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Percent Millions

Chart 2. Nonfarm payroll employment, seasonally adjusted, 

June 2004 – May 2007

Chart 1. Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted,

June 2004 – May 2007

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THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: MAY 2007

Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 157,000 in May, and the unemployment rate was unchanged

at 4.5 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Health care

and food services added jobs, while employment declined in manufacturing. Average hourly earnings rose by

6 cents, or 0.3 percent, over the month.

Unemployment (Household Survey Data)

The number of unemployed persons (6.8 million) and the unemployment rate (4.5 percent) were unchanged in May. The jobless rate has ranged from 4.4 to 4.6 percent since September 2006. Over the

month, the jobless rates for the major worker groups—adult men (4.0 percent), adult women (3.8 percent),

teenagers (15.7 percent), whites (3.9 percent), blacks (8.5 percent), and Hispanics (5.8 percent)—showed

little or no change. The unemployment rate for Asians was 2.9 percent, not seasonally adjusted. (See tables

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

Addition of Frequently Asked Questions

As a service to data users, a set of frequently asked questions about the establishment

and household surveys has been added to the Employment Situation news release beginning

this month. These questions may change periodically.
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Table A. Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted

(Numbers in thousands)

2006 2007

IV I Mar. Apr. May

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Civilian labor force ............................. 152,425 152,912 152,979 152,587 152,762 175

Employment ................................... 145,629 146,044 146,254 145,786 145,943 157

Unemployment ................................ 6,797 6,869 6,724 6,801 6,819 18

Not in labor force ............................... 77,471 77,927 78,055 78,666 78,718 52

All workers ........................................ 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.5 4.5 0.0 

Adult men ........................................ 3.9 4.1 4.0 4.0 4.0 .0 

Adult women .................................. 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.8 .0 

Teenagers ....................................... 15.1 14.8 14.5 15.3 15.7 .4 

White ............................................ 3.9 4.0 3.8 3.9 3.9 .0 

Black or African American ................. 8.5 8.1 8.3 8.2 8.5 .3 

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity ................... 4.8 5.4 5.1 5.4 5.8 .4 

ESTABLISHMENT DATA 

Nonfarm employment ............................ 136,951 137,447 137,594 p 137,674 p 137,831 p 157

Goods-producing 1.............................. 22,539 22,505 22,497 p 22,458 p 22,439 p -19

Construction .................................. 7,691 7,684 7,692 p 7,671 p 7,671 p 0

Manufacturing ............................... 14,147 14,111 14,090 p 14,070 p 14,051 p -19

Service-providing 1 ............................ 114,412 114,942 115,097 p 115,216 p 115,392 p 176

Retail trade 2 ................................. 15,316 15,375 15,404 p 15,379 p 15,374 p -5

Professional and business services ....... 17,727 17,826 17,834 p 17,855 p 17,887 p 32

Education and health services ............... 18,019 18,143 18,188 p 18,246 p 18,300 p 54

Leisure and hospitality ..................... 13,318 13,423 13,449 p 13,461 p 13,507 p 46

Government .................................... 22,107 22,170 22,197 p 22,218 p 22,240 p 22

Total private ....................................... 33.9 33.8 33.9 p 33.8 p 33.9 p 0.1

Manufacturing .................................. 41.1 41.0 41.2 p 41.1 p 41.0 p -.1

 Overtime ....................................... 4.2 4.2 4.3 p 4.2 p 4.1 p -.1

Total private ...................................... 106.5 106.8 107.3 p 107.0 p 107.5 p 0.5

Average hourly earnings, total private ....... $17.00 $17.16 $17.21 p $17.24 p $17.30 p $0.06

Average weekly earnings, total private ...... 575.73 579.90 583.42 p 582.71 p 586.47 p 3.76

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 Includes other industries, not shown separately.

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

3

 Data relate to private production and nonsupervisory workers.

Category

Indexes of aggregate weekly hours (2002=100) 3

Earnings 3

 Employment

Quarterly averages Monthly data

Labor force status

Unemployment rates 

p = preliminary.

 Apr.-May 

change

Hours of work 3

2007
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Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)

In May, total employment was about unchanged at 145.9 million, and the employment-population ratio

held at 63.0 percent. The civilian labor force also was about unchanged at 152.8 million, and the labor force

participation rate remained at 66.0 percent. Both the employment-population ratio and labor force participation rate were down by 0.4 percentage point from December. (See table A-1.)

The number of persons who worked part time for economic reasons, at 4.5 million, was little changed in

May but was up by 332,000 over the year. This category includes persons who indicated that they would

like to work full time but were working part time because their hours had been cut back or because they

were unable to find full-time jobs. (See table A-5.)

Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)

In May, 1.4 million persons (not seasonally adjusted) were marginally attached to the labor force, about

the same as a year earlier. These individuals wanted and were available to work and had looked for a job

sometime 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 368,000 discouraged workers in May, about the same as a year earlier. Discouraged workers were not currently looking for

work specifically because they believed no jobs were available for them. The remaining 1.0 million persons

marginally attached to the labor force in May 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)

Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 157,000 in May to 137.8 million (seasonally adjusted). Thus far

in 2007, payroll employment gains have averaged 133,000 per month compared with average increases of

189,000 per month in 2006. In May, job growth continued in a number of service-providing industries,

including health care and food services. Manufacturing employment continued to decline. (See table B-1.)

Employment in the health care industry continued to grow in May (+25,000), with gains in ambulatory

health care services and hospitals. Over the year, health care added 363,000 jobs. Employment in social

assistance continued to trend up in May; the industry added 11,000 jobs over the month and 72,000 over

the year.

In the leisure and hospitality sector, employment in food services and drinking places rose by 35,000 in

May. This industry has added 361,000 jobs over the year.

Within professional and business services, job gains continued over the month in computer systems design

(+8,000) and in architectural and engineering services (+7,000). Employment in temporary help services was

little changed over the month and has shown little movement since its recent peak in December 2005.

In financial activities, employment rose in securities, commodity contracts, and investments (+6,000) and

in commercial banking (+4,000) in May. These gains were largely offset by small declines in other components of the sector.

Elsewhere in the service-providing sector, employment in private education, information, and wholesale

trade continued to trend up over the month. Retail trade employment changed little in May and has shown

no net increase since March 2006.
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Employment in construction was unchanged in May, with no significant movements among the component

industries. Since its recent peak in September, construction employment has decreased by 54,000.

Manufacturing employment continued to decline in May (-19,000). About half of the decline occurred

in motor vehicles and parts manufacturing, which lost 10,000 jobs over the month. Over the year, factory

employment decreased by 164,000, with motor vehicles and parts accounting for nearly half of the loss.

Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)

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

increased by 0.1 hour to 33.9 hours, seasonally adjusted. The manufacturing workweek and factory overtime each fell by 0.1 hour to 41.0 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 0.5 percent in May to 107.5 (2002=100). The manufacturing index fell by 0.3 percent over the

month to 94.9. (See table B-5.)

Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data)

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

by 6 cents, or 0.3 percent, in May to $17.30, seasonally adjusted. Average weekly earnings grew by 0.6

percent over the month to $586.47. Over the year, average hourly and weekly earnings rose by 3.8 and 4.1

percent, respectively. (See table B-3.)

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The Employment Situation for June 2007 is scheduled to be released on Friday, July 6,

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

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 illegal immigrants counted in the surveys?

Neither the establishment nor household survey tries to identify the legal status of workers. Thus, while it

is likely that both surveys include at least some illegal immigrants, it is not possible to determine how many

are counted in either survey. The household survey does include questions about whether respondents were

born outside the United States. Data from these questions show that foreign-born workers accounted for

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

2000 to 2006.

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 error 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

that goal.

Does the establishment survey account for employment from new businesses?

Yes; for current monthly estimates BLS makes a model-based adjustment to account for the net

employment change generated by business births and deaths. 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 appearing on the sampling frame

and being available for selection. BLS does sample new businesses twice a year, but with a lag.

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.

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 0.6 percent.

Additional statistics and other information

More comprehensive statistics are contained in Employment and

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

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Employment and Earnings also provides measures of sampling error

for the household and establishment survey data published in this

release. For unemployment and other labor force categories, these

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

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

actual size of revisions due to benchmark adjustments appear in tables

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

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HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Employment status, sex, and age

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted 1

May

2006

Apr.

2007

May

2007

May

2006

Jan.

2007

Feb.

2007

Mar.

2007

Apr.

2007

May

2007

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. 228,428 231,253 231,480 228,428 230,650 230,834 231,034 231,253 231,480

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 150,696 151,829 152,350 151,051 152,974 152,784 152,979 152,587 152,762

 Participation rate ..................................................... 66.0 65.7 65.8 66.1 66.3 66.2 66.2 66.0 66.0

 Employed .................................................................... 144,041 145,297 145,864 144,045 145,957 145,919 146,254 145,786 145,943

 Employment-population ratio .................................. 63.1 62.8 63.0 63.1 63.3 63.2 63.3 63.0 63.0

 Unemployed ............................................................... 6,655 6,532 6,486 7,006 7,017 6,865 6,724 6,801 6,819

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

 Not in labor force .......................................................... 77,732 79,423 79,130 77,378 77,676 78,050 78,055 78,666 78,718

 Persons who currently want a job ............................... 5,201 4,729 5,551 4,679 4,520 4,705 4,511 4,773 4,928

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. 110,401 111,849 111,970 110,401 111,528 111,627 111,733 111,849 111,970

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 80,995 81,665 81,916 81,170 82,060 82,014 82,044 82,076 82,083

 Participation rate ..................................................... 73.4 73.0 73.2 73.5 73.6 73.5 73.4 73.4 73.3

 Employed .................................................................... 77,322 78,013 78,329 77,315 78,237 78,172 78,344 78,344 78,323

 Employment-population ratio .................................. 70.0 69.7 70.0 70.0 70.2 70.0 70.1 70.0 70.0

 Unemployed ............................................................... 3,672 3,651 3,587 3,856 3,823 3,842 3,701 3,732 3,760

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

 Not in labor force .......................................................... 29,407 30,184 30,054 29,231 29,468 29,613 29,689 29,773 29,887

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. 101,963 103,248 103,361 101,963 102,956 103,046 103,143 103,248 103,361

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 77,446 78,315 78,522 77,457 78,384 78,375 78,452 78,459 78,524

 Participation rate ..................................................... 76.0 75.9 76.0 76.0 76.1 76.1 76.1 76.0 76.0

 Employed .................................................................... 74,356 75,218 75,537 74,208 75,158 75,138 75,323 75,313 75,380

 Employment-population ratio .................................. 72.9 72.9 73.1 72.8 73.0 72.9 73.0 72.9 72.9

 Unemployed ............................................................... 3,090 3,097 2,985 3,249 3,226 3,237 3,129 3,146 3,144

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

 Not in labor force .......................................................... 24,517 24,933 24,839 24,506 24,572 24,671 24,691 24,789 24,837

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. 118,027 119,403 119,510 118,027 119,122 119,207 119,300 119,403 119,510

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 69,701 70,164 70,434 69,880 70,914 70,770 70,934 70,511 70,679

 Participation rate ..................................................... 59.1 58.8 58.9 59.2 59.5 59.4 59.5 59.1 59.1

 Employed .................................................................... 66,719 67,284 67,535 66,730 67,720 67,747 67,911 67,442 67,620

 Employment-population ratio .................................. 56.5 56.3 56.5 56.5 56.8 56.8 56.9 56.5 56.6

