Technical information:

Household data: (202) 691-6378

http://www.bls.gov/cps/

Establishment data: 691-6555

http://www.bls.gov/ces/

Media contact: 691-5902

USDL 03-99

Transmission of material in this release is

embargoed until 8:30 A.M. (EST),

Friday, March 7, 2003.

2001 2002 2003

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

5.5

6.0

6.5

Percent

Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted,

March 2000 - February 2003

Chart 1.

0.0

THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: FEBRUARY 2003

Total nonfarm payroll employment fell by 308,000 in February, while the unemployment rate was about

unchanged at 5.8 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.

Job losses were widespread, with retail trade and services posting especially large declines.

2001 2002 2003

122.0

124.0

126.0

128.0

130.0

132.0

134.0

Millions

 Nonfarm payroll employment, seasonally adjusted,

 March 2000 - February 2003

 Chart 2.

0.0

Unemployment (Household Survey Data)

The unemployment rate was little changed in February, at 5.8 percent; the number of unemployed persons was 8.5 million. Since November 2001, the unemployment rate has ranged from 5.6 to 6.0 percent.

The jobless rates for the major worker groups in February were: adult men (5.3 percent), adult women

(5.0 percent), teenagers (17.1 percent), whites (5.0 percent), blacks or African Americans (10.5 percent),

Asians (6.0 percent, not seasonally adjusted), and Hispanics or Latinos (7.7 percent). (See tables A-1,

A-2, and A-3.)

In February, nearly 1.9 million persons had been unemployed for 27 weeks or more. They made

up about 22 percent of all unemployed persons, compared with about 15 percent a year earlier. (See

table A-9.)

Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)

Total employment in February was 137.4 million and the employment-population ratio was 62.4 percent.

The civilian labor force was 145.9 million. The labor force participation rate—the proportion of the population age 16 and older who are either working or looking for work—was 66.3 percent. (See table A-1.)
2

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Quarterly averages Monthly data Jan.-

Category 2002 Feb.

III IV Dec. Jan. Feb. change 

HOUSEHOLD DATA Labor force status

Civilian labor force............................. 145,181 145,241 145,150 145,838 145,857 (2)

Employment................................... 136,804 136,657 136,439 137,536 137,408 (2)

Unemployment.............................. 8,377 8,584 8,711 8,302 8,450 (2)

Not in labor force............................... 72,686 73,302 73,591 74,059 74,257 (2)

All workers......................................... 5.8 5.9 6.0 5.7 5.8 (2)

Adult men...................................... 5.3 5.5 5.6 5.4 5.3 (2)

Adult women................................. 5.0 5.2 5.2 4.7 5.0 (2)

Teenagers..................................... 16.7 16.1 16.4 16.8 17.1 (2)

White 3 ............................................ 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.0 (2)

Black or African American 3......... 9.9 10.7 11.2 10.3 10.5 (2)

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity............ 7.5 7.8 7.9 7.8 7.7 (2)

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Nonfarm employment......................... 130,844 130,795 130,670 p130,855 p130,547 p-308

Goods-producing 4

 ........................... 23,787 23,623 23,551 p23,570 p23,466 p-104

Construction............................ 6,544 6,544 6,544 p6,570 p6,522 p-48

Manufacturing......................... 16,691 16,528 16,454 p16,450 p16,397 p-53

Service-producing 4

 ...................... 107,057 107,172 107,119 p107,285 p107,081 p-204

Retail trade............................... 23,308 23,229 23,152 p23,268 p23,176 p-92

Services.................................... 41,299 41,419 41,469 p41,513 p41,427 p-86

Government.............................. 21,270 21,357 21,359 p21,370 p21,383 p13

Hours of work 5

Total private........................................ 34.1 34.2 34.1 p34.3 p34.1 p-0.2

Manufacturing................................... 40.8 40.7 40.9 p40.8 p40.8 p.0

Overtime......................................... 4.1 4.1 4.2 p4.1 p4.2 p.1

Total private........................................ 147.9 147.9 147.7 p148.5 p147.0 p-1.5

Earnings 5

Average hourly earnings,

total private................................... $14.81 $14.94 $14.98 p$14.97 p$15.08 p$0.11

Average weekly earnings,

total private................................... 505.14 510.45 510.82 p513.47 p514.23 p.76

 1 Beginning in January 2003, household data reflect revised population controls used in the Current Population Survey.

 2 Household survey data for February 2003 are not directly comparable with data for January 2003 because of slightly 

different weighting procedures in the 2 months.

 3 Beginning in 2003, persons who selected this race group only were included in this category. Persons who selected 

more than one race group are included only in the "all workers" total. Prior to 2003, persons who reported more than 

one race were included in the group they identified as the main race. 

 4

 Includes other industries, not shown separately.

 5 Data relate to private production or nonsupervisory workers.

 p=preliminary.

Unemployment rates

Indexes of aggregate weekly hours (1982=100) 5

Employment

2002 20031
3

The number of persons working part time for economic reasons was 4.8 million in February. These

persons indicated that they would like to work full time but worked part time because their hours had been

cut back or they were unable to find a full-time job. (See table A-5.)

Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)

About 1.6 million persons (not seasonally adjusted) were marginally attached to the labor force in

February. These people wanted and were available to work and had looked for a job sometime in the

prior 12 months. They were not counted as unemployed, however, because they had not actively searched

for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey. The number of discouraged workers was 450,000 in

February, somewhat higher than a year earlier. Discouraged workers, a subset of the marginally attached,

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

(See table A-13.)

Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data)

Total nonfarm payroll employment fell by 308,000 in February to 130.5 million, seasonally adjusted. Job

losses were widespread in February, with the largest decreases in services and retail trade. Employment also

fell sharply in construction and declines continued in manufacturing and in transportation and public utilities.

(See table B-1.)

Services employment fell by 86,000 in February; despite this decline, the industry has added more than

half a million jobs since January 2002. Employment in amusement and recreation and in hotels decreased

by 21,000 and 17,000, respectively, in February. Business services lost 26,000 jobs over the month, with

decreases in services to buildings and in miscellaneous business services. Employment in help supply services and computer and data processing services was essentially unchanged over the month. Health services

employment also was little changed in February; the industry had added an average of 21,000 jobs a month

during 2002.

Retail trade employment decreased by 92,000 in February. This was the third month in a row with a

large swing in retail employment; eating and drinking places accounted for a large share of the change in

each of these months. From a longer-term perspective, employment in eating and drinking places has been

on a downward trend since July 2001. Apparel and accessory stores lost 15,000 jobs in February, while

department stores gained 27,000, after seasonal adjustment. Employment in both industries generally has

been trending down since mid-2001.

In February, transportation and public utilities lost 41,000 jobs. Since its peak 2 years ago, this industry

has lost over half a million jobs. Much of this decline occurred in air transportation and in communications,

where employment decreased by 12,000 and 7,000, respectively, in February. In addition, the trucking

industry lost 17,000 jobs over the month.

Employment in finance was little changed in February, despite continuing gains in mortgage banking. Low

mortgage rates have driven employment growth in this industry. Since January 2001, mortgage bankers have

increased employment by 41 percent (122,000 jobs).

In the goods-producing sector, construction employment dropped by 48,000 in February, following an

increase of 26,000 in January. Since April 2002, construction employment has held at about 6.5 million.

Employment in the manufacturing industry continued its downward trend. In February, 53,000 factory

jobs were lost—about in line with the average monthly decline for the prior 6 months. Over the month,
4

industrial machinery and electronics had the largest job losses (10,000 each), while fabricated metals

employment declined by 9,000.

Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)

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

by 0.2 hour in February to 34.1 hours, seasonally adjusted. This followed an increase of the same size in

January. The manufacturing workweek held steady at 40.8 hours. Manufacturing overtime was up by 0.1

hour to 4.2 hours. (See table B-2.)

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

payrolls fell by 1.0 percent in February to 147.0 (1982=100), seasonally adjusted. The manufacturing

index fell by 0.8 percent to 90.3 over the month. (See table B-5.)

Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data)

Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls increased by 11 cents in February to $15.08, seasonally adjusted. This followed a loss of 1 cent (as revised) in January. The average increase for the 2 months (5 cents) is in line with the average monthly

gain (4 cents) for 2002. Average weekly earnings rose by 0.1 percent in February to $514.23. Over

the year, average hourly earnings increased by 3.2 percent and average weekly earnings grew by 2.9 percent. (See table B-3.)

______________________________

The Employmepnt Situation for March 2002 is scheduled to be released on Friday, April 4, at 8:30

A.M. (EST).

March 2002 National Benchmarks

In accordance with standard practice, BLS will release the March 2002 nonfarm payroll

employment benchmark revisions with the May data on June 6, 2003. With this release,

BLS will convert the nonfarm payroll survey data from the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system to the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS),

and will implement several other methodological changes, including completion of the final

phase of the survey’s sample redesign. All of the current and historical nonfarm payroll

employment series will be revised to incorporate these changes. The net effect of benchmarking and the other changes will be a downward adjustment to the currently published

over-the-year change for March 2001 to March 2002 of 313,000 or 0.2 percent, not

seasonally adjusted. Additional information on the upcoming changes to the nonfarm payroll

survey data is provided on page 5.
5

NAICS conversion. The nonfarm payroll series, produced from the Current Employment Statistics

(CES) program, will be converted from the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) basis to the 2002

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) basis with the June 6, 2003, release of May 2003

estimates. The NAICS conversion involves major definitional changes to many of the currently published

SIC-based series. After the conversion to NAICS, SIC-based series will no longer be produced or

published. Historical time series will be reconstructed as part of the NAICS conversion process. All

published series will have a NAICS-based history extending back to at least January 1990. For total

nonfarm and other high-level aggregates, NAICS history will begin in January 1939, the current starting date

for these series. For more detailed series, the starting date will vary depending on the scope of the

definitional changes between SIC and NAICS. The NAICS-based reconstruction effort will cover all CES

published data types: all employees, women workers, production workers, average weekly hours, average

hourly earnings, and derivative series (for example, indexes of aggregate weekly hours).

Completion of the CES sample redesign. June 6, 2003, also will mark the completion of the CES

sample redesign phase-in. The redesign converts the CES from a quota-based sample to a probability-based

sample. In June 2003, the services industries will be converted to the new sample design; all other private

sector industries have already been converted. The final stage of sample redesign phase-in may result in level

shifts for average weekly hours, average hourly earnings, production worker, and women worker series.

New levels for these series are being recomputed from the NAICS-based probability sample.

Concurrent seasonal adjustment. Also beginning in June 2003, the CES program will convert to

concurrent seasonal adjustment, which uses all available monthly estimates, including those for the current

month, in developing seasonal factors. Currently, the CES program projects seasonal factors twice a year.

With the introduction of concurrent seasonal adjustment, BLS will no longer publish seasonal factors for CES

national estimates.

