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Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state, seasonally adjusted
Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state, not seasonally adjusted
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, seasonally adjusted
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, seasonally adjusted-Continued
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, seasonally
Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, not seasonally adjusted
Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, not seasonally
Table 5. Unemployment rates by State and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted
Table 5. Unemployment rates by State and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
Table 5. Unemployment rates by State and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
Table 5. Unemployment rates by State and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
Table 5. Unemployment rates by State and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted-Continued

Technical information:                          USDL 95-147
    Employment  (202) 606-6559
    Unemployment      606-6392
Media contact:        606-5902                  For release: 10:00 A.M. EDT
                                                Tuesday, May 2, 1995
 
 
   STATE AND METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT:  MARCH 1995
 
     Unemployment rates were lower in March 1995 than a month earlier in 30
states, higher in 16 states and the District of Columbia, and unchanged in
4 states, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor
reported today.  The national unemployment rate was 5.5 percent in March,
little changed from February.  Nonfarm payroll employment rose in 42 states
and the District of Columbia over the month.
 
State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)
 
     West Virginia had the largest decline in its unemployment rate from
February to March--dropping 1.1 percentage points to 7.1 percent.
Illinois, Massachusetts, and Utah had over-the-month improvements of at
least 0.8 percentage point, and three other states experienced declines of
0.6 or 0.7 percentage point.  Texas had the largest unemployment rate rise,
from 5.1 to 5.7 percent, returning to about its January level.  New York
was the only other state to show an increase as large as half a percentage
point.
 
     Compared with a year earlier, every state and the District of Columbia
had lower unemployment rates in March.  Florida experienced the largest
drop (2.7 percentage points), followed by West Virginia (2.4 points) and
Maine (2.3 points).  Jobless rates in three other states also decreased by
more than 2.0 percentage points.  Fourteen states experienced declines
ranging from 1.0 to 1.9 points.  The U.S. rate dropped by 1.0 percentage
point over the year.
 
     Nebraska continued to have the lowest unemployment rate among the
states, 2.0 percent, followed by South Dakota at 2.9 percent.  Eighteen
other states registered unemployment rates of less than 4.5 percent.  At
8.0 percent, the District of Columbia had the highest unemployment rate,
followed by California (7.6 percent), Louisiana (7.3 percent), Alaska (7.2
percent), and West Virginia (7.1 percent).  (See table 1 and chart 1.)
 
Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)
 
     Forty-two states and the District of Columbia reported gains in total
nonfarm employment in March.  Vermont had the largest over-the-month
increase (0.8 percent), followed by Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and West Virginia
(all 0.7 percent).  Alaska (-0.6 percent) and Mississippi (-0.5 percent)
had the largest job losses.
 
     Over-the-month employment growth was mixed in the goods-producing
sector.  Construction exhibited strength, with employment increasing in 37
states.  Only 25 states recorded job gains in manufacturing, although
growth has generally been strong in that industry since last fall.  Within
 
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the service-producing sector, the services industry continued its usual
pattern of strong and widespread job growth, with 45 states reporting over-
the-month increases.  States generally showed moderate growth in
transportation and public utilities; trade; finance, insurance, and real
estate; and government.  (See table 3.)
 
     Total nonfarm employment gains were strongest over the month in the
Mountain, South Atlantic, and East North Central divisions of the country.
Only the Middle Atlantic division showed a small decline.
 
     Over the past year, the pace of job gains ranged from a robust 6.8
percent in Nevada to a mere 0.1 percent in Rhode Island.  Texas (270,000)
and Florida (230,000) added the most jobs, numerically.  Only the District
of Columbia (-1.6 percent) and Hawaii (-0.3 percent) reported losses over
the year.  (See chart 2.)
 
     NOTE:  Monthly payroll employment data are provided on a seasonally
adjusted basis for all states and the District of Columbia, permitting both
current and over-the-year comparisons of the data.  The state data are
intended for individual state analyses only.  Because the state data are
not designed for national aggregation, a summation could present a
misleading picture of national trends.  (See Technical Note.)
 
Metropolitan Area Unemployment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
 
     Of the 271 areas for which March data are available, 104 had
unemployment rates below 4.5 percent, while 23 had rates higher than 7.7
percent.  McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Tex., had the highest unemployment rate
at 17.1 percent.  The lowest rates were in Lincoln, Neb. (2.2 percent),
Iowa City, Iowa (2.3 percent), and Madison, Wisc., and Omaha, Neb. (both
2.4 percent).  Six areas experienced over-the-year declines of greater than
3.0 percentage points in their rates, with Lakeland-Winter Haven, Fla.,
showing the largest drop, 3.7 points.  Laredo, Tex., had the largest over-
the-year increase, 1.7 percentage points.  Five other areas showed
unemployment rate increases, but none greater than 0.5 point.  (See table
5.)
 
__________________________________________________________________________
 
     The State and Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release
for April 1995 will be issued on Wednesday, May 31, 1995.
 
 
 
Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state, seasonally adjusted
 
(Numbers in thousands)
 
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                       |                                       |                            Unemployed
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                       |         Civilian labor force          |                                 |
                       |                                       |             Number              |           Percent of
         State         |                                       |                                 |           labor force
                       |                                       |                                 |
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                       |  Mar.   |  Jan.   |  Feb.   |  Mar.   | Mar.  | Jan.  | Feb.  |  Mar.   | Mar.  | Jan.  | Feb.  |  Mar.
                       |  1994   |  1995   |  1995   |  1995p/ | 1994  | 1995  | 1995  |  1995p/ | 1994  | 1995  | 1995  |  1995p/
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
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                       |            Indirect estimates developed through Local Area Unemployment Statistics methodology
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Alabama................|  2,015.5|  2,061.8|  2,064.9|  2,055.1|  128.1|  115.1|  122.3|   112.3 |   6.4 |   5.6 |   5.9 |    5.5
Alaska.................|    303.7|    311.1|    305.3|    306.0|   24.2|   23.6|   22.2|    22.2 |   8.0 |   7.6 |   7.3 |    7.2
Arizona................|  1,965.7|  2,030.4|  2,044.8|  2,063.3|  119.6|  107.4|   96.0|   104.6 |   6.1 |   5.3 |   4.7 |    5.1
Arkansas...............|  1,190.6|  1,224.5|  1,227.6|  1,226.8|   66.3|   66.0|   68.8|    61.0 |   5.6 |   5.4 |   5.6 |    5.0
Colorado...............|  1,957.3|  2,070.9|  2,074.7|  2,085.5|   88.5|   76.0|   64.4|    72.4 |   4.5 |   3.7 |   3.1 |    3.5
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
Connecticut............|  1,734.5|  1,753.9|  1,759.3|  1,747.6|  100.1|   92.2|   96.4|    92.6 |   5.8 |   5.3 |   5.5 |    5.3
Delaware...............|    383.8|    381.7|    383.9|    387.4|   20.9|   15.9|   14.0|    13.2 |   5.5 |   4.2 |   3.6 |    3.4
District of Columbia...|    313.0|    308.8|    312.5|    309.6|   26.2|   23.9|   24.7|    24.7 |   8.4 |   7.8 |   7.9 |    8.0
Georgia................|  3,531.6|  3,611.1|  3,618.8|  3,626.4|  182.0|  159.9|  163.5|   158.6 |   5.2 |   4.4 |   4.5 |    4.4
Hawaii.................|    581.4|    582.0|    576.9|    583.0|   32.4|   32.7|   28.7|    30.0 |   5.6 |   5.6 |   5.0 |    5.1
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
Idaho..................|    586.1|    599.8|    597.7|    600.7|   31.5|   32.2|   33.8|    31.1 |   5.4 |   5.4 |   5.6 |    5.2
Indiana................|  3,018.4|  3,171.1|  3,142.6|  3,135.6|  152.5|  128.2|  127.8|   137.0 |   5.1 |   4.0 |   4.1 |    4.4
Iowa...................|  1,566.7|  1,573.2|  1,558.9|  1,569.1|   59.6|   52.1|   52.6|    51.8 |   3.8 |   3.3 |   3.4 |    3.3
Kansas.................|  1,328.3|  1,356.8|  1,358.3|  1,355.7|   70.0|   63.0|   60.2|    59.6 |   5.3 |   4.6 |   4.4 |    4.4
Kentucky...............|  1,806.5|  1,872.3|  1,888.8|  1,864.7|  100.0|   90.0|   88.6|    87.1 |   5.5 |   4.8 |   4.7 |    4.7
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
Louisiana..............|  1,920.6|  1,978.9|  1,981.3|  1,996.4|  154.9|  132.8|  135.8|   146.0 |   8.1 |   6.7 |   6.9 |    7.3
Maine..................|    616.8|    619.7|    623.4|    621.0|   47.4|   34.8|   34.5|    33.7 |   7.7 |   5.6 |   5.5 |    5.4
Maryland...............|  2,675.0|  2,708.2|  2,702.5|  2,703.6|  141.9|  132.0|  130.4|   131.8 |   5.3 |   4.9 |   4.8 |    4.9
Minnesota..............|  2,529.2|  2,637.4|  2,646.2|  2,619.0|  105.5|   92.0|   93.5|    86.6 |   4.2 |   3.5 |   3.5 |    3.3
Mississippi............|  1,239.9|  1,266.8|  1,254.1|  1,245.3|   80.9|   74.1|   63.2|    63.6 |   6.5 |   5.8 |   5.0 |    5.1
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
Missouri...............|  2,672.9|  2,768.5|  2,781.4|  2,779.2|  142.3|  115.9|  122.2|   131.0 |   5.3 |   4.2 |   4.4 |    4.7
Montana................|    433.1|    441.5|    442.7|    441.4|   22.3|   21.7|   24.8|    21.7 |   5.2 |   4.9 |   5.6 |    4.9
Nebraska...............|    874.1|    876.0|    881.0|    883.5|   24.9|   20.1|   19.4|    17.6 |   2.9 |   2.3 |   2.2 |    2.0
Nevada.................|    769.1|    789.3|    789.9|    788.9|   48.2|   45.4|   46.5|    43.9 |   6.3 |   5.7 |   5.9 |    5.6
New Hampshire..........|    625.3|    637.7|    641.6|    640.9|   31.0|   26.1|   26.0|    28.9 |   5.0 |   4.1 |   4.1 |    4.5
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
New Mexico.............|    764.0|    791.1|    791.9|    793.0|   50.5|   46.8|   46.2|    48.0 |   6.6 |   5.9 |   5.8 |    6.0
North Dakota...........|    337.2|    334.7|    332.3|    332.3|   13.7|   12.3|   11.4|    10.9 |   4.1 |   3.7 |   3.4 |    3.3
Oklahoma...............|  1,535.1|  1,548.1|  1,551.5|  1,553.5|   91.5|   79.3|   79.5|    79.1 |   6.0 |   5.1 |   5.1 |    5.1
Oregon.................|  1,631.9|  1,655.2|  1,660.9|  1,670.2|   94.1|   83.6|   82.8|    77.1 |   5.8 |   5.1 |   5.0 |    4.6
Rhode Island...........|    510.1|    504.4|    502.4|    501.7|   37.5|   33.2|   31.4|    31.2 |   7.3 |   6.6 |   6.3 |    6.2
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South Carolina.........|  1,822.6|  1,836.3|  1,844.3|  1,844.3|  124.4|   98.6|   93.9|    87.6 |   6.8 |   5.4 |   5.1 |    4.7
South Dakota...........|    370.7|    380.0|    379.5|    379.7|   12.4|   12.3|   11.3|    11.0 |   3.4 |   3.2 |   3.0 |    2.9
Tennessee..............|  2,621.3|  2,648.9|  2,651.2|  2,653.8|  134.4|  106.8|  108.8|   106.4 |   5.1 |   4.0 |   4.1 |    4.0
Utah...................|    960.5|    984.8|    990.6|    983.3|   34.6|   35.8|   38.2|    30.2 |   3.6 |   3.6 |   3.9 |    3.1
Vermont................|    322.5|    322.8|    322.7|    326.5|   15.3|   13.7|   13.9|    13.8 |   4.7 |   4.3 |   4.3 |    4.2
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Virginia...............|  3,400.0|  3,516.6|  3,515.5|  3,534.0|  165.7|  161.0|  147.2|   148.9 |   4.9 |   4.6 |   4.2 |    4.2
Washington.............|  2,708.6|  2,754.8|  2,759.0|  2,771.9|  182.5|  154.9|  164.5|   163.1 |   6.7 |   5.6 |   6.0 |    5.9
West Virginia..........|    786.7|    790.7|    791.1|    788.8|   74.7|   62.1|   64.6|    55.8 |   9.5 |   7.8 |   8.2 |    7.1
Wisconsin..............|  2,791.1|  2,812.3|  2,810.5|  2,809.5|  133.8|  110.8|  102.6|   112.7 |   4.8 |   3.9 |   3.7 |    4.0
Wyoming................|    247.2|    253.0|    253.5|    254.1|   13.7|   11.0|   10.7|    10.5 |   5.5 |   4.3 |   4.2 |    4.1
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                       |                     Estimates derived directly from the Current Population Survey 1/
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California.............| 15,512.2| 15,371.0| 15,331.6| 15,307.1|1,359.7|1,261.3|1,122.3| 1,166.8 |   8.8 |   8.2 |   7.3 |    7.6
Florida................|  6,788.9|  6,859.7|  6,762.1|  6,809.4|  485.2|  399.8|  301.0|   296.7 |   7.1 |   5.8 |   4.5 |    4.4
Illinois...............|  6,014.7|  6,015.2|  6,111.3|  6,114.5|  363.0|  317.9|  321.4|   268.8 |   6.0 |   5.3 |   5.3 |    4.4
Massachusetts..........|  3,164.0|  3,221.1|  3,202.3|  3,181.7|  189.9|  193.6|  172.1|   146.3 |   6.0 |   6.0 |   5.4 |    4.6
Michigan...............|  4,747.5|  4,721.2|  4,720.2|  4,734.5|  311.8|  258.6|  263.3|   285.2 |   6.6 |   5.5 |   5.6 |    6.0
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New Jersey.............|  3,964.4|  4,009.0|  4,005.7|  4,026.3|  305.7|  289.3|  243.9|   235.0 |   7.7 |   7.2 |   6.1 |    5.8
New York...............|  8,622.3|  8,438.1|  8,521.5|  8,478.8|  681.1|  504.4|  523.5|   558.0 |   7.9 |   6.0 |   6.1 |    6.6
North Carolina.........|  3,576.0|  3,655.0|  3,646.2|  3,665.4|  156.1|  139.5|  168.5|   143.9 |   4.4 |   3.8 |   4.6 |    3.9
Ohio...................|  5,566.9|  5,494.5|  5,567.7|  5,533.2|  332.5|  220.3|  223.9|   208.4 |   6.0 |   4.0 |   4.0 |    3.8
Pennsylvania...........|  5,894.8|  5,792.3|  5,803.7|  5,953.4|  399.3|  340.8|  324.9|   359.3 |   6.8 |   5.9 |   5.6 |    6.0
Texas..................|  9,313.0|  9,463.5|  9,511.6|  9,482.0|  684.0|  544.6|  481.2|   537.2 |   7.3 |   5.8 |   5.1 |    5.7
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Puerto Rico............|  1,195.9|  1,236.0|  1,262.1|  1,243.8|  180.2|  162.8|  155.4|   169.9 |  15.1 |  13.2 |  12.3 |   13.7
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      1/  Published earlier in The Employment Situation          All estimates are provisional and will be revised when new
   news release, except for Puerto Rico.                         benchmark and population information becomes available.
      p/  = preliminary.
      NOTE:  Data refer to place of residence. Data for
   Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey
   similar to the Current Population Survey.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state, not seasonally adjusted
 
