Internet address: http://stats.bls.gov/newsrels.htm Technical information: USDL 01-70 Employment (202)691-6559 Unemployment 691-6392 For release: 10:00 A.M. EST Media contact: 691-5902 Tuesday, March 27, 2001 REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: FEBRUARY 2001 Regional and state unemployment rates were very stable in February. All four regions reported the same rates that they had in January, and 44 states recorded changes 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, 4.2 percent, was unchanged from January. Nonfarm employment increased in 38 states in February. Regional Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted) In February, the Northeast again recorded the lowest regional unemployment rate, 3.7 percent, while the West continued to report the highest rate, 4.4 percent. Both the Midwest and South registered rates of 3.9 percent. Over the year, jobless rates edged down by 0.3 percentage point in the Northeast and West and were little changed in the Midwest and South. (See table 1.) At 2.5 percent, New England continued to have the lowest unemployment rate among the nine geographic divisions. The West North Central had the next lowest rate, 3.3 percent. The Pacific division again registered the highest rate, 4.6 percent, followed by the East South Central, at 4.4 per- cent. Over the month, unemployment rates in all divisions showed little or no change. Over the year, the New England and West South Central divisions recorded the greatest declines (-0.6 percentage point each), followed by the Pacific division (-0.4 point). The industrial East North Central division reported the largest over-the-year increase (0.3 percentage point). State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted) In February, unemployment rates in 30 states were below the U.S. average, while rates in 19 states and the District of Columbia were above it. Connecticut reported the lowest unemployment rate, 1.9 percent, followed by New Hampshire, 2.0 percent, and South Dakota, 2.1 percent. Maine and Virginia were the only other states with rates below 2.5 percent. Three states registered the lowest rates in their series--Montana, New Hampshire, and Ohio. (Virtually all state series begin in 1978.) The states with the highest unemployment rates were Alaska, 5.8 percent, Louisiana, 5.6 percent, and New Mexico and Washington, 5.5 percent each. The District of Columbia's rate was 5.6 percent. (See table 3 and chart 1.) Unemployment rates were lower over the month in 15 states and the District of Columbia, higher in 22 states, and unchanged in 13 states. Delaware, the District of Columbia, and Ohio recorded the largest over-the- month rate declines, one-half percentage point each. Four states-- Mississippi, Oregon, Washington, and Wisconsin--had the largest increases over the month, 0.5 percentage point each. Over the year, unemployment rates were down in 34 states, up in 14 states, and unchanged in 2 states and the District of Columbia. Maine reported the largest rate decline from a year ago (-1.6 percentage points), followed by Alaska (-1.1 points) and New Hampshire (-1.0 point). Maine's unemployment rate declined gradually and consistently throughout 2000, while virtually all of the decrease in joblessness in Alaska and New Hampshire occurred in the last eight months. Eleven additional states had over-the-year decreases of one-half percentage point or more. Michigan reported the largest rate increase over the year, 1.2 percentage points, more than half of it between December and January. The next largest increases were in North Carolina, 0.9 point, New Mexico and Wisconsin, both 0.8 point, and Illinois, 0.5 point. - 2 - Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted) Total nonfarm employment rose in 38 states and decreased in 12 states and the District of Columbia from January to February. The largest employment increases occurred in California (38,000), Texas (33,000), and Michigan (20,800). Hawaii and Wyoming reported the greatest percentage increase over the month (0.9 percent each), followed by Alaska (0.7 percent) and Arizona and Nevada (0.6 percent each). The largest employment decreases were in Pennsylvania (-6,600), Massachusetts (-5,700), and Indiana (-3,600). The largest percentage decreases were recorded in the District of Columbia (-0.5 percent), South Dakota (-0.4 percent), and Mississippi and Nebraska (-0.3 percent each). (See table 5.) Employment increased in 48 states and the District of Columbia over the year, with 17 states reporting gains of 2.0 percent or greater. The largest employment increases were in California (445,400), Texas (275,400), and Florida (254,500). The biggest percentage increases occurred in Nevada (4.5 percent), Colorado (3.8 percent), and Florida (3.7 percent). The two states that reported over-the-year declines in employment were Mississippi (-1.3 percent) and Indiana (-0.3 percent). (See chart 2.) Over the year, employment continued to grow in most industry divisions. Gains in services continued to be the most widespread, with all 50 states and the District of Columbia posting increases. Manufacturing continued to be the weakest industry division, with 33 states reporting over-the-year employment losses. _____________________________ The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for February is scheduled to be issued on April 4. The Regional and State Employment and Unemployment release for March is scheduled to be issued on April 20. 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 sub-state 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://stats.bls.gov/lauhome.htm). Employment data from the CES program are available at (http://stats.bls.gov/790home.htm). 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 Feb. Dec. Jan. Feb. Feb. Dec. Jan. Feb. Feb. Dec. Jan. Feb. 2000 2000 2001 2001p 2000 2000 2001 2001p 2000 2000 2001 2001p Northeast........... 