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Technical information
USDL 97-101 (Replaces USDL
Employment
(202) 606-6559
97-77, issued on March 13)
Unemployment
606-6392
For release: 10:00 A.M. EST
Media contact:
606-5902
Tuesday, March 25, 1997

CORRECTED STATE AND METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT:
JANUARY 1997
Unemployment rates for most states showed little movement in January, as
32 states reported changes of 0.3 percentage point or less in either
direction from December, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S.
Department of Labor reported today. The national jobless rate was
essentially unchanged at 5.4 percent. Nonfarm payroll employment increased
in 21 states in January.
State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)
In January, Nebraska had the lowest unemployment rate in the nation, 2.5
percent. Indiana recorded the next lowest rate, 3.0 percent, followed
closely by North Dakota and South Dakota (both 3.1 percent) and New
Hampshire and Utah (both 3.2 percent). Seven other states reported rates
below 4.0 percent. The District of Columbia had the highest jobless rate
(7.8 percent), followed by Alaska (7.5 percent) and West Virginia (7.1
percent). Thirty-seven states registered unemployment rates below the U.S.
average of 5.4 percent, while 12 states and the District of Columbia had
rates that were higher.
Forty-one states and the District of Columbia had unemployment rate
declines over the month, 5 states recorded increases, and 4 states had no
change. New Mexico had the largest drop in its rate--1.6 percentage
points--in January, followed by Washington, with a 1.0 point reduction.
Twelve other states and the District of Columbia reported rate declines of
one-half percentage point or more. The unemployment rates in Indiana
(3.0 percent) and Louisiana (5.7 percent) were at record lows for the series
(which began in 1978); in addition, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and West
Virginia experienced their lowest rates in at least 15 years. No state
registered an increase greater than 0.1 percentage point.
Compared with a year earlier, jobless rates were lower in 41 states and
the District of Columbia, higher in 3 states, and unchanged in 6 states.
Indiana had the largest over-the-year decrease, 1.6 percentage points,
followed by Pennsylvania (1.4 points), Alabama (1.3 points), Washington
(1.2 points), and Maryland and West Virginia (each 1.1 points). Twenty-one

additional states and the District of Columbia showed declines of one-half
percentage point or more. No state had a rate increase greater than 0.2
percentage point over the year.
Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)
Nonfarm payroll employment rose in 21 states in January. Idaho and
Maine reported the largest percentage increase (each 0.8 percent), followed
by Hawaii (0.6 percent) and Vermont (0.5 percent). North Carolina added
the most jobs over the month (16,200), while Florida (13,900) and
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correct for minor errors that were subsequently found in |
the data in tables 1 and 2 for Arizona, Indiana, Nebraska,|
North Carolina, North Dakota, and Utah. Revised seasonally|
adjusted data for Puerto Rico are not available.
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- 2 California (10,900) also had sizable increases. The District of Columbia
reported the largest percentage decline (-0.5 percent), followed by
Georgia, Missouri, and Rhode Island (each -0.4 percent). (See table 3.)
Over the year, nonfarm employment increased in every state. California
led the nation in over-the-year job growth (364,300), followed by Florida
(213,600) and Texas (184,600). Nevada (7.5 percent), Arizona (4.6
percent), and Utah (4.5 percent) led the nation in growth rates.
Only the
District of Columbia lost jobs over the past year.
NOTE: Monthly payroll employment data are provided on a seasonally
adjusted basis for all states and the District of Columbia, permitting both
current and over-the-year comparisons of the data. The state data are
intended for individual state analyses only. Because the state data are
not designed for national aggregation, a summation could present a
misleading picture of national trends. (See Technical Note.)
Metropolitan Area Unemployment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Of the 272 areas for which January data were available, 86 had
unemployment rates below 4.0 percent, while 45 had rates of 7.0 percent or
higher. The lowest rates were in Madison, Wis. (2.0 percent), and Lincoln,
Neb., and Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, N.C. (both 2.3 percent). Seventeen
other areas had rates below 3.0 percent. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Tex.,
had the highest unemployment rate in January, at 20.9 percent, followed by

three areas in California--Salinas, 18.4 percent, Fresno, 16.2 percent, and
Modesto, 15.6 percent. Among the areas for which over-the-year comparisons
can be made, Danville, Va., and Laredo, Tex. (both 3.9 percentage points),
had the largest rate declines. Sixty-eight other areas posted rate
decreases of 1.0 percentage point or more. Four areas had rate increases
as large as 0.7 percentage point--Brazoria, Tex., Fayetteville-SpringdaleRogers, Ark., New York, N.Y., and Steubenville-Weirton, Ohio-W.Va. Rates
in five other areas were up by one-half percentage point or more. (See
table 5.)
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|states, the District of Columbia, Los Angeles-Long Beach, and
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|New York City have been revised to incorporate updated population |
|controls, revised seasonal adjustment factors, reestimation of
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|models, and benchmarking to Current Population Survey (CPS)
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|annual averages (tables 1, 2, and 5). Seasonally adjusted
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|data back to 1990 are subject to revision.
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| Also effective with this release, all nonfarm payroll
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|employment estimates for states and areas (tables 3 and 4)
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|have been adjusted to March 1996 benchmark levels, and 5
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|years of seasonally adjusted data for states are subject
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|to revision.
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The State and Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for
February 1997 is scheduled to be issued on Tuesday, April 1, 1997.
Technical Note

This release presents labor force and unemployment data for states and
selected metropolitan areas from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS)
program (tables 1, 2, and 5). Also presented are nonfarm payroll employment
estimates by state and major industry from the Current Employment Statistics
(CES) program (tables 3 and 4). The LAUS and CES are both Federal-State
cooperative programs.
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 Bureau of the
Census.
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.
For
all other sub-state areas, estimates are prepared through indirect
estimation procedures.
Both methods utilize 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.
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
Bureau of the Census and any revisions in the other data sources. In addition,
data for all states, the District of Columbia, and the 2 large sub-state areas
noted are adjusted annually to equal the CPS annual averages, usually effective
with January estimates. The state data will not necessarily 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.
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.
- 2 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
Standard Industrial Classification Manual.

the

1987

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 monthto-month changes in the level for the subsequent months.
Seasonal adjustment. Seasonally adjusted payroll employment totals
states are computed by aggregating independently adjusted series for
industry divisions. Revisions of historical data for the most recent 5
are made once a year, coincident with annual benchmark adjustments.

for
major
years

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 nor vice versa. 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 are also 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
differences, however, are generally insignificant.

tables;

Labor force and unemployment estimates. Measures of sampling error, in the
form of the standard errors for state annual average estimates derived from the
CPS, are available in the annual BLS bulletin, Geographic Profile of Employment
and Unemployment. Error measures cannot be computed for sub-state areas because
of the special estimation processes used. 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.
- 3 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 $35.00 a year from the Superintendent of
Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402 (telephone
202-512-2168).
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 provided in the report, Unemployment in States
and Local Areas, which is available monthly in microfiche form by subscription
from the U.S. Government Printing Office for $23.00 a year. The order number
for a subscription is 029-001-81003-2.
Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired
individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-606-7828; TDD phone: 202-606-5897;
TDD message referral phone: 1-800-326-2577.
Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected areas, seasonally adjusted

Unemployed
Civilian labor force

State and Area

Number

Percent of labor force

Jan.
1996

Nov.
1996

Dec.
1996

Jan.
1997p

Jan.
1996

Nov.
1996

Dec.
1996

Jan.
1997p

Jan.
1996

Nov.
1996

Dec. Jan.
1996 1997p

Alabama................
Alaska.................
Arizona................
Arkansas...............
California.............
Los Angeles-Long
Beach.............
Colorado...............
Connecticut............
Delaware...............
District of Columbia...
Florida................

2,073.0
310.4
2,243.2
1,228.1
15,495.7

2,097.3
319.9
2,262.3
1,239.6
15,684.6

2,096.7
320.9
2,262.5
1,239.7
15,665.0

2,087.9
320.5
2,291.1
1,242.0
15,751.7

118.3
24.5
114.3
63.0
1,177.8

97.3
25.1
125.7
68.2
1,089.8

94.1
25.5
122.9
66.5
1,066.6

91.1
24.0
116.9
66.3
1,066.2

5.7
7.9
5.1
5.1
7.6

4.6
7.8
5.6
5.5
6.9

4.5
7.9
5.4
5.4
6.8

4.4
7.5
5.1
5.3
6.8

4,389.1
2,101.8
1,714.4
380.7
277.1
6,888.1

4,437.0
2,101.6
1,723.3
383.9
269.5
6,982.6

4,424.6
2,100.4
1,722.0
384.4
270.0
6,997.1

4,448.4
2,128.2
1,735.4
393.1
267.6
7,092.2

363.1
88.5
102.8
19.7
23.8
368.8

352.9
85.8
99.3
20.5
22.0
343.6

343.1
84.5
99.0
20.2
22.7
340.9

331.3
78.6
89.4
19.5
20.9
339.5

8.3
4.2
6.0
5.2
8.6
5.4

8.0
4.1
5.8
5.3
8.2
4.9

7.8
4.0
5.7
5.3
8.4
4.9

7.4
3.7
5.1
5.0
7.8
4.8

Georgia................
Hawaii.................
Idaho..................
Illinois...............
Indiana................
Iowa...................
Kansas.................
Kentucky...............
Louisiana..............
Maine..................

3,681.8
583.7
608.0
6,080.8
3,094.0
1,580.8
1,332.4
1,862.2
1,967.9
658.6

3,798.0
596.6
628.5
6,114.2
3,058.5
1,605.1
1,348.3
1,876.1
2,016.8
674.0

3,803.6
596.0
631.1
6,126.8
3,048.1
1,610.0
1,347.2
1,880.1
2,023.7
674.7

3,825.2
594.4
636.8
6,126.1
3,077.0
1,603.9
1,383.8
1,911.1
2,011.6
667.1

171.9
36.2
31.1
324.7
143.8
56.8
57.2
106.6
132.2
34.7

176.8
39.9
33.5
319.2
112.7
61.9
62.5
107.2
130.2
32.0

178.2
38.9
35.0
320.1
109.8
61.6
61.8
109.6
132.9
31.6

176.1
33.8
32.8
306.0
93.8
57.5
55.1
104.2
114.6
29.0

4.7
6.2
5.1
5.3
4.6
3.6
4.3
5.7
6.7
5.3

4.7
6.7
5.3
5.2
3.7
3.9
4.6
5.7
6.5
4.8

4.7
6.5
5.6
5.2
3.6
3.8
4.6
5.8
6.6
4.7

4.6
5.7
5.1
5.0
3.0
3.6
4.0
5.5
5.7
4.4

Maryland...............
Massachusetts..........
Michigan...............
Minnesota..............
Mississippi............
Missouri...............
Montana................
Nebraska...............
Nevada.................
New Hampshire..........

