Unemployment rates for regions and divisions, 1998 annual averages	

Region/Division			Unemployment rate

MIDWEST				3.7
     East North Central		4.0
     West North Central		3.3
SOUTH				4.4
     South Atlantic		4.1
     East South Central		4.5
     West South Central		5.0
NORTHEAST			4.7
     New England		3.5
     Middle Atlantic		5.1
WEST				5.4
     Mountain			4.4
     Pacific 			5.7