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Chart 1. Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted,

May 2003 – April 2006

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4.0

4.5

5.0

5.5

6.0

6.5

2004 2005 2006

Millions

Chart 2. Nonfarm payroll employment, seasonally adjusted, 

May 2003 – April 2006

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128.0

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134.0

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2004 2005 2006

THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: APRIL 2006

Nonfarm employment increased by 138,000 in April, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at

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

with notable job gains over the month included financial activities, health care, and manufacturing. Average

hourly earnings rose by 9 cents in April.

Unemployment (Household Survey Data)

The number of unemployed persons (7.1 million) was essentially unchanged in April, and the unemployment rate held at 4.7 percent. The jobless rates for the major worker groups—adult men (4.2 percent),

adult women (4.3 percent), teenagers (14.6 percent), whites (4.1 percent), blacks (9.4 percent), and

Hispanics (5.4 percent)—showed little or no change over the month. The unemployment rate for Asians

was 3.6 percent, not seasonally adjusted. (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.)

(This release was reissued on the afternoon of Friday, May 5, to correct seasonally adjusted data

for April 2005 for some series in tables A-1 to A-9 which contain data from the household survey.

The corrections were minor and the affected data are numbers shown in thousands; no rates were

affected. Household survey data for April 2006 and for other months shown in this news release

were not affected nor were any data from the establishment survey which are presented in tables

B-1 to B-7.)
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Table A. Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted

(Numbers in thousands)

Quarterly averages Monthly data Mar.-

Category 2005 2006 Apr.

IV I Feb. Mar. Apr. change 

Labor force status

Civilian labor force................................. 150,126 150,405 150,449 150,652 150,811 159

Employment....................................... 142,671 143,324 143,257 143,641 143,688 47

Unemployment.................................... 7,455 7,081 7,193 7,011 7,123 112 

Not in labor force.................................... 77,070 77,359 77,314 77,323 77,388 65 

All workers........................................... 5.0 4.7 4.8 4.7 4.7 0.0

Adult men.......................................... 4.3 4.1 4.2 4.1 4.2 .1

Adult women.................................... 4.5 4.2 4.3 4.1 4.3 .2

Teenagers.......................................... 16.1 15.5 15.4 15.7 14.6 -1.1

White .............................................. 4.3 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.1 .1 

Black or African American ..................... 9.7 9.2 9.3 9.3 9.4 .1 

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity..................... 6.0 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.4 .0 

ESTABLISHMENT DATA 

Nonfarm employment.............................. 134,161 p134,730 134,730 p134,930 p135,068 p138

Goods-producing 1.............................. 22,242 p22,365 22,373 p22,388 p22,425 p37

Construction................................. 7,391 p7,485 7,494 p7,500 p7,510 p10

Manufacturing................................. 14,211 p14,227 14,226 p14,227 p14,246 p19

Service-providing 1 .............................. 111,920 p112,365 112,357 p112,542 p112,643 p101

Retail trade 2

 ................................. 15,284 p15,301 15,289 p15,313 p15,277 p-36 

Professional and business services......... 17,058 p17,163 17,156 p17,205 p17,233 p28 

Education and health services............... 17,476 p17,583 17,585 p17,621 p17,656 p35 

Leisure and hospitality..................... 12,873 p12,958 12,955 p12,986 p13,006 p20 

Government................................. 21,870 p21,872 21,876 p21,897 p21,904 p7 

Total private.......................................... 33.8 p33.8 33.8 p33.8 p33.9 p0.1

Manufacturing..................................... 40.9 p41.0 41.0 p41.1 p41.1 p.0

Overtime....................................... 4.6 p4.6 4.6 p4.6 p4.5 p-.1 

 

Total private............................................ 103.4 p104.2 104.2 p104.4 p104.9 p0.5 

Average hourly earnings, total private............ $16.30 p$16.46 $16.47 p$16.52 p$16.61 p$0.09 

Average weekly earnings, total private............ 551.05 p556.46 556.69 p558.38 p563.08 p4.70 

 1 Includes other industries, not shown separately. 2 Quarterly averages and the over-the-month change are calculated using unrounded data. 3 Data relate to private production or nonsupervisory workers.

2006

Earnings 3

Hours of work 3

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Indexes of aggregate weekly hours (2002=100) 3

 p = preliminary.

Unemployment rates 

 Employment
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Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)

Total employment was about unchanged in April at 143.7 million; the employment-population ratio held at

63.0 percent. The labor force participation rate was 66.1 percent in April and has been in a narrow range—

66.0 to 66.2 percent—since April 2005. (See table A-1.)

Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)

About 1.3 million persons (not seasonally adjusted) were marginally attached to the labor force in

April, down from 1.5 million a year earlier. These individuals wanted and were available for work and

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

they had not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey. Among the marginally attached,

there were 381,000 discouraged workers in April, about the same as a year earlier. Discouraged workers were not currently looking for work specifically because they believed no jobs were available for them.

The other 928,000 marginally attached had not searched for work for reasons such as school attendance

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

Employment Status of Hurricane Katrina Evacuees (Household Survey Data)

Beginning in October, questions were added to the household survey to identify persons who evacuated from their homes, even temporarily, due to Hurricane Katrina. Data collected through these questions do not account for all evacuees; persons living outside the scope of the survey—such as those living

in hotels or shelters—are not included. The questions were asked of persons in the household survey sample throughout the country, since some evacuees relocated far from the storm-affected areas. An additional

question determined whether evacuees had returned to their homes and were living there at the time of the

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

month as people move in and out of the scope of the survey. In addition, because the estimates are obtained from a sample survey, they may vary from month to month due to sampling error.

Information gathered in April represented about 900,000 persons age 16 and over who had evacuated

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

their homes or were living in other residential units covered in the survey. Just over half of the evacuees

were living in their August 2005 residences. Of all evacuees identified, 62.5 percent were in the labor force

in April. The unemployment rate for persons identified as evacuees was 14.9 percent. The rate was much

higher for evacuees who were not living in their former homes (26.5 percent) than for those who were again

living at their pre-Katrina residences (5.3 percent). (See table B.)

Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data)

Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 138,000 in April to 135.1 million, seasonally adjusted.

Notable employment gains occurred in financial activities, health care, and manufacturing. Retail trade lost

jobs over the month. (See table B-1.)

Within the service-providing sector, financial activities employment rose by 26,000 in April, as insurance

(10,000) and credit intermediation (9,000) gained jobs. Over the year, financial activities employment increased by 213,000.

Health care added 23,000 jobs in April. Over the month, employment expanded in nursing and residential care facilities (9,000), hospitals (7,000), and offices of physicians (6,000).
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Civilian noninstitutional population ............... 911 466 445

Civilian labor force .................................. 569 312 257

Participation rate ............................. 62.5 67.0 57.8

Employed ............................................ 485 296 189

Employment-population ratio ........... 53.2 63.5 42.5

Unemployed ........................................ 85 16 68

Unemployment rate ......................... 14.9 5.3 26.5

Not in labor force.................................... 342 154 188

Total

Residence in April

Employment status in April 2006 Same as

 in August

Different than

 in August

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

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

(Numbers in thousands, not seasonally adjusted)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Within professional and business services, employment rose over the month in computer systems design

(6,000) and in management and consulting services (6,000). Temporary help services employment was flat

over the month and has shown little change since January.

Retail trade employment declined by 36,000 in April. General merchandise stores lost 34,000 jobs over

the month, more than offsetting a gain in that industry in March. Wholesale trade employment continued to

trend upward in April. Over the year, this industry added 103,000 jobs.

In the goods-producing sector, manufacturing added 19,000 jobs over the month; factory employment

has risen by 50,000 since October. In April, employment increased in motor vehicles and parts (12,000),

computer and electronic products (7,000), and fabricated metals (5,000). Small employment declines in

primary metals, paper products, and textile mills partly offset these gains.

Employment in mining rose by 7,000 in April. This increase was concentrated within support activities,

particularly those related to oil and gas. Since its most recent low in April 2003, mining employment has

increased by 106,000, or 21 percent. Construction employment was little changed for the second straight

month following large gains in January and February. Over the year, construction added 267,000 jobs.

Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)

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

by 0.1 hour to 33.9 hours in April, seasonally adjusted. The manufacturing workweek was unchanged at

41.1 hours, while factory overtime fell by 0.1 hour to 4.5 hours. (See table B-2.)
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The index of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls increased by 0.5 percent in April to 104.9 (2002=100). The manufacturing index rose by 0.1 percent

to 96.1. (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 9 cents in April to $16.61, seasonally adjusted. This followed gains of 5 cents in March and 7 cents in

February. Average weekly earnings increased by 0.8 percent in April to $563.08. Over the year, average

hourly earnings increased by 3.8 percent and average weekly earnings increased by 4.1 percent. (See table

B-3.)

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The Employment Situation for May 2006 is scheduled to be released on Friday, June 2,

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

This news release presents statistics from two major surveys, the

Current Population Survey (household survey) and the Current

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

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

Statistics (BLS).

The establishment survey provides the information on the

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

appears in the B tables, marked ESTABLISHMENT DATA. This

information is collected from payroll records by BLS in cooperation

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

and government agencies covering approximately 400,000 individual

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

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

unemployment insurance tax accounts.

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

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

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

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

calendar week.

Coverage, definitions, and differences

between surveys

Household survey. The sample is selected to reflect the entire

civilian noninstitutional population. Based on responses to a series of

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

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

not in the labor force.

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

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

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

employed if they were temporarily absent from their jobs because of

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

reasons.

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

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

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

employment sometime during the 4-week period ending with the

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

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

the eligibility for or receipt of unemployment insurance benefits.

The civilian labor force is the sum of employed and unemployed

persons. Those not classified as employed or unemployed are not

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

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

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

Establishment survey. The sample establishments are drawn

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

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

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

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

sector and nonsupervisory workers in the service-providing sector.

Industries are classified on the basis of their principal activity in

accordance with the 2002 version of the North American Industry

Classification System.

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

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

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

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

• The household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the

employed. The establishment survey does not.

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

The establishment survey is not limited by age.

• The household survey has no duplication of individuals, because

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

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

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

Seasonal adjustment

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

levels of employment and unemployment undergo sharp fluctuations

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

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

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

Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern

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

adjusting the statistics from month to month. These adjustments make

nonseasonal developments, such as declines in economic activity or

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

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

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

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

students finishing school in previous years is known, the statistics

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

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

economic activity.

Most seasonally adjusted series are independently adjusted in both

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

unemployment are computed by aggregating independently adjusted

component series. For example, total unemployment is derived by

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

this differs from the unemployment estimate that would be obtained

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

or more detailed age categories.

For both the household and establishment surveys, a concurrent

seasonal adjustment methodology is used in which new seasonal

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

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

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

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

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

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

Reliability of the estimates

Statistics based on the household and establishment surveys are

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

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

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

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

particular sample selected, and this variability is measured by the

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

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

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

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

percent level of confidence.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

point.

In general, estimates involving many individuals or establishments

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

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

precision of estimates is also improved when the data are cumulated

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

adjustment process can also improve the stability of the monthly

estimates.

The household and establishment surveys are also affected by

nonsampling error. Nonsampling errors can occur for many reasons,

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

obtain information for all respondents in the sample, inability or

unwillingness of respondents to provide correct information on a

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

collection or processing of the data.

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

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

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

successive revisions to a monthly estimate, when nearly all sample

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

Another major source of nonsampling error in the establishment

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

generated by new firms. To correct for this systematic underestimation

of employment growth, an estimation procedure with two components

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

deaths to impute employment for business births. This is incorporated

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

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

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

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

death employment not accounted for by the imputation. The historical

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

the unemployment insurance universe micro-level database, and reflects

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

The sample-based estimates from the establishment survey are

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

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

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

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

total nonfarm employment has averaged 0.2 percent, ranging from

less than 0.05 percent to 0.4 percent.

Additional statistics and other information

More comprehensive statistics are contained in Employment and

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Employment and Earnings also provides measures of sampling error

for the household and establishment survey data published in this

release. For unemployment and other labor force categories, these

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

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

actual size of revisions due to benchmark adjustments appear in tables

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

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HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Employment status, sex, and age

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted 1

Apr.

2005

Mar.

2006

Apr.

2006

Apr.

2005

Dec.

2005

Jan.

2006

Feb.

2006

Mar.

2006

Apr.