2,745.0
3,174.0
4,765.1
2,601.1
1,264.2
2,866.2
441.1
909.0
821.5
627.3

2,807.8
3,202.5
4,845.3
2,613.2
1,262.9
2,923.1
451.0
918.3
860.8
621.0

2,806.5
3,200.6
4,845.3
2,613.8
1,262.7
2,925.5
449.3
916.5
864.8
620.1

2,759.8
3,214.8
4,886.9
2,646.6
1,270.1
2,862.8
454.3
918.6
881.3
647.4

153.6
155.2
239.6
99.9
82.3
127.1
25.3
26.0
42.8
25.1

130.1
125.7
230.9
103.6
74.8
140.6
21.7
27.4
46.2
25.3

127.2
125.4
232.4
102.6
73.4
141.4
21.6
26.0
47.3
24.2

125.4
130.0
239.9
91.3
70.2
125.1
21.8
22.7
40.3
20.7

5.6
4.9
5.0
3.8
6.5
4.4
5.7
2.9
5.2
4.0

4.6
3.9
4.8
4.0
5.9
4.8
4.8
3.0
5.4
4.1

4.5
3.9
4.8
3.9
5.8
4.8
4.8
2.8
5.5
3.9

4.5
4.0
4.9
3.5
5.5
4.4
4.8
2.5
4.6
3.2

New Jersey.............

4,077.3

4,153.5

4,152.1

4,144.1

264.4

254.2

251.6

245.3

6.5

6.1

6.1

5.9

New Mexico.............
New York...............
New York City........
North Carolina.........
North Dakota...........
Ohio...................
Oklahoma...............
Oregon.................
Pennsylvania...........
Rhode Island...........

796.3
8,574.1
3,250.3
3,719.2
339.0
5,619.8
1,559.5
1,695.2
5,859.9
487.1

802.4
8,680.6
3,326.6
3,853.3
346.3
5,670.9
1,588.7
1,738.7
5,926.3
500.9

802.3
8,686.6
3,333.3
3,860.4
346.9
5,672.2
1,590.1
1,743.1
5,934.7
500.7

819.0
8,674.7
3,313.4
3,826.9
347.2
5,766.7
1,601.3
1,730.8
5,960.7
498.3

59.3
543.2
275.2
180.2
10.3
283.8
67.6
91.1
356.4
28.7

66.9
537.4
301.9
164.4
10.8
287.3
62.3
108.4
289.0
25.0

65.5
539.5
305.3
163.0
11.0
283.2
61.3
109.8
287.2
24.9

53.9
547.5
314.0
145.7
10.7
289.2
60.1
94.5
277.9
24.2

7.4
6.3
8.5
4.8
3.0
5.1
4.3
5.4
6.1
5.9

8.3
6.2
9.1
4.3
3.1
5.1
3.9
6.2
4.9
5.0

8.2
6.2
9.2
4.2
3.2
5.0
3.9
6.3
4.8
5.0

6.6
6.3
9.5
3.8
3.1
5.0
3.8
5.5
4.7
4.9

South Carolina.........
South Dakota...........
Tennessee..............
Texas..................
Utah...................
Vermont................
Virginia...............
Washington.............
West Virginia..........
Wisconsin..............
Wyoming................

1,855.5
386.9
2,734.8
9,695.6
982.8
322.9
3,443.1
2,860.1
799.5
2,896.9
256.3

1,846.7
392.0
2,771.8
9,804.0
1,010.7
325.9
3,368.4
2,906.7
814.7
2,941.6
257.9

1,846.0
392.3
2,769.8
9,806.5
1,013.0
325.8
3,370.6
2,908.3
814.1
2,944.3
258.1

1,886.1
391.5
2,759.5
9,878.1
1,035.0
328.1
3,516.4
2,910.4
802.7
2,927.7
256.8

104.5
12.2
156.2
577.6
33.0
14.5
165.0
187.3
65.9
108.1
12.2

114.4
12.8
143.8
529.4
34.7
15.2
145.0
184.7
60.8
99.8
12.9

112.3
13.0
140.8
519.6
33.9
14.9
143.2
183.1
60.6
101.7
13.1

104.4
12.0
138.7
531.7
32.7
13.0
141.8
153.6
57.2
106.1
11.8

5.6
3.1
5.7
6.0
3.4
4.5
4.8
6.5
8.2
3.7
4.8

6.2
3.3
5.2
5.4
3.4
4.7
4.3
6.4
7.5
3.4
5.0

6.1
3.3
5.1
5.3
3.4
4.6
4.2
6.3
7.4
3.5
5.1

5.5
3.1
5.0
5.4
3.2
3.9
4.0
5.3
7.1
3.6
4.6

Puerto Rico............

(1)

(1)

(1)

(1)

(1)

(1)

(1)

(1)

(1)

(1)

(1)

(1)

1 Not available.
p = preliminary.
NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Data for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey similar to the
Current Population Survey. Data have been revised to incorporate updated 1990 census-based population controls, revised inputs to
the regression models, and new seasonal adjustment factors.
Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state, not seasonally adjusted

Unemployed
Civilian labor force
State

Number

December

1995

1996

January

1996

1997p

December

1995

1996

Percent of labor force

January

1996

1997p

December

1995

1996

January

1996

1997p

Alabama................
Alaska.................
Arizona................
Arkansas...............
California.............
Colorado...............
Connecticut............
Delaware...............
District of Columbia...
Florida................

2,077.9
304.2
2,238.5
1,216.4
15,412.8
2,104.0
1,701.3
380.8
276.9
6,877.6

2,100.0
316.8
2,258.3
1,228.2
15,578.7
2,098.6
1,708.4
384.1
267.9
6,982.2

2,057.3
305.3
2,214.7
1,201.3
15,398.7
2,069.5
1,692.6
378.0
272.8
6,782.4

2,071.8
315.1
2,261.6
1,215.6
15,652.7
2,095.1
1,713.6
390.3
263.2
6,981.6

109.3
24.9
102.9
60.3
1,115.2
81.6
93.7
15.9
23.1
338.8

80.1
26.5
112.7
65.7
979.0
76.5
94.6
18.3
21.1
313.8

119.1
30.0
109.2
69.2
1,262.3
97.2
113.9
22.1
24.2
387.6

91.4
29.6
111.3
72.8
1,149.6
86.9
100.5
21.8
21.3
357.2

5.3
8.2
4.6
5.0
7.2
3.9
5.5
4.2
8.4
4.9

3.8
8.4
5.0
5.3
6.3
3.6
5.5
4.8
7.9
4.5

5.8
9.8
4.9
5.8
8.2
4.7
6.7
5.8
8.9
5.7

4.4
9.4
4.9
6.0
7.3
4.1
5.9
5.6
8.1
5.1

Georgia................
Hawaii.................
Idaho..................
Illinois...............
Indiana................
Iowa...................
Kansas.................
Kentucky...............
Louisiana..............
Maine..................

3,683.0
581.0
604.4
6,071.5
3,097.2
1,569.3
1,331.3
1,860.6
1,938.0
648.2

3,817.6
595.0
628.0
6,118.2
3,032.2
1,602.5
1,343.5
1,877.7
1,995.1
665.3

3,634.7
584.3
601.0
6,015.5
3,043.0
1,566.1
1,322.9
1,834.9
1,940.0
648.5

3,775.1
595.0
629.8
6,059.2
3,025.8
1,589.3
1,373.9
1,883.2
1,983.9
656.2

162.3
30.5
33.4
306.4
139.6
55.9
52.3
94.5
121.5
33.9

166.9
33.9
36.5
305.5
105.7
61.3
56.4
101.5
122.4
29.7

162.3
36.8
39.2
364.3
157.1
69.5
66.0
120.6
152.6
42.5

166.2
34.4
40.9
343.9
106.9
70.3
63.8
117.9
135.0
36.7

4.4
5.2
5.5
5.0
4.5
3.6
3.9
5.1
6.3
5.2

4.4
5.7
5.8
5.0
3.5
3.8
4.2
5.4
6.1
4.5

4.5
6.3
6.5
6.1
5.2
4.4
5.0
6.6
7.9
6.5

4.4
5.8
6.5
5.7
3.5
4.4
4.6
6.3
6.8
5.6

Maryland...............
Massachusetts..........
Michigan...............
Minnesota..............
Mississippi............
Missouri...............
Montana................
Nebraska...............
Nevada.................
New Hampshire..........

2,723.7
3,178.3
4,743.1
2,580.0
1,261.0
2,859.7
434.2
899.3
817.2
628.3

2,785.1
3,195.9
4,828.1
2,591.6
1,261.4
2,923.5
443.1
907.7
863.0
618.6

2,706.0
3,147.9
4,698.7
2,567.0
1,253.3
2,831.2
434.4
897.8
812.6
621.7

2,720.6
3,187.2
4,816.8
2,612.1
1,259.3
2,827.5
447.5
907.4
872.2
641.5

129.4
146.2
215.3
93.2
67.1
120.2
27.4
24.1
41.3
23.6

117.9
112.0
206.4
95.1
60.9
136.8
23.2
24.2
45.2
23.0

159.6
176.9
266.9
119.3
86.4
144.2
29.9
31.1
47.1
28.4

131.4
151.7
267.3
110.4
74.4
142.1
26.3
27.8
44.5
23.9

4.8
4.6
4.5
3.6
5.3
4.2
6.3
2.7
5.1
3.8

4.2
3.5
4.3
3.7
4.8
4.7
5.2
2.7
5.2
3.7

5.9
5.6
5.7
4.6
6.9
5.1
6.9
3.5
5.8
4.6

4.8
4.8
5.5
4.2
5.9
5.0
5.9
3.1
5.1
3.7

New Jersey.............
New Mexico.............
New York...............
North Carolina.........
North Dakota...........
Ohio...................
Oklahoma...............
Oregon.................
Pennsylvania...........
Rhode Island...........

