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Chart 1. Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted,

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THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: OCTOBER 2007

Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 166,000 in October, and the unemployment rate was unchanged

at 4.7 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Job gains

occurred in professional and business services, health care, and leisure and hospitality. Manufacturing employment continued to decline, and construction employment was little changed.

Unemployment (Household Survey Data)

The number of unemployed persons, at 7.2 million, was essentially unchanged in October, and the unemployment rate held at 4.7 percent. A year earlier, the number of unemployed persons was 6.7 million, and

the jobless rate was 4.4 percent.

In October, unemployment rates for the major worker groups—adult men (4.3 percent), adult women

(4.1 percent), teenagers (15.6 percent), whites (4.2 percent), blacks (8.5 percent), and Hispanics (5.6 per-

 Southern California Wildfires

The Southern California wildfires and resulting evacuations had no discernable impact on the October payroll and household survey estimates. For more information,

see the Frequently Asked Questions section that begins on page 5 of this release.

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Table A. Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted

(Numbers in thousands)

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Civilian labor force ............................. 152,807 153,195 152,891 153,464 153,253 -211

Employment ................................... 145,956 146,054 145,794 146,257 146,007 -250

Unemployment ................................ 6,851 7,142 7,097 7,207 7,245 38

Not in labor force ............................... 78,675 79,015 79,319 78,997 79,462 465

All workers ........................................ 4.5 4.7 4.6 4.7 4.7 0.0

Adult men ........................................ 4.0 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.3 .1

Adult women .................................. 3.9 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.1 .1

Teenagers ....................................... 15.6 15.7 16.1 16.0 15.6 -.4

White ............................................ 4.0 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 .0

Black or African American ................. 8.4 7.9 7.7 8.1 8.5 .4

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity ................... 5.6 5.7 5.5 5.7 5.6 -.1

ESTABLISHMENT DATA 

Nonfarm employment ............................ 137,864 p 138,160 138,159 p 138,255 p 138,421 p 166

Goods-producing 1.............................. 22,447 p 22,363 22,349 p 22,318 p 22,294 p -24

Construction .................................. 7,665 p 7,625 7,620 p 7,606 p 7,601 p -5

Manufacturing ............................... 14,064 p 14,010 14,001 p 13,984 p 13,963 p -21

Service-providing 1 ............................ 115,417 p 115,797 115,810 p 115,937 p 116,127 p 190

 Retail trade 2 .............................. 15,385 p 15,383 15,386 p 15,373 p 15,352 p -22

Professional and business services ....... 17,879 p 17,939 17,942 p 17,965 p 18,030 p 65

Education and health services ............... 18,301 p 18,473 18,484 p 18,513 p 18,556 p 43

Leisure and hospitality ..................... 13,524 p 13,598 13,589 p 13,639 p 13,695 p 56

Government .................................... 22,233 p 22,260 22,273 p 22,296 p 22,332 p 36

Total private ....................................... 33.8 p 33.8 33.8 p 33.8 p 33.8 p 0.0

Manufacturing .................................. 41.2 p 41.3 41.4 p 41.3 p 41.2 p -.1

 Overtime ....................................... 4.2 p 4.1 4.1 p 4.1 p 4.1 p .0

Total private ...................................... 107.4 p 107.7 107.7 p 107.8 p 107.9 p 0.1

Average hourly earnings, total private ....... $17.32 p $17.50 $17.50 p $17.55 p $17.58 p $0.03

Average weekly earnings, total private ...... 586.11 p 591.50 591.50 p 593.19 p 594.20 p 1.01

Earnings 3

 Employment

Labor force status

Unemployment rates 

p = preliminary.

Sept.-Oct. 

change

Hours of work 3

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 and nonsupervisory workers.

Category

Quarterly averages Monthly data

Indexes of aggregate weekly hours (2002=100) 3

II 2007 III 2007 Aug. 2007 Sept. 2007 Oct. 2007
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cent)—showed little or no change. The unemployment rate for Asians was 3.7 percent, not seasonally

adjusted. (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.)

Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)

Total employment, at 146.0 million, was about unchanged in October. The employment-population

ratio—62.7 percent—was little changed in October but was down from its recent peak of 63.4 percent in

December. The civilian labor force, at 153.3 million in October, and the labor force participation rate, at

65.9 percent, were essentially unchanged from September. (See table A-1.)

Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)

Nearly 1.4 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 to work and

had looked for a job sometime during 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 320,000 discouraged workers in October, little different from a year earlier. Discouraged workers

were not currently looking for work specifically because they believed no jobs were available for them. The

other 1.0 million persons marginally attached to the labor force in October had not searched for work in the

4 weeks preceding the survey for reasons such as school attendance and family responsibilities. (See table

A-13.)

Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data)

Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 166,000 in October to 138.4 million, following increases of

93,000 in August and 96,000 in September. In October, job growth continued in several service-providing

industries, while employment in manufacturing continued to trend downward. Construction employment was

little changed over the month. (See table B-1.)

Employment in professional and business services increased by 65,000 in October and has risen by

368,000 over the year. In October, job gains continued in architectural and engineering services (7,000)

and in management and technical consulting services (8,000). The number of jobs in the employment

services industry rose over the month (34,000), following a large decline in September. Thus far in 2007,

the industry has lost 156,000 jobs.

Health care employment continued to grow in October (34,000) with job gains in ambulatory health care

services and hospitals. Over the year, health care has added 400,000 jobs.

Within leisure and hospitality, employment in food services and drinking places continued to trend up in

October (37,000). This industry has added 365,000 jobs over the year.

Manufacturing employment continued to trend down over the month (-21,000) with declines in motor

vehicles and parts (-6,000), computer and electronic products (-4,000), and chemicals (-4,000). Manufacturing has lost 275,000 jobs since June 2006.

Overall, employment in construction was little changed in October. A job gain in nonresidential specialty

trade contractors (16,000) was offset by job losses in residential building (-9,000) and in residential specialty

trade contractors (-13,000). Since its peak in September 2006, construction employment has declined by

124,000.
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Retail trade employment edged down in October. Among the component industries, employment in

building material and garden supply stores continued to trend down with a loss of 7,000 over the month.

Employment in financial activities was essentially unchanged in October, although the number of jobs in its

credit intermediation component (which includes mortgage lending and related activities) continued to trend

down.

Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)

In October, the average workweek for production and nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm

payrolls was unchanged at 33.8 hours, seasonally adjusted. The manufacturing workweek decreased by

0.1 hour to 41.2 hours, and factory overtime was unchanged at 4.1 hours over the month. (See table B-2.)

The index of aggregate weekly hours of production and nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm

payrolls rose by 0.1 percent in October to 107.9 (2002=100). The manufacturing index decreased by

0.4 percent to 95.0. (See table B-5.)

Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data)

Average hourly earnings of production and nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls increased

by 3 cents, or 0.2 percent, in October to $17.58, seasonally adjusted. Average weekly earnings also grew

by 0.2 percent over the month, to $594.20. Over the year, average hourly earnings rose by 3.8 percent,

and average weekly earnings rose by 3.5 percent. (See table B-3.)

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The Employment Situation for November 2007 is scheduled to be released on Friday, December 7,

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

 November 2007 Household Survey Reference Week

The November 2007 reference week for the household survey will be the week of

November 4th, a week earlier than the usual reference period, which is the week that

includes the 12th day of the month. The change is being made so that the household

interviews, which are done during the week following the reference period, will not be

conducted during the Thanksgiving holiday. In the future, this change will be made

whenever the holiday occurs during the survey week.

The establishment survey reference period and data collection operations are not

being modified and will not be affected by this change.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Employment and Unemployment Estimates

Were the October data from the Employment Situation news release affected by the Southern

California wildfires and evacuations?

No. In the establishment survey, workers who are paid by their employer for any part of the pay

period including the 12th of the month are counted as employed. Since the Southern California wildfires

and evacuations began after the week of the 12th, there was no discernable impact on October employment estimates. Hours or earnings impacts, if any, would be negligible at the national level. In the household survey, a person is considered employed if he or she did any work for pay during the reference week

(the calendar week including the 12th of the month) or had a job from which he or she was temporarily

absent.

Was BLS able to collect information from survey respondents (both establishments and households) in the areas affected by the Southern California wildfires and evacuations?

Yes. In October, response rates for the establishment survey were within normal ranges for the affected

areas. For the household survey, the U.S. Census Bureau had completed most of the data collection the

week before the fires and evacuations. As a result, the number of interviews conducted in the affected areas

was little different from prior months.

Why are there two monthly measures of employment?

The household survey and establishment survey both produce sample-based estimates of employment

and both have strengths and limitations. The establishment survey employment series has a smaller margin of

error on the measurement of month-to-month change than the household survey because of its much larger

sample size. An over-the-month employment change of 104,000 is statistically significant in the establishment

survey, while the threshold for a statistically significant change in the household survey is about 400,000.

However, the household survey has a more expansive scope than the establishment survey because it includes

the self-employed, unpaid family workers, agricultural workers, and private household workers, who are excluded by the establishment survey. The household survey also provides estimates of employment for demographic groups.

Are undocumented immigrants counted in the surveys?

Neither the establishment nor household survey is designed to identify the legal status of workers. Thus,

while it is likely that both surveys include at least some undocumented immigrants, it is not possible to determine how many are counted in either survey. The household survey does include questions about whether

respondents were born outside the United States. Data from these questions show that foreign-born workers

accounted for about 15 percent of the labor force in 2006 and about 47 percent of the net increase in the

labor force from 2000 to 2006.
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Why does the establishment survey have revisions?

The establishment survey revises published estimates to improve its data series by incorporating additional

information that was not available at the time of the initial publication of the estimates. The establishment

survey revises its initial monthly estimates twice, in the immediately succeeding 2 months, to incorporate

additional sample receipts from respondents in the survey. For more information on the monthly revisions,

please visit http://www.bls.gov/ces/cesrevinfo.htm.

On an annual basis, the establishment survey incorporates a benchmark revision that re-anchors estimates

to nearly complete employment counts available from unemployment insurance tax records. The benchmark

helps to control for sampling and modeling errors in the estimates. For more information on the annual

benchmark revision, please visit http://www.bls.gov/web/cesbmart.htm.

Has the establishment survey understated employment growth because it excludes the selfemployed?

While the establishment survey excludes the self-employed, the household survey provides monthly estimates of unincorporated self-employment. These estimates have shown no substantial growth in recent years.

Does the establishment survey sample include small firms?

Yes; about 40 percent of the establishment survey sample is comprised of business establishments with

fewer than 20 employees. The establishment survey sample is designed to maximize the reliability of the total

nonfarm employment estimate; firms from all size classes and industries are appropriately sampled to achieve

that goal.

Does the establishment survey account for employment from new businesses?

Yes; monthly establishment survey estimates include an adjustment to account for the net employment

change generated by business births and deaths. The adjustment comes from an econometric model that

forecasts the monthly net jobs impact of business births and deaths based on the actual past values of the

net impact that can be observed with a lag from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. The

establishment survey uses modeling rather than sampling for this purpose because the survey is not immediately able to bring new businesses into the sample. There is an unavoidable lag between the birth of a new

firm and its appearance on the sampling frame and availability for selection. BLS adds new businesses to the

survey twice a year.

Is the count of unemployed persons limited to just those people receiving unemployment insurance

benefits?

No; the estimate of unemployment is based on a monthly sample survey of households. All persons who

are without jobs and are actively seeking and available to work are included among the unemployed. (People
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on temporary layoff are included even if they do not actively seek work.) There is no requirement or question relating to unemployment insurance benefits in the monthly survey.

Does the official unemployment rate exclude people who have stopped looking for work?

Yes; however, there are separate estimates of persons outside the labor force who want a job, including those who have stopped looking because they believe no jobs are available (discouraged workers). In

addition, alternative measures of labor underutilization (discouraged workers and other groups not officially

counted as unemployed) are published each month in the Employment Situation news release.
Technical 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

Earnings, published each month by BLS. It is available for $27.00 per

issue or $53.00 per year from the U.S. Government Printing Office,

Washington, DC 20402. All orders must be prepaid by sending a check

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charging to Mastercard or Visa.

Employment and Earnings also provides measures of sampling error

for the household and establishment survey data published in this

release. For unemployment and other labor force categories, these

measures appear in tables 1-B through 1-D of its “Explanatory Notes.”

For the 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.

2006

Sept.

2007

Oct.

2007

Oct.

2006

June

2007

July

2007

Aug.

2007

Sept.

2007

Oct.