26,173.9 26,525.7 26,588.8 26,574.2 1,044.5 999.1 973.0 989.8 4.0 3.8 3.7 3.7 New England....... 7,159.6 7,273.2 7,293.9 7,306.3 221.2 172.3 173.8 180.4 3.1 2.4 2.4 2.5 Middle Atlantic... 19,014.3 19,252.5 19,294.9 19,268.0 823.3 826.8 799.3 809.4 4.3 4.3 4.1 4.2 South............... 48,648.1 49,634.9 49,867.7 49,889.0 1,959.0 1,882.1 1,936.4 1,926.5 4.0 3.8 3.9 3.9 South Atlantic.... 25,274.6 25,879.4 26,008.0 26,047.1 914.4 905.1 942.1 948.9 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.6 East South Central 8,215.4 8,344.6 8,378.7 8,367.2 366.7 369.6 372.9 370.0 4.5 4.4 4.5 4.4 West South Central 15,158.1 15,410.8 15,481.0 15,474.6 677.9 607.4 621.4 607.7 4.5 3.9 4.0 3.9 Midwest............. 33,539.0 34,058.4 34,208.1 34,248.4 1,238.0 1,237.9 1,331.1 1,341.4 3.7 3.6 3.9 3.9 East North Central 23,323.8 23,604.2 23,699.2 23,709.2 907.9 919.1 1,002.1 998.2 3.9 3.9 4.2 4.2 West North Central 10,215.2 10,454.3 10,508.8 10,539.2 330.2 318.8 329.0 343.2 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.3 West................ 31,509.5 32,171.9 32,205.2 32,257.0 1,477.4 1,424.2 1,414.3 1,424.7 4.7 4.4 4.4 4.4 Mountain.......... 8,850.9 9,119.0 9,143.2 9,164.6 339.8 334.9 339.4 351.1 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.8 Pacific........... 22,658.5 23,052.9 23,062.0 23,092.4 1,137.6 1,089.3 1,074.8 1,073.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.6 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 January February January February January February 2000 2001 2000 2001p 2000 2001 2000 2001p 2000 2001 2000 2001p Northeast........... 25,942.5 26,342.1 25,973.3 26,370.3 1,196.0 1,124.8 1,182.6 1,126.2 4.6 4.3 4.6 4.3 New England....... 7,091.4 7,218.8 7,086.4 7,230.2 269.4 221.1 262.1 220.8 3.8 3.1 3.7 3.1 Middle Atlantic... 18,851.2 19,123.4 18,886.9 19,140.1 926.6 903.7 920.5 905.4 4.9 4.7 4.9 4.7 South............... 47,986.4 49,227.8 48,150.1 49,379.8 2,098.8 2,078.1 2,031.3 1,994.5 4.4 4.2 4.2 4.0 South Atlantic.... 24,876.5 25,629.9 25,012.9 25,779.9 962.6 989.1 945.8 978.5 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.8 East South Central 8,104.9 8,272.6 8,133.7 8,284.5 398.1 406.2 388.5 390.6 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.7 West South Central 15,005.0 15,325.3 15,003.6 15,315.3 738.0 682.8 696.9 625.4 4.9 4.5 4.6 4.1 Midwest............. 33,075.0 33,753.5 33,131.0 33,832.5 1,404.9 1,534.3 1,399.2 1,505.2 4.2 4.5 4.2 4.4 East North Central 22,992.8 23,377.8 23,037.2 23,416.0 1,024.1 1,144.8 1,027.0 1,121.0 4.5 4.9 4.5 4.8 West North Central 10,082.2 10,375.7 10,093.8 10,416.5 380.8 389.5 372.2 384.3 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.7 West................ 31,216.5 31,963.6 31,293.4 32,038.7 1,626.0 1,565.2 1,595.4 1,541.5 5.2 4.9 5.1 4.8 Mountain.......... 8,732.0 9,026.1 8,748.3 9,061.6 362.6 358.5 347.4 358.3 4.2 4.0 4.0 4.0 Pacific........... 22,484.6 22,937.5 22,545.2 22,977.2 1,263.4 1,206.6 1,248.0 1,183.2 5.6 5.3 5.5 5.1 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 Feb. Dec. Jan. Feb. Feb. Dec. Jan. Feb. Feb. Dec. Jan. Feb. 2000 2000 2001 2001p 2000 2000 2001 2001p 2000 2000 2001 2001p Alabama................ 2,142.2 2,175.2 2,188.5 2,190.5 101.5 98.8 107.6 108.2 4.7 4.5 4.9 4.9 Alaska................. 320.1 326.1 326.9 327.4 22.1 19.4 19.9 19.0 6.9 5.9 6.1 5.8 Arizona................ 2,332.4 2,399.5 2,410.5 2,424.9 95.3 87.8 93.6 98.1 4.1 3.7 3.9 4.0 Arkansas............... 1,228.5 1,263.1 1,264.6 1,268.9 57.5 51.4 54.3 56.1 4.7 4.1 4.3 4.4 California............. 16,902.6 17,251.0 17,263.1 17,270.3 835.8 815.5 795.8 770.9 4.9 4.7 4.6 4.5 Los Angeles-Long Beach............. 4,719.8 4,823.4 4,841.0 4,878.1 260.7 246.3 256.7 226.3 5.5 5.1 5.3 4.6 Colorado............... 2,247.8 2,325.7 2,330.8 2,334.8 63.4 58.7 57.8 62.9 2.8 2.5 2.5 2.7 Connecticut............ 1,740.8 1,738.4 1,735.6 1,730.1 45.9 33.9 32.7 32.8 2.6 2.0 1.9 1.9 Delaware............... 401.2 416.0 417.8 416.7 15.9 16.0 17.2 15.0 4.0 3.9 4.1 3.6 District of Columbia... 279.6 279.0 283.2 280.4 15.7 17.1 17.3 15.7 5.6 6.1 6.1 5.6 Florida................ 7,399.6 7,632.3 7,673.3 7,708.2 267.8 276.4 289.5 289.3 3.6 3.6 3.8 3.8 Georgia................ 4,143.2 4,195.3 4,219.5 4,200.6 159.0 138.7 153.2 144.7 3.8 3.3 3.6 3.4 Hawaii................. 594.3 597.7 599.1 602.8 27.9 25.2 24.6 26.5 4.7 4.2 4.1 4.4 Idaho.................. 651.2 667.2 667.7 668.9 32.4 32.0 29.9 30.9 5.0 4.8 4.5 4.6 Illinois............... 6,442.6 6,366.3 6,378.5 6,415.5 280.4 297.7 304.2 315.6 4.4 4.7 4.8 4.9 Indiana................ 3,079.6 3,101.1 3,120.9 3,079.9 112.5 86.5 99.6 90.9 3.7 2.8 3.2 3.0 Iowa................... 1,566.8 1,567.7 1,579.6 1,580.3 43.0 39.5 40.5 41.4 2.7 2.5 2.6 2.6 Kansas................. 1,399.3 1,447.9 1,453.1 1,451.4 49.6 50.6 53.1 54.4 3.5 3.5 3.7 3.7 Kentucky............... 1,979.4 1,990.8 2,006.9 1,998.7 84.1 80.5 83.2 79.2 4.2 4.0 4.1 4.0 Louisiana.............. 2,030.2 2,047.0 2,068.0 2,054.4 108.2 118.8 119.6 114.2 5.3 5.8 5.8 5.6 Maine.................. 687.7 688.5 694.1 694.6 27.7 18.9 16.8 16.8 4.0 2.7 2.4 2.4 Maryland............... 2,766.6 2,874.3 2,872.6 2,892.2 105.1 107.2 103.1 105.0 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.6 Massachusetts.......... 3,220.6 3,302.3 3,313.9 3,326.6 95.0 76.5 81.6 89.0 3.0 2.3 2.5 2.7 Michigan............... 5,175.7 5,223.3 5,234.8 5,248.0 170.5 198.1 235.3 238.7 3.3 3.8 4.5 4.5 Minnesota.............. 2,709.8 2,793.7 2,798.1 2,813.9 90.5 85.3 86.2 88.3 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.1 Mississippi............ 1,319.2 1,313.7 1,310.7 1,313.2 77.8 67.3 59.5 65.8 5.9 5.1 4.5 5.0 Missouri............... 2,892.6 2,954.4 2,985.2 2,997.7 99.5 99.5 109.8 115.1 3.4 3.4 3.7 3.8 Montana................ 477.9 479.2 478.3 474.3 24.2 21.5 21.7 20.8 5.1 4.5 4.5 4.4 Nebraska............... 911.3 946.1 947.5 949.1 27.5 26.0 24.0 26.7 3.0 2.8 2.5 2.8 Nevada................. 