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        REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT:  APRIL 2002
   

   Regional and state unemployment rates were generally stable from March
to April, but were higher than a year earlier.  All four regions reported
little or no change from March, and 42 states and the District of Columbia
recorded shifts of 0.3 percentage point or less, the Bureau of Labor
Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.  The national
jobless rate rose to 6.0 percent in April.  Nonfarm employment decreased 
in 33 states.
   
Regional Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)
   
   The West region continued to register the highest unemployment rate, 
6.2 percent, in April.  The Northeast posted the lowest rate, 5.3 percent,
followed closely by the Midwest and South, 5.4 and 5.5 percent, respectively.  
All four regions experienced rate increases over the year, ranging from 
1.0 percentage point in the Midwest to 1.3 points in the West.  (See table 1.)
   
   Among the nine geographic divisions, the Pacific again reported the
highest unemployment rate, 6.5 percent.  New England had the lowest rate,
4.3 percent in April, followed by the West North Central division with a
rate of 4.4 percent.  The last time a division other than these two had the
lowest jobless rate was August 1982.  All nine divisions posted little to
no change in their unemployment rates over the month.  Over the year, six
divisions recorded increases of at least 1.0 percentage point, and three
divisions had rate increases of between 0.6 and 0.9 percentage point.  The
largest increases were in the Mountain (+1.4 percentage points) and Middle
Atlantic and Pacific divisions (+1.3 points each).
   
State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)
   
   Oregon continued to report the highest jobless rate, 7.5 percent, followed 
by Washington, 7.1 percent, and Mississippi, 7.0 percent.  April marks the 
first time since January 1997 that three states have recorded jobless rates 
of 7.0 percent or more.  Three Midwestern states had the lowest unemployment 
rates in April--South Dakota, 3.4 percent, and Iowa and North Dakota, both 
3.6 percent.  This is the first time since February 2001 that a state other 
than North Dakota had the lowest unemployment rate.  (See table 3 and 
chart 1.)
   
   Over the month, 23 states registered jobless rate increases, 20 states
and the District of Columbia had rate decreases, and 7 states reported no
change.  North Dakota and Wyoming recorded the largest monthly rate increase 
(+0.5 percentage point each).  No state recorded a rate decline larger than 
0.4 percentage point.
   
   Compared with April 2001, jobless rates were higher in 46 states and the
District of Columbia, lower in 3 states, and unchanged in 1 state.  Colorado 
had the largest rate increase from a year ago (+2.1 percentage points), 
followed by Mississippi (+1.9 points) and North Carolina (+1.8 points).  
Eighteen additional states recorded over-the-year rate increases of at least 
1.0 percentage point.  No state had a rate decrease greater than 0.2 percent-
age point.
   
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Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)

   Total nonfarm employment decreased in 33 states and increased in 17 states 
and the District of Columbia in April.  The largest employment declines were 
posted in Ohio (-13,300), Michigan (-10,900), Indiana (-10,800), and Illinois 
(-9,300).  Hawaii reported the largest over-the-month percentage decrease in 
employment (-0.8 percent), following by Wyoming (-0.7 percent), and New 
Mexico (-0.5 percent).  The largest employment increases occurred in Georgia 
(+10,100), Florida (+7,400), and Wisconsin (+7,100).  Rhode Island and South 
Dakota had the largest over-the-month percentage increases (+0.7 percent 
each), followed by the District of Columbia, Colorado, Georgia, and Wisconsin 
(+0.3 percent each).  (See table 5.)
   
   Over the year, employment decreased in 38 states.  The largest employment 
decreases were in Illinois (-119,400), New York (-111,200), and Georgia 
(-101,000).  Six states reported declines of 2.0 percent or greater.  Georgia 
and Washington recorded the largest percentage decreases in employment 
(-2.5 percent each), followed by Missouri (-2.3 percent), and Hawaii, 
Colorado, and Illinois (-2.0 percent each).  The biggest gains in employment 
occurred in Nevada (+12,500), Oklahoma (+9,100), and Kentucky (+8,900).  The 
largest percentage increases were reported in Nevada (+1.2 percent), Wyoming 
(+1.1 percent), Rhode Island and Alaska (+0.8 percent each), and Oklahoma 
(+0.6 percent).  (See chart 2.)
   
   Over the year, most major industry divisions experienced employment
declines.  Manufacturing remained the weakest industry division, with all
50 states and the District of Columbia posting over-the-year employment
decreases.  Employment losses also were widespread in transportation and
public utilities, with 44 states and the District of Columbia experiencing
over-the-year declines.  In contrast to these losses, 42 states reported
employment gains in government.  Finance, insurance, and real estate
followed with employment gains in 31 states and the District of Columbia.
   
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   The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for April is
scheduled to be issued on May 29.  The Regional and State Employment and
Unemployment release for May is scheduled to be issued on June 21.


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  |    Not-seasonally-adjusted nonfarm payroll employment estimates  |
  | for Georgia for all of 1999 have been revised to reflect more    |
  | accurate counts of employment.  Consequently, the seasonally-    |
  | adjusted nonfarm payroll employment data for Georgia shown in    |
  | table 5 of this release have been revised to incorporate updated |
  | seasonal adjustment factors based on these changes.  All season- |
  | ally-adjusted employment estimates for Georgia back to January   |
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Technical Note


     This release presents labor force and unemployment data for census
regions and divisions, states, the Los Angeles-Long Beach metropolitan
area, and New York City from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS)
program (tables 1-4).  Also presented are nonfarm payroll employment
estimates by state and major industry from the Current Employment
Statistics (CES) program (tables 5 and 6).  The LAUS and CES programs are
both Federal-State cooperative endeavors.

Labor force and unemployment--from the LAUS program

     Definitions.  The labor force and unemployment data are based on the
same concepts and definitions as those used for the official national
estimates obtained from the Current Population Survey (CPS), a sample
survey of households that is conducted for the Bureau of Labor Statistics
(BLS) by the U.S. Census Bureau.  The labor force includes both the
employed and the unemployed.  Employed persons are those who did any work
at all for pay or profit in the survey reference week (the week including
the 12th of the month) or worked 15 hours or more without pay in a family
business or farm, plus those not working who have a job from which they
were temporarily absent, whether or not paid, for such reasons as labor-
management dispute, illness, or vacation.  Unemployed persons are those who
did not work at all (in the reference week), have actively looked for a job
(sometime in the 4-week period ending with the survey reference week), and
are currently available for work; persons on layoff expecting recall need
not be looking for work to be counted as unemployed.
     
     Method of estimation.  Effective January 1996, estimates for all
states, the District of Columbia, the Los Angeles-Long Beach metropolitan
area, and New York City are produced using estimating equations based on
regression techniques.  This method utilizes data from several sources,
including the CPS, the CES, and state unemployment insurance (UI) data.  A
detailed description of the estimation procedures is available from BLS
upon request.  Effective January 1998, estimates for census regions and
divisions are obtained by summing the model-based estimates for the
component states and then calculating the unemployment rate.
     
     Annual revisions.  Labor force and unemployment data shown for the
prior year reflect adjustments made at the end of each year, usually with
January estimates.  The adjusted estimates reflect updated population data
from the U.S. Census Bureau and any revisions in the other data sources.
In addition, data for all states,  the District of Columbia, and the two
large substate areas noted are adjusted annually to equal the CPS annual
averages, usually effective with January estimates.  The regional and state
data will not sum to national totals obtained from the CPS, since the
monthly state estimates are not based directly on the CPS.
     
     Seasonal adjustment.  Seasonal adjustment of state (and Los Angeles-
Long Beach and New York City) labor force levels are computed by
aggregating independently seasonally adjusted employment and unemployment
levels. Unemployment rates are then computed from these independently
adjusted levels.  Region and division levels are calculated as the sum of
the levels of the component states.  Revisions of historical data for the
most recent 5 years are usually made at the beginning of each calendar
year, usually coincident with January estimates.

Employment--from the CES program

     Definitions.  Employment data refer to persons on establishment
payrolls who receive pay for any part of the pay period which includes the
12th of the month, except for federal government employment, which
represents the number of persons who occupied positions on the last day of
the month.  Persons are counted at their place of work rather than at their
place of residence;  those appearing on more than one payroll are counted
on each payroll.  Industries are classified on the basis of their principal
product or activity in accordance with the 1987 Standard Industrial
Classification Manual.
     
     Method of estimation.  The employment data are estimated using a "link
relative" technique in which a ratio (link relative) of current-month
employment to that of the previous month is computed from a sample of
establishments reporting for both months.  The estimates of employment for
the current month are obtained by multiplying the estimates for the
previous month by these ratios.
     
     Annual revisions.  Employment estimates are adjusted annually to a
complete count of jobs, called benchmarks, derived principally from tax
reports which are submitted by employers who are covered under state
unemployment insurance (UI) laws.  The benchmark information is used to
adjust the monthly estimates between the new benchmark and the preceding
one and also to establish the level of employment for the new benchmark
month.  Thus, the benchmarking process establishes the level of employment,
and the sample is used to measure the month-to-month changes in the level
for the subsequent months.
     
     Seasonal adjustment.  Seasonally adjusted payroll employment totals
for states are computed by aggregating independently adjusted series for
major industry divisions.  Revisions of historical data for the most recent
5 years are made once a year, coincident with annual benchmark adjustments.
     
     Caution on aggregating state data.  State estimation procedures are
designed to produce accurate data for each individual state.  BLS
independently develops a national employment series; state estimates are
not forced to sum to national totals.  Because each state series is subject
to larger sampling and nonsampling errors than the national series, summing
them cumulates individual state level errors and can cause significant
distortions at an aggregate level.  Due to these statistical limitations,
BLS does not compile a "sum-of-states" employment series, and cautions
users that such a series is subject to a relatively large and volatile
error structure.

Reliability of the estimates

     The estimates presented in this release are based on sample survey and
administrative data and thus are subject to sampling and other types of
errors.  Sampling error is a measure of sampling variability--that is,
variation that occurs by chance because a sample rather than the entire
population is surveyed.  Survey data also are subject to nonsampling
errors, such as those which can be introduced into the data collection and
processing operations.  Estimates not directly derived from sample surveys
are subject to additional errors resulting from the special estimation
processes used.  The sums of individual items may not always equal the
totals shown in the same tables because of rounding.  With respect to the
LAUS program, unemployment rates are computed, in most instances, from
unrounded data rather than from data that may be displayed in the tables;
differences, however, are generally insignificant.
     
