Technical information: USDL 96-450 Employment: (202) 606-6559 Unemployment 606-6392 For release 10:00 A.M. EST Media contact: 606-5902 Wednesday, October 30, 1996 STATE AND METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: SEPTEMBER 1996 Unemployment rates for most states showed little movement in September, as 44 states 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 essentially unchanged at 5.2 percent. Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 32 states over the month. State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted) Nebraska's unemployment rate, 2.4 percent in September, was the lowest in the nation for the second consecutive month. North and South Dakota followed at 2.8 and 2.9 percent, respectively. Rates in five other states also were below 4.0 percent in September. The District of Columbia continued to report the highest unemployment rate, 8.6 percent. The next highest rates were in Alaska and West Virginia (both 7.3 percent), New Mexico (7.1 percent), and California (7.0 percent). Louisiana, New Jersey, and Washington were the only other states with rates of 6.0 percent or more. A total of 32 states had jobless rates below the U.S. average of 5.2 percent, and 16 states and the District of Columbia had higher rates. (See table 1 and chart 1.) Unemployment rates declined in 16 states and the District of Columbia, increased in 25 states, and were unchanged in 9 states in September. The greatest decrease over the month occurred in Mississippi, where the rate dropped 1.1 percentage points to 5.1 percent--its lowest rate since the series began in 1978. The District of Columbia, Hawaii, Maine, and Oregon recorded the next largest decreases, ranging from 0.4 to 0.6 percentage point. Though edging down only 0.2 percentage point, Wisconsin's rate achieved its series low at 3.3 percent. The largest increases from August to September were in New Hampshire and West Virginia, where the unemployment rates rose 0.5 and 0.4 percentage point, respectively. - 2 - Compared with September 1995, jobless rates declined in 35 states and the District of Columbia, rose in 10 states, and remained the same in 5 states. The largest over-the-year decreases were recorded in Rhode Island (2.0 percentage points), Alabama (1.8 points), Mississippi (1.4 points), and Massachusetts (1.1 points). Fifteen other states and the District of Columbia registered downward shifts of one-half percentage point or more. In contrast, the only states with over-the-year increases of one-half percentage point or more were South Carolina (0.8 percentage point), Delaware and New Mexico (both 0.7 point), and Arizona (0.6 point). Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted) Nonfarm payroll employment rose in 32 states in September. Alaska reported the largest percentage increase (1.2 percent), followed by Indiana and Wyoming (both 1.0 percent). Florida (38,600) and California (30,500) added the most jobs in the nation. Mississippi reported the largest percentage decline (-0.9 percent) in employment. (See table 3.) Over the year, the largest percentage gains were in the Mountain, West South Central, and Pacific regions. The Middle Atlantic was the only region to have less than 1.0 percent growth over the year. Nevada (6.6 percent), Utah (5.6 percent), and Idaho (5.3 percent) had the largest over- the-year percentage increases. Only the District of Columbia (-2.5 percent), Hawaii (-1.2 percent), and Mississippi (-0.8 percent) experienced over-the-year declines. (See chart 2.) 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 comparison 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.) - 3 - Metropolitan Area Unemployment (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Of the 272 areas for which September data are available, 113 had unemployment rates below 4.0 percent. Twenty-eight areas recorded rates greater than 7.0 percent. The lowest jobless rates were in Madison, Wis. (1.4 percent), and Fargo-Moorehead, N.D.- Minn., and Sioux Falls, S.D. (both 1.8 percent). The areas with the highest rates were McAllen-Edinburg- Mission, Tex. (17.9 percent), El Paso, Tex. (11.7 percent), Bakersfield, Calif. (11.5 percent), and Laredo, Tex. (11.4 percent). Although still ranked among the areas with the highest unemployment rates, Laredo had the greatest over-the-year decrease in its unemployment rate (4.5 percentage points). The next largest declines were in Mobile, Ala. (2.3 points), and Columbus, Ga. (2.0 points). Forty-seven other areas experienced rate declines of 1.0 percentage point or more. Peoria-Pekin, Ill. (1.5 percentage points), and Wilmington-Newark, Del.-Md. (1.4 points), had the largest over-the-year increases. Six other areas recorded rate increases of 1.0 percentage point or more. (See table 5.) ____________________ The State and Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for October 1996 is scheduled to be issued on Tuesday, November 26, 1996. 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 Sept. July Aug. Sept. Sept. July Aug. Sept. Sept. July Aug. Sept. 1995 1996 1996 1996p 1995 1996 1996 1996p 1995 1996 1996 1996p Alabama................ 2,067.7 2,087.5 2,090.4 2,090.7 133.8 100.8 94.1 98.3 6.5 4.8 4.5 4.7 Alaska................. 301.3 310.8 312.6 312.3 22.1 23.7 22.9 22.7 7.3 7.6 7.3 7.3 Arizona................ 2,146.7 2,147.8 2,157.9 2,161.8 105.2 112.0 116.0 119.9 4.9 5.2 5.4 5.5 Arkansas............... 1,227.0 1,243.6 1,245.3 1,248.9 60.6 66.4 65.6 66.2 4.9 5.3 5.3 5.3 California............. 15,438.3 15,467.1 15,523.0 15,583.2 1,204.2 1,112.8 1,102.4 1,094.4 7.8 7.2 7.1 7.0 Los Angeles-Long Beach............. 4,395.6 4,390.3 4,427.8 4,443.0 349.5 364.5 346.9 332.6 8.0 8.3 7.8 7.5 Colorado............... 2,096.6 2,111.0 2,089.6 2,084.4 89.9 88.1 84.8 85.4 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.1 Connecticut............ 1,707.1 1,731.8 1,733.6 1,745.5 95.4 81.9 81.0 84.9 5.6 4.7 4.7 4.9 Delaware............... 381.5 384.3 383.2 382.6 17.3 19.8 20.4 19.9 4.5 5.1 5.3 5.2 District of Columbia... 280.3 266.5 263.2 267.4 25.8 23.9 24.0 23.1 9.2 9.0 9.1 8.6 Florida................ 6,852.7 6,999.7 7,007.4 7,016.1 374.0 366.4 359.5 371.9 5.5 5.2 5.1 5.3 Georgia................ 3,633.2 3,785.8 3,775.6 3,788.9 180.2 164.4 167.8 166.5 5.0 4.3 4.4 4.4 Hawaii................. 578.8 590.3 590.3 592.4 34.7 35.2 35.6 32.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.4 Idaho.................. 599.0 609.7 618.0 623.8 32.2 29.5 30.8 31.6 5.4 4.8 5.0 5.1 Illinois............... 6,089.4 6,161.9 6,160.8 6,140.0 315.4 330.8 330.9 320.3 5.2 5.4 5.4 5.2 Indiana................ 3,138.5 3,104.6 3,093.1 3,083.0 143.2 127.8 127.4 130.2 4.6 4.1 4.1 4.2 Iowa................... 1,557.7 1,595.1 1,600.1 1,603.3 54.1 53.0 48.6 49.3 3.5 3.3 3.0 3.1 Kansas................. 1,330.3 1,355.8 1,359.2 1,360.8 57.5 54.7 56.3 54.8 4.3 4.0 4.1 4.0 Kentucky............... 1,854.6 1,862.8 1,854.2 1,869.2 102.3 92.6 83.8 87.0 5.5 5.0 4.5 4.7 Louisiana.............. 1,959.4 2,003.6 1,992.7 2,024.9 129.4 136.4 135.9 140.1 6.6 6.8 6.8 6.9 Maine.................. 651.9 660.4 667.0 671.6 37.3 36.7 36.4 34.3 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.1 Maryland............... 2,726.9 2,769.3 2,784.2 2,803.8 141.0 134.8 132.7 136.0 5.2 4.9 4.8 4.9 Massachusetts.......... 3,167.9 3,176.4 3,166.0 3,175.0 169.0 142.0 126.8 133.2 5.3 4.5 4.0 4.2 Michigan............... 4,719.0 4,832.0 4,828.6 4,860.8 247.3 231.7 216.8 226.3 5.2 4.8 4.5 4.7 Minnesota.............. 2,595.4 2,637.6 2,645.4 2,634.7 95.8 99.8 102.1 101.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.9 Mississippi............ 1,263.1 1,268.9 1,262.7 1,257.8 81.6 76.5 77.7 63.8 6.5 6.0 6.2 5.1 Missouri............... 2,850.6 2,856.4 2,841.9 2,859.1 134.2 126.5 110.5 110.3 4.7 4.4 3.9 3.9 Montana................ 434.3 448.6 449.3 453.5 26.4 24.2 24.8 24.7 6.1 5.4 5.5 5.4 Nebraska............... 901.6 907.1 904.6 909.4 23.7 26.3 23.7 22.0 2.6 2.9 2.6 2.4 Nevada................. 809.1 840.5 845.4 857.0 42.4 40.6 43.7 46.0 5.2 4.8 5.2 5.4 New Hampshire.......... 633.6 628.8 625.2 631.8 25.9 24.6 23.6 27.4 4.1 3.9 3.8 4.3 New Jersey............. 4,074.1 4,085.9 4,095.0 4,098.8 262.2 248.9 250.4 255.4 6.4 6.1 6.1 6.2 New Mexico............. 789.1 818.3 819.7 815.9 50.2 57.8 58.2 57.7 6.4 7.1 7.1 7.1 New York............... 8,482.6 8,595.2 8,580.5 8,584.4 544.6 558.5 524.5 509.0 6.4 6.5 6.1 5.9 New York City........ 3,176.3 3,217.6 3,211.8 3,212.2 265.7 283.0 273.7 267.0 8.4 8.8 8.5 8.3 North Carolina......... 3,645.1 3,718.4 3,718.7 3,720.7 162.0 158.7 153.5 156.1 4.4 4.3 4.1 4.2 North Dakota........... 