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Transmission of material in this release

is embargoed until 8:30 A.M. (EST),

Friday, February 3, 2006.

The establishment survey data in this release have been revised as a result of the annual

benchmarking process and the updating of seasonal adjustment factors. See the note

beginning on page 6 for more information on the revisions.

In addition, household survey data for January 2006 reflect updated population controls.

See the note on page 7 for more information. Also, new seasonally adjusted employment

data for multiple jobholders have been added to table A-6 of this release.

THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: JANUARY 2006

Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 193,000 in January, and the unemployment rate fell to

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

occurred in several industries, including construction, mining, food services and drinking places, health care,

and financial activities.

Unemployment (Household Survey Data)

The number of unemployed persons fell to 7.0 million in January, and the unemployment rate decreased

to 4.7 percent, seasonally adjusted. The unemployment rate had ranged from 4.9 to 5.1 percent during most

of 2005. The jobless rate for adult men declined to 4.0 percent in January. For other major worker

groups—adult women (4.3 percent), teenagers (15.3 percent), whites (4.1 percent), blacks (8.9 percent),

Establishment and Household Data Changes

Percent Millions

Chart 2. Nonfarm payroll employment, seasonally adjusted, 

February 2003 – January 2006

Chart 1. Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted,

February 2003 – January 2006

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

5.5

6.0

6.5

2004 2005 2006

124.0

126.0

128.0

130.0

132.0

134.0

136.0

2004 2005 2006
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Table A. Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted

(Numbers in thousands)

Quarterly averages Monthly data Dec.-

Category 2006 Jan.

III IV Nov. Dec. Jan. change 

Labor force status

Civilian labor force................................................. 149,827 150,126 150,183 150,153 150,114 (1)

Employment................................................................... 142,324 142,671 142,611 142,779 143,074 (1)

Unemployment................................................................... 7,503 7,455 7,572 7,375 7,040 (1)

Not in labor force................................................................... 76,595 77,070 77,021 77,271 77,439 (1)

All workers............................................................... 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.7 -0.2

Adult men........................................................... 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 -.3

Adult women........................................................ 4.6 4.5 4.6 4.5 4.3 -.2

Teenagers........................................................ 16.1 16.1 17.1 15.2 15.3 .1

White .................................................................. 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.3 4.1 -.2

Black or African American.................................... 9.5 9.7 10.6 9.3 8.9 -.4

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity........................... 6.0 6.0 6.1 6.0 5.8 -.2

ESTABLISHMENT DATA 2

Nonfarm employment........................................................ 133,750 p134,160 134,231 p134,371 p134,564 p193

Goods-producing 3........................................................ 22,140 p22,239 22,264 p22,273 p22,331 p58

Construction............................................................. 7,305 p7,390 7,409 p7,414 p7,460 p46

Manufacturing........................................................ 14,208 p14,208 14,214 p14,213 p14,220 p7

Service-providing 3 ............................................................... 111,610 p111,921 111,967 p112,098 p112,233 p135

Retail trade 4 ........................................................ 15,297 p15,285 15,293 p15,302 p15,301 p-2

Professional and business services......... 16,942 p17,060 17,061 p17,129 p17,153 p24

Education and health services.............................. 17,411 p17,475 17,481 p17,503 p17,542 p39

Leisure and hospitality........................................................ 12,840 p12,872 12,881 p12,896 p12,922 p26

Government........................................................ 21,843 p21,869 21,880 p21,875 p21,874 p-1

Total private.............................................................. 33.8 p33.8 33.8 p33.8 p33.8 p0.0

Manufacturing............................................................ 40.6 p40.9 40.8 p40.8 p40.8 p.0

Overtime........................................................ 4.5 p4.6 4.6 p4.5 p4.5 p.0

 

Total private.......................................................... 102.9 p103.4 103.5 p103.7 p103.9 p0.2

Average hourly earnings, total private............... $16.16 p$16.30 $16.28 p$16.34 p$16.41 p$0.07

Average weekly earnings, total private............ 545.78 p550.94 550.26 p552.29 p554.66 p2.37

 1 Changes in household data levels are not shown due to the introduction of updated population controls.

See the note on page 7 for more information.

 2 Establishment data have been revised to reflect March 2005 benchmark levels and updated seasonal

adjustment factors. See the note on page 6 for more information.

 3 Includes other industries, not shown separately.

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

 5 Data relate to private production or nonsupervisory workers.

Earnings 5

Hours of work 5

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Indexes of aggregate weekly hours (2002=100) 5

 p = preliminary.

Unemployment rates 

 Employment

2005 2005
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and Hispanics (5.8 percent)—unemployment rates were essentially unchanged. The rate for black teens,

which had an unusually large decline in December, rose to 31.4 percent in January. The unemployment rate

for Asians was 3.2 percent, not seasonally adjusted. (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.)

In January, 16.3 percent of the unemployed had been without a job for 27 weeks or longer, down from

18.2 percent in the prior month. In January 2005, the proportion was 21.0 percent. (See table A-9.)

Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)

Total employment continued to trend upward in January. The labor force participation rate and the

employment-population ratio showed little or no change over the month, at 66.0 and 62.9 percent,

respectively. (See table A-1.)

Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)

About 1.6 million persons (not seasonally adjusted) were marginally attached to the labor force in

January, down from 1.8 million a year earlier. These were people who wanted and were available for work

and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months but were not counted as unemployed because

they had not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey. The number of discouraged

workers—a subset of the marginally attached who were not currently looking for work specifically because

they believed no jobs were available for them—was 396,000 in January, a decrease of 119,000 from a year

earlier. (See table A-13.)

Employment Status of Hurricane Katrina Evacuees (Household Survey Data)

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

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

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

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

the country, since some evacuees relocated far from the storm-affected areas. An additional question

determined whether evacuees had returned to their homes by the time of the survey.

These additional questions provided information to analyze the employment status of this subgroup of

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

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

Information gathered in January showed that about 1.2 million persons age 16 and over had evacuated

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

homes or were living in other residential units covered in the survey in January. About 600,000 of the

evacuees had returned to their August 2005 residences. Of all evacuees identified, 56.8 percent were in the

labor force in January. The employment-population ratio for these evacuees was 48.4 percent. The

unemployment rate for persons identified as evacuees was 14.7 percent; it was much higher for evacuees

who had not returned home (26.3 percent) than for those who had returned (2.9 percent). (See table B.)
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Total

Residence in January

Employment status in January 2006 Same as

 in August

Different than

 in August

Table B. Employment status in January 2006 of persons 16 years and over who

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

(Numbers in thousands, not seasonally adjusted)

1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Civilian noninstitutional population............... 1,245 575 670

Civilian labor force .................................. 707 351 355

Participation rate ............................. 56.8 61.1 53.1

Employed............................................ 603 341 262

Employment-population ratio ........... 48.4 59.3 39.1

Unemployed........................................ 104 10 94

Unemployment rate ......................... 14.7 2.9 26.3

Not in labor force.................................... 538 224 314

Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data)

Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 193,000 in January to 134.6 million, seasonally adjusted.

This followed job gains of 354,000 in November and 140,000 in December (as revised). Since January

2005, job gains have averaged 174,000 per month. (See table B-1.)

In January, construction employment increased by 46,000; over the year, construction employment has

risen by 345,000. Specialty trade contractors added 28,000 jobs over the month, while residential building

and heavy and civil engineering construction added 8,000 each. Mining continued its upward trend in

January, adding 6,000 jobs. Support activities for mining, particularly those related to oil and gas, accounted

for two-thirds of the over-the-month gain.

Elsewhere in the goods-producing sector, manufacturing employment was little changed for the second

month in a row. Within durable goods, employment gains in nonmetallic mineral products (6,000) and

primary metals (3,000) were partially offset by a decline in computer and electronic products (-6,000).

In the service-providing sector, employment in health care and social assistance rose by 38,000 in

January. Ambulatory health care services (which includes doctors’ offices and home health care) added

15,000 jobs. Job growth also occurred in hospitals (7,000) and in nursing and residential care facilities

(7,000). Health care employment has increased by 287,000 over the year. Employment in social assistance

continued to trend up in January and has grown by 77,000 over the year.
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Over the month, financial activities employment was up by 21,000, following little change in December.

Credit intermediation added 11,000 jobs in January, and real estate employment rose by 10,000.

Employment in food services and drinking places grew by 31,000 in January; over the year, this industry

has added 214,000 jobs. In January, wholesale trade employment increased by 15,000. Employment in

retail trade was flat over the month and has shown no net growth since July 2005.

Employment in professional and business services continued to trend up over the month (24,000); the

number of jobs in the industry has increased by 515,000 over the year. In January, computer systems design

services gained 7,000 jobs. Temporary help services employment was little changed over the month but has

increased by 187,000 over the year. Following a strong employment increase in December, accounting and

bookkeeping services lost 18,000 jobs in January.

Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)

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

unchanged at 33.8 hours in January, seasonally adjusted. The manufacturing workweek and factory overtime

also were unchanged at 40.8 hours and 4.5 hours, respectively. (See table B-2.)

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

payrolls increased by 0.2 percent in January to 103.9 (2002=100). The manufacturing index also increased

by 0.2 percent over the month to 94.9. (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 7 cents in January to $16.41, seasonally adjusted. Average weekly earnings increased by 0.4 percent

over the month to $554.66. Over the year, average hourly earnings increased by 3.3 percent and average

weekly earnings increased by 3.6 percent. (See table B-3.)

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The Employment Situation for February 2006 is scheduled to be released on Friday, March 10, at

8:30 A.M. (EST).
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In accordance with annual practice, the establishment survey data have been revised to reflect

comprehensive universe counts of payroll jobs, or benchmarks. These counts are derived principally

from unemployment insurance tax records for March 2005. As a result of the benchmark process, all

not seasonally adjusted data series were subject to revision from April 2004 forward, the time period

since the last benchmark was established. In addition, with this release, the seasonally adjusted establishment survey data from January 2001 forward were subject to revision due to the introduction of

updated seasonal adjustment factors.

Table C presents revised total nonfarm employment data on a seasonally adjusted basis for January

through December 2005. The revised data for April 2005 forward incorporate the effect of applying the

rate of change measured by the sample to the new benchmark level, as well as updated net business birth/

death model adjustments and new seasonal adjustment factors. The November and December 2005

revisions also reflect the routine incorporation of additional sample receipts into the November final and

December second preliminary estimates. The total nonfarm employment level for March 2005 was revised

downward by 158,000 (119,000 on a seasonally adjusted basis). The previously published level for

December 2005 was revised downward by 144,000 (97,000 on a seasonally adjusted basis).

The February 2006 issue of Employment and Earnings will contain an article that discusses the

benchmark and post-benchmark revisions. This issue also will provide revised estimates for all regularly

published tables containing national establishment survey data on employment, hours, and earnings.

LABSTAT, the BLS public database on the Internet, contains all revised historical Current Employment

Statistics (CES) data. The data can be accessed through the CES homepage at http://www.bls.gov/ces/.

Further information on the revisions released today may be obtained by calling 202-691-6555 or via the

Internet on the CES homepage.

Table C. Revisions in total nonfarm employment, seasonally adjusted, January-December 2005

(In thousands)

 As

previously

published

 As

previously

published

 As

revised

 As

revised Difference

Levels Over-the-month changes

2005

January..................................................... 132,573 132,471 124 76 -48

February .................................................. 132,873 132,736 300 265 -35

March ...................................................... 132,995 132,876 122 140 18

April......................................................... 133,287 133,104 292 228 -64

May ......................................................... 133,413 133,210 126 106 -20

June ......................................................... 133,588 133,376 175 166 -9

July .......................................................... 133,865 133,617 277 241 -36

August...................................................... 134,013 133,792 148 175 27

September................................................ 134,030 133,840 17 48 31

October ................................................... 134,055 133,877 25 37 12

November ................................................ 134,360 134,231 305 354 49

December ................................................ 134,468 134,371 108 140 32

Year and month

p = preliminary.

p

Revisions to Establishment Survey Data
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Table D. Effect of the revised population controls on December 2005 estimates by sex, race, and

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, not seasonally adjusted

Total Men Women White

 Black

 or

African

 Ameri-

 can

Asian

Hispanic

 or

Latino

ethnicity

Category

Civilian noninstitutional population............. -67 -31 -36 -12 7 -70 -108

Civilian labor force............................... -130 -67 -64 -89 3 -49 -87

Employed ........................................ -123 -61 -62 -82 2 -47 -81

Unemployed .................................... -8 -6 -2 -7 1 -2 -6

Unemployment rate ..................... .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0

Adjustments to Population Estimates for the Household Survey

Effective with the data for January 2006, updated population controls have been used in the household

survey. Population controls for the household survey are developed by the U.S. Census Bureau. Each year,

the Census Bureau updates the controls to reflect new information and assumptions about the growth of the

population. The change in population reflected in the new controls results from adjustments to the estimates

of net international migration and updated vital statistics information.

Official population and labor force estimates for December 2005 and earlier months will not be revised.