     Labor force and unemployment estimates.  Measures of sampling error,
in the form of standard errors for state annual average estimates derived
from the CPS, are available in the annual BLS bulletin,  Geographic Profile
of Employment and Unemployment.  Measures of nonsampling error for CPS data
are not available, but additional information on the subject is provided in
the BLS monthly periodical, Employment and Earnings.
     
     Employment estimates.  Measures of sampling error are not available
for state CES data, but the relatively large size of the samples maintained
by the state agencies and the annual adjustment of employment estimates to
more recent benchmark levels assure a high degree of accuracy.  Information
on recent benchmark revisions for states is available upon request.

Additional information

     More complete information on the technical procedures used to develop
these estimates and additional data appear in Employment and Earnings,
which is available by subscription for $50.00 a year from the
Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington,
DC 20402 (telephone 202-512-1800), and from the BLS Handbook of Methods,
Bulletin 2490, August 1997.
     
     Estimates of labor force and unemployment for over 330 metropolitan
areas are available in the news release, Metropolitan Area Employment and
Unemployment.  Estimates of labor force, employment, and unemployment for
all states, metropolitan areas, labor market areas, counties, cities with a
population of 25,000 or more, and other areas used in the administration of
various federal economic assistance programs are available from the BLS
Internet at (http://www.bls.gov/lau/).  Employment data from the CES
program are available at (http://www.bls.gov/sae/).

     Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired
individuals upon request.  Voice phone: 202-691-5200; TDD message referral
phone: 1-800-877-8339.
 LABOR FORCE DATA                                                                                                LABOR FORCE DATA
 
 
 Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by census regions and divisions, seasonally adjusted1
 
 (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                         Unemployed                              
                                                                                                                                 
                              Civilian labor force                                                                               
  Census region and                                                                                                              
       division                                                          Number                      Percent of labor force      
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                        Apr.     Feb.     Mar.     Apr.     Apr.     Feb.     Mar.     Apr.     Apr.     Feb.     Mar.     Apr.  
                        2001     2002     2002     2002p    2001     2002     2002     2002p    2001     2002     2002     2002p 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                 
 Northeast........... 26,266.5 26,639.6 26,648.5 26,688.4  1,081.5  1,383.6  1,406.7  1,422.6    4.1      5.2      5.3      5.3  
                                                                                                                                 
   New England.......  7,206.2  7,317.1  7,314.3  7,326.2    243.2    295.9    297.6    314.8    3.4      4.0      4.1      4.3  
   Middle Atlantic... 19,060.4 19,322.5 19,334.3 19,362.2    838.3  1,087.7  1,109.1  1,107.8    4.4      5.6      5.7      5.7  
                                                                                                                                 
 South............... 49,300.7 50,214.6 50,219.9 50,277.9  2,183.7  2,688.0  2,750.4  2,784.8    4.4      5.4      5.5      5.5  
                                                                                                                                 
   South Atlantic.... 25,728.1 26,180.5 26,192.6 26,223.6  1,084.8  1,351.3  1,393.3  1,397.4    4.2      5.2      5.3      5.3  
   East South Central  8,218.7  8,375.7  8,369.4  8,358.4    398.0    463.8    487.4    473.1    4.8      5.5      5.8      5.7  
   West South Central 15,353.9 15,658.3 15,657.9 15,695.9    701.0    872.8    869.6    914.3    4.6      5.6      5.6      5.8  
                                                                                                                                 
 Midwest............. 33,876.9 34,287.1 34,276.4 34,189.0  1,483.9  1,762.0  1,828.9  1,841.4    4.4      5.1      5.3      5.4  
                                                                                                                                 
   East North Central 23,456.5 23,720.2 23,701.1 23,615.3  1,083.0  1,324.8  1,372.3  1,379.8    4.6      5.6      5.8      5.8  
   West North Central 10,420.4 10,567.0 10,575.3 10,573.7    400.9    437.2    456.6    461.6    3.8      4.1      4.3      4.4  
                                                                                                                                 
 West................ 32,103.8 32,767.7 32,720.8 32,703.7  1,562.8  2,036.6  2,074.0  2,040.8    4.9      6.2      6.3      6.2  
                                                                                                                                 
   Mountain..........  9,063.0  9,373.0  9,373.4  9,340.9    372.2    535.1    532.4    512.5    4.1      5.7      5.7      5.5  
   Pacific........... 23,040.9 23,394.7 23,347.4 23,362.7  1,190.5  1,501.5  1,541.6  1,528.3    5.2      6.4      6.6      6.5  

   1 These estimates are obtained by summing the state estimates.
   p = preliminary.
   NOTE: The States (including the District of Columbia) that compose the various census divisions are: New England: Connecticut,
 Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; Middle Atlantic: New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania; South
 Atlantic: Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West
 Virginia; East South Central: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee; West South Central: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma,
 and Texas; East North Central: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin; West North Central: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota,
 Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota; Mountain: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and
 Wyoming; and Pacific: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington. All estimates are provisional and will be revised when
 new benchmark and population information becomes available.

Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by census regions and divisions, not seasonally adjusted

(Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                        Unemployed                              
                                                                                                                                
                             Civilian labor force                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
 Census region and                                                      Number                      Percent of labor force      
      division                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                           March             April             March             April             March             April      
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                       2001     2002     2001     2002p    2001     2002     2001     2002p    2001     2002     2001     2002p 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Northeast........... 26,137.3 26,516.7 26,028.0 26,447.6  1,106.6  1,473.5  1,001.9  1,341.8    4.2      5.6      3.8      5.1  
                                                                                                                                
  New England.......  7,163.7  7,275.8  7,139.3  7,258.3    256.6    323.8    231.8    303.4    3.6      4.5      3.2      4.2  
  Middle Atlantic... 18,973.5 19,240.9 18,888.7 19,189.4    850.0  1,149.6    770.1  1,038.4    4.5      6.0      4.1      5.4  
                                                                                                                                
South............... 49,020.2 49,921.0 48,985.1 49,930.6  2,070.9  2,680.3  2,001.4  2,571.9    4.2      5.4      4.1      5.2  
                                                                                                                                
  South Atlantic.... 25,587.0 26,034.5 25,565.9 26,046.5  1,010.0  1,347.0    997.1  1,297.1    3.9      5.2      3.9      5.0  
  East South Central  8,180.0  8,322.0  8,151.6  8,290.5    391.2    485.4    362.8    437.7    4.8      5.8      4.5      5.3  
  West South Central 15,253.1 15,564.6 15,267.7 15,593.7    669.6    848.0    641.4    837.0    4.4      5.4      4.2      5.4  
                                                                                                                                
Midwest............. 33,627.7 34,021.8 33,668.0 33,980.3  1,564.6  1,952.6  1,433.8  1,789.0    4.7      5.7      4.3      5.3  
                                                                                                                                
  East North Central 23,278.2 23,511.8 23,273.1 23,432.4  1,140.3  1,461.8  1,040.9  1,335.6    4.9      6.2      4.5      5.7  
  West North Central 10,349.5 10,510.0 10,394.9 10,547.9    424.3    490.8    392.9    453.4    4.1      4.7      3.8      4.3  
                                                                                                                                
West................ 31,910.2 32,562.2 31,880.7 32,477.9  1,562.7  2,122.1  1,511.4  1,988.1    4.9      6.5      4.7      6.1  
                                                                                                                                
  Mountain..........  8,971.5  9,286.0  8,992.1  9,267.6    361.0    531.1    355.5    494.7    4.0      5.7      4.0      5.3  
  Pacific........... 22,938.7 23,276.2 22,888.6 23,210.3  1,201.6  1,591.0  1,155.9  1,493.5    5.2      6.8      5.0      6.4  

  1 These estimates are obtained by summing the state estimates. The composition of the regions and divisions is described in
table 1.
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  All estimates are provisional and will be revised when new benchmark and population information becomes available.
LABOR FORCE DATA                                                                                               LABOR FORCE DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED                                                                                         SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 3. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected areas, seasonally adjusted

(Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                           Unemployed                          
                                                                                                                               
                                  Civilian labor force                                                                         
                                                                                                                               
    State and Area                                                               Number                  Percent of labor force
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                               
                           Apr.      Feb.      Mar.      Apr.      Apr.      Feb.      Mar.      Apr.    Apr.  Feb.  Mar.  Apr.
                           2001      2002      2002      2002p     2001      2002      2002      2002p   2001  2002  2002  2002p
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                               
Alabama................   2,144.8   2,165.2   2,161.7   2,153.4    106.8     118.2     129.1     120.9    5.0   5.5   6.0   5.6
Alaska.................     321.6     328.3     329.5     329.7     20.2      18.9      20.8      21.6    6.3   5.7   6.3   6.6
Arizona................   2,401.1   2,481.1   2,483.5   2,485.5    100.9     148.4     145.6     142.8    4.2   6.0   5.9   5.7
Arkansas...............   1,228.5   1,276.9   1,282.7   1,284.3     61.8      63.2      66.5      68.5    5.0   4.9   5.2   5.3
California.............  17,311.9  17,617.5  17,582.0  17,588.9    857.5   1,094.4   1,143.0   1,129.3    5.0   6.2   6.5   6.4
  Los Angeles-Long                                                                                                             
     Beach.............   4,875.2   4,947.1   4,922.0   4,887.4    260.2     325.2     341.5     330.6    5.3   6.6   6.9   6.8
Colorado...............   2,281.7   2,384.4   2,376.9   2,361.9     72.4     136.8     133.4     125.8    3.2   5.7   5.6   5.3
Connecticut............   1,719.8   1,711.5   1,708.6   1,710.7     50.1      59.6      60.5      64.4    2.9   3.5   3.5   3.8
Delaware...............     418.3     419.6     418.9     420.6     14.7      14.5      16.1      17.4    3.5   3.5   3.8   4.1
District of Columbia...     277.1     274.9     274.7     275.6     17.1      19.4      18.4      17.5    6.2   7.0   6.7   6.4
Florida................   7,638.2   7,798.1   7,784.7   7,771.9    328.7     430.1     417.7     399.6    4.3   5.5   5.4   5.1
                                                                                                                               