333.9 340.1 339.6 341.3 10.8 9.5 9.1 9.6 3.2 2.8 2.7 2.8 Ohio................... 5,608.5 5,718.1 5,725.2 5,733.5 276.6 273.6 263.8 275.8 4.9 4.8 4.6 4.8 Oklahoma............... 1,546.9 1,586.9 1,580.9 1,585.8 71.3 68.6 68.9 68.1 4.6 4.3 4.4 4.3 Oregon................. 1,649.0 1,719.5 1,707.1 1,725.8 81.8 91.6 91.8 86.9 5.0 5.3 5.4 5.0 Pennsylvania........... 5,838.3 5,906.0 5,898.9 5,875.0 345.3 304.2 312.4 294.2 5.9 5.2 5.3 5.0 Rhode Island........... 483.6 488.9 492.9 492.7 34.2 23.5 25.7 25.0 7.1 4.8 5.2 5.1 South Carolina......... 1,874.3 1,868.0 1,860.7 1,854.0 95.8 111.2 109.1 109.6 5.1 6.0 5.9 5.9 South Dakota........... 383.3 389.4 390.0 389.0 11.1 11.6 11.0 11.3 2.9 3.0 2.8 2.9 Tennessee.............. 2,722.7 2,762.9 2,752.5 2,752.7 147.6 136.4 121.1 124.5 5.4 4.9 4.4 4.5 Texas.................. 9,605.9 9,677.1 9,680.6 9,687.7 583.9 556.9 545.1 520.1 6.1 5.8 5.6 5.4 Utah................... 970.8 1,006.7 1,010.7 1,012.2 34.2 31.5 29.7 30.8 3.5 3.1 2.9 3.0 Vermont................ 320.3 322.9 325.4 326.6 13.7 13.6 14.0 14.5 4.3 4.2 4.3 4.4 Virginia............... 3,506.9 3,498.0 3,494.5 3,479.4 159.1 154.7 141.2 145.9 4.5 4.4 4.0 4.2 Washington............. 2,818.9 2,914.3 2,874.0 2,866.5 180.3 171.3 169.6 170.9 6.4 5.9 5.9 6.0 West Virginia.......... 793.0 801.5 800.5 804.3 63.5 53.6 55.1 58.9 8.0 6.7 6.9 7.3 Wisconsin.............. 2,852.2 2,911.3 2,905.4 2,897.3 104.5 102.7 101.2 96.2 3.7 3.5 3.5 3.3 Wyoming................ 256.5 256.6 257.0 257.1 12.2 11.5 12.1 12.2 4.7 4.5 4.7 4.7 Puerto Rico............ 1,244.7 1,294.8 1,268.8 (1) 173.0 179.2 178.3 (1) 13.9 13.8 14.1 (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. All estimates are provisional and will be revised when new benchmark and population information becomes available. Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state, not seasonally adjusted Unemployed Civilian labor force State Number Percent of labor force August September August September August September 1995 1996 1995 1996p 1995 1996 1995 1996p 1995 1996 1995 1996p Alabama................ 2,061.4 2,085.2 2,055.7 2,079.2 139.8 101.7 129.2 95.0 6.8 4.9 6.3 4.6 Alaska................. 307.6 320.0 302.3 312.7 16.5 17.5 18.0 18.5 5.4 5.5 6.0 5.9 Arizona................ 2,146.4 2,163.8 2,157.0 2,174.1 116.7 126.0 117.0 132.2 5.4 5.8 5.4 6.1 Arkansas............... 1,235.8 1,254.7 1,226.0 1,247.9 61.6 65.1 54.7 59.9 5.0 5.2 4.5 4.8 California............. 15,576.6 15,673.4 15,458.4 15,601.0 1,200.1 1,097.3 1,162.7 1,049.3 7.7 7.0 7.5 6.7 Colorado............... 2,128.8 2,123.1 2,121.6 2,106.8 88.1 82.8 77.7 73.9 4.1 3.9 3.7 3.5 Connecticut............ 1,742.4 1,768.4 1,695.0 1,730.8 99.7 86.0 86.8 76.8 5.7 4.9 5.1 4.4 Delaware............... 385.2 386.7 378.7 379.7 16.9 20.9 17.3 19.9 4.4 5.4 4.6 5.3 District of Columbia... 281.5 264.4 278.5 264.8 24.9 23.3 23.9 21.2 8.8 8.8 8.6 8.0 Florida................ 6,891.0 7,059.7 6,883.5 7,043.2 390.3 378.5 396.9 392.3 5.7 5.4 5.8 5.6 Georgia................ 3,628.6 3,775.6 3,617.8 3,771.0 183.6 171.5 183.9 170.3 5.1 4.5 5.1 4.5 Hawaii................. 582.4 592.4 570.4 583.4 37.6 38.3 35.0 32.5 6.5 6.5 6.1 5.6 Idaho.................. 604.4 622.9 598.2 622.1 29.3 28.0 26.5 26.1 4.8 4.5 4.4 4.2 Illinois............... 6,125.8 6,200.9 6,078.5 6,123.1 321.4 330.2 291.7 297.5 5.2 5.3 4.8 4.9 Indiana................ 3,141.6 3,106.5 3,142.1 3,087.3 136.7 120.4 129.5 117.3 4.4 3.9 4.1 3.8 Iowa................... 1,556.6 1,606.0 1,556.5 1,602.6 50.1 44.7 48.7 44.5 3.2 2.8 3.1 2.8 Kansas................. 1,326.2 1,356.0 1,316.2 1,345.7 55.6 54.4 53.8 51.4 4.2 4.0 4.1 3.8 Kentucky............... 1,867.8 1,863.6 1,852.1 1,866.7 94.8 77.6 98.3 83.8 5.1 4.2 5.3 4.5 Louisiana.............. 1,971.8 2,010.1 1,957.6 2,022.3 132.9 139.5 124.8 135.0 6.7 6.9 6.4 6.7 Maine.................. 665.3 684.6 651.9 672.8 31.0 30.1 30.4 27.8 4.7 4.4 4.7 4.1 Maryland............... 2,768.1 2,823.0 2,744.1 2,821.5 139.7 131.3 141.8 136.9 5.0 4.7 5.2 4.9 Massachusetts.......... 3,215.6 3,215.3 3,151.3 3,157.5 167.6 124.4 166.3 130.9 5.2 3.9 5.3 4.1 Michigan............... 4,792.5 4,896.1 4,715.7 4,849.5 238.7 205.9 226.8 205.8 5.0 4.2 4.8 4.2 Minnesota.............. 2,595.8 2,651.4 2,592.6 2,634.2 82.7 91.4 95.1 102.3 3.2 3.4 3.7 3.9 Mississippi............ 1,265.9 1,265.6 1,260.6 1,256.0 85.2 81.7 83.4 66.0 6.7 6.5 6.6 5.3 Missouri............... 2,865.2 2,860.8 2,834.9 2,847.7 150.0 122.0 124.2 101.5 5.2 4.3 4.4 3.6 Montana................ 440.2 454.8 430.6 449.5 22.2 20.6 22.1 20.5 5.1 4.5 5.1 4.6 Nebraska............... 910.9 911.8 895.9 903.8 21.7 21.7 20.9 19.2 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.1 Nevada................. 813.9 852.2 814.6 861.7 42.7 43.4 42.1 45.3 5.2 5.1 5.2 5.3 New Hampshire.......... 645.2 636.9 626.4 624.8 24.7 23.1 23.2 25.1 3.8 3.6 3.7 4.0 New Jersey............. 4,099.5 4,122.9 4,047.3 4,072.8 258.7 246.2 248.4 241.4 6.3 6.0 6.1 5.9 New Mexico............. 787.1 818.5 784.2 810.0 50.6 58.6 48.3 55.6 6.4 7.2 6.2 6.9 New York............... 8,601.1 8,698.1 8,417.8 8,516.7 539.7 520.3 523.2 489.3 6.3 6.0 6.2 5.7 North Carolina......... 3,681.4 3,764.9 3,648.1 3,724.3 159.9 153.4 146.9 141.7 4.3 4.1 4.0 3.8 North Dakota........... 345.3 350.8 336.8 344.2 10.2 8.9 9.0 8.1 2.9 2.5 2.7 2.3 Ohio................... 5,681.3 5,802.4 5,609.2 5,729.2 266.0 248.2 261.4 260.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.5 Oklahoma............... 1,550.2 1,583.9 1,543.5 1,582.5 64.5 61.3 68.5 64.8 4.2 3.9 4.4 4.1 Oregon................. 1,682.6 1,737.5 1,662.7 1,736.4 73.3 84.4 75.9 81.4 4.4 4.9 4.6 4.7 Pennsylvania........... 5,916.1 5,975.9 5,839.5 5,876.9 332.2 298.7 331.7 279.8 5.6 5.0 5.7 4.8 Rhode Island........... 489.0 498.3 484.9 494.2 32.1 23.7 34.0 25.1 6.6 4.7 7.0 5.1 South Carolina......... 1,889.3 1,884.3 1,883.6 1,865.5 95.7 111.7 98.7 113.5 5.1 5.9 5.2 6.1 South Dakota........... 392.3 399.4 384.7 390.3 11.5 11.5 9.7 9.9 2.9 2.9 2.5 2.5 Tennessee.............. 2,737.8 2,775.8 2,747.1 2,776.7 154.1 128.4 142.0 119.5 5.6 4.6 5.2 4.3 Texas.................. 9,650.0 9,738.7 9,597.3 9,682.0 587.9 548.4 577.9 514.4 6.1 5.6 6.0 5.3 Utah................... 988.3 1,028.5 981.1 1,021.6 38.2 32.8 33.5 30.3 3.9 3.2 3.4 3.0 Vermont................ 319.6 324.9 322.9 328.7 12.0 12.3 12.0 12.7 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.9 Virginia............... 3,539.3 3,530.4 3,488.4 3,463.5 161.7 143.6 158.7 146.7 4.6 4.1 4.5 4.2 Washington............. 2,828.6 2,883.7 2,803.8 2,853.6 163.5 149.8 151.8 143.1 5.8 5.2 5.4 5.0 West Virginia.......... 799.5 807.0 792.3 803.0 60.7 52.1 56.9 51.9 7.6 6.5 7.2 6.5 Wisconsin.............. 2,891.5 2,946.1 2,853.7 2,897.2 91.7 91.4 88.6 79.4 3.2 3.1 3.1 2.7 Wyoming................ 259.4 260.5 257.8 258.4 10.2 10.4 10.1 10.0 3.9 4.0 3.9 3.9 Puerto Rico............ 1,244.7 (1) 1,233.6 (1) 171.7 (1) 175.5 (1) 13.8 (1) 14.2 (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. All estimates are provisional and will be revised when new benchmark and population information becomes available. ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, seasonally adjusted (In thousands) Total(1) Construction Manufacturing State Septem- July August Septem- Septem- July August Septem- Septem- July August Septem- ber 1996 1996 ber ber 1996 1996 ber ber 1996 1996 ber 1995 1996p 1995 1996p 1995 1996p Alabama............ 1,811.9 1,815.8 1,819.2 1,821.1 87.5 87.5 88.2 88.4 389.0 378.1 376.6 376.9 Alaska............. 263.0 264.7 263.8 266.9 13.0 13.3 13.5 13.3 17.1 16.2 15.6 17.2 Arizona............ 1,795.2 1,858.7 1,872.5 1,870.7 117.9 123.5 124.5 123.7 193.2 198.6 198.9 200.4 Arkansas........... 1,074.9 1,086.5 1,089.2 1,091.9 45.5 47.1 47.6 48.0 258.2 253.3 254.3 254.9 California......... 12532.1 12755.6 12789.9 12820.4 500.7 515.5 520.9 528.5 1,798.3 1,825.0 1,828.9 1,827.7 Colorado........... 1,857.9 1,892.6 1,893.4 1,890.9 103.6 111.7 112.5 112.2 192.5 195.6 195.8 195.6 Connecticut........ 1,569.7 1,581.3 1,583.6 1,584.9 50.6 54.8 54.4 54.2 279.5 277.5 278.3 274.5 Delaware........... 369.0 375.0 374.7 375.1 19.2 20.2 20.6 20.7 61.0 59.1 57.2 57.2 District of Columbia........ 642.6 628.5 629.7 626.5 9.1 9.1 9.1 9.1 13.0 13.0 13.0 12.8 Florida............ 6,059.7 6,175.4 6,186.4 6,225.0 302.1 309.7 309.8 310.8 481.8 480.4 480.0 479.7 Georgia............ 3,447.6 3,601.5 3,559.7 3,547.4 156.4 161.0 158.9 159.2 587.3 588.8 590.0 589.1 Hawaii(2).......... 531.5 527.3 527.4 525.1 26.1 24.1 24.1 23.7 16.9 16.5 16.3 16.2 Idaho.............. 478.3 502.2 504.4 503.8 30.0 34.4 34.6 34.5 70.6 74.0 74.4 74.4 Illinois........... 5,625.5 5,698.1 5,712.4 5,706.7 218.3 218.6 218.4 218.0 968.8 979.0 977.7 975.5 Indiana............ 