To assess the impact of the updated population controls on trend growth, however, December 2005 estimates for selected data series (not seasonally adjusted) were recalculated using the new controls, and the

differences from estimates based on the old controls are shown in table D. The adjustments decreased the

estimated size of the civilian noninstitutional population by 67,000, the civilian labor force by 130,000, and

employment by 123,000; the new population controls had a negligible impact on unemployment rates and

other percentage estimates. More detailed information on the population adjustments and their effect on

national labor force estimates are available at http://www.bls.gov/cps/cps06adj.pdf on the Internet and also

will be published in the February 2006 issue of Employment and Earnings.

(Numbers in thousands)

 NOTE: Detail for men and women may not sum to totals because of rounding. Estimates for the above race groups

(white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. In

addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race and, therefore, are classified by

ethnicity as well as by race.
Explanatory Note

This news release presents statistics from two major surveys, the

Current Population Survey (household survey) and the Current

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

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

Statistics (BLS).

The establishment survey provides the information on the

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

appears in the B tables, marked ESTABLISHMENT DATA. This

information is collected from payroll records by BLS in cooperation

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

and government agencies covering approximately 400,000 individual

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

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

unemployment insurance tax accounts.

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

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

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

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

calendar week.

Coverage, definitions, and differences

between surveys

Household survey. The sample is selected to reflect the entire

civilian noninstitutional population. Based on responses to a series of

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

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

not in the labor force.

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

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

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

employed if they were temporarily absent from their jobs because of

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

reasons.

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

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

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

employment sometime during the 4-week period ending with the

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

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

the eligibility for or receipt of unemployment insurance benefits.

The civilian labor force is the sum of employed and unemployed

persons. Those not classified as employed or unemployed are not

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

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

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

Establishment survey. The sample establishments are drawn

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

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

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

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

sector and nonsupervisory workers in the service-providing sector.

Industries are classified on the basis of their principal activity in

accordance with the 2002 version of the North American Industry

Classification System.

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

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

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

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

• The household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the

employed. The establishment survey does not.

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

The establishment survey is not limited by age.

• The household survey has no duplication of individuals, because

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

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

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

Seasonal adjustment

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

levels of employment and unemployment undergo sharp fluctuations

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

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

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

Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern

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

adjusting the statistics from month to month. These adjustments make

nonseasonal developments, such as declines in economic activity or

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

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

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

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

students finishing school in previous years is known, the statistics

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

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

economic activity.

Most seasonally adjusted series are independently adjusted in both

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

unemployment are computed by aggregating independently adjusted

component series. For example, total unemployment is derived by

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

this differs from the unemployment estimate that would be obtained

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

or more detailed age categories.

For both the household and establishment surveys, a concurrent

seasonal adjustment methodology is used in which new seasonal

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

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

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

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

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

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

Reliability of the estimates

Statistics based on the household and establishment surveys are

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

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

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

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

particular sample selected, and this variability is measured by the

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

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

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

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

percent level of confidence.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

point.

In general, estimates involving many individuals or establishments

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

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

precision of estimates is also improved when the data are cumulated

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

adjustment process can also improve the stability of the monthly

estimates.

The household and establishment surveys are also affected by

nonsampling error. Nonsampling errors can occur for many reasons,

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

obtain information for all respondents in the sample, inability or

unwillingness of respondents to provide correct information on a

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

collection or processing of the data.

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

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

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

successive revisions to a monthly estimate, when nearly all sample

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

Another major source of nonsampling error in the establishment

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

generated by new firms. To correct for this systematic underestimation

of employment growth, an estimation procedure with two components

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

deaths to impute employment for business births. This is incorporated

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

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

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

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

death employment not accounted for by the imputation. The historical

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

the unemployment insurance universe micro-level database, and reflects

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

The sample-based estimates from the establishment survey are

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

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

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

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

total nonfarm employment has averaged 0.2 percent, ranging from

less than 0.05 percent to 0.4 percent.

Additional statistics and other information

More comprehensive statistics are contained in Employment and

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Employment and Earnings also provides measures of sampling error

for the household and establishment survey data published in this

release. For unemployment and other labor force categories, these

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

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

actual size of revisions due to benchmark adjustments appear in tables

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

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HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Employment status, sex, and age

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted 1

Jan.

2005

Dec.

2005

Jan.

2006

Jan.

2005

Sept.

2005

Oct.

2005

Nov.

2005

Dec.

2005

Jan.

2006

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 224,837 227,425 227,553 224,837 226,693 226,959 227,204 227,425 227,553

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 147,125 149,874 149,090 147,956 150,083 150,043 150,183 150,153 150,114

 Participation rate ............................................................... 65.4 65.9 65.5 65.8 66.2 66.1 66.1 66.0 66.0

 Employed .............................................................................. 138,682 142,918 141,481 140,234 142,435 142,625 142,611 142,779 143,074

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 61.7 62.8 62.2 62.4 62.8 62.8 62.8 62.8 62.9

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 8,444 6,956 7,608 7,723 7,648 7,418 7,572 7,375 7,040

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 5.7 4.6 5.1 5.2 5.1 4.9 5.0 4.9 4.7

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 77,712 77,550 78,463 76,881 76,610 76,916 77,021 77,271 77,439

 Persons who currently want a job ......................................... 5,136 4,808 5,095 4,974 4,945 4,994 4,887 5,167 4,962

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 108,489 109,863 109,936 108,489 109,475 109,616 109,745 109,863 109,936

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 78,574 80,140 79,814 79,177 80,333 80,249 80,394 80,431 80,525

 Participation rate ............................................................... 72.4 72.9 72.6 73.0 73.4 73.2 73.3 73.2 73.2

 Employed .............................................................................. 73,728 76,287 75,605 74,980 76,257 76,396 76,410 76,529 76,857

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 68.0 69.4 68.8 69.1 69.7 69.7 69.6 69.7 69.9

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 4,846 3,854 4,209 4,197 4,076 3,853 3,984 3,902 3,668

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 6.2 4.8 5.3 5.3 5.1 4.8 5.0 4.9 4.6

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 29,914 29,722 30,122 29,311 29,142 29,367 29,351 29,432 29,411

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 100,219 101,489 101,560 100,219 101,136 101,265 101,383 101,489 101,560

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 75,322 76,670 76,513 75,650 76,792 76,780 76,722 76,786 76,928

 Participation rate ............................................................... 75.2 75.5 75.3 75.5 75.9 75.8 75.7 75.7 75.7

 Employed .............................................................................. 71,104 73,315 72,864 72,092 73,331 73,500 73,441 73,468 73,844

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 70.9 72.2 71.7 71.9 72.5 72.6 72.4 72.4 72.7

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 4,218 3,355 3,648 3,558 3,461 3,281 3,282 3,318 3,084

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 5.6 4.4 4.8 4.7 4.5 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.0

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 24,897 24,819 25,047 24,569 24,344 24,485 24,660 24,703 24,631

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 116,348 117,562 117,617 116,348 117,218 117,343 117,459 117,562 117,617

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 68,551 69,734 69,276 68,779 69,750 69,794 69,789 69,722 69,589

 Participation rate ............................................................... 58.9 59.3 58.9 59.1 59.5 59.5 59.4 59.3 59.2

 Employed .............................................................................. 64,953 66,631 65,876 65,254 66,178 66,229 66,200 66,250 66,217

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 55.8 56.7 56.0 56.1 56.5 56.4 56.4 56.4 56.3

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 3,598 3,102 3,399 3,525 3,572 3,565 3,588 3,473 3,372

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 5.2 4.4 4.9 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.0 4.8

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 47,798 47,828 48,341 47,569 47,468 47,549 47,670 47,840 48,028

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 108,316 109,425 109,478 108,316 109,114 109,228 109,332 109,425 109,478

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 65,253 66,376 65,929 65,260 66,129 66,175 66,223 66,215 66,022

 Participation rate ............................................................... 60.2 60.7 60.2 60.2 60.6 60.6 60.6 60.5 60.3

 Employed .............................................................................. 62,117 63,669 62,997 62,236 63,074 63,162 63,170 63,249 63,163

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 57.3 58.2 57.5 57.5 57.8 57.8 57.8 57.8 57.7

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 3,136 2,707 2,933 3,024 3,055 3,013 3,053 2,966 2,859

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 4.8 4.1 4.4 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.3

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 43,063 43,048 43,548 43,056 42,985 43,053 43,109 43,209 43,456

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 16,302 16,511 16,515 16,302 16,443 16,465 16,489 16,511 16,515

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 6,550 6,828 6,648 7,046 7,163 7,088 7,238 7,152 7,164

 Participation rate ............................................................... 40.2 41.4 40.3 43.2 43.6 43.0 43.9 43.3 43.4

 Employed .............................................................................. 5,460 5,934 5,620 5,906 6,030 5,964 6,000 6,061 6,067

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 33.5 35.9 34.0 36.2 36.7 36.2 36.4 36.7 36.7

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 1,090 894 1,028 1,140 1,133 1,124 1,238 1,091 1,097

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 16.6 13.1 15.5 16.2 15.8 15.9 17.1 15.2 15.3

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 9,752 9,683 9,867 9,256 9,281 9,377 9,251 9,359 9,352

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

 NOTE: Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.
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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

Jan.

2005

Dec.

2005

Jan.

2006

Jan.

2005

Sept.

2005

Oct.

2005

Nov.

2005

Dec.

2005

Jan.

2006

WHITE 

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 183,640 185,327 185,436 183,640 184,851 185,028 185,187 185,327 185,436

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 120,778 122,752 122,351 121,490 122,843 122,810 122,813 122,994 123,168

 Participation rate ................................................................. 65.8 66.2 66.0 66.2 66.5 66.4 66.3 66.4 66.4

 Employed .............................................................................. 114,756 117,803 116,745 116,072 117,354 117,396 117,598 117,729 118,071

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 62.5 63.6 63.0 63.2 63.5 63.4 63.5 63.5 63.7

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 6,023 4,949 5,605 5,419 5,489 5,415 5,215 5,264 5,097

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 5.0 4.0 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.2 4.3 4.1

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 62,862 62,575 63,085 62,150 62,008 62,218 62,374 62,333 62,268

Men, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 62,929 63,925 63,890 63,264 63,849 63,901 63,827 64,028 64,250

 Participation rate ................................................................. 75.7 76.1 76.0 76.1 76.2 76.2 76.0 76.2 76.4

 Employed .............................................................................. 59,849 61,455 61,100 60,713 61,280 61,465 61,498 61,586 61,924

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 72.0 73.2 72.7 73.0 73.2 73.3 73.3 73.3 73.7

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 3,080 2,470 2,790 2,551 2,568 2,436 2,328 2,441 2,326

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 4.9 3.9 4.4 4.0 4.0 3.8 3.6 3.8 3.6

Women, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 52,399 53,175 52,900 52,335 52,971 52,998 53,037 53,067 52,913

 Participation rate ................................................................. 59.6 60.0 59.7 59.6 59.9 59.9 59.9 59.9 59.7

 Employed .............................................................................. 50,272 51,365 50,847 50,301 50,851 50,856 50,976 51,034 50,938

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 57.2 58.0 57.4 57.2 57.5 57.5 57.6 57.6 57.5

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 2,128 1,810 2,052 2,034 2,120 2,141 2,061 2,034 1,974

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 4.1 3.4 3.9 3.9 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.7

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 5,450 5,651 5,561 5,892 6,023 5,912 5,949 5,899 6,005

 Participation rate ................................................................. 43.1 44.3 43.6 46.6 47.4 46.5 46.7 46.3 47.1

 Employed .............................................................................. 4,636 4,983 4,798 5,058 5,222 5,074 5,123 5,110 5,209

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 36.7 39.1 37.6 40.0 41.1 39.9 40.2 40.1 40.8

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 815 669 763 834 801 838 826 789 797

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 14.9 11.8 13.7 14.2 13.3 14.2 13.9 13.4 13.3

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN 

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 26,306 26,744 26,788 26,306 26,618 26,663 26,705 26,744 26,788

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 16,538 17,001 16,764 16,723 17,068 17,150 17,118 16,979 16,982

 Participation rate ................................................................. 62.9 63.6 62.6 63.6 64.1 64.3 64.1 63.5 63.4

 Employed .............................................................................. 14,720 15,487 15,231 14,965 15,455 15,591 15,299 15,397 15,476

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 56.0 57.9 56.9 56.9 58.1 58.5 57.3 57.6 57.8

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 1,818 1,514 1,532 1,758 1,613 1,559 1,819 1,582 1,506

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 11.0 8.9 9.1 10.5 9.5 9.1 10.6 9.3 8.9

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 9,768 9,743 10,024 9,584 9,549 9,513 9,587 9,766 9,806

Men, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 7,383 7,560 7,473 7,402 7,672 7,659 7,556 7,553 7,520

 Participation rate ................................................................. 69.9 70.3 69.4 70.0 71.7 71.4 70.4 70.2 69.8

 Employed .............................................................................. 6,526 6,897 6,840 6,641 7,006 7,006 6,849 6,903 6,959

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 61.7 64.1 63.5 62.8 65.5 65.3 63.8 64.2 64.6

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 858 663 633 761 666 653 707 651 561

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 11.6 8.8 8.5 10.3 8.7 8.5 9.4 8.6 7.5

Women, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 8,439 8,667 8,587 8,532 8,664 8,726 8,714 8,633 8,681

 Participation rate ................................................................. 63.5 64.3 63.7 64.2 64.6 64.9 64.8 64.1 64.4

 Employed .............................................................................. 7,683 7,965 7,892 7,777 7,959 8,069 7,927 7,896 7,981

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 57.8 59.1 58.5 58.5 59.3 60.0 58.9 58.6 59.2

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 756 702 695 755 705 658 787 738 700

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 9.0 8.1 8.1 8.8 8.1 7.5 9.0 8.5 8.1

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 716 774 703 788 733 765 848 792 781

 Participation rate ................................................................. 29.2 30.7 27.9 32.2 29.4 30.6 33.8 31.5 30.9

 Employed .............................................................................. 512 624 499 546 490 517 523 598 536

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 20.9 24.8 19.8 22.3 19.7 20.7 20.8 23.8 21.2

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 204 150 204 242 242 248 326 194 245

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 28.6 19.3 29.0 30.7 33.1 32.4 38.4 24.4 31.4

ASIAN 

Civilian noninstutional population ............................................. 9,661 10,036 9,990 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 6,386 6,652 6,565 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ................................................................. 66.1 66.3 65.7 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .............................................................................. 6,115 6,400 6,357 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 63.3 63.8 63.6 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 271 252 208 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 4.2 3.8 3.2 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 3,274 3,384 3,425 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

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

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

 NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1

because data are not presented for all races. Beginning in January 2006, data reflect

revised population controls used in the household survey.
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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

Jan.

