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Chart 2. Nonfarm payroll employment, seasonally adjusted, 

August 2001 – July 2004

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THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: JULY 2004

Nonfarm employment was little changed (+32,000) in July, and the unemployment rate was essentially

unchanged at 5.5 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.

Employment levels in most of the major industry sectors were little changed over the month.

Unemployment (Household Survey Data)

Both the number of unemployed persons, 8.2 million, and the unemployment rate, 5.5 percent, were

essentially unchanged in July. The unemployment rate has shown little movement since December 2003.

The jobless rates for the major worker groups—adult men (4.9 percent), adult women (4.9 percent),

teenagers (17.6 percent), whites (4.8 percent), blacks (10.9 percent), and Hispanics or Latinos (6.8 percent)—also were little changed over the month. The unemployment rate for Asians was 4.3 percent in July,

not seasonally adjusted. (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.)

Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)

Total employment rose by 629,000 to 139.7 million in July, and the employment-population ratio—the

proportion of the population age 16 and over with jobs—increased to 62.5 percent. The civilian labor force

also increased over the month, rising by 577,000 to 147.9 million, and the labor force participation rate rose

to 66.2 percent. (See table A-1.)
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Table A. Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted

(Numbers in thousands)

Quarterly averages Monthly data JuneCategory July

I II May June July change 

Labor force status

Civilian labor force.................................... 146,661 146,998 146,974 147,279 147,856 577

Employment....................................... 138,388 138,793 138,772 139,031 139,660 629 

Unemployment.................................... 8,273 8,205 8,203 8,248 8,196 -52

Not in labor force.................................... 75,695 75,975 75,993 75,916 75,565 -351

All workers........................................... 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.5 -0.1

Adult men.......................................... 5.1 5.1 5.2 5.0 4.9 -.1

Adult women....................................... 5.0 4.9 4.8 5.0 4.9 -.1

Teenagers.......................................... 16.6 17.0 17.2 16.8 17.6 .8

White .............................................. 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.8 -.2

Black or African American ..................... 10.1 9.9 9.9 10.1 10.9 .8

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity..................... 7.4 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.8 .1

ESTABLISHMENT DATA 

Nonfarm employment................................. 130,367 p131,119 131,162 p131,240 p131,272 p32

Goods-producing 1................................. 21,719 p21,871 21,894 p21,896 p21,914 p18

Construction.................................... 6,819 p6,898 6,909 p6,912 p6,916 p4

Manufacturing................................. 14,326 p14,385 14,396 p14,395 p14,405 p10

Service-providing 1.............................. 108,648 p109,248 109,268 p109,344 p109,358 p14

Retail trade 2

................................. 14,974 p15,046 15,048 p15,055 p15,036 p-19

Professional and business services......... 16,202 p16,415 16,432 p16,451 p16,493 p42

Education and health services............... 16,774 p16,872 16,871 p16,891 p16,911 p20

Leisure and hospitality........................ 12,239 p12,325 12,331 p12,341 p12,339 p-2

Government.................................... 21,540 p21,548 21,544 p21,529 p21,529 p0

Total private............................................. 33.8 p33.7 33.8 p33.6 p33.7 p0.1

Manufacturing..................................... 41.0 p40.9 41.1 p40.8 p40.9 p.1

Overtime....................................... 4.6 p4.6 4.6 p4.6 p4.6 p.0

 

Total private............................................. 99.3 p99.8 100.2 p99.7 p100.0 p0.3

Average hourly earnings, total private............ $15.52 p$15.62 $15.63 p$15.65 p$15.70 p$0.05

Average weekly earnings, total private............ 524.58 p526.50 528.29 p525.84 p529.09 p3.25

 1 Includes other industries, not shown separately.

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

 3 Data relate to private production or nonsupervisory workers.

Unemployment rates 

Employment

2004

Earnings 3

Hours of work 3

HOUSEHOLD DATA

 p=preliminary.

Indexes of aggregate weekly hours (2002=100) 3

2004
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Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)

The number of persons who were marginally attached to the labor force was 1.6 million in July, the same

as a year earlier. (Data are not seasonally adjusted.) 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

504,000 discouraged workers in July, little changed from 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 1.1 million marginally attached had not searched for work for reasons such as

school or family responsibilities. (See table A-13.)

Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data)

Total nonfarm employment was little changed (+32,000) in July at 131.3 million. Since its recent trough

in August 2003, payroll employment has risen by 1.5 million. Over the month, employment gains in health

care and social assistance and in professional and business services were partly offset by job losses in

financial activities. (See table B-1.)

Within the service-providing sector, employment in health care and social assistance continued to grow,

with an increase of 20,000 in July. Over the year, employment in this industry has risen by 292,000. Over

the month, employment rose in ambulatory health care services, such as home health care services and

outpatient care centers, and in hospitals. Child day care services added 7,000 jobs in July, following a gain

of 8,000 in June.

Employment continued to trend up in professional and business services in July. This industry has added

622,000 jobs since its most recent low in March 2003. Employment in temporary help services was little

changed in July.

Wholesale trade employment edged up in July, as its durable goods component added 11,000 jobs.

Wholesale trade has gained 65,000 jobs since October 2003, with most of the increase in durable goods

distribution.

Employment in financial activities fell by 23,000 in July. The credit intermediation industry, which includes

mortgage banking, shed 16,000 jobs over the month. Securities, commodity contracts, and investments lost

4,000 jobs in July. There was little change in employment elsewhere among the service-providing industries.

In the goods-producing sector, manufacturing employment edged up (+10,000) in July. Since its most

recent low in January of this year, manufacturing employment has risen by 91,000, almost entirely in its

durable goods component. In July, there were job gains in computer and electronic products, machinery,

furniture, and paper and paper products. Employment growth in these and other manufacturing industries

was partly offset by a decline of 21,000 in transportation equipment manufacturing, reflecting larger-thanusual shutdowns of auto parts and assembly plants for annual retooling.

In July, construction employment was little changed for the second month in a row. The industry had

added an average of 18,000 jobs per month from March 2003 through May 2004. Mining employment

continued to trend up in July; the industry has added 29,000 jobs since its recent low point in April 2003.

Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)

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

by 0.1 hour in July to 33.7 hours, seasonally adjusted. The manufacturing workweek also increased by 0.1

hour to 40.9 hours. Manufacturing overtime was unchanged at 4.6 hours. (See table B-2.)
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The index of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm

payrolls increased by 0.3 percent in July to 100.0 (2002=100). The manufacturing index rose by

0.4 percent to 95.2. (See table B-5.)

Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data)

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

by 5 cents in July to $15.70, seasonally adjusted. Average weekly earnings increased by 0.6 percent over

the month to $529.09. Over the year, average hourly earnings increased by 1.9 percent, and average

weekly earnings grew by 2.3 percent. (See table B-3.)

The Employment Situation for August 2004 is scheduled to be released on Friday, September 3,

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

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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 350,000. 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 -250,000 to 450,000

(100,000 +/- 350,000). 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 +/- 320,000, and for the

monthly change in the unemployment rate it is about +/- .22 percentage

point.

In general, estimates involving many individuals or establishments

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

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

precision of estimates is also improved when the data are cumulated

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

adjustment process can also improve the stability of the monthly

estimates.

The household and establishment surveys are also affected by

nonsampling error. Nonsampling errors can occur for many reasons,

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

obtain information for all respondents in the sample, inability or

unwillingness of respondents to provide correct information on a

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

collection or processing of the data.

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

recent 2 months are based on substantially incomplete returns; for this

reason, these estimates are labeled preliminary in the tables. It is only

after two successive revisions to a monthly estimate, when nearly all

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

Another major source of nonsampling error in the establishment

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

generated by new firms. To correct for this systematic underestimation

of employment growth, 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 0.3 percent, ranging from

zero to 0.7 percent.

Additional statistics and other information

More comprehensive statistics are contained in Employment and

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

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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

2003

June

2004

July

2004

July

2003

Mar.

2004

Apr.

2004

May

2004

June

2004

July

2004

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 221,252 223,196 223,422 221,252 222,550 222,757 222,967 223,196 223,422

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 147,822 148,478 149,217 146,652 146,650 146,741 146,974 147,279 147,856

 Participation rate ............................................................... 66.8 66.5 66.8 66.3 65.9 65.9 65.9 66.0 66.2

 Employed .............................................................................. 138,503 139,861 140,700 137,604 138,298 138,576 138,772 139,031 139,660

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 62.6 62.7 63.0 62.2 62.1 62.2 62.2 62.3 62.5

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 9,319 8,616 8,518 9,048 8,352 8,164 8,203 8,248 8,196

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 6.3 5.8 5.7 6.2 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.5

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 73,430 74,718 74,204 74,600 75,900 76,016 75,993 75,916 75,565

 Persons who currently want a job ......................................... 4,955 5,000 4,767 4,829 4,843 4,744 4,656 4,635 4,630

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 106,475 107,625 107,746 106,475 107,281 107,392 107,504 107,625 107,746

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 79,290 79,762 80,344 78,277 78,542 78,501 78,600 78,918 79,193

 Participation rate ............................................................... 74.5 74.1 74.6 73.5 73.2 73.1 73.1 73.3 73.5

 Employed .............................................................................. 74,269 75,279 76,041 73,149 74,006 74,053 74,035 74,476 74,822

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 69.8 69.9 70.6 68.7 69.0 69.0 68.9 69.2 69.4

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 5,021 4,483 4,302 5,128 4,536 4,448 4,566 4,442 4,371

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 6.3 5.6 5.4 6.6 5.8 5.7 5.8 5.6 5.5

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 27,184 27,863 27,402 28,197 28,739 28,891 28,904 28,707 28,552

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 98,304 99,396 99,512 98,304 99,065 99,170 99,279 99,396 99,512

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 74,852 75,592 75,876 74,660 75,018 74,871 75,048 75,372 75,577

 Participation rate ............................................................... 76.1 76.1 76.2 75.9 75.7 75.5 75.6 75.8 75.9

 Employed .............................................................................. 70,733 71,971 72,362 70,269 71,128 71,118 71,162 71,570 71,847

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 72.0 72.4 72.7 71.5 71.8 71.7 71.7 72.0 72.2

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 4,119 3,620 3,514 4,391 3,890 3,753 3,886 3,802 3,730

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 5.5 4.8 4.6 5.9 5.2 5.0 5.2 5.0 4.9

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 23,453 23,804 23,636 23,644 24,047 24,299 24,231 24,023 23,935

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 114,778 115,570 115,676 114,778 115,269 115,365 115,463 115,570 115,676

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 68,532 68,716 68,874 68,374 68,108 68,240 68,374 68,361 68,663

 Participation rate ............................................................... 59.7 59.5 59.5 59.6 59.1 59.2 59.2 59.2 59.4

 Employed .............................................................................. 64,234 64,583 64,659 64,455 64,292 64,523 64,737 64,555 64,838

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 56.0 55.9 55.9 56.2 55.8 55.9 56.1 55.9 56.1

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 4,298 4,133 4,215 3,920 3,816 3,717 3,637 3,806 3,825

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 6.3 6.0 6.1 5.7 5.6 5.4 5.3 5.6 5.6

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 46,246 46,855 46,802 46,403 47,161 47,126 47,089 47,209 47,013

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 106,839 107,586 107,687 106,839 107,299 107,389 107,483 107,586 107,687

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 64,316 64,751 64,642 64,835 64,687 64,785 64,813 64,893 65,122

 Participation rate ............................................................... 60.2 60.2 60.0 60.7 60.3 60.3 60.3 60.3 60.5

 Employed .............................................................................. 60,731 61,373 61,224 61,479 61,373 61,571 61,721 61,629 61,918

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 56.8 57.0 56.9 57.5 57.2 57.3 57.4 57.3 57.5

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 3,584 3,378 3,418 3,356 3,314 3,215 3,092 3,264 3,204

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 5.6 5.2 5.3 5.2 5.1 5.0 4.8 5.0 4.9

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 42,523 42,834 43,045 42,004 42,613 42,604 42,670 42,693 42,565

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 16,109 16,214 16,222 16,109 16,186 16,198 16,205 16,214 16,222

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 8,655 8,135 8,699 7,157 6,945 7,085 7,113 7,014 7,157

 Participation rate ............................................................... 53.7 50.2 53.6 44.4 42.9 43.7 43.9 43.3 44.1

 Employed .............................................................................. 7,039 6,517 7,114 5,856 5,797 5,888 5,888 5,832 5,896

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 43.7 40.2 43.9 36.4 35.8 36.3 36.3 36.0 36.3

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 1,615 1,617 1,585 1,301 1,148 1,197 1,225 1,181 1,262

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 18.7 19.9 18.2 18.2 16.5 16.9 17.2 16.8 17.6

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 7,454 8,079 7,523 8,952 9,240 9,113 9,092 9,200 9,065

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 2004, 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

2003

June

2004

July

2004

July

2003

Mar.

