Internet address: http://stats.bls.gov/newsrels.htm Technical information: USDL 00-21 Employment (202) 691-6559 Unemployment 691-6392 Media contact: 691-5902 For release: 10:00 A.M. EST Friday, January 21, 2000 REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: DECEMBER 1999 Regional and state unemployment rates remained stable in December. All four regions posted little or no change over the month, and 45 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 rose in 41 states and the District of Columbia. Regional Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted) At the regional level, the Midwest continued to record the lowest unemployment rate, 3.4 percent in December. The West once again had the highest rate, 4.6 percent, although it also experienced the largest over- the-year decrease (-0.7 percentage point). The other regions reported small declines from a year earlier. (See table 1.) Among the nine geographic divisions, the West North Central again recorded the lowest unemployment rate, 2.6 percent in December. The Pacific division registered the highest rate, 4.8 percent. Over the month, unemployment rates in all divisions showed little or no change. The Pacific division experienced the largest over-the-year rate decrease (-0.9 percentage point), followed by the West South Central division (-0.5 point). No division recorded an over-the-year rate increase. State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted) Unemployment rates in 29 states were below the U.S. average in December, while rates in 17 states and the District of Columbia were above it. The states with the lowest jobless rates were in the Midwest--Iowa (2.2 percent) and Minnesota and South Dakota (both 2.4 percent). Nine additional states recorded rates below 3.0 percent. Four of these were in the Midwest and three were in New England. The highest unemployment rates among the states were in West Virginia (6.1 percent), New Mexico (5.8 percent), and Alaska (5.7 percent). The rate in the District of Columbia was 6.1 percent. Of the six states with rates of 5.0 percent or higher, four were located in the West and two in the South. Two states registered the lowest rates in their series--Georgia (3.5 percent) and Idaho (4.4 percent). (See table 3 and chart 1.) Unemployment rates were lower over the month in 23 states, higher in 16 states and the District of Columbia, and unchanged in 11 states. Louisiana recorded the largest over-the-month decrease, -0.7 percentage point, followed by Nevada and West Virginia, -0.5 point each. Mississippi, with a rate increase of 0.7 percentage point, was the only state to report an increase of one-half point or more. - 2 - Over the year, unemployment rates were down in 36 states and the District of Columbia, up in 12 states, and unchanged in 2 states. The District of Columbia posted the largest rate decline from a year ago (-1.7 percentage points), followed by two West South Central states (Louisiana and Oklahoma, both -1.1 points) and two Pacific states (California and Hawaii, both -1.0 point). Eleven additional states had declines of at least one-half percentage point. The largest rate increases occurred in Alabama (0.8 percentage point), Nevada (0.7 point), and South Carolina (0.5 point). Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted) Total nonfarm employment increased in 41 states and the District of Columbia in December, declined in 8 states, and was unchanged in 1 state. The largest employment increases were in California (63,700), Florida (30,900), and Georgia (28,100). Idaho had the largest percentage increase (1.1 percent), followed by South Dakota (0.9 percent), and Georgia (0.7 percent). The largest employment declines occurred in Pennsylvania (-12,000), Illinois (-8,100), and Missouri (-4,200). The largest percentage declines were reported in Rhode Island (-0.4 percent), Hawaii (-0.3 percent), and Missouri and Pennsylvania (-0.2 percent each). (See table 5.) Over the year, employment increased in 47 states and the District of Columbia. Only Missouri (-12,800), Nebraska (-4,400), and Mississippi (-500) posted declines. Nineteen states posted gains of 2.0 percent or greater, led by Nevada (4.8 percent), Georgia (4.2 percent), and Florida (4.1 percent). The largest gains in employment levels over the year were in California (401,800), Florida (276,700), and Texas (247,100). (See chart 2.) Over the year, employment growth remained strong and was widespread across most industry divisions. Gains were particularly strong in construction and services, where 34 and 32 states, respectively, showed employment gains of over 2.0 percent. Manufacturing employment continued to be weak, with 35 states and the District of Columbia reporting losses over the year. ______________________________ The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for December 1999 is scheduled to be issued on Feb. 2. The Regional and State Employment and Unemployment release for January 2000 is scheduled to be issued on March 2. ------------------------------------------------------------------- | Note: Effective with the release of data for January 2000, | |labor force estimates for regions, divisions, states, the District | |of Columbia, the Los Angeles-Long Beach metropolitan area, and New | |York City will be revised to incorporate updated population | |controls, revised seasonal adjustment factors, reestimation of | |models, and benchmarking to CPS annual averages. Not-seasonally- | |adjusted data back to 1997 and seasonally-adjusted data back to | |1995 are subject to revision. All nonfarm payroll employment | |estimates for states and areas will be adjusted to 1999 benchmark | |levels, with the exception of data for New Jersey. Not-seasonally-| |adjusted payroll data for states and areas back to April 1998 and | |seasonally-adjusted data for states back to 1995 will be subject | |to revision. | ------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Bureau of the Census. The labor force includes both the employed and the unemployed. Employed persons are those who did any work at all for pay or profit in the survey reference week (the week including the 12th of the month) or worked 15 hours or more without pay in a family business or farm, plus those not working who have a job from which they were temporarily absent, whether or not paid, for such reasons as labor- management dispute, illness, or vacation. Unemployed persons are those who did not work at all (in the reference week), have actively looked for a job (sometime in the 4-week period ending with the survey reference week), and are currently available for work; persons on layoff expecting recall need not be looking for work to be counted as unemployed. Method of estimation. Effective January 1996, estimates for all states, the District of Columbia, the Los Angeles-Long Beach metropolitan area, and New York City are produced using estimating equations based on regression techniques. 