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                     THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:  OCTOBER 2005

   Nonfarm payroll employment was little changed (+56,000) in October, and
the unemployment rate was essentially unchanged at 5.0 percent, the Bureau
of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.  Average
hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm
payrolls rose by 8 cents over the month.
   
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   |                   Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma                  |
   |                                                                        |
   |    In October, interviewing for the household survey resumed in        |
   | Orleans and Jefferson parishes in Louisiana.  Interviews were not      |
   | conducted in those areas in September because they were under          |
   | mandatory evacuation orders.  Otherwise, normal data collection        |
   | and estimation procedures were used in the household survey for both   |
   | months.                                                                |
   |                                                                        |
   |    For the October establishment survey estimates, several modi-       |
   | fications to the usual estimation procedures were again used to        |
   | better reflect employment in Katrina-affected areas.  The changes      |
   | included:  (1) modification of procedures to impute employment         |
   | counts for survey nonrespondents in the most heavily impacted areas,   |
   | (2) adjustments to sample weights for sample units in the more broadly |
   | defined disaster area to compensate for lower-than-average survey re-  |
   | sponse rates, and (3) modification of the adjustment procedure for     |
   | the business net birth/death estimator to reflect likely changes in    |
   | business birth/death patterns in the disaster areas.                   |
   |                                                                        |
   |    Hurricane Rita made landfall on the Gulf Coast near the Louisiana   |
   | and Texas border in late September.  For October, the number of re-    |
   | sponses to the establishment survey was only slightly below normal     |
   | in the areas affected by Rita.  Therefore, no special estimation       |
   | procedures were used for those areas.                                  |
   |                                                                        |
   |    Hurricane Wilma struck Florida after the October survey reference   |
   | periods, but during the survey collection periods.  As with Hurricane  |
   | Rita, the impact on data collection for the establishment survey was   |
   | minimal, and no special estimation procedures were used for the af-    |
   | fected areas.  Because the reference periods for both surveys occurred |
   | before Hurricane Wilma struck, any impact of this storm would not be   |
   | reflected in October's employment and unemployment estimates.          |
   |                                                                        |
   |    For more information on household and establishment survey pro-     |
   | cedures and estimates for October 2005, see http://www.bls.gov/        |
   | katrina/cpscesquestions.htm on the BLS Web site or call (202) 691-6378 |
   | for information about the household survey, and (202) 691-6555 for in- |
   | formation about the establishment survey.                              |
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Table A.  Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
______________________________________________________________________________
                         |    Quarterly    |                          |
                         |    averages     |       Monthly data       |
                         |_________________|__________________________| Sept.-
        Category         |      2005       |           2005           | Oct.
                         |_________________|__________________________|change
                         |   II   |  III   |  Aug.  |  Sept. |  Oct.  |
 ________________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______
     HOUSEHOLD DATA      |                 Labor force status
                         |____________________________________________________
Civilian labor force.....| 149,003| 149,835| 149,841| 150,093| 150,079|    -14
  Employment.............| 141,404| 142,319| 142,449| 142,432| 142,646|    214
  Unemployment...........|   7,599|   7,516|   7,391|   7,661|   7,433|   -228
Not in labor force.......|  76,671|  76,587|  76,581|  76,600|  76,880|    280
                         |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                         |                 Unemployment rates
                         |____________________________________________________
All workers..............|     5.1|     5.0|     4.9|     5.1|     5.0|   -0.1
  Adult men..............|     4.4|     4.4|     4.3|     4.5|     4.3|    -.2
  Adult women............|     4.6|     4.6|     4.4|     4.6|     4.6|     .0
  Teenagers..............|    17.4|    16.1|    16.5|    15.8|    15.9|     .1
  White..................|     4.4|     4.3|     4.2|     4.5|     4.4|    -.1
  Black or African       |        |        |        |        |        |
    American.............|    10.3|     9.5|     9.6|     9.4|     9.1|    -.3
  Hispanic or Latino     |        |        |        |        |        |
    ethnicity............|     6.1|     5.9|     5.8|     6.5|     5.8|    -.7
                         |________|________|________|________|________|_______
  ESTABLISHMENT DATA     |                     Employment
                         |____________________________________________________
Nonfarm employment.......| 133,429|p133,961| 134,013|p134,005|p134,061|    p56
  Goods-producing(1).....|  22,134| p22,146|  22,159| p22,146| p22,195|    p49
    Construction.........|   7,217|  p7,260|   7,267|  p7,279|  p7,312|    p33
    Manufacturing........|  14,292| p14,254|  14,260| p14,232| p14,244|    p12
  Service-providing(1)...| 111,295|p111,815| 111,854|p111,859|p111,866|     p7
    Retail trade(2)......|  15,180| p15,218|  15,231| p15,173| p15,167|    p-5
    Professional and     |        |        |        |        |        |
      business services..|  16,867| p16,997|  16,983| p17,044| p17,056|    p12
    Education and health |        |        |        |        |        |
      services...........|  17,289| p17,415|  17,418| p17,451| p17,462|    p11
    Leisure and          |        |        |        |        |        |
      hospitality........|  12,741| p12,799|  12,830| p12,767| p12,749|   p-18
    Government...........|  21,753| p21,841|  21,849| p21,857| p21,867|    p10
                         |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                         |                  Hours of work(3)
                         |____________________________________________________
Total private............|    33.7|   p33.7|    33.7|   p33.8|   p33.8|   p0.0
  Manufacturing..........|    40.4|   p40.5|    40.5|   p40.6|   p41.0|    p.4
    Overtime.............|     4.4|    p4.5|     4.5|    p4.5|    p4.5|    p.0
                         |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                         |    Indexes of aggregate weekly hours (2002=100)(3)
                         |____________________________________________________
Total private............|   102.4|  p103.0|   102.9|  p103.2|  p103.2|   p0.0
                         |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                         |                    Earnings(3)
                         |____________________________________________________
Avg. hourly earnings,    |        |        |        |        |        |
  total private..........|  $16.03| p$16.17|  $16.17| p$16.19| p$16.27| p$0.08
Avg. weekly earnings,    |        |        |        |        |        |
  total private..........|  540.86| p545.36|  544.93| p547.22| p549.93|  p2.71
_________________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______

   1  Includes other industries, not shown separately.
   2  Quarterly averages and the over-the-month change are calculated using
unrounded data.
   3  Data relate to private production or nonsupervisory workers.
   P = preliminary.


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Unemployment (Household Survey Data)
   
   Both the number of unemployed persons, 7.4 million, and the unemployment
rate, 5.0 percent, were little changed in October.  The unemployment rate has
ranged from 4.9 to 5.1 percent since May.  The unemployment rates for adult
women (4.6 percent), teenagers (15.9 percent), whites (4.4 percent), and blacks
(9.1 percent) showed little or no change over the month.  The jobless rates
for adult men (4.3 percent) and Hispanics or Latinos (5.8 percent) both de-
clined from September.  In October, the unemployment rate for Asians was 3.1
percent, not seasonally adjusted.  (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.)
   
   After increasing by a similar magnitude in September, the number of persons
unemployed due to job loss fell by 201,000 in October to 3.5 million.  Since
December, the number of unemployed job losers has decreased by 585,000.  (See
table A-8.)
   
Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
   
   Total employment, 142.6 million, and the civilian labor force, 150.1 mil-
lion, were little changed in October.  The employment-population ratio (62.9
percent) and the labor force participation rate (66.1 percent) also were lit-
tle changed.  (See table A-1.)
   
   In October, persons employed part time for economic reasons--those who are
available for and would prefer full-time work--decreased by 330,000 to 4.3
million.  This number had been trending up in recent months.  (See table A-5.)
   
Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
   
   The number of persons marginally attached to the labor force was 1.4 mil-
lion in October, down from 1.6 million a year earlier.  (Data are not sea-
sonally adjusted.)  These individuals wanted and were available to work and
had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months.  They were not counted
as unemployed, however, because they did not actively search for work in the
4 weeks preceding the survey.  There were 392,000 discouraged workers in
October, little changed from a year earlier.  Discouraged workers, a subset
of the marginally attached, were not currently looking for work specifically
because they believed no jobs were available for them.  The other 1.0 million
marginally attached persons had not searched for work for reasons such as
school attendance or family responsibilities.  (See table A-13.)
        
Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data)
   
   Total nonfarm payroll employment was little changed (+56,000) in October at
134.1 million.  Employment growth was flat in September (-8,000, as revised),
due in part to the effects of Hurricane Katrina.  In the first 8 months of the
year, payroll employment had increased by an average of 196,000 per month.  In
October, construction, financial activities, and health care added jobs, while
employment in most other major industries showed little movement.  (See
table B-1.)
           
   Over the month, construction employment increased by 33,000, with much of
the gain (20,000) occurring in residential specialty trade contracting.  Prior
to October, construction employment had been expanding by an average of 21,000
per month in 2005.  October's gain may partly reflect rebuilding and clean-up
efforts following Hurricane Katrina.  Mining continued to trend upward, adding
5,000 jobs over the month.
   
   Manufacturing added 12,000 jobs in October.  Employment in transportation
equipment increased by 22,000, largely due to the return of 18,000 striking
workers in the aerospace industry.  This gain in transportation equipment
employment was partly offset by job losses in computer and peripheral equip-
ment (-2,000), electrical equipment and appliances (-3,000), and miscellan-
eous manufacturing (-4,000) in October.

                                  - 4 -

   Employment in financial activities continued to grow in October, rising by
22,000.  Employment gains in credit intermediation accounted for about half
of the over-the-month increase.  Over the year, credit intermediation has
added 107,000 jobs.  Employment in insurance edged up in October.
   
   Health care employment also continued to grow in October, increasing by
17,000.  Ambulatory health care services, which includes doctors' offices and
outpatient clinics, added 11,000 jobs.  Hospitals also contributed to the
employment gain with an increase of 6,000 jobs.

   Employment in the leisure and hospitality industry edged down in October,
after declining by 63,000 in September.  Within the industry, food services--
which includes restaurants and drinking places--accounted for the weakness
over the month.  Prior to September, food services had been adding about
26,000 jobs per month in 2005.
   
   Retail trade employment was essentially unchanged in October following a
large decline in September.  In October, there were job losses in department
stores (-18,000) and automobile dealers (-9,000).  Following large declines
in August and September, employment in food stores edged up by 9,000 in
October.  Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores also added 9,000
jobs over the month, largely offsetting a decline in September.
   
   Professional and business services employment was little changed in
October.  Over the last 12 months, however, the industry has added 442,000
jobs.  Over the month, employment in computer systems design and related ser-
vices increased by 8,000.
   
   In October, employment in information decreased by 15,000.  Much of this
decline was due to a job loss of 11,000 in the motion picture and sound
recording industry.  Despite the October decline, employment in the infor-
mation industry was about unchanged over the year.
   
Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)
   
   The average workweek for production or nonsupervisory workers on private
nonfarm payrolls was unchanged at 33.8 hours in October, seasonally adjusted.
The manufacturing workweek increased by 0.4 hour to 41.0 hours, and factory
overtime was unchanged at 4.5 hours.  (See table B-2.)
   
   The index of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory work-
ers on private nonfarm payrolls was unchanged in October at 103.2 (2002=100).
The manufacturing index was up by 1.3 percent over the month to 95.1.  (See
table B-5.)
   
Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data)
   
   Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on private
nonfarm payrolls rose by 8 cents in October to $16.27, seasonally adjusted.
Average weekly earnings increased by 0.5 percent over the month to $549.93.
Over the year, both average hourly and weekly earnings increased by 2.9 per-
cent.  (See table B-3.)
        
                         ______________________________


   The Employment Situation for November 2005 is scheduled to be released on
Friday, December 2, at 8:30 A.M. (EST).
   
   
   
   
   
                                  - 5 -

Explanatory Note


   This news release presents statistics from two major surveys, the Current
Population Survey (household survey) and the Current Employment Statistics
survey (establishment survey).  The household survey provides the informa-
tion on the labor force, employment, and unemployment that appears in the
A tables, marked HOUSEHOLD DATA.  It is a sample survey of about 60,000 house-
holds conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the Bureau of Labor Statistics
(BLS).
 
   The establishment survey provides the information on the employment,
hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm payrolls that appears in the 
B tables, marked ESTABLISHMENT DATA.  This information is collected from
payroll records by BLS in cooperation with state agencies.  The sample 
includes about 160,000 businesses and government agencies covering ap-
proximately 400,000 individual worksites.  The active sample includes 
about one-third of all nonfarm payroll workers.  The sample is drawn 
from a sampling frame of unemployment insurance tax accounts.

   For both surveys, the data for a given month  relate to a particular week
or pay period.  In the household survey,  the reference week is generally
the calendar week that contains the 12th day of the month.  In the establish-
ment survey, the reference  period is the pay period including the 12th,
which may or may not correspond directly to the calendar week.

Coverage, definitions, and differences between surveys
 
   Household survey.  The sample  is selected  to reflect the entire
civilian noninstitutional population.  Based on responses to a series of
questions on work and job search activities, each person  16 years and over
in a sample household is classified as employed, unemployed, or not in the
labor force.
   
   People are classified as employed if they did any work at all as paid
employees during the reference week; worked in their own business, pro-
fession, or on their own farm; or worked without pay at least 15 hours
in a family business or farm.  People are also counted as employed if they
were temporarily absent from their jobs because of illness, bad weather,
vacation, labor-management disputes, or personal reasons.
 
   People are classified as unemployed if they meet all of the following
criteria:  They had no employment during the  reference week; they were
available for work at that time; and they made specific efforts to find
employment sometime during the 4-week period ending with the reference
week.  Persons laid off from  a job and expecting recall need not be
looking for work to be counted as unemployed.  The unemployment data
derived from the household survey in no way depend upon the eligibility
for or receipt of unemployment insurance benefits.
 
   The civilian labor force  is the sum of employed and  unemployed persons.
Those not classified as employed or unemployed are not in the labor force.
The unemployment rate is the number unemployed as a percent of the  labor
force.  The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent
of the population, and the employment-population ratio is the employed as a
percent of the population.
                                  
                                  - 6 -
 
   Establishment survey.  The sample establishments are drawn from pri-
vate nonfarm businesses such as factories, offices, and stores, as well
as federal, state, and local government entities.  Employees on nonfarm
payrolls are those who received pay for any part of the reference pay
period, including persons on paid leave.  Persons are counted in each job
they hold.  Hours and earnings data are for private businesses and relate
only to production workers in the goods-producing sector and nonsupervisory
workers in the service-providing sector.  Industries are classified on the
basis of their principal activity in accordance with the 2002 version of
the North American Industry Classification System.

   Differences in employment estimates.  The numerous conceptual and method-
ological differences between the household and establishment surveys result
in important distinctions in the employment estimates derived from the sur-
veys.  Among these are:
 
   --The household survey includes agricultural workers, the self-employed,
unpaid family workers, and private household workers among the employed.
These groups are excluded from the establishment survey.

