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THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: MARCH 2003

Total nonfarm payroll employment declined by 108,000 in March, while the unemployment rate was

unchanged at 5.8 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.

Employment continued to decline in manufacturing, retail trade, and transportation. Government employment

also was down over the month.

Unemployment (Household Survey Data)

The number of unemployed persons, 8.4 million, was unchanged in March, and the unemployment rate

remained at 5.8 percent. Unemployment rates for the major worker groups—adult men (5.3 percent), adult

women (5.0 percent), teenagers (17.7 percent), whites (5.1 percent), blacks or African Americans (10.2

percent), and Hispanics or Latinos (7.5 percent)—showed little or no change in March. The unemployment

rate for Asians was 6.5 percent, not seasonally adjusted. About 1 in 5 unemployed persons had been

without a job for 27 weeks or longer. (See tables A-1, A-2, A-3, and A-9.)

Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)

Total employment in March was 137.3 million, and the employment-population ratio was about unchanged at 62.3 percent. The civilian labor force was 145.8 million. The labor force participation rate—

the proportion of the population age 16 and older who are either working or looking for work—was

66.2 percent. Since March 2001, the labor force participation rate has decreased by 0.9 percentage point.

(See table A-1.)
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Table A. Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted

(Numbers in thousands)

Quarterly averages Monthly data Feb.-

Category 2002 2003 1 2003 1 Mar.

IV I Jan. Feb. Mar. change 

HOUSEHOLD DATA Labor force status

Civilian labor force............................. 145,241 145,829 145,838 145,857 145,793 -64

Employment................................... 136,657 137,430 137,536 137,408 137,348 -60

Unemployment.............................. 8,584 8,399 8,302 8,450 8,445 -5

Not in labor force............................... 73,302 74,280 74,059 74,257 74,524 267

All workers......................................... 5.9 5.8 5.7 5.8 5.8 .0

Adult men...................................... 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.3 .0

Adult women................................. 5.2 4.9 4.7 5.0 5.0 .0

Teenagers..................................... 16.1 17.2 16.8 17.1 17.7 0.6

White 2 ............................................ 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.0 5.1 .1

Black or African American 2......... 10.7 10.3 10.3 10.5 10.2 -.3

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity............ 7.8 7.7 7.8 7.7 7.5 -.2

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Nonfarm employment......................... 130,795 p130,599 130,873 p130,516 p130,408 p-108

Goods-producing 3

 ........................... 23,623 p23,491 23,563 p23,462 p23,448 p-14

Construction............................ 6,544 p6,543 6,564 p6,522 p6,543 p21

Manufacturing......................... 16,528 p16,396 16,447 p16,388 p16,352 p-36

Service-producing 3 ...................... 107,172 p107,108 107,310 p107,054 p106,960 p-94

Retail trade............................... 23,229 p23,179 23,271 p23,154 p23,111 p-43

Services.................................... 41,419 p41,438 41,522 p41,401 p41,391 p-10

Government.............................. 21,357 p21,362 21,367 p21,380 p21,340 p-40

Hours of work 4

Total private........................................ 34.2 p34.2 34.3 p34.1 p34.3 p0.2

Manufacturing................................... 40.7 p40.8 40.9 p40.8 p40.8 p.0

Overtime......................................... 4.1 p4.1 4.1 p4.1 p4.0 p-.1

Total private........................................ 147.9 p147.7 148.5 p147.1 p147.6 p0.5

Earnings 4

Average hourly earnings,

total private................................... $14.94 p$15.06 $14.99 p$15.08 p$15.10 p$0.02

Average weekly earnings,

total private................................... 510.45 p515.44 514.16 p514.23 p517.93 p3.70

 1 Beginning in January 2003, household data reflect revised population controls used in the Current 

Population Survey.

 2 Beginning in 2003, persons who selected this race group only were included in this category. Persons 

who selected more than one race group are included only in the "all workers" total. Prior to 2003, persons 

who reported more than one race were included in the group they identified as the main race. 

 3 Includes other industries, not shown separately.

 4 Data relate to private production or nonsupervisory workers.

 p=preliminary.

Unemployment rates

Indexes of aggregate weekly hours (1982=100) 4

Employment
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There were 4.7 million persons working part time for economic reasons in March, little changed from

February. These persons indicated that they would like to work full time, but worked part time because their

hours were cut back or they were unable to find a full-time job. The number of such workers has increased

by about half a million over the year. (See table A-5.)

Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)

In March, 1.6 million persons were marginally attached to the labor force, compared with 1.4 million a

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

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

work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey. There were 474,000 discouraged workers in March, up from

330,000 a year ago. Discouraged workers, a subset of the marginally attached, were not currently looking

for work specifically because they believed no jobs were available for them. (See table A-13.)

Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data)

Total nonfarm payroll employment fell by 108,000 in March to 130.4 million, seasonally adjusted. This

followed a loss of 357,000 jobs (as revised) in February. The largest job declines in March occurred in

manufacturing, retail trade, and government. Construction employment edged upward, and most other major

industries showed little change in employment. (See table B-1.)

Widespread job losses continued in manufacturing (-36,000) over the month, particularly in the industries

that produce durable goods. Manufacturing employment reached its most recent peak in April 1998 and has

since fallen by 2.5 million. Over the month, employment in industrial machinery decreased by 8,000 and has

fallen by 470,000 since its most recent peak in April 1998. Employment in electronic and other electrical

equipment edged down by 4,000 in March and has dropped by 418,000 since November 2000. Aircraft

manufacturing lost 2,000 jobs over the month, and employment in the industry has declined by 141,000 since

September 1998. Each of these three industries has had an employment decrease of at least 20 percent.

In March, employment in the construction industry increased by 21,000, following a decrease of 42,000

(as revised) in February. Since April 2002, construction industry employment has shown virtually no net

change. In mining, employment has been essentially unchanged since September 2002. A gain of 9,000 jobs

in oil and gas extraction over that period was largely offset by losses in nonmetallic mining.

Retail trade lost 43,000 jobs in March, after seasonal adjustment, mainly reflecting another large decline

in eating and drinking places. Employment in eating and drinking places fell by 38,000 over the month; the

industry has lost nearly 300,000 jobs since its peak in July 2001. Department stores lost 13,000 jobs in

March.

Over the past 2 years, government employment trended upward, while private sector employment

trended downward. Recently, budget problems have lowered the rate of job growth in state and local

government. In March, government employment fell by 40,000.

Transportation employment was down by 14,000 in March, with small losses across many component

industries. Since peaking in January 2001, transportation has lost 301,000 jobs, with air transportation

accounting for over half the decline.

Employment in services was essentially unchanged in March, after decreasing by 121,000 in February.

Computer and data processing services lost 10,000 jobs over the month. Seasonal hiring was less than usual

in several services industries. As a result, seasonally adjusted employment was down in help supply services
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(-48,000), amusements and recreation (-21,000), agricultural services (-15,000), and hotels and other

lodging places (-12,000). Job gains in other service industries, such as health services, private education, and

social services, partly offset these losses.

Wholesale trade employment held steady during the first 3 months of 2003. The industry had lost an

average of 5,000 jobs per month in 2002.

Employment in finance edged upward in March. Mortgage banking added 3,000 jobs, compared with

average gains of 7,000 over the previous 9 months. Since January 2001, employment in this industry has

increased by 126,000, or 42 percent.

Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)

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

by 0.2 hour in March to 34.3 hours, seasonally adjusted. The manufacturing workweek was unchanged at

40.8 hours. Manufacturing overtime was down by 0.1 hour to 4.0 hours. (See table B-2.)

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

payrolls increased by 0.3 percent in March to 147.6 (1982=100), seasonally adjusted. The manufacturing

index fell by 0.6 percent to 90.0 over the month. (See table B-5.)

Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data)

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

by 2 cents in March to $15.10, seasonally adjusted. This followed a gain of 9 cents in February (as

revised). Average weekly earnings rose by 0.7 percent in March to $517.93. Over the year, average hourly

earnings increased by 3.1 percent and average weekly earnings grew by 3.4 percent. (See table B-3.)

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The Employment Situation for April 2003 is scheduled to be released on Friday, May 2, at 8:30 A.M.

(EDT).
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NAICS conversion. Nonfarm payroll series, produced from the Current Employment Statistics (CES)

program, will be converted from the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system to the 2002 North

American Industry Classification System (NAICS) with the June 6, 2003, release of May 2003 estimates.

The NAICS conversion involves major definitional changes to many of the currently published SIC-based

series. After the conversion to NAICS, SIC-based series will no longer be produced or published.

Historical time series will be reconstructed as part of the NAICS conversion process. All published series

will have a NAICS-based history extending back to at least January 1990. For total nonfarm and other

high-level aggregates, NAICS history will begin in January 1939, the current starting date for these series.

For more detailed series, the starting date will vary depending on the scope of the definitional changes

between SIC and NAICS. The NAICS-based reconstruction effort will cover all CES published data types:

all employees, women workers, production workers, average weekly hours, average hourly earnings, and

derivative series (for example, indexes of aggregate weekly hours).

Completion of the CES sample redesign. June 6, 2003, also will mark the completion of the CES

sample redesign phase-in. The redesign converts the CES from a quota-based sample to a probability-based

sample. In June 2003, the services industries will be converted to the new sample design; all other private

sector industries already have been converted. The final stage of the sample redesign phase-in may result in

level shifts for average weekly hours, average hourly earnings, production worker, and women worker series.

New levels for these series are being recomputed from the NAICS-based probability sample.

Impact of the Call-up of Military Reservists on the Employment Data

According to information released by the U.S. Department of Defense, about 210,000 reservists had been called into active duty as of mid-March. BLS is unable to quantify the impact of this

call-up on its employment figures.

With regard to the payroll survey:

• In concept, persons on active military duty for the entire survey reference period are not

included on employer payrolls.

• Some reservists would have held jobs not covered by the payroll survey—such as the self

employed or those in agriculture—and others may not have held jobs at all.

• Some of the reservists were called up recently and may have worked for their regular

employer during part of the survey reference period. Therefore, they would have been

counted on the employer’s payroll.

• If reservists are replaced by new workers on an employer’s payroll, there would be no net

change in the number of jobs counted. If reservists are not replaced, a net decline in the

employer’s job count would result.

With regard to the household survey, the Current Population Survey only measures the civilian

noninstitutional population. Also, the population levels to which the labor force estimates are

controlled are not adjusted to reflect the call-up of reservists. As a result, the survey will not

register the impact of these call-ups.

Upcoming Changes to National Nonfarm Payroll Data Series
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Concurrent seasonal adjustment. Also beginning in June 2003, the CES program will convert to

concurrent seasonal adjustment, which uses all available monthly estimates, including those for the current

month, in developing seasonal factors. Currently, the CES program projects seasonal factors twice a year.

