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Internet address: http://stats.bls.gov/newsrels.htm Technical information: USDL 00-117 Employment (202)691-6559 Unemployment 691-6392 For release: 10:00 A.M. EDT Media contact: 691-5902 Friday, April 21, 2000 REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: MARCH 2000 Regional and state unemployment rates remained generally stable in March. All four regions posted little or no change over the month, and 40 states and the District of Columbia recorded shifts of 0.3 percentage point or less, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The national jobless rate was unchanged at 4.1 percent. Nonfarm employment increased in 46 states. Regional Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted) The Midwest continued to have the lowest regional unemployment rate, 3.3 percent in March, while the West again had the highest rate, 4.5 percent. The Northeast region had the lowest jobless rate in its series, 3.7 percent. (Virtually all regional and state series begin in 1978.) Compared with a year earlier, jobless rates were down by 0.7 percentage point in the Northeast, 0.6 point in the West, and 0.3 point in both the Midwest and South. (See table 1.) Among the nine geographic divisions, New England posted the lowest unemployment rate in March, 2.5 percent, followed by the West North Central division, 2.7 percent. The West North Central had consistently recorded the lowest division rate since November 1989. The Pacific division registered the highest jobless rate in March, 4.8 percent. Over the month, unemployment rates showed little or no change in all divisions but New England, where the rate dropped by 0.5 percentage point. Four divisions east of the Mississippi reported new series lows--the East South Central, Middle Atlantic, New England, and South Atlantic. New England also experienced the largest over-the-year rate decrease (-0.8 percentage point), followed by the Middle Atlantic and Pacific divisions (-0.7 point each). No division recorded an over-the-year rate increase. State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted) Unemployment rates in 34 states were below the U.S. average, while rates in 15 states and the District of Columbia were above it. The states with the lowest jobless rates were Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Dakota (2.1 percent each). Eleven additional states recorded rates below 3.0 percent. Four of these were in the West North Central division, and three were in New England. The highest unemployment rates among the states were in Alaska (6.0 percent), Mississippi (5.5 percent), and New Mexico (5.4 percent). The District of Columbia's rate was 5.7 percent. Louisiana and West Virginia were the only other states with rates over 5.0 percent. Nine states registered the lowest rates in their series--Arizona, Idaho, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, and West Virginia. (See table 3 and chart 1.) Unemployment rates were lower over the month in 27 states, higher in 12 states and the District of Columbia, and unchanged in 11 states. Massachusetts recorded the largest over-the-month decrease (-0.7 percentage point), followed by West Virginia (-0.6 point) and New Hampshire (-0.5 point). No state had a rate increase greater than 0.4 percentage point. - 2 Over the year, unemployment rates were down in 41 states and the District of Columbia, up in 6 states, and unchanged in 3 states. West Virginia posted the largest rate decline from a year ago (-1.8 percentage points), followed by Idaho (-1.5 points). Eight additional states had decreases of at least one percentage point, and 22 other states reported declines of one-half point or more. Of the six states with higher rates over the year, none had increases larger than 0.3 percentage point. Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted) Total nonfarm employment increased in 46 states in March and declined in 4 states and the District of Columbia. The largest employment increases were in Texas (45,000), Florida (25,500), and Georgia (23,200). Montana had the largest percentage increase (0.9 percent), followed by Washington (0.8 percent) and West Virginia, Tennessee, and Idaho (0.7 percent each). The largest employment declines occurred in Oregon (-5,500) and the District of Columbia (-1,400). The largest percentage declines were in Oregon (-0.3 percent) and the District of Columbia (-0.2 percent). (See table 5.) Employment increased in all 50 states and the District of Columbia over the year. 21 states had gains of 2.0 percent or greater, led by Arizona (4.6 percent), Nevada and Florida (4.3 percent each), and Idaho (4.2 percent). The largest employment increases over the year were in California (412,600), Florida (290,600), and Texas (225,600). (See chart 2.) Over the year, employment continued to grow in most industry divisions. Job gains were particularly strong in services, where every state and the District of Columbia had increases. Construction and trade also remained strong, with 47 states and the District of Columbia posting employment increases. Manufacturing continued to remain the weakest industry division, with 32 states reporting over-the-year employment losses. ______________________________ The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for March 2000 is scheduled to be issued on May 3. The Regional and State Employment and Unemployment release for April 2000 is scheduled to be issued on May 19. 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 labormanagement 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 AngelesLong 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 $35.00 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 (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 Mar. 1999 Jan. 2000 Feb. 2000 Mar. 2000p Northeast............... 