Change to federal government series. Beginning in June 2003, the CES series for federal

government employment will be revised slightly in scope and definition due to a change in source data and

estimation methods. The current national series is an end-of-month federal employee count produced by the

Office of Personnel Management, and it excludes some workers, mostly employees who work in Department

of Defense-owned establishments such as military base commissaries. The CES national series will include

these workers starting in June. Also, federal government employment will be estimated from a sample of

federal establishments, will be benchmarked annually to counts from unemployment insurance tax records,

and will reflect employee counts as of the pay period including the 12th of the month, consistent with other

CES industry series. The historical time series for federal government employment will be revised to reflect

these changes.

Further information on upcoming changes to CES data series is available through the BLS public

database on the Internet, via the CES homepage at http://www.bls.gov/ces/, or by calling 202-691-6555.

Upcoming Changes to National Nonfarm Payroll Data Series
Explanatory Note

This news release presents statistics from two major surveys, the

Current Population Survey (household survey) and the Current

Employment Statistics survey (establishment survey). The household

survey provides the information on the labor force, employment, and

unemployment that appears in the A tables, marked HOUSEHOLD

DATA. It is a sample survey of about 60,000 households conducted by

the U.S. Census Bureau for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

The establishment survey provides the information on the

employment, hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm payrolls that

appears in the B tables, marked ESTABLISHMENT DATA. This

information is collected from payroll records by BLS in cooperation

with State agencies. In June 2002, the sample included over 300,000

establishments employing about 37 million people.

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-producing sector.

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 month-to-month changes in unemployment.

Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern

each year, their influence on statistical trends can be eliminated by

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.

In both the household and establishment surveys, most seasonally adjusted series are independently adjusted. However, the adjusted series for many major estimates, such as total payroll employment, employment in most major industry divisions, 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.

The numerical factors used to make the seasonal adjustments are

recalculated twice a year. For the household survey, the factors are

calculated for the January-June period and again for the July-December

period. For the establishment survey, updated factors for seasonal

adjustment are calculated for the May-October period and introduced

along with new benchmarks, and again for the November-April period.

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 290,000. 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 -190,000 to 390,000

(100,000 +/- 290,000). 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 4 percent,

the 90-percent confidence interval for the monthly change in

unemployment is about +/- 270,000, 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 substantially incomplete returns; for

this reason, these estimates are labeled preliminary in the tables. It is

only after two successive revisions to a monthly estimate, when nearly

all sample reports have been received, that the estimate is considered

final.

Another major source of nonsampling error in the establishment

survey is the inability to capture, on a timely basis, employment

generated by new firms. To correct for this systematic underestimation

of employment growth (and other sources of error), a process known as

bias adjustment is included in the survey’s estimating procedures,

whereby a specified number of jobs is added to the monthly samplebased change. The size of the monthly bias adjustment is based largely

on past relationships between the sample-based estimates

of employment and the total counts of employment described

below.

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 0.3 percent, ranging from

zero to 0.7 percent.

Additional statistics and other information

More comprehensive statistics are contained in Employment and

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

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

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

or money order payable to the Superintendent of Documents, or by

charging to Mastercard or Visa.

Employment and Earnings also provides measures of

sampling error for the household 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.”

Measures of the reliability of the data drawn from the

establishment survey and the actual amounts of revision due to benchmark adjustments are provided in tables 2-B through 2-H of that

publication.

Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired

individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-691-5200; TDD message

referral phone: 1-800-877-8339.
HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Employment status, sex, and age

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted 1

Feb.

2002

Jan.

2003

Feb.

2003

Feb.

2002

Oct.

2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003

Feb.

2003

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 216,663 219,897 220,114 216,663 218,340 218,548 218,741 219,897 220,114

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 144,266 145,301 145,693 144,510 145,393 145,180 145,150 145,838 145,857

 Participation rate ............................................................... 66.6 66.1 66.2 66.7 66.6 66.4 66.4 66.3 66.3

 Employed .............................................................................. 135,443 135,907 136,433 136,450 136,988 136,542 136,439 137,536 137,408

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 62.5 61.8 62.0 63.0 62.7 62.5 62.4 62.5 62.4

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 8,823 9,395 9,260 8,060 8,405 8,637 8,711 8,302 8,450

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 6.1 6.5 6.4 5.6 5.8 5.9 6.0 5.7 5.8

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 72,397 74,596 74,421 72,153 72,947 73,369 73,591 74,059 74,257

 Persons who currently want a job ......................................... 4,491 4,779 4,495 4,455 4,542 4,727 4,546 4,676 4,462

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 104,114 105,767 105,895 104,114 104,985 105,094 105,195 105,767 105,895

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 76,846 77,306 77,658 77,175 77,727 77,618 77,492 77,693 77,927

 Participation rate ............................................................... 73.8 73.1 73.3 74.1 74.0 73.9 73.7 73.5 73.6

 Employed .............................................................................. 71,792 71,716 72,237 72,821 73,151 72,773 72,690 72,994 73,249

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 69.0 67.8 68.2 69.9 69.7 69.2 69.1 69.0 69.2

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 5,055 5,590 5,421 4,355 4,575 4,845 4,801 4,699 4,678

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 6.6 7.2 7.0 5.6 5.9 6.2 6.2 6.0 6.0

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 27,267 28,461 28,237 26,938 27,258 27,476 27,703 28,074 27,968

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 95,929 97,635 97,762 95,929 96,860 97,022 97,139 97,635 97,762

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 73,186 73,896 74,206 73,269 73,883 73,770 73,744 73,993 74,254

 Participation rate ............................................................... 76.3 75.7 75.9 76.4 76.3 76.0 75.9 75.8 76.0

 Employed .............................................................................. 68,822 69,001 69,518 69,591 69,921 69,617 69,600 69,967 70,293

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 71.7 70.7 71.1 72.5 72.2 71.8 71.6 71.7 71.9

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 4,364 4,895 4,688 3,678 3,962 4,153 4,145 4,026 3,962

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 6.0 6.6 6.3 5.0 5.4 5.6 5.6 5.4 5.3

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 22,744 23,739 23,556 22,660 22,977 23,252 23,394 23,642 23,508

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 112,549 114,130 114,219 112,549 113,355 113,455 113,546 114,130 114,219

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 67,420 67,995 68,036 67,334 67,667 67,562 67,658 68,144 67,930

 Participation rate ............................................................... 59.9 59.6 59.6 59.8 59.7 59.5 59.6 59.7 59.5

 Employed .............................................................................. 63,652 64,191 64,196 63,629 63,837 63,769 63,749 64,542 64,159

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 56.6 56.2 56.2 56.5 56.3 56.2 56.1 56.6 56.2

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 3,768 3,804 3,839 3,706 3,829 3,792 3,909 3,603 3,772

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.7 5.6 5.8 5.3 5.6

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 45,130 46,135 46,184 45,215 45,689 45,893 45,888 45,985 46,289

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 104,668 106,235 106,322 104,668 105,509 105,594 105,678 106,235 106,322

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 63,897 64,578 64,622 63,603 63,975 63,921 64,036 64,479 64,310

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

 Employed .............................................................................. 60,636 61,294 61,278 60,441 60,668 60,697 60,676 61,443 61,073

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 57.9 57.7 57.6 57.7 57.5 57.5 57.4 57.8 57.4

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 3,261 3,284 3,344 3,163 3,308 3,224 3,360 3,035 3,237

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 5.1 5.1 5.2 5.0 5.2 5.0 5.2 4.7 5.0

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 40,771 41,657 41,701 41,065 41,533 41,673 41,642 41,757 42,013

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 16,065 16,027 16,030 16,065 15,971 15,933 15,925 16,027 16,030

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 7,184 6,828 6,866 7,637 7,535 7,489 7,369 7,366 7,293

 Participation rate ............................................................... 44.7 42.6 42.8 47.5 47.2 47.0 46.3 46.0 45.5

 Employed .............................................................................. 5,986 5,612 5,637 6,418 6,400 6,228 6,164 6,125 6,042

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 37.3 35.0 35.2 40.0 40.1 39.1 38.7 38.2 37.7

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 1,198 1,216 1,229 1,219 1,135 1,261 1,206 1,241 1,251

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 16.7 17.8 17.9 16.0 15.1 16.8 16.4 16.8 17.1

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 8,882 9,200 9,164 8,428 8,436 8,444 8,555 8,661 8,736

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 2003, data reflect revised population controls used in the

household survey.
HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Employment status, race, sex, and age

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted 1

Feb.

2002

Jan.

2003

Feb.

2003

Feb.

2002

Oct.

2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003

Feb.

2003

WHITE 2

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 179,178 180,460 180,599 179,178 180,306 180,450 180,580 180,460 180,599

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 119,925 119,712 120,128 120,020 120,479 120,345 120,093 120,084 120,166

 Participation rate ................................................................. 66.9 66.3 66.5 67.0 66.8 66.7 66.5 66.5 66.5

 Employed .............................................................................. 113,307 112,735 113,376 114,092 114,294 114,128 113,910 113,995 114,135

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 63.2 62.5 62.8 63.7 63.4 63.2 63.1 63.2 63.2

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 6,618 6,978 6,752 5,928 6,184 6,218 6,184 6,089 6,031

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 5.5 5.8 5.6 4.9 5.1 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.0

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 59,252 60,748 60,470 59,157 59,828 60,104 60,487 60,376 60,432

Men, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 61,862 61,915 62,210 61,914 62,243 62,229 62,112 62,003 62,235

 Participation rate ................................................................. 76.8 76.0 76.3 76.8 76.6 76.6 76.3 76.2 76.4

 Employed .............................................................................. 58,475 58,164 58,652 59,164 59,246 59,127 59,053 58,994 59,342

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 72.6 71.4 72.0 73.4 73.0 72.7 72.6 72.5 72.8

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 3,388 3,752 3,558 2,750 2,997 3,102 3,059 3,009 2,893

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 5.5 6.1 5.7 4.4 4.8 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.6

Women, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 52,080 52,078 52,210 51,719 51,909 51,785 51,752 51,909 51,840

 Participation rate ................................................................. 60.6 60.2 60.3 60.1 60.0 59.8 59.7 60.0 59.9

 Employed .............................................................................. 49,745 49,783 49,944 49,449 49,601 49,586 49,488 49,768 49,645

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 57.9 57.5 57.7 57.5 57.3 57.3 57.1 57.5 57.3

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 2,336 2,295 2,265 2,269 2,308 2,199 2,264 2,141 2,194

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.2 4.4 4.1 4.2

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 5,983 5,719 5,709 6,388 6,328 6,332 6,230 6,172 6,091

 Participation rate ................................................................. 47.5 45.8 45.7 50.7 50.2 50.3 49.4 49.4 48.8

 Employed .............................................................................. 5,088 4,788 4,780 5,479 5,448 5,415 5,369 5,232 5,147

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 40.4 38.3 38.3 43.5 43.3 43.0 42.6 41.9 41.2

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 895 930 929 909 880 917 861 940 944