With the introduction of concurrent seasonal adjustment, BLS will no longer publish seasonal factors for CES

national estimates.

Change to federal government series. Beginning in June 2003, the CES series for federal

government employment will be revised slightly in scope and definition due to a change in source data and

estimation methods. The current national series is an end-of-month federal employee count produced by the

Office of Personnel Management, and it excludes some workers, mostly employees who work in Department

of Defense-owned establishments such as military base commissaries. The CES national series will include

these workers starting in June. Also, federal government employment will be estimated from a sample of

federal establishments, will be benchmarked annually to counts from unemployment insurance tax records,

and will reflect employee counts as of the pay period including the 12th of the month, consistent with other

CES industry series. The historical time series for federal government employment will be revised to reflect

these changes.

Further information on upcoming changes to CES data series is available through the BLS public

database on the Internet, via the CES homepage at http://www.bls.gov/ces/, or by calling 202-691-6555.
Explanatory Note

This news release presents statistics from two major surveys, the

Current Population Survey (household survey) and the Current

Employment Statistics survey (establishment survey). The household

survey provides the information on the labor force, employment, and

unemployment that appears in the A tables, marked HOUSEHOLD

DATA. It is a sample survey of about 60,000 households conducted by

the U.S. Census Bureau for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

The establishment survey provides the information on the

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

appears in the B tables, marked ESTABLISHMENT DATA. This

information is collected from payroll records by BLS in cooperation

with State agencies. In June 2002, the sample included over 300,000

establishments employing about 37 million people.

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-producing sector.

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 month-to-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.

In both the household and establishment surveys, most seasonally adjusted series are independently adjusted. However, the adjusted series for many major estimates, such as total payroll employment, employment in most major industry divisions, 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.

The numerical factors used to make the seasonal adjustments are

recalculated twice a year. For the household survey, the factors are

calculated for the January-June period and again for the July-December

period. For the establishment survey, updated factors for seasonal

adjustment are calculated for the May-October period and introduced

along with new benchmarks, and again for the November-April period.

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 290,000. 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 -190,000 to 390,000

(100,000 +/- 290,000). 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 4 percent,

the 90-percent confidence interval for the monthly change in

unemployment is about +/- 270,000, 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 substantially 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 (and other sources of error), a process known as

bias adjustment is included in the survey’s estimating procedures,

whereby a specified number of jobs is added to the monthly samplebased change. The size of the monthly bias adjustment is based largely

on past relationships between the sample-based estimates

of employment and the total counts of employment described

below.

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 0.3 percent, ranging from

zero to 0.7 percent.

Additional statistics and other information

More comprehensive statistics are contained in Employment and

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

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

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Employment and Earnings also provides measures of

sampling error for the household 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.”

Measures of the reliability of the data drawn from the

establishment survey and the actual amounts of revision due to benchmark adjustments are provided in tables 2-B through 2-H of that

publication.

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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

Mar.

2002

Feb.

2003

Mar.

2003

Mar.

2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003

Feb.

2003

Mar.

2003

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 216,823 220,114 220,317 216,823 218,548 218,741 219,897 220,114 220,317

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 144,334 145,693 145,801 144,367 145,180 145,150 145,838 145,857 145,793

 Participation rate ............................................................... 66.6 66.2 66.2 66.6 66.4 66.4 66.3 66.3 66.2

 Employed .............................................................................. 135,558 136,433 136,783 136,143 136,542 136,439 137,536 137,408 137,348

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 62.5 62.0 62.1 62.8 62.5 62.4 62.5 62.4 62.3

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 8,776 9,260 9,018 8,224 8,637 8,711 8,302 8,450 8,445

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 6.1 6.4 6.2 5.7 5.9 6.0 5.7 5.8 5.8

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 72,490 74,421 74,516 72,456 73,369 73,591 74,059 74,257 74,524

 Persons who currently want a job ......................................... 4,426 4,495 4,763 4,658 4,727 4,546 4,676 4,462 5,020

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 104,198 105,895 106,005 104,198 105,094 105,195 105,767 105,895 106,005

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 77,009 77,658 77,533 77,240 77,618 77,492 77,693 77,927 77,738

 Participation rate ............................................................... 73.9 73.3 73.1 74.1 73.9 73.7 73.5 73.6 73.3

 Employed .............................................................................. 71,956 72,237 72,304 72,719 72,773 72,690 72,994 73,249 73,064

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 69.1 68.2 68.2 69.8 69.2 69.1 69.0 69.2 68.9

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 5,052 5,421 5,228 4,521 4,845 4,801 4,699 4,678 4,674

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 6.6 7.0 6.7 5.9 6.2 6.2 6.0 6.0 6.0

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 27,189 28,237 28,473 26,958 27,476 27,703 28,074 27,968 28,268

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 95,999 97,762 97,869 95,999 97,022 97,139 97,635 97,762 97,869

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 73,279 74,206 74,208 73,307 73,770 73,744 73,993 74,254 74,236

 Participation rate ............................................................... 76.3 75.9 75.8 76.4 76.0 75.9 75.8 76.0 75.9

 Employed .............................................................................. 68,929 69,518 69,679 69,517 69,617 69,600 69,967 70,293 70,293

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 71.8 71.1 71.2 72.4 71.8 71.6 71.7 71.9 71.8

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 4,350 4,688 4,528 3,789 4,153 4,145 4,026 3,962 3,944

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 5.9 6.3 6.1 5.2 5.6 5.6 5.4 5.3 5.3

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 22,720 23,556 23,661 22,692 23,252 23,394 23,642 23,508 23,632

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 112,626 114,219 114,312 112,626 113,455 113,546 114,130 114,219 114,312

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 67,325 68,036 68,269 67,127 67,562 67,658 68,144 67,930 68,055

 Participation rate ............................................................... 59.8 59.6 59.7 59.6 59.5 59.6 59.7 59.5 59.5

 Employed .............................................................................. 63,601 64,196 64,479 63,423 63,769 63,749 64,542 64,159 64,284

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 56.5 56.2 56.4 56.3 56.2 56.1 56.6 56.2 56.2

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 3,724 3,839 3,790 3,704 3,792 3,909 3,603 3,772 3,771

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 5.5 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.6 5.8 5.3 5.6 5.5

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 45,301 46,184 46,043 45,499 45,893 45,888 45,985 46,289 46,257

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 104,752 106,322 106,411 104,752 105,594 105,678 106,235 106,322 106,411

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 63,712 64,622 64,877 63,314 63,921 64,036 64,479 64,310 64,477

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

 Employed .............................................................................. 60,520 61,278 61,592 60,161 60,697 60,676 61,443 61,073 61,227

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 57.8 57.6 57.9 57.4 57.5 57.4 57.8 57.4 57.5

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 3,192 3,344 3,285 3,153 3,224 3,360 3,035 3,237 3,250

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 5.0 5.2 5.1 5.0 5.0 5.2 4.7 5.0 5.0

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 41,039 41,701 41,533 41,438 41,673 41,642 41,757 42,013 41,933

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 16,073 16,030 16,038 16,073 15,933 15,925 16,027 16,030 16,038

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 7,343 6,866 6,717 7,746 7,489 7,369 7,366 7,293 7,079

 Participation rate ............................................................... 45.7 42.8 41.9 48.2 47.0 46.3 46.0 45.5 44.1

 Employed .............................................................................. 6,108 5,637 5,512 6,464 6,228 6,164 6,125 6,042 5,829

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 38.0 35.2 34.4 40.2 39.1 38.7 38.2 37.7 36.3

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 1,234 1,229 1,205 1,282 1,261 1,206 1,241 1,251 1,251

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 16.8 17.9 17.9 16.6 16.8 16.4 16.8 17.1 17.7

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 8,730 9,164 9,321 8,327 8,444 8,555 8,661 8,736 8,959

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 2003, data reflect revised population controls used in the

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Employment status, race, sex, and age

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted 1

Mar.

2002

Feb.

2003

Mar.

2003

Mar.

2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003

Feb.

2003

Mar.

2003

WHITE 2

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 179,279 180,599 180,728 179,279 180,450 180,580 180,460 180,599 180,728

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 119,816 120,128 120,201 119,863 120,345 120,093 120,084 120,166 120,200

 Participation rate ................................................................. 66.8 66.5 66.5 66.9 66.7 66.5 66.5 66.5 66.5

 Employed .............................................................................. 113,372 113,376 113,630 113,871 114,128 113,910 113,995 114,135 114,089

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 63.2 62.8 62.9 63.5 63.2 63.1 63.2 63.2 63.1

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 6,444 6,752 6,572 5,992 6,218 6,184 6,089 6,031 6,111

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 5.4 5.6 5.5 5.0 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.0 5.1

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 59,463 60,470 60,526 59,416 60,104 60,487 60,376 60,432 60,528

Men, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 61,754 62,210 62,214 61,815 62,229 62,112 62,003 62,235 62,269

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

 Employed .............................................................................. 58,452 58,652 58,802 58,988 59,127 59,053 58,994 59,342 59,344

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 72.5 72.0 72.1 73.1 72.7 72.6 72.5 72.8 72.7

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 3,302 3,558 3,412 2,827 3,102 3,059 3,009 2,893 2,925

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 5.3 5.7 5.5 4.6 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.6 4.7

Women, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 51,909 52,210 52,404 51,550 51,785 51,752 51,909 51,840 52,039

 Participation rate ................................................................. 60.3 60.3 60.5 59.9 59.8 59.7 60.0 59.9 60.1

 Employed .............................................................................. 49,667 49,944 50,120 49,326 49,586 49,488 49,768 49,645 49,770

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 57.7 57.7 57.8 57.3 57.3 57.1 57.5 57.3 57.4

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 2,242 2,265 2,284 2,223 2,199 2,264 2,141 2,194 2,269

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.3 4.2 4.4 4.1 4.2 4.4

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 6,153 5,709 5,583 6,498 6,332 6,230 6,172 6,091 5,892

 Participation rate ................................................................. 48.8 45.7 44.7 51.6 50.3 49.4 49.4 48.8 47.2

 Employed .............................................................................. 5,253 4,780 4,707 5,557 5,415 5,369 5,232 5,147 4,976

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 41.7 38.3 37.7 44.1 43.0 42.6 41.9 41.2 39.8

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 900 929 876 941 917 861 940 944 916

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 14.6 16.3 15.7 14.5 14.5 13.8 15.2 15.5 15.6

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN 2

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 25,444 25,519 25,552 25,444 25,751 25,784 25,484 25,519 25,552

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 16,437 16,294 16,288 16,454 16,540 16,706 16,374 16,395 16,296

 Participation rate ................................................................. 64.6 63.8 63.7 64.7 64.2 64.8 64.3 64.2 63.8