966.2 1,008.0 1,013.5 1,015.4 39.0 44.1 43.0 44.8 4.0 4.4 4.2 4.4 New Hampshire.......... 679.0 693.3 696.4 698.1 20.5 15.7 14.4 14.3 3.0 2.3 2.1 2.0 New Jersey............. 4,167.8 4,252.3 4,250.9 4,248.1 160.3 160.6 153.1 153.2 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.6 New Mexico............. 818.6 846.2 844.1 845.5 38.5 44.8 44.3 46.8 4.7 5.3 5.2 5.5 New York............... 8,889.1 8,992.8 8,974.3 8,954.2 414.9 403.7 380.7 379.8 4.7 4.5 4.2 4.2 New York City........ 3,537.0 3,532.8 3,511.0 3,525.5 207.9 197.3 179.3 188.3 5.9 5.6 5.1 5.3 North Carolina......... 3,929.0 3,984.4 4,008.2 4,013.2 136.1 155.7 168.2 175.6 3.5 3.9 4.2 4.4 North Dakota........... 336.6 341.1 341.9 342.5 10.6 8.9 8.0 8.7 3.2 2.6 2.3 2.6 Ohio................... 5,744.4 5,888.7 5,917.1 5,903.3 244.8 234.5 247.3 221.4 4.3 4.0 4.2 3.7 Oklahoma............... 1,645.7 1,651.4 1,650.2 1,654.1 50.7 46.4 43.9 45.3 3.1 2.8 2.7 2.7 Oregon................. 1,801.4 1,788.0 1,795.4 1,792.8 92.9 75.6 79.6 87.8 5.2 4.2 4.4 4.9 Pennsylvania........... 5,957.4 6,007.5 6,069.7 6,065.6 248.1 262.4 265.4 276.5 4.2 4.4 4.4 4.6 Rhode Island........... 503.5 507.7 510.3 513.6 22.1 18.3 18.9 18.1 4.4 3.6 3.7 3.5 South Carolina......... 1,969.6 2,008.6 2,016.3 2,018.7 84.6 71.6 71.7 75.0 4.3 3.6 3.6 3.7 South Dakota........... 398.9 403.3 403.5 404.5 9.4 8.9 7.5 8.6 2.4 2.2 1.8 2.1 Tennessee.............. 2,774.6 2,864.9 2,872.7 2,864.8 103.3 122.9 122.7 116.9 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.1 Texas.................. 10,253.7 10,449.2 10,498.1 10,497.2 461.4 390.7 403.5 392.1 4.5 3.7 3.8 3.7 Utah................... 1,090.9 1,127.0 1,132.0 1,134.4 36.6 36.2 40.2 38.1 3.4 3.2 3.6 3.4 Vermont................ 328.1 343.0 343.7 343.3 10.0 9.2 9.3 9.5 3.0 2.7 2.7 2.8 Virginia............... 3,559.6 3,677.1 3,703.3 3,703.6 82.7 77.3 77.4 84.4 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.3 Washington............. 3,040.1 3,090.2 3,077.4 3,099.1 158.9 153.5 154.8 169.5 5.2 5.0 5.0 5.5 West Virginia.......... 826.2 812.3 813.8 813.4 47.4 45.0 44.5 44.1 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.4 Wisconsin.............. 2,881.5 3,024.9 3,047.8 3,062.5 99.7 102.3 115.7 131.7 3.5 3.4 3.8 4.3 Wyoming................ 265.9 266.2 266.3 266.6 10.5 9.8 8.8 8.7 3.9 3.7 3.3 3.3 Puerto Rico............ 1,306.6 1,297.4 1,275.6 1,293.2 136.6 130.6 125.2 147.8 10.5 10.1 9.8 11.4 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 January February January February January February 2000 2001 2000 2001p 2000 2001 2000 2001p 2000 2001 2000 2001p Alabama................ 2,121.3 2,167.4 2,130.6 2,178.9 103.1 107.1 104.5 110.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 5.1 Alaska................. 314.9 321.5 316.0 322.1 27.9 25.0 28.1 24.1 8.9 7.8 8.9 7.5 Arizona................ 2,311.9 2,382.5 2,307.8 2,400.5 90.5 86.5 85.1 87.7 3.9 3.6 3.7 3.7 Arkansas............... 1,205.3 1,241.3 1,210.7 1,251.0 67.1 65.1 64.8 63.2 5.6 5.2 5.4 5.1 California............. 16,771.3 17,175.8 16,825.1 17,191.3 921.8 884.1 900.6 835.3 5.5 5.1 5.4 4.9 Los Angeles-Long Beach............. 4,694.2 4,816.0 4,702.7 4,860.5 273.0 266.1 264.7 230.2 5.8 5.5 5.6 4.7 Colorado............... 2,213.0 2,293.7 2,210.7 2,297.3 66.5 61.0 62.0 61.3 3.0 2.7 2.8 2.7 Connecticut............ 1,711.3 1,712.5 1,719.1 1,708.3 54.0 40.2 56.4 43.2 3.2 2.3 3.3 2.5 Delaware............... 396.3 415.0 400.0 415.4 18.0 19.6 18.6 17.7 4.5 4.7 4.6 4.3 District of Columbia... 275.1 277.8 276.9 277.7 16.2 17.4 16.6 16.6 5.9 6.3 6.0 6.0 Florida................ 7,288.9 7,561.6 7,311.8 7,617.8 283.4 303.4 252.7 273.1 3.9 4.0 3.5 3.6 Georgia................ 4,074.0 4,158.7 4,123.9 4,179.5 145.3 137.1 158.3 143.8 3.6 3.3 3.8 3.4 Hawaii................. 593.7 598.8 592.0 600.3 28.8 24.8 27.0 25.7 4.9 4.1 4.6 4.3 Idaho.................. 640.5 658.4 642.2 659.8 40.6 38.2 41.0 39.5 6.3 5.8 6.4 6.0 Illinois............... 6,361.2 6,308.1 6,373.1 6,347.3 306.4 343.2 306.4 345.0 4.8 5.4 4.8 5.4 Indiana................ 3,030.0 3,072.8 3,039.2 3,039.8 121.4 113.6 126.6 105.3 4.0 3.7 4.2 3.5 Iowa................... 1,553.8 1,566.8 1,555.6 1,568.9 54.9 53.6 53.0 51.0 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.3 Kansas................. 1,392.4 1,439.7 1,386.5 1,438.4 51.9 59.3 53.5 58.2 3.7 4.1 3.9 4.0 Kentucky............... 1,946.6 1,977.3 1,949.0 1,967.7 94.1 95.1 95.5 89.8 4.8 4.8 4.9 4.6 Louisiana.............. 2,008.8 2,042.6 2,000.9 2,025.4 124.6 137.3 107.4 113.6 6.2 6.7 5.4 5.6 Maine.................. 675.5 681.9 676.3 682.8 35.5 24.3 35.0 24.0 5.3 3.6 5.2 3.5 Maryland............... 2,739.0 2,842.9 2,733.2 2,858.7 108.6 112.2 116.3 115.9 4.0 3.9 4.3 4.1 Massachusetts.......... 3,208.3 3,290.7 3,191.6 3,295.5 117.5 103.7 106.3 100.0 3.7 3.2 3.3 3.0 Michigan............... 5,116.4 5,175.1 5,123.0 5,194.2 207.8 270.5 197.0 265.1 4.1 5.2 3.8 5.1 Minnesota.............. 2,669.6 2,759.9 2,668.8 2,772.6 110.3 107.4 103.9 101.8 4.1 3.9 3.9 3.7 Mississippi............ 1,300.8 1,299.8 1,314.1 1,307.9 81.9 65.5 77.6 65.5 6.3 5.0 5.9 5.0 Missouri............... 2,851.7 2,948.5 2,863.6 2,968.3 105.3 119.6 107.4 122.7 3.7 4.1 3.7 4.1 Montana................ 470.7 471.6 474.1 470.5 29.2 26.6 29.8 26.4 6.2 5.6 6.3 5.6 Nebraska............... 898.7 936.0 902.4 940.0 31.7 29.1 31.1 30.3 3.5 3.1 3.5 3.2 Nevada................. 949.7 1,000.8 960.3 1,009.3 44.7 47.2 39.1 44.9 4.7 4.7 4.1 4.4 New Hampshire.......... 671.6 690.2 672.6 691.9 23.7 17.7 23.2 17.1 3.5 2.6 3.4 2.5 New Jersey............. 4,133.5 4,212.8 4,138.3 4,218.1 178.9 174.3 172.9 165.2 4.3 4.1 4.2 3.9 New Mexico............. 806.7 836.7 812.7 839.5 40.5 46.8 36.7 44.9 5.0 5.6 4.5 5.3 New York............... 8,834.7 8,919.1 8,854.6 8,919.6 475.4 433.7 466.6 430.9 5.4 4.9 5.3 4.8 New York City........ 3,519.6 3,509.6 3,545.5 3,533.7 226.6 195.1 220.8 200.8 6.4 5.6 6.2 5.7 North Carolina......... 