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 Bureau of the Census and any revisions in the other data sources. In addition, data for all states, the District of Columbia, and the two large sub-state areas noted are adjusted annually to equal the CPS annual averages, usually effective with January estimates. The regional and state data will not sum to national totals obtained from the CPS, since the monthly state estimates are not based directly on the CPS. Seasonal adjustment. Seasonal adjustment of state (and Los Angeles- Long Beach and New York City) labor force levels are computed by aggregating independently seasonally adjusted employment and unemployment levels. Unemployment rates are then computed from these independently adjusted levels. Region and division levels are calculated as the sum of the levels of the component states. Revisions of historical data for the most recent 5 years are usually made at the beginning of each calendar year, usually coincident with January estimates. Employment--from the CES program Definitions. Employment data refer to persons on establishment payrolls who receive pay for any part of the pay period which includes the 12th of the month, except for federal government employment, which represents the number of persons who occupied positions on the last day of the month. Persons are counted at their place of work rather than at their place of residence; those appearing on more than one payroll are counted on each payroll. Industries are classified on the basis of their principal product or activity in accordance with the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification Manual. Method of estimation. The employment data are estimated using a "link relative" technique in which a ratio (link relative) of current-month employment to that of the previous month is computed from a sample of establishments reporting for both months. The estimates of employment for the current month are obtained by multiplying the estimates for the previous month by these ratios. Annual revisions. Employment estimates are adjusted annually to a complete count of jobs, called benchmarks, derived principally from tax reports which are submitted by employers who are covered under state unemployment insurance (UI) laws. The benchmark information is used to adjust the monthly estimates between the new benchmark and the preceding one and also to establish the level of employment for the new benchmark month. Thus, the benchmarking process establishes the level of employment, and the sample is used to measure the month-to-month changes in the level for the subsequent months. Seasonal adjustment. Seasonally adjusted payroll employment totals for states are computed by aggregating independently adjusted series for major industry divisions. Revisions of historical data for the most recent 5 years are made once a year, coincident with annual benchmark adjustments. Caution on aggregating state data. State estimation procedures are designed to produce accurate data for each individual state. BLS independently develops a national employment series; state estimates are not forced to sum to national totals. Because each state series is subject to larger sampling and nonsampling errors than the national series, summing them cumulates individual state level errors and can cause significant distortions at an aggregate level. Due to these statistical limitations, BLS does not compile a "sum-of-states" employment series, and cautions users that such a series is subject to a relatively large and volatile error structure. Reliability of the estimates The estimates presented in this release are based on sample survey and administrative data and thus are subject to sampling and other types of errors. Sampling error is a measure of sampling variability--that is, variation that occurs by chance because a sample rather than the entire population is surveyed. Survey data also are subject to nonsampling errors, such as those which can be introduced into the data collection and processing operations. Estimates not directly derived from sample surveys are subject to additional errors resulting from the special estimation processes used. The sums of individual items may not always equal the totals shown in the same tables because of rounding. With respect to the LAUS program, unemployment rates are computed, in most instances, from unrounded data rather than from data that may be displayed in the tables; differences, however, are generally insignificant. Labor force and unemployment estimates. Measures of sampling error, in the form of standard errors for state annual average estimates derived from the CPS, are available in the annual BLS bulletin, Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment. Measures of nonsampling error for CPS data are not available, but additional information on the subject is provided in the BLS monthly periodical, Employment and Earnings. Employment estimates. Measures of sampling error are not available for state CES data, but the relatively large size of the samples maintained by the state agencies and the annual adjustment of employment estimates to more recent benchmark levels assure a high degree of accuracy. Information on recent benchmark revisions for states is available upon request. Additional information More complete information on the technical procedures used to develop these estimates and additional data appear in Employment and Earnings, which is available by subscription for $40.00 a year from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402 (telephone 202-512-1800), and from the BLS Handbook of Methods, Bulletin 2490, August 1997. Estimates of labor force and unemployment for over 330 metropolitan areas are available in the news release, Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment. Estimates of labor force, employment, and unemployment for all states, metropolitan areas, labor market areas, counties, cities with a population of 25,000 or more, and other areas used in the administration of various federal economic assistance programs are available from the BLS Internet at (http://stats.bls.gov/lauhome.htm). Employment data from the CES program are available at (http://stats.bls.gov/790home.htm). Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-606-5886; TDD message referral phone: 1-800-877-8339. LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATA Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by census regions and divisions, seasonally adjusted1 (Numbers in thousands) Unemployed Civilian labor force Census region and division Number Percent of labor force Dec. Oct. Nov. Dec. Dec. Oct. Nov. Dec. Dec. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1998 1999 1999 1999p 1998 1999 1999 1999p 1998 1999 1999 1999p Northeast........... 26,147.6 26,326.2 26,304.4 26,318.8 1,159.2 1,128.1 1,110.1 1,075.1 4.4 4.3 4.2 4.1 New England....... 