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Percent Millions

Chart 2. Nonfarm payroll employment, seasonally adjusted, 

September 2002 – August 2005

Chart 1. Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted,

September 2002 – August 2005

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THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: AUGUST 2005

Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 169,000 in August, and the unemployment rate was little

changed at 4.9 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.

Employment rose over the month in several industries, including construction, health care, and accommodations and food services. Manufacturing employment edged down in August.

Unemployment (Household Survey Data)

Both the number of unemployed persons and the unemployment rate were little changed in August. The

unemployment rate, at 4.9 percent, has trended down by half a percentage point since February. The number of unemployed persons, 7.4 million, was down from 8.0 million in February.

In August, the unemployment rates for most major worker groups—adult men (4.3 percent), teenagers

(16.5 percent), whites (4.2 percent), blacks (9.6 percent), and Hispanics or Latinos (5.8 percent)—showed

little or no change. The jobless rate for adult women fell to 4.4 percent over the month. The unemployment

rate for Asians was 3.6 percent, not seasonally adjusted. (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.)

 Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina struck Florida and the Gulf Coast after the August survey reference

period, and therefore did not affect August estimates from the payroll and household surveys.
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Table A. Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted

(Numbers in thousands)

Quarterly averages Monthly data JulyCategory Aug.

I II June July Aug. change 

Labor force status

Civilian labor force................................. 148,089 149,003 149,123 149,573 149,841 268

Employment....................................... 140,296 141,404 141,638 142,076 142,449 373

Unemployment.................................... 7,794 7,599 7,486 7,497 7,391 -106 

Not in labor force.................................... 76,949 76,671 76,787 76,580 76,581 1

All workers........................................... 5.3 5.1 5.0 5.0 4.9 -0.1

Adult men.......................................... 4.7 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.3 .0

Adult women.................................... 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.7 4.4 -.3

Teenagers.......................................... 16.9 17.4 16.4 16.1 16.5 .4

White .............................................. 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.2 -.1

Black or African American ..................... 10.6 10.3 10.3 9.5 9.6 .1 

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity..................... 6.1 6.1 5.8 5.5 5.8 .3

ESTABLISHMENT DATA 

Nonfarm employment.............................. 132,814 133,429 133,588 p133,830 p133,999 p169

Goods-producing 1

.............................. 22,054 22,134 22,134 p22,136 p22,149 p13

Construction................................. 7,127 7,217 7,230 p7,237 p7,262 p25

Manufacturing................................. 14,314 14,292 14,276 p14,270 p14,256 p-14

Service-providing 1 .............................. 110,759 111,295 111,454 p111,694 p111,850 p156

Retail trade 2

 ................................. 15,112 15,180 15,197 p15,255 p15,267 p12

Professional and business services......... 16,755 16,867 16,906 p16,948 p16,977 p29 

Education and health services............... 17,191 17,289 17,336 p17,364 p17,407 p43 

Leisure and hospitality..................... 12,641 12,741 12,765 p12,802 p12,836 p34 

Government................................. 21,725 21,753 21,760 p21,802 p21,817 p15

Total private.......................................... 33.7 33.7 33.7 p33.7 p33.7 p0.0

Manufacturing..................................... 40.6 40.4 40.4 p40.5 p40.5 p.0

Overtime....................................... 4.5 4.4 4.4 p4.5 p4.5 p.0 

 

Total private............................................ 101.7 102.4 102.5 p102.8 p102.9 p0.1

Average hourly earnings, total private............ $15.92 $16.03 $16.07 p$16.14 p$16.16 p$0.02 

Average weekly earnings, total private............ 536.51 540.86 541.56 p543.92 p544.59 p0.67 

 1 Includes other industries, not shown separately.

 2 Quarterly averages and the over-the-month change are calculated using unrounded data.

 3 Data relate to private production or nonsupervisory workers.

2005 2005

Earnings 3

Hours of work 3

HOUSEHOLD DATA

 p=preliminary.

Indexes of aggregate weekly hours (2002=100) 3

Unemployment rates 

 Employment
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Since February, the number of persons unemployed due to job loss has declined by 490,000, to 3.5 million in August. The decline in this group has accounted for most of the decrease in total unemployment over

the period. (See table A-8.)

Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)

Total employment continued to trend up in August. The employment-population ratio was 62.9 percent;

since February, the employment-population ratio has risen by 0.6 percentage point. The labor force participation rate, at 66.2 percent in August, has increased by 0.4 percentage point since early this year. (See

table A-1.)

Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)

In August, 1.6 million persons were marginally attached to the labor force, about the same as a year earlier. These individuals wanted and were available to work and had looked for a job sometime in the prior

12 months. They were not counted as unemployed, however, because they did not actively search for work

in the 4 weeks preceding the survey. There were 384,000 discouraged workers in August, down from

534,000 a year earlier. Discouraged workers, a subset of the marginally attached, were not currently looking for work specifically because they believed no jobs were available for them. The other 1.2 million persons marginally attached to the labor force had not searched for work for reasons such as school attendance

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

Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data)

Total nonfarm employment rose by 169,000 in August to 134.0 million, seasonally adjusted. This followed a gain of 242,000 in July (as revised). In August, there were notable employment gains in construction, health care, and accommodations and food services. (See table B-1.)

Within the goods-producing sector, construction employment rose by 25,000 in August, largely among

specialty trade contractors. August’s increase in construction employment was about in line with the industry’s average monthly gain since March 2003. The industry has added 604,000 jobs over that period.

Manufacturing employment edged down in August, and has declined by 110,000 over the year. Motor

vehicles and parts manufacturers shed 8,000 jobs in August; since May, employment has declined by 37,000.

This industry has accounted for nearly half of all jobs lost in manufacturing over the year. In August, the

long-term employment declines continued in textile mills and apparel. These industries have lost 46,000 jobs

over the year. Mining employment continued to trend upward over the month; since its most recent low in

April 2003, the industry has added 67,000 jobs. Support activities for oil and gas operations have accounted for much of the increase.

In the service-providing sector, employment in health care increased by 26,000 in August. Ambulatory

health care services (which includes doctors’ offices and outpatient clinics) and hospitals added 16,000 and

10,000 jobs, respectively. Food services employment continued to grow; this industry added 18,000 jobs

in August and 280,000 over the year. Employment in accommodations edged up over the month.

Employment in financial activities continued to trend up in August (15,000), reflecting small gains in many

component industries. Professional and business services employment also continued to trend upward in

August (29,000). This industry has added 507,000 jobs over the year. Temporary help services employment was about unchanged in August. Job growth in this industry has slowed since last fall.
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Retail trade employment was little changed in August, following a large gain of 58,000 in July. Over

the year, the industry has added 224,000 jobs. Wholesale trade employment continued its upward trend

in August; this industry has added 150,000 jobs since its most recent trough in August 2003.

Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)

The average workweek for production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls was unchanged at 33.7 hours in August, seasonally adjusted. The manufacturing workweek remained at 40.5 hours,

and manufacturing overtime held at 4.5 hours. (See table B-2.)

The index of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls increased by 0.1 percent in August to 102.9 (2002=100). The manufacturing index was down by 0.1

percent over the month to 93.5. (See table B-5.)

Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data)

Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls rose by

2 cents in August to $16.16, seasonally adjusted. Average weekly earnings increased by 0.1 percent over

the month to $544.59. Over the year, both average hourly and weekly earnings grew by 2.7 percent. (See

table B-3.)

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The Employment Situation for September 2005 is scheduled to be released on Friday, October 7,

at 8:30 A.M. (EDT).
Explanatory Note

This news release presents statistics from two major surveys, the

Current Population Survey (household survey) and the Current

Employment Statistics survey (establishment survey). The household survey provides the information on the labor force, employment, and unemployment that appears in the A tables, marked

HOUSEHOLD DATA. It is a sample survey of about 60,000 households conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the Bureau of Labor

Statistics (BLS).

The establishment survey provides the information on the

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

appears in the B tables, marked ESTABLISHMENT DATA. This

information is collected from payroll records by BLS in cooperation

with state agencies. The sample includes about 160,000 businesses

and government agencies covering approximately 400,000 individual

worksites. The active sample includes about one-third of all nonfarm

payroll workers. The sample is drawn from a sampling frame of

unemployment insurance tax accounts.

For both surveys, the data for a given month relate to a particular

week or pay period. In the household survey, the reference week is

generally the calendar week that contains the 12th day of the month. In

the establishment survey, the reference period is the pay period including the 12th, which may or may not correspond directly to the

calendar week.

Coverage, definitions, and differences

between surveys

Household survey. The sample is selected to reflect the entire

civilian noninstitutional population. Based on responses to a series of

questions on work and job search activities, each person 16 years and

over in a sample household is classified as employed, unemployed, or

not in the labor force.

People are classified as employed if they did any work at all as

paid employees during the reference week; worked in their own business, profession, or on their own farm; or worked without pay at least

15 hours in a family business or farm. People are also counted as

employed if they were temporarily absent from their jobs because of

illness, bad weather, vacation, labor-management disputes, or personal

reasons.

People are classified as unemployed if they meet all of the following

criteria: They had no employment during the reference week; they were

available for work at that time; and they made specific efforts to find

employment sometime during the 4-week period ending with the

reference week. Persons laid off from a job and expecting recall need

not be looking for work to be counted as unemployed. The unemployment data derived from the household survey in no way depend upon

the eligibility for or receipt of unemployment insurance benefits.

The civilian labor force is the sum of employed and unemployed

persons. Those not classified as employed or unemployed are not

 in the labor force. The unemployment rate is the number unemployed

as a percent of the labor force. The labor force participation rate is

the labor force as a percent of the population, and the employmentpopulation ratio is the employed as a percent of the population.

Establishment survey. The sample establishments are drawn

from private nonfarm businesses such as factories, offices, and stores,

as well as federal, state, and local government entities. Employees on

nonfarm payrolls are those who received pay for any part of the reference pay period, including persons on paid leave. Persons are counted

in each job they hold. Hours and earnings data are for private businesses and relate only to production workers in the goods-producing

sector and nonsupervisory workers in the service-providing sector.

Industries are classified on the basis of their principal activity in

accordance with the 2002 version of the North American Industry

Classification System.

Differences in employment estimates. The numerous conceptual and methodological differences between the household and

establishment surveys result in important distinctions in the employment estimates derived from the surveys. Among these are:

• The household survey includes agricultural workers, the self-employed, unpaid family workers, and private household workers among

the employed. These groups are excluded from the establishment survey.

• The household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the

employed. The establishment survey does not.

• The household survey is limited to workers 16 years of age and older.

The establishment survey is not limited by age.

• The household survey has no duplication of individuals, because

individuals are counted only once, even if they hold more than one job.

In the establishment survey, employees working at more than one job

and thus appearing on more than one payroll would be counted separately for each appearance.

Seasonal adjustment

Over the course of a year, the size of the nation’s labor force and the

levels of employment and unemployment undergo sharp fluctuations

due to such seasonal events as changes in weather, reduced or expanded

production, harvests, major holidays, and the opening and closing of

schools. The effect of such seasonal variation can be very large; seasonal fluctuations may account for as much as 95 percent of the monthto-month changes in unemployment.

Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern

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

adjusting the statistics from month to month. These adjustments make

nonseasonal developments, such as declines in economic activity or

increases in the participation of women in the labor force, easier to

spot. For example, the large number of youth entering the labor force

each June is likely to obscure any other changes that have taken place

relative to May, making it difficult to determine if the level of economic activity has risen or declined. However, because the effect of

students finishing school in previous years is known, the statistics

for the current year can be adjusted to allow for a comparable change.

Insofar as the seasonal adjustment is made correctly, the adjusted figure provides a more useful tool with which to analyze changes in

economic activity.

Most seasonally adjusted series are independently adjusted in both

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

unemployment are computed by aggregating independently adjusted

component series. For example, total unemployment is derived by

summing the adjusted series for four major age-sex components;

this differs from the unemployment estimate that would be obtained

by directly adjusting the total or by combining the duration, reasons,

or more detailed age categories.

For both the household and establishment surveys, a concurrent

seasonal adjustment methodology is used in which new seasonal

factors are calculated each month, using all relevant data, up to and

including the data for the current month. In the household survey, new

seasonal factors are used to adjust only the current month’s data. In

the establishment survey, however, new seasonal factors are used each

month to adjust the three most recent monthly estimates. In both

surveys, revisions to historical data are made once a year.

Reliability of the estimates

Statistics based on the household and establishment surveys are

subject to both sampling and nonsampling error. When a sample rather

than the entire population is surveyed, there is a chance that the sample

estimates may differ from the “true” population values they represent.

The exact difference, or sampling error, varies depending on the

particular sample selected, and this variability is measured by the

standard error of the estimate. There is about a 90-percent chance, or

level of confidence, that an estimate based on a sample will differ by no

more than 1.6 standard errors from the “true” population value because

of sampling error. BLS analyses are generally conducted at the 90-

percent level of confidence.

For example, the confidence interval for the monthly change in total

employment from the household survey is on the order of plus or

minus 430,000. Suppose the estimate of total employment increases

by 100,000 from one month to the next. The 90-percent confidence

interval on the monthly change would range from -330,000 to 530,000

(100,000 +/- 430,000). These figures do not mean that the sample

results are off by these magnitudes, but rather that there is about a

90-percent chance that the “true” over-the-month change lies within

this interval. Since this range includes values of less than zero, we

could not say with confidence that employment had, in fact, increased.

