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       METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT:  JANUARY 2004
     
     
   In January, 231 of the 331 metropolitan areas recorded lower unemployment 
rates than a year earlier, 80 areas had higher rates, and 20 areas had rates 
that were unchanged, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department 
of Labor reported today.  Five areas registered unemployment rates below 3.0 
percent, with four of these in the South.  Fifteen metropolitan areas posted 
jobless rates of at least 10.0 percent; nine of these were located in Cali-
fornia, and three were along the Mexican border in other states.  The national 
unemployment rate in January was 6.3 percent, not seasonally adjusted.
   
Metropolitan Area Unemployment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
   
   Forty-one metropolitan areas posted jobless rates below 4.0 percent in
January, compared with 31 areas a year earlier, while 80 areas recorded
unemployment rates of at least 7.0 percent, slightly fewer than the number
of such areas (86) in January 2003.  Three areas with major state universi-
ties had the lowest unemployment rates:  Columbia, Mo., 2.2 percent, and 
Bryan-College Station, Texas, and Gainesville, Fla., 2.3 percent each.  Four 
areas in California experienced the highest unemployment rates:  Visalia-
Tulare-Porterville (17.3 percent), Merced (17.2 percent), Salinas (15.8 per-
cent), and Yuba City (15.7 percent).  Yuma, Ariz., where winter jobless rates 
are typically about half those of the summer, due partially to seasonal agri-
culture, had the next highest rate, 15.4 percent.  (See table 1.)
   
   In January, two California areas recorded the largest unemployment rate
decreases from a year earlier--San Jose (-2.1 percentage points) and Fresno
(-2.0 points).  An additional 36 areas had rate decreases of one percentage
point or more.  Of these 36 areas, 18 were located in the South, 9 were in
the Midwest, and 7 were in the West.  Another 107 areas reported over-the-
year rate decreases of at least 0.5 percentage point.  Steubenville-Weirton, 
Ohio-W.Va., registered the largest unemployment rate increase from a year 
earlier (+2.4 percentage points), due in part to manufacturing layoffs.  
Seven additional areas, four of which were located in the South, had rate 
increases of one percentage point or more.  Another 16 areas recorded over-
the-year jobless rate increases of at least one-half percentage point.
   
   Of the 51 metropolitan areas with a 1990 census population of 1 million
or more, Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va.-W.Va., and Orange County, Calif., continued 
to report the lowest unemployment rates, 3.3 percent and 3.5 percent, respec-
tively.  The only other large area with a rate lower than 4.0 percent was 
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Fla., at 3.9 percent.  New York, N.Y., and 
Portland-Vancouver, Ore.-Wash., again posted the highest jobless rates, 8.2 
percent each.  Six additional large areas, three of which were in the Midwest, 
recorded jobless rates of 7.0 percent or more.  Over the year, jobless rates 

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were down in 39 of these large areas, up in 9 areas, and unchanged in 3 areas.  
The largest unemployment rate decrease from January 2003 was reported in San 
Jose, Calif. (-2.1 percentage points).  Another four areas, including three 
in Florida, had over-the-year decreases of 1.0 percentage point or more.  The 
largest over-the-year rate increases were recorded in two New York areas--
Buffalo-Niagara Falls (+1.1 percentage points) and Rochester (+0.5 point).
                                     
Metropolitan Area Nonfarm Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
   
   Among the 274 metropolitan areas for which January nonfarm payroll data
were available, 176 reported increases in employment, 91 recorded decreases, 
and 7 had no change.  The largest over-the-year employment increases were 
posted in Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va.-W.Va. (+47,200), Phoenix-Mesa, Ariz. 
(+41,900), Las Vegas, Nev.-Ariz. (+36,300), and Tampa-St. Petersburg-
Clearwater, Fla. (+21,700).  The largest over-the-year percentage increases 
in employment were reported in Bloomington, Ind. (+7.1 percent), Benton Har-
bor, Mich. (+5.1 percent), Las Vegas, Nev.-Ariz. (+4.6 percent), McAllen-
Edinburg-Mission, Texas (+4.3 percent), and Atlantic-Cape May, N.J. (+4.1 per-
cent).
   
   The largest over-the-year employment decreases were reported in Detroit,
Mich. (-48,600), Boston, Mass.-N.H. (-36,600), San Jose, Calif. (-24,800),
and San Francisco, Calif. (-17,200).  The largest over-the-year percentage
decreases in employment were reported in Iowa City, Iowa (-4.0 percent),
Columbia, S.C. (-3.7 percent), Toledo, Ohio (-3.3 percent), and Lake
Charles, La., and Lawton, Okla. (-3.1 percent each).
   
   Over the year, nonfarm employment increased in 23 of the 39 metropolitan
areas with annual average employment levels above 750,000 in 2003.  The
largest over-the-year percentage increases in employment in these metropo-
litan areas were posted in Las Vegas, Nev.-Ariz. (+4.6 percent), Phoenix-Mesa, 
Ariz. (+2.6 percent), Cincinnati, Ohio (+2.1 percent), and Tampa-St. Peters-
burg-Clearwater, Fla., and Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif. (+1.8 percent each).  
Among the largest areas, San Jose, Calif., had the largest over-the-year per-
centage decline in employment (-2.9 percent), followed by Detroit, Mich. 
(-2.4 percent), Boston, Mass.-N.H. (-1.9 percent), San Francisco, Calif. 
(-1.8 percent), and Oakland, Calif. (-1.4 percent).
   
   Employment growth was most widespread in education and health services,
with 218 metropolitan areas experiencing over-the-year employment gains in
this industry sector.  Growth also was prevalent in leisure and hospitality, 
financial activities, construction, and professional and business services, 
with increases occurring in 190, 174, 161, and 157 areas, respectively.  Manu-
facturing remained the weakest industry, with 210 metropolitan areas experi-
encing employment losses over the year.  Employment losses also were pro-
nounced in the information sector, where 125 areas saw decreases in over-the-
year employment.
                                     
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   The Regional and State Employment and Unemployment release for February
is scheduled to be issued on March 31.  The Metropolitan Area Employment
and Unemployment release for February is scheduled to be issued on April 9.

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 |        Revisions to State and Metropolitan Area Data Series         |
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 | Labor Force Data Series                                             |
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 |   Labor force estimates for all states, the District of Columbia,   |
 | the Los Angeles-Long Beach metropolitan area, and New York City     |
 | presented in table 1 of this release have been revised back to      |
 | 2000 to incorporate updated Census 2000-based population controls,  |
 | reestimation of models, and benchmarking to Current Population Sur- |
 | vey annual averages.  The updated population controls reflect the   |
 | annual revisions of population estimates by the U.S. Census         |
 | Bureau.                                                             |
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 |   Data for the remaining metropolitan areas are being revised back  |
 | to 2000 to reflect updated inputs and the new statewide estimates.  |
 | The 2003 data for these remaining metropolitan areas presented in   |
 | this release are provisional.                                       | 
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 | Nonfarm Payroll Data Series                                         |
 |                                                                     |
 |   All nonfarm payroll employment estimates for states and metropo-  |
 | litan areas presented in table 2 of this release have been revised  |
 | to reflect 2003 benchmark levels.  Data back to April 2002 are sub- |
 | ject to revision.                                                   |
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Technical Note


     This release presents labor force and unemployment data from
the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program (table 1)
for 337 metropolitan areas, including those in Puerto Rico.  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 U.S. Census Bureau.
The labor force includes both the employed and the unemployed.
Employed persons are those who did any work at all for pay or
profit in the survey reference week (the week including the 12th
of the month) or worked 15 hours or more without pay in a family
business or farm, plus those not working who have a job from which
they were temporarily absent, whether or not paid, for such
reasons as labor-management dispute, illness, or vacation.
Unemployed persons are those who did not work at all (in the
reference week), have actively looked for a job (sometime in the
4-week period ending with the survey reference week), and are
currently available for work; persons on layoff expecting recall
need not be looking for work to be counted as unemployed.
     
     Method of estimation.  Effective January 1996, estimates for
all states, the District of Columbia, the Los Angeles-Long Beach
metropolitan area, and New York City are produced using estimating
equations based on regression techniques.  For all other substate
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 substate 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 U.S. Census Bureau and
any revisions in the other data sources.  In addition, data for
all states, the District of Columbia, and the two large substate
areas noted are adjusted annually to equal the CPS annual
averages, usually effective with January estimates.  All other 
substate estimates are adjusted to add to the revised (benchmarked)
state estimates.
     
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Employment-from the CES program
     
     Definitions.  Employment data refer to persons on
establishment payrolls who receive pay for any part of the pay
period which includes the 12th of the month.  Persons are counted
at their place of work rather than at their place of residence;
those appearing on more than one payroll are counted on each payroll.
Industries are classified on the basis of their principal activity
in accordance with the 2002 version of the North American Industry
Classification System.
     
     Method of estimation.  The employment data are estimated
using a "link relative" technique in which a ratio (link relative)
of current-month 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.  Small-domain models are used as the official
estimators for the approximately 10 percent of CES published
series which have sample-based estimates.
     
     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 substate 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.
     
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     Employment estimates.  Measures of sampling error for state
CES data at the supersector level and for metropolitan area CES
data at the total nonfarm level are available on the BLS Web site
at (http://www.bls.gov/sae/790stderr.htm).  Information on recent
benchmark revisions for states is available at (http://www.bls.gov/
sae/).
     
     Area definitions.  The substate area data published in this
release reflect the standards and definitions established by the
U.S. Office of Management and Budget, 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 from the Superin-
tendent 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
unemplopment for all states, metropolitan areas, labor market areas,
counties, cities with a population of 25,000 or more, and other
areas used in the administration of various federal economic
assistance programs are available on the BLS Web site at
(http://stats.bls.gov/lau/).  Employment data from the CES
program are available at (http://stats.bls.gov/sae/).
        
