............................      77.2      78.5      77.9       3.1       2.0       2.5     4.0       2.6       3.3  
  La Crosse.............................      69.1      71.5      69.8       2.8       1.8       2.5     4.1       2.6       3.5  
  Madison...............................     253.2     259.4     257.3       5.3       3.7       4.8     2.1       1.4       1.9  
  Milwaukee-Waukesha....................     796.9     811.1     809.9      30.2      21.4      25.5     3.8       2.6       3.1  
  Racine................................      92.2      94.9      95.2       4.6       3.1       3.9     5.0       3.3       4.1  
  Sheboygan.............................      59.3      60.1      60.6       1.8       1.3       1.5     3.0       2.1       2.5  
  Wausau................................      71.3      73.2      74.1       3.9       2.2       3.6     5.5       3.1       4.8  
                                                                                                                                  
Wyoming.................................     247.0     253.1     249.2      17.5      11.5      13.6     7.1       4.6       5.5  
  Casper................................      32.5      33.5      33.2       2.4       1.7       1.9     7.4       5.1       5.8  
  Cheyenne..............................      38.8      39.4      39.3       2.1       1.5       1.7     5.4       3.9       4.4  
                                                                                                                                  
Puerto Rico.............................   1,301.8   1,292.6   1,301.2     164.3     169.0     188.5    12.6      13.1      14.5  
  Aguadilla.............................      51.9      51.0      51.4      10.4       9.6      10.2    20.0      18.8      19.9  
  Arecibo...............................      52.3      52.5      54.4       7.9       7.7       9.0    15.0      14.7      16.5  
  Caguas................................     114.8     116.3     115.4      12.6      13.1      15.6    11.0      11.2      13.6  
  Mayaguez..............................      92.7      91.8      92.6      14.9      14.8      16.6    16.1      16.2      17.9  
  Ponce.................................     111.0     109.6     110.9      19.5      18.5      21.2    17.5      16.9      19.1  
  San Juan-Bayamon......................     705.9     701.6     699.6      69.2      74.5      81.1     9.8      10.6      11.6  

  NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Data for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey similar to the Current
Population Survey. Data have been revised to incorporate updated 1990 census-based population controls and revised inputs to the
regression models. Area definitions are published annually in the May issue of Employment and Earnings.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                      ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED                                                                            NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 2. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected metroplitan areas, not seasonally adjusted

(Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                          
                                                             Dec.                    Jan.            Change: Jan. 1997 to 
                                                                                                          Jan. 1998       
                 State and area                                                                                           
                                                                                                                          
                                                        1996        1997         1997       1998p       Number     Percent  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 Alabama..........................................     1,859.5     1,885.8     1,830.0     1,859.2        29.2         1.6
   Birmingham.....................................       460.9       470.3       453.7       462.6         8.9         2.0
   Huntsville.....................................       171.3       176.3       168.2       173.3         5.1         3.0
   Mobile.........................................       216.6       221.9       214.1       218.7         4.6         2.1
   Montgomery.....................................       156.1       158.1       154.2       155.6         1.4          .9
   Tuscaloosa.....................................        77.3        80.7        76.2        79.1         2.9         3.8
                                                                                                                          
 Alaska...........................................       252.5       257.7       246.9       252.6         5.7         2.3
   Anchorage......................................       121.9       125.0       117.5       121.3         3.8         3.2
                                                                                                                          
 Arizona..........................................     1,966.3     2,053.5     1,918.9     2,021.9       103.0         5.4
   Phoenix-Mesa...................................     1,371.7     1,445.6     1,338.2     1,423.8        85.6         6.4
   Tucson.........................................       314.8       321.5       307.2       316.9         9.7         3.2
                                                                                                                          
 Arkansas.........................................     1,097.0     1,118.0     1,069.1     1,093.6        24.5         2.3
   Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers.................       138.7       140.5       133.8       135.9         2.1         1.6
   Fort Smith.....................................        94.1        96.6        93.1        95.3         2.2         2.4
   Little Rock-North Little Rock..................       302.3       307.4       294.4       301.4         7.0         2.4
   Pine Bluff.....................................        36.3        35.9        35.5        35.3         -.2         -.6
                                                                                                                          