Georgia................   4,144.5   4,186.0   4,202.5   4,218.9    158.5     189.3     192.3     192.3    3.8   4.5   4.6   4.6
Hawaii.................     604.7     604.6     602.4     599.1     27.3      28.7      27.8      26.0    4.5   4.7   4.6   4.3
Idaho..................     678.2     692.8     692.4     689.7     33.3      38.2      38.0      36.4    4.9   5.5   5.5   5.3
Illinois...............   6,361.9   6,384.8   6,371.4   6,326.7    332.8     368.3     387.8     401.3    5.2   5.8   6.1   6.3
Indiana................   3,097.9   3,150.2   3,125.2   3,127.3    121.6     161.2     154.1     159.3    3.9   5.1   4.9   5.1
Iowa...................   1,581.7   1,604.6   1,602.6   1,604.4     51.5      55.1      54.7      58.2    3.3   3.4   3.4   3.6
Kansas.................   1,381.8   1,449.0   1,447.7   1,446.1     57.4      64.1      64.1      63.9    4.2   4.4   4.4   4.4
Kentucky...............   1,967.5   1,995.0   1,992.6   1,995.3    103.2     104.4     106.5     105.9    5.2   5.2   5.3   5.3
Louisiana..............   2,041.5   2,038.9   2,022.6   2,017.1    117.8     120.8     113.6     116.2    5.8   5.9   5.6   5.8
Maine..................     683.2     683.3     684.9     685.0     26.5      26.7      27.9      27.4    3.9   3.9   4.1   4.0
                                                                                                                               
Maryland...............   2,824.9   2,906.9   2,935.1   2,932.3    110.2     133.9     156.2     157.8    3.9   4.6   5.3   5.4
Massachusetts..........   3,275.6   3,359.8   3,359.5   3,372.7    108.8     147.8     145.4     157.9    3.3   4.4   4.3   4.7
Michigan...............   5,168.5   5,175.6   5,187.8   5,165.6    253.9     295.3     312.2     311.3    4.9   5.7   6.0   6.0
Minnesota..............   2,808.7   2,849.9   2,853.4   2,854.0    104.3     120.7     124.9     122.7    3.7   4.2   4.4   4.3
Mississippi............   1,296.2   1,316.8   1,316.0   1,319.5     66.5      84.7      87.3      92.7    5.1   6.4   6.6   7.0
Missouri...............   2,977.0   2,956.3   2,964.2   2,961.9    136.0     141.3     154.1     154.1    4.6   4.8   5.2   5.2
Montana................     466.5     473.9     472.5     471.3     21.7      20.7      21.9      21.3    4.6   4.4   4.6   4.5
Nebraska...............     927.1     956.5     957.3     955.6     28.5      32.9      34.8      36.6    3.1   3.4   3.6   3.8
Nevada.................   1,014.8   1,053.9   1,056.0   1,050.9     49.1      64.5      61.5      57.8    4.8   6.1   5.8   5.5
New Hampshire..........     687.9     708.1     707.4     707.1     22.6      28.1      29.0      28.5    3.3   4.0   4.1   4.0
                                                                                                                               
New Jersey.............   4,172.5   4,271.5   4,277.6   4,266.7    166.2     222.4     237.6     236.2    4.0   5.2   5.6   5.5
New Mexico.............     837.6     861.3     860.5     854.9     39.0      53.1      52.1      50.4    4.7   6.2   6.1   5.9
New York...............   8,826.3   8,965.0   8,964.8   8,991.4    394.5     528.1     531.8     544.4    4.5   5.9   5.9   6.1
  New York City........   3,514.7   3,500.2   3,507.5   3,533.4    193.5     251.8     263.0     272.8    5.5   7.2   7.5   7.7
North Carolina.........   3,982.3   4,006.3   3,987.8   4,010.2    202.9     251.5     264.8     275.3    5.1   6.3   6.6   6.9
North Dakota...........     339.8     339.6     339.3     340.0     10.2       9.9      10.7      12.2    3.0   2.9   3.1   3.6
Ohio...................   5,840.0   5,929.2   5,939.6   5,929.6    239.2     321.5     342.2     341.4    4.1   5.4   5.8   5.8
Oklahoma...............   1,656.1   1,698.8   1,704.0   1,706.7     55.9      71.5      71.2      74.9    3.4   4.2   4.2   4.4
Oregon.................   1,791.9   1,804.6   1,803.3   1,807.9    103.5     145.4     142.8     135.0    5.8   8.1   7.9   7.5
Pennsylvania...........   6,061.5   6,086.0   6,091.8   6,104.1    277.6     337.2     339.7     327.2    4.6   5.5   5.6   5.4
Rhode Island...........     505.4     508.9     508.0     504.9     23.8      21.5      21.4      22.8    4.7   4.2   4.2   4.5
                                                                                                                               
South Carolina.........   1,952.8   1,997.9   2,005.5   2,000.6    101.3     111.6     120.8     115.3    5.2   5.6   6.0   5.8
South Dakota...........     404.4     411.1     410.9     411.7     13.0      13.2      13.3      13.8    3.2   3.2   3.2   3.4
Tennessee..............   2,810.2   2,898.7   2,899.1   2,890.3    121.5     156.5     164.5     153.7    4.3   5.4   5.7   5.3
Texas..................  10,427.8  10,643.7  10,648.7  10,687.9    465.5     617.4     618.4     654.7    4.5   5.8   5.8   6.1
Utah...................   1,113.0   1,154.9   1,160.1   1,154.2     45.3      63.7      69.3      66.2    4.1   5.5   6.0   5.7
Vermont................     334.2     345.5     345.9     345.8     11.4      12.2      13.5      13.7    3.4   3.5   3.9   3.9
Virginia...............   3,655.5   3,773.4   3,768.5   3,778.7    108.6     155.4     159.3     173.3    3.0   4.1   4.2   4.6
Washington.............   3,010.8   3,039.8   3,030.2   3,037.1    182.0     214.1     207.1     216.3    6.0   7.0   6.8   7.1
West Virginia..........     834.4     817.7     814.9     814.9     42.8      45.6      47.9      48.9    5.1   5.6   5.9   6.0
Wisconsin..............   2,988.3   3,080.4   3,077.2   3,066.2    135.5     178.4     175.9     166.5    4.5   5.8   5.7   5.4
Wyoming................     270.1     270.7     271.5     272.6     10.4       9.8      10.5      11.9    3.9   3.6   3.9   4.4
                                                                                                                               
Puerto Rico............   1,292.9   1,370.1   1,356.0   1,358.6    148.6     184.6     169.2     166.6   11.5  13.5  12.5  12.3

  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. All estimates are provisional and will be revised when new benchmark and population information
becomes available.
LABOR FORCE DATA                                                                                                   LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED                                                                                     NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 4. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected areas, not seasonally adjusted

(Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                             Unemployed                            
                                                                                                                                   
                                  Civilian labor force                                                                             
                                                                                                                                   
    State and Area                                                               Number                    Percent of labor force  
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                               March               April               March               April            March         April    
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                           2001      2002      2001      2002p      2001      2002      2001     2002p   2001   2002   2001   2002p
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                   
Alabama................   2,135.0   2,149.1   2,134.2   2,142.5     96.1     118.2      98.1     112.1    4.5    5.5    4.6    5.2 
Alaska.................     316.3     324.0     314.9     322.8     22.8      23.3      20.1      21.5    7.2    7.2    6.4    6.7 
Arizona................   2,376.6   2,463.3   2,387.4   2,470.7     85.8     132.4      90.9     132.7    3.6    5.4    3.8    5.4 
Arkansas...............   1,224.7   1,278.0   1,225.8   1,281.2     63.2      69.6      58.0      64.3    5.2    5.4    4.7    5.0 
California.............  17,235.1  17,537.3  17,207.4  17,484.1    854.1   1,166.7     829.1   1,100.6    5.0    6.7    4.8    6.3 
  Los Angeles-Long                                                                                                                 
     Beach.............   4,847.4   4,919.7   4,844.6   4,857.5    239.3     330.0     245.7     316.1    4.9    6.7    5.1    6.5 
Colorado...............   2,251.6   2,347.2   2,253.5   2,333.7     71.0     135.2      69.0     122.3    3.2    5.8    3.1    5.2 
Connecticut............   1,717.7   1,703.3   1,707.1   1,697.4     50.6      63.4      46.9      61.1    2.9    3.7    2.7    3.6 
Delaware...............     419.4     419.4     416.0     418.4     15.9      16.6      13.4      16.0    3.8    4.0    3.2    3.8 
District of Columbia...     275.4     271.8     274.7     273.1     17.0      17.6      15.0      15.4    6.2    6.5    5.5    5.6 
Florida................   7,583.8   7,735.1   7,590.4   7,720.6    293.1     390.1     316.8     385.3    3.9    5.0    4.2    5.0 
                                                                                                                                   
Georgia................   4,130.5   4,185.7   4,117.8   4,191.1    152.6     191.5     142.7     176.6    3.7    4.6    3.5    4.2 
Hawaii.................     600.8     600.4     605.6     600.0     23.3      25.9      27.7      26.3    3.9    4.3    4.6    4.4 
Idaho..................     667.5     685.3     673.0     684.7     37.6      43.7      34.9      38.0    5.6    6.4    5.2    5.5 
Illinois...............   6,322.1   6,325.4   6,318.7   6,279.0    346.0     407.6     317.6     383.3    5.5    6.4    5.0    6.1 
Indiana................   3,078.0   3,103.4   3,097.8   3,127.1    130.4     164.8     121.3     159.3    4.2    5.3    3.9    5.1 
Iowa...................   1,574.5   1,599.3   1,577.1   1,599.8     61.6      67.7      51.3      58.1    3.9    4.2    3.3    3.6 
Kansas.................   1,381.6   1,442.7   1,374.3   1,438.5     60.1      66.1      55.3      61.8    4.3    4.6    4.0    4.3 
Kentucky...............   1,950.0   1,972.9   1,952.9   1,980.4    104.3     111.6      97.6     100.2    5.4    5.7    5.0    5.1 
Louisiana..............   2,027.3   2,011.3   2,035.9   2,011.5    114.0     109.4     106.7     104.8    5.6    5.4    5.2    5.2 
Maine..................     675.3     677.6     674.9     676.5     28.8      32.5      29.2      30.1    4.3    4.8    4.3    4.4 
                                                                                                                                   
