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Percent Millions

Chart 2. Nonfarm payroll employment, seasonally adjusted, 

October 2004 – September 2007

Chart 1. Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted,

October 2004 – September 2007

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THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: SEPTEMBER 2007

Employment rose in September, and the unemployment rate was essentially unchanged at 4.7 percent, the

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

rose by 110,000 following increases of 93,000 in July and 89,000 in August (as revised). In September,

health care, food services, and professional and technical services continued to add jobs, while employment

trended down in manufacturing and construction. Average hourly earnings rose by 7 cents, or 0.4 percent.

Unemployment (Household Survey Data)

The number of unemployed persons (7.2 million) and the unemployment rate (4.7 percent) were essentially unchanged in September. A year earlier, the number of unemployed persons was 6.9 million and

the jobless rate was 4.6 percent. (See table A-1.)

Over the month, the unemployment rates for adult men (4.2 percent), adult women (4.0 percent), teenagers (16.0 percent), whites (4.2 percent), blacks (8.1 percent), and Hispanics (5.7 percent) showed little

or no change. The unemployment rate for Asians was 3.2 percent, not seasonally adjusted. (See tables

A-1, A-2, and A-3.)

Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)

Both total employment (146.3 million) and the civilian labor force (153.5 million) rose in September.

Nearly half of the over-the-month increase in the labor force occurred among teenagers; this offset a labor
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Table A. Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted

(Numbers in thousands)

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Civilian labor force ............................. 152,807 153,195 153,231 152,891 153,464 573

Employment ................................... 145,956 146,054 146,110 145,794 146,257 463

Unemployment ................................ 6,851 7,142 7,121 7,097 7,207 110

Not in labor force ............................... 78,675 79,015 78,727 79,319 78,997 -322

All workers ........................................ 4.5 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.7 0.1

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

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

Teenagers ....................................... 15.6 15.7 15.2 16.1 16.0 -.1

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

Black or African American ................. 8.4 7.9 8.0 7.7 8.1 .4

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity ................... 5.6 5.7 5.9 5.5 5.7 .2

ESTABLISHMENT DATA 

Nonfarm employment ............................ 137,864 p 138,162 138,066 p 138,155 p 138,265 p 110

Goods-producing 1.............................. 22,447 p 22,367 22,421 p 22,357 p 22,324 p -33

Construction .................................. 7,665 p 7,630 7,649 p 7,627 p 7,613 p -14

Manufacturing ............................... 14,064 p 14,010 14,046 p 14,001 p 13,983 p -18

Service-providing 1 ............................ 115,417 p 115,795 115,645 p 115,798 p 115,941 p 143

 Retail trade 2 .......................... 15,385 p 15,394 15,390 p 15,399 p 15,393 p -5

Professional and business services ....... 17,879 p 17,930 17,911 p 17,929 p 17,950 p 21

Education and health services ............... 18,301 p 18,480 18,422 p 18,487 p 18,531 p 44

Leisure and hospitality ..................... 13,524 p 13,585 13,566 p 13,577 p 13,612 p 35

Government .................................... 22,233 p 22,260 22,210 p 22,267 p 22,304 p 37

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

Manufacturing .................................. 41.2 p 41.4 41.3 p 41.4 p 41.4 p .0

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

Total private ...................................... 107.4 p 107.7 107.6 p 107.7 p 107.8 p 0.1

Average hourly earnings, total private ....... $17.32 p $17.51 $17.45 p $17.50 p $17.57 p $0.07

Average weekly earnings, total private ...... 586.11 p 591.73 589.81 p 591.50 p 593.87 p 2.37

II 2007 III 2007 July 2007 Aug. 2007 Sept. 2007

p = preliminary.

Aug.-Sept. 

change

Hours of work 3

1

 Includes other industries, not shown separately.

2

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

3

 Data relate to private production and nonsupervisory workers.

Category

Quarterly averages Monthly data

Indexes of aggregate weekly hours (2002=100) 3

Earnings 3

 Employment

Labor force status

Unemployment rates 
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force decline among that group in August. The employment-population ratio (62.9 percent) and the labor

force participation rate (66.0 percent) were little changed over the month. (See table A-1.)

Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)

Nearly 1.3 million persons (not seasonally adjusted) were marginally attached to the labor force in

September, about the same as a year earlier. These individuals wanted and were available to work and had

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

had not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey. Among the marginally attached, there were

276,000 discouraged workers in September, little different from a year earlier. Discouraged workers were

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

1.0 million remaining persons marginally attached to the labor force in September had not searched for work

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

table A-13.)

Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data)

In September, total payroll employment rose by 110,000 to 138.3 million, seasonally adjusted. From

June to September, employment growth averaged 90,000 per month; during the first 5 months of 2007,

average growth was 147,000 per month. In September, several service-providing industries gained jobs,

while manufacturing and construction employment continued to decline. (See table B-1.)

Health care employment continued to expand in September (33,000), with job gains in ambulatory

services and in hospitals. Over the year, health care added 396,000 jobs. Employment in social assistance

increased by 12,000 in September and by 98,000 over the year.

Employment in food services and drinking places increased by 25,000 in September. This industry has

added 355,000 jobs over the year.

Within professional and technical services, job gains occurred in September in accounting and bookkeeping services (10,000) and in management and technical consulting services (10,000). Job losses

continued in employment services (-35,000); this industry has lost 203,000 jobs since its recent peak in

December 2006.

In retail trade, building material and garden supply stores lost 17,000 jobs over the month. Financial

activities employment edged down in September. Despite a gain of 6,000 jobs in commercial banks, credit

intermediation lost 12,000 jobs over the month. Since February, employment in credit intermediation has

fallen by 46,000.

Manufacturing employment decreased by 18,000 in September. Over the year, manufacturing lost

223,000 jobs. In construction, residential specialty trade contractors shed 15,000 jobs over the month

and 160,000 since February 2006.

Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)

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

payrolls was unchanged at 33.8 hours, seasonally adjusted. Both the manufacturing workweek and factory

overtime also were unchanged over the month at 41.4 and 4.1 hours, respectively. (See table B-2.)

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

payrolls rose by 0.1 percent in September to 107.8 (2002=100). The manufacturing index was unchanged

at 95.6. (See table B-5.)
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Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data)

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

by 7 cents, or 0.4 percent, in September to $17.57, seasonally adjusted. Average weekly earnings also

grew by 0.4 percent over the month, to $593.87. Over the year, both average hourly and weekly earnings

rose by 4.1 percent. (See table B-3.)

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The Employment Situation for October 2007 is scheduled to be released on Friday, November 2,

at 8:30 A.M. (EDT).
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Benchmark revision

 (in thousands) Industry Percent benchmark

 revision

Table 1. National Current Employment Statistics March 2007 preliminary benchmark revisions by major industry sector

Total nonfarm ................................................. -297,000 -0.2

 Total private ............................................... -217,000 -.2

Natural resources and mining ................. 0 .0

Construction........................................... -8,000 -.1

Manufacturing ........................................ -116,000 -.8

Trade, transportation and utilities............ 149,000 .6

Information............................................. -63,000 -2.1

Financial activities................................... -109,000 -1.3

Professional and business services.......... 59,000 .3

Education and health services ................. -36,000 -.2

Leisure and hospitality ............................ -111,000 -.9

Other services........................................ 18,000 .3

 Government ................................................ -80,000 -.4

In accordance with usual practice, the Bureau of Labor Statistics is announcing its preliminary estimates of the upcoming annual benchmark revision to the establishment survey

employment series. The final benchmark revision will be issued on February 1, 2008, with

the publication of the January 2008 Employment Situation news release.

Each year, the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey employment estimates are

benchmarked to comprehensive counts of employment for the month of March derived from

state unemployment insurance tax records that nearly all employers are required to file. For

national CES employment series, the annual benchmark revisions over the last 10 years have

averaged plus or minus two-tenths of one percent at the total nonfarm level. The preliminary

estimate of the benchmark revision for March 2007 is -297,000 (-0.2 percent) for total

nonfarm employment.

Table 1 shows the March 2007 preliminary benchmark revisions by major industry sector.

As is typically the case, many of the individual industry series show larger percentage revisions

than the total nonfarm series, primarily because statistical sampling error is greater at more

detailed levels than at a total level.

Preliminary Estimates of Benchmark Revisions

 to the Establishment Survey
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Frequently Asked Questions about Employment and Unemployment Estimates

Why are there two monthly measures of employment?

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

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

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

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

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

establishment survey also provides better measures of employment levels and changes by industry than the

household survey. However, the household survey has a more expansive scope than the establishment survey

because it includes the self-employed, unpaid family workers, agricultural workers, and private household

workers, who are excluded by the establishment survey. The household survey also provides estimates of

employment for demographic groups.

Are undocumented immigrants counted in the surveys?

Neither the establishment nor household survey is designed to identify the legal status of foreign-born

workers. Thus, while it is likely that both surveys include at least some undocumented immigrants, it is not

possible to determine how many are counted in either survey. The household survey does include questions

to identify the foreign born in the United States. Data from these questions show that foreign-born workers

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

labor force from 2000 to 2006.

Why does the establishment survey have revisions?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

this goal.

Does the establishment survey account for employment from new businesses?

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

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

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

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

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

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

survey twice a year.

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

benefits?

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

are without jobs and are actively seeking and available to work are included among the unemployed. (People

on temporary layoff are included even if they do not actively seek work.) There is no requirement or question relating to unemployment insurance benefits in the monthly survey.

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

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

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

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

This news release presents statistics from two major surveys, the

Current Population Survey (household survey) and the Current

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

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

Statistics (BLS).

The establishment survey provides the information on the

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

appears in the B tables, marked ESTABLISHMENT DATA. This

information is collected from payroll records by BLS in cooperation

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

and government agencies covering approximately 400,000 individual

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

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

unemployment insurance tax accounts.

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

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

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

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

calendar week.

Coverage, definitions, and differences

between surveys

Household survey. The sample is selected to reflect the entire

civilian noninstitutional population. Based on responses to a series of

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

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

not in the labor force.

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

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

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

employed if they were temporarily absent from their jobs because of

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

reasons.

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

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

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

employment sometime during the 4-week period ending with the

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

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

the eligibility for or receipt of unemployment insurance benefits.

The civilian labor force is the sum of employed and unemployed

persons. Those not classified as employed or unemployed are not

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

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

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

Establishment survey. The sample establishments are drawn

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

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

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

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

sector and nonsupervisory workers in the service-providing sector.

Industries are classified on the basis of their principal activity in

accordance with the 2002 version of the North American Industry

Classification System.

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

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

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

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

• The household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the

employed. The establishment survey does not.

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

The establishment survey is not limited by age.

• The household survey has no duplication of individuals, because

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

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

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

Seasonal adjustment

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

levels of employment and unemployment undergo sharp fluctuations

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

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

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

Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern

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

adjusting the statistics from month to month. These adjustments make

nonseasonal developments, such as declines in economic activity or

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

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

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

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

students finishing school in previous years is known, the statistics

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

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

economic activity.

Most seasonally adjusted series are independently adjusted in both

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

unemployment are computed by aggregating independently adjusted

component series. For example, total unemployment is derived by

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

this differs from the unemployment estimate that would be obtained

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

or more detailed age categories.

For both the household and establishment surveys, a concurrent

seasonal adjustment methodology is used in which new seasonal

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

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

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

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

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

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

Reliability of the estimates

Statistics based on the household and establishment surveys are

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

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

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

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

particular sample selected, and this variability is measured by the

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

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

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

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

percent level of confidence.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

point.

In general, estimates involving many individuals or establishments

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

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

precision of estimates is also improved when the data are cumulated

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

adjustment process can also improve the stability of the monthly

estimates.

The household and establishment surveys are also affected by

nonsampling error. Nonsampling errors can occur for many reasons,

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

obtain information for all respondents in the sample, inability or

unwillingness of respondents to provide correct information on a

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

collection or processing of the data.

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

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

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

successive revisions to a monthly estimate, when nearly all sample

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

Another major source of nonsampling error in the establishment

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

generated by new firms. To correct for this systematic underestimation

of employment growth, an estimation procedure with two components

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

deaths to impute employment for business births. This is incorporated

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

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

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

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

death employment not accounted for by the imputation. The historical

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

the unemployment insurance universe micro-level database, and reflects

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

The sample-based estimates from the establishment survey are

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

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

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

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

total nonfarm employment has averaged 0.2 percent, ranging from

less than 0.05 percent to 0.4 percent.

Additional statistics and other information

More comprehensive statistics are contained in Employment and

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

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

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charging to Mastercard or Visa.

Employment and Earnings also provides measures of sampling error

for the household and establishment survey data published in this

release. For unemployment and other labor force categories, these

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

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

actual size of revisions due to benchmark adjustments appear in tables

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

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HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Employment status, sex, and age

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted 1

Sept.

2006

Aug.

2007

Sept.

2007

Sept.

2006

May

2007

June

2007

July

2007

Aug.

2007

Sept.

