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Table 1:  CPS Population, Labor Force, Establishment Jobs, Unemployed Individuals, and Annual UI Recipients, 1997-2000 and Projections for 2001
     
      1997 1998 Percent Change      1997-1998 1999 Percent Change    1998-1999 2000 Percent Change    1999-2000 2001(1) Percent Change    2000-2001  
       
CPS Population(2)   363,800 365,800 0.5% 367,800 0.5% 371,300 1.0% 375,000 1.0%  
Labor Force   251,300 256,600 2.1% 262,100 2.1% 266,900 1.8% 270,100 1.2%  
Jobs Worked(3)   224,500 228,300 1.7% 233,200 2.1% 239,400 2.7% 246,100 2.8%  
Unemployed(4)   12,800 12,300 -3.9% 12,700 3.3% 10,400 -18.1% 10,300 -1.0%  
UI Recipients(5)   16,637 15,661 -5.9% 15,583 -0.5% 14,519 -6.8% 14,005 -3.5%  
                         
(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.

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