| 		 | 
	EMPLOYMENT IN THOUSANDS	 | 
	% CHANGE IN EMPLOYMENT	 | 
		
| 		 | 
	SEP 96 (p)	 | 
	AUG 96 (r)	 | 
	SEP 95	 | 
	AUG-SEP 96	 | 
	SEP 95-96	 | 
		
| 		 | 
		
| 	TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY EMPLOYMENT*	 | 
	230.6	 | 
	226.5	 | 
	228.6	 | 
	1.8	 | 
	0.9	 | 
		
| 		 | 
		
| 	TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING	 | 
	43.4	 | 
	43.3	 | 
	43.7	 | 
	0.2	 | 
	-0.7	 | 
		
| 	--Mining	 | 
	16.9	 | 
	17.1	 | 
	17.4	 | 
	-1.2	 | 
	-2.9	 | 
		
| 	----Coal Mining	 | 
	4.7	 | 
	4.8	 | 
	4.7	 | 
	-2.1	 | 
	0.0	 | 
		
| 	----Oil & Gas Extraction	 | 
	7.5	 | 
	7.6	 | 
	8.1	 | 
	-1.3	 | 
	-7.4	 | 
		
| 	------Crude Petrol-Natural Gas	 | 
	2.6	 | 
	2.7	 | 
	2.9	 | 
	-3.7	 | 
	-10.3	 | 
		
| 	------Oil & Gas Field Services	 | 
	4.9	 | 
	4.9	 | 
	5.2	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	-5.8	 | 
		
| 	----Nonmetallic Minerals	 | 
	4.1	 | 
	4.1	 | 
	4.1	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	0.0	 | 
		
| 	--Construction	 | 
	16.2	 | 
	16.1	 | 
	16.2	 | 
	0.6	 | 
	0.0	 | 
		
| 	----General Building Contractors	 | 
	3.8	 | 
	3.8	 | 
	3.7	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	2.7	 | 
		
| 	----Heavy Construction	 | 
	4.9	 | 
	4.8	 | 
	4.9	 | 
	2.1	 | 
	0.0	 | 
		
| 	----Special Trade Construction	 | 
	7.5	 | 
	7.5	 | 
	7.6	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	-1.3	 | 
		
| 	--Manufacturing	 | 
	10.3	 | 
	10.1	 | 
	10.1	 | 
	2.0	 | 
	2.0	 | 
		
| 	----Durable Goods	 | 
	5.0	 | 
	5.0	 | 
	4.9	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	2.0	 | 
		
| 	----Nondurable Goods	 | 
	5.3	 | 
	5.1	 | 
	5.2	 | 
	3.9	 | 
	1.9	 | 
		
| 	------Printing & Publishing	 | 
	1.6	 | 
	1.7	 | 
	1.6	 | 
	-5.9	 | 
	0.0	 | 
		
| 	------Petroleum & Coal Products	 | 
	1.1	 | 
	1.1	 | 
	1.0	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	10.0	 | 
		
| 		 | 
		
| 		 | 
	EMPLOYMENT IN THOUSANDS	 | 
	% CHANGE IN EMPLOYMENT	 | 
		
| 		 | 
	SEP 96 (p)	 | 
	AUG 96 (r)	 | 
	SEP 95	 | 
	AUG-SEP 96	 | 
	SEP 95-96	 | 
		
| 		 | 
		
| 	TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING	 | 
	187.2	 | 
	183.2	 | 
	184.9	 | 
	2.2	 | 
	1.2	 | 
		
| 	--Transportation & Public Utilities	 | 
	13.7	 | 
	13.7	 | 
	13.7	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	0.0	 | 
		
| 	----Transportation	 | 
	8.4	 | 
	8.4	 | 
	8.5	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	-1.2	 | 
		
| 	------Railroad Transportation	 | 
	2.4	 | 
	2.4	 | 
	2.5	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	-4.0	 | 
		
| 	------Trucking & Warehousing	 | 
	4.1	 | 
	4.2	 | 
	4.2	 | 
	-2.4	 | 
	-2.4	 | 
		
| 	----Communications	 | 
	1.9	 | 
	1.9	 | 
	1.9	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	0.0	 | 
		
| 	------Telephone Communications	 | 
	0.9	 | 
	0.9	 | 
	0.9	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	0.0	 | 
		
| 	----Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services	 | 
	3.4	 | 
	3.4	 | 
	3.4	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	0.0	 | 
		
| 	------Electric Services	 | 
	2.2	 | 
	2.2	 | 
	2.2	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	0.0	 | 
		
| 		 | 
		
| 		 | 
	EMPLOYMENT IN THOUSANDS	 | 
	% CHANGE IN EMPLOYMENT	 | 
		
| 		 | 
	SEP 96 (p)	 | 
	AUG 96 (r)	 | 
	SEP 95	 | 
	AUG-SEP 96	 | 
	SEP 95-96	 | 
		
| 		 | 
		
| 	--Trade	 | 
	54.2	 | 
	55.0	 | 
	54.4	 | 
	-1.5	 | 
	-0.4	 | 
		
| 	----Wholesale Trade	 | 
	7.5	 | 
	7.5	 | 
	7.5	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	0.0	 | 
		
| 	------Durable Goods	 | 
	4.1	 | 
	4.1	 | 
	4.1	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	0.0	 | 
		
| 	------Nondurable Goods	 | 
	3.4	 | 
	3.4	 | 
	3.4	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	0.0	 | 
		