3,852.6 3,941.2 3,879.7 3,963.9 150.4 185.8 152.2 191.6 3.9 4.7 3.9 4.8 North Dakota........... 326.8 331.2 328.1 333.8 13.8 9.8 11.9 9.8 4.2 3.0 3.6 2.9 Ohio................... 5,651.0 5,818.3 5,654.4 5,808.3 276.4 284.5 274.7 251.4 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.3 Oklahoma............... 1,624.8 1,627.3 1,629.8 1,638.1 55.5 49.9 57.4 51.9 3.4 3.1 3.5 3.2 Oregon................. 1,773.1 1,772.6 1,783.4 1,775.4 108.6 95.2 109.3 104.2 6.1 5.4 6.1 5.9 Pennsylvania........... 5,883.0 5,991.4 5,894.1 6,002.3 272.3 295.7 281.0 309.3 4.6 4.9 4.8 5.2 Rhode Island........... 499.6 504.4 499.5 509.4 26.1 23.3 27.8 23.8 5.2 4.6 5.6 4.7 South Carolina......... 1,928.5 1,977.3 1,947.7 1,996.8 95.5 80.5 90.0 80.4 5.0 4.1 4.6 4.0 South Dakota........... 389.2 393.7 388.9 394.4 12.8 10.7 11.4 10.6 3.3 2.7 2.9 2.7 Tennessee.............. 2,736.1 2,828.1 2,739.9 2,829.9 119.1 138.5 110.9 124.4 4.4 4.9 4.0 4.4 Texas.................. 10,166.1 10,414.1 10,162.2 10,400.9 490.8 430.5 467.3 396.8 4.8 4.1 4.6 3.8 Utah................... 1,079.6 1,121.2 1,078.1 1,121.5 37.0 40.3 40.0 41.6 3.4 3.6 3.7 3.7 Vermont................ 325.0 339.1 327.3 342.4 12.7 12.0 13.4 12.8 3.9 3.5 4.1 3.7 Virginia............... 3,507.7 3,652.9 3,524.4 3,667.6 90.7 81.3 86.5 88.2 2.6 2.2 2.5 2.4 Washington............. 3,031.5 3,068.8 3,028.7 3,088.1 176.3 177.5 183.0 193.9 5.8 5.8 6.0 6.3 West Virginia.......... 814.5 802.4 815.3 802.5 54.5 51.7 54.7 51.2 6.7 6.4 6.7 6.4 Wisconsin.............. 2,834.3 3,003.6 2,847.5 3,026.4 112.2 133.0 122.3 154.2 4.0 4.4 4.3 5.1 Wyoming................ 260.0 261.2 262.4 263.1 13.8 11.9 13.8 12.0 5.3 4.6 5.3 4.6 Puerto Rico............ 1,308.2 1,279.5 1,308.6 1,296.2 152.7 133.2 136.9 148.3 11.7 10.4 10.5 11.4 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 Feb. Dec. Jan. Feb. Feb. Dec. Jan. Feb. Feb. Dec. Jan. Feb. 2000 2000 2001 2001p 2000 2000 2001 2001p 2000 2000 2001 2001p Alabama............ 1,928.5 1,938.3 1,936.9 1,936.4 104.8 106.6 107.8 108.6 363.0 356.1 353.6 354.3 Alaska............. 282.1 284.7 286.2 288.1 15.0 14.4 14.7 15.1 13.8 13.0 14.2 14.5 Arizona............ 2,217.6 2,280.3 2,270.7 2,283.5 158.8 165.2 165.3 167.0 213.7 216.8 217.1 216.5 Arkansas........... 1,156.7 1,169.0 1,168.7 1,168.3 53.8 54.4 56.2 56.1 252.7 250.3 248.7 245.9 California......... 14,306.3 14,758.8 14,713.7 14,751.7 715.1 761.4 760.1 761.9 1,934.4 1,953.2 1,950.1 1,946.0 Colorado........... 2,174.6 2,247.1 2,253.0 2,257.3 157.5 163.5 166.5 164.2 204.8 206.5 206.9 206.6 Connecticut........ 1,683.9 1,697.5 1,699.8 1,701.1 64.5 66.3 66.5 68.0 263.2 261.3 260.7 260.7 Delaware........... 418.5 427.1 423.5 423.8 25.0 25.0 25.1 25.8 59.5 58.5 54.6 54.4 District of Columbia........ 641.3 648.9 651.9 648.5 10.3 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.4 11.4 11.5 11.5 Florida............ 6,970.4 7,186.5 7,208.6 7,224.9 381.9 393.7 397.7 397.7 486.4 486.3 483.9 485.8 Georgia............ 3,960.8 4,013.6 4,037.5 4,043.7 203.8 208.9 210.3 211.4 592.0 581.8 575.2 576.8 Hawaii(2).......... 543.8 559.4 554.8 559.6 22.8 24.0 23.9 23.5 17.0 17.3 17.3 17.2 Idaho.............. 551.3 568.1 562.2 563.8 36.1 36.8 35.5 34.8 76.9 76.5 76.1 76.2 Illinois........... 6,018.0 6,019.1 6,059.8 6,068.8 264.9 258.6 274.3 280.7 948.2 940.9 937.9 937.2 Indiana............ 3,002.9 3,008.9 2,997.4 2,993.8 153.3 151.1 155.8 156.2 692.7 677.7 672.9 670.2 Iowa............... 1,476.4 1,487.9 1,485.5 1,489.1 64.5 64.2 62.0 62.1 260.5 261.4 260.4 261.4 Kansas............. 1,336.2 1,353.7 1,354.9 1,352.1 66.5 64.1 65.2 65.0 209.9 210.3 210.3 210.7 Kentucky........... 1,822.4 1,834.1 1,840.8 1,842.4 89.9 85.9 90.0 91.2 323.5 318.5 317.7 315.8 Louisiana.......... 1,920.4 1,944.1 1,953.2 1,954.5 129.8 132.7 137.6 135.9 184.9 182.4 183.4 182.3 Maine.............. 598.9 610.3 611.8 613.4 29.5 29.9 30.3 30.6 86.5 84.4 84.5 83.9 Maryland........... 2,426.5 2,477.3 2,473.9 2,477.8 154.0 156.8 158.6 160.8 179.9 178.8 178.5 178.1 Massachusetts...... 3,285.2 3,357.3 3,361.9 3,356.2 123.0 135.8 136.6 137.3 434.6 437.3 436.2 434.6 Michigan........... 4,652.1 4,704.6 4,679.2 4,700.0 206.8 216.1 212.8 217.2 981.5 974.8 949.6 958.8 Minnesota.......... 2,657.8 2,682.1 2,680.3 2,688.6 117.6 119.6 121.2 122.1 441.2 438.9 439.1 438.0 Mississippi........ 1,157.8 1,151.1 1,146.5 1,143.3 56.9 54.1 52.4 53.1 238.2 227.3 226.2 222.6 Missouri........... 2,746.4 2,761.3 2,770.2 2,775.8 140.6 134.3 142.9 144.9 405.1 400.7 394.7 395.6 Montana............ 386.2 391.9 391.8 393.6 20.2 19.7 20.2 20.8 24.9 24.8 24.4 24.7 Nebraska........... 904.5 911.5 916.5 914.0 44.6 42.9 44.5 44.5 118.8 119.9 119.3 119.8 Nevada............. 1,011.0 1,053.0 c1,050.9 c1,056.8 86.8 89.0 88.6 89.5 43.8 45.6 c 45.9 c 46.0 New Hampshire...... 615.7 624.9 627.2 626.3 24.8 25.1 25.8 26.4 106.0 105.2 105.1 104.8 New Jersey......... 3,964.2 4,031.1 4,029.1 4,033.1 153.6 159.1 160.5 162.7 466.2 458.7 458.4 456.3 New Mexico......... 737.8 748.4 746.2 749.6 43.6 45.7 45.8 45.7 42.6 43.1 43.2 42.9 New York........... 8,565.4 8,691.5 8,707.0 8,720.1 324.2 332.4 335.3 339.7 879.1 868.0 863.1 854.7 North Carolina..... 3,908.9 3,971.5 3,970.3 3,968.6 230.2 239.7 240.2 241.6 788.4 772.8 771.4 763.9 North Dakota....... 326.7 327.9 328.9 330.6 16.9 15.6 16.2 16.0 24.5 25.3 25.2 25.1 Ohio............... 5,621.8 5,663.4 5,655.2 5,664.2 247.8 257.8 259.2 260.4 1,090.4 1,079.2 1,072.8 1,071.4 Oklahoma........... 1,469.6 1,491.5 1,490.9 1,491.6 59.3 61.8 61.3 62.2 182.2 182.0 180.9 180.4 Oregon............. 1,594.0 1,612.6 1,604.2 1,609.8 83.9 88.0 89.5 88.8 243.0 245.2 241.5 240.9 Pennsylvania....... 5,652.0 5,734.7 5,744.3 5,737.7 243.0 255.6 255.2 257.7 928.1 923.0 920.7 917.7 Rhode Island....... 473.2 477.7 478.4 479.2 18.2 19.0 18.9 19.2 73.7 72.3 72.9 72.3 South Carolina..... 1,859.3 1,892.1 1,892.3 1,892.8 114.1 118.9 118.5 119.5 347.3 346.2 344.0 344.0 South Dakota....... 