(Numbers in thousands)
 
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                       |         Civilian labor force          |                                 |
                       |                                       |             Number              |           Percent of
                       |                                       |                                 |           labor force
         State         |                                       |                                 |
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                       |     February      |       March       |   February    |      March      |   February    |      March
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                       |  1994   |  1995   |  1994   | 1995p/  | 1994  | 1995  | 1994  | 1995p/  | 1994  | 1995  | 1994  | 1995p/
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                       |            Indirect estimates developed through Local Area Unemployment Statistics methodology
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Alabama................|  2,004.5|  2,055.4|  2,001.0|  2,040.0|  142.6|  129.5|  120.5|   104.2 |   7.1 |   6.3 |   6.0 |    5.1
Alaska.................|    299.3|    300.2|    298.4|    300.4|   29.3|   26.7|   26.7|    24.5 |   9.8 |   8.9 |   9.0 |    8.2
Arizona................|  1,936.2|  2,026.2|  1,950.1|  2,047.5|  113.5|   91.0|  111.7|    96.7 |   5.9 |   4.5 |   5.7 |    4.7
Arkansas...............|  1,163.0|  1,207.8|  1,181.3|  1,216.9|   69.4|   73.0|   68.7|    63.0 |   6.0 |   6.0 |   5.8 |    5.2
Colorado...............|  1,922.4|  2,044.8|  1,921.0|  2,049.0|  108.1|   82.1|   94.4|    78.3 |   5.6 |   4.0 |   4.9 |    3.8
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Connecticut............|  1,709.7|  1,729.8|  1,725.7|  1,738.3|  106.2|  101.7|  100.8|    93.2 |   6.2 |   5.9 |   5.8 |    5.4
Delaware...............|    380.7|    382.1|    380.8|    384.4|   24.0|   17.0|   22.4|    14.8 |   6.3 |   4.5 |   5.9 |    3.9
District of Columbia...|    307.5|    308.4|    310.9|    307.4|   27.1|   25.9|   25.9|    24.5 |   8.8 |   8.4 |   8.3 |    8.0
Georgia................|  3,510.3|  3,600.8|  3,527.1|  3,620.8|  190.4|  166.2|  187.5|   163.4 |   5.4 |   4.6 |   5.3 |    4.5
Hawaii.................|    582.4|    577.6|    579.4|    580.9|   31.9|   29.4|   31.3|    28.9 |   5.5 |   5.1 |   5.4 |    5.0
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Idaho..................|    577.2|    590.3|    579.0|    593.6|   39.5|   41.2|   37.3|    37.0 |   6.8 |   7.0 |   6.4 |    6.2
Indiana................|  2,975.1|  3,104.0|  2,992.4|  3,109.9|  171.2|  144.2|  164.0|   148.2 |   5.8 |   4.6 |   5.5 |    4.8
Iowa...................|  1,561.0|  1,545.9|  1,549.8|  1,550.4|   73.4|   62.4|   70.1|    61.0 |   4.7 |   4.0 |   4.5 |    3.9
Kansas.................|  1,312.4|  1,344.1|  1,324.6|  1,352.4|   73.4|   64.2|   74.5|    64.1 |   5.6 |   4.8 |   5.6 |    4.7
Kentucky...............|  1,776.8|  1,858.3|  1,785.1|  1,842.6|  123.1|  104.2|  105.3|    91.6 |   6.9 |   5.6 |   5.9 |    5.0
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Louisiana..............|  1,891.7|  1,951.4|  1,900.3|  1,976.1|  154.7|  137.4|  148.6|   139.9 |   8.2 |   7.0 |   7.8 |    7.1
Maine..................|    609.8|    613.9|    612.9|    616.7|   58.9|   45.1|   57.2|    43.5 |   9.7 |   7.3 |   9.3 |    7.1
Maryland...............|  2,640.4|  2,671.5|  2,653.0|  2,681.0|  155.1|  139.3|  142.1|   131.6 |   5.9 |   5.2 |   5.4 |    4.9
Minnesota..............|  2,518.1|  2,629.7|  2,507.8|  2,597.3|  127.8|  110.9|  116.0|    96.9 |   5.1 |   4.2 |   4.6 |    3.7
Mississippi............|  1,236.8|  1,253.8|  1,238.1|  1,243.2|   86.2|   67.7|   82.9|    65.5 |   7.0 |   5.4 |   6.7 |    5.3
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
Missouri...............|  2,633.3|  2,746.8|  2,655.7|  2,761.8|  158.6|  132.6|  146.9|   135.7 |   6.0 |   4.8 |   5.5 |    4.9
Montana................|    428.3|    439.2|    431.4|    439.8|   28.7|   30.6|   26.4|    25.8 |   6.7 |   7.0 |   6.1 |    5.9
Nebraska...............|    866.6|    872.5|    868.9|    878.3|   27.3|   21.6|   28.0|    20.8 |   3.2 |   2.5 |   3.2 |    2.4
Nevada.................|    766.1|    788.5|    766.2|    786.1|   51.4|   48.2|   48.1|    43.7 |   6.7 |   6.1 |   6.3 |    5.6
New Hampshire..........|    616.3|    634.5|    623.1|    638.7|   35.7|   29.3|   34.4|    32.3 |   5.8 |   4.6 |   5.5 |    5.1
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
New Mexico.............|    758.2|    786.3|    762.6|    791.8|   49.7|   44.4|   49.8|    47.3 |   6.6 |   5.6 |   6.5 |    6.0
North Dakota...........|    328.7|    323.1|    331.2|    325.9|   15.9|   13.0|   16.1|    12.8 |   4.9 |   4.0 |   4.9 |    3.9
Oklahoma...............|  1,520.6|  1,537.3|  1,532.2|  1,550.1|  101.7|   88.9|   94.0|    81.6 |   6.7 |   5.8 |   6.1 |    5.3
Oregon.................|  1,598.4|  1,635.5|  1,608.4|  1,646.6|  112.0|   98.1|  106.1|    89.1 |   7.0 |   6.0 |   6.6 |    5.4
Rhode Island...........|    511.7|    503.2|    503.3|    494.9|   44.7|   38.3|   41.1|    34.7 |   8.7 |   7.6 |   8.2 |    7.0
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
South Carolina.........|  1,807.4|  1,827.5|  1,818.0|  1,839.7|  138.7|  105.0|  126.8|    90.1 |   7.7 |   5.7 |   7.0 |    4.9
South Dakota...........|    360.0|    369.9|    364.8|    373.8|   14.6|   13.3|   14.2|    12.8 |   4.1 |   3.6 |   3.9 |    3.4
Tennessee..............|  2,562.0|  2,610.1|  2,602.0|  2,634.3|  141.0|  112.4|  139.2|   110.8 |   5.5 |   4.3 |   5.4 |    4.2
Utah...................|    940.2|    975.1|    944.8|    967.4|   35.3|   39.8|   35.0|    30.6 |   3.8 |   4.1 |   3.7 |    3.2
Vermont................|    319.7|    321.6|    320.4|    324.2|   18.9|   16.8|   17.0|    15.4 |   5.9 |   5.2 |   5.3 |    4.7
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Virginia...............|  3,360.0|  3,484.4|  3,379.5|  3,511.6|  180.3|  159.8|  163.4|   146.8 |   5.4 |   4.6 |   4.8 |    4.2
Washington.............|  2,709.7|  2,753.8|  2,691.2|  2,754.6|  222.1|  200.7|  201.3|   181.9 |   8.2 |   7.3 |   7.5 |    6.6
West Virginia..........|    778.3|    782.5|    778.6|    780.6|   87.2|   73.4|   81.9|    63.1 |  11.2 |   9.4 |  10.5 |    8.1
Wisconsin..............|  2,750.5|  2,770.9|  2,760.4|  2,779.1|  162.2|  125.3|  154.4|   133.5 |   5.9 |   4.5 |   5.6 |    4.8
Wyoming................|    242.6|    249.6|    245.4|    252.4|   17.3|   14.2|   15.9|    12.7 |   7.1 |   5.7 |   6.5 |    5.0
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                       |                     Estimates derived directly from the Current Population Survey 1/
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California.............| 15,571.6| 15,344.9| 15,449.0| 15,250.7|1,526.6|1,247.4|1,377.6| 1,183.7 |   9.8 |   8.1 |   8.9 |    7.8
Florida................|  6,641.2|  6,698.8|  6,762.1|  6,781.4|  383.4|  286.9|  473.7|   285.6 |   5.8 |   4.3 |   7.0 |    4.2
Illinois...............|  5,962.2|  6,060.1|  5,968.4|  6,065.2|  413.5|  358.9|  387.5|   293.8 |   6.9 |   5.9 |   6.5 |    4.8
Massachusetts..........|  3,133.4|  3,183.3|  3,153.0|  3,169.6|  223.9|  196.4|  209.7|   164.9 |   7.1 |   6.2 |   6.7 |    5.2
Michigan...............|  4,731.3|  4,668.5|  4,688.9|  4,672.3|  400.1|  291.6|  329.0|   301.0 |   8.5 |   6.2 |   7.0 |    6.4
                       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
New Jersey.............|  3,942.1|  3,975.2|  3,970.2|  4,030.5|  304.0|  261.4|  332.5|   262.8 |   7.7 |   6.6 |   8.4 |    6.5
New York...............|  8,525.2|  8,492.8|  8,606.4|  8,469.6|  721.8|  584.0|  699.1|   575.9 |   8.5 |   6.9 |   8.1 |    6.8
North Carolina.........|  3,553.6|  3,608.2|  3,529.8|  3,619.1|  196.3|  180.1|  159.4|   147.1 |   5.5 |   5.0 |   4.5 |    4.1
Ohio...................|  5,538.7|  5,514.7|  5,554.3|  5,524.0|  348.5|  269.9|  369.0|   243.2 |   6.3 |   4.9 |   6.6 |    4.4
Pennsylvania...........|  5,714.4|  5,749.1|  5,806.9|  5,864.0|  350.7|  366.7|  401.7|   361.3 |   6.1 |   6.4 |   6.9 |    6.2
Texas..................|  9,234.4|  9,423.5|  9,256.2|  9,422.5|  701.9|  539.1|  668.0|   521.3 |   7.6 |   5.7 |   7.2 |    5.5
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Puerto Rico............|  1,195.9|  1,248.6|  1,188.3|  1,237.2|  189.5|  162.7|  179.4|   169.5 |  15.8 |  13.0 |  15.1 |   13.7
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      1/  Published earlier in The Employment Situation          All estimates are provisional and will be revised when new
   news release, except for Puerto Rico.                         benchmark and population information becomes available.
      p/  = preliminary.
      NOTE:  Data refer to place of residence. Data for
   Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey
   similar to the Current Population Survey.
 