2006

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 225,441 227,975 228,199 225,441 227,425 227,553 227,763 227,975 228,199

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 148,274 150,027 150,209 148,839 150,153 150,114 150,449 150,652 150,811

 Participation rate ............................................................... 65.8 65.8 65.8 66.0 66.0 66.0 66.1 66.1 66.1

 Employed .............................................................................. 140,939 142,772 143,405 141,196 142,779 143,074 143,257 143,641 143,688

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

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 7,335 7,255 6,804 7,644 7,375 7,040 7,193 7,011 7,123

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

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 77,167 77,948 77,990 76,601 77,271 77,439 77,314 77,323 77,388

 Persons who currently want a job ......................................... 5,022 4,729 4,648 5,103 5,167 4,962 4,949 4,865 4,767

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 108,812 110,161 110,280 108,812 109,863 109,936 110,048 110,161 110,280

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 79,448 80,624 80,669 79,858 80,431 80,525 80,771 81,031 81,075

 Participation rate ............................................................... 73.0 73.2 73.1 73.4 73.2 73.2 73.4 73.6 73.5

 Employed .............................................................................. 75,456 76,488 76,929 75,773 76,529 76,857 76,888 77,273 77,237

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 69.3 69.4 69.8 69.6 69.7 69.9 69.9 70.1 70.0

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 3,992 4,136 3,740 4,085 3,902 3,668 3,883 3,758 3,838

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 5.0 5.1 4.6 5.1 4.9 4.6 4.8 4.6 4.7

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 29,363 29,537 29,611 28,954 29,432 29,411 29,278 29,129 29,205

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 100,520 101,754 101,857 100,520 101,489 101,560 101,657 101,754 101,857

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 76,068 77,125 77,275 76,202 76,786 76,928 77,115 77,335 77,415

 Participation rate ............................................................... 75.7 75.8 75.9 75.8 75.7 75.7 75.9 76.0 76.0

 Employed .............................................................................. 72,770 73,610 74,098 72,855 73,468 73,844 73,857 74,197 74,169

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 72.4 72.3 72.7 72.5 72.4 72.7 72.7 72.9 72.8

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 3,297 3,514 3,177 3,347 3,318 3,084 3,258 3,137 3,246

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

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 24,452 24,629 24,582 24,318 24,703 24,631 24,542 24,419 24,442

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 116,629 117,814 117,919 116,629 117,562 117,617 117,715 117,814 117,919

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 68,826 69,403 69,540 68,982 69,722 69,589 69,679 69,621 69,736

 Participation rate ............................................................... 59.0 58.9 59.0 59.1 59.3 59.2 59.2 59.1 59.1

 Employed .............................................................................. 65,483 66,285 66,476 65,423 66,250 66,217 66,369 66,368 66,451

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 56.1 56.3 56.4 56.1 56.4 56.3 56.4 56.3 56.4

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 3,343 3,119 3,064 3,559 3,473 3,372 3,309 3,252 3,285

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 4.9 4.5 4.4 5.2 5.0 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.7

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 47,803 48,411 48,379 47,647 47,840 48,028 48,037 48,193 48,183

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 108,573 109,646 109,736 108,573 109,425 109,478 109,562 109,646 109,736

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 65,513 66,068 66,215 65,461 66,215 66,022 66,081 66,038 66,187

 Participation rate ............................................................... 60.3 60.3 60.3 60.3 60.5 60.3 60.3 60.2 60.3

 Employed .............................................................................. 62,644 63,405 63,547 62,426 63,249 63,163 63,262 63,305 63,362

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 57.7 57.8 57.9 57.5 57.8 57.7 57.7 57.7 57.7

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 2,869 2,663 2,668 3,036 2,966 2,859 2,819 2,733 2,825

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

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 43,060 43,577 43,521 43,112 43,209 43,456 43,481 43,608 43,550

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 16,347 16,575 16,606 16,347 16,511 16,515 16,545 16,575 16,606

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 6,693 6,834 6,720 7,176 7,152 7,164 7,253 7,279 7,210

 Participation rate ............................................................... 40.9 41.2 40.5 43.9 43.3 43.4 43.8 43.9 43.4

 Employed .............................................................................. 5,524 5,757 5,760 5,915 6,061 6,067 6,138 6,139 6,157

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 33.8 34.7 34.7 36.2 36.7 36.7 37.1 37.0 37.1

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 1,169 1,077 960 1,261 1,091 1,097 1,115 1,140 1,053

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 17.5 15.8 14.3 17.6 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.7 14.6

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 9,654 9,741 9,886 9,171 9,359 9,352 9,292 9,296 9,396

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

 NOTE: Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.
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Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age

(Numbers in thousands)

Employment status, race, sex, and age

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted 1

Apr.

2005

Mar.

2006

Apr.

2006

Apr.

2005

Dec.

2005

Jan.

2006

Feb.

2006

Mar.

2006

Apr.

2006

WHITE 

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 184,015 185,704 185,849 184,015 185,327 185,436 185,570 185,704 185,849

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 121,578 122,647 122,944 122,007 122,994 123,168 123,022 123,103 123,357

 Participation rate ................................................................. 66.1 66.0 66.2 66.3 66.4 66.4 66.3 66.3 66.4

 Employed .............................................................................. 116,395 117,498 118,141 116,624 117,729 118,071 117,926 118,193 118,357

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 63.3 63.3 63.6 63.4 63.5 63.7 63.5 63.6 63.7

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 5,184 5,149 4,803 5,383 5,264 5,097 5,096 4,910 5,001

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 4.3 4.2 3.9 4.4 4.3 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.1

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 62,437 63,057 62,904 62,008 62,333 62,268 62,548 62,601 62,492

Men, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 63,488 64,208 64,347 63,565 64,028 64,250 64,181 64,382 64,421

 Participation rate ................................................................. 76.2 76.3 76.4 76.3 76.2 76.4 76.3 76.5 76.5

 Employed .............................................................................. 61,119 61,620 62,074 61,170 61,586 61,924 61,836 62,128 62,109

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 73.3 73.2 73.7 73.4 73.3 73.7 73.5 73.8 73.7

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 2,369 2,588 2,273 2,396 2,441 2,326 2,345 2,254 2,312

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 3.7 4.0 3.5 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.7 3.5 3.6

Women, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 52,528 52,851 53,015 52,497 53,067 52,913 52,890 52,749 52,974

 Participation rate ................................................................. 59.7 59.6 59.7 59.6 59.9 59.7 59.6 59.5 59.7

 Employed .............................................................................. 50,546 51,005 51,159 50,412 51,034 50,938 50,895 50,853 51,022

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 57.4 57.5 57.6 57.3 57.6 57.5 57.4 57.3 57.5

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 1,981 1,846 1,856 2,085 2,034 1,974 1,994 1,895 1,952

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 3.8 3.5 3.5 4.0 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.6 3.7

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 5,563 5,588 5,582 5,944 5,899 6,005 5,951 5,973 5,962

 Participation rate ................................................................. 43.9 43.7 43.6 46.9 46.3 47.1 46.6 46.7 46.5

 Employed .............................................................................. 4,729 4,873 4,909 5,042 5,110 5,209 5,195 5,212 5,226

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 37.4 38.1 38.3 39.8 40.1 40.8 40.7 40.7 40.8

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 834 715 674 902 789 797 756 761 736

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 15.0 12.8 12.1 15.2 13.4 13.3 12.7 12.7 12.3

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN 

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 26,413 26,865 26,905 26,413 26,744 26,788 26,826 26,865 26,905

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 16,783 17,218 17,155 16,952 16,979 16,982 17,273 17,334 17,326

 Participation rate ................................................................. 63.5 64.1 63.8 64.2 63.5 63.4 64.4 64.5 64.4

 Employed .............................................................................. 15,150 15,596 15,638 15,206 15,397 15,476 15,660 15,726 15,698

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 57.4 58.1 58.1 57.6 57.6 57.8 58.4 58.5 58.3

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 1,633 1,623 1,517 1,746 1,582 1,506 1,614 1,608 1,628

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 9.7 9.4 8.8 10.3 9.3 8.9 9.3 9.3 9.4

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 9,631 9,647 9,751 9,461 9,766 9,806 9,553 9,531 9,580

Men, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 7,488 7,638 7,690 7,565 7,553 7,520 7,682 7,703 7,760

 Participation rate ................................................................. 70.5 70.7 71.1 71.3 70.2 69.8 71.2 71.3 71.7

 Employed .............................................................................. 6,829 6,970 7,032 6,866 6,903 6,959 7,030 7,062 7,067

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 64.3 64.5 65.0 64.7 64.2 64.6 65.2 65.4 65.3

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 659 668 658 699 651 561 652 641 694

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 8.8 8.7 8.6 9.2 8.6 7.5 8.5 8.3 8.9

Women, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 8,557 8,707 8,670 8,550 8,633 8,681 8,668 8,725 8,677

 Participation rate ................................................................. 64.2 64.4 64.1 64.1 64.1 64.4 64.2 64.5 64.1

 Employed .............................................................................. 7,842 8,049 8,036 7,804 7,896 7,981 7,990 8,058 8,004

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 58.8 59.5 59.4 58.5 58.6 59.2 59.2 59.6 59.1

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 715 658 635 747 738 700 678 667 673

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 8.4 7.6 7.3 8.7 8.5 8.1 7.8 7.6 7.8

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 738 873 794 837 792 781 924 905 889

 Participation rate ................................................................. 29.9 34.4 31.2 33.9 31.5 30.9 36.5 35.6 34.9

 Employed .............................................................................. 479 577 570 536 598 536 640 606 627

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 19.4 22.7 22.4 21.8 23.8 21.2 25.3 23.9 24.6

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 259 296 224 300 194 245 284 299 262

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 35.1 33.9 28.2 35.9 24.4 31.4 30.8 33.1 29.5

ASIAN 

Civilian noninstutional population ............................................. 9,763 10,078 10,095 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 6,411 6,744 6,690 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ................................................................. 65.7 66.9 66.3 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .............................................................................. 6,160 6,511 6,447 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 63.1 64.6 63.9 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 251 232 243 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 3.9 3.4 3.6 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 3,352 3,334 3,405 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

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

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

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

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

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Employment status, sex, and age

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted 1

Apr.

2005

Mar.

2006

Apr.

2006

Apr.

2005

Dec.

2005

Jan.

2006

Feb.

2006

Mar.

2006

Apr.

2006

HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 28,902 29,793 29,880 28,902 29,645 29,622 29,707 29,793 29,880

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 19,670 20,416 20,564 19,693 20,292 20,528 20,485 20,489 20,583

 Participation rate ................................................................. 68.1 68.5 68.8 68.1 68.4 69.3 69.0 68.8 68.9

 Employed .............................................................................. 18,485 19,290 19,528 18,434 19,066 19,344 19,356 19,385 19,476

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 64.0 64.7 65.4 63.8 64.3 65.3 65.2 65.1 65.2

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 1,186 1,126 1,035 1,259 1,226 1,184 1,129 1,104 1,107

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 6.0 5.5 5.0 6.4 6.0 5.8 5.5 5.4 5.4

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 9,231 9,376 9,316 9,209 9,353 9,094 9,222 9,304 9,297

Men, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 11,343 11,785 11,833 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ................................................................. 84.2 84.8 84.9 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .............................................................................. 10,794 11,230 11,371 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 80.1 80.8 81.6 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 548 554 462 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 4.8 4.7 3.9 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

Women, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 7,341 7,594 7,734 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ................................................................. 57.5 57.8 58.7 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .............................................................................. 6,888 7,155 7,284 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 54.0 54.5 55.3 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 454 440 450 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 6.2 5.8 5.8 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 986 1,037 996 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ................................................................. 37.0 37.6 36.0 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .............................................................................. 802 905 873 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 30.1 32.8 31.5 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 183 132 123 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 18.6 12.8 12.4 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

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

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

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

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

survey.

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Educational attainment

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Apr.

2005

Mar.

2006

Apr.

2006

Apr.

2005

Dec.

2005

Jan.

2006

Feb.

2006

Mar.

2006

Apr.