2005

Dec.

2005

Jan.

2006

Jan.

2005

Sept.

2005

Oct.

2005

Nov.

2005

Dec.

2005

Jan.

2006

HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 28,642 29,645 29,622 28,642 29,361 29,456 29,552 29,645 29,622

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 19,170 20,316 20,272 19,402 19,944 20,047 20,214 20,292 20,528

 Participation rate ................................................................. 66.9 68.5 68.4 67.7 67.9 68.1 68.4 68.4 69.3

 Employed .............................................................................. 17,839 19,084 18,969 18,208 18,647 18,871 18,991 19,066 19,344

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 62.3 64.4 64.0 63.6 63.5 64.1 64.3 64.3 65.3

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 1,331 1,232 1,303 1,194 1,297 1,176 1,223 1,226 1,184

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 6.9 6.1 6.4 6.2 6.5 5.9 6.1 6.0 5.8

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 9,472 9,329 9,349 9,239 9,417 9,409 9,338 9,353 9,094

Men, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 11,089 11,664 11,647 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ................................................................. 83.1 84.3 84.3 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .............................................................................. 10,404 11,071 11,002 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 78.0 80.0 79.6 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 685 593 645 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 6.2 5.1 5.5 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

Women, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 7,188 7,590 7,605 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ................................................................. 56.8 58.1 58.2 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .............................................................................. 6,717 7,135 7,142 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 53.1 54.6 54.7 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 471 455 464 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 6.5 6.0 6.1 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 893 1,061 1,020 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ................................................................. 33.7 38.7 37.3 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .............................................................................. 718 878 825 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 27.1 32.0 30.2 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 175 184 195 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 19.6 17.3 19.1 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

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

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

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

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

survey.

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

Jan.

2005

Dec.

2005

Jan.

2006

Jan.

2005

Sept.

2005

Oct.

2005

Nov.

2005

Dec.

2005

Jan.

2006

Less than a high school diploma

Civilian labor force .................................................................... 12,562 12,490 12,621 12,597 12,729 12,502 12,529 12,388 12,628

 Participation rate ................................................................... 44.7 45.6 45.9 44.8 45.2 45.4 45.4 45.3 46.0

 Employed ................................................................................ 11,417 11,499 11,580 11,638 11,690 11,611 11,602 11,465 11,742

 Employment-population ratio ................................................ 40.6 42.0 42.1 41.4 41.5 42.1 42.1 41.9 42.7

 Unemployed ........................................................................... 1,144 991 1,041 959 1,039 891 927 923 886

 Unemployment rate .............................................................. 9.1 7.9 8.2 7.6 8.2 7.1 7.4 7.5 7.0

High school graduates, no college 1

Civilian labor force .................................................................... 38,002 38,167 38,018 37,870 38,324 38,467 38,372 38,173 38,001

 Participation rate ................................................................... 62.6 63.1 62.5 62.4 63.9 63.8 63.4 63.1 62.5

 Employed ................................................................................ 35,907 36,445 36,075 36,086 36,404 36,627 36,547 36,417 36,324

 Employment-population ratio ................................................ 59.2 60.3 59.3 59.5 60.7 60.8 60.4 60.2 59.7

 Unemployed ........................................................................... 2,096 1,722 1,943 1,784 1,921 1,840 1,825 1,756 1,678

 Unemployment rate .............................................................. 5.5 4.5 5.1 4.7 5.0 4.8 4.8 4.6 4.4

Some college or associate degree

Civilian labor force .................................................................... 34,254 35,329 35,265 34,523 35,148 35,310 35,411 35,498 35,535

 Participation rate ................................................................... 72.4 72.0 71.9 73.0 72.4 72.3 72.3 72.4 72.5

 Employed ................................................................................ 32,740 33,978 33,917 33,125 33,866 33,967 34,059 34,115 34,290

 Employment-population ratio ................................................ 69.2 69.3 69.2 70.0 69.8 69.6 69.5 69.6 69.9

 Unemployed ........................................................................... 1,514 1,350 1,348 1,398 1,282 1,343 1,352 1,383 1,246

 Unemployment rate .............................................................. 4.4 3.8 3.8 4.1 3.6 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.5

Bachelor’s degree and higher 2

Civilian labor force .................................................................... 40,789 42,100 41,818 40,764 41,558 41,616 41,600 42,097 41,837

 Participation rate ................................................................... 78.2 78.4 78.2 78.1 78.1 77.7 78.1 78.4 78.3

 Employed ................................................................................ 39,760 41,262 40,907 39,777 40,588 40,670 40,665 41,187 40,955

 Employment-population ratio ................................................ 76.2 76.8 76.5 76.2 76.3 75.9 76.3 76.7 76.6

 Unemployed ........................................................................... 1,029 838 911 987 970 946 936 910 882

 Unemployment rate .............................................................. 2.5 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.1

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

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

household survey.
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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

Jan.

2005

Dec.

2005

Jan.

2006

Jan.

2005

Sept.

2005

Oct.

2005

Nov.

2005

Dec.

2005

Jan.

2006

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries ............................................. 1,920 1,942 1,970 2,138 2,140 2,126 2,154 2,130 2,198

 Wage and salary workers ....................................................... 1,042 1,058 1,118 1,197 1,118 1,161 1,187 1,187 1,266

 Self-employed workers ........................................................... 865 868 834 915 978 936 928 921 897

 Unpaid family workers ............................................................ 13 15 17 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Nonagricultural industries ......................................................... 136,761 140,976 139,512 138,076 140,421 140,577 140,427 140,638 140,862

 Wage and salary workers ....................................................... 127,208 131,616 129,918 128,438 130,937 131,123 131,001 131,170 131,185

 Government .......................................................................... 20,363 20,252 19,970 20,312 20,255 20,330 20,224 20,192 19,952

 Private industries .................................................................. 106,846 111,364 109,948 108,173 110,688 110,799 110,787 111,021 111,266

 Private households ............................................................. 800 782 839 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

 Other industries .................................................................. 106,045 110,582 109,109 107,372 109,858 109,986 110,039 110,261 110,440

 Self-employed workers ........................................................... 9,449 9,294 9,534 9,545 9,359 9,356 9,274 9,370 9,550

 Unpaid family workers ............................................................ 104 66 59 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME 2

All industries:

 Part time for economic reasons .............................................. 4,903 4,183 4,597 4,395 4,565 4,240 4,175 4,138 4,133

 Slack work or business conditions ........................................ 3,214 2,654 3,108 2,759 2,893 2,643 2,595 2,541 2,649

 Could only find part-time work .............................................. 1,314 1,132 1,182 1,332 1,331 1,299 1,246 1,246 1,226

 Part time for noneconomic reasons ........................................ 19,207 20,420 19,908 19,088 19,581 19,696 19,612 19,582 19,708

Nonagricultural industries:

 Part time for economic reasons .............................................. 4,793 4,069 4,513 4,303 4,500 4,161 4,105 4,051 4,064

 Slack work or business conditions ........................................ 3,145 2,591 3,063 2,686 2,846 2,592 2,567 2,508 2,606

 Could only find part-time work .............................................. 1,304 1,129 1,170 1,318 1,335 1,284 1,230 1,230 1,198

 Part time for noneconomic reasons ........................................ 18,866 20,040 19,545 18,738 19,207 19,255 19,235 19,214 19,368

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

the entire reference week for reasons such as vacation, illness, or industrial dispute. Part

time for noneconomic reasons excludes persons who usually work full time but worked

only 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for reasons such as holidays, illness, and

bad weather.

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

add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. 

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

survey.
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Table A-6. Selected employment indicators

(In thousands)

Characteristic

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Jan.

2005

Dec.

2005

Jan.

2006

Jan.

2005

Sept.

2005

Oct.

2005

Nov.

2005

Dec.

2005

Jan.

2006

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over ........................................................... 138,682 142,918 141,481 140,234 142,435 142,625 142,611 142,779 143,074

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 5,460 5,934 5,620 5,906 6,030 5,964 6,000 6,061 6,067

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 2,089 2,270 2,099 2,269 2,290 2,290 2,285 2,334 2,280

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 3,371 3,664 3,522 3,636 3,739 3,673 3,694 3,713 3,788

 20 years and over ................................................................... 133,221 136,984 135,861 134,328 136,405 136,661 136,610 136,717 137,007

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 13,398 13,799 13,382 13,706 13,841 13,945 13,931 13,840 13,713

 25 years and over ................................................................. 119,824 123,185 122,479 120,691 122,601 122,719 122,731 122,906 123,302

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 97,330 99,104 98,514 98,061 98,852 98,834 98,849 98,934 99,216

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 30,345 30,876 30,541 30,667 30,714 30,864 30,920 30,866 30,860

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 34,353 34,681 34,388 34,599 34,821 34,601 34,513 34,581 34,632

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 32,632 33,547 33,585 32,795 33,317 33,369 33,416 33,486 33,724

 55 years and over ............................................................... 22,493 24,081 23,965 22,629 23,748 23,885 23,883 23,972 24,086

Men, 16 years and over ............................................................ 73,728 76,287 75,605 74,980 76,257 76,396 76,410 76,529 76,857

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 2,624 2,972 2,741 2,888 2,926 2,896 2,970 3,061 3,013

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 942 1,041 942 1,067 1,053 1,043 1,062 1,090 1,064

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 1,682 1,931 1,799 1,816 1,865 1,848 1,890 1,951 1,943

 20 years and over ................................................................... 71,104 73,315 72,864 72,092 73,331 73,500 73,441 73,468 73,844

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 6,966 7,280 7,057 7,188 7,247 7,310 7,330 7,356 7,297

 25 years and over ................................................................. 64,139 66,034 65,807 64,930 66,035 66,192 66,142 66,157 66,534

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 52,184 53,239 52,985 52,861 53,324 53,429 53,419 53,375 53,621

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 16,646 17,032 16,855 16,905 17,033 17,107 17,103 17,080 17,106

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 18,556 18,710 18,616 18,773 18,808 18,800 18,745 18,739 18,818

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 16,982 17,497 17,514 17,183 17,483 17,522 17,571 17,556 17,697

 55 years and over ............................................................... 11,954 12,795 12,822 12,069 12,711 12,763 12,723 12,782 12,913

Women, 16 years and over ...................................................... 64,953 66,631 65,876 65,254 66,178 66,229 66,200 66,250 66,217

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 2,836 2,962 2,879 3,018 3,104 3,068 3,031 3,000 3,054

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 1,146 1,229 1,157 1,202 1,237 1,247 1,223 1,245 1,216

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 1,689 1,733 1,723 1,820 1,874 1,825 1,804 1,762 1,845

 20 years and over ................................................................... 62,117 63,669 62,997 62,236 63,074 63,162 63,170 63,249 63,163

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 6,432 6,519 6,325 6,519 6,594 6,635 6,601 6,484 6,415

 25 years and over ................................................................. 55,685 57,150 56,672 55,761 56,566 56,527 56,589 56,749 56,769

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 45,146 45,865 45,529 45,200 45,528 45,405 45,430 45,559 45,596

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 13,699 13,844 13,685 13,762 13,680 13,757 13,817 13,786 13,754

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 15,797 15,971 15,772 15,826 16,013 15,801 15,768 15,843 15,814

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 15,650 16,050 16,071 15,612 15,835 15,847 15,845 15,930 16,027

 55 years and over ............................................................... 10,539 11,285 11,143 10,561 11,037 11,122 11,159 11,190 11,173

MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present ................................................... 44,853 45,708 45,530 45,195 45,457 45,634 45,480 45,469 45,790

Married women, spouse present .............................................. 34,880 35,438 35,388 34,696 34,943 34,868 34,910 34,948 35,167

Women who maintain families .................................................. 8,854 9,028 8,711 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

Full-time workers 2 ................................................................... 114,181 117,791 116,395 115,939 117,469 117,783 117,860 118,135 118,166

Part-time workers 3 ................................................................... 24,501 25,127 25,086 24,254 25,009 24,898 24,814 24,743 24,931

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders ........................................................... 7,225 7,665 7,428 7,446 7,616 7,564 7,545 7,473 7,603

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

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

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

week.

