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THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: MARCH 2004

Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 308,000 in March, and the unemployment rate was about

unchanged at 5.7 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.

Payroll job growth was fairly widespread, as construction employment rose sharply and several major

service-providing industries also added jobs.

Unemployment (Household Survey Data)

The unemployment rate, 5.7 percent, and the number of unemployed persons, 8.4 million, were essentially unchanged in March. Both measures remained below their recent highs of June 2003. Unemployment

rates for the major worker groups—adult men (5.2 percent), adult women (5.1 percent), teenagers (16.5

percent), whites (5.1 percent), blacks (10.2 percent), and Hispanics or Latinos (7.4 percent)—showed little

or no change over the month. The unemployment rate for Asians was 4.2 percent in March, not seasonally

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

Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)

Total employment in March held at 138.3 million, and the employment-population ratio—the proportion

of the population age 16 and over with jobs—was essentially unchanged at 62.1 percent. The civilian labor

force was about unchanged over the month at 146.7 million, and the labor force participation rate remained

at 65.9 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 Feb.-

Category 2003 2004 1 Mar.

IV I Jan. 1 Feb. Mar. change 

HOUSEHOLD DATA Labor force status

Civilian labor force.................................... 146,986 146,661 146,863 146,471 146,650 179

Employment....................................... 138,369 138,388 138,566 138,301 138,298 -3 

Unemployment.................................... 8,616 8,273 8,297 8,170 8,352 182

Not in labor force.................................... 75,290 75,695 75,298 75,886 75,900 14

All workers........................................... 5.9 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.7 0.1

Adult men.......................................... 5.5 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.2 .1

Adult women....................................... 5.1 5.0 5.0 4.9 5.1 .2

Teenagers.......................................... 16.3 16.6 16.7 16.6 16.5 -.1

White .............................................. 5.1 5.0 4.9 4.9 5.1 .2

Black or African American ..................... 10.7 10.1 10.5 9.8 10.2 .4

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity..................... 7.1 7.4 7.3 7.4 7.4 .0

ESTABLISHMENT DATA 

Nonfarm employment................................. 130,002 p130,327 130,194 p130,240 p130,548 p308

Goods-producing 2................................. 21,676 p21,706 21,696 p21,672 p21,750 p78

Construction.................................... 6,766 p6,822 6,812 p6,791 p6,862 p71

Manufacturing................................. 14,340 p14,311 14,314 p14,310 p14,310 p0

Service-providing 2.............................. 108,326 p108,621 108,498 p108,568 p108,798 p230

Retail trade.................................... 14,915 p14,971 14,945 p14,961 p15,008 p47

Professional and business services......... 16,114 p16,195 16,172 p16,185 p16,227 p42

Education and health services............... 16,705 p16,773 16,746 p16,767 p16,806 p39

Leisure and hospitality........................ 12,172 p12,229 12,218 p12,221 p12,249 p28

Government.................................... 21,549 p21,547 21,527 p21,542 p21,573 p31

Total private............................................. 33.7 p33.8 33.8 p33.8 p33.7 p-0.1

Manufacturing..................................... 40.6 p41.0 41.0 p41.0 p40.9 p-.1

Overtime....................................... 4.4 p4.6 4.5 p4.6 p4.6 p.0

Total private............................................. 98.7 p99.1 99.1 p99.1 p99.0 p-0.1

Average hourly earnings, total private............ $15.45 p$15.52 $15.49 p$15.52 p$15.54 p$0.02

Average weekly earnings, total private............ 520.55 p523.95 523.56 p524.58 p523.70 p-.88

 1 Beginning in January 2004, household data reflect revised population controls used in the Current 

Population Survey.

 2 Includes other industries, not shown separately.

 3 Data relate to private production or nonsupervisory workers.

 p=preliminary.

Unemployment rates 

Employment

2004

 Indexes of aggregate weekly hours (2002=100) 3

 Earnings 3

Hours of work 3
3

In March, the number of persons who worked part time for economic reasons increased to 4.7 million,

about the same level as in January. These individuals indicated that they would like to work full time but

were working part time because their hours had been cut back or because they were unable to find full-time

jobs. (See table A-5.)

Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)

The number of persons who were marginally attached to the labor force totaled 1.6 million in March,

about 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 514,000 discouraged workers in March, also about the same as a year earlier. Discouraged

workers, a subset of the marginally attached, were not currently looking for work specifically because they

believed no jobs were available for them. The other 1.1 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 payroll employment rose by 308,000 in March to 130.5 million, seasonally adjusted. The

over-the-month increase in employment included gains in construction, retail trade, and health care and social

assistance. The number of factory jobs was unchanged in March. Since August 2003, payroll employment

has risen by 759,000. (See table B-1.)

Construction employment increased by 71,000 in March, following a decline in February. This industry

has added 201,000 jobs over the past year. Most of the March employment gain occurred among specialty

trade contractors.

Retail trade added 47,000 jobs in March. This sector has added 132,000 jobs since December, after

posting a net job loss in 2003. Within retail trade, employment in food stores increased by 13,000 over the

month, reflecting the net impact of workers returning from a strike. Wholesale trade employment edged up

over the month. Since October, the industry has added 39,000 jobs.

Employment in health care and social assistance rose by 36,000 in March. Over the year, this industry

has gained 255,000 jobs. In March, employment increased in hospitals (12,000), offices of physicians

(9,000), and nursing and residential care facilities (7,000).

In the financial sector, employment in credit intermediation and related activities grew by 11,000 in

March. Following declines in the last quarter of 2003, employment in credit intermediation expanded in the

first quarter, reflecting a rise in mortgage refinancing activity. Prior to the fourth quarter of 2003, the industry

had been adding jobs for about 3 years.

Professional and business services added 42,000 jobs in March. Small employment increases occurred

in several of the component industries, including architectural and engineering services, computer systems

design, and management consulting. Elsewhere in professional and business services, employment in

temporary help services was about unchanged over the month. Since April 2003, however, the industry

has added 212,000 jobs.

Within the leisure and hospitality sector, employment in food services and drinking places increased by

27,000 over the month and by 186,000 over the year.
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Manufacturing employment was unchanged in March at 14.3 million. Declines in manufacturing

employment began moderating late last summer. Employment in both durable and nondurable goods

manufacturing was little changed in March.

Employment in a number of other industries edged up in March, including transportation and warehousing

(13,000), utilities (2,000), and government (31,000). Within government, the March job gain was concentrated in state and local education.

Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)

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

by 0.1 hour in March to 33.7 hours, seasonally adjusted. The manufacturing workweek also declined by 0.1

hour to 40.9 hours. Manufacturing overtime was unchanged at 4.6 hours over the month. (See table B-2.)

The index of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls fell by 0.1 percent in March to 99.0 (2002=100). The manufacturing index was down by 0.3 percent

over the month to 94.1. (See table B-5.)

Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data)

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

by 2 cents in March to $15.54, seasonally adjusted. Average weekly earnings fell by 0.2 percent over the

month to $523.70. Over the year, average hourly earnings grew by 1.8 percent, and average weekly

earnings increased by 1.5 percent. (See table B-3.)

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The Employment Situation for April 2004 is scheduled to be released on Friday, May 7,

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

This news release presents statistics from two major surveys, the

Current Population Survey (household survey) and the Current

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

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

Statistics (BLS).

The establishment survey provides the information on the

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

appears in the B tables, marked ESTABLISHMENT DATA. This

information is collected from payroll records by BLS in cooperation

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

and government agencies covering approximately 400,000 individual

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

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

unemployment insurance tax accounts.

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

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

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

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

calendar week.

Coverage, definitions, and differences

between surveys

Household survey. The sample is selected to reflect the entire

civilian noninstitutional population. Based on responses to a series of

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

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

not in the labor force.

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

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

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

employed if they were temporarily absent from their jobs because of

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

reasons.

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

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

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

employment sometime during the 4-week period ending with the

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

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

the eligibility for or receipt of unemployment insurance benefits.

The civilian labor force is the sum of employed and unemployed

persons. Those not classified as employed or unemployed are not

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

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

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

Establishment survey. The sample establishments are drawn

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

as well as Federal, State, and local government entities. Employees on

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

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

sector and nonsupervisory workers in the service-providing sector.

Industries are classified on the basis of their principal activity in

accordance with the 2002 version of the North American Industry

Classification System.

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

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

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

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

• The household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the

employed. The establishment survey does not.

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

The establishment survey is not limited by age.

• The household survey has no duplication of individuals, because

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

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

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

Seasonal adjustment

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

levels of employment and unemployment undergo sharp fluctuations

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

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

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

Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern

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

adjusting the statistics from month to month. These adjustments make

nonseasonal developments, such as declines in economic activity or

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

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

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

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

students finishing school in previous years is known, the statistics

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

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

economic activity.

Most seasonally adjusted series are independently adjusted in both

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

unemployment are computed by aggregating independently adjusted

component series. For example, total unemployment is derived by

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

this differs from the unemployment estimate that would be obtained

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

or more detailed age categories.

For both the household and establishment surveys, a concurrent

seasonal adjustment methodology is used in which new seasonal

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

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

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

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

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

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

Reliability of the estimates

Statistics based on the household and establishment surveys are

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

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

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

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

particular sample selected, and this variability is measured by the

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

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

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

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

percent level of confidence.

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

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

minus 290,000. Suppose the estimate of total employment increases

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

interval on the monthly change would range from -190,000 to 390,000

(100,000 +/- 290,000). These figures do not mean that the sample

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

rate of around 4 percent, the 90-percent confidence interval for the

monthly change in unemployment is about +/- 270,000, and for the

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

point.

In general, estimates involving many individuals or establishments

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

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

precision of estimates is also improved when the data are cumulated

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

adjustment process can also improve the stability of the monthly

estimates.

The household and establishment surveys are also affected by

nonsampling error. Nonsampling errors can occur for many reasons,

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

obtain information for all respondents in the sample, inability or

unwillingness of respondents to provide correct information on a

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

collection or processing of the data.

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

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

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

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

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

Another major source of nonsampling error in the establishment

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

generated by new firms. To correct for this systematic underestimation

of employment growth, 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

Mar.

2003

Feb.

2004

Mar.

2004

Mar.

2003

Nov.

2003

Dec.

2003

Jan.

2004

Feb.

2004

Mar.