If, however, the reported employment rise was half a million, then

all of the values within the 90-percent confidence interval would be

greater than zero. In this case, it is likely (at least a 90-percent chance)

that an employment rise had, in fact, occurred. At an unemployment

rate of around 5.5 percent, the 90-percent confidence interval for the

monthly change in unemployment is about +/- 280,000, and for the

monthly change in the unemployment rate it is about +/- .19 percentage

point.

In general, estimates involving many individuals or establishments

have lower standard errors (relative to the size of the estimate) than

estimates which are based on a small number of observations. The

precision of estimates is also improved when the data are cumulated

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

adjustment process can also improve the stability of the monthly

estimates.

The household and establishment surveys are also affected by

nonsampling error. Nonsampling errors can occur for many reasons,

including the failure to sample a segment of the population, inability to

obtain information for all respondents in the sample, inability or

unwillingness of respondents to provide correct information on a

timely basis, mistakes made by respondents, and errors made in the

collection or processing of the data.

For example, in the establishment survey, estimates for the most

recent 2 months are based on incomplete returns; for this reason, these

estimates are labeled preliminary in the tables. It is only after two

successive revisions to a monthly estimate, when nearly all sample

reports have been received, that the estimate is considered final.

Another major source of nonsampling error in the establishment

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

generated by new firms. To correct for this systematic underestimation

of employment growth, an estimation procedure with two components

is used to account for business births. The first component uses business

deaths to impute employment for business births. This is incorporated

into the sample-based link relative estimate procedure by simply not

reflecting sample units going out of business, but imputing to them the

same trend as the other firms in the sample. The second component is

an ARIMA time series model designed to estimate the residual net birth/

death employment not accounted for by the imputation. The historical

time series used to create and test the ARIMA model was derived from

the unemployment insurance universe micro-level database, and reflects

the actual residual net of births and deaths over the past five years.

The sample-based estimates from the establishment survey are

adjusted once a year (on a lagged basis) to universe counts of payroll

employment obtained from administrative records of the unemployment insurance program. The difference between the March samplebased employment estimates and the March universe counts is known

as a benchmark revision, and serves as a rough proxy for total survey

error. The new benchmarks also incorporate changes in the classification of industries. Over the past decade, the benchmark revision for

total nonfarm employment has averaged 0.2 percent, ranging from

less than 0.05 percent to 0.5 percent.

Additional statistics and other information

More comprehensive statistics are contained in Employment and

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

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Employment and Earnings also provides measures of sampling error

for the household and establishment survey data published in this

release. For unemployment and other labor force categories, these

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

For the establishment survey data, the sampling error measures and the

actual size of revisions due to benchmark adjustments appear in tables

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

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HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Employment status, sex, and age

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted 1

Aug.

2004

July

2005

Aug.

2005

Aug.

2004

Apr.

2005

May

2005

June

2005

July

2005

Aug.

2005

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 223,677 226,153 226,421 223,677 225,441 225,670 225,911 226,153 226,421

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 148,166 151,122 150,469 147,676 148,762 149,122 149,123 149,573 149,841

 Participation rate ............................................................... 66.2 66.8 66.5 66.0 66.0 66.1 66.0 66.1 66.2

 Employed .............................................................................. 140,226 143,283 143,142 139,658 141,099 141,475 141,638 142,076 142,449

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 62.7 63.4 63.2 62.4 62.6 62.7 62.7 62.8 62.9

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 7,940 7,839 7,327 8,018 7,663 7,647 7,486 7,497 7,391

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 5.4 5.2 4.9 5.4 5.2 5.1 5.0 5.0 4.9

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 75,511 75,031 75,952 76,001 76,679 76,547 76,787 76,580 76,581

 Persons who currently want a job ......................................... 5,145 5,081 5,017 4,908 5,134 4,728 5,240 5,015 4,823

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 107,881 109,190 109,332 107,881 108,812 108,934 109,062 109,190 109,332

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 79,832 81,413 81,079 79,253 79,839 80,048 80,063 80,199 80,409

 Participation rate ............................................................... 74.0 74.6 74.2 73.5 73.4 73.5 73.4 73.4 73.5

 Employed .............................................................................. 75,707 77,541 77,386 74,824 75,735 75,985 76,092 76,272 76,449

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 70.2 71.0 70.8 69.4 69.6 69.8 69.8 69.9 69.9

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 4,125 3,871 3,694 4,429 4,104 4,062 3,971 3,927 3,960

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 5.2 4.8 4.6 5.6 5.1 5.1 5.0 4.9 4.9

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 28,048 27,778 28,252 28,628 28,973 28,886 28,998 28,991 28,923

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 99,642 100,874 101,004 99,642 100,520 100,634 100,754 100,874 101,004

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 75,798 77,024 77,119 75,615 76,173 76,439 76,462 76,624 76,831

 Participation rate ............................................................... 76.1 76.4 76.4 75.9 75.8 76.0 75.9 76.0 76.1

 Employed .............................................................................. 72,328 73,951 74,061 71,847 72,817 73,100 73,174 73,363 73,527

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 72.6 73.3 73.3 72.1 72.4 72.6 72.6 72.7 72.8

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 3,470 3,073 3,058 3,768 3,356 3,339 3,288 3,261 3,304

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 4.6 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.3

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 23,844 23,849 23,885 24,026 24,347 24,195 24,292 24,250 24,173

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 115,796 116,963 117,089 115,796 116,629 116,736 116,849 116,963 117,089

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 68,333 69,709 69,390 68,423 68,923 69,075 69,060 69,374 69,431

 Participation rate ............................................................... 59.0 59.6 59.3 59.1 59.1 59.2 59.1 59.3 59.3

 Employed .............................................................................. 64,519 65,742 65,756 64,834 65,364 65,490 65,545 65,804 66,000

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 55.7 56.2 56.2 56.0 56.0 56.1 56.1 56.3 56.4

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 3,815 3,967 3,634 3,589 3,558 3,585 3,515 3,570 3,431

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 5.6 5.7 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.1 4.9

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 47,463 47,254 47,700 47,373 47,706 47,661 47,789 47,589 47,658

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 107,801 108,880 108,996 107,801 108,573 108,672 108,776 108,880 108,996

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 64,535 65,411 65,384 64,909 65,420 65,479 65,470 65,768 65,761

 Participation rate ............................................................... 59.9 60.1 60.0 60.2 60.3 60.3 60.2 60.4 60.3

 Employed .............................................................................. 61,277 62,072 62,306 61,877 62,384 62,464 62,451 62,690 62,867

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 56.8 57.0 57.2 57.4 57.5 57.5 57.4 57.6 57.7

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 3,259 3,339 3,078 3,032 3,036 3,015 3,019 3,078 2,894

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

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 43,266 43,470 43,612 42,892 43,153 43,192 43,306 43,113 43,235

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 16,234 16,399 16,421 16,234 16,347 16,364 16,381 16,399 16,421

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 7,832 8,686 7,966 7,152 7,168 7,204 7,192 7,182 7,249

 Participation rate ............................................................... 48.2 53.0 48.5 44.1 43.9 44.0 43.9 43.8 44.1

 Employed .............................................................................. 6,621 7,260 6,775 5,934 5,897 5,911 6,013 6,024 6,055

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 40.8 44.3 41.3 36.6 36.1 36.1 36.7 36.7 36.9

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 1,211 1,427 1,191 1,217 1,271 1,293 1,178 1,158 1,193

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 15.5 16.4 15.0 17.0 17.7 17.9 16.4 16.1 16.5

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 8,402 7,712 8,455 9,082 9,179 9,160 9,190 9,217 9,172

1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.

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

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Employment status, race, sex, and age

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted 1

Aug.

2004

July

2005

Aug.

2005

Aug.

2004

Apr.

2005

May

2005

June

2005

July

2005

Aug.

2005

WHITE 

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 182,846 184,490 184,669 182,846 184,015 184,167 184,328 184,490 184,669

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 121,666 123,490 123,166 121,278 121,961 122,177 121,985 122,383 122,668

 Participation rate ................................................................. 66.5 66.9 66.7 66.3 66.3 66.3 66.2 66.3 66.4

 Employed .............................................................................. 116,007 118,069 118,021 115,526 116,574 116,791 116,778 117,149 117,471

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 63.4 64.0 63.9 63.2 63.4 63.4 63.4 63.5 63.6

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 5,659 5,421 5,144 5,752 5,387 5,386 5,206 5,234 5,197

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 4.7 4.4 4.2 4.7 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.2

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 61,179 61,000 61,503 61,568 62,054 61,989 62,343 62,107 62,001

Men, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 63,295 63,991 64,133 63,115 63,562 63,747 63,691 63,700 63,894

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

 Employed .............................................................................. 60,796 61,803 61,946 60,368 61,162 61,336 61,371 61,353 61,510

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 73.5 73.9 74.0 73.0 73.4 73.5 73.5 73.4 73.5

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 2,499 2,188 2,187 2,747 2,399 2,410 2,320 2,346 2,384

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 3.9 3.4 3.4 4.4 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.7 3.7

Women, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 51,866 52,352 52,408 52,214 52,463 52,455 52,325 52,757 52,762

 Participation rate ................................................................. 59.3 59.3 59.4 59.7 59.6 59.6 59.4 59.8 59.8

 Employed .............................................................................. 49,586 50,075 50,263 50,126 50,386 50,399 50,284 50,674 50,781

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 56.7 56.8 56.9 57.3 57.2 57.2 57.0 57.4 57.5

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 2,280 2,277 2,145 2,088 2,077 2,056 2,041 2,083 1,981

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 4.4 4.3 4.1 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.8

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 6,505 7,147 6,624 5,949 5,936 5,976 5,968 5,926 6,012

 Participation rate ................................................................. 51.6 56.3 52.2 47.2 46.9 47.2 47.1 46.7 47.3

 Employed .............................................................................. 5,626 6,191 5,812 5,032 5,026 5,056 5,123 5,121 5,181

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 44.6 48.8 45.8 39.9 39.7 39.9 40.4 40.4 40.8

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 880 956 812 917 910 920 845 805 832

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 13.5 13.4 12.3 15.4 15.3 15.4 14.2 13.6 13.8

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN 

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 26,120 26,526 26,572 26,120 26,413 26,450 26,488 26,526 26,572

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 16,789 17,441 17,252 16,721 16,940 17,050 17,147 17,190 17,154

 Participation rate ................................................................. 64.3 65.8 64.9 64.0 64.1 64.5 64.7 64.8 64.6

 Employed .............................................................................. 15,023 15,655 15,573 14,972 15,184 15,329 15,378 15,561 15,499

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 57.5 59.0 58.6 57.3 57.5 58.0 58.1 58.7 58.3

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 1,766 1,786 1,679 1,749 1,756 1,721 1,769 1,628 1,655

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 10.5 10.2 9.7 10.5 10.4 10.1 10.3 9.5 9.6

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 9,331 9,085 9,319 9,399 9,473 9,400 9,341 9,336 9,417

Men, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 7,422 7,801 7,761 7,439 7,555 7,615 7,706 7,765 7,739

 Participation rate ................................................................. 70.8 73.2 72.6 70.9 71.2 71.6 72.4 72.8 72.4

 Employed .............................................................................. 6,685 7,156 7,129 6,665 6,849 6,914 6,963 7,116 7,077

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 63.8 67.1 66.7 63.6 64.5 65.0 65.4 66.7 66.2

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 737 646 631 774 706 700 743 650 662

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 9.9 8.3 8.1 10.4 9.3 9.2 9.6 8.4 8.6

Women, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 8,492 8,606 8,614 8,483 8,552 8,589 8,626 8,609 8,604

 Participation rate ................................................................. 64.3 64.3 64.3 64.2 64.1 64.3 64.5 64.3 64.2

 Employed .............................................................................. 7,721 7,842 7,885 7,743 7,798 7,871 7,863 7,900 7,902

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 58.5 58.6 58.8 58.6 58.5 59.0 58.8 59.0 59.0

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 771 764 729 740 754 718 762 709 702

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 9.1 8.9 8.5 8.7 8.8 8.4 8.8 8.2 8.2

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 875 1,034 878 799 833 846 815 816 810

 Participation rate ................................................................. 36.0 41.7 35.3 32.9 33.8 34.3 32.9 32.9 32.6

 Employed .............................................................................. 617 657 559 564 537 543 551 545 521

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 25.4 26.5 22.5 23.2 21.8 22.0 22.3 22.0 20.9

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 258 376 319 235 296 303 264 270 290

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 29.5 36.4 36.3 29.4 35.5 35.8 32.4 33.1 35.8

ASIAN 

Civilian noninstutional population ............................................. 9,598 9,812 9,900 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 6,245 6,583 6,538 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ................................................................. 65.1 67.1 66.0 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .............................................................................. 6,018 6,244 6,300 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 62.7 63.6 63.6 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 226 340 238 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 3.6 5.2 3.6 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 3,353 3,229 3,362 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

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

numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. 2 Data not available.

 NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1

because data are not presented for all races. Beginning in January 2005, data reflect

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Employment status, sex, and age

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted 1

Aug.

2004

July

2005

Aug.

2005

Aug.

2004

Apr.

2005

May

2005

June

2005

July

2005

Aug.