 California.......................................    13,036.5    13,516.3    12,710.4    13,266.3       555.9         4.4
   Bakersfield....................................       178.5       182.3       175.4       180.9         5.5         3.1
   Fresno.........................................       270.5       278.2       263.6       271.4         7.8         3.0
   Los Angeles-Long Beach.........................     3,861.7     3,958.9     3,780.1     3,895.3       115.2         3.0
   Modesto........................................       129.6       135.8       125.0       132.9         7.9         6.3
   Oakland........................................       940.9       975.1       919.2       957.8        38.6         4.2
   Orange County..................................     1,212.8     1,262.6     1,185.7     1,248.0        62.3         5.3
   Riverside-San Bernardino.......................       828.9       866.2       817.0       860.7        43.7         5.3
   Sacramento.....................................       616.3       637.4       604.9       628.1        23.2         3.8
   Salinas........................................       115.2       118.8       112.5       116.8         4.3         3.8
   San Diego......................................     1,029.9     1,075.3     1,015.5     1,058.9        43.4         4.3
   San Francisco..................................       975.4     1,007.9       953.1       987.8        34.7         3.6
   San Jose.......................................       904.4       955.3       888.0       940.8        52.8         5.9
   Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc...............       149.9       153.8       146.2       151.8         5.6         3.8
   Santa Rosa.....................................       163.1       168.5       157.8       165.8         8.0         5.1
   Stockton-Lodi..................................       165.2       168.5       160.1       164.9         4.8         3.0
   Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa.........................       146.8       154.1       142.7       150.4         7.7         5.4
   Ventura........................................       242.1       249.7       235.5       246.6        11.1         4.7
                                                                                                                          
 Colorado.........................................     1,958.2     2,035.8     1,913.4     1,997.1        83.7         4.4
   Boulder-Longmont...............................       154.9       165.5       150.3       160.0         9.7         6.5
   Colorado Springs...............................       214.6       220.3       208.9       214.6         5.7         2.7
   Denver.........................................     1,040.6     1,079.4     1,019.0     1,060.7        41.7         4.1
                                                                                                                          
 Connecticut......................................     1,630.6     1,665.5     1,571.3     1,612.4        41.1         2.6
   Bridgeport.....................................       185.2       186.5       179.4       181.8         2.4         1.3
   Danbury........................................        87.2        88.7        83.2        85.8         2.6         3.1
   Hartford.......................................       606.3       607.0       586.1       592.1         6.0         1.0
   New Haven-Meriden..............................       251.5       253.0       243.3       246.2         2.9         1.2
   New London-Norwich.............................       135.3       138.6       132.3       135.6         3.3         2.5
   Stamford-Norwalk...............................       203.1       210.2       194.5       203.0         8.5         4.4
   Waterbury......................................        86.2        89.2        83.4        87.6         4.2         5.0
                                                                                                                          
 Delaware.........................................       384.6       397.9       372.5       385.6        13.1         3.5
   Dover..........................................        52.9        54.4        50.7        52.7         2.0         3.9
   Wilmington-Newark..............................       298.9       311.2       291.3       303.3        12.0         4.1
                                                                                                                          
 District of Columbia.............................       624.0       614.3       607.0       602.7        -4.3         -.7
   Washington PMSA................................     2,480.6     2,524.9     2,418.5     2,471.0        52.5         2.2
                                                                                                                          
 Florida..........................................     6,379.1     6,637.3     6,291.2     6,553.8       262.6         4.2
   Daytona Beach..................................       150.2       153.6       147.6       152.3         4.7         3.2
   Fort Lauderdale................................       627.0       649.2       615.9       639.5        23.6         3.8
   Fort Myers-Cape Coral..........................       151.1       154.5       150.0       153.8         3.8         2.5
   Gainesville....................................       111.4       115.1       109.8       114.2         4.4         4.0
   Jacksonville...................................       508.3       533.6       501.1       528.5        27.4         5.5
   Lakeland-Winter Haven..........................       169.3       172.5       167.5       171.4         3.9         2.3
   Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay..................       174.8       180.9       173.4       179.3         5.9         3.4
   Miami..........................................       964.2       981.5       949.4       971.3        21.9         2.3
   Orlando........................................       779.2       823.5       770.0       813.1        43.1         5.6
   Pensacola......................................       149.0       154.3       146.1       151.2         5.1         3.5
   Sarasota-Bradenton.............................       246.3       265.2       240.5       260.2        19.7         8.2
   Tallahassee....................................       148.0       149.7       146.1       147.9         1.8         1.2
   Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater................     1,053.7     1,103.3     1,038.9     1,087.6        48.7         4.7
   West Palm Beach-Boca Raton.....................       437.3       457.3       430.4       451.0        20.6         4.8
                                                                                                                          
