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       REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT:  JANUARY 2006


   Regional and nearly all state unemployment rates were lower in January,
the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported
today.  Forty-seven states and the District of Columbia recorded rate
declines over the month, two states experienced rate increases, and one
state had a rate that was unchanged.  Over the year, jobless rates were
down in 46 states and the District of Columbia and up in 4 states.  In
January, the national unemployment rate declined by 0.2 percentage point
to 4.7 percent.
   
   Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 30 states and the District of
Columbia over the month and decreased in 20 states.  The largest employment
gains occurred in Florida (+31,100), California (+18,300), Texas (+13,400),
North Carolina (+11,700), Georgia (+11,000), and Louisiana (+10,900).  Nebras-
ka reported the largest over-the-month percentage increase in employment (+0.8
percent), followed by Louisiana (+0.6 percent) and the District of Columbia,
Mississippi, and Wyoming (+0.5 percent each).  Large employment decreases were
reported in Michigan (-29,000), Illinois (-18,000), Ohio (-14,300), Indiana
(-12,800), and Tennessee (-12,600).  The largest over-the-month percentage
losses in employment occurred in Michigan and Montana (-0.7 percent each) and
Rhode Island and Tennessee (-0.5 percent each).  Over the year, nonfarm employ-
ment increased in 47 states and the District of Columbia and decreased in 3
states (Louisiana, Maine, and Michigan).  The largest percentage gains were
reported in Nevada (+6.2 percent), Arizona (+5.1 percent), Idaho (+4.8 percent),
and Utah (+4.4 percent).
   
Regional Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)
     
   The South and Northeast recorded the lowest regional unemployment rates
in January, 4.4 and 4.5 percent, respectively.  The Midwest continued to
report the highest rate, 4.9 percent, and the West posted the next highest
rate, 4.7 percent.  Three of the four regions registered statistically
significant jobless rate decreases from December:  the Midwest (-0.4 per-
centage point) and the Northeast and South (-0.3 point each).  All four
regions experienced significant rate drops over the year--the Midwest,
South, and West each reported decreases of 0.7 percentage point, while
the Northeast had a decline of 0.4 point.  (See table 1.)

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   Among the nine geographic divisions, the South Atlantic posted the lowest
unemployment rate in January, 3.9 percent.  The West North Central division
had the next lowest rate, 4.2 percent.  The East South Central and East North
Central divisions recorded the highest jobless rates, 5.6 and 5.3 percent,
respectively.  Over the month, the East North Central and Middle Atlantic
divisions registered the largest rate decreases (-0.4 percentage point each).
Four other divisions reported statistically significant rate decreases from
December--the Pacific, South Atlantic, West North Central, and West South
Central (-0.3 percentage point each).  Eight of the divisions posted signif-
icant unemployment rate declines from January 2005, with the Pacific divi-
sion reporting the largest drop, -1.0 percentage point.  The other divisions
with significant rate decreases were the South Atlantic (-0.8 percentage
point), East North Central, West North Central, and West South Central
(-0.7 point each), Middle Atlantic and Mountain (-0.4 point each), and New
England (-0.3 point).  No division posted a rate increase over the year.
   
State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)
     
   For the 21st consecutive month, Hawaii recorded the lowest state
unemployment rate, 2.4 percent in January.  The next lowest rates were
posted in Florida and Virginia, 3.0 percent each.  Five states reported
the lowest unemployment rate in their series:  Florida, 3.0 percent, Idaho,
3.3 percent, Montana, 3.8 percent, Nevada, 3.6 percent, and West Virginia,
3.8 percent.  (All state series begin in 1976.)  Mississippi had the highest
jobless rate, 8.4 percent, followed by Alaska, 6.7 percent, Kentucky,
6.3 percent, and Michigan and South Carolina, 6.2 percent each.  In January,
18 states registered unemployment rates that were significantly below the
U.S. rate, 5 states reported higher rates, and 27 states and the District
of Columbia had rates that statistically were little different from that of
the nation.  (See tables A and 3.)
     
   In January, 26 states and the District of Columbia posted over-the-month
jobless rate decreases that were statistically significant.  Louisiana
recorded the largest decline (-1.6 percentage points), followed by South
Carolina and West Virginia (-1.0 percentage  point each).  No state had a
statistically significant over-the-month rate increase.  Twenty-four states
registered January unemployment rates that were not appreciably different
from those of December.  (See table B.)
     
   Among the states, Florida, Missouri, and Oregon recorded the largest
over-the-year declines in their jobless rates (-1.2 percentage points each).
Washington followed closely (-1.1 percentage points), along with California
and West Virginia (-1.0 point each).  Twenty-eight other states had signifi-
cant rate declines from January 2005.  The District of Columbia also recorded
a statistically significant rate decrease (-1.7 percentage points).  Missis-
sippi and Kentucky experienced the only significant unemployment rate in-
creases from a year earlier (+1.5 and +0.9 percentage points, respectively).
(See table C.)
   
Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)

   Between December 2005 and January 2006, the measured changes in employ-
ment were statistically significant in nine states and the District of
Columbia.  Four states and the District of Columbia posted gains in em-
ployment--Florida (+31,100), North Carolina (+11,700), Louisiana (+10,900),
Nebraska (+7,300), and the District of Columbia (+3,300).  Five states
registered decreases in employment--Michigan (-29,000), Illinois (-18,000),
Indiana (-12,800), Tennessee (-12,600), and Montana (-3,100).  (See tables
D and 5.)

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   Over the year, the measured changes in employment were statistically
significant in 32 states and the District of Columbia.  All had gains in
employment except for Louisiana (-176,300).  The decrease in Louisiana
reflects the impact of Hurricane Katrina, which struck the Gulf Coast in
late August 2005.  The largest gains were reported in Florida (+302,500),
California (+289,600), Texas (+269,800), and Arizona (+125,600).  Three
states and the District of Columbia experienced statistically significant
employment gains that were less then 15,000:  the District of Columbia
(+9,500), West Virginia (+8,300), Wyoming (+8,000), and North Dakota
(+7,300).  (See table E.)
   
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   The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for January
2006 is scheduled to be issued on March 17.  The Regional and State
Employment and Unemployment release for February is scheduled to be issued
on March 30.


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  |   Revisions to Regional, State, and Metropolitan Area Data Series      |
  |                                                                        |
  |    Effective with the release of 2005 annual average estimates on      |
  | March 1, the historical labor force data for regions, divisions,       |
  | states, the District of Columbia, and the modeled substate areas       |
  | presented in tables 1-4 of this news release were revised to in-       |
  | corporate updated population controls, reestimation of models, and     |
  | adjustment to new division and national control totals.  Estimates     |
  | in tables 1 and 3 of this release also incorporate revised seasonal    |
  | adjustment.  Both not seasonally adjusted and seasonally adjusted      |
  | data were revised back to 2000.  The updated population controls       |
  | reflect the annual updating of population estimates by the U.S.        |
  | Census Bureau.                                                         |
  |    In addition, effective with this release, nonfarm payroll estimates |
  | for states and metropolitan areas have been revised to reflect 2005    |
  | benchmark levels (tables 5 and 6), as well as updated seasonal ad-     |
  | justment factors (table 5).  For most states, not seasonally adjusted  |
  | data back to April 2004 and seasonally adjusted data back to January   |
  | 2001 were subject to revision.  For more information on benchmark pro- |
  | cedures, see wwww.bls.gov/sae/2005bmk.htm.                             |
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  |             Elimination of Monthly Revisions to Local Area             |
  |                      Unemployment Statistics Data                      |
  |                                                                        |
  |    Effective with the release of region, division, and state data for  |
  | February 2006 on March 30, the LAUS program will no longer revise the  |
  | prior month's estimates each month.  Estimates from the LAUS program   |
  | will be subject to revision at the beginning of the following calendar |
  | year.  This change, which results from reduced funding as part of the  |
  | rescission in the BLS fiscal year 2006 appropriation, applies to all   |
  | of the more than 7,200 LAUS geographic areas.                          |
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  |             Hurricane Katrina and Revisions to January 2006            |
  |                      State Labor Force Estimates                       |
  |                                                                        |
  |    For January, BLS and its state partners again made modifications to |
  | the usual estimation procedures for the Local Area Unemployment Sta-   |
  | tistics (LAUS) program to reflect the impact on the labor force sta-   |
  | tistics in Katrina-affected areas.  These modifications included:      |
  | (1) allowing the state labor force estimates for Louisiana and         |
  | Mississippi to reflect the effects of Katrina by overriding the built- |
  | in feature of the methodology that smoothes over large shifts in key   |
  | inputs--unemployment insurance claims and nonfarm wage and salary em-  |
  | ployment; (2) modifying the state population controls to account for   |
  | displacement due to Katrina; (3) developing labor force estimates for  |
  | the New Orleans metropolitan area using an alternative to the model-   |
  | based method; and (4) not publishing labor force estimates for the     |
  | parishes within the New Orleans metropolitan area or cities within     |
  | those parishes where the quality of input data was severely compro-    |
  | mised by the hurricane.                                                |
  |                                                                        |
  |    Estimates in this release may differ from those already published   |
  | by some states because of an adjustment made by BLS.  On February 24,  |
  | BLS released January 2006 labor force estimates to its cooperating     |
  | state partners as part of regular monthly production.  These original  |
  | estimates included model adjustments to account for the impact of      |
  | Hurricane Katrina on the Louisiana and West South Central division     |
  | unemployment estimates.  Based on a subsequent review of the estimates,|
  | however, BLS determined that the adjustment for Louisiana's unemploy-  |
  | ment was not warranted and performed reestimation without that ad-     |
  | justment.  This change had a fairly large impact on the other three    |
  | states in the West South Central division and, due to real-time        |
  | benchmarking, small impacts on the other states across the nation.     |
  | Some states--which independently set their publication schedules--     |
  | released estimates prior to the BLS corrections.                       |
  |                                                                        |
  |    For more information on LAUS procedures and estimates for January   |
  | 2006, see Hurricane Information:  Katrina and Rita on the BLS Web      |
  | site at http://www.bls.gov/Katrina/home.htm or call (202) 691-6392.    |
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Table A.  States with unemployment rates significantly differ-
ent from that of the U.S., January 2006, seasonally adjusted                        
---------------------------------------------------------------                         
              State             |           January           
                                |            2006            
--------------------------------|------------------------------                         
                                |
United States...................|               4.7              
                                |            
Alaska..........................|               6.7
Delaware........................|               3.9
Florida.........................|               3.0
Hawaii..........................|               2.4
Idaho...........................|               3.3
Iowa............................|               4.1
Kentucky........................|               6.3              
Maryland........................|               3.6
Michigan........................|               6.2              
Minnesota.......................|               4.1
Mississippi.....................|               8.4              
Montana.........................|               3.8
Nebraska........................|               3.4
Nevada..........................|               3.6
New Hampshire...................|               3.3
North Dakota....................|               3.1
Oklahoma........................|               3.9                            
South Carolina..................|               6.2              
South Dakota....................|               3.4              
Utah............................|               3.9              
Vermont.........................|               3.4              
Virginia........................|               3.0              
Wyoming.........................|               3.1                        
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Table B.  States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes
from December 2005 to January 2006, seasonally adjusted
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------                                 
              State             |  December |  January  |   Over-the-month    
                                |    2005   |   2006    |    rate change     
--------------------------------|-----------|-----------|--------------------
                                |           |           |
Arkansas........................|     4.7   |    4.3    |         -0.4             
California......................|     5.1   |    4.8    |          -.3                    
Delaware........................|     4.6   |    3.9    |          -.7               
District of Columbia............|     5.9   |    5.4    |          -.5             
Florida.........................|     3.4   |    3.0    |          -.4             
Georgia.........................|     5.3   |    4.8    |          -.5               
Hawaii..........................|     2.7   |    2.4    |          -.3             
Indiana ........................|     5.5   |    4.7    |          -.8           
Iowa............................|     4.5   |    4.1    |          -.4           
Kansas..........................|     4.9   |    4.5    |          -.4           
Louisiana.......................|     6.4   |    4.8    |         -1.6           
Maryland........................|     4.0   |    3.6    |          -.4           
Missouri........................|     5.2   |    4.7    |          -.5           
Nebraska........................|     3.8   |    3.4    |          -.4           
Nevada..........................|     3.8   |    3.6    |          -.2           
New York........................|     5.0   |    4.6    |          -.4           
North Carolina..................|     5.1   |    4.3    |          -.8           
Ohio............................|     5.9   |    5.3    |          -.6           
Pennsylvania....................|     4.7   |    4.3    |          -.4           
Rhode Island....................|     5.1   |    4.7    |          -.4           
South Carolina..................|     7.2   |    6.2    |         -1.0
South Dakota....................|     3.9   |    3.4    |          -.5           
Texas...........................|     5.2   |    5.0    |          -.2           
Virginia........................|     3.3   |    3.0    |          -.3           
Washington......................|     5.2   |    4.6    |          -.6           
West Virginia...................|     4.8   |    3.8    |         -1.0
Wisconsin.......................|     4.8   |    4.5    |          -.3           
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Table C.  States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes
from January 2005 to January 2006, seasonally adjusted
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------                                 
              State             |   January |  January  |    Over-the-year    
                                |    2005   |   2006    |     rate change     
--------------------------------|-----------|-----------|--------------------
                                |           |           |
Alabama.........................|     4.4   |    3.8    |         -0.6             
Alaska..........................|     7.1   |    6.7    |          -.4              
Arkansas........................|     5.1   |    4.3    |          -.8             
California......................|     5.8   |    4.8    |         -1.0              
Colorado........................|     5.2   |    4.7    |          -.5              
District of Columbia............|     7.1   |    5.4    |         -1.7             
Florida.........................|     4.2   |    3.0    |         -1.2             
Hawaii .........................|     3.0   |    2.4    |          -.6               
Idaho...........................|     4.2   |    3.3    |          -.9             
Illinois........................|     5.9   |    5.2    |          -.7           
Indiana.........................|     5.6   |    4.7    |          -.9
Iowa............................|     4.7   |    4.1    |          -.6           
Kansas..........................|     5.4   |    4.5    |          -.9           
Kentucky........................|     5.4   |    6.3    |           .9           
Maryland........................|     4.2   |    3.6    |          -.6
Michigan........................|     7.0   |    6.2    |          -.8                    
Mississippi.....................|     6.9   |    8.4    |          1.5           
Missouri........................|     5.9   |    4.7    |         -1.2           
Montana.........................|     4.2   |    3.8    |          -.4           
Nebraska........................|     4.0   |    3.4    |          -.6
Nevada..........................|     4.3   |    3.6    |          -.7           
New Mexico......................|     5.5   |    4.9    |          -.6           
New York........................|     5.2   |    4.6    |          -.6           
North Carolina..................|     5.1   |    4.3    |          -.8           
North Dakota....................|     3.5   |    3.1    |          -.4
Ohio............................|     6.0   |    5.3    |          -.7
Oklahoma........................|     4.5   |    3.9    |          -.6
Oregon..........................|     6.5   |    5.3    |         -1.2           
Pennsylvania....................|     5.2   |    4.3    |          -.9                   
South Dakota....................|     4.0   |    3.4    |          -.6           
Tennessee.......................|     5.5   |    5.1    |          -.4
Texas...........................|     5.5   |    5.0    |          -.5           
Utah............................|     4.5   |    3.9    |          -.6           
Virginia........................|     3.4   |    3.0    |          -.4
Washington......................|     5.7   |    4.6    |         -1.1           
West Virginia...................|     4.8   |    3.8    |         -1.0
Wisconsin.......................|     5.0   |    4.5    |          -.5           
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Table D.  States with statistically significant employment changes
from December 2005 to January 2006, seasonally adjusted                
---------------------------------------------------------------------                 
         State        |    December   |   January   | Over-the-month
                      |      2005     |    2006 p   |    change p
----------------------|---------------|-------------|----------------
District of Columbia..|     686,600   |    689,900  |     3,300
Florida...............|   7,943,500   |  7,974,600  |    31,100 
Illinois..............|   5,894,000   |  5,876,000  |   -18,000 
Indiana...............|   2,975,900   |  2,963,100  |   -12,800
Louisiana.............|   1,738,900   |  1,749,800  |    10,900 
Michigan..............|   4,396,500   |  4,367,500  |   -29,000
Montana...............|     424,800   |    421,700  |    -3,100 
Nebraska..............|     940,300   |    947,600  |     7,300
North Carolina........|   3,943,500   |  3,955,200  |    11,700 
Tennessee.............|   2,760,900   |  2,748,300  |   -12,600 
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   p = preliminary.           