2005

HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 28,243 29,168 29,264 28,243 28,902 28,989 29,079 29,168 29,264

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 19,500 19,921 19,986 19,463 19,665 19,761 19,777 19,794 19,914

 Participation rate ................................................................. 69.0 68.3 68.3 68.9 68.0 68.2 68.0 67.9 68.0

 Employed .............................................................................. 18,185 18,816 18,840 18,128 18,413 18,578 18,623 18,698 18,761

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 64.4 64.5 64.4 64.2 63.7 64.1 64.0 64.1 64.1

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 1,314 1,105 1,146 1,335 1,252 1,183 1,154 1,096 1,153

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 6.7 5.5 5.7 6.9 6.4 6.0 5.8 5.5 5.8

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 8,743 9,247 9,278 8,780 9,237 9,228 9,302 9,374 9,350

Men, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 11,107 11,385 11,463 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ................................................................. 84.5 83.7 84.0 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .............................................................................. 10,501 10,975 10,991 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 79.9 80.7 80.5 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 605 410 472 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 5.5 3.6 4.1 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

Women, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 7,343 7,381 7,378 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ................................................................. 58.9 57.3 57.1 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .............................................................................. 6,834 6,871 6,900 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 54.8 53.4 53.4 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 509 510 478 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 6.9 6.9 6.5 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 1,050 1,155 1,146 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ................................................................. 40.1 42.9 42.4 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .............................................................................. 850 970 949 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 32.5 36.0 35.1 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 200 185 197 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 19.1 16.0 17.2 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

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

numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. 2 Data not available.

 NOTE: Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. 

Beginning in January 2005, 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

Aug.

2004

July

2005

Aug.

2005

Aug.

2004

Apr.

2005

May

2005

June

2005

July

2005

Aug.

2005

Less than a high school diploma

Civilian labor force .................................................................... 12,483 12,861 12,818 12,554 12,474 12,798 12,903 13,156 12,883

 Participation rate ................................................................... 45.4 46.4 45.9 45.6 44.6 45.3 45.6 47.5 46.1

 Employed ................................................................................ 11,552 11,948 11,921 11,531 11,429 11,802 12,006 12,154 11,903

 Employment-population ratio ................................................ 42.0 43.1 42.7 41.9 40.8 41.8 42.5 43.8 42.6

 Unemployed ........................................................................... 931 913 897 1,023 1,045 996 898 1,002 980

 Unemployment rate .............................................................. 7.5 7.1 7.0 8.2 8.4 7.8 7.0 7.6 7.6

High school graduates, no college 1

Civilian labor force .................................................................... 37,987 37,502 38,084 38,002 38,265 38,233 38,080 37,959 38,104

 Participation rate ................................................................... 63.2 62.9 63.4 63.2 63.0 63.2 63.2 63.6 63.4

 Employed ................................................................................ 36,184 35,708 36,379 36,129 36,586 36,514 36,307 36,120 36,327

 Employment-population ratio ................................................ 60.2 59.8 60.5 60.1 60.3 60.4 60.2 60.5 60.5

 Unemployed ........................................................................... 1,803 1,794 1,705 1,873 1,679 1,719 1,773 1,839 1,777

 Unemployment rate .............................................................. 4.7 4.8 4.5 4.9 4.4 4.5 4.7 4.8 4.7

Some college or associate degree

Civilian labor force .................................................................... 34,547 35,328 35,136 34,499 34,860 34,699 34,635 34,851 35,008

 Participation rate ................................................................... 72.2 72.1 72.3 72.1 73.2 73.1 72.3 71.2 72.0

 Employed ................................................................................ 33,141 33,957 33,896 33,096 33,489 33,351 33,283 33,547 33,754

 Employment-population ratio ................................................ 69.2 69.3 69.7 69.1 70.3 70.3 69.5 68.5 69.4

 Unemployed ........................................................................... 1,406 1,372 1,240 1,404 1,371 1,348 1,351 1,304 1,254

 Unemployment rate .............................................................. 4.1 3.9 3.5 4.1 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.7 3.6

Bachelor’s degree and higher 2

Civilian labor force .................................................................... 39,903 40,994 41,099 40,219 40,788 40,913 40,945 41,297 41,431

 Participation rate ................................................................... 77.2 77.2 77.5 77.8 77.7 77.4 77.5 77.8 78.1

 Employed ................................................................................ 38,689 39,921 40,132 39,152 39,784 39,916 40,007 40,309 40,579

 Employment-population ratio ................................................ 74.8 75.2 75.6 75.7 75.8 75.5 75.7 75.9 76.5

 Unemployed ........................................................................... 1,214 1,073 966 1,068 1,004 997 938 987 852

 Unemployment rate .............................................................. 3.0 2.6 2.4 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.1

1 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent. 2 Includes persons with bachelor’s, master’s, professional, and doctoral degrees. 

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

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

(In thousands)

Category

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Aug.

2004

July

2005

Aug.

2005

Aug.

2004

Apr.

2005

May

2005

June

2005

July

2005

Aug.

2005

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries ............................................. 2,561 2,560 2,386 2,305 2,252 2,220 2,336 2,334 2,178

 Wage and salary workers ....................................................... 1,462 1,447 1,388 1,265 1,207 1,229 1,312 1,311 1,216

 Self-employed workers ........................................................... 1,056 1,053 967 1,014 1,023 959 1,004 987 926

 Unpaid family workers ............................................................ 42 61 31 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Nonagricultural industries ......................................................... 137,665 140,723 140,756 137,321 138,869 139,294 139,237 139,668 140,345

 Wage and salary workers ....................................................... 127,731 130,949 131,246 127,628 128,834 129,494 129,707 130,056 131,021

 Government .......................................................................... 19,638 19,893 19,996 20,117 20,429 20,779 20,464 20,492 20,469

 Private industries .................................................................. 108,093 111,056 111,250 107,508 108,353 108,697 109,203 109,651 110,605

 Private households ............................................................. 864 911 950 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

 Other industries .................................................................. 107,229 110,145 110,300 106,686 107,534 107,908 108,399 108,834 109,705

 Self-employed workers ........................................................... 9,836 9,664 9,400 9,630 9,895 9,768 9,465 9,514 9,269

 Unpaid family workers ............................................................ 98 111 110 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME 2

All industries:

 Part time for economic reasons .............................................. 4,395 4,578 4,402 4,509 4,293 4,361 4,465 4,427 4,493

 Slack work or business conditions ........................................ 2,636 2,716 2,608 2,816 2,613 2,741 2,668 2,723 2,768

 Could only find part-time work .............................................. 1,316 1,534 1,355 1,403 1,363 1,346 1,420 1,368 1,426

 Part time for noneconomic reasons ........................................ 17,451 17,563 17,471 19,657 19,584 19,435 19,021 19,528 19,516

Nonagricultural industries:

 Part time for economic reasons .............................................. 4,256 4,539 4,332 4,408 4,186 4,280 4,386 4,369 4,457

 Slack work or business conditions ........................................ 2,523 2,690 2,567 2,722 2,540 2,705 2,616 2,673 2,747

 Could only find part-time work .............................................. 1,308 1,526 1,344 1,388 1,351 1,331 1,416 1,369 1,420

 Part time for noneconomic reasons ........................................ 17,079 17,170 17,114 19,204 19,226 19,160 18,633 19,084 19,141

1 Data not available. 2 Persons at work excludes employed persons who were absent from their jobs during

the entire reference week for reasons such as vacation, illness, or industrial dispute. Part

time for noneconomic reasons excludes persons who usually work full time but worked

only 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for reasons such as holidays, illness, and

bad weather.

 NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily

add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. 

Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household

survey.
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Table A-6. Selected employment indicators

(In thousands)

Characteristic

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Aug.

2004

July

2005

Aug.

2005

Aug.

2004

Apr.

2005

May

2005

June

2005

July

2005

Aug.

2005

Total, 16 years and over ........................................................... 140,226 143,283 143,142 139,658 141,099 141,475 141,638 142,076 142,449

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 6,621 7,260 6,775 5,934 5,897 5,911 6,013 6,024 6,055

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 2,421 2,828 2,622 2,121 2,235 2,249 2,296 2,241 2,292

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 4,200 4,432 4,153 3,875 3,654 3,662 3,712 3,769 3,789

 20 years and over ................................................................... 133,604 136,023 136,367 133,724 135,201 135,564 135,625 136,052 136,394

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 14,039 14,489 14,039 13,777 13,653 13,725 13,829 13,904 13,775

 25 years and over ................................................................. 119,566 121,534 122,328 119,994 121,503 121,757 121,772 122,120 122,682

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 97,400 98,261 98,805 97,610 98,246 98,455 98,274 98,530 98,958

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 30,455 30,637 30,692 30,496 30,519 30,660 30,482 30,606 30,709

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 34,452 34,555 34,618 34,547 34,588 34,600 34,629 34,707 34,701

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 32,494 33,069 33,495 32,568 33,139 33,195 33,163 33,217 33,548

 55 years and over ............................................................... 22,165 23,273 23,523 22,384 23,257 23,302 23,498 23,590 23,725

Men, 16 years and over ............................................................ 75,707 77,541 77,386 74,824 75,735 75,985 76,092 76,272 76,449

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 3,380 3,590 3,325 2,977 2,918 2,885 2,919 2,910 2,923

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 1,181 1,320 1,247 1,018 1,123 1,068 1,066 1,014 1,064

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 2,199 2,270 2,077 2,016 1,794 1,813 1,851 1,895 1,882

 20 years and over ................................................................... 72,328 73,951 74,061 71,847 72,817 73,100 73,174 73,363 73,527

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 7,472 7,803 7,483 7,284 7,161 7,273 7,367 7,414 7,303

 25 years and over ................................................................. 64,856 66,149 66,578 64,591 65,602 65,731 65,807 65,920 66,282

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 52,835 53,498 53,823 52,564 53,104 53,161 53,124 53,198 53,530

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 17,057 17,143 17,266 16,946 16,887 16,972 16,921 16,988 17,119

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 18,726 18,896 18,858 18,641 18,765 18,759 18,803 18,825 18,784

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 17,052 17,459 17,699 16,977 17,451 17,431 17,400 17,385 17,627

 55 years and over ............................................................... 12,021 12,651 12,755 12,026 12,498 12,569 12,682 12,722 12,753

Women, 16 years and over ...................................................... 64,519 65,742 65,756 64,834 65,364 65,490 65,545 65,804 66,000

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 3,242 3,670 3,450 2,957 2,980 3,026 3,095 3,114 3,133

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 1,241 1,508 1,375 1,103 1,112 1,181 1,230 1,227 1,227

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 2,001 2,162 2,075 1,859 1,860 1,849 1,860 1,873 1,908

 20 years and over ................................................................... 61,277 62,072 62,306 61,877 62,384 62,464 62,451 62,690 62,867

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 6,567 6,687 6,556 6,493 6,491 6,452 6,461 6,491 6,472

 25 years and over ................................................................. 54,709 55,385 55,750 55,404 55,901 56,026 55,966 56,200 56,400

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 44,565 44,763 44,983 45,046 45,142 45,293 45,150 45,333 45,428

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 13,398 13,495 13,427 13,550 13,632 13,688 13,561 13,618 13,591

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 15,726 15,659 15,761 15,906 15,822 15,841 15,826 15,882 15,917

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 15,442 15,610 15,795 15,591 15,688 15,764 15,763 15,832 15,920

 55 years and over ............................................................... 10,144 10,622 10,768 10,358 10,759 10,733 10,816 10,867 10,972

Married men, spouse present ................................................... 45,206 45,506 45,823 45,099 45,482 45,725 45,357 45,486 45,700

Married women, spouse present .............................................. 33,933 34,232 34,428 34,494 34,539 34,747 34,622 34,965 34,997

Women who maintain families .................................................. 8,718 8,646 8,766 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Full-time workers 2 ................................................................... 116,656 119,409 119,615 114,775 116,524 116,846 117,200 117,332 117,637

Part-time workers 3 ................................................................... 23,570 23,874 23,527 25,047 24,553 24,662 24,464 24,749 24,873

1 Data not available. 2 Employed full-time workers are persons who usually work 35 hours or more per

week. 3 Employed part-time workers are persons who usually work less than 35 hours per

week.

 NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily

add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. 

Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household

survey.
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Table A-7. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted

Characteristic

Number of

unemployed persons

(in thousands)

Unemployment rates 1

Aug.

2004

July

2005

Aug.

2005

Aug.

2004

Apr.

2005

May

2005

June

2005

July

2005

Aug.

