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Technical information:

Household data: (202) 691-6378

http://www.bls.gov/cps/

Establishment data: 691-6555

http://www.bls.gov/ces/

Media contact: 691-5902

USDL 07-0159

Transmission of material in this release

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

Friday, February 2, 2007.

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

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

beginning on page 5 for more information on the revisions.

In addition, household survey data for January 2007 reflect updated population controls.

See the note on page 6 for more information.

Establishment and Household Data Changes

Chart 1. Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted,

February 2004 – January 2007

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

5.5

6.0

6.5

2005 2006 2007

Millions

Chart 2. Nonfarm payroll employment, seasonally adjusted, 

February 2004 – January 2007

126.0

128.0

130.0

132.0

134.0

136.0

138.0

2005 2006 2007

THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: JANUARY 2007

Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 111,000 in January, and the unemployment rate was essentially

unchanged at 4.6 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.

Job growth continued in several service-providing industries over the month, and construction employment

also rose. The number of manufacturing jobs continued to decline.

Unemployment (Household Survey Data)

The number of unemployed persons (7.0 million) and the unemployment rate (4.6 percent) were about

unchanged in January. Over the month, the unemployment rate for Hispanics (5.7 percent) increased, while

the rates for the other major worker groups—adult men (4.1 percent), adult women (4.0 percent), teenagers

(15.0 percent), whites (4.1 percent), and blacks (8.0 percent)—were little changed. The unemployment rate

for Asians was 3.2 percent, not seasonally adjusted. (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.)
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Table A. Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted

(Numbers in thousands)

2007

III IV Nov. Dec. Jan.

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Civilian labor force ............................. 151,703 152,425 152,449 152,775 152,974 (1)

Employment ................................... 144,618 145,629 145,623 145,926 145,957 (1)

Unemployment ................................ 7,086 6,797 6,826 6,849 7,017 (1)

Not in labor force ............................... 77,464 77,471 77,456 77,333 77,676 (1)

All workers ........................................ 4.7 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.6 0.1

Adult men ........................................ 4.0 3.9 3.9 4.0 4.1 .1

Adult women .................................. 4.2 3.9 4.0 3.9 4.0 .1

Teenagers ....................................... 16.1 15.1 15.1 15.2 15.0 -.2

White ............................................ 4.1 3.9 3.9 4.0 4.1 .1

Black or African American ................. 9.1 8.5 8.6 8.4 8.0 -.4

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity ................... 5.3 4.8 5.0 4.9 5.7 .8

ESTABLISHMENT DATA 2

Nonfarm employment ............................ 136,442 p 136,944 136,941 p 137,147 p 137,258 p 111

Goods-producing 3.............................. 22,625 p 22,540 22,525 p 22,522 p 22,529 p 7

Construction .................................. 7,716 p 7,694 7,683 p 7,693 p 7,715 p 22

Manufacturing ............................... 14,218 p 14,145 14,143 p 14,125 p 14,109 p -16

Service-providing 3 ............................ 113,817 p 114,404 114,416 p 114,625 p 114,729 p 104

Retail trade 4 ................................ 15,298 p 15,313 15,328 p 15,314 p 15,318 p 4

Professional and business services ....... 17,615 p 17,729 17,726 p 17,800 p 17,825 p 25

Education and health services ............... 17,889 p 18,021 18,018 p 18,068 p 18,099 p 31

Leisure and hospitality ..................... 13,184 p 13,315 13,324 p 13,364 p 13,387 p 23

Government .................................... 22,030 p 22,104 22,106 p 22,107 p 22,121 p 14

Total private ....................................... 33.8 p 33.9 33.8 p 33.9 p 33.8 p -0.1

Manufacturing .................................. 41.3 p 41.1 41.0 p 41.0 p 40.8 p -.2

 Overtime ....................................... 4.4 p 4.2 4.1 p 4.2 p 4.1 p -.1

Total private ...................................... 106.0 p 106.5 106.3 p 106.8 p 106.7 p -0.1

Average hourly earnings, total private ....... $16.84 p $17.00 $16.99 p $17.06 p $17.09 p $0.03

Average weekly earnings, total private ...... 569.64 p 575.62 574.26 p 578.33 p 577.64 p -.69

on page 6 for more information.

See the note on page 5 for more information.

p = preliminary.

2

 Establishment data have been revised to reflect March 2006 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

3

 Includes other industries, not shown separately.

4

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

5

 Data relate to private production and nonsupervisory workers.

1

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

Category 2006

Quarterly averages Monthly data

2006

Labor force status

Unemployment rates 

Dec.– Jan. 

change

Hours of work 5

Indexes of aggregate weekly hours (2002=100) 5

Earnings 5

 Employment
3

Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)

In January, both total employment (146.0 million) and the employment-population ratio (63.3 percent)

were essentially unchanged. The civilian labor force (153.0 million) and the labor force participation rate

(66.3 percent) were also about the same as in December. The participation rate in January was 0.3

percentage point higher than a year earlier. (See table A-1.)

Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)

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

January—essentially unchanged from a year ago. 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

442,000 discouraged workers in January, 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 1.1

million persons marginally attached to the labor force in January had not searched for work in the 4 weeks

preceding the survey for reasons such as school attendance or family responsibilities. (See table A-13.)

Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data)

In January, total payroll employment increased by 111,000, to 137.3 million, seasonally adjusted. This

increase followed gains of 196,000 in November and 206,000 in December (as revised). In 2006, payroll

employment rose by an average of 187,000 per month. In January, employment continued to increase in

some service-providing industries. In addition, construction employment was up, while manufacturing

employment continued to trend down. (See table B-1.)

In the service-providing sector, health care employment was up by 18,000 in January, following a gain

of 43,000 in December. In 2006, health care employment increased by an average of 28,000 a month. In

January, employment continued to trend up in hospitals, ambulatory health care, and nursing and residential

care facilities.

Professional and business services employment continued to trend up in January (+25,000), following

large gains that averaged 69,000 in the prior 2 months. Within this industry, employment in architectural and

engineering services rose by 9,000 over the month.

Food services employment was up by 21,000 in January. Over the past 12 months, the industry added

347,000 jobs. Employment continued to expand over the month in transportation and warehousing; the

industry has gained 116,000 jobs over the year.

Elsewhere in the service-providing sector, employment was essentially unchanged over the month in both

wholesale and retail trade. Employment in financial activities was about unchanged; within the industry,

insurance carriers lost 6,000 jobs. In information, employment was little changed following a large increase in

December.

In the goods-producing sector, construction employment was up by 22,000 in January. Employment

gains in nonresidential building (9,000) and in nonresidential specialty trade contracting (19,000) more than

offset small declines in residential construction. Since its peak in February 2006, residential specialty trade

contracting has lost 104,000 jobs while its nonresidential counterpart has added 126,000 jobs.

Manufacturing employment continued to trend down over the month. Job losses continued in motor

vehicles and parts (-23,000), in furniture and related products (-4,000), and in textile mills (-4,000).
4

Computer and peripheral equipment lost 6,000 jobs over the month. An increase in plastics and rubber

employment reflected the return of workers from a strike. Elsewhere in the goods-producing sector, mining

employment was essentially unchanged.

Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)

The average workweek for production and nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls fell by

0.1 hour to 33.8 hours in January. Weekly hours for factory workers declined by 0.2 hour to 40.8 hours,

while factory overtime hours decreased by 0.1 hour to 4.1 hours. Since peaking in July, the factory

workweek fell by 0.7 hour. (See table B-2.)

The index of aggregate weekly hours of production and nonsupervisory workers fell by 0.1 percent in

January to 106.7 (2002=100). The manufacturing index fell by 0.8 percent to 94.4. (See table B-5.)

Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data)

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

by 3 cents, or 0.2 percent, in January to $17.09. This increase followed a gain of 7 cents in December.

Average weekly earnings fell by 0.1 percent in January to $577.64. Over the year, both hourly earnings and

weekly earnings rose by 4.0 percent. (See table B-3.)

______________________________

The Employment Situation for February 2007 is scheduled to be released on Friday, March 9,

at 8:30 A.M. (EST).
5

In accordance with annual practice, the establishment survey data have been revised to reflect

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

from unemployment insurance tax records for March 2006. As a result of the benchmark process, all

not seasonally adjusted data series were subject to revision from April 2005 forward, the time period

since the last benchmark was established. In addition, with this release, the seasonally adjusted establishment survey data from January 2002 forward were subject to revision due to the introduction of

updated seasonal adjustment factors.

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

through December 2006. The revised data for April 2006 forward incorporate the effect of applying the

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

death model adjustments and new seasonal adjustment factors. The November and December 2006

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

December second preliminary estimates. The total nonfarm employment level for March 2006 was revised

upward by 752,000 (754,000 on a seasonally adjusted basis). The previously published level for December

2006 was revised upward by 981,000 (933,00 on a seasonally adjusted basis).

The February 2007 issue of Employment and Earnings will contain an article that discusses the

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

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

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

Statistics (CES) data. The data , as well as the Employment and Earnings article and accompanying

tables, can be accessed through the CES homepage at http://www.bls.gov/ces/. Information on the revisions

released today also may be obtained by calling (202) 691-6555.

Table B. Revisions in total nonfarm employment, January-December 2006, seasonally adjusted

(In thousands)

 As

previously

published

 As

previously

published

 As

revised

 As

revised Difference

Levels Over-the-month changes

2006

Year and month

p = preliminary.

Revisions to Establishment Survey Data

January...................................................... 134,530 135,110 154 206 52

February ................................................... 134,730 135,410 200 300 100

March ....................................................... 134,905 135,659 175 249 74

April.......................................................... 135,017 135,803 112 144 32

May .......................................................... 135,117 135,906 100 103 3

June .......................................................... 135,251 136,030 134 124 -10

July ........................................................... 135,374 136,252 123 222 99

August....................................................... 135,604 136,438 230 186 -44

September................................................. 135,807 136,636 203 198 -5

October .................................................... 135,893 136,745 86 109 23

November ................................................. 136,047 136,941 154 196 42

December ................................................. 136,214 137,147 167 206 39 p
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Table C. Effect of the revised population controls on December 2006 estimates by sex, race, and

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, not seasonally adjusted

Total Men Women White

 Black

 or

African

 Ameri-

 can

Asian

Hispanic

 or

Latino

ethnicity

Category

Adjustments to Population Estimates for the Household Survey

Effective with the data for January 2007, updated population controls have been used in the household

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

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

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

of net international migration and updated vital statistics information.

Official population and labor force estimates for December 2006 and earlier months will not be revised.

To assess the impact of the updated population controls on trend growth, however, December 2006 estimates for selected data series (not seasonally adjusted) were recalculated using the new controls. The

differences from estimates based on the old controls are shown in table C. The adjustments increased the

estimated size of the civilian noninstitutional population by 321,000, of the civilian labor force by 163,000,

and of employment by 153,000; the new population controls had a negligible impact on unemployment rates

and other percentage estimates. Table D shows the effect of the introduction of new population controls on

the over-the-month changes between December 2006 and January 2007. More detailed information on the

population adjustments and their effect on national labor force estimates is available at http://www.bls.gov/

cps/cps07adj.pdf on the Internet and also will be published in the February 2007 issue of Employment and

Earnings.

(Numbers in thousands)

 NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals

because data are not presented for all races. In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may

be of any race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as by race.

Civilian noninstitutional population............. 321 123 198 215 6 110 188

Civilian labor force ............................... 163 73 90 101 -3 74 133

Employed ................................... 153 68 85 94 -4 72 124

Unemployed ............................... 10 6 4 8 1 2 9

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

Table D. Effect of the revised population controls on the December 2006-January

2007 over-the-month changes in selected labor force measures

(Numbers in thousands)

Civilian noninstitutional population.................. 542 321 221

Civilian labor force .................................... 199 163 36

Participation rate ................................ -.1 .0 -.1

Employed .............................................. 31 153 -122

Employment-population ratio .............. -.1 .0 -.1

Unemployed .......................................... 168 10 158

Unemployment rate ............................ .1 .0 .1

Dec.-Jan.

change,

as

published

2007

population

control

effect

Adjusted

Dec.-Jan.

change
Technical 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 0.6 percent.

Additional statistics and other information

More comprehensive statistics are contained in Employment and

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Employment and Earnings also provides measures of sampling error

for the household and establishment survey data published in this

release. For unemployment and other labor force categories, these

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

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

actual size of revisions due to benchmark adjustments appear in tables

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

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HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Employment status, sex, and age

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted 1

Jan.