Maryland...............   2,797.7   2,907.9   2,788.9   2,896.4    103.4     152.2      97.4     145.0    3.7    5.2    3.5    5.0 
Massachusetts..........   3,250.5   3,340.0   3,243.6   3,339.9    115.0     158.0      98.5     147.6    3.5    4.7    3.0    4.4 
Michigan...............   5,152.8   5,156.2   5,111.5   5,110.8    274.6     339.1     242.7     300.2    5.3    6.6    4.7    5.9 
Minnesota..............   2,777.7   2,828.8   2,805.1   2,850.5    110.2     135.4     108.4     126.9    4.0    4.8    3.9    4.5 
Mississippi............   1,303.5   1,316.5   1,284.3   1,307.4     72.8      90.6      57.1      83.2    5.6    6.9    4.4    6.4 
Missouri...............   2,962.4   2,948.1   2,972.9   2,957.6    138.1     157.8     130.0     147.8    4.7    5.4    4.4    5.0 
Montana................     465.2     469.6     466.7     471.5     25.4      25.8      21.6      21.2    5.5    5.5    4.6    4.5 
Nebraska...............     922.4     952.7     924.9     953.4     29.0      35.5      25.1      33.2    3.1    3.7    2.7    3.5 
Nevada.................   1,004.5   1,046.2   1,006.7   1,042.8     46.1      60.3      48.6      57.3    4.6    5.8    4.8    5.5 
New Hampshire..........     685.5     704.5     684.7     704.0     23.9      31.2      24.0      29.9    3.5    4.4    3.5    4.3 
                                                                                                                                   
New Jersey.............   4,147.0   4,254.7   4,144.0   4,238.1    157.4     237.1     149.0     218.7    3.8    5.6    3.6    5.2 
New Mexico.............     838.8     860.0     837.4     854.8     37.7      51.3      37.1      48.5    4.5    6.0    4.4    5.7 
New York...............   8,807.2   8,930.7   8,744.3   8,908.9    402.3     555.4     368.9     518.1    4.6    6.2    4.2    5.8 
  New York City........   3,541.3   3,520.7   3,495.4   3,514.1    197.2     271.1     184.0     263.2    5.6    7.7    5.3    7.5 
North Carolina.........   3,970.1   3,964.6   3,955.3   3,981.0    195.9     264.0     185.2     257.3    4.9    6.7    4.7    6.5 
North Dakota...........     332.7     333.4     337.6     337.8     11.5      13.1      10.0      12.0    3.5    3.9    3.0    3.6 
Ohio...................   5,764.6   5,875.5   5,776.3   5,868.3    233.7     350.9     217.1     319.2    4.1    6.0    3.8    5.4 
Oklahoma...............   1,652.4   1,698.5   1,650.5   1,700.9     59.9      72.3      51.9      70.8    3.6    4.3    3.1    4.2 
Oregon.................   1,781.2   1,793.4   1,782.2   1,798.4    110.2     155.6     104.0     135.6    6.2    8.7    5.8    7.5 
Pennsylvania...........   6,019.3   6,055.5   6,000.3   6,042.4    290.3     357.2     252.3     301.6    4.8    5.9    4.2    5.0 
Rhode Island...........     501.5     504.7     498.3     498.1     25.7      23.4      21.3      20.3    5.1    4.6    4.3    4.1 
                                                                                                                                   
South Carolina.........   1,947.0   1,994.1   1,950.1   1,998.1     89.0     110.1      91.0     105.1    4.6    5.5    4.7    5.3 
South Dakota...........     398.2     405.1     403.1     410.4     13.8      15.1      12.7      13.5    3.5    3.7    3.1    3.3 
Tennessee..............   2,791.6   2,883.3   2,780.1   2,860.2    117.9     164.9     110.0     142.2    4.2    5.7    4.0    5.0 
Texas..................  10,348.7  10,576.9  10,355.5  10,600.2    432.5     596.7     424.8     597.1    4.2    5.6    4.1    5.6 
Utah...................   1,098.6   1,144.1   1,099.0   1,138.6     45.3      69.8      42.7      62.6    4.1    6.1    3.9    5.5 
Vermont................     333.1     345.7     330.8     342.4     12.6      15.3      11.9      14.3    3.8    4.4    3.6    4.2 
Virginia...............   3,637.5   3,747.9   3,641.6   3,756.5     97.2     153.1      92.5     147.5    2.7    4.1    2.5    3.9 
Washington.............   3,005.4   3,021.1   2,978.5   3,005.0    191.3     219.5     174.9     209.4    6.4    7.3    5.9    7.0 
West Virginia..........     825.7     808.1     830.9     811.4     45.9      51.7      43.0      49.1    5.6    6.4    5.2    6.1 
Wisconsin..............   2,960.8   3,051.3   2,968.8   3,047.1    155.6     199.4     142.2     173.5    5.3    6.5    4.8    5.7 
Wyoming................     268.6     270.3     268.4     270.9     12.1      12.5      10.7      12.1    4.5    4.6    4.0    4.5 
                                                                                                                                   
Puerto Rico............   1,283.8   1,358.8   1,287.5   1,353.4    137.8     166.9     144.5     162.7   10.7   12.3   11.2   12.0 

  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. All estimates are provisional and will be revised when new benchmark and population information becomes
available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                    ESTABLISHMENT DATA     
                                                                                                     SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 5. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, seasonally adjusted

(In thousands)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                   Total(1)                        Construction                   Manufacturing         
                                                                                                                        
       State                                                                                                            
                       Apr.     Feb.     Mar.     Apr.     Apr.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    Apr.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr. 
                       2001     2002     2002     2002p    2001    2002    2002    2002p   2001    2002    2002    2002p 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
 Alabama............  1,919.2  1,900.4  1,899.9  1,897.5   106.1   104.6   104.1   103.3   343.5   331.1   331.1   329.9
 Alaska.............    288.3    292.8    291.7    290.5    15.2    15.0    15.1    15.1    12.8    13.4    13.6    11.9
 Arizona............  2,273.8  2,242.5  2,243.4  2,240.8   167.2   156.0   155.4   156.2   213.6   196.2   196.3   195.9
 Arkansas...........  1,160.0  1,154.2  1,155.7  1,152.8    52.6    55.1    55.6    55.1   244.0   231.6   230.0   228.6
 California......... 14,720.7 14,664.6 14,672.0 14,666.7   769.0   770.9   770.2   764.0 1,934.4 1,839.5 1,837.5 1,831.0
                                                                                                                        
 Colorado...........  2,241.4  2,194.9  2,190.1  2,196.5   167.3   161.6   158.7   163.6   203.4   188.4   187.0   186.0
 Connecticut........  1,685.8  1,675.8  1,673.3  1,673.4    65.4    66.0    65.4    64.1   258.2   245.0   244.3   243.4
 Delaware(2)........    421.3    416.0    417.7    417.9    24.0    22.6    23.1    24.0    57.3    55.3    55.2    55.5
 District of                                                                                                            
    Columbia........    649.5    649.4    649.2    651.2    10.9     9.9     9.8     9.6    11.4    11.4    11.2    11.0
 Florida............  7,200.4  7,174.2  7,178.8  7,186.2   401.8   403.4   404.9   403.9   477.6   450.1   449.5   449.7
                                                                                                                        
 Georgia(3).........  3,987.9  3,880.7  3,876.8  3,886.9   203.7   194.2   191.7   193.0   556.9   537.8   534.9   533.9
 Hawaii(2)..........    555.9    547.3    549.0    544.6    24.0    24.3    24.5    24.8    18.0    17.5    17.6    17.7
 Idaho..............    569.9    569.3    568.3    569.5    37.8    35.9    35.7    35.9    76.6    71.7    71.1    71.6
 Illinois...........  6,032.4  5,939.3  5,922.3  5,913.0   271.5   264.3   260.4   255.6   916.7   886.4   884.2   883.5
 Indiana............  2,947.3  2,907.6  2,910.5  2,899.7   146.0   144.8   141.4   136.3   652.1   617.0   620.3   619.0
                                                                                                                        
 Iowa...............  1,472.1  1,464.4  1,461.3  1,460.6    62.7    63.6    64.0    64.5   254.8   245.0   245.5   245.0
 Kansas.............  1,352.8  1,358.7  1,362.1  1,356.8    64.5    64.2    65.2    65.6   206.7   199.8   199.6   199.5
 Kentucky...........  1,815.8  1,828.0  1,823.0  1,824.7    87.4    89.5    88.2    87.9   311.4   299.8   299.8   299.5
 Louisiana..........  1,928.0  1,929.0  1,932.3  1,930.5   119.8   121.5   120.9   121.3   183.4   177.2   177.3   176.9
 Maine..............    608.8    609.0    609.0    609.9    29.6    30.1    29.8    29.5    82.6    77.0    76.4    76.4
                                                                                                                        
 Maryland...........  2,464.0  2,456.3  2,456.5  2,456.0   163.3   158.1   155.5   155.8   179.4   174.1   175.0   172.5
 Massachusetts......  3,350.6  3,305.7  3,305.6  3,300.2   135.9   140.9   140.9   142.3   430.1   407.9   407.2   405.3
 Michigan...........  4,602.7  4,557.2  4,562.6  4,551.7   203.0   203.5   202.8   199.5   938.0   910.1   913.7   912.8
 Minnesota..........  2,689.8  2,659.3  2,659.9  2,655.0   120.8   122.1   122.3   121.7   431.8   411.1   411.5   410.8
 Mississippi........  1,134.4  1,131.2  1,133.1  1,131.5    50.9    53.8    54.2    54.3   216.5   207.9   208.6   207.5
                                                                                                                        