 Employed .............................................................................. 14,659 14,491 14,558 14,746 14,754 14,827 14,684 14,669 14,641

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 57.6 56.8 57.0 58.0 57.3 57.5 57.6 57.5 57.3

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 1,778 1,803 1,730 1,708 1,786 1,879 1,690 1,726 1,655

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 10.8 11.1 10.6 10.4 10.8 11.2 10.3 10.5 10.2

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 9,007 9,225 9,264 8,990 9,211 9,078 9,110 9,124 9,256

Men, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 7,370 7,298 7,209 7,363 7,250 7,311 7,233 7,296 7,195

 Participation rate ................................................................. 72.7 71.5 70.5 72.7 70.5 71.0 71.0 71.5 70.4

 Employed .............................................................................. 6,606 6,479 6,465 6,668 6,480 6,543 6,489 6,560 6,526

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 65.2 63.5 63.3 65.8 63.0 63.6 63.7 64.3 63.8

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 764 818 744 695 770 768 744 736 669

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 10.4 11.2 10.3 9.4 10.6 10.5 10.3 10.1 9.3

Women, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 8,244 8,260 8,352 8,208 8,442 8,540 8,327 8,296 8,315

 Participation rate ................................................................. 63.9 63.8 64.4 63.6 64.7 65.4 64.4 64.1 64.1

 Employed .............................................................................. 7,505 7,502 7,624 7,474 7,685 7,712 7,629 7,548 7,592

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 58.2 57.9 58.8 57.9 58.9 59.0 59.0 58.3 58.6

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 738 758 728 733 757 827 698 748 723

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 9.0 9.2 8.7 8.9 9.0 9.7 8.4 9.0 8.7

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 824 736 727 883 849 855 813 803 786

 Participation rate ................................................................. 34.2 31.1 30.7 36.6 35.0 35.2 34.4 33.9 33.2

 Employed .............................................................................. 548 510 470 603 590 571 566 560 524

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 22.8 21.6 19.8 25.0 24.3 23.5 23.9 23.7 22.1

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 276 226 257 280 259 284 247 242 262

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 33.5 30.7 35.4 31.7 30.5 33.2 30.4 30.2 33.4

ASIAN 2

Civilian noninstutional population ............................................. 9,587 9,036 9,081 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( )

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 6,409 6,006 6,063 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( )

 Participation rate ................................................................. 66.9 66.5 66.8 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( )

 Employed .............................................................................. 6,049 5,645 5,672 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 63.1 62.5 62.5 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( )

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 360 361 391 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( )

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 5.6 6.0 6.5 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( )

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 3,178 3,031 3,018 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( )

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

numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. 2 Beginning in 2003, persons who selected this race group only; persons who selected

more than one race group are not included. Prior to 2003, persons who reported more

than one race were included in the group they identified as the main race.

3 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 2003, data reflect

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Employment status, sex, and age

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted 1

Mar.

2002

Feb.

2003

Mar.

2003

Mar.

2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003

Feb.

2003

Mar.

2003

HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 25,655 27,095 27,191 25,655 26,355 26,436 26,994 27,095 27,191

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 17,739 18,638 18,665 17,697 18,169 18,134 18,614 18,658 18,614

 Participation rate ................................................................. 69.1 68.8 68.6 69.0 68.9 68.6 69.0 68.9 68.5

 Employed .............................................................................. 16,312 17,083 17,123 16,405 16,755 16,708 17,155 17,223 17,215

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 63.6 63.0 63.0 63.9 63.6 63.2 63.5 63.6 63.3

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 1,427 1,555 1,542 1,292 1,414 1,425 1,459 1,436 1,399

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 8.0 8.3 8.3 7.3 7.8 7.9 7.8 7.7 7.5

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 7,916 8,456 8,527 7,959 8,186 8,303 8,380 8,436 8,577

Men, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 9,801 10,629 10,625 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ................................................................. 83.3 84.6 84.2 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .............................................................................. 9,084 9,854 9,868 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 77.2 78.4 78.2 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 717 775 757 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 7.3 7.3 7.1 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

Women, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 6,805 7,068 7,120 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ................................................................. 59.8 58.9 59.1 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .............................................................................. 6,320 6,491 6,501 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 55.5 54.0 53.9 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 486 577 619 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 7.1 8.2 8.7 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 1,133 941 920 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ................................................................. 45.2 37.4 36.5 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .............................................................................. 908 738 754 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 36.3 29.3 29.9 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 225 203 166 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 19.8 21.6 18.0 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 2003, data reflect revised population controls used in the household

survey.

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Educational attainment

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Mar.

2002

Feb.

2003

Mar.

2003

Mar.

2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003

Feb.

2003

Mar.

2003

Less than a high school diploma

Civilian labor force .................................................................... 12,648 12,299 12,874 12,672 12,541 12,607 12,542 12,638 12,896

 Participation rate ................................................................... 44.0 43.7 45.0 44.1 44.9 44.6 43.7 44.9 45.1

 Employed ................................................................................ 11,463 11,028 11,608 11,650 11,417 11,470 11,471 11,522 11,802

 Employment-population ratio ................................................ 39.9 39.2 40.6 40.5 40.9 40.6 40.0 40.9 41.3

 Unemployed ........................................................................... 1,185 1,271 1,266 1,023 1,124 1,136 1,071 1,116 1,094

 Unemployment rate .............................................................. 9.4 10.3 9.8 8.1 9.0 9.0 8.5 8.8 8.5

High school graduates, no college 1

Civilian labor force .................................................................... 37,739 37,886 37,911 37,430 37,967 37,797 37,856 37,816 37,632

 Participation rate ................................................................... 64.4 63.8 64.0 63.9 63.5 63.6 63.5 63.7 63.5

 Employed ................................................................................ 35,522 35,525 35,625 35,426 35,963 35,775 35,923 35,779 35,569

 Employment-population ratio ................................................ 60.6 59.8 60.1 60.4 60.2 60.2 60.2 60.2 60.0

 Unemployed ........................................................................... 2,217 2,361 2,287 2,004 2,004 2,021 1,933 2,037 2,063

 Unemployment rate .............................................................. 5.9 6.2 6.0 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.1 5.4 5.5

Some college or associate degree

Civilian labor force .................................................................... 33,534 34,519 34,103 33,405 33,890 33,831 34,186 34,335 34,008

 Participation rate ................................................................... 73.4 73.6 73.5 73.1 72.7 72.4 73.3 73.2 73.3

 Employed ................................................................................ 32,019 32,799 32,399 31,964 32,260 32,154 32,556 32,730 32,382

 Employment-population ratio ................................................ 70.1 70.0 69.8 70.0 69.2 68.8 69.8 69.8 69.8

 Unemployed ........................................................................... 1,515 1,719 1,703 1,441 1,630 1,677 1,630 1,605 1,626

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

Bachelor's degree and higher 2

Civilian labor force .................................................................... 38,499 39,370 39,603 38,420 38,476 38,652 38,778 39,046 39,507

 Participation rate ................................................................... 79.4 78.8 78.7 79.2 79.0 79.2 78.8 78.2 78.5

 Employed ................................................................................ 37,462 38,201 38,443 37,336 37,344 37,530 37,626 37,892 38,292

 Employment-population ratio ................................................ 77.2 76.5 76.4 77.0 76.6 76.9 76.4 75.9 76.1

 Unemployed ........................................................................... 1,037 1,169 1,160 1,084 1,132 1,121 1,152 1,154 1,215

 Unemployment rate .............................................................. 2.7 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.1

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

 NOTE: Beginning in January 2003, data reflect revised population controls used in the

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

(In thousands)

Category

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Mar.

2002

Feb.

2003

Mar.

2003

Mar.

2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003

Feb.

2003

Mar.

2003

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries ............................................. 2,212 1,983 2,108 2,342 2,314 2,342 2,314 2,178 2,227

 Wage and salary workers ....................................................... 1,154 1,038 1,149 1,277 1,219 1,260 1,195 1,174 1,271

 Self-employed workers ........................................................... 1,036 924 928 1,033 1,060 1,038 1,071 953 923

 Unpaid family workers ............................................................ 22 21 30 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Nonagricultural industries ......................................................... 133,345 134,451 134,676 133,760 134,206 134,080 135,142 135,317 135,104

 Wage and salary workers ....................................................... 124,749 125,402 125,588 125,036 124,786 124,735 125,768 126,006 125,886

 Government .......................................................................... 19,697 19,850 19,573 19,449 19,647 19,551 19,868 19,418 19,318

 Private industries .................................................................. 105,052 105,552 106,015 105,609 105,148 105,348 105,907 106,437 106,583

 Private households ............................................................. 727 639 676 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

 Other industries .................................................................. 104,325 104,913 105,339 104,887 104,365 104,673 105,192 105,773 105,910

 Self-employed workers ........................................................... 8,493 8,959 8,985 8,673 9,276 9,250 9,444 9,258 9,181

 Unpaid family workers ............................................................ 103 90 102 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME 2

All industries:

 Part time for economic reasons .............................................. 4,225 5,061 4,784 4,132 4,329 4,273 4,643 4,807 4,696

 Slack work or business conditions ........................................ 2,878 3,396 3,263 2,744 2,855 2,893 3,027 3,152 3,123

 Could only find part-time work .............................................. 1,091 1,328 1,203 1,075 1,159 1,110 1,297 1,275 1,192

 Part time for noneconomic reasons ........................................ 19,384 19,360 19,555 18,711 18,727 18,555 19,314 18,421 18,888

Nonagricultural industries:

 Part time for economic reasons .............................................. 4,146 4,931 4,672 4,050 4,272 4,219 4,496 4,675 4,587

 Slack work or business conditions ........................................ 2,829 3,317 3,199 2,686 2,816 2,854 2,947 3,062 3,048

 Could only find part-time work .............................................. 1,083 1,309 1,200 1,059 1,158 1,097 1,267 1,257 1,178

 Part time for noneconomic reasons ........................................ 19,007 19,032 19,158 18,359 18,361 18,197 18,984 18,134 18,529

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. 

Industries reflect the introduction of the 2002 Census industry classification system

derived from the 2002 North American Industry Classification System into the Current

Population Survey. Beginning in January 2003, data reflect revised population controls

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

(In thousands)

Characteristic

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Mar.

2002

Feb.

2003

Mar.

2003

Mar.

2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003

Feb.

2003

Mar.