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

add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. 

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

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

Characteristic

Number of

unemployed persons

(in thousands)

Unemployment rates 1

Jan.

2005

Dec.

2005

Jan.

2006

Jan.

2005

Sept.

2005

Oct.

2005

Nov.

2005

Dec.

2005

Jan.

2006

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over ........................................................... 7,723 7,375 7,040 5.2 5.1 4.9 5.0 4.9 4.7

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 1,140 1,091 1,097 16.2 15.8 15.9 17.1 15.2 15.3

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 542 507 451 19.3 18.8 18.7 21.4 17.8 16.5

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 611 580 635 14.4 13.9 14.2 14.2 13.5 14.4

 20 years and over ................................................................... 6,582 6,284 5,943 4.7 4.6 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.2

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 1,433 1,283 1,224 9.5 8.7 8.5 8.4 8.5 8.2

 25 years and over ................................................................. 5,155 5,010 4,737 4.1 4.1 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.7

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 4,323 4,227 3,924 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.1 3.8

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 1,639 1,625 1,482 5.1 5.4 4.8 5.0 5.0 4.6

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 1,477 1,381 1,317 4.1 3.7 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.7

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 1,207 1,221 1,125 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.2

 55 years and over ............................................................... 826 808 791 3.5 3.6 3.2 3.1 3.3 3.2

Men, 16 years and over ............................................................ 4,197 3,902 3,668 5.3 5.1 4.8 5.0 4.9 4.6

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 639 584 584 18.1 17.4 16.5 19.1 16.0 16.2

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 305 269 218 22.2 21.3 18.1 23.6 19.8 17.0

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 345 312 355 15.9 15.1 15.5 15.6 13.8 15.4

 20 years and over ................................................................... 3,558 3,318 3,084 4.7 4.5 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.0

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 818 743 711 10.2 9.8 9.4 9.1 9.2 8.9

 25 years and over ................................................................. 2,731 2,583 2,386 4.0 3.9 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.5

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 2,246 2,154 1,960 4.1 4.0 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.5

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 840 785 748 4.7 5.0 4.4 4.5 4.4 4.2

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 749 725 625 3.8 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.2

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 658 643 588 3.7 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.5 3.2

 55 years and over ............................................................... 485 430 426 3.9 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.3 3.2

Women, 16 years and over ...................................................... 3,525 3,473 3,372 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.0 4.8

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 501 507 513 14.2 14.3 15.2 15.0 14.4 14.4

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 237 238 233 16.5 16.6 19.1 19.5 16.1 16.1

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 267 268 281 12.8 12.6 12.8 12.7 13.2 13.2

 20 years and over ................................................................... 3,024 2,966 2,859 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.3

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 615 540 514 8.6 7.4 7.5 7.5 7.7 7.4

 25 years and over ................................................................. 2,424 2,427 2,351 4.2 4.3 4.2 4.3 4.1 4.0

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 2,076 2,073 1,963 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.4 4.1

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 799 840 734 5.5 5.8 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.1

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 728 656 692 4.4 4.0 4.4 4.2 4.0 4.2

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 549 577 537 3.4 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.5 3.2

 55 years and over 2 ............................................................ 360 340 381 3.3 3.9 3.1 3.1 2.9 3.3

MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present ................................................... 1,405 1,219 1,136 3.0 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.4

Married women, spouse present .............................................. 1,160 1,151 1,102 3.2 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.0

Women who maintain families 2 ............................................... 788 671 778 8.2 7.6 7.3 7.2 6.9 8.2

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

Full-time workers 3 ................................................................... 6,397 5,920 5,782 5.2 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.7

Part-time workers 4 ................................................................... 1,336 1,454 1,261 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.7 5.5 4.8

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

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

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

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

independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Beginning in January 2006, data

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Reason

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Jan.

2005

Dec.

2005

Jan.

2006

Jan.

2005

Sept.

2005

Oct.

2005

Nov.

2005

Dec.

2005

Jan.

2006

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs .......... 4,771 3,622 3,990 3,982 3,697 3,508 3,455 3,486 3,336

 On temporary layoff ................................................................ 1,473 1,013 1,319 962 970 944 899 935 873

 Not on temporary layoff .......................................................... 3,299 2,609 2,671 3,020 2,726 2,564 2,556 2,552 2,462

 Permanent job losers ............................................................ 2,360 1,866 1,861 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

 Persons who completed temporary jobs .............................. 938 743 810 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Job leavers ............................................................................... 820 752 831 815 874 889 900 841 839

Reentrants ................................................................................ 2,310 2,083 2,252 2,336 2,423 2,349 2,538 2,430 2,314

New entrants ............................................................................ 542 499 535 621 626 654 679 644 622

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 ......... 56.5 52.1 52.4 51.4 48.5 47.4 45.6 47.1 46.9

 On temporary layoff ............................................................... 17.4 14.6 17.3 12.4 12.7 12.8 11.9 12.6 12.3

 Not on temporary layoff ......................................................... 39.1 37.5 35.1 39.0 35.8 34.7 33.8 34.5 34.6

 Job leavers .............................................................................. 9.7 10.8 10.9 10.5 11.5 12.0 11.9 11.4 11.8

 Reentrants ............................................................................... 27.4 30.0 29.6 30.1 31.8 31.7 33.5 32.8 32.5

 New entrants ........................................................................... 6.4 7.2 7.0 8.0 8.2 8.8 9.0 8.7 8.7

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE

 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs ......... 3.2 2.4 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.2

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

 Reentrants ............................................................................... 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.5

 New entrants ........................................................................... .4 .3 .4 .4 .4 .4 .5 .4 .4

1 Data not available.

 NOTE: Beginning in January 2006, 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

Jan.

2005

Dec.

2005

Jan.

2006

Jan.

2005

Sept.

2005

Oct.

2005

Nov.

2005

Dec.

2005

Jan.

2006

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Less than 5 weeks .................................................................... 2,948 2,443 2,833 2,597 2,751 2,708 2,779 2,764 2,556

5 to 14 weeks ........................................................................... 2,527 2,189 2,433 2,348 2,253 2,263 2,268 2,240 2,263

15 weeks and over ................................................................... 2,969 2,324 2,343 2,821 2,584 2,477 2,492 2,417 2,241

 15 to 26 weeks ...................................................................... 1,269 1,014 1,143 1,191 1,120 1,045 1,108 1,068 1,090

 27 weeks and over ................................................................ 1,700 1,310 1,200 1,630 1,464 1,432 1,383 1,350 1,151

Average (mean) duration, in weeks .......................................... 18.5 17.5 16.0 19.2 18.2 18.0 17.6 17.3 16.8

Median duration, in weeks ........................................................ 9.2 8.6 8.3 9.3 8.5 8.6 8.5 8.5 8.4

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 .................................................................. 34.9 35.1 37.2 33.4 36.3 36.4 36.9 37.2 36.2

 5 to 14 weeks ......................................................................... 29.9 31.5 32.0 30.2 29.7 30.4 30.1 30.2 32.1

 15 weeks and over ................................................................. 35.2 33.4 30.8 36.3 34.1 33.3 33.0 32.6 31.7

 15 to 26 weeks ..................................................................... 15.0 14.6 15.0 15.3 14.8 14.0 14.7 14.4 15.4

 27 weeks and over ............................................................... 20.1 18.8 15.8 21.0 19.3 19.2 18.3 18.2 16.3

 NOTE: Beginning in January 2006, 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

Jan.

2005

Jan.

2006

Jan.

2005

Jan.

2006

Jan.

2005

Jan.

2006

 Total, 16 years and over 1 .......................................................................... 138,682 141,481 8,444 7,608 5.7 5.1

Management, professional, and related occupations ............................... 48,878 50,131 1,215 1,078 2.4 2.1

 Management, business, and financial operations occupations ............ 20,063 21,074 482 424 2.3 2.0

 Professional and related occupations ........................................................ 28,815 29,056 733 654 2.5 2.2

Service occupations .......................................................................................... 22,276 22,550 1,763 1,549 7.3 6.4

Sales and office occupations .......................................................................... 35,284 35,799 1,982 1,761 5.3 4.7

 Sales and related occupations ..................................................................... 15,936 16,315 950 949 5.6 5.5

 Office and administrative support occupations ........................................ 19,348 19,484 1,031 812 5.1 4.0

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations ........... 14,327 15,088 1,487 1,275 9.4 7.8

 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ............................................... 798 851 166 161 17.2 15.9

 Construction and extraction occupations ................................................... 8,376 9,102 1,082 915 11.4 9.1

 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .................................. 5,154 5,135 240 199 4.4 3.7

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations ................ 17,916 17,914 1,414 1,365 7.3 7.1

 Production occupations .................................................................................. 9,372 9,450 721 665 7.1 6.6

 Transportation and material moving occupations .................................... 8,544 8,464 693 700 7.5 7.6

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

 NOTE: Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.

Table A-11. Unemployed persons by industry and class of worker, not seasonally adjusted

Industry and class of worker

Number of

unemployed

persons

(in thousands)

Unemployment

rates

Jan.

2005

Jan.

2006

Jan.

2005

Jan.

2006

 Total, 16 years and over 1 ....................................................................... 8,444 7,608 5.7 5.1

Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers ...................................... 6,849 6,135 6.0 5.3

 Mining ................................................................................................................. 29 26 4.9 3.9

 Construction ...................................................................................................... 1,079 868 11.8 9.0

 Manufacturing ................................................................................................... 889 778 5.3 4.6

 Durable goods ................................................................................................ 547 450 5.1 4.1

 Nondurable goods ......................................................................................... 341 328 5.7 5.4

 Wholesale and retail trade ............................................................................ 1,302 1,203 6.3 5.7

 Transportation and utilities ............................................................................ 276 287 5.0 5.0

 Information ........................................................................................................ 168 105 5.4 3.3

 Financial activities ........................................................................................... 252 233 2.7 2.4

 Professional and business services ............................................................ 958 825 7.6 6.5

 Education and health services ..................................................................... 613 593 3.4 3.2

 Leisure and hospitality ................................................................................... 993 910 8.7 8.1

 Other services .................................................................................................. 290 308 4.7 4.9

Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers ........................ 153 140 13.2 11.5

Government workers ......................................................................................... 555 457 2.6 2.2

Self employed and unpaid family workers ................................................... 346 341 3.2 3.2

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

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

(Percent)

Measure

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Jan.

2005

Dec.

2005

Jan.

2006

Jan.

2005

Sept.

2005

Oct.

2005

Nov.

2005

Dec.

2005

Jan.

2006

U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of the civilian labor force .............. 2.0 1.6 1.6 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.5

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

force .................................................................................................................................. 3.2 2.4 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.2

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

rate) .................................................................................................................................. 5.7 4.6 5.1 5.2 5.1 4.9 5.0 4.9 4.7

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

discouraged workers ........................................................................................................ 6.1 4.9 5.4 5.5 5.3 5.2 5.3 5.2 4.9

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

as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all marginally attached workers .................... 6.9 5.6 6.1 6.4 6.0 5.8 5.9 5.9 5.7

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 ............................................................................................................................. 10.2 8.4 9.2 9.3 9.0 8.6 8.7 8.6 8.4

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Labor Review. Beginning in January 2006, 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

Jan.

2005

Jan.

2006

Jan.

2005

Jan.

2006

Jan.

2005

Jan.

2006

NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE

Total not in the labor force ............................................................................ 77,712 78,463 29,914 30,122 47,798 48,341

 Persons who currently want a job ............................................................... 5,136 5,095 2,433 2,293 2,703 2,802

Searched for work and available to work now 1 ..................................... 1,804 1,644 981 828 823 815

 Reason not currently looking:

 Discouragement over job prospects 2 ......................................... 515 396 338 216 177 180

 Reasons other than discouragement 3 ........................................ 1,289 1,248 643 613 645 636

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders 4 ............................................................................ 7,225 7,428 3,674 3,803 3,551 3,626

 Percent of total employed ......................................................................... 5.2 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.5 5.5

 Primary job full time, secondary job part time ........................................... 3,782 3,953 2,117 2,211 1,665 1,743

 Primary and secondary jobs both part time .............................................. 1,612 1,682 548 574 1,064 1,108

 Primary and secondary jobs both full time ................................................ 284 289 179 191 104 99

 Hours vary on primary or secondary job ................................................... 1,497 1,468 809 806 688 662

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

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

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

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

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

secondary job(s), not shown separately.

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

household survey.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

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

(In thousands)

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Jan.

2005

Nov.

2005

Dec.

2005p

Jan.

2006p

Jan.

2005

Sept.

2005

Oct.

2005

Nov.

2005

Dec.

2005p

Jan.