2,794.0 2,775.5 2,785.9 2,812.9 128.5 135.3 133.4 133.6 683.7 666.7 680.2 679.0 Iowa............... 1,360.5 1,377.3 1,379.9 1,381.0 55.4 56.7 56.9 57.2 249.9 246.9 248.1 249.5 Kansas............. 1,204.3 1,227.4 1,230.2 1,229.4 51.6 56.0 55.6 55.8 192.6 196.2 197.4 197.9 Kentucky........... 1,648.2 1,670.5 1,673.5 1,678.4 73.3 75.4 75.4 74.8 313.8 309.3 308.5 308.9 Louisiana.......... 1,790.5 1,800.6 1,802.9 1,806.0 107.9 112.3 113.2 112.9 188.6 190.4 189.8 189.7 Maine.............. 542.8 540.4 542.2 543.4 22.0 21.9 22.1 22.3 91.2 88.1 88.6 88.0 Maryland........... 2,186.0 2,194.0 2,196.1 2,194.3 126.5 125.8 126.3 126.6 174.9 173.9 173.6 174.0 Massachusetts...... 2,990.8 3,025.4 3,028.9 3,030.9 90.5 93.2 93.3 93.1 444.3 444.2 442.9 441.4 Michigan........... 4,253.9 4,306.3 4,338.3 4,348.3 155.0 170.1 169.1 169.1 969.0 954.1 970.7 970.0 Minnesota.......... 2,382.7 2,431.8 2,437.5 2,438.3 83.9 86.5 86.7 86.7 426.5 429.7 429.6 430.3 Mississippi........ 1,078.2 1,075.1 1,079.6 1,069.5 45.3 52.0 50.2 50.0 255.0 242.7 242.3 240.7 Missouri........... 2,527.7 2,560.0 2,556.7 2,566.3 110.2 111.9 111.2 110.8 421.7 416.0 412.3 409.8 Montana............ 351.9 358.9 360.1 360.0 16.7 16.2 15.8 15.4 23.0 23.7 23.8 23.6 Nebraska........... 818.2 826.0 830.2 832.5 35.0 35.2 35.4 35.1 112.1 112.7 113.5 113.2 Nevada............. 804.7 851.3 851.9 858.1 64.7 73.5 74.7 75.8 37.3 38.8 38.9 39.2 New Hampshire...... 542.8 551.3 550.1 546.9 20.0 20.0 20.2 20.1 101.7 102.3 101.5 101.1 New Jersey......... 3,617.0 3,642.2 3,643.1 3,647.0 123.5 123.7 123.0 123.3 497.4 489.6 488.1 485.6 New Mexico......... 691.8 718.1 719.2 716.1 46.2 49.3 49.0 48.4 45.2 46.5 47.5 47.0 New York........... 7,879.2 7,928.0 7,934.5 7,944.8 250.8 257.3 258.7 260.3 944.5 933.5 930.9 927.7 North Carolina..... 3,475.7 3,503.5 3,516.0 3,520.6 176.4 181.7 182.1 182.7 857.4 842.1 839.8 838.7 North Dakota....... 302.8 309.7 310.5 310.7 13.6 15.5 15.8 15.6 21.0 21.3 21.5 21.9 Ohio............... 5,255.4 5,314.5 5,324.6 5,312.6 206.4 213.7 212.1 212.0 1,101.1 1,090.2 1,094.8 1,089.1 Oklahoma........... 1,319.4 1,345.7 1,353.9 1,356.9 48.2 49.4 49.8 49.6 169.2 172.1 174.1 173.7 Oregon............. 1,431.8 1,477.8 1,483.8 1,491.0 69.5 76.2 76.8 77.2 228.3 230.0 232.7 232.6 Pennsylvania....... 5,254.0 5,282.9 5,288.3 5,279.3 201.1 203.4 202.1 203.1 935.8 925.4 925.7 924.3 Rhode Island....... 442.7 440.1 443.5 444.0 13.4 14.4 13.6 13.1 84.5 79.8 82.4 82.1 South Carolina..... 1,660.2 1,684.4 1,690.9 1,690.6 87.0 89.7 89.7 89.4 376.5 368.6 367.4 365.9 South Dakota....... 345.7 354.2 353.6 352.4 14.2 15.0 14.3 14.3 46.7 48.3 48.4 48.2 Tennessee.......... 2,522.4 2,555.9 2,562.9 2,573.6 109.2 117.6 117.6 118.1 540.4 524.0 527.9 529.4 Texas.............. 8,065.8 8,282.4 8,300.8 8,311.7 411.7 429.2 429.8 433.2 1,031.7 1,042.4 1,045.2 1,044.8 Utah............... 919.6 960.4 964.9 970.9 56.4 62.1 63.2 64.0 124.6 130.3 131.2 131.1 Vermont............ 271.0 274.9 275.1 276.5 12.0 13.1 13.3 13.8 45.7 46.3 46.3 46.3 Virginia........... 3,067.4 3,122.3 3,127.6 3,130.2 167.2 171.7 171.3 171.8 399.9 395.3 394.7 393.5 Washington......... 2,357.6 2,413.1 2,423.7 2,431.7 122.6 125.0 125.6 126.2 333.3 341.0 343.9 345.5 West Virginia...... 689.2 698.3 697.3 696.9 32.3 33.6 34.4 35.2 82.3 81.9 81.5 81.6 Wisconsin.......... 2,561.7 2,586.9 2,596.1 2,594.0 101.9 109.0 110.6 109.4 601.2 598.1 599.5 598.5 Wyoming............ 220.1 220.4 220.8 222.9 14.3 13.8 14.0 14.5 9.8 10.0 10.0 10.1 Transportation and public Trade Finance, insurance, and real utilities estate Septem- July August Septem- Septem- July August Septem- Septem- July August Septem- ber 1996 1996 ber ber 1996 1996 ber ber 1996 1996 ber 1995 1996p 1995 1996p 1995 1996p Alabama............ 89.2 88.8 88.4 88.6 415.1 425.0 423.8 424.3 77.3 78.8 79.1 79.2 Alaska............. 22.8 21.9 22.1 23.0 54.4 55.9 55.8 55.3 11.7 11.5 11.5 11.6 Arizona............ 86.1 88.5 89.1 89.4 452.0 466.1 467.8 466.7 106.8 108.7 108.8 109.1 Arkansas........... 64.6 65.7 65.6 65.8 243.3 249.7 250.1 250.7 41.8 42.4 42.5 42.5 California......... 635.0 642.4 644.3 643.5 2,946.5 3,001.2 3,004.3 3,012.0 737.4 734.7 735.3 735.3 Colorado........... 118.6 120.9 120.7 119.6 465.1 468.9 469.6 470.3 113.7 116.0 116.0 116.3 Connecticut........ 71.6 71.6 71.6 72.1 340.2 346.9 348.6 346.8 132.7 132.3 131.9 131.9 Delaware........... 15.9 16.4 16.6 16.3 84.0 84.8 85.0 85.7 41.5 43.0 43.1 43.1 District of Columbia........ 19.8 19.3 19.4 19.3 52.2 51.8 51.7 52.2 29.8 29.6 29.6 29.5 Florida............ 304.9 311.6 311.9 311.9 1,557.8 1,589.7 1,597.3 1,600.2 378.5 384.6 385.2 386.6 Georgia............ 215.8 224.8 225.1 225.1 879.5 930.2 917.2 911.5 175.5 176.6 176.6 176.6 Hawaii(2).......... 40.6 40.5 40.6 40.4 136.4 134.3 134.4 134.1 37.0 36.4 36.2 36.3 Idaho.............. 22.8 23.5 23.9 23.8 121.7 126.9 127.9 127.8 24.2 24.0 24.1 24.1 Illinois........... 324.2 329.8 329.7 328.3 1,320.1 1,344.6 1,344.9 1,348.3 383.3 387.2 387.2 387.5 Indiana............ 139.1 138.8 139.0 139.7 673.1 684.8 685.5 685.7 131.5 133.5 133.7 134.5 Iowa............... 61.3 62.6 62.7 63.1 342.1 347.7 347.8 347.6 76.9 78.3 78.3 78.5 Kansas............. 67.7 70.2 70.4 70.0 298.1 306.3 308.1 308.5 57.9 58.7 59.3 59.5 Kentucky........... 92.1 93.5 93.1 93.0 400.4 403.9 405.5 407.6 65.5 66.5 66.3 66.7 Louisiana.......... 107.9 108.3 108.6 108.9 420.2 427.2 428.0 429.6 80.5 80.7 80.6 80.9 Maine.............. 22.1 22.0 21.9 22.0 139.5 140.7 141.0 141.7 25.9 26.3 26.5 26.3 Maryland........... 105.1 106.4 106.7 105.7 532.2 535.1 535.0 534.6 127.8 127.6 127.8 127.7 Massachusetts...... 127.9 127.5 127.2 128.3 691.9 703.0 705.7 700.1 204.7 204.9 205.0 204.8 Michigan........... 164.6 168.8 168.6 169.8 1,005.4 1,020.4 1,027.2 1,035.4 196.1 197.7 197.8 197.5 Minnesota.......... 117.2 121.2 120.7 120.6 576.6 589.0 591.4 592.4 139.0 142.0 142.6 142.6 Mississippi........ 49.8 49.0 48.4 48.7 230.4 229.4 227.8 226.8 40.2 39.7 39.5 39.3 Missouri........... 160.0 164.0 166.1 164.5 602.6 608.1 610.6 610.8 145.9 150.0 150.7 150.7 Montana............ 20.9 21.1 21.0 20.8 97.1 97.9 97.7 98.3 15.6 15.7 15.8 15.8 Nebraska........... 49.7 50.4 50.6 50.6 205.4 206.5 207.1 209.5 52.7 52.1 52.4 52.5 Nevada............. 41.1 42.8 42.8 42.8 160.1 171.7 173.2 174.5 36.6 38.2 38.4 38.4 New Hampshire...... 20.0 20.8 21.1 20.6 142.0 145.8 145.1 142.7 29.2 29.8 29.2 29.2 New Jersey......... 252.8 247.9 248.8 249.5 853.0 861.6 862.9 864.9 227.8 230.3 229.6 230.1 New Mexico......... 30.9 31.5 31.4 31.1 165.4 171.5 172.2 172.4 29.7 30.4 30.6 30.6 New York........... 403.7 404.2 404.4 403.8 1,620.8 1,635.2 1,637.8 1,642.5 721.3 721.7 722.3 722.0 North Carolina..... 163.7 165.1 165.1 164.0 806.3 812.8 809.9 808.7 145.2 152.8 153.7 154.0 North Dakota....... 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.4 79.5 81.0 80.9 81.1 13.9 14.1 14.0 14.2 Ohio............... 229.8 230.8 231.0 230.9 1,281.6 1,306.0 1,305.1 1,306.1 269.7 276.8 277.1 277.4 Oklahoma........... 73.9 76.2 76.9 77.0 312.9 320.7 320.5 320.3 66.2 66.7 66.8 67.0 Oregon............. 71.0 73.6 73.5 73.7 361.3 375.0 376.5 377.1 88.0 90.2 90.4 91.0 Pennsylvania....... 273.0 270.6 271.3 271.1 1,200.6 1,220.8 1,224.6 1,222.2 304.3 309.9 311.0 310.5 Rhode Island....... 14.9 15.0 15.0 15.1 98.2 99.0 98.6 96.7 24.8 24.7 24.7 24.8 South Carolina..... 71.9 73.6 74.0 74.1 389.6 400.1 404.7 406.1 69.9 71.5 72.0 72.2 South Dakota....... 16.0 16.3 16.2 16.1 87.8 90.1 91.1 90.6 19.1 20.0 20.2 20.1 Tennessee.......... 136.8 137.7 137.1 137.6 594.8 611.9 614.8 614.9 111.0 113.2 113.4 113.3 Texas.............. 476.7 487.3 489.2 492.1 1,958.8 2,003.7 2,005.0 2,013.0 438.0 446.6 445.9 446.1 Utah............... 51.4 52.9 53.1 53.5 222.8 233.2 233.2 233.6 48.5 51.0 51.3 51.9 Vermont............ 11.9 11.8 11.8 12.0 64.9 65.1 65.6 65.7 12.1 12.3 12.5 12.5 Virginia........... 156.6 161.3 162.6 162.8 704.6 714.4 715.0 717.9 160.1 161.9 161.7 162.0 Washington......... 120.2 121.6 122.3 122.6 586.3 594.1 595.8 595.7 121.8 124.5 124.6 125.0 West Virginia...... 40.1 39.4 39.0 38.9 159.7 162.7 161.6 162.5 26.9 27.6 26.7 26.8 Wisconsin.......... 119.4 119.1 119.7 119.7 588.5 593.7 593.7 595.3 136.2 137.3 137.7 137.6 Wyoming............ 13.4 13.6 13.5 13.6 52.0 52.9 51.7 52.2 8.0 7.9 7.9 8.0 Services Government Septem- July August Septem- Septem- July August Septem- ber 1996 1996 ber ber 1996 1996 ber 1995 1996p 1995 1996p Alabama............ 400.8 410.2 410.4 411.0 342.1 336.1 341.6 341.5 Alaska............. 61.5 62.7 63.1 63.8 72.7 73.4 72.6 73.1 Arizona............ 523.7 549.6 554.0 554.2 303.1 311.1 316.8 314.7 Arkansas........... 240.2 244.8 245.4 247.0 177.9 180.1 180.3 179.6 California......... 3,781.7 3,904.3 3,914.8 3,927.8 2,102.9 2,104.0 2,113.2 2,117.4 Colorado........... 545.9 561.3 561.3 558.5 303.7 304.4 303.7 305.0 Connecticut........ 