2005

Total, 16 years and over ........................................................... 8,018 7,497 7,391 5.4 5.2 5.1 5.0 5.0 4.9

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 1,217 1,158 1,193 17.0 17.7 17.9 16.4 16.1 16.5

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 555 515 523 20.7 19.9 20.0 18.3 18.7 18.6

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 677 634 676 14.9 16.9 16.3 15.2 14.4 15.1

 20 years and over ................................................................... 6,801 6,339 6,198 4.8 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.5 4.3

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 1,369 1,253 1,347 9.0 8.9 8.8 8.8 8.3 8.9

 25 years and over ................................................................. 5,427 5,108 4,872 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.9 4.0 3.8

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 4,545 4,282 4,077 4.4 4.1 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.0

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 1,732 1,671 1,605 5.4 5.3 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.0

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 1,585 1,357 1,345 4.4 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.7

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 1,228 1,255 1,128 3.6 3.2 3.5 3.4 3.6 3.3

 55 years and over ............................................................... 856 843 788 3.7 3.5 3.2 3.1 3.5 3.2

Men, 16 years and over ............................................................ 4,429 3,927 3,960 5.6 5.1 5.1 5.0 4.9 4.9

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 660 666 656 18.1 20.4 20.0 19.0 18.6 18.3

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 285 306 293 21.9 22.2 22.5 21.7 23.2 21.6

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 387 348 369 16.1 19.9 18.4 17.5 15.5 16.4

 20 years and over ................................................................... 3,768 3,261 3,304 5.0 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.3

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 810 708 821 10.0 9.5 9.2 9.3 8.7 10.1

 25 years and over ................................................................. 2,953 2,568 2,502 4.4 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.6

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 2,458 2,148 2,094 4.5 3.9 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.8

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 938 820 793 5.2 5.0 4.9 4.6 4.6 4.4

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 840 656 705 4.3 3.6 3.8 3.6 3.4 3.6

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 680 671 596 3.8 3.0 3.4 3.4 3.7 3.3

 55 years and over ............................................................... 495 420 408 4.0 3.5 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.1

Women, 16 years and over ...................................................... 3,589 3,570 3,431 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.1 4.9

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 557 492 538 15.9 14.9 15.8 13.8 13.6 14.6

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 270 209 230 19.7 17.5 17.7 15.1 14.5 15.8

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 290 286 307 13.5 13.9 14.2 12.8 13.2 13.9

 20 years and over ................................................................... 3,032 3,078 2,894 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.7 4.4

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 559 545 526 7.9 8.2 8.4 8.1 7.7 7.5

 25 years and over ................................................................. 2,473 2,540 2,370 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.0

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 2,087 2,134 1,983 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.2

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 794 850 812 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.9 5.9 5.6

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 745 700 640 4.5 4.3 4.0 4.1 4.2 3.9

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 549 584 531 3.4 3.4 3.6 3.4 3.6 3.2

 55 years and over 2 ............................................................ 411 458 422 3.9 3.2 3.2 3.3 4.1 3.8

Married men, spouse present ................................................... 1,423 1,220 1,348 3.1 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.9

Married women, spouse present .............................................. 1,235 1,233 1,157 3.5 3.3 3.1 3.3 3.4 3.2

Women who maintain families 2 ............................................... 792 831 678 8.3 7.7 7.9 8.2 8.8 7.2

Full-time workers 3 ................................................................... 6,639 6,064 6,038 5.5 5.1 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.9

Part-time workers 4 ................................................................... 1,377 1,442 1,348 5.2 5.3 5.6 5.4 5.5 5.1

1 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force. 2 Not seasonally adjusted. 3 Full-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work full

time (35 hours or more per week) or are on layoff from full-time jobs. 4 Part-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work

part time (less than 35 hours per week) or are on layoff from part-time jobs.

 NOTE: Detail shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the

independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Beginning in January 2005, data

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

Table A-8. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment

(Numbers in thousands)

Reason

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Aug.

2004

July

2005

Aug.

2005

Aug.

2004

Apr.

2005

May

2005

June

2005

July

2005

Aug.

2005

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs .......... 3,809 3,618 3,297 3,978 3,675 3,646 3,680 3,633 3,490

 On temporary layoff ................................................................ 914 1,046 813 971 838 864 975 959 880

 Not on temporary layoff .......................................................... 2,895 2,573 2,484 3,007 2,837 2,782 2,705 2,674 2,610

 Permanent job losers ............................................................ 2,009 1,884 1,711 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

 Persons who completed temporary jobs .............................. 886 688 773 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Job leavers ............................................................................... 972 843 911 885 897 942 844 826 839

Reentrants ................................................................................ 2,395 2,494 2,441 2,440 2,356 2,353 2,219 2,394 2,451

New entrants ............................................................................ 764 883 678 699 747 728 661 628 632

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Total unemployed ..................................................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs ......... 48.0 46.2 45.0 49.7 47.9 47.5 49.7 48.6 47.1

 On temporary layoff ............................................................... 11.5 13.3 11.1 12.1 10.9 11.3 13.2 12.8 11.9

 Not on temporary layoff ......................................................... 36.5 32.8 33.9 37.6 37.0 36.3 36.5 35.7 35.2

 Job leavers .............................................................................. 12.2 10.8 12.4 11.1 11.7 12.3 11.4 11.0 11.3

 Reentrants ............................................................................... 30.2 31.8 33.3 30.5 30.7 30.7 30.0 32.0 33.1

 New entrants ........................................................................... 9.6 11.3 9.3 8.7 9.7 9.5 8.9 8.4 8.5

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE

 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs ......... 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.3

 Job leavers .............................................................................. .7 .6 .6 .6 .6 .6 .6 .6 .6

 Reentrants ............................................................................... 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.6

 New entrants ........................................................................... .5 .6 .5 .5 .5 .5 .4 .4 .4

1 Data not available.

 NOTE: Beginning in January 2005, 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

Aug.

2004

July

2005

Aug.

2005

Aug.

2004

Apr.

2005

May

2005

June

2005

July

2005

Aug.

2005

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Less than 5 weeks .................................................................... 2,571 2,809 2,460 2,605 2,666 2,699 2,666 2,571 2,542

5 to 14 weeks ........................................................................... 2,694 2,716 2,420 2,521 2,268 2,262 2,342 2,430 2,272

15 weeks and over ................................................................... 2,675 2,314 2,448 2,924 2,698 2,667 2,350 2,437 2,686

 15 to 26 weeks ...................................................................... 1,032 955 1,033 1,243 1,083 1,133 1,041 1,047 1,243

 27 weeks and over ................................................................ 1,643 1,359 1,415 1,681 1,615 1,534 1,310 1,389 1,444

Average (mean) duration, in weeks .......................................... 18.7 16.5 18.4 19.2 19.6 18.8 17.1 17.6 18.9

Median duration, in weeks ........................................................ 9.2 8.0 9.2 9.5 8.9 9.1 9.1 9.0 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 .................................................................. 32.4 35.8 33.6 32.4 34.9 35.4 36.2 34.6 33.9

 5 to 14 weeks ......................................................................... 33.9 34.6 33.0 31.3 29.7 29.7 31.8 32.7 30.3

 15 weeks and over ................................................................. 33.7 29.5 33.4 36.3 35.4 35.0 31.9 32.8 35.8

 15 to 26 weeks ..................................................................... 13.0 12.2 14.1 15.4 14.2 14.9 14.1 14.1 16.6

 27 weeks and over ............................................................... 20.7 17.3 19.3 20.9 21.2 20.1 17.8 18.7 19.2

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

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Occupation

Employed Unemployed Unemployment

rates

Aug.

2004

Aug.

2005

Aug.

2004

Aug.

2005

Aug.

2004

Aug.

2005

 Total, 16 years and over 1 .......................................................................... 140,226 143,142 7,940 7,327 5.4 4.9

Management, professional, and related occupations ............................... 47,856 49,031 1,405 1,232 2.9 2.5

 Management, business, and financial operations occupations ............ 20,420 20,637 478 440 2.3 2.1

 Professional and related occupations ........................................................ 27,436 28,395 927 792 3.3 2.7

Service occupations .......................................................................................... 23,212 24,112 1,660 1,502 6.7 5.9

Sales and office occupations .......................................................................... 35,939 36,084 1,874 1,806 5.0 4.8

 Sales and related occupations ..................................................................... 16,114 16,315 894 873 5.3 5.1

 Office and administrative support occupations ........................................ 19,826 19,769 980 933 4.7 4.5

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations ........... 15,178 16,033 906 883 5.6 5.2

 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ............................................... 1,172 1,130 88 85 7.0 7.0

 Construction and extraction occupations ................................................... 8,986 9,517 600 588 6.3 5.8

 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .................................. 5,020 5,385 219 210 4.2 3.7

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations ................ 18,041 17,881 1,312 1,180 6.8 6.2

 Production occupations .................................................................................. 9,580 9,121 675 654 6.6 6.7

 Transportation and material moving occupations .................................... 8,461 8,761 637 525 7.0 5.7

1 Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the Armed Forces are included in the unemployed total.

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

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

Industry

Number of

unemployed

persons

(in thousands)

Unemployment

rates

Aug.

2004

Aug.

2005

Aug.

2004

Aug.

2005

 Total, 16 years and over 1 ....................................................................... 7,940 7,327 5.4 4.9

Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers ...................................... 6,074 5,636 5.3 4.8

 Mining ................................................................................................................. 10 12 1.9 2.0

 Construction ...................................................................................................... 563 561 6.0 5.7

 Manufacturing ................................................................................................... 840 767 4.9 4.7

 Durable goods ................................................................................................ 541 458 5.0 4.5

 Nondurable goods ......................................................................................... 300 309 4.8 4.9

 Wholesale and retail trade ............................................................................ 1,079 1,130 5.1 5.3

 Transportation and utilities ............................................................................ 236 187 4.4 3.3

 Information ........................................................................................................ 191 156 5.7 4.6

 Financial activities ........................................................................................... 312 300 3.4 3.2

 Professional and business services ............................................................ 845 728 6.7 5.7

 Education and health services ..................................................................... 647 644 3.7 3.5

 Leisure and hospitality ................................................................................... 1,010 844 8.4 6.8

 Other services .................................................................................................. 341 306 5.6 4.8

Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers ........................ 103 100 7.0 7.1

Government workers ......................................................................................... 676 664 3.3 3.2

Self employed and unpaid family workers ................................................... 324 249 2.9 2.3

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

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

Table A-12. Alternative measures of labor underutilization

(Percent)

Measure

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Aug.

2004

July

2005

Aug.

2005

Aug.

2004

Apr.

2005

May

2005

June

2005

July

2005

Aug.

2005

U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of the civilian labor force .............. 1.8 1.5 1.6 2.0 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.8

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

force ...................................................................................................................................... 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.3

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

rate) ...................................................................................................................................... 5.4 5.2 4.9 5.4 5.2 5.1 5.0 5.0 4.9

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

discouraged workers ............................................................................................................ 5.7 5.5 5.1 5.8 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.2

U-5 Total unemployed, plus discouraged workers, plus all other marginally

 attached workers, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all marginally

 attached workers ................................................................................................................. 6.4 6.1 5.9 6.4 6.1 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.9

U-6 Total unemployed, plus all marginally attached workers, plus total employed

 part time for economic reasons, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus

 all marginally attached workers ........................................................................................... 9.3 9.1 8.8 9.5 9.0 8.9 9.0 8.9 8.9

 NOTE: Marginally attached workers are persons who currently are neither working nor

looking for work but indicate that they want and are available for a job and have looked for

work sometime in the recent past. Discouraged workers, a subset of the marginally attached,

have given a job-market related reason for not currently looking for a job. Persons employed

part time for economic reasons are those who want and are available for full-time work but

have had to settle for a part-time schedule. For further information, see "BLS introduces new

range of alternative unemployment measures," in the October 1995 issue of the Monthly

Labor Review. Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the

household survey.

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Category

Total Men Women

Aug.

2004

Aug.

2005

Aug.

2004

Aug.

2005

Aug.

2004

Aug.

2005

NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE

Total not in the labor force ............................................................................ 75,511 75,952 28,048 28,252 47,463 47,700

 Persons who currently want a job ............................................................... 5,145 5,017 2,168 1,927 2,977 3,090

Searched for work and available to work now 1 ..................................... 1,587 1,583 823 710 763 873

 Reason not currently looking:

 Discouragement over job prospects 2 ......................................... 534 384 313 218 222 167

 Reasons other than discouragement 3 ........................................ 1,052 1,198 511 492 542 706

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders 4 ............................................................................ 7,368 7,223 3,889 3,824 3,479 3,399

 Percent of total employed ......................................................................... 5.3 5.0 5.1 4.9 5.4 5.2

 Primary job full time, secondary job part time ........................................... 3,875 3,850 2,260 2,202 1,615 1,648

 Primary and secondary jobs both part time .............................................. 1,580 1,572 546 577 1,034 996

 Primary and secondary jobs both full time ................................................ 289 274 198 166 91 107

 Hours vary on primary or secondary job ................................................... 1,594 1,500 870 867 724 633

1 Data refer to persons who have searched for work during the prior 12 months and

were available to take a job during the reference week. 2 Includes thinks no work available, could not find work, lacks schooling or training,

employer thinks too young or old, and other types of discrimination. 3 Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for such

reasons as school or family responsibilities, ill health, and transportation problems, as well

as a small number for which reason for nonparticipation was not determined. 4 Includes persons who work part time on their primary job and full time on their

secondary job(s), not shown separately.

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

household survey.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

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

(In thousands)

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Aug.

2004

June

2005

July

2005p

Aug.

2005p

Aug.

2004

Apr.

2005

May

2005

June

2005

July

2005p

Aug.

