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USDL 03-618
For release: 10:00 A.M. EST
Wednesday, October 29, 2003
METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: SEPTEMBER 2003
In September, 166 metropolitan areas recorded higher unemployment rates than a year earlier, 143 areas
had lower rates, and 22 areas had rates that were unchanged, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S.
Department of Labor reported today. Fourteen areas posted unemployment rates below 3.0 percent, with
nine of these located in the Midwest and four in the South. Seven metropolitan areas had jobless rates of at
least 10.0 percent; four of these were located in California’s Central Valley and the other three were along
the Mexican border in other states. The national unemployment rate was 5.8 percent, not seasonally
adjusted, in September.
Metropolitan Area Unemployment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Sixty-six metropolitan areas reported jobless rates below 4.0 percent in September, down from 74 areas
a year earlier, while 49 areas recorded rates of at least 7.0 percent, up from 37 areas a year earlier. The
lowest unemployment rates were posted in Columbia, Mo., and Fargo-Moorhead, N.D.-Minn., 2.0 percent
each. The highest rate again was in Yuma, Ariz., 29.5 percent, where summer jobless rates are roughly
double those of the winter. The next highest rates were reported in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas, and
Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, Calif., 13.1 and 12.4 percent, respectively. (See table 1 and the map.)
In September, Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, Mich., registered the largest over-the-year jobless rate
increase (+2.4 percentage points), followed by Steubenville-Weirton, Ohio-W.Va. (+2.0 points). Seventeen
additional areas, including seven in Michigan, recorded rate increases of at least 1.0 percentage point.
Florence, Ala., had the largest over-the-year unemployment rate decrease (-2.8 percentage points). The next
largest rate decreases were in Rocky Mount, N.C. (-1.7 percentage points), and Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula,
Miss., and Provo-Orem, Utah (-1.5 points each). Eleven additional areas recorded over-the-year jobless
rate decreases of at least 1.0 percentage point. Among the 15 areas with rate decreases of 1.0 percentage
point or more, 4 were located in the East South Central division and 4 were in the Mountain division.
Of the 51 metropolitan areas with a 1990 Census population of 1 million or more, Portland-Vancouver,
Ore.-Wash., continued to report the highest unemployment rate, 8.0 percent, followed by New York, N.Y.,
7.9 percent. Four other areas had rates of 7.0 percent or more. The lowest jobless rates among the large
areas again were recorded in Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va.-W.Va., 3.2 percent, and Orange County, Calif.,
3.6 percent. These were the only two large areas that had unemployment rates below 4.0 percent in
September. Compared with a year earlier, 25 of these large areas reported lower rates, 22 areas had
higher rates, and 4 areas had no change. San Jose, Calif., had the largest over-the-year rate decrease
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(-1.3 percentage points), followed by Salt Lake City-Ogden, Utah, and San Francisco, Calif. (-1.0 point
each). Six additional large areas recorded rate decreases of at least 0.5 percentage point from September
2002. Detroit, Mich., registered the largest over-the-year unemployment rate increase (+1.3 percentage
points). Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, N.C.-S.C., New York, N.Y., and Portland-Vancouver, Ore.-Wash.,
had the next largest increases (+0.8 point each). Three other large areas experienced rate increases of at
least one-half percentage point from a year earlier.
Metropolitan Area Nonfarm Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Among the 272 metropolitan areas for which over-the-year comparisons could be made, 154 reported
over-the-year decreases in employment, 109 recorded increases, and 9 had no change. The largest overthe-year employment declines were posted in New York, N.Y. (-41,500), Los Angeles-Long Beach, Calif.
(-39,700), Chicago, Ill. (-39,200), San Jose, Calif. (-38,400), and Boston, Mass.-N.H. (-35,500). The
largest over-the-year percentage declines in employment were reported in Lawton, Okla. (-5.2 percent), San
Jose, Calif. (-4.3 percent), Sharon, Pa. (-4.1 percent), Lowell, Mass.-N.H. (-3.7 percent), and Huntsville,
Ala., Steubenville-Weirton, Ohio-W.Va., and Worcester, Mass.-Conn. (-3.6 percent each).
The largest over-the-year employment increases were reported in Atlanta, Ga. (+65,700), Las Vegas,
Nev.-Ariz. (+23,700), and Phoenix-Mesa, Ariz. (+19,400). The largest over-the-year percentage increases
in employment were reported in Sarasota-Bradenton, Fla. (+4.4 percent), West Palm Beach-Boca Raton,
Fla. (+3.4 percent), and McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas (+3.3 percent).
Over-the-year nonfarm employment comparisons could be made in 37 metropolitan areas with annual
average employment levels above 750,000 in 2002. Employment declined in 24 of these 37 areas. The
largest over-the-year percentage declines in employment in these large metropolitan areas were posted in San
Jose, Calif. (-4.3 percent), Milwaukee-Waukesha, Wis. (-2.4 percent), Portland-Vancouver, Ore.-Wash.
(-2.1 percent), and Indianapolis, Ind. (-2.0 percent). Among the largest areas, Atlanta, Ga., and Las Vegas,
Nev.-Ariz., had the highest over-the-year percentage increase in employment (+3.0 percent each), followed
by Orlando, Fla. (+1.9 percent), Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Fla. (+1.3 percent), and Phoenix-Mesa,
Ariz., and Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif. (+1.2 percent each).
Manufacturing remained the weakest industry, with 217 metropolitan areas experiencing employment
losses over the year. Employment declines in trade, transportation, and utilities were reported in 146
metropolitan areas, while employment declines in government occurred in 130 metropolitan areas.
Employment growth was most widespread in education and health services and in financial activities, with
increases occurring in 189 and 140 metropolitan areas, respectively.
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The Regional and State Employment and Unemployment release for October is scheduled to be issued
on November 21. The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for October is scheduled
to be issued on December 4.
Technical Note
This release presents labor force and unemployment data from the
Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program (table 1) for
337 metropolitan areas, including those in Puerto Rico. Nonfarm
payroll employment estimates from t he Current Employment Statistics
(CES) program (table 2) are provided for over 270 of these areas. State
estimates were previously published in the news release, Regional and
State Employment and Unemployment, and are republished in this
release for ease of reference. The LAUS and CES programs are
both Federal-State cooperative endeavors.
Labor force and unemployment—from the LAUS
program
Definitions. The labor force and unemployment data are based
on the same concepts and definitions as those used for the official
national estimates obtained from the Current Population Survey
(CPS), a sample survey of households that is conducted for the Bureau
of Labor Statistics (BLS) by the U.S. Census Bureau. The labor force
includes both the employed and the unemployed. Employed persons
are those who did any work at all for pay or profit in the survey
reference week (the week including the 12th of the month) or worked
15 hours or more without pay in a family business or farm, plus those
not working who have a job from which they were temporarily absent,
whether or not paid, for such reasons as labor-management dispute,
illness, or vacation. Unemployed persons are those who did not work
at all (in the reference week), have actively looked for a job (sometime
in the 4-week period ending with the survey reference week), and
are currently available for work; persons on layoff expecting recall
need not be looking for work to be counted as unemployed.
Method of estimation. Effective January 1996, estimates for all
states, the District of Columbia, the Los Angeles-Long Beach metropolitan area, and New York City are produced using estimating
equations based on regression techniques. For all other substate
areas, estimates are prepared through indirect estimation procedures.
Employment estimates, which are based largely on ‘‘place of work’’
estimates from the CES program, are adjusted to refer to place of
residence as used in the CPS. Unemployment estimates are aggregates
of persons previously employed in industries covered by state
unemployment (UI) laws and entrants to the labor force data from
the CPS. The substate estimates of employment and unemployment
which geographically exhaust the entire state, are adjusted proportionally to ensure that they add to the independently estimated state
totals. A detailed description of the estimation procedures is available
from BLS upon request.
Annual revisions. Labor force and unemployment data shown
for the prior year reflect adjustments made at the end of each year,
usually with January estimates. The adjusted estimates reflect
updated population data from the U.S. Census Bureau and any
revisions in the other data sources. In addition, data for all states,
the District of Columbia, and the two large substate areas noted are
adjusted annually to equal the CPS annual averages, usually effective
with January estimates. All other substate estimates are adjusted to
add to the revised (benchmarked) state 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. 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 activity in accordance with the
2002 version of the North American Industry Classification System.
Method of estimation. The employment data are estimated using
a “link relative” technique in which a ratio (link relative) of currentmonth 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. Small-domain
models are used as the official estimators for the approximately
10 percent of CES published series which have insufficient sample
for direct sample-based estimates.
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.
Reliability of the estimates
The estimates presented in this release are based on sample survey
and administrative data and thus are subject to sampling and other
types of errors. Sampling error is a measure of sampling variability—
that is, variation that occurs by chance because a sample rather than
the entire population is surveyed. Survey data are also subject to
nonsampling errors, such as those which can be introduced into the
data collection and processing operations. Estimates not directly
derived from sample surveys are subject to additional errors resulting
from the special estimation processes used. The sums of individual
items may not always equal the totals shown in the same tables
because of rounding. With respect to the LAUS program,
unemployment rates are computed, in most instances, from unrounded
data rather than from data that may be displayed in the tables; differences, however, are generally insignificant.
Labor force and unemployment estimates. Measures of sampling
error, in the form of the standard errors for state annual average
estimates derived from the CPS, are available in the annual BLS
bulletin, Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment. Error
measures cannot be computed for substate areas because of the special
estimation processes used. Measures of nonsampling error for CPS
data are not available, but additional information on the subject is
provided in the BLS monthly periodical, Employment and Earnings.
Employment estimates. Measures of sampling error will be
available for state CES data, at the supersector level and for metropolitan area CES data at the total nonfarm level. Information on recent
benchmark revisions for states is available on the BLS Web site at
(http://www.bls.gov/sae/).
Area definitions. The substate area data published in this release
reflect the standards and definitions established by the U.S. Office
of Management and Budget, dated June 30, 1996. A detailed list of
the geographic definitions is published annually in the May issue of
Employment and Earnings.
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 from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office,
Washington, DC 20402 (telephone 202-512-1800).
Estimates of unadjusted and seasonally adjusted labor force and
unemployment data for states, census regions and divisions, and
two areas are available in the news release, Regional and State Employment and Unemployment. Estimates of labor force 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/lau/).
Employment data from the CES program are available at
(http://stats.bls.gov/sae/).
Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-691-5200; TDD
message referral phone: 1-800-877-8339.
LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and metropolitan area
(Numbers in thousands)
Unemployed
Civilian labor force
Number
Percent of labor force
State and area
August
September
August
September
2002
2003p
118.6
2.8
2.0
20.5
5.3
2.9
4.4
2.6
8.0
16.3
8.2
2.9
6.1
5.6
4.2
4.7
6.9
4.7
10.1
6.1
4.3
6.5
5.0
3.9
5.9
5.4
4.3
4.5
6.8
4.7
7.9
5.9
4.6
6.3
5.5
3.8
6.0
5.6
4.1
4.7
6.6
4.4
9.9
5.7
4.3
6.3
4.9
3.5
5.5
5.3
3.8
4.3
7.1
4.3
7.1
5.4
4.6
6.0
4.9
3.3
22.9
7.7
23.7
8.1
6.8
5.1
6.7
5.1
7.1
5.3
6.8
5.2
172.9
4.7
98.8
20.0
26.8
173.9
3.5
104.2
20.6
24.1
157.8
4.1
92.7
18.6
22.1
6.6
5.2
5.8
4.9
33.3
6.4
6.5
5.5
4.7
33.8
6.5
4.9
5.8
4.8
30.5
5.9
5.8
5.2
4.3
29.5
66.8
4.0
4.3
2.1
14.4
3.3
67.8
4.6
4.7
2.2
14.1
3.1
61.7
3.8
4.2
1.9
13.4
3.0
68.8
4.7
4.8
2.3
14.4
3.1
5.1
2.4
4.3
4.5
4.5
9.0
5.2
2.6
4.5
4.6
4.4
8.1
4.8
2.2
4.2
4.2
4.2
8.3
5.3
2.7
4.7
4.8
4.5
8.1
17,585.9
308.4
93.6
478.8
4,773.4
92.2
224.3
1,302.1
1,572.3
80.7
1,685.8
870.6
198.9
1,484.3
936.9
907.7
122.8
207.4
145.5
272.3
280.1
292.0
422.2
174.9
95.6
59.7
1,151.5
29.8
6.4
53.3
329.7
9.7
20.6
82.6
67.8
5.3
105.8
46.3
13.4
66.1
58.0
83.0
4.3
8.0
8.6
12.2
23.8
14.7
26.5
22.6
4.0
6.0
1,168.2
33.1
6.7
53.3
344.9
10.7
21.3
82.8
61.9
5.9
109.5
48.4
14.0
66.6
53.7
74.2
4.2
7.7
9.1
13.1
26.1
16.0
24.8
23.4
4.4
6.7
1,131.7
29.6
5.9
52.6
318.2
9.0
20.0
81.9
67.4
5.2
104.6
46.5
13.4
66.0
56.9
83.3
4.2
8.4
8.9
11.7
23.3
14.4
26.2
22.1
4.0
6.0
1,075.6
30.5
5.6
49.2
324.1
9.2
19.4
75.3
56.8
5.3
100.2
45.8
12.6
60.8
47.7
67.8
3.7
7.2
8.3
11.7
23.7
14.7
23.3
21.7
3.9
6.2
6.6
9.8
7.0
11.4
7.0
10.7
9.1
6.4
4.3
6.5
6.4
5.3
6.7
4.5
6.1
8.6
3.5
3.8
5.9
4.6
8.6
5.1
6.2
12.8
4.2
9.9
6.6
10.6
7.1
11.2
7.2
11.4
9.2
6.3
3.9
7.2
6.5
5.5
6.9
4.4
5.7
8.0
3.3
3.7
6.2
4.9
9.3
5.4
5.9
13.1
4.6
11.1
6.5
9.8
6.5
11.1
6.7
10.0
9.0
6.4
4.3
6.4
6.4
5.4
6.7
4.5
6.1
8.8
3.4
4.1
6.1
4.3
8.4
5.1
6.1
12.7
4.2
10.1
6.1
9.9
6.0
10.3
6.8
10.0
8.6
5.8
3.6
6.6
5.9
5.3
6.3
4.1
5.1
7.5
3.0
3.5
5.7
4.3
8.5
5.0
5.5
12.4
4.1
10.4
2,474.3
200.7
282.1
1,237.8
160.6
65.9
98.7
63.2
2,508.9
175.8
280.4
1,277.0
161.9
69.6
102.5
63.8
137.5
11.6
18.1
71.4
7.9
3.0
5.7
4.1
138.2
9.1
16.5
74.4
8.1
3.6
6.3
4.2
137.6
11.5
18.2
72.3
8.0
2.9
5.8
4.1
135.1
8.8
16.2
73.5
8.1
3.3
6.2
4.0
5.6
5.9
6.4
5.8
5.0
4.6
5.8
6.5
5.5
5.3
5.8
5.8
5.0
5.2
6.1
6.6
5.6
5.7
6.4
5.8
5.0
4.4
5.9
6.5
5.4
5.0
5.8
5.8
5.0
4.7
6.0
6.3
1,809.4
230.4
119.8
608.2
291.6
174.3
196.5
118.6
1,764.0
224.1
115.2
600.6
284.5
166.2
189.0
116.5
1,763.5
225.6
117.3
595.3
284.4
168.0
188.7
115.2
79.2
12.4
3.8
27.8
12.6
6.5
6.1
7.0
90.3
14.4
4.1
32.8
14.7
7.5
6.3
7.5
70.4
11.0
3.3
25.1
11.0
5.6
5.5
6.2
80.2
12.8
3.6
29.1
12.9
6.6
5.6
6.8
4.4
5.4
3.3
4.5
4.3
3.8
3.1
5.8
5.0
6.2
3.4
5.4
5.0
4.3
3.2
6.3
4.0
4.9
2.9
4.2
3.9
3.4
2.9
5.3
4.6
5.7
3.1
4.9
4.6
4.0
3.0
5.9
423.8
73.7
309.4
417.0
72.9
306.8
416.5
73.1
307.5
18.6
3.0
15.4
19.8
3.5
16.5
17.7
2.8
14.4
18.2
3.2
15.0
4.4
4.0
5.0
4.7
4.7
5.3
4.2
3.8
4.7
4.4
4.4
4.9
2002
Alabama ...................................................................
Anniston ................................................................
Auburn-Opelika .....................................................
Birmingham ..........................................................
Decatur .................................................................
Dothan ..................................................................
Florence ................................................................
Gadsden ...............................................................
Huntsville ..............................................................
Mobile ...................................................................
Montgomery ..........................................................
Tuscaloosa ...........................................................
2,103.1
51.7
51.7
470.7
70.4
65.8
64.0
47.3
176.7
266.9
161.7
83.1
2,144.5
52.1
51.6
482.5
73.1
66.6
61.4
47.9
176.4
272.9
167.3
84.5
2,098.2
51.8
52.3
469.5
70.5
65.4
63.6
47.3
176.3
265.0
160.5
83.8
2,141.3
52.6
52.6
479.5
74.6
66.6
61.3
47.9
176.1
271.5
166.2
85.6
129.0
2.9
2.2
22.2
4.9
3.1
6.5
2.9
7.6
17.4
8.0
3.3
127.5
2.8
2.2
21.9
5.0
3.1
4.9
2.8
8.1
17.3
9.2
3.2
125.8
2.9
2.2
22.0
4.7
2.9
6.3
2.7
7.6
16.7
7.9
2.9
Alaska ......................................................................
Anchorage ............................................................
330.8
145.9
352.2
155.5
325.3
145.0
347.8
155.2
22.6
7.5
23.7
8.0
Arizona ....................................................................
Flagstaff ................................................................
Phoenix-Mesa .......................................................
Tucson ..................................................................
Yuma ....................................................................
2,700.8
71.5
1,805.6
425.8
82.1
2,697.5
71.6
1,803.5
427.7
79.2
2,691.3
71.3
1,799.4
428.3
79.0
2,677.2
70.8
1,791.4
428.1
74.9
178.3
3.7
104.2
20.8
27.3
Arkansas .................................................................
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers ............................
Fort Smith .............................................................
Jonesboro .............................................................
Little Rock-North Little Rock .................................
Pine Bluff ..............................................................
1,301.6
170.7
101.4
45.4
319.1
37.1
1,314.1
176.2
104.1
47.2
320.3
38.0
1,294.2
170.1
100.6
45.5
315.2
36.6
1,308.5
174.4
102.4
47.1
316.6
37.9
California .................................................................
Bakersfield ............................................................
Chico-Paradise .....................................................
Fresno ..................................................................
Los Angeles-Long Beach .....................................
Merced ..................................................................
Modesto ................................................................
Oakland ................................................................
Orange County .....................................................
Redding ................................................................
Riverside-San Bernardino ....................................
Sacramento ..........................................................
Salinas ..................................................................
San Diego .............................................................
San Francisco .......................................................
San Jose ...............................................................
San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles ..........
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc ....................
Santa Cruz-Watsonville ........................................
Santa Rosa ...........................................................
Stockton-Lodi ........................................................
Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa ...........................................
Ventura .................................................................
Visalia-Tulare-Porterville ......................................
Yolo ......................................................................
Yuba City ..............................................................
17,520.9
304.3
91.5
468.8
4,706.9
90.4
225.6
1,299.5
1,565.3
82.2
1,650.1
874.5
201.9
1,477.2
946.3
964.3
122.7
207.7
145.4
267.9
277.8
286.7
424.8
176.3
95.3
60.7
17,711.2
312.1
94.3
476.2
4,793.6
93.9
231.2
1,312.1
1,581.9
82.1
1,692.9
880.3
202.5
1,499.8
942.7
923.1
124.2
209.6
146.0
268.4
281.5
293.1
422.0
178.4
96.3
60.9
17,450.5
301.6
91.5
475.6
4,735.7
90.0
221.8
1,287.4
1,555.2
82.0
1,644.1
865.4
199.3
1,457.4
938.0
946.5
122.1
204.9
144.9
270.3
277.2
285.7
426.7
174.4
94.6
59.5
Colorado ..................................................................
Boulder-Longmont1,2 ...........................................
Colorado Springs ..................................................
Denver1,2 .............................................................
Fort Collins-Loveland ............................................
Grand Junction .....................................................
Greeley .................................................................
Pueblo ..................................................................
2,475.3
197.2
281.5
1,236.9
159.3
65.4
98.2
62.6
2,514.1
173.0
282.5
1,275.8
161.8
69.1
102.0
63.7
Connecticut .............................................................
Bridgeport .............................................................
Danbury ................................................................
Hartford .................................................................
New Haven-Meriden .............................................
New London-Norwich ...........................................
Stamford-Norwalk .................................................
Waterbury .............................................................
1,805.8
228.3
116.5
610.7
289.1
172.0
198.7
119.8
Delaware ..................................................................
Dover ....................................................................
Wilmington-Newark ..............................................
425.1
73.9
309.8
See footnotes at end of table.
September
2003
2003
2002
2003
2002
2003p
August
2002
2002
2003p
LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and metropolitan area—Continued
(Numbers in thousands)
Unemployed
Civilian labor force
Number
Percent of labor force
State and area
August
September
August
September
2002
2003p
18.5
92.2
6.3
3.7
7.3
3.4
6.2
3.6
6.0
3.2
452.1
10.9
51.4
8.9
12.4
2.6
2.8
31.0
15.4
12.0
85.1
7.2
5.0
48.5
3.2
7.3
2.6
12.2
5.7
61.4
37.7
438.9
11.6
49.7
9.1
12.0
2.2
2.8
31.8
16.1
10.8
79.9
7.5
4.8
47.8
3.4
6.8
2.5
11.8
5.5
59.1
36.7
5.7
5.1
6.0
4.3
9.1
2.8
2.7
5.3
7.4
5.3
7.7
6.3
5.0
5.1
4.5
4.1
4.2
3.9
3.9
4.6
6.6
5.6
5.4
6.0
4.5
8.8
2.5
2.6
5.5
7.6
5.1
7.6
6.5
4.8
5.2
4.9
4.1
4.1
3.8
3.8
4.6
6.5
5.6
5.0
6.0
4.3
8.7
2.9
2.5
5.2
7.0
5.4
7.6
6.1
4.8
5.0
4.6
4.1
4.6
4.2
3.6
4.6
6.5
5.4
5.3
5.8
4.3
8.4
2.5
2.6
5.4
7.4
4.9
7.2
6.1
4.6
4.9
4.9
3.9
4.3
3.9
3.6
4.5
6.2
206.0
2.7
2.4
117.9
10.6
7.6
6.4
5.9
231.3
3.1
2.5
134.1
11.5
7.8
7.3
6.2
203.5
2.7
2.4
117.2
10.0
7.4
6.4
5.9
5.2
5.6
3.4
5.5
5.3
6.2
4.5
4.4
4.7
4.8
3.2
4.9
4.9
6.1
4.1
4.1
5.4
5.6
3.3
5.6
5.5
6.2
4.7
4.4
4.6
4.8
3.0
4.8
4.7
5.9
4.1
4.1
23.7
15.2
26.9
17.2
23.8
15.4
26.0
17.2
4.1
3.7
4.4
4.0
4.1
3.8
4.3
4.0
689.0
242.5
41.1
35.2
12.4
2.3
34.6
12.5
2.1
33.1
12.5
2.2
31.3
11.8
1.9
5.1
4.9
6.0
5.0
5.1
5.4
4.8
5.0
5.7
4.5
4.9
4.6
6,336.8
94.7
99.1
4,253.7
187.6
56.5
52.4
179.8
197.6
107.8
6,426.1
95.5
99.9
4,311.3
186.2
56.5
52.8
182.9
199.8
107.9
408.8
2.4
3.2
286.7
8.9
4.8
3.8
9.2
14.5
5.2
432.3
2.5
3.3
297.4
9.8
4.4
4.0
10.1
16.6
6.0
392.5
2.3
2.9
277.7
8.3
4.5
3.6
8.8
14.3
4.8
424.9
2.5
3.2
295.5
8.7
4.2
3.9
10.0
16.1
5.8
6.4
2.6
3.2
6.7
4.7
8.5
7.1
5.0
7.2
4.6
6.7
2.7
3.3
6.8
5.2
7.7
7.4
5.5
8.2
5.4
6.2
2.4
2.9
6.5
4.4
7.9
6.9
4.9
7.2
4.4
6.6
2.7
3.3
6.9
4.7
7.5
7.5
5.5
8.1
5.4
3,243.2
60.6
104.7
169.3
281.1
304.3
907.8
51.6
92.6
59.6
139.1
71.3
3,182.6
64.3
96.9
164.2
271.2
301.6
889.9
51.4
97.1
60.3
137.3
71.9
3,203.7
65.1
101.9
166.2
276.4
299.9
894.5
50.6
96.4
61.0
137.1
71.5
156.1
2.2
4.4
6.9
13.4
17.9
42.2
2.5
3.2
3.2
6.8
4.1
161.7
2.0
4.7
7.2
14.8
18.2
43.3
2.5
3.9
3.2
7.1
4.1
147.4
1.8
4.0
6.5
12.6
16.8
40.6
2.7
3.3
2.9
6.2
3.7
152.5
1.7
4.2
6.8
14.1
15.4
42.8
2.7
3.9
3.0
6.1
3.9
4.9
3.5
4.5
4.1
4.9
5.9
4.7
4.8
3.5
5.5
4.9
5.6
5.0
3.3
4.5
4.2
5.3
6.0
4.8
4.9
4.3
5.3
5.1
5.7
4.6
2.8
4.2
4.0
4.7
5.6
4.6
5.3
3.4
4.8
4.5
5.2
4.8
2.6
4.2
4.1
5.1
5.1
4.8
5.4
4.0
4.9
4.4
5.4
1,629.4
115.1
271.9
48.7
72.3
64.3
69.8
1,675.8
119.2
275.6
51.0
77.0
66.3
72.4
1,621.5
115.6
271.7
48.5
75.0
64.3
71.0
62.9
5.7
9.0
1.6
2.5
2.6
2.8
67.4
5.0
9.6
1.7
2.6
3.2
3.5
61.7
5.4
9.2
1.9
2.5
2.6
2.9
66.3
4.9
9.7
1.6
2.6
3.2
3.2
3.7
4.8
3.2
3.1
3.3
3.9
4.0
4.1
4.3
3.5
3.4
3.5
5.0
5.1
3.7
4.5
3.4
3.7
3.2
3.9
4.0
4.1
4.3
3.6
3.4
3.5
4.9
4.5
2002
District of Columbia ...............................................