469.5 477.1 477.2 479.0 224.9 220.4 220.8 225.7 Delaware........... 97.4 101.0 101.6 101.5 49.9 50.4 50.5 50.5 District of Columbia........ 267.2 267.6 266.9 265.4 251.4 238.0 239.9 238.1 Florida............ 2,093.6 2,157.5 2,159.7 2,175.8 934.1 934.7 935.3 953.0 Georgia............ 850.6 923.8 898.8 891.3 574.7 588.8 585.5 587.1 Hawaii(2).......... 164.2 165.5 165.6 165.8 110.3 110.0 110.2 108.6 Idaho.............. 110.2 120.5 120.4 119.9 96.1 95.9 96.0 96.3 Illinois........... 1,590.3 1,619.0 1,621.8 1,626.9 807.2 806.8 819.5 808.9 Indiana............ 633.9 639.8 639.2 640.8 397.7 370.3 368.5 393.2 Iowa............... 341.7 354.4 355.5 354.4 231.0 228.6 228.5 228.6 Kansas............. 291.1 294.5 295.5 295.3 237.4 237.4 235.9 234.3 Kentucky........... 392.6 408.7 410.4 410.9 286.1 288.9 289.8 291.7 Louisiana.......... 477.5 478.0 477.8 476.1 360.8 355.9 356.8 360.1 Maine.............. 148.9 150.0 150.1 150.6 93.1 91.3 91.9 92.4 Maryland........... 694.7 700.2 704.8 702.6 423.7 423.8 420.8 422.0 Massachusetts...... 1,032.4 1,057.8 1,060.4 1,062.7 397.8 393.5 393.1 399.1 Michigan........... 1,115.8 1,153.8 1,164.7 1,162.3 639.7 633.6 632.3 636.4 Minnesota.......... 650.4 665.1 668.4 669.0 381.3 390.4 390.2 388.9 Mississippi........ 233.5 236.7 240.8 239.0 219.1 220.7 225.7 220.0 Missouri........... 688.7 703.3 700.9 714.1 393.9 401.5 399.8 400.6 Montana............ 97.1 102.6 103.0 102.9 76.2 76.4 77.8 78.1 Nebraska........... 212.7 217.7 219.3 218.5 149.4 150.2 150.7 152.0 Nevada............. 354.4 369.5 369.2 369.7 97.3 102.5 100.2 103.1 New Hampshire...... 154.3 155.2 155.9 156.8 75.1 76.9 76.5 75.9 New Jersey......... 1,091.5 1,121.1 1,124.7 1,126.0 569.0 565.9 563.9 565.6 New Mexico......... 193.7 203.5 203.5 202.2 165.3 168.9 168.4 167.7 New York........... 2,547.5 2,607.1 2,613.4 2,617.7 1,385.7 1,364.6 1,362.6 1,366.3 North Carolina..... 770.5 789.2 795.9 794.2 552.5 556.0 565.7 574.5 North Dakota....... 81.7 84.9 85.4 85.3 71.1 70.6 70.5 70.2 Ohio............... 1,400.5 1,426.1 1,428.7 1,427.5 752.4 757.3 762.2 755.8 Oklahoma........... 346.7 358.9 363.9 367.4 270.2 270.4 270.7 271.2 Oregon............. 371.9 396.3 399.8 400.9 240.1 234.7 232.2 236.6 Pennsylvania....... 1,599.7 1,611.8 1,611.3 1,609.0 720.3 722.0 723.2 720.2 Rhode Island....... 146.1 148.3 149.4 150.2 60.6 58.7 59.6 61.8 South Carolina..... 368.4 382.0 383.9 385.9 295.0 297.0 297.3 295.1 South Dakota....... 88.4 91.9 91.1 91.6 71.1 70.3 70.0 69.2 Tennessee.......... 644.5 659.3 660.0 664.3 381.1 387.7 387.5 391.4 Texas.............. 2,137.8 2,240.1 2,244.9 2,244.3 1,455.8 1,480.3 1,487.7 1,485.2 Utah............... 244.1 257.0 258.6 260.7 163.6 166.0 166.5 168.1 Vermont............ 79.0 81.2 80.8 80.4 44.8 44.5 44.2 45.2 Virginia........... 874.8 909.4 914.0 915.9 593.5 598.1 598.1 596.1 Washington......... 628.2 653.2 658.3 661.8 441.8 450.4 449.9 451.5 West Virginia...... 183.7 190.6 188.9 188.4 136.9 136.7 139.6 137.9 Wisconsin.......... 635.8 644.0 647.9 648.4 376.3 383.5 384.7 382.7 Wyoming............ 48.0 48.0 48.0 48.5 57.9 57.4 59.0 59.7 1 Includes mining, not shown separately. 2 Mining is combined with construction. p = preliminary. NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Data have been adjusted to reflect March 1995 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 Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, not seasonally adjusted (In thousands) Total(1) Construction Manufacturing State August September August September August September 1995 1996 1995 1996p 1995 1996 1995 1996p 1995 1996 1995 1996p Alabama............ 1,798.8 1,808.7 1,810.6 1,819.5 89.1 90.4 89.4 90.3 390.0 377.3 390.7 378.4 Alaska............. 282.7 283.0 275.7 278.4 16.8 17.1 16.2 16.5 24.2 22.7 19.0 18.6 Arizona............ 1,753.8 1,838.4 1,793.5 1,868.7 119.3 126.6 119.1 124.8 193.6 199.8 193.9 201.1 Arkansas........... 1,069.4 1,085.8 1,084.9 1,102.0 46.3 49.4 47.2 49.7 259.9 255.5 259.2 255.9 California......... 12444.8 12747.5 12559.0 12850.6 517.4 541.9 520.0 547.9 1,823.4 1,856.0 1,820.2 1,849.8 Colorado........... 1,851.3 1,893.0 1,860.4 1,893.4 109.0 118.9 108.3 116.9 192.6 196.3 193.0 196.2 Connecticut........ 1,555.5 1,571.2 1,574.1 1,589.5 55.6 59.2 54.1 57.7 278.2 275.2 281.0 276.0 Delaware........... 371.3 378.0 370.2 376.4 19.7 21.6 19.9 21.4 62.8 57.7 61.3 57.5 District of Columbia........ 637.9 625.2 643.2 627.3 9.4 9.4 9.3 9.3 12.9 12.9 13.0 12.8 Florida............ 5,910.3 6,079.8 6,022.0 6,183.3 305.0 311.3 306.4 312.9 479.9 477.5 480.4 478.4 Georgia............ 3,439.6 3,555.6 3,450.1 3,550.0 159.1 163.2 159.8 162.7 589.0 590.8 588.7 590.3 Hawaii(2).......... 525.9 521.8 521.8 514.7 26.6 24.3 26.6 24.0 17.2 16.5 17.0 16.3 Idaho.............. 481.0 505.2 489.0 512.3 33.3 37.4 33.4 37.1 71.8 75.2 72.4 75.6 Illinois........... 5,612.5 5,713.1 5,658.7 5,739.8 236.1 237.0 237.0 236.9 971.2 981.2 972.4 979.0 Indiana............ 2,748.9 2,775.0 2,816.7 2,835.4 140.5 143.9 136.2 141.3 684.6 682.4 686.9 682.0 Iowa............... 1,354.0 1,370.9 1,368.3 1,387.9 62.6 64.0 61.2 62.7 251.1 249.9 251.0 250.4 Kansas............. 1,191.3 1,218.3 1,214.2 1,233.2 55.4 59.8 55.3 58.9 192.2 197.3 193.0 197.6 Kentucky........... 1,643.8 1,672.0 1,662.4 1,690.6 77.5 79.4 77.4 79.0 314.7 309.7 314.5 309.6 Louisiana.......... 1,768.9 1,793.0 1,799.9 1,813.5 108.0 113.2 111.6 114.5 190.3 190.1 190.3 191.1 Maine.............. 551.2 551.6 555.3 556.1 24.2 24.6 24.6 24.9 93.5 90.6 92.4 89.2 Maryland........... 2,183.8 2,194.7 2,197.2 2,205.3 132.4 132.7 132.1 132.2 175.9 174.6 175.7 174.8 Massachusetts...... 2,976.4 3,019.9 2,998.9 3,038.9 99.4 101.5 97.7 100.2 445.2 442.9 446.1 443.2 Michigan........... 4,228.7 4,315.8 4,277.1 4,372.3 169.6 186.5 169.7 185.0 971.1 967.8 971.9 972.5 Minnesota.......... 2,384.7 2,433.4 2,392.3 2,447.6 96.6 99.1 94.3 97.1 436.9 438.7 433.6 437.4 Mississippi........ 1,075.0 1,073.6 1,084.6 1,075.5 46.8 51.5 46.9 51.5 256.6 242.1 255.5 241.1 Missouri........... 2,513.0 2,546.2 2,544.3 2,583.3 115.3 118.1 115.3 115.9 422.9 412.5 422.8 410.8 Montana............ 358.3 364.4 359.5 367.0 18.8 18.1 18.8 17.8 23.9 24.2 23.7 24.1 Nebraska........... 822.2 829.0 821.3 835.7 37.6 38.3 37.0 37.2 112.1 113.9 112.5 113.5 Nevada............. 796.9 850.6 808.3 861.7 64.5 76.1 66.0 77.1 37.1 39.2 37.5 39.4 New Hampshire...... 542.7 549.5 547.5 551.6 21.4 21.8 21.2 21.3 101.6 101.4 101.9 101.3 New Jersey......... 3,630.8 3,659.9 3,623.6 3,653.8 131.4 130.5 129.6 129.3 500.4 490.1 503.7 491.9 New Mexico......... 688.8 717.6 697.5 721.1 46.7 50.3 47.1 49.3 45.9 48.3 46.9 48.3 New York........... 7,859.7 7,922.4 7,883.0 7,948.0 270.4 278.7 269.2 278.8 951.3 935.6 953.3 936.5 North Carolina..... 3,436.8 3,491.1 3,490.8 3,535.1 179.4 186.3 179.2 185.6 862.1 843.3 861.9 843.0 North Dakota....... 303.6 309.9 305.5 313.4 16.6 18.1 15.6 17.5 21.0 21.3 21.2 22.2 Ohio............... 5,241.7 5,316.5 5,291.7 5,348.0 225.4 230.9 223.3 228.6 1,104.3 1,095.1 1,106.9 1,094.5 Oklahoma........... 1,312.5 1,346.2 1,327.5 1,359.2 49.7 51.1 49.1 50.3 171.1 174.1 169.9 173.4 Oregon............. 1,429.0 1,487.8 1,446.7 1,506.6 74.3 82.0 74.7 82.5 237.5 243.4 236.3 240.5 Pennsylvania....... 5,237.6 5,270.5 5,265.8 5,290.4 219.2 219.7 215.2 217.2 943.6 931.3 939.0 927.2 Rhode Island....... 442.8 444.4 446.6 448.1 14.8 15.1 14.7 14.4 84.4 82.9 85.5 83.1 South Carolina..... 1,657.1 1,685.9 1,664.1 1,694.6 88.4 90.7 88.0 90.4 377.6 367.0 376.3 365.7 South Dakota....... 348.9 356.2 348.2 354.1 16.3 16.5 15.6 15.7 46.9 48.8 46.8 48.3 Tennessee.......... 2,501.2 2,561.0 2,544.7 2,596.3 112.9 121.7 113.1 122.2 540.7 527.6 541.0 529.9 Texas.............. 8,045.4 8,281.6 8,089.8 8,318.6 416.5 436.7 418.6 437.1 1,034.0 1,047.3 1,036.6 1,046.7 Utah............... 911.1 963.7 927.4 978.8 59.0 67.9 60.3 68.2 124.2 131.8 125.4 131.8 Vermont............ 267.1 271.5 274.3 279.0 14.0 14.8 13.7 15.2 45.6 46.6 45.9 46.6 Virginia........... 3,056.5 3,116.5 3,082.0 3,138.2 172.9 178.2 172.4 177.1 400.8 396.0 401.5 395.4 Washington......... 2,355.7 2,415.6 2,391.5 2,455.6 130.9 134.4 132.4 135.2 337.5 348.5 339.7 351.4 West Virginia...... 691.3 696.8 694.1 698.9 35.5 37.5 35.8 38.4 82.7 81.9 83.0 81.9 Wisconsin.......... 2,572.9 2,605.5 2,585.0 2,617.3 111.1 119.2 109.6 117.2 613.8 610.8 608.1 605.2 Wyoming............ 226.2 226.5 228.6 230.6 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.2 9.9 10.1 10.1 10.3 Puerto Rico........ 934.7 921.5 907.8 911.8 47.9 49.5 47.0 46.5 151.9 149.1 152.0 143.1 Transportation and public Trade Finance, insurance, and real utilities estate August September August September August September 1995 1996 1995 1996p 1995 1996 1995 1996p 1995 1996 1995 1996p Alabama............ 