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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.      Jan.     Dec.     Jan.     Jan.     Dec.     Jan.  
                                             2003     2003     2004p     2003     2003     2004p    2003     2003     2004p 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
Alabama...................................  2,097.8  2,168.7  2,149.5    119.4    117.7    128.8    5.7      5.4      6.0  
  Anniston................................     52.4     54.3     54.0      2.8      2.6      2.7    5.3      4.8      5.1  
  Auburn-Opelika..........................     51.6     54.8     53.6      2.0      2.0      2.3    3.9      3.7      4.2  
  Birmingham..............................    465.1    487.2    481.0     20.1     20.4     21.4    4.3      4.2      4.5  
  Decatur.................................     70.8     71.1     71.4      4.7      4.5      5.5    6.7      6.4      7.7  
  Dothan..................................     65.5     68.4     67.1      2.9      2.8      3.1    4.5      4.1      4.6  
  Florence................................     62.8     63.2     62.7      5.6      4.2      5.0    8.9      6.7      7.9  
  Gadsden.................................     46.6     47.8     47.0      2.8      2.8      3.0    6.0      5.8      6.5  
  Huntsville..............................    178.8    188.3    187.2      7.7      8.8      9.6    4.3      4.7      5.1  
  Mobile..................................    265.3    274.8    273.2     15.9     16.4     17.5    6.0      6.0      6.4  
  Montgomery..............................    162.1    169.1    167.8      7.6      8.2      8.9    4.7      4.8      5.3  
  Tuscaloosa..............................     84.2     86.1     84.5      2.9      2.8      3.1    3.4      3.3      3.6  
                                                                                                                           
Alaska....................................    323.1    330.3    338.1     31.3     27.7     30.2    9.7      8.4      8.9  
  Anchorage...............................    148.0    151.7    154.2      9.6      8.5      9.2    6.5      5.6      6.0  
                                                                                                                           
Arizona...................................  2,647.2  2,708.3  2,709.6    150.2    125.7    134.9    5.7      4.6      5.0  
  Flagstaff...............................     67.0     68.7     68.8      4.9      4.5      5.1    7.3      6.5      7.4  
  Phoenix-Mesa............................  1,778.9  1,824.1  1,824.4     94.7     75.7     81.4    5.3      4.2      4.5  
  Tucson..................................    424.2    430.3    428.1     19.2     15.7     17.1    4.5      3.6      4.0  
  Yuma....................................     69.0     72.4     71.3     10.6     11.9     11.0   15.4     16.4     15.4  
                                                                                                                           
Arkansas..................................  1,253.7  1,245.4  1,286.4     83.9     74.9     80.1    6.7      6.0      6.2  
  Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers..........    163.8    168.4    173.3      5.0      5.1      5.3    3.0      3.0      3.0  
  Fort Smith..............................     98.3     97.3    100.1      6.0      5.2      5.3    6.1      5.3      5.3  
  Jonesboro...............................     43.8     44.4     45.4      2.4      2.5      2.6    5.5      5.6      5.8  
  Little Rock-North Little Rock...........    305.6    303.3    315.2     16.2     14.7     15.3    5.3      4.8      4.9  
  Pine Bluff..............................     36.0     35.8     36.9      3.7      3.1      3.3   10.3      8.7      8.9  
                                                                                                                           
California................................ 17,334.3 17,437.1 17,460.0  1,272.2  1,077.3  1,162.4    7.3      6.2      6.7  
  Bakersfield.............................    298.1    299.9    301.8     41.0     38.1     41.2   13.7     12.7     13.6  
  Chico-Paradise..........................     90.9     91.5     90.6      8.6      7.2      8.3    9.5      7.9      9.2  
  Fresno..................................    451.2    447.1    451.9     77.8     60.9     68.6   17.2     13.6     15.2  
  Los Angeles-Long Beach..................  4,744.6  4,769.8  4,746.3    334.5    305.5    307.2    7.0      6.4      6.5  
  Merced..................................     87.8     90.0     91.0     16.2     13.2     15.6   18.5     14.6     17.2  
  Modesto.................................    213.0    212.8    215.4     28.1     23.2     26.8   13.2     10.9     12.4  
  Oakland.................................  1,275.3  1,261.0  1,264.4     84.4     66.7     74.1    6.6      5.3      5.9  
  Orange County...........................  1,557.7  1,591.0  1,588.4     63.8     51.5     56.1    4.1      3.2      3.5  
  Redding.................................     81.2     83.6     82.8      7.7      6.6      8.0    9.5      7.9      9.6  
  Riverside-San Bernardino................  1,672.7  1,704.1  1,718.0     99.2     88.3     95.3    5.9      5.2      5.5  
  Sacramento..............................    868.1    881.3    889.7     50.6     44.7     50.9    5.8      5.1      5.7  
  Salinas.................................    194.7    192.5    196.5     33.6     26.6     31.0   17.3     13.8     15.8  
  San Diego...............................  1,464.9  1,494.2  1,488.7     66.2     54.4     59.8    4.5      3.6      4.0  
  San Francisco...........................    908.2    896.9    900.4     55.1     41.4     45.1    6.1      4.6      5.0  
  San Jose................................    911.0    876.2    876.4     82.7     57.6     61.5    9.1      6.6      7.0  
  San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles..    119.7    119.8    120.6      4.6      3.9      4.0    3.8      3.2      3.3  
  Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc........    200.4    210.9    210.0     10.2      9.1      9.5    5.1      4.3      4.5  
  Santa Cruz-Watsonville..................    137.8    137.2    138.1     16.2     12.3     14.4   11.7      9.0     10.4  
  Santa Rosa..............................    256.8    255.7    256.3     13.8     11.3     12.9    5.4      4.4      5.0  
  Stockton-Lodi...........................    274.6    277.5    281.0     32.3     27.9     31.4   11.7     10.0     11.2  
  Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa..................    277.1    281.3    282.1     17.4     15.1     16.8    6.3      5.4      5.9  
  Ventura.................................    424.1    430.5    431.8     24.3     22.1     23.1    5.7      5.1      5.3  
  Visalia-Tulare-Porterville..............    174.3    175.0    174.6     31.8     28.2     30.2   18.2     16.1     17.3  
  Yolo....................................     96.8     99.1     99.5      6.6      5.5      6.6    6.8      5.6      6.6  
  Yuba City...............................     59.0     58.1     58.6      9.6      8.1      9.2   16.2     13.9     15.7  
                                                                                                                           
Colorado..................................  2,428.6  2,479.5  2,467.8    155.9    141.1    148.6    6.4      5.7      6.0  
  Boulder-Longmont1.......................    172.9    176.7    174.4     10.8      8.7      9.0    6.2      4.9      5.2  
  Colorado Springs........................    275.7    283.8    280.4     19.3     16.6     17.0    7.0      5.9      6.1  
  Denver1.................................  1,226.3  1,255.5  1,246.2     79.4     75.2     78.0    6.5      6.0      6.3  
  Fort Collins-Loveland...................    149.4    153.9    151.2      9.4      8.4      8.9    6.3      5.5      5.9  
  Grand Junction..........................     64.3     67.3     66.5      4.2      3.8      4.4    6.6      5.7      6.7  
  Greeley.................................     99.5     99.8    101.1      7.1      6.5      7.2    7.2      6.6      7.1  
  Pueblo..................................     62.0     63.1     63.1      5.1      4.6      4.9    8.2      7.3      7.8  
                                                                                                                           
Connecticut...............................  1,785.9  1,782.9  1,774.3    101.8     89.1     91.8    5.7      5.0      5.2  
  Bridgeport..............................    228.2    228.4    226.8     15.5     13.8     14.1    6.8      6.0      6.2  
  Danbury.................................    114.1    117.4    114.9      4.6      3.9      4.1    4.0      3.3      3.6  
  Hartford................................    609.7    602.6    602.6     37.6     32.6     33.6    6.2      5.4      5.6  
  New Haven-Meriden.......................    287.9    288.2    286.6     15.2     14.0     14.3    5.3      4.9      5.0  
  New London-Norwich......................    166.5    166.3    164.8      8.4      7.4      8.0    5.1      4.4      4.8  
  Stamford-Norwalk........................    191.3    192.6    191.5      7.0      6.2      6.2    3.7      3.2      3.2  
  Waterbury...............................    118.4    117.4    117.2      9.2      7.9      8.1    7.7      6.7      6.9  
                                                                                                                           
Delaware..................................    412.8    418.6    418.1     20.0     16.5     17.2    4.8      3.9      4.1  
  Dover...................................     75.6     76.8     76.2      3.5      2.8      2.8    4.6      3.6      3.6  
  Wilmington-Newark.......................    306.1    307.9    309.2     16.2     13.4     14.1    5.3      4.4      4.5  
                                                                                                                           
District of Columbia......................    296.6    295.7    298.4     20.6     19.5     19.6    6.9      6.6      6.6  
  Washington..............................  2,800.9  2,837.3  2,871.6    102.8     88.3     94.1    3.7      3.1      3.3  
                                                                                                                           
Florida...................................  8,000.9  8,189.4  8,160.2    443.9    362.8    371.6    5.5      4.4      4.6  
  Daytona Beach...........................    214.7    220.3    220.9     11.9     10.3     10.4    5.5      4.7      4.7  
  Fort Lauderdale.........................    862.7    881.1    879.4     51.9     41.6     42.3    6.0      4.7      4.8  
  Fort Myers-Cape Coral...................    213.2    220.3    219.5      9.3      7.4      7.3    4.4      3.4      3.3  
  Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie..............    141.5    147.0    146.1      8.9      7.8      7.8    6.3      5.3      5.3  
  Fort Walton Beach.......................     87.3     90.3     89.6      3.1      2.3      2.5    3.6      2.5      2.8  
  Gainesville.............................    110.2    115.7    114.3      2.8      2.5      2.6    2.6      2.2      2.3  
  Jacksonville............................    575.6    594.1    593.1     31.0     27.5     29.0    5.4      4.6      4.9  
  Lakeland-Winter Haven...................    215.1    219.5    219.1     12.3     10.7     10.7    5.7      4.9      4.9  
  Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay...........    221.3    224.9    225.1     12.6      9.5      9.8    5.7      4.2      4.4  
  Miami...................................  1,092.5  1,097.6  1,093.8     85.7     68.5     70.6    7.8      6.2      6.5  
  Naples..................................    119.4    124.2    125.5      4.9      4.1      4.0    4.1      3.3      3.2  
  Ocala...................................    103.3    106.9    106.8      5.0      4.2      4.4    4.8      4.0      4.1  
  Orlando.................................    950.6    978.6    969.6     50.7     41.8     42.7    5.3      4.3      4.4  
  Panama City.............................     69.9     70.0     70.3      5.5      4.2      4.3    7.9      6.0      6.1  
  Pensacola...............................    175.7    180.7    180.2      8.3      6.4      6.7    4.7      3.6      3.7  
  Punta Gorda.............................     53.3     52.5     53.3      2.6      1.9      2.2    5.0      3.7      4.0  
  Sarasota-Bradenton......................    297.1    311.0    307.5     11.1      9.4     10.0    3.7      3.0      3.3  
  Tallahassee.............................    152.4    157.0    154.1      5.8      4.6      4.7    3.8      2.9      3.1  
  Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater.........  1,300.0  1,330.2  1,325.5     63.3     50.7     51.4    4.9      3.8      3.9  
  West Palm Beach-Boca Raton..............    577.1    589.0    586.3     32.2     26.9     27.7    5.6      4.6      4.7  
                                                                                                                           
Georgia...................................  4,314.0  4,453.6  4,367.0    204.7    179.1    178.0    4.7      4.0      4.1  
  Albany..................................     55.9     58.3     56.9      2.7      2.5      2.4    4.9      4.4      4.1  
  Athens..................................     78.3     78.5     78.2      2.2      2.2      2.1    2.9      2.8      2.7  
  Atlanta.................................  2,379.1  2,491.4  2,421.7    118.0    101.3    102.5    5.0      4.1      4.2  
  Augusta-Aiken...........................    211.0    213.1    219.1     10.6      9.6      9.8    5.0      4.5      4.5  
  Columbus................................    127.4    126.8    130.8      6.7      6.5      6.4    5.3      5.1      4.9  
  Macon...................................    157.8    159.0    161.8      6.3      6.0      5.7    4.0      3.8      3.5  
  Savannah................................    143.6    148.8    148.7      5.1      5.2      5.1    3.6      3.5      3.4  
                                                                                                                           
Hawaii....................................    608.7    628.4    628.1     22.5     25.1     23.7    3.7      4.0      3.8  
  Honolulu................................    430.6    444.3    442.7     14.6     16.4     15.4    3.4      3.7      3.5  
                                                                                                                           