26,107.9 26,416.3 26,417.1 26,364.9 Mar. 1999 Jan. 2000 Feb. 2000 1,161.6 1,051.0 1,059.0 Percent of labor force Mar. 2000p 980.9 Mar. 1999 Jan. 2000 Feb. 2000 Mar. 2000p 4.4 4.0 4.0 3.7 New England........... 7,111.5 7,226.5 7,232.8 7,200.1 Middle Atlantic....... 18,996.4 19,189.8 19,184.3 19,164.9 236.9 924.7 207.3 843.7 213.9 845.1 183.1 797.8 3.3 4.9 2.9 4.4 3.0 4.4 2.5 4.2 South................... 48,087.5 49,142.0 49,249.5 49,295.6 2,028.2 1,887.6 1,919.5 1,916.1 4.2 3.8 3.9 3.9 South Atlantic........ 24,859.8 25,501.4 25,560.9 25,605.8 East South Central.... 8,165.4 8,313.7 8,334.0 8,328.5 West South Central.... 15,062.3 15,327.0 15,354.6 15,361.3 952.9 376.8 698.6 893.7 348.3 645.6 894.8 355.6 669.1 883.2 339.7 693.1 3.8 4.6 4.6 3.5 4.2 4.2 3.5 4.3 4.4 3.4 4.1 4.5 Midwest................. 33,232.4 33,888.9 33,906.6 33,881.2 1,199.4 1,097.8 1,131.5 1,123.7 3.6 3.2 3.3 3.3 East North Central.... 23,110.2 23,506.5 23,516.3 23,475.2 West North Central.... 10,122.2 10,382.4 10,390.3 10,406.0 885.9 313.5 835.8 262.0 856.4 275.1 843.0 280.7 3.8 3.1 3.6 2.5 3.6 2.6 3.6 2.7 West.................... 31,018.1 31,607.8 31,641.1 31,673.7 1,592.8 1,407.8 1,397.5 1,422.9 5.1 4.5 4.4 4.5 Mountain.............. 8,773.7 9,014.4 9,020.2 9,034.1 Pacific............... 22,244.4 22,593.3 22,620.9 22,639.5 375.4 1,217.4 335.2 1,072.7 337.6 1,059.9 330.0 1,092.9 4.3 5.5 3.7 4.7 3.7 4.7 3.7 4.8 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. LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATA Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by census regions and divisions, not seasonally adjusted1 (Numbers in thousands) Unemployed Civilian labor force Census region and division Number Percent of labor force February 1999 2000 March 1999 February 2000p March February March 1999 2000 1999 2000p 1999 2000 1999 2000p Northeast............... 25,897.7 26,205.1 25,982.9 26,239.4 1,298.1 1,189.4 1,257.1 1,075.3 5.0 4.5 4.8 4.1 New England........... 7,029.2 7,152.3 7,070.6 7,158.6 Middle Atlantic....... 18,868.6 19,052.8 18,912.3 19,080.9 277.5 1,020.6 252.5 936.9 266.5 990.6 212.0 863.3 3.9 5.4 3.5 4.9 3.8 5.2 3.0 4.5 South................... 47,532.9 48,722.2 47,760.8 48,958.8 2,094.2 1,983.4 1,966.0 1,852.5 4.4 4.1 4.1 3.8 South Atlantic........ 24,580.5 25,294.3 24,690.3 25,432.8 East South Central.... 8,062.3 8,240.0 8,106.9 8,269.7 West South Central.... 14,890.1 15,187.9 14,963.6 15,256.3 979.8 389.4 725.1 926.4 372.6 684.5 919.5 372.2 674.3 849.9 335.0 667.6 4.0 4.8 4.9 3.7 4.5 4.5 3.7 4.6 4.5 3.3 4.1 4.4 Midwest................. 32,805.8 33,490.0 32,940.2 33,579.3 1,368.0 1,286.9 1,304.3 1,225.5 4.2 3.8 4.0 3.6 East North Central.... 22,807.8 23,228.1 22,911.9 23,270.3 West North Central.... 9,998.0 10,261.9 10,028.3 10,308.9 1,014.1 353.9 973.7 313.2 962.6 341.7 918.9 306.5 4.4 3.5 4.2 3.1 4.2 3.4 3.9 3.0 West.................... 30,756.7 31,424.5 30,838.6 31,491.8 1,732.9 1,523.9 1,636.6 1,465.7 5.6 4.8 5.3 4.7 Mountain.............. 8,662.0 8,916.0 8,684.9 8,943.4 Pacific............... 22,094.8 22,508.5 22,153.7 22,548.3 383.0 1,349.9 343.6 1,180.4 373.6 1,263.0 327.8 1,138.0 4.4 6.1 3.9 5.2 4.3 5.7 3.7 5.0 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 Mar. 1999 Jan. 2000 Feb. 2000 Mar. 2000p Mar. 1999 Jan. 2000 Feb. 2000 Alabama................ Alaska................. Arizona................ Arkansas............... California............. Los Angeles-Long Beach............. Colorado............... Connecticut............ Delaware............... District of Columbia... Florida................ 2,132.5 314.5 2,335.7 1,207.1 16,508.6 2,197.8 318.9 2,401.2 1,256.7 16,794.2 2,199.9 319.2 2,398.6 1,259.0 16,805.4 2,186.6 320.1 2,398.3 1,261.9 16,809.5 101.2 20.6 104.9 55.5 907.5 108.1 18.9 98.7 54.9 800.3 101.6 18.5 94.7 58.8 778.6 4,629.3 2,244.3 1,689.9 387.2 279.1 7,290.6 4,758.3 2,313.5 1,706.7 397.0 279.9 7,540.4 4,721.3 2,312.1 1,707.8 397.8 280.8 7,547.8 4,676.9 2,318.4 1,707.5 400.6 279.9 7,562.1 279.3 66.8 56.6 13.9 18.6 286.8 268.5 59.2 38.0 12.2 16.7 280.0 Georgia................ Hawaii................. Idaho.................. Illinois............... Indiana................ Iowa................... Kansas................. Kentucky............... Louisiana.............. Maine.................. 4,060.3 592.4 652.7 6,346.2 3,066.2 1,567.0 1,427.1 1,960.7 2,052.1 663.3 4,118.5 602.5 661.9 6,420.2 3,116.3 1,583.9 1,451.9 1,981.2 2,044.1 692.1 4,144.7 601.3 663.1 6,434.1 3,122.5 1,586.9 1,451.2 1,991.5 2,041.0 695.3 4,144.7 603.8 667.3 6,419.7 3,110.2 1,585.2 1,450.3 1,988.9 2,053.7 696.1 170.9 35.4 36.3 261.0 90.6 42.1 41.9 91.8 113.2 28.1 Maryland............... Massachusetts.......... Michigan............... Minnesota.............. Mississippi............ Missouri............... Montana................ Nebraska............... Nevada................. New Hampshire.......... 2,742.5 3,263.7 5,146.2 2,676.4 1,256.7 2,816.0 472.8 900.4 927.8 659.6 2,828.8 3,299.7 5,101.0 2,747.0 1,305.3 2,918.9 478.4 937.5 961.6 681.7 2,822.1 3,304.4 5,070.8 2,748.7 1,313.6 2,916.2 477.9 942.5 964.9 683.4 2,822.3 3,273.2 5,076.7 2,753.6 1,313.6 2,931.4 480.4 940.5 965.6 678.6 New Jersey............. New Mexico............. New York............... 4,184.8 803.0 8,846.0 4,223.7 833.2 8,971.9 4,233.9 835.2 8,962.5 4,224.7 836.6 8,980.1 Mar. 2000p Mar. 1999 Jan. 2000 Feb. Mar. 2000 2000p 91.4 19.3 93.4 59.8 822.5 4.7 6.6 4.5 4.6 5.5 4.9 5.9 4.1 4.4 4.8 4.6 5.8 3.9 4.7 4.6 4.2 6.0 3.9 4.7 4.9 266.1 64.9 41.9 13.7 15.5 282.6 250.5 63.5 39.9 12.6 16.0 282.5 6.0 3.0 3.3 3.6 6.7 3.9 5.6 2.6 2.2 3.1 6.0 3.7 5.6 2.8 2.5 3.5 5.5 3.7 5.4 2.7 2.3 3.2 5.7 3.7 148.5 29.4 28.9 261.6 93.8 37.6 44.4 74.7 95.4 24.3 141.6 28.4 29.2 277.6 99.9 35.1 47.5 82.9 97.5 23.6 141.2 28.3 27.1 280.6 100.1 33.1 46.6 76.4 106.4 24.6 4.2 6.0 5.6 4.1 3.0 2.7 2.9 4.7 5.5 4.2 3.6 4.9 4.4 4.1 3.0 2.4 3.1 3.8 4.7 3.5 3.4 4.7 4.4 4.3 3.2 2.2 3.3 4.2 4.8 3.4 3.4 4.7 4.1 4.4 3.2 2.1 3.2 3.8 5.2 3.5 103.6 101.7 203.0 76.4 64.9 101.2 25.5 26.9 39.6 19.5 86.7 98.7 163.4 69.5 67.0 67.8 23.4 22.2 38.9 17.7 83.8 102.5 138.8 71.7 73.4 75.6 23.0 25.0 35.5 17.5 84.6 77.4 144.2 74.6 72.6 85.9 22.8 22.3 36.3 14.3 3.8 3.1 3.9 2.9 5.2 3.6 5.4 3.0 4.3 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.2 2.5 5.1 2.3 4.9 2.4 4.1 2.6 3.0 3.1 2.7 2.6 5.6 2.6 4.8 2.7 3.7 2.6 3.0 2.4 2.8 2.7 5.5 2.9 4.8 2.4 3.8 2.1 196.1 45.2 461.0 166.6 44.4 437.9 173.9 45.8 420.6 155.8 45.0 408.9 4.7 5.6 5.2 3.9 5.3 4.9 4.1 5.5 4.7 3.7 5.4 4.6 New York City........ North Carolina......... North Dakota........... Ohio................... Oklahoma............... Oregon................. Pennsylvania........... Rhode Island........... 3,439.4 3,854.4 336.6 5,689.6 1,640.4 1,755.3 5,965.7 500.6 3,431.8 3,914.0 340.9 5,869.1 1,653.7 1,802.2 5,994.2 504.9 3,442.2 3,930.1 341.5 5,886.4 1,653.2 1,813.8 5,987.9 502.0 3,475.8 3,953.5 341.2 5,861.9 1,649.4 1,817.7 5,960.0 505.1 227.5 121.2 12.4 241.4 61.6 105.4 267.5 20.2 210.2 125.7 10.9 234.2 45.7 84.8 239.2 19.2 198.8 132.3 10.5 255.1 47.9 88.6 250.6 18.9 210.8 132.7 9.7 226.3 50.7 85.2 233.1 18.8 6.6 3.1 3.7 4.2 3.8 6.0 4.5 4.0 6.1 3.2 3.2 4.0 2.8 4.7 4.0 3.8 5.8 3.4 3.1 4.3 2.9 4.9 4.2 3.8 6.1 3.4 2.9 3.9 3.1 4.7 3.9 3.7 South Carolina......... South Dakota........... Tennessee.............. Texas.................. Utah................... Vermont................ Virginia............... Washington............. West Virginia.......... Wisconsin.............. Wyoming................ 1,948.6 398.7 2,815.4 10,162.7 1,075.8 334.3 3,478.3 3,073.5 818.8 2,862.0 261.6 1,986.0 402.2 2,829.4 10,372.5 1,102.5 341.3 3,628.5 3,075.6 808.3 3,000.0 262.2 1,984.0 403.3 2,829.0 10,401.3 1,106.6 339.9 3,642.4 3,081.1 811.2 3,002.5 262.0 1,984.2 403.9 2,839.5 10,396.2 1,106.6 339.6 3,648.7 3,088.4 809.8 3,006.7 261.1 85.7 12.4 118.9 468.3 44.0 10.7 95.6 148.6 56.4 90.0 13.1 85.7 9.6 98.5 449.5 30.9 9.3 93.0 139.4 45.1 82.8 10.7 81.3 9.5 97.7 464.8 33.6 9.5 98.0 145.8 45.9 85.0 10.9 73.6 8.6 99.4 476.2 31.4 8.1 98.6 137.6 41.3 91.7 10.3 4.4 3.1 4.2 4.6 4.1 3.2 2.7 4.8 6.9 3.1 5.0 4.3 2.4 3.5 4.3 2.8 2.7 2.6 4.5 5.6 2.8 4.1 4.1 2.4 3.5 4.5 3.0 2.8 2.7 4.7 5.7 2.8 4.2 3.7 2.1 3.5 4.6 2.8 2.4 2.7 4.5 5.1 3.1 4.0 Puerto Rico............ 1,318.3 1,305.9 1,307.3 1,321.0 167.9 146.7 134.8 137.5 12.7 11.2 10.3 10.4 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 February March February Percent of labor force March February March 1999 2000 1999 2000p 1999 2000 1999 Alabama................ Alaska................. Arizona................ Arkansas............... California............. Los Angeles-Long Beach............. Colorado............... Connecticut............ Delaware............... District of Columbia... Florida................ 2,117.6 311.5 2,306.2 1,188.3 16,394.0 2,185.4 314.0 2,374.7 1,240.4 16,731.4 2,118.7 309.0 2,316.5 1,200.6 16,458.0 2,172.7 314.2 2,379.1 1,255.7 16,759.3 100.9 26.8 93.6 63.1 989.1 104.3 23.5 84.7 64.5 855.2 89.7 23.3 92.6 57.6 930.5 4,603.0 2,202.5 1,666.6 386.8 276.2 7,194.9 4,702.9 2,271.7 1,683.8 397.4 278.7 7,458.8 4,623.6 2,213.0 1,681.0 387.3 278.0 7,240.9 4,672.1 2,286.5 1,698.1 400.5 278.9 7,513.2 288.8 65.4 65.5 16.1 20.3 272.2 270.3 62.6 51.2 16.1 16.5 266.2 Georgia................ Hawaii................. Idaho.................. Illinois............... Indiana................ Iowa................... Kansas................. Kentucky............... Louisiana.............. Maine.................. 4,041.5 589.9 645.5 6,262.2 3,028.8 1,554.7 1,412.9 1,924.5 2,027.1 649.5 4,122.0 599.3 655.4 6,363.7 3,079.2 1,572.7 1,438.1 1,957.0 2,010.2 682.4 4,049.8 590.0 645.8 6,297.7 3,041.2 1,559.1 1,420.1 1,936.0 2,038.3 656.7 4,132.8 601.4 660.3 6,370.0 3,085.2 1,575.2 1,443.5 1,963.7 2,039.4 688.8 171.7 35.0 44.8 285.7 105.6 52.4 46.7 101.4 114.5 35.2 Maryland............... Massachusetts.......... Michigan............... Minnesota.............. Mississippi............ Missouri............... Montana................ Nebraska............... Nevada................. New Hampshire.......... 2,709.2 3,230.8 5,084.3 2,635.8 1,246.2 2,785.5 468.3 891.8 922.1 652.8 2,789.0 3,270.0 5,026.5 2,707.6 1,307.4 2,886.3 474.1 932.1 960.6 677.4 2,714.7 3,246.3 5,117.1 2,646.4 1,255.9 2,788.9 470.0 892.1 918.4 656.0 2,794.3 3,256.4 5,050.2 2,723.1 1,312.7 2,903.9 477.6 932.1 956.1 675.0 New Jersey............. New Mexico............. New York............... New York City........ North Carolina......... North Dakota........... Ohio................... 4,142.7 799.9 8,833.3 3,466.2 3,798.2 328.9 5,596.7 4,203.0 829.5 8,927.0 3,447.6 3,884.5 332.1 5,794.9 4,166.4 801.9 8,821.4 3,453.1 3,819.3 329.5 5,625.3 4,206.0 835.5 8,955.3 3,489.0 3,917.9 333.6 5,791.9 2000p 1999 2000 1999 2000p 79.9 21.8 81.1 62.1 845.5 4.8 8.6 4.1 5.3 6.0 4.8 7.5 3.6 5.2 5.1 4.2 7.5 4.0 4.8 5.7 3.7 6.9 3.4 4.9 5.0 273.3 65.9 59.0 14.7 18.3 266.5 244.4 62.3 42.2 13.4 15.7 262.8 6.3 3.0 3.9 4.2 7.3 3.8 5.7 2.8 3.0 4.1 5.9 3.6 5.9 3.0 3.5 3.8 6.6 3.7 5.2 2.7 2.5 3.3 5.6 3.5 142.9 27.6 37.8 299.6 111.2 43.5 51.3 92.1 94.2 30.8 170.8 33.5 43.0 266.8 99.9 51.8 43.6 94.2 105.8 34.3 141.3 26.5 33.9 286.3 109.3 40.8 48.2 78.4 98.7 30.7 4.2 5.9 6.9 4.6 3.5 3.4 3.3 5.3 5.6 5.4 3.5 4.6 5.8 4.7 3.6 2.8 3.6 4.7 4.7 4.5 4.2 5.7 6.7 4.2 3.3 3.3 3.1 4.9 5.2 5.2 3.4 4.4 5.1 4.5 3.5 2.6 3.3 4.0 4.8 4.5 117.9 112.1 238.8 88.3 60.2 108.7 31.7 29.7 40.1 22.9 97.6 113.0 173.3 83.1 71.8 84.1 28.5 28.2 36.1 20.3 103.0 117.0 230.6 85.8 66.8 103.4 29.8 27.8 37.6 22.1 83.7 92.6 172.0 83.9 74.6 88.1 27.1 23.3 34.2 16.9 4.4 3.5 4.7 3.3 4.8 3.9 6.8 3.3 4.4 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.1 5.5 2.9 6.0 3.0 3.8 3.0 3.8 3.6 4.5 3.2 5.3 3.7 6.3 3.1 4.1 3.4 3.0 2.8 3.4 3.1 5.7 3.0 5.7 2.5 3.6 2.5 198.2 44.5 526.7 261.8 135.0 13.6 268.1 183.4 44.1 473.5 213.2 147.5 11.4 281.9 204.5 45.2 496.3 238.9 119.9 14.6 256.5 163.8 45.1 443.8 221.8 131.5 11.5 240.9 4.8 5.6 6.0 7.6 3.6 4.1 4.8 4.4 5.3 5.3 6.2 3.8 3.4 4.9 4.9 5.6 5.6 6.9 3.1 4.4 4.6 3.9 5.4 5.0 6.4 3.4 3.4 4.2 Oklahoma............... Oregon................. Pennsylvania........... Rhode Island........... 