7,149.3 7,199.2 7,206.8 7,211.7 229.7 228.4 226.8 222.4 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.1 Middle Atlantic... 18,998.4 19,127.0 19,097.6 19,107.2 929.4 899.8 883.3 852.7 4.9 4.7 4.6 4.5 South............... 48,458.9 49,016.8 49,033.1 49,047.4 2,049.6 1,986.8 1,951.5 1,943.5 4.2 4.1 4.0 4.0 South Atlantic.... 25,072.6 25,390.1 25,417.7 25,411.7 961.1 938.5 949.6 912.1 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.6 East South Central 8,181.9 8,231.8 8,213.9 8,237.7 350.7 343.1 333.4 356.5 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.3 West South Central 15,204.5 15,394.9 15,401.4 15,398.0 737.8 705.2 668.5 674.8 4.9 4.6 4.3 4.4 Midwest............. 33,524.7 33,668.0 33,679.6 33,707.9 1,182.2 1,133.9 1,141.4 1,131.7 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.4 East North Central 23,210.4 23,334.2 23,365.3 23,380.1 886.7 869.7 871.7 859.0 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.7 West North Central 10,314.3 10,333.7 10,314.3 10,327.8 295.5 264.2 269.7 272.7 2.9 2.6 2.6 2.6 West................ 31,055.4 31,400.4 31,455.6 31,582.5 1,631.7 1,473.3 1,430.9 1,439.0 5.3 4.7 4.5 4.6 Mountain.......... 8,862.0 8,987.2 9,003.6 9,015.3 360.0 362.0 352.2 349.0 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.9 Pacific........... 22,193.4 22,413.2 22,452.0 22,567.2 1,271.7 1,111.3 1,078.6 1,090.0 5.7 5.0 4.8 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 Number Percent of labor force division November December November December November December 1998 1999 1998 1999p 1998 1999 1998 1999p 1998 1999 1998 1999p Northeast........... 26,135.8 26,319.9 26,105.9 26,274.4 1,101.5 1,045.1 1,060.3 977.4 4.2 4.0 4.1 3.7 New England....... 7,144.8 7,211.0 7,124.8 7,187.4 215.1 207.5 205.6 198.7 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.8 Middle Atlantic... 18,991.0 19,108.9 18,981.1 19,087.0 886.4 837.6 854.7 778.7 4.7 4.4 4.5 4.1 South............... 48,430.3 49,155.4 48,306.6 48,912.1 1,971.8 1,855.4 1,850.5 1,741.2 4.1 3.8 3.8 3.6 South Atlantic.... 25,011.0 25,454.3 24,969.8 25,320.2 939.3 911.4 869.6 818.9 3.8 3.6 3.5 3.2 East South Central 8,219.8 8,273.3 8,176.4 8,234.7 332.0 313.0 298.4 302.8 4.0 3.8 3.6 3.7 West South Central 15,199.5 15,427.7 15,160.4 15,357.2 700.5 631.1 682.5 619.4 4.6 4.1 4.5 4.0 Midwest............. 33,519.1 33,767.9 33,430.1 33,624.0 1,122.3 1,049.2 1,114.9 1,062.0 3.3 3.1 3.3 3.2 East North Central 23,216.7 23,431.0 23,167.3 23,338.4 837.9 806.6 837.5 807.7 3.6 3.4 3.6 3.5 West North Central 10,302.4 10,336.9 10,262.8 10,285.6 284.4 242.6 277.4 254.2 2.8 2.3 2.7 2.5 West................ 31,073.8 31,490.6 30,953.5 31,485.9 1,575.5 1,373.1 1,530.4 1,344.9 5.1 4.4 4.9 4.3 Mountain.......... 8,872.3 9,038.7 8,842.4 8,999.8 345.1 327.6 331.8 320.5 3.9 3.6 3.8 3.6 Pacific........... 22,201.5 22,451.8 22,111.1 22,486.0 1,230.4 1,045.5 1,198.5 1,024.4 5.5 4.7 5.4 4.6 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 Dec. Oct. Nov. Dec. Dec. Oct. Nov. Dec. Dec. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1998 1999 1999 1999p 1998 1999 1999 1999p 1998 1999 1999 1999p Alabama................ 2,158.7 2,164.6 2,166.2 2,176.1 87.3 94.5 95.2 105.4 4.0 4.4 4.4 4.8 Alaska................. 315.7 317.0 317.6 317.5 17.7 18.1 18.6 18.1 5.6 5.7 5.9 5.7 Arizona................ 2,341.6 2,411.5 2,419.3 2,430.4 92.2 96.1 97.2 98.8 3.9 4.0 4.0 4.1 Arkansas............... 1,255.0 1,253.2 1,255.2 1,254.0 65.4 53.2 54.4 54.3 5.2 4.2 4.3 4.3 California............. 16,421.3 16,653.7 16,674.3 16,774.5 968.4 814.9 813.2 823.8 5.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 Los Angeles-Long Beach............. 4,645.5 4,678.9 4,699.0 4,720.7 315.1 277.2 271.3 267.9 6.8 5.9 5.8 5.7 Colorado............... 2,261.1 2,275.8 2,289.2 2,292.1 77.4 67.3 65.0 67.8 3.4 3.0 2.8 3.0 Connecticut............ 1,722.0 1,719.4 1,719.6 1,719.3 55.1 51.2 50.7 46.3 3.2 3.0 2.9 2.7 Delaware............... 398.8 396.4 397.4 397.3 12.7 12.7 13.0 13.8 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.5 District of Columbia... 264.2 275.3 277.2 277.2 20.6 16.3 16.4 16.8 7.8 5.9 5.9 6.1 Florida................ 7,386.5 7,513.9 7,526.9 7,508.6 310.9 298.0 304.7 284.1 4.2 4.0 4.0 3.8 Georgia................ 4,026.0 4,101.2 4,114.8 4,122.8 156.3 146.3 151.0 144.5 3.9 3.6 3.7 3.5 Hawaii................. 602.5 602.3 599.3 600.9 36.9 32.2 32.3 30.4 6.1 5.3 5.4 5.1 Idaho.................. 665.8 661.3 657.6 657.9 32.9 33.6 30.5 28.8 4.9 5.1 4.6 4.4 Illinois............... 6,248.0 6,359.8 6,377.4 6,379.6 264.7 270.9 268.6 264.0 4.2 4.3 4.2 4.1 Indiana................ 3,127.3 3,097.3 3,100.0 3,099.3 93.2 83.4 91.5 90.6 3.0 2.7 3.0 2.9 Iowa................... 1,580.8 1,583.6 1,573.7 1,589.2 41.9 35.4 33.7 34.6 2.7 2.2 2.1 2.2 Kansas................. 1,436.4 1,452.6 1,450.5 1,452.1 51.8 46.9 48.6 48.9 3.6 3.2 3.3 3.4 Kentucky............... 1,936.1 1,963.8 1,952.0 1,951.4 80.2 79.8 75.9 76.1 4.1 4.1 3.9 3.9 Louisiana.............. 2,061.3 2,087.8 2,085.5 2,065.1 108.9 116.1 102.0 86.3 5.3 5.6 4.9 4.2 Maine.................. 664.7 679.8 682.7 683.8 25.2 26.3 23.6 24.9 3.8 3.9 3.5 3.6 Maryland............... 2,806.7 2,824.0 2,815.2 2,819.1 109.9 97.7 91.7 91.6 3.9 3.5 3.3 3.2 Massachusetts.......... 3,259.5 3,288.4 3,286.1 3,288.5 100.4 105.6 106.1 106.1 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.2 Michigan............... 5,057.8 5,096.3 5,116.5 5,115.7 193.2 190.0 193.5 182.5 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.6 Minnesota.............. 2,715.6 2,732.9 2,732.0 2,731.0 64.9 61.1 66.9 64.4 2.4 2.2 2.4 2.4 Mississippi............ 1,287.4 1,287.5 1,283.7 1,294.6 67.5 67.0 58.4 68.4 5.2 5.2 4.6 5.3 Missouri............... 2,900.1 2,892.3 2,883.5 2,881.6 94.1 76.9 76.5 80.9 3.2 2.7 2.7 2.8 Montana................ 472.8 476.6 478.6 478.4 25.7 23.5 22.9 23.4 5.4 4.9 4.8 4.9 Nebraska............... 936.9 930.0 931.5 932.4 23.5 23.3 24.1 25.0 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.7 Nevada................. 933.5 962.8 961.3 963.3 30.5 42.4 43.0 38.5 3.3 4.4 4.5 4.0 New Hampshire.......... 666.5 671.3 673.1 672.5 18.5 16.8 17.8 16.5 2.8 2.5 2.7 2.5 New Jersey............. 4,193.7 4,237.4 4,246.2 4,248.1 184.6 190.0 185.8 175.6 4.4 4.5 4.4 4.1 New Mexico............. 839.4 832.2 832.8 832.1 53.9 49.8 49.9 48.1 6.4 6.0 6.0 5.8 New York............... 8,874.4 8,929.9 8,898.6 8,895.9 482.6 461.0 443.5 429.9 5.4 5.2 5.0 4.8 New York City........ 3,426.6 3,445.6 3,425.6 3,418.8 275.0 234.1 220.6 204.1 8.0 6.8 6.4 6.0 North Carolina......... 3,833.8 3,875.0 3,878.0 3,878.6 119.9 126.2 125.3 123.3 3.1 3.3 3.2 3.2 North Dakota........... 345.1 341.7 341.8 340.3 9.1 9.7 9.7 9.2 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.7 Ohio................... 5,791.1 5,816.7 5,806.9 5,817.2 229.4 243.1 231.6 233.1 4.0 4.2 4.0 4.0 Oklahoma............... 1,647.9 1,665.9 1,673.0 1,674.5 73.2 51.8 53.8 55.3 4.4 3.1 3.2 3.3 Oregon................. 1,775.7 1,744.0 1,782.6 1,804.4 98.2 96.4 91.1 90.2 5.5 5.5 5.1 5.0 Pennsylvania........... 