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 15.0 16.3 16.3 14.2 13.9 14.5 13.8 15.2 15.5

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN 2

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 25,414 25,484 25,519 25,414 25,717 25,751 25,784 25,484 25,519

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 16,358 16,270 16,294 16,473 16,682 16,540 16,706 16,374 16,395

 Participation rate ................................................................. 64.4 63.8 63.8 64.8 64.9 64.2 64.8 64.3 64.2

 Employed .............................................................................. 14,689 14,496 14,491 14,876 15,027 14,754 14,827 14,684 14,669

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 57.8 56.9 56.8 58.5 58.4 57.3 57.5 57.6 57.5

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 1,669 1,774 1,803 1,597 1,656 1,786 1,879 1,690 1,726

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 10.2 10.9 11.1 9.7 9.9 10.8 11.2 10.3 10.5

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 9,056 9,214 9,225 8,940 9,034 9,211 9,078 9,110 9,124

Men, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 7,276 7,258 7,298 7,283 7,413 7,250 7,311 7,233 7,296

 Participation rate ................................................................. 71.9 71.3 71.5 72.0 72.2 70.5 71.0 71.0 71.5

 Employed .............................................................................. 6,571 6,419 6,479 6,653 6,682 6,480 6,543 6,489 6,560

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 64.9 63.0 63.5 65.8 65.1 63.0 63.6 63.7 64.3

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 705 840 818 630 731 770 768 744 736

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 9.7 11.6 11.2 8.7 9.9 10.6 10.5 10.3 10.1

Women, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 8,254 8,299 8,260 8,289 8,390 8,442 8,540 8,327 8,296

 Participation rate ................................................................. 64.0 64.2 63.8 64.3 64.4 64.7 65.4 64.4 64.1

 Employed .............................................................................. 7,533 7,575 7,502 7,580 7,676 7,685 7,712 7,629 7,548

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 58.4 58.6 57.9 58.8 58.9 58.9 59.0 59.0 58.3

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 721 724 758 709 715 757 827 698 748

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 8.7 8.7 9.2 8.6 8.5 9.0 9.7 8.4 9.0

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 828 712 736 901 879 849 855 813 803

 Participation rate ................................................................. 34.4 30.1 31.1 37.4 36.3 35.0 35.2 34.4 33.9

 Employed .............................................................................. 585 503 510 643 669 590 571 566 560

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 24.3 21.3 21.6 26.7 27.6 24.3 23.5 23.9 23.7

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 243 210 226 258 210 259 284 247 242

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 29.3 29.4 30.7 28.7 23.9 30.5 33.2 30.4 30.2

ASIAN 2

Civilian noninstutional population ............................................. 9,619 8,992 9,036 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( )

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 6,424 6,036 6,006 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( )

 Participation rate ................................................................. 66.8 67.1 66.5 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( )

 Employed .............................................................................. 6,066 5,698 5,645 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 63.1 63.4 62.5 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( )

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 358 338 361 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( )

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 5.6 5.6 6.0 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( )

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 3,195 2,956 3,031 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( )

1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical

numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. 2 Beginning in 2003, persons who selected this race group only; persons who selected

more than one race group are not included. Prior to 2003, persons who reported more

than one race were included in the group they identified as the main race.

3 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 2003, data reflect

revised population controls used in the household survey.
HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Employment status, sex, and age

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted 1

Feb.

2002

Jan.

2003

Feb.

2003

Feb.

2002

Oct.

2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003

Feb.

2003

HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 25,574 26,994 27,095 25,574 26,272 26,355 26,436 26,994 27,095

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 17,743 18,540 18,638 17,773 18,049 18,169 18,134 18,614 18,658

 Participation rate ................................................................. 69.4 68.7 68.8 69.5 68.7 68.9 68.6 69.0 68.9

 Employed .............................................................................. 16,390 16,908 17,083 16,522 16,637 16,755 16,708 17,155 17,223

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 64.1 62.6 63.0 64.6 63.3 63.6 63.2 63.5 63.6

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 1,353 1,632 1,555 1,251 1,412 1,414 1,425 1,459 1,436

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 7.6 8.8 8.3 7.0 7.8 7.8 7.9 7.8 7.7

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 7,831 8,454 8,456 7,801 8,223 8,186 8,303 8,380 8,436

Men, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 9,831 10,488 10,629 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ................................................................. 83.9 83.8 84.6 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .............................................................................. 9,172 9,703 9,854 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 78.2 77.6 78.4 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 659 785 775 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 6.7 7.5 7.3 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

Women, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 6,853 7,110 7,068 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ................................................................. 60.4 59.4 58.9 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .............................................................................. 6,328 6,509 6,491 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 55.8 54.4 54.0 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 526 601 577 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 7.7 8.4 8.2 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 1,060 943 941 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ................................................................. 42.3 37.5 37.4 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .............................................................................. 891 696 738 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 35.6 27.6 29.3 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 169 247 203 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 15.9 26.2 21.6 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 2003, data reflect revised population controls used in the household

survey.

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Educational attainment

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Feb.

2002

Jan.

2003

Feb.

2003

Feb.

2002

Oct.

2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003

Feb.

2003

Less than a high school diploma

Civilian labor force .................................................................... 12,346 12,631 12,299 12,703 12,461 12,541 12,607 12,542 12,638

 Participation rate ................................................................... 43.6 44.0 43.7 44.9 44.9 44.9 44.6 43.7 44.9

 Employed ................................................................................ 11,157 11,305 11,028 11,654 11,375 11,417 11,470 11,471 11,522

 Employment-population ratio ................................................ 39.4 39.4 39.2 41.2 40.9 40.9 40.6 40.0 40.9

 Unemployed ........................................................................... 1,189 1,326 1,271 1,049 1,086 1,124 1,136 1,071 1,116

 Unemployment rate .............................................................. 9.6 10.5 10.3 8.3 8.7 9.0 9.0 8.5 8.8

High school graduates, no college 1

Civilian labor force .................................................................... 37,899 38,224 37,886 37,834 37,966 37,967 37,797 37,856 37,816

 Participation rate ................................................................... 64.7 64.1 63.8 64.5 64.0 63.5 63.6 63.5 63.7

 Employed ................................................................................ 35,621 35,895 35,525 35,863 36,090 35,963 35,775 35,923 35,779

 Employment-population ratio ................................................ 60.8 60.2 59.8 61.2 60.9 60.2 60.2 60.2 60.2

 Unemployed ........................................................................... 2,278 2,330 2,361 1,970 1,876 2,004 2,021 1,933 2,037

 Unemployment rate .............................................................. 6.0 6.1 6.2 5.2 4.9 5.3 5.3 5.1 5.4

Less than a bachelor's degree 2

Civilian labor force .................................................................... 33,658 34,100 34,519 33,433 33,884 33,890 33,831 34,186 34,335

 Participation rate ................................................................... 73.2 73.1 73.6 72.7 72.8 72.7 72.4 73.3 73.2

 Employed ................................................................................ 32,139 32,343 32,799 32,022 32,299 32,260 32,154 32,556 32,730

 Employment-population ratio ................................................ 69.9 69.3 70.0 69.7 69.4 69.2 68.8 69.8 69.8

 Unemployed ........................................................................... 1,519 1,756 1,719 1,411 1,585 1,630 1,677 1,630 1,605

 Unemployment rate .............................................................. 4.5 5.2 5.0 4.2 4.7 4.8 5.0 4.8 4.7

Bachelor's degree and higher 3

Civilian labor force .................................................................... 38,557 38,787 39,370 38,256 38,622 38,476 38,652 38,778 39,046

 Participation rate ................................................................... 79.6 78.8 78.8 78.9 78.5 79.0 79.2 78.8 78.2

 Employed ................................................................................ 37,452 37,553 38,201 37,167 37,458 37,344 37,530 37,626 37,892

 Employment-population ratio ................................................ 77.3 76.3 76.5 76.7 76.1 76.6 76.9 76.4 75.9

 Unemployed ........................................................................... 1,105 1,234 1,169 1,090 1,165 1,132 1,121 1,152 1,154

 Unemployment rate .............................................................. 2.9 3.2 3.0 2.8 3.0 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.0

1 Includes high school diploma or equivalent. 2 Includes the categories, some college, no degree; and associate degree. 3 Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees. 

 NOTE: Beginning in January 2003, data reflect revised population controls used in the

household survey.
HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

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

(In thousands)

Category

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Feb.

2002

Jan.

2003

Feb.

2003

Feb.

2002

Oct.

2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003

Feb.

2003

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries ............................................. 2,133 2,134 1,983 2,349 2,483 2,314 2,342 2,314 2,178

 Wage and salary workers ....................................................... 1,133 1,091 1,038 1,282 1,394 1,219 1,260 1,195 1,174

 Self-employed workers ........................................................... 988 1,014 924 1,022 1,040 1,060 1,038 1,071 953

 Unpaid family workers ............................................................ 12 29 21 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Nonagricultural industries ......................................................... 133,311 133,773 134,451 134,161 134,537 134,206 134,080 135,142 135,317

 Wage and salary workers ....................................................... 124,774 124,501 125,402 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Government .......................................................................... 19,909 19,924 19,850 19,476 19,692 19,647 19,551 19,868 19,418

 Private industries .................................................................. 104,864 104,578 105,552 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Private households ............................................................. 751 692 639 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

 Other industries .................................................................. 104,114 103,886 104,913 104,966 104,947 104,365 104,673 105,192 105,773

 Self-employed workers ........................................................... 8,437 9,216 8,959 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unpaid family workers ............................................................ 100 56 90 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME 3

All industries:

 Part time for economic reasons .............................................. 4,514 5,135 5,061 4,289 4,343 4,329 4,273 4,643 4,807

 Slack work or business conditions ........................................ 3,039 3,566 3,396 2,818 2,888 2,855 2,893 3,027 3,152

 Could only find part-time work .............................................. 1,169 1,245 1,328 1,122 1,133 1,159 1,110 1,297 1,275

 Part time for noneconomic reasons ........................................ 19,529 19,374 19,360 18,582 18,685 18,727 18,555 19,314 18,421

Nonagricultural industries:

 Part time for economic reasons .............................................. 4,394 5,003 4,931 4,166 4,274 4,272 4,219 4,496 4,675

 Slack work or business conditions ........................................ 2,961 3,494 3,317 2,730 2,857 2,816 2,854 2,947 3,062

 Could only find part-time work .............................................. 1,159 1,224 1,309 1,114 1,122 1,158 1,097 1,267 1,257

 Part time for noneconomic reasons ........................................ 19,115 19,005 19,032 18,181 18,347 18,361 18,197 18,984 18,134

1 Data not available. 2 Data not currently available due to an editing error when reconstructing revised

series. 3 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. 

Industries reflect the introduction of the 2002 Census industry classification system

derived from the 2002 North American Industry Classification System into the Current

Population Survey. Beginning in January 2003, data reflect revised population controls

used in the household survey.
HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-6. Selected employment indicators

(In thousands)

Characteristic

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Feb.

