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Civilian labor force............................. 142,605 142,761 143,277 143,123 142,733 -390

Employment................................... 134,149 134,568 135,185 134,914 134,225 -689

Unemployment.............................. 8,456 8,193 8,092 8,209 8,508 299

Not in labor force................................ 71,059 71,465 71,152 71,519 72,087 568

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White.............................................. 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.2 .1

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Goods-producing1.......................... 23,879 c23,787 c23,748 p23,694 p23,643 p-51

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Service-producing1...................... 106,827 c107,057 c107,081 p107,221 p107,232 p11

Retail trade............................... 23,327 c23,308 c23,291 p23,292 p23,253 p-39

Services.................................... 41,090 c41,299 c41,336 p41,386 p41,436 p50

Government.............................. 21,201 21,270 21,293 p21,346 p21,354 p8

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Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 212,767 214,643 214,819 212,767 214,023 214,225 214,429 214,643 214,819

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 141,911 142,878 142,405 142,279 142,390 142,616 143,277 143,123 142,733

 Participation rate ............................................................... 66.7 66.6 66.3 66.9 66.5 66.6 66.8 66.7 66.4

 Employed .............................................................................. 134,359 135,237 134,358 134,253 134,045 134,474 135,185 134,914 134,225

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

 Agriculture .......................................................................... 2,971 3,611 3,182 3,154 3,282 3,188 3,298 3,525 3,357

 Nonagricultural industries ................................................... 131,388 131,627 131,176 131,099 130,763 131,286 131,887 131,389 130,867

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 7,551 7,640 8,047 8,026 8,345 8,142 8,092 8,209 8,508

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.6 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.7 6.0

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 70,856 71,765 72,414 70,488 71,633 71,609 71,152 71,519 72,087

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Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 102,322 103,259 103,347 102,322 102,945 103,046 103,148 103,259 103,347

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 75,594 76,111 75,726 76,023 76,041 76,088 76,480 76,262 76,132

 Participation rate ............................................................... 73.9 73.7 73.3 74.3 73.9 73.8 74.1 73.9 73.7

 Employed .............................................................................. 71,456 72,065 71,261 71,570 71,509 71,552 72,004 71,854 71,348

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 69.8 69.8 69.0 69.9 69.5 69.4 69.8 69.6 69.0

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 4,138 4,045 4,465 4,453 4,532 4,536 4,476 4,408 4,784

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 5.5 5.3 5.9 5.9 6.0 6.0 5.9 5.8 6.3

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Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 94,077 95,020 95,158 94,077 94,694 94,756 94,906 95,020 95,158

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 71,738 72,368 72,013 71,935 72,172 72,203 72,473 72,342 72,185

 Participation rate ............................................................... 76.3 76.2 75.7 76.5 76.2 76.2 76.4 76.1 75.9

 Employed .............................................................................. 68,292 68,875 68,216 68,204 68,405 68,447 68,711 68,545 68,099

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 72.6 72.5 71.7 72.5 72.2 72.2 72.4 72.1 71.6

 Agriculture .......................................................................... 2,013 2,497 2,258 2,082 2,256 2,221 2,226 2,432 2,337

 Nonagricultural industries ................................................... 66,279 66,378 65,958 66,122 66,149 66,226 66,485 66,114 65,761

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 3,446 3,493 3,796 3,731 3,767 3,757 3,762 3,796 4,087

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 4.8 4.8 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.7

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 110,445 111,383 111,472 110,445 111,078 111,179 111,281 111,383 111,472

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 66,317 66,767 66,679 66,256 66,349 66,527 66,797 66,862 66,601

 Participation rate ............................................................... 60.0 59.9 59.8 60.0 59.7 59.8 60.0 60.0 59.7

 Employed .............................................................................. 62,904 63,172 63,097 62,683 62,536 62,922 63,181 63,061 62,877

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 57.0 56.7 56.6 56.8 56.3 56.6 56.8 56.6 56.4

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 3,414 3,595 3,582 3,573 3,813 3,605 3,616 3,801 3,724

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 5.1 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.7 5.4 5.4 5.7 5.6

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 102,438 103,416 103,499 102,438 103,127 103,256 103,335 103,416 103,499

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 62,454 63,095 63,054 62,321 62,590 62,783 62,929 63,045 62,906

 Participation rate ............................................................... 61.0 61.0 60.9 60.8 60.7 60.8 60.9 61.0 60.8

 Employed .............................................................................. 59,576 60,014 60,049 59,288 59,364 59,710 59,835 59,764 59,765

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 58.2 58.0 58.0 57.9 57.6 57.8 57.9 57.8 57.7

 Agriculture .......................................................................... 770 880 762 852 814 772 845 865 832

 Nonagricultural industries ................................................... 58,806 59,134 59,287 58,436 58,550 58,938 58,991 58,899 58,933

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 2,878 3,081 3,005 3,033 3,226 3,073 3,094 3,281 3,140

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

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population .......................................... 16,252 16,206 16,163 16,252 16,202 16,212 16,189 16,206 16,163

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 7,719 7,414 7,338 8,023 7,629 7,630 7,874 7,737 7,642

 Participation rate ............................................................... 47.5 45.8 45.4 49.4 47.1 47.1 48.6 47.7 47.3

 Employed .............................................................................. 6,491 6,348 6,093 6,761 6,276 6,318 6,639 6,605 6,361

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 39.9 39.2 37.7 41.6 38.7 39.0 41.0 40.8 39.4

 Agriculture .......................................................................... 188 234 162 220 213 196 227 229 188

 Nonagricultural industries ................................................... 6,303 6,114 5,931 6,541 6,064 6,122 6,411 6,376 6,173

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 1,228 1,066 1,246 1,262 1,352 1,312 1,236 1,131 1,282

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 15.9 14.4 17.0 15.7 17.7 17.2 15.7 14.6 16.8

1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.
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Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, age, and Hispanic origin

(Numbers in thousands)

Employment status, race, sex, age, and

Hispanic origin

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted1

Nov.

2001

Oct.

2002

Nov.

2002

Nov.

2001

July

2002

Aug.

2002

Sept.

2002

Oct.

2002

Nov.

2002

WHITE

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 176,500 177,777 177,896 176,500 177,345 177,486 177,628 177,777 177,896

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 118,168 118,706 118,335 118,566 118,678 118,919 119,021 118,969 118,710

 Participation rate ................................................................. 67.0 66.8 66.5 67.2 66.9 67.0 67.0 66.9 66.7

 Employed .............................................................................. 112,649 113,120 112,585 112,652 112,446 112,844 113,010 112,882 112,562

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 63.8 63.6 63.3 63.8 63.4 63.6 63.6 63.5 63.3

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 5,519 5,586 5,749 5,914 6,233 6,075 6,011 6,087 6,149

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 4.7 4.7 4.9 5.0 5.3 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.2

Men, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 60,686 61,042 60,864 60,900 61,068 61,240 61,212 61,101 61,056

 Participation rate ................................................................. 76.6 76.5 76.2 76.9 76.7 76.9 76.7 76.5 76.4

 Employed .............................................................................. 58,080 58,452 58,060 58,044 58,164 58,332 58,331 58,219 58,002

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 73.4 73.2 72.7 73.3 73.1 73.2 73.1 72.9 72.6

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 2,606 2,591 2,804 2,856 2,904 2,908 2,881 2,882 3,054

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 4.3 4.2 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.0

Women, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 50,974 51,413 51,245 50,850 51,125 51,297 51,212 51,370 51,116

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

 Employed .............................................................................. 48,956 49,249 49,219 48,712 48,856 49,076 48,994 49,053 48,974

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 58.0 57.9 57.8 57.7 57.6 57.8 57.6 57.6 57.5

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 2,018 2,165 2,026 2,138 2,268 2,221 2,218 2,318 2,142

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 4.0 4.2 4.0 4.2 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.5 4.2

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 6,508 6,251 6,226 6,816 6,485 6,382 6,597 6,499 6,538

 Participation rate ................................................................. 50.7 48.6 48.4 53.1 50.5 49.7 51.3 50.6 50.9

 Employed .............................................................................. 5,613 5,419 5,307 5,896 5,425 5,437 5,685 5,610 5,586