2006

Dec.

2006

Jan.

2007

Jan.

2006

Sept.

2006

Oct.

2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Jan.

2007

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 227,553 230,108 230,650 227,553 229,420 229,675 229,905 230,108 230,650

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 149,090 152,571 151,924 150,122 151,818 152,052 152,449 152,775 152,974

 Participation rate ............................................................... 65.5 66.3 65.9 66.0 66.2 66.2 66.3 66.4 66.3

 Employed .............................................................................. 141,481 146,081 144,275 143,099 144,906 145,337 145,623 145,926 145,957

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 62.2 63.5 62.6 62.9 63.2 63.3 63.3 63.4 63.3

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 7,608 6,491 7,649 7,023 6,912 6,715 6,826 6,849 7,017

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 5.1 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.6 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.6

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 78,463 77,537 78,726 77,431 77,602 77,623 77,456 77,333 77,676

 Persons who currently want a job ......................................... 5,095 4,121 4,633 4,932 4,643 4,759 4,778 4,506 4,520

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 109,936 111,288 111,528 109,936 110,925 111,059 111,180 111,288 111,528

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 79,814 81,715 81,340 80,539 81,532 81,612 81,798 82,030 82,060

 Participation rate ............................................................... 72.6 73.4 72.9 73.3 73.5 73.5 73.6 73.7 73.6

 Employed .............................................................................. 75,605 78,030 76,934 76,864 77,920 77,985 78,148 78,311 78,237

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 68.8 70.1 69.0 69.9 70.2 70.2 70.3 70.4 70.2

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 4,209 3,684 4,406 3,675 3,612 3,626 3,650 3,718 3,823

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 5.3 4.5 5.4 4.6 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.7

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 30,122 29,573 30,188 29,397 29,393 29,448 29,382 29,259 29,468

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 101,560 102,751 102,956 101,560 102,428 102,549 102,656 102,751 102,956

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 76,513 78,198 77,991 76,927 77,823 77,936 78,123 78,334 78,384

 Participation rate ............................................................... 75.3 76.1 75.8 75.7 76.0 76.0 76.1 76.2 76.1

 Employed .............................................................................. 72,864 75,040 74,146 73,837 74,868 74,924 75,088 75,235 75,158

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 71.7 73.0 72.0 72.7 73.1 73.1 73.1 73.2 73.0

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 3,648 3,158 3,845 3,090 2,954 3,012 3,036 3,100 3,226

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 4.8 4.0 4.9 4.0 3.8 3.9 3.9 4.0 4.1

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 25,047 24,553 24,965 24,632 24,606 24,613 24,533 24,417 24,572

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 117,617 118,820 119,122 117,617 118,495 118,616 118,724 118,820 119,122

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 69,276 70,856 70,584 69,583 70,286 70,440 70,651 70,745 70,914

 Participation rate ............................................................... 58.9 59.6 59.3 59.2 59.3 59.4 59.5 59.5 59.5

 Employed .............................................................................. 65,876 68,050 67,341 66,235 66,986 67,352 67,475 67,615 67,720

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 56.0 57.3 56.5 56.3 56.5 56.8 56.8 56.9 56.8

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 3,399 2,806 3,243 3,348 3,300 3,089 3,176 3,130 3,194

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 4.9 4.0 4.6 4.8 4.7 4.4 4.5 4.4 4.5

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 48,341 47,963 48,538 48,034 48,209 48,175 48,073 48,074 48,207

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 109,478 110,528 110,803 109,478 110,241 110,349 110,445 110,528 110,803

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 65,929 67,412 67,270 66,016 66,754 66,851 67,024 67,132 67,361

 Participation rate ............................................................... 60.2 61.0 60.7 60.3 60.6 60.6 60.7 60.7 60.8

 Employed .............................................................................. 62,997 64,988 64,473 63,172 63,978 64,252 64,333 64,491 64,654

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 57.5 58.8 58.2 57.7 58.0 58.2 58.2 58.3 58.4

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 2,933 2,424 2,797 2,844 2,776 2,599 2,691 2,641 2,707

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 4.4 3.6 4.2 4.3 4.2 3.9 4.0 3.9 4.0

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 43,548 43,116 43,533 43,461 43,487 43,498 43,420 43,396 43,442

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 16,515 16,829 16,891 16,515 16,751 16,776 16,804 16,829 16,891

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 6,648 6,961 6,663 7,178 7,242 7,264 7,301 7,309 7,228

 Participation rate ............................................................... 40.3 41.4 39.4 43.5 43.2 43.3 43.5 43.4 42.8

 Employed .............................................................................. 5,620 6,052 5,656 6,090 6,060 6,161 6,202 6,200 6,145

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 34.0 36.0 33.5 36.9 36.2 36.7 36.9 36.8 36.4

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 1,028 909 1,007 1,089 1,182 1,104 1,099 1,108 1,083

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 15.5 13.1 15.1 15.2 16.3 15.2 15.1 15.2 15.0

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 9,867 9,868 10,228 9,337 9,509 9,512 9,502 9,520 9,662

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 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.
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Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age

(Numbers in thousands)

Employment status, race, sex, and age

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted 1

Jan.

2006

Dec.

2006

Jan.

2007

Jan.

2006

Sept.

2006

Oct.

2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Jan.

2007

WHITE 

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 185,436 187,115 187,471 185,436 186,669 186,840 186,988 187,115 187,471

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 122,351 124,640 124,106 123,146 124,062 124,364 124,536 124,783 124,908

 Participation rate ................................................................. 66.0 66.6 66.2 66.4 66.5 66.6 66.6 66.7 66.6

 Employed .............................................................................. 116,745 119,923 118,392 118,075 119,164 119,511 119,636 119,813 119,767

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 63.0 64.1 63.2 63.7 63.8 64.0 64.0 64.0 63.9

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 5,605 4,717 5,714 5,072 4,898 4,853 4,900 4,970 5,141

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

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 63,085 62,475 63,365 62,290 62,607 62,476 62,452 62,333 62,562

Men, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 63,890 64,994 64,733 64,262 64,594 64,792 64,935 65,084 65,109

 Participation rate ................................................................. 76.0 76.6 76.1 76.4 76.3 76.5 76.6 76.7 76.6

 Employed .............................................................................. 61,100 62,615 61,806 61,945 62,465 62,613 62,712 62,766 62,693

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 72.7 73.8 72.7 73.7 73.8 73.9 73.9 73.9 73.7

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 2,790 2,379 2,927 2,316 2,129 2,179 2,223 2,318 2,416

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 4.4 3.7 4.5 3.6 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.6 3.7

Women, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 52,900 53,836 53,829 52,884 53,497 53,614 53,594 53,633 53,809

 Participation rate ................................................................. 59.7 60.3 60.2 59.7 60.0 60.1 60.1 60.1 60.1

 Employed .............................................................................. 50,847 52,201 51,804 50,915 51,552 51,740 51,700 51,795 51,877

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 57.4 58.5 57.9 57.5 57.9 58.0 57.9 58.0 58.0

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 2,052 1,635 2,025 1,968 1,945 1,874 1,893 1,838 1,932

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 3.9 3.0 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.6

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 5,561 5,810 5,543 6,001 5,970 5,958 6,008 6,066 5,990

 Participation rate ................................................................. 43.6 44.9 42.7 47.1 46.3 46.1 46.4 46.8 46.1

 Employed .............................................................................. 4,798 5,106 4,782 5,214 5,147 5,158 5,223 5,252 5,197

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 37.6 39.4 36.8 40.9 39.9 39.9 40.4 40.5 40.0

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 763 704 761 787 824 800 784 814 793

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 13.7 12.1 13.7 13.1 13.8 13.4 13.1 13.4 13.2

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN 

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 26,788 27,231 27,276 26,788 27,109 27,153 27,193 27,231 27,276

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 16,764 17,531 17,408 16,990 17,225 17,378 17,444 17,512 17,639

 Participation rate ................................................................. 62.6 64.4 63.8 63.4 63.5 64.0 64.2 64.3 64.7

 Employed .............................................................................. 15,231 16,138 15,973 15,489 15,659 15,902 15,950 16,045 16,226

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 56.9 59.3 58.6 57.8 57.8 58.6 58.7 58.9 59.5

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 1,532 1,393 1,435 1,501 1,565 1,476 1,494 1,466 1,412

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 9.1 7.9 8.2 8.8 9.1 8.5 8.6 8.4 8.0

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 10,024 9,700 9,868 9,798 9,884 9,774 9,749 9,719 9,637

Men, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 7,473 7,824 7,839 7,527 7,731 7,747 7,778 7,812 7,893

 Participation rate ................................................................. 69.4 71.4 71.5 69.9 70.9 70.9 71.1 71.3 72.0

 Employed .............................................................................. 6,840 7,253 7,188 6,958 7,098 7,109 7,170 7,240 7,304

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 63.5 66.2 65.5 64.6 65.1 65.1 65.5 66.1 66.6

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 633 571 652 568 632 639 608 572 588

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 8.5 7.3 8.3 7.6 8.2 8.2 7.8 7.3 7.5

Women, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 8,587 8,875 8,818 8,673 8,657 8,721 8,798 8,840 8,891

 Participation rate ................................................................. 63.7 64.9 64.4 64.3 63.6 63.9 64.4 64.7 64.9

 Employed .............................................................................. 7,892 8,221 8,244 7,983 7,988 8,122 8,152 8,171 8,316

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 58.5 60.1 60.2 59.2 58.7 59.6 59.7 59.8 60.7

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 695 653 574 689 669 599 647 669 575

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 8.1 7.4 6.5 7.9 7.7 6.9 7.4 7.6 6.5

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 703 832 750 791 837 910 868 860 855

 Participation rate ................................................................. 27.9 32.0 28.7 31.3 32.4 35.1 33.4 33.0 32.7

 Employed .............................................................................. 499 664 541 548 573 671 629 634 606

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 19.8 25.5 20.7 21.7 22.2 25.9 24.2 24.4 23.2

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 204 168 210 243 264 239 239 226 249

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 29.0 20.2 27.9 30.7 31.6 26.3 27.6 26.2 29.1

ASIAN 

Civilian noninstutional population ............................................. 9,990 10,257 10,394 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 6,565 6,824 6,901 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ................................................................. 65.7 66.5 66.4 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .............................................................................. 6,357 6,657 6,680 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 63.6 64.9 64.3 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 208 167 220 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 3.2 2.4 3.2 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 3,425 3,433 3,493 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 2007, data reflect

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Employment status, sex, and age

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted 1

Jan.

2006

Dec.

2006

Jan.

2007

Jan.

2006

Sept.

2006

Oct.

2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Jan.

2007

HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 29,622 30,596 30,877 29,622 30,324 30,416 30,508 30,596 30,877

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 20,272 21,213 21,253 20,478 20,738 20,825 20,994 21,176 21,439

 Participation rate ................................................................. 68.4 69.3 68.8 69.1 68.4 68.5 68.8 69.2 69.4

 Employed .............................................................................. 18,969 20,151 19,888 19,310 19,611 19,860 19,953 20,131 20,221

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 64.0 65.9 64.4 65.2 64.7 65.3 65.4 65.8 65.5

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 1,303 1,061 1,365 1,169 1,127 965 1,042 1,045 1,218

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 6.4 5.0 6.4 5.7 5.4 4.6 5.0 4.9 5.7

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 9,349 9,383 9,624 9,143 9,586 9,591 9,513 9,419 9,438

Men, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 11,647 12,162 12,214 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ................................................................. 84.3 85.2 84.8 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .............................................................................. 11,002 11,618 11,506 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 79.6 81.4 79.9 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 645 544 708 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 5.5 4.5 5.8 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

Women, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 7,605 7,916 7,933 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ................................................................. 58.2 58.8 58.4 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .............................................................................. 7,142 7,588 7,489 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 54.7 56.4 55.1 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 464 328 444 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 6.1 4.1 5.6 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 1,020 1,134 1,106 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ................................................................. 37.3 39.7 38.3 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .............................................................................. 825 946 892 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 30.2 33.1 30.9 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 195 189 214 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 19.1 16.6 19.3 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 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household

survey.

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Educational attainment

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Jan.

2006

Dec.

2006

Jan.

2007

Jan.

2006

Sept.

2006

Oct.

2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Jan.