4,088.4
792.3
8,538.0
3,688.0
331.5
5,615.7
1,545.2
1,663.8
5,863.5
489.3

4,151.6
798.4
8,660.0
3,840.9
340.4
5,666.1
1,579.5
1,721.4
5,929.9
501.5

4,033.1
788.7
8,514.1
3,650.7
327.8
5,530.7
1,540.4
1,659.0
5,777.8
486.6

4,100.0
811.5
8,614.7
3,753.6
336.0
5,673.8
1,581.6
1,694.3
5,878.1
497.4

249.0
52.2
512.4
151.8
11.2
271.5
64.3
85.8
312.9
28.5

238.1
61.1
508.6
146.5
11.7
273.3
59.6
106.3
257.9
23.2

284.0
62.9
591.3
198.8
12.5
328.4
78.6
106.0
391.9
33.5

265.1
57.4
595.7
164.5
13.0
333.2
71.2
109.3
313.7
29.0

6.1
6.6
6.0
4.1
3.4
4.8
4.2
5.2
5.3
5.8

5.7
7.7
5.9
3.8
3.4
4.8
3.8
6.2
4.3
4.6

7.0
8.0
6.9
5.4
3.8
5.9
5.1
6.4
6.8
6.9

6.5
7.1
6.9
4.4
3.9
5.9
4.5
6.5
5.3
5.8

South Carolina.........
South Dakota...........
Tennessee..............
Texas..................
Utah...................
Vermont................
Virginia...............
Washington.............
West Virginia..........
Wisconsin..............
Wyoming................

1,831.7
378.5
2,711.6
9,699.1
980.4
322.0
3,422.4
2,842.1
795.0
2,858.3
254.0

1,816.5
384.2
2,755.1
9,816.5
1,014.4
325.4
3,335.8
2,900.9
814.7
2,921.4
255.8

1,816.2
376.3
2,685.1
9,621.8
972.4
319.6
3,405.3
2,859.5
789.4
2,845.8
251.3

1,846.6
380.9
2,709.5
9,800.2
1,024.1
324.5
3,476.0
2,910.3
792.5
2,877.0
251.7

90.0
11.7
121.2
543.4
29.0
13.1
144.8
189.8
60.6
92.8
12.2

100.0
12.7
118.0
483.5
29.7
13.8
135.0
186.7
60.9
88.5
13.2

106.9
14.5
171.9
625.0
34.2
18.1
180.8
213.9
74.1
124.8
15.1

106.8
14.4
154.5
575.3
33.9
16.2
155.4
180.1
65.5
123.1
14.7

4.9
3.1
4.5
5.6
3.0
4.1
4.2
6.7
7.6
3.2
4.8

5.5
3.3
4.3
4.9
2.9
4.2
4.0
6.4
7.5
3.0
5.1

5.9
3.9
6.4
6.5
3.5
5.7
5.3
7.5
9.4
4.4
6.0

5.8
3.8
5.7
5.9
3.3
5.0
4.5
6.2
8.3
4.3
5.8

Puerto Rico............

1,278.8

1,299.2

1,269.7

1,301.8

160.2

131.8

175.9

164.3

12.5

10.1

13.9

12.6

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. Data have been revised to incorporate updated 1990 census-based population controls and revised inputs to the regression models.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, seasonally adjusted
(In thousands)

Total(1)

Construction

Manufacturing

State
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1996
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Alabama............
Alaska.............
Arizona............
Arkansas...........
California.........

1,815.8
262.1
1,850.7
1,080.6
12591.1

1,834.8
262.8
1,936.8
1,090.6
12931.2

1,836.5
263.0
1,937.1
1,092.7
12944.5

1,837.1
262.9
1,935.5
1,089.5
12955.4

91.6
12.5
124.4
45.4
503.5

96.5
12.6
129.0
48.1
528.8

96.5
12.8
129.2
48.3
527.4

97.8
387.6
381.4
381.5
381.5
12.6
16.9
16.2
16.0
16.2
126.1
198.4
200.9
200.7
201.7
47.5
257.0
252.3
252.3
251.1
534.8 1,825.7 1,870.0 1,871.5 1,870.2

Colorado........... 1,868.4 1,919.1 1,921.5 1,921.2
Connecticut........ 1,561.2 1,595.3 1,596.5 1,593.7
Delaware...........
365.7
380.3
382.1
381.4
District of
Columbia........
629.4
619.0
620.7
617.5
Florida............ 6,083.6 6,268.2 6,283.3 6,297.2

106.0
49.2
18.6

114.6
51.9
21.5

114.7
51.7
21.9

111.5
51.9
21.6

195.5
275.3
56.2

196.4
275.0
56.5

197.0
275.2
56.8

196.5
274.1
57.5

8.2
320.8

8.5
324.0

8.5
324.9

8.4
325.6

13.2
488.8

13.1
492.0

13.3
493.0

12.9
492.0

Georgia............ 3,463.8 3,558.8 3,571.0 3,556.2

161.7

164.8

165.8

164.2

582.8

588.1

587.9

588.1

Hawaii(2)..........
529.9
526.8
528.2
531.6
Idaho..............
484.3
497.7
498.0
501.9
Illinois........... 5,639.7 5,704.5 5,714.4 5,695.3
Indiana............ 2,793.2 2,827.5 2,825.7 2,816.6

24.8
29.8
217.5
127.4

20.7
30.5
222.1
131.1

22.7
30.4
223.2
132.9

22.5
30.8
220.6
130.7

16.9
71.9
971.0
678.5

16.4
72.9
975.8
671.6

16.5
73.0
976.5
671.6

16.5
73.5
976.4
670.4

Iowa...............
Kansas.............
Kentucky...........
Louisiana..........
Maine..............

1,375.8
1,209.2
1,650.2
1,790.7
538.9

1,386.9
1,251.0
1,680.9
1,827.6
541.2

1,392.1
1,247.4
1,688.6
1,829.6
540.8

1,393.1
1,245.0
1,685.8
1,828.7
545.0

58.2
55.0
73.9
112.9
22.4

58.8
57.5
78.3
113.7
23.7

61.3
58.2
77.8
113.6
23.6

59.1
56.7
80.3
112.8
23.8

249.2
192.2
313.5
188.0
89.1

247.9
198.9
312.7
188.2
87.6

248.1
199.3
310.8
188.4
87.4

248.9
199.2
313.4
187.8
87.8

Maryland...........
Massachusetts......
Michigan...........
Minnesota..........
Mississippi........

2,164.1
2,994.9
4,321.4
2,411.7
1,079.9

2,220.3
3,071.7
4,371.0
2,448.5
1,096.2

2,223.1
3,075.9
4,376.2
2,453.7
1,096.5

2,228.9
3,069.8
4,376.6
2,454.5
1,095.7

120.2
89.4
159.7
88.3
47.8

132.8
95.9
171.0
89.0
49.3

133.3
97.0
172.9
89.7
49.6

137.4
97.2
172.3
92.8
49.4

172.7
446.3
975.8
427.0
248.6

173.4
442.8
964.6
428.5
241.8

173.3
443.4
962.0
429.7
241.6

173.4
444.7
963.9
431.9
242.6

Missouri........... 2,548.2 2,584.3 2,592.8 2,581.5
Montana............
355.0
362.9
360.6
359.7
Nebraska...........
827.2
843.0
843.4
847.0
Nevada.............
813.1
869.4
869.9
873.7
New Hampshire......
548.4
565.6
566.6
566.1

112.2
16.3
35.8
68.7
19.9

118.4
17.8
37.0
80.4
21.5

120.5
17.5
37.1
80.0
21.6

116.8
16.8
37.5
80.4
21.1

421.5
23.8
113.3
38.0
103.4

412.0
23.9
114.7
39.5
104.8

410.6
23.7
114.8
39.5
105.0

410.9
23.7
114.5
39.5
105.0

New Jersey......... 3,592.6 3,665.9 3,668.7 3,678.3
New Mexico.........
687.6
698.2
700.6
699.5
New York........... 7,860.3 7,959.1 7,963.4 7,938.6
North Carolina..... 3,488.3 3,608.6 3,615.8 3,632.0
North Dakota.......
305.3
312.0
312.5
312.4

115.9
43.6
246.7
177.8
14.8

124.2
41.3
260.2
194.1
15.2

124.0
41.5
261.4
194.6
15.5

124.8
41.3
251.0
198.2
15.6

486.7
45.7
931.5
850.3
21.3

483.2
45.8
916.1
844.8
21.9

483.3
45.8
916.3
844.4
22.1

486.5
45.8
914.2
844.2
22.2

Ohio...............
Oklahoma...........
Oregon.............
Pennsylvania.......
Rhode Island.......

5,325.9
1,378.8
1,505.0
5,370.7
444.0

203.1
49.9
74.4
189.1
13.3

214.6
50.8
81.3
204.6
13.4

217.2
51.5
81.5
205.8
13.3

215.2 1,097.5 1,085.3 1,088.2 1,086.7
51.3
168.8
176.0
176.7
176.9
81.2
235.7
237.9
238.6
239.4
210.2
926.0
930.1
930.4
931.1
13.9
83.7
81.6
81.5
80.9

South Carolina..... 1,658.5 1,691.4 1,684.1 1,679.2
South Dakota.......
346.7
351.1
351.4
351.3
Tennessee.......... 2,516.4 2,551.4 2,556.2 2,555.7
Texas.............. 8,140.4 8,335.2 8,353.0 8,325.0
Utah...............
934.8
969.5
973.6
976.6

89.2
14.4
108.9
424.1
59.4

94.7
14.6
114.9
444.5
61.6

95.2
14.8
114.7
445.1
61.9

95.8
370.7
359.7
359.3
358.9
14.8
47.4
48.3
48.5
48.6
115.1
527.4
520.6
520.5
520.2
435.2 1,046.0 1,060.5 1,061.6 1,059.1
61.7
128.1
130.3
130.9
131.8

Vermont............
273.8
276.2
275.9
277.2
Virginia........... 3,074.2 3,165.0 3,175.8 3,183.6
Washington......... 2,377.9 2,440.0 2,448.3 2,451.3
West Virginia......
688.8
702.6
701.5
700.9
Wisconsin.......... 2,585.9 2,628.5 2,629.0 2,623.1

12.1
165.4
124.3
31.3
100.9

12.8
177.1
129.7
35.1
108.9

12.8
178.2
130.1
35.2
108.9

12.8
183.1
130.3
35.0
107.0

5,248.6
1,334.0
1,453.4
5,220.8
438.5

5,317.5
1,373.1
1,500.9
5,350.6
445.8

5,329.7
1,376.6
1,501.6
5,361.4
445.6

45.6
396.6
336.7
82.4
602.4

46.1
397.8
352.9
81.4
600.8

46.0
399.1
356.5
81.2
599.5

46.0
397.9
357.2
81.7
600.0

Wyoming............