   --The household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the employed.
The establishment survey does not.
 
   --The household survey is limited to  workers 16 years of age and older.
The establishment survey is not limited by age.
 
   --The  household survey has no duplication of individuals, because in-
dividuals  are counted only once, even if they hold more than one job. In
the establishment survey, employees working at more than one job  and thus
appearing on more than one payroll would be counted separately for each
appearance.
 
Seasonal adjustment
 
   Over the course of a year, the size of the nation's labor force and the
levels of employment and unemployment undergo sharp fluctuations due to
such seasonal events as changes in weather, reduced or expanded production,
harvests, major holidays, and the opening and closing of schools.  The ef-
fect of such seasonal  variation can  be  very large; seasonal fluctua-
tions may account for as much as 95 percent of the month-to-month changes
in unemployment.
 
   Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern
each year, their influence on statistical trends can be eliminated by ad-
justing the statistics from month to month.  These adjustments make non-
seasonal developments, such as declines in economic activity or increases
in the participation of women in the labor force, easier to spot.  For
example, the large number of youth entering the labor force each June is
likely to obscure any other changes that have taken place relative to May,
making it difficult to determine if the level of economic activity has risen
or declined.  However, because the effect of students finishing school in
previous years is known, the statistics for the current year can be adjusted
to allow for a comparable change.  Insofar as the seasonal adjustment is made
correctly, the adjusted figure provides a more useful tool with which to ana-
lyze changes in economic activity.
 
                                  - 7 -
 
   Most seasonally adjusted series are independently adjusted in both the 
household and establishment surveys.  However, the adjusted series for many 
major estimates, such as total payroll employment, employment in most super-
sectors, total employment, and unemployment are computed by aggregating in-
dependently adjusted component series.  For example, total unemployment is 
derived by summing the adjusted series for four major age-sex components; 
this differs from the unemployment estimate that would be obtained by di-
rectly adjusting the total or by combining the duration, reasons, or more 
detailed age categories.

   For both the household and establishment surveys, a concurrent seasonal
adjustment methodology is used in which new seasonal factors are calculated 
each month, using all relevant data, up to and including the data for the 
current month.  In the household survey, new seasonal factors are used to
adjust only the current month's data.  In the establishment survey, however, 
new seasonal factors are used each month to adjust the three most recent 
monthly estimates.  In both surveys, revisions to historical data are made 
once a year.

Reliability of the estimates
 
   Statistics based on the household and establishment surveys are subject
to both sampling and nonsampling error.  When a sample rather than the en-
tire population is surveyed, there is a chance that the sample estimates
may differ from the "true" population values they represent.  The exact
difference, or sampling error, varies depending on the particular sample
selected, and this variability is measured by the standard error of the
estimate.  There is about a 90-percent chance, or level of confidence,
that an estimate based on a sample will differ by no more than 1.6 stand-
ard errors from the "true" population value because of sampling error.
BLS analyses are generally conducted at the 90-percent level of confidence.
 
   For example, the confidence interval for the monthly change in total
employment from the household survey is on the order of plus or minus
430,000.  Suppose the estimate of total employment increases by 100,000
from one month to the next.  The 90-percent confidence interval on the
monthly change would range from -330,000 to 530,000 (100,000 +/- 430,000).
These figures do not mean that the sample results are off by these
magnitudes, but rather that there is about a 90-percent chance that the
"true" over-the-month change lies within this interval.  Since this range
includes values of less than zero, we could not say with confidence that
employment had, in fact, increased.  If, however, the reported employment
rise was half a million, then all of the values within the 90-percent
confidence interval would be greater than zero.  In this case, it is likely
(at least a 90-percent chance) that an employment rise had, in fact, oc-
curred.  At an unemployment rate of around 5.5 percent, the 90-percent con-
fidence interval for the monthly change in unemployment is about +/- 280,000, 
and for the monthly change in the unemployment rate it is about +/- .19 
percentage point.
 
   In general, estimates involving many individuals or establishments have
lower standard errors (relative to the size of the estimate) than estimates
which are based on a small number of observations.  The precision of esti-
mates is also improved when the data are cumulated over time such as for
quarterly and annual averages.  The seasonal adjustment process can also im-
prove the stability of the monthly estimates.
 
                                  - 8 -
 
   The household and establishment surveys are also affected by nonsampling
error.  Nonsampling errors can occur for many reasons, including the failure
to sample a segment of the population, inability to obtain information for
all respondents in the sample, inability or unwillingness of respondents to
provide correct information on a timely basis, mistakes made by respondents,
and errors made in the collection or processing of the data.
 
   For example, in the establishment survey, estimates for the most recent 
2 months are based on substantially incomplete returns; for this reason,
these estimates are labeled preliminary in the tables.  It is only after
two successive revisions to a monthly estimate, when nearly all sample
reports have been received, that the estimate is considered final.
   
   Another major source of nonsampling error in the establishment survey is
the inability to capture, on a timely basis, employment generated by new
firms.  To correct for this systematic underestimation of employment growth, 
an estimation procedure with two components is used to account for business
births.  The first component uses business deaths to impute employment for
business births.  This is incorporated into the sample-based link relative
estimate procedure by simply not reflecting sample units going out of busi-
ness, but imputing to them the same trend as the other firms in the sample.  
The second component is an ARIMA time series model designed to estimate the 
residual net birth/death employment not accounted for by the imputation.  
The historical time series used to create and test the ARIMA model was de-
rived from the unemployment insurance universe micro-level database, and 
reflects the actual residual net of births and deaths over the past five 
years.
 
   The sample-based estimates from the establishment survey are adjusted
once a year (on a lagged basis) to universe counts of payroll employment
obtained from administrative records of the unemployment insurance program.
The difference between the March sample-based employment estimates and the
March universe counts is known as a benchmark revision, and serves as a
rough proxy for total survey error.  The new benchmarks also incorporate
changes in the classification of industries.  Over the past decade, the
benchmark revision for total nonfarm employment has averaged 0.2 percent,
ranging from less than 0.05 percent to 0.5 percent.

Additional statistics and other information
 
   More comprehensive statistics are contained in Employment and Earnings,
published each month by BLS.  It is available for $27.00 per issue or
$53.00 per year from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC
20402.  All orders must be prepaid by sending a check or money order pay-
able to the Superintendent of Documents, or by charging to Mastercard or
Visa.
 
   Employment and Earnings also provides measures of sampling error for
the household and establishment survey data published in this release.  
For unemployment and other labor force categories, these measures appear 
in tables 1-B through 1-D of its "Explanatory Notes."  For the establish-
ment survey data, the sampling error measures and the actual size of re-
visions due to benchmark adjustments appear in tables 2-B through 2-F of 
Employment and Earnings.

   Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired
individuals upon request.  Voice phone:  202-691-5200; TDD message referral
phone:  1-800-877-8339.
 
 
 
 
  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-1.  Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted             Seasonally adjusted (1)            
                                                                                                                            
           Employment status, sex, and age                                                                                  
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Oct.    Sept.   Oct.    Oct.    June    July    Aug.    Sept.   Oct. 
                                                       2004    2005    2005    2004    2005    2005    2005    2005    2005 
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                        TOTAL                                                                                               
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 224,192 226,693 226,959 224,192 225,911 226,153 226,421 226,693 226,959
    Civilian labor force............................ 147,978 149,838 150,304 147,893 149,123 149,573 149,841 150,093 150,079
          Participation rate........................    66.0    66.1    66.2    66.0    66.0    66.1    66.2    66.2    66.1
      Employed...................................... 140,447 142,579 143,340 139,827 141,638 142,076 142,449 142,432 142,646
          Employment-population ratio...............    62.6    62.9    63.2    62.4    62.7    62.8    62.9    62.8    62.9
      Unemployed....................................   7,531   7,259   6,964   8,066   7,486   7,497   7,391   7,661   7,433
          Unemployment rate.........................     5.1     4.8     4.6     5.5     5.0     5.0     4.9     5.1     5.0
    Not in labor force..............................  76,214  76,855  76,655  76,299  76,787  76,580  76,581  76,600  76,880
      Persons who currently want a job..............   5,065   4,757   4,796   5,338   5,240   5,015   4,823   4,937   4,997
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 16 years and over                                                                                      
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 108,153 109,475 109,616 108,153 109,062 109,190 109,332 109,475 109,616
    Civilian labor force............................  79,282  80,130  80,306  79,290  80,063  80,199  80,409  80,327  80,256
          Participation rate........................    73.3    73.2    73.3    73.3    73.4    73.4    73.5    73.4    73.2
      Employed......................................  75,254  76,446  76,808  74,852  76,092  76,272  76,449  76,236  76,395
          Employment-population ratio...............    69.6    69.8    70.1    69.2    69.8    69.9    69.9    69.6    69.7
      Unemployed....................................   4,028   3,684   3,498   4,438   3,971   3,927   3,960   4,092   3,862
          Unemployment rate.........................     5.1     4.6     4.4     5.6     5.0     4.9     4.9     5.1     4.8
    Not in labor force..............................  28,871  29,345  29,310  28,863  28,998  28,991  28,923  29,148  29,360
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  99,904 101,136 101,265  99,904 100,754 100,874 101,004 101,136 101,265
    Civilian labor force............................  75,744  76,769  76,978  75,632  76,462  76,624  76,831  76,790  76,806
          Participation rate........................    75.8    75.9    76.0    75.7    75.9    76.0    76.1    75.9    75.8
      Employed......................................  72,351  73,637  73,988  71,895  73,174  73,363  73,527  73,318  73,519
          Employment-population ratio...............    72.4    72.8    73.1    72.0    72.6    72.7    72.8    72.5    72.6
      Unemployed....................................   3,393   3,132   2,990   3,736   3,288   3,261   3,304   3,471   3,287
          Unemployment rate.........................     4.5     4.1     3.9     4.9     4.3     4.3     4.3     4.5     4.3
    Not in labor force..............................  24,160  24,367  24,287  24,272  24,292  24,250  24,173  24,346  24,459
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 16 years and over                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 116,039 117,218 117,343 116,039 116,849 116,963 117,089 117,218 117,343
    Civilian labor force............................  68,696  69,708  69,998  68,603  69,060  69,374  69,431  69,765  69,823
          Participation rate........................    59.2    59.5    59.7    59.1    59.1    59.3    59.3    59.5    59.5
      Employed......................................  65,193  66,133  66,532  64,975  65,545  65,804  66,000  66,196  66,251
          Employment-population ratio...............    56.2    56.4    56.7    56.0    56.1    56.3    56.4    56.5    56.5
      Unemployed....................................   3,503   3,575   3,466   3,628   3,515   3,570   3,431   3,569   3,571
          Unemployment rate.........................     5.1     5.1     5.0     5.3     5.1     5.1     4.9     5.1     5.1
    Not in labor force..............................  47,343  47,509  47,345  47,436  47,789  47,589  47,658  47,453  47,520
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 108,032 109,114 109,228 108,032 108,776 108,880 108,996 109,114 109,228
    Civilian labor force............................  65,327  66,247  66,480  65,126  65,470  65,768  65,761  66,130  66,191
          Participation rate........................    60.5    60.7    60.9    60.3    60.2    60.4    60.3    60.6    60.6
      Employed......................................  62,321  63,153  63,551  62,024  62,451  62,690  62,867  63,077  63,173
          Employment-population ratio...............    57.7    57.9    58.2    57.4    57.4    57.6    57.7    57.8    57.8
      Unemployed....................................   3,006   3,095   2,930   3,102   3,019   3,078   2,894   3,053   3,018
          Unemployment rate.........................     4.6     4.7     4.4     4.8     4.6     4.7     4.4     4.6     4.6
    Not in labor force..............................  42,705  42,866  42,748  42,906  43,306  43,113  43,235  42,983  43,037
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  16,257  16,443  16,465  16,257  16,381  16,399  16,421  16,443  16,465
    Civilian labor force............................   6,907   6,822   6,845   7,135   7,192   7,182   7,249   7,173   7,082
          Participation rate........................    42.5    41.5    41.6    43.9    43.9    43.8    44.1    43.6    43.0
      Employed......................................   5,775   5,789   5,801   5,908   6,013   6,024   6,055   6,036   5,954
          Employment-population ratio...............    35.5    35.2    35.2    36.3    36.7    36.7    36.9    36.7    36.2
      Unemployed....................................   1,132   1,033   1,045   1,227   1,178   1,158   1,193   1,136   1,128
          Unemployment rate.........................    16.4    15.1    15.3    17.2    16.4    16.1    16.5    15.8    15.9
    Not in labor force..............................   9,350   9,621   9,620   9,122   9,190   9,217   9,172   9,271   9,384

    1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted
  and seasonally adjusted columns.
    NOTE:  Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.