5,930.2 5,959.7 5,952.8 5,963.2 262.2 248.8 254.1 247.2 4.4 4.2 4.3 4.1 Rhode Island........... 500.7 502.5 508.2 509.2 20.6 18.6 19.6 19.5 4.1 3.7 3.9 3.8 South Carolina......... 1,966.9 1,982.1 1,982.2 1,986.3 76.7 86.8 93.4 87.3 3.9 4.4 4.7 4.4 South Dakota........... 399.5 400.6 401.4 401.2 10.2 10.9 10.3 9.7 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.4 Tennessee.............. 2,799.6 2,815.8 2,812.0 2,815.6 115.7 101.8 103.9 106.6 4.1 3.6 3.7 3.8 Texas.................. 10,240.3 10,388.0 10,387.7 10,404.4 490.3 484.1 458.3 478.9 4.8 4.7 4.4 4.6 Utah................... 1,088.1 1,104.8 1,102.0 1,097.6 35.6 37.5 32.3 32.0 3.3 3.4 2.9 2.9 Vermont................ 335.8 337.7 337.1 338.4 10.0 9.9 8.9 9.1 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.7 Virginia............... 3,585.9 3,604.9 3,607.5 3,607.9 105.6 100.0 100.1 101.2 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.8 Washington............. 3,078.2 3,096.3 3,078.2 3,070.0 150.6 149.7 123.4 127.5 4.9 4.8 4.0 4.2 West Virginia.......... 803.8 817.3 818.6 814.0 48.4 54.6 53.9 49.6 6.0 6.7 6.6 6.1 Wisconsin.............. 2,986.2 2,964.0 2,964.4 2,968.2 106.3 82.3 86.5 88.8 3.6 2.8 2.9 3.0 Wyoming................ 259.6 262.1 262.9 263.4 11.7 12.0 11.5 11.6 4.5 4.6 4.4 4.4 Puerto Rico............ 1,322.0 1,290.8 1,281.2 1,302.2 163.8 158.1 156.5 148.3 12.4 12.2 12.2 11.4 p = preliminary. NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Data for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey similar to the Current Population Survey. All estimates are provisional and will be revised when new benchmark and population information becomes available. LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATA NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED Table 4. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected areas, not seasonally adjusted (Numbers in thousands) Unemployed Civilian labor force State and Area Number Percent of labor force November December November December November December 1998 1999 1998 1999p 1998 1999 1998 1999p 1998 1999 1998 1999p Alabama................ 2,170.0 2,180.1 2,161.5 2,176.9 85.0 90.9 71.8 88.5 3.9 4.2 3.3 4.1 Alaska................. 313.7 314.5 310.5 311.9 17.4 18.2 18.2 18.3 5.5 5.8 5.9 5.9 Arizona................ 2,340.0 2,434.1 2,347.2 2,436.5 87.5 91.1 85.5 90.8 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.7 Arkansas............... 1,241.8 1,255.6 1,247.5 1,248.7 60.4 48.7 65.2 54.4 4.9 3.9 5.2 4.4 California............. 16,446.2 16,680.9 16,350.0 16,700.5 933.2 784.1 900.3 762.0 5.7 4.7 5.5 4.6 Los Angeles-Long Beach............. 4,692.3 4,709.3 4,627.6 4,704.9 303.5 261.0 288.4 245.3 6.5 5.5 6.2 5.2 Colorado............... 2,275.1 2,299.5 2,253.6 2,284.2 76.0 60.6 66.6 57.8 3.3 2.6 3.0 2.5 Connecticut............ 1,715.0 1,716.2 1,706.7 1,704.1 50.1 45.6 47.7 39.5 2.9 2.7 2.8 2.3 Delaware............... 399.9 400.0 399.3 398.7 12.1 11.7 10.7 11.7 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.9 District of Columbia... 263.8 274.8 261.7 274.1 21.0 15.6 18.8 15.1 8.0 5.7 7.2 5.5 Florida................ 7,360.2 7,547.0 7,375.1 7,502.4 310.9 303.2 282.2 256.2 4.2 4.0 3.8 3.4 Georgia................ 4,056.9 4,137.5 4,037.6 4,135.0 152.6 142.0 145.0 132.8 3.8 3.4 3.6 3.2 Hawaii................. 602.4 601.1 602.2 601.3 35.6 31.3 32.4 26.3 5.9 5.2 5.4 4.4 Idaho.................. 662.8 657.8 662.0 655.2 29.5 28.1 34.2 30.2 4.4 4.3 5.2 4.6 Illinois............... 6,262.4 6,389.7 6,254.9 6,379.7 256.0 250.3 257.6 258.0 4.1 3.9 4.1 4.0 Indiana................ 3,119.7 3,104.9 3,111.5 3,087.8 88.0 85.8 90.7 88.9 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.9 Iowa................... 1,581.4 1,579.2 1,574.9 1,584.1 39.4 31.4 41.9 34.5 2.5 2.0 2.7 2.2 Kansas................. 1,442.5 1,459.6 1,432.9 1,449.5 53.1 47.9 46.2 43.4 3.7 3.3 3.2 3.0 Kentucky............... 1,942.9 1,962.5 1,935.3 1,952.2 79.8 72.7 73.8 69.7 4.1 3.7 3.8 3.6 Louisiana.............. 2,058.8 2,081.3 2,038.9 2,042.6 100.7 91.2 100.6 77.1 4.9 4.4 4.9 3.8 Maine.................. 657.7 679.0 656.6 677.3 27.4 24.6 23.7 23.7 4.2 3.6 3.6 3.5 Maryland............... 2,792.7 2,821.3 2,788.2 2,803.4 111.1 90.3 97.2 78.8 4.0 3.2 3.5 2.8 Massachusetts.......... 3,268.6 3,289.2 3,255.9 3,283.1 88.5 93.3 88.7 94.3 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.9 Michigan............... 5,074.0 5,131.5 5,043.7 5,099.5 167.8 169.1 173.6 161.4 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.2 Minnesota.............. 2,722.9 2,744.9 2,695.8 2,713.5 58.2 57.5 59.2 58.5 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.2 Mississippi............ 1,281.2 1,285.0 1,289.0 1,299.3 56.5 49.0 55.6 57.5 4.4 3.8 4.3 4.4 Missouri............... 2,882.1 2,881.7 2,898.3 2,883.1 92.9 66.5 90.6 77.2 3.2 2.3 3.1 2.7 Montana................ 469.1 474.8 466.7 472.3 26.3 22.7 27.3 25.0 5.6 4.8 5.9 5.3 Nebraska............... 933.7 934.3 930.5 927.9 21.3 20.8 19.9 21.5 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.3 Nevada................. 935.6 963.9 928.7 959.0 29.4 38.0 26.4 33.5 3.1 3.9 2.8 3.5 New Hampshire.......... 664.1 675.4 664.5 670.9 19.4 18.2 17.6 15.6 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.3 New Jersey............. 4,173.5 4,245.3 4,194.1 4,249.8 173.8 173.0 173.5 163.6 4.2 4.1 4.1 3.8 New Mexico............. 841.4 836.6 837.3 831.1 50.1 46.4 50.2 44.8 6.0 5.5 6.0 5.4 New York............... 8,862.0 8,890.7 8,855.5 8,881.0 459.5 422.8 454.3 402.7 5.2 4.8 5.1 4.5 New York City........ 3,439.0 3,431.8 3,432.4 3,428.2 267.2 217.4 262.2 194.6 7.8 6.3 7.6 5.7 North Carolina......... 3,831.3 3,888.5 3,813.9 3,859.5 119.4 120.8 104.6 107.9 3.1 3.1 2.7 2.8 North Dakota........... 340.1 336.4 338.1 333.4 9.0 8.7 9.1 9.1 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.7 Ohio................... 5,790.2 5,846.0 5,789.1 5,818.1 230.8 226.1 222.7 222.9 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.8 Oklahoma............... 1,647.9 1,679.9 1,636.7 1,664.8 68.3 49.3 68.8 52.1 4.1 2.9 4.2 3.1 Oregon................. 1,784.6 1,789.7 1,767.6 1,797.0 95.5 87.9 94.4 86.0 5.4 4.9 5.3 4.8 Pennsylvania........... 5,955.5 5,972.9 5,931.5 5,956.1 253.1 241.8 226.9 212.4 4.2 4.0 3.8 3.6 Rhode Island........... 503.2 512.3 502.7 511.1 19.8 17.4 18.2 17.0 3.9 3.4 3.6 3.3 South Carolina......... 1,955.5 1,968.9 1,934.8 1,952.1 69.6 84.5 65.9 75.8 3.6 4.3 3.4 3.9 South Dakota........... 399.6 400.8 392.3 394.0 10.6 9.8 10.5 9.9 2.6 2.4 2.7 2.5 Tennessee.............. 2,825.7 2,845.7 2,790.6 2,806.3 110.7 100.4 97.3 87.1 3.9 3.5 3.5 3.1 Texas.................. 10,251.0 10,410.9 10,237.4 10,401.0 471.1 441.8 447.9 435.8 4.6 4.2 4.4 4.2 Utah................... 1,089.5 1,110.3 1,090.0 1,101.0 34.7 29.9 29.9 26.8 3.2 2.7 2.7 2.4 Vermont................ 336.2 338.9 338.3 341.0 9.9 8.5 9.6 8.7 2.9 2.5 2.8 2.5 Virginia............... 3,550.8 3,600.9 3,554.5 3,581.2 96.1 93.5 96.6 92.1 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.6 Washington............. 