2007

Less than a high school diploma

Civilian labor force .................................................................... 12,621 12,778 12,841 12,672 12,692 12,725 12,681 12,719 12,870

 Participation rate ................................................................... 45.9 47.0 46.9 46.1 45.7 46.5 46.4 46.8 47.0

 Employed ................................................................................ 11,580 11,862 11,807 11,784 11,873 11,993 11,855 11,877 11,993

 Employment-population ratio ................................................ 42.1 43.7 43.1 42.9 42.8 43.8 43.4 43.7 43.8

 Unemployed ........................................................................... 1,041 915 1,034 887 819 732 826 842 877

 Unemployment rate .............................................................. 8.2 7.2 8.1 7.0 6.5 5.8 6.5 6.6 6.8

High school graduates, no college 1

Civilian labor force .................................................................... 38,018 38,387 38,766 38,051 38,427 38,360 38,489 38,373 38,723

 Participation rate ................................................................... 62.5 63.0 62.8 62.6 63.2 63.2 63.0 63.0 62.8

 Employed ................................................................................ 36,075 36,744 36,866 36,377 36,800 36,780 36,837 36,722 37,083

 Employment-population ratio ................................................ 59.3 60.3 59.7 59.8 60.6 60.6 60.3 60.3 60.1

 Unemployed ........................................................................... 1,943 1,643 1,900 1,674 1,627 1,581 1,652 1,651 1,641

 Unemployment rate .............................................................. 5.1 4.3 4.9 4.4 4.2 4.1 4.3 4.3 4.2

Some college or associate degree

Civilian labor force .................................................................... 35,265 35,514 34,891 35,434 35,472 35,702 35,469 35,593 35,092

 Participation rate ................................................................... 71.9 72.3 71.8 72.3 72.5 72.4 72.4 72.5 72.2

 Employed ................................................................................ 33,917 34,344 33,481 34,183 34,201 34,486 34,293 34,393 33,802

 Employment-population ratio ................................................ 69.2 70.0 68.9 69.7 69.9 69.9 70.0 70.1 69.6

 Unemployed ........................................................................... 1,348 1,170 1,409 1,250 1,270 1,216 1,176 1,200 1,290

 Unemployment rate .............................................................. 3.8 3.3 4.0 3.5 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.7

Bachelor’s degree and higher 2

Civilian labor force .................................................................... 41,818 43,756 43,656 41,769 42,866 42,900 43,225 43,565 43,584

 Participation rate ................................................................... 78.2 78.4 78.4 78.2 78.0 77.7 78.0 78.1 78.2

 Employed ................................................................................ 40,907 43,001 42,713 40,890 41,994 42,088 42,423 42,742 42,673

 Employment-population ratio ................................................ 76.5 77.0 76.7 76.5 76.4 76.2 76.5 76.6 76.6

 Unemployed ........................................................................... 911 754 943 878 872 812 802 823 911

 Unemployment rate .............................................................. 2.2 1.7 2.2 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.1

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

 NOTE: Beginning in January 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.
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Table A-5. Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status

(In thousands)

Category

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Jan.

2006

Dec.

2006

Jan.

2007

Jan.

2006

Sept.

2006

Oct.

2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Jan.

2007

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries ............................................. 1,970 2,079 2,026 2,199 2,150 2,150 2,173 2,291 2,266

 Wage and salary workers ....................................................... 1,118 1,240 1,189 1,276 1,199 1,249 1,283 1,415 1,358

 Self-employed workers ........................................................... 834 825 828 898 946 882 869 879 890

 Unpaid family workers ............................................................ 17 13 9 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Nonagricultural industries ......................................................... 139,512 144,001 142,249 140,881 142,836 143,260 143,423 143,646 143,681

 Wage and salary workers ....................................................... 129,918 134,151 132,730 131,196 133,030 133,421 133,583 133,636 134,018

 Government .......................................................................... 19,970 20,871 20,964 19,972 20,525 20,658 20,753 20,734 20,902

 Private industries .................................................................. 109,948 113,280 111,766 111,245 112,515 112,759 112,811 112,888 113,050

 Private households ............................................................. 839 722 749 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

 Other industries .................................................................. 109,109 112,558 111,017 110,411 111,757 111,990 112,057 112,147 112,309

 Self-employed workers ........................................................... 9,534 9,751 9,407 9,605 9,694 9,700 9,709 9,865 9,520

 Unpaid family workers ............................................................ 59 99 111 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME 2

All industries:

 Part time for economic reasons .................................................. 4,597 4,281 4,726 4,137 4,099 4,305 4,183 4,232 4,246

 Slack work or business conditions ........................................ 3,108 2,808 3,245 2,649 2,630 2,770 2,711 2,706 2,753

 Could only find part-time work .............................................. 1,182 1,156 1,137 1,217 1,151 1,203 1,168 1,234 1,185

 Part time for noneconomic reasons ........................................ 19,908 20,808 20,009 19,646 19,631 19,467 19,780 19,885 19,761

Nonagricultural industries:

 Part time for economic reasons .................................................. 4,513 4,189 4,620 4,063 3,981 4,233 4,091 4,159 4,155

 Slack work or business conditions ........................................ 3,063 2,737 3,177 2,603 2,563 2,717 2,661 2,653 2,686

 Could only find part-time work .............................................. 1,170 1,149 1,126 1,193 1,142 1,196 1,140 1,221 1,165

 Part time for noneconomic reasons ........................................ 19,545 20,456 19,676 19,291 19,289 19,170 19,423 19,512 19,410

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 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household

survey.
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Table A-6. Selected employment indicators

(In thousands)

Characteristic

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Jan.

2006

Dec.

2006

Jan.

2007

Jan.

2006

Sept.

2006

Oct.

2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Jan.

2007

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over ........................................................... 141,481 146,081 144,275 143,099 144,906 145,337 145,623 145,926 145,957

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 5,620 6,052 5,656 6,090 6,060 6,161 6,202 6,200 6,145

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 2,099 2,449 2,174 2,296 2,449 2,560 2,520 2,513 2,394

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 3,522 3,603 3,482 3,790 3,608 3,598 3,665 3,655 3,734

 20 years and over ................................................................... 135,861 140,028 138,619 137,009 138,846 139,176 139,421 139,726 139,813

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 13,382 14,076 13,752 13,725 13,928 13,849 13,905 14,073 14,086

 25 years and over ................................................................. 122,479 125,952 124,868 123,269 124,964 125,351 125,548 125,677 125,634

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 98,514 100,528 100,034 99,167 99,925 100,276 100,312 100,385 100,627

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 30,541 31,324 31,132 30,861 31,126 31,236 31,237 31,283 31,411

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 34,388 34,673 34,486 34,607 34,582 34,652 34,660 34,589 34,689

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 33,585 34,530 34,416 33,699 34,217 34,388 34,415 34,513 34,527

 55 years and over ............................................................... 23,965 25,424 24,833 24,102 25,038 25,075 25,235 25,293 25,007

Men, 16 years and over ............................................................ 75,605 78,030 76,934 76,864 77,920 77,985 78,148 78,311 78,237

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 2,741 2,991 2,788 3,027 3,051 3,061 3,060 3,077 3,079

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 942 1,136 1,041 1,081 1,173 1,179 1,190 1,193 1,195

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 1,799 1,855 1,746 1,937 1,865 1,878 1,855 1,872 1,881

 20 years and over ................................................................... 72,864 75,040 74,146 73,837 74,868 74,924 75,088 75,235 75,158

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 7,057 7,420 7,186 7,309 7,485 7,428 7,429 7,468 7,457

 25 years and over ................................................................. 65,807 67,620 66,960 66,510 67,375 67,485 67,668 67,776 67,648

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 52,985 54,174 53,841 53,578 53,957 54,119 54,236 54,318 54,406

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 16,855 17,328 17,103 17,088 17,201 17,179 17,213 17,338 17,325

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 18,616 18,702 18,689 18,810 18,706 18,777 18,787 18,750 18,862

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 17,514 18,145 18,049 17,680 18,050 18,162 18,237 18,231 18,220

 55 years and over ............................................................... 12,822 13,446 13,119 12,932 13,419 13,366 13,432 13,458 13,242

Women, 16 years and over ...................................................... 65,876 68,050 67,341 66,235 66,986 67,352 67,475 67,615 67,720

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 2,879 3,062 2,868 3,063 3,008 3,099 3,142 3,124 3,066

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 1,157 1,313 1,132 1,215 1,276 1,382 1,330 1,319 1,198

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 1,723 1,749 1,736 1,853 1,743 1,720 1,809 1,783 1,853

 20 years and over ................................................................... 62,997 64,988 64,473 63,172 63,978 64,252 64,333 64,491 64,654

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 6,325 6,657 6,566 6,417 6,442 6,421 6,476 6,605 6,629

 25 years and over ................................................................. 56,672 58,332 57,907 56,758 57,589 57,866 57,880 57,902 57,986

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 45,529 46,354 46,193 45,589 45,969 46,157 46,076 46,066 46,221

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 13,685 13,997 14,030 13,773 13,925 14,056 14,024 13,945 14,086

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 15,772 15,971 15,796 15,797 15,877 15,874 15,874 15,839 15,828

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 16,071 16,385 16,367 16,019 16,167 16,226 16,178 16,282 16,307

 55 years and over ............................................................... 11,143 11,978 11,714 11,170 11,620 11,709 11,804 11,835 11,765

MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present ................................................... 45,530 46,055 45,947 45,696 45,645 45,548 45,802 45,864 46,066

Married women, spouse present .............................................. 35,388 35,864 35,808 35,166 35,421 35,277 35,363 35,383 35,536

Women who maintain families .................................................. 8,711 9,138 9,229 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

Full-time workers 2 ................................................................... 116,395 120,371 119,094 118,234 120,447 120,889 120,812 120,716 120,965

Part-time workers 3 ................................................................... 25,086 25,710 25,181 24,852 24,526 24,554 24,779 25,209 24,990

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders ........................................................... 7,428 7,950 7,527 7,572 7,667 7,603 7,765 7,743 7,683

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

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

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

week.

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

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

Beginning in January 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household

survey.
HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-7. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted

Characteristic

Number of

unemployed persons

(in thousands)

Unemployment rates 1

Jan.

2006

Dec.

2006

Jan.

2007

Jan.

2006

Sept.

2006

Oct.

2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Jan.

2007

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over ........................................................... 7,023 6,849 7,017 4.7 4.6 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.6

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 1,089 1,108 1,083 15.2 16.3 15.2 15.1 15.2 15.0

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 447 511 487 16.3 18.0 17.6 17.3 16.9 16.9

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 632 581 591 14.3 15.1 13.3 13.4 13.7 13.7

 20 years and over ................................................................... 5,934 5,740 5,933 4.2 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.9 4.1

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 1,224 1,213 1,240 8.2 8.0 8.4 8.4 7.9 8.1

 25 years and over ................................................................. 4,744 4,524 4,701 3.7 3.5 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 3,951 3,779 3,842 3.8 3.7 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 1,513 1,406 1,550 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.3 4.3 4.7

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 1,313 1,336 1,217 3.7 3.5 2.9 3.5 3.7 3.4

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 1,125 1,037 1,075 3.2 3.0 2.7 2.8 2.9 3.0

 55 years and over ............................................................... 779 774 845 3.1 2.9 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.3

Men, 16 years and over ............................................................ 3,675 3,718 3,823 4.6 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.7

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 585 619 596 16.2 17.7 16.7 16.7 16.7 16.2

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 216 279 245 16.7 19.4 19.8 19.1 19.0 17.0

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 354 324 343 15.5 16.8 14.0 14.4 14.8 15.4

 20 years and over ................................................................... 3,090 3,100 3,226 4.0 3.8 3.9 3.9 4.0 4.1

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 711 675 687 8.9 8.3 8.9 8.6 8.3 8.4

 25 years and over ................................................................. 2,410 2,425 2,545 3.5 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.5 3.6

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 1,989 1,977 2,074 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.7

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 770 768 866 4.3 4.1 4.6 4.4 4.2 4.8

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 625 677 664 3.2 3.4 2.8 3.3 3.5 3.4

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 594 532 544 3.3 2.8 2.5 2.5 2.8 2.9

 55 years and over ............................................................... 421 448 471 3.2 2.6 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.4

Women, 16 years and over ...................................................... 3,348 3,130 3,194 4.8 4.7 4.4 4.5 4.4 4.5

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 504 490 487 14.1 14.8 13.6 13.4 13.6 13.7

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 231 232 242 16.0 16.7 15.6 15.7 14.9 16.8

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 278 256 248 13.0 13.3 12.5 12.4 12.6 11.8

 20 years and over ................................................................... 2,844 2,641 2,707 4.3 4.2 3.9 4.0 3.9 4.0

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 513 538 552 7.4 7.6 7.9 8.1 7.5 7.7

 25 years and over ................................................................. 2,334 2,099 2,156 4.0 3.8 3.4 3.6 3.5 3.6

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 1,962 1,802 1,768 4.1 4.0 3.5 3.7 3.8 3.7

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 743 638 684 5.1 5.2 4.6 4.3 4.4 4.6

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 688 659 553 4.2 3.6 3.1 3.7 4.0 3.4

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 531 505 531 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.2

 55 years and over 2 ............................................................ 381 291 402 3.3 3.3 2.9 2.9 2.4 3.3

MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present ................................................... 1,146 1,153 1,191 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.5 2.5

Married women, spouse present .............................................. 1,099 975 1,009 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.8

Women who maintain families 2 ............................................... 778 602 652 8.2 6.8 6.5 6.9 6.2 6.6

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

Full-time workers 3 ................................................................... 5,784 5,562 5,717 4.7 4.5 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.5

Part-time workers 4 ................................................................... 1,254 1,282 1,303 4.8 5.1 5.1 5.0 4.8 5.0

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 2007, 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

Jan.