Idaho.....................................    679.5    691.6    687.6     47.2     37.1     42.3    6.9      5.4      6.2  
  Boise City..............................    245.2    248.3    248.4     14.7     12.0     13.2    6.0      4.8      5.3  
  Pocatello...............................     40.5     40.0     39.7      2.5      2.0      2.3    6.3      5.0      5.7  
                                                                                                                           
Illinois..................................  6,249.6  6,332.0  6,313.3    454.9    405.6    437.9    7.3      6.4      6.9  
  Bloomington-Normal......................     92.7     92.8     93.7      3.1      2.6      3.2    3.4      2.8      3.4  
  Champaign-Urbana........................     97.3    102.1     99.3      3.7      3.2      3.6    3.8      3.1      3.7  
  Chicago.................................  4,181.1  4,246.0  4,225.3    307.1    275.9    294.2    7.3      6.5      7.0  
  Davenport-Moline-Rock Island............    187.1    187.0    187.5     12.3     10.0     11.9    6.6      5.3      6.3  
  Decatur.................................     55.7     55.2     55.6      4.7      3.6      4.0    8.4      6.5      7.2  
  Kankakee................................     51.9     52.6     52.6      4.5      4.2      5.0    8.8      8.0      9.4  
  Peoria-Pekin............................    178.1    178.7    178.9     11.6      9.5     10.2    6.5      5.3      5.7  
  Rockford................................    194.7    193.7    195.2     17.4     16.0     17.4    9.0      8.3      8.9  
  Springfield.............................    103.4    104.4    105.3      5.8      5.6      6.2    5.6      5.4      5.9  
                                                                                                                           
Indiana...................................  3,138.3  3,169.3  3,163.7    172.5    158.3    177.3    5.5      5.0      5.6  
  Bloomington.............................     63.5     68.9     67.9      2.4      1.9      2.3    3.7      2.7      3.4  
  Elkhart-Goshen..........................     96.3     97.8     97.9      4.6      4.1      4.5    4.8      4.2      4.6  
  Evansville-Henderson....................    164.5    162.9    163.2      7.5      6.7      7.2    4.6      4.1      4.4  
  Fort Wayne..............................    267.4    267.0    265.8     14.5     14.6     15.9    5.4      5.5      6.0  
  Gary....................................    299.8    307.3    304.0     18.1     18.8     19.6    6.0      6.1      6.4  
  Indianapolis............................    889.7    903.8    903.9     43.2     41.6     45.2    4.8      4.6      5.0  
  Kokomo..................................     50.4     50.3     50.6      3.2      2.8      3.2    6.3      5.5      6.4  
  Lafayette...............................     91.5     94.0     93.9      4.0      3.9      4.3    4.4      4.1      4.6  
  Muncie..................................     59.8     59.7     59.7      4.0      3.2      3.7    6.7      5.3      6.1  
  South Bend..............................    134.6    136.8    136.9      6.9      6.0      6.9    5.1      4.4      5.0  
  Terre Haute.............................     71.1     73.9     74.1      4.4      4.2      5.1    6.1      5.6      6.9  
                                                                                                                           
Iowa......................................  1,625.9  1,598.0  1,612.2     84.2     72.7     82.2    5.2      4.6      5.1  
  Cedar Rapids............................    118.2    116.9    115.8      6.5      5.2      5.5    5.5      4.5      4.8  
  Des Moines..............................    273.1    272.9    273.8     11.9     10.2     11.1    4.4      3.8      4.1  
  Dubuque.................................     50.4     50.5     51.2      2.6      2.2      2.7    5.2      4.4      5.3  
  Iowa City...............................     76.3     72.8     72.9      2.5      2.5      2.7    3.3      3.4      3.7  
  Sioux City..............................     63.9     62.7     63.1      3.2      3.3      3.6    5.0      5.3      5.7  
  Waterloo-Cedar Falls....................     71.5     71.9     71.8      3.7      3.4      3.7    5.2      4.7      5.2  
                                                                                                                           
Kansas....................................  1,415.8  1,433.4  1,451.9     82.9     70.1     76.3    5.9      4.9      5.3  
  Lawrence................................     57.7     59.1     59.7      2.9      2.5      2.8    5.0      4.1      4.6  
  Topeka..................................     88.9     90.1     92.3      4.4      4.6      4.8    5.0      5.1      5.2  
  Wichita.................................    286.8    284.6    290.9     22.0     17.3     18.6    7.7      6.1      6.4  
                                                                                                                           
Kentucky..................................  1,922.4  1,957.4  1,959.7    130.9    108.2    118.6    6.8      5.5      6.1  
  Lexington...............................    248.7    254.3    252.4     11.8      9.4     10.0    4.7      3.7      4.0  
  Louisville..............................    541.6    552.4    551.9     30.9     27.1     28.4    5.7      4.9      5.1  
  Owensboro...............................     47.6     48.7     48.6      3.2      2.6      2.8    6.7      5.4      5.8  
                                                                                                                           
Louisiana.................................  1,999.8  2,031.3  2,017.8    141.1    124.8    140.3    7.1      6.1      7.0  
  Alexandria..............................     58.9     59.9     59.3      3.8      3.0      3.4    6.5      5.1      5.7  
  Baton Rouge.............................    300.5    311.3    312.3     19.7     18.8     20.2    6.6      6.0      6.5  
  Houma...................................     97.2     99.4     98.7      4.1      3.6      4.4    4.2      3.6      4.4  
  Lafayette...............................    177.5    178.7    176.9     10.7      9.2     10.3    6.0      5.1      5.8  
  Lake Charles............................     88.9     87.1     86.5      5.9      5.0      5.5    6.7      5.7      6.3  
  Monroe..................................     72.3     73.3     73.4      4.5      4.0      4.9    6.2      5.5      6.6  
  New Orleans.............................    592.3    601.9    599.6     35.5     33.7     37.9    6.0      5.6      6.3  
  Shreveport-Bossier City.................    179.9    182.9    181.6     14.4     12.1     13.5    8.0      6.6      7.4  
                                                                                                                           
Maine.....................................    674.5    691.9    686.4     38.7     34.9     39.7    5.7      5.0      5.8  
  Bangor..................................     53.0     54.7     54.9      2.0      1.9      2.2    3.8      3.4      4.0  
  Lewiston-Auburn.........................     54.2     55.7     56.0      2.7      2.5      2.8    5.0      4.5      5.0  
  Portland................................    138.5    144.6    143.1      4.3      3.9      4.5    3.1      2.7      3.2  
                                                                                                                           
Maryland..................................  2,873.1  2,884.5  2,923.3    134.9    123.8    136.0    4.7      4.3      4.7  
  Baltimore...............................  1,334.1  1,331.2  1,348.3     68.9     64.0     69.5    5.2      4.8      5.2  
  Cumberland..............................     43.6     44.4     43.7      3.5      3.3      4.0    8.1      7.5      9.1  
  Hagerstown..............................     71.6     70.1     72.6      3.9      3.0      3.6    5.4      4.3      5.0  
                                                                                                                           
Massachusetts.............................  3,420.6  3,384.3  3,396.4    213.5    183.1    209.6    6.2      5.4      6.2  
  Barnstable-Yarmouth.....................     78.5     81.8     80.6      5.5      4.5      5.8    7.0      5.5      7.1  
  Boston..................................  1,886.4  1,848.6  1,855.5    101.8     86.4     96.1    5.4      4.7      5.2  
  Brockton................................    138.9    142.3    142.1      8.6      8.0      9.3    6.2      5.6      6.6  
  Fitchburg-Leominster....................     72.1     71.0     72.2      5.8      5.3      6.0    8.0      7.5      8.4  
  Lawrence................................    212.8    211.0    211.0     18.2     16.5     17.7    8.5      7.8      8.4  
  Lowell..................................    178.5    178.2    179.2     13.0     10.4     11.6    7.3      5.8      6.5  
  New Bedford.............................     85.7     83.7     85.2      8.3      6.9      8.5    9.7      8.2     10.0  
  Pittsfield..............................     41.0     41.2     41.6      2.6      2.3      2.8    6.4      5.6      6.7  
  Springfield.............................    293.7    294.2    294.7     19.4     17.1     20.1    6.6      5.8      6.8  
  Worcester...............................    268.6    266.0    267.9     18.2     15.4     17.7    6.8      5.8      6.6  
                                                                                                                           
Michigan..................................  4,936.3  5,027.3  5,003.6    375.1    358.2    379.1    7.6      7.1      7.6  
  Ann Arbor...............................    306.3    317.9    316.2     13.0     12.5     13.4    4.3      3.9      4.2  
  Benton Harbor...........................     75.5     81.4     81.9      5.8      6.1      6.5    7.6      7.5      8.0  
  Detroit.................................  2,199.2  2,220.3  2,212.4    159.4    157.2    167.8    7.3      7.1      7.6  
  Flint...................................    183.0    185.6    184.6     18.5     17.0     18.6   10.1      9.2     10.1  
  Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland...........    597.7    607.4    605.5     46.9     43.5     44.2    7.8      7.2      7.3  
  Jackson.................................     77.2     80.0     79.2      6.3      6.1      6.1    8.2      7.6      7.7  
  Kalamazoo-Battle Creek..................    228.6    232.0    233.0     15.1     14.8     15.3    6.6      6.4      6.6  
  Lansing-East Lansing....................    243.9    250.6    250.0     12.0     12.1     13.1    4.9      4.8      5.2  
  Saginaw-Bay City-Midland................    192.9    196.4    192.4     16.9     15.9     16.8    8.8      8.1      8.8  
                                                                                                                           
Minnesota.................................  2,879.2  2,900.8  2,904.8    162.9    140.8    158.5    5.7      4.9      5.5  
  Duluth-Superior.........................    130.5    132.4    132.3      8.5      7.2      8.3    6.5      5.4      6.3  
  Minneapolis-St.Paul.....................  1,804.5  1,822.2  1,817.0     91.2     80.4     86.6    5.1      4.4      4.8  
  Rochester...............................     83.2     83.4     83.7      3.8      3.3      3.7    4.5      3.9      4.4  
  St. Cloud...............................    105.7    107.0    107.0      6.8      5.5      6.6    6.4      5.2      6.2  
                                                                                                                           
Mississippi...............................  1,297.0  1,316.7 c1,307.0     92.7     67.1    c80.5    7.2      5.1     c6.2  
  Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula..............    170.9    175.6    176.3      9.1      6.8      8.0    5.3      3.9      4.5  
  Hattiesburg.............................     53.8     56.2     55.5      2.4      1.8      2.2    4.4      3.2      4.0  
  Jackson.................................    233.1    243.4    239.1     11.3      7.7      9.6    4.8      3.2      4.0  
                                                                                                                           
Missouri..................................  2,978.5  3,022.4  2,981.2    186.8    157.9    160.3    6.3      5.2      5.4  
  Columbia................................     87.3     90.6     89.0      2.0      1.9      1.9    2.3      2.1      2.2  
  Joplin..................................     83.2     85.5     84.8      4.8      3.9      3.7    5.7      4.5      4.4  
  Kansas City.............................  1,010.6  1,026.3  1,018.4     62.9     56.7     57.6    6.2      5.5      5.7  
  St. Joseph..............................     52.7     53.1     52.9      3.5      2.9      2.8    6.7      5.4      5.4  
  St. Louis1..............................  1,377.9  1,400.3  1,379.8     85.1     78.0     76.9    6.2      5.6      5.6  
  Springfield.............................    174.5    181.2    180.6      8.3      6.7      6.9    4.7      3.7      3.8  
                                                                                                                           
