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THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: NOVEMBER 2005

Nonfarm payroll employment grew by 215,000 in November, and the unemployment rate was unchanged

at 5.0 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Over the

month, job growth was widespread, with large gains in construction and food services.

 Hurricane Katrina

In November, the state population controls used for the household survey were adjusted to

account for displacements due to Hurricane Katrina. These adjustments had a minimal impact

on the national household survey estimates. Information again was collected in the household

survey on the labor force status of people who had to evacuate due to Hurricane Katrina.

(See table B on page 4.)

For the establishment survey, BLS resumed normal estimation procedures in November.

The procedures had been modified in September and October to account for low response

rates in Katrina-affected areas. In November, the number and type of responses from the

Katrina-affected areas were deemed acceptable for a return to standard procedures.

For more information on household and establishment survey procedures and estimates for

November 2005, see http://www.bls.gov/katrina/cpscesquestions.htm on the BLS Web site or

call (202) 691-6378 for information about the household survey, and (202) 691-6555 for

information about the establishment survey.

Percent Millions

Chart 2. Nonfarm payroll employment, seasonally adjusted, 

December 2002 – November 2005

Chart 1. Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted,

December 2002 – November 2005

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

5.5

6.0

6.5

2003 2004 2005

124.0

126.0

128.0

130.0

132.0

134.0

136.0

2003 2004 2005
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Table A. Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted

(Numbers in thousands)

Quarterly averages Monthly data Oct.-

Category Nov.

II III Sept. Oct. Nov. change 

Labor force status

Civilian labor force................................................. 149,003 149,835 150,093 150,079 150,176 97

Employment................................................................... 141,404 142,319 142,432 142,646 142,594 -52

Unemployment................................................................... 7,599 7,516 7,661 7,433 7,582 149

Not in labor force................................................................... 76,671 76,587 76,600 76,880 77,028 148

All workers............................................................... 5.1 5.0 5.1 5.0 5.0 0.0

Adult men........................................................... 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.3 4.3 .0

Adult women........................................................ 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 .0

Teenagers........................................................ 17.4 16.1 15.8 15.9 17.2 1.3

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

Black or African American.................................... 10.3 9.5 9.4 9.1 10.6 1.5

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity........................... 6.1 5.9 6.5 5.8 6.0 .2

ESTABLISHMENT DATA 

Nonfarm employment........................................................ 133,429 133,969 134,030 p134,074 p134,289 p215

Goods-producing 1........................................................ 22,134 22,152 22,164 p22,218 p22,268 p50

Construction............................................................. 7,217 7,262 7,284 p7,319 p7,356 p37

Manufacturing........................................................ 14,292 14,258 14,244 p14,259 p14,270 p11

Service-providing 1 ............................................................... 111,295 111,817 111,866 p111,856 p112,021 p165

Retail trade 2 ........................................................ 15,180 15,221 15,183 p15,186 p15,194 p9

Professional and business services......... 16,867 16,995 17,037 p17,043 p17,072 p29

Education and health services.............................. 17,289 17,417 17,455 p17,445 p17,481 p36

Leisure and hospitality........................................................ 12,741 12,798 12,762 p12,748 p12,777 p29

Government........................................................ 21,753 21,841 21,856 p21,851 p21,872 p21

Total private.............................................................. 33.7 33.7 33.8 p33.8 p33.7 p-0.1

Manufacturing............................................................ 40.4 40.6 40.7 p41.0 p40.8 p-.2

Overtime........................................................ 4.4 4.5 4.5 p4.6 p4.5 p-.1

 

Total private.......................................................... 102.4 103.0 103.2 p103.3 p103.2 p-0.1

Average hourly earnings, total private............... $16.03 $16.17 $16.19 p$16.29 p$16.32 p$0.03

Average weekly earnings, total private............ 540.86 545.36 547.22 p550.60 p549.98 p-.62

 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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Unemployment (Household Survey Data)

The unemployment rate was unchanged in November at 5.0 percent. The jobless rate has ranged

between 4.9 and 5.1 percent since May. The number of unemployed persons, 7.6 million, was essentially

unchanged in November. The unemployment rates for adult men (4.3 percent), adult women (4.6 percent),

teenagers (17.2 percent), whites (4.3 percent), and Hispanics or Latinos (6.0 percent) showed little or no

change in November. The jobless rates for blacks (10.6 percent) and, specifically for adult black women

(9.1 percent), rose over the month. In November, the unemployment rate for Asians was 3.6 percent, not

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

Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)

Total employment, 142.6 million, and the civilian labor force, 150.2 million, were little changed in

November. The employment-population ratio also was little changed over the month at 62.8 percent, and

the labor force participation rate held at 66.1 percent. (See table A-1.)

Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)

The number of persons marginally attached to the labor force was 1.4 million in November, about the

same as a year earlier. (Data are not seasonally adjusted.) These individuals wanted and were available to

work and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. They were not counted as unemployed,

however, because they did not actively search for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey. There were

404,000 discouraged workers in November, about the same as a year earlier. Discouraged workers, a

subset of the marginally attached, were not currently looking for work specifically because they believed no

jobs were available for them. The other 1.0 million marginally attached persons had not searched for work

for reasons such as school attendance or family responsibilities. (See table A-13.)

Employment Status of Hurricane Katrina Evacuees (Household Survey Data)

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

from their homes, even temporarily, due to Hurricane Katrina. Data collected through these questions do not

represent all evacuees; persons living outside the scope of the survey—such as those living in hotels or

shelters—are not included. The questions were asked of persons in the household survey sample throughout

the country, since some evacuees relocated far from the storm-affected areas. The questions also determined

whether evacuees had returned to their homes by the time of the survey. This additional information enabled

analysis of the employment status of this subgroup of evacuees. (The total number of evacuees estimated

from the household survey may change from month to month as people move in and out of the scope of the

survey.)

Information gathered in November showed that about 900,000 persons age 16 and over had evacuated

from where they were living in August due to Hurricane Katrina. These evacuees either had returned to their

homes or were living in other residential units covered in the survey in November. Half of the evacuees had

returned to their August 2005 residences. Of all evacuees identified, 55.2 percent were in the labor force in

November. The employment-population ratio for these evacuees was 43.9 percent. The unemployment rate

for persons identified as evacuees was 20.5 percent; it was much higher for those who had not returned

home (27.8 percent) than for those who had returned (12.5 percent). (See table B.)
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Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data)

Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 215,000 to 134.3 million in November. This followed 2

months of little growth in employment, due in part to the direct and indirect effects of hurricanes that struck

the Gulf Coast. During the first 8 months of the year, payroll employment grew by an average of 196,000

per month. In November, gains were widespread with notable increases in construction, professional and

technical services, health care, and food services and drinking places. (See table B-1.)

In November, construction employment rose by 37,000, with a large increase occurring in heavy and civil

engineering construction (14,000). November job gains in construction partly reflect rebuilding and clean-up

efforts following Hurricane Katrina. Employment in the industry has been on an upward trend for more than

2-1/2 years.

Professional and technical services employment increased by 22,000 in November. Within this sector,

architectural and engineering services and management and technical consulting services each added about

6,000 jobs. Over the last 12 months, professional and technical services has added 210,000 jobs.

Health care employment continued to grow in November, increasing by 20,000. Ambulatory health care

services, which includes doctors’ offices and outpatient clinics, added 15,000 jobs. Health care has added

263,000 jobs since November 2004.

Civilian noninstitutional population............... 886 442 443

Civilian labor force .................................. 489 233 256

Participation rate ............................. 55.2 52.7 57.7

Employed............................................ 389 204 185

Employment-population ratio ........... 43.9 46.1 41.6

Unemployed........................................ 100 29 71

Unemployment rate ......................... 20.5 12.5 27.8

Not in labor force.................................... 397 209 188

 Represents persons in the civilian noninstitutional population age 16 and over who resided

in households that were eligible to be selected for the Current Population Survey (CPS). These

data are not representative of the total evacuee population because they do not include children

or people residing in shelters, hotels, places of worship, or other units outside the scope of

the CPS. The total number of evacuees estimated from the CPS may change from month to

month as people move in and out of the scope of the survey and because of sampling variability.

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

Total

Residence in November

Employment status in November 2005 Same as

 in August

Different than

 in August

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Table B. Employment status in November 2005 of persons 16 years and over who

evacuated from their August residence, even temporarily, due to Hurricane Katrina

(Numbers in thousands, not seasonally adjusted)

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5

Within leisure and hospitality, food services—which includes restaurants and drinking places—added

39,000 jobs in November. This followed declines in the previous 2 months that totaled 69,000. For the

12 months ending in August, the industry had gained 283,000 jobs.

Manufacturing employment edged up in November. Job gains occurred in wood products and in

computer and electronic products, while machinery manufacturing employment decreased.

In November, employment in financial activities continued its upward trend, as credit intermediation

added 5,000 jobs. Wholesale trade employment also continued to trend up, with most of the over-themonth gain occurring in the industry’s durable goods component. Retail trade employment was about

unchanged over the month. Within the industry, employment in automobile dealerships declined for the

second consecutive month, falling by 6,000 in November. Building material and garden supply stores

added 6,000 jobs over the month.

Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)

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

0.1 hour to 33.7 hours in November, seasonally adjusted. The manufacturing workweek decreased by

0.2 hour to 40.8 hours, following a 0.3-hour increase in October. Factory overtime was down by 0.1 hour

in November to 4.5 hours. (See table B-2.)

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

payrolls decreased by 0.1 percent in November to 103.2 (2002=100). The manufacturing index was down

by 0.2 percent over the month to 95.0. (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

3 cents in November to $16.32, seasonally adjusted. This followed an increase of 10 cents (as revised) in

October. Average weekly earnings decreased by 0.1 percent over the month to $549.98. Over the year,

both average hourly and weekly earnings increased by 3.2 percent. (See table B-3.)

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The Employment Situation for December 2005 is scheduled to be released on Friday, January 6, 2006,

at 8:30 A.M. (EST). Release dates for the balance of 2006 are as follows:

Feb. 3 May 5 Aug. 4 Nov. 3

March 10 June 2 Sept. 1 Dec. 8

April 7 July 7 Oct. 6

In accordance with usual practice, the release of December data in January will incorporate

annual revisions in seasonally adjusted unemployment and other labor force series from the

household survey. Seasonally adjusted data for the most recent 5 years are subject to revision.

Revision of Seasonally Adjusted Household Survey Data
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

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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

Nov.

2004

Oct.

2005

Nov.

2005

Nov.

2004

July

2005

Aug.

2005

Sept.

2005

Oct.

2005

Nov.