Table E.  States with statistically significant employment changes 			
from January 2005 to January 2006, seasonally adjusted              
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         State        |    January   |    January     |  Over-the-year
                      |      2005    |     2006 p     |     change p
----------------------|--------------|----------------|---------------                 
Alabama...............|   1,923,100  |    1,961,500   |      38,400
Arizona...............|   2,440,000  |    2,565,600   |     125,600 
Arkansas..............|   1,168,600  |    1,184,500   |      15,900
California............|  14,647,600  |   14,937,200   |     289,600 
Colorado..............|   2,200,600  |    2,252,000   |      51,400 
District of Columbia..|     680,400  |      689,900   |       9,500 
Florida...............|   7,672,100  |    7,974,600   |     302,500 
Georgia...............|   3,964,300  |    4,041,700   |      77,400
Hawaii................|     592,500  |      610,300   |      17,800 
Idaho.................|     600,500  |      629,600   |      29,100 
Illinois..............|   5,835,700  |    5,876,000   |      40,300 
Iowa..................|   1,466,200  |    1,490,100   |      23,900 
Kentucky..............|   1,810,400  |    1,837,900   |      27,500 
Louisiana.............|   1,926,100  |    1,749,800   |    -176,300 
Maryland..............|   2,536,700  |    2,570,400   |      33,700 
Minnesota.............|   2,692,600  |    2,729,400   |      36,800 
Missouri..............|   2,708,200  |    2,739,900   |      31,700 
Nebraska..............|     928,700  |      947,600   |      18,900 
Nevada................|   1,184,500  |    1,258,200   |      73,700 
New Jersey............|   4,022,100  |    4,060,200   |      38,100 
New Mexico............|     799,500  |      822,100   |      22,600 
North Carolina........|   3,887,200  |    3,955,200   |      68,000 
North Dakota..........|     341,800  |      349,100   |       7,300 
Oklahoma..............|   1,490,100  |    1,531,000   |      40,900 
Oregon................|   1,636,200  |    1,689,500   |      53,300 
Pennsylvania..........|   5,673,600  |    5,742,300   |      68,700 
Tennessee.............|   2,716,000  |    2,748,300   |      32,300
Texas.................|   9,604,900  |    9,874,700   |     269,800 
Utah..................|   1,125,400  |    1,175,100   |      49,700 
Virginia..............|   3,627,500  |    3,709,500   |      82,000 
Washington............|   2,741,100  |    2,826,200   |      85,100 
West Virginia.........|     742,000  |      750,300   |       8,300 
Wyoming...............|     259,200  |      267,200   |       8,000 
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    p = preliminary.






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Technical Note 


   This release presents labor force and unemployment data for census
regions and divisions, states, and selected substate areas from the Local
Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program (tables 1-4).  Also presented
are nonfarm payroll employment estimates by state and major industry from
the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program (tables 5 and 6).  The LAUS
and CES programs are both federal-state cooperative endeavors.
   
Labor force and unemployment--from the LAUS program
   
   Definitions.  The labor force and unemployment data are based on the
same concepts and definitions as those used for the official national
estimates obtained from the Current Population Survey (CPS), a sample
survey of households that is conducted for the Bureau of Labor Statistics
(BLS) by the U.S. Census Bureau.  The labor force includes both the employed
and the unemployed.  Employed persons are those who did any work at all for
pay or profit in the reference week (the week including the 12th of the month)
or worked 15 hours or more without pay in a family business or farm, plus
those not working who had 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), had actively looked for a job (sometime in the 4-week
period ending with the reference week), and were currently available for work;
persons on layoff expecting recall need not be looking for work to be counted
as unemployed.
   
   Method of estimation.  Estimates for all census divisions, states, the
District of Columbia, the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale metropolitan
division, and New York City are produced using estimating equations based
on regression techniques.  This method, which underwent substantial enhance-
ment at the beginning of 2005, utilizes data from several sources, including
the CPS, the CES, and state unemployment insurance (UI) data.  Estimates for
the six other areas contained in this release use a different regression
approach.  A detailed description of the estimation procedures is available
from BLS upon request.  Estimates for census regions are obtained by summing
the model-based estimates for the component divisions and then calculating
the unemployment rate.
   
   Annual revisions.  Labor force and unemployment data shown for the prior
year reflect adjustments made at the end of each year, usually implemented
with January estimates.  The adjusted estimates reflect updated population
data from the U.S. Census Bureau, any revisions in the other data sources,
and model reestimation.
   
   Seasonal adjustment.  Seasonal adjustment of census division, state, and
substate area model employment and unemployment levels is performed within
the modeling procedure. The model estimation is based on the classical ap-
proach to seasonal adjustment, in which the series is decomposed into trend,
seasonal, irregular, and survey error.  This directly yields seasonally ad-
justed estimates for employment and unemployment levels with reliability
measures.  Labor force levels and unemployment rates are calculated from
these two estimates.  Additionally, measures for the State of California are
derived by summing the seasonally adjusted estimates for the Los Angeles-Long
Beach-Glendale metropolitan division and the balance of California, and the
estimates for the State of New York are the sum of the estimates for New York
City and the balance of New York.  Labor force estimates for census regions
are calculated as the sum of the levels of the component divisions, and the
unemployment rate is then calculated.  In most years, historical data for the
most recent 5 years are revised near the beginning of each calendar year,
usually coincident with the release of January estimates.
   
   Area definitions.  The substate area data published in this release reflect
the standards and definitions established by the U.S. Office of Management and
Budget on February 18, 2004.  A detailed list of the geographic definitions is
available on the Web at http://www.bls.gov/lau/laumsa.htm and also is published
annually in the May issue of Employment and Earnings.
   
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Employment--from the CES program
   
   Definitions.  Employment data refer to persons on establishment payrolls
who receive pay for any part of the pay period that includes the 12th of
the month.  Persons are counted at their place of work rather than at their
place of residence; those appearing on more than one payroll are counted on
each payroll.  Industries are classified on the basis of their principal
activity in accordance with the 2002 version of the North American Industry
Classification System.
   
   Method of estimation.  The employment data are estimated using a "link
relative" technique in which a ratio (link relative) of current-month em-
ployment to that of the previous month is computed from a sample of estab-
lishments reporting for both months.  The estimates of employment for the
current month are obtained by multiplying the estimates for the previous
month by these ratios.
   
   Annual revisions.  Employment estimates are adjusted annually to a
complete count of jobs, called benchmarks, derived principally from tax
reports that are submitted by employers who are covered under state
unemployment insurance (UI) laws.  The benchmark information is used to
adjust the monthly estimates between the new benchmark and the preceding
one and also to establish the level of employment for the new benchmark
month.  Thus, the benchmarking process establishes the level of employment,
and the sample is used to measure the month-to-month changes in the level
for the subsequent months.
   
   Seasonal adjustment.  Payroll employment data are seasonally adjusted at
the statewide supersector level.  In some states, the seasonally adjusted
payroll employment total is computed by aggregating the independently ad-
justed supersector series.  In other states, the seasonally adjusted pay-
roll employment total is independently adjusted.  Revisions of historical
data for the most recent 5 years are made once a year, coincident with
annual benchmark adjustments.
   
   Caution on aggregating state data.  State estimation procedures are
designed to produce accurate data for each individual state.  BLS inde-
pendently develops a national employment series; state estimates are not
forced to sum to national totals.  Because each state series is subject
to larger sampling and nonsampling errors than the national series, summing
them cumulates individual state level errors and can cause significant dis-
tortions at an aggregate level.  Due to these statistical limitations, BLS
does not compile a "sum-of-states" employment series, and cautions users that
such a series is subject to a relatively large and volatile error structure.

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   The estimates presented in this release are based on sample survey, ad-
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may be displayed in the tables; differences, however, are generally insig-
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magnitude of the over-the-month change in a state unemployment rate that is
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 LABOR FORCE DATA                                                                                                LABOR FORCE DATA
 
 
 Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by census region and division, seasonally adjusted1
 
 (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                         Unemployed                              
                                                                                                                                 
                              Civilian labor force                                                                               
  Census region and                                                                                                              
       division                                                          Number                      Percent of labor force      
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                        Jan.     Nov.     Dec.     Jan.     Jan.     Nov.     Dec.     Jan.     Jan.     Nov.     Dec.     Jan.  
                        2005     2005     2005     2006     2005     2005     2005     2006     2005     2005     2005     2006  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                 
 Northeast........... 27,567.3 27,804.9 27,825.0 27,838.0  1,340.7  1,346.1  1,340.4  1,243.2    4.9      4.8      4.8      4.5  
                                                                                                                                 
   New England.......  7,517.6  7,577.6  7,583.5  7,568.6    349.9    352.5    352.2    333.3    4.7      4.7      4.6      4.4  
   Middle Atlantic... 20,049.7 20,227.3 20,241.5 20,269.4    990.8    993.5    988.2    909.9    4.9      4.9      4.9      4.5  
                                                                                                                                 
 South............... 52,428.6 53,216.9 53,166.4 53,194.7  2,687.5  2,667.8  2,516.8  2,352.0    5.1      5.0      4.7      4.4  
                                                                                                                                 
   South Atlantic.... 27,731.2 28,312.1 28,352.2 28,378.5  1,306.5  1,225.8  1,201.6  1,101.2    4.7      4.3      4.2      3.9  
   East South                                                                                                                    
    Central..........  8,386.8  8,434.1  8,437.9  8,437.9    476.6    483.0    482.8    469.2    5.7      5.7      5.7      5.6  
   West South                                                                                                                    
    Central.......... 16,310.7 16,470.6 16,376.4 16,378.4    904.5    959.0    832.4    781.6    5.5      5.8      5.1      4.8  
                                                                                                                                 
 Midwest............. 34,512.6 34,680.2 34,730.9 34,736.4  1,944.1  1,825.0  1,847.8  1,717.4    5.6      5.3      5.3      4.9  
                                                                                                                                 
   East North                                                                                                                    
    Central.......... 23,642.9 23,765.1 23,810.8 23,847.7  1,415.9  1,332.4  1,358.3  1,260.9    6.0      5.6      5.7      5.3  
   West North                                                                                                                    
    Central.......... 10,869.7 10,915.1 10,920.1 10,888.7    528.2    492.6    489.4    456.5    4.9      4.5      4.5      4.2  
                                                                                                                                 
 West................ 33,871.5 34,373.4 34,445.4 34,346.6  1,836.7  1,686.4  1,664.6  1,604.7    5.4      4.9      4.8      4.7  
                                                                                                                                 
   Mountain.......... 10,211.1 10,407.2 10,447.6 10,444.6    475.4    452.0    442.6    452.4    4.7      4.3      4.2      4.3  
   Pacific........... 23,660.5 23,966.2 23,997.7 23,902.0  1,361.3  1,234.4  1,222.0  1,152.3    5.8      5.2      5.1      4.8  

   1 Census region estimates are derived by summing the Census division model-based estimates.
   NOTE:  Data refer to place of residence.  The States (including the District of Columbia) that compose the various census
 divisions are: New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; Middle Atlantic: New
 Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania; South Atlantic: Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina,
 South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia; East South Central: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee; West South
 Central: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas; East North Central: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin; West
 North Central: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota; Mountain: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho,
 Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; and Pacific: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington.  Data have been
 revised back to January 2000 to incorporate updated population controls, reestimation of models, adjustment to new division and
 national control totals, and revised seasonal adjustment.
       




       Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by census region and division, not seasonally adjusted1
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                         Unemployed                        
                                                                                                                           
                                    Civilian labor force                                                                   
                                                                                                                           
        Census region and                                                      Number                Percent of labor force
             division                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                           
                                 December          January           December          January        December    January  
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                              2004     2005     2005     2006     2004     2005     2005     2006    2004  2005  2005  2006
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                           
       Northeast........... 27,505.7 27,757.5 27,339.7 27,638.6  1,297.3  1,244.3  1,488.1  1,401.9   4.7   4.5   5.4   5.1
                                                                                                                           
         New England.......  7,484.6  7,557.5  7,451.8  7,509.1    324.0    322.9    395.0    381.4   4.3   4.3   5.3   5.1
         Middle Atlantic... 20,021.0 20,200.0 19,887.9 20,129.5    973.3    921.4  1,093.1  1,020.5   4.9   4.6   5.5   5.1
                                                                                                                           
       South............... 52,234.8 53,039.1 51,961.7 52,786.2  2,599.4  2,350.8  2,831.3  2,519.0   5.0   4.4   5.4   4.8
                                                                                                                           
         South Atlantic.... 27,588.0 28,250.8 27,491.8 28,169.3  1,268.9  1,118.1  1,362.0  1,166.4   4.6   4.0   5.0   4.1
         East South                                                                                                        
          Central..........  8,384.2  8,443.4  8,297.3  8,357.8    449.0    453.0    512.6    510.2   5.4   5.4   6.2   6.1
         West South                                                                                                        
          Central.......... 16,262.6 16,344.9 16,172.7 16,259.1    881.4    779.7    956.7    842.4   5.4   4.8   5.9   5.2
                                                                                                                           
       Midwest............. 34,365.8 34,600.0 34,135.2 34,391.4  1,884.7  1,751.4  2,151.9  1,938.4   5.5   5.1   6.3   5.6
                                                                                                                           
         East North                                                                                                        
          Central.......... 23,559.3 23,735.4 23,380.0 23,610.7  1,374.6  1,288.0  1,552.9  1,408.5   5.8   5.4   6.6   6.0
         West North                                                                                                        
          Central.......... 10,806.5 10,864.6 10,755.3 10,780.7    510.2    463.4    599.0    530.0   4.7   4.3   5.6   4.9
                                                                                                                           
       West................ 33,766.3 34,405.3 33,674.5 34,179.6  1,815.0  1,582.4  1,971.6  1,758.4   5.4   4.6   5.9   5.1
                                                                                                                           
         Mountain.......... 10,148.2 10,435.9 10,138.2 10,382.8    466.4    419.0    510.5    494.1   4.6   4.0   5.0   4.8
         Pacific........... 23,618.1 23,969.4 23,536.4 23,796.8  1,348.6  1,163.3  1,461.1  1,264.3   5.7   4.9   6.2   5.3

         1 Census region estimates are derived by summing the Census division model-based estimates.
         NOTE:  Data refer to place of residence.  The composition of the regions and divisions is described in table 1.
       Data have been revised back to January 2000 to incorporate updated population controls, reestimation of models, and
       adjustment to new division and national control totals.





LABOR FORCE DATA                                                                                                 LABOR FORCE DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED                                                                                           SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 3.  Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, seasonally adjusted

(Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                             Unemployed                          
                                                                                                                                 
                                    Civilian labor force                                                                         
                                                                                                                                 
     State and Area                                                                Number                  Percent of labor force
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                             Jan.      Nov.      Dec.      Jan.      Jan.      Nov.      Dec.      Jan.    Jan.  Nov.  Dec.  Jan.
                             2005      2005      2005      2006      2005      2005      2005      2006    2005  2005  2005  2006
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                 
Alabama..................   2,145.0   2,162.7   2,164.8   2,173.5     94.4      78.5      77.3      81.6    4.4   3.6   3.6   3.8
Alaska...................     337.9     341.4     341.8     340.8     24.1      23.4      23.5      22.8    7.1   6.9   6.9   6.7
Arizona..................   2,796.9   2,876.6   2,880.2   2,888.3    126.4     136.2     136.2     139.2    4.5   4.7   4.7   4.8
Arkansas.................   1,338.1   1,378.9   1,376.8   1,393.1     68.4      65.7      64.4      60.4    5.1   4.8   4.7   4.3
California...............  17,587.3  17,783.5  17,823.4  17,714.2  1,026.0     909.8     911.0     858.7    5.8   5.1   5.1   4.8
  Los Angeles-Long                                                                                                               
     Beach-Glendale 1....   4,793.7   4,853.5   4,872.1   4,850.0    284.5     255.2     266.1     248.3    5.9   5.3   5.5   5.1
Colorado.................   2,529.8   2,557.4   2,560.4   2,565.3    131.1     122.4     122.7     120.0    5.2   4.8   4.8   4.7
Connecticut..............   1,810.1   1,819.2   1,818.9   1,820.0     89.3      85.5      83.9      82.9    4.9   4.7   4.6   4.6
Delaware.................     433.5     441.9     443.1     444.4     17.6      19.7      20.5      17.4    4.1   4.5   4.6   3.9
District of Columbia.....     299.9     293.0     293.3     295.2     21.3      17.5      17.2      15.8    7.1   6.0   5.9   5.4
Florida..................   8,547.2   8,735.5   8,734.9   8,789.4    359.5     306.3     295.0     266.9    4.2   3.5   3.4   3.0
  Miami-Miami Beach-                                                                                                             
     Kendall 1 ..........   1,107.1   1,117.1   1,117.4   1,117.8     52.9      44.4      43.6      40.3    4.8   4.0   3.9   3.6
                                                                                                                                 
Georgia..................   4,521.5   4,632.4   4,637.9   4,650.4    229.2     247.3     246.1     224.0    5.1   5.3   5.3   4.8
Hawaii...................     624.5     643.0     644.1     645.7     18.4      17.4      17.5      15.3    3.0   2.7   2.7   2.4
Idaho....................     727.5     745.7     746.1     748.6     30.5      26.3      25.9      24.5    4.2   3.5   3.5   3.3
Illinois.................   6,454.4   6,481.3   6,484.0   6,513.5    379.7     340.2     354.0     339.7    5.9   5.2   5.5   5.2
  Chicago-Naperville-                                                                                                            
     Joliet 1............   3,976.3   3,955.8   3,947.7   3,988.6    242.0     221.9     223.1     214.0    6.1   5.6   5.7   5.4
Indiana..................   3,194.3   3,221.4   3,228.5   3,260.7    178.5     170.0     176.0     153.9    5.6   5.3   5.5   4.7
Iowa.....................   1,645.6   1,668.8   1,667.2   1,666.9     77.1      74.9      74.8      68.0    4.7   4.5   4.5   4.1
Kansas...................   1,474.2   1,478.5   1,479.8   1,471.4     79.3      72.5      72.2      65.5    5.4   4.9   4.9   4.5
Kentucky.................   1,979.6   2,011.5   2,013.4   2,013.5    107.7     128.5     130.0     126.0    5.4   6.4   6.5   6.3
Louisiana................   2,096.3   2,027.7   1,909.8   1,892.9    117.0     244.4     121.4      91.7    5.6  12.1   6.4   4.8
Maine....................     704.4     717.1     717.4     715.3     33.1      34.0      33.7      32.2    4.7   4.7   4.7   4.5
                                                                                                                                 
Maryland.................   2,905.2   2,953.3   2,955.5   2,964.8    120.6     119.2     118.4     106.0    4.2   4.0   4.0   3.6
Massachusetts............   3,364.7   3,366.0   3,366.8   3,359.7    165.4     161.0     161.9     156.1    4.9   4.8   4.8   4.6
Michigan.................   5,088.7   5,102.4   5,106.2   5,104.7    357.2     334.0     341.9     317.8    7.0   6.5   6.7   6.2
  Detroit-Warren-Livo-                                                                                                           
     nia 2...............   2,200.4   2,190.4   2,189.8   2,170.5    161.6     157.9     158.7     150.0    7.3   7.2   7.2   6.9
Minnesota................   2,941.0   2,955.2   2,960.2   2,947.7    128.2     114.7     123.6     121.6    4.4   3.9   4.2   4.1
Mississippi..............   1,344.5   1,329.6   1,318.8   1,325.1     92.9     127.4     116.2     111.4    6.9   9.6   8.8   8.4
Missouri.................   3,028.2   3,031.5   3,031.2   3,023.3    178.1     159.6     157.2     141.0    5.9   5.3   5.2   4.7
Montana..................     488.3     496.6     496.6     495.8     20.3      19.3      19.2      18.8    4.2   3.9   3.9   3.8
Nebraska.................     987.0     986.2     988.4     981.5     40.0      35.2      37.7      33.6    4.0   3.6   3.8   3.4
Nevada...................   1,197.5   1,229.1   1,230.8   1,231.7     51.0      47.7      47.1      44.9    4.3   3.9   3.8   3.6
New Hampshire............     728.6     734.0     733.9     736.2     26.8      25.9      25.4      24.6    3.7   3.5   3.5   3.3
                                                                                                                                 
New Jersey...............   4,390.6   4,463.3   4,467.0   4,481.8    191.7     201.1     203.8     201.8    4.4   4.5   4.6   4.5
New Mexico...............     926.9     943.4     944.6     944.7     51.0      47.3      46.9      46.1    5.5   5.0   5.0   4.9
New York.................   9,382.8   9,459.7   9,457.2   9,494.7    490.0     478.4     468.8     437.8    5.2   5.1   5.0   4.6
  New York City .........   3,711.9   3,762.2   3,761.1   3,787.3    222.6     222.2     217.5     208.2    6.0   5.9   5.8   5.5
North Carolina...........   4,291.9   4,370.5   4,369.5   4,362.1    219.8     224.9     223.8     189.4    5.1   5.1   5.1   4.3
North Dakota.............     357.3     360.1     360.5     361.7     12.5      11.9      11.9      11.2    3.5   3.3   3.3   3.1
Ohio.....................   5,885.0   5,904.5   5,911.9   5,908.3    354.7     340.6     346.5     312.2    6.0   5.8   5.9   5.3
  Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor                                                                                                        
     2...................   1,096.1   1,092.0   1,091.4   1,095.1     64.0      61.9      61.7      56.7    5.8   5.7   5.7   5.2
Oklahoma.................   1,727.4   1,751.9   1,752.9   1,753.6     78.1      75.0      74.0      68.3    4.5   4.3   4.2   3.9
Oregon...................   1,850.9   1,866.3   1,866.4   1,869.2    119.8     107.4     105.7      98.4    6.5   5.8   5.7   5.3
Pennsylvania.............   6,293.9   6,290.8   6,288.9   6,290.6    327.7     297.7     295.9     270.6    5.2   4.7   4.7   4.3
Rhode Island.............     562.8     574.1     574.0     574.2     28.3      29.3      29.4      27.2    5.0   5.1   5.1   4.7
                                                                                                                                 
South Carolina...........   2,061.4   2,103.7   2,106.8   2,096.4    138.4     150.5     151.6     129.3    6.7   7.2   7.2   6.2
South Dakota.............     429.6     433.9     433.7     430.2     17.3      16.1      16.9      14.5    4.0   3.7   3.9   3.4
Tennessee................   2,895.0   2,917.5   2,916.6   2,926.1    159.9     161.8     158.3     149.2    5.5   5.5   5.4   5.1
Texas....................  11,136.7  11,309.0  11,310.8  11,348.4    612.0     602.2     589.9     569.9    5.5   5.3   5.2   5.0
Utah.....................   1,252.4   1,280.2   1,282.3   1,283.5     56.7      51.8      51.0      49.6    4.5   4.0   4.0   3.9
Vermont..................     354.1     358.2     359.3     360.9     12.8      12.2      12.9      12.2    3.6   3.4   3.6   3.4
Virginia.................   3,890.2   3,960.9   3,963.7   3,968.8    131.5     134.4     132.0     117.5    3.4   3.4   3.3   3.0
Washington...............   3,257.5   3,327.1   3,321.3   3,313.5    186.8     178.5     173.4     152.1    5.7   5.4   5.2   4.6
  Seattle-Bellevue-Eve-                                                                                                          
     rett 1 .............   1,345.7   1,377.6   1,378.8   1,370.6     67.1      66.3      66.2      57.8    5.0   4.8   4.8   4.2
West Virginia............     792.8     804.4     804.2     805.1     38.0      39.4      38.5      30.9    4.8   4.9   4.8   3.8
Wisconsin................   3,044.3   3,039.4   3,047.2   3,061.3    151.0     139.7     147.3     137.2    5.0   4.6   4.8   4.5
Wyoming..................     281.3     286.2     285.9     286.2      9.4      10.0       9.4       8.9    3.4   3.5   3.3   3.1
                                                                                                                                 
Puerto Rico..............   1,386.3   1,440.8   1,419.6   1,400.0    150.6     187.1     169.3     162.9   10.9  13.0  11.9  11.6

  1 Metropolitan division.
  2 Metropolitan statistical area.
  NOTE:  Data refer to place of residence.  Data for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey similar to the
Current Population Survey.  Area definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 06-01, dated December 5,
2005, and are available at http://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm and in the May issue of Employment and Earnings.  Data have been
revised back to January 2000 to incorporate updated population controls, reestimation of models, adjustment to new division and
national control totals, and revised seasonal adjustment.