2007

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. 229,420 232,211 232,461 229,420 231,480 231,713 231,958 232,211 232,461

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 151,635 153,493 153,400 151,818 152,762 153,072 153,231 152,891 153,464

 Participation rate ..................................................... 66.1 66.1 66.0 66.2 66.0 66.1 66.1 65.8 66.0

 Employed .................................................................... 145,010 146,406 146,448 144,906 145,943 146,140 146,110 145,794 146,257

 Employment-population ratio .................................. 63.2 63.0 63.0 63.2 63.0 63.1 63.0 62.8 62.9

 Unemployed ............................................................... 6,625 7,088 6,952 6,912 6,819 6,933 7,121 7,097 7,207

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

 Not in labor force .......................................................... 77,785 78,717 79,061 77,602 78,718 78,641 78,727 79,319 78,997

 Persons who currently want a job ............................... 4,434 4,965 4,503 4,643 4,928 4,898 4,782 4,744 4,741

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. 110,925 112,354 112,486 110,925 111,970 112,093 112,222 112,354 112,486

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 81,377 82,541 82,047 81,532 82,083 82,110 82,167 81,915 82,193

 Participation rate ..................................................... 73.4 73.5 72.9 73.5 73.3 73.3 73.2 72.9 73.1

 Employed .................................................................... 78,109 78,972 78,407 77,920 78,323 78,281 78,292 78,082 78,207

 Employment-population ratio .................................. 70.4 70.3 69.7 70.2 70.0 69.8 69.8 69.5 69.5

 Unemployed ............................................................... 3,267 3,569 3,640 3,612 3,760 3,829 3,875 3,833 3,986

 Unemployment rate ................................................ 4.0 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.6 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.8

 Not in labor force .......................................................... 29,548 29,813 30,439 29,393 29,887 29,983 30,055 30,439 30,293

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. 102,428 103,723 103,847 102,428 103,361 103,477 103,598 103,723 103,847

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 77,866 78,793 78,667 77,823 78,524 78,502 78,651 78,512 78,636

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

 Employed .................................................................... 75,199 75,821 75,628 74,868 75,380 75,312 75,362 75,284 75,296

 Employment-population ratio .................................. 73.4 73.1 72.8 73.1 72.9 72.8 72.7 72.6 72.5

 Unemployed ............................................................... 2,667 2,972 3,039 2,954 3,144 3,190 3,289 3,228 3,340

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

 Not in labor force .......................................................... 24,562 24,930 25,180 24,606 24,837 24,975 24,948 25,211 25,211

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. 118,495 119,856 119,975 118,495 119,510 119,620 119,736 119,856 119,975

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 70,258 70,952 71,353 70,286 70,679 70,962 71,064 70,976 71,271

 Participation rate ..................................................... 59.3 59.2 59.5 59.3 59.1 59.3 59.4 59.2 59.4

 Employed .................................................................... 66,901 67,433 68,041 66,986 67,620 67,859 67,819 67,712 68,050

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

 Unemployed ............................................................... 3,357 3,519 3,312 3,300 3,059 3,104 3,245 3,264 3,221

 Unemployment rate ................................................ 4.8 5.0 4.6 4.7 4.3 4.4 4.6 4.6 4.5

 Not in labor force .......................................................... 48,237 48,904 48,622 48,209 48,831 48,658 48,672 48,880 48,704

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. 110,241 111,479 111,590 110,241 111,157 111,259 111,367 111,479 111,590

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 66,886 67,319 68,026 66,754 67,281 67,474 67,579 67,628 67,814

 Participation rate ..................................................... 60.7 60.4 61.0 60.6 60.5 60.6 60.7 60.7 60.8

 Employed .................................................................... 64,028 64,311 65,170 63,978 64,701 64,855 64,808 64,845 65,068

 Employment-population ratio .................................. 58.1 57.7 58.4 58.0 58.2 58.3 58.2 58.2 58.3

 Unemployed ............................................................... 2,858 3,008 2,855 2,776 2,580 2,619 2,771 2,783 2,746

 Unemployment rate ................................................ 4.3 4.5 4.2 4.2 3.8 3.9 4.1 4.1 4.0

 Not in labor force .......................................................... 43,355 44,160 43,564 43,487 43,875 43,785 43,788 43,851 43,776

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. 16,751 17,009 17,024 16,751 16,962 16,977 16,993 17,009 17,024

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 6,883 7,382 6,707 7,242 6,957 7,096 7,002 6,751 7,014

 Participation rate ..................................................... 41.1 43.4 39.4 43.2 41.0 41.8 41.2 39.7 41.2

 Employed .................................................................... 5,783 6,274 5,649 6,060 5,862 5,972 5,940 5,665 5,894

 Employment-population ratio .................................. 34.5 36.9 33.2 36.2 34.6 35.2 35.0 33.3 34.6

 Unemployed ............................................................... 1,100 1,108 1,058 1,182 1,095 1,124 1,062 1,086 1,120

 Unemployment rate ................................................ 16.0 15.0 15.8 16.3 15.7 15.8 15.2 16.1 16.0

 Not in labor force .......................................................... 9,868 9,626 10,317 9,509 10,005 9,881 9,991 10,257 10,010

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

 NOTE: Beginning in January 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.
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Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age

(Numbers in thousands)

Employment status, race, sex, and age

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted 1

Sept.

2006

Aug.

2007

Sept.

2007

Sept.

2006

May

2007

June

2007

July

2007

Aug.

2007

Sept.

2007

WHITE 

Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. 186,669 188,479 188,644 186,669 187,993 188,148 188,312 188,479 188,644

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 123,953 125,033 125,191 124,062 124,618 124,922 124,966 124,593 125,245

 Participation rate ....................................................... 66.4 66.3 66.4 66.5 66.3 66.4 66.4 66.1 66.4

 Employed .................................................................... 119,265 119,790 120,103 119,164 119,724 119,872 119,747 119,349 119,948

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 63.9 63.6 63.7 63.8 63.7 63.7 63.6 63.3 63.6

 Unemployed ............................................................... 4,688 5,243 5,089 4,898 4,893 5,050 5,219 5,243 5,297

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

 Not in labor force .......................................................... 62,716 63,447 63,453 62,607 63,375 63,226 63,346 63,887 63,399

Men, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 64,676 65,174 65,220 64,594 65,196 65,197 65,224 65,018 65,202

 Participation rate ....................................................... 76.4 76.2 76.2 76.3 76.4 76.4 76.3 76.0 76.2

 Employed .................................................................... 62,792 62,914 62,928 62,465 62,924 62,871 62,768 62,556 62,646

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 74.2 73.6 73.5 73.8 73.8 73.6 73.5 73.1 73.2

 Unemployed ............................................................... 1,884 2,261 2,292 2,129 2,272 2,326 2,456 2,462 2,556

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 2.9 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.5 3.6 3.8 3.8 3.9

Women, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 53,581 53,702 54,350 53,497 53,663 53,842 53,922 53,961 54,209

 Participation rate ....................................................... 60.1 59.7 60.4 60.0 59.8 60.0 60.0 60.0 60.3

 Employed .................................................................... 51,546 51,512 52,342 51,552 51,842 51,953 51,957 51,978 52,300

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 57.8 57.3 58.2 57.9 57.8 57.9 57.9 57.8 58.1

 Unemployed ............................................................... 2,036 2,190 2,008 1,945 1,821 1,889 1,965 1,983 1,909

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 3.8 4.1 3.7 3.6 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.5

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 5,695 6,156 5,621 5,970 5,759 5,884 5,820 5,614 5,834

 Participation rate ....................................................... 44.1 47.1 43.0 46.3 44.2 45.1 44.6 43.0 44.6

 Employed .................................................................... 4,927 5,363 4,833 5,147 4,958 5,048 5,022 4,816 5,002

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 38.2 41.1 37.0 39.9 38.0 38.7 38.5 36.9 38.3

 Unemployed ............................................................... 769 793 788 824 800 836 797 798 832

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 13.5 12.9 14.0 13.8 13.9 14.2 13.7 14.2 14.3

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN 

Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. 27,109 27,541 27,584 27,109 27,422 27,459 27,498 27,541 27,584

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 17,252 17,621 17,527 17,225 17,433 17,493 17,645 17,523 17,493

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

 Employed .................................................................... 15,740 16,268 16,142 15,659 15,946 16,005 16,229 16,175 16,077

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 58.1 59.1 58.5 57.8 58.2 58.3 59.0 58.7 58.3

 Unemployed ............................................................... 1,511 1,352 1,384 1,565 1,487 1,488 1,416 1,349 1,416

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 8.8 7.7 7.9 9.1 8.5 8.5 8.0 7.7 8.1

 Not in labor force .......................................................... 9,857 9,920 10,057 9,884 9,988 9,966 9,854 10,018 10,090

Men, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 7,765 8,036 7,932 7,731 7,788 7,816 7,987 7,955 7,884

 Participation rate ....................................................... 71.2 72.5 71.5 70.9 70.6 70.8 72.2 71.8 71.0

 Employed .................................................................... 7,165 7,524 7,384 7,098 7,146 7,144 7,383 7,411 7,303

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 65.7 67.9 66.5 65.1 64.8 64.7 66.7 66.9 65.8

 Unemployed ............................................................... 600 512 549 632 642 672 604 545 581

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 7.7 6.4 6.9 8.2 8.2 8.6 7.6 6.8 7.4

Women, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 8,710 8,782 8,905 8,657 8,832 8,858 8,880 8,808 8,852

 Participation rate ....................................................... 64.0 63.6 64.4 63.6 64.2 64.3 64.4 63.8 64.0

 Employed .................................................................... 8,046 8,200 8,268 7,988 8,234 8,298 8,274 8,241 8,235

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 59.1 59.4 59.8 58.7 59.8 60.2 60.0 59.7 59.5

 Unemployed ............................................................... 664 582 637 669 598 561 605 567 618

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 7.6 6.6 7.2 7.7 6.8 6.3 6.8 6.4 7.0

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 776 803 689 837 814 819 778 760 757

 Participation rate ....................................................... 30.1 30.3 26.0 32.4 30.9 31.0 29.4 28.7 28.6

 Employed .................................................................... 529 544 491 573 567 564 572 523 539

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 20.5 20.5 18.5 22.2 21.5 21.4 21.6 19.7 20.3

 Unemployed ............................................................... 247 259 198 264 247 255 206 237 218

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 31.8 32.2 28.8 31.6 30.4 31.2 26.5 31.2 28.8

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Employment status, race, sex, and age

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted 1

Sept.

2006

Aug.

2007

Sept.

2007

Sept.

2006

May

2007

June

2007

July

2007

Aug.

2007

Sept.

2007

ASIAN 

Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. 10,251 10,674 10,698 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 6,836 7,160 6,997 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ....................................................... 66.7 67.1 65.4 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .................................................................... 6,648 6,917 6,776 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 64.9 64.8 63.3 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ............................................................... 188 242 222 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 2.8 3.4 3.2 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Not in labor force .......................................................... 3,415 3,514 3,700 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

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

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

 NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in

table A-1 because data are not presented for all races. Beginning in January

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

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Employment status, sex, and age

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted 1

Sept.

2006

Aug.

2007

Sept.

2007

Sept.

2006

May

2007

June

2007

July

2007

Aug.

2007

Sept.

2007

HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. 30,324 31,520 31,617 30,324 31,238 31,329 31,423 31,520 31,617

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 20,615 21,832 21,759 20,738 21,425 21,404 21,602 21,795 21,901

 Participation rate ....................................................... 68.0 69.3 68.8 68.4 68.6 68.3 68.7 69.1 69.3

 Employed .................................................................... 19,536 20,647 20,546 19,611 20,189 20,191 20,331 20,599 20,654

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 64.4 65.5 65.0 64.7 64.6 64.4 64.7 65.4 65.3

 Unemployed ............................................................... 1,079 1,185 1,213 1,127 1,237 1,212 1,271 1,196 1,247

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 5.2 5.4 5.6 5.4 5.8 5.7 5.9 5.5 5.7

 Not in labor force .......................................................... 9,709 9,688 9,857 9,586 9,813 9,926 9,821 9,725 9,716

Men, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 11,899 12,442 12,424 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ....................................................... 84.1 84.6 84.2 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .................................................................... 11,462 11,959 11,850 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 81.0 81.3 80.3 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ............................................................... 437 483 574 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 3.7 3.9 4.6 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

Women, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 7,703 8,291 8,242 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ....................................................... 57.7 59.9 59.3 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .................................................................... 7,235 7,779 7,796 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 54.2 56.2 56.1 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ............................................................... 468 512 446 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 6.1 6.2 5.4 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 1,012 1,099 1,093 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ....................................................... 35.8 37.1 36.8 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .................................................................... 839 910 901 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 29.7 30.8 30.3 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ............................................................... 173 189 193 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 17.1 17.2 17.6 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

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

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

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

any race. Beginning in January 2007, data reflect revised population controls

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Educational attainment

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Sept.

2006

Aug.

2007

Sept.

2007

Sept.

2006

May

2007

June

2007

July

2007

Aug.

2007

Sept.