2005

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 224,422 226,959 227,204 224,422 226,153 226,421 226,693 226,959 227,204

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 148,246 150,304 150,239 148,313 149,573 149,841 150,093 150,079 150,176

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

 Employed .............................................................................. 140,581 143,340 142,968 140,293 142,076 142,449 142,432 142,646 142,594

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 62.6 63.2 62.9 62.5 62.8 62.9 62.8 62.9 62.8

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 7,665 6,964 7,271 8,020 7,497 7,391 7,661 7,433 7,582

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 5.2 4.6 4.8 5.4 5.0 4.9 5.1 5.0 5.0

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 76,176 76,655 76,964 76,109 76,580 76,581 76,600 76,880 77,028

 Persons who currently want a job ......................................... 4,755 4,796 4,466 5,087 5,015 4,823 4,937 4,997 4,844

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 108,276 109,616 109,745 108,276 109,190 109,332 109,475 109,616 109,745

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 79,455 80,306 80,296 79,602 80,199 80,409 80,327 80,256 80,372

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

 Employed .............................................................................. 75,232 76,808 76,481 75,188 76,272 76,449 76,236 76,395 76,391

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 69.5 70.1 69.7 69.4 69.9 69.9 69.6 69.7 69.6

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 4,224 3,498 3,816 4,414 3,927 3,960 4,092 3,862 3,981

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 5.3 4.4 4.8 5.5 4.9 4.9 5.1 4.8 5.0

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 28,820 29,310 29,449 28,674 28,991 28,923 29,148 29,360 29,373

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 100,017 101,265 101,383 100,017 100,874 101,004 101,136 101,265 101,383

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 75,857 76,978 76,756 75,866 76,624 76,831 76,790 76,806 76,722

 Participation rate ............................................................... 75.8 76.0 75.7 75.9 76.0 76.1 75.9 75.8 75.7

 Employed .............................................................................. 72,273 73,988 73,593 72,134 73,363 73,527 73,318 73,519 73,443

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 72.3 73.1 72.6 72.1 72.7 72.8 72.5 72.6 72.4

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 3,584 2,990 3,163 3,733 3,261 3,304 3,471 3,287 3,278

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 4.7 3.9 4.1 4.9 4.3 4.3 4.5 4.3 4.3

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 24,160 24,287 24,626 24,151 24,250 24,173 24,346 24,459 24,661

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 116,146 117,343 117,459 116,146 116,963 117,089 117,218 117,343 117,459

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 68,791 69,998 69,943 68,711 69,374 69,431 69,765 69,823 69,804

 Participation rate ............................................................... 59.2 59.7 59.5 59.2 59.3 59.3 59.5 59.5 59.4

 Employed .............................................................................. 65,349 66,532 66,488 65,104 65,804 66,000 66,196 66,251 66,203

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 56.3 56.7 56.6 56.1 56.3 56.4 56.5 56.5 56.4

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 3,441 3,466 3,455 3,606 3,570 3,431 3,569 3,571 3,601

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

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 47,356 47,345 47,516 47,436 47,589 47,658 47,453 47,520 47,655

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 108,129 109,228 109,332 108,129 108,880 108,996 109,114 109,228 109,332

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 65,446 66,480 66,510 65,244 65,768 65,761 66,130 66,191 66,231

 Participation rate ............................................................... 60.5 60.9 60.8 60.3 60.4 60.3 60.6 60.6 60.6

 Employed .............................................................................. 62,492 63,551 63,572 62,145 62,690 62,867 63,077 63,173 63,166

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 57.8 58.2 58.1 57.5 57.6 57.7 57.8 57.8 57.8

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 2,954 2,930 2,938 3,099 3,078 2,894 3,053 3,018 3,064

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

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 42,683 42,748 42,822 42,885 43,113 43,235 42,983 43,037 43,101

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 16,275 16,465 16,489 16,275 16,399 16,421 16,443 16,465 16,489

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 6,943 6,845 6,973 7,202 7,182 7,249 7,173 7,082 7,223

 Participation rate ............................................................... 42.7 41.6 42.3 44.2 43.8 44.1 43.6 43.0 43.8

 Employed .............................................................................. 5,816 5,801 5,803 6,014 6,024 6,055 6,036 5,954 5,984

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 35.7 35.2 35.2 36.9 36.7 36.9 36.7 36.2 36.3

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 1,127 1,045 1,170 1,188 1,158 1,193 1,136 1,128 1,239

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 16.2 15.3 16.8 16.5 16.1 16.5 15.8 15.9 17.2

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 9,333 9,620 9,516 9,074 9,217 9,172 9,271 9,384 9,266

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Employment status, race, sex, and age

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted 1

Nov.

2004

Oct.

2005

Nov.

2005

Nov.

2004

July

2005

Aug.

2005

Sept.

2005

Oct.

2005

Nov.

2005

WHITE 

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 183,340 185,028 185,187 183,340 184,490 184,669 184,851 185,028 185,187

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 121,590 122,900 122,880 121,606 122,383 122,668 122,817 122,797 122,839

 Participation rate ................................................................. 66.3 66.4 66.4 66.3 66.3 66.4 66.4 66.4 66.3

 Employed .............................................................................. 116,247 117,898 117,921 115,966 117,149 117,471 117,317 117,356 117,580

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 63.4 63.7 63.7 63.3 63.5 63.6 63.5 63.4 63.5

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 5,342 5,002 4,959 5,640 5,234 5,197 5,500 5,441 5,259

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 4.4 4.1 4.0 4.6 4.3 4.2 4.5 4.4 4.3

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 61,751 62,128 62,307 61,735 62,107 62,001 62,034 62,231 62,348

Men, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 63,264 64,041 63,896 63,225 63,700 63,894 63,824 63,903 63,834

 Participation rate ................................................................. 76.2 76.4 76.1 76.2 76.2 76.4 76.2 76.2 76.1

 Employed .............................................................................. 60,742 61,871 61,674 60,565 61,353 61,510 61,248 61,457 61,488

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 73.2 73.8 73.5 73.0 73.4 73.5 73.1 73.3 73.3

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 2,522 2,170 2,223 2,660 2,346 2,384 2,576 2,446 2,346

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 4.0 3.4 3.5 4.2 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.8 3.7

Women, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 52,587 53,164 53,238 52,443 52,757 52,762 52,973 52,990 53,056

 Participation rate ................................................................. 59.9 60.1 60.1 59.8 59.8 59.8 59.9 59.9 59.9

 Employed .............................................................................. 50,585 51,090 51,292 50,318 50,674 50,781 50,850 50,836 50,972

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 57.7 57.8 58.0 57.4 57.4 57.5 57.5 57.5 57.6

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 2,002 2,074 1,946 2,125 2,083 1,981 2,123 2,154 2,084

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 3.8 3.9 3.7 4.1 3.9 3.8 4.0 4.1 3.9

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 5,738 5,696 5,746 5,938 5,926 6,012 6,020 5,904 5,949

 Participation rate ................................................................. 45.5 44.8 45.1 47.0 46.7 47.3 47.3 46.4 46.7

 Employed .............................................................................. 4,920 4,937 4,955 5,083 5,121 5,181 5,219 5,063 5,121

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 39.0 38.8 38.9 40.3 40.4 40.8 41.0 39.8 40.2

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 818 758 791 855 805 832 801 841 828

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 14.3 13.3 13.8 14.4 13.6 13.8 13.3 14.2 13.9

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN 

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 26,239 26,663 26,705 26,239 26,526 26,572 26,618 26,663 26,705

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 16,814 17,255 17,197 16,728 17,190 17,154 17,087 17,158 17,124

 Participation rate ................................................................. 64.1 64.7 64.4 63.8 64.8 64.6 64.2 64.4 64.1

 Employed .............................................................................. 15,029 15,742 15,395 14,913 15,561 15,499 15,480 15,591 15,302

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 57.3 59.0 57.6 56.8 58.7 58.3 58.2 58.5 57.3

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 1,784 1,512 1,802 1,814 1,628 1,655 1,607 1,567 1,823

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 10.6 8.8 10.5 10.8 9.5 9.6 9.4 9.1 10.6

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 9,425 9,408 9,509 9,512 9,336 9,417 9,531 9,505 9,581

Men, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 7,544 7,732 7,634 7,485 7,765 7,739 7,680 7,673 7,551

 Participation rate ................................................................. 71.6 72.1 71.1 71.0 72.8 72.4 71.8 71.6 70.3

 Employed .............................................................................. 6,757 7,107 6,910 6,697 7,116 7,077 7,017 7,022 6,846

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 64.1 66.3 64.3 63.5 66.7 66.2 65.6 65.5 63.7

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 788 625 724 788 650 662 664 650 705

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 10.4 8.1 9.5 10.5 8.4 8.6 8.6 8.5 9.3

Women, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 8,471 8,779 8,735 8,438 8,609 8,604 8,674 8,728 8,732

 Participation rate ................................................................. 63.9 65.3 64.9 63.6 64.3 64.2 64.6 64.9 64.9

 Employed .............................................................................. 7,719 8,123 7,960 7,675 7,900 7,902 7,970 8,060 7,941

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 58.2 60.4 59.2 57.9 59.0 59.0 59.4 60.0 59.0

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 752 655 775 763 709 702 704 668 791

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 8.9 7.5 8.9 9.0 8.2 8.2 8.1 7.6 9.1

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 799 744 827 804 816 810 732 757 841

 Participation rate ................................................................. 32.7 29.7 32.9 33.0 32.9 32.6 29.4 30.3 33.5

 Employed .............................................................................. 554 512 524 542 545 521 493 508 515

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 22.7 20.5 20.9 22.2 22.0 20.9 19.8 20.3 20.5

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 244 232 303 263 270 290 239 249 326

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 30.6 31.1 36.6 32.7 33.1 35.8 32.6 32.9 38.8

ASIAN 

Civilian noninstutional population ............................................. 9,655 9,931 10,044 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 6,416 6,591 6,642 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ................................................................. 66.5 66.4 66.1 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .............................................................................. 6,149 6,387 6,403 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 63.7 64.3 63.7 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 267 203 239 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 4.2 3.1 3.6 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 3,239 3,340 3,403 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

Nov.

2004

Oct.

2005

Nov.

2005

Nov.

2004

July

2005

Aug.

2005

Sept.

2005

Oct.

2005

Nov.

2005

HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 28,520 29,456 29,552 28,520 29,168 29,264 29,361 29,456 29,552

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 19,548 20,101 20,274 19,552 19,794 19,914 19,941 20,026 20,208

 Participation rate ................................................................. 68.5 68.2 68.6 68.6 67.9 68.0 67.9 68.0 68.4

 Employed .............................................................................. 18,258 18,978 19,052 18,238 18,698 18,761 18,644 18,856 18,987

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 64.0 64.4 64.5 63.9 64.1 64.1 63.5 64.0 64.2

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 1,290 1,122 1,222 1,313 1,096 1,153 1,297 1,170 1,221

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 6.6 5.6 6.0 6.7 5.5 5.8 6.5 5.8 6.0

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 8,972 9,355 9,278 8,968 9,374 9,350 9,420 9,431 9,344

Men, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 11,271 11,597 11,626 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ................................................................. 84.8 84.4 84.3 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .............................................................................. 10,654 11,088 11,072 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 80.2 80.7 80.3 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 617 509 554 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 5.5 4.4 4.8 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

Women, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 7,264 7,478 7,585 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ................................................................. 57.7 57.5 58.2 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .............................................................................. 6,765 7,048 7,096 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 53.7 54.2 54.4 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 498 430 489 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 6.9 5.7 6.4 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 1,013 1,027 1,063 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ................................................................. 38.4 37.8 39.0 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .............................................................................. 839 843 883 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 31.8 31.0 32.4 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 174 184 180 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 17.2 17.9 16.9 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

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

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

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

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

survey.

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

Nov.

2004

Oct.

2005

Nov.

2005

Nov.

2004

July

2005

Aug.

2005

Sept.

2005

Oct.

2005

Nov.

