Corrections to preliminary nonfarm payroll data for Missouri for July 2004

The preliminary July 2004 total nonfarm and government payroll employment data for Missouri shown in the news release at ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/news.release/History/laus.08202004.news and at http://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/laus_08202004.pdf are incorrect. The following text should have appeared on page 2 of the news release:

Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)

From June to July, total nonfarm employment increased in 28 states and the District of Columbia and decreased in 22 states. The largest employment gains were registered in Maryland (+11,800), Massachusetts (+11,600), Washington (+8,600), North Carolina (+8,200), and Wisconsin (+7,000). The largest over-the-month percentage increases occurred in Nevada (+0.6 percent), followed by Hawaii, Maryland, and New Hampshire (+0.5 percent each) and the District of Columbia, Massachusetts, and Montana (+0.4 percent each). The largest employment decreases were reported in Michigan (-25,000), Missouri (-23,200), California (-17,300), and New York (-16,900). Missouri posted the largest over-the-month percentage decline in employment (-0.8 percent), followed by North Dakota (-0.7 percent) and Michigan and Vermont (-0.6 percent each). (See table 5.) 

Over the year, nonfarm employment increased in 46 states and the District of Columbia and decreased in 4 states. The largest over-the-year gains in employment occurred in Florida (+163,200), California (+125,800), Texas (+102,000), and Virginia (+93,400). The largest percentage gains were reported in Nevada (+4.4 percent), Idaho (+2.9 percent), Virginia (+2.7 percent), Oregon (+2.6 percent), and Arizona (+2.4 percent). States with over-the-year employment decreases were Michigan (-55,100, -1.3 percent), Ohio (-31,100, -0.6 percent), Massachusetts (-1,900, -0.1 percent), and Connecticut (-1,500, -0.1 percent).

In addition, Tables 5 and 6 and Chart 2 have been corrected.  The following tables and chart show the corrected data:

• Table 5 (TXT) (PDF)
• Table 6 (TXT) (PDF)
• Chart 2 (PDF)

The BLS regrets any inconvenience these errors may caused data users.

Last Modified Date: August 27, 2004

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