 ESTABLISHMENT DATA
 
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, seasonally adjusted
 
 (In thousands)
 
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                               |                                  |                               |
                               |         Total nonfarm1/          |         Construction          |         Manufacturing
                               |                                  |                               |
                                __________________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________
             State             |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                               |  Mar.  |  Jan.  |  Feb.  | Mar.  | Mar.  | Jan.  | Feb.  | Mar.  | Mar.  | Jan.  | Feb.  | Mar.
                               |  1994  |  1995  |  1995  |1995p/ | 1994  | 1995  | 1995  |1995p/ | 1994  | 1995  | 1995  |1995p/
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
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                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Alabama.......................| 1,743.6| 1,772.4| 1,773.6|1,774.0|   81.6|   85.3|   84.3|   85.3|  384.4|  390.4|  390.1|  390.3
 Alaska........................|   258.8|   262.7|   264.0|  262.4|   13.0|   13.3|   13.2|   12.9|   16.7|   16.9|   18.5|   17.4
 Arizona.......................| 1,657.3| 1,734.5| 1,743.7|1,747.4|  104.6|  116.6|  117.4|  115.2|  188.1|  197.7|  199.3|  199.3
 Arkansas......................| 1,018.3| 1,061.3| 1,064.5|1,067.2|   40.9|   44.4|   44.4|   45.1|  248.9|  262.6|  263.7|  263.4
 California....................|12,121.8|12,150.1|12,225.9|12224.6|  459.5|  453.8|  487.7|  478.4|1,771.2|1,767.2|1,772.2|1,772.2
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Colorado......................| 1,726.8| 1,791.8| 1,793.2|1,801.0|   94.5|  101.5|  101.0|  103.5|  188.4|  193.9|  194.8|  194.8
 Connecticut...................| 1,530.7| 1,542.2| 1,543.0|1,544.4|   47.9|   52.6|   52.4|   51.7|  286.7|  282.6|  282.0|  281.8
 Delaware......................|   352.0|   357.7|   359.8|  360.5|   16.5|   17.6|   17.5|   17.6|   64.5|   63.0|   63.2|   63.7
 District of Columbia..........|   659.3|   648.2|   648.6|  648.8|    8.8|    9.7|    9.4|    9.6|   13.4|   13.1|   13.1|   13.0
 Florida.......................| 5,726.4| 5,912.4| 5,939.9|5,953.0|  293.5|  308.5|  308.4|  308.1|  483.8|  485.8|  486.7|  486.6
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Georgia.......................| 3,223.8| 3,351.1| 3,365.0|3,378.6|  137.8|  150.7|  147.7|  152.5|  571.0|  586.3|  588.0|  589.2
 Hawaii2/......................|   536.2|   536.3|   535.5|  534.7|   29.7|   27.8|   27.2|   27.3|   18.0|   17.1|   17.1|   17.0
 Idaho.........................|   454.8|   476.4|   477.0|  479.3|   28.1|   30.9|   31.0|   31.4|   71.4|   75.0|   74.5|   75.1
 Illinois......................| 5,429.4| 5,520.9| 5,535.0|5,549.6|  209.2|  212.1|  209.0|  211.8|  951.0|  956.1|  957.0|  956.0
 Indiana.......................| 2,700.3| 2,753.1| 2,769.5|2,772.9|  124.0|  131.5|  133.0|  134.8|  658.2|  678.6|  682.1|  680.7
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Iowa..........................| 1,305.9| 1,337.2| 1,340.9|1,345.5|   52.4|   57.0|   57.8|   57.1|  242.4|  249.1|  250.7|  251.8
 Kansas........................| 1,156.2| 1,185.9| 1,189.5|1,192.7|   49.2|   51.1|   51.1|   51.8|  186.0|  191.9|  192.8|  193.5
 Kentucky......................| 1,583.2| 1,611.3| 1,617.4|1,626.6|   74.5|   72.5|   70.9|   74.5|  300.9|  310.7|  312.5|  313.0
 Louisiana.....................| 1,709.0| 1,784.3| 1,785.5|1,789.2|  106.6|  110.6|  108.1|  109.1|  185.8|  191.6|  190.9|  191.3
 Maine.........................|   529.3|   539.0|   541.1|  541.8|   20.9|   21.8|   21.7|   21.8|   91.5|   93.2|   93.1|   92.4
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Maryland......................| 2,131.8| 2,159.1| 2,154.7|2,160.2|  123.4|  127.3|  125.4|  127.7|  179.3|  178.7|  178.7|  178.6
 Massachusetts.................| 2,882.1| 2,937.2| 2,943.6|2,949.7|   83.1|   92.3|   91.5|   91.7|  449.2|  447.9|  449.2|  450.0
 Michigan......................| 4,116.2| 4,223.3| 4,237.7|4,247.0|  140.5|  153.4|  154.0|  158.9|  945.0|  977.4|  977.0|  978.2
 Minnesota.....................| 2,290.8| 2,343.9| 2,350.1|2,358.2|   80.4|   81.0|   81.4|   82.0|  412.8|  422.6|  422.8|  424.6
 Mississippi...................| 1,043.9| 1,057.7| 1,060.4|1,055.0|   43.6|   48.4|   47.7|   45.7|  259.8|  258.6|  258.9|  258.2
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Missouri......................| 2,448.7| 2,515.9| 2,534.7|2,539.0|  109.6|  115.6|  116.1|  118.5|  412.4|  422.8|  424.7|  423.7
 Montana.......................|   334.5|   347.4|   347.8|  349.3|   14.3|   16.1|   15.7|   16.1|   22.9|   23.7|   23.6|   23.9
 Nebraska......................|   787.1|   806.7|   810.6|  810.7|   32.9|   32.8|   33.0|   32.7|  107.5|  111.9|  112.2|  112.5
 Nevada........................|   719.9|   759.3|   764.1|  769.1|   53.2|   56.1|   56.7|   57.5|   32.0|   34.8|   35.0|   35.1
 New Hampshire.................|   517.5|   530.3|   532.2|  532.4|   17.6|   20.4|   21.0|   20.9|  100.6|  101.1|  101.2|  101.0
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 New Jersey....................| 3,519.4| 3,582.5| 3,595.9|3,597.6|  115.9|  126.9|  126.5|  127.6|  510.4|  507.2|  508.2|  506.2
 New Mexico....................|   647.8|   679.5|   682.5|  684.7|   40.5|   45.3|   46.1|   46.5|   44.4|   46.4|   46.6|   46.4
 New York......................| 7,789.8| 7,829.0| 7,829.5|7,822.1|  243.1|  257.3|  257.0|  253.9|  960.3|  949.7|  949.2|  948.8
 North Carolina................| 3,328.2| 3,417.7| 3,420.0|3,436.2|  163.7|  171.7|  170.6|  174.4|  858.1|  868.2|  869.6|  869.6
 North Dakota..................|   291.0|   298.7|   299.3|  300.9|   12.6|   13.2|   13.1|   13.3|   20.7|   21.9|   21.8|   21.9
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Ohio..........................| 5,050.4| 5,138.9| 5,160.8|5,173.2|  200.9|  213.9|  214.0|  214.6|1,063.9|1,088.3|1,094.3|1,097.2
 Oklahoma......................| 1,266.7| 1,298.6| 1,296.8|1,302.7|   45.9|   49.7|   48.6|   49.3|  171.1|  173.4|  173.9|  176.2
 Oregon........................| 1,346.9| 1,395.9| 1,398.1|1,407.2|   59.1|   65.3|   65.6|   67.3|  219.0|  225.7|  225.3|  225.3
 Pennsylvania..................| 5,161.9| 5,228.7| 5,233.1|5,233.1|  197.6|  206.9|  205.9|  207.6|  940.9|  947.1|  947.0|  946.0
 Rhode Island..................|   433.6|   436.2|   434.6|  434.2|   12.6|   13.7|   13.1|   12.8|   87.9|   87.2|   86.2|   86.3
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 South Carolina................| 1,597.6| 1,614.3| 1,617.9|1,620.9|   84.9|   84.9|   83.6|   84.1|  376.9|  374.2|  375.8|  375.3
 South Dakota..................|   328.7|   341.1|   342.6|  342.4|   13.7|   14.8|   14.3|   14.2|   42.5|   45.8|   46.1|   46.2
 Tennessee.....................| 2,399.0| 2,464.2| 2,471.3|2,480.9|  101.2|  105.5|  105.2|  107.7|  536.5|  542.4|  541.2|  539.9
 Texas.........................| 7,644.5| 7,867.2| 7,900.7|7,911.9|  373.4|  403.2|  402.8|  399.6|  999.5|1,018.8|1,022.8|1,024.0
 Utah..........................|   845.3|   886.2|   889.0|  894.9|   45.8|   50.9|   51.4|   52.6|  114.3|  120.1|  119.7|  120.2
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 Vermont.......................|   263.2|   264.9|   265.7|  267.9|   11.8|   11.7|   11.9|   12.3|   43.9|   44.3|   44.2|   44.3
 Virginia......................| 2,979.3| 3,060.5| 3,061.5|3,072.4|  160.8|  170.1|  168.9|  171.2|  405.4|  404.7|  404.7|  404.8
 Washington....................| 2,285.4| 2,347.4| 2,352.5|2,355.0|  122.7|  125.4|  124.5|  125.2|  336.2|  341.9|  343.0|  342.6
 West Virginia.................|   665.7|   683.7|   679.6|  684.1|   33.7|   35.5|   33.6|   35.5|   81.4|   82.6|   82.9|   83.2
 Wisconsin.....................| 2,463.9| 2,526.4| 2,524.2|2,534.0|   97.1|   99.3|   96.4|  100.4|  577.0|  595.1|  596.8|  597.8
 Wyoming.......................|   215.1|   219.9|   220.4|  220.7|   13.5|   14.6|   14.6|   14.5|    9.8|   10.2|   10.4|   10.3
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                                __________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
 See footnotes at end of table.
 
 
   ESTABLISHMENT DATA
 
  Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, seasonally adjusted-Continued
 
   (In thousands)
 
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                                 |                               |                               |
                                 |   Transportation and public   |             Trade             | Finance, insurance, and real
                                 |           utilities           |                               |            estate
               State             |                               |                               |
                                  _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                 | Mar.  | Jan.  | Feb.  | Mar.  | Mar.  | Jan.  | Feb.  | Mar.  | Mar.  | Jan.  | Feb.  | Mar.
                                 | 1994  | 1995  | 1995  |1995p/ | 1994  | 1995  | 1995  |1995p/ | 1994  | 1995  | 1995  |1995p/
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
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                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Alabama.......................|   86.3|   86.3|   86.6|   86.2|  388.9|  402.5|  402.6|  402.1|   77.0|   77.3|   77.4|   77.4
   Alaska........................|   23.1|   23.8|   23.7|   23.7|   52.2|   54.1|   54.0|   53.9|   11.8|   11.8|   11.9|   11.9
   Arizona.......................|   83.1|   89.0|   90.2|   89.6|  404.0|  420.6|  421.5|  425.1|  109.4|  112.7|  111.5|  111.3
   Arkansas......................|   58.4|   61.0|   61.4|   61.7|  228.6|  240.3|  240.8|  240.7|   41.6|   42.3|   42.5|   42.7
   California....................|  615.8|  608.4|  610.9|  613.2|2,828.1|2,818.0|2,823.7|2,825.9|  803.0|  774.3|  774.6|  773.2
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Colorado......................|  107.7|  106.9|  106.7|  106.9|  419.4|  444.9|  444.6|  446.7|  110.6|  110.8|  110.5|  110.6
   Connecticut...................|   69.8|   70.6|   71.1|   70.9|  331.8|  332.9|  333.7|  335.2|  136.7|  134.3|  134.7|  133.8
   Delaware......................|   15.2|   15.3|   15.7|   15.6|   77.9|   79.0|   78.8|   78.9|   38.3|   40.3|   40.6|   40.6
   District of Columbia..........|   21.1|   20.4|   20.4|   20.2|   52.5|   53.1|   53.4|   53.5|   31.0|   30.9|   31.2|   31.3
   Florida.......................|  293.9|  299.4|  299.4|  300.2|1,491.4|1,532.9|1,540.9|1,544.4|  374.7|  380.3|  380.9|  382.2
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Georgia.......................|  210.1|  208.3|  208.6|  208.8|  804.1|  838.6|  847.6|  846.9|  171.6|  175.4|  175.4|  175.4
   Hawaii2/......................|   42.2|   41.6|   41.7|   41.6|  132.3|  135.3|  134.7|  134.6|   39.0|   38.0|   37.6|   37.5
   Idaho.........................|   21.5|   22.7|   22.7|   22.9|  114.9|  119.8|  120.0|  120.4|   23.9|   24.3|   24.4|   24.4
   Illinois......................|  316.1|  319.4|  321.2|  322.5|1,268.3|1,299.8|1,297.7|1,303.4|  393.6|  395.3|  396.1|  397.5
   Indiana.......................|  137.5|  136.1|  137.0|  137.4|  635.8|  663.6|  665.0|  665.2|  131.6|  128.4|  129.0|  129.6
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Iowa..........................|   58.5|   59.6|   59.8|   60.0|  326.9|  332.0|  332.3|  333.7|   76.1|   77.9|   77.8|   78.0
   Kansas........................|   67.4|   69.7|   70.1|   70.4|  281.8|  287.0|  288.4|  288.3|   58.8|   58.4|   58.4|   58.1
   Kentucky......................|   87.3|   88.7|   89.6|   90.2|  376.5|  382.2|  384.6|  388.2|   63.4|   63.6|   63.4|   63.7
   Louisiana.....................|  110.3|  115.9|  114.5|  114.1|  396.0|  411.2|  414.6|  414.4|   79.7|   81.0|   81.2|   81.7
   Maine.........................|   22.6|   22.7|   22.7|   22.8|  133.4|  136.7|  137.5|  137.6|   26.4|   26.8|   26.7|   26.8
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Maryland......................|  102.7|  104.2|  105.2|  105.0|  509.3|  516.6|  515.8|  517.1|  135.7|  132.3|  132.5|  132.4
   Massachusetts.................|  126.5|  126.5|  126.0|  126.2|  661.0|  675.6|  676.6|  678.4|  207.6|  209.8|  209.9|  210.8
   Michigan......................|  161.7|  166.3|  165.6|  166.0|  965.2|  985.2|  991.2|  995.5|  197.7|  195.7|  194.5|  195.1
   Minnesota.....................|  112.3|  116.7|  116.6|  116.9|  553.7|  568.6|  570.7|  571.0|  140.4|  138.4|  138.6|  139.4
   Mississippi...................|   47.8|   48.3|   48.4|   48.0|  217.3|  221.6|  220.0|  218.0|   40.0|   39.1|   39.3|   39.2
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Missouri......................|  154.7|  158.2|  157.8|  158.0|  582.2|  605.3|  609.8|  610.7|  147.0|  147.1|  147.1|  147.0
   Montana.......................|   20.5|   20.8|   20.8|   20.7|   90.8|   94.7|   95.1|   95.3|   15.5|   15.8|   15.9|   16.1
   Nebraska......................|   48.0|   49.4|   49.5|   49.5|  196.6|  201.2|  203.1|  202.2|   51.4|   51.9|   52.1|   52.2
   Nevada........................|   37.1|   39.1|   39.1|   39.3|  141.0|  150.1|  150.2|  151.0|   33.6|   34.4|   34.6|   34.9
   New Hampshire.................|   18.8|   19.0|   19.2|   19.3|  132.9|  136.8|  136.7|  136.6|   29.6|   29.4|   29.4|   29.5
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   New Jersey....................|  241.6|  245.4|  246.0|  245.9|  825.1|  846.2|  852.2|  851.9|  231.6|  231.3|  232.1|  233.0
   New Mexico....................|   29.3|   30.6|   30.8|   30.9|  153.5|  161.0|  162.0|  162.6|   29.2|   30.8|   30.9|   31.1
   New York......................|  404.2|  395.4|  395.2|  395.8|1,569.7|1,592.0|1,587.8|1,584.2|  737.3|  735.5|  734.0|  732.2
   North Carolina................|  161.7|  160.3|  159.7|  160.3|  756.2|  777.0|  779.0|  785.0|  140.3|  144.8|  144.9|  146.1
   North Dakota..................|   18.5|   19.0|   19.1|   19.2|   75.6|   77.5|   77.5|   78.1|   13.8|   14.0|   14.1|   14.1
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   Ohio..........................|  220.9|  225.2|  226.8|  226.9|1,221.7|1,236.2|1,240.9|1,241.0|  270.1|  271.2|  271.3|  271.7
   Oklahoma......................|   72.7|   73.5|   73.2|   73.3|  297.8|  306.5|  306.6|  307.0|   64.1|   64.4|   64.2|   64.4
   Oregon........................|   68.3|   69.9|   69.4|   69.7|  338.7|  352.4|  353.2|  355.1|   89.0|   88.5|   88.6|   89.2
   Pennsylvania..................|  271.6|  270.9|  271.6|  273.2|1,161.7|1,176.3|1,174.4|1,174.1|  308.6|  312.6|  311.9|  312.6
   Rhode Island..................|   14.7|   14.5|   14.6|   14.4|   94.3|   96.7|   96.7|   97.1|   25.4|   25.5|   25.6|   25.1
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   South Carolina................|   69.1|   70.4|   70.8|   71.9|  363.2|  370.6|  371.0|  372.1|   68.0|   68.7|   68.7|   68.8
   South Dakota..................|   15.4|   15.9|   16.1|   15.9|   83.9|   87.2|   87.8|   87.5|   18.0|   18.5|   18.5|   18.4
   Tennessee.....................|  131.5|  137.0|  137.2|  137.6|  555.6|  579.6|  582.6|  585.6|  107.9|  109.3|  109.5|  109.8
   Texas.........................|  452.9|  468.9|  470.4|  471.9|1,851.4|1,903.5|1,911.9|1,914.7|  437.9|  445.7|  445.3|  445.9
   Utah..........................|   48.9|   51.1|   51.3|   51.8|  201.4|  212.4|  212.9|  214.0|   46.1|   47.6|   47.9|   48.2
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Vermont.......................|   11.6|   11.5|   11.6|   11.6|   62.2|   63.4|   63.2|   64.0|   12.2|   12.2|   12.3|   12.3
   Virginia......................|  152.0|  155.7|  156.6|  157.5|  667.4|  695.5|  693.7|  697.5|  164.4|  166.1|  165.8|  166.6
   Washington....................|  115.3|  118.6|  119.0|  118.1|  558.4|  578.2|  579.9|  580.2|  125.9|  122.7|  122.7|  123.1
   West Virginia.................|   39.5|   40.9|   41.1|   40.9|  152.4|  158.9|  156.3|  156.8|   25.5|   26.1|   26.2|   26.1
   Wisconsin.....................|  115.3|  117.5|  118.5|  118.9|  564.8|  582.2|  583.0|  584.2|  133.6|  135.9|  136.3|  136.6
   Wyoming.......................|   14.1|   14.1|   14.2|   14.3|   49.5|   51.4|   51.3|   51.0|    7.9|    7.9|    8.0|    8.0
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   See footnotes at end of table.
 