 Unemployed ............................................................... 2,983 2,881 2,899 3,150 3,194 3,023 3,024 3,069 3,059

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

 Not in labor force .......................................................... 48,326 49,239 49,076 48,147 48,207 48,437 48,366 48,893 48,831

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. 109,829 111,057 111,157 109,829 110,803 110,880 110,964 111,057 111,157

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 66,251 66,973 67,121 66,356 67,361 67,267 67,487 67,083 67,281

 Participation rate ..................................................... 60.3 60.3 60.4 60.4 60.8 60.7 60.8 60.4 60.5

 Employed .................................................................... 63,695 64,530 64,715 63,622 64,654 64,703 64,912 64,502 64,701

 Employment-population ratio .................................. 58.0 58.1 58.2 57.9 58.4 58.4 58.5 58.1 58.2

 Unemployed ............................................................... 2,556 2,443 2,406 2,735 2,707 2,564 2,576 2,581 2,580

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

 Not in labor force .......................................................... 43,578 44,084 44,036 43,472 43,442 43,612 43,477 43,974 43,875

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. 16,637 16,948 16,962 16,637 16,891 16,908 16,927 16,948 16,962

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 6,999 6,541 6,707 7,237 7,228 7,142 7,039 7,045 6,957

 Participation rate ..................................................... 42.1 38.6 39.5 43.5 42.8 42.2 41.6 41.6 41.0

 Employed .................................................................... 5,990 5,549 5,611 6,215 6,145 6,078 6,019 5,970 5,862

 Employment-population ratio .................................. 36.0 32.7 33.1 37.4 36.4 35.9 35.6 35.2 34.6

 Unemployed ............................................................... 1,010 992 1,095 1,022 1,083 1,064 1,020 1,075 1,095

 Unemployment rate ................................................ 14.4 15.2 16.3 14.1 15.0 14.9 14.5 15.3 15.7

 Not in labor force .......................................................... 9,637 10,407 10,256 9,399 9,662 9,766 9,888 9,903 10,005

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

May

2006

Apr.

2007

May

2007

May

2006

Jan.

2007

Feb.

2007

Mar.

2007

Apr.

2007

May

2007

WHITE 

Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. 186,002 187,843 187,993 186,002 187,471 187,582 187,704 187,843 187,993

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 123,283 123,944 124,376 123,508 124,908 124,676 124,888 124,450 124,618

 Participation rate ....................................................... 66.3 66.0 66.2 66.4 66.6 66.5 66.5 66.3 66.3

 Employed .................................................................... 118,509 119,231 119,719 118,482 119,767 119,669 120,115 119,547 119,724

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 63.7 63.5 63.7 63.7 63.9 63.8 64.0 63.6 63.7

 Unemployed ............................................................... 4,774 4,713 4,657 5,026 5,141 5,007 4,773 4,904 4,893

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

 Not in labor force .......................................................... 62,718 63,899 63,618 62,493 62,562 62,905 62,817 63,393 63,375

Men, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 64,469 65,104 65,241 64,437 65,109 65,113 65,206 65,165 65,196

 Participation rate ....................................................... 76.4 76.4 76.5 76.4 76.6 76.5 76.6 76.5 76.4

 Employed .................................................................... 62,246 62,857 63,091 62,097 62,693 62,703 63,007 62,884 62,924

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 73.8 73.8 74.0 73.6 73.7 73.7 74.0 73.8 73.8

 Unemployed ............................................................... 2,223 2,247 2,149 2,340 2,416 2,410 2,199 2,282 2,272

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 3.4 3.5 3.3 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.4 3.5 3.5

Women, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 53,016 53,443 53,577 53,067 53,809 53,667 53,839 53,486 53,663

 Participation rate ....................................................... 59.7 59.6 59.7 59.7 60.1 60.0 60.1 59.7 59.8

 Employed .................................................................... 51,223 51,677 51,877 51,149 51,877 51,840 52,036 51,636 51,842

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 57.7 57.7 57.8 57.6 58.0 57.9 58.1 57.6 57.8

 Unemployed ............................................................... 1,794 1,766 1,700 1,918 1,932 1,827 1,803 1,851 1,821

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.5 3.4

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 5,798 5,397 5,558 6,004 5,990 5,896 5,843 5,799 5,759

 Participation rate ....................................................... 45.2 41.4 42.6 46.8 46.1 45.3 44.9 44.5 44.2

 Employed .................................................................... 5,040 4,698 4,751 5,235 5,197 5,126 5,072 5,027 4,958

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 39.3 36.1 36.5 40.8 40.0 39.4 39.0 38.6 38.0

 Unemployed ............................................................... 757 699 807 769 793 770 771 772 800

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 13.1 13.0 14.5 12.8 13.2 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.9

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN 

Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. 26,943 27,385 27,422 26,943 27,276 27,310 27,346 27,385 27,422

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 17,247 17,353 17,357 17,309 17,639 17,549 17,436 17,510 17,433

 Participation rate ....................................................... 64.0 63.4 63.3 64.2 64.7 64.3 63.8 63.9 63.6

 Employed .................................................................... 15,796 15,997 15,957 15,770 16,226 16,154 15,988 16,065 15,946

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 58.6 58.4 58.2 58.5 59.5 59.2 58.5 58.7 58.2

 Unemployed ............................................................... 1,452 1,356 1,400 1,539 1,412 1,395 1,448 1,444 1,487

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 8.4 7.8 8.1 8.9 8.0 7.9 8.3 8.2 8.5

 Not in labor force .......................................................... 9,696 10,032 10,065 9,634 9,637 9,761 9,910 9,875 9,988

Men, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 7,732 7,801 7,763 7,753 7,893 7,846 7,804 7,860 7,788

 Participation rate ....................................................... 71.3 70.8 70.4 71.5 72.0 71.5 71.0 71.4 70.6

 Employed .................................................................... 7,072 7,163 7,149 7,058 7,304 7,262 7,103 7,201 7,146

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 65.3 65.1 64.8 65.1 66.6 66.1 64.6 65.4 64.8

 Unemployed ............................................................... 661 638 614 695 588 584 701 659 642

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 8.5 8.2 7.9 9.0 7.5 7.4 9.0 8.4 8.2

Women, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 8,676 8,787 8,810 8,696 8,891 8,850 8,832 8,798 8,832

 Participation rate ....................................................... 64.0 63.9 64.0 64.2 64.9 64.5 64.3 64.0 64.2

 Employed .................................................................... 8,091 8,296 8,254 8,069 8,316 8,286 8,285 8,273 8,234

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 59.7 60.4 60.0 59.5 60.7 60.4 60.4 60.2 59.8

 Unemployed ............................................................... 585 491 556 627 575 564 547 525 598

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 6.7 5.6 6.3 7.2 6.5 6.4 6.2 6.0 6.8

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 839 765 784 859 855 852 800 852 814

 Participation rate ....................................................... 32.8 29.1 29.8 33.6 32.7 32.5 30.5 32.4 30.9

 Employed .................................................................... 633 537 554 643 606 605 600 591 567

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 24.8 20.4 21.0 25.2 23.2 23.1 22.9 22.5 21.5

 Unemployed ............................................................... 206 228 230 216 249 247 200 261 247

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 24.5 29.8 29.4 25.2 29.1 29.0 25.0 30.6 30.4

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

May

2006

Apr.

2007

May

2007

May

2006

Jan.

2007

Feb.

2007

Mar.

2007

Apr.

2007

May

2007

ASIAN 

Civilian noninstutional population ................................... 10,148 10,545 10,633 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 6,652 6,951 7,042 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ....................................................... 65.6 65.9 66.2 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .................................................................... 6,454 6,723 6,836 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 63.6 63.8 64.3 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ............................................................... 198 228 206 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 3.0 3.3 2.9 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Not in labor force .......................................................... 3,496 3,594 3,591 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

May

2006

Apr.

2007

May

2007

May

2006

Jan.

2007

Feb.

2007

Mar.

2007

Apr.

2007

May

2007

HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. 29,966 31,147 31,238 29,966 30,877 30,965 31,055 31,147 31,238

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 20,601 21,434 21,460 20,559 21,439 21,318 21,390 21,445 21,425

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

 Employed .................................................................... 19,685 20,328 20,329 19,531 20,221 20,204 20,288 20,284 20,189

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 65.7 65.3 65.1 65.2 65.5 65.2 65.3 65.1 64.6

 Unemployed ............................................................... 916 1,106 1,131 1,029 1,218 1,115 1,101 1,161 1,237

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 4.4 5.2 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.2 5.1 5.4 5.8

 Not in labor force .......................................................... 9,364 9,714 9,778 9,406 9,438 9,647 9,665 9,702 9,813

Men, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 11,833 12,376 12,390 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ....................................................... 84.6 85.1 85.0 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .................................................................... 11,448 11,860 11,852 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 81.9 81.6 81.3 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ............................................................... 385 516 538 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 3.3 4.2 4.3 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

Women, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 7,735 7,999 8,015 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ....................................................... 58.6 58.4 58.4 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .................................................................... 7,347 7,590 7,630 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 55.6 55.4 55.6 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ............................................................... 389 409 385 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 5.0 5.1 4.8 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 1,033 1,060 1,054 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ....................................................... 37.2 36.3 36.0 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .................................................................... 890 878 846 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 32.0 30.1 28.9 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ............................................................... 142 182 208 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 13.8 17.1 19.7 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

May

2006

Apr.

2007

May

2007

May

2006

Jan.

2007

Feb.

2007

Mar.

2007

Apr.

2007

May

2007

Less than a high school diploma

Civilian labor force .......................................................... 13,231 12,799 12,710 12,902 12,870 13,150 13,033 12,765 12,440

 Participation rate ......................................................... 46.8 46.6 46.9 45.7 47.0 47.9 47.2 46.5 45.9

 Employed ...................................................................... 12,415 11,918 11,962 12,012 11,993 12,212 12,126 11,847 11,610

 Employment-population ratio ...................................... 43.9 43.4 44.2 42.5 43.8 44.4 43.9 43.1 42.9

 Unemployed ................................................................. 816 881 749 890 877 938 906 917 831

 Unemployment rate .................................................... 6.2 6.9 5.9 6.9 6.8 7.1 7.0 7.2 6.7

High school graduates, no college 1

Civilian labor force .......................................................... 38,431 38,354 38,080 38,313 38,723 38,723 38,610 38,319 38,103

 Participation rate ......................................................... 63.3 62.7 62.5 63.2 62.8 62.8 62.9 62.6 62.6

 Employed ...................................................................... 36,903 36,798 36,515 36,640 37,083 37,063 37,042 36,758 36,383

 Employment-population ratio ...................................... 60.8 60.1 60.0 60.4 60.1 60.1 60.3 60.1 59.8

 Unemployed ................................................................. 1,528 1,557 1,565 1,673 1,641 1,660 1,568 1,562 1,720

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

Some college or associate degree

Civilian labor force .......................................................... 34,716 35,669 35,762 35,197 35,092 34,678 35,200 35,620 36,098

 Participation rate ......................................................... 72.0 72.3 72.1 73.0 72.2 71.2 71.6 72.2 72.8

 Employed ...................................................................... 33,496 34,405 34,622 33,883 33,802 33,434 33,944 34,337 34,865

 Employment-population ratio ...................................... 69.5 69.8 69.8 70.3 69.6 68.6 69.1 69.6 70.3

 Unemployed ................................................................. 1,220 1,263 1,140 1,315 1,290 1,244 1,256 1,283 1,234

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

Bachelor’s degree and higher 2

Civilian labor force .......................................................... 42,295 43,565 44,138 42,238 43,584 43,770 43,660 43,567 44,052

 Participation rate ......................................................... 77.7 77.9 78.1 77.6 78.2 78.6 78.6 77.9 77.9

 Employed ...................................................................... 41,457 42,809 43,309 41,356 42,673 42,930 42,858 42,773 43,191

 Employment-population ratio ...................................... 76.2 76.5 76.6 76.0 76.6 77.1 77.1 76.5 76.4

 Unemployed ................................................................. 838 757 829 883 911 839 801 793 861

 Unemployment rate .................................................... 2.0 1.7 1.9 2.1 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.8 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

May

2006

Apr.