    
  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-2.  Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted             Seasonally adjusted (1)            
                                                                                                                            
        Employment status, race, sex, and age                                                                               
                                                       Oct.    Sept.   Oct.    Oct.    June    July    Aug.    Sept.   Oct. 
                                                       2004    2005    2005    2004    2005    2005    2005    2005    2005 
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                        WHITE                                                                                               
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 183,188 184,851 185,028 183,188 184,328 184,490 184,669 184,851 185,028
    Civilian labor force............................ 121,324 122,614 122,900 121,273 121,985 122,383 122,668 122,817 122,797
        Participation rate..........................    66.2    66.3    66.4    66.2    66.2    66.3    66.4    66.4    66.4
      Employed...................................... 116,151 117,420 117,898 115,618 116,778 117,149 117,471 117,317 117,356
        Employment-population ratio.................    63.4    63.5    63.7    63.1    63.4    63.5    63.6    63.5    63.4
      Unemployed....................................   5,173   5,194   5,002   5,655   5,206   5,234   5,197   5,500   5,441
        Unemployment rate...........................     4.3     4.2     4.1     4.7     4.3     4.3     4.2     4.5     4.4
    Not in labor force..............................  61,864  62,237  62,128  61,915  62,343  62,107  62,001  62,034  62,231
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force............................  63,203  63,841  64,041  63,092  63,691  63,700  63,894  63,824  63,903
        Participation rate..........................    76.2    76.2    76.4    76.1    76.3    76.2    76.4    76.2    76.2
      Employed......................................  60,827  61,567  61,871  60,415  61,371  61,353  61,510  61,248  61,457
        Employment-population ratio.................    73.4    73.5    73.8    72.9    73.5    73.4    73.5    73.1    73.3
      Unemployed....................................   2,376   2,274   2,170   2,678   2,320   2,346   2,384   2,576   2,446
        Unemployment rate...........................     3.8     3.6     3.4     4.2     3.6     3.7     3.7     4.0     3.8
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force............................  52,412  53,021  53,164  52,270  52,325  52,757  52,762  52,973  52,990
        Participation rate..........................    59.8    60.0    60.1    59.6    59.4    59.8    59.8    59.9    59.9
      Employed......................................  50,416  50,841  51,090  50,186  50,284  50,674  50,781  50,850  50,836
        Employment-population ratio.................    57.5    57.5    57.8    57.2    57.0    57.4    57.5    57.5    57.5
      Unemployed....................................   1,996   2,180   2,074   2,084   2,041   2,083   1,981   2,123   2,154
        Unemployment rate...........................     3.8     4.1     3.9     4.0     3.9     3.9     3.8     4.0     4.1
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force............................   5,710   5,751   5,696   5,911   5,968   5,926   6,012   6,020   5,904
        Participation rate..........................    45.3    45.2    44.8    46.9    47.1    46.7    47.3    47.3    46.4
      Employed......................................   4,908   5,012   4,937   5,017   5,123   5,121   5,181   5,219   5,063
        Employment-population ratio.................    38.9    39.4    38.8    39.8    40.4    40.4    40.8    41.0    39.8
      Unemployed....................................     802     739     758     894     845     805     832     801     841
        Unemployment rate...........................    14.0    12.9    13.3    15.1    14.2    13.6    13.8    13.3    14.2
                                                                                                                            
              BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN                                                                                     
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  26,204  26,618  26,663  26,204  26,488  26,526  26,572  26,618  26,663
    Civilian labor force............................  16,893  17,113  17,255  16,820  17,147  17,190  17,154  17,087  17,158
        Participation rate..........................    64.5    64.3    64.7    64.2    64.7    64.8    64.6    64.2    64.4
      Employed......................................  15,137  15,574  15,742  15,012  15,378  15,561  15,499  15,480  15,591
        Employment-population ratio.................    57.8    58.5    59.0    57.3    58.1    58.7    58.3    58.2    58.5
      Unemployed....................................   1,756   1,539   1,512   1,808   1,769   1,628   1,655   1,607   1,567
        Unemployment rate...........................    10.4     9.0     8.8    10.7    10.3     9.5     9.6     9.4     9.1
    Not in labor force..............................   9,312   9,504   9,408   9,384   9,341   9,336   9,417   9,531   9,505
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force............................   7,531   7,712   7,732   7,490   7,706   7,765   7,739   7,680   7,673
        Participation rate..........................    71.6    72.1    72.1    71.2    72.4    72.8    72.4    71.8    71.6
      Employed......................................   6,797   7,083   7,107   6,722   6,963   7,116   7,077   7,017   7,022
        Employment-population ratio.................    64.6    66.2    66.3    63.9    65.4    66.7    66.2    65.6    65.5
      Unemployed....................................     734     629     625     768     743     650     662     664     650
        Unemployment rate...........................     9.7     8.2     8.1    10.2     9.6     8.4     8.6     8.6     8.5
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force............................   8,552   8,712   8,779   8,513   8,626   8,609   8,604   8,674   8,728
        Participation rate..........................    64.6    64.9    65.3    64.3    64.5    64.3    64.2    64.6    64.9
      Employed......................................   7,796   8,026   8,123   7,756   7,863   7,900   7,902   7,970   8,060
        Employment-population ratio.................    58.9    59.8    60.4    58.6    58.8    59.0    59.0    59.4    60.0
      Unemployed....................................     756     686     655     757     762     709     702     704     668
        Unemployment rate...........................     8.8     7.9     7.5     8.9     8.8     8.2     8.2     8.1     7.6
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force............................     809     689     744     818     815     816     810     732     757
        Participation rate..........................    33.2    27.6    29.7    33.6    32.9    32.9    32.6    29.4    30.3
      Employed......................................     543     465     512     534     551     545     521     493     508
        Employment-population ratio.................    22.3    18.6    20.5    21.9    22.3    22.0    20.9    19.8    20.3
      Unemployed....................................     266     224     232     283     264     270     290     239     249
        Unemployment rate...........................    32.9    32.5    31.1    34.7    32.4    33.1    35.8    32.6    32.9
                                                                                                                            
                        ASIAN                                                                                               
  Civilian noninstutional population................   9,640   9,956   9,931   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
    Civilian labor force............................   6,334   6,553   6,591   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Participation rate..........................    65.7    65.8    66.4   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Employed......................................   6,028   6,284   6,387   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Employment-population ratio.................    62.5    63.1    64.3   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Unemployed....................................     305     270     203   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Unemployment rate...........................     4.8     4.1     3.1   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
    Not in labor force..............................   3,306   3,403   3,340   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  

    1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted
  and seasonally adjusted columns.
    2 Data not available.
    NOTE:  Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for
  all races.  Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.





  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-3.  Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex and age

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted             Seasonally adjusted (1)            
                                                                                                                            
           Employment status, sex, and age                                                                                  
                                                       Oct.    Sept.   Oct.    Oct.    June    July    Aug.    Sept.   Oct. 
                                                       2004    2005    2005    2004    2005    2005    2005    2005    2005 
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
             HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY                                                                                   
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  28,431  29,361  29,456  28,431  29,079  29,168  29,264  29,361  29,456
    Civilian labor force............................  19,561  19,915  20,101  19,524  19,777  19,794  19,914  19,941  20,026
        Participation rate..........................    68.8    67.8    68.2    68.7    68.0    67.9    68.0    67.9    68.0
      Employed......................................  18,305  18,688  18,978  18,213  18,623  18,698  18,761  18,644  18,856
        Employment-population ratio.................    64.4    63.6    64.4    64.1    64.0    64.1    64.1    63.5    64.0
      Unemployed....................................   1,256   1,227   1,122   1,311   1,154   1,096   1,153   1,297   1,170
        Unemployment rate...........................     6.4     6.2     5.6     6.7     5.8     5.5     5.8     6.5     5.8
    Not in labor force..............................   8,870   9,446   9,355   8,907   9,302   9,374   9,350   9,420   9,431
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force............................  11,149  11,480  11,597   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Participation rate..........................    84.2    83.8    84.4   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Employed......................................  10,590  10,925  11,088   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Employment-population ratio.................    80.0    79.8    80.7   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Unemployed....................................     559     555     509   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Unemployment rate...........................     5.0     4.8     4.4   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force............................   7,357   7,372   7,478   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Participation rate..........................    58.6    56.9    57.5   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Employed......................................   6,868   6,881   7,048   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Employment-population ratio.................    54.7    53.1    54.2   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Unemployed....................................     489     491     430   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Unemployment rate...........................     6.6     6.7     5.7   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force............................   1,056   1,062   1,027   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Participation rate..........................    40.1    39.2    37.8   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Employed......................................     847     881     843   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Employment-population ratio.................    32.2    32.5    31.0   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Unemployed....................................     208     181     184   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Unemployment rate...........................    19.7    17.0    17.9   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  

    1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted
  and seasonally adjusted columns.
    2 Data not available.
    NOTE:  Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.  Beginning in January 2005, data
  reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.


  
  
 
  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                               HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-4.  Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                               Not seasonally adjusted                   Seasonally adjusted                 
                                                                                                                             
            Educational attainment                                                                                           
                                                Oct.     Sept.    Oct.     Oct.     June     July     Aug.     Sept.    Oct.  
                                                2004     2005     2005     2004     2005     2005     2005     2005     2005  
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
       Less than a high school diploma                                                                                       
  Civilian labor force......................   12,385   12,863   12,340   12,502   12,903   13,156   12,883   12,770   12,519
      Participation rate....................     44.6     45.7     44.8     45.0     45.6     47.5     46.1     45.3     45.4
    Employed................................   11,437   11,891   11,527   11,471   12,006   12,154   11,903   11,728   11,628
      Employment-population ratio...........     41.2     42.2     41.8     41.3     42.5     43.8     42.6     41.6     42.2
    Unemployed..............................      948      972      813    1,031      898    1,002      980    1,042      890
      Unemployment rate.....................      7.7      7.6      6.6      8.2      7.0      7.6      7.6      8.2      7.1
                                                                                                                             
    High school graduates, no college (1)                                                                                    
  Civilian labor force......................   37,765   38,362   38,537   37,712   38,080   37,959   38,104   38,325   38,480
      Participation rate....................     63.6     63.9     64.0     63.5     63.2     63.6     63.4     63.9     63.9
    Employed................................   36,115   36,637   36,875   35,874   36,307   36,120   36,327   36,399   36,631
      Employment-population ratio...........     60.8     61.0     61.2     60.4     60.2     60.5     60.5     60.6     60.8
    Unemployed..............................    1,650    1,725    1,661    1,838    1,773    1,839    1,777    1,926    1,849
      Unemployment rate.....................      4.4      4.5      4.3      4.9      4.7      4.8      4.7      5.0      4.8
                                                                                                                             
       Some college or associate degree                                                                                      
  Civilian labor force......................   34,725   35,154   35,456   34,548   34,635   34,851   35,008   35,126   35,310
      Participation rate....................     72.2     72.4     72.6     71.8     72.3     71.2     72.0     72.3     72.3
    Employed................................   33,362   33,933   34,172   33,112   33,283   33,547   33,754   33,859   33,959
      Employment-population ratio...........     69.4     69.9     70.0     68.8     69.5     68.5     69.4     69.7     69.5
    Unemployed..............................    1,364    1,221    1,284    1,435    1,351    1,304    1,254    1,267    1,351
      Unemployment rate.....................      3.9      3.5      3.6      4.2      3.9      3.7      3.6      3.6      3.8
                                                                                                                             
       Bachelor's degree and higher (2)                                                                                      
  Civilian labor force......................   40,921   41,617   41,893   40,772   40,945   41,297   41,431   41,569   41,629
      Participation rate....................     78.1     78.2     78.2     77.8     77.5     77.8     78.1     78.1     77.7
    Employed................................   39,924   40,615   40,972   39,744   40,007   40,309   40,579   40,592   40,676
      Employment-population ratio...........     76.2     76.3     76.5     75.8     75.7     75.9     76.5     76.3     76.0
    Unemployed..............................      997    1,002      921    1,027      938      987      852      978      953
      Unemployment rate.....................      2.4      2.4      2.2      2.5      2.3      2.4      2.1      2.4      2.3

    1 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.
    2 Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees. 
    NOTE:  Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.




   
  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                     HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-5.  Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status

  (In thousands)
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   
                                            Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                   
                  Category                                                                                         
                                                                                                                   
                                              Oct.    Sept.    Oct.   Oct.    June    July    Aug.    Sept.   Oct. 
                                              2004    2005    2005    2004    2005    2005    2005    2005    2005 
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   
               CLASS OF WORKER                                                                                     
                                                                                                                   
  Agriculture and related industries.......   2,280   2,284   2,239   2,155   2,336   2,334   2,178   2,142   2,122
    Wage and salary workers................   1,273   1,260   1,227   1,194   1,312   1,311   1,216   1,117   1,147
    Self-employed workers..................     973     986     973     921   1,004     987     926     981     937
    Unpaid family workers..................      34      38      38   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
                                                                                                                   
  Nonagricultural industries............... 138,167 140,296 141,101 137,764 139,237 139,668 140,345 140,461 140,629
    Wage and salary workers................ 128,227 130,755 131,469 128,035 129,707 130,056 131,021 130,994 131,180
      Government...........................  20,328  20,284  20,475  20,213  20,464  20,492  20,469  20,251  20,354
      Private industries................... 107,898 110,471 110,994 107,823 109,203 109,651 110,605 110,728 110,815
        Private households.................     728     861     813   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
        Other industries................... 107,171 109,610 110,182 107,090 108,399 108,834 109,705 109,887 109,995
    Self-employed workers..................   9,860   9,453   9,549   9,702   9,465   9,514   9,269   9,355   9,360
    Unpaid family workers..................      81      88      84   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
                                                                                                                   
        PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME (2)                                                                              
                                                                                                                   
  All industries:                                                                                                  
    Part time for economic reasons.........   4,407   4,230   3,915   4,762   4,465   4,427   4,493   4,591   4,261
      Slack work or business conditions....   2,842   2,665   2,459   3,052   2,668   2,723   2,768   2,882   2,666
      Could only find part-time work.......   1,312   1,316   1,236   1,385   1,420   1,368   1,426   1,383   1,318
    Part time for noneconomic reasons......  20,442  19,812  20,559  19,704  19,021  19,528  19,516  19,579  19,706
                                                                                                                   
  Nonagricultural industries:                                                                                      
    Part time for economic reasons.........   4,310   4,188   3,837   4,656   4,386   4,369   4,457   4,522   4,178
      Slack work or business conditions....   2,764   2,636   2,400   2,971   2,616   2,673   2,747   2,832   2,614
      Could only find part-time work.......   1,302   1,312   1,225   1,363   1,416   1,369   1,420   1,366   1,296
    Part time for noneconomic reasons......  20,034  19,414  20,130  19,288  18,633  19,084  19,141  19,188  19,259

    1 Data not available.
    2 Persons at work excludes employed persons who were absent from their jobs during the entire reference week
  for reasons such as vacation, illness, or industrial dispute.  Part time for noneconomic reasons excludes persons
  who usually work full time but worked only 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for reasons such as holidays,
  illness, and bad weather.
    NOTE:  Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because
  of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series.  Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised
  population controls used in the household survey.




