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 Revision of Seasonally Adjusted Household Survey Data

Seasonally adjusted household survey data have been revised using updated seasonal adjustment

factors. Seasonally adjusted estimates back to January 2002 were subject to revision. The unemployment rates for January-November 2006 (as originally published and as revised) appear on page 5,

along with additional information about the revisions.

Percent Millions

Chart 2. Nonfarm payroll employment, seasonally adjusted, 

January 2004 – December 2006

Chart 1. Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted,

January 2004 – December 2006

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

5.5

6.0

6.5

2004 2005 2006

126.0

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2004 2005 2006

THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: DECEMBER 2006

Nonfarm employment increased by 167,000 in December, and the unemployment rate was unchanged

at 4.5 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Job gains

occurred in several service-providing industries, including professional and business services, health care, and

food services. Average hourly earnings rose by 8 cents, or 0.5 percent, in December.

Unemployment (Household Survey Data)

The number of unemployed persons (6.8 million) was about unchanged in December, and the unemployment rate held at 4.5 percent. Over the year, these measures declined from 7.3 million and 4.9 percent, respectively.

In December, unemployment rates for the major worker groups—adult men (4.0 percent), adult women

(3.9 percent), teenagers (15.2 percent), whites (4.0 percent), blacks (8.4 percent), and Hispanics (4.9 per-
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Table A. Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted

(Numbers in thousands)

Nov.-

Dec.

III IV Oct. Nov. Dec. change

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Civilian labor force.............................. 151,703 152,425 152,052 152,449 152,775 326

Employment.................................... 144,618 145,629 145,337 145,623 145,926 303

Unemployment................................. 7,086 6,797 6,715 6,826 6,849 23

Not in labor force................................. 77,464 77,471 77,623 77,456 77,333 -123

All workers........................................ 4.7 4.5 4.4 4.5 4.5 0.0

Adult men....................................... 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.9 4.0 .1 

Adult women.................................... 4.2 3.9 3.9 4.0 3.9 -.1 

Teenagers....................................... 16.1 15.1 15.2 15.1 15.2 .1 

White .............................................. 4.1 3.9 3.9 3.9 4.0 .1 

Black or African American .................. 9.1 8.5 8.5 8.6 8.4 -.2 

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity.................. 5.3 4.8 4.6 5.0 4.9 -.1 

ESTABLISHMENT DATA Employment

Nonfarm employment........................... 135,595 p 136,051 135,893 p 136,047 p 136,214 p 167

Goods-producing 1............................. 22,422 p 22,324 22,355 p 22,314 p 22,303 p -11

Construction.................................. 7,509 p 7,465 7,483 p 7,458 p 7,455 p -3

Manufacturing............................... 14,230 p 14,165 14,182 p 14,162 p 14,150 p -12

Service-providing 1 ........................... 113,173 p 113,727 113,538 p 113,733 p 113,911 p 178

Retail trade 2

 ................................ 15,214 p 15,236 15,213 p 15,252 p 15,243 p -9

Professional and business services....... 17,394 p 17,492 17,444 p 17,491 p 17,541 p 50

Education and health services............. 17,801 p 17,921 17,883 p 17,919 p 17,962 p 43

Leisure and hospitality..................... 13,097 p 13,217 13,181 p 13,220 p 13,251 p 31

Government................................... 22,022 p 22,110 22,098 p 22,108 p 22,125 p 17

Hours of work 3

Total private....................................... 33.8 p 33.9 33.9 p 33.9 p 33.9 p 0.0

Manufacturing...................................... 41.3 p 41.0 41.1 p 41.0 p 41.0 p .0

Overtime....................................... 4.4 p 4.3 4.3 p 4.2 p 4.3 p .1

Indexes of aggregate weekly hours (2002=100) 3

Total private....................................... 105.2 p 105.7 105.6 p 105.7 p 105.9 p 0.2

Earnings 3

Average hourly earnings, total private......... $16.81 p $16.97 $16.91 p $16.96 p $17.04 p $0.08

Average weekly earnings, total private......... $568.62 p 575.28 573.25 p 574.94 p 577.66 p 2.72

1 Includes other industries, not shown separately.

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

3 Data relate to private production or nonsupervisory workers.

NOTE: Seasonally adjusted household data have been revised. See note on page 5.

Category

p = preliminary.

Quarterly averages Monthly data

2006 2006

Labor force status

Unemployment rates 
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cent)—showed little or no change. The unemployment rate for Asians was 2.4 percent, not seasonally

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

Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)

In December, both total employment, at 145.9 million, and the employment-population ratio, at 63.4 percent, were little changed. Over the year, total employment grew by 3.1 million and the employment-population ratio rose by 0.6 percentage point. The civilian labor force edged up in December to 152.8 million. The

labor force participation rate, at 66.4 percent, was little changed over the month, but the rate was 0.4 percentage point higher than a year earlier. (See table A-1.)

Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)

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

December, 337,000 fewer than a year earlier. These individuals wanted and were available for work and

had looked for a job sometime in 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

274,000 discouraged workers in December, down from 451,000 a year earlier. Discouraged workers were

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

978,000 persons marginally attached to the labor force in December had not searched for work in the 4 weeks

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

Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data)

Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 167,000 in December to 136.2 million, following increases

of 86,000 in October and 154,000 in November (as revised). Over the year, payroll employment rose by

1.8 million. In December, employment growth continued in several service-providing industries. Employment

in construction was about unchanged over the month, and the number of manufacturing jobs continued to

trend downward. (See table B-1.)

Professional and business services employment continued to expand in December with a gain of 50,000.

Job gains occurred in services to buildings and dwellings (13,000) and in management and technical consulting services (7,000). Employment continued to trend up in architectural and engineering services and in

computer systems design and related services. Temporary help services employment was little changed over

the month and over the year.

Health care added 31,000 jobs in December. Employment rose in ambulatory health care services

(14,000), hospitals (11,000), and nursing and residential care facilities (7,000). Over the year, health care

employment increased by 324,000, with gains spread throughout the component industries.

Job growth continued in food services and drinking places (23,000) in December. In the past 12 months,

food services added 304,000 jobs, accounting for most of the over-the-year increase in leisure and hospitality employment.

In financial activities, commercial banking added 5,000 jobs in December. Employment in financial

activities was up by 153,000 over the year; job gains occurred in insurance (46,000) and in credit

intermediation (62,000), which includes commercial banking.

Employment in transportation and warehousing continued to trend up in December. Over the year, the

industry added 106,000 jobs. Telecommunications employment was up by 6,000 in December; over the

year, however, employment in the industry was essentially unchanged.
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 Revisions in the Establishment Survey Data

With the release of January data on February 2, BLS is scheduled to introduce revisions to the

nonfarm payroll employment, hours, and earnings data to reflect the annual benchmark adjustments for

March 2006 and updated seasonal adjustment factors. Unadjusted data since April 2005 and

seasonally adjusted data since January 2002 are subject to revision.

Effective with the release of data for January 2007, revisions will be introduced into the population

controls for the household survey. These changes reflect the routine annual updating of intercensal

population estimates by the U.S. Census Bureau.

 Planned Changes in the Household Survey

Employment in retail trade was little changed over the month after rising by 39,000 in November.

Building and garden supply stores lost 8,000 jobs in December. Over the year, retail trade employment

edged down.

In the goods-producing sector, employment in mining continued to trend up in December. Job gains in

the industry averaged 4,000 per month in 2006.

Employment in construction was about unchanged in December following losses in October and

November that totaled 53,000. After increasing by 295,000 in 2005, construction employment was little

changed in 2006. Over the year, gains in nonresidential speciality trades and in heavy construction were

largely offset by a decline in residential specialty trades.

Manufacturing employment continued to trend down over the month with declines in motor vehicles and

parts (-5,000), primary metals (-3,000), and textile mills (-2,000). Over the year, manufacturing employment

fell by 72,000 with declines widespread throughout the component industries.

Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)

The average workweek for production and nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls remained

at 33.9 hours in December. Weekly hours for factory workers were unchanged at 41.0 hours while overtime

increased by 0.1 hour to 4.3 hours. (See table B-2.)

The index of aggregate weekly hours of production and nonsupervisory workers increased by 0.2 percent

in December to 105.9 (2002=100). The manufacturing index fell by 0.1 percent to 95.2. (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 8 cents, or 0.5 percent, in December to $17.04. Average weekly earnings also rose by 0.5 percent, to

$577.66. Over the year, hourly earnings were up 4.2 percent, while weekly earnings were up 4.5 percent.

(See table B-3.)

______________________________

The Employment Situation for January 2007 is scheduled to be released on Friday, February 2,

at 8:30 A.M. (EST).
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Revision of Seasonally Adjusted Household Survey Data

At the end of each calendar year, BLS routinely updates the seasonal adjustment factors for the labor

force series derived from the Current Population Survey (CPS), or household survey. This year, seasonally

adjusted data for January 2002-November 2006 were subject to revision.

As shown in table B, the revisions to seasonal adjustment did not change the overall civilian unemployment rate for any month of 2006. Revised seasonally adjusted data for other major labor force series beginning in December 2005 appear in table C.

The January 2007 issue of Employment and Earnings will contain an article describing the current seasonal adjustment methodology for the household survey data and revised data for the most recent months or

quarters for all regularly published tables containing seasonally adjusted household survey data. A copy of

the article is available at http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsrs2007.pdf on the BLS Web site.

Historical data for the household series contained in the A tables of this release can be accessed on the

BLS Web site at http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsatabs.htm. Revised historical seasonally adjusted monthly and

quarterly data for additional series are available on the Internet at ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/lf/.

Table B. Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates and changes due to revision,

January-November 2006

Year and month As first

 published

As revised Change

 2006

January .................................... 4.7 4.7 0.0

February ................................. 4.8 4.8 .0

March ..................................... 4.7 4.7 .0

April........................................ 4.7 4.7 .0

May ........................................ 4.6 4.6 .0

June ........................................ 4.6 4.6 .0

July ......................................... 4.8 4.8 .0

August..................................... 4.7 4.7 .0

September............................... 4.6 4.6 .0

October .................................. 4.4 4.4 .0

November ............................... 4.5 4.5 .0
HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table C. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age, seasonally adjusted

(Numbers in thousands)

Employment status, sex, and age

2005 2006

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

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population 1 ..................... 227,425 227,553 227,763 227,975 228,199 228,428 228,671 228,912 229,167 229,420 229,675 229,905 230,108

 Civilian labor force .............................................. 150,113 150,122 150,477 150,689 150,862 151,051 151,370 151,558 151,734 151,818 152,052 152,449 152,775

 Participation rate ........................................... 66.0 66.0 66.1 66.1 66.1 66.1 66.2 66.2 66.2 66.2 66.2 66.3 66.4

 Employed .......................................................... 142,782 143,099 143,319 143,680 143,763 144,045 144,386 144,330 144,618 144,906 145,337 145,623 145,926

 Employment-population ratio ........................ 62.8 62.9 62.9 63.0 63.0 63.1 63.1 63.1 63.1 63.2 63.3 63.3 63.4

 Unemployed ..................................................... 7,331 7,023 7,158 7,009 7,098 7,006 6,984 7,228 7,116 6,912 6,715 6,826 6,849

 Unemployment rate ...................................... 4.9 4.7 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.8 4.7 4.6 4.4 4.5 4.5

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population 1 ..................... 101,489 101,560 101,657 101,754 101,857 101,963 102,075 102,187 102,308 102,428 102,549 102,656 102,751

 Civilian labor force .............................................. 76,799 76,927 77,115 77,310 77,390 77,457 77,319 77,339 77,616 77,823 77,936 78,123 78,334

 Participation rate ........................................... 75.7 75.7 75.9 76.0 76.0 76.0 75.7 75.7 75.9 76.0 76.0 76.1 76.2

 Employed .......................................................... 73,503 73,837 73,880 74,180 74,163 74,208 74,233 74,105 74,421 74,868 74,924 75,088 75,235

 Employment-population ratio ........................ 72.4 72.7 72.7 72.9 72.8 72.8 72.7 72.5 72.7 73.1 73.1 73.1 73.2

 Unemployed ..................................................... 3,296 3,090 3,235 3,130 3,228 3,249 3,087 3,234 3,195 2,954 3,012 3,036 3,100

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

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population 1 ..................... 109,425 109,478 109,562 109,646 109,736 109,829 109,927 110,026 110,134 110,241 110,349 110,445 110,528

 Civilian labor force .............................................. 66,141 66,016 66,098 66,089 66,249 66,356 66,644 66,872 66,856 66,754 66,851 67,024 67,132

 Participation rate ........................................... 60.4 60.3 60.3 60.3 60.4 60.4 60.6 60.8 60.7 60.6 60.6 60.7 60.7

 Employed .......................................................... 63,198 63,172 63,286 63,349 63,432 63,622 63,901 64,029 64,118 63,978 64,252 64,333 64,491

 Employment-population ratio ........................ 57.8 57.7 57.8 57.8 57.8 57.9 58.1 58.2 58.2 58.0 58.2 58.2 58.3

 Unemployed ..................................................... 2,944 2,844 2,811 2,739 2,818 2,735 2,743 2,843 2,738 2,776 2,599 2,691 2,641

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

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population 1 ..................... 16,511 16,515 16,545 16,575 16,606 16,637 16,668 16,700 16,725 16,751 16,776 16,804 16,829

 Civilian labor force .............................................. 7,173 7,178 7,264 7,290 7,222 7,237 7,407 7,347 7,262 7,242 7,264 7,301 7,309

 Participation rate ........................................... 43.4 43.5 43.9 44.0 43.5 43.5 44.4 44.0 43.4 43.2 43.3 43.5 43.4

 Employed .......................................................... 6,081 6,090 6,153 6,150 6,169 6,215 6,253 6,197 6,079 6,060 6,161 6,202 6,200

 Employment-population ratio ........................ 36.8 36.9 37.2 37.1 37.1 37.4 37.5 37.1 36.3 36.2 36.7 36.9 36.8

 Unemployed ..................................................... 1,091 1,089 1,111 1,140 1,053 1,022 1,154 1,151 1,183 1,182 1,104 1,099 1,108

 Unemployment rate ...................................... 15.2 15.2 15.3 15.6 14.6 14.1 15.6 15.7 16.3 16.3 15.2 15.1 15.2

1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation.

