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Percent Millions

Chart 2. Nonfarm payroll employment, seasonally adjusted, 

November 2004 – October 2006

Chart 1. Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted,

November 2004 – October 2006

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THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: OCTOBER 2006

Employment increased in October, and the unemployment rate declined to 4.4 percent, the Bureau

of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Nonfarm payroll employment grew

by 92,000 in October following gains of 148,000 in September and 230,000 in August (as revised). In

October, job growth continued in several service-providing industries, while employment declined in manufacturing and construction. Average hourly earnings rose by 6 cents over the month.

Unemployment (Household Survey Data)

The number of unemployed persons (6.7 million) edged down in October, and the unemployment rate

declined to 4.4 percent. A year earlier, the number of unemployed persons was 7.4 million and the jobless

rate was 4.9 percent.

Unemployment rates for most major worker groups—adult men (3.8 percent), teenagers (15.4 percent),

whites (3.9 percent), and blacks (8.6 percent)—showed little or no change over the month. The jobless

rates for adult women (3.9 percent) and Hispanics (4.7 percent) fell in October. The unemployment rate for

Asians was 2.7 percent, not seasonally adjusted. (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.)

The number of persons unemployed for 27 weeks or longer fell by 189,000 to 1.1 million in October.

This group accounted for 16.0 percent of total unemployment, down from 18.2 percent in September. (See

table A-9.)
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Table A. Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted

(Numbers in thousands)

SeptemberOctober

II III August September October change

Civilian labor force.................................... 151,041 151,677 151,698 151,799 151,998 199

Employment....................................... 144,009 144,586 144,579 144,850 145,287 437

Unemployment.................................... 7,032 7,091 7,119 6,949 6,711 -238

Not in labor force.................................... 77,392 77,490 77,469 77,621 77,677 56

All workers........................................... 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.6 4.4 -0.2

Adult men.......................................... 4.1 4.0 4.1 3.8 3.8 .0

Adult women....................................... 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.2 3.9 -.3

Teenagers.......................................... 14.7 16.1 16.2 16.4 15.4 -1.0

White .............................................. 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.0 3.9 -.1

Black or African American..................... 9.1 9.2 8.8 9.2 8.6 -.6

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity..................... 5.2 5.3 5.3 5.4 4.7 -.7

Nonfarm employment................................. 135,128 p 135,577 135,604 p 135,752 p 135,844 p 92

Goods-producing 1.............................. 22,420 p 22,423 22,427 p 22,421 p 22,361 p -60

Construction.................................... 7,502 p 7,511 7,512 p 7,517 p 7,491 p -26

Manufacturing................................. 14,246 p 14,229 14,232 p 14,220 p 14,181 p -39

Service-providing 1 .............................. 112,708 p113,154 113,177 p 113,331 p 113,483 p 152

Retail trade 2

 ................................. 15,236 p 15,212 15,212 p 15,200 p 15,197 p -3

Professional and business services......... 17,269 p 17,394 17,402 p 17,416 p 17,459 p 43

Education and health services............... 17,677 p 17,794 17,805 p 17,842 p 17,870 p 28

Leisure and hospitality........................ 13,009 p 13,096 13,099 p 13,127 p 13,162 p 35

Government.................................... 21,931 p 22,013 22,020 p 22,048 p 22,082 p 34

Total private............................................. 33.9 p 33.8 33.8 p 33.8 p 33.9 p 0.1

Manufacturing..................................... 41.2 p 41.3 41.3 p 41.1 p 41.2 p .1

Overtime....................................... 4.6 p 4.4 4.4 p 4.3 p 4.3 p .0

 

Total private............................................. 104.9 p 105.2 105.1 p 105.2 p 105.5 p 0.3

Average hourly earnings, total private............ $16.64 p $16.81 $16.81 p $16.85 p $16.91 p $0.06

Average weekly earnings, total private............ 563.54 p 568.62 568.18 p 569.53 p 573.25 p 3.72

 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.

 Employment

Unemployment rates 

Labor force status

Category

Quarterly averages Monthly data

2006 2006

Earnings 3

Hours of work 3

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Indexes of aggregate weekly hours (2002=100) 3

 p = preliminary.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA 
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Civilian noninstitutional population ............... 1,065 659 407

Civilian labor force .................................. 669 421 247

Participation rate ............................. 62.8 64.0 60.8

Employed............................................ 595 392 203

Employment-population ratio ........... 55.8 59.5 50.0

Unemployed........................................ 74 30 44

Unemployment rate ......................... 11.0 7.0 17.9

Not in labor force.................................... 397 237 159

Total

 Residence in October 2006

Employment status in October 2006 Same as in

August 2005

Different than in

 August 2005

Table B. Employment status in October 2006 of persons 16 years and over who evacuated from their August 2005 residence, even temporarily, due to Hurricane Katrina

(Numbers in thousands, not seasonally adjusted)

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 Represents persons in the civilian noninstitutional population age 16 and over who resided in households that were eligible to be selected for the Current Population Survey (CPS). These data are not representative of the total evacuee population because they do not include children or people residing in shelters,

hotels, places of worship, or other units outside the scope of the CPS. The total number of evacuees estimated from the CPS may change from month to month as people move in and out of the scope of the survey

and because of sampling and nonsampling error.

NOTE: These data use population controls that have been adjusted to account for interstate moves by

evacuees.

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Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)

In October, total employment increased by 437,000 to 145.3 million, and the employment-population

ratio edged up to 63.3 percent. The civilian labor force, at 152.0 million, was about unchanged in October;

the labor force participation rate has held at 66.2 percent since June. (See table A-1.)

Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)

About 1.5 million persons (not seasonally adjusted) were marginally attached to the labor force in October,

about unchanged from a year earlier. These individuals wanted and were available for work and had looked

for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. They were not counted as unemployed because they had not

searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey. Among the marginally attached, there were 331,000

discouraged workers in October, down slightly from a year earlier. Discouraged workers were not currently

looking for work specifically because they believed no jobs were available for them. The other 1.1 million

marginally attached had not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey for reasons such as

school attendance or family responsibilities. (See table A-13.)

Employment Status of Hurricane Katrina Evacuees (Household Survey Data)

Beginning in October 2005, questions were added to the household survey to identify persons who

evacuated from their homes, even temporarily, due to Hurricane Katrina. Data collected through these

questions do not account for all evacuees; persons living outside the scope of the survey—such as those

living in hotels or shelters—are not included. The questions were asked of persons in the household survey sample throughout the country, since some evacuees relocated far from the storm-affected areas. An

additional question determined whether evacuees had returned to their homes and were residing there at the
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time of the October 2006 survey. The total number of evacuees estimated from the household survey may

change from month to month as people move in and out of the scope of the survey; also, because the estimates are obtained from a sample survey, they may vary from month to month due to sampling and nonsampling error. October 2006 was the final month that the special questions relating to Hurricane Katrina were

asked of survey respondents. (See box note on page 5.)

Information gathered in October represented 1.1 million persons age 16 years and over who had evacuated from where they were living in August 2005 due to Hurricane Katrina. These evacuees either had

moved back to their homes or were living in other residential units covered in the survey. About 6 in 10

of the evacuees were living in their August 2005 residences. Of all evacuees identified, 62.8 percent were

in the labor force in October 2006. The unemployment rate for persons identified as evacuees was 11.0

percent. The rate was much higher for evacuees who were not living in their former homes (17.9 percent)

than for those who were again living in their pre-Katrina residences (7.0 percent). (See table B.)

Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data)

Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 92,000 in October to 135.8 million. This followed job

gains of 148,000 in September and 230,000 in August (as revised). Over the month, employment rose in

professional and business services, health care, food services, and mining; manufacturing and construction lost

jobs. (See table B-1.)

Professional and business services employment grew by 43,000 in October, with gains in management

and technical consulting services (+12,000) and in business support services (+6,000). Employment in temporary help services was little changed over the month and has been relatively flat since January.

Health care employment continued to grow with a gain of 23,000 in October. Job growth occurred in

nursing and residential care facilities and in hospitals. Over the year, health care employment has increased

by 302,000. In leisure and hospitality, food services and drinking places continued to add jobs in October

(+27,000).

Both wholesale and retail trade employment were little changed in October. Since January, wholesale

trade has added 61,000 jobs; in contrast, retail trade employment is down by 104,000. Within retail trade,

general merchandise stores lost 11,000 jobs in October. Since its most recent peak in August 2005,

employment in general merchandise stores has fallen by 100,000. Within financial activities, commercial

banks added 5,000 jobs in October.

In the goods-producing sector, mining employment grew by 5,000 in October. Over the last 12 months,

mining has added 54,000 jobs. Construction lost 26,000 jobs in October as employment declines in residential specialty trade contractors (-31,000) more than offset gains in nonresidential specialty trades. Since

its most recent peak in February, employment in residential specialty trades has declined by 99,000.

Manufacturing lost 39,000 jobs in October. Plastics and rubber products lost 14,000 jobs, largely reflecting strike activity in rubber products manufacturing. Employment also declined in motor vehicles and

parts (-15,000) and in wood products (-5,000).

Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)

The average workweek for production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls increased

by 0.1 hour to 33.9 hours in October, seasonally adjusted. The manufacturing workweek also rose by 0.1

hour to 41.2 hours, and factory overtime was unchanged at 4.3 hours. (See table B-2.)
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 November 2006 Household Survey Reference Week

The November 2006 reference week for the household survey will be the

week of November 5th, a week earlier than the usual reference period, which is

the week that includes the 12th day of the month. This is the first time there has

been a change in the November reference week. The change is being made, in

part, so that the household interviews, which are done during the week following the reference period, will not be conducted during the Thanksgiving holiday.

The Census Bureau, which collects the household survey data for BLS, requested this change to improve survey operations.

The establishment survey reference period and data collection operations

are not being modified and will not be affected by this change.

The index of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls increased by 0.3 percent in October to 105.5 (2002=100). The manufacturing index was unchanged at

96.1. (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 6

cents, or 0.4 percent, in October to $16.91, seasonally adjusted. Average weekly earnings rose by 0.7 percent in October to $573.25. Over the year, average hourly earnings increased by 3.9 percent and average

weekly earnings increased by 4.2 percent. (See table B-3.)

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The Employment Situation for November is scheduled to be released on Friday, December 8,

at 8:30 A.M. (EST).

 Discontinuation of Hurricane Katrina Evacuee Data

October 2006 was the final month that questions to identify Hurricane

Katrina evacuees were asked in the household survey. At that time, data had

been collected for 13 months. The questions were added to the survey to

provide information on the employment and unemployment status of evacuees

in the immediate aftermath of the storm. Collection of these data is being

discontinued because asking these questions in the household survey is not a

good method for long-term study of the population of evacuees. For more

discussion of the reasons, see http://www.bls.gov/katrina/notice.htm.
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 information 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 households 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 approximately 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 establishment 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, profession, 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 employmentpopulation ratio is the employed as a percent of the population.

Establishment survey. The sample establishments are drawn

from private 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 methodological differences between the household and

establishment surveys result in important distinctions in the employment estimates derived from the surveys. 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

individuals 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 effect of such seasonal variation can be very large; seasonal fluctuations may account for as much as 95 percent of the monthto-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

adjusting the statistics from month to month. These adjustments make

nonseasonal 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 analyze changes in

economic activity.

Most seasonally adjusted series are independently adjusted in both

the household and establishment surveys. However, the ad-
justed series for many major estimates, such as total payroll employment, employment in most supersectors, total employment, and

unemployment are computed by aggregating independently 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 directly 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 entire 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 standard 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, occurred. At an unemployment

rate of around 5.5 percent, the 90-percent confidence 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 estimates is also improved when the data are cumulated

over time such as for quarterly and annual averages. The seasonal

adjustment process can also improve the stability of the monthly

estimates.

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 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 business, 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 derived 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 samplebased 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 0.4 percent.

Additional statistics and other information

More comprehensive statistics are contained in Employment and

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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 establishment survey data, the sampling error measures and the

actual size of revisions due to benchmark adjustments appear in tables

2-B through 2-F of Employment and Earnings.

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HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age

(Numbers in thousands)

Employment status, sex, and age

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted 1

Oct.

2005

Sept.

2006

Oct.

2006

Oct.

2005

June

2006

July

2006

Aug.

2006

Sept.

2006

Oct.