89.6 88.8 89.7 89.1 413.0 423.6 415.1 424.3 78.0 79.7 77.4 79.3 Alaska............. 24.8 24.8 24.6 24.5 58.5 59.2 56.5 57.5 12.0 11.9 12.0 11.8 Arizona............ 86.1 89.3 86.1 89.4 445.1 461.2 448.9 463.7 106.4 109.1 106.9 109.2 Arkansas........... 64.2 65.9 65.5 66.7 245.3 252.1 245.2 252.6 42.1 42.8 41.9 42.6 California......... 639.1 647.5 641.3 649.9 2,942.8 3,006.7 2,953.0 3,019.6 739.8 737.7 738.4 736.3 Colorado........... 118.5 121.2 118.9 120.0 466.9 472.4 465.0 470.3 113.8 116.4 113.2 115.8 Connecticut........ 69.7 69.8 72.3 72.7 341.1 348.6 341.6 348.1 133.6 133.1 132.7 131.9 Delaware........... 15.4 16.1 15.9 16.3 85.6 88.0 85.0 86.8 41.6 43.4 41.5 43.1 District of Columbia........ 20.1 19.7 20.0 19.5 51.3 51.4 52.0 52.0 30.1 29.6 29.8 29.5 Florida............ 302.7 311.3 304.0 311.0 1,526.2 1,572.5 1,533.5 1,575.3 378.0 385.6 377.5 385.4 Georgia............ 216.0 225.9 216.4 225.6 874.1 918.6 880.2 912.5 176.5 177.6 176.0 177.1 Hawaii(2).......... 40.7 40.4 40.6 40.3 136.3 134.3 135.6 133.4 37.4 36.4 37.2 36.3 Idaho.............. 22.9 24.0 23.5 24.2 123.3 129.0 123.4 128.9 24.5 24.2 24.3 24.2 Illinois........... 321.6 327.1 326.1 330.3 1,320.8 1,352.3 1,324.2 1,351.8 387.2 390.3 383.2 387.5 Indiana............ 142.8 140.5 140.4 141.0 674.7 687.5 673.7 686.2 133.4 135.8 131.6 134.6 Iowa............... 61.9 63.1 61.6 63.2 346.4 350.4 344.5 349.5 77.8 79.0 76.9 78.3 Kansas............. 68.2 70.1 68.0 70.1 298.0 308.0 299.9 308.6 58.3 59.7 58.0 59.5 Kentucky........... 92.2 93.7 92.7 93.7 400.6 408.1 402.8 410.0 65.9 66.8 65.6 66.8 Louisiana.......... 108.2 108.8 108.2 109.0 417.9 428.6 421.5 430.1 80.6 80.8 80.6 80.8 Maine.............. 22.8 22.4 22.5 22.4 147.9 149.7 144.3 146.5 26.4 26.8 26.0 26.4 Maryland........... 104.8 106.1 105.7 106.3 538.3 541.4 535.4 537.6 129.0 129.0 127.9 127.8 Massachusetts...... 126.3 124.7 129.1 129.5 697.7 710.1 693.0 701.2 206.5 206.6 204.4 204.6 Michigan........... 167.5 171.0 166.2 171.3 1,014.0 1,036.1 1,005.6 1,035.6 199.3 201.1 196.6 198.0 Minnesota.......... 115.9 119.0 118.2 121.6 583.7 597.3 580.4 596.0 139.7 143.6 139.3 142.9 Mississippi........ 50.4 49.0 50.2 49.1 231.0 229.0 231.1 227.5 40.5 40.0 40.3 39.4 Missouri........... 158.3 165.3 160.9 165.5 608.2 616.1 606.7 614.9 147.2 152.3 146.1 150.9 Montana............ 20.8 21.1 21.2 21.1 100.4 101.2 99.4 100.1 15.9 16.0 15.7 15.8 Nebraska........... 49.8 50.3 50.0 50.4 211.3 207.8 206.2 209.4 53.2 52.7 52.9 52.4 Nevada............. 41.2 43.0 41.2 42.9 159.2 173.3 159.9 174.2 36.4 38.5 36.6 38.5 New Hampshire...... 19.4 20.3 20.3 20.9 144.7 148.7 142.8 143.5 29.5 29.5 29.2 29.2 New Jersey......... 248.6 244.3 253.7 250.5 858.9 871.4 857.5 869.4 231.0 232.7 227.8 230.1 New Mexico......... 30.3 30.6 31.0 31.3 167.4 174.5 166.7 173.3 29.8 31.0 29.7 30.7 New York........... 397.5 398.9 407.9 407.9 1,620.8 1,642.9 1,624.2 1,645.8 729.4 730.1 723.7 724.5 North Carolina..... 164.6 165.9 164.5 164.8 809.5 813.2 808.7 810.8 146.8 155.2 145.4 154.2 North Dakota....... 18.4 18.3 18.3 18.4 80.3 81.9 79.5 81.3 13.8 14.2 13.9 14.2 Ohio............... 230.6 232.6 231.5 232.5 1,291.4 1,317.3 1,287.3 1,311.8 272.6 280.1 270.5 278.2 Oklahoma........... 73.8 77.2 74.1 76.9 315.1 323.3 315.1 322.2 66.5 67.5 66.3 67.1 Oregon............. 71.3 73.6 71.5 74.1 366.1 382.4 366.1 381.9 88.7 91.4 88.6 91.6 Pennsylvania....... 266.1 264.5 274.6 272.7 1,204.9 1,227.9 1,197.1 1,218.4 307.8 315.0 304.7 310.8 Rhode Island....... 14.4 14.7 15.1 15.3 100.2 100.6 99.6 98.2 25.1 24.9 24.9 24.9 South Carolina..... 72.2 74.4 72.1 74.2 393.4 409.9 392.6 409.1 70.1 72.9 70.0 72.3 South Dakota....... 16.0 16.1 16.1 16.1 91.2 93.7 88.4 90.9 19.2 20.3 19.1 20.1 Tennessee.......... 137.9 138.1 137.7 138.6 594.6 618.5 599.9 619.9 111.4 114.1 111.3 113.6 Texas.............. 477.7 490.2 478.4 492.1 1,958.8 2,014.7 1,961.1 2,013.1 440.8 447.7 439.1 446.5 Utah............... 51.6 53.5 51.7 53.9 224.1 234.6 223.7 234.9 48.3 51.4 48.7 52.0 Vermont............ 11.7 11.9 12.0 12.1 66.4 66.5 65.9 66.1 12.2 12.6 12.1 12.5 Virginia........... 157.2 163.4 157.5 163.3 704.4 717.0 705.6 716.8 162.4 163.7 161.0 162.4 Washington......... 121.7 123.5 122.7 124.2 594.0 601.2 595.2 603.9 122.8 125.9 122.3 125.7 West Virginia...... 40.5 39.4 40.4 39.1 160.4 163.3 161.5 163.2 27.1 26.9 27.1 26.8 Wisconsin.......... 117.2 117.5 120.9 121.2 597.9 603.4 592.0 598.7 137.3 138.8 136.3 137.7 Wyoming............ 13.8 13.7 13.6 13.7 55.3 55.0 54.3 54.2 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.0 Puerto Rico........ 22.5 21.4 22.7 21.3 179.7 180.1 179.8 178.8 42.8 42.8 42.7 42.4 Services Government August September August September 1995 1996 1995 1996p 1995 1996 1995 1996p Alabama............ 399.9 410.2 401.6 411.9 328.2 327.6 335.8 335.0 Alaska............. 65.3 67.1 63.8 65.9 70.7 70.1 73.3 73.5 Arizona............ 516.6 547.4 520.3 550.3 274.3 292.4 305.9 317.7 Arkansas........... 241.4 248.6 243.0 250.0 166.7 168.0 179.4 181.0 California......... 3,760.3 3,922.6 3,787.9 3,935.7 1,991.9 2,006.5 2,068.3 2,082.9 Colorado........... 550.4 568.0 544.6 556.8 284.7 285.8 302.4 303.8 Connecticut........ 470.1 478.2 470.4 480.1 206.4 206.3 221.2 222.2 Delaware........... 97.8 102.3 98.0 102.1 48.3 48.8 48.5 49.1 District of Columbia........ 263.1 263.4 267.9 266.2 250.9 238.7 251.1 237.9 Florida............ 2,063.1 2,142.4 2,074.7 2,156.2 848.5 872.0 938.6 957.1 Georgia............ 856.0 905.1 857.1 898.4 561.2 566.8 564.1 575.9 Hawaii(2).......... 163.4 165.0 164.0 164.9 104.3 104.9 100.8 99.5 Idaho.............. 112.6 122.3 112.4 121.9 89.7 89.9 96.7 97.3 Illinois........... 1,609.1 1,642.9 1,603.4 1,639.9 752.9 768.7 798.8 800.8 Indiana............ 634.0 639.2 636.9 643.8 332.2 339.1 404.3 399.9 Iowa............... 340.1 352.6 344.2 356.4 211.8 209.7 226.6 225.2 Kansas............. 293.8 296.5 294.2 296.5 217.4 218.8 237.8 233.9 Kentucky........... 395.8 412.9 397.2 413.4 272.1 276.7 287.7 293.3 Louisiana.......... 476.1 477.3 481.0 479.0 340.9 346.1 359.6 361.2 Maine.............. 155.9 158.1 153.4 155.3 80.4 79.4 92.0 91.3 Maryland........... 702.0 712.0 700.2 708.0 400.2 397.7 419.0 417.4 Massachusetts...... 1,030.5 1,063.6 1,035.8 1,065.9 369.4 369.1 391.4 392.8 Michigan........... 1,121.3 1,172.9 1,122.9 1,169.3 577.1 572.2 635.9 632.6 Minnesota.......... 654.7 673.7 655.3 674.4 348.7 353.5 362.8 369.8 Mississippi........ 231.3 239.4 234.8 240.2 213.6 217.7 220.9 221.7 Missouri........... 695.1 709.3 696.1 722.0 361.1 367.4 391.6 398.2 Montana............ 100.7 105.9 99.1 104.3 72.4 72.5 76.2 78.6 Nebraska........... 214.4 219.9 213.4 219.6 142.4 144.8 148.0 152.0 Nevada............. 356.0 371.5 356.6 371.9 89.1 94.3 97.3 103.1 New Hampshire...... 158.6 159.5 156.0 158.5 67.0 67.7 75.6 76.4 New Jersey......... 1,108.2 1,142.9 1,098.3 1,133.0 550.2 545.9 550.9 547.5 New Mexico......... 195.1 205.3 194.4 203.0 157.8 160.8 166.2 168.4 New York........... 2,539.2 2,610.8 2,551.4 2,620.3 1,346.0 1,320.4 1,348.0 1,329.4 North Carolina..... 775.1 802.3 774.7 798.2 495.6 521.1 552.7 574.7 North Dakota....... 82.4 85.7 82.3 85.5 67.0 66.2 70.6 70.1 Ohio............... 1,410.7 1,443.0 1,415.7 1,443.2 692.3 703.5 742.3 745.2 Oklahoma........... 348.1 365.7 351.3 368.9 255.7 255.9 269.4 269.6 Oregon............. 371.2 401.0 377.2 406.9 218.1 212.0 230.5 227.1 Pennsylvania....... 1,600.7 1,612.9 1,606.0 1,615.4 675.5 679.8 709.6 709.4 Rhode Island....... 146.0 149.5 147.2 151.4 57.7 56.5 59.4 60.6 South Carolina..... 371.5 387.7 370.8 388.6 282.0 281.4 292.4 292.4 South Dakota....... 91.0 93.5 90.1 92.2 65.8 64.9 69.6 68.5 Tennessee.......... 643.8 665.2 651.3 671.0 355.3 371.2 385.8 396.5 Texas.............. 2,152.6 2,256.1 2,151.8 2,251.0 1,408.8 1,435.3 1,448.4 1,478.8 Utah............... 244.0 260.4 247.3 263.6 151.6 156.2 161.9 166.4 Vermont............ 79.1 81.5 79.4 80.7 37.5 36.9 44.7 45.1 Virginia........... 884.6 922.2 886.8 924.1 562.9 565.8 586.5 588.9 Washington......... 633.0 661.6 640.5 669.7 412.3 417.1 435.1 442.0 West Virginia...... 185.0 189.3 185.4 189.3 132.8 132.9 133.6 134.6 Wisconsin.......... 643.1 657.6 643.1 656.2 349.7 355.5 372.5 378.5 Wyoming............ 53.8 53.8 51.0 51.3 52.0 52.6 58.0 60.0 Puerto Rico........ 164.9 168.0 167.5 168.8 324.0 309.6 295.1 310.0 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 1995 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 August September State and area 1995 1996 1995 1996p United States................................... 5.6 5.1 5.4 5.0 Alabama..................................................... 6.8 4.9 6.3 4.6 Birmingham................................................ 4.7 3.1 4.4 3.0 Huntsville................................................ 