LABOR FORCE DATA                                                                                           LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED                                                                             NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 4.  Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, not seasonally adjusted

(Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                          Unemployed                       
                                                                                                                           
                                    Civilian labor force                                                                   
                                                                                                                           
     State and Area                                                             Number               Percent of labor force
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                December            January             December         January      December    January  
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                             2004      2005      2005      2006      2004      2005    2005   2006   2004  2005  2005  2006
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                           
Alabama..................   2,153.1   2,175.3   2,129.0   2,155.2     96.9      70.4   102.5   87.8   4.5   3.2   4.8   4.1
Alaska...................     335.0     338.9     334.0     337.5     24.9      23.4    26.8   26.1   7.4   6.9   8.0   7.7
Arizona..................   2,785.6   2,886.8   2,788.7   2,880.5    116.7     122.0   129.2  144.2   4.2   4.2   4.6   5.0
Arkansas.................   1,326.9   1,369.0   1,312.5   1,368.6     70.4      59.7    79.5   69.3   5.3   4.4   6.1   5.1
California...............  17,554.0  17,805.1  17,506.5  17,658.7    991.5     853.3  1079.2  936.3   5.6   4.8   6.2   5.3
  Los Angeles-Long                                                                                                         
     Beach-Glendale 1....   4,815.8   4,886.7   4,770.2   4,834.0    277.7     245.7   289.5  260.0   5.8   5.0   6.1   5.4
Colorado.................   2,522.3   2,561.8   2,511.9   2,548.1    135.7     114.8   140.3  131.4   5.4   4.5   5.6   5.2
Connecticut..............   1,793.7   1,812.6   1,789.1   1,803.1     76.3      76.1    95.8   91.3   4.3   4.2   5.4   5.1
Delaware.................     432.4     443.9     431.0     442.7     16.5      18.1    19.6   19.0   3.8   4.1   4.5   4.3
District of Columbia.....     297.2     292.0     293.9     290.7     23.0      16.7    20.6   15.8   7.7   5.7   7.0   5.4
Florida..................   8,509.0   8,729.7   8,456.2   8,715.7    355.2     257.0   366.8  271.3   4.2   2.9   4.3   3.1
  Miami-Miami Beach-                                                                                                       
     Kendall 1...........   1,109.4   1,118.1   1,101.6   1,114.5     56.1      40.7    51.6   38.7   5.1   3.6   4.7   3.5
                                                                                                                           
Georgia..................   4,523.1   4,657.2   4,499.4   4,636.2    227.4     226.1   238.2  230.2   5.0   4.9   5.3   5.0
Hawaii...................     623.9     644.8     624.0     645.9     17.0      15.2    17.4   14.5   2.7   2.4   2.8   2.2
Idaho....................     719.4     746.0     722.1     743.1     30.8      24.6    38.3   32.7   4.3   3.3   5.3   4.4
Illinois.................   6,423.6   6,478.8   6,384.1   6,457.5    375.1     336.1   405.6  371.6   5.8   5.2   6.4   5.8
  Chicago-Naperville-                                                                                                      
     Joliet 1............   3,964.8   3,947.1   3,941.1   3,960.7    236.8     212.2   252.9  224.3   6.0   5.4   6.4   5.7
Indiana..................   3,163.0   3,212.2   3,149.6   3,224.5    167.9     169.0   193.5  170.5   5.3   5.3   6.1   5.3
Iowa.....................   1,643.9   1,666.4   1,631.8   1,654.2     81.5      75.9    91.5   82.9   5.0   4.6   5.6   5.0
Kansas...................   1,466.9   1,473.9   1,464.9   1,463.4     71.7      62.9    85.3   73.2   4.9   4.3   5.8   5.0
Kentucky.................   1,976.9   2,019.2   1,960.8   1,990.4    102.2     124.7   123.9  137.8   5.2   6.2   6.3   6.9
Louisiana................   2,073.5   1,897.0   2,066.3   1,862.0    110.4     109.9   132.1  102.7   5.3   5.8   6.4   5.5
Maine....................     697.4     712.4     691.3     703.4     32.4      33.0    37.8   37.6   4.6   4.6   5.5   5.3
                                                                                                                           
Maryland.................   2,881.9   2,941.6   2,880.4   2,945.1    117.1     104.3   136.4  119.6   4.1   3.5   4.7   4.1
Massachusetts............   3,355.1   3,365.0   3,336.1   3,338.1    152.8     150.3   182.8  176.9   4.6   4.5   5.5   5.3
Michigan.................   5,087.7   5,103.3   5,030.2   5,055.6    352.5     321.4   392.7  356.9   6.9   6.3   7.8   7.1
  Detroit-Warren-Livo-                                                                                                     
     nia 2...............   2,204.7   2,190.1   2,172.3   2,145.4    156.6     146.1   173.6  163.8   7.1   6.7   8.0   7.6
Minnesota................   2,933.0   2,944.5   2,914.3   2,921.1    123.0     117.7   150.6  146.4   4.2   4.0   5.2   5.0
Mississippi..............   1,347.3   1,323.6   1,337.2   1,315.5     90.6     109.3   104.4  120.1   6.7   8.3   7.8   9.1
Missouri.................   3,006.7   3,013.9   3,000.1   2,997.8    167.8     144.5   192.4  157.3   5.6   4.8   6.4   5.2
Montana..................     481.9     492.3     482.3     489.7     20.7      18.6    25.0   23.8   4.3   3.8   5.2   4.9
Nebraska.................     980.5     982.9     976.2     971.2     37.1      35.0    44.7   39.4   3.8   3.6   4.6   4.1
Nevada...................   1,189.3   1,230.8   1,193.9   1,228.0     49.7      43.5    56.0   50.7   4.2   3.5   4.7   4.1
New Hampshire............     723.5     732.0     723.7     733.0     24.3      23.7    29.5   27.9   3.4   3.2   4.1   3.8
                                                                                                                           
New Jersey...............   4,377.5   4,467.2   4,350.2   4,450.4    177.4     192.2   207.9  224.4   4.1   4.3   4.8   5.0
New Mexico...............     924.0     947.7     916.3     934.4     47.5      41.2    50.5   46.7   5.1   4.4   5.5   5.0
New York.................   9,369.8   9,447.8   9,313.9   9,448.3    491.8     458.6   527.8  490.0   5.2   4.9   5.7   5.2
  New York City .........   3,711.7   3,763.6   3,694.7   3,781.0    224.2     211.4   228.8  221.3   6.0   5.6   6.2   5.9
North Carolina...........   4,261.3   4,353.4   4,256.3   4,331.1    221.4     203.5   240.6  206.4   5.2   4.7   5.7   4.8
North Dakota.............     351.0     354.2     347.7     352.5     12.6      11.2    14.9   13.9   3.6   3.2   4.3   3.9
Ohio.....................   5,860.5   5,899.9   5,806.2   5,839.2    343.8     326.6   396.5  356.5   5.9   5.5   6.8   6.1
  Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor                                                                                                  
     2...................   1,082.3   1,080.9   1,073.2   1,076.1     60.3      57.5    68.1   62.1   5.6   5.3   6.3   5.8
Oklahoma.................   1,722.2   1,753.2   1,712.7   1,738.9     78.9      69.4    88.9   76.9   4.6   4.0   5.2   4.4
Oregon...................   1,843.0   1,858.1   1,829.1   1,851.3    120.2      99.8   130.5  111.8   6.5   5.4   7.1   6.0
Pennsylvania.............   6,273.7   6,285.0   6,223.8   6,230.7    304.1     270.6   357.4  306.1   4.8   4.3   5.7   4.9
Rhode Island.............     562.0     575.7     561.0     573.4     26.3      27.6    33.8   32.8   4.7   4.8   6.0   5.7
                                                                                                                           
South Carolina...........   2,038.1   2,087.1   2,036.2   2,073.0    138.8     140.7   148.1  136.7   6.8   6.7   7.3   6.6
South Dakota.............     424.5     428.8     420.2     420.4     16.5      16.2    19.6   16.8   3.9   3.8   4.7   4.0
Tennessee................   2,906.9   2,925.2   2,870.3   2,896.8    159.3     148.6   181.8  164.5   5.5   5.1   6.3   5.7
Texas....................  11,139.9  11,325.8  11,081.1  11,289.6    621.8     540.8   656.2  593.4   5.6   4.8   5.9   5.3
Utah.....................   1,246.5   1,285.5   1,245.2   1,276.4     54.6      45.0    58.8   52.7   4.4   3.5   4.7   4.1
Vermont..................     353.0     359.8     350.5     358.2     11.9      12.1    15.3   14.8   3.4   3.4   4.4   4.1
Virginia.................   3,856.5   3,944.5   3,857.7   3,941.0    132.3     118.2   145.3  129.3   3.4   3.0   3.8   3.3
Washington...............   3,262.2   3,322.7   3,242.8   3,303.3    195.1     171.6   207.3  175.6   6.0   5.2   6.4   5.3
  Seattle-Bellevue-Eve-                                                                                                    
     rett 1 .............   1,352.6   1,382.7   1,345.6   1,374.2     67.3      62.8    68.5   59.6   5.0   4.5   5.1   4.3
West Virginia............     788.6     801.3     780.8     793.8     37.2      33.6    46.3   38.0   4.7   4.2   5.9   4.8
Wisconsin................   3,024.5   3,041.2   3,009.9   3,033.9    135.3     135.0   164.6  153.0   4.5   4.4   5.5   5.0
Wyoming..................     279.2     285.0     277.7     282.6     10.8       9.3    12.3   11.9   3.9   3.3   4.4   4.2
                                                                                                                           
Puerto Rico..............   1,383.5   1,415.4   1,373.0   1,385.1    136.0     152.6   148.4  159.8   9.8  10.8  10.8  11.5

  1 Metropolitan division.
  2 Metropolitan statistical area.
  NOTE:  Data refer to place of residence.  Data for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey similar to the
Current Population Survey.  Area definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 06-01, dated December
5, 2005, and are available at http://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm and in the May issue of Employment and Earnings.  Data have
been revised back to January 2000 to incorporate updated population controls, reestimation of models, and adjustment to
new division and national control totals.





     ESTABLISHMENT DATA
                                                                                                          SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
     SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
     
     Table 5. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted

     (In thousands)
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                        Total(1)                        Construction                   Manufacturing         
                                                                                                                             
            State                                                                                                            
                            Jan.     Nov.     Dec.     Jan.     Jan.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Jan.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan. 
                            2005     2005     2005     2006p    2005    2005    2005   2006p    2005    2005    2005   2006p 
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
      Alabama............  1,923.1  1,957.2  1,959.5  1,961.5   103.4   108.2   108.2   108.0   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Alaska.............    309.0    310.2    310.6    311.8    18.2    18.4    18.4    18.5   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Arizona............  2,440.0  2,555.4  2,567.4  2,565.6   203.8   228.1   230.5   230.6   179.5   182.5   182.9   183.5
      Arkansas...........  1,168.6  1,183.7  1,183.6  1,184.5    53.3    54.8    54.7    54.2   202.1   198.8   197.5   197.2
      California......... 14,647.6 14,914.0 14,918.9 14,937.2   856.3   926.8   933.3   932.0 1,523.6 1,510.4 1,510.6 1,506.4
                                                                                                                             
      Colorado...........  2,200.6  2,241.6  2,249.2  2,252.0   154.5   163.9   164.7   165.5   151.0   150.1   150.1   150.5
      Connecticut........  1,656.6  1,667.7  1,668.6  1,668.9    66.8    66.2    66.4    66.2   196.6   194.2   194.0   193.9
      Delaware (3).......    427.0    435.0    434.0    433.6    27.1    28.1    28.2    27.9   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      District of                                                                                                            
         Columbia (3)....    680.4    686.2    686.6    689.9    12.7    12.2    12.1    12.4   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Florida ...........  7,672.1  7,914.8  7,943.5  7,974.6   550.1   591.4   597.9   605.5   396.6   400.4   399.9   399.4
                                                                                                                             