 NOTE: Seasonally adjusted data have been revised to reflect updated seasonal adjustment factors.
Technical Note

This news release presents statistics from two major surveys, the

Current Population Survey (household survey) and the Current

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

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

Statistics (BLS).

The establishment survey provides the information on the

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

appears in the B tables, marked ESTABLISHMENT DATA. This

information is collected from payroll records by BLS in cooperation

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

and government agencies covering approximately 400,000 individual

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

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

unemployment insurance tax accounts.

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

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

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

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

calendar week.

Coverage, definitions, and differences

between surveys

Household survey. The sample is selected to reflect the entire

civilian noninstitutional population. Based on responses to a series of

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

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

not in the labor force.

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

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

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

employed if they were temporarily absent from their jobs because of

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

reasons.

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

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

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

employment sometime during the 4-week period ending with the

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

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

the eligibility for or receipt of unemployment insurance benefits.

The civilian labor force is the sum of employed and unemployed

persons. Those not classified as employed or unemployed are not

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

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

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

Establishment survey. The sample establishments are drawn

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

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

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

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

sector and nonsupervisory workers in the service-providing sector.

Industries are classified on the basis of their principal activity in

accordance with the 2002 version of the North American Industry

Classification System.

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

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

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

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

• The household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the

employed. The establishment survey does not.

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

The establishment survey is not limited by age.

• The household survey has no duplication of individuals, because

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

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

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

Seasonal adjustment

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

levels of employment and unemployment undergo sharp fluctuations

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

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

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

Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern

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

adjusting the statistics from month to month. These adjustments make

nonseasonal developments, such as declines in economic activity or

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

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

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

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

students finishing school in previous years is known, the statistics

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

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

economic activity.

Most seasonally adjusted series are independently adjusted in both

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

unemployment are computed by aggregating independently adjusted

component series. For example, total unemployment is derived by

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

this differs from the unemployment estimate that would be obtained

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

or more detailed age categories.

For both the household and establishment surveys, a concurrent

seasonal adjustment methodology is used in which new seasonal

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

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

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

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

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

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

Reliability of the estimates

Statistics based on the household and establishment surveys are

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

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

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

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

particular sample selected, and this variability is measured by the

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

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

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

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

percent level of confidence.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

point.

In general, estimates involving many individuals or establishments

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

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

precision of estimates is also improved when the data are cumulated

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

adjustment process can also improve the stability of the monthly

estimates.

The household and establishment surveys are also affected by

nonsampling error. Nonsampling errors can occur for many reasons,

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

obtain information for all respondents in the sample, inability or

unwillingness of respondents to provide correct information on a

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

collection or processing of the data.

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

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

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

successive revisions to a monthly estimate, when nearly all sample

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

Another major source of nonsampling error in the establishment

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

generated by new firms. To correct for this systematic underestimation

of employment growth, an estimation procedure with two components

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

deaths to impute employment for business births. This is incorporated

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

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

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

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

death employment not accounted for by the imputation. The historical

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

the unemployment insurance universe micro-level database, and reflects

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

The sample-based estimates from the establishment survey are

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

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

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

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

total nonfarm employment has averaged 0.2 percent, ranging from

less than 0.05 percent to 0.4 percent.

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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

Dec.

2005

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Dec.

2005

Aug.

2006

Sept.

2006

Oct.

2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 227,425 229,905 230,108 227,425 229,167 229,420 229,675 229,905 230,108

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 149,874 152,590 152,571 150,113 151,734 151,818 152,052 152,449 152,775

 Participation rate ............................................................... 65.9 66.4 66.3 66.0 66.2 66.2 66.2 66.3 66.4

 Employed .............................................................................. 142,918 146,014 146,081 142,782 144,618 144,906 145,337 145,623 145,926

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 62.8 63.5 63.5 62.8 63.1 63.2 63.3 63.3 63.4

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 6,956 6,576 6,491 7,331 7,116 6,912 6,715 6,826 6,849

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 4.6 4.3 4.3 4.9 4.7 4.6 4.4 4.5 4.5

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 77,550 77,315 77,537 77,312 77,433 77,602 77,623 77,456 77,333

 Persons who currently want a job ......................................... 4,808 4,476 4,121 5,258 4,887 4,643 4,759 4,778 4,506

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 109,863 111,180 111,288 109,863 110,792 110,925 111,059 111,180 111,288

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 80,140 81,689 81,715 80,446 81,309 81,532 81,612 81,798 82,030

 Participation rate ............................................................... 72.9 73.5 73.4 73.2 73.4 73.5 73.5 73.6 73.7

 Employed .............................................................................. 76,287 78,210 78,030 76,564 77,482 77,920 77,985 78,148 78,311

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 69.4 70.3 70.1 69.7 69.9 70.2 70.2 70.3 70.4

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 3,854 3,479 3,684 3,882 3,827 3,612 3,626 3,650 3,718

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

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 29,722 29,491 29,573 29,417 29,482 29,393 29,448 29,382 29,259

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 101,489 102,656 102,751 101,489 102,308 102,428 102,549 102,656 102,751

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 76,670 78,161 78,198 76,799 77,616 77,823 77,936 78,123 78,334

 Participation rate ............................................................... 75.5 76.1 76.1 75.7 75.9 76.0 76.0 76.1 76.2

 Employed .............................................................................. 73,315 75,247 75,040 73,503 74,421 74,868 74,924 75,088 75,235

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 72.2 73.3 73.0 72.4 72.7 73.1 73.1 73.1 73.2

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 3,355 2,914 3,158 3,296 3,195 2,954 3,012 3,036 3,100

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 4.4 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.1 3.8 3.9 3.9 4.0

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 24,819 24,495 24,553 24,690 24,692 24,606 24,613 24,533 24,417

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 117,562 118,724 118,820 117,562 118,376 118,495 118,616 118,724 118,820

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 69,734 70,900 70,856 69,667 70,425 70,286 70,440 70,651 70,745

 Participation rate ............................................................... 59.3 59.7 59.6 59.3 59.5 59.3 59.4 59.5 59.5

 Employed .............................................................................. 66,631 67,804 68,050 66,218 67,136 66,986 67,352 67,475 67,615

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 56.7 57.1 57.3 56.3 56.7 56.5 56.8 56.8 56.9

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 3,102 3,097 2,806 3,449 3,289 3,300 3,089 3,176 3,130

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 4.4 4.4 4.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.4 4.5 4.4

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 47,828 47,824 47,963 47,895 47,951 48,209 48,175 48,073 48,074

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 109,425 110,445 110,528 109,425 110,134 110,241 110,349 110,445 110,528

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 66,376 67,408 67,412 66,141 66,856 66,754 66,851 67,024 67,132

 Participation rate ............................................................... 60.7 61.0 61.0 60.4 60.7 60.6 60.6 60.7 60.7

 Employed .............................................................................. 63,669 64,778 64,988 63,198 64,118 63,978 64,252 64,333 64,491

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 58.2 58.7 58.8 57.8 58.2 58.0 58.2 58.2 58.3

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 2,707 2,630 2,424 2,944 2,738 2,776 2,599 2,691 2,641

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 4.1 3.9 3.6 4.5 4.1 4.2 3.9 4.0 3.9

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 43,048 43,036 43,116 43,283 43,277 43,487 43,498 43,420 43,396

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 16,511 16,804 16,829 16,511 16,725 16,751 16,776 16,804 16,829

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 6,828 7,021 6,961 7,173 7,262 7,242 7,264 7,301 7,309

 Participation rate ............................................................... 41.4 41.8 41.4 43.4 43.4 43.2 43.3 43.5 43.4

 Employed .............................................................................. 5,934 5,989 6,052 6,081 6,079 6,060 6,161 6,202 6,200

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 35.9 35.6 36.0 36.8 36.3 36.2 36.7 36.9 36.8

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 894 1,031 909 1,091 1,183 1,182 1,104 1,099 1,108

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 13.1 14.7 13.1 15.2 16.3 16.3 15.2 15.1 15.2

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 9,683 9,783 9,868 9,338 9,464 9,509 9,512 9,502 9,520

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 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. Seasonally adjusted data have been revised to reflect updated seasonal 

adjustment factors.
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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

Dec.

2005

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Dec.

2005

Aug.

2006

Sept.

2006

Oct.

2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

WHITE 

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 185,327 186,988 187,115 185,327 186,500 186,669 186,840 186,988 187,115

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 122,752 124,635 124,640 122,931 124,149 124,062 124,364 124,536 124,783

 Participation rate ................................................................. 66.2 66.7 66.6 66.3 66.6 66.5 66.6 66.6 66.7

 Employed .............................................................................. 117,803 119,995 119,923 117,710 119,023 119,164 119,511 119,636 119,813

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 63.6 64.2 64.1 63.5 63.8 63.8 64.0 64.0 64.0

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 4,949 4,640 4,717 5,220 5,127 4,898 4,853 4,900 4,970

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 4.0 3.7 3.8 4.2 4.1 3.9 3.9 3.9 4.0

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 62,575 62,353 62,475 62,396 62,350 62,607 62,476 62,452 62,333

Men, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 63,925 64,972 64,994 64,020 64,613 64,594 64,792 64,935 65,084

 Participation rate ................................................................. 76.1 76.6 76.6 76.2 76.4 76.3 76.5 76.6 76.7

 Employed .............................................................................. 61,455 62,895 62,615 61,609 62,260 62,465 62,613 62,712 62,766

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 73.2 74.2 73.8 73.3 73.6 73.8 73.9 73.9 73.9

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 2,470 2,077 2,379 2,411 2,353 2,129 2,179 2,223 2,318

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 3.9 3.2 3.7 3.8 3.6 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.6

Women, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 53,175 53,879 53,836 53,011 53,517 53,497 53,614 53,594 53,633

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

 Employed .............................................................................. 51,365 52,066 52,201 50,981 51,596 51,552 51,740 51,700 51,795

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 58.0 58.3 58.5 57.6 58.0 57.9 58.0 57.9 58.0

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 1,810 1,813 1,635 2,029 1,922 1,945 1,874 1,893 1,838

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 3.4 3.4 3.0 3.8 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.4

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 5,651 5,785 5,810 5,900 6,019 5,970 5,958 6,008 6,066

 Participation rate ................................................................. 44.3 44.7 44.9 46.3 46.7 46.3 46.1 46.4 46.8

 Employed .............................................................................. 4,983 5,034 5,106 5,120 5,166 5,147 5,158 5,223 5,252

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 39.1 38.9 39.4 40.2 40.1 39.9 39.9 40.4 40.5

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 669 751 704 780 853 824 800 784 814

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 11.8 13.0 12.1 13.2 14.2 13.8 13.4 13.1 13.4

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN 

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 26,744 27,193 27,231 26,744 27,065 27,109 27,153 27,193 27,231

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 17,001 17,489 17,531 16,970 17,361 17,225 17,378 17,444 17,512

 Participation rate ................................................................. 63.6 64.3 64.4 63.5 64.1 63.5 64.0 64.2 64.3

 Employed .............................................................................. 15,487 16,021 16,138 15,394 15,839 15,659 15,902 15,950 16,045

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 57.9 58.9 59.3 57.6 58.5 57.8 58.6 58.7 58.9

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 1,514 1,469 1,393 1,576 1,522 1,565 1,476 1,494 1,466

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 8.9 8.4 7.9 9.3 8.8 9.1 8.5 8.6 8.4

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 9,743 9,704 9,700 9,775 9,705 9,884 9,774 9,749 9,719

Men, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 7,560 7,831 7,824 7,546 7,729 7,731 7,747 7,778 7,812

 Participation rate ................................................................. 70.3 71.6 71.4 70.2 71.0 70.9 70.9 71.1 71.3

 Employed .............................................................................. 6,897 7,220 7,253 6,885 7,086 7,098 7,109 7,170 7,240

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 64.1 66.0 66.2 64.0 65.1 65.1 65.1 65.5 66.1

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 663 611 571 661 643 632 639 608 572

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 8.8 7.8 7.3 8.8 8.3 8.2 8.2 7.8 7.3

Women, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 8,667 8,814 8,875 8,626 8,790 8,657 8,721 8,798 8,840

 Participation rate ................................................................. 64.3 64.6 64.9 64.0 64.6 63.6 63.9 64.4 64.7

 Employed .............................................................................. 7,965 8,177 8,221 7,908 8,154 7,988 8,122 8,152 8,171

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 59.1 59.9 60.1 58.7 60.0 58.7 59.6 59.7 59.8

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 702 637 653 719 636 669 599 647 669

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 8.1 7.2 7.4 8.3 7.2 7.7 6.9 7.4 7.6

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 774 844 832 798 842 837 910 868 860

 Participation rate ................................................................. 30.7 32.5 32.0 31.7 32.7 32.4 35.1 33.4 33.0

 Employed .............................................................................. 624 624 664 601 598 573 671 629 634

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 24.8 24.0 25.5 23.9 23.2 22.2 25.9 24.2 24.4

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 150 220 168 197 243 264 239 239 226

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 19.3 26.1 20.2 24.7 28.9 31.6 26.3 27.6 26.2

ASIAN 

Civilian noninstutional population ............................................. 10,036 10,214 10,257 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 6,652 6,779 6,824 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ................................................................. 66.3 66.4 66.5 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .............................................................................. 6,400 6,565 6,657 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 63.8 64.3 64.9 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 252 214 167 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 3.8 3.2 2.4 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 3,384 3,435 3,433 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 2006, data reflect

revised population controls used in the household survey. Seasonally adjusted data have

been revised to reflect updated seasonal adjustment factors.
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Table A-3. Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex and age

(Numbers in thousands)

Employment status, sex, and age

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted 1

Dec.