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 43.7 42.2 41.3 45.9 42.2 42.3 44.2 43.7 43.5

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 894 831 920 920 1,060 945 911 888 953

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 13.7 13.3 14.8 13.5 16.4 14.8 13.8 13.7 14.6

 Men ................................................................................... 16.2 13.4 16.1 15.8 19.1 17.5 15.3 14.4 15.8

 Women ............................................................................. 11.3 13.2 13.4 11.1 13.6 12.1 12.3 13.0 13.3

BLACK

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 25,720 26,081 26,116 25,720 25,961 26,000 26,039 26,081 26,116

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 16,729 16,925 16,843 16,687 16,618 16,753 17,053 16,940 16,820

 Participation rate ................................................................. 65.0 64.9 64.5 64.9 64.0 64.4 65.5 65.0 64.4

 Employed .............................................................................. 15,127 15,340 15,056 15,040 14,976 15,142 15,420 15,275 14,974

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 58.8 58.8 57.6 58.5 57.7 58.2 59.2 58.6 57.3

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 1,602 1,585 1,787 1,647 1,642 1,611 1,633 1,665 1,846

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 9.6 9.4 10.6 9.9 9.9 9.6 9.6 9.8 11.0

Men, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 7,424 7,600 7,429 7,385 7,472 7,492 7,652 7,566 7,400

 Participation rate ................................................................. 71.9 72.5 70.8 71.6 71.6 71.7 73.1 72.2 70.5

 Employed .............................................................................. 6,804 6,897 6,662 6,739 6,800 6,834 6,944 6,829 6,596

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 65.9 65.8 63.5 65.3 65.2 65.4 66.4 65.1 62.8

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 620 703 766 646 673 658 708 738 803

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 8.3 9.3 10.3 8.7 9.0 8.8 9.3 9.7 10.9

Women, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 8,396 8,454 8,546 8,371 8,348 8,414 8,465 8,460 8,522

 Participation rate ................................................................. 65.1 64.6 65.2 64.9 64.1 64.5 64.8 64.6 65.0

 Employed .............................................................................. 7,703 7,767 7,786 7,669 7,602 7,719 7,799 7,744 7,755

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 59.7 59.3 59.4 59.4 58.3 59.1 59.7 59.1 59.2

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 693 688 760 702 746 695 665 716 768

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 8.3 8.1 8.9 8.4 8.9 8.3 7.9 8.5 9.0

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 909 871 868 931 798 847 936 914 898

 Participation rate ................................................................. 36.4 34.8 34.6 37.3 31.9 33.9 37.4 36.5 35.8

 Employed .............................................................................. 620 676 608 632 575 589 677 702 623

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 24.9 27.0 24.2 25.3 23.0 23.5 27.0 28.1 24.8

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 289 194 260 299 223 258 259 211 275

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 31.8 22.3 30.0 32.1 28.0 30.5 27.7 23.1 30.6

 Men ................................................................................... 31.1 22.6 28.4 31.6 20.5 30.5 34.7 24.8 29.7

 Women ............................................................................. 32.4 22.1 31.5 32.6 34.8 30.4 20.8 21.3 31.6

See footnotes at end of table.
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Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, age, and Hispanic origin — Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Employment status, race, sex, age, and

Hispanic origin

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted1

Nov.

2001

Oct.

2002

Nov.

2002

Nov.

2001

July

2002

Aug.

2002

Sept.

2002

Oct.

2002

Nov.

2002

HISPANIC ORIGIN

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 23,417 24,129 24,194 23,417 23,935 23,999 24,065 24,129 24,194

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 15,830 16,274 16,265 15,932 16,304 16,240 16,294 16,216 16,347

 Participation rate ................................................................. 67.6 67.4 67.2 68.0 68.1 67.7 67.7 67.2 67.6

 Employed .............................................................................. 14,698 15,042 15,031 14,751 15,066 15,014 15,095 14,952 15,076

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 62.8 62.3 62.1 63.0 62.9 62.6 62.7 62.0 62.3

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 1,132 1,232 1,234 1,181 1,238 1,225 1,198 1,264 1,271

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 7.1 7.6 7.6 7.4 7.6 7.5 7.4 7.8 7.8

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

numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.

 NOTE: Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin groups will not sum to totals

because data for the "other races" group are not presented and Hispanics are included in

both the white and black population groups.

Table A-3. Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment

(Numbers in thousands)

Educational attainment

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted1

Nov.

2001

Oct.

2002

Nov.

2002

Nov.

2001

July

2002

Aug.

2002

Sept.

2002

Oct.

2002

Nov.

2002

Less than a high school diploma

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 27,504 26,865 26,983 27,504 27,112 26,900 26,847 26,865 26,983

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 11,997 11,781 11,854 12,035 11,770 11,752 11,808 11,813 11,908

 Percent of population .......................................................... 43.6 43.9 43.9 43.8 43.4 43.7 44.0 44.0 44.1

 Employed .............................................................................. 11,044 10,832 10,775 11,066 10,743 10,762 10,883 10,778 10,819

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 40.2 40.3 39.9 40.2 39.6 40.0 40.5 40.1 40.1

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 954 948 1,079 969 1,028 991 925 1,034 1,090

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 7.9 8.1 9.1 8.1 8.7 8.4 7.8 8.8 9.2

High school graduates, no college2

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 57,400 57,949 58,454 57,400 57,012 57,778 58,097 57,949 58,454

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 36,836 37,255 37,360 36,719 37,149 37,203 37,533 37,380 37,220

 Percent of population .......................................................... 64.2 64.3 63.9 64.0 65.2 64.4 64.6 64.5 63.7

 Employed .............................................................................. 35,069 35,606 35,487 34,882 35,250 35,323 35,668 35,571 35,276

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 61.1 61.4 60.7 60.8 61.8 61.1 61.4 61.4 60.3

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 1,767 1,649 1,872 1,837 1,898 1,880 1,865 1,810 1,944

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 4.8 4.4 5.0 5.0 5.1 5.1 5.0 4.8 5.2

Less than a bachelor's degree3

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 45,353 45,898 45,964 45,353 45,695 45,494 45,386 45,898 45,964

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 33,529 33,774 33,602 33,420 33,162 33,184 33,599 33,510 33,454

 Percent of population .......................................................... 73.9 73.6 73.1 73.7 72.6 72.9 74.0 73.0 72.8

 Employed .............................................................................. 32,203 32,309 32,101 32,018 31,693 31,742 32,013 32,021 31,878

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 71.0 70.4 69.8 70.6 69.4 69.8 70.5 69.8 69.4

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 1,326 1,465 1,501 1,402 1,469 1,443 1,586 1,489 1,576

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 4.0 4.3 4.5 4.2 4.4 4.3 4.7 4.4 4.7

College graduates

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 47,225 48,334 47,835 47,225 48,755 48,583 48,557 48,334 47,835

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 37,290 38,026 37,582 37,324 37,850 37,996 37,997 37,896 37,665

 Percent of population .......................................................... 79.0 78.7 78.6 79.0 77.6 78.2 78.3 78.4 78.7

 Employed .............................................................................. 36,285 36,914 36,554 36,223 36,750 36,974 36,896 36,731 36,554

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 76.8 76.4 76.4 76.7 75.4 76.1 76.0 76.0 76.4

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 1,005 1,111 1,028 1,101 1,100 1,021 1,101 1,165 1,111

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 2.7 2.9 2.7 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.9 3.1 2.9

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

numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.

2 Includes high school diploma or equivalent. 3 Includes the categories, some college, no degree; and associate degree.
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Table A-4. Selected employment indicators

(In thousands)

Category

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Nov.

2001

Oct.

2002

Nov.

2002

Nov.

2001

July

2002

Aug.

2002

Sept.

2002

Oct.

2002

Nov.