 Missouri...........  2,747.6  2,699.2  2,691.1  2,685.2   143.9   140.9   139.2   137.6   386.9   361.4   361.6   361.7
 Montana............    392.3    394.5    393.2    393.0    20.5    21.2    19.6    19.4    24.0    23.4    23.1    23.2
 Nebraska...........    908.8    909.2    911.8    912.5    43.1    41.3    42.8    43.0   118.1   113.6   113.9   113.1
 Nevada.............  1,056.2  1,060.5  1,066.3  1,068.7    88.7    91.4    92.2    91.9    46.8    45.8    46.0    45.9
 New Hampshire......    628.1    626.9    626.5    627.0    26.2    27.3    27.3    26.8   105.6   100.1    99.4    99.2
                                                                                                                        
 New Jersey.........  4,026.8  4,016.7  4,014.6  4,013.2   159.5   163.0   162.4   161.4   454.9   430.8   430.3   427.2
 New Mexico.........    756.5    762.6    763.0    759.3    45.9    45.6    44.8    42.8    43.8    42.4    42.6    42.6
 New York...........  8,645.6  8,547.9  8,541.3  8,534.4   333.2   338.0   336.2   332.3   852.7   810.3   805.5   806.9
 North Carolina.....  3,897.9  3,880.6  3,882.3  3,878.4   229.3   226.7   224.6   221.3   749.9   704.3   705.0   701.5
 North Dakota.......    331.0    330.7    330.5    329.7    15.3    15.4    15.5    15.0    25.5    25.8    25.2    25.4
                                                                                                                        
 Ohio...............  5,581.5  5,543.5  5,534.9  5,521.6   237.2   232.9   231.3   229.2 1,038.9 1,006.1 1,003.8 1,003.0
 Oklahoma...........  1,510.7  1,510.4  1,518.6  1,519.8    63.7    64.6    65.0    65.2   178.9   175.4   175.2   174.4
 Oregon.............  1,605.9  1,577.6  1,575.7  1,575.6    80.9    74.6    74.0    74.6   240.4   224.3   223.0   223.5
 Pennsylvania.......  5,713.8  5,658.3  5,650.8  5,643.2   247.1   249.2   250.1   248.3   909.1   857.9   856.4   855.1
 Rhode Island.......    479.7    479.7    480.3    483.7    18.5    18.1    18.0    18.3    71.6    67.2    67.5    68.2
                                                                                                                        
 South Carolina.....  1,834.4  1,830.0  1,827.1  1,828.4   109.8   110.7   109.9   109.9   336.8   319.2   317.9   316.5
 South Dakota.......    379.2    376.1    375.4    378.0    18.1    17.5    17.2    17.9    47.3    43.1    43.6    43.6
 Tennessee..........  2,715.4  2,719.1  2,717.2  2,708.1   121.2   122.7   123.3   119.1   483.3   468.6   466.9   467.1
 Texas..............  9,550.5  9,455.5  9,455.7  9,461.0   568.1   559.3   559.7   559.6 1,075.2 1,016.9 1,013.4 1,012.7
 Utah...............  1,083.6  1,079.9  1,072.4  1,069.6    70.1    64.3    64.7    64.1   128.0   121.9   120.8   120.2
                                                                                                                        
 Vermont............    299.5    296.5    296.1    295.5    14.6    15.0    14.9    15.0    48.5    44.9    45.0    44.8
 Virginia...........  3,537.0  3,493.8  3,497.4  3,496.3   214.8   207.4   206.8   205.1   377.2   359.7   360.6   359.9
 Washington.........  2,714.2  2,659.4  2,651.6  2,646.1   156.7   145.4   142.2   141.3   343.9   315.8   314.9   313.2
 West Virginia......    737.6    736.8    736.7    734.2    34.0    35.6    35.8    34.1    78.8    74.5    74.2    74.2
 Wisconsin..........  2,834.0  2,813.8  2,816.6  2,823.7   123.1   119.6   122.3   122.5   595.9   569.0   566.6   567.5
 Wyoming............    244.4    248.0    248.9    247.2    17.6    18.3    19.1    18.3    11.4    11.1    11.1    11.2




                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                    
                        Transportation and public                 Trade                Finance, insurance, and real 
                                utilities                                                         estate            
                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                    
                       Apr.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    Apr.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    Apr.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr. 
                       2001    2002    2002    2002p   2001    2002    2002    2002p   2001    2002    2002    2002p 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 Alabama............    96.7    93.2    93.3    93.3   442.2   435.6   435.1   435.5    92.3    92.1    92.2    91.8
 Alaska.............    28.1    28.2    28.0    28.1    57.8    59.1    58.5    58.4    12.7    12.8    12.8    12.9
 Arizona............   112.6   107.1   106.8   106.1   533.1   534.9   535.5   536.5   150.3   150.9   151.0   151.0
 Arkansas...........    72.4    76.0    75.9    75.9   267.5   265.5   266.9   265.9    46.1    46.5    46.5    46.3
 California.........   757.8   731.3   724.7   723.9 3,337.4 3,352.6 3,356.6 3,362.8   838.6   848.5   846.1   847.0
                                                                                                                    
 Colorado...........   146.1   136.6   136.3   137.2   529.9   527.0   523.4   522.0   144.7   142.9   142.9   143.1
 Connecticut........    79.3    76.4    76.0    76.7   357.8   360.3   359.9   358.4   142.5   142.3   142.0   142.1
 Delaware(2)........    17.8    17.2    17.2    16.7    91.0    91.2    91.3    90.7    51.9    51.8    51.6    51.3
 District of                                                                                                        
    Columbia........    17.7    18.0    17.6    17.2    51.3    49.5    50.1    50.3    32.5    32.3    32.4    33.0
 Florida............   370.0   355.8   355.0   356.3 1,789.5 1,773.4 1,774.5 1,778.6   457.5   457.5   458.4   458.7
                                                                                                                    
 Georgia(3).........   269.9   250.5   249.4   250.5   974.9   946.1   943.6   948.8   210.8   207.6   206.7   206.7
 Hawaii(2)..........   (4)     (4)     (4)     (4)     137.9   132.6   132.9   132.4    32.8    33.0    32.9    32.8
 Idaho..............    28.3    27.6    27.6    27.8   142.1   140.0   140.1   140.4    24.0    24.6    24.6    24.7
 Illinois...........   358.2   345.2   344.9   343.5 1,364.3 1,350.0 1,346.1 1,344.8   404.4   401.9   401.9   402.3
 Indiana............   149.9   143.8   142.4   142.4   696.4   691.3   692.7   688.1   140.4   141.1   140.8   141.2
                                                                                                                    
 Iowa...............    71.3    71.9    71.9    71.8   353.0   348.7   348.4   348.1    87.6    90.6    90.6    90.5
 Kansas.............    89.2    89.3    89.2    88.4   318.0   315.4   315.3   314.5    65.6    66.3    66.3    66.3
 Kentucky...........   108.7   106.1   106.0   106.4   423.8   431.6   429.7   428.4    75.0    76.0    76.0    76.4
 Louisiana..........   118.0   117.8   117.7   117.7   450.1   447.4   452.0   451.9    86.6    86.8    86.5    86.7
 Maine..............    24.7    24.5    24.4    24.5   151.2   151.3   151.9   152.3    33.5    33.8    33.9    34.0
                                                                                                                    
 Maryland...........   118.7   115.4   115.8   115.7   552.4   550.2   552.5   550.1   142.4   141.6   141.5   142.1
 Massachusetts......   147.0   139.5   139.6   140.1   740.8   735.8   739.2   733.9   232.9   232.5   232.6   232.9
 Michigan...........   181.3   177.8   178.8   179.6 1,077.6 1,062.3 1,062.1 1,059.8   208.9   210.0   210.1   210.4
 Minnesota..........   136.4   127.3   127.4   126.9   635.5   630.9   631.2   629.2   167.1   165.7   165.4   166.1
 Mississippi........    57.2    56.5    56.6    56.3   253.6   251.9   251.6   251.9    43.0    42.4    42.3    42.2
                                                                                                                    
 Missouri...........   176.8   169.8   168.0   168.0   645.6   644.0   638.8   635.9   171.1   170.1   169.8   169.9
 Montana............    22.0    21.6    21.8    22.0   102.8   102.8   102.8   102.9    17.7    18.3    18.4    18.3
 Nebraska...........    58.2    56.8    56.8    56.3   213.7   214.5   214.6   215.7    62.2    62.8    62.7    63.8
 Nevada.............    59.0    56.7    56.9    56.8   220.9   224.6   226.2   227.5    49.1    50.6    50.9    51.1
 New Hampshire......    21.8    21.2    21.1    21.1   164.7   165.6   165.9   166.4    33.8    34.0    34.1    34.0
                                                                                                                    
 New Jersey.........   273.5   264.9   263.4   263.0   930.3   926.8   927.5   928.7   268.2   276.1   274.8   274.6
 New Mexico.........    37.0    37.3    37.5    37.8   174.8   173.6   174.3   174.4    32.7    32.7    32.6    32.6
 New York...........   436.0   427.6   427.3   424.0 1,737.1 1,720.2 1,719.6 1,720.9   747.6   717.2   717.3   716.7
 North Carolina.....   184.9   181.4   181.9   183.7   891.9   885.9   885.9   885.5   189.1   188.3   188.2   187.8
 North Dakota.......    19.1    18.8    19.0    19.0    82.0    81.8    82.3    81.3    17.2    17.3    17.3    17.3
                                                                                                                    
 Ohio...............   252.0   247.3   247.4   247.4 1,333.5 1,320.5 1,321.9 1,319.3   311.7   312.5   311.5   311.5
 Oklahoma...........    86.2    84.2    84.1    83.6   345.0   342.8   344.5   346.0    74.1    75.9    75.8    75.6
 Oregon.............    79.5    78.7    77.5    77.5   392.2   387.0   388.3   388.2    94.6    96.1    95.6    95.8
 Pennsylvania.......   306.8   294.6   294.0   294.3 1,274.4 1,262.9 1,263.5 1,261.8   328.8   328.5   328.0   327.4
 Rhode Island.......    17.4    16.9    16.9    16.8   107.9   109.0   109.0   109.1    32.3    33.5    33.7    33.7
                                                                                                                    