2006p

Change

from:

Dec. 2005-

Jan. 2006p

Total nonfarm ............................. 130,368 135,316 135,044 132,419 132,471 133,840 133,877 134,231 134,371 134,564 193

Total private ........................................ 108,741 112,985 112,825 110,644 110,756 111,985 112,025 112,351 112,496 112,690 194

Goods-producing ............................................ 21,414 22,402 22,157 21,758 21,988 22,143 22,179 22,264 22,273 22,331 58

Natural resources and mining .................................. 591 645 644 637 605 631 636 641 646 651 5

Logging ........................................................... 65.3 64.2 62.8 60.9 66.9 62.7 62.1 62.1 62.2 62.3 .1

Mining .................................................................... 525.4 581.1 581.1 576.4 537.7 567.9 573.8 579.3 583.3 589.0 5.7

Oil and gas extraction ........................................ 123.0 128.5 128.2 127.5 124.0 126.5 127.4 128.9 128.3 128.6 .3

Mining, except oil and gas1................................. 199.0 216.8 212.3 207.1 207.8 212.7 214.5 215.0 215.3 216.3 1.0

Coal mining ...................................................... 72.1 75.2 75.8 76.0 72.3 74.5 75.1 75.1 75.5 76.2 .7

Support activities for mining .............................. 203.4 235.8 240.6 241.8 205.9 228.7 231.9 235.4 239.7 244.1 4.4

Construction ............................................................. 6,682 7,524 7,286 7,016 7,115 7,325 7,347 7,409 7,414 7,460 46

Construction of buildings ................................... 1,615.2 1,738.8 1,722.1 1,681.5 1,675.6 1,697.6 1,702.4 1,722.4 1,728.4 1,738.6 10.2

Residential building ......................................... 900.4 969.1 965.3 945.2 934.1 952.5 952.8 963.6 969.8 977.4 7.6

Nonresidential building .................................... 714.8 769.7 756.8 736.3 741.5 745.1 749.6 758.8 758.6 761.2 2.6

Heavy and civil engineering construction ........ 809.9 1,005.3 932.2 869.2 922.3 963.9 965.3 977.1 973.9 982.1 8.2

Specialty trade contractors ............................... 4,256.5 4,779.7 4,631.3 4,464.9 4,517.5 4,663.3 4,679.2 4,709.4 4,711.9 4,739.5 27.6

Residential specialty trade contractors ........... 2,069.0 2,370.9 2,316.8 2,232.3 2,192.8 2,308.8 2,326.0 2,339.4 2,348.6 2,369.1 20.5

Nonresidential specialty trade contractors ..... 2,187.5 2,408.8 2,314.5 2,232.6 2,324.7 2,354.5 2,353.2 2,370.0 2,363.3 2,370.4 7.1

Manufacturing ........................................................... 14,141 14,233 14,227 14,105 14,268 14,187 14,196 14,214 14,213 14,220 7

Production workers ....................................... 9,946 10,131 10,131 10,042 10,054 10,048 10,069 10,103 10,117 10,138 21

Durable goods ....................................................... 8,882 8,970 8,984 8,918 8,943 8,933 8,952 8,960 8,966 8,973 7

Production workers ....................................... 6,116 6,287 6,317 6,269 6,169 6,218 6,249 6,274 6,298 6,315 17

Wood products ................................................... 546.0 556.6 556.6 552.2 556.8 552.2 550.7 556.7 559.5 562.3 2.8

Nonmetallic mineral products ............................ 486.6 505.6 497.3 490.2 505.5 501.1 500.8 502.0 501.8 508.0 6.2

Primary metals .................................................... 467.0 470.7 471.6 472.8 467.4 469.7 470.5 471.5 470.0 473.3 3.3

Fabricated metal products ................................. 1,505.9 1,525.7 1,527.8 1,522.9 1,512.3 1,521.7 1,520.8 1,524.1 1,526.7 1,529.4 2.7

Machinery ........................................................... 1,149.4 1,163.6 1,169.9 1,159.8 1,150.1 1,163.4 1,174.5 1,164.4 1,163.9 1,160.0 -3.9

1 Computer and electronic products .................... 1,315.2 1,322.2 1,323.7 1,312.8 1,317.5 1,322.8 1,323.5 1,322.0 1,320.5 1,314.8 -5.7

Computer and peripheral equipment ............. 205.4 206.0 206.1 203.1 204.6 207.4 207.9 206.3 205.5 202.6 -2.9

Communications equipment ........................... 149.8 148.4 148.9 146.9 149.2 147.9 148.2 148.0 148.5 146.1 -2.4

Semiconductors and electronic components . 448.6 450.2 450.9 447.6 450.9 451.8 450.7 450.6 450.3 449.6 -.7

Electronic instruments ..................................... 434.3 442.3 442.8 440.9 435.4 440.6 441.6 442.0 441.5 441.9 .4

Electrical equipment and appliances ................ 440.3 434.3 435.6 436.4 440.7 431.8 431.1 434.3 434.9 436.1 1.2

1 Transportation equipment .................................. 1,754.7 1,776.3 1,785.9 1,764.8 1,766.6 1,753.7 1,765.5 1,771.8 1,775.9 1,775.6 -.3

Motor vehicles and parts 2................................. 1,094.8 1,095.7 1,099.6 1,085.6 1,103.7 1,098.4 1,088.4 1,092.4 1,091.6 1,093.4 1.8

Furniture and related products .......................... 568.0 557.8 559.0 553.7 571.7 561.3 560.5 558.4 558.2 557.1 -1.1

Miscellaneous manufacturing ............................ 649.3 656.7 656.8 651.9 654.2 655.0 653.6 654.7 654.9 656.6 1.7

Nondurable goods ................................................. 5,259 5,263 5,243 5,187 5,325 5,254 5,244 5,254 5,247 5,247 0

Production workers ....................................... 3,830 3,844 3,814 3,773 3,885 3,830 3,820 3,829 3,819 3,823 4

Food manufacturing ........................................... 1,459.8 1,474.1 1,471.1 1,442.8 1,484.7 1,461.4 1,458.5 1,465.0 1,466.5 1,465.3 -1.2

Beverages and tobacco products ...................... 188.1 193.2 192.0 190.3 193.0 191.0 192.4 193.4 192.5 194.6 2.1

Textile mills ......................................................... 224.0 210.0 206.9 206.3 227.4 214.7 213.2 210.9 209.0 209.5 .5

Textile product mills ........................................... 169.9 172.9 172.2 174.9 172.8 173.0 173.8 174.5 174.5 177.1 2.6

Apparel ................................................................ 263.9 253.7 249.8 245.9 271.6 255.1 251.8 253.7 252.6 252.4 -.2

Leather and allied products ............................... 39.3 39.5 39.9 38.7 40.1 39.5 39.6 39.5 39.8 39.4 -.4

Paper and paper products ................................. 488.7 479.4 477.5 475.2 490.2 480.5 478.5 478.5 477.2 476.7 -.5

Printing and related support activities ............... 648.1 647.4 644.6 635.3 653.0 646.4 645.1 644.8 641.9 640.3 -1.6

Petroleum and coal products ............................. 108.3 112.3 109.4 107.2 111.8 113.0 113.1 112.3 111.9 111.0 -.9

Chemicals ........................................................... 872.9 879.7 881.9 878.4 878.0 880.3 879.3 881.5 882.6 882.7 .1

Plastics and rubber products ............................. 796.4 801.1 797.9 791.5 802.0 799.5 799.1 799.4 798.8 797.5 -1.3

See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

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

(In thousands)

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Jan.

2005

Nov.

2005

Dec.

2005p

Jan.

2006p

Jan.

2005

Sept.

2005

Oct.

2005

Nov.

2005

Dec.

2005p

Jan.

2006p

Change

from:

Dec. 2005-

Jan. 2006p

Service-providing .............................................. 108,954 112,914 112,887 110,661 110,483 111,697 111,698 111,967 112,098 112,233 135

Private service-providing ............................... 87,327 90,583 90,668 88,886 88,768 89,842 89,846 90,087 90,223 90,359 136

Trade, transportation, and utilities ........................... 25,534 26,445 26,629 25,835 25,724 25,944 25,945 26,006 26,018 26,037 19

Wholesale trade .................................................... 5,655.4 5,790.7 5,796.2 5,754.5 5,701.7 5,762.3 5,767.8 5,782.7 5,786.6 5,801.7 15.1

Durable goods .................................................... 2,954.0 3,011.7 3,024.2 3,008.3 2,969.7 2,997.8 3,002.3 3,010.5 3,017.9 3,024.5 6.6

Nondurable goods .............................................. 1,986.8 2,035.6 2,026.7 2,000.6 2,012.1 2,022.1 2,021.7 2,028.9 2,024.6 2,026.2 1.6

Electronic markets and agents and brokers ..... 714.6 743.4 745.3 745.6 719.9 742.4 743.8 743.3 744.1 751.0 6.9

Retail trade ............................................................ 15,046.7 15,684.5 15,871.7 15,183.7 15,156.7 15,267.0 15,259.6 15,292.9 15,302.3 15,300.8 -1.5

Motor vehicle and parts dealers1........................ 1,884.1 1,914.4 1,903.7 1,883.5 1,910.4 1,929.4 1,921.5 1,914.3 1,914.0 1,912.3 -1.7

Automobile dealers ......................................... 1,245.5 1,254.5 1,249.1 1,238.0 1,256.2 1,268.9 1,260.5 1,254.5 1,253.2 1,250.9 -2.3

Furniture and home furnishings stores ............. 573.9 600.0 604.8 591.4 570.9 580.9 581.5 583.3 582.2 587.7 5.5

Electronics and appliance stores ....................... 528.6 564.5 570.4 548.0 521.4 539.9 540.5 541.2 541.5 540.7 -.8

Building material and garden supply stores ...... 1,190.9 1,267.2 1,261.7 1,232.0 1,251.9 1,272.3 1,273.1 1,281.6 1,288.4 1,293.5 5.1

Food and beverage stores ................................. 2,800.6 2,832.0 2,843.9 2,791.6 2,813.8 2,803.0 2,809.5 2,806.6 2,807.6 2,806.2 -1.4

Health and personal care stores ....................... 943.5 972.5 983.4 969.7 943.7 953.8 959.3 964.7 969.7 969.4 -.3

Gasoline stations ................................................ 859.5 868.2 865.2 852.3 868.8 873.9 874.6 869.1 867.5 862.9 -4.6

Clothing and clothing accessories stores ......... 1,386.6 1,500.3 1,574.9 1,437.4 1,383.5 1,414.2 1,413.5 1,434.5 1,448.0 1,434.6 -13.4

Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music

 stores................................................................ 651.9 675.1 704.5 651.5 645.5 631.3 638.7 641.5 641.3 643.4 2.1

1 General merchandise stores ............................. 2,906.0 3,111.5 3,160.2 2,905.1 2,909.4 2,927.4 2,910.6 2,920.4 2,905.4 2,913.0 7.6

Department stores .......................................... 1,615.0 1,743.0 1,788.7 1,591.5 1,602.4 1,610.9 1,590.6 1,595.2 1,591.8 1,582.8 -9.0

Miscellaneous store retailers ............................. 890.3 912.2 925.6 882.3 906.2 902.2 899.1 897.3 897.5 897.8 .3

Nonstore retailers ............................................... 430.8 466.6 473.4 438.9 431.2 438.7 437.7 438.4 439.2 439.3 .1

Transportation and warehousing .......................... 4,276.5 4,410.5 4,403.7 4,339.2 4,308.5 4,355.4 4,358.4 4,370.2 4,368.8 4,375.1 6.3

Air transportation ................................................ 505.2 488.7 487.3 483.3 509.8 495.1 493.7 488.9 487.6 488.6 1.0

Rail transportation .............................................. 225.9 228.6 227.7 225.1 228.0 228.2 228.1 227.8 227.4 227.4 .0

Water transportation ........................................... 55.5 62.1 62.8 61.4 57.8 61.8 62.6 63.6 64.0 63.9 -.1

Truck transportation ........................................... 1,348.1 1,412.3 1,403.4 1,377.8 1,375.3 1,397.4 1,402.0 1,403.7 1,404.2 1,405.8 1.6

Transit and ground passenger transportation ... 400.7 411.5 409.3 402.9 389.8 388.0 388.5 394.9 391.2 391.3 .1

Pipeline transportation ....................................... 38.1 37.1 37.0 37.4 38.0 37.6 37.2 37.2 37.0 37.3 .3

Scenic and sightseeing transportation .............. 19.6 26.7 26.5 23.8 24.3 31.8 31.5 31.4 32.3 32.6 .3

Support activities for transportation ................... 543.3 554.2 557.8 554.2 547.2 551.9 549.8 553.9 554.6 557.4 2.8

Couriers and messengers .................................. 567.0 586.2 590.0 576.9 563.2 573.8 576.3 576.8 576.4 573.3 -3.1

Warehousing and storage .................................. 573.1 603.1 601.9 596.4 575.1 589.8 588.7 592.0 594.1 597.5 3.4

Utilities ................................................................... 555.7 559.0 557.5 557.8 557.2 558.9 559.4 560.1 559.8 559.6 -.2

Information ................................................................ 3,052 3,071 3,079 3,048 3,068 3,071 3,058 3,064 3,066 3,064 -2

Publishing industries, except Internet ............... 899.4 906.3 907.6 898.6 902.0 904.4 903.7 902.8 902.9 901.6 -1.3

Motion picture and sound recording industries . 359.8 385.9 392.9 379.2 370.1 390.6 379.3 383.5 387.5 388.3 .8

Broadcasting, except Internet ............................ 326.9 327.2 327.0 321.5 326.8 326.7 327.6 325.7 324.2 322.5 -1.7

Internet publishing and broadcasting ................ 30.8 30.3 30.2 29.3 30.9 30.4 30.1 30.1 30.3 29.4 -.9