4.8 3.1 4.4 2.9 Mobile.................................................... 7.6 4.9 6.9 4.6 Montgomery................................................ 6.0 4.0 5.6 3.8 Tuscaloosa................................................ 5.2 3.5 4.4 3.1 Alaska...................................................... 5.4 5.5 6.0 5.9 Anchorage................................................. 4.2 4.2 4.6 4.7 Arizona..................................................... 5.4 5.8 5.4 6.1 Phoenix-Mesa.............................................. 3.5 3.8 3.7 4.1 Tucson.................................................... 3.2 3.6 3.5 4.0 Arkansas.................................................... 5.0 5.2 4.5 4.8 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers............................ 2.5 2.7 2.3 2.5 Fort Smith(1)............................................. 4.5 4.6 4.9 4.6 Little Rock-North Little Rock............................. 3.8 3.8 3.5 3.6 Pine Bluff................................................ 7.8 8.0 6.9 7.6 California.................................................. 7.7 7.0 7.5 6.7 Bakersfield............................................... 11.6 11.0 12.1 11.5 Fresno.................................................... 11.4 10.4 11.0 10.7 Los Angeles-Long Beach.................................... 8.3 8.3 8.0 7.5 Modesto................................................... 11.8 10.5 11.5 11.0 Oakland................................................... 6.1 5.1 5.9 5.0 Orange County............................................. 5.4 4.3 5.3 4.1 Riverside-San Bernardino.................................. 9.4 8.3 9.3 8.0 Sacramento................................................ 6.4 5.6 6.4 5.6 Salinas................................................... 8.2 7.2 7.7 6.9 San Diego................................................. 6.5 5.5 6.5 5.3 San Francisco............................................. 5.4 4.2 5.2 4.0 San Jose.................................................. 4.8 3.7 4.6 3.7 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc.......................... 6.2 5.3 6.2 5.5 Santa Rosa................................................ 5.3 4.4 4.9 4.0 Stockton-Lodi............................................. 9.9 8.7 9.7 8.7 Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa.................................... 7.1 6.9 7.1 6.8 Ventura................................................... 8.6 8.2 8.5 8.2 Colorado.................................................... 4.1 3.9 3.7 3.5 Colorado Springs.......................................... 4.6 4.3 4.0 3.9 Boulder-Longmont.......................................... 4.3 3.6 3.9 3.3 Denver.................................................... 3.7 3.5 3.3 3.2 Connecticut................................................. 5.7 4.9 5.1 4.4 Bridgeport................................................ 6.8 5.7 6.1 5.3 Danbury................................................... 3.9 3.5 3.3 2.9 Hartford.................................................. 6.2 5.3 5.5 4.7 New Haven-Meriden......................................... 5.8 5.1 5.2 4.6 New London-Norwich........................................ 5.6 4.8 5.1 4.5 Stamford-Norwalk.......................................... 3.9 3.1 3.6 2.8 Waterbury................................................. 6.4 5.1 5.6 4.7 Delaware.................................................... 4.4 5.4 4.6 5.3 Dover..................................................... 4.7 4.8 4.7 4.5 Wilmington-Newark(1)...................................... 4.9 6.9 5.3 6.7 District of Columbia........................................ 8.8 8.8 8.6 8.0 Washington(1)............................................. 4.2 3.8 4.2 3.8 Florida..................................................... 5.7 5.4 5.8 5.6 Daytona Beach............................................. 4.3 4.1 4.5 4.2 Fort Lauderdale........................................... 5.6 5.2 5.8 5.4 Fort Myers-Cape Coral..................................... 4.4 3.8 4.5 3.8 Gainesville............................................... 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 Jacksonville.............................................. 3.5 3.7 3.5 3.8 Lakeland-Winter Haven..................................... 9.3 9.0 9.1 9.2 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay............................. 6.3 5.2 6.6 5.3 Miami..................................................... 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.7 Orlando................................................... 4.4 3.9 4.5 3.9 Pensacola................................................. 3.9 3.4 4.0 3.6 Sarasota-Bradenton........................................ 3.9 3.5 4.2 3.8 Tallahassee............................................... 2.9 3.1 2.8 3.2 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater........................... 4.3 3.9 4.4 4.0 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton................................ 8.1 8.0 8.2 8.3 Georgia..................................................... 5.1 4.5 5.1 4.5 Albany.................................................... 6.2 6.2 6.6 5.9 Athens.................................................... 3.5 3.2 3.6 3.2 Atlanta................................................... 4.5 3.7 4.4 3.8 Augusta-Aiken(1).......................................... 7.5 6.9 7.6 6.5 Columbus(1)............................................... 6.7 4.9 6.7 4.7 Macon..................................................... 5.0 4.7 5.2 4.7 Savannah.................................................. 5.3 4.7 5.3 4.6 Hawaii...................................................... 6.5 6.5 6.1 5.6 Honolulu.................................................. 5.1 5.4 4.9 4.7 Idaho....................................................... 4.8 4.5 4.4 4.2 Boise City................................................ 3.7 3.4 3.5 3.4 Illinois.................................................... 5.2 5.3 4.8 4.9 Bloomington-Normal........................................ 2.9 3.0 2.6 2.6 Champaign-Urbana.......................................... 3.2 3.2 2.6 2.9 Chicago................................................... 5.1 5.1 4.8 4.7 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island(1)........................... 4.2 3.8 4.0 3.6 Decatur................................................... 8.1 9.1 7.0 8.3 Kankakee.................................................. 6.1 5.7 5.4 5.0 Peoria-Pekin.............................................. 4.4 6.1 3.8 5.3 Rockford.................................................. 4.1 4.2 3.6 3.8 Springfield............................................... 4.5 4.5 4.1 4.2 Indiana..................................................... 4.4 3.9 4.1 3.8 Bloomington............................................... 3.3 2.7 2.4 2.2 Elkhart-Goshen............................................ 4.1 3.5 3.8 3.6 Evansville-Henderson(1)................................... 4.8 4.1 4.9 4.2 Fort Wayne................................................ 3.7 3.3 3.5 3.2 Gary...................................................... 5.9 5.0 5.9 5.0 Indianapolis.............................................. 3.6 3.2 3.5 3.1 Kokomo.................................................... 3.8 3.3 3.8 3.4 Lafayette................................................. 2.8 2.7 2.4 2.5 Muncie.................................................... 4.9 4.8 4.2 4.2 South Bend................................................ 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.8 Terre Haute............................................... 5.8 6.0 5.5 5.5 Iowa........................................................ 3.2 2.8 3.1 2.8 Cedar Rapids.............................................. 2.7 2.3 2.7 2.2 Des Moines................................................ 2.4 2.3 2.5 2.5 Dubuque................................................... 2.6 4.2 2.8 4.1 Iowa City................................................. 2.9 2.4 3.1 2.5 Sioux City(1)............................................. 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.7 Waterloo-Cedar Falls...................................... 4.1 3.8 3.9 3.5 Kansas...................................................... 4.2 4.0 4.1 3.8 Lawrence.................................................. 5.1 4.7 4.6 4.3 Topeka.................................................... 4.3 4.8 4.7 5.1 Wichita................................................... 4.6 3.9 4.4 3.7 Kentucky.................................................... 5.1 4.2 5.3 4.5 Lexington................................................. 2.8 2.1 2.9 2.3 Louisville(1)............................................. 