219.7

221.7

221.7

221.3

14.2

Transportation and public
utilities

14.4

14.6

14.6

Trade

10.6

10.8

10.7

10.7

Finance, insurance, and real
estate

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1996
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1996
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1997p
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1996
1996
1996
1996
1996

Alabama............
Alaska.............
Arizona............
Arkansas...........
California.........

90.5
22.5
90.2
65.8
635.1

90.1
22.5
94.4
64.7
646.3

90.0
22.6
94.9
64.8
645.4

90.2
415.9
420.8
421.4
421.3
22.7
54.2
54.1
54.3
54.2
94.6
456.3
473.3
473.4
473.8
65.5
244.6
249.1
249.5
247.9
649.6 2,941.7 2,998.0 2,999.9 2,993.3

80.4
11.8
112.1
42.4
730.8

82.6
11.7
117.1
43.6
734.0

82.7
11.7
117.6
43.6
733.8

82.9
11.7
118.6
43.7
733.5

Colorado...........
Connecticut........
Delaware...........
District of
Columbia........
Florida............

120.8
72.3
15.5

119.2
73.5
15.7

117.8
73.0
15.7

118.1
73.4
15.7

466.8
349.7
84.8

115.8
130.6
42.1

118.5
130.6
44.2

118.8
130.4
44.6

120.2
130.5
44.3

19.9
309.6

19.0
318.3

19.3
322.1

19.4
50.1
50.1
50.3
50.0
321.8 1,584.0 1,631.4 1,635.1 1,634.5

29.6
387.2

28.0
399.4

28.0
401.0

27.8
401.3

Georgia............
Hawaii(2)..........
Idaho..............
Illinois...........
Indiana............

219.6
40.9
23.0
329.1
139.8

222.6
41.2
23.6
333.3
139.1

223.3
41.1
23.5
334.9
139.7

223.6
875.4
907.9
915.1
903.3
41.1
136.1
135.3
135.0
134.9
23.1
122.9
126.3
126.9
128.0
338.3 1,304.2 1,308.9 1,312.0 1,296.2
139.6
676.1
684.0
683.5
676.9

177.5
37.1
25.3
384.2
133.2

182.4
36.6
25.4
387.9
136.4

182.6
36.6
25.4
387.9
136.4

184.1
36.3
25.4
387.0
136.9

Iowa...............
Kansas.............
Kentucky...........
Louisiana..........
Maine..............

61.7
69.5
91.5
107.8
22.6

64.2
70.3
93.4
108.7
22.4

64.2
70.4
95.9
108.5
22.5

65.1
71.0
93.3
109.0
22.8

340.2
308.2
403.6
427.0
137.0

77.4
58.4
66.5
81.7
26.2

77.6
58.8
68.3
83.5
26.9

77.8
59.0
68.6
83.4
27.1

77.2
59.4
68.6
83.7
27.4

Maryland...........
Massachusetts......
Michigan...........

105.5
128.1
168.2

106.4
131.6
167.8

105.8
131.8
168.7

107.6
521.5
532.4
533.7
530.7
130.9
687.3
706.0
706.3
704.6
168.2 1,020.8 1,033.5 1,037.1 1,032.2

127.6
205.0
198.8

128.7
212.5
202.4

128.6
213.1
203.2

128.5
211.9
202.4

459.3
343.0
82.8

342.3
300.1
397.3
417.9
136.8

470.5
349.1
85.3

340.6
306.4
401.5
427.4
135.5

470.5
349.9
85.5

340.7
306.9
405.2
428.7
134.1

Minnesota..........
Mississippi........

119.2
52.5

120.3
52.6

120.4
52.5

121.1
53.5

590.0
230.9

597.5
233.8

600.0
233.4

600.6
232.7

141.2
40.4

143.1
41.1

143.5
41.2

143.3
41.1

Missouri...........
Montana............
Nebraska...........
Nevada.............
New Hampshire......

158.4
20.9
50.0
41.7
19.4

161.9
20.7
50.7
43.0
19.7

162.1
20.3
50.4
43.2
19.8

162.7
20.6
51.0
43.3
19.6

609.8
97.4
206.4
163.1
142.2

617.4
97.5
209.3
175.1
146.9

618.9
97.3
209.6
176.4
147.9

615.6
97.1
210.9
175.9
147.4

148.0
15.8
53.5
37.2
28.2

151.3
16.1
53.3
38.2
28.1

151.9
16.2
53.6
38.4
28.3

153.5
16.2
54.2
38.3
28.4

New Jersey.........
New Mexico.........
New York...........
North Carolina.....
North Dakota.......

251.8
31.3
401.5
166.5
18.5

256.0
30.7
402.7
170.0
18.4

256.4
30.6
401.9
170.0
18.3

256.8
843.7
861.1
860.9
859.7
30.9
161.5
166.1
166.6
165.7
409.0 1,611.2 1,637.5 1,635.4 1,626.3
171.2
802.5
817.8
820.3
823.8
18.5
79.6
80.8
80.8
80.9

229.4
30.9
715.2
149.1
14.0

234.1
31.8
723.0
157.7
14.8

234.5
31.9
723.5
158.4
14.8

234.7
32.2
724.8
158.8
14.6

Ohio...............
Oklahoma...........
Oregon.............
Pennsylvania.......
Rhode Island.......

230.7
76.6
72.7
271.4
14.7

232.6
77.7
73.6
272.0
15.2

232.3
77.7
72.5
271.3
15.1

235.0 1,289.4 1,313.2 1,315.7 1,317.4
78.2
316.5
323.4
323.9
325.0
73.9
360.1
368.9
371.7
374.1
272.2 1,185.1 1,217.8 1,221.4 1,220.4
14.9
95.8
99.7
99.8
98.8

273.3
66.1
88.8
305.5
25.0

279.5
68.2
92.4
311.6
25.4

279.8
68.4
92.6
312.4
25.6

279.4
68.5
92.8
311.3
25.6

South Carolina.....
South Dakota.......
Tennessee..........
Texas..............
Utah...............

72.5
16.1
142.3
483.3
52.4

73.9
16.5
143.0
490.5
54.9

74.0
16.6
143.3
492.8
55.0

74.1
393.7
400.8
402.1
400.3
16.5
87.9
87.8
87.9
87.3
142.9
591.5
602.8
605.9
604.1
492.6 1,964.8 2,009.5 2,014.7 2,017.2
55.1
225.7
233.5
234.6
235.1

71.4
19.3
114.9
440.3
49.3

73.0
20.1
118.6
447.5
51.3

73.1
20.2
118.9
448.3
51.4

73.1
20.3
119.9
448.5
51.1

Vermont............
Virginia...........
Washington.........
West Virginia......
Wisconsin..........
Wyoming............

12.3
159.2
121.2
39.6
120.6
13.8

12.3
164.8
123.9
39.2
121.5
13.9

12.3
164.3
124.2
39.1
121.4
13.6

12.3
165.1
123.7
38.7
121.3
13.6

12.0
160.9
122.5
26.7
137.4
7.8

12.2
163.5
124.4
27.4
139.3
8.0

12.2
163.8
124.6
27.5
139.6
8.0

12.4
163.6
125.5
27.3
139.7
7.9

Services

64.6
700.8
584.8
157.1
593.7
52.1

64.6
724.4
596.4
162.1
599.4
51.8

64.3
726.1
596.6
161.3
600.7
52.3

65.1
725.3
594.9
160.1
600.0
51.8

Government

January Novemb- Decemb- January January Novemb- Decemb- January
1996
er
er
1997p
1996
er
er
1997p

1996

1996

1996

1996

Alabama............
396.6
410.9
411.8
410.2
342.5
341.9
342.1
342.7
Alaska.............
61.4
62.5
62.8
62.7
72.7
73.3
73.0
73.2
Arizona............
539.4
577.9
580.2
584.1
315.9
329.6
326.5
322.0
Arkansas...........
243.3
249.7
250.7
250.3
178.6
179.7
180.1
180.1
California......... 3,821.1 3,991.2 4,004.2 4,012.4 2,103.1 2,133.7 2,133.1 2,132.0
Colorado...........
550.8
576.2
579.1
581.7
Connecticut........
470.7
487.7
488.5
488.7
Delaware...........
99.0
104.0
104.4
104.3
District of
Columbia........
260.3
262.3
263.7
263.4
Florida............ 2,061.5 2,153.7 2,164.0 2,167.1

306.4
219.4
51.4

310.6
226.7
53.0

310.5
227.0
53.1

313.2
224.6
53.1

248.0
924.9

237.9
942.5

237.5
936.2

235.5
947.9

Georgia............
870.0
915.5
918.5
917.6
Hawaii(2)..........
164.5
167.0
167.0
168.0
Idaho..............
112.3
116.2
116.0
118.6
Illinois........... 1,617.2 1,655.3 1,659.8 1,661.0
Indiana............
639.7
661.5
661.4
666.8

569.0
109.6
96.2
803.3
392.6

569.7
109.6
99.6
808.9
397.3

570.0
109.3
99.6
808.0
393.7

567.5
112.3
99.7
803.4
388.8

Iowa...............
Kansas.............
Kentucky...........
Louisiana..........
Maine..............

367.7
306.5
413.6
497.7
152.8

232.0
232.0
283.9
360.5
92.9

230.2
246.5
290.4
360.9
93.3

230.2
240.2
290.9
361.3
93.6

232.8
236.2
290.2
360.8
93.3

Maryland...........
694.3
725.3
727.9
726.1
Massachusetts...... 1,039.9 1,078.6 1,079.9 1,078.3
Michigan........... 1,149.6 1,177.5 1,180.9 1,185.2
Minnesota..........
661.6
678.5
679.4
674.1
Mississippi........
239.3
252.8
253.0
250.7

421.2
397.7
640.8
376.5
215.4

420.2
403.0
646.5
383.5
219.5

419.4
403.1
643.6
383.0
220.3

424.0
400.9
644.7
382.7
220.8

Missouri...........
Montana............
Nebraska...........
Nevada.............
New Hampshire......