378.0 379.6 380.8 379.3 17.9 17.9 18.7 18.2 50.5 49.2 49.0 48.2 Tennessee.......... 2,720.8 2,753.3 2,749.2 2,755.1 128.4 127.5 130.9 132.7 510.5 503.3 500.2 496.7 Texas.............. 9,334.3 9,563.5 9,576.7 9,609.7 551.4 568.7 569.8 575.0 1,085.2 1,086.9 1,086.6 1,088.1 Utah............... 1,065.4 1,090.7 1,090.6 1,093.8 73.2 73.7 73.2 73.8 130.5 131.7 131.4 131.3 Vermont............ 296.1 300.6 299.6 301.1 14.7 14.6 14.5 14.7 48.5 49.5 49.6 49.7 Virginia........... 3,472.3 3,542.7 3,550.7 3,565.8 206.6 217.5 219.6 223.0 393.2 385.9 386.8 385.4 Washington......... 2,681.5 2,741.6 2,749.2 2,747.7 160.3 164.3 166.1 165.5 341.0 346.2 347.1 345.3 West Virginia...... 730.6 738.0 737.7 739.6 32.9 34.3 34.8 36.0 81.7 79.8 79.6 79.1 Wisconsin.......... 2,821.1 2,842.7 2,844.9 2,851.1 124.9 126.3 127.2 128.3 618.9 614.0 612.6 608.4 Wyoming............ 238.5 240.7 242.7 244.9 18.3 17.6 18.5 18.6 11.6 11.4 11.4 11.8 Transportation and public Trade Finance, insurance, and real utilities estate Feb. Dec. Jan. Feb. Feb. Dec. Jan. Feb. Feb. Dec. Jan. Feb. 2000 2000 2001 2001p 2000 2000 2001 2001p 2000 2000 2001 2001p Alabama............ 95.3 96.4 96.0 96.0 446.5 452.0 450.1 450.1 91.3 92.2 91.8 92.0 Alaska............. 27.3 27.0 27.3 27.2 57.5 58.3 57.7 57.8 12.8 12.7 12.8 12.8 Arizona............ 108.3 110.7 109.7 110.3 522.4 531.4 528.8 532.1 143.9 145.6 144.6 144.5 Arkansas........... 69.7 71.0 70.3 70.2 266.4 269.9 270.2 271.0 46.2 46.5 46.1 46.2 California......... 735.3 759.7 761.1 761.0 3,267.8 3,336.0 3,329.2 3,344.9 819.1 831.0 833.5 837.4 Colorado........... 142.5 143.3 142.0 141.4 517.0 531.2 529.0 530.2 141.4 143.2 143.2 143.5 Connecticut........ 78.7 79.8 80.1 80.0 363.4 365.5 365.7 364.3 140.5 141.2 141.0 141.6 Delaware........... 17.3 18.0 17.9 17.7 90.9 93.2 92.2 93.1 50.0 50.9 51.2 50.9 District of Columbia........ 19.3 19.6 19.6 19.2 48.9 49.1 49.2 49.2 31.0 31.9 31.8 31.8 Florida............ 353.7 362.8 362.8 363.8 1,738.7 1,777.0 1,777.1 1,779.5 439.9 445.8 446.8 448.8 Georgia............ 265.8 270.8 273.2 273.7 977.2 984.9 995.1 991.9 204.5 207.5 205.6 205.0 Hawaii(2).......... (3) (3) (3) (3) 135.5 139.3 138.7 139.1 33.9 33.4 33.6 33.8 Idaho.............. 27.7 28.1 27.8 27.8 138.9 145.1 142.9 143.3 23.5 23.8 23.5 23.6 Illinois........... 351.3 357.0 358.4 358.4 1,358.4 1,366.2 1,369.3 1,370.4 401.7 400.5 401.2 402.1 Indiana............ 149.3 150.2 150.1 149.1 708.6 712.7 708.0 707.6 141.5 141.1 140.9 140.5 Iowa............... 72.6 73.6 73.7 74.0 358.6 361.8 362.0 362.0 85.5 86.9 87.1 87.2 Kansas............. 83.0 87.1 87.2 87.2 320.8 324.0 322.0 321.2 63.2 65.0 64.7 64.7 Kentucky........... 108.1 109.2 109.7 109.9 428.5 434.8 434.9 436.1 77.0 76.3 76.6 76.7 Louisiana.......... 113.1 114.0 115.0 114.7 452.7 456.3 458.8 459.8 87.1 87.0 86.9 86.9 Maine.............. 24.5 24.1 24.4 24.2 148.5 152.1 152.4 152.6 32.1 33.0 32.8 32.9 Maryland........... 114.4 119.8 117.9 117.5 551.2 560.4 556.3 557.7 137.5 138.1 139.2 138.4 Massachusetts...... 142.9 146.6 146.2 146.0 742.9 753.4 752.7 749.3 225.7 229.0 229.3 228.8 Michigan........... 180.5 181.7 181.6 181.5 1,087.2 1,104.7 1,099.0 1,107.1 205.5 205.6 207.0 207.8 Minnesota.......... 134.5 136.4 136.7 136.8 630.3 634.9 635.0 637.9 160.7 160.7 161.2 161.8 Mississippi........ 56.8 56.8 56.9 56.7 257.5 257.0 257.9 257.1 43.1 42.9 41.5 41.4 Missouri........... 175.6 182.5 182.7 183.9 646.7 653.7 652.1 653.8 165.6 168.9 168.9 168.9 Montana............ 22.2 22.4 22.5 22.3 102.3 103.3 103.1 103.7 17.7 18.0 18.1 18.3 Nebraska........... 58.7 58.6 58.3 57.8 217.7 218.9 219.5 217.2 60.8 61.2 61.4 61.3 Nevada............. 55.0 58.1 58.2 58.6 210.8 223.3 223.7 225.8 46.0 48.5 48.7 49.2 New Hampshire...... 22.0 22.1 21.5 21.5 163.0 166.2 164.7 165.2 32.6 32.9 32.8 32.7 New Jersey......... 272.5 272.6 271.2 271.8 926.6 943.5 942.1 942.8 263.2 266.9 267.0 266.9 New Mexico......... 36.3 37.1 37.0 36.9 172.7 174.4 173.2 173.9 32.2 32.2 32.3 32.3 New York........... 429.8 439.2 442.9 443.4 1,734.5 1,762.9 1,760.2 1,765.5 745.3 749.6 753.1 752.7 North Carolina..... 179.4 182.8 183.2 183.3 894.3 905.7 900.6 899.5 185.6 189.1 189.9 189.7 North Dakota....... 18.6 18.7 18.8 19.0 82.0 81.8 82.2 83.0 16.7 16.6 16.5 16.5 Ohio............... 250.2 250.7 250.6 250.5 1,352.8 1,362.6 1,360.9 1,362.7 308.6 309.3 309.8 309.8 Oklahoma........... 84.3 85.4 85.9 85.9 341.9 342.1 341.5 340.6 73.0 73.9 73.9 73.9 Oregon............. 79.0 80.8 80.3 81.1 392.5 394.0 391.5 393.1 94.0 94.6 94.7 95.0 Pennsylvania....... 301.4 304.5 306.5 306.3 1,266.9 1,279.6 1,288.1 1,284.4 325.9 328.3 328.9 329.2 Rhode Island....... 16.9 17.0 17.0 17.0 108.3 109.5 110.7 111.3 30.1 30.6 30.7 30.6 South Carolina..... 94.5 95.2 95.4 95.6 444.6 452.4 452.7 453.3 81.7 81.8 81.6 81.9 South Dakota....... 16.9 17.0 17.1 17.1 92.1 92.1 92.9 93.0 25.5 26.0 26.1 26.1 Tennessee.......... 176.2 179.1 181.1 181.6 639.9 652.3 653.4 654.7 131.5 131.3 130.2 130.4 Texas.............. 579.6 605.4 605.4 608.5 2,230.0 2,270.8 2,269.7 2,278.1 522.8 526.9 527.7 529.1 Utah............... 60.2 61.2 60.1 60.2 250.5 254.3 254.0 254.6 56.8 57.8 58.6 58.4 Vermont............ 12.3 12.6 12.3 12.7 67.9 68.9 68.2 68.7 12.5 12.4 12.4 12.4 Virginia........... 184.6 190.6 193.8 194.4 763.9 769.8 769.8 775.0 186.8 191.7 191.9 192.4 Washington......... 143.7 150.1 150.1 149.6 647.2 659.2 659.2 661.7 137.9 138.1 138.4 138.6 West Virginia...... 37.8 37.6 37.2 36.9 163.7 164.7 164.8 164.6 29.5 29.7 29.6 29.7 Wisconsin.......... 132.4 135.5 133.7 133.9 633.8 639.3 638.8 639.2 147.3 150.3 150.1 151.1 Wyoming............ 14.4 14.1 14.4 14.2 54.2 54.8 55.1 55.5 8.1 8.2 8.2 8.1 Services Government Feb. 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Feb. 2000 2000 2001 2001p 2000 2000 2001 2001p Alabama............ 467.9 475.2 477.6 475.9 351.2 351.5 351.9 351.5 Alaska............. 72.0 73.7 74.4 74.6 73.9 74.4 73.9 75.0 Arizona............ 