Montana...................................    461.5    472.5    474.0     26.2     24.9     26.5    5.7      5.3      5.6  
  Billings................................     70.1     72.8     75.3      2.8      2.9      3.0    4.0      4.0      4.0  
  Great Falls.............................     36.0     36.6     36.6      1.9      1.8      1.9    5.3      4.8      5.2  
  Missoula................................     54.3     58.0     58.6      2.7      2.5      2.8    5.0      4.3      4.7  
                                                                                                                           
Nebraska..................................    958.2    973.4    977.2     40.8     36.3     41.5    4.3      3.7      4.3  
  Lincoln.................................    153.8    153.8    154.2      6.2      5.7      6.5    4.0      3.7      4.2  
  Omaha...................................    415.1    411.9    412.6     18.7     17.1     19.5    4.5      4.1      4.7  
                                                                                                                           
Nevada....................................  1,124.2  1,144.7  1,164.1     64.7     51.8     59.3    5.8      4.5      5.1  
  Las Vegas...............................    891.9    912.3    927.1     49.8     41.4     45.5    5.6      4.5      4.9  
  Reno....................................    196.4    202.2    203.3     10.8      8.1     10.2    5.5      4.0      5.0  
                                                                                                                           
New Hampshire.............................    705.8    723.2    720.3     35.1     28.6     32.6    5.0      4.0      4.5  
  Manchester..............................    117.1    121.0    121.3      5.8      4.6      5.3    4.9      3.8      4.3  
  Nashua..................................    110.2    111.8    112.0      6.6      5.4      6.0    6.0      4.8      5.4  
  Portsmouth-Rochester....................    132.3    138.4    134.8      6.6      5.1      5.7    5.0      3.7      4.2  
                                                                                                                           
New Jersey................................  4,327.6  4,387.0  4,364.5    273.7    230.0    254.6    6.3      5.2      5.8  
  Atlantic-Cape May.......................    171.7    179.4    179.2     17.0     14.7     17.0    9.9      8.2      9.5  
  Bergen-Passaic..........................    673.7    682.9    676.2     40.6     34.8     38.1    6.0      5.1      5.6  
  Jersey City.............................    288.0    285.8    285.7     23.7     19.7     20.6    8.2      6.9      7.2  
  Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon............    658.2    663.2    661.5     34.3     28.2     30.6    5.2      4.3      4.6  
  Monmouth-Ocean..........................    559.5    576.8    573.1     34.1     28.8     32.4    6.1      5.0      5.7  
  Newark..................................  1,063.3  1,073.5  1,066.1     68.4     57.0     62.2    6.4      5.3      5.8  
  Trenton.................................    189.6    191.7    191.4     10.1      8.0      9.1    5.3      4.2      4.7  
  Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton............     66.1     66.4     67.2      6.5      5.3      6.0    9.8      8.0      8.9  
                                                                                                                           
New Mexico................................    878.7    901.0    888.3     53.8     53.1     52.0    6.1      5.9      5.9  
  Albuquerque.............................    383.6    392.9    387.0     19.6     19.6     19.0    5.1      5.0      4.9  
  Las Cruces..............................     75.9     79.1     77.5      5.7      5.7      5.9    7.5      7.2      7.6  
  Santa Fe................................     79.4     82.3     81.5      2.4      2.8      2.8    3.0      3.4      3.4  
                                                                                                                           
New York..................................  9,315.4  9,283.4  9,261.0    647.6    575.9    665.1    7.0      6.2      7.2  
  Albany-Schenectady-Troy.................    466.5    466.5    467.3     21.4     18.9     23.5    4.6      4.0      5.0  
  Binghamton..............................    124.6    122.9    123.0      8.7      7.1      8.6    7.0      5.8      7.0  
  Buffalo-Niagara Falls...................    573.5    573.8    572.8     38.6     37.2     44.7    6.7      6.5      7.8  
  Dutchess County.........................    128.0    131.5    130.0      5.6      4.9      6.1    4.4      3.7      4.7  
  Elmira..................................     43.7     42.5     42.6      3.1      2.8      3.3    7.2      6.5      7.6  
  Glens Falls.............................     60.7     59.9     61.0      4.1      3.4      4.4    6.7      5.6      7.2  
  Jamestown...............................     65.7     64.3     65.2      4.5      4.3      5.2    6.8      6.7      8.0  
  Nassau-Suffolk..........................  1,463.4  1,490.1  1,477.2     66.2     60.6     70.8    4.5      4.1      4.8  
  New York................................  4,401.9  4,359.9  4,348.4    367.2    318.9    356.7    8.3      7.3      8.2  
     New York City........................  3,728.2  3,668.8  3,663.2    339.2    292.5    326.6    9.1      8.0      8.9  
  Newburgh................................    190.1    193.6    192.2      8.9      9.0     10.5    4.7      4.6      5.5  
  Rochester...............................    575.1    570.0    568.5     37.3     32.7     39.6    6.5      5.7      7.0  
  Syracuse................................    370.4    369.8    370.4     23.5     22.2     26.5    6.3      6.0      7.2  
  Utica-Rome..............................    144.9    143.7    143.2      9.0      9.0      9.7    6.2      6.3      6.7  
                                                                                                                           
North Carolina............................  4,137.8  4,214.4  4,158.7    287.5    249.2    261.9    6.9      5.9      6.3  
  Asheville...............................    117.4    120.9    119.2      5.7      4.2      5.1    4.8      3.5      4.3  
  Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill............    846.4    876.1    869.7     55.3     55.8     59.8    6.5      6.4      6.9  
  Fayetteville............................    128.3    130.3    127.5      7.8      6.2      6.4    6.1      4.8      5.0  
  Goldsboro...............................     51.1     51.5     50.4      3.1      2.7      2.6    6.1      5.3      5.2  
  Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point...    674.8    682.2    677.3     43.3     39.3     40.6    6.4      5.8      6.0  
  Greenville..............................     71.7     72.4     71.1      4.6      4.1      4.2    6.4      5.7      5.9  
  Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir................    177.1    174.0    171.5     15.7     13.9     14.2    8.9      8.0      8.3  
  Jacksonville............................     51.0     51.7     50.7      3.4      2.7      2.7    6.7      5.1      5.2  
  Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill..............    695.9    713.8    702.8     36.5     28.0     28.4    5.2      3.9      4.0  
  Rocky Mount.............................     70.3     70.1     69.3      7.2      5.6      5.9   10.2      8.0      8.4  
  Wilmington..............................    124.3    127.2    125.6      8.6      6.3      6.6    6.9      4.9      5.3  
                                                                                                                           
North Dakota..............................    338.1    340.2    338.8     19.3     12.8     13.9    5.7      3.8      4.1  
  Bismarck................................     54.8     55.1     55.2      2.9      2.0      2.2    5.3      3.6      4.0  
  Fargo-Moorhead..........................    106.5    108.0    107.6      4.4      3.0      3.3    4.1      2.8      3.1  
  Grand Forks.............................     53.5     55.4     54.6      2.5      1.9      2.2    4.6      3.4      4.0  
                                                                                                                           
Ohio......................................  5,801.2  5,897.4  5,811.7    393.0    338.9    408.7    6.8      5.7      7.0  
  Akron...................................    366.2    381.0    373.3     24.2     20.6     25.0    6.6      5.4      6.7  
  Canton-Massillon........................    201.8    205.0    202.0     15.5     13.2     15.6    7.7      6.4      7.7  
  Cincinnati..............................    856.6    878.1    879.2     47.2     41.1     49.4    5.5      4.7      5.6  
  Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria.................  1,102.7  1,127.7  1,109.7     82.0     72.4     85.2    7.4      6.4      7.7  
  Columbus................................    880.4    891.5    874.5     46.6     38.2     45.8    5.3      4.3      5.2  
  Dayton-Springfield......................    469.5    470.3    464.5     31.8     26.3     31.3    6.8      5.6      6.7  
  Hamilton-Middletown.....................    197.8    207.0    200.5      9.7      8.4      9.8    4.9      4.1      4.9  
  Lima....................................     76.2     76.6     75.7      5.6      4.2      5.1    7.4      5.5      6.7  
  Mansfield...............................     82.1     82.3     81.8      6.9      6.5      7.4    8.4      7.9      9.1  
  Steubenville-Weirton....................     54.5     54.1     54.8      3.7      3.7      5.0    6.7      6.9      9.1  
  Toledo..................................    321.1    320.9    312.2     24.0     21.6     25.3    7.5      6.7      8.1  
  Youngstown-Warren.......................    270.9    276.6    272.7     22.4     19.5     25.5    8.3      7.0      9.4  
                                                                                                                           
Oklahoma..................................  1,673.3  1,678.2  1,674.5     94.1     91.7     91.1    5.6      5.5      5.4  
  Enid....................................     26.1     25.9     25.9      1.0      1.0      0.9    3.8      3.7      3.3  
  Lawton..................................     42.4     42.6     42.2      1.5      1.7      1.7    3.6      4.0      4.0  
  Oklahoma City...........................    562.5    572.4    570.2     27.5     26.6     26.4    4.9      4.6      4.6  
  Tulsa...................................    423.6    419.6    418.6     27.5     24.9     24.5    6.5      5.9      5.8  
                                                                                                                           
Oregon....................................  1,838.0  1,841.9  1,851.3    166.2    135.3    164.1    9.0      7.3      8.9  
  Corvallis...............................     41.4     42.4     41.2      1.9      1.5      1.9    4.6      3.7      4.6  
  Eugene-Springfield......................    171.0    172.9    173.1     13.5     11.8     14.1    7.9      6.8      8.1  
  Medford-Ashland.........................     95.5     97.3     96.8      8.3      6.0      8.2    8.7      6.2      8.4  
  Portland-Vancouver......................  1,097.0  1,085.4  1,090.1     97.4     79.3     89.5    8.9      7.3      8.2  
  Salem...................................    174.9    179.0    178.3     15.0     13.2     16.1    8.6      7.4      9.0  
                                                                                                                           
Pennsylvania..............................  6,173.9  6,122.1  6,145.3    410.1    288.2    373.9    6.6      4.7      6.1  
  Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton..............    332.3    326.4    331.3     21.9     15.9     21.0    6.6      4.9      6.3  
  Altoona.................................     65.4     65.0     65.2      4.4      2.9      3.9    6.8      4.4      5.9  
  Erie....................................    140.3    139.2    141.0     11.6      8.3     10.7    8.3      5.9      7.6  
  Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle.............    359.5    360.0    360.2     15.7     11.2     14.6    4.4      3.1      4.0  
  Johnstown...............................    103.8    101.2    103.0      9.3      6.3      8.3    9.0      6.2      8.1  
  Lancaster...............................    254.8    256.5    255.0     12.0      8.1     10.8    4.7      3.2      4.2  
  Philadelphia............................  2,609.4  2,618.8  2,613.0    159.1    124.4    150.1    6.1      4.8      5.7  
  Pittsburgh..............................  1,191.1  1,166.9  1,176.7     81.0     55.4     72.5    6.8      4.7      6.2  
  Reading.................................    186.2    184.2    184.8     14.3      8.8     11.4    7.7      4.8      6.2  
  Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton........    310.4    307.0    307.4     23.5     16.0     21.9    7.6      5.2      7.1  
  Sharon..................................     58.6     57.0     56.8      3.7      2.5      3.7    6.3      4.4      6.4  
  State College...........................     65.8     69.2     66.6      2.9      2.1      2.8    4.4      3.1      4.2  
  Williamsport............................     57.2     57.0     57.2      4.3      3.2      4.3    7.5      5.7      7.6  
  York....................................    198.2    196.9    197.2     11.5      8.0     10.5    5.8      4.1      5.3  
                                                                                                                           