396.9
76.1
150.6
99.9
77.4

404.9
78.7
153.3
106.8
79.8

405.0
77.2
152.5
103.9
79.4

404.5
78.3
152.7
104.7
80.4

352.9
294.0
400.4
475.5
148.8

696.6
99.5
216.4
350.5
157.5

365.4
305.0
413.7
494.6
151.7

713.6
102.6
223.5
371.4
164.2

367.6
305.7
416.8
495.4
152.4

719.0
102.9
224.2
373.5
164.1

712.8
101.6
225.0
376.5
163.8

New Jersey......... 1,098.1 1,137.5 1,140.8 1,145.7
565.2
567.9
566.9
568.3
New Mexico.........
190.5
194.2
195.2
195.5
168.5
173.1
173.6
172.9
New York........... 2,561.2 2,639.0 2,645.8 2,638.2 1,388.9 1,375.9 1,374.4 1,370.7
North Carolina.....
783.8
850.1
852.0
855.0
554.6
570.3
572.3
576.9
North Dakota.......
82.6
86.1
86.1
85.9
70.4
70.7
70.8
70.6

Ohio............... 1,393.6 1,426.3 1,429.5 1,428.9
Oklahoma...........
355.2
372.5
374.1
376.0
Oregon.............
376.8
393.7
395.0
392.2
Pennsylvania....... 1,611.5 1,672.8 1,677.4 1,682.3
Rhode Island.......
144.9
148.1
148.0
147.2

747.3
270.2
243.1
713.6
61.0

752.1
273.3
251.2
722.2
62.2

753.2
273.1
247.8
723.1
62.1

749.5
271.9
249.4
723.7
62.6

South Carolina.....
364.1
376.6
378.1
375.0
295.1
310.9
300.5
300.2
South Dakota.......
88.6
91.1
91.0
90.3
70.7
70.4
70.1
71.2
Tennessee..........
647.1
662.8
664.8
666.1
379.7
384.2
383.5
382.8
Texas.............. 2,177.4 2,261.5 2,266.8 2,250.8 1,449.8 1,463.5 1,466.0 1,462.6
Utah...............
247.0
261.5
263.1
265.1
165.0
168.4
168.8
168.7
Vermont............
Virginia...........
Washington.........
West Virginia......
Wisconsin..........
Wyoming............

81.5
887.1
637.9
188.3
644.3
47.3

82.1
926.1
657.6
193.8
669.2
48.1

82.0
932.6
659.1
193.9
672.0
48.0

83.1
935.1
661.2
194.6
667.9
48.0

45.1
593.4
447.0
137.0
384.2
58.1

45.5
600.7
451.6
138.6
386.9
59.0

45.7
601.1
453.8
138.4
384.3
58.8

45.0
602.9
455.0
138.6
384.6
59.2

1 Includes mining, not shown separately.
2 Mining is combined with construction.
p = preliminary.
NOTE:
Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Data have been adjusted to
reflect March 1996 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.
Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark month are provisional and will be
revised when new information becomes available.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, not seasonally adjusted
(In thousands)

Total(1)

State

December

1995

1996

Construction

January

1996

1997p

Alabama............ 1,832.0 1,850.7 1,793.8 1,822.7
Alaska.............
250.1
252.3
242.6
245.6
Arizona............ 1,869.1 1,966.9 1,835.4 1,924.0
Arkansas........... 1,086.3 1,098.5 1,060.3 1,074.6

December

Manufacturing

January

1995

1996

1996

88.0
10.7
124.7
45.2

97.0
11.1
129.9
48.1

85.9
9.0
121.5
41.7

1997p

93.9
9.4
124.1
44.4

December

January

1995

1996

1996

390.8
10.1
198.3
258.7

382.7
9.8
200.3
252.5

384.7
11.5
196.8
255.2

1997p

380.0
11.4
200.9
250.3

California......... 12697.3 13055.8 12411.8 12817.6

497.9

524.7

473.7

Colorado........... 1,893.0 1,946.8 1,841.2 1,904.6
Connecticut........ 1,593.7 1,617.1 1,532.9 1,570.4
Delaware...........
374.1
384.6
356.0
373.7
District of
Columbia........
640.6
624.9
615.8
608.0
Florida............ 6,182.7 6,359.2 6,051.3 6,286.6

104.8
50.3
19.7

113.1
51.5
22.1

98.1
42.7
16.8

105.2
46.3
20.0

197.4
278.3
60.6

197.7
276.9
56.6

194.4
274.4
55.9

196.2
274.5
57.1

8.4
318.8

8.5
326.9

7.6
313.8

8.1
322.3

13.2
494.1

13.3
495.7

13.0
486.7

12.9
492.7

Georgia............ 3,495.0 3,602.1 3,417.0 3,523.2
Hawaii(2)..........
538.8
536.0
525.1
528.0
Idaho..............
485.5
499.5
469.9
490.8
Illinois........... 5,691.7 5,758.8 5,519.7 5,602.3
Indiana............ 2,836.4 2,853.7 2,739.2 2,779.6

159.3
25.4
29.5
217.4
126.7

165.9
22.9
29.8
221.6
131.0

153.9
24.1
25.6
188.0
113.5

159.3
22.3
28.0
194.4
117.5

586.7
17.1
71.5
966.3
685.8

590.0
16.4
73.0
978.1
672.9

579.6
16.7
71.2
964.3
672.6

587.1
16.3
72.8
972.5
666.8

Iowa...............
Kansas.............
Kentucky...........
Louisiana..........
Maine..............

1,386.7
1,224.8
1,673.3
1,800.2
541.0

1,402.8
1,256.5
1,705.7
1,841.3
545.5

1,346.0
1,186.7
1,613.3
1,764.1
519.4

1,368.6
1,229.1
1,653.7
1,815.4
525.4

55.0
53.3
74.3
113.0
21.9

57.9
56.9
78.7
114.2
23.6

47.6
48.2
65.2
107.9
19.0

50.1
51.3
71.2
110.8
20.5

250.7
192.7
316.8
188.6
90.6

248.4
199.1
312.3
189.3
88.2

246.6
191.8
311.2
184.7
88.4

247.4
198.9
312.4
186.2
87.1

Maryland...........
Massachusetts......
Michigan...........
Minnesota..........
Mississippi........

2,217.1
3,045.9
4,381.5
2,426.6
1,085.4

2,246.3
3,108.4
4,428.0
2,469.5
1,104.7

2,108.6
2,933.3
4,244.8
2,364.1
1,065.9

2,181.7
3,019.4
4,313.8
2,411.0
1,087.2

127.7
91.5
156.7
81.4
46.1

134.8
96.6
169.0
84.6
48.9

110.0
77.9
141.1
71.8
44.6

126.9
86.8
154.0
76.0
46.7

176.3
451.0
989.2
429.2
252.8

173.8
445.5
971.0
428.4
243.0

171.2
444.1
972.2
420.0
246.7

172.0
443.4
962.7
425.7
241.8

Missouri........... 2,567.4 2,608.6 2,483.0 2,527.8
Montana............
353.8
360.6
343.8
350.5
Nebraska...........
832.1
848.3
811.5
832.6
Nevada.............
812.2
874.3
799.5
864.5
New Hampshire......
555.5
573.0
535.3
558.2

110.9
15.0
35.2
67.3
19.7

118.5
16.3
36.1
80.2
21.6

100.2
13.2
31.6
65.2
17.4

106.6
13.6
33.0
77.4
19.6

422.7
23.6
113.6
37.8
104.2

412.7
24.0
115.3
39.4
105.6

417.8
23.4
113.0
37.6
103.4

409.0
23.6
114.4
39.2
104.9

New Jersey......... 3,643.0 3,698.5 3,511.0 3,609.9
New Mexico.........
692.5
704.2
675.3
688.9
New York........... 7,997.2 8,054.1 7,697.1 7,798.0
North Carolina..... 3,538.4 3,654.2 3,429.1 3,590.3
North Dakota.......
305.7
313.8
297.3
305.7

123.0
43.8
249.1
179.4
12.7

125.4
41.3
258.4
194.9
13.9

102.2
41.2
213.5
168.4
11.2

112.8
39.0
224.4
190.5
12.3

491.7
45.9
937.0
862.6
21.1

484.3
45.7
915.9
847.3
21.9

477.2
44.5
910.4
845.9
21.0

479.3
45.0
898.8
841.9
21.9

Ohio...............
Oklahoma...........
Oregon.............
Pennsylvania.......
Rhode Island.......

5,228.7
1,364.7
1,478.3
5,281.2
436.4

205.6
49.4
72.5
190.2
13.3

215.9
51.4
79.6
203.6
13.5

175.8
47.7
69.3
164.7
11.0

189.1 1,108.1 1,094.0 1,091.7 1,083.5
49.6
172.2
177.3
167.7
176.4
76.4
231.8
235.2
228.9
233.2
188.3
936.6
932.4
917.9
926.6
12.3
85.1
82.4
82.8
80.9

South Carolina..... 1,672.4 1,693.3 1,625.3 1,653.6

89.6

95.4

86.6

5,324.0
1,347.0
1,460.2
5,329.3
445.6

5,386.3
1,387.4
1,509.4
5,419.7
450.4

5,145.7
1,315.4
1,420.4
5,112.5
427.3

507.7 1,818.5 1,865.5 1,795.4 1,850.6

93.7

374.9

361.1

369.5

359.4

South Dakota.......
346.3
351.0
338.2
344.8
Tennessee.......... 2,557.4 2,577.6 2,467.6 2,516.4
Texas.............. 8,209.4 8,408.8 8,024.7 8,252.3
Utah...............
942.5
985.1
920.9
961.4

13.3
109.8
420.1
60.3

13.8
113.9
445.6
60.3

11.9
100.5
408.2
55.0

12.4
47.4
48.4
47.0
48.2
107.7
531.8
521.2
523.0
518.4
426.5 1,047.2 1,063.3 1,037.5 1,056.3
56.0
129.1
131.7
127.4
130.6

Vermont............
277.2
281.2
270.3
274.9
Virginia........... 3,125.2 3,202.6 3,019.9 3,141.0
Washington......... 2,380.8 2,462.2 2,324.9 2,406.7
West Virginia......
699.1
707.5
671.8
686.0
Wisconsin.......... 2,594.0 2,643.8 2,523.6 2,570.7
Wyoming............
217.9
219.7
211.1
213.3

12.0
172.1
119.5
32.9
97.2
13.6

12.8
178.9
127.0
34.6
106.8
13.9

10.2
154.3
112.7
26.2
87.3
11.7

11.4
172.7
119.4
29.1
94.2
12.1

45.7
402.4
332.7
82.5
601.1
10.1

46.3
400.1
354.4
81.4
596.4
10.9

44.9
394.1
330.0
81.3
594.8
10.6

45.5
396.9
351.9
81.1
593.7
10.7

53.8

56.6

50.8

55.9

155.4

154.3

151.1

150.6

Puerto Rico........

964.6

986.6

937.5

960.3

Transportation and public
utilities

December

January

1995

1996

1996

Alabama............
Alaska.............
Arizona............
Arkansas...........
California.........