Washington ...........................................................
306.5
2,849.3
315.2
2,884.4
300.7
2,820.9
309.0
2,861.7
19.4
105.1
23.1
97.7
18.5
102.7
Florida ......................................................................
Daytona Beach .....................................................
Fort Lauderdale ....................................................
Fort Myers-Cape Coral .........................................
Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie .....................................
Fort Walton Beach ................................................
Gainesville ............................................................
Jacksonville ..........................................................
Lakeland-Winter Haven ........................................
Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay .............................
Miami ....................................................................
Naples ..................................................................
Ocala ....................................................................
Orlando .................................................................
Panama City .........................................................
Pensacola .............................................................
Punta Gorda .........................................................
Sarasota-Bradenton .............................................
Tallahassee ..........................................................
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater ........................
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton .............................
8,214.2
219.2
869.8
211.5
145.7
91.4
113.7
608.6
223.1
226.9
1,131.2
117.2
106.3
978.0
70.8
182.2
56.0
297.0
158.5
1,346.8
588.2
8,182.5
220.9
865.2
212.9
144.9
91.0
111.0
603.1
220.4
223.5
1,109.0
123.0
105.6
975.0
71.1
177.6
58.0
305.2
155.0
1,337.0
597.9
8,120.1
217.4
862.3
208.2
142.8
89.4
112.8
596.1
219.8
222.9
1,127.2
117.6
104.4
964.5
69.0
179.1
56.5
293.4
157.5
1,327.7
581.0
8,124.0
219.2
863.4
210.6
143.2
88.8
110.8
594.3
218.3
219.6
1,111.8
122.6
104.5
967.8
69.1
175.1
58.4
301.6
155.1
1,325.3
590.7
465.5
11.2
52.5
9.0
13.2
2.6
3.1
32.0
16.5
12.1
87.7
7.4
5.3
50.2
3.2
7.5
2.3
11.5
6.3
62.4
39.1
461.7
11.9
52.3
9.6
12.8
2.3
2.9
33.0
16.8
11.3
83.8
8.0
5.1
50.9
3.5
7.3
2.4
11.7
5.9
62.2
38.9
Georgia ....................................................................
Albany ...................................................................
Athens ..................................................................
Atlanta ..................................................................
Augusta-Aiken ......................................................
Columbus .............................................................
Macon ...................................................................
Savannah .............................................................
4,287.6
55.1
75.8
2,371.4
209.2
124.9
154.3
142.2
4,379.4
56.4
77.2
2,431.6
214.8
125.4
155.1
143.1
4,305.0
55.5
76.4
2,377.7
208.9
125.3
155.4
142.5
4,396.3
56.5
78.4
2,444.5
213.8
125.3
155.9
143.9
223.7
3.1
2.5
129.4
11.1
7.8
6.9
6.2
Hawaii ......................................................................
Honolulu ...............................................................
580.8
409.2
607.8
427.6
575.8
407.0
602.1
424.6
Idaho ........................................................................
Boise City .............................................................
Pocatello ...............................................................
693.2
253.0
38.4
694.6
245.2
39.3
686.2
249.6
38.4
Illinois ......................................................................
Bloomington-Normal .............................................
Champaign-Urbana ..............................................
Chicago ................................................................
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island .............................
Decatur .................................................................
Kankakee ..............................................................
Peoria-Pekin .........................................................
Rockford ...............................................................
Springfield .............................................................
6,391.7
92.2
98.3
4,302.2
188.9
57.0
52.8
181.7
200.1
111.6
6,466.0
94.1
100.3
4,351.7
187.8
57.0
53.4
184.8
201.9
111.2
Indiana .....................................................................
Bloomington ..........................................................
Elkhart-Goshen .....................................................
Evansville-Henderson ...........................................
Fort Wayne ...........................................................
Gary ......................................................................
Indianapolis ..........................................................
Kokomo ................................................................
Lafayette ...............................................................
Muncie ..................................................................
South Bend ...........................................................
Terre Haute ..........................................................
3,199.7
61.5
98.7
168.1
273.2
303.1
906.6
52.0
93.0
57.8
139.1
71.8
Iowa ..........................................................................
Cedar Rapids ........................................................
Des Moines ...........................................................
Dubuque ...............................................................
Iowa City ...............................................................
Sioux City .............................................................
Waterloo-Cedar Falls ............................................
1,679.0
120.3
280.0
50.7
74.8
66.5
71.3
See footnotes at end of table.
September
2003
2003
2002
2003
2002
2003p
August
2002
2002
2003p
LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and metropolitan area—Continued
(Numbers in thousands)
Unemployed
Civilian labor force
Number
Percent of labor force
State and area
August
September
August
September
September
2003
2002
2003p
65.8
2.3
4.5
17.6
5.0
4.8
4.4
6.2
4.6
4.1
4.4
6.4
4.9
4.5
4.5
6.3
4.5
4.0
4.7
6.0
97.5
9.1
26.3
2.6
105.8
9.7
29.4
2.8
5.0
3.6
4.8
5.3
5.3
3.8
4.8
5.7
5.0
3.6
4.7
5.3
5.3
3.8
5.2
5.7
148.0
4.1
21.7
4.0
11.3
6.7
5.0
40.3
14.3
118.9
3.3
16.8
3.5
9.7
5.2
3.4
32.5
12.0
122.3
3.2
18.3
3.5
9.5
5.5
4.0
33.6
11.8
6.1
5.8
5.8
3.6
5.4
6.0
5.1
5.5
6.8
7.3
6.9
7.1
4.1
6.3
7.5
6.9
6.6
7.9
6.0
5.6
5.6
3.6
5.5
6.0
4.8
5.5
6.7
6.0
5.4
5.9
3.5
5.3
6.2
5.5
5.5
6.5
24.7
1.3
1.9
3.4
28.0
1.5
2.2
3.7
26.4
1.4
2.1
3.7
30.5
1.7
2.5
4.2
3.5
2.5
3.6
2.3
3.9
2.8
4.1
2.6
3.8
2.6
4.0
2.6
4.4
3.1
4.5
3.0
2,917.6
1,353.2
44.4
71.0
125.4
66.3
2.6
2.8
123.0
67.5
2.6
2.6
120.4
63.2
2.2
2.6
120.9
65.3
2.5
2.6
4.3
4.9
6.0
3.9
4.2
4.9
6.0
3.7
4.1
4.7
5.0
3.7
4.1
4.8
5.6
3.7
3,485.8
85.9
1,915.6
142.5
72.3
221.0
184.3
84.5
41.7
300.4
267.0
3,440.3
87.1
1,887.3
141.8
72.8
217.4
177.0
83.7
41.9
297.3
258.8
191.2
2.9
96.8
8.1
5.7
18.2
12.7
7.5
2.1
15.8
16.4
199.5
3.2
101.1
9.1
5.9
18.0
12.2
6.4
2.1
17.3
17.2
193.1
2.8
99.9
8.1
5.7
18.3
13.1
6.1
2.1
15.5
16.3
197.8
3.2
100.7
8.9
5.7
17.9
11.9
6.2
2.1
17.4
16.7
5.4
3.1
5.0
5.6
7.8
8.1
6.9
8.7
5.0
5.3
6.1
5.7
3.3
5.3
6.2
8.0
8.1
6.9
7.6
5.0
5.8
6.5
5.5
3.3
5.2
5.7
7.8
8.3
7.1
7.2
5.0
5.2
6.1
5.7
3.6
5.3
6.3
7.8
8.2
6.7
7.5
4.9
5.9
6.5
5,142.4
314.1
81.3
2,284.9
189.0
622.0
81.3
230.9
251.5
203.2
4,953.3
308.5
79.7
2,189.3
182.5
601.1
78.8
224.8
247.4
196.1
5,084.4
314.0
81.2
2,254.3
187.4
617.4
80.1
229.4
252.0
200.4
281.8
10.2
4.5
129.3
14.9
36.8
4.7
11.7
8.7
11.3
355.2
12.6
6.0
162.3
18.0
46.0
6.4
14.7
11.6
16.2
274.0
10.0
4.3
127.5
14.1
36.0
4.7
11.0
8.3
11.1
348.1
12.7
5.8
161.2
17.2
44.9
6.1
14.1
11.3
16.0
5.6
3.3
5.6
5.8
8.1
6.0
5.9
5.1
3.5
5.7
6.9
4.0
7.3
7.1
9.5
7.4
7.9
6.4
4.6
8.0
5.5
3.2
5.4
5.8
7.7
6.0
6.0
4.9
3.4
5.6
6.8
4.0
7.1
7.1
9.2
7.3
7.6
6.1
4.5
8.0
2,945.1
132.8
1,854.5
84.8
105.6
2,953.7
133.4
1,847.5
85.1
104.8
2,920.1
132.3
1,828.5
82.6
106.4
2,928.4
133.4
1,826.9
82.8
104.4
117.5
5.5
76.2
3.0
4.2
117.4
6.3
75.7
3.1
3.8
120.5
5.1
78.8
3.1
4.5
128.5
6.5
84.3
3.4
4.1
4.0
4.2
4.1
3.5
4.0
4.0
4.7
4.1
3.6
3.6
4.1
3.9
4.3
3.7
4.2
4.4
4.9
4.6
4.1
4.0
Mississippi ..............................................................
Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula ...................................
Hattiesburg ...........................................................
Jackson ................................................................
1,290.2
170.6
53.1
232.5
1,319.1
172.5
54.4
237.5
1,281.2
168.9
52.8
230.0
1,301.5
170.6
54.2
234.6
86.2
9.1
2.6
10.4
83.8
8.1
2.4
10.0
81.6
9.1
2.3
10.3
65.0
6.7
1.8
8.0
6.7
5.3
4.9
4.5
6.4
4.7
4.4
4.2
6.4
5.4
4.3
4.5
5.0
3.9
3.3
3.4
Missouri ...................................................................
Columbia ..............................................................
Joplin ....................................................................
Kansas City ..........................................................
St. Joseph .............................................................
St. Louis2 ..............................................................
Springfield .............................................................
2,972.7
88.7
82.7
1,006.3
51.9
1,377.9
173.3
2,979.1
87.3
79.8
1,029.3
51.0
1,396.5
179.4
2,965.1
88.4
83.1
992.2
52.8
1,366.1
175.5
2,964.4
88.3
81.0
1,005.8
52.4
1,376.1
179.0
166.0
2.1
5.1
59.6
2.9
81.4
8.0
172.1
2.1
4.6
60.3
2.9
86.0
7.2
155.3
1.9
4.5
57.9
2.9
75.6
7.5
155.7
1.8
3.9
56.4
2.8
80.3
6.6
5.6
2.4
6.2
5.9
5.6
5.9
4.6
5.8
2.4
5.7
5.9
5.7
6.2
4.0
5.2
2.2
5.4
5.8
5.4
5.5
4.3
5.3
2.0
4.9
5.6
5.3
5.8
3.7
Montana ...................................................................
Billings ..................................................................
Great Falls ............................................................
Missoula ...............................................................
470.1
68.9
37.0
51.7
487.4
76.7
36.8
58.8
461.4
67.3
36.8
52.7
478.1
73.8
36.3
58.8
16.2
2.1
1.3
1.5
18.7
2.4
1.4
1.8
16.5
2.1
1.3
1.6
19.3
2.3
1.5
2.0
3.4
3.1
3.4
3.0
3.8
3.2
3.9
3.1
3.6
3.2
3.6
3.1
4.0
3.1
4.2
3.5
2003
2002
Kansas .....................................................................
Lawrence ..............................................................
Topeka ..................................................................
Wichita ..................................................................
1,418.3
55.5
92.1
289.9
1,474.8
56.9
95.9
295.4
1,409.5
57.4
91.1
285.8
1,465.8
58.0
94.7
292.2
70.5
2.7
4.1
18.1
67.5
2.3
4.2
18.8
68.8
2.6
4.1
18.0
Kentucky .................................................................
Lexington ..............................................................
Louisville ...............................................................
Owensboro ...........................................................
1,974.9
253.4
566.3
49.6
1,998.6
255.9
575.8
50.5
1,951.6
253.4
556.9
48.3
1,984.9
257.2
571.0
49.8
98.5
9.2
27.2
2.6
105.0
9.7
27.9
2.9
Louisiana .................................................................
Alexandria .............................................................
Baton Rouge .........................................................