2005

Less than a high school diploma

Civilian labor force .................................................................... 12,725 12,340 12,595 12,722 13,156 12,883 12,770 12,519 12,547

 Participation rate ................................................................... 45.3 44.8 45.7 45.3 47.5 46.1 45.3 45.4 45.5

 Employed ................................................................................ 11,714 11,527 11,678 11,703 12,154 11,903 11,728 11,628 11,623

 Employment-population ratio ................................................ 41.7 41.8 42.3 41.6 43.8 42.6 41.6 42.2 42.1

 Unemployed ........................................................................... 1,012 813 917 1,019 1,002 980 1,042 890 924

 Unemployment rate .............................................................. 8.0 6.6 7.3 8.0 7.6 7.6 8.2 7.1 7.4

High school graduates, no college 1

Civilian labor force .................................................................... 37,809 38,537 38,542 37,630 37,959 38,104 38,325 38,480 38,399

 Participation rate ................................................................... 63.4 64.0 63.6 63.1 63.6 63.4 63.9 63.9 63.4

 Employed ................................................................................ 36,034 36,875 36,770 35,788 36,120 36,327 36,399 36,631 36,564

 Employment-population ratio ................................................ 60.4 61.2 60.7 60.0 60.5 60.5 60.6 60.8 60.4

 Unemployed ........................................................................... 1,776 1,661 1,771 1,842 1,839 1,777 1,926 1,849 1,835

 Unemployment rate .............................................................. 4.7 4.3 4.6 4.9 4.8 4.7 5.0 4.8 4.8

Some college or associate degree

Civilian labor force .................................................................... 34,509 35,456 35,326 34,549 34,851 35,008 35,126 35,310 35,403

 Participation rate ................................................................... 72.3 72.6 72.1 72.4 71.2 72.0 72.3 72.3 72.3

 Employed ................................................................................ 33,062 34,172 33,999 33,051 33,547 33,754 33,859 33,959 34,056

 Employment-population ratio ................................................ 69.3 70.0 69.4 69.3 68.5 69.4 69.7 69.5 69.5

 Unemployed ........................................................................... 1,447 1,284 1,326 1,498 1,304 1,254 1,267 1,351 1,348

 Unemployment rate .............................................................. 4.2 3.6 3.8 4.3 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.8 3.8

Bachelor’s degree and higher 2

Civilian labor force .................................................................... 41,139 41,893 41,659 41,131 41,297 41,431 41,569 41,629 41,526

 Participation rate ................................................................... 78.5 78.2 78.2 78.5 77.8 78.1 78.1 77.7 77.9

 Employed ................................................................................ 40,156 40,972 40,771 40,090 40,309 40,579 40,592 40,676 40,588

 Employment-population ratio ................................................ 76.6 76.5 76.5 76.5 75.9 76.5 76.3 76.0 76.2

 Unemployed ........................................................................... 982 921 888 1,041 987 852 978 953 938

 Unemployment rate .............................................................. 2.4 2.2 2.1 2.5 2.4 2.1 2.4 2.3 2.3

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

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

household survey.
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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

Nov.

2004

Oct.

2005

Nov.

2005

Nov.

2004

July

2005

Aug.

2005

Sept.

2005

Oct.

2005

Nov.

2005

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries ............................................. 2,147 2,239 2,117 2,212 2,334 2,178 2,142 2,122 2,156

 Wage and salary workers ....................................................... 1,173 1,227 1,164 1,204 1,311 1,216 1,117 1,147 1,184

 Self-employed workers ........................................................... 947 973 923 952 987 926 981 937 929

 Unpaid family workers ............................................................ 27 38 30 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Nonagricultural industries ......................................................... 138,434 141,101 140,851 138,068 139,668 140,345 140,461 140,629 140,413

 Wage and salary workers ....................................................... 128,699 131,469 131,366 128,431 130,056 131,021 130,994 131,180 130,983

 Government .......................................................................... 20,428 20,475 20,321 20,309 20,492 20,469 20,251 20,354 20,236

 Private industries .................................................................. 108,271 110,994 111,045 108,120 109,651 110,605 110,728 110,815 110,757

 Private households ............................................................. 779 813 750 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

 Other industries .................................................................. 107,493 110,182 110,295 107,360 108,834 109,705 109,887 109,995 110,009

 Self-employed workers ........................................................... 9,668 9,549 9,376 9,505 9,514 9,269 9,355 9,360 9,265

 Unpaid family workers ............................................................ 66 84 109 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME 2

All industries:

 Part time for economic reasons .............................................. 4,398 3,915 4,067 4,533 4,427 4,493 4,591 4,261 4,180

 Slack work or business conditions ........................................ 2,716 2,459 2,570 2,761 2,723 2,768 2,882 2,666 2,607

 Could only find part-time work .............................................. 1,381 1,236 1,198 1,420 1,368 1,426 1,383 1,318 1,248

 Part time for noneconomic reasons ........................................ 20,620 20,559 20,792 19,499 19,528 19,516 19,579 19,706 19,622

Nonagricultural industries:

 Part time for economic reasons .............................................. 4,255 3,837 3,977 4,404 4,369 4,457 4,522 4,178 4,109

 Slack work or business conditions ........................................ 2,616 2,400 2,518 2,685 2,673 2,747 2,832 2,614 2,578

 Could only find part-time work .............................................. 1,365 1,225 1,191 1,396 1,369 1,420 1,366 1,296 1,232

 Part time for noneconomic reasons ........................................ 20,259 20,130 20,423 19,141 19,084 19,141 19,188 19,259 19,238

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

Nov.

2004

Oct.

2005

Nov.

2005

Nov.

2004

July

2005

Aug.

2005

Sept.

2005

Oct.

2005

Nov.

2005

Total, 16 years and over ........................................................... 140,581 143,340 142,968 140,293 142,076 142,449 142,432 142,646 142,594

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 5,816 5,801 5,803 6,014 6,024 6,055 6,036 5,954 5,984

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 2,188 2,231 2,231 2,240 2,241 2,292 2,285 2,286 2,277

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 3,628 3,570 3,572 3,739 3,769 3,789 3,752 3,669 3,671

 20 years and over ................................................................... 134,765 137,539 137,165 134,279 136,052 136,394 136,395 136,692 136,610

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 13,799 13,993 13,947 13,818 13,904 13,775 13,842 13,949 13,944

 25 years and over ................................................................. 120,966 123,546 123,218 120,455 122,120 122,682 122,545 122,695 122,712

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 98,279 99,400 99,214 97,885 98,530 98,958 98,817 98,822 98,844

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 30,675 31,088 31,144 30,495 30,606 30,709 30,671 30,844 30,931

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 34,840 34,754 34,614 34,739 34,707 34,701 34,822 34,608 34,508

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 32,763 33,558 33,457 32,651 33,217 33,548 33,324 33,369 33,405

 55 years and over ............................................................... 22,687 24,146 24,004 22,571 23,590 23,725 23,728 23,874 23,868

Men, 16 years and over ............................................................ 75,232 76,808 76,481 75,188 76,272 76,449 76,236 76,395 76,391

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 2,958 2,819 2,887 3,055 2,910 2,923 2,918 2,875 2,948

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 1,089 1,025 1,056 1,117 1,014 1,064 1,048 1,037 1,056

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 1,869 1,794 1,831 1,914 1,895 1,882 1,863 1,834 1,862

 20 years and over ................................................................... 72,273 73,988 73,593 72,134 73,363 73,527 73,318 73,519 73,443

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 7,249 7,323 7,305 7,295 7,414 7,303 7,246 7,305 7,326

 25 years and over ................................................................. 65,024 66,665 66,288 64,823 65,920 66,282 66,043 66,207 66,146

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 52,830 53,741 53,527 52,695 53,198 53,530 53,329 53,438 53,433

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 16,945 17,255 17,203 16,851 16,988 17,119 17,025 17,108 17,106

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 18,839 18,901 18,783 18,799 18,825 18,784 18,816 18,809 18,748

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 17,046 17,585 17,541 17,045 17,385 17,627 17,489 17,522 17,579

 55 years and over ............................................................... 12,194 12,925 12,762 12,128 12,722 12,753 12,714 12,769 12,713

Women, 16 years and over ...................................................... 65,349 66,532 66,488 65,104 65,804 66,000 66,196 66,251 66,203

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 2,858 2,982 2,916 2,959 3,114 3,133 3,119 3,078 3,036

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 1,099 1,206 1,175 1,123 1,227 1,227 1,236 1,249 1,221

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 1,759 1,776 1,741 1,826 1,873 1,908 1,889 1,835 1,809

 20 years and over ................................................................... 62,492 63,551 63,572 62,145 62,690 62,867 63,077 63,173 63,166

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 6,550 6,670 6,642 6,523 6,491 6,472 6,596 6,644 6,618

 25 years and over ................................................................. 55,942 56,881 56,930 55,633 56,200 56,400 56,502 56,488 56,566

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 45,449 45,659 45,688 45,190 45,333 45,428 45,488 45,384 45,411

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 13,730 13,833 13,941 13,644 13,618 13,591 13,646 13,737 13,824

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 16,001 15,853 15,831 15,940 15,882 15,917 16,006 15,800 15,761

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 15,718 15,973 15,916 15,606 15,832 15,920 15,836 15,847 15,826

 55 years and over ............................................................... 10,493 11,221 11,243 10,443 10,867 10,972 11,014 11,105 11,154

Married men, spouse present ................................................... 45,631 45,977 45,635 45,462 45,486 45,700 45,438 45,675 45,469

Married women, spouse present .............................................. 35,319 35,385 35,331 34,961 34,965 34,997 34,946 34,858 34,864

Women who maintain families .................................................. 8,710 8,875 9,033 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Full-time workers 2 ................................................................... 115,000 118,025 117,459 115,415 117,332 117,637 117,375 117,737 117,815

Part-time workers 3 ................................................................... 25,581 25,315 25,509 24,940 24,749 24,873 25,014 24,927 24,844

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

Nov.

2004

Oct.

2005

Nov.

2005

Nov.

2004

July

2005

Aug.

2005

Sept.

2005

Oct.

2005

Nov.

2005

Total, 16 years and over ........................................................... 8,020 7,433 7,582 5.4 5.0 4.9 5.1 5.0 5.0

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 1,188 1,128 1,239 16.5 16.1 16.5 15.8 15.9 17.2

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 603 524 605 21.2 18.7 18.6 18.8 18.7 21.0

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 585 612 616 13.5 14.4 15.1 13.9 14.3 14.4

 20 years and over ................................................................... 6,832 6,305 6,343 4.8 4.5 4.3 4.6 4.4 4.4

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 1,398 1,300 1,272 9.2 8.3 8.9 8.7 8.5 8.4

 25 years and over ................................................................. 5,409 5,021 5,052 4.3 4.0 3.8 4.1 3.9 4.0

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 4,545 4,215 4,266 4.4 4.2 4.0 4.2 4.1 4.1

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 1,811 1,570 1,638 5.6 5.2 5.0 5.4 4.8 5.0

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 1,457 1,397 1,410 4.0 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.9 3.9

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 1,276 1,248 1,218 3.8 3.6 3.3 3.5 3.6 3.5

 55 years and over ............................................................... 869 799 773 3.7 3.5 3.2 3.6 3.2 3.1

Men, 16 years and over ............................................................ 4,414 3,862 3,981 5.5 4.9 4.9 5.1 4.8 5.0

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 681 575 702 18.2 18.6 18.3 17.5 16.7 19.2

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 334 230 319 23.0 23.2 21.6 21.4 18.2 23.2

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 333 342 355 14.8 15.5 16.4 15.2 15.7 16.0

 20 years and over ................................................................... 3,733 3,287 3,278 4.9 4.3 4.3 4.5 4.3 4.3

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 791 763 737 9.8 8.7 10.1 9.9 9.5 9.1

 25 years and over ................................................................. 2,919 2,518 2,521 4.3 3.7 3.6 3.9 3.7 3.7

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 2,449 2,102 2,114 4.4 3.9 3.8 4.0 3.8 3.8

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 960 794 803 5.4 4.6 4.4 5.1 4.4 4.5

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 804 672 705 4.1 3.4 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.6

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 686 635 606 3.9 3.7 3.3 3.5 3.5 3.3

 55 years and over ............................................................... 470 416 407 3.7 3.2 3.1 3.3 3.2 3.1

Women, 16 years and over ...................................................... 3,606 3,571 3,601 5.2 5.1 4.9 5.1 5.1 5.2

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 507 553 537 14.6 13.6 14.6 14.2 15.2 15.0

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 269 294 286 19.3 14.5 15.8 16.4 19.1 19.0

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 252 270 261 12.1 13.2 13.9 12.6 12.8 12.6

 20 years and over ................................................................... 3,099 3,018 3,064 4.7 4.7 4.4 4.6 4.6 4.6

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 607 537 536 8.5 7.7 7.5 7.4 7.5 7.5

 25 years and over ................................................................. 2,490 2,504 2,532 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.2 4.3

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 2,096 2,113 2,152 4.4 4.5 4.2 4.4 4.4 4.5

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 851 776 835 5.9 5.9 5.6 5.8 5.3 5.7

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 654 725 705 3.9 4.2 3.9 3.9 4.4 4.3

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 590 612 612 3.6 3.6 3.2 3.5 3.7 3.7

 55 years and over 2 ............................................................ 390 357 357 3.6 4.1 3.8 3.9 3.1 3.1

Married men, spouse present ................................................... 1,432 1,226 1,204 3.1 2.6 2.9 2.8 2.6 2.6

Married women, spouse present .............................................. 1,236 1,185 1,207 3.4 3.4 3.2 3.4 3.3 3.3

Women who maintain families 2 ............................................... 722 701 700 7.7 8.8 7.2 7.6 7.3 7.2

Full-time workers 3 ................................................................... 6,570 6,042 6,040 5.4 4.9 4.9 5.1 4.9 4.9

Part-time workers 4 ................................................................... 1,432 1,405 1,490 5.4 5.5 5.1 5.3 5.3 5.7

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

Nov.