2006

Less than a high school diploma

Civilian labor force .................................................................... 12,658 12,583 12,959 12,563 12,388 12,628 12,739 12,682 12,829

 Participation rate ................................................................... 45.2 45.9 46.3 44.9 45.3 46.0 47.0 46.3 45.8

 Employed ................................................................................ 11,668 11,591 12,099 11,525 11,465 11,742 11,823 11,795 11,933

 Employment-population ratio ................................................ 41.7 42.3 43.2 41.2 41.9 42.7 43.6 43.0 42.6

 Unemployed ........................................................................... 991 991 860 1,037 923 886 915 887 897

 Unemployment rate .............................................................. 7.8 7.9 6.6 8.3 7.5 7.0 7.2 7.0 7.0

High school graduates, no college 1

Civilian labor force .................................................................... 38,360 38,506 38,347 38,237 38,173 38,001 37,913 38,310 38,179

 Participation rate ................................................................... 63.2 63.2 63.3 63.0 63.1 62.5 62.6 62.9 63.0

 Employed ................................................................................ 36,681 36,750 36,674 36,561 36,417 36,324 36,240 36,716 36,515

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

 Unemployed ........................................................................... 1,679 1,756 1,673 1,676 1,756 1,678 1,673 1,594 1,664

 Unemployment rate .............................................................. 4.4 4.6 4.4 4.4 4.6 4.4 4.4 4.2 4.4

Some college or associate degree

Civilian labor force .................................................................... 34,783 35,593 35,284 34,805 35,498 35,535 35,745 35,508 35,354

 Participation rate ................................................................... 73.0 72.5 72.4 73.1 72.4 72.5 71.6 72.3 72.6

 Employed ................................................................................ 33,459 34,208 33,983 33,445 34,115 34,290 34,442 34,178 34,013

 Employment-population ratio ................................................ 70.3 69.7 69.8 70.2 69.6 69.9 69.0 69.6 69.8

 Unemployed ........................................................................... 1,324 1,385 1,300 1,361 1,383 1,246 1,302 1,329 1,341

 Unemployment rate .............................................................. 3.8 3.9 3.7 3.9 3.9 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8

Bachelor’s degree and higher 2

Civilian labor force .................................................................... 41,004 41,838 42,122 40,832 42,097 41,837 41,731 41,810 41,959

 Participation rate ................................................................... 78.1 77.9 77.9 77.8 78.4 78.3 78.3 77.9 77.6

 Employed ................................................................................ 40,061 40,932 41,243 39,836 41,187 40,955 40,808 40,876 41,032

 Employment-population ratio ................................................ 76.3 76.2 76.3 75.9 76.7 76.6 76.6 76.1 75.9

 Unemployed ........................................................................... 944 907 879 996 910 882 923 935 927

 Unemployment rate .............................................................. 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.4 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.2

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

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

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

(In thousands)

Category

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Apr.

2005

Mar.

2006

Apr.

2006

Apr.

2005

Dec.

2005

Jan.

2006

Feb.

2006

Mar.

2006

Apr.

2006

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries ............................................. 2,223 2,010 2,219 2,253 2,130 2,198 2,224 2,194 2,232

 Wage and salary workers ....................................................... 1,175 1,117 1,277 1,212 1,187 1,266 1,281 1,255 1,307

 Self-employed workers ........................................................... 1,025 880 930 1,033 921 897 919 931 937

 Unpaid family workers ............................................................ 23 13 12 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Nonagricultural industries ......................................................... 138,716 140,762 141,186 138,926 140,638 140,862 141,000 141,464 141,425

 Wage and salary workers ....................................................... 128,821 131,178 131,547 128,980 131,170 131,185 131,189 131,638 131,728

 Government .......................................................................... 20,680 20,385 20,406 20,423 20,192 19,952 19,966 20,200 20,149

 Private industries .................................................................. 108,141 110,793 111,142 108,512 111,021 111,266 111,229 111,431 111,546

 Private households ............................................................. 777 772 819 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

 Other industries .................................................................. 107,365 110,021 110,322 107,699 110,261 110,440 110,394 110,625 110,699

 Self-employed workers ........................................................... 9,808 9,514 9,560 9,878 9,370 9,550 9,730 9,706 9,659

 Unpaid family workers ............................................................ 87 70 79 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME 2

All industries:

 Part time for economic reasons .................................................. 4,150 4,097 3,787 4,321 4,138 4,133 4,204 3,989 3,978

 Slack work or business conditions ........................................ 2,534 2,598 2,352 2,631 2,541 2,649 2,655 2,494 2,474

 Could only find part-time work .............................................. 1,351 1,183 1,156 1,367 1,246 1,226 1,238 1,191 1,179

 Part time for noneconomic reasons ........................................ 20,350 19,747 19,808 19,527 19,582 19,708 19,564 19,373 19,460

Nonagricultural industries:

 Part time for economic reasons .................................................. 4,050 3,983 3,710 4,216 4,051 4,064 4,107 3,884 3,900

 Slack work or business conditions ........................................ 2,462 2,509 2,299 2,555 2,508 2,606 2,590 2,382 2,422

 Could only find part-time work .............................................. 1,342 1,182 1,153 1,351 1,230 1,198 1,225 1,177 1,169

 Part time for noneconomic reasons ........................................ 19,971 19,407 19,438 19,152 19,214 19,368 19,199 19,044 19,112

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

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

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

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

bad weather.

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

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

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

survey.
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Table A-6. Selected employment indicators

(In thousands)

Characteristic

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Apr.

2005

Mar.

2006

Apr.

2006

Apr.

2005

Dec.

2005

Jan.

2006

Feb.

2006

Mar.

2006

Apr.

2006

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over ........................................................... 140,939 142,772 143,405 141,196 142,779 143,074 143,257 143,641 143,688

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 5,524 5,757 5,760 5,915 6,061 6,067 6,138 6,139 6,157

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 2,040 2,109 2,210 2,224 2,334 2,280 2,348 2,321 2,384

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 3,485 3,648 3,550 3,667 3,713 3,788 3,791 3,848 3,756

 20 years and over ................................................................... 135,414 137,015 137,645 135,280 136,717 137,007 137,119 137,502 137,531

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 13,546 13,534 13,646 13,667 13,840 13,713 13,801 13,820 13,777

 25 years and over ................................................................. 121,868 123,481 123,999 121,579 122,906 123,302 123,261 123,575 123,661

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 98,469 99,109 99,333 98,288 98,934 99,216 99,146 99,315 99,167

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 30,570 30,815 30,826 30,549 30,866 30,860 30,789 30,973 30,816

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 34,724 34,494 34,596 34,609 34,581 34,632 34,630 34,553 34,508

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 33,176 33,800 33,911 33,130 33,486 33,724 33,727 33,790 33,842

 55 years and over ............................................................... 23,399 24,372 24,666 23,291 23,972 24,086 24,114 24,260 24,494

Men, 16 years and over ............................................................ 75,456 76,488 76,929 75,773 76,529 76,857 76,888 77,273 77,237

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 2,686 2,877 2,831 2,918 3,061 3,013 3,031 3,076 3,068

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 1,007 1,030 1,036 1,108 1,090 1,064 1,078 1,132 1,131

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 1,679 1,847 1,795 1,802 1,951 1,943 1,968 1,965 1,936

 20 years and over ................................................................... 72,770 73,610 74,098 72,855 73,468 73,844 73,857 74,197 74,169

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 7,098 7,212 7,262 7,188 7,356 7,297 7,373 7,389 7,361

 25 years and over ................................................................. 65,673 66,399 66,836 65,639 66,157 66,534 66,460 66,753 66,758

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 53,108 53,330 53,634 53,123 53,375 53,621 53,504 53,676 53,634

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 16,875 17,000 17,014 16,914 17,080 17,106 17,012 17,200 17,068

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 18,771 18,660 18,820 18,774 18,739 18,818 18,796 18,782 18,818

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 17,462 17,670 17,800 17,435 17,556 17,697 17,696 17,694 17,747

 55 years and over ............................................................... 12,564 13,069 13,202 12,516 12,782 12,913 12,956 13,077 13,125

Women, 16 years and over ...................................................... 65,483 66,285 66,476 65,423 66,250 66,217 66,369 66,368 66,451

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 2,839 2,880 2,929 2,997 3,000 3,054 3,107 3,063 3,089

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 1,033 1,079 1,174 1,116 1,245 1,216 1,270 1,188 1,253

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 1,805 1,801 1,755 1,865 1,762 1,845 1,824 1,883 1,820

 20 years and over ................................................................... 62,644 63,405 63,547 62,426 63,249 63,163 63,262 63,305 63,362

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 6,449 6,323 6,384 6,479 6,484 6,415 6,428 6,431 6,416

 25 years and over ................................................................. 56,196 57,082 57,163 55,940 56,749 56,769 56,801 56,822 56,903

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 45,361 45,779 45,699 45,166 45,559 45,596 45,643 45,639 45,533

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 13,695 13,815 13,812 13,635 13,786 13,754 13,777 13,773 13,748

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 15,953 15,834 15,776 15,835 15,843 15,814 15,834 15,770 15,690

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 15,714 16,130 16,111 15,695 15,930 16,027 16,031 16,096 16,095

 55 years and over ............................................................... 10,834 11,303 11,464 10,774 11,190 11,173 11,158 11,183 11,370

MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present ................................................... 45,406 45,624 45,731 45,524 45,469 45,790 45,679 45,806 45,837

Married women, spouse present .............................................. 34,622 35,139 35,326 34,595 34,948 35,167 35,039 35,074 35,300

Women who maintain families .................................................. 8,919 8,987 8,747 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

Full-time workers 2 ................................................................... 115,888 117,693 118,559 116,592 118,135 118,166 118,402 119,053 119,251

Part-time workers 3 ................................................................... 25,050 25,079 24,846 24,577 24,743 24,931 24,794 24,559 24,469

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders ........................................................... 7,437 7,589 7,360 7,547 7,473 7,603 7,408 7,521 7,489

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

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

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

week.

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

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

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

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

Characteristic

Number of

unemployed persons

(in thousands)

Unemployment rates 1

Apr.

2005

Mar.

2006

Apr.

2006

Apr.

2005

Dec.

2005

Jan.

2006

Feb.

2006

Mar.

2006

Apr.

2006

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over ........................................................... 7,644 7,011 7,123 5.1 4.9 4.7 4.8 4.7 4.7

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 1,261 1,140 1,053 17.6 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.7 14.6

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 544 529 451 19.7 17.8 16.5 17.9 18.6 15.9

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 745 612 618 16.9 13.5 14.4 13.9 13.7 14.1

 20 years and over ................................................................... 6,383 5,870 6,071 4.5 4.4 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.2

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 1,324 1,134 1,228 8.8 8.5 8.2 8.5 7.6 8.2

 25 years and over ................................................................. 5,044 4,740 4,817 4.0 3.9 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.7

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 4,182 4,057 4,061 4.1 4.1 3.8 4.0 3.9 3.9

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 1,686 1,577 1,601 5.2 5.0 4.6 5.2 4.8 4.9

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 1,388 1,363 1,351 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.8 3.8

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 1,109 1,117 1,109 3.2 3.5 3.2 3.3 3.2 3.2

 55 years and over ............................................................... 839 673 753 3.5 3.3 3.2 2.9 2.7 3.0

Men, 16 years and over ............................................................ 4,085 3,758 3,838 5.1 4.9 4.6 4.8 4.6 4.7

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 738 621 592 20.2 16.0 16.2 17.1 16.8 16.2

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 311 291 247 21.9 19.8 17.0 21.3 20.5 17.9

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 445 330 363 19.8 13.8 15.4 14.6 14.4 15.8

 20 years and over ................................................................... 3,347 3,137 3,246 4.4 4.3 4.0 4.2 4.1 4.2

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 753 671 705 9.5 9.2 8.9 9.1 8.3 8.7

 25 years and over ................................................................. 2,572 2,487 2,514 3.8 3.8 3.5 3.7 3.6 3.6

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 2,119 2,125 2,091 3.8 3.9 3.5 3.9 3.8 3.8

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 885 804 833 5.0 4.4 4.2 5.2 4.5 4.7

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 684 698 678 3.5 3.7 3.2 3.2 3.6 3.5

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 549 623 579 3.1 3.5 3.2 3.4 3.4 3.2

 55 years and over ............................................................... 453 362 423 3.5 3.3 3.2 2.8 2.7 3.1

Women, 16 years and over ...................................................... 3,559 3,252 3,285 5.2 5.0 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.7

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 523 520 460 14.9 14.4 14.4 13.6 14.5 13.0

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 233 238 205 17.3 16.1 16.1 14.7 16.7 14.0

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 300 282 255 13.8 13.2 13.2 13.1 13.0 12.3

 20 years and over ................................................................... 3,036 2,733 2,825 4.6 4.5 4.3 4.3 4.1 4.3

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 571 463 523 8.1 7.7 7.4 7.7 6.7 7.5

 25 years and over ................................................................. 2,472 2,253 2,303 4.2 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.9

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 2,064 1,932 1,970 4.4 4.4 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 800 773 768 5.5 5.7 5.1 5.3 5.3 5.3

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 704 665 672 4.3 4.0 4.2 4.0 4.0 4.1

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 560 494 530 3.4 3.5 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.2

 55 years and over 2 ............................................................ 359 289 302 3.2 2.9 3.3 3.1 2.5 2.6

MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present ................................................... 1,228 1,146 1,200 2.6 2.6 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.6

Married women, spouse present .............................................. 1,177 956 1,037 3.3 3.2 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.9

Women who maintain families 2 ............................................... 748 729 708 7.7 6.9 8.2 7.5 7.5 7.5

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

Full-time workers 3 ................................................................... 6,297 5,684 5,834 5.1 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.6 4.7

Part-time workers 4 ................................................................... 1,375 1,310 1,326 5.3 5.5 4.8 5.2 5.1 5.1

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

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

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

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

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

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

Table A-8. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment

(Numbers in thousands)

Reason

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Apr.