2002

Jan.

2003

Feb.

2003

Feb.

2002

Oct.

2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003

Feb.

2003

Total, 16 years and over ........................................................... 135,443 135,907 136,433 136,450 136,988 136,542 136,439 137,536 137,408

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 5,986 5,612 5,637 6,418 6,400 6,228 6,164 6,125 6,042

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 2,126 2,138 2,103 2,375 2,347 2,256 2,258 2,446 2,352

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 3,860 3,473 3,533 4,067 4,045 3,960 3,921 3,694 3,722

 20 years and over ................................................................... 129,458 130,295 130,796 130,031 130,589 130,314 130,275 131,410 131,365

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 13,088 13,200 13,243 13,351 13,303 13,387 13,372 13,568 13,510

 25 years and over ................................................................. 116,369 117,095 117,553 116,751 117,271 116,856 116,892 117,876 117,932

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 96,863 96,361 96,644 97,173 96,840 96,356 96,491 96,957 96,942

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 30,062 30,025 30,317 30,306 30,323 29,961 30,139 30,369 30,563

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 35,603 34,955 34,769 35,651 35,005 34,973 34,942 35,125 34,803

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 31,197 31,382 31,558 31,215 31,512 31,422 31,411 31,463 31,577

 55 years and over ............................................................... 19,506 20,734 20,909 19,578 20,430 20,499 20,400 20,918 20,990

Men, 16 years and over ............................................................ 71,792 71,716 72,237 72,821 73,151 72,773 72,690 72,994 73,249

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 2,970 2,715 2,719 3,230 3,230 3,156 3,091 3,027 2,956

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 984 1,002 1,016 1,118 1,142 1,113 1,102 1,203 1,157

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 1,986 1,713 1,702 2,124 2,081 2,040 1,986 1,838 1,820

 20 years and over ................................................................... 68,822 69,001 69,518 69,591 69,921 69,617 69,600 69,967 70,293

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 6,703 6,936 7,003 6,902 6,975 7,014 7,024 7,183 7,215

 25 years and over ................................................................. 62,119 62,066 62,515 62,749 62,938 62,562 62,579 62,814 63,151

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 51,638 51,073 51,411 52,154 51,873 51,569 51,566 51,687 51,925

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 16,377 16,284 16,489 16,615 16,569 16,384 16,445 16,528 16,730

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 18,966 18,624 18,584 19,120 18,804 18,748 18,749 18,824 18,729

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 16,295 16,165 16,338 16,419 16,500 16,437 16,371 16,334 16,466

 55 years and over ............................................................... 10,481 10,993 11,104 10,595 11,065 10,993 11,013 11,127 11,227

Women, 16 years and over ...................................................... 63,652 64,191 64,196 63,629 63,837 63,769 63,749 64,542 64,159

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 3,016 2,897 2,918 3,188 3,169 3,072 3,073 3,098 3,086

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 1,143 1,137 1,087 1,257 1,204 1,143 1,156 1,243 1,195

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 1,873 1,760 1,831 1,943 1,964 1,921 1,935 1,856 1,902

 20 years and over ................................................................... 60,636 61,294 61,278 60,441 60,668 60,697 60,676 61,443 61,073

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 6,386 6,264 6,240 6,449 6,328 6,373 6,348 6,385 6,295

 25 years and over ................................................................. 54,250 55,030 55,038 54,002 54,332 54,293 54,313 55,062 54,781

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 45,225 45,289 45,233 45,019 44,967 44,787 44,926 45,270 45,018

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 13,685 13,741 13,828 13,691 13,754 13,577 13,693 13,841 13,834

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 16,637 16,331 16,185 16,532 16,201 16,225 16,193 16,301 16,073

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 14,902 15,216 15,220 14,796 15,012 14,985 15,039 15,129 15,111

 55 years and over ............................................................... 9,025 9,741 9,805 8,984 9,365 9,506 9,387 9,792 9,763

Married men, spouse present ................................................... 43,818 43,964 44,199 44,210 44,245 44,093 44,005 44,401 44,587

Married women, spouse present .............................................. 34,430 34,706 34,782 34,291 34,322 34,264 34,189 34,525 34,620

Women who maintain families .................................................. 8,478 8,577 8,461 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Full-time workers 2 ................................................................... 111,164 111,077 111,856 112,804 113,458 112,828 112,856 112,823 113,442

Part-time workers 3 ................................................................... 24,280 24,830 24,577 23,558 23,635 23,765 23,629 24,400 23,830

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 2003, data reflect revised population controls used in the household

survey.
HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-7. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted

Characteristic

Number of

unemployed persons

(in thousands)

Unemployment rates 1

Feb.

2002

Jan.

2003

Feb.

2003

Feb.

2002

Oct.

2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003

Feb.

2003

Total, 16 years and over ........................................................... 8,060 8,302 8,450 5.6 5.8 5.9 6.0 5.7 5.8

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 1,219 1,241 1,251 16.0 15.1 16.8 16.4 16.8 17.1

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 488 546 514 17.1 16.2 19.4 17.6 18.3 17.9

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 698 697 702 14.7 14.3 15.3 15.5 15.9 15.9

 20 years and over ................................................................... 6,841 7,061 7,199 5.0 5.3 5.4 5.4 5.1 5.2

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 1,401 1,392 1,390 9.5 10.1 9.8 9.7 9.3 9.3

 25 years and over ................................................................. 5,463 5,675 5,828 4.5 4.7 4.8 4.8 4.6 4.7

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 4,700 4,833 5,011 4.6 4.9 5.1 5.0 4.7 4.9

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 1,817 1,921 1,809 5.7 5.8 6.2 6.2 5.9 5.6

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 1,630 1,657 1,905 4.4 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.5 5.2

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 1,253 1,256 1,296 3.9 4.0 4.1 4.1 3.8 3.9

 55 years and over ............................................................... 759 890 822 3.7 3.9 3.7 4.2 4.1 3.8

Men, 16 years and over ............................................................ 4,355 4,699 4,678 5.6 5.9 6.2 6.2 6.0 6.0

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 676 673 716 17.3 16.0 18.0 17.5 18.2 19.5

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 285 287 273 20.3 17.2 21.2 18.5 19.3 19.1

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 385 392 436 15.3 15.2 16.1 16.7 17.6 19.3

 20 years and over ................................................................... 3,678 4,026 3,962 5.0 5.4 5.6 5.6 5.4 5.3

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 779 775 731 10.1 10.4 10.2 10.2 9.7 9.2

 25 years and over ................................................................. 2,911 3,256 3,238 4.4 4.8 5.1 5.0 4.9 4.9

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 2,465 2,748 2,749 4.5 4.9 5.3 5.2 5.0 5.0

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 938 1,091 969 5.3 5.8 6.3 6.1 6.2 5.5

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 841 932 997 4.2 4.9 5.1 4.8 4.7 5.1

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 686 725 784 4.0 4.1 4.4 4.6 4.2 4.5

 55 years and over ............................................................... 446 507 488 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.4 4.4 4.2

Women, 16 years and over ...................................................... 3,706 3,603 3,772 5.5 5.7 5.6 5.8 5.3 5.6

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 543 567 534 14.6 14.1 15.6 15.2 15.5 14.8

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 203 259 241 13.9 15.2 17.4 16.6 17.3 16.8

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 313 304 266 13.9 13.3 14.4 14.2 14.1 12.3

 20 years and over ................................................................... 3,163 3,035 3,237 5.0 5.2 5.0 5.2 4.7 5.0

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 622 617 658 8.8 9.8 9.4 9.3 8.8 9.5

 25 years and over ................................................................. 2,551 2,420 2,590 4.5 4.6 4.5 4.6 4.2 4.5

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 2,235 2,085 2,261 4.7 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.4 4.8

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 879 830 840 6.0 5.7 5.9 6.3 5.7 5.7

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 789 725 908 4.6 4.8 4.7 4.8 4.3 5.3

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 567 531 513 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.6 3.4 3.3

 55 years and over 2 ............................................................ 313 413 337 3.3 3.5 3.2 3.8 4.1 3.3

Married men, spouse present ................................................... 1,564 1,622 1,667 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.5 3.6

Married women, spouse present .............................................. 1,342 1,176 1,282 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.3 3.6

Women who maintain families 2 ............................................... 771 746 837 8.3 7.7 8.0 7.9 8.0 9.0

Full-time workers 3 ................................................................... 6,877 6,940 7,075 5.7 5.9 6.1 6.1 5.8 5.9

Part-time workers 4 ................................................................... 1,232 1,380 1,396 5.0 5.2 5.1 5.3 5.4 5.5

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 2003, data

reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.
HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-8. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment

(Numbers in thousands)

Reason

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Feb.

2002

Jan.

2003

Feb.

2003

Feb.

2002

Oct.

2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003

Feb.

2003

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs .......... 5,105 5,641 5,487 4,425 4,828 4,833 4,863 4,583 4,756

 On temporary layoff ................................................................ 1,535 1,698 1,543 1,133 1,098 1,069 1,110 1,080 1,142

 Not on temporary layoff .......................................................... 3,570 3,943 3,944 3,293 3,729 3,764 3,753 3,503 3,614

 Permanent job losers ............................................................ 2,718 2,884 2,950 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

 Persons who completed temporary jobs .............................. 852 1,059 994 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Job leavers ............................................................................... 901 841 792 880 850 834 862 825 772

Reentrants ................................................................................ 2,396 2,392 2,499 2,294 2,386 2,394 2,462 2,331 2,395

New entrants ............................................................................ 420 521 482 499 494 586 534 616 579

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 ......... 57.9 60.0 59.3 54.6 56.4 55.9 55.8 54.9 55.9

 On temporary layoff ............................................................... 17.4 18.1 16.7 14.0 12.8 12.4 12.7 12.9 13.4

 Not on temporary layoff ......................................................... 40.5 42.0 42.6 40.7 43.6 43.5 43.0 41.9 42.5

 Job leavers .............................................................................. 10.2 9.0 8.6 10.9 9.9 9.6 9.9 9.9 9.1

 Reentrants ............................................................................... 27.2 25.5 27.0 28.3 27.9 27.7 28.2 27.9 28.2

 New entrants ........................................................................... 4.8 5.5 5.2 6.2 5.8 6.8 6.1 7.4 6.8

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE

 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs ......... 3.5 3.9 3.8 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.1 3.3

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

 Reentrants ............................................................................... 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.6

 New entrants ........................................................................... .3 .4 .3 .3 .3 .4 .4 .4 .4

1 Data not available.

 NOTE: Beginning in January 2003, data reflect revised population controls used in the

household survey.

Table A-9. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment

(Numbers in thousands)

Duration

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Feb.

2002

Jan.

2003

Feb.

2003

Feb.

2002

Oct.

2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003

Feb.