2005

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Dec.

2005

Aug.

2006

Sept.

2006

Oct.

2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 29,645 30,508 30,596 29,645 30,232 30,324 30,416 30,508 30,596

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 20,316 21,048 21,213 20,283 20,652 20,738 20,825 20,994 21,176

 Participation rate ................................................................. 68.5 69.0 69.3 68.4 68.3 68.4 68.5 68.8 69.2

 Employed .............................................................................. 19,084 20,006 20,151 19,068 19,551 19,611 19,860 19,953 20,131

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 64.4 65.6 65.9 64.3 64.7 64.7 65.3 65.4 65.8

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 1,232 1,042 1,061 1,215 1,101 1,127 965 1,042 1,045

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 6.1 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.4 4.6 5.0 4.9

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 9,329 9,460 9,383 9,362 9,581 9,586 9,591 9,513 9,419

Men, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 11,664 12,127 12,162 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ................................................................. 84.3 85.2 85.2 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .............................................................................. 11,071 11,664 11,618 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 80.0 82.0 81.4 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 593 463 544 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 5.1 3.8 4.5 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

Women, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 7,590 7,839 7,916 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ................................................................. 58.1 58.4 58.8 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .............................................................................. 7,135 7,437 7,588 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 54.6 55.4 56.4 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 455 402 328 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 6.0 5.1 4.1 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 1,061 1,081 1,134 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ................................................................. 38.7 38.0 39.7 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .............................................................................. 878 904 946 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 32.0 31.8 33.1 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 184 177 189 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 17.3 16.4 16.6 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

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

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

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

Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household

survey. Seasonally adjusted data have been revised to reflect updated seasonal

adjustment factors.

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

Dec.

2005

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Dec.

2005

Aug.

2006

Sept.

2006

Oct.

2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Less than a high school diploma

Civilian labor force .................................................................... 12,490 12,684 12,778 12,416 12,771 12,692 12,725 12,681 12,719

 Participation rate ................................................................... 45.6 46.4 47.0 45.4 46.2 45.7 46.5 46.4 46.8

 Employed ................................................................................ 11,499 11,869 11,862 11,509 11,896 11,873 11,993 11,855 11,877

 Employment-population ratio ................................................ 42.0 43.4 43.7 42.0 43.0 42.8 43.8 43.4 43.7

 Unemployed ........................................................................... 991 815 915 908 875 819 732 826 842

 Unemployment rate .............................................................. 7.9 6.4 7.2 7.3 6.9 6.5 5.8 6.5 6.6

High school graduates, no college 1

Civilian labor force .................................................................... 38,167 38,828 38,387 38,149 38,395 38,427 38,360 38,489 38,373

 Participation rate ................................................................... 63.1 63.6 63.0 63.1 63.3 63.2 63.2 63.0 63.0

 Employed ................................................................................ 36,445 37,212 36,744 36,414 36,639 36,800 36,780 36,837 36,722

 Employment-population ratio ................................................ 60.3 60.9 60.3 60.2 60.4 60.6 60.6 60.3 60.3

 Unemployed ........................................................................... 1,722 1,617 1,643 1,735 1,756 1,627 1,581 1,652 1,651

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

Some college or associate degree

Civilian labor force .................................................................... 35,329 35,382 35,514 35,429 35,358 35,472 35,702 35,469 35,593

 Participation rate ................................................................... 72.0 72.2 72.3 72.2 72.2 72.5 72.4 72.4 72.5

 Employed ................................................................................ 33,978 34,232 34,344 34,043 34,080 34,201 34,486 34,293 34,393

 Employment-population ratio ................................................ 69.3 69.9 70.0 69.4 69.5 69.9 69.9 70.0 70.1

 Unemployed ........................................................................... 1,350 1,150 1,170 1,386 1,278 1,270 1,216 1,176 1,200

 Unemployment rate .............................................................. 3.8 3.3 3.3 3.9 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.4

Bachelor’s degree and higher 2

Civilian labor force .................................................................... 42,100 43,550 43,756 41,980 42,712 42,866 42,900 43,225 43,565

 Participation rate ................................................................... 78.4 78.6 78.4 78.2 77.9 78.0 77.7 78.0 78.1

 Employed ................................................................................ 41,262 42,799 43,001 41,066 41,947 41,994 42,088 42,423 42,742

 Employment-population ratio ................................................ 76.8 77.2 77.0 76.5 76.5 76.4 76.2 76.5 76.6

 Unemployed ........................................................................... 838 752 754 913 765 872 812 802 823

 Unemployment rate .............................................................. 2.0 1.7 1.7 2.2 1.8 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.9

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 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the

household survey. Seasonally adjusted data have been revised to reflect updated

seasonal adjustment factors.
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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

Dec.

2005

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Dec.

2005

Aug.

2006

Sept.

2006

Oct.

2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries ............................................. 1,942 2,104 2,079 2,135 2,193 2,150 2,150 2,173 2,291

 Wage and salary workers ....................................................... 1,058 1,226 1,240 1,205 1,251 1,199 1,249 1,283 1,415

 Self-employed workers ........................................................... 868 856 825 928 911 946 882 869 879

 Unpaid family workers ............................................................ 15 23 13 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Nonagricultural industries ......................................................... 140,976 143,910 144,001 140,634 142,509 142,836 143,260 143,423 143,646

 Wage and salary workers ....................................................... 131,616 134,084 134,151 131,129 132,832 133,030 133,421 133,583 133,636

 Government .......................................................................... 20,252 20,952 20,871 20,127 20,365 20,525 20,658 20,753 20,734

 Private industries .................................................................. 111,364 113,132 113,280 111,006 112,441 112,515 112,759 112,811 112,888

 Private households ............................................................. 782 732 722 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

 Other industries .................................................................. 110,582 112,400 112,558 110,213 111,661 111,757 111,990 112,057 112,147

 Self-employed workers ........................................................... 9,294 9,725 9,751 9,402 9,636 9,694 9,700 9,709 9,865

 Unpaid family workers ............................................................ 66 101 99 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME 2

All industries:

 Part time for economic reasons .................................................. 4,183 4,054 4,281 4,133 4,157 4,099 4,305 4,183 4,232

 Slack work or business conditions ........................................ 2,654 2,687 2,808 2,556 2,683 2,630 2,770 2,711 2,706

 Could only find part-time work .............................................. 1,132 1,100 1,156 1,215 1,163 1,151 1,203 1,168 1,234

 Part time for noneconomic reasons ........................................ 20,420 20,995 20,808 19,515 19,625 19,631 19,467 19,780 19,885

Nonagricultural industries:

 Part time for economic reasons .................................................. 4,069 3,947 4,189 4,041 4,083 3,981 4,233 4,091 4,159

 Slack work or business conditions ........................................ 2,591 2,620 2,737 2,510 2,638 2,563 2,717 2,661 2,653

 Could only find part-time work .............................................. 1,129 1,085 1,149 1,204 1,155 1,142 1,196 1,140 1,221

 Part time for noneconomic reasons ........................................ 20,040 20,667 20,456 19,163 19,235 19,289 19,170 19,423 19,512

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 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household

survey. Seasonally adjusted data have been revised to reflect updated seasonal

adjustment factors.
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Table A-6. Selected employment indicators

(In thousands)

Characteristic

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Dec.

2005

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Dec.

2005

Aug.

2006

Sept.

2006

Oct.

2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over ........................................................... 142,918 146,014 146,081 142,782 144,618 144,906 145,337 145,623 145,926

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 5,934 5,989 6,052 6,081 6,079 6,060 6,161 6,202 6,200

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 2,270 2,470 2,449 2,337 2,390 2,449 2,560 2,520 2,513

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 3,664 3,519 3,603 3,713 3,688 3,608 3,598 3,665 3,655

 20 years and over ................................................................... 136,984 140,025 140,028 136,700 138,539 138,846 139,176 139,421 139,726

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 13,799 13,913 14,076 13,804 14,054 13,928 13,849 13,905 14,073

 25 years and over ................................................................. 123,185 126,111 125,952 122,932 124,660 124,964 125,351 125,548 125,677

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 99,104 100,735 100,528 98,965 99,818 99,925 100,276 100,312 100,385

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 30,876 31,498 31,324 30,845 31,136 31,126 31,236 31,237 31,283

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 34,681 34,778 34,673 34,599 34,599 34,582 34,652 34,660 34,589

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 33,547 34,459 34,530 33,521 34,083 34,217 34,388 34,415 34,513

 55 years and over ............................................................... 24,081 25,377 25,424 23,967 24,843 25,038 25,075 25,235 25,293

Men, 16 years and over ............................................................ 76,287 78,210 78,030 76,564 77,482 77,920 77,985 78,148 78,311

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 2,972 2,964 2,991 3,061 3,062 3,051 3,061 3,060 3,077

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 1,041 1,185 1,136 1,098 1,189 1,173 1,179 1,190 1,193

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 1,931 1,779 1,855 1,949 1,871 1,865 1,878 1,855 1,872

 20 years and over ................................................................... 73,315 75,247 75,040 73,503 74,421 74,868 74,924 75,088 75,235

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 7,280 7,400 7,420 7,336 7,499 7,485 7,428 7,429 7,468

 25 years and over ................................................................. 66,034 67,847 67,620 66,193 67,005 67,375 67,485 67,668 67,776

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 53,239 54,383 54,174 53,383 53,798 53,957 54,119 54,236 54,318

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 17,032 17,315 17,328 17,050 17,074 17,201 17,179 17,213 17,338

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 18,710 18,828 18,702 18,754 18,754 18,706 18,777 18,787 18,750

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 17,497 18,240 18,145 17,579 17,970 18,050 18,162 18,237 18,231

 55 years and over ............................................................... 12,795 13,464 13,446 12,810 13,206 13,419 13,366 13,432 13,458

Women, 16 years and over ...................................................... 66,631 67,804 68,050 66,218 67,136 66,986 67,352 67,475 67,615

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 2,962 3,026 3,062 3,020 3,017 3,008 3,099 3,142 3,124

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 1,229 1,285 1,313 1,239 1,201 1,276 1,382 1,330 1,319

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 1,733 1,741 1,749 1,764 1,817 1,743 1,720 1,809 1,783

 20 years and over ................................................................... 63,669 64,778 64,988 63,198 64,118 63,978 64,252 64,333 64,491

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 6,519 6,513 6,657 6,468 6,555 6,442 6,421 6,476 6,605

 25 years and over ................................................................. 57,150 58,265 58,332 56,739 57,656 57,589 57,866 57,880 57,902

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 45,865 46,352 46,354 45,582 46,019 45,969 46,157 46,076 46,066

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 13,844 14,183 13,997 13,795 14,061 13,925 14,056 14,024 13,945

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 15,971 15,950 15,971 15,844 15,845 15,877 15,874 15,874 15,839

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 16,050 16,219 16,385 15,943 16,113 16,167 16,226 16,178 16,282

 55 years and over ............................................................... 11,285 11,913 11,978 11,158 11,636 11,620 11,709 11,804 11,835

MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present ................................................... 45,708 45,956 46,055 45,511 45,514 45,645 45,548 45,802 45,864

Married women, spouse present .............................................. 35,438 35,824 35,864 34,968 35,304 35,421 35,277 35,363 35,383

Women who maintain families .................................................. 9,028 9,008 9,138 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

Full-time workers 2 ................................................................... 117,791 120,507 120,371 118,153 119,953 120,447 120,889 120,812 120,716

Part-time workers 3 ................................................................... 25,127 25,507 25,710 24,646 24,725 24,526 24,554 24,779 25,209

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders ........................................................... 7,665 7,863 7,950 7,459 7,529 7,667 7,603 7,765 7,743

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

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 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household

survey. Seasonally adjusted data have been revised to reflect updated seasonal

adjustment factors.
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Table A-7. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted

Characteristic

Number of

unemployed persons

(in thousands)

Unemployment rates 1

Dec.