2007

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. 229,675 232,461 232,715 229,675 231,713 231,958 232,211 232,461 232,715

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 152,397 153,400 153,516 152,052 153,072 153,231 152,891 153,464 153,253

 Participation rate ..................................................... 66.4 66.0 66.0 66.2 66.1 66.1 65.8 66.0 65.9

 Employed .................................................................... 146,125 146,448 146,743 145,337 146,140 146,110 145,794 146,257 146,007

 Employment-population ratio .................................. 63.6 63.0 63.1 63.3 63.1 63.0 62.8 62.9 62.7

 Unemployed ............................................................... 6,272 6,952 6,773 6,715 6,933 7,121 7,097 7,207 7,245

 Unemployment rate ................................................ 4.1 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.7 4.7

 Not in labor force .......................................................... 77,278 79,061 79,200 77,623 78,641 78,727 79,319 78,997 79,462

 Persons who currently want a job ............................... 4,661 4,503 4,131 4,759 4,898 4,782 4,744 4,741 4,242

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. 111,059 112,486 112,619 111,059 112,093 112,222 112,354 112,486 112,619

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 81,652 82,047 82,177 81,612 82,110 82,167 81,915 82,193 82,194

 Participation rate ..................................................... 73.5 72.9 73.0 73.5 73.3 73.2 72.9 73.1 73.0

 Employed .................................................................... 78,399 78,407 78,578 77,985 78,281 78,292 78,082 78,207 78,179

 Employment-population ratio .................................. 70.6 69.7 69.8 70.2 69.8 69.8 69.5 69.5 69.4

 Unemployed ............................................................... 3,253 3,640 3,598 3,626 3,829 3,875 3,833 3,986 4,014

 Unemployment rate ................................................ 4.0 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.8 4.9

 Not in labor force .......................................................... 29,407 30,439 30,443 29,448 29,983 30,055 30,439 30,293 30,426

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. 102,549 103,847 103,973 102,549 103,477 103,598 103,723 103,847 103,973

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 78,145 78,667 78,805 77,936 78,502 78,651 78,512 78,636 78,654

 Participation rate ..................................................... 76.2 75.8 75.8 76.0 75.9 75.9 75.7 75.7 75.6

 Employed .................................................................... 75,420 75,628 75,753 74,924 75,312 75,362 75,284 75,296 75,276

 Employment-population ratio .................................. 73.5 72.8 72.9 73.1 72.8 72.7 72.6 72.5 72.4

 Unemployed ............................................................... 2,725 3,039 3,052 3,012 3,190 3,289 3,228 3,340 3,378

 Unemployment rate ................................................ 3.5 3.9 3.9 3.9 4.1 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.3

 Not in labor force .......................................................... 24,404 25,180 25,167 24,613 24,975 24,948 25,211 25,211 25,318

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. 118,616 119,975 120,096 118,616 119,620 119,736 119,856 119,975 120,096

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 70,745 71,353 71,339 70,440 70,962 71,064 70,976 71,271 71,059

 Participation rate ..................................................... 59.6 59.5 59.4 59.4 59.3 59.4 59.2 59.4 59.2

 Employed .................................................................... 67,727 68,041 68,165 67,352 67,859 67,819 67,712 68,050 67,828

 Employment-population ratio .................................. 57.1 56.7 56.8 56.8 56.7 56.6 56.5 56.7 56.5

 Unemployed ............................................................... 3,018 3,312 3,174 3,089 3,104 3,245 3,264 3,221 3,231

 Unemployment rate ................................................ 4.3 4.6 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.5

 Not in labor force .......................................................... 47,871 48,622 48,757 48,175 48,658 48,672 48,880 48,704 49,037

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. 110,349 111,590 111,703 110,349 111,259 111,367 111,479 111,590 111,703

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 67,268 68,026 67,970 66,851 67,474 67,579 67,628 67,814 67,599

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

 Employed .................................................................... 64,728 65,170 65,241 64,252 64,855 64,808 64,845 65,068 64,826

 Employment-population ratio .................................. 58.7 58.4 58.4 58.2 58.3 58.2 58.2 58.3 58.0

 Unemployed ............................................................... 2,540 2,855 2,729 2,599 2,619 2,771 2,783 2,746 2,773

 Unemployment rate ................................................ 3.8 4.2 4.0 3.9 3.9 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.1

 Not in labor force .......................................................... 43,081 43,564 43,733 43,498 43,785 43,788 43,851 43,776 44,103

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. 16,776 17,024 17,040 16,776 16,977 16,993 17,009 17,024 17,040

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 6,984 6,707 6,740 7,264 7,096 7,002 6,751 7,014 6,999

 Participation rate ..................................................... 41.6 39.4 39.6 43.3 41.8 41.2 39.7 41.2 41.1

 Employed .................................................................... 5,978 5,649 5,749 6,161 5,972 5,940 5,665 5,894 5,905

 Employment-population ratio .................................. 35.6 33.2 33.7 36.7 35.2 35.0 33.3 34.6 34.7

 Unemployed ............................................................... 1,006 1,058 992 1,104 1,124 1,062 1,086 1,120 1,094

 Unemployment rate ................................................ 14.4 15.8 14.7 15.2 15.8 15.2 16.1 16.0 15.6

 Not in labor force .......................................................... 9,792 10,317 10,299 9,512 9,881 9,991 10,257 10,010 10,041

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 2007, 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.

2006

Sept.

2007

Oct.

2007

Oct.

2006

June

2007

July

2007

Aug.

2007

Sept.

2007

Oct.

2007

WHITE 

Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. 186,840 188,644 188,813 186,840 188,148 188,312 188,479 188,644 188,813

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 124,498 125,191 125,228 124,364 124,922 124,966 124,593 125,245 125,109

 Participation rate ....................................................... 66.6 66.4 66.3 66.6 66.4 66.4 66.1 66.4 66.3

 Employed .................................................................... 120,053 120,103 120,424 119,511 119,872 119,747 119,349 119,948 119,875

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 64.3 63.7 63.8 64.0 63.7 63.6 63.3 63.6 63.5

 Unemployed ............................................................... 4,445 5,089 4,804 4,853 5,050 5,219 5,243 5,297 5,233

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 3.6 4.1 3.8 3.9 4.0 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2

 Not in labor force .......................................................... 62,341 63,453 63,585 62,476 63,226 63,346 63,887 63,399 63,705

Men, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 64,950 65,220 65,337 64,792 65,197 65,224 65,018 65,202 65,230

 Participation rate ....................................................... 76.6 76.2 76.2 76.5 76.4 76.3 76.0 76.2 76.1

 Employed .................................................................... 63,023 62,928 63,143 62,613 62,871 62,768 62,556 62,646 62,748

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 74.4 73.5 73.7 73.9 73.6 73.5 73.1 73.2 73.2

 Unemployed ............................................................... 1,927 2,292 2,194 2,179 2,326 2,456 2,462 2,556 2,482

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 3.0 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.6 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.8

Women, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 53,844 54,350 54,355 53,614 53,842 53,922 53,961 54,209 54,093

 Participation rate ....................................................... 60.4 60.4 60.4 60.1 60.0 60.0 60.0 60.3 60.1

 Employed .................................................................... 52,044 52,342 52,476 51,740 51,953 51,957 51,978 52,300 52,149

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 58.4 58.2 58.3 58.0 57.9 57.9 57.8 58.1 57.9

 Unemployed ............................................................... 1,800 2,008 1,878 1,874 1,889 1,965 1,983 1,909 1,944

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 3.3 3.7 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.5 3.6

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 5,705 5,621 5,536 5,958 5,884 5,820 5,614 5,834 5,785

 Participation rate ....................................................... 44.2 43.0 42.3 46.1 45.1 44.6 43.0 44.6 44.2

 Employed .................................................................... 4,986 4,833 4,805 5,158 5,048 5,022 4,816 5,002 4,979

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 38.6 37.0 36.7 39.9 38.7 38.5 36.9 38.3 38.1

 Unemployed ............................................................... 718 788 731 800 836 797 798 832 807

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 12.6 14.0 13.2 13.4 14.2 13.7 14.2 14.3 13.9

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN 

Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. 27,153 27,584 27,627 27,153 27,459 27,498 27,541 27,584 27,627

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 17,460 17,527 17,520 17,378 17,493 17,645 17,523 17,493 17,422

 Participation rate ....................................................... 64.3 63.5 63.4 64.0 63.7 64.2 63.6 63.4 63.1

 Employed .................................................................... 16,041 16,142 16,085 15,902 16,005 16,229 16,175 16,077 15,938

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 59.1 58.5 58.2 58.6 58.3 59.0 58.7 58.3 57.7

 Unemployed ............................................................... 1,420 1,384 1,435 1,476 1,488 1,416 1,349 1,416 1,484

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 8.1 7.9 8.2 8.5 8.5 8.0 7.7 8.1 8.5

 Not in labor force .......................................................... 9,692 10,057 10,107 9,774 9,966 9,854 10,018 10,090 10,204

Men, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 7,810 7,932 7,896 7,747 7,816 7,987 7,955 7,884 7,814

 Participation rate ....................................................... 71.5 71.5 71.0 70.9 70.8 72.2 71.8 71.0 70.3

 Employed .................................................................... 7,191 7,384 7,274 7,109 7,144 7,383 7,411 7,303 7,178

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 65.8 66.5 65.4 65.1 64.7 66.7 66.9 65.8 64.6

 Unemployed ............................................................... 618 549 622 639 672 604 545 581 636

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 7.9 6.9 7.9 8.2 8.6 7.6 6.8 7.4 8.1

Women, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 8,762 8,905 8,863 8,721 8,858 8,880 8,808 8,852 8,838

 Participation rate ....................................................... 64.2 64.4 64.0 63.9 64.3 64.4 63.8 64.0 63.8

 Employed .................................................................... 8,181 8,268 8,243 8,122 8,298 8,274 8,241 8,235 8,203

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 60.0 59.8 59.5 59.6 60.2 60.0 59.7 59.5 59.2

 Unemployed ............................................................... 581 637 620 599 561 605 567 618 635

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 6.6 7.2 7.0 6.9 6.3 6.8 6.4 7.0 7.2

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 889 689 761 910 819 778 760 757 770

 Participation rate ....................................................... 34.3 26.0 28.6 35.1 31.0 29.4 28.7 28.6 29.0

 Employed .................................................................... 669 491 568 671 564 572 523 539 558

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 25.8 18.5 21.4 25.9 21.4 21.6 19.7 20.3 21.0

 Unemployed ............................................................... 220 198 192 239 255 206 237 218 212

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 24.7 28.8 25.3 26.3 31.2 26.5 31.2 28.8 27.6

See footnotes at end of table.
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Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age — Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Employment status, race, sex, and age

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted 1

Oct.

2006

Sept.

2007

Oct.

2007

Oct.

2006

June

2007

July

2007

Aug.

2007

Sept.

2007

Oct.

2007

ASIAN 

Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. 10,209 10,698 10,719 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 6,781 6,997 7,069 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ....................................................... 66.4 65.4 65.9 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .................................................................... 6,597 6,776 6,806 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 64.6 63.3 63.5 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ............................................................... 184 222 263 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 2.7 3.2 3.7 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Not in labor force .......................................................... 3,428 3,700 3,650 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

2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.

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.

2006

Sept.

2007

Oct.

2007

Oct.

2006

June

2007

July

2007

Aug.

2007

Sept.

2007

Oct.

2007

HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. 30,416 31,617 31,714 30,416 31,329 31,423 31,520 31,617 31,714

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 20,902 21,759 21,811 20,825 21,404 21,602 21,795 21,901 21,775

 Participation rate ....................................................... 68.7 68.8 68.8 68.5 68.3 68.7 69.1 69.3 68.7

 Employed .................................................................... 19,977 20,546 20,656 19,860 20,191 20,331 20,599 20,654 20,563

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 65.7 65.0 65.1 65.3 64.4 64.7 65.4 65.3 64.8

 Unemployed ............................................................... 925 1,213 1,155 965 1,212 1,271 1,196 1,247 1,212

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 4.4 5.6 5.3 4.6 5.7 5.9 5.5 5.7 5.6

 Not in labor force .......................................................... 9,514 9,857 9,903 9,591 9,926 9,821 9,725 9,716 9,939

Men, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 12,043 12,424 12,509 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ....................................................... 84.9 84.2 84.5 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .................................................................... 11,634 11,850 11,937 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 82.0 80.3 80.6 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ............................................................... 409 574 571 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 3.4 4.6 4.6 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

Women, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 7,830 8,242 8,205 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ....................................................... 58.5 59.3 58.9 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .................................................................... 7,449 7,796 7,811 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 55.6 56.1 56.1 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ............................................................... 381 446 394 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 4.9 5.4 4.8 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 1,029 1,093 1,098 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ....................................................... 36.3 36.8 36.8 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .................................................................... 894 901 907 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 31.5 30.3 30.4 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ............................................................... 136 193 190 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 13.2 17.6 17.3 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 2007, data reflect revised population controls

used in the household survey.
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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.