2005p

Change

from:

July 2005-

Aug. 2005p

Total nonfarm ............................. 131,416 134,718 133,579 133,702 131,750 133,287 133,413 133,588 133,830 133,999 169

Total private ........................................ 110,965 113,015 112,946 113,071 110,105 111,542 111,659 111,828 112,028 112,182 154

Goods-producing ............................................ 22,353 22,492 22,489 22,558 21,946 22,130 22,138 22,134 22,136 22,149 13

Natural resources and mining .................................. 608 639 641 645 595 623 624 628 629 631 2

Logging ........................................................... 70.7 65.3 67.2 67.8 67.5 65.2 64.9 64.8 65.2 64.9 -.3

Mining .................................................................... 537.4 573.3 573.3 576.9 527.8 558.0 559.5 563.1 563.7 566.2 2.5

Oil and gas extraction ........................................ 125.1 127.4 128.2 129.3 123.8 124.3 125.2 125.4 126.5 127.4 .9

Mining, except oil and gas1................................. 215.3 226.9 226.2 226.4 209.1 218.5 219.4 221.2 220.1 219.8 -.3

Coal mining ...................................................... 74.1 78.0 78.8 78.1 73.1 76.9 76.6 77.2 77.7 77.1 -.6

Support activities for mining .............................. 197.0 219.0 218.9 221.2 194.9 215.2 214.9 216.5 217.1 219.0 1.9

Construction ............................................................. 7,296 7,482 7,545 7,575 6,985 7,207 7,213 7,230 7,237 7,262 25

Construction of buildings ................................... 1,686.4 1,733.0 1,744.3 1,748.1 1,636.3 1,693.4 1,693.9 1,696.2 1,699.4 1,703.3 3.9

Residential building ......................................... 928.2 968.0 974.3 972.1 900.7 938.4 941.7 943.8 946.4 948.8 2.4

Nonresidential building .................................... 758.2 765.0 770.0 776.0 735.6 755.0 752.2 752.4 753.0 754.5 1.5

Heavy and civil engineering construction ........ 970.9 1,000.7 1,007.3 1,014.6 901.1 926.6 925.8 937.4 940.5 943.1 2.6

Specialty trade contractors ............................... 4,638.3 4,747.9 4,793.1 4,812.0 4,447.6 4,586.5 4,593.7 4,596.4 4,597.3 4,615.6 18.3

Residential specialty trade contractors ........... 2,203.4 2,261.6 2,282.9 2,288.0 2,115.4 2,171.0 2,190.5 2,192.7 2,189.0 2,194.2 5.2

Nonresidential specialty trade contractors ..... 2,434.9 2,486.2 2,510.3 2,523.9 2,332.2 2,415.5 2,403.2 2,403.7 2,408.3 2,421.4 13.1

Manufacturing ........................................................... 14,449 14,371 14,303 14,338 14,366 14,300 14,301 14,276 14,270 14,256 -14

Production workers ....................................... 10,198 10,154 10,086 10,127 10,131 10,086 10,092 10,080 10,073 10,057 -16

Durable goods ....................................................... 8,993 9,008 8,936 8,963 8,965 8,954 8,961 8,947 8,939 8,935 -4

Production workers ....................................... 6,198 6,246 6,173 6,210 6,180 6,188 6,198 6,197 6,190 6,189 -1

Wood products ................................................... 560.0 559.8 555.5 557.5 551.7 551.8 548.4 550.7 548.7 549.0 .3

Nonmetallic mineral products ............................ 518.4 513.2 510.2 508.8 507.6 504.7 501.6 501.3 498.9 497.9 -1.0

Primary metals .................................................... 467.6 466.9 461.3 465.1 467.4 466.0 466.2 465.3 464.6 464.8 .2

Fabricated metal products ................................. 1,509.0 1,529.2 1,522.0 1,526.7 1,506.8 1,517.5 1,520.7 1,521.0 1,522.9 1,523.4 .5

Machinery ........................................................... 1,147.8 1,162.5 1,160.7 1,157.2 1,151.5 1,153.7 1,156.2 1,156.2 1,160.5 1,159.8 -.7

1 Computer and electronic products .................... 1,336.9 1,338.5 1,341.2 1,340.4 1,334.0 1,329.0 1,329.5 1,333.4 1,335.1 1,337.0 1.9

Computer and peripheral equipment ............. 212.4 215.9 215.7 215.3 212.4 212.5 213.3 214.8 214.5 215.1 .6

Communications equipment ........................... 152.4 155.1 155.2 154.6 151.6 153.9 154.2 154.3 154.3 153.9 -.4

Semiconductors and electronic components . 458.6 450.1 450.0 450.5 457.4 446.7 446.5 447.3 448.0 449.1 1.1

Electronic instruments ..................................... 435.2 439.5 442.6 443.5 434.2 437.5 437.2 439.2 440.8 442.2 1.4

Electrical equipment and appliances ................ 447.8 441.3 440.4 438.2 447.7 442.8 443.6 440.1 439.7 438.6 -1.1

1 Transportation equipment .................................. 1,773.8 1,775.9 1,726.6 1,749.2 1,769.5 1,775.7 1,779.5 1,764.3 1,750.5 1,747.6 -2.9

Motor vehicles and parts 2................................. 1,115.3 1,090.4 1,039.3 1,060.7 1,112.5 1,096.6 1,097.2 1,079.6 1,068.1 1,060.4 -7.7

Furniture and related products .......................... 576.2 563.1 559.8 563.8 573.3 562.8 561.8 561.0 560.8 561.5 .7

Miscellaneous manufacturing ............................ 655.6 657.8 658.4 656.0 655.2 650.3 653.0 653.7 657.0 655.6 -1.4

Nondurable goods ................................................. 5,456 5,363 5,367 5,375 5,401 5,346 5,340 5,329 5,331 5,321 -10

Production workers ....................................... 4,000 3,908 3,913 3,917 3,951 3,898 3,894 3,883 3,883 3,868 -15

Food manufacturing ........................................... 1,532.0 1,489.5 1,511.6 1,520.4 1,497.0 1,489.6 1,490.7 1,488.4 1,489.8 1,487.0 -2.8

Beverages and tobacco products ...................... 199.1 193.7 195.5 194.7 193.4 191.1 191.3 190.4 190.4 189.6 -.8

Textile mills ......................................................... 238.6 226.4 222.0 220.8 238.1 225.5 225.1 223.9 222.3 220.1 -2.2

Textile product mills ........................................... 178.3 180.0 179.2 177.3 177.6 177.7 178.4 176.9 177.4 176.8 -.6

Apparel ................................................................ 284.2 262.2 255.5 256.9 282.6 262.2 259.2 257.0 258.1 255.0 -3.1

Leather and allied products ............................... 42.5 43.0 42.9 43.7 42.5 42.8 42.8 42.8 43.6 43.6 .0

Paper and paper products ................................. 502.5 498.5 497.4 498.4 500.6 499.3 498.3 496.4 496.4 496.1 -.3

Printing and related support activities ............... 666.5 659.9 656.8 654.1 663.9 658.7 656.5 655.6 653.3 651.9 -1.4

Petroleum and coal products ............................. 115.9 119.3 119.8 120.1 113.2 116.4 117.1 116.9 116.9 117.1 .2

Chemicals ........................................................... 887.7 883.8 884.1 882.9 885.8 878.4 877.8 878.4 879.4 880.1 .7

Plastics and rubber products ............................. 808.7 806.9 802.4 805.2 806.6 804.3 803.0 802.3 803.5 803.2 -.3

See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

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

(In thousands)

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Aug.

2004

June

2005

July

2005p

Aug.

2005p

Aug.

2004

Apr.

2005

May

2005

June

2005

July

2005p

Aug.

2005p

Change

from:

July 2005-

Aug. 2005p

Service-providing .............................................. 109,063 112,226 111,090 111,144 109,804 111,157 111,275 111,454 111,694 111,850 156

Private service-providing ............................... 88,612 90,523 90,457 90,513 88,159 89,412 89,521 89,694 89,892 90,033 141

Trade, transportation, and utilities ........................... 25,512 25,928 25,906 25,925 25,537 25,797 25,842 25,854 25,927 25,946 19

Wholesale trade .................................................... 5,685.0 5,761.8 5,761.1 5,760.6 5,662.9 5,707.7 5,719.0 5,722.3 5,730.5 5,738.3 7.8

Durable goods .................................................... 2,969.0 3,002.8 3,005.7 3,007.7 2,957.8 2,976.8 2,983.0 2,986.1 2,990.0 2,995.3 5.3

Nondurable goods .............................................. 2,013.8 2,032.9 2,027.1 2,025.0 2,004.0 2,012.6 2,014.0 2,013.7 2,014.7 2,015.4 .7

Electronic markets and agents and brokers ..... 702.2 726.1 728.3 727.9 701.1 718.3 722.0 722.5 725.8 727.6 1.8

Retail trade ............................................................ 15,018.6 15,201.9 15,230.5 15,250.6 15,043.3 15,157.5 15,185.8 15,197.1 15,255.1 15,266.9 11.8

Motor vehicle and parts dealers1........................ 1,914.4 1,933.1 1,942.4 1,941.9 1,899.8 1,914.2 1,917.3 1,916.4 1,925.0 1,926.9 1.9

Automobile dealers ......................................... 1,257.0 1,257.2 1,263.1 1,261.0 1,251.2 1,252.2 1,254.7 1,252.6 1,257.3 1,255.7 -1.6

Furniture and home furnishings stores ............. 557.7 561.4 561.6 567.0 561.6 565.5 569.1 566.1 569.1 570.6 1.5

Electronics and appliance stores ....................... 500.8 517.5 516.4 518.5 512.0 518.4 521.9 524.5 527.2 528.3 1.1

Building material and garden supply stores ...... 1,245.8 1,328.7 1,318.3 1,296.3 1,228.1 1,264.5 1,267.6 1,272.8 1,280.5 1,278.8 -1.7

Food and beverage stores ................................. 2,833.5 2,861.0 2,858.3 2,849.6 2,826.2 2,834.9 2,838.5 2,840.2 2,842.9 2,841.1 -1.8

Health and personal care stores ....................... 939.3 959.8 955.2 957.5 941.0 955.0 958.0 956.7 956.6 959.5 2.9

Gasoline stations ................................................ 887.8 881.1 890.0 892.5 876.5 875.0 876.6 874.0 879.1 879.9 .8

Clothing and clothing accessories stores ......... 1,380.7 1,392.0 1,423.9 1,439.8 1,374.4 1,387.0 1,394.5 1,406.1 1,426.9 1,429.2 2.3

Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music

 stores................................................................ 627.3 620.2 620.9 620.9 639.0 638.0 637.2 636.3 635.7 633.4 -2.3

1 General merchandise stores ............................. 2,795.9 2,812.6 2,817.3 2,823.3 2,842.5 2,864.7 2,866.0 2,861.6 2,871.0 2,871.6 .6

Department stores .......................................... 1,575.7 1,587.3 1,594.0 1,600.8 1,611.4 1,625.3 1,629.5 1,628.7 1,638.5 1,637.2 -1.3

Miscellaneous store retailers ............................. 920.4 929.6 920.1 930.3 918.9 921.6 921.1 924.0 921.9 926.9 5.0

Nonstore retailers ............................................... 415.0 404.9 406.1 413.0 423.3 418.7 418.0 418.4 419.2 420.7 1.5

Transportation and warehousing .......................... 4,234.9 4,385.3 4,335.1 4,334.1 4,260.4 4,355.8 4,361.4 4,359.9 4,366.1 4,364.8 -1.3

Air transportation ................................................ 518.2 510.2 509.0 508.8 515.0 508.8 508.1 507.8 506.3 505.2 -1.1

Rail transportation .............................................. 225.0 224.6 224.9 223.4 224.6 223.7 224.3 223.9 223.8 223.1 -.7

Water transportation ........................................... 59.6 64.9 65.0 66.0 56.7 61.3 61.5 62.2 62.2 62.8 .6

Truck transportation ........................................... 1,379.1 1,415.2 1,410.9 1,417.4 1,352.5 1,389.8 1,392.9 1,396.3 1,394.9 1,393.4 -1.5

Transit and ground passenger transportation ... 322.2 378.6 331.8 322.7 386.2 393.3 389.8 381.9 390.7 388.4 -2.3

Pipeline transportation ....................................... 39.2 39.4 39.4 39.9 38.9 39.5 39.3 39.3 39.2 39.6 .4

Scenic and sightseeing transportation .............. 35.4 35.1 39.0 37.4 27.7 27.2 28.3 28.4 28.6 28.5 -.1

Support activities for transportation ................... 542.7 556.0 557.1 557.0 536.9 554.2 557.2 554.5 554.8 552.9 -1.9

Couriers and messengers .................................. 558.1 582.1 579.5 579.9 562.6 581.8 582.4 582.3 582.9 586.0 3.1

Warehousing and storage .................................. 555.4 579.2 578.5 581.6 559.3 576.2 577.6 583.3 582.7 584.9 2.2

Utilities ................................................................... 573.3 579.1 579.6 579.3 570.1 575.6 575.4 575.1 575.1 576.3 1.2

Information ................................................................ 3,146 3,164 3,166 3,163 3,135 3,152 3,146 3,146 3,145 3,148 3

Publishing industries, except Internet ............... 911.2 910.8 912.2 910.3 909.3 905.7 905.7 907.0 909.6 908.1 -1.5

Motion picture and sound recording industries . 395.6 402.8 406.1 408.4 389.3 399.3 394.2 393.1 392.3 398.1 5.8

Broadcasting, except Internet ............................ 327.5 331.3 333.8 331.4 327.8 330.7 330.8 331.6 333.3 332.0 -1.3

Internet publishing and broadcasting ................ 32.0 36.1 35.4 35.7 31.7 35.3 35.2 35.6 35.0 35.5 .5

Telecommunications .......................................... 1,040.1 1,038.8 1,036.4 1,034.0 1,037.1 1,037.3 1,036.2 1,034.8 1,033.2 1,031.4 -1.8