91.0
21.4
90.6
66.1
640.9

90.3
21.5
95.5
65.9
650.1

89.5
20.7
89.1
64.8
625.8

Colorado...........
Connecticut........
Delaware...........
District of
Columbia........
Florida............

121.4
72.5
15.5

119.3
73.9
15.8

20.3
318.3

Georgia............
Hawaii(2)..........

222.9
41.0

1997p

Trade

December

1995

January

1996

89.5
424.6
432.1
410.1
417.0
21.0
53.7
54.3
51.0
51.2
94.2
467.1
488.1
456.9
472.2
64.6
247.8
252.5
238.9
243.7
640.5 3,022.2 3,083.7 2,913.1 2,979.1

80.7
11.7
112.4
42.6
732.4

82.7
11.6
118.2
43.6
735.1

79.7
11.4
111.4
41.8
726.3

82.6
11.4
118.4
43.3
730.1

120.2
71.6
15.3

117.5
73.2
15.6

466.5
344.9
82.3

116.2
132.6
42.0

119.6
130.5
44.5

115.2
129.7
41.4

120.3
130.1
44.2

19.3
326.7

19.5
307.0

18.9
52.8
51.6
48.1
48.6
319.5 1,628.6 1,679.5 1,579.8 1,637.1

29.8
387.0

28.0
401.6

29.6
383.8

27.8
399.7

224.1
41.4

217.4
40.7

222.0
41.1

178.9
37.2

183.5
36.6

176.1
36.7

183.2
36.1

896.4
139.5

938.1
137.8

454.9
339.4
79.6

864.1
136.2

1997p

January

1996

484.1
360.2
87.2

1996

December

1995

472.6
356.2
84.8

1996

Finance, insurance, and real
estate

895.4
134.9

1997p

Idaho..............
Illinois...........
Indiana............

23.2
332.1
142.7

23.6
338.2
140.0

22.5
325.8
136.9

22.9
125.2
129.2
120.0
125.7
336.3 1,353.1 1,346.1 1,285.2 1,285.5
137.1
694.1
701.2
661.5
669.0

25.3
385.6
132.3

25.5
387.2
135.8

24.9
381.1
131.3

25.2
385.1
135.4

Iowa...............
Kansas.............
Kentucky...........
Louisiana..........
Maine..............

62.7
70.2
92.9
108.2
22.6

64.6
70.8
96.9
109.1
22.7

60.6
68.6
90.0
106.4
22.0

64.1
70.9
92.5
108.6
22.2

333.3
304.8
396.4
423.8
129.8

77.7
58.5
66.5
82.0
25.9

77.8
58.9
68.7
83.4
27.0

76.8
57.7
65.7
81.2
25.8

76.9
59.0
68.1
83.4
26.9

Maryland...........
Massachusetts......
Michigan...........
Minnesota..........
Mississippi........

106.5
129.3
170.0
120.5
52.5

107.0
134.0
169.3
121.8
52.7

103.9
125.7
165.0
118.1
51.6

106.5
544.7
547.8
508.4
519.1
130.0
709.1
724.0
671.6
691.8
165.5 1,047.1 1,065.7 1,001.4 1,020.2
120.1
602.2
611.7
580.4
591.6
52.5
237.1
237.5
226.6
229.8

129.1
207.3
198.3
141.8
40.5

128.7
212.9
202.5
143.5
41.1

126.0
203.1
197.1
140.1
40.1

127.5
211.3
201.0
142.2
40.8

Missouri...........
Montana............
Nebraska...........
Nevada.............
New Hampshire......

160.1
21.2
50.4
41.8
19.8

162.6
20.7
50.9
43.3
20.0

155.8
20.7
49.5
41.0
19.1

161.2
20.2
50.7
43.0
19.5

602.3
94.5
208.4
174.8
145.1

148.5
15.7
53.3
37.3
28.5

152.1
16.2
53.6
38.4
28.2

145.8
15.6
53.1
36.9
28.0

151.9
16.1
54.0
38.2
28.2

New Jersey.........
New Mexico.........
New York...........
North Carolina.....
North Dakota.......

256.0
31.9
408.9
168.3
18.7

258.8
31.3
407.6
171.7
18.6

249.6
31.2
395.8
163.5
18.3

255.6
875.7
886.5
829.5
849.5
31.0
165.3
168.6
158.9
163.4
403.8 1,674.2 1,688.2 1,582.1 1,600.1
169.1
825.1
841.8
784.7
812.3
18.3
81.0
82.0
77.7
79.2

230.3
31.0
723.6
147.9
14.1

233.5
31.9
725.5
157.9
14.8

227.8
30.6
707.4
146.6
13.9

233.0
31.7
716.9
157.1
14.5

Ohio...............
Oklahoma...........
Oregon.............
Pennsylvania.......
Rhode Island.......

233.6
76.3
73.0
278.1
14.9

234.7
77.8
73.3
275.0
15.3

226.4
75.8
71.8
268.6
14.4

230.9 1,325.8 1,348.8 1,268.9 1,295.2
77.7
323.1
328.9
311.1
320.8
73.1
370.5
380.3
352.3
367.5
270.6 1,229.7 1,255.7 1,168.7 1,208.9
14.7
98.9
101.9
92.7
96.2

274.2
66.6
89.1
305.9
24.8

279.9
68.5
92.9
311.3
25.5

270.1
65.4
87.7
302.2
24.8

276.7
68.1
92.0
309.4
25.5

South Carolina.....
South Dakota.......
Tennessee..........
Texas..............
Utah...............

72.8
16.4
143.5
489.5
53.0

74.4
16.7
144.1
497.2
55.7

71.5
15.9
140.0
478.5
52.0

73.2
398.8
405.3
380.9
389.2
16.4
88.1
88.3
85.4
85.7
141.0
611.0
621.6
579.5
592.5
490.1 2,012.6 2,056.1 1,942.0 1,996.8
54.8
231.9
243.0
221.7
230.9

70.2
19.3
115.6
441.6
49.7

72.8
20.1
119.0
449.1
51.8

69.8
19.2
113.7
435.5
48.9

72.0
20.1
118.7
445.4
50.9

Vermont............
Virginia...........
Washington.........
West Virginia......
Wisconsin..........
Wyoming............

12.3
159.3
121.4
39.8
122.7
13.6

12.3
166.0
125.4
39.1
123.2
13.7

12.1
157.0
118.5
39.0
117.9
13.6

12.2
163.3
121.3
38.3
119.6
13.4

12.2
160.4
122.9
27.0
137.3
7.9

12.2
163.8
125.0
27.4
139.7
7.9

11.9
159.1
121.0
26.4
136.4
7.7

12.3
162.1
124.1
27.1
139.0
7.8

347.6
306.9
408.9
426.4
137.1

623.0
97.4
209.6
166.4
145.8

64.9
729.6
596.2
162.4
606.7
51.5

346.9
311.7
415.4
437.0
136.0

630.8
98.0
214.0
180.2
150.2

65.6
746.0
610.1
164.9
614.3
51.9

334.0
295.8
388.9
411.9
129.6

593.2
94.0
202.3
160.8
138.3

63.9
690.6
571.9
153.3
579.1
49.5

64.8
717.4
583.1
157.1
587.4
49.5

Puerto Rico........

24.5

24.8

23.7

24.3

200.4

Services

December

1995

1996

206.5

191.4

195.4

Government

January

1996

1997p

December

1995

1996

January

1996

1997p

Alabama............
401.1
411.9
390.5
405.8
344.9
343.5
342.7
343.4
Alaska.............
59.7
61.1
57.7
59.4
72.9
73.5
71.8
72.6
Arizona............
540.0
583.6
531.1
580.0
322.4
336.7
314.6
319.5
Arkansas...........
240.5
248.4
236.1
244.5
181.9
184.1
178.4
180.5
California......... 3,827.4 4,013.8 3,746.7 3,952.2 2,128.0 2,153.6 2,101.3 2,128.4
Colorado...........
554.7
583.9
544.9
578.8
Connecticut........
475.6
490.7
458.3
478.4
Delaware...........
99.0
104.3
96.1
102.0
District of
Columbia........
266.9
267.1
252.7
258.1
Florida............ 2,090.3 2,167.1 2,045.9 2,158.4

311.6
227.5
52.4

315.9
232.6
54.0

299.8
216.2
50.8

306.9
222.3
52.4

249.1
938.7

237.0
954.7

245.2
927.5

233.6
949.9

Georgia............
866.4
916.9
849.2
899.2
Hawaii(2)..........
165.7
168.0
163.2
167.6
Idaho..............
110.4
114.7
109.2
115.9
Illinois........... 1,607.5 1,655.5 1,573.1 1,626.1
Indiana............
642.1
661.5
624.2
658.1

576.8
112.9
97.6
816.7
406.7

575.8
112.9
100.7
820.0
404.8

568.9
107.5
93.9
789.6
393.6

569.2
109.7
97.7
790.5
389.6

Iowa...............
Kansas.............
Kentucky...........
Louisiana..........
Maine..............

362.9
301.9
404.5
493.7
146.0

237.1
242.5
290.6
362.2
96.6

236.5
245.7
296.0
363.2
97.5

231.8
229.6
281.2
358.2
92.5

232.1
234.7
286.1
359.0
92.8

Maryland...........
702.9
725.2
670.5
709.4
Massachusetts...... 1,050.7 1,083.6 1,012.7 1,053.8

428.8
405.8

427.9
410.5

417.6
397.2

419.2
401.1

353.9
292.7
399.5
472.7
146.2

368.6
305.6
415.0
494.8
150.4

346.9
287.1
388.1
467.4
142.0

44.8

44.3

43.6

44.2

Michigan........... 1,145.6 1,178.0 1,122.0 1,163.9
Minnesota..........
659.3
679.3
645.6
662.0
Mississippi........
236.5
253.1
234.6
247.9

667.3
384.8
215.0

665.0
392.5
223.5

639.1
381.0
216.8

639.5
386.1
222.8

Missouri...........
Montana............
Nebraska...........
Nevada.............
New Hampshire......