2007

May

2007

May

2006

Jan.

2007

Feb.

2007

Mar.

2007

Apr.

2007

May

2007

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries ................................... 2,233 2,040 2,121 2,190 2,266 2,343 2,241 2,053 2,100

 Wage and salary workers ............................................. 1,307 1,166 1,239 1,283 1,358 1,441 1,327 1,205 1,224

 Self-employed workers ................................................. 911 856 861 886 890 892 897 858 845

 Unpaid family workers .................................................. 15 18 20 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Nonagricultural industries ............................................... 141,808 143,257 143,743 141,810 143,681 143,537 144,032 143,687 143,815

 Wage and salary workers ............................................. 132,044 133,513 133,908 132,060 134,018 133,798 134,110 133,874 133,994

 Government ................................................................ 20,395 21,320 21,479 20,235 20,902 20,872 20,931 21,046 21,227

 Private industries ........................................................ 111,649 112,193 112,429 111,839 113,050 112,918 113,171 112,762 112,757

 Private households ................................................... 800 819 810 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

 Other industries ........................................................ 110,848 111,374 111,619 110,977 112,309 112,026 112,283 111,967 111,892

 Self-employed workers ................................................. 9,677 9,641 9,741 9,681 9,520 9,605 9,737 9,713 9,716

 Unpaid family workers .................................................. 87 103 94 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME 2

All industries:

Part time for economic reasons .................................. 3,968 4,205 4,315 4,152 4,246 4,212 4,278 4,374 4,484

 Slack work or business conditions ........................... 2,587 2,729 2,872 2,715 2,753 2,729 2,769 2,849 2,963

 Could only find part-time work ................................. 1,115 1,236 1,226 1,161 1,185 1,208 1,215 1,248 1,265

Part time for noneconomic reasons ............................ 20,228 20,336 20,053 19,696 19,761 19,907 20,088 19,948 19,626

Nonagricultural industries:

Part time for economic reasons .................................. 3,878 4,127 4,246 4,053 4,155 4,088 4,196 4,308 4,403

 Slack work or business conditions ........................... 2,516 2,681 2,830 2,631 2,686 2,662 2,698 2,811 2,904

 Could only find part-time work ................................. 1,110 1,226 1,216 1,154 1,165 1,187 1,196 1,236 1,256

Part time for noneconomic reasons ............................ 19,872 20,001 19,689 19,285 19,410 19,521 19,677 19,570 19,200

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

May

2006

Apr.

2007

May

2007

May

2006

Jan.

2007

Feb.

2007

Mar.

2007

Apr.

2007

May

2007

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over ................................................. 144,041 145,297 145,864 144,045 145,957 145,919 146,254 145,786 145,943

 16 to 19 years ............................................................... 5,990 5,549 5,611 6,215 6,145 6,078 6,019 5,970 5,862

 16 to 17 years ............................................................. 2,335 2,129 2,153 2,500 2,394 2,275 2,301 2,315 2,308

 18 to 19 years ............................................................. 3,654 3,420 3,458 3,720 3,734 3,777 3,715 3,628 3,550

 20 years and over ......................................................... 138,051 139,748 140,252 137,830 139,813 139,841 140,235 139,815 140,081

 20 to 24 years ............................................................. 13,780 13,819 13,845 13,877 14,086 14,139 14,204 13,982 13,967

 25 years and over ....................................................... 124,271 125,929 126,407 123,870 125,634 125,597 125,916 125,667 126,006

 25 to 54 years ........................................................... 99,640 100,476 100,725 99,334 100,627 100,319 100,488 100,365 100,434

 25 to 34 years ......................................................... 30,990 31,565 31,610 30,934 31,411 31,366 31,530 31,588 31,550

 35 to 44 years ......................................................... 34,641 34,457 34,466 34,500 34,689 34,618 34,520 34,378 34,344

 45 to 54 years ......................................................... 34,009 34,454 34,650 33,900 34,527 34,335 34,438 34,400 34,539

 55 years and over ..................................................... 24,631 25,453 25,682 24,536 25,007 25,278 25,428 25,302 25,572

Men, 16 years and over .................................................. 77,322 78,013 78,329 77,315 78,237 78,172 78,344 78,344 78,323

 16 to 19 years ............................................................... 2,966 2,795 2,792 3,107 3,079 3,034 3,020 3,031 2,942

 16 to 17 years ............................................................. 1,137 1,059 1,010 1,225 1,195 1,124 1,126 1,157 1,097

 18 to 19 years ............................................................. 1,829 1,736 1,782 1,881 1,881 1,915 1,903 1,865 1,842

 20 years and over ......................................................... 74,356 75,218 75,537 74,208 75,158 75,138 75,323 75,313 75,380

 20 to 24 years ............................................................. 7,358 7,285 7,365 7,395 7,457 7,435 7,458 7,412 7,406

 25 years and over ....................................................... 66,998 67,934 68,172 66,761 67,648 67,665 67,811 67,846 67,924

 25 to 54 years ........................................................... 53,810 54,426 54,552 53,637 54,406 54,282 54,358 54,412 54,382

 25 to 34 years ......................................................... 17,131 17,433 17,487 17,079 17,325 17,314 17,470 17,478 17,429

 35 to 44 years ......................................................... 18,848 18,823 18,842 18,793 18,862 18,839 18,779 18,804 18,783

 45 to 54 years ......................................................... 17,831 18,170 18,224 17,765 18,220 18,129 18,109 18,130 18,169

 55 years and over ..................................................... 13,187 13,508 13,620 13,124 13,242 13,383 13,454 13,434 13,543

Women, 16 years and over ............................................ 66,719 67,284 67,535 66,730 67,720 67,747 67,911 67,442 67,620

 16 to 19 years ............................................................... 3,024 2,754 2,820 3,109 3,066 3,044 2,999 2,940 2,919

 16 to 17 years ............................................................. 1,198 1,070 1,143 1,275 1,198 1,151 1,175 1,157 1,211

 18 to 19 years ............................................................. 1,825 1,684 1,676 1,839 1,853 1,863 1,812 1,763 1,707

 20 years and over ......................................................... 63,695 64,530 64,715 63,622 64,654 64,703 64,912 64,502 64,701

 20 to 24 years ............................................................. 6,421 6,534 6,480 6,482 6,629 6,704 6,746 6,570 6,561

 25 years and over ....................................................... 57,274 57,996 58,235 57,109 57,986 57,932 58,105 57,821 58,081

 25 to 54 years ........................................................... 45,830 46,050 46,173 45,698 46,221 46,037 46,130 45,954 46,052

 25 to 34 years ......................................................... 13,859 14,132 14,123 13,855 14,086 14,052 14,060 14,110 14,121

 35 to 44 years ......................................................... 15,793 15,634 15,624 15,707 15,828 15,779 15,741 15,574 15,561

 45 to 54 years ......................................................... 16,178 16,284 16,426 16,135 16,307 16,206 16,329 16,270 16,370

 55 years and over ..................................................... 11,444 11,945 12,062 11,411 11,765 11,895 11,974 11,867 12,029

MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present ......................................... 45,841 46,488 46,647 45,781 46,066 46,231 46,527 46,500 46,531

Married women, spouse present .................................... 35,123 36,101 36,169 35,192 35,536 35,728 36,167 36,037 36,194

Women who maintain families ........................................ 9,249 9,135 9,190 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

Full-time workers 2 ......................................................... 118,925 119,609 120,846 119,034 120,965 120,819 121,035 120,348 120,997

Part-time workers 3 ......................................................... 25,115 25,688 25,018 24,921 24,990 24,983 25,120 25,248 24,880

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders ................................................. 7,641 7,846 7,693 7,727 7,683 7,739 7,740 7,937 7,815

 Percent of total employed ........................................... 5.3 5.4 5.3 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.4 5.4

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

May

2006

Apr.

2007

May

2007

May

2006

Jan.

2007

Feb.

2007

Mar.

2007

Apr.

2007

May

2007

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over ................................................. 7,006 6,801 6,819 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.5 4.5

 16 to 19 years ............................................................... 1,022 1,075 1,095 14.1 15.0 14.9 14.5 15.3 15.7

 16 to 17 years ............................................................. 447 459 461 15.2 16.9 16.6 16.4 16.5 16.6

 18 to 19 years ............................................................. 585 639 644 13.6 13.7 13.7 13.3 15.0 15.4

 20 years and over ......................................................... 5,984 5,726 5,724 4.2 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.9

 20 to 24 years ............................................................. 1,220 1,184 1,100 8.1 8.1 7.4 7.6 7.8 7.3

 25 years and over ....................................................... 4,735 4,537 4,607 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.5

 25 to 54 years ........................................................... 4,003 3,743 3,785 3.9 3.7 3.7 3.5 3.6 3.6

 25 to 34 years ......................................................... 1,573 1,442 1,495 4.8 4.7 4.8 4.4 4.4 4.5

 35 to 44 years ......................................................... 1,267 1,193 1,191 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.4 3.4

 45 to 54 years ......................................................... 1,163 1,108 1,099 3.3 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1

 55 years and over ..................................................... 758 791 839 3.0 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.2

Men, 16 years and over .................................................. 3,856 3,732 3,760 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.5 4.5 4.6

 16 to 19 years ............................................................... 607 587 616 16.3 16.2 16.6 15.9 16.2 17.3

 16 to 17 years ............................................................. 263 241 249 17.7 17.0 19.3 17.6 17.2 18.5

 18 to 19 years ............................................................. 352 364 380 15.8 15.4 15.0 14.8 16.4 17.1

 20 years and over ......................................................... 3,249 3,146 3,144 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.0 4.0

 20 to 24 years ............................................................. 738 694 695 9.1 8.4 8.2 8.1 8.6 8.6

 25 years and over ....................................................... 2,522 2,445 2,456 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.5 3.5 3.5

 25 to 54 years ........................................................... 2,107 1,998 1,984 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.6 3.5 3.5

 25 to 34 years ......................................................... 838 767 804 4.7 4.8 5.0 4.4 4.2 4.4

 35 to 44 years ......................................................... 629 624 585 3.2 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.0

 45 to 54 years ......................................................... 640 607 595 3.5 2.9 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.2

 55 years and over ..................................................... 415 446 472 3.1 3.4 3.1 3.3 3.2 3.4

Women, 16 years and over ............................................ 3,150 3,069 3,059 4.5 4.5 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.3

 16 to 19 years ............................................................... 415 488 479 11.8 13.7 13.1 13.0 14.2 14.1

 16 to 17 years ............................................................. 184 218 212 12.6 16.8 13.8 15.1 15.9 14.9

 18 to 19 years ............................................................. 233 274 263 11.2 11.8 12.4 11.6 13.5 13.4

 20 years and over ......................................................... 2,735 2,581 2,580 4.1 4.0 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8

 20 to 24 years ............................................................. 482 491 405 6.9 7.7 6.4 6.9 7.0 5.8

 25 years and over ....................................................... 2,213 2,092 2,151 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.6

 25 to 54 years ........................................................... 1,895 1,745 1,801 4.0 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.7 3.8

 25 to 34 years ......................................................... 735 675 690 5.0 4.6 4.6 4.4 4.6 4.7

 35 to 44 years ......................................................... 638 569 607 3.9 3.4 3.2 3.1 3.5 3.8

 45 to 54 years ......................................................... 523 501 504 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.0

 55 years and over 2 .................................................. 310 311 333 2.6 3.3 3.0 2.8 2.5 2.7

MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present ......................................... 1,173 1,214 1,239 2.5 2.5 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.6

Married women, spouse present .................................... 1,073 997 1,018 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.7 2.7

Women who maintain families 2 ..................................... 619 605 617 6.3 6.6 6.5 6.7 6.2 6.3

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

Full-time workers 3 ......................................................... 5,620 5,507 5,504 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4

Part-time workers 4 ......................................................... 1,365 1,326 1,290 5.2 5.0 4.9 4.5 5.0 4.9

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

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

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

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

the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Beginning in January

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

Table A-8. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment

(Numbers in thousands)

Reason

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

May

2006

Apr.