3,054.5 3,065.6 3,080.8 3,075.3 148.7 124.0 153.3 131.8 4.9 4.0 5.0 4.3 West Virginia.......... 799.9 815.4 804.6 813.8 46.6 49.8 48.6 48.5 5.8 6.1 6.0 6.0 Wisconsin.............. 2,970.4 2,958.9 2,968.0 2,953.3 95.4 75.3 92.9 76.7 3.2 2.5 3.1 2.6 Wyoming................ 258.9 261.7 256.9 260.6 11.6 10.8 11.7 11.6 4.5 4.1 4.6 4.4 Puerto Rico............ 1,314.3 1,290.3 1,326.4 1,303.4 163.7 150.4 146.8 132.1 12.5 11.7 11.1 10.1 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 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 Dec. Oct. Nov. Dec. Dec. Oct. Nov. Dec. Dec. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1998 1999 1999 1999p 1998 1999 1999 1999p 1998 1999 1999 1999p Alabama............ 1,923.0 1,931.6 1,932.1 1,934.3 106.2 107.4 107.6 106.9 374.9 366.3 366.5 366.2 Alaska............. 276.1 278.6 278.8 279.4 13.4 13.4 13.7 14.2 13.4 15.1 14.4 13.2 Arizona............ 2,117.7 2,176.3 2,180.5 2,187.3 150.1 157.1 158.7 159.0 218.6 218.6 219.6 220.3 Arkansas........... 1,131.4 1,144.3 1,146.7 1,151.1 48.4 50.8 51.0 51.5 254.1 251.5 251.8 252.1 California......... 13782.9 14067.9 14121.0 14184.7 627.1 672.1 678.7 683.0 1,959.5 1,947.5 1,949.7 1,950.3 Colorado........... 2,076.2 2,111.0 2,119.5 2,124.5 135.9 140.9 143.6 143.4 205.6 204.2 204.2 202.7 Connecticut........ 1,660.3 1,674.1 1,678.8 1,683.2 60.5 60.9 61.1 62.0 275.6 271.1 271.4 271.1 Delaware........... 406.1 415.2 416.0 416.2 22.9 24.0 24.0 24.3 60.6 59.1 59.4 59.0 District of Columbia........ 615.4 621.7 620.9 621.1 8.7 9.0 8.8 8.6 12.6 12.3 12.2 12.2 Florida............ 6,791.4 7,014.1 7,037.2 7,068.1 359.7 374.8 378.8 379.7 498.5 496.4 496.9 497.7 Georgia............ 3,796.3 3,904.5 3,926.0 3,954.1 192.1 195.5 194.4 196.6 597.0 589.8 590.3 589.8 Hawaii(2).......... 527.2 531.2 532.0 530.2 20.2 19.9 20.2 20.4 16.2 16.4 16.4 16.3 Idaho.............. 532.8 532.6 532.0 538.0 34.1 34.8 34.3 35.0 76.1 76.7 76.2 76.9 Illinois........... 5,947.1 5,967.4 5,980.7 5,972.6 241.8 249.0 248.8 245.8 973.1 966.9 967.6 965.8 Indiana............ 2,940.7 2,958.8 2,955.3 2,959.3 145.9 143.6 144.3 144.7 684.9 687.4 687.3 688.7 Iowa............... 1,466.9 1,492.9 1,495.9 1,503.7 62.9 66.5 65.9 71.2 263.6 265.2 265.6 266.7 Kansas............. 1,330.6 1,346.9 1,350.8 1,351.9 63.8 67.9 68.0 67.7 214.4 211.1 210.7 211.0 Kentucky........... 1,765.6 1,797.2 1,800.9 1,801.9 85.3 88.1 88.5 87.5 321.4 318.8 321.0 321.5 Louisiana.......... 1,918.3 1,920.9 1,927.8 1,926.5 130.6 131.6 132.9 129.8 192.0 190.3 190.0 189.6 Maine.............. 577.1 587.9 590.0 590.0 25.1 26.4 26.8 27.0 85.4 85.1 85.6 86.0 Maryland........... 2,346.3 2,384.8 2,388.3 2,393.6 143.8 144.4 144.6 142.6 176.7 177.8 177.8 177.6 Massachusetts...... 3,198.5 3,234.6 3,233.6 3,248.2 110.6 115.4 114.7 116.7 440.2 435.6 435.2 436.2 Michigan........... 4,547.1 4,570.6 4,575.1 4,589.6 189.6 191.1 192.8 194.5 966.7 957.3 955.0 954.8 Minnesota.......... 2,592.3 2,627.3 2,633.1 2,636.7 106.5 112.8 113.7 116.4 445.0 444.9 445.0 445.6 Mississippi........ 1,134.9 1,131.7 1,131.0 1,134.4 56.8 55.3 56.9 57.4 244.9 238.7 237.9 236.1 Missouri........... 2,717.6 2,707.6 2,709.0 2,704.8 134.7 136.1 134.7 136.1 420.0 408.7 407.2 404.5 Montana............ 376.8 384.1 385.4 385.7 18.9 19.8 20.3 20.6 25.0 24.2 24.6 24.6 Nebraska........... 886.7 879.2 879.1 882.3 42.7 41.8 41.2 42.7 118.0 117.3 117.4 117.0 Nevada............. 946.7 989.1 989.9 992.6 87.0 89.5 90.4 90.8 42.4 43.5 43.7 43.7 New Hampshire...... 591.5 596.8 600.8 603.4 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.5 107.3 106.0 106.2 106.4 New Jersey......... 3,833.2 3,882.0 3,889.1 3,898.5 136.7 139.0 139.1 140.4 473.6 462.6 463.4 463.6 New Mexico......... 725.8 733.1 736.1 739.7 43.9 43.8 43.7 43.6 44.1 41.8 42.2 42.0 New York........... 8,312.9 8,443.6 8,454.9 8,473.5 290.1 304.5 307.6 312.8 915.0 902.0 902.3 903.9 North Carolina..... 3,823.2 3,843.5 3,849.7 3,849.1 219.3 215.7 216.0 216.3 818.4 800.6 799.9 799.5 North Dakota....... 319.3 316.4 318.9 319.9 15.3 15.2 16.7 17.3 24.3 23.3 23.5 23.7 Ohio............... 5,501.3 5,522.4 5,531.8 5,545.6 227.6 232.5 232.6 234.4 1,091.8 1,077.6 1,081.9 1,081.3 Oklahoma........... 1,454.2 1,486.5 1,487.5 1,489.3 55.5 56.3 56.6 56.0 186.1 186.6 187.1 186.7 Oregon............. 1,573.6 1,592.2 1,596.8 1,597.3 84.3 84.0 84.5 85.1 241.9 239.4 242.2 243.0 Pennsylvania....... 5,526.4 5,546.0 5,544.3 5,532.3 224.5 226.3 228.2 225.2 938.1 929.5 928.4 929.2 Rhode Island....... 461.0 469.0 468.7 466.8 15.8 16.5 16.8 16.3 77.9 77.2 78.2 77.8 South Carolina..... 1,812.0 1,842.0 1,849.9 1,855.3 109.6 114.5 115.1 115.2 363.2 358.2 359.0 358.8 South Dakota....... 364.9 363.1 365.8 369.0 16.4 16.0 17.0 16.8 50.0 49.7 49.7 49.5 Tennessee.......... 2,655.8 2,677.0 2,678.6 2,679.7 126.8 134.1 134.3 134.4 509.7 507.3 505.5 503.8 Texas.............. 9,063.9 9,267.8 9,293.6 9,311.0 508.8 532.8 534.5 535.3 1,106.7 1,099.0 1,099.9 1,100.6 Utah............... 1,036.9 1,061.4 1,062.4 1,064.0 71.5 75.3 75.6 76.3 134.1 132.4 132.7 132.8 Vermont............ 288.6 292.7 293.4 294.6 14.4 14.4 14.8 14.8 48.8 49.0 49.1 49.1 Virginia........... 3,348.8 3,403.5 3,407.8 3,412.5 192.9 200.9 202.2 204.7 401.9 399.0 400.5 400.0 Washington......... 2,625.6 2,661.2 2,668.3 2,676.3 145.0 152.9 153.2 155.2 374.6 358.7 358.8 359.6 West Virginia...... 724.3 725.3 728.9 728.3 35.7 33.7 34.5 34.3 82.1 82.8 82.7 83.1 Wisconsin.......... 2,731.5 2,748.6 2,749.7 2,756.4 116.7 116.8 117.2 117.4 615.8 610.8 611.6 612.1 Wyoming............ 228.0 231.1 232.2 232.5 15.9 16.7 16.9 16.8 10.9 11.2 11.2 11.3 Transportation and public Trade Finance, insurance, and real utilities estate Dec. 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Dec. 1998 1999 1999 1999p 1998 1999 1999 1999p 1998 1999 1999 1999p Alabama............ 92.7 93.5 94.0 94.1 444.9 452.1 452.2 452.0 88.1 90.0 90.8 91.0 Alaska............. 25.9 26.7 26.8 26.9 57.3 57.7 57.6 58.1 12.6 12.6 12.7 12.7 Arizona............ 104.0 107.6 107.8 108.4 506.1 521.8 520.7 522.3 143.4 148.6 149.7 150.3 Arkansas........... 69.2 70.2 70.6 70.2 258.3 261.3 262.2 263.0 45.0 46.0 46.1 46.1 California......... 701.8 720.5 724.3 726.6 3,158.5 3,188.5 3,205.7 3,237.3 808.2 815.0 814.3 814.8 Colorado........... 132.2 134.3 135.8 135.3 500.8 512.7 514.1 516.5 137.8 138.9 138.6 139.2 Connecticut........ 76.2 76.1 76.9 76.9 358.9 358.2 360.6 362.1 138.5 140.5 140.8 140.5 Delaware........... 16.9 17.7 18.0 18.0 88.4 90.9 91.2 91.9 49.6 51.3 51.5 51.7 District of Columbia........ 15.8 15.6 15.7 15.5 48.5 48.7 49.1 49.6 29.1 28.9 29.1 29.1 Florida............ 344.6 357.6 358.6 360.5 1,702.9 1,745.2 1,748.3 1,750.1 438.9 450.2 451.4 453.9 Georgia............ 247.2 261.4 261.8 264.3 936.4 970.4 978.5 985.4 203.9 211.7 213.2 213.2 Hawaii(2).......... 40.1 40.3 40.3 40.2 130.7 131.3 131.4 130.2 35.2 34.9 34.4 34.3 Idaho.............. 25.9 26.3 26.1 26.2 134.3 133.2 133.8 134.9 23.3 23.7 23.8 23.9 Illinois........... 