2005

Mar.

2006

Apr.

2006

Apr.

2005

Dec.

2005

Jan.

2006

Feb.

2006

Mar.

2006

Apr.

2006

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs .......... 3,559 3,707 3,426 3,677 3,486 3,336 3,361 3,412 3,531

On temporary layoff .............................................................. 781 1,151 841 841 935 873 885 918 907

Not on temporary layoff ........................................................ 2,779 2,555 2,585 2,836 2,552 2,462 2,477 2,494 2,624

Permanent job losers ........................................................ 2,020 1,855 1,840 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Persons who completed temporary jobs .......................... 758 700 745 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Job leavers ............................................................................... 864 819 817 894 841 839 849 817 846

Reentrants ................................................................................ 2,232 2,182 2,041 2,348 2,430 2,314 2,313 2,158 2,180

New entrants ............................................................................ 680 548 520 735 644 622 680 634 579

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 ........ 48.5 51.1 50.4 48.0 47.1 46.9 46.7 48.6 49.5

On temporary layoff ............................................................ 10.6 15.9 12.4 11.0 12.6 12.3 12.3 13.1 12.7

Not on temporary layoff ...................................................... 37.9 35.2 38.0 37.1 34.5 34.6 34.4 35.5 36.8

Job leavers ............................................................................. 11.8 11.3 12.0 11.7 11.4 11.8 11.8 11.6 11.9

Reentrants .............................................................................. 30.4 30.1 30.0 30.7 32.8 32.5 32.1 30.7 30.5

New entrants .......................................................................... 9.3 7.5 7.6 9.6 8.7 8.7 9.4 9.0 8.1

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE

 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

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

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

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

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

1 Data not available.

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

Table A-9. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment

(Numbers in thousands)

Duration

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Apr.

2005

Mar.

2006

Apr.

2006

Apr.

2005

Dec.

2005

Jan.

2006

Feb.

2006

Mar.

2006

Apr.

2006

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Less than 5 weeks .................................................................... 2,365 2,434 2,339 2,670 2,764 2,556 2,595 2,676 2,635

5 to 14 weeks ........................................................................... 2,050 2,186 1,900 2,271 2,240 2,263 2,074 2,011 2,115

15 weeks and over ................................................................... 2,920 2,634 2,566 2,688 2,417 2,241 2,482 2,333 2,373

 15 to 26 weeks ...................................................................... 1,242 1,282 1,169 1,091 1,068 1,090 1,126 1,044 1,046

 27 weeks and over ................................................................ 1,677 1,352 1,396 1,597 1,350 1,151 1,356 1,288 1,327

Average (mean) duration, in weeks .......................................... 21.1 17.8 18.0 19.6 17.3 16.8 17.6 16.9 16.8

Median duration, in weeks ........................................................ 10.4 9.9 9.8 8.9 8.5 8.4 8.9 8.5 8.5

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

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

 Less than 5 weeks .................................................................. 32.2 33.6 34.4 35.0 37.2 36.2 36.3 38.1 37.0

 5 to 14 weeks ......................................................................... 27.9 30.1 27.9 29.8 30.2 32.1 29.0 28.6 29.7

 15 weeks and over ................................................................. 39.8 36.3 37.7 35.2 32.6 31.7 34.7 33.2 33.3

 15 to 26 weeks ..................................................................... 16.9 17.7 17.2 14.3 14.4 15.4 15.7 14.9 14.7

 27 weeks and over ............................................................... 22.9 18.6 20.5 20.9 18.2 16.3 19.0 18.4 18.6

 NOTE: Beginning in January 2006, 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

Apr.

2005

Apr.

2006

Apr.

2005

Apr.

2006

Apr.

2005

Apr.

2006

 Total, 16 years and over 1 .......................................................................... 140,939 143,405 7,335 6,804 4.9 4.5

Management, professional, and related occupations ............................... 49,132 50,105 1,101 983 2.2 1.9

 Management, business, and financial operations occupations ............ 20,288 21,076 454 446 2.2 2.1

 Professional and related occupations ........................................................ 28,844 29,029 647 538 2.2 1.8

Service occupations .......................................................................................... 22,609 23,577 1,524 1,501 6.3 6.0

Sales and office occupations .......................................................................... 35,962 36,108 1,813 1,580 4.8 4.2

 Sales and related occupations ..................................................................... 16,723 16,778 885 744 5.0 4.2

 Office and administrative support occupations ........................................ 19,238 19,330 928 836 4.6 4.1

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations ........... 15,099 15,564 1,006 1,030 6.2 6.2

 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ............................................... 935 968 90 92 8.8 8.7

 Construction and extraction occupations ................................................... 8,927 9,320 682 719 7.1 7.2

 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .................................. 5,236 5,276 234 219 4.3 4.0

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations ................ 18,137 18,051 1,200 1,161 6.2 6.0

 Production occupations .................................................................................. 9,545 9,360 629 536 6.2 5.4

 Transportation and material moving occupations .................................... 8,592 8,691 571 625 6.2 6.7

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

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

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

Industry and class of worker

Number of

unemployed

persons

(in thousands)

Unemployment

rates

Apr.

2005

Apr.

2006

Apr.

2005

Apr.

2006

 Total, 16 years and over 1 ....................................................................... 7,335 6,804 4.9 4.5

Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers ...................................... 5,821 5,454 5.1 4.7

 Mining ................................................................................................................. 19 17 2.9 2.5

 Construction ...................................................................................................... 693 674 7.4 6.9

 Manufacturing ................................................................................................... 793 745 4.8 4.5

 Durable goods ................................................................................................ 450 414 4.3 3.9

 Nondurable goods ......................................................................................... 343 331 5.6 5.6

 Wholesale and retail trade ............................................................................ 1,131 972 5.4 4.6

 Transportation and utilities ............................................................................ 257 272 4.7 4.8

 Information ........................................................................................................ 178 132 5.9 4.2

 Financial activities ........................................................................................... 255 293 2.7 3.1

 Professional and business services ............................................................ 714 644 5.7 4.9

 Education and health services ..................................................................... 591 558 3.3 3.0

 Leisure and hospitality ................................................................................... 882 882 7.7 7.6

 Other services .................................................................................................. 306 266 4.9 4.1

Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers ........................ 84 81 6.9 6.2

Government workers ......................................................................................... 478 414 2.3 2.0

Self employed and unpaid family workers ................................................... 273 334 2.4 3.1

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

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

Table A-12. Alternative measures of labor underutilization

(Percent)

Measure

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Apr.

2005

Mar.

2006

Apr.

2006

Apr.

2005

Dec.

2005

Jan.

2006

Feb.

2006

Mar.

2006

Apr.

2006

U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of the civilian labor force .............. 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.6

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

force .................................................................................................................................. 2.4 2.5 2.3 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.3

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

rate) .................................................................................................................................. 4.9 4.8 4.5 5.1 4.9 4.7 4.8 4.7 4.7

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

discouraged workers ........................................................................................................ 5.2 5.1 4.8 5.4 5.2 4.9 5.0 4.9 5.0

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 .................... 5.9 5.8 5.4 6.1 5.9 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.5

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

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

workers ............................................................................................................................. 8.7 8.5 7.9 9.0 8.6 8.4 8.5 8.2 8.2

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Labor Review. Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the

household survey.

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Category

Total Men Women

Apr.

2005

Apr.

2006

Apr.

2005

Apr.

2006

Apr.

2005

Apr.

2006

NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE

Total not in the labor force ............................................................................ 77,167 77,990 29,363 29,611 47,803 48,379

 Persons who currently want a job ............................................................... 5,022 4,648 2,235 2,027 2,787 2,622

Searched for work and available to work now 1 ..................................... 1,511 1,310 784 658 728 651

 Reason not currently looking:

 Discouragement over job prospects 2 ..................................... 393 381 270 230 122 151

 Reasons other than discouragement 3 ........................................ 1,119 928 513 428 605 500

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders 4 ............................................................................ 7,437 7,360 3,758 3,795 3,680 3,565

 Percent of total employed ......................................................................... 5.3 5.1 5.0 4.9 5.6 5.4

 Primary job full time, secondary job part time ........................................... 3,849 3,894 2,119 2,265 1,731 1,629

 Primary and secondary jobs both part time .............................................. 1,708 1,716 578 496 1,130 1,219

 Primary and secondary jobs both full time ................................................ 301 259 176 190 125 69

 Hours vary on primary or secondary job ................................................... 1,551 1,439 872 815 679 624

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

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

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

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

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

secondary job(s), not shown separately.

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

household survey.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

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

(In thousands)

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

 Apr. 

2005

 Feb. 

2006

 Mar. 

2006p

 Apr. 

2006p

 Apr. 

2005

 Dec. 

2005

 Jan. 

2006

 Feb. 

2006

 Mar. 

2006p

 Apr. 

2006p

Change

from:

Mar. 2006-

Apr. 2006p

Total nonfarm ............................. 133,181 133,196 134,117 135,039 133,104 134,376 134,530 134,730 134,930 135,068 138

Total private ........................................ 111,021 111,004 111,817 112,730 111,336 112,498 112,686 112,854 113,033 113,164 131

Goods-producing ............................................ 21,924 21,803 21,959 22,211 22,119 22,282 22,335 22,373 22,388 22,425 37

Natural resources and mining .................................. 609 636 646 659 620 644 648 653 661 669 8

Logging ........................................................... 58.5 59.9 58.9 58.2 65.3 62.0 62.1 62.3 63.2 64.2 1.0

Mining .................................................................... 550.9 576.5 587.5 600.4 554.5 582.1 585.6 590.8 597.7 604.8 7.1

Oil and gas extraction ........................................ 123.5 129.5 131.1 132.3 124.4 128.7 129.9 130.9 132.0 132.8 .8

Mining, except oil and gas1................................. 209.8 206.8 211.0 215.4 211.1 214.3 214.4 216.0 217.6 217.8 .2

Coal mining ...................................................... 72.4 76.6 78.1 78.3 72.9 75.4 76.0 77.2 78.5 78.8 .3

Support activities for mining .............................. 217.6 240.2 245.4 252.7 219.0 239.1 241.3 243.9 248.1 254.2 6.1

Construction ............................................................. 7,112 7,044 7,148 7,347 7,243 7,416 7,460 7,494 7,500 7,510 10

Construction of buildings ................................... 1,652.8 1,677.8 1,697.6 1,727.5 1,686.5 1,727.2 1,742.5 1,745.1 1,752.8 1,760.1 7.3

Residential building ......................................... 924.2 941.7 951.1 967.0 943.2 966.8 976.4 978.8 982.4 985.7 3.3

Nonresidential building .................................... 728.6 736.1 746.5 760.5 743.3 760.4 766.1 766.3 770.4 774.4 4.0

Heavy and civil engineering construction ........ 915.7 880.6 904.6 959.0 940.5 974.8 987.0 992.4 992.8 992.6 -.2

Specialty trade contractors ............................... 4,543.5 4,485.7 4,545.6 4,660.5 4,615.7 4,714.3 4,730.8 4,756.3 4,753.9 4,756.9 3.0

Residential specialty trade contractors ........... 2,223.6 2,231.6 2,249.2 2,295.2 2,252.6 2,347.3 2,358.8 2,368.6 2,352.3 2,350.5 -1.8

Nonresidential specialty trade contractors ..... 2,319.9 2,254.1 2,296.4 2,365.3 2,363.1 2,367.0 2,372.0 2,387.7 2,401.6 2,406.4 4.8

Manufacturing ........................................................... 14,203 14,123 14,165 14,205 14,256 14,222 14,227 14,226 14,227 14,246 19

Production workers ....................................... 10,012 10,080 10,123 10,160 10,053 10,123 10,155 10,164 10,175 10,187 12

Durable goods ....................................................... 8,949 8,932 8,967 9,008 8,959 8,970 8,977 8,981 8,992 9,016 24

Production workers ....................................... 6,192 6,293 6,331 6,366 6,195 6,299 6,323 6,331 6,348 6,363 15

Wood products ................................................... 550.1 548.3 549.7 549.6 555.6 558.9 560.7 557.5 556.6 553.5 -3.1

Nonmetallic mineral products ............................ 505.7 487.0 496.1 506.1 507.1 500.7 505.1 506.5 508.6 509.0 .4