406.0
77.9
153.0
100.5
81.4

413.4
78.2
153.7
105.9
83.6

394.5
75.7
149.1
98.4
75.9

400.9
78.1
150.6
103.3
79.2

691.3
97.9
215.8
347.3
155.6

713.7
101.7
223.5
371.9
163.3

671.1
96.4
211.8
345.8
152.8

691.4
99.3
220.4
373.7
161.3

New Jersey......... 1,090.0 1,133.9 1,062.9 1,114.8
574.4
574.2
560.2
563.2
New Mexico.........
188.3
194.2
188.0
193.7
170.6
175.7
165.5
170.0
New York........... 2,591.3 2,663.2 2,506.2 2,587.7 1,408.8 1,390.7 1,378.2 1,362.5
North Carolina.....
781.9
851.6
757.0
832.8
569.5
585.2
559.4
582.8
North Dakota.......
82.0
85.9
81.0
85.0
72.2
72.7
70.4
70.6
Ohio............... 1,392.6 1,427.4 1,352.7 1,390.5
Oklahoma...........
351.8
373.6
347.0
369.1
Oregon.............
374.1
393.6
365.5
384.7
Pennsylvania....... 1,633.5 1,682.2 1,570.2 1,641.9
Rhode Island.......
145.6
148.1
139.9
143.7

770.2
276.1
247.5
736.6
62.8

771.8
278.8
252.7
739.9
63.5

747.0
269.9
243.3
702.5
61.6

749.5
272.0
249.6
716.5
63.0

South Carolina.....
361.8
374.8
350.7
364.1
302.5
307.7
294.5
300.2
South Dakota.......
87.6
89.9
85.7
88.3
71.9
71.5
71.0
71.5
Tennessee..........
656.2
663.0
628.0
650.0
384.8
390.3
378.5
383.7
Texas.............. 2,167.7 2,255.2 2,125.5 2,217.0 1,474.5 1,483.4 1,443.6 1,461.2
Utah...............
244.5
265.1
242.7
261.1
165.8
169.4
165.4
169.2
Vermont............
Virginia...........
Washington.........
West Virginia......
Wisconsin..........
Wyoming............

82.0
887.1
633.8
188.8
640.0
45.2

83.2
927.5
658.7
194.3
668.5
45.4

81.9
862.1
621.4
184.6
626.6
43.8

83.5
914.5
648.6
191.5
653.9
44.7

47.6
603.3
451.0
138.8
386.9
59.2

48.2
609.7
458.2
141.0
392.7
60.1

45.0
591.9
446.2
134.7
379.7
58.8

44.8
603.5
455.0
137.2
380.8
59.7

Puerto Rico........

181.7

185.7

174.3

179.3

303.0

313.4

301.6

309.6

1 Includes mining, not shown separately.
2 Mining is combined with construction.
p = preliminary.
NOTE:
Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Data have been adjusted to
reflect March 1996 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.
Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark month are provisional and will be
revised when new information becomes available.
Table 5. Unemployment rates by state and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted

December

January

State and area
1996

1996

1997p

United States...................................

5.0

6.3

5.9

Alabama.....................................................
Birmingham................................................
Huntsville................................................
Mobile....................................................
Montgomery................................................
Tuscaloosa................................................

3.8
2.4
2.3
3.6
3.2
2.4

5.8
3.6
3.9
5.9
4.3
3.9

4.4
2.7
2.9
4.4
3.6
3.0

Alaska......................................................
Anchorage.................................................

8.4
5.3

9.8
6.4

9.4
6.1

Arizona.....................................................
Phoenix-Mesa..............................................
Tucson....................................................

5.0
3.4
3.5

4.9
3.5
3.5

4.9
3.5
3.5

Arkansas....................................................
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers............................
Fort Smith(1).............................................
Little Rock-North Little Rock.............................
Pine Bluff................................................

5.3
2.8
5.2
3.8
7.7

5.8
3.0
6.1
3.9
7.4

6.0
3.7
5.7
4.0
7.9

California..................................................
Bakersfield...............................................
Fresno....................................................
Los Angeles-Long Beach....................................
Modesto...................................................
Oakland...................................................
Orange County.............................................
Riverside-San Bernardino..................................
Sacramento................................................
Salinas...................................................
San Diego.................................................
San Francisco.............................................
San Jose..................................................
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc..........................
Santa Rosa................................................
Stockton-Lodi.............................................

6.3
12.2
13.1
7.0
13.1
3.9
3.1
6.3
5.0
13.7
4.1
2.9
3.0
5.5
3.6
11.1

8.2
14.9
16.1
8.6
16.6
5.5
4.7
8.2
6.9
19.2
6.1
4.6
4.0
7.4
5.4
13.9

7.3
14.4
16.2
7.7
15.6
4.8
3.7
7.4
6.1
18.4
4.8
3.5
3.5
6.8
4.5
13.3

Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa....................................
Ventura...................................................

6.5
6.4

8.3
7.6

7.5
6.9

Colorado....................................................
Colorado Springs..........................................
Boulder-Longmont..........................................
Denver....................................................

3.6
3.9
3.2
3.2

4.7
4.8
4.1
4.2

4.1
4.4
3.4
3.7

Connecticut.................................................
Bridgeport................................................
Danbury...................................................
Hartford..................................................
New Haven-Meriden.........................................
New London-Norwich........................................
Stamford-Norwalk..........................................
Waterbury.................................................

5.5
6.6
3.6
5.8
5.5
6.0
3.5
6.2

6.7
7.8
4.6
7.3
6.7
6.5
4.3
7.8

5.9
6.8
3.8
6.3
5.9
6.2
3.6
6.8

Delaware....................................................
Dover.....................................................
Wilmington-Newark(1)......................................

4.8
4.4
5.5

5.8
5.5
7.1

5.6
5.8
6.0

District of Columbia........................................
Washington(1).............................................

7.9
3.4

8.9
4.2

8.1
3.6

Florida.....................................................
Daytona Beach.............................................
Fort Lauderdale...........................................
Fort Myers-Cape Coral.....................................
Gainesville...............................................
Jacksonville..............................................
Lakeland-Winter Haven.....................................
Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay.............................
Miami.....................................................
Orlando...................................................
Pensacola.................................................
Sarasota-Bradenton........................................
Tallahassee...............................................
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater...........................
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton................................
Georgia.....................................................
Albany....................................................
Athens....................................................
Atlanta...................................................
Augusta-Aiken(1)..........................................
Columbus(1)...............................................
Macon.....................................................

4.5
3.9
4.6
3.1
2.6
3.3
5.3
4.6
6.8
3.2
3.7
2.7
2.8
3.4
5.6
4.4
5.3
2.8
3.7
5.9
4.6
4.3

5.7
5.2
5.8
4.5
3.1
4.0
6.3
6.8
7.8
4.6
5.2
4.0
3.6
4.8
6.7
4.5
5.6
3.0
3.7
6.4
5.5
4.7

5.1
4.4
5.1
3.5
3.1
4.1
5.9
5.3
7.8
3.7
4.6
3.1
3.4
3.8
6.2
4.4
5.7
2.7
3.6
6.0
4.5
4.1

Savannah..................................................

4.6

4.5

4.8

Hawaii......................................................
Honolulu..................................................

5.7
4.7

6.3
5.1

5.8
4.7

Idaho.......................................................
Boise City................................................

5.8
4.0

6.5
4.8

6.5
4.9

Illinois....................................................
Bloomington-Normal........................................
Champaign-Urbana..........................................
Chicago...................................................
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island(1)...........................
Decatur...................................................
Kankakee..................................................
Peoria-Pekin..............................................
Rockford..................................................
Springfield...............................................

5.0
2.5
2.9
4.8
4.3
7.8
5.8
5.2
4.5
4.2

6.1
4.2
3.6
5.6
5.3
8.4
7.0
7.1
7.2
5.2

5.7
3.6
3.7
5.2
5.0
8.0
7.0
6.0
7.1
5.2

Indiana.....................................................
Bloomington...............................................
Elkhart-Goshen............................................
Evansville-Henderson(1)...................................
Fort Wayne................................................
Gary......................................................
Indianapolis..............................................
Kokomo....................................................
Lafayette.................................................
Muncie....................................................
South Bend................................................
Terre Haute...............................................

3.5
2.0
4.1
3.8
2.8
4.1
2.6
3.1
2.4
3.9
3.3
5.6

5.2
3.6
5.1
5.2
4.4
6.3
4.0
4.5
3.4
5.5
4.8
7.7

3.5
2.5
3.3
4.5
2.8
3.9
2.6
3.1
2.6
4.1
3.2
5.9

Iowa........................................................
Cedar Rapids..............................................
Des Moines................................................
Dubuque...................................................
Iowa City.................................................
Sioux City(1).............................................
Waterloo-Cedar Falls......................................

3.8
2.9
3.1
4.9
2.7
3.5
4.4

4.4
3.3
2.9
6.8
2.9
4.3
5.1

4.4
3.4
3.4
5.7
3.0
3.8
4.9

Kansas......................................................
Lawrence..................................................
Topeka....................................................
Wichita...................................................

4.2
4.3
5.5
3.7

5.0
5.2
5.6
4.7

4.6
5.1
6.0
4.0

Kentucky....................................................

5.4

6.6

6.3

Lexington.................................................
Louisville(1).............................................
Owensboro.................................................

2.5
4.2
5.1

3.0
4.6
6.7

2.8
4.2
6.5

Louisiana...................................................
Alexandria................................................
Baton Rouge...............................................
Houma.....................................................
Lafayette.................................................
Lake Charles..............................................
Monroe....................................................
New Orleans...............................................
Shreveport-Bossier City...................................

6.1
6.4
5.0
3.7
5.0
6.6
6.1
5.6
6.7

7.9
7.5
6.7
6.3
7.5
6.4
7.1
7.4
7.8

6.8
7.2
5.5
4.6
5.9
7.0
7.1
5.9
7.4

Maine.......................................................
Lewiston-Auburn...........................................
Portland..................................................

4.5
4.4
2.1

6.5
6.2
3.6

5.6
5.5
2.6

Maryland....................................................
Baltimore.................................................

4.2
4.6

5.9
6.3

4.8
5.2

Massachusetts...............................................
Barnstable-Yarmouth.......................................
Boston(1).................................................
Massachusetts--Continued
Brockton..................................................
Fitchburg-Leominster......................................
Lawrence(1)...............................................
Lowell(1).................................................
New Bedford...............................................
Pittsfield................................................
Springfield...............................................
Worcester(1)..............................................

3.5
5.7
2.9

5.6
9.2
4.6

4.8
8.4
3.8

4.0
4.2
5.0
3.4
7.1
4.8
3.6
3.1

6.7
6.9
5.7
5.1
12.3
6.8
6.2
5.0

5.7
5.5
5.8
4.5
10.3
6.6
5.1
4.2

Michigan....................................................
Ann Arbor.................................................
Benton Harbor.............................................
Detroit...................................................
Flint.....................................................
Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland.............................
Jackson...................................................
Kalamazoo-Battle Creek....................................
Lansing-East Lansing......................................
Saginaw-Bay City-Midland..................................