Rhode Island..............................    566.4    574.7    565.2     36.1     28.2     34.7    6.4      4.9      6.1  
  Providence-Fall River-Warwick...........    640.7    648.6    641.8     43.6     34.9     42.9    6.8      5.4      6.7  
                                                                                                                           
South Carolina............................  1,941.9  1,979.9  2,002.8    135.3    125.8    134.4    7.0      6.4      6.7  
  Charleston-North Charleston.............    280.6    289.8    295.6     12.7     12.1     12.9    4.5      4.2      4.4  
  Columbia................................    284.0    284.4    287.9     11.3     10.9     11.7    4.0      3.8      4.1  
  Florence................................     63.0     63.6     65.7      5.5      5.3      5.7    8.7      8.3      8.6  
  Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson.........    487.8    502.7    510.9     29.9     27.8     29.4    6.1      5.5      5.8  
  Myrtle Beach............................     99.6    109.6    108.7      8.4      6.8      8.2    8.4      6.2      7.6  
  Sumter..................................     45.0     45.7     44.6      3.5      3.2      3.3    7.8      7.1      7.3  
                                                                                                                           
South Dakota..............................    412.8    420.8    412.1     16.9     16.9     15.3    4.1      4.0      3.7  
  Rapid City..............................     49.0     50.0     48.7      1.6      1.9      1.7    3.3      3.7      3.6  
  Sioux Falls.............................    110.8    111.9    110.4      3.5      3.7      3.4    3.2      3.3      3.1  
                                                                                                                           
Tennessee.................................  2,876.5  2,893.3  2,892.3    170.1    160.0    161.9    5.9      5.5      5.6  
  Chattanooga.............................    236.5    238.6    238.8      9.0      8.7      8.9    3.8      3.6      3.7  
  Clarksville-Hopkinsville................     90.7     91.7     92.1      4.7      4.3      4.3    5.2      4.7      4.7  
  Jackson.................................     58.3     58.5     58.3      3.3      3.2      3.1    5.7      5.4      5.2  
  Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol..........    230.4    231.5    230.4     13.8     13.2     13.8    6.0      5.7      6.0  
  Knoxville...............................    372.0    378.4    377.5     17.2     13.8     16.8    4.6      3.7      4.4  
  Memphis.................................    572.6    578.6    577.3     33.9     35.2     34.1    5.9      6.1      5.9  
  Nashville...............................    674.1    686.2    681.4     28.8     29.3     27.7    4.3      4.3      4.1  
                                                                                                                           
Texas..................................... 10,733.5 10,935.9 10,877.2    756.6    658.3    725.2    7.0      6.0      6.7  
  Abilene.................................     59.6     62.3     61.8      2.7      2.3      2.6    4.5      3.7      4.2  
  Amarillo................................    115.5    120.4    118.7      4.7      4.0      4.3    4.1      3.3      3.7  
  Austin-San Marcos.......................    760.1    770.8    764.4     45.8     36.9     40.3    6.0      4.8      5.3  
  Beaumont-Port Arthur....................    180.2    183.6    183.0     17.0     16.7     16.9    9.5      9.1      9.3  
  Brazoria................................    112.7    114.1    114.2      9.2      9.1     10.0    8.2      8.0      8.7  
  Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito........    142.9    145.3    145.7     15.9     16.2     18.1   11.1     11.1     12.4  
  Bryan-College Station...................     79.0     85.5     80.6      1.7      1.7      1.8    2.2      2.0      2.3  
  Corpus Christi..........................    178.6    182.4    181.5     11.6     11.0     12.0    6.5      6.1      6.6  
  Dallas..................................  2,010.3  2,035.7  2,020.6    152.8    124.9    136.3    7.6      6.1      6.7  
  El Paso.................................    295.8    299.1    301.3     30.3     25.2     28.4   10.3      8.4      9.4  
  Fort Worth-Arlington....................    946.7    960.7    954.3     63.2     52.9     58.9    6.7      5.5      6.2  
  Galveston-Texas City....................    123.1    126.0    125.6     10.0      9.6     10.1    8.1      7.6      8.1  
  Houston.................................  2,279.0  2,326.8  2,315.6    152.6    143.1    156.1    6.7      6.1      6.7  
  Killeen-Temple..........................    121.9    124.0    122.8      7.3      5.9      6.5    6.0      4.7      5.3  
  Laredo..................................     83.7     85.9     85.9      6.9      5.6      6.5    8.3      6.5      7.6  
  Longview-Marshall.......................    104.9    107.8    107.1      7.4      6.0      6.6    7.1      5.6      6.2  
  Lubbock.................................    128.0    132.1    130.5      4.3      4.2      4.6    3.3      3.1      3.5  
  McAllen-Edinburg-Mission................    232.5    240.5    241.8     36.7     32.5     35.3   15.8     13.5     14.6  
  Odessa-Midland..........................    123.8    128.4    127.5      7.7      6.2      7.1    6.2      4.8      5.6  
  San Angelo..............................     50.3     52.4     51.7      2.0      1.8      1.9    4.0      3.5      3.7  
  San Antonio.............................    805.3    829.0    824.6     45.8     41.0     46.3    5.7      4.9      5.6  
  Sherman-Denison.........................     51.0     52.0     52.1      3.5      3.7      4.0    6.8      7.1      7.6  
  Texarkana...............................     56.8     57.8     58.0      3.3      2.9      3.0    5.8      5.0      5.2  
  Tyler...................................     95.8     98.4     97.9      4.9      4.6      5.0    5.1      4.7      5.1  
  Victoria................................     44.5     45.1     45.2      2.4      2.1      2.2    5.5      4.6      4.9  
  Waco....................................    103.0    105.6    105.0      5.2      4.7      5.3    5.0      4.5      5.0  
  Wichita Falls...........................     65.1     65.2     65.3      3.3      2.6      3.0    5.0      4.1      4.6  
                                                                                                                           
Utah......................................  1,168.9  1,189.0  1,194.2     73.2     54.4     62.7    6.3      4.6      5.2  
  Provo-Orem..............................    180.1    184.9    183.9      9.7      6.7      8.0    5.4      3.6      4.3  
  Salt Lake City-Ogden....................    735.8    747.0    749.1     45.8     34.7     39.4    6.2      4.6      5.3  
                                                                                                                           
Vermont...................................    348.6    351.9    351.2     18.6     15.4     17.0    5.3      4.4      4.8  
  Burlington..............................    104.3    108.1    106.8      4.2      3.8      3.9    4.0      3.5      3.7  
                                                                                                                           
Virginia..................................  3,711.2  3,752.9  3,788.0    160.6    132.7    147.1    4.3      3.5      3.9  
  Charlottesville.........................     78.2     77.9     78.3      2.1      2.1      2.3    2.6      2.7      3.0  
  Danville................................     57.2     57.8     58.3      4.0      5.3      4.9    7.0      9.2      8.4  
  Lynchburg...............................    103.8    103.4    104.1      5.4      4.7      5.1    5.2      4.6      4.9  
  Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News.....    774.7    792.6    791.3     35.1     31.3     35.2    4.5      3.9      4.4  
  Richmond-Petersburg.....................    535.7    531.5    533.8     23.5     20.1     21.7    4.4      3.8      4.1  
  Roanoke.................................    129.0    127.0    128.5      4.8      4.0      4.3    3.8      3.1      3.3  
                                                                                                                           
Washington................................  3,131.2  3,155.5  3,150.8    250.8    228.3    225.6    8.0      7.2      7.2  
  Bellingham..............................     89.4     91.1     91.3      5.8      5.2      5.2    6.5      5.7      5.7  
  Bremerton...............................    102.6    103.6    103.8      7.2      5.8      5.6    7.1      5.6      5.4  
  Olympia.................................    110.7    111.9    113.1      6.6      6.0      5.9    6.0      5.3      5.2  
  Richland-Kennewick-Pasco................    100.6    102.4    103.6      9.6      8.9      9.5    9.5      8.7      9.2  
  Seattle-Bellevue-Everett................  1,403.9  1,413.0  1,408.6     97.9     91.8     87.4    7.0      6.5      6.2  
  Spokane.................................    219.3    221.4    221.2     17.1     14.9     15.6    7.8      6.7      7.0  
  Tacoma..................................    354.6    364.0    360.7     28.1     26.2     25.5    7.9      7.2      7.1  
  Yakima..................................    106.6    106.4    107.5     14.2     13.8     14.1   13.3     13.0     13.1  
                                                                                                                           
West Virginia.............................    782.9    778.0    786.2     55.6     41.5     47.8    7.1      5.3      6.1  
  Charleston..............................    126.0    125.6    126.2      6.8      5.4      5.9    5.4      4.3      4.7  
  Huntington-Ashland......................    133.0    135.2    133.4      9.1      7.7      8.3    6.9      5.7      6.2  
  Parkersburg-Marietta....................     76.7     76.3     75.8      5.3      4.1      5.0    6.9      5.4      6.6  
  Wheeling................................     72.2     72.1     71.7      4.6      3.3      4.4    6.3      4.6      6.1  
                                                                                                                           
Wisconsin.................................  3,025.8  3,065.1  3,086.0    202.2    149.8    183.7    6.7      4.9      6.0  
  Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah.................    234.8    233.0    234.9     14.0      9.8     12.3    5.9      4.2      5.2  
  Eau Claire..............................     84.7     88.2     86.9      5.8      4.2      5.1    6.9      4.7      5.9  
  Green Bay...............................    143.5    147.9    150.5      8.5      6.3      7.6    6.0      4.3      5.0  
  Janesville-Beloit.......................     77.5     78.7     79.5      5.9      4.4      5.5    7.7      5.6      6.9  
  Kenosha.................................     84.0     83.4     84.6      5.5      4.3      4.9    6.5      5.2      5.8  
  La Crosse...............................     73.0     75.8     75.5      4.1      3.1      3.8    5.7      4.1      5.0  
  Madison.................................    278.7    290.3    289.4      9.1      6.8      8.6    3.2      2.4      3.0  
  Milwaukee-Waukesha......................    814.6    817.6    822.3     53.4     42.0     48.8    6.6      5.1      5.9  
  Racine..................................     93.9     92.7     93.7      8.5      6.5      7.4    9.1      7.0      7.9  
  Sheboygan...............................     63.8     64.1     65.8      3.5      2.6      3.1    5.5      4.1      4.7  
  Wausau..................................     76.0     77.0     78.2      4.1      3.0      3.9    5.5      3.9      5.0  
                                                                                                                           