2003

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Less than 5 weeks .................................................................... 2,863 3,269 2,679 2,932 2,797 2,912 2,860 2,772 2,749

5 to 14 weeks ........................................................................... 3,107 2,806 3,132 2,540 2,515 2,532 2,547 2,577 2,565

15 weeks and over ................................................................... 2,852 3,320 3,450 2,609 3,099 3,143 3,296 3,140 3,155

 15 to 26 weeks ...................................................................... 1,602 1,492 1,507 1,403 1,374 1,317 1,392 1,457 1,281

 27 weeks and over ................................................................ 1,250 1,828 1,943 1,206 1,724 1,826 1,904 1,683 1,874

Average (mean) duration, in weeks .......................................... 15.0 17.8 18.6 15.0 17.6 17.9 18.4 18.4 18.6

Median duration, in weeks ........................................................ 8.9 9.3 10.2 8.2 9.6 9.4 9.6 9.8 9.4

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 .................................................................. 32.5 34.8 28.9 36.3 33.2 33.9 32.9 32.6 32.5

 5 to 14 weeks ......................................................................... 35.2 29.9 33.8 31.4 29.9 29.5 29.3 30.4 30.3

 15 weeks and over ................................................................. 32.3 35.3 37.3 32.3 36.8 36.6 37.9 37.0 37.3

 15 to 26 weeks ..................................................................... 18.2 15.9 16.3 17.4 16.3 15.3 16.0 17.2 15.1

 27 weeks and over ............................................................... 14.2 19.5 21.0 14.9 20.5 21.3 21.9 19.8 22.1

 NOTE: Beginning in January 2003, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.
HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Occupation

Employed Unemployed Unemployment

rates

Feb.

2002

Feb.

2003

Feb.

2002

Feb.

2003

Feb.

2002

Feb.

2003

 Total, 16 years and over 1 .......................................................................... 135,443 136,433 8,823 9,260 6.1 6.4

Management, professional, and related occupations ............................... 47,333 48,348 1,384 1,534 2.8 3.1

 Management, business, and financial operations occupations ............ 19,903 20,058 539 603 2.6 2.9

 Professional and related occupations ........................................................ 27,430 28,290 846 930 3.0 3.2

Service occupations .......................................................................................... 21,034 21,173 1,648 1,800 7.3 7.8

Sales and office occupations .......................................................................... 35,339 35,577 2,242 2,087 6.0 5.5

 Sales and related occupations ..................................................................... 15,386 15,614 1,046 1,046 6.4 6.3

 Office and administrative support occupations ........................................ 19,953 19,963 1,196 1,041 5.7 5.0

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations ........... 12,976 13,335 1,412 1,653 9.8 11.0

 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ............................................... 895 878 190 172 17.5 16.4

 Construction and extraction occupations ................................................... 7,538 7,391 1,001 1,169 11.7 13.7

 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .................................. 4,542 5,067 221 312 4.6 5.8

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations ................ 18,761 18,001 1,685 1,681 8.2 8.5

 Production occupations .................................................................................. 10,276 9,654 882 860 7.9 8.2

 Transportation and material moving occupations .................................... 8,485 8,347 803 821 8.6 9.0

1 Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the Armed

Forces are included in the unemployed total.

 NOTE: Occupations reflect the introduction of the 2002 Census occupation classification

system derived from the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification system into the Current

Population Survey. Beginning in January 2003, data reflect revised population controls used

in the household survey.

Table A-11. Unemployed persons by industry, not seasonally adjusted

Industry

Number of

unemployed

persons

(in thousands)

Unemployment

rates

Feb. 

2002 1

Feb.

2003

Feb.

2002

Feb.

2003

 Total, 16 years and over 2 ....................................................................... 8,823 9,260 6.1 6.4

Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers ...................................... 7,457 7,820 6.6 6.9

 Mining ................................................................................................................. 35 41 7.5 7.1

 Construction ...................................................................................................... 1,060 1,173 12.2 14.0

 Manufacturing ................................................................................................... 1,296 1,229 7.0 6.7

 Durable goods ................................................................................................ 882 791 7.6 6.9

 Nondurable goods ......................................................................................... 414 438 6.0 6.5

 Wholesale and retail trade ............................................................................ 1,264 1,238 6.6 6.1

 Transportation and utilities ............................................................................ 331 316 5.7 5.8

 Information ........................................................................................................ 277 321 7.7 8.6

 Financial activities ........................................................................................... 318 310 3.5 3.4

 Professional and business services ............................................................ 973 1,140 7.7 8.9

 Education and health services ..................................................................... 590 576 3.5 3.2

 Leisure and hospitality ................................................................................... 973 1,145 8.7 10.0

 Other services .................................................................................................. 339 331 5.6 5.7

Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers ........................ 187 172 14.8 14.7

Government workers ......................................................................................... 508 483 2.5 2.4

Self employed and unpaid family workers ................................................... 250 304 2.6 3.0

1 Industry detail will not sum to total because of minor changes in the industry

classification system between 2002 and 2003. 2 Persons with no previous work experience are included in the unemployed total.

 NOTE: Industries reflect the introduction of the 2002 Census industry classification system

derived from the 2002 North American Industry Classification System into the Current

Population Survey. Beginning in January 2003, data reflect revised population controls used

in the household survey.
HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-12. Alternative measures of labor underutilization

(Percent)

Measure

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Feb.

2002

Jan.

2003

Feb.

2003

Feb.

2002

Oct.

2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003

Feb.

2003

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

labor force ............................................................................................................................. 2.0 2.3 2.4 1.8 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.2

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

civilian labor force ................................................................................................................. 3.5 3.9 3.8 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.1 3.3

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

(official unemployment rate) ............................................................................................. 6.1 6.5 6.4 5.6 5.8 5.9 6.0 5.7 5.8

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

 labor force plus discouraged workers .................................................................................. 6.4 6.8 6.6 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

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 ................................................................................................................. 7.1 7.5 7.4 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

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 ........................................................................................... 10.1 11.0 10.8 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

1 Data not available.

 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 2003, data reflect revised population controls used in the

household survey.

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Category

Total Men Women

Feb.

2002

Feb.

2003

Feb.

2002

Feb.

2003

Feb.

2002

Feb.

2003

NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE

Total not in the labor force ............................................................................ 72,397 74,421 27,267 28,237 45,130 46,184

 Persons who currently want a job ............................................................... 4,491 4,495 1,984 1,948 2,507 2,547

Searched for work and available to work now 1 ..................................... 1,423 1,590 728 819 695 770

 Reason not currently looking:

 Discouragement over job prospects 2 ......................................... 375 450 226 269 149 181

 Reasons other than discouragement 3 ........................................ 1,048 1,139 502 550 546 589

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders 4 ............................................................................ 7,463 7,620 3,726 3,808 3,738 3,812

 Percent of total employed ......................................................................... 5.5 5.6 5.2 5.3 5.9 5.9

 Primary job full time, secondary job part time ........................................... 4,111 4,122 2,281 2,292 1,830 1,830

 Primary and secondary jobs both part time .............................................. 1,636 1,720 492 518 1,144 1,202

 Primary and secondary jobs both full time ................................................ 259 220 169 141 90 79

 Hours vary on primary or secondary job ................................................... 1,401 1,523 758 836 644 687

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 child-care 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 2003, data reflect revised population controls used in the

household survey.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry

(In thousands)

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Feb.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003p Feb.2003p Feb.2002

Oct.

2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003p Feb.2003p

Total .................................................. 129,310 131,473 128,789 129,104 130,706 130,898 130,817 130,670 130,855 130,547

Total private ............................................ 107,826 109,770 107,506 107,409 109,544 109,549 109,453 109,311 109,485 109,164

Goods-producing .................................................. 23,473 23,474 23,020 22,893 24,041 23,688 23,631 23,551 23,570 23,466

Mining ............................................................... 551 551 538 535 564 552 551 553 550 547

Metal mining ................................................. 31.4 31.9 31.2 31.1 32 32 32 32 32 32

Coal mining ................................................... 81.2 78.5 76.7 76.2 82 78 78 78 76 76

Oil and gas extraction ................................... 334.9 334.4 331.3 329.5 339 331 332 335 335 334

Nonmetallic minerals, except fuels ............... 103.4 105.8 98.4 97.7 111 111 109 108 107 105

Construction ..................................................... 6,130 6,449 6,131 6,065 6,597 6,544 6,543 6,544 6,570 6,522

General building contractors ......................... 1,386.5 1,467.6 1,404.5 1,393.5 1,458 1,475 1,480 1,476 1,470 1,464

Heavy construction, except building ............. 788.6 844.0 769.7 759.8 914 893 885 880 896 877

Special trade contractors .............................. 3,954.7 4,137.6 3,956.7 3,911.2 4,225 4,176 4,178 4,188 4,204 4,181

Manufacturing ................................................... 16,792 16,474 16,351 16,293 16,880 16,592 16,537 16,454 16,450 16,397

Production workers ................................... 11,235 11,038 10,947 10,901 11,305 11,134 11,088 11,030 11,043 10,985

Durable goods ................................................ 9,986 9,714 9,638 9,598 10,023 9,800 9,757 9,699 9,695 9,653

Production workers ................................... 6,626 6,455 6,398 6,364 6,653 6,522 6,487 6,445 6,455 6,406

Lumber and wood products .......................... 755.1 757.0 746.4 741.6 771 764 761 758 761 756

Furniture and fixtures .................................... 491.8 477.9 474.1 471.0 491 488 486 480 478 473

Stone, clay, and glass products .................... 535.2 550.1 535.7 535.2 551 557 556 553 556 552

Primary metal industries ............................... 602.5 580.5 579.1 575.2 601 582 582 579 581 577

Blast furnaces and basic steel products ... 188.4 186.4 184.5 183.1 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Fabricated metal products ............................ 1,424.3 1,395.5 1,384.1 1,374.8 1,425 1,409 1,400 1,391 1,388 1,379

Industrial machinery and equipment ............. 1,856.7 1,780.5 1,773.0 1,764.2 1,855 1,797 1,790 1,781 1,775 1,765

Computer and office equipment ............... 315.4 291.1 289.6 286.4 315 295 293 291 290 287

Electronic and other electrical equipment ..... 1,461.3 1,364.3 1,355.5 1,344.2 1,459 1,381 1,368 1,360 1,354 1,344

Electronic components and accessories .. 577.1 533.0 528.4 525.1 571 544 536 532 528 525

Transportation equipment ............................. 1,675.7 1,647.9 1,632.9 1,636.7 1,682 1,659 1,648 1,638 1,640 1,648

Motor vehicles and equipment .................. 911.7 910.4 899.9 906.2 913 914 909 900 911 908

Aircraft and parts ...................................... 425.4 393.7 388.7 386.0 427 396 392 392 389 388

Instruments and related products ................. 813.9 789.4 791.5 790.1 816 793 792 790 793 792

Miscellaneous manufacturing ....................... 369.2 371.1 365.4 364.8 372 370 374 369 369 367