2004

Apr.

2004

May

2004

June

2004

July

2004

WHITE 

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 181,341 182,531 182,676 181,341 182,121 182,252 182,384 182,531 182,676

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 121,519 122,088 122,413 120,645 120,542 120,675 120,984 121,180 121,428

 Participation rate ................................................................. 67.0 66.9 67.0 66.5 66.2 66.2 66.3 66.4 66.5

 Employed .............................................................................. 114,884 115,831 116,487 114,086 114,433 114,712 114,976 115,152 115,623

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 63.4 63.5 63.8 62.9 62.8 62.9 63.0 63.1 63.3

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 6,635 6,257 5,926 6,559 6,109 5,963 6,008 6,028 5,805

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

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 59,822 60,443 60,263 60,696 61,579 61,577 61,400 61,351 61,248

Men, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 62,676 63,166 63,389 62,523 62,672 62,660 62,758 62,960 63,163

 Participation rate ................................................................. 76.5 76.5 76.7 76.4 76.1 76.0 76.1 76.3 76.4

 Employed .............................................................................. 59,617 60,459 60,913 59,183 59,736 59,831 59,817 60,107 60,466

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 72.8 73.2 73.7 72.3 72.6 72.6 72.5 72.8 73.2

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 3,059 2,707 2,476 3,340 2,936 2,829 2,941 2,853 2,697

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 4.9 4.3 3.9 5.3 4.7 4.5 4.7 4.5 4.3

Women, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 51,693 52,159 51,833 52,161 52,016 52,035 52,245 52,369 52,302

 Participation rate ................................................................. 59.5 59.7 59.3 60.0 59.6 59.6 59.8 59.9 59.8

 Employed .............................................................................. 49,232 49,766 49,456 49,875 49,710 49,839 50,116 50,061 50,085

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 56.6 57.0 56.6 57.4 57.0 57.1 57.4 57.3 57.3

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 2,461 2,393 2,377 2,286 2,306 2,196 2,130 2,308 2,217

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 4.8 4.6 4.6 4.4 4.4 4.2 4.1 4.4 4.2

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 7,150 6,763 7,191 5,961 5,854 5,981 5,981 5,851 5,963

 Participation rate ................................................................. 57.0 53.7 57.1 47.6 46.5 47.5 47.5 46.5 47.3

 Employed .............................................................................. 6,035 5,606 6,118 5,028 4,987 5,042 5,043 4,984 5,073

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 48.1 44.5 48.6 40.1 39.6 40.0 40.0 39.6 40.3

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 1,115 1,157 1,074 933 867 939 938 867 891

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 15.6 17.1 14.9 15.7 14.8 15.7 15.7 14.8 14.9

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN 

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 25,702 26,040 26,078 25,702 25,932 25,967 26,002 26,040 26,078

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 16,792 16,699 17,011 16,563 16,595 16,485 16,442 16,506 16,755

 Participation rate ................................................................. 65.3 64.1 65.2 64.4 64.0 63.5 63.2 63.4 64.3

 Employed .............................................................................. 14,784 14,917 14,964 14,727 14,909 14,878 14,818 14,833 14,926

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 57.5 57.3 57.4 57.3 57.5 57.3 57.0 57.0 57.2

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 2,008 1,782 2,047 1,836 1,686 1,607 1,624 1,673 1,829

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 12.0 10.7 12.0 11.1 10.2 9.7 9.9 10.1 10.9

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 8,910 9,342 9,067 9,139 9,337 9,482 9,560 9,534 9,323

Men, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 7,392 7,412 7,424 7,353 7,367 7,302 7,356 7,394 7,384

 Participation rate ................................................................. 71.9 70.9 70.9 71.5 70.8 70.1 70.5 70.8 70.5

 Employed .............................................................................. 6,619 6,756 6,634 6,596 6,689 6,626 6,674 6,709 6,624

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 64.4 64.6 63.4 64.1 64.3 63.6 64.0 64.2 63.3

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 774 656 791 757 678 676 683 685 760

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 10.5 8.9 10.6 10.3 9.2 9.3 9.3 9.3 10.3

Women, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 8,402 8,397 8,573 8,440 8,492 8,502 8,342 8,374 8,598

 Participation rate ................................................................. 64.5 63.8 65.0 64.8 64.7 64.7 63.4 63.6 65.2

 Employed .............................................................................. 7,540 7,618 7,727 7,632 7,700 7,763 7,642 7,626 7,815

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 57.9 57.8 58.6 58.6 58.7 59.1 58.1 57.9 59.3

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 862 779 846 808 792 739 700 748 783

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 10.3 9.3 9.9 9.6 9.3 8.7 8.4 8.9 9.1

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 997 890 1,013 770 737 681 744 738 773

 Participation rate ................................................................. 41.8 36.8 41.8 32.3 30.6 28.2 30.8 30.5 31.9

 Employed .............................................................................. 624 543 603 499 521 489 502 497 487

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 26.2 22.5 24.9 20.9 21.6 20.3 20.8 20.6 20.1

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 372 347 411 271 217 193 242 241 286

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 37.4 39.0 40.5 35.1 29.4 28.3 32.5 32.6 37.0

ASIAN 

Civilian noninstutional population ............................................. 9,291 9,556 9,559 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 6,184 6,260 6,275 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ................................................................. 66.6 65.5 65.6 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .............................................................................. 5,800 5,947 6,008 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 62.4 62.2 62.9 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 384 313 267 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 6.2 5.0 4.3 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 3,107 3,297 3,284 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 2004, 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

2003

June

2004

July

2004

July

2003

Mar.

2004

Apr.

2004

May

2004

June

2004

July

2004

HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 27,597 28,059 28,150 27,597 27,791 27,879 27,968 28,059 28,150

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 18,838 19,384 19,552 18,770 19,010 19,064 19,313 19,304 19,450

 Participation rate ................................................................. 68.3 69.1 69.5 68.0 68.4 68.4 69.1 68.8 69.1

 Employed .............................................................................. 17,300 18,117 18,203 17,247 17,596 17,693 17,958 18,019 18,118

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 62.7 64.6 64.7 62.5 63.3 63.5 64.2 64.2 64.4

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 1,537 1,267 1,349 1,523 1,414 1,371 1,355 1,285 1,332

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 8.2 6.5 6.9 8.1 7.4 7.2 7.0 6.7 6.8

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 8,760 8,674 8,598 8,828 8,781 8,815 8,654 8,755 8,700

Men, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 10,707 10,993 11,124 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ................................................................. 83.5 84.2 84.9 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .............................................................................. 9,996 10,448 10,572 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 78.0 80.0 80.7 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 711 546 553 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 6.6 5.0 5.0 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

Women, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 7,027 7,327 7,253 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ................................................................. 57.5 59.1 58.3 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .............................................................................. 6,447 6,852 6,736 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 52.7 55.3 54.2 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 580 475 517 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 8.3 6.5 7.1 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 1,104 1,064 1,175 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ................................................................. 43.3 40.9 45.0 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .............................................................................. 858 818 896 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 33.7 31.4 34.3 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 246 246 280 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 22.3 23.2 23.8 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 2004, 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

2003

June

2004

July

2004

July

2003

Mar.

2004

Apr.

2004

May

2004

June

2004

July

2004

Less than a high school diploma

Civilian labor force .................................................................... 12,224 12,524 12,090 12,521 12,390 12,019 12,212 12,326 12,389

 Participation rate ................................................................... 44.3 45.6 44.8 45.4 45.1 44.2 44.5 44.9 45.9

 Employed ................................................................................ 11,222 11,522 11,161 11,420 11,302 10,977 11,140 11,242 11,358

 Employment-population ratio ................................................ 40.7 41.9 41.3 41.4 41.1 40.4 40.6 40.9 42.1

 Unemployed ........................................................................... 1,002 1,003 929 1,101 1,088 1,042 1,072 1,083 1,031

 Unemployment rate .............................................................. 8.2 8.0 7.7 8.8 8.8 8.7 8.8 8.8 8.3

High school graduates, no college 1

Civilian labor force .................................................................... 37,359 37,816 37,810 37,908 37,749 37,724 37,870 38,088 38,233

 Participation rate ................................................................... 63.2 62.9 63.0 64.1 63.2 62.8 63.0 63.3 63.7

 Employed ................................................................................ 35,355 35,943 35,940 35,839 35,765 35,745 35,964 36,137 36,297

 Employment-population ratio ................................................ 59.8 59.8 59.9 60.6 59.9 59.5 59.9 60.1 60.5

 Unemployed ........................................................................... 2,004 1,873 1,871 2,069 1,984 1,979 1,906 1,951 1,936

 Unemployment rate .............................................................. 5.4 5.0 4.9 5.5 5.3 5.2 5.0 5.1 5.1

Some college or associate degree

Civilian labor force .................................................................... 34,482 34,397 34,999 34,235 34,354 34,580 34,575 34,516 34,629

 Participation rate ................................................................... 72.6 72.4 72.4 72.1 72.8 73.0 73.1 72.6 71.6

 Employed ................................................................................ 32,704 32,956 33,468 32,538 32,726 33,152 33,183 33,083 33,176

 Employment-population ratio ................................................ 68.8 69.3 69.2 68.5 69.3 70.0 70.2 69.6 68.6

 Unemployed ........................................................................... 1,778 1,440 1,531 1,697 1,628 1,428 1,392 1,433 1,453

 Unemployment rate .............................................................. 5.2 4.2 4.4 5.0 4.7 4.1 4.0 4.2 4.2

Bachelor’s degree and higher 2

Civilian labor force .................................................................... 39,606 39,963 39,853 39,762 40,371 40,185 40,104 40,175 40,127

 Participation rate ................................................................... 77.5 77.4 77.2 77.8 77.9 77.6 77.5 77.8 77.8

 Employed ................................................................................ 38,272 38,853 38,684 38,534 39,197 39,006 38,927 39,088 39,039

 Employment-population ratio ................................................ 74.9 75.2 75.0 75.4 75.6 75.3 75.2 75.7 75.7

 Unemployed ........................................................................... 1,334 1,110 1,169 1,228 1,174 1,179 1,177 1,086 1,087

 Unemployment rate .............................................................. 3.4 2.8 2.9 3.1 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.7

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 2004, 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

2003

June

2004

July

2004

July

2003

Mar.

