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THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: JULY 2005

Nonfarm employment grew by 207,000 in July, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at

5.0 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Over

the month, payroll employment rose in many service-providing industries.

Unemployment (Household Survey Data)

Both the number of unemployed persons, 7.5 million, and the unemployment rate, 5.0 percent, were

unchanged in July. A year earlier, the number of unemployed was 8.2 million and the jobless rate was

5.5 percent.

Hurricane Dennis struck near the beginning of the July reference period, affecting parts of Florida,

Alabama, and Mississippi. BLS examined survey data from the counties in the path of the storm to

ensure that payroll survey responses were at normal levels. Our examination of the survey data

suggests that there were no discernable weather-related effects on national payroll employment as

measured by the establishment survey. For the storm to have affected payroll employment, people

would have had to have been off work for the entire pay period and not paid for the time missed.

(In the household survey, people who miss work for weather-related events are counted as employed

whether or not they are paid for the time off.)

Hurricane Dennis

Percent Millions

Chart 2. Nonfarm payroll employment, seasonally adjusted, 

August 2002 – July 2005

Chart 1. Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted,

August 2002 – July 2005

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

5.5

6.0

6.5

2003 2004 2005

124.0

126.0

128.0

130.0

132.0

134.0

136.0

2003 2004 2005
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Table A. Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted

(Numbers in thousands)

Quarterly averages Monthly data JuneCategory July

I II May June July change 

Labor force status

Civilian labor force................................................. 148,089 149,003 149,122 149,123 149,573 450

Employment................................................................... 140,296 141,404 141,475 141,638 142,076 438

Unemployment................................................................... 7,794 7,599 7,647 7,486 7,497 11

Not in labor force................................................................... 76,949 76,671 76,547 76,787 76,580 -207

All workers............................................................... 5.3 5.1 5.1 5.0 5.0 0.0

Adult men........................................................... 4.7 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.3 .0

Adult women........................................................ 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.7 .1

Teenagers........................................................ 16.9 17.4 17.9 16.4 16.1 -.3

White .................................................................. 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.3 .0

Black or African American.................................... 10.6 10.3 10.1 10.3 9.5 -.8

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity........................... 6.1 6.1 6.0 5.8 5.5 -.3

ESTABLISHMENT DATA 

Nonfarm employment........................................................ 132,814 p133,426 133,413 p133,579 p133,786 p207

Goods-producing 1........................................................ 22,054 p22,135 22,138 p22,136 p22,140 p4

Construction............................................................. 7,127 p7,216 7,213 p7,228 p7,235 p7

Manufacturing........................................................ 14,314 p14,294 14,301 p14,280 p14,276 p-4

Service-providing 1 ............................................................... 110,759 p111,292 111,275 p111,443 p111,646 p203

Retail trade 2 ........................................................ 15,112 p15,180 15,186 p15,195 p15,245 p50

Professional and business services......... 16,755 p16,867 16,851 p16,908 p16,941 p33

Education and health services.............................. 17,191 p17,288 17,289 p17,332 p17,353 p21

Leisure and hospitality........................................................ 12,641 p12,740 12,736 p12,760 p12,793 p33

Government........................................................ 21,725 p21,752 21,754 p21,756 p21,782 p26

Total private.............................................................. 33.7 p33.7 33.7 p33.7 p33.7 p0.0

Manufacturing............................................................ 40.6 p40.4 40.4 p40.4 p40.4 p.0

Overtime........................................................ 4.5 p4.4 4.4 p4.4 p4.5 p.1

 

Total private.......................................................... 101.7 p102.4 102.3 p102.5 p102.7 p0.2

Average hourly earnings, total private............... $15.92 p$16.03 $16.03 p$16.07 p$16.13 p$0.06

Average weekly earnings, total private............ 536.51 p540.86 540.21 p541.56 p543.58 p2.02

 1 Includes other industries, not shown separately.

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

 3 Data relate to private production or nonsupervisory workers.

Earnings 3

Hours of work 3

HOUSEHOLD DATA

 p=preliminary.

Indexes of aggregate weekly hours (2002=100) 3

Unemployment rates 

 Employment

2005 2005
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Over the month, the unemployment rates for most major worker groups—adult men (4.3 percent), adult

women (4.7 percent), teenagers (16.1 percent), whites (4.3 percent), and Hispanics or Latinos (5.5 percent)—showed little or no change. The jobless rate for blacks declined from 10.3 to 9.5 percent over the

month. The unemployment rate for Asians was 5.2 percent, not seasonally adjusted. (See tables A-1, A-2,

and A-3.)

Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)

Both total employment and the civilian labor force rose in July. The employment-population ratio, at

 62.8 percent, and the labor force participation rate, at 66.1 percent, were essentially unchanged over the

month. The employment-population ratio has trended up in recent months. (See table A-1.)

Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)

In July, 1.5 million persons were marginally attached to the labor force, about the same as a year earlier.

These individuals wanted and were available to work and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12

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

the 4 weeks preceding the survey. There were 499,000 discouraged workers in July, about the same as a

year earlier. Discouraged workers, a subset of the marginally attached, were not currently looking for work

specifically because they believed no jobs were available for them. The other 1.0 million persons marginally

attached to the labor force had not searched for work for reasons such as school attendance or family

responsibilities. (See table A-13.)

Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data)

Total nonfarm employment rose by 207,000 in July to 133.8 million, seasonally adjusted. This followed

job gains of 126,000 in May and 166,000 in June (as revised). In July, there were employment gains in

many service-providing industries, including retail trade, professional and technical services, financial activities,

food services, and health care. (See table B-1.)

Retail trade employment rose by 50,000 in July, following little change in June. This industry has gained

197,000 jobs over the year. In July, retail employment gains were widespread, including growth in clothing

stores (13,000), motor vehicle and parts dealers (10,000), and building material and garden supply stores

(7,000).

Employment in professional and technical services increased by 23,000 in July. Over the year, this

industry has added 211,000 jobs. Management and technical consulting services, as well as architectural

and engineering services, contributed to the July gain.

Employment in financial activities rose by 21,000 over the month, as credit intermediation and real estate

showed continued strength. Since July 2004, employment in credit intermediation has grown by 93,000,

while real estate has added 54,000 jobs.

Elsewhere in the service-providing sector, employment in food services and drinking places rose by

30,000 over the month. This industry has added 262,000 jobs over the year. The health care industry

continued to grow in July, adding 29,000 jobs. Ambulatory health care services (which includes doctors’

offices and outpatient clinics), hospitals, and nursing and residential care facilities all contributed to the

employment gain. Temporary help services employment was flat in July and has shown little net change since

April.
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In the goods-producing sector, construction employment continued to trend up. Thus far this year, job

gains in construction have averaged 21,000 per month, about in line with the average monthly increase for

2004. In July, manufacturing employment was about unchanged. The motor vehicle and parts industry shed

11,000 jobs, reflecting larger-than-usual shutdowns for annual retooling. Employment in wood products fell

by 4,000. These losses were partly offset by small increases in several other manufacturing industries.

Mining employment remained about the same over the month.

Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)

The average workweek for production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls was unchanged at 33.7 hours in July, seasonally adjusted. The manufacturing workweek remained at 40.4 hours,

while manufacturing overtime increased by 0.1 hour to 4.5 hours. (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 July to 102.7 (2002=100). The manufacturing index was down by

0.1 percent over the month to 93.4. (See table B-5.)

Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data)

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

6 cents in July to $16.13, seasonally adjusted. Average weekly earnings increased by 0.4 percent over the

month to $543.58. Over the year, both average hourly and weekly earnings grew by 2.7 percent. (See

table B-3.)

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The Employment Situation for August 2005 is scheduled to be released on Friday, September 2,

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

Additional statistics and other information

More comprehensive statistics are contained in Employment and

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

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Employment and Earnings also provides measures of sampling error

for the household and establishment survey data published in this

release. For unemployment and other labor force categories, these

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

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

actual size of revisions due to benchmark adjustments appear in tables

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

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HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Employment status, sex, and age

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted 1

July

2004

June

2005

July

2005

July

2004

Mar.

2005

Apr.

2005

May

2005

June

2005

July

2005

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 223,422 225,911 226,153 223,422 225,236 225,441 225,670 225,911 226,153

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 149,217 150,327 151,122 147,823 148,157 148,762 149,122 149,123 149,573

 Participation rate ............................................................... 66.8 66.5 66.8 66.2 65.8 66.0 66.1 66.0 66.1

 Employed .............................................................................. 140,700 142,456 143,283 139,639 140,501 141,099 141,475 141,638 142,076

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 63.0 63.1 63.4 62.5 62.4 62.6 62.7 62.7 62.8

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 8,518 7,870 7,839 8,184 7,656 7,663 7,647 7,486 7,497

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 5.7 5.2 5.2 5.5 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.0 5.0

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 74,204 75,584 75,031 75,599 77,079 76,679 76,547 76,787 76,580

 Persons who currently want a job ......................................... 4,767 5,645 5,081 4,688 5,001 5,134 4,728 5,240 5,015

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 107,746 109,062 109,190 107,746 108,703 108,812 108,934 109,062 109,190

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 80,344 80,985 81,413 79,192 79,598 79,839 80,048 80,063 80,199

 Participation rate ............................................................... 74.6 74.3 74.6 73.5 73.2 73.4 73.5 73.4 73.4

 Employed .............................................................................. 76,041 76,946 77,541 74,811 75,375 75,735 75,985 76,092 76,272

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 70.6 70.6 71.0 69.4 69.3 69.6 69.8 69.8 69.9

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 4,302 4,038 3,871 4,381 4,224 4,104 4,062 3,971 3,927

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 5.4 5.0 4.8 5.5 5.3 5.1 5.1 5.0 4.9

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 27,402 28,077 27,778 28,554 29,104 28,973 28,886 28,998 28,991

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 99,512 100,754 100,874 99,512 100,419 100,520 100,634 100,754 100,874

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 75,876 76,772 77,024 75,567 75,921 76,173 76,439 76,462 76,624

 Participation rate ............................................................... 76.2 76.2 76.4 75.9 75.6 75.8 76.0 75.9 76.0

 Employed .............................................................................. 72,362 73,637 73,951 71,830 72,429 72,817 73,100 73,174 73,363

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 72.7 73.1 73.3 72.2 72.1 72.4 72.6 72.6 72.7

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 3,514 3,136 3,073 3,737 3,492 3,356 3,339 3,288 3,261

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 4.6 4.1 4.0 4.9 4.6 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.3

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 23,636 23,981 23,849 23,945 24,498 24,347 24,195 24,292 24,250

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 115,676 116,849 116,963 115,676 116,534 116,629 116,736 116,849 116,963

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 68,874 69,342 69,709 68,631 68,559 68,923 69,075 69,060 69,374

 Participation rate ............................................................... 59.5 59.3 59.6 59.3 58.8 59.1 59.2 59.1 59.3

 Employed .............................................................................. 64,659 65,510 65,742 64,828 65,127 65,364 65,490 65,545 65,804

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 55.9 56.1 56.2 56.0 55.9 56.0 56.1 56.1 56.3

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 4,215 3,832 3,967 3,803 3,432 3,558 3,585 3,515 3,570

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 6.1 5.5 5.7 5.5 5.0 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.1

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 46,802 47,507 47,254 47,045 47,975 47,706 47,661 47,789 47,589

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 107,687 108,776 108,880 107,687 108,486 108,573 108,672 108,776 108,880

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 64,642 65,254 65,411 65,085 65,051 65,420 65,479 65,470 65,768

 Participation rate ............................................................... 60.0 60.0 60.1 60.4 60.0 60.3 60.3 60.2 60.4

 Employed .............................................................................. 61,224 62,105 62,072 61,902 62,099 62,384 62,464 62,451 62,690

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 56.9 57.1 57.0 57.5 57.2 57.5 57.5 57.4 57.6

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 3,418 3,148 3,339 3,183 2,952 3,036 3,015 3,019 3,078

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 5.3 4.8 5.1 4.9 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.7

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 43,045 43,522 43,470 42,603 43,435 43,153 43,192 43,306 43,113

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 16,222 16,381 16,399 16,222 16,332 16,347 16,364 16,381 16,399

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 8,699 8,301 8,686 7,172 7,185 7,168 7,204 7,192 7,182

 Participation rate ............................................................... 53.6 50.7 53.0 44.2 44.0 43.9 44.0 43.9 43.8

 Employed .............................................................................. 7,114 6,714 7,260 5,907 5,973 5,897 5,911 6,013 6,024

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 43.9 41.0 44.3 36.4 36.6 36.1 36.1 36.7 36.7

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 1,585 1,587 1,427 1,265 1,212 1,271 1,293 1,178 1,158

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 18.2 19.1 16.4 17.6 16.9 17.7 17.9 16.4 16.1

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 7,523 8,081 7,712 9,051 9,147 9,179 9,160 9,190 9,217

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 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.
HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

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

July

2004

June

2005

July

2005

July

2004

Mar.