4.3
2.6
5.2
3.8
5.1
3.4
4.3
3.8
3.0
4.3

5.7
3.4
6.4
5.1
6.5
4.5
5.3
5.0
4.0
6.1

5.5
3.6
6.6
4.9
6.4
4.5
5.5
4.9
3.9
6.0

Minnesota...................................................

3.7

4.6

4.2

Duluth-Superior(1)........................................
Minneapolis-St.Paul(1)....................................
Rochester.................................................
St. Cloud.................................................

4.8
2.6
2.4
4.7

6.6
3.4
3.5
6.3

5.8
3.0
3.0
6.3

Mississippi.................................................
Jackson...................................................

4.8
2.5

6.9
4.0

5.9
3.4

Missouri....................................................
Kansas City(1)............................................
St. Louis LMA(1)..........................................
Springfield...............................................

4.7
3.9
4.3
3.8

5.1
4.2
4.9
3.8

5.0
3.9
4.5
4.1

Montana.....................................................

5.2

6.9

5.9

Nebraska....................................................
Lincoln...................................................
Omaha(1)..................................................

2.7
2.2
2.8

3.5
2.9
3.3

3.1
2.3
3.2

Nevada......................................................
Las Vegas(1)..............................................
Reno......................................................

5.2
5.3
4.8

5.8
5.6
5.6

5.1
4.7
5.5

New Hampshire...............................................
Manchester................................................
Nashua....................................................
Portsmouth-Rochester(1)...................................

3.7
3.2
3.3
3.2

4.6
3.9
4.4
4.7

3.7
3.3
3.3
3.6

New Jersey..................................................
Atlantic-Cape May.........................................
Bergen-Passaic............................................
Jersey City...............................................
Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon..............................
Monmouth-Ocean............................................
Newark....................................................
Trenton...................................................
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton..............................

5.7
10.3
5.8
8.6
4.0
5.3
5.5
5.1
10.1

7.0
12.6
7.0
9.8
5.1
6.7
6.7
6.5
11.9

6.5
12.2
6.4
9.3
4.4
6.4
6.1
5.8
11.4

New Mexico..................................................
Albuquerque...............................................
Las Cruces................................................
Santa Fe..................................................

7.7
5.0
9.6
4.8

8.0
4.8
11.3
5.2

7.1
4.4
10.0
4.5

New York....................................................
Albany-Schenectady-Troy...................................
Binghamton................................................

5.9
3.8
4.0

6.9
5.6
5.7

6.9
4.8
5.0

Buffalo-Niagara Falls.....................................
Dutchess County...........................................
Elmira....................................................
Glens Falls...............................................
Nassau-Suffolk............................................
New York..................................................
New York City.............................................
Newburgh(1)...............................................
Rochester.................................................
New York--Continued
Syracuse..................................................
Utica-Rome................................................

4.5
3.5
3.6
6.5
3.3
7.9
8.8
3.6
3.5

6.0
5.0
4.9
8.3
5.2
8.2
8.9
5.5
4.7

5.8
4.6
4.6
8.0
4.0
8.9
9.9
4.6
4.4

4.3
4.7

6.1
6.9

5.5
6.1

North Carolina..............................................
Asheville.................................................
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill(1)...........................
Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point.......................
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill................................

3.8
2.9
3.3
2.8
2.0

5.4
5.2
4.1
4.5
3.0

4.4
4.0
3.5
3.2
2.3

North Dakota................................................
Bismarck..................................................
Fargo-Moorhead(1).........................................
Grand Forks(1)............................................

3.4
3.6
2.4
3.1

3.8
3.8
3.2
3.8

3.9
4.1
2.9
3.6

Ohio........................................................
Akron.....................................................
Canton-Massillon..........................................
Cincinnati(1).............................................
Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria...................................
Columbus..................................................
Dayton-Springfield........................................
Hamilton-Middletown.......................................
Lima......................................................
Mansfield.................................................
Steubenville-Weirton......................................
Toledo....................................................
Youngstown-Warren.........................................

4.8
4.8
5.1
3.7
5.4
2.9
4.2
3.6
5.8
5.9
7.0
4.5
6.0

5.9
5.5
6.4
5.2
6.1
3.6
4.9
5.1
7.0
6.7
7.0
6.0
7.1

5.9
5.9
6.4
4.6
6.0
3.6
5.2
4.6
7.3
6.8
7.7
5.8
7.3

Oklahoma....................................................
Enid......................................................
Lawton....................................................
Oklahoma City.............................................
Tulsa.....................................................

3.8
2.9
4.8
3.0
3.0

5.1
4.1
5.3
4.9
3.9

4.5
3.4
5.4
3.5
3.7

Oregon......................................................
Eugene-Springfield........................................

6.2
6.0

6.4
6.5

6.5
6.3

Medford-Ashland...........................................
Portland-Vancouver(1).....................................
Salem.....................................................

8.1
4.4
6.2

9.4
4.4
6.7

9.3
4.5
6.5

Pennsylvania................................................
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton................................
Altoona...................................................
Erie......................................................
Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle...............................
Johnstown.................................................
Lancaster.................................................
Philadelphia(1)...........................................
Pittsburgh................................................
Reading...................................................
Scranton-Wilkes-Barre-Hazelton............................
Sharon....................................................
State College.............................................
Williamsport..............................................
York......................................................

4.3
4.2
4.8
4.8
2.5
7.0
2.4
4.4
4.1
3.3
6.1
4.1
2.7
5.7
3.3

6.8
7.6
7.6
6.7
4.8
10.0
5.1
6.1
6.3
6.2
9.4
5.2
4.1
8.9
5.6

5.3
5.4
6.1
6.1
3.2
8.6
2.9
5.0
5.2
4.2
7.9
5.2
3.7
6.8
4.1

Rhode Island................................................
Providence-Fall River-Warwick(1)..........................

4.6
4.8

6.9
7.6

5.8
6.3

South Carolina..............................................
Charleston-North Charleston...............................
Columbia..................................................
Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson...........................

5.5
4.8
3.4
3.9

5.9
4.9
3.4
4.2

5.8
5.2
3.4
3.9

South Dakota................................................
Rapid City................................................
Sioux Falls...............................................

3.3
3.4
2.1

3.9
4.0
2.7

3.8
3.9
2.5

Tennessee...................................................
Chattanooga(1)............................................
Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol(1).........................
Knoxville.................................................
Memphis(1)................................................
Nashville.................................................

4.3
3.8
3.9
3.6
3.6
2.8

6.4
5.5
6.9
5.8
4.9
3.6

5.7
4.7
5.3
5.5
4.4
3.4

Texas.......................................................
Abilene...................................................
Texas--Contiuned
Amarillo..................................................
Austin-San Marcos.........................................
Beaumont-Port Arthur......................................
Brazoria..................................................

4.9
3.6

6.5
5.9

5.9
4.3

3.7
2.9
7.8
6.6

4.3
3.1
10.3
7.3

4.4
3.4
8.7
8.0

Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito..........................
Bryan-College Station.....................................
Corpus Christi............................................
Dallas....................................................
El Paso...................................................
Fort Worth-Arlington......................................
Galveston-Texas City......................................
Houston...................................................
Killeen-Temple............................................
Laredo....................................................
Longview-Marshall.........................................
Lubbock...................................................
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission..................................
Odessa-Midland............................................
San Angelo................................................
San Antonio...............................................
Sherman-Denison...........................................
Texarkana(1)..............................................
Tyler.....................................................
Victoria..................................................
Waco......................................................
Wichita Falls.............................................

11.0
2.1
7.6
3.4
10.4
3.2
8.0
4.7
4.3
10.6
6.6
3.0
17.7
4.6
2.9
3.5
3.9
7.0
5.5
4.4
3.7
3.8

13.6
2.8
9.5
4.9
12.1
4.8
8.3
5.8
5.7
16.1
8.7
4.5
23.5
6.4
4.5
4.8
7.2
8.0
6.5
6.2
5.0
4.7

12.6
2.5
8.8
3.9
11.8
4.0
8.8
5.5
5.2
12.2
7.9
3.8
20.9
5.8
3.6
4.2
4.7
8.0
6.4
5.8
4.4
4.4

Utah........................................................
Provo-Orem................................................
Salt Lake City-Odgen......................................

2.9
2.4
2.7

3.5
2.7
3.1

3.3
2.9
2.9

Vermont.....................................................
Burlington................................................

4.2
2.9

5.7
3.8

5.0
3.4

Virginia....................................................
Charlottesville...........................................
Danville..................................................
Lynchburg.................................................
Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News(1)....................
Richmond-Petersburg.......................................
Roanoke...................................................

4.0
2.5
6.0
3.5
4.6
3.6
2.6

5.3
3.8
11.0
5.3
5.0
3.6
4.0

4.5
2.5
7.1
4.2
4.9
3.8
3.2

Washington..................................................
Spokane...................................................
Tacoma....................................................
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett..................................

6.4
5.9
5.6
4.4

7.5
7.0
6.7
5.6

6.2
6.1
5.4
4.1

West Virginia...............................................
Charleston................................................
Huntington-Ashland(1).....................................

7.5
5.0
6.9

9.4
6.9
8.2

8.3
5.8
7.8

Parkersburg-Marietta(1)...................................
Wheeling(1)...............................................

6.0
5.3

7.1
7.6

7.0
7.2

Wisconsin...................................................
Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah...................................
Eau Claire................................................
Green Bay.................................................
Janesville-Beloit.........................................
Kenosha...................................................
La Crosse(1)..............................................
Madison...................................................
Milwaukee-Waukesha........................................
Racine....................................................
Sheboygan.................................................
Wausau....................................................

3.0
2.3
3.6
2.5
3.3
2.8
2.7
1.4
2.8
3.4
2.1
3.0

4.4
3.5
5.1
3.6
4.7
4.0
4.4
2.2
3.6
4.7
3.1
6.4

4.3
3.3
5.0
3.5
5.2
3.9
3.9
2.0
3.6
4.7
2.8
5.2

Wyoming.....................................................
Casper....................................................

5.1
6.1

6.0
7.4

5.8
6.1

Puerto Rico.................................................
Caguas....................................................
Mayaguez..................................................
Ponce.....................................................
San Juan-Bayamon..........................................

10.1
8.9
11.5
14.4
8.0

13.9
13.1
16.9
18.2
11.0

12.6
11.2
15.7
17.8
9.8

1 Includes interstate portion of area located in adjacent state.
p = preliminary, except for the national figures.
Not available.
NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Data for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household
survey similar to the Current Population Survey. Data have been revised to incorporate updated 1990
census-based population controls and revised inputs to the regression models.