Table 1: CPS Population, Labor Force, Establishment Jobs, Unemployed Invididuals, and Annual UI Recipients

Table 1: CPS Population, Labor Force, Establishment Jobs, Unemployed Individuals, and Annual UI Recipients, 1998-2001 and Projections for 2002

	1998	1999	Percent Change 1998-1999	2000	Percent Change 1999-2000	2001	Percent Change 2000-2001	2002⁽¹⁾	Percent Change 2001-2002

CPS Population⁽²⁾	364,750	367,500	0.8%	371,250	1.0%	375,083	1.0%	378,854	1.0%
Labor Force	256,386	261,713	2.1%	267,127	2.1%	271,263	1.5%	268,525	-1.0%
Jobs Worked⁽³⁾	228,300	233,100	2.1%	239,400	2.7%	245,400	2.5%	247,100	0.7%
Unemployed⁽⁴⁾	12,285	12,728	3.6%	10,381	-18.4%	10,666	2.7%	11,304	6.0%
UI Recipients⁽⁵⁾	15,661	15,583	-0.5%	14,519	-6.8%	14,541	0.2%	17,694	21.7%

⁽¹⁾ Projected.
⁽²⁾ The Current Population Survey (CPS) population is an estimate of all noninstitutional residents age 16 and over.
⁽³⁾ Current Employment Statistics (CES) estimates by place of work.
⁽⁴⁾ Number of unemployed individuals (12-month average).
⁽⁵⁾ Total number of individuals who received Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits at any time during the calendar year.