2006

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 226,959 229,420 229,675 226,959 228,671 228,912 229,167 229,420 229,675

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 150,304 151,635 152,397 150,043 151,321 151,534 151,698 151,799 151,998

 Participation rate ............................................................... 66.2 66.1 66.4 66.1 66.2 66.2 66.2 66.2 66.2

 Employed .............................................................................. 143,340 145,010 146,125 142,625 144,363 144,329 144,579 144,850 145,287

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 63.2 63.2 63.6 62.8 63.1 63.0 63.1 63.1 63.3

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 6,964 6,625 6,272 7,418 6,957 7,205 7,119 6,949 6,711

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 4.6 4.4 4.1 4.9 4.6 4.8 4.7 4.6 4.4

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 76,655 77,785 77,278 76,916 77,350 77,379 77,469 77,621 77,677

 Persons who currently want a job ......................................... 4,796 4,434 4,661 4,994 4,770 4,901 4,918 4,658 4,782

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 109,616 110,925 111,059 109,616 110,530 110,657 110,792 110,925 111,059

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 80,306 81,377 81,652 80,249 81,085 81,024 81,249 81,542 81,585

 Participation rate ............................................................... 73.3 73.4 73.5 73.2 73.4 73.2 73.3 73.5 73.5

 Employed .............................................................................. 76,808 78,109 78,399 76,396 77,357 77,162 77,423 77,911 77,968

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 70.1 70.4 70.6 69.7 70.0 69.7 69.9 70.2 70.2

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 3,498 3,267 3,253 3,853 3,727 3,862 3,827 3,631 3,617

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 4.4 4.0 4.0 4.8 4.6 4.8 4.7 4.5 4.4

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 29,310 29,548 29,407 29,367 29,445 29,633 29,542 29,383 29,474

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 101,265 102,428 102,549 101,265 102,075 102,187 102,308 102,428 102,549

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 76,978 77,866 78,145 76,780 77,296 77,308 77,550 77,831 77,897

 Participation rate ............................................................... 76.0 76.0 76.2 75.8 75.7 75.7 75.8 76.0 76.0

 Employed .............................................................................. 73,988 75,199 75,420 73,500 74,215 74,082 74,358 74,864 74,904

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 73.1 73.4 73.5 72.6 72.7 72.5 72.7 73.1 73.0

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 2,990 2,667 2,725 3,281 3,082 3,226 3,192 2,966 2,994

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 3.9 3.4 3.5 4.3 4.0 4.2 4.1 3.8 3.8

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 24,287 24,562 24,404 24,485 24,779 24,878 24,758 24,597 24,652

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 117,343 118,495 118,616 117,343 118,141 118,255 118,376 118,495 118,616

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 69,998 70,258 70,745 69,794 70,236 70,510 70,449 70,257 70,413

 Participation rate ............................................................... 59.7 59.3 59.6 59.5 59.5 59.6 59.5 59.3 59.4

 Employed .............................................................................. 66,532 66,901 67,727 66,229 67,006 67,168 67,156 66,939 67,318

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 56.7 56.5 57.1 56.4 56.7 56.8 56.7 56.5 56.8

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 3,466 3,357 3,018 3,565 3,230 3,342 3,293 3,318 3,094

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 5.0 4.8 4.3 5.1 4.6 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.4

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 47,345 48,237 47,871 47,549 47,906 47,745 47,927 48,238 48,203

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 109,228 110,241 110,349 109,228 109,927 110,026 110,134 110,241 110,349

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 66,480 66,886 67,268 66,175 66,609 66,872 66,878 66,718 66,830

 Participation rate ............................................................... 60.9 60.7 61.0 60.6 60.6 60.8 60.7 60.5 60.6

 Employed .............................................................................. 63,551 64,028 64,728 63,162 63,878 64,035 64,131 63,927 64,230

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 58.2 58.1 58.7 57.8 58.1 58.2 58.2 58.0 58.2

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 2,930 2,858 2,540 3,013 2,730 2,837 2,747 2,791 2,600

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 4.4 4.3 3.8 4.6 4.1 4.2 4.1 4.2 3.9

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 42,748 43,355 43,081 43,053 43,319 43,154 43,256 43,523 43,519

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 16,465 16,751 16,776 16,465 16,668 16,700 16,725 16,751 16,776

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 6,845 6,883 6,984 7,088 7,416 7,353 7,269 7,250 7,270

 Participation rate ............................................................... 41.6 41.1 41.6 43.0 44.5 44.0 43.5 43.3 43.3

 Employed .............................................................................. 5,801 5,783 5,978 5,964 6,270 6,211 6,089 6,058 6,152

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 35.2 34.5 35.6 36.2 37.6 37.2 36.4 36.2 36.7

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 1,045 1,100 1,006 1,124 1,145 1,142 1,180 1,192 1,118

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 15.3 16.0 14.4 15.9 15.4 15.5 16.2 16.4 15.4

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 9,620 9,868 9,792 9,377 9,253 9,347 9,456 9,501 9,507

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 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.
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Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age

(Numbers in thousands)

Employment status, race, sex, and age

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted 1

Oct.

2005

Sept.

2006

Oct.

2006

Oct.

2005

June

2006

July

2006

Aug.

2006

Sept.

2006

Oct.

2006

WHITE 

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 185,028 186,669 186,840 185,028 186,166 186,329 186,500 186,669 186,840

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 122,900 123,953 124,498 122,810 123,747 123,946 124,070 124,032 124,334

 Participation rate ................................................................. 66.4 66.4 66.6 66.4 66.5 66.5 66.5 66.4 66.5

 Employed .............................................................................. 117,898 119,265 120,053 117,396 118,720 118,846 118,956 119,125 119,498

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 63.7 63.9 64.3 63.4 63.8 63.8 63.8 63.8 64.0

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 5,002 4,688 4,445 5,415 5,027 5,100 5,114 4,907 4,836

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 4.1 3.8 3.6 4.4 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.0 3.9

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 62,128 62,716 62,341 62,218 62,418 62,383 62,430 62,636 62,506

Men, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 64,041 64,676 64,950 63,901 64,388 64,351 64,532 64,568 64,754

 Participation rate ................................................................. 76.4 76.4 76.6 76.2 76.3 76.2 76.3 76.3 76.4

 Employed .............................................................................. 61,871 62,792 63,023 61,465 62,110 62,028 62,193 62,441 62,600

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 73.8 74.2 74.4 73.3 73.6 73.4 73.5 73.8 73.9

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 2,170 1,884 1,927 2,436 2,278 2,323 2,340 2,126 2,155

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 3.4 2.9 3.0 3.8 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.3 3.3

Women, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 53,164 53,581 53,844 52,998 53,254 53,542 53,527 53,490 53,628

 Participation rate ................................................................. 60.1 60.1 60.4 59.9 59.9 60.2 60.1 60.0 60.1

 Employed .............................................................................. 51,090 51,546 52,044 50,856 51,337 51,547 51,600 51,532 51,749

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 57.8 57.8 58.4 57.5 57.7 57.9 58.0 57.8 58.0

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 2,074 2,036 1,800 2,141 1,917 1,994 1,927 1,958 1,879

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 3.9 3.8 3.3 4.0 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.7 3.5

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 5,696 5,695 5,705 5,912 6,106 6,053 6,011 5,975 5,952

 Participation rate ................................................................. 44.8 44.1 44.2 46.5 47.5 47.0 46.6 46.3 46.1

 Employed .............................................................................. 4,937 4,927 4,986 5,074 5,273 5,270 5,163 5,152 5,150

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 38.8 38.2 38.6 39.9 41.0 40.9 40.1 39.9 39.9

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 758 769 718 838 833 783 848 823 802

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 13.3 13.5 12.6 14.2 13.6 12.9 14.1 13.8 13.5

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN 

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 26,663 27,109 27,153 26,663 26,982 27,021 27,065 27,109 27,153

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 17,255 17,252 17,460 17,150 17,231 17,369 17,344 17,191 17,368

 Participation rate ................................................................. 64.7 63.6 64.3 64.3 63.9 64.3 64.1 63.4 64.0

 Employed .............................................................................. 15,742 15,740 16,041 15,591 15,685 15,714 15,822 15,617 15,872

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 59.0 58.1 59.1 58.5 58.1 58.2 58.5 57.6 58.5

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 1,512 1,511 1,420 1,559 1,547 1,655 1,521 1,574 1,496

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 8.8 8.8 8.1 9.1 9.0 9.5 8.8 9.2 8.6

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 9,408 9,857 9,692 9,513 9,751 9,652 9,722 9,918 9,785

Men, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 7,732 7,765 7,810 7,659 7,670 7,735 7,721 7,719 7,734

 Participation rate ................................................................. 72.1 71.2 71.5 71.4 70.7 71.2 70.9 70.8 70.8

 Employed .............................................................................. 7,107 7,165 7,191 7,006 7,018 7,039 7,073 7,083 7,089

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 66.3 65.7 65.8 65.3 64.7 64.8 65.0 64.9 64.9

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 625 600 618 653 652 696 648 637 645

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 8.1 7.7 7.9 8.5 8.5 9.0 8.4 8.3 8.3

Women, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 8,779 8,710 8,762 8,726 8,684 8,757 8,787 8,642 8,723

 Participation rate ................................................................. 65.3 64.0 64.2 64.9 64.0 64.5 64.6 63.5 64.0

 Employed .............................................................................. 8,123 8,046 8,181 8,069 8,033 8,076 8,154 7,973 8,116

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 60.4 59.1 60.0 60.0 59.2 59.5 60.0 58.5 59.5

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 655 664 581 658 651 681 633 670 607

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 7.5 7.6 6.6 7.5 7.5 7.8 7.2 7.7 7.0

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 744 776 889 765 877 877 836 829 911

 Participation rate ................................................................. 29.7 30.1 34.3 30.6 34.2 34.1 32.4 32.1 35.2

 Employed .............................................................................. 512 529 669 517 634 600 596 562 666

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 20.5 20.5 25.8 20.7 24.7 23.3 23.1 21.8 25.7

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 232 247 220 248 244 278 240 267 244

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 31.1 31.8 24.7 32.4 27.8 31.6 28.8 32.2 26.8

ASIAN 

Civilian noninstutional population ............................................. 9,931 10,251 10,209 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 6,591 6,836 6,781 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ................................................................. 66.4 66.7 66.4 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .............................................................................. 6,387 6,648 6,597 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 64.3 64.9 64.6 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 203 188 184 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 3.1 2.8 2.7 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 3,340 3,415 3,428 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 2006, data reflect

revised population controls used in the household survey.
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Table A-3. Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex and age

(Numbers in thousands)

Employment status, sex, and age

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted 1

Oct.

2005

Sept.

2006

Oct.

2006

Oct.

2005

June

2006

July

2006

Aug.

2006

Sept.

2006

Oct.

2006

HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 29,456 30,324 30,416 29,456 30,053 30,140 30,232 30,324 30,416

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 20,101 20,615 20,902 20,047 20,753 20,663 20,628 20,669 20,824

 Participation rate ................................................................. 68.2 68.0 68.7 68.1 69.1 68.6 68.2 68.2 68.5

 Employed .............................................................................. 18,978 19,536 19,977 18,871 19,649 19,578 19,528 19,556 19,848

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 64.4 64.4 65.7 64.1 65.4 65.0 64.6 64.5 65.3

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 1,122 1,079 925 1,176 1,104 1,085 1,100 1,113 976

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 5.6 5.2 4.4 5.9 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.4 4.7

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 9,355 9,709 9,514 9,409 9,300 9,477 9,604 9,655 9,592

Men, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 11,597 11,899 12,043 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ................................................................. 84.4 84.1 84.9 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .............................................................................. 11,088 11,462 11,634 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 80.7 81.0 82.0 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 509 437 409 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 4.4 3.7 3.4 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

Women, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 7,478 7,703 7,830 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ................................................................. 57.5 57.7 58.5 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .............................................................................. 7,048 7,235 7,449 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 54.2 54.2 55.6 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 430 468 381 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 5.7 6.1 4.9 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 1,027 1,012 1,029 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ................................................................. 37.8 35.8 36.3 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .............................................................................. 843 839 894 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 31.0 29.7 31.5 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 184 173 136 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 17.9 17.1 13.2 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 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household

survey.

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Educational attainment

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Oct.

2005

Sept.

2006

Oct.

2006

Oct.

2005

June

2006

July

2006

Aug.

2006

Sept.

2006

Oct.