2007

May

2007

May

2006

Jan.

2007

Feb.

2007

Mar.

2007

Apr.

2007

May

2007

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Job losers and persons who completed temporary

jobs ............................................................................... 3,152 3,249 3,070 3,463 3,440 3,453 3,238 3,287 3,331

On temporary layoff .................................................... 708 954 750 955 1,021 1,022 863 1,022 1,004

Not on temporary layoff .............................................. 2,444 2,295 2,319 2,508 2,420 2,430 2,375 2,265 2,327

Permanent job losers .............................................. 1,780 1,625 1,665 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Persons who completed temporary jobs ................ 664 670 655 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Job leavers ..................................................................... 810 713 705 876 797 816 755 748 764

Reentrants ...................................................................... 2,174 2,030 2,181 2,128 2,230 2,042 2,147 2,174 2,153

New entrants .................................................................. 519 540 530 519 619 580 599 607 549

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 ............................................................................. 47.4 49.7 47.3 49.6 48.6 50.1 48.0 48.2 49.0

On temporary layoff .................................................. 10.6 14.6 11.6 13.7 14.4 14.8 12.8 15.0 14.8

Not on temporary layoff ............................................ 36.7 35.1 35.8 35.9 34.1 35.3 35.2 33.2 34.2

Job leavers ................................................................... 12.2 10.9 10.9 12.5 11.2 11.8 11.2 11.0 11.2

Reentrants .................................................................... 32.7 31.1 33.6 30.5 31.5 29.6 31.9 31.9 31.7

New entrants ................................................................ 7.8 8.3 8.2 7.4 8.7 8.4 8.9 8.9 8.1

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE

 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

Job losers and persons who completed temporary

jobs ............................................................................. 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.1 2.2 2.2

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

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

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

1 Data not available.

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

Table A-9. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment

(Numbers in thousands)

Duration

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

May

2006

Apr.

2007

May

2007

May

2006

Jan.

2007

Feb.

2007

Mar.

2007

Apr.

2007

May

2007

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Less than 5 weeks .............................................................................. 2,526 2,141 2,428 2,517 2,642 2,600 2,327 2,432 2,450

5 to 14 weeks ..................................................................................... 1,804 1,909 1,801 2,234 2,283 2,192 2,159 2,141 2,204

15 weeks and over ............................................................................. 2,325 2,482 2,257 2,307 2,118 2,135 2,177 2,268 2,230

 15 to 26 weeks ................................................................................ 1,008 1,221 1,135 984 986 905 954 1,072 1,104

 27 weeks and over .......................................................................... 1,317 1,261 1,122 1,323 1,133 1,230 1,223 1,196 1,126

Average (mean) duration, in weeks .................................................... 17.5 18.3 17.1 17.1 16.2 16.4 17.3 17.1 16.7

Median duration, in weeks .................................................................. 8.6 10.1 8.4 8.5 8.1 8.1 8.5 8.7 8.3

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 ............................................................................ 38.0 32.8 37.4 35.7 37.5 37.5 34.9 35.6 35.6

 5 to 14 weeks ................................................................................... 27.1 29.2 27.8 31.7 32.4 31.6 32.4 31.3 32.0

 15 weeks and over ........................................................................... 34.9 38.0 34.8 32.7 30.1 30.8 32.7 33.2 32.4

 15 to 26 weeks ............................................................................... 15.1 18.7 17.5 13.9 14.0 13.1 14.3 15.7 16.0

 27 weeks and over ......................................................................... 19.8 19.3 17.3 18.7 16.1 17.8 18.4 17.5 16.4

 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

May

2006

May

2007

May

2006

May

2007

May

2006

May

2007

 Total, 16 years and over 1 ............................................................. 144,041 145,864 6,655 6,486 4.4 4.3

Management, professional, and related occupations ............. 50,160 51,719 1,040 1,019 2.0 1.9

 Management, business, and financial operations

occupations .................................................................................... 20,865 21,313 437 441 2.1 2.0

 Professional and related occupations ...................................... 29,294 30,406 603 578 2.0 1.9

Service occupations ....................................................................... 24,041 24,337 1,384 1,432 5.4 5.6

Sales and office occupations ....................................................... 36,002 35,983 1,650 1,528 4.4 4.1

 Sales and related occupations .................................................. 16,950 16,705 760 772 4.3 4.4

 Office and administrative support occupations ...................... 19,052 19,278 890 756 4.5 3.8

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

occupations .................................................................................... 15,722 15,661 940 969 5.6 5.8

 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ............................. 1,003 1,004 79 73 7.3 6.8

 Construction and extraction occupations ................................ 9,385 9,458 645 700 6.4 6.9

 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ................ 5,334 5,199 216 196 3.9 3.6

Production, transportation, and material moving

occupations .................................................................................... 18,117 18,165 1,086 985 5.7 5.1

 Production occupations .............................................................. 9,341 9,535 466 534 4.8 5.3

 Transportation and material moving occupations ................. 8,775 8,630 620 452 6.6 5.0

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

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

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

May

2006

May

2007

May

2006

May

2007

 Total, 16 years and over 1 .................................................... 6,655 6,486 4.4 4.3

Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers .................... 5,377 5,188 4.6 4.4

 Mining ............................................................................................. 20 22 2.8 3.0

 Construction .................................................................................. 647 676 6.6 6.9

 Manufacturing ............................................................................... 680 651 4.1 3.9

 Durable goods ............................................................................ 372 443 3.5 4.1

 Nondurable goods ..................................................................... 308 208 5.2 3.6

 Wholesale and retail trade ......................................................... 1,025 795 4.8 3.9

 Transportation and utilities ......................................................... 226 216 4.0 3.8

 Information ..................................................................................... 158 110 4.8 3.3

 Financial activities ........................................................................ 289 281 3.0 2.9

 Professional and business services ......................................... 695 743 5.3 5.4

 Education and health services .................................................. 543 622 2.9 3.3

 Leisure and hospitality ................................................................ 830 831 7.0 6.8

 Other services ............................................................................... 265 242 4.2 3.9

Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers ...... 79 64 6.0 5.1

Government workers ..................................................................... 429 428 2.1 1.9

Self employed and unpaid family workers ................................. 251 276 2.3 2.5

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

May

2006

Apr.

2007

May

2007

May

2006

Jan.

2007

Feb.

2007

Mar.

2007

Apr.

2007

May

2007

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

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

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

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

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

(official unemployment rate) ................................................. 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.5 4.5

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

civilian labor force plus discouraged workers ........................... 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.8 4.9 4.7 4.6 4.7 4.7

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 ................................ 5.3 5.2 5.1 5.5 5.6 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.3

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 ..................................................................................... 7.9 7.9 7.9 8.2 8.3 8.1 8.0 8.2 8.2

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Category

Total Men Women

May

2006

May

2007

May

2006

May

2007

May

2006

May

2007

NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE

Total not in the labor force .................................................................. 77,732 79,130 29,407 30,054 48,326 49,076

 Persons who currently want a job ...................................................... 5,201 5,551 2,354 2,562 2,848 2,989

Searched for work and available to work now 1 ........................... 1,388 1,406 691 693 697 713

Reason not currently looking:

Discouragement over job prospects 2 .................................. 323 368 204 246 119 122

Reasons other than discouragement 3 ................................. 1,066 1,038 487 447 578 591

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders 4 .................................................................. 7,641 7,693 3,863 3,835 3,778 3,858

 Percent of total employed ............................................................... 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.9 5.7 5.7

 Primary job full time, secondary job part time ................................. 3,881 4,121 2,164 2,316 1,718 1,805

 Primary and secondary jobs both part time .................................... 1,794 1,851 550 563 1,245 1,288

 Primary and secondary jobs both full time ...................................... 334 327 244 220 90 107

 Hours vary on primary or secondary job ......................................... 1,594 1,334 885 711 710 623

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

 May 

2006

 Mar. 

2007

 Apr. 

2007p

 May 

2007p

 May 

2006

 Jan. 

2007

 Feb. 

2007

 Mar. 

2007

 Apr. 

2007p

 May 

2007p

Change

from:

Apr. 2007-

May 2007p

Total nonfarm ............................. 136,629 136,826 137,653 138,533 135,906 137,329 137,419 137,594 137,674 137,831 157

Total private ........................................ 114,313 114,224 115,037 115,918 113,968 115,189 115,245 115,397 115,456 115,591 135

Goods-producing ............................................ 22,667 22,072 22,259 22,499 22,593 22,554 22,465 22,497 22,458 22,439 -19

Natural resources and mining .................................. 681 701 709 718 680 706 711 715 717 717 0

Logging ........................................................... 64.9 61.9 59.3 60.1 66.9 64.8 65.2 65.7 64.5 62.1 -2.4

Mining .................................................................... 616.0 639.0 649.7 658.1 613.0 641.1 645.4 649.5 652.6 655.0 2.4

Oil and gas extraction ........................................ 133.8 146.3 146.6 147.3 133.9 145.1 145.9 147.1 147.1 147.3 .2

Mining, except oil and gas1................................. 223.9 216.9 224.6 230.4 220.7 222.2 222.9 224.4 226.2 227.0 .8

Coal mining ...................................................... 78.8 79.5 80.1 79.1 78.7 80.0 79.7 79.6 79.9 79.2 -.7

Support activities for mining .............................. 258.3 275.8 278.5 280.4 258.4 273.8 276.6 278.0 279.3 280.7 1.4

Construction ............................................................. 7,777 7,347 7,524 7,739 7,698 7,718 7,641 7,692 7,671 7,671 0

Construction of buildings ................................... 1,814.7 1,743.2 1,752.4 1,783.9 1,812.8 1,801.4 1,791.7 1,797.1 1,785.2 1,782.8 -2.4

Residential building ......................................... 1,021.3 969.9 977.0 997.2 1,018.6 1,005.4 1,000.3 1,000.5 997.0 996.2 -.8

Nonresidential building .................................... 793.4 773.3 775.4 786.7 794.2 796.0 791.4 796.6 788.2 786.6 -1.6