2004

Apr.

2004

May

2004

June

2004

July

2004

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries ............................................. 2,407 2,441 2,454 2,217 2,161 2,245 2,298 2,289 2,271

 Wage and salary workers ....................................................... 1,378 1,369 1,358 1,213 1,234 1,268 1,277 1,242 1,200

 Self-employed workers ........................................................... 982 1,037 1,063 947 896 934 976 1,018 1,016

 Unpaid family workers ............................................................ 47 35 33 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Nonagricultural industries ......................................................... 136,096 137,421 138,246 135,240 136,122 136,384 136,488 136,675 137,274

 Wage and salary workers ....................................................... 126,496 127,856 128,458 125,778 126,811 127,094 126,999 127,248 127,655

 Government .......................................................................... 19,106 19,808 19,263 19,666 19,936 19,917 19,759 19,984 19,816

 Private industries .................................................................. 107,390 108,048 109,195 106,121 106,833 107,142 107,256 107,234 107,850

 Private households ............................................................. 912 803 818 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

 Other industries .................................................................. 106,478 107,245 108,377 105,255 106,035 106,377 106,514 106,457 107,098

 Self-employed workers ........................................................... 9,493 9,457 9,717 9,315 9,210 9,228 9,365 9,338 9,513

 Unpaid family workers ............................................................ 107 108 70 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME 2

All industries:

 Part time for economic reasons .............................................. 4,870 4,623 4,648 4,661 4,733 4,574 4,665 4,513 4,490

 Slack work or business conditions ........................................ 3,119 2,729 2,629 3,113 3,011 2,819 2,853 2,803 2,660

 Could only find part-time work .............................................. 1,411 1,520 1,659 1,296 1,427 1,439 1,467 1,404 1,500

 Part time for noneconomic reasons ........................................ 16,893 18,336 17,645 19,089 19,006 19,000 19,621 19,531 19,741

Nonagricultural industries:

 Part time for economic reasons .............................................. 4,792 4,568 4,564 4,568 4,622 4,471 4,605 4,442 4,400

 Slack work or business conditions ........................................ 3,086 2,696 2,583 3,071 2,927 2,756 2,812 2,762 2,605

 Could only find part-time work .............................................. 1,382 1,506 1,639 1,273 1,414 1,431 1,476 1,387 1,496

 Part time for noneconomic reasons ........................................ 16,535 17,999 17,281 18,651 18,693 18,664 19,220 19,072 19,290

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 2004, 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

2003

June

2004

July

2004

July

2003

Mar.

2004

Apr.

2004

May

2004

June

2004

July

2004

Total, 16 years and over ........................................................... 138,503 139,861 140,700 137,604 138,298 138,576 138,772 139,031 139,660

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 7,039 6,517 7,114 5,856 5,797 5,888 5,888 5,832 5,896

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 2,931 2,334 2,735 2,292 2,191 2,256 2,152 2,080 2,144

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 4,108 4,184 4,379 3,556 3,590 3,634 3,713 3,748 3,769

 20 years and over ................................................................... 131,464 133,344 133,586 131,748 132,501 132,689 132,883 133,199 133,765

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 13,911 14,070 14,333 13,404 13,602 13,767 13,669 13,676 13,783

 25 years and over ................................................................. 117,553 119,274 119,253 118,294 118,832 118,886 119,198 119,554 119,925

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 96,729 97,448 97,381 97,177 96,871 97,124 97,343 97,550 97,749

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 30,380 30,633 30,499 30,424 30,260 30,316 30,396 30,542 30,490

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 34,541 34,556 34,472 34,755 34,425 34,421 34,611 34,653 34,678

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 31,808 32,259 32,411 31,998 32,186 32,388 32,336 32,355 32,581

 55 years and over ............................................................... 20,825 21,827 21,871 21,117 21,961 21,762 21,856 22,003 22,177

Men, 16 years and over ............................................................ 74,269 75,279 76,041 73,149 74,006 74,053 74,035 74,476 74,822

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 3,537 3,308 3,679 2,880 2,878 2,935 2,873 2,906 2,975

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 1,467 1,116 1,330 1,091 999 1,044 967 956 991

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 2,069 2,191 2,349 1,775 1,858 1,886 1,897 1,957 2,000

 20 years and over ................................................................... 70,733 71,971 72,362 70,269 71,128 71,118 71,162 71,570 71,847

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 7,302 7,499 7,693 6,992 7,202 7,235 7,165 7,244 7,340

 25 years and over ................................................................. 63,431 64,472 64,668 63,280 63,879 63,839 63,969 64,306 64,477

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 52,229 52,756 52,897 52,008 52,107 52,283 52,377 52,543 52,637

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 16,805 16,969 17,018 16,705 16,693 16,685 16,758 16,856 16,879

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 18,779 18,830 18,802 18,732 18,632 18,656 18,728 18,787 18,761

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 16,646 16,957 17,077 16,571 16,781 16,942 16,890 16,900 16,997

 55 years and over ............................................................... 11,202 11,716 11,772 11,272 11,772 11,556 11,593 11,763 11,840

Women, 16 years and over ...................................................... 64,234 64,583 64,659 64,455 64,292 64,523 64,737 64,555 64,838

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 3,503 3,210 3,435 2,976 2,919 2,952 3,016 2,926 2,921

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 1,464 1,217 1,405 1,201 1,192 1,212 1,185 1,124 1,153

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 2,039 1,992 2,030 1,781 1,732 1,747 1,816 1,791 1,769

 20 years and over ................................................................... 60,731 61,373 61,224 61,479 61,373 61,571 61,721 61,629 61,918

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 6,609 6,571 6,640 6,412 6,400 6,532 6,504 6,432 6,442

 25 years and over ................................................................. 54,123 54,802 54,584 55,014 54,953 55,047 55,229 55,248 55,449

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 44,499 44,692 44,485 45,169 44,764 44,841 44,966 45,007 45,112

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 13,575 13,664 13,481 13,719 13,566 13,631 13,637 13,686 13,611

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 15,762 15,726 15,670 16,023 15,793 15,765 15,883 15,866 15,918

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 15,163 15,302 15,334 15,428 15,405 15,446 15,446 15,455 15,583

 55 years and over ............................................................... 9,623 10,110 10,099 9,844 10,189 10,205 10,263 10,240 10,337

Married men, spouse present ................................................... 44,770 44,861 44,986 44,747 45,043 44,735 44,723 44,938 44,935

Married women, spouse present .............................................. 33,889 33,970 33,841 34,648 34,256 34,339 34,522 34,461 34,599

Women who maintain families .................................................. 8,498 8,799 8,700 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Full-time workers 2 ................................................................... 115,288 115,727 116,349 113,185 113,951 114,094 113,894 114,269 114,297

Part-time workers 3 ................................................................... 23,215 24,135 24,351 24,475 24,273 24,397 24,820 24,878 25,455

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 2004, 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

2003

June

2004

July

2004

July

2003

Mar.

2004

Apr.

2004

May

2004

June

2004

July

2004

Total, 16 years and over ........................................................... 9,048 8,248 8,196 6.2 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.5

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 1,301 1,181 1,262 18.2 16.5 16.9 17.2 16.8 17.6

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 583 539 544 20.3 19.4 20.2 21.6 20.6 20.2

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 718 627 724 16.8 14.5 14.7 14.7 14.3 16.1

 20 years and over ................................................................... 7,747 7,066 6,935 5.6 5.2 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.9

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 1,555 1,484 1,411 10.4 9.6 9.2 9.7 9.8 9.3

 25 years and over ................................................................. 6,177 5,575 5,540 5.0 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.5 4.4

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 5,228 4,639 4,681 5.1 4.9 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.6

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 1,997 1,649 1,821 6.2 5.9 5.5 5.6 5.1 5.6

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 1,886 1,657 1,581 5.1 4.7 4.4 4.2 4.6 4.4

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 1,345 1,333 1,279 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.9 4.0 3.8

 55 years and over ............................................................... 936 904 848 4.2 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.7

Men, 16 years and over ............................................................ 5,128 4,442 4,371 6.6 5.8 5.7 5.8 5.6 5.5

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 737 640 641 20.4 18.3 19.1 19.1 18.1 17.7

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 314 282 267 22.3 22.3 23.4 23.3 22.8 21.2

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 417 368 373 19.0 15.8 16.5 16.6 15.8 15.7

 20 years and over ................................................................... 4,391 3,802 3,730 5.9 5.2 5.0 5.2 5.0 4.9

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 918 844 789 11.6 10.1 10.0 10.3 10.4 9.7

 25 years and over ................................................................. 3,452 2,943 2,948 5.2 4.6 4.4 4.6 4.4 4.4

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 2,910 2,415 2,477 5.3 4.8 4.5 4.7 4.4 4.5

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 1,141 850 958 6.4 5.9 5.5 6.0 4.8 5.4

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 1,015 883 828 5.1 4.6 4.2 4.1 4.5 4.2

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 754 682 691 4.4 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9

 55 years and over ............................................................... 541 528 471 4.6 3.8 3.9 4.1 4.3 3.8

Women, 16 years and over ...................................................... 3,920 3,806 3,825 5.7 5.6 5.4 5.3 5.6 5.6

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 563 541 621 15.9 14.7 14.5 15.3 15.6 17.5

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 269 258 277 18.3 16.9 17.3 20.1 18.7 19.4

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 301 259 350 14.5 13.0 12.6 12.7 12.6 16.5

 20 years and over ................................................................... 3,356 3,264 3,204 5.2 5.1 5.0 4.8 5.0 4.9

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 637 640 622 9.0 8.9 8.3 9.0 9.0 8.8

 25 years and over ................................................................. 2,725 2,632 2,592 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.2 4.5 4.5

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 2,317 2,224 2,204 4.9 4.9 4.7 4.4 4.7 4.7

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 856 800 863 5.9 5.9 5.4 5.1 5.5 6.0

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 871 774 753 5.2 4.9 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.5

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 591 651 588 3.7 4.1 4.0 3.8 4.0 3.6

 55 years and over 2 ............................................................ 422 404 398 4.2 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.8 3.8

Married men, spouse present ................................................... 1,827 1,468 1,489 3.9 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.2

Married women, spouse present .............................................. 1,391 1,328 1,256 3.9 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.7 3.5

Women who maintain families 2 ............................................... 843 781 863 9.0 8.4 7.5 7.4 8.2 9.0

Full-time workers 3 ................................................................... 7,624 6,794 6,803 6.3 5.8 5.6 5.7 5.6 5.6

Part-time workers 4 ................................................................... 1,423 1,450 1,398 5.5 5.4 5.3 5.2 5.5 5.2

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 2004, 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

2003

June

2004

July

2004

July

2003

Mar.

2004

Apr.