352.0 351.5 351.9 353.0 1,347.4 1,351.5 1,356.8 1,357.4 408.0 408.2 410.3 409.7 Indiana............ 145.8 145.2 144.5 144.9 688.7 692.1 692.1 693.9 144.0 147.4 147.0 146.6 Iowa............... 70.8 73.0 73.0 73.3 358.2 364.2 365.4 365.5 84.1 85.8 86.0 86.2 Kansas............. 77.2 77.2 77.9 77.1 322.3 329.9 331.6 332.4 62.7 63.8 63.6 63.6 Kentucky........... 102.8 106.1 106.3 106.8 419.8 428.0 427.8 429.7 70.5 71.4 71.3 71.4 Louisiana.......... 116.3 116.2 116.2 115.8 448.8 448.0 447.4 448.3 87.0 87.2 87.3 87.5 Maine.............. 24.0 24.4 24.4 24.2 146.1 148.2 149.9 149.3 30.3 31.0 30.8 30.6 Maryland........... 110.0 113.6 113.7 113.3 537.4 544.8 544.6 547.8 134.9 137.6 138.3 138.5 Massachusetts...... 135.4 137.9 137.2 137.2 727.2 735.5 733.6 738.8 220.0 222.4 223.2 223.9 Michigan........... 178.2 180.1 179.5 180.7 1,076.1 1,087.0 1,087.2 1,089.6 209.1 210.3 210.8 209.8 Minnesota.......... 130.3 129.1 128.4 127.3 621.3 633.0 633.9 633.2 160.0 160.1 160.6 160.2 Mississippi........ 53.5 54.6 54.5 55.2 243.6 243.4 241.5 243.0 42.2 42.9 42.7 42.8 Missouri........... 166.9 164.8 165.8 166.4 638.3 640.1 639.7 638.4 164.9 166.1 166.1 165.7 Montana............ 21.8 22.3 22.3 22.2 100.8 102.2 102.7 102.5 17.3 17.7 17.9 18.0 Nebraska........... 58.2 59.3 59.5 58.3 214.4 211.8 211.6 212.5 58.6 59.0 59.0 59.0 Nevada............. 48.3 51.1 51.1 51.6 193.6 204.1 204.7 206.4 44.8 45.8 46.0 45.9 New Hampshire...... 21.1 21.9 21.7 21.5 154.9 156.1 157.0 157.4 31.5 31.9 31.7 31.9 New Jersey......... 261.6 263.0 264.2 264.4 895.5 911.2 913.6 915.7 250.7 257.9 258.1 259.0 New Mexico......... 33.9 34.6 34.6 35.0 172.2 173.4 174.3 175.6 32.2 32.6 32.7 32.9 New York........... 412.7 418.3 418.8 417.7 1,678.4 1,690.1 1,695.7 1,698.5 742.0 745.9 747.0 748.1 North Carolina..... 173.3 176.2 176.0 175.0 867.2 874.2 875.9 871.9 183.1 184.5 185.5 185.8 North Dakota....... 17.7 17.6 17.9 17.9 80.7 80.6 80.6 81.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.1 Ohio............... 242.7 245.6 245.4 245.1 1,334.8 1,335.1 1,338.4 1,343.8 301.9 306.5 307.1 307.4 Oklahoma........... 83.5 85.1 85.0 85.2 334.8 341.7 342.0 343.1 74.8 76.8 77.0 77.3 Oregon............. 77.0 81.1 81.0 80.4 387.7 389.9 390.4 390.0 95.5 97.1 96.7 96.4 Pennsylvania....... 287.3 286.6 288.2 288.8 1,238.7 1,239.4 1,235.9 1,229.5 320.0 325.2 324.3 324.8 Rhode Island....... 16.0 16.0 16.0 15.8 100.2 102.7 102.8 102.2 29.3 30.0 29.9 30.1 South Carolina..... 78.0 80.3 80.6 81.2 440.2 449.4 450.9 452.7 81.7 84.3 84.3 84.4 South Dakota....... 16.9 16.7 16.7 17.0 89.8 89.9 90.5 90.7 23.3 23.6 23.5 23.8 Tennessee.......... 158.2 162.4 162.5 162.8 629.8 640.9 640.8 643.0 127.1 127.8 127.6 127.8 Texas.............. 551.6 568.1 568.7 570.1 2,128.4 2,166.0 2,170.7 2,173.7 507.1 523.8 524.8 526.2 Utah............... 59.5 60.3 60.0 60.0 242.8 249.2 249.1 249.8 56.3 59.5 59.7 59.5 Vermont............ 12.5 12.6 12.6 12.6 66.0 66.5 66.7 66.7 12.6 13.2 13.1 13.1 Virginia........... 175.6 184.5 185.2 185.5 739.9 744.4 742.7 742.2 177.1 180.4 181.0 180.7 Washington......... 138.8 141.0 141.7 139.9 635.7 648.7 651.7 654.3 138.2 142.1 142.5 143.3 West Virginia...... 39.2 39.3 39.2 39.2 164.4 164.8 166.5 167.0 29.0 29.5 29.2 29.2 Wisconsin.......... 128.9 128.9 128.6 128.1 612.1 615.7 616.2 617.8 145.8 149.9 150.3 150.5 Wyoming............ 14.0 14.3 14.5 14.3 52.6 53.4 54.1 54.3 8.6 8.5 8.6 8.5 Services Government Dec. 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Dec. 1998 1999 1999 1999p 1998 1999 1999 1999p Alabama............ 456.2 459.4 460.2 460.9 349.4 352.7 350.6 352.9 Alaska............. 69.4 70.8 71.3 71.6 73.5 73.3 73.4 73.7 Arizona............ 643.4 656.0 659.2 661.0 339.6 356.7 354.9 356.3 Arkansas........... 267.0 272.5 273.0 276.0 186.2 188.9 188.9 189.1 California......... 4,304.2 4,464.5 4,478.6 4,493.5 2,199.0 2,236.1 2,246.0 2,255.7 Colorado........... 626.9 639.3 642.1 645.7 323.2 327.5 327.8 328.5 Connecticut........ 520.1 530.0 531.9 533.0 229.7 236.5 235.3 236.8 Delaware........... 113.2 116.3 116.0 115.9 54.4 55.8 55.8 55.3 District of Columbia........ 275.6 279.8 279.3 279.0 225.0 227.3 226.6 227.0 Florida............ 2,475.3 2,603.2 2,617.2 2,635.7 964.6 979.7 979.1 983.5 Georgia............ 1,022.1 1,073.6 1,085.4 1,100.5 589.7 594.3 594.8 596.7 Hawaii(2).......... 172.9 175.4 175.5 176.2 111.9 113.0 113.8 112.6 Idaho.............. 131.8 130.0 129.7 132.5 104.3 105.1 105.3 105.7 Illinois........... 1,801.4 1,818.2 1,820.8 1,822.0 812.8 811.3 813.7 807.8 Indiana............ 718.6 727.2 726.9 723.4 406.0 409.0 406.4 410.2 Iowa............... 386.7 395.1 395.8 396.0 238.2 240.8 241.9 242.5 Kansas............. 340.8 344.5 346.3 347.1 242.4 245.4 245.5 245.8 Kentucky........... 447.7 460.9 461.7 462.4 294.7 301.0 301.4 299.8 Louisiana.......... 519.2 525.8 529.5 529.6 368.1 369.1 371.4 372.6 Maine.............. 172.5 178.7 178.8 179.4 93.6 94.0 93.6 93.4 Maryland........... 802.9 825.5 829.5 831.8 439.3 439.8 438.4 440.8 Massachusetts...... 1,147.2 1,169.0 1,170.8 1,176.7 416.6 417.5 417.7 417.4 Michigan........... 1,259.6 1,277.0 1,280.2 1,290.1 660.0 661.6 662.6 663.2 Minnesota.......... 736.3 755.2 761.4 760.9 384.8 384.3 382.1 385.3 Mississippi........ 262.2 264.3 263.5 266.6 225.5 226.0 227.5 226.7 Missouri........... 766.9 762.3 766.8 765.9 420.9 424.3 423.5 422.7 Montana............ 108.6 112.8 112.7 113.3 79.4 80.1 79.9 79.4 Nebraska........... 243.2 238.2 237.8 240.3 150.4 150.7 151.4 151.3 Nevada............. 403.6 424.0 423.3 422.5 113.9 119.3 119.0 120.0 New Hampshire...... 173.4 177.3 179.5 181.5 78.9 79.1 80.1 79.8 New Jersey......... 1,242.3 1,273.0 1,274.6 1,278.4 570.8 573.2 574.1 574.9 New Mexico......... 207.9 213.8 214.4 216.5 177.5 180.0 181.0 180.9 New York........... 2,848.5 2,929.0 2,933.1 2,945.2 1,421.8 1,449.6 1,446.2 1,443.0 North Carolina..... 956.7 970.0 973.3 975.5 601.2 618.2 619.0 621.1 North Dakota....... 90.6 90.3 90.2 90.0 70.6 69.6 70.3 70.2 Ohio............... 1,522.5 1,540.2 1,540.1 1,543.7 766.9 772.3 773.7 777.3 Oklahoma........... 409.1 423.5 424.0 425.0 279.3 286.8 285.9 286.2 Oregon............. 425.9 435.3 437.6 436.0 259.5 263.5 262.5 264.6 Pennsylvania....... 1,789.9 1,810.5 1,810.2 1,807.7 707.0 708.5 709.2 707.9 Rhode Island....... 157.9 161.0 160.5 159.7 63.7 65.4 64.3 64.7 South Carolina..... 427.2 438.7 441.7 444.0 310.3 314.7 316.5 317.2 South Dakota....... 95.9 95.3 97.0 97.4 71.0 70.5 70.0 72.5 Tennessee.......... 715.9 719.7 721.7 723.2 384.1 380.7 382.1 380.5 Texas.............. 2,569.3 2,661.4 2,673.7 2,685.6 1,529.9 1,562.7 1,567.7 1,565.3 Utah............... 285.2 295.1 295.7 296.1 179.9 182.2 182.3 182.1 Vermont............ 87.2 89.1 89.3 90.2 46.5 47.3 47.1 47.5 Virginia........... 1,045.7 1,073.9 1,076.4 1,079.7 605.0 610.6 610.2 610.2 Washington......... 723.2 743.7 745.1 745.8 466.8 470.8 472.0 475.0 West Virginia...... 211.1 213.9 215.5 215.4 140.0 141.1 140.7 139.5 Wisconsin.......... 713.2 726.3 726.0 730.8 396.3 397.6 397.2 397.0 Wyoming............ 