2005

Apr.

2005

May

2005

June

2005

July

2005

WHITE 

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 182,676 184,328 184,490 182,676 183,888 184,015 184,167 184,328 184,490

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 122,413 122,914 123,490 121,383 121,484 121,961 122,177 121,985 122,383

 Participation rate ................................................................. 67.0 66.7 66.9 66.4 66.1 66.3 66.3 66.2 66.3

 Employed .............................................................................. 116,487 117,471 118,069 115,610 116,135 116,574 116,791 116,778 117,149

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 63.8 63.7 64.0 63.3 63.2 63.4 63.4 63.4 63.5

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 5,926 5,442 5,421 5,773 5,349 5,387 5,386 5,206 5,234

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 4.8 4.4 4.4 4.8 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.3

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 60,263 61,414 61,000 61,293 62,403 62,054 61,989 62,343 62,107

Men, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 63,389 63,931 63,991 63,153 63,497 63,562 63,747 63,691 63,700

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

 Employed .............................................................................. 60,913 61,725 61,803 60,458 60,965 61,162 61,336 61,371 61,353

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 73.7 73.9 73.9 73.2 73.2 73.4 73.5 73.5 73.4

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 2,476 2,206 2,188 2,695 2,532 2,399 2,410 2,320 2,346

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 3.9 3.5 3.4 4.3 4.0 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.7

Women, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 51,833 52,098 52,352 52,273 52,055 52,463 52,455 52,325 52,757

 Participation rate ................................................................. 59.3 59.1 59.3 59.8 59.2 59.6 59.6 59.4 59.8

 Employed .............................................................................. 49,456 49,981 50,075 50,082 50,096 50,386 50,399 50,284 50,674

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 56.6 56.7 56.8 57.3 56.9 57.2 57.2 57.0 57.4

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 2,377 2,117 2,277 2,192 1,959 2,077 2,056 2,041 2,083

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 4.6 4.1 4.3 4.2 3.8 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.9

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 7,191 6,885 7,147 5,956 5,932 5,936 5,976 5,968 5,926

 Participation rate ................................................................. 57.1 54.3 56.3 47.3 46.9 46.9 47.2 47.1 46.7

 Employed .............................................................................. 6,118 5,765 6,191 5,070 5,074 5,026 5,056 5,123 5,121

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 48.6 45.5 48.8 40.2 40.1 39.7 39.9 40.4 40.4

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 1,074 1,120 956 886 858 910 920 845 805

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 14.9 16.3 13.4 14.9 14.5 15.3 15.4 14.2 13.6

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN 

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 26,078 26,488 26,526 26,078 26,377 26,413 26,450 26,488 26,526

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 17,011 17,384 17,441 16,775 16,741 16,940 17,050 17,147 17,190

 Participation rate ................................................................. 65.2 65.6 65.8 64.3 63.5 64.1 64.5 64.7 64.8

 Employed .............................................................................. 14,964 15,512 15,655 14,937 15,025 15,184 15,329 15,378 15,561

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 57.4 58.6 59.0 57.3 57.0 57.5 58.0 58.1 58.7

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 2,047 1,872 1,786 1,838 1,716 1,756 1,721 1,769 1,628

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 12.0 10.8 10.2 11.0 10.3 10.4 10.1 10.3 9.5

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 9,067 9,104 9,085 9,303 9,636 9,473 9,400 9,341 9,336

Men, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 7,424 7,755 7,801 7,391 7,403 7,555 7,615 7,706 7,765

 Participation rate ................................................................. 70.9 72.8 73.2 70.6 69.8 71.2 71.6 72.4 72.8

 Employed .............................................................................. 6,634 7,053 7,156 6,629 6,719 6,849 6,914 6,963 7,116

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 63.4 66.2 67.1 63.3 63.4 64.5 65.0 65.4 66.7

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 791 703 646 762 684 706 700 743 650

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 10.6 9.1 8.3 10.3 9.2 9.3 9.2 9.6 8.4

Women, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 8,573 8,662 8,606 8,593 8,507 8,552 8,589 8,626 8,609

 Participation rate ................................................................. 65.0 64.8 64.3 65.2 63.9 64.1 64.3 64.5 64.3

 Employed .............................................................................. 7,727 7,864 7,842 7,811 7,746 7,798 7,871 7,863 7,900

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 58.6 58.8 58.6 59.2 58.2 58.5 59.0 58.8 59.0

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 846 798 764 782 761 754 718 762 709

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 9.9 9.2 8.9 9.1 8.9 8.8 8.4 8.8 8.2

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 1,013 967 1,034 791 831 833 846 815 816

 Participation rate ................................................................. 41.8 39.0 41.7 32.6 33.8 33.8 34.3 32.9 32.9

 Employed .............................................................................. 603 596 657 496 560 537 543 551 545

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 24.9 24.1 26.5 20.5 22.8 21.8 22.0 22.3 22.0

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 411 371 376 294 271 296 303 264 270

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 40.5 38.4 36.4 37.2 32.6 35.5 35.8 32.4 33.1

ASIAN 

Civilian noninstutional population ............................................. 9,559 9,837 9,812 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 6,275 6,470 6,583 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ................................................................. 65.6 65.8 67.1 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .............................................................................. 6,008 6,213 6,244 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 62.9 63.2 63.6 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 267 257 340 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 4.3 4.0 5.2 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 3,284 3,367 3,229 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 2005, 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

July

2004

June

2005

July

2005

July

2004

Mar.

2005

Apr.

2005

May

2005

June

2005

July

2005

HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 28,150 29,079 29,168 28,150 28,815 28,902 28,989 29,079 29,168

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 19,552 19,863 19,921 19,432 19,541 19,665 19,761 19,777 19,794

 Participation rate ................................................................. 69.5 68.3 68.3 69.0 67.8 68.0 68.2 68.0 67.9

 Employed .............................................................................. 18,203 18,753 18,816 18,102 18,425 18,413 18,578 18,623 18,698

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 64.7 64.5 64.5 64.3 63.9 63.7 64.1 64.0 64.1

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 1,349 1,110 1,105 1,330 1,117 1,252 1,183 1,154 1,096

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 6.9 5.6 5.5 6.8 5.7 6.4 6.0 5.8 5.5

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 8,598 9,216 9,247 8,718 9,273 9,237 9,228 9,302 9,374

Men, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 11,124 11,428 11,385 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ................................................................. 84.9 84.3 83.7 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .............................................................................. 10,572 10,986 10,975 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 80.7 81.0 80.7 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 553 442 410 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 5.0 3.9 3.6 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

Women, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 7,253 7,314 7,381 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ................................................................. 58.3 57.0 57.3 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .............................................................................. 6,736 6,881 6,871 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 54.2 53.6 53.4 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 517 433 510 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 7.1 5.9 6.9 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 1,175 1,120 1,155 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ................................................................. 45.0 41.8 42.9 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .............................................................................. 896 885 970 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 34.3 33.0 36.0 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 280 235 185 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 23.8 21.0 16.0 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

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

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

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

Beginning in January 2005, 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

July

2004

June

2005

July

2005

July

2004

Mar.

2005

Apr.

2005

May

2005

June

2005

July

2005

Less than a high school diploma

Civilian labor force .................................................................... 12,090 13,138 12,861 12,449 12,501 12,474 12,798 12,903 13,156

 Participation rate ................................................................... 44.8 46.5 46.4 46.1 45.0 44.6 45.3 45.6 47.5

 Employed ................................................................................ 11,161 12,304 11,948 11,417 11,528 11,429 11,802 12,006 12,154

 Employment-population ratio ................................................ 41.3 43.5 43.1 42.3 41.5 40.8 41.8 42.5 43.8

 Unemployed ........................................................................... 929 834 913 1,032 973 1,045 996 898 1,002

 Unemployment rate .............................................................. 7.7 6.3 7.1 8.3 7.8 8.4 7.8 7.0 7.6

High school graduates, no college 1

Civilian labor force .................................................................... 37,810 37,930 37,502 38,246 38,173 38,265 38,233 38,080 37,959

 Participation rate ................................................................... 63.0 62.9 62.9 63.7 62.6 63.0 63.2 63.2 63.6

 Employed ................................................................................ 35,940 36,208 35,708 36,318 36,378 36,586 36,514 36,307 36,120

 Employment-population ratio ................................................ 59.9 60.1 59.8 60.5 59.7 60.3 60.4 60.2 60.5

 Unemployed ........................................................................... 1,871 1,722 1,794 1,928 1,795 1,679 1,719 1,773 1,839

 Unemployment rate .............................................................. 4.9 4.5 4.8 5.0 4.7 4.4 4.5 4.7 4.8

Some college or associate degree

Civilian labor force .................................................................... 34,999 34,537 35,328 34,597 34,863 34,860 34,699 34,635 34,851

 Participation rate ................................................................... 72.4 72.1 72.1 71.5 72.9 73.2 73.1 72.3 71.2

 Employed ................................................................................ 33,468 33,187 33,957 33,141 33,484 33,489 33,351 33,283 33,547

 Employment-population ratio ................................................ 69.2 69.3 69.3 68.5 70.0 70.3 70.3 69.5 68.5

 Unemployed ........................................................................... 1,531 1,350 1,372 1,455 1,380 1,371 1,348 1,351 1,304

 Unemployment rate .............................................................. 4.4 3.9 3.9 4.2 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.7

Bachelor’s degree and higher 2

Civilian labor force .................................................................... 39,853 40,763 40,994 40,145 40,395 40,788 40,913 40,945 41,297

 Participation rate ................................................................... 77.2 77.2 77.2 77.8 77.5 77.7 77.4 77.5 77.8

 Employed ................................................................................ 38,684 39,808 39,921 39,062 39,411 39,784 39,916 40,007 40,309

 Employment-population ratio ................................................ 75.0 75.4 75.2 75.7 75.7 75.8 75.5 75.7 75.9

 Unemployed ........................................................................... 1,169 955 1,073 1,083 985 1,004 997 938 987

 Unemployment rate .............................................................. 2.9 2.3 2.6 2.7 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.4

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 2005, 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

July

2004

June

2005

July

2005

July

2004

Mar.

2005

Apr.