2003

Total, 16 years and over ........................................................... 135,558 136,433 136,783 136,143 136,542 136,439 137,536 137,408 137,348

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 6,108 5,637 5,512 6,464 6,228 6,164 6,125 6,042 5,829

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 2,196 2,103 2,053 2,451 2,256 2,258 2,446 2,352 2,292

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 3,912 3,533 3,459 4,016 3,960 3,921 3,694 3,722 3,550

 20 years and over ................................................................... 129,449 130,796 131,272 129,679 130,314 130,275 131,410 131,365 131,519

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 12,983 13,243 13,197 13,230 13,387 13,372 13,568 13,510 13,458

 25 years and over ................................................................. 116,467 117,553 118,075 116,384 116,856 116,892 117,876 117,932 117,984

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 96,939 96,644 97,030 96,966 96,356 96,491 96,957 96,942 97,042

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 30,251 30,317 30,314 30,361 29,961 30,139 30,369 30,563 30,420

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 35,457 34,769 34,952 35,429 34,973 34,942 35,125 34,803 34,910

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 31,230 31,558 31,764 31,176 31,422 31,411 31,463 31,577 31,712

 55 years and over ............................................................... 19,528 20,909 21,044 19,419 20,499 20,400 20,918 20,990 20,942

Men, 16 years and over ............................................................ 71,956 72,237 72,304 72,719 72,773 72,690 72,994 73,249 73,064

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 3,027 2,719 2,625 3,202 3,156 3,091 3,027 2,956 2,772

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 1,022 1,016 944 1,144 1,113 1,102 1,203 1,157 1,056

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 2,005 1,702 1,681 2,053 2,040 1,986 1,838 1,820 1,718

 20 years and over ................................................................... 68,929 69,518 69,679 69,517 69,617 69,600 69,967 70,293 70,293

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 6,689 7,003 6,970 6,912 7,014 7,024 7,183 7,215 7,206

 25 years and over ................................................................. 62,240 62,515 62,709 62,574 62,562 62,579 62,814 63,151 63,050

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 51,701 51,411 51,548 52,039 51,569 51,566 51,687 51,925 51,885

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 16,407 16,489 16,474 16,599 16,384 16,445 16,528 16,730 16,669

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 18,944 18,584 18,627 19,042 18,748 18,749 18,824 18,729 18,719

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 16,350 16,338 16,447 16,399 16,437 16,371 16,334 16,466 16,498

 55 years and over ............................................................... 10,539 11,104 11,161 10,534 10,993 11,013 11,127 11,227 11,165

Women, 16 years and over ...................................................... 63,601 64,196 64,479 63,423 63,769 63,749 64,542 64,159 64,284

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 3,081 2,918 2,887 3,262 3,072 3,073 3,098 3,086 3,057

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 1,174 1,087 1,109 1,307 1,143 1,156 1,243 1,195 1,236

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 1,907 1,831 1,778 1,963 1,921 1,935 1,856 1,902 1,833

 20 years and over ................................................................... 60,520 61,278 61,592 60,161 60,697 60,676 61,443 61,073 61,227

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 6,294 6,240 6,226 6,318 6,373 6,348 6,385 6,295 6,252

 25 years and over ................................................................. 54,227 55,038 55,366 53,811 54,293 54,313 55,062 54,781 54,934

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 45,238 45,233 45,482 44,926 44,787 44,926 45,270 45,018 45,157

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 13,844 13,828 13,840 13,762 13,577 13,693 13,841 13,834 13,752

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 16,514 16,185 16,325 16,388 16,225 16,193 16,301 16,073 16,191

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 14,880 15,220 15,318 14,777 14,985 15,039 15,129 15,111 15,214

 55 years and over ............................................................... 8,989 9,805 9,884 8,885 9,506 9,387 9,792 9,763 9,777

Married men, spouse present ................................................... 43,913 44,199 44,146 44,190 44,093 44,005 44,401 44,587 44,415

Married women, spouse present .............................................. 34,365 34,782 34,891 34,074 34,264 34,189 34,525 34,620 34,569

Women who maintain families .................................................. 8,381 8,461 8,511 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Full-time workers 2 ................................................................... 111,275 111,856 111,936 112,586 112,828 112,856 112,823 113,442 113,157

Part-time workers 3 ................................................................... 24,283 24,577 24,847 23,510 23,765 23,629 24,400 23,830 24,068

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 2003, data reflect revised population controls used in the household

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

Characteristic

Number of

unemployed persons

(in thousands)

Unemployment rates 1

Mar.

2002

Feb.

2003

Mar.

2003

Mar.

2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003

Feb.

2003

Mar.

2003

Total, 16 years and over ........................................................... 8,224 8,450 8,445 5.7 5.9 6.0 5.7 5.8 5.8

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 1,282 1,251 1,251 16.6 16.8 16.4 16.8 17.1 17.7

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 541 514 460 18.1 19.4 17.6 18.3 17.9 16.7

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 717 702 761 15.2 15.3 15.5 15.9 15.9 17.7

 20 years and over ................................................................... 6,942 7,199 7,194 5.1 5.4 5.4 5.1 5.2 5.2

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 1,481 1,390 1,310 10.1 9.8 9.7 9.3 9.3 8.9

 25 years and over ................................................................. 5,460 5,828 5,876 4.5 4.8 4.8 4.6 4.7 4.7

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 4,758 5,011 5,061 4.7 5.1 5.0 4.7 4.9 5.0

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 1,845 1,809 1,844 5.7 6.2 6.2 5.9 5.6 5.7

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 1,643 1,905 1,747 4.4 4.9 4.8 4.5 5.2 4.8

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 1,269 1,296 1,469 3.9 4.1 4.1 3.8 3.9 4.4

 55 years and over ............................................................... 703 822 821 3.5 3.7 4.2 4.1 3.8 3.8

Men, 16 years and over ............................................................ 4,521 4,678 4,674 5.9 6.2 6.2 6.0 6.0 6.0

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 731 716 730 18.6 18.0 17.5 18.2 19.5 20.8

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 303 273 232 20.9 21.2 18.5 19.3 19.1 18.0

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 409 436 471 16.6 16.1 16.7 17.6 19.3 21.5

 20 years and over ................................................................... 3,789 3,962 3,944 5.2 5.6 5.6 5.4 5.3 5.3

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 842 731 685 10.9 10.2 10.2 9.7 9.2 8.7

 25 years and over ................................................................. 2,947 3,238 3,250 4.5 5.1 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.9

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 2,557 2,749 2,754 4.7 5.3 5.2 5.0 5.0 5.0

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 1,005 969 987 5.7 6.3 6.1 6.2 5.5 5.6

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 853 997 953 4.3 5.1 4.8 4.7 5.1 4.8

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 699 784 814 4.1 4.4 4.6 4.2 4.5 4.7

 55 years and over ............................................................... 390 488 496 3.6 4.0 4.4 4.4 4.2 4.3

Women, 16 years and over ...................................................... 3,704 3,772 3,771 5.5 5.6 5.8 5.3 5.6 5.5

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 551 534 521 14.4 15.6 15.2 15.5 14.8 14.6

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 238 241 227 15.4 17.4 16.6 17.3 16.8 15.5

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 309 266 291 13.6 14.4 14.2 14.1 12.3 13.7

 20 years and over ................................................................... 3,153 3,237 3,250 5.0 5.0 5.2 4.7 5.0 5.0

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 639 658 625 9.2 9.4 9.3 8.8 9.5 9.1

 25 years and over ................................................................. 2,513 2,590 2,627 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.2 4.5 4.6

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 2,201 2,261 2,307 4.7 4.8 4.8 4.4 4.8 4.9

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 840 840 857 5.8 5.9 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.9

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 790 908 794 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.3 5.3 4.7

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 571 513 655 3.7 3.9 3.6 3.4 3.3 4.1

 55 years and over 2 ............................................................ 333 337 339 3.6 3.2 3.8 4.1 3.3 3.3

Married men, spouse present ................................................... 1,584 1,667 1,734 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.5 3.6 3.8

Married women, spouse present .............................................. 1,312 1,282 1,320 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.3 3.6 3.7

Women who maintain families 2 ............................................... 721 837 782 7.9 8.0 7.9 8.0 9.0 8.4

Full-time workers 3 ................................................................... 6,929 7,075 7,068 5.8 6.1 6.1 5.8 5.9 5.9

Part-time workers 4 ................................................................... 1,298 1,396 1,392 5.2 5.1 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.5

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 2003, data

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Reason

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Mar.

2002

Feb.

2003

Mar.

2003

Mar.

2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003

Feb.

2003

Mar.

2003

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs .......... 4,861 5,487 5,150 4,339 4,833 4,863 4,583 4,756 4,613

 On temporary layoff ................................................................ 1,337 1,543 1,402 1,102 1,069 1,110 1,080 1,142 1,157

 Not on temporary layoff .......................................................... 3,524 3,944 3,749 3,237 3,764 3,753 3,503 3,614 3,456

 Permanent job losers ............................................................ 2,706 2,950 2,837 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

 Persons who completed temporary jobs .............................. 818 994 912 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Job leavers ............................................................................... 913 792 828 876 834 862 825 772 794

Reentrants ................................................................................ 2,520 2,499 2,478 2,438 2,394 2,462 2,331 2,395 2,391

New entrants ............................................................................ 481 482 561 539 586 534 616 579 626

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 ......... 55.4 59.3 57.1 53.0 55.9 55.8 54.9 55.9 54.8

 On temporary layoff ............................................................... 15.2 16.7 15.5 13.5 12.4 12.7 12.9 13.4 13.7

 Not on temporary layoff ......................................................... 40.2 42.6 41.6 39.5 43.5 43.0 41.9 42.5 41.0

 Job leavers .............................................................................. 10.4 8.6 9.2 10.7 9.6 9.9 9.9 9.1 9.4

 Reentrants ............................................................................... 28.7 27.0 27.5 29.8 27.7 28.2 27.9 28.2 28.4

 New entrants ........................................................................... 5.5 5.2 6.2 6.6 6.8 6.1 7.4 6.8 7.4

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE

 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs ......... 3.4 3.8 3.5 3.0 3.3 3.4 3.1 3.3 3.2

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

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

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

1 Data not available.

 NOTE: Beginning in January 2003, data reflect revised population controls used in the

household survey.

Table A-9. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment

(Numbers in thousands)

Duration

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Mar.

2002

Feb.

2003

Mar.

2003

Mar.

2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003

Feb.

2003

Mar.