2006

Less than a high school diploma

Civilian labor force .................................................................... 12,340 12,810 12,561 12,502 12,847 12,780 12,780 12,681 12,743

 Participation rate ................................................................... 44.8 46.2 45.9 45.4 46.1 47.1 46.2 45.7 46.6

 Employed ................................................................................ 11,527 12,054 11,908 11,611 11,942 11,868 11,897 11,864 12,004

 Employment-population ratio ................................................ 41.8 43.4 43.5 42.1 42.8 43.8 43.0 42.8 43.9

 Unemployed ........................................................................... 813 756 653 891 905 912 883 816 739

 Unemployment rate .............................................................. 6.6 5.9 5.2 7.1 7.0 7.1 6.9 6.4 5.8

High school graduates, no college 1

Civilian labor force .................................................................... 38,537 38,557 38,581 38,467 38,597 38,403 38,328 38,429 38,456

 Participation rate ................................................................... 64.0 63.5 63.6 63.8 63.3 63.7 63.2 63.3 63.4

 Employed ................................................................................ 36,875 37,104 37,156 36,627 37,032 36,694 36,588 36,798 36,875

 Employment-population ratio ................................................ 61.2 61.1 61.2 60.8 60.7 60.9 60.3 60.6 60.8

 Unemployed ........................................................................... 1,661 1,453 1,425 1,840 1,565 1,709 1,740 1,630 1,581

 Unemployment rate .............................................................. 4.3 3.8 3.7 4.8 4.1 4.5 4.5 4.2 4.1

Some college or associate degree

Civilian labor force .................................................................... 35,456 35,440 35,958 35,310 34,972 35,359 35,327 35,454 35,726

 Participation rate ................................................................... 72.6 72.4 72.9 72.3 72.5 71.4 72.1 72.5 72.4

 Employed ................................................................................ 34,172 34,227 34,796 33,967 33,738 34,068 34,037 34,175 34,504

 Employment-population ratio ................................................ 70.0 70.0 70.5 69.6 69.9 68.8 69.5 69.8 69.9

 Unemployed ........................................................................... 1,284 1,213 1,162 1,343 1,234 1,290 1,291 1,279 1,222

 Unemployment rate .............................................................. 3.6 3.4 3.2 3.8 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.4

Bachelor’s degree and higher 2

Civilian labor force .................................................................... 41,893 42,927 43,192 41,616 42,379 42,735 42,650 42,797 42,811

 Participation rate ................................................................... 78.2 78.1 78.2 77.7 77.6 77.7 77.7 77.9 77.5

 Employed ................................................................................ 40,972 42,021 42,413 40,670 41,494 41,839 41,886 41,929 41,997

 Employment-population ratio ................................................ 76.5 76.5 76.8 75.9 76.0 76.0 76.3 76.3 76.0

 Unemployed ........................................................................... 921 906 779 946 885 896 764 868 814

 Unemployment rate .............................................................. 2.2 2.1 1.8 2.3 2.1 2.1 1.8 2.0 1.9

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 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the

household survey.
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Table A-5. Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status

(In thousands)

Category

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Oct.

2005

Sept.

2006

Oct.

2006

Oct.

2005

June

2006

July

2006

Aug.

2006

Sept.

2006

Oct.

2006

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries ............................................. 2,239 2,261 2,211 2,126 2,241 2,260 2,202 2,143 2,140

 Wage and salary workers ....................................................... 1,227 1,291 1,282 1,161 1,329 1,370 1,256 1,196 1,232

 Self-employed workers ........................................................... 973 958 916 936 899 877 904 932 891

 Unpaid family workers ............................................................ 38 13 13 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Nonagricultural industries ......................................................... 141,101 142,749 143,915 140,577 142,108 142,047 142,406 142,790 143,263

 Wage and salary workers ....................................................... 131,469 132,901 133,930 131,123 132,284 132,417 132,785 133,004 133,448

 Government .......................................................................... 20,475 20,568 20,879 20,330 20,017 20,336 20,314 20,483 20,630

 Private industries .................................................................. 110,994 112,333 113,051 110,799 112,253 112,114 112,436 112,500 112,782

 Private households ............................................................. 813 771 750 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

 Other industries .................................................................. 110,182 111,562 112,301 109,986 111,458 111,269 111,582 111,743 112,011

 Self-employed workers ........................................................... 9,549 9,762 9,871 9,356 9,716 9,572 9,620 9,679 9,685

 Unpaid family workers ............................................................ 84 85 114 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME 2

All industries:

 Part time for economic reasons .................................................. 3,915 3,735 4,010 4,240 4,266 4,261 4,147 4,056 4,278

 Slack work or business conditions ........................................ 2,459 2,402 2,633 2,643 2,729 2,658 2,683 2,614 2,775

 Could only find part-time work .............................................. 1,236 1,115 1,160 1,299 1,190 1,202 1,161 1,137 1,198

 Part time for noneconomic reasons ........................................ 20,559 19,812 20,223 19,696 19,684 19,501 19,624 19,622 19,422

Nonagricultural industries:

 Part time for economic reasons .................................................. 3,837 3,653 3,954 4,161 4,158 4,143 4,071 3,946 4,208

 Slack work or business conditions ........................................ 2,400 2,353 2,594 2,592 2,656 2,578 2,635 2,547 2,714

 Could only find part-time work .............................................. 1,225 1,098 1,152 1,284 1,189 1,197 1,158 1,133 1,195

 Part time for noneconomic reasons ........................................ 20,130 19,462 19,890 19,255 19,310 19,170 19,220 19,269 19,101

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 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household

survey.
HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-6. Selected employment indicators

(In thousands)

Characteristic

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Oct.

2005

Sept.

2006

Oct.

2006

Oct.

2005

June

2006

July

2006

Aug.

2006

Sept.

2006

Oct.

2006

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over ........................................................... 143,340 145,010 146,125 142,625 144,363 144,329 144,579 144,850 145,287

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 5,801 5,783 5,978 5,964 6,270 6,211 6,089 6,058 6,152

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 2,231 2,392 2,495 2,290 2,528 2,431 2,394 2,435 2,562

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 3,570 3,391 3,483 3,673 3,750 3,778 3,697 3,593 3,612

 20 years and over ................................................................... 137,539 139,227 140,148 136,661 138,093 138,118 138,490 138,791 139,134

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 13,993 13,821 13,875 13,945 13,842 13,828 14,052 13,944 13,834

 25 years and over ................................................................. 123,546 125,406 126,273 122,719 124,237 124,305 124,537 124,910 125,333

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 99,400 100,294 100,933 98,834 99,541 99,554 99,720 99,906 100,282

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 31,088 31,289 31,507 30,864 30,988 31,086 31,097 31,145 31,230

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 34,754 34,700 34,835 34,601 34,518 34,429 34,573 34,556 34,651

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 33,558 34,306 34,591 33,369 34,035 34,038 34,051 34,205 34,401

 55 years and over ............................................................... 24,146 25,113 25,340 23,885 24,696 24,752 24,816 25,005 25,052

Men, 16 years and over ............................................................ 76,808 78,109 78,399 76,396 77,357 77,162 77,423 77,911 77,968

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 2,819 2,910 2,979 2,896 3,143 3,079 3,064 3,046 3,064

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 1,025 1,146 1,150 1,043 1,292 1,226 1,193 1,172 1,175

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 1,794 1,764 1,828 1,848 1,850 1,842 1,867 1,859 1,887

 20 years and over ................................................................... 73,988 75,199 75,420 73,500 74,215 74,082 74,358 74,864 74,904

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 7,323 7,447 7,439 7,310 7,364 7,370 7,504 7,503 7,426

 25 years and over ................................................................. 66,665 67,752 67,980 66,192 66,865 66,723 66,914 67,343 67,467

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 53,741 54,290 54,460 53,429 53,682 53,619 53,730 53,938 54,106

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 17,255 17,350 17,335 17,107 17,043 17,065 17,025 17,200 17,161

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 18,901 18,820 18,883 18,800 18,717 18,702 18,753 18,697 18,779

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 17,585 18,121 18,242 17,522 17,922 17,853 17,951 18,041 18,166

 55 years and over ............................................................... 12,925 13,462 13,521 12,763 13,183 13,104 13,185 13,405 13,361

Women, 16 years and over ...................................................... 66,532 66,901 67,727 66,229 67,006 67,168 67,156 66,939 67,318

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 2,982 2,873 2,999 3,068 3,128 3,132 3,025 3,012 3,088

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 1,206 1,246 1,344 1,247 1,235 1,205 1,201 1,263 1,387

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 1,776 1,628 1,655 1,825 1,900 1,936 1,830 1,734 1,725

 20 years and over ................................................................... 63,551 64,028 64,728 63,162 63,878 64,035 64,131 63,927 64,230

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 6,670 6,373 6,435 6,635 6,478 6,458 6,547 6,441 6,409

 25 years and over ................................................................. 56,881 57,655 58,292 56,527 57,372 57,582 57,623 57,567 57,866

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 45,659 46,004 46,473 45,405 45,858 45,934 45,991 45,968 46,175

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 13,833 13,939 14,173 13,757 13,945 14,021 14,071 13,945 14,069

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 15,853 15,880 15,952 15,801 15,801 15,728 15,820 15,859 15,872

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 15,973 16,185 16,348 15,847 16,112 16,185 16,100 16,164 16,235

 55 years and over ............................................................... 11,221 11,651 11,819 11,122 11,513 11,648 11,632 11,600 11,690

MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present ................................................... 45,977 45,701 45,762 45,634 45,809 45,558 45,484 45,613 45,477

Married women, spouse present .............................................. 35,385 35,518 35,766 34,868 35,394 35,309 35,295 35,436 35,257

Women who maintain families .................................................. 8,875 9,095 9,088 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

Full-time workers 2 ................................................................... 118,025 120,780 121,199 117,783 119,452 119,818 119,888 120,437 120,859

Part-time workers 3 ................................................................... 25,315 24,230 24,926 24,898 24,935 24,599 24,711 24,531 24,515

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders ........................................................... 7,813 7,792 7,865 7,564 7,398 7,455 7,494 7,648 7,560

 Percent of total employed ..................................................... 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.2

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 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household

survey.
HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-7. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted

Characteristic

Number of

unemployed persons

(in thousands)

Unemployment rates 1

Oct.

2005

Sept.

2006

Oct.

2006

Oct.

2005

June

2006

July

2006

Aug.

2006

Sept.

2006

Oct.

2006

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over ........................................................... 7,418 6,949 6,711 4.9 4.6 4.8 4.7 4.6 4.4

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 1,124 1,192 1,118 15.9 15.4 15.5 16.2 16.4 15.4

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 526 535 547 18.7 17.0 16.7 19.2 18.0 17.6

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 608 655 548 14.2 14.3 14.7 14.5 15.4 13.2

 20 years and over ................................................................... 6,294 5,757 5,594 4.4 4.0 4.2 4.1 4.0 3.9

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 1,296 1,208 1,284 8.5 7.9 8.5 8.2 8.0 8.5

 25 years and over ................................................................. 5,011 4,537 4,302 3.9 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.3

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 4,199 3,821 3,541 4.1 3.7 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.4

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 1,561 1,500 1,538 4.8 4.6 4.8 4.4 4.6 4.7

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 1,396 1,267 1,032 3.9 3.4 3.6 3.8 3.5 2.9

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 1,242 1,054 971 3.6 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.0 2.7

 55 years and over ............................................................... 794 748 769 3.2 2.9 3.1 2.9 2.9 3.0

Men, 16 years and over ............................................................ 3,853 3,631 3,617 4.8 4.6 4.8 4.7 4.5 4.4

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 573 665 623 16.5 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.9 16.9

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 231 280 291 18.1 18.0 16.9 18.4 19.3 19.9

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 339 387 303 15.5 16.6 17.6 16.7 17.2 13.8

 20 years and over ................................................................... 3,281 2,966 2,994 4.3 4.0 4.2 4.1 3.8 3.8

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 758 678 730 9.4 8.2 8.7 9.0 8.3 8.9

 25 years and over ................................................................. 2,515 2,271 2,241 3.7 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.3 3.2

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 2,099 1,908 1,840 3.8 3.6 3.8 3.7 3.4 3.3

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 790 734 840 4.4 4.6 4.8 4.2 4.1 4.7

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 676 660 532 3.5 3.3 3.2 3.5 3.4 2.8

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 633 514 468 3.5 3.0 3.3 3.3 2.8 2.5

 55 years and over ............................................................... 416 363 401 3.2 3.1 3.2 2.9 2.6 2.9

Women, 16 years and over ...................................................... 3,565 3,318 3,094 5.1 4.6 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.4

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 552 527 494 15.2 13.8 13.9 15.3 14.9 13.8

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 295 255 256 19.1 15.9 16.5 20.1 16.8 15.6

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 269 267 246 12.8 11.9 11.7 12.2 13.4 12.5

 20 years and over ................................................................... 3,013 2,791 2,600 4.6 4.1 4.2 4.1 4.2 3.9

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 538 530 555 7.5 7.5 8.3 7.3 7.6 8.0

 25 years and over ................................................................. 2,496 2,265 2,061 4.2 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.4

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 2,100 1,913 1,702 4.4 3.9 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.6

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 771 765 699 5.3 4.7 4.8 4.6 5.2 4.7

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 719 608 500 4.4 3.7 4.0 4.1 3.7 3.1

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 609 540 503 3.7 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.2 3.0

 55 years and over 2 ............................................................ 357 394 351 3.1 3.0 3.5 3.2 3.3 2.9

MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present ................................................... 1,227 1,082 1,043 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.2

Married women, spouse present .............................................. 1,181 1,059 1,018 3.3 2.9 3.1 2.9 2.9 2.8

Women who maintain families 2 ............................................... 701 667 631 7.3 7.2 7.4 6.7 6.8 6.5

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

Full-time workers 3 ................................................................... 6,023 5,623 5,386 4.9 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.3

Part-time workers 4 ................................................................... 1,419 1,331 1,311 5.4 5.2 5.4 5.2 5.1 5.1

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 2006, 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)

Reason

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Oct.