Houma ..................................................................
Lafayette ...............................................................
Lake Charles ........................................................
Monroe .................................................................
New Orleans .........................................................
Shreveport-Bossier City ........................................
2,014.1
59.6
302.1
98.7
179.1
86.9
72.2
593.8
180.9
2,040.6
59.5
306.0
99.3
180.8
89.0
72.6
609.4
182.0
1,993.5
58.5
300.4
97.3
177.1
86.7
72.0
586.7
178.7
2,038.1
58.9
308.4
99.6
180.6
89.0
72.7
608.3
180.7
122.9
3.4
17.6
3.6
9.8
5.2
3.6
32.7
12.3
Maine .......................................................................
Bangor ..................................................................
Lewiston-Auburn ...................................................
Portland ................................................................
702.6
52.1
54.4
144.9
709.8
53.9
54.4
145.0
688.0
52.5
53.7
140.8
701.6
54.1
54.5
143.0
Maryland ..................................................................
Baltimore ..............................................................
Cumberland ..........................................................
Hagerstown ..........................................................
2,928.5
1,365.9
43.4
70.7
2,947.1
1,374.3
43.6
70.8
2,908.1
1,349.3
43.5
71.1
Massachusetts ........................................................
Barnstable-Yarmouth ............................................
Boston ..................................................................
Brockton ...............................................................
Fitchburg-Leominster ............................................
Lawrence ..............................................................
Lowell ...................................................................
New Bedford .........................................................
Pittsfield ................................................................
Springfield .............................................................
Worcester .............................................................
3,544.3
94.0
1,950.7
144.2
73.6
224.3
184.2
86.5
42.9
297.4
269.8
3,505.6
94.9
1,921.6
145.3
74.6
221.2
178.2
83.8
42.9
296.7
263.6
Michigan ..................................................................
Ann Arbor .............................................................
Benton Harbor ......................................................
Detroit ...................................................................
Flint .......................................................................
Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland ........................
Jackson ................................................................
Kalamazoo-Battle Creek .......................................
Lansing-East Lansing ...........................................
Saginaw-Bay City-Midland ...................................
5,017.2
307.4
80.8
2,228.5
183.9
609.7
80.0
229.6
244.6
198.0
Minnesota ................................................................
Duluth-Superior ....................................................
Minneapolis-St.Paul ..............................................
Rochester .............................................................
St. Cloud ...............................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
2002
2003
2002
2003p
August
2002
2002
2003p
LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and metropolitan area—Continued
(Numbers in thousands)
Unemployed
Civilian labor force
Number
Percent of labor force
State and area
August
2002
September
2003
2002
2003p
August
2002
September
2003
2002
August
2003p
September
2002
2003
2002
2003p
Nebraska .................................................................
Lincoln ..................................................................
Omaha ..................................................................
959.4
153.2
417.9
986.8
155.9
424.7
949.2
153.4
413.6
977.6
153.9
420.0
31.8
4.6
15.0
35.4
5.7
17.0
30.0
4.5
14.3
35.3
5.8
16.9
3.3
3.0
3.6
3.6
3.6
4.0
3.2
2.9
3.5
3.6
3.8
4.0
Nevada .....................................................................
Las Vegas .............................................................
Reno .....................................................................
1,126.3
889.9
200.2
1,114.5
883.7
196.8
1,126.1
891.3
199.9
1,112.9
883.7
196.4
57.1
47.4
8.4
55.9
46.7
7.6
55.1
46.3
7.9
56.0
46.4
7.6
5.1
5.3
4.2
5.0
5.3
3.9
4.9
5.2
3.9
5.0
5.3
3.9
New Hampshire .......................................................
Manchester ...........................................................
Nashua .................................................................
Portsmouth-Rochester ..........................................
715.8
113.0
108.7
138.3
726.9
114.9
106.5
139.7
701.0
111.6
106.0
135.1
713.0
114.4
105.2
137.4
33.9
5.4
7.1
6.1
31.4
5.2
6.2
5.5
31.7
5.1
6.7
5.7
30.1
5.1
6.0
5.3
4.7
4.8
6.5
4.4
4.3
4.5
5.9
3.9
4.5
4.6
6.3
4.2
4.2
4.4
5.7
3.8
New Jersey ..............................................................
Atlantic-Cape May ................................................
Bergen-Passaic ....................................................
Jersey City ............................................................
Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon ...........................
Monmouth-Ocean .................................................
Newark .................................................................
Trenton .................................................................
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton ..................................
4,391.5
186.6
679.6
293.8
678.9
581.5
1,060.1
186.7
64.3
4,457.7
191.4
689.5
296.5
683.3
590.4
1,083.0
188.4
65.7
4,341.9
180.8
675.2
293.9
671.4
563.7
1,050.6
186.1
65.5
4,402.8
183.2
683.1
297.3
674.8
570.9
1,070.6
189.2
65.2
260.8
11.2
41.1
24.1
36.1
30.1
66.1
10.1
5.3
260.5
11.8
42.0
23.1
34.2
31.0
66.6
9.5
5.4
254.7
11.0
39.3
24.1
34.9
29.1
65.2
10.0
5.3
253.1
11.9
40.0
22.9
32.7
29.6
64.7
9.2
5.1
5.9
6.0
6.0
8.2
5.3
5.2
6.2
5.4
8.2
5.8
6.2
6.1
7.8
5.0
5.3
6.1
5.0
8.1
5.9
6.1
5.8
8.2
5.2
5.2
6.2
5.4
8.2
5.7
6.5
5.9
7.7
4.8
5.2
6.0
4.9
7.8
New Mexico .............................................................
Albuquerque .........................................................
Las Cruces ...........................................................
Santa Fe ...............................................................
878.6
383.6
75.5
80.2
897.5
393.8
77.4
82.6
877.1
384.9
75.2
79.0
896.9
394.5
78.0
81.8
47.8
19.2
4.5
2.2
53.9
21.0
4.9
2.8
47.0
19.1
4.5
2.1
53.2
20.8
5.1
2.8
5.4
5.0
5.9
2.8
6.0
5.3
6.3
3.4
5.4
5.0
5.9
2.7
5.9
5.3
6.5
3.4
New York .................................................................
Albany-Schenectady-Troy ....................................
Binghamton ..........................................................
Buffalo-Niagara Falls ............................................
Dutchess County ..................................................
Elmira ...................................................................
Glens Falls ............................................................
Jamestown ...........................................................
Nassau-Suffolk .....................................................
New York ..............................................................
New York City ....................................................
Newburgh .............................................................
Rochester .............................................................
Syracuse ...............................................................
Utica-Rome ...........................................................
9,492.9
477.2
127.1
585.7
131.1
43.6
65.6
69.6
1,495.2
4,477.2
3,781.7
193.2
584.8
373.5
149.4
9,479.9
483.3
124.6
592.6
133.3
43.3
68.0
70.5
1,510.5
4,405.0
3,698.3
196.9
581.6
383.7
152.4
9,328.5
468.8
126.3
572.3
128.7
42.7
60.8
66.5
1,467.9
4,408.8
3,726.6
188.9
573.7
372.6
145.3
9,326.0
470.6
125.0
575.4
131.3
42.2
62.2
67.4
1,475.6
4,367.7
3,679.6
192.6
570.4
381.8
147.6
557.2
15.5
6.9
33.4
5.1
2.7
2.3
3.7
66.3
324.9
296.0
8.2
31.5
17.7
6.8
567.7
17.1
6.3
37.0
4.4
2.6
2.5
4.0
64.7
327.6
299.0
9.5
31.2
20.0
6.4
547.7
16.6
7.3
32.4
5.6
2.8
2.4
3.9
63.7
311.8
283.8
8.0
33.7
19.3
6.8
583.1
17.4
6.7
34.6
4.8
2.6
2.5
4.0
60.7
344.5
317.6
9.0
32.6
21.3
6.4
5.9
3.2
5.4
5.7
3.9
6.3
3.5
5.3
4.4
7.3
7.8
4.3
5.4
4.7
4.5
6.0
3.5
5.1
6.2
3.3
5.9
3.7
5.6
4.3
7.4
8.1
4.8
5.4
5.2
4.2
5.9
3.6
5.8
5.7
4.3
6.5
3.9
5.8
4.3
7.1
7.6
4.2
5.9
5.2
4.7
6.3
3.7
5.4
6.0
3.7
6.1
4.0
6.0
4.1
7.9
8.6
4.7
5.7
5.6
4.4
North Carolina .........................................................
Asheville ...............................................................
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill ................................
Fayetteville ...........................................................
Goldsboro .............................................................
Greensboro—Winston-Salem—High Point ..........
Greenville .............................................................
Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir ....................................
Jacksonville ..........................................................
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill .................................
Rocky Mount .........................................................
Wilmington ............................................................
4,191.2
116.6
868.1
125.4
52.4
671.8
71.5
180.1
51.7
706.7
71.0
126.3
4,194.1
118.4
874.9
124.4
52.8
676.7
72.6
174.9
50.3
704.3
70.2
127.4
4,154.3
115.6
863.0
126.4
51.8
669.7
72.5
176.6
50.8
697.7
69.8
124.3
4,173.8
116.1
871.9
126.5
52.4
671.3
74.1
173.3
50.0
704.3
69.5
126.6
270.7
4.6
53.9
7.6
3.0
41.5
4.8
14.9
3.0
37.4
6.8
7.7
270.6
4.3
61.7
6.9
3.0
42.7
5.2
15.7
2.6
32.4
6.0
6.5
255.6
4.2
50.3
7.3
2.7
38.9
4.5
14.1
2.8
34.8
6.6
7.4
248.8
3.9
57.5
6.5
2.6
39.3
4.7
14.6
2.5
29.9
5.4
5.9
6.5
4.0
6.2
6.1
5.7
6.2
6.7
8.3
5.7
5.3
9.6
6.1
6.5
3.6
7.1
5.5
5.7
6.3
7.2
9.0
5.2
4.6
8.5
5.1
6.2
3.6
5.8
5.7
5.2
5.8
6.2
8.0
5.4
5.0
9.4
5.9
6.0
3.4
6.6
5.1
5.0
5.9
6.4
8.4
4.9
4.2
7.7
4.7
North Dakota ...........................................................
Bismarck ...............................................................
Fargo-Moorhead ...................................................
Grand Forks ..........................................................
354.3
56.4
109.9
53.5
361.5
56.6
109.9
54.1
347.2
55.5
109.4
54.6
354.9
55.5
109.5
54.1
13.2
1.7
2.4
2.5
12.4
1.5
2.7
2.1
10.7
1.5
2.2
2.0
9.5
1.3
2.2
1.5
3.7
3.0
2.2
4.7
3.4
2.7
2.4
3.9
3.1
2.7
2.0
3.7
2.7
2.3
2.0
2.7
Ohio .........................................................................
Akron ....................................................................
Canton-Massillon ..................................................
Cincinnati ..............................................................
Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria ........................................
Columbus .............................................................
Dayton-Springfield ................................................
Hamilton-Middletown ............................................
Lima ......................................................................
Mansfield ..............................................................
Steubenville-Weirton ............................................
Toledo ...................................................................
Youngstown-Warren .............................................
5,888.2
374.0
206.0
882.1
1,123.0
893.1
476.0
196.8
76.5
83.8
54.8
323.6
273.5
5,939.8
385.6
209.0
894.5
1,127.7
902.3
478.5
200.0
77.4
83.8
55.1
320.2
275.6
5,800.7
372.0
205.6
863.1
1,107.8
875.0
471.4
198.4
74.8
82.1
54.3
320.1
272.1
5,846.8
381.3
206.2
880.5
1,113.8
882.7
473.6
201.3
75.0
81.6
54.0
317.7
272.9
312.9
18.3
10.4
41.1
68.7
40.0
25.6
8.5
4.1
5.8
2.5
19.2
17.2
325.1
19.0
12.5
41.9
67.2
40.8
27.2
8.2
4.3
6.0
3.7
20.9
17.9
315.9
18.6
11.1
40.7
69.9
40.5
26.1
8.7
4.1
5.7
2.4
19.5
17.1
323.5
18.9
12.2
42.2
68.8
40.8
26.4
8.3
3.8
6.0
3.4
20.7
17.8
5.3
4.9
5.0
4.7
6.1
4.5
5.4
4.3
5.4
7.0
4.6
5.9
6.3
5.5
4.9
6.0
4.7
6.0
4.5
5.7
4.1
5.5
7.1
6.8
6.5
6.5
5.4
5.0
5.4
4.7
6.3
4.6
5.5
4.4
5.4
6.9
4.4
6.1
6.3
5.5
5.0
5.9
4.8
6.2
4.6
5.6
4.1
5.1
7.4
6.4
6.5
6.5
See footnotes at end of table.
LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and metropolitan area—Continued
(Numbers in thousands)
Unemployed
Civilian labor force
Number
Percent of labor force
State and area
August
September
August
September
2002
2003p
83.4
0.9
1.4
25.0
24.4
4.2
2.6
3.1
3.8
4.7
5.2
3.2
3.4
4.6
5.9
4.3
2.8
3.1
3.9
5.0
4.9
3.2
3.5
4.3
5.7
120.0
1.4
9.9
5.3
78.7
10.0
132.9
1.6
12.2
5.9
85.2
12.2
6.7
3.8
6.2
6.4
7.2
5.6
7.5
3.9
7.3
6.9
8.1
6.9
6.5
3.5
6.0
5.6
7.2
5.4
7.3
4.0
7.3
6.2
8.0
6.6
314.4
17.7
2.7
8.7
12.9
6.0
9.3
142.8
58.8
10.1
16.2
2.7
2.2
3.2
9.2
333.4
18.3
3.5
9.5
13.4
6.2
9.1
151.2
60.0
11.8
16.6
2.3
2.2
3.4
9.6
296.9
17.1
2.7
8.0
11.8
5.6
8.7
142.1
53.8
9.7
15.0
2.4
2.0
3.0
8.4
5.5
5.6
5.2
6.8
3.8
6.7
3.7
5.8
5.3
6.1
5.7
4.3
3.4
6.1
5.0
5.0
5.3
4.1
6.2
3.5
5.9
3.5
5.4
4.9
5.4
5.3
4.6
3.3
5.6
4.6
5.3
5.5
5.3
6.6
3.7
6.1
3.5
5.7
5.0
6.1
5.3
3.9
3.0
5.9
4.7
4.8
5.2
4.1
5.8
3.3
5.6
3.4
5.4
4.6
5.2
4.9
4.1
2.8
5.3
4.2
28.7
33.7
30.3
35.7
28.8
34.1
25.4
31.2
5.1
5.3
5.3
5.5
5.1
5.4
4.5
4.9
2,028.6
295.4
289.6
66.9
507.1
103.8
47.5
120.5
11.6
10.5
4.6
29.6
3.9
3.6
130.9
13.6
11.3
5.2
31.5
4.1
3.5
114.7
11.0
10.2
4.4
27.8
4.0
3.4
127.1
13.1
11.4
5.2
29.3
4.2
3.5
6.0
4.1
3.7
7.1
6.0
3.5
7.8
6.4
4.6
3.9
7.8
6.2
3.9
7.4
5.8
3.9
3.6
6.8
5.7
3.7
7.4
6.3
4.4
3.9
7.8
5.8
4.1
7.3
421.5
50.8
112.4
422.7
50.3
111.7
10.9
1.1
2.1
12.7
1.4
2.6
9.4
1.1
2.1
11.7
1.4
2.7
2.5
2.1
1.9
3.0
2.6
2.3
2.2
2.1
1.9
2.8
2.8
2.4
2,923.1
237.1
93.5
60.6
232.2
378.4
584.5
700.4
2,945.6
238.8
92.3
62.5
232.4
383.4
583.6
707.7
2,920.3
236.7
93.8
60.2
232.1
380.1
580.6
698.1
144.8
9.8
4.6
3.5
13.1
11.7
30.9
28.8
149.6
8.9
4.6
3.1
12.4
12.1
33.4
27.3
134.3
8.9
4.4
3.2
11.2
10.6
30.0
27.1
145.5
8.2
4.8
3.0
12.2
11.7
32.5
27.3
4.9
4.1
5.0
5.6
5.6
3.1
5.2
4.1
5.1
3.7
4.9
5.1
5.4
3.2
5.7
3.9
4.6
3.7
4.8
5.1
4.8
2.8
5.1
3.8
5.0
3.5
5.1
4.9
5.2
3.1
5.6
3.9
11,100.9
61.4
118.0
796.8
186.1
115.9
147.9
81.1
186.9
2,076.4
307.1
984.9
126.4
2,370.3
124.8
82.4
108.8
133.0
224.6
128.2
51.6
854.9
52.9
58.4
10,794.1
60.5
115.5
771.8
179.1
113.2
142.9
82.2
180.1
2,042.7
297.3
959.2
122.2
2,296.4
121.7
80.9
106.0
129.1
214.8
126.0
51.0
818.6
51.5
57.7
11,062.3
61.5
117.9
795.5
185.8
116.8
146.2
85.3
186.9
2,065.4
309.2
975.7
124.8
2,363.6
124.7
82.4
107.9
132.3
226.2
128.9
51.7
851.9
52.5
58.6
708.0
2.6
4.5
45.0
16.0
9.1
15.6
1.6
11.8
151.0
25.4
60.4
10.2
142.2
6.3
5.5
7.4
4.3
28.1
7.9
2.0
45.1
3.5
3.0
753.7
2.7
5.0
45.0
18.0
10.6
15.8
2.1
12.7
147.6
30.4
63.2
11.2
166.2
6.9
5.6
7.3
5.3
30.6
7.6
1.9
48.4
4.1
3.1
696.0
2.5
4.5
44.4
15.5
8.9
15.1
1.5
11.5
148.9
25.1
59.3
9.8
141.2
6.3
5.5
7.3
3.8
28.2
8.0
2.0
43.6
3.4
2.9
727.0
2.6
4.8
44.1
17.5
10.4
15.0
1.9
12.1
142.9
30.1
60.9
10.7
161.4
6.8
5.5
6.8
4.6
29.7
7.2
2.0
46.6
3.8
3.1
6.5
4.4
3.9
5.8
8.9
8.1
10.8
2.1
6.6
7.3
8.6
6.3
8.2
6.2
5.2
6.8
7.0
3.3
13.2
6.3
3.9
5.5
6.8
5.1
6.8
4.4
4.3
5.7
9.6
9.2
10.7
2.6
6.8
7.1
9.9
6.4
8.9
7.0
5.5
6.9
6.8
4.0
13.6
5.9
3.8
5.7
7.8
5.3
6.4
4.2
3.9
5.7
8.6
7.9
10.6
1.8
6.4
7.3
8.4
6.2
8.0
6.1
5.2
6.8
6.9
2.9
13.2
6.3
3.9
5.3
6.6
5.1
6.6
4.2
4.0
5.5
9.4
8.9
10.3
2.3
6.5
6.9
9.7
6.2
8.6
6.8
5.5
6.7
6.3
3.4
13.1
5.6
3.8
5.5
7.3
5.2
2002
Oklahoma ................................................................
Enid ......................................................................
Lawton ..................................................................
Oklahoma City ......................................................
Tulsa .....................................................................
1,690.0
26.2
41.8
575.0
432.4
1,711.2
27.8
41.1
583.1
433.0
1,690.5
26.6
41.3
572.6
426.7
1,710.9
27.3
40.2
582.0
424.0
70.6
0.7
1.3
21.6
20.4
88.5
0.9
1.4
26.6
25.7
73.1
0.8
1.3
22.4
21.5
Oregon .....................................................................
Corvallis ................................................................
Eugene-Springfield ...............................................
Medford-Ashland ..................................................
Portland-Vancouver ..............................................
Salem ...................................................................
1,859.3
40.1
167.7
93.4
1,101.1
187.5
1,858.3
41.1
170.8
95.6
1,084.8
189.4
1,843.0
40.1
166.5
94.8
1,088.6
184.6
1,820.3
40.1
168.1
95.0
1,063.7
183.9
124.5
1.5
10.4
6.0
79.7
10.6
138.5
1.6
12.5
6.6
87.7
13.1
Pennsylvania ...........................................................
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton ...............................
Altoona .................................................................
Erie .......................................................................
Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle ................................
Johnstown ............................................................
Lancaster ..............................................................
Philadelphia ..........................................................
Pittsburgh .............................................................
Reading ................................................................
Scranton—Wilkes-Barre—Hazleton .....................
Sharon ..................................................................
State College ........................................................
Williamsport ..........................................................
York ......................................................................
6,367.6
340.3
66.5
145.6
373.8
104.7
265.1
2,679.1
1,225.1
192.7
316.1
59.8
69.8
58.8
204.4
6,256.8
335.8
65.9
140.4
372.6
102.3
264.8
2,665.2
1,196.4
188.1
307.5
58.1
68.8
57.4
201.5
6,282.5
335.1
66.4
143.4
365.4
102.2
261.2
2,643.5
1,205.4
191.8
312.0
59.9
71.9
58.1
203.5
6,149.7
328.8
65.3
138.9
362.8
100.1
257.5
2,637.6
1,174.0
185.8
302.8
57.8
70.3
56.3
197.8
351.7
19.0
3.5
10.0
14.3
7.0
9.9
155.6
65.0
11.8
18.0
2.6
2.4
3.6
10.2
Rhode Island ...........................................................
Providence-Fall River-Warwick ............................
565.2
636.7
576.0
646.9
560.3
633.1
568.9
639.4
South Carolina ........................................................
Charleston-North Charleston ................................
Columbia ..............................................................
Florence ................................................................
Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson ........................
Myrtle Beach .........................................................
Sumter ..................................................................
1,997.5
285.9
286.6
64.4
494.3
113.1
46.4
2,048.1
298.4
293.2
67.2
509.9
106.9
47.2
1,977.5
282.2
284.9
64.1
491.9
108.0
45.9
South Dakota ..........................................................
Rapid City .............................................................
Sioux Falls ............................................................
429.9
52.8
112.1
431.1
51.9
112.6
Tennessee ...............................................................
Chattanooga .........................................................
Clarksville-Hopkinsville .........................................
Jackson ................................................................
Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol .............................
Knoxville ...............................................................
Memphis ...............................................................
Nashville ...............................................................
2,953.1
239.3
93.2
62.5
233.3
383.0
588.8
707.3
Texas .......................................................................
Abilene ..................................................................
Amarillo .................................................................
Austin-San Marcos ...............................................
Beaumont-Port Arthur ...........................................
Brazoria ................................................................
Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito ........................
Bryan-College Station ...........................................
Corpus Christi .......................................................
Dallas ....................................................................
El Paso .................................................................
Fort Worth-Arlington .............................................
Galveston-Texas City ...........................................
Houston ................................................................
Killeen-Temple ......................................................
Laredo ..................................................................
Longview-Marshall ................................................
Lubbock ................................................................
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission ....................................
Odessa-Midland ...................................................
San Angelo ...........................................................
San Antonio ..........................................................
Sherman-Denison .................................................
Texarkana .............................................................
10,822.2
60.0
115.1
772.9
180.1
112.0
144.3
76.7
179.3
2,058.0
294.4
965.4
123.8
2,303.3
122.0
80.5
106.0
129.2
212.6
125.0
51.3
821.6
51.7
57.7
See footnotes at end of table.
September
2003
2003
2002
2003
2002
2003p
August
2002
2002
2003p
LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and metropolitan area—Continued
(Numbers in thousands)
Unemployed
Civilian labor force
Number
Percent of labor force
State and area
August
2002
September
2003
2002
2003p
August
2002
September
2003
2002
August
2003p
September
2002
2003
2002
2003p
Texas—Continued
Tyler ......................................................................
Victoria ..................................................................
Waco ....................................................................
Wichita Falls .........................................................
96.5
46.0
104.4
65.4
98.0
46.1
108.7
66.7
96.1
45.4
104.6
65.5
97.5
46.0
109.0
66.4
4.5
2.5
5.2
3.7
4.7
2.4
5.9
3.7
4.4
2.5
4.8
4.0
4.5
2.4
5.5
3.4
4.7
5.5
4.9
5.7
4.8
5.1
5.4
5.5
4.6
5.4
4.6
6.2
4.6
5.1
5.0
5.2
Utah ..........................................................................
Provo-Orem ..........................................................
Salt Lake City-Ogden ...........................................
1,191.2
180.0
757.3
1,228.7
185.3
777.2
1,182.1
182.6
745.5
1,224.7
188.8
769.2
75.4
10.8
48.9
65.4
7.9
43.3
69.3
9.7
45.3
59.4
7.2
39.6
6.3
6.0
6.5
5.3
4.3
5.6
5.9
5.3
6.1
4.9
3.8
5.1
Vermont ...................................................................
Burlington .............................................................
351.8
107.7
355.3
108.0
350.9
107.3
354.2
108.8
11.9
3.2
12.5
3.3
11.2
3.0
13.2
4.1
3.4
3.0
3.5
3.1
3.2
2.8
3.7
3.7
Virginia ....................................................................
Charlottesville .......................................................
Danville .................................................................
Lynchburg .............................................................
Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News .................
Richmond-Petersburg ...........................................
Roanoke ...............................................................
3,780.5
77.2
57.7
105.2
796.9
546.3
132.2
3,830.9
79.6
59.4
105.1
804.7
554.9
129.3
3,729.1
78.1
58.3
105.8
781.1
535.2
130.3
3,785.7
78.5
58.9
104.0
794.5
544.1
128.0
157.7
2.1
4.7
5.9
33.6
23.2
5.1
147.1
2.8
5.6
4.9
34.8
23.2
4.4
150.4
1.9
4.2
5.4
32.9
22.7
4.3
143.8
2.5
4.9
5.1
33.9
22.8
4.3
4.2
2.8
8.1
5.6
4.2
4.2
3.9
3.8
3.5
9.4
4.7
4.3
4.2
3.4
4.0
2.4
7.2
5.1
4.2
4.2
3.3
3.8
3.2
8.3
4.9
4.3
4.2
3.4
Washington .............................................................