Heavy and civil engineering construction ........ 1,007.2 919.7 971.6 1,027.0 980.4 1,003.8 993.2 1,001.7 1,000.8 1,001.1 .3

Specialty trade contractors ............................... 4,954.7 4,683.8 4,799.5 4,928.0 4,904.6 4,912.5 4,856.1 4,893.1 4,884.8 4,887.0 2.2

Residential specialty trade contractors ........... 2,442.9 2,206.3 2,264.6 2,330.4 2,417.0 2,326.1 2,299.0 2,310.7 2,309.1 2,308.6 -.5

Nonresidential specialty trade contractors ..... 2,511.8 2,477.5 2,534.9 2,597.6 2,487.6 2,586.4 2,557.1 2,582.4 2,575.7 2,578.4 2.7

Manufacturing ........................................................... 14,209 14,024 14,026 14,042 14,215 14,130 14,113 14,090 14,070 14,051 -19

Production workers ....................................... 10,182 10,038 10,055 10,083 10,186 10,121 10,114 10,096 10,089 10,088 -1

Durable goods ....................................................... 9,028 8,902 8,912 8,912 9,016 8,952 8,943 8,928 8,917 8,902 -15

Production workers ....................................... 6,396 6,290 6,310 6,320 6,385 6,325 6,326 6,313 6,310 6,310 0

Wood products ................................................... 570.1 522.1 524.2 529.7 568.8 539.4 532.6 530.6 528.9 528.3 -.6

Nonmetallic mineral products ............................ 512.7 490.1 495.5 502.7 509.0 504.1 501.9 500.9 498.9 499.3 .4

Primary metals .................................................... 464.6 453.5 454.9 454.8 464.6 454.9 454.4 453.9 454.3 454.8 .5

Fabricated metal products ................................. 1,549.0 1,559.9 1,563.8 1,562.1 1,550.4 1,566.2 1,566.1 1,563.9 1,565.2 1,563.5 -1.7

Machinery ........................................................... 1,185.5 1,218.5 1,215.5 1,217.2 1,183.6 1,213.3 1,215.4 1,217.9 1,215.0 1,215.6 .6

1 Computer and electronic products .................... 1,315.0 1,308.6 1,307.0 1,306.9 1,316.4 1,319.4 1,317.5 1,313.5 1,310.1 1,308.1 -2.0

Computer and peripheral equipment ............. 199.2 196.6 198.1 198.6 198.6 196.4 197.8 197.8 198.9 197.8 -1.1

Communications equipment ........................... 145.9 143.5 143.9 143.0 145.9 143.7 143.7 143.7 143.5 142.6 -.9

Semiconductors and electronic components . 461.0 465.8 464.9 464.3 461.9 470.5 468.8 467.8 465.5 465.2 -.3

Electronic instruments ..................................... 436.8 432.9 432.2 433.4 437.8 437.5 436.8 434.4 433.9 434.7 .8

Electrical equipment and appliances ................ 435.5 437.2 436.8 437.4 435.8 437.3 436.4 437.3 437.7 437.4 -.3

1 Transportation equipment .................................. 1,781.3 1,722.9 1,721.5 1,709.9 1,774.1 1,722.3 1,724.4 1,717.9 1,714.4 1,704.7 -9.7

Motor vehicles and parts2................................. 1,089.3 1,028.0 1,021.2 1,010.6 1,080.2 1,023.5 1,025.1 1,022.1 1,013.7 1,003.8 -9.9

Furniture and related products .......................... 565.6 531.9 534.4 534.8 563.3 536.6 535.8 533.5 533.7 532.4 -1.3

Miscellaneous manufacturing ............................ 648.5 657.2 658.0 656.1 650.1 658.2 658.9 658.9 659.1 657.7 -1.4

Nondurable goods ................................................. 5,181 5,122 5,114 5,130 5,199 5,178 5,170 5,162 5,153 5,149 -4

Production workers ....................................... 3,786 3,748 3,745 3,763 3,801 3,796 3,788 3,783 3,779 3,778 -1

Food manufacturing ........................................... 1,460.8 1,468.4 1,464.6 1,473.4 1,482.2 1,493.9 1,492.8 1,495.0 1,494.5 1,494.6 .1

Beverages and tobacco products ...................... 192.2 192.1 193.7 197.4 193.7 197.0 197.8 197.3 197.9 198.5 .6

Textile mills ......................................................... 200.4 177.5 174.9 174.2 199.2 182.3 179.1 177.3 174.8 173.3 -1.5

Textile product mills ........................................... 161.2 156.7 158.1 156.5 160.2 158.6 157.9 156.7 156.6 155.5 -1.1

Apparel ................................................................ 242.0 224.0 222.4 220.9 240.2 227.7 225.2 223.7 221.7 219.6 -2.1

Leather and allied products ............................... 38.0 36.9 36.1 36.2 37.7 36.5 36.4 36.6 36.1 35.9 -.2

Paper and paper products ................................. 470.9 455.7 454.8 455.2 471.8 462.4 460.5 457.4 457.2 456.1 -1.1

Printing and related support activities ............... 635.8 632.0 629.3 632.5 635.4 634.7 634.6 633.5 631.4 632.4 1.0

Petroleum and coal products ............................. 113.5 115.3 116.6 120.1 113.1 117.4 117.4 118.2 117.7 119.5 1.8

Chemicals ........................................................... 864.1 870.6 870.2 866.6 864.8 872.1 872.5 870.6 869.7 867.6 -2.1

Plastics and rubber products ............................. 801.6 792.5 793.3 797.0 800.6 795.8 795.7 795.2 795.0 795.9 .9

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

 May 

2006

 Mar. 

2007

 Apr. 

2007p

 May 

2007p

 May 

2006

 Jan. 

2007

 Feb. 

2007

 Mar. 

2007

 Apr. 

2007p

 May 

2007p

Change

from:

Apr. 2007-

May 2007p

Service-providing .............................................. 113,962 114,754 115,394 116,034 113,313 114,775 114,954 115,097 115,216 115,392 176

Private service-providing ............................... 91,646 92,152 92,778 93,419 91,375 92,635 92,780 92,900 92,998 93,152 154

Trade, transportation, and utilities ........................... 26,148 26,152 26,230 26,387 26,194 26,378 26,393 26,436 26,430 26,440 10

Wholesale trade .................................................... 5,905.4 5,933.7 5,968.7 6,001.3 5,889.5 5,949.0 5,960.0 5,961.3 5,976.7 5,985.8 9.1

Durable goods .................................................... 3,072.6 3,103.1 3,119.8 3,134.7 3,070.2 3,102.5 3,112.0 3,114.0 3,123.8 3,132.6 8.8

Nondurable goods .............................................. 2,049.3 2,036.2 2,046.6 2,059.5 2,038.8 2,050.5 2,049.7 2,050.1 2,050.3 2,049.8 -.5

Electronic markets and agents and brokers ..... 783.5 794.4 802.3 807.1 780.5 796.0 798.3 797.2 802.6 803.4 .8

Retail trade ............................................................ 15,230.3 15,187.8 15,205.6 15,298.1 15,302.8 15,357.5 15,364.6 15,403.7 15,379.0 15,374.1 -4.9

Motor vehicle and parts dealers1........................ 1,911.3 1,894.5 1,911.1 1,913.2 1,908.4 1,906.8 1,910.3 1,907.2 1,912.4 1,910.4 -2.0

Automobile dealers ......................................... 1,245.4 1,238.5 1,246.2 1,246.4 1,246.6 1,244.1 1,244.9 1,243.5 1,247.6 1,247.5 -.1

Furniture and home furnishings stores ............. 585.3 579.4 581.5 580.1 589.4 588.1 587.6 585.6 586.7 585.5 -1.2

Electronics and appliance stores ....................... 530.9 537.3 535.9 527.8 541.9 535.3 538.2 538.4 541.1 537.7 -3.4

Building material and garden supply stores ...... 1,388.4 1,290.7 1,345.5 1,373.9 1,328.4 1,318.0 1,323.4 1,313.8 1,315.0 1,315.5 .5

Food and beverage stores ................................. 2,816.3 2,827.4 2,830.9 2,856.8 2,820.1 2,844.0 2,849.9 2,856.3 2,856.0 2,859.2 3.2

Health and personal care stores ....................... 953.4 961.6 961.5 965.2 955.6 964.1 964.8 966.5 969.1 967.6 -1.5

Gasoline stations ................................................ 860.1 844.4 845.9 856.0 856.9 853.7 852.9 854.5 851.9 852.5 .6

Clothing and clothing accessories stores ......... 1,375.9 1,400.5 1,408.9 1,412.6 1,414.3 1,446.9 1,445.1 1,449.7 1,457.3 1,458.2 .9

Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music

stores ................................................................ 628.4 640.2 638.8 640.4 644.9 655.8 654.9 653.9 655.7 656.1 .4

1 General merchandise stores ............................. 2,875.0 2,915.8 2,853.7 2,863.3 2,926.3 2,923.9 2,917.3 2,956.4 2,913.4 2,910.0 -3.4

Department stores .......................................... 1,511.5 1,535.2 1,509.9 1,510.9 1,558.3 1,568.7 1,565.3 1,570.6 1,559.6 1,555.5 -4.1

Miscellaneous store retailers ............................. 890.0 864.0 865.2 882.6 886.6 880.3 880.2 880.3 879.0 878.7 -.3

Nonstore retailers ............................................... 415.3 432.0 426.7 426.2 430.0 440.6 440.0 441.1 441.4 442.7 1.3

Transportation and warehousing .......................... 4,463.6 4,482.8 4,505.0 4,533.1 4,453.1 4,522.6 4,519.6 4,520.8 4,522.4 4,527.0 4.6

Air transportation ................................................ 485.9 482.3 489.1 488.5 485.4 490.8 485.5 485.5 488.9 486.7 -2.2

Rail transportation .............................................. 226.3 227.6 228.4 228.4 225.8 227.9 228.9 229.1 228.5 227.8 -.7

Water transportation ........................................... 63.5 65.5 66.6 69.1 62.6 67.1 68.1 68.0 67.3 68.4 1.1

Truck transportation ........................................... 1,427.4 1,430.3 1,437.1 1,454.8 1,431.6 1,457.9 1,454.7 1,457.2 1,454.6 1,459.5 4.9

Transit and ground passenger transportation ... 417.8 404.5 406.4 412.9 397.1 391.6 393.3 390.3 390.3 392.0 1.7

Pipeline transportation ....................................... 38.7 40.8 40.3 41.3 38.8 40.3 40.6 41.0 40.5 41.4 .9

Scenic and sightseeing transportation .............. 28.4 21.5 24.0 27.6 27.4 27.8 28.0 27.3 27.1 26.6 -.5

Support activities for transportation ................... 569.6 577.8 582.4 580.0 571.1 575.9 579.4 579.6 581.4 581.4 .0

Couriers and messengers .................................. 579.8 586.0 584.8 583.7 579.9 593.0 590.6 591.0 589.8 587.3 -2.5

Warehousing and storage .................................. 626.2 646.5 645.9 646.8 633.4 650.3 650.5 651.8 654.0 655.9 1.9

Utilities ................................................................... 548.8 547.7 550.6 554.0 548.8 549.0 549.0 550.1 551.4 553.0 1.6

Information ................................................................ 3,053 3,078 3,089 3,105 3,048 3,071 3,084 3,086 3,095 3,100 5

Publishing industries, except Internet ............... 900.2 906.6 903.0 905.3 903.9 907.0 907.8 907.4 905.9 908.6 2.7