 Georgia..........................................     3,601.1     3,731.1     3,518.0     3,654.3       136.3         3.9
   Albany.........................................        60.2        60.9        58.5        59.6         1.1         1.9
   Athens.........................................        72.5        73.2        70.2        71.7         1.5         2.1
   Atlanta........................................     1,948.7     2,028.0     1,898.3     1,986.8        88.5         4.7
   Augusta-Aiken..................................       192.8       194.5       190.8       192.0         1.2          .6
   Columbus.......................................       115.1       117.2       112.8       115.4         2.6         2.3
   Macon..........................................       147.1       151.6       144.8       150.0         5.2         3.6
   Savannah.......................................       129.8       134.1       128.9       133.3         4.4         3.4
                                                                                                                          
 Hawaii...........................................       541.1       537.4       528.9       527.0        -1.9         -.4
   Honolulu.......................................       411.2       407.8       400.9       398.9        -2.0         -.5
                                                                                                                          
 Idaho............................................       502.1       515.7       488.4       500.7        12.3         2.5
   Boise City.....................................       190.1       198.7       185.9       195.7         9.8         5.3
                                                                                                                          
 Illinois.........................................     5,788.2     5,881.9     5,598.6     5,723.2       124.6         2.2
   Bloomington-Normal.............................        79.4        81.9        75.2        79.6         4.4         5.9
   Champaign-Urbana...............................        98.8        99.8        93.2        93.2          .0          .0
   Chicago........................................     4,045.1     4,114.0     3,920.9     4,000.4        79.5         2.0
   Davenport-Moline-Rock Island...................       177.7       183.9       172.3       178.4         6.1         3.5
   Decatur........................................        57.3        57.5        55.5        56.2          .7         1.3
   Kankakee.......................................        43.8        44.3        42.2        42.8          .6         1.4
   Peoria-Pekin...................................       168.7       174.3       164.2       170.6         6.4         3.9
   Rockford.......................................       177.9       180.1       170.4       175.7         5.3         3.1
   Springfield....................................       112.7       114.6       109.9       111.8         1.9         1.7
                                                                                                                          
 Indiana..........................................     2,867.7     2,912.6     2,781.6     2,831.8        50.2         1.8
   Bloomington....................................        63.9        67.1        63.4        64.5         1.1         1.7
   Elkhart-Goshen.................................       115.0       116.2       112.2       114.9         2.7         2.4
   Evansville-Henderson...........................       154.5       154.6       149.6       151.9         2.3         1.5
   Fort Wayne.....................................       268.7       272.2       261.5       265.0         3.5         1.3
   Gary...........................................       264.8       267.5       259.1       260.5         1.4          .5
   Indianapolis...................................       829.8       846.2       803.1       829.1        26.0         3.2
   Kokomo.........................................        53.3        53.5        51.2        51.2          .0          .0
   Lafayette......................................        92.7        94.4        89.8        92.0         2.2         2.4
   Muncie.........................................        61.3        61.7        58.8        58.5         -.3         -.5
   South Bend.....................................       133.8       135.7       130.2       133.8         3.6         2.8
   Terre Haute....................................        70.2        69.5        67.7        67.6         -.1         -.1
                                                                                                                          
 Iowa.............................................     1,407.2     1,431.8     1,363.3     1,397.7        34.4         2.5
   Cedar Rapids...................................       111.9       116.1       108.7       115.0         6.3         5.8
   Des Moines.....................................       271.3       272.0       263.3       268.3         5.0         1.9
   Dubuque........................................        50.9        52.5        49.6        51.2         1.6         3.2
   Iowa City......................................        66.3        67.9        63.9        66.5         2.6         4.1
   Sioux City.....................................        65.4        66.3        63.6        64.8         1.2         1.9
   Waterloo-Cedar Falls...........................        71.3        73.0        69.6        71.8         2.2         3.2
                                                                                                                          
 Kansas...........................................     1,259.3     1,295.9     1,222.0     1,273.2        51.2         4.2
   Lawrence.......................................        46.0        48.8        43.7        46.6         2.9         6.6
   Topeka.........................................       100.5       100.1        97.3        97.7          .4          .4
   Wichita........................................       270.4       281.3       264.2       277.5        13.3         5.0
                                                                                                                          