2004

May

2004

June

2004

July

2004

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs .......... 4,958 3,930 4,233 4,947 4,607 4,399 4,211 4,099 4,181

 On temporary layoff ................................................................ 1,216 868 1,152 1,173 1,040 994 926 1,011 1,065

 Not on temporary layoff .......................................................... 3,743 3,062 3,081 3,774 3,567 3,405 3,286 3,088 3,116

 Permanent job losers ............................................................ 2,891 2,377 2,265 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

 Persons who completed temporary jobs .............................. 852 685 817 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Job leavers ............................................................................... 814 890 922 798 836 822 846 902 895

Reentrants ................................................................................ 2,599 2,838 2,375 2,522 2,424 2,314 2,438 2,435 2,330

New entrants ............................................................................ 948 959 988 661 627 645 713 636 680

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 ......... 53.2 45.6 49.7 55.4 54.2 53.8 51.3 50.8 51.7

 On temporary layoff ............................................................... 13.0 10.1 13.5 13.1 12.2 12.1 11.3 12.5 13.2

 Not on temporary layoff ......................................................... 40.2 35.5 36.2 42.3 42.0 41.6 40.0 38.3 38.5

 Job leavers .............................................................................. 8.7 10.3 10.8 8.9 9.8 10.1 10.3 11.2 11.1

 Reentrants ............................................................................... 27.9 32.9 27.9 28.2 28.5 28.3 29.7 30.2 28.8

 New entrants ........................................................................... 10.2 11.1 11.6 7.4 7.4 7.9 8.7 7.9 8.4

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE

 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs ......... 3.4 2.6 2.8 3.4 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.8

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

 Reentrants ............................................................................... 1.8 1.9 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.6

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

1 Data not available.

 NOTE: Beginning in January 2004, 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

2003

June

2004

July

2004

July

2003

Mar.

2004

Apr.

2004

May

2004

June

2004

July

2004

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Less than 5 weeks .................................................................... 2,984 3,400 3,087 2,739 2,589 2,792 2,707 2,688 2,805

5 to 14 weeks ........................................................................... 2,899 2,207 2,684 2,698 2,414 2,369 2,376 2,405 2,476

15 weeks and over ................................................................... 3,436 3,009 2,747 3,559 3,320 2,969 3,077 3,065 2,878

 15 to 26 weeks ...................................................................... 1,480 1,232 1,100 1,598 1,332 1,170 1,288 1,306 1,211

 27 weeks and over ................................................................ 1,956 1,777 1,647 1,961 1,988 1,800 1,789 1,759 1,667

Average (mean) duration, in weeks .......................................... 18.4 18.8 17.5 19.3 20.1 19.7 20.0 19.9 18.6

Median duration, in weeks ........................................................ 9.2 8.2 8.0 10.1 10.3 9.5 10.0 10.8 8.9

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

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

 Less than 5 weeks .................................................................. 32.0 39.5 36.2 30.4 31.1 34.3 33.2 33.0 34.4

 5 to 14 weeks ......................................................................... 31.1 25.6 31.5 30.0 29.0 29.1 29.1 29.5 30.3

 15 weeks and over ................................................................. 36.9 34.9 32.2 39.6 39.9 36.5 37.7 37.6 35.3

 15 to 26 weeks ..................................................................... 15.9 14.3 12.9 17.8 16.0 14.4 15.8 16.0 14.8

 27 weeks and over ............................................................... 21.0 20.6 19.3 21.8 23.9 22.1 21.9 21.6 20.4

 NOTE: Beginning in January 2004, 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

2003

July

2004

July

2003

July

2004

July

2003

July

2004

 Total, 16 years and over 1 .......................................................................... 138,503 140,700 9,319 8,518 6.3 5.7

Management, professional, and related occupations ............................... 47,237 47,763 1,800 1,509 3.7 3.1

 Management, business, and financial operations occupations ............ 20,050 20,081 682 548 3.3 2.7

 Professional and related occupations ........................................................ 27,188 27,682 1,118 961 3.9 3.4

Service occupations .......................................................................................... 23,225 23,730 1,633 1,542 6.6 6.1

Sales and office occupations .......................................................................... 35,517 35,946 2,159 2,020 5.7 5.3

 Sales and related occupations ..................................................................... 15,946 16,264 1,038 987 6.1 5.7

 Office and administrative support occupations ........................................ 19,571 19,682 1,122 1,032 5.4 5.0

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations ........... 14,562 15,121 1,093 961 7.0 6.0

 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ............................................... 1,126 1,079 113 121 9.1 10.1

 Construction and extraction occupations ................................................... 8,560 8,958 692 656 7.5 6.8

 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .................................. 4,876 5,084 288 184 5.6 3.5

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations ................ 17,962 18,140 1,663 1,475 8.5 7.5

 Production occupations .................................................................................. 9,727 9,647 868 790 8.2 7.6

 Transportation and material moving occupations .................................... 8,235 8,493 795 685 8.8 7.5

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 2004, 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

2003

July

2004

July

2003

July

2004

 Total, 16 years and over 1 ....................................................................... 9,319 8,518 6.3 5.7

Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers ...................................... 7,239 6,358 6.3 5.5

 Mining ................................................................................................................. 43 28 7.9 5.4

 Construction ...................................................................................................... 677 610 7.5 6.4

 Manufacturing ................................................................................................... 1,193 1,019 6.9 6.0

 Durable goods ................................................................................................ 799 655 7.4 6.2

 Nondurable goods ......................................................................................... 394 364 6.0 5.7

 Wholesale and retail trade ............................................................................ 1,387 1,163 6.6 5.5

 Transportation and utilities ............................................................................ 289 231 5.4 4.3

 Information ........................................................................................................ 224 174 5.9 5.2

 Financial activities ........................................................................................... 284 307 3.1 3.3

 Professional and business services ............................................................ 1,021 790 8.2 6.2

 Education and health services ..................................................................... 697 725 4.0 4.0

 Leisure and hospitality ................................................................................... 1,020 965 8.4 7.8

 Other services .................................................................................................. 405 346 6.6 5.6

Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers ........................ 113 140 8.2 10.0

Government workers ......................................................................................... 749 741 3.8 3.7

Self employed and unpaid family workers ................................................... 270 291 2.5 2.6

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

 NOTE: Beginning in January 2004, 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

2003

June

2004

July

2004

July

2003

Mar.

2004

Apr.

2004

May

2004

June

2004

July

2004

U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of the civilian labor force .............. 2.3 2.0 1.8 2.4 2.3 2.0 2.1 2.1 1.9

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

force ...................................................................................................................................... 3.4 2.6 2.8 3.4 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.8

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

rate) ...................................................................................................................................... 6.3 5.8 5.7 6.2 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.5

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

discouraged workers ............................................................................................................ 6.6 6.1 6.0 6.5 6.0 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.9

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

 attached workers, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all marginally

 attached workers ................................................................................................................. 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.2 6.7 6.5 6.6 6.5 6.5

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

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

 all marginally attached workers ........................................................................................... 10.5 9.8 9.8 10.3 9.9 9.6 9.7 9.6 9.5

 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 2004, 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

2003

July

2004

July

2003

July

2004

July

2003

July

2004

NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE

Total not in the labor force ............................................................................ 73,430 74,204 27,184 27,402 46,246 46,802

 Persons who currently want a job ............................................................... 4,955 4,767 2,258 1,978 2,697 2,789

Searched for work and available to work now 1 ..................................... 1,566 1,557 828 832 738 725

 Reason not currently looking:

 Discouragement over job prospects 2 ......................................... 470 504 281 327 189 177

 Reasons other than discouragement 3 ........................................ 1,096 1,053 546 505 550 548

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders 4 ............................................................................ 7,304 7,521 3,837 3,913 3,467 3,607

 Percent of total employed ......................................................................... 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.1 5.4 5.6

 Primary job full time, secondary job part time ........................................... 3,620 3,829 2,108 2,239 1,512 1,590

 Primary and secondary jobs both part time .............................................. 1,614 1,711 492 574 1,122 1,137

 Primary and secondary jobs both full time ................................................ 324 315 251 214 73 101

 Hours vary on primary or secondary job ................................................... 1,688 1,605 944 871 743 733

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 2004, 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

2003

May

2004

June

2004p

July

2004p

July

2003

Mar.

2004

Apr.

2004

May

2004

June

2004p

July

2004p

Change

from:

June 2004-

July 2004p

Total nonfarm ............................. 129,481 131,881 132,325 131,119 129,814 130,630 130,954 131,162 131,240 131,272 32

Total private ........................................ 109,043 109,920 110,803 110,694 108,253 109,077 109,382 109,618 109,711 109,743 32

Goods-producing ............................................ 22,045 21,944 22,228 22,263 21,744 21,778 21,822 21,894 21,896 21,914 18

Natural resources and mining .................................. 580 587 597 603 571 581 585 589 589 593 4

Logging ............................................................ 70.4 63.4 65.2 66.5 68.2 65.9 66.7 65.6 64.4 64.1 -.3

Mining .................................................................... 510.0 523.5 532.0 536.5 502.7 514.9 518.5 523.2 524.1 528.4 4.3

Oil and gas extraction ........................................ 124.7 132.8 134.3 133.9 123.5 130.0 131.0 132.3 131.8 131.7 -.1

Mining, except oil and gas1................................. 208.7 209.2 213.5 216.6 204.3 202.8 205.2 207.8 209.0 211.7 2.7

Coal mining ...................................................... 71.6 72.6 74.1 75.1 71.6 70.6 71.8 72.9 73.9 75.1 1.2

Support activities for mining .............................. 176.6 181.5 184.2 186.0 174.9 182.1 182.3 183.1 183.3 185.0 1.7

Construction ............................................................. 7,016 6,965 7,143 7,233 6,721 6,853 6,872 6,909 6,912 6,916 4

Construction of buildings ................................... 1,616.1 1,624.1 1,670.4 1,690.3 1,566.4 1,607.6 1,609.8 1,622.9 1,625.1 1,627.9 2.8

Heavy and civil engineering construction ......... 976.8 949.4 977.2 989.5 910.6 926.8 924.7 924.3 921.9 922.4 .5

Specialty trade contractors ................................ 4,423.0 4,391.2 4,495.8 4,553.2 4,244.1 4,318.9 4,337.3 4,362.2 4,365.0 4,365.2 .2

Manufacturing ........................................................... 14,449 14,392 14,488 14,427 14,452 14,344 14,365 14,396 14,395 14,405 10

Production workers ....................................... 10,112 10,121 10,202 10,147 10,136 10,058 10,085 10,123 10,124 10,142 18

Durable goods ....................................................... 8,890 8,955 9,016 8,951 8,908 8,899 8,924 8,946 8,953 8,957 4

Production workers ....................................... 6,076 6,163 6,211 6,146 6,104 6,101 6,126 6,152 6,159 6,166 7

Wood products ................................................... 539.5 543.7 551.8 552.7 532.4 539.7 540.0 543.0 543.8 544.2 .4

Nonmetallic mineral products ............................ 499.9 504.6 513.3 512.4 490.8 493.2 497.8 501.4 502.3 503.3 1.0

Primary metals .................................................... 468.4 463.3 467.0 464.1 472.1 462.0 462.5 464.0 465.7 466.8 1.1

Fabricated metal products ................................. 1,464.7 1,493.5 1,505.2 1,502.0 1,468.4 1,478.5 1,486.7 1,494.5 1,496.6 1,500.0 3.4

Machinery ........................................................... 1,141.9 1,154.9 1,162.9 1,158.6 1,145.5 1,145.1 1,152.0 1,153.3 1,156.8 1,162.0 5.2

1 Computer and electronic products .................... 1,351.6 1,344.8 1,350.2 1,355.4 1,348.7 1,338.0 1,339.7 1,345.8 1,345.8 1,352.4 6.6

Computer and peripheral equipment ............. 225.1 219.3 219.1 218.3 224.0 218.6 218.1 218.8 217.2 217.4 .2

Communications equipment ........................... 155.9 155.7 157.0 158.7 155.8 155.0 155.1 155.9 157.1 158.8 1.7

Semiconductors and electronic components . 458.6 455.9 459.8 460.9 457.9 452.1 453.4 455.8 458.0 460.0 2.0

Electronic instruments ..................................... 426.1 429.2 431.6 434.2 424.7 426.8 427.5 430.1 430.1 432.5 2.4

Electrical equipment and appliances ................ 457.7 446.5 450.3 451.0 457.7 446.8 446.5 447.3 448.3 449.2 .9