2006

Dec.

2006

Jan.

2007

Jan.

2006

Sept.

2006

Oct.

2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Jan.

2007

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs .......... 3,990 3,374 4,127 3,374 3,195 3,088 3,179 3,236 3,440

On temporary layoff .............................................................. 1,319 1,054 1,556 874 872 958 965 958 1,021

Not on temporary layoff ........................................................ 2,671 2,320 2,571 2,500 2,323 2,130 2,214 2,278 2,420

Permanent job losers ........................................................ 1,861 1,654 1,699 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Persons who completed temporary jobs .......................... 810 666 872 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Job leavers ............................................................................... 831 730 793 826 804 783 793 807 797

Reentrants ................................................................................ 2,252 1,916 2,192 2,277 2,292 2,249 2,279 2,199 2,230

New entrants ............................................................................ 535 471 537 619 635 593 591 601 619

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 ........ 52.4 52.0 54.0 47.5 46.1 46.0 46.5 47.3 48.6

On temporary layoff ............................................................ 17.3 16.2 20.3 12.3 12.6 14.3 14.1 14.0 14.4

Not on temporary layoff ...................................................... 35.1 35.7 33.6 35.2 33.5 31.7 32.4 33.3 34.1

Job leavers ............................................................................. 10.9 11.3 10.4 11.6 11.6 11.7 11.6 11.8 11.2

Reentrants .............................................................................. 29.6 29.5 28.7 32.1 33.1 33.5 33.3 32.1 31.5

New entrants .......................................................................... 7.0 7.3 7.0 8.7 9.2 8.8 8.6 8.8 8.7

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE

 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs ........ 2.7 2.2 2.7 2.2 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.2

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

Reentrants .............................................................................. 1.5 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.5

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

1 Data not available.

 NOTE: Beginning in January 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.

Table A-9. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment

(Numbers in thousands)

Duration

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Jan.

2006

Dec.

2006

Jan.

2007

Jan.

2006

Sept.

2006

Oct.

2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Jan.

2007

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Less than 5 weeks .................................................................... 2,833 2,507 2,912 2,549 2,582 2,588 2,517 2,707 2,642

5 to 14 weeks ........................................................................... 2,433 1,986 2,529 2,242 2,077 2,064 2,135 2,037 2,283

15 weeks and over ................................................................... 2,343 1,997 2,208 2,255 2,264 2,062 2,152 2,081 2,118

 15 to 26 weeks ...................................................................... 1,143 945 1,044 1,085 1,010 974 1,006 991 986

 27 weeks and over ................................................................ 1,200 1,052 1,164 1,170 1,254 1,088 1,145 1,090 1,133

Average (mean) duration, in weeks .......................................... 16.0 15.9 15.5 16.8 17.2 16.4 16.3 15.9 16.2

Median duration, in weeks ........................................................ 8.3 7.4 7.9 8.5 8.1 8.0 8.2 7.3 8.1

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 .................................................................. 37.2 38.6 38.1 36.2 37.3 38.5 37.0 39.7 37.5

 5 to 14 weeks ......................................................................... 32.0 30.6 33.1 31.8 30.0 30.7 31.4 29.8 32.4

 15 weeks and over ................................................................. 30.8 30.8 28.9 32.0 32.7 30.7 31.6 30.5 30.1

 15 to 26 weeks ..................................................................... 15.0 14.6 13.6 15.4 14.6 14.5 14.8 14.5 14.0

 27 weeks and over ............................................................... 15.8 16.2 15.2 16.6 18.1 16.2 16.8 16.0 16.1

 NOTE: Beginning in January 2007, 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

Jan.

2006

Jan.

2007

Jan.

2006

Jan.

2007

Jan.

2006

Jan.

2007

 Total, 16 years and over 1 .......................................................................... 141,481 144,275 7,608 7,649 5.1 5.0

Management, professional, and related occupations ............................... 50,131 51,761 1,078 1,071 2.1 2.0

 Management, business, and financial operations occupations ............ 21,074 21,813 424 426 2.0 1.9

 Professional and related occupations ........................................................ 29,056 29,948 654 644 2.2 2.1

Service occupations .......................................................................................... 22,550 23,051 1,549 1,588 6.4 6.4

Sales and office occupations .......................................................................... 35,799 36,436 1,761 1,793 4.7 4.7

 Sales and related occupations ..................................................................... 16,315 17,103 949 872 5.5 4.9

 Office and administrative support occupations ........................................ 19,484 19,333 812 920 4.0 4.5

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations ........... 15,088 15,300 1,275 1,329 7.8 8.0

 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ............................................... 851 894 161 140 15.9 13.5

 Construction and extraction occupations ................................................... 9,102 9,304 915 961 9.1 9.4

 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .................................. 5,135 5,101 199 229 3.7 4.3

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations ................ 17,914 17,727 1,365 1,301 7.1 6.8

 Production occupations .................................................................................. 9,450 9,041 665 586 6.6 6.1

 Transportation and material moving occupations .................................... 8,464 8,686 700 715 7.6 7.6

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

 NOTE: Beginning in January 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.

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

Industry and class of worker

Number of

unemployed

persons

(in thousands)

Unemployment

rates

Jan.

2006

Jan.

2007

Jan.

2006

Jan.

2007

 Total, 16 years and over 1 ....................................................................... 7,608 7,649 5.1 5.0

Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers ...................................... 6,135 6,132 5.3 5.2

 Mining ................................................................................................................. 26 35 3.9 4.7

 Construction ...................................................................................................... 868 922 9.0 8.9

 Manufacturing ................................................................................................... 778 752 4.6 4.6

 Durable goods ................................................................................................ 450 520 4.1 5.1

 Nondurable goods ......................................................................................... 328 232 5.4 3.9

 Wholesale and retail trade ............................................................................ 1,203 1,166 5.7 5.5

 Transportation and utilities ............................................................................ 287 248 5.0 4.2

 Information ........................................................................................................ 105 143 3.3 4.0

 Financial activities ........................................................................................... 233 233 2.4 2.4

 Professional and business services ............................................................ 825 885 6.5 6.5

 Education and health services ..................................................................... 593 563 3.2 2.9

 Leisure and hospitality ................................................................................... 910 911 8.1 7.8

 Other services .................................................................................................. 308 275 4.9 4.7

Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers ........................ 140 128 11.5 10.0

Government workers ......................................................................................... 457 476 2.2 2.2

Self employed and unpaid family workers ................................................... 341 376 3.2 3.5

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

 NOTE: Beginning in January 2007, 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

Jan.

2006

Dec.

2006

Jan.

2007

Jan.

2006

Sept.

2006

Oct.

2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Jan.

2007

U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of the civilian labor force .............. 1.6 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4

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

force .................................................................................................................................. 2.7 2.2 2.7 2.2 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.2

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

rate) .................................................................................................................................. 5.1 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.6 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.6

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

discouraged workers ........................................................................................................ 5.4 4.4 5.3 4.9 4.8 4.6 4.7 4.7 4.9

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

as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all marginally attached workers .................... 6.1 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.6

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

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

workers ............................................................................................................................. 9.2 7.8 9.1 8.4 8.0 8.1 8.0 8.0 8.3

 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 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the

household survey.

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Category

Total Men Women

Jan.

2006

Jan.

2007

Jan.

2006

Jan.

2007

Jan.

2006

Jan.

2007

NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE

Total not in the labor force ............................................................................ 78,463 78,726 30,122 30,188 48,341 48,538

 Persons who currently want a job ............................................................... 5,095 4,633 2,293 2,172 2,802 2,460

Searched for work and available to work now 1 ..................................... 1,644 1,577 828 910 815 668

 Reason not currently looking:

 Discouragement over job prospects 2 ..................................... 396 442 216 277 180 164

 Reasons other than discouragement 3 ........................................ 1,248 1,136 613 632 636 503

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders 4 ............................................................................ 7,428 7,527 3,803 3,743 3,626 3,784

 Percent of total employed ......................................................................... 5.3 5.2 5.0 4.9 5.5 5.6

 Primary job full time, secondary job part time ........................................... 3,953 4,106 2,211 2,328 1,743 1,779

 Primary and secondary jobs both part time .............................................. 1,682 1,752 574 516 1,108 1,235

 Primary and secondary jobs both full time ................................................ 289 273 191 184 99 88

 Hours vary on primary or secondary job ................................................... 1,468 1,342 806 689 662 653

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 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the

household survey.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

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

(In thousands)

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

 Jan. 

2006

 Nov. 

2006

 Dec. 

2006p

 Jan. 

2007p

 Jan. 

2006

 Sept. 

2006

 Oct. 

2006

 Nov. 

2006

 Dec. 

2006p

 Jan. 

2007p

Change

from:

Dec. 2006-

Jan. 2007p

Total nonfarm ............................. 132,962 138,052 137,916 135,102 135,110 136,636 136,745 136,941 137,147 137,258 111

Total private ........................................ 111,235 115,459 115,426 113,102 113,271 114,560 114,645 114,835 115,040 115,137 97

Goods-producing ............................................ 21,915 22,623 22,406 21,951 22,489 22,625 22,573 22,525 22,522 22,529 7

Natural resources and mining .................................. 639 703 700 689 655 694 700 699 704 705 1

Logging ........................................................... 63.3 66.3 65.7 63.2 65.0 64.1 63.9 64.0 65.0 64.7 -.3

Mining .................................................................... 576.1 636.5 634.7 625.5 590.2 630.1 635.9 635.1 638.5 640.2 1.7

Oil and gas extraction ........................................ 127.9 140.6 142.1 142.1 129.3 138.5 140.4 141.4 142.8 143.6 .8

Mining, except oil and gas1................................. 206.7 223.4 218.8 213.2 216.6 222.7 223.5 221.8 222.3 223.5 1.2

Coal mining ...................................................... 76.2 78.8 80.0 79.7 76.5 79.1 79.7 79.4 79.9 80.2 .3

Support activities for mining .............................. 241.5 272.5 273.8 270.2 244.3 268.9 272.0 271.9 273.4 273.1 -.3

Construction ............................................................. 7,182 7,768 7,573 7,278 7,615 7,725 7,707 7,683 7,693 7,715 22

Construction of buildings ................................... 1,731.6 1,811.1 1,787.0 1,740.4 1,789.6 1,818.8 1,814.5 1,801.8 1,797.0 1,799.0 2.0

Residential building ......................................... 975.3 1,020.8 1,008.8 971.4 1,005.9 1,028.5 1,028.2 1,016.7 1,010.9 1,004.3 -6.6

Nonresidential building .................................... 756.3 790.3 778.2 769.0 783.7 790.3 786.3 785.1 786.1 794.7 8.6

Heavy and civil engineering construction ........ 871.7 1,019.2 960.6 898.5 980.3 985.7 989.7 993.9 998.8 1,005.1 6.3

Specialty trade contractors ............................... 4,578.9 4,937.9 4,825.0 4,639.4 4,844.7 4,920.4 4,902.6 4,887.2 4,897.4 4,911.2 13.8

Residential specialty trade contractors ........... 2,291.0 2,359.8 2,293.4 2,198.2 2,408.7 2,377.2 2,340.5 2,335.1 2,331.0 2,326.2 -4.8