2005

Sept.

2006

Oct.

2006

Oct.

2005

June

2006

July

2006

Aug.

2006

Sept.

2006

Oct.

2006

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs .......... 3,162 2,878 2,724 3,508 3,409 3,370 3,305 3,179 3,062

On temporary layoff .............................................................. 637 582 659 944 981 933 886 873 952

Not on temporary layoff ........................................................ 2,525 2,297 2,065 2,564 2,428 2,437 2,420 2,306 2,110

Permanent job losers ........................................................ 1,824 1,570 1,434 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Persons who completed temporary jobs .......................... 701 727 632 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Job leavers ............................................................................... 916 851 802 889 818 857 861 810 793

Reentrants ................................................................................ 2,292 2,305 2,206 2,349 2,091 2,358 2,277 2,299 2,251

New entrants ............................................................................ 594 590 540 654 650 629 650 641 597

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 ........ 45.4 43.4 43.4 47.4 48.9 46.7 46.6 45.9 45.7

On temporary layoff ............................................................ 9.1 8.8 10.5 12.8 14.1 12.9 12.5 12.6 14.2

Not on temporary layoff ...................................................... 36.3 34.7 32.9 34.7 34.8 33.8 34.1 33.3 31.5

Job leavers ............................................................................. 13.2 12.8 12.8 12.0 11.7 11.9 12.1 11.7 11.8

Reentrants .............................................................................. 32.9 34.8 35.2 31.7 30.0 32.7 32.1 33.2 33.6

New entrants .......................................................................... 8.5 8.9 8.6 8.8 9.3 8.7 9.2 9.3 8.9

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE

 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs ........ 2.1 1.9 1.8 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.0

Job leavers ............................................................................. .6 .6 .5 .6 .5 .6 .6 .5 .5

Reentrants .............................................................................. 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.6 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5

New entrants .......................................................................... .4 .4 .4 .4 .4 .4 .4 .4 .4

1 Data not available.

 NOTE: Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.

Table A-9. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment

(Numbers in thousands)

Duration

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Oct.

2005

Sept.

2006

Oct.

2006

Oct.

2005

June

2006

July

2006

Aug.

2006

Sept.

2006

Oct.

2006

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Less than 5 weeks .................................................................... 2,578 2,612 2,468 2,708 2,673 2,704 2,617 2,581 2,585

5 to 14 weeks ........................................................................... 2,040 1,876 1,855 2,263 2,052 2,175 2,215 2,080 2,062

15 weeks and over ................................................................... 2,346 2,136 1,948 2,477 2,133 2,338 2,394 2,294 2,073

 15 to 26 weeks ...................................................................... 960 902 898 1,045 1,020 998 1,066 1,027 996

 27 weeks and over ................................................................ 1,386 1,234 1,050 1,432 1,112 1,340 1,328 1,267 1,077

Average (mean) duration, in weeks .......................................... 18.3 17.5 16.7 18.0 16.2 17.3 17.4 17.4 16.5

Median duration, in weeks ........................................................ 8.5 7.9 7.9 8.6 7.5 8.2 8.5 8.2 8.1

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 .................................................................. 37.0 39.4 39.4 36.4 39.0 37.5 36.2 37.1 38.5

 5 to 14 weeks ......................................................................... 29.3 28.3 29.6 30.4 29.9 30.1 30.6 29.9 30.7

 15 weeks and over ................................................................. 33.7 32.2 31.1 33.3 31.1 32.4 33.1 33.0 30.8

 15 to 26 weeks ..................................................................... 13.8 13.6 14.3 14.0 14.9 13.8 14.8 14.8 14.8

 27 weeks and over ............................................................... 19.9 18.6 16.7 19.2 16.2 18.6 18.4 18.2 16.0

 NOTE: Beginning in January 2006, 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)

Occupation

Employed Unemployed Unemployment

rates

Oct.

2005

Oct.

2006

Oct.

2005

Oct.

2006

Oct.

2005

Oct.

2006

 Total, 16 years and over 1 .......................................................................... 143,340 146,125 6,964 6,272 4.6 4.1

Management, professional, and related occupations ............................... 49,958 51,427 1,099 971 2.2 1.9

 Management, business, and financial operations occupations ............ 20,808 21,565 417 378 2.0 1.7

 Professional and related occupations ........................................................ 29,150 29,862 683 593 2.3 1.9

Service occupations .......................................................................................... 23,297 23,939 1,430 1,380 5.8 5.5

Sales and office occupations .......................................................................... 36,237 36,051 1,748 1,590 4.6 4.2

 Sales and related occupations ..................................................................... 16,500 16,388 866 787 5.0 4.6

 Office and administrative support occupations ........................................ 19,737 19,663 881 803 4.3 3.9

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations ........... 15,841 16,225 879 777 5.3 4.6

 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ............................................... 1,030 955 88 86 7.9 8.2

 Construction and extraction occupations ................................................... 9,381 9,714 572 497 5.7 4.9

 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .................................. 5,431 5,556 219 194 3.9 3.4

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations ................ 18,007 18,484 1,171 990 6.1 5.1

 Production occupations .................................................................................. 9,320 9,396 681 507 6.8 5.1

 Transportation and material moving occupations .................................... 8,687 9,088 490 483 5.3 5.0

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 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.

Table A-11. Unemployed persons by industry and class of worker, not seasonally adjusted

Industry and class of worker

Number of

unemployed

persons

(in thousands)

Unemployment

rates

Oct.

2005

Oct.

2006

Oct.

2005

Oct.

2006

 Total, 16 years and over 1 ....................................................................... 6,964 6,272 4.6 4.1

Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers ...................................... 5,529 4,956 4.7 4.2

 Mining ................................................................................................................. 2 15 .3 2.2

 Construction ...................................................................................................... 519 456 5.3 4.5

 Manufacturing ................................................................................................... 800 618 4.8 3.7

 Durable goods ................................................................................................ 481 363 4.6 3.5

 Nondurable goods ......................................................................................... 319 255 5.3 4.2

 Wholesale and retail trade ............................................................................ 1,050 972 4.9 4.7

 Transportation and utilities ............................................................................ 251 206 4.4 3.6

 Information ........................................................................................................ 162 116 4.8 3.4

 Financial activities ........................................................................................... 255 211 2.7 2.1

 Professional and business services ............................................................ 748 768 5.8 5.6

 Education and health services ..................................................................... 628 531 3.4 2.8

 Leisure and hospitality ................................................................................... 796 795 6.8 6.6

 Other services .................................................................................................. 319 268 5.0 4.4

Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers ........................ 85 77 6.7 5.8

Government workers ......................................................................................... 502 424 2.4 2.0

Self employed and unpaid family workers ................................................... 255 275 2.3 2.5

1 Persons with no previous work experience are included in the unemployed total.

 NOTE: Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.
HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-12. Alternative measures of labor underutilization

(Percent)

Measure

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Oct.

2005

Sept.

2006

Oct.

2006

Oct.

2005

June

2006

July

2006

Aug.

2006

Sept.

2006

Oct.

2006

U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of the civilian labor force .............. 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.7 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.4

U-2 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, as a percent of the civilian labor

force .................................................................................................................................. 2.1 1.9 1.8 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.0

U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor force (official unemployment

rate) .................................................................................................................................. 4.6 4.4 4.1 4.9 4.6 4.8 4.7 4.6 4.4

U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus

discouraged workers ........................................................................................................ 4.9 4.6 4.3 5.2 4.9 5.0 5.0 4.8 4.6

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 .................... 5.5 5.2 5.0 5.8 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.4 5.3

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 ............................................................................................................................. 8.1 7.6 7.6 8.6 8.4 8.5 8.4 8.0 8.1

 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 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the

household survey.

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Category

Total Men Women

Oct.

2005

Oct.

2006

Oct.

2005

Oct.

2006

Oct.

2005

Oct.

2006

NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE

Total not in the labor force ............................................................................ 76,655 77,278 29,310 29,407 47,345 47,871

 Persons who currently want a job ............................................................... 4,796 4,661 2,135 2,007 2,661 2,654

Searched for work and available to work now 1 ..................................... 1,414 1,478 705 750 709 728

 Reason not currently looking:

 Discouragement over job prospects 2 ..................................... 392 331 223 203 169 128

 Reasons other than discouragement 3 ........................................ 1,022 1,147 482 547 540 600

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders 4 ............................................................................ 7,813 7,865 4,016 3,906 3,797 3,959

 Percent of total employed ......................................................................... 5.5 5.4 5.2 5.0 5.7 5.8

 Primary job full time, secondary job part time ........................................... 4,153 4,123 2,357 2,272 1,796 1,851

 Primary and secondary jobs both part time .............................................. 1,704 1,623 560 502 1,143 1,120

 Primary and secondary jobs both full time ................................................ 288 353 201 235 88 119

 Hours vary on primary or secondary job ................................................... 1,609 1,709 881 862 728 847

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 responsibilities, 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 2006, 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)

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

 Oct. 

2005

 Aug. 

2006

 Sept. 

2006p

 Oct. 

2006p

 Oct. 

2005

 June 

2006

 July 

2006

 Aug. 

2006

 Sept. 

2006p

 Oct. 

2006p

Change

from:

Sept. 2006-

Oct. 2006p

Total nonfarm ............................. 134,817 135,398 136,026 136,738 133,877 135,251 135,374 135,604 135,752 135,844 92

Total private ........................................ 112,636 114,551 114,116 114,309 112,025 113,300 113,404 113,584 113,704 113,762 58

Goods-producing ............................................ 22,448 22,841 22,705 22,596 22,179 22,435 22,420 22,427 22,421 22,361 -60

Natural resources and mining .................................. 645 696 694 698 636 677 680 683 684 689 5

Logging ........................................................... 66.0 64.9 64.2 65.0 62.1 63.0 62.3 61.6 60.8 61.4 .6

Mining .................................................................... 578.9 631.0 629.8 632.9 573.8 613.5 617.7 621.0 623.3 627.9 4.6

Oil and gas extraction ........................................ 126.8 140.9 139.2 139.4 127.4 136.7 137.2 139.1 139.3 140.1 .8

Mining, except oil and gas1................................. 217.6 225.3 223.6 224.1 214.5 219.2 220.1 218.9 219.4 220.8 1.4

Coal mining ...................................................... 74.9 79.0 78.3 78.8 75.1 78.3 78.2 78.5 78.4 79.2 .8

Support activities for mining .............................. 234.5 264.8 267.0 269.4 231.9 257.6 260.4 263.0 264.6 267.0 2.4

Construction ............................................................. 7,568 7,829 7,739 7,686 7,347 7,499 7,504 7,512 7,517 7,491 -26

Construction of buildings ................................... 1,738.2 1,801.0 1,785.5 1,777.3 1,702.4 1,752.6 1,756.9 1,755.8 1,757.0 1,750.9 -6.1

Residential building ......................................... 969.3 1,007.5 1,000.6 997.2 952.8 977.9 977.3 982.4 985.9 985.0 -.9

Nonresidential building .................................... 768.9 793.5 784.9 780.1 749.6 774.7 779.6 773.4 771.1 765.9 -5.2

Heavy and civil engineering construction ........ 1,026.8 1,053.0 1,055.7 1,054.1 965.3 981.5 983.0 985.0 992.8 995.1 2.3

Specialty trade contractors ............................... 4,802.5 4,975.1 4,897.7 4,854.6 4,679.2 4,765.0 4,764.1 4,771.4 4,767.0 4,745.0 -22.0