Transportation equipment .................................. 1,736.6 1,770.5 1,775.3 1,716.4 1,759.8 1,769.1 1,768.8 1,764.4 1,761.0 1,740.5 -20.5

Furniture and related products .......................... 570.8 578.3 581.1 581.7 572.6 573.4 576.5 577.6 578.6 583.5 4.9

Miscellaneous manufacturing ............................ 658.9 654.8 658.5 656.8 660.2 653.0 653.0 654.4 653.9 654.9 1.0

Nondurable goods ................................................. 5,559 5,437 5,472 5,476 5,544 5,445 5,441 5,450 5,442 5,448 6

Production workers ....................................... 4,036 3,958 3,991 4,001 4,032 3,957 3,959 3,971 3,965 3,976 11

Food manufacturing ........................................... 1,533.4 1,485.7 1,498.3 1,523.6 1,522.1 1,504.5 1,502.7 1,507.0 1,505.3 1,509.0 3.7

Beverages and tobacco products ...................... 204.8 196.1 201.6 203.6 200.7 197.2 197.8 197.5 198.2 198.1 -.1

Textile mills ......................................................... 255.3 237.6 238.1 235.4 256.9 237.1 235.8 236.1 235.1 236.3 1.2

Textile product mills ........................................... 179.8 184.3 183.2 180.8 178.7 179.7 180.1 181.4 179.4 178.6 -.8

Apparel ................................................................ 303.9 293.0 294.3 286.7 307.5 294.3 292.7 290.8 288.4 287.6 -.8

Leather and allied products ............................... 43.9 45.8 45.6 45.5 44.9 44.8 44.6 45.1 45.0 45.8 .8

Paper and paper products ................................. 517.2 505.6 509.0 511.4 516.3 508.8 507.0 508.1 506.3 509.2 2.9

Printing and related support activities ............... 683.0 666.1 671.1 667.1 681.1 664.4 663.6 665.9 667.1 665.1 -2.0

Petroleum and coal products ............................. 117.5 113.6 116.2 116.5 114.6 113.1 112.6 113.1 113.6 113.0 -.6

Chemicals ........................................................... 911.5 896.7 900.0 897.4 908.2 894.9 896.4 895.0 894.4 893.2 -1.2

Plastics and rubber products ............................. 808.9 812.2 814.7 808.3 813.1 806.3 807.5 810.2 809.6 812.3 2.7

Service-providing ............................................ 107,436 109,937 110,097 108,856 108,070 108,852 109,132 109,268 109,344 109,358 14

Private service-providing ............................ 86,998 87,976 88,575 88,431 86,509 87,299 87,560 87,724 87,815 87,829 14

Trade, transportation, and utilities ........................... 25,179 25,407 25,564 25,478 25,225 25,415 25,448 25,477 25,502 25,491 -11

Wholesale trade .................................................... 5,626.0 5,644.0 5,667.1 5,675.5 5,596.8 5,623.5 5,632.5 5,636.7 5,638.5 5,646.6 8.1

Durable goods .................................................... 2,957.0 2,969.9 2,988.0 2,999.2 2,942.5 2,963.4 2,967.5 2,969.7 2,975.4 2,985.9 10.5

Nondurable goods .............................................. 2,014.4 2,003.9 2,006.9 2,003.2 2,001.6 1,995.3 1,996.3 1,997.2 1,993.0 1,989.3 -3.7

Electronic markets and agents and brokers ..... 654.6 670.2 672.2 673.1 652.7 664.8 668.7 669.8 670.1 671.4 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

2003

May

2004

June

2004p

July

2004p

July

2003

Mar.

2004

Apr.

2004

May

2004

June

2004p

July

2004p

Change

from:

June 2004-

July 2004p

Retail trade ............................................................ 14,850.4 14,966.7 15,059.6 15,013.1 14,896.5 15,013.0 15,037.1 15,047.6 15,054.7 15,035.6 -19.1

Motor vehicle and parts dealers1........................ 1,899.5 1,915.4 1,923.0 1,925.5 1,883.7 1,906.9 1,910.9 1,911.4 1,908.7 1,908.2 -.5

Automobile dealers ......................................... 1,261.3 1,262.2 1,266.1 1,267.0 1,256.9 1,263.9 1,264.7 1,263.6 1,262.5 1,260.9 -1.6

Furniture and home furnishings stores ............. 534.7 539.2 541.6 542.4 540.1 544.8 544.5 545.7 546.2 548.0 1.8

Electronics and appliance stores ....................... 499.1 503.6 504.4 502.9 507.2 511.7 514.1 512.6 512.3 511.2 -1.1

Building material and garden supply stores ...... 1,223.1 1,304.3 1,300.2 1,279.1 1,188.3 1,243.5 1,247.3 1,248.7 1,244.9 1,243.5 -1.4

Food and beverage stores ................................. 2,850.6 2,838.0 2,856.8 2,848.9 2,835.6 2,838.9 2,839.9 2,845.3 2,841.0 2,836.0 -5.0

Health and personal care stores ....................... 941.1 952.9 960.4 952.9 941.4 958.2 957.9 957.1 957.2 955.2 -2.0

Gasoline stations ................................................ 889.1 874.1 880.0 881.2 877.9 873.0 872.4 871.6 870.3 867.7 -2.6

Clothing and clothing accessories stores ......... 1,284.8 1,308.1 1,333.8 1,346.2 1,294.0 1,321.8 1,328.0 1,335.5 1,347.1 1,347.9 .8

Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music

 stores................................................................ 626.6 620.5 618.7 614.2 644.1 636.5 635.8 636.1 635.6 634.3 -1.3

1 General merchandise stores ............................. 2,753.7 2,766.9 2,791.9 2,776.0 2,820.4 2,824.4 2,831.0 2,830.5 2,836.8 2,830.9 -5.9

Department stores .......................................... 1,557.9 1,561.3 1,573.5 1,567.6 1,613.7 1,604.9 1,607.3 1,610.9 1,614.7 1,613.2 -1.5

Miscellaneous store retailers ............................. 932.2 928.0 932.0 926.2 934.0 926.9 927.9 925.7 926.5 924.2 -2.3

Nonstore retailers ............................................... 415.9 415.7 416.8 417.6 429.8 426.4 427.4 427.4 428.1 428.5 .4

Transportation and warehousing .......................... 4,119.8 4,214.6 4,251.0 4,202.0 4,153.6 4,197.0 4,196.5 4,209.9 4,226.0 4,225.6 -.4

Air transportation ................................................ 516.8 513.9 516.3 518.1 513.8 512.9 513.3 514.7 514.9 514.6 -.3

Rail transportation .............................................. 216.7 216.5 218.3 219.1 216.1 216.0 216.3 216.4 217.3 217.7 .4

Water transportation ........................................... 55.2 51.7 54.0 55.0 53.1 49.2 50.6 51.1 52.0 52.2 .2

Truck transportation ........................................... 1,338.3 1,348.7 1,376.2 1,377.2 1,324.3 1,346.4 1,352.2 1,353.9 1,358.6 1,358.6 .0

Transit and ground passenger transportation ... 317.4 399.9 384.3 321.4 372.8 380.5 372.3 381.5 382.9 379.0 -3.9

Pipeline transportation ....................................... 40.4 38.2 38.6 39.2 40.1 38.1 38.1 38.3 38.3 38.4 .1

Scenic and sightseeing transportation .............. 37.1 32.7 36.5 37.7 29.1 31.4 31.1 30.6 30.0 29.4 -.6

Support activities for transportation ................... 515.6 516.6 523.0 523.5 513.4 518.5 519.1 519.5 519.9 519.8 -.1

Couriers and messengers .................................. 564.7 571.5 575.8 574.2 569.5 572.1 570.9 572.8 577.3 577.0 -.3

Warehousing and storage .................................. 517.6 524.9 528.0 536.6 521.4 531.9 532.6 531.1 534.8 538.9 4.1

Utilities ................................................................... 583.0 581.8 586.3 587.7 578.1 581.2 582.1 582.3 582.3 582.9 .6

Information ................................................................ 3,203 3,180 3,193 3,189 3,188 3,169 3,173 3,177 3,175 3,170 -5

Publishing industries, except Internet ............... 924.6 913.4 918.6 918.9 922.7 915.3 916.3 916.2 917.1 915.4 -1.7

Motion picture and sound recording industries . 388.2 396.0 397.9 396.9 376.6 381.2 385.7 390.8 387.6 385.4 -2.2

Broadcasting, except Internet ............................ 326.4 334.2 336.2 336.0 326.5 333.0 333.3 335.4 335.8 336.8 1.0

Internet publishing and broadcasting ................ 30.4 33.1 34.3 34.0 30.1 31.8 32.5 32.9 33.5 33.4 -.1

Telecommunications .......................................... 1,076.5 1,047.9 1,047.8 1,045.4 1,075.3 1,055.0 1,051.9 1,047.3 1,045.5 1,043.8 -1.7

ISPs, search portals, and data processing ....... 409.1 405.9 407.7 407.9 409.5 403.7 404.0 405.1 406.1 405.9 -.2

Other information services ................................. 47.5 49.9 50.3 49.8 47.3 48.6 49.6 49.6 49.7 49.6 -.1

Financial activities .................................................... 8,068 8,038 8,117 8,098 7,995 8,003 8,015 8,029 8,036 8,013 -23

Finance and insurance .......................................... 5,965.5 5,947.8 5,992.1 5,968.2 5,936.8 5,933.0 5,943.7 5,946.0 5,954.5 5,929.3 -25.2

Monetary authorities - central bank ................... 22.8 21.7 21.9 21.7 22.7 22.3 22.3 21.8 21.8 21.4 -.4

1 Credit intermediation and related activities ....... 2,817.3 2,802.3 2,825.9 2,809.9 2,802.6 2,793.8 2,802.1 2,800.8 2,804.2 2,788.4 -15.8

1 Depository credit intermediation ..................... 1,768.0 1,763.7 1,777.9 1,777.2 1,755.1 1,762.8 1,765.0 1,765.2 1,767.8 1,764.1 -3.7

Commercial banking .................................... 1,293.3 1,283.2 1,292.5 1,290.8 1,283.2 1,284.1 1,285.0 1,284.2 1,284.9 1,281.3 -3.6

Securities, commodity contracts, investments .. 765.9 781.2 791.8 789.6 760.4 780.8 781.0 782.8 786.1 781.7 -4.4

Insurance carriers and related activities ........... 2,277.7 2,265.0 2,274.8 2,268.1 2,269.7 2,257.1 2,259.5 2,262.7 2,264.7 2,259.7 -5.0

Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles ........ 81.8 77.6 77.7 78.9 81.4 79.0 78.8 77.9 77.7 78.1 .4

Real estate and rental and leasing ....................... 2,102.5 2,089.7 2,124.6 2,129.4 2,057.8 2,069.5 2,071.6 2,083.1 2,081.9 2,083.4 1.5

Real estate .......................................................... 1,413.0 1,421.9 1,442.8 1,447.5 1,385.3 1,405.8 1,409.2 1,418.7 1,416.9 1,418.4 1.5

Rental and leasing services ............................... 660.6 638.7 652.2 653.2 643.9 634.1 633.2 635.4 636.1 636.5 .4

Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets ......... 28.9 29.1 29.6 28.7 28.6 29.6 29.2 29.0 28.9 28.5 -.4

Professional and business services ........................ 16,113 16,423 16,614 16,650 16,021 16,237 16,363 16,432 16,451 16,493 42

1 Professional and technical services ..................... 6,573.7 6,653.1 6,735.6 6,753.0 6,585.7 6,679.8 6,701.4 6,708.1 6,731.8 6,742.4 10.6

Legal services .................................................. 1,148.6 1,136.9 1,162.4 1,164.9 1,135.0 1,138.4 1,141.9 1,143.3 1,147.0 1,149.2 2.2

Accounting and bookkeeping services ........... 740.1 766.2 760.0 756.0 800.7 812.8 818.5 806.3 807.9 809.0 1.1

Architectural and engineering services .......... 1,246.0 1,258.9 1,281.1 1,289.1 1,224.6 1,246.4 1,254.1 1,258.3 1,262.4 1,264.3 1.9

Computer systems design and related

 services.......................................................... 1,099.8 1,107.4 1,122.2 1,125.2 1,100.7 1,103.5 1,103.5 1,110.1 1,118.6 1,122.8 4.2

Management and technical consulting

 services.......................................................... 747.4 785.2 795.0 797.3 742.5 774.0 780.9 785.9 791.4 791.0 -.4

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

2003

May

2004

June

2004p

July

2004p

July

2003

Mar.