2005

May

2005

June

2005

July

2005

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries ............................................. 2,454 2,524 2,560 2,273 2,187 2,252 2,220 2,336 2,334

 Wage and salary workers ....................................................... 1,358 1,436 1,447 1,241 1,224 1,207 1,229 1,312 1,311

 Self-employed workers ........................................................... 1,063 1,051 1,053 1,014 948 1,023 959 1,004 987

 Unpaid family workers ............................................................ 33 37 61 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Nonagricultural industries ......................................................... 138,246 139,932 140,723 137,257 138,293 138,869 139,294 139,237 139,668

 Wage and salary workers ....................................................... 128,458 130,351 130,949 127,638 128,400 128,834 129,494 129,707 130,056

 Government .......................................................................... 19,263 20,299 19,893 19,841 20,249 20,429 20,779 20,464 20,492

 Private industries .................................................................. 109,195 110,051 111,056 107,887 108,085 108,353 108,697 109,203 109,651

 Private households ............................................................. 818 841 911 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

 Other industries .................................................................. 108,377 109,210 110,145 107,134 107,286 107,534 107,908 108,399 108,834

 Self-employed workers ........................................................... 9,717 9,510 9,664 9,529 9,767 9,895 9,768 9,465 9,514

 Unpaid family workers ............................................................ 70 72 111 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME 2

All industries:

 Part time for economic reasons .............................................. 4,648 4,600 4,578 4,488 4,344 4,293 4,361 4,465 4,427

 Slack work or business conditions ........................................ 2,629 2,593 2,716 2,642 2,643 2,613 2,741 2,668 2,723

 Could only find part-time work .............................................. 1,659 1,565 1,534 1,472 1,419 1,363 1,346 1,420 1,368

 Part time for noneconomic reasons ........................................ 17,645 17,731 17,563 19,737 19,458 19,584 19,435 19,021 19,528

Nonagricultural industries:

 Part time for economic reasons .............................................. 4,564 4,544 4,539 4,390 4,268 4,186 4,280 4,386 4,369

 Slack work or business conditions ........................................ 2,583 2,555 2,690 2,580 2,592 2,540 2,705 2,616 2,673

 Could only find part-time work .............................................. 1,639 1,553 1,526 1,484 1,411 1,351 1,331 1,416 1,369

 Part time for noneconomic reasons ........................................ 17,281 17,376 17,170 19,327 19,182 19,226 19,160 18,633 19,084

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 2005, 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

July

2004

June

2005

July

2005

July

2004

Mar.

2005

Apr.

2005

May

2005

June

2005

July

2005

Total, 16 years and over ........................................................... 140,700 142,456 143,283 139,639 140,501 141,099 141,475 141,638 142,076

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 7,114 6,714 7,260 5,907 5,973 5,897 5,911 6,013 6,024

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 2,735 2,558 2,828 2,149 2,339 2,235 2,249 2,296 2,241

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 4,379 4,156 4,432 3,758 3,651 3,654 3,662 3,712 3,769

 20 years and over ................................................................... 133,586 135,742 136,023 133,732 134,528 135,201 135,564 135,625 136,052

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 14,333 14,235 14,489 13,804 13,684 13,653 13,725 13,829 13,904

 25 years and over ................................................................. 119,253 121,507 121,534 119,890 120,775 121,503 121,757 121,772 122,120

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 97,381 98,194 98,261 97,694 97,954 98,246 98,455 98,274 98,530

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 30,499 30,593 30,637 30,496 30,400 30,519 30,660 30,482 30,606

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 34,472 34,557 34,555 34,650 34,587 34,588 34,600 34,629 34,707

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 32,411 33,045 33,069 32,548 32,968 33,139 33,195 33,163 33,217

 55 years and over ............................................................... 21,871 23,313 23,273 22,196 22,821 23,257 23,302 23,498 23,590

Men, 16 years and over ............................................................ 76,041 76,946 77,541 74,811 75,375 75,735 75,985 76,092 76,272

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 3,679 3,309 3,590 2,981 2,946 2,918 2,885 2,919 2,910

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 1,330 1,214 1,320 1,002 1,130 1,123 1,068 1,066 1,014

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 2,349 2,096 2,270 1,990 1,828 1,794 1,813 1,851 1,895

 20 years and over ................................................................... 72,362 73,637 73,951 71,830 72,429 72,817 73,100 73,174 73,363

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 7,693 7,647 7,803 7,355 7,193 7,161 7,273 7,367 7,414

 25 years and over ................................................................. 64,668 65,990 66,149 64,466 65,201 65,602 65,731 65,807 65,920

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 52,897 53,358 53,498 52,610 52,933 53,104 53,161 53,124 53,198

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 17,018 17,035 17,143 16,887 16,795 16,887 16,972 16,921 16,988

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 18,802 18,874 18,896 18,736 18,798 18,765 18,759 18,803 18,825

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 17,077 17,449 17,459 16,986 17,340 17,451 17,431 17,400 17,385

 55 years and over ............................................................... 11,772 12,632 12,651 11,857 12,267 12,498 12,569 12,682 12,722

Women, 16 years and over ...................................................... 64,659 65,510 65,742 64,828 65,127 65,364 65,490 65,545 65,804

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 3,435 3,405 3,670 2,926 3,028 2,980 3,026 3,095 3,114

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 1,405 1,344 1,508 1,147 1,209 1,112 1,181 1,230 1,227

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 2,030 2,060 2,162 1,768 1,823 1,860 1,849 1,860 1,873

 20 years and over ................................................................... 61,224 62,105 62,072 61,902 62,099 62,384 62,464 62,451 62,690

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 6,640 6,588 6,687 6,450 6,491 6,491 6,452 6,461 6,491

 25 years and over ................................................................. 54,584 55,517 55,385 55,424 55,575 55,901 56,026 55,966 56,200

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 44,485 44,836 44,763 45,084 45,021 45,142 45,293 45,150 45,333

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 13,481 13,558 13,495 13,609 13,604 13,632 13,688 13,561 13,618

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 15,670 15,683 15,659 15,913 15,789 15,822 15,841 15,826 15,882

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 15,334 15,596 15,610 15,562 15,628 15,688 15,764 15,763 15,832

 55 years and over ............................................................... 10,099 10,681 10,622 10,340 10,554 10,759 10,733 10,816 10,867

Married men, spouse present ................................................... 44,986 45,233 45,506 44,948 45,382 45,482 45,725 45,357 45,486

Married women, spouse present .............................................. 33,841 34,080 34,232 34,607 34,307 34,539 34,747 34,622 34,965

Women who maintain families .................................................. 8,700 8,741 8,646 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Full-time workers 2 ................................................................... 116,349 118,761 119,409 114,364 115,669 116,524 116,846 117,200 117,332

Part-time workers 3 ................................................................... 24,351 23,695 23,874 25,464 24,727 24,553 24,662 24,464 24,749

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 2005, 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

July

2004

June

2005

July

2005

July

2004

Mar.

2005

Apr.

2005

May

2005

June

2005

July

2005

Total, 16 years and over ........................................................... 8,184 7,486 7,497 5.5 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.0 5.0

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 1,265 1,178 1,158 17.6 16.9 17.7 17.9 16.4 16.1

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 548 513 515 20.3 19.4 19.9 20.0 18.3 18.7

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 722 667 634 16.1 15.0 16.9 16.3 15.2 14.4

 20 years and over ................................................................... 6,920 6,307 6,339 4.9 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.5

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 1,404 1,329 1,253 9.2 9.0 8.9 8.8 8.8 8.3

 25 years and over ................................................................. 5,521 4,980 5,108 4.4 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.9 4.0

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 4,685 4,206 4,282 4.6 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.1 4.2

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 1,842 1,673 1,671 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.1 5.2 5.2

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 1,574 1,375 1,357 4.3 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.8

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 1,270 1,158 1,255 3.8 3.4 3.2 3.5 3.4 3.6

 55 years and over ............................................................... 847 747 843 3.7 3.5 3.5 3.2 3.1 3.5

Men, 16 years and over ............................................................ 4,381 3,971 3,927 5.5 5.3 5.1 5.1 5.0 4.9

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 645 683 666 17.8 19.9 20.4 20.0 19.0 18.6

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 270 295 306 21.2 22.9 22.2 22.5 21.7 23.2

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 376 394 348 15.9 17.5 19.9 18.4 17.5 15.5

 20 years and over ................................................................... 3,737 3,288 3,261 4.9 4.6 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.3

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 789 758 708 9.7 9.7 9.5 9.2 9.3 8.7

 25 years and over ................................................................. 2,948 2,538 2,568 4.4 4.0 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.7

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 2,477 2,128 2,148 4.5 4.1 3.9 4.0 3.9 3.9

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 961 823 820 5.4 5.2 5.0 4.9 4.6 4.6

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 826 699 656 4.2 3.9 3.6 3.8 3.6 3.4

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 690 606 671 3.9 3.5 3.0 3.4 3.4 3.7

 55 years and over ............................................................... 471 410 420 3.8 3.6 3.5 3.0 3.1 3.2

Women, 16 years and over ...................................................... 3,803 3,515 3,570 5.5 5.0 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.1

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 620 496 492 17.5 13.7 14.9 15.8 13.8 13.6

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 278 218 209 19.5 15.8 17.5 17.7 15.1 14.5

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 346 273 286 16.4 12.2 13.9 14.2 12.8 13.2

 20 years and over ................................................................... 3,183 3,019 3,078 4.9 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.7

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 614 571 545 8.7 8.3 8.2 8.4 8.1 7.7

 25 years and over ................................................................. 2,573 2,442 2,540 4.4 4.0 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.3

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 2,209 2,078 2,134 4.7 4.2 4.4 4.3 4.4 4.5

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 881 850 850 6.1 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.9 5.9

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 748 676 700 4.5 3.9 4.3 4.0 4.1 4.2

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 580 552 584 3.6 3.4 3.4 3.6 3.4 3.6

 55 years and over 2 ............................................................ 398 361 458 3.8 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.3 4.1

Married men, spouse present ................................................... 1,483 1,208 1,220 3.2 3.0 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.6

Married women, spouse present .............................................. 1,249 1,186 1,233 3.5 3.0 3.3 3.1 3.3 3.4

Women who maintain families 2 ............................................... 863 785 831 9.0 8.0 7.7 7.9 8.2 8.8

Full-time workers 3 ................................................................... 6,791 6,097 6,064 5.6 5.1 5.1 5.0 4.9 4.9

Part-time workers 4 ................................................................... 1,392 1,384 1,442 5.2 5.4 5.3 5.6 5.4 5.5

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

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

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

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

independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Beginning in January 2005, data

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

Table A-8. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment

(Numbers in thousands)

Reason

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

July

2004

June

2005

July

2005

July

2004

Mar.

2005

Apr.

2005

May

2005

June

2005

July

2005

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs .......... 4,233 3,482 3,618 4,228 3,784 3,675 3,646 3,680 3,633

 On temporary layoff ................................................................ 1,152 849 1,046 1,068 961 838 864 975 959

 Not on temporary layoff .......................................................... 3,081 2,633 2,573 3,160 2,823 2,837 2,782 2,705 2,674

 Permanent job losers ............................................................ 2,265 1,887 1,884 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

 Persons who completed temporary jobs .............................. 817 746 688 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Job leavers ............................................................................... 922 826 843 896 855 897 942 844 826

Reentrants ................................................................................ 2,375 2,606 2,494 2,333 2,364 2,356 2,353 2,219 2,394

New entrants ............................................................................ 988 956 883 686 711 747 728 661 628

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 ......... 49.7 44.2 46.2 51.9 49.1 47.9 47.5 49.7 48.6

 On temporary layoff ............................................................... 13.5 10.8 13.3 13.1 12.5 10.9 11.3 13.2 12.8

 Not on temporary layoff ......................................................... 36.2 33.5 32.8 38.8 36.6 37.0 36.3 36.5 35.7

 Job leavers .............................................................................. 10.8 10.5 10.8 11.0 11.1 11.7 12.3 11.4 11.0

 Reentrants ............................................................................... 27.9 33.1 31.8 28.6 30.6 30.7 30.7 30.0 32.0

 New entrants ........................................................................... 11.6 12.1 11.3 8.4 9.2 9.7 9.5 8.9 8.4

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE

 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs ......... 2.8 2.3 2.4 2.9 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.4

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

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

 New entrants ........................................................................... .7 .6 .6 .5 .5 .5 .5 .4 .4

1 Data not available.

 NOTE: Beginning in January 2005, 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

July

2004

June

2005

July

2005

July

2004

Mar.