2006

Sept.

2007

Oct.

2007

Oct.

2006

June

2007

July

2007

Aug.

2007

Sept.

2007

Oct.

2007

Less than a high school diploma

Civilian labor force .......................................................... 12,561 12,250 11,895 12,725 12,017 12,141 12,031 12,161 12,113

 Participation rate ......................................................... 45.9 46.6 46.4 46.5 45.0 47.8 46.4 46.2 47.2

 Employed ...................................................................... 11,908 11,397 11,116 11,993 11,208 11,274 11,225 11,263 11,227

 Employment-population ratio ...................................... 43.5 43.3 43.3 43.8 41.9 44.4 43.3 42.8 43.8

 Unemployed ................................................................. 653 853 779 732 809 867 806 898 887

 Unemployment rate .................................................... 5.2 7.0 6.5 5.8 6.7 7.1 6.7 7.4 7.3

High school graduates, no college 1

Civilian labor force .......................................................... 38,581 39,013 38,654 38,360 38,277 38,447 38,549 38,828 38,552

 Participation rate ......................................................... 63.6 63.3 62.9 63.2 62.8 63.3 62.9 63.0 62.7

 Employed ...................................................................... 37,156 37,398 37,031 36,780 36,721 36,743 36,885 37,060 36,768

 Employment-population ratio ...................................... 61.2 60.7 60.2 60.6 60.3 60.5 60.2 60.1 59.8

 Unemployed ................................................................. 1,425 1,615 1,623 1,581 1,556 1,703 1,664 1,768 1,784

 Unemployment rate .................................................... 3.7 4.1 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.4 4.3 4.6 4.6

Some college or associate degree

Civilian labor force .......................................................... 35,958 36,077 36,715 35,702 36,340 36,281 35,961 35,987 36,190

 Participation rate ......................................................... 72.9 72.0 72.2 72.4 72.8 71.4 71.9 71.8 71.2

 Employed ...................................................................... 34,796 34,907 35,502 34,486 35,077 34,998 34,629 34,750 34,915

 Employment-population ratio ...................................... 70.5 69.7 69.8 69.9 70.3 68.9 69.2 69.4 68.7

 Unemployed ................................................................. 1,162 1,170 1,213 1,216 1,263 1,283 1,331 1,237 1,274

 Unemployment rate .................................................... 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.7 3.4 3.5

Bachelor’s degree and higher 2

Civilian labor force .......................................................... 43,192 44,143 44,430 42,900 44,254 44,474 44,594 44,132 44,204

 Participation rate ......................................................... 78.2 77.5 77.6 77.7 78.0 77.3 77.5 77.5 77.2

 Employed ...................................................................... 42,413 43,248 43,530 42,088 43,380 43,540 43,680 43,264 43,271

 Employment-population ratio ...................................... 76.8 76.0 76.1 76.2 76.4 75.7 75.9 76.0 75.6

 Unemployed ................................................................. 779 895 900 812 874 934 914 868 934

 Unemployment rate .................................................... 1.8 2.0 2.0 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.1

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 2007, data reflect revised population controls

used in the household survey. See box note in the BLS news release USDL

07-0486, "The Employment Situation: March 2007," issued on April 6, 2007, for a

discussion of technical issues regarding educational attainment data.
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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.

2006

Sept.

2007

Oct.

2007

Oct.

2006

June

2007

July

2007

Aug.

2007

Sept.

2007

Oct.

2007

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries ................................... 2,211 2,147 2,130 2,150 1,941 1,993 1,843 2,054 2,076

 Wage and salary workers ............................................. 1,282 1,248 1,200 1,249 1,155 1,157 1,016 1,160 1,177

 Self-employed workers ................................................. 916 875 914 882 775 823 806 853 877

 Unpaid family workers .................................................. 13 24 17 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Nonagricultural industries ............................................... 143,915 144,300 144,612 143,260 144,122 144,159 143,952 144,325 143,945

 Wage and salary workers ............................................. 133,930 134,553 135,119 133,421 134,128 134,339 134,269 134,604 134,535

 Government ................................................................ 20,879 21,153 21,096 20,658 21,082 21,024 21,148 21,133 20,915

 Private industries ........................................................ 113,051 113,400 114,023 112,759 113,000 113,319 113,133 113,488 113,624

 Private households ................................................... 750 823 760 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

 Other industries ........................................................ 112,301 112,577 113,263 111,990 112,196 112,554 112,384 112,676 112,838

 Self-employed workers ................................................. 9,871 9,631 9,379 9,700 9,878 9,706 9,652 9,589 9,242

 Unpaid family workers .................................................. 114 116 115 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME 2

All industries:

Part time for economic reasons .................................. 4,010 4,137 4,028 4,305 4,290 4,313 4,516 4,512 4,335

 Slack work or business conditions ........................... 2,633 2,768 2,612 2,770 2,790 2,724 2,933 2,986 2,781

 Could only find part-time work ................................. 1,160 1,091 1,180 1,203 1,203 1,217 1,168 1,148 1,207

Part time for noneconomic reasons ............................ 20,223 20,037 19,956 19,467 20,112 20,014 19,835 19,891 19,329

Nonagricultural industries:

Part time for economic reasons .................................. 3,954 4,085 3,930 4,233 4,194 4,240 4,459 4,407 4,251

 Slack work or business conditions ........................... 2,594 2,736 2,549 2,717 2,737 2,683 2,903 2,920 2,736

 Could only find part-time work ................................. 1,152 1,088 1,171 1,196 1,204 1,211 1,147 1,142 1,203

Part time for noneconomic reasons ............................ 19,890 19,679 19,634 19,170 19,758 19,660 19,569 19,570 19,121

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 2007, data reflect revised population

controls used in the household survey.
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Table A-6. Selected employment indicators

(In thousands)

Characteristic

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Oct.

2006

Sept.

2007

Oct.

2007

Oct.

2006

June

2007

July

2007

Aug.

2007

Sept.

2007

Oct.

2007

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over ................................................. 146,125 146,448 146,743 145,337 146,140 146,110 145,794 146,257 146,007

 16 to 19 years ............................................................... 5,978 5,649 5,749 6,161 5,972 5,940 5,665 5,894 5,905

 16 to 17 years ............................................................. 2,495 2,218 2,286 2,560 2,351 2,303 2,255 2,270 2,318

 18 to 19 years ............................................................. 3,483 3,431 3,463 3,598 3,645 3,667 3,389 3,630 3,594

 20 years and over ......................................................... 140,148 140,799 140,994 139,176 140,167 140,170 140,129 140,364 140,102

 20 to 24 years ............................................................. 13,875 13,849 13,815 13,849 13,994 13,964 13,876 13,972 13,837

 25 years and over ....................................................... 126,273 126,950 127,179 125,351 126,184 126,291 126,445 126,508 126,266

 25 to 54 years ........................................................... 100,933 100,813 100,956 100,276 100,452 100,344 100,563 100,497 100,316

 25 to 34 years ......................................................... 31,507 31,717 31,873 31,236 31,632 31,667 31,717 31,587 31,609

 35 to 44 years ......................................................... 34,835 34,335 34,272 34,652 34,215 34,151 34,214 34,227 34,118

 45 to 54 years ......................................................... 34,591 34,761 34,811 34,388 34,605 34,526 34,632 34,682 34,589

 55 years and over ..................................................... 25,340 26,137 26,223 25,075 25,732 25,947 25,882 26,011 25,950

Men, 16 years and over .................................................. 78,399 78,407 78,578 77,985 78,281 78,292 78,082 78,207 78,179

 16 to 19 years ............................................................... 2,979 2,779 2,826 3,061 2,969 2,930 2,798 2,911 2,903

 16 to 17 years ............................................................. 1,150 1,040 1,095 1,179 1,139 1,119 1,065 1,073 1,116

 18 to 19 years ............................................................. 1,828 1,738 1,730 1,878 1,851 1,815 1,746 1,834 1,791

 20 years and over ......................................................... 75,420 75,628 75,753 74,924 75,312 75,362 75,284 75,296 75,276

 20 to 24 years ............................................................. 7,439 7,235 7,308 7,428 7,368 7,417 7,333 7,294 7,307

 25 years and over ....................................................... 67,980 68,393 68,445 67,485 67,969 67,990 68,049 68,029 67,970

 25 to 54 years ........................................................... 54,460 54,511 54,574 54,119 54,312 54,257 54,317 54,229 54,252

 25 to 34 years ......................................................... 17,335 17,588 17,587 17,179 17,466 17,560 17,499 17,450 17,442

 35 to 44 years ......................................................... 18,883 18,653 18,620 18,777 18,643 18,567 18,651 18,575 18,541

 45 to 54 years ......................................................... 18,242 18,269 18,367 18,162 18,203 18,130 18,167 18,203 18,269

 55 years and over ..................................................... 13,521 13,882 13,871 13,366 13,657 13,733 13,732 13,800 13,718

Women, 16 years and over ............................................ 67,727 68,041 68,165 67,352 67,859 67,819 67,712 68,050 67,828

 16 to 19 years ............................................................... 2,999 2,871 2,923 3,099 3,004 3,011 2,867 2,983 3,002

 16 to 17 years ............................................................. 1,344 1,178 1,190 1,382 1,212 1,183 1,190 1,197 1,202

 18 to 19 years ............................................................. 1,655 1,693 1,733 1,720 1,794 1,852 1,643 1,796 1,803

 20 years and over ......................................................... 64,728 65,170 65,241 64,252 64,855 64,808 64,845 65,068 64,826

 20 to 24 years ............................................................. 6,435 6,613 6,507 6,421 6,626 6,546 6,544 6,679 6,530

 25 years and over ....................................................... 58,292 58,557 58,734 57,866 58,215 58,301 58,396 58,479 58,296

 25 to 54 years ........................................................... 46,473 46,303 46,382 46,157 46,140 46,087 46,246 46,268 46,064

 25 to 34 years ......................................................... 14,173 14,129 14,286 14,056 14,165 14,107 14,218 14,137 14,167

 35 to 44 years ......................................................... 15,952 15,681 15,652 15,874 15,572 15,584 15,564 15,651 15,577

 45 to 54 years ......................................................... 16,348 16,492 16,445 16,226 16,402 16,396 16,465 16,479 16,320

 55 years and over ..................................................... 11,819 12,254 12,352 11,709 12,075 12,215 12,150 12,211 12,232

MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present ......................................... 45,762 46,244 46,309 45,548 46,527 46,330 46,192 46,238 46,176

Married women, spouse present .................................... 35,766 35,796 35,828 35,277 36,217 35,997 35,826 35,739 35,483

Women who maintain families ........................................ 9,088 9,618 9,429 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

Full-time workers 2 ......................................................... 121,199 121,728 122,006 120,889 120,645 121,122 120,995 121,332 121,606

Part-time workers 3 ......................................................... 24,926 24,720 24,736 24,554 25,555 25,102 24,897 25,039 24,490

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders ................................................. 7,865 7,621 7,852 7,603 7,707 7,674 7,555 7,509 7,583

 Percent of total employed ........................................... 5.4 5.2 5.4 5.2 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.1 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 2007, data reflect revised population

controls used in the household survey.
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Table A-7. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted

Characteristic

Number of

unemployed persons

(in thousands)

Unemployment rates 1

Oct.

2006

Sept.

2007

Oct.

2007

Oct.

2006

June

2007

July

2007

Aug.

2007

Sept.

2007

Oct.