2003

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Less than 5 weeks .................................................................... 2,831 2,679 2,595 3,041 2,912 2,860 2,772 2,749 2,780

5 to 14 weeks ........................................................................... 2,843 3,132 2,825 2,489 2,532 2,547 2,577 2,565 2,473

15 weeks and over ................................................................... 3,102 3,450 3,598 2,685 3,143 3,296 3,140 3,155 3,104

 15 to 26 weeks ...................................................................... 1,710 1,507 1,703 1,366 1,317 1,392 1,457 1,281 1,316

 27 weeks and over ................................................................ 1,392 1,943 1,896 1,319 1,826 1,904 1,683 1,874 1,788

Average (mean) duration, in weeks .......................................... 16.2 18.6 18.9 15.4 17.9 18.4 18.4 18.6 18.0

Median duration, in weeks ........................................................ 9.7 10.2 11.2 8.3 9.4 9.6 9.8 9.4 9.6

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

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

 Less than 5 weeks .................................................................. 32.3 28.9 28.8 37.0 33.9 32.9 32.6 32.5 33.3

 5 to 14 weeks ......................................................................... 32.4 33.8 31.3 30.3 29.5 29.3 30.4 30.3 29.6

 15 weeks and over ................................................................. 35.3 37.3 39.9 32.7 36.6 37.9 37.0 37.3 37.1

 15 to 26 weeks ..................................................................... 19.5 16.3 18.9 16.6 15.3 16.0 17.2 15.1 15.7

 27 weeks and over ............................................................... 15.9 21.0 21.0 16.1 21.3 21.9 19.8 22.1 21.4

 NOTE: Beginning in January 2003, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.
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Table A-10. Employed and unemployed persons by occupation, not seasonally adjusted

(Numbers in thousands)

Occupation

Employed Unemployed Unemployment

rates

Mar.

2002

Mar.

2003

Mar.

2002

Mar.

2003

Mar.

2002

Mar.

2003

 Total, 16 years and over 1 .......................................................................... 135,558 136,783 8,776 9,018 6.1 6.2

Management, professional, and related occupations ............................... 47,493 48,383 1,388 1,458 2.8 2.9

 Management, business, and financial operations occupations ............ 20,056 20,263 570 643 2.8 3.1

 Professional and related occupations ........................................................ 27,438 28,120 818 815 2.9 2.8

Service occupations .......................................................................................... 21,273 21,719 1,530 1,850 6.7 7.9

Sales and office occupations .......................................................................... 35,031 35,397 2,192 2,000 5.9 5.3

 Sales and related occupations ..................................................................... 15,453 15,811 1,052 961 6.4 5.7

 Office and administrative support occupations ........................................ 19,578 19,586 1,140 1,039 5.5 5.0

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations ........... 13,001 13,419 1,449 1,441 10.0 9.7

 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ............................................... 943 959 283 155 23.1 13.9

 Construction and extraction occupations ................................................... 7,582 7,472 926 988 10.9 11.7

 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .................................. 4,476 4,988 240 298 5.1 5.6

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations ................ 18,760 17,865 1,715 1,675 8.4 8.6

 Production occupations .................................................................................. 10,388 9,556 922 852 8.2 8.2

 Transportation and material moving occupations .................................... 8,372 8,310 792 824 8.6 9.0

1 Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the Armed

Forces are included in the unemployed total.

 NOTE: Occupations reflect the introduction of the 2002 Census occupational classification

system derived from the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification system into the Current

Population Survey. Beginning in January 2003, data reflect revised population controls used

in the household survey.

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

Industry

Number of

unemployed

persons

(in thousands)

Unemployment

rates

Mar.

2002

Mar.

2003

Mar.

2002

Mar.

2003

 Total, 16 years and over 1 ....................................................................... 8,776 9,018 6.1 6.2

Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers ...................................... 7,331 7,490 6.5 6.6

 Mining ................................................................................................................. 28 46 5.3 8.2

 Construction ...................................................................................................... 1,009 987 11.8 11.8

 Manufacturing ................................................................................................... 1,367 1,222 7.3 6.8

 Durable goods ................................................................................................ 872 743 7.4 6.7

 Nondurable goods ......................................................................................... 495 479 7.1 7.0

 Wholesale and retail trade ............................................................................ 1,269 1,179 6.6 5.9

 Transportation and utilities ............................................................................ 313 319 5.6 5.9

 Information ........................................................................................................ 266 267 7.2 7.4

 Financial activities ........................................................................................... 287 357 3.2 4.0

 Professional and business services ............................................................ 964 1,190 7.5 9.1

 Education and health services ..................................................................... 540 518 3.2 2.9

 Leisure and hospitality ................................................................................... 976 1,035 8.5 8.9

 Other services .................................................................................................. 314 370 5.5 6.1

Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers ........................ 269 161 19.6 12.9

Government workers ......................................................................................... 477 526 2.4 2.6

Self employed and unpaid family workers ................................................... 217 279 2.2 2.7

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

 NOTE: Industries reflect the introduction of the 2002 Census industry classification system

derived from the 2002 North American Industry Classification System into the Current

Population Survey. Beginning in January 2003, 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

Mar.

2002

Feb.

2003

Mar.

2003

Mar.

2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003

Feb.

2003

Mar.

2003

U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of the civilian labor force .............. 2.1 2.4 2.5 1.9 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.1

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

force ...................................................................................................................................... 3.4 3.8 3.5 3.0 3.3 3.4 3.1 3.3 3.2

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

rate) ...................................................................................................................................... 6.1 6.4 6.2 5.7 5.9 6.0 5.7 5.8 5.8

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

discouraged workers ............................................................................................................ 6.3 6.6 6.5 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

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 ................................................................................................................. 7.0 7.4 7.2 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

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

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

 all marginally attached workers ........................................................................................... 9.8 10.8 10.4 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

1 Data not available.

 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 2003, data reflect revised population controls used in the

household survey.

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Category

Total Men Women

Mar.

2002

Mar.

2003

Mar.

2002

Mar.

2003

Mar.

2002

Mar.

2003

NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE

Total not in the labor force ............................................................................ 72,490 74,516 27,189 28,473 45,301 46,043

 Persons who currently want a job ............................................................... 4,426 4,763 2,046 2,224 2,380 2,539

Searched for work and available to work now 1 ..................................... 1,358 1,577 681 831 677 745

 Reason not currently looking:

 Discouragement over job prospects 2 ......................................... 330 474 220 313 110 160

 Reasons other than discouragement 3 ........................................ 1,028 1,103 461 518 567 585

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders 4 ............................................................................ 7,466 7,385 3,852 3,771 3,614 3,613

 Percent of total employed ......................................................................... 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.2 5.7 5.6

 Primary job full time, secondary job part time ........................................... 4,188 3,954 2,372 2,214 1,817 1,740

 Primary and secondary jobs both part time .............................................. 1,645 1,691 540 523 1,105 1,168

 Primary and secondary jobs both full time ................................................ 243 321 166 207 77 114

 Hours vary on primary or secondary job ................................................... 1,356 1,379 766 798 590 581

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

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

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

reasons as child-care 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 2003, data reflect revised population controls used in the

household survey.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry

(In thousands)

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Mar.

2002

Jan.

2003

Feb.

2003p Mar.2003p Mar.2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003

Feb.

2003p Mar.2003p

Total .................................................. 129,875 128,804 129,078 129,574 130,701 130,817 130,670 130,873 130,516 130,408

Total private ............................................ 108,266 107,524 107,386 107,800 109,505 109,453 109,311 109,506 109,136 109,068

Goods-producing .................................................. 23,518 23,013 22,888 22,977 23,975 23,631 23,551 23,563 23,462 23,448

Mining ............................................................... 550 540 538 543 560 551 553 552 552 553

Metal mining ................................................. 31.8 31.4 31.0 31.5 32 32 32 32 32 32

Coal mining ................................................... 80.7 78.0 77.9 78.2 81 78 78 78 78 78

Oil and gas extraction ................................... 331.0 331.5 331.1 333.9 336 332 335 335 336 339

Nonmetallic minerals, except fuels ............... 106.5 98.6 98.0 99.5 111 109 108 107 106 104

Construction ..................................................... 6,206 6,125 6,063 6,169 6,593 6,543 6,544 6,564 6,522 6,543

General building contractors ......................... 1,397.7 1,405.1 1,392.3 1,405.7 1,462 1,480 1,476 1,471 1,463 1,469

Heavy construction, except building ............. 810.8 770.7 763.2 781.3 908 885 880 897 881 875

Special trade contractors .............................. 3,997.3 3,949.2 3,907.7 3,982.0 4,223 4,178 4,188 4,196 4,178 4,199

Manufacturing ................................................... 16,762 16,348 16,287 16,265 16,822 16,537 16,454 16,447 16,388 16,352

Production workers ................................... 11,225 10,945 10,901 10,884 11,264 11,088 11,030 11,045 10,985 10,949

Durable goods ................................................ 9,958 9,633 9,584 9,567 9,976 9,757 9,699 9,689 9,637 9,608

Production workers ................................... 6,614 6,397 6,359 6,350 6,625 6,487 6,445 6,456 6,401 6,378

Lumber and wood products .......................... 753.7 746.1 743.7 738.8 769 761 758 760 758 754

Furniture and fixtures .................................... 493.3 475.1 473.2 473.2 491 486 480 479 475 473

Stone, clay, and glass products .................... 541.1 535.6 536.5 539.0 550 556 553 556 554 550

Primary metal industries ............................... 597.1 579.0 574.1 573.2 596 582 579 581 576 576

Blast furnaces and basic steel products ... 186.8 184.3 182.6 181.5 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Fabricated metal products ............................ 1,419.7 1,383.1 1,370.3 1,370.0 1,422 1,400 1,391 1,387 1,374 1,375

Industrial machinery and equipment ............. 1,851.3 1,768.5 1,756.8 1,752.4 1,846 1,790 1,781 1,770 1,757 1,749

Computer and office equipment ............... 314.2 286.8 282.4 281.6 315 293 291 287 283 282

Electronic and other electrical equipment ..... 1,449.5 1,356.8 1,343.6 1,339.4 1,445 1,368 1,360 1,355 1,343 1,339

Electronic components and accessories .. 570.2 528.3 523.3 519.8 566 536 532 528 523 519

Transportation equipment ............................. 1,672.8 1,633.1 1,634.3 1,632.8 1,674 1,648 1,638 1,640 1,645 1,639

Motor vehicles and equipment .................. 915.2 899.7 903.0 904.1 915 909 900 911 905 905

Aircraft and parts ...................................... 417.2 388.5 385.9 383.8 419 392 392 389 388 386

Instruments and related products ................. 810.6 790.9 786.2 784.4 813 792 790 792 788 787

Miscellaneous manufacturing ....................... 368.9 364.8 364.9 364.2 370 374 369 369 367 366

Nondurable goods .......................................... 6,804 6,715 6,703 6,698 6,846 6,780 6,755 6,758 6,751 6,744

Production workers ................................... 4,611 4,548 4,542 4,534 4,639 4,601 4,585 4,589 4,584 4,571

Food and kindred products ........................... 1,655.3 1,673.3 1,665.0 1,661.2 1,685 1,687 1,689 1,695 1,694 1,693

Tobacco products ......................................... 32.9 35.4 33.7 32.7 34 36 36 34 34 34

Textile mill products ...................................... 438.0 418.4 416.1 413.2 440 422 422 420 419 415