2005

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Dec.

2005

Aug.

2006

Sept.

2006

Oct.

2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over ........................................................... 7,331 6,826 6,849 4.9 4.7 4.6 4.4 4.5 4.5

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 1,091 1,099 1,108 15.2 16.3 16.3 15.2 15.1 15.2

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 503 529 511 17.7 19.4 18.0 17.6 17.3 16.9

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 575 568 581 13.4 14.5 15.1 13.3 13.4 13.7

 20 years and over ................................................................... 6,240 5,727 5,740 4.4 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.9

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 1,279 1,271 1,213 8.5 8.2 8.0 8.4 8.4 7.9

 25 years and over ................................................................. 4,955 4,452 4,524 3.9 3.6 3.5 3.3 3.4 3.5

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 4,184 3,668 3,779 4.1 3.8 3.7 3.4 3.5 3.6

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 1,634 1,420 1,406 5.0 4.4 4.6 4.6 4.3 4.3

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 1,363 1,257 1,336 3.8 3.8 3.5 2.9 3.5 3.7

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 1,188 991 1,037 3.4 3.3 3.0 2.7 2.8 2.9

 55 years and over ............................................................... 792 767 774 3.2 2.9 2.9 3.0 2.9 3.0

Men, 16 years and over ............................................................ 3,882 3,650 3,718 4.8 4.7 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.5

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 586 614 619 16.1 17.1 17.7 16.7 16.7 16.7

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 265 281 279 19.5 18.6 19.4 19.8 19.1 19.0

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 309 313 324 13.7 16.5 16.8 14.0 14.4 14.8

 20 years and over ................................................................... 3,296 3,036 3,100 4.3 4.1 3.8 3.9 3.9 4.0

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 743 702 675 9.2 8.9 8.3 8.9 8.6 8.3

 25 years and over ................................................................. 2,553 2,309 2,425 3.7 3.5 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.5

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 2,133 1,900 1,977 3.8 3.7 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.5

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 795 791 768 4.5 4.2 4.1 4.6 4.4 4.2

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 716 642 677 3.7 3.6 3.4 2.8 3.3 3.5

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 622 467 532 3.4 3.3 2.8 2.5 2.5 2.8

 55 years and over ............................................................... 420 409 448 3.2 3.0 2.6 3.0 3.0 3.2

Women, 16 years and over ...................................................... 3,449 3,176 3,130 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.4 4.5 4.4

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 506 485 490 14.3 15.4 14.8 13.6 13.4 13.6

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 238 248 232 16.1 20.1 16.7 15.6 15.7 14.9

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 266 255 256 13.1 12.3 13.3 12.5 12.4 12.6

 20 years and over ................................................................... 2,944 2,691 2,641 4.5 4.1 4.2 3.9 4.0 3.9

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 535 570 538 7.6 7.4 7.6 7.9 8.1 7.5

 25 years and over ................................................................. 2,402 2,143 2,099 4.1 3.7 3.8 3.4 3.6 3.5

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 2,052 1,768 1,802 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.5 3.7 3.8

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 838 629 638 5.7 4.6 5.2 4.6 4.3 4.4

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 647 615 659 3.9 4.2 3.6 3.1 3.7 4.0

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 566 524 505 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.0

 55 years and over 2 ............................................................ 340 361 291 2.9 3.2 3.3 2.9 2.9 2.4

MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present ................................................... 1,201 1,092 1,153 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.5

Married women, spouse present .............................................. 1,127 972 975 3.1 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.7

Women who maintain families 2 ............................................... 671 671 602 6.9 6.7 6.8 6.5 6.9 6.2

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

Full-time workers 3 ................................................................... 5,901 5,508 5,562 4.8 4.6 4.5 4.3 4.4 4.4

Part-time workers 4 ................................................................... 1,423 1,312 1,282 5.5 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.0 4.8

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 2006, data

reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. Data have been revised

to reflect updated seasonal adjustment factors.
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Table A-8. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment

(Numbers in thousands)

Reason

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Dec.

2005

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Dec.

2005

Aug.

2006

Sept.

2006

Oct.

2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs .......... 3,622 3,025 3,374 3,482 3,289 3,195 3,088 3,179 3,236

On temporary layoff .............................................................. 1,013 808 1,054 923 892 872 958 965 958

Not on temporary layoff ........................................................ 2,609 2,217 2,320 2,560 2,398 2,323 2,130 2,214 2,278

Permanent job losers ........................................................ 1,866 1,530 1,654 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Persons who completed temporary jobs .......................... 743 686 666 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Job leavers ............................................................................... 752 772 730 829 851 804 783 793 807

Reentrants ................................................................................ 2,083 2,232 1,916 2,389 2,276 2,292 2,249 2,279 2,199

New entrants ............................................................................ 499 547 471 640 646 635 593 591 601

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 ........ 52.1 46.0 52.0 47.4 46.6 46.1 46.0 46.5 47.3

On temporary layoff ............................................................ 14.6 12.3 16.2 12.6 12.6 12.6 14.3 14.1 14.0

Not on temporary layoff ...................................................... 37.5 33.7 35.7 34.9 34.0 33.5 31.7 32.4 33.3

Job leavers ............................................................................. 10.8 11.7 11.3 11.3 12.1 11.6 11.7 11.6 11.8

Reentrants .............................................................................. 30.0 33.9 29.5 32.5 32.2 33.1 33.5 33.3 32.1

New entrants .......................................................................... 7.2 8.3 7.3 8.7 9.1 9.2 8.8 8.6 8.8

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE

 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs ........ 2.4 2.0 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.1

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

Reentrants .............................................................................. 1.4 1.5 1.3 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4

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

1 Data not available.

 NOTE: Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. Seasonally adjusted data have been revised to reflect updated seasonal

adjustment factors.

Table A-9. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment

(Numbers in thousands)

Duration

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Dec.

2005

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Dec.

2005

Aug.

2006

Sept.

2006

Oct.

2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Less than 5 weeks .................................................................... 2,443 2,323 2,507 2,655 2,615 2,582 2,588 2,517 2,707

5 to 14 weeks ........................................................................... 2,189 2,171 1,986 2,239 2,198 2,077 2,064 2,135 2,037

15 weeks and over ................................................................... 2,324 2,082 1,997 2,422 2,345 2,264 2,062 2,152 2,081

 15 to 26 weeks ...................................................................... 1,014 965 945 1,069 1,036 1,010 974 1,006 991

 27 weeks and over ................................................................ 1,310 1,116 1,052 1,353 1,309 1,254 1,088 1,145 1,090

Average (mean) duration, in weeks .......................................... 17.5 16.6 15.9 17.4 17.3 17.2 16.4 16.3 15.9

Median duration, in weeks ........................................................ 8.6 8.2 7.4 8.5 8.4 8.1 8.0 8.2 7.3

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 .................................................................. 35.1 35.3 38.6 36.3 36.5 37.3 38.5 37.0 39.7

 5 to 14 weeks ......................................................................... 31.5 33.0 30.6 30.6 30.7 30.0 30.7 31.4 29.8

 15 weeks and over ................................................................. 33.4 31.7 30.8 33.1 32.8 32.7 30.7 31.6 30.5

 15 to 26 weeks ..................................................................... 14.6 14.7 14.6 14.6 14.5 14.6 14.5 14.8 14.5

 27 weeks and over ............................................................... 18.8 17.0 16.2 18.5 18.3 18.1 16.2 16.8 16.0

 NOTE: Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. Seasonally adjusted data have been revised to reflect updated seasonal

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Occupation

Employed Unemployed Unemployment

rates

Dec.

2005

Dec.

2006

Dec.

2005

Dec.

2006

Dec.

2005

Dec.

2006

 Total, 16 years and over 1 .......................................................................... 142,918 146,081 6,956 6,491 4.6 4.3

Management, professional, and related occupations ............................... 50,524 51,834 1,010 918 2.0 1.7

 Management, business, and financial operations occupations ............ 21,100 21,901 385 357 1.8 1.6

 Professional and related occupations ........................................................ 29,424 29,932 625 561 2.1 1.8

Service occupations .......................................................................................... 22,936 23,413 1,469 1,346 6.0 5.4

Sales and office occupations .......................................................................... 36,296 36,970 1,572 1,502 4.2 3.9

 Sales and related occupations ..................................................................... 16,467 17,446 773 727 4.5 4.0

 Office and administrative support occupations ........................................ 19,829 19,525 799 775 3.9 3.8

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations ........... 15,264 15,802 1,156 1,075 7.0 6.4

 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ............................................... 843 866 129 137 13.3 13.6

 Construction and extraction occupations ................................................... 9,303 9,710 827 736 8.2 7.0

 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .................................. 5,117 5,225 199 202 3.7 3.7

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations ................ 17,899 18,062 1,213 1,149 6.3 6.0

 Production occupations .................................................................................. 9,353 8,981 657 580 6.6 6.1

 Transportation and material moving occupations .................................... 8,546 9,080 556 569 6.1 5.9

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 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.

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

Dec.

2005

Dec.

2006

Dec.

2005

Dec.

2006

 Total, 16 years and over 1 ....................................................................... 6,956 6,491 4.6 4.3

Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers ...................................... 5,611 5,199 4.8 4.4

 Mining ................................................................................................................. 23 25 3.5 3.4

 Construction ...................................................................................................... 813 725 8.2 6.9

 Manufacturing ................................................................................................... 757 660 4.5 4.0

 Durable goods ................................................................................................ 461 395 4.2 3.8

 Nondurable goods ......................................................................................... 296 265 5.0 4.6

 Wholesale and retail trade ............................................................................ 968 965 4.5 4.5

 Transportation and utilities ............................................................................ 202 190 3.6 3.2

 Information ........................................................................................................ 128 108 3.7 2.9

 Financial activities ........................................................................................... 204 227 2.1 2.3

 Professional and business services ............................................................ 788 791 6.1 5.9

 Education and health services ..................................................................... 529 502 2.8 2.6

 Leisure and hospitality ................................................................................... 930 701 7.9 5.9

 Other services .................................................................................................. 269 306 4.3 5.2

Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers ........................ 127 139 11.1 10.4

Government workers ......................................................................................... 393 395 1.9 1.9

Self employed and unpaid family workers ................................................... 327 287 3.1 2.6

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

 NOTE: Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.
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Table A-12. Alternative measures of labor underutilization

(Percent)

Measure

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Dec.

2005

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Dec.

2005

Aug.

2006

Sept.

2006

Oct.

2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of the civilian labor force .............. 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4

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

force .................................................................................................................................. 2.4 2.0 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.1

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

rate) .................................................................................................................................. 4.6 4.3 4.3 4.9 4.7 4.6 4.4 4.5 4.5

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

discouraged workers ........................................................................................................ 4.9 4.5 4.4 5.2 5.0 4.8 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 .................... 5.6 5.2 5.0 5.9 5.7 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 ............................................................................................................................. 8.4 7.8 7.8 8.6 8.4 8.0 8.1 8.0 8.0

 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 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the

household survey. Seasonally adjusted data have been revised to reflect updated seasonal

adjustment factors.

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Category

Total Men Women

Dec.

2005

Dec.

2006

Dec.

2005

Dec.

2006

Dec.

2005

Dec.

2006

NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE

Total not in the labor force ............................................................................ 77,550 77,537 29,722 29,573 47,828 47,963

 Persons who currently want a job ............................................................... 4,808 4,121 2,146 1,934 2,662 2,187

Searched for work and available to work now 1 ..................................... 1,589 1,252 833 699 756 553

 Reason not currently looking:

 Discouragement over job prospects 2 ..................................... 451 274 266 194 185 81

 Reasons other than discouragement 3 ........................................ 1,139 978 568 506 571 472

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders 4 ............................................................................ 7,665 7,950 3,794 3,966 3,871 3,984

 Percent of total employed ......................................................................... 5.4 5.4 5.0 5.1 5.8 5.9

 Primary job full time, secondary job part time ........................................... 4,045 4,252 2,173 2,399 1,872 1,853

 Primary and secondary jobs both part time .............................................. 1,818 1,728 641 535 1,177 1,193

 Primary and secondary jobs both full time ................................................ 295 300 175 187 120 113

 Hours vary on primary or secondary job ................................................... 1,455 1,606 784 811 671 795

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 2006, 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

 Dec. 

2005

 Oct. 

2006

 Nov. 

2006p

 Dec. 

2006p

 Dec. 

2005

 Aug. 

2006

 Sept. 

2006

 Oct. 

2006

 Nov. 

2006p

 Dec. 