Primary metals .................................................... 467.7 471.3 473.8 471.1 468.7 469.4 472.9 470.9 473.6 471.0 -2.6

Fabricated metal products ................................. 1,513.9 1,524.0 1,531.2 1,538.5 1,516.1 1,526.7 1,527.7 1,531.8 1,535.3 1,540.7 5.4

Machinery ........................................................... 1,160.5 1,168.0 1,172.1 1,177.7 1,159.0 1,166.9 1,163.4 1,168.7 1,171.0 1,174.1 3.1

1 Computer and electronic products .................... 1,313.6 1,318.8 1,318.9 1,326.3 1,317.7 1,322.2 1,317.3 1,321.9 1,323.7 1,330.2 6.5

Computer and peripheral equipment ............. 205.3 201.3 202.4 202.0 205.4 205.7 201.7 201.8 203.0 202.9 -.1

Communications equipment ........................... 146.9 149.0 148.7 149.6 147.5 149.2 147.3 148.8 149.2 149.8 .6

Semiconductors and electronic components . 449.4 451.0 452.4 457.9 451.0 451.0 451.2 453.1 454.8 459.3 4.5

Electronic instruments ..................................... 434.2 444.5 443.2 444.9 435.9 441.7 443.1 445.0 444.2 446.2 2.0

Electrical equipment and appliances ................ 436.4 437.9 439.9 439.7 437.1 434.4 436.5 437.6 439.3 440.4 1.1

1 Transportation equipment .................................. 1,785.8 1,769.4 1,773.1 1,789.0 1,781.5 1,776.7 1,781.6 1,771.7 1,769.5 1,783.4 13.9

Motor vehicles and parts2................................. 1,111.1 1,083.3 1,088.6 1,101.5 1,107.5 1,092.1 1,095.8 1,082.8 1,084.5 1,096.7 12.2

Furniture and related products .......................... 565.4 553.2 557.6 556.7 565.0 558.0 557.4 557.5 557.9 557.7 -.2

Miscellaneous manufacturing ............................ 650.2 653.8 654.1 653.7 650.8 655.8 654.1 656.5 656.9 656.3 -.6

Nondurable goods ................................................. 5,254 5,191 5,198 5,197 5,297 5,252 5,250 5,245 5,235 5,230 -5

Production workers ....................................... 3,820 3,787 3,792 3,794 3,858 3,824 3,832 3,833 3,827 3,824 -3

Food manufacturing ........................................... 1,442.9 1,434.1 1,434.1 1,436.7 1,476.8 1,466.0 1,463.4 1,462.6 1,461.0 1,463.7 2.7

Beverages and tobacco products ...................... 187.2 189.7 189.6 190.7 191.6 192.3 194.4 194.3 194.7 195.1 .4

Textile mills ......................................................... 220.7 205.1 204.2 202.1 219.6 209.0 208.6 206.3 203.8 201.6 -2.2

Textile product mills ........................................... 173.4 172.4 173.1 173.3 171.6 173.9 175.4 173.9 172.6 171.6 -1.0

Apparel ................................................................ 264.8 252.0 252.7 251.1 265.0 253.5 253.7 253.1 252.3 251.0 -1.3

Leather and allied products ............................... 39.8 38.1 37.4 37.8 39.5 39.7 38.9 38.4 37.5 37.7 .2

Paper and paper products ................................. 485.1 475.5 474.4 470.2 488.0 478.1 477.7 477.3 475.1 472.6 -2.5

Printing and related support activities ............... 648.3 638.8 642.9 641.4 650.9 644.0 643.4 644.1 644.5 643.1 -1.4

Petroleum and coal products ............................. 112.3 109.6 111.0 113.9 113.0 112.3 111.5 112.9 113.2 114.3 1.1

Chemicals ........................................................... 877.7 883.3 887.4 887.0 878.5 884.0 886.4 885.8 886.6 885.9 -.7

Plastics and rubber products ............................. 802.2 792.1 791.3 792.3 802.1 798.9 796.2 796.4 793.2 793.0 -.2

See footnotes at the 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

 Apr. 

2005

 Feb. 

2006

 Mar. 

2006p

 Apr. 

2006p

 Apr. 

2005

 Dec. 

2005

 Jan. 

2006

 Feb. 

2006

 Mar. 

2006p

 Apr. 

2006p

Change

from:

Mar. 2006-

Apr. 2006p

Service-providing .............................................. 111,257 111,393 112,158 112,828 110,985 112,094 112,195 112,357 112,542 112,643 101

Private service-providing ............................... 89,097 89,201 89,858 90,519 89,217 90,216 90,351 90,481 90,645 90,739 94

Trade, transportation, and utilities ........................... 25,665 25,649 25,768 25,836 25,861 26,015 26,042 26,048 26,077 26,063 -14

Wholesale trade .................................................... 5,726.8 5,762.6 5,796.1 5,823.3 5,730.8 5,783.8 5,801.8 5,810.6 5,822.6 5,833.8 11.2

Durable goods .................................................... 2,976.9 3,014.5 3,030.2 3,044.4 2,981.6 3,017.6 3,028.5 3,032.2 3,040.7 3,049.0 8.3

Nondurable goods .............................................. 2,020.2 2,006.5 2,018.2 2,027.9 2,020.8 2,023.9 2,025.6 2,030.4 2,031.3 2,031.5 .2

Electronic markets and agents and brokers ..... 729.7 741.6 747.7 751.0 728.4 742.3 747.7 748.0 750.6 753.3 2.7

Retail trade ............................................................ 15,057.1 14,990.1 15,066.7 15,077.4 15,233.5 15,300.3 15,300.4 15,289.4 15,312.7 15,276.6 -36.1

Motor vehicle and parts dealers1........................ 1,914.9 1,888.0 1,898.6 1,902.1 1,918.1 1,914.7 1,910.2 1,911.6 1,911.0 1,906.7 -4.3

Automobile dealers ......................................... 1,260.3 1,238.6 1,240.4 1,241.4 1,262.0 1,252.4 1,248.0 1,247.6 1,244.6 1,244.1 -.5

Furniture and home furnishings stores ............. 570.0 585.4 583.1 589.9 575.8 583.0 589.6 590.7 589.1 595.7 6.6

Electronics and appliance stores ....................... 518.7 532.8 532.6 522.3 523.6 540.5 534.2 536.5 536.9 534.0 -2.9

Building material and garden supply stores ...... 1,292.5 1,248.6 1,290.2 1,348.3 1,268.0 1,290.9 1,300.1 1,309.1 1,313.4 1,318.4 5.0

Food and beverage stores ................................. 2,788.9 2,776.9 2,773.0 2,783.4 2,819.6 2,805.9 2,805.9 2,807.4 2,807.9 2,807.3 -.6

Health and personal care stores ....................... 946.8 952.6 955.4 950.8 952.7 966.1 959.4 955.9 960.6 958.3 -2.3

Gasoline stations ................................................ 864.6 857.9 855.2 863.3 871.6 869.6 869.4 870.2 866.7 869.2 2.5

Clothing and clothing accessories stores ......... 1,354.3 1,384.4 1,384.4 1,384.0 1,396.4 1,448.1 1,434.3 1,432.2 1,427.6 1,426.6 -1.0

Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music

stores ................................................................ 626.0 627.0 618.5 607.9 645.6 640.0 641.3 637.8 633.4 629.5 -3.9

1 General merchandise stores ............................. 2,865.9 2,822.9 2,870.5 2,822.0 2,925.9 2,906.9 2,919.1 2,907.0 2,932.9 2,898.7 -34.2

Department stores .......................................... 1,553.3 1,543.4 1,555.7 1,534.7 1,604.6 1,595.6 1,597.5 1,596.7 1,606.9 1,591.7 -15.2

Miscellaneous store retailers ............................. 890.8 887.7 883.2 885.7 903.8 899.0 901.5 900.7 903.7 903.6 -.1

Nonstore retailers ............................................... 423.7 425.9 422.0 417.7 432.4 435.6 435.4 430.3 429.5 428.6 -.9

Transportation and warehousing .......................... 4,327.5 4,338.9 4,347.7 4,373.5 4,340.2 4,371.6 4,380.0 4,387.4 4,381.8 4,390.4 8.6

Air transportation ................................................ 507.4 483.6 485.1 485.3 507.6 486.9 489.0 489.1 488.4 488.7 .3

Rail transportation .............................................. 228.6 225.1 225.5 227.2 228.8 227.3 227.4 227.4 227.4 227.3 -.1

Water transportation ........................................... 59.4 59.8 60.4 62.4 59.3 63.7 63.4 63.0 62.9 63.0 .1

Truck transportation ........................................... 1,375.7 1,374.1 1,380.6 1,399.4 1,389.0 1,404.0 1,406.0 1,407.5 1,407.7 1,415.7 8.0

Transit and ground passenger transportation ... 406.3 409.2 409.7 405.2 387.6 392.2 394.1 394.6 393.5 388.1 -5.4

Pipeline transportation ....................................... 37.7 37.3 37.5 37.7 37.8 37.0 37.4 37.5 37.7 37.8 .1

Scenic and sightseeing transportation .............. 25.6 22.9 24.8 27.9 28.8 31.1 30.3 31.5 32.0 32.3 .3

Support activities for transportation ................... 546.2 561.9 559.6 561.1 550.1 556.2 560.7 564.7 561.3 561.6 .3

Couriers and messengers .................................. 566.1 572.2 570.3 572.1 571.0 579.7 576.8 576.5 573.5 575.5 2.0

Warehousing and storage .................................. 574.5 592.8 594.2 595.2 580.2 593.5 594.9 595.6 597.4 600.4 3.0

Utilities ................................................................... 553.4 557.5 557.4 561.5 556.0 559.7 559.3 560.4 559.4 562.1 2.7

Information ................................................................ 3,062 3,056 3,063 3,059 3,072 3,066 3,065 3,073 3,073 3,071 -2

Publishing industries, except Internet ............... 898.8 901.5 903.2 900.7 902.1 902.5 901.5 903.9 904.3 904.1 -.2

Motion picture and sound recording industries . 377.7 378.6 382.3 375.4 384.0 387.7 391.2 389.7 390.5 385.5 -5.0

Broadcasting, except Internet ............................ 324.0 324.0 323.9 325.9 325.7 325.1 323.4 325.3 325.2 326.8 1.6

Internet publishing and broadcasting ................ 30.8 30.7 30.1 30.4 30.6 30.4 29.6 30.7 30.2 30.3 .1

Telecommunications .......................................... 1,003.0 994.3 991.8 992.4 1,002.5 993.3 991.3 994.6 992.7 992.9 .2

ISPs, search portals, and data processing ....... 378.2 377.2 382.1 384.9 377.3 377.8 377.4 378.7 381.0 382.4 1.4

Other information services ................................. 49.9 49.3 49.2 49.6 50.0 49.6 50.4 49.6 49.3 49.4 .1

Financial activities .................................................... 8,077 8,218 8,249 8,286 8,100 8,223 8,244 8,268 8,287 8,313 26

Finance and insurance .......................................... 5,977.9 6,094.9 6,118.6 6,136.5 5,982.9 6,068.2 6,081.8 6,103.8 6,123.0 6,143.6 20.6

Monetary authorities - central bank ................... 20.7 21.2 21.2 21.3 20.8 21.0 21.2 21.2 21.3 21.4 .1

1 Credit intermediation and related activities ....... 2,846.7 2,901.6 2,911.2 2,920.3 2,849.7 2,894.2 2,896.7 2,906.7 2,915.4 2,923.9 8.5

1 Depository credit intermediation ..................... 1,761.7 1,800.9 1,808.6 1,813.6 1,763.5 1,793.2 1,793.0 1,803.3 1,811.1 1,815.8 4.7

Commercial banking .................................... 1,291.2 1,309.6 1,317.3 1,319.3 1,292.3 1,306.0 1,303.3 1,311.4 1,318.4 1,319.6 1.2

Securities, commodity contracts, investments .. 779.5 796.2 798.7 798.4 781.7 790.4 792.9 795.9 798.0 799.6 1.6

Insurance carriers and related activities ........... 2,246.1 2,287.8 2,298.8 2,308.0 2,246.4 2,274.8 2,283.5 2,292.2 2,300.4 2,310.5 10.1

Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles ........ 84.9 88.1 88.7 88.5 84.3 87.8 87.5 87.8 87.9 88.2 .3

Real estate and rental and leasing ....................... 2,098.7 2,123.2 2,130.2 2,149.1 2,117.0 2,154.5 2,161.7 2,164.2 2,163.5 2,169.5 6.0

Real estate .......................................................... 1,429.5 1,466.7 1,468.8 1,483.7 1,441.9 1,481.6 1,490.5 1,492.3 1,491.4 1,498.4 7.0

Rental and leasing services ............................... 642.3 629.1 633.7 637.2 648.2 645.0 643.3 643.9 643.8 642.7 -1.1

Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets ......... 26.9 27.4 27.7 28.2 26.9 27.9 27.9 28.0 28.3 28.4 .1

See footnotes at the 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

 Apr. 