2007

Less than a high school diploma

Civilian labor force .......................................................... 12,810 12,015 12,250 12,692 12,440 12,017 12,141 12,031 12,161

 Participation rate ......................................................... 46.2 46.4 46.6 45.7 45.9 45.0 47.8 46.4 46.2

 Employed ...................................................................... 12,054 11,275 11,397 11,873 11,610 11,208 11,274 11,225 11,263

 Employment-population ratio ...................................... 43.4 43.5 43.3 42.8 42.9 41.9 44.4 43.3 42.8

 Unemployed ................................................................. 756 739 853 819 831 809 867 806 898

 Unemployment rate .................................................... 5.9 6.2 7.0 6.5 6.7 6.7 7.1 6.7 7.4

High school graduates, no college 1

Civilian labor force .......................................................... 38,557 38,388 39,013 38,427 38,103 38,277 38,447 38,549 38,828

 Participation rate ......................................................... 63.5 62.7 63.3 63.2 62.6 62.8 63.3 62.9 63.0

 Employed ...................................................................... 37,104 36,781 37,398 36,800 36,383 36,721 36,743 36,885 37,060

 Employment-population ratio ...................................... 61.1 60.1 60.7 60.6 59.8 60.3 60.5 60.2 60.1

 Unemployed ................................................................. 1,453 1,607 1,615 1,627 1,720 1,556 1,703 1,664 1,768

 Unemployment rate .................................................... 3.8 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.5 4.1 4.4 4.3 4.6

Some college or associate degree

Civilian labor force .......................................................... 35,440 35,959 36,077 35,472 36,098 36,340 36,281 35,961 35,987

 Participation rate ......................................................... 72.4 71.9 72.0 72.5 72.8 72.8 71.4 71.9 71.8

 Employed ...................................................................... 34,227 34,622 34,907 34,201 34,865 35,077 34,998 34,629 34,750

 Employment-population ratio ...................................... 70.0 69.2 69.7 69.9 70.3 70.3 68.9 69.2 69.4

 Unemployed ................................................................. 1,213 1,337 1,170 1,270 1,234 1,263 1,283 1,331 1,237

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

Bachelor’s degree and higher 2

Civilian labor force .......................................................... 42,927 44,331 44,143 42,866 44,052 44,254 44,474 44,594 44,132

 Participation rate ......................................................... 78.1 77.0 77.5 78.0 77.9 78.0 77.3 77.5 77.5

 Employed ...................................................................... 42,021 43,314 43,248 41,994 43,191 43,380 43,540 43,680 43,264

 Employment-population ratio ...................................... 76.5 75.2 76.0 76.4 76.4 76.4 75.7 75.9 76.0

 Unemployed ................................................................. 906 1,017 895 872 861 874 934 914 868

 Unemployment rate .................................................... 2.1 2.3 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.0 2.0

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

degrees. 

 NOTE: Beginning in January 2007, data reflect revised population controls

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

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

discussion of technical issues regarding educational attainment data.
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Table A-5. Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status

(In thousands)

Category

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Sept.

2006

Aug.

2007

Sept.

2007

Sept.

2006

May

2007

June

2007

July

2007

Aug.

2007

Sept.

2007

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries ................................... 2,261 2,005 2,147 2,150 2,100 1,941 1,993 1,843 2,054

 Wage and salary workers ............................................. 1,291 1,144 1,248 1,199 1,224 1,155 1,157 1,016 1,160

 Self-employed workers ................................................. 958 850 875 946 845 775 823 806 853

 Unpaid family workers .................................................. 13 11 24 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Nonagricultural industries ............................................... 142,749 144,401 144,300 142,836 143,815 144,122 144,159 143,952 144,325

 Wage and salary workers ............................................. 132,901 134,578 134,553 133,030 133,994 134,128 134,339 134,269 134,604

 Government ................................................................ 20,568 20,690 21,153 20,525 21,227 21,082 21,024 21,148 21,133

 Private industries ........................................................ 112,333 113,888 113,400 112,515 112,757 113,000 113,319 113,133 113,488

 Private households ................................................... 771 819 823 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

 Other industries ........................................................ 111,562 113,069 112,577 111,757 111,892 112,196 112,554 112,384 112,676

 Self-employed workers ................................................. 9,762 9,709 9,631 9,694 9,716 9,878 9,706 9,652 9,589

 Unpaid family workers .................................................. 85 114 116 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME 2

All industries:

Part time for economic reasons .................................. 3,735 4,494 4,137 4,099 4,484 4,290 4,313 4,516 4,512

 Slack work or business conditions ........................... 2,402 2,838 2,768 2,630 2,963 2,790 2,724 2,933 2,986

 Could only find part-time work ................................. 1,115 1,113 1,091 1,151 1,265 1,203 1,217 1,168 1,148

Part time for noneconomic reasons ............................ 19,812 17,663 20,037 19,631 19,626 20,112 20,014 19,835 19,891

Nonagricultural industries:

Part time for economic reasons .................................. 3,653 4,424 4,085 3,981 4,403 4,194 4,240 4,459 4,407

 Slack work or business conditions ........................... 2,353 2,801 2,736 2,563 2,904 2,737 2,683 2,903 2,920

 Could only find part-time work ................................. 1,098 1,098 1,088 1,142 1,256 1,204 1,211 1,147 1,142

Part time for noneconomic reasons ............................ 19,462 17,350 19,679 19,289 19,200 19,758 19,660 19,569 19,570

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

jobs during the entire reference week for reasons such as vacation, illness, or

industrial dispute. Part time for noneconomic reasons excludes persons who

usually work full time but worked only 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for

reasons such as holidays, illness, and bad weather.

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

necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the

various series. Beginning in January 2007, data reflect revised population

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

(In thousands)

Characteristic

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Sept.

2006

Aug.

2007

Sept.

2007

Sept.

2006

May

2007

June

2007

July

2007

Aug.

2007

Sept.

2007

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over ................................................. 145,010 146,406 146,448 144,906 145,943 146,140 146,110 145,794 146,257

 16 to 19 years ............................................................... 5,783 6,274 5,649 6,060 5,862 5,972 5,940 5,665 5,894

 16 to 17 years ............................................................. 2,392 2,541 2,218 2,449 2,308 2,351 2,303 2,255 2,270

 18 to 19 years ............................................................. 3,391 3,733 3,431 3,608 3,550 3,645 3,667 3,389 3,630

 20 years and over ......................................................... 139,227 140,131 140,799 138,846 140,081 140,167 140,170 140,129 140,364

 20 to 24 years ............................................................. 13,821 14,139 13,849 13,928 13,967 13,994 13,964 13,876 13,972

 25 years and over ....................................................... 125,406 125,993 126,950 124,964 126,006 126,184 126,291 126,445 126,508

 25 to 54 years ........................................................... 100,294 100,319 100,813 99,925 100,434 100,452 100,344 100,563 100,497

 25 to 34 years ......................................................... 31,289 31,662 31,717 31,126 31,550 31,632 31,667 31,717 31,587

 35 to 44 years ......................................................... 34,700 34,143 34,335 34,582 34,344 34,215 34,151 34,214 34,227

 45 to 54 years ......................................................... 34,306 34,514 34,761 34,217 34,539 34,605 34,526 34,632 34,682

 55 years and over ..................................................... 25,113 25,674 26,137 25,038 25,572 25,732 25,947 25,882 26,011

Men, 16 years and over .................................................. 78,109 78,972 78,407 77,920 78,323 78,281 78,292 78,082 78,207

 16 to 19 years ............................................................... 2,910 3,152 2,779 3,051 2,942 2,969 2,930 2,798 2,911

 16 to 17 years ............................................................. 1,146 1,224 1,040 1,173 1,097 1,139 1,119 1,065 1,073

 18 to 19 years ............................................................. 1,764 1,927 1,738 1,865 1,842 1,851 1,815 1,746 1,834

 20 years and over ......................................................... 75,199 75,821 75,628 74,868 75,380 75,312 75,362 75,284 75,296

 20 to 24 years ............................................................. 7,447 7,539 7,235 7,485 7,406 7,368 7,417 7,333 7,294

 25 years and over ....................................................... 67,752 68,282 68,393 67,375 67,924 67,969 67,990 68,049 68,029

 25 to 54 years ........................................................... 54,290 54,543 54,511 53,957 54,382 54,312 54,257 54,317 54,229

 25 to 34 years ......................................................... 17,350 17,606 17,588 17,201 17,429 17,466 17,560 17,499 17,450

 35 to 44 years ......................................................... 18,820 18,717 18,653 18,706 18,783 18,643 18,567 18,651 18,575

 45 to 54 years ......................................................... 18,121 18,220 18,269 18,050 18,169 18,203 18,130 18,167 18,203

 55 years and over ..................................................... 13,462 13,739 13,882 13,419 13,543 13,657 13,733 13,732 13,800

Women, 16 years and over ............................................ 66,901 67,433 68,041 66,986 67,620 67,859 67,819 67,712 68,050

 16 to 19 years ............................................................... 2,873 3,123 2,871 3,008 2,919 3,004 3,011 2,867 2,983

 16 to 17 years ............................................................. 1,246 1,316 1,178 1,276 1,211 1,212 1,183 1,190 1,197

 18 to 19 years ............................................................. 1,628 1,806 1,693 1,743 1,707 1,794 1,852 1,643 1,796

 20 years and over ......................................................... 64,028 64,311 65,170 63,978 64,701 64,855 64,808 64,845 65,068

 20 to 24 years ............................................................. 6,373 6,600 6,613 6,442 6,561 6,626 6,546 6,544 6,679

 25 years and over ....................................................... 57,655 57,711 58,557 57,589 58,081 58,215 58,301 58,396 58,479

 25 to 54 years ........................................................... 46,004 45,776 46,303 45,969 46,052 46,140 46,087 46,246 46,268

 25 to 34 years ......................................................... 13,939 14,055 14,129 13,925 14,121 14,165 14,107 14,218 14,137

 35 to 44 years ......................................................... 15,880 15,426 15,681 15,877 15,561 15,572 15,584 15,564 15,651

 45 to 54 years ......................................................... 16,185 16,294 16,492 16,167 16,370 16,402 16,396 16,465 16,479

 55 years and over ..................................................... 11,651 11,935 12,254 11,620 12,029 12,075 12,215 12,150 12,211

MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present ......................................... 45,701 46,201 46,244 45,645 46,531 46,527 46,330 46,192 46,238

Married women, spouse present .................................... 35,518 35,226 35,796 35,421 36,194 36,217 35,997 35,826 35,739

Women who maintain families ........................................ 9,095 9,548 9,618 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

Full-time workers 2 ......................................................... 120,780 122,870 121,728 120,447 120,997 120,645 121,122 120,995 121,332

Part-time workers 3 ......................................................... 24,230 23,535 24,720 24,526 24,880 25,555 25,102 24,897 25,039

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders ................................................. 7,792 7,221 7,621 7,667 7,815 7,707 7,674 7,555 7,509

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

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

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

hours per week.

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

necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the

various series. Beginning in January 2007, data reflect revised population

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

Characteristic

Number of

unemployed persons

(in thousands)

Unemployment rates 1

Sept.

2006

Aug.

2007

Sept.

2007

Sept.

2006

May

2007

June

2007

July

2007

Aug.

2007

Sept.

2007

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over ................................................. 6,912 7,097 7,207 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.7

 16 to 19 years ............................................................... 1,182 1,086 1,120 16.3 15.7 15.8 15.2 16.1 16.0

 16 to 17 years ............................................................. 537 515 518 18.0 16.6 16.8 16.7 18.6 18.6

 18 to 19 years ............................................................. 644 580 604 15.1 15.4 15.5 14.1 14.6 14.3

 20 years and over ......................................................... 5,730 6,011 6,086 4.0 3.9 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.2

 20 to 24 years ............................................................. 1,210 1,256 1,357 8.0 7.3 8.0 8.5 8.3 8.9

 25 years and over ....................................................... 4,547 4,759 4,770 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.7 3.6 3.6

 25 to 54 years ........................................................... 3,801 3,913 3,930 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.8 3.7 3.8

 25 to 34 years ......................................................... 1,487 1,532 1,604 4.6 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.8

 35 to 44 years ......................................................... 1,256 1,263 1,202 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.7 3.6 3.4

 45 to 54 years ......................................................... 1,057 1,118 1,123 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1

 55 years and over ..................................................... 752 854 840 2.9 3.2 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.1

Men, 16 years and over .................................................. 3,612 3,833 3,986 4.4 4.6 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.8

 16 to 19 years ............................................................... 658 605 646 17.7 17.3 17.7 16.7 17.8 18.2

 16 to 17 years ............................................................. 282 300 299 19.4 18.5 18.1 18.9 22.0 21.8

 18 to 19 years ............................................................. 377 312 351 16.8 17.1 18.2 15.3 15.2 16.0

 20 years and over ......................................................... 2,954 3,228 3,340 3.8 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.1 4.2

 20 to 24 years ............................................................. 678 700 769 8.3 8.6 9.3 9.2 8.7 9.5

 25 years and over ....................................................... 2,265 2,523 2,557 3.3 3.5 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.6

 25 to 54 years ........................................................... 1,905 2,043 2,090 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.7 3.6 3.7

 25 to 34 years ......................................................... 726 851 882 4.1 4.4 4.6 4.3 4.6 4.8