2005

Apr.

2005

May

2005

June

2005

July

2005

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Less than 5 weeks .................................................................... 3,087 3,374 2,809 2,803 2,531 2,666 2,699 2,666 2,571

5 to 14 weeks ........................................................................... 2,684 2,182 2,716 2,458 2,319 2,268 2,262 2,342 2,430

15 weeks and over ................................................................... 2,747 2,315 2,314 2,885 2,817 2,698 2,667 2,350 2,437

 15 to 26 weeks ...................................................................... 1,100 984 955 1,198 1,165 1,083 1,133 1,041 1,047

 27 weeks and over ................................................................ 1,647 1,331 1,359 1,686 1,652 1,615 1,534 1,310 1,389

Average (mean) duration, in weeks .......................................... 17.5 16.3 16.5 18.5 19.5 19.6 18.8 17.1 17.6

Median duration, in weeks ........................................................ 8.0 7.0 8.0 8.9 9.3 8.9 9.1 9.1 9.0

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

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

 Less than 5 weeks .................................................................. 36.2 42.9 35.8 34.4 33.0 34.9 35.4 36.2 34.6

 5 to 14 weeks ......................................................................... 31.5 27.7 34.6 30.2 30.3 29.7 29.7 31.8 32.7

 15 weeks and over ................................................................. 32.2 29.4 29.5 35.4 36.7 35.4 35.0 31.9 32.8

 15 to 26 weeks ..................................................................... 12.9 12.5 12.2 14.7 15.2 14.2 14.9 14.1 14.1

 27 weeks and over ............................................................... 19.3 16.9 17.3 20.7 21.5 21.2 20.1 17.8 18.7

 NOTE: Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.
HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Occupation

Employed Unemployed Unemployment

rates

July

2004

July

2005

July

2004

July

2005

July

2004

July

2005

 Total, 16 years and over 1 .......................................................................... 140,700 143,283 8,518 7,839 5.7 5.2

Management, professional, and related occupations ............................... 47,763 48,771 1,509 1,328 3.1 2.7

 Management, business, and financial operations occupations ............ 20,081 20,371 548 488 2.7 2.3

 Professional and related occupations ........................................................ 27,682 28,400 961 840 3.4 2.9

Service occupations .......................................................................................... 23,730 24,182 1,542 1,511 6.1 5.9

Sales and office occupations .......................................................................... 35,946 36,421 2,020 1,953 5.3 5.1

 Sales and related occupations ..................................................................... 16,264 16,728 987 932 5.7 5.3

 Office and administrative support occupations ........................................ 19,682 19,694 1,032 1,021 5.0 4.9

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations ........... 15,121 15,773 961 844 6.0 5.1

 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ............................................... 1,079 1,185 121 59 10.1 4.8

 Construction and extraction occupations ................................................... 8,958 9,478 656 576 6.8 5.7

 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .................................. 5,084 5,111 184 208 3.5 3.9

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations ................ 18,140 18,136 1,475 1,304 7.5 6.7

 Production occupations .................................................................................. 9,647 9,236 790 703 7.6 7.1

 Transportation and material moving occupations .................................... 8,493 8,901 685 601 7.5 6.3

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

 NOTE: Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.

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

Industry

Number of

unemployed

persons

(in thousands)

Unemployment

rates

July

2004

July

2005

July

2004

July

2005

 Total, 16 years and over 1 ....................................................................... 8,518 7,839 5.7 5.2

Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers ...................................... 6,358 5,922 5.5 5.1

 Mining ................................................................................................................. 28 22 5.4 3.7

 Construction ...................................................................................................... 610 509 6.4 5.2

 Manufacturing ................................................................................................... 1,019 883 6.0 5.3

 Durable goods ................................................................................................ 655 580 6.2 5.5

 Nondurable goods ......................................................................................... 364 303 5.7 4.9

 Wholesale and retail trade ............................................................................ 1,163 1,194 5.5 5.6

 Transportation and utilities ............................................................................ 231 222 4.3 3.9

 Information ........................................................................................................ 174 142 5.2 4.2

 Financial activities ........................................................................................... 307 309 3.3 3.3

 Professional and business services ............................................................ 790 804 6.2 6.3

 Education and health services ..................................................................... 725 635 4.0 3.5

 Leisure and hospitality ................................................................................... 965 929 7.8 7.4

 Other services .................................................................................................. 346 274 5.6 4.2

Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers ........................ 140 69 10.0 4.7

Government workers ......................................................................................... 741 683 3.7 3.3

Self employed and unpaid family workers ................................................... 291 282 2.6 2.5

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

 NOTE: Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.
HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-12. Alternative measures of labor underutilization

(Percent)

Measure

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

July

2004

June

2005

July

2005

July

2004

Mar.

2005

Apr.

2005

May

2005

June

2005

July

2005

U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of the civilian labor force .............. 1.8 1.5 1.5 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.6

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

force ...................................................................................................................................... 2.8 2.3 2.4 2.9 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.4

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

rate) ...................................................................................................................................... 5.7 5.2 5.2 5.5 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.0 5.0

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

discouraged workers ............................................................................................................ 6.0 5.5 5.5 5.9 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.3

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 ................................................................................................................. 6.7 6.2 6.1 6.5 6.2 6.1 6.0 6.0 6.0

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

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

 all marginally attached workers ........................................................................................... 9.8 9.3 9.1 9.5 9.1 9.0 8.9 9.0 8.9

 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 2005, 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

July

2004

July

2005

July

2004

July

2005

July

2004

July

2005

NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE

Total not in the labor force ............................................................................ 74,204 75,031 27,402 27,778 46,802 47,254

 Persons who currently want a job ............................................................... 4,767 5,081 1,978 2,063 2,789 3,017

Searched for work and available to work now 1 ..................................... 1,557 1,516 832 735 725 781

 Reason not currently looking:

 Discouragement over job prospects 2 ......................................... 504 499 327 284 177 215

 Reasons other than discouragement 3 ........................................ 1,053 1,016 505 450 548 566

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders 4 ............................................................................ 7,521 7,595 3,913 3,956 3,607 3,639

 Percent of total employed ......................................................................... 5.3 5.3 5.1 5.1 5.6 5.5

 Primary job full time, secondary job part time ........................................... 3,829 3,964 2,239 2,303 1,590 1,661

 Primary and secondary jobs both part time .............................................. 1,711 1,662 574 584 1,137 1,078

 Primary and secondary jobs both full time ................................................ 315 329 214 224 101 105

 Hours vary on primary or secondary job ................................................... 1,605 1,594 871 827 733 767

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 2005, 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

July

2004

May

2005

June

2005p

July

2005p

July

2004

Mar.

2005

Apr.

2005

May

2005

June

2005p

July

2005p

Change

from:

June 2005-

July 2005p

Total nonfarm ............................. 131,384 134,112 134,732 133,531 131,562 132,995 133,287 133,413 133,579 133,786 207

Total private ........................................ 110,954 111,959 113,018 112,930 109,976 111,264 111,542 111,659 111,823 112,004 181

Goods-producing ............................................ 22,272 22,204 22,494 22,492 21,902 22,093 22,130 22,138 22,136 22,140 4

Natural resources and mining .................................. 606 625 638 641 596 619 623 624 628 629 1

Logging ........................................................... 69.9 62.2 64.9 67.5 67.4 68.7 65.2 64.9 64.8 65.6 .8

Mining .................................................................... 536.2 562.7 573.3 573.3 528.9 549.8 558.0 559.5 562.8 563.0 .2

Oil and gas extraction ........................................ 125.2 125.5 127.4 128.3 123.2 124.0 124.3 125.2 125.3 126.3 1.0

Mining, except oil and gas1................................. 216.2 222.2 226.9 225.9 211.8 215.7 218.5 219.4 221.2 219.8 -1.4

Coal mining ...................................................... 73.6 76.4 78.0 78.6 73.5 76.1 76.9 76.6 77.4 77.8 .4

Support activities for mining .............................. 194.8 215.0 219.0 219.1 193.9 210.1 215.2 214.9 216.3 216.9 .6

Construction ............................................................. 7,280 7,285 7,483 7,542 6,965 7,159 7,207 7,213 7,228 7,235 7

Construction of buildings ................................... 1,689.1 1,690.9 1,731.5 1,747.0 1,632.2 1,692.5 1,693.4 1,693.9 1,697.4 1,703.3 5.9

Residential building ......................................... 926.7 941.3 967.5 978.8 894.5 937.0 938.4 941.7 946.3 952.2 5.9

Nonresidential building .................................... 762.4 749.6 764.0 768.2 737.7 755.5 755.0 752.2 751.1 751.1 .0

Heavy and civil engineering construction ........ 964.3 952.3 1,001.0 1,005.2 899.7 915.7 926.6 925.8 935.4 936.2 .8

Specialty trade contractors ............................... 4,626.9 4,641.4 4,750.1 4,790.2 4,433.1 4,550.9 4,586.5 4,593.7 4,595.2 4,595.4 .2

Residential specialty trade contractors ........... 2,192.2 2,207.1 2,264.1 2,285.6 2,107.5 2,158.8 2,171.0 2,190.5 2,195.3 2,194.3 -1.0

Nonresidential specialty trade contractors ..... 2,434.7 2,434.4 2,486.0 2,504.7 2,325.6 2,392.1 2,415.5 2,403.2 2,399.9 2,401.1 1.2

Manufacturing ........................................................... 14,386 14,294 14,373 14,309 14,341 14,315 14,300 14,301 14,280 14,276 -4

Production workers ....................................... 10,128 10,085 10,153 10,082 10,102 10,091 10,086 10,092 10,082 10,072 -10

Durable goods ....................................................... 8,936 8,969 9,009 8,942 8,926 8,957 8,954 8,961 8,950 8,943 -7

Production workers ....................................... 6,143 6,207 6,245 6,168 6,144 6,182 6,188 6,198 6,196 6,185 -11

Wood products ................................................... 558.1 548.9 560.5 553.9 550.0 555.2 551.8 548.4 550.9 547.2 -3.7

Nonmetallic mineral products ............................ 518.4 505.0 512.5 509.7 507.9 502.0 504.7 501.6 500.8 498.5 -2.3

Primary metals .................................................... 467.6 466.1 466.5 462.3 468.4 466.6 466.0 466.2 465.2 464.9 -.3

Fabricated metal products ................................. 1,504.5 1,520.1 1,528.7 1,522.9 1,502.6 1,517.3 1,517.5 1,520.7 1,521.2 1,524.1 2.9

Machinery ........................................................... 1,146.0 1,158.1 1,162.5 1,160.1 1,146.8 1,151.7 1,153.7 1,156.2 1,156.7 1,160.5 3.8

1 Computer and electronic products .................... 1,337.8 1,327.9 1,339.7 1,344.6 1,332.8 1,326.0 1,329.0 1,329.5 1,335.0 1,338.2 3.2

Computer and peripheral equipment ............. 211.9 213.4 215.9 217.3 211.4 211.3 212.5 213.3 215.2 216.0 .8

Communications equipment ........................... 152.0 153.9 155.1 155.8 151.3 153.7 153.9 154.2 154.6 155.1 .5

Semiconductors and electronic components . 459.8 445.8 450.9 451.6 457.9 446.7 446.7 446.5 448.0 449.3 1.3