ISPs, search portals, and data processing ....... 387.2 393.3 391.2 392.3 387.6 393.9 393.5 393.4 391.0 392.8 1.8

Other information services ................................. 52.3 51.1 51.2 50.8 51.7 50.1 50.2 50.6 50.9 50.4 -.5

Financial activities .................................................... 8,118 8,281 8,301 8,304 8,058 8,182 8,189 8,208 8,227 8,242 15

Finance and insurance .......................................... 5,990.0 6,095.1 6,100.1 6,103.4 5,970.2 6,048.0 6,052.9 6,062.5 6,071.9 6,082.6 10.7

Monetary authorities - central bank ................... 21.7 20.4 20.5 20.8 21.6 20.3 20.4 20.4 20.4 20.6 .2

1 Credit intermediation and related activities ....... 2,846.4 2,933.3 2,937.7 2,936.6 2,833.4 2,902.6 2,906.7 2,915.4 2,921.5 2,924.4 2.9

1 Depository credit intermediation ..................... 1,771.3 1,812.0 1,816.9 1,815.6 1,763.0 1,795.9 1,797.8 1,802.1 1,803.9 1,807.4 3.5

Commercial banking .................................... 1,291.1 1,318.6 1,321.5 1,319.4 1,283.5 1,308.3 1,308.8 1,311.0 1,311.5 1,312.8 1.3

Securities, commodity contracts, investments .. 773.2 789.6 792.2 796.0 769.9 787.6 787.6 786.5 788.0 792.1 4.1

Insurance carriers and related activities ........... 2,264.2 2,265.3 2,263.3 2,264.9 2,261.0 2,253.9 2,253.6 2,254.6 2,256.4 2,260.4 4.0

Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles ........ 84.5 86.5 86.4 85.1 84.3 83.6 84.6 85.6 85.6 85.1 -.5

Real estate and rental and leasing ....................... 2,127.8 2,185.7 2,201.0 2,200.5 2,088.2 2,134.3 2,136.4 2,145.0 2,154.8 2,159.7 4.9

Real estate .......................................................... 1,445.9 1,485.1 1,497.8 1,501.7 1,420.0 1,449.7 1,454.6 1,461.4 1,469.7 1,474.5 4.8

Rental and leasing services ............................... 656.4 674.9 677.3 672.2 643.3 659.0 655.8 658.1 659.4 659.2 -.2

Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets ......... 25.5 25.7 25.9 26.6 24.9 25.6 26.0 25.5 25.7 26.0 .3

See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

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

(In thousands)

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Aug.

2004

June

2005

July

2005p

Aug.

2005p

Aug.

2004

Apr.

2005

May

2005

June

2005

July

2005p

Aug.

2005p

Change

from:

July 2005-

Aug. 2005p

Professional and business services ........................ 16,661 17,097 17,073 17,177 16,470 16,843 16,851 16,906 16,948 16,977 29

1 Professional and technical services ..................... 6,755.2 6,951.4 6,954.1 6,959.0 6,779.7 6,928.5 6,929.1 6,950.9 6,973.1 6,987.2 14.1

Legal services .................................................. 1,167.6 1,181.3 1,180.3 1,169.7 1,163.6 1,161.8 1,163.3 1,163.0 1,164.8 1,165.4 .6

Accounting and bookkeeping services ........... 750.1 799.5 791.9 790.4 814.2 862.7 851.4 858.5 859.6 861.4 1.8

Architectural and engineering services .......... 1,285.2 1,331.1 1,338.0 1,342.0 1,264.4 1,300.8 1,303.9 1,310.8 1,315.7 1,320.6 4.9

Computer systems design and related

 services.......................................................... 1,156.8 1,185.3 1,182.1 1,186.7 1,155.0 1,178.3 1,178.2 1,182.4 1,184.2 1,185.2 1.0

Management and technical consulting

 services.......................................................... 792.1 813.5 819.4 819.9 786.9 798.8 801.9 806.3 812.3 813.5 1.2

Management of companies and enterprises ....... 1,730.3 1,749.4 1,752.4 1,741.1 1,720.7 1,733.4 1,734.1 1,735.7 1,735.5 1,733.9 -1.6

Administrative and waste services ....................... 8,175.5 8,396.1 8,366.3 8,477.3 7,969.7 8,181.1 8,187.9 8,219.5 8,239.6 8,255.5 15.9

1 Administrative and support services ................. 7,842.7 8,068.0 8,032.4 8,144.2 7,643.1 7,858.1 7,866.8 7,895.7 7,911.9 7,929.3 17.4

1 Employment services ...................................... 3,586.4 3,738.3 3,707.5 3,821.0 3,480.0 3,666.0 3,667.9 3,688.0 3,691.0 3,707.2 16.2

Temporary help services ............................. 2,493.3 2,575.2 2,544.5 2,628.6 2,411.8 2,520.7 2,517.7 2,529.6 2,532.4 2,539.4 7.0

Business support services .............................. 752.1 750.7 743.1 744.7 757.9 754.9 753.3 751.4 750.2 750.3 .1

Services to buildings and dwellings ............... 1,797.9 1,839.0 1,848.9 1,838.7 1,706.6 1,715.9 1,722.4 1,729.0 1,740.9 1,739.6 -1.3

Waste management and remediation services 332.8 328.1 333.9 333.1 326.6 323.0 321.1 323.8 327.7 326.2 -1.5

Education and health services ................................ 16,631 17,169 17,035 17,022 17,010 17,243 17,289 17,336 17,364 17,407 43

Educational services ............................................. 2,420.3 2,622.0 2,505.7 2,481.5 2,772.3 2,814.0 2,822.2 2,835.5 2,832.6 2,844.2 11.6

Health care and social assistance ........................14,210.4 14,546.6 14,528.9 14,540.7 14,237.8 14,429.1 14,467.2 14,500.5 14,531.2 14,562.7 31.5

3 Health care ............................................................ 12,110.7 12,339.8 12,362.5 12,380.5 12,094.0 12,240.9 12,272.1 12,300.3 12,331.4 12,357.7 26.3

1 Ambulatory health care services ....................... 4,974.0 5,102.7 5,107.8 5,125.3 4,969.2 5,054.2 5,069.7 5,084.6 5,101.3 5,117.2 15.9

Offices of physicians ....................................... 2,061.5 2,124.8 2,127.0 2,138.1 2,059.1 2,103.6 2,114.4 2,119.5 2,124.9 2,133.4 8.5

Outpatient care centers ................................... 449.8 458.2 461.1 463.6 449.7 453.6 455.3 456.7 459.9 462.4 2.5

Home health care services ............................. 778.3 807.8 805.6 808.3 778.0 797.9 798.8 804.1 806.5 809.0 2.5

Hospitals ............................................................. 4,312.9 4,385.1 4,401.4 4,403.0 4,305.0 4,354.2 4,362.6 4,374.5 4,384.2 4,393.9 9.7

1 Nursing and residential care facilities ............... 2,823.8 2,852.0 2,853.3 2,852.2 2,819.8 2,832.5 2,839.8 2,841.2 2,845.9 2,846.6 .7

Nursing care facilities ...................................... 1,580.2 1,578.0 1,576.7 1,576.0 1,576.7 1,571.4 1,572.7 1,573.2 1,574.1 1,572.1 -2.0

1 Social assistance ................................................ 2,099.7 2,206.8 2,166.4 2,160.2 2,143.8 2,188.2 2,195.1 2,200.2 2,199.8 2,205.0 5.2

Child day care services ................................... 735.2 792.4 749.3 745.6 776.1 788.6 788.0 793.2 790.3 787.5 -2.8

Leisure and hospitality ............................................. 13,065 13,336 13,431 13,406 12,508 12,723 12,736 12,765 12,802 12,836 34

Arts, entertainment, and recreation ...................... 2,080.6 2,073.2 2,131.5 2,102.4 1,831.0 1,823.9 1,824.9 1,830.6 1,834.4 1,841.2 6.8

Performing arts and spectator sports ................ 380.9 379.6 389.9 391.6 358.4 361.1 361.7 364.1 365.9 366.8 .9

Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks ...... 128.7 128.0 129.6 127.7 118.8 116.8 117.3 117.5 117.2 117.0 -.2

Amusements, gambling, and recreation ........... 1,571.0 1,565.6 1,612.0 1,583.1 1,353.8 1,346.0 1,345.9 1,349.0 1,351.3 1,357.4 6.1

Accommodations and food services .................... 10,984.1 11,262.5 11,299.9 11,303.5 10,676.5 10,899.0 10,911.1 10,934.2 10,967.7 10,994.4 26.7

Accommodations ................................................ 1,934.0 1,928.2 1,974.3 1,971.6 1,801.3 1,830.1 1,830.3 1,830.0 1,830.5 1,839.0 8.5

Food services and drinking places .................... 9,050.1 9,334.3 9,325.6 9,331.9 8,875.2 9,068.9 9,080.8 9,104.2 9,137.2 9,155.4 18.2

Other services .......................................................... 5,479 5,548 5,545 5,516 5,441 5,472 5,468 5,479 5,479 5,477 -2

Repair and maintenance .................................... 1,229.3 1,254.5 1,256.5 1,244.9 1,225.9 1,239.9 1,241.4 1,244.1 1,245.7 1,241.3 -4.4

Personal and laundry services .......................... 1,283.8 1,303.8 1,287.1 1,288.6 1,276.9 1,286.9 1,284.4 1,283.2 1,280.2 1,282.4 2.2

Membership associations and organizations .... 2,966.1 2,990.1 3,000.9 2,982.0 2,937.9 2,945.6 2,942.4 2,951.7 2,953.2 2,953.5 .3

Government .............................................................. 20,451 21,703 20,633 20,631 21,645 21,745 21,754 21,760 21,802 21,817 15

Federal ................................................................... 2,742 2,737 2,737 2,731 2,730 2,718 2,722 2,719 2,719 2,718 -1

Federal, except U.S. Postal Service ................. 1,961.2 1,958.0 1,958.0 1,952.1 1,945.5 1,937.1 1,940.8 1,937.6 1,937.7 1,937.1 -.6

U.S. Postal Service ............................................ 780.4 779.4 778.9 778.7 784.3 780.7 781.2 781.2 781.0 781.1 .1

State government .................................................. 4,717 4,817 4,753 4,763 4,987 5,026 5,023 5,026 5,031 5,036 5

State government education .............................. 1,954.3 2,047.1 1,975.7 1,990.8 2,249.4 2,281.2 2,277.6 2,278.2 2,281.0 2,286.5 5.5

State government, excluding education ............ 2,762.5 2,769.6 2,776.9 2,772.6 2,737.8 2,745.1 2,745.5 2,747.6 2,750.0 2,749.2 -.8

Local government .................................................. 12,992 14,149 13,143 13,137 13,928 14,001 14,009 14,015 14,052 14,063 11

Local government education ............................. 6,691.9 7,801.4 6,737.1 6,796.1 7,785.7 7,823.9 7,823.5 7,830.3 7,866.9 7,875.8 8.9

Local government, excluding education ........... 6,300.4 6,347.9 6,405.8 6,341.0 6,142.2 6,177.4 6,185.9 6,184.9 6,185.5 6,187.0 1.5

1

Includes other industries, not shown separately. 3Includes ambulatory health care services, hospitals, and 

2

Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, nursing and residential care facilities.

and motor vehicle parts. p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and

selected industry detail

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Aug.

2004

June

2005

July

2005p

Aug.

2005p

Aug.

2004

Apr.

2005

May

2005

June

2005

July

2005p

Aug.