Nondurable goods .......................................... 6,806 6,760 6,713 6,695 6,857 6,792 6,780 6,755 6,755 6,744

Production workers ................................... 4,609 4,583 4,549 4,537 4,652 4,612 4,601 4,585 4,588 4,579

Food and kindred products ........................... 1,656.4 1,683.2 1,673.7 1,662.6 1,686 1,690 1,687 1,689 1,695 1,692

Tobacco products ......................................... 33.9 37.5 35.4 34.2 33 37 36 36 34 34

Textile mill products ...................................... 438.3 421.8 417.7 414.3 441 426 422 422 419 417

Apparel and other textile products ................ 526.9 504.5 497.7 497.6 531 510 509 507 504 503

Paper and allied products ............................. 617.3 609.7 604.9 602.6 621 614 613 607 606 604

Printing and publishing ................................. 1,425.0 1,403.8 1,395.1 1,396.1 1,428 1,401 1,400 1,393 1,396 1,398

Chemicals and allied products ...................... 1,009.5 1,005.7 1,001.0 999.2 1,011 1,006 1,007 1,007 1,005 1,001

Petroleum and coal products ........................ 121.6 123.7 120.5 121.3 126 125 126 125 125 125

Rubber and misc. plastics products .............. 921.3 916.5 914.2 915.9 924 926 925 916 917 918

Leather and leather products ........................ 56.0 53.3 52.9 51.6 56 57 55 53 54 52

Service-producing ................................................. 105,837 107,999 105,769 106,211 106,665 107,210 107,186 107,119 107,285 107,081

Transportation and public utilities ..................... 6,772 6,734 6,617 6,573 6,837 6,727 6,721 6,686 6,684 6,643

Transportation .............................................. 4,287 4,321 4,239 4,208 4,341 4,300 4,300 4,273 4,297 4,268

Railroad transportation ............................. 232.0 225.2 222.3 222.8 234 225 225 225 224 224

Local and interurban passenger transit .... 488.7 482.5 473.8 476.8 479 471 467 466 464 467

Trucking and warehousing ....................... 1,791.1 1,826.5 1,787.2 1,770.8 1,826 1,826 1,829 1,827 1,825 1,808

Water transportation ................................. 175.4 184.4 177.7 178.2 187 189 192 191 191 190

Transportation by air ................................. 1,157.7 1,167.3 1,147.6 1,128.0 1,171 1,156 1,151 1,127 1,156 1,144

Pipelines, except natural gas .................... 15.1 15.3 15.4 15.7 15 15 15 15 15 16

Transportation services ............................ 426.8 420.0 415.3 415.2 429 418 421 422 422 419

Communications and public utilities ............. 2,485 2,413 2,378 2,365 2,496 2,427 2,421 2,413 2,387 2,375

Communications ....................................... 1,645.6 1,576.0 1,547.5 1,540.9 1,652 1,585 1,583 1,576 1,553 1,546

Electric, gas, and sanitary services .......... 839.7 837.1 830.8 824.5 844 842 838 837 834 829

Wholesale trade ................................................ 6,639 6,646 6,588 6,584 6,689 6,657 6,643 6,637 6,638 6,637

Durable goods .............................................. 3,905 3,883 3,856 3,852 3,924 3,893 3,885 3,880 3,877 3,876

Nondurable goods ........................................ 2,734 2,763 2,732 2,732 2,765 2,764 2,758 2,757 2,761 2,761

See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry-Continued

(In thousands)

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Feb.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003p Feb.2003p Feb.2002

Oct.

2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003p Feb.2003p

Retail trade ....................................................... 22,804 23,796 22,837 22,630 23,331 23,289 23,247 23,152 23,268 23,176

Building materials and garden supplies ........ 989.2 1,061.1 1,022.4 1,018.4 1,048 1,071 1,078 1,077 1,084 1,081

General merchandise stores ........................ 2,794.2 3,120.7 2,829.8 2,762.7 2,892 2,851 2,828 2,821 2,831 2,859

Department stores .................................... 2,463.8 2,745.9 2,488.4 2,429.2 2,550 2,506 2,491 2,488 2,499 2,526

Food stores ................................................... 3,368.1 3,433.0 3,364.4 3,331.8 3,402 3,386 3,382 3,365 3,372 3,363

Automotive dealers and service stations ...... 2,399.2 2,411.3 2,388.0 2,384.8 2,430 2,438 2,430 2,420 2,415 2,413

New and used car dealers ........................ 1,128.5 1,119.8 1,112.3 1,112.1 1,134 1,131 1,128 1,123 1,118 1,117

Apparel and accessory stores ...................... 1,131.3 1,272.8 1,171.5 1,118.1 1,172 1,174 1,172 1,174 1,173 1,158

Furniture and home furnishings stores ......... 1,135.9 1,226.2 1,175.6 1,153.4 1,143 1,156 1,165 1,175 1,165 1,156

Eating and drinking places ........................... 7,932.4 8,018.9 7,798.4 7,811.8 8,161 8,140 8,129 8,063 8,145 8,060

Miscellaneous retail establishments ............. 3,053.7 3,252.3 3,086.5 3,048.9 3,083 3,073 3,063 3,057 3,083 3,086

Finance, insurance, and real estate ................. 7,698 7,811 7,773 7,773 7,745 7,803 7,807 7,816 7,812 7,815

Finance ......................................................... 3,806 3,868 3,860 3,863 3,812 3,853 3,854 3,861 3,864 3,868

Depository institutions .............................. 2,067.7 2,080.7 2,078.4 2,074.2 2,072 2,080 2,082 2,079 2,078 2,078

Commercial banks ................................ 1,442.2 1,450.0 1,448.0 1,444.4 1,446 1,452 1,451 1,449 1,448 1,448

Savings institutions ............................... 262.7 261.5 261.4 261.5 263 263 261 261 260 261

Nondepository institutions ........................ 755.3 814.3 817.7 825.3 754 797 801 809 816 822

Mortgage bankers and brokers ............. 358.2 409.1 413.6 421.1 359 396 400 408 414 422

Security and commodity brokers .............. 722.1 707.6 706.3 705.7 726 713 709 709 711 711

Holding and other investment offices ....... 260.8 265.0 257.5 258.1 260 263 262 264 259 257

Insurance ...................................................... 2,371 2,376 2,374 2,373 2,376 2,371 2,373 2,375 2,379 2,377

Insurance carriers ..................................... 1,589.6 1,576.7 1,580.6 1,580.2 1,593 1,578 1,578 1,578 1,583 1,583

Insurance agents, brokers, and service .... 781.0 798.8 793.2 792.9 783 793 795 797 796 794

Real estate ................................................... 1,521 1,567 1,539 1,537 1,557 1,579 1,580 1,580 1,569 1,570

Services2 .......................................................... 40,440 41,309 40,671 40,956 40,901 41,385 41,404 41,469 41,513 41,427

Agricultural services ..................................... 739.7 816.1 761.8 759.4 868 874 880 880 884 884

Hotels and other lodging places ................... 1,713.6 1,722.6 1,698.6 1,703.4 1,811 1,791 1,792 1,807 1,813 1,796

Personal services ......................................... 1,357.8 1,279.0 1,329.3 1,346.2 1,282 1,288 1,283 1,292 1,279 1,273

Business services ......................................... 9,029.7 9,353.1 9,083.1 9,075.5 9,207 9,324 9,309 9,311 9,298 9,272

Services to buildings ................................. 1,005.6 1,038.9 1,025.7 1,020.5 1,018 1,041 1,045 1,044 1,040 1,034

Personnel supply services ........................ 2,918.0 3,199.4 2,984.1 2,988.3 3,070 3,178 3,152 3,175 3,181 3,172

Help supply services ............................. 2,615.3 2,883.5 2,679.8 2,684.8 2,758 2,865 2,838 2,866 2,876 2,879

Computer and data processing services .. 2,212.3 2,191.7 2,189.7 2,187.8 2,208 2,196 2,195 2,187 2,186 2,185

Auto repair, services, and parking ................ 1,258.1 1,261.0 1,262.9 1,259.1 1,262 1,262 1,263 1,268 1,274 1,262

Miscellaneous repair services ...................... 375.1 375.9 374.4 371.2 379 378 378 376 378 375

Motion pictures ............................................. 571.4 584.8 578.0 571.8 574 591 590 583 581 575

Amusement and recreation services ............ 1,448.1 1,483.0 1,437.9 1,443.1 1,649 1,640 1,630 1,653 1,663 1,642

Health services ............................................. 10,548.8 10,803.2 10,779.1 10,786.0 10,575 10,755 10,777 10,787 10,806 10,811

Offices and clinics of medical doctors ...... 2,035.1 2,096.6 2,085.3 2,087.7 2,041 2,085 2,088 2,092 2,089 2,093

Nursing and personal care facilities .......... 1,869.8 1,906.8 1,900.8 1,899.6 1,875 1,899 1,905 1,904 1,906 1,905

Hospitals ................................................... 4,178.7 4,273.8 4,271.2 4,277.2 4,184 4,256 4,267 4,269 4,276 4,283

Home health care services ....................... 638.3 659.3 657.1 658.6 642 655 656 657 659 663

Legal services ............................................... 1,048.0 1,082.8 1,081.5 1,083.8 1,054 1,077 1,079 1,081 1,086 1,091

Educational services ..................................... 2,623.3 2,710.7 2,507.2 2,726.4 2,485 2,560 2,574 2,582 2,591 2,584

Social services .............................................. 3,156.9 3,223.1 3,208.0 3,222.3 3,155 3,201 3,208 3,209 3,222 3,219

Child day care services ............................ 735.2 739.4 738.0 740.5 722 730 728 725 729 728

Residential care ........................................ 894.1 914.4 909.0 912.4 899 909 912 915 912 916

Museums and botanical and zoological

gardens ..................................................... 100.0 103.3 97.3 97.3 109 107 107 106 107 107

Membership organizations ........................... 2,451.5 2,466.0 2,438.6 2,451.9 2,471 2,480 2,478 2,476 2,473 2,472

Engineering and management services ....... 3,626.9 3,656.1 3,645.3 3,671.3 3,629 3,666 3,667 3,669 3,670 3,676

Engineering and architectural services ..... 1,030.0 1,021.4 1,010.6 1,006.5 1,044 1,027 1,028 1,028 1,020 1,019

Management and public relations ............. 1,185.7 1,232.7 1,227.2 1,230.0 1,193 1,226 1,228 1,232 1,238 1,238

Services, nec ................................................ 47.1 44.9 43.9 43.9 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Government ...................................................... 21,484 21,703 21,283 21,695 21,162 21,349 21,364 21,359 21,370 21,383

Federal ......................................................... 2,596 2,652 2,641 2,648 2,608 2,649 2,661 2,664 2,665 2,661

Federal, except Postal Service ................. 1,767.3 1,840.7 1,839.1 1,848.6 1,777 1,840 1,853 1,856 1,855 1,859

State ............................................................. 5,035 5,049 4,864 5,063 4,937 4,955 4,961 4,953 4,933 4,959

Education .................................................. 2,248.6 2,284.6 2,098.9 2,291.1 2,130 2,160 2,165 2,166 2,146 2,168

Other State government ........................... 2,785.9 2,763.9 2,764.8 2,771.8 2,807 2,795 2,796 2,787 2,787 2,791

Local ............................................................. 13,853 14,002 13,778 13,984 13,617 13,745 13,742 13,742 13,772 13,763

Education .................................................. 8,107.9 8,170.5 7,986.9 8,186.9 7,746 7,829 7,820 7,813 7,842 7,836

Other local government ............................ 5,744.6 5,831.9 5,791.5 5,796.8 5,871 5,916 5,922 5,929 5,930 5,927

1 These series are not published seasonally adjusted because the

seasonal component, which is small relative to the trend-cycle and

irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision.