2004

Oct.

2005

Nov.

2005

Nov.

2004

July

2005

Aug.

2005

Sept.

2005

Oct.

2005

Nov.

2005

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs .......... 3,898 3,162 3,329 4,066 3,633 3,490 3,724 3,523 3,454

 On temporary layoff ................................................................ 797 637 744 941 959 880 982 947 893

 Not on temporary layoff .......................................................... 3,101 2,525 2,585 3,124 2,674 2,610 2,742 2,576 2,561

 Permanent job losers ............................................................ 2,296 1,824 1,894 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

 Persons who completed temporary jobs .............................. 806 701 691 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Job leavers ............................................................................... 847 916 889 880 826 839 876 893 907

Reentrants ................................................................................ 2,265 2,292 2,423 2,388 2,394 2,451 2,422 2,356 2,523

New entrants ............................................................................ 655 594 630 723 628 632 623 652 683

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 ......... 50.9 45.4 45.8 50.5 48.6 47.1 48.7 47.5 45.6

 On temporary layoff ............................................................... 10.4 9.1 10.2 11.7 12.8 11.9 12.8 12.8 11.8

 Not on temporary layoff ......................................................... 40.5 36.3 35.6 38.8 35.7 35.2 35.9 34.7 33.8

 Job leavers .............................................................................. 11.0 13.2 12.2 10.9 11.0 11.3 11.5 12.0 12.0

 Reentrants ............................................................................... 29.5 32.9 33.3 29.6 32.0 33.1 31.7 31.7 33.3

 New entrants ........................................................................... 8.6 8.5 8.7 9.0 8.4 8.5 8.1 8.8 9.0

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE

 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs ......... 2.6 2.1 2.2 2.7 2.4 2.3 2.5 2.3 2.3

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

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

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

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

Nov.

2004

Oct.

2005

Nov.

2005

Nov.

2004

July

2005

Aug.

2005

Sept.

2005

Oct.

2005

Nov.

2005

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Less than 5 weeks .................................................................... 2,467 2,578 2,617 2,611 2,571 2,542 2,735 2,695 2,773

5 to 14 weeks ........................................................................... 2,353 2,040 2,263 2,361 2,430 2,272 2,285 2,265 2,276

15 weeks and over ................................................................... 2,844 2,346 2,391 3,012 2,437 2,686 2,611 2,496 2,509

 15 to 26 weeks ...................................................................... 1,173 960 1,041 1,294 1,047 1,243 1,131 1,045 1,118

 27 weeks and over ................................................................ 1,671 1,386 1,350 1,718 1,389 1,444 1,480 1,452 1,391

Average (mean) duration, in weeks .......................................... 20.0 18.3 17.8 19.8 17.6 18.9 18.3 18.1 17.7

Median duration, in weeks ........................................................ 9.7 8.5 8.5 9.8 9.0 9.4 8.6 8.6 8.5

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 .................................................................. 32.2 37.0 36.0 32.7 34.6 33.9 35.8 36.1 36.7

 5 to 14 weeks ......................................................................... 30.7 29.3 31.1 29.6 32.7 30.3 29.9 30.4 30.1

 15 weeks and over ................................................................. 37.1 33.7 32.9 37.7 32.8 35.8 34.2 33.5 33.2

 15 to 26 weeks ..................................................................... 15.3 13.8 14.3 16.2 14.1 16.6 14.8 14.0 14.8

 27 weeks and over ............................................................... 21.8 19.9 18.6 21.5 18.7 19.2 19.4 19.5 18.4

 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

Nov.

2004

Nov.

2005

Nov.

2004

Nov.

2005

Nov.

2004

Nov.

2005

 Total, 16 years and over 1 .......................................................................... 140,581 142,968 7,665 7,271 5.2 4.8

Management, professional, and related occupations ............................... 49,089 49,964 1,208 1,067 2.4 2.1

 Management, business, and financial operations occupations ............ 20,312 20,991 572 453 2.7 2.1

 Professional and related occupations ........................................................ 28,776 28,973 636 614 2.2 2.1

Service occupations .......................................................................................... 22,959 23,151 1,617 1,667 6.6 6.7

Sales and office occupations .......................................................................... 35,658 36,188 1,746 1,720 4.7 4.5

 Sales and related occupations ..................................................................... 16,119 16,480 812 815 4.8 4.7

 Office and administrative support occupations ........................................ 19,539 19,708 934 905 4.6 4.4

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations ........... 15,005 15,652 1,100 939 6.8 5.7

 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ............................................... 976 952 152 124 13.5 11.5

 Construction and extraction occupations ................................................... 8,895 9,501 726 613 7.5 6.1

 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .................................. 5,134 5,199 222 203 4.1 3.7

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations ................ 17,871 18,013 1,287 1,202 6.7 6.3

 Production occupations .................................................................................. 9,279 9,392 672 683 6.8 6.8

 Transportation and material moving occupations .................................... 8,592 8,621 614 519 6.7 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

Nov.

2004

Nov.

2005

Nov.

2004

Nov.

2005

 Total, 16 years and over 1 ....................................................................... 7,665 7,271 5.2 4.8

Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers ...................................... 6,012 5,711 5.3 4.9

 Mining ................................................................................................................. 20 18 3.3 2.9

 Construction ...................................................................................................... 695 564 7.4 5.7

 Manufacturing ................................................................................................... 905 823 5.4 4.9

 Durable goods ................................................................................................ 557 493 5.2 4.6

 Nondurable goods ......................................................................................... 348 330 5.7 5.5

 Wholesale and retail trade ............................................................................ 1,045 1,013 5.0 4.7

 Transportation and utilities ............................................................................ 217 199 4.0 3.5

 Information ........................................................................................................ 187 172 5.6 5.1

 Financial activities ........................................................................................... 290 268 3.1 2.8

 Professional and business services ............................................................ 872 711 6.8 5.5

 Education and health services ..................................................................... 570 677 3.2 3.6

 Leisure and hospitality ................................................................................... 916 966 7.9 8.1

 Other services .................................................................................................. 294 300 4.8 4.9

Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers ........................ 131 118 10.5 9.6

Government workers ......................................................................................... 514 494 2.4 2.4

Self employed and unpaid family workers ................................................... 353 319 3.2 3.0

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

Nov.

2004

Oct.

2005

Nov.

2005

Nov.

2004

July

2005

Aug.

2005

Sept.

2005

Oct.

2005

Nov.

2005

U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of the civilian labor force .............. 1.9 1.6 1.6 2.0 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.7

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

force ...................................................................................................................................... 2.6 2.1 2.2 2.7 2.4 2.3 2.5 2.3 2.3

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

rate) ...................................................................................................................................... 5.2 4.6 4.8 5.4 5.0 4.9 5.1 5.0 5.0

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

discouraged workers ............................................................................................................ 5.4 4.9 5.1 5.7 5.3 5.2 5.3 5.2 5.3

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

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

 attached workers ................................................................................................................. 6.1 5.5 5.7 6.4 6.0 5.9 6.0 5.8 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 ........................................................................................... 9.1 8.1 8.4 9.4 8.9 8.9 9.0 8.7 8.7

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

household survey.

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Category

Total Men Women

Nov.

2004

Nov.

2005

Nov.

2004

Nov.

2005

Nov.

2004

Nov.

2005

NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE

Total not in the labor force ............................................................................ 76,176 76,964 28,820 29,449 47,356 47,516

 Persons who currently want a job ............................................................... 4,755 4,466 2,140 1,963 2,615 2,503

Searched for work and available to work now 1 ..................................... 1,517 1,415 804 724 714 691

 Reason not currently looking:

 Discouragement over job prospects 2 ......................................... 392 404 237 217 155 186

 Reasons other than discouragement 3 ........................................ 1,125 1,011 566 507 559 504

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders 4 ............................................................................ 7,648 7,586 4,011 3,854 3,637 3,732

 Percent of total employed ......................................................................... 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.6 5.6

 Primary job full time, secondary job part time ........................................... 4,095 4,059 2,336 2,220 1,759 1,839

 Primary and secondary jobs both part time .............................................. 1,706 1,687 586 549 1,120 1,137

 Primary and secondary jobs both full time ................................................ 282 278 184 199 98 79

 Hours vary on primary or secondary job ................................................... 1,531 1,523 887 865 644 659

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

Nov.

2004

Sept.

2005

Oct.

2005p

Nov.

2005p

Nov.

2004

July

2005

Aug.

2005

Sept.

2005

Oct.

2005p

Nov.

2005p

Change

from:

Oct. 2005-

Nov. 2005p

Total nonfarm ............................. 133,406 134,335 135,025 135,361 132,294 133,865 134,013 134,030 134,074 134,289 215

Total private ........................................ 111,239 112,641 112,852 113,042 110,588 112,048 112,164 112,174 112,223 112,417 194

Goods-producing ............................................ 22,147 22,435 22,472 22,418 21,996 22,134 22,159 22,164 22,218 22,268 50

Natural resources and mining .................................. 604 647 649 646 599 629 632 636 640 642 2

Logging ........................................................... 69.2 67.9 66.9 64.5 66.9 65.3 64.9 64.2 63.4 62.8 -.6

Mining .................................................................... 535.1 578.8 582.0 581.3 532.5 563.4 566.7 571.4 576.2 579.2 3.0

Oil and gas extraction ........................................ 123.6 126.8 127.6 127.7 124.4 126.4 126.5 127.0 128.0 128.2 .2

Mining, except oil and gas1................................. 212.9 224.9 225.9 223.9 210.7 219.9 220.3 220.2 222.1 222.2 .1

Coal mining ...................................................... 73.9 79.0 79.2 79.5 73.7 77.8 77.6 78.5 79.0 79.2 .2

Support activities for mining .............................. 198.6 227.1 228.5 229.7 197.4 217.1 219.9 224.2 226.1 228.8 2.7

Construction ............................................................. 7,181 7,503 7,534 7,472 7,060 7,235 7,267 7,284 7,319 7,356 37

Construction of buildings ................................... 1,686.9 1,735.4 1,744.7 1,736.7 1,668.3 1,699.2 1,705.4 1,704.5 1,712.2 1,718.7 6.5

Residential building ......................................... 927.6 963.6 963.4 963.6 918.4 946.8 947.3 949.1 950.6 955.7 5.1

Nonresidential building .................................... 759.3 771.8 781.3 773.1 749.9 752.4 758.1 755.4 761.6 763.0 1.4

Heavy and civil engineering construction ........ 935.1 1,006.2 1,006.3 988.9 906.4 938.2 939.0 947.0 947.9 961.5 13.6

Specialty trade contractors ............................... 4,559.3 4,761.4 4,782.7 4,746.6 4,484.8 4,597.8 4,622.5 4,632.3 4,658.8 4,675.7 16.9

Residential specialty trade contractors ........... 2,159.7 2,284.9 2,304.0 2,282.4 2,121.5 2,189.9 2,206.0 2,219.9 2,241.1 2,247.0 5.9

Nonresidential specialty trade contractors ..... 2,401.9 2,476.4 2,478.6 2,464.0 2,363.3 2,407.9 2,416.5 2,412.4 2,417.7 2,428.7 11.0

Manufacturing ........................................................... 14,362 14,285 14,289 14,300 14,337 14,270 14,260 14,244 14,259 14,270 11

Production workers ....................................... 10,131 10,133 10,149 10,178 10,104 10,081 10,086 10,089 10,113 10,141 28