 South Carolina.....    96.0    96.0    95.7    95.4   431.0   438.8   439.8   440.7    83.3    85.1    85.0    84.6
 South Dakota.......    17.2    16.7    16.8    17.0    93.2    94.9    94.6    94.0    27.7    28.0    27.8    28.3
 Tennessee..........   179.7   174.8   174.6   173.1   640.1   638.9   640.6   637.0   132.0   133.4   133.0   132.9
 Texas..............   602.2   577.0   576.7   578.0 2,277.9 2,251.8 2,254.3 2,253.6   533.1   530.3   530.6   531.2
 Utah...............    61.0    59.7    59.3    58.9   252.7   251.1   248.8   248.5    59.5    60.3    59.8    59.9
                                                                                                                    
 Vermont............    12.2    12.0    12.1    12.1    68.2    67.7    67.5    67.5    12.7    12.9    12.9    12.9
 Virginia...........   191.3   178.6   179.4   179.3   767.9   761.6   761.0   760.6   193.0   193.0   192.9   193.6
 Washington.........   148.4   140.8   139.0   137.9   640.4   627.8   628.1   626.1   139.4   144.5   144.2   144.1
 West Virginia......    37.2    36.8    36.9    37.1   162.6   162.4   161.6   161.0    29.4    30.0    29.5    29.2
 Wisconsin..........   134.9   132.2   131.7   131.3   640.9   642.5   641.7   643.5   148.9   151.7   152.5   152.6
 Wyoming............    14.1    14.1    13.9    14.0    55.3    55.2    55.4    55.3     8.3     8.4     8.4     8.4




                                                                                    
                                                                                    
                                 Services                       Government          
                                                                                    
                                                                                    
                       Apr.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    Apr.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr. 
                       2001    2002    2002    2002p   2001    2002    2002    2002p 
                                                                                                                                                                        
 Alabama............   479.9   481.3   481.3   481.1   350.1   354.2   354.5   354.3
 Alaska.............    72.2    73.9    73.6    73.7    77.7    79.9    79.7    79.9
 Arizona............   715.4   705.0   706.9   703.4   372.0   383.6   382.7   382.9
 Arkansas...........   280.8   279.4   280.3   280.2   192.6   196.1   196.5   196.8
 California......... 4,693.9 4,668.2 4,677.7 4,674.1 2,365.5 2,429.6 2,435.5 2,440.4
                                                                                    
 Colorado...........   695.5   671.6   673.6   676.5   340.8   352.4   353.5   353.3
 Connecticut........   539.4   538.3   538.6   540.2   242.4   246.6   246.2   247.6
 Delaware(2)........   122.5   121.5   122.5   122.7    56.8    56.4    56.8    57.0
 District of                                                                        
    Columbia........   303.7   308.2   307.1   309.0   221.9   220.0   220.9   221.0
 Florida............ 2,681.7 2,694.2 2,695.4 2,697.8 1,016.0 1,033.6 1,034.8 1,035.0
                                                                                    
 Georgia(3)......... 1,160.5 1,126.2 1,128.9 1,133.8   603.7   611.1   614.3   612.8
 Hawaii(2)..........   186.3   184.0   184.5   184.4   113.9   117.4   117.8   113.6
 Idaho..............   149.4   154.6   154.1   153.9   109.6   113.2   113.4   113.5
 Illinois........... 1,864.3 1,838.2 1,830.4 1,832.7   843.0   843.6   844.7   841.2
 Indiana............   750.9   746.4   750.3   749.7   405.2   416.2   415.7   416.0
                                                                                    
 Iowa...............   396.0   395.3   393.0   393.1   244.6   247.3   245.9   245.6
 Kansas.............   354.5   367.2   367.9   366.4   247.0   249.2   251.3   248.8
 Kentucky...........   482.0   491.5   489.7   492.9   307.9   312.9   313.4   313.0
 Louisiana..........   541.0   547.1   547.3   545.3   375.5   378.9   378.7   378.1
 Maine..............   186.6   187.9   188.2   188.7   100.5   104.3   104.3   104.4
                                                                                    
 Maryland...........   857.0   855.8   853.6   858.0   449.3   459.5   460.9   460.2
 Massachusetts...... 1,234.2 1,217.9 1,217.5 1,217.9   428.3   429.6   427.1   426.3
 Michigan........... 1,301.0 1,288.1 1,289.8 1,285.2   685.4   698.3   698.3   697.2
 Minnesota..........   793.0   791.3   791.0   791.3   399.2   405.8   405.4   403.4
 Mississippi........   270.7   271.2   272.3   272.1   236.8   242.3   242.2   242.0
                                                                                    
 Missouri...........   790.3   782.4   782.9   782.2   428.1   425.6   425.4   424.4
 Montana............   116.1   117.9   118.3   118.3    83.7    83.9    83.8    83.5
 Nebraska...........   256.9   262.1   262.7   262.0   155.4   156.9   157.1   157.4
 Nevada.............   454.8   453.4   455.6   457.3   126.8   128.8   129.3   129.1
 New Hampshire......   191.3   193.7   193.1   194.2    84.3    84.5    85.1    84.8
                                                                                    
 New Jersey......... 1,340.2 1,345.4 1,345.6 1,348.4   598.5   608.1   608.9   608.1
 New Mexico.........   221.7   225.1   225.7   223.6   184.3   190.1   190.1   190.1
 New York........... 3,063.6 3,047.7 3,048.5 3,046.5 1,470.7 1,482.3 1,482.1 1,482.4
 North Carolina..... 1,044.9 1,052.3 1,053.6 1,054.3   603.9   637.7   639.1   640.3
 North Dakota.......    94.4    94.1    94.2    94.2    73.7    73.8    73.3    73.8
                                                                                    
 Ohio............... 1,603.5 1,610.0 1,605.2 1,598.1   791.9   801.6   801.4   800.8
 Oklahoma...........   437.3   435.4   441.0   441.8   294.1   300.5   300.9   301.2
 Oregon.............   447.5   444.4   444.6   444.0   269.0   270.9   271.1   270.3
 Pennsylvania....... 1,902.4 1,910.9 1,903.9 1,903.0   726.4   735.0   735.6   734.2
 Rhode Island.......   167.5   170.1   170.7   172.9    64.3    64.7    64.3    64.5
                                                                                    
 South Carolina.....   454.0   464.7   464.2   466.5   321.9   313.9   313.0   313.2
 South Dakota.......   101.9   101.6   101.9   102.9    72.7    73.5    72.8    73.5
 Tennessee..........   752.6   772.6   771.5   769.7   402.4   404.4   403.7   405.6
 Texas.............. 2,757.9 2,749.2 2,748.3 2,752.9 1,575.4 1,609.5 1,612.8 1,612.7
 Utah...............   316.1   324.2   320.5   318.5   188.3   190.7   190.9   191.8
                                                                                    
 Vermont............    93.2    92.8    92.7    92.5    49.5    50.5    50.3    50.0
 Virginia........... 1,154.5 1,154.3 1,154.6 1,153.6   628.3   629.4   632.2   634.2
 Washington.........   779.8   766.4   765.5   764.6   502.1   515.5   514.6   515.9
 West Virginia......   232.1   234.2   235.0   234.4   141.7   140.1   140.5   141.4
 Wisconsin..........   774.7   782.4   782.2   787.4   412.9   413.6   416.9   416.2
 Wyoming............    57.5    60.0    59.9    59.7    61.1    61.6    61.7    61.1

  1 Includes mining, not shown separately.
  2 Mining is combined with construction.
  3 Seasonally adjusted employment data for Georgia from 1997 forward have been
revised to reflect more accurate counts of employment.
  4 This series is not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component,
which is small relative to the trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be
separated with sufficient precision.
  p = preliminary.
 NOTE:  Data are counts of jobs by place of work.  Estimates are currently projected
from March 2001 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark
month are provisional and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                ESTABLISHMENT DATA 
                                                                                             NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 6. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, not seasonally adjusted

(In thousands)
                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                    
                                 Total(1)                      Construction                   Manufacturing         
                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                    
       State              March           April           March           April           March           April     
                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                    
                       2001    2002    2001   2002p    2001    2002    2001    2002p   2001    2002    2001    2002p 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 Alabama............ 1,917.3 1,898.5 1,919.8 1,899.7   104.0   103.3   105.6   103.6   346.3   330.6   343.0   330.0
 Alaska.............   277.6   280.6   281.5   283.9    12.0    12.0    13.2    13.1    13.5    13.4    12.0    11.5
 Arizona............ 2,294.9 2,256.3 2,285.7 2,256.6   165.4   153.8   165.3   155.4   214.6   195.7   212.4   195.5
 Arkansas........... 1,158.3 1,151.3 1,163.3 1,155.0    51.6    54.1    52.4    55.0   244.6   229.3   243.2   228.1
 California......... 14699.6 14634.8 14683.3 14655.1   742.4   741.4   751.4   746.3 1,951.6 1,827.7 1,920.6 1,822.3
                                                                                                                    
 Colorado........... 2,236.8 2,183.7 2,231.5 2,190.7   161.6   154.2   163.7   160.8   204.7   186.6   202.0   185.4
 Connecticut........ 1,672.7 1,659.1 1,678.2 1,670.1    59.7    60.4    64.0    63.1   259.9   243.8   257.6   243.2
 Delaware(2)........   419.0   413.0   419.3   415.3    23.3    23.1    23.6    24.0    57.4    55.0    56.9    55.3
 District of                                                                                                        
    Columbia........   647.7   647.1   646.0   648.8    10.4     9.6    10.7     9.7    11.5    11.2    11.3    10.9
 Florida............ 7,268.6 7,241.5 7,226.3 7,225.4   401.0   403.6   398.5   401.6   481.8   450.4   476.7   449.3
                                                                                                                    
 Georgia............ 3,973.6 3,864.6 3,976.6 3,880.1   198.4   189.0   203.1   190.6   563.0   534.7   555.1   533.6
 Hawaii(2)..........   560.5   552.4   555.2   545.7    23.8    24.2    23.5    24.6    17.8    17.6    17.9    17.7
 Idaho..............   561.2   560.2   565.2   565.5    34.1    32.5    36.2    34.4    76.6    70.2    75.0    70.4
 Illinois........... 5,976.4 5,875.0 6,014.0 5,914.5   247.9   238.0   267.9   253.7   921.8   882.8   914.2   882.8
 Indiana............ 2,933.8 2,889.6 2,953.6 2,905.9   136.8   130.7   144.7   135.2   651.8   616.9   649.8   617.5
                                                                                                                    