2 Includes other industries, not shown separately. p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Feb.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003p

Feb.

2003p

Feb.

2002

Oct.

2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003p

Feb.

2003p

Total private ............................................ 33.9 34.4 33.7 34.0 34.2 34.2 34.2 34.1 34.3 34.1

Goods-producing .................................................. 39.9 40.4 39.8 39.3 40.4 40.1 39.9 40.2 40.5 39.8

Mining ............................................................... 42.9 42.3 41.9 42.1 43.4 42.7 43.1 42.1 42.7 42.8

Construction ..................................................... 38.5 37.8 38.1 36.6 39.4 38.4 38.2 38.4 39.5 37.4

Manufacturing ................................................... 40.3 41.5 40.5 40.4 40.7 40.7 40.6 40.9 40.8 40.8

Overtime hours ......................................... 3.7 4.5 3.9 3.8 3.9 4.1 4.0 4.2 4.1 4.2

Durable goods ................................................ 40.8 41.9 41.0 40.8 41.1 41.2 41.0 41.3 41.4 41.2

Overtime hours ......................................... 3.7 4.5 3.9 3.9 3.9 4.2 4.0 4.2 4.1 4.2

Lumber and wood products .......................... 40.0 41.1 40.1 40.3 40.9 41.0 40.6 41.2 41.1 41.0

Furniture and fixtures .................................... 39.8 41.3 39.7 39.4 40.3 39.6 39.5 40.7 40.2 39.7

Stone, clay, and glass products .................... 42.6 42.7 42.2 41.9 44.1 43.4 42.9 43.1 43.6 43.1

Primary metal industries ............................... 43.5 45.4 44.3 44.3 43.8 44.7 44.3 44.7 44.3 44.7

Blast furnaces and basic steel products ... 44.4 46.3 44.7 44.5 44.8 46.2 45.4 46.5 44.8 44.9

Fabricated metal products ............................ 41.2 42.2 41.3 41.0 41.6 41.6 41.3 41.2 41.6 41.4

Industrial machinery and equipment ............. 40.3 41.3 40.7 40.9 40.1 40.5 40.3 40.6 40.8 41.0

Electronic and other electrical equipment ..... 38.7 39.9 38.6 38.7 38.9 38.3 38.7 39.0 38.6 38.9

Transportation equipment ............................. 41.9 43.4 42.6 41.6 42.3 42.6 42.2 42.5 43.0 42.0

Motor vehicles and equipment .................. 43.3 45.3 44.4 43.1 43.7 44.4 44.0 44.4 45.2 43.5

Instruments and related products ................. 40.5 41.6 40.6 40.7 40.4 40.7 40.6 40.9 40.8 40.7

Miscellaneous manufacturing ....................... 38.1 39.2 38.3 37.9 38.4 38.9 38.5 38.8 39.0 38.1

Nondurable goods .......................................... 39.7 40.9 39.9 39.8 40.2 40.1 40.1 40.4 40.1 40.2

Overtime hours ......................................... 3.7 4.4 3.8 3.7 3.9 4.1 4.0 4.2 4.0 4.1

Food and kindred products ........................... 40.0 41.9 40.4 39.9 41.0 40.8 41.0 41.4 40.8 40.7

Tobacco products ......................................... 40.6 40.1 40.2 39.8 41.4 40.4 39.6 39.5 40.7 41.0

Textile mill products ...................................... 40.5 41.6 40.4 40.4 40.9 40.9 40.9 41.2 40.5 40.7

Apparel and other textile products ................ 36.6 37.1 36.2 36.6 36.7 36.6 36.6 36.7 36.6 36.7

Paper and allied products ............................. 41.1 42.5 42.0 41.7 41.5 41.3 41.5 41.8 42.0 42.3

Printing and publishing ................................. 37.1 38.3 37.4 37.4 37.4 37.4 37.1 37.7 37.8 37.8

Chemicals and allied products ...................... 41.7 42.6 41.7 42.3 41.9 42.2 42.2 42.1 41.7 42.5

Petroleum and coal products ........................ 41.8 41.4 42.1 43.5 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Rubber and misc. plastics products .............. 40.8 41.5 40.3 40.2 40.9 40.9 40.7 40.8 40.5 40.4

Leather and leather products ........................ 36.8 37.1 36.6 36.5 37.2 36.3 37.0 37.1 37.0 36.7

Service-producing ................................................. 32.5 33.1 32.3 32.9 32.7 32.8 32.9 32.8 32.9 32.8

Transportation and public utilities ..................... 37.9 38.8 37.8 38.2 38.1 38.4 38.5 38.3 38.3 38.3

Wholesale trade ................................................ 38.0 38.9 38.0 38.7 38.3 38.6 38.5 38.5 38.4 38.6

Retail trade ....................................................... 28.6 29.5 28.4 28.9 29.0 29.1 29.2 29.2 29.3 29.1

Finance, insurance, and real estate ................. 36.1 36.7 36.0 36.9 36.2 36.0 36.2 36.0 36.3 36.2

Services ............................................................ 32.5 32.8 32.3 32.8 32.6 32.7 32.7 32.6 32.7 32.6

1 Data relate to production workers in mining and manufacturing;

construction workers in construction; and nonsupervisory workers in

transportation and public utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance,

insurance, and real estate; and services. These groups account for

approximately four-fifths of the total employees on private nonfarm

payrolls. 2 This series is not published seasonally adjusted because the

seasonal component, which is small relative to the trend-cycle and

irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision.

p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry

Industry

Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings

Feb.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003p

Feb.

2003p

Feb.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003p

Feb.

2003p

Total private ............................................ $14.66 $15.04 $15.06 $15.16 $496.97 $517.38 $507.52 $515.44

Seasonally adjusted ............................. 14.61 14.98 14.97 15.08 499.66 510.82 513.47 514.23

Goods-producing .................................................. 16.18 16.67 16.57 16.55 645.58 673.47 659.49 650.42

Mining ............................................................... 17.76 17.85 18.02 18.24 761.90 755.06 755.04 767.90

Construction ..................................................... 18.62 19.23 19.01 18.99 716.87 726.89 724.28 695.03

Manufacturing ................................................... 15.16 15.58 15.55 15.56 610.95 646.57 629.78 628.62

Durable goods ................................................ 15.63 16.09 16.06 16.05 637.70 674.17 658.46 654.84

Lumber and wood products .......................... 12.39 12.66 12.62 12.68 495.60 520.33 506.06 511.00

Furniture and fixtures .................................... 12.59 12.83 12.78 12.82 501.08 529.88 507.37 505.11

Stone, clay, and glass products .................... 15.17 15.75 15.76 15.70 646.24 672.53 665.07 657.83

Primary metal industries ............................... 17.15 17.64 17.70 17.60 746.03 800.86 784.11 779.68

Blast furnaces and basic steel products ... 20.63 21.09 21.34 21.28 915.97 976.47 953.90 946.96

Fabricated metal products ............................ 14.51 14.98 14.97 14.97 597.81 632.16 618.26 613.77

Industrial machinery and equipment ............. 16.33 16.66 16.66 16.69 658.10 688.06 678.06 682.62

Electronic and other electrical equipment ..... 14.90 15.19 15.12 15.22 576.63 606.08 583.63 589.01

Transportation equipment ............................. 19.69 20.55 20.39 20.26 825.01 891.87 868.61 842.82

Motor vehicles and equipment .................. 20.05 21.40 21.10 20.87 868.17 969.42 936.84 899.50

Instruments and related products ................. 15.10 15.53 15.48 15.46 611.55 646.05 628.49 629.22

Miscellaneous manufacturing ....................... 12.42 12.54 12.56 12.55 473.20 491.57 481.05 475.65

Nondurable goods .......................................... 14.47 14.84 14.81 14.87 574.46 606.96 590.92 591.83

Food and kindred products ........................... 13.08 13.40 13.31 13.29 523.20 561.46 537.72 530.27

Tobacco products ......................................... 21.71 20.70 21.05 21.25 881.43 830.07 846.21 845.75

Textile mill products ...................................... 11.64 11.84 11.91 11.88 471.42 492.54 481.16 479.95

Apparel and other textile products ................ 9.77 10.11 10.08 10.05 357.58 375.08 364.90 367.83

Paper and allied products ............................. 17.17 17.83 17.71 17.77 705.69 757.78 743.82 741.01

Printing and publishing ................................. 15.06 15.45 15.34 15.46 558.73 591.74 573.72 578.20

Chemicals and allied products ...................... 18.95 19.44 19.45 19.50 790.22 828.14 811.07 824.85

Petroleum and coal products ........................ 22.45 22.75 22.58 23.17 938.41 941.85 950.62 1007.90

Rubber and misc. plastics products .............. 13.65 13.97 14.01 14.04 556.92 579.76 564.60 564.41

Leather and leather products ........................ 10.35 10.51 10.41 10.38 380.88 389.92 381.01 378.87

Service-producing ................................................. 14.24 14.60 14.64 14.79 462.80 483.26 472.87 486.59

Transportation and public utilities ..................... 17.12 17.48 17.48 17.69 648.85 678.22 660.74 675.76

Wholesale trade ................................................ 16.21 16.48 16.40 16.54 615.98 641.07 623.20 640.10

Retail trade ....................................................... 9.95 10.18 10.23 10.26 284.57 300.31 290.53 296.51

Finance, insurance, and real estate ................. 16.13 16.82 16.77 16.93 582.29 617.29 603.72 624.72

Services ............................................................ 15.17 15.68 15.63 15.81 493.03 514.30 504.85 518.57

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

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

industry, seasonally adjusted

Industry Feb.

2002

Oct.

2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003p

Feb.