2004 

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 220,317 222,357 222,550 220,317 222,279 222,509 222,161 222,357 222,550

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 145,801 146,154 146,525 145,818 147,187 146,878 146,863 146,471 146,650

 Participation rate ............................................................... 66.2 65.7 65.8 66.2 66.2 66.0 66.1 65.9 65.9

 Employed .............................................................................. 136,783 137,384 137,691 137,300 138,533 138,479 138,566 138,301 138,298

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 62.1 61.8 61.9 62.3 62.3 62.2 62.4 62.2 62.1

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 9,018 8,770 8,834 8,519 8,653 8,398 8,297 8,170 8,352

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 6.2 6.0 6.0 5.8 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.7

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 74,516 76,203 76,025 74,499 75,093 75,631 75,298 75,886 75,900

 Persons who currently want a job ......................................... 4,763 4,622 4,667 4,974 4,572 4,714 4,747 4,746 4,843

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 106,005 107,177 107,281 106,005 107,003 107,123 107,072 107,177 107,281

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 77,533 78,014 78,283 77,731 78,799 78,661 78,823 78,337 78,542

 Participation rate ............................................................... 73.1 72.8 73.0 73.3 73.6 73.4 73.6 73.1 73.2

 Employed .............................................................................. 72,304 73,003 73,244 73,015 73,915 74,085 74,343 73,901 74,006

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 68.2 68.1 68.3 68.9 69.1 69.2 69.4 69.0 69.0

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 5,228 5,012 5,039 4,716 4,883 4,576 4,480 4,436 4,536

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 6.7 6.4 6.4 6.1 6.2 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.8

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 28,473 29,163 28,998 28,275 28,204 28,462 28,249 28,840 28,739

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 97,869 98,966 99,065 97,869 98,814 98,927 98,866 98,966 99,065

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 74,208 74,719 74,991 74,209 75,188 75,044 75,171 74,797 75,018

 Participation rate ............................................................... 75.8 75.5 75.7 75.8 76.1 75.9 76.0 75.6 75.7

 Employed .............................................................................. 69,679 70,318 70,586 70,213 70,964 71,099 71,329 70,969 71,128

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 71.2 71.1 71.3 71.7 71.8 71.9 72.1 71.7 71.8

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 4,528 4,402 4,405 3,995 4,224 3,945 3,842 3,828 3,890

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 6.1 5.9 5.9 5.4 5.6 5.3 5.1 5.1 5.2

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 23,661 24,246 24,074 23,660 23,626 23,882 23,694 24,168 24,047

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 114,312 115,180 115,269 114,312 115,276 115,386 115,089 115,180 115,269

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 68,269 68,140 68,241 68,088 68,388 68,217 68,040 68,134 68,108

 Participation rate ............................................................... 59.7 59.2 59.2 59.6 59.3 59.1 59.1 59.2 59.1

 Employed .............................................................................. 64,479 64,381 64,447 64,285 64,618 64,394 64,223 64,400 64,292

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 56.4 55.9 55.9 56.2 56.1 55.8 55.8 55.9 55.8

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 3,790 3,758 3,794 3,803 3,770 3,823 3,817 3,734 3,816

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 5.6 5.5 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.6

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 46,043 47,040 47,028 46,224 46,888 47,169 47,050 47,046 47,161

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 106,411 107,216 107,299 106,411 107,303 107,404 107,131 107,216 107,299

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 64,877 64,832 65,036 64,490 64,917 64,846 64,515 64,629 64,687

 Participation rate ............................................................... 61.0 60.5 60.6 60.6 60.5 60.4 60.2 60.3 60.3

 Employed .............................................................................. 61,592 61,592 61,703 61,219 61,597 61,521 61,260 61,456 61,373

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 57.9 57.4 57.5 57.5 57.4 57.3 57.2 57.3 57.2

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 3,285 3,240 3,333 3,271 3,320 3,326 3,255 3,172 3,314

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 5.1 5.0 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.0 4.9 5.1

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 41,533 42,384 42,264 41,921 42,387 42,558 42,617 42,587 42,613

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 16,038 16,175 16,186 16,038 16,162 16,178 16,164 16,175 16,186

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 6,717 6,603 6,498 7,120 7,082 6,987 7,177 7,045 6,945

 Participation rate ............................................................... 41.9 40.8 40.1 44.4 43.8 43.2 44.4 43.6 42.9

 Employed .............................................................................. 5,512 5,475 5,402 5,868 5,972 5,859 5,977 5,875 5,797

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 34.4 33.8 33.4 36.6 37.0 36.2 37.0 36.3 35.8

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 1,205 1,128 1,096 1,252 1,109 1,128 1,200 1,170 1,148

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 17.9 17.1 16.9 17.6 15.7 16.1 16.7 16.6 16.5

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 9,321 9,572 9,688 8,918 9,080 9,191 8,987 9,130 9,240

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

Mar.

2003

Feb.

2004

Mar.

2004

Mar.

2003

Nov.

2003

Dec.

2003

Jan.

2004

Feb.

2004

Mar.

2004 

WHITE 

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 180,728 182,001 182,121 180,728 182,032 182,185 181,879 182,001 182,121

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 120,201 120,336 120,455 120,223 121,041 120,751 120,723 120,540 120,542

 Participation rate ................................................................. 66.5 66.1 66.1 66.5 66.5 66.3 66.4 66.2 66.2

 Employed .............................................................................. 113,630 113,834 113,921 114,057 114,783 114,678 114,765 114,602 114,433

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 62.9 62.5 62.6 63.1 63.1 62.9 63.1 63.0 62.8

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 6,572 6,502 6,533 6,166 6,258 6,073 5,958 5,938 6,109

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

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 60,526 61,665 61,666 60,505 60,991 61,434 61,156 61,460 61,579

Men, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 62,214 62,494 62,622 62,253 62,913 62,752 62,799 62,603 62,672

 Participation rate ................................................................. 76.3 76.0 76.1 76.3 76.5 76.2 76.4 76.1 76.1

 Employed .............................................................................. 58,802 59,123 59,245 59,277 59,777 59,794 59,969 59,763 59,736

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 72.1 71.9 72.0 72.7 72.7 72.6 73.0 72.6 72.6

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 3,412 3,371 3,377 2,976 3,136 2,957 2,830 2,840 2,936

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 5.5 5.4 5.4 4.8 5.0 4.7 4.5 4.5 4.7

Women, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 52,404 52,281 52,388 52,033 52,210 52,199 51,954 51,993 52,016

 Participation rate ................................................................. 60.5 60.0 60.1 60.0 59.9 59.8 59.6 59.7 59.6

 Employed .............................................................................. 50,120 50,051 50,053 49,761 49,932 49,941 49,668 49,797 49,710

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 57.8 57.4 57.4 57.4 57.2 57.2 57.0 57.1 57.0

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 2,284 2,230 2,335 2,272 2,279 2,258 2,286 2,197 2,306

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 4.4 4.3 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.4 4.2 4.4

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 5,583 5,561 5,445 5,937 5,918 5,800 5,970 5,944 5,854

 Participation rate ................................................................. 44.7 44.2 43.3 47.5 47.1 46.1 47.5 47.3 46.5

 Employed .............................................................................. 4,707 4,661 4,623 5,019 5,074 4,942 5,128 5,042 4,987

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 37.7 37.1 36.7 40.2 40.4 39.3 40.8 40.1 39.6

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 876 900 822 918 843 857 842 902 867

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 15.7 16.2 15.1 15.5 14.3 14.8 14.1 15.2 14.8

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN 

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 25,552 25,900 25,932 25,552 25,860 25,894 25,867 25,900 25,932

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 16,288 16,274 16,531 16,359 16,524 16,365 16,602 16,404 16,595

 Participation rate ................................................................. 63.7 62.8 63.7 64.0 63.9 63.2 64.2 63.3 64.0

 Employed .............................................................................. 14,558 14,650 14,793 14,678 14,812 14,679 14,866 14,804 14,909

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 57.0 56.6 57.0 57.4 57.3 56.7 57.5 57.2 57.5

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 1,730 1,624 1,738 1,681 1,712 1,686 1,736 1,600 1,686

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 10.6 10.0 10.5 10.3 10.4 10.3 10.5 9.8 10.2

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 9,264 9,626 9,402 9,193 9,336 9,529 9,265 9,495 9,337

Men, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 7,209 7,284 7,357 7,221 7,414 7,382 7,450 7,305 7,367

 Participation rate ................................................................. 70.5 70.1 70.7 70.7 71.6 71.2 71.8 70.3 70.8

 Employed .............................................................................. 6,465 6,552 6,620 6,533 6,668 6,695 6,737 6,620 6,689

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 63.3 63.1 63.7 63.9 64.4 64.6 65.0 63.7 64.3

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 744 732 737 689 746 687 713 684 678

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 10.3 10.1 10.0 9.5 10.1 9.3 9.6 9.4 9.2

Women, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 8,352 8,369 8,491 8,353 8,401 8,276 8,358 8,418 8,492

 Participation rate ................................................................. 64.4 63.8 64.7 64.4 64.1 63.1 63.8 64.2 64.7

 Employed .............................................................................. 7,624 7,628 7,702 7,622 7,639 7,471 7,595 7,674 7,700

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 58.8 58.2 58.7 58.8 58.3 56.9 58.0 58.5 58.7

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 728 740 789 731 762 805 762 745 792

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 8.7 8.8 9.3 8.8 9.1 9.7 9.1 8.8 9.3

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 727 621 683 785 710 707 794 682 737

 Participation rate ................................................................. 30.7 25.8 28.3 33.2 29.6 29.4 33.1 28.3 30.6

 Employed .............................................................................. 470 470 471 523 505 514 533 510 521

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 19.8 19.5 19.6 22.1 21.0 21.4 22.2 21.2 21.6

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 257 151 212 261 205 193 261 171 217

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 35.4 24.3 31.0 33.3 28.9 27.3 32.9 25.1 29.4

ASIAN 

Civilian noninstutional population ............................................. 9,081 9,334 9,395 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 6,063 6,190 6,235 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ................................................................. 66.8 66.3 66.4 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .............................................................................. 5,672 5,900 5,971 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 62.5 63.2 63.6 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 391 290 264 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 6.5 4.7 4.2 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 3,018 3,144 3,160 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

Mar.

2003

Feb.

2004

Mar.

2004

Mar.

2003

Nov.

2003

Dec.

2003

Jan.

2004

Feb.

2004

Mar.

2004 

HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 27,191 27,705 27,791 27,191 28,016 28,116 27,619 27,705 27,791

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 18,665 18,682 19,053 18,604 19,125 19,035 18,811 18,693 19,010

 Participation rate ................................................................. 68.6 67.4 68.6 68.4 68.3 67.7 68.1 67.5 68.4

 Employed .............................................................................. 17,123 17,170 17,534 17,173 17,709 17,784 17,441 17,303 17,596

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 63.0 62.0 63.1 63.2 63.2 63.3 63.2 62.5 63.3

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 1,542 1,512 1,519 1,431 1,416 1,250 1,370 1,389 1,414

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 8.3 8.1 8.0 7.7 7.4 6.6 7.3 7.4 7.4

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 8,527 9,023 8,738 8,587 8,891 9,082 8,807 9,012 8,781

Men, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 10,625 10,709 10,857 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ................................................................. 84.2 83.2 84.0 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .............................................................................. 9,868 9,917 10,125 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 78.2 77.0 78.4 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 757 792 732 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 7.1 7.4 6.7 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

Women, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 7,120 7,036 7,261 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

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

 Employed .............................................................................. 6,501 6,547 6,689 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 53.9 53.5 54.5 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 619 490 572 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 8.7 7.0 7.9 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 920 937 935 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ................................................................. 36.5 36.3 36.2 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .............................................................................. 754 707 720 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 29.9 27.4 27.8 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 166 230 215 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 18.0 24.5 23.0 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

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

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

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

Beginning in January 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

Mar.

2003

Feb.

2004

Mar.

2004

Mar.

2003

Nov.

2003

Dec.

2003

Jan.

2004

Feb.

2004

Mar.