700.5 730.5 727.0 731.3 360.2 370.4 368.4 372.1 Arkansas........... 276.0 282.5 282.3 283.2 188.6 191.0 191.5 192.3 California......... 4,523.2 4,751.8 4,710.9 4,729.7 2,288.4 2,342.3 2,345.2 2,347.1 Colorado........... 667.0 697.1 700.8 704.1 331.6 349.5 351.6 354.2 Connecticut........ 532.8 540.9 540.9 541.1 240.0 241.7 244.0 244.6 Delaware........... 119.8 123.6 124.6 123.2 55.9 57.8 57.8 58.6 District of Columbia........ 296.9 302.3 305.6 303.6 223.4 223.2 222.8 221.8 Florida............ 2,579.5 2,714.2 2,728.3 2,736.3 983.7 1,000.1 1,005.4 1,006.4 Georgia............ 1,115.1 1,143.3 1,161.5 1,161.9 594.3 608.6 608.8 615.2 Hawaii(2).......... 179.5 187.3 186.5 187.3 113.4 114.8 111.7 115.6 Idaho.............. 138.9 146.6 144.7 145.7 106.8 108.7 109.2 109.9 Illinois........... 1,848.8 1,861.6 1,880.2 1,879.1 834.5 824.5 828.8 830.9 Indiana............ 742.8 760.2 754.0 754.2 408.6 410.2 409.8 410.0 Iowa............... 390.1 396.8 396.5 398.1 242.5 241.1 241.7 242.2 Kansas............. 345.8 351.6 352.9 352.0 240.3 244.5 245.3 243.9 Kentucky........... 470.1 480.3 482.8 482.8 305.1 310.2 310.0 310.6 Louisiana.......... 532.2 547.9 549.4 549.5 373.9 374.5 372.1 374.6 Maine.............. 179.4 185.8 186.9 188.9 98.3 100.9 100.4 100.2 Maryland........... 844.1 870.5 873.5 874.1 443.9 451.5 448.5 449.8 Massachusetts...... 1,192.6 1,229.1 1,233.7 1,234.3 422.2 424.7 425.8 424.6 Michigan........... 1,307.8 1,327.5 1,329.7 1,329.3 675.5 686.4 691.2 690.0 Minnesota.......... 772.4 786.6 788.2 790.1 393.7 397.9 391.7 395.2 Mississippi........ 271.5 272.6 271.7 272.4 229.6 235.8 235.1 235.4 Missouri........... 782.0 791.9 795.2 790.9 425.5 424.4 428.6 432.7 Montana............ 114.6 117.8 118.3 118.5 79.5 80.7 80.9 80.8 Nebraska........... 249.8 254.5 257.7 257.3 152.9 154.3 154.6 154.7 Nevada............. 438.1 454.0 451.6 454.2 119.0 123.6 123.4 122.8 New Hampshire...... 183.8 191.1 193.5 192.6 83.2 81.9 83.4 82.7 New Jersey......... 1,295.8 1,336.2 1,335.5 1,336.7 584.6 592.2 592.8 594.3 New Mexico......... 213.6 217.4 217.0 218.4 182.1 183.0 181.6 183.3 New York........... 2,992.2 3,076.1 3,089.3 3,100.0 1,455.7 1,458.8 1,458.7 1,459.8 North Carolina..... 1,021.7 1,043.2 1,045.7 1,050.6 605.5 634.1 635.3 635.9 North Dakota....... 91.4 92.6 92.5 93.3 73.0 73.4 73.4 73.6 Ohio............... 1,580.9 1,605.1 1,603.5 1,605.5 778.3 786.2 786.0 791.6 Oklahoma........... 415.1 428.9 429.5 429.0 285.4 287.9 288.5 289.5 Oregon............. 434.6 444.1 440.2 443.9 265.1 264.0 264.7 265.1 Pennsylvania....... 1,845.0 1,897.5 1,896.1 1,892.8 722.1 727.2 729.7 730.4 Rhode Island....... 162.1 165.4 164.3 164.6 63.7 63.7 63.8 64.1 South Carolina..... 454.9 477.7 476.5 477.2 320.3 318.0 321.7 319.4 South Dakota....... 104.1 105.5 105.3 104.9 69.8 70.8 70.6 70.7 Tennessee.......... 736.6 756.5 749.3 754.3 393.5 399.2 399.8 400.6 Texas.............. 2,666.1 2,778.2 2,787.3 2,795.9 1,552.3 1,574.7 1,576.9 1,581.6 Utah............... 303.3 317.4 317.7 318.2 182.9 186.5 187.4 189.1 Vermont............ 91.1 92.1 92.1 92.6 48.5 49.9 49.9 49.6 Virginia........... 1,111.6 1,154.5 1,157.1 1,160.4 615.8 622.6 621.7 625.2 Washington......... 767.9 796.3 798.7 798.0 479.9 483.9 485.9 485.3 West Virginia...... 223.2 229.9 231.4 230.2 141.5 141.5 139.3 142.1 Wisconsin.......... 758.9 773.5 777.7 778.5 402.1 401.2 402.1 409.0 Wyoming............ 55.0 56.2 56.7 57.2 60.0 60.6 60.2 60.8 1 Includes mining, not shown separately. 2 Mining is combined with construction. 3 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. c = corrected. p = preliminary. NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently projected from March 2000 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark month are provisional and will be revised when new information becomes available. ESTABLISHMENT DATA NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED Table 6. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, not seasonally adjusted (In thousands) Total(1) Construction Manufacturing State January February January February January February 2000 2001 2000 2001p 2000 2001 2000 2001p 2000 2001 2000 2001p Alabama............ 1,903.3 1,920.7 1,910.3 1,926.5 101.3 104.7 101.7 105.6 361.7 352.7 361.1 353.2 Alaska............. 261.2 267.1 268.0 273.6 11.0 11.3 11.4 11.6 10.9 10.4 13.6 13.5 Arizona............ 2,184.3 2,256.0 2,220.1 2,290.6 153.7 163.2 154.8 165.5 211.4 216.6 212.3 216.3 Arkansas........... 1,135.6 1,150.6 1,143.8 1,156.9 50.5 52.4 51.1 53.2 251.5 248.3 251.4 245.9 California......... 14032.7 14557.8 14171.6 14662.6 676.6 732.9 677.8 729.8 1,899.4 1,930.4 1,913.9 1,932.8 Colorado........... 2,133.4 2,235.8 2,155.4 2,247.1 145.6 159.2 148.7 157.3 203.4 206.3 203.6 206.1 Connecticut........ 1,655.0 1,675.3 1,661.3 1,678.1 58.8 61.2 57.7 60.4 262.8 260.9 262.5 260.2 Delaware........... 407.2 414.3 408.9 416.1 23.9 23.5 23.1 23.3 57.7 54.4 59.2 55.3 District of Columbia........ 628.8 639.9 634.7 643.1 9.8 10.8 9.8 10.7 11.4 11.4 11.4 11.4 Florida............ 6,931.2 7,182.9 6,993.9 7,251.9 374.0 394.4 378.6 394.5 483.9 483.9 486.2 486.4 Georgia............ 3,899.1 3,996.6 3,931.5 4,014.0 196.2 206.6 198.6 206.3 588.2 574.2 589.8 576.0 Hawaii(2).......... 534.9 550.2 543.0 560.0 21.9 23.7 22.2 23.0 16.8 17.2 16.8 17.2 Idaho.............. 533.1 549.6 537.2 552.4 31.0 31.8 30.9 30.9 75.7 75.6 75.9 75.2 Illinois........... 5,874.2 5,933.3 5,906.8 5,962.1 232.2 241.7 232.0 246.4 940.0 933.2 943.8 932.5 Indiana............ 2,947.0 2,949.7 2,957.6 2,962.1 138.8 137.9 137.8 138.6 688.1 669.5 690.0 668.8 Iowa............... 1,443.5 1,457.7 1,446.7 1,460.7 54.1 52.5 53.0 51.6 257.9 258.8 257.6 258.8 Kansas............. 1,315.9 1,340.4 1,318.6 1,343.2 60.6 60.7 60.4 60.3 209.3 209.8 209.5 210.3 Kentucky........... 1,781.6 1,802.5 1,793.6 1,812.6 82.1 81.4 82.2 81.9 323.1 317.8 322.3 316.5 Louisiana.......... 1,889.9 1,932.5 1,903.9 1,943.3 126.5 133.7 128.5 133.2 182.9 181.3 182.1 180.3 Maine.............. 