Number Unemployed
(in thousands)
p=preliminary

State and Area
Sept. 2001
Aug. 2002
Sept. 2002p
District of Columbia
18.4
16.1
16.2
North Carolina
232.7
249.6
243.5
South Carolina
111.7
108.3
107.4
Virginia
142.1
155.4
146.9
West Virginia
39.4
47.9
49
Maryland
119.1
125
116.6