Motion picture and sound recording industries . 378.2 380.7 388.2 399.0 372.0 378.2 385.2 387.1 393.8 393.0 -.8

Broadcasting, except Internet ............................ 329.7 336.0 337.1 335.8 331.0 335.3 337.4 337.1 337.6 337.0 -.6

Internet publishing and broadcasting ................ 34.4 38.8 40.1 41.3 34.2 36.9 37.9 39.0 40.0 41.0 1.0

Telecommunications .......................................... 974.1 972.9 975.2 974.5 972.7 975.6 976.2 973.0 974.4 973.5 -.9

ISPs, search portals, and data processing ....... 384.0 391.1 393.0 396.9 382.8 386.1 387.3 390.0 391.6 395.0 3.4

Other information services ................................. 51.9 52.3 51.9 52.3 51.6 51.9 51.9 52.3 51.9 52.0 .1

Financial activities .................................................... 8,348 8,414 8,415 8,430 8,352 8,440 8,446 8,445 8,438 8,440 2

Finance and insurance .......................................... 6,170.1 6,243.4 6,225.7 6,229.2 6,174.7 6,238.9 6,244.4 6,242.6 6,231.9 6,238.2 6.3

Monetary authorities - central bank ................... 21.2 22.1 22.1 22.2 21.3 21.7 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 .1

1 Credit intermediation and related activities ....... 2,933.7 2,957.8 2,939.0 2,938.9 2,934.8 2,961.5 2,962.8 2,957.6 2,941.9 2,942.6 .7

1 Depository credit intermediation ..................... 1,800.5 1,824.0 1,813.4 1,819.3 1,800.8 1,824.3 1,823.1 1,824.3 1,816.8 1,820.5 3.7

Commercial banking .................................... 1,315.8 1,335.9 1,325.3 1,330.1 1,316.2 1,336.9 1,334.7 1,335.2 1,328.1 1,331.7 3.6

Securities, commodity contracts, investments .. 810.6 834.2 833.4 838.1 813.5 831.0 831.4 834.5 836.2 842.1 5.9

Insurance carriers and related activities ........... 2,312.1 2,333.7 2,336.9 2,335.6 2,312.7 2,329.6 2,333.2 2,333.4 2,336.9 2,336.5 -.4

Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles ........ 92.5 95.6 94.3 94.4 92.4 95.1 95.0 95.0 94.7 94.7 .0

Real estate and rental and leasing ....................... 2,178.2 2,170.9 2,189.6 2,200.9 2,177.3 2,201.5 2,202.0 2,202.5 2,205.8 2,202.1 -3.7

Real estate .......................................................... 1,498.4 1,504.4 1,514.8 1,521.3 1,501.3 1,518.5 1,518.4 1,523.5 1,524.1 1,525.5 1.4

Rental and leasing services ............................... 651.9 635.9 644.0 648.0 648.1 651.9 652.4 647.9 650.6 645.1 -5.5

Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets ......... 27.9 30.6 30.8 31.6 27.9 31.1 31.2 31.1 31.1 31.5 .4

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

 May 

2006

 Mar. 

2007

 Apr. 

2007p

 May 

2007p

 May 

2006

 Jan. 

2007

 Feb. 

2007

 Mar. 

2007

 Apr. 

2007p

 May 

2007p

Change

from:

Apr. 2007-

May 2007p

Professional and business services ........................ 17,500 17,626 17,796 17,877 17,499 17,804 17,840 17,834 17,855 17,887 32

1 Professional and technical services ..................... 7,272.8 7,621.5 7,644.5 7,539.7 7,337.6 7,515.6 7,544.3 7,553.7 7,580.1 7,607.1 27.0

Legal services .................................................. 1,166.5 1,171.3 1,174.2 1,173.8 1,171.8 1,176.2 1,178.8 1,178.1 1,180.2 1,179.5 -.7

Accounting and bookkeeping services ........... 831.4 1,041.2 1,029.0 884.6 881.0 922.1 927.8 924.4 928.2 935.0 6.8

Architectural and engineering services .......... 1,379.0 1,402.6 1,411.9 1,432.2 1,380.6 1,419.2 1,422.7 1,424.0 1,426.3 1,433.5 7.2

Computer systems design and related

services .......................................................... 1,270.7 1,316.1 1,326.1 1,333.8 1,274.1 1,305.2 1,311.1 1,319.7 1,329.0 1,336.8 7.8

Management and technical consulting

services .......................................................... 909.1 967.3 975.4 977.1 911.3 958.1 967.1 970.5 978.0 979.5 1.5

Management of companies and enterprises ....... 1,806.4 1,827.9 1,837.6 1,844.3 1,802.1 1,830.8 1,836.7 1,837.1 1,840.2 1,841.4 1.2

Administrative and waste services ....................... 8,420.8 8,176.6 8,314.1 8,492.9 8,359.2 8,457.3 8,458.9 8,443.5 8,435.1 8,438.4 3.3

1 Administrative and support services ................. 8,072.8 7,831.7 7,964.4 8,138.1 8,012.1 8,106.1 8,107.4 8,092.5 8,083.2 8,084.6 1.4

1 Employment services ...................................... 3,644.8 3,500.0 3,499.2 3,580.7 3,662.3 3,667.1 3,651.6 3,637.1 3,612.4 3,605.8 -6.6

Temporary help services ............................. 2,640.8 2,505.6 2,541.8 2,596.2 2,646.3 2,641.8 2,629.2 2,621.2 2,618.4 2,609.5 -8.9

Business support services .............................. 787.0 807.2 802.4 795.3 786.1 803.6 803.3 801.9 799.8 796.9 -2.9

Services to buildings and dwellings ............... 1,868.4 1,697.8 1,828.7 1,905.5 1,795.9 1,812.1 1,823.8 1,819.7 1,829.2 1,831.1 1.9

Waste management and remediation services 348.0 344.9 349.7 354.8 347.1 351.2 351.5 351.0 351.9 353.8 1.9

Education and health services ................................ 17,857 18,339 18,408 18,393 17,776 18,102 18,138 18,188 18,246 18,300 54

Educational services ............................................. 2,968.5 3,133.6 3,134.6 3,062.1 2,906.9 2,959.5 2,955.9 2,972.4 2,977.4 2,995.4 18.0

Health care and social assistance ........................14,888.1 15,205.7 15,273.8 15,330.8 14,869.5 15,142.6 15,181.7 15,215.9 15,268.6 15,304.4 35.8

3 Health care ......................................................... 12,552.0 12,836.3 12,880.1 12,916.8 12,565.2 12,801.2 12,837.5 12,861.4 12,902.6 12,927.9 25.3

1 Ambulatory health care services .................... 5,261.3 5,400.3 5,425.2 5,448.0 5,262.2 5,375.3 5,395.6 5,409.2 5,431.7 5,447.8 16.1

Offices of physicians .................................... 2,141.7 2,199.7 2,206.1 2,211.9 2,145.2 2,187.4 2,196.7 2,204.3 2,211.8 2,214.8 3.0

Outpatient care centers ................................ 488.3 495.2 496.7 497.0 487.6 494.1 496.8 494.8 496.3 496.9 .6

Home health care services .......................... 864.4 904.6 905.8 912.1 862.5 896.4 901.1 904.1 907.0 910.3 3.3

Hospitals .......................................................... 4,403.8 4,482.7 4,487.0 4,497.3 4,413.0 4,478.3 4,484.4 4,490.8 4,498.2 4,506.4 8.2

1 Nursing and residential care facilities ............ 2,886.9 2,953.3 2,967.9 2,971.5 2,890.0 2,947.6 2,957.5 2,961.4 2,972.7 2,973.7 1.0

Nursing care facilities ................................... 1,581.5 1,600.3 1,605.2 1,602.1 1,583.9 1,600.1 1,605.7 1,603.9 1,608.2 1,604.5 -3.7

1 Social assistance ................................................ 2,336.1 2,369.4 2,393.7 2,414.0 2,304.3 2,341.4 2,344.2 2,354.5 2,366.0 2,376.5 10.5

Child day care services ................................... 833.0 818.7 828.2 834.5 812.0 804.3 802.7 804.9 809.3 811.2 1.9

Leisure and hospitality ............................................. 13,286 13,095 13,361 13,722 13,074 13,396 13,425 13,449 13,461 13,507 46

Arts, entertainment, and recreation ...................... 1,999.5 1,799.7 1,896.9 2,047.3 1,921.6 1,960.4 1,963.3 1,963.2 1,949.3 1,968.6 19.3

Performing arts and spectator sports ................ 417.2 383.0 408.1 420.7 400.3 408.0 406.0 405.9 402.3 404.2 1.9

Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks ...... 128.3 119.0 126.2 135.5 124.2 127.7 127.5 128.2 128.9 130.8 1.9

Amusements, gambling, and recreation ........... 1,454.0 1,297.7 1,362.6 1,491.1 1,397.1 1,424.7 1,429.8 1,429.1 1,418.1 1,433.6 15.5

Accommodations and food services .................... 11,286.4 11,294.9 11,464.2 11,674.9 11,151.9 11,435.8 11,461.3 11,486.0 11,511.8 11,538.1 26.3

Accommodations ................................................ 1,817.1 1,805.7 1,809.5 1,838.8 1,821.0 1,858.1 1,860.3 1,860.0 1,854.6 1,846.4 -8.2

Food services and drinking places .................... 9,469.3 9,489.2 9,654.7 9,836.1 9,330.9 9,577.7 9,601.0 9,626.0 9,657.2 9,691.7 34.5

Other services .......................................................... 5,454 5,448 5,479 5,505 5,432 5,444 5,454 5,462 5,473 5,478 5

Repair and maintenance .................................... 1,257.7 1,257.0 1,262.0 1,269.8 1,252.0 1,246.3 1,248.9 1,255.9 1,256.7 1,261.4 4.7

Personal and laundry services .......................... 1,297.8 1,283.3 1,300.0 1,316.7 1,281.1 1,285.8 1,290.3 1,290.8 1,294.9 1,298.2 3.3

Membership associations and organizations .... 2,898.8 2,907.5 2,916.9 2,918.6 2,899.1 2,912.3 2,915.2 2,915.7 2,921.8 2,918.8 -3.0

Government .............................................................. 22,316 22,602 22,616 22,615 21,938 22,140 22,174 22,197 22,218 22,240 22

Federal ................................................................... 2,728 2,700 2,707 2,716 2,729 2,718 2,718 2,716 2,716 2,716 0

Federal, except U.S. Postal Service ................. 1,961.1 1,938.4 1,944.5 1,950.5 1,958.8 1,951.1 1,951.8 1,949.7 1,949.9 1,948.2 -1.7

U.S. Postal Service ............................................ 766.7 761.8 762.0 765.0 770.4 767.1 766.5 766.5 766.5 767.5 1.0

State government .................................................. 5,119 5,277 5,279 5,190 5,073 5,117 5,133 5,134 5,138 5,144 6

State government education .............................. 2,333.3 2,474.1 2,473.1 2,375.1 2,291.0 2,311.4 2,324.0 2,324.5 2,327.9 2,332.1 4.2

State government, excluding education ............ 2,785.2 2,802.9 2,805.6 2,814.8 2,782.1 2,805.7 2,809.4 2,809.2 2,810.2 2,811.7 1.5

Local government .................................................. 14,469 14,625 14,630 14,709 14,136 14,305 14,323 14,347 14,364 14,380 16

Local government education ............................. 8,246.1 8,406.8 8,381.2 8,395.3 7,905.5 8,018.7 8,025.1 8,044.1 8,049.3 8,061.6 12.3

Local government, excluding education ........... 6,222.8 6,218.2 6,249.0 6,313.9 6,230.6 6,286.4 6,298.0 6,302.9 6,314.3 6,318.3 4.0

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

 May 

2006

 Mar. 