2004 

Less than a high school diploma

Civilian labor force .................................................................... 12,874 12,191 12,397 12,841 12,764 12,712 12,356 12,526 12,390

 Participation rate ................................................................... 45.0 44.1 45.1 44.9 45.6 44.9 44.3 45.4 45.1

 Employed ................................................................................ 11,608 10,965 11,155 11,735 11,677 11,678 11,271 11,455 11,302

 Employment-population ratio ................................................ 40.6 39.7 40.6 41.0 41.7 41.2 40.4 41.5 41.1

 Unemployed ........................................................................... 1,266 1,227 1,242 1,106 1,087 1,034 1,085 1,071 1,088

 Unemployment rate .............................................................. 9.8 10.1 10.0 8.6 8.5 8.1 8.8 8.5 8.8

High school graduates, no college 1

Civilian labor force .................................................................... 37,911 37,985 37,778 37,786 38,241 37,958 37,662 37,898 37,749

 Participation rate ................................................................... 64.0 63.4 63.3 63.8 63.6 63.5 63.0 63.3 63.2

 Employed ................................................................................ 35,625 35,802 35,576 35,718 36,179 35,868 35,829 35,998 35,765

 Employment-population ratio ................................................ 60.1 59.8 59.6 60.3 60.2 60.0 59.9 60.1 59.9

 Unemployed ........................................................................... 2,287 2,182 2,202 2,068 2,061 2,090 1,832 1,900 1,984

 Unemployment rate .............................................................. 6.0 5.7 5.8 5.5 5.4 5.5 4.9 5.0 5.3

Some college or associate degree

Civilian labor force .................................................................... 34,103 34,357 34,475 34,060 33,727 33,932 33,810 34,026 34,354

 Participation rate ................................................................... 73.5 72.8 73.0 73.4 72.4 72.2 72.5 72.1 72.8

 Employed ................................................................................ 32,399 32,792 32,794 32,427 32,114 32,400 32,276 32,536 32,726

 Employment-population ratio ................................................ 69.8 69.5 69.5 69.9 68.9 69.0 69.2 68.9 69.3

 Unemployed ........................................................................... 1,703 1,565 1,681 1,633 1,613 1,532 1,535 1,489 1,628

 Unemployment rate .............................................................. 5.0 4.6 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.7

Bachelor’s degree and higher 2

Civilian labor force .................................................................... 39,603 40,148 40,535 39,467 40,536 40,515 40,450 39,917 40,371

 Participation rate ................................................................... 78.7 78.2 78.2 78.5 78.7 79.0 78.4 77.7 77.9

 Employed ................................................................................ 38,443 38,984 39,414 38,256 39,292 39,291 39,277 38,748 39,197

 Employment-population ratio ................................................ 76.4 75.9 76.1 76.1 76.3 76.6 76.1 75.5 75.6

 Unemployed ........................................................................... 1,160 1,165 1,120 1,211 1,244 1,224 1,173 1,169 1,174

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

1 Includes 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

Mar.

2003

Feb.

2004

Mar.

2004

Mar.

2003

Nov.

2003

Dec.

2003

Jan.

2004

Feb.

2004

Mar.

2004 

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries ............................................. 2,108 1,956 2,025 2,235 2,418 2,245 2,163 2,190 2,161

 Wage and salary workers ....................................................... 1,149 1,067 1,125 1,259 1,440 1,294 1,220 1,246 1,234

 Self-employed workers ........................................................... 928 872 880 936 953 919 929 912 896

 Unpaid family workers ............................................................ 30 17 20 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Nonagricultural industries ......................................................... 134,676 135,428 135,666 135,054 136,172 136,180 136,306 136,166 136,122

 Wage and salary workers ....................................................... 125,588 126,122 126,595 125,783 126,466 126,661 126,664 126,572 126,811

 Government .......................................................................... 19,573 19,791 20,137 19,390 19,609 19,694 19,681 19,497 19,936

 Private industries .................................................................. 106,015 106,331 106,458 106,383 106,876 107,110 107,019 107,008 106,833

 Private households ............................................................. 676 791 767 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

 Other industries .................................................................. 105,339 105,540 105,691 105,690 106,129 106,382 106,204 106,173 106,035

 Self-employed workers ........................................................... 8,985 9,196 8,955 9,201 9,541 9,477 9,501 9,498 9,210

 Unpaid family workers ............................................................ 102 111 116 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME 2

All industries:

 Part time for economic reasons .............................................. 4,784 4,764 4,868 4,662 4,880 4,788 4,714 4,437 4,733

 Slack work or business conditions ........................................ 3,263 3,098 3,163 3,100 3,226 3,205 2,996 2,865 3,011

 Could only find part-time work .............................................. 1,203 1,429 1,430 1,213 1,350 1,295 1,380 1,347 1,427

 Part time for noneconomic reasons ........................................ 19,555 19,653 19,616 18,928 19,110 18,561 18,905 18,900 19,006

Nonagricultural industries:

 Part time for economic reasons .............................................. 4,672 4,655 4,750 4,550 4,782 4,727 4,613 4,328 4,622

 Slack work or business conditions ........................................ 3,199 3,032 3,081 3,028 3,153 3,144 2,911 2,778 2,927

 Could only find part-time work .............................................. 1,200 1,421 1,423 1,193 1,353 1,279 1,399 1,340 1,414

 Part time for noneconomic reasons ........................................ 19,158 19,327 19,276 18,580 18,752 18,367 18,636 18,691 18,693

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

Mar.

2003

Feb.

2004

Mar.

2004

Mar.

2003

Nov.

2003

Dec.

2003

Jan.

2004

Feb.

2004

Mar.

2004 

Total, 16 years and over ........................................................... 136,783 137,384 137,691 137,300 138,533 138,479 138,566 138,301 138,298

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 5,512 5,475 5,402 5,868 5,972 5,859 5,977 5,875 5,797

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 2,053 2,079 1,944 2,298 2,361 2,292 2,367 2,330 2,191

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 3,459 3,395 3,459 3,588 3,592 3,562 3,605 3,573 3,590

 20 years and over ................................................................... 131,272 131,909 132,289 131,432 132,561 132,620 132,589 132,426 132,501

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 13,197 13,366 13,350 13,456 13,371 13,413 13,609 13,582 13,602

 25 years and over ................................................................. 118,075 118,543 118,939 117,949 119,106 119,168 118,930 118,869 118,832

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 97,030 96,644 96,855 97,019 97,422 97,436 97,161 96,982 96,871

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 30,314 29,972 30,163 30,416 30,389 30,340 30,326 30,178 30,260

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 34,952 34,403 34,460 34,910 34,909 34,819 34,506 34,486 34,425

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 31,764 32,269 32,232 31,693 32,125 32,277 32,328 32,319 32,186

 55 years and over ............................................................... 21,044 21,899 22,084 20,930 21,683 21,732 21,769 21,886 21,961

Men, 16 years and over ............................................................ 72,304 73,003 73,244 73,015 73,915 74,085 74,343 73,901 74,006

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 2,625 2,685 2,658 2,801 2,951 2,986 3,014 2,931 2,878

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 944 957 871 1,068 1,189 1,153 1,157 1,105 999

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 1,681 1,728 1,787 1,749 1,779 1,817 1,862 1,850 1,858

 20 years and over ................................................................... 69,679 70,318 70,586 70,213 70,964 71,099 71,329 70,969 71,128

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 6,970 7,007 7,027 7,165 7,050 7,048 7,198 7,155 7,202

 25 years and over ................................................................. 62,709 63,311 63,559 63,033 63,876 64,061 64,167 63,903 63,879

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 51,548 51,681 51,795 51,856 52,293 52,441 52,416 52,179 52,107

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 16,474 16,382 16,522 16,650 16,747 16,740 16,773 16,608 16,693

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 18,627 18,529 18,529 18,723 18,844 18,857 18,712 18,683 18,632

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 16,447 16,770 16,743 16,483 16,702 16,843 16,931 16,889 16,781

 55 years and over ............................................................... 11,161 11,630 11,764 11,176 11,583 11,620 11,751 11,724 11,772

Women, 16 years and over ...................................................... 64,479 64,381 64,447 64,285 64,618 64,394 64,223 64,400 64,292

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 2,887 2,790 2,744 3,066 3,021 2,873 2,963 2,944 2,919

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 1,109 1,122 1,073 1,231 1,172 1,139 1,210 1,225 1,192

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 1,778 1,667 1,671 1,839 1,813 1,745 1,743 1,723 1,732

 20 years and over ................................................................... 61,592 61,592 61,703 61,219 61,597 61,521 61,260 61,456 61,373

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 6,226 6,360 6,322 6,290 6,321 6,365 6,411 6,427 6,400

 25 years and over ................................................................. 55,366 55,232 55,380 54,916 55,230 55,107 54,763 54,966 54,953

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 45,482 44,963 45,061 45,163 45,130 44,996 44,745 44,803 44,764

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 13,840 13,591 13,641 13,766 13,642 13,599 13,554 13,570 13,566

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 16,325 15,873 15,931 16,188 16,065 15,962 15,794 15,803 15,793

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 15,318 15,499 15,488 15,209 15,423 15,434 15,397 15,430 15,405

 55 years and over ............................................................... 9,884 10,269 10,320 9,753 10,100 10,112 10,018 10,162 10,189

Married men, spouse present ................................................... 44,146 44,843 44,793 44,381 45,152 45,431 45,490 45,128 45,043

Married women, spouse present .............................................. 34,891 34,681 34,533 34,527 35,076 35,034 34,585 34,502 34,256

Women who maintain families .................................................. 8,511 8,666 8,768 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Full-time workers 2 ................................................................... 111,936 112,692 112,756 113,091 114,024 114,597 113,976 114,037 113,951

Part-time workers 3 ................................................................... 24,847 24,692 24,935 24,144 24,569 24,023 24,306 24,081 24,273

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.
HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-7. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted

Characteristic

Number of

unemployed persons

(in thousands)

Unemployment rates 1

Mar.

2003

Feb.

2004

Mar.

2004

Mar.

2003

Nov.

2003

Dec.

2003

Jan.

2004

Feb.

2004

Mar.