2007

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over ................................................. 6,715 7,207 7,245 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.7 4.7

 16 to 19 years ............................................................... 1,104 1,120 1,094 15.2 15.8 15.2 16.1 16.0 15.6

 16 to 17 years ............................................................. 547 518 486 17.6 16.8 16.7 18.6 18.6 17.3

 18 to 19 years ............................................................. 551 604 592 13.3 15.5 14.1 14.6 14.3 14.1

 20 years and over ......................................................... 5,611 6,086 6,151 3.9 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.2

 20 to 24 years ............................................................. 1,278 1,357 1,287 8.4 8.0 8.5 8.3 8.9 8.5

 25 years and over ....................................................... 4,307 4,770 4,833 3.3 3.5 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.7

 25 to 54 years ........................................................... 3,524 3,930 3,991 3.4 3.6 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.8

 25 to 34 years ......................................................... 1,518 1,604 1,580 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.8 4.8

 35 to 44 years ......................................................... 1,037 1,202 1,218 2.9 3.3 3.7 3.6 3.4 3.4

 45 to 54 years ......................................................... 969 1,123 1,194 2.7 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.3

 55 years and over ..................................................... 771 840 842 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.1

Men, 16 years and over .................................................. 3,626 3,986 4,014 4.4 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.8 4.9

 16 to 19 years ............................................................... 614 646 636 16.7 17.7 16.7 17.8 18.2 18.0

 16 to 17 years ............................................................. 292 299 259 19.8 18.1 18.9 22.0 21.8 18.8

 18 to 19 years ............................................................. 305 351 355 14.0 18.2 15.3 15.2 16.0 16.5

 20 years and over ......................................................... 3,012 3,340 3,378 3.9 4.1 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.3

 20 to 24 years ............................................................. 724 769 747 8.9 9.3 9.2 8.7 9.5 9.3

 25 years and over ....................................................... 2,246 2,557 2,578 3.2 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.7

 25 to 54 years ........................................................... 1,839 2,090 2,134 3.3 3.5 3.7 3.6 3.7 3.8

 25 to 34 years ......................................................... 836 882 898 4.6 4.6 4.3 4.6 4.8 4.9

 35 to 44 years ......................................................... 533 630 640 2.8 2.9 3.6 3.2 3.3 3.3

 45 to 54 years ......................................................... 470 578 595 2.5 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.2

 55 years and over ..................................................... 407 467 445 3.0 3.1 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.1

Women, 16 years and over ............................................ 3,089 3,221 3,231 4.4 4.4 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.5

 16 to 19 years ............................................................... 490 475 458 13.6 13.9 13.6 14.4 13.7 13.2

 16 to 17 years ............................................................. 255 218 227 15.6 15.6 14.5 15.3 15.4 15.9

 18 to 19 years ............................................................. 246 254 237 12.5 12.7 12.8 14.0 12.4 11.6

 20 years and over ......................................................... 2,599 2,746 2,773 3.9 3.9 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.1

 20 to 24 years ............................................................. 554 588 540 7.9 6.7 7.7 7.8 8.1 7.6

 25 years and over ....................................................... 2,061 2,213 2,255 3.4 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.7

 25 to 54 years ........................................................... 1,685 1,840 1,858 3.5 3.7 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.9

 25 to 34 years ......................................................... 683 723 682 4.6 4.6 4.9 4.6 4.9 4.6

 35 to 44 years ......................................................... 504 572 577 3.1 3.7 3.9 4.0 3.5 3.6

 45 to 54 years ......................................................... 498 545 599 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.5

 55 years and over 2 .................................................. 351 379 385 2.9 3.2 3.5 3.4 3.0 3.0

MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present ......................................... 1,069 1,158 1,197 2.3 2.4 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.5

Married women, spouse present .................................... 1,010 1,048 1,066 2.8 2.7 2.8 3.1 2.8 2.9

Women who maintain families 2 ..................................... 631 658 631 6.5 6.8 6.8 6.2 6.4 6.3

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

Full-time workers 3 ......................................................... 5,413 6,037 5,996 4.3 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.7 4.7

Part-time workers 4 ......................................................... 1,312 1,229 1,268 5.1 4.6 5.0 4.9 4.7 4.9

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

2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.
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Table A-8. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment

(Numbers in thousands)

Reason

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Oct.

2006

Sept.

2007

Oct.

2007

Oct.

2006

June

2007

July

2007

Aug.

2007

Sept.

2007

Oct.

2007

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Job losers and persons who completed temporary

jobs ............................................................................... 2,724 3,208 3,259 3,088 3,375 3,628 3,617 3,577 3,699

On temporary layoff .................................................... 659 613 737 958 866 981 979 954 1,053

Not on temporary layoff .............................................. 2,065 2,595 2,523 2,130 2,509 2,648 2,638 2,623 2,647

Permanent job losers .............................................. 1,434 1,831 1,802 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Persons who completed temporary jobs ................ 632 764 721 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Job leavers ..................................................................... 802 902 804 783 810 823 793 842 791

Reentrants ...................................................................... 2,206 2,190 2,047 2,249 2,127 2,078 2,064 2,144 2,084

New entrants .................................................................. 540 652 662 593 621 593 593 698 708

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 ............................................................................. 43.4 46.1 48.1 46.0 48.7 50.9 51.2 49.3 50.8

On temporary layoff .................................................. 10.5 8.8 10.9 14.3 12.5 13.8 13.8 13.1 14.5

Not on temporary layoff ............................................ 32.9 37.3 37.3 31.7 36.2 37.2 37.3 36.1 36.3

Job leavers ................................................................... 12.8 13.0 11.9 11.7 11.7 11.6 11.2 11.6 10.9

Reentrants .................................................................... 35.2 31.5 30.2 33.5 30.7 29.2 29.2 29.5 28.6

New entrants ................................................................ 8.6 9.4 9.8 8.8 9.0 8.3 8.4 9.6 9.7

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE

 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

Job losers and persons who completed temporary

jobs ............................................................................. 1.8 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.4

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

Reentrants .................................................................... 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.4

New entrants ................................................................ .4 .4 .4 .4 .4 .4 .4 .5 .5

1 Data not available.

 NOTE: Beginning in January 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.
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Table A-9. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment

(Numbers in thousands)

Duration

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Oct.

2006

Sept.

2007

Oct.

2007

Oct.

2006

June

2007

July

2007

Aug.

2007

Sept.

2007

Oct.

2007

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Less than 5 weeks .............................................................................. 2,468 2,563 2,371 2,588 2,488 2,473 2,595 2,518 2,480

5 to 14 weeks ..................................................................................... 1,855 2,118 2,204 2,064 2,125 2,213 2,166 2,332 2,459

15 weeks and over ............................................................................. 1,948 2,271 2,198 2,062 2,286 2,413 2,385 2,393 2,343

 15 to 26 weeks ................................................................................ 898 1,009 927 974 1,166 1,105 1,138 1,115 1,031

 27 weeks and over .......................................................................... 1,050 1,261 1,271 1,088 1,120 1,308 1,247 1,277 1,312

Average (mean) duration, in weeks .................................................... 16.7 16.7 17.4 16.4 16.8 17.2 16.9 16.5 17.1

Median duration, in weeks .................................................................. 7.9 8.7 8.5 8.0 8.2 8.9 8.6 9.0 8.7

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 ............................................................................ 39.4 36.9 35.0 38.5 36.1 34.8 36.3 34.8 34.1

 5 to 14 weeks ................................................................................... 29.6 30.5 32.5 30.7 30.8 31.2 30.3 32.2 33.8

 15 weeks and over ........................................................................... 31.1 32.7 32.5 30.7 33.1 34.0 33.4 33.0 32.2

 15 to 26 weeks ............................................................................... 14.3 14.5 13.7 14.5 16.9 15.6 15.9 15.4 14.2

 27 weeks and over ......................................................................... 16.7 18.1 18.8 16.2 16.2 18.4 17.4 17.6 18.0

 NOTE: Beginning in January 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Occupation

Employed Unemployed Unemployment

rates

Oct.

2006

Oct.

2007

Oct.

2006

Oct.

2007

Oct.

2006

Oct.

2007

 Total, 16 years and over 1 ............................................................. 146,125 146,743 6,272 6,773 4.1 4.4

Management, professional, and related occupations ............. 51,427 52,127 971 1,071 1.9 2.0

 Management, business, and financial operations

occupations .................................................................................... 21,565 21,748 378 368 1.7 1.7

 Professional and related occupations ...................................... 29,862 30,379 593 703 1.9 2.3

Service occupations ....................................................................... 23,939 24,178 1,380 1,488 5.5 5.8

Sales and office occupations ....................................................... 36,051 35,933 1,590 1,590 4.2 4.2

 Sales and related occupations .................................................. 16,388 16,297 787 813 4.6 4.8

 Office and administrative support occupations ...................... 19,663 19,636 803 777 3.9 3.8

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

occupations .................................................................................... 16,225 16,092 777 856 4.6 5.1

 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ............................. 955 956 86 46 8.2 4.6

 Construction and extraction occupations ................................ 9,714 9,715 497 675 4.9 6.5

 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ................ 5,556 5,422 194 135 3.4 2.4

Production, transportation, and material moving

occupations .................................................................................... 18,484 18,412 990 1,090 5.1 5.6

 Production occupations .............................................................. 9,396 9,566 507 564 5.1 5.6

 Transportation and material moving occupations ................. 9,088 8,846 483 526 5.0 5.6

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 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.
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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.

2006

Oct.

2007

Oct.

2006

Oct.

2007

 Total, 16 years and over 1 .................................................... 6,272 6,773 4.1 4.4

Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers .................... 4,956 5,233 4.2 4.4

 Mining ............................................................................................. 15 9 2.2 1.3

 Construction .................................................................................. 456 641 4.5 6.1

 Manufacturing ............................................................................... 618 729 3.7 4.3

 Durable goods ............................................................................ 363 431 3.5 4.1

 Nondurable goods ..................................................................... 255 298 4.2 4.8

 Wholesale and retail trade ......................................................... 972 907 4.7 4.4

 Transportation and utilities ......................................................... 206 218 3.6 3.6

 Information ..................................................................................... 116 120 3.4 3.7

 Financial activities ........................................................................ 211 307 2.1 3.2

 Professional and business services ......................................... 768 675 5.6 4.8

 Education and health services .................................................. 531 534 2.8 2.7

 Leisure and hospitality ................................................................ 795 911 6.6 7.5

 Other services ............................................................................... 268 182 4.4 3.0

Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers ...... 77 47 5.8 4.0

Government workers ..................................................................... 424 492 2.0 2.3

Self employed and unpaid family workers ................................. 275 338 2.5 3.1

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

 NOTE: Beginning in January 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.

Table A-12. Alternative measures of labor underutilization

(Percent)

Measure

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Oct.

2006

Sept.

2007

Oct.

2007

Oct.

2006

June

2007

July

2007

Aug.

2007

Sept.

2007

Oct.

2007

U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of the

civilian labor force ..................................................................... 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.5

U-2 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, as a

percent of the civilian labor force .............................................. 1.8 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.4

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

(official unemployment rate) ................................................. 4.1 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.7 4.7

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

civilian labor force plus discouraged workers ........................... 4.3 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.8 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9

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 ................................ 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.6

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 ..................................................................................... 7.6 8.0 7.9 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.4 8.4

 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 2007, data reflect revised population controls

used in the household survey.
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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.

2006

Oct.

2007

Oct.

2006

Oct.

2007

Oct.

2006

Oct.

2007

NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE

Total not in the labor force .................................................................. 77,278 79,200 29,407 30,443 47,871 48,757

 Persons who currently want a job ...................................................... 4,661 4,131 2,007 1,871 2,654 2,260

Searched for work and available to work now 1 ........................... 1,478 1,364 750 691 728 673

Reason not currently looking:

Discouragement over job prospects 2 .................................. 331 320 203 189 128 131

Reasons other than discouragement 3 ................................. 1,147 1,044 547 502 600 542

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders 4 .................................................................. 7,865 7,852 3,906 3,933 3,959 3,919

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

 Primary job full time, secondary job part time ................................. 4,123 4,409 2,272 2,422 1,851 1,987

 Primary and secondary jobs both part time .................................... 1,623 1,729 502 517 1,120 1,213

 Primary and secondary jobs both full time ...................................... 353 297 235 206 119 92

 Hours vary on primary or secondary job ......................................... 1,709 1,377 862 765 847 613

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 2007, 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. 

2006

 Aug. 

2007

 Sept. 

2007p

 Oct. 

2007p

 Oct. 

2006

 June 

2007

 July 

2007

 Aug. 

2007

 Sept. 

2007p

 Oct. 