 Iowa............... 1,454.7 1,447.7 1,475.8 1,466.1    53.6    55.2    60.7    62.9   254.9   243.7   254.5   244.6
 Kansas............. 1,350.8 1,359.4 1,359.3 1,366.3    61.0    62.1    64.5    66.1   206.4   199.6   206.8   199.8
 Kentucky........... 1,805.4 1,810.8 1,817.9 1,828.1    81.5    83.9    87.0    87.1   312.2   299.0   309.9   298.5
 Louisiana.......... 1,922.7 1,930.2 1,931.5 1,932.7   119.8   120.9   121.4   121.1   181.5   175.8   182.0   176.1
 Maine..............   593.2   593.5   599.7   601.2    26.8    26.6    28.2    28.2    82.9    76.0    81.6    75.5
                                                                                                                    
 Maryland........... 2,451.6 2,441.1 2,461.1 2,453.5   157.9   150.7   161.3   154.4   179.7   174.6   178.9   172.4
 Massachusetts...... 3,316.7 3,269.6 3,340.6 3,297.0   123.1   129.9   132.7   138.9   434.1   406.0   428.8   404.6
 Michigan........... 4,574.2 4,517.9 4,585.4 4,538.1   181.3   178.6   195.0   190.3   938.2   909.4   932.6   908.0
 Minnesota.......... 2,657.5 2,622.0 2,670.1 2,644.2   104.1   104.3   111.6   113.4   431.9   407.5   427.5   407.3
 Mississippi........ 1,132.2 1,129.0 1,136.9 1,132.4    49.5    53.0    50.9    53.7   216.5   207.4   216.5   207.6
                                                                                                                    
 Missouri........... 2,733.8 2,675.5 2,756.5 2,695.4   137.0   132.0   142.6   135.0   389.4   360.8   386.5   360.5
 Montana............   385.4   386.2   388.2   389.1    17.9    16.9    19.5    18.5    23.7    22.7    23.1    22.6
 Nebraska...........   899.7   904.4   907.1   911.2    38.9    39.1    42.2    41.7   117.7   113.6   117.3   112.6
 Nevada............. 1,052.3 1,059.7 1,052.9 1,064.8    86.1    90.0    87.3    90.8    46.8    45.8    46.5    45.7
 New Hampshire......   621.9   618.8   623.3   622.6    23.5    25.3    25.4    26.4   107.2    99.8   105.8    99.5
                                                                                                                    
 New Jersey......... 3,993.9 3,977.6 4,016.9 4,001.3   150.4   152.7   159.3   159.4   458.8   429.3   454.1   427.1
 New Mexico.........   755.1   759.8   755.0   758.7    44.7    43.3    45.2    42.3    43.5    41.8    43.2    42.0
 New York........... 8,603.3 8,469.4 8,613.0 8,517.7   305.8   304.2   322.8   321.1   858.4   799.9   846.6   801.4
 North Carolina..... 3,918.2 3,874.0 3,898.6 3,882.8   229.6   221.7   228.3   221.1   750.4   703.8   747.1   700.6
 North Dakota.......   325.3   327.5   330.2   329.7    12.3    12.4    13.6    13.5    25.0    25.0    25.3    25.2
                                                                                                                    
 Ohio............... 5,543.4 5,478.9 5,560.7 5,510.2   219.5   210.7   229.6   221.0 1,045.0 1,001.8 1,035.0 1,001.6
 Oklahoma........... 1,503.4 1,514.9 1,511.4 1,522.2    62.8    64.1    63.4    64.8   179.4   174.9   178.3   174.1
 Oregon............. 1,596.1 1,565.6 1,597.4 1,570.9    78.2    70.0    77.6    71.7   237.1   219.6   237.0   220.9
 Pennsylvania....... 5,678.6 5,613.7 5,718.0 5,658.4   229.7   232.1   242.5   244.1   910.4   853.2   903.7   853.1
 Rhode Island.......   471.7   473.8   479.2   481.5    16.4    16.2    18.1    17.6    72.7    67.6    71.8    68.0
                                                                                                                    
 South Carolina..... 1,834.1 1,824.6 1,840.9 1,834.6   109.3   109.6   110.1   110.0   337.8   317.7   336.4   316.4
 South Dakota.......   372.9   371.0   376.8   375.5    15.2    15.2    16.9    17.0    47.2    43.2    47.1    43.1
 Tennessee.......... 2,712.5 2,701.8 2,712.8 2,708.4   121.1   118.9   120.6   118.4   485.9   466.2   482.4   466.7
 Texas.............. 9,552.5 9,439.9 9,548.8 9,461.6   570.3   556.5   566.9   557.1 1,080.4 1,010.7 1,071.5 1,009.0
 Utah............... 1,081.4 1,066.6 1,083.5 1,069.4    66.1    60.7    67.5    62.1   129.1   120.4   127.3   119.9
                                                                                                                    
 Vermont............   301.5   297.2   297.2   293.0    12.5    12.8    13.4    13.6    48.6    44.5    48.3    44.6
 Virginia........... 3,534.5 3,481.9 3,527.1 3,496.1   211.8   202.9   213.3   204.4   381.2   359.6   375.4   359.0
 Washington......... 2,698.8 2,628.0 2,700.5 2,636.8   151.9   135.0   152.0   137.0   341.6   310.6   340.7   310.2
 West Virginia......   730.8   728.0   735.7   732.0    31.4    31.6    33.4    33.5    78.8    73.7    78.5    74.0
 Wisconsin.......... 2,790.9 2,775.7 2,816.1 2,811.6   109.1   106.7   117.0   117.1   594.0   562.1   589.3   563.5
 Wyoming............   237.6   241.5   238.8   242.5    15.3    16.6    16.6    17.6    11.1    10.8    11.1    10.8
                                                                                                                    
 Puerto Rico........ 1,011.7   997.8 1,009.2   998.4    72.8    72.4    72.1    71.4   138.0   129.0   137.4   129.3




                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                    
                        Transportation and public                 Trade                Finance, insurance, and real 
                                utilities                                                         estate            
                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                    
                          March           April           March           April           March           April     
                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                    
                       2001    2002    2001    2002p    2001    2002    2001   2002p    2001    2002    2001   2002p 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 Alabama............    96.5    93.1    96.0    92.9   437.7   432.2   439.9   433.9    91.8    91.9    92.0    91.7
 Alaska.............    26.4    26.3    26.9    26.8    53.7    54.8    55.6    56.3    12.3    12.5    12.5    12.6
 Arizona............   112.2   106.4   111.6   106.0   536.0   537.4   533.8   538.3   149.7   150.5   149.5   150.8
 Arkansas...........    71.6    75.0    72.1    75.4   265.6   263.7   267.4   265.2    45.8    46.3    46.0    46.3
 California.........   750.1   718.2   752.0   719.8 3,307.8 3,321.4 3,296.7 3,332.2   839.5   845.9   837.3   846.5
                                                                                                                    
 Colorado...........   146.2   135.2   145.7   136.1   524.9   518.0   523.6   517.1   144.6   143.3   144.5   142.7
 Connecticut........    78.3    76.2    79.0    76.6   350.8   352.6   352.1   354.0   142.1   141.4   141.6   141.2
 Delaware(2)........    17.5    17.1    17.7    16.8    88.6    88.4    89.2    89.1    51.7    51.4    51.7    51.3
 District of                                                                                                        
    Columbia........    17.9    17.5    17.5    17.2    50.8    49.3    50.5    50.1    31.6    32.3    32.3    32.9
 Florida............   373.0   355.4   368.7   356.3 1,802.9 1,786.7 1,791.5 1,781.9   456.0   458.9   457.3   459.2
                                                                                                                    
 Georgia............   267.5   248.4   269.5   249.2   964.3   937.1   967.3   944.3   206.0   206.0   209.4   206.1
 Hawaii(2)..........    43.2    38.8    43.0    38.9   137.6   132.5   136.5   131.8    32.6    32.9    32.6    32.9
 Idaho..............    27.9    27.3    27.8    27.4   139.0   137.3   140.2   138.7    23.6    24.5    23.8    24.6
 Illinois...........   355.4   344.2   356.7   344.2 1,341.8 1,327.7 1,350.4 1,333.8   401.3   400.2   402.3   400.8
 Indiana............   147.5   141.8   149.9   142.3   687.5   679.5   691.4   682.4   139.1   140.4   139.8   140.5
                                                                                                                    
 Iowa...............    71.0    71.4    71.4    71.8   344.7   340.9   350.4   346.2    86.8    89.9    87.2    90.1
 Kansas.............    87.6    88.7    89.4    88.4   314.9   311.8   315.4   313.5    65.1    66.1    65.2    66.2
 Kentucky...........   107.9   105.1   108.5   105.9   419.3   423.3   421.6   427.1    74.6    75.7    75.2    76.1
 Louisiana..........   116.6   117.2   117.5   117.4   448.2   448.9   448.9   450.4    86.2    86.3    86.3    86.4
 Maine..............    24.3    23.9    24.2    24.0   140.5   141.6   145.0   146.2    33.2    33.8    33.4    33.9
                                                                                                                    
 Maryland...........   119.0   114.5   117.6   115.0   543.6   541.0   543.8   543.5   141.2   140.7   141.4   141.4
 Massachusetts......   145.1   138.3   147.2   139.8   721.2   718.5   727.8   722.3   231.9   231.2   231.5   232.2
 Michigan...........   178.8   177.0   180.1   178.5 1,061.7 1,041.1 1,063.2 1,044.8   207.8   208.9   207.7   209.5
 Minnesota..........   135.5   126.5   135.9   127.4   624.3   616.5   626.4   621.0   165.7   164.7   166.4   165.6
 Mississippi........    56.7    56.2    56.9    56.0   252.3   249.9   252.5   251.9    42.6    42.1    42.8    42.0
                                                                                                                    