Wyoming...................................    268.5    279.5    273.0     14.8     12.5     13.3    5.5      4.5      4.9  
  Casper..................................     35.5     37.7     36.6      2.0      1.8      1.8    5.7      4.8      4.9  
  Cheyenne................................     43.3     44.8     43.8      2.1      2.0      2.2    4.7      4.5      5.0  
                                                                                                                           
Puerto Rico...............................  1,374.9  1,394.6  1,386.1    156.5    140.3    156.7   11.4     10.1     11.3  
  Aguadilla...............................     49.4     50.4     51.0      7.9      6.4      7.5   16.0     12.7     14.7  
  Arecibo.................................     56.7     56.9     56.9      8.8      7.0      7.5   15.5     12.3     13.2  
  Caguas..................................    122.6    129.0    127.5     13.5     12.0     14.3   11.0      9.3     11.2  
  Mayaguez................................     89.8     90.9     89.1     12.8     10.5     12.0   14.2     11.5     13.4  
  Ponce...................................    107.6    107.3    106.3     16.1     13.3     14.9   14.9     12.4     14.0  
  San Juan-Bayamon........................    779.1    792.0    779.2     67.5     66.3     71.4    8.7      8.4      9.2  

  p = preliminary. 
  c = corrected
  1 Area boundaries do not reflect official OMB definitions.
  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 for all states, the District of Columbia, the Los Angeles-Long Beach metropolitan area, and
New York City have been revised to incorporate updated Census 2000-based population controls, reestimation of models, and
benchmarking to Current Population Survey annual averages.  Data for the remaining metropolitan areas are being revised to
reflect updated inputs and the new statewide estimates.  The 2003 data for these remaining metropolitan areas presented in
this table are provisional.  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 metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted

     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                  Change January 2003
                                                              December            January                  to        
                      State and area                                                                  January 2004p 
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   
                                                           2002      2003      2003      2004p      Number    Percent 
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   
     Alabama...........................................   1,894.8   1,886.1   1,857.0   1,864.2       7.2       0.4
       Birmingham......................................     479.9     480.4     468.8     475.2       6.4       1.4
       Huntsville......................................     187.5     190.2     185.5     189.2       3.7       2.0
       Mobile..........................................     224.8     224.4     221.0     223.2       2.2       1.0
       Montgomery......................................     165.2     164.7     161.6     163.3       1.7       1.1
       Tuscaloosa......................................      84.0      82.3      82.6      81.0      -1.6      -1.9
                                                                                                                   
     Alaska............................................     286.0     290.2     279.0     284.7       5.7       2.0
       Anchorage.......................................     140.9     143.4     137.6     140.2       2.6       1.9
                                                                                                                   
     Arizona...........................................   2,311.9   2,348.9   2,253.0   2,303.0      50.0       2.2
       Phoenix-Mesa....................................   1,631.3   1,662.2   1,587.2   1,629.1      41.9       2.6
       Tucson..........................................     353.0     355.2     343.6     346.1       2.5        .7
                                                                                                                   
     Arkansas..........................................   1,152.4   1,153.5   1,128.7   1,130.3       1.6        .1
       Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers..................     170.6     175.8     167.9     172.5       4.6       2.7
       Fort Smith......................................     100.0     100.3      98.9      98.6       -.3       -.3
       Little Rock-North Little Rock...................     319.9     318.0     312.9     314.6       1.7        .5
       Pine Bluff......................................      35.4      36.1      35.0      35.5        .5       1.4
                                                                                                                   
     California........................................  14,604.0  14,541.6  14,238.8  14,290.0      51.2        .4
       Bakersfield.....................................     208.5     207.8     204.9     206.0       1.1        .5
       Fresno..........................................     315.4     315.2     306.7     309.2       2.5        .8
       Los Angeles-Long Beach..........................   4,060.4   4,017.9   3,964.8   3,954.9      -9.9       -.2
       Modesto.........................................     151.3     151.3     147.8     149.2       1.4        .9
       Oakland.........................................   1,051.5   1,026.4   1,024.5   1,010.0     -14.5      -1.4
       Orange County...................................   1,431.7   1,444.3   1,401.1   1,418.0      16.9       1.2
       Riverside-San Bernardino........................   1,093.6   1,103.0   1,074.0   1,092.9      18.9       1.8
       Sacramento......................................     753.0     758.9     742.4     751.1       8.7       1.2
       Salinas.........................................     131.2     129.7     126.4     127.1        .7        .6
       San Diego.......................................   1,251.7   1,256.1   1,221.4   1,230.9       9.5        .8
       San Francisco...................................     986.2     951.3     955.2     938.0     -17.2      -1.8
       San Jose........................................     879.6     848.5     859.0     834.2     -24.8      -2.9
       Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc................     165.8     167.7     161.7     164.5       2.8       1.7
       Santa Rosa......................................     185.0     179.8     179.9     176.6      -3.3      -1.8
       Stockton-Lodi...................................     199.5     199.5     194.2     196.4       2.2       1.1
       Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa..........................     182.2     183.0     178.3     179.9       1.6        .9
       Ventura.........................................     286.9     285.1     279.7     280.5        .8        .3
                                                                                                                   
     Colorado..........................................   2,196.0   2,167.1   2,129.6   2,111.8     -17.8       -.8
       Boulder-Longmont ...............................     181.7     158.8     155.8     154.7      -1.1       -.7
       Colorado Springs................................     240.2     239.5     233.7     233.6       -.1        .0
       Denver .........................................   1,149.2   1,142.5   1,135.4   1,120.5     -14.9      -1.3
                                                                                                                   
     Connecticut.......................................   1,678.2   1,660.9   1,630.9   1,616.4     -14.5       -.9
       Bridgeport......................................     188.3     186.4     183.3     182.3      -1.0       -.5
       Danbury.........................................      90.7      90.9      87.3      87.7        .4        .5
       Hartford........................................     609.1     598.7     594.8     589.7      -5.1       -.9
       New Haven-Meriden...............................     264.2     259.2     254.5     253.7       -.8       -.3
       New London-Norwich..............................     144.1     145.4     142.4     141.8       -.6       -.4
       Stamford-Norwalk................................     198.5     197.9     193.2     194.2       1.0        .5
       Waterbury.......................................      84.4      83.0      82.1      81.8       -.3       -.4
                                                                                                                   
     Delaware..........................................     418.9     418.6     403.1     405.6       2.5        .6
       Dover...........................................      58.5      59.8      56.9      57.4        .5        .9
       Wilmington-Newark...............................     324.9     325.4     312.2     314.7       2.5        .8
                                                                                                                   
     District of Columbia..............................     671.1     669.2     656.9     658.6       1.7        .3
       Washington PMSA.................................   2,847.0   2,863.7   2,776.8   2,824.0      47.2       1.7
                                                                                                                   
     Florida...........................................   7,321.5   7,440.2   7,187.8   7,329.5     141.7       2.0
       Daytona Beach...................................     170.6     174.7     168.9     173.5       4.6       2.7
       Fort Lauderdale.................................     725.1     734.3     711.6     726.0      14.4       2.0
       Fort Myers-Cape Coral...........................     190.8     195.6     187.8     193.1       5.3       2.8
       Gainesville.....................................     124.6     127.6     121.3     124.8       3.5       2.9
       Jacksonville....................................     559.2     571.0     550.8     563.8      13.0       2.4
       Lakeland-Winter Haven...........................     189.9     192.0     186.3     189.5       3.2       1.7
       Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay...................     193.3     196.1     190.7     194.6       3.9       2.0
       Miami...........................................   1,016.4   1,018.1     999.5   1,003.3       3.8        .4
       Orlando.........................................     927.2     945.8     911.7     927.6      15.9       1.7
       Pensacola.......................................     156.8     160.2     154.3     158.0       3.7       2.4
       Sarasota-Bradenton..............................     282.5     292.3     278.2     286.0       7.8       2.8
       Tallahassee.....................................     160.3     161.9     156.3     157.0        .7        .4
       Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater.................   1,228.0   1,243.3   1,205.4   1,227.1      21.7       1.8
       West Palm Beach-Boca Raton......................     538.3     542.0     526.8     534.0       7.2       1.4
                                                                                                                   
     Georgia...........................................   3,903.3   3,899.8   3,814.1   3,837.0      22.9        .6
       Albany..........................................      56.7      57.4      55.9      57.0       1.1       2.0
       Athens..........................................      75.8      74.1      73.6      73.2       -.4       -.5
       Atlanta.........................................   2,196.1   2,179.3   2,129.1   2,147.7      18.6        .9
       Augusta-Aiken...................................     202.4     203.3     198.5     202.0       3.5       1.8
       Columbus........................................     117.3     118.4     115.2     117.1       1.9       1.6
       Macon...........................................     149.5     152.0     147.6     149.8       2.2       1.5
       Savannah........................................     141.3     142.9     136.7     139.5       2.8       2.0
                                                                                                                   
     Hawaii............................................     573.4     581.1     559.6     571.3      11.7       2.1
       Honolulu........................................     426.2     430.3     414.3     421.8       7.5       1.8
                                                                                                                   
     Idaho.............................................     575.0     576.3     555.3     559.2       3.9        .7
       Boise City......................................     231.3     233.3     224.2     228.3       4.1       1.8
                                                                                                                   
     Illinois..........................................   5,918.3   5,869.2   5,713.0   5,689.0     -24.0       -.4
       Bloomington-Normal..............................      93.6      91.3      90.0      89.8       -.2       -.2
       Champaign-Urbana................................     107.5     107.2     101.0     101.4        .4        .4
       Chicago.........................................   4,154.5   4,126.1   4,011.4   3,998.2     -13.2       -.3
       Davenport-Moline-Rock Island....................     180.0     179.2     174.6     174.4       -.2       -.1
       Decatur.........................................      55.3      54.2      53.4      53.3       -.1       -.2
       Kankakee........................................      43.5      43.3      42.1      41.9       -.2       -.5
       Peoria-Pekin....................................     169.7     168.1     164.5     163.9       -.6       -.4
       Rockford........................................     173.2     170.0     168.7     166.3      -2.4      -1.4
       Springfield.....................................     113.7     110.4     108.2     108.1       -.1       -.1
                                                                                                                   
     Indiana...........................................   2,933.2   2,928.4   2,850.2   2,868.4      18.2        .6
       Bloomington.....................................      67.4      72.2      65.2      69.8       4.6       7.1
       Elkhart-Goshen..................................     120.0     121.2     117.2     119.4       2.2       1.9
       Evansville-Henderson............................     163.3     160.5     160.2     158.6      -1.6      -1.0
       Fort Wayne......................................     271.5     265.0     263.0     259.7      -3.3      -1.3
       Gary............................................     263.5     263.3     255.9     257.1       1.2        .5
       Indianapolis....................................     895.2     893.6     871.0     881.5      10.5       1.2
       Kokomo..........................................      48.9      50.0      49.1      49.1        .0        .0
       Lafayette.......................................      99.3      96.4      92.3      94.6       2.3       2.5
       Muncie..........................................      57.5      56.3      55.2      55.3        .1        .2
       South Bend......................................     134.4     133.3     129.2     131.0       1.8       1.4
       Terre Haute.....................................      68.9      70.2      66.5      68.7       2.2       3.3
                                                                                                                   