Nonresidential specialty trade contractors ..... 2,287.9 2,578.1 2,531.6 2,441.2 2,436.0 2,543.2 2,562.1 2,552.1 2,566.4 2,585.0 18.6

Manufacturing ........................................................... 14,094 14,152 14,133 13,984 14,219 14,206 14,166 14,143 14,125 14,109 -16

Production workers ....................................... 10,055 10,133 10,127 9,979 10,153 10,185 10,139 10,117 10,114 10,081 -33

Durable goods ....................................................... 8,919 8,969 8,976 8,870 8,984 9,017 8,996 8,972 8,966 8,938 -28

Production workers ....................................... 6,282 6,347 6,356 6,257 6,330 6,392 6,365 6,346 6,343 6,309 -34

Wood products ................................................... 561.4 541.3 536.3 529.6 572.3 555.6 548.3 542.9 539.8 539.7 -.1

Nonmetallic mineral products ............................ 492.8 506.7 498.9 484.9 510.0 503.6 504.7 503.3 503.6 502.2 -1.4

Primary metals .................................................... 465.4 454.2 454.2 452.3 466.1 460.2 459.5 455.8 454.2 453.3 -.9

Fabricated metal products ................................. 1,528.8 1,562.2 1,569.8 1,562.9 1,536.4 1,565.4 1,562.4 1,564.1 1,568.3 1,570.9 2.6

Machinery ........................................................... 1,166.1 1,206.7 1,210.5 1,210.5 1,168.2 1,203.3 1,208.8 1,209.9 1,210.3 1,212.8 2.5

1 Computer and electronic products .................... 1,301.5 1,317.2 1,321.2 1,308.0 1,306.2 1,318.9 1,316.6 1,320.4 1,319.1 1,314.0 -5.1

Computer and peripheral equipment ............. 197.7 198.7 200.9 192.6 197.5 198.3 198.9 198.7 199.1 193.2 -5.9

Communications equipment ........................... 144.2 143.1 144.0 143.2 144.0 143.2 141.7 144.1 143.6 143.2 -.4

Semiconductors and electronic components . 450.4 466.1 465.3 465.4 453.7 467.1 466.5 468.0 466.5 469.2 2.7

Electronic instruments ..................................... 434.5 436.7 438.4 435.3 436.2 438.4 437.6 437.7 438.0 436.8 -1.2

Electrical equipment and appliances ................ 430.8 433.3 438.2 435.9 431.9 438.3 438.1 436.4 437.0 436.6 -.4

1 Transportation equipment .................................. 1,769.4 1,746.0 1,748.6 1,701.8 1,780.5 1,764.4 1,752.8 1,739.8 1,736.2 1,714.6 -21.6

Motor vehicles and parts2................................. 1,084.4 1,047.0 1,048.1 1,001.3 1,092.2 1,064.7 1,051.7 1,041.7 1,038.2 1,015.7 -22.5

Furniture and related products .......................... 558.9 540.0 539.6 530.5 563.4 553.3 550.0 542.4 539.7 535.3 -4.4

Miscellaneous manufacturing ............................ 644.3 660.9 658.7 653.9 649.0 653.5 654.6 657.1 657.4 658.1 .7

Nondurable goods ................................................. 5,175 5,183 5,157 5,114 5,235 5,189 5,170 5,171 5,159 5,171 12

Production workers ....................................... 3,773 3,786 3,771 3,722 3,823 3,793 3,774 3,771 3,771 3,772 1

Food manufacturing ........................................... 1,456.1 1,505.8 1,487.0 1,468.7 1,479.1 1,491.8 1,487.8 1,491.6 1,485.6 1,491.7 6.1

Beverages and tobacco products ...................... 190.2 195.4 193.6 192.3 194.6 195.6 196.4 195.4 195.3 196.0 .7

Textile mills ......................................................... 205.6 186.0 184.8 178.8 208.9 188.0 187.5 186.3 185.3 181.5 -3.8

Textile product mills ........................................... 166.3 157.1 157.3 155.7 167.8 159.9 159.2 158.1 157.6 157.1 -.5

Apparel ................................................................ 238.7 231.2 228.1 223.7 245.8 234.8 233.2 231.4 230.2 229.5 -.7

Leather and allied products ............................... 38.6 36.7 36.9 35.8 39.1 37.1 37.2 36.5 36.5 36.2 -.3

Paper and paper products ................................. 476.1 463.2 462.7 463.3 477.2 464.6 463.4 463.9 463.6 463.7 .1

Printing and related support activities ............... 633.1 638.0 639.7 628.7 638.6 632.5 633.2 637.2 636.1 634.4 -1.7

Petroleum and coal products ............................. 105.9 116.2 114.4 113.1 109.9 116.4 116.9 116.6 116.9 117.6 .7

Chemicals ........................................................... 864.6 869.5 870.4 865.9 868.1 871.1 871.9 871.2 870.1 869.3 -.8

Plastics and rubber products ............................. 799.3 784.1 781.8 788.3 805.5 796.8 783.2 782.7 781.7 794.0 12.3

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

 Jan. 

2006

 Nov. 

2006

 Dec. 

2006p

 Jan. 

2007p

 Jan. 

2006

 Sept. 

2006

 Oct. 

2006

 Nov. 

2006

 Dec. 

2006p

 Jan. 

2007p

Change

from:

Dec. 2006-

Jan. 2007p

Service-providing .............................................. 111,047 115,429 115,510 113,151 112,621 114,011 114,172 114,416 114,625 114,729 104

Private service-providing ............................... 89,320 92,836 93,020 91,151 90,782 91,935 92,072 92,310 92,518 92,608 90

Trade, transportation, and utilities ........................... 25,968 26,773 26,956 26,166 26,157 26,241 26,258 26,320 26,338 26,351 13

Wholesale trade .................................................... 5,793.4 5,937.4 5,957.9 5,897.7 5,840.5 5,919.2 5,919.6 5,934.7 5,951.8 5,947.0 -4.8

Durable goods .................................................... 3,031.5 3,093.0 3,106.4 3,092.3 3,046.3 3,093.8 3,093.6 3,097.7 3,104.6 3,107.3 2.7

Nondurable goods .............................................. 1,999.3 2,056.0 2,054.3 2,017.7 2,026.6 2,041.3 2,040.8 2,048.5 2,052.2 2,046.7 -5.5

Electronic markets and agents and brokers ..... 762.6 788.4 797.2 787.7 767.6 784.1 785.2 788.5 795.0 793.0 -2.0

Retail trade ............................................................ 15,240.4 15,736.2 15,885.2 15,216.5 15,346.0 15,289.8 15,297.8 15,327.9 15,314.1 15,318.1 4.0

Motor vehicle and parts dealers1........................ 1,881.3 1,904.9 1,898.3 1,878.8 1,907.5 1,906.2 1,906.4 1,904.2 1,908.0 1,905.8 -2.2

Automobile dealers ......................................... 1,237.7 1,245.3 1,240.1 1,231.9 1,249.5 1,245.4 1,245.0 1,244.0 1,245.1 1,244.4 -.7

Furniture and home furnishings stores ............. 589.2 603.1 614.7 593.7 585.6 587.9 589.9 586.5 590.9 590.9 .0

Electronics and appliance stores ....................... 547.9 553.5 552.7 537.4 541.9 535.8 534.0 531.6 530.5 532.6 2.1

Building material and garden supply stores ...... 1,247.1 1,300.9 1,282.0 1,249.5 1,311.0 1,327.2 1,329.2 1,321.0 1,312.2 1,316.7 4.5

Food and beverage stores ................................. 2,801.7 2,871.7 2,881.1 2,837.1 2,815.8 2,832.1 2,833.8 2,842.4 2,845.1 2,849.3 4.2

Health and personal care stores ....................... 954.4 969.9 974.0 960.5 955.6 956.2 954.8 962.6 958.6 961.1 2.5

Gasoline stations ................................................ 858.7 854.2 852.8 840.3 868.3 858.1 854.8 854.6 853.8 850.2 -3.6

Clothing and clothing accessories stores ......... 1,439.6 1,548.3 1,610.6 1,468.5 1,432.8 1,437.4 1,443.1 1,467.3 1,467.7 1,461.0 -6.7

Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music

stores ................................................................ 663.0 689.1 716.2 667.4 651.7 638.0 638.3 647.4 650.0 651.6 1.6

1 General merchandise stores ............................. 2,945.7 3,065.7 3,109.9 2,877.4 2,952.4 2,894.9 2,893.8 2,882.9 2,873.6 2,882.3 8.7

Department stores .......................................... 1,583.7 1,675.0 1,707.7 1,532.7 1,578.3 1,536.2 1,535.6 1,533.2 1,525.4 1,527.5 2.1

Miscellaneous store retailers ............................. 876.7 896.3 913.0 868.5 891.2 880.6 880.9 881.9 882.2 882.2 .0

Nonstore retailers ............................................... 435.1 478.6 479.9 437.4 432.2 435.4 438.8 445.5 441.5 434.4 -7.1

Transportation and warehousing .......................... 4,386.7 4,552.8 4,565.0 4,504.8 4,420.7 4,484.4 4,493.8 4,509.6 4,523.3 4,536.6 13.3

Air transportation ................................................ 483.6 483.7 488.7 486.1 488.1 488.1 488.1 484.5 489.3 490.5 1.2

Rail transportation .............................................. 223.6 225.5 224.9 223.5 226.2 224.7 224.8 223.9 225.1 226.0 .9

Water transportation ........................................... 61.2 64.9 66.9 65.3 63.1 65.5 65.6 66.8 67.9 67.2 -.7

Truck transportation ........................................... 1,391.9 1,458.8 1,457.6 1,434.5 1,419.2 1,446.8 1,448.7 1,448.9 1,455.8 1,461.4 5.6

Transit and ground passenger transportation ... 407.7 408.8 405.8 403.7 396.5 394.2 392.3 393.2 390.0 392.2 2.2

Pipeline transportation ....................................... 38.2 39.6 39.9 40.3 38.1 38.8 39.6 39.8 39.8 40.2 .4

Scenic and sightseeing transportation .............. 19.6 25.0 22.7 21.1 26.8 26.6 26.6 28.3 28.5 29.0 .5

Support activities for transportation ................... 561.8 576.5 577.3 571.1 564.6 571.0 572.9 577.9 575.1 574.2 -.9

Couriers and messengers .................................. 580.8 611.1 618.1 605.4 578.3 586.4 590.5 597.2 598.5 600.6 2.1

Warehousing and storage .................................. 618.3 658.9 663.1 653.8 619.8 642.3 644.7 649.1 653.3 655.3 2.0

Utilities ................................................................... 547.9 547.0 548.1 547.1 549.8 547.8 546.9 548.2 549.2 548.8 -.4

Information ................................................................ 3,033 3,065 3,087 3,057 3,052 3,052 3,054 3,057 3,071 3,074 3

Publishing industries, except Internet ............... 898.6 907.2 909.7 902.5 902.9 900.2 902.1 905.0 905.6 906.6 1.0

Motion picture and sound recording industries . 376.9 373.5 385.4 373.3 385.8 374.7 374.6 371.9 378.1 379.3 1.2

Broadcasting, except Internet ............................ 325.4 334.9 338.8 336.2 326.5 332.3 332.1 333.8 336.0 337.0 1.0

Internet publishing and broadcasting ................ 32.2 36.3 37.1 36.8 32.0 35.0 35.8 36.3 37.0 36.6 -.4

Telecommunications .......................................... 970.9 975.8 977.6 974.6 973.7 974.2 975.0 973.5 977.6 977.5 -.1

ISPs, search portals, and data processing ....... 377.3 386.2 386.9 382.3 379.6 383.9 382.2 384.9 385.1 384.7 -.4

Other information services ................................. 51.7 51.4 51.9 51.7 51.7 51.3 51.8 51.6 52.0 51.8 -.2

Financial activities .................................................... 8,214 8,416 8,433 8,379 8,271 8,408 8,415 8,422 8,434 8,438 4

Finance and insurance .......................................... 6,089.8 6,229.6 6,241.9 6,218.8 6,107.0 6,219.6 6,227.1 6,228.9 6,237.8 6,237.5 -.3

Monetary authorities - central bank ................... 21.0 21.8 21.7 21.7 21.0 21.7 21.8 21.7 21.8 21.7 -.1

1 Credit intermediation and related activities ....... 2,893.4 2,957.2 2,959.7 2,955.7 2,902.3 2,952.8 2,956.2 2,957.4 2,959.6 2,965.3 5.7

1 Depository credit intermediation ..................... 1,775.6 1,815.8 1,823.2 1,823.9 1,776.2 1,812.4 1,818.3 1,819.6 1,824.6 1,825.2 .6

Commercial banking .................................... 1,294.8 1,329.6 1,335.2 1,334.9 1,295.4 1,328.1 1,334.5 1,333.0 1,336.3 1,336.2 -.1

Securities, commodity contracts, investments .. 798.3 831.8 830.2 827.0 800.1 825.4 830.4 829.2 829.0 829.1 .1

Insurance carriers and related activities ........... 2,287.7 2,324.3 2,334.9 2,320.4 2,293.4 2,324.8 2,324.0 2,326.0 2,332.3 2,326.6 -5.7

Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles ........ 89.4 94.5 95.4 94.0 90.2 94.9 94.7 94.6 95.1 94.8 -.3

Real estate and rental and leasing ....................... 2,124.2 2,186.7 2,190.7 2,160.1 2,163.7 2,188.2 2,187.5 2,192.9 2,196.5 2,200.4 3.9

Real estate .......................................................... 1,468.5 1,511.0 1,516.6 1,493.4 1,494.4 1,506.4 1,505.0 1,512.4 1,517.0 1,519.2 2.2

Rental and leasing services ............................... 628.8 645.0 643.4 636.0 641.6 652.2 652.9 650.0 649.0 649.9 .9

Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets ......... 26.9 30.7 30.7 30.7 27.7 29.6 29.6 30.5 30.5 31.3 .8

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

 Jan. 