 
                   ESTABLISHMENT DATA
 
  Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, seasonally
                   adjusted-Continued
 
                   (In thousands)
 
                   ______________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                 |                               |
                                                 |           Services            |          Government
                                                 |                               |
                                                  _______________________________ _______________________________
                               State             |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                                 | Mar.  | Jan.  | Feb.  | Mar.  | Mar.  | Jan.  | Feb.  | Mar.
                                                 | 1994  | 1995  | 1995  |1995p/ | 1994  | 1995  | 1995  |1995p/
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   ______________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Alabama.......................|  371.5|  376.5|  376.9|  377.0|  343.4|  343.7|  345.0|  344.8
                   Alaska........................|   57.1|   59.0|   59.2|   59.4|   74.2|   73.8|   73.7|   73.7
                   Arizona.......................|  470.7|  495.6|  499.5|  502.4|  285.6|  289.7|  291.6|  291.8
                   Arkansas......................|  225.5|  233.3|  234.0|  236.0|  170.9|  173.9|  174.3|  174.2
                   California....................|3,525.2|3,595.3|3,624.2|3,630.8|2,085.7|2,102.5|2,102.0|2,100.2
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Colorado......................|  492.7|  517.8|  518.4|  520.3|  297.7|  300.6|  301.9|  303.0
                   Connecticut...................|  443.3|  452.7|  453.2|  455.5|  213.8|  215.9|  215.3|  215.0
                   Delaware......................|   89.5|   91.6|   92.8|   92.8|   50.0|   50.8|   51.1|   51.2
                   District of Columbia..........|  257.4|  260.1|  259.4|  261.2|  275.0|  260.8|  261.6|  259.9
                   Florida.......................|1,880.8|1,987.4|1,995.5|1,999.1|  901.5|  910.9|  920.9|  925.1
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Georgia.......................|  762.0|  814.6|  818.2|  825.3|  559.7|  569.6|  571.9|  572.8
                   Hawaii2/......................|  163.1|  165.1|  165.2|  165.0|  111.9|  111.4|  112.0|  111.7
                   Idaho.........................|  100.6|  106.5|  106.9|  107.3|   92.2|   94.5|   94.8|   95.0
                   Illinois......................|1,494.4|1,544.2|1,550.3|1,554.2|  781.3|  779.3|  789.0|  789.5
                   Indiana.......................|  607.7|  617.7|  624.2|  624.5|  398.8|  390.4|  392.5|  394.1
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                   Iowa..........................|  322.9|  332.7|  333.5|  336.0|  224.5|  226.7|  226.7|  226.6
                   Kansas........................|  272.9|  282.1|  282.9|  284.1|  231.7|  237.3|  237.5|  238.2
                   Kentucky......................|  373.0|  380.3|  381.8|  383.1|  279.4|  285.0|  287.2|  287.2
                   Louisiana.....................|  436.5|  466.4|  469.4|  470.4|  348.6|  358.0|  357.6|  359.3
                   Maine.........................|  139.8|  146.1|  147.0|  148.0|   94.6|   91.6|   92.3|   92.3
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                   Maryland......................|  661.0|  676.1|  675.6|  679.8|  419.4|  422.8|  420.5|  418.6
                   Massachusetts.................|  964.7|  987.7|  994.4|  997.9|  388.8|  396.0|  394.5|  393.1
                   Michigan......................|1,059.1|1,098.0|1,102.3|1,102.5|  638.2|  638.5|  644.5|  642.2
                   Minnesota.....................|  630.1|  644.9|  649.1|  652.5|  353.8|  363.6|  362.8|  363.7
                   Mississippi...................|  217.1|  216.3|  219.4|  218.0|  213.2|  220.3|  221.7|  223.0
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                   Missouri......................|  656.7|  674.0|  681.4|  681.7|  381.4|  388.2|  393.0|  394.8
                   Montana.......................|   90.4|   94.2|   94.7|   94.6|   74.8|   76.7|   76.7|   77.1
                   Nebraska......................|  198.6|  207.2|  208.4|  209.4|  150.7|  150.7|  150.9|  150.7
                   Nevada........................|  319.7|  337.5|  340.5|  342.7|   91.0|   94.4|   95.0|   95.6
                   New Hampshire.................|  142.3|  146.0|  146.9|  147.5|   75.3|   77.3|   77.4|   77.2
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                   New Jersey....................|1,027.7|1,053.5|1,057.2|1,059.4|  565.2|  569.9|  571.8|  571.6
                   New Mexico....................|  173.1|  184.0|  184.2|  185.6|  161.8|  165.1|  165.7|  165.6
                   New York......................|2,443.9|2,487.0|2,495.3|2,503.3|1,426.4|1,406.8|1,405.8|1,398.6
                   North Carolina................|  711.8|  740.3|  739.2|  742.9|  532.8|  551.7|  553.3|  554.2
                   North Dakota..................|   79.2|   82.7|   83.2|   83.5|   67.0|   66.9|   67.0|   67.2
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                   Ohio..........................|1,321.8|1,348.8|1,356.6|1,363.8|  736.4|  740.9|  742.5|  743.6
                   Oklahoma......................|  310.9|  327.3|  327.5|  327.7|  269.2|  268.8|  268.8|  270.9
                   Oregon........................|  339.1|  354.7|  356.1|  360.2|  232.1|  237.8|  238.3|  238.8
                   Pennsylvania..................|1,548.2|1,573.0|1,582.9|1,581.7|  712.4|  721.6|  719.3|  717.9
                   Rhode Island..................|  137.0|  136.5|  136.3|  136.9|   61.6|   61.9|   62.0|   61.4
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   South Carolina................|  339.6|  348.2|  350.3|  351.1|  294.1|  295.4|  295.8|  295.7
                   South Dakota..................|   85.5|   89.3|   89.8|   90.0|   67.4|   67.3|   67.5|   67.8
                   Tennessee.....................|  593.3|  615.8|  619.0|  623.2|  368.4|  369.6|  371.8|  372.2
                   Texas.........................|1,968.5|2,033.4|2,052.3|2,058.5|1,397.7|1,436.1|1,438.9|1,441.2
                   Utah..........................|  219.8|  233.8|  235.3|  237.2|  160.7|  162.0|  162.3|  162.8
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Vermont.......................|   76.5|   76.1|   76.6|   77.4|   44.5|   45.3|   45.3|   45.4
                   Virginia......................|  814.4|  855.6|  856.3|  860.1|  602.5|  601.3|  604.1|  603.4
                   Washington....................|  590.1|  613.3|  615.7|  618.2|  433.5|  443.9|  444.3|  444.1
                   West Virginia.................|  171.7|  177.3|  177.4|  177.8|  134.1|  135.2|  135.1|  136.3
                   Wisconsin.....................|  607.8|  626.3|  628.0|  631.2|  365.8|  367.5|  362.5|  362.1
                   Wyoming.......................|   44.7|   46.1|   46.4|   46.4|   57.6|   58.1|   57.8|   58.2
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   ______________________________________________________________________________________________
 
                      1/  Includes mining, not shown separately.
                      2/  Mining is combined with construction.
                      p/  = preliminary.
                      NOTE:  Data are counts of jobs by place of work.  Data have been adjusted to reflect March
                   1994 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors. Estimates subsequent to the
                   current benchmark month are provisional and will be revised when new information becomes
                   available.
 
 
 
 
 
 ESTABLISHMENT DATA
 
Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, not seasonally adjusted
 
 (In thousands)
 