     Iowa..............................................   1,458.6   1,456.4   1,411.9   1,419.8       7.9        .6
       Cedar Rapids....................................     119.6     118.1     115.9     114.3      -1.6      -1.4
       Des Moines......................................     287.2     288.6     280.3     283.4       3.1       1.1
       Dubuque.........................................      51.7      52.6      50.4      52.0       1.6       3.2
       Iowa City.......................................      77.4      73.3      74.9      71.9      -3.0      -4.0
       Sioux City......................................      65.1      61.9      61.8      60.9       -.9      -1.5
       Waterloo-Cedar Falls............................      74.2      74.1      71.8      72.4        .6        .8
                                                                                                                   
     Kansas............................................   1,339.7   1,324.3   1,300.0   1,299.8       -.2        .0
       Lawrence........................................      52.4      51.7      50.2      50.8        .6       1.2
       Topeka..........................................     102.0     100.1      99.3      99.5        .2        .2
       Wichita.........................................     281.2     275.4     274.4     272.8      -1.6       -.6
                                                                                                                   
     Kentucky..........................................   1,803.0   1,802.9   1,755.6   1,766.1      10.5        .6
       Lexington.......................................     279.0     279.9     271.6     272.7       1.1        .4
       Louisville......................................     568.4     565.7     552.5     555.5       3.0        .5
       Owensboro.......................................      43.9      44.0      42.7      43.2        .5       1.2
                                                                                                                   
     Louisiana.........................................   1,910.6   1,917.5   1,886.0   1,894.0       8.0        .4
       Alexandria......................................      57.2      57.4      55.7      56.3        .6       1.1
       Baton Rouge.....................................     303.1     308.6     300.1     309.1       9.0       3.0
       Houma...........................................      84.9      85.2      83.4      84.3        .9       1.1
       Lafayette.......................................     169.9     170.0     168.3     167.5       -.8       -.5
       Lake Charles....................................      86.5      84.8      86.7      84.0      -2.7      -3.1
       Monroe..........................................      75.1      73.9      73.5      73.4       -.1       -.1
       New Orleans.....................................     619.3     615.1     610.6     609.9       -.7       -.1
       Shreveport-Bossier City.........................     171.6     173.2     170.0     171.1       1.1        .6
                                                                                                                   
     Maine.............................................     609.9     612.6     584.0     586.9       2.9       0.5
       Lewiston-Auburn.................................      47.2      47.4      46.1      46.1        .0        .0
       Portland........................................     159.4     161.3     153.5     154.5       1.0        .7
                                                                                                                   
     Maryland..........................................   2,501.6   2,513.0   2,429.3   2,451.5      22.2        .9
       Baltimore PMSA..................................   1,261.2   1,258.0   1,225.9   1,232.9       7.0        .6
       Baltimore City..................................     391.7     391.0     381.2     382.7       1.5        .4
       Suburban Maryland-D.C...........................     942.0     954.2     918.1     931.0      12.9       1.4
                                                                                                                   
     Massachusetts.....................................   3,261.7   3,201.7   3,151.6   3,110.5     -41.1      -1.3
       Barnstable-Yarmouth.............................      63.1      64.1      59.0      60.7       1.7       2.9
       Boston..........................................   1,986.5   1,934.0   1,924.3   1,887.7     -36.6      -1.9
       Brockton........................................     100.0     101.9      96.5      98.5       2.0       2.1
       Fitchburg-Leominster............................      52.1      51.7      51.3      50.8       -.5      -1.0
       Lawrence........................................     157.4     154.2     153.1     150.1      -3.0      -2.0
       Lowell..........................................     125.2     123.9     120.2     121.2       1.0        .8
       New Bedford.....................................      65.4      65.0      63.6      63.6        .0        .0
       Pittsfield......................................      42.8      42.8      41.1      41.6        .5       1.2
       Springfield.....................................     259.9     257.2     249.7     249.2       -.5       -.2
       Worcester.......................................     234.2     233.1     228.6     227.5      -1.1       -.5
                                                                                                                   
     Michigan..........................................   4,513.3   4,428.9   4,354.0   4,297.6     -56.4      -1.3
       Ann Arbor.......................................     295.4     294.7     285.1     286.2       1.1        .4
       Benton Harbor...................................      68.2      69.1      64.7      68.0       3.3       5.1
       Detroit.........................................   2,118.1   2,057.1   2,044.7   1,996.1     -48.6      -2.4
       Flint...........................................     166.8     161.4     158.9     155.5      -3.4      -2.1
       Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland...................     578.1     565.6     556.3     550.8      -5.5      -1.0
       Jackson.........................................      62.1      63.0      61.0      61.1        .1        .2
       Kalamazoo-Battle Creek..........................     212.7     210.0     208.1     206.0      -2.1      -1.0
       Lansing-East Lansing............................     244.3     241.3     236.4     234.5      -1.9       -.8
       Saginaw-Bay City-Midland........................     176.3     172.9     169.6     164.5      -5.1      -3.0
                                                                                                                   
     Minnesota.........................................   2,673.2   2,670.7   2,594.7   2,604.5       9.8        .4
       Duluth-Superior.................................     117.4     117.0     113.3     114.0        .7        .6
       Minneapolis-St. Paul............................   1,737.1   1,744.9   1,691.1   1,702.9      11.8        .7
       Rochester.......................................      89.9      90.0      87.8      88.3       0.5       0.6
       St. Cloud.......................................      96.0      96.2      92.9      93.2        .3        .3
                                                                                                                   
     Mississippi.......................................   1,123.2   1,125.9   1,107.2   1,109.9       2.7        .2
       Jackson.........................................     231.1     235.2     227.7     232.9       5.2       2.3
                                                                                                                   
     Missouri..........................................   2,720.0   2,700.1   2,640.4   2,649.0       8.6        .3
       Kansas City.....................................     954.7     945.4     928.3     933.6       5.3        .6
       St. Louis.......................................   1,315.4   1,304.1   1,276.9   1,281.6       4.7        .4
       Springfield.....................................     170.9     171.8     166.5     168.6       2.1       1.3
                                                                                                                   
     Montana...........................................     399.7     402.5     386.4     390.8       4.4       1.1
       Billings........................................      69.0      70.1      67.5      68.8       1.3       1.9
       Missoula........................................      53.4      54.1      50.8      51.9       1.1       2.2
                                                                                                                   
     Nebraska..........................................     913.4     909.5     891.9     890.0      -1.9       -.2
       Lincoln.........................................     162.2     158.5     157.3     154.0      -3.3      -2.1
       Omaha...........................................     436.8     425.6     424.3     415.7      -8.6      -2.0
                                                                                                                   
     Nevada............................................   1,072.7   1,115.3   1,053.5   1,099.2      45.7       4.3
       Las Vegas.......................................     806.1     840.9     797.8     834.1      36.3       4.6
       Reno............................................     199.8     205.2     192.3     199.8       7.5       3.9
                                                                                                                   
     New Hampshire.....................................     624.2     627.6     603.6     608.9       5.3        .9
       Manchester......................................     110.1     111.9     107.3     109.7       2.4       2.2
       Nashua..........................................      97.2      96.6      94.4      94.5        .1        .1
       Portsmouth-Rochester............................     125.8     126.4     119.5     120.1        .6        .5
                                                                                                                   
     New Jersey........................................   4,014.6   4,036.4   3,908.0   3,940.3      32.3        .8
       Atlantic-Cape May...............................     185.0     190.2     177.6     184.8       7.2       4.1
       Bergen-Passaic..................................     671.3     664.0     644.9     645.0        .1        .0
       Camden..........................................     520.2     532.3     508.3     520.1      11.8       2.3
       Jersey City.....................................     255.7     250.8     248.3     246.5      -1.8       -.7
       Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon....................     654.7     647.3     632.5     634.9       2.4        .4
       Monmouth-Ocean..................................     408.0     412.7     393.3     401.7       8.4       2.1
       Newark..........................................   1,019.2   1,026.2     998.8   1,000.1       1.3        .1
       Trenton.........................................     225.3     229.8     223.1     225.0       1.9       0.9
       Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton....................      59.9      61.2      59.4      60.7       1.3       2.2
                                                                                                                   
     New Mexico........................................     776.2     786.1     759.5     767.1       7.6       1.0
       Albuquerque.....................................     362.9     365.7     353.3     356.4       3.1        .9
       Las Cruces......................................      60.8      62.7      60.3      61.5       1.2       2.0
       Santa Fe........................................      78.6      79.9      76.9      78.1       1.2       1.6
                                                                                                                   
     New York..........................................   8,583.2   8,527.3   8,264.6   8,252.1     -12.5       -.2
       Albany-Schenectady-Troy.........................     464.6     465.4     448.8     451.1       2.3        .5
       Binghamton......................................     115.9     114.5     111.0     110.7       -.3       -.3
       Buffalo-Niagara Falls...........................     556.0     553.4     536.0     532.0      -4.0       -.7
       Dutchess County.................................     122.2     124.0     116.1     118.8       2.7       2.3
       Elmira..........................................      42.6      41.6      41.2      40.2      -1.0      -2.4
       Glens Falls.....................................      50.0      51.3      49.0      50.1       1.1       2.2
       Nassau-Suffolk..................................   1,241.3   1,249.6   1,188.6   1,199.9      11.3       1.0
       New York PMSA...................................   4,198.5   4,147.4   4,044.7   4,033.3     -11.4       -.3
       New York City...................................   3,634.2   3,577.4   3,505.2   3,485.7     -19.5       -.6
       Newburgh........................................     138.5     140.4     133.5     135.0       1.5       1.1
       Rochester.......................................     541.5     539.6     523.4     519.8      -3.6       -.7
       Rockland County.................................     116.6     118.9     111.6     114.6       3.0       2.7
       Syracuse........................................     349.7     350.0     337.4     338.6       1.2        .4
       Utica-Rome......................................     134.1     132.9     129.0     128.7       -.3       -.2
       Westchester County..............................     423.6     426.1     404.4     408.7       4.3       1.1
                                                                                                                   
     North Carolina....................................   3,846.7   3,827.1   3,750.6   3,762.8      12.2        .3
       Asheville.......................................     112.8     113.0     109.6     110.3        .7        .6
       Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill....................     832.3     833.6     814.2     818.9       4.7        .6
       Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point...........     649.3     634.9     630.8     627.1      -3.7       -.6
       Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill......................     684.8     687.3     668.4     674.1       5.7        .9
                                                                                                                   
     North Dakota......................................     334.5     336.6     324.0     327.3       3.3       1.0
       Bismarck........................................      52.8      53.9      52.4      52.8        .4        .8
       Fargo-Moorhead..................................     106.5     107.4     103.3     104.7       1.4       1.4
       Grand Forks.....................................      51.1      51.9      48.9      49.7        .8       1.6
                                                                                                                   