2006p

Change

from:

Nov. 2006-

Dec. 2006p

Total nonfarm ............................. 135,041 136,787 137,141 136,935 134,376 135,604 135,807 135,893 136,047 136,214 167

Total private ........................................ 112,819 114,337 114,542 114,426 112,498 113,584 113,731 113,795 113,939 114,089 150

Goods-producing ............................................ 22,160 22,601 22,425 22,195 22,282 22,427 22,419 22,355 22,314 22,303 -11

Natural resources and mining .................................. 643 700 699 695 644 683 685 690 694 698 4

Logging ........................................................... 62.5 64.1 63.5 62.9 62.0 61.6 60.7 60.8 61.1 62.1 1.0

Mining .................................................................... 580.8 635.5 635.1 631.6 582.1 621.0 624.5 629.6 632.9 636.0 3.1

Oil and gas extraction ........................................ 128.6 140.6 141.6 142.6 128.7 139.1 139.5 141.3 142.3 143.3 1.0

Mining, except oil and gas1................................. 211.7 224.6 221.5 216.5 214.3 218.9 219.9 220.4 219.7 220.0 .3

Coal mining ...................................................... 76.0 79.0 78.1 79.1 75.4 78.5 78.4 79.1 78.6 79.1 .5

Support activities for mining .............................. 240.5 270.3 272.0 272.5 239.1 263.0 265.1 267.9 270.9 272.7 1.8

Construction ............................................................. 7,282 7,690 7,555 7,347 7,416 7,512 7,511 7,483 7,458 7,455 -3

Construction of buildings ................................... 1,721.4 1,778.1 1,752.4 1,734.1 1,727.2 1,755.8 1,757.2 1,748.5 1,739.7 1,738.5 -1.2

Residential building ......................................... 963.7 997.7 981.7 965.2 966.8 982.4 986.3 982.0 975.3 969.5 -5.8

Nonresidential building .................................... 757.7 780.4 770.7 768.9 760.4 773.4 770.9 766.5 764.4 769.0 4.6

Heavy and civil engineering construction ........ 931.2 1,057.0 1,018.0 964.9 974.8 985.0 990.9 996.8 994.4 1,000.1 5.7

Specialty trade contractors ............................... 4,629.2 4,854.5 4,784.8 4,648.2 4,714.3 4,771.4 4,762.6 4,737.3 4,723.8 4,716.4 -7.4

Residential specialty trade contractors ........... 2,314.4 2,316.7 2,278.5 2,203.9 2,347.3 2,317.6 2,297.2 2,264.0 2,254.7 2,244.3 -10.4

Nonresidential specialty trade contractors ..... 2,314.8 2,537.8 2,506.3 2,444.3 2,367.0 2,453.8 2,465.4 2,473.3 2,469.1 2,472.1 3.0

Manufacturing ........................................................... 14,235 14,211 14,171 14,153 14,222 14,232 14,223 14,182 14,162 14,150 -12

Production workers ....................................... 10,138 10,177 10,139 10,122 10,123 10,212 10,187 10,146 10,126 10,118 -8

Durable goods ....................................................... 8,987 8,991 8,968 8,967 8,970 9,014 9,011 8,987 8,970 8,964 -6

Production workers ....................................... 6,319 6,362 6,343 6,342 6,299 6,397 6,381 6,357 6,343 6,335 -8

Wood products ................................................... 556.5 535.6 525.2 519.6 558.9 546.0 541.0 533.6 526.5 523.5 -3.0

Nonmetallic mineral products ............................ 497.1 504.6 499.5 494.0 500.7 500.7 496.5 498.4 497.7 499.5 1.8

Primary metals .................................................... 471.4 467.5 464.8 463.3 469.4 473.4 469.8 468.0 465.4 462.6 -2.8

Fabricated metal products ................................. 1,528.3 1,553.6 1,551.7 1,557.2 1,526.7 1,551.8 1,555.2 1,551.5 1,552.7 1,555.6 2.9

Machinery ........................................................... 1,171.5 1,200.3 1,199.7 1,201.0 1,166.9 1,194.8 1,197.0 1,199.8 1,200.0 1,201.0 1.0

1 Computer and electronic products .................... 1,323.1 1,325.1 1,328.4 1,331.3 1,322.2 1,329.4 1,329.0 1,327.1 1,331.3 1,330.7 -.6

Computer and peripheral equipment ............. 206.0 202.9 203.2 205.0 205.7 203.2 202.8 203.6 204.1 204.9 .8

Communications equipment ........................... 149.0 146.5 147.6 148.0 149.2 147.4 147.7 146.6 148.1 147.7 -.4

Semiconductors and electronic components . 450.9 461.7 462.4 462.0 451.0 463.0 462.9 462.3 463.6 462.3 -1.3

Electronic instruments ..................................... 442.2 445.3 446.1 447.3 441.7 446.4 446.8 446.1 447.1 447.4 .3

Electrical equipment and appliances ................ 435.4 443.0 442.8 446.7 434.4 445.1 445.5 445.7 444.7 446.4 1.7

1 Transportation equipment .................................. 1,787.0 1,756.1 1,755.6 1,755.9 1,776.7 1,766.9 1,770.6 1,759.1 1,751.9 1,746.9 -5.0

Motor vehicles and parts2................................. 1,100.9 1,054.9 1,053.6 1,053.5 1,092.1 1,070.6 1,070.1 1,057.7 1,051.7 1,047.1 -4.6

Furniture and related products .......................... 558.6 541.3 534.5 534.2 558.0 547.3 545.4 542.0 537.1 534.7 -2.4

Miscellaneous manufacturing ............................ 658.0 663.4 665.8 663.7 655.8 658.5 660.6 661.9 662.7 663.2 .5

Nondurable goods ................................................. 5,248 5,220 5,203 5,186 5,252 5,218 5,212 5,195 5,192 5,186 -6

Production workers ....................................... 3,819 3,815 3,796 3,780 3,824 3,815 3,806 3,789 3,783 3,783 0

Food manufacturing ........................................... 1,471.0 1,495.4 1,485.9 1,474.7 1,466.0 1,468.0 1,474.0 1,471.2 1,472.6 1,470.2 -2.4

Beverages and tobacco products ...................... 191.6 201.9 197.4 196.0 192.3 197.1 197.7 198.6 197.5 197.5 .0

Textile mills ......................................................... 207.1 188.1 187.1 184.0 209.0 193.4 190.0 188.4 187.5 185.6 -1.9

Textile product mills ........................................... 172.0 167.0 165.8 166.2 173.9 168.4 167.9 167.3 166.6 166.5 -.1

Apparel ................................................................ 251.4 240.6 240.1 238.9 253.5 243.6 243.2 242.0 241.0 240.7 -.3

Leather and allied products ............................... 39.7 37.4 37.3 37.7 39.7 36.8 37.2 37.2 37.0 37.2 .2

Paper and paper products ................................. 477.6 463.3 462.9 463.4 478.1 467.2 465.4 464.3 463.4 463.5 .1

Printing and related support activities ............... 646.5 639.6 640.9 641.9 644.0 640.3 638.1 639.3 640.5 639.9 -.6

Petroleum and coal products ............................. 109.5 119.2 116.8 114.2 112.3 116.8 117.2 117.6 116.9 116.6 -.3

Chemicals ........................................................... 883.1 894.7 895.8 895.6 884.0 897.5 895.8 896.7 896.7 895.3 -1.4

Plastics and rubber products ............................. 798.0 772.7 772.9 773.5 798.9 788.9 785.5 772.4 772.2 773.1 .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

 Dec. 

2005

 Oct. 

2006

 Nov. 

2006p

 Dec. 

2006p

 Dec. 

2005

 Aug. 

2006

 Sept. 

2006

 Oct. 

2006

 Nov. 

2006p

 Dec. 

2006p

Change

from:

Nov. 2006-

Dec. 2006p

Service-providing .............................................. 112,881 114,186 114,716 114,740 112,094 113,177 113,388 113,538 113,733 113,911 178

Private service-providing ............................... 90,659 91,736 92,117 92,231 90,216 91,157 91,312 91,440 91,625 91,786 161

Trade, transportation, and utilities ........................... 26,631 26,163 26,610 26,796 26,015 26,052 26,073 26,092 26,153 26,167 14

Wholesale trade .................................................... 5,794.6 5,871.5 5,880.5 5,887.9 5,783.8 5,854.6 5,868.0 5,866.9 5,878.3 5,885.3 7.0

Durable goods .................................................... 3,024.2 3,068.0 3,066.9 3,071.4 3,017.6 3,058.0 3,069.0 3,068.2 3,069.4 3,070.7 1.3

Nondurable goods .............................................. 2,025.2 2,043.4 2,052.9 2,051.5 2,023.9 2,039.5 2,040.6 2,039.2 2,047.3 2,050.5 3.2

Electronic markets and agents and brokers ..... 745.2 760.1 760.7 765.0 742.3 757.1 758.4 759.5 761.6 764.1 2.5

Retail trade ............................................................ 15,873.9 15,242.5 15,667.6 15,829.1 15,300.3 15,212.3 15,207.3 15,213.2 15,251.7 15,242.5 -9.2

Motor vehicle and parts dealers1........................ 1,904.7 1,914.0 1,905.9 1,897.2 1,914.7 1,906.7 1,907.3 1,906.7 1,906.6 1,908.2 1.6

Automobile dealers ......................................... 1,248.7 1,245.7 1,242.1 1,237.8 1,252.4 1,243.6 1,242.6 1,241.7 1,242.0 1,243.4 1.4

Furniture and home furnishings stores ............. 606.0 595.9 609.4 614.5 583.0 594.3 592.2 594.0 592.3 593.0 .7

Electronics and appliance stores ....................... 569.5 527.9 547.9 548.2 540.5 527.1 525.8 523.6 522.9 521.1 -1.8

Building material and garden supply stores ...... 1,261.5 1,304.7 1,289.7 1,270.7 1,290.9 1,313.2 1,313.9 1,312.1 1,307.9 1,300.2 -7.7

Food and beverage stores ................................. 2,843.1 2,825.0 2,853.8 2,874.3 2,805.9 2,813.5 2,818.2 2,823.9 2,827.4 2,834.8 7.4

Health and personal care stores ....................... 981.8 959.4 976.4 981.0 966.1 960.0 962.4 960.0 968.2 965.0 -3.2

Gasoline stations ................................................ 865.5 855.6 857.5 857.2 869.6 858.5 859.1 855.0 857.9 858.0 .1

Clothing and clothing accessories stores ......... 1,574.2 1,436.2 1,542.2 1,594.6 1,448.1 1,437.5 1,436.9 1,443.6 1,464.3 1,460.7 -3.6

Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music

stores ................................................................ 705.3 624.1 675.4 697.9 640.0 628.1 622.6 623.3 633.5 629.5 -4.0

1 General merchandise stores ............................. 3,162.0 2,849.6 3,029.3 3,098.1 2,906.9 2,850.8 2,841.6 2,840.9 2,837.3 2,840.3 3.0

Department stores .......................................... 1,789.6 1,565.8 1,707.7 1,747.7 1,595.6 1,565.0 1,560.2 1,556.0 1,558.0 1,556.9 -1.1

Miscellaneous store retailers ............................. 927.7 896.6 901.9 913.2 899.0 889.9 889.7 889.4 886.1 883.4 -2.7

Nonstore retailers ............................................... 472.6 453.5 478.2 482.2 435.6 432.7 437.6 440.7 447.3 448.3 1.0

Transportation and warehousing .......................... 4,406.1 4,489.9 4,502.7 4,519.1 4,371.6 4,425.3 4,437.4 4,452.1 4,462.7 4,477.9 15.2

Air transportation ................................................ 487.3 491.3 484.9 489.7 486.9 488.1 488.8 490.8 487.7 492.6 4.9

Rail transportation .............................................. 227.7 227.0 227.2 226.4 227.3 226.7 226.1 226.3 226.1 226.3 .2

Water transportation ........................................... 62.7 66.3 66.2 68.3 63.7 64.6 66.0 66.4 68.0 69.3 1.3

Truck transportation ........................................... 1,403.4 1,450.3 1,443.9 1,439.3 1,404.0 1,427.4 1,430.8 1,433.0 1,433.7 1,436.9 3.2

Transit and ground passenger transportation ... 409.5 402.7 404.5 404.9 392.2 388.7 391.3 389.4 389.1 388.3 -.8

Pipeline transportation ....................................... 37.0 38.9 38.1 38.3 37.0 38.6 38.2 38.9 38.4 38.3 -.1

Scenic and sightseeing transportation .............. 25.6 31.9 28.1 25.5 31.1 31.5 31.2 31.0 31.1 30.9 -.2

Support activities for transportation ................... 558.9 569.2 569.5 571.6 556.2 565.4 566.9 568.7 570.5 569.9 -.6

Couriers and messengers .................................. 591.9 592.0 615.2 624.6 579.7 584.4 587.4 593.7 602.1 604.5 2.4

Warehousing and storage .................................. 602.1 620.3 625.1 630.5 593.5 609.9 610.7 613.9 616.0 620.9 4.9

Utilities ................................................................... 556.7 558.7 559.2 560.3 559.7 559.8 560.1 559.8 560.4 561.3 .9

Information ................................................................ 3,077 3,052 3,066 3,083 3,066 3,062 3,060 3,062 3,059 3,071 12

Publishing industries, except Internet ............... 905.9 900.7 905.9 907.3 902.5 901.2 898.9 901.1 903.3 903.2 -.1

Motion picture and sound recording industries . 392.3 368.8 369.3 377.5 387.7 379.8 375.7 375.0 368.2 371.6 3.4