2002

CHARACTERISTIC

Total employed, 16 years and over .......................................... 134,359 135,237 134,358 134,253 134,045 134,474 135,185 134,914 134,225

 Married men, spouse present ................................................. 43,044 43,680 43,258 42,861 43,273 43,371 43,225 43,376 43,172

 Married women, spouse present ............................................ 33,482 34,010 33,804 33,330 33,361 33,723 33,997 33,773 33,669

 Women who maintain families ................................................ 8,386 8,394 8,436 8,331 8,521 8,419 8,357 8,377 8,361

OCCUPATION

 Managerial and professional specialty ................................... 42,031 42,546 41,821 41,925 41,978 42,152 42,385 42,351 41,693

 Technical, sales, and administrative support .......................... 38,602 38,127 38,690 38,546 38,458 38,892 38,623 38,241 38,613

 Service occupations ............................................................... 18,436 19,025 18,963 18,456 18,752 18,771 18,884 19,393 19,021

 Precision production, craft, and repair .................................... 14,620 14,418 14,361 14,637 14,073 14,242 14,503 14,275 14,361

 Operators, fabricators, and laborers ....................................... 17,581 17,437 17,265 17,311 17,327 17,142 17,345 17,093 17,014

 Farming, forestry, and fishing ................................................. 3,090 3,684 3,256 3,267 3,501 3,340 3,361 3,630 3,457

CLASS OF WORKER

 Agriculture:

 Wage and salary workers ..................................................... 1,753 2,248 1,920 1,865 2,031 1,927 2,054 2,186 2,038

 Self-employed workers ......................................................... 1,208 1,328 1,226 1,276 1,227 1,231 1,221 1,322 1,293

 Unpaid family workers .......................................................... 11 35 36 12 27 24 25 34 42

 Nonagricultural industries:

 Wage and salary workers ..................................................... 122,859 122,840 122,201 122,507 122,196 122,885 123,327 122,653 121,856

 Government ........................................................................ 19,356 19,442 19,578 19,172 19,709 19,596 19,442 19,423 19,384

 Private industries ................................................................ 103,503 103,397 102,623 103,335 102,486 103,289 103,885 103,230 102,472

 Private households ........................................................... 772 885 914 790 855 887 934 902 931

 Other industries ................................................................ 102,730 102,513 101,708 102,545 101,631 102,402 102,951 102,328 101,541

 Self-employed workers ......................................................... 8,450 8,694 8,874 8,507 8,268 8,368 8,439 8,582 8,910

 Unpaid family workers .......................................................... 79 93 101 77 99 87 91 94 98

PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME

 All industries:

 Part time for economic reasons ............................................ 4,042 3,891 4,080 4,206 4,177 4,325 4,217 4,262 4,155

 Slack work or business conditions ...................................... 2,729 2,652 2,699 2,796 2,723 2,880 2,687 2,908 2,715

 Could only find part-time work ............................................ 1,052 1,069 1,127 1,121 1,096 1,159 1,202 1,130 1,190

 Part time for noneconomic reasons ...................................... 19,672 19,297 19,661 18,587 19,138 19,120 18,833 18,484 18,548

 Nonagricultural industries:

 Part time for economic reasons ............................................ 3,837 3,770 3,931 4,017 3,949 4,060 4,068 4,148 4,032

 Slack work or business conditions ...................................... 2,600 2,571 2,604 2,679 2,609 2,715 2,596 2,834 2,631

 Could only find part-time work ............................................ 1,035 1,045 1,103 1,096 1,074 1,131 1,174 1,097 1,158

 Part time for noneconomic reasons ...................................... 19,118 18,707 19,123 18,007 18,572 18,609 18,300 17,884 17,990

 NOTE: 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.
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Table A-5. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted

Category

Number of

unemployed persons

(in thousands)

Unemployment rates1

Nov.

2001

Oct.

2002

Nov.

2002

Nov.

2001

July

2002

Aug.

2002

Sept.

2002

Oct.

2002

Nov.

2002

CHARACTERISTIC

 Total, 16 years and over .......................................................... 8,026 8,209 8,508 5.6 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.7 6.0

 Men, 20 years and over ......................................................... 3,731 3,796 4,087 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.7

 Women, 20 years and over ................................................... 3,033 3,281 3,140 4.9 5.2 4.9 4.9 5.2 5.0

 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years .................................................... 1,262 1,131 1,282 15.7 17.7 17.2 15.7 14.6 16.8

 Married men, spouse present ................................................ 1,465 1,546 1,603 3.3 3.5 3.4 3.6 3.4 3.6

 Married women, spouse present ........................................... 1,237 1,328 1,318 3.6 3.7 3.5 3.6 3.8 3.8

 Women who maintain families ............................................... 724 733 760 8.0 8.4 7.3 7.2 8.0 8.3

 Full-time workers ................................................................... 6,624 6,915 7,235 5.6 5.9 5.7 5.7 5.8 6.1

 Part-time workers .................................................................. 1,375 1,293 1,270 5.6 5.4 5.6 5.3 5.3 5.1

OCCUPATION2

 Managerial and professional specialty .................................. 1,207 1,311 1,342 2.8 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1

 Technical, sales, and administrative support ......................... 2,053 2,158 2,136 5.1 5.3 5.2 5.3 5.3 5.2

 Precision production, craft, and repair ................................... 895 965 984 5.8 6.4 6.2 5.8 6.3 6.4

 Operators, fabricators, and laborers ...................................... 1,729 1,591 1,651 9.1 8.6 8.3 8.5 8.5 8.8

 Farming, forestry, and fishing ................................................ 237 268 278 6.8 8.8 9.3 8.2 6.9 7.4

INDUSTRY

 Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers .................. 6,586 6,818 6,858 6.0 6.2 6.0 6.0 6.2 6.3

 Goods-producing industries ................................................. 1,994 2,032 2,049 7.1 7.4 7.2 7.4 7.4 7.5

 Mining ................................................................................ 29 29 45 5.3 3.8 6.0 8.0 5.2 7.6

 Construction ...................................................................... 745 814 774 8.9 10.3 9.5 9.3 9.9 9.3

 Manufacturing .................................................................... 1,220 1,189 1,230 6.4 6.3 6.3 6.5 6.4 6.6

 Durable goods ................................................................. 807 743 795 6.9 6.8 6.5 6.9 6.5 7.0

 Nondurable goods ........................................................... 413 446 435 5.5 5.6 5.9 5.9 6.2 6.1

 Service-producing industries ............................................... 4,592 4,786 4,809 5.6 5.9 5.6 5.5 5.8 5.9

 Transportation and public utilities ...................................... 504 410 439 6.1 5.3 4.8 5.0 5.2 5.6

 Wholesale and retail trade ................................................. 1,767 2,030 2,046 6.4 6.8 6.8 6.9 7.3 7.5

 Finance, insurance, and real estate .................................. 293 254 277 3.5 3.7 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.2

 Services ............................................................................. 2,028 2,092 2,047 5.4 5.8 5.4 5.1 5.4 5.4

 Government workers ............................................................. 473 550 504 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.7 2.8 2.5

 Agricultural wage and salary workers .................................... 192 157 195 9.3 9.7 9.8 8.8 6.7 8.7

1 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force. 2 Seasonally adjusted unemployment data for service occupations are not available

because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the trend-cycle and irregular

components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision.

Table A-6. Duration of unemployment

(Numbers in thousands)

Duration

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Nov.

2001

Oct.

2002

Nov.

2002

Nov.

2001

July

2002

Aug.

2002

Sept.

2002

Oct.

2002

Nov.

2002

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

 Less than 5 weeks ................................................................... 2,883 2,573 2,744 3,090 2,896 2,880 2,708 2,715 2,904

 5 to 14 weeks .......................................................................... 2,501 2,254 2,462 2,573 2,464 2,431 2,511 2,471 2,490

 15 weeks and over .................................................................. 2,168 2,813 2,841 2,317 2,883 2,783 2,900 2,980 3,022

 15 to 26 weeks ..................................................................... 1,115 1,237 1,199 1,207 1,349 1,309 1,315 1,324 1,288

 27 weeks and over ............................................................... 1,052 1,577 1,642 1,110 1,533 1,474 1,585 1,656 1,734

 Average (mean) duration, in weeks ......................................... 14.5 18.1 17.7 14.4 16.4 16.2 17.8 17.5 17.7

 Median duration, in weeks ....................................................... 7.5 9.6 9.1 7.6 8.6 8.4 9.5 9.6 9.3

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

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

 Less than 5 weeks ................................................................. 38.2 33.7 34.1 38.7 35.1 35.6 33.4 33.2 34.5

 5 to 14 weeks ........................................................................ 33.1 29.5 30.6 32.2 29.9 30.0 30.9 30.3 29.6

 15 weeks and over ................................................................ 28.7 36.8 35.3 29.0 35.0 34.4 35.7 36.5 35.9

 15 to 26 weeks .................................................................... 14.8 16.2 14.9 15.1 16.4 16.2 16.2 16.2 15.3

 27 weeks and over .............................................................. 13.9 20.6 20.4 13.9 18.6 18.2 19.5 20.3 20.6
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Table A-7. Reason for unemployment

(Numbers in thousands)

Reason

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Nov.