2007

 Apr. 

2007p

 May 

2007p

 May 

2006

 Jan. 

2007

 Feb. 

2007

 Mar. 

2007

 Apr. 

2007p

 May 

2007p

Change

from:

Apr. 2007-

May 2007p

Total private ....................................... 33.7 33.7 33.9 33.8 33.8 33.8 33.7 33.9 33.8 33.9 0.1

Goods-producing .......................................... 40.4 40.4 40.3 40.6 40.3 40.2 40.2 40.6 40.4 40.5 .1

Natural resources and mining .............................. 45.2 45.4 45.8 45.9 44.9 45.0 45.9 45.9 45.9 45.8 -.1

Construction ............................................................ 38.8 38.7 38.4 39.4 38.5 38.7 38.4 39.0 38.8 39.0 .2

Manufacturing ......................................................... 41.2 41.1 41.0 41.1 41.1 40.9 40.9 41.2 41.1 41.0 -.1

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

Durable goods ..................................................... 41.5 41.3 41.2 41.3 41.5 41.1 41.1 41.4 41.2 41.2 .0

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

Wood products .................................................. 40.4 39.2 39.5 39.9 40.0 38.7 39.1 39.5 39.5 39.5 .0

Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... 43.3 41.8 42.1 42.8 43.0 42.0 41.6 42.4 42.2 42.4 .2

Primary metals .................................................. 43.6 43.2 43.0 42.3 43.6 42.8 43.0 43.2 42.9 42.5 -.4

Fabricated metal products .............................. 41.4 41.5 41.3 41.4 41.3 41.0 41.1 41.6 41.4 41.3 -.1

Machinery .......................................................... 42.5 42.4 42.4 42.4 42.4 41.8 42.3 42.3 42.4 42.3 -.1

Computer and electronic products ................ 40.4 40.4 40.3 40.2 40.5 40.3 40.3 40.4 40.5 40.3 -.2

Electrical equipment and appliances ............ 40.9 40.7 41.1 40.9 41.1 40.7 40.9 40.9 41.0 41.0 .0

Transportation equipment ............................... 43.1 43.0 42.5 42.9 43.0 42.8 42.5 42.8 42.3 42.7 .4

Motor vehicles and parts 2.............................. 42.8 42.5 41.9 42.6 42.5 42.0 41.5 42.4 41.8 42.2 .4

Furniture and related products ....................... 38.5 38.8 38.5 38.3 38.8 38.9 38.8 38.9 38.7 38.6 -.1

Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 38.7 38.7 38.6 38.3 38.6 38.5 37.9 38.5 38.6 38.3 -.3

Nondurable goods ............................................... 40.5 40.7 40.8 40.7 40.6 40.6 40.6 40.9 40.9 40.8 -.1

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

Food manufacturing ......................................... 39.8 40.5 40.1 40.2 39.9 40.4 40.5 41.0 40.6 40.4 -.2

Beverages and tobacco products .................. 41.5 40.3 41.8 41.5 41.0 40.8 40.5 40.7 41.2 41.0 -.2

Textile mills ........................................................ 40.4 40.6 40.6 40.6 40.4 40.6 40.7 40.5 40.4 40.6 .2

Textile product mills ......................................... 40.1 39.8 39.7 39.5 40.4 39.3 39.5 39.6 39.8 39.7 -.1

Apparel ............................................................... 36.7 36.9 37.5 37.6 36.6 37.5 37.0 36.7 37.4 37.5 .1

Leather and allied products ............................ 39.3 38.1 37.7 38.6 39.2 38.2 38.0 37.9 37.7 38.4 .7

Paper and paper products .............................. 43.1 42.7 42.9 42.8 43.1 42.5 42.4 43.1 43.0 42.8 -.2

Printing and related support activities ........... 38.9 39.4 39.3 38.9 39.2 39.2 39.4 39.3 39.4 39.2 -.2

Petroleum and coal products .......................... 45.2 43.9 44.4 44.5 45.3 45.3 45.1 44.7 44.7 44.6 -.1

Chemicals .......................................................... 42.2 41.9 42.3 42.1 42.3 41.8 41.8 41.9 42.2 42.2 .0

Plastics and rubber products .......................... 40.6 40.9 41.3 41.2 40.6 40.8 40.4 40.9 41.2 41.1 -.1

Private service-providing ............................. 32.2 32.2 32.6 32.3 32.3 32.4 32.4 32.5 32.4 32.5 .1

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 33.3 33.1 33.3 33.4 33.3 33.4 33.3 33.4 33.3 33.4 .1

Wholesale trade ................................................... 37.8 37.9 38.6 38.3 37.9 38.0 38.1 38.2 38.2 38.3 .1

Retail trade ........................................................... 30.4 29.9 30.0 30.1 30.4 30.4 30.2 30.2 30.1 30.2 .1

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 36.6 36.9 36.9 37.1 36.7 37.1 37.1 37.2 36.9 37.2 .3

Utilities ................................................................... 41.4 42.2 42.4 42.5 41.3 41.9 42.3 42.5 42.3 42.4 .1

Information ............................................................... 36.1 36.4 36.9 36.0 36.5 36.5 36.6 36.7 36.5 36.4 -.1

Financial activities .................................................. 35.2 35.7 36.6 35.6 35.5 36.0 36.0 36.0 36.0 36.0 .0

Professional and business services .................... 34.3 34.6 35.2 34.7 34.4 34.5 34.6 34.8 34.8 34.8 .0

Education and health services ............................. 32.3 32.4 32.7 32.4 32.5 32.5 32.4 32.6 32.6 32.6 .0

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 25.4 25.3 25.6 25.3 25.6 25.6 25.5 25.6 25.5 25.5 .0

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

1 Data relate to production workers in natural resources and mining

and manufacturing, construction workers in construction, and

nonsupervisory workers in the service-providing industries.

These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the

total employment on private nonfarm payrolls.

2

Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, motor

vehicle parts.

p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

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

selected industry detail

Industry

Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings

 May 

2006

 Mar. 

2007

 Apr. 

2007p

 May 

2007p

 May 

2006

 Mar. 

2007

 Apr. 

2007p

 May 

2007p

Total private ....................................... $16.62 $17.22 $17.33 $17.27 $560.09 $580.31 $587.49 $583.73

Seasonally adjusted ..................... 16.66 17.21 17.24 17.30 563.11 583.42 582.71 586.47

Goods-producing .......................................... 17.89 18.35 18.47 18.59 722.76 741.34 744.34 754.75

Natural resources and mining .............................. 19.75 20.85 20.96 21.02 892.70 946.59 959.97 964.82

Construction ............................................................ 19.78 20.53 20.60 20.81 767.46 794.51 791.04 819.91

Manufacturing ......................................................... 16.74 17.06 17.19 17.17 689.69 701.17 704.79 705.69

Durable goods ..................................................... 17.58 18.01 18.11 18.11 729.57 743.81 746.13 747.94

Wood products .................................................. 13.32 13.58 13.58 13.63 538.13 532.34 536.41 543.84

Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... 16.59 16.95 16.87 17.06 718.35 708.51 710.23 730.17

Primary metals .................................................. 19.13 19.33 19.69 19.59 834.07 835.06 846.67 828.66

Fabricated metal products .............................. 16.09 16.35 16.41 16.42 666.13 678.53 677.73 679.79

Machinery .......................................................... 17.03 17.68 17.72 17.67 723.78 749.63 751.33 749.21

Computer and electronic products ................ 18.67 19.62 19.84 19.97 754.27 792.65 799.55 802.79

Electrical equipment and appliances ............ 15.42 15.91 15.91 15.94 630.68 647.54 653.90 651.95

Transportation equipment ............................... 22.39 22.62 22.86 22.84 965.01 972.66 971.55 979.84

Furniture and related products ....................... 13.68 14.29 14.38 14.39 526.68 554.45 553.63 551.14

Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 14.40 14.57 14.54 14.49 557.28 563.86 561.24 554.97

Nondurable goods ............................................... 15.29 15.45 15.63 15.57 619.25 628.82 637.70 633.70

Food manufacturing ......................................... 13.12 13.36 13.47 13.53 522.18 541.08 540.15 543.91

Beverages and tobacco products .................. 18.17 18.49 18.49 18.43 754.06 745.15 772.88 764.85

Textile mills ........................................................ 12.41 12.81 12.95 12.85 501.36 520.09 525.77 521.71

Textile product mills ......................................... 12.03 11.93 11.82 11.82 482.40 474.81 469.25 466.89

Apparel ............................................................... 10.59 10.70 10.81 10.91 388.65 394.83 405.38 410.22

Leather and allied products ............................ 11.46 11.81 11.85 11.80 450.38 449.96 446.75 455.48

Paper and paper products .............................. 17.90 18.16 18.46 18.23 771.49 775.43 791.93 780.24

Printing and related support activities ........... 15.77 15.87 16.03 15.97 613.45 625.28 629.98 621.23

Petroleum and coal products .......................... 24.09 24.66 25.00 24.44 1,088.87 1,082.57 1,110.00 1,087.58

Chemicals .......................................................... 19.54 19.46 19.69 19.45 824.59 815.37 832.89 818.85

Plastics and rubber products .......................... 14.87 15.19 15.31 15.30 603.72 621.27 632.30 630.36

Private service-providing ............................. 16.27 16.92 17.04 16.92 523.89 544.82 555.50 546.52

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 15.30 15.66 15.81 15.69 509.49 518.35 526.47 524.05

Wholesale trade ................................................... 18.71 19.24 19.52 19.29 707.24 729.20 753.47 738.81

Retail trade ........................................................... 12.56 12.74 12.84 12.76 381.82 380.93 385.20 384.08

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 17.07 17.51 17.55 17.49 624.76 646.12 647.60 648.88

Utilities ................................................................... 27.29 27.73 27.88 27.76 1,129.81 1,170.21 1,182.11 1,179.80

Information ............................................................... 23.05 23.74 23.97 23.81 832.11 864.14 884.49 857.16

Financial activities .................................................. 18.59 19.49 19.68 19.51 654.37 695.79 720.29 694.56

Professional and business services .................... 18.88 19.88 20.10 19.91 647.58 687.85 707.52 690.88

Education and health services ............................. 17.26 17.79 17.79 17.85 557.50 576.40 581.73 578.34

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 9.70 10.23 10.24 10.26 246.38 258.82 262.14 259.58

Other services ......................................................... 14.75 15.11 15.20 15.16 454.30 465.39 469.68 466.93

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:

 May 

2006

 Jan. 

2007

 Feb. 

2007

 Mar. 

2007

 Apr. 

2007p

 May 

2007p

Percent

change from:

Apr. 2007-

May 2007 p

Current dollars ................................................ $16.66 $17.10 $17.16 $17.21 $17.24 $17.30 0.3

Constant (1982) dollars 2................................. 8.17 8.36 8.36 8.32 8.29 N.A.