Apparel and other textile products ................ 527.9 497.7 499.0 501.8 527 509 507 504 504 502

Paper and allied products ............................. 617.1 605.2 601.8 600.3 620 613 607 606 604 602

Printing and publishing ................................. 1,416.9 1,394.5 1,395.1 1,396.6 1,419 1,400 1,393 1,395 1,397 1,400

Chemicals and allied products ...................... 1,009.2 1,001.8 1,003.4 1,001.8 1,010 1,007 1,007 1,006 1,005 1,003

Petroleum and coal products ........................ 123.0 120.5 121.3 122.1 126 126 125 125 125 125

Rubber and misc. plastics products .............. 927.3 915.4 916.0 916.6 929 925 916 919 918 918

Leather and leather products ........................ 56.2 52.9 51.4 51.8 56 55 53 54 51 52

Service-producing ................................................. 106,357 105,791 106,190 106,597 106,726 107,186 107,119 107,310 107,054 106,960

Transportation and public utilities ..................... 6,767 6,626 6,583 6,586 6,814 6,721 6,686 6,694 6,653 6,640

Transportation .............................................. 4,292 4,242 4,215 4,215 4,330 4,300 4,273 4,301 4,275 4,261

Railroad transportation ............................. 231.8 222.3 222.8 223.2 233 225 225 224 224 224

Local and interurban passenger transit .... 491.3 474.6 476.6 477.0 478 467 466 465 466 463

Trucking and warehousing ....................... 1,791.2 1,787.1 1,773.8 1,780.1 1,819 1,829 1,827 1,825 1,811 1,812

Water transportation ................................. 177.0 177.8 177.8 177.1 186 192 191 191 190 187

Transportation by air ................................. 1,159.9 1,149.8 1,134.1 1,127.9 1,172 1,151 1,127 1,158 1,150 1,144

Pipelines, except natural gas .................... 14.9 15.4 15.7 15.6 15 15 15 15 16 16

Transportation services ............................ 426.0 415.4 414.1 413.7 427 421 422 423 418 415

Communications and public utilities ............. 2,475 2,384 2,368 2,371 2,484 2,421 2,413 2,393 2,378 2,379

Communications ....................................... 1,638.9 1,552.8 1,542.4 1,542.0 1,643 1,583 1,576 1,559 1,547 1,546

Electric, gas, and sanitary services .......... 835.9 831.0 825.9 828.9 841 838 837 834 831 833

Wholesale trade ................................................ 6,646 6,589 6,587 6,602 6,681 6,643 6,637 6,639 6,640 6,640

Durable goods .............................................. 3,897 3,855 3,849 3,852 3,912 3,885 3,880 3,876 3,873 3,871

Nondurable goods ........................................ 2,749 2,734 2,738 2,750 2,769 2,758 2,757 2,763 2,767 2,769

See footnotes at end of table.
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Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry-Continued

(In thousands)

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Mar.

2002

Jan.

2003

Feb.

2003p Mar.2003p Mar.2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003

Feb.

2003p Mar.2003p

Retail trade ....................................................... 22,897 22,839 22,610 22,675 23,332 23,247 23,152 23,271 23,154 23,111

Building materials and garden supplies ........ 1,019.0 1,021.4 1,015.3 1,038.6 1,053 1,078 1,077 1,083 1,077 1,074

General merchandise stores ........................ 2,804.6 2,829.3 2,764.2 2,767.8 2,901 2,828 2,821 2,831 2,860 2,858

Department stores .................................... 2,475.2 2,487.8 2,428.0 2,432.0 2,560 2,491 2,488 2,498 2,525 2,512

Food stores ................................................... 3,350.3 3,362.6 3,331.1 3,315.2 3,392 3,382 3,365 3,370 3,363 3,362

Automotive dealers and service stations ...... 2,404.3 2,388.7 2,384.2 2,390.7 2,426 2,430 2,420 2,416 2,413 2,413

New and used car dealers ........................ 1,126.6 1,112.4 1,112.1 1,112.6 1,131 1,128 1,123 1,118 1,117 1,116

Apparel and accessory stores ...................... 1,137.8 1,173.0 1,116.2 1,121.2 1,175 1,172 1,174 1,174 1,156 1,158

Furniture and home furnishings stores ......... 1,135.6 1,176.3 1,150.8 1,142.2 1,143 1,165 1,175 1,166 1,153 1,150

Eating and drinking places ........................... 8,020.7 7,799.1 7,800.4 7,876.5 8,154 8,129 8,063 8,146 8,048 8,010

Miscellaneous retail establishments ............. 3,025.1 3,088.1 3,047.3 3,023.1 3,088 3,063 3,057 3,085 3,084 3,086

Finance, insurance, and real estate ................. 7,700 7,777 7,785 7,803 7,740 7,807 7,816 7,817 7,826 7,838

Finance ......................................................... 3,802 3,865 3,870 3,877 3,809 3,854 3,861 3,869 3,875 3,883

Depository institutions .............................. 2,070.0 2,083.3 2,079.2 2,084.3 2,074 2,082 2,079 2,083 2,083 2,087

Commercial banks ................................ 1,442.5 1,452.8 1,448.7 1,451.1 1,447 1,451 1,449 1,453 1,452 1,455

Savings institutions ............................... 264.2 261.5 261.6 262.7 264 261 261 260 262 262

Nondepository institutions ........................ 753.2 817.8 825.7 827.1 753 801 809 816 823 826

Mortgage bankers and brokers ............. 356.0 413.8 421.7 425.0 357 400 408 415 423 426

Security and commodity brokers .............. 718.4 706.5 706.0 704.2 722 709 709 711 711 708

Holding and other investment offices ....... 260.6 257.7 258.9 261.8 260 262 264 259 258 262

Insurance ...................................................... 2,373 2,372 2,375 2,379 2,375 2,373 2,375 2,378 2,379 2,379

Insurance carriers ..................................... 1,589.3 1,579.3 1,581.4 1,585.3 1,591 1,578 1,578 1,582 1,584 1,585

Insurance agents, brokers, and service .... 783.8 792.7 794.0 794.1 784 795 797 796 795 794

Real estate ................................................... 1,525 1,540 1,540 1,547 1,556 1,580 1,580 1,570 1,572 1,576

Services2 .......................................................... 40,738 40,680 40,933 41,157 40,963 41,404 41,469 41,522 41,401 41,391

Agricultural services ..................................... 783.0 760.4 755.5 779.2 872 880 880 882 879 864

Hotels and other lodging places ................... 1,740.3 1,696.3 1,702.1 1,714.8 1,811 1,792 1,807 1,811 1,795 1,783

Personal services ......................................... 1,357.1 1,331.3 1,348.7 1,342.9 1,289 1,283 1,292 1,281 1,275 1,273

Business services ......................................... 9,120.3 9,077.2 9,068.0 9,120.0 9,237 9,309 9,311 9,292 9,264 9,255

Services to buildings ................................. 1,012.1 1,029.0 1,025.4 1,032.7 1,021 1,045 1,044 1,044 1,039 1,042

Personnel supply services ........................ 3,012.9 2,976.0 2,976.1 3,018.3 3,107 3,152 3,175 3,173 3,159 3,134

Help supply services ............................. 2,705.9 2,675.0 2,677.6 2,714.5 2,795 2,838 2,866 2,871 2,871 2,823

Computer and data processing services .. 2,205.0 2,187.1 2,184.4 2,175.6 2,198 2,195 2,187 2,183 2,181 2,171

Auto repair, services, and parking ................ 1,258.5 1,263.1 1,260.0 1,267.6 1,260 1,263 1,268 1,274 1,263 1,269

Miscellaneous repair services ...................... 374.3 374.1 370.7 368.6 377 378 376 378 374 371

Motion pictures ............................................. 572.9 578.8 578.6 577.0 572 590 583 581 582 578

Amusement and recreation services ............ 1,488.2 1,433.9 1,436.9 1,464.5 1,635 1,630 1,653 1,659 1,635 1,614

Health services ............................................. 10,588.4 10,778.2 10,780.4 10,813.2 10,602 10,777 10,787 10,805 10,805 10,827

Offices and clinics of medical doctors ...... 2,041.5 2,085.4 2,085.6 2,089.9 2,046 2,088 2,092 2,089 2,091 2,095

Nursing and personal care facilities .......... 1,876.5 1,900.2 1,896.5 1,900.0 1,879 1,905 1,904 1,905 1,902 1,902

Hospitals ................................................... 4,189.4 4,272.8 4,281.2 4,292.6 4,193 4,267 4,269 4,278 4,287 4,296

Home health care services ....................... 642.5 655.9 655.1 664.0 643 656 657 658 659 664

Legal services ............................................... 1,049.9 1,081.7 1,083.5 1,085.1 1,056 1,079 1,081 1,087 1,091 1,092

Educational services ..................................... 2,639.8 2,526.5 2,719.7 2,744.4 2,489 2,574 2,582 2,611 2,577 2,589

Social services .............................................. 3,172.4 3,207.7 3,220.8 3,241.5 3,162 3,208 3,209 3,222 3,217 3,228

Child day care services ............................ 740.6 738.6 740.6 748.1 723 728 725 730 728 731

Residential care ........................................ 897.7 908.8 911.5 917.1 902 912 915 912 915 919

Museums and botanical and zoological

gardens ..................................................... 102.5 97.9 97.1 99.1 109 107 106 107 107 105

Membership organizations ........................... 2,460.1 2,440.5 2,453.3 2,463.2 2,470 2,478 2,476 2,475 2,474 2,475

Engineering and management services ....... 3,640.2 3,643.9 3,670.0 3,688.6 3,631 3,667 3,669 3,668 3,674 3,679

Engineering and architectural services ..... 1,032.9 1,012.8 1,007.9 1,006.8 1,044 1,028 1,028 1,022 1,021 1,017

Management and public relations ............. 1,187.1 1,223.9 1,225.6 1,234.1 1,191 1,228 1,232 1,235 1,234 1,239

Services, nec ................................................ 46.3 44.2 44.1 43.9 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Government ...................................................... 21,609 21,280 21,692 21,774 21,196 21,364 21,359 21,367 21,380 21,340

Federal ......................................................... 2,601 2,642 2,648 2,651 2,611 2,661 2,664 2,665 2,661 2,659

Federal, except Postal Service ................. 1,775.1 1,839.9 1,847.9 1,851.6 1,782 1,853 1,856 1,855 1,858 1,857

State ............................................................. 5,073 4,860 5,061 5,089 4,940 4,961 4,953 4,930 4,957 4,953

Education .................................................. 2,283.3 2,096.8 2,291.3 2,318.9 2,133 2,165 2,166 2,144 2,168 2,167

Other State government ........................... 2,789.6 2,763.4 2,770.1 2,769.9 2,807 2,796 2,787 2,786 2,789 2,786

Local ............................................................. 13,935 13,778 13,983 14,034 13,645 13,742 13,742 13,772 13,762 13,728

Education .................................................. 8,169.3 7,986.9 8,186.7 8,223.4 7,767 7,820 7,813 7,842 7,836 7,806

Other local government ............................ 5,765.4 5,791.3 5,795.8 5,811.0 5,878 5,922 5,929 5,930 5,926 5,922

1 These series are not published seasonally adjusted because the

seasonal component, which is small relative to the trend-cycle and

irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision.