2001

Oct.

2002

Nov.

2002

Nov.

2001

July

2002

Aug.

2002

Sept.

2002

Oct.

2002

Nov.

2002

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs .......... 4,194 4,064 4,451 4,501 4,580 4,560 4,535 4,737 4,651

 On temporary layoff ................................................................ 1,017 713 915 1,157 1,224 1,151 999 1,054 1,031

 Not on temporary layoff .......................................................... 3,177 3,351 3,536 3,344 3,356 3,410 3,536 3,682 3,619

 Permanent job losers ............................................................ 2,403 2,610 2,769 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

 Persons who completed temporary jobs .............................. 774 741 766 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Job leavers ............................................................................... 799 884 778 848 818 824 781 838 822

Reentrants ................................................................................ 2,096 2,265 2,269 2,197 2,375 2,270 2,263 2,344 2,376

New entrants ............................................................................ 462 427 549 497 571 619 526 469 588

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 ......... 55.5 53.2 55.3 56.0 54.9 55.1 56.0 56.5 55.1

 On temporary layoff ............................................................... 13.5 9.3 11.4 14.4 14.7 13.9 12.3 12.6 12.2

 Not on temporary layoff ......................................................... 42.1 43.9 43.9 41.6 40.2 41.2 43.6 43.9 42.9

 Job leavers .............................................................................. 10.6 11.6 9.7 10.5 9.8 10.0 9.6 10.0 9.7

 Reentrants ............................................................................... 27.8 29.6 28.2 27.3 28.5 27.4 27.9 27.9 28.2

 New entrants ........................................................................... 6.1 5.6 6.8 6.2 6.8 7.5 6.5 5.6 7.0

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE

 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs ......... 3.0 2.8 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.3

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

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

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

1 Not available.

Table A-8. Range of alternative measures of labor underutilization

(Percent)

Measure

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Nov.

2001

Oct.

2002

Nov.

2002

Nov.

2001

July

2002

Aug.

2002

Sept.

2002

Oct.

2002

Nov.

2002

U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of the civilian 

labor force ............................................................................................................... 1.5 2.0 2.0 1.6 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.1

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

civilian labor force ................................................................................................... 3.0 2.8 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.3

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

(official unemployment rate) ............................................................................... 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.6 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.7 6.0

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

 labor force plus discouraged workers .................................................................... 5.5 5.6 5.9 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

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 ................................................................................................... 6.2 6.3 6.6 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

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 ............................................................................. 9.0 9.0 9.4 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

1 Not available.

 NOTE: This range of alternative measures of labor underutilization replaces the U1-U7 range

published in table A-7 of this release prior to 1994. 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.
HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-9. Unemployed persons by sex and age, seasonally adjusted

Age and sex

Number of

unemployed persons

(in thousands)

Unemployment rates1

Nov.

2001

Oct.

2002

Nov.

2002

Nov.

2001

July

2002

Aug.

2002

Sept.

2002

Oct.

2002

Nov.

2002

Total, 16 years and over ....................................... 8,026 8,209 8,508 5.6 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.7 6.0

 16 to 24 years ..................................................... 2,650 2,642 2,727 11.7 12.3 12.2 11.8 11.8 12.2

 16 to 19 years ................................................... 1,262 1,131 1,282 15.7 17.7 17.2 15.7 14.6 16.8

 16 to 17 years ................................................. 531 461 552 17.5 20.9 19.7 19.3 16.1 19.4

 18 to 19 years ................................................. 738 669 729 14.8 16.1 16.0 13.6 13.8 15.3

 20 to 24 years ................................................... 1,388 1,510 1,445 9.5 9.5 9.6 9.7 10.3 9.8

 25 years and over ............................................... 5,307 5,554 5,754 4.4 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.8

 25 to 54 years ................................................... 4,648 4,792 5,014 4.6 4.8 4.6 4.6 4.8 5.0

 55 years and over ............................................. 668 791 736 3.5 3.7 4.0 3.7 3.8 3.5

 Men, 16 years and over ...................................... 4,453 4,408 4,784 5.9 6.0 6.0 5.9 5.8 6.3

 16 to 24 years ................................................... 1,526 1,414 1,486 13.0 13.0 13.7 13.2 12.2 12.7

 16 to 19 years ................................................. 722 612 697 17.7 19.8 20.1 17.8 15.6 17.7

 16 to 17 years ............................................... 316 248 309 20.4 23.9 24.5 21.5 17.5 21.1

 18 to 19 years ............................................... 411 360 389 16.2 17.4 17.8 15.9 14.5 15.7

 20 to 24 years ................................................. 804 802 789 10.5 9.6 10.5 10.8 10.4 10.2

 25 years and over ............................................. 2,877 2,988 3,271 4.5 4.7 4.6 4.5 4.6 5.1

 25 to 54 years ................................................. 2,453 2,580 2,825 4.6 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.8 5.3

 55 years and over ........................................... 430 430 433 4.1 4.0 4.1 3.9 3.8 3.9

 Women, 16 years and over ................................ 3,573 3,801 3,724 5.4 5.7 5.4 5.4 5.7 5.6

 16 to 24 years ................................................... 1,124 1,228 1,241 10.3 11.6 10.6 10.3 11.3 11.6

 16 to 19 years ................................................. 540 520 584 13.7 15.6 14.2 13.5 13.6 15.8

 16 to 17 years ............................................... 215 213 243 14.5 17.9 15.1 17.2 14.7 17.6

 18 to 19 years ............................................... 327 309 339 13.3 14.8 14.1 11.1 13.2 14.8

 20 to 24 years ................................................. 584 708 657 8.3 9.4 8.7 8.5 10.1 9.3

 25 years and over ............................................. 2,430 2,566 2,483 4.4 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.4

 25 to 54 years ................................................. 2,195 2,212 2,189 4.7 4.8 4.6 4.6 4.8 4.7

 55 years and over ........................................... 238 361 302 2.8 3.4 3.8 3.5 3.8 3.1

1 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.

Table A-10. Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted

(Numbers in thousands)

Category

Total Men Women

Nov.

2001

Nov.

2002

Nov.

2001

Nov.

2002

Nov.

2001

Nov.

2002

NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE

Total not in the labor force .................................................................. 70,856 72,414 26,728 27,621 44,127 44,793

Persons who currently want a job ................................................... 4,320 4,348 1,996 1,915 2,324 2,433

 Searched for work and available to work now1 .......................... 1,315 1,390 685 696 630 694

 Reason not currently looking:

 Discouragement over job prospects2 ................................ 322 381 180 234 141 147

 Reasons other than discouragement3 ............................... 993 1,009 504 462 488 547

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders4 ................................................................... 7,080 7,183 3,593 3,475 3,487 3,708

 Percent of total employed ............................................................... 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.9 5.5 5.9

 Primary job full time, secondary job part time ................................. 3,870 3,830 2,188 2,098 1,682 1,732

 Primary and secondary jobs both part time .................................... 1,514 1,597 491 478 1,022 1,120

 Primary and secondary jobs both full time ...................................... 241 248 136 167 105 82

 Hours vary on primary or secondary job ......................................... 1,414 1,477 746 723 668 754

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 child-care 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.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry

(In thousands)

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Nov.

2001

Sept.

2002

Oct.

2002p Nov.2002p Nov.2001

July

2002

Aug.

2002

Sept.