Residential specialty trade contractors ........... 2,387.3 2,414.0 2,362.6 2,318.6 2,326.0 2,338.3 2,323.4 2,317.6 2,299.9 2,269.2 -30.7

Nonresidential specialty trade contractors ..... 2,415.2 2,561.1 2,535.1 2,536.0 2,353.2 2,426.7 2,440.7 2,453.8 2,467.1 2,475.8 8.7

Manufacturing ........................................................... 14,235 14,316 14,272 14,212 14,196 14,259 14,236 14,232 14,220 14,181 -39

Production workers ....................................... 10,113 10,280 10,239 10,190 10,069 10,221 10,212 10,212 10,191 10,158 -33

Durable goods ....................................................... 8,961 9,047 9,022 8,996 8,952 9,033 9,011 9,014 9,011 8,992 -19

Production workers ....................................... 6,264 6,422 6,397 6,377 6,249 6,400 6,394 6,397 6,386 6,372 -14

Wood products ................................................... 555.1 554.4 547.8 538.1 550.7 551.6 550.8 546.0 542.4 537.4 -5.0

Nonmetallic mineral products ............................ 509.1 511.1 505.3 504.5 500.8 502.3 501.4 500.7 496.4 497.6 1.2

Primary metals .................................................... 470.0 473.4 470.4 468.3 470.5 475.6 474.6 473.4 470.7 469.2 -1.5

Fabricated metal products ................................. 1,523.9 1,556.6 1,555.0 1,553.5 1,520.8 1,544.4 1,551.0 1,551.8 1,554.4 1,550.7 -3.7

Machinery ........................................................... 1,170.7 1,194.7 1,195.4 1,200.3 1,174.5 1,184.3 1,191.4 1,194.8 1,196.8 1,198.9 2.1

1 Computer and electronic products .................... 1,322.5 1,334.7 1,326.8 1,326.5 1,323.5 1,334.5 1,327.6 1,329.4 1,328.8 1,327.5 -1.3

Computer and peripheral equipment ............. 206.8 204.1 203.1 202.7 207.9 203.3 203.1 203.2 202.6 203.2 .6

Communications equipment ........................... 148.5 147.3 146.8 147.0 148.2 149.7 147.1 147.4 147.5 147.0 -.5

Semiconductors and electronic components . 450.6 465.8 463.2 463.7 450.7 461.4 462.7 463.0 463.7 464.1 .4

Electronic instruments ..................................... 441.1 448.0 445.3 444.9 441.6 448.7 445.4 446.4 446.4 445.3 -1.1

Electrical equipment and appliances ................ 430.3 445.7 444.3 442.9 431.1 445.1 444.0 445.1 445.3 445.4 .1

1 Transportation equipment .................................. 1,765.3 1,767.7 1,774.2 1,757.0 1,765.5 1,786.7 1,765.1 1,766.9 1,771.3 1,760.9 -10.4

Motor vehicles and parts2................................. 1,088.2 1,070.8 1,075.8 1,052.5 1,088.4 1,091.3 1,069.0 1,070.6 1,071.6 1,056.9 -14.7

Furniture and related products .......................... 559.4 549.6 543.2 539.4 560.5 555.1 550.4 547.3 544.1 540.8 -3.3

Miscellaneous manufacturing ............................ 654.7 658.8 659.3 665.2 653.6 653.6 655.0 658.5 660.8 663.5 2.7

Nondurable goods ................................................. 5,274 5,269 5,250 5,216 5,244 5,226 5,225 5,218 5,209 5,189 -20

Production workers ....................................... 3,849 3,858 3,842 3,813 3,820 3,821 3,818 3,815 3,805 3,786 -19

Food manufacturing ........................................... 1,482.2 1,502.2 1,503.6 1,493.4 1,458.5 1,466.2 1,468.8 1,468.0 1,472.3 1,469.5 -2.8

Beverages and tobacco products ...................... 195.3 201.5 201.5 201.1 192.4 195.6 196.5 197.1 197.5 198.0 .5

Textile mills ......................................................... 213.4 194.3 190.5 188.2 213.2 197.2 195.8 193.4 189.7 188.0 -1.7

Textile product mills ........................................... 173.4 168.4 166.2 165.9 173.8 168.3 169.1 168.4 167.6 166.4 -1.2

Apparel ................................................................ 252.9 244.5 244.5 240.0 251.8 249.6 249.0 243.6 242.7 240.9 -1.8

Leather and allied products ............................... 39.6 36.8 37.3 37.2 39.6 37.2 37.1 36.8 37.1 37.0 -.1

Paper and paper products ................................. 478.9 469.1 466.0 463.1 478.5 471.0 470.2 467.2 465.4 463.8 -1.6

Printing and related support activities ............... 646.2 641.9 639.3 639.7 645.1 641.8 639.0 640.3 638.4 638.8 .4

Petroleum and coal products ............................. 114.2 120.3 119.5 118.9 113.1 115.7 116.6 116.8 117.3 117.4 .1

Chemicals ........................................................... 877.6 899.9 894.3 895.6 879.3 891.1 893.0 897.5 895.8 897.8 2.0

Plastics and rubber products ............................. 800.6 790.5 786.9 773.0 799.1 791.9 790.1 788.9 785.6 771.8 -13.8

See footnotes at the end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

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

(In thousands)

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

 Oct. 

2005

 Aug. 

2006

 Sept. 

2006p

 Oct. 

2006p

 Oct. 

2005

 June 

2006

 July 

2006

 Aug. 

2006

 Sept. 

2006p

 Oct. 

2006p

Change

from:

Sept. 2006-

Oct. 2006p

Service-providing .............................................. 112,369 112,557 113,321 114,142 111,698 112,816 112,954 113,177 113,331 113,483 152

Private service-providing ............................... 90,188 91,710 91,411 91,713 89,846 90,865 90,984 91,157 91,283 91,401 118

Trade, transportation, and utilities ........................... 26,033 26,047 26,000 26,135 25,945 26,040 26,052 26,052 26,063 26,062 -1

Wholesale trade .................................................... 5,776.9 5,879.4 5,871.2 5,868.0 5,767.8 5,848.1 5,847.0 5,854.6 5,865.3 5,862.4 -2.9

Durable goods .................................................... 3,003.4 3,069.4 3,065.2 3,066.4 3,002.3 3,050.7 3,051.0 3,058.0 3,068.4 3,067.4 -1.0

Nondurable goods .............................................. 2,029.1 2,050.4 2,046.0 2,040.8 2,021.7 2,040.2 2,039.6 2,039.5 2,038.7 2,035.7 -3.0

Electronic markets and agents and brokers ..... 744.4 759.6 760.0 760.8 743.8 757.2 756.4 757.1 758.2 759.3 1.1

Retail trade ............................................................ 15,298.1 15,209.7 15,097.8 15,223.9 15,259.6 15,221.2 15,222.2 15,212.3 15,200.3 15,196.8 -3.5

Motor vehicle and parts dealers1........................ 1,927.7 1,924.7 1,919.6 1,914.5 1,921.5 1,909.7 1,907.3 1,906.7 1,908.4 1,907.5 -.9

Automobile dealers ......................................... 1,263.6 1,251.6 1,250.3 1,246.4 1,260.5 1,245.6 1,245.7 1,243.6 1,243.5 1,242.4 -1.1

Furniture and home furnishings stores ............. 584.0 589.0 585.7 595.8 581.5 595.3 594.8 594.3 593.5 594.9 1.4

Electronics and appliance stores ....................... 544.7 519.4 519.8 526.8 540.5 534.0 530.5 527.1 525.8 523.3 -2.5

Building material and garden supply stores ...... 1,265.6 1,329.5 1,305.9 1,303.7 1,273.1 1,315.5 1,316.5 1,313.2 1,315.8 1,317.6 1.8

Food and beverage stores ................................. 2,811.7 2,827.1 2,803.8 2,818.3 2,809.5 2,804.2 2,808.8 2,813.5 2,811.7 2,814.9 3.2

Health and personal care stores ....................... 959.5 959.8 955.9 958.7 959.3 958.4 959.3 960.0 960.3 959.3 -1.0

Gasoline stations ................................................ 875.5 870.6 861.8 857.0 874.6 863.2 863.3 858.5 858.2 856.1 -2.1

Clothing and clothing accessories stores ......... 1,410.0 1,448.0 1,415.2 1,440.5 1,413.5 1,423.3 1,434.0 1,437.5 1,438.7 1,444.7 6.0

Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music

stores ................................................................ 643.8 619.4 615.4 624.4 638.7 628.1 624.2 628.1 620.8 621.4 .6

1 General merchandise stores ............................. 2,920.7 2,805.4 2,789.4 2,840.3 2,910.6 2,866.0 2,859.8 2,850.8 2,841.7 2,831.2 -10.5

Department stores .......................................... 1,603.2 1,531.8 1,520.3 1,561.7 1,590.6 1,574.4 1,571.4 1,565.0 1,558.2 1,550.3 -7.9

Miscellaneous store retailers ............................. 905.7 894.0 889.0 892.0 899.1 892.2 892.7 889.9 889.9 887.5 -2.4

Nonstore retailers ............................................... 449.2 422.8 436.3 451.9 437.7 431.3 431.0 432.7 435.5 438.4 2.9

Transportation and warehousing .......................... 4,398.8 4,394.1 4,470.6 4,483.5 4,358.4 4,411.0 4,423.2 4,425.3 4,436.6 4,443.4 6.8

Air transportation ................................................ 494.1 492.4 490.3 489.1 493.7 486.7 487.7 488.1 488.6 488.1 -.5

Rail transportation .............................................. 228.8 226.7 228.0 226.6 228.1 227.5 227.3 226.7 226.9 225.9 -1.0

Water transportation ........................................... 62.6 67.3 67.1 66.7 62.6 62.8 64.2 64.6 65.9 66.2 .3

Truck transportation ........................................... 1,418.0 1,451.0 1,451.0 1,449.2 1,402.0 1,419.3 1,427.1 1,427.4 1,430.9 1,432.4 1.5

Transit and ground passenger transportation ... 403.4 319.5 398.2 402.8 388.5 393.5 391.6 388.7 390.8 390.0 -.8

Pipeline transportation ....................................... 37.3 39.0 38.2 39.2 37.2 38.1 38.4 38.6 38.3 39.2 .9

Scenic and sightseeing transportation .............. 31.8 41.6 37.5 32.3 31.5 31.3 30.5 31.5 31.4 31.7 .3

Support activities for transportation ................... 551.2 567.5 566.2 567.1 549.8 567.7 564.9 565.4 566.0 567.1 1.1

Couriers and messengers .................................. 575.2 579.3 581.4 589.8 576.3 580.5 583.6 584.4 586.9 589.8 2.9

Warehousing and storage .................................. 596.4 609.8 612.7 620.7 588.7 603.6 607.9 609.9 610.9 613.0 2.1

Utilities ................................................................... 558.9 563.3 560.7 559.3 559.4 559.4 559.8 559.8 560.3 559.8 -.5

Information ................................................................ 3,054 3,077 3,048 3,053 3,058 3,062 3,052 3,062 3,059 3,061 2

Publishing industries, except Internet ............... 903.7 904.1 898.7 902.4 903.7 901.4 900.8 901.2 898.5 902.2 3.7

Motion picture and sound recording industries . 376.5 389.6 369.5 370.2 379.3 380.3 375.7 379.8 376.3 376.7 .4

Broadcasting, except Internet ............................ 328.0 329.5 328.4 326.9 327.6 327.6 328.0 328.2 327.6 326.3 -1.3

Internet publishing and broadcasting ................ 30.1 30.7 31.0 31.1 30.1 30.3 29.5 30.6 31.0 31.2 .2

Telecommunications .......................................... 990.4 989.6 988.8 992.0 991.2 989.2 986.3 990.1 992.5 993.8 1.3

ISPs, search portals, and data processing ....... 375.9 383.3 381.9 380.0 376.9 383.8 381.8 382.8 383.0 380.7 -2.3

Other information services ................................. 49.1 49.7 49.5 49.9 49.4 49.8 50.0 49.4 49.8 50.2 .4

Financial activities .................................................... 8,191 8,384 8,358 8,349 8,201 8,315 8,321 8,333 8,360 8,361 1

Finance and insurance .......................................... 6,043.4 6,159.6 6,157.4 6,169.3 6,053.3 6,130.5 6,142.3 6,150.9 6,172.1 6,178.5 6.4

Monetary authorities - central bank ................... 20.7 21.9 21.8 21.8 20.7 21.7 21.7 21.7 21.8 21.9 .1

1 Credit intermediation and related activities ....... 2,885.5 2,935.5 2,935.6 2,939.8 2,892.9 2,920.0 2,925.7 2,927.2 2,942.2 2,944.7 2.5

1 Depository credit intermediation ..................... 1,782.2 1,828.1 1,822.2 1,824.7 1,790.8 1,816.1 1,818.3 1,821.4 1,827.9 1,832.1 4.2

Commercial banking .................................... 1,300.6 1,330.8 1,329.1 1,332.6 1,306.9 1,322.7 1,322.9 1,325.7 1,332.7 1,337.3 4.6

Securities, commodity contracts, investments .. 788.1 799.5 795.9 800.6 790.5 797.6 798.7 799.4 800.6 802.8 2.2

Insurance carriers and related activities ........... 2,262.8 2,310.9 2,312.2 2,315.6 2,262.1 2,301.0 2,304.9 2,310.9 2,315.3 2,317.1 1.8

Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles ........ 86.3 91.8 91.9 91.5 87.1 90.2 91.3 91.7 92.2 92.0 -.2

Real estate and rental and leasing ....................... 2,147.3 2,224.2 2,200.2 2,180.0 2,147.5 2,184.0 2,178.6 2,182.0 2,187.6 2,182.8 -4.8

Real estate .......................................................... 1,477.9 1,528.2 1,510.5 1,496.4 1,474.7 1,503.2 1,499.7 1,500.3 1,501.4 1,497.4 -4.0

Rental and leasing services ............................... 641.6 665.5 659.6 653.6 645.1 651.9 649.3 651.9 656.4 655.6 -.8

Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets ......... 27.8 30.5 30.1 30.0 27.7 28.9 29.6 29.8 29.8 29.8 .0

See footnotes at the end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

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

(In thousands)

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

 Oct. 