2 Includes other industries, not shown separately. p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Mar.

2002

Jan.

2003

Feb.

2003p

Mar.

2003p

Mar.

2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003

Feb.

2003p

Mar.

2003p

Total private ............................................ 33.9 33.7 34.0 34.2 34.2 34.2 34.1 34.3 34.1 34.3

Goods-producing .................................................. 40.2 39.9 39.4 40.0 40.5 39.9 40.2 40.5 39.8 40.3

Mining ............................................................... 42.7 42.0 42.0 42.3 43.3 43.1 42.1 42.8 42.7 42.8

Construction ..................................................... 38.4 38.0 36.6 38.5 39.1 38.2 38.4 39.4 37.4 39.1

Manufacturing ................................................... 40.9 40.6 40.4 40.6 41.0 40.6 40.9 40.9 40.8 40.8

Overtime hours ......................................... 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.9 4.1 4.0 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.0

Durable goods ................................................ 41.3 41.0 40.9 41.0 41.3 41.0 41.3 41.4 41.3 41.1

Overtime hours ......................................... 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.9 4.1 4.0 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.0

Lumber and wood products .......................... 40.8 40.1 40.2 40.7 41.1 40.6 41.2 41.1 40.9 41.0

Furniture and fixtures .................................... 40.5 39.8 39.5 39.5 40.6 39.5 40.7 40.3 39.8 39.5

Stone, clay, and glass products .................... 42.7 42.1 41.9 42.8 43.6 42.9 43.1 43.5 43.1 43.7

Primary metal industries ............................... 44.1 44.3 44.5 44.9 44.4 44.3 44.7 44.3 44.9 45.1

Blast furnaces and basic steel products ... 45.2 44.7 44.7 45.5 45.5 45.4 46.5 44.8 45.1 45.7

Fabricated metal products ............................ 41.6 41.3 41.0 40.9 41.7 41.3 41.2 41.6 41.4 41.0

Industrial machinery and equipment ............. 40.7 40.9 41.2 41.2 40.5 40.3 40.6 41.0 41.3 41.0

Electronic and other electrical equipment ..... 39.4 38.5 38.7 38.7 39.4 38.7 39.0 38.5 38.9 38.7

Transportation equipment ............................. 42.5 42.7 41.9 41.7 42.4 42.2 42.5 43.1 42.3 41.6

Motor vehicles and equipment .................. 44.0 44.4 43.2 42.9 43.9 44.0 44.4 45.2 43.6 42.8

Instruments and related products ................. 40.8 40.5 40.5 40.8 40.6 40.6 40.9 40.7 40.5 40.6

Miscellaneous manufacturing ....................... 39.0 38.2 37.9 38.8 38.8 38.5 38.8 38.9 38.1 38.5

Nondurable goods .......................................... 40.2 39.9 39.8 40.1 40.4 40.1 40.4 40.1 40.2 40.3

Overtime hours ......................................... 4.0 3.8 3.7 3.9 4.2 4.0 4.2 4.0 4.1 4.1

Food and kindred products ........................... 40.7 40.4 39.8 40.4 41.4 41.0 41.4 40.8 40.6 41.1

Tobacco products ......................................... 40.6 40.1 40.0 39.7 41.2 39.6 39.5 40.6 41.2 40.3

Textile mill products ...................................... 41.5 40.4 40.4 40.5 41.4 40.9 41.2 40.5 40.7 40.4

Apparel and other textile products ................ 37.5 36.2 36.4 36.5 37.4 36.6 36.7 36.6 36.5 36.4

Paper and allied products ............................. 41.3 41.8 41.6 41.6 41.5 41.5 41.8 41.8 42.2 41.9

Printing and publishing ................................. 37.6 37.6 37.8 38.0 37.5 37.1 37.7 38.0 38.2 37.9

Chemicals and allied products ...................... 41.9 41.8 42.2 42.4 42.0 42.2 42.1 41.8 42.4 42.5

Petroleum and coal products ........................ 41.1 42.1 42.6 43.2 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Rubber and misc. plastics products .............. 41.1 40.4 40.2 40.5 41.1 40.7 40.8 40.6 40.4 40.5

Leather and leather products ........................ 37.2 36.6 36.8 37.0 37.3 37.0 37.1 37.0 37.0 37.1

Service-producing ................................................. 32.5 32.4 32.9 32.9 32.8 32.9 32.8 32.9 32.8 32.9

Transportation and public utilities ..................... 37.9 37.8 38.2 38.3 38.2 38.5 38.3 38.3 38.3 38.6

Wholesale trade ................................................ 38.1 38.0 38.5 38.5 38.4 38.5 38.5 38.4 38.4 38.4

Retail trade ....................................................... 28.7 28.4 28.9 29.0 29.1 29.2 29.2 29.3 29.1 29.2

Finance, insurance, and real estate ................. 35.9 36.0 37.1 37.0 36.2 36.2 36.0 36.3 36.4 36.6

Services ............................................................ 32.5 32.3 32.8 32.8 32.6 32.7 32.6 32.7 32.6 32.7

1 Data relate to production workers in mining and manufacturing;

construction workers in construction; and nonsupervisory workers in

transportation and public utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance,

insurance, and real estate; and services. These groups account for

approximately four-fifths of the total employees on private nonfarm

payrolls. 2 This series is not published seasonally adjusted because the

seasonal component, which is small relative to the trend-cycle and

irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision.

p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry

Industry

Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings

Mar.

2002

Jan.

2003

Feb.

2003p

Mar.

2003p

Mar.

2002

Jan.

2003

Feb.

2003p

Mar.

2003p

Total private ............................................ $14.67 $15.07 $15.16 $15.16 $497.31 $507.86 $515.44 $518.47

Seasonally adjusted ............................. 14.64 14.99 15.08 15.10 500.69 514.16 514.23 517.93

Goods-producing .................................................. 16.19 16.58 16.55 16.65 650.84 661.54 652.07 666.00

Mining ............................................................... 17.73 18.04 18.22 18.40 757.07 757.68 765.24 778.32

Construction ..................................................... 18.66 19.03 19.04 19.09 716.54 723.14 696.86 734.97

Manufacturing ................................................... 15.16 15.55 15.55 15.59 620.04 631.33 628.22 632.95

Durable goods ................................................ 15.63 16.06 16.04 16.07 645.52 658.46 656.04 658.87

Lumber and wood products .......................... 12.35 12.61 12.68 12.66 503.88 505.66 509.74 515.26

Furniture and fixtures .................................... 12.57 12.78 12.81 12.82 509.09 508.64 506.00 506.39

Stone, clay, and glass products .................... 15.12 15.76 15.65 15.75 645.62 663.50 655.74 674.10

Primary metal industries ............................... 17.20 17.67 17.65 17.59 758.52 782.78 785.43 789.79

Blast furnaces and basic steel products ... 20.66 21.26 21.26 21.06 933.83 950.32 950.32 958.23

Fabricated metal products ............................ 14.60 14.97 14.96 15.03 607.36 618.26 613.36 614.73

Industrial machinery and equipment ............. 16.31 16.66 16.66 16.70 663.82 681.39 686.39 688.04

Electronic and other electrical equipment ..... 14.93 15.11 15.22 15.27 588.24 581.74 589.01 590.95

Transportation equipment ............................. 19.65 20.37 20.24 20.30 835.13 869.80 848.06 846.51

Motor vehicles and equipment .................. 20.09 21.11 20.85 20.98 883.96 937.28 900.72 900.04

Instruments and related products ................. 15.12 15.51 15.52 15.58 616.90 628.16 628.56 635.66

Miscellaneous manufacturing ....................... 12.39 12.52 12.49 12.57 483.21 478.26 473.37 487.72

Nondurable goods .......................................... 14.46 14.82 14.85 14.90 581.29 591.32 591.03 597.49

Food and kindred products ........................... 13.10 13.32 13.29 13.36 533.17 538.13 528.94 539.74

Tobacco products ......................................... 22.47 21.09 21.72 22.63 912.28 845.71 868.80 898.41

Textile mill products ...................................... 11.65 11.91 11.85 11.83 483.48 481.16 478.74 479.12

Apparel and other textile products ................ 9.82 10.06 9.94 10.01 368.25 364.17 361.82 365.37

Paper and allied products ............................. 17.25 17.74 17.76 17.78 712.43 741.53 738.82 739.65

Printing and publishing ................................. 15.12 15.37 15.47 15.53 568.51 577.91 584.77 590.14

Chemicals and allied products ...................... 18.93 19.45 19.50 19.59 793.17 813.01 822.90 830.62

Petroleum and coal products ........................ 22.39 22.58 22.95 22.90 920.23 950.62 977.67 989.28

Rubber and misc. plastics products .............. 13.61 14.00 14.02 14.05 559.37 565.60 563.60 569.03

Leather and leather products ........................ 10.40 10.41 10.37 10.30 386.88 381.01 381.62 381.10

Service-producing ................................................. 14.24 14.65 14.79 14.76 462.80 474.66 486.59 485.60

Transportation and public utilities ..................... 17.19 17.50 17.64 17.60 651.50 661.50 673.85 674.08

Wholesale trade ................................................ 16.13 16.40 16.53 16.49 614.55 623.20 636.41 634.87

Retail trade ....................................................... 9.98 10.23 10.26 10.24 286.43 290.53 296.51 296.96

Finance, insurance, and real estate ................. 16.17 16.78 16.95 16.96 580.50 604.08 628.85 627.52

Services ............................................................ 15.16 15.65 15.81 15.79 492.70 505.50 518.57 517.91

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, seasonally adjusted

Industry Mar.

2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003

Feb.

2003p

Mar.