2006

 Nov. 

2006

 Dec. 

2006p

 Jan. 

2007p

 Jan. 

2006

 Sept. 

2006

 Oct. 

2006

 Nov. 

2006

 Dec. 

2006p

 Jan. 

2007p

Change

from:

Dec. 2006-

Jan. 2007p

Professional and business services ........................ 16,902 17,838 17,797 17,421 17,316 17,636 17,662 17,726 17,800 17,825 25

1 Professional and technical services ..................... 7,256.5 7,443.9 7,512.3 7,541.1 7,243.8 7,420.1 7,438.5 7,469.6 7,505.2 7,523.7 18.5

Legal services .................................................. 1,162.9 1,176.8 1,180.6 1,167.6 1,171.6 1,172.6 1,173.5 1,175.9 1,179.0 1,176.3 -2.7

Accounting and bookkeeping services ........... 961.8 862.0 918.5 1,021.1 872.8 893.1 893.7 914.5 924.6 927.0 2.4

Architectural and engineering services .......... 1,326.9 1,410.7 1,405.3 1,395.3 1,352.2 1,399.3 1,400.6 1,407.2 1,412.4 1,421.5 9.1

Computer systems design and related

services .......................................................... 1,238.3 1,299.0 1,309.9 1,297.6 1,242.8 1,298.4 1,300.8 1,296.2 1,303.4 1,302.5 -.9

Management and technical consulting

services .......................................................... 881.3 955.7 966.9 951.8 892.5 926.4 944.2 949.3 958.6 961.9 3.3

Management of companies and enterprises ....... 1,779.5 1,824.2 1,829.6 1,815.9 1,791.6 1,822.3 1,826.8 1,823.0 1,826.8 1,829.9 3.1

Administrative and waste services ....................... 7,866.2 8,570.3 8,455.4 8,063.9 8,280.1 8,393.9 8,396.2 8,433.8 8,467.9 8,471.3 3.4

1 Administrative and support services ................. 7,529.9 8,222.3 8,108.1 7,718.2 7,936.1 8,047.4 8,047.5 8,083.8 8,118.5 8,118.6 .1

1 Employment services ...................................... 3,424.4 3,791.0 3,741.2 3,461.4 3,646.8 3,653.3 3,641.2 3,665.5 3,678.0 3,675.5 -2.5

Temporary help services ............................. 2,456.7 2,722.7 2,703.9 2,487.3 2,631.8 2,623.5 2,621.1 2,631.3 2,651.6 2,657.3 5.7

Business support services .............................. 770.2 811.9 817.5 796.6 773.1 797.2 801.0 802.2 804.1 800.5 -3.6

Services to buildings and dwellings ............... 1,608.6 1,813.2 1,735.5 1,661.7 1,769.4 1,803.0 1,807.9 1,811.2 1,820.5 1,825.9 5.4

Waste management and remediation services 336.3 348.0 347.3 345.7 344.0 346.5 348.7 350.0 349.4 352.7 3.3

Education and health services ................................ 17,509 18,255 18,248 17,983 17,621 17,946 17,976 18,018 18,068 18,099 31

Educational services ............................................. 2,798.5 3,151.3 3,098.1 2,884.1 2,871.1 2,949.4 2,944.2 2,951.4 2,954.9 2,961.0 6.1

Health care and social assistance ........................14,710.4 15,103.2 15,149.6 15,098.9 14,749.8 14,996.4 15,031.5 15,066.1 15,113.0 15,137.5 24.5

3 Health care ......................................................... 12,433.4 12,760.2 12,808.0 12,762.5 12,467.3 12,679.6 12,706.7 12,734.1 12,776.7 12,795.1 18.4

1 Ambulatory health care services .................... 5,190.3 5,358.1 5,389.7 5,358.9 5,209.2 5,321.0 5,332.6 5,344.6 5,369.0 5,377.2 8.2

Offices of physicians .................................... 2,119.5 2,185.9 2,201.3 2,183.7 2,123.2 2,172.5 2,174.1 2,179.4 2,187.0 2,187.8 .8

Outpatient care centers ................................ 484.1 492.7 493.5 493.7 484.9 492.1 494.1 492.4 493.4 494.9 1.5

Home health care services .......................... 841.5 888.2 892.1 886.7 846.1 877.7 880.7 883.5 887.6 891.2 3.6

Hospitals .......................................................... 4,376.7 4,466.4 4,471.5 4,468.5 4,382.9 4,451.7 4,458.2 4,461.7 4,468.8 4,474.9 6.1

1 Nursing and residential care facilities ............ 2,866.4 2,935.7 2,946.8 2,935.1 2,875.2 2,906.9 2,915.9 2,927.8 2,938.9 2,943.0 4.1

Nursing care facilities ................................... 1,574.2 1,597.0 1,600.0 1,593.8 1,579.3 1,584.7 1,587.5 1,591.8 1,595.6 1,598.0 2.4

1 Social assistance ................................................ 2,277.0 2,343.0 2,341.6 2,336.4 2,282.5 2,316.8 2,324.8 2,332.0 2,336.3 2,342.4 6.1

Child day care services ................................... 811.6 817.4 813.2 806.2 809.4 802.0 802.8 805.1 803.8 803.9 .1

Leisure and hospitality ............................................. 12,339 13,066 13,073 12,778 12,948 13,209 13,257 13,324 13,364 13,387 23

Arts, entertainment, and recreation ...................... 1,678.1 1,806.2 1,802.8 1,735.9 1,902.1 1,923.7 1,939.9 1,947.4 1,954.3 1,961.8 7.5

Performing arts and spectator sports ................ 340.0 394.1 388.4 366.2 379.8 401.4 405.0 405.7 406.7 409.5 2.8

Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks ...... 110.3 122.4 120.6 118.3 121.2 125.6 125.7 126.4 127.1 129.2 2.1

Amusements, gambling, and recreation ........... 1,227.8 1,289.7 1,293.8 1,251.4 1,401.1 1,396.7 1,409.2 1,415.3 1,420.5 1,423.1 2.6

Accommodations and food services .................... 10,660.8 11,259.5 11,270.4 11,042.2 11,045.9 11,284.8 11,316.9 11,376.8 11,409.6 11,425.6 16.0

Accommodations ................................................ 1,735.1 1,797.5 1,801.8 1,770.0 1,823.4 1,847.0 1,845.3 1,854.4 1,860.9 1,856.0 -4.9

Food services and drinking places .................... 8,925.7 9,462.0 9,468.6 9,272.2 9,222.5 9,437.8 9,471.6 9,522.4 9,548.7 9,569.6 20.9

Other services .......................................................... 5,355 5,423 5,426 5,367 5,417 5,443 5,450 5,443 5,443 5,434 -9

Repair and maintenance .................................... 1,228.1 1,245.7 1,244.4 1,231.2 1,239.1 1,253.9 1,253.4 1,250.8 1,250.4 1,244.5 -5.9

Personal and laundry services .......................... 1,272.8 1,281.2 1,282.0 1,266.9 1,289.6 1,285.6 1,286.8 1,286.4 1,285.9 1,284.6 -1.3

Membership associations and organizations .... 2,853.9 2,896.0 2,899.8 2,868.6 2,888.5 2,903.1 2,909.3 2,905.4 2,906.3 2,904.5 -1.8

Government .............................................................. 21,727 22,593 22,490 22,000 21,839 22,076 22,100 22,106 22,107 22,121 14

Federal ................................................................... 2,705 2,720 2,723 2,692 2,725 2,729 2,725 2,719 2,712 2,714 2

Federal, except U.S. Postal Service ................. 1,935.4 1,948.1 1,938.6 1,928.1 1,952.8 1,959.0 1,954.7 1,949.5 1,947.8 1,947.2 -.6

U.S. Postal Service ............................................ 769.4 771.5 784.2 764.0 772.3 770.2 770.2 769.0 764.5 766.8 2.3

State government .................................................. 4,936 5,274 5,216 4,994 5,034 5,113 5,109 5,107 5,106 5,100 -6

State government education .............................. 2,177.4 2,491.5 2,435.0 2,217.5 2,257.4 2,321.1 2,314.3 2,313.1 2,311.2 2,304.4 -6.8

State government, excluding education ............ 2,758.8 2,782.9 2,781.4 2,776.6 2,776.6 2,791.5 2,794.3 2,793.5 2,794.5 2,795.2 .7

Local government .................................................. 14,086 14,599 14,551 14,314 14,080 14,234 14,266 14,280 14,289 14,307 18

Local government education ............................. 7,990.3 8,365.5 8,345.1 8,138.6 7,874.3 7,970.7 7,995.1 8,003.7 8,014.5 8,022.9 8.4

Local government, excluding education ........... 6,095.6 6,233.9 6,205.9 6,174.9 6,205.5 6,263.0 6,270.9 6,276.3 6,274.2 6,284.1 9.9

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.

NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2006 benchmark levels

and updated seasonal adjustment factors.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

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

selected industry detail

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

 Jan. 

2006

 Nov. 

2006

 Dec. 

2006p

 Jan. 

2007p

 Jan. 

2006

 Sept. 

2006

 Oct. 

2006

 Nov. 

2006

 Dec. 

2006p

 Jan. 