1,626.0 1,740.1 5,892.6 496.7 1,639.8 1,796.8 5,922.8 500.0 1,636.6 1,747.1 5,924.5 495.7 1,645.4 1,809.5 5,919.6 500.3 70.5 123.5 295.7 27.3 55.4 105.8 280.0 24.7 62.3 119.1 289.9 21.8 51.5 98.8 255.7 20.4 4.3 7.1 5.0 5.5 3.4 5.9 4.7 4.9 3.8 6.8 4.9 4.4 3.1 5.5 4.3 4.1 South Carolina......... South Dakota........... Tennessee.............. Texas.................. Utah................... Vermont................ Virginia............... Washington............. West Virginia.......... Wisconsin.............. Wyoming................ 1,933.0 388.3 2,774.0 10,048.7 1,059.8 332.8 3,439.2 3,059.3 801.5 2,835.8 257.7 1,962.5 393.0 2,790.2 10,297.6 1,091.4 338.7 3,602.0 3,067.0 799.5 2,963.9 258.5 1,938.3 392.2 2,796.4 10,088.1 1,058.8 334.9 3,451.5 3,049.5 810.6 2,830.5 260.4 1,973.7 397.4 2,820.6 10,315.7 1,088.5 339.9 3,619.8 3,064.0 801.7 2,973.1 259.9 91.4 14.6 126.9 476.9 46.4 14.5 95.2 175.6 59.9 115.8 16.5 86.3 11.6 104.4 470.4 35.7 12.6 100.1 168.2 53.2 107.7 14.1 74.8 14.6 121.6 448.5 44.3 12.2 88.5 156.6 63.1 108.8 15.2 62.4 10.8 102.2 455.3 31.6 9.2 91.0 145.4 48.2 110.5 12.5 4.7 3.8 4.6 4.7 4.4 4.4 2.8 5.7 7.5 4.1 6.4 4.4 3.0 3.7 4.6 3.3 3.7 2.8 5.5 6.7 3.6 5.4 3.9 3.7 4.3 4.4 4.2 3.6 2.6 5.1 7.8 3.8 5.9 3.2 2.7 3.6 4.4 2.9 2.7 2.5 4.7 6.0 3.7 4.8 Puerto Rico............ 1,319.7 1,308.6 1,322.1 1,325.4 165.2 136.9 167.6 137.3 12.5 10.5 12.7 10.4 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 Alabama............ Alaska............. Arizona............ Arkansas........... California......... Mar. 1999 Jan. 2000 Feb. 2000 Mar. 2000p Mar. 1999 Jan. 2000 Feb. 2000 1,916.0 276.0 2,128.5 1,136.6 13855.5 1,941.7 280.1 2,214.7 1,158.2 14211.5 1,946.9 278.7 2,222.5 1,162.3 14252.5 1,947.9 279.8 2,226.6 1,163.4 14268.1 103.5 13.9 151.9 50.6 663.1 107.1 14.3 157.5 53.0 713.3 107.9 14.6 159.5 53.4 720.1 Mar. 2000p Mar. 1999 Jan. 2000 Feb. 2000 Mar. 2000p 108.8 370.2 365.6 366.2 366.7 14.9 13.6 13.3 11.6 11.9 157.3 210.9 212.7 213.5 213.8 53.5 252.1 252.8 254.7 254.0 713.2 1,923.9 1,921.3 1,921.9 1,920.8 Colorado........... 2,106.9 2,171.4 2,182.1 2,189.9 Connecticut........ 1,665.1 1,685.3 1,686.8 1,692.6 Delaware........... 410.1 415.8 419.6 421.2 District of Columbia........ 614.9 620.7 621.2 619.8 Florida............ 6,795.9 7,032.2 7,061.0 7,086.5 142.7 60.9 24.5 157.4 63.6 24.8 162.9 63.3 24.8 163.3 64.1 24.9 204.2 271.6 60.2 203.0 265.4 58.3 203.8 266.6 59.7 203.9 265.9 59.7 8.8 363.4 9.4 373.4 9.3 376.0 9.2 378.2 11.9 491.1 12.2 487.0 12.1 487.0 12.0 488.6 Georgia............ 3,838.3 3,971.5 3,974.1 3,997.3 Hawaii(2).......... 529.5 535.9 537.2 539.6 Idaho.............. 532.9 546.2 551.5 555.2 Illinois........... 5,943.4 5,948.2 5,985.5 6,001.1 Indiana............ 2,951.8 2,986.3 2,986.4 2,988.1 195.6 21.4 34.0 251.1 148.0 200.2 22.3 36.1 253.0 146.7 200.8 22.8 37.3 255.0 149.5 203.3 23.8 37.7 262.9 152.0 599.4 16.3 76.1 958.3 686.2 605.3 16.5 76.9 950.7 694.1 605.0 16.8 77.2 952.6 692.0 605.8 16.7 77.5 952.1 691.6 Iowa............... Kansas............. Kentucky........... Louisiana.......... Maine.............. 1,464.4 1,324.7 1,781.4 1,896.0 582.7 1,477.3 1,340.0 1,822.5 1,899.2 593.1 1,481.2 1,339.6 1,825.9 1,905.1 597.7 1,485.2 1,343.1 1,827.9 1,909.7 599.0 65.6 64.3 85.8 130.4 27.6 66.1 68.6 90.6 126.8 29.7 67.8 67.9 88.7 130.2 30.8 68.6 69.5 89.6 129.8 30.7 262.0 215.7 320.4 189.3 86.7 259.8 211.7 322.8 186.7 86.2 260.9 211.6 322.8 186.7 86.4 261.1 211.4 322.4 186.9 86.0 Maryland........... Massachusetts...... Michigan........... Minnesota.......... Mississippi........ 2,367.5 3,214.2 4,515.5 2,592.1 1,148.9 2,427.5 3,270.6 4,547.6 2,637.6 1,159.4 2,424.6 3,273.9 4,548.0 2,648.2 1,158.9 2,433.9 3,275.1 4,554.1 2,649.2 1,159.9 148.6 117.1 187.4 110.2 56.4 159.3 125.5 194.3 120.2 56.3 157.7 124.6 192.0 119.6 55.8 158.8 126.1 192.3 120.1 55.2 176.7 434.9 981.3 439.1 245.6 178.6 430.8 969.0 440.8 243.0 177.3 431.1 969.1 440.7 243.9 177.4 430.4 965.8 440.2 244.0 Missouri........... 2,711.5 2,752.9 2,738.4 2,746.1 Montana............ 379.9 385.7 386.2 389.8 Nebraska........... 886.6 894.8 893.5 895.1 Nevada............. 970.6 1,007.9 1,008.7 1,012.4 New Hampshire...... 601.4 612.8 612.4 612.2 133.6 19.8 42.6 92.6 24.3 145.3 19.9 44.9 91.6 26.1 140.5 20.3 43.8 91.6 26.3 142.9 20.9 44.5 91.8 26.2 413.4 24.5 118.6 42.2 106.8 407.5 24.5 117.0 43.0 105.7 404.9 24.6 116.9 42.9 105.3 402.1 24.8 117.5 43.0 104.7 New Jersey......... 3,846.4 3,902.5 3,902.0 3,912.3 New Mexico......... 726.2 732.0 737.2 740.5 New York........... 8,399.6 8,556.6 8,566.2 8,578.7 North Carolina..... 3,853.4 3,906.2 3,896.6 3,912.3 North Dakota....... 321.2 r325.2 324.4 325.0 137.4 43.3 302.3 222.1 15.8 142.7 43.9 328.2 227.0 19.0 141.8 44.1 326.9 226.3 17.3 141.7 44.5 326.2 227.9 17.5 468.9 42.7 896.0 810.7 24.0 465.3 41.6 891.4 791.7 24.0 463.8 41.9 889.8 791.9 24.0 463.2 42.1 887.7 791.9 24.0 Ohio............... Oklahoma........... Oregon............. Pennsylvania....... Rhode Island....... 5,595.0 1,482.1 1,587.2 5,626.0 468.6 237.8 57.4 82.4 235.1 17.2 239.2 58.7 83.2 248.1 17.7 241.1 59.7 85.5 243.8 17.7 240.7 1,090.1 1,084.1 1,083.0 1,082.7 59.7 183.7 183.2 183.7 183.9 84.3 242.4 242.3 243.3 242.3 244.5 933.3 931.1 928.0 930.5 18.1 75.2 74.1 74.1 74.2 South Carolina..... 1,819.4 1,854.3 1,862.2 1,866.1 South Dakota....... 369.7 378.3 378.8 380.8 Tennessee.......... 