2005

 Aug. 

2006

 Sept. 

2006p

 Oct. 

2006p

 Oct. 

2005

 June 

2006

 July 

2006

 Aug. 

2006

 Sept. 

2006p

 Oct. 

2006p

Change

from:

Sept. 2006-

Oct. 2006p

Professional and business services ........................ 17,183 17,607 17,550 17,639 16,991 17,319 17,364 17,402 17,416 17,459 43

1 Professional and technical services ..................... 7,035.8 7,271.9 7,241.6 7,287.9 7,074.8 7,240.9 7,281.1 7,295.5 7,307.3 7,324.6 17.3

Legal services .................................................. 1,159.0 1,167.3 1,156.9 1,163.4 1,159.2 1,157.7 1,158.5 1,160.5 1,161.6 1,163.6 2.0

Accounting and bookkeeping services ........... 780.3 797.8 809.5 811.4 851.0 867.2 870.8 869.4 877.4 878.2 .8

Architectural and engineering services .......... 1,336.4 1,409.9 1,398.7 1,399.6 1,326.1 1,372.9 1,382.2 1,386.6 1,389.3 1,389.8 .5

Computer systems design and related

services .......................................................... 1,206.6 1,276.9 1,275.1 1,281.7 1,204.4 1,258.8 1,267.8 1,274.6 1,278.5 1,279.6 1.1

Management and technical consulting

services .......................................................... 860.3 897.1 895.3 912.3 855.5 880.0 886.5 892.0 895.9 907.6 11.7

Management of companies and enterprises ....... 1,749.5 1,800.9 1,792.3 1,787.9 1,749.9 1,783.0 1,789.1 1,790.7 1,794.5 1,795.8 1.3

Administrative and waste services ....................... 8,397.4 8,534.2 8,515.8 8,563.2 8,165.8 8,294.9 8,294.2 8,315.4 8,314.5 8,338.8 24.3

1 Administrative and support services ................. 8,065.5 8,196.7 8,177.8 8,222.6 7,835.6 7,960.8 7,959.1 7,983.4 7,979.4 8,000.1 20.7

1 Employment services ...................................... 3,788.9 3,775.9 3,777.0 3,824.4 3,617.2 3,659.2 3,648.1 3,663.8 3,650.6 3,657.1 6.5

Temporary help services ............................. 2,717.6 2,683.4 2,694.4 2,738.6 2,576.2 2,602.7 2,596.6 2,600.5 2,588.6 2,603.6 15.0

Business support services .............................. 756.9 765.5 765.7 780.5 752.7 766.5 766.8 770.5 770.6 777.0 6.4

Services to buildings and dwellings ............... 1,785.8 1,875.1 1,840.0 1,821.8 1,741.1 1,773.4 1,777.9 1,775.9 1,775.2 1,779.4 4.2

Waste management and remediation services 331.9 337.5 338.0 340.6 330.2 334.1 335.1 332.0 335.1 338.7 3.6

Education and health services ................................ 17,615 17,433 17,764 18,044 17,440 17,704 17,735 17,805 17,842 17,870 28

Educational services ............................................. 2,978.5 2,535.5 2,842.8 3,054.0 2,815.9 2,852.2 2,856.9 2,889.1 2,889.6 2,890.3 .7

Health care and social assistance ........................14,636.8 14,897.0 14,920.7 14,989.7 14,624.5 14,852.1 14,877.6 14,915.7 14,952.5 14,980.1 27.6

3 Health care ............................................................ 12,400.3 12,672.1 12,655.5 12,700.3 12,392.7 12,585.4 12,615.6 12,642.7 12,672.6 12,695.1 22.5

1 Ambulatory health care services ....................... 5,156.9 5,296.2 5,293.9 5,316.3 5,152.9 5,257.1 5,271.7 5,287.0 5,308.6 5,316.2 7.6

Offices of physicians ....................................... 2,121.7 2,187.4 2,189.7 2,198.2 2,119.8 2,173.7 2,180.3 2,182.8 2,196.8 2,198.0 1.2

Outpatient care centers ................................... 479.8 491.9 491.6 492.2 480.6 490.3 489.2 491.5 492.6 493.6 1.0

Home health care services ............................. 822.4 851.1 853.1 860.4 820.8 839.4 845.6 850.9 855.7 859.1 3.4

Hospitals ............................................................. 4,370.9 4,458.3 4,453.5 4,460.4 4,371.7 4,427.4 4,434.0 4,445.1 4,453.6 4,459.9 6.3

1 Nursing and residential care facilities ............... 2,872.5 2,917.6 2,908.1 2,923.6 2,868.1 2,900.9 2,909.9 2,910.6 2,910.4 2,919.0 8.6

Nursing care facilities ...................................... 1,582.4 1,593.7 1,592.4 1,598.6 1,578.9 1,588.6 1,593.0 1,590.3 1,591.4 1,595.5 4.1

1 Social assistance ................................................ 2,236.5 2,224.9 2,265.2 2,289.4 2,231.8 2,266.7 2,262.0 2,273.0 2,279.9 2,285.0 5.1

Child day care services ................................... 803.9 745.3 783.4 799.2 793.2 790.6 781.9 789.7 787.6 788.5 .9

Leisure and hospitality ............................................. 12,757 13,724 13,300 13,086 12,840 13,023 13,062 13,099 13,127 13,162 35

Arts, entertainment, and recreation ...................... 1,855.1 2,189.3 1,991.2 1,881.7 1,897.8 1,911.8 1,913.7 1,916.1 1,914.3 1,924.6 10.3

Performing arts and spectator sports ................ 367.5 403.9 391.1 380.3 365.0 374.3 376.5 375.1 373.7 377.2 3.5

Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks ...... 122.0 135.9 126.6 125.5 121.6 123.8 123.9 124.4 124.5 124.5 .0

Amusements, gambling, and recreation ........... 1,365.6 1,649.5 1,473.5 1,375.9 1,411.2 1,413.7 1,413.3 1,416.6 1,416.1 1,422.9 6.8

Accommodations and food services .................... 10,902.3 11,534.9 11,308.7 11,204.7 10,942.4 11,110.8 11,148.0 11,182.6 11,212.4 11,237.8 25.4

Accommodations ................................................ 1,792.3 1,946.8 1,850.8 1,801.4 1,812.9 1,798.0 1,806.5 1,809.9 1,817.5 1,816.2 -1.3

Food services and drinking places .................... 9,110.0 9,588.1 9,457.9 9,403.3 9,129.5 9,312.8 9,341.5 9,372.7 9,394.9 9,421.6 26.7

Other services .......................................................... 5,355 5,438 5,391 5,407 5,371 5,402 5,398 5,404 5,416 5,426 10

Repair and maintenance .................................... 1,225.6 1,255.4 1,252.9 1,255.5 1,227.1 1,251.8 1,245.9 1,252.5 1,256.3 1,258.5 2.2

Personal and laundry services .......................... 1,265.0 1,272.6 1,267.9 1,268.2 1,270.3 1,267.9 1,271.2 1,268.2 1,272.6 1,273.5 .9

Membership associations and organizations .... 2,864.3 2,910.0 2,870.3 2,882.9 2,873.2 2,882.5 2,880.9 2,883.0 2,887.0 2,893.5 6.5

Government .............................................................. 22,181 20,847 21,910 22,429 21,852 21,951 21,970 22,020 22,048 22,082 34

Federal ................................................................... 2,721 2,722 2,713 2,697 2,724 2,708 2,716 2,708 2,706 2,699 -7

Federal, except U.S. Postal Service ................. 1,948.6 1,957.9 1,948.2 1,930.6 1,949.5 1,942.7 1,943.2 1,940.3 1,938.8 1,931.7 -7.1

U.S. Postal Service ............................................ 772.3 763.8 765.0 766.1 774.1 764.9 772.9 767.5 767.2 767.4 .2

State government .................................................. 5,155 4,788 5,067 5,200 5,022 5,038 5,039 5,055 5,061 5,063 2

State government education .............................. 2,390.2 1,975.6 2,278.8 2,422.6 2,248.1 2,258.3 2,256.1 2,268.6 2,275.0 2,276.9 1.9

State government, excluding education ............ 2,764.7 2,812.8 2,788.2 2,777.2 2,773.5 2,779.8 2,783.0 2,786.1 2,786.3 2,785.9 -.4

Local government .................................................. 14,305 13,337 14,130 14,532 14,106 14,205 14,215 14,257 14,281 14,320 39

Local government education ............................. 8,134.7 6,899.1 7,849.0 8,273.4 7,894.9 7,934.1 7,940.2 7,973.2 7,990.1 8,020.2 30.1

Local government, excluding education ........... 6,170.3 6,437.6 6,280.5 6,258.4 6,211.5 6,270.7 6,274.7 6,284.0 6,291.0 6,299.3 8.3

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 workers1on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and

selected industry detail

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

 Oct. 

2005

 Aug. 

2006

 Sept. 

2006p

 Oct. 

2006p

 Oct. 

2005

 June 

2006

 July 

2006

 Aug. 

2006

 Sept. 

2006p

 Oct. 