2005p

Change

from:

July 2005-

Aug. 2005p

Total private ....................................... 34.2 33.8 33.8 34.0 33.7 33.8 33.7 33.7 33.7 33.7 0.0

Goods-producing .......................................... 40.3 40.2 39.7 40.3 40.0 40.1 39.9 39.9 39.9 39.9 .0

Natural resources and mining .............................. 44.8 45.7 45.5 46.5 44.4 45.7 45.8 45.6 45.9 46.1 .2

Construction ............................................................ 39.1 39.2 38.8 39.3 38.1 39.0 38.5 38.5 38.2 38.3 .1

Manufacturing ......................................................... 40.9 40.5 39.9 40.6 40.9 40.5 40.4 40.4 40.5 40.5 .0

Overtime hours ............................................ 4.7 4.5 4.3 4.6 4.6 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.5 .0

Durable goods ..................................................... 41.3 41.0 40.3 41.1 41.3 40.9 40.8 40.9 41.0 41.1 .1

Overtime hours ............................................ 4.7 4.5 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.6 4.7 .1

Wood products .................................................. 41.4 40.2 39.6 39.8 40.8 39.5 39.6 39.5 39.6 39.3 -.3

Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... 43.0 42.2 41.6 42.3 42.3 41.9 41.8 41.7 41.6 41.6 .0

Primary metals .................................................. 42.9 42.7 42.3 43.0 43.2 42.6 42.5 42.7 43.0 43.2 .2

Fabricated metal products .............................. 41.1 40.7 40.3 40.7 41.2 40.8 40.7 40.7 40.8 40.7 -.1

Machinery .......................................................... 41.7 41.9 41.6 41.5 42.1 42.0 41.9 41.9 42.1 42.0 -.1

Computer and electronic products ................ 40.3 39.6 39.7 40.1 40.4 39.8 39.9 39.8 40.1 40.0 -.1

Electrical equipment and appliances ............ 40.8 40.1 40.2 40.7 40.9 40.1 40.2 40.2 40.9 40.6 -.3

Transportation equipment ............................... 42.3 42.4 40.5 42.9 42.5 42.1 41.8 42.2 42.3 43.0 .7

Motor vehicles and parts 2.............................. 42.3 42.3 39.8 43.0 42.6 41.7 41.4 42.0 42.0 43.2 1.2

Furniture and related products ....................... 39.9 39.5 39.1 39.6 39.3 39.2 39.1 39.3 39.2 39.2 .0

Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 38.5 38.8 37.7 38.7 38.5 38.8 38.6 38.7 38.3 38.7 .4

Nondurable goods ............................................... 40.2 39.7 39.3 39.7 40.2 39.8 39.7 39.7 39.7 39.6 -.1

Overtime hours ............................................ 4.6 4.3 4.3 4.5 4.5 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 .0

Food manufacturing ......................................... 39.6 39.0 38.7 39.1 39.3 39.0 38.9 38.8 38.9 38.8 -.1

Beverages and tobacco products .................. 39.9 40.4 40.0 40.7 39.4 40.4 39.0 40.0 40.0 40.2 .2

Textile mills ........................................................ 40.5 40.3 39.3 40.1 40.5 40.2 40.4 40.3 40.1 40.1 .0

Textile product mills ......................................... 38.7 38.2 37.8 38.9 38.8 38.8 38.7 38.1 38.3 39.0 .7

Apparel ............................................................... 36.3 35.3 34.9 36.0 36.2 35.7 35.1 35.4 35.5 35.8 .3

Leather and allied products ............................ 37.8 38.8 38.4 38.5 38.1 37.8 38.5 38.6 39.4 38.6 -.8

Paper and paper products .............................. 42.3 42.3 41.8 41.9 42.5 42.2 42.3 42.2 42.1 42.1 .0

Printing and related support activities ........... 38.5 37.9 38.0 38.1 38.5 38.3 38.4 38.2 38.3 38.2 -.1

Petroleum and coal products .......................... 45.6 45.6 45.5 45.2 45.9 46.0 45.6 45.6 45.3 45.3 .0

Chemicals .......................................................... 42.7 42.1 41.4 41.4 42.9 42.4 42.3 42.1 41.9 41.6 -.3

Plastics and rubber products .......................... 40.3 39.8 38.7 39.6 40.5 39.7 39.6 39.6 39.5 39.7 .2

Private service-providing ............................. 32.8 32.4 32.6 32.6 32.4 32.5 32.4 32.4 32.4 32.3 -.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 34.0 33.5 33.6 33.6 33.5 33.5 33.4 33.3 33.3 33.3 .0

Wholesale trade ................................................... 38.1 37.6 37.5 37.5 37.7 37.7 37.6 37.6 37.6 37.5 -.1

Retail trade ........................................................... 31.3 30.8 30.9 30.9 30.7 30.7 30.6 30.5 30.4 30.4 .0

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 37.8 37.0 37.1 37.1 37.2 37.3 37.1 37.0 37.1 37.0 -.1

Utilities ................................................................... 40.7 41.3 41.1 40.9 40.9 41.1 40.9 41.2 41.1 41.0 -.1

Information ............................................................... 36.8 36.4 36.5 36.5 36.4 36.5 36.6 36.4 36.5 36.4 -.1

Financial activities .................................................. 36.1 35.9 36.0 35.9 35.5 36.0 36.0 36.0 36.1 36.0 -.1

Professional and business services .................... 34.7 34.2 34.2 34.3 34.3 34.2 34.1 34.1 34.2 34.1 -.1

Education and health services ............................. 32.8 32.5 32.7 32.7 32.5 32.6 32.6 32.6 32.7 32.6 -.1

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 26.6 26.1 26.5 26.4 25.6 25.8 25.8 25.8 25.8 25.7 -.1

Other services ......................................................... 31.3 31.0 31.1 31.2 31.0 31.1 30.9 31.0 31.0 31.0 .0

1 Data relate to production workers in natural resources and mining and 2

Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor 

manufacturing, construction workers in construction, and nonsupervisory vehicle parts.

workers in the service-providing industries. These groups account for p = preliminary.

approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

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

selected industry detail

Industry

Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings

Aug.

2004

June

2005

July

2005p

Aug.

2005p

Aug.

2004

June

2005

July

2005p

Aug.

2005p

Total private ....................................... $15.66 $15.97 $16.05 $16.05 $535.57 $539.79 $542.49 $545.70

Seasonally adjusted ..................... 15.74 16.07 16.14 16.16 530.44 541.56 543.92 544.59

Goods-producing .......................................... 17.28 17.56 17.64 17.68 696.38 705.91 700.31 712.50

Natural resources and mining .............................. 17.95 18.59 18.72 18.75 804.16 849.56 851.76 871.88

Construction ............................................................ 19.33 19.37 19.56 19.59 755.80 759.30 758.93 769.89

Manufacturing ......................................................... 16.16 16.52 16.50 16.56 660.94 669.06 658.35 672.34

Durable goods ..................................................... 16.84 17.27 17.22 17.36 695.49 708.07 693.97 713.50

Wood products .................................................. 13.02 13.06 13.18 13.07 539.03 525.01 521.93 520.19

Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... 16.28 16.78 16.91 16.85 700.04 708.12 703.46 712.76

Primary metals .................................................. 18.57 18.76 18.95 18.91 796.65 801.05 801.59 813.13

Fabricated metal products .............................. 15.27 15.73 15.85 15.91 627.60 640.21 638.76 647.54

Machinery .......................................................... 16.72 17.03 17.10 16.94 697.22 713.56 711.36 703.01

Computer and electronic products ................ 17.38 18.40 18.62 18.53 700.41 728.64 739.21 743.05

Electrical equipment and appliances ............ 15.04 15.10 15.27 15.34 613.63 605.51 613.85 624.34

Transportation equipment ............................... 21.49 21.97 21.50 22.05 909.03 931.53 870.75 945.95

Furniture and related products ....................... 13.28 13.48 13.44 13.47 529.87 532.46 525.50 533.41

Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 13.88 14.03 14.25 14.19 534.38 544.36 537.23 549.15

Nondurable goods ............................................... 15.08 15.27 15.35 15.25 606.22 606.22 603.26 605.43

Food manufacturing ......................................... 13.00 13.04 13.04 12.97 514.80 508.56 504.65 507.13

Beverages and tobacco products .................. 19.08 18.69 19.03 18.64 761.29 755.08 761.20 758.65

Textile mills ........................................................ 12.08 12.45 12.43 12.39 489.24 501.74 488.50 496.84

Textile product mills ......................................... 11.43 11.65 11.80 11.75 442.34 445.03 446.04 457.08

Apparel ............................................................... 9.72 10.17 10.27 10.24 352.84 359.00 358.42 368.64

Leather and allied products ............................ 11.67 11.51 11.54 11.59 441.13 446.59 443.14 446.22

Paper and paper products .............................. 17.89 18.05 18.27 18.02 756.75 763.52 763.69 755.04

Printing and related support activities ........... 15.88 15.66 15.78 15.81 611.38 593.51 599.64 602.36

Petroleum and coal products .......................... 24.05 24.47 24.56 24.28 1,096.68 1,115.83 1,117.48 1,097.46

Chemicals .......................................................... 19.24 19.60 19.71 19.75 821.55 825.16 815.99 817.65

Plastics and rubber products .......................... 14.66 14.87 14.94 14.89 590.80 591.83 578.18 589.64

Private service-providing ............................. 15.22 15.54 15.63 15.62 499.22 503.50 509.54 509.21

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 14.58 14.87 14.99 14.93 495.72 498.15 503.66 501.65

Wholesale trade ................................................... 17.68 18.01 18.19 18.15 673.61 677.18 682.13 680.63

Retail trade ........................................................... 12.07 12.33 12.41 12.35 377.79 379.76 383.47 381.62

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 16.62 16.66 16.83 16.82 628.24 616.42 624.39 624.02

Utilities ................................................................... 25.36 26.24 26.87 26.56 1,032.15 1,083.71 1,104.36 1,086.30

Information ............................................................... 21.43 21.83 22.02 22.10 788.62 794.61 803.73 806.65

Financial activities .................................................. 17.59 17.80 17.94 17.94 635.00 639.02 645.84 644.05

Professional and business services .................... 17.50 17.84 17.94 17.91 607.25 610.13 613.55 614.31

Education and health services ............................. 16.20 16.59 16.78 16.76 531.36 539.18 548.71 548.05

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 8.81 9.02 8.99 9.02 234.35 235.42 238.24 238.13

Other services ......................................................... 13.93 14.15 14.15 14.19 436.01 438.65 440.07 442.73

1 See footnote 1, table B-2. p = preliminary.
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Table B-4. Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers1on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and

selected industry detail, seasonally adjusted

Industry

Total private:

Aug.

2004

Apr.

2005

May

2005

June

2005

July

2005p

Aug.

2005p

Percent

change from:

July 2005-

Aug. 2005p

Current dollars .............................................. $15.74 $16.00 $16.03 $16.07 $16.14 $16.16 0.1

2 Constant (1982) dollars .............................. 8.25 8.16 8.19 8.21 8.20 N.A. 3( )

Goods-producing .......................................................... 17.24 17.51 17.54 17.58 17.62 17.65 .2

Natural resources and mining .............................................. 18.05 18.55 18.59 18.66 18.75 18.84 .5

Construction ............................................................................ 19.25 19.38 19.36 19.43 19.52 19.50 -.1

Manufacturing ......................................................................... 16.22 16.47 16.53 16.55 16.57 16.62 .3

4 Excluding overtime .................................................... 15.36 15.62 15.68 15.70 15.70 15.75 .3

Durable goods ..................................................................... 16.90 17.23 17.28 17.32 17.36 17.41 .3

Nondurable goods ............................................................... 15.14 15.23 15.31 15.29 15.28 15.31 .2

Private service-providing ............................................. 15.34 15.60 15.63 15.67 15.75 15.76 .1

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................................... 14.65 14.88 14.91 14.91 15.03 15.01 -.1

Wholesale trade ................................................................... 17.69 18.05 18.04 18.11 18.24 18.23 -.1

Retail trade ........................................................................... 12.13 12.35 12.38 12.35 12.45 12.42 -.2

Transportation and warehousing ...................................... 16.65 16.62 16.67 16.69 16.79 16.82 .2

Utilities ................................................................................... 25.66 26.38 26.49 26.37 27.02 26.82 -.7

Information ............................................................................... 21.52 21.98 21.97 22.08 22.16 22.18 .1

Financial activities .................................................................. 17.57 17.85 17.82 17.90 18.00 17.97 -.2

Professional and business services .................................... 17.59 17.89 17.94 17.98 18.06 18.11 .3

Education and health services ............................................. 16.24 16.55 16.60 16.67 16.74 16.78 .2

Leisure and hospitality ........................................................... 8.91 9.08 9.09 9.10 9.11 9.12 .1

Other services ......................................................................... 14.00 14.16 14.20 14.22 14.26 14.28 .1

1 See footnote 1, table B-2. 4 Derived by assuming that overtime hours are paid at the 

2 The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and rate of time and one-half.

Clerical Workers (CPI-W) is used to deflate this series. N.A. = not available.

3 Change was -0.1 percent from June 2005 to July 2005, the p = preliminary.

latest month available.
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Table B-5. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and

selected industry detail

(2002=100)

Industry

ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-5. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and

selected industry detail

(2002=100)

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Aug.

2004

June

2005

July

2005p

Aug.

2005p

Aug.

2004

Apr.

2005

May

2005

June

2005

July

2005p

Aug.