      Georgia ...........  3,964.3  4,025.6  4,030.7  4,041.7   204.4   213.6   214.9   213.4   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Hawaii (3).........    592.5    609.8    611.2    610.3    31.6    35.1    35.7    35.9    15.2    15.3    15.4    15.3
      Idaho .............    600.5    625.1    627.0    629.6    42.3    47.4    48.1    49.4    62.4    63.8    63.8    63.0
      Illinois...........  5,835.7  5,891.8  5,894.0  5,876.0   267.8   273.1   274.9   271.3   693.5   687.5   687.5   687.1
      Indiana............  2,941.1  2,975.5  2,975.9  2,963.1   147.3   150.6   150.1   149.6   572.8   571.6   571.2   573.5
                                                                                                                             
      Iowa...............  1,466.2  1,489.6  1,495.7  1,490.1    68.9    72.0    73.8    72.7   227.0   231.3   232.4   232.3
      Kansas.............  1,325.1  1,339.0  1,334.7  1,335.6    60.8    65.0    63.2    68.7   179.5   179.5   178.1   178.8
      Kentucky...........  1,810.4  1,833.9  1,836.0  1,837.9    83.5    85.9    85.6    85.8   262.9   262.7   262.0   262.0
      Louisiana..........  1,926.1  1,733.1  1,738.9  1,749.8   115.0   100.2   101.6   103.1   154.4   143.3   143.1   143.3
      Maine..............    611.6    612.1    612.3    611.2    30.1    30.8    30.9    30.3    62.5    59.8    59.8    59.6
                                                                                                                             
      Maryland (3).......  2,536.7  2,568.1  2,568.4  2,570.4   182.5   185.9   185.6   185.9   142.3   139.3   139.3   139.6
      Massachusetts......  3,185.3  3,202.2  3,206.0  3,203.2   138.0   142.1   142.9   144.5   309.2   303.8   304.4   303.5
      Michigan...........  4,387.3  4,388.5  4,396.5  4,367.5   191.6   193.7   193.4   189.2   684.5   679.3   676.9   671.0
      Minnesota..........  2,692.6  2,722.3  2,730.6  2,729.4   128.0   130.3   130.5   128.2   345.7   348.8   349.2   347.0
      Mississippi........  1,130.0  1,129.5  1,126.2  1,131.4    49.4    53.8    54.2    56.2   180.7   175.2   176.1   177.1
                                                                                                                             
      Missouri ..........  2,708.2  2,734.6  2,739.6  2,739.9   136.8   142.1   142.3   144.6   310.6   306.4   306.3   304.2
      Montana............    415.6    423.4    424.8    421.7    25.2    28.1    28.2    27.5    19.4    19.3    19.2    19.2
      Nebraska (3).......    928.7    939.8    940.3    947.6    47.9    47.1    46.3    48.2   100.4   102.0   102.8   103.5
      Nevada.............  1,184.5  1,250.7  1,256.6  1,258.2   124.5   142.1   143.9   144.4    47.3    48.4    48.4    48.6
      New Hampshire......    633.8    635.4    636.6    637.8    28.8    30.0    30.1    30.0    80.1    78.6    78.3    78.2
                                                                                                                             
      New Jersey.........  4,022.1  4,061.7  4,064.5  4,060.2   167.3   170.5   171.0   172.6   334.8   324.2   323.2   320.9
      New Mexico.........    799.5    818.3    821.5    822.1    52.2    55.5    56.5    57.2    36.2    36.4    36.7    36.8
      New York...........  8,507.5  8,563.0  8,566.3  8,561.5   325.8   325.7   326.9   330.3   589.6   571.9   569.7   568.0
      North Carolina.....  3,887.2  3,938.2  3,943.5  3,955.2   226.6   233.6   235.4   235.2   571.7   563.9   563.7   563.0
      North Dakota.......    341.8    347.7    348.4    349.1    17.0    17.5    17.5    17.5    25.5    25.9    25.8    25.8
                                                                                                                             
      Ohio...............  5,410.5  5,451.5  5,445.7  5,431.4   231.9   233.7   234.3   232.7   816.6   814.6   814.2   812.2
      Oklahoma...........  1,490.1  1,527.8  1,529.4  1,531.0    63.8    66.9    66.8    67.7   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Oregon ............  1,636.2  1,681.7  1,686.6  1,689.5    86.4    95.0    96.2    96.0   203.6   206.2   206.9   208.8
      Pennsylvania.......  5,673.6  5,726.7  5,737.6  5,742.3   251.7   256.1   257.9   257.6   685.9   678.4   677.2   676.2
      Rhode Island.......    489.5    493.5    493.0    490.7    21.4    22.5    22.6    22.6    56.2    54.3    54.1    53.9
                                                                                                                             
      South Carolina.....  1,854.0  1,872.0  1,875.5  1,873.9   115.0   120.4   120.8   118.8   266.7   257.4   258.1   257.6
      South Dakota.......    386.1    392.5    391.8    393.4    20.4    21.1    20.1    21.5    39.3    40.3    40.9    41.0
      Tennessee..........  2,716.0  2,758.6  2,760.9  2,748.3   118.6   120.5   120.7   122.8   412.3   405.0   405.0   405.7
      Texas..............  9,604.9  9,856.1  9,861.3  9,874.7   552.7   578.5   580.2   581.7   892.4   904.4   905.1   904.6
      Utah...............  1,125.4  1,171.3  1,175.8  1,175.1    76.7    84.3    85.0    85.4   116.2   118.3   118.8   119.0
                                                                                                                             
      Vermont............    304.5    306.4    306.6    306.7    16.4    17.0    16.8    16.5    37.0    36.6    36.8    36.8
      Virginia...........  3,627.5  3,699.9  3,699.5  3,709.5   239.7   250.9   253.2   255.2   298.3   295.0   294.9   295.0
      Washington.........  2,741.1  2,815.8  2,822.1  2,826.2   169.3   182.7   183.9   185.6   268.7   277.3   277.9   278.9
      West Virginia......    742.0    751.1    752.3    750.3    36.7    38.0    38.2    37.2    62.5    61.4    61.2    61.4
      Wisconsin..........  2,826.0  2,852.6  2,861.0  2,852.6   127.7   132.4   132.9   134.5   503.0   508.0   509.0   508.0
      Wyoming............    259.2    265.4    265.9    267.2    19.7    20.5    20.8    21.1   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  






                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                             Trade, transportation, and         Financial activities         Professional and business   
                                     utilities                                                        services           
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                            Jan.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Jan.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Jan.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan. 
                            2005    2005    2005   2006p    2005    2005    2005   2006p    2005    2005    2005   2006p 
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
      Alabama............   380.0   381.7   383.5   382.2    97.1    98.4    98.2    97.8   203.0   211.8   212.2   213.5
      Alaska.............    62.6    63.4    63.4    63.4    14.8    14.9    14.8    14.8    23.4    23.9    24.0    23.9
      Arizona............   476.7   494.4   496.0   499.0   168.9   177.3   177.8   178.1   354.3   381.6   385.8   382.3
      Arkansas...........   244.5   246.0   246.3   246.4    51.2    51.9    52.0    52.2   109.6   113.4   113.7   113.0
      California......... 2,799.4 2,830.9 2,830.3 2,840.2   915.2   936.5   937.8   938.9 2,121.8 2,172.6 2,177.9 2,187.7
                                                                                                                         
      Colorado...........   408.7   419.1   420.4   420.4   155.8   159.3   159.5   160.0   312.1   319.4   321.0   322.8
      Connecticut........   310.7   312.9   312.9   313.7   141.3   142.7   143.0   143.3   197.7   199.9   200.9   200.4
      Delaware (3).......    81.4    82.4    82.3    82.2    45.4    44.9    45.0    45.1    61.8    63.2    63.9    62.3
      District of                                                                                                        
         Columbia (3)....   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     146.7   148.4   148.8   151.7
      Florida ........... 1,533.2 1,587.4 1,591.2 1,591.6   516.4   533.4   534.6   536.0 1,295.1 1,347.0 1,354.8 1,364.2
                                                                                                                         
      Georgia ...........   841.2   852.7   851.8   856.0   223.4   226.7   228.3   228.8   525.6   541.1   543.3   547.3
      Hawaii (3).........   115.2   120.2   120.4   120.4   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Idaho .............   120.2   125.0   125.4   125.9    28.7    30.6    30.9    31.1    75.0    78.5    79.0    79.9
      Illinois........... 1,183.2 1,188.4 1,191.6 1,179.4   399.4   406.5   406.5   406.6   814.2   830.7   830.6   830.2
      Indiana............   578.4   587.6   589.5   580.5   138.9   139.6   140.0   139.4   270.6   276.6   275.2   274.0
                                                                                                                         
      Iowa...............   304.7   308.2   309.2   307.9    97.9    98.8    99.5    99.7   110.2   114.5   114.5   113.7
      Kansas.............   261.9   261.2   261.0   260.4   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     131.8   134.0   132.9   133.8
      Kentucky...........   376.6   379.9   380.7   380.4    87.0    87.4    87.6    88.9   168.2   174.4   175.1   173.2
      Louisiana..........   380.0   351.4   352.8   359.5    99.1    92.9    93.2    93.9   188.0   161.4   162.9   163.3
      Maine..............   125.9   125.7   126.1   125.8    34.3    33.9    33.8    33.9    49.6    50.6    50.5    50.4
                                                                                                                         
      Maryland (3).......   468.5   472.1   473.1   474.6   157.7   159.1   159.3   159.7   378.8   387.6   388.3   386.6
      Massachusetts......   571.1   570.3   570.0   569.0   219.1   222.2   222.2   222.3   455.7   463.4   465.1   464.0
      Michigan...........   806.4   803.1   804.4   794.9   218.7   219.1   219.1   217.8   589.8   590.5   598.2   594.8
      Minnesota..........   524.0   529.5   529.2   531.0   177.2   180.2   181.6   179.9   300.9   302.8   304.8   303.8
      Mississippi........   221.2   222.2   222.3   223.7   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)      85.3    88.5    89.5    90.7
                                                                                                                         
      Missouri ..........   536.5   542.0   542.2   544.1   162.8   166.7   167.3   166.8   315.2   319.7   322.9   324.8
      Montana............    86.9    87.9    88.0    87.9    21.0    21.7    21.8    21.5    33.8    34.8    34.7    34.6
      Nebraska (3).......   198.7   199.7   200.1   201.1    64.0    65.1    65.3    65.3    95.7    97.3    97.2    96.8
      Nevada.............   210.1   219.4   219.7   220.2    63.5    66.9    67.3    67.5   139.9   147.9   149.3   150.6
      New Hampshire......   140.2   140.5   140.6   141.8    38.3    39.7    39.9    39.8    58.4    60.0    60.1    60.4
                                                                                                                         
      New Jersey.........   876.9   885.5   884.9   877.2   278.2   282.7   283.3   283.9   587.6   598.0   596.8   595.4
      New Mexico.........   138.6   141.2   141.1   141.6    34.8    35.5    35.5    35.4    91.7    93.2    93.7    94.1
      New York........... 1,495.6 1,507.6 1,506.9 1,500.5   706.9   718.9   719.2   720.6 1,073.4 1,089.9 1,090.8 1,085.0
      North Carolina.....   733.7   733.4   733.0   735.0   194.3   200.5   200.9   201.3   440.4   448.8   451.3   448.1
      North Dakota.......    73.3    75.1    75.6    75.7    18.7    19.2    19.1    19.2    25.4    26.8    27.2    26.9
                                                                                                                         
      Ohio............... 1,041.8 1,045.9 1,043.2 1,041.1   308.3   309.5   309.8   311.9   634.1   651.4   650.5   646.8
      Oklahoma...........   275.1   282.2   282.5   282.8    83.4    84.8    85.0    84.9   167.4   174.2   175.0   174.1
      Oregon ............   324.3   334.2   334.8   337.2    99.8   104.1   104.4   103.9   181.8   187.6   188.2   188.5
      Pennsylvania....... 1,117.7 1,126.6 1,131.7 1,132.6   334.2   336.0   336.1   335.8   649.7   661.7   665.9   662.2
      Rhode Island.......    80.1    79.6    79.5    79.2    34.0    35.1    35.2    35.1    54.4    56.5    56.1    56.2
                                                                                                                         
      South Carolina.....   359.2   356.9   358.9   361.2    97.1   100.0   100.3   100.9   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      South Dakota.......    77.9    79.0    78.8    79.0    28.2    28.6    28.6    28.7   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Tennessee..........   585.8   602.6   602.9   596.6   141.8   144.6   144.7   143.2   307.3   317.7   317.6   310.4
      Texas.............. 1,969.2 2,016.9 2,012.5 2,016.5   602.3   617.5   618.3   620.2 1,123.1 1,183.8 1,185.9 1,190.1
      Utah...............   221.7   229.5   230.1   230.8    65.9    69.5    69.8    67.8   142.2   152.6   154.2   153.8
                                                                                                                         
      Vermont............    59.4    60.0    59.7    59.9    13.2    13.2    13.3    13.2    21.7    21.9    22.0    22.2
      Virginia...........   653.5   657.1   658.7   661.1   191.0   195.1   195.1   194.6   594.9   620.2   618.6   623.4
      Washington.........   525.6   537.8   538.7   539.8   152.7   156.5   157.0   157.2   309.2   324.5   325.5   326.0
      West Virginia......   138.8   140.4   139.8   140.1    29.9    29.8    30.0    30.6    58.6    59.3    59.9    59.1
      Wisconsin..........   539.8   535.8   539.1   535.6   159.4   157.0   157.2   156.9   258.1   261.6   262.8   261.0
      Wyoming............    49.6    50.9    50.9    50.7   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)      15.6    16.0    15.8    16.0