Bellingham ............................................................
Bremerton .............................................................
Olympia ................................................................
Richland-Kennewick-Pasco ..................................
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett .......................................
Spokane ...............................................................
Tacoma .................................................................
Yakima ..................................................................
3,108.5
86.3
100.6
104.1
101.4
1,395.8
210.1
344.9
112.2
3,111.8
88.1
101.3
105.9
104.1
1,389.1
209.0
347.2
114.2
3,097.0
83.8
99.3
102.8
102.9
1,384.8
211.4
344.3
115.6
3,083.9
84.3
99.4
103.9
104.8
1,371.6
207.0
346.1
119.4
212.6
4.8
5.8
5.5
5.9
92.0
13.3
24.9
10.5
225.1
5.2
5.9
6.1
7.1
97.0
13.6
26.7
10.7
206.8
4.8
5.9
5.6
5.6
92.3
12.9
24.9
8.0
217.1
5.0
5.8
6.1
7.0
96.4
13.1
26.3
8.7
6.8
5.6
5.8
5.3
5.8
6.6
6.3
7.2
9.4
7.2
5.9
5.8
5.7
6.8
7.0
6.5
7.7
9.3
6.7
5.7
6.0
5.4
5.5
6.7
6.1
7.2
6.9
7.0
5.9
5.8
5.9
6.7
7.0
6.3
7.6
7.3
West Virginia ...........................................................
Charleston ............................................................
Huntington-Ashland ..............................................
Parkersburg-Marietta ............................................
Wheeling ...............................................................
807.2
133.9
134.7
77.1
73.8
813.6
133.8
138.0
79.2
74.3
798.5
131.6
133.6
76.2
71.9
801.1
131.2
136.8
77.3
73.5
46.7
6.4
7.5
4.0
3.6
50.5
6.7
8.8
4.9
3.4
44.6
6.4
7.2
4.0
3.0
41.6
5.8
7.9
4.1
3.0
5.8
4.8
5.6
5.2
4.8
6.2
5.0
6.4
6.2
4.6
5.6
4.9
5.4
5.2
4.2
5.2
4.4
5.8
5.3
4.0
Wisconsin ................................................................
Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah ..................................
Eau Claire .............................................................
Green Bay ............................................................
Janesville-Beloit ....................................................
Kenosha ...............................................................
La Crosse .............................................................
Madison ................................................................
Milwaukee-Waukesha ..........................................
Racine ..................................................................
Sheboygan ...........................................................
Wausau ................................................................
3,055.4
235.7
84.9
143.5
78.9
83.9
74.5
281.9
824.3
94.6
65.3
76.4
3,131.9
241.9
85.8
149.9
79.9
86.2
75.4
296.1
829.9
98.3
67.3
78.2
3,008.2
231.9
84.4
142.0
77.3
82.1
73.7
278.8
808.0
92.1
64.3
75.0
3,087.2
237.3
85.6
148.3
78.6
85.1
75.5
293.4
814.0
96.4
66.6
76.9
154.9
10.8
3.8
6.6
5.0
4.6
2.9
7.4
50.3
7.0
2.9
3.1
170.2
11.7
4.0
7.2
5.3
5.1
2.9
8.5
54.2
8.2
3.1
3.3
138.4
10.4
3.3
6.1
4.5
4.3
2.6
6.7
45.4
6.2
2.6
2.7
150.8
10.5
3.5
6.4
4.8
4.6
2.5
7.7
48.6
7.1
2.8
2.9
5.1
4.6
4.5
4.6
6.3
5.5
3.9
2.6
6.1
7.4
4.4
4.1
5.4
4.8
4.7
4.8
6.6
5.9
3.8
2.9
6.5
8.4
4.6
4.3
4.6
4.5
3.9
4.3
5.9
5.2
3.5
2.4
5.6
6.7
4.1
3.6
4.9
4.4
4.1
4.3
6.1
5.4
3.4
2.6
6.0
7.4
4.2
3.8
Wyoming .................................................................
Casper ..................................................................
Cheyenne .............................................................
273.0
35.1
42.2
279.4
36.2
43.8
269.9
34.6
42.1
276.0
35.6
43.3
9.2
1.4
1.4
9.4
1.5
1.6
9.6
1.5
1.5
9.5
1.5
1.6
3.4
4.0
3.2
3.4
4.2
3.6
3.6
4.2
3.5
3.4
4.1
3.7
Puerto Rico .............................................................
Aguadilla ...............................................................
Arecibo .................................................................
Caguas .................................................................
Mayaguez .............................................................
Ponce ...................................................................
San Juan-Bayamon ..............................................
1,359.7
51.8
57.2
119.1
88.7
104.5
762.8
1,378.5
50.0
57.9
119.6
90.8
106.4
784.3
1,357.3
48.7
57.3
118.6
88.2
105.6
763.5
1,361.0
49.1
57.9
117.2
90.1
105.8
772.6
178.7
9.3
9.7
14.7
14.2
17.7
77.2
168.4
7.9
8.4
14.2
13.2
16.4
78.5
170.5
8.6
9.3
14.0
13.6
17.5
73.7
166.2
7.6
8.1
14.1
12.8
16.5
77.6
13.1
17.9
17.0
12.4
16.0
16.9
10.1
12.2
15.7
14.4
11.9
14.5
15.4
10.0
12.6
17.6
16.2
11.8
15.4
16.5
9.6
12.2
15.5
14.0
12.0
14.2
15.6
10.0
1 Data for 2003 are not directly comparable with data for previous years because
of a change in metropolitan area definitions.
2 Area boundaries do not reflect official OMB definitions.
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. Area definitions are published annually in the May issue of
Employment and Earnings.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 2. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
August
Change September 2002 to
September 2003p
September
State and area
2002
2003
2002
2003p
Alabama .................................................................................
Birmingham ........................................................................
Huntsville ............................................................................
Mobile .................................................................................
Montgomery ........................................................................
Tuscaloosa .........................................................................
1,886.3
480.1
186.3
225.1
163.4
82.4
1,863.9
479.0
179.8
223.6
163.1
81.5
1,896.7
481.5
186.7
225.3
162.8
83.6
Alaska ....................................................................................
Anchorage ..........................................................................
317.6
147.8
319.5
149.4
Arizona ..................................................................................
Phoenix-Mesa .....................................................................
Tucson ................................................................................
2,246.3
1,580.4
339.3
Arkansas ...............................................................................
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers ..........................................
Fort Smith ...........................................................................
Little Rock-North Little Rock ...............................................
Pine Bluff ............................................................................
Number
Percent
1,872.6
478.8
180.0
223.8
163.3
83.1
-24.1
-2.7
-6.7
-1.5
.5
-.5
-1.3
-.6
-3.6
-.7
.3
-.6
310.7
146.3
314.5
149.1
3.8
2.8
1.2
1.9
2,264.5
1,595.1
343.3
2,267.3
1,593.0
345.5
2,292.3
1,612.4
350.5
25.0
19.4
5.0
1.1
1.2
1.4
1,143.7
169.4
100.6
317.3
35.0
1,143.3
171.4
101.6
313.7
35.9
1,159.0
171.3
101.2
319.0
35.4
1,154.9
172.1
101.3
314.4
36.2
-4.1
.8
.1
-4.6
.8
-.4
.5
.1
-1.4
2.3
California ...............................................................................
Bakersfield ..........................................................................
Fresno ................................................................................
Los Angeles-Long Beach ...................................................
Modesto ..............................................................................
Oakland ..............................................................................
Orange County ...................................................................
Riverside-San Bernardino ..................................................
Sacramento ........................................................................
Salinas ................................................................................
San Diego ...........................................................................
San Francisco .....................................................................
San Jose .............................................................................
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc ..................................
Santa Rosa .........................................................................
Stockton-Lodi ......................................................................
Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa .........................................................
Ventura ...............................................................................
14,426.9
200.8
315.0
4,005.5
156.8
1,038.8
1,394.7
1,047.5
745.8
133.3
1,223.3
984.5
905.1
164.4
185.9
197.4
182.9
276.4
14,379.2
203.1
320.5
3,968.3
159.5
1,035.1
1,395.4
1,059.8
739.6
131.8
1,225.2
968.0
862.2
163.6
182.4
195.7
183.9
271.1
14,491.3
201.6
316.0
4,033.9
157.2
1,043.0
1,403.9
1,057.7
747.6
132.5
1,222.3
986.1
898.2
164.3
188.9
198.7
184.0
279.9
14,433.7
204.3
320.6
3,994.2
157.9
1,042.0
1,403.1
1,070.1
739.8
131.5
1,227.7
972.1
859.8
163.8
186.1
197.0
184.8
272.9
-57.6
2.7
4.6
-39.7
.7
-1.0
-.8
12.4
-7.8
-1.0
5.4
-14.0
-38.4
-.5
-2.8
-1.7
.8
-7.0
-.4
1.3
1.5
-1.0
.4
-.1
-.1
1.2
-1.0
-.8
.4
-1.4
-4.3
-.3
-1.5
-.9
.4
-2.5
Colorado ................................................................................
Boulder-Longmont 1 ...........................................................
Colorado Springs ................................................................
Denver 1 .............................................................................
2,199.7
180.6
240.9
1,156.8
2,167.7
154.1
237.3
1,159.6
2,190.8
183.3
240.3
1,152.6
2,162.4
157.3
236.0
1,158.0
-28.4
(1)
-4.3
(1)
-1.3
(1)
-1.8
(1)
Connecticut ...........................................................................
Bridgeport ...........................................................................
Danbury ..............................................................................
Hartford ...............................................................................
New Haven-Meriden ...........................................................
New London-Norwich .........................................................
Stamford-Norwalk ...............................................................
Waterbury ...........................................................................
1,655.5
184.7
89.2
601.5
257.0
148.7
201.6
84.2
1,636.1
184.6
91.1
593.9
257.5
149.2
198.7
82.8
1,668.9
186.1
90.5
606.8
259.9
147.6
196.7
84.0
1,646.9
186.2
91.6
598.3
258.4
148.2
196.7
82.7
-22.0
.1
1.1
-8.5
-1.5
.6
.0
-1.3
-1.3
.1
1.2
-1.4
-.6
.4
.0
-1.5
Delaware ................................................................................
Dover ..................................................................................
Wilmington-Newark ............................................................
413.4
55.1
313.7
411.7
54.5
311.7
416.1
55.8
317.7
413.2
55.2
316.0
-2.9
-.6
-1.7
-.7
-1.1
-.5
District of Columbia .............................................................
Washington PMSA .............................................................
669.1
2,799.9
662.4
2,816.5
665.5
2,817.3
665.9
2,830.2
.4
12.9
.1
.5
Florida ....................................................................................
Daytona Beach ...................................................................
Fort Lauderdale ..................................................................
Fort Myers-Cape Coral .......................................................
Gainesville ..........................................................................
Jacksonville ........................................................................
Lakeland-Winter Haven ......................................................
Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay ...........................................
Miami ..................................................................................
Orlando ...............................................................................
Pensacola ...........................................................................
Sarasota-Bradenton ...........................................................
Tallahassee ........................................................................
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater ......................................
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton ...........................................
7,195.5
167.6
694.3
180.5
120.6
563.9
187.2
189.8
1,001.6
908.6
155.7
271.0
156.0
1,217.6
516.8
7,285.8
171.3
704.2
184.4
120.3
569.1
188.4
191.4
1,005.7
922.8
154.9
282.8
155.8
1,230.7
535.7
7,206.7
168.9
700.7
180.3
121.9
562.1
188.3
189.5
1,019.2
911.8
155.5
270.8
158.4
1,219.2
518.9
7,303.2
172.2
713.0
184.9
121.6
568.2
188.7
190.6
1,024.1
928.7
154.9
282.6
158.4
1,235.4
536.4
96.5
3.3
12.3
4.6
-.3
6.1
.4
1.1
4.9
16.9
-.6
11.8
.0
16.2
17.5
1.3
2.0
1.8
2.6
-.2
1.1
.2
.6
.5
1.9
-.4
4.4
.0
1.3
3.4
See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 2. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted—Continued
(Numbers in thousands)
August
Change September 2002 to
September 2003p
September
State and area
2002
2003
2002
2003p
Georgia ..................................................................................
Albany .................................................................................
Athens ................................................................................
Atlanta ................................................................................
Augusta-Aiken ....................................................................
Columbus ...........................................................................
Macon .................................................................................
Savannah ...........................................................................
3,911.8
56.7
73.7
2,177.6
198.7
115.3
148.4
138.7
3,963.5
57.7
73.7
2,225.9
199.7
114.1
147.8
138.3
3,912.5
57.0
74.1
2,175.0
198.1
115.4
148.5
138.3
Hawaii ....................................................................................
Honolulu .............................................................................
552.4
407.9
563.4
416.0
Idaho ......................................................................................
Boise City ...........................................................................
575.6
229.9
Illinois ....................................................................................
Bloomington-Normal ...........................................................