Broadcasting, except Internet ............................ 327.3 329.6 332.2 333.2 325.1 328.2 329.1 328.9 330.2 330.7 .5

Internet publishing and broadcasting ................ 30.2 31.2 31.4 32.1 30.4 30.6 31.0 31.4 31.6 32.2 .6

Telecommunications .......................................... 993.3 992.2 994.5 997.5 993.3 990.1 991.9 994.5 993.0 999.0 6.0

ISPs, search portals, and data processing ....... 378.3 380.1 383.2 384.6 377.8 382.8 383.2 381.0 382.9 383.6 .7

Other information services ................................. 49.3 49.8 49.4 50.8 49.6 49.4 49.9 50.2 50.0 50.9 .9

Financial activities .................................................... 8,213 8,349 8,355 8,366 8,223 8,333 8,360 8,359 8,367 8,376 9

Finance and insurance .......................................... 6,068.3 6,169.9 6,180.5 6,194.5 6,068.2 6,150.9 6,172.7 6,177.3 6,184.9 6,194.6 9.7

Monetary authorities - central bank ................... 21.0 21.8 21.8 21.8 21.0 21.7 21.8 21.8 21.8 21.9 .1

1 Credit intermediation and related activities ....... 2,890.3 2,943.3 2,949.8 2,955.0 2,894.2 2,927.2 2,942.9 2,946.9 2,950.6 2,955.8 5.2

1 Depository credit intermediation ..................... 1,790.0 1,828.9 1,833.7 1,839.4 1,793.2 1,821.4 1,828.2 1,835.2 1,838.1 1,842.8 4.7

Commercial banking .................................... 1,303.4 1,335.0 1,336.7 1,343.2 1,306.0 1,325.7 1,332.3 1,340.0 1,341.1 1,345.6 4.5

Securities, commodity contracts, investments .. 790.6 803.0 803.2 803.7 790.4 799.4 802.1 803.1 803.1 803.1 .0

Insurance carriers and related activities ........... 2,278.7 2,310.4 2,313.4 2,320.5 2,274.8 2,310.9 2,313.7 2,313.4 2,316.8 2,320.3 3.5

Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles ........ 87.7 91.4 92.3 93.5 87.8 91.7 92.2 92.1 92.6 93.5 .9

Real estate and rental and leasing ....................... 2,144.9 2,179.4 2,174.4 2,171.0 2,154.5 2,182.0 2,187.2 2,181.5 2,182.5 2,181.8 -.7

Real estate .......................................................... 1,476.8 1,497.0 1,498.1 1,495.4 1,481.6 1,500.3 1,501.1 1,497.4 1,500.8 1,501.5 .7

Rental and leasing services ............................... 640.1 652.2 645.8 644.7 645.0 651.9 656.0 654.0 651.2 649.7 -1.5

Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets ......... 28.0 30.2 30.5 30.9 27.9 29.8 30.1 30.1 30.5 30.6 .1

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

 Dec. 

2005

 Oct. 

2006

 Nov. 

2006p

 Dec. 

2006p

 Dec. 

2005

 Aug. 

2006

 Sept. 

2006

 Oct. 

2006

 Nov. 

2006p

 Dec. 

2006p

Change

from:

Nov. 2006-

Dec. 2006p

Professional and business services ........................ 17,128 17,617 17,595 17,514 17,121 17,402 17,415 17,444 17,491 17,541 50

1 Professional and technical services ..................... 7,122.1 7,284.9 7,319.7 7,376.7 7,118.9 7,295.5 7,306.0 7,322.9 7,345.8 7,369.2 23.4

Legal services .................................................. 1,164.4 1,159.9 1,163.6 1,162.5 1,160.8 1,160.5 1,159.3 1,160.6 1,162.2 1,161.4 -.8

Accounting and bookkeeping services ........... 841.9 814.1 827.6 883.4 859.0 869.4 880.7 881.4 885.3 890.0 4.7

Architectural and engineering services .......... 1,333.0 1,398.9 1,403.4 1,396.5 1,335.6 1,386.6 1,388.2 1,390.1 1,396.4 1,401.0 4.6

Computer systems design and related

services .......................................................... 1,218.4 1,283.6 1,283.4 1,290.1 1,212.1 1,274.6 1,278.2 1,280.0 1,280.5 1,285.5 5.0

Management and technical consulting

services .......................................................... 871.8 917.5 922.9 930.2 865.4 892.0 896.4 912.7 918.3 925.2 6.9

Management of companies and enterprises ....... 1,758.9 1,788.7 1,794.7 1,797.5 1,756.7 1,790.7 1,795.9 1,795.5 1,796.5 1,797.7 1.2

Administrative and waste services ....................... 8,247.3 8,543.1 8,480.3 8,339.8 8,245.1 8,315.4 8,313.0 8,325.6 8,348.5 8,374.0 25.5

1 Administrative and support services ................. 7,915.5 8,202.5 8,140.5 7,997.8 7,911.0 7,983.4 7,977.7 7,986.4 8,007.5 8,031.8 24.3

1 Employment services ...................................... 3,754.2 3,799.8 3,775.0 3,711.2 3,671.0 3,663.8 3,649.6 3,641.3 3,654.2 3,665.5 11.3

Temporary help services ............................. 2,687.3 2,720.0 2,691.1 2,653.4 2,628.1 2,600.5 2,589.4 2,592.2 2,597.6 2,612.2 14.6

Business support services .............................. 760.0 784.8 788.9 788.5 751.8 770.5 772.3 778.9 780.7 779.7 -1.0

Services to buildings and dwellings ............... 1,670.1 1,822.2 1,784.7 1,716.5 1,751.1 1,775.9 1,773.6 1,781.6 1,783.8 1,796.8 13.0

Waste management and remediation services 331.8 340.6 339.8 342.0 334.1 332.0 335.3 339.2 341.0 342.2 1.2

Education and health services ................................ 17,665 18,056 18,153 18,137 17,507 17,805 17,863 17,883 17,919 17,962 43

Educational services ............................................. 2,962.8 3,055.2 3,099.2 3,049.7 2,827.5 2,889.1 2,907.6 2,894.4 2,901.8 2,906.3 4.5

Health care and social assistance ........................14,702.0 15,000.5 15,053.4 15,087.5 14,679.6 14,915.7 14,955.3 14,988.7 15,017.4 15,055.5 38.1

3 Health care ............................................................ 12,453.7 12,711.5 12,754.7 12,782.7 12,435.8 12,642.7 12,678.2 12,704.4 12,728.5 12,759.8 31.3

1 Ambulatory health care services ....................... 5,192.0 5,323.2 5,349.5 5,362.6 5,181.4 5,287.0 5,311.0 5,320.7 5,334.7 5,348.6 13.9

Offices of physicians ....................................... 2,146.3 2,199.7 2,211.2 2,220.6 2,135.8 2,182.8 2,197.5 2,199.3 2,205.2 2,210.0 4.8

Outpatient care centers ................................... 484.3 494.0 496.1 498.2 484.1 491.5 492.9 495.0 495.8 497.7 1.9

Home health care services ............................. 825.0 859.4 865.6 862.2 822.1 850.9 856.1 857.3 859.3 859.2 -.1

Hospitals ............................................................. 4,384.6 4,463.2 4,470.8 4,480.2 4,382.5 4,445.1 4,456.1 4,463.0 4,467.0 4,477.5 10.5

1 Nursing and residential care facilities ............... 2,877.1 2,925.1 2,934.4 2,939.9 2,871.9 2,910.6 2,911.1 2,920.7 2,926.8 2,933.7 6.9

Nursing care facilities ...................................... 1,586.6 1,597.7 1,600.9 1,603.3 1,582.5 1,590.3 1,590.7 1,594.9 1,596.3 1,599.4 3.1

1 Social assistance ................................................ 2,248.3 2,289.0 2,298.7 2,304.8 2,243.8 2,273.0 2,277.1 2,284.3 2,288.9 2,295.7 6.8

Child day care services ................................... 801.6 798.2 798.1 798.6 793.3 789.7 787.1 787.5 787.5 788.6 1.1

Leisure and hospitality ............................................. 12,577 13,095 12,948 12,937 12,898 13,099 13,129 13,181 13,220 13,251 31

Arts, entertainment, and recreation ...................... 1,746.0 1,887.2 1,783.8 1,774.5 1,905.9 1,916.1 1,911.3 1,926.8 1,925.2 1,928.8 3.6

Performing arts and spectator sports ................ 348.4 380.1 362.9 356.4 362.1 375.1 372.2 375.6 373.6 373.0 -.6

Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks ...... 115.4 127.3 122.1 121.4 121.6 124.4 125.2 125.9 126.0 126.9 .9

Amusements, gambling, and recreation ........... 1,282.2 1,379.8 1,298.8 1,296.7 1,422.2 1,416.6 1,413.9 1,425.3 1,425.6 1,428.9 3.3

Accommodations and food services .................... 10,831.1 11,208.2 11,164.4 11,162.7 10,992.3 11,182.6 11,217.3 11,254.2 11,294.8 11,322.0 27.2

Accommodations ................................................ 1,741.8 1,807.6 1,770.7 1,772.9 1,809.2 1,809.9 1,821.6 1,825.4 1,830.7 1,835.3 4.6

Food services and drinking places .................... 9,089.3 9,400.6 9,393.7 9,389.8 9,183.1 9,372.7 9,395.7 9,428.8 9,464.1 9,486.7 22.6

Other services .......................................................... 5,368 5,404 5,390 5,398 5,386 5,404 5,412 5,419 5,416 5,418 2

Repair and maintenance .................................... 1,236.1 1,251.5 1,246.4 1,243.2 1,241.4 1,252.5 1,254.3 1,253.5 1,253.1 1,252.4 -.7

Personal and laundry services .......................... 1,265.4 1,270.8 1,264.5 1,267.1 1,270.3 1,268.2 1,273.3 1,273.8 1,271.8 1,271.1 -.7

Membership associations and organizations .... 2,866.1 2,881.2 2,879.3 2,887.2 2,874.5 2,883.0 2,884.8 2,891.6 2,890.9 2,894.9 4.0

Government .............................................................. 22,222 22,450 22,599 22,509 21,878 22,020 22,076 22,098 22,108 22,125 17

Federal ................................................................... 2,714 2,700 2,696 2,705 2,713 2,708 2,707 2,700 2,696 2,691 -5

Federal, except U.S. Postal Service ................. 1,929.3 1,934.2 1,926.9 1,921.8 1,941.2 1,940.3 1,940.0 1,934.3 1,930.3 1,929.8 -.5

U.S. Postal Service ............................................ 784.7 766.1 768.8 783.1 772.1 767.5 767.4 765.6 765.2 761.1 -4.1

State government .................................................. 5,134 5,213 5,242 5,199 5,036 5,055 5,079 5,075 5,081 5,088 7

State government education .............................. 2,374.1 2,428.2 2,455.3 2,413.0 2,258.1 2,268.6 2,291.1 2,282.0 2,284.5 2,289.8 5.3

State government, excluding education ............ 2,760.2 2,784.6 2,786.5 2,785.9 2,777.4 2,786.1 2,788.0 2,792.8 2,796.2 2,798.3 2.1

Local government .................................................. 14,374 14,537 14,661 14,605 14,129 14,257 14,290 14,323 14,331 14,346 15

Local government education ............................. 8,222.6 8,276.6 8,392.6 8,363.8 7,906.9 7,973.2 7,995.5 8,021.9 8,027.6 8,036.3 8.7

Local government, excluding education ........... 6,151.1 6,260.7 6,268.5 6,241.3 6,222.2 6,284.0 6,294.6 6,300.7 6,303.0 6,309.8 6.8

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 or nonsupervisory workers1on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and

selected industry detail

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

 Dec. 

2005

 Oct. 

2006

 Nov. 

2006p

 Dec. 

2006p

 Dec. 

2005

 Aug. 

2006

 Sept. 

2006

 Oct. 

2006

 Nov. 

2006p

 Dec. 