| 	----Retail Trade	 | 
	46.7	 | 
	47.5	 | 
	46.9	 | 
	-1.7	 | 
	-0.4	 | 
		
| 	------Bldg. Matls. & Garden Supply	 | 
	1.9	 | 
	1.9	 | 
	1.9	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	0.0	 | 
		
| 	------General Merchandise Stores	 | 
	5.6	 | 
	5.7	 | 
	5.5	 | 
	-1.8	 | 
	1.8	 | 
		
| 	--------Department Stores	 | 
	3.9	 | 
	3.9	 | 
	3.8	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	2.6	 | 
		
| 	------Food Stores	 | 
	5.4	 | 
	5.4	 | 
	5.5	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	-1.8	 | 
		
| 	------Auto. Dlrs. & Service Stations	 | 
	7.8	 | 
	7.9	 | 
	7.8	 | 
	-1.3	 | 
	0.0	 | 
		
| 	--------Gas Stations	 | 
	4.2	 | 
	4.3	 | 
	4.2	 | 
	-2.3	 | 
	0.0	 | 
		
| 	------Apparel & Accessory Stores	 | 
	1.6	 | 
	1.7	 | 
	1.7	 | 
	-5.9	 | 
	-5.9	 | 
		
| 	------Furniture & Home Furn. Stores	 | 
	1.3	 | 
	1.3	 | 
	1.3	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	0.0	 | 
		
| 	------Eating & Drinking Places	 | 
	18.4	 | 
	18.9	 | 
	18.5	 | 
	-2.6	 | 
	-0.5	 | 
		
| 	------Miscellaneous Retail	 | 
	4.7	 | 
	4.7	 | 
	4.7	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	0.0	 | 
		
| 	--Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate	 | 
	8.0	 | 
	8.1	 | 
	8.0	 | 
	-1.2	 | 
	0.0	 | 
		
| 	----Depos-Nondepos & Security Brkrs.	 | 
	3.6	 | 
	3.7	 | 
	3.6	 | 
	-2.7	 | 
	0.0	 | 
		
| 	------Depository Institutions	 | 
	3.0	 | 
	3.0	 | 
	3.0	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	0.0	 | 
		
| 	----Insurance	 | 
	2.2	 | 
	2.2	 | 
	2.2	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	0.0	 | 
		
| 		 | 
		
| 		 | 
	EMPLOYMENT IN THOUSANDS	 | 
	% CHANGE IN EMPLOYMENT	 | 
		
| 		 | 
	SEP 96 (p)	 | 
	AUG 96 (r)	 | 
	SEP 95	 | 
	AUG-SEP 96	 | 
	SEP 95-96	 | 
		
| 		 | 
		
| 	--Services	 | 
	51.3	 | 
	53.8	 | 
	50.8	 | 
	-4.6	 | 
	1.0	 | 
		
| 	----Hotels & Other Lodging Places	 | 
	11.2	 | 
	13.0	 | 
	11.1	 | 
	-13.8	 | 
	0.9	 | 
		
| 	----Personal Services	 | 
	1.8	 | 
	1.8	 | 
	1.8	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	0.0	 | 
		
| 	----Business Services	 | 
	5.5	 | 
	5.6	 | 
	5.6	 | 
	-1.8	 | 
	-1.8	 | 
		
| 	----Automotive & Misc. Repair Svcs.	 | 
	2.8	 | 
	2.8	 | 
	2.7	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	3.7	 | 
		
| 	----Amusements (Rec.Svcs.& Mot.Pics.)	 | 
	3.9	 | 
	4.1	 | 
	3.8	 | 
	-4.9	 | 
	2.6	 | 
		
| 	----Health Services	 | 
	9.9	 | 
	9.9	 | 
	9.8	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	1.0	 | 
		
| 	------Offices of Doctors of Medicine	 | 
	2.0	 | 
	2.0	 | 
	1.9	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	5.3	 | 
		
| 	----Legal Services	 | 
	1.2	 | 
	1.2	 | 
	1.2	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	0.0	 | 
		
| 	----Social Services	 | 
	5.4	 | 
	5.2	 | 
	5.1	 | 
	3.8	 | 
	5.9	 | 
		
| 	----Membership Organizations	 | 
	3.6	 | 
	3.8	 | 
	3.6	 | 
	-5.3	 | 
	0.0	 | 
		
| 	----Engineering & Management	 | 
	3.1	 | 
	3.3	 | 
	3.2	 | 
	-6.1	 | 
	-3.1	 | 
		
| 	--Government	 | 
	60.0	 | 
	52.6	 | 
	58.0	 | 
	14.1	 | 
	3.4	 | 
		
| 	----Total Federal Government	 | 
	7.6	 | 
	7.8	 | 
	7.7	 | 
	-2.6	 | 
	-1.3	 | 
		
| 	------Department of Defense	 | 
	1.0	 | 
	1.0	 | 
	1.0	 | 
	0.0	 | 
	0.0	 | 
		
| 	----Total State Government	 | 
	13.4	 | 
	13.1	 | 
	13.1	 | 
	2.3	 | 
	2.3	 | 
		
| 	------State Education	 | 
	5.2	 | 
	4.7	 | 
	5.0	 | 
	10.6	 | 
	4.0	 | 
		
| 	----Total Local Government	 | 
	39.0	 | 
	31.7	 | 
	37.2	 | 
	23.0	 | 
	4.8	 | 
		
| 	------Local Hospitals	 | 
	4.9	 | 
	5.0	 | 
	4.9	 | 
	-2.0	 | 
	0.0	 | 
		
| 	------Local Education	 | 
	20.0	 | 
	11.4	 | 
	20.0	 | 
	75.4	 | 
	0.0	 |