Champaign-Urbana ............................................................
Chicago ..............................................................................
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island ...........................................
Decatur ...............................................................................
Kankakee ............................................................................
Peoria-Pekin .......................................................................
Rockford .............................................................................
Springfield ...........................................................................
Number
Percent
3,980.8
57.7
75.0
2,240.7
200.3
114.4
148.7
139.2
68.3
.7
.9
65.7
2.2
-1.0
.2
.9
1.7
1.2
1.2
3.0
1.1
-.9
.1
.7
555.4
411.8
564.3
416.5
8.9
4.7
1.6
1.1
578.8
228.0
579.0
231.0
585.9
230.4
6.9
-.6
1.2
-.3
5,916.9
90.2
102.7
4,162.7
179.1
54.7
43.6
170.6
177.1
118.6
5,865.2
90.2
102.6
4,120.6
178.0
54.1
43.2
169.4
173.2
115.0
5,927.0
93.5
104.5
4,154.7
180.4
54.7
43.8
170.2
176.2
115.4
5,871.7
92.5
103.2
4,115.5
179.3
54.1
43.1
169.4
173.1
112.4
-55.3
-1.0
-1.3
-39.2
-1.1
-.6
-.7
-.8
-3.1
-3.0
-.9
-1.1
-1.2
-.9
-.6
-1.1
-1.6
-.5
-1.8
-2.6
Indiana ...................................................................................
Bloomington ........................................................................
Elkhart-Goshen ...................................................................
Evansville-Henderson .........................................................
Fort Wayne .........................................................................
Gary ....................................................................................
Indianapolis ........................................................................
Kokomo ..............................................................................
Lafayette .............................................................................
Muncie ................................................................................
South Bend .........................................................................
Terre Haute ........................................................................
2,881.0
62.6
119.3
162.5
267.3
255.1
877.7
50.9
93.6
53.1
132.2
66.9
2,847.9
60.3
123.6
159.6
267.5
250.4
858.9
49.5
90.6
53.7
128.7
64.7
2,920.3
66.8
119.1
161.3
270.2
258.7
877.4
50.8
99.5
57.1
132.9
68.5
2,881.1
66.6
122.7
159.4
267.6
252.4
859.8
49.0
96.2
56.4
129.8
66.1
-39.2
-.2
3.6
-1.9
-2.6
-6.3
-17.6
-1.8
-3.3
-.7
-3.1
-2.4
-1.3
-.3
3.0
-1.2
-1.0
-2.4
-2.0
-3.5
-3.3
-1.2
-2.3
-3.5
Iowa ........................................................................................
Cedar Rapids ......................................................................
Des Moines .........................................................................
Dubuque .............................................................................
Iowa City .............................................................................
Sioux City ...........................................................................
Waterloo-Cedar Falls ..........................................................
1,431.9
116.9
286.6
50.3
72.3
63.8
71.1
1,431.1
115.7
286.0
49.6
71.7
62.4
70.6
1,453.1
117.5
285.6
51.2
75.6
64.4
73.3
1,452.9
117.7
290.1
50.3
75.9
63.7
73.3
-.2
.2
4.5
-.9
.3
-.7
.0
.0
.2
1.6
-1.8
.4
-1.1
.0
Kansas ...................................................................................
Lawrence ............................................................................
Topeka ................................................................................
Wichita ................................................................................
1,323.6
48.2
103.3
279.8
1,316.1
47.8
102.7
272.8
1,338.7
51.1
103.5
280.9
1,339.8
49.6
103.0
275.7
1.1
-1.5
-.5
-5.2
.1
-2.9
-.5
-1.9
Kentucky ...............................................................................
Lexington ............................................................................
Louisville .............................................................................
Owensboro .........................................................................
1,788.1
273.5
571.3
44.2
1,767.3
272.8
571.7
44.3
1,794.4
277.8
570.7
43.7
1,777.6
277.5
571.8
44.3
-16.8
-.3
1.1
.6
-.9
-.1
.2
1.4
Louisiana ...............................................................................
Alexandria ...........................................................................
Baton Rouge .......................................................................
Houma ................................................................................
Lafayette .............................................................................
Lake Charles ......................................................................
Monroe ...............................................................................
New Orleans .......................................................................
Shreveport-Bossier City ......................................................
1,893.3
56.3
301.5
84.3
169.5
84.5
73.4
608.4
171.3
1,880.8
55.3
300.9
84.3
168.8
85.2
72.4
618.1
170.2
1,905.1
56.2
303.8
83.9
169.4
85.2
74.5
613.0
171.6
1,899.3
55.2
304.5
84.3
169.2
85.7
72.9
619.1
170.3
-5.8
-1.0
.7
.4
-.2
.5
-1.6
6.1
-1.3
-.3
-1.8
.2
.5
-.1
.6
-2.1
1.0
-.8
Maine .....................................................................................
Lewiston-Auburn .................................................................
Portland ..............................................................................
615.9
45.8
159.8
612.2
45.6
159.2
617.3
46.2
158.6
615.7
46.2
158.8
-1.6
.0
.2
-.3
.0
.1
See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 2. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted—Continued
(Numbers in thousands)
August
Change September 2002 to
September 2003p
September
State and area
2002
2003
2002
2003p
Maryland ................................................................................
Baltimore PMSA .................................................................
Baltimore City .....................................................................
Suburban Maryland-D.C. ....................................................
2,459.6
1,247.4
387.0
912.1
2,470.5
1,248.8
382.4
919.9
2,480.0
1,249.9
388.6
926.9
Massachusetts ......................................................................
Barnstable-Yarmouth ..........................................................
Boston ................................................................................
Brockton .............................................................................
Fitchburg-Leominster ..........................................................
Lawrence ............................................................................
Lowell .................................................................................
New Bedford .......................................................................
Pittsfield ..............................................................................
Springfield ...........................................................................
Worcester ...........................................................................
3,233.4
73.7
1,973.4
99.9
51.8
155.1
123.2
64.3
43.4
253.0
228.6
3,190.1
73.1
1,934.0
99.8
52.2
151.8
119.1
62.6
43.2
250.8
222.0
Michigan ................................................................................
Ann Arbor ...........................................................................
Benton Harbor ....................................................................
Detroit .................................................................................
Flint .....................................................................................
Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland ......................................
Jackson ..............................................................................
Kalamazoo-Battle Creek .....................................................
Lansing-East Lansing .........................................................
Saginaw-Bay City-Midland .................................................
4,465.8
285.4
70.0
2,082.5
160.9
573.6
64.2
209.1
237.8
178.0
Minnesota ..............................................................................
Duluth-Superior ..................................................................
Minneapolis-St. Paul ...........................................................
Rochester ...........................................................................
St. Cloud .............................................................................
Number
Percent
2,476.9
1,249.8
381.7
932.5
-3.1
-.1
-6.9
5.6
-0.1
.0
-1.8
.6
3,259.7
68.4
1,975.4
100.9
52.1
156.3
125.7
65.4
43.3
261.9
230.9
3,211.0
68.7
1,939.9
99.8
52.0
152.3
121.0
64.7
43.4
256.8
222.7
-48.7
.3
-35.5
-1.1
-.1
-4.0
-4.7
-.7
.1
-5.1
-8.2
-1.5
.4
-1.8
-1.1
-.2
-2.6
-3.7
-1.1
.2
-1.9
-3.6
4,375.1
282.3
67.3
2,047.9
158.4
559.8
61.8
201.6
235.6
173.9
4,509.0
293.3
70.9
2,089.0
163.7
577.1
64.3
210.6
246.2
180.3
4,426.9
288.5
69.1
2,063.4
160.7
569.2
62.4
206.9
241.9
175.2
-82.1
-4.8
-1.8
-25.6
-3.0
-7.9
-1.9
-3.7
-4.3
-5.1
-1.8
-1.6
-2.5
-1.2
-1.8
-1.4
-3.0
-1.8
-1.7
-2.8
2,656.8
115.4
1,712.3
88.1
92.6
2,645.5
114.4
1,701.0
88.1
91.8
2,659.6
117.4
1,720.8
87.3
94.5
2,642.0
115.8
1,703.6
87.1
93.4
-17.6
-1.6
-17.2
-.2
-1.1
-.7
-1.4
-1.0
-.2
-1.2
Mississippi ............................................................................
Jackson ..............................................................................
1,129.8
230.2
1,124.3
233.5
1,129.2
230.7
1,127.9
232.9
-1.3
2.2
-.1
1.0
Missouri .................................................................................
Kansas City ........................................................................
St. Louis ..............................................................................
Springfield ...........................................................................
2,642.8
939.6
1,295.4
162.5
2,620.9
935.9
1,288.9
166.2
2,696.3
946.0
1,311.8
168.1
2,672.2
935.6
1,298.5
170.3
-24.1
-10.4
-13.3
2.2
-.9
-1.1
-1.0
1.3
Montana .................................................................................
Billings ................................................................................
Missoula .............................................................................
401.1
69.6
51.1
401.7
70.1
52.5
402.8
69.7
53.0
403.2
69.9
53.8
.4
.2
.8
.1
.3
1.5
Nebraska ...............................................................................
Lincoln ................................................................................
Omaha ................................................................................
903.0
158.9
432.1
900.6
157.3
431.3
906.5
160.7
432.6
905.7
157.8
432.6
-.8
-2.9
.0
-.1
-1.8
.0
Nevada ...................................................................................
Las Vegas ...........................................................................
Reno ...................................................................................
1,057.3
791.2
197.2
1,079.4
811.1
200.9
1,062.9
796.5
198.1
1,090.1
820.2
202.6
27.2
23.7
4.5
2.6
3.0
2.3
New Hampshire .....................................................................
Manchester .........................................................................
Nashua ...............................................................................
Portsmouth-Rochester ........................................................
618.7
105.6
94.2
127.2
619.6
106.3
91.5
127.2
624.8
107.8
94.9
128.1
624.4
108.5
92.9
127.5
-.4
.7
-2.0
-.6
-.1
.6
-2.1
-.5
New Jersey ............................................................................
Atlantic-Cape May ..............................................................
Bergen-Passaic ..................................................................
Camden ..............................................................................
Jersey City ..........................................................................
Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon .........................................
Monmouth-Ocean ...............................................................
Newark ...............................................................................
Trenton ...............................................................................
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton ................................................
3,983.7
202.4
651.4
509.0
253.1
652.3
414.7
999.0
220.1
59.0
4,012.0
204.4
654.5
514.8
254.2
653.0
415.1
1,012.5
220.6
59.6
3,990.3
198.0
657.2
511.5
256.0
654.3
406.2
1,003.2
222.0
60.9
4,011.5
197.6
657.5
518.7
257.4
653.7
406.9
1,013.7
224.6
60.4
21.2
-.4
.3
7.2
1.4
-.6
.7
10.5
2.6
-.5
.5
-.2
.0
1.4
.5
-.1
.2
1.0
1.2
-.8
See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 2. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted—Continued
(Numbers in thousands)
August
Change September 2002 to
September 2003p
September
State and area
2002
2003
2002
2003p
Number
Percent
New Mexico ...........................................................................
Albuquerque .......................................................................
Las Cruces .........................................................................
Santa Fe .............................................................................
768.3
359.3
60.2
79.3
780.2
366.3
61.2
80.1
771.8
361.1
60.0
78.0
783.8
367.6
61.9
79.2
12.0
6.5
1.9
1.2
1.6
1.8
3.2
1.5
New York ...............................................................................
Albany-Schenectady-Troy ..................................................
Binghamton ........................................................................
Buffalo-Niagara Falls ..........................................................
Dutchess County ................................................................
Elmira .................................................................................
Glens Falls ..........................................................................
Nassau-Suffolk ...................................................................
New York PMSA .................................................................
New York City .....................................................................
Newburgh ...........................................................................
Rochester ...........................................................................
Rockland County ................................................................
Syracuse .............................................................................
Utica-Rome .........................................................................
Westchester County ...........................................................
8,411.9
459.7
113.5
545.6
118.2
41.1
54.3
1,200.4
4,115.8
3,565.1
134.5
530.2
113.0
341.7
133.8
413.6
8,362.6
459.5
110.7
545.1
119.6
40.5
55.5
1,203.5
4,056.2
3,501.5
135.2
523.1
114.7
345.1
135.3
415.8
8,422.2
463.0
115.9
548.5
118.6
41.2
51.7
1,212.3
4,095.8
3,540.2
135.1
533.2
113.8
349.1
133.7
417.8
8,379.4
460.9
114.2
546.6
120.9
40.6
52.4
1,213.3
4,054.3
3,496.3
136.4
527.3
116.1
353.4
135.1
418.2
-42.8
-2.1
-1.7
-1.9
2.3
-.6
.7
1.0
-41.5
-43.9
1.3
-5.9
2.3
4.3
1.4
.4
-.5
-.5
-1.5
-.3
1.9
-1.5
1.4
.1
-1.0
-1.2
1.0
-1.1
2.0
1.2
1.0
.1
North Carolina .......................................................................
Asheville .............................................................................
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill ..............................................
Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point ...........................