Telecommunications .......................................... 1,007.1 993.9 993.1 992.2 1,009.7 993.4 991.2 995.1 993.3 994.6 1.3

ISPs, search portals, and data processing ....... 376.9 377.7 379.3 376.5 377.7 376.1 376.9 376.7 378.3 377.4 -.9

Other information services ................................. 50.7 49.4 49.3 50.4 50.9 49.7 49.4 49.9 49.7 50.5 .8

Financial activities .................................................... 8,035 8,208 8,219 8,191 8,091 8,172 8,201 8,217 8,224 8,245 21

Finance and insurance .......................................... 5,967.6 6,063.6 6,074.8 6,071.1 5,984.4 6,029.1 6,053.3 6,066.7 6,071.0 6,086.7 15.7

Monetary authorities - central bank ................... 20.9 20.9 21.0 21.2 20.8 20.7 20.7 20.9 21.1 21.2 .1

1 Credit intermediation and related activities ....... 2,832.4 2,891.2 2,894.6 2,900.8 2,841.0 2,880.9 2,892.9 2,895.8 2,898.7 2,909.7 11.0

1 Depository credit intermediation ..................... 1,757.6 1,788.6 1,793.7 1,800.0 1,757.9 1,783.5 1,790.8 1,793.3 1,796.9 1,800.0 3.1

Commercial banking .................................... 1,288.3 1,305.2 1,307.2 1,310.3 1,288.1 1,302.8 1,306.9 1,309.0 1,309.6 1,310.1 .5

Securities, commodity contracts, investments .. 777.9 790.9 791.7 791.3 779.6 786.2 790.5 790.7 790.9 793.2 2.3

Insurance carriers and related activities ........... 2,248.5 2,273.5 2,279.8 2,270.6 2,254.7 2,255.1 2,262.1 2,271.8 2,272.7 2,275.2 2.5

Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles ........ 87.9 87.1 87.7 87.2 88.3 86.2 87.1 87.5 87.6 87.4 -.2

Real estate and rental and leasing ....................... 2,067.8 2,144.2 2,144.6 2,119.6 2,106.9 2,143.3 2,147.5 2,150.2 2,153.4 2,158.7 5.3

Real estate .......................................................... 1,407.4 1,475.3 1,477.2 1,467.0 1,433.8 1,469.0 1,474.7 1,478.4 1,482.9 1,492.8 9.9

Rental and leasing services ............................... 634.9 641.0 639.5 625.2 647.1 646.8 645.1 643.9 642.5 637.9 -4.6

Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets ......... 25.5 27.9 27.9 27.4 26.0 27.5 27.7 27.9 28.0 28.0 .0

See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

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

(In thousands)

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Jan.

2005

Nov.

2005

Dec.

2005p

Jan.

2006p

Jan.

2005

Sept.

2005

Oct.

2005

Nov.

2005

Dec.

2005p

Jan.

2006p

Change

from:

Dec. 2005-

Jan. 2006p

Professional and business services ........................ 16,249 17,194 17,131 16,752 16,638 16,997 16,991 17,061 17,129 17,153 24

1 Professional and technical services ..................... 6,931.2 7,068.8 7,124.8 7,141.8 6,911.1 7,062.2 7,074.8 7,087.2 7,119.1 7,123.5 4.4

Legal services .................................................. 1,155.1 1,160.6 1,164.6 1,155.6 1,164.3 1,159.5 1,159.2 1,160.0 1,161.6 1,164.4 2.8

Accounting and bookkeeping services ........... 920.9 791.9 840.3 935.1 828.9 848.9 851.0 847.5 860.1 842.5 -17.6

Architectural and engineering services .......... 1,256.7 1,342.7 1,339.0 1,319.2 1,277.5 1,324.3 1,326.1 1,335.3 1,338.5 1,341.7 3.2

Computer systems design and related

 services.......................................................... 1,170.8 1,212.3 1,216.7 1,211.0 1,174.8 1,195.9 1,204.4 1,204.9 1,208.7 1,215.3 6.6

Management and technical consulting

 services.......................................................... 808.3 863.4 871.3 861.1 818.7 852.9 855.5 861.4 865.7 871.1 5.4

Management of companies and enterprises ....... 1,733.4 1,750.9 1,759.9 1,743.3 1,747.3 1,754.2 1,749.9 1,743.2 1,756.5 1,758.4 1.9

Administrative and waste services ....................... 7,584.6 8,373.8 8,246.7 7,866.6 7,979.5 8,180.5 8,165.8 8,230.5 8,253.1 8,270.7 17.6

1 Administrative and support services ................. 7,257.5 8,042.8 7,914.9 7,538.1 7,644.4 7,846.5 7,835.6 7,897.8 7,919.0 7,934.8 15.8

1 Employment services ...................................... 3,273.7 3,791.3 3,752.5 3,483.3 3,482.6 3,628.2 3,617.2 3,663.7 3,682.9 3,698.4 15.5

Temporary help services ............................. 2,297.4 2,715.0 2,684.9 2,479.9 2,462.6 2,573.7 2,576.2 2,616.2 2,635.2 2,649.5 14.3

Business support services .............................. 753.7 759.5 761.0 749.0 762.7 757.2 752.7 754.7 752.8 757.6 4.8

Services to buildings and dwellings ............... 1,548.7 1,772.4 1,667.7 1,581.0 1,700.0 1,735.4 1,741.1 1,755.4 1,745.6 1,739.1 -6.5

Waste management and remediation services 327.1 331.0 331.8 328.5 335.1 334.0 330.2 332.7 334.1 335.9 1.8

Education and health services ................................ 17,063 17,709 17,668 17,425 17,176 17,451 17,440 17,481 17,503 17,542 39

Educational services ............................................. 2,746.8 3,016.0 2,962.1 2,747.2 2,817.3 2,844.9 2,815.9 2,820.2 2,818.8 2,819.8 1.0

Health care and social assistance ........................14,316.1 14,692.5 14,706.1 14,677.9 14,358.7 14,605.8 14,624.5 14,661.2 14,684.3 14,721.8 37.5

3 Health care ............................................................ 12,146.9 12,446.3 12,457.6 12,433.0 12,182.9 12,382.9 12,392.7 12,423.8 12,440.3 12,469.5 29.2

1 Ambulatory health care services ....................... 5,018.9 5,186.1 5,193.2 5,174.3 5,040.8 5,145.1 5,152.9 5,172.7 5,181.6 5,196.2 14.6

Offices of physicians ....................................... 2,065.4 2,134.4 2,146.7 2,137.5 2,070.0 2,115.3 2,119.8 2,128.4 2,135.8 2,141.0 5.2

Outpatient care centers ................................... 461.6 484.0 484.0 481.5 462.7 479.3 480.6 482.4 483.4 482.9 -.5

Home health care services ............................. 798.3 828.0 826.5 822.0 804.1 820.5 820.8 824.3 823.5 827.3 3.8

Hospitals ............................................................. 4,300.7 4,383.1 4,386.0 4,387.2 4,305.7 4,366.8 4,371.7 4,379.2 4,385.2 4,392.5 7.3

1 Nursing and residential care facilities ............... 2,827.3 2,877.1 2,878.4 2,871.5 2,836.4 2,871.0 2,868.1 2,871.9 2,873.5 2,880.8 7.3

Nursing care facilities ...................................... 1,569.8 1,587.7 1,588.2 1,577.9 1,575.7 1,582.2 1,578.9 1,582.5 1,584.0 1,583.7 -.3

1 Social assistance ................................................ 2,169.2 2,246.2 2,248.5 2,244.9 2,175.8 2,222.9 2,231.8 2,237.4 2,244.0 2,252.3 8.3

Child day care services ................................... 776.1 803.6 801.1 800.4 773.9 787.8 793.2 792.9 793.6 798.4 4.8

Leisure and hospitality ............................................. 12,064 12,601 12,575 12,304 12,673 12,826 12,840 12,881 12,896 12,922 26

Arts, entertainment, and recreation ...................... 1,640.5 1,764.2 1,742.7 1,677.8 1,859.6 1,895.1 1,897.8 1,907.5 1,904.5 1,905.3 .8

Performing arts and spectator sports ................ 331.2 354.0 347.6 318.9 365.2 372.2 365.0 362.8 359.5 354.9 -4.6

Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks ...... 108.3 118.1 114.9 110.0 118.4 123.2 121.6 121.0 121.0 121.1 .1

Amusements, gambling, and recreation ........... 1,201.0 1,292.1 1,280.2 1,248.9 1,376.0 1,399.7 1,411.2 1,423.7 1,424.0 1,429.3 5.3

Accommodations and food services .................... 10,423.4 10,836.8 10,832.5 10,625.9 10,813.3 10,931.2 10,942.4 10,973.9 10,991.9 11,016.3 24.4

Accommodations ................................................ 1,719.2 1,755.5 1,737.7 1,707.1 1,808.8 1,814.5 1,812.9 1,811.1 1,804.3 1,797.7 -6.6

Food services and drinking places .................... 8,704.2 9,081.3 9,094.8 8,918.8 9,004.5 9,116.7 9,129.5 9,162.8 9,187.6 9,218.6 31.0

Other services .......................................................... 5,330 5,355 5,367 5,331 5,398 5,381 5,371 5,377 5,387 5,396 9

Repair and maintenance .................................... 1,221.8 1,225.9 1,234.0 1,229.1 1,235.5 1,230.8 1,227.1 1,232.0 1,241.1 1,241.5 .4

Personal and laundry services .......................... 1,257.9 1,265.9 1,266.5 1,258.4 1,276.6 1,271.3 1,270.3 1,271.1 1,270.6 1,275.9 5.3

Membership associations and organizations .... 2,850.5 2,862.9 2,866.5 2,843.3 2,885.8 2,879.2 2,873.2 2,873.6 2,874.8 2,878.3 3.5

Government .............................................................. 21,627 22,331 22,219 21,775 21,715 21,855 21,852 21,880 21,875 21,874 -1

Federal ................................................................... 2,706 2,721 2,714 2,689 2,721 2,725 2,724 2,728 2,713 2,708 -5

Federal, except U.S. Postal Service ................. 1,932.1 1,945.2 1,929.0 1,922.3 1,946.0 1,949.9 1,949.5 1,953.1 1,941.1 1,939.1 -2.0

U.S. Postal Service ............................................ 773.7 776.2 784.7 767.1 775.0 774.7 774.1 774.9 772.2 768.9 -3.3

State government .................................................. 4,926 5,185 5,136 4,956 5,013 5,026 5,022 5,032 5,039 5,041 2

State government education .............................. 2,179.8 2,422.2 2,375.7 2,196.0 2,247.6 2,255.1 2,248.1 2,256.6 2,261.6 2,262.3 .7

State government, excluding education ............ 2,746.6 2,762.7 2,760.5 2,759.9 2,765.5 2,771.1 2,773.5 2,775.8 2,777.6 2,778.5 .9

Local government .................................................. 13,995 14,425 14,369 14,130 13,981 14,104 14,106 14,120 14,123 14,125 2

Local government education ............................. 7,934.7 8,253.2 8,218.6 8,015.0 7,816.3 7,891.9 7,894.9 7,899.3 7,903.0 7,902.6 -.4

Local government, excluding education ........... 6,060.5 6,172.1 6,149.9 6,114.5 6,164.4 6,212.1 6,211.5 6,220.6 6,219.7 6,221.9 2.2

1

Includes other industries, not shown separately. nursing and residential care facilities.

2

Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, p = preliminary.

and motor vehicle parts. NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2005 benchmark levels

3

Includes ambulatory health care services, hospitals, and and updated seasonal adjustment factors.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and

selected industry detail

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Jan.

2005

Nov.

2005

Dec.

2005p

Jan.

2006p

Jan.

2005

Sept.

2005

Oct.

2005

Nov.

2005

Dec.

2005p

Jan.