 35 to 44 years ......................................................... 659 609 630 3.4 3.0 2.9 3.6 3.2 3.3

 45 to 54 years ......................................................... 519 583 578 2.8 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.1

 55 years and over ..................................................... 360 481 467 2.6 3.4 3.1 3.4 3.4 3.3

Women, 16 years and over ............................................ 3,300 3,264 3,221 4.7 4.3 4.4 4.6 4.6 4.5

 16 to 19 years ............................................................... 524 481 475 14.8 14.1 13.9 13.6 14.4 13.7

 16 to 17 years ............................................................. 255 215 218 16.7 14.9 15.6 14.5 15.3 15.4

 18 to 19 years ............................................................. 267 268 254 13.3 13.4 12.7 12.8 14.0 12.4

 20 years and over ......................................................... 2,776 2,783 2,746 4.2 3.8 3.9 4.1 4.1 4.0

 20 to 24 years ............................................................. 532 556 588 7.6 5.8 6.7 7.7 7.8 8.1

 25 years and over ....................................................... 2,282 2,236 2,213 3.8 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.6

 25 to 54 years ........................................................... 1,895 1,870 1,840 4.0 3.8 3.7 3.9 3.9 3.8

 25 to 34 years ......................................................... 761 680 723 5.2 4.7 4.6 4.9 4.6 4.9

 35 to 44 years ......................................................... 597 654 572 3.6 3.8 3.7 3.9 4.0 3.5

 45 to 54 years ......................................................... 537 535 545 3.2 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.2

 55 years and over 2 .................................................. 394 418 379 3.3 2.7 3.2 3.5 3.4 3.0

MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present ......................................... 1,094 1,158 1,158 2.3 2.6 2.4 2.7 2.4 2.4

Married women, spouse present .................................... 1,046 1,145 1,048 2.9 2.7 2.7 2.8 3.1 2.8

Women who maintain families 2 ..................................... 667 633 658 6.8 6.3 6.8 6.8 6.2 6.4

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

Full-time workers 3 ......................................................... 5,627 5,835 6,037 4.5 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.7

Part-time workers 4 ......................................................... 1,325 1,271 1,229 5.1 4.9 4.6 5.0 4.9 4.7

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

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Reason

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Sept.

2006

Aug.

2007

Sept.

2007

Sept.

2006

May

2007

June

2007

July

2007

Aug.

2007

Sept.

2007

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Job losers and persons who completed temporary

jobs ............................................................................... 2,878 3,472 3,208 3,195 3,331 3,375 3,628 3,617 3,577

On temporary layoff .................................................... 582 865 613 872 1,004 866 981 979 954

Not on temporary layoff .............................................. 2,297 2,606 2,595 2,323 2,327 2,509 2,648 2,638 2,623

Permanent job losers .............................................. 1,570 1,852 1,831 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Persons who completed temporary jobs ................ 727 755 764 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Job leavers ..................................................................... 851 870 902 804 764 810 823 793 842

Reentrants ...................................................................... 2,305 2,099 2,190 2,292 2,153 2,127 2,078 2,064 2,144

New entrants .................................................................. 590 647 652 635 549 621 593 593 698

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

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

Job losers and persons who completed temporary

jobs ............................................................................. 43.4 49.0 46.1 46.1 49.0 48.7 50.9 51.2 49.3

On temporary layoff .................................................. 8.8 12.2 8.8 12.6 14.8 12.5 13.8 13.8 13.1

Not on temporary layoff ............................................ 34.7 36.8 37.3 33.5 34.2 36.2 37.2 37.3 36.1

Job leavers ................................................................... 12.8 12.3 13.0 11.6 11.2 11.7 11.6 11.2 11.6

Reentrants .................................................................... 34.8 29.6 31.5 33.1 31.7 30.7 29.2 29.2 29.5

New entrants ................................................................ 8.9 9.1 9.4 9.2 8.1 9.0 8.3 8.4 9.6

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE

 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

Job losers and persons who completed temporary

jobs ............................................................................. 1.9 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.3

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

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

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

1 Data not available.

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Duration

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Sept.

2006

Aug.

2007

Sept.

2007

Sept.

2006

May

2007

June

2007

July

2007

Aug.

2007

Sept.

2007

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Less than 5 weeks .............................................................................. 2,612 2,493 2,563 2,582 2,450 2,488 2,473 2,595 2,518

5 to 14 weeks ..................................................................................... 1,876 2,326 2,118 2,077 2,204 2,125 2,213 2,166 2,332

15 weeks and over ............................................................................. 2,136 2,269 2,271 2,264 2,230 2,286 2,413 2,385 2,393

 15 to 26 weeks ................................................................................ 902 1,021 1,009 1,010 1,104 1,166 1,105 1,138 1,115

 27 weeks and over .......................................................................... 1,234 1,248 1,261 1,254 1,126 1,120 1,308 1,247 1,277

Average (mean) duration, in weeks .................................................... 17.5 17.0 16.7 17.2 16.7 16.8 17.2 16.9 16.5

Median duration, in weeks .................................................................. 7.9 8.8 8.7 8.1 8.3 8.2 8.9 8.6 9.0

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

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

 Less than 5 weeks ............................................................................ 39.4 35.2 36.9 37.3 35.6 36.1 34.8 36.3 34.8

 5 to 14 weeks ................................................................................... 28.3 32.8 30.5 30.0 32.0 30.8 31.2 30.3 32.2

 15 weeks and over ........................................................................... 32.2 32.0 32.7 32.7 32.4 33.1 34.0 33.4 33.0

 15 to 26 weeks ............................................................................... 13.6 14.4 14.5 14.6 16.0 16.9 15.6 15.9 15.4

 27 weeks and over ......................................................................... 18.6 17.6 18.1 18.1 16.4 16.2 18.4 17.4 17.6

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

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Occupation

Employed Unemployed Unemployment

rates

Sept.

2006

Sept.

2007

Sept.

2006

Sept.

2007

Sept.

2006

Sept.

2007

 Total, 16 years and over 1 ............................................................. 145,010 146,448 6,625 6,952 4.4 4.5

Management, professional, and related occupations ............. 50,649 51,908 1,094 1,098 2.1 2.1

 Management, business, and financial operations

occupations .................................................................................... 21,182 21,528 439 401 2.0 1.8

 Professional and related occupations ...................................... 29,467 30,380 655 697 2.2 2.2

Service occupations ....................................................................... 23,863 24,659 1,359 1,509 5.4 5.8

Sales and office occupations ....................................................... 35,786 35,761 1,707 1,648 4.6 4.4

 Sales and related occupations .................................................. 16,013 16,277 838 901 5.0 5.2

 Office and administrative support occupations ...................... 19,773 19,484 869 747 4.2 3.7

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

occupations .................................................................................... 16,303 15,926 932 885 5.4 5.3

 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ............................. 930 969 76 59 7.5 5.7

 Construction and extraction occupations ................................ 9,774 9,503 636 633 6.1 6.2

 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ................ 5,599 5,454 221 193 3.8 3.4

Production, transportation, and material moving

occupations .................................................................................... 18,409 18,194 927 1,135 4.8 5.9

 Production occupations .............................................................. 9,377 9,371 510 542 5.2 5.5

 Transportation and material moving occupations ................. 9,032 8,823 417 592 4.4 6.3

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

 NOTE: Beginning in January 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.
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Table A-11. Unemployed persons by industry and class of worker, not seasonally adjusted

Industry and class of worker

Number of

unemployed

persons

(in thousands)

Unemployment

rates

Sept.

2006

Sept.

2007

Sept.

2006

Sept.

2007

 Total, 16 years and over 1 .................................................... 6,625 6,952 4.4 4.5

Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers .................... 5,261 5,418 4.5 4.6

 Mining ............................................................................................. 14 25 2.1 3.2

 Construction .................................................................................. 586 596 5.6 5.8

 Manufacturing ............................................................................... 632 673 3.8 4.1

 Durable goods ............................................................................ 362 407 3.5 3.9

 Nondurable goods ..................................................................... 270 266 4.4 4.3

 Wholesale and retail trade ......................................................... 1,008 1,027 4.9 5.1

 Transportation and utilities ......................................................... 183 224 3.1 3.7

 Information ..................................................................................... 170 124 4.9 3.7

 Financial activities ........................................................................ 235 316 2.4 3.3

 Professional and business services ......................................... 736 655 5.6 4.7

 Education and health services .................................................. 576 630 3.0 3.2

 Leisure and hospitality ................................................................ 810 892 6.9 7.4

 Other services ............................................................................... 310 257 5.0 4.2

Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers ...... 78 53 5.9 4.3

Government workers ..................................................................... 396 525 1.9 2.4

Self employed and unpaid family workers ................................. 299 304 2.7 2.8

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

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

Table A-12. Alternative measures of labor underutilization

(Percent)

Measure

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Sept.

2006

Aug.

2007

Sept.

2007

Sept.

2006

May

2007

June

2007

July

2007

Aug.

2007

Sept.

2007

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

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

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

percent of the civilian labor force .............................................. 1.9 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.3

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

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

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

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

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

marginally attached workers, as a percent of the civilian labor

force plus all marginally attached workers ................................ 5.2 5.5 5.3 5.4 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.5

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

total employed part time for economic reasons, as a percent

of the civilian labor force plus all marginally attached

workers ..................................................................................... 7.6 8.4 8.0 8.0 8.2 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.4

 NOTE: Marginally attached workers are persons who currently are neither

working nor looking for work but indicate that they want and are available for a job

and have looked for work sometime in the recent past. Discouraged workers, a

subset of the marginally attached, have given a job-market related reason for not

currently looking for a job. Persons employed part time for economic reasons are

those who want and are available for full-time work but have had to settle for a

part-time schedule. For further information, see "BLS introduces new range of

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

Labor Review. Beginning in January 2007, data reflect revised population controls

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Category

Total Men Women

Sept.

2006

Sept.

2007

Sept.

2006

Sept.

2007

Sept.

2006

Sept.

2007

NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE

Total not in the labor force .................................................................. 77,785 79,061 29,548 30,439 48,237 48,622

 Persons who currently want a job ...................................................... 4,434 4,503 1,901 1,956 2,533 2,548

Searched for work and available to work now 1 ........................... 1,299 1,268 602 657 698 611

Reason not currently looking:

Discouragement over job prospects 2 .................................. 325 276 170 168 154 108

Reasons other than discouragement 3 ................................. 975 992 431 489 543 503

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders 4 .................................................................. 7,792 7,621 3,854 3,823 3,938 3,798

 Percent of total employed ............................................................... 5.4 5.2 4.9 4.9 5.9 5.6

 Primary job full time, secondary job part time ................................. 4,153 4,266 2,272 2,325 1,881 1,941

 Primary and secondary jobs both part time .................................... 1,673 1,652 472 480 1,201 1,173

 Primary and secondary jobs both full time ...................................... 289 275 197 193 92 82

 Hours vary on primary or secondary job ......................................... 1,632 1,385 887 804 745 581

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

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

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

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

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

secondary job(s), not shown separately.

 NOTE: Beginning in January 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in

the household survey.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

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

(In thousands)

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

 Sept. 

2006

 July 

2007

 Aug. 

2007p

 Sept. 

2007p

 Sept. 

2006

 May 

2007

 June 

2007

 July 

2007

 Aug. 

2007p

 Sept. 