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill ...............................................
3,835.3
110.1
838.8
632.1
681.1
3,822.3
111.4
829.3
631.4
678.8
3,846.6
110.9
846.1
639.3
681.6
3,830.6
109.6
831.3
629.3
681.4
-16.0
-1.3
-14.8
-10.0
-.2
-.4
-1.2
-1.7
-1.6
.0
North Dakota .........................................................................
Bismarck .............................................................................
Fargo-Moorhead .................................................................
Grand Forks ........................................................................
325.8
52.0
103.9
46.5
326.1
52.3
103.4
47.3
333.7
53.0
106.5
49.4
334.6
53.3
106.5
49.5
.9
.3
.0
.1
.3
.6
.0
.2
Ohio .......................................................................................
Akron ..................................................................................
Canton-Massillon ................................................................
Cincinnati ............................................................................
Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria ......................................................
Columbus ...........................................................................
Dayton-Springfield ..............................................................
Hamilton-Middletown ..........................................................
Lima ....................................................................................
Mansfield ............................................................................
Steubenville-Weirton ..........................................................
Toledo .................................................................................
Youngstown-Warren ...........................................................
5,448.9
326.4
184.0
879.2
1,120.5
881.5
463.1
130.7
77.9
78.5
49.6
317.5
232.2
5,383.4
330.7
179.6
875.4
1,106.5
873.6
455.3
130.6
77.3
76.9
48.3
306.4
229.5
5,463.7
331.2
184.7
876.0
1,125.5
880.3
467.1
134.4
77.6
78.4
50.0
319.9
235.8
5,397.4
332.8
180.6
877.0
1,113.1
871.9
460.8
134.2
76.9
76.2
48.2
310.5
231.2
-66.3
1.6
-4.1
1.0
-12.4
-8.4
-6.3
-.2
-.7
-2.2
-1.8
-9.4
-4.6
-1.2
.5
-2.2
.1
-1.1
-1.0
-1.3
-.1
-.9
-2.8
-3.6
-2.9
-2.0
Oklahoma ..............................................................................
Enid ....................................................................................
Lawton ................................................................................
Oklahoma City ....................................................................
Tulsa ...................................................................................
1,463.1
22.9
39.4
536.7
392.8
1,461.8
23.7
37.2
536.0
385.5
1,483.4
23.4
38.7
543.5
393.6
1,472.1
23.4
36.7
543.1
383.3
-11.3
.0
-2.0
-.4
-10.3
-.8
.0
-5.2
-.1
-2.6
Oregon ...................................................................................
Eugene-Springfield .............................................................
Medford-Ashland ................................................................
Portland-Vancouver ............................................................
Salem .................................................................................
1,577.3
140.0
72.9
935.1
141.1
1,554.6
139.6
73.6
912.5
140.1
1,585.6
140.2
74.7
936.8
142.9
1,569.0
140.9
74.8
917.5
142.1
-16.6
.7
.1
-19.3
-.8
-1.0
.5
.1
-2.1
-.6
Pennsylvania .........................................................................
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton .............................................
Altoona ...............................................................................
Erie .....................................................................................
Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle ..............................................
Johnstown ..........................................................................
Lancaster ............................................................................
Philadelphia PMSA .............................................................
Philadelphia City .................................................................
Pittsburgh ...........................................................................
Reading ..............................................................................
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton ......................................
Sharon ................................................................................
State College ......................................................................
Williamsport ........................................................................
York ....................................................................................
5,625.8
286.7
60.7
131.0
368.2
85.7
228.7
2,394.3
678.0
1,119.8
166.3
277.7
49.8
69.9
53.5
167.5
5,601.6
285.6
61.2
128.5
370.2
84.7
229.1
2,401.1
672.6
1,105.1
164.6
273.2
47.9
69.3
52.8
167.2
5,672.1
287.9
61.6
131.6
366.9
85.8
229.9
2,403.9
681.0
1,126.0
168.6
280.2
51.1
73.7
54.1
170.4
5,650.1
286.9
62.1
130.3
370.1
84.8
230.3
2,415.6
676.2
1,111.5
167.2
276.0
49.0
73.0
53.5
168.7
-22.0
-1.0
.5
-1.3
3.2
-1.0
.4
11.7
-4.8
-14.5
-1.4
-4.2
-2.1
-.7
-.6
-1.7
-.4
-.3
.8
-1.0
.9
-1.2
.2
.5
-.7
-1.3
-.8
-1.5
-4.1
-.9
-1.1
-1.0
See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 2. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted—Continued
(Numbers in thousands)
August
Change September 2002 to
September 2003p
September
State and area
2002
2003
2002
2003p
Number
Percent
Rhode Island .........................................................................
Providence-Fall River-Warwick ..........................................
478.8
527.5
481.3
525.7
483.8
534.0
484.6
530.3
0.8
-3.7
0.2
-.7
South Carolina ......................................................................
Charleston-North Charleston ..............................................
Columbia ............................................................................
Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson ......................................
1,811.0
256.8
303.7
467.7
1,775.8
254.6
295.5
459.6
1,822.7
256.4
304.6
470.5
1,781.3
255.4
295.2
464.0
-41.4
-1.0
-9.4
-6.5
-2.3
-.4
-3.1
-1.4
South Dakota ........................................................................
Rapid City ...........................................................................
Sioux Falls ..........................................................................
383.5
53.5
117.2
384.7
53.3
119.2
381.2
51.6
117.7
381.9
51.9
119.1
.7
.3
1.4
.2
.6
1.2
Tennessee .............................................................................
Chattanooga .......................................................................
Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol ...........................................
Knoxville .............................................................................
Memphis .............................................................................
Nashville .............................................................................
2,679.0
229.5
195.1
346.9
585.0
677.1
2,679.3
229.4
194.5
346.0
581.0
676.5
2,687.5
231.0
197.4
350.4
583.6
680.9
2,688.5
231.2
196.1
351.1
582.4
680.6
1.0
.2
-1.3
.7
-1.2
-.3
.0
.1
-.7
.2
-.2
.0
Texas .....................................................................................
Abilene ................................................................................
Amarillo ...............................................................................
Austin-San Marcos .............................................................
Beaumont-Port Arthur .........................................................
Brazoria ..............................................................................
Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito ......................................
Bryan-College Station .........................................................
Corpus Christi .....................................................................
Dallas ..................................................................................
El Paso ...............................................................................
Ft. Worth-Arlington .............................................................
Galveston-Texas City .........................................................
Houston ..............................................................................
Killeen-Temple ....................................................................
Laredo ................................................................................
Longview-Marshall ..............................................................
Lubbock ..............................................................................
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission ..................................................
Odessa-Midland .................................................................
San Angelo .........................................................................
San Antonio ........................................................................
Sherman-Denison ...............................................................
Texarkana ...........................................................................
Tyler ....................................................................................
Victoria ................................................................................
Waco ..................................................................................
Wichita Falls .......................................................................
9,407.8
55.2
97.2
658.2
155.3
77.6
115.3
74.0
159.3
1,934.7
256.5
788.7
87.7
2,109.2
104.8
73.2
91.8
121.2
164.7
104.1
44.2
726.4
44.1
53.0
86.0
37.6
100.2
59.4
9,423.1
55.4
96.8
664.3
155.9
77.7
115.9
75.9
161.4
1,914.4
257.9
783.9
86.5
2,101.8
104.5
73.0
92.0
121.0
169.4
104.5
43.1
737.0
43.5
52.5
85.2
37.2
101.7
58.9
9,453.6
56.2
98.0
662.7
156.3
79.0
116.3
80.1
161.4
1,936.7
260.8
788.4
87.1
2,115.8
105.0
73.7
92.5
122.0
167.4
105.6
44.3
728.9
44.4
53.5
86.4
37.7
101.5
59.4
9,483.0
55.7
97.5
669.1
157.1
78.9
116.6
80.9
163.7
1,922.3
261.1
783.9
86.4
2,108.6
105.3
73.6
92.4
122.2
173.0
106.0
43.8
739.1
43.8
53.4
85.7
37.3
103.2
59.2
29.4
-.5
-.5
6.4
.8
-.1
.3
.8
2.3
-14.4
.3
-4.5
-.7
-7.2
.3
-.1
-.1
.2
5.6
.4
-.5
10.2
-.6
-.1
-.7
-.4
1.7
-.2
.3
-.9
-.5
1.0
.5
-.1
.3
1.0
1.4
-.7
.1
-.6
-.8
-.3
.3
-.1
-.1
.2
3.3
.4
-1.1
1.4
-1.4
-.2
-.8
-1.1
1.7
-.3
Utah ........................................................................................
Provo-Orem ........................................................................
Salt Lake City-Ogden .........................................................
1,067.6
148.9
707.0
1,065.6
149.0
703.0
1,078.5
154.3
708.5
1,078.7
154.3
706.7
.2
.0
-1.8
.0
.0
-.3
Vermont .................................................................................
Barre-Montpelier .................................................................
Burlington ...........................................................................
294.0
34.1
105.9
298.5
34.7
107.6
300.9
34.4
108.2
304.1
35.6
109.9
3.2
1.2
1.7
1.1
3.5
1.6
Virginia ..................................................................................
Bristol ..................................................................................
Charlottesville .....................................................................
Danville ...............................................................................
Lynchburg ...........................................................................
Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News ...............................
Northern Virginia .................................................................
Richmond-Petersburg .........................................................
Roanoke .............................................................................
3,487.7
40.1
85.5
45.4
98.3
730.6
1,177.5
567.0
145.2
3,494.1
40.5
85.7
45.3
97.5
728.7
1,187.7
569.8
140.8
3,505.5
41.0
88.1
47.0
101.0
728.6
1,179.9
565.4
146.1
3,513.0
40.8
86.1
46.3
97.6
730.0
1,191.2
566.6
141.3
7.5
-.2
-2.0
-.7
-3.4
1.4
11.3
1.2
-4.8
.2
-.5
-2.3
-1.5
-3.4
.2
1.0
.2
-3.3
Washington ...........................................................................
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett .....................................................
Spokane .............................................................................
Tacoma ...............................................................................
2,662.0
1,356.6
193.5
243.9
2,658.7
1,347.5
192.1
245.4
2,674.1
1,358.6
196.6
246.3
2,669.5
1,349.2
193.5
248.4
-4.6
-9.4
-3.1
2.1
-.2
-.7
-1.6
.9
See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 2. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted—Continued
(Numbers in thousands)
August
Change September 2002 to
September 2003p
September
State and area
2002
2003
2002
2003p
Number
Percent
West Virginia .........................................................................
Charleston ..........................................................................
Huntington-Ashland ............................................................
Parkersburg-Marietta ..........................................................
Wheeling .............................................................................
735.1
135.9
120.9
69.9
66.8
730.1
135.0
121.2
70.3
66.5
735.3
134.7
121.9
70.3
66.6
732.6
134.8
122.4
70.2
67.0
-2.7
.1
.5
-.1
.4
-0.4
.1
.4
-.1
.6
Wisconsin ..............................................................................
Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah ................................................
Eau Claire ...........................................................................
Green Bay ..........................................................................
Janesville-Beloit ..................................................................
Kenosha .............................................................................
La Crosse ...........................................................................
Madison ..............................................................................
Milwaukee-Waukesha ........................................................
Racine ................................................................................
Sheboygan .........................................................................
Wausau ..............................................................................
2,794.1
206.9
76.4
147.4
68.2
54.2
72.7
296.2
839.2
80.4
63.2
70.3
2,798.5
208.4
75.9
151.3
67.7
54.8
72.4
305.1
829.1
81.5
63.9
70.6
2,793.6
206.2
77.5
148.2
68.1
54.2
73.1
297.6
840.0
80.1
63.1
69.7
2,788.1
205.9
76.5
150.8
67.2
54.4
73.1
304.2
819.9
81.1
63.7
70.2
-5.5
-.3
-1.0
2.6
-.9
.2
.0
6.6
-20.1
1.0
.6
.5
-.2
-.1
-1.3
1.8
-1.3
.4
.0
2.2
-2.4
1.2
1.0
.7
Wyoming ...............................................................................
Casper ................................................................................
254.5
34.0
255.7
34.4
253.2
33.7
254.1
34.1
.9
.4
.4
1.2
Puerto Rico ...........................................................................
Caguas ...............................................................................
Mayaguez ...........................................................................
Ponce .................................................................................
San Juan-Bayamon ............................................................
972.3
64.7
62.3
68.0
634.9
984.8
66.4
64.1
69.8
641.8
978.4
64.6
62.3
68.8
639.1
990.5
66.1
65.2
69.9
644.4
12.1
1.5
2.9
1.1
5.3
1.2
2.3
4.7
1.6
.8
Virgin Islands ........................................................................
42.8
42.8
42.3
42.1
-.2
-.5
1 Data for 2003 are not directly comparable with data for previous years because of
a change in metropolitan area definitions.
p = preliminary.
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently projected
from March 2002 benchmarks. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark month
are provisional and will be revised when new information becomes available. Area
definitions are published annually in the May issue of Employment and Earnings.