Technical information: Employment: (202) 691-6559 USDL 02-292 http://www.bls.gov/sae/ Unemployment: 691-6392 http://www.bls.gov/lau/ For release: 10:00 A.M. EDT Media contact: 691-5902 Friday, May 17, 2002 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. - 2 - 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. _____________________________ 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------ | Revision of Nonfarm Payroll Employment Data for Georgia | | | | 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 | | 1997 are subject to revision. | ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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.