                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                           Education and health services      Leisure and hospitality                Government          
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                            Jan.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Jan.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Jan.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan. 
                            2005    2005    2005   2006p    2005    2005    2005   2006p    2005    2005    2005   2006p 
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
      Alabama............   197.4   201.4   201.9   203.1   162.2   167.9   167.2   167.2   360.3   362.1   362.0   361.8
      Alaska.............    35.4    35.9    36.1    36.3    30.6    30.4    30.9    31.2    81.5    82.0    82.1    80.6
      Arizona............   267.5   279.6   280.5   281.0   246.0   258.8   260.0   260.1   400.1   403.6   403.8   402.6
      Arkansas...........   144.9   147.9   148.2   148.8    93.2    94.5    94.8    95.0   201.0   206.7   206.5   207.9
      California......... 1,573.2 1,599.0 1,597.4 1,601.7 1,455.8 1,490.2 1,492.9 1,497.5 2,400.9 2,426.3 2,425.5 2,426.3
                                                                                                                         
      Colorado...........   221.6   225.8   226.5   226.4   254.1   256.4   258.3   259.2   360.3   364.1   365.2   363.9
      Connecticut........   271.0   274.1   273.2   273.9   128.2   129.4   129.6   130.5   242.4   247.0   247.2   245.5
      Delaware (3).......    53.4    54.1    54.3    54.9    40.4    41.7    41.7    40.9    58.3    60.0    59.4    59.7
      District of                                                                                                        
         Columbia (3)....   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)      53.1    55.1    55.1    56.1   233.4   233.0   231.9   231.5
      Florida ...........   929.1   948.6   953.3   956.1   874.2   903.6   907.1   913.4 1,074.9 1,089.7 1,091.8 1,093.0
                                                                                                                         
      Georgia ...........   418.8   426.1   426.8   429.1   366.4   372.9   372.7   374.4   643.0   655.4   655.3   655.8
      Hawaii (3).........    69.6    70.7    70.8    71.0   105.0   107.3   107.5   107.4   118.4   119.7   119.7   117.6
      Idaho .............    67.0    68.9    69.0    69.1    57.2    60.4    60.4    61.0   114.8   116.7   116.5   116.4
      Illinois...........   738.8   752.9   752.7   752.5   506.3   519.0   518.7   519.3   845.2   845.3   843.5   840.5
      Indiana............   371.4   381.0   381.1   379.3   275.2   280.5   281.0   284.8   427.8   429.5   428.9   424.2
                                                                                                                         
      Iowa...............   192.7   197.4   198.3   198.2   129.2   128.8   129.2   129.2   243.8   247.1   247.2   245.7
      Kansas.............   164.1   165.0   165.1   165.8   111.3   111.6   111.1   111.5   246.2   251.8   252.6   246.9
      Kentucky...........   232.7   236.1   236.8   237.5   163.0   165.9   166.8   168.2   311.1   313.0   312.4   314.1
      Louisiana..........   255.1   207.2   208.0   207.9   208.3   166.1   168.6   169.8   380.0   376.9   374.8   375.2
      Maine..............   111.5   113.1   112.7   112.6    59.0    58.9    59.5    58.7   104.7   105.6   105.4   105.5
                                                                                                                         
      Maryland (3).......   350.3   357.1   357.9   359.5   227.9   232.8   233.1   233.4   462.3   467.0   467.5   464.4
      Massachusetts......   584.7   591.9   592.8   592.6   291.4   290.5   290.8   290.7   410.0   410.3   410.6   410.6
      Michigan...........   564.8   568.7   569.8   568.5   401.2   407.1   406.3   401.8   676.2   673.3   673.1   675.2
      Minnesota..........   381.2   388.6   390.8   395.6   238.3   242.4   243.8   243.1   415.6   418.0   418.4   418.9
      Mississippi........   120.3   121.5   122.2   121.3   125.3   121.3   113.4   113.0   241.5   240.8   241.2   241.0
                                                                                                                         
      Missouri ..........   362.4   368.6   369.2   369.7   272.0   274.7   275.5   277.2   426.2   429.3   429.5   427.2
      Montana............   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)      54.4    55.2    55.6    55.4    86.6    87.1    87.3    86.9
      Nebraska (3).......   126.5   129.0   129.2   130.5    78.3    80.0    80.5    82.0   160.7   162.0   161.5   163.6
      Nevada.............    82.5    85.7    86.3    86.4   317.1   333.2   333.8   333.6   141.6   145.6   146.1   145.8
      New Hampshire......    96.3    99.0    99.2    99.2    63.7    63.9    64.6    64.7    93.4    88.6    89.0    88.6
                                                                                                                         
      New Jersey.........   553.0   563.7   565.9   566.2   329.7   337.7   339.5   340.7   638.4   642.4   642.4   645.6
      New Mexico.........   103.5   107.4   107.5   107.7    83.7    83.5    84.3    84.6   200.0   203.5   203.6   202.6
      New York........... 1,529.2 1,557.2 1,558.1 1,558.0   666.2   670.0   670.6   671.5 1,492.4 1,487.4 1,488.9 1,490.0
      North Carolina.....   456.5   469.1   470.0   476.1   353.2   362.7   362.0   363.8   661.2   668.6   667.9   673.7
      North Dakota.......    48.5    49.2    49.2    49.4    31.5    31.5    31.5    31.8    75.0    75.0    74.9    75.0
                                                                                                                         
      Ohio...............   754.9   767.4   768.1   765.1   497.8   504.1   504.3   502.2   798.7   798.7   795.9   796.1
      Oklahoma...........   180.0   185.2   184.9   184.0   131.5   133.1   133.3   134.8   307.7   313.8   313.7   313.8
      Oregon ............   196.1   202.9   204.2   204.2   157.6   163.6   164.7   164.0   286.8   285.5   285.2   286.4
      Pennsylvania....... 1,015.1 1,041.7 1,042.5 1,049.0   479.8   486.8   487.3   486.5   746.1   746.8   745.8   748.6
      Rhode Island.......    93.7    96.8    96.2    95.5    50.5    50.5    50.5    49.9    65.0    64.8    64.8    64.8
                                                                                                                         
      South Carolina.....   183.7   185.9   186.5   188.5   201.8   201.4   201.4   201.1   325.1   332.0   333.3   332.1
      South Dakota.......    57.3    58.3    58.5    58.5    41.1    41.4    41.7    41.9    75.1    75.7    75.7    75.5
      Tennessee..........   325.8   332.0   332.7   333.6   258.9   265.5   266.4   268.1   412.6   415.9   416.2   413.7
      Texas.............. 1,166.9 1,200.5 1,204.6 1,207.5   897.2   917.5   919.0   917.6 1,670.4 1,688.9 1,688.9 1,690.4
      Utah...............   126.3   130.5   130.8   131.8   103.2   105.9   106.0   105.3   200.9   204.3   204.4   204.3
                                                                                                                         
      Vermont............    53.7    54.6    54.6    54.8    33.1    32.5    32.9    32.9    52.8    53.1    53.0    53.4
      Virginia...........   387.1   401.1   400.2   399.3   326.5   330.1   329.8   329.5   656.0   664.7   665.1   665.0
      Washington.........   324.7   334.9   336.2   335.2   260.7   266.2   267.5   268.6   525.8   527.9   526.9   526.1
      West Virginia......   111.7   114.7   114.7   114.3    68.8    70.1    70.7    69.3   144.2   143.7   144.0   145.0
      Wisconsin..........   379.5   392.3   392.4   388.4   252.9   264.4   265.1   263.4   416.8   413.6   415.2   416.9
      Wyoming............   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)      31.8    32.5    32.7    32.8    64.7    65.4    65.3    65.2

       1 Includes natural resources and mining, information, and other services, except public administration, not shown
     separately.
       2 This series is not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the
     trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision.
       3 Natural resources and mining is combined with construction.
       p = preliminary.
       NOTE:  Data are counts of jobs by place of work.  Data have been revised to reflect 2005 benchmarks and updated
     seasonal adjustment factors.  Seasonally adjusted data from January 2001 for most states are subject to revision.
     Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark are provisional and will be revised when new information becomes
     available. 
    




     ESTABLISHMENT DATA
                                                                                                  NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
     NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
     
     Table 6. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted

     (In thousands)
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                                      Total                 Natural resources and mining            Construction         
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
           State             December         January         December        January         December        January    
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                           2004    2005    2005    2006p     2004    2005    2005   2006p    2004    2005    2005   2006p 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
      Alabama........... 1,932.4 1,971.3  1,899.8 1,947.0    12.7    13.4    12.7    13.4   103.3   108.4   100.6   106.4
      Alaska............   294.3   298.6    288.6   292.6    10.1    11.0     9.9    10.7    16.2    16.4    14.6    14.9
      Arizona........... 2,475.8 2,603.4  2,413.1 2,549.1     8.7     9.6     8.6     9.6   203.8   231.1   199.2   227.2
      Arkansas.......... 1,173.6 1,189.8  1,151.0 1,167.8     6.8     7.1     6.5     7.0    51.2    54.0    50.3    51.6
      California........ 14780.4 15034.6 14,451.9 14769.8    22.9    23.7    21.7    22.3   866.4   927.1   823.8   900.1
                                                                                                                         
      Colorado.......... 2,224.4 2,269.6  2,163.5 2,218.5    15.3    18.0    15.4    17.8   152.7   162.3   144.7   155.9
      Connecticut....... 1,681.3 1,691.0  1,630.3 1,644.4      .7      .7      .7      .7    67.1    66.0    60.9    60.2
      Delaware .........   430.8   437.1    416.8   423.9   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)      26.8    28.2    25.9    26.8
      District of                                                                                                        
         Columbia.......   678.6   689.2    670.3   679.6   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)      12.5    12.1    12.3    12.0
      Florida........... 7,747.5 8,031.8  7,631.8 7,941.0     7.1     7.2     7.1     7.3   549.5   601.6   543.1   599.0
                                                                                                                         
      Georgia........... 3,969.3 4,063.9  3,910.8 3,992.4    12.2    12.1    11.8    12.0   203.7   214.1   199.8   207.9
      Hawaii ...........   601.8   620.4    585.0   605.1   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)      31.3    35.6    30.8    35.1
      Idaho ............   598.9   627.7    581.5   611.5     4.0     4.4     3.8     4.1    41.1    46.9    37.7    44.4
      Illinois.......... 5,897.6 5,942.1  5,700.8 5,762.7     9.5    10.2     8.8     9.6   273.4   274.3   236.7   242.7
      Indiana........... 2,967.9 2,999.9  2,882.2 2,920.5     6.8     6.9     6.7     6.4   146.5   147.6   132.4   138.7
                                                                                                                         
      Iowa.............. 1,482.7 1,509.4  1,434.2 1,462.3     2.0     2.1     1.7     1.7    69.2    72.1    59.0    63.0
      Kansas............ 1,349.3 1,347.5  1,303.3 1,320.6     7.3     7.5     7.2     7.4    63.0    61.6    55.8    63.4
      Kentucky.......... 1,825.4 1,851.2  1,778.9 1,810.5    20.3    22.5    20.1    22.3    83.7    85.7    76.2    80.7
      Louisiana......... 1,939.0 1,750.6  1,905.0 1,736.3    44.5    47.4    44.0    47.0   115.7   102.7   112.2   102.9
      Maine.............   616.7   616.7    589.5   589.3     2.9     2.9     2.9     3.0    29.9    30.3    27.0    27.4
                                                                                                                         
      Maryland.......... 2,560.6 2,590.3  2,482.0 2,519.0   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     182.1   185.8   174.8   178.6
      Massachusetts..... 3,220.6 3,238.7  3,113.6 3,145.2     2.0     1.8     1.8     1.7   139.2   142.6   124.5   133.8
      Michigan.......... 4,451.6 4,429.0  4,283.9 4,275.6     7.9     8.1     7.7     7.8   191.2   190.6   168.0   167.9
      Minnesota......... 2,722.9 2,746.3  2,629.3 2,671.4     6.0     5.8     5.6     5.4   127.3   125.5   108.3   109.4
      Mississippi....... 1,133.1 1,130.3  1,118.4 1,120.2     8.9     8.5     8.5     8.6    49.0    54.2    47.4    54.3
                                                                                                                         
      Missouri ......... 2,730.9 2,756.7  2,656.0 2,688.5     4.7     4.9     4.9     4.9   137.7   140.5   126.5   134.3
      Montana...........   416.6   425.3    400.8   409.7     7.4     8.0     7.3     7.9    25.2    27.6    21.7    24.2
      Nebraska..........   933.7   947.0    911.8   933.9   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)      47.3    44.6    43.0    43.7
      Nevada............ 1,193.0 1,264.0  1,166.7 1,243.5     9.8    11.1     9.8    11.1   127.3   142.7   120.2   139.6
      New Hampshire.....   638.2   642.5    621.4   626.2     1.0     1.0      .9     1.0    29.0    30.1    26.3    27.9
                                                                                                                         
