| 		 | 
	EMPLOYMENT IN THOUSANDS	 | 
	% CHANGE IN EMPLOYMENT	 | 
		
| 		 | 
	APR 96 (p)	 | 
	MAR 96 (r)	 | 
	APR 95	 | 
	MAR-APR 96	 | 
	APR 95-96	 | 
		
| 		 | 
		
| 	TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY EMPLOYMENT*	 | 
	216.8	 | 
	214.7	 | 
	213.7	 | 
	1.0	 | 
	1.5	 | 
		
| 		 | 
		
| 	TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING	 | 
	39.6	 | 
	38.6	 | 
	39.0	 | 
	2.6	 | 
	1.5	 | 
		
| 	--Mining	 | 
	16.3	 | 
	16.3	 | 
	16.6	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	-1.8	 | 
		
| 	----Coal Mining	 | 
	4.7	 | 
	4.7	 | 
	4.7	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	0.0	 | 
		
| 	----Oil & Gas Extraction	 | 
	6.8	 | 
	6.9	 | 
	7.5	 | 
	-1.4	 | 
	-9.3	 | 
		
| 	------Crude Petrol-Natural Gas	 | 
	2.7	 | 
	2.7	 | 
	2.9	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	-6.9	 | 
		
| 	------Oil & Gas Field Services	 | 
	4.1	 | 
	4.2	 | 
	4.6	 | 
	-2.4	 | 
	-10.9	 | 
		
| 	----Nonmetallic Minerals	 | 
	4.1	 | 
	4.1	 | 
	3.8	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	7.9	 | 
		
| 	--Construction	 | 
	13.7	 | 
	12.7	 | 
	13.2	 | 
	7.9	 | 
	3.8	 | 
		
| 	----General Building Contractors	 | 
	3.1	 | 
	2.9	 | 
	3.0	 | 
	6.9	 | 
	3.3	 | 
		
| 	----Heavy Construction	 | 
	3.7	 | 
	3.2	 | 
	3.6	 | 
	15.6	 | 
	2.8	 | 
		
| 	----Special Trade Construction	 | 
	6.9	 | 
	6.6	 | 
	6.6	 | 
	4.5	 | 
	4.5	 | 
		
| 	--Manufacturing	 | 
	9.6	 | 
	9.6	 | 
	9.2	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	4.3	 | 
		
| 	----Durable Goods	 | 
	4.8	 | 
	4.8	 | 
	4.6	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	4.3	 | 
		
| 	----Nondurable Goods	 | 
	4.8	 | 
	4.8	 | 
	4.6	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	4.3	 | 
		
| 	------Printing & Publishing	 | 
	1.6	 | 
	1.6	 | 
	1.6	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	0.0	 | 
		
| 	------Petroleum & Coal Products	 | 
	1.1	 | 
	1.1	 | 
	1.1	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	0.0	 | 
		
| 		 | 
		
| 		 | 
	EMPLOYMENT IN THOUSANDS	 | 
	% CHANGE IN EMPLOYMENT	 | 
		
| 		 | 
	APR 96 (p)	 | 
	MAR 96 (r)	 | 
	APR 95	 | 
	MAR-APR 96	 | 
	APR 95-96	 | 
		
| 		 | 
		
| 	TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING	 | 
	177.2	 | 
	176.1	 | 
	174.7	 | 
	0.6	 | 
	1.4	 | 
		
| 	--Transportation & Public Utilities	 | 
	13.3	 | 
	13.3	 | 
	13.5	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	-1.5	 | 
		
| 	----Transportation	 | 
	8.2	 | 
	8.2	 | 
	8.2	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	0.0	 | 
		
| 	------Railroad Transportation	 | 
	2.4	 | 
	2.4	 | 
	2.5	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	-4.0	 | 
		
| 	------Trucking & Warehousing	 | 
	4.1	 | 
	4.0	 | 
	4.0	 | 
	2.5	 | 
	2.5	 | 
		
| 	----Communications	 | 
	1.9	 | 
	1.8	 | 
	1.9	 | 
	5.6	 | 
	0.0	 | 
		
| 	------Telephone Communications	 | 
	0.9	 | 
	0.9	 | 
	0.9	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	0.0	 | 
		
| 	----Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services	 | 
	3.3	 | 
	3.3	 | 
	3.5	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	-5.7	 | 
		
| 	------Electric Services	 | 
	2.2	 | 
	2.2	 | 
	2.3	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	-4.3	 | 
		
| 		 | 
		
| 		 | 
	EMPLOYMENT IN THOUSANDS	 | 
	% CHANGE IN EMPLOYMENT	 | 
		
| 		 | 
	APR 96 (p)	 | 
	MAR 96 (r)	 | 
	APR 95	 | 
	MAR-APR 96	 | 
	APR 95-96	 | 
		
| 		 | 
		
| 	--Trade	 | 
	50.9	 | 
	50.4	 | 
	49.3	 | 
	1.0	 | 
	3.2	 | 
		
| 	----Wholesale Trade	 | 
	7.7	 | 
	7.5	 | 
	7.5	 | 
	2.7	 | 
	2.7	 | 
		
| 	------Durable Goods	 | 
	4.2	 | 
	4.1	 | 
	4.1	 | 
	2.4	 | 
	2.4	 | 
		
| 	------Nondurable Goods	 | 
	3.5	 | 
	3.4	 | 
	3.4	 | 
	2.9	 | 
	2.9	 | 
		
| 	----Retail Trade	 | 
	43.2	 | 
	42.9	 | 
	41.8	 | 
	0.7	 | 
	3.3	 | 
		
| 	------Bldg. Matls. & Garden Supply	 | 
	1.8	 | 
	1.8	 | 
	1.8	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	0.0	 | 
		