2007p

Change

from:

Aug. 2007-

Sept. 2007p

Total nonfarm ............................. 136,906 137,786 137,909 138,535 136,636 137,904 137,973 138,066 138,155 138,265 110

Total private ........................................ 114,961 116,805 116,832 116,370 114,560 115,668 115,739 115,856 115,888 115,961 73

Goods-producing ............................................ 22,906 22,789 22,778 22,631 22,625 22,446 22,436 22,421 22,357 22,324 -33

Natural resources and mining .................................. 704 740 745 737 694 718 721 726 729 728 -1

Logging ........................................................... 67.5 65.0 65.5 65.4 64.1 63.4 64.1 62.8 62.4 62.5 .1

Mining .................................................................... 636.4 674.6 679.0 671.1 630.1 654.5 656.5 663.5 666.1 665.2 -.9

Oil and gas extraction ........................................ 138.1 153.2 153.8 151.9 138.5 148.3 149.3 150.8 151.5 151.8 .3

Mining, except oil and gas1................................. 227.0 236.0 237.7 235.1 222.7 227.1 228.3 228.9 230.5 230.5 .0

Coal mining ...................................................... 79.0 81.0 80.8 80.8 79.1 79.4 79.6 80.3 80.6 81.0 .4

Support activities for mining .............................. 271.3 285.4 287.5 284.1 268.9 279.1 278.9 283.8 284.1 282.9 -1.2

Construction ............................................................. 7,947 7,959 7,935 7,840 7,725 7,659 7,665 7,649 7,627 7,613 -14

Construction of buildings ................................... 1,850.4 1,831.2 1,825.9 1,806.9 1,818.8 1,784.9 1,788.9 1,782.1 1,775.8 1,774.2 -1.6

Residential building ......................................... 1,044.3 1,021.9 1,015.9 998.8 1,028.5 997.5 997.3 991.3 986.0 981.0 -5.0

Nonresidential building .................................... 806.1 809.3 810.0 808.1 790.3 787.4 791.6 790.8 789.8 793.2 3.4

Heavy and civil engineering construction ........ 1,046.9 1,060.5 1,058.3 1,051.0 985.7 999.9 999.4 996.2 992.9 988.8 -4.1

Specialty trade contractors ............................... 5,049.4 5,067.6 5,050.5 4,981.6 4,920.4 4,874.4 4,876.3 4,870.7 4,858.0 4,849.6 -8.4

Residential specialty trade contractors ........... 2,437.0 2,405.6 2,375.2 2,326.6 2,377.2 2,306.2 2,302.5 2,306.0 2,285.2 2,270.2 -15.0

Nonresidential specialty trade contractors ..... 2,612.4 2,662.0 2,675.3 2,655.0 2,543.2 2,568.2 2,573.8 2,564.7 2,572.8 2,579.4 6.6

Manufacturing ........................................................... 14,255 14,090 14,098 14,054 14,206 14,069 14,050 14,046 14,001 13,983 -18

Production workers ....................................... 10,228 10,121 10,146 10,130 10,185 10,105 10,091 10,098 10,065 10,059 -6

Durable goods ....................................................... 9,026 8,899 8,913 8,886 9,017 8,913 8,897 8,900 8,873 8,863 -10

Production workers ....................................... 6,399 6,300 6,322 6,315 6,392 6,323 6,309 6,313 6,291 6,290 -1

Wood products ................................................... 560.6 538.8 533.5 526.2 555.6 529.0 526.5 529.2 523.0 520.3 -2.7

Nonmetallic mineral products ............................ 511.3 510.7 507.0 505.6 503.6 500.7 500.5 499.1 496.6 497.0 .4

Primary metals .................................................... 460.0 449.6 450.4 450.1 460.2 452.6 449.2 450.9 448.8 449.1 .3

Fabricated metal products ................................. 1,565.8 1,572.0 1,572.3 1,572.5 1,565.4 1,565.4 1,569.0 1,569.5 1,568.2 1,570.2 2.0

Machinery ........................................................... 1,199.6 1,233.7 1,224.6 1,219.0 1,203.3 1,221.8 1,224.3 1,228.2 1,222.2 1,220.1 -2.1

1 Computer and electronic products .................... 1,319.1 1,312.5 1,306.7 1,296.9 1,318.9 1,308.6 1,306.4 1,304.3 1,300.9 1,298.0 -2.9

Computer and peripheral equipment ............. 198.9 197.5 196.9 197.2 198.3 197.9 196.2 196.5 196.6 197.2 .6

Communications equipment ........................... 143.2 143.4 142.5 140.9 143.2 142.7 142.9 142.7 143.0 142.6 -.4

Semiconductors and electronic components . 467.9 466.3 461.1 457.3 467.1 465.3 464.2 462.5 458.6 457.3 -1.3

Electronic instruments ..................................... 437.3 437.1 436.9 433.7 438.4 435.4 435.5 434.5 434.0 433.2 -.8

Electrical equipment and appliances ................ 437.2 437.8 436.1 436.4 438.3 436.9 436.0 436.8 434.7 435.5 .8

1 Transportation equipment .................................. 1,767.2 1,661.5 1,701.4 1,704.1 1,764.4 1,708.4 1,702.9 1,699.5 1,701.0 1,699.5 -1.5

Motor vehicles and parts2................................. 1,068.2 957.9 998.1 1,002.7 1,064.7 1,006.8 999.2 998.4 998.1 996.4 -1.7

Furniture and related products .......................... 552.8 531.5 528.3 524.4 553.3 533.0 529.4 530.3 526.0 523.5 -2.5

Miscellaneous manufacturing ............................ 652.3 650.8 652.9 650.6 653.5 656.3 652.9 652.1 651.4 649.6 -1.8

Nondurable goods ................................................. 5,229 5,191 5,185 5,168 5,189 5,156 5,153 5,146 5,128 5,120 -8

Production workers ....................................... 3,829 3,821 3,824 3,815 3,793 3,782 3,782 3,785 3,774 3,769 -5

Food manufacturing ........................................... 1,523.3 1,532.8 1,537.4 1,533.3 1,491.8 1,499.8 1,502.4 1,505.9 1,498.2 1,496.4 -1.8

Beverages and tobacco products ...................... 199.9 205.3 203.9 203.6 195.6 198.5 200.4 200.2 198.7 198.2 -.5

Textile mills ......................................................... 189.0 170.0 168.4 166.1 188.0 173.5 172.5 169.9 167.5 164.9 -2.6

Textile product mills ........................................... 158.5 154.6 153.1 151.3 159.9 155.3 154.6 153.5 152.9 152.0 -.9

Apparel ................................................................ 236.6 217.1 214.5 214.2 234.8 220.1 217.8 217.7 214.2 212.2 -2.0

Leather and allied products ............................... 37.1 34.5 34.9 36.4 37.1 35.9 35.9 35.3 35.5 36.4 .9

Paper and paper products ................................. 465.1 459.8 457.8 454.6 464.6 457.8 457.3 456.7 455.4 454.3 -1.1

Printing and related support activities ............... 632.9 629.7 626.7 627.7 632.5 629.9 629.6 629.0 626.9 628.3 1.4

Petroleum and coal products ............................. 118.5 119.3 119.0 119.0 116.4 119.2 117.2 116.2 116.0 116.9 .9

Chemicals ........................................................... 870.2 878.9 878.7 875.0 871.1 872.3 873.8 873.3 875.1 874.8 -.3

Plastics and rubber products ............................. 798.0 788.8 790.4 787.0 796.8 793.2 791.1 788.5 787.2 785.2 -2.0

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

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

(In thousands)

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

 Sept. 

2006

 July 

2007

 Aug. 

2007p

 Sept. 

2007p

 Sept. 

2006

 May 

2007

 June 

2007

 July 

2007

 Aug. 

2007p

 Sept. 

2007p

Change

from:

Aug. 2007-

Sept. 2007p

Service-providing .............................................. 114,000 114,997 115,131 115,904 114,011 115,458 115,537 115,645 115,798 115,941 143

Private service-providing ............................... 92,055 94,016 94,054 93,739 91,935 93,222 93,303 93,435 93,531 93,637 106

Trade, transportation, and utilities ........................... 26,164 26,476 26,488 26,442 26,241 26,459 26,465 26,489 26,507 26,520 13

Wholesale trade .................................................... 5,923.7 6,053.2 6,045.7 6,032.2 5,919.2 5,990.5 6,007.4 6,016.3 6,021.1 6,028.5 7.4

Durable goods .................................................... 3,090.2 3,166.7 3,161.1 3,146.4 3,093.8 3,134.5 3,141.5 3,146.5 3,146.6 3,148.4 1.8

Nondurable goods .............................................. 2,047.8 2,077.3 2,077.9 2,078.7 2,041.3 2,053.4 2,061.4 2,063.1 2,067.4 2,070.7 3.3

Electronic markets and agents and brokers ..... 785.7 809.2 806.7 807.1 784.1 802.6 804.5 806.7 807.1 809.4 2.3

Retail trade ............................................................ 15,174.7 15,371.2 15,393.8 15,284.1 15,289.8 15,394.5 15,383.3 15,389.8 15,398.5 15,393.3 -5.2

Motor vehicle and parts dealers1........................ 1,916.7 1,924.5 1,928.7 1,925.5 1,906.2 1,911.5 1,909.0 1,907.6 1,911.2 1,914.7 3.5

Automobile dealers ......................................... 1,251.1 1,253.3 1,257.2 1,253.9 1,245.4 1,247.7 1,246.7 1,245.9 1,247.9 1,247.6 -.3

Furniture and home furnishings stores ............. 579.9 577.0 580.9 578.1 587.9 585.2 584.3 584.5 587.0 585.3 -1.7

Electronics and appliance stores ....................... 529.1 528.0 524.7 525.5 535.8 539.3 535.9 537.4 534.6 533.7 -.9

Building material and garden supply stores ...... 1,317.5 1,346.9 1,330.6 1,279.8 1,327.2 1,314.9 1,314.9 1,303.9 1,306.8 1,290.1 -16.7

Food and beverage stores ................................. 2,825.4 2,885.3 2,889.6 2,877.1 2,832.1 2,861.1 2,867.7 2,869.3 2,875.2 2,878.4 3.2

Health and personal care stores ....................... 952.2 964.4 969.7 964.6 956.2 968.5 968.8 967.4 969.6 968.7 -.9

Gasoline stations ................................................ 862.3 863.0 861.7 861.1 858.1 852.5 852.4 852.0 851.4 855.0 3.6

Clothing and clothing accessories stores ......... 1,411.3 1,457.8 1,481.2 1,431.6 1,437.4 1,451.6 1,451.3 1,456.7 1,461.0 1,461.1 .1

Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music

stores ................................................................ 631.8 643.6 655.1 660.9 638.0 659.5 657.4 665.7 668.6 671.6 3.0

1 General merchandise stores ............................. 2,834.6 2,871.4 2,861.5 2,854.0 2,894.9 2,928.5 2,920.3 2,918.9 2,908.2 2,906.1 -2.1

Department stores .......................................... 1,496.3 1,521.4 1,513.3 1,511.2 1,536.2 1,566.2 1,561.1 1,560.3 1,551.7 1,550.7 -1.0

Miscellaneous store retailers ............................. 877.9 882.4 879.4 885.4 880.6 879.3 880.2 883.1 882.0 886.0 4.0

Nonstore retailers ............................................... 436.0 426.9 430.7 440.5 435.4 442.6 441.1 443.3 442.9 442.6 -.3

Transportation and warehousing .......................... 4,517.3 4,491.6 4,489.5 4,570.4 4,484.4 4,520.1 4,520.1 4,528.4 4,531.8 4,542.3 10.5

Air transportation ................................................ 490.0 495.0 497.1 496.8 488.1 484.4 491.4 492.2 492.4 493.5 1.1

Rail transportation .............................................. 225.3 228.2 229.4 229.6 224.7 227.9 226.6 227.5 227.6 229.1 1.5

Water transportation ........................................... 66.8 73.4 74.5 73.3 65.5 68.3 69.9 70.7 71.1 71.5 .4

Truck transportation ........................................... 1,466.6 1,460.1 1,464.5 1,466.3 1,446.8 1,455.5 1,449.8 1,444.3 1,445.7 1,448.6 2.9

Transit and ground passenger transportation ... 402.1 336.6 332.7 404.4 394.2 390.9 389.4 397.1 399.1 395.9 -3.2

Pipeline transportation ....................................... 39.0 41.2 41.2 40.4 38.8 40.8 40.8 40.8 40.9 40.7 -.2

Scenic and sightseeing transportation .............. 32.2 35.4 35.5 33.2 26.6 26.7 26.4 27.0 27.2 27.8 .6

Support activities for transportation ................... 571.4 584.3 582.8 583.6 571.0 581.8 583.0 583.4 582.9 584.6 1.7

Couriers and messengers .................................. 580.3 583.4 577.2 582.9 586.4 588.5 588.7 589.3 588.9 591.1 2.2

Warehousing and storage .................................. 643.6 654.0 654.6 659.9 642.3 655.3 654.1 656.1 656.0 659.5 3.5

Utilities ................................................................... 548.3 559.7 559.2 555.5 547.8 553.4 554.4 554.6 555.4 555.4 .0

Information ................................................................ 3,043 3,104 3,095 3,080 3,052 3,097 3,093 3,091 3,088 3,099 11

Publishing industries, except Internet ............... 900.3 909.9 907.4 900.9 900.2 907.7 906.2 906.3 905.4 903.4 -2.0

Motion picture and sound recording industries . 368.9 391.8 388.2 381.1 374.7 391.9 389.3 383.6 380.8 389.8 9.0

Broadcasting, except Internet ............................ 332.7 336.3 337.2 339.3 332.3 336.6 337.1 336.0 336.6 338.9 2.3

Internet publishing and broadcasting ................ 34.9 42.2 42.9 43.9 35.0 40.6 41.3 42.4 43.1 44.2 1.1

Telecommunications .......................................... 972.2 974.0 970.7 967.7 974.2 973.9 972.7 973.7 972.1 972.2 .1

ISPs, search portals, and data processing ....... 382.5 397.6 395.7 395.6 383.9 394.2 394.4 396.9 397.5 398.5 1.0

Other information services ................................. 51.0 52.5 52.8 51.6 51.3 52.1 52.2 51.8 52.2 52.0 -.2

Financial activities .................................................... 8,407 8,549 8,516 8,436 8,408 8,464 8,460 8,476 8,462 8,448 -14

Finance and insurance .......................................... 6,206.7 6,295.9 6,265.9 6,225.0 6,219.6 6,256.1 6,256.0 6,270.1 6,257.2 6,245.6 -11.6

Monetary authorities - central bank ................... 21.7 21.8 22.0 21.6 21.7 22.4 22.2 21.6 21.8 21.6 -.2

1 Credit intermediation and related activities ....... 2,945.5 2,959.4 2,931.6 2,902.1 2,952.8 2,948.7 2,939.5 2,946.5 2,928.8 2,916.8 -12.0

1 Depository credit intermediation ..................... 1,805.9 1,841.1 1,841.7 1,838.9 1,812.4 1,824.7 1,824.9 1,833.8 1,837.6 1,845.9 8.3

Commercial banking .................................... 1,323.3 1,343.7 1,343.1 1,341.1 1,328.1 1,332.5 1,332.1 1,338.4 1,340.4 1,346.5 6.1

Securities, commodity contracts, investments .. 821.3 848.9 849.8 845.1 825.4 841.6 844.4 845.8 846.6 844.9 -1.7

Insurance carriers and related activities ........... 2,323.6 2,370.2 2,366.0 2,360.9 2,324.8 2,348.5 2,354.5 2,361.2 2,364.0 2,367.0 3.0

Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles ........ 94.6 95.6 96.5 95.3 94.9 94.9 95.4 95.0 96.0 95.3 -.7

Real estate and rental and leasing ....................... 2,200.2 2,253.2 2,250.1 2,211.1 2,188.2 2,207.4 2,204.1 2,205.7 2,205.0 2,202.1 -2.9

Real estate .......................................................... 1,514.6 1,554.4 1,556.5 1,528.8 1,506.4 1,527.7 1,524.5 1,525.4 1,526.4 1,524.5 -1.9

Rental and leasing services ............................... 655.6 665.5 660.3 649.5 652.2 647.8 646.9 647.6 645.6 644.9 -.7

Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets ......... 30.0 33.3 33.3 32.8 29.6 31.9 32.7 32.7 33.0 32.7 -.3

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

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

(In thousands)

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

 Sept. 