Durable goods ....................................................... 8,967 8,938 8,961 8,982 8,954 8,940 8,945 8,934 8,957 8,966 9

Production workers ....................................... 6,179 6,223 6,258 6,292 6,166 6,197 6,215 6,216 6,249 6,273 24

Wood products ................................................... 554.3 554.7 551.0 554.1 553.3 549.5 549.7 549.8 547.8 552.3 4.5

Nonmetallic mineral products ............................ 512.4 509.2 507.1 507.7 507.9 499.4 499.8 499.5 499.8 502.1 2.3

Primary metals .................................................... 465.0 467.2 467.3 468.0 465.8 465.4 465.3 467.0 468.1 468.6 .5

Fabricated metal products ................................. 1,512.4 1,522.6 1,526.6 1,528.6 1,510.9 1,523.6 1,523.2 1,523.8 1,524.2 1,526.5 2.3

Machinery ........................................................... 1,147.1 1,155.6 1,165.0 1,161.0 1,147.4 1,160.5 1,159.5 1,160.3 1,168.0 1,161.1 -6.9

1 Computer and electronic products .................... 1,326.2 1,332.2 1,333.2 1,340.7 1,327.1 1,333.9 1,334.2 1,334.9 1,336.1 1,341.9 5.8

Computer and peripheral equipment ............. 208.9 214.7 213.5 216.0 209.3 214.7 214.7 214.8 214.9 216.5 1.6

Communications equipment ........................... 152.1 154.0 155.2 155.6 152.7 154.4 153.5 154.6 154.9 155.9 1.0

Semiconductors and electronic components . 451.8 447.8 446.4 448.6 451.9 447.1 447.7 448.1 447.6 449.2 1.6

Electronic instruments ..................................... 435.3 440.2 442.1 444.4 435.6 440.4 441.1 441.6 443.1 444.5 1.4

Electrical equipment and appliances ................ 446.7 436.5 435.5 438.4 447.4 439.4 439.1 437.8 437.7 438.6 .9

1 Transportation equipment .................................. 1,774.4 1,748.1 1,763.6 1,769.0 1,767.2 1,752.5 1,760.3 1,746.9 1,764.1 1,764.0 -.1

Motor vehicles and parts 2................................. 1,108.4 1,088.3 1,080.3 1,082.3 1,104.1 1,066.7 1,076.0 1,087.0 1,079.8 1,078.3 -1.5

Furniture and related products .......................... 571.4 558.2 557.3 556.6 572.2 558.5 559.1 558.8 557.8 556.4 -1.4

Miscellaneous manufacturing ............................ 657.3 653.6 654.3 657.6 654.7 657.3 654.9 654.9 653.5 654.9 1.4

Nondurable goods ................................................. 5,395 5,347 5,328 5,318 5,383 5,330 5,315 5,310 5,302 5,304 2

Production workers ....................................... 3,952 3,910 3,891 3,886 3,938 3,884 3,871 3,873 3,864 3,868 4

Food manufacturing ........................................... 1,505.3 1,502.5 1,497.6 1,493.0 1,493.6 1,486.8 1,482.5 1,478.0 1,475.9 1,481.9 6.0

Beverages and tobacco products ...................... 196.3 194.6 194.2 192.2 195.1 190.6 189.8 190.1 191.1 190.8 -.3

Textile mills ......................................................... 234.5 220.6 218.0 216.0 235.0 223.0 221.1 219.4 217.8 216.1 -1.7

Textile product mills ........................................... 177.0 177.6 179.9 182.4 178.4 177.9 178.2 179.9 181.1 182.4 1.3

Apparel ................................................................ 273.1 256.7 250.5 248.8 273.4 258.6 255.0 253.2 249.8 248.6 -1.2

Leather and allied products ............................... 43.3 43.4 43.3 43.1 43.4 43.5 43.4 43.3 43.3 43.0 -.3

Paper and paper products ................................. 499.9 493.2 490.6 490.6 498.1 495.9 494.7 492.3 490.3 489.9 -.4

Printing and related support activities ............... 662.1 656.2 653.7 654.0 661.3 653.9 652.2 654.0 652.9 652.6 -.3

Petroleum and coal products ............................. 113.7 118.3 117.7 115.8 113.6 116.9 117.2 116.5 116.6 116.0 -.6

Chemicals ........................................................... 881.0 879.8 877.8 876.7 882.4 879.9 877.6 880.5 879.6 878.5 -1.1

Plastics and rubber products ............................. 809.1 804.4 804.5 805.3 808.6 803.2 802.9 802.9 803.2 804.1 .9

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

Nov.

2004

Sept.

2005

Oct.

2005p

Nov.

2005p

Nov.

2004

July

2005

Aug.

2005

Sept.

2005

Oct.

2005p

Nov.

2005p

Change

from:

Oct. 2005-

Nov. 2005p

Service-providing .............................................. 111,259 111,900 112,553 112,943 110,298 111,731 111,854 111,866 111,856 112,021 165

Private service-providing ............................... 89,092 90,206 90,380 90,624 88,592 89,914 90,005 90,010 90,005 90,149 144

Trade, transportation, and utilities ........................... 26,056 25,833 25,965 26,336 25,621 25,922 25,910 25,870 25,880 25,909 29

Wholesale trade .................................................... 5,689.1 5,742.3 5,748.5 5,760.4 5,680.0 5,729.8 5,733.9 5,738.2 5,740.4 5,752.4 12.0

Durable goods .................................................... 2,961.4 2,990.3 2,997.1 3,008.4 2,960.4 2,989.3 2,990.8 2,994.6 2,997.4 3,007.3 9.9

Nondurable goods .............................................. 2,018.8 2,020.1 2,018.7 2,018.6 2,012.6 2,014.7 2,013.1 2,012.7 2,011.9 2,013.3 1.4

Electronic markets and agents and brokers ..... 708.9 731.9 732.7 733.4 707.0 725.8 730.0 730.9 731.1 731.8 .7

Retail trade ............................................................ 15,472.0 15,106.3 15,223.4 15,579.4 15,081.4 15,249.2 15,230.7 15,183.1 15,185.8 15,194.3 8.5

Motor vehicle and parts dealers1........................ 1,903.4 1,935.0 1,925.2 1,912.2 1,901.2 1,923.5 1,923.9 1,923.2 1,916.9 1,911.0 -5.9

Automobile dealers ......................................... 1,248.6 1,263.5 1,253.9 1,243.5 1,247.6 1,257.3 1,255.7 1,256.8 1,249.5 1,243.2 -6.3

Furniture and home furnishings stores ............. 579.8 564.6 574.1 590.0 565.6 568.4 567.6 570.9 571.7 573.0 1.3

Electronics and appliance stores ....................... 539.4 527.8 537.9 557.1 520.3 529.2 532.3 534.0 535.0 536.1 1.1

Building material and garden supply stores ...... 1,230.8 1,264.9 1,266.6 1,269.1 1,240.4 1,276.9 1,275.1 1,269.5 1,274.6 1,280.6 6.0

Food and beverage stores ................................. 2,853.0 2,811.0 2,829.4 2,853.4 2,822.7 2,842.5 2,828.5 2,819.3 2,827.2 2,826.8 -.4

Health and personal care stores ....................... 951.4 950.9 961.7 969.9 944.5 956.1 962.4 955.5 961.7 962.5 .8

Gasoline stations ................................................ 872.4 881.9 879.7 876.9 873.7 880.0 880.5 878.1 878.9 878.1 -.8

Clothing and clothing accessories stores ......... 1,437.5 1,389.7 1,403.7 1,459.5 1,377.9 1,426.3 1,420.6 1,404.3 1,406.6 1,400.7 -5.9

Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music

 stores................................................................ 673.9 626.5 634.6 670.9 639.0 637.2 636.7 626.5 631.7 635.8 4.1

1 General merchandise stores ............................. 3,046.4 2,810.5 2,855.0 3,038.1 2,854.9 2,867.1 2,862.0 2,857.3 2,841.0 2,849.8 8.8

Department stores .......................................... 1,768.7 1,594.9 1,626.1 1,767.3 1,619.1 1,637.1 1,635.1 1,629.9 1,612.4 1,619.5 7.1

Miscellaneous store retailers ............................. 935.1 918.0 921.0 929.6 917.4 922.2 920.0 918.8 915.8 914.3 -1.5

Nonstore retailers ............................................... 448.9 425.5 434.5 452.7 423.8 419.8 421.1 425.7 424.7 425.6 .9

Transportation and warehousing .......................... 4,325.9 4,408.0 4,416.3 4,419.1 4,289.6 4,367.6 4,368.6 4,371.9 4,376.1 4,384.2 8.1

Air transportation ................................................ 513.8 498.3 496.0 493.9 514.6 505.1 503.9 496.8 495.2 493.7 -1.5

Rail transportation .............................................. 225.4 224.3 223.8 223.6 224.6 223.9 223.1 223.2 223.1 222.9 -.2

Water transportation ........................................... 56.2 64.8 63.8 63.6 57.8 62.3 62.8 63.9 64.2 65.4 1.2

Truck transportation ........................................... 1,367.2 1,415.3 1,418.1 1,417.6 1,358.9 1,395.5 1,392.4 1,397.0 1,402.8 1,409.5 6.7

Transit and ground passenger transportation ... 403.9 401.4 407.6 411.7 389.4 389.8 391.1 392.6 393.1 395.7 2.6

Pipeline transportation ....................................... 38.9 39.6 39.2 39.2 39.0 39.2 39.5 39.5 39.2 39.2 .0

Scenic and sightseeing transportation .............. 23.5 35.3 29.7 22.7 26.1 28.9 29.0 28.4 27.9 26.9 -1.0

Support activities for transportation ................... 544.1 561.2 557.9 554.8 544.6 556.0 554.3 557.8 555.9 554.9 -1.0

Couriers and messengers .................................. 574.6 580.2 586.5 595.6 568.7 582.4 586.8 586.9 589.2 590.3 1.1

Warehousing and storage .................................. 578.3 587.6 593.7 596.4 565.9 584.5 585.7 585.8 585.5 585.7 .2

Utilities ................................................................... 568.6 576.1 576.9 576.9 570.2 575.1 577.1 576.7 578.0 578.5 .5

Information ................................................................ 3,137 3,144 3,132 3,149 3,133 3,146 3,147 3,153 3,140 3,143 3

Publishing industries, except Internet ............... 912.0 909.5 908.0 911.8 908.9 910.0 909.0 909.0 908.2 908.5 .3

Motion picture and sound recording industries . 391.5 398.1 386.7 398.1 390.6 392.2 396.0 403.3 393.1 395.1 2.0

Broadcasting, except Internet ............................ 330.4 330.4 332.7 333.0 329.4 332.8 333.0 330.8 332.3 332.0 -.3

Internet publishing and broadcasting ................ 33.6 35.9 35.5 35.9 33.6 35.1 35.6 35.8 35.7 35.8 .1

Telecommunications .......................................... 1,028.0 1,028.4 1,031.2 1,033.0 1,030.0 1,033.5 1,031.4 1,031.6 1,032.4 1,034.6 2.2

ISPs, search portals, and data processing ....... 391.1 391.9 388.7 387.2 389.5 391.2 392.2 392.5 389.0 386.4 -2.6

Other information services ................................. 50.2 49.8 49.3 50.3 50.7 50.9 50.2 50.1 49.7 50.6 .9

Financial activities .................................................... 8,092 8,266 8,282 8,292 8,107 8,227 8,248 8,265 8,292 8,305 13

Finance and insurance .......................................... 5,993.7 6,088.3 6,112.4 6,128.5 6,001.3 6,072.3 6,086.4 6,101.1 6,123.0 6,133.7 10.7

Monetary authorities - central bank ................... 20.8 20.4 20.3 20.5 20.9 20.3 20.3 20.4 20.4 20.5 .1

1 Credit intermediation and related activities ....... 2,854.0 2,932.4 2,943.5 2,951.0 2,859.2 2,922.5 2,931.2 2,940.0 2,951.0 2,956.0 5.0

1 Depository credit intermediation ..................... 1,768.0 1,809.1 1,811.1 1,819.4 1,773.3 1,804.2 1,809.9 1,814.8 1,820.3 1,825.0 4.7

Commercial banking .................................... 1,287.9 1,314.3 1,314.8 1,322.3 1,293.1 1,311.9 1,315.3 1,318.9 1,322.4 1,327.4 5.0

Securities, commodity contracts, investments .. 776.0 793.1 795.2 800.6 776.9 788.1 791.5 794.3 797.7 800.9 3.2

Insurance carriers and related activities ........... 2,259.9 2,257.8 2,268.6 2,271.8 2,260.4 2,255.7 2,258.2 2,261.5 2,268.7 2,271.2 2.5

Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles ........ 83.0 84.6 84.8 84.6 83.9 85.7 85.2 84.9 85.2 85.1 -.1

Real estate and rental and leasing ....................... 2,098.0 2,177.3 2,169.4 2,163.9 2,105.5 2,154.6 2,161.5 2,163.9 2,168.8 2,171.6 2.8

Real estate .......................................................... 1,432.6 1,490.6 1,488.0 1,486.0 1,434.7 1,470.7 1,475.8 1,480.0 1,484.5 1,487.0 2.5

Rental and leasing services ............................... 640.6 660.2 654.3 650.7 646.0 658.1 659.6 657.5 657.5 657.5 .0

Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets ......... 24.8 26.5 27.1 27.2 24.8 25.8 26.1 26.4 26.8 27.1 .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

Nov.