2005

 Feb. 

2006

 Mar. 

2006p

 Apr. 

2006p

 Apr. 

2005

 Dec. 

2005

 Jan. 

2006

 Feb. 

2006

 Mar. 

2006p

 Apr. 

2006p

Change

from:

Mar. 2006-

Apr. 2006p

Professional and business services ........................ 16,777 16,823 16,996 17,201 16,780 17,121 17,127 17,156 17,205 17,233 28

1 Professional and technical services ..................... 7,037.1 7,212.6 7,241.8 7,255.7 6,966.9 7,118.9 7,133.8 7,147.1 7,167.9 7,188.7 20.8

Legal services .................................................. 1,157.4 1,151.2 1,156.1 1,154.0 1,165.0 1,160.8 1,161.8 1,161.0 1,163.8 1,163.4 -.4

Accounting and bookkeeping services ........... 936.2 978.3 966.6 950.5 833.3 859.0 847.0 846.2 845.3 847.1 1.8

Architectural and engineering services .......... 1,281.8 1,322.5 1,336.0 1,349.5 1,291.5 1,335.6 1,340.5 1,348.3 1,356.1 1,361.0 4.9

Computer systems design and related

services .......................................................... 1,177.8 1,229.6 1,234.3 1,240.3 1,180.3 1,212.1 1,226.0 1,230.5 1,234.4 1,240.8 6.4

Management and technical consulting

services .......................................................... 828.4 862.6 870.0 878.0 833.9 865.4 867.8 871.7 876.6 882.5 5.9

Management of companies and enterprises ....... 1,746.3 1,759.1 1,762.6 1,774.0 1,752.5 1,756.7 1,772.6 1,771.0 1,772.8 1,775.4 2.6

Administrative and waste services ....................... 7,993.1 7,851.3 7,991.2 8,171.1 8,060.8 8,245.1 8,220.1 8,237.5 8,264.1 8,268.8 4.7

1 Administrative and support services ................. 7,661.0 7,523.7 7,661.2 7,838.9 7,727.2 7,911.0 7,884.9 7,903.1 7,928.5 7,934.6 6.1

1 Employment services ...................................... 3,468.5 3,430.3 3,505.3 3,558.1 3,532.6 3,671.0 3,638.3 3,636.8 3,651.7 3,652.9 1.2

Temporary help services ............................. 2,449.5 2,438.1 2,486.8 2,533.4 2,504.6 2,628.1 2,605.6 2,602.0 2,612.1 2,611.4 -.7

Business support services .............................. 766.0 760.0 766.7 767.5 765.6 751.8 760.7 760.6 762.9 763.1 .2

Services to buildings and dwellings ............... 1,717.5 1,598.4 1,648.2 1,772.8 1,715.9 1,751.1 1,750.0 1,761.6 1,766.9 1,774.3 7.4

Waste management and remediation services 332.1 327.6 330.0 332.2 333.6 334.1 335.2 334.4 335.6 334.2 -1.4

Education and health services ................................ 17,418 17,700 17,766 17,815 17,241 17,507 17,544 17,585 17,621 17,656 35

Educational services ............................................. 2,970.5 2,989.3 3,001.7 3,013.3 2,805.8 2,827.5 2,828.5 2,840.1 2,844.3 2,854.0 9.7

Health care and social assistance ........................14,447.4 14,710.4 14,764.0 14,801.6 14,435.5 14,679.6 14,715.6 14,744.9 14,776.7 14,802.0 25.3

3 Health care ............................................................ 12,226.0 12,446.6 12,488.1 12,515.0 12,243.8 12,435.8 12,465.9 12,490.3 12,516.2 12,539.4 23.2

1 Ambulatory health care services ....................... 5,068.8 5,196.4 5,221.9 5,231.6 5,074.4 5,181.4 5,202.1 5,216.1 5,231.9 5,239.8 7.9

Offices of physicians ....................................... 2,079.0 2,143.1 2,149.5 2,152.5 2,084.3 2,135.8 2,143.3 2,148.2 2,153.7 2,159.2 5.5

Outpatient care centers ................................... 468.0 485.8 488.3 489.2 467.8 484.1 485.9 486.9 488.0 489.2 1.2

Home health care services ............................. 808.6 825.0 834.6 836.0 809.0 822.1 829.1 831.9 836.2 835.7 -.5

Hospitals ............................................................. 4,319.2 4,383.5 4,394.7 4,399.3 4,325.5 4,382.5 4,387.3 4,393.0 4,402.2 4,408.7 6.5

1 Nursing and residential care facilities ............... 2,838.0 2,866.7 2,871.5 2,884.1 2,843.9 2,871.9 2,876.5 2,881.2 2,882.1 2,890.9 8.8

Nursing care facilities ...................................... 1,571.9 1,572.9 1,577.1 1,582.1 1,576.6 1,582.5 1,583.5 1,583.4 1,582.3 1,586.1 3.8

1 Social assistance ................................................ 2,221.4 2,263.8 2,275.9 2,286.6 2,191.7 2,243.8 2,249.7 2,254.6 2,260.5 2,262.6 2.1

Child day care services ................................... 796.7 806.0 808.6 814.0 777.7 793.3 795.1 795.8 796.0 799.3 3.3

Leisure and hospitality ............................................. 12,708 12,399 12,631 12,924 12,770 12,898 12,932 12,955 12,986 13,006 20

Arts, entertainment, and recreation ...................... 1,847.8 1,694.3 1,739.1 1,857.7 1,879.9 1,905.9 1,903.5 1,906.5 1,906.7 1,912.7 6.0

Performing arts and spectator sports ................ 378.4 337.5 343.3 381.8 371.7 362.1 356.3 364.9 364.6 371.9 7.3

Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks ...... 119.2 110.6 113.6 121.9 120.5 121.6 121.4 121.9 121.8 123.2 1.4

Amusements, gambling, and recreation ........... 1,350.2 1,246.2 1,282.2 1,354.0 1,387.7 1,422.2 1,425.8 1,419.7 1,420.3 1,417.6 -2.7

Accommodations and food services .................... 10,859.8 10,704.6 10,891.5 11,066.7 10,889.9 10,992.3 11,028.0 11,048.9 11,079.2 11,093.2 14.0

Accommodations ................................................ 1,773.3 1,724.2 1,744.1 1,755.4 1,814.2 1,809.2 1,808.0 1,804.2 1,803.2 1,798.4 -4.8

Food services and drinking places .................... 9,086.5 8,980.4 9,147.4 9,311.3 9,075.7 9,183.1 9,220.0 9,244.7 9,276.0 9,294.8 18.8

Other services .......................................................... 5,390 5,356 5,385 5,398 5,393 5,386 5,397 5,396 5,396 5,397 1

Repair and maintenance .................................... 1,241.1 1,236.4 1,246.5 1,254.9 1,237.5 1,241.4 1,240.7 1,242.8 1,244.6 1,248.8 4.2

Personal and laundry services .......................... 1,283.1 1,261.0 1,264.3 1,272.3 1,278.7 1,270.3 1,278.4 1,275.5 1,270.1 1,268.6 -1.5

Membership associations and organizations .... 2,866.2 2,858.2 2,873.8 2,871.0 2,876.6 2,874.5 2,877.7 2,877.6 2,881.3 2,880.0 -1.3

Government .............................................................. 22,160 22,192 22,300 22,309 21,768 21,878 21,844 21,876 21,897 21,904 7

Federal ................................................................... 2,722 2,690 2,692 2,697 2,729 2,713 2,705 2,707 2,705 2,701 -4

Federal, except U.S. Postal Service ................. 1,951.8 1,924.3 1,926.8 1,932.7 1,955.3 1,941.2 1,935.6 1,938.8 1,937.4 1,937.9 .5

U.S. Postal Service ............................................ 769.8 765.5 765.0 763.9 773.5 772.1 769.1 767.9 767.7 763.5 -4.2

State government .................................................. 5,163 5,134 5,169 5,172 5,018 5,036 5,007 5,024 5,026 5,027 1

State government education .............................. 2,395.5 2,372.4 2,400.5 2,400.6 2,247.0 2,258.1 2,232.4 2,248.1 2,250.3 2,251.8 1.5

State government, excluding education ............ 2,767.8 2,761.4 2,768.9 2,771.0 2,770.6 2,777.4 2,774.9 2,775.7 2,775.7 2,774.7 -1.0

Local government .................................................. 14,275 14,368 14,439 14,440 14,021 14,129 14,132 14,145 14,166 14,176 10

Local government education ............................. 8,160.6 8,236.0 8,277.6 8,259.1 7,838.6 7,906.9 7,902.6 7,911.9 7,922.1 7,928.4 6.3

Local government, excluding education ........... 6,114.1 6,131.6 6,161.2 6,180.7 6,182.1 6,222.2 6,228.9 6,233.2 6,243.5 6,247.1 3.6

1

Includes other industries, not shown separately.

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

vehicle parts.

3

Includes ambulatory health care services, hospitals, and nursing

and residential care facilities.

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

 Apr. 

2005

 Feb. 

2006

 Mar. 

2006p

 Apr. 

2006p

 Apr. 

2005

 Dec. 

2005

 Jan. 

2006

 Feb. 

2006

 Mar. 

2006p

 Apr. 

2006p

Change

from:

Mar. 2006-

Apr. 2006p

Total private ....................................... 33.6 33.5 33.6 33.9 33.8 33.8 33.8 33.8 33.8 33.9 0.1

Goods-producing .......................................... 39.9 40.0 40.2 39.8 40.2 40.2 40.4 40.4 40.5 40.6 .1

Natural resources and mining .............................. 45.4 44.8 44.6 45.3 45.6 45.6 46.1 45.2 44.9 45.4 .5

Construction ............................................................ 38.7 38.2 38.5 38.5 39.1 38.7 39.1 38.9 39.0 39.2 .2

Manufacturing ......................................................... 40.3 40.7 41.0 40.3 40.5 40.8 40.9 41.0 41.1 41.1 .0

Overtime hours ............................................ 4.3 4.3 4.4 3.8 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.5 -.1

Durable goods ..................................................... 40.7 41.1 41.4 40.6 40.9 41.2 41.3 41.4 41.4 41.6 .2

Overtime hours ............................................ 4.3 4.4 4.5 3.7 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.5 -.1

Wood products .................................................. 39.3 39.3 40.0 40.2 39.5 40.1 40.1 40.3 40.4 40.6 .2

Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... 41.8 42.0 42.6 43.0 41.9 42.7 43.1 42.9 43.1 43.3 .2

Primary metals .................................................. 42.5 43.7 43.6 42.9 42.6 43.5 43.7 43.6 43.6 43.6 .0

Fabricated metal products .............................. 40.6 41.1 41.4 40.1 40.8 41.1 41.2 41.3 41.5 41.5 .0

Machinery .......................................................... 41.9 41.9 42.2 41.6 42.0 41.9 41.8 42.1 42.1 42.7 .6

Computer and electronic products ................ 39.4 40.2 40.5 40.1 39.8 40.3 40.5 40.4 40.5 40.6 .1

Electrical equipment and appliances ............ 39.8 40.8 41.2 40.5 40.2 40.9 41.2 41.4 41.4 41.8 .4

Transportation equipment ............................... 42.0 42.6 42.9 41.2 42.2 42.6 42.6 42.7 42.7 42.7 .0

Motor vehicles and parts 2.............................. 41.6 42.3 42.5 40.5 41.9 42.2 42.1 42.2 42.4 42.1 -.3

Furniture and related products ....................... 39.1 38.3 38.4 37.9 39.3 38.3 38.2 38.5 38.5 38.4 -.1

Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 38.8 38.7 38.7 37.7 38.9 38.5 38.5 38.6 38.5 38.5 .0

Nondurable goods ............................................... 39.5 40.1 40.3 39.9 39.9 40.2 40.3 40.4 40.5 40.4 -.1

Overtime hours ............................................ 4.1 4.2 4.3 3.9 4.3 4.6 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.4 -.1

Food manufacturing ......................................... 38.3 39.0 39.5 39.0 39.0 39.3 39.6 39.7 40.0 39.8 -.2

Beverages and tobacco products .................. 41.0 39.5 40.0 40.0 40.3 40.0 39.9 39.9 40.1 39.8 -.3