2006

 July 

2007

 Aug. 

2007p

 Sept. 

2007p

 Sept. 

2006

 May 

2007

 June 

2007

 July 

2007

 Aug. 

2007p

 Sept. 

2007p

Change

from:

Aug. 2007-

Sept. 2007p

Professional and business services ........................ 17,771 18,045 18,114 18,092 17,636 17,893 17,886 17,911 17,929 17,950 21

1 Professional and technical services ..................... 7,352.6 7,658.9 7,661.6 7,652.9 7,420.1 7,625.3 7,638.5 7,666.9 7,686.5 7,723.6 37.1

Legal services .................................................. 1,167.3 1,192.9 1,180.9 1,171.7 1,172.6 1,183.4 1,179.9 1,177.9 1,176.7 1,180.0 3.3

Accounting and bookkeeping services ........... 824.5 878.4 879.6 895.4 893.1 934.5 941.1 951.1 956.6 966.6 10.0

Architectural and engineering services .......... 1,407.4 1,464.3 1,462.2 1,451.3 1,399.3 1,431.4 1,433.5 1,437.1 1,438.1 1,441.8 3.7

Computer systems design and related

services .......................................................... 1,294.6 1,355.0 1,358.7 1,359.5 1,298.4 1,338.3 1,341.8 1,352.9 1,356.4 1,362.2 5.8

Management and technical consulting

services .......................................................... 927.3 997.3 1,006.3 1,010.8 926.4 989.2 990.9 992.5 1,001.5 1,011.2 9.7

Management of companies and enterprises ....... 1,816.8 1,864.0 1,861.9 1,857.8 1,822.3 1,841.5 1,844.6 1,847.8 1,850.3 1,854.7 4.4

Administrative and waste services ....................... 8,602.0 8,522.5 8,590.5 8,581.7 8,393.9 8,426.3 8,402.6 8,396.2 8,391.8 8,371.9 -19.9

1 Administrative and support services ................. 8,252.4 8,160.4 8,228.5 8,221.3 8,047.4 8,073.4 8,048.8 8,041.8 8,035.9 8,014.8 -21.1

1 Employment services ...................................... 3,789.8 3,529.8 3,604.7 3,611.2 3,653.3 3,584.4 3,553.3 3,525.9 3,506.2 3,471.3 -34.9

Temporary help services ............................. 2,734.4 2,575.6 2,645.0 2,664.6 2,623.5 2,602.7 2,588.0 2,577.9 2,568.4 2,548.8 -19.6

Business support services .............................. 788.3 796.4 795.3 799.5 797.2 804.8 801.3 805.5 806.9 809.5 2.6

Services to buildings and dwellings ............... 1,867.4 1,966.8 1,954.5 1,930.2 1,803.0 1,835.1 1,840.8 1,847.3 1,853.8 1,860.8 7.0

Waste management and remediation services 349.6 362.1 362.0 360.4 346.5 352.9 353.8 354.4 355.9 357.1 1.2

Education and health services ................................ 17,876 18,067 18,120 18,461 17,946 18,293 18,364 18,422 18,487 18,531 44

Educational services ............................................. 2,912.7 2,679.3 2,681.7 3,002.2 2,949.4 2,983.4 3,014.4 3,022.8 3,041.6 3,040.1 -1.5

Health care and social assistance ........................14,963.1 15,387.6 15,438.4 15,459.2 14,996.4 15,309.7 15,349.4 15,399.5 15,445.7 15,490.7 45.0

3 Health care ......................................................... 12,661.6 13,035.9 13,079.3 13,068.4 12,679.6 12,930.9 12,965.1 13,005.6 13,042.3 13,075.7 33.4

1 Ambulatory health care services .................... 5,304.9 5,487.6 5,517.1 5,512.3 5,321.0 5,446.7 5,455.1 5,482.5 5,500.4 5,516.3 15.9

Offices of physicians .................................... 2,165.6 2,226.1 2,235.5 2,233.3 2,172.5 2,214.7 2,213.2 2,224.6 2,230.0 2,236.4 6.4

Outpatient care centers ................................ 490.7 495.4 497.6 498.8 492.1 495.1 495.5 496.1 498.0 500.6 2.6

Home health care services .......................... 875.1 925.9 935.3 935.2 877.7 911.3 918.8 925.3 931.4 933.8 2.4

Hospitals .......................................................... 4,451.1 4,556.9 4,561.0 4,566.0 4,451.7 4,511.0 4,526.3 4,539.1 4,550.6 4,565.4 14.8

1 Nursing and residential care facilities ............ 2,905.6 2,991.4 3,001.2 2,990.1 2,906.9 2,973.2 2,983.7 2,984.0 2,991.3 2,994.0 2.7

Nursing care facilities ................................... 1,586.2 1,613.3 1,619.9 1,615.0 1,584.7 1,606.5 1,608.0 1,611.3 1,615.3 1,614.3 -1.0

1 Social assistance ................................................ 2,301.5 2,351.7 2,359.1 2,390.8 2,316.8 2,378.8 2,384.3 2,393.9 2,403.4 2,415.0 11.6

Child day care services ................................... 799.5 768.7 777.1 813.8 802.0 812.3 811.6 815.7 817.4 820.8 3.4

Leisure and hospitality ............................................. 13,375 14,228 14,199 13,768 13,209 13,537 13,554 13,566 13,577 13,612 35

Arts, entertainment, and recreation ...................... 1,999.3 2,269.9 2,229.8 2,021.4 1,923.7 1,968.5 1,971.1 1,962.9 1,960.6 1,959.6 -1.0

Performing arts and spectator sports ................ 420.6 433.4 440.1 423.6 401.4 409.5 412.1 405.6 408.6 409.8 1.2

Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks ...... 126.9 147.3 142.3 133.2 125.6 130.7 131.2 132.4 131.3 131.3 .0

Amusements, gambling, and recreation ........... 1,451.8 1,689.2 1,647.4 1,464.6 1,396.7 1,428.3 1,427.8 1,424.9 1,420.7 1,418.5 -2.2

Accommodations and food services .................... 11,375.7 11,957.7 11,969.5 11,746.1 11,284.8 11,568.5 11,582.5 11,602.9 11,616.6 11,652.5 35.9

Accommodations ................................................ 1,880.7 2,001.6 1,985.0 1,898.8 1,847.0 1,862.8 1,852.8 1,858.1 1,849.1 1,859.6 10.5

Food services and drinking places .................... 9,495.0 9,956.1 9,984.5 9,847.3 9,437.8 9,705.7 9,729.7 9,744.8 9,767.5 9,792.9 25.4

Other services .......................................................... 5,419 5,547 5,522 5,460 5,443 5,479 5,481 5,480 5,481 5,477 -4

Repair and maintenance .................................... 1,251.3 1,262.7 1,266.6 1,264.9 1,253.9 1,260.4 1,261.9 1,256.6 1,261.4 1,263.6 2.2

Personal and laundry services .......................... 1,281.7 1,303.0 1,295.8 1,285.2 1,285.6 1,296.5 1,291.2 1,294.4 1,292.3 1,289.2 -3.1

Membership associations and organizations .... 2,885.8 2,981.5 2,959.2 2,909.8 2,903.1 2,921.9 2,927.6 2,929.0 2,927.4 2,924.6 -2.8

Government .............................................................. 21,945 20,981 21,077 22,165 22,076 22,236 22,234 22,210 22,267 22,304 37

Federal ................................................................... 2,737 2,736 2,732 2,715 2,729 2,713 2,708 2,713 2,714 2,708 -6

Federal, except U.S. Postal Service ................. 1,969.4 1,975.3 1,971.1 1,953.6 1,959.0 1,947.5 1,943.5 1,950.5 1,952.1 1,947.7 -4.4

U.S. Postal Service ............................................ 767.7 760.5 761.0 761.1 770.2 765.5 764.0 762.3 761.7 760.3 -1.4

State government .................................................. 5,118 4,853 4,870 5,177 5,113 5,133 5,139 5,143 5,147 5,175 28

State government education .............................. 2,327.1 2,006.5 2,023.9 2,359.1 2,321.1 2,321.7 2,326.5 2,323.3 2,325.8 2,352.8 27.0

State government, excluding education ............ 2,790.6 2,846.5 2,846.5 2,817.8 2,791.5 2,811.3 2,812.7 2,819.4 2,820.8 2,822.5 1.7

Local government .................................................. 14,090 13,392 13,475 14,273 14,234 14,390 14,387 14,354 14,406 14,421 15

Local government education ............................. 7,833.9 6,827.2 6,966.0 7,932.3 7,970.7 8,062.7 8,043.1 8,011.8 8,050.8 8,069.6 18.8

Local government, excluding education ........... 6,256.1 6,565.1 6,509.4 6,340.2 6,263.0 6,327.7 6,344.0 6,342.6 6,354.8 6,351.6 -3.2

1

Includes other industries, not shown separately.

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

vehicle parts.

3

Includes ambulatory health care services, hospitals, and nursing

and residential care facilities.

p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

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

selected industry detail

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

 Sept. 

2006

 July 

2007

 Aug. 

2007p

 Sept. 

2007p

 Sept. 

2006

 May 

2007

 June 

2007

 July 

2007

 Aug. 

2007p

 Sept. 

2007p

Change

from:

Aug. 2007-

Sept. 2007p

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

Goods-producing .......................................... 40.8 40.5 40.9 41.1 40.3 40.5 40.7 40.6 40.6 40.6 .0

Natural resources and mining .............................. 45.6 45.8 45.8 46.6 45.1 45.7 45.9 45.9 45.6 46.0 .4

Construction ............................................................ 39.3 39.4 39.5 39.4 38.4 38.9 39.0 38.9 38.7 38.8 .1

Manufacturing ......................................................... 41.4 40.9 41.4 41.7 41.1 41.1 41.4 41.3 41.4 41.4 .0

Overtime hours ............................................ 4.5 4.1 4.3 4.4 4.3 4.1 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.1 .0

Durable goods ..................................................... 41.6 41.1 41.7 42.0 41.3 41.3 41.7 41.6 41.7 41.7 .0

Overtime hours ............................................ 4.5 4.0 4.3 4.4 4.3 4.1 4.4 4.2 4.1 4.1 .0

Wood products .................................................. 39.6 40.1 39.8 39.7 39.6 39.5 39.7 39.9 39.5 39.3 -.2

Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... 43.6 42.8 43.4 43.3 43.0 42.3 42.5 42.6 42.8 42.5 -.3

Primary metals .................................................. 43.7 42.8 42.8 43.0 43.5 42.8 43.3 43.2 43.0 42.8 -.2

Fabricated metal products .............................. 41.6 41.3 41.9 42.1 41.3 41.4 41.6 41.7 41.8 41.9 .1

Machinery .......................................................... 42.5 42.3 42.3 42.7 42.3 42.3 42.5 42.5 42.5 42.5 .0

Computer and electronic products ................ 40.6 39.9 40.5 41.3 40.4 40.4 40.7 40.2 40.6 40.9 .3

Electrical equipment and appliances ............ 41.1 41.2 41.2 42.1 40.7 41.3 41.9 41.7 41.4 41.8 .4

Transportation equipment ............................... 43.1 41.6 43.4 43.5 42.6 42.9 43.3 43.2 43.2 43.1 -.1

Motor vehicles and parts 2.............................. 42.7 40.5 43.3 43.2 42.0 42.6 42.9 42.6 42.6 42.6 .0