2,666.0 2,693.5 2,697.8 2,716.7 112.3 16.7 122.6 117.2 17.6 124.3 118.1 17.9 126.6 118.1 18.5 126.9 5,529.6 1,456.0 1,566.4 5,566.4 461.8 5,585.6 1,472.2 1,586.1 5,625.2 466.1 5,593.0 1,480.5 1,592.7 5,608.8 468.8 347.8 49.8 507.7 343.6 50.2 507.9 343.6 50.0 506.6 343.6 50.3 507.1 Texas.............. 9,125.9 9,279.1 9,306.5 9,351.5 Utah............... 1,041.1 1,060.4 1,065.6 1,067.4 521.9 71.9 539.6 76.8 545.7 77.3 548.0 1,093.7 1,081.6 1,083.8 1,084.6 76.7 131.7 133.0 133.0 132.8 Vermont............ 289.4 294.5 294.6 295.9 Virginia........... 3,390.1 3,451.6 3,458.4 3,461.0 Washington......... 2,635.3 2,668.3 2,658.7 2,678.9 West Virginia...... 724.7 729.1 729.1 734.4 Wisconsin.......... 2,766.1 2,796.5 2,801.0 2,811.1 Wyoming............ 232.2 236.1 236.1 235.8 14.7 196.1 150.3 33.4 121.3 17.5 15.0 202.7 156.7 33.9 123.1 18.2 15.4 203.4 158.3 33.2 124.0 18.7 15.2 203.5 157.8 35.2 126.9 18.5 Transportation and public utilities Mar. 1999 Jan. 2000 Feb. 2000 Alabama............ Alaska............. Arizona............ Arkansas........... California......... 93.8 25.7 102.1 68.7 709.7 95.7 26.7 105.6 70.3 735.5 96.5 26.7 107.1 70.4 738.3 Colorado........... Connecticut........ Delaware........... District of Columbia........ Florida............ 138.2 78.1 16.6 141.8 79.7 17.7 17.7 348.2 Georgia............ Hawaii(2).......... Idaho.............. Illinois........... Indiana............ Iowa............... Kansas............. Kentucky........... Louisiana.......... Mar. 2000p Trade Mar. 1999 48.3 398.9 354.9 83.1 614.3 11.0 48.1 396.6 339.1 82.6 616.3 11.3 48.1 395.8 353.4 82.4 615.1 11.3 Finance, insurance, and real estate Mar. 1999 Jan. 2000 Feb. 2000 96.4 444.8 454.9 454.5 454.1 26.7 57.1 57.9 57.8 57.7 107.1 503.0 521.9 521.6 520.7 70.5 260.9 267.4 268.8 268.0 739.0 3,170.1 3,228.5 3,246.7 3,246.6 90.8 12.8 137.0 45.5 818.3 93.2 12.8 144.2 47.1 829.1 93.6 12.8 144.4 47.0 831.1 93.6 12.9 144.4 47.0 830.3 141.6 79.1 17.8 141.9 79.2 17.8 520.2 363.5 92.5 140.5 139.7 48.7 142.8 141.0 50.3 142.5 141.8 50.8 142.4 141.5 50.8 18.2 355.7 18.2 356.2 18.1 47.6 48.5 48.5 48.4 356.6 1,709.4 1,743.0 1,745.9 1,751.9 31.8 446.7 31.4 458.5 31.6 458.7 31.5 458.8 255.2 (3) 26.6 348.1 147.3 266.5 (3) 27.0 348.0 145.5 264.4 (3) 27.1 348.1 146.8 264.0 948.4 997.1 1,001.4 1,009.4 (3) 131.9 133.3 133.6 134.2 27.5 134.9 137.1 137.9 139.4 347.7 1,341.6 1,338.5 1,348.4 1,346.6 146.8 697.0 706.7 705.9 702.7 201.2 35.2 23.8 405.7 141.9 205.4 34.4 23.4 407.1 143.8 204.9 34.5 23.6 407.8 143.3 205.7 34.6 23.5 408.4 143.4 71.8 76.9 104.7 112.8 73.2 78.6 108.9 112.9 73.1 78.8 108.0 113.6 73.2 78.8 108.4 114.2 85.1 63.2 70.5 85.4 85.3 63.6 71.7 85.1 85.6 63.8 71.9 84.9 85.6 63.9 71.7 85.1 502.0 359.0 89.6 356.0 318.6 423.2 443.3 Jan. 2000 47.7 396.7 369.5 81.7 618.7 11.1 513.7 362.4 91.7 355.5 321.8 432.6 439.9 Feb. 2000 517.3 362.8 92.4 356.8 321.8 434.2 441.6 Mar. 2000p 357.5 321.4 433.0 440.8 Mar. 2000p Maine.............. 24.0 23.8 23.8 Maryland........... Massachusetts...... Michigan........... Minnesota.......... Mississippi........ 110.3 137.8 176.9 130.0 54.8 113.5 139.4 177.1 129.4 56.9 Missouri........... Montana............ Nebraska........... Nevada............. New Hampshire...... 170.8 22.2 57.4 50.6 21.3 New Jersey......... New Mexico......... New York........... North Carolina..... North Dakota....... 149.7 30.9 31.1 31.1 31.1 114.3 139.3 178.1 129.8 56.5 113.3 545.3 558.4 561.0 562.6 139.8 733.1 745.3 743.4 741.3 178.6 1,058.4 1,070.7 1,071.3 1,074.9 129.8 616.0 623.6 628.7 628.4 57.4 251.8 251.6 250.7 249.8 137.4 225.4 205.9 159.9 42.5 141.5 228.5 207.9 161.9 42.7 140.9 229.1 208.1 161.7 42.2 141.1 229.3 206.4 162.0 42.2 170.2 22.7 57.7 53.3 21.5 171.1 22.6 58.0 53.5 21.8 170.9 22.7 58.1 53.7 21.7 645.4 102.5 214.2 208.1 162.9 165.5 17.4 60.6 43.8 32.1 166.7 17.7 61.1 44.6 32.7 167.3 17.7 61.3 44.6 32.9 166.9 17.8 61.7 44.7 32.9 263.1 34.7 416.7 174.8 18.4 265.4 35.6 419.9 178.3 18.7 265.5 35.8 420.9 178.0 18.4 265.3 899.8 918.0 917.8 922.9 35.8 170.8 170.9 172.5 172.5 421.4 1,697.9 1,727.2 1,731.3 1,734.3 179.1 872.9 884.3 879.5 882.5 18.3 80.6 79.3 81.4 80.9 254.7 33.1 747.0 186.4 16.2 259.9 33.2 754.8 187.1 16.4 260.1 33.1 754.3 187.7 16.1 260.6 33.2 754.0 188.2 16.3 Ohio............... Oklahoma........... Oregon............. Pennsylvania....... Rhode Island....... 244.2 81.7 77.4 291.7 16.0 245.7 81.7 78.5 298.7 15.7 246.8 81.7 78.7 297.0 15.8 246.7 1,332.3 1,335.6 1,340.4 1,342.2 82.0 335.8 340.4 342.6 343.5 79.5 386.8 390.2 391.7 388.6 296.3 1,244.7 1,265.4 1,257.6 1,258.3 15.7 102.1 105.8 106.6 105.9 304.6 72.5 96.0 324.3 29.5 311.3 74.4 94.4 324.7 29.7 312.1 74.4 94.6 325.1 29.7 313.2 74.7 94.5 325.7 29.5 South Carolina..... South Dakota....... Tennessee.......... Texas.............. Utah............... 86.9 16.8 171.0 559.0 58.9 88.9 16.9 171.6 574.4 59.4 89.2 17.0 170.7 575.2 59.4 89.7 436.3 447.7 449.5 450.3 17.0 89.7 92.1 92.4 92.2 170.7 628.3 630.0 635.2 637.4 576.8 2,163.8 2,209.5 2,218.8 2,232.7 59.8 246.6 251.4 251.8 252.5 80.9 24.0 130.9 514.7 56.6 82.5 25.4 131.4 528.7 56.9 82.7 25.5 131.0 530.5 56.9 82.6 25.6 130.7 533.0 57.1 Vermont............ Virginia........... Washington......... West Virginia...... Wisconsin.......... Wyoming............ 12.2 175.6 138.6 38.1 130.0 14.3 12.7 184.1 140.6 38.4 130.0 14.2 12.5 185.1 140.1 38.0 130.2 14.1 12.5 185.2 140.1 38.1 131.0 14.0 12.5 182.9 137.6 30.0 145.2 8.0 12.5 185.7 138.1 29.5 149.0 8.1 12.4 185.8 138.6 29.6 149.3 8.1 12.6 186.0 138.6 29.6 149.4 8.0 Services 24.0 145.5 638.2 101.1 214.9 196.2 159.0 66.4 744.8 634.7 162.9 623.4 53.5 149.0 646.5 102.0 213.9 207.1 162.6 68.1 752.4 647.1 163.2 638.0 54.7 149.8 646.4 102.1 213.7 207.1 162.4 67.9 752.7 648.3 163.8 636.3 54.2 Government 67.6 753.7 649.1 163.8 638.7 53.6 Mar. 1999 Jan. 2000 Feb. 2000 Mar. 2000p Mar. 1999 Jan. 2000 Feb. 2000 Mar. 2000p Alabama............ 452.2 463.5 465.2 463.2 350.4 352.4 353.7 355.7 Alaska............. 69.2 72.0 71.7 72.0 73.4 73.5 73.7 74.1 Arizona............ 