 Kentucky.........................................     1,705.8     1,748.3     1,657.1     1,715.8        58.7         3.5
   Lexington......................................       266.9       277.6       257.2       273.3        16.1         6.3
   Louisville.....................................       547.7       564.1       533.1       557.4        24.3         4.6
   Owensboro......................................        43.4        44.4        42.0        42.4          .4         1.0
                                                                                                                          
 Louisiana........................................     1,840.8     1,881.7     1,799.9     1,854.4        54.5         3.0
   Alexandria.....................................        53.9        54.2        52.6        53.6         1.0         1.9
   Baton Rouge....................................       281.0       287.0       272.9       282.3         9.4         3.4
   Houma..........................................        72.0        76.7        69.9        75.0         5.1         7.3
   Lafayette......................................       157.7       164.1       154.5       161.5         7.0         4.5
   Lake Charles...................................        85.1        86.2        83.7        84.7         1.0         1.2
   Monroe.........................................        68.2        69.5        66.5        68.2         1.7         2.6
   New Orleans....................................       614.9       623.9       604.2       616.3        12.1         2.0
   Shreveport-Bossier City........................       169.9       173.7       166.2       171.4         5.2         3.1
                                                                                                                          
 Maine............................................       552.8       567.0       527.0       539.0        12.0         2.3
   Lewiston-Auburn................................        42.4        43.5        40.5        41.2          .7         1.7
   Portland.......................................       140.9       146.6       136.7       139.2         2.5         1.8
                                                                                                                          
 Maryland.........................................     2,258.5     2,292.0     2,186.6     2,231.1        44.5         2.0
   Baltimore PMSA.................................     1,161.4     1,187.6     1,129.5     1,154.0        24.5         2.2
   Baltimore City.................................       405.9       412.8       393.0       398.8         5.8         1.5
   Suburban Maryland-D.C..........................       836.8       848.7       805.5       829.5        24.0         3.0
                                                                                                                          
 Massachusetts....................................     3,112.1     3,203.6     3,022.6     3,123.7       101.1         3.3
   Barnstable-Yarmouth............................        52.6        55.1        49.5        52.7         3.2         6.5
   Boston.........................................     1,911.5     1,959.4     1,864.3     1,917.9        53.6         2.9
   Brockton.......................................        94.6        98.2        92.0        95.0         3.0         3.3
   Fitchburg-Leominster...........................        51.5        53.8        50.4        52.9         2.5         5.0
   Lawrence.......................................       148.9       152.5       144.9       149.2         4.3         3.0
   Lowell.........................................       113.3       120.5       111.7       118.8         7.1         6.4
   New Bedford....................................        63.2        65.5        62.1        64.1         2.0         3.2
   Pittsfield.....................................        41.5        42.6        40.4        41.7         1.3         3.2
   Springfield....................................       251.6       258.0       243.5       250.2         6.7         2.8
   Worcester......................................       223.1       229.3       217.7       223.7         6.0         2.8
                                                                                                                          
 Michigan.........................................     4,459.1     4,544.9     4,333.1     4,431.4        98.3         2.3
   Ann Arbor......................................       269.0       274.8       260.8       267.3         6.5         2.5
   Benton Harbor..................................        71.3        72.6        69.0        69.9          .9         1.3
   Detroit........................................     2,098.1     2,130.9     2,038.0     2,084.6        46.6         2.3
   Flint..........................................       184.3       184.0       178.4       180.0         1.6          .9
   Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland..................       549.5       566.8       535.3       555.7        20.4         3.8
   Jackson........................................        61.5        62.0        59.1        60.0          .9         1.5
   Kalamazoo-Battle Creek.........................       212.1       213.5       204.6       207.1         2.5         1.2
   Lansing-East Lansing...........................       236.2       238.0       227.9       228.6          .7          .3
   Saginaw-Bay City-Midland.......................       180.1       182.7       174.3       177.7         3.4         2.0
                                                                                                                          
 Minnesota........................................     2,476.2     2,534.2     2,404.8     2,470.8        66.0         2.7
   Duluth-Superior................................       110.5       111.8       106.6       108.7         2.1         2.0
   Minneapolis-St. Paul...........................     1,620.3     1,654.6     1,563.3     1,605.7        42.4         2.7
   Rochester......................................        71.6        74.6        70.9        73.5         2.6         3.7
   St. Cloud......................................        85.4        87.0        82.1        84.3         2.2         2.7
                                                                                                                          