51.2 52.3 52.8 52.3 58.2 59.1 58.7 59.1 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 1998 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 NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED Table 6. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry division, not seasonally adjusted (In thousands) Total(1) Construction Manufacturing State November December November December November December 1998 1999 1998 1999p 1998 1999 1998 1999p 1998 1999 1998 1999p Alabama............ 1,931.3 1,946.5 1,937.4 1,948.5 105.0 108.0 106.0 107.1 374.8 366.7 375.9 366.9 Alaska............. 269.3 271.7 265.1 268.3 13.0 13.3 11.7 12.1 10.6 10.2 8.2 8.2 Arizona............ 2,141.2 2,209.2 2,150.6 2,224.1 151.0 160.9 151.1 160.0 218.2 219.6 218.7 220.1 Arkansas........... 1,139.9 1,154.9 1,138.1 1,155.2 48.5 51.1 48.1 50.8 253.8 251.9 254.3 251.7 California......... 13854.3 14230.3 13907.7 14311.0 635.0 689.1 624.3 679.1 1,959.2 1,948.4 1,953.7 1,943.3 Colorado........... 2,086.4 2,131.3 2,102.6 2,151.1 137.6 144.7 133.6 141.5 206.9 205.1 206.3 204.0 Connecticut........ 1,672.3 1,698.8 1,684.1 1,705.9 60.6 62.9 59.6 61.4 277.6 272.5 276.9 272.1 Delaware........... 406.5 418.5 409.6 419.9 22.9 24.7 23.5 24.8 60.5 59.4 60.5 59.1 District of Columbia........ 618.8 623.4 618.6 622.5 8.7 8.7 8.5 8.5 12.5 12.2 12.6 12.1 Florida............ 6,809.6 7,075.1 6,877.6 7,147.3 360.9 381.4 361.8 381.5 500.0 498.8 501.5 500.6 Georgia............ 3,819.6 3,964.7 3,842.0 3,997.5 191.2 196.5 193.0 196.3 597.2 591.7 598.9 591.1 Hawaii(2).......... 531.7 535.5 533.8 537.1 20.6 20.7 20.5 20.6 16.2 16.4 16.1 16.3 Idaho.............. 535.5 540.6 534.1 539.7 34.8 35.3 32.8 33.7 77.1 77.2 76.4 77.0 Illinois........... 5,994.0 6,038.2 5,995.9 6,043.6 250.5 258.8 241.6 247.6 974.2 968.6 972.5 967.0 Indiana............ 2,965.3 2,989.8 2,971.2 2,990.8 148.0 147.0 143.6 142.5 685.1 687.9 686.0 688.9 Iowa............... 1,475.9 1,510.9 1,478.3 1,513.3 64.8 68.7 60.7 65.9 264.1 266.4 264.0 266.7 Kansas............. 1,340.3 1,362.8 1,337.5 1,361.4 63.1 68.6 62.3 66.6 214.5 211.0 214.5 210.9 Kentucky........... 1,778.8 1,816.6 1,782.2 1,819.9 87.3 90.9 85.4 88.7 321.4 320.6 322.5 321.7 Louisiana.......... 1,924.5 1,939.6 1,928.7 1,940.3 131.4 133.6 130.3 130.9 193.4 191.5 192.8 190.7 Maine.............. 584.8 598.9 582.4 597.3 26.3 28.1 24.8 27.0 87.2 87.0 86.6 86.8 Maryland........... 2,367.4 2,409.1 2,368.7 2,418.7 146.7 147.6 144.9 146.5 176.8 178.0 177.6 178.3 Massachusetts...... 3,229.3 3,271.0 3,234.1 3,278.8 114.0 119.6 110.8 116.5 442.2 435.6 440.6 435.7 Michigan........... 4,596.3 4,626.7 4,596.2 4,630.8 194.2 198.9 184.9 189.3 972.3 960.0 972.7 958.4 Minnesota.......... 2,610.0 2,658.7 2,609.4 2,654.6 107.9 117.4 100.6 109.9 444.3 444.2 443.2 443.7 Mississippi........ 1,142.3 1,139.5 1,142.4 1,137.1 57.1 57.4 56.5 56.5 245.1 238.5 245.7 237.0 Missouri........... 2,732.2 2,732.9 2,737.1 2,732.7 134.6 137.4 133.3 135.4 420.7 408.1 421.1 408.1 Montana............ 379.1 388.1 377.3 386.6 19.6 21.3 18.2 19.7 25.2 24.8 25.1 24.7 Nebraska........... 891.0 887.3 892.4 886.8 41.9 42.0 41.6 41.0 117.9 117.4 118.1 117.4 Nevada............. 953.2 999.3 951.6 1,000.0 87.3 91.0 86.7 90.3 42.4 43.6 42.3 43.7 New Hampshire...... 594.2 603.6 598.5 607.5 24.4 24.8 24.0 24.5 106.9 105.8 107.5 106.3 New Jersey......... 3,850.5 3,918.5 3,865.8 3,930.8 140.7 144.2 137.7 141.4 476.9 466.4 474.5 464.6 New Mexico......... 729.1 739.9 731.3 742.1 43.8 43.9 43.5 43.3 44.4 42.5 44.1 41.9 New York........... 8,386.5 8,550.9 8,417.7 8,581.0 298.7 318.9 289.4 309.8 920.3 907.7 916.8 904.6 North Carolina..... 3,852.9 3,887.9 3,865.6 3,893.0 220.2 217.9 219.7 217.5 823.6 803.2 821.5 802.4 North Dakota....... 320.6 321.9 321.0 321.2 14.7 16.4 13.8 15.1 24.3 23.6 24.1 23.5 Ohio............... 5,550.3 5,583.6 5,557.9 5,597.1 233.7 239.4 225.7 231.0 1,096.2 1,084.5 1,097.0 1,087.0 Oklahoma........... 1,461.7 1,498.1 1,465.9 1,501.4 55.0 56.4 55.1 55.8 186.4 187.2 186.2 187.3 Oregon............. 1,589.2 1,615.0 1,581.7 1,610.8 84.2 85.2 82.9 82.9 239.9 240.4 238.1 239.9 Pennsylvania....... 5,577.9 5,607.5 5,577.9 5,597.6 228.6 234.7 219.6 224.6 940.8 929.5 938.5 929.2 Rhode Island....... 467.6 475.5 467.0 472.9 15.9 17.0 15.6 16.1 79.4 79.5 78.9 78.7 South Carolina..... 1,811.2 1,854.8 1,819.2 1,861.5 108.8 115.1 109.1 115.3 363.9 359.8 364.8 360.3 South Dakota....... 365.5 367.5 364.8 368.1 16.1 16.9 15.4 15.9 49.8 49.7 50.0 49.5 Tennessee.......... 2,677.8 2,702.9 2,681.8 2,705.9 126.9 135.4 126.5 134.9 510.2 505.8 511.0 506.0 Texas.............. 9,105.1 9,353.0 9,127.2 9,383.6 510.5 536.8 507.8 533.7 1,108.0 1,101.6 1,108.2 1,102.5 Utah............... 1,045.6 1,073.9 1,049.3 1,077.1 71.9 76.9 70.1 75.0 135.1 133.7 135.0 133.7 Vermont............ 290.0 296.2 294.0 300.4 15.0 15.9 14.5 15.4 48.9 49.4 49.1 49.7 Virginia........... 3,371.5 3,437.5 3,379.4 3,443.3 194.0 203.8 192.9 203.8 403.8 401.6 403.4 400.4 Washington......... 2,647.8 2,696.4 2,637.3 2,688.9 146.0 155.1 141.8 151.2 376.8 360.2 372.8 356.5 West Virginia...... 730.4 736.8 730.6 737.0 36.5 36.0 35.2 34.4 82.6 83.1 82.1 83.6 Wisconsin.......... 2,753.0 2,777.9 2,750.4 2,776.9 120.0 122.5 114.2 115.8 614.4 609.9 613.5 610.0 Wyoming............ 226.2 231.0 226.2 230.3 16.2 17.4 15.2 16.1 11.1 11.5 11.0 11.5 Puerto Rico........ 981.9 981.0 996.1 999.3 59.7 61.8 58.3 61.4 145.2 137.6 144.8 137.4 Transportation and public Trade Finance, insurance, and real utilities estate November December November December November December 1998 1999 1998 1999p 1998 1999 1998 1999p 1998 1999 1998 1999p Alabama............ 92.8 94.2 92.8 94.5 450.1 459.1 455.5 463.3 87.7 90.6 88.1 90.9 Alaska............. 24.8 25.8 24.4 25.5 56.5 57.5 56.5 57.5 12.5 12.6 12.5 12.6 Arizona............ 104.0 108.7 105.2 109.3 512.7 528.9 520.7 538.8 142.5 149.6 143.9 150.6 Arkansas........... 69.5 71.0 70.1 71.6 261.4 265.5 262.2 266.8 44.8 45.9 45.0 46.1 California......... 703.4 728.6 705.7 731.7 3,198.2 3,256.0 3,251.8 3,335.6 807.3 814.3 809.4 815.6 Colorado........... 132.4 136.2 134.2 137.6 505.9 519.8 515.4 530.4 136.5 138.0 138.3 140.1 Connecticut........ 76.7 77.4 76.7 77.6 363.8 367.5 372.3 374.2 137.5 140.4 138.7 141.2 Delaware........... 17.0 18.2 17.1 18.2 88.8 92.0 90.3 93.5 48.9 51.1 49.3 51.3 District of Columbia........ 15.8 15.7 15.9 15.6 49.4 50.0 50.0 50.7 29.0 29.1 29.1 29.2 Florida............ 342.5 358.1 349.8 365.2 1,720.0 1,768.5 1,753.1 1,803.5 437.6 451.4 440.2 453.9 Georgia............ 247.6 263.4 249.1 264.8 951.5 995.5 966.4 1,017.0 203.5 213.7 204.7 214.8 Hawaii(2).......... 40.5 40.4 40.3 40.2 132.0 132.3 133.2 133.4 35.4 34.5 35.3 34.3 Idaho.............. 26.2 26.5 26.1 26.7 136.2 135.8 136.9 137.3 23.3 23.8 23.4 24.0 Illinois........... 353.6 355.1 354.9 357.2 1,368.3 1,379.8 1,387.6 1,402.4 405.1 408.7 407.7 410.5 Indiana............ 146.1 145.1 146.6 145.5 697.7 703.7 705.4 710.6 143.1 146.5 143.6 146.4 Iowa............... 70.9 73.4 71.2 73.8 361.2 369.7 364.8 373.6 83.9 85.7 84.1 86.2 Kansas............. 