662.5 704.8 709.7 713.8 348.5 358.1 356.8 359.5 Arkansas........... 268.9 274.9 275.4 277.1 186.8 189.5 189.4 190.1 California......... 4,323.2 4,484.8 4,490.7 4,499.4 2,223.1 2,275.1 2,280.1 2,295.3 Colorado........... 639.7 669.4 668.2 668.0 Connecticut........ 521.7 533.2 533.7 537.2 Delaware........... 115.6 118.1 118.0 118.3 District of Columbia........ 274.2 279.2 279.5 278.1 Florida............ 2,467.8 2,636.7 2,652.7 2,663.3 326.1 233.3 54.8 330.3 239.1 54.8 332.9 238.7 56.0 337.4 240.4 57.1 222.8 963.1 221.7 971.8 221.9 978.3 222.4 982.9 Georgia............ 1,042.2 1,096.7 1,095.6 1,101.3 Hawaii(2).......... 173.2 175.6 175.7 175.8 Idaho.............. 130.3 136.8 139.0 140.5 Illinois........... 1,806.8 1,814.1 1,835.0 1,846.9 Indiana............ 723.1 735.1 737.1 737.6 588.3 110.9 104.5 821.1 401.5 592.4 112.9 106.3 826.1 408.3 594.1 112.8 106.9 827.8 405.7 599.9 113.6 106.6 825.5 408.0 Iowa............... Kansas............. Kentucky........... Louisiana.......... Maine.............. 394.1 347.8 472.9 532.4 178.6 239.0 239.6 300.4 369.4 95.9 242.3 242.6 304.7 369.5 97.0 242.1 242.7 305.0 371.3 97.7 243.0 243.8 308.8 373.9 98.8 Maryland........... 805.7 831.4 831.3 832.9 Massachusetts...... 1,147.8 1,178.0 1,181.7 1,185.1 Michigan........... 1,235.6 1,250.6 1,249.7 1,251.7 Minnesota.......... 743.8 768.8 768.2 769.7 Mississippi........ 266.1 274.1 274.1 273.9 442.1 416.7 662.7 385.5 226.5 443.3 421.7 671.3 385.6 229.3 440.6 423.3 673.0 392.2 230.2 446.3 421.7 677.9 391.6 231.8 Missouri........... Montana............ Nebraska........... Nevada............. New Hampshire...... 418.4 79.1 150.7 117.1 80.9 428.1 78.9 154.2 118.4 83.5 424.3 78.5 154.2 119.3 83.4 426.3 80.2 155.0 119.9 83.5 382.8 340.0 454.5 516.5 172.0 766.5 110.8 240.6 415.5 176.6 393.0 346.6 469.6 532.1 176.2 783.2 115.8 244.8 438.5 180.4 392.7 346.5 474.1 530.4 178.0 778.6 116.2 244.3 438.2 180.0 786.2 116.7 242.8 439.9 179.9 New Jersey......... 1,250.8 1,273.8 1,275.5 1,280.0 569.6 575.2 575.4 576.3 New Mexico......... 208.8 212.1 214.1 215.3 179.2 181.3 182.1 183.6 New York........... 2,896.8 2,985.8 2,990.9 2,996.5 1,438.4 1,444.8 1,447.5 1,454.0 North Carolina..... 979.0 1,022.7 1,018.5 1,021.2 603.4 611.1 610.7 617.5 North Dakota....... 90.9 92.3 91.4 91.5 72.0 72.1 72.4 73.0 Ohio............... 1,539.0 1,572.7 1,575.1 1,573.5 Oklahoma........... 413.9 421.2 425.0 424.6 Oregon............. 420.5 435.4 435.3 434.4 Pennsylvania....... 1,809.0 1,817.4 1,817.7 1,824.3 Rhode Island....... 158.1 159.4 161.1 161.5 768.4 281.6 259.1 707.7 63.5 784.3 285.2 260.3 719.7 63.5 781.8 285.9 261.8 720.0 63.7 783.2 285.9 261.8 726.8 63.5 South Carolina..... 440.0 452.7 457.3 456.8 313.3 319.8 319.9 323.1 South Dakota....... 100.1 103.1 103.4 102.8 71.3 71.9 71.5 73.3 Tennessee.......... 711.3 733.0 729.4 726.0 389.8 391.1 394.0 413.7 Texas.............. 2,582.9 2,637.8 2,641.4 2,654.7 1,539.2 1,563.0 1,567.4 1,577.2 Utah............... 288.9 295.2 297.4 298.6 178.8 179.9 182.0 182.1 Vermont............ 87.9 90.1 90.4 90.6 Virginia........... 1,075.0 1,102.6 1,109.2 1,108.1 Washington......... 729.8 750.3 753.4 755.7 West Virginia...... 215.7 220.2 221.2 222.5 Wisconsin.......... 728.3 740.4 742.4 744.1 Wyoming............ 53.4 54.8 53.9 54.3 47.3 608.6 471.3 141.0 396.4 58.8 47.4 615.2 477.2 140.0 398.8 59.4 47.3 615.7 477.6 139.6 399.6 60.2 48.7 618.9 480.9 141.7 403.2 60.3 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. p = preliminary. r = revised. NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Data have been adjusted to reflect March 1999 benchmark levels (with the exception of data for New Jersey) 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 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) State February Construction March February March Manufacturing February March 1999 2000 1999 2000p 1999 2000 1999 1,895.4 261.6 2,128.7 1,121.9 13697.4 1,937.3 265.5 2,227.8 1,148.9 14143.3 1,910.7 266.0 2,143.7 1,131.9 13819.6 1,948.4 269.2 2,243.8 1,159.0 14226.1 100.6 10.2 147.8 47.2 624.6 104.8 11.0 156.6 49.9 683.3 102.6 11.0 148.9 48.8 639.4 107.1 369.6 365.6 369.4 366.5 11.5 13.6 12.0 14.2 12.2 155.6 209.5 212.9 209.8 213.2 51.4 250.8 254.1 250.8 253.6 687.7 1,902.5 1,905.8 1,913.0 1,910.6 Colorado........... 2,090.4 2,175.3 2,099.4 2,187.3 Connecticut........ 1,640.0 1,663.8 1,651.7 1,675.7 Delaware........... 398.4 410.7 404.4 416.0 District of Columbia........ 610.6 617.1 613.0 618.4 Florida............ 6,807.9 7,088.3 6,863.8 7,147.4 133.1 54.6 22.3 155.8 56.4 22.5 136.4 55.6 22.9 158.4 58.1 23.5 203.7 271.1 59.6 203.3 265.8 59.5 203.1 271.4 60.0 203.1 266.1 59.5 8.4 359.0 9.1 372.8 8.6 363.2 9.2 376.6 11.9 491.4 12.0 488.0 11.9 491.2 11.9 489.0 Georgia............ 3,793.2 3,943.7 3,822.1 3,983.5 Hawaii(2).......... 528.6 539.1 532.8 543.5 Idaho.............. 517.3 541.6 523.3 547.8 Illinois........... 5,821.4 5,883.9 5,873.5 5,937.9 Indiana............ 2,903.2 2,952.2 2,929.3 2,970.8 189.4 20.9 28.8 216.5 132.7 195.7 22.6 33.0 222.4 133.6 192.5 20.9 30.2 223.7 136.8 200.0 23.5 34.5 232.3 138.4 595.3 16.1 74.9 955.7 684.5 604.7 16.7 76.7 949.2 690.4 597.5 16.2 74.8 955.9 685.2 605.1 16.7 76.5 950.4 689.5 Iowa............... Kansas............. Kentucky........... Louisiana.......... Maine.............. 1,430.4 1,308.3 1,749.8 1,881.4 562.0 1,451.7 1,329.4 1,795.2 1,894.3 577.7 1,445.4 1,318.7 1,764.2 1,890.4 565.7 1,467.5 1,339.7 1,811.1 1,904.6 581.5 53.2 58.7 77.9 129.3 22.7 55.2 63.2 80.7 128.2 25.9 55.7 60.5 79.9 130.1 23.4 58.1 64.9 83.4 129.4 26.2 259.1 215.6 319.3 186.8 85.7 258.4 211.0 321.6 184.5 85.5 260.1 215.2 319.7 186.7 86.1 259.5 211.3 321.3 184.7 85.5 Maryland........... Massachusetts...... Michigan........... Minnesota.......... Mississippi........ 