A bar chart the percentage change in employment from a year ago for the nation, the Region, and the New England states. For the nation, the percentage change from 1995 to 2000 was 4.7 percent; from 1998 to 2000 it was 5.1 percent; and from the first to the second quarter of 2002, it was 1.3 percent.

For the Region, the percentage change from 1995 to 2000 was 5.5 percent; from 1998 to 2000 it was 6.1 percent; and from the first to the second quarter of 2002, it was 0.6 percent.

For Connecticut, the percentage change from 1995 to 2000 was 5.2 percent; from 1998 to 2000 it was 5.4 percent; and from the first to the second quarter of 2002, it was 0.4 percent.

For Massachusetts, the percentage change from 1995 to 2000 was 6.0 percent; from 1998 to 2000 it was 7.0 percent.

For Maine, the percentage change from 1995 to 2000 was 4.5 percent; from 1998 to 2000 it was 4.7 percent.

For New Hampshire, the percentage change from 1995 to 2000 was 5.8 percent; from 1998 to 2000 it was 6.8 percent; and from the first to the second quarter of 2002, it was minus 0.3 percent.

For Rhode Island, the percentage change from 1995 to 2000 was 4.6 percent; from 1998 to 2000 it was 4.3 percent; and from the first to the second quarter of 2002, it was 3.7 percent.