2006p

Change

from:

Dec. 2005-

Jan. 2006p

Total private ....................................... 33.6 33.8 33.7 33.8 33.7 33.8 33.8 33.8 33.8 33.8 0.0

Goods-producing .......................................... 39.5 40.6 40.4 40.1 39.8 40.0 40.3 40.4 40.2 40.4 .2

Natural resources and mining .............................. 45.1 45.2 45.5 45.7 45.8 45.9 46.0 45.0 45.8 46.2 .4

Construction ............................................................ 36.8 39.2 38.1 38.3 37.8 38.2 38.5 39.2 38.7 39.2 .5

Manufacturing ......................................................... 40.6 41.2 41.4 40.8 40.7 40.7 41.0 40.8 40.8 40.8 .0

Overtime hours ............................................ 4.4 4.8 4.9 4.3 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.5 .0

Durable goods ..................................................... 41.0 41.7 41.9 41.1 41.1 41.2 41.6 41.3 41.2 41.2 .0

Overtime hours ............................................ 4.5 4.9 5.0 4.4 4.6 4.6 4.8 4.7 4.5 4.5 .0

Wood products .................................................. 40.2 40.9 40.4 39.7 40.8 39.6 40.8 40.5 40.1 40.2 .1

Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... 40.9 44.2 42.6 42.0 42.0 41.9 42.6 43.5 42.7 42.9 .2

Primary metals .................................................. 43.3 43.7 44.0 43.9 43.0 43.4 43.5 43.5 43.4 43.5 .1

Fabricated metal products .............................. 41.0 41.5 41.8 41.4 40.9 40.8 41.6 41.2 41.1 41.3 .2

Machinery .......................................................... 42.2 42.3 42.8 41.7 42.0 42.1 42.2 42.0 41.9 41.6 -.3

Computer and electronic products ................ 39.7 40.9 40.9 39.9 39.9 40.2 40.5 40.3 40.3 40.1 -.2

Electrical equipment and appliances ............ 40.2 41.6 41.5 41.2 40.2 41.3 41.4 41.0 41.0 41.1 .1

Transportation equipment ............................... 42.3 42.9 43.6 42.5 42.3 42.7 43.0 42.7 42.6 42.6 .0

Motor vehicles and parts 2.............................. 42.3 42.6 43.3 42.0 42.2 42.7 42.9 42.4 42.2 42.0 -.2

Furniture and related products ....................... 39.4 38.7 39.2 37.8 39.5 39.3 39.2 38.5 38.2 38.0 -.2

Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 38.6 38.8 38.9 38.6 38.6 38.8 39.0 38.6 38.6 38.6 .0

Nondurable goods ............................................... 39.9 40.4 40.7 40.2 40.0 39.9 40.1 40.0 40.1 40.2 .1

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

Food manufacturing ......................................... 38.7 39.5 39.9 39.5 38.9 38.8 38.9 39.0 39.3 39.6 .3

Beverages and tobacco products .................. 39.9 40.4 39.7 38.8 40.4 39.5 40.8 40.1 40.0 39.7 -.3

Textile mills ........................................................ 40.4 41.0 41.4 40.5 40.3 39.9 40.2 40.6 41.0 40.4 -.6

Textile product mills ......................................... 39.4 39.9 40.6 40.2 39.5 38.7 38.8 39.6 39.9 40.1 .2

Apparel ............................................................... 35.7 36.1 36.4 35.7 35.9 35.8 36.1 35.9 35.9 35.9 .0

Leather and allied products ............................ 37.0 39.8 39.8 39.0 37.2 38.5 38.7 39.5 39.4 39.2 -.2

Paper and paper products .............................. 42.7 42.9 43.4 42.6 42.5 42.8 42.9 42.5 42.5 42.4 -.1

Printing and related support activities ........... 38.5 38.7 38.8 38.5 38.6 38.6 38.5 38.3 38.3 38.5 .2

Petroleum and coal products .......................... 44.3 46.6 44.5 44.6 44.6 47.4 47.3 45.8 44.6 45.2 .6

Chemicals .......................................................... 42.8 42.6 43.0 43.1 42.8 42.0 42.9 42.3 42.5 42.8 .3

Plastics and rubber products .......................... 40.0 40.4 41.1 40.2 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.1 40.4 40.2 -.2

Private service-providing ............................. 32.4 32.3 32.3 32.4 32.4 32.4 32.4 32.4 32.4 32.4 .0

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 33.2 33.2 33.4 33.0 33.5 33.3 33.3 33.4 33.4 33.3 -.1

Wholesale trade ................................................... 37.8 37.8 37.8 38.0 37.7 37.7 37.8 37.8 37.9 37.9 .0

Retail trade ........................................................... 30.2 30.3 30.7 30.0 30.7 30.5 30.4 30.6 30.5 30.5 .0

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 37.4 37.0 37.0 36.1 37.5 36.6 36.7 36.8 36.7 36.4 -.3

Utilities ................................................................... 40.8 41.7 41.3 40.8 41.0 41.2 41.3 41.2 41.4 41.0 -.4

Information ............................................................... 36.6 36.6 36.6 36.8 36.4 36.6 36.7 36.5 36.7 36.6 -.1

Financial activities .................................................. 36.4 35.7 35.7 36.5 35.9 36.0 36.1 35.9 35.9 36.0 .1

Professional and business services .................... 34.1 34.3 34.2 34.5 34.2 34.3 34.3 34.3 34.3 34.5 .2

Education and health services ............................. 32.9 32.5 32.5 32.9 32.6 32.7 32.7 32.5 32.6 32.6 .0

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 25.3 25.4 25.2 25.3 25.7 25.8 25.7 25.7 25.6 25.7 .1

Other services ......................................................... 30.9 30.8 30.8 31.0 30.9 30.9 30.9 30.9 30.9 31.0 .1

1 Data relate to production workers in natural resources and mining and vehicle parts.

manufacturing, construction workers in construction, and nonsupervisory p = preliminary.

workers in the service-providing industries. These groups account for NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2005 benchmark levels

approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls. and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

2

Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor 
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Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers1on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and 

selected industry detail

Industry

Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings

Jan.

2005

Nov.

2005

Dec.

2005p

Jan.

2006p

Jan.

2005

Nov.

2005

Dec.

2005p

Jan.

2006p

Total private ....................................... $15.99 $16.30 $16.36 $16.52 $537.26 $550.94 $551.33 $558.38

Seasonally adjusted ..................... 15.88 16.28 16.34 16.41 535.16 550.26 552.29 554.66

Goods-producing .......................................... 17.31 17.76 17.81 17.73 683.75 721.06 719.52 710.97

Natural resources and mining .............................. 18.52 18.90 18.90 19.24 835.25 854.28 859.95 879.27

Construction ............................................................ 19.10 19.61 19.67 19.51 702.88 768.71 749.43 747.23

Manufacturing ......................................................... 16.42 16.70 16.81 16.77 666.65 688.04 695.93 684.22

Durable goods ..................................................... 17.14 17.54 17.67 17.58 702.74 731.42 740.37 722.54

Wood products .................................................. 13.14 13.32 13.20 13.17 528.23 544.79 533.28 522.85

Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... 16.29 16.55 16.51 16.44 666.26 731.51 703.33 690.48

Primary metals .................................................. 18.84 19.21 19.17 19.36 815.77 839.48 843.48 849.90

Fabricated metal products .............................. 15.55 16.01 16.18 16.08 637.55 664.42 676.32 665.71

Machinery .......................................................... 17.03 17.01 17.12 17.23 718.67 719.52 732.74 718.49

Computer and electronic products ................ 18.01 18.60 18.76 18.80 715.00 760.74 767.28 750.12

Electrical equipment and appliances ............ 15.08 15.42 15.52 15.42 606.22 641.47 644.08 635.30

Transportation equipment ............................... 21.88 22.55 22.73 22.39 925.52 967.40 991.03 951.58

Furniture and related products ....................... 13.40 13.45 13.52 13.47 527.96 520.52 529.98 509.17

Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 14.06 14.12 14.19 14.07 542.72 547.86 551.99 543.10

Nondurable goods ............................................... 15.24 15.28 15.35 15.40 608.08 617.31 624.75 619.08

Food manufacturing ......................................... 13.06 13.06 13.11 13.14 505.42 515.87 523.09 519.03

Beverages and tobacco products .................. 18.48 18.76 18.50 18.47 737.35 757.90 734.45 716.64

Textile mills ........................................................ 12.33 12.48 12.46 12.61 498.13 511.68 515.84 510.71

Textile product mills ......................................... 11.32 11.78 11.89 11.90 446.01 470.02 482.73 478.38

Apparel ............................................................... 10.16 10.41 10.43 10.56 362.71 375.80 379.65 376.99

Leather and allied products ............................ 11.61 11.57 11.36 11.61 429.57 460.49 452.13 452.79

Paper and paper products .............................. 18.03 17.87 17.95 17.88 769.88 766.62 779.03 761.69

Printing and related support activities ........... 15.75 15.73 15.98 16.02 606.38 608.75 620.02 616.77

Petroleum and coal products .......................... 24.77 24.64 24.62 24.85 1,097.31 1,148.22 1,095.59 1,108.31

Chemicals .......................................................... 19.53 19.68 19.83 19.85 835.88 838.37 852.69 855.54

Plastics and rubber products .......................... 14.81 14.78 14.84 14.95 592.40 597.11 609.92 600.99

Private service-providing ............................. 15.65 15.90 15.97 16.20 507.06 513.57 515.83 524.88

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 14.85 15.00 14.96 15.19 493.02 498.00 499.66 501.27

Wholesale trade ................................................... 18.00 18.46 18.60 18.67 680.40 697.79 703.08 709.46

Retail trade ........................................................... 12.34 12.28 12.25 12.46 372.67 372.08 376.08 373.80

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 16.57 16.88 16.87 16.91 619.72 624.56 624.19 610.45

Utilities ................................................................... 26.13 27.37 27.32 27.08 1,066.10 1,141.33 1,128.32 1,104.86

Information ............................................................... 21.77 22.45 22.68 23.09 796.78 821.67 830.09 849.71

Financial activities .................................................. 17.81 18.17 18.21 18.42 648.28 648.67 650.10 672.33

Professional and business services .................... 18.11 18.25 18.43 18.88 617.55 625.98 630.31 651.36

Education and health services ............................. 16.46 16.94 17.03 17.09 541.53 550.55 553.48 562.26

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 9.12 9.29 9.38 9.34 230.74 235.97 236.38 236.30

Other services ......................................................... 14.22 14.46 14.52 14.57 439.40 445.37 447.22 451.67

1 See footnote 1, table B-2. NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2005 benchmark 

levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors. p = preliminary.
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Table B-4. Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers1on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and

selected industry detail, seasonally adjusted

Industry

Total private:

Jan.

2005

Sept.

2005

Oct.

2005

Nov.

2005

Dec.

2005p

Jan.

2006p

Percent

change from:

Dec. 2005-

Jan. 2006p

Current dollars .............................................. $15.88 $16.19 $16.28 $16.28 $16.34 $16.41 0.4

2 Constant (1982) dollars .............................. 8.23 8.06 8.10 8.16 8.19 N.A. 3( )

Goods-producing .......................................................... 17.37 17.66 17.74 17.74 17.77 17.81 .2

Natural resources and mining .............................................. 18.43 19.03 19.04 18.95 18.88 19.12 1.3

Construction ............................................................................ 19.23 19.54 19.58 19.59 19.64 19.65 .1

Manufacturing ......................................................................... 16.38 16.60 16.71 16.68 16.71 16.74 .2

4 Excluding overtime .................................................... 15.52 15.73 15.82 15.79 15.84 15.87 .2

Durable goods ..................................................................... 17.11 17.38 17.51 17.50 17.53 17.56 .2

Nondurable goods ............................................................... 15.19 15.30 15.35 15.29 15.32 15.36 .3

Private service-providing ............................................. 15.49 15.80 15.89 15.89 15.96 16.03 .4

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................................... 14.78 14.98 15.05 15.04 15.10 15.11 .1

Wholesale trade ................................................................... 17.88 18.26 18.32 18.45 18.58 18.56 -.1

Retail trade ........................................................................... 12.31 12.35 12.43 12.35 12.39 12.42 .2

Transportation and warehousing ...................................... 16.55 16.82 16.82 16.85 16.85 16.90 .3

Utilities ................................................................................... 26.13 26.95 27.17 27.15 27.21 27.18 -.1

Information ............................................................................... 21.73 22.32 22.65 22.40 22.65 22.99 1.5

Financial activities .................................................................. 17.69 18.01 18.09 18.20 18.24 18.29 .3

Professional and business services .................................... 17.81 18.15 18.30 18.29 18.40 18.55 .8

Education and health services ............................................. 16.41 16.84 16.90 16.95 16.99 17.05 .4

Leisure and hospitality ........................................................... 9.04 9.22 9.22 9.24 9.26 9.26 .0

Other services ......................................................................... 14.17 14.40 14.46 14.46 14.49 14.52 .2

1 See footnote 1, table B-2. rate of time and one-half.

2 The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and N.A. = not available.

Clerical Workers (CPI-W) is used to deflate this series. p = preliminary.

3 Change was 0.4 percent from Nov. 2005 to Dec. 2005, the NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2005 benchmark levels

latest month available. and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

4 Derived by assuming that overtime hours are paid at the 
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Table B-5. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and

selected industry detail

(2002=100)

Industry

ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-5. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and

selected industry detail

(2002=100)

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Jan.

2005

Nov.

2005

Dec.

2005p

Jan.

2006p

Jan.

2005

Sept.

2005

Oct.

2005

Nov.

2005

Dec.

2005p

Jan.