 Mississippi......................................     1,102.7     1,121.5     1,079.7     1,108.4        28.7         2.7
   Jackson........................................       218.0       223.4       215.5       222.1         6.6         3.1
                                                                                                                          
 Missouri.........................................     2,620.4     2,674.7     2,544.5     2,600.4        55.9         2.2
   Kansas City....................................       906.6       938.5       886.5       927.2        40.7         4.6
   St. Louis......................................     1,294.1     1,312.6     1,256.5     1,275.7        19.2         1.5
   Springfield....................................       158.5       162.4       153.3       158.4         5.1         3.3
                                                                                                                          
 Montana..........................................       362.5       370.3       349.9       358.2         8.3         2.4
                                                                                                                          
 Nebraska.........................................       850.2       874.9       827.3       859.1        31.8         3.8
   Lincoln........................................       145.9       148.8       141.4       143.3         1.9         1.3
   Omaha..........................................       395.3       408.7       384.7       402.7        18.0         4.7
                                                                                                                          
 Nevada...........................................       874.2       910.8       858.9       897.1        38.2         4.4
   Las Vegas......................................       619.6       647.9       611.4       641.7        30.3         5.0
   Reno...........................................       175.1       179.7       169.8       174.9         5.1         3.0
                                                                                                                          
 New Hampshire....................................       567.4       577.0       550.3       565.8        15.5         2.8
   Manchester.....................................        96.8        98.7        94.6        96.7         2.1         2.2
   Nashua.........................................        92.5        94.6        88.7        91.8         3.1         3.5
   Portsmouth-Rochester...........................       115.2       114.1       109.1       111.2         2.1         1.9
                                                                                                                          
 New Jersey.......................................     3,708.8     3,799.3     3,605.7     3,702.8        97.1         2.7
   Atlantic-Cape May..............................       171.9       175.7       166.5       170.3         3.8         2.3
   Bergen-Passaic.................................       641.7       657.3       620.0       634.7        14.7         2.4
   Camden.........................................       470.3       481.1       456.8       471.3        14.5         3.2
   Jersey City....................................       242.7       245.0       235.2       237.0         1.8          .8
   Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon...................       603.9       624.7       587.0       615.7        28.7         4.9
   Monmouth-Ocean.................................       354.2       361.9       343.2       350.0         6.8         2.0
   Newark.........................................       945.1       970.0       925.6       950.1        24.5         2.6
   Trenton........................................       197.9       201.1       192.8       195.6         2.8         1.5
   Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton...................        58.0        59.9        56.4        58.9         2.5         4.4
                                                                                                                          
 New Mexico.......................................       707.2       718.7       686.0       700.2        14.2         2.1
   Albuquerque....................................       333.5       338.2       323.4       330.9         7.5         2.3
   Las Cruces.....................................        50.9        52.6        49.9        51.4         1.5         3.0
   Santa Fe.......................................        70.8        71.4        68.7        69.4          .7         1.0
                                                                                                                          
 New York.........................................     8,092.9     8,192.1     7,801.0     7,929.7       128.7         1.6
   Albany-Schenectady-Troy........................       431.6       437.8       417.5       422.6         5.1         1.2
   Binghamton.....................................       112.4       115.5       108.8       112.0         3.2         2.9
   Buffalo-Niagara Falls..........................       550.3       552.8       529.0       531.7         2.7          .5
   Dutchess County................................       107.6       108.3       103.5       104.6         1.1         1.1
   Elmira.........................................        42.9        43.4        41.8        42.2          .4         1.0
   Glens Falls....................................        48.2        48.9        47.0        47.5          .5         1.1
   Nassau-Suffolk.................................     1,134.2     1,149.8     1,083.4     1,105.9        22.5         2.1
   New York PMSA..................................     3,953.9     4,006.5     3,825.5     3,889.8        64.3         1.7
   New York City..................................     3,438.1     3,486.8     3,333.0     3,390.4        57.4         1.7
   Newburgh.......................................       121.2       121.3       116.8       117.2          .4          .3
   Rochester......................................       532.0       534.7       512.9       516.9         4.0          .8
   Rockland County................................       101.9       102.6        97.7        99.6         1.9         1.9
   Syracuse.......................................       338.3       341.8       326.5       329.2         2.7          .8
   Utica-Rome.....................................       126.6       128.9       123.6       125.6         2.0         1.6
   Westchester County.............................       393.7       396.8       375.2       379.8         4.6         1.2
                                                                                                                          