575.9 590.4 580.1 594.4 26.0 27.2 25.6 26.6 85.8 83.9 85.6 83.3 Maryland........... 2,369.7 2,428.9 2,378.1 2,441.3 146.6 150.0 144.7 150.5 178.3 177.2 178.5 177.2 Massachusetts...... 3,218.1 3,303.8 3,233.5 3,310.7 113.0 125.8 110.5 123.8 433.2 435.2 433.1 432.5 Michigan........... 4,561.7 4,603.6 4,584.3 4,632.7 181.2 189.1 178.8 187.3 977.6 949.0 979.6 956.0 Minnesota.......... 2,590.9 2,627.5 2,604.1 2,639.2 97.3 102.7 97.1 101.8 435.2 434.3 436.0 432.7 Mississippi........ 1,143.8 1,138.3 1,145.0 1,138.5 54.0 51.1 54.8 51.7 237.9 225.1 236.6 222.2 Missouri........... 2,690.8 2,714.0 2,701.0 2,735.7 131.2 132.9 130.6 133.8 404.4 395.1 403.2 394.7 Montana............ 372.9 381.8 374.9 384.2 16.6 17.0 16.4 16.9 24.5 24.2 24.4 24.2 Nebraska........... 886.9 902.0 890.5 904.0 39.6 40.4 39.5 39.9 117.9 119.1 118.5 119.6 Nevada............. 991.5 1,040.5 997.6 1,046.8 82.9 85.9 82.9 86.2 43.2 45.7 43.4 45.8 New Hampshire...... 603.3 618.6 605.7 619.7 22.4 24.1 21.9 23.6 106.2 105.1 106.3 105.1 New Jersey......... 3,888.1 3,962.7 3,896.9 3,973.5 142.0 148.2 139.3 147.4 461.3 454.2 462.9 453.2 New Mexico......... 722.6 735.1 730.2 743.4 40.9 43.4 41.2 43.6 41.5 42.4 41.8 42.2 New York........... 8,390.1 8,537.9 8,441.6 8,589.3 289.9 299.9 287.6 298.6 868.4 851.8 869.4 849.2 North Carolina..... 3,841.4 3,935.6 3,862.4 3,943.5 221.5 234.7 220.9 234.6 783.7 769.2 785.4 764.9 North Dakota....... 319.3 322.5 320.3 325.3 13.2 13.1 12.9 12.7 23.9 24.7 24.0 24.7 Ohio............... 5,504.1 5,543.6 5,525.0 5,567.9 220.7 229.6 219.2 229.1 1,085.6 1,071.0 1,086.4 1,067.4 Oklahoma........... 1,447.6 1,472.7 1,456.7 1,483.7 56.8 59.5 57.0 60.4 181.4 180.8 181.9 180.1 Oregon............. 1,556.0 1,581.5 1,569.6 1,588.9 77.7 84.3 78.0 83.1 237.2 238.0 238.4 236.9 Pennsylvania....... 5,546.9 5,647.5 5,576.8 5,666.5 221.2 232.8 216.4 230.3 923.4 916.9 921.9 911.1 Rhode Island....... 460.3 467.9 462.3 469.7 16.3 17.1 15.8 16.7 73.2 72.5 73.8 72.2 South Carolina..... 1,824.4 1,862.3 1,837.1 1,870.8 111.0 116.4 111.8 116.6 344.0 344.5 345.9 344.4 South Dakota....... 367.0 373.6 367.6 372.7 14.9 16.3 14.6 15.8 50.1 49.0 50.0 48.2 Tennessee.......... 2,663.8 2,706.9 2,682.5 2,721.0 120.5 123.1 121.7 124.3 509.0 499.5 509.1 496.5 Texas.............. 9,195.8 9,477.4 9,275.8 9,545.6 532.2 556.4 542.9 565.4 1,076.0 1,083.0 1,080.3 1,084.8 Utah............... 1,044.6 1,072.1 1,052.9 1,080.3 66.8 67.3 66.7 67.0 130.0 130.5 129.7 130.5 Vermont............ 293.4 297.9 296.7 300.9 12.8 13.1 12.3 12.4 47.9 49.1 47.9 49.0 Virginia........... 3,408.5 3,499.9 3,423.8 3,524.1 196.7 211.6 197.5 213.0 392.9 386.3 391.0 385.0 Washington......... 2,635.6 2,695.4 2,641.3 2,705.3 147.1 154.5 149.4 154.5 351.3 341.4 335.8 340.2 West Virginia...... 714.0 723.4 714.1 723.4 28.6 29.9 27.9 29.7 81.6 79.2 81.1 78.9 Wisconsin.......... 2,748.3 2,783.8 2,759.1 2,791.1 108.1 110.8 106.3 108.7 611.9 608.7 612.5 603.1 Wyoming............ 227.8 234.4 228.5 234.6 15.2 15.8 15.2 15.4 11.2 11.4 11.3 11.4 Puerto Rico........ 994.1 994.7 1,003.6 999.4 65.5 70.0 69.1 72.9 141.6 136.3 141.9 137.6 Transportation and public Trade Finance, insurance, and real utilities estate January February January February January February 2000 2001 2000 2001p 2000 2001 2000 2001p 2000 2001 2000 2001p Alabama............ 93.8 95.4 94.1 95.9 437.8 445.4 437.1 443.9 90.8 91.6 90.8 91.7 Alaska............. 24.9 25.1 25.3 25.2 53.2 54.0 53.1 53.7 12.4 12.4 12.4 12.4 Arizona............ 106.0 109.2 107.0 109.7 518.0 528.7 523.0 532.2 141.1 144.3 143.2 144.4 Arkansas........... 68.8 69.5 68.5 69.2 258.6 264.8 259.8 264.7 45.8 45.7 45.8 45.8 California......... 722.6 752.4 726.1 753.1 3,214.7 3,306.3 3,220.0 3,307.2 811.8 829.3 818.2 835.4 Colorado........... 142.1 142.0 142.6 141.5 509.3 528.6 509.1 525.4 140.2 143.8 141.2 143.9 Connecticut........ 77.9 79.9 78.1 79.8 358.9 361.9 355.1 356.1 139.8 140.6 139.7 140.8 Delaware........... 17.2 17.8 17.3 17.8 87.8 89.6 86.8 89.4 49.9 50.6 49.9 50.5 District of Columbia........ 19.2 19.4 19.2 19.1 47.0 47.6 47.4 47.8 31.1 31.6 30.9 31.6 Florida............ 352.0 362.4 353.0 363.4 1,731.4 1,773.8 1,737.8 1,783.4 437.7 445.0 438.7 447.5 Georgia............ 263.0 271.0 263.1 271.5 957.6 985.8 962.3 979.0 202.8 204.8 203.3 204.2 Hawaii(2).......... 41.2 43.1 41.7 43.1 134.5 138.8 134.6 138.7 33.6 33.4 33.8 33.5 Idaho.............. 27.0 27.8 27.1 27.7 134.9 140.7 134.5 140.1 23.3 23.4 23.3 23.4 Illinois........... 348.3 356.6 347.6 356.1 1,338.2 1,354.2 1,329.0 1,341.3 399.7 399.1 399.9 399.5 Indiana............ 146.7 147.2 146.8 147.3 693.1 698.8 689.9 692.1 140.0 139.8 139.9 139.7 Iowa............... 71.3 73.0 71.3 73.0 348.6 353.0 347.2 351.3 84.8 86.5 84.7 86.2 Kansas............. 82.4 87.0 82.3 86.9 316.7 318.8 314.9 316.9 62.6 64.4 62.7 64.4 Kentucky........... 107.3 108.6 106.6 108.5 418.5 425.1 417.2 423.4 76.4 76.0 76.3 76.0 Louisiana.......... 110.8 113.7 112.0 114.1 443.4 453.1 446.0 454.2 86.5 86.4 86.6 86.3 Maine.............. 23.8 23.8 23.9 23.6 140.4 144.8 138.4 143.1 31.8 32.5 31.9 32.7 Maryland........... 112.8 116.8 112.6 117.0 538.2 546.3 534.8 542.8 135.9 138.1 136.0 138.0 Massachusetts...... 140.5 144.6 141.0 144.4 725.4 739.6 720.3 730.2 224.7 227.9 223.9 227.4 Michigan........... 177.5 179.2 177.4 179.2 1,066.7 1,085.1 1,061.4 1,078.9 205.2 205.5 204.6 205.8 Minnesota.......... 133.3 135.3 133.2 135.5 616.5 624.8 612.7 621.5 158.9 159.9 159.1 160.5 Mississippi........ 55.7 56.3 56.0 56.4 253.0 255.0 252.6 253.5 42.8 41.4 42.9 41.3 Missouri........... 173.1 181.8 173.2 182.8 631.5 637.1 627.4 635.9 164.0 167.4 164.2 167.2 Montana............ 21.9 22.1 22.0 22.2 98.7 100.0 98.1 99.6 17.4 17.9 17.5 18.1 Nebraska........... 58.2 57.7 58.1 57.6 214.3 216.8 213.3 213.6 60.3 61.0 60.4 61.0 Nevada............. 54.1 57.9 54.4 58.0 206.7 222.2 206.6 222.3 45.7 48.7 45.8 49.0 New Hampshire...... 