| 	------General Merchandise Stores	 | 
	4.6	 | 
	4.6	 | 
	4.5	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	2.2	 | 
		
| 	--------Department Stores	 | 
	3.6	 | 
	3.6	 | 
	3.5	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	2.9	 | 
		
| 	------Food Stores	 | 
	5.2	 | 
	5.2	 | 
	5.0	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	4.0	 | 
		
| 	------Auto. Dlrs. & Service Stations	 | 
	7.5	 | 
	7.5	 | 
	7.3	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	2.7	 | 
		
| 	--------Gas Stations	 | 
	4.0	 | 
	3.9	 | 
	3.8	 | 
	2.6	 | 
	5.3	 | 
		
| 	------Apparel & Accessory Stores	 | 
	1.5	 | 
	1.5	 | 
	1.4	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	7.1	 | 
		
| 	------Furniture & Home Furn. Stores	 | 
	1.3	 | 
	1.3	 | 
	1.3	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	0.0	 | 
		
| 	------Eating & Drinking Places	 | 
	16.8	 | 
	16.5	 | 
	16.1	 | 
	1.8	 | 
	4.3	 | 
		
| 	------Miscellaneous Retail	 | 
	4.5	 | 
	4.5	 | 
	4.4	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	2.3	 | 
		
| 	--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate	 | 
	8.0	 | 
	8.0	 | 
	7.8	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	2.6	 | 
		
| 	----Depos-Nondepos & Security Brkrs.	 | 
	3.6	 | 
	3.6	 | 
	3.6	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	0.0	 | 
		
| 	------Depository Institutions	 | 
	2.9	 | 
	2.9	 | 
	3.0	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	-3.3	 | 
		
| 	----Insurance	 | 
	2.2	 | 
	2.2	 | 
	2.2	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	0.0	 | 
		
| 		 | 
		
| 		 | 
	EMPLOYMENT IN THOUSANDS	 | 
	% CHANGE IN EMPLOYMENT	 | 
		
| 		 | 
	APR 96 (p)	 | 
	MAR 96 (r)	 | 
	APR 95	 | 
	MAR-APR 96	 | 
	APR 95-96	 | 
		
| 		 | 
		
| 	--Services	 | 
	45.7	 | 
	45.1	 | 
	44.3	 | 
	1.3	 | 
	3.2	 | 
		
| 	----Hotels & Other Lodging Places	 | 
	6.9	 | 
	6.7	 | 
	6.5	 | 
	3.0	 | 
	6.2	 | 
		
| 	----Personal Services	 | 
	1.9	 | 
	1.9	 | 
	1.9	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	0.0	 | 
		
| 	----Business Services	 | 
	5.2	 | 
	5.0	 | 
	5.0	 | 
	4.0	 | 
	4.0	 | 
		
| 	----Automotive & Misc. Repair Svcs.	 | 
	2.6	 | 
	2.6	 | 
	2.5	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	4.0	 | 
		
| 	----Amusements (Rec.Svcs.& Mot.Pics.)	 | 
	3.4	 | 
	3.5	 | 
	3.2	 | 
	-2.9	 | 
	6.3	 | 
		
| 	----Health Services	 | 
	9.8	 | 
	9.8	 | 
	9.6	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	2.1	 | 
		
| 	------Offices of Doctors of Medicine	 | 
	2.0	 | 
	2.0	 | 
	1.9	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	5.3	 | 
		
| 	----Legal Services	 | 
	1.2	 | 
	1.2	 | 
	1.1	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	9.1	 | 
		
| 	----Social Services	 | 
	5.1	 | 
	5.1	 | 
	5.0	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	2.0	 | 
		
| 	----Membership Organizations	 | 
	3.6	 | 
	3.6	 | 
	3.5	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	2.9	 | 
		
| 	----Engineering & Management	 | 
	3.4	 | 
	3.3	 | 
	3.3	 | 
	3.0	 | 
	3.0	 | 
		
| 	--Government	 | 
	59.3	 | 
	59.3	 | 
	59.8	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	-0.8	 | 
		
| 	----Total Federal Government	 | 
	6.8	 | 
	6.8	 | 
	7.2	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	-5.6	 | 
		
| 	------Department of Defense	 | 
	1.0	 | 
	1.0	 | 
	1.0	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	0.0	 | 
		
| 	----Total State Government	 | 
	13.7	 | 
	13.6	 | 
	14.0	 | 
	0.7	 | 
	-2.1	 | 
		
| 	------State Education	 | 
	5.6	 | 
	5.6	 | 
	5.6	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	0.0	 | 
		
| 	----Total Local Government	 | 
	38.8	 | 
	38.9	 | 
	38.6	 | 
	-0.3	 | 
	0.5	 | 
		
| 	------Local Hospitals	 | 
	4.9	 | 
	4.9	 | 
	4.9	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	0.0	 | 
		
| 	------Local Education	 | 
	22.3	 | 
	22.3	 | 
	22.2	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	0.5	 |