Textile mills ........................................................ 40.1 40.3 40.7 39.6 40.2 41.0 40.6 40.5 40.3 40.0 -.3

Textile product mills ......................................... 38.6 40.3 39.8 39.5 39.0 40.0 40.1 40.4 39.6 40.1 .5

Apparel ............................................................... 36.0 35.9 36.3 35.4 36.0 35.6 36.0 35.8 35.9 36.1 .2

Leather and allied products ............................ 38.2 39.1 39.9 38.6 37.8 39.4 39.4 39.3 39.4 39.0 -.4

Paper and paper products .............................. 41.9 42.0 42.0 42.0 42.2 42.6 42.4 42.5 42.4 42.6 .2

Printing and related support activities ........... 38.0 39.0 39.1 38.5 38.3 38.4 38.8 39.0 39.0 39.0 .0

Petroleum and coal products .......................... 45.1 43.9 44.3 44.6 46.1 44.5 45.0 44.6 44.9 44.6 -.3

Chemicals .......................................................... 42.2 42.9 42.7 42.5 42.4 42.5 42.6 42.8 42.6 42.5 -.1

Plastics and rubber products .......................... 39.7 40.4 40.8 40.0 39.8 40.5 40.5 40.5 40.8 40.8 .0

Private service-providing ............................. 32.3 32.2 32.1 32.6 32.5 32.4 32.4 32.4 32.4 32.5 .1

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 33.3 32.9 33.0 33.6 33.5 33.4 33.3 33.3 33.3 33.4 .1

Wholesale trade ................................................... 37.6 37.6 37.6 38.4 37.8 37.9 37.8 37.9 37.9 38.1 .2

Retail trade ........................................................... 30.4 29.9 30.0 30.6 30.7 30.5 30.5 30.4 30.4 30.5 .1

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 36.9 36.1 36.4 36.8 37.3 36.7 36.6 36.7 36.7 36.7 .0

Utilities ................................................................... 41.0 40.9 40.8 41.5 41.1 41.4 41.0 41.1 41.1 41.3 .2

Information ............................................................... 36.2 36.4 36.4 36.7 36.5 36.6 36.6 36.5 36.7 36.5 -.2

Financial activities .................................................. 35.8 35.5 35.3 36.3 36.0 35.9 36.0 35.7 35.7 35.7 .0

Professional and business services .................... 34.1 34.4 34.3 34.8 34.2 34.3 34.6 34.5 34.4 34.8 .4

Education and health services ............................. 32.4 32.4 32.4 32.7 32.6 32.5 32.5 32.5 32.6 32.6 .0

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 25.5 25.3 25.3 25.7 25.8 25.6 25.7 25.6 25.6 25.6 .0

Other services ......................................................... 30.9 30.8 30.8 31.1 31.1 30.9 30.9 30.9 31.0 31.1 .1

1 Data relate to production workers in natural resources and mining

and manufacturing, construction workers in construction, and

nonsupervisory workers in the service-providing industries.

These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the

total employment on private nonfarm payrolls.

2

Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, motor

vehicle parts.

p = preliminary.
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

 Apr. 

2005

 Feb. 

2006

 Mar. 

2006p

 Apr. 

2006p

 Apr. 

2005

 Feb. 

2006

 Mar. 

2006p

 Apr. 

2006p

Total private ....................................... $16.01 $16.51 $16.52 $16.68 $537.94 $553.09 $555.07 $565.45

Seasonally adjusted ..................... 16.00 16.47 16.52 16.61 540.80 556.69 558.38 563.08

Goods-producing .......................................... 17.48 17.72 17.73 17.83 697.45 708.80 712.75 709.63

Natural resources and mining .............................. 18.65 19.41 19.60 19.77 846.71 869.57 874.16 895.58

Construction ............................................................ 19.33 19.57 19.54 19.62 748.07 747.57 752.29 755.37

Manufacturing ......................................................... 16.46 16.71 16.72 16.77 663.34 680.10 685.52 675.83

Durable goods ..................................................... 17.20 17.54 17.56 17.59 700.04 720.89 726.98 714.15

Wood products .................................................. 13.16 13.16 13.17 13.29 517.19 517.19 526.80 534.26

Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... 16.69 16.55 16.62 16.71 697.64 695.10 708.01 718.53

Primary metals .................................................. 18.80 19.22 19.17 19.22 799.00 839.91 835.81 824.54

Fabricated metal products .............................. 15.62 16.06 16.06 16.08 634.17 660.07 664.88 644.81

Machinery .......................................................... 16.98 17.01 17.00 16.94 711.46 712.72 717.40 704.70

Computer and electronic products ................ 18.22 18.75 18.81 19.03 717.87 753.75 761.81 763.10

Electrical equipment and appliances ............ 15.08 15.48 15.40 15.47 600.18 631.58 634.48 626.54

Transportation equipment ............................... 21.77 22.30 22.33 22.25 914.34 949.98 957.96 916.70

Furniture and related products ....................... 13.45 13.48 13.49 13.71 525.90 516.28 518.02 519.61

Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 14.01 14.08 14.29 14.35 543.59 544.90 553.02 541.00

Nondurable goods ............................................... 15.23 15.31 15.27 15.38 601.59 613.93 615.38 613.66

Food manufacturing ......................................... 12.98 13.01 13.00 13.07 497.13 507.39 513.50 509.73

Beverages and tobacco products .................. 19.38 18.24 18.14 18.44 794.58 720.48 725.60 737.60

Textile mills ........................................................ 12.35 12.38 12.41 12.46 495.24 498.91 505.09 493.42

Textile product mills ......................................... 11.71 11.74 11.65 11.76 452.01 473.12 463.67 464.52

Apparel ............................................................... 10.10 10.59 10.63 10.70 363.60 380.18 385.87 378.78

Leather and allied products ............................ 11.44 11.00 11.10 10.96 437.01 430.10 442.89 423.06

Paper and paper products .............................. 17.93 17.74 17.78 17.98 751.27 745.08 746.76 755.16

Printing and related support activities ........... 15.60 15.69 15.77 15.75 592.80 611.91 616.61 606.38

Petroleum and coal products .......................... 24.09 24.78 24.85 25.29 1,086.46 1,087.84 1,100.86 1,127.93

Chemicals .......................................................... 19.62 19.92 19.65 19.86 827.96 854.57 839.06 844.05

Plastics and rubber products .......................... 14.76 14.89 14.87 14.81 585.97 601.56 606.70 592.40

Private service-providing ............................. 15.62 16.19 16.20 16.37 504.53 521.32 520.02 533.66

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 14.91 15.23 15.25 15.46 496.50 501.07 503.25 519.46

Wholesale trade ................................................... 18.03 18.65 18.61 18.89 677.93 701.24 699.74 725.38

Retail trade ........................................................... 12.42 12.47 12.52 12.71 377.57 372.85 375.60 388.93

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 16.58 16.95 17.00 17.18 611.80 611.90 618.80 632.22

Utilities ................................................................... 26.49 27.60 27.68 27.63 1,086.09 1,128.84 1,129.34 1,146.65

Information ............................................................... 21.86 22.84 22.82 23.12 791.33 831.38 830.65 848.50

Financial activities .................................................. 17.85 18.45 18.45 18.72 639.03 654.98 651.29 679.54

Professional and business services .................... 17.91 18.77 18.82 19.15 610.73 645.69 645.53 666.42

Education and health services ............................. 16.57 17.14 17.18 17.24 536.87 555.34 556.63 563.75

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 9.08 9.41 9.44 9.47 231.54 238.07 238.83 243.38

Other services ......................................................... 14.29 14.54 14.50 14.61 441.56 447.83 446.60 454.37

1 See footnote 1, table B-2.

p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-4. Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and

selected industry detail, seasonally adjusted

Industry

Total Private:

 Apr. 

2005

 Dec. 

2005

 Jan. 

2006

 Feb. 

2006

 Mar. 

2006p

 Apr. 

2006p

Percent

change from:

Mar. 2006-

Apr. 2006 p

Current dollars ................................................ $16.00 $16.35 $16.40 $16.47 $16.52 $16.61 0.5

Constant (1982) dollars 2................................. 8.17 8.20 8.17 8.20 8.19 N.A.

Goods-producing .......................................................... 17.52 17.77 17.79 17.80 17.82 17.86 .2

Natural resources and mining .............................................. 18.55 19.12 19.33 19.40 19.51 19.64 .7

Construction ............................................................................ 19.38 19.65 19.63 19.66 19.65 19.66 .1

Manufacturing ......................................................................... 16.48 16.70 16.71 16.72 16.74 16.79 .3

.....................................................

4 Excluding overtime 15.63 15.83 15.84 15.83 15.85 15.92 .4

Durable goods ..................................................................... 17.24 17.52 17.53 17.54 17.58 17.62 .2

Nondurable goods ............................................................... 15.22 15.31 15.33 15.33 15.31 15.37 .4

Private service-providing ............................................. 15.60 15.97 16.03 16.11 16.17 16.27 .6

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................................... 14.86 15.10 15.13 15.19 15.23 15.32 .6

Wholesale trade ................................................................... 18.03 18.56 18.53 18.61 18.68 18.71 .2

Retail trade ........................................................................... 12.35 12.39 12.44 12.46 12.49 12.59 .8

Transportation and warehousing ...................................... 16.60 16.87 16.91 16.99 17.02 17.16 .8

Utilities ................................................................................... 26.42 27.34 27.48 27.54 27.62 27.50 -.4

Information ............................................................................... 21.92 22.60 22.98 22.82 22.94 23.07 .6

Financial activities .................................................................. 17.85 18.27 18.33 18.45 18.49 18.62 .7

Professional and business services .................................... 17.94 18.42 18.54 18.66 18.81 18.98 .9

Education and health services ............................................. 16.58 17.00 17.04 17.13 17.18 17.23 .3

Leisure and hospitality ........................................................... 9.09 9.27 9.27 9.36 9.41 9.47 .6

Other services ......................................................................... 14.26 14.47 14.48 14.50 14.49 14.50 .1

3( )

1 See footnote 1, table B-2.

2 The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical

Workers (CPI-W) is used to deflate this series.

3 Change was -0.1 percent from Feb. 2006 to Mar. 2006, the latest

month available.

4 Derived by assuming that overtime hours are paid at the rate

of time and one-half.

N.A. = not available.

p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-5. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and

selected industry detail

(2002=100)

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

 Apr. 

2005

 Feb. 

2006

 Mar. 

2006p

 Apr. 

2006p

 Apr. 

2005

 Dec. 

2005

 Jan. 

2006

 Feb. 

2006

 Mar. 

2006p

 Apr. 

2006p

Percent

change from:

Mar. 2006-

Apr. 2006p

Total private ....................................... 101.4 101.3 102.5 104.4 102.4 103.7 104.0 104.2 104.4 104.9 0.5

Goods-producing .......................................... 96.9 97.2 98.6 99.1 98.6 100.1 101.1 101.3 101.8 102.2 .4

Natural resources and mining .............................. 110.3 113.8 115.4 119.6 112.7 118.0 120.0 118.4 119.1 121.6 2.1

Construction ............................................................ 105.0 102.3 104.9 108.6 108.3 110.0 112.2 112.1 112.7 113.5 .7

Manufacturing ......................................................... 92.6 94.2 95.3 94.0 93.4 94.8 95.3 95.6 96.0 96.1 .1

Durable goods ..................................................... 94.7 97.2 98.5 97.1 95.2 97.5 98.1 98.5 98.7 99.5 .8

Wood products .................................................. 97.7 97.8 99.7 99.9 99.2 102.0 102.3 102.0 102.0 101.7 -.3

Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... 96.1 93.9 97.0 99.7 97.0 97.5 100.0 100.0 100.8 101.3 .5

Primary metals .................................................. 92.1 96.2 96.7 94.3 92.5 95.1 96.4 95.8 96.5 95.7 -.8

Fabricated metal products .............................. 98.0 100.3 101.8 99.0 98.5 100.4 100.8 101.4 102.1 102.5 .4

Machinery .......................................................... 98.1 99.5 100.5 100.0 98.0 99.3 98.9 100.0 100.1 102.1 2.0

Computer and electronic products ................ 91.0 101.5 103.1 102.4 92.2 101.1 101.8 102.3 103.2 103.9 .7

Electrical equipment and appliances ............ 84.7 88.4 89.6 88.1 85.6 87.7 89.1 89.5 90.1 91.2 1.2

Transportation equipment ............................... 96.9 99.5 100.5 97.9 96.9 99.2 99.8 99.7 99.9 100.6 .7

Motor vehicles and parts 2.............................. 95.1 94.7 95.5 92.2 95.3 95.2 95.3 94.3 95.0 95.1 .1