76.4 77.7 77.2 77.5 324.8 335.4 326.7 337.1 62.5 63.5 62.5 63.6 Kentucky........... 103.5 107.6 103.9 107.9 426.0 435.2 431.1 440.5 70.6 71.5 70.7 71.8 Louisiana.......... 115.9 116.5 116.8 116.5 453.7 453.9 458.4 458.3 86.8 87.3 87.0 87.6 Maine.............. 24.0 24.5 24.2 24.6 149.1 153.0 148.6 152.6 30.0 30.6 30.1 30.7 Maryland........... 110.5 114.3 110.8 114.8 547.6 553.0 550.8 561.3 134.3 138.0 135.3 138.6 Massachusetts...... 137.0 138.7 137.2 138.8 739.8 746.8 748.8 756.4 218.8 222.8 220.2 223.9 Michigan........... 179.6 180.7 179.1 181.0 1,090.4 1,102.2 1,104.8 1,118.3 208.2 209.5 208.4 209.0 Minnesota.......... 131.2 129.9 131.8 129.8 629.1 643.1 635.8 647.1 159.1 160.3 160.2 160.7 Mississippi........ 53.7 55.3 53.7 55.1 246.8 244.3 247.7 245.8 42.0 42.4 42.0 42.6 Missouri........... 165.9 165.5 167.1 167.0 646.8 650.7 651.9 653.3 164.1 165.8 164.6 166.5 Montana............ 22.0 22.7 22.1 22.8 101.0 103.1 101.3 103.3 17.2 17.8 17.3 17.9 Nebraska........... 57.8 59.5 58.5 59.3 219.1 215.8 219.2 217.1 58.5 59.0 58.7 58.9 Nevada............. 48.6 51.5 48.4 51.5 195.5 208.0 197.8 211.0 44.7 46.0 44.9 46.0 New Hampshire...... 21.2 21.8 21.4 22.0 155.1 158.2 158.1 160.3 31.3 31.5 31.4 31.7 New Jersey......... 263.9 266.6 264.3 267.0 903.5 926.6 920.6 941.2 249.5 257.9 250.7 259.1 New Mexico......... 34.5 35.2 34.7 35.6 173.4 175.7 174.8 177.3 32.0 32.6 32.2 32.8 New York........... 416.6 422.6 417.8 423.1 1,708.9 1,729.4 1,736.6 1,758.6 738.3 745.7 743.5 749.7 North Carolina..... 174.7 177.1 175.2 177.0 875.8 888.0 889.2 894.0 181.6 184.6 182.6 185.1 North Dakota....... 17.7 18.0 17.9 18.0 81.9 81.9 82.3 82.6 15.9 16.0 16.0 16.2 Ohio............... 245.1 247.4 244.5 247.1 1,351.8 1,358.2 1,372.3 1,381.3 301.1 306.6 302.1 307.6 Oklahoma........... 83.6 85.2 83.8 85.5 337.9 346.4 340.7 348.9 74.4 76.8 75.0 77.4 Oregon............. 77.4 81.6 77.4 81.5 393.5 397.7 397.1 399.8 95.2 96.5 95.5 96.5 Pennsylvania....... 291.0 291.7 290.7 292.0 1,259.5 1,259.1 1,271.6 1,263.7 318.4 323.0 319.4 324.2 Rhode Island....... 16.3 16.2 16.2 16.2 101.6 104.6 102.7 105.3 29.3 29.8 29.2 29.8 South Carolina..... 78.1 81.1 78.7 81.8 438.9 452.4 444.3 456.9 80.7 83.8 81.3 84.0 South Dakota....... 17.0 16.9 17.1 17.1 89.5 90.7 90.4 91.2 23.2 23.5 23.3 23.8 Tennessee.......... 159.1 163.5 159.2 163.5 641.9 653.9 647.5 659.8 127.4 127.7 126.9 127.7 Texas.............. 552.9 571.0 556.2 574.7 2,149.2 2,195.4 2,171.6 2,225.1 504.7 524.8 507.3 527.7 Utah............... 59.6 60.3 60.4 60.7 248.3 254.7 251.1 258.4 56.4 59.6 56.9 60.2 Vermont............ 12.6 12.6 12.5 12.5 66.2 66.9 67.0 67.8 12.4 13.0 12.6 13.1 Virginia........... 176.1 186.4 177.2 187.7 755.1 758.8 763.2 763.6 177.0 180.5 177.2 181.2 Washington......... 138.6 141.8 139.8 141.9 644.2 662.4 648.5 668.3 137.2 142.2 138.2 143.5 West Virginia...... 39.5 39.4 39.4 39.3 167.6 169.7 168.2 170.4 28.9 29.2 29.0 29.3 Wisconsin.......... 129.6 129.8 130.7 130.5 621.6 628.3 626.3 633.4 145.0 149.9 146.0 150.6 Wyoming............ 13.9 14.5 14.1 14.4 51.8 53.5 52.4 53.8 8.6 8.5 8.6 8.5 Puerto Rico........ 26.8 27.9 26.9 27.9 204.0 205.3 212.4 214.4 46.9 45.4 47.5 46.1 Services Government November December November December 1998 1999 1998 1999p 1998 1999 1998 1999p Alabama............ 456.5 462.0 456.5 460.4 353.7 355.7 352.0 355.1 Alaska............. 67.0 68.9 67.1 69.2 74.5 74.6 74.4 74.4 Arizona............ 643.2 661.8 647.1 666.9 357.0 369.8 351.3 368.6 Arkansas........... 266.6 273.3 265.2 272.4 192.1 193.1 190.0 192.7 California......... 4,302.8 4,492.0 4,314.6 4,502.5 2,223.7 2,278.2 2,223.6 2,279.5 Colorado........... 621.8 638.2 632.3 649.6 331.4 336.0 328.7 334.7 Connecticut........ 519.4 534.6 523.8 536.2 235.9 242.7 235.3 242.4 Delaware........... 113.3 116.3 113.4 116.2 55.0 56.7 55.4 56.7 District of Columbia........ 278.5 282.1 277.6 280.4 224.8 225.5 224.8 225.9 Florida............ 2,456.8 2,609.3 2,478.7 2,633.1 985.0 1,000.7 985.6 1,002.5 Georgia............ 1,024.1 1,093.0 1,025.6 1,102.7 596.6 603.3 596.4 603.2 Hawaii(2).......... 173.8 176.3 173.5 176.6 113.2 114.9 114.9 115.7 Idaho.............. 129.1 131.6 130.2 131.4 105.8 107.6 105.4 106.9 Illinois........... 1,797.2 1,824.4 1,798.9 1,827.5 834.4 831.9 822.1 820.5 Indiana............ 719.7 731.3 720.3 727.0 418.6 421.3 418.8 423.0 Iowa............... 386.2 397.0 387.7 396.8 242.5 247.7 243.5 248.1 Kansas............. 340.6 346.6 340.1 346.1 251.5 252.8 247.2 252.4 Kentucky........... 447.1 461.7 446.1 461.0 299.7 306.2 299.1 305.5 Louisiana.......... 516.3 529.5 518.5 530.7 370.7 374.3 368.7 372.5 Maine.............. 170.5 177.4 170.5 177.6 97.6 98.2 97.5 97.9 Maryland........... 801.2 830.3 802.0 829.3 449.0 446.5 446.0 448.6 Massachusetts...... 1,151.8 1,178.8 1,149.9 1,178.2 424.3 427.4 425.3 428.0 Michigan........... 1,257.4 1,280.2 1,257.9 1,284.9 686.3 688.1 680.7 683.1 Minnesota.......... 734.3 760.6 735.6 761.7 395.9 395.1 394.4 394.2 Mississippi........ 262.8 264.4 262.1 263.4 228.4 230.7 228.5 230.1 Missouri........... 767.3 767.6 764.3 764.4 427.9 432.6 429.8 432.9 Montana............ 107.0 111.1 107.5 112.1 81.9 82.3 80.8 81.1 Nebraska........... 242.5 238.8 243.0 238.6 152.1 153.6 152.1 153.3 Nevada............. 404.9 425.2 401.9 423.1 116.7 122.2 116.5 122.7 New Hampshire...... 172.7 178.4 173.6 180.0 82.1 82.7 82.1 82.3 New Jersey......... 1,235.1 1,271.4 1,237.1 1,272.1 578.8 583.3 578.9 583.3 New Mexico......... 206.6 213.3 208.0 214.8 179.8 183.3 179.8 183.1 New York........... 2,858.9 2,956.6 2,870.1 2,968.8 1,440.0 1,465.6 1,439.3 1,462.4 North Carolina..... 958.7 981.1 960.5 981.4 614.3 631.9 612.9 631.6 North Dakota....... 90.0 90.3 90.5 89.9 72.1 72.0 72.4 72.3 Ohio............... 1,525.5 1,543.2 1,518.8 1,537.5 783.7 791.6 784.4 793.0 Oklahoma........... 409.5 425.4 408.9 424.8 283.9 291.0 285.2 292.1 Oregon............. 427.1 439.8 423.6 439.1 270.1 271.9 265.4 269.3 Pennsylvania....... 1,795.4 1,821.1 1,793.8 1,816.7 722.9 728.2 723.4 728.0 Rhode Island....... 159.8 162.4 159.0 160.3 65.1 65.8 65.2 66.3 South Carolina..... 423.2 438.6 422.4 438.2 315.8 322.2 316.8 323.2 South Dakota....... 94.4 95.7 95.0 96.1 73.9 72.7 72.0 73.2 Tennessee.......... 715.7 723.1 715.1 721.8 392.4 389.4 391.4 388.1 Texas.............. 2,561.8 2,676.0 2,564.3 2,678.8 1,555.5 1,593.9 1,549.5 1,586.8 Utah............... 284.4 296.0 287.0 298.2 182.0 185.2 181.1 183.4 Vermont............ 85.0 87.7 88.6 91.5 49.3 50.0 49.1 49.8 Virginia........... 1,038.5 1,072.6 1,039.7 1,074.4 616.4 624.2 615.2 622.6 Washington......... 721.0 745.1 720.8 745.8 480.6 486.3 472.1 478.5 West Virginia...... 210.4 215.7 211.5 216.0 142.0 143.0 142.5 143.3 Wisconsin.......... 712.6 726.0 712.4 727.9 406.9 408.6 404.8 406.2 Wyoming............ 47.7 49.4 48.6 49.7 60.0 60.5 59.6 60.3 Puerto Rico........ 198.2 200.8 200.5 203.5 299.8 300.7 304.3 307.1 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 1998 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.