2006p

Percent

change from:

Dec. 2005-

Jan. 2006p

Total private ....................................... 98.9 104.2 103.8 101.8 101.3 103.1 103.1 103.5 103.7 103.9 0.2

Goods-producing .......................................... 93.0 101.9 100.0 97.2 96.9 98.6 99.6 100.5 100.0 101.0 1.0

Natural resources and mining .............................. 105.7 117.5 117.8 116.3 110.3 116.3 117.6 116.0 118.8 120.3 1.3

Construction ............................................................ 92.6 113.9 106.3 102.4 102.6 107.2 108.5 111.7 110.0 112.4 2.2

Manufacturing ......................................................... 92.7 95.8 96.3 94.0 93.9 93.9 94.7 94.6 94.7 94.9 .2

Durable goods ..................................................... 94.2 98.5 99.4 96.8 95.3 96.3 97.7 97.4 97.5 97.8 .3

Wood products .................................................. 98.9 103.4 102.3 99.6 102.6 99.5 102.4 102.4 102.1 102.9 .8

Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... 90.9 102.1 96.4 93.4 97.5 95.7 97.2 99.5 97.7 99.5 1.8

Primary metals .................................................. 93.7 95.5 96.8 96.5 93.2 94.5 95.0 95.2 95.0 95.7 .7

Fabricated metal products .............................. 98.0 101.1 102.1 100.8 98.5 98.8 100.5 100.3 100.4 101.3 .9

Machinery .......................................................... 97.3 99.7 101.5 98.5 96.8 99.1 100.3 99.0 99.0 98.2 -.8

Computer and electronic products ................ 89.7 102.3 103.1 99.4 90.2 97.9 99.8 100.3 100.8 99.7 -1.1

Electrical equipment and appliances ............ 87.0 89.0 89.6 89.4 87.0 87.8 88.1 87.7 88.1 89.0 1.0

Transportation equipment ............................... 95.2 99.5 102.4 98.6 96.1 96.7 98.8 98.8 99.3 99.5 .2

Motor vehicles and parts 2.............................. 94.8 96.2 98.6 94.2 95.6 96.7 96.4 95.4 95.1 94.8 -.3

Furniture and related products ....................... 92.7 89.7 91.1 87.2 93.5 91.3 91.0 89.2 88.6 88.2 -.5

Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 90.5 91.7 92.0 90.5 91.3 91.0 91.5 90.7 90.7 91.2 .6

Nondurable goods ............................................... 90.0 91.5 91.4 89.3 91.5 90.0 90.2 90.2 90.2 90.5 .3

Food manufacturing ......................................... 93.7 97.4 97.6 94.9 96.0 94.5 94.5 95.2 95.9 96.8 .9

Beverages and tobacco products .................. 88.1 99.5 97.0 93.9 91.9 94.9 100.3 98.9 98.2 98.8 .6

Textile mills ........................................................ 74.2 69.6 68.8 67.9 75.1 69.4 69.3 69.2 69.1 68.8 -.4

Textile product mills ......................................... 88.9 93.8 94.4 96.6 90.4 91.2 92.2 94.2 94.3 97.7 3.6

Apparel ............................................................... 67.5 65.1 64.0 62.2 70.3 64.8 64.0 64.5 64.1 64.6 .8

Leather and allied products ............................ 75.8 82.1 82.6 77.8 77.7 79.6 79.6 81.0 81.5 79.8 -2.1

Paper and paper products .............................. 89.0 88.1 88.8 86.4 88.8 88.1 87.9 87.1 86.8 86.3 -.6

Printing and related support activities ........... 91.6 92.0 91.8 89.0 92.6 91.2 90.8 90.5 90.0 89.7 -.3

Petroleum and coal products .......................... 98.5 102.7 94.3 92.2 103.2 105.3 105.3 100.6 97.2 97.4 .2

Chemicals .......................................................... 97.6 97.5 98.6 98.1 98.2 96.4 97.9 96.9 97.4 98.0 .6

Plastics and rubber products .......................... 91.9 93.1 94.0 91.3 92.7 91.9 91.9 92.1 92.6 92.1 -.5

Private service-providing ............................. 100.8 104.8 104.9 102.9 102.6 104.1 104.1 104.5 104.6 104.8 .2

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 99.0 103.4 104.9 100.1 100.8 101.3 101.3 102.0 102.1 101.9 -.2

Wholesale trade ................................................... 99.4 102.9 103.1 102.8 100.1 102.0 102.3 102.8 103.2 103.5 .3

Retail trade ........................................................... 97.9 103.0 105.9 98.4 100.3 100.4 100.0 101.1 100.8 100.9 .1

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 103.8 106.8 106.5 102.2 105.2 103.9 104.3 105.0 104.6 104.1 -.5

Utilities ................................................................... 92.2 96.0 94.8 93.2 93.1 94.5 94.9 95.1 95.3 94.1 -1.3

Information ............................................................... 98.6 100.6 101.1 100.6 98.6 100.5 100.5 100.3 100.8 100.6 -.2

Financial activities .................................................. 104.5 104.8 105.2 107.1 103.8 105.1 105.8 105.6 105.8 106.4 .6

Professional and business services .................... 100.7 108.5 107.8 106.0 103.8 106.9 106.9 107.6 108.0 108.9 .8

Education and health services ............................. 105.6 108.0 107.7 107.6 105.2 107.2 107.0 106.6 107.0 107.3 .3

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 97.8 103.0 102.0 100.0 104.9 106.6 106.2 106.7 106.5 107.2 .7

Other services ......................................................... 94.9 95.1 95.3 95.2 96.2 96.0 95.8 95.8 95.9 96.4 .5

1 See footnote 1, table B-2. dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate hours by the

2

Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, corresponding 2002 annual average levels. Aggregate hours estimates

and motor vehicle parts. are the product of estimates of average weekly hours and production or

p = preliminary. nonsupervisory worker employment. Data have been revised to reflect 

NOTE: The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by March 2005 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.
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Table B-6. Indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls of production or nonsupervisory workers1on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and

selected industry detail

(2002=100)

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Jan.

2005

Nov.

2005

Dec.

2005p

Jan.

2006p

Jan.

2005

Sept.

2005

Oct.

2005

Nov.

2005

Dec.

2005p

Jan.

2006p

Percent

change from:

Dec. 2005-

Jan. 2006p

Total private ....................................... 105.9 113.7 113.6 112.6 107.7 111.6 112.3 112.8 113.3 114.1 0.7

Goods-producing .......................................... 98.6 110.8 109.0 105.5 103.0 106.6 108.2 109.2 108.8 110.1 1.2

Natural resources and mining .............................. 113.8 129.1 129.4 130.2 118.2 128.8 130.2 127.8 130.4 133.8 2.6

Construction ............................................................ 95.5 120.6 112.9 107.8 106.6 113.1 114.7 118.1 116.6 119.2 2.2

Manufacturing ......................................................... 99.5 104.6 105.8 103.1 100.6 101.9 103.5 103.2 103.5 103.9 .4

Durable goods ..................................................... 100.8 107.9 109.7 106.2 101.8 104.4 106.8 106.4 106.7 107.2 .5

Nondurable goods ............................................... 96.9 98.8 99.2 97.2 98.2 97.3 97.9 97.5 97.6 98.2 .6

Private service-providing ............................. 108.3 114.4 115.1 114.6 109.2 113.0 113.6 114.0 114.7 115.5 .7

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 104.9 110.6 111.9 108.5 106.3 108.3 108.8 109.4 109.9 109.8 -.1

Wholesale trade ................................................... 105.4 111.9 113.0 113.0 105.4 109.7 110.4 111.7 112.9 113.1 .2

Retail trade ........................................................... 103.5 108.4 111.1 105.1 105.8 106.3 106.6 107.0 107.1 107.4 .3

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 109.1 114.4 114.0 109.6 110.5 110.9 111.3 112.3 111.9 111.6 -.3

Utilities ................................................................... 100.6 109.7 108.1 105.4 101.5 106.3 107.6 107.7 108.2 106.7 -1.4

Information ............................................................... 106.3 111.8 113.5 115.0 106.1 111.0 112.7 111.2 113.1 114.5 1.2

Financial activities .................................................. 115.1 117.8 118.4 122.0 113.5 117.0 118.4 118.9 119.3 120.3 .8

Professional and business services .................... 108.5 117.8 118.2 119.0 110.0 115.4 116.4 117.1 118.2 120.2 1.7

Education and health services ............................. 114.2 120.3 120.6 120.9 113.5 118.6 118.8 118.8 119.5 120.2 .6

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 104.0 111.5 111.6 108.9 110.5 114.6 114.2 114.9 114.9 115.7 .7

Other services ......................................................... 98.3 100.2 100.8 101.0 99.3 100.7 100.9 100.9 101.3 102.0 .7

1 See footnote 1, table B-2. the corresponding 2002 annual average levels. Aggregate payroll estimates are

p = preliminary. the product of estimates of average hourly earnings, average weekly hours, and

NOTE: The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated production or nonsupervisory worker employment. Data have been revised to 

by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate payrolls by reflect March 2005 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.
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Table B-7. Diffusion indexes of employment change

(Percent)

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

Private nonfarm payrolls, 278 industries 1

Over 1-month span:

2002 ........................................................ 40.8 36.5 38.3 38.7 40.1 46.0 43.7 43.3 41.7 41.9 41.5 36.0

2003 ........................................................ 44.1 37.9 34.9 38.3 42.8 38.8 37.6 39.7 50.7 49.8 52.0 51.3

2004 ........................................................ 51.6 49.5 62.4 65.5 62.4 57.7 52.7 52.0 57.0 54.3 55.0 54.1

2005 ........................................................ 50.7 57.7 56.7 54.7 54.5 56.7 59.2 54.1 51.4 53.4 61.7 p 57.6

2006 ........................................................

p 60.6

Over 3-month span:

2002 ........................................................ 34.5 36.2 35.6 35.8 34.9 38.8 38.5 44.8 37.6 39.7 37.2 39.6

2003 ........................................................ 40.6 34.2 34.7 32.7 35.3 41.7 38.5 33.8 42.6 47.8 49.8 50.5

2004 ........................................................ 54.3 53.4 57.6 63.1 69.4 68.3 58.8 55.6 57.4 56.5 59.9 55.2

2005 ........................................................ 52.9 56.7 59.2 60.4 56.8 60.8 60.4 59.7 57.9 52.2 57.0 p 63.3

2006 ........................................................

p 67.6

Over 6-month span:

2002 ........................................................ 30.2 30.6 31.5 30.9 32.0 36.3 35.8 37.6 34.5 36.0 36.7 35.3

2003 ........................................................ 34.4 31.8 31.8 34.0 32.7 36.2 33.3 32.4 40.5 45.3 46.4 47.7

2004 ........................................................ 49.8 52.3 54.7 60.8 63.3 63.8 63.1 63.5 59.0 61.3 55.9 55.6

2005 ........................................................ 55.4 57.7 57.4 58.8 55.2 58.6 60.8 59.5 60.6 57.7 58.5 p 57.0

2006 ........................................................

p 57.9

Over 12-month span:

2002 ........................................................ 33.6 31.7 30.2 30.4 30.2 29.1 32.0 31.3 30.0 29.5 32.9 34.7

2003 ........................................................ 34.5 31.5 32.9 33.5 34.2 35.1 32.7 33.1 37.1 36.7 37.2 39.2

2004 ........................................................ 40.3 42.1 44.8 48.4 50.7 57.7 57.0 55.2 56.7 58.3 60.1 60.3

2005 ........................................................ 60.1 61.0 59.5 58.6 58.6 59.4 60.8 61.0 60.8 58.3 58.8 p 59.9

2006 ........................................................

p 61.7

Over 1-month span:

2002 ........................................................ 19.6 21.4 18.5 29.2 25.0 30.4 36.9 25.6 28.6 17.9 17.9 19.6

2003 ........................................................ 32.7 19.6 19.6 10.7 23.2 19.0 19.6 29.2 28.6 36.3 42.3 40.5

2004 ........................................................ 44.0 47.6 44.6 64.9 53.6 45.8 56.5 52.4 41.7 42.3 39.9 39.3

2005 ........................................................ 39.3 38.7 38.7 42.3 44.6 34.5 47.6 35.7 45.2 43.5 50.0 p 47.6

2006 ........................................................

p 52.4

Over 3-month span:

2002 ........................................................ 9.5 9.5 11.3 17.9 14.9 17.9 22.6 25.6 22.6 17.3 9.5 11.9

2003 ........................................................ 18.5 11.3 12.5 8.3 7.7 11.3 14.9 15.5 16.7 27.4 32.1 35.7

2004 ........................................................ 43.5 42.3 43.5 53.6 57.7 58.9 53.6 48.8 48.2 40.5 38.1 31.0

2005 ........................................................ 35.7 39.9 42.9 39.9 37.5 41.1 39.3 35.7 39.9 36.3 36.9 p 46.4

2006 ........................................................

p 56.5

Over 6-month span:

2002 ........................................................ 7.1 8.3 7.7 8.3 8.3 11.9 12.5 11.9 13.7 8.9 7.1 7.7

2003 ........................................................ 11.3 11.3 8.3 9.5 10.7 9.5 6.0 8.9 13.7 18.5 24.4 23.8

2004 ........................................................ 28.6 33.3 33.3 45.8 47.6 51.2 56.0 51.8 48.2 49.4 39.3 35.7

2005 ........................................................ 36.9 36.9 35.1 33.3 33.3 32.7 36.9 36.9 41.1 41.7 39.3 p 41.1

2006 ........................................................

p 35.7

Over 12-month span:

2002 ........................................................ 7.1 6.0 6.0 6.5 7.1 3.6 4.8 6.0 4.8 7.1 4.8 8.3

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

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

2005 ........................................................ 44.6 44.6 41.7 40.5 39.9 33.3 32.7 31.0 32.1 39.3 35.7 p 38.1

2006 ........................................................

p 40.5

Manufacturing payrolls, 84 industries 1

1Based on seasonally adjusted data for 1-, 3-, and 6-month increasing plus one-half of the industries with unchanged employment, where

spans and unadjusted data for the 12-month span. 50 percent indicates an equal balance between industries with increasing 

p= preliminary. and decreasing employment. Data have been revised to reflect March 2005

NOTE: Figures are the percent of industries with employment benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.