   
  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-6.  Selected employment indicators

  (In thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                            
                    Characteristic                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Oct.   Sept.    Oct.    Oct.    June    July    Aug.   Sept.    Oct. 
                                                       2004   2005     2005    2004    2005    2005    2005   2005     2005 
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
  Total, 16 years and over.......................... 140,447 142,579 143,340 139,827 141,638 142,076 142,449 142,432 142,646
    16 to 19 years..................................   5,775   5,789   5,801   5,908   6,013   6,024   6,055   6,036   5,954
      16 to 17 years................................   2,160   2,253   2,231   2,189   2,296   2,241   2,292   2,285   2,286
      18 to 19 years................................   3,615   3,536   3,570   3,711   3,712   3,769   3,789   3,752   3,669
    20 years and over............................... 134,672 136,790 137,539 133,920 135,625 136,052 136,394 136,395 136,692
      20 to 24 years................................  13,834  13,714  13,993  13,842  13,829  13,904  13,775  13,842  13,949
      25 years and over............................. 120,838 123,076 123,546 120,066 121,772 122,120 122,682 122,545 122,695
        25 to 54 years..............................  98,260  99,229  99,400  97,700  98,274  98,530  98,958  98,817  98,822
          25 to 34 years............................  30,638  30,854  31,088  30,432  30,482  30,606  30,709  30,671  30,844
          35 to 44 years............................  34,738  34,949  34,754  34,599  34,629  34,707  34,701  34,822  34,608
          45 to 54 years............................  32,883  33,426  33,558  32,669  33,163  33,217  33,548  33,324  33,369
        55 years and over...........................  22,579  23,847  24,146  22,366  23,498  23,590  23,725  23,728  23,874
                                                                                                                            
  Men, 16 years and over............................  75,254  76,446  76,808  74,852  76,092  76,272  76,449  76,236  76,395
    16 to 19 years..................................   2,903   2,809   2,819   2,957   2,919   2,910   2,923   2,918   2,875
      16 to 17 years................................   1,063   1,036   1,025   1,072   1,066   1,014   1,064   1,048   1,037
      18 to 19 years................................   1,840   1,773   1,794   1,879   1,851   1,895   1,882   1,863   1,834
    20 years and over...............................  72,351  73,637  73,988  71,895  73,174  73,363  73,527  73,318  73,519
      20 to 24 years................................   7,309   7,196   7,323   7,307   7,367   7,414   7,303   7,246   7,305
      25 years and over.............................  65,042  66,441  66,665  64,592  65,807  65,920  66,282  66,043  66,207
        25 to 54 years..............................  52,886  53,676  53,741  52,582  53,124  53,198  53,530  53,329  53,438
          25 to 34 years............................  17,038  17,164  17,255  16,900  16,921  16,988  17,119  17,025  17,108
          35 to 44 years............................  18,733  18,953  18,901  18,649  18,803  18,825  18,784  18,816  18,809
          45 to 54 years............................  17,115  17,560  17,585  17,033  17,400  17,385  17,627  17,489  17,522
        55 years and over...........................  12,156  12,765  12,925  12,010  12,682  12,722  12,753  12,714  12,769
                                                                                                                            
  Women, 16 years and over..........................  65,193  66,133  66,532  64,975  65,545  65,804  66,000  66,196  66,251
    16 to 19 years..................................   2,872   2,980   2,982   2,951   3,095   3,114   3,133   3,119   3,078
      16 to 17 years................................   1,097   1,217   1,206   1,118   1,230   1,227   1,227   1,236   1,249
      18 to 19 years................................   1,775   1,763   1,776   1,831   1,860   1,873   1,908   1,889   1,835
    20 years and over...............................  62,321  63,153  63,551  62,024  62,451  62,690  62,867  63,077  63,173
      20 to 24 years................................   6,525   6,518   6,670   6,535   6,461   6,491   6,472   6,596   6,644
      25 years and over.............................  55,796  56,635  56,881  55,474  55,966  56,200  56,400  56,502  56,488
        25 to 54 years..............................  45,373  45,553  45,659  45,118  45,150  45,333  45,428  45,488  45,384
          25 to 34 years............................  13,600  13,690  13,833  13,532  13,561  13,618  13,591  13,646  13,737
          35 to 44 years............................  16,006  15,996  15,853  15,950  15,826  15,882  15,917  16,006  15,800
          45 to 54 years............................  15,768  15,866  15,973  15,636  15,763  15,832  15,920  15,836  15,847
        55 years and over...........................  10,422  11,082  11,221  10,356  10,816  10,867  10,972  11,014  11,105
                                                                                                                            
  Married men, spouse present.......................  45,403  45,573  45,977  45,127  45,357  45,486  45,700  45,438  45,675
  Married women, spouse present.....................  35,273  34,974  35,385  34,808  34,622  34,965  34,997  34,946  34,858
  Women who maintain families.......................   8,664   8,872   8,875   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
                                                                                                                            
  Full-time workers (2)............................. 115,166 117,781 118,025 114,954 117,200 117,332 117,637 117,375 117,737
  Part-time workers (3).............................  25,281  24,798  25,315  24,931  24,464  24,749  24,873  25,014  24,927

    1 Data not available.
    2 Employed full-time workers are persons who usually work 35 hours or more per week.
    3 Employed part-time workers are persons who usually work less than 35 hours per week.
    NOTE:  Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the
  independent seasonal adjustment of the various series.  Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population
  controls used in the household survey.




   
  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-7.  Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                            Number of                                                       
                                                        unemployed persons                Unemployment rates (1)            
                                                          (in thousands)                                                    
                    Characteristic                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Oct.    Sept.   Oct.    Oct.    June    July    Aug.    Sept.   Oct. 
                                                       2004    2005    2005    2004    2005    2005    2005    2005    2005 
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
  Total, 16 years and over..........................   8,066   7,661   7,433    5.5     5.0     5.0     4.9     5.1     5.0 
    16 to 19 years..................................   1,227   1,136   1,128   17.2    16.4    16.1    16.5    15.8    15.9 
      16 to 17 years................................     567     529     524   20.6    18.3    18.7    18.6    18.8    18.7 
      18 to 19 years................................     665     606     612   15.2    15.2    14.4    15.1    13.9    14.3 
    20 years and over...............................   6,838   6,525   6,305    4.9     4.4     4.5     4.3     4.6     4.4 
      20 to 24 years................................   1,505   1,324   1,300    9.8     8.8     8.3     8.9     8.7     8.5 
      25 years and over.............................   5,349   5,192   5,021    4.3     3.9     4.0     3.8     4.1     3.9 
        25 to 54 years..............................   4,456   4,299   4,215    4.4     4.1     4.2     4.0     4.2     4.1 
          25 to 34 years............................   1,761   1,747   1,570    5.5     5.2     5.2     5.0     5.4     4.8 
          35 to 44 years............................   1,469   1,330   1,397    4.1     3.8     3.8     3.7     3.7     3.9 
          45 to 54 years............................   1,226   1,222   1,248    3.6     3.4     3.6     3.3     3.5     3.6 
        55 years and over...........................     887     874     799    3.8     3.1     3.5     3.2     3.6     3.2 
                                                                                                                            
  Men, 16 years and over............................   4,438   4,092   3,862    5.6     5.0     4.9     4.9     5.1     4.8 
    16 to 19 years..................................     701     620     575   19.2    19.0    18.6    18.3    17.5    16.7 
      16 to 17 years................................     304     286     230   22.1    21.7    23.2    21.6    21.4    18.2 
      18 to 19 years................................     403     334     342   17.7    17.5    15.5    16.4    15.2    15.7 
    20 years and over...............................   3,736   3,471   3,287    4.9     4.3     4.3     4.3     4.5     4.3 
      20 to 24 years................................     827     801     763   10.2     9.3     8.7    10.1     9.9     9.5 
      25 years and over.............................   2,909   2,658   2,518    4.3     3.7     3.7     3.6     3.9     3.7 
        25 to 54 years..............................   2,401   2,226   2,102    4.4     3.9     3.9     3.8     4.0     3.8 
          25 to 34 years............................     930     911     794    5.2     4.6     4.6     4.4     5.1     4.4 
          35 to 44 years............................     786     673     672    4.0     3.6     3.4     3.6     3.5     3.5 
          45 to 54 years............................     685     642     635    3.9     3.4     3.7     3.3     3.5     3.5 
        55 years and over...........................     508     432     416    4.1     3.1     3.2     3.1     3.3     3.2 
                                                                                                                            
  Women, 16 years and over..........................   3,628   3,569   3,571    5.3     5.1     5.1     4.9     5.1     5.1 
    16 to 19 years..................................     526     516     553   15.1    13.8    13.6    14.6    14.2    15.2 
      16 to 17 years................................     263     243     294   19.0    15.1    14.5    15.8    16.4    19.1 
      18 to 19 years................................     262     272     270   12.5    12.8    13.2    13.9    12.6    12.8 
    20 years and over...............................   3,102   3,053   3,018    4.8     4.6     4.7     4.4     4.6     4.6 
      20 to 24 years................................     678     524     537    9.4     8.1     7.7     7.5     7.4     7.5 
      25 years and over.............................   2,441   2,534   2,504    4.2     4.2     4.3     4.0     4.3     4.2 
        25 to 54 years..............................   2,055   2,073   2,113    4.4     4.4     4.5     4.2     4.4     4.4 
          25 to 34 years............................     831     836     776    5.8     5.9     5.9     5.6     5.8     5.3 
          35 to 44 years............................     683     657     725    4.1     4.1     4.2     3.9     3.9     4.4 
          45 to 54 years............................     541     580     612    3.3     3.4     3.6     3.2     3.5     3.7 
        55 years and over (2).......................     360     453     357    3.3     3.3     4.1     3.8     3.9     3.1 
                                                                                                                            
  Married men, spouse present.......................   1,393   1,296   1,226    3.0     2.6     2.6     2.9     2.8     2.6 
  Married women, spouse present.....................   1,121   1,226   1,185    3.1     3.3     3.4     3.2     3.4     3.3 
  Women who maintain families (2)...................     738     730     701    7.8     8.2     8.8     7.2     7.6     7.3 
                                                                                                                            
  Full-time workers (3).............................   6,611   6,260   6,042    5.4     4.9     4.9     4.9     5.1     4.9 
  Part-time workers (4).............................   1,461   1,396   1,405    5.5     5.4     5.5     5.1     5.3     5.3 

    1 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.
    2 Not seasonally adjusted.
    3 Full-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work full time (35 hours or more per week) or
  are on layoff from full-time jobs.
    4 Part-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work part time (less than 35 hours per week)
  or are on layoff from part-time jobs.
    NOTE:  Detail shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of
  the various series.  Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.




   
  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-8.  Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                            
                        Reason                                                                                              
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Oct.    Sept.   Oct.    Oct.    June    July    Aug.    Sept.   Oct. 
                                                       2004    2005    2005    2004    2005    2005    2005    2005    2005 
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                       
                                                                                                                            
  Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                            
    jobs............................................   3,653   3,373   3,162   4,074   3,680   3,633   3,490   3,724   3,523
    On temporary layoff.............................     637     670     637     947     975     959     880     982     947
    Not on temporary layoff.........................   3,016   2,703   2,525   3,127   2,705   2,674   2,610   2,742   2,576
      Permanent job losers..........................   2,206   1,836   1,824   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
      Persons who completed temporary jobs..........     810     867     701   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
  Job leavers.......................................     853     932     916     829     844     826     839     876     893
  Reentrants........................................   2,353   2,378   2,292   2,411   2,219   2,394   2,451   2,422   2,356
  New entrants......................................     672     577     594     747     661     628     632     623     652
                                                                                                                            
                 PERCENT DISTRIBUTION                                                                                       
                                                                                                                            
  Total unemployed..................................   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0
   Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                           
     jobs...........................................    48.5    46.5    45.4    50.5    49.7    48.6    47.1    48.7    47.5
     On temporary layoff............................     8.5     9.2     9.1    11.8    13.2    12.8    11.9    12.8    12.8
     Not on temporary layoff........................    40.0    37.2    36.3    38.8    36.5    35.7    35.2    35.9    34.7
   Job leavers......................................    11.3    12.8    13.2    10.3    11.4    11.0    11.3    11.5    12.0
   Reentrants.......................................    31.2    32.8    32.9    29.9    30.0    32.0    33.1    31.7    31.7
   New entrants.....................................     8.9     7.9     8.5     9.3     8.9     8.4     8.5     8.1     8.8
                                                                                                                            
            UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE                                                                                  
                   CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
   Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                           
     jobs...........................................     2.5     2.3     2.1     2.8     2.5     2.4     2.3     2.5     2.3
   Job leavers......................................      .6      .6      .6      .6      .6      .6      .6      .6      .6
   Reentrants.......................................     1.6     1.6     1.5     1.6     1.5     1.6     1.6     1.6     1.6
   New entrants.....................................      .5      .4      .4      .5      .4      .4      .4      .4      .4

    1 Data not available.
    NOTE:  Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.





  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-9.  Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                            
                       Duration                                                                                             
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Oct.    Sept.   Oct.    Oct.    June    July    Aug.    Sept.   Oct. 
                                                       2004    2005    2005    2004    2005    2005    2005    2005    2005 
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                       
                                                                                                                            
  Less than 5 weeks.................................   2,602   2,772   2,578   2,753   2,666   2,571   2,542   2,735   2,695
  5 to 14 weeks.....................................   2,076   2,079   2,040   2,290   2,342   2,430   2,272   2,285   2,265
  15 weeks and over.................................   2,852   2,408   2,346   3,032   2,350   2,437   2,686   2,611   2,496
     15 to 26 weeks.................................   1,165     982     960   1,261   1,041   1,047   1,243   1,131   1,045
     27 weeks and over..............................   1,687   1,426   1,386   1,771   1,310   1,389   1,444   1,480   1,452
                                                                                                                            
  Average (mean) duration, in weeks.................    19.8    18.2    18.3    19.7    17.1    17.6    18.9    18.3    18.1
  Median duration, in weeks.........................     9.5     8.4     8.5     9.5     9.1     9.0     9.4     8.6     8.6
                                                                                                                            
                 PERCENT DISTRIBUTION                                                                                       
                                                                                                                            
  Total unemployed..................................   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0
    Less than 5 weeks...............................    34.6    38.2    37.0    34.1    36.2    34.6    33.9    35.8    36.1
    5 to 14 weeks...................................    27.6    28.6    29.3    28.4    31.8    32.7    30.3    29.9    30.4
    15 weeks and over...............................    37.9    33.2    33.7    37.5    31.9    32.8    35.8    34.2    33.5
      15 to 26 weeks................................    15.5    13.5    13.8    15.6    14.1    14.1    16.6    14.8    14.0
      27 weeks and over.............................    22.4    19.6    19.9    21.9    17.8    18.7    19.2    19.4    19.5

   NOTE:  Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.





  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                       HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-10.  Employed and unemployed persons by occupation, not seasonally adjusted

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                      Unemployment    
                                                                           Employed             Unemployed               rates        
                                                                                                                                     
                             Occupation                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                       Oct.       Oct.        Oct.       Oct.        Oct.       Oct.   
                                                                       2004       2005        2004       2005        2004       2005   
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
       Total, 16 years and over (1)................................   140,447    143,340      7,531      6,964        5.1        4.6 
  Management, professional, and related occupations................    48,917     49,958      1,191      1,099        2.4        2.2 
    Management, business, and financial operations occupations.....    20,508     20,808        522        417        2.5        2.0 
    Professional and related occupations...........................    28,409     29,150        669        683        2.3        2.3 
  Service occupations..............................................    23,307     23,297      1,564      1,430        6.3        5.8 
  Sales and office occupations.....................................    35,563     36,237      1,860      1,748        5.0        4.6 
    Sales and related occupations..................................    15,983     16,500        812        866        4.8        5.0 
    Office and administrative support occupations..................    19,579     19,737      1,048        881        5.1        4.3 
  Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations.....    15,004     15,841        967        879        6.1        5.3 
    Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.....................       988      1,030         97         88        9.0        7.9 
    Construction and extraction occupations........................     8,892      9,381        672        572        7.0        5.7 
    Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations..............     5,124      5,431        198        219        3.7        3.9 
  Production, transportation, and material moving occupations......    17,656     18,007      1,245      1,171        6.6        6.1 
    Production occupations.........................................     9,248      9,320        608        681        6.2        6.8 
    Transportation and material moving occupations.................     8,409      8,687        637        490        7.0        5.3 

    1 Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the Armed Forces are included in the unemployed
  total.
    NOTE:  Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.