2004

Apr.

2004

May

2004

June

2004p

July

2004p

Change

from:

June 2004-

July 2004p

Professional and business services--Continued

Management of companies and enterprises ....... 1,685.6 1,679.4 1,691.2 1,698.7 1,680.3 1,676.6 1,679.7 1,683.3 1,686.7 1,690.6 3.9

Administrative and waste services ....................... 7,853.7 8,090.1 8,187.4 8,198.6 7,754.7 7,880.1 7,982.3 8,040.1 8,032.3 8,059.8 27.5

1 Administrative and support services ................. 7,520.1 7,764.6 7,856.2 7,866.0 7,426.5 7,556.8 7,657.0 7,715.6 7,705.8 7,733.1 27.3

1 Employment services ...................................... 3,385.1 3,570.6 3,602.6 3,619.7 3,369.6 3,492.3 3,553.7 3,591.5 3,566.3 3,593.3 27.0

Temporary help services ............................. 2,282.6 2,441.2 2,468.5 2,474.0 2,248.8 2,380.3 2,423.8 2,451.7 2,441.2 2,446.1 4.9

Business support services .............................. 736.5 748.3 753.2 751.7 744.2 746.0 748.6 751.2 755.7 754.8 -.9

Services to buildings and dwellings ............... 1,731.1 1,754.0 1,796.4 1,793.5 1,643.8 1,646.2 1,674.5 1,686.0 1,694.3 1,692.5 -1.8

Waste management and remediation services 333.6 325.5 331.2 332.6 328.2 323.3 325.3 324.5 326.5 326.7 .2

Education and health services ................................ 16,257 16,958 16,716 16,609 16,568 16,813 16,854 16,871 16,891 16,911 20

Educational services ............................................. 2,381.5 2,792.4 2,518.1 2,420.6 2,676.4 2,736.0 2,740.8 2,731.1 2,727.5 2,727.3 -.2

Health care and social assistance ........................13,875.2 14,166.0 14,197.9 14,188.0 13,891.3 14,077.1 14,113.1 14,140.1 14,163.1 14,183.3 20.2

1 Ambulatory health care services ....................... 4,788.3 4,898.2 4,923.7 4,930.1 4,783.4 4,868.0 4,883.6 4,896.8 4,907.7 4,922.3 14.6

Offices of physicians ....................................... 2,008.0 2,046.2 2,055.3 2,056.9 2,004.6 2,043.5 2,046.1 2,049.6 2,052.4 2,054.1 1.7

Outpatient care centers ................................... 423.0 435.5 436.7 442.0 422.8 430.3 432.2 435.1 436.2 440.5 4.3

Home health care services ............................. 730.8 752.8 760.7 761.3 732.0 743.8 748.4 751.7 756.1 761.4 5.3

Hospitals ............................................................. 4,262.5 4,307.6 4,327.2 4,338.5 4,247.4 4,298.0 4,305.1 4,315.4 4,319.7 4,323.8 4.1

1 Nursing and residential care facilities ............... 2,789.2 2,805.1 2,815.5 2,817.9 2,784.2 2,798.4 2,802.8 2,806.3 2,808.4 2,811.6 3.2

Nursing care facilities ...................................... 1,583.5 1,583.3 1,588.9 1,590.4 1,582.8 1,582.1 1,584.0 1,585.3 1,586.2 1,587.2 1.0

1 Social assistance ................................................ 2,035.2 2,155.1 2,131.5 2,101.5 2,076.3 2,112.7 2,121.6 2,121.6 2,127.3 2,125.6 -1.7

Child day care services ................................... 711.0 798.4 776.3 746.1 761.1 773.7 777.6 777.1 784.7 791.9 7.2

Leisure and hospitality ............................................. 12,726 12,546 12,893 12,934 12,118 12,271 12,303 12,331 12,341 12,339 -2

Arts, entertainment, and recreation ...................... 2,094.5 1,871.0 2,030.0 2,075.7 1,797.7 1,798.7 1,791.1 1,793.1 1,790.2 1,785.4 -4.8

Performing arts and spectator sports ................ 395.8 374.9 380.4 379.1 366.2 364.6 361.4 358.8 359.1 354.1 -5.0

Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks ...... 125.0 118.3 123.6 128.0 114.6 114.2 114.6 115.6 115.0 116.4 1.4

Amusements, gambling, and recreation ........... 1,573.7 1,377.8 1,526.0 1,568.6 1,316.9 1,319.9 1,315.1 1,318.7 1,316.1 1,314.9 -1.2

Accommodations and food services .................... 10,631.2 10,675.1 10,862.6 10,858.6 10,319.9 10,472.0 10,511.8 10,537.9 10,550.4 10,553.6 3.2

Accommodations ................................................ 1,909.4 1,764.4 1,853.7 1,901.7 1,762.5 1,753.4 1,758.5 1,758.5 1,763.1 1,758.5 -4.6

Food services and drinking places .................... 8,721.8 8,910.7 9,008.9 8,956.9 8,557.4 8,718.6 8,753.3 8,779.4 8,787.3 8,795.1 7.8

Other services .......................................................... 5,452 5,424 5,478 5,473 5,394 5,391 5,404 5,407 5,419 5,412 -7

Repair and maintenance .................................... 1,245.4 1,241.4 1,243.3 1,242.2 1,238.7 1,239.4 1,238.2 1,237.7 1,235.4 1,235.1 -.3

Personal and laundry services .......................... 1,263.4 1,278.4 1,284.8 1,271.9 1,258.8 1,255.9 1,260.5 1,265.5 1,269.1 1,265.1 -4.0

Membership associations and organizations .... 2,943.3 2,904.6 2,949.7 2,958.8 2,896.3 2,895.2 2,904.8 2,903.7 2,914.3 2,912.2 -2.1

Government .............................................................. 20,438 21,961 21,522 20,425 21,561 21,553 21,572 21,544 21,529 21,529 0

Federal ................................................................... 2,775 2,711 2,726 2,735 2,758 2,710 2,727 2,712 2,715 2,710 -5

Federal, except U.S. Postal Service ................. 1,968.3 1,927.2 1,944.1 1,951.7 1,947.8 1,921.1 1,939.5 1,925.7 1,928.9 1,923.7 -5.2

U.S. Postal Service ............................................ 806.2 783.3 781.8 783.2 810.2 789.1 787.3 786.5 785.7 786.5 .8

State government .................................................. 4,727 5,061 4,817 4,729 4,990 5,023 5,019 5,004 4,998 4,998 0

State government education .............................. 1,962.3 2,314.3 2,047.8 1,952.4 2,249.0 2,283.2 2,278.3 2,261.4 2,255.1 2,255.2 .1

State government, excluding education ............ 2,764.4 2,747.0 2,769.1 2,776.7 2,740.8 2,739.7 2,740.6 2,742.8 2,743.2 2,742.4 -.8

Local government .................................................. 12,936 14,189 13,979 12,961 13,813 13,820 13,826 13,828 13,816 13,821 5

Local government education ............................. 6,615.6 8,081.9 7,709.0 6,627.2 7,721.2 7,704.7 7,710.9 7,710.2 7,704.7 7,707.6 2.9

Local government, excluding education ........... 6,320.5 6,106.9 6,269.6 6,334.1 6,091.5 6,114.8 6,115.4 6,117.9 6,111.2 6,113.1 1.9

1

Includes other industries, not shown separately. 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

2003

May

2004

June

2004p

July

2004p

July

2003

Mar.

2004

Apr.

2004

May

2004

June

2004p

July

2004p

Change

from:

June 2004-

July 2004p

Total private ....................................... 33.7 34.0 33.7 33.8 33.6 33.8 33.7 33.8 33.6 33.7 0.1

Goods-producing .......................................... 39.5 40.4 40.3 40.0 39.6 40.2 40.0 40.3 40.0 40.2 .2

Natural resources and mining .............................. 43.2 44.2 44.8 44.6 43.3 44.2 44.3 44.2 44.1 44.2 .1

Construction ............................................................ 39.0 38.7 38.6 39.2 38.3 38.6 38.2 38.3 38.1 38.4 .3

Manufacturing ......................................................... 39.6 41.1 41.0 40.3 40.1 40.9 40.7 41.1 40.8 40.9 .1

Overtime hours ............................................ 3.9 4.6 4.6 4.4 4.1 4.6 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.6 .0

Durable goods ..................................................... 39.9 41.6 41.5 40.7 40.5 41.4 41.2 41.6 41.2 41.4 .2

Overtime hours ............................................ 3.8 4.8 4.8 4.4 4.1 4.8 4.7 4.8 4.7 4.7 .0

Wood products .................................................. 40.7 41.8 41.1 40.9 40.7 41.0 41.0 41.4 40.5 40.9 .4

Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... 42.1 42.3 42.5 42.4 41.8 42.9 42.3 42.0 41.8 42.1 .3

Primary metals .................................................. 41.1 43.5 43.7 42.2 41.7 43.2 43.1 43.4 43.4 43.3 -.1

Fabricated metal products .............................. 39.9 41.3 41.2 40.8 40.5 41.1 41.0 41.3 41.0 41.3 .3

Machinery .......................................................... 39.8 42.4 42.2 41.5 40.4 41.7 41.6 42.3 42.0 42.3 .3

Computer and electronic products ................ 39.9 40.6 40.6 40.6 40.5 40.7 40.5 40.8 40.5 41.2 .7

Electrical equipment and appliances ............ 39.7 41.4 41.1 40.3 40.5 40.8 40.8 41.6 40.8 40.9 .1

Transportation equipment ............................... 39.7 43.0 42.7 40.6 41.3 42.8 42.4 42.8 42.3 42.5 .2

Furniture and related products ....................... 38.9 39.7 39.8 39.2 38.9 39.6 39.5 40.0 39.7 39.4 -.3

Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 37.8 38.9 38.4 38.1 38.3 38.7 38.3 38.9 38.4 38.7 .3

Nondurable goods ............................................... 39.1 40.2 40.2 39.7 39.4 40.1 40.0 40.3 40.1 40.0 -.1

Overtime hours ............................................ 4.0 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.4 .0

Food manufacturing ......................................... 38.9 39.5 39.4 39.0 39.1 39.3 39.1 39.6 39.4 39.1 -.3

Beverages and tobacco products .................. 38.8 39.6 39.2 38.9 38.4 39.4 39.6 39.2 38.7 38.7 .0

Textile mills ........................................................ 36.8 40.3 40.4 40.1 37.7 40.2 39.5 40.3 40.3 40.7 .4