2006p

Change

from:

Sept. 2006-

Oct. 2006p

Total private ....................................... 34.1 34.1 33.9 34.2 33.8 33.9 33.9 33.8 33.8 33.9 0.1

Goods-producing .......................................... 40.6 40.9 40.8 41.0 40.3 40.6 40.7 40.6 40.3 40.7 .4

Natural resources and mining .............................. 46.4 45.8 45.6 46.4 46.0 46.0 46.0 45.3 45.1 45.8 .7

Construction ............................................................ 39.1 39.9 39.3 39.9 38.5 39.0 38.8 39.0 38.5 39.3 .8

Manufacturing ......................................................... 41.2 41.3 41.4 41.4 41.0 41.3 41.4 41.3 41.1 41.2 .1

Overtime hours ............................................ 4.8 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.3 .0

Durable goods ..................................................... 41.7 41.6 41.6 41.7 41.6 41.6 41.8 41.6 41.3 41.5 .2

Overtime hours ............................................ 4.9 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.8 4.6 4.6 4.4 4.3 4.3 .0

Wood products .................................................. 41.1 40.3 39.7 40.1 40.8 39.6 40.1 39.9 39.6 39.8 .2

Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... 43.6 43.8 43.6 43.8 42.6 43.6 43.6 43.3 43.2 43.2 .0

Primary metals .................................................. 43.4 43.4 43.8 43.6 43.5 43.8 44.0 43.7 43.6 43.7 .1

Fabricated metal products .............................. 41.8 41.6 41.6 41.8 41.6 41.5 41.6 41.7 41.4 41.5 .1

Machinery .......................................................... 42.1 42.3 42.6 42.8 42.2 42.5 42.9 42.7 42.4 42.8 .4

Computer and electronic products ................ 40.7 40.2 40.6 40.7 40.5 40.8 40.6 40.5 40.4 40.6 .2

Electrical equipment and appliances ............ 41.8 41.0 41.0 41.2 41.4 41.3 41.5 41.0 40.7 40.8 .1

Transportation equipment ............................... 43.2 42.9 43.0 42.8 43.0 42.9 43.5 42.9 42.5 42.6 .1

Motor vehicles and parts 2.............................. 43.2 42.6 42.7 42.3 42.9 42.8 43.0 42.5 42.1 42.0 -.1

Furniture and related products ....................... 38.8 39.5 39.2 39.5 39.2 38.7 38.6 39.0 38.7 39.5 .8

Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 39.1 38.8 38.6 38.6 39.0 38.9 38.7 38.7 38.5 38.5 .0

Nondurable goods ............................................... 40.3 40.7 41.1 40.8 40.1 40.7 40.8 40.7 40.7 40.7 .0

Overtime hours ............................................ 4.6 4.4 4.6 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.2 4.3 .1

Food manufacturing ......................................... 39.3 40.0 40.9 40.6 38.9 39.9 40.1 39.8 40.2 40.2 .0

Beverages and tobacco products .................. 40.5 41.6 40.8 40.4 40.8 41.2 41.7 41.1 40.8 40.9 .1

Textile mills ........................................................ 39.9 41.1 40.9 40.4 40.2 40.8 40.8 41.1 40.7 40.7 .0

Textile product mills ......................................... 39.0 40.2 39.9 39.0 38.8 40.2 40.3 40.4 39.6 39.2 -.4

Apparel ............................................................... 36.2 36.7 36.5 37.3 36.1 36.8 36.7 36.6 36.6 37.0 .4

Leather and allied products ............................ 39.0 39.5 38.6 38.7 38.7 39.1 39.2 39.6 38.8 38.7 -.1

Paper and paper products .............................. 43.1 43.3 43.2 43.1 42.9 43.3 43.5 43.4 42.9 43.0 .1

Printing and related support activities ........... 38.8 38.9 39.6 39.6 38.5 39.3 39.1 39.1 39.2 39.3 .1

Petroleum and coal products .......................... 47.6 44.9 45.9 45.5 47.3 45.6 45.6 45.4 45.1 45.2 .1

Chemicals .......................................................... 42.7 42.5 43.0 42.3 42.9 42.6 42.8 42.7 43.1 42.6 -.5

Plastics and rubber products .......................... 40.1 40.8 40.9 40.7 40.0 40.8 41.0 40.9 40.5 40.7 .2

Private service-providing ............................. 32.6 32.6 32.4 32.8 32.4 32.4 32.4 32.4 32.4 32.5 .1

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 33.5 33.6 33.5 33.6 33.3 33.4 33.4 33.4 33.4 33.4 .0

Wholesale trade ................................................... 38.2 38.0 38.0 38.5 37.8 38.0 38.0 38.0 38.0 38.1 .1

Retail trade ........................................................... 30.4 30.7 30.6 30.4 30.4 30.4 30.4 30.3 30.4 30.4 .0

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 37.1 37.2 36.9 37.5 36.7 36.9 36.9 37.0 36.7 37.0 .3

Utilities ................................................................... 41.6 41.7 41.8 42.3 41.3 41.3 41.6 41.7 41.4 41.9 .5

Information ............................................................... 37.0 36.9 36.9 37.2 36.7 36.6 36.8 36.8 36.9 36.8 -.1

Financial activities .................................................. 36.5 35.4 35.4 36.5 36.1 35.6 35.7 35.5 35.7 35.9 .2

Professional and business services .................... 34.6 34.8 34.7 35.1 34.3 34.6 34.6 34.7 34.7 34.8 .1

Education and health services ............................. 32.8 32.5 32.5 32.7 32.7 32.6 32.5 32.4 32.5 32.5 .0

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 25.9 26.3 25.6 25.9 25.7 25.6 25.6 25.6 25.8 25.7 -.1

Other services ......................................................... 31.0 31.1 30.8 31.0 30.9 30.9 30.8 30.9 30.8 30.9 .1

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, motor

vehicle parts.

p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers1on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and 

selected industry detail

Industry

Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings

 Oct. 

2005

 Aug. 

2006

 Sept. 

2006p

 Oct. 

2006p

 Oct. 

2005

 Aug. 

2006

 Sept. 

2006p

 Oct. 

2006p

Total private ....................................... $16.35 $16.70 $16.88 $16.99 $557.54 $569.47 $572.23 $581.06

Seasonally adjusted ..................... 16.28 16.81 16.85 16.91 550.26 568.18 569.53 573.25

Goods-producing .......................................... 17.82 18.12 18.20 18.25 723.49 741.11 742.56 748.25

Natural resources and mining .............................. 19.01 19.93 20.04 20.29 882.06 912.79 913.82 941.46

Construction ............................................................ 19.75 20.23 20.36 20.40 772.23 807.18 800.15 813.96

Manufacturing ......................................................... 16.70 16.81 16.91 16.94 688.04 694.25 700.07 701.32

Durable goods ..................................................... 17.52 17.71 17.84 17.87 730.58 736.74 742.14 745.18

Wood products .................................................. 13.28 13.48 13.56 13.51 545.81 543.24 538.33 541.75

Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... 16.71 16.73 16.52 16.62 728.56 732.77 720.27 727.96

Primary metals .................................................. 19.08 19.32 19.63 19.54 828.07 838.49 859.79 851.94

Fabricated metal products .............................. 15.93 16.10 16.20 16.22 665.87 669.76 673.92 678.00

Machinery .......................................................... 17.06 17.14 17.26 17.40 718.23 725.02 735.28 744.72

Computer and electronic products ................ 18.61 19.12 19.34 19.49 757.43 768.62 785.20 793.24

Electrical equipment and appliances ............ 15.39 15.65 15.61 15.68 643.30 641.65 640.01 646.02

Transportation equipment ............................... 22.54 22.45 22.61 22.56 973.73 963.11 972.23 965.57

Furniture and related products ....................... 13.45 13.82 13.95 13.98 521.86 545.89 546.84 552.21

Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 14.08 14.52 14.52 14.61 550.53 563.38 560.47 563.95

Nondurable goods ............................................... 15.31 15.27 15.33 15.34 616.99 621.49 630.06 625.87

Food manufacturing ......................................... 13.00 13.14 13.15 13.12 510.90 525.60 537.84 532.67

Beverages and tobacco products .................. 18.57 17.96 18.23 18.23 752.09 747.14 743.78 736.49

Textile mills ........................................................ 12.31 12.65 12.57 12.85 491.17 519.92 514.11 519.14

Textile product mills ......................................... 11.71 11.90 11.97 11.82 456.69 478.38 477.60 460.98

Apparel ............................................................... 10.28 10.56 10.60 10.58 372.14 387.55 386.90 394.63

Leather and allied products ............................ 11.49 11.66 11.44 11.63 448.11 460.57 441.58 450.08

Paper and paper products .............................. 17.94 17.91 18.14 18.17 773.21 775.50 783.65 783.13

Printing and related support activities ........... 15.89 15.81 15.82 15.91 616.53 615.01 626.47 630.04

Petroleum and coal products .......................... 24.59 23.53 24.12 24.58 1,170.48 1,056.50 1,107.11 1,118.39

Chemicals .......................................................... 19.88 19.18 19.40 19.44 848.88 815.15 834.20 822.31

Plastics and rubber products .......................... 14.80 15.08 15.07 14.98 593.48 615.26 616.36 609.69

Private service-providing ............................. 15.95 16.31 16.51 16.65 519.97 531.71 534.92 546.12

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 15.09 15.44 15.56 15.61 505.52 518.78 521.26 524.50

Wholesale trade ................................................... 18.42 18.92 19.08 19.14 703.64 718.96 725.04 736.89

Retail trade ........................................................... 12.42 12.63 12.71 12.72 377.57 387.74 388.93 386.69

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 16.83 17.36 17.42 17.48 624.39 645.79 642.80 655.50

Utilities ................................................................... 27.26 27.19 27.49 27.73 1,134.02 1,133.82 1,149.08 1,172.98

Information ............................................................... 22.80 23.32 23.58 23.65 843.60 860.51 870.10 879.78

Financial activities .................................................. 18.22 18.78 19.03 19.26 665.03 664.81 673.66 702.99

Professional and business services .................... 18.38 18.94 19.14 19.48 635.95 659.11 664.16 683.75

Education and health services ............................. 16.90 17.41 17.48 17.49 554.32 565.83 568.10 571.92

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 9.26 9.58 9.72 9.75 239.83 251.95 248.83 252.53

Other services ......................................................... 14.45 14.51 14.70 14.72 447.95 451.26 452.76 456.32

1 See footnote 1, table B-2.

p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-4. Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and

selected industry detail, seasonally adjusted

Industry

Total Private:

 Oct. 

2005

 June 

2006

 July 

2006

 Aug. 

2006

 Sept. 

2006p

 Oct. 

2006p

Percent

change from:

Sept. 2006-

Oct. 2006 p

Current dollars ................................................ $16.28 $16.69 $16.76 $16.81 $16.85 $16.91 0.4

Constant (1982) dollars 2................................. 8.09 8.17 8.16 8.16 8.24 N.A.

Goods-producing .......................................................... 17.74 17.99 18.00 18.06 18.08 18.15 .4

Natural resources and mining .............................................. 19.04 19.85 19.89 20.06 20.17 20.30 .6

Construction ............................................................................ 19.58 20.02 20.06 20.11 20.17 20.20 .1

Manufacturing ......................................................................... 16.71 16.80 16.80 16.85 16.86 16.92 .4

.....................................................

4 Excluding overtime 15.82 15.91 15.93 16.00 16.02 16.08 .4

Durable goods ..................................................................... 17.51 17.68 17.69 17.74 17.77 17.83 .3

Nondurable goods ............................................................... 15.35 15.30 15.28 15.32 15.30 15.36 .4

Private service-providing ............................................. 15.89 16.34 16.43 16.47 16.52 16.58 .4

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................................... 15.05 15.38 15.48 15.49 15.53 15.57 .3

Wholesale trade ................................................................... 18.32 18.84 18.94 19.00 19.10 19.08 -.1

Retail trade ........................................................................... 12.43 12.60 12.66 12.65 12.67 12.72 .4

Transportation and warehousing ...................................... 16.82 17.19 17.36 17.34 17.40 17.45 .3

Utilities ................................................................................... 27.17 27.47 27.57 27.47 27.33 27.62 1.1

Information ............................................................................... 22.65 23.24 23.34 23.40 23.45 23.50 .2

Financial activities .................................................................. 18.09 18.69 18.79 18.86 19.03 19.12 .5

Professional and business services .................................... 18.30 18.98 19.15 19.17 19.29 19.40 .6

Education and health services ............................................. 16.90 17.33 17.36 17.44 17.45 17.49 .2

Leisure and hospitality ........................................................... 9.22 9.57 9.61 9.67 9.69 9.71 .2

Other services ......................................................................... 14.46 14.56 14.60 14.61 14.67 14.69 .1

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 1.0 percent from Aug. 2006 to Sept. 2006, 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 workers1on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and

selected industry detail

(2002=100)

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

 Oct. 

2005

 Aug. 

2006

 Sept. 

2006p

 Oct. 

2006p

 Oct. 

2005

 June 

2006

 July 

2006

 Aug. 

2006

 Sept. 

2006p

 Oct. 