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                               |         Total nonfarm1/          |         Construction          |         Manufacturing
                               |                                  |                               |
                                __________________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________
                               |                 |                |               |               |               |
             State             |      Feb.       |      Mar.      |     Feb.      |     Mar.      |     Feb.      |     Mar.
                               |                 |                |               |               |               |
                                _________________ ________________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                               |  1994  |  1995  |  1994  |1995p/ | 1994  | 1995  | 1994  |1995p/ | 1994  | 1995  | 1994  |1995p/
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
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 Alabama.......................| 1,720.1| 1,764.5| 1,734.3|1,769.8|   76.6|   81.1|   78.8|   83.3|  379.1|  387.3|  381.1|  387.9
 Alaska........................|   246.7|   251.3|   249.7|  252.7|    9.6|    9.8|   10.1|   10.2|   16.5|   16.7|   16.8|   16.8
 Arizona.......................| 1,648.4| 1,747.7| 1,668.6|1,760.0|   99.3|  113.3|  102.2|  113.0|  185.8|  197.9|  187.1|  197.9
 Arkansas......................|   999.8| 1,053.9| 1,012.2|1,062.4|   36.8|   41.4|   39.2|   43.0|  246.2|  261.3|  247.1|  261.9
 California....................|11,983.9|12,141.2|12,089.5|12189.3|  430.6|  459.8|  445.3|  463.3|1,748.6|1,758.1|1,763.6|1,762.3
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Colorado......................| 1,704.8| 1,780.1| 1,719.4|1,791.7|   85.0|   91.8|   87.7|   94.8|  186.4|  193.8|  186.6|  193.4
 Connecticut...................| 1,503.4| 1,522.3| 1,515.8|1,532.6|   40.2|   44.7|   41.4|   45.6|  285.2|  281.6|  286.1|  281.3
 Delaware......................|   341.5|   351.8|   345.8|  355.1|   14.3|   15.6|   15.1|   16.2|   63.3|   62.5|   63.7|   63.0
 District of Columbia..........|   651.8|   642.9|   656.3|  645.9|    8.0|    9.1|    8.4|    9.4|   13.3|   13.1|   13.4|   13.0
 Florida.......................| 5,724.1| 5,967.7| 5,787.4|6,014.3|  285.4|  305.5|  290.4|  305.6|  483.8|  487.9|  485.5|  488.1
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Georgia.......................| 3,174.1| 3,340.2| 3,203.5|3,361.8|  129.6|  143.6|  134.4|  148.8|  566.8|  585.9|  567.8|  587.0
 Hawaii2/......................|   535.7|   537.0|   539.9|  538.6|   29.3|   27.1|   29.5|   27.2|   17.9|   17.0|   17.9|   17.0
 Idaho.........................|   440.2|   468.1|   446.6|  472.2|   23.4|   27.6|   25.1|   28.6|   69.2|   73.5|   69.7|   73.2
 Illinois......................| 5,299.9| 5,455.5| 5,366.9|5,493.3|  172.6|  182.2|  185.4|  189.5|  940.2|  951.7|  948.3|  953.1
 Indiana.......................| 2,640.8| 2,735.4| 2,672.4|2,748.5|  107.3|  117.9|  113.7|  123.0|  648.9|  676.6|  653.1|  675.8
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 Iowa..........................| 1,269.0| 1,317.7| 1,287.8|1,331.3|   39.4|   46.1|   43.2|   47.8|  238.3|  248.7|  240.0|  249.9
 Kansas........................| 1,133.7| 1,180.3| 1,149.6|1,189.9|   40.8|   45.8|   44.9|   47.9|  184.9|  192.7|  185.8|  193.6
 Kentucky......................| 1,542.1| 1,597.8| 1,567.6|1,614.4|   64.0|   64.6|   69.2|   68.8|  296.6|  310.3|  299.2|  310.8
 Louisiana.....................| 1,681.3| 1,777.2| 1,701.9|1,784.6|  101.0|  105.9|  105.1|  108.3|  182.2|  189.4|  183.5|  189.9
 Maine.........................|   508.1|   520.4|   510.8|  522.4|   16.6|   17.4|   16.6|   17.5|   90.0|   91.6|   90.0|   90.9
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 Maryland......................| 2,071.0| 2,113.9| 2,105.6|2,134.7|  109.5|  114.3|  115.0|  118.6|  176.8|  176.9|  177.7|  177.3
 Massachusetts.................| 2,821.4| 2,905.0| 2,840.8|2,920.5|   70.2|   78.4|   71.6|   80.3|  445.9|  446.3|  447.0|  448.1
 Michigan......................| 4,024.6| 4,179.7| 4,060.6|4,198.4|  114.3|  130.1|  119.7|  135.2|  929.0|  973.0|  933.8|  973.0
 Minnesota.....................| 2,239.3| 2,309.7| 2,257.3|2,323.5|   62.7|   64.9|   65.7|   66.8|  404.4|  416.3|  407.4|  419.1
 Mississippi...................| 1,026.6| 1,054.2| 1,037.9|1,051.8|   39.3|   45.5|   41.7|   44.3|  257.3|  258.1|  258.3|  257.0
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 Missouri......................| 2,390.0| 2,495.8| 2,422.6|2,519.6|   95.2|  104.6|  102.1|  110.6|  408.3|  422.8|  410.4|  422.8
 Montana.......................|   322.4|   339.0|   326.2|  342.3|   10.6|   12.2|   11.7|   13.2|   22.2|   23.3|   21.9|   23.2
 Nebraska......................|   772.0|   799.1|   778.3|  803.5|   27.2|   28.6|   29.2|   29.5|  107.0|  111.9|  106.9|  112.0
 Nevada........................|   704.8|   757.0|   714.6|  765.7|   49.0|   54.4|   51.4|   56.2|   31.3|   34.8|   31.8|   34.9
 New Hampshire.................|   504.1|   525.5|   507.5|  526.4|   14.3|   17.8|   14.4|   18.3|   99.4|  100.9|  100.2|  100.9
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 New Jersey....................| 3,429.2| 3,527.7| 3,475.8|3,552.4|   98.8|  110.3|  104.6|  115.6|  502.1|  501.2|  505.5|  501.5
 New Mexico....................|   638.1|   674.8|   643.8|  679.7|   37.4|   42.8|   38.8|   44.3|   43.1|   45.7|   43.4|   45.7
 New York......................| 7,639.1| 7,712.8| 7,704.8|7,754.2|  203.9|  223.9|  211.9|  229.2|  946.0|  938.4|  951.6|  943.1
 North Carolina................| 3,266.1| 3,391.3| 3,302.3|3,419.4|  154.3|  165.1|  159.3|  170.1|  849.9|  865.6|  851.8|  865.0
 North Dakota..................|   283.7|   294.6|   286.5|  297.1|    9.2|   10.2|    9.8|   10.6|   20.1|   21.5|   20.3|   21.7
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Ohio..........................| 4,933.8| 5,067.3| 4,987.6|5,109.1|  168.2|  183.3|  179.4|  190.7|1,053.1|1,088.4|1,058.2|1,089.8
 Oklahoma......................| 1,250.4| 1,290.9| 1,261.9|1,302.1|   43.3|   47.0|   44.8|   48.2|  169.4|  173.8|  170.3|  175.1
 Oregon........................| 1,316.6| 1,376.3| 1,327.8|1,391.5|   53.3|   60.4|   55.1|   63.5|  211.1|  219.3|  212.6|  219.4
 Pennsylvania..................| 5,054.1| 5,161.5| 5,105.8|5,183.4|  166.8|  178.3|  174.0|  183.5|  930.1|  940.1|  934.5|  940.2
 Rhode Island..................|   421.6|   427.1|   424.8|  428.3|   10.0|   11.1|   10.3|   10.9|   86.8|   85.7|   87.2|   85.8
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 South Carolina................| 1,570.4| 1,603.7| 1,590.6|1,618.3|   82.1|   81.7|   84.4|   83.3|  375.9|  375.2|  375.7|  374.2
 South Dakota..................|   318.6|   334.7|   322.2|  336.3|   10.7|   11.8|   11.5|   12.0|   41.6|   45.5|   42.0|   45.8
 Tennessee.....................| 2,346.9| 2,436.7| 2,379.8|2,461.6|   90.6|   97.4|   96.4|  102.3|  531.6|  538.0|  534.3|  538.9
 Texas.........................| 7,541.7| 7,867.7| 7,603.6|7,897.0|  358.0|  393.9|  366.8|  394.8|  990.4|1,019.4|  993.7|1,020.6
 Utah..........................|   829.3|   879.4|   838.8|  889.4|   40.1|   46.6|   42.4|   49.0|  112.6|  119.0|  113.3|  119.8
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Vermont.......................|   260.6|   267.2|   262.0|  268.5|    9.2|    9.9|    9.0|   10.3|   43.1|   43.8|   43.6|   44.0
 Virginia......................| 2,912.2| 3,020.5| 2,949.4|3,046.1|  147.3|  158.3|  153.3|  162.8|  402.0|  403.0|  402.9|  401.8
 Washington....................| 2,243.6| 2,319.3| 2,257.8|2,333.8|  111.5|  114.8|  115.3|  117.9|  329.6|  336.9|  330.2|  337.4
 West Virginia.................|   645.8|   666.7|   655.4|  675.1|   27.6|   28.5|   29.7|   31.2|   80.6|   82.4|   80.6|   82.6
 Wisconsin.....................| 2,397.9| 2,478.4| 2,421.8|2,492.0|   79.0|   83.5|   83.8|   86.5|  564.2|  588.4|  568.3|  590.1
 Wyoming.......................|   204.9|   210.5|   206.9|  211.9|   10.2|   11.3|   11.1|   11.8|    9.6|   10.1|    9.5|   10.0
                               |        |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Puerto Rico...................|   875.3|   893.0|   880.9|  (3)  |   46.3|   47.7|   46.0|  (3)  |  150.2|  153.0|  150.3|  (3)
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                                __________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
 See footnotes at end of table.
 
 
   ESTABLISHMENT DATA
 
  Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
 
   (In thousands)
 
   ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                 |                               |                               |
                                 |   Transportation and public   |             Trade             | Finance, insurance, and real
                                 |           utilities           |                               |            estate
                                 |                               |                               |
                                  _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________
               State             |               |               |               |               |               |
                                 |     Feb.      |     Mar.      |     Feb.      |     Mar.      |     Feb.      |     Mar.
                                 |               |               |               |               |               |
                                  _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                 | 1994  | 1995  | 1994  |1995p/ | 1994  | 1995  | 1994  |1995p/ | 1994  | 1995  | 1994  |1995p/
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Alabama.......................|   84.7|   85.8|   85.6|   85.8|  379.7|  397.2|  383.3|  397.7|   76.1|   77.0|   76.5|   77.1
   Alaska........................|   21.4|   22.1|   21.7|   22.3|   48.0|   50.4|   49.0|   50.6|   11.5|   11.7|   11.6|   11.7
   Arizona.......................|   81.5|   88.9|   82.8|   88.7|  398.7|  421.8|  404.4|  425.6|  108.7|  111.2|  109.4|  111.0
   Arkansas......................|   56.8|   60.6|   57.4|   61.0|  221.2|  236.0|  225.1|  237.8|   41.0|   42.1|   41.4|   42.4
   California....................|  607.8|  604.6|  609.4|  608.0|2,775.4|2,789.9|2,791.2|2,792.7|  798.5|  772.4|  800.2|  773.7
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Colorado......................|  107.0|  106.3|  107.4|  106.6|  410.9|  438.7|  414.2|  441.6|  110.1|  110.3|  110.9|  110.5
   Connecticut...................|   69.3|   70.4|   69.4|   70.8|  321.8|  326.0|  324.0|  328.6|  136.2|  133.4|  136.2|  133.1
   Delaware......................|   15.1|   15.6|   15.2|   15.7|   73.3|   75.4|   74.4|   75.7|   37.9|   40.4|   38.0|   40.5
   District of Columbia..........|   20.8|   19.9|   21.0|   20.0|   50.6|   52.1|   51.5|   52.6|   31.0|   30.9|   31.2|   31.0
   Florida.......................|  291.6|  298.2|  293.6|  299.9|1,492.5|1,548.9|1,510.2|1,562.5|  372.1|  380.9|  374.7|  383.0
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Georgia.......................|  207.5|  207.4|  209.1|  207.6|  783.2|  834.5|  791.0|  837.8|  169.7|  174.5|  170.5|  174.8
   Hawaii2/......................|   41.9|   41.6|   42.1|   41.5|  131.4|  134.4|  131.5|  134.4|   38.7|   37.5|   38.9|   37.5
   Idaho.........................|   20.9|   22.4|   21.0|   22.5|  110.5|  117.1|  112.1|  118.2|   23.5|   24.2|   23.8|   24.3
   Illinois......................|  311.7|  319.0|  313.8|  320.9|1,234.4|1,273.0|1,245.1|1,280.2|  389.3|  394.1|  391.4|  395.5
   Indiana.......................|  133.9|  134.9|  135.1|  136.0|  613.9|  651.0|  622.8|  653.4|  129.6|  127.4|  130.5|  128.5
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Iowa..........................|   57.1|   59.0|   57.6|   59.3|  314.4|  323.9|  318.8|  327.3|   75.0|   77.3|   75.6|   77.6
   Kansas........................|   66.4|   69.7|   67.0|   70.1|  273.8|  284.2|  277.2|  285.1|   58.1|   58.0|   58.3|   57.9
   Kentucky......................|   85.0|   88.4|   86.0|   89.2|  362.8|  377.2|  369.1|  382.3|   62.5|   63.0|   63.0|   63.6
   Louisiana.....................|  108.6|  113.8|  109.3|  113.8|  387.1|  409.8|  391.7|  410.7|   78.8|   80.8|   79.3|   81.5
   Maine.........................|   21.9|   22.0|   22.0|   22.2|  123.7|  127.4|  123.7|  127.7|   25.9|   26.4|   26.1|   26.5
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Maryland......................|  100.1|  103.5|  101.2|  103.7|  487.7|  500.3|  494.9|  503.9|  134.1|  131.4|  134.9|  131.6
   Massachusetts.................|  124.3|  125.2|  125.0|  125.7|  636.6|  660.2|  640.8|  662.4|  206.3|  209.3|  207.5|  210.0
   Michigan......................|  157.6|  161.5|  158.6|  162.3|  930.7|  964.8|  937.5|  970.0|  195.4|  192.8|  196.0|  193.3
   Minnesota.....................|  111.3|  115.3|  111.3|  115.7|  536.5|  555.9|  540.4|  557.4|  139.2|  137.8|  139.7|  138.6
   Mississippi...................|   46.6|   47.4|   47.0|   47.3|  211.3|  216.2|  214.7|  216.1|   39.6|   39.0|   39.8|   39.1
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Missouri......................|  152.4|  156.2|  153.8|  157.4|  559.3|  592.7|  567.7|  598.8|  144.1|  145.3|  145.1|  145.5
   Montana.......................|   20.0|   20.5|   20.2|   20.3|   86.4|   91.6|   87.5|   92.4|   15.2|   15.7|   15.3|   16.0
   Nebraska......................|   47.3|   49.3|   47.7|   49.4|  191.5|  200.0|  192.8|  199.5|   51.1|   51.9|   51.2|   52.0
   Nevada........................|   36.3|   38.8|   36.8|   39.1|  136.8|  148.1|  138.7|  149.2|   33.1|   34.5|   33.6|   34.8
   New Hampshire.................|   18.4|   19.1|   18.4|   19.2|  126.6|  132.7|  127.2|  131.9|   29.3|   29.2|   29.3|   29.2
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   New Jersey....................|  237.6|  244.6|  240.5|  245.4|  794.6|  828.0|  804.6|  829.9|  229.4|  230.0|  230.4|  231.4
   New Mexico....................|   29.6|   30.9|   29.5|   31.0|  149.1|  158.2|  150.7|  159.4|   28.9|   30.5|   28.9|   30.8
   New York......................|  397.3|  389.3|  399.8|  391.4|1,517.6|1,549.1|1,529.8|1,552.2|  731.1|  726.7|  732.7|  727.1
   North Carolina................|  158.8|  158.3|  159.6|  159.0|  730.9|  764.1|  740.9|  772.9|  137.8|  143.7|  139.0|  145.1
   North Dakota..................|   18.2|   19.0|   18.3|   19.0|   73.0|   75.7|   74.1|   76.6|   13.6|   14.0|   13.7|   14.0
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Ohio..........................|  214.8|  222.3|  216.7|  223.5|1,182.3|1,206.3|1,195.4|1,215.9|  265.8|  268.6|  267.9|  269.8
   Oklahoma......................|   71.8|   73.0|   72.1|   73.2|  290.0|  301.5|  292.9|  303.3|   63.3|   63.7|   63.6|   63.9
   Oregon........................|   67.2|   68.7|   67.4|   69.2|  328.1|  343.7|  329.8|  346.1|   87.4|   88.0|   88.2|   88.6
   Pennsylvania..................|  268.4|  270.2|  270.4|  272.7|1,126.1|1,150.1|1,137.9|1,153.4|  304.8|  309.1|  305.9|  310.1
   Rhode Island..................|   14.3|   14.4|   14.4|   14.2|   89.6|   93.6|   90.3|   94.1|   25.4|   25.3|   25.2|   25.0
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   South Carolina................|   67.6|   70.6|   68.4|   71.3|  349.3|  361.5|  357.0|  367.5|   66.4|   67.9|   67.3|   68.4
   South Dakota..................|   14.9|   16.0|   15.2|   15.9|   80.1|   84.6|   81.2|   85.1|   17.9|   18.4|   17.9|   18.4
   Tennessee.....................|  128.7|  135.3|  130.5|  136.4|  538.5|  568.8|  545.9|  575.4|  106.3|  108.5|  107.3|  109.3
   Texas.........................|  447.4|  469.0|  450.0|  470.0|1,811.9|1,888.7|1,826.7|1,897.2|  433.2|  443.5|  435.4|  445.0
   Utah..........................|   48.3|   51.0|   48.6|   51.4|  195.0|  208.4|  196.7|  210.4|   45.4|   47.5|   46.2|   48.0
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Vermont.......................|   11.2|   11.4|   11.4|   11.4|   60.5|   62.4|   60.6|   62.9|   12.0|   12.2|   12.1|   12.2
   Virginia......................|  148.7|  154.9|  149.9|  155.8|  643.2|  676.6|  651.3|  683.1|  161.4|  164.3|  163.1|  165.4
   Washington....................|  111.9|  116.9|  113.1|  116.6|  540.8|  564.7|  542.7|  567.3|  125.0|  121.8|  125.6|  122.4
   West Virginia.................|   38.7|   40.5|   39.0|   40.5|  146.7|  152.6|  148.8|  153.7|   25.1|   25.9|   25.3|   25.9
   Wisconsin.....................|  112.6|  116.8|  113.6|  117.7|  542.4|  563.8|  547.7|  566.9|  132.3|  135.1|  132.6|  135.5
   Wyoming.......................|   13.7|   14.0|   13.8|   14.0|   46.5|   48.5|   46.9|   48.5|    7.8|    7.9|    7.8|    7.9
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Puerto Rico...................|   23.0|   23.0|   23.1|  (3)  |  169.3|  173.7|  170.5|  (3)  |   41.1|   41.0|   41.2|  (3)
                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                  _______________________________________________________________________________________________
 