4.2 3.5 4.4 3.7 Owensboro................................................. 5.7 4.2 5.8 4.6 Louisiana................................................... 6.7 6.9 6.4 6.7 Alexandria................................................ 6.9 7.5 6.1 6.8 Baton Rouge............................................... 6.3 6.2 5.9 5.9 Houma..................................................... 5.1 4.3 4.8 4.0 Lafayette................................................. 6.2 6.1 6.0 5.9 Lake Charles.............................................. 6.0 6.1 5.9 6.2 Monroe.................................................... 5.7 6.7 5.4 6.5 New Orleans............................................... 6.5 6.8 6.3 6.7 Shreveport-Bossier City................................... 7.2 7.4 6.9 7.1 Maine....................................................... 4.7 4.4 4.7 4.1 Lewiston-Auburn........................................... 5.2 6.0 5.0 5.5 Portland.................................................. 3.2 2.7 3.1 2.5 Maryland.................................................... 5.0 4.7 5.2 4.9 Baltimore................................................. 5.7 5.3 5.8 5.5 Massachusetts............................................... 5.2 3.9 5.3 4.1 Barnstable-Yarmouth....................................... 4.0 3.0 4.4 3.5 Boston(1)................................................. 4.7 3.4 4.8 3.7 Massachusetts--Continued Brockton.................................................. 6.2 5.0 6.1 5.1 Fitchburg-Leominster...................................... 6.6 5.1 6.3 5.1 Lawrence(1)............................................... 6.5 5.6 6.1 6.1 Lowell(1)................................................. 5.6 4.2 5.6 4.4 New Bedford............................................... 8.7 6.7 8.8 7.4 Pittsfield................................................ 5.9 4.2 6.2 4.7 Springfield............................................... 5.8 4.0 5.6 4.2 Worcester(1).............................................. 4.9 3.7 4.9 3.8 Michigan.................................................... 5.0 4.2 4.8 4.2 Ann Arbor................................................. 3.5 2.8 3.3 2.6 Benton Harbor............................................. 5.2 5.7 4.7 6.0 Detroit................................................... 4.9 4.0 5.0 4.0 Flint..................................................... 6.6 5.8 6.3 6.1 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland............................. 4.1 3.8 3.7 3.7 Jackson................................................... 5.4 4.7 4.9 4.8 Kalamazoo-Battle Creek.................................... 4.2 3.9 4.2 4.1 Lansing-East Lansing...................................... 3.6 3.3 3.4 3.3 Saginaw-Bay City-Midland.................................. 5.3 4.0 5.0 4.2 Minnesota................................................... 3.2 3.4 3.7 3.9 Duluth-Superior(1)........................................ 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 Minneapolis-St.Paul(1).................................... 2.6 2.8 3.2 3.3 Rochester................................................. 2.4 2.5 2.9 2.9 St. Cloud................................................. 3.7 4.2 4.0 4.5 Mississippi................................................. 6.7 6.5 6.6 5.3 Jackson................................................... 4.6 3.9 4.6 3.3 Missouri.................................................... 5.2 4.3 4.4 3.6 Kansas City(1)............................................ 4.6 3.9 4.1 3.5 St. Louis LMA(1).......................................... 5.4 4.4 4.6 3.8 Springfield............................................... 3.7 3.2 3.2 2.7 Montana..................................................... 5.1 4.5 5.1 4.6 Nebraska.................................................... 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.1 Lincoln................................................... 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.0 Omaha(1).................................................. 2.5 2.4 2.6 2.2 Nevada...................................................... 5.2 5.1 5.2 5.3 Las Vegas(1).............................................. 5.5 5.4 5.5 5.6 Reno...................................................... 4.3 4.1 4.2 4.2 New Hampshire............................................... 3.8 3.6 3.7 4.0 Manchester................................................ 3.9 3.3 3.6 3.6 Nashua.................................................... 4.5 4.0 4.3 4.5 Portsmouth-Rochester(1)................................... 3.3 3.1 3.2 3.5 New Jersey.................................................. 6.3 6.0 6.1 5.9 Atlantic-Cape May......................................... 7.3 7.0 7.6 7.5 Bergen-Passaic............................................ 6.7 6.3 6.6 6.1 Jersey City............................................... 9.1 9.0 9.0 9.0 Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon.............................. 5.1 4.7 4.7 4.5 Monmouth-Ocean............................................ 5.4 5.1 5.4 5.1 Newark.................................................... 6.3 6.0 6.2 6.0 Trenton................................................... 5.5 5.7 5.4 5.5 Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton.............................. 8.9 8.7 8.8 8.7 New Mexico.................................................. 6.4 7.2 6.2 6.9 Albuquerque............................................... 4.5 5.3 4.3 4.8 Las Cruces................................................ 8.5 8.2 7.9 8.0 Santa Fe.................................................. 4.2 4.4 4.2 4.4 New York.................................................... 6.3 6.0 6.2 5.7 Albany-Schenectady-Troy................................... 5.0 4.2 5.3 4.4 Binghamton................................................ 4.8 3.9 4.8 4.0 Buffalo-Niagara Falls..................................... 5.5 5.2 5.1 4.7 Dutchess County........................................... 4.8 4.0 5.1 4.2 Elmira.................................................... 4.6 4.1 4.5 4.2 Glens Falls............................................... 5.0 4.8 5.0 5.0 Nassau-Suffolk............................................ 5.4 4.4 5.2 4.1 New York.................................................. 7.7 7.8 7.5 7.4 New York City............................................. 8.2 8.5 8.1 8.0 Newburgh(1)............................................... 5.0 4.2 5.0 4.2 Rochester................................................. 4.3 3.8 4.2 3.8 New York--Continued Syracuse.................................................. 5.2 4.2 5.5 4.4 Utica-Rome................................................ 5.0 4.7 4.9 4.5 North Carolina.............................................. 4.3 4.1 4.0 3.8 Asheville................................................. 3.3 3.0 3.1 2.7 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill(1)........................... 3.5 3.7 3.3 3.5 Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point....................... 3.3 3.2 3.1 2.9 Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill................................ 2.7 2.4 2.6 2.2 North Dakota................................................ 2.9 2.5 2.7 2.3 Bismarck.................................................. 3.0 2.3 3.1 2.3 Fargo-Moorhead(1)......................................... 2.1 2.0 2.0 1.8 Grand Forks(1)............................................ 3.3 3.0 2.2 2.2 Ohio........................................................ 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.5 Akron..................................................... 4.2 3.9 4.3 4.2 Canton-Massillon.......................................... 4.5 4.4 4.8 4.8 Cincinnati(1)............................................. 4.2 3.7 4.4 3.9 Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria................................... 5.3 4.6 4.9 5.1 Columbus.................................................. 3.1 2.8 3.1 3.0 Dayton-Springfield........................................ 3.9 4.2 4.0 4.3 Hamilton-Middletown....................................... 4.0 3.7 4.0 3.9 Lima...................................................... 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 Mansfield................................................. 6.4 5.5 6.3 5.6 Steubenville-Weirton...................................... 6.6 5.3 6.2 5.5 Toledo.................................................... 4.8 4.2 4.5 4.3 Youngstown-Warren......................................... 5.8 5.3 6.9 5.4 Oklahoma.................................................... 4.2 3.9 4.4 4.1 Enid...................................................... 3.3 3.2 3.7 3.4 Lawton.................................................... 