2003p

Percent

change

from:

Feb. 2003-

Mar. 2003

Total private:

Current dollars ................................ $14.64 $14.94 $14.98 $14.99 $15.08 $15.10 0.1

Constant (1982) dollars2 ................ 8.13 8.16 8.18 8.16 8.15 N.A. (3)

Goods-producing .............................. 16.29 16.54 16.61 16.64 16.67 16.74 .4

Mining ........................................... 17.72 17.89 17.78 17.91 18.18 18.37 1.0

Construction ................................. 18.74 19.00 19.14 19.04 19.16 19.16 .0

Manufacturing ............................... 15.19 15.44 15.48 15.53 15.57 15.62 .3

Excluding overtime4 ................. 14.45 14.71 14.72 14.79 14.84 14.88 .3

Service-producing ............................. 14.18 14.50 14.53 14.53 14.65 14.65 .0

Transportation and public utilities 17.21 17.51 17.45 17.44 17.59 17.62 .2

Wholesale trade ............................ 16.23 16.32 16.37 16.36 16.50 16.47 -.2

Retail trade ................................... 9.95 10.14 10.18 10.15 10.22 10.21 -.1

Finance, insurance, and real

estate ...................................... 16.14 16.71 16.73 16.77 16.78 16.80 .1

Services ........................................ 15.08 15.46 15.49 15.51 15.65 15.66 .1

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 -.1 percent from January 2003 to

February 2003, 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 workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry

(1982=100)

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Mar.

2002

Jan.

2003

Feb.

2003p

Mar.

2003p

Mar.

2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003

Feb.

2003p

Mar.

2003p

Total private ............................................ 145.1 143.0 144.1 145.6 148.0 147.9 147.7 148.5 147.1 147.6

Goods-producing .................................................. 102.6 99.3 97.5 99.6 105.5 103.0 103.3 104.1 101.8 102.8

Mining ............................................................... 52.1 49.6 49.8 50.6 54.0 52.3 51.3 52.0 52.4 52.4

Construction ..................................................... 164.1 159.4 151.2 162.2 178.1 174.4 175.4 179.5 168.7 176.4

Manufacturing ................................................... 92.5 89.5 88.9 89.2 93.0 90.8 91.0 91.1 90.5 90.0

Durable goods ................................................ 95.2 91.6 90.7 90.9 95.5 92.7 92.8 93.3 92.1 91.4

Lumber and wood products .......................... 130.7 127.6 127.1 127.6 134.7 131.8 133.5 133.6 132.3 131.6

Furniture and fixtures .................................... 123.2 116.7 115.2 115.1 123.2 118.9 120.9 119.1 116.7 114.9

Stone, clay, and glass products .................... 108.9 105.0 105.0 107.8 113.1 112.3 112.0 113.1 111.8 112.3

Primary metal industries ............................... 76.3 74.6 74.3 75.2 76.7 75.1 75.4 74.9 75.2 75.9

Blast furnaces and basic steel products ... 57.8 57.2 56.6 57.7 58.4 57.9 59.3 57.5 57.5 58.7

Fabricated metal products ............................ 108.8 105.3 103.6 103.4 109.2 106.5 105.7 106.3 104.8 104.0

Industrial machinery and equipment ............. 83.9 80.4 80.3 80.2 83.1 80.2 80.1 80.6 80.5 79.5

Electronic and other electrical equipment ..... 83.4 75.6 75.0 74.6 83.1 76.4 76.5 75.5 75.3 74.5

Transportation equipment ............................. 106.0 104.5 102.5 102.1 105.5 103.7 104.0 107.1 104.2 102.1

Motor vehicles and equipment .................. 143.9 142.6 139.3 138.2 143.0 142.3 142.5 147.5 140.8 137.8

Instruments and related products ................. 68.8 66.3 65.8 65.9 68.6 66.7 66.6 66.6 65.8 65.6

Miscellaneous manufacturing ....................... 90.3 87.0 86.2 88.4 90.2 90.6 89.8 90.1 87.5 88.4

Nondurable goods .......................................... 88.7 86.7 86.4 86.8 89.6 88.2 88.5 88.0 88.1 88.0

Food and kindred products ........................... 111.5 112.2 110.1 111.2 115.5 114.9 116.3 115.1 114.4 115.8

Tobacco products ......................................... 48.8 53.0 49.9 47.0 51.0 52.9 50.9 50.3 51.0 49.9

Textile mill products ...................................... 62.5 58.2 57.6 57.4 62.4 59.5 59.9 59.1 58.7 57.6

Apparel and other textile products ................ 44.6 40.6 41.1 41.3 44.1 42.1 41.9 41.7 41.7 41.2

Paper and allied products ............................. 94.5 93.1 92.5 92.1 95.5 94.1 93.5 93.1 94.2 93.2

Printing and publishing ................................. 106.9 104.9 105.7 106.1 106.8 104.3 105.4 106.3 107.3 106.4

Chemicals and allied products ...................... 94.5 93.5 94.6 95.2 94.4 94.7 94.6 93.9 94.9 95.2

Petroleum and coal products ........................ 68.8 68.9 70.3 71.9 70.9 71.2 70.5 71.6 73.5 73.9

Rubber and misc. plastics products .............. 133.6 129.2 128.9 129.7 133.8 131.6 131.0 130.6 129.9 129.9

Leather and leather products ........................ 23.7 22.4 21.7 21.9 23.5 23.9 23.4 22.7 21.6 21.7

Service-producing ................................................. 164.3 162.6 165.1 166.2 167.1 168.0 167.6 168.4 167.4 167.7

Transportation and public utilities ..................... 130.3 126.9 127.1 127.6 132.3 131.1 130.0 129.9 129.0 129.8

Wholesale trade ................................................ 124.1 122.7 124.3 124.6 125.9 125.6 125.6 125.1 125.1 125.3

Retail trade ....................................................... 142.3 140.0 141.0 142.3 147.3 146.9 146.3 147.6 145.9 146.0

Finance, insurance, and real estate ................. 138.7 141.0 145.4 145.5 140.7 142.8 141.9 143.2 143.8 144.7

Services ............................................................ 209.1 207.3 211.5 213.1 211.3 213.8 213.6 214.7 213.4 213.7

1 See footnote 1, table B-2. p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-6. Diffusion indexes of employment change, seasonally adjusted

(Percent)

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

Private nonfarm payrolls, 347 industries1

Over 1-month span:

1999 .......................... 55.3 58.6 53.6 58.4 55.5 57.8 57.1 54.8 57.1 57.2 60.4 58.1

2000 .......................... 55.9 57.5 57.9 51.2 50.1 55.8 57.8 51.4 52.4 52.4 53.2 52.7

2001 .......................... 49.4 45.7 50.3 42.4 47.3 43.2 44.5 42.5 42.4 40.5 39.3 44.1

2002 .......................... 47.3 41.4 49.7 47.8 50.9 49.4 48.6 48.8 49.3 48.3 45.8 44.4

2003 .......................... 49.4 p39.2 p47.1 

Over 3-month span:

1999 .......................... 59.2 57.6 59.5 55.2 60.2 57.2 59.4 59.2 59.7 58.9 61.2 60.7

2000 .......................... 60.4 61.4 58.4 53.2 52.4 55.5 56.6 56.2 51.2 51.0 53.2 51.6

2001 .......................... 45.5 46.1 40.8 43.4 37.8 43.2 39.3 38.0 35.3 33.7 36.3 38.9

2002 .......................... 40.1 43.2 42.5 46.5 48.0 50.1 47.1 45.1 47.3 45.1 43.1 45.0

2003 .......................... p39.9 p38.9 

Over 6-month span:

1999 .......................... 60.2 58.9 58.5 59.7 57.2 60.8 61.2 62.5 62.7 61.8 61.2 62.8

2000 .......................... 61.1 59.4 58.1 57.9 54.2 52.4 52.9 54.2 52.4 48.7 45.7 46.5

2001 .......................... 44.7 42.7 39.5 40.1 40.8 35.6 37.0 32.4 34.3 33.1 34.1 35.6

2002 .......................... 37.0 41.6 43.4 44.4 46.5 46.0 46.5 43.1 40.8 43.1 p37.9 p37.0

2003 .......................... 

Over 12-month span:

1999 .......................... 61.2 60.1 58.2 61.0 60.7 61.5 62.2 61.1 63.8 62.2 59.7 60.5

2000 .......................... 61.4 59.9 58.8 56.2 55.3 53.6 53.0 51.0 47.7 45.2 44.5 42.9

2001 .......................... 41.5 41.5 38.9 37.5 37.3 36.2 34.1 33.6 34.4 33.9 33.3 34.0

2002 .......................... 35.2 36.0 37.3 38.3 40.5 39.9 40.1 p37.6 p39.0 

2003 .......................... 

Manufacturing payrolls, 136 industries1

Over 1-month span:

1999 .......................... 47.4 41.2 42.6 46.0 46.3 43.4 50.0 42.6 46.0 45.6 51.5 49.3

2000 .......................... 44.9 52.2 49.3 46.0 49.3 50.7 57.4 36.8 39.0 42.3 47.1 40.8

2001 .......................... 34.9 26.8 38.2 29.0 28.3 30.5 34.9 25.7 31.6 31.3 25.0 30.9

2002 .......................... 35.3 37.9 40.4 47.4 47.1 40.4 48.9 41.9 40.1 40.4 40.1 37.1

2003 .......................... 47.1 p36.8 p38.6 

Over 3-month span:

1999 .......................... 39.3 39.3 39.7 40.1 41.2 43.8 44.1 46.3 42.3 44.1 47.8 45.2

2000 .......................... 48.2 48.9 48.9 44.5 46.7 52.2 46.0 38.6 29.0 34.2 39.0 36.0

2001 .......................... 21.3 21.3 18.4 23.5 19.9 23.2 17.3 19.1 16.2 18.0 18.4 18.0

2002 .......................... 24.6 30.1 37.1 38.6 40.1 41.2 38.6 34.6 32.4 32.0 28.3 32.0

2003 .......................... p28.7 p30.9 

Over 6-month span:

1999 .......................... 36.4 36.0 37.5 40.4 37.5 42.3 43.0 44.5 48.2 43.0 44.5 47.4

2000 .......................... 47.8 45.2 44.5 50.0 41.9 37.9 36.0 35.3 32.4 26.1 21.3 21.7

2001 .......................... 20.2 16.9 14.0 16.2 16.5 13.2 14.7 11.8 14.0 13.2 17.6 16.5

2002 .......................... 19.9 26.8 29.8 38.2 36.4 34.2 31.6 26.8 24.6 26.8 p23.9 p21.7

2003 .......................... 

Over 12-month span:

1999 .......................... 38.6 34.6 32.4 36.0 37.9 39.0 40.1 40.4 44.5 44.5 43.4 44.5

2000 .......................... 49.3 44.1 39.3 36.8 35.3 34.2 33.8 28.7 22.1 19.1 17.6 14.0

2001 .......................... 13.6 13.6 13.6 15.4 12.1 11.0 11.0 11.0 12.9 12.9 14.0 13.6

2002 .......................... 18.0 18.0 20.2 20.2 24.6 22.1 25.0 p22.1 p22.8 

2003 .......................... 

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

unadjusted data for the 12-month span. Data are centered within the 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.