   See footnotes at end of table.
 
 
                   ESTABLISHMENT DATA
 
  Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, not seasonally
                   adjusted-Continued
 
                   (In thousands)
 
                   ______________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                 |                               |
                                                 |           Services            |          Government
                                                 |                               |
                                                  _______________________________ _______________________________
                                                 |               |               |               |
                               State             |     Feb.      |     Mar.      |     Feb.      |     Mar.
                                                 |               |               |               |
                                                  _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                                 | 1994  | 1995  | 1994  |1995p/ | 1994  | 1995  | 1994  |1995p/
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   ______________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Alabama.......................|  367.3|  376.6|  371.5|  378.3|  346.2|  348.8|  347.0|  348.9
                   Alaska........................|   54.4|   56.8|   55.1|   57.3|   74.8|   74.4|   75.0|   74.5
                   Arizona.......................|  465.7|  499.0|  474.3|  505.9|  297.2|  303.0|  296.8|  305.2
                   Arkansas......................|  219.9|  230.7|  223.6|  234.1|  174.5|  178.5|  175.1|  178.9
                   California....................|3,482.2|3,602.5|3,529.8|3,627.2|2,108.0|2,123.9|2,117.4|2,131.8
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Colorado......................|  487.4|  517.4|  493.7|  520.8|  302.3|  306.7|  303.5|  309.1
                   Connecticut...................|  434.0|  448.2|  438.9|  453.0|  216.1|  217.5|  219.2|  219.7
                   Delaware......................|   87.1|   91.1|   88.2|   91.8|   50.4|   51.1|   51.1|   52.1
                   District of Columbia..........|  255.5|  258.9|  257.3|  261.7|  272.5|  258.8|  273.4|  258.1
                   Florida.......................|1,879.3|2,005.5|1,908.2|2,027.1|  912.7|  933.6|  918.0|  940.8
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Georgia.......................|  747.0|  809.2|  758.6|  818.7|  562.8|  577.5|  564.6|  579.4
                   Hawaii2/......................|  162.4|  165.0|  164.0|  165.2|  114.1|  114.4|  116.0|  115.8
                   Idaho.........................|   98.4|  105.0|   99.5|  106.2|   92.3|   95.7|   93.3|   96.5
                   Illinois......................|1,451.9|1,522.4|1,470.5|1,534.0|  784.7|  799.3|  797.7|  806.1
                   Indiana.......................|  594.3|  620.5|  602.9|  623.0|  406.5|  401.0|  407.8|  402.5
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Iowa..........................|  317.6|  331.5|  321.4|  335.5|  225.4|  229.2|  229.2|  231.8
                   Kansas........................|  266.5|  280.9|  270.7|  283.2|  235.1|  240.9|  237.5|  244.0
                   Kentucky......................|  362.3|  376.8|  369.5|  381.6|  281.4|  290.5|  283.6|  291.4
                   Louisiana.....................|  430.3|  468.9|  435.5|  470.4|  347.9|  359.4|  352.0|  361.1
                   Maine.........................|  132.4|  140.4|  134.3|  141.9|   97.5|   95.1|   98.0|   95.6
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Maryland......................|  640.6|  663.2|  654.8|  672.0|  421.2|  423.4|  426.1|  426.6
                   Massachusetts.................|  942.5|  984.5|  953.4|  991.9|  394.5|  399.8|  394.4|  400.7
                   Michigan......................|1,034.6|1,086.9|1,044.2|1,090.4|  655.0|  662.5|  662.5|  666.0
                   Minnesota.....................|  616.3|  639.4|  623.5|  645.3|  362.4|  373.0|  362.6|  373.2
                   Mississippi...................|  211.4|  217.6|  215.3|  216.7|  216.0|  225.5|  216.0|  226.4
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Missouri......................|  637.7|  668.4|  648.7|  675.3|  388.6|  401.3|  390.3|  404.7
                   Montana.......................|   87.0|   93.0|   88.3|   93.7|   76.1|   77.6|   76.2|   78.2
                   Nebraska......................|  195.6|  205.3|  197.2|  207.9|  151.1|  150.9|  152.0|  151.8
                   Nevada........................|  314.5|  337.0|  317.4|  340.4|   91.8|   96.6|   92.9|   98.2
                   New Hampshire.................|  138.5|  145.1|  139.5|  145.6|   77.2|   80.3|   78.1|   80.9
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   New Jersey....................|  998.0|1,036.0|1,015.3|1,047.7|  567.1|  575.8|  573.2|  579.0
                   New Mexico....................|  170.1|  182.4|  172.4|  184.5|  164.1|  168.5|  164.4|  168.3
                   New York......................|2,401.5|2,465.4|2,428.1|2,488.3|1,437.6|1,415.6|1,446.7|1,418.2
                   North Carolina................|  689.0|  728.1|  701.7|  737.7|  542.0|  562.8|  546.5|  565.9
                   North Dakota..................|   77.8|   82.3|   78.6|   83.1|   68.4|   68.5|   68.3|   68.7
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Ohio..........................|1,285.5|1,328.1|1,302.0|1,344.7|  750.3|  756.6|  753.8|  760.7
                   Oklahoma......................|  304.4|  323.9|  308.5|  327.7|  273.1|  274.0|  274.7|  276.8
                   Oregon........................|  331.4|  352.2|  336.1|  359.1|  236.7|  242.6|  237.2|  244.1
                   Pennsylvania..................|1,518.3|1,563.9|1,535.9|1,570.6|  719.9|  730.8|  727.4|  733.7
                   Rhode Island..................|  132.8|  134.5|  134.6|  135.7|   62.6|   62.4|   62.7|   62.4
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   South Carolina................|  328.8|  343.5|  336.4|  348.9|  298.5|  301.4|  299.6|  302.8
                   South Dakota..................|   82.7|   87.6|   83.7|   88.3|   68.5|   68.4|   68.5|   68.5
                   Tennessee.....................|  576.1|  607.7|  587.7|  616.7|  370.7|  376.3|  373.1|  377.8
                   Texas.........................|1,923.3|2,035.9|1,951.5|2,050.3|1,414.0|1,461.0|1,416.3|1,463.0
                   Utah..........................|  216.1|  233.9|  219.9|  237.7|  163.6|  164.9|  163.5|  165.1
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Vermont.......................|   78.2|   80.2|   78.4|   79.8|   46.0|   46.9|   46.5|   47.4
                   Virginia......................|  791.6|  841.1|  805.8|  853.1|  605.6|  611.1|  610.7|  612.9
                   Washington....................|  578.7|  609.5|  586.6|  616.3|  443.0|  451.4|  441.1|  452.5
                   West Virginia.................|  167.8|  175.1|  169.7|  176.4|  132.1|  134.7|  134.9|  137.3
                   Wisconsin.....................|  594.5|  618.0|  599.1|  622.4|  371.2|  370.8|  374.6|  370.8
                   Wyoming.......................|   41.2|   42.7|   41.6|   43.0|   58.6|   59.0|   59.0|   59.7
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   Puerto Rico...................|  155.7|  161.6|  158.7|  (3)  |  288.8|  292.0|  290.1|  (3)
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   ______________________________________________________________________________________________
 
                      1/  Includes mining, not shown separately.
                      2/  Mining is combined with construction.
                      3/  Not available.
                      p/  = preliminary.
                      NOTE:  Data are counts of jobs by place of work.  Data have been adjusted to March 1994
                   benchmark levels.  Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark month are provisional and
                   will be revised when new information becomes available.
 
 
Table 5. Unemployment rates by State and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted
  (Percent)
 