 Missouri...........   177.5   168.4   176.5   168.4   634.0   628.2   642.0   633.8   169.6   168.4   170.6   169.2
 Montana............    21.6    21.6    21.9    21.7    99.9    99.4   100.8   100.7    17.5    18.2    17.5    18.2
 Nebraska...........    57.8    56.9    58.5    56.6   209.8   211.5   212.0   214.0    61.8    62.4    61.9    63.6
 Nevada.............    58.3    56.7    58.7    56.9   216.7   223.2   218.5   225.0    49.2    50.8    48.9    51.0
 New Hampshire......    21.5    20.8    21.6    20.9   159.4   160.9   161.1   162.7    33.5    33.9    33.6    33.9
                                                                                                                    
 New Jersey.........   272.9   263.7   272.6   263.3   909.9   907.7   917.3   913.4   265.9   273.3   267.4   273.5
 New Mexico.........    37.5    37.6    37.0    37.8   171.4   171.4   172.8   172.8    32.7    32.4    32.5    32.5
 New York...........   438.1   424.1   434.7   423.1 1,702.8 1,683.7 1,704.0 1,691.8   745.0   712.6   742.7   712.7
 North Carolina.....   181.8   180.8   184.2   182.8   881.2   875.5   885.5   879.9   188.5   187.5   188.0   187.4
 North Dakota.......    18.9    18.9    19.1    18.9    79.9    81.1    81.7    81.3    17.0    17.2    17.0    17.2
                                                                                                                    
 Ohio...............   249.5   243.5   251.0   246.3 1,317.0 1,299.9 1,317.6 1,306.3   309.6   309.7   310.2   310.4
 Oklahoma...........    85.7    83.3    85.7    83.3   338.4   340.9   342.1   344.0    73.7    75.3    73.9    75.4
 Oregon.............    79.7    77.0    79.1    77.3   384.2   379.5   385.4   382.5    94.2    95.0    94.4    95.5
 Pennsylvania.......   305.5   294.6   307.3   296.4 1,253.4 1,241.6 1,263.1 1,251.5   327.9   325.7   327.3   326.4
 Rhode Island.......    17.0    16.6    17.3    16.7   103.5   105.4   105.6   106.7    32.3    33.4    32.2    33.5
                                                                                                                    
 South Carolina.....    95.3    95.4    95.2    94.9   427.9   434.3   430.3   439.4    82.1    84.2    83.4    84.6
 South Dakota.......    17.1    16.9    17.1    16.9    91.4    92.3    92.3    93.3    27.5    27.7    27.6    28.2
 Tennessee..........   179.1   173.4   178.2   173.2   634.3   631.2   634.4   631.6   131.2   132.5   131.5   132.5
 Texas..............   598.9   574.4   598.4   575.1 2,259.6 2,233.9 2,264.3 2,242.5   530.4   528.2   531.0   529.2
 Utah...............    60.7    58.5    60.8    58.5   249.3   245.3   250.2   246.3    59.4    59.6    59.2    59.4
                                                                                                                    
 Vermont............    12.2    12.0    12.1    12.1    66.8    66.2    66.7    66.1    12.5    12.8    12.6    12.8
 Virginia...........   191.3   178.5   189.6   178.0   755.8   747.9   757.1   752.9   192.2   192.2   192.1   192.8
 Washington.........   147.2   137.2   147.1   136.6   629.3   615.5   631.2   618.3   138.5   143.5   138.6   143.7
 West Virginia......    36.8    36.5    37.1    36.8   159.6   158.5   160.9   160.1    29.2    29.4    29.3    29.2
 Wisconsin..........   132.5   130.1   134.9   131.3   623.3   626.0   630.3   634.2   148.8   151.4   148.5   151.8
 Wyoming............    13.8    13.7    14.0    13.8    53.4    53.2    53.6    53.7     8.1     8.3     8.2     8.3
                                                                                                                    
 Puerto Rico........    34.1    33.4    33.9    33.2   220.1   213.9   219.0   214.4    47.6    47.0    47.6    46.9




                                                                                    
                                                                                    
                                 Services                       Government          
                                                                                    
                                                                                    
                          March           April           March           April     
                                                                                    
                                                                                    
                       2001    2002    2001    2002p   2001    2002    2001    2002p 
                                                                                                                                                                        
 Alabama............   477.6   480.3   480.7   481.1   355.1   358.8   354.2   358.2
 Alaska.............    69.2    70.3    70.1    71.5    79.0    81.1    79.7    81.9
 Arizona............   722.5   709.0   718.5   707.6   384.9   394.7   385.0   394.2
 Arkansas...........   278.8   278.8   281.2   280.6   196.5   200.2   197.1   200.4
 California......... 4,700.8 4,677.7 4,693.6 4,678.8 2,383.8 2,479.0 2,407.7 2,485.8
                                                                                    
 Colorado...........   696.4   672.9   693.3   675.1   345.0   359.0   345.2   359.0
 Connecticut........   533.6   531.6   535.9   538.6   247.5   252.3   247.2   252.5
 Delaware(2)........   122.3   121.2   121.9   121.8    58.2    56.8    58.3    57.0
 District of                                                                        
    Columbia........   305.5   308.9   303.9   309.6   219.9   218.2   219.7   218.3
 Florida............ 2,713.3 2,722.4 2,690.3 2,714.0 1,034.3 1,057.8 1,037.0 1,056.9
                                                                                    
 Georgia............ 1,157.3 1,127.8 1,155.5 1,136.1   609.4   614.3   609.2   612.8
 Hawaii(2)..........   187.7   185.2   185.7   184.6   117.8   121.2   116.0   115.2
 Idaho..............   147.3   151.9   148.7   153.3   110.7   114.9   111.5   115.0
 Illinois........... 1,839.3 1,813.9 1,858.1 1,834.5   859.2   858.8   854.5   855.3
 Indiana............   743.6   745.8   754.1   754.2   421.4   427.8   417.4   426.8
                                                                                    
 Iowa...............   392.6   393.4   399.3   397.0   249.2   251.3   250.2   251.5
 Kansas.............   355.8   365.6   355.0   367.5   252.8   258.3   255.7   257.5
 Kentucky...........   475.3   484.8   480.6   493.9   315.1   318.8   315.6   319.3
 Louisiana..........   537.5   546.8   541.8   546.9   379.8   382.4   380.5   382.0
 Maine..............   181.6   183.2   183.5   185.6   103.8   108.3   103.7   107.7
                                                                                    
 Maryland...........   847.0   846.8   853.6   854.6   461.7   471.2   463.0   470.6
 Massachusetts...... 1,225.4 1,209.0 1,235.2 1,222.8   434.6   435.3   436.0   434.9
 Michigan........... 1,290.3 1,274.3 1,295.2 1,283.9   709.0   722.0   704.1   715.9
 Minnesota..........   782.2   782.3   787.7   790.5   408.0   415.0   408.8   413.7
 Mississippi........   270.4   271.2   272.5   272.6   238.5   243.9   239.1   243.4
                                                                                    
 Missouri...........   783.8   775.0   795.6   785.5   437.6   437.3   437.7   437.5
 Montana............   113.5   116.2   114.4   116.5    86.0    86.0    85.6    85.6
 Nebraska...........   255.7   261.1   256.7   262.3   156.9   158.7   157.3   159.2
 Nevada.............   456.8   452.0   453.4   454.6   128.2   132.1   129.6   131.8
 New Hampshire......   189.0   190.0   188.2   191.1    87.4    87.6    87.2    87.6
                                                                                    
 New Jersey......... 1,327.6 1,330.8 1,336.5 1,344.4   606.9   618.5   608.0   618.4
 New Mexico.........   221.7   225.0   221.1   223.2   187.4   193.1   186.9   192.8
 New York........... 3,064.7 3,039.4 3,065.8 3,058.7 1,484.3 1,501.2 1,491.7 1,504.2
 North Carolina..... 1,038.1 1,045.8 1,044.8 1,053.1   644.7   654.9   616.7   653.9
 North Dakota.......    93.3    93.9    94.1    94.1    75.3    75.6    75.8    76.1
                                                                                    
 Ohio............... 1,582.3 1,582.7 1,600.0 1,598.1   807.9   818.4   804.7   814.2
 Oklahoma...........   432.4   438.4   438.3   442.7   299.6   306.0   298.8   306.1
 Oregon.............   445.4   445.0   447.0   445.3   275.6   278.0   275.1   276.1
 Pennsylvania....... 1,889.2 1,894.4 1,907.9 1,912.5   744.1   753.3   747.5   755.4
 Rhode Island.......   163.8   168.8   169.0   173.2    65.8    65.6    65.0    65.6
                                                                                    
 South Carolina.....   452.9   462.3   457.1   468.4   327.1   319.6   326.7   319.4
 South Dakota.......   100.2   101.0   101.0   101.7    73.3    74.0    73.7    74.5
 Tennessee..........   747.9   764.6   751.4   770.5   409.1   411.4   410.2   411.9
 Texas.............. 2,752.0 2,739.0 2,754.9 2,751.5 1,602.4 1,637.8 1,601.9 1,637.9
 Utah...............   316.3   319.5   316.7   318.5   192.7   195.1   193.9   197.0
                                                                                    
 Vermont............    96.7    95.6    92.0    90.9    51.6    52.7    51.5    52.2
 Virginia........... 1,154.6 1,149.1 1,151.7 1,155.6   637.8   641.8   637.9   643.4
 Washington.........   776.1   760.1   777.0   764.6   510.8   523.1   510.5   523.4
 West Virginia......   231.1   233.5   232.0   233.6   142.8   142.0   142.9   142.3
 Wisconsin..........   759.9   770.5   768.5   781.9   421.0   426.7   425.1   429.2
 Wyoming............    55.0    56.6    54.7    56.8    62.4    63.4    62.0    62.6
                                                                                    
 Puerto Rico........   222.3   221.4   221.5   221.6   275.4   279.4   276.3   280.3

  1 Includes mining, not shown separately.
  2 Mining is combined with construction.
  p = preliminary.
 NOTE:  Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently projected
from March 2001 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current bechmark month
are provisional and will be revised when new information becomes available.