2005p

Percent

change from:

July 2005-

Aug. 2005p

Total private ....................................... 103.0 104.1 104.0 104.7 100.5 102.5 102.3 102.5 102.8 102.9 0.1

Goods-producing .......................................... 100.2 100.7 99.4 101.3 97.1 98.5 98.0 98.1 98.1 98.1 .0

Natural resources and mining .............................. 109.0 117.3 117.0 120.6 105.2 113.9 114.4 114.9 115.6 116.9 1.1

Construction ............................................................ 110.0 112.9 112.8 114.9 101.4 107.8 106.3 106.6 105.9 106.4 .5

Manufacturing ......................................................... 95.7 94.4 92.4 94.4 95.1 93.8 93.6 93.5 93.6 93.5 -.1

Durable goods ..................................................... 96.2 96.2 93.5 95.9 95.9 95.1 95.0 95.2 95.4 95.6 .2

Wood products .................................................. 104.8 101.7 99.4 100.2 101.7 98.5 98.0 98.2 98.1 97.3 -.8

Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... 102.8 99.8 97.7 99.3 98.6 96.7 95.8 96.0 95.1 95.1 .0

Primary metals .................................................. 93.1 92.3 90.3 92.7 93.8 91.9 91.7 92.0 92.6 93.1 .5

Fabricated metal products .............................. 98.5 99.2 97.5 99.0 98.7 98.6 98.5 98.6 99.0 98.9 -.1

Machinery .......................................................... 95.9 98.6 97.6 96.9 97.5 97.7 98.0 98.0 99.1 98.7 -.4

Computer and electronic products ................ 91.0 94.3 95.3 96.8 91.2 93.0 93.6 94.3 95.9 96.3 .4

Electrical equipment and appliances ............ 89.4 86.6 86.9 87.4 89.9 86.6 87.3 86.7 88.6 87.5 -1.2

Transportation equipment ............................... 96.7 97.2 89.0 96.1 96.9 96.3 96.0 95.9 94.9 96.1 1.3

Motor vehicles and parts 2.............................. 97.2 94.7 83.5 92.6 97.6 93.9 93.4 93.0 90.8 92.9 2.3

Furniture and related products ....................... 95.7 92.1 90.8 92.6 93.8 91.1 90.8 91.3 91.0 91.2 .2

Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 91.8 91.1 88.5 90.9 91.7 90.3 90.1 90.5 89.9 90.8 1.0

Nondurable goods ............................................... 94.7 91.4 90.6 91.6 93.5 91.4 91.0 90.8 90.8 90.2 -.7

Food manufacturing ......................................... 101.2 96.4 97.5 99.3 97.6 96.6 96.5 96.0 96.4 95.9 -.5

Beverages and tobacco products .................. 94.2 97.8 98.8 100.2 89.5 93.5 91.8 94.6 95.0 95.1 .1

Textile mills ........................................................ 80.3 74.1 70.6 71.5 80.0 74.0 74.2 73.3 72.3 71.3 -1.4

Textile product mills ......................................... 91.8 92.6 91.5 93.3 91.9 92.4 92.7 90.9 91.9 93.6 1.8

Apparel ............................................................... 75.9 66.7 64.0 66.0 75.1 67.3 65.4 65.4 65.9 65.0 -1.4

Leather and allied products ............................ 82.8 85.7 84.0 87.1 84.2 83.2 84.3 85.3 88.1 87.3 -.9

Paper and paper products .............................. 90.9 90.0 88.7 89.4 90.9 89.9 90.1 89.4 89.2 89.4 .2

Printing and related support activities ........... 94.4 91.5 91.5 91.1 93.8 92.3 92.4 91.6 91.5 90.9 -.7

Petroleum and coal products .......................... 110.4 109.8 109.1 106.6 108.0 109.3 108.1 107.0 105.2 103.9 -1.2

Chemicals .......................................................... 99.2 97.0 95.2 94.3 99.6 97.0 96.6 96.2 95.7 94.4 -1.4

Plastics and rubber products .......................... 94.4 92.2 88.8 91.4 94.6 92.0 91.4 91.2 91.0 91.4 .4

Private service-providing ............................. 103.6 105.0 105.6 105.6 101.6 103.8 103.6 103.9 104.1 103.9 -.2

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 101.0 101.9 102.1 102.1 99.6 101.2 101.1 100.9 101.2 101.3 .1

Wholesale trade ................................................... 100.4 101.6 101.3 101.3 98.9 100.5 100.6 100.7 100.9 100.8 -.1

Retail trade ........................................................... 101.1 101.0 101.6 101.7 99.3 100.4 100.2 100.1 100.2 100.2 .0

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 103.0 105.8 104.7 104.5 102.0 105.8 105.4 105.1 105.4 105.1 -.3

Utilities ................................................................... 94.8 98.0 97.8 97.1 94.7 96.5 96.1 96.9 96.8 96.7 -.1

Information ............................................................... 101.5 103.3 103.6 103.3 100.0 103.0 103.1 102.6 102.9 102.6 -.3

Financial activities .................................................. 104.8 106.3 106.9 106.5 102.1 105.0 105.1 105.4 106.0 105.8 -.2

Professional and business services .................... 105.4 107.3 107.3 108.4 102.8 105.5 105.2 105.7 106.3 106.3 .0

Education and health services ............................. 102.6 105.0 104.7 104.5 103.9 105.7 106.0 106.2 106.7 106.5 -.2

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 112.1 112.5 115.1 114.5 102.9 105.8 105.7 106.0 106.3 106.2 -.1

Other services ......................................................... 98.7 99.4 99.8 99.4 96.9 98.3 97.7 98.1 98.1 98.0 -.1

1 See footnote 1, table B-2. dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate hours by the

2

Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, corresponding 2002 annual average levels. Aggregate hours estimates

and motor vehicle parts. are the product of estimates of average weekly hours and production or

p = preliminary. nonsupervisory worker employment.

NOTE: The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by 
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Table B-6. Indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls of production or nonsupervisory workers1on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and

selected industry detail

(2002=100)

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Aug.

2004

June

2005

July

2005p

Aug.

2005p

Aug.

2004

Apr.

2005

May

2005

June

2005

July

2005p

Aug.

2005p

Percent

change from:

July 2005-

Aug. 2005p

Total private ....................................... 107.9 111.2 111.7 112.5 105.8 109.8 109.8 110.3 111.0 111.2 0.2

Goods-producing .......................................... 106.0 108.2 107.3 109.7 102.5 105.6 105.3 105.6 105.8 106.0 .2

Natural resources and mining .............................. 113.8 126.8 127.4 131.5 110.5 122.9 123.7 124.6 126.1 128.0 1.5

Construction ............................................................ 114.8 118.0 119.2 121.5 105.4 112.8 111.2 111.9 111.6 112.0 .4

Manufacturing ......................................................... 101.2 102.0 99.7 102.2 100.9 101.0 101.2 101.2 101.5 101.6 .1

Durable goods ..................................................... 101.1 103.7 100.5 103.9 101.2 102.3 102.5 103.0 103.3 103.9 .6

Nondurable goods ............................................... 100.9 98.6 98.2 98.7 100.1 98.3 98.5 98.1 98.0 97.6 -.4

Private service-providing ............................. 108.3 112.1 113.4 113.3 107.1 111.3 111.3 111.8 112.7 112.5 -.2

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 105.0 108.0 109.1 108.7 104.1 107.4 107.5 107.4 108.5 108.4 -.1

Wholesale trade ................................................... 104.6 107.8 108.6 108.3 103.0 106.8 106.9 107.5 108.4 108.2 -.2

Retail trade ........................................................... 104.6 106.8 108.1 107.6 103.3 106.2 106.4 106.0 106.9 106.6 -.3

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 108.6 111.8 111.7 111.5 107.8 111.6 111.5 111.2 112.3 112.1 -.2

Utilities ................................................................... 100.4 107.3 109.7 107.6 101.5 106.2 106.2 106.7 109.2 108.3 -.8

Information ............................................................... 107.7 111.6 112.9 113.0 106.5 112.1 112.1 112.2 112.8 112.7 -.1

Financial activities .................................................. 114.0 117.0 118.6 118.1 110.9 115.9 115.8 116.7 118.0 117.5 -.4

Professional and business services .................... 109.8 113.9 114.5 115.5 107.6 112.3 112.3 113.0 114.3 114.5 .2

Education and health services ............................. 109.3 114.5 115.5 115.1 110.9 115.0 115.7 116.4 117.5 117.5 .0

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 115.2 118.3 120.7 120.4 106.9 112.0 112.1 112.5 113.0 112.9 -.1

Other services ......................................................... 100.2 102.5 102.9 102.8 98.9 101.4 101.1 101.6 101.9 102.0 .1

1 See footnote 1, table B-2. the corresponding 2002 annual average levels. Aggregate payroll estimates are

p = preliminary. the product of estimates of average hourly earnings, average weekly hours, and

NOTE: The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated production or nonsupervisory worker employment. 

by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate payrolls by 
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Table B-7. Diffusion indexes of employment change

(Percent)

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

Private nonfarm payrolls, 278 industries 1

Over 1-month span:

2001 ........................................................ 49.5 47.7 48.6 32.7 42.4 40.8 36.7 39.0 37.6 33.6 36.9 37.1

2002 ........................................................ 41.0 35.6 39.7 39.2 40.5 47.7 42.8 43.0 42.1 39.0 41.5 35.1

2003 ........................................................ 44.4 38.7 35.3 41.4 39.4 39.9 42.1 39.4 50.4 48.9 50.0 50.5

2004 ........................................................ 50.9 53.4 66.0 67.3 64.6 59.7 55.4 53.8 57.6 58.6 54.7 54.3

2005 ........................................................ 54.1 61.2 53.1 61.7 57.4 54.7 p 61.5 p 57.2

Over 3-month span:

2001 ........................................................ 53.2 49.8 49.8 42.3 38.1 34.2 37.8 37.6 34.7 35.4 30.8 32.0

2002 ........................................................ 35.3 37.9 36.5 34.2 34.4 39.4 40.6 44.1 37.8 37.1 35.8 36.7

2003 ........................................................ 38.3 35.4 33.3 33.5 36.5 41.7 37.8 37.4 43.2 46.4 48.6 50.2

2004 ........................................................ 52.5 53.8 56.7 69.4 75.4 71.2 63.5 56.8 57.4 59.9 59.7 56.3

2005 ........................................................ 58.5 60.3 63.7 62.4 59.4 64.2 p 61.3 p 62.8

Over 6-month span:

2001 ........................................................ 53.1 50.9 52.0 45.5 43.0 39.7 38.5 33.6 33.5 34.2 33.6 30.9

2002 ........................................................ 29.5 29.9 32.0 31.7 30.9 37.4 37.1 38.7 35.3 36.0 37.9 35.1

2003 ........................................................ 32.7 32.2 31.3 31.3 33.1 37.6 33.6 32.2 40.3 43.7 46.4 49.3

2004 ........................................................ 47.3 50.4 54.9 62.6 64.4 69.6 67.3 68.9 64.6 62.2 59.7 55.9

2005 ........................................................ 60.3 62.8 63.7 62.2 62.6 63.1 p 64.0 p 64.7

Over 12-month span:

2001 ........................................................ 59.5 59.5 53.4 49.3 48.6 45.0 43.3 43.9 39.9 37.8 37.1 34.9

2002 ........................................................ 33.6 31.7 30.2 30.4 30.2 29.1 32.0 31.3 30.0 29.5 32.9 34.7

2003 ........................................................ 34.5 31.5 32.9 33.5 34.2 35.1 32.7 33.1 37.1 36.7 37.2 39.2

2004 ........................................................ 40.3 42.1 44.8 48.7 52.0 56.7 57.4 57.6 60.3 62.1 64.6 64.0

2005 ........................................................ 61.2 64.7 64.2 65.8 63.8 60.4 p 62.8 p 65.3

Over 1-month span:

2001 ........................................................ 22.0 17.3 22.0 17.9 16.1 22.6 13.1 15.5 18.5 17.3 14.9 11.9

2002 ........................................................ 19.0 19.6 22.0 32.1 26.2 31.0 35.7 23.2 28.6 15.5 18.5 16.7

2003 ........................................................ 35.1 19.0 19.0 11.9 19.6 20.8 22.6 24.4 32.7 35.1 39.9 42.9

2004 ........................................................ 39.3 49.4 50.0 65.5 60.1 51.8 60.7 48.8 42.9 42.3 46.4 44.6

2005 ........................................................ 42.3 44.6 41.1 47.6 44.0 33.9 p 52.4 p 45.8

Over 3-month span:

2001 ........................................................ 32.7 20.8 16.7 14.3 14.3 11.9 11.9 9.5 7.7 12.5 11.3 9.5

2002 ........................................................ 10.7 11.9 11.3 17.9 14.9 20.2 25.6 23.8 20.2 13.7 8.9 9.5

2003 ........................................................ 16.1 14.3 12.5 8.9 10.7 10.7 14.3 15.5 18.5 27.4 31.5 35.1

2004 ........................................................ 42.3 43.5 42.9 58.3 69.0 69.6 62.5 53.6 52.4 44.6 45.2 35.7

2005 ........................................................ 45.2 42.9 52.4 46.4 41.7 38.7 p 42.3 p 43.5

Over 6-month span:

2001 ........................................................ 22.6 24.4 21.4 19.6 14.3 11.9 13.1 11.3 10.7 7.1 7.7 5.4

2002 ........................................................ 6.0 8.3 8.3 9.5 7.1 13.1 12.5 11.3 14.3 8.3 8.3 7.7

2003 ........................................................ 12.5 10.1 7.1 8.3 11.3 10.7 4.8 10.1 13.1 16.7 19.6 26.8

2004 ........................................................ 27.4 29.8 33.3 47.0 52.4 57.1 60.1 58.9 58.9 50.6 45.2 42.9

2005 ........................................................ 43.5 44.0 42.3 39.3 38.7 36.9 p 36.9 p 38.1

Over 12-month span:

2001 ........................................................ 29.8 32.1 20.8 19.0 13.1 12.5 10.7 11.9 11.9 10.1 8.3 6.0

2002 ........................................................ 7.1 6.0 6.0 6.5 7.1 3.6 4.8 6.0 4.8 7.1 4.8 8.3

2003 ........................................................ 10.7 6.0 6.5 6.0 8.3 7.1 7.1 8.3 10.7 10.7 9.5 10.7

2004 ........................................................ 13.1 14.3 13.1 19.0 25.6 34.5 43.5 40.5 45.8 48.2 49.4 46.4

2005 ........................................................ 45.2 45.8 47.6 44.6 42.3 39.3 p 39.3 p 33.3

Manufacturing payrolls, 84 industries 1

1Based on seasonally adjusted data for 1-, 3-, and 6-month increasing plus one-half of the industries with unchanged employment, where

spans and unadjusted data for the 12-month span. 50 percent indicates an equal balance between industries with increasing 

p= preliminary. and decreasing employment. 

NOTE: Figures are the percent of industries with employment