2004 

Total, 16 years and over ........................................................... 8,519 8,170 8,352 5.8 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.7

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 1,252 1,170 1,148 17.6 15.7 16.1 16.7 16.6 16.5

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 476 497 529 17.2 17.5 18.3 18.2 17.6 19.4

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 758 663 608 17.4 14.7 14.7 15.7 15.7 14.5

 20 years and over ................................................................... 7,266 7,000 7,204 5.2 5.4 5.2 5.1 5.0 5.2

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 1,335 1,421 1,437 9.0 10.4 9.6 9.8 9.5 9.6

 25 years and over ................................................................. 5,909 5,595 5,758 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.5 4.5 4.6

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 5,097 4,732 4,953 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.7 4.7 4.9

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 1,876 1,802 1,895 5.8 6.2 6.0 5.7 5.6 5.9

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 1,762 1,631 1,712 4.8 4.9 4.8 4.5 4.5 4.7

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 1,459 1,299 1,346 4.4 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.9 4.0

 55 years and over ............................................................... 857 859 859 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.7 3.8 3.8

Men, 16 years and over ............................................................ 4,716 4,436 4,536 6.1 6.2 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.8

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 720 609 646 20.5 18.3 17.4 17.5 17.2 18.3

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 243 266 287 18.5 18.3 18.4 19.3 19.4 22.3

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 457 344 349 20.7 18.1 16.9 16.2 15.7 15.8

 20 years and over ................................................................... 3,995 3,828 3,890 5.4 5.6 5.3 5.1 5.1 5.2

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 703 794 809 8.9 11.2 10.4 10.5 10.0 10.1

 25 years and over ................................................................. 3,287 3,045 3,100 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.5 4.5 4.6

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 2,782 2,598 2,632 5.1 5.2 4.9 4.7 4.7 4.8

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 1,017 1,060 1,048 5.8 6.3 5.9 5.6 6.0 5.9

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 963 880 904 4.9 4.9 4.6 4.4 4.5 4.6

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 803 658 680 4.6 4.4 4.1 4.0 3.8 3.9

 55 years and over ............................................................... 505 448 468 4.3 4.1 4.0 3.6 3.7 3.8

Women, 16 years and over ...................................................... 3,803 3,734 3,816 5.6 5.5 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.6

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 532 561 502 14.8 13.0 14.7 15.9 16.0 14.7

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 233 231 242 15.9 16.6 18.2 17.1 15.9 16.9

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 301 319 259 14.1 11.1 12.2 15.2 15.6 13.0

 20 years and over ................................................................... 3,271 3,172 3,314 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.0 4.9 5.1

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 632 627 628 9.1 9.6 8.8 8.9 8.9 8.9

 25 years and over ................................................................. 2,622 2,550 2,658 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.4 4.6

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 2,315 2,134 2,321 4.9 4.8 5.0 4.8 4.5 4.9

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 860 742 847 5.9 6.0 6.1 5.9 5.2 5.9

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 799 751 808 4.7 4.9 5.0 4.6 4.5 4.9

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 657 641 666 4.1 3.7 3.9 4.0 4.0 4.1

 55 years and over 2 ............................................................ 339 415 372 3.3 3.5 3.5 4.1 3.9 3.5

Married men, spouse present ................................................... 1,743 1,579 1,509 3.8 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.2

Married women, spouse present .............................................. 1,328 1,290 1,311 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.7

Women who maintain families 2 ............................................... 782 766 800 8.4 8.3 8.4 8.3 8.1 8.4

Full-time workers 3 ................................................................... 7,123 6,816 6,961 5.9 6.1 5.8 5.7 5.6 5.8

Part-time workers 4 ................................................................... 1,398 1,308 1,376 5.5 5.1 5.3 5.4 5.2 5.4

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

Mar.

2003

Feb.

2004

Mar.

2004

Mar.

2003

Nov.

2003

Dec.

2003

Jan.

2004

Feb.

2004

Mar.

2004 

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs .......... 5,150 4,888 4,920 4,774 4,719 4,618 4,382 4,323 4,607

 On temporary layoff ................................................................ 1,402 1,450 1,266 1,151 1,055 1,060 1,028 1,064 1,040

 Not on temporary layoff .......................................................... 3,749 3,438 3,654 3,623 3,664 3,558 3,353 3,258 3,567

 Permanent job losers ............................................................ 2,837 2,629 2,784 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

 Persons who completed temporary jobs .............................. 912 809 870 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Job leavers ............................................................................... 828 841 866 802 931 783 804 827 836

Reentrants ................................................................................ 2,478 2,491 2,491 2,410 2,440 2,366 2,509 2,424 2,424

New entrants ............................................................................ 561 550 556 620 619 694 681 676 627

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 ......... 57.1 55.7 55.7 55.5 54.2 54.6 52.3 52.4 54.2

 On temporary layoff ............................................................... 15.5 16.5 14.3 13.4 12.1 12.5 12.3 12.9 12.2

 Not on temporary layoff ......................................................... 41.6 39.2 41.4 42.1 42.1 42.0 40.0 39.5 42.0

 Job leavers .............................................................................. 9.2 9.6 9.8 9.3 10.7 9.3 9.6 10.0 9.8

 Reentrants ............................................................................... 27.5 28.4 28.2 28.0 28.0 28.0 30.0 29.4 28.5

 New entrants ........................................................................... 6.2 6.3 6.3 7.2 7.1 8.2 8.1 8.2 7.4

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE

 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

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

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

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

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

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

Mar.

2003

Feb.

2004

Mar.

2004

Mar.

2003

Nov.

2003

Dec.

2003

Jan.

2004

Feb.

2004

Mar.

2004 

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Less than 5 weeks .................................................................... 2,595 2,318 2,413 2,788 2,622 2,627 2,612 2,468 2,589

5 to 14 weeks ........................................................................... 2,825 2,912 2,666 2,531 2,556 2,450 2,394 2,412 2,414

15 weeks and over ................................................................... 3,598 3,540 3,754 3,168 3,484 3,403 3,365 3,274 3,320

 15 to 26 weeks ...................................................................... 1,703 1,605 1,683 1,340 1,448 1,513 1,467 1,403 1,332

 27 weeks and over ................................................................ 1,896 1,935 2,071 1,829 2,036 1,890 1,898 1,871 1,988

Average (mean) duration, in weeks .......................................... 18.9 20.3 20.8 18.1 20.0 19.6 19.8 20.3 20.1

Median duration, in weeks ........................................................ 11.2 10.9 11.8 9.7 10.4 10.4 10.7 10.3 10.3

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

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

 Less than 5 weeks .................................................................. 28.8 26.4 27.3 32.8 30.3 31.0 31.2 30.3 31.1

 5 to 14 weeks ......................................................................... 31.3 33.2 30.2 29.8 29.5 28.9 28.6 29.6 29.0

 15 weeks and over ................................................................. 39.9 40.4 42.5 37.3 40.2 40.1 40.2 40.2 39.9

 15 to 26 weeks ..................................................................... 18.9 18.3 19.1 15.8 16.7 17.8 17.5 17.2 16.0

 27 weeks and over ............................................................... 21.0 22.1 23.4 21.5 23.5 22.3 22.7 22.9 23.9

 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

Mar.

2003

Mar.

2004

Mar.

2003

Mar.

2004

Mar.

2003

Mar.

2004

 Total, 16 years and over 1 .......................................................................... 136,783 137,691 9,018 8,834 6.2 6.0

Management, professional, and related occupations ............................... 48,383 48,810 1,458 1,340 2.9 2.7

 Management, business, and financial operations occupations ............ 20,263 20,228 643 550 3.1 2.6

 Professional and related occupations ........................................................ 28,120 28,582 815 791 2.8 2.7

Service occupations .......................................................................................... 21,719 22,102 1,850 1,770 7.9 7.4

Sales and office occupations .......................................................................... 35,397 35,018 2,000 2,215 5.3 5.9

 Sales and related occupations ..................................................................... 15,811 15,711 961 1,034 5.7 6.2

 Office and administrative support occupations ........................................ 19,586 19,307 1,039 1,181 5.0 5.8

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations ........... 13,419 13,908 1,441 1,469 9.7 9.6

 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ............................................... 959 858 155 187 13.9 17.9

 Construction and extraction occupations ................................................... 7,472 7,979 988 1,003 11.7 11.2

 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .................................. 4,988 5,071 298 279 5.6 5.2

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations ................ 17,865 17,853 1,675 1,464 8.6 7.6

 Production occupations .................................................................................. 9,556 9,484 852 750 8.2 7.3

 Transportation and material moving occupations .................................... 8,310 8,369 824 714 9.0 7.9

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

 NOTE: Beginning in January 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

Mar.

2003

Mar.

2004

Mar.

2003

Mar.

2004

 Total, 16 years and over 1 ....................................................................... 9,018 8,834 6.2 6.0

Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers ...................................... 7,490 7,334 6.6 6.4

 Mining ................................................................................................................. 46 22 8.2 4.4

 Construction ...................................................................................................... 987 1,011 11.8 11.3

 Manufacturing ................................................................................................... 1,222 1,083 6.8 6.3

 Durable goods ................................................................................................ 743 676 6.7 6.4

 Nondurable goods ......................................................................................... 479 408 7.0 6.1

 Wholesale and retail trade ............................................................................ 1,179 1,386 5.9 6.8

 Transportation and utilities ............................................................................ 319 284 5.9 5.4

 Information ........................................................................................................ 267 216 7.4 6.3

 Financial activities ........................................................................................... 357 343 4.0 3.7

 Professional and business services ............................................................ 1,190 999 9.1 7.9

 Education and health services ..................................................................... 518 584 2.9 3.2

 Leisure and hospitality ................................................................................... 1,035 1,039 8.9 9.0

 Other services .................................................................................................. 370 366 6.1 5.9

Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers ........................ 161 153 12.9 12.7

Government workers ......................................................................................... 526 530 2.6 2.6

Self employed and unpaid family workers ................................................... 279 260 2.7 2.5

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

Mar.

2003

Feb.

2004

Mar.

2004

Mar.

2003

Nov.

2003

Dec.

2003

Jan.

2004

Feb.

2004

Mar.

2004 

U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of the civilian labor force .............. 2.5 2.4 2.6 2.2 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.3

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

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

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

rate) ...................................................................................................................................... 6.2 6.0 6.0 5.8 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.7

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

discouraged workers ............................................................................................................ 6.5 6.3 6.4 6.1 6.2 6.0 5.9 5.9 6.0

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 ................................................................................................................. 7.2 7.1 7.1 6.8 6.8 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7

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

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

 all marginally attached workers ........................................................................................... 10.4 10.3 10.4 10.0 10.1 9.9 9.9 9.6 9.9

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Labor Review. Beginning in January 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

Mar.

2003

Mar.

2004

Mar.

2003

Mar.

2004

Mar.

2003

Mar.

2004

NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE

Total not in the labor force ............................................................................ 74,516 76,025 28,473 28,998 46,043 47,028

 Persons who currently want a job ............................................................... 4,763 4,667 2,224 2,145 2,539 2,522

Searched for work and available to work now 1 ..................................... 1,577 1,643 831 879 745 764

 Reason not currently looking:

 Discouragement over job prospects 2 ......................................... 474 514 313 336 160 177

 Reasons other than discouragement 3 ........................................ 1,103 1,130 518 543 585 587

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders 4 ............................................................................ 7,385 7,377 3,771 3,702 3,613 3,675

 Percent of total employed ......................................................................... 5.4 5.4 5.2 5.1 5.6 5.7

 Primary job full time, secondary job part time ........................................... 3,954 3,921 2,214 2,182 1,740 1,739

 Primary and secondary jobs both part time .............................................. 1,691 1,710 523 560 1,168 1,151

 Primary and secondary jobs both full time ................................................ 321 318 207 195 114 123

 Hours vary on primary or secondary job ................................................... 1,379 1,399 798 751 581 648

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

Mar.

2003

Jan.

2004

Feb.

2004p

Mar.

2004p

Mar.

2003

Nov.

2003

Dec.

2003

Jan.

2004

Feb.

2004p

Mar.