2002c Oct.2002p Nov.2002p

Total .................................................. 132,089 131,207 131,808 131,908 131,087 130,790 130,913 130,829 130,915 130,875

Total private ............................................ 110,575 110,105 110,163 110,094 109,987 109,562 109,624 109,536 109,569 109,521

Goods-producing .................................................. 24,481 24,079 23,964 23,774 24,353 23,812 23,801 23,748 23,694 23,643

Mining ............................................................... 570 559 560 554 566 551 555 552 553 551

Metal mining ................................................. 34.3 32.2 32.2 32.2 34 33 32 32 32 32

Coal mining ................................................... 82.4 78.8 78.3 78.5 82 79 79 79 78 78

Oil and gas extraction ................................... 340.7 332.6 335.2 332.1 340 329 333 330 332 332

Nonmetallic minerals, except fuels ............... 112.5 115.4 114.4 111.2 110 110 111 111 111 109

Construction ..................................................... 6,730 6,800 6,756 6,645 6,629 6,519 6,556 6,556 6,545 6,541

General building contractors ......................... 1,466.1 1,504.9 1,505.2 1,494.9 1,454 1,445 1,460 1,469 1,475 1,482

Heavy construction, except building ............. 954.4 967.7 957.7 912.8 925 899 898 898 893 885

Special trade contractors .............................. 4,309.6 4,327.8 4,293.1 4,237.3 4,250 4,175 4,198 4,189 4,177 4,174

Manufacturing ................................................... 17,181 16,720 16,648 16,575 17,158 16,742 16,690 16,640 16,596 16,551

Production workers ................................... 11,538 11,249 11,190 11,123 11,513 11,247 11,212 11,164 11,132 11,094

Durable goods ................................................ 10,245 9,856 9,811 9,768 10,237 9,922 9,889 9,832 9,801 9,765

Production workers ................................... 6,820 6,565 6,534 6,502 6,809 6,609 6,591 6,539 6,520 6,492

Lumber and wood products .......................... 776.4 776.3 771.2 764.4 772 766 768 764 764 762

Furniture and fixtures .................................... 492.5 488.1 485.1 482.9 495 495 495 488 488 486

Stone, clay, and glass products .................... 564.3 567.2 564.2 561.4 561 554 557 558 557 557

Primary metal industries ............................... 625.8 588.7 584.4 582.5 625 589 589 586 582 581

Blast furnaces and basic steel products ... 203.2 188.2 187.9 187.5 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Fabricated metal products ............................ 1,443.0 1,417.3 1,413.0 1,401.1 1,438 1,428 1,418 1,412 1,409 1,399

Industrial machinery and equipment ............. 1,902.4 1,794.4 1,791.0 1,789.4 1,909 1,826 1,810 1,801 1,798 1,796

Computer and office equipment ............... 323.5 294.7 294.5 295.1 325 301 296 296 295 296

Electronic and other electrical equipment ..... 1,518.8 1,390.9 1,379.3 1,367.6 1,520 1,426 1,408 1,392 1,380 1,369

Electronic components and accessories .. 604.0 546.8 541.2 536.1 605 563 555 550 544 537

Transportation equipment ............................. 1,723.6 1,664.1 1,656.2 1,652.9 1,720 1,661 1,675 1,661 1,660 1,649

Motor vehicles and equipment .................. 924.1 915.3 908.6 913.0 921 905 918 912 913 910

Aircraft and parts ...................................... 454.8 401.9 398.4 393.1 452 409 407 400 396 390

Instruments and related products ................. 822.3 796.7 791.9 789.0 825 803 799 798 793 792

Miscellaneous manufacturing ....................... 375.7 372.5 374.3 376.7 372 374 370 372 370 374

Nondurable goods .......................................... 6,936 6,864 6,837 6,807 6,921 6,820 6,801 6,808 6,795 6,786

Production workers ................................... 4,718 4,684 4,656 4,621 4,704 4,638 4,621 4,625 4,612 4,602

Food and kindred products ........................... 1,697.7 1,740.2 1,725.6 1,699.0 1,690 1,687 1,683 1,694 1,693 1,689

Tobacco products ......................................... 35.4 37.9 37.9 38.2 34 35 38 37 37 37

Textile mill products ...................................... 451.0 429.4 426.7 424.7 451 429 427 426 426 424

Apparel and other textile products ................ 539.7 519.5 513.1 512.4 537 525 524 516 511 510

Paper and allied products ............................. 626.0 613.8 613.1 611.5 626 612 613 612 613 611

Printing and publishing ................................. 1,457.2 1,402.0 1,404.2 1,406.9 1,453 1,406 1,401 1,403 1,401 1,401

Chemicals and allied products ...................... 1,015.1 1,007.5 1,006.0 1,007.3 1,015 1,008 1,006 1,010 1,006 1,007

Petroleum and coal products ........................ 126.6 128.2 127.6 126.7 127 126 125 126 125 126

Rubber and misc. plastics products .............. 930.7 929.0 926.6 924.2 932 936 929 927 926 926

Leather and leather products ........................ 57.0 56.5 56.5 56.1 56 56 55 57 57 55

Service-producing ................................................. 107,608 107,128 107,844 108,134 106,734 106,978 107,112 107,081 107,221 107,232

Transportation and public utilities ..................... 6,951 6,776 6,770 6,754 6,907 6,780 6,765 6,725 6,726 6,716

Transportation .............................................. 4,408 4,339 4,344 4,334 4,367 4,328 4,323 4,293 4,300 4,300

Railroad transportation ............................. 231.8 226.3 225.7 225.0 232 227 228 226 225 224

Local and interurban passenger transit .... 494.8 476.9 484.3 481.4 480 471 466 469 471 467

Trucking and warehousing ....................... 1,843.0 1,842.5 1,846.7 1,841.7 1,831 1,834 1,827 1,816 1,827 1,830

Water transportation ................................. 183.1 195.0 192.3 184.3 189 192 190 189 188 191

Transportation by air ................................. 1,207.0 1,162.3 1,160.6 1,167.6 1,187 1,167 1,176 1,160 1,156 1,152

Pipelines, except natural gas .................... 15.3 14.9 14.8 14.9 15 15 15 15 15 15

Transportation services ............................ 433.1 420.7 419.5 419.2 433 422 421 418 418 421

Communications and public utilities ............. 2,543 2,437 2,426 2,420 2,540 2,452 2,442 2,432 2,426 2,416

Communications ....................................... 1,693.1 1,592.8 1,583.8 1,584.1 1,689 1,608 1,597 1,588 1,584 1,580

Electric, gas, and sanitary services .......... 850.0 844.3 842.4 836.3 851 844 845 844 842 836

Wholesale trade ................................................ 6,705 6,673 6,673 6,662 6,693 6,679 6,671 6,663 6,657 6,652

Durable goods .............................................. 3,956 3,898 3,897 3,894 3,952 3,914 3,905 3,897 3,893 3,891

Nondurable goods ........................................ 2,749 2,775 2,776 2,768 2,741 2,765 2,766 2,766 2,764 2,761

See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry-Continued

(In thousands)

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Nov.

2001

Sept.

2002

Oct.

2002p Nov.2002p Nov.2001

July

2002

Aug.

2002

Sept.