2007p

Change

from:

Sept. 2007-

Oct. 2007p

Total nonfarm ............................. 137,643 137,909 138,502 139,261 136,745 137,973 138,066 138,159 138,255 138,421 166

Total private ........................................ 115,189 116,816 116,365 116,566 114,645 115,739 115,856 115,886 115,959 116,089 130

Goods-producing ............................................ 22,807 22,769 22,627 22,514 22,573 22,436 22,421 22,349 22,318 22,294 -24

Natural resources and mining .................................. 709 743 736 739 700 721 726 728 728 730 2

Logging ........................................................... 67.2 65.5 65.4 65.2 63.9 64.1 62.8 62.4 62.4 62.4 .0

Mining .................................................................... 641.3 677.8 670.7 674.1 635.9 656.5 663.5 665.2 665.1 667.6 2.5

Oil and gas extraction ........................................ 139.9 153.8 151.5 151.8 140.4 149.3 150.8 151.5 151.7 152.7 1.0

Mining, except oil and gas1................................. 226.9 237.1 235.3 236.0 223.5 228.3 228.9 230.1 230.7 231.7 1.0

Coal mining ...................................................... 79.4 80.8 80.7 81.2 79.7 79.6 80.3 80.6 81.0 81.3 .3

Support activities for mining .............................. 274.5 286.9 283.9 286.3 272.0 278.9 283.8 283.6 282.7 283.2 .5

Construction ............................................................. 7,905 7,930 7,838 7,792 7,707 7,665 7,649 7,620 7,606 7,601 -5

Construction of buildings ................................... 1,842.4 1,817.8 1,805.6 1,787.7 1,814.5 1,788.9 1,782.1 1,768.0 1,769.5 1,760.0 -9.5

Residential building ......................................... 1,040.3 1,013.4 999.4 985.3 1,028.2 997.3 991.3 983.0 979.4 970.9 -8.5

Nonresidential building .................................... 802.1 804.4 806.2 802.4 786.3 791.6 790.8 785.0 790.1 789.1 -1.0

Heavy and civil engineering construction ........ 1,049.9 1,058.6 1,053.6 1,049.9 989.7 999.4 996.2 994.2 991.9 992.5 .6

Specialty trade contractors ............................... 5,012.6 5,054.0 4,978.4 4,954.8 4,902.6 4,876.3 4,870.7 4,857.7 4,845.0 4,848.0 3.0

Residential specialty trade contractors ........... 2,395.9 2,376.7 2,324.8 2,296.2 2,340.5 2,302.5 2,306.0 2,280.0 2,262.9 2,249.9 -13.0

Nonresidential specialty trade contractors ..... 2,616.7 2,677.3 2,653.6 2,658.6 2,562.1 2,573.8 2,564.7 2,577.7 2,582.1 2,598.1 16.0

Manufacturing ........................................................... 14,193 14,096 14,053 13,983 14,166 14,050 14,046 14,001 13,984 13,963 -21

Production workers ....................................... 10,168 10,142 10,129 10,071 10,139 10,091 10,098 10,062 10,060 10,046 -14

Durable goods ....................................................... 8,995 8,912 8,880 8,846 8,996 8,897 8,900 8,873 8,860 8,848 -12

Production workers ....................................... 6,365 6,319 6,312 6,289 6,365 6,309 6,313 6,290 6,290 6,287 -3

Wood products ................................................... 548.5 534.4 525.2 517.5 548.3 526.5 529.2 523.2 519.5 517.7 -1.8

Nonmetallic mineral products ............................ 510.9 505.8 503.5 498.6 504.7 500.5 499.1 495.3 494.9 492.8 -2.1

Primary metals .................................................... 458.6 449.6 447.2 445.0 459.5 449.2 450.9 447.8 446.3 446.0 -.3

Fabricated metal products ................................. 1,565.2 1,572.3 1,571.9 1,573.7 1,562.4 1,569.0 1,569.5 1,568.2 1,570.4 1,572.0 1.6

Machinery ........................................................... 1,204.9 1,224.6 1,218.5 1,220.5 1,208.8 1,224.3 1,228.2 1,223.3 1,221.6 1,223.1 1.5

1 Computer and electronic products .................... 1,316.9 1,306.6 1,295.0 1,289.9 1,316.6 1,306.4 1,304.3 1,300.5 1,295.9 1,291.6 -4.3

Computer and peripheral equipment ............. 198.6 196.9 196.8 196.2 198.9 196.2 196.5 196.5 196.8 196.3 -.5

Communications equipment ........................... 142.3 142.4 140.6 140.1 141.7 142.9 142.7 142.7 142.0 140.0 -2.0

Semiconductors and electronic components . 466.3 460.8 455.7 453.2 466.5 464.2 462.5 458.3 455.8 454.6 -1.2

Electronic instruments ..................................... 437.3 437.2 434.1 433.7 437.6 435.5 434.5 434.5 433.9 434.3 .4

Electrical equipment and appliances ................ 435.8 436.3 435.2 432.6 438.1 436.0 436.8 434.6 434.7 434.9 .2

1 Transportation equipment .................................. 1,749.3 1,701.0 1,707.5 1,691.4 1,752.8 1,702.9 1,699.5 1,700.2 1,701.1 1,693.7 -7.4

Motor vehicles and parts2................................. 1,047.8 997.8 1,004.1 987.8 1,051.7 999.2 998.4 997.4 996.5 990.4 -6.1

Furniture and related products .......................... 548.7 529.4 525.6 521.8 550.0 529.4 530.3 526.9 524.5 522.2 -2.3

Miscellaneous manufacturing ............................ 655.7 652.3 650.8 654.8 654.6 652.9 652.1 652.5 651.3 654.4 3.1

Nondurable goods ................................................. 5,198 5,184 5,173 5,137 5,170 5,153 5,146 5,128 5,124 5,115 -9

Production workers ....................................... 3,803 3,823 3,817 3,782 3,774 3,782 3,785 3,772 3,770 3,759 -11

Food manufacturing ........................................... 1,511.5 1,536.5 1,529.4 1,514.1 1,487.8 1,502.4 1,505.9 1,497.0 1,493.7 1,492.8 -.9

Beverages and tobacco products ...................... 199.9 203.9 203.4 199.9 196.4 200.4 200.2 198.5 197.8 197.3 -.5

Textile mills ......................................................... 187.5 168.4 167.5 166.5 187.5 172.5 169.9 168.3 166.8 166.6 -.2

Textile product mills ........................................... 159.2 153.3 151.6 151.3 159.2 154.6 153.5 153.0 152.2 151.4 -.8

Apparel ................................................................ 233.1 214.8 214.6 210.6 233.2 217.8 217.7 214.4 212.5 210.6 -1.9

Leather and allied products ............................... 37.5 35.2 36.6 36.2 37.2 35.9 35.3 35.6 36.4 35.9 -.5

Paper and paper products ................................. 463.0 457.9 455.7 455.2 463.4 457.3 456.7 456.3 455.9 456.0 .1

Printing and related support activities ............... 634.1 625.7 628.6 628.2 633.2 629.6 629.0 626.2 628.6 628.3 -.3

Petroleum and coal products ............................. 118.3 119.0 119.3 118.4 116.9 117.2 116.2 116.1 117.1 117.0 -.1

Chemicals ........................................................... 869.8 879.3 877.5 870.1 871.9 873.8 873.3 874.9 875.7 872.2 -3.5

Plastics and rubber products ............................. 784.5 790.4 788.8 786.9 783.2 791.1 788.5 787.9 787.1 786.6 -.5

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. 

2006

 Aug. 

2007

 Sept. 

2007p

 Oct. 

2007p

 Oct. 

2006

 June 

2007

 July 

2007

 Aug. 

2007

 Sept. 

2007p

 Oct. 

2007p

Change

from:

Sept. 2007-

Oct. 2007p

Service-providing .............................................. 114,836 115,140 115,875 116,747 114,172 115,537 115,645 115,810 115,937 116,127 190

Private service-providing ............................... 92,382 94,047 93,738 94,052 92,072 93,303 93,435 93,537 93,641 93,795 154

Trade, transportation, and utilities ........................... 26,325 26,484 26,445 26,541 26,258 26,465 26,489 26,494 26,505 26,495 -10

Wholesale trade .................................................... 5,925.8 6,045.2 6,033.7 6,049.0 5,919.6 6,007.4 6,016.3 6,022.5 6,032.7 6,042.7 10.0

Durable goods .................................................... 3,093.5 3,160.0 3,147.6 3,155.6 3,093.6 3,141.5 3,146.5 3,147.0 3,151.5 3,156.0 4.5

Nondurable goods .............................................. 2,045.8 2,077.2 2,079.2 2,083.7 2,040.8 2,061.4 2,063.1 2,068.0 2,072.3 2,076.7 4.4

Electronic markets and agents and brokers ..... 786.5 808.0 806.9 809.7 785.2 804.5 806.7 807.5 808.9 810.0 1.1

Retail trade ............................................................ 15,318.0 15,389.1 15,279.8 15,351.5 15,297.8 15,383.3 15,389.8 15,385.6 15,373.3 15,351.8 -21.5

Motor vehicle and parts dealers1........................ 1,912.8 1,927.0 1,921.6 1,911.5 1,906.4 1,909.0 1,907.6 1,908.2 1,909.0 1,905.2 -3.8

Automobile dealers ......................................... 1,247.9 1,255.5 1,253.3 1,249.9 1,245.0 1,246.7 1,245.9 1,246.4 1,246.6 1,246.5 -.1

Furniture and home furnishings stores ............. 591.1 580.5 574.7 587.5 589.9 584.3 584.5 586.5 583.2 585.6 2.4

Electronics and appliance stores ....................... 537.6 525.6 525.0 527.2 534.0 535.9 537.4 532.7 530.1 526.3 -3.8

Building material and garden supply stores ...... 1,316.5 1,330.2 1,279.3 1,268.3 1,329.2 1,314.9 1,303.9 1,305.9 1,289.1 1,282.0 -7.1

Food and beverage stores ................................. 2,839.0 2,886.3 2,876.1 2,883.5 2,833.8 2,867.7 2,869.3 2,873.5 2,877.5 2,879.7 2.2

Health and personal care stores ....................... 954.8 971.2 968.4 969.6 954.8 968.8 967.4 970.8 971.6 971.4 -.2

Gasoline stations ................................................ 855.1 862.1 859.6 851.7 854.8 852.4 852.0 851.1 853.2 851.4 -1.8

Clothing and clothing accessories stores ......... 1,437.8 1,480.4 1,431.2 1,451.3 1,443.1 1,451.3 1,456.7 1,460.3 1,460.3 1,459.3 -1.0

Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music

stores ................................................................ 640.2 655.4 664.7 666.8 638.3 657.4 665.7 666.7 669.4 668.6 -.8

1 General merchandise stores ............................. 2,894.4 2,861.2 2,855.3 2,891.1 2,893.8 2,920.3 2,918.9 2,906.4 2,903.7 2,898.2 -5.5

Department stores .......................................... 1,540.9 1,513.6 1,511.1 1,536.5 1,535.6 1,561.1 1,560.3 1,549.9 1,547.4 1,541.9 -5.5

Miscellaneous store retailers ............................. 886.5 878.8 883.9 885.6 880.9 880.2 883.1 880.3 883.2 880.6 -2.6

Nonstore retailers ............................................... 452.2 430.4 440.0 457.4 438.8 441.1 443.3 443.2 443.0 443.5 .5

Transportation and warehousing .......................... 4,534.7 4,490.5 4,576.5 4,583.2 4,493.8 4,520.1 4,528.4 4,529.8 4,542.7 4,542.7 .0

Air transportation ................................................ 489.4 497.3 497.2 495.1 488.1 491.4 492.2 492.5 493.7 493.4 -.3

Rail transportation .............................................. 225.2 229.4 228.2 228.0 224.8 226.6 227.5 227.4 227.8 228.0 .2

Water transportation ........................................... 66.0 74.5 72.2 69.9 65.6 69.9 70.7 70.6 70.3 69.8 -.5

Truck transportation ........................................... 1,465.5 1,463.5 1,464.2 1,454.8 1,448.7 1,449.8 1,444.3 1,443.5 1,445.5 1,438.9 -6.6

Transit and ground passenger transportation ... 405.3 333.5 409.6 417.0 392.3 389.4 397.1 400.1 400.6 402.4 1.8

Pipeline transportation ....................................... 39.7 41.2 40.6 41.3 39.6 40.8 40.8 41.0 40.9 41.3 .4

Scenic and sightseeing transportation .............. 27.4 35.4 32.6 30.0 26.6 26.4 27.0 27.4 28.0 28.9 .9

Support activities for transportation ................... 573.6 583.6 585.8 591.9 572.9 583.0 583.4 584.3 587.5 591.2 3.7

Couriers and messengers .................................. 590.7 577.9 585.5 589.4 590.5 588.7 589.3 588.1 590.1 589.6 -.5

Warehousing and storage .................................. 651.9 654.2 660.6 665.8 644.7 654.1 656.1 654.9 658.3 659.2 .9

Utilities ................................................................... 546.3 559.2 555.4 557.2 546.9 554.4 554.6 556.0 556.2 557.7 1.5

Information ................................................................ 3,046 3,094 3,078 3,080 3,054 3,093 3,091 3,087 3,095 3,092 -3

Publishing industries, except Internet ............... 902.2 905.8 897.3 899.3 902.1 906.2 906.3 904.0 900.5 900.7 .2

Motion picture and sound recording industries . 367.8 387.7 380.8 376.6 374.6 389.3 383.6 380.3 387.9 385.2 -2.7

Broadcasting, except Internet ............................ 332.9 337.1 338.4 337.5 332.1 337.1 336.0 336.3 337.8 337.5 -.3

Internet publishing and broadcasting ................ 35.7 42.9 43.9 44.9 35.8 41.3 42.4 43.1 44.2 45.0 .8

Telecommunications .......................................... 974.1 972.2 969.7 971.7 975.0 972.7 973.7 973.1 973.6 972.3 -1.3

ISPs, search portals, and data processing ....... 381.7 395.6 396.0 398.0 382.2 394.4 396.9 397.5 398.7 399.3 .6