4.7 4.2 5.1 4.6 Oklahoma City............................................. 3.4 3.1 3.4 3.4 Tulsa..................................................... 3.7 3.2 4.0 3.4 Oregon...................................................... 4.4 4.9 4.6 4.7 Eugene-Springfield........................................ 4.4 4.8 4.8 4.8 Medford-Ashland........................................... 6.4 7.1 6.1 6.4 Portland-Vancouver(1)..................................... 3.6 3.8 3.7 3.7 Salem..................................................... 3.9 4.6 4.0 4.3 Pennsylvania................................................ 5.6 5.0 5.7 4.8 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton................................ 5.4 5.1 5.2 4.8 Altoona................................................... 5.4 4.7 5.4 4.8 Erie...................................................... 6.0 5.3 6.1 4.9 Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle............................... 3.6 3.0 3.6 2.8 Johnstown................................................. 7.6 6.8 7.9 6.9 Lancaster................................................. 3.4 3.0 3.5 2.7 Philadelphia(1)........................................... 5.9 5.3 6.0 5.3 Pittsburgh................................................ 5.6 4.8 5.5 4.4 Reading................................................... 4.6 3.9 4.6 3.7 Scranton-Wilkes-Barre-Hazelton............................ 7.4 6.4 7.5 6.2 Sharon.................................................... 4.8 3.8 4.5 3.3 State College............................................. 3.0 2.8 2.9 2.4 Williamsport.............................................. 6.2 5.6 6.6 5.5 York...................................................... 4.1 4.3 4.2 3.9 Rhode Island................................................ 6.6 4.7 7.0 5.1 Providence-Fall River-Warwick(1).......................... 6.9 5.1 7.2 5.4 South Carolina.............................................. 5.1 5.9 5.2 6.1 Charleston-North Charleston............................... 5.1 5.7 5.3 5.7 Columbia.................................................. 3.3 3.5 3.5 3.7 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson........................... 3.4 4.4 3.3 4.3 South Dakota................................................ 2.9 2.9 2.5 2.5 Rapid City................................................ 2.6 2.5 2.7 2.6 Sioux Falls............................................... 1.9 1.8 1.9 1.8 Tennessee................................................... 5.6 4.6 5.2 4.3 Chattanooga(1)............................................ 5.2 4.1 5.0 3.9 Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol(1)......................... 5.8 4.3 5.1 4.0 Knoxville................................................. 4.3 3.4 3.8 3.1 Memphis(1)................................................ 5.5 4.1 5.2 3.9 Nashville................................................. 4.0 3.3 3.7 3.0 Texas....................................................... 6.1 5.6 6.0 5.3 Abilene................................................... 5.3 4.9 5.1 4.4 Texas--Contiuned Amarillo.................................................. 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.7 Austin-San Marcos......................................... 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 Beaumont-Port Arthur...................................... 10.4 9.4 10.0 8.8 Brazoria.................................................. 7.8 7.0 7.7 6.6 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito.......................... 12.7 11.9 12.4 11.1 Bryan-College Station..................................... 3.3 2.5 2.9 2.2 Corpus Christi............................................ 9.2 8.8 9.3 8.1 Dallas.................................................... 4.8 4.0 4.7 3.8 El Paso................................................... 10.0 12.1 10.5 11.7 Fort Worth-Arlington...................................... 4.8 3.8 4.8 3.6 Galveston-Texas City...................................... 7.5 8.4 7.4 8.0 Houston................................................... 5.9 5.4 5.9 5.1 Killeen-Temple............................................ 5.0 4.8 4.9 4.5 Laredo.................................................... 16.0 12.1 15.9 11.4 Longview-Marshall......................................... 8.1 7.8 7.6 7.5 Lubbock................................................... 4.4 4.0 3.7 3.5 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission.................................. 19.3 18.5 19.4 17.9 Odessa-Midland............................................ 6.1 5.8 6.1 5.3 San Angelo................................................ 4.2 3.4 4.3 3.4 San Antonio............................................... 4.8 4.5 4.6 4.1 Sherman-Denison........................................... 4.8 4.4 4.9 4.1 Texarkana(1).............................................. 8.0 7.3 7.9 7.3 Tyler..................................................... 5.6 7.1 6.4 6.7 Victoria.................................................. 5.9 4.9 6.0 4.8 Waco...................................................... 4.8 4.6 4.6 3.9 Wichita Falls............................................. 4.7 4.6 4.4 4.3 Utah........................................................ 3.9 3.2 3.4 3.0 Provo-Orem................................................ 3.3 2.8 2.8 2.6 Salt Lake City-Odgen...................................... 3.6 3.0 3.2 2.8 Vermont..................................................... 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.9 Burlington................................................ 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.9 Virginia.................................................... 4.6 4.1 4.5 4.2 Charlottesville........................................... 2.5 2.3 2.4 2.3 Danville.................................................. 8.9 6.9 8.0 6.5 Lynchburg................................................. 3.7 3.3 3.5 3.2 Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News(1).................... 4.8 4.6 4.9 4.8 Richmond-Petersburg....................................... 3.7 3.7 3.9 3.9 Roanoke................................................... 3.0 2.6 2.9 2.8 Washington.................................................. 5.8 5.2 5.4 5.0 Spokane................................................... 4.6 4.5 4.6 4.4 Tacoma.................................................... 5.7 5.1 5.6 5.0 Seattle-Bellevue-Everett.................................. 4.9 4.0 4.9 4.1 West Virginia............................................... 7.6 6.5 7.2 6.5 Charleston................................................ 5.4 4.5 5.5 4.7 Huntington-Ashland(1)..................................... 6.8 5.9 7.2 5.8 Parkersburg-Marietta(1)................................... 6.9 5.2 6.4 5.4 Wheeling(1)............................................... 5.5 4.3 5.4 4.3 Wisconsin................................................... 3.2 3.1 3.1 2.7 Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah................................... 2.7 2.4 2.8 2.2 Eau Claire................................................ 3.0 3.1 2.8 2.5 Green Bay................................................. 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.4 Janesville-Beloit......................................... 3.6 3.3 3.8 3.1 Kenosha................................................... 3.5 3.4 3.6 2.9 La Crosse(1).............................................. 3.1 2.5 2.9 2.2 Madison................................................... 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 Milwaukee-Waukesha........................................ 3.5 3.6 3.4 3.2 Racine.................................................... 3.8 4.0 3.8 3.4 Sheboygan................................................. 2.4 2.8 2.8 2.3 Wausau.................................................... 3.6 3.0 3.5 2.5 Wyoming..................................................... 3.9 4.0 3.9 3.9 Casper.................................................... 4.8 5.3 5.2 5.4 Puerto Rico................................................. 13.8 (2) 14.2 (2) Caguas.................................................... 13.5 (2) 13.5 (2) Mayaguez.................................................. 14.8 (2) 15.7 (2) Ponce..................................................... 16.6 (2) 17.6 (2) San Juan-Bayamon.......................................... 11.5 (2) 11.9 (2) 1 Includes interstate portion of area located in adjacent state. 2 Not available. p = preliminary, except for the national figures. NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. All estimates are provisional and will be revised when new benchmark and population information becomes available.