2002c Oct.2002p Nov.2002p

Retail trade ....................................................... 23,841 23,323 23,332 23,630 23,449 23,339 23,295 23,291 23,292 23,253

Building materials and garden supplies ........ 1,040.0 1,068.0 1,069.2 1,071.0 1,049 1,067 1,066 1,067 1,071 1,081

General merchandise stores ........................ 3,111.1 2,813.9 2,869.9 3,051.4 2,877 2,885 2,850 2,856 2,851 2,831

Department stores .................................... 2,750.2 2,479.1 2,523.9 2,683.3 2,540 2,544 2,513 2,515 2,505 2,488

Food stores ................................................... 3,492.2 3,388.3 3,400.1 3,426.9 3,448 3,388 3,392 3,392 3,387 3,386

Automotive dealers and service stations ...... 2,432.8 2,451.1 2,445.0 2,432.5 2,434 2,437 2,443 2,438 2,438 2,433

New and used car dealers ........................ 1,126.1 1,134.3 1,133.3 1,128.3 1,126 1,127 1,130 1,131 1,131 1,128

Apparel and accessory stores ...................... 1,229.4 1,157.9 1,167.1 1,231.1 1,173 1,178 1,177 1,171 1,173 1,177

Furniture and home furnishings stores ......... 1,187.6 1,140.7 1,158.6 1,188.4 1,156 1,153 1,154 1,153 1,158 1,160

Eating and drinking places ........................... 8,157.3 8,233.3 8,126.6 8,065.2 8,224 8,144 8,125 8,129 8,141 8,127

Miscellaneous retail establishments ............. 3,190.7 3,069.3 3,095.5 3,163.2 3,088 3,087 3,088 3,085 3,073 3,058

Finance, insurance, and real estate ................. 7,734 7,766 7,798 7,810 7,751 7,737 7,745 7,773 7,814 7,821

Finance ......................................................... 3,819 3,825 3,847 3,862 3,821 3,819 3,822 3,837 3,860 3,861

Depository institutions .............................. 2,063.9 2,071.0 2,073.1 2,079.9 2,068 2,073 2,075 2,078 2,082 2,083

Commercial banks ................................ 1,439.2 1,444.7 1,445.7 1,450.2 1,442 1,445 1,448 1,450 1,453 1,453

Savings institutions ............................... 259.5 262.1 261.0 260.8 260 263 263 264 264 261

Nondepository institutions ........................ 747.8 777.8 799.2 810.4 747 767 773 783 802 807

Mortgage bankers and brokers ............. 348.5 379.6 398.5 406.8 349 372 374 382 401 406

Security and commodity brokers .............. 744.4 715.0 711.2 708.3 745 718 714 714 713 709

Holding and other investment offices ....... 262.4 261.0 263.1 263.3 261 261 260 262 263 262

Insurance ...................................................... 2,374 2,363 2,370 2,374 2,377 2,365 2,366 2,366 2,372 2,376

Insurance carriers ..................................... 1,593.7 1,573.8 1,574.6 1,574.9 1,597 1,576 1,574 1,577 1,578 1,578

Insurance agents, brokers, and service .... 780.6 789.1 795.4 799.2 780 789 792 789 794 798

Real estate ................................................... 1,541 1,578 1,581 1,574 1,553 1,553 1,557 1,570 1,582 1,584

Services2 .......................................................... 40,863 41,488 41,626 41,464 40,834 41,215 41,347 41,336 41,386 41,436

Agricultural services ..................................... 859.6 917.6 904.1 880.6 860 862 863 874 873 880

Hotels and other lodging places ................... 1,733.1 1,833.9 1,787.6 1,715.3 1,810 1,795 1,788 1,782 1,791 1,790

Personal services ......................................... 1,233.4 1,250.0 1,253.2 1,257.0 1,266 1,282 1,285 1,287 1,289 1,287

Business services ......................................... 9,408.3 9,481.2 9,486.0 9,418.1 9,277 9,325 9,395 9,330 9,320 9,310

Services to buildings ................................. 1,024.5 1,047.1 1,043.2 1,047.1 1,025 1,034 1,041 1,042 1,041 1,047

Personnel supply services ........................ 3,240.1 3,342.3 3,322.4 3,254.0 3,126 3,196 3,257 3,188 3,174 3,156

Help supply services ............................. 2,901.9 3,018.8 2,996.2 2,925.3 2,799 2,875 2,925 2,869 2,860 2,837

Computer and data processing services .. 2,217.2 2,181.2 2,183.4 2,191.0 2,221 2,193 2,191 2,190 2,193 2,194

Auto repair, services, and parking ................ 1,252.6 1,267.1 1,259.2 1,260.7 1,259 1,266 1,266 1,266 1,261 1,268

Miscellaneous repair services ...................... 375.6 378.8 379.8 378.7 375 379 377 378 378 378

Motion pictures ............................................. 568.0 585.7 575.5 579.1 577 584 588 595 591 588

Amusement and recreation services ............ 1,518.5 1,706.3 1,594.9 1,483.6 1,685 1,649 1,662 1,638 1,640 1,635

Health services ............................................. 10,515.6 10,719.2 10,753.4 10,793.8 10,502 10,687 10,711 10,729 10,753 10,780

Offices and clinics of medical doctors ...... 2,025.8 2,077.5 2,082.9 2,089.2 2,025 2,067 2,075 2,079 2,085 2,088

Nursing and personal care facilities .......... 1,869.7 1,896.4 1,900.8 1,909.1 1,866 1,888 1,893 1,896 1,900 1,906

Hospitals ................................................... 4,156.6 4,244.1 4,256.7 4,272.1 4,153 4,233 4,244 4,247 4,255 4,269

Home health care services ....................... 644.6 651.2 656.6 659.9 640 646 646 651 655 655

Legal services ............................................... 1,049.4 1,064.8 1,074.2 1,080.9 1,049 1,065 1,065 1,072 1,077 1,080

Educational services ..................................... 2,641.6 2,503.8 2,727.3 2,769.4 2,458 2,529 2,538 2,550 2,566 2,581

Social services .............................................. 3,138.9 3,177.7 3,211.9 3,226.4 3,121 3,181 3,203 3,199 3,204 3,211

Child day care services ............................ 737.1 730.4 744.9 745.9 721 726 736 731 731 730

Residential care ........................................ 887.4 902.3 907.0 910.7 888 904 906 906 909 912

Museums and botanical and zoological

gardens ..................................................... 107.2 109.2 107.4 104.3 109 109 108 108 107 107

Membership organizations ........................... 2,457.4 2,459.4 2,467.9 2,464.3 2,473 2,476 2,472 2,478 2,481 2,479

Engineering and management services ....... 3,610.9 3,642.3 3,653.4 3,663.4 3,620 3,634 3,634 3,659 3,665 3,673

Engineering and architectural services ..... 1,049.3 1,032.9 1,029.3 1,027.2 1,051 1,032 1,030 1,029 1,028 1,029

Management and public relations ............. 1,185.5 1,221.9 1,224.5 1,232.6 1,182 1,214 1,211 1,224 1,224 1,229

Services, nec ................................................ 49.1 47.0 46.0 44.4 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Government ...................................................... 21,514 21,102 21,645 21,814 21,100 21,228 21,289 21,293 21,346 21,354

Federal ......................................................... 2,608 2,623 2,637 2,644 2,616 2,607 2,611 2,621 2,645 2,648

Federal, except Postal Service ................. 1,763.9 1,815.3 1,830.5 1,835.5 1,776 1,790 1,792 1,810 1,836 1,846

State ............................................................. 5,069 4,945 5,086 5,103 4,925 4,950 4,948 4,958 4,958 4,959

Education .................................................. 2,283.4 2,138.4 2,299.1 2,326.4 2,121 2,155 2,145 2,163 2,163 2,163

Other State government ........................... 2,785.8 2,806.2 2,786.9 2,776.7 2,804 2,795 2,803 2,795 2,795 2,796

Local ............................................................. 13,837 13,534 13,922 14,067 13,559 13,671 13,730 13,714 13,743 13,747

Education .................................................. 8,079.2 7,640.1 8,074.9 8,205.8 7,710 7,788 7,837 7,808 7,829 7,826

Other local government ............................ 5,757.9 5,893.5 5,847.2 5,861.3 5,849 5,883 5,893 5,906 5,914 5,921

1 These series are not published seasonally adjusted because the

seasonal component, which is small relative to the trend-cycle and

irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision. 2 Includes other industries, not shown separately.

c = corrected. For additional information, see note at

http://www.bls.gov/ces/. p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Nov.

2001

Sept.

2002

Oct.

2002p

Nov.

2002p

Nov.

2001

July

2002

Aug.

2002

Sept.

2002c Oct.2002p

Nov.