Furniture and related products ....................... 91.3 88.3 89.5 88.6 91.7 88.9 88.7 89.7 90.0 90.0 .0

Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 90.4 91.0 91.0 88.5 90.7 90.5 90.5 91.2 90.9 90.8 -.1

Nondurable goods ............................................... 88.9 89.4 90.0 89.2 90.7 90.5 90.9 91.2 91.3 91.0 -.3

Food manufacturing ......................................... 91.5 92.9 93.7 93.0 95.8 95.8 96.4 96.7 97.1 97.0 -.1

Beverages and tobacco products .................. 91.5 96.5 96.3 97.2 93.3 98.0 99.7 100.3 100.8 100.2 -.6

Textile mills ........................................................ 72.3 67.2 68.0 65.6 72.0 69.2 68.7 68.0 67.1 65.9 -1.8

Textile product mills ......................................... 89.7 95.1 93.5 92.1 89.7 94.3 96.2 95.5 92.6 92.7 .1

Apparel ............................................................... 68.5 64.4 65.6 63.4 68.2 63.9 65.3 64.5 64.6 64.5 -.2

Leather and allied products ............................ 78.0 76.7 77.0 76.0 77.0 81.2 80.0 77.9 76.5 76.8 .4

Paper and paper products .............................. 86.6 85.7 85.8 84.5 87.8 87.2 86.8 87.2 86.9 86.4 -.6

Printing and related support activities ........... 89.9 91.6 92.6 91.5 91.2 90.9 91.6 92.6 92.9 93.0 .1

Petroleum and coal products .......................... 102.3 94.4 96.5 98.4 105.8 97.6 98.4 99.3 100.0 98.7 -1.3

Chemicals .......................................................... 96.5 99.3 99.8 99.1 97.0 97.6 98.8 99.2 99.3 98.9 -.4

Plastics and rubber products .......................... 91.9 92.0 93.0 91.4 92.0 92.9 92.8 92.9 93.2 93.2 .0

Private service-providing ............................. 102.7 102.8 103.3 105.8 103.6 104.6 104.9 105.1 105.3 105.8 .5

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 100.0 98.9 99.8 101.8 101.5 102.0 101.9 101.9 102.1 102.3 .2

Wholesale trade ................................................... 100.5 101.8 102.4 105.2 101.2 103.1 103.1 103.7 103.8 104.6 .8

Retail trade ........................................................... 98.6 96.6 97.5 99.5 100.9 100.7 100.9 100.5 100.7 100.7 .0

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 103.9 102.2 103.4 105.1 105.5 104.8 104.7 105.1 105.1 105.2 .1

Utilities ................................................................... 92.6 94.2 93.6 95.8 93.2 95.2 94.5 94.9 94.7 95.5 .8

Information ............................................................... 98.3 99.9 100.3 100.9 99.5 100.6 100.7 100.5 101.1 100.5 -.6

Financial activities .................................................. 103.2 104.6 104.6 108.3 104.2 105.8 106.4 105.9 106.4 107.0 .6

Professional and business services .................... 104.5 106.4 107.2 110.3 105.0 108.0 109.1 109.0 109.0 110.6 1.5

Education and health services ............................. 106.1 107.7 108.1 109.4 105.7 106.7 107.0 107.3 107.9 108.1 .2

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 104.4 101.0 103.1 107.3 106.3 106.5 107.4 107.1 107.4 107.7 .3

Other services ......................................................... 96.2 95.2 95.9 97.0 96.9 96.0 96.2 96.3 96.8 97.0 .2

1 See footnote 1, table B-2.

2

Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and

motor vehicle parts.

p = preliminary.

NOTE: The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by

dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate hours by

the corresponding 2002 annual average levels. Aggregate hours

estimates are the product of estimates of average weekly hours

and production or nonsupervisory worker employment.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

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

 Apr. 

2005

 Feb. 

2006

 Mar. 

2006p

 Apr. 

2006p

 Apr. 

2005

 Dec. 

2005

 Jan. 

2006

 Feb. 

2006

 Mar. 

2006p

 Apr. 

2006p

Percent

change from:

Mar. 2006-

Apr. 2006p

Total private ....................................... 108.6 111.9 113.3 116.5 109.6 113.4 114.1 114.8 115.4 116.6 1.0

Goods-producing .......................................... 103.7 105.5 107.1 108.2 105.8 108.9 110.1 110.4 111.1 111.8 .6

Natural resources and mining .............................. 119.6 128.5 131.6 137.6 121.6 131.2 134.9 133.6 135.1 138.9 2.8

Construction ............................................................ 109.6 108.2 110.7 115.0 113.4 116.7 118.9 119.0 119.6 120.5 .8

Manufacturing ......................................................... 99.7 102.9 104.2 103.1 100.7 103.5 104.2 104.6 105.1 105.5 .4

Durable goods ..................................................... 101.7 106.4 108.0 106.6 102.5 106.7 107.4 107.8 108.4 109.4 .9

Nondurable goods ............................................... 95.6 96.8 97.1 96.9 97.5 98.0 98.5 98.8 98.8 98.8 .0

Private service-providing ............................. 110.3 114.3 114.9 118.9 111.1 114.8 115.5 116.3 117.0 118.2 1.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 106.3 107.5 108.5 112.3 107.6 109.9 110.0 110.4 110.9 111.8 .8

Wholesale trade ................................................... 106.8 111.9 112.2 117.0 107.5 112.8 112.6 113.7 114.3 115.3 .9

Retail trade ........................................................... 105.0 103.2 104.6 108.4 106.8 106.9 107.6 107.3 107.8 108.7 .8

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 109.3 109.9 111.5 114.5 111.1 112.1 112.3 113.3 113.4 114.5 1.0

Utilities ................................................................... 102.4 108.5 108.1 110.5 102.8 108.6 108.3 109.1 109.1 109.6 .5

Information ............................................................... 106.3 112.9 113.3 115.5 107.9 112.5 114.5 113.6 114.8 114.8 .0

Financial activities .................................................. 113.9 119.3 119.3 125.4 115.0 119.5 120.6 120.9 121.7 123.1 1.2

Professional and business services .................... 111.4 118.8 120.0 125.7 112.1 118.3 120.3 121.0 122.0 124.9 2.4

Education and health services ............................. 115.5 121.3 122.1 123.9 115.2 119.3 119.9 120.9 121.9 122.5 .5

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 110.5 110.8 113.5 118.5 112.7 115.1 116.0 116.9 117.9 118.9 .8

Other services ......................................................... 100.1 100.8 101.3 103.3 100.6 101.2 101.4 101.7 102.2 102.5 .3

1 See footnote 1, table B-2.

p = preliminary.

NOTE: The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated

by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate payrolls

by the corresponding 2002 annual average levels. Aggregate

payroll estimates are the product of estimates of average hourly

earnings, average weekly hours, and production or nonsupervisory

worker employment.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-7. Diffusion indexes of employment change

(Percent)

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

Private nonfarm payrolls, 278 industries

Manufacturing payrolls, 84 industries

1

1

Over 1-month span:

Over 3-month span:

Over 6-month span:

Over 12-month span:

Over 1-month span:

Over 3-month span:

Over 6-month span:

Over 12-month span:

Time span

2002 ......................................................... 40.8 36.5 38.3 38.7 40.1 46.0 43.7 43.3 41.7 41.9 41.5 36.0

2003 ......................................................... 44.1 37.9 34.9 38.3 42.8 38.8 37.6 39.7 50.7 49.8 52.0 51.3

2004 ......................................................... 51.6 49.5 62.4 65.5 62.4 57.7 52.7 52.0 57.0 54.3 55.0 54.1

2005 ......................................................... 50.7 57.7 56.7 54.7 54.5 56.7 59.2 54.1 51.4 53.4 61.7 58.6

2006 ......................................................... 61.0 59.9 p 60.6 p 59.2

2002 ......................................................... 34.5 36.2 35.6 35.8 34.9 38.8 38.5 44.8 37.6 39.7 37.2 39.6

2003 ......................................................... 40.6 34.2 34.7 32.7 35.3 41.7 38.5 33.8 42.6 47.8 49.8 50.5

2004 ......................................................... 54.3 53.4 57.6 63.1 69.4 68.3 58.8 55.6 57.4 56.5 59.9 55.2

2005 ......................................................... 52.9 56.7 59.2 60.4 56.8 60.8 60.4 59.7 57.9 52.2 57.0 63.7

2006 ......................................................... 66.2 65.5 p 61.9 p 60.1

2002 ......................................................... 30.2 30.6 31.5 30.9 32.0 36.3 35.8 37.6 34.5 36.0 36.7 35.3

2003 ......................................................... 34.4 31.8 31.8 34.0 32.7 36.2 33.3 32.4 40.5 45.3 46.4 47.7

2004 ......................................................... 49.8 52.3 54.7 60.8 63.3 63.8 63.1 63.5 59.0 61.3 55.9 55.6

2005 ......................................................... 55.4 57.7 57.4 58.8 55.2 58.6 60.8 59.5 60.6 57.7 58.5 60.6

2006 ......................................................... 61.2 61.5 p 62.8 p 64.9

2002 ......................................................... 33.6 31.7 30.2 30.4 30.2 29.1 32.0 31.3 30.0 29.5 32.9 34.7

2003 ......................................................... 34.5 31.5 32.9 33.5 34.2 35.1 32.7 33.1 37.1 36.7 37.2 39.2

2004 ......................................................... 40.3 42.1 44.8 48.4 50.7 57.7 57.0 55.2 56.7 58.3 60.1 60.3

2005 ......................................................... 60.1 61.0 59.5 58.6 58.6 59.4 60.8 61.0 60.8 58.3 58.8 62.1

2006 ......................................................... 61.3 61.0 p 62.4 p 64.4

2002 ......................................................... 19.6 21.4 18.5 29.2 25.0 30.4 36.9 25.6 28.6 17.9 17.9 19.6

2003 ......................................................... 32.7 19.6 19.6 10.7 23.2 19.0 19.6 29.2 28.6 36.3 42.3 40.5

2004 ......................................................... 44.0 47.6 44.6 64.9 53.6 45.8 56.5 52.4 41.7 42.3 39.9 39.3

2005 ......................................................... 39.3 38.7 38.7 42.3 44.6 34.5 47.6 35.7 45.2 43.5 50.0 52.4

2006 ......................................................... 59.5 48.8 p 52.4 p 53.0

2002 ......................................................... 9.5 9.5 11.3 17.9 14.9 17.9 22.6 25.6 22.6 17.3 9.5 11.9

2003 ......................................................... 18.5 11.3 12.5 8.3 7.7 11.3 14.9 15.5 16.7 27.4 32.1 35.7

2004 ......................................................... 43.5 42.3 43.5 53.6 57.7 58.9 53.6 48.8 48.2 40.5 38.1 31.0

2005 ......................................................... 35.7 39.9 42.9 39.9 37.5 41.1 39.3 35.7 39.9 36.3 36.9 50.0

2006 ......................................................... 56.0 51.8 p 50.0 p 45.2

2002 ......................................................... 7.1 8.3 7.7 8.3 8.3 11.9 12.5 11.9 13.7 8.9 7.1 7.7

2003 ......................................................... 11.3 11.3 8.3 9.5 10.7 9.5 6.0 8.9 13.7 18.5 24.4 23.8

2004 ......................................................... 28.6 33.3 33.3 45.8 47.6 51.2 56.0 51.8 48.2 49.4 39.3 35.7

2005 ......................................................... 36.9 36.9 35.1 33.3 33.3 32.7 36.9 36.9 41.1 41.7 39.3 42.3

2006 ......................................................... 37.5 45.8 p 47.6 p 51.2

2002 ......................................................... 7.1 6.0 6.0 6.5 7.1 3.6 4.8 6.0 4.8 7.1 4.8 8.3

2003 ......................................................... 10.7 6.0 6.5 6.0 8.3 7.1 7.1 8.3 10.7 10.7 9.5 10.7

2004 ......................................................... 13.1 14.3 13.1 20.2 23.2 35.7 36.9 38.1 36.3 44.0 44.6 44.6

2005 ......................................................... 44.6 44.6 41.7 40.5 39.9 33.3 32.7 31.0 32.1 39.3 35.7 40.5

2006 ......................................................... 41.1 39.9 p 41.1 p 45.2

1 Based on seasonally adjusted data for 1-, 3-, and 6-month spans and

unadjusted data for the 12-month span.

p = preliminary.

NOTE: Figures are the percent of industries with employment increasing

plus one-half of the industries with unchanged employment, where

50 percent indicates an equal balance between industries with increasing

and decreasing employment.