2006p

Percent

change from:

Sept. 2006-

Oct. 2006p

Total private ....................................... 104.7 107.1 105.9 107.0 103.1 105.1 105.2 105.1 105.2 105.5 0.3

Goods-producing .......................................... 102.0 105.5 104.3 104.2 99.6 102.4 102.6 102.4 101.4 102.0 .6

Natural resources and mining .............................. 120.8 129.0 128.4 129.9 117.6 125.4 126.1 124.7 124.4 126.1 1.4

Construction ............................................................ 114.2 121.2 117.4 118.0 108.5 112.7 112.0 112.7 111.0 112.5 1.4

Manufacturing ......................................................... 95.6 97.4 97.3 96.8 94.7 96.9 97.0 96.8 96.1 96.1 .0

Durable goods ..................................................... 98.1 100.4 100.0 99.9 97.7 100.0 100.4 100.0 99.1 99.4 .3

Wood products .................................................. 103.9 100.8 97.5 96.2 102.4 98.6 99.5 98.1 96.1 95.0 -1.1

Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... 101.5 102.8 100.9 100.9 97.2 100.5 100.3 99.1 97.9 98.0 .1

Primary metals .................................................. 94.7 95.5 96.0 94.9 95.0 97.1 97.0 96.3 95.6 95.3 -.3

Fabricated metal products .............................. 101.2 104.1 104.1 104.4 100.5 102.8 103.6 104.1 103.5 103.6 .1

Machinery .......................................................... 99.6 103.3 104.6 105.8 100.3 102.9 104.7 104.7 104.4 105.8 1.3

Computer and electronic products ................ 100.3 105.7 106.7 107.1 99.8 106.8 106.2 106.3 106.2 106.7 .5

Electrical equipment and appliances ............ 88.8 91.3 90.6 90.6 88.1 91.6 91.9 91.1 90.0 90.1 .1

Transportation equipment ............................... 99.5 101.0 101.1 100.1 98.8 101.8 102.5 101.0 99.9 99.9 .0

Motor vehicles and parts 2.............................. 97.1 94.3 93.9 90.8 96.4 96.6 95.1 93.9 92.4 90.4 -2.2

Furniture and related products ....................... 90.0 91.3 88.9 88.2 91.0 90.1 89.0 89.4 87.8 88.6 .9

Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 92.1 92.4 91.8 92.9 91.5 91.4 91.2 92.0 91.8 92.2 .4

Nondurable goods ............................................... 91.4 92.5 93.0 91.6 90.2 91.6 91.7 91.4 91.2 90.7 -.5

Food manufacturing ......................................... 97.2 100.4 103.0 101.4 94.5 97.2 97.9 97.2 98.7 98.4 -.3

Beverages and tobacco products .................. 102.1 104.0 102.7 101.6 100.3 99.8 101.5 100.3 99.7 100.3 .6

Textile mills ........................................................ 68.9 66.0 64.3 62.5 69.3 66.1 65.6 65.6 63.7 63.0 -1.1

Textile product mills ......................................... 92.0 90.0 88.9 86.4 92.2 91.6 91.4 91.0 89.0 87.3 -1.9

Apparel ............................................................... 64.5 66.0 65.7 66.4 64.0 66.8 66.8 65.7 65.3 65.9 .9

Leather and allied products ............................ 81.0 74.7 73.7 72.9 79.6 75.4 75.4 74.9 73.3 72.3 -1.4

Paper and paper products .............................. 88.5 87.8 87.0 86.2 87.9 88.0 88.0 87.4 86.0 85.9 -.1

Printing and related support activities ........... 92.0 93.1 94.5 95.3 90.8 93.8 93.2 93.5 93.7 94.3 .6

Petroleum and coal products .......................... 107.4 101.1 101.8 97.9 105.3 101.3 101.4 99.0 97.9 96.2 -1.7

Chemicals .......................................................... 97.2 100.6 100.0 98.2 97.9 99.9 100.2 100.7 100.6 99.3 -1.3

Plastics and rubber products .......................... 92.4 92.9 92.6 90.6 91.9 93.2 93.3 93.1 91.6 90.3 -1.4

Private service-providing ............................. 105.2 107.5 106.4 108.0 104.1 105.7 105.8 106.1 106.2 106.6 .4

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 102.4 102.9 102.3 103.3 101.3 102.2 102.3 102.3 102.2 102.3 .1

Wholesale trade ................................................... 103.7 105.3 105.1 106.6 102.3 104.7 104.8 104.8 105.0 105.3 .3

Retail trade ........................................................... 100.4 100.8 99.6 100.0 100.0 99.9 99.9 99.5 99.7 99.7 .0

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 106.6 107.1 108.3 110.2 104.3 106.7 107.0 107.5 106.7 107.7 .9

Utilities ................................................................... 95.4 97.2 96.8 97.9 94.9 95.3 96.2 96.5 95.9 97.1 1.3

Information ............................................................... 100.9 102.6 101.5 102.3 100.5 101.2 101.5 101.8 102.1 101.7 -.4

Financial activities .................................................. 106.8 107.6 107.1 110.4 105.8 107.0 107.4 107.1 108.0 108.8 .7

Professional and business services .................... 109.3 113.3 112.4 114.2 106.9 110.6 110.8 111.3 111.4 111.9 .4

Education and health services ............................. 108.4 106.6 108.6 110.9 107.0 108.4 108.3 108.5 109.0 109.1 .1

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 106.4 117.2 110.3 109.5 106.2 107.8 108.1 108.5 109.6 109.5 -.1

Other services ......................................................... 95.7 98.2 96.3 97.2 95.8 96.7 96.4 96.8 96.7 97.2 .5

1 See footnote 1, table B-2.

2

Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and

motor vehicle parts.

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 workers1on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and

selected industry detail

(2002=100)

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

 Oct. 

2005

 Aug. 

2006

 Sept. 

2006p

 Oct. 

2006p

 Oct. 

2005

 June 

2006

 July 

2006

 Aug. 

2006

 Sept. 

2006p

 Oct. 

2006p

Percent

change from:

Sept. 2006-

Oct. 2006p

Total private ....................................... 114.5 119.7 119.6 121.6 112.3 117.4 118.0 118.2 118.6 119.3 0.6

Goods-producing .......................................... 111.3 117.0 116.3 116.4 108.2 112.8 113.1 113.2 112.3 113.3 .9

Natural resources and mining .............................. 133.6 149.5 149.7 153.3 130.2 144.8 145.9 145.5 145.9 148.8 2.0

Construction ............................................................ 121.8 132.4 129.1 130.0 114.7 121.8 121.3 122.4 120.9 122.7 1.5

Manufacturing ......................................................... 104.4 107.1 107.6 107.3 103.5 106.4 106.6 106.7 106.0 106.3 .3

Durable goods ..................................................... 107.3 111.0 111.4 111.5 106.8 110.4 110.9 110.7 109.9 110.6 .6

Nondurable goods ............................................... 98.8 99.8 100.7 99.3 97.9 99.0 99.1 99.0 98.6 98.5 -.1

Private service-providing ............................. 115.2 120.5 120.6 123.6 113.6 118.6 119.4 120.0 120.5 121.4 .7

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 110.2 113.3 113.5 115.0 108.8 112.2 112.9 113.0 113.3 113.6 .3

Wholesale trade ................................................... 112.5 117.4 118.2 120.1 110.4 116.2 116.9 117.3 118.1 118.4 .3

Retail trade ........................................................... 106.9 109.1 108.5 109.0 106.6 107.9 108.4 107.9 108.2 108.7 .5

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 113.8 117.9 119.7 122.2 111.3 116.3 117.9 118.2 117.8 119.2 1.2

Utilities ................................................................... 108.6 110.3 111.1 113.3 107.6 109.3 110.7 110.7 109.4 112.0 2.4

Information ............................................................... 113.9 118.5 118.4 119.8 112.7 116.4 117.2 117.9 118.5 118.3 -.2

Financial activities .................................................. 120.3 124.9 126.0 131.5 118.4 123.7 124.8 124.8 127.1 128.6 1.2

Professional and business services .................... 119.6 127.6 128.0 132.3 116.4 124.9 126.2 127.0 127.9 129.1 .9

Education and health services ............................. 120.5 122.0 124.7 127.5 118.8 123.5 123.6 124.3 125.1 125.5 .3

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 114.9 130.9 125.0 124.5 114.2 120.3 121.1 122.3 123.8 123.9 .1

Other services ......................................................... 100.8 103.8 103.1 104.2 100.9 102.6 102.5 103.1 103.4 104.1 .7

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)

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

Private nonfarm payrolls, 278 industries

Manufacturing payrolls, 84 industries

1

1

Over 1-month span:

Over 3-month span:

Over 6-month span:

Over 12-month span:

Over 1-month span:

Over 3-month span:

Over 6-month span:

Over 12-month span:

Time span

2002 ......................................................... 40.8 36.5 38.3 38.7 40.1 46.0 43.7 43.3 41.7 41.9 41.5 36.0

2003 ......................................................... 44.1 37.9 34.9 38.3 42.8 38.8 37.6 39.7 50.7 49.8 52.0 51.3

2004 ......................................................... 51.6 49.5 62.4 65.5 62.4 57.7 52.7 52.0 57.0 54.3 55.0 54.1

2005 ......................................................... 50.7 57.7 56.7 54.7 54.5 56.7 59.2 54.1 51.4 53.4 61.7 58.6

2006 ......................................................... 61.0 59.9 58.5 64.4 55.8 56.8 53.8 53.1 p 55.9 p 54.9

2002 ......................................................... 34.5 36.2 35.6 35.8 34.9 38.8 38.5 44.8 37.6 39.7 37.2 39.6

2003 ......................................................... 40.6 34.2 34.7 32.7 35.3 41.7 38.5 33.8 42.6 47.8 49.8 50.5

2004 ......................................................... 54.3 53.4 57.6 63.1 69.4 68.3 58.8 55.6 57.4 56.5 59.9 55.2

2005 ......................................................... 52.9 56.7 59.2 60.4 56.8 60.8 60.4 59.7 57.9 52.2 57.0 63.7

2006 ......................................................... 66.2 65.5 63.3 63.7 63.8 59.7 56.7 58.8 p 56.1 p 55.6

2002 ......................................................... 30.2 30.6 31.5 30.9 32.0 36.3 35.8 37.6 34.5 36.0 36.7 35.3

2003 ......................................................... 34.4 31.8 31.8 34.0 32.7 36.2 33.3 32.4 40.5 45.3 46.4 47.7

2004 ......................................................... 49.8 52.3 54.7 60.8 63.3 63.8 63.1 63.5 59.0 61.3 55.9 55.6

2005 ......................................................... 55.4 57.7 57.4 58.8 55.2 58.6 60.8 59.5 60.6 57.7 58.5 60.6

2006 ......................................................... 61.2 61.5 63.1 67.6 65.5 65.8 62.9 59.9 p 59.7 p 58.1

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 48.4 50.7 57.7 57.0 55.2 56.7 58.3 60.1 60.3

2005 ......................................................... 60.1 61.0 59.5 58.6 58.6 59.4 60.8 61.0 60.8 58.3 58.8 62.1

2006 ......................................................... 61.3 61.0 62.2 62.6 64.0 65.3 60.8 62.6 p 63.8 p 64.0

2002 ......................................................... 19.6 21.4 18.5 29.2 25.0 30.4 36.9 25.6 28.6 17.9 17.9 19.6

2003 ......................................................... 32.7 19.6 19.6 10.7 23.2 19.0 19.6 29.2 28.6 36.3 42.3 40.5

2004 ......................................................... 44.0 47.6 44.6 64.9 53.6 45.8 56.5 52.4 41.7 42.3 39.9 39.3

2005 ......................................................... 39.3 38.7 38.7 42.3 44.6 34.5 47.6 35.7 45.2 43.5 50.0 52.4

2006 ......................................................... 59.5 48.8 49.4 57.7 50.0 60.7 45.2 39.9 p 44.0 p 44.0

2002 ......................................................... 9.5 9.5 11.3 17.9 14.9 17.9 22.6 25.6 22.6 17.3 9.5 11.9

2003 ......................................................... 18.5 11.3 12.5 8.3 7.7 11.3 14.9 15.5 16.7 27.4 32.1 35.7

2004 ......................................................... 43.5 42.3 43.5 53.6 57.7 58.9 53.6 48.8 48.2 40.5 38.1 31.0

2005 ......................................................... 35.7 39.9 42.9 39.9 37.5 41.1 39.3 35.7 39.9 36.3 36.9 50.0

2006 ......................................................... 56.0 51.8 48.8 50.6 48.8 51.2 48.8 49.4 p 37.5 p 38.1

2002 ......................................................... 7.1 8.3 7.7 8.3 8.3 11.9 12.5 11.9 13.7 8.9 7.1 7.7

2003 ......................................................... 11.3 11.3 8.3 9.5 10.7 9.5 6.0 8.9 13.7 18.5 24.4 23.8

2004 ......................................................... 28.6 33.3 33.3 45.8 47.6 51.2 56.0 51.8 48.2 49.4 39.3 35.7

2005 ......................................................... 36.9 36.9 35.1 33.3 33.3 32.7 36.9 36.9 41.1 41.7 39.3 42.3

2006 ......................................................... 37.5 45.8 45.2 51.2 48.2 51.8 45.2 45.2 p 47.6 p 42.3

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 20.2 23.2 35.7 36.9 38.1 36.3 44.0 44.6 44.6

2005 ......................................................... 44.6 44.6 41.7 40.5 39.9 33.3 32.7 31.0 32.1 39.3 35.7 40.5

2006 ......................................................... 41.1 39.9 39.9 42.9 41.7 46.4 42.9 42.9 p 45.8 p 45.2

1 Based on seasonally adjusted data for 1-, 3-, and 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.