 North Carolina...................................     3,638.2     3,756.9     3,556.5     3,683.0       126.5         3.6
   Asheville......................................       108.5       111.3       104.4       107.7         3.3         3.2
   Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill...................       752.7       768.2       733.7       763.0        29.3         4.0
   Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point..........       633.2       641.2       621.1       637.6        16.5         2.7
   Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill.....................       602.3       629.4       589.7       626.8        37.1         6.3
                                                                                                                          
 North Dakota.....................................       312.6       318.2       303.3       311.1         7.8         2.6
   Bismarck.......................................        47.9        49.1        47.1        48.3         1.2         2.5
   Fargo-Moorhead.................................        94.8        99.7        92.1        98.5         6.4         6.9
   Grand Forks....................................        48.8        48.9        46.3        47.6         1.3         2.8
                                                                                                                          
 Ohio.............................................     5,395.9     5,481.2     5,233.0     5,332.2        99.2         1.9
   Akron..........................................       326.3       327.7       312.2       318.6         6.4         2.0
   Canton-Massillon...............................       181.9       184.4       175.6       179.8         4.2         2.4
   Cincinnati.....................................       844.8       863.4       819.2       840.9        21.7         2.6
   Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria........................     1,136.6     1,160.2     1,101.0     1,131.3        30.3         2.8
   Columbus.......................................       811.6       833.7       791.1       816.3        25.2         3.2
   Dayton-Springfield.............................       476.3       483.9       464.6       471.9         7.3         1.6
   Hamilton-Middletown............................       116.8       120.3       115.2       116.7         1.5         1.3
   Lima...........................................        77.6        79.6        75.4        77.8         2.4         3.2
   Mansfield......................................        80.7        80.8        78.3        78.8          .5          .6
   Steubenville-Weirton...........................        48.9        50.9        47.3        49.9         2.6         5.5
   Toledo.........................................       322.4       323.8       311.1       314.2         3.1         1.0
   Youngstown-Warren..............................       245.2       249.9       239.2       244.7         5.5         2.3
                                                                                                                          
 Oklahoma.........................................     1,381.5     1,416.0     1,351.1     1,390.4        39.3         2.9
   Enid...........................................        24.4        25.2        24.0        25.2         1.2         5.0
   Lawton.........................................        37.5        37.2        36.9        36.4         -.5        -1.4
   Oklahoma City..................................       502.5       511.1       487.8       498.1        10.3         2.1
   Tulsa..........................................       368.2       383.4       362.0       376.1        14.1         3.9
                                                                                                                          
 Oregon...........................................     1,515.0     1,557.4     1,471.9     1,522.7        50.8         3.5
   Eugene-Springfield.............................       137.1       140.1       132.3       135.5         3.2         2.4
   Medford-Ashland................................        69.0        71.9        64.9        68.1         3.2         4.9
   Portland-Vancouver.............................       908.3       942.3       887.4       923.5        36.1         4.1
   Salem..........................................       130.1       132.3       126.7       129.4         2.7         2.1
                                                                                                                          
 Pennsylvania.....................................     5,419.2     5,493.1     5,262.9     5,354.7        91.8         1.7
   Allentown Bethlehem-Easton.....................       264.6       268.1       259.9       262.9         3.0         1.2
   Altoona........................................        57.4        58.8        56.1        57.7         1.6         2.9
   Erie...........................................       129.1       130.3       126.0       128.2         2.2         1.7
   Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle....................       348.4       354.4       343.6       349.8         6.2         1.8
   Johnstown......................................        88.4        88.0        85.9        86.9         1.0         1.2
   Lancaster......................................       212.3       217.5       206.0       211.8         5.8         2.8
   Philadelphia PMSA..............................     2,274.5     2,303.1     2,204.6     2,241.4        36.8         1.7
   Philadelphia City..............................       681.5       682.9       654.4       662.2         7.8         1.2
   Pittsburgh.....................................     1,078.8     1,084.9     1,048.7     1,060.4        11.7         1.1
   Reading........................................       166.0       168.4       161.0       163.2         2.2         1.4
   Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton...............       277.4       278.6       268.5       270.7         2.2          .8
   Sharon.........................................        47.7        48.7        45.2        47.1         1.9         4.2
   State College..................................        67.7        69.8        61.2        65.9         4.7         7.7
   Williamsport...................................        53.3        53.7        52.0        52.2          .2          .4
   York...........................................       164.8       166.7       160.7       163.6         2.9         1.8
                                                                                                                          