2,324.3 3,156.8 4,446.2 2,533.8 1,132.3 2,387.8 3,224.1 4,496.3 2,596.3 1,151.4 2,346.4 3,176.2 4,474.5 2,550.4 1,143.4 2,413.5 3,237.1 4,515.6 2,606.8 1,155.4 139.5 102.4 162.5 88.8 54.0 148.4 110.1 168.5 98.4 53.8 141.8 104.7 165.9 92.0 55.2 152.1 113.7 170.6 100.3 53.7 175.7 434.4 977.6 433.7 244.1 176.3 429.3 967.3 435.4 243.0 175.7 433.6 979.6 435.0 244.5 176.8 429.3 963.7 435.1 242.8 Missouri........... 2,665.3 2,702.8 2,692.0 2,728.4 Montana............ 366.7 378.1 371.6 383.0 Nebraska........... 873.2 883.9 877.6 887.5 Nevada............. 950.4 999.5 965.8 1,006.1 New Hampshire...... 590.0 605.2 592.4 604.7 123.8 15.6 37.8 89.5 21.3 132.4 16.7 40.1 88.2 23.6 127.1 16.7 38.5 90.0 21.6 134.7 17.4 40.4 89.1 23.8 412.5 24.0 118.6 41.7 107.2 404.7 24.3 116.8 42.7 105.7 413.3 23.8 118.6 42.1 107.2 402.3 24.1 117.3 42.9 105.3 New Jersey......... 3,782.2 3,843.2 3,808.3 3,874.6 New Mexico......... 716.4 730.3 722.5 737.4 New York........... 8,277.5 8,429.5 8,329.6 8,503.8 North Carolina..... 3,808.4 3,876.4 3,836.1 3,904.9 123.5 40.9 269.7 213.5 127.9 41.9 287.4 220.6 127.5 41.9 273.6 216.9 132.0 42.9 295.3 224.0 467.0 41.8 888.1 810.1 460.5 41.2 880.7 790.0 466.8 42.0 889.8 808.2 461.2 41.2 882.5 789.0 Alabama............ Alaska............. Arizona............ Arkansas........... California......... 2000p 1999 2000 1999 2000p North Dakota....... 315.1 319.3 315.7 320.6 12.1 13.4 12.2 Ohio............... Oklahoma........... Oregon............. Pennsylvania....... Rhode Island....... 5,433.3 1,444.6 1,537.8 5,480.4 450.0 5,499.4 1,470.4 1,573.3 5,534.0 460.0 5,469.2 1,452.8 1,550.9 5,519.7 453.4 5,534.2 1,479.1 1,577.1 5,574.8 461.9 210.2 55.5 76.0 208.1 14.6 211.4 57.7 79.9 217.7 15.7 215.9 56.3 77.6 213.0 15.0 216.8 1,087.9 1,080.4 1,087.7 1,079.8 58.7 183.3 183.5 183.4 183.6 79.7 238.1 238.4 238.4 238.4 224.5 927.3 923.0 929.0 926.0 16.5 75.4 73.8 75.0 74.0 South Carolina..... South Dakota....... Tennessee.......... Texas.............. Utah............... 1,797.0 359.5 2,627.6 9,032.4 1,025.8 1,839.6 372.1 2,668.7 9,253.4 1,052.6 1,815.6 361.9 2,654.9 9,097.3 1,035.5 1,860.1 375.1 2,705.1 9,319.0 1,059.9 110.1 13.6 115.3 511.0 65.1 116.2 15.2 118.9 539.2 70.1 111.3 14.1 117.8 518.6 67.3 117.7 346.7 342.9 345.7 342.5 16.0 49.5 49.7 49.3 49.9 121.4 507.0 507.4 509.4 507.4 544.5 1,090.4 1,079.2 1,090.8 1,080.3 71.4 130.9 132.2 131.2 132.4 Vermont............ 288.8 295.0 289.1 296.4 Virginia........... 3,338.2 3,418.3 3,367.6 3,442.6 Washington......... 2,585.4 2,614.9 2,610.1 2,653.3 West Virginia...... 707.3 715.5 714.2 724.6 Wisconsin.......... 2,699.6 2,745.1 2,718.2 2,764.3 Wyoming............ 220.9 225.1 224.1 226.2 12.0 187.3 138.2 29.1 101.6 14.1 12.9 194.8 146.9 28.4 105.9 15.0 12.0 189.2 142.1 29.0 105.1 14.9 12.9 197.8 149.6 30.3 109.1 15.4 47.1 395.5 365.5 80.8 612.2 10.7 47.5 396.0 333.7 82.0 610.1 11.0 47.1 395.0 365.0 81.2 613.1 10.7 47.4 394.8 349.2 81.7 609.9 10.8 65.3 70.1 66.8 69.8 143.5 141.5 143.3 139.7 Puerto Rico........ 991.1 988.8 1,000.0 986.6 Transportation and public utilities February March 1999 2000 1999 Alabama............ Alaska............. Arizona............ Arkansas........... California......... 92.4 23.8 100.6 67.8 699.3 96.2 24.8 106.0 69.4 729.4 92.9 24.0 101.2 67.8 703.9 Colorado........... Connecticut........ 137.6 77.5 141.3 78.8 138.3 77.6 Trade February 2000p 13.6 1999 23.6 23.6 23.7 Finance, insurance, and real estate March 1999 96.0 433.7 447.6 439.9 451.2 25.1 52.6 53.3 53.4 54.1 106.8 501.9 522.7 505.5 525.1 69.7 253.9 261.4 258.3 265.4 731.6 3,116.9 3,204.1 3,133.9 3,210.8 89.9 12.3 136.1 45.0 815.9 93.2 12.4 144.4 46.5 827.8 90.6 12.4 136.7 45.3 819.2 93.3 12.6 144.7 46.9 829.5 141.3 79.0 140.4 139.0 142.6 140.5 140.5 139.4 142.6 140.8 496.3 352.8 2000p March 2000 513.1 354.0 1999 February 1999 495.4 350.1 2000 23.6 515.7 356.0 2000p Delaware........... District of Columbia........ Florida............ 16.6 17.7 16.6 17.7 347.3 17.9 356.3 Georgia............ Hawaii(2).......... Idaho.............. Illinois........... Indiana............ 251.2 40.5 25.9 343.7 144.5 Iowa............... Kansas............. Kentucky........... Louisiana.......... Maine.............. 17.7 84.6 89.4 48.6 50.4 48.7 50.6 17.7 348.4 17.9 46.2 47.2 46.3 47.6 357.5 1,708.2 1,749.9 1,724.2 1,767.8 31.9 444.7 31.5 457.3 32.0 447.6 31.5 459.3 262.0 41.0 27.0 345.0 144.7 253.2 40.6 26.0 345.3 145.8 262.4 929.5 984.4 939.8 998.9 40.9 130.3 133.6 131.6 134.1 27.2 130.1 135.1 132.0 136.7 346.3 1,311.2 1,320.8 1,320.7 1,328.5 145.8 675.3 689.7 684.1 693.1 200.2 35.1 23.3 404.1 140.8 203.9 34.4 23.4 404.9 142.3 200.6 35.1 23.4 404.7 140.7 205.1 34.5 23.4 406.4 142.8 70.5 76.7 102.6 111.8 23.4 72.1 78.6 106.4 112.8 23.3 71.0 76.6 102.8 112.0 23.5 72.5 78.6 106.9 113.3 23.5 349.9 318.4 426.5 437.9 139.5 84.0 62.5 69.9 84.9 30.5 84.7 63.4 71.1 84.5 30.8 84.4 62.9 69.8 85.2 30.8 84.9 63.6 71.2 84.9 31.0 Maryland........... Massachusetts...... Michigan........... Minnesota.......... Mississippi........ 108.6 136.0 174.1 128.6 53.9 113.0 138.5 175.7 128.5 56.4 109.3 136.7 174.4 128.7 54.2 112.6 528.1 545.3 534.0 550.3 139.4 708.4 724.3 712.4 722.8 177.0 1,030.1 1,048.2 1,038.7 1,052.9 128.8 597.1 612.2 601.3 614.8 57.1 245.9 246.9 249.4 248.4 136.9 223.6 206.4 158.1 42.2 140.1 227.3 206.2 160.2 42.2 137.1 224.3 205.2 158.5 42.5 140.5 227.9 205.8 160.9 41.9 Missouri........... Montana............ Nebraska........... Nevada............. New Hampshire...... 168.3 21.8 56.8 50.0 20.9 170.6 22.4 57.5 52.9 21.6 169.4 21.9 57.1 50.0 20.9 170.6 22.4 58.1 53.2 21.4 636.8 99.3 211.1 205.9 157.8 164.0 17.2 60.0 43.5 31.9 165.6 17.6 61.2 44.5 32.6 164.6 17.2 60.4 43.7 31.9 165.6 17.6 61.2 44.6 32.8 New Jersey......... New Mexico......... New York........... North Carolina..... North Dakota....... 