2004p

Change

from:

Feb. 2004-

Mar. 2004p

Total nonfarm ............................. 129,148 128,190 128,794 129,801 129,921 130,027 130,035 130,194 130,240 130,548 308

Total private ........................................ 107,131 106,767 106,968 107,816 108,305 108,483 108,491 108,667 108,698 108,975 277

Goods-producing ............................................ 21,529 21,168 21,126 21,335 21,949 21,686 21,668 21,696 21,672 21,750 78

Natural resources and mining .................................. 556 556 556 563 571 571 570 570 571 578 7

Logging ............................................................ 64.2 62.9 62.1 62.0 69.2 67.6 65.9 65.1 64.2 66.7 2.5

Mining .................................................................... 491.5 492.9 494.0 501.2 501.6 503.4 504.3 505.1 506.5 510.8 4.3

Oil and gas extraction ........................................ 119.8 126.8 128.5 128.4 121.2 123.9 124.6 126.9 128.4 129.2 .8

Mining, except oil and gas1................................. 196.4 191.7 191.1 196.3 201.9 202.4 202.0 200.0 199.8 201.8 2.0

Coal mining ...................................................... 70.5 69.2 69.4 70.0 70.7 69.5 69.8 69.6 69.9 70.2 .3

Support activities for mining .............................. 175.3 174.4 174.4 176.5 178.5 177.1 177.7 178.2 178.3 179.8 1.5

Construction ............................................................. 6,319 6,399 6,356 6,516 6,661 6,771 6,774 6,812 6,791 6,862 71

Construction of buildings ................................... 1,510.6 1,535.2 1,524.0 1,550.5 1,571.4 1,583.9 1,585.1 1,593.3 1,591.4 1,610.0 18.6

Heavy and civil engineering construction ......... 811.6 816.6 806.8 840.4 898.1 918.8 920.7 928.0 923.9 925.9 2.0

Specialty trade contractors ................................ 3,997.0 4,046.9 4,025.0 4,124.7 4,191.3 4,268.6 4,268.4 4,290.2 4,276.0 4,325.9 49.9

Manufacturing ........................................................... 14,654 14,213 14,214 14,256 14,717 14,344 14,324 14,314 14,310 14,310 0

Production workers ....................................... 10,303 9,952 9,953 9,991 10,346 10,048 10,044 10,035 10,027 10,024 -3

Durable goods ....................................................... 9,066 8,818 8,835 8,864 9,092 8,874 8,868 8,869 8,877 8,882 5

Production workers ....................................... 6,232 6,040 6,049 6,074 6,244 6,089 6,079 6,081 6,081 6,080 -1

Wood products ................................................... 528.5 526.0 528.9 529.9 537.4 536.3 536.6 536.3 538.5 538.5 .0

Nonmetallic mineral products ............................ 485.9 475.7 471.0 480.5 497.1 489.7 487.5 492.7 488.6 490.0 1.4

Primary metals .................................................... 488.8 462.2 460.8 461.0 489.3 464.1 464.6 462.2 461.5 460.7 -.8

Fabricated metal products ................................. 1,492.0 1,469.2 1,473.3 1,475.6 1,494.5 1,468.1 1,471.2 1,471.8 1,475.9 1,476.7 .8

Machinery ........................................................... 1,171.1 1,137.3 1,140.3 1,143.8 1,169.3 1,142.5 1,140.4 1,138.7 1,139.5 1,141.6 2.1

1 Computer and electronic products .................... 1,387.0 1,331.2 1,331.6 1,333.9 1,388.6 1,334.4 1,332.2 1,333.2 1,332.9 1,334.2 1.3

Computer and peripheral equipment ............. 231.4 218.2 218.2 219.0 231.3 219.1 217.8 219.4 219.1 218.9 -.2

Communications equipment ........................... 160.2 154.8 155.2 154.7 160.6 154.4 153.0 154.8 155.0 155.0 .0

Semiconductors and electronic components . 472.0 449.3 450.9 451.5 472.2 451.2 451.3 450.2 451.1 451.2 .1

Electronic instruments ..................................... 434.2 424.4 422.0 423.3 434.9 425.2 425.3 423.7 422.1 423.5 1.4

Electrical equipment and appliances ................ 469.6 449.0 448.6 448.3 469.3 450.9 451.2 449.8 448.9 447.0 -1.9

Transportation equipment .................................. 1,792.1 1,753.4 1,762.4 1,765.7 1,793.6 1,766.5 1,762.7 1,760.6 1,765.8 1,765.2 -.6

Furniture and related products .......................... 580.6 567.0 567.8 573.6 581.9 568.9 569.3 571.3 572.1 575.5 3.4

Miscellaneous manufacturing ............................ 670.1 646.9 650.3 652.0 670.9 652.7 651.9 652.0 653.3 652.4 -.9

Nondurable goods ................................................. 5,588 5,395 5,379 5,392 5,625 5,470 5,456 5,445 5,433 5,428 -5

Production workers ....................................... 4,071 3,912 3,904 3,917 4,102 3,959 3,965 3,954 3,946 3,944 -2

Food manufacturing ........................................... 1,493.2 1,480.1 1,472.1 1,470.9 1,517.3 1,508.3 1,506.3 1,500.7 1,499.6 1,498.4 -1.2

Beverages and tobacco products ...................... 197.5 193.5 190.2 190.5 202.2 198.3 198.3 197.7 195.9 195.6 -.3

Textile mills ......................................................... 274.6 237.5 235.1 238.0 274.2 245.1 241.0 239.2 237.1 237.2 .1

Textile product mills ........................................... 186.3 174.3 173.4 177.7 187.2 175.2 174.3 176.9 175.7 177.2 1.5

Apparel ................................................................ 326.9 289.9 293.5 293.6 326.8 297.7 297.7 296.1 296.4 292.8 -3.6

Leather and allied products ............................... 46.7 43.8 44.3 46.1 46.8 44.1 44.3 44.6 45.0 45.7 .7

Paper and paper products ................................. 522.1 508.4 505.2 504.9 525.0 511.7 510.3 509.8 507.8 507.7 -.1

Printing and related support activities ............... 684.6 665.2 661.1 659.8 685.7 673.1 670.1 667.6 664.3 660.7 -3.6

Petroleum and coal products ............................. 114.4 110.7 109.5 110.9 116.8 112.0 112.4 114.3 113.0 113.0 .0

Chemicals ........................................................... 916.1 890.3 893.6 895.6 916.2 897.6 895.9 893.7 894.6 894.8 .2

Plastics and rubber products ............................. 825.6 801.2 801.4 803.8 826.9 806.5 805.8 804.8 803.5 804.5 1.0

Service-providing ............................................ 107,619 107,022 107,668 108,466 107,972 108,341 108,367 108,498 108,568 108,798 230

Private service-providing ............................ 85,602 85,599 85,842 86,481 86,356 86,797 86,823 86,971 87,026 87,225 199

Trade, transportation, and utilities ........................... 24,994 25,132 24,951 25,084 25,328 25,261 25,211 25,312 25,325 25,398 73

Wholesale trade .................................................... 5,598.2 5,568.8 5,568.9 5,596.0 5,628.3 5,592.7 5,598.4 5,611.4 5,610.1 5,621.0 10.9

Durable goods .................................................... 2,948.5 2,940.0 2,937.3 2,950.3 2,961.2 2,943.9 2,945.8 2,954.9 2,952.7 2,961.1 8.4

Nondurable goods .............................................. 1,997.6 1,970.0 1,971.3 1,980.9 2,013.0 1,989.2 1,991.8 1,993.7 1,993.6 1,993.4 -.2

Electronic markets and agents and brokers ..... 652.1 658.8 660.3 664.8 654.1 659.6 660.8 662.8 663.8 666.5 2.7

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

Mar.

2003

Jan.

2004

Feb.

2004p

Mar.

2004p

Mar.

2003

Nov.

2003

Dec.

2003

Jan.

2004

Feb.

2004p

Mar.

2004p

Change

from:

Feb. 2004-

Mar. 2004p

Retail trade ............................................................ 14,648.1 14,842.1 14,672.4 14,754.0 14,911.6 14,921.7 14,876.0 14,944.8 14,960.9 15,008.0 47.1

Motor vehicle and parts dealers1........................ 1,861.1 1,870.2 1,877.7 1,894.4 1,874.3 1,892.9 1,893.7 1,895.4 1,900.7 1,907.5 6.8

Automobile dealers ......................................... 1,246.4 1,251.7 1,257.0 1,263.7 1,249.4 1,258.9 1,259.5 1,261.3 1,264.3 1,267.3 3.0

Furniture and home furnishings stores ............. 540.2 548.0 540.5 542.2 543.5 544.8 547.2 546.4 544.7 545.6 .9

Electronics and appliance stores ....................... 510.9 517.5 508.0 507.8 513.2 512.8 511.9 509.3 507.4 509.4 2.0

Building material and garden supply stores ...... 1,143.2 1,167.6 1,164.8 1,200.4 1,173.7 1,210.0 1,209.5 1,221.4 1,226.8 1,231.9 5.1

Food and beverage stores ................................. 2,818.0 2,813.6 2,804.8 2,814.5 2,854.0 2,821.4 2,813.9 2,826.3 2,833.1 2,845.9 12.8

Health and personal care stores ....................... 930.8 956.2 950.9 949.9 937.3 951.6 952.6 954.1 954.9 956.4 1.5

Gasoline stations ................................................ 871.3 868.2 860.5 861.6 881.7 875.2 871.1 875.1 872.1 871.7 -.4

Clothing and clothing accessories stores ......... 1,260.7 1,312.2 1,274.3 1,281.5 1,296.8 1,297.1 1,301.0 1,304.3 1,310.7 1,316.5 5.8

Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music

 stores................................................................ 634.9 644.4 623.2 617.3 651.2 641.3 633.2 635.9 635.3 632.7 -2.6

1 General merchandise stores ............................. 2,733.7 2,804.2 2,728.9 2,752.5 2,815.8 2,826.4 2,793.4 2,822.7 2,823.2 2,834.0 10.8

Department stores .......................................... 1,575.4 1,604.8 1,544.7 1,555.8 1,628.8 1,612.6 1,601.3 1,603.4 1,600.7 1,608.0 7.3

Miscellaneous store retailers ............................. 918.2 915.2 915.6 910.9 939.2 930.9 924.4 929.6 926.6 930.4 3.8

Nonstore retailers ............................................... 425.1 424.8 423.2 421.0 430.9 417.3 424.1 424.3 425.4 426.0 .6

Transportation and warehousing .......................... 4,165.8 4,143.3 4,132.8 4,154.4 4,204.3 4,168.0 4,157.0 4,175.9 4,174.6 4,187.8 13.2

Air transportation ................................................ 545.2 505.9 506.9 511.9 550.5 511.5 512.9 510.2 511.8 514.4 2.6

Rail transportation .............................................. 213.2 214.0 213.8 214.5 214.7 215.5 215.5 215.4 215.7 215.9 .2

Water transportation ........................................... 52.0 48.8 46.5 47.6 53.4 50.9 50.0 50.6 48.8 49.0 .2

Truck transportation ........................................... 1,303.5 1,315.4 1,312.0 1,318.2 1,329.0 1,335.7 1,338.7 1,343.6 1,342.3 1,342.9 .6

Transit and ground passenger transportation ... 390.9 389.8 389.7 392.5 376.4 385.7 385.0 382.3 380.4 379.1 -1.3

Pipeline transportation ....................................... 40.8 38.3 37.9 37.7 41.0 38.7 38.8 38.3 38.1 37.9 -.2

Scenic and sightseeing transportation .............. 21.5 23.7 24.3 25.6 26.5 28.7 29.4 28.7 30.8 31.7 .9

Support activities for transportation ................... 513.8 509.3 511.6 512.5 518.5 512.4 511.6 514.1 514.4 516.8 2.4