Textile product mills ......................................... 39.6 38.6 39.4 38.4 39.8 38.8 38.3 38.8 38.9 38.8 -.1

Apparel ............................................................... 34.3 36.3 36.3 35.6 34.6 36.3 35.9 36.1 35.9 35.9 .0

Leather and allied products ............................ 39.0 38.4 38.3 37.0 39.7 39.4 39.1 38.4 38.2 37.9 -.3

Paper and paper products .............................. 40.9 42.3 41.9 41.7 41.2 41.8 41.9 42.6 42.0 42.2 .2

Printing and related support activities ........... 37.6 38.3 38.2 38.3 38.0 38.4 38.4 38.6 38.5 38.7 .2

Petroleum and coal products .......................... 44.2 44.7 45.3 46.2 44.0 43.7 43.9 45.0 44.9 44.8 -.1

Chemicals .......................................................... 41.7 42.8 42.7 42.3 42.0 43.0 43.0 42.9 42.5 42.8 .3

Plastics and rubber products .......................... 39.4 40.9 41.1 39.7 40.1 40.9 40.7 40.9 40.8 40.5 -.3

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

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 33.8 33.7 33.5 33.8 33.4 33.6 33.5 33.5 33.4 33.5 .1

Wholesale trade ................................................... 37.7 38.2 37.6 37.8 37.8 38.0 38.0 37.8 37.6 37.9 .3

Retail trade ........................................................... 31.4 30.8 30.9 31.3 30.7 30.8 30.7 30.7 30.6 30.7 .1

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 36.9 37.5 37.0 37.2 36.9 36.9 36.9 37.3 36.9 37.1 .2

Utilities ................................................................... 40.9 41.3 41.3 40.4 41.0 41.2 41.2 41.3 41.1 40.8 -.3

Information ............................................................... 36.3 36.3 36.6 36.3 36.3 36.3 36.3 36.4 36.5 36.3 -.2

Financial activities .................................................. 35.3 36.2 35.2 35.3 35.5 35.5 35.6 35.8 35.4 35.5 .1

Professional and business services .................... 34.0 34.6 34.1 34.1 34.1 34.1 34.1 34.2 34.0 34.1 .1

Education and health services ............................. 32.3 32.6 32.3 32.5 32.3 32.4 32.4 32.5 32.3 32.5 .2

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 26.1 25.9 25.9 26.3 25.4 25.7 25.7 25.7 25.7 25.6 -.1

Other services ......................................................... 31.4 31.3 31.0 31.2 31.3 31.2 31.1 31.2 31.0 31.1 .1

1 Data relate to production workers in natural resources and mining and approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls.

manufacturing, construction workers in construction, and nonsupervisory p = preliminary.

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

2003

May

2004

June

2004p

July

2004p

July

2003

May

2004

June

2004p

July

2004p

Total private ....................................... $15.29 $15.63 $15.57 $15.59 $515.27 $531.42 $524.71 $526.94

Seasonally adjusted ..................... 15.40 15.63 15.65 15.70 517.44 528.29 525.84 529.09

Goods-producing .......................................... 16.85 17.10 17.14 17.19 665.58 690.84 690.74 687.60

Natural resources and mining .............................. 17.53 18.06 18.18 18.15 757.30 798.25 814.46 809.49

Construction ............................................................ 19.00 19.15 19.13 19.24 741.00 741.11 738.42 754.21

Manufacturing ......................................................... 15.68 16.05 16.09 16.05 620.93 659.66 659.69 646.82

Durable goods ..................................................... 16.32 16.71 16.76 16.63 651.17 695.14 695.54 676.84

Wood products .................................................. 12.81 13.03 12.99 13.02 521.37 544.65 533.89 532.52

Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... 15.83 16.18 16.24 16.34 666.44 684.41 690.20 692.82

Primary metals .................................................. 18.26 18.48 18.51 18.61 750.49 803.88 808.89 785.34

Fabricated metal products .............................. 15.00 15.20 15.24 15.29 598.50 627.76 627.89 623.83

Machinery .......................................................... 16.36 16.53 16.56 16.64 651.13 700.87 698.83 690.56

Computer and electronic products ................ 16.79 17.11 17.22 17.41 669.92 694.67 699.13 706.85

Electrical equipment and appliances ............ 14.31 14.83 14.89 14.91 568.11 613.96 611.98 600.87

Transportation equipment ............................... 20.76 21.29 21.38 20.80 824.17 915.47 912.93 844.48

Furniture and related products ....................... 12.97 13.04 13.11 13.16 504.53 517.69 521.78 515.87

Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 13.26 13.76 13.83 14.01 501.23 535.26 531.07 533.78

Nondurable goods ............................................... 14.71 14.98 15.03 15.13 575.16 602.20 604.21 600.66

Food manufacturing ......................................... 12.84 12.94 13.00 13.11 499.48 511.13 512.20 511.29

Beverages and tobacco products .................. 17.86 19.55 19.35 19.48 692.97 774.18 758.52 757.77

Textile mills ........................................................ 11.97 12.08 12.13 12.00 440.50 486.82 490.05 481.20

Textile product mills ......................................... 11.28 11.30 11.30 11.33 446.69 436.18 445.22 435.07

Apparel ............................................................... 9.68 9.55 9.60 9.66 332.02 346.67 348.48 343.90

Leather and allied products ............................ 11.52 11.49 11.59 11.66 449.28 441.22 443.90 431.42

Paper and paper products .............................. 17.45 17.88 17.86 17.90 713.71 756.32 748.33 746.43

Printing and related support activities ........... 15.39 15.51 15.56 15.72 578.66 594.03 594.39 602.08

Petroleum and coal products .......................... 23.14 24.41 24.24 24.31 1,022.79 1,091.13 1,098.07 1,123.12

Chemicals .......................................................... 18.51 19.05 19.17 19.23 771.87 815.34 818.56 813.43

Plastics and rubber products .......................... 14.38 14.55 14.58 14.70 566.57 595.10 599.24 583.59

Private service-providing ............................. 14.87 15.24 15.14 15.15 481.79 496.82 489.02 492.38

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 14.32 14.64 14.61 14.62 484.02 493.37 489.44 494.16

Wholesale trade ................................................... 17.33 17.67 17.58 17.66 653.34 674.99 661.01 667.55

Retail trade ........................................................... 11.89 12.08 12.08 12.06 373.35 372.06 373.27 377.48

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 16.35 16.72 16.79 16.88 603.32 627.00 621.23 627.94

Utilities ................................................................... 24.64 25.53 25.30 25.40 1,007.78 1,054.39 1,044.89 1,026.16

Information ............................................................... 21.01 21.41 21.17 21.25 762.66 777.18 774.82 771.38

Financial activities .................................................. 17.29 17.62 17.37 17.43 610.34 637.84 611.42 615.28

Professional and business services .................... 17.07 17.45 17.29 17.31 580.38 603.77 589.59 590.27

Education and health services ............................. 15.62 16.00 16.06 16.14 504.53 521.60 518.74 524.55

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 8.68 8.85 8.78 8.80 226.55 229.22 227.40 231.44

Other services ......................................................... 13.72 13.90 13.81 13.77 430.81 435.07 428.11 429.62

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

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

2003

Mar.

2004

Apr.

2004

May

2004

June

2004p

July

2004p

Percent

change from:

June 2004-

July 2004p

Current dollars .............................................. $15.40 $15.55 $15.59 $15.63 $15.65 $15.70 0.3

2 Constant (1982) dollars .............................. 8.31 8.24 8.25 8.21 8.20 N.A. 3( )

Goods-producing .......................................................... 16.81 17.08 17.13 17.13 17.16 17.18 .1

Natural resources and mining .............................................. 17.57 18.10 18.08 18.10 18.24 18.21 -.2

Construction ............................................................................ 18.97 19.17 19.20 19.20 19.20 19.22 .1

Manufacturing ......................................................................... 15.73 16.01 16.08 16.08 16.13 16.14 .1

4 Excluding overtime .................................................... 14.96 15.16 15.24 15.23 15.27 15.28 .1

Durable goods ..................................................................... 16.43 16.69 16.75 16.75 16.78 16.78 .0

Nondurable goods ............................................................... 14.65 14.93 15.00 15.02 15.08 15.10 .1

Private service-providing ............................................. 15.02 15.13 15.17 15.23 15.25 15.30 .3

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................................... 14.39 14.50 14.57 14.61 14.64 14.69 .3

Wholesale trade ................................................................... 17.40 17.54 17.60 17.63 17.68 17.72 .2

Retail trade ........................................................................... 11.94 11.99 12.01 12.06 12.09 12.12 .2

Transportation and warehousing ...................................... 16.36 16.53 16.71 16.75 16.80 16.86 .4

Utilities ................................................................................... 24.80 25.38 25.67 25.46 25.42 25.53 .4

Information ............................................................................... 21.18 21.25 21.29 21.42 21.30 21.38 .4

Financial activities .................................................................. 17.41 17.41 17.46 17.49 17.49 17.55 .3

Professional and business services .................................... 17.20 17.27 17.29 17.36 17.41 17.44 .2

Education and health services ............................................. 15.64 15.96 15.99 16.06 16.12 16.17 .3

Leisure and hospitality ........................................................... 8.78 8.87 8.86 8.86 8.84 8.88 .5

Other services ......................................................................... 13.82 13.87 13.84 13.85 13.86 13.87 .1

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 -0.1 percent from May 2004 to June 2004, 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

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

July

2003

May

2004

June

2004p

July

2004p

July

2003

Mar.

2004

Apr.

2004

May

2004

June

2004p

July

2004p

Percent

change from:

June 2004-

July 2004p

Total private ....................................... 99.4 101.1 101.1 101.4 98.2 99.5 99.5 100.2 99.7 100.0 0.3

Goods-producing .......................................... 96.1 97.9 99.2 98.7 94.8 96.4 96.2 97.4 96.7 97.4 .7

Natural resources and mining .............................. 98.0 102.4 105.2 106.2 96.4 100.8 102.2 102.9 102.2 103.1 .9

Construction ............................................................ 105.1 102.7 105.6 109.1 97.9 100.7 99.8 100.6 100.2 101.3 1.1

Manufacturing ......................................................... 91.9 95.5 96.0 93.9 93.3 94.4 94.2 95.5 94.8 95.2 .4

Durable goods ..................................................... 91.1 96.3 96.8 94.0 92.9 94.9 94.8 96.2 95.3 95.9 .6

Wood products .................................................. 98.7 102.5 102.7 102.5 97.2 99.7 99.7 101.5 99.7 100.8 1.1

Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... 95.5 98.1 100.2 99.9 92.7 96.5 96.3 96.5 96.1 97.1 1.0

Primary metals .................................................. 88.7 93.6 94.8 90.7 90.9 92.4 92.4 93.4 93.9 93.6 -.3

Fabricated metal products .............................. 92.3 98.2 98.8 97.5 94.1 96.4 96.9 98.3 97.6 98.7 1.1

Machinery .......................................................... 90.2 98.2 98.7 96.3 92.2 95.3 95.8 97.9 97.7 99.4 1.7

Computer and electronic products ................ 90.4 91.4 92.0 92.4 92.0 90.5 90.0 91.7 91.2 93.6 2.6

Electrical equipment and appliances ............ 88.9 89.8 90.2 88.9 91.0 88.8 88.5 90.7 89.4 90.4 1.1

Transportation equipment ............................... 87.8 98.5 97.8 88.9 93.2 97.4 96.8 97.5 96.0 95.2 -.8

Furniture and related products ....................... 92.3 95.6 96.4 95.0 92.5 94.7 95.0 96.2 95.4 95.0 -.4

Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 91.3 92.6 92.0 90.9 92.9 91.7 90.9 92.6 91.3 92.3 1.1

Nondurable goods ............................................... 92.9 93.7 94.5 93.5 93.6 93.5 93.3 94.2 93.6 93.7 .1

Food manufacturing ......................................... 98.5 96.8 97.4 98.6 98.2 97.6 97.1 98.7 98.1 97.7 -.4

Beverages and tobacco products .................. 90.1 88.7 92.5 93.2 87.4 87.9 89.1 89.3 90.1 90.2 .1

Textile mills ........................................................ 78.7 79.6 80.1 78.1 81.3 79.8 77.7 79.2 78.9 79.9 1.3

Textile product mills ......................................... 92.6 95.2 96.0 92.6 93.0 92.5 92.3 94.3 92.9 92.6 -.3

Apparel ............................................................... 76.2 78.0 78.1 74.7 78.6 78.1 76.7 76.5 74.7 75.0 .4

Leather and allied products ............................ 89.3 92.2 91.2 87.6 93.7 91.5 90.3 90.2 89.0 90.0 1.1

Paper and paper products .............................. 91.0 91.6 91.2 91.0 91.5 91.1 91.2 92.8 90.8 91.8 1.1

Printing and related support activities ........... 94.1 93.3 94.2 94.0 94.8 93.4 93.4 94.1 94.1 94.3 .2

Petroleum and coal products .......................... 100.5 103.2 108.9 112.1 97.3 98.9 99.6 103.7 105.1 105.1 .0

Chemicals .......................................................... 97.8 99.8 100.0 98.8 98.4 99.5 99.6 99.6 98.6 99.4 .8

Plastics and rubber products .......................... 91.9 96.0 97.1 93.0 94.1 94.9 94.7 95.6 95.6 95.3 -.3

Private service-providing ............................. 100.2 101.9 101.8 102.3 98.9 100.3 100.4 101.0 100.8 101.1 .3

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 98.9 99.5 99.6 100.1 97.9 99.2 99.0 99.2 99.1 99.3 .2

Wholesale trade ................................................... 98.0 99.5 98.3 99.2 97.6 98.2 98.4 98.3 97.8 98.8 1.0

Retail trade ........................................................... 100.1 98.8 99.9 100.9 98.2 99.3 99.0 99.1 99.0 99.1 .1

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 97.2 101.8 101.3 100.4 98.1 99.6 99.7 101.1 100.6 101.0 .4

Utilities ................................................................... 98.2 98.4 98.9 96.9 97.5 98.2 98.3 98.5 97.7 97.0 -.7

Information ............................................................... 97.9 99.7 101.0 100.6 97.5 98.0 98.7 99.9 100.1 99.8 -.3

Financial activities .................................................. 102.2 103.6 101.9 102.1 101.6 101.1 101.6 102.3 101.4 101.3 -.1

Professional and business services .................... 99.2 103.2 103.0 103.3 98.8 100.2 101.1 102.1 101.6 102.2 .6

Education and health services ............................. 99.3 104.0 101.6 101.6 101.2 102.4 102.7 103.2 102.6 103.4 .8

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 107.2 104.6 107.7 109.8 98.9 101.3 101.6 101.8 101.9 101.5 -.4

Other services ......................................................... 98.6 97.4 97.7 98.2 97.1 96.5 96.4 96.8 96.4 96.4 .0

1 See footnote 1, table B-2. corresponding 2002 annual average levels. Aggregate hours estimates

p = preliminary. are the product of estimates of average weekly hours and production or

NOTE: The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by nonsupervisory worker employment.

dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate hours by the
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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

2003

May

2004

June

2004p

July

2004p

July

2003

Mar.

2004

Apr.

2004

May

2004

June

2004p

July

2004p

Percent

change from:

June 2004-

July 2004p

Total private ....................................... 101.7 105.7 105.3 105.7 101.2 103.5 103.8 104.7 104.4 105.1 0.7

Goods-producing .......................................... 99.1 102.5 104.1 103.9 97.5 100.8 100.9 102.1 101.6 102.4 .8

Natural resources and mining .............................. 99.9 107.6 111.3 112.1 98.5 106.1 107.4 108.3 108.4 109.2 .7

Construction ............................................................ 107.8 106.2 109.1 113.3 100.3 104.2 103.5 104.3 103.9 105.1 1.2

Manufacturing ......................................................... 94.2 100.2 101.0 98.5 96.0 98.9 99.1 100.4 100.0 100.5 .5

Durable goods ..................................................... 92.8 100.5 101.3 97.6 95.3 98.9 99.2 100.6 99.9 100.5 .6

Nondurable goods ............................................... 96.6 99.2 100.4 100.0 96.9 98.6 98.9 100.0 99.8 99.9 .1

Private service-providing ............................. 102.4 106.7 105.8 106.5 102.1 104.3 104.6 105.6 105.6 106.3 .7

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 101.0 103.9 103.8 104.4 100.5 102.6 102.9 103.4 103.5 104.0 .5

Wholesale trade ................................................... 100.0 103.5 101.8 103.2 100.0 101.5 102.0 102.1 101.8 103.2 1.4

Retail trade ........................................................... 102.0 102.3 103.4 104.3 100.5 102.0 101.9 102.5 102.6 103.0 .4

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 100.9 108.0 107.9 107.5 101.8 104.4 105.6 107.4 107.2 108.0 .7

Utilities ................................................................... 101.0 104.9 104.4 102.8 100.9 104.1 105.4 104.7 103.7 103.3 -.4

Information ............................................................... 101.8 105.6 105.8 105.8 102.2 103.1 104.0 105.9 105.6 105.6 .0

Financial activities .................................................. 109.3 112.8 109.5 110.0 109.4 108.8 109.6 110.6 109.6 109.9 .3

Professional and business services .................... 100.8 107.1 105.9 106.4 101.1 103.0 104.0 105.4 105.2 106.1 .9

Education and health services ............................. 101.9 109.4 107.3 107.8 104.0 107.5 108.0 109.0 108.7 109.9 1.1

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 108.4 107.9 110.3 112.6 101.3 104.8 105.0 105.1 105.0 105.1 .1

Other services ......................................................... 98.6 98.7 98.3 98.5 97.7 97.5 97.2 97.7 97.4 97.5 .1

1 See footnote 1, table B-2. the corresponding 2002 annual average levels. Aggregate payroll estimates

p = preliminary. are the product of estimates of average hourly earnings, average weekly 

NOTE: The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated hours, and 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, seasonally adjusted

(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:

2000 ........................................................ 61.9 62.9 63.3 59.5 46.9 61.7 63.1 52.5 51.1 53.4 56.8 53.8

2001 ........................................................ 52.2 47.8 50.4 34.4 41.4 39.2 37.1 38.8 38.3 32.4 36.7 34.9

2002 ........................................................ 40.1 35.1 41.0 41.5 41.7 47.8 44.1 44.1 42.8 39.0 38.7 34.5

2003 ........................................................ 41.2 35.1 38.1 41.4 42.8 40.1 40.5 39.7 49.3 46.0 51.1 49.1

2004 ........................................................ 52.3 56.1 68.7 67.6 63.8 p 60.1 p 49.5

Over 3-month span:

2000 ........................................................ 69.2 66.2 67.8 68.3 60.1 58.1 56.3 61.5 56.5 53.2 52.9 56.8

2001 ........................................................ 52.7 50.4 50.4 43.5 38.8 34.9 36.2 37.9 34.7 35.3 30.8 32.0

2002 ........................................................ 34.0 37.4 35.1 36.2 36.7 39.4 39.9 40.8 38.7 37.1 34.4 34.7

2003 ........................................................ 36.5 32.6 36.3 35.1 40.5 42.6 37.4 35.4 40.1 45.5 50.5 51.1

2004 ........................................................ 54.0 55.2 62.8 70.0 74.5 p 69.1 p 61.0

Over 6-month span:

2000 ........................................................ 67.3 69.1 72.5 72.5 67.4 67.8 66.7 60.8 59.0 55.0 59.7 54.0

2001 ........................................................ 51.8 50.0 51.8 47.3 43.5 41.5 38.1 35.4 32.2 33.1 31.5 31.1

2002 ........................................................ 29.5 30.0 31.1 31.1 31.7 37.1 37.2 39.0 34.7 36.5 35.3 33.3

2003 ........................................................ 33.6 31.1 31.7 31.7 33.5 37.8 36.2 36.5 40.5 39.4 42.6 41.7

2004 ........................................................ 48.9 54.1 59.5 64.7 67.8 p 68.9 p 68.7

Over 12-month span:

2000 ........................................................ 70.9 69.2 73.2 71.0 69.8 71.0 70.0 70.3 70.3 65.6 63.8 62.1

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 36.2 34.4 34.7 33.1 37.6 37.4 33.1 35.4

2004 ........................................................ 37.8 43.2 47.3 50.7 54.9 p 60.1 p 62.8

Over 1-month span:

2000 ........................................................ 48.2 58.3 50.0 50.0 41.1 57.1 60.7 28.6 25.0 35.1 39.9 41.1

2001 ........................................................ 22.6 22.0 21.4 16.1 15.5 23.2 13.7 14.3 19.0 17.9 14.9 10.1

2002 ........................................................ 21.4 18.5 23.8 35.1 29.8 32.7 40.5 28.0 31.0 11.9 15.5 17.9

2003 ........................................................ 26.2 15.5 22.6 13.7 26.2 25.0 28.0 26.2 27.4 28.6 51.2 45.8

2004 ........................................................ 42.9 55.4 60.1 66.1 64.9 p 51.2 p 54.2

Over 3-month span:

2000 ........................................................ 53.6 53.6 56.0 54.8 44.0 44.0 51.2 47.6 32.7 25.0 23.2 38.7

2001 ........................................................ 35.7 21.4 16.1 14.3 13.1 13.7 11.9 8.9 8.3 13.1 8.9 10.1

2002 ........................................................ 9.5 10.1 11.3 17.9 17.3 19.0 28.0 22.0 23.8 15.5 6.5 4.8

2003 ........................................................ 13.7 13.1 16.7 10.1 13.1 14.9 16.1 16.1 16.1 24.4 27.4 41.7

2004 ........................................................ 48.8 51.8 59.5 66.1 71.4 p 65.5 p 60.1

Over 6-month span:

2000 ........................................................ 44.0 52.4 55.4 57.7 47.6 51.8 56.0 45.2 39.3 34.5 32.1 27.4

2001 ........................................................ 22.0 23.8 22.0 20.8 14.3 13.7 14.3 10.1 10.7 5.4 7.1 4.8

2002 ........................................................ 6.5 8.9 7.7 8.3 7.7 14.3 14.9 10.7 12.5 10.1 8.9 8.9

2003 ........................................................ 11.3 9.5 6.0 7.1 8.9 13.1 8.9 13.1 13.1 16.7 19.0 19.6

2004 ........................................................ 28.6 36.9 46.4 56.5 61.3 p 61.9 p 66.7

Over 12-month span:

2000 ........................................................ 41.7 39.3 47.0 50.0 46.4 52.4 51.8 49.4 46.4 40.5 35.1 33.3

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 5.4 8.3 9.5 9.5 9.5 10.7 11.9 9.5 11.3

2004 ........................................................ 9.5 19.0 16.7 26.2 29.8 p 38.7 p 50.0

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,

spans and unadjusted data for the 12-month span. where 50 percent indicates an equal balance between industries with

p= preliminary. increasing and decreasing employment. 

NOTE: Figures are the percent of industries with employment