2004

Sept.

2005

Oct.

2005p

Nov.

2005p

Nov.

2004

July

2005

Aug.

2005

Sept.

2005

Oct.

2005p

Nov.

2005p

Change

from:

Oct. 2005-

Nov. 2005p

Professional and business services ........................ 16,732 17,183 17,237 17,184 16,611 16,964 16,983 17,037 17,043 17,072 29

1 Professional and technical services ..................... 6,811.1 6,933.8 6,983.9 7,009.9 6,834.4 6,974.3 6,986.2 7,008.0 7,022.0 7,044.0 22.0

Legal services .................................................. 1,166.3 1,151.1 1,154.4 1,152.9 1,163.1 1,163.8 1,162.5 1,154.6 1,153.6 1,152.2 -1.4

Accounting and bookkeeping services ........... 760.3 794.1 799.0 803.6 816.6 861.7 863.5 868.9 869.0 872.7 3.7

Architectural and engineering services .......... 1,287.8 1,338.2 1,346.1 1,347.8 1,284.9 1,317.5 1,322.3 1,332.5 1,336.7 1,342.8 6.1

Computer systems design and related

 services.......................................................... 1,179.2 1,187.1 1,204.2 1,214.1 1,174.1 1,184.8 1,187.8 1,192.4 1,201.4 1,206.4 5.0

Management and technical consulting

 services.......................................................... 790.8 818.9 825.3 829.5 787.8 811.9 814.7 817.2 820.9 826.6 5.7

Management of companies and enterprises ....... 1,730.6 1,727.8 1,727.6 1,727.3 1,722.5 1,735.8 1,735.9 1,727.3 1,725.7 1,721.8 -3.9

Administrative and waste services ....................... 8,190.5 8,521.2 8,525.0 8,446.6 8,054.3 8,254.1 8,261.0 8,301.6 8,295.2 8,306.0 10.8

1 Administrative and support services ................. 7,864.5 8,194.2 8,204.3 8,132.3 7,728.2 7,927.4 7,935.6 7,979.3 7,975.9 7,990.3 14.4

1 Employment services ...................................... 3,685.2 3,899.7 3,926.9 3,889.3 3,570.5 3,707.2 3,721.2 3,758.6 3,753.3 3,764.5 11.2

Temporary help services ............................. 2,563.4 2,711.9 2,739.9 2,700.0 2,484.7 2,548.8 2,561.9 2,592.4 2,598.4 2,603.6 5.2

Business support services .............................. 763.3 745.7 750.1 753.4 754.6 751.7 751.0 750.5 745.7 746.4 .7

Services to buildings and dwellings ............... 1,717.2 1,803.9 1,786.0 1,757.1 1,707.2 1,739.5 1,735.3 1,735.7 1,741.5 1,746.3 4.8

Waste management and remediation services 326.0 327.0 320.7 314.3 326.1 326.7 325.4 322.3 319.3 315.7 -3.6

Education and health services ................................ 17,327 17,368 17,623 17,703 17,108 17,377 17,418 17,455 17,445 17,481 36

Educational services ............................................. 2,988.2 2,799.7 2,990.5 3,025.7 2,797.2 2,837.8 2,846.2 2,858.1 2,826.0 2,834.7 8.7

Health care and social assistance ........................14,339.0 14,567.8 14,632.8 14,677.7 14,310.7 14,539.5 14,571.8 14,596.6 14,619.4 14,646.7 27.3

3 Health care ............................................................ 12,174.0 12,365.5 12,405.6 12,438.5 12,153.6 12,337.4 12,363.5 12,381.2 12,396.4 12,416.1 19.7

1 Ambulatory health care services ....................... 5,017.4 5,111.5 5,144.0 5,166.2 5,006.7 5,104.0 5,120.1 5,126.6 5,138.4 5,153.0 14.6

Offices of physicians ....................................... 2,083.7 2,128.0 2,144.6 2,154.7 2,077.7 2,124.2 2,133.4 2,135.7 2,142.5 2,148.4 5.9

Outpatient care centers ................................... 449.9 464.4 465.7 468.4 449.8 461.2 462.5 465.4 466.4 467.7 1.3

Home health care services ............................. 792.5 806.7 815.6 816.7 789.2 807.3 808.9 809.9 812.5 812.9 .4

Hospitals ............................................................. 4,323.7 4,394.3 4,401.5 4,409.4 4,319.7 4,384.2 4,391.4 4,396.8 4,402.3 4,405.8 3.5

1 Nursing and residential care facilities ............... 2,832.9 2,859.7 2,860.1 2,862.9 2,827.2 2,849.2 2,852.0 2,857.8 2,855.7 2,857.3 1.6

Nursing care facilities ...................................... 1,580.8 1,580.0 1,577.2 1,580.0 1,576.4 1,575.9 1,575.9 1,576.7 1,574.4 1,575.1 .7

1 Social assistance ................................................ 2,165.0 2,202.3 2,227.2 2,239.2 2,157.1 2,202.1 2,208.3 2,215.4 2,223.0 2,230.6 7.6

Child day care services ................................... 786.6 792.8 811.5 814.8 775.3 792.7 791.6 795.3 801.2 803.3 2.1

Leisure and hospitality ............................................. 12,319 12,962 12,703 12,516 12,571 12,801 12,830 12,762 12,748 12,777 29

Arts, entertainment, and recreation ...................... 1,681.9 1,917.3 1,792.1 1,675.7 1,826.4 1,834.8 1,840.2 1,830.3 1,828.7 1,823.1 -5.6

Performing arts and spectator sports ................ 352.2 381.4 358.1 334.8 362.5 363.8 363.7 361.3 353.1 348.0 -5.1

Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks ...... 114.0 120.6 117.9 113.6 116.9 117.6 117.1 118.7 116.9 116.5 -.4

Amusements, gambling, and recreation ........... 1,215.7 1,415.3 1,316.1 1,227.3 1,347.0 1,353.4 1,359.4 1,350.3 1,358.7 1,358.6 -.1

Accommodations and food services .................... 10,637.4 11,045.0 10,910.7 10,840.0 10,744.1 10,965.8 10,989.3 10,931.4 10,919.1 10,953.8 34.7

Accommodations ................................................ 1,756.4 1,860.5 1,811.1 1,765.4 1,814.7 1,829.1 1,831.4 1,831.1 1,830.3 1,826.5 -3.8

Food services and drinking places .................... 8,881.0 9,184.5 9,099.6 9,074.6 8,929.4 9,136.7 9,157.9 9,100.3 9,088.8 9,127.3 38.5

Other services .......................................................... 5,429 5,450 5,438 5,444 5,441 5,477 5,469 5,468 5,457 5,462 5

Repair and maintenance .................................... 1,224.4 1,234.9 1,232.3 1,229.6 1,227.1 1,244.3 1,239.4 1,236.1 1,234.4 1,234.8 .4

Personal and laundry services .......................... 1,271.6 1,275.4 1,272.6 1,275.4 1,271.6 1,280.1 1,281.2 1,279.3 1,277.8 1,278.4 .6

Membership associations and organizations .... 2,932.5 2,939.4 2,933.2 2,939.4 2,942.3 2,952.2 2,948.8 2,952.7 2,945.2 2,948.3 3.1

Government .............................................................. 22,167 21,694 22,173 22,319 21,706 21,817 21,849 21,856 21,851 21,872 21

Federal ................................................................... 2,720 2,722 2,714 2,713 2,728 2,719 2,718 2,718 2,717 2,719 2

Federal, except U.S. Postal Service ................. 1,936.4 1,943.2 1,935.6 1,931.7 1,946.4 1,937.5 1,936.5 1,937.2 1,937.4 1,939.8 2.4

U.S. Postal Service ............................................ 783.8 778.7 778.7 781.2 781.4 781.1 781.1 780.8 779.9 779.5 -.4

State government .................................................. 5,167 5,032 5,164 5,197 5,015 5,034 5,033 5,039 5,034 5,041 7

State government education .............................. 2,437.3 2,286.4 2,426.8 2,462.0 2,271.3 2,283.5 2,287.3 2,292.1 2,287.3 2,293.7 6.4

State government, excluding education ............ 2,729.6 2,745.2 2,737.3 2,734.8 2,743.4 2,750.9 2,745.3 2,746.5 2,746.3 2,747.4 1.1

Local government .................................................. 14,280 13,940 14,295 14,409 13,963 14,064 14,098 14,099 14,100 14,112 12

Local government education ............................. 8,152.6 7,742.6 8,132.3 8,243.7 7,806.3 7,873.9 7,899.7 7,887.9 7,890.8 7,893.8 3.0

Local government, excluding education ........... 6,127.5 6,197.4 6,162.6 6,164.8 6,156.7 6,190.1 6,198.7 6,210.9 6,209.0 6,218.2 9.2

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

Nov.

2004

Sept.

2005

Oct.

2005p

Nov.

2005p

Nov.

2004

July

2005

Aug.

2005

Sept.

2005

Oct.

2005p

Nov.