Other information services ................................. 51.4 52.8 51.7 52.0 51.8 52.2 51.8 52.2 52.1 52.3 .2

Financial activities .................................................... 8,404 8,515 8,437 8,439 8,415 8,460 8,476 8,463 8,450 8,452 2

Finance and insurance .......................................... 6,218.8 6,263.4 6,223.4 6,238.2 6,227.1 6,256.0 6,270.1 6,256.4 6,245.3 6,245.7 .4

Monetary authorities - central bank ................... 21.7 22.0 21.6 21.5 21.8 22.2 21.6 21.8 21.6 21.6 .0

1 Credit intermediation and related activities ....... 2,951.1 2,930.4 2,896.3 2,900.4 2,956.2 2,939.5 2,946.5 2,926.8 2,912.2 2,907.3 -4.9

1 Depository credit intermediation ..................... 1,811.1 1,841.1 1,833.8 1,835.5 1,818.3 1,824.9 1,833.8 1,834.6 1,840.4 1,840.9 .5

Commercial banking .................................... 1,329.3 1,342.6 1,335.2 1,339.1 1,334.5 1,332.1 1,338.4 1,337.7 1,340.9 1,342.4 1.5

Securities, commodity contracts, investments .. 829.3 849.6 848.6 853.9 830.4 844.4 845.8 848.7 849.8 852.8 3.0

Insurance carriers and related activities ........... 2,322.6 2,364.9 2,361.1 2,366.0 2,324.0 2,354.5 2,361.2 2,362.6 2,365.6 2,367.1 1.5

Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles ........ 94.1 96.5 95.8 96.4 94.7 95.4 95.0 96.5 96.1 96.9 .8

Real estate and rental and leasing ....................... 2,185.5 2,251.9 2,213.9 2,201.1 2,187.5 2,204.1 2,205.7 2,206.4 2,204.2 2,206.3 2.1

Real estate .......................................................... 1,505.2 1,557.8 1,531.6 1,527.3 1,505.0 1,524.5 1,525.4 1,528.1 1,527.2 1,530.0 2.8

Rental and leasing services ............................... 650.5 660.8 649.5 641.5 652.9 646.9 647.6 645.4 644.4 644.0 -.4

Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets ......... 29.8 33.3 32.8 32.3 29.6 32.7 32.7 32.9 32.6 32.3 -.3

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. 

2006

 Aug. 

2007

 Sept. 

2007p

 Oct. 

2007p

 Oct. 

2006

 June 

2007

 July 

2007

 Aug. 

2007

 Sept. 

2007p

 Oct. 

2007p

Change

from:

Sept. 2007-

Oct. 2007p

Professional and business services ........................ 17,836 18,115 18,100 18,188 17,662 17,886 17,911 17,942 17,965 18,030 65

1 Professional and technical services ..................... 7,399.7 7,662.2 7,660.2 7,712.6 7,438.5 7,638.5 7,666.9 7,689.0 7,730.9 7,754.4 23.5

Legal services .................................................. 1,172.4 1,182.8 1,173.6 1,182.7 1,173.5 1,179.9 1,177.9 1,178.4 1,181.9 1,184.1 2.2

Accounting and bookkeeping services ........... 828.2 880.0 896.1 905.2 893.7 941.1 951.1 957.7 968.1 973.3 5.2

Architectural and engineering services .......... 1,410.4 1,462.5 1,453.7 1,462.3 1,400.6 1,433.5 1,437.1 1,440.1 1,445.5 1,452.9 7.4

Computer systems design and related

services .......................................................... 1,303.0 1,358.2 1,359.6 1,367.1 1,300.8 1,341.8 1,352.9 1,355.6 1,361.4 1,363.5 2.1

Management and technical consulting

services .......................................................... 948.1 1,006.5 1,011.1 1,023.6 944.2 990.9 992.5 1,001.7 1,011.6 1,020.0 8.4

Management of companies and enterprises ....... 1,812.7 1,859.7 1,854.4 1,855.3 1,826.8 1,844.6 1,847.8 1,852.1 1,858.0 1,864.3 6.3

Administrative and waste services ....................... 8,623.1 8,593.0 8,585.8 8,620.0 8,396.2 8,402.6 8,396.2 8,400.6 8,376.0 8,411.4 35.4

1 Administrative and support services ................. 8,273.0 8,231.4 8,226.8 8,261.6 8,047.5 8,048.8 8,041.8 8,045.1 8,019.7 8,054.6 34.9

1 Employment services ...................................... 3,810.0 3,611.9 3,620.9 3,669.2 3,641.2 3,553.3 3,525.9 3,523.4 3,484.5 3,518.0 33.5

Temporary help services ............................. 2,755.9 2,650.0 2,674.5 2,704.7 2,621.1 2,588.0 2,577.9 2,578.6 2,559.3 2,579.5 20.2

Business support services .............................. 805.3 795.1 797.2 805.6 801.0 801.3 805.5 803.4 804.5 801.9 -2.6

Services to buildings and dwellings ............... 1,849.7 1,950.7 1,924.6 1,896.4 1,807.9 1,840.8 1,847.3 1,848.7 1,853.4 1,853.1 -.3

Waste management and remediation services 350.1 361.6 359.0 358.4 348.7 353.8 354.4 355.5 356.3 356.8 .5

Education and health services ................................ 18,152 18,126 18,432 18,736 17,976 18,364 18,422 18,484 18,513 18,556 43

Educational services ............................................. 3,110.1 2,685.9 2,980.3 3,205.8 2,944.2 3,014.4 3,022.8 3,039.7 3,028.8 3,036.3 7.5

Health care and social assistance ........................15,042.3 15,439.9 15,452.0 15,529.9 15,031.5 15,349.4 15,399.5 15,443.9 15,484.1 15,519.2 35.1

3 Health care ......................................................... 12,713.5 13,078.1 13,060.5 13,113.2 12,706.7 12,965.1 13,005.6 13,041.8 13,072.0 13,106.4 34.4

1 Ambulatory health care services .................... 5,333.9 5,519.6 5,516.5 5,554.7 5,332.6 5,455.1 5,482.5 5,507.0 5,525.7 5,550.7 25.0

Offices of physicians .................................... 2,175.2 2,237.3 2,238.6 2,247.1 2,174.1 2,213.2 2,224.6 2,232.5 2,240.8 2,245.8 5.0

Outpatient care centers ................................ 492.8 498.1 498.4 503.5 494.1 495.5 496.1 498.7 500.7 503.5 2.8

Home health care services .......................... 881.7 934.4 932.9 942.5 880.7 918.8 925.3 931.9 934.6 941.3 6.7

Hospitals .......................................................... 4,458.5 4,558.3 4,554.4 4,566.3 4,458.2 4,526.3 4,539.1 4,546.3 4,554.9 4,564.3 9.4

1 Nursing and residential care facilities ............ 2,921.1 3,000.2 2,989.6 2,992.2 2,915.9 2,983.7 2,984.0 2,988.5 2,991.4 2,991.4 .0

Nursing care facilities ................................... 1,591.7 1,618.5 1,615.7 1,615.5 1,587.5 1,608.0 1,611.3 1,613.8 1,614.4 1,613.6 -.8

1 Social assistance ................................................ 2,328.8 2,361.8 2,391.5 2,416.7 2,324.8 2,384.3 2,393.9 2,402.1 2,412.1 2,412.8 .7

Child day care services ................................... 814.5 777.9 814.4 823.8 802.8 811.6 815.7 815.3 818.4 814.0 -4.4

Leisure and hospitality ............................................. 13,188 14,194 13,790 13,612 13,257 13,554 13,566 13,589 13,639 13,695 56

Arts, entertainment, and recreation ...................... 1,898.8 2,231.1 2,042.9 1,947.0 1,939.9 1,971.1 1,962.9 1,968.0 1,976.1 1,986.8 10.7

Performing arts and spectator sports ................ 408.0 438.1 427.8 428.0 405.0 412.1 405.6 410.7 415.5 421.6 6.1

Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks ...... 127.1 142.5 135.3 133.7 125.7 131.2 132.4 131.8 132.3 132.4 .1

Amusements, gambling, and recreation ........... 1,363.7 1,650.5 1,479.8 1,385.3 1,409.2 1,427.8 1,424.9 1,425.5 1,428.3 1,432.8 4.5

Accommodations and food services .................... 11,289.1 11,962.9 11,747.4 11,664.8 11,316.9 11,582.5 11,602.9 11,621.4 11,662.7 11,708.2 45.5

Accommodations ................................................ 1,830.7 1,984.6 1,897.2 1,853.6 1,845.3 1,852.8 1,858.1 1,850.8 1,862.8 1,871.6 8.8

Food services and drinking places .................... 9,458.4 9,978.3 9,850.2 9,811.2 9,471.6 9,729.7 9,744.8 9,770.6 9,799.9 9,836.6 36.7

Other services .......................................................... 5,431 5,519 5,456 5,456 5,450 5,481 5,480 5,478 5,474 5,475 1

Repair and maintenance .................................... 1,249.9 1,266.2 1,265.4 1,257.8 1,253.4 1,261.9 1,256.6 1,260.6 1,262.9 1,261.1 -1.8

Personal and laundry services .......................... 1,282.7 1,297.9 1,286.1 1,282.1 1,286.8 1,291.2 1,294.4 1,292.4 1,289.1 1,288.2 -.9

Membership associations and organizations .... 2,897.9 2,954.5 2,904.2 2,915.8 2,909.3 2,927.6 2,929.0 2,925.2 2,921.7 2,925.4 3.7

Government .............................................................. 22,454 21,093 22,137 22,695 22,100 22,234 22,210 22,273 22,296 22,332 36

Federal ................................................................... 2,724 2,732 2,716 2,709 2,725 2,708 2,713 2,714 2,709 2,709 0

Federal, except U.S. Postal Service ................. 1,955.0 1,971.1 1,954.9 1,949.9 1,954.7 1,943.5 1,950.5 1,952.1 1,948.7 1,949.1 .4

U.S. Postal Service ............................................ 768.8 761.0 761.1 759.0 770.2 764.0 762.3 761.9 760.6 760.1 -.5

State government .................................................. 5,248 4,872 5,148 5,278 5,109 5,139 5,143 5,137 5,147 5,140 -7

State government education .............................. 2,461.5 2,026.1 2,337.6 2,473.4 2,314.3 2,326.5 2,323.3 2,320.3 2,332.3 2,325.9 -6.4

State government, excluding education ............ 2,786.9 2,845.9 2,810.2 2,804.1 2,794.3 2,812.7 2,819.4 2,817.1 2,815.1 2,814.2 -.9

Local government .................................................. 14,482 13,489 14,273 14,708 14,266 14,387 14,354 14,422 14,440 14,483 43

Local government education ............................. 8,251.0 6,981.7 7,919.8 8,377.5 7,995.1 8,043.1 8,011.8 8,066.1 8,078.6 8,113.2 34.6

Local government, excluding education ........... 6,231.0 6,507.3 6,353.3 6,330.7 6,270.9 6,344.0 6,342.6 6,355.7 6,360.9 6,369.5 8.6

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 and nonsupervisory workers1on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and

selected industry detail

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

 Oct. 

2006

 Aug. 

2007

 Sept. 

2007p

 Oct. 

2007p

 Oct. 

2006

 June 

2007

 July 

2007

 Aug. 

2007

 Sept. 

2007p

 Oct. 