      New Jersey........ 4,064.0 4,101.5  3,946.0 3,995.5     1.7     1.8     1.6     1.8   169.0   172.6   155.4   161.2
      New Mexico........   805.2   826.2    786.5   807.1    16.1    18.1    15.9    18.0    51.9    56.0    50.2    54.4
      New York.......... 8,639.6 8,680.4  8,329.6 8,402.1     5.7     5.9     4.9     5.2   327.9   327.4   295.0   298.8
      North Carolina.... 3,911.1 3,971.2  3,832.7 3,904.1     6.9     6.9     6.8     6.8   224.6   235.3   219.3   230.1
      North Dakota......   343.9   351.1    333.4   342.5     3.6     4.3     3.6     4.3    15.9    16.2    13.6    14.4
                                                                                                                         
      Ohio.............. 5,476.5 5,497.3  5,287.2 5,326.5    11.6    11.3    10.8    10.5   232.8   233.8   204.9   209.1
      Oklahoma.......... 1,503.5 1,538.8  1,465.5 1,508.0    34.4    37.8    34.4    37.5    63.4    65.9    61.1    64.9
      Oregon............ 1,645.7 1,697.2  1,600.2 1,659.0     9.7     8.7     9.2     8.3    85.2    95.2    80.8    91.6
      Pennsylvania...... 5,728.7 5,783.6  5,568.7 5,633.6    19.1    19.7    18.6    18.8   248.0   252.3   228.0   234.8
      Rhode Island......   495.3   497.9    475.8   479.5      .3      .3      .2      .2    21.6    22.8    18.8    20.4
                                                                                                                         
      South Carolina.... 1,857.4 1,885.7  1,820.5 1,847.3     5.0     4.8     4.9     4.8   113.8   120.4   112.5   116.5
      South Dakota......   385.4   391.4    375.3   383.3      .8      .8      .8      .8    19.7    19.1    17.3    18.2
      Tennessee......... 2,756.2 2,789.3  2,671.3 2,708.9     3.9     4.1     4.0     4.1   117.0   120.7   113.0   116.7
      Texas............. 9,658.8 9,923.7  9,493.0 9,771.8   157.6   172.2   158.5   171.1   546.9   575.9   540.4   570.3
      Utah.............. 1,136.4 1,188.9  1,110.8 1,164.0     7.7     9.1     7.6     9.0    75.2    84.7    71.1    80.3
                                                                                                                         
      Vermont...........   310.3   312.5    302.9   304.8      .9      .9      .7      .8    16.2    16.5    14.4    14.6
      Virginia.......... 3,660.0 3,722.3  3,573.4 3,661.3    10.4    10.9    10.4    10.7   236.6   252.3   230.5   249.3
      Washington........ 2,749.6 2,834.3  2,688.2 2,776.2     9.2     8.5     8.8     8.4   166.6   180.4   158.4   174.2
      West Virginia.....   747.3   757.4    727.1   737.2    24.7    26.4    24.4    26.2    34.9    37.6    31.9    34.0
      Wisconsin......... 2,841.5 2,872.0  2,757.8 2,791.5     3.9     3.8     3.3     3.2   125.4   129.9   112.1   119.9
      Wyoming...........   256.0   263.6    249.6   257.9    21.3    24.2    21.0    24.2    18.5    19.8    17.0    18.5
                                                                                                                         
      Puerto Rico....... 1,097.2 1,075.9  1,036.5 1,048.9   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)      75.4    69.5    65.2    68.3






                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                                   Manufacturing             Trade, transportation, and             Information          
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                              December        January         December        January         December        January    
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                            2004    2005    2005    2006p   2004    2005    2005    2006p   2004    2005    2005    2006p 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
      Alabama............   296.4   301.5   292.3   301.1   389.2   391.0   376.2   379.7    31.4    31.1    31.1    31.0
      Alaska.............     6.0     5.9    10.8    10.7    60.7    61.6    58.3    59.3     7.0     6.9     6.8     6.8
      Arizona............   180.6   183.5   178.6   183.1   488.8   512.8   476.8   500.3    44.9    45.0    44.2    44.5
      Arkansas...........   202.2   197.8   201.3   196.2   248.7   251.4   241.1   243.5    20.3    20.3    20.2    20.0
      California......... 1,517.7 1,504.8 1,500.6 1,489.1 2,883.5 2,920.8 2,778.9 2,818.3   484.3   472.9   473.1   466.3
                                                                                                                         
      Colorado...........   151.7   150.8   149.4   149.6   422.8   431.8   405.8   418.0    79.6    76.2    78.3    75.7
      Connecticut........   197.7   195.0   196.4   193.9   324.2   325.0   310.2   312.4    38.8    38.0    38.5    37.8
      Delaware ..........    34.2    32.2    32.2    33.4    84.5    85.2    79.9    80.8     7.0     6.9     6.4     6.7
      District of                                                                                                        
         Columbia........     2.3     2.0     2.2     2.0    28.4    28.8    27.3    27.9    22.7    22.7    22.8    22.8
      Florida............   398.8   401.5   394.6   398.2 1,580.7 1,642.2 1,532.4 1,592.4   169.2   169.7   166.9   169.6
                                                                                                                         
      Georgia............   450.8   447.1   445.6   443.7   860.6   880.7   832.8   848.6   117.2   116.3   116.2   115.4
      Hawaii ............    15.4    15.4    15.1    15.2   118.4   124.3   114.9   120.9    11.5    11.1    10.4    11.0
      Idaho .............    62.1    63.4    61.6    62.4   122.7   128.0   117.7   123.3    10.4    11.1    10.5    10.9
      Illinois...........   697.8   688.2   686.4   681.7 1,222.3 1,223.3 1,170.9 1,175.0   120.0   117.9   118.8   116.6
      Indiana............   573.3   571.8   568.4   569.3   596.1   602.8   570.1   575.6    40.8    41.0    40.0    40.3
                                                                                                                         
      Iowa...............   226.7   232.4   224.8   230.4   313.0   316.1   300.1   304.1    34.0    33.3    33.4    32.8
      Kansas.............   179.9   178.7   178.1   178.8   268.7   266.1   258.6   257.8    40.5    39.5    40.2    39.0
      Kentucky...........   265.3   263.3   262.6   262.6   386.5   390.2   372.4   376.6    29.4    29.5    28.6    29.0
      Louisiana..........   154.7   143.5   152.7   142.0   388.5   360.4   375.9   356.7    31.5    28.4    31.2    28.6
      Maine..............    63.7    61.1    61.4    58.9   131.5   131.3   123.1   122.8    11.3    11.3    11.2    11.2
                                                                                                                         
      Maryland...........   142.8   139.6   141.1   138.4   488.5   490.2   462.5   468.6    49.6    50.6    48.8    50.2
      Massachusetts......   311.2   305.4   307.6   303.5   593.0   590.2   565.2   564.8    87.7    87.8    86.5    87.1
      Michigan...........   700.3   682.8   675.6   664.7   834.3   824.5   791.0   784.7    68.9    67.1    68.0    66.3
      Minnesota..........   346.2   347.4   340.8   342.8   542.6   542.7   517.6   524.8    59.2    59.1    58.7    58.1
      Mississippi........   180.8   176.3   180.0   175.5   227.1   227.2   218.8   222.4    14.5    13.9    14.5    13.8
                                                                                                                         
      Missouri ..........   312.0   307.1   308.6   303.6   551.0   556.7   530.4   538.8    63.6    62.4    62.8    61.4
      Montana............    19.6    19.4    19.0    18.9    88.5    89.6    85.0    86.1     7.8     7.8     7.7     7.7
      Nebraska...........   101.6   103.3    99.7   103.0   203.4   205.1   196.7   200.0    20.7    20.4    20.4    20.3
      Nevada.............    46.8    48.6    46.8    48.4   215.6   227.4   207.6   219.4    14.6    14.4    15.0    14.5
      New Hampshire......    80.3    78.6    79.9    78.2   145.7   146.0   139.2   140.4    12.8    13.0    12.5    13.0
                                                                                                                         
      New Jersey.........   336.2   324.9   330.8   318.3   906.5   910.6   870.8   874.4    97.9    97.4    96.7    96.2
      New Mexico.........    36.1    36.3    35.3    35.7   142.2   145.1   137.5   139.9    15.0    15.0    13.9    14.5
      New York...........   595.3   571.0   581.4   560.2 1,562.0 1,563.4 1,480.5 1,493.3   269.9   273.9   263.5   267.3
      North Carolina.....   575.3   565.4   568.5   559.5   751.9   748.7   723.0   725.8    75.5    77.5    75.4    76.2
      North Dakota.......    25.1    25.8    24.8    25.4    75.6    77.3    72.3    74.8     7.7     7.8     7.6     7.7
                                                                                                                         
      Ohio...............   821.9   817.7   810.0   808.5 1,080.9 1,079.8 1,028.2 1,028.0    91.1    89.5    89.9    89.0
      Oklahoma...........   144.4   147.2   141.3   144.7   282.4   289.0   272.1   279.7    30.5    29.8    30.2    29.8
      Oregon.............   201.4   205.5   199.2   204.5   335.1   345.1   319.1   332.5    33.1    33.6    32.6    33.3
      Pennsylvania.......   689.2   678.4   681.0   670.0 1,163.7 1,169.5 1,111.9 1,124.8   110.1   108.5   109.1   107.2
      Rhode Island.......    57.2    54.7    55.8    53.6    83.1    82.6    78.9    78.5    10.6    10.5    10.8    10.5
                                                                                                                         
      South Carolina.....   267.1   258.2   265.2   256.2   366.7   366.7   354.2   357.4    27.2    27.3    26.6    26.6
      South Dakota.......    39.0    41.3    38.8    40.9    79.3    79.8    76.4    77.5     6.6     7.0     6.6     6.9
      Tennessee..........   412.1   404.7   409.0   403.9   613.0   623.6   578.4   588.8    50.0    50.1    49.7    49.8
      Texas..............   896.2   904.9   885.8   899.8 2,019.4 2,064.3 1,955.5 2,003.8   223.4   224.1   222.0   221.3
      Utah...............   116.6   119.8   115.3   118.3   228.7   237.3   219.7   227.9    31.3    33.9    31.0    33.8
                                                                                                                         
      Vermont............    37.4    37.1    36.5    36.3    61.4    61.7    59.0    59.2     6.3     6.3     6.3     6.2
      Virginia...........   300.0   296.2   297.1   294.3   676.5   679.3   646.9   655.9    95.0    92.8    93.5    92.7
      Washington.........   266.2   277.2   263.9   274.8   540.6   553.1   517.2   531.9    94.2    96.5    92.7    95.5
      West Virginia......    62.7    61.3    62.0    61.2   142.3   143.2   136.9   137.9    11.8    11.7    11.6    11.7
      Wisconsin..........   505.0   507.6   496.6   503.9   559.5   555.3   532.0   528.5    50.1    49.2    49.6    48.8
      Wyoming............     9.7     9.7     9.6     9.6    50.0    51.2    48.2    49.6     4.3     4.3     4.3     4.3
                                                                                                                         
      Puerto Rico........   121.1   111.7   116.9   110.7   203.4   202.2   188.2   192.8    23.3    23.5    22.7    23.3






                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                                Financial activities         Professional and business     Education and health services 
                                                                      services                                           
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                              December        January         December        January         December        January    
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                            2004    2005    2005    2006p   2004    2005    2005    2006p   2004    2005    2005    2006p 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
      Alabama............    97.9    98.5    96.2    97.3   201.0   212.1   198.7   210.2   197.7   202.8   196.0   201.8
      Alaska.............    14.7    14.7    14.3    14.4    22.9    23.3    21.9    22.4    35.5    36.1    35.1    35.9
      Arizona............   169.2   179.4   167.3   176.9   356.1   388.1   346.0   377.4   270.4   281.2   266.2   280.9
      Arkansas...........    51.4    52.1    50.8    51.8   110.7   113.0   107.1   110.3   145.2   149.3   144.1   148.2
      California.........   915.2   939.8   908.6   934.1 2,132.8 2,191.7 2,083.1 2,158.6 1,586.7 1,608.2 1,557.4 1,590.2
                                                                                                                         
      Colorado...........   157.1   161.0   155.2   159.3   310.9   320.4   302.6   311.7   223.1   228.0   220.3   225.8
      Connecticut........   141.1   143.2   140.5   142.5   199.6   202.8   191.9   195.7   274.8   277.0   269.0   272.0
      Delaware ..........    44.5    45.1    45.1    44.7    63.5    64.2    60.8    61.5    53.6    54.5    53.2    54.5
      District of                                                                                                        
         Columbia........    30.7    30.1    29.9    30.4   146.1   150.1   144.2   148.3    93.5    97.6    91.6    95.0
      Florida............   517.6   534.5   512.1   531.6 1,295.9 1,358.8 1,278.8 1,349.1   934.0   958.9   924.0   951.7
                                                                                                                         
      Georgia............   222.7   229.5   222.3   227.1   521.0   546.1   516.8   536.7   418.3   429.0   415.8   426.5
      Hawaii ............    29.3    29.8    28.7    29.5    72.7    76.1    71.9    75.2    69.9    71.6    68.7    70.4
      Idaho .............    28.8    31.1    28.3    30.6    74.3    78.3    71.0    76.4    67.3    69.9    66.9    69.0
      Illinois...........   401.7   408.4   396.2   403.8   817.8   836.5   786.6   804.7   743.5   757.6   734.6   747.3
      Indiana............   140.0   140.0   137.2   138.7   270.6   275.3   260.5   265.8   376.8   386.0   371.6   379.1
                                                                                                                         