2005p

Change

from:

Oct. 2005-

Nov. 2005p

Total private ....................................... 33.6 33.9 34.1 33.7 33.7 33.7 33.7 33.8 33.8 33.7 -0.1

Goods-producing .......................................... 40.0 40.6 40.6 40.6 39.9 39.9 39.9 40.0 40.3 40.4 .1

Natural resources and mining .............................. 45.3 46.4 46.7 45.7 45.0 45.9 46.0 45.7 46.0 45.5 -.5

Construction ............................................................ 38.2 39.4 39.1 39.3 38.3 38.2 38.3 38.3 38.6 39.3 .7

Manufacturing ......................................................... 40.8 41.1 41.2 41.1 40.5 40.5 40.5 40.7 41.0 40.8 -.2

Overtime hours ............................................ 4.6 4.9 4.8 4.7 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.5 -.1

Durable goods ..................................................... 41.2 41.6 41.7 41.7 40.9 41.0 41.1 41.1 41.5 41.4 -.1

Overtime hours ............................................ 4.7 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.6 4.6 4.7 4.6 4.7 4.7 .0

Wood products .................................................. 40.1 40.1 40.9 41.1 40.0 39.6 39.5 39.8 40.6 40.8 .2

Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... 42.2 42.7 43.5 43.7 42.1 41.6 41.6 42.1 42.9 43.5 .6

Primary metals .................................................. 43.0 43.5 43.5 43.5 42.9 43.1 43.1 43.3 43.5 43.3 -.2

Fabricated metal products .............................. 41.1 41.1 41.8 41.4 40.9 40.8 40.8 40.7 41.5 41.1 -.4

Machinery .......................................................... 42.2 42.4 42.1 42.3 42.0 42.1 42.0 42.1 42.2 42.1 -.1

Computer and electronic products ................ 40.0 40.4 40.6 40.9 39.6 40.1 39.7 40.0 40.3 40.3 .0

Electrical equipment and appliances ............ 40.6 41.6 41.7 42.3 40.1 40.9 40.9 41.2 41.3 41.6 .3

Transportation equipment ............................... 42.3 43.2 43.2 43.0 42.2 42.2 42.8 42.6 43.0 42.8 -.2

Motor vehicles and parts 2.............................. 42.2 43.3 43.2 42.8 42.2 41.9 42.9 42.6 42.9 42.7 -.2

Furniture and related products ....................... 39.4 39.9 38.8 38.8 39.2 39.3 39.1 39.4 39.1 38.8 -.3

Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 38.4 38.9 39.1 38.6 38.2 38.2 38.8 38.7 39.0 38.5 -.5

Nondurable goods ............................................... 40.1 40.3 40.3 40.2 39.8 39.7 39.7 39.9 40.1 39.8 -.3

Overtime hours ............................................ 4.5 4.8 4.6 4.5 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.3 -.1

Food manufacturing ......................................... 39.7 39.5 39.4 38.7 39.1 39.0 38.8 38.7 39.0 38.2 -.8

Beverages and tobacco products .................. 38.9 39.8 41.0 40.7 39.0 39.9 40.0 39.5 41.3 40.6 -.7

Textile mills ........................................................ 40.0 40.3 39.9 41.1 40.0 40.2 40.0 40.1 40.3 40.9 .6

Textile product mills ......................................... 39.2 39.2 39.3 39.5 39.1 38.2 38.6 38.8 39.1 39.2 .1

Apparel ............................................................... 36.0 35.8 35.9 36.2 35.7 35.3 35.7 35.7 35.8 35.9 .1

Leather and allied products ............................ 38.3 38.5 38.6 38.6 38.2 39.3 38.5 38.4 38.3 38.5 .2

Paper and paper products .............................. 42.5 43.3 43.2 43.5 42.1 42.2 42.5 42.9 43.0 43.0 .0

Printing and related support activities ........... 38.8 39.2 38.9 39.3 38.3 38.4 38.4 38.7 38.6 38.7 .1

Petroleum and coal products .......................... 45.8 48.0 47.6 46.6 45.5 45.4 45.3 47.0 47.1 46.2 -.9

Chemicals .......................................................... 42.7 41.9 42.8 42.4 42.4 42.0 41.7 42.0 42.9 42.1 -.8

Plastics and rubber products .......................... 39.7 40.5 40.1 40.5 39.4 39.6 39.9 40.1 40.0 40.2 .2

Private service-providing ............................. 32.2 32.4 32.6 32.2 32.3 32.4 32.4 32.4 32.4 32.3 -.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 33.3 33.5 33.5 33.0 33.5 33.3 33.3 33.3 33.3 33.2 -.1

Wholesale trade ................................................... 37.7 37.8 38.2 37.9 37.7 37.6 37.5 37.7 37.8 37.8 .0

Retail trade ........................................................... 30.3 30.7 30.4 29.9 30.6 30.5 30.5 30.5 30.4 30.3 -.1

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 37.6 36.9 37.1 37.0 37.5 37.0 36.9 36.6 36.7 36.8 .1

Utilities ................................................................... 40.8 41.7 41.6 41.6 40.4 41.2 41.1 41.3 41.3 41.3 .0

Information ............................................................... 36.3 36.6 37.1 36.6 36.2 36.6 36.5 36.7 36.7 36.6 -.1

Financial activities .................................................. 35.5 35.7 36.5 35.6 35.6 36.1 36.0 36.0 36.0 35.8 -.2

Professional and business services .................... 34.2 34.3 34.5 33.9 34.2 34.3 34.2 34.3 34.2 33.9 -.3

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

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 25.3 25.5 25.9 25.4 25.6 25.7 25.7 25.8 25.7 25.7 .0

Other services ......................................................... 30.8 30.9 31.0 30.8 30.9 31.0 30.9 30.9 30.9 30.9 .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

Nov.

2004

Sept.

2005

Oct.

2005p

Nov.

2005p

Nov.

2004

Sept.

2005

Oct.

2005p

Nov.

2005p

Total private ....................................... $15.84 $16.22 $16.36 $16.35 $532.22 $549.86 $557.88 $551.00

Seasonally adjusted ..................... 15.82 16.19 16.29 16.32 533.13 547.22 550.60 549.98

Goods-producing .......................................... 17.37 17.77 17.82 17.80 694.80 721.46 723.49 722.68

Natural resources and mining .............................. 18.21 18.95 19.03 19.04 824.91 879.28 888.70 870.13

Construction ............................................................ 19.35 19.69 19.75 19.67 739.17 775.79 772.23 773.03

Manufacturing ......................................................... 16.32 16.65 16.70 16.73 665.86 684.32 688.04 687.60

Durable goods ..................................................... 17.04 17.45 17.53 17.58 702.05 725.92 731.00 733.09

Wood products .................................................. 13.13 13.06 13.22 13.24 526.51 523.71 540.70 544.16

Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... 16.45 16.75 16.68 16.55 694.19 715.23 725.58 723.24

Primary metals .................................................. 18.66 19.08 19.06 19.19 802.38 829.98 829.11 834.77

Fabricated metal products .............................. 15.43 15.91 15.92 15.99 634.17 653.90 665.46 661.99

Machinery .......................................................... 16.85 17.01 17.05 17.06 711.07 721.22 717.81 721.64

Computer and electronic products ................ 17.65 18.71 18.63 18.60 706.00 755.88 756.38 760.74

Electrical equipment and appliances ............ 15.10 15.31 15.41 15.37 613.06 636.90 642.60 650.15

Transportation equipment ............................... 21.91 22.32 22.62 22.80 926.79 964.22 977.18 980.40

Furniture and related products ....................... 13.29 13.56 13.46 13.47 523.63 541.04 522.25 522.64

Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 13.96 14.09 14.09 13.99 536.06 548.10 550.92 540.01

Nondurable goods ............................................... 15.16 15.34 15.32 15.29 607.92 618.20 617.40 614.66

Food manufacturing ......................................... 12.99 13.10 13.01 13.07 515.70 517.45 512.59 505.81

Beverages and tobacco products .................. 18.80 18.60 18.58 19.04 731.32 740.28 761.78 774.93

Textile mills ........................................................ 12.09 12.39 12.34 12.55 483.60 499.32 492.37 515.81

Textile product mills ......................................... 11.44 11.70 11.70 11.48 448.45 458.64 459.81 453.46

Apparel ............................................................... 10.00 10.34 10.26 10.48 360.00 370.17 368.33 379.38

Leather and allied products ............................ 11.62 11.70 11.62 11.48 445.05 450.45 448.53 443.13

Paper and paper products .............................. 18.09 17.94 17.95 17.85 768.83 776.80 775.44 776.48

Printing and related support activities ........... 15.93 15.98 15.89 15.77 618.08 626.42 618.12 619.76

Petroleum and coal products .......................... 24.71 24.37 24.68 24.66 1,131.72 1,169.76 1,174.77 1,149.16

Chemicals .......................................................... 19.44 19.83 19.86 19.81 830.09 830.88 850.01 839.94

Plastics and rubber products .......................... 14.58 14.86 14.79 14.69 578.83 601.83 593.08 594.95

Private service-providing ............................. 15.43 15.79 15.96 15.95 496.85 511.60 520.30 513.59

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 14.67 15.03 15.10 15.04 488.51 503.51 505.85 496.32

Wholesale trade ................................................... 17.82 18.26 18.45 18.42 671.81 690.23 704.79 698.12

Retail trade ........................................................... 12.16 12.37 12.40 12.30 368.45 379.76 376.96 367.77

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 16.56 16.83 16.84 16.97 622.66 621.03 624.76 627.89

Utilities ................................................................... 26.01 27.20 27.30 27.13 1,061.21 1,134.24 1,135.68 1,128.61

Information ............................................................... 21.70 22.46 22.94 22.72 787.71 822.04 851.07 831.55

Financial activities .................................................. 17.61 18.05 18.39 18.39 625.16 644.39 671.24 654.68

Professional and business services .................... 17.62 17.98 18.33 18.25 602.60 616.71 632.39 618.68

Education and health services ............................. 16.33 16.83 16.86 16.91 529.09 548.66 553.01 549.58

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 9.06 9.22 9.25 9.30 229.22 235.11 239.58 236.22

Other services ......................................................... 14.12 14.29 14.33 14.35 434.90 441.56 444.23 441.98

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:

Nov.

2004

July

2005

Aug.

2005

Sept.

2005

Oct.

2005p

Nov.

2005p

Percent

change from:

Oct. 2005-

Nov. 2005p

Current dollars .............................................. $15.82 $16.14 $16.17 $16.19 $16.29 $16.32 0.2

2 Constant (1982) dollars .............................. 8.21 8.20 8.16 8.06 8.10 N.A. 3( )

Goods-producing .......................................................... 17.33 17.60 17.67 17.65 17.75 17.77 .1

Natural resources and mining .............................................. 18.22 18.74 18.87 19.00 19.06 19.06 .0

Construction ............................................................................ 19.31 19.52 19.51 19.53 19.60 19.63 .2

Manufacturing ......................................................................... 16.29 16.55 16.65 16.59 16.71 16.71 .0

4 Excluding overtime .................................................... 15.43 15.68 15.77 15.72 15.82 15.84 .1

Durable goods ..................................................................... 16.99 17.34 17.46 17.39 17.52 17.54 .1

Nondurable goods ............................................................... 15.16 15.25 15.30 15.28 15.35 15.30 -.3

Private service-providing ............................................. 15.42 15.76 15.77 15.80 15.90 15.92 .1

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................................... 14.70 15.04 15.02 14.99 15.07 15.08 .1

Wholesale trade ................................................................... 17.80 18.25 18.24 18.29 18.37 18.41 .2

Retail trade ........................................................................... 12.20 12.47 12.43 12.32 12.40 12.36 -.3

Transportation and warehousing ...................................... 16.54 16.76 16.81 16.83 16.83 16.93 .6

Utilities ................................................................................... 25.77 27.00 26.90 27.03 27.16 26.98 -.7

Information ............................................................................... 21.58 22.18 22.26 22.36 22.77 22.60 -.7

Financial activities .................................................................. 17.65 17.99 17.97 18.09 18.26 18.40 .8

Professional and business services .................................... 17.66 18.05 18.09 18.08 18.26 18.27 .1

Education and health services ............................................. 16.34 16.73 16.75 16.81 16.86 16.91 .3

Leisure and hospitality ........................................................... 9.02 9.13 9.16 9.21 9.21 9.25 .4

Other services ......................................................................... 14.12 14.25 14.28 14.29 14.32 14.34 .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 0.5 percent from Sept. 2005 to Oct. 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

Nov.

2004

Sept.

2005

Oct.

2005p

Nov.

2005p

Nov.

2004

July

2005

Aug.

2005

Sept.

2005

Oct.

2005p

Nov.