  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                      HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-11.  Unemployed persons by industry, not seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                    Number of                                                       
                                                                    unemployed                             Unemployment             
                                                                     persons                                  rates                 
                       Industry                                   (in thousands)                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                             Oct.                Oct.                 Oct.                Oct.       
                                                             2004                2005                 2004                2005       
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         Total, 16 years and over (1)...............         7,531               6,964                 5.1                 4.6      
  Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers...         5,894               5,529                 5.2                 4.7      
    Mining..........................................            15                   2                 2.6                  .3      
    Construction....................................           635                 519                 6.9                 5.3      
    Manufacturing...................................           884                 800                 5.3                 4.8      
      Durable goods.................................           525                 481                 5.0                 4.6      
      Nondurable goods..............................           360                 319                 5.9                 5.3      
    Wholesale and retail trade......................         1,138               1,050                 5.4                 4.9      
    Transportation and utilities....................           219                 251                 4.0                 4.4      
    Information.....................................           185                 162                 5.6                 4.8      
    Financial activities............................           358                 255                 3.8                 2.7      
    Professional and business services..............           781                 748                 6.2                 5.8      
    Education and health services...................           526                 628                 2.9                 3.4      
    Leisure and hospitality.........................           853                 796                 7.3                 6.8      
    Other services..................................           300                 319                 4.8                 5.0      
  Agriculture and related private wage and salary                                                                                   
     workers........................................           102                  85                 7.7                 6.7      
  Government workers................................           561                 502                 2.7                 2.4      
  Self employed and unpaid family workers...........           301                 255                 2.7                 2.3      

    1 Persons with no previous work experience are included in the unemployed total.
    NOTE:  Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.



  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                        HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-12.  Alternative measures of labor underutilization

  (Percent)
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                      
                                                               Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                                      
                            Measure                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                 Oct.    Sept.   Oct.    Oct.    June    July    Aug.    Sept.   Oct. 
                                                                 2004    2005    2005    2004    2005    2005    2005    2005    2005 
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                      
  U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of                                                                          
     the civilian labor force.................................    1.9     1.6     1.6     2.1     1.6     1.6     1.8     1.7     1.7 
                                                                                                                                      
  U-2 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, as                                                                         
     a percent of the civilian labor force....................    2.5     2.3     2.1     2.8     2.5     2.4     2.3     2.5     2.3 
                                                                                                                                      
  U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor                                                                            
     force (official unemployment rate).......................    5.1     4.8     4.6     5.5     5.0     5.0     4.9     5.1     5.0 
                                                                                                                                      
  U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a percent                                                                         
     of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers.....    5.4     5.1     4.9     5.7     5.3     5.3     5.2     5.3     5.2 
                                                                                                                                      
  U-5 Total unemployed, plus discouraged workers, plus all                                                                            
     other marginally attached workers, as a percent of the                                                                           
     civilian labor force plus all marginally attached                                                                                
     workers..................................................    6.1     5.7     5.5     6.5     6.0     6.0     5.9     6.0     5.8 
                                                                                                                                      
  U-6 Total unemployed, plus all marginally attached workers,                                                                         
     plus total employed part time for economic reasons, as a                                                                         
     percent of the civilian labor force plus all marginally                                                                          
     attached workers.........................................    9.1     8.5     8.1     9.7     9.0     8.9     8.9     9.0     8.7 

    NOTE:  Marginally attached workers are persons who currently are neither working nor looking for work but indicate that they want
  and are available for a job and have looked for work sometime in the recent past.  Discouraged workers, a subset of the marginally
  attached, have given a job-market related reason for not currently looking for a job.  Persons employed part time for economic
  reasons are those who want and are available for full-time work but have had to settle for a part-time schedule.  For further
  information, see "BLS introduces new range of alternative unemployment measures," in the October 1995 issue of the Monthly Labor
  Review.  Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.




 
  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                  HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-13.  Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                            Total                Men                Women       
                                                                                                                                
                               Category                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
                                                                        Oct.      Oct.      Oct.      Oct.      Oct.      Oct.  
                                                                        2004      2005      2004      2005      2004      2005  
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                        NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
  Total not in the labor force......................................   76,214    76,655    28,871    29,310    47,343    47,345 
    Persons who currently want a job................................    5,065     4,796     2,266     2,135     2,798     2,661 
     Searched for work and available to work now (1)................    1,647     1,414       825       705       822       709 
          Reason not currently looking:                                                                                         
            Discouragement over job prospects (2)...................      429       392       256       223       174       169 
               Reasons other than discouragement (3)................    1,218     1,022       570       482       648       540 
                                                                                                                                
                         MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
  Total multiple jobholders (4).....................................    8,034     7,813     4,168     4,016     3,866     3,797 
      Percent of total employed.....................................      5.7       5.5       5.5       5.2       5.9       5.7 
                                                                                                                                
      Primary job full time, secondary job part time................    4,196     4,153     2,396     2,357     1,801     1,796 
      Primary and secondary jobs both part time.....................    1,720     1,704       519       560     1,201     1,143 
      Primary and secondary jobs both full time.....................      302       288       201       201       101        88 
      Hours vary on primary or secondary job........................    1,779     1,609     1,030       881       750       728 

    1 Data refer to persons who have searched for work during the prior 12 months and were available to take a job during the
  reference week.
    2 Includes thinks no work available, could not find work, lacks schooling or training, employer thinks too young or old, and
  other types of discrimination.
    3 Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for such reasons as school or family responsibili-
  ties, ill health, and transportation problems, as well as a small number for which reason for nonparticipation was not
  determined.
    4 Includes persons who work part time on their primary job and full time on their secondary job(s), not shown separately.
    NOTE:  Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.





ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                                ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-1.  Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail

(In thousands)


                                         Not seasonally adjusted                    Seasonally adjusted

                                                                                                                           Change
           Industry                Oct.     Aug.    Sept.    Oct.      Oct.     June     July     Aug.    Sept.    Oct.     from:
                                   2004     2005    2005p    2005p     2004     2005     2005     2005    2005p    2005p  Sept. 2005-
                                                                                                                          Oct. 2005p

          Total nonfarm......... 133,139  133,770  134,336  135,038  132,162  133,588  133,865  134,013  134,005  134,061       56

        Total private........... 111,121  113,106  112,643  112,831  110,462  111,828  112,048  112,164  112,148  112,194       46

    Goods-producing.............  22,257   22,566   22,434   22,468   21,982   22,134   22,134   22,159   22,146   22,195       49

Natural resources and mining....     605      644      647      648      595      628      629      632      635      639        4
   Logging......................    70.9     68.0     68.0     66.9     67.0     64.8     65.3     64.9     64.3     63.5      -.8
 Mining.........................   534.5    576.2    578.6    581.4    527.7    563.1    563.4    566.7    571.1    575.8      4.7
  Oil and gas extraction........   122.9    127.9    126.9    127.4    123.6    125.4    126.4    126.5    126.9    127.9      1.0
  Mining, except oil and gas(1).   212.7    226.6    224.8    225.8    208.4    221.2    219.9    220.3    220.2    222.3      2.1
   Coal mining..................    73.0     78.5     78.8     78.2     72.7     77.2     77.8     77.6     78.2     78.3       .1
  Support activities for mining.   198.9    221.7    226.9    228.2    195.7    216.5    217.1    219.9    224.0    225.6      1.6

Construction....................   7,265    7,580    7,508    7,539    7,043    7,230    7,235    7,267    7,279    7,312       33
  Construction of buildings..... 1,698.4  1,753.0  1,739.7  1,751.1  1,663.0  1,696.2  1,699.2  1,705.4  1,707.6  1,716.3      8.7
   Residential building.........   931.8    972.1    966.2    967.2    915.6    943.8    946.8    947.3    950.5    952.3      1.8
   Nonresidential building......   766.6    780.9    773.5    783.9    747.4    752.4    752.4    758.1    757.1    764.0      6.9
  Heavy and civil engineering
   construction.................   967.3  1,012.4  1,006.4  1,003.4    904.1    937.4    938.2    939.0    940.6    940.1      -.5
  Specialty trade contractors... 4,599.0  4,814.5  4,761.8  4,784.9  4,476.1  4,596.4  4,597.8  4,622.5  4,630.3  4,655.1     24.8
   Residential specialty trade
    contractors................. 2,181.1  2,289.3  2,286.8  2,306.9  2,120.9  2,192.7  2,189.9  2,206.0  2,221.1  2,241.1     20.0
   Nonresidential specialty
    trade contractors........... 2,417.9  2,525.2  2,475.2  2,478.2  2,355.2  2,403.7  2,407.9  2,416.5  2,409.2  2,414.0      4.8

Manufacturing...................  14,387   14,342   14,279   14,281   14,344   14,276   14,270   14,260   14,232   14,244       12
   Production workers...........  10,156   10,151   10,129   10,153   10,111   10,080   10,081   10,086   10,079   10,106       27

 Durable goods..................   8,968    8,974    8,936    8,954    8,960    8,947    8,940    8,945    8,928    8,946       18
   Production workers...........   6,183    6,235    6,221    6,258    6,172    6,197    6,197    6,215    6,210    6,243       33

  Wood products.................   558.4    558.1    555.4    552.4    554.5    550.7    549.5    549.7    549.8    548.6     -1.2
  Nonmetallic mineral products..   516.2    509.8    510.7    509.5    509.1    501.3    499.4    499.8    500.4    501.1       .7
  Primary metals................   465.6    465.0    466.0    466.6    466.0    465.3    465.4    465.3    466.1    467.4      1.3
  Fabricated metal products..... 1,514.0  1,527.0  1,521.7  1,526.6  1,511.5  1,521.0  1,523.6  1,523.2  1,522.8  1,523.3       .5
  Machinery..................... 1,143.1  1,155.5  1,157.5  1,160.5  1,147.3  1,156.2  1,160.5  1,159.5  1,162.1  1,164.9      2.8
  Computer and electronic
   products(1).................. 1,329.0  1,338.8  1,329.8  1,329.8  1,329.8  1,333.4  1,333.9  1,334.2  1,331.5  1,331.1      -.4
   Computer and peripheral
    equipment...................   209.0    215.3    214.6    211.5    209.7    214.8    214.7    214.7    214.2    212.6     -1.6
   Communications equipment.....   152.1    154.5    151.8    152.3    150.7    154.3    154.4    153.5    152.2    151.8      -.4
   Semiconductors and electronic
    components..................   453.8    449.6    447.4    447.4    454.9    447.3    447.1    447.7    447.7    447.8       .1
   Electronic instruments.......   435.8    442.4    440.2    441.4    437.0    439.2    440.4    441.1    441.3    442.2       .9
  Electrical equipment and
   appliances...................   444.7    439.8    434.7    430.7    445.1    440.1    439.4    439.1    434.8    432.3     -2.5
  Transportation equipment(1)... 1,770.9  1,762.3  1,747.1  1,769.6  1,771.0  1,764.3  1,752.5  1,760.3  1,746.6  1,769.0     22.4
   Motor vehicles and parts(2).. 1,110.5  1,077.7  1,087.5  1,085.9  1,111.8  1,079.6  1,066.7  1,076.0  1,085.3  1,084.4      -.9
  Furniture and related products   570.5    561.3    558.3    557.1    571.3    561.0    558.5    559.1    558.9    557.9     -1.0
  Miscellaneous manufacturing...   655.7    656.8    655.2    651.5    654.1    653.7    657.3    654.9    654.5    650.4     -4.1

 Nondurable goods...............   5,419    5,368    5,343    5,327    5,384    5,329    5,330    5,315    5,304    5,298       -6
   Production workers...........   3,973    3,916    3,908    3,895    3,939    3,883    3,884    3,871    3,869    3,863       -6

  Food manufacturing............ 1,522.8  1,519.0  1,500.9  1,498.3  1,493.5  1,488.4  1,486.8  1,482.5  1,475.2  1,474.1     -1.1
  Beverages and tobacco products   195.9    194.1    195.6    194.6    192.9    190.4    190.6    189.8    190.8    191.5       .7
  Textile mills.................   236.2    221.7    220.7    218.6    236.5    223.9    223.0    221.1    219.6    218.5     -1.1
  Textile product mills.........   177.0    178.0    177.9    178.8    178.1    176.9    177.9    178.2    179.3    179.6       .3
  Apparel.......................   277.4    256.7    258.3    251.7    276.1    257.0    258.6    255.0    253.9    250.5     -3.4
  Leather and allied products...    42.8     43.6     43.5     42.7     42.8     42.8     43.5     43.4     43.2     42.9      -.3
  Paper and paper products......   500.1    497.4    492.8    491.8    499.4    496.4    495.9    494.7    492.2    491.4      -.8
  Printing and related support
   activities...................   662.7    654.0    654.3    651.9    661.0    655.6    653.9    652.2    652.4    651.1     -1.3
  Petroleum and coal products...   114.5    120.2    118.3    118.2    113.3    116.9    116.9    117.2    116.6    117.1       .5
  Chemicals.....................   881.4    880.0    875.3    873.4    884.5    878.4    879.9    877.6    876.7    875.8      -.9
  Plastics and rubber products..   808.5    803.7    805.7    807.2    806.3    802.3    803.2    802.9    804.1    805.3      1.2

    Service-providing........... 110,882  111,204  111,902  112,570  110,180  111,454  111,731  111,854  111,859  111,866        7

     Private service-providing..  88,864   90,540   90,209   90,363   88,480   89,694   89,914   90,005   90,002   89,999       -3

Trade, transportation, and
 utilities......................  25,687   25,917   25,828   25,940   25,581   25,854   25,922   25,910   25,858   25,855       -3

 Wholesale trade................ 5,684.8  5,759.0  5,741.2  5,745.2  5,674.7  5,722.3  5,729.8  5,733.9  5,734.5  5,735.8      1.3
  Durable goods................. 2,962.6  3,003.7  2,988.3  2,994.6  2,962.3  2,986.1  2,989.3  2,990.8  2,991.2  2,993.5      2.3
  Nondurable goods.............. 2,017.3  2,023.8  2,021.2  2,017.5  2,009.1  2,013.7  2,014.7  2,013.1  2,012.2  2,010.3     -1.9
  Electronic markets and agents
   and brokers..................   704.9    731.5    731.7    733.1    703.3    722.5    725.8    730.0    731.1    732.0       .9