Couriers and messengers .................................. 565.5 572.1 565.2 565.2 570.8 564.7 559.0 566.9 567.6 568.3 .7

Warehousing and storage .................................. 519.4 526.0 524.9 528.7 523.5 524.2 516.1 525.8 524.7 531.8 7.1

Utilities ................................................................... 581.4 578.2 576.9 579.7 583.4 578.9 579.3 580.2 579.8 581.4 1.6

Information ................................................................ 3,214 3,151 3,155 3,158 3,221 3,172 3,175 3,163 3,168 3,167 -1

Publishing industries, except Internet ............... 935.0 912.1 912.9 914.1 935.9 918.4 917.4 914.0 914.8 915.5 .7

Motion picture and sound recording industries . 367.0 377.2 377.6 376.0 371.3 382.7 385.2 379.7 382.8 381.1 -1.7

Broadcasting, except Internet ............................ 326.3 328.4 330.7 332.8 327.0 327.0 329.5 329.7 331.8 333.1 1.3

Internet publishing and broadcasting ................ 30.0 30.4 31.7 31.8 30.1 30.4 30.4 30.8 31.8 31.8 .0

Telecommunications .......................................... 1,097.0 1,059.0 1,055.3 1,053.1 1,098.6 1,062.2 1,061.2 1,061.3 1,057.4 1,055.4 -2.0

ISPs, search portals, and data processing ....... 410.3 396.8 400.1 402.5 409.6 402.6 402.6 400.1 402.1 402.6 .5

Other information services ................................. 48.3 47.3 47.1 47.9 48.1 48.2 48.2 47.8 47.5 47.9 .4

Financial activities .................................................... 7,910 7,926 7,938 7,956 7,945 7,985 7,981 7,981 7,989 7,995 6

Finance and insurance .......................................... 5,895.4 5,899.8 5,910.9 5,921.6 5,902.9 5,922.7 5,916.5 5,917.1 5,925.2 5,931.8 6.6

Monetary authorities - central bank ................... 22.8 22.4 22.3 22.3 22.9 22.5 22.5 22.4 22.4 22.4 .0

1 Credit intermediation and related activities ....... 2,758.3 2,777.4 2,778.5 2,790.4 2,763.5 2,790.3 2,783.3 2,785.3 2,788.7 2,799.2 10.5

1 Depository credit intermediation ..................... 1,741.4 1,758.2 1,758.5 1,759.6 1,745.0 1,758.1 1,757.1 1,758.7 1,763.4 1,763.6 .2

Commercial banking .................................... 1,275.5 1,279.5 1,278.6 1,278.8 1,279.1 1,280.5 1,278.9 1,280.4 1,282.5 1,282.7 .2

Securities, commodity contracts, investments .. 761.0 771.9 776.6 777.4 764.6 769.1 771.9 773.8 778.0 780.1 2.1

Insurance carriers and related activities ........... 2,270.0 2,248.8 2,253.7 2,251.7 2,268.5 2,261.2 2,258.1 2,255.8 2,256.4 2,250.4 -6.0

Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles ........ 83.3 79.3 79.8 79.8 83.4 79.6 80.7 79.8 79.7 79.7 .0

Real estate and rental and leasing ....................... 2,014.2 2,025.8 2,027.2 2,034.5 2,041.7 2,062.7 2,064.0 2,063.6 2,064.1 2,063.0 -1.1

Real estate .......................................................... 1,360.7 1,372.2 1,376.9 1,384.3 1,376.8 1,394.5 1,395.7 1,397.7 1,399.3 1,400.3 1.0

Rental and leasing services ............................... 627.1 624.4 620.3 620.6 637.9 639.0 638.3 636.0 634.4 632.3 -2.1

Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets ......... 26.4 29.2 30.0 29.6 27.0 29.2 30.0 29.9 30.4 30.4 .0

Professional and business services ........................ 15,700 15,802 15,897 16,039 15,871 16,114 16,159 16,172 16,185 16,227 42

1 Professional and technical services ..................... 6,697.1 6,680.5 6,732.7 6,757.1 6,626.1 6,647.9 6,669.3 6,657.9 6,662.0 6,689.2 27.2

Legal services .................................................. 1,130.9 1,131.0 1,132.4 1,131.6 1,136.1 1,142.9 1,140.5 1,138.7 1,138.6 1,137.4 -1.2

Accounting and bookkeeping services ........... 935.2 900.4 944.1 928.2 827.7 810.6 826.6 815.2 812.6 819.0 6.4

Architectural and engineering services .......... 1,212.1 1,216.2 1,215.6 1,226.9 1,228.7 1,233.9 1,235.2 1,236.0 1,238.8 1,244.0 5.2

Computer systems design and related

 services.......................................................... 1,112.9 1,103.4 1,102.4 1,109.0 1,110.3 1,105.7 1,105.7 1,104.6 1,104.0 1,108.9 4.9

Management and technical consulting

 services.......................................................... 739.1 754.8 761.9 770.3 742.8 760.6 764.0 765.4 769.0 774.5 5.5

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

Mar.

2003

Jan.

2004

Feb.

2004p

Mar.

2004p

Mar.

2003

Nov.

2003

Dec.

2003

Jan.

2004

Feb.

2004p

Mar.

2004p

Change

from:

Feb. 2004-

Mar. 2004p

Professional and business services--Continued

Management of companies and enterprises ....... 1,667.9 1,661.3 1,658.6 1,659.9 1,679.2 1,671.6 1,670.2 1,675.1 1,672.6 1,670.3 -2.3

Administrative and waste services ....................... 7,335.4 7,460.6 7,505.7 7,622.0 7,565.8 7,794.5 7,819.2 7,838.5 7,850.7 7,867.2 16.5

1 Administrative and support services ................. 7,022.1 7,147.6 7,191.0 7,304.9 7,246.3 7,473.7 7,496.3 7,517.5 7,528.3 7,544.2 15.9

1 Employment services ...................................... 3,114.7 3,258.1 3,311.0 3,363.6 3,240.2 3,427.6 3,461.3 3,473.8 3,496.1 3,496.6 .5

Temporary help services ............................. 2,069.1 2,185.7 2,231.2 2,269.4 2,163.7 2,319.4 2,355.3 2,344.3 2,372.9 2,371.1 -1.8

Business support services .............................. 749.5 732.0 738.0 745.9 745.7 746.7 745.1 739.0 738.8 742.7 3.9

Services to buildings and dwellings ............... 1,513.9 1,502.3 1,491.2 1,540.7 1,607.0 1,639.4 1,635.9 1,637.1 1,631.5 1,639.6 8.1

Waste management and remediation services 313.3 313.0 314.7 317.1 319.5 320.8 322.9 321.0 322.4 323.0 .6

Education and health services ................................ 16,632 16,635 16,865 16,948 16,488 16,705 16,731 16,746 16,767 16,806 39

Educational services ............................................. 2,817.1 2,653.3 2,863.6 2,879.9 2,672.1 2,723.1 2,728.0 2,729.3 2,731.7 2,735.5 3.8

Health care and social assistance ........................13,814.7 13,982.0 14,001.7 14,068.2 13,815.9 13,981.5 14,003.2 14,017.1 14,034.9 14,070.4 35.5

1 Ambulatory health care services ....................... 4,730.8 4,824.6 4,834.4 4,856.7 4,739.2 4,818.7 4,831.0 4,840.3 4,853.8 4,865.4 11.6

Offices of physicians ....................................... 1,987.1 2,028.7 2,028.9 2,038.9 1,990.7 2,023.3 2,030.0 2,032.3 2,033.9 2,042.4 8.5

Outpatient care centers ................................... 423.4 427.0 430.9 430.5 422.9 426.4 425.0 427.8 430.8 429.6 -1.2

Home health care services ............................. 711.6 737.2 731.8 739.8 714.0 735.7 739.9 740.2 740.4 742.8 2.4

Hospitals ............................................................. 4,229.4 4,281.6 4,276.9 4,292.3 4,233.4 4,278.1 4,283.9 4,287.8 4,284.6 4,296.2 11.6

1 Nursing and residential care facilities ............... 2,771.5 2,785.1 2,778.8 2,793.6 2,774.7 2,792.8 2,793.0 2,792.1 2,791.2 2,798.6 7.4

Nursing care facilities ...................................... 1,578.9 1,576.9 1,572.2 1,580.0 1,580.4 1,584.1 1,581.7 1,580.3 1,578.8 1,582.8 4.0

1 Social assistance ................................................ 2,083.0 2,090.7 2,111.6 2,125.6 2,068.6 2,091.9 2,095.3 2,096.9 2,105.3 2,110.2 4.9

Child day care services ................................... 771.1 770.7 783.9 788.9 756.4 766.3 770.0 766.3 772.1 773.1 1.0

Leisure and hospitality ............................................. 11,769 11,634 11,701 11,925 12,107 12,178 12,192 12,218 12,221 12,249 28

Arts, entertainment, and recreation ...................... 1,665.2 1,596.3 1,608.9 1,660.5 1,807.8 1,799.4 1,795.2 1,801.4 1,799.5 1,800.7 1.2

Performing arts and spectator sports ................ 358.7 335.4 344.5 349.6 377.0 371.7 368.8 369.4 369.3 367.2 -2.1

Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks ...... 109.2 105.2 104.5 108.1 114.8 113.3 113.1 113.4 113.2 113.5 .3

Amusements, gambling, and recreation ........... 1,197.3 1,155.7 1,159.9 1,202.8 1,316.0 1,314.4 1,313.3 1,318.6 1,317.0 1,320.0 3.0

Accommodations and food services .................... 10,103.6 10,037.5 10,091.9 10,264.4 10,299.6 10,378.9 10,396.3 10,416.5 10,421.0 10,448.1 27.1

Accommodations ................................................ 1,725.0 1,659.5 1,671.1 1,692.5 1,786.7 1,751.7 1,763.0 1,752.1 1,749.4 1,749.2 -.2

Food services and drinking places .................... 8,378.6 8,378.0 8,420.8 8,571.9 8,512.9 8,627.2 8,633.3 8,664.4 8,671.6 8,698.9 27.3

Other services .......................................................... 5,383 5,319 5,335 5,371 5,396 5,382 5,374 5,379 5,371 5,383 12

Repair and maintenance .................................... 1,233.4 1,223.3 1,223.9 1,235.0 1,233.3 1,234.4 1,228.5 1,233.5 1,229.7 1,234.9 5.2

Personal and laundry services .......................... 1,253.7 1,234.5 1,231.6 1,247.2 1,262.2 1,254.1 1,250.2 1,251.2 1,247.7 1,255.7 8.0

Membership associations and organizations .... 2,896.1 2,861.4 2,879.2 2,888.9 2,900.2 2,893.9 2,895.7 2,894.5 2,893.8 2,892.8 -1.0

Government .............................................................. 22,017 21,423 21,826 21,985 21,616 21,544 21,544 21,527 21,542 21,573 31

Federal ................................................................... 2,774 2,694 2,699 2,700 2,789 2,723 2,720 2,715 2,714 2,713 -1

Federal, except U.S. Postal Service ................. 1,961.3 1,901.9 1,909.3 1,912.6 1,972.7 1,924.9 1,928.9 1,921.5 1,922.3 1,923.0 .7

U.S. Postal Service ............................................ 813.1 791.9 789.2 787.0 816.5 798.1 791.4 793.1 792.0 790.2 -1.8

State government .................................................. 5,164 4,925 5,117 5,167 5,024 5,023 5,027 5,007 5,018 5,028 10

State government education .............................. 2,404.8 2,201.4 2,392.5 2,433.0 2,258.7 2,282.5 2,285.7 2,268.0 2,279.7 2,289.2 9.5

State government, excluding education ............ 2,758.8 2,723.5 2,724.6 2,733.8 2,765.1 2,740.0 2,740.9 2,738.9 2,738.3 2,739.0 .7

Local government .................................................. 14,079 13,804 14,010 14,118 13,803 13,798 13,797 13,805 13,810 13,832 22

Local government education ............................. 8,055.2 7,798.1 7,995.6 8,081.1 7,696.8 7,684.5 7,687.1 7,692.2 7,698.0 7,713.5 15.5

Local government, excluding education ........... 6,023.6 6,006.2 6,014.5 6,037.1 6,106.2 6,113.1 6,109.7 6,112.7 6,112.3 6,118.8 6.5

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

Mar.