2006p

Change

from:

Nov. 2006-

Dec. 2006p

Total private ....................................... 33.7 34.2 33.8 33.9 33.8 33.8 33.8 33.9 33.9 33.9 0.0

Goods-producing .......................................... 40.4 40.9 40.5 41.0 40.2 40.6 40.3 40.6 40.5 40.8 .3

Natural resources and mining .............................. 45.6 46.4 45.8 45.4 45.6 45.3 45.1 45.8 45.8 45.4 -.4

Construction ............................................................ 38.1 39.8 38.9 39.5 38.7 39.0 38.5 39.3 39.1 39.9 .8

Manufacturing ......................................................... 41.4 41.3 41.2 41.6 40.8 41.3 41.1 41.1 41.0 41.0 .0

Overtime hours ............................................ 4.9 4.4 4.4 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.3 .1

Durable goods ..................................................... 41.8 41.6 41.4 41.9 41.2 41.6 41.3 41.4 41.3 41.3 .0

Overtime hours ............................................ 5.0 4.4 4.3 4.7 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.3 .1

Wood products .................................................. 40.3 39.9 39.1 39.3 40.1 39.9 39.4 39.6 39.4 39.2 -.2

Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... 42.3 43.1 42.1 41.9 42.7 43.3 43.0 42.5 42.3 42.3 .0

Primary metals .................................................. 44.0 43.5 43.7 44.5 43.5 43.7 43.6 43.6 43.7 43.7 .0

Fabricated metal products .............................. 41.7 41.8 41.5 41.6 41.1 41.7 41.4 41.4 41.2 41.0 -.2

Machinery .......................................................... 42.7 42.7 42.5 42.9 41.9 42.7 42.3 42.7 42.5 42.3 -.2

Computer and electronic products ................ 40.8 40.6 40.5 41.1 40.3 40.5 40.4 40.4 40.2 40.3 .1

Electrical equipment and appliances ............ 41.5 41.3 41.2 42.5 40.9 41.0 40.9 40.9 40.8 41.2 .4

Transportation equipment ............................... 43.6 42.7 42.7 43.7 42.6 42.9 42.6 42.5 42.6 42.6 .0

Motor vehicles and parts 2.............................. 43.4 42.0 41.9 43.1 42.2 42.5 42.1 41.8 41.8 41.9 .1

Furniture and related products ....................... 39.2 39.1 39.1 39.6 38.3 39.0 38.8 39.1 39.1 39.0 -.1

Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 38.9 38.8 39.1 39.7 38.5 38.7 38.6 38.8 39.0 39.0 .0

Nondurable goods ............................................... 40.7 40.9 40.9 41.0 40.2 40.7 40.7 40.7 40.6 40.5 -.1

Overtime hours ............................................ 4.8 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.3 4.2 4.3 4.2 4.3 .1

Food manufacturing ......................................... 39.8 40.8 41.0 40.9 39.3 39.8 40.2 40.4 40.4 40.4 .0

Beverages and tobacco products .................. 39.7 40.4 40.5 39.2 40.0 41.1 40.8 40.7 40.4 39.9 -.5

Textile mills ........................................................ 41.4 40.3 41.0 41.5 41.0 41.1 40.7 40.7 40.9 41.0 .1

Textile product mills ......................................... 40.7 39.1 40.7 39.9 40.0 40.4 39.8 39.2 40.3 39.1 -1.2

Apparel ............................................................... 36.0 37.2 37.2 37.6 35.6 36.6 36.6 37.0 37.0 37.4 .4

Leather and allied products ............................ 39.7 38.9 39.1 41.0 39.4 39.6 38.8 39.0 38.7 40.0 1.3

Paper and paper products .............................. 43.5 43.0 43.0 43.3 42.6 43.4 42.9 42.8 42.6 42.6 .0

Printing and related support activities ........... 38.8 39.8 39.3 39.7 38.4 39.1 39.2 39.5 39.2 39.3 .1

Petroleum and coal products .......................... 44.5 45.5 46.3 45.2 44.5 45.4 45.1 45.2 45.5 45.5 .0

Chemicals .......................................................... 43.0 42.2 41.8 42.2 42.5 42.7 43.0 42.4 41.8 41.8 .0

Plastics and rubber products .......................... 41.2 40.7 40.6 40.9 40.5 40.9 40.7 40.6 40.6 40.2 -.4

Private service-providing ............................. 32.3 32.7 32.3 32.5 32.4 32.4 32.4 32.5 32.4 32.5 .1

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 33.4 33.6 33.4 33.6 33.4 33.4 33.4 33.4 33.5 33.4 -.1

Wholesale trade ................................................... 37.8 38.4 37.9 37.8 37.9 38.0 37.9 38.0 37.9 37.9 .0

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

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 37.0 37.3 37.4 37.5 36.7 37.0 36.8 36.9 37.1 37.2 .1

Utilities ................................................................... 41.3 42.2 42.3 42.0 41.4 41.7 41.3 41.9 42.1 42.1 .0

Information ............................................................... 36.6 37.2 36.6 36.5 36.6 36.8 36.8 36.8 36.6 36.6 .0

Financial activities .................................................. 35.7 36.3 35.5 35.8 35.9 35.5 35.7 35.7 35.7 36.0 .3

Professional and business services .................... 34.3 35.0 34.6 34.7 34.3 34.7 34.7 34.7 34.6 34.8 .2

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

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 25.2 26.0 25.4 25.5 25.6 25.6 25.8 25.8 25.7 25.8 .1

Other services ......................................................... 30.8 31.0 30.7 30.8 30.9 30.9 30.8 30.9 30.8 30.9 .1

1 Data relate to production workers in natural resources and mining

and manufacturing, construction workers in construction, and

nonsupervisory workers in the service-providing industries.

These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the

total employment on private nonfarm payrolls.

2

Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, motor

vehicle parts.

p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

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

selected industry detail

Industry

Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings

 Dec. 

2005

 Oct. 

2006

 Nov. 

2006p

 Dec. 

2006p

 Dec. 

2005

 Oct. 

2006

 Nov. 

2006p

 Dec. 

2006p

Total private ....................................... $16.37 $16.99 $16.96 $17.05 $551.67 $581.06 $573.25 $578.00

Seasonally adjusted ..................... 16.35 16.91 16.96 17.04 552.63 573.25 574.94 577.66

Goods-producing .......................................... 17.82 18.26 18.26 18.37 719.93 746.83 739.53 753.17

Natural resources and mining .............................. 19.23 20.30 20.30 20.42 876.89 941.92 929.74 927.07

Construction ............................................................ 19.68 20.45 20.47 20.55 749.81 813.91 796.28 811.73

Manufacturing ......................................................... 16.81 16.91 16.95 17.10 695.93 698.38 698.34 711.36

Durable goods ..................................................... 17.67 17.83 17.89 18.05 738.61 741.73 740.65 756.30

Wood products .................................................. 13.23 13.64 13.62 13.56 533.17 544.24 532.54 532.91

Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... 16.53 16.60 16.58 16.73 699.22 715.46 698.02 700.99

Primary metals .................................................. 19.16 19.37 19.85 19.85 843.04 842.60 867.45 883.33

Fabricated metal products .............................. 16.18 16.26 16.26 16.49 674.71 679.67 674.79 685.98

Machinery .......................................................... 17.07 17.46 17.58 17.64 728.89 745.54 747.15 756.76

Computer and electronic products ................ 18.72 19.29 19.27 19.52 763.78 783.17 780.44 802.27

Electrical equipment and appliances ............ 15.56 15.63 15.56 15.61 645.74 645.52 641.07 663.43

Transportation equipment ............................... 22.71 22.51 22.57 22.74 990.16 961.18 963.74 993.74

Furniture and related products ....................... 13.52 14.02 14.02 14.15 529.98 548.18 548.18 560.34

Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 14.20 14.48 14.36 14.52 552.38 561.82 561.48 576.44

Nondurable goods ............................................... 15.35 15.34 15.37 15.47 624.75 627.41 628.63 634.27

Food manufacturing ......................................... 13.13 13.10 13.20 13.31 522.57 534.48 541.20 544.38

Beverages and tobacco products .................. 18.59 18.46 18.54 18.30 738.02 745.78 750.87 717.36

Textile mills ........................................................ 12.45 12.82 12.74 12.59 515.43 516.65 522.34 522.49

Textile product mills ......................................... 11.89 11.80 11.93 11.94 483.92 461.38 485.55 476.41

Apparel ............................................................... 10.47 10.59 10.49 10.44 376.92 393.95 390.23 392.54

Leather and allied products ............................ 11.33 11.64 11.58 11.79 449.80 452.80 452.78 483.39

Paper and paper products .............................. 17.91 18.07 18.06 18.16 779.09 777.01 776.58 786.33

Printing and related support activities ........... 15.92 15.88 15.99 16.02 617.70 632.02 628.41 635.99

Petroleum and coal products .......................... 24.62 24.41 24.51 24.70 1,095.59 1,110.66 1,134.81 1,116.44

Chemicals .......................................................... 19.85 19.56 19.58 19.76 853.55 825.43 818.44 833.87

Plastics and rubber products .......................... 14.84 15.02 15.05 15.26 611.41 611.31 611.03 624.13

Private service-providing ............................. 15.98 16.64 16.61 16.71 516.15 544.13 536.50 543.08

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 14.96 15.58 15.41 15.39 499.66 523.49 514.69 517.10

Wholesale trade ................................................... 18.58 19.13 19.14 19.25 702.32 734.59 725.41 727.65

Retail trade ........................................................... 12.25 12.71 12.53 12.52 376.08 386.38 379.66 384.36

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 16.86 17.40 17.31 17.28 623.82 649.02 647.39 648.00

Utilities ................................................................... 27.44 27.56 27.46 27.43 1,133.27 1,163.03 1,161.56 1,152.06

Information ............................................................... 22.61 23.72 23.69 23.89 827.53 882.38 867.05 871.99

Financial activities .................................................. 18.23 19.21 19.16 19.22 650.81 697.32 680.18 688.08

Professional and business services .................... 18.44 19.48 19.41 19.69 632.49 681.80 671.59 683.24

Education and health services ............................. 17.04 17.50 17.57 17.68 553.80 572.25 569.27 572.83

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 9.39 9.81 9.89 10.03 236.63 255.06 251.21 255.77

Other services ......................................................... 14.52 14.71 14.74 14.85 447.22 456.01 452.52 457.38

1 See footnote 1, table B-2.

p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

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

selected industry detail, seasonally adjusted

Industry

Total Private:

 Dec. 

2005

 Aug. 

2006

 Sept. 

2006

 Oct. 

2006

 Nov. 

2006p

 Dec. 

2006p

Percent

change from:

Nov. 2006-

Dec. 2006p

Current dollars ................................................ $16.35 $16.81 $16.85 $16.91 $16.96 $17.04 0.5

Constant (1982) dollars 2................................. 8.20 8.16 8.24 8.32 8.35 N.A.

Goods-producing .......................................................... 17.77 18.06 18.07 18.16 18.21 18.29 .4

Natural resources and mining .............................................. 19.12 20.06 20.16 20.31 20.31 20.36 .2

Construction ............................................................................ 19.65 20.11 20.18 20.27 20.39 20.48 .4

Manufacturing ......................................................................... 16.70 16.85 16.84 16.90 16.92 16.97 .3

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

4 Excluding overtime 15.83 16.00 16.00 16.06 16.10 16.12 .1

Durable goods ..................................................................... 17.52 17.74 17.75 17.80 17.83 17.88 .3

Nondurable goods ............................................................... 15.31 15.32 15.29 15.36 15.38 15.41 .2

Private service-providing ............................................. 15.97 16.47 16.53 16.58 16.62 16.71 .5

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................................... 15.10 15.49 15.51 15.53 15.51 15.56 .3

Wholesale trade ................................................................... 18.56 19.00 19.10 19.07 19.12 19.20 .4

Retail trade ........................................................................... 12.39 12.65 12.66 12.68 12.65 12.68 .2

Transportation and warehousing ...................................... 16.87 17.34 17.37 17.37 17.33 17.35 .1

Utilities ................................................................................... 27.34 27.47 27.37 27.46 27.40 27.44 .1

Information ............................................................................... 22.60 23.40 23.49 23.57 23.62 23.76 .6

Financial activities .................................................................. 18.27 18.86 19.02 19.09 19.18 19.25 .4

Professional and business services .................................... 18.42 19.17 19.29 19.42 19.50 19.66 .8

Education and health services ............................................. 17.00 17.44 17.46 17.51 17.58 17.65 .4

Leisure and hospitality ........................................................... 9.27 9.67 9.72 9.78 9.84 9.90 .6

Other services ......................................................................... 14.47 14.61 14.68 14.70 14.73 14.78 .3

3( )

1 See footnote 1, table B-2.

2 The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical

Workers (CPI-W) is used to deflate this series.

3 Change was 0.4 percent from Oct. 2006 to Nov. 2006, the latest

month available.

4 Derived by assuming that overtime hours are paid at the rate

of time and one-half.

N.A. = not available.

p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-5. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and

selected industry detail

(2002=100)

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

 Dec. 

2005

 Oct. 

2006

 Nov. 

2006p

 Dec. 

2006p

 Dec. 

2005

 Aug. 

2006

 Sept. 

2006

 Oct. 

2006

 Nov. 

2006p

 Dec. 