      Iowa...............    98.1    99.6    97.3    99.1   110.7   115.3   107.0   111.3   197.2   202.9   193.1   198.8
      Kansas.............    70.3    70.8    69.3    70.2   132.7   133.6   127.8   130.0   164.2   166.5   163.3   165.8
      Kentucky...........    87.2    88.1    86.4    87.4   171.1   177.6   164.1   169.1   234.3   238.2   231.4   236.3
      Louisiana..........   100.4    93.5    98.6    93.7   187.1   164.1   187.0   162.3   253.5   208.9   254.9   208.5
      Maine..............    34.4    33.8    34.0    33.4    49.3    50.4    47.8    48.6   112.1   113.3   110.0   111.1
                                                                                                                         
      Maryland...........   158.0   159.5   156.3   158.5   377.4   388.3   368.3   374.5   352.7   359.8   347.6   358.1
      Massachusetts......   218.5   222.4   217.5   221.7   459.3   467.6   443.1   452.0   596.2   603.0   578.9   586.0
      Michigan...........   217.8   218.9   216.3   216.3   591.6   594.9   572.5   572.8   569.5   574.1   559.8   566.2
      Minnesota..........   177.3   181.7   175.2   178.6   304.1   306.1   291.1   293.8   385.7   393.9   377.6   391.2
      Mississippi........    46.5    46.2    45.9    46.4    84.3    89.7    84.6    89.3   121.3   122.6   120.6   121.3
                                                                                                                         
      Missouri ..........   163.1   167.4   160.8   165.7   313.6   323.0   309.4   315.4   364.2   371.7   359.6   367.7
      Montana............    21.3    21.8    20.8    21.4    33.3    34.1    32.1    32.8    56.1    57.7    55.6    57.1
      Nebraska...........    64.2    65.3    63.5    65.0    94.5    98.4    93.3    95.2   127.3   130.7   126.0   130.0
      Nevada.............    64.0    67.6    63.0    66.9   138.2   148.9   139.4   150.4    82.6    86.4    81.9    85.9
      New Hampshire......    38.0    39.8    38.2    39.7    58.5    60.5    56.6    58.8    96.2    99.9    95.7    99.1
                                                                                                                         
      New Jersey.........   278.1   283.8   275.8   281.9   592.8   597.9   570.0   578.8   556.4   569.3   549.3   563.8
      New Mexico.........    34.9    35.5    34.7    35.2    91.7    94.1    90.2    92.3   104.8   108.4   104.0   108.3
      New York...........   712.5   721.5   701.0   716.1 1,082.9 1,100.4 1,045.5 1,057.9 1,560.6 1,582.0 1,511.3 1,543.0
      North Carolina.....   193.8   200.8   191.4   199.5   437.9   449.0   430.8   437.3   456.8   474.2   453.1   472.3
      North Dakota.......    18.8    19.2    18.6    19.1    25.2    27.0    24.5    26.3    48.5    49.4    48.2    49.3
                                                                                                                         
      Ohio...............   309.9   310.2   305.7   309.3   638.8   649.2   615.1   629.9   766.2   778.0   748.6   762.7
      Oklahoma...........    84.0    85.1    82.3    84.5   168.1   173.3   162.2   168.9   181.4   186.0   178.6   183.8
      Oregon.............    99.9   104.5    98.0   102.8   181.7   189.0   174.8   181.3   199.1   207.1   193.9   202.8
      Pennsylvania.......   334.8   336.1   332.3   333.7   652.8   664.7   633.6   646.0 1,022.8 1,054.0 1,004.5 1,036.1
      Rhode Island.......    34.1    35.2    33.7    35.0    54.7    56.7    51.8    54.1    95.9    97.7    92.7    94.3
                                                                                                                         
      South Carolina.....    95.9    99.4    95.4    99.8   199.4   209.7   195.5   200.9   184.3   188.5   182.6   187.8
      South Dakota.......    28.1    28.5    28.2    28.6    23.7    24.2    22.9    23.5    57.8    58.8    57.1    58.4
      Tennessee..........   144.0   145.0   141.3   142.4   314.4   320.9   300.6   307.2   326.6   334.3   323.1   330.9
      Texas..............   604.7   619.5   597.4   615.6 1,120.5 1,188.3 1,103.6 1,170.1 1,174.6 1,208.7 1,157.6 1,200.5
      Utah...............    66.6    70.0    65.5    68.7   142.8   154.0   138.2   149.9   128.3   133.4   126.8   132.4
                                                                                                                         
      Vermont............    13.4    13.4    13.1    13.1    21.8    22.1    20.8    21.2    53.8    55.3    53.3    54.4
      Virginia...........   190.8   194.8   188.7   193.9   596.4   619.3   584.8   612.7   393.0   404.2   387.3   401.5
      Washington.........   153.3   157.3   150.5   155.4   307.4   325.3   300.0   317.5   326.0   338.1   322.1   333.2
      West Virginia......    30.0    30.1    29.6    30.3    60.1    60.5    57.6    58.2   112.7   115.9   110.9   113.9
      Wisconsin..........   160.4   157.3   158.3   156.6   257.2   261.8   249.6   251.7   380.1   394.7   377.1   387.2
      Wyoming............    10.6    10.6    10.5    10.7    14.8    15.3    14.5    15.0    22.0    22.1    21.7    22.1
                                                                                                                         
      Puerto Rico........    50.2    51.6    48.2    51.6   109.8   108.5   102.9   103.7   104.1   103.1    96.9    98.2






                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                              Leisure and hospitality              Other services                    Government          
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                              December        January         December        January         December        January    
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                            2004    2005    2005    2006p   2004    2005    2005    2006p   2004    2005    2005    2006p 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
      Alabama............   158.4   165.5   155.1   162.3    81.2    81.4    80.8    81.1   363.2   365.6   360.1   362.7
      Alaska.............    27.4    28.1    25.8    26.6    11.1    11.3    10.8    11.0    82.7    83.3    80.3    79.9
      Arizona............   246.0   261.4   242.5   258.1    90.6    95.8    88.1    93.1   416.7   415.5   395.6   398.0
      Arkansas...........    90.0    91.8    87.5    89.1    41.5    42.3    41.2    42.0   205.6   210.7   200.9   208.1
      California......... 1,450.5 1,487.8 1,408.5 1,457.1   503.8   514.7   495.8   508.9 2,416.6 2,443.1 2,400.4 2,424.8
                                                                                                                         
      Colorado...........   256.1   260.8   250.8   258.3    88.6    88.8    88.2    88.9   366.5   371.5   352.8   357.5
      Connecticut........   126.0   127.8   119.1   121.9    62.6    62.9    61.6    62.1   248.7   252.6   241.5   245.2
      Delaware ..........    38.7    40.3    36.3    37.6    19.2    20.2    19.3    19.4    58.8    60.3    57.7    58.5
      District of                                                                                                        
         Columbia........    51.0    54.9    50.5    53.6    58.8    59.5    57.8    57.7   232.6   231.4   231.7   229.9
      Florida............   875.7   907.5   865.7   903.9   325.7   338.0   326.0   337.0 1,093.3 1,111.9 1,081.1 1,101.2
                                                                                                                         
      Georgia............   361.6   370.0   352.3   360.9   154.8   156.7   154.9   156.7   646.4   662.3   642.5   656.9
      Hawaii ............   105.5   108.3   103.8   107.0    24.9    25.5    24.5    25.2   122.9   122.7   116.2   115.6
      Idaho .............    54.2    58.9    54.0    58.2    18.1    18.2    17.9    18.0   115.9   117.5   112.1   114.2
      Illinois...........   499.5   512.3   476.4   493.3   259.3   259.5   252.4   257.9   852.8   853.9   833.0   830.1
      Indiana............   269.9   277.7   257.5   272.2   110.1   110.7   109.0   109.2   437.0   440.1   428.8   425.2
                                                                                                                         
      Iowa...............   124.7   126.0   120.1   121.4    56.4    56.2    55.3    55.1   250.7   253.4   242.4   244.6
      Kansas.............   110.3   109.7   105.5   106.9    53.2    53.0    52.1    52.4   259.2   260.5   245.4   248.9
      Kentucky...........   159.3   163.9   152.1   158.4    76.7    77.0    75.4    75.7   311.6   315.2   309.6   312.4
      Louisiana..........   206.8   166.2   202.0   164.9    70.7    57.8    70.0    57.7   385.6   377.7   376.5   372.0
      Maine..............    52.6    52.4    48.6    48.4    19.9    19.9    19.5    19.6   109.1   110.0   104.0   104.9
                                                                                                                         
      Maryland...........   221.1   224.4   210.3   215.5   116.9   118.5   115.1   117.1   471.5   473.6   457.2   459.5
      Massachusetts......   280.9   281.1   265.2   267.5   116.8   117.8   114.2   115.3   415.8   419.0   409.1   411.8
      Michigan...........   390.5   395.1   373.1   379.3   178.1   178.8   174.4   176.1   701.5   694.1   677.5   673.5
      Minnesota..........   231.2   237.2   223.0   229.9   118.4   118.3   115.0   116.4   424.9   428.6   416.4   421.0
      Mississippi........   122.3   111.3   120.7   109.7    37.0    37.2    37.0    37.4   241.4   243.2   240.4   241.5
                                                                                                                         
      Missouri ..........   262.6   268.2   247.2   256.7   119.5   117.1   118.0   115.0   438.9   437.7   427.8   425.0
      Montana............    51.9    53.4    50.4    52.3    16.9    17.0    16.4    16.4    88.6    88.9    84.8    84.9
      Nebraska...........    76.6    78.7    73.9    77.9    35.8    37.0    35.5    36.1   162.3   163.5   159.8   162.7
      Nevada.............   315.1   331.6   311.5   329.2    34.1    35.7    32.4    35.1   144.9   149.6   139.1   143.0
      New Hampshire......    60.5    60.5    58.5    59.5    21.1    20.9    20.7    20.7    95.1    92.2    92.9    87.9
                                                                                                                         
      New Jersey.........   319.5   329.9   305.1   317.2   154.5   158.7   154.3   156.7   651.4   654.6   636.2   645.2
      New Mexico.........    81.8    82.8    80.6    81.2    28.3    28.8    28.0    28.5   202.4   206.1   196.2   199.1
      New York...........   659.5   662.4   617.6   626.3   358.1   360.1   349.2   354.4 1,505.2 1,512.4 1,479.7 1,479.6
      North Carolina.....   346.0   352.0   332.1   341.7   167.2   174.5   166.2   174.5   675.2   686.9   666.1   680.4
      North Dakota.......    30.5    31.1    29.7    30.2    15.1    15.2    14.9    15.1    77.9    77.8    75.6    75.9
                                                                                                                         
      Ohio...............   484.0   491.3   460.6   468.8   225.0   224.7   221.1   221.1   814.3   811.8   792.3   789.6
      Oklahoma...........   128.3   131.1   124.9   129.0    73.6    73.9    73.2    73.2   313.0   319.7   305.2   312.0
      Oregon.............   154.0   160.2   149.4   156.6    56.8    59.0    55.8    57.7   289.7   289.3   287.4   287.6
      Pennsylvania.......   466.0   474.4   446.1   454.6   264.0   265.2   260.2   262.1   758.2   760.8   743.4   745.5
      Rhode Island.......    48.5    48.5    44.7    45.2    23.5    22.8    22.9    22.3    65.8    66.1    65.5    65.4
                                                                                                                         
      South Carolina.....   194.1   193.6   185.5   188.2    72.0    76.7    71.1    76.3   331.9   340.4   327.0   332.8
      South Dakota.......    38.5    39.6    37.0    38.1    15.6    15.4    15.3    15.1    76.3    76.9    74.9    75.3
      Tennessee..........   252.7   262.2   243.0   252.6   100.6   101.3    99.0    99.8   421.9   422.4   410.2   412.7
      Texas..............   881.4   902.9   862.4   883.5   345.6   347.6   343.3   347.3 1,688.5 1,715.3 1,666.5 1,688.5
      Utah...............   103.5   106.1   100.9   104.3    32.8    33.8    32.4    33.2   202.9   206.8   202.3   206.2
                                                                                                                         
      Vermont............    33.5    33.3    35.6    35.3    10.0     9.9     9.8     9.8    55.6    56.0    53.4    53.9
      Virginia...........   314.9   317.0   302.3   307.5   180.2   181.3   178.0   179.3   666.2   674.2   653.9   663.5
      Washington.........   254.8   262.6   248.1   255.7   100.4   103.1   100.2   102.2   530.9   532.2   526.3   527.4
      West Virginia......    67.4    69.3    65.1    66.2    55.6    55.7    54.6    55.2   145.1   145.7   142.5   142.4
      Wisconsin..........   242.6   255.0   233.8   246.7   135.8   133.7   133.9   132.6   421.5   423.7   411.5   412.4
      Wyoming............    29.4    30.1    28.7    29.4     9.7     9.8     9.4     9.7    65.7    66.5    64.7    64.8
                                                                                                                         
      Puerto Rico........    74.5    75.2    72.2    72.9    22.1    22.5    20.9    22.1   313.3   308.1   302.4   305.3

       1 Natural resources and mining is combined with construction.
       p = preliminary.
       NOTE:  Data are counts of jobs by place of work.  Data have been revised to reflect 2005 benchmarks.  Unadjusted
     data from April 2004 for most states are subject to revision.  Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark month
     are provisional and will be revised when new information becomes available.