2005p

Percent

change from:

Oct. 2005-

Nov. 2005p

Total private ....................................... 101.5 104.0 104.9 103.9 101.1 102.8 102.9 103.2 103.3 103.2 -0.1

Goods-producing .......................................... 98.3 101.8 102.0 101.9 97.1 98.1 98.3 98.7 99.8 100.4 .6

Natural resources and mining .............................. 109.5 120.8 122.6 119.2 107.6 115.9 116.8 116.6 118.3 117.8 -.4

Construction ............................................................ 105.2 114.1 113.6 113.2 103.2 105.9 106.6 107.0 108.4 111.0 2.4

Manufacturing ......................................................... 94.9 95.6 96.0 96.0 93.9 93.7 93.8 94.2 95.2 95.0 -.2

Durable goods ..................................................... 95.7 97.3 98.1 98.6 94.8 95.5 96.0 96.0 97.4 97.6 .2

Wood products .................................................. 100.4 101.2 102.6 103.3 100.0 98.3 98.1 99.3 101.2 102.2 1.0

Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... 99.6 99.7 100.9 101.1 98.2 95.1 95.3 96.0 97.7 99.3 1.6

Primary metals .................................................. 93.1 94.1 94.4 94.6 93.0 93.1 93.0 93.7 94.5 94.3 -.2

Fabricated metal products .............................. 98.9 99.7 101.5 101.0 98.4 99.0 99.0 98.8 100.6 100.2 -.4

Machinery .......................................................... 96.9 99.1 99.3 99.5 96.6 99.1 98.7 98.9 99.9 99.3 -.6

Computer and electronic products ................ 89.8 99.1 100.7 103.1 88.9 96.1 96.1 98.3 100.1 101.7 1.6

Electrical equipment and appliances ............ 89.3 89.7 90.0 91.8 88.1 88.4 88.3 88.8 89.2 89.9 .8

Transportation equipment ............................... 96.2 97.6 99.1 99.6 95.6 95.0 97.3 96.1 98.6 98.6 .0

Motor vehicles and parts 2.............................. 95.7 97.3 96.2 95.5 95.3 90.9 94.7 95.6 95.5 94.8 -.7

Furniture and related products ....................... 93.6 92.2 89.4 89.7 93.1 91.0 90.5 91.1 90.3 89.6 -.8

Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 91.9 90.8 91.9 91.1 90.9 89.7 91.1 90.5 91.3 90.1 -1.3

Nondurable goods ............................................... 93.3 92.8 92.3 92.0 92.3 90.8 90.5 91.0 91.3 90.7 -.7

Food manufacturing ......................................... 99.6 99.3 98.5 96.7 97.0 96.5 95.7 95.3 95.9 94.4 -1.6

Beverages and tobacco products .................. 91.6 98.7 102.8 99.2 90.5 94.8 95.5 94.1 100.8 97.5 -3.3

Textile mills ........................................................ 77.2 72.1 70.1 71.3 77.3 72.8 71.7 71.2 70.7 71.0 .4

Textile product mills ......................................... 92.9 94.6 96.1 98.2 93.3 92.0 93.1 94.9 96.5 97.4 .9

Apparel ............................................................... 71.6 65.8 63.5 64.8 70.8 65.8 64.7 64.5 63.2 63.9 1.1

Leather and allied products ............................ 87.9 87.9 87.6 87.6 87.7 87.8 86.8 86.9 86.2 86.6 .5

Paper and paper products .............................. 90.6 91.9 90.9 91.6 89.5 89.4 90.0 90.6 90.3 90.5 .2

Printing and related support activities ........... 94.6 93.9 93.2 94.1 93.3 91.9 91.7 92.5 92.2 92.4 .2

Petroleum and coal products .......................... 108.8 112.5 110.6 104.2 107.8 105.5 104.7 107.5 107.7 103.3 -4.1

Chemicals .......................................................... 98.3 95.9 97.6 96.7 98.0 95.9 95.1 96.3 98.0 96.2 -1.8

Plastics and rubber products .......................... 93.1 93.7 92.9 93.8 92.4 91.1 91.8 92.5 92.4 93.0 .6

Private service-providing ............................. 102.3 104.5 105.4 104.4 102.0 104.2 104.2 104.3 104.3 104.1 -.2

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 101.6 101.4 102.1 102.1 100.2 101.2 101.2 100.9 101.0 100.7 -.3

Wholesale trade ................................................... 99.7 102.0 103.2 102.4 99.5 100.9 100.8 101.5 101.9 102.0 .1

Retail trade ........................................................... 101.3 99.9 99.9 100.7 99.3 100.5 100.3 99.8 99.6 99.2 -.4

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 105.5 106.1 107.0 106.6 104.2 105.1 105.0 104.2 104.7 105.0 .3

Utilities ................................................................... 94.4 98.7 98.5 98.5 93.8 97.0 97.3 97.9 98.0 98.1 .1

Information ............................................................... 100.1 103.2 104.5 103.8 100.0 103.3 103.0 104.3 104.0 104.2 .2

Financial activities .................................................. 102.5 105.2 107.9 105.4 103.1 106.0 106.0 106.2 106.5 106.2 -.3

Professional and business services .................... 104.5 108.4 109.4 107.2 103.7 106.7 106.6 107.3 107.0 106.4 -.6

Education and health services ............................. 105.5 106.2 108.4 107.9 104.1 106.8 106.3 107.1 106.8 106.9 .1

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 100.1 106.6 106.0 102.3 103.6 105.9 105.9 106.2 105.8 106.0 .2

Other services ......................................................... 96.2 97.1 97.1 96.6 96.7 98.1 97.5 97.5 97.2 97.3 .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

Nov.

2004

Sept.

2005

Oct.

2005p

Nov.

2005p

Nov.

2004

July

2005

Aug.

2005

Sept.

2005

Oct.

2005p

Nov.

2005p

Percent

change from:

Oct. 2005-

Nov. 2005p

Total private ....................................... 107.6 112.9 114.8 113.6 107.0 111.0 111.3 111.8 112.6 112.7 0.1

Goods-producing .......................................... 104.6 110.8 111.4 111.0 103.1 105.7 106.4 106.7 108.5 109.3 .7

Natural resources and mining .............................. 116.0 133.2 135.7 132.0 114.0 126.3 128.2 128.8 131.1 130.5 -.5

Construction ............................................................ 109.9 121.3 121.2 120.2 107.6 111.6 112.3 112.8 114.7 117.6 2.5

Manufacturing ......................................................... 101.3 104.1 104.8 105.0 100.1 101.4 102.1 102.2 104.0 103.8 -.2

Durable goods ..................................................... 101.8 106.0 107.3 108.2 100.5 103.3 104.6 104.2 106.6 106.8 .2

Nondurable goods ............................................... 100.0 100.6 100.0 99.4 98.9 97.9 97.9 98.3 99.0 98.0 -1.0

Private service-providing ............................. 108.5 113.4 115.5 114.4 108.0 112.8 112.9 113.2 113.9 113.9 .0

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 106.3 108.7 110.0 109.5 105.1 108.6 108.4 107.9 108.6 108.4 -.2

Wholesale trade ................................................... 104.7 109.8 112.1 111.1 104.4 108.5 108.3 109.4 110.2 110.6 .4

Retail trade ........................................................... 105.6 105.9 106.1 106.2 103.9 107.4 106.8 105.3 105.8 105.1 -.7

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 110.9 113.3 114.3 114.8 109.3 111.8 112.0 111.3 111.8 112.8 .9

Utilities ................................................................... 102.5 112.0 112.3 111.6 100.9 109.3 109.2 110.4 111.1 110.5 -.5

Information ............................................................... 107.5 114.7 118.7 116.8 106.8 113.4 113.5 115.4 117.3 116.5 -.7

Financial activities .................................................. 111.6 117.5 122.6 119.8 112.5 117.9 117.7 118.7 120.3 120.8 .4

Professional and business services .................... 109.6 115.9 119.3 116.4 108.9 114.6 114.8 115.5 116.3 115.7 -.5

Education and health services ............................. 113.2 117.5 120.2 120.0 111.8 117.5 117.1 118.3 118.3 118.8 .4

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 105.8 114.6 114.3 110.9 109.0 112.8 113.1 114.0 113.6 114.3 .6

Other services ......................................................... 99.0 101.1 101.4 101.0 99.5 101.9 101.4 101.5 101.5 101.7 .2

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 58.8 54.9 56.8 p 51.6 p 62.4

Over 3-month span:

2001 ........................................................ 53.2 49.8 49.8 42.3 38.1 34.2 37.8 37.6 34.7 35.4 30.8 32.0

2002 ........................................................ 35.3 37.9 36.5 34.2 34.4 39.4 40.6 44.1 37.8 37.1 35.8 36.7

2003 ........................................................ 38.3 35.4 33.3 33.5 36.5 41.7 37.8 37.4 43.2 46.4 48.6 50.2

2004 ........................................................ 52.5 53.8 56.7 69.4 75.4 71.2 63.5 56.8 57.4 59.9 59.7 56.3

2005 ........................................................ 58.5 60.3 63.7 62.4 59.4 64.2 61.3 60.4 56.7 p 52.9 p 57.2

Over 6-month span:

2001 ........................................................ 53.1 50.9 52.0 45.5 43.0 39.7 38.5 33.6 33.5 34.2 33.6 30.9

2002 ........................................................ 29.5 29.9 32.0 31.7 30.9 37.4 37.1 38.7 35.3 36.0 37.9 35.1

2003 ........................................................ 32.7 32.2 31.3 31.3 33.1 37.6 33.6 32.2 40.3 43.7 46.4 49.3

2004 ........................................................ 47.3 50.4 54.9 62.6 64.4 69.6 67.3 68.9 64.6 62.2 59.7 55.9

2005 ........................................................ 60.3 62.8 63.7 62.2 62.6 63.1 64.0 61.5 62.4 p 57.9 p 55.6

Over 12-month span:

2001 ........................................................ 59.5 59.5 53.4 49.3 48.6 45.0 43.3 43.9 39.9 37.8 37.1 34.9

2002 ........................................................ 33.6 31.7 30.2 30.4 30.2 29.1 32.0 31.3 30.0 29.5 32.9 34.7

2003 ........................................................ 34.5 31.5 32.9 33.5 34.2 35.1 32.7 33.1 37.1 36.7 37.2 39.2

2004 ........................................................ 40.3 42.1 44.8 48.7 52.0 56.7 57.4 57.6 60.3 62.1 64.6 64.0

2005 ........................................................ 61.2 64.7 64.2 65.8 63.8 60.4 63.8 67.3 62.2 p 60.6 p 59.0

Over 1-month span:

2001 ........................................................ 22.0 17.3 22.0 17.9 16.1 22.6 13.1 15.5 18.5 17.3 14.9 11.9

2002 ........................................................ 19.0 19.6 22.0 32.1 26.2 31.0 35.7 23.2 28.6 15.5 18.5 16.7

2003 ........................................................ 35.1 19.0 19.0 11.9 19.6 20.8 22.6 24.4 32.7 35.1 39.9 42.9

2004 ........................................................ 39.3 49.4 50.0 65.5 60.1 51.8 60.7 48.8 42.9 42.3 46.4 44.6

2005 ........................................................ 42.3 44.6 41.1 47.6 44.0 33.9 50.0 39.9 48.8 p 45.8 p 51.8

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 41.1 36.9 41.7 p 39.3 p 49.4

Over 6-month span:

2001 ........................................................ 22.6 24.4 21.4 19.6 14.3 11.9 13.1 11.3 10.7 7.1 7.7 5.4

2002 ........................................................ 6.0 8.3 8.3 9.5 7.1 13.1 12.5 11.3 14.3 8.3 8.3 7.7

2003 ........................................................ 12.5 10.1 7.1 8.3 11.3 10.7 4.8 10.1 13.1 16.7 19.6 26.8

2004 ........................................................ 27.4 29.8 33.3 47.0 52.4 57.1 60.1 58.9 58.9 50.6 45.2 42.9

2005 ........................................................ 43.5 44.0 42.3 39.3 38.7 36.9 36.9 34.5 41.1 p 45.8 p 36.9

Over 12-month span:

2001 ........................................................ 29.8 32.1 20.8 19.0 13.1 12.5 10.7 11.9 11.9 10.1 8.3 6.0

2002 ........................................................ 7.1 6.0 6.0 6.5 7.1 3.6 4.8 6.0 4.8 7.1 4.8 8.3

2003 ........................................................ 10.7 6.0 6.5 6.0 8.3 7.1 7.1 8.3 10.7 10.7 9.5 10.7

2004 ........................................................ 13.1 14.3 13.1 19.0 25.6 34.5 43.5 40.5 45.8 48.2 49.4 46.4

2005 ........................................................ 45.2 45.8 47.6 44.6 42.3 39.3 39.3 38.7 31.0 p 40.5 p 35.1

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