2007p

Change

from:

Dec. 2006-

Jan. 2007p

Total private ....................................... 33.8 33.8 33.9 33.4 33.8 33.8 33.9 33.8 33.9 33.8 -0.1

Goods-producing .......................................... 40.1 40.5 41.0 39.9 40.4 40.3 40.6 40.4 40.7 40.2 -.5

Natural resources and mining .............................. 45.6 46.1 45.5 44.7 46.0 45.1 45.7 46.1 45.5 45.1 -.4

Construction ............................................................ 38.2 38.8 39.3 38.0 38.9 38.4 39.2 39.0 39.8 38.8 -1.0

Manufacturing ......................................................... 40.9 41.2 41.6 40.7 40.9 41.1 41.2 41.0 41.0 40.8 -.2

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

Durable goods ..................................................... 41.2 41.3 41.9 40.9 41.3 41.3 41.4 41.2 41.2 41.0 -.2

Overtime hours ............................................ 4.4 4.3 4.7 3.9 4.5 4.3 4.3 4.1 4.2 4.1 -.1

Wood products .................................................. 39.6 39.0 39.6 38.2 40.2 39.6 39.7 39.1 39.3 38.8 -.5

Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... 42.3 42.3 42.3 40.5 43.1 43.0 42.7 42.3 42.6 41.4 -1.2

Primary metals .................................................. 44.1 43.5 44.0 43.3 43.7 43.5 43.6 43.5 43.3 42.9 -.4

Fabricated metal products .............................. 41.3 41.4 41.7 40.9 41.2 41.3 41.6 41.2 41.0 40.9 -.1

Machinery .......................................................... 42.0 42.4 43.2 41.9 41.9 42.3 42.7 42.3 42.4 41.9 -.5

Computer and electronic products ................ 40.3 40.5 41.3 40.2 40.5 40.4 40.4 40.2 40.4 40.3 -.1

Electrical equipment and appliances ............ 41.2 41.1 41.6 41.1 41.2 40.7 40.8 40.7 40.4 41.0 .6

Transportation equipment ............................... 42.6 42.6 43.7 42.5 42.5 42.6 42.4 42.5 42.6 42.6 .0

Motor vehicles and parts 2.............................. 42.1 41.7 42.9 41.7 42.1 42.0 41.7 41.5 41.8 41.8 .0

Furniture and related products ....................... 38.0 39.1 39.7 38.9 38.2 38.8 39.2 39.0 39.1 39.1 .0

Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 38.5 39.0 39.3 38.1 38.5 38.6 38.7 38.8 38.7 38.2 -.5

Nondurable goods ............................................... 40.3 40.9 41.1 40.5 40.3 40.7 40.7 40.6 40.6 40.5 -.1

Overtime hours ............................................ 4.3 4.4 4.5 3.9 4.5 4.2 4.3 4.2 4.3 4.1 -.2

Food manufacturing ......................................... 39.5 41.2 41.2 40.2 39.6 40.3 40.4 40.5 40.5 40.4 -.1

Beverages and tobacco products .................. 39.3 41.0 40.4 40.4 40.0 40.7 40.8 40.9 40.8 41.1 .3

Textile mills ........................................................ 40.8 40.3 41.4 40.5 40.8 40.7 40.6 40.4 40.9 40.5 -.4

Textile product mills ......................................... 40.4 40.1 39.8 39.2 40.2 39.8 39.2 39.8 39.0 39.1 .1

Apparel ............................................................... 35.7 37.1 36.8 37.6 35.9 36.7 37.0 36.9 36.9 37.7 .8

Leather and allied products ............................ 39.0 38.3 39.3 36.5 39.3 38.8 38.8 37.8 38.4 36.9 -1.5

Paper and paper products .............................. 42.6 43.1 42.9 42.3 42.5 43.0 42.9 42.6 42.3 42.3 .0

Printing and related support activities ........... 38.9 39.4 39.8 38.8 38.9 39.2 39.4 39.1 39.4 38.9 -.5

Petroleum and coal products .......................... 44.4 45.4 44.0 45.5 45.1 45.0 45.1 44.8 44.8 46.0 1.2

Chemicals .......................................................... 42.9 42.0 42.4 41.8 42.6 43.0 42.5 41.9 42.0 41.7 -.3

Plastics and rubber products .......................... 40.6 40.5 41.3 40.7 40.5 40.5 40.7 40.6 40.6 40.6 .0

Private service-providing ............................. 32.5 32.3 32.4 32.0 32.4 32.4 32.4 32.4 32.4 32.4 .0

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 33.0 33.4 33.5 32.9 33.3 33.4 33.4 33.5 33.4 33.4 .0

Wholesale trade ................................................... 37.9 38.0 38.0 37.6 37.8 37.9 38.0 38.0 38.1 38.0 -.1

Retail trade ........................................................... 30.1 30.3 30.6 29.8 30.5 30.4 30.4 30.5 30.4 30.4 .0

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 36.4 37.1 37.0 36.6 36.6 36.9 36.9 36.9 36.8 37.1 .3

Utilities ................................................................... 40.7 41.9 41.9 41.7 41.2 41.4 41.8 41.9 42.0 42.0 .0

Information ............................................................... 36.8 36.4 36.5 36.2 36.6 36.7 36.7 36.4 36.6 36.5 -.1

Financial activities .................................................. 36.5 35.6 35.8 35.6 35.9 35.7 35.8 35.8 36.0 35.9 -.1

Professional and business services .................... 34.6 34.6 34.5 34.0 34.6 34.7 34.7 34.6 34.6 34.5 -.1

Education and health services ............................. 32.8 32.4 32.4 32.4 32.5 32.5 32.4 32.5 32.4 32.5 .1

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 25.3 25.3 25.4 24.7 25.7 25.8 25.7 25.6 25.8 25.6 -.2

Other services ......................................................... 31.0 30.8 30.8 30.7 31.0 30.8 30.9 30.9 30.9 30.9 .0

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.

NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2006 benchmark

levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

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

selected industry detail

Industry

Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings

 Jan. 

2006

 Nov. 

2006

 Dec. 

2006p

 Jan. 

2007p

 Jan. 

2006

 Nov. 

2006

 Dec. 

2006p

 Jan. 

2007p

Total private ....................................... $16.53 $16.99 $17.08 $17.17 $558.71 $574.26 $579.01 $573.48

Seasonally adjusted ..................... 16.43 16.99 17.06 17.09 555.33 574.26 578.33 577.64

Goods-producing .......................................... 17.73 18.26 18.38 18.26 710.97 739.53 753.58 728.57

Natural resources and mining .............................. 19.44 20.45 20.65 20.79 886.46 942.75 939.58 929.31

Construction ............................................................ 19.49 20.42 20.52 20.39 744.52 792.30 806.44 774.82

Manufacturing ......................................................... 16.74 16.93 17.10 17.02 684.67 697.52 711.36 692.71

Durable goods ..................................................... 17.55 17.87 18.05 17.94 723.06 738.03 756.30 733.75

Wood products .................................................. 13.15 13.67 13.63 13.62 520.74 533.13 539.75 520.28

Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... 16.50 16.51 16.73 16.77 697.95 698.37 707.68 679.19

Primary metals .................................................. 19.39 19.73 19.43 19.12 855.10 858.26 854.92 827.90

Fabricated metal products .............................. 16.12 16.29 16.49 16.40 665.76 674.41 687.63 670.76

Machinery .......................................................... 17.07 17.56 17.77 17.70 716.94 744.54 767.66 741.63

Computer and electronic products ................ 18.69 19.22 19.51 19.45 753.21 778.41 805.76 781.89

Electrical equipment and appliances ............ 15.47 15.53 15.69 15.74 637.36 638.28 652.70 646.91

Transportation equipment ............................... 22.32 22.57 22.75 22.51 950.83 961.48 994.18 956.68

Furniture and related products ....................... 13.55 14.12 14.38 14.38 514.90 552.09 570.89 559.38

Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 14.07 14.38 14.45 14.54 541.70 560.82 567.89 553.97

Nondurable goods ............................................... 15.37 15.34 15.47 15.46 619.41 627.41 635.82 626.13

Food manufacturing ......................................... 13.09 13.18 13.32 13.40 517.06 543.02 548.78 538.68

Beverages and tobacco products .................. 18.35 18.20 18.36 17.93 721.16 746.20 741.74 724.37

Textile mills ........................................................ 12.50 12.74 12.64 12.79 510.00 513.42 523.30 518.00

Textile product mills ......................................... 11.80 11.98 11.92 11.88 476.72 480.40 474.42 465.70

Apparel ............................................................... 10.63 10.53 10.61 10.74 379.49 390.66 390.45 403.82

Leather and allied products ............................ 11.24 11.58 11.69 11.85 438.36 443.51 459.42 432.53

Paper and paper products .............................. 17.89 18.05 18.25 18.22 762.11 777.96 782.93 770.71

Printing and related support activities ........... 15.90 15.93 15.92 15.93 618.51 627.64 633.62 618.08

Petroleum and coal products .......................... 24.54 24.44 23.99 24.76 1,089.58 1,109.58 1,055.56 1,126.58

Chemicals .......................................................... 19.97 19.61 19.88 19.70 856.71 823.62 842.91 823.46

Plastics and rubber products .......................... 14.94 15.04 15.18 14.95 606.56 609.12 626.93 608.47

Private service-providing ............................. 16.22 16.65 16.73 16.88 527.15 537.80 542.05 540.16

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 15.18 15.44 15.43 15.61 500.94 515.70 516.91 513.57

Wholesale trade ................................................... 18.64 19.16 19.22 19.24 706.46 728.08 730.36 723.42

Retail trade ........................................................... 12.46 12.52 12.53 12.69 375.05 379.36 383.42 378.16

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 16.90 17.48 17.49 17.51 615.16 648.51 647.13 640.87

Utilities ................................................................... 27.49 27.44 27.44 27.40 1,118.84 1,149.74 1,149.74 1,142.58

Information ............................................................... 23.04 23.53 23.68 23.82 847.87 856.49 864.32 862.28

Financial activities .................................................. 18.45 19.19 19.28 19.28 673.43 683.16 690.22 686.37

Professional and business services .................... 18.87 19.44 19.66 19.81 652.90 672.62 678.27 673.54

Education and health services ............................. 17.08 17.62 17.67 17.81 560.22 570.89 572.51 577.04

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 9.54 10.00 10.13 10.12 241.36 253.00 257.30 249.96

Other services ......................................................... 14.58 14.93 15.05 15.08 451.98 459.84 463.54 462.96

1 See footnote 1, table B-2.

p = preliminary.

NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2006 benchmark

levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-4. Average hourly earnings of production and nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector 

and selected industry detail, seasonally adjusted

Industry

Total Private:

 Jan. 

2006

 Sept. 

2006

 Oct. 

2006

 Nov. 

2006

 Dec. 

2006p

 Jan. 

2007p

Percent

change from:

Dec. 2006-

Jan. 2007 p

Current dollars ................................................ $16.43 $16.88 $16.94 $16.99 $17.06 $17.09 0.2

Constant (1982) dollars 2................................. 8.18 8.25 8.34 8.37 8.35 N.A.

Goods-producing .......................................................... 17.79 18.08 18.15 18.21 18.29 18.32 .2

Natural resources and mining .............................................. 19.30 20.11 20.26 20.43 20.56 20.62 .3

Construction ............................................................................ 19.63 20.17 20.24 20.37 20.43 20.51 .4

Manufacturing ......................................................................... 16.69 16.83 16.88 16.89 16.96 16.97 .1

.....................................................

4 Excluding overtime 15.82 15.99 16.04 16.09 16.13 16.16 .2

Durable goods ..................................................................... 17.51 17.73 17.78 17.79 17.87 17.90 .2

Nondurable goods ............................................................... 15.31 15.29 15.33 15.35 15.40 15.40 .0

Private service-providing ............................................. 16.07 16.56 16.62 16.67 16.73 16.77 .2

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................................... 15.13 15.52 15.55 15.54 15.58 15.60 .1

Wholesale trade ................................................................... 18.54 19.10 19.09 19.14 19.19 19.22 .2

Retail trade ........................................................................... 12.43 12.65 12.69 12.64 12.67 12.68 .1

Transportation and warehousing ...................................... 16.91 17.47 17.47 17.50 17.55 17.54 -.1

Utilities ................................................................................... 27.48 27.35 27.39 27.47 27.39 27.42 .1

Information ............................................................................... 22.95 23.44 23.51 23.47 23.59 23.69 .4

Financial activities .................................................................. 18.34 19.02 19.11 19.20 19.29 19.29 .0

Professional and business services .................................... 18.57 19.31 19.42 19.51 19.62 19.63 .1

Education and health services ............................................. 17.06 17.51 17.56 17.63 17.67 17.77 .6

Leisure and hospitality ........................................................... 9.46 9.83 9.87 9.94 10.00 10.03 .3

Other services ......................................................................... 14.54 14.86 14.89 14.94 15.01 15.05 .3

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 -0.2 percent from Nov. 2006 to Dec. 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.

NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2006 benchmark

levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-5. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production and nonsupervisory workers1on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and

selected industry detail

(2002=100)

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

 Jan. 

2006

 Nov. 

2006

 Dec. 

2006p

 Jan. 

2007p

 Jan. 

2006

 Sept. 

2006

 Oct. 

2006

 Nov. 

2006

 Dec. 

2006p

 Jan. 