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                                                             |                                 |
                                                             |            February             |              March
                        State and area                       |                                 |
                                                              _________________________________ _________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |      1994      |      1995      |     1994       |    1995p/
                                                             |                |                |                |
  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |                |                |                |
       United States.........................................|       7.1      |       5.9      |       6.8      |       5.7
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Alabama....................................................|       7.1      |       6.3      |       6.0      |       5.1
    Birmingham...............................................|       4.9      |       4.5      |       4.3      |       3.7
    Huntsville...............................................|       6.4      |       5.2      |       5.2      |       4.0
    Mobile...................................................|       7.3      |       6.7      |       6.2      |       5.5
    Montgomery...............................................|       5.3      |       5.3      |       4.5      |       4.5
    Tuscaloosa...............................................|       5.4      |       5.3      |       4.6      |       4.1
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Alaska.....................................................|       9.8      |       8.9      |       9.0      |       8.2
    Anchorage................................................|       7.1      |       6.3      |       6.6      |       5.8
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Arizona....................................................|       5.9      |       4.5      |       5.7      |       4.7
    Phoenix_Mesa.............................................|       4.8      |       3.4      |       4.7      |       3.6
    Tucson...................................................|       4.2      |       3.3      |       4.1      |       3.5
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Arkansas...................................................|       6.0      |       6.0      |       5.8      |       5.2
    Fayetteville_Springdale_Rogers...........................|       2.8      |       2.9      |       2.9      |       2.6
    Fort Smith1/.............................................|       6.2      |       6.2      |       5.9      |       5.9
    Little Rock_North Little Rock............................|       4.5      |       4.1      |       4.4      |       3.6
    Pine Bluff...............................................|       8.4      |       9.1      |       8.4      |       7.8
                                                             |                |                |                |
  California2/...............................................|       9.8      |       8.1      |       8.9      |       7.8
    Bakersfield..............................................|      16.7      |      15.0      |      16.1      |      14.5
    Fresno...................................................|      17.2      |      15.9      |      16.0      |      15.4
    Los Angeles_Long Beach2/.................................|       9.7      |       7.9      |       9.4      |       8.0
    Modesto..................................................|      18.7      |      16.5      |      17.1      |      15.6
    Oakland..................................................|       7.0      |       5.8      |       6.2      |       5.5
    Orange County............................................|       6.7      |       5.1      |       5.9      |       4.7
    Riverside_San Bernardino.................................|      10.6      |       8.4      |       9.3      |       7.6
    Sacramento...............................................|       8.4      |       7.1      |       7.3      |       6.6
    Salinas..................................................|      19.1      |      16.7      |      15.6      |      15.0
    San Diego................................................|       7.9      |       6.5      |       7.1      |       5.9
    San Francisco............................................|       6.3      |       5.2      |       5.6      |       4.9
    San Jose.................................................|       7.2      |       5.6      |       6.4      |       5.2
    Santa Barbara_Santa Maria_Lompoc.........................|       9.1      |       7.7      |       8.0      |       6.9
    Santa Rosa...............................................|       7.3      |       6.4      |       6.4      |       6.1
    Stockton_Lodi............................................|      15.7      |      13.4      |      13.6      |      12.4
    Vallejo_Fairfield_Napa...................................|       8.5      |       7.6      |       7.7      |       7.3
    Ventura..................................................|       8.8      |       6.7      |       7.3      |       6.0
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Colorado...................................................|       5.6      |       4.0      |       4.9      |       3.8
    Boulder_Longmont.........................................|       4.7      |       3.6      |       4.1      |       3.5
    Denver...................................................|       5.2      |       3.6      |       4.6      |       3.4
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Connecticut................................................|       6.2      |       5.9      |       5.8      |       5.4
    Bridgeport...............................................|       7.0      |       6.6      |       6.6      |       5.9
    Danbury..................................................|       4.9      |       4.3      |       4.6      |       3.9
    Hartford.................................................|       6.6      |       6.3      |       6.3      |       5.8
    New Haven_Meriden........................................|       6.0      |       5.6      |       5.7      |       5.0
    New London_Norwich.......................................|       6.0      |       5.8      |       5.4      |       5.1
    Stamford_Norwalk.........................................|       4.1      |       4.2      |       3.8      |       3.8
    Waterbury................................................|       7.8      |       7.1      |       7.3      |       6.5
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Delaware...................................................|       6.3      |       4.5      |       5.9      |       3.9
    Dover....................................................|       7.6      |       5.1      |       7.0      |       4.7
    Wilmington_Newark1/......................................|       6.3      |       4.6      |       5.7      |       3.9
                                                             |                |                |                |
  District of Columbia.......................................|       8.8      |       8.4      |       8.3      |       8.0
    Washington1/.............................................|       4.5      |       4.1      |       4.1      |       3.8
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Florida2/..................................................|       5.8      |       4.3      |       7.0      |       4.2
    Daytona Beach............................................|       5.5      |       4.0      |       6.7      |       3.8
    Fort Lauderdale..........................................|       5.8      |       4.5      |       7.0      |       4.4
    Fort Myers_Cape Coral....................................|       4.5      |       3.4      |       5.5      |       3.4
    Gainesville..............................................|       3.4      |       2.6      |       4.2      |       2.6
    Jacksonville.............................................|       4.8      |       3.5      |       5.8      |       3.4
    Lakeland_Winter Haven....................................|       6.8      |       4.6      |       8.3      |       4.6
    Melbourne_Titusville_Palm Bay............................|       6.6      |       5.0      |       8.1      |       4.8
    Miami....................................................|       6.7      |       5.4      |       8.4      |       5.4
    Orlando..................................................|       5.2      |       3.8      |       6.3      |       3.8
    Pensacola................................................|       4.7      |       3.5      |       5.5      |       3.7
    Sarasota_Bradenton.......................................|       4.4      |       3.1      |       5.2      |       3.2
    Tallahassee..............................................|       3.9      |       2.9      |       4.9      |       2.9
    Tampa_St. Petersburg_Clearwater..........................|       5.1      |       3.7      |       6.1      |       3.7
    West Palm Beach_Boca Raton...............................|       6.8      |       5.0      |       8.4      |       5.0
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Georgia....................................................|       5.4      |       4.6      |       5.3      |       4.5
    Albany...................................................|       7.8      |       5.9      |       7.6      |       5.7
    Athens...................................................|       4.2      |       3.5      |       4.2      |       3.5
    Atlanta..................................................|       4.8      |       4.2      |       4.8      |       4.1
    Augusta_Aiken1/..........................................|       6.9      |       5.4      |       6.4      |       5.2
    Columbus1/...............................................|       6.5      |       5.7      |       6.1      |       4.9
    Macon....................................................|       5.4      |       4.6      |       5.6      |       4.8
    Savannah.................................................|       6.1      |       5.1      |       6.1      |       5.1
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Hawaii.....................................................|       5.5      |       5.1      |       5.4      |       5.0
    Honolulu.................................................|       4.4      |       4.0      |       4.3      |       3.9
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Idaho......................................................|       6.8      |       7.0      |       6.4      |       6.2
    Boise City...............................................|       4.9      |       5.6      |       4.3      |       4.4
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                              ___________________________________________________________________
 
  See footnotes at end of table.
 
 
 
  Table 5. Unemployment rates by State and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
  (Percent)
 
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                                                             |                                 |
                                                             |            February             |              March
                        State and area                       |                                 |
                                                              _________________________________ _________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |      1994      |      1995      |     1994       |    1995p/
                                                             |                |                |                |
  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Illinois2/.................................................|       6.9      |       5.9      |       6.5      |       4.8
    Bloomington_Normal.......................................|       4.2      |       4.0      |       4.4      |       3.2
    Champaign_Urbana.........................................|       4.8      |       3.9      |       4.5      |       3.1
    Chicago..................................................|       6.6      |       5.6      |       6.3      |       4.7
    Davenport_Moline_Rock Island1/...........................|       6.0      |       5.4      |       5.6      |       4.5
    Decatur..................................................|       9.0      |       8.0      |       8.4      |       6.6
    Kankakee.................................................|       8.5      |       8.0      |       7.9      |       6.6
    Peoria_Pekin.............................................|       6.3      |       5.3      |       5.9      |       4.2
    Rockford.................................................|       8.4      |       5.5      |       7.0      |       4.6
    Springfield..............................................|       5.6      |       5.5      |       5.0      |       4.2
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Indiana....................................................|       5.8      |       4.6      |       5.5      |       4.8
    Bloomington..............................................|       5.6      |       3.4      |       4.0      |       3.3
    Elkhart_Goshen...........................................|       4.4      |       3.5      |       4.1      |       3.5
    Evansville_Henderson1/...................................|       5.8      |       5.3      |       5.7      |       5.4
    Fort Wayne...............................................|       5.1      |       4.0      |       5.1      |       3.9
    Gary.....................................................|       7.0      |       6.0      |       6.7      |       6.3
    Indianapolis.............................................|       4.5      |       3.8      |       4.5      |       4.0
    Kokomo...................................................|       5.1      |       4.4      |       5.1      |       4.5
    Lafayette................................................|       4.4      |       3.3      |       4.4      |       3.3
    Muncie...................................................|       6.2      |       5.0      |       6.1      |       4.9
    South Bend...............................................|       5.2      |       4.2      |       5.2      |       4.6
    Terre Haute..............................................|       7.6      |       6.0      |       7.2      |       5.9
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Iowa.......................................................|       4.7      |       4.0      |       4.5      |       3.9
    Cedar Rapids.............................................|       4.0      |       3.1      |       3.9      |       3.0
    Des Moines...............................................|       3.5      |       3.0      |       3.3      |       2.9
    Dubuque..................................................|       5.4      |       4.1      |       5.3      |       3.5
    Iowa City................................................|       2.7      |       2.5      |       2.5      |       2.3
    Sioux City1/.............................................|       3.5      |       3.0      |       3.4      |       2.8
    Waterloo_Cedar Falls.....................................|       5.8      |       5.0      |       5.7      |       4.8
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Kansas.....................................................|       5.6      |       4.8      |       5.6      |       4.7
    Lawrence.................................................|       5.2      |       4.4      |       5.1      |       4.5
    Topeka...................................................|       5.0      |       4.9      |       4.9      |       4.6
    Wichita..................................................|       6.6      |       5.1      |       6.7      |       5.1
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Kentucky...................................................|       6.9      |       5.6      |       5.9      |       5.0
    Lexington................................................|       5.2      |       3.5      |       4.0      |       3.1
    Louisville1/.............................................|       6.2      |       4.2      |       4.8      |       4.4
    Owensboro................................................|       5.9      |       5.6      |       5.2      |       5.0
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Louisiana..................................................|       8.2      |       7.0      |       7.8      |       7.1
    Alexandria...............................................|       7.7      |       6.8      |       7.4      |       6.6
    Baton Rouge..............................................|       7.3      |       6.1      |       7.1      |       6.4
    Houma....................................................|       7.5      |       6.4      |       6.9      |       6.2
    Lafayette................................................|       7.7      |       6.8      |       7.3      |       6.6
    Lake Charles.............................................|       8.0      |       7.1      |       7.9      |       7.0
    Monroe...................................................|       7.7      |       6.6      |       7.2      |       6.5
    New Orleans..............................................|       7.1      |       6.2      |       6.9      |       6.4
    Shreveport_Bossier City..................................|       8.3      |       7.3      |       7.8      |       7.1
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Maine......................................................|       9.7      |       7.3      |       9.3      |       7.1
    Lewiston_Auburn..........................................|       9.5      |       7.0      |       9.4      |       6.3
    Portland.................................................|       6.8      |       4.5      |       6.5      |       4.4
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Maryland...................................................|       5.9      |       5.2      |       5.4      |       4.9
    Baltimore................................................|       6.7      |       5.8      |       6.2      |       5.5
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Massachusetts2/............................................|       7.1      |       6.2      |       6.7      |       5.2
    Barnstable_Yarmouth......................................|      12.1      |       9.7      |      11.0      |       8.0
    Boston1/.................................................|       5.9      |       5.3      |       5.5      |       4.4
    Brockton.................................................|       8.1      |       6.6      |       7.6      |       5.5
    Fitchburg_Leominster.....................................|       7.6      |       6.6      |       7.1      |       5.5
    Lawrence1/...............................................|       8.1      |       6.5      |       7.8      |       6.1
    Lowell1/.................................................|       7.3      |       6.2      |       6.8      |       5.4
    New Bedford..............................................|      13.0      |      11.5      |      12.4      |       9.9
    Pittsfield...............................................|       9.9      |       8.3      |       9.5      |       7.1
    Springfield..............................................|       7.9      |       6.7      |       7.5      |       5.6
    Worcester1/..............................................|       6.4      |       5.5      |       5.9      |       4.7
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Michigan2/.................................................|       8.5      |       6.2      |       7.0      |       6.4
    Ann Arbor................................................|       5.6      |       3.9      |       4.4      |       3.9
    Benton Harbor............................................|       8.9      |       6.6      |       7.2      |       6.4
    Detroit..................................................|       7.9      |       5.5      |       6.5      |       5.6
    Flint....................................................|      10.7      |       7.2      |       8.8      |       7.4
    Grand Rapids_Muskegon_Holland............................|       6.8      |       4.9      |       5.6      |       5.0
    Jackson..................................................|       9.0      |       6.4      |       7.5      |       6.6
    Kalamazoo_Battle_Creek...................................|       7.2      |       5.8      |       6.0      |       6.0
    Lansing_East Lansing.....................................|       6.1      |       4.7      |       5.0      |       4.8
    Saginaw_Bay City_Midland.................................|       9.1      |       7.3      |       7.8      |       7.6
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Minnesota..................................................|       5.1      |       4.2      |       4.6      |       3.7
    Duluth_Superior1/........................................|       8.0      |       6.3      |       7.5      |       5.8
    Minneapolis_St.Paul1/....................................|       3.9      |       3.2      |       3.6      |       2.9
    Rochester................................................|       4.2      |       3.4      |       3.9      |       3.0
    St. Cloud................................................|       5.6      |       5.5      |       5.0      |       4.3
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Mississippi................................................|       7.0      |       5.4      |       6.7      |       5.3
    Jackson..................................................|       4.6      |       3.3      |       4.6      |       3.3
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                              ___________________________________________________________________
 
  See footnotes at end of table.
 
 
 
  Table 5. Unemployment rates by State and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
  (Percent)
 