21.7 21.6 21.6 21.4 159.6 162.5 157.7 161.1 32.5 32.6 32.3 32.4 New Jersey......... 269.8 270.2 270.3 271.1 912.3 928.9 904.2 921.4 260.5 265.2 261.3 264.8 New Mexico......... 36.3 37.1 36.1 37.1 169.4 170.3 169.1 170.1 32.0 32.0 32.0 31.9 New York........... 425.5 438.3 425.7 438.3 1,702.8 1,734.4 1,692.0 1,720.8 739.1 745.4 741.0 746.0 North Carolina..... 175.8 181.5 176.6 182.2 870.2 891.5 871.2 886.6 182.7 187.8 183.4 188.0 North Dakota....... 18.5 18.7 18.5 18.9 80.4 80.9 79.9 81.0 16.8 16.4 16.6 16.4 Ohio............... 245.9 246.7 245.6 246.4 1,330.4 1,336.9 1,321.9 1,330.7 305.5 307.2 305.6 307.4 Oklahoma........... 83.5 85.4 83.7 85.1 336.6 336.6 334.8 336.3 72.2 73.5 72.4 73.3 Oregon............. 78.0 79.3 78.1 79.7 382.2 384.7 381.6 382.4 93.1 93.7 93.3 94.0 Pennsylvania....... 299.3 304.4 299.7 304.2 1,248.8 1,268.7 1,237.6 1,256.7 323.4 326.3 323.2 325.9 Rhode Island....... 16.4 16.6 16.5 16.6 104.7 107.2 103.7 106.8 29.7 30.5 29.8 30.4 South Carolina..... 93.0 94.3 93.6 94.7 431.9 441.3 433.3 441.8 80.1 80.2 80.5 80.6 South Dakota....... 16.7 17.1 16.7 17.2 89.1 90.6 88.8 89.9 25.2 25.9 25.3 25.8 Tennessee.......... 172.8 178.6 174.0 179.8 626.0 641.1 625.4 639.4 130.5 129.3 130.3 129.8 Texas.............. 572.1 602.4 575.6 604.8 2,193.6 2,240.9 2,196.9 2,242.4 517.7 524.6 519.3 526.6 Utah............... 59.2 59.6 59.4 59.8 246.0 249.6 245.1 249.0 56.9 58.1 56.5 58.1 Vermont............ 12.2 12.2 12.2 12.5 67.0 67.7 66.6 67.2 12.3 12.3 12.3 12.3 Virginia........... 182.7 192.2 181.8 193.0 746.5 757.1 743.8 754.8 184.8 190.3 185.1 190.7 Washington......... 141.0 147.1 141.5 147.2 631.2 646.3 630.4 644.0 136.5 137.0 137.0 137.4 West Virginia...... 37.0 36.9 37.1 36.7 160.0 161.3 158.5 159.4 29.1 29.4 29.2 29.6 Wisconsin.......... 129.5 131.7 129.1 131.9 618.0 623.4 613.3 617.8 146.6 149.4 146.5 150.1 Wyoming............ 14.2 14.1 14.1 14.0 51.6 53.1 51.2 52.9 7.9 8.1 7.9 8.1 Puerto Rico........ 34.1 33.5 33.9 33.7 215.9 216.6 213.8 212.9 48.6 46.7 48.3 46.0 Services Government January February January February 2000 2001 2000 2001p 2000 2001 2000 2001p Alabama............ 457.6 470.0 462.6 472.6 351.6 352.8 354.4 355.6 Alaska............. 67.2 70.1 68.2 70.9 72.7 73.1 74.5 75.5 Arizona............ 685.9 717.5 698.5 729.1 358.6 366.8 371.6 383.8 Arkansas........... 268.6 275.0 272.2 279.2 188.5 191.6 191.8 195.6 California......... 4,402.7 4,640.2 4,481.9 4,710.8 2,282.3 2,342.9 2,311.1 2,370.1 Colorado........... 656.4 699.4 662.2 702.7 323.7 343.6 335.4 357.3 Connecticut........ 518.6 529.0 523.2 532.4 237.4 241.0 244.3 247.7 Delaware........... 116.3 121.6 116.8 121.5 54.3 56.7 55.7 58.2 District of Columbia........ 288.5 298.0 294.5 302.4 221.7 221.0 221.4 220.0 Florida............ 2,554.1 2,706.5 2,591.5 2,747.2 991.6 1,010.3 1,001.5 1,022.9 Georgia............ 1,086.8 1,137.1 1,106.3 1,149.1 596.6 609.3 600.0 620.1 Hawaii(2).......... 176.3 185.2 178.8 187.5 110.6 108.8 115.1 117.0 Idaho.............. 133.9 141.4 135.4 142.5 105.0 106.6 107.8 110.3 Illinois........... 1,789.4 1,827.6 1,804.0 1,837.8 816.6 811.5 840.9 839.0 Indiana............ 722.8 740.4 728.7 748.2 411.7 410.6 418.8 421.9 Iowa............... 383.6 390.6 385.4 392.9 241.5 241.6 245.7 245.1 Kansas............. 338.4 347.3 339.6 348.1 239.3 245.1 242.6 249.0 Kentucky........... 456.6 468.8 460.4 473.1 297.4 305.9 308.6 314.2 Louisiana.......... 523.8 545.0 526.6 547.9 370.6 369.5 376.6 376.8 Maine.............. 170.6 178.5 173.4 181.7 97.4 99.6 101.2 103.3 Maryland........... 814.7 852.5 823.3 859.2 441.9 446.7 446.8 455.3 Massachusetts...... 1,157.7 1,202.9 1,176.2 1,219.5 422.4 426.5 427.4 431.7 Michigan........... 1,273.8 1,301.8 1,280.0 1,308.0 672.6 686.2 695.6 709.9 Minnesota.......... 750.8 770.1 756.9 775.1 392.1 393.9 402.4 406.0 Mississippi........ 266.1 268.4 266.7 270.2 230.2 236.2 231.2 238.6 Missouri........... 756.0 769.0 763.6 775.1 425.5 425.7 433.7 441.1 Montana............ 110.2 114.9 111.5 116.1 79.0 80.7 80.5 82.1 Nebraska........... 242.7 252.3 245.6 255.0 152.8 153.6 154.0 156.1 Nevada............. 430.3 447.5 432.2 450.1 117.6 121.9 120.9 124.8 New Hampshire...... 177.9 190.0 179.7 190.7 82.6 82.3 85.9 85.0 New Jersey......... 1,260.1 1,304.6 1,267.1 1,312.2 580.5 589.9 590.3 601.9 New Mexico......... 209.5 215.1 211.5 217.1 178.7 178.9 183.9 185.5 New York........... 2,915.0 3,018.2 2,957.5 3,059.7 1,445.6 1,446.3 1,464.7 1,473.1 North Carolina..... 992.7 1,024.8 1,002.9 1,033.8 611.0 642.2 618.2 649.4 North Dakota....... 89.8 91.2 90.1 92.5 73.5 73.8 75.1 75.4 Ohio............... 1,528.5 1,557.0 1,543.4 1,571.8 775.2 783.2 790.6 803.2 Oklahoma........... 406.0 420.5 409.7 425.6 282.9 286.9 288.8 293.0 Oregon............. 420.7 434.0 427.8 439.9 265.4 265.8 270.6 271.2 Pennsylvania....... 1,793.5 1,850.6 1,822.9 1,873.9 718.5 729.6 736.4 746.2 Rhode Island....... 155.4 159.4 158.1 162.0 64.4 64.5 64.4 64.9 South Carolina..... 440.9 462.2 445.5 466.7 321.6 321.5 324.6 324.1 South Dakota....... 100.7 102.9 101.0 103.2 69.2 70.8 70.1 71.6 Tennessee.......... 710.7 733.6 719.7 742.2 390.1 397.5 398.2 405.0 Texas.............. 2,610.8 2,743.5 2,638.3 2,764.7 1,547.1 1,573.5 1,576.2 1,603.3 Utah............... 296.8 312.6 300.8 316.0 181.2 186.4 186.9 191.9 Vermont............ 91.8 93.2 94.1 95.3 48.9 49.8 50.8 51.7 Virginia........... 1,081.0 1,131.0 1,093.9 1,142.7 614.0 621.4 620.9 635.0 Washington......... 745.8 779.5 756.5 786.8 479.3 486.1 487.2 491.7 West Virginia...... 218.0 228.2 220.2 227.8 139.2 137.8 140.1 140.7 Wisconsin.......... 732.4 758.3 740.6 762.2 399.6 399.5 408.8 415.4 Wyoming............ 51.0 53.1 51.6 53.2 60.1 60.7 60.6 61.4 Puerto Rico........ 211.8 217.3 214.2 220.1 275.1 272.8 280.9 274.7 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 2000 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark month are provisional and will be revised when new information becomes available.