And Carolyn Klass, an entomologist at Cornell University, says that in the last few years, bedbug numbers have increased nationwide.

Mr. Bender added that demand for new courses had increased nationwide.

Although the testing of job applicants has increased nationwide, the New York program is apparently among the first for random testing of employees of a local or state agency.

He said data from the Small Business Administration indicates that the number of spouse-owned businesses nationwide increased by more than 90 percent during the 1980's and continued to grow 1990's.

Instead, poverty had increased nationwide during the coalition's four years in government.

The number of donated organs has increased nationwide, but it has been far outpaced by the number of people needing them.

Closing Factories Economists are concerned about this now because over the last two years manufacturing jobs have increased nationwide.

But the Commerce Department reported today that retail sales nationwide increased by eight-tenths of a percent in February, the first gain in four months.

At the same time, though, Bureau of Labor Statistics figures show that restaurant employment nationwide increased by 162,400 jobs in 1996 and 119,200 in 1997.