Electronic instruments ..................................... 435.8 436.4 439.9 442.0 433.9 436.2 437.5 437.2 439.1 439.9 .8

Electrical equipment and appliances ................ 449.3 443.0 441.4 441.0 447.3 444.5 442.8 443.6 440.3 440.2 -.1

1 Transportation equipment .................................. 1,716.1 1,785.7 1,776.3 1,727.4 1,739.1 1,776.7 1,775.7 1,779.5 1,764.7 1,751.3 -13.4

Motor vehicles and parts 2................................. 1,059.8 1,103.8 1,090.2 1,040.2 1,086.6 1,101.2 1,096.6 1,097.2 1,080.4 1,069.7 -10.7

Furniture and related products .......................... 579.1 563.0 563.2 560.4 574.0 565.9 562.8 561.8 560.6 559.5 -1.1

Miscellaneous manufacturing ............................ 659.4 651.5 657.8 659.4 656.8 651.3 650.3 653.0 654.6 658.6 4.0

Nondurable goods ................................................. 5,450 5,325 5,364 5,367 5,415 5,358 5,346 5,340 5,330 5,333 3

Production workers ....................................... 3,985 3,878 3,908 3,914 3,958 3,909 3,898 3,894 3,886 3,887 1

Food manufacturing ........................................... 1,523.1 1,468.7 1,490.2 1,513.0 1,504.6 1,495.2 1,489.6 1,490.7 1,489.8 1,492.6 2.8

Beverages and tobacco products ...................... 199.9 190.0 193.9 195.1 194.2 191.6 191.1 191.3 190.6 190.3 -.3

Textile mills ......................................................... 238.5 226.4 226.4 221.5 238.8 228.7 225.5 225.1 224.0 222.3 -1.7

Textile product mills ........................................... 179.7 181.6 180.0 178.9 178.2 177.9 177.7 178.4 177.1 177.5 .4

Apparel ................................................................ 280.7 260.5 262.3 255.2 283.2 262.8 262.2 259.2 257.2 258.0 .8

Leather and allied products ............................... 43.1 43.1 43.1 43.0 42.5 42.9 42.8 42.8 42.9 43.8 .9

Paper and paper products ................................. 501.5 496.4 498.3 497.0 499.2 502.0 499.3 498.3 496.1 495.8 -.3

Printing and related support activities ............... 668.0 657.1 660.2 656.4 665.2 658.8 658.7 656.5 655.6 653.0 -2.6

Petroleum and coal products ............................. 115.7 117.7 119.3 119.9 112.8 115.0 116.4 117.1 116.8 116.9 .1

Chemicals ........................................................... 892.7 878.8 883.6 884.5 887.7 877.5 878.4 877.8 878.1 879.1 1.0

Plastics and rubber products ............................. 807.2 804.7 806.6 802.1 808.9 805.8 804.3 803.0 802.1 803.4 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

July

2004

May

2005

June

2005p

July

2005p

July

2004

Mar.

2005

Apr.

2005

May

2005

June

2005p

July

2005p

Change

from:

June 2005-

July 2005p

Service-providing .............................................. 109,112 111,908 112,238 111,039 109,660 110,902 111,157 111,275 111,443 111,646 203

Private service-providing ............................... 88,682 89,755 90,524 90,438 88,074 89,171 89,412 89,521 89,687 89,864 177

Trade, transportation, and utilities ........................... 25,519 25,780 25,924 25,892 25,536 25,743 25,797 25,842 25,850 25,916 66

Wholesale trade .................................................... 5,688.9 5,730.1 5,761.3 5,761.3 5,660.2 5,702.2 5,707.7 5,719.0 5,721.4 5,729.4 8.0

Durable goods .................................................... 2,969.2 2,984.6 3,002.7 3,006.6 2,955.3 2,975.6 2,976.8 2,983.0 2,985.7 2,989.5 3.8

Nondurable goods .............................................. 2,016.4 2,021.6 2,032.4 2,025.7 2,004.0 2,011.2 2,012.6 2,014.0 2,012.8 2,013.2 .4

Electronic markets and agents and brokers ..... 703.3 723.9 726.2 729.0 700.9 715.4 718.3 722.0 722.9 726.7 3.8

Retail trade ............................................................ 15,022.1 15,101.8 15,200.6 15,217.9 15,048.2 15,128.7 15,157.5 15,185.8 15,195.3 15,245.1 49.8

Motor vehicle and parts dealers1........................ 1,921.9 1,919.8 1,931.8 1,942.6 1,904.4 1,912.6 1,914.2 1,917.3 1,915.8 1,925.4 9.6

Automobile dealers ......................................... 1,260.9 1,253.7 1,256.8 1,263.4 1,254.1 1,250.2 1,252.2 1,254.7 1,252.6 1,258.1 5.5

Furniture and home furnishings stores ............. 551.9 563.1 560.6 561.7 559.8 562.3 565.5 569.1 565.1 568.5 3.4

Electronics and appliance stores ....................... 503.1 512.4 517.7 516.7 513.4 518.4 518.4 521.9 524.3 527.0 2.7

Building material and garden supply stores ...... 1,257.0 1,319.4 1,328.3 1,317.0 1,224.7 1,263.7 1,264.5 1,267.6 1,273.5 1,280.5 7.0

Food and beverage stores ................................. 2,841.3 2,833.3 2,864.1 2,861.3 2,828.5 2,826.8 2,834.9 2,838.5 2,843.4 2,846.7 3.3

Health and personal care stores ....................... 940.0 954.9 960.0 955.5 941.0 949.2 955.0 958.0 956.7 956.8 .1

Gasoline stations ................................................ 889.3 879.6 881.6 889.3 876.6 874.5 875.0 876.6 873.8 878.0 4.2

Clothing and clothing accessories stores ......... 1,368.6 1,363.3 1,390.5 1,411.6 1,369.5 1,384.0 1,387.0 1,394.5 1,402.7 1,415.2 12.5

Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music

 stores................................................................ 616.4 621.3 618.9 617.9 638.9 638.3 638.0 637.2 636.1 635.1 -1.0

1 General merchandise stores ............................. 2,795.7 2,806.0 2,812.1 2,816.6 2,848.0 2,862.0 2,864.7 2,866.0 2,862.5 2,872.5 10.0

Department stores .......................................... 1,571.6 1,577.4 1,587.7 1,593.9 1,616.1 1,624.2 1,625.3 1,629.5 1,630.0 1,640.3 10.3

Miscellaneous store retailers ............................. 922.9 923.6 930.5 920.7 918.8 919.4 921.6 921.1 923.5 920.7 -2.8

Nonstore retailers ............................................... 414.0 405.1 404.5 407.0 424.6 417.5 418.7 418.0 417.9 418.7 .8

Transportation and warehousing .......................... 4,232.5 4,372.3 4,383.2 4,333.6 4,257.0 4,336.6 4,355.8 4,361.4 4,357.9 4,366.3 8.4

Air transportation ................................................ 519.5 509.5 510.9 507.3 516.3 508.0 508.8 508.1 506.9 503.8 -3.1

Rail transportation .............................................. 226.5 224.5 224.6 224.9 225.0 223.7 223.7 224.3 224.0 224.0 .0

Water transportation ........................................... 61.7 63.2 64.0 64.3 58.1 61.6 61.3 61.5 61.3 61.2 -.1

Truck transportation ........................................... 1,372.8 1,389.4 1,415.1 1,411.3 1,352.5 1,383.2 1,389.8 1,392.9 1,396.6 1,396.0 -.6

Transit and ground passenger transportation ... 322.5 410.1 378.1 328.9 383.2 388.7 393.3 389.8 381.5 390.0 8.5

Pipeline transportation ....................................... 39.7 39.2 39.4 39.4 39.0 39.3 39.5 39.3 39.2 39.0 -.2

Scenic and sightseeing transportation .............. 34.5 28.4 35.1 39.3 26.3 26.7 27.2 28.3 28.8 29.3 .5

Support activities for transportation ................... 540.9 553.9 556.4 561.0 535.5 553.4 554.2 557.2 556.5 559.3 2.8

Couriers and messengers .................................. 560.7 583.0 582.1 579.4 563.1 579.3 581.8 582.4 581.2 581.7 .5

Warehousing and storage .................................. 553.7 571.1 577.5 577.8 558.0 572.7 576.2 577.6 581.9 582.0 .1

Utilities ................................................................... 575.9 575.7 579.3 579.6 570.9 575.2 575.6 575.4 574.9 574.8 -.1

Information ................................................................ 3,170 3,152 3,163 3,172 3,144 3,134 3,152 3,146 3,146 3,148 2

Publishing industries, except Internet ............... 912.4 901.9 910.5 913.1 909.6 906.8 905.7 905.7 907.3 910.6 3.3

Motion picture and sound recording industries . 411.9 400.8 402.5 408.1 394.4 386.9 399.3 394.2 391.9 392.3 .4

Broadcasting, except Internet ............................ 326.7 329.1 331.2 333.5 327.2 330.7 330.7 330.8 331.9 333.4 1.5

Internet publishing and broadcasting ................ 31.7 35.4 36.1 35.4 31.4 35.0 35.3 35.2 35.5 35.0 -.5

Telecommunications .......................................... 1,044.9 1,038.6 1,038.6 1,039.0 1,041.9 1,029.9 1,037.3 1,036.2 1,035.8 1,036.2 .4

ISPs, search portals, and data processing ....... 390.9 395.8 393.5 391.6 388.6 393.7 393.9 393.5 392.8 390.1 -2.7

Other information services ................................. 51.5 50.3 51.0 51.2 51.3 50.7 50.1 50.2 50.6 50.8 .2

Financial activities .................................................... 8,117 8,184 8,279 8,304 8,043 8,167 8,182 8,189 8,208 8,229 21

Finance and insurance .......................................... 5,990.2 6,047.3 6,093.5 6,100.1 5,958.6 6,039.8 6,048.0 6,052.9 6,062.5 6,071.0 8.5

Monetary authorities - central bank ................... 21.7 20.3 20.4 20.5 21.5 20.4 20.3 20.4 20.3 20.3 .0

1 Credit intermediation and related activities ....... 2,846.5 2,905.4 2,931.5 2,937.3 2,829.2 2,896.8 2,902.6 2,906.7 2,916.1 2,921.9 5.8

1 Depository credit intermediation ..................... 1,772.4 1,797.0 1,811.9 1,817.8 1,760.6 1,794.0 1,795.9 1,797.8 1,802.2 1,804.5 2.3

Commercial banking .................................... 1,293.3 1,308.6 1,318.5 1,321.9 1,283.9 1,308.0 1,308.3 1,308.8 1,311.1 1,311.8 .7

Securities, commodity contracts, investments .. 773.4 785.2 789.8 791.6 766.3 786.9 787.6 787.6 786.2 786.9 .7

Insurance carriers and related activities ........... 2,263.2 2,252.4 2,265.3 2,264.3 2,257.0 2,250.9 2,253.9 2,253.6 2,254.0 2,255.9 1.9

Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles ........ 85.4 84.0 86.5 86.4 84.6 84.8 83.6 84.6 85.9 86.0 .1

Real estate and rental and leasing ....................... 2,126.8 2,136.9 2,185.1 2,204.2 2,084.6 2,126.8 2,134.3 2,136.4 2,145.6 2,157.7 12.1

Real estate .......................................................... 1,443.9 1,452.8 1,484.6 1,499.3 1,416.7 1,444.0 1,449.7 1,454.6 1,461.3 1,470.9 9.6

Rental and leasing services ............................... 657.6 657.9 674.9 679.0 643.0 657.8 659.0 655.8 658.9 661.2 2.3

Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets ......... 25.3 26.2 25.6 25.9 24.9 25.0 25.6 26.0 25.4 25.6 .2

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

July

2004

May

2005

June

2005p

July

2005p

July

2004

Mar.