 Rhode Island.....................................       451.4       459.1       433.9       444.1        10.2         2.4
   Providence-Fall River-Warwick..................       511.3       518.3       492.6       501.8         9.2         1.9
                                                                                                                          
 South Carolina...................................     1,702.2     1,757.0     1,669.4     1,728.8        59.4         3.6
   Charleston-North Charleston....................       217.0       227.7       212.9       224.9        12.0         5.6
   Columbia.......................................       280.6       288.4       275.6       282.6         7.0         2.5
   Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson................       457.9       469.0       449.0       459.9        10.9         2.4
                                                                                                                          
 South Dakota.....................................       349.0       356.2       340.4       347.6         7.2         2.1
   Rapid City.....................................        45.3        45.6        43.8        44.4          .6         1.4
   Sioux Falls....................................        99.8       104.4        98.4       102.8         4.4         4.5
                                                                                                                          
 Tennessee........................................     2,579.3     2,628.4     2,503.3     2,580.0        76.7         3.1
   Chattanooga....................................       225.1       225.4       217.6       221.0         3.4         1.6
   Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol.................       201.7       203.3       197.3       200.8         3.5         1.8
   Knoxville......................................       317.5       320.6       306.1       311.5         5.4         1.8
   Memphis........................................       557.6       563.5       544.2       553.3         9.1         1.7
   Nashville......................................       625.0       640.1       608.8       627.6        18.8         3.1
                                                                                                                          
 Texas............................................     8,467.4     8,821.3     8,317.4     8,681.5       364.1         4.4
   Abilene........................................        55.1        56.3        54.3        55.7         1.4         2.6
   Amarillo.......................................        92.8        94.9        90.3        93.0         2.7         3.0
   Austin-San Marcos..............................       554.8       581.9       544.1       574.4        30.3         5.6
   Beaumont-Port Arthur...........................       154.3       160.0       151.7       158.4         6.7         4.4
   Brazoria.......................................        73.1        75.3        71.7        74.4         2.7         3.8
   Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito...............        96.0        99.8        95.4        98.6         3.2         3.4
   Bryan-College Station..........................        67.9        70.7        63.9        66.5         2.6         4.1
   Corpus Christi.................................       153.6       156.7       151.5       154.9         3.4         2.2
   Dallas.........................................     1,719.6     1,819.9     1,690.6     1,793.0       102.4         6.1
   El Paso........................................       242.5       250.0       236.3       244.5         8.2         3.5
   Ft. Worth-Arlington............................       695.1       725.1       679.7       711.5        31.8         4.7
   Galveston-Texas City...........................        86.5        89.1        85.1        87.8         2.7         3.2
   Houston........................................     1,861.4     1,948.2     1,829.8     1,926.4        96.6         5.3
   Killeen Temple.................................        96.5        99.1        94.7        98.0         3.3         3.5
   Laredo.........................................        59.0        62.0        58.3        61.7         3.4         5.8
   Longview-Marshall..............................        87.6        89.9        85.6        88.7         3.1         3.6
   Lubbock........................................       112.5       115.9       110.0       113.8         3.8         3.5
   McAllen-Edinburg-Mission.......................       132.9       142.7       132.2       141.3         9.1         6.9
   Odessa Midland.................................       100.8       106.6        99.4       105.2         5.8         5.8
   San Angelo.....................................        43.1        44.1        42.6        42.9          .3          .7
   San Antonio....................................       652.4       680.0       639.9       666.8        26.9         4.2
   Sherman-Denison................................        43.1        44.1        42.7        43.9         1.2         2.8
   Texarkana......................................        50.9        51.8        49.8        51.1         1.3         2.6
   Tyler..........................................        76.2        78.4        74.6        77.2         2.6         3.5
   Victoria.......................................        34.7        35.8        34.0        35.2         1.2         3.5
   Waco...........................................        94.2        97.6        92.3        95.9         3.6         3.9
   Wichita Falls..................................        59.0        60.3        58.3        59.5         1.2         2.1
                                                                                                                          