2006p

Percent

change from:

Nov. 2006-

Dec. 2006p

Total private ....................................... 103.8 107.1 106.1 106.3 103.7 105.1 105.2 105.6 105.7 105.9 0.2

Goods-producing .......................................... 100.0 103.9 101.9 101.7 100.1 102.4 101.4 101.6 101.1 101.7 .6

Natural resources and mining .............................. 118.0 130.9 128.7 126.7 118.0 124.7 124.6 127.0 127.5 127.1 -.3

Construction ............................................................ 106.2 117.8 112.8 110.5 110.0 112.7 110.9 112.5 111.5 113.4 1.7

Manufacturing ......................................................... 96.3 96.5 95.9 96.6 94.8 96.8 96.1 95.7 95.3 95.2 -.1

Durable goods ..................................................... 99.2 99.4 98.7 99.8 97.5 100.0 99.0 98.9 98.4 98.3 -.1

Wood products .................................................. 102.1 95.2 91.4 90.1 102.0 98.1 95.5 94.0 92.2 90.3 -2.1

Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... 95.6 99.2 95.9 94.6 97.5 99.1 97.4 96.6 96.1 96.9 .8

Primary metals .................................................. 96.8 94.5 94.4 96.0 95.1 96.3 95.4 94.8 94.5 94.1 -.4

Fabricated metal products .............................. 101.8 104.3 103.4 103.8 100.4 104.1 103.5 103.2 102.7 102.1 -.6

Machinery .......................................................... 101.6 105.4 105.0 105.9 99.3 104.7 104.1 105.4 105.1 104.5 -.6

Computer and electronic products ................ 102.8 106.4 106.0 107.9 101.1 106.3 106.1 105.8 105.3 105.6 .3

Electrical equipment and appliances ............ 89.5 91.3 90.5 94.8 87.7 91.1 90.6 90.8 90.1 91.6 1.7

Transportation equipment ............................... 102.4 99.2 99.3 101.7 99.2 101.0 99.8 99.0 99.0 98.5 -.5

Motor vehicles and parts 2.............................. 98.9 90.3 89.9 92.4 95.2 93.9 92.2 90.2 89.6 89.2 -.4

Furniture and related products ....................... 91.1 87.9 87.2 88.6 88.9 89.4 88.5 88.3 87.8 87.4 -.5

Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 91.9 93.0 94.0 95.6 90.5 92.0 92.0 92.7 93.1 93.7 .6

Nondurable goods ............................................... 91.5 91.9 91.4 91.3 90.5 91.4 91.2 90.8 90.5 90.2 -.3

Food manufacturing ......................................... 97.3 102.3 102.0 100.9 95.8 97.2 98.8 99.2 99.2 99.2 .0

Beverages and tobacco products .................. 96.9 101.1 98.2 93.8 98.0 100.3 99.7 99.1 97.9 96.5 -1.4

Textile mills ........................................................ 69.1 62.4 63.7 63.6 69.2 65.6 63.8 63.2 63.7 63.3 -.6

Textile product mills ......................................... 95.1 87.5 89.9 88.2 94.3 91.0 89.7 87.9 89.8 86.9 -3.2

Apparel ............................................................... 63.8 65.9 66.0 66.5 63.9 65.7 65.4 66.0 65.9 67.0 1.7

Leather and allied products ............................ 82.2 73.8 74.1 79.1 81.2 74.9 73.6 73.7 73.1 75.8 3.7

Paper and paper products .............................. 89.0 85.8 85.5 85.7 87.2 87.4 85.9 85.4 84.6 84.4 -.2

Printing and related support activities ........... 92.2 95.6 94.2 95.6 90.9 93.5 93.6 94.7 93.9 94.2 .3

Petroleum and coal products .......................... 94.5 99.0 98.0 93.8 97.6 99.0 97.9 97.3 96.7 97.0 .3

Chemicals .......................................................... 98.8 97.9 96.3 97.5 97.6 100.7 100.3 98.9 96.8 97.0 .2

Plastics and rubber products .......................... 94.2 90.3 90.3 90.6 92.9 93.1 91.9 89.9 90.0 89.1 -1.0

Private service-providing ............................. 104.9 107.8 107.0 107.8 104.6 106.1 106.2 106.8 106.7 107.2 .5

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 104.9 103.4 104.9 106.3 102.0 102.3 102.3 102.5 103.1 102.8 -.3

Wholesale trade ................................................... 103.1 106.3 105.3 105.0 103.1 104.8 104.8 105.1 105.2 105.3 .1

Retail trade ........................................................... 105.9 100.1 103.1 105.7 100.7 99.5 99.7 99.9 100.5 100.2 -.3

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 106.7 110.0 110.4 110.9 104.8 107.5 107.0 107.7 108.4 109.0 .6

Utilities ................................................................... 94.5 97.5 97.8 97.4 95.2 96.5 95.6 97.0 97.7 97.7 .0

Information ............................................................... 101.0 102.4 101.2 101.3 100.6 101.8 101.8 101.7 101.1 101.2 .1

Financial activities .................................................. 105.1 109.8 107.7 108.8 105.8 107.1 108.0 108.2 108.4 109.6 1.1

Professional and business services .................... 108.1 113.9 112.5 112.3 108.0 111.3 111.5 111.7 111.7 112.8 1.0

Education and health services ............................. 107.7 111.0 110.6 110.4 106.7 108.5 109.2 109.2 109.5 109.7 .2

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 102.0 110.2 106.3 106.6 106.5 108.5 109.6 110.0 110.0 110.7 .6

Other services ......................................................... 95.3 97.2 96.1 96.5 96.0 96.8 96.7 97.2 96.9 97.2 .3

1 See footnote 1, table B-2.

2

Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and

motor vehicle parts.

p = preliminary.

NOTE: The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by

dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate hours by

the corresponding 2002 annual average levels. Aggregate hours

estimates are the product of estimates of average weekly hours

and production or nonsupervisory worker employment.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-6. Indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls of production or nonsupervisory workers1on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and

selected industry detail

(2002=100)

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

 Dec. 

2005

 Oct. 

2006

 Nov. 

2006p

 Dec. 

2006p

 Dec. 

2005

 Aug. 

2006

 Sept. 

2006

 Oct. 

2006

 Nov. 

2006p

 Dec. 

2006p

Percent

change from:

Nov. 2006-

Dec. 2006p

Total private ....................................... 113.7 121.7 120.4 121.2 113.4 118.2 118.6 119.4 120.0 120.7 0.6

Goods-producing .......................................... 109.1 116.1 113.9 114.4 108.9 113.2 112.2 113.0 112.8 114.0 1.1

Natural resources and mining .............................. 132.0 154.6 152.0 150.4 131.2 145.5 146.1 150.1 150.6 150.6 .0

Construction ............................................................ 112.9 130.1 124.7 122.6 116.7 122.4 120.9 123.1 122.7 125.4 2.2

Manufacturing ......................................................... 105.9 106.7 106.3 108.1 103.5 106.7 105.8 105.8 105.4 105.7 .3

Durable goods ..................................................... 109.5 110.7 110.2 112.5 106.7 110.7 109.7 109.9 109.6 109.7 .1

Nondurable goods ............................................... 99.3 99.6 99.3 99.8 98.0 99.0 98.6 98.6 98.3 98.3 .0

Private service-providing ............................. 115.2 123.2 122.1 123.8 114.8 120.0 120.6 121.6 121.8 123.1 1.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 112.0 114.9 115.3 116.7 109.9 113.0 113.2 113.5 114.0 114.1 .1

Wholesale trade ................................................... 112.8 119.8 118.8 119.1 112.8 117.3 117.9 118.1 118.5 119.1 .5

Retail trade ........................................................... 111.2 109.0 110.7 113.4 106.9 107.9 108.2 108.6 109.0 108.9 -.1

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 114.1 121.4 121.3 121.5 112.1 118.2 117.9 118.7 119.2 120.0 .7

Utilities ................................................................... 108.2 112.1 112.1 111.5 108.6 110.7 109.2 111.2 111.7 111.9 .2

Information ............................................................... 113.0 120.2 118.7 119.8 112.5 117.9 118.4 118.7 118.2 119.0 .7

Financial activities .................................................. 118.5 130.5 127.6 129.2 119.5 124.8 127.0 127.7 128.6 130.4 1.4

Professional and business services .................... 118.6 132.0 129.9 131.5 118.3 127.0 127.9 129.1 129.6 131.9 1.8

Education and health services ............................. 120.6 127.7 127.7 128.3 119.3 124.3 125.3 125.7 126.5 127.3 .6

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 111.7 126.0 122.6 124.7 115.1 122.3 124.2 125.5 126.2 127.8 1.3

Other services ......................................................... 100.9 104.2 103.2 104.4 101.2 103.1 103.4 104.2 104.0 104.7 .7

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 or 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

2002 ......................................................... 40.8 36.5 38.3 38.7 40.1 46.0 43.7 43.3 41.7 41.9 41.5 36.0

2003 ......................................................... 44.1 37.9 34.9 38.3 42.8 38.8 37.6 39.7 50.7 49.8 52.0 51.3

2004 ......................................................... 51.6 49.5 62.4 65.5 62.4 57.7 52.7 52.0 57.0 54.3 55.0 54.1

2005 ......................................................... 50.7 57.7 56.7 54.7 54.5 56.7 59.2 54.1 51.4 53.4 61.7 58.6

2006 ......................................................... 61.0 59.9 58.5 64.4 55.8 56.8 53.8 53.1 55.2 56.8 p 58.8 p 58.6

2002 ......................................................... 34.5 36.2 35.6 35.8 34.9 38.8 38.5 44.8 37.6 39.7 37.2 39.6

2003 ......................................................... 40.6 34.2 34.7 32.7 35.3 41.7 38.5 33.8 42.6 47.8 49.8 50.5

2004 ......................................................... 54.3 53.4 57.6 63.1 69.4 68.3 58.8 55.6 57.4 56.5 59.9 55.2

2005 ......................................................... 52.9 56.7 59.2 60.4 56.8 60.8 60.4 59.7 57.9 52.2 57.0 63.7

2006 ......................................................... 66.2 65.5 63.3 63.7 63.8 59.7 56.7 58.8 55.0 57.7 p 57.7 p 59.9

2002 ......................................................... 30.2 30.6 31.5 30.9 32.0 36.3 35.8 37.6 34.5 36.0 36.7 35.3

2003 ......................................................... 34.4 31.8 31.8 34.0 32.7 36.2 33.3 32.4 40.5 45.3 46.4 47.7

2004 ......................................................... 49.8 52.3 54.7 60.8 63.3 63.8 63.1 63.5 59.0 61.3 55.9 55.6

2005 ......................................................... 55.4 57.7 57.4 58.8 55.2 58.6 60.8 59.5 60.6 57.7 58.5 60.6

2006 ......................................................... 61.2 61.5 63.1 67.6 65.5 65.8 62.9 59.9 60.3 59.2 p 59.2 p 59.4

2002 ......................................................... 33.6 31.7 30.2 30.4 30.2 29.1 32.0 31.3 30.0 29.5 32.9 34.7

2003 ......................................................... 34.5 31.5 32.9 33.5 34.2 35.1 32.7 33.1 37.1 36.7 37.2 39.2

2004 ......................................................... 40.3 42.1 44.8 48.4 50.7 57.7 57.0 55.2 56.7 58.3 60.1 60.3

2005 ......................................................... 60.1 61.0 59.5 58.6 58.6 59.4 60.8 61.0 60.8 58.3 58.8 62.1

2006 ......................................................... 61.3 61.0 62.2 62.6 64.0 65.3 60.8 62.6 64.0 66.0 p 63.3 p 64.0

2002 ......................................................... 19.6 21.4 18.5 29.2 25.0 30.4 36.9 25.6 28.6 17.9 17.9 19.6

2003 ......................................................... 32.7 19.6 19.6 10.7 23.2 19.0 19.6 29.2 28.6 36.3 42.3 40.5

2004 ......................................................... 44.0 47.6 44.6 64.9 53.6 45.8 56.5 52.4 41.7 42.3 39.9 39.3

2005 ......................................................... 39.3 38.7 38.7 42.3 44.6 34.5 47.6 35.7 45.2 43.5 50.0 52.4

2006 ......................................................... 59.5 48.8 49.4 57.7 50.0 60.7 45.2 39.9 44.6 46.4 p 48.2 p 44.6

2002 ......................................................... 9.5 9.5 11.3 17.9 14.9 17.9 22.6 25.6 22.6 17.3 9.5 11.9

2003 ......................................................... 18.5 11.3 12.5 8.3 7.7 11.3 14.9 15.5 16.7 27.4 32.1 35.7

2004 ......................................................... 43.5 42.3 43.5 53.6 57.7 58.9 53.6 48.8 48.2 40.5 38.1 31.0

2005 ......................................................... 35.7 39.9 42.9 39.9 37.5 41.1 39.3 35.7 39.9 36.3 36.9 50.0

2006 ......................................................... 56.0 51.8 48.8 50.6 48.8 51.2 48.8 49.4 39.9 38.7 p 40.5 p 41.7

2002 ......................................................... 7.1 8.3 7.7 8.3 8.3 11.9 12.5 11.9 13.7 8.9 7.1 7.7

2003 ......................................................... 11.3 11.3 8.3 9.5 10.7 9.5 6.0 8.9 13.7 18.5 24.4 23.8

2004 ......................................................... 28.6 33.3 33.3 45.8 47.6 51.2 56.0 51.8 48.2 49.4 39.3 35.7

2005 ......................................................... 36.9 36.9 35.1 33.3 33.3 32.7 36.9 36.9 41.1 41.7 39.3 42.3

2006 ......................................................... 37.5 45.8 45.2 51.2 48.2 51.8 45.2 45.2 49.4 44.6 p 48.2 p 41.7

2002 ......................................................... 7.1 6.0 6.0 6.5 7.1 3.6 4.8 6.0 4.8 7.1 4.8 8.3

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

2004 ......................................................... 13.1 14.3 13.1 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 39.9 33.3 32.7 31.0 32.1 39.3 35.7 40.5

2006 ......................................................... 41.1 39.9 39.9 42.9 41.7 46.4 42.9 42.9 45.8 47.6 p 44.6 p 40.5

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.