2002p

Total private c ......................................... 34.0 34.5 34.1 34.0 34.1 34.0 34.1 34.2 34.2 34.2

Goods-producing .................................................. 40.3 40.8 40.3 40.1 40.2 40.0 40.3 40.3 40.1 40.0

Mining ............................................................... 43.4 43.2 43.1 42.9 43.5 42.7 43.3 42.8 42.8 43.1

Construction ..................................................... 39.1 39.5 39.0 38.0 39.3 38.2 38.6 38.8 38.4 38.2

Manufacturing ................................................... 40.7 41.3 40.9 41.0 40.4 40.7 40.9 40.8 40.7 40.7

Overtime hours ......................................... 4.0 4.5 4.2 4.2 3.8 4.0 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.1

Durable goods ................................................ 40.9 41.7 41.3 41.2 40.6 41.0 41.2 41.3 41.2 41.0

Overtime hours ......................................... 3.8 4.5 4.2 4.2 3.7 3.9 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.1

Lumber and wood products .......................... 40.9 41.7 41.3 40.7 40.7 41.2 41.0 41.1 41.0 40.6

Furniture and fixtures .................................... 39.0 40.8 39.7 39.6 38.8 40.1 40.3 40.2 39.7 39.6

Stone, clay, and glass products .................... 43.8 44.6 43.9 43.2 43.6 43.2 43.3 43.4 43.4 43.0

Primary metal industries ............................... 43.4 44.5 44.5 44.9 43.0 44.1 44.3 44.2 44.6 44.5

Blast furnaces and basic steel products ... 44.3 46.4 46.0 46.7 43.9 45.5 45.8 46.0 46.3 46.3

Fabricated metal products ............................ 41.4 41.9 41.8 41.5 41.0 41.7 41.7 41.6 41.6 41.1

Industrial machinery and equipment ............. 40.1 40.8 40.4 40.6 39.9 40.3 40.8 40.7 40.5 40.4

Electronic and other electrical equipment ..... 39.5 39.2 38.5 39.2 39.0 38.7 38.7 38.8 38.3 38.7

Transportation equipment ............................. 41.9 43.1 42.7 42.4 41.6 41.7 42.2 42.6 42.5 42.1

Motor vehicles and equipment .................. 42.9 45.0 44.5 44.1 42.5 42.9 43.8 44.3 44.4 43.9

Instruments and related products ................. 40.8 40.8 40.7 41.0 40.6 40.4 40.7 40.8 40.7 40.7

Miscellaneous manufacturing ....................... 37.4 38.6 38.9 38.6 37.4 38.4 38.5 38.6 38.9 38.5

Nondurable goods .......................................... 40.4 40.7 40.3 40.6 40.1 40.2 40.5 40.2 40.1 40.3

Overtime hours ......................................... 4.2 4.5 4.2 4.3 3.9 4.2 4.2 4.0 4.0 4.1

Food and kindred products ........................... 41.6 41.8 41.4 41.9 41.0 41.0 41.3 40.8 40.8 41.3

Tobacco products ......................................... 40.2 40.2 40.9 40.4 39.9 42.1 40.3 39.9 40.7 40.3

Textile mill products ...................................... 39.5 41.5 40.8 41.1 39.3 41.6 41.8 41.2 41.0 41.0

Apparel and other textile products ................ 37.0 36.7 36.4 37.1 36.9 36.8 36.8 36.9 36.6 37.0

Paper and allied products ............................. 41.8 42.1 41.5 41.9 41.3 41.2 41.7 41.4 41.3 41.4

Printing and publishing ................................. 38.4 38.0 37.7 37.9 37.8 37.3 37.7 37.5 37.5 37.3

Chemicals and allied products ...................... 42.1 42.7 41.9 42.2 41.9 42.1 42.6 42.4 41.9 42.1

Petroleum and coal products ........................ 42.0 43.1 42.2 42.1 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Rubber and misc. plastics products .............. 40.8 41.1 40.9 40.8 40.7 41.0 41.2 40.8 40.9 40.7

Leather and leather products ........................ 36.9 35.7 36.5 37.3 36.6 36.7 35.7 35.6 36.3 37.0

Service-producing c .............................................. 32.5 33.0 32.7 32.7 32.6 32.6 32.7 32.8 32.8 32.9

Transportation and public utilities c .................. 37.9 38.9 38.3 38.4 38.0 38.3 38.4 38.5 38.4 38.5

Wholesale trade ................................................ 38.3 38.9 38.4 38.5 38.2 38.4 38.5 38.5 38.6 38.5

Retail trade ....................................................... 28.5 29.1 28.9 28.9 28.8 28.8 28.9 29.0 29.1 29.3

Finance, insurance, and real estate ................. 35.9 36.7 35.8 35.9 36.0 36.0 36.2 36.1 36.0 36.1

Services ............................................................ 32.5 32.9 32.6 32.6 32.6 32.5 32.6 32.8 32.7 32.7

1 Data relate to production workers in mining and manufacturing;

construction workers in construction; and nonsupervisory workers in

transportation and public utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance,

insurance, and real estate; and services. These groups account for

approximately four-fifths of the total employees on private nonfarm

payrolls.

2 This series is not published seasonally adjusted because the

seasonal component, which is small relative to the trend-cycle and

irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision. c = corrected. For additional information, see note at

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

p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry

Industry

Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings

Nov.

2001

Sept.

2002

Oct.

2002p

Nov.

2002p

Nov.

2001

Sept.

2002

Oct.

2002p

Nov.

2002p

Total private c ......................................... $14.54 $14.92 $14.91 $14.96 $494.36 $514.74 $508.43 $508.64

Seasonally adjusted c ........................... 14.51 14.85 14.89 14.93 494.79 507.87 509.24 510.61

Goods-producing .................................................. 16.16 16.58 16.60 16.60 651.25 676.46 668.98 665.66

Mining ............................................................... 17.61 17.80 17.79 17.89 764.27 768.96 766.75 767.48

Construction ..................................................... 18.54 19.10 19.12 19.09 724.91 754.45 745.68 725.42

Manufacturing ................................................... 15.07 15.40 15.42 15.48 613.35 636.02 630.68 634.68

Durable goods ................................................ 15.55 15.89 15.95 16.03 636.00 662.61 658.74 660.44

Lumber and wood products .......................... 12.40 12.63 12.60 12.59 507.16 526.67 520.38 512.41

Furniture and fixtures .................................... 12.45 12.74 12.67 12.74 485.55 519.79 503.00 504.50

Stone, clay, and glass products .................... 15.13 15.69 15.79 15.65 662.69 699.77 693.18 676.08

Primary metal industries ............................... 17.24 17.54 17.61 17.69 748.22 780.53 783.65 794.28

Blast furnaces and basic steel products ... 20.66 20.96 21.02 21.23 915.24 972.54 966.92 991.44

Fabricated metal products ............................ 14.42 14.80 14.84 14.96 596.99 620.12 620.31 620.84

Industrial machinery and equipment ............. 16.16 16.58 16.53 16.58 648.02 676.46 667.81 673.15

Electronic and other electrical equipment ..... 14.88 15.05 15.07 15.11 587.76 589.96 580.20 592.31

Transportation equipment ............................. 19.54 20.04 20.31 20.54 818.73 863.72 867.24 870.90

Motor vehicles and equipment .................. 19.96 20.71 21.11 21.45 856.28 931.95 939.40 945.95

Instruments and related products ................. 14.98 15.40 15.45 15.36 611.18 628.32 628.82 629.76

Miscellaneous manufacturing ....................... 12.35 12.44 12.43 12.51 461.89 480.18 483.53 482.89

Nondurable goods .......................................... 14.36 14.69 14.66 14.71 580.14 597.88 590.80 597.23

Food and kindred products ........................... 13.10 13.26 13.23 13.24 544.96 554.27 547.72 554.76

Tobacco products ......................................... 21.46 20.61 20.29 20.40 862.69 828.52 829.86 824.16

Textile mill products ...................................... 11.40 11.80 11.74 11.82 450.30 489.70 478.99 485.80

Apparel and other textile products ................ 9.49 9.94 9.98 9.96 351.13 364.80 363.27 369.52

Paper and allied products ............................. 17.19 17.66 17.60 17.65 718.54 743.49 730.40 739.54

Printing and publishing ................................. 14.91 15.32 15.32 15.34 572.54 582.16 577.56 581.39

Chemicals and allied products ...................... 18.83 19.45 19.30 19.51 792.74 830.52 808.67 823.32

Petroleum and coal products ........................ 22.38 22.46 22.48 22.54 939.96 968.03 948.66 948.93

Rubber and misc. plastics products .............. 13.57 13.74 13.77 13.76 553.66 564.71 563.19 561.41

Leather and leather products ........................ 10.20 10.04 10.08 10.24 376.38 358.43 367.92 381.95

Service-producing c .............................................. 14.06 14.45 14.44 14.50 456.95 476.85 472.19 474.15

Transportation and public utilities c .................. 17.01 17.40 17.38 17.46 644.68 676.86 665.65 670.46

Wholesale trade ................................................ 15.96 16.36 16.25 16.35 611.27 636.40 624.00 629.48

Retail trade ....................................................... 9.91 10.15 10.13 10.13 282.44 295.37 292.76 292.76

Finance, insurance, and real estate ................. 15.97 16.57 16.52 16.70 573.32 608.12 591.42 599.53

Services ............................................................ 14.99 15.36 15.39 15.49 487.18 505.34 501.71 504.97

1 See footnote 1, table B-2.

p = preliminary.

c = corrected. For additional information, see note at

http://www.bls.gov/ces/. 
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Table B-4. Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by

industry, seasonally adjusted

Industry Nov.