  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                             |                                 |
                                                             |            February             |              March
                        State and area                       |                                 |
                                                              _________________________________ _________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |      1994      |      1995      |     1994       |    1995p/
                                                             |                |                |                |
  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Missouri...................................................|       6.0      |       4.8      |       5.5      |       4.9
    Kansas City1/............................................|       5.1      |       4.1      |       4.9      |       4.3
    St. Louis LMA1/..........................................|       5.5      |       4.7      |       5.1      |       4.5
    Springfield..............................................|       4.7      |       3.5      |       4.3      |       3.7
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Montana....................................................|       6.7      |       7.0      |       6.1      |       5.9
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Nebraska...................................................|       3.2      |       2.5      |       3.2      |       2.4
    Lincoln..................................................|       2.5      |       2.3      |       2.6      |       2.2
    Omaha1/..................................................|       3.4      |       2.5      |       3.4      |       2.4
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Nevada.....................................................|       6.7      |       6.1      |       6.3      |       5.6
    Las Vegas................................................|       6.5      |       5.9      |       6.2      |       5.4
    Reno.....................................................|       6.4      |       5.9      |       5.8      |       5.7
                                                             |                |                |                |
  New Hampshire..............................................|       5.8      |       4.6      |       5.5      |       5.1
    Manchester...............................................|       5.5      |       4.7      |       5.3      |       5.1
    Nashua...................................................|       6.0      |       5.0      |       5.8      |       5.3
    Portsmouth_Rochester.....................................|       5.3      |       4.3      |       4.9      |       4.3
                                                             |                |                |                |
  New Jersey2/...............................................|       7.7      |       6.6      |       8.4      |       6.5
    Atlantic_Cape May........................................|      12.4      |      11.3      |      13.0      |      10.9
    Bergen_Passaic...........................................|       8.0      |       6.6      |       8.7      |       6.7
    Jersey City..............................................|      10.0      |       8.9      |      11.0      |       8.9
    Middlesex_Somerset_Hunterdon.............................|       5.9      |       4.9      |       6.4      |       4.9
    Monmouth_Ocean...........................................|       7.6      |       6.4      |       8.1      |       6.1
    Newark...................................................|       7.8      |       6.5      |       8.5      |       6.5
    Trenton..................................................|       6.1      |       5.3      |       6.9      |       5.3
    Vineland_Millville_Bridgeton.............................|      12.4      |      10.4      |      13.3      |      10.4
                                                             |                |                |                |
  New Mexico.................................................|       6.6      |       5.6      |       6.5      |       6.0
    Albuquerque..............................................|       5.1      |       3.6      |       5.0      |       4.0
    Las Cruces...............................................|       9.0      |       7.6      |       9.2      |       7.7
    Santa Fe.................................................|       3.8      |       3.6      |       3.5      |       3.8
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  New York2/.................................................|       8.5      |       6.9      |       8.1      |       6.8
    Albany_Schenectady_Troy..................................|       6.2      |       4.9      |       5.6      |       5.2
    Binghamton...............................................|       8.4      |       6.2      |       7.6      |       6.2
    Buffalo_Niagara Falls....................................|       7.9      |       5.9      |       7.2      |       6.0
    Dutchess County..........................................|       8.7      |       5.4      |       7.9      |       5.4
    Elmira...................................................|       7.2      |       5.2      |       6.7      |       5.8
    Glens Falls..............................................|      10.2      |       8.3      |       9.6      |       8.8
    Nassau_Suffolk...........................................|       7.1      |       5.1      |       6.3      |       5.2
    New York.................................................|       9.4      |       8.3      |       9.5      |       7.9
       New York City2/.......................................|      10.0      |       9.0      |      10.3      |       8.5
    Newburgh1/...............................................|       7.1      |       5.4      |       6.8      |       5.5
    Rochester................................................|       6.4      |       5.1      |       5.9      |       5.2
    Syracuse.................................................|       7.7      |       5.7      |       6.9      |       6.0
    Utica_Rome...............................................|       8.0      |       6.3      |       7.3      |       6.6
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  North Carolina2/...........................................|       5.5      |       5.0      |       4.5      |       4.1
    Asheville................................................|       5.1      |       5.0      |       4.0      |       3.8
    Charlotte_Gastonia_Rock Hill1/...........................|       4.8      |       3.8      |       4.0      |       3.2
    Greensboro_Winston-Salem_High Point......................|       4.7      |       3.9      |       3.8      |       3.2
    Raleigh_Durham_Chapel Hill...............................|       3.8      |       3.3      |       3.2      |       2.7
                                                             |                |                |                |
  North Dakota...............................................|       4.9      |       4.0      |       4.9      |       3.9
    Bismarck.................................................|       4.9      |       4.2      |       5.1      |       4.0
    Fargo_Moorhead1/.........................................|       4.0      |       3.2      |       3.6      |       3.2
    Grand Forks1/............................................|       3.8      |       3.2      |       3.5      |       2.9
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Ohio2/.....................................................|       6.3      |       4.9      |       6.6      |       4.4
    Akron....................................................|       5.9      |       4.7      |       6.2      |       4.3
    Canton_Massillon.........................................|       6.8      |       5.2      |       7.3      |       4.5
    Cincinnati1/.............................................|       5.5      |       4.3      |       5.5      |       3.7
    Cleveland_Lorain_Elyria..................................|       6.4      |       5.0      |       6.9      |       4.7
    Columbus.................................................|       4.5      |       3.4      |       4.8      |       3.1
    Dayton_Springfield.......................................|       5.1      |       4.1      |       5.7      |       3.7
    Hamilton_Middletown......................................|       6.1      |       4.4      |       6.3      |       3.7
    Lima.....................................................|       7.8      |       5.2      |       7.3      |       4.5
    Mansfield................................................|       7.4      |       5.6      |       8.1      |       5.1
    Steubenville_Weirton.....................................|       8.3      |       6.9      |       8.7      |       6.2
    Toledo...................................................|       6.3      |       4.9      |       6.6      |       4.2
    Youngstown_Warren........................................|       7.6      |       6.1      |       8.2      |       5.4
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  Oklahoma...................................................|       6.7      |       5.8      |       6.1      |       5.3
    Enid.....................................................|       4.6      |       4.5      |       4.8      |       4.7
    Lawton...................................................|       6.8      |       6.2      |       6.1      |       5.6
    Oklahoma City............................................|       5.3      |       4.6      |       4.8      |       4.2
    Tulsa....................................................|       6.8      |       5.3      |       6.2      |       4.8
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  Oregon.....................................................|       7.0      |       6.0      |       6.6      |       5.4
    Eugene_Springfield.......................................|       7.0      |       6.0      |       6.5      |       5.2
    Medford_Ashland..........................................|       8.3      |       8.0      |       7.8      |       6.8
    Portland_Vancouver1/.....................................|       5.5      |       4.6      |       5.1      |       4.2
    Salem....................................................|       7.0      |       6.2      |       6.7      |       5.4
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  Pennsylvania2/.............................................|       6.1      |       6.4      |       6.9      |       6.2
    Allentown_Bethlehem_Easton...............................|       6.6      |       6.5      |       7.2      |       6.5
    Altoona..................................................|       6.9      |       7.1      |       7.6      |       6.8
    Erie.....................................................|       6.7      |       6.8      |       7.4      |       6.6
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  See footnotes at end of table.
 
 
 
  Table 5. Unemployment rates by State and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
  (Percent)
 
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                                                             |            February             |              March
                        State and area                       |                                 |
                                                              _________________________________ _________________________________
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                                                             |      1994      |      1995      |     1994       |    1995p/
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  Pennsylvania2/                                             |                |                |                |
    Harrisburg_Lebanon_Carlisle..............................|       4.3      |       4.8      |       4.9      |       4.6
    Johnstown................................................|       9.6      |       9.2      |      10.9      |       8.7
    Lancaster................................................|       4.5      |       4.6      |       5.0      |       4.5
    Philadelphia1/...........................................|       5.7      |       5.8      |       6.4      |       5.7
    Pittsburgh...............................................|       6.2      |       6.6      |       6.9      |       6.2
    Reading..................................................|       5.4      |       5.5      |       5.9      |       5.5
    Scranton_Wilkes_Barre_Hazelton...........................|       7.5      |       7.3      |       8.3      |       7.2
    Sharon...................................................|       7.3      |       6.2      |       8.1      |       5.4
    State College............................................|       4.1      |       4.3      |       4.7      |       4.0
    Williamsport.............................................|       7.6      |       8.8      |       8.6      |       8.5
    York.....................................................|       5.0      |       4.9      |       5.4      |       4.7
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  Rhode Island...............................................|       8.7      |       7.6      |       8.2      |       7.0
    Providence_Fall River_Warwick............................|       9.1      |       8.0      |       8.5      |       7.2
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  South Carolina.............................................|       7.7      |       5.7      |       7.0      |       4.9
    Charleston_North Charleston..............................|       6.8      |       5.7      |       6.6      |       5.1
    Columbia.................................................|       5.2      |       3.9      |       4.9      |       3.5
    Greenville_Spartanburg_Anderson..........................|       5.5      |       4.2      |       5.2      |       3.5
                                                             |                |                |                |
  South Dakota...............................................|       4.1      |       3.6      |       3.9      |       3.4
    Rapid City...............................................|       4.5      |       3.7      |       3.8      |       3.9
    Sioux Falls..............................................|       3.3      |       2.9      |       3.2      |       2.9
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  Tennessee..................................................|       5.5      |       4.3      |       5.4      |       4.2
    Chattanooga1/............................................|       4.8      |       4.0      |       4.8      |       4.0
    Johnson City_Kingsport_Bristol1/.........................|       6.1      |       4.7      |       6.1      |       4.4
    Knoxville................................................|       5.3      |       4.1      |       5.0      |       3.9
    Memphis1/................................................|       5.0      |       4.0      |       5.0      |       4.0
    Nashville................................................|       3.7      |       2.7      |       3.6      |       2.8
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  Texas2/....................................................|       7.6      |       5.7      |       7.2      |       5.5
    Abilene..................................................|       6.7      |       5.1      |       6.3      |       5.1
    Amarillo.................................................|       5.1      |       3.9      |       4.5      |       3.7
    Austin_San Marcos........................................|       4.0      |       3.0      |       3.9      |       2.9
    Beaumont_Port Arthur.....................................|      10.8      |       8.3      |      10.7      |       8.4
    Brazoria.................................................|       7.7      |       6.9      |       7.4      |       6.7
    Brownsville_Harlingen_San Benito ........................|      14.1      |      11.2      |      13.2      |      10.6
    Bryan_College Station....................................|       3.4      |       3.0      |       3.0      |       3.1
    Corpus Christi...........................................|      10.0      |       8.1      |       9.6      |       7.8
    Dallas...................................................|       6.2      |       4.5      |       5.9      |       4.4
    El Paso..................................................|      12.3      |       9.0      |      11.7      |       8.8
    Fort Worth_Arlington.....................................|       6.7      |       4.7      |       6.3      |       4.5
    Galveston_Texas City.....................................|       9.1      |       7.0      |       8.8      |       6.9
    Houston..................................................|       7.3      |       5.3      |       7.0      |       5.2
    Killeen_Temple...........................................|       6.5      |       4.8      |       6.5      |       4.5
    Laredo...................................................|      12.0      |      12.3      |      11.1      |      12.8
    Longview_Marshall........................................|      10.1      |       6.9      |       9.4      |       6.7
    Lubbock..................................................|       5.2      |       4.0      |       5.0      |       4.3
    McAllen_Edinburg_Mission.................................|      22.6      |      19.2      |      20.7      |      17.1
    Odessa_Midland...........................................|       8.0      |       5.9      |       7.9      |       5.8
    San Angelo...............................................|       6.1      |       4.1      |       5.8      |       4.3
    San Antonio..............................................|       5.5      |       4.2      |       5.3      |       4.0
    Sherman_Denison..........................................|       7.4      |       5.2      |       7.1      |       4.9
    Texarkana1/..............................................|      10.1      |       7.4      |       9.9      |       7.3
    Tyler....................................................|       6.8      |       4.9      |       6.3      |       4.6
    Victoria.................................................|       6.7      |       5.8      |       6.5      |       5.7
    Waco.....................................................|       5.5      |       4.2      |       5.4      |       4.3
    Wichita Falls............................................|       6.3      |       4.8      |       6.2      |       4.9
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  Utah.......................................................|       3.8      |       4.1      |       3.7      |       3.2
    Provo_Orem...............................................|       3.2      |       3.4      |       3.2      |       2.6
    Salt Lake City_Odgen.....................................|       3.4      |       3.7      |       3.4      |       2.9
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  Vermont....................................................|       5.9      |       5.2      |       5.3      |       4.7
    Burlington...............................................|       4.6      |       3.8      |       4.0      |       3.5
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  Virginia...................................................|       5.4      |       4.6      |       4.8      |       4.2
    Charlottesville..........................................|       4.3      |       2.9      |       3.7      |       2.8
    Danville.................................................|       6.8      |       7.2      |       6.4      |       6.9
    Lynchburg................................................|       5.1      |       4.7      |       4.5      |       3.9
    Norfolk_Virginia Beach_Newport News1/....................|       6.0      |       4.9      |       5.5      |       4.6
    Richmond_Petersburg......................................|       4.8      |       3.9      |       4.2      |       3.6
    Roanoke..................................................|       4.4      |       3.5      |       3.9      |       3.0
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  Washington.................................................|       8.2      |       7.3      |       7.5      |       6.6
    Spokane..................................................|       7.1      |       6.7      |       6.1      |       6.0
    Tacoma...................................................|       8.0      |       6.7      |       7.4      |       6.2
    Seattle_Bellevue_Everett.................................|       6.9      |       5.7      |       6.5      |       5.4
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  West Virginia..............................................|      11.2      |       9.4      |      10.5      |       8.1
    Charleston...............................................|       8.1      |       6.9      |       7.6      |       5.9
    Huntington_Ashland1/.....................................|       9.4      |       7.8      |       9.2      |       6.7
    Parkersburg_Marietta1/...................................|       9.1      |       7.5      |       8.7      |       7.8
    Wheeling1/...............................................|      10.9      |       7.5      |      10.6      |       7.2
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Wisconsin..................................................|       5.9      |       4.5      |       5.6      |       4.8
    Appleton_Oshkosh_Neenah..................................|       4.9      |       3.7      |       4.6      |       3.8
    Eau Claire...............................................|       6.8      |       5.1      |       6.6      |       5.5
    Green Bay................................................|       5.3      |       4.1      |       4.9      |       4.1
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  See footnotes at end of table.
 
 
 
  Table 5. Unemployment rates by State and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
  (Percent)
 
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                                                             |            February             |              March
                        State and area                       |                                 |
                                                              _________________________________ _________________________________
                                                             |                |                |                |
                                                             |      1994      |      1995      |     1994       |    1995p/
                                                             |                |                |                |
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                                                             |                |                |                |
  Wisconsin                                                  |                |                |                |
    Janesville_Beloit........................................|       6.5      |       4.0      |       5.5      |       4.4
    Kenosha..................................................|       5.8      |       4.1      |       5.1      |       4.3
    La Crosse................................................|       5.2      |       4.7      |       4.8      |       4.7
    Madison..................................................|       2.9      |       2.2      |       2.7      |       2.4
    Milwaukee_Waukesha.......................................|       4.8      |       3.7      |       4.6      |       3.9
    Racine...................................................|       7.2      |       5.1      |       6.8      |       5.3
    Sheboygan................................................|       3.9      |       3.2      |       3.6      |       3.2
    Wausau...................................................|       7.3      |       6.4      |       6.7      |       6.2
                                                             |                |                |                |
  Wyoming....................................................|       7.1      |       5.7      |       6.5      |       5.0
    Casper...................................................|       8.3      |       6.0      |       7.5      |       5.2
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     1/  Includes interstate portion of area located in
  adjacent state.
     2/  Data are obtained directly from the Current
  Population Survey.
     p/  = preliminary, except for the national figures.
     NOTE:    Data refer to place of residence.  All estimates are
  provisional and will be revised when new benchmark and
  population information becomes available.