2003

Jan.

2004

Feb.

2004p

Mar.

2004p

Mar.

2003

Nov.

2003

Dec.

2003

Jan.

2004

Feb.

2004p

Mar.

2004p

Change

from:

Feb. 2004-

Mar. 2004p

Total private ....................................... 33.7 33.3 33.8 33.5 33.8 33.8 33.6 33.8 33.8 33.7 -0.1

Goods-producing .......................................... 39.7 39.8 39.8 40.1 39.9 40.1 39.9 40.2 40.3 40.2 -.1

Natural resources and mining .............................. 43.7 43.6 43.4 43.8 44.2 43.9 43.6 44.5 44.0 44.1 .1

Construction ............................................................ 38.2 37.5 37.2 38.4 38.7 38.5 38.1 38.5 38.5 38.6 .1

Manufacturing ......................................................... 40.3 40.7 40.8 40.8 40.4 40.8 40.6 41.0 41.0 40.9 -.1

Overtime hours ............................................ 4.0 4.4 4.3 4.5 4.1 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.6 .0

Durable goods ..................................................... 40.6 41.3 41.3 41.4 40.6 41.3 41.2 41.5 41.5 41.4 -.1

Overtime hours ............................................ 4.0 4.6 4.5 4.7 4.1 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.8 4.8 .0

Wood products .................................................. 39.8 40.1 40.4 40.4 40.1 41.2 41.0 40.9 41.1 40.8 -.3

Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... 42.0 41.4 41.6 42.6 42.6 42.4 42.3 42.5 42.6 42.9 .3

Primary metals .................................................. 42.6 43.3 42.9 43.2 42.5 42.7 42.7 43.1 43.0 43.0 .0

Fabricated metal products .............................. 40.4 41.2 41.0 41.0 40.5 40.9 40.8 41.2 41.1 41.1 .0

Machinery .......................................................... 40.7 41.7 42.1 41.9 40.5 41.1 41.1 41.8 42.0 41.7 -.3

Computer and electronic products ................ 40.4 40.5 41.1 40.8 40.3 40.7 40.4 40.8 41.3 40.7 -.6

Electrical equipment and appliances ............ 40.5 41.0 40.8 40.7 40.5 40.8 40.7 41.1 40.9 40.8 -.1

Transportation equipment ............................... 41.6 42.8 42.9 43.0 41.5 42.7 42.7 42.8 42.9 42.8 -.1

Furniture and related products ....................... 38.2 39.4 39.1 39.7 38.3 39.9 39.7 39.7 39.5 39.8 .3

Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 38.5 38.9 38.8 38.8 38.4 38.9 38.5 39.0 38.8 38.7 -.1

Nondurable goods ............................................... 39.9 39.9 40.0 39.9 40.0 40.1 39.9 40.2 40.3 40.1 -.2

Overtime hours ............................................ 4.0 4.1 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.2 -.1

Food manufacturing ......................................... 39.1 39.1 38.8 38.6 39.6 39.2 39.1 39.5 39.4 39.2 -.2

Beverages and tobacco products .................. 38.8 38.6 39.6 39.0 39.4 39.9 39.1 39.6 40.5 39.5 -1.0

Textile mills ........................................................ 39.7 40.1 40.2 40.6 39.4 40.0 39.7 40.0 40.2 40.2 .0

Textile product mills ......................................... 39.2 39.1 39.5 38.8 39.1 40.0 39.8 39.4 40.0 38.8 -1.2

Apparel ............................................................... 36.0 35.3 36.0 36.4 35.8 36.2 35.8 35.7 36.1 36.1 .0

Leather and allied products ............................ 39.9 39.5 39.5 39.9 39.7 39.3 40.3 39.8 39.5 39.6 .1

Paper and paper products .............................. 41.6 41.9 41.7 41.7 41.8 41.9 41.8 41.9 42.0 41.9 -.1

Printing and related support activities ........... 38.6 38.2 38.4 38.6 38.4 38.4 38.2 38.6 38.6 38.5 -.1

Petroleum and coal products .......................... 45.9 44.3 44.1 43.0 45.8 45.6 44.2 43.8 44.0 43.1 -.9

Chemicals .......................................................... 42.6 42.7 43.4 43.3 42.7 42.7 42.5 42.9 43.3 43.2 -.1

Plastics and rubber products .......................... 40.1 40.6 40.6 40.7 40.2 40.7 40.4 40.8 40.8 40.8 .0

Private service-providing ............................. 32.4 31.9 32.5 32.1 32.4 32.4 32.2 32.4 32.4 32.3 -.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 33.4 32.9 33.5 33.2 33.6 33.6 33.5 33.6 33.6 33.5 -.1

Wholesale trade ................................................... 37.8 37.4 38.0 37.6 37.8 38.0 37.8 37.9 37.9 37.9 .0

Retail trade ........................................................... 30.6 30.2 30.6 30.4 30.9 30.9 30.8 31.0 30.9 30.8 -.1

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 36.6 36.3 37.0 36.6 36.7 37.0 36.7 36.9 37.2 36.9 -.3

Utilities ................................................................... 41.1 40.7 41.2 41.3 41.4 41.4 40.8 40.8 41.1 41.5 .4

Information ............................................................... 36.2 36.0 36.6 35.8 36.3 36.3 36.2 36.2 36.4 36.2 -.2

Financial activities .................................................. 36.0 35.3 36.1 35.3 35.6 35.5 35.3 35.7 35.6 35.6 .0

Professional and business services .................... 34.5 33.6 34.4 33.9 34.3 34.1 33.8 34.1 34.2 34.0 -.2

Education and health services ............................. 32.3 32.3 32.6 32.2 32.3 32.4 32.4 32.4 32.4 32.4 .0

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 25.7 24.9 25.8 25.4 25.6 25.7 25.6 25.7 25.7 25.7 .0

Other services ......................................................... 31.5 30.9 31.2 30.9 31.6 31.2 31.0 31.1 31.1 31.1 .0

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

Mar.

2003

Jan.

2004

Feb.

2004p

Mar.

2004p

Mar.

2003

Jan.

2004

Feb.

2004p

Mar.

2004p

Total private ....................................... $15.31 $15.56 $15.60 $15.55 $515.95 $518.15 $527.28 $520.93

Seasonally adjusted ..................... 15.27 15.49 15.52 15.54 516.13 523.56 524.58 523.70

Goods-producing .......................................... 16.60 16.94 16.96 17.01 659.02 674.21 675.01 682.10

Natural resources and mining .............................. 17.50 18.00 18.05 18.15 764.75 784.80 783.37 794.97

Construction ............................................................ 18.74 19.01 19.09 19.08 715.87 712.88 710.15 732.67

Manufacturing ......................................................... 15.62 15.98 16.00 16.00 629.49 650.39 652.80 652.80

Durable goods ..................................................... 16.34 16.66 16.69 16.69 663.40 688.06 689.30 690.97

Wood products .................................................. 12.52 12.90 12.91 12.91 498.30 517.29 521.56 521.56

Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... 15.53 16.03 16.00 16.06 652.26 663.64 665.60 684.16

Primary metals .................................................. 17.88 18.39 18.35 18.17 761.69 796.29 787.22 784.94

Fabricated metal products .............................. 14.97 15.20 15.18 15.24 604.79 626.24 622.38 624.84

Machinery .......................................................... 16.17 16.53 16.52 16.48 658.12 689.30 695.49 690.51

Computer and electronic products ................ 16.57 16.81 16.94 17.00 669.43 680.81 696.23 693.60

Electrical equipment and appliances ............ 14.27 14.50 14.61 14.72 577.94 594.50 596.09 599.10

Transportation equipment ............................... 21.07 21.38 21.41 21.35 876.51 915.06 918.49 918.05

Furniture and related products ....................... 12.92 12.95 12.92 12.98 493.54 510.23 505.17 515.31

Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 13.22 13.68 13.75 13.80 508.97 532.15 533.50 535.44

Nondurable goods ............................................... 14.51 14.89 14.88 14.90 578.95 594.11 595.20 594.51

Food manufacturing ......................................... 12.74 12.91 12.88 12.92 498.13 504.78 499.74 498.71

Beverages and tobacco products .................. 17.85 18.88 18.54 19.14 692.58 728.77 734.18 746.46

Textile mills ........................................................ 11.92 12.11 12.14 12.11 473.22 485.61 488.03 491.67

Textile product mills ......................................... 10.96 11.45 11.40 11.34 429.63 447.70 450.30 439.99

Apparel ............................................................... 9.44 9.74 9.58 9.59 339.84 343.82 344.88 349.08

Leather and allied products ............................ 11.59 11.94 11.76 11.66 462.44 471.63 464.52 465.23

Paper and paper products .............................. 17.09 17.63 17.55 17.57 710.94 738.70 731.84 732.67

Printing and related support activities ........... 15.32 15.53 15.57 15.60 591.35 593.25 597.89 602.16

Petroleum and coal products .......................... 24.09 24.13 24.32 24.21 1,105.73 1,068.96 1,072.51 1,041.03

Chemicals .......................................................... 18.33 18.83 18.87 18.80 780.86 804.04 818.96 814.04

Plastics and rubber products .......................... 14.01 14.43 14.46 14.50 561.80 585.86 587.08 590.15

Private service-providing ............................. 14.96 15.19 15.24 15.16 484.70 484.56 495.30 486.64

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 14.34 14.50 14.58 14.51 478.96 477.05 488.43 481.73

Wholesale trade ................................................... 17.32 17.56 17.59 17.47 654.70 656.74 668.42 656.87

Retail trade ........................................................... 11.90 11.98 12.04 11.99 364.14 361.80 368.42 364.50

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 16.19 16.46 16.59 16.52 592.55 597.50 613.83 604.63

Utilities ................................................................... 24.47 25.38 25.32 25.33 1,005.72 1,032.97 1,043.18 1,046.13

Information ............................................................... 20.78 21.21 21.32 21.16 752.24 763.56 780.31 757.53

Financial activities .................................................. 16.91 17.34 17.46 17.42 608.76 612.10 630.31 614.93

Professional and business services .................... 17.34 17.38 17.47 17.30 598.23 583.97 600.97 586.47

Education and health services ............................. 15.54 15.94 15.95 15.93 501.94 514.86 519.97 512.95

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 8.75 8.89 8.92 8.88 224.88 221.36 230.14 225.55

Other services ......................................................... 13.85 13.89 13.89 13.85 436.28 429.20 433.37 427.97

1 See footnote 1, table B-2. p= preliminary.
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Table B-4. Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers1on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and

selected industry detail, seasonally adjusted

Industry

Total private:

Mar.