 Retail trade...................15,106.9 15,236.6 15,098.4 15,203.3 15,056.5 15,197.1 15,249.2 15,230.7 15,172.7 15,167.3     -5.4
  Motor vehicle and parts
   dealers(1)................... 1,905.3  1,940.7  1,936.4  1,924.0  1,896.4  1,916.4  1,923.5  1,923.9  1,925.2  1,916.8     -8.4
   Automobile dealers........... 1,249.3  1,262.2  1,264.3  1,253.1  1,245.0  1,252.6  1,257.3  1,255.7  1,258.1  1,249.4     -8.7
  Furniture and home furnishings
   stores.......................   564.5    564.0    564.0    569.4    562.3    566.1    568.4    567.6    569.0    567.4     -1.6
  Electronics and appliance
   stores.......................   520.9    524.0    527.1    539.5    520.2    524.5    529.2    532.3    533.9    535.6      1.7
  Building material and garden
   supply stores................ 1,231.9  1,294.4  1,266.6  1,267.1  1,236.3  1,272.8  1,276.9  1,275.1  1,270.1  1,274.0      3.9
  Food and beverage stores...... 2,832.1  2,836.1  2,805.6  2,823.9  2,830.2  2,840.2  2,842.5  2,828.5  2,813.9  2,822.7      8.8
  Health and personal care
   stores.......................   942.2    961.6    949.6    957.6    941.6    956.7    956.1    962.4    954.1    958.2      4.1
  Gasoline stations.............   876.3    893.9    881.7    881.4    877.0    874.0    880.0    880.5    878.5    880.5      2.0
  Clothing and clothing
   accessories stores........... 1,370.4  1,434.6  1,387.7  1,396.5  1,376.0  1,406.1  1,426.3  1,420.6  1,403.5  1,400.2     -3.3
  Sporting goods, hobby, book,
   and music stores.............   645.3    626.3    628.4    641.1    638.0    636.3    637.2    636.7    625.7    634.5      8.8
  General merchandise stores(1). 2,857.5  2,821.5  2,809.7  2,854.1  2,835.2  2,861.6  2,867.1  2,862.0  2,858.2  2,844.2    -14.0
   Department stores............ 1,624.1  1,598.2  1,595.0  1,625.7  1,604.2  1,628.7  1,637.1  1,635.1  1,630.1  1,612.0    -18.1
  Miscellaneous store retailers.   928.5    925.9    917.5    917.3    920.5    924.0    922.2    920.0    917.1    912.1     -5.0
  Nonstore retailers............   432.0    413.6    424.1    431.4    422.8    418.4    419.8    421.1    423.5    421.1     -2.4

 Transportation and warehousing. 4,325.5  4,341.2  4,411.7  4,413.1  4,279.6  4,359.9  4,367.6  4,368.6  4,373.5  4,372.7      -.8
  Air transportation............   514.9    507.2    498.4    497.7    514.2    507.8    505.1    503.9    497.4    497.5       .1
  Rail transportation...........   225.9    223.4    224.3    223.8    225.4    223.9    223.9    223.1    223.2    223.0      -.2
  Water transportation..........    57.7     66.1     64.8     63.2     57.7     62.2     62.3     62.8     63.3     63.3       .0
  Truck transportation.......... 1,375.5  1,415.9  1,414.8  1,417.3  1,356.0  1,396.3  1,395.5  1,392.4  1,395.6  1,400.7      5.1
  Transit and ground passenger
   transportation...............   404.0    325.0    404.3    409.6    389.3    381.9    389.8    391.1    394.3    394.2      -.1
  Pipeline transportation.......    39.0     39.9     39.6     39.0     38.9     39.3     39.2     39.5     39.5     39.0      -.5
  Scenic and sightseeing
   transportation...............    26.1     38.4     35.5     29.5     25.6     28.4     28.9     29.0     29.0     28.6      -.4
  Support activities for
   transportation...............   542.8    559.6    561.2    551.9    539.9    554.5    556.0    554.3    557.3    550.4     -6.9
  Couriers and messengers.......   563.8    581.6    580.0    585.5    564.4    582.3    582.4    586.8    586.9    588.9      2.0
  Warehousing and storage.......   575.8    584.1    588.8    595.6    568.2    583.3    584.5    585.7    587.0    587.1       .1

 Utilities......................   569.6    580.1    576.3    578.2    570.3    575.1    575.1    577.1    577.2    579.2      2.0

Information.....................   3,125    3,164    3,144    3,130    3,131    3,146    3,146    3,147    3,152    3,137      -15
  Publishing industries, except
   Internet.....................   907.7    911.4    909.8    908.8    908.1    907.0    910.0    909.0    909.4    908.9      -.5
  Motion picture and sound
   recording industries.........   389.6    407.0    397.5    386.1    395.3    393.1    392.2    396.0    402.2    391.6    -10.6
  Broadcasting, except Internet.   329.5    333.3    330.9    331.6    329.5    331.6    332.8    333.0    331.3    331.5       .2
  Internet publishing and
   broadcasting.................    32.8     35.6     35.9     36.2     33.0     35.6     35.1     35.6     36.1     36.4       .3
  Telecommunications............ 1,026.3  1,033.0  1,028.2  1,029.7  1,024.8  1,034.8  1,033.5  1,031.4  1,030.5  1,030.2      -.3
  ISPs, search portals, and data
   processing...................   388.4    392.8    391.8    388.6    389.2    393.4    391.2    392.2    392.6    389.2     -3.4
  Other information services....    50.7     50.9     49.8     49.2     50.9     50.6     50.9     50.2     49.9     49.6      -.3

Financial activities............   8,083    8,307    8,268    8,275    8,093    8,208    8,227    8,248    8,266    8,288       22
 Finance and insurance.......... 5,982.1  6,102.3  6,089.3  6,108.5  5,994.1  6,062.5  6,072.3  6,086.4  6,102.4  6,120.7     18.3
  Monetary authorities - central
   bank.........................    21.2     20.5     20.4     20.1     21.3     20.4     20.3     20.3     20.2     20.1      -.1
  Credit intermediation and
   related activities(1)........ 2,841.1  2,940.2  2,934.4  2,945.1  2,847.9  2,915.4  2,922.5  2,931.2  2,943.8  2,954.9     11.1
   Depository credit
    intermediation(1)........... 1,760.5  1,817.2  1,809.3  1,811.2  1,768.1  1,802.1  1,804.2  1,809.9  1,815.0  1,820.4      5.4
    Commercial banking.......... 1,283.2  1,321.5  1,314.2  1,314.4  1,288.3  1,311.0  1,311.9  1,315.3  1,318.0  1,321.1      3.1
  Securities, commodity
   contracts, investments.......   774.7    795.0    792.9    794.3    777.3    786.5    788.1    791.5    793.7    796.4      2.7
  Insurance carriers and related
   activities................... 2,261.8  2,261.3  2,257.2  2,264.2  2,264.1  2,254.6  2,255.7  2,258.2  2,260.0  2,264.0      4.0
  Funds, trusts, and other
   financial vehicles...........    83.3     85.3     84.4     84.8     83.5     85.6     85.7     85.2     84.7     85.3       .6
 Real estate and rental and
  leasing....................... 2,100.9  2,204.3  2,178.2  2,166.0  2,099.2  2,145.0  2,154.6  2,161.5  2,163.9  2,166.8      2.9
  Real estate................... 1,431.0  1,503.6  1,490.6  1,485.2  1,428.6  1,461.4  1,470.7  1,475.8  1,479.5  1,482.8      3.3
  Rental and leasing services...   645.4    674.1    661.1    653.7    646.3    658.1    658.1    659.6    658.0    657.2      -.8
  Lessors of nonfinancial
   intangible assets............    24.5     26.6     26.5     27.1     24.3     25.5     25.8     26.1     26.4     26.8       .4

Professional and business
 services.......................  16,801   17,183   17,192   17,250   16,614   16,906   16,964   16,983   17,044   17,056       12
 Professional and technical
  services(1)................... 6,801.2  6,962.4  6,930.8  6,971.1  6,835.3  6,950.9  6,974.3  6,986.2  7,001.9  7,008.8      6.9
   Legal services............... 1,166.9  1,169.6  1,151.5  1,154.5  1,167.4  1,163.0  1,163.8  1,162.5  1,155.5  1,154.5     -1.0
   Accounting and bookkeeping
    services....................   762.3    795.2    792.3    798.2    821.5    858.5    861.7    863.5    866.3    866.2      -.1
   Architectural and engineering
    services.................... 1,287.6  1,343.4  1,336.9  1,342.1  1,280.5  1,310.8  1,317.5  1,322.3  1,330.6  1,332.7      2.1
   Computer systems design and
    related services............ 1,168.0  1,187.6  1,186.3  1,201.5  1,167.3  1,182.4  1,184.8  1,187.8  1,191.5  1,199.2      7.7
   Management and technical
    consulting services.........   794.0    822.2    819.3    824.3    790.5    806.3    811.9    814.7    816.7    819.3      2.6
 Management of companies and
  enterprises................... 1,718.9  1,743.2  1,727.0  1,732.3  1,715.3  1,735.7  1,735.8  1,735.9  1,730.5  1,735.1      4.6
 Administrative and waste
  services...................... 8,280.7  8,477.7  8,534.0  8,546.4  8,063.1  8,219.5  8,254.1  8,261.0  8,311.1  8,311.6       .5
  Administrative and support
   services(1).................. 7,952.3  8,145.2  8,207.3  8,226.6  7,736.4  7,895.7  7,927.4  7,935.6  7,988.5  7,992.8      4.3
   Employment services(1)....... 3,732.6  3,831.4  3,913.2  3,945.6  3,572.9  3,688.0  3,707.2  3,721.2  3,771.1  3,771.8       .7
    Temporary help services..... 2,610.8  2,646.2  2,720.4  2,754.7  2,486.5  2,529.6  2,548.8  2,561.9  2,602.4  2,613.5     11.1
   Business support services....   761.4    745.8    745.9    754.9    755.9    751.4    751.7    751.0    750.9    748.5     -2.4
   Services to buildings and
    dwellings................... 1,750.1  1,833.0  1,804.7  1,784.9  1,708.6  1,729.0  1,739.5  1,735.3  1,735.7  1,740.3      4.6
  Waste management and
   remediation services.........   328.4    332.5    326.7    319.8    326.7    323.8    326.7    325.4    322.6    318.8     -3.8

Education and health services...  17,251   17,045   17,365   17,633   17,081   17,336   17,377   17,418   17,451   17,462       11
 Educational services........... 2,957.8  2,490.1  2,792.7  3,001.5  2,794.0  2,835.5  2,837.8  2,846.2  2,851.8  2,840.5    -11.3
 Health care and social
  assistance....................14,293.3 14,554.5 14,571.8 14,631.9 14,287.2 14,500.5 14,539.5 14,571.8 14,598.7 14,621.2     22.5
 Health care(3).................12,137.6 12,389.1 12,370.7 12,411.4 12,135.3 12,300.3 12,337.4 12,363.5 12,385.8 12,402.6     16.8
   Ambulatory health care
    services(1)................. 4,998.8  5,128.8  5,116.2  5,147.6  4,996.9  5,084.6  5,104.0  5,120.1  5,130.3  5,141.7     11.4
    Offices of physicians....... 2,074.4  2,137.5  2,131.5  2,148.2  2,074.2  2,119.5  2,124.2  2,133.4  2,138.4  2,145.3      6.9
    Outpatient care centers.....   447.9    462.8    464.6    466.2    449.5    456.7    461.2    462.5    465.5    466.9      1.4
    Home health care services...   786.0    809.0    806.6    813.6    782.7    804.1    807.3    808.9    809.8    811.5      1.7
   Hospitals.................... 4,310.6  4,401.1  4,395.0  4,402.0  4,311.2  4,374.5  4,384.2  4,391.4  4,397.4  4,403.0      5.6
   Nursing and residential care
    facilities(1)............... 2,828.2  2,859.2  2,859.5  2,861.8  2,827.2  2,841.2  2,849.2  2,852.0  2,858.1  2,857.9      -.2
    Nursing care facilities..... 1,578.9  1,581.1  1,579.6  1,577.8  1,576.8  1,573.2  1,575.9  1,575.9  1,576.3  1,574.7     -1.6
  Social assistance(1).......... 2,155.7  2,165.4  2,201.1  2,220.5  2,151.9  2,200.2  2,202.1  2,208.3  2,212.9  2,218.6      5.7
   Child day care services......   782.4    748.4    790.3    805.9    772.8    793.2    792.7    791.6    792.7    796.9      4.2

Leisure and hospitality.........  12,494   13,408   12,963   12,701   12,546   12,765   12,801   12,830   12,767   12,749      -18
 Arts, entertainment, and
  recreation.................... 1,788.6  2,106.9  1,917.7  1,794.5  1,834.4  1,830.6  1,834.8  1,840.2  1,833.8  1,833.8      -.0
  Performing arts and spectator
   sports.......................   367.5    391.3    380.0    360.4    364.4    364.1    363.8    363.7    362.6    357.6     -5.0
  Museums, historical sites,
   zoos, and parks..............   118.3    127.1    120.6    118.2    118.2    117.5    117.6    117.1    119.0    117.4     -1.6
  Amusements, gambling, and
   recreation................... 1,302.8  1,588.5  1,417.1  1,315.9  1,351.8  1,349.0  1,353.4  1,359.4  1,352.2  1,358.8      6.6
 Accommodations and food
  services......................10,705.0 11,301.1 11,045.7 10,906.0 10,712.0 10,934.2 10,965.8 10,989.3 10,932.7 10,914.8    -17.9
  Accommodations................ 1,782.6  1,966.2  1,861.5  1,809.4  1,800.6  1,830.0  1,829.1  1,831.4  1,832.5  1,829.1     -3.4
  Food services and drinking
   places....................... 8,922.4  9,334.9  9,184.2  9,096.6  8,911.4  9,104.2  9,136.7  9,157.9  9,100.2  9,085.7    -14.5

Other services..................   5,423    5,516    5,449    5,434    5,434    5,479    5,477    5,469    5,464    5,452      -12
  Repair and maintenance........ 1,227.6  1,245.3  1,234.1  1,230.4  1,227.9  1,244.1  1,244.3  1,239.4  1,234.7  1,232.3     -2.4
  Personal and laundry services. 1,267.5  1,287.5  1,280.8  1,276.7  1,267.8  1,283.2  1,280.1  1,281.2  1,282.6  1,281.3     -1.3
  Membership associations and
   organizations................ 2,928.0  2,983.1  2,934.4  2,927.2  2,938.1  2,951.7  2,952.2  2,948.8  2,946.6  2,938.3     -8.3

Government......................  22,018   20,664   21,693   22,207   21,700   21,760   21,817   21,849   21,857   21,867       10
 Federal........................   2,722    2,731    2,723    2,711    2,723    2,719    2,719    2,718    2,717    2,713       -4
  Federal, except U.S. Postal
   Service...................... 1,940.6  1,952.0  1,944.3  1,932.5  1,940.1  1,937.6  1,937.5  1,936.5  1,936.4  1,933.6     -2.8
  U.S. Postal Service...........   781.2    778.7    778.7    778.7    782.5    781.2    781.1    781.1    780.7    779.8      -.9
 State government...............   5,143    4,756    5,034    5,179    5,007    5,026    5,034    5,033    5,041    5,041        0
  State government education.... 2,410.6  1,985.9  2,291.7  2,446.1  2,268.4  2,278.2  2,283.5  2,287.3  2,297.6  2,299.7      2.1
  State government, excluding
   education.................... 2,732.0  2,770.1  2,742.7  2,732.4  2,738.2  2,747.6  2,750.9  2,745.3  2,743.3  2,741.5     -1.8
 Local government...............  14,153   13,177   13,936   14,317   13,970   14,015   14,064   14,098   14,099   14,113       14
  Local government education.... 8,040.3  6,825.8  7,739.3  8,142.2  7,810.8  7,830.3  7,873.9  7,899.7  7,889.0  7,899.3     10.3
  Local government, excluding
   education.................... 6,113.0  6,351.1  6,196.7  6,174.5  6,159.3  6,184.9  6,190.1  6,198.7  6,210.0  6,213.5      3.5


  1 Includes other industries, not shown separately.
  2 Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts.
  3 Includes ambulatory health care services, hospitals, and nursing and residential care facilities.
  p = preliminary.





ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                              ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-2.  Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector
and selected industry detail


                                                   Not seasonally adjusted              Seasonally adjusted

                                                                                                                         Change
                  Industry                       Oct.   Aug.   Sept.  Oct.    Oct.   June   July   Aug.   Sept.  Oct.     from:
                                                 2004   2005   2005p  2005p   2004   2005   2005   2005   2005p  2005p  Sept. 2005-
                                                                                                                        Oct. 2005p


        Total private.........................   33.8   33.9   33.8   34.0    33.8   33.7   33.7   33.7   33.8   33.8       0.0

    Goods-producing...........................   40.1   40.3   40.6   40.6    39.9   39.9   39.9   39.9   39.9   40.3        .4

Natural resources and mining..................   45.4   46.5   46.3   46.3    44.8   45.6   45.9   46.0   45.7   45.7        .0

Construction..................................   38.7   39.3   39.4   39.0    38.2   38.5   38.2   38.3   38.2   38.5        .3

Manufacturing.................................   40.7   40.6   41.0   41.2    40.7   40.4   40.5   40.5   40.6   41.0        .4
   Overtime hours.............................    4.7    4.7    4.8    4.7     4.5    4.4    4.5    4.5    4.5    4.5        .0

 Durable goods................................   41.2   41.1   41.5   41.9    41.2   40.9   41.0   41.1   41.1   41.6        .5
   Overtime hours.............................    4.8    4.7    4.9    4.9     4.7    4.4    4.6    4.7    4.6    4.7        .1

  Wood products...............................   40.4   40.0   40.2   41.2    40.3   39.5   39.6   39.5   39.9   40.9       1.0
  Nonmetallic mineral products................   42.8   42.2   42.7   43.5    42.4   41.7   41.6   41.6   41.9   42.9       1.0
  Primary metals..............................   42.8   42.8   43.5   43.6    43.0   42.7   43.1   43.1   43.3   43.6        .3
  Fabricated metal products...................   41.2   40.7   41.1   41.8    41.1   40.7   40.8   40.8   40.7   41.5        .8
  Machinery...................................   42.0   41.6   42.0   42.3    42.2   41.9   42.1   42.0   41.8   42.4        .6
  Computer and electronic products............   40.2   39.6   40.4   40.8    40.1   39.8   40.1   39.7   40.0   40.5        .5
  Electrical equipment and appliances.........   40.8   40.8   41.6   42.3    40.6   40.2   40.9   40.9   41.2   41.6        .4
  Transportation equipment....................   42.4   42.7   43.0   43.0    42.3   42.2   42.2   42.8   42.5   42.8        .3
   Motor vehicles and parts(2)................   42.4   42.7   43.2   43.1    42.2   42.0   41.9   42.9   42.6   42.8        .2
  Furniture and related products..............   38.9   39.5   39.9   38.9    39.2   39.3   39.3   39.1   39.4   39.2       -.2
  Miscellaneous manufacturing.................   38.4   38.7   38.8   39.8    38.4   38.7   38.2   38.8   38.9   39.7        .8

 Nondurable goods.............................   39.9   39.7   40.3   40.2    39.9   39.7   39.7   39.7   39.9   40.0        .1
   Overtime hours.............................    4.5    4.5    4.8    4.5     4.3    4.3    4.3    4.3    4.3    4.3        .0

  Food manufacturing..........................   39.3   39.2   39.4   39.0    39.0   38.8   39.0   38.8   38.7   38.7        .0
  Beverages and tobacco products..............   38.3   40.4   39.7   41.0    38.6   40.0   39.9   40.0   39.4   41.3       1.9
  Textile mills...............................   39.8   39.9   40.4   40.2    40.1   40.3   40.2   40.0   40.1   40.4        .3
  Textile product mills.......................   39.2   38.5   38.8   38.6    39.1   38.1   38.2   38.6   38.4   38.5        .1
  Apparel.....................................   35.9   35.9   35.8   35.9    36.0   35.4   35.3   35.7   35.7   35.9        .2
  Leather and allied products.................   38.5   38.4   38.5   38.7    38.4   38.6   39.3   38.5   38.4   38.4        .0
  Paper and paper products....................   42.2   42.2   43.1   43.3    42.1   42.2   42.2   42.5   42.8   43.1        .3
  Printing and related support activities.....   38.5   38.3   39.2   38.9    38.3   38.2   38.4   38.4   38.7   38.6       -.1
  Petroleum and coal products.................   45.1   44.7   48.2   46.7    45.0   45.6   45.4   45.3   47.2   46.4       -.8
  Chemicals...................................   42.5   41.5   41.9   42.6    42.7   42.1   42.0   41.7   42.1   42.7        .6
  Plastics and rubber products................   40.1   39.8   40.6   40.3    40.1   39.6   39.6   39.9   40.2   40.1       -.1

     Private service-providing................   32.4   32.5   32.4   32.6    32.4   32.4   32.4   32.4   32.4   32.4        .0

Trade, transportation, and utilities..........   33.5   33.6   33.5   33.5    33.6   33.3   33.3   33.3   33.3   33.3        .0

 Wholesale trade..............................   37.7   37.5   37.8   38.1    37.7   37.6   37.6   37.5   37.7   37.7        .0

 Retail trade.................................   30.7   30.9   30.7   30.5    30.8   30.5   30.5   30.5   30.5   30.5        .0

 Transportation and warehousing...............   37.5   37.1   36.8   37.0    37.5   37.0   37.0   36.9   36.5   36.6        .1

 Utilities....................................   41.0   41.0   41.8   41.5    40.8   41.2   41.2   41.1   41.4   41.3       -.1

Information...................................   36.3   36.6   36.5   36.9    36.3   36.4   36.6   36.5   36.6   36.6        .0

Financial activities..........................   35.5   35.9   35.8   36.6    35.7   36.0   36.1   36.0   36.1   36.1        .0

Professional and business services............   34.2   34.3   34.3   34.5    34.3   34.1   34.3   34.2   34.3   34.3        .0

Education and health services.................   32.4   32.6   32.6   32.7    32.5   32.6   32.7   32.5   32.7   32.6       -.1

Leisure and hospitality.......................   25.6   26.4   25.4   25.8    25.7   25.8   25.7   25.7   25.7   25.7        .0

Other services................................   30.9   31.1   30.9   31.1    30.9   31.0   31.0   30.9   30.9   30.9        .0


  1 Data relate to production workers in natural resources and mining and manufacturing, construction workers in construction,
and nonsupervisory workers in the service-providing industries.  These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the
total employment on private nonfarm payrolls.
  2 Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts.
  p = preliminary.
      


    

ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                          ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-3.  Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls
by industry sector and selected industry detail


                                                       Average hourly earnings                  Average weekly earnings

                  Industry                         Oct.      Aug.     Sept.     Oct.       Oct.      Aug.     Sept.     Oct.
                                                   2004      2005     2005p     2005p      2004      2005     2005p     2005p

        Total private........................... $15.82    $16.06    $16.22    $16.34    $534.72   $544.43   $548.24   $555.56
         Seasonally adjusted....................  15.81     16.17     16.19     16.27     534.38    544.93    547.22    549.93

    Goods-producing.............................  17.39     17.71     17.76     17.81     697.34    713.71    721.06    723.09

Natural resources and mining....................  18.07     18.78     18.87     18.87     820.38    873.27    873.68    873.68

Construction....................................  19.47     19.60     19.69     19.75     753.49    770.28    775.79    770.25

Manufacturing...................................  16.26     16.60     16.64     16.70     661.78    673.96    682.24    688.04

 Durable goods..................................  16.98     17.42     17.45     17.51     699.58    715.96    724.18    733.67
  Wood products.................................  13.03     13.02     13.07     13.12     526.41    520.80    525.41    540.54
  Nonmetallic mineral products..................  16.38     16.84     16.72     16.64     701.06    710.65    713.94    723.84
  Primary metals................................  18.73     19.00     19.07     18.98     801.64    813.20    829.55    827.53
  Fabricated metal products.....................  15.38     15.88     15.93     15.89     633.66    646.32    654.72    664.20
  Machinery.....................................  16.84     16.99     17.00     17.03     707.28    706.78    714.00    720.37
  Computer and electronic products..............  17.52     18.61     18.67     18.63     704.30    736.96    754.27    760.10
  Electrical equipment and appliances...........  15.05     15.33     15.40     15.50     614.04    625.46    640.64    655.65
  Transportation equipment......................  21.78     22.28     22.32     22.69     923.47    951.36    959.76    975.67
  Furniture and related products................  13.27     13.47     13.56     13.43     516.20    532.07    541.04    522.43
  Miscellaneous manufacturing...................  13.92     14.13     14.08     13.98     534.53    546.83    546.30    556.40

 Nondurable goods...............................  15.11     15.24     15.32     15.33     602.89    605.03    617.40    616.27
  Food manufacturing............................  12.94     12.99     13.12     13.06     508.54    509.21    516.93    509.34
  Beverages and tobacco products................  19.18     18.42     18.46     18.05     734.59    744.17    732.86    740.05
  Textile mills.................................  12.11     12.44     12.33     12.31     481.98    496.36    498.13    494.86
  Textile product mills.........................  11.42     11.75     11.76     11.83     447.66    452.38    456.29    456.64
  Apparel.......................................   9.97     10.21     10.31     10.24     357.92    366.54    369.10    367.62
  Leather and allied products...................  11.58     11.55     11.71     11.64     445.83    443.52    450.84    450.47
  Paper and paper products......................  17.93     17.92     17.94     18.10     756.65    756.22    773.21    783.73
  Printing and related support activities.......  15.95     15.81     15.96     15.93     614.08    605.52    625.63    619.68
  Petroleum and coal products...................  24.33     24.11     24.38     24.76    1097.28   1077.72   1175.12   1156.29
  Chemicals.....................................  19.42     19.71     19.80     19.87     825.35    817.97    829.62    846.46
  Plastics and rubber products..................  14.55     14.91     14.84     14.74     583.46    593.42    602.50    594.02

     Private service-providing..................  15.40     15.62     15.80     15.94     498.96    507.65    511.92    519.64

Trade, transportation, and utilities............  14.69     14.95     15.04     15.10     492.12    502.32    503.84    505.85

 Wholesale trade................................  17.75     18.16     18.31     18.47     669.18    681.00    692.12    703.71

 Retail trade...................................  12.17     12.37     12.36     12.38     373.62    382.23    379.45    377.59

 Transportation and warehousing.................  16.59     16.81     16.85     16.86     622.13    623.65    620.08    623.82

 Utilities......................................  26.02     26.65     27.09     27.17    1066.82   1092.65   1132.36   1127.56

Information.....................................  21.69     22.14     22.48     22.81     787.35    810.32    820.52    841.69

Financial activities............................  17.68     17.92     18.07     18.24     627.64    643.33    646.91    667.58

Professional and business services..............  17.54     17.88     17.99     18.36     599.87    613.28    617.06    633.42

Education and health services...................  16.30     16.73     16.82     16.82     528.12    545.40    548.33    550.01

Leisure and hospitality.........................   9.02      9.05      9.22      9.26     230.91    238.92    234.19    238.91

Other services..................................  14.06     14.19     14.28     14.33     434.45    441.31    441.25    445.66


  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  p = preliminary.





ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                             ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-4.  Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls
by industry sector and selected industry detail, seasonally adjusted


                                                                                                       Percent
                  Industry                         Oct.     June     July     Aug.    Sept.    Oct.  change from:
                                                   2004     2005     2005     2005    2005p    2005p  Sept.2005-
                                                                                                      Oct. 2005p
        Total private:
         Current dollars........................ $15.81   $16.07   $16.14   $16.17   $16.19   $16.27      0.5
         Constant (1982) dollars(2).............   8.22     8.21     8.20     8.16     8.06     N.A.     (3)

    Goods-producing.............................  17.32    17.58    17.60    17.67    17.64    17.74       .6

Natural resources and mining....................  18.10    18.66    18.74    18.87    18.92    18.93       .1

Construction....................................  19.34    19.43    19.52    19.51    19.53    19.60       .4

Manufacturing...................................  16.27    16.55    16.55    16.65    16.59    16.70       .7
   Excluding overtime(4)........................  15.42    15.70    15.68    15.77    15.72    15.83       .7

 Durable goods..................................  16.97    17.32    17.34    17.46    17.38    17.50       .7

 Nondurable goods...............................  15.15    15.29    15.25    15.30    15.28    15.36       .5

     Private service-providing..................  15.40    15.67    15.76    15.77    15.80    15.88       .5

Trade, transportation, and utilities............  14.69    14.91    15.04    15.02    15.00    15.06       .4

 Wholesale trade................................  17.78    18.11    18.25    18.24    18.32    18.39       .4

 Retail trade...................................  12.16    12.35    12.47    12.43    12.33    12.39       .5

 Transportation and warehousing.................  16.61    16.69    16.76    16.81    16.83    16.83       .0

 Utilities......................................  26.00    26.37    27.00    26.90    26.98    27.13       .6

Information.....................................  21.59    22.08    22.18    22.26    22.40    22.64      1.1

Financial activities............................  17.71    17.90    17.99    17.97    18.07    18.13       .3

Professional and business services..............  17.63    17.98    18.05    18.09    18.09    18.29      1.1

Education and health services...................  16.31    16.67    16.73    16.75    16.79    16.82       .2

Leisure and hospitality.........................   8.99     9.10     9.13     9.16     9.21     9.22       .1

Other services..................................  14.08    14.22    14.25    14.28    14.28    14.32       .3


  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  2 The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) is used to deflate this series.
  3 Change was -1.2 percent from Aug. 2005 to Sept. 2005, the latest month available.
  4 Derived by assuming that overtime hours are paid at the rate of time and one-half.
  N.A. = not available.
  p = preliminary.





ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                               ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-5.  Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls
by industry sector and selected industry detail

(2002=100)


                                                   Not seasonally adjusted              Seasonally adjusted

                                                                                                                         Percent
                  Industry                      Oct.   Aug.   Sept.  Oct.    Oct.   June   July   Aug.   Sept.  Oct.   change from:
                                                2004   2005   2005p  2005p   2004   2005   2005   2005   2005p  2005p   Sept. 2005-
                                                                                                                        Oct. 2005p

        Total private.........................  101.9  104.6  103.7  104.5   101.2  102.5  102.8  102.9  103.2  103.2       0.0

    Goods-producing...........................   99.2  101.5  101.8  102.0    97.2   98.1   98.1   98.3   98.4   99.7       1.3

Natural resources and mining..................  109.5  121.1  120.6  121.1   105.9  114.9  115.9  116.8  116.6  117.3        .6

Construction..................................  108.2  115.1  114.1  113.3   103.0  106.6  105.9  106.6  106.6  108.0       1.3

Manufacturing.................................   94.9   94.6   95.3   96.0    94.4   93.5   93.7   93.8   93.9   95.1       1.3

 Durable goods................................   95.7   96.3   97.0   98.5    95.5   95.2   95.5   96.0   95.9   97.6       1.8
  Wood products...............................  102.0  100.9  101.5  103.5   101.0   98.2   98.3   98.1   99.6  101.9       2.3
  Nonmetallic mineral products................  101.6   99.2  100.1  101.7    99.1   96.0   95.1   95.3   95.8   98.3       2.6
  Primary metals..............................   92.8   92.1   94.1   94.8    93.3   92.0   93.1   93.0   93.7   94.8       1.2
  Fabricated metal products...................   99.3   98.9   99.8  101.7    98.8   98.6   99.0   99.0   98.8  100.7       1.9
  Machinery...................................   96.2   97.0   98.3   99.3    97.2   98.0   99.1   98.7   98.4  100.2       1.8
  Computer and electronic products............   90.6   96.1   98.6  100.3    90.3   94.3   96.1   96.1   97.6   99.4       1.8
  Electrical equipment and appliances.........   89.0   88.1   89.3   90.5    88.5   86.7   88.4   88.3   88.4   89.2        .9
  Transportation equipment....................   96.4   97.2   96.9   99.2    96.1   95.9   95.0   97.3   95.7   98.6       3.0
   Motor vehicles and parts(2)................   96.5   94.3   96.9   96.5    96.1   93.0   90.9   94.7   95.5   95.7        .2
  Furniture and related products..............   92.3   91.9   92.1   89.4    93.2   91.3   91.0   90.5   91.0   90.2       -.9
  Miscellaneous manufacturing.................   91.5   91.2   90.9   93.5    91.1   90.5   89.7   91.1   91.1   92.8       1.9

 Nondurable goods.............................   93.4   91.6   92.8   92.2    92.6   90.8   90.8   90.5   90.9   91.0        .1
  Food manufacturing..........................   99.7   99.4   99.0   97.8    96.6   96.0   96.5   95.7   95.1   95.1        .0
  Beverages and tobacco products..............   89.3   99.3   98.9  102.8    88.1   94.6   94.8   95.5   95.0  101.3       6.6
  Textile mills...............................   77.5   71.7   72.4   70.9    78.1   73.3   72.8   71.7   71.4   71.2       -.3
  Textile product mills.......................   92.1   92.5   93.6   93.6    92.8   90.9   92.0   93.1   93.5   94.1        .6
  Apparel.....................................   72.7   65.6   66.2   63.4    72.4   65.4   65.8   64.7   64.4   63.1      -2.0
  Leather and allied products.................   87.1   86.9   87.6   87.8    86.4   85.3   87.8   86.8   86.9   86.6       -.3
  Paper and paper products....................   90.2   89.8   91.5   91.3    89.7   89.4   89.4   90.0   90.4   90.7        .3
  Printing and related support activities.....   94.0   91.7   93.9   93.5    93.2   91.6   91.9   91.7   92.6   92.4       -.2
  Petroleum and coal products.................  108.0  106.5  112.8  107.8   106.3  107.0  105.5  104.7  108.1  106.0      -1.9
  Chemicals...................................   98.2   94.8   95.1   96.8    99.3   96.2   95.9   95.1   95.9   97.2       1.4
  Plastics and rubber products................   94.1   91.6   94.0   93.5    93.8   91.2   91.1   91.8   92.8   92.7       -.1

     Private service-providing................  102.6  105.4  104.5  105.3   102.1  103.9  104.2  104.2  104.2  104.2        .0

Trade, transportation, and utilities..........  100.4  102.1  101.4  101.9   100.2  100.9  101.2  101.2  100.8  100.9        .1

 Wholesale trade..............................   99.6  101.4  101.9  102.7    99.3  100.7  100.9  100.8  101.4  101.4        .0

 Retail trade.................................   99.8  101.6   99.8  100.0    99.8  100.1  100.5  100.3   99.7   99.7        .0

 Transportation and warehousing...............  105.1  104.7  105.9  106.6   103.9  105.1  105.1  105.0  104.0  104.3        .3

 Utilities....................................   94.9   97.7   98.9   98.3    94.5   96.9   97.0   97.3   98.1   98.0       -.1

Information...................................   99.8  103.7  103.0  103.7   100.3  102.6  103.3  103.0  104.0  103.4       -.6

Financial activities..........................  102.4  106.6  105.6  108.1   103.2  105.4  106.0  106.0  106.5  106.8        .3

Professional and business services............  105.0  108.5  108.4  109.3   103.9  105.7  106.7  106.6  107.3  107.3        .0

Education and health services.................  105.0  104.4  106.2  108.1   104.3  106.2  106.8  106.3  107.1  106.8       -.3

Leisure and hospitality.......................  102.9  114.5  106.2  105.5   103.7  106.0  105.9  105.9  105.7  105.7        .0

Other services................................   96.4   99.1   97.0   97.2    96.5   98.1   98.1   97.5   97.4   97.1       -.3


  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate hours
by the corresponding 2002 annual average levels.  Aggregate hours estimates are the product of estimates of average
weekly hours and production or nonsupervisory worker employment.





ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                               ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-6.  Indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls of production or nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls
by industry sector and selected industry detail

(2002=100)


                                                   Not seasonally adjusted              Seasonally adjusted

                                                                                                                         Percent
                  Industry                      Oct.   Aug.   Sept.  Oct.    Oct.   June   July   Aug.   Sept.  Oct.   change from:
                                                2004   2005   2005p  2005p   2004   2005   2005   2005   2005p  2005p   Sept. 2005-
                                                                                                                        Oct. 2005p

        Total private.........................  107.9  112.3  112.5  114.2   107.1  110.3  111.0  111.3  111.8  112.4       0.5

    Goods-producing...........................  105.7  110.1  110.7  111.3   103.1  105.6  105.7  106.4  106.3  108.3       1.9

Natural resources and mining..................  115.1  132.2  132.3  132.9   111.5  124.6  126.3  128.2  128.3  129.1        .6

Construction..................................  113.7  121.8  121.3  120.8   107.5  111.9  111.6  112.3  112.5  114.3       1.6

Manufacturing.................................  100.9  102.7  103.7  104.9   100.5  101.2  101.4  102.1  101.9  103.9       2.0

 Durable goods................................  101.5  104.7  105.7  107.7   101.2  103.0  103.3  104.6  104.1  106.6       2.4

 Nondurable goods.............................   99.7   98.6  100.4   99.9    99.1   98.1   97.9   97.9   98.2   98.8        .6

     Private service-providing................  108.6  113.1  113.4  115.3   108.0  111.8  112.8  112.9  113.1  113.7        .5

Trade, transportation, and utilities..........  105.2  108.9  108.7  109.8   105.1  107.4  108.6  108.4  107.9  108.4        .5

 Wholesale trade..............................  104.1  108.5  109.9  111.8   104.0  107.5  108.5  108.3  109.4  109.8        .4

 Retail trade.................................  104.1  107.8  105.7  106.2   104.0  106.0  107.4  106.8  105.3  105.9        .6

 Transportation and warehousing...............  110.6  111.7  113.2  114.0   109.5  111.2  111.8  112.0  111.0  111.4        .4

 Utilities....................................  103.0  108.6  111.9  111.5   102.5  106.7  109.3  109.2  110.4  110.9        .5

Information...................................  107.1  113.7  114.6  117.1   107.2  112.2  113.4  113.5  115.3  115.8        .4

Financial activities..........................  112.0  118.1  118.0  122.0   113.0  116.7  117.9  117.7  119.0  119.7        .6

Professional and business services............  109.6  115.4  116.0  119.4   109.0  113.0  114.6  114.8  115.5  116.7       1.0

Education and health services.................  112.5  114.8  117.5  119.6   111.8  116.4  117.5  117.1  118.2  118.1       -.1

Leisure and hospitality.......................  108.2  120.9  114.1  113.9   108.7  112.5  112.8  113.1  113.5  113.6        .1

Other services................................   98.7  102.5  101.0  101.5    99.0  101.6  101.9  101.4  101.3  101.3        .0


  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate
payrolls by the corresponding 2002 annual average levels.  Aggregate payroll estimates are the product of estimates of
average hourly earnings, average weekly hours, and production or nonsupervisory worker employment.





ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                              ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-7.  Diffusion indexes of employment change

(Percent)


       Time span           Jan.     Feb.     Mar.     Apr.      May     June     July     Aug.    Sept.     Oct.     Nov.     Dec.

                                                        Private nonfarm payrolls, 278 industries(1)


Over 1-month span:
     2001 ..............   49.5     47.7     48.6     32.7     42.4     40.8     36.7     39.0     37.6     33.6     36.9     37.1
     2002 ..............   41.0     35.6     39.7     39.2     40.5     47.7     42.8     43.0     42.1     39.0     41.5     35.1
     2003 ..............   44.4     38.7     35.3     41.4     39.4     39.9     42.1     39.4     50.4     48.9     50.0     50.5
     2004 ..............   50.9     53.4     66.0     67.3     64.6     59.7     55.4     53.8     57.6     58.6     54.7     54.3
     2005 ..............   54.1     61.2     53.1     61.7     57.4     54.7     58.8     54.9    p52.2    p50.2


Over 3-month span:
     2001 ..............   53.2     49.8     49.8     42.3     38.1     34.2     37.8     37.6     34.7     35.4     30.8     32.0
     2002 ..............   35.3     37.9     36.5     34.2     34.4     39.4     40.6     44.1     37.8     37.1     35.8     36.7
     2003 ..............   38.3     35.4     33.3     33.5     36.5     41.7     37.8     37.4     43.2     46.4     48.6     50.2
     2004 ..............   52.5     53.8     56.7     69.4     75.4     71.2     63.5     56.8     57.4     59.9     59.7     56.3
     2005 ..............   58.5     60.3     63.7     62.4     59.4     64.2     61.3     60.4    p57.0    p48.6


Over 6-month span:
     2001 ..............   53.1     50.9     52.0     45.5     43.0     39.7     38.5     33.6     33.5     34.2     33.6     30.9
     2002 ..............   29.5     29.9     32.0     31.7     30.9     37.4     37.1     38.7     35.3     36.0     37.9     35.1
     2003 ..............   32.7     32.2     31.3     31.3     33.1     37.6     33.6     32.2     40.3     43.7     46.4     49.3
     2004 ..............   47.3     50.4     54.9     62.6     64.4     69.6     67.3     68.9     64.6     62.2     59.7     55.9
     2005 ..............   60.3     62.8     63.7     62.2     62.6     63.1     64.0     61.5    p61.0    p54.1


Over 12-month span:
     2001 ..............   59.5     59.5     53.4     49.3     48.6     45.0     43.3     43.9     39.9     37.8     37.1     34.9
     2002 ..............   33.6     31.7     30.2     30.4     30.2     29.1     32.0     31.3     30.0     29.5     32.9     34.7
     2003 ..............   34.5     31.5     32.9     33.5     34.2     35.1     32.7     33.1     37.1     36.7     37.2     39.2
     2004 ..............   40.3     42.1     44.8     48.7     52.0     56.7     57.4     57.6     60.3     62.1     64.6     64.0
     2005 ..............   61.2     64.7     64.2     65.8     63.8     60.4     63.8     67.3    p62.6    p59.0

                                                        Manufacturing payrolls, 84 industries(1)


Over 1-month span:
     2001 ..............   22.0     17.3     22.0     17.9     16.1     22.6     13.1     15.5     18.5     17.3     14.9     11.9
     2002 ..............   19.0     19.6     22.0     32.1     26.2     31.0     35.7     23.2     28.6     15.5     18.5     16.7
     2003 ..............   35.1     19.0     19.0     11.9     19.6     20.8     22.6     24.4     32.7     35.1     39.9     42.9
     2004 ..............   39.3     49.4     50.0     65.5     60.1     51.8     60.7     48.8     42.9     42.3     46.4     44.6
     2005 ..............   42.3     44.6     41.1     47.6     44.0     33.9     50.0     39.9    p44.6    p41.7


Over 3-month span:
     2001 ..............   32.7     20.8     16.7     14.3     14.3     11.9     11.9      9.5      7.7     12.5     11.3      9.5
     2002 ..............   10.7     11.9     11.3     17.9     14.9     20.2     25.6     23.8     20.2     13.7      8.9      9.5
     2003 ..............   16.1     14.3     12.5      8.9     10.7     10.7     14.3     15.5     18.5     27.4     31.5     35.1
     2004 ..............   42.3     43.5     42.9     58.3     69.0     69.6     62.5     53.6     52.4     44.6     45.2     35.7
     2005 ..............   45.2     42.9     52.4     46.4     41.7     38.7     41.1     36.9    p42.9    p35.7


Over 6-month span:
     2001 ..............   22.6     24.4     21.4     19.6     14.3     11.9     13.1     11.3     10.7      7.1      7.7      5.4
     2002 ..............    6.0      8.3      8.3      9.5      7.1     13.1     12.5     11.3     14.3      8.3      8.3      7.7
     2003 ..............   12.5     10.1      7.1      8.3     11.3     10.7      4.8     10.1     13.1     16.7     19.6     26.8
     2004 ..............   27.4     29.8     33.3     47.0     52.4     57.1     60.1     58.9     58.9     50.6     45.2     42.9
     2005 ..............   43.5     44.0     42.3     39.3     38.7     36.9     36.9     34.5    p38.7    p40.5


Over 12-month span:
     2001 ..............   29.8     32.1     20.8     19.0     13.1     12.5     10.7     11.9     11.9     10.1      8.3      6.0
     2002 ..............    7.1      6.0      6.0      6.5      7.1      3.6      4.8      6.0      4.8      7.1      4.8      8.3
     2003 ..............   10.7      6.0      6.5      6.0      8.3      7.1      7.1      8.3     10.7     10.7      9.5     10.7
     2004 ..............   13.1     14.3     13.1     19.0     25.6     34.5     43.5     40.5     45.8     48.2     49.4     46.4
     2005 ..............   45.2     45.8     47.6     44.6     42.3     39.3     39.3     38.7    p31.5    p37.5


  1 Based on seasonally adjusted data for 1-, 3-, 6-month spans and unadjusted data for the 12-month span.
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  Figures are the percent of industries with employment increasing plus one-half of the industries with
unchanged employment, where 50 percent indicates an equal balance between industries with increasing and decreasing
employment.