Goods-producing .......................................................... 17.93 18.34 18.37 18.45 18.52 18.60 .4

Natural resources and mining .............................................. 19.77 20.60 20.77 20.77 20.85 21.01 .8

Construction ............................................................................ 19.87 20.55 20.57 20.68 20.71 20.88 .8

Manufacturing ......................................................................... 16.77 16.98 17.03 17.09 17.18 17.19 .1

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

4 Excluding overtime 15.90 16.17 16.22 16.24 16.34 16.37 .2

Durable goods ..................................................................... 17.62 17.90 17.96 18.03 18.13 18.14 .1

Nondurable goods ............................................................... 15.30 15.44 15.47 15.49 15.58 15.58 .0

Private service-providing ............................................. 16.32 16.77 16.84 16.88 16.90 16.96 .4

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................................... 15.31 15.59 15.61 15.66 15.68 15.69 .1

Wholesale trade ................................................................... 18.79 19.25 19.22 19.32 19.36 19.38 .1

Retail trade ........................................................................... 12.53 12.69 12.71 12.72 12.72 12.73 .1

Transportation and warehousing ...................................... 17.16 17.49 17.50 17.54 17.56 17.59 .2

Utilities ................................................................................... 27.29 27.40 27.50 27.66 27.70 27.74 .1

Information ............................................................................... 23.09 23.72 23.77 23.83 23.88 23.88 .0

Financial activities .................................................................. 18.66 19.32 19.42 19.51 19.55 19.59 .2

Professional and business services .................................... 18.94 19.63 19.80 19.83 19.81 19.96 .8

Education and health services ............................................. 17.30 17.74 17.75 17.78 17.79 17.89 .6

Leisure and hospitality ........................................................... 9.70 10.08 10.16 10.19 10.23 10.25 .2

Other services ......................................................................... 14.71 15.03 15.06 15.07 15.09 15.12 .2

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 -0.4 percent from Mar. 2007 to Apr. 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

 May 

2006

 Mar. 

2007

 Apr. 

2007p

 May 

2007p

 May 

2006

 Jan. 

2007

 Feb. 

2007

 Mar. 

2007

 Apr. 

2007p

 May 

2007p

Percent

change from:

Apr. 2007-

May 2007p

Total private ....................................... 105.4 105.4 106.8 107.6 105.4 106.7 106.4 107.3 107.0 107.5 0.5

Goods-producing .......................................... 103.0 99.7 100.6 102.9 102.4 101.8 101.2 102.6 101.9 102.2 .3

Natural resources and mining .............................. 123.7 127.6 130.0 132.7 123.1 127.2 131.2 132.0 132.0 132.4 .3

Construction ............................................................ 116.4 108.1 110.4 117.5 114.3 114.6 111.9 115.2 114.1 114.9 .7

Manufacturing ......................................................... 96.3 94.7 94.6 95.1 96.1 95.0 94.9 95.5 95.2 94.9 -.3

Durable goods ..................................................... 99.7 97.6 97.7 98.1 99.6 97.7 97.7 98.2 97.7 97.7 .0

Wood products .................................................. 104.0 89.7 91.1 93.3 102.9 91.8 91.7 92.1 92.1 92.2 .1

Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... 102.1 92.7 94.7 97.9 100.6 96.6 94.8 96.4 95.5 96.2 .7

Primary metals .................................................. 94.6 91.3 91.3 89.9 94.5 90.7 91.3 91.2 90.9 90.2 -.8

Fabricated metal products .............................. 102.7 104.0 103.7 104.2 102.6 103.0 103.4 104.5 104.1 104.2 .1

Machinery .......................................................... 102.9 105.6 105.1 105.5 102.5 103.7 105.2 105.3 105.0 105.1 .1

Computer and electronic products ................ 103.8 104.1 103.6 103.1 104.1 104.5 104.6 104.5 104.3 103.4 -.9

Electrical equipment and appliances ............ 88.6 89.8 90.8 90.4 89.2 89.0 89.9 90.4 90.7 90.7 .0

Transportation equipment ............................... 101.8 98.3 97.8 98.0 101.0 97.9 97.3 97.6 96.6 97.0 .4

Motor vehicles and parts 2.............................. 96.2 88.6 87.1 87.1 94.7 87.3 86.3 87.9 86.0 85.8 -.2

Furniture and related products ....................... 91.4 86.0 85.8 85.6 91.7 87.0 86.6 86.6 86.1 85.7 -.5

Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 90.3 92.0 92.4 91.9 90.5 91.7 90.5 92.1 92.7 92.2 -.5

Nondurable goods ............................................... 90.3 89.8 90.0 90.2 90.9 90.8 90.6 91.1 91.0 90.8 -.2

Food manufacturing ......................................... 96.2 99.3 97.9 99.0 98.3 101.0 101.2 102.7 101.6 101.3 -.3

Beverages and tobacco products .................. 98.7 98.6 103.4 104.9 99.2 101.4 101.8 102.6 104.8 104.9 .1

Textile mills ........................................................ 66.4 59.7 58.6 58.4 66.0 61.2 60.2 59.4 58.3 58.1 -.3

Textile product mills ......................................... 87.1 81.2 81.5 80.5 86.7 81.9 81.4 80.8 81.1 80.1 -1.2

Apparel ............................................................... 63.9 61.7 62.3 62.4 63.2 63.5 62.1 61.3 62.0 61.6 -.6

Leather and allied products ............................ 77.6 74.5 71.7 74.7 76.4 73.7 72.6 73.4 71.5 73.1 2.2

Paper and paper products .............................. 87.2 84.0 84.1 83.8 87.4 85.2 84.5 85.2 84.9 84.1 -.9

Printing and related support activities ........... 92.0 93.8 92.6 92.0 92.7 93.9 94.2 93.9 93.2 92.7 -.5

Petroleum and coal products .......................... 99.7 91.0 94.8 100.2 99.3 97.1 96.2 95.4 96.5 99.2 2.8

Chemicals .......................................................... 96.1 94.0 95.6 95.0 96.0 93.8 94.0 94.0 95.1 94.8 -.3

Plastics and rubber products .......................... 94.0 93.8 95.3 95.6 93.7 94.1 93.1 94.2 95.1 95.1 .0

Private service-providing ............................. 106.0 106.6 108.7 108.7 106.0 108.0 108.1 108.6 108.4 109.0 .6

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 102.4 101.8 102.7 103.8 102.6 103.7 103.4 104.0 103.6 104.0 .4

Wholesale trade ................................................... 105.4 106.1 108.9 108.8 105.3 106.8 107.3 107.7 107.9 108.4 .5

Retail trade ........................................................... 99.9 98.3 98.7 99.8 100.6 101.1 100.5 100.9 100.3 100.7 .4

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 107.1 107.6 108.3 109.5 106.9 109.5 109.4 109.6 108.7 109.5 .7

Utilities ................................................................... 93.9 94.8 95.6 96.3 93.7 94.7 95.3 96.0 95.6 95.9 .3

Information ............................................................... 99.4 101.1 102.8 101.3 100.4 101.0 101.7 102.2 102.0 102.3 .3

Financial activities .................................................. 106.0 109.2 112.0 109.4 106.9 110.3 110.4 110.6 110.6 110.7 .1

Professional and business services .................... 110.6 112.4 115.5 114.6 111.0 113.5 114.0 114.7 114.7 115.1 .3

Education and health services ............................. 108.5 111.8 113.2 112.2 108.6 110.7 110.5 111.6 111.9 112.3 .4

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 109.3 107.0 110.6 112.5 108.2 111.2 110.9 111.5 111.2 111.5 .3

Other services ......................................................... 97.4 97.7 98.7 98.9 97.3 98.1 97.6 98.7 98.6 98.7 .1

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

 May 

2006

 Mar. 

2007

 Apr. 

2007p

 May 

2007p

 May 

2006

 Jan. 

2007

 Feb. 

2007

 Mar. 

2007

 Apr. 

2007p

 May 

2007p

Percent

change from:

Apr. 2007-

May 2007p

Total private ....................................... 117.1 121.2 123.7 124.1 117.4 122.0 122.0 123.4 123.3 124.3 0.8

Goods-producing .......................................... 112.9 112.0 113.8 117.1 112.4 114.3 113.8 115.9 115.5 116.4 .8

Natural resources and mining .............................. 142.1 154.8 158.4 162.2 141.6 152.4 158.5 159.4 160.0 161.8 1.1

Construction ............................................................ 124.4 119.8 122.8 132.0 122.6 127.2 124.3 128.7 127.6 129.6 1.6

Manufacturing ......................................................... 105.4 105.6 106.4 106.8 105.4 105.5 105.7 106.7 106.9 106.7 -.2

Durable goods ..................................................... 109.5 109.7 110.4 110.9 109.5 109.1 109.5 110.5 110.6 110.6 .0

Nondurable goods ............................................... 97.6 98.1 99.4 99.2 98.3 99.0 99.0 99.7 100.2 100.0 -.2

Private service-providing ............................. 118.2 123.7 127.0 126.0 118.6 124.2 124.8 125.7 125.6 126.7 .9

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 111.7 113.7 115.9 116.2 112.1 115.4 115.2 116.2 115.9 116.4 .4

Wholesale trade ................................................... 116.1 120.3 125.2 123.6 116.5 121.1 121.5 122.5 123.0 123.7 .6

Retail trade ........................................................... 107.6 107.4 108.7 109.2 108.0 110.0 109.4 110.0 109.4 109.9 .5

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 115.9 119.5 120.5 121.5 116.4 121.5 121.4 121.9 121.1 122.2 .9

Utilities ................................................................... 107.0 109.7 111.2 111.5 106.7 108.3 109.4 110.8 110.5 111.0 .5

Information ............................................................... 113.4 118.8 122.0 119.3 114.8 118.6 119.6 120.5 120.6 120.9 .2

Financial activities .................................................. 121.9 131.6 136.3 131.9 123.3 131.7 132.6 133.5 133.7 134.1 .3

Professional and business services .................... 124.3 133.0 138.1 135.8 125.1 132.6 134.3 135.3 135.2 136.7 1.1

Education and health services ............................. 123.1 130.7 132.4 131.7 123.5 129.1 129.0 130.4 130.9 132.1 .9

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 120.4 124.3 128.6 131.1 119.2 127.2 128.0 129.0 129.2 129.8 .5

Other services ......................................................... 104.7 107.5 109.3 109.2 104.3 107.4 107.1 108.3 108.4 108.8 .4

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 p 53.1 p 54.9

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 p 56.8 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 p 62.4 p 60.8

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 p 64.7 p 60.3

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 p 30.4 p 39.3

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 p 30.4 p 28.0

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 p 36.3 p 33.9

2003 ......................................................... 10.7 6.0 6.5 6.0 8.3 7.1 7.1 8.3 10.7 10.7 9.5 10.7

2004 ......................................................... 13.1 14.3 13.1 20.2 23.2 35.7 36.9 38.1 36.3 44.0 44.6 44.6

2005 ......................................................... 44.6 44.6 41.7 40.5 37.5 36.3 32.1 33.9 32.7 33.3 33.3 37.5

2006 ......................................................... 44.6 40.5 40.5 40.5 39.3 42.3 48.8 48.8 44.6 45.2 43.5 41.7

2007 ......................................................... 41.7 42.3 39.3 p 40.5 p 35.7

1 Based on seasonally adjusted data for 1-, 3-, and 6-month spans and

unadjusted data for the 12-month span.

p = preliminary.

NOTE: Figures are the percent of industries with employment increasing

plus one-half of the industries with unchanged employment, where

50 percent indicates an equal balance between industries with increasing

and decreasing employment.