2005

Apr.

2005

May

2005

June

2005p

July

2005p

Change

from:

June 2005-

July 2005p

Professional and business services ........................ 16,604 16,837 17,098 17,064 16,453 16,796 16,843 16,851 16,908 16,941 33

1 Professional and technical services ..................... 6,757.5 6,863.3 6,951.7 6,957.2 6,765.1 6,907.3 6,928.5 6,929.1 6,952.7 6,975.6 22.9

Legal services .................................................. 1,181.4 1,156.6 1,181.4 1,180.4 1,165.0 1,161.5 1,161.8 1,163.3 1,163.2 1,165.3 2.1

Accounting and bookkeeping services ........... 753.2 804.1 798.6 791.6 813.9 856.6 862.7 851.4 858.5 859.7 1.2

Architectural and engineering services .......... 1,284.1 1,302.9 1,330.9 1,338.7 1,262.0 1,295.7 1,300.8 1,303.9 1,310.8 1,316.0 5.2

Computer systems design and related

 services.......................................................... 1,144.3 1,173.6 1,185.8 1,183.7 1,145.9 1,175.5 1,178.3 1,178.2 1,182.8 1,185.0 2.2

Management and technical consulting

 services.......................................................... 791.6 799.3 814.7 821.1 784.7 795.5 798.8 801.9 808.1 814.3 6.2

Management of companies and enterprises ....... 1,739.8 1,731.1 1,748.9 1,754.3 1,723.7 1,731.5 1,733.4 1,734.1 1,736.8 1,738.1 1.3

Administrative and waste services ....................... 8,106.4 8,243.0 8,397.7 8,352.8 7,964.0 8,156.7 8,181.1 8,187.9 8,218.1 8,227.1 9.0

1 Administrative and support services ................. 7,773.3 7,922.3 8,070.3 8,019.8 7,637.2 7,831.8 7,858.1 7,866.8 7,894.7 7,899.8 5.1

1 Employment services ...................................... 3,505.0 3,650.7 3,740.1 3,700.9 3,477.5 3,645.7 3,666.0 3,667.9 3,686.2 3,683.2 -3.0

Temporary help services ............................. 2,415.1 2,512.0 2,576.3 2,538.9 2,398.6 2,506.1 2,520.7 2,517.7 2,527.5 2,525.1 -2.4

Business support services .............................. 754.4 753.7 749.4 740.5 758.1 754.1 754.9 753.3 750.0 748.0 -2.0

Services to buildings and dwellings ............... 1,811.0 1,787.7 1,840.6 1,848.9 1,705.2 1,712.6 1,715.9 1,722.4 1,731.8 1,741.0 9.2

Waste management and remediation services 333.1 320.7 327.4 333.0 326.8 324.9 323.0 321.1 323.4 327.3 3.9

Education and health services ................................ 16,657 17,373 17,171 17,028 16,963 17,210 17,243 17,289 17,332 17,353 21

Educational services ............................................. 2,455.3 2,884.5 2,626.0 2,504.2 2,765.6 2,814.0 2,814.0 2,822.2 2,834.1 2,827.1 -7.0

Health care and social assistance ........................14,201.3 14,488.4 14,545.1 14,523.4 14,197.8 14,396.0 14,429.1 14,467.2 14,498.3 14,525.9 27.6

3 Health care ............................................................ 12,100.4 12,261.3 12,336.9 12,359.1 12,070.4 12,216.2 12,240.9 12,272.1 12,296.8 12,326.0 29.2

1 Ambulatory health care services ....................... 4,965.1 5,069.1 5,101.3 5,104.4 4,956.2 5,041.6 5,054.2 5,069.7 5,081.8 5,096.2 14.4

Offices of physicians ....................................... 2,056.2 2,110.6 2,124.0 2,127.8 2,054.5 2,093.2 2,103.6 2,114.4 2,118.3 2,124.1 5.8

Outpatient care centers ................................... 449.9 456.3 457.8 460.2 448.4 452.6 453.6 455.3 456.1 458.7 2.6

Home health care services ............................. 776.2 799.6 807.4 803.9 775.4 798.8 797.9 798.8 803.5 804.9 1.4

Hospitals ............................................................. 4,311.2 4,354.2 4,383.8 4,398.1 4,296.2 4,344.6 4,354.2 4,362.6 4,372.9 4,381.1 8.2

1 Nursing and residential care facilities ............... 2,824.1 2,838.0 2,851.8 2,856.6 2,818.0 2,830.0 2,832.5 2,839.8 2,842.1 2,848.7 6.6

Nursing care facilities ...................................... 1,580.3 1,569.8 1,578.1 1,578.3 1,576.9 1,572.3 1,571.4 1,572.7 1,574.1 1,575.8 1.7

1 Social assistance ................................................ 2,100.9 2,227.1 2,208.2 2,164.3 2,127.4 2,179.8 2,188.2 2,195.1 2,201.5 2,199.9 -1.6

Child day care services ................................... 725.6 808.4 792.3 745.7 770.4 785.1 788.6 788.0 793.7 789.6 -4.1

Leisure and hospitality ............................................. 13,113 12,945 13,339 13,430 12,497 12,662 12,723 12,736 12,760 12,793 33

Arts, entertainment, and recreation ...................... 2,125.1 1,899.1 2,080.0 2,139.2 1,830.9 1,805.8 1,823.9 1,824.9 1,832.3 1,835.3 3.0

Performing arts and spectator sports ................ 382.8 373.3 378.5 392.5 359.2 357.8 361.1 361.7 364.1 366.5 2.4

Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks ...... 130.3 120.7 128.1 129.8 118.6 115.8 116.8 117.3 117.7 117.4 -.3

Amusements, gambling, and recreation ........... 1,612.0 1,405.1 1,573.4 1,616.9 1,353.1 1,332.2 1,346.0 1,345.9 1,350.5 1,351.4 .9

Accommodations and food services .................... 10,988.2 11,046.2 11,259.2 11,290.7 10,666.1 10,856.0 10,899.0 10,911.1 10,928.0 10,957.4 29.4

Accommodations ................................................ 1,940.5 1,835.7 1,925.4 1,972.2 1,797.3 1,826.6 1,830.1 1,830.3 1,826.8 1,826.7 -.1

Food services and drinking places .................... 9,047.7 9,210.5 9,333.8 9,318.5 8,868.8 9,029.4 9,068.9 9,080.8 9,101.2 9,130.7 29.5

Other services .......................................................... 5,502 5,484 5,550 5,548 5,438 5,459 5,472 5,468 5,483 5,484 1

Repair and maintenance .................................... 1,235.5 1,245.2 1,254.9 1,254.4 1,227.4 1,235.6 1,239.9 1,241.4 1,245.6 1,245.8 .2

Personal and laundry services .......................... 1,287.2 1,300.6 1,305.1 1,292.9 1,278.0 1,282.2 1,286.9 1,284.4 1,285.0 1,284.4 -.6

Membership associations and organizations .... 2,979.5 2,938.0 2,990.2 3,000.9 2,932.8 2,940.8 2,945.6 2,942.4 2,952.5 2,954.2 1.7

Government .............................................................. 20,430 22,153 21,714 20,601 21,586 21,731 21,745 21,754 21,756 21,782 26

Federal ................................................................... 2,747 2,720 2,740 2,744 2,726 2,724 2,718 2,722 2,721 2,724 3

Federal, except U.S. Postal Service ................. 1,965.6 1,941.3 1,960.2 1,965.1 1,939.2 1,943.2 1,937.1 1,940.8 1,940.7 1,943.9 3.2

U.S. Postal Service ............................................ 781.6 778.9 779.4 778.9 786.4 780.8 780.7 781.2 780.5 779.8 -.7

State government .................................................. 4,710 5,071 4,821 4,739 4,976 5,024 5,026 5,023 5,021 5,021 0

State government education .............................. 1,940.9 2,322.6 2,053.3 1,968.6 2,241.4 2,280.8 2,281.2 2,277.6 2,275.0 2,273.1 -1.9

State government, excluding education ............ 2,769.0 2,748.8 2,767.6 2,770.2 2,734.4 2,743.2 2,745.1 2,745.5 2,746.2 2,747.6 1.4

Local government .................................................. 12,973 14,362 14,153 13,118 13,884 13,983 14,001 14,009 14,014 14,037 23

Local government education ............................. 6,620.0 8,184.6 7,806.1 6,708.1 7,757.8 7,813.5 7,823.9 7,823.5 7,826.1 7,844.4 18.3

Local government, excluding education ........... 6,353.4 6,177.6 6,347.2 6,409.8 6,126.6 6,169.0 6,177.4 6,185.9 6,187.9 6,192.2 4.3

1

Includes other industries, not shown separately. 3Includes ambulatory health care services, hospitals, and 

2

Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, nursing and residential care facilities.

and motor vehicle parts. p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and

selected industry detail

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

July

2004

May

2005

June

2005p

July

2005p

July

2004

Mar.

2005

Apr.

2005

May

2005

June

2005p

July

2005p

Change

from:

June 2005-

July 2005p

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

Goods-producing .......................................... 40.0 40.1 40.2 39.6 40.1 39.8 40.1 39.9 39.9 39.8 -.1

Natural resources and mining .............................. 44.5 46.0 45.8 45.4 44.2 45.3 45.7 45.8 45.4 45.7 .3

Construction ............................................................ 39.1 38.9 39.2 38.8 38.3 38.3 39.0 38.5 38.5 38.2 -.3

Manufacturing ......................................................... 40.3 40.4 40.5 39.8 40.8 40.4 40.5 40.4 40.4 40.4 .0

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

Durable goods ..................................................... 40.6 40.9 41.0 40.2 41.3 40.8 40.9 40.8 40.8 40.9 .1

Overtime hours ............................................ 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.3 4.7 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.6 .2

Wood products .................................................. 40.8 40.0 40.2 39.6 40.7 39.5 39.5 39.6 39.6 39.7 .1

Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... 42.4 42.1 42.2 41.7 42.2 41.7 41.9 41.8 41.8 41.6 -.2

Primary metals .................................................. 42.3 42.5 42.7 42.4 43.2 42.9 42.6 42.5 42.7 43.1 .4

Fabricated metal products .............................. 40.7 40.8 40.7 40.3 41.2 40.7 40.8 40.7 40.7 40.8 .1

Machinery .......................................................... 41.5 42.0 41.8 41.6 42.1 42.0 42.0 41.9 41.8 42.1 .3

Computer and electronic products ................ 40.2 39.8 39.6 39.8 40.7 39.5 39.8 39.9 39.8 40.2 .4

Electrical equipment and appliances ............ 40.4 40.0 40.2 40.2 40.8 40.0 40.1 40.2 40.2 40.9 .7

Transportation equipment ............................... 40.5 42.0 42.4 40.0 42.4 42.0 42.1 41.8 41.9 41.7 -.2

Motor vehicles and parts 2.............................. 40.0 41.6 42.2 39.1 42.5 41.7 41.7 41.4 41.6 41.2 -.4

Furniture and related products ....................... 39.3 38.7 39.4 39.0 39.3 39.4 39.2 39.1 39.2 39.1 -.1

Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 38.0 38.8 38.8 37.5 38.6 38.7 38.8 38.6 38.6 38.1 -.5

Nondurable goods ............................................... 39.8 39.7 39.7 39.2 40.1 39.7 39.8 39.7 39.7 39.6 -.1

Overtime hours ............................................ 4.4 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 .0

Food manufacturing ......................................... 39.3 38.8 39.0 38.6 39.3 38.8 39.0 38.9 38.8 38.8 .0