Furniture and related products ....................... 39.3 39.2 40.1 40.0 38.8 38.9 39.2 39.3 39.6 39.6 .0

Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 38.7 38.5 39.1 39.4 38.6 38.6 39.0 39.0 39.2 39.3 .1

Nondurable goods ............................................... 41.1 40.6 41.0 41.3 40.7 40.8 40.9 40.9 40.9 40.8 -.1

Overtime hours ............................................ 4.6 4.1 4.3 4.5 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.1 .0

Food manufacturing ......................................... 40.9 40.7 40.9 41.3 40.3 40.6 40.5 40.8 40.6 40.5 -.1

Beverages and tobacco products .................. 40.9 40.9 41.6 40.6 40.7 40.5 40.8 40.7 41.0 40.8 -.2

Textile mills ........................................................ 40.9 39.6 39.7 40.7 40.7 40.2 40.5 40.2 39.8 40.3 .5

Textile product mills ......................................... 40.0 40.3 39.9 40.5 39.8 39.8 40.5 40.6 40.0 40.3 .3

Apparel ............................................................... 36.6 37.4 37.3 37.1 36.7 37.3 37.7 37.7 37.4 37.4 .0

Leather and allied products ............................ 38.6 36.9 37.3 37.9 38.8 38.9 37.8 37.4 37.6 37.8 .2

Paper and paper products .............................. 43.4 42.8 43.1 43.4 43.0 42.9 43.0 42.9 43.0 42.8 -.2

Printing and related support activities ........... 39.7 38.4 39.3 39.6 39.2 39.1 39.1 38.8 39.2 39.0 -.2

Petroleum and coal products .......................... 45.8 44.5 43.6 44.0 45.0 44.6 44.5 44.2 43.9 43.5 -.4

Chemicals .......................................................... 42.9 41.8 42.2 42.3 43.0 42.0 42.0 42.1 42.2 42.1 -.1

Plastics and rubber products .......................... 40.9 40.8 41.3 41.7 40.5 41.1 41.4 41.5 41.4 41.4 .0

Private service-providing ............................. 32.4 32.8 32.5 32.8 32.4 32.4 32.4 32.4 32.4 32.4 .0

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 33.6 33.7 33.5 33.8 33.4 33.4 33.4 33.3 33.3 33.4 .1

Wholesale trade ................................................... 37.9 38.5 38.2 38.6 37.9 38.3 38.3 38.1 38.2 38.2 .0

Retail trade ........................................................... 30.6 30.6 30.4 30.7 30.4 30.2 30.2 30.1 30.1 30.2 .1

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 37.1 37.2 37.3 37.3 36.9 37.0 37.0 36.8 37.0 37.1 .1

Utilities ................................................................... 41.7 42.6 42.3 42.7 41.4 42.4 42.6 42.6 42.3 42.5 .2

Information ............................................................... 36.8 37.1 36.4 36.8 36.7 36.3 36.3 36.5 36.3 36.4 .1

Financial activities .................................................. 35.4 36.5 35.6 36.3 35.7 35.9 36.0 35.9 35.8 35.8 .0

Professional and business services .................... 34.6 35.0 34.8 35.1 34.7 34.8 34.7 34.7 34.7 34.8 .1

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

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 25.6 26.3 26.0 25.6 25.8 25.6 25.5 25.4 25.4 25.4 .0

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

1 Data relate to production workers in natural resources and mining

and manufacturing, construction workers in construction, and

nonsupervisory workers in the service-providing industries.

These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the

total employment on private nonfarm payrolls.

2

Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, motor

vehicle parts.

p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

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

selected industry detail

Industry

Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings

 Sept. 

2006

 July 

2007

 Aug. 

2007p

 Sept. 

2007p

 Sept. 

2006

 July 

2007

 Aug. 

2007p

 Sept. 

2007p

Total private ....................................... $16.91 $17.42 $17.40 $17.63 $573.25 $595.76 $591.60 $602.95

Seasonally adjusted ..................... 16.88 17.45 17.50 17.57 570.54 589.81 591.50 593.87

Goods-producing .......................................... 18.20 18.69 18.78 18.87 742.56 756.95 768.10 775.56

Natural resources and mining .............................. 20.01 20.88 20.93 20.76 912.46 956.30 958.59 967.42

Construction ............................................................ 20.35 21.00 21.10 21.27 799.76 827.40 833.45 838.04

Manufacturing ......................................................... 16.88 17.20 17.30 17.39 698.83 703.48 716.22 725.16

Durable goods ..................................................... 17.80 18.08 18.26 18.34 740.48 743.09 761.44 770.28

Wood products .................................................. 13.53 13.62 13.64 13.72 535.79 546.16 542.87 544.68

Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... 16.51 17.09 16.94 16.99 719.84 731.45 735.20 735.67

Primary metals .................................................. 19.67 19.78 19.66 19.60 859.58 846.58 841.45 842.80

Fabricated metal products .............................. 16.21 16.51 16.56 16.63 674.34 681.86 693.86 700.12

Machinery .......................................................... 17.26 17.84 17.77 17.89 733.55 754.63 751.67 763.90

Computer and electronic products ................ 19.18 20.06 20.01 20.13 778.71 800.39 810.41 831.37

Electrical equipment and appliances ............ 15.61 16.05 16.00 16.11 641.57 661.26 659.20 678.23

Transportation equipment ............................... 22.59 22.62 23.30 23.35 973.63 940.99 1,011.22 1,015.73

Furniture and related products ....................... 13.98 14.36 14.33 14.43 549.41 562.91 574.63 577.20

Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 14.47 14.82 14.76 14.69 559.99 570.57 577.12 578.79

Nondurable goods ............................................... 15.31 15.72 15.69 15.79 629.24 638.23 643.29 652.13

Food manufacturing ......................................... 13.16 13.56 13.60 13.63 538.24 551.89 556.24 562.92

Beverages and tobacco products .................. 18.21 18.64 17.79 18.45 744.79 762.38 740.06 749.07

Textile mills ........................................................ 12.59 13.13 13.21 13.24 514.93 519.95 524.44 538.87

Textile product mills ......................................... 12.02 12.05 11.89 11.84 480.80 485.62 474.41 479.52

Apparel ............................................................... 10.61 11.05 11.00 11.07 388.33 413.27 410.30 410.70

Leather and allied products ............................ 11.44 12.17 12.08 12.23 441.58 449.07 450.58 463.52

Paper and paper products .............................. 18.15 18.68 18.42 18.72 787.71 799.50 793.90 812.45

Printing and related support activities ........... 15.80 16.19 16.29 16.38 627.26 621.70 640.20 648.65

Petroleum and coal products .......................... 23.87 25.06 25.30 25.81 1,093.25 1,115.17 1,103.08 1,135.64

Chemicals .......................................................... 19.43 19.68 19.51 19.57 833.55 822.62 823.32 827.81

Plastics and rubber products .......................... 15.03 15.27 15.41 15.45 614.73 623.02 636.43 644.27

Private service-providing ............................. 16.56 17.09 17.03 17.31 536.54 560.55 553.48 567.77

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 15.57 15.92 15.84 16.01 523.15 536.50 530.64 541.14

Wholesale trade ................................................... 19.09 19.69 19.55 19.76 723.51 758.07 746.81 762.74

Retail trade ........................................................... 12.70 12.88 12.81 12.94 388.62 394.13 389.42 397.26

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 17.51 17.93 17.88 18.03 649.62 667.00 666.92 672.52

Utilities ................................................................... 27.47 27.74 27.82 28.04 1,145.50 1,181.72 1,176.79 1,197.31

Information ............................................................... 23.60 23.82 23.85 24.21 868.48 883.72 868.14 890.93

Financial activities .................................................. 19.02 19.68 19.68 19.91 673.31 718.32 700.61 722.73

Professional and business services .................... 19.19 20.27 20.02 20.46 663.97 709.45 696.70 718.15

Education and health services ............................. 17.53 18.08 18.11 18.21 569.73 594.83 590.39 599.11

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 9.83 10.33 10.39 10.51 251.65 271.68 270.14 269.06

Other services ......................................................... 14.89 15.15 15.20 15.40 458.61 471.17 471.20 478.94

1 See footnote 1, table B-2.

p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

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

and selected industry detail, seasonally adjusted

Industry

Total Private:

 Sept. 

2006

 May 

2007

 June 

2007

 July 

2007

 Aug. 

2007p

 Sept. 

2007p

Percent

change from:

Aug. 2007-

Sept. 2007p

Current dollars ................................................ $16.88 $17.32 $17.40 $17.45 $17.50 $17.57 0.4

Constant (1982) dollars 2................................. 8.25 8.26 8.29 8.31 8.35 N.A.

Goods-producing .......................................................... 18.08 18.61 18.65 18.67 18.71 18.76 .3

Natural resources and mining .............................................. 20.11 20.85 20.90 20.95 21.06 20.81 -1.2

Construction ............................................................................ 20.17 20.91 20.92 20.94 21.00 21.08 .4

Manufacturing ......................................................................... 16.83 17.20 17.26 17.28 17.32 17.36 .2

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

4 Excluding overtime 15.99 16.38 16.41 16.44 16.50 16.54 .2

Durable goods ..................................................................... 17.73 18.15 18.22 18.22 18.27 18.29 .1

Nondurable goods ............................................................... 15.29 15.60 15.63 15.68 15.71 15.77 .4

Private service-providing ............................................. 16.56 16.98 17.07 17.13 17.19 17.26 .4

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................................... 15.52 15.71 15.80 15.84 15.88 15.92 .3

Wholesale trade ................................................................... 19.10 19.38 19.54 19.56 19.61 19.66 .3

Retail trade ........................................................................... 12.65 12.75 12.77 12.82 12.85 12.88 .2

Transportation and warehousing ...................................... 17.47 17.65 17.76 17.81 17.81 17.92 .6

Utilities ................................................................................... 27.35 27.71 27.77 27.84 28.01 27.96 -.2

Information ............................................................................... 23.44 23.87 23.99 23.96 23.98 24.03 .2

Financial activities .................................................................. 19.02 19.59 19.68 19.69 19.78 19.83 .3

Professional and business services .................................... 19.31 20.03 20.13 20.18 20.29 20.46 .8

Education and health services ............................................. 17.51 17.89 17.96 18.05 18.11 18.17 .3

Leisure and hospitality ........................................................... 9.83 10.32 10.38 10.45 10.49 10.52 .3

Other services ......................................................................... 14.86 15.14 15.20 15.26 15.32 15.37 .3

3( )

1 See footnote 1, table B-2.

2 The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical

Workers (CPI-W) is used to deflate this series.

3 Change was 0.5 percent from July 2007 to Aug. 2007, the latest

month available.

4 Derived by assuming that overtime hours are paid at the rate

of time and one-half.

N.A. = not available.

p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-5. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production and nonsupervisory workers1on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and

selected industry detail

(2002=100)

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

 Sept. 

2006

 July 

2007

 Aug. 

2007p

 Sept. 

2007p

 Sept. 

2006

 May 

2007

 June 

2007

 July 

2007

 Aug. 

2007p

 Sept. 

2007p

Percent

change from:

Aug. 2007-

Sept. 2007p

Total private ....................................... 106.7 110.0 109.3 109.5 106.0 107.3 107.7 107.6 107.7 107.8 0.1

Goods-producing .......................................... 105.3 104.5 105.6 105.4 102.4 102.4 103.0 102.7 102.4 102.3 -.1

Natural resources and mining .............................. 130.4 136.8 136.8 137.7 126.3 132.1 132.9 134.2 132.8 133.7 .7

Construction ............................................................ 120.5 122.3 122.2 120.4 113.7 114.7 115.5 115.1 114.2 114.3 .1

Manufacturing ......................................................... 97.2 95.0 96.4 96.9 96.1 95.3 95.9 95.7 95.6 95.6 .0

Durable goods ..................................................... 100.0 97.3 99.1 99.7 99.2 98.1 98.8 98.7 98.6 98.6 .0

Wood products .................................................. 99.5 95.6 94.0 91.6 98.8 92.4 92.4 93.2 91.1 89.3 -2.0

Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... 102.0 100.8 101.5 100.8 98.6 96.6 97.3 97.4 97.5 96.8 -.7

Primary metals .................................................. 93.6 89.5 89.9 91.0 93.3 90.6 91.0 91.0 90.1 90.4 .3

Fabricated metal products .............................. 104.8 104.3 105.8 106.4 103.9 104.2 104.9 105.2 105.3 105.8 .5

Machinery .......................................................... 104.7 107.0 105.9 107.2 104.7 105.8 106.5 107.1 106.4 106.4 .0

Computer and electronic products ................ 106.1 102.3 103.3 105.2 105.4 104.0 104.3 103.0 103.5 104.3 .8

Electrical equipment and appliances ............ 89.4 91.5 91.3 93.2 88.6 91.6 92.6 92.5 91.4 92.5 1.2

Transportation equipment ............................... 100.8 91.9 99.4 99.9 99.5 98.0 98.7 98.3 98.8 98.6 -.2

Motor vehicles and parts 2.............................. 93.2 78.3 88.5 88.7 91.6 87.4 87.5 86.3 86.8 86.8 .0