     Ohio..............................................   5,486.2   5,424.2   5,309.8   5,282.3     -27.5      -0.5
       Akron...........................................     328.2     330.4     315.4     320.4       5.0       1.6
       Canton-Massillon................................     183.0     178.3     174.1     173.8       -.3       -.2
       Cincinnati......................................     869.7     876.8     850.9     868.5      17.6       2.1
       Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria.........................   1,113.4   1,120.2   1,085.5   1,091.1       5.6        .5
       Columbus........................................     886.4     880.8     861.9     858.2      -3.7       -.4
       Dayton-Springfield..............................     461.9     455.8     450.1     446.5      -3.6       -.8
       Hamilton-Middletown.............................     134.9     137.8     131.1     132.8       1.7       1.3
       Lima............................................      77.2      78.0      75.9      76.5        .6        .8
       Mansfield.......................................      77.2      76.1      75.7      75.0       -.7       -.9
       Steubenville-Weirton............................      50.0      48.2      49.0      47.9      -1.1      -2.2
       Toledo..........................................     321.2     311.9     310.1     299.8     -10.3      -3.3
       Youngstown-Warren...............................     233.3     232.2     226.0     224.2      -1.8       -.8
                                                                                                                   
     Oklahoma..........................................   1,486.7   1,454.3   1,449.0   1,424.9     -24.1      -1.7
       Enid............................................      23.3      22.7      22.7      22.2       -.5      -2.2
       Lawton..........................................      40.1      39.4      39.3      38.1      -1.2      -3.1
       Oklahoma City...................................     543.1     535.5     527.0     525.5      -1.5       -.3
       Tulsa...........................................     393.3     380.2     383.7     374.2      -9.5      -2.5
                                                                                                                   
     Oregon............................................   1,582.3   1,581.7   1,540.0   1,541.3       1.3        .1
       Eugene-Springfield..............................     145.7     144.3     140.6     140.4       -.2       -.1
       Medford-Ashland.................................      77.2      76.8      73.1      74.9       1.8       2.5
       Portland-Vancouver..............................     941.6     929.8     919.6     911.4      -8.2       -.9
       Salem...........................................     138.0     138.6     133.8     134.5        .7        .5
                                                                                                                   
     Pennsylvania......................................   5,670.0   5,632.0   5,522.5   5,476.7     -45.8       -.8
       Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton......................     287.7     287.2     282.9     283.0        .1        .0
       Altoona.........................................      61.8      61.9      60.2      60.3        .1        .2
       Erie............................................     131.6     131.2     127.7     128.5        .8        .6
       Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle.....................     370.0     369.4     360.8     361.5        .7        .2
       Johnstown.......................................      87.0      87.2      85.0      85.9        .9       1.1
       Lancaster.......................................     230.1     229.1     222.4     223.3        .9        .4
       Philadelphia PMSA...............................   2,437.8   2,442.7   2,371.9   2,378.3       6.4        .3
       Philadelphia City...............................     690.0     683.5     672.9     666.3      -6.6      -1.0
       Pittsburgh......................................   1,122.6   1,110.5   1,097.9   1,087.8     -10.1      -0.9
       Reading.........................................     167.1     166.8     161.9     163.1       1.2        .7
       Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton................     282.2     280.7     274.2     271.7      -2.5       -.9
       Sharon..........................................      50.9      49.7      49.0      47.8      -1.2      -2.4
       State College...................................      71.9      71.9      66.9      67.5        .6        .9
       Williamsport....................................      53.4      53.9      52.4      52.4        .0        .0
       York............................................     168.1     168.9     165.2     164.9       -.3       -.2
                                                                                                                   
     Rhode Island......................................     487.2     491.9     469.9     476.5       6.6       1.4
       Providence-Fall River-Warwick...................     539.3     543.2     522.9     526.8       3.9        .7
                                                                                                                   
     South Carolina....................................   1,814.4   1,823.7   1,777.3   1,792.9      15.6        .9
       Charleston-North Charleston.....................     261.9     260.4     257.4     258.4       1.0        .4
       Columbia........................................     314.8     300.8     307.6     296.1     -11.5      -3.7
       Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson.................     484.3     477.7     472.8     472.0       -.8       -.2
                                                                                                                   
     South Dakota......................................     378.6     380.1     367.9     370.8       2.9        .8
       Rapid City......................................      50.7      50.8      49.2      49.2        .0        .0
       Sioux Falls.....................................     117.7     117.7     114.8     115.5        .7        .6
                                                                                                                   
     Tennessee.........................................   2,698.1   2,709.4   2,619.4   2,641.6      22.2        .8
       Chattanooga.....................................     236.6     236.8     231.9     233.2       1.3        .6
       Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol..................     201.6     201.5     196.2     196.6        .4        .2
       Knoxville.......................................     356.5     360.2     345.8     350.9       5.1       1.5
       Memphis.........................................     594.0     594.8     584.1     586.6       2.5        .4
       Nashville.......................................     685.5     691.8     670.1     677.2       7.1       1.1
                                                                                                                   
     Texas.............................................   9,481.1   9,441.8   9,289.0   9,285.2      -3.8        .0
       Abilene.........................................      56.9      57.2      55.2      56.3       1.1       2.0
       Amarillo........................................      99.9     101.2      97.9      99.1       1.2       1.2
       Austin-San Marcos...............................     660.4     656.1     646.4     645.9       -.5       -.1
       Beaumont-Port Arthur............................     156.9     156.6     155.0     155.6        .6        .4
       Brazoria........................................      79.3      78.5      78.6      77.9       -.7       -.9
       Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito................     115.8     115.2     114.8     113.8      -1.0       -.9
       Bryan-College Station...........................      81.3      81.8      76.2      76.6        .4        .5
       Corpus Christi..................................     162.1     161.4     158.7     159.0        .3        .2
       Dallas..........................................   1,930.3   1,917.7   1,886.5   1,886.1      -0.4       0.0
       El Paso.........................................     261.1     258.1     254.3     256.5       2.2        .9
       Ft. Worth-Arlington.............................     787.1     781.6     769.2     768.4       -.8       -.1
       Galveston-Texas City............................      88.5      88.7      87.1      87.6        .5        .6
       Houston.........................................   2,125.4   2,109.0   2,087.2   2,080.2      -7.0       -.3
       Killeen-Temple..................................     106.3     105.9     104.0     104.2        .2        .2
       Laredo..........................................      75.8      77.3      74.9      76.1       1.2       1.6
       Longview-Marshall...............................      92.8      93.6      90.6      92.1       1.5       1.7
       Lubbock.........................................     123.2     122.2     120.2     120.5        .3        .2
       McAllen-Edinburg-Mission........................     173.9     181.4     172.2     179.6       7.4       4.3
       Odessa-Midland..................................     104.9     107.1     103.4     105.3       1.9       1.8
       San Angelo......................................      43.9      44.1      42.9      43.4        .5       1.2
       San Antonio.....................................     731.1     727.9     713.3     717.0       3.7        .5
       Sherman-Denison.................................      44.2      44.0      43.6      43.4       -.2       -.5
       Texarkana.......................................      53.9      53.8      52.7      53.0        .3        .6
       Tyler...........................................      86.0      86.5      84.3      85.1        .8        .9
       Victoria........................................      37.4      36.8      36.5      36.8        .3        .8
       Waco............................................     101.0     101.2      99.1      99.9        .8        .8
       Wichita Falls...................................      59.4      59.0      59.2      58.7       -.5       -.8
                                                                                                                   
     Utah..............................................   1,087.1   1,094.6   1,058.2   1,069.8      11.6       1.1
       Provo-Orem......................................     156.9     157.8     150.9     152.6       1.7       1.1
       Salt Lake City-Ogden............................     712.9     716.6     697.4     701.5       4.1        .6
                                                                                                                   
     Vermont...........................................     304.1     304.9     297.2     298.4       1.2        .4
       Barre-Montpelier................................      34.2      34.6      33.4      34.1        .7       2.1
       Burlington......................................     108.8     110.1     105.4     106.3        .9        .9
                                                                                                                   
     Virginia..........................................   3,529.5   3,547.5   3,437.3   3,484.2      46.9       1.4
       Bristol.........................................      39.2      39.6      38.9      38.8       -.1       -.3
       Charlottesville.................................      88.4      87.8      86.0      86.3        .3        .3
       Danville........................................      47.9      45.9      45.8      45.7       -.1       -.2
       Lynchburg.......................................     100.4      99.7      97.9      97.9        .0        .0
       Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News.............     733.5     744.9     712.4     724.6      12.2       1.7
       Northern Virginia...............................   1,195.2   1,226.6   1,165.5   1,212.7      47.2       4.0
       Richmond-Petersburg.............................     571.4     566.8     558.8     555.7      -3.1       -.6
       Roanoke.........................................     147.4     143.8     141.5     141.8       0.3       0.2
                                                                                                                   
     Washington........................................   2,669.4   2,686.4   2,609.0   2,629.4      20.4        .8
       Seattle-Bellevue-Everett........................   1,354.5   1,353.2   1,324.0   1,327.4       3.4        .3
       Spokane.........................................     198.5     200.1     193.4     195.0       1.6        .8
       Tacoma..........................................     248.9     253.8     243.1     247.5       4.4       1.8
                                                                                                                   
     West Virginia.....................................     737.2     728.5     714.4     711.1      -3.3       -.5
       Charleston......................................     135.5     134.0     131.2     130.6       -.6       -.5
       Huntington-Ashland..............................     122.4     123.6     119.3     119.3        .0        .0
       Parkersburg-Marietta............................      71.2      70.5      68.9      68.2       -.7      -1.0
       Wheeling........................................      67.5      66.6      64.9      64.3       -.6       -.9
                                                                                                                   
     Wisconsin.........................................   2,801.8   2,793.9   2,710.5   2,741.1      30.6       1.1
       Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah.........................     207.3     203.2     201.4     198.8      -2.6      -1.3
       Eau Claire......................................      77.9      78.3      73.8      74.6        .8       1.1
       Green Bay.......................................     147.1     150.9     144.1     149.5       5.4       3.7
       Janesville-Beloit...............................      67.6      67.8      65.4      66.2        .8       1.2
       Kenosha.........................................      54.6      53.8      53.6      53.4       -.2       -.4
       La Crosse.......................................      72.0      73.4      69.5      71.0       1.5       2.2
       Madison.........................................     300.4     302.8     288.5     294.0       5.5       1.9
       Milwaukee-Waukesha..............................     843.6     834.1     820.0     816.5      -3.5       -.4
       Racine..........................................      78.5      78.5      77.8      77.1       -.7       -.9
       Sheboygan.......................................      61.8      61.6      60.5      61.5       1.0       1.7
       Wausau..........................................      69.9      70.0      68.2      69.0        .8       1.2
                                                                                                                   
     Wyoming...........................................     246.1     251.0     238.9     244.2       5.3       2.2
       Casper..........................................      33.9      34.7      32.9      33.6        .7       2.1
                                                                                                                   
     Puerto Rico.......................................   1,023.9   1,021.3     991.7   1,002.8      11.1       1.1
       Caguas..........................................      69.3      72.4      66.6      70.6       4.0       6.0
       Mayaguez........................................      65.2      66.5      63.1      64.1       1.0       1.6
       Ponce...........................................      73.3      72.6      71.2      71.2        .0        .0
       San Juan-Bayamon................................     668.7     662.0     647.4     651.3       3.9        .6
                                                                                                                   
     Virgin Islands....................................      42.4      41.6      41.8      41.5       -.3       -.7

       p  = preliminary.
       NOTE:  Data are counts of jobs by place of work.  Data have been revised to reflect 2003 benchmark levels. 
     Data from April 2002 are subject to revision.  Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are provisional
     and will be revised when new information becomes available.  Area definitions are published annually in the May
     issue of Employment and Earnings.