Beverages and tobacco products .................. 39.4 39.2 40.4 39.1 38.9 40.1 40.4 39.0 39.7 39.3 -.4

Textile mills ........................................................ 39.9 40.5 40.4 39.7 40.5 40.0 40.2 40.4 40.5 40.4 -.1

Textile product mills ......................................... 37.9 38.5 38.2 37.6 38.6 39.4 38.8 38.7 38.0 38.0 .0

Apparel ............................................................... 35.8 35.1 35.1 34.7 36.0 35.9 35.7 35.1 35.2 35.2 .0

Leather and allied products ............................ 36.2 38.5 38.8 38.2 37.8 37.3 37.8 38.5 38.8 39.3 .5

Paper and paper products .............................. 41.9 42.2 42.3 41.9 42.4 41.9 42.2 42.3 42.3 42.2 -.1

Printing and related support activities ........... 38.2 38.1 37.9 37.9 38.6 38.3 38.3 38.4 38.2 38.3 .1

Petroleum and coal products .......................... 46.0 45.6 45.6 45.4 45.0 45.1 46.0 45.6 45.6 45.2 -.4

Chemicals .......................................................... 42.2 42.2 42.2 41.4 42.8 42.2 42.4 42.3 42.1 41.9 -.2

Plastics and rubber products .......................... 39.7 39.7 39.9 38.9 40.5 39.8 39.7 39.6 39.6 39.6 .0

Private service-providing ............................. 32.5 32.6 32.4 32.5 32.4 32.4 32.5 32.4 32.4 32.4 .0

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 33.8 33.6 33.5 33.6 33.4 33.5 33.5 33.4 33.4 33.3 -.1

Wholesale trade ................................................... 37.7 38.0 37.6 37.5 37.8 37.7 37.7 37.6 37.6 37.6 .0

Retail trade ........................................................... 31.2 30.7 30.8 30.9 30.6 30.7 30.7 30.6 30.5 30.4 -.1

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 37.2 37.2 37.0 37.1 37.2 37.2 37.3 37.1 37.1 37.1 .0

Utilities ................................................................... 40.6 41.0 41.2 41.0 40.9 40.3 41.1 40.9 41.1 41.0 -.1

Information ............................................................... 36.3 36.7 36.4 36.4 36.3 36.5 36.5 36.6 36.4 36.4 .0

Financial activities .................................................. 35.4 36.5 35.9 35.9 35.6 35.9 36.0 36.0 36.0 36.1 .1

Professional and business services .................... 34.1 34.5 34.3 34.2 34.2 34.0 34.2 34.1 34.2 34.2 .0

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

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 26.3 26.0 26.1 26.4 25.6 25.7 25.8 25.8 25.8 25.7 -.1

Other services ......................................................... 31.1 31.0 31.0 31.1 31.0 30.9 31.1 30.9 31.0 31.0 .0

1 Data relate to production workers in natural resources and mining and 2

Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor 

manufacturing, construction workers in construction, and nonsupervisory vehicle parts.

workers in the service-providing industries. These groups account for p = preliminary.

approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

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

selected industry detail

Industry

Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings

July

2004

May

2005

June

2005p

July

2005p

July

2004

May

2005

June

2005p

July

2005p

Total private ....................................... $15.59 $16.03 $15.97 $16.03 $528.50 $543.42 $539.79 $541.81

Seasonally adjusted ..................... 15.70 16.03 16.07 16.13 529.09 540.21 541.56 543.58

Goods-producing .......................................... 17.18 17.51 17.56 17.62 687.20 702.15 705.91 697.75

Natural resources and mining .............................. 18.02 18.58 18.60 18.73 801.89 854.68 851.88 850.34

Construction ............................................................ 19.24 19.30 19.36 19.54 752.28 750.77 758.91 758.15

Manufacturing ......................................................... 16.03 16.50 16.52 16.49 646.01 666.60 669.06 656.30

Durable goods ..................................................... 16.60 17.24 17.28 17.20 673.96 705.12 708.48 691.44

Wood products .................................................. 13.04 13.20 13.05 13.10 532.03 528.00 524.61 518.76

Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... 16.37 16.58 16.78 16.93 694.09 698.02 708.12 705.98

Primary metals .................................................. 18.65 18.82 18.76 18.84 788.90 799.85 801.05 798.82

Fabricated metal products .............................. 15.27 15.66 15.74 15.88 621.49 638.93 640.62 639.96

Machinery .......................................................... 16.68 16.91 17.04 17.19 692.22 710.22 712.27 715.10

Computer and electronic products ................ 17.30 18.45 18.37 18.68 695.46 734.31 727.45 743.46

Electrical equipment and appliances ............ 14.92 15.04 15.11 15.22 602.77 601.60 607.42 611.84

Transportation equipment ............................... 20.73 21.88 22.01 21.45 839.57 918.96 933.22 858.00

Furniture and related products ....................... 13.12 13.44 13.49 13.41 515.62 520.13 531.51 522.99

Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 13.90 14.06 14.02 14.21 528.20 545.53 543.98 532.88

Nondurable goods ............................................... 15.13 15.28 15.27 15.34 602.17 606.62 606.22 601.33

Food manufacturing ......................................... 13.07 13.04 13.03 12.99 513.65 505.95 508.17 501.41

Beverages and tobacco products .................. 19.26 19.14 18.70 19.08 758.84 750.29 755.48 746.03

Textile mills ........................................................ 12.06 12.41 12.44 12.41 481.19 502.61 502.58 492.68

Textile product mills ......................................... 11.45 11.54 11.65 11.79 433.96 444.29 445.03 443.30

Apparel ............................................................... 9.73 10.12 10.18 10.28 348.33 355.21 357.32 356.72

Leather and allied products ............................ 11.67 11.42 11.51 11.35 422.45 439.67 446.59 433.57

Paper and paper products .............................. 17.96 18.01 18.04 18.19 752.52 760.02 763.09 762.16

Printing and related support activities ........... 15.73 15.57 15.64 15.75 600.89 593.22 592.76 596.93

Petroleum and coal products .......................... 24.32 24.56 24.47 24.55 1,118.72 1,119.94 1,115.83 1,114.57

Chemicals .......................................................... 19.31 19.71 19.61 19.92 814.88 831.76 827.54 824.69

Plastics and rubber products .......................... 14.69 14.88 14.88 14.90 583.19 590.74 593.71 579.61

Private service-providing ............................. 15.16 15.64 15.54 15.61 492.70 509.86 503.50 507.33

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 14.56 14.93 14.86 14.95 492.13 501.65 497.81 502.32

Wholesale trade ................................................... 17.65 18.06 18.01 18.19 665.41 686.28 677.18 682.13

Retail trade ........................................................... 12.05 12.40 12.33 12.39 375.96 380.68 379.76 382.85

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 16.58 16.60 16.66 16.77 616.78 617.52 616.42 622.17

Utilities ................................................................... 25.45 26.54 26.21 26.64 1,033.27 1,088.14 1,079.85 1,092.24

Information ............................................................... 21.29 21.93 21.82 22.03 772.83 804.83 794.25 801.89

Financial activities .................................................. 17.46 17.95 17.78 17.93 618.08 655.18 638.30 643.69

Professional and business services .................... 17.35 18.02 17.85 17.96 591.64 621.69 612.26 614.23

Education and health services ............................. 16.23 16.55 16.59 16.73 529.10 541.19 539.18 545.40

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 8.79 9.08 9.02 8.98 231.18 236.08 235.42 237.07

Other services ......................................................... 13.88 14.25 14.15 14.14 431.67 441.75 438.65 439.75

1 See footnote 1, table B-2. 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:

July

2004

Mar.

2005

Apr.

2005

May

2005

June

2005p

July

2005p

Percent

change from:

June 2005-

July 2005p

Current dollars .............................................. $15.70 $15.95 $16.00 $16.03 $16.07 $16.13 0.4

2 Constant (1982) dollars .............................. 8.23 8.19 8.16 8.19 8.21 N.A. 3( )

Goods-producing .......................................................... 17.19 17.45 17.51 17.54 17.57 17.60 .2

Natural resources and mining .............................................. 18.08 18.27 18.55 18.59 18.66 18.75 .5

Construction ............................................................................ 19.21 19.34 19.38 19.36 19.43 19.50 .4

Manufacturing ......................................................................... 16.16 16.43 16.47 16.53 16.54 16.55 .1

4 Excluding overtime .................................................... 15.30 15.56 15.62 15.68 15.69 15.68 -.1

Durable goods ..................................................................... 16.83 17.17 17.23 17.28 17.31 17.33 .1

Nondurable goods ............................................................... 15.09 15.23 15.23 15.31 15.29 15.27 -.1

Private service-providing ............................................. 15.30 15.56 15.60 15.63 15.67 15.74 .4

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................................... 14.63 14.83 14.88 14.91 14.91 15.01 .7

Wholesale trade ................................................................... 17.71 17.97 18.05 18.04 18.11 18.24 .7

Retail trade ........................................................................... 12.10 12.31 12.35 12.38 12.36 12.43 .6

Transportation and warehousing ...................................... 16.58 16.62 16.62 16.67 16.68 16.74 .4

Utilities ................................................................................... 25.60 26.32 26.38 26.49 26.34 26.80 1.7

Information ............................................................................... 21.42 21.79 21.98 21.97 22.08 22.16 .4

Financial activities .................................................................. 17.55 17.78 17.85 17.82 17.90 18.00 .6

Professional and business services .................................... 17.48 17.82 17.89 17.94 17.99 18.08 .5

Education and health services ............................................. 16.24 16.53 16.55 16.60 16.66 16.70 .2

Leisure and hospitality ........................................................... 8.89 9.05 9.08 9.09 9.09 9.10 .1

Other services ......................................................................... 13.98 14.18 14.16 14.20 14.21 14.25 .3

1 See footnote 1, table B-2. 4 Derived by assuming that overtime hours are paid at the 

2 The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and rate of time and one-half.

Clerical Workers (CPI-W) is used to deflate this series. N.A. = not available.

3 Change was 0.2 percent from May 2005 to June 2005, the p = preliminary.

latest month available.
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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

July

2004

May

2005

June

2005p

July

2005p

July

2004

Mar.

2005

Apr.