Furniture and related products ....................... 90.6 87.1 88.3 86.7 89.5 86.5 86.4 86.8 86.5 85.8 -.8

Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 91.0 90.6 92.2 93.3 91.0 92.4 92.8 92.4 92.4 92.8 .4

Nondurable goods ............................................... 92.7 91.4 92.3 92.8 90.9 90.9 91.1 91.2 90.9 90.6 -.3

Food manufacturing ......................................... 104.4 104.7 106.0 106.6 100.4 102.1 102.1 103.0 102.1 101.7 -.4

Beverages and tobacco products .................. 102.0 109.3 109.4 104.6 98.5 103.8 104.9 104.9 104.1 101.4 -2.6

Textile mills ........................................................ 63.9 54.8 54.4 55.4 63.3 57.6 57.3 55.8 54.6 54.5 -.2

Textile product mills ......................................... 84.9 80.0 78.7 78.4 85.2 79.8 80.9 80.3 78.4 78.0 -.5

Apparel ............................................................... 63.9 61.0 60.3 60.5 63.3 61.5 61.6 61.6 60.5 60.2 -.5

Leather and allied products ............................ 73.5 68.0 70.0 75.4 73.3 74.3 72.5 70.9 71.5 74.9 4.8

Paper and paper products .............................. 87.2 85.8 86.2 86.1 86.0 84.9 85.4 85.5 85.3 84.7 -.7

Printing and related support activities ........... 93.9 90.8 92.6 94.0 92.7 92.3 92.2 91.7 92.5 92.8 .3

Petroleum and coal products .......................... 101.2 101.4 100.5 102.3 97.4 98.4 98.4 97.1 97.9 98.3 .4

Chemicals .......................................................... 96.8 96.2 97.0 97.0 97.4 94.7 95.1 96.0 96.5 96.3 -.2

Plastics and rubber products .......................... 93.7 93.5 95.0 95.5 92.6 94.6 95.0 95.2 94.9 94.6 -.3

Private service-providing ............................. 107.1 111.3 110.3 110.8 107.0 108.7 108.9 109.1 109.2 109.4 .2

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 103.3 105.4 104.7 105.4 103.0 104.2 104.3 104.1 104.2 104.6 .4

Wholesale trade ................................................... 105.8 111.0 110.1 111.2 105.6 108.7 109.1 109.0 109.6 109.9 .3

Retail trade ........................................................... 100.1 102.1 101.5 101.7 100.4 100.9 100.8 100.6 100.6 101.0 .4

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 110.1 109.0 109.3 111.1 108.6 109.1 109.2 108.7 109.3 109.6 .3

Utilities ................................................................... 94.3 97.8 96.9 96.9 93.7 96.0 96.7 96.8 96.2 96.5 .3

Information ............................................................... 101.0 104.2 101.8 102.5 101.3 101.6 101.4 102.0 101.3 102.0 .7

Financial activities .................................................. 107.5 114.1 110.8 111.9 108.5 110.6 111.0 111.1 110.6 110.6 .0

Professional and business services .................... 113.5 116.7 116.6 117.6 112.8 115.0 114.5 114.8 114.9 115.5 .5

Education and health services ............................. 109.3 112.1 111.3 114.3 109.8 111.9 112.8 113.2 113.5 113.8 .3

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 110.9 121.7 120.0 114.1 110.3 112.1 111.7 111.4 111.6 112.0 .4

Other services ......................................................... 96.8 101.1 100.2 99.3 97.3 99.1 99.0 98.7 98.7 99.0 .3

1 See footnote 1, table B-2.

2

Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and

motor vehicle parts.

p = preliminary.

NOTE: The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by

dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate hours by

the corresponding 2002 annual average levels. Aggregate hours

estimates are the product of estimates of average weekly hours

and production and nonsupervisory worker employment.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-6. Indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls of production and nonsupervisory workers1on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and

selected industry detail

(2002=100)

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

 Sept. 

2006

 July 

2007

 Aug. 

2007p

 Sept. 

2007p

 Sept. 

2006

 May 

2007

 June 

2007

 July 

2007

 Aug. 

2007p

 Sept. 

2007p

Percent

change from:

Aug. 2007-

Sept. 2007p

Total private ....................................... 120.6 128.0 127.1 129.0 119.6 124.2 125.3 125.5 125.9 126.6 0.6

Goods-producing .......................................... 117.4 119.6 121.4 121.8 113.4 116.6 117.6 117.5 117.3 117.5 .2

Natural resources and mining .............................. 151.7 166.1 166.5 166.2 147.7 160.2 161.6 163.5 162.6 161.8 -.5

Construction ............................................................ 132.4 138.6 139.3 138.2 123.9 129.5 130.5 130.2 129.4 130.0 .5

Manufacturing ......................................................... 107.3 106.9 109.1 110.3 105.7 107.2 108.2 108.2 108.3 108.5 .2

Durable goods ..................................................... 111.1 109.8 112.9 114.1 109.8 111.2 112.4 112.2 112.4 112.5 .1

Nondurable goods ............................................... 100.3 101.5 102.4 103.5 98.2 100.2 100.6 101.0 100.9 100.9 .0

Private service-providing ............................. 121.6 130.4 128.8 131.5 121.5 126.6 127.4 128.1 128.7 129.5 .6

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 114.7 119.6 118.4 120.4 114.1 116.8 117.5 117.6 118.0 118.8 .7

Wholesale trade ................................................... 119.0 128.8 126.7 129.4 118.9 124.1 125.6 125.6 126.6 127.2 .5

Retail trade ........................................................... 109.0 112.8 111.5 112.8 108.8 110.3 110.4 110.5 110.8 111.5 .6

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 122.3 124.0 124.0 127.0 120.3 122.1 123.0 122.8 123.5 124.6 .9

Utilities ................................................................... 108.1 113.3 112.6 113.4 107.0 111.1 112.1 112.5 112.4 112.7 .3

Information ............................................................... 118.0 122.9 120.2 122.8 117.5 120.1 120.5 121.0 120.2 121.3 .9

Financial activities .................................................. 126.5 138.8 134.8 137.7 127.6 134.0 135.1 135.2 135.3 135.6 .2

Professional and business services .................... 129.6 140.8 138.9 143.1 129.6 137.1 137.2 137.8 138.7 140.7 1.4

Education and health services ............................. 126.0 133.2 132.5 136.8 126.4 131.6 133.2 134.3 135.2 135.9 .5

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 123.8 142.8 141.6 136.2 123.1 131.4 131.7 132.3 133.0 133.7 .5

Other services ......................................................... 105.0 111.6 110.9 111.4 105.4 109.3 109.6 109.7 110.2 110.9 .6

1 See footnote 1, table B-2.

p = preliminary.

NOTE: The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated

by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate payrolls

by the corresponding 2002 annual average levels. Aggregate

payroll estimates are the product of estimates of average hourly

earnings, average weekly hours, and production and nonsupervisory

worker employment.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-7. Diffusion indexes of employment change

(Percent)

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

Private nonfarm payrolls, 278 industries

Manufacturing payrolls, 84 industries

1

1

Over 1-month span:

Over 3-month span:

Over 6-month span:

Over 12-month span:

Over 1-month span:

Over 3-month span:

Over 6-month span:

Over 12-month span:

Time span

2003 ......................................................... 43.5 37.2 33.6 38.8 40.8 38.5 39.2 41.7 48.0 50.2 52.2 52.9

2004 ......................................................... 51.6 50.2 62.1 64.9 59.9 57.6 56.5 51.4 56.5 55.0 51.4 55.6

2005 ......................................................... 52.5 61.3 52.7 60.8 54.9 58.5 59.0 60.4 53.6 53.1 62.2 60.4

2006 ......................................................... 64.2 64.6 64.0 62.8 56.7 55.9 59.4 55.9 55.8 57.7 53.6 57.6

2007 ......................................................... 54.9 54.7 55.0 52.9 57.9 53.6 53.2 p 53.2 p 52.5

2003 ......................................................... 39.6 33.8 34.9 33.8 35.3 42.3 39.2 34.4 42.6 48.6 48.7 50.2

2004 ......................................................... 55.9 53.2 57.0 64.2 70.3 65.6 59.9 55.2 57.9 59.0 60.4 55.8

2005 ......................................................... 51.3 55.9 56.8 61.3 57.2 59.4 62.8 63.7 59.9 53.4 57.2 62.2

2006 ......................................................... 70.5 66.7 66.0 66.9 63.3 62.4 60.3 62.6 57.7 59.0 57.7 59.9

2007 ......................................................... 64.6 60.6 61.2 59.4 60.1 56.5 56.1 p 56.3 p 56.5

2003 ......................................................... 34.7 33.1 31.1 33.3 33.5 36.5 32.7 32.4 40.8 44.8 47.7 47.5

2004 ......................................................... 49.8 51.8 55.0 60.8 63.5 63.7 63.3 62.6 58.3 62.1 55.4 55.2

2005 ......................................................... 54.1 57.2 57.6 56.3 56.5 58.1 65.8 63.8 61.9 59.2 62.8 60.8

2006 ......................................................... 63.8 63.3 67.1 68.2 67.1 67.1 63.5 62.9 62.6 62.1 61.5 61.0

2007 ......................................................... 62.2 60.3 65.3 62.8 61.7 61.3 59.7 p 57.0 p 58.3

2003 ......................................................... 34.5 31.5 32.9 33.5 34.2 35.1 32.7 33.1 37.1 36.7 37.2 39.2

2004 ......................................................... 40.3 42.1 44.8 48.4 50.7 57.7 57.0 55.2 56.7 58.3 60.1 60.3

2005 ......................................................... 60.1 61.0 59.5 58.8 58.3 60.3 60.6 62.8 60.3 58.8 59.7 61.3

2006 ......................................................... 67.3 65.3 66.0 64.7 65.8 65.3 67.6 66.4 66.5 66.4 65.5 65.1

2007 ......................................................... 64.6 64.4 63.8 64.0 62.6 62.2 61.5 p 62.2 p 62.4

2003 ......................................................... 34.5 17.3 17.3 10.7 22.0 17.3 17.3 31.5 26.8 38.1 42.3 42.3

2004 ......................................................... 41.1 45.2 47.0 63.1 50.0 48.2 56.5 43.5 41.7 43.5 40.5 42.3

2005 ......................................................... 36.9 48.2 43.5 48.2 38.7 37.5 42.3 45.8 44.0 44.6 48.2 51.8

2006 ......................................................... 63.1 48.2 56.0 53.0 47.0 58.9 51.2 44.6 40.5 47.6 43.5 38.7

2007 ......................................................... 52.4 38.7 30.4 33.3 42.3 42.9 45.8 p 29.2 p 38.7

2003 ......................................................... 15.5 11.3 13.7 9.5 8.9 11.9 15.5 15.5 17.9 29.2 30.4 33.3

2004 ......................................................... 45.2 42.9 43.5 57.7 60.1 58.3 55.4 46.4 47.0 42.9 42.9 37.5

2005 ......................................................... 35.1 39.9 40.5 42.3 35.1 33.9 40.5 41.7 42.3 40.5 39.9 43.5

2006 ......................................................... 56.5 52.4 52.4 51.2 47.6 54.8 48.2 52.4 39.3 42.3 35.7 39.9

2007 ......................................................... 48.2 38.1 42.9 31.0 33.3 38.1 34.5 p 33.3 p 37.5

2003 ......................................................... 11.9 11.3 7.1 8.3 9.5 10.7 7.1 9.5 12.5 16.1 25.0 24.4

2004 ......................................................... 28.0 32.7 35.1 47.0 50.0 52.4 54.2 52.4 48.8 51.2 41.1 38.7

2005 ......................................................... 31.5 35.1 36.3 34.5 32.1 33.3 44.0 39.3 32.1 36.9 34.5 39.3

2006 ......................................................... 42.9 41.7 50.0 50.6 51.2 53.0 45.8 45.8 47.6 45.2 44.6 39.9

2007 ......................................................... 39.9 37.5 37.5 36.9 36.3 38.1 33.9 p 29.2 p 31.0

2003 ......................................................... 10.7 6.0 6.5 6.0 8.3 7.1 7.1 8.3 10.7 10.7 9.5 10.7

2004 ......................................................... 13.1 14.3 13.1 20.2 23.2 35.7 36.9 38.1 36.3 44.0 44.6 44.6

2005 ......................................................... 44.6 44.6 41.7 40.5 37.5 36.3 32.1 33.9 32.7 33.3 33.3 37.5

2006 ......................................................... 44.6 40.5 40.5 40.5 39.3 42.3 48.8 48.8 44.6 45.2 43.5 41.7

2007 ......................................................... 41.7 42.3 39.3 39.9 36.3 33.3 32.1 p 33.3 p 31.0

1 Based on seasonally adjusted data for 1-, 3-, and 6-month spans and

unadjusted data for the 12-month span.

p = preliminary.

NOTE: Figures are the percent of industries with employment increasing

plus one-half of the industries with unchanged employment, where

50 percent indicates an equal balance between industries with increasing

and decreasing employment.