2007p

Change

from:

Sept. 2007-

Oct. 2007p

Total private ....................................... 34.2 34.0 34.2 33.8 33.9 33.9 33.8 33.8 33.8 33.8 0.0

Goods-producing .......................................... 40.9 40.9 41.1 40.9 40.6 40.7 40.6 40.6 40.6 40.6 .0

Natural resources and mining .............................. 46.4 45.9 46.9 46.9 45.7 45.9 45.9 45.7 46.3 46.2 -.1

Construction ............................................................ 39.7 39.5 39.4 39.5 39.2 39.0 38.9 38.7 38.8 39.0 .2

Manufacturing ......................................................... 41.3 41.5 41.7 41.4 41.2 41.4 41.3 41.4 41.3 41.2 -.1

Overtime hours ............................................ 4.4 4.3 4.4 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.1 .0

Durable goods ..................................................... 41.6 41.8 41.9 41.7 41.4 41.7 41.6 41.7 41.6 41.5 -.1

Overtime hours ............................................ 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.1 .0

Wood products .................................................. 39.9 39.9 40.0 39.6 39.7 39.7 39.9 39.6 39.5 39.3 -.2

Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... 43.1 43.4 43.5 43.4 42.7 42.5 42.6 42.8 42.7 42.8 .1

Primary metals .................................................. 43.5 42.8 42.7 42.8 43.6 43.3 43.2 43.0 42.5 42.8 .3

Fabricated metal products .............................. 41.8 41.8 42.1 41.8 41.6 41.6 41.7 41.7 41.8 41.6 -.2

Machinery .......................................................... 42.7 42.4 42.8 43.1 42.7 42.5 42.5 42.6 42.7 42.9 .2

Computer and electronic products ................ 40.6 40.6 41.0 40.7 40.4 40.7 40.2 40.7 40.7 40.5 -.2

Electrical equipment and appliances ............ 41.2 41.2 41.7 41.1 40.8 41.9 41.7 41.3 41.4 40.7 -.7

Transportation equipment ............................... 42.7 43.4 43.2 42.9 42.4 43.3 43.2 43.2 42.8 42.8 .0

Motor vehicles and parts 2.............................. 42.0 43.3 42.7 42.3 41.7 42.9 42.6 42.4 42.2 42.1 -.1

Furniture and related products ....................... 39.2 40.3 39.8 39.2 39.2 39.2 39.3 39.7 39.4 39.2 -.2

Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 38.8 39.1 39.6 38.9 38.7 39.0 39.0 39.1 39.5 38.7 -.8

Nondurable goods ............................................... 40.9 40.9 41.3 40.9 40.7 40.9 40.9 40.8 40.8 40.7 -.1

Overtime hours ............................................ 4.4 4.3 4.5 4.1 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.0 -.1

Food manufacturing ......................................... 40.8 40.9 41.5 41.1 40.4 40.5 40.8 40.6 40.7 40.7 .0

Beverages and tobacco products .................. 40.4 41.6 40.6 39.5 40.8 40.8 40.7 40.9 40.6 40.1 -.5

Textile mills ........................................................ 40.3 39.7 40.8 39.8 40.6 40.5 40.2 39.8 40.4 40.1 -.3

Textile product mills ......................................... 39.2 39.9 40.4 39.2 39.2 40.5 40.6 39.9 40.1 39.6 -.5

Apparel ............................................................... 37.3 37.3 36.9 37.6 37.0 37.7 37.7 37.4 37.2 37.3 .1

Leather and allied products ............................ 38.9 37.3 37.6 37.7 38.8 37.8 37.4 37.5 37.6 37.4 -.2

Paper and paper products .............................. 43.0 43.1 43.8 43.6 42.9 43.0 42.9 43.1 43.2 43.3 .1

Printing and related support activities ........... 39.7 39.2 39.3 38.8 39.4 39.1 38.8 39.1 38.7 38.6 -.1

Petroleum and coal products .......................... 45.5 43.5 43.7 42.8 45.1 44.5 44.2 43.7 43.1 42.6 -.5

Chemicals .......................................................... 42.2 42.1 42.1 41.4 42.5 42.0 42.1 42.0 41.9 41.6 -.3

Plastics and rubber products .......................... 40.7 41.3 41.9 41.4 40.7 41.4 41.5 41.4 41.5 41.4 -.1

Private service-providing ............................. 32.7 32.5 32.8 32.3 32.4 32.4 32.4 32.4 32.4 32.3 -.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 33.6 33.5 33.9 33.3 33.4 33.4 33.3 33.3 33.4 33.3 -.1

Wholesale trade ................................................... 38.4 38.2 38.7 38.1 38.0 38.3 38.1 38.2 38.2 38.1 -.1

Retail trade ........................................................... 30.4 30.4 30.7 30.1 30.4 30.2 30.1 30.1 30.2 30.1 -.1

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 37.3 37.3 37.3 36.9 36.9 37.0 36.8 37.0 37.0 36.9 -.1

Utilities ................................................................... 42.2 42.5 43.1 42.5 41.8 42.6 42.6 42.5 42.7 42.2 -.5

Information ............................................................... 37.1 36.4 36.9 36.2 36.7 36.3 36.5 36.3 36.4 36.2 -.2

Financial activities .................................................. 36.4 35.6 36.3 35.6 35.8 36.0 35.9 35.8 35.8 35.8 .0

Professional and business services .................... 35.1 34.8 35.2 34.7 34.7 34.7 34.7 34.7 34.8 34.7 -.1

Education and health services ............................. 32.6 32.6 32.9 32.5 32.4 32.6 32.6 32.6 32.6 32.6 .0

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 25.9 26.0 25.6 25.2 25.7 25.5 25.4 25.4 25.4 25.3 -.1

Other services ......................................................... 31.0 31.0 31.0 30.7 30.9 30.9 30.8 30.8 30.8 30.8 .0

1 Data relate to production workers in natural resources and mining

and manufacturing, construction workers in construction, and

nonsupervisory workers in the service-providing industries.

These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the

total employment on private nonfarm payrolls.

2

Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, motor

vehicle parts.

p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

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

selected industry detail

Industry

Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings

 Oct. 

2006

 Aug. 

2007

 Sept. 

2007p

 Oct. 

2007p

 Oct. 

2006

 Aug. 

2007

 Sept. 

2007p

 Oct. 

2007p

Total private ....................................... $17.02 $17.40 $17.62 $17.61 $582.08 $591.60 $602.60 $595.22

Seasonally adjusted ..................... 16.94 17.50 17.55 17.58 574.27 591.50 593.19 594.20

Goods-producing .......................................... 18.26 18.78 18.88 18.86 746.83 768.10 775.97 771.37

Natural resources and mining .............................. 20.26 20.98 20.93 20.76 940.06 962.98 981.62 973.64

Construction ............................................................ 20.45 21.11 21.30 21.23 811.87 833.85 839.22 838.59

Manufacturing ......................................................... 16.89 17.29 17.38 17.37 697.56 717.54 724.75 719.12

Durable goods ..................................................... 17.81 18.25 18.33 18.34 740.90 762.85 768.03 764.78

Wood products .................................................. 13.61 13.62 13.68 13.84 543.04 543.44 547.20 548.06

Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... 16.59 16.94 16.99 17.13 715.03 735.20 739.07 743.44

Primary metals .................................................. 19.39 19.67 19.73 19.55 843.47 841.88 842.47 836.74

Fabricated metal products .............................. 16.26 16.57 16.63 16.68 679.67 692.63 700.12 697.22

Machinery .......................................................... 17.45 17.70 17.83 17.76 745.12 750.48 763.12 765.46

Computer and electronic products ................ 19.25 20.02 20.17 20.24 781.55 812.81 826.97 823.77

Electrical equipment and appliances ............ 15.63 15.98 16.07 15.98 643.96 658.38 670.12 656.78

Transportation equipment ............................... 22.51 23.30 23.36 23.30 961.18 1,011.22 1,009.15 999.57

Furniture and related products ....................... 14.04 14.31 14.36 14.39 550.37 576.69 571.53 564.09

Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 14.47 14.76 14.71 14.70 561.44 577.12 582.52 571.83

Nondurable goods ............................................... 15.32 15.68 15.78 15.74 626.59 641.31 651.71 643.77

Food manufacturing ......................................... 13.13 13.61 13.69 13.67 535.70 556.65 568.14 561.84

Beverages and tobacco products .................. 18.45 17.79 18.42 19.02 745.38 740.06 747.85 751.29

Textile mills ........................................................ 12.82 13.20 13.17 12.89 516.65 524.04 537.34 513.02

Textile product mills ......................................... 11.84 11.90 11.81 11.85 464.13 474.81 477.12 464.52

Apparel ............................................................... 10.60 11.01 11.10 11.07 395.38 410.67 409.59 416.23

Leather and allied products ............................ 11.64 12.08 12.28 12.12 452.80 450.58 461.73 456.92

Paper and paper products .............................. 18.10 18.30 18.54 18.58 778.30 788.73 812.05 810.09

Printing and related support activities ........... 15.87 16.28 16.41 16.49 630.04 638.18 644.91 639.81

Petroleum and coal products .......................... 24.17 25.36 26.16 25.23 1,099.74 1,103.16 1,143.19 1,079.84

Chemicals .......................................................... 19.57 19.46 19.50 19.34 825.85 819.27 820.95 800.68

Plastics and rubber products .......................... 14.98 15.43 15.42 15.34 609.69 637.26 646.10 635.08

Private service-providing ............................. 16.68 17.03 17.29 17.27 545.44 553.48 567.11 557.82

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 15.59 15.85 16.01 15.98 523.82 530.98 542.74 532.13

Wholesale trade ................................................... 19.14 19.56 19.83 19.74 734.98 747.19 767.42 752.09

Retail trade ........................................................... 12.70 12.82 12.93 12.88 386.08 389.73 396.95 387.69

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 17.48 17.87 17.97 17.95 652.00 666.55 670.28 662.36

Utilities ................................................................... 27.51 27.77 28.00 28.34 1,160.92 1,180.23 1,206.80 1,204.45

Information ............................................................... 23.68 23.87 24.19 24.19 878.53 868.87 892.61 875.68

Financial activities .................................................. 19.22 19.66 19.86 19.88 699.61 699.90 720.92 707.73

Professional and business services .................... 19.50 20.03 20.36 20.28 684.45 697.04 716.67 703.72

Education and health services ............................. 17.55 18.10 18.23 18.19 572.13 590.06 599.77 591.18

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 9.90 10.39 10.52 10.58 256.41 270.14 269.31 266.62

Other services ......................................................... 14.91 15.19 15.37 15.33 462.21 470.89 476.47 470.63

1 See footnote 1, table B-2.

p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

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

and selected industry detail, seasonally adjusted

Industry

Total Private:

 Oct. 

2006

 June 

2007

 July 

2007

 Aug. 

2007

 Sept. 

2007p

 Oct. 

2007p

Percent

change from:

Sept. 2007-

Oct. 2007 p

Current dollars ................................................ $16.94 $17.40 $17.45 $17.50 $17.55 $17.58 0.2

Constant (1982) dollars 2................................. 8.34 8.29 8.31 8.35 8.35 N.A.

Goods-producing .......................................................... 18.15 18.65 18.67 18.71 18.76 18.76 .0

Natural resources and mining .............................................. 20.26 20.90 20.95 21.11 20.94 20.81 -.6

Construction ............................................................................ 20.24 20.92 20.94 20.99 21.09 21.05 -.2

Manufacturing ......................................................................... 16.88 17.26 17.28 17.31 17.35 17.37 .1

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

4 Excluding overtime 16.04 16.41 16.44 16.49 16.53 16.55 .1

Durable goods ..................................................................... 17.78 18.22 18.22 18.26 18.28 18.31 .2

Nondurable goods ............................................................... 15.33 15.63 15.68 15.70 15.76 15.76 .0

Private service-providing ............................................. 16.62 17.07 17.13 17.18 17.24 17.27 .2

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................................... 15.55 15.80 15.84 15.88 15.92 15.95 .2

Wholesale trade ................................................................... 19.09 19.54 19.56 19.63 19.70 19.75 .3

Retail trade ........................................................................... 12.69 12.77 12.82 12.84 12.86 12.86 .0

Transportation and warehousing ...................................... 17.47 17.76 17.81 17.79 17.87 17.91 .2

Utilities ................................................................................... 27.39 27.77 27.84 28.01 27.94 28.23 1.0

Information ............................................................................... 23.51 23.99 23.96 23.98 24.00 24.03 .1

Financial activities .................................................................. 19.11 19.68 19.69 19.77 19.81 19.89 .4

Professional and business services .................................... 19.42 20.13 20.18 20.28 20.37 20.41 .2

Education and health services ............................................. 17.56 17.96 18.05 18.10 18.17 18.20 .2

Leisure and hospitality ........................................................... 9.87 10.38 10.45 10.50 10.53 10.57 .4

Other services ......................................................................... 14.89 15.20 15.26 15.29 15.33 15.35 .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 .0 percent from Aug. 2007 to Sept. 2007, 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 and nonsupervisory workers1on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and

selected industry detail

(2002=100)

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

 Oct. 

2006

 Aug. 

2007

 Sept. 

2007p

 Oct. 

2007p

 Oct. 

2006

 June 

2007

 July 

2007

 Aug. 

2007

 Sept. 

2007p

 Oct. 