2005

May

2005

June

2005p

July

2005p

Percent

change from:

June 2005-

July 2005p

Total private ....................................... 102.0 103.2 104.1 104.0 100.3 101.9 102.5 102.3 102.5 102.7 0.2

Goods-producing .......................................... 98.9 98.9 100.6 99.0 97.1 97.5 98.5 98.0 98.1 97.8 -.3

Natural resources and mining .............................. 107.1 114.6 117.3 116.5 104.1 111.5 113.9 114.4 114.4 114.9 .4

Construction ............................................................ 109.6 108.7 112.8 112.6 101.7 104.9 107.8 106.3 106.6 105.8 -.8

Manufacturing ......................................................... 93.7 93.5 94.4 92.1 94.6 93.6 93.8 93.6 93.5 93.4 -.1

Durable goods ..................................................... 93.7 95.4 96.2 93.2 95.3 94.8 95.1 95.0 95.0 95.0 .0

Wood products .................................................. 103.1 99.0 101.8 99.0 101.2 98.8 98.5 98.0 98.5 97.9 -.6

Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... 101.1 97.2 99.6 97.7 98.3 95.9 96.7 95.8 96.0 94.8 -1.3

Primary metals .................................................. 91.6 91.8 92.2 90.6 94.0 92.7 91.9 91.7 92.0 92.8 .9

Fabricated metal products .............................. 97.3 98.7 99.2 97.5 98.5 98.3 98.6 98.5 98.6 98.9 .3

Machinery .......................................................... 95.4 98.5 98.4 97.6 96.8 97.3 97.7 98.0 97.9 99.1 1.2

Computer and electronic products ................ 90.6 93.5 94.4 95.0 91.7 91.4 93.0 93.6 94.2 95.7 1.6

Electrical equipment and appliances ............ 88.9 86.1 86.8 87.0 89.1 87.1 86.6 87.3 86.8 88.9 2.4

Transportation equipment ............................... 88.6 97.0 97.2 87.9 94.6 95.8 96.3 96.0 95.3 93.6 -1.8

Motor vehicles and parts 2.............................. 86.4 94.5 94.4 82.1 94.4 94.3 93.9 93.4 92.1 89.2 -3.1

Furniture and related products ....................... 94.8 90.0 91.8 90.5 94.0 92.1 91.1 90.8 91.0 90.6 -.4

Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 91.2 90.2 91.1 88.3 92.2 90.5 90.3 90.1 90.3 89.7 -.7

Nondurable goods ............................................... 93.4 90.7 91.4 90.4 93.5 91.4 91.4 91.0 90.9 90.7 -.2

Food manufacturing ......................................... 99.4 94.4 96.5 97.6 98.0 96.4 96.6 96.5 96.2 96.4 .2

Beverages and tobacco products .................. 93.3 90.9 98.0 96.3 88.7 92.2 93.5 91.8 94.2 93.5 -.7

Textile mills ........................................................ 78.9 74.8 74.3 71.3 80.4 74.7 74.0 74.2 73.8 73.0 -1.1

Textile product mills ......................................... 90.5 93.8 92.6 90.8 91.6 94.1 92.4 92.7 90.6 91.0 .4

Apparel ............................................................... 73.1 65.8 66.3 63.5 74.3 68.1 67.3 65.4 65.3 65.4 .2

Leather and allied products ............................ 81.4 85.6 86.0 83.9 85.2 83.2 83.2 84.3 85.4 87.1 2.0

Paper and paper products .............................. 89.8 89.5 90.0 88.8 90.7 89.8 89.9 90.1 89.5 89.2 -.3

Printing and related support activities ........... 93.9 91.7 91.6 91.2 94.2 92.1 92.3 92.4 91.7 91.7 .0

Petroleum and coal products .......................... 110.7 108.6 109.8 108.1 105.1 106.6 109.3 108.1 107.1 104.7 -2.2

Chemicals .......................................................... 98.4 96.5 97.1 94.9 99.3 96.4 97.0 96.6 96.2 95.7 -.5

Plastics and rubber products .......................... 92.7 91.9 92.3 89.3 94.9 92.7 92.0 91.4 91.1 91.2 .1

Private service-providing ............................. 102.6 104.6 105.0 105.2 101.5 103.2 103.8 103.6 103.9 104.1 .2

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 100.4 101.5 101.8 102.0 99.3 100.9 101.2 101.1 101.2 101.2 .0

Wholesale trade ................................................... 99.3 101.9 101.6 101.2 98.9 100.4 100.5 100.6 100.7 100.7 .0

Retail trade ........................................................... 100.7 99.9 101.0 101.5 99.0 100.1 100.4 100.2 100.1 100.1 .0

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 101.3 106.1 105.7 104.5 102.0 104.9 105.8 105.4 105.3 105.4 .1

Utilities ................................................................... 95.5 96.4 97.8 97.3 95.2 94.3 96.5 96.1 96.6 96.3 -.3

Information ............................................................... 100.4 103.5 103.3 103.5 99.4 102.3 103.0 103.1 102.7 102.8 .1

Financial activities .................................................. 102.8 106.5 106.2 106.6 102.2 104.6 105.0 105.1 105.5 106.0 .5

Professional and business services .................... 103.0 106.3 107.6 107.2 102.3 104.4 105.5 105.2 105.9 106.3 .4

Education and health services ............................. 102.2 106.8 105.0 104.4 103.9 105.5 105.7 106.0 106.2 106.4 .2

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 111.3 108.5 112.5 114.7 102.8 104.8 105.8 105.7 106.0 105.9 -.1

Other services ......................................................... 98.3 98.2 99.5 99.9 96.6 97.4 98.3 97.7 98.2 98.3 .1

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.

NOTE: The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by 
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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

July

2004

May

2005

June

2005p

July

2005p

July

2004

Mar.

2005

Apr.

2005

May

2005

June

2005p

July

2005p

Percent

change from:

June 2005-

July 2005p

Total private ....................................... 106.4 110.7 111.2 111.5 105.4 108.8 109.8 109.8 110.3 110.9 0.5

Goods-producing .......................................... 104.1 106.0 108.2 106.8 102.2 104.1 105.6 105.3 105.5 105.4 -.1

Natural resources and mining .............................. 112.3 123.9 126.9 126.9 109.4 118.4 122.9 123.7 124.1 125.3 1.0

Construction ............................................................ 113.9 113.2 117.9 118.8 105.5 109.6 112.8 111.2 111.8 111.4 -.4

Manufacturing ......................................................... 98.2 100.9 102.0 99.3 100.0 100.5 101.0 101.2 101.1 101.1 .0

Durable goods ..................................................... 97.1 102.7 103.8 100.0 100.2 101.6 102.3 102.5 102.6 102.8 .2

Nondurable goods ............................................... 99.9 97.9 98.6 98.0 99.7 98.4 98.3 98.5 98.2 97.8 -.4

Private service-providing ............................. 106.9 112.4 112.1 112.8 106.6 110.3 111.3 111.3 111.8 112.6 .7

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 104.3 108.1 107.9 108.7 103.6 106.8 107.4 107.5 107.7 108.3 .6

Wholesale trade ................................................... 103.2 108.4 107.8 108.4 103.2 106.2 106.8 106.9 107.4 108.2 .7

Retail trade ........................................................... 104.0 106.2 106.7 107.8 102.6 105.7 106.2 106.4 106.0 106.6 .6

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 106.5 111.7 111.7 111.2 107.3 110.7 111.6 111.5 111.5 112.0 .4

Utilities ................................................................... 101.4 106.8 107.0 108.2 101.8 103.6 106.2 106.2 106.2 107.7 1.4

Information ............................................................... 105.8 112.4 111.5 112.8 105.4 110.3 112.1 112.1 112.2 112.8 .5

Financial activities .................................................. 111.0 118.2 116.7 118.2 110.9 115.0 115.9 115.8 116.7 118.0 1.1

Professional and business services .................... 106.4 114.0 114.2 114.5 106.4 110.7 112.3 112.3 113.4 114.3 .8

Education and health services ............................. 109.0 116.2 114.5 114.8 110.9 114.7 115.0 115.7 116.3 116.8 .4

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 114.1 114.9 118.3 120.1 106.6 110.6 112.0 112.1 112.3 112.3 .0

Other services ......................................................... 99.5 102.0 102.6 102.9 98.4 100.7 101.4 101.1 101.7 102.0 .3

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. 

by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate payrolls by 
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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:

2001 ........................................................ 49.5 47.7 48.6 32.7 42.4 40.8 36.7 39.0 37.6 33.6 36.9 37.1

2002 ........................................................ 41.0 35.6 39.7 39.2 40.5 47.7 42.8 43.0 42.1 39.0 41.5 35.1

2003 ........................................................ 44.4 38.7 35.3 41.4 39.4 39.9 42.1 39.4 50.4 48.9 50.0 50.5

2004 ........................................................ 50.9 53.4 66.0 67.3 64.6 59.7 55.4 53.8 57.6 58.6 54.7 54.3

2005 ........................................................ 54.1 61.2 53.1 61.7 57.4 p 56.8 p 62.8

Over 3-month span:

2001 ........................................................ 53.2 49.8 49.8 42.3 38.1 34.2 37.8 37.6 34.7 35.4 30.8 32.0

2002 ........................................................ 35.3 37.9 36.5 34.2 34.4 39.4 40.6 44.1 37.8 37.1 35.8 36.7

2003 ........................................................ 38.3 35.4 33.3 33.5 36.5 41.7 37.8 37.4 43.2 46.4 48.6 50.2

2004 ........................................................ 52.5 53.8 56.7 69.4 75.4 71.2 63.5 56.8 57.4 59.9 59.7 56.3

2005 ........................................................ 58.5 60.3 63.7 62.4 59.4 p 62.8 p 62.1

Over 6-month span:

2001 ........................................................ 53.1 50.9 52.0 45.5 43.0 39.7 38.5 33.6 33.5 34.2 33.6 30.9

2002 ........................................................ 29.5 29.9 32.0 31.7 30.9 37.4 37.1 38.7 35.3 36.0 37.9 35.1

2003 ........................................................ 32.7 32.2 31.3 31.3 33.1 37.6 33.6 32.2 40.3 43.7 46.4 49.3

2004 ........................................................ 47.3 50.4 54.9 62.6 64.4 69.6 67.3 68.9 64.6 62.2 59.7 55.9

2005 ........................................................ 60.3 62.8 63.7 62.2 62.6 p 64.7 p 64.9

Over 12-month span:

2001 ........................................................ 59.5 59.5 53.4 49.3 48.6 45.0 43.3 43.9 39.9 37.8 37.1 34.9

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 48.7 52.0 56.7 57.4 57.6 60.3 62.1 64.6 64.0

2005 ........................................................ 61.2 64.7 64.2 65.8 63.8 p 60.3 p 63.8

Over 1-month span:

2001 ........................................................ 22.0 17.3 22.0 17.9 16.1 22.6 13.1 15.5 18.5 17.3 14.9 11.9

2002 ........................................................ 19.0 19.6 22.0 32.1 26.2 31.0 35.7 23.2 28.6 15.5 18.5 16.7

2003 ........................................................ 35.1 19.0 19.0 11.9 19.6 20.8 22.6 24.4 32.7 35.1 39.9 42.9

2004 ........................................................ 39.3 49.4 50.0 65.5 60.1 51.8 60.7 48.8 42.9 42.3 46.4 44.6

2005 ........................................................ 42.3 44.6 41.1 47.6 44.0 p 41.1 p 53.6

Over 3-month span:

2001 ........................................................ 32.7 20.8 16.7 14.3 14.3 11.9 11.9 9.5 7.7 12.5 11.3 9.5

2002 ........................................................ 10.7 11.9 11.3 17.9 14.9 20.2 25.6 23.8 20.2 13.7 8.9 9.5

2003 ........................................................ 16.1 14.3 12.5 8.9 10.7 10.7 14.3 15.5 18.5 27.4 31.5 35.1

2004 ........................................................ 42.3 43.5 42.9 58.3 69.0 69.6 62.5 53.6 52.4 44.6 45.2 35.7

2005 ........................................................ 45.2 42.9 52.4 46.4 41.7 p 42.9 p 44.0

Over 6-month span:

2001 ........................................................ 22.6 24.4 21.4 19.6 14.3 11.9 13.1 11.3 10.7 7.1 7.7 5.4

2002 ........................................................ 6.0 8.3 8.3 9.5 7.1 13.1 12.5 11.3 14.3 8.3 8.3 7.7

2003 ........................................................ 12.5 10.1 7.1 8.3 11.3 10.7 4.8 10.1 13.1 16.7 19.6 26.8

2004 ........................................................ 27.4 29.8 33.3 47.0 52.4 57.1 60.1 58.9 58.9 50.6 45.2 42.9

2005 ........................................................ 43.5 44.0 42.3 39.3 38.7 p 43.5 p 42.9

Over 12-month span:

2001 ........................................................ 29.8 32.1 20.8 19.0 13.1 12.5 10.7 11.9 11.9 10.1 8.3 6.0

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 19.0 25.6 34.5 43.5 40.5 45.8 48.2 49.4 46.4

2005 ........................................................ 45.2 45.8 47.6 44.6 42.3 p 38.1 p 41.7

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. 

NOTE: Figures are the percent of industries with employment