262.3 34.5 411.8 172.1 18.2 264.7 35.9 416.7 177.3 18.3 262.9 34.7 413.4 172.5 18.2 265.0 877.3 897.3 880.5 903.8 36.1 167.0 168.7 168.0 169.7 418.9 1,651.0 1,684.6 1,660.2 1,696.1 178.4 850.5 867.6 861.9 875.5 18.3 78.7 79.9 78.9 79.7 251.6 32.8 743.3 184.2 16.1 257.8 32.8 746.5 186.2 16.0 252.5 32.9 742.6 184.8 16.1 258.3 32.9 748.0 187.1 16.1 Ohio............... Oklahoma........... Oregon............. Pennsylvania....... Rhode Island....... 239.3 81.1 76.1 289.1 15.6 242.9 81.2 78.1 295.8 15.5 240.4 81.2 76.6 290.3 15.9 243.7 1,299.5 1,308.3 1,310.8 1,319.9 81.3 327.5 337.0 332.2 340.0 79.1 375.0 380.8 377.5 380.8 296.6 1,212.1 1,227.4 1,221.4 1,234.9 15.6 97.5 102.5 97.9 102.1 301.3 71.6 94.8 321.3 29.2 309.6 74.0 93.9 321.8 29.5 302.3 72.0 95.3 322.0 29.3 311.5 74.3 94.1 322.8 29.4 South Carolina..... South Dakota....... Tennessee.......... Texas.............. Utah............... 85.8 16.6 167.9 553.9 58.0 88.4 16.9 169.3 572.9 59.2 86.5 16.6 169.3 555.1 58.3 89.0 424.8 436.9 431.7 443.3 17.0 86.2 89.4 87.1 89.7 170.0 613.9 620.2 621.2 627.7 574.5 2,118.5 2,188.5 2,142.0 2,210.3 59.5 240.9 246.3 242.9 248.4 79.7 23.6 129.6 507.2 56.4 81.6 25.3 130.0 528.0 56.6 80.3 23.8 130.5 511.7 56.6 82.1 25.4 130.3 530.6 56.8 343.6 313.0 411.8 435.3 134.8 618.4 96.9 210.1 190.8 152.8 88.5 346.7 317.7 421.9 435.2 139.1 629.5 98.4 210.8 204.4 158.0 86.2 347.2 314.7 416.0 440.7 135.5 626.8 97.9 210.8 193.3 153.8 Vermont............ Virginia........... Washington......... West Virginia...... Wisconsin.......... Wyoming............ 12.1 172.3 135.8 37.1 126.6 13.9 12.4 183.3 137.7 37.8 128.4 13.8 12.1 173.8 136.8 37.8 127.7 14.1 12.4 184.0 138.4 37.8 130.2 13.8 65.1 723.1 615.0 157.6 601.3 50.2 66.7 734.8 630.9 158.7 615.7 51.2 65.0 731.1 620.7 158.9 607.0 51.0 66.5 740.4 635.3 160.5 621.7 50.9 12.3 181.1 136.3 29.6 144.0 7.8 12.3 184.3 137.6 29.5 148.1 8.0 12.4 181.9 137.0 29.8 144.3 7.9 12.4 185.3 138.0 29.5 148.2 7.9 Puerto Rico........ 28.0 33.3 28.3 33.2 204.5 206.9 204.1 205.9 48.3 49.0 48.2 48.5 Services February 1999 2000 Government March 1999 February 2000p 1999 2000 March 1999 2000p Alabama............ 445.9 462.4 450.0 463.7 353.1 358.2 355.0 361.2 Alaska............. 65.3 68.1 66.4 68.9 73.9 74.5 74.6 75.3 Arizona............ 658.8 707.6 666.7 715.9 361.5 367.7 362.4 372.6 Arkansas........... 264.8 271.8 267.2 275.2 189.4 192.7 190.6 193.7 California......... 4,279.3 4,468.2 4,327.6 4,499.4 2,235.3 2,301.5 2,258.8 2,333.3 Colorado........... 636.8 668.9 639.7 670.0 Connecticut........ 510.8 525.2 515.3 529.1 Delaware........... 112.2 116.2 114.1 117.2 District of Columbia........ 273.8 279.2 275.6 279.8 Florida............ 2,473.1 2,660.7 2,501.2 2,687.3 330.0 236.2 54.4 337.5 242.4 55.8 331.6 238.9 55.8 220.6 978.0 220.1 997.1 220.8 220.4 981.8 1,003.7 Georgia............ 1,023.6 1,085.7 1,036.9 1,096.9 Hawaii(2).......... 172.3 175.7 173.8 176.4 Idaho.............. 126.8 136.2 128.5 138.7 Illinois........... 1,757.2 1,794.6 1,780.2 1,822.9 Indiana............ 707.3 727.5 716.8 734.6 596.0 113.4 105.0 822.9 411.6 599.4 115.1 107.8 836.6 418.2 593.6 114.6 105.9 832.6 413.3 607.2 117.4 108.4 840.5 420.7 Iowa............... Kansas............. Kentucky........... 241.1 242.1 303.1 244.7 245.7 308.8 243.1 246.0 303.8 247.7 250.4 313.1 377.1 333.3 443.5 388.0 343.4 463.7 382.0 336.4 450.3 392.9 346.1 467.7 343.5 245.9 58.0 Louisiana.......... Maine.............. 511.2 165.8 531.3 173.1 373.4 99.0 373.6 100.6 373.3 99.7 376.7 102.6 Maryland........... 787.9 817.2 797.4 825.4 Massachusetts...... 1,129.9 1,165.2 1,140.8 1,175.0 Michigan........... 1,206.8 1,232.2 1,217.4 1,239.2 Minnesota.......... 727.1 754.4 732.7 758.9 Mississippi........ 259.0 271.1 265.0 272.2 446.3 420.9 682.0 393.5 227.8 446.1 428.1 692.1 400.5 232.5 449.8 422.4 686.5 395.2 227.4 454.4 427.7 700.2 401.1 233.7 Missouri........... Montana............ Nebraska........... Nevada............. New Hampshire...... 425.3 79.1 151.9 117.8 83.3 431.0 80.5 154.9 120.7 85.9 428.0 81.0 152.7 119.8 83.7 437.1 83.0 156.4 122.5 86.5 748.1 107.2 236.9 404.6 172.2 529.3 172.4 763.8 113.4 241.4 434.8 177.5 514.7 166.6 757.8 108.4 238.4 414.4 172.9 776.0 114.4 241.8 436.7 176.7 New Jersey......... 1,223.6 1,252.3 1,238.2 1,267.4 575.0 580.8 578.0 584.8 New Mexico......... 205.9 212.6 207.8 214.4 180.1 183.9 182.0 187.0 New York........... 2,861.9 2,952.0 2,888.6 2,984.5 1,448.0 1,457.8 1,457.5 1,474.5 North Carolina..... 956.8 1,005.3 967.6 1,014.1 617.3 625.5 620.1 632.8 North Dakota....... 89.7 90.7 90.0 91.2 73.7 74.2 73.7 74.7 Ohio............... 1,502.0 1,540.4 1,513.3 1,549.9 Oklahoma........... 410.8 420.8 411.7 422.7 Oregon............. 412.0 432.3 418.2 434.0 Pennsylvania....... 1,782.3 1,795.9 1,798.2 1,809.7 Rhode Island....... 153.9 158.4 155.2 159.6 780.3 284.9 264.1 720.4 63.6 794.0 288.7 268.2 733.7 64.5 785.9 286.4 265.6 726.0 64.9 800.0 290.8 269.3 741.3 64.5 South Carolina..... 428.7 446.8 438.2 454.5 319.3 324.9 320.0 329.1 South Dakota....... 96.7 101.3 97.3 101.5 72.1 73.3 72.5 74.5 Tennessee.......... 695.1 718.5 705.3 722.4 394.6 400.2 397.1 421.7 Texas.............. 2,546.8 2,614.3 2,571.8 2,638.6 1,553.1 1,587.5 1,557.0 1,596.4 Utah............... 285.5 295.9 288.5 298.0 181.5 184.6 183.2 185.7 Vermont............ 90.5 93.3 90.5 93.2 Virginia........... 1,055.4 1,092.9 1,067.5 1,101.8 Washington......... 715.6 741.3 725.3 751.2 West Virginia...... 211.7 219.4 213.8 220.5 Wisconsin.......... 708.2 728.3 714.7 732.9 Wyoming............ 49.3 50.1 50.0 50.7 49.2 613.0 475.8 139.5 403.5 59.7 49.5 622.4 483.6 138.9 406.4 60.8 49.5 618.6 479.9 142.3 404.0 60.5 51.1 628.7 488.4 143.5 410.2 61.4 Puerto Rico........ 294.8 276.7 299.3 277.5 205.4 209.8 208.6 210.5 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 1999 benchmark levels (with the exception of data for New Jersey). Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark month are provisional and will be revised when new information becomes available.