2003p

Percent

change

from:

Jan. 2003-

Feb. 2003

Total private:

Current dollars ................................ $14.61 $14.90 $14.94 $14.98 $14.97 $15.08 0.7

Constant (1982) dollars2 ................ 8.14 8.15 8.16 8.18 8.14 N.A. (3)

Goods-producing .............................. 16.28 16.54 16.54 16.61 16.63 16.66 .2

Mining ........................................... 17.66 17.83 17.89 17.78 17.89 18.20 1.7

Construction ................................. 18.68 19.00 19.00 19.14 19.02 19.11 .5

Manufacturing ............................... 15.17 15.44 15.44 15.48 15.53 15.58 .3

Excluding overtime4 ................. 14.46 14.70 14.71 14.72 14.79 14.84 .3

Service-producing ............................. 14.13 14.44 14.50 14.53 14.51 14.65 1.0

Transportation and public utilities 17.11 17.38 17.51 17.45 17.42 17.64 1.3

Wholesale trade ............................ 16.19 16.31 16.32 16.37 16.36 16.51 .9

Retail trade ................................... 9.92 10.12 10.14 10.18 10.15 10.22 .7

Finance, insurance, and real

estate ...................................... 16.08 16.57 16.71 16.73 16.76 16.76 .0

Services ........................................ 15.04 15.40 15.46 15.49 15.49 15.65 1.0

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 -.5 percent from December 2002 to

January 2003, the latest month available. 4 Derived by assuming that overtime hours are paid at

the rate of time and one-half.

 N.A. = not available.

p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-5. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry

(1982=100)

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Feb.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003p

Feb.

2003p

Feb.

2002

Oct.

2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003p

Feb.

2003p

Total private ............................................ 144.2 149.5 142.9 144.1 148.1 148.1 147.9 147.7 148.5 147.0

Goods-producing .................................................. 101.4 103.3 99.3 97.3 106.1 103.7 103.0 103.3 104.1 101.7

Mining ............................................................... 52.3 51.3 49.4 49.6 54.6 52.3 52.3 51.3 51.8 52.3

Construction ..................................................... 162.4 168.9 159.7 151.1 182.3 175.2 174.4 175.4 180.2 168.6

Manufacturing ................................................... 91.4 92.4 89.4 88.8 92.8 91.5 90.8 91.0 91.0 90.3

Durable goods ................................................ 94.2 94.4 91.5 90.5 95.4 93.7 92.7 92.8 93.2 92.0

Lumber and wood products .......................... 128.1 132.7 127.6 127.0 134.1 133.8 131.8 133.5 133.6 132.5

Furniture and fixtures .................................... 120.5 122.1 116.2 114.1 121.9 119.2 118.9 120.9 118.5 115.8

Stone, clay, and glass products .................... 107.1 109.7 105.1 104.6 114.6 113.9 112.3 112.0 113.3 111.5

Primary metal industries ............................... 75.9 76.9 74.6 74.1 76.4 75.7 75.1 75.4 74.7 74.9

Blast furnaces and basic steel products ... 57.2 59.9 57.2 56.4 57.9 59.3 57.9 59.3 57.5 57.6

Fabricated metal products ............................ 107.9 108.7 105.3 103.8 109.0 108.3 106.5 105.7 106.4 105.1

Industrial machinery and equipment ............. 83.2 81.6 80.1 79.9 82.6 81.0 80.2 80.1 80.3 80.1

Electronic and other electrical equipment ..... 82.7 78.7 75.6 74.7 82.5 76.5 76.4 76.5 75.6 75.1

Transportation equipment ............................. 105.0 107.0 104.3 102.1 106.2 105.5 103.7 104.0 106.8 103.7

Motor vehicles and equipment .................. 141.3 147.4 142.7 139.5 142.8 144.6 142.3 142.5 147.7 141.1

Instruments and related products ................. 68.9 67.9 66.5 66.4 68.7 67.0 66.7 66.6 67.0 66.5

Miscellaneous manufacturing ....................... 87.7 91.0 87.3 86.3 89.3 90.8 90.6 89.8 90.3 87.5

Nondurable goods .......................................... 87.5 89.6 86.6 86.3 89.3 88.4 88.2 88.5 87.9 88.1

Food and kindred products ........................... 109.7 117.1 112.3 110.4 114.8 114.2 114.9 116.3 115.3 114.6

Tobacco products ......................................... 50.5 56.0 53.2 50.5 51.3 54.0 52.9 50.9 50.4 50.8

Textile mill products ...................................... 60.6 60.4 58.1 57.3 62.0 59.8 59.5 59.9 58.9 58.3

Apparel and other textile products ................ 43.4 42.0 40.7 41.2 43.7 42.2 42.1 41.9 41.7 41.8

Paper and allied products ............................. 93.9 95.5 93.3 92.6 95.5 93.6 94.1 93.5 93.6 94.2

Printing and publishing ................................. 106.3 108.3 104.3 104.7 107.4 105.7 104.3 105.4 105.8 106.2

Chemicals and allied products ...................... 94.1 95.5 93.4 94.4 94.2 94.8 94.7 94.6 93.7 94.8

Petroleum and coal products ........................ 68.8 69.5 68.9 71.6 71.8 72.0 71.2 70.5 70.8 75.1

Rubber and misc. plastics products .............. 131.9 133.1 128.9 128.9 132.6 132.8 131.6 131.0 130.1 130.1

Leather and leather products ........................ 23.4 23.0 22.4 21.5 23.4 24.5 23.9 23.4 22.7 21.4

Service-producing ................................................. 163.4 170.2 162.5 165.1 167.0 168.0 168.0 167.6 168.4 167.4

Transportation and public utilities ..................... 130.3 132.7 126.9 127.0 132.7 130.9 131.1 130.0 129.7 128.9

Wholesale trade ................................................ 123.7 127.1 122.6 124.8 125.6 126.3 125.6 125.6 125.0 125.7

Retail trade ....................................................... 141.1 152.7 140.0 141.1 146.8 147.0 146.9 146.3 147.6 146.0

Finance, insurance, and real estate ................. 139.2 144.4 141.0 144.4 140.8 141.6 142.8 141.9 143.2 142.7

Services ............................................................ 207.7 213.9 207.3 211.6 211.1 213.9 213.8 213.6 214.7 213.5

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

Table B-6. Diffusion indexes of employment change, seasonally adjusted

(Percent)

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

Private nonfarm payrolls, 347 industries1

Over 1-month span:

1999 .......................... 55.3 58.6 53.6 58.4 55.5 57.8 57.1 54.8 57.1 57.2 60.4 58.1

2000 .......................... 55.9 57.5 57.9 51.2 50.1 55.8 57.8 51.4 52.4 52.4 53.2 52.7

2001 .......................... 49.4 45.7 50.3 42.4 47.3 43.2 44.5 42.5 42.4 40.5 39.3 44.1

2002 .......................... 47.3 41.4 49.7 47.8 50.9 49.4 48.6 48.8 49.3 48.3 45.8 44.4

2003 .......................... p49.6 p41.1 

Over 3-month span:

1999 .......................... 59.2 57.6 59.5 55.2 60.2 57.2 59.4 59.2 59.7 58.9 61.2 60.7

2000 .......................... 60.4 61.4 58.4 53.2 52.4 55.5 56.6 56.2 51.2 51.0 53.2 51.6

2001 .......................... 45.5 46.1 40.8 43.4 37.8 43.2 39.3 38.0 35.3 33.7 36.3 38.9

2002 .......................... 40.1 43.2 42.5 46.5 48.0 50.1 47.1 45.1 47.3 45.1 43.1 p45.0

2003 .......................... p40.3 

Over 6-month span:

1999 .......................... 60.2 58.9 58.5 59.7 57.2 60.8 61.2 62.5 62.7 61.8 61.2 62.8

2000 .......................... 61.1 59.4 58.1 57.9 54.2 52.4 52.9 54.2 52.4 48.7 45.7 46.5

2001 .......................... 44.7 42.7 39.5 40.1 40.8 35.6 37.0 32.4 34.3 33.1 34.1 35.6

2002 .......................... 37.0 41.6 43.4 44.4 46.5 46.0 46.5 43.1 40.8 p43.9 p39.2 

2003 .......................... 

Over 12-month span:

1999 .......................... 61.2 60.1 58.2 61.0 60.7 61.5 62.2 61.1 63.8 62.2 59.7 60.5

2000 .......................... 61.4 59.9 58.8 56.2 55.3 53.6 53.0 51.0 47.7 45.2 44.5 42.9

2001 .......................... 41.5 41.5 38.9 37.5 37.3 36.2 34.1 33.6 34.4 33.9 33.3 34.0

2002 .......................... 35.2 36.0 37.3 38.3 40.5 39.9 p40.9 p38.0 

2003 .......................... 

Manufacturing payrolls, 136 industries1

Over 1-month span:

1999 .......................... 47.4 41.2 42.6 46.0 46.3 43.4 50.0 42.6 46.0 45.6 51.5 49.3

2000 .......................... 44.9 52.2 49.3 46.0 49.3 50.7 57.4 36.8 39.0 42.3 47.1 40.8

2001 .......................... 34.9 26.8 38.2 29.0 28.3 30.5 34.9 25.7 31.6 31.3 25.0 30.9

2002 .......................... 35.3 37.9 40.4 47.4 47.1 40.4 48.9 41.9 40.1 40.4 40.1 37.1

2003 .......................... p46.7 p39.0 

Over 3-month span:

1999 .......................... 39.3 39.3 39.7 40.1 41.2 43.8 44.1 46.3 42.3 44.1 47.8 45.2

2000 .......................... 48.2 48.9 48.9 44.5 46.7 52.2 46.0 38.6 29.0 34.2 39.0 36.0

2001 .......................... 21.3 21.3 18.4 23.5 19.9 23.2 17.3 19.1 16.2 18.0 18.4 18.0

2002 .......................... 24.6 30.1 37.1 38.6 40.1 41.2 38.6 34.6 32.4 32.0 28.3 p32.0

2003 .......................... p29.0 

Over 6-month span:

1999 .......................... 36.4 36.0 37.5 40.4 37.5 42.3 43.0 44.5 48.2 43.0 44.5 47.4

2000 .......................... 47.8 45.2 44.5 50.0 41.9 37.9 36.0 35.3 32.4 26.1 21.3 21.7

2001 .......................... 20.2 16.9 14.0 16.2 16.5 13.2 14.7 11.8 14.0 13.2 17.6 16.5

2002 .......................... 19.9 26.8 29.8 38.2 36.4 34.2 31.6 26.8 24.6 p26.8 p24.3 

2003 .......................... 

Over 12-month span:

1999 .......................... 38.6 34.6 32.4 36.0 37.9 39.0 40.1 40.4 44.5 44.5 43.4 44.5

2000 .......................... 49.3 44.1 39.3 36.8 35.3 34.2 33.8 28.7 22.1 19.1 17.6 14.0

2001 .......................... 13.6 13.6 13.6 15.4 12.1 11.0 11.0 11.0 12.9 12.9 14.0 13.6

2002 .......................... 18.0 18.0 20.2 20.2 24.6 22.1 p25.0 p22.1 

2003 .......................... 

1 Based on seasonally adjusted data for 1-, 3-, and 6-month spans and

unadjusted data for the 12-month span. Data are centered within the 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.