2007p

Percent

change from:

Sept. 2007-

Oct. 2007p

Total private ....................................... 107.9 109.3 109.5 108.5 106.3 107.7 107.6 107.7 107.8 107.9 0.1

Goods-producing .......................................... 104.9 105.5 105.4 104.3 102.7 103.0 102.7 102.3 102.3 102.1 -.2

Natural resources and mining .............................. 132.7 137.1 138.6 137.8 128.2 132.9 134.2 132.8 134.3 133.3 -.7

Construction ............................................................ 120.8 122.2 120.3 119.9 115.4 115.5 115.1 114.1 114.2 114.7 .4

Manufacturing ......................................................... 96.4 96.6 96.9 95.7 95.9 95.9 95.7 95.6 95.4 95.0 -.4

Durable goods ..................................................... 99.5 99.2 99.4 98.5 99.0 98.8 98.7 98.6 98.3 98.0 -.3

Wood products .................................................. 97.3 94.3 92.2 89.6 96.5 92.4 93.2 91.3 89.7 88.6 -1.2

Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... 100.3 101.4 100.9 99.4 97.9 97.3 97.4 97.4 96.8 96.8 .0

Primary metals .................................................. 92.7 89.8 89.4 89.3 93.0 91.0 91.0 90.0 88.8 89.5 .8

Fabricated metal products .............................. 105.1 105.5 106.3 105.8 104.4 104.9 105.2 105.1 105.5 105.1 -.4

Machinery .......................................................... 105.8 106.0 107.1 108.3 106.2 106.5 107.1 106.6 107.0 107.9 .8

Computer and electronic products ................ 105.8 103.4 104.3 103.1 105.2 104.3 103.0 103.5 103.5 102.6 -.9

Electrical equipment and appliances ............ 89.6 91.3 92.1 90.1 89.1 92.6 92.5 91.1 91.4 89.7 -1.9

Transportation equipment ............................... 98.8 99.3 99.6 98.4 98.4 98.7 98.3 98.8 98.3 98.3 .0

Motor vehicles and parts 2.............................. 89.7 88.4 88.0 85.3 89.4 87.5 86.3 86.3 86.1 85.2 -1.0

Furniture and related products ....................... 89.1 88.9 86.8 84.6 89.5 86.4 86.8 86.9 85.8 85.0 -.9

Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 91.9 92.2 93.7 92.4 91.3 92.8 92.4 92.3 93.4 91.8 -1.7

Nondurable goods ............................................... 91.6 92.1 92.8 91.1 90.5 91.1 91.2 90.6 90.6 90.1 -.6

Food manufacturing ......................................... 103.3 105.8 106.9 104.7 100.3 102.1 103.0 101.9 102.0 101.9 -.1

Beverages and tobacco products .................. 100.1 109.3 104.8 96.2 98.4 104.9 104.9 103.1 100.6 96.6 -4.0

Textile mills ........................................................ 62.3 54.4 56.1 54.5 62.8 57.3 55.8 54.8 55.4 55.0 -.7

Textile product mills ......................................... 83.6 78.9 78.8 75.4 83.7 80.9 80.3 78.4 78.0 76.3 -2.2

Apparel ............................................................... 64.2 60.4 59.9 59.5 63.5 61.6 61.6 60.4 59.6 59.1 -.8

Leather and allied products ............................ 74.1 70.5 75.3 74.5 73.1 72.5 70.9 71.6 74.5 73.2 -1.7

Paper and paper products .............................. 85.7 86.1 87.0 86.4 85.5 85.4 85.5 85.5 85.6 85.9 .4

Printing and related support activities ........... 94.6 92.3 93.4 91.9 93.6 92.2 91.7 92.1 92.0 91.2 -.9

Petroleum and coal products .......................... 98.6 100.3 102.0 100.8 96.8 98.4 97.1 97.9 98.2 98.4 .2

Chemicals .......................................................... 94.8 96.9 96.8 94.2 96.1 95.1 96.0 96.0 95.9 94.9 -1.0

Plastics and rubber products .......................... 91.7 94.9 96.1 94.8 91.3 95.0 95.2 94.9 94.9 94.7 -.2

Private service-providing ............................. 108.6 110.3 110.9 109.6 107.2 108.9 109.1 109.2 109.4 109.3 -.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 104.1 104.7 105.8 104.4 103.1 104.3 104.1 104.2 104.6 104.3 -.3

Wholesale trade ................................................... 107.3 110.0 111.4 110.0 106.0 109.1 109.0 109.6 109.9 109.9 .0

Retail trade ........................................................... 100.6 101.5 101.7 100.3 100.4 100.8 100.6 100.5 100.8 100.4 -.4

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 111.1 109.4 111.6 110.7 108.9 109.2 108.7 109.5 109.7 109.5 -.2

Utilities ................................................................... 95.2 97.3 97.7 96.8 94.6 96.7 96.8 96.6 97.1 96.3 -.8

Information ............................................................... 101.9 101.9 102.7 101.2 101.1 101.4 102.0 101.4 102.0 101.7 -.3

Financial activities .................................................. 110.7 110.8 112.0 109.8 109.1 111.0 111.1 110.6 110.6 110.6 .0

Professional and business services .................... 115.6 116.7 117.9 117.0 112.9 114.5 114.8 115.0 115.6 115.6 .0

Education and health services ............................. 111.3 111.4 114.2 114.7 109.6 112.8 113.2 113.6 113.7 114.0 .3

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 110.5 119.9 114.3 110.9 110.3 111.7 111.4 111.7 112.2 112.1 -.1

Other services ......................................................... 97.8 100.1 98.8 97.9 97.9 99.0 98.7 98.6 98.5 98.7 .2

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 and nonsupervisory worker employment.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-6. Indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls of production and nonsupervisory workers1on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and

selected industry detail

(2002=100)

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

 Oct. 

2006

 Aug. 

2007

 Sept. 

2007p

 Oct. 

2007p

 Oct. 

2006

 June 

2007

 July 

2007

 Aug. 

2007

 Sept. 

2007p

 Oct. 

2007p

Percent

change from:

Sept. 2007-

Oct. 2007p

Total private ....................................... 122.7 127.1 128.9 127.6 120.4 125.3 125.5 125.9 126.4 126.8 0.3

Goods-producing .......................................... 117.3 121.3 121.9 120.4 114.1 117.6 117.5 117.3 117.5 117.3 -.2

Natural resources and mining .............................. 156.3 167.3 168.7 166.4 151.1 161.6 163.5 163.1 163.6 161.3 -1.4

Construction ............................................................ 133.3 139.3 138.4 137.4 126.2 130.5 130.2 129.3 130.0 130.4 .3

Manufacturing ......................................................... 106.5 109.2 110.2 108.7 105.8 108.2 108.2 108.2 108.2 107.9 -.3

Durable goods ..................................................... 110.6 113.1 113.7 112.8 109.9 112.4 112.2 112.3 112.2 112.1 -.1

Nondurable goods ............................................... 99.2 102.0 103.5 101.3 98.0 100.6 101.0 100.6 100.9 100.3 -.6

Private service-providing ............................. 124.1 128.8 131.4 129.8 122.1 127.4 128.1 128.7 129.3 129.4 .1

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 115.7 118.4 120.9 119.1 114.4 117.5 117.6 118.0 118.8 118.6 -.2

Wholesale trade ................................................... 120.9 126.8 130.1 127.9 119.2 125.6 125.6 126.7 127.5 127.9 .3

Retail trade ........................................................... 109.5 111.6 112.7 110.7 109.2 110.4 110.5 110.6 111.1 110.6 -.5

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 123.2 124.1 127.2 126.1 120.6 123.0 122.8 123.6 124.4 124.4 .0

Utilities ................................................................... 109.3 112.8 114.2 114.5 108.1 112.1 112.5 113.0 113.2 113.4 .2

Information ............................................................... 119.4 120.4 122.9 121.1 117.7 120.5 121.0 120.3 121.1 120.9 -.2

Financial activities .................................................. 131.6 134.7 137.5 135.0 128.9 135.1 135.2 135.2 135.5 136.1 .4

Professional and business services .................... 134.2 139.0 142.8 141.1 130.4 137.2 137.8 138.7 140.1 140.3 .1

Education and health services ............................. 128.4 132.5 136.9 137.2 126.5 133.2 134.3 135.1 135.8 136.4 .4

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 124.2 141.5 136.6 133.3 123.6 131.7 132.3 133.2 134.2 134.6 .3

Other services ......................................................... 106.2 110.8 110.6 109.4 106.2 109.6 109.7 109.9 110.1 110.4 .3

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 and 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

2003 ......................................................... 43.5 37.2 33.6 38.8 40.8 38.5 39.2 41.7 48.0 50.2 52.2 52.9

2004 ......................................................... 51.6 50.2 62.1 64.9 59.9 57.6 56.5 51.4 56.5 55.0 51.4 55.6

2005 ......................................................... 52.5 61.3 52.7 60.8 54.9 58.5 59.0 60.4 53.6 53.1 62.2 60.4

2006 ......................................................... 64.2 64.6 64.0 62.8 56.7 55.9 59.4 55.9 55.8 57.7 53.6 57.6

2007 ......................................................... 54.9 54.7 55.0 52.9 57.9 53.6 53.2 52.0 p 55.6 p 53.4

2003 ......................................................... 39.6 33.8 34.9 33.8 35.3 42.3 39.2 34.4 42.6 48.6 48.7 50.2

2004 ......................................................... 55.9 53.2 57.0 64.2 70.3 65.6 59.9 55.2 57.9 59.0 60.4 55.8

2005 ......................................................... 51.3 55.9 56.8 61.3 57.2 59.4 62.8 63.7 59.9 53.4 57.2 62.2

2006 ......................................................... 70.5 66.7 66.0 66.9 63.3 62.4 60.3 62.6 57.7 59.0 57.7 59.9

2007 ......................................................... 64.6 60.6 61.2 59.4 60.1 56.5 56.1 54.7 p 57.2 p 55.2

2003 ......................................................... 34.7 33.1 31.1 33.3 33.5 36.5 32.7 32.4 40.8 44.8 47.7 47.5

2004 ......................................................... 49.8 51.8 55.0 60.8 63.5 63.7 63.3 62.6 58.3 62.1 55.4 55.2

2005 ......................................................... 54.1 57.2 57.6 56.3 56.5 58.1 65.8 63.8 61.9 59.2 62.8 60.8

2006 ......................................................... 63.8 63.3 67.1 68.2 67.1 67.1 63.5 62.9 62.6 62.1 61.5 61.0

2007 ......................................................... 62.2 60.3 65.3 62.8 61.7 61.3 59.7 56.8 p 59.0 p 59.2

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 58.8 58.3 60.3 60.6 62.8 60.3 58.8 59.7 61.3

2006 ......................................................... 67.3 65.3 66.0 64.7 65.8 65.3 67.6 66.4 66.5 66.4 65.5 65.1

2007 ......................................................... 64.6 64.4 63.8 64.0 62.6 62.2 61.5 62.6 p 63.7 p 62.9

2003 ......................................................... 34.5 17.3 17.3 10.7 22.0 17.3 17.3 31.5 26.8 38.1 42.3 42.3

2004 ......................................................... 41.1 45.2 47.0 63.1 50.0 48.2 56.5 43.5 41.7 43.5 40.5 42.3

2005 ......................................................... 36.9 48.2 43.5 48.2 38.7 37.5 42.3 45.8 44.0 44.6 48.2 51.8

2006 ......................................................... 63.1 48.2 56.0 53.0 47.0 58.9 51.2 44.6 40.5 47.6 43.5 38.7

2007 ......................................................... 52.4 38.7 30.4 33.3 42.3 42.9 45.8 32.7 p 41.7 p 43.5

2003 ......................................................... 15.5 11.3 13.7 9.5 8.9 11.9 15.5 15.5 17.9 29.2 30.4 33.3

2004 ......................................................... 45.2 42.9 43.5 57.7 60.1 58.3 55.4 46.4 47.0 42.9 42.9 37.5

2005 ......................................................... 35.1 39.9 40.5 42.3 35.1 33.9 40.5 41.7 42.3 40.5 39.9 43.5

2006 ......................................................... 56.5 52.4 52.4 51.2 47.6 54.8 48.2 52.4 39.3 42.3 35.7 39.9

2007 ......................................................... 48.2 38.1 42.9 31.0 33.3 38.1 34.5 32.7 p 34.5 p 35.1

2003 ......................................................... 11.9 11.3 7.1 8.3 9.5 10.7 7.1 9.5 12.5 16.1 25.0 24.4

2004 ......................................................... 28.0 32.7 35.1 47.0 50.0 52.4 54.2 52.4 48.8 51.2 41.1 38.7

2005 ......................................................... 31.5 35.1 36.3 34.5 32.1 33.3 44.0 39.3 32.1 36.9 34.5 39.3

2006 ......................................................... 42.9 41.7 50.0 50.6 51.2 53.0 45.8 45.8 47.6 45.2 44.6 39.9

2007 ......................................................... 39.9 37.5 37.5 36.9 36.3 38.1 33.9 29.2 p 31.0 p 33.9

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 37.5 36.3 32.1 33.9 32.7 33.3 33.3 37.5

2006 ......................................................... 44.6 40.5 40.5 40.5 39.3 42.3 48.8 48.8 44.6 45.2 43.5 41.7

2007 ......................................................... 41.7 42.3 39.3 39.9 36.3 33.3 32.1 33.3 p 33.3 p 32.7

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.