2003

Nov.

2003

Dec.

2003

Jan.

2004

Feb.

2004p

Mar.

2004p

Percent

change from:

Feb. 2004-

Mar. 2004p

Current dollars .............................................. $15.27 $15.46 $15.45 $15.49 $15.52 $15.54 0.1

2 Constant (1982) dollars .............................. 8.21 8.32 8.30 8.27 8.27 N.A. 3( )

Goods-producing .......................................................... 16.68 16.94 16.97 17.00 17.06 17.09 .2

Natural resources and mining .............................................. 17.45 17.79 17.91 17.95 18.02 18.08 .3

Construction ............................................................................ 18.83 19.06 19.04 19.11 19.20 19.19 -.1

Manufacturing ......................................................................... 15.63 15.89 15.93 15.94 15.98 16.01 .2

4 Excluding overtime .................................................... 14.88 15.06 15.09 15.11 15.13 15.16 .2

Durable goods ..................................................................... 16.35 16.58 16.64 16.63 16.68 16.70 .1

Nondurable goods ............................................................... 14.53 14.79 14.81 14.85 14.88 14.92 .3

Private service-providing ............................................. 14.88 15.06 15.05 15.08 15.11 15.13 .1

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................................... 14.28 14.44 14.41 14.45 14.48 14.48 .0

Wholesale trade ................................................................... 17.26 17.47 17.46 17.53 17.53 17.54 .1

Retail trade ........................................................................... 11.85 11.97 11.95 11.95 11.97 11.95 -.2

Transportation and warehousing ...................................... 16.20 16.35 16.33 16.46 16.51 16.52 .1

Utilities ................................................................................... 24.45 25.36 25.13 25.32 25.38 25.37 .0

Information ............................................................................... 20.82 21.10 20.99 21.15 21.26 21.23 -.1

Financial activities .................................................................. 16.82 17.30 17.30 17.35 17.32 17.44 .7

Professional and business services .................................... 17.17 17.29 17.25 17.24 17.25 17.28 .2

Education and health services ............................................. 15.56 15.77 15.81 15.87 15.91 15.95 .3

Leisure and hospitality ........................................................... 8.74 8.82 8.84 8.85 8.86 8.87 .1

Other services ......................................................................... 13.89 13.81 13.80 13.84 13.85 13.88 .2

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 percent from Jan. 2004 to Feb. 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

Mar.

2003

Jan.

2004

Feb.

2004p

Mar.

2004p

Mar.

2003

Nov.

2003

Dec.

2003

Jan.

2004

Feb.

2004p

Mar.

2004p

Percent

change from:

Feb. 2004-

Mar. 2004p

Total private ....................................... 97.4 95.7 97.3 97.3 98.9 99.0 98.4 99.1 99.1 99.0 -0.1

Goods-producing .......................................... 93.7 92.1 91.8 93.7 96.6 95.6 95.2 96.0 96.2 96.2 .0

Natural resources and mining .............................. 94.5 94.1 93.4 96.4 98.4 97.7 97.1 99.1 97.7 99.8 2.1

Construction ............................................................ 90.7 89.7 88.1 93.9 98.5 99.0 98.2 99.7 99.6 100.7 1.1

Manufacturing ......................................................... 95.3 93.0 93.2 93.6 95.9 94.1 93.6 94.4 94.4 94.1 -.3

Durable goods ..................................................... 95.1 93.7 93.9 94.5 95.3 94.5 94.1 94.8 94.8 94.6 -.2

Wood products .................................................. 94.6 94.8 96.3 96.2 96.9 99.7 99.2 98.7 99.7 98.8 -.9

Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... 91.9 89.1 88.4 92.9 95.8 93.6 93.6 95.5 94.7 95.7 1.1

Primary metals .................................................. 96.4 92.6 91.4 92.1 96.3 91.5 91.7 92.1 91.8 91.6 -.2

Fabricated metal products .............................. 95.8 95.9 95.9 96.0 96.1 95.1 95.0 96.1 96.3 96.3 .0

Machinery .......................................................... 95.6 94.6 96.1 95.9 94.6 94.2 93.5 94.9 95.4 94.8 -.6

Computer and electronic products ................ 94.6 89.5 90.3 89.4 94.3 90.8 89.4 90.2 90.8 89.2 -1.8

Electrical equipment and appliances ............ 94.5 90.3 89.2 89.5 94.2 90.3 90.0 90.6 89.7 89.3 -.4

Transportation equipment ............................... 95.8 96.7 97.4 98.0 95.4 97.0 96.8 97.3 97.5 97.3 -.2

Furniture and related products ....................... 92.7 93.1 92.3 94.7 93.2 94.5 94.1 94.4 94.0 95.1 1.2

Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 95.5 91.3 91.6 92.0 95.3 92.7 91.6 92.4 92.1 91.7 -.4

Nondurable goods ............................................... 95.7 91.9 92.0 92.0 96.6 93.5 93.2 93.6 93.7 93.1 -.6

Food manufacturing ......................................... 96.2 95.3 94.0 93.6 99.3 96.5 97.1 97.7 97.3 96.9 -.4

Beverages and tobacco products .................. 88.1 84.4 86.7 84.6 92.3 88.1 87.4 88.8 90.8 88.1 -3.0

Textile mills ........................................................ 92.1 80.1 78.9 80.9 91.3 82.3 80.4 80.3 79.8 79.9 .1

Textile product mills ......................................... 95.0 90.7 90.8 91.7 95.2 92.6 91.9 92.4 93.0 91.5 -1.6

Apparel ............................................................... 87.4 74.4 76.8 77.9 86.9 78.9 77.6 77.2 78.1 76.9 -1.5

Leather and allied products ............................ 97.4 88.8 90.7 95.0 96.9 90.0 92.2 91.4 91.7 93.3 1.7

Paper and paper products .............................. 93.9 90.9 89.9 90.1 95.0 91.9 91.5 91.3 91.1 91.2 .1

Printing and related support activities ........... 96.8 92.6 92.8 93.0 96.6 94.2 93.6 94.2 93.8 93.0 -.9

Petroleum and coal products .......................... 101.1 96.3 95.3 95.4 103.2 100.1 97.8 99.0 98.8 97.3 -1.5

Chemicals .......................................................... 100.5 98.1 100.4 100.5 100.4 98.9 98.6 99.0 100.1 100.0 -.1

Plastics and rubber products .......................... 95.9 93.7 93.8 94.2 96.1 94.7 94.0 94.6 94.6 94.5 -.1

Private service-providing ............................. 98.4 96.7 98.7 98.3 99.3 99.8 99.1 99.9 100.0 99.8 -.2

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 96.8 95.9 96.8 96.4 98.9 98.6 98.0 98.7 98.7 98.7 .0

Wholesale trade ................................................... 97.8 95.7 97.1 96.5 98.4 97.9 97.4 97.7 97.7 97.8 .1

Retail trade ........................................................... 96.0 96.1 96.1 95.9 99.0 99.0 98.3 99.4 99.2 99.2 .0

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 97.5 96.3 98.0 97.4 98.8 98.8 97.6 98.8 99.6 99.1 -.5

Utilities ................................................................... 98.0 96.8 97.8 98.3 99.1 98.8 97.2 97.4 98.0 99.2 1.2

Information ............................................................... 97.4 96.4 98.2 96.6 97.4 97.7 97.5 97.1 97.9 97.5 -.4

Financial activities .................................................. 102.0 99.8 102.0 100.0 101.3 101.3 100.7 101.7 101.4 101.4 .0

Professional and business services .................... 98.0 95.7 98.7 98.3 98.6 99.4 98.7 99.7 100.2 99.8 -.4

Education and health services ............................. 101.6 101.1 103.4 102.6 100.6 102.0 102.1 102.1 102.1 102.3 .2

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 97.0 92.7 96.6 97.0 99.4 100.5 100.2 100.8 100.8 101.0 .2

Other services ......................................................... 97.5 94.0 95.1 94.9 98.2 96.3 95.4 95.8 95.6 95.9 .3

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

Mar.

2003

Jan.

2004

Feb.

2004p

Mar.

2004p

Mar.

2003

Nov.

2003

Dec.

2003

Jan.

2004

Feb.

2004p

Mar.

2004p

Percent

change from:

Feb. 2004-

Mar. 2004p

Total private ....................................... 99.7 99.6 101.5 101.2 101.0 102.4 101.7 102.7 102.9 103.0 0.1

Goods-producing .......................................... 95.3 95.5 95.3 97.6 98.7 99.2 98.9 99.9 100.4 100.7 .3

Natural resources and mining .............................. 96.2 98.5 98.1 101.7 99.9 101.1 101.1 103.4 102.4 105.0 2.5

Construction ............................................................ 91.8 92.1 90.8 96.7 100.1 101.9 100.9 102.9 103.3 104.3 1.0

Manufacturing ......................................................... 97.3 97.2 97.5 97.9 98.1 97.8 97.5 98.4 98.6 98.5 -.1

Durable goods ..................................................... 97.0 97.5 97.8 98.4 97.2 97.8 97.8 98.4 98.7 98.6 -.1

Nondurable goods ............................................... 98.1 96.7 96.7 96.9 99.2 97.7 97.5 98.2 98.5 98.2 -.3

Private service-providing ............................. 101.1 100.9 103.4 102.4 101.5 103.2 102.5 103.5 103.8 103.8 .0

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 99.0 99.2 100.7 99.8 100.7 101.5 100.7 101.7 102.0 102.0 .0

Wholesale trade ................................................... 99.8 98.9 100.6 99.3 100.0 100.7 100.2 100.9 100.9 101.0 .1

Retail trade ........................................................... 97.9 98.7 99.1 98.6 100.5 101.5 100.7 101.8 101.7 101.6 -.1

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 100.2 100.6 103.1 102.1 101.5 102.5 101.1 103.2 104.3 103.9 -.4

Utilities ................................................................... 100.1 102.5 103.3 103.9 101.1 104.6 101.9 102.9 103.8 105.0 1.2

Information ............................................................... 100.2 101.2 103.7 101.2 100.4 102.1 101.3 101.6 103.0 102.5 -.5

Financial activities .................................................. 106.6 107.0 110.1 107.7 105.4 108.3 107.7 109.1 108.6 109.3 .6

Professional and business services .................... 101.1 99.0 102.6 101.2 100.7 102.2 101.3 102.3 102.8 102.6 -.2

Education and health services ............................. 103.8 106.0 108.4 107.4 102.9 105.7 106.1 106.5 106.8 107.2 .4

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 98.9 96.0 100.5 100.4 101.3 103.4 103.3 104.0 104.1 104.4 .3

Other services ......................................................... 98.4 95.2 96.3 95.7 99.3 96.9 96.0 96.6 96.5 96.9 .4

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 p 51.4 p 61.0

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 p 53.6 p 57.9

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 p 54.0 p 57.6

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 p 43.5 p 45.7

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 p 51.8 p 48.8

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 p 51.2 p 48.2

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 p 37.5 p 44.0

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 p 20.2 p 17.3

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