 Utah.............................................       987.0     1,026.3       960.6       999.9        39.3         4.1
   Provo-Orem.....................................       136.4       140.8       131.1       135.6         4.5         3.4
   Salt Lake City-Ogden...........................       664.2       690.5       647.6       674.6        27.0         4.2
                                                                                                                          
 Vermont..........................................       282.4       286.2       272.5       277.5         5.0         1.8
   Barre-Montpelier...............................        31.1        30.9        30.0        30.3          .3         1.0
   Burlington.....................................        99.0       101.2        94.5        96.7         2.2         2.3
                                                                                                                          
 Virginia.........................................     3,220.5     3,306.9     3,148.2     3,237.8        89.6         2.8
   Bristol........................................        36.8        37.1        36.9        36.8         -.1         -.3
   Charlottesville................................        80.8        82.3        77.8        78.3          .5          .6
   Danville.......................................        45.8        46.4        45.2        46.0          .8         1.8
   Lynchburg......................................        98.8        99.0        94.8        95.3          .5          .5
   Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News............       657.6       673.2       648.4       658.7        10.3         1.6
   Northern Virginia..............................       986.3     1,027.0       972.8     1,010.8        38.0         3.9
   Richmond-Petersburg............................       520.1       536.0       512.3       529.4        17.1         3.3
   Roanoke........................................       142.8       141.7       138.7       140.2         1.5         1.1
                                                                                                                          
 Washington.......................................     2,476.4     2,558.2     2,414.1     2,499.7        85.6         3.5
   Seattle-Bellevue-Everett.......................     1,270.8     1,343.4     1,239.7     1,310.9        71.2         5.7
   Spokane........................................       185.1       190.4       178.0       185.0         7.0         3.9
   Tacoma.........................................       227.6       232.2       222.7       226.2         3.5         1.6
                                                                                                                          
 West Virginia....................................       708.0       721.0       688.1       701.7        13.6         2.0
   Charleston.....................................       130.9       133.1       127.3       130.6         3.3         2.6
   Huntington-Ashland.............................       122.5       122.0       117.5       119.1         1.6         1.4
   Parkersburg-Marietta...........................        69.6        70.6        67.1        68.6         1.5         2.2
   Wheeling.......................................        65.2        67.3        62.6        65.2         2.6         4.2
                                                                                                                          
 Wisconsin........................................     2,644.4     2,704.0     2,559.8     2,631.6        71.8         2.8
   Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah........................       191.8       195.3       187.1       192.4         5.3         2.8
   Eau Claire.....................................        70.9        73.6        67.8        71.3         3.5         5.2
   Green Bay......................................       134.3       136.3       130.4       133.8         3.4         2.6
   Janesville-Beloit..............................        67.7        69.9        66.7        68.9         2.2         3.3
   Kenosha........................................        50.6        51.9        48.9        50.5         1.6         3.3
   La Crosse......................................        68.4        69.8        65.4        66.7         1.3         2.0
   Madison........................................       268.2       271.6       258.8       265.2         6.4         2.5
   Milwaukee-Waukesha.............................       827.3       847.9       806.8       830.7        23.9         3.0
   Racine.........................................        79.2        83.3        77.9        81.7         3.8         4.9
   Sheboygan......................................        57.1        58.5        56.3        58.2         1.9         3.4
   Wausau.........................................        63.0        65.8        61.7        65.2         3.5         5.7
                                                                                                                          
 Wyoming..........................................       219.3       221.6       212.7       214.2         1.5          .7
   Casper.........................................        29.8        30.3        29.3        29.6          .3         1.0
                                                                                                                          
 Puerto Rico......................................     1,009.7       983.7       972.9       956.9       -16.0        -1.6
   Caguas.........................................        67.3        68.4        66.0        65.9         -.1         -.2
   Mayaguez.......................................        72.4        69.6        68.6        67.4        -1.2        -1.7
   Ponce..........................................        77.7        77.5        76.1        74.8        -1.3        -1.7
   San Juan-Bayamon...............................       635.0       614.1       609.5       599.2       -10.3        -1.7
                                                                                                                          
 Virgin Islands...................................        42.2        41.5        41.3        41.1         -.2         -.5

  p = preliminary.
NOTE:  Data are counts of jobs by place of work.  Data have been adjusted to March 1997 bechmark levels. Estimates
subsequent to the current benchmark month are provisional and will be revised when new information becomes available.