2007p

Percent

change from:

Dec. 2006-

Jan. 2007p

Total private ....................................... 102.4 107.0 107.2 103.3 104.5 106.0 106.3 106.3 106.8 106.7 -0.1

Goods-producing .......................................... 98.1 102.8 102.9 97.6 101.9 102.4 102.7 102.0 102.7 101.5 -1.2

Natural resources and mining .............................. 117.0 130.3 127.9 122.8 121.2 126.3 128.2 129.1 128.4 127.3 -.9

Construction ............................................................ 104.5 115.6 113.3 104.9 114.1 113.7 115.4 114.7 116.8 114.7 -1.8

Manufacturing ......................................................... 94.4 95.8 96.7 93.2 95.3 96.1 95.9 95.2 95.2 94.4 -.8

Durable goods ..................................................... 97.2 98.5 100.1 96.2 98.2 99.2 99.0 98.2 98.2 97.2 -1.0

Wood products .................................................. 101.1 93.6 93.5 88.8 104.6 98.8 96.5 94.1 93.4 92.1 -1.4

Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... 95.2 97.9 96.2 88.9 101.2 98.6 97.9 97.1 98.0 94.6 -3.5

Primary metals .................................................. 95.7 91.9 93.3 91.5 94.9 93.3 93.0 92.3 91.8 90.8 -1.1

Fabricated metal products .............................. 101.1 103.9 105.1 102.5 101.3 103.9 104.4 103.5 103.2 103.0 -.2

Machinery .......................................................... 99.7 105.2 107.5 103.8 99.5 104.7 106.2 105.2 105.3 103.8 -1.4

Computer and electronic products ................ 100.4 105.4 107.9 103.3 101.1 105.4 105.2 104.5 104.9 103.8 -1.0

Electrical equipment and appliances ............ 88.1 88.6 91.2 89.7 87.8 88.6 89.1 88.3 88.2 89.3 1.2

Transportation equipment ............................... 99.1 98.5 101.7 95.5 99.5 99.5 98.4 98.0 98.2 96.7 -1.5

Motor vehicles and parts 2.............................. 94.4 89.0 91.9 84.4 95.0 91.6 89.4 88.2 88.6 85.8 -3.2

Furniture and related products ....................... 88.3 87.7 89.1 86.0 89.6 89.5 89.5 88.1 87.9 87.3 -.7

Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 89.0 93.2 93.8 90.2 89.8 91.0 91.3 92.0 92.2 91.3 -1.0

Nondurable goods ............................................... 89.5 91.2 91.3 88.8 90.7 90.9 90.5 90.2 90.2 90.0 -.2

Food manufacturing ......................................... 95.4 103.8 102.5 98.1 97.3 100.4 100.3 100.6 100.5 100.4 -.1

Beverages and tobacco products .................. 95.7 99.6 98.3 96.2 100.1 98.5 98.4 99.1 99.6 99.9 .3

Textile mills ........................................................ 68.0 62.3 63.3 59.8 69.0 63.3 62.8 62.3 62.7 60.6 -3.3

Textile product mills ......................................... 92.7 83.5 82.5 79.6 93.2 85.2 83.7 83.5 81.3 80.7 -.7

Apparel ............................................................... 60.7 63.3 62.1 62.3 63.2 63.3 63.5 63.2 63.1 64.3 1.9

Leather and allied products ............................ 78.6 73.4 76.6 69.0 80.3 73.3 73.1 71.5 74.1 70.2 -5.3

Paper and paper products .............................. 86.8 86.0 85.6 84.3 87.0 86.0 85.5 85.0 84.4 84.5 .1

Printing and related support activities ........... 90.2 94.3 96.2 91.7 91.1 92.7 93.6 93.4 94.5 92.7 -1.9

Petroleum and coal products .......................... 91.7 95.8 91.4 92.2 97.3 97.4 96.8 95.1 95.4 97.6 2.3

Chemicals .......................................................... 96.9 93.8 94.8 92.3 96.6 97.4 96.1 93.9 94.1 92.8 -1.4

Plastics and rubber products .......................... 93.1 91.1 92.8 92.3 93.8 92.6 91.3 91.1 91.2 92.9 1.9

Private service-providing ............................. 103.8 107.9 108.4 104.7 105.4 107.0 107.2 107.5 107.8 108.0 .2

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 100.6 105.5 106.7 101.3 102.4 103.0 103.1 103.7 103.5 103.6 .1

Wholesale trade ................................................... 103.2 106.5 106.9 104.6 103.9 105.6 106.0 106.4 107.0 106.8 -.2

Retail trade ........................................................... 99.1 103.5 105.8 98.1 101.2 100.4 100.4 101.0 100.7 100.8 .1

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 104.3 110.7 110.7 107.9 105.8 108.6 108.9 109.1 109.1 110.3 1.1

Utilities ................................................................... 91.7 94.6 94.4 93.7 93.3 93.7 94.6 94.8 95.0 94.8 -.2

Information ............................................................... 100.2 100.7 101.4 99.5 100.3 101.3 101.1 100.5 101.1 100.9 -.2

Financial activities .................................................. 107.4 108.6 109.5 108.0 106.4 108.5 109.1 109.3 110.1 109.8 -.3

Professional and business services .................... 107.2 114.0 113.4 109.1 110.3 112.8 112.9 113.2 113.8 113.7 -.1

Education and health services ............................. 107.8 111.3 111.2 109.6 107.5 109.8 109.6 110.2 110.1 110.7 .5

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 100.4 106.9 107.4 101.8 107.5 110.3 110.3 110.5 111.7 111.1 -.5

Other services ......................................................... 95.5 97.0 97.2 95.9 96.8 97.3 97.9 97.8 97.9 97.9 .0

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 and nonsupervisory worker employment. Data

have been revised to reflect March 2006 benchmark levels and

updated seasonal adjustment factors.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-6. Indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls of production and nonsupervisory workers1on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and

selected industry detail

(2002=100)

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

 Jan. 

2006

 Nov. 

2006

 Dec. 

2006p

 Jan. 

2007p

 Jan. 

2006

 Sept. 

2006

 Oct. 

2006

 Nov. 

2006

 Dec. 

2006p

 Jan. 

2007p

Percent

change from:

Dec. 2006-

Jan. 2007p

Total private ....................................... 113.1 121.4 122.4 118.5 114.8 119.6 120.4 120.7 121.8 121.8 0.0

Goods-producing .......................................... 106.5 115.0 115.8 109.1 111.0 113.4 114.1 113.7 115.0 113.8 -1.0

Natural resources and mining .............................. 132.3 155.0 153.6 148.5 136.1 147.7 151.1 153.4 153.5 152.6 -.6

Construction ............................................................ 110.0 127.5 125.6 115.5 120.9 123.9 126.2 126.2 128.8 127.0 -1.4

Manufacturing ......................................................... 103.3 106.1 108.1 103.8 104.0 105.7 105.8 105.2 105.6 104.8 -.8

Durable goods ..................................................... 106.5 109.9 112.8 107.7 107.4 109.8 109.9 109.1 109.5 108.6 -.8

Nondurable goods ............................................... 97.3 98.9 99.8 97.0 98.2 98.2 98.0 97.8 98.1 97.9 -.2

Private service-providing ............................. 115.4 123.1 124.4 121.2 116.1 121.5 122.1 122.9 123.6 124.1 .4

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 109.0 116.2 117.4 112.8 110.5 114.1 114.4 115.0 115.1 115.3 .2

Wholesale trade ................................................... 113.3 120.2 121.0 118.6 113.5 118.9 119.2 120.0 121.0 120.9 -.1

Retail trade ........................................................... 105.8 111.1 113.6 106.7 107.8 108.8 109.2 109.4 109.3 109.5 .2

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 111.8 122.8 122.8 119.8 113.5 120.3 120.6 121.1 121.5 122.7 1.0

Utilities ................................................................... 105.3 108.3 108.2 107.1 107.0 107.0 108.1 108.7 108.6 108.5 -.1

Information ............................................................... 114.2 117.3 118.9 117.3 113.9 117.5 117.7 116.8 118.1 118.3 .2

Financial activities .................................................. 122.5 128.9 130.5 128.8 120.7 127.6 128.9 129.7 131.3 131.0 -.2

Professional and business services .................... 120.4 131.9 132.6 128.5 121.8 129.6 130.4 131.4 132.9 132.8 -.1

Education and health services ............................. 121.0 128.9 129.2 128.4 120.6 126.4 126.5 127.7 127.9 129.3 1.1

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 108.8 121.3 123.5 117.0 115.5 123.1 123.6 124.7 126.9 126.6 -.2

Other services ......................................................... 101.5 105.6 106.6 105.4 102.6 105.4 106.2 106.5 107.1 107.4 .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 and nonsupervisory

worker employment. Data have been revised to reflect March

2006 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.
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

2003 ......................................................... 43.5 37.2 33.6 38.8 40.8 38.5 39.2 41.7 48.0 50.2 52.2 52.9

2004 ......................................................... 51.6 50.2 62.1 64.9 59.9 57.6 56.5 51.4 56.5 55.0 51.4 55.6

2005 ......................................................... 52.5 61.3 52.7 60.8 54.9 58.5 59.0 60.4 53.6 53.1 62.2 60.4

2006 ......................................................... 64.2 64.6 64.0 62.8 56.7 55.9 59.4 55.9 55.8 57.7 53.6 p 56.1

2007 .........................................................

p 55.8

2003 ......................................................... 39.6 33.8 34.9 33.8 35.3 42.3 39.2 34.4 42.6 48.6 48.7 50.2

2004 ......................................................... 55.9 53.2 57.0 64.2 70.3 65.6 59.9 55.2 57.9 59.0 60.4 55.8

2005 ......................................................... 51.3 55.9 56.8 61.3 57.2 59.4 62.8 63.7 59.9 53.4 57.2 62.2

2006 ......................................................... 70.5 66.7 66.0 66.9 63.3 62.4 60.3 62.6 57.7 59.0 57.7 p 57.9

2007 .........................................................

p 62.1

2003 ......................................................... 34.7 33.1 31.1 33.3 33.5 36.5 32.7 32.4 40.8 44.8 47.7 47.5

2004 ......................................................... 49.8 51.8 55.0 60.8 63.5 63.7 63.3 62.6 58.3 62.1 55.4 55.2

2005 ......................................................... 54.1 57.2 57.6 56.3 56.5 58.1 65.8 63.8 61.9 59.2 62.8 60.8

2006 ......................................................... 63.8 63.3 67.1 68.2 67.1 67.1 63.5 62.9 62.6 62.1 61.5 p 59.2

2007 .........................................................

p 61.0

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 58.8 58.3 60.3 60.6 62.8 60.3 58.8 59.7 61.3

2006 ......................................................... 67.3 65.3 66.0 64.7 65.8 65.3 67.6 66.4 66.5 66.4 65.5 p 65.3

2007 .........................................................

p 64.0

2003 ......................................................... 34.5 17.3 17.3 10.7 22.0 17.3 17.3 31.5 26.8 38.1 42.3 42.3

2004 ......................................................... 41.1 45.2 47.0 63.1 50.0 48.2 56.5 43.5 41.7 43.5 40.5 42.3

2005 ......................................................... 36.9 48.2 43.5 48.2 38.7 37.5 42.3 45.8 44.0 44.6 48.2 51.8

2006 ......................................................... 63.1 48.2 56.0 53.0 47.0 58.9 51.2 44.6 40.5 47.6 43.5 p 34.5

2007 .........................................................

p 44.6

2003 ......................................................... 15.5 11.3 13.7 9.5 8.9 11.9 15.5 15.5 17.9 29.2 30.4 33.3

2004 ......................................................... 45.2 42.9 43.5 57.7 60.1 58.3 55.4 46.4 47.0 42.9 42.9 37.5

2005 ......................................................... 35.1 39.9 40.5 42.3 35.1 33.9 40.5 41.7 42.3 40.5 39.9 43.5

2006 ......................................................... 56.5 52.4 52.4 51.2 47.6 54.8 48.2 52.4 39.3 42.3 35.7 p 38.7

2007 .........................................................

p 45.2

2003 ......................................................... 11.9 11.3 7.1 8.3 9.5 10.7 7.1 9.5 12.5 16.1 25.0 24.4

2004 ......................................................... 28.0 32.7 35.1 47.0 50.0 52.4 54.2 52.4 48.8 51.2 41.1 38.7

2005 ......................................................... 31.5 35.1 36.3 34.5 32.1 33.3 44.0 39.3 32.1 36.9 34.5 39.3

2006 ......................................................... 42.9 41.7 50.0 50.6 51.2 53.0 45.8 45.8 47.6 45.2 44.6 p 38.1

2007 .........................................................

p 36.9

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 37.5 36.3 32.1 33.9 32.7 33.3 33.3 37.5

2006 ......................................................... 44.6 40.5 40.5 40.5 39.3 42.3 48.8 48.8 44.6 45.2 43.5 p 42.9

2007 .........................................................

p 41.7

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. Data have been revised to reflect March

2006 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.