2001

July

2002

Aug.

2002

Sept.

2002 c Oct.2002p

Nov.

2002p

Percent

change

from:

Oct. 2002-

Nov. 2002

Total private:

Current dollars c ............................... $14.51 $14.76 $14.83 $14.85 $14.89 $14.93 0.3

Constant (1982) dollars2, c .............. 8.09 8.13 8.14 8.14 8.14 N.A. (3)

Goods-producing ................................ 16.11 16.38 16.44 16.48 16.53 16.55 .1

Mining ............................................. 17.68 17.78 17.87 17.82 17.81 17.97 .9

Construction ................................... 18.47 18.87 18.90 18.98 18.98 19.03 .3

Manufacturing ................................. 15.03 15.28 15.34 15.35 15.44 15.44 .0

Excluding overtime4 ................... 14.36 14.57 14.59 14.62 14.70 14.72 .1

Service-producing c ............................ 14.05 14.31 14.37 14.40 14.43 14.48 .3

Transportation and public utilities c 16.99 17.27 17.28 17.36 17.38 17.45 .4

Wholesale trade .............................. 15.98 16.14 16.28 16.29 16.29 16.34 .3

Retail trade ..................................... 9.90 10.05 10.09 10.10 10.11 10.12 .1

Finance, insurance, and real estate 16.00 16.38 16.43 16.53 16.56 16.73 1.0

Services .......................................... 14.94 15.26 15.30 15.34 15.39 15.43 .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 percent from September 2002 to

October 2002, 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. c = corrected. For additional information, see note at

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

p = preliminary.
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Table B-5. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry

(1982=100)

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Nov.

2001

Sept.

2002

Oct.

2002p

Nov.

2002p

Nov.

2001

July

2002

Aug.

2002

Sept.

2002c Oct.2002p

Nov.

2002p

Total private c ......................................... 148.7 150.3 148.8 148.4 148.1 147.4 147.9 148.3 148.1 148.1

Goods-producing .................................................. 108.1 107.8 106.0 104.3 106.9 104.1 104.8 104.4 103.7 103.2

Mining ............................................................... 55.1 54.2 53.4 52.5 54.7 52.5 53.7 52.7 52.4 52.4

Construction ..................................................... 185.1 188.8 184.7 176.6 182.6 173.8 176.4 177.2 175.2 174.5

Manufacturing ................................................... 94.7 93.7 92.3 91.9 93.8 92.3 92.5 91.9 91.4 91.0

Durable goods ................................................ 97.4 95.5 94.1 93.5 96.6 94.5 94.8 94.2 93.6 92.8

Lumber and wood products .......................... 134.9 138.8 136.2 132.7 133.6 134.8 134.2 134.1 133.5 131.8

Furniture and fixtures .................................... 118.4 122.8 118.7 118.1 118.6 123.2 123.5 121.0 119.5 119.2

Stone, clay, and glass products .................... 116.7 119.6 116.9 113.9 115.2 112.3 114.1 113.9 113.9 112.6

Primary metal industries ............................... 79.0 76.2 75.9 76.0 78.1 75.4 75.9 75.1 75.6 75.2

Blast furnaces and basic steel products ... 62.1 60.2 60.0 60.2 61.1 58.4 59.6 59.0 59.8 59.0

Fabricated metal products ............................ 109.7 109.6 109.1 107.3 108.4 109.9 108.9 108.2 108.3 105.9

Industrial machinery and equipment ............. 85.0 81.5 80.4 80.6 85.1 81.9 82.3 81.7 81.0 80.8

Electronic and other electrical equipment ..... 88.3 78.7 76.8 77.5 87.1 80.4 79.1 78.2 76.4 76.4

Transportation equipment ............................. 108.0 107.1 105.6 104.9 106.9 103.7 106.4 105.6 105.3 103.6

Motor vehicles and equipment .................. 142.1 147.0 144.2 143.7 140.1 139.6 145.7 144.5 144.6 142.2

Instruments and related products ................. 70.2 67.4 66.7 67.2 70.1 67.9 67.3 67.7 67.0 67.0

Miscellaneous manufacturing ....................... 88.6 91.3 92.4 91.9 87.3 90.4 89.9 90.8 90.8 90.6

Nondurable goods .......................................... 91.1 91.2 89.7 89.7 90.0 89.1 89.4 88.9 88.4 88.5

Food and kindred products ........................... 117.7 121.9 119.2 118.6 115.2 114.9 115.8 114.9 114.5 116.1

Tobacco products ......................................... 52.7 57.4 57.9 57.9 49.4 54.2 57.9 53.3 54.4 53.9

Textile mill products ...................................... 61.9 61.3 59.9 59.9 61.6 61.4 61.3 60.1 59.8 59.6

Apparel and other textile products ................ 44.8 43.4 42.2 42.3 44.6 43.5 43.4 43.1 42.2 42.1

Paper and allied products ............................. 97.0 95.6 94.1 94.5 95.8 93.4 94.5 93.7 93.4 93.5

Printing and publishing ................................. 113.1 107.6 106.7 107.3 110.9 105.7 106.2 106.0 105.8 105.0

Chemicals and allied products ...................... 95.7 95.7 94.2 95.1 95.2 94.8 95.6 95.3 94.2 94.6

Petroleum and coal products ........................ 72.1 75.4 73.6 72.6 71.9 71.6 69.4 72.9 72.2 71.9

Rubber and misc. plastics products .............. 132.7 134.2 132.9 132.0 132.5 135.0 134.4 132.9 132.8 131.8

Leather and leather products ........................ 24.1 24.1 24.7 25.1 23.6 23.7 21.9 24.1 24.5 24.4

Service-producing c .............................................. 166.9 169.4 167.9 168.2 166.5 166.8 167.1 168.0 168.1 168.2

Transportation and public utilities c .................. 134.1 133.9 131.6 131.6 133.4 131.5 131.5 131.4 130.9 130.9

Wholesale trade ................................................ 125.4 127.5 125.9 126.0 124.7 125.9 126.2 126.1 126.3 125.6

Retail trade ....................................................... 147.5 147.3 146.1 148.1 146.2 145.7 146.0 146.6 147.1 147.4

Finance, insurance, and real estate ................. 139.1 143.3 140.8 141.5 140.2 139.9 141.0 141.4 141.9 142.6

Services ............................................................ 210.5 215.6 214.5 213.6 210.6 211.8 212.7 214.2 213.9 213.9

1 See footnote 1, table B-2. c = corrected. For additional information, see note at

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

p = preliminary.
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Table B-6. Diffusion indexes of employment change, seasonally adjusted

(Percent)

Time span Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.

Private nonfarm payrolls, 347 industries1

Over 1-month span:

1998 .......................... 62.4 57.5 59.1 60.2 57.5 56.8 54.6 59.1 57.2 53.0 57.9 56.8

1999 .......................... 55.3 58.6 53.6 58.4 55.5 57.8 57.1 54.8 57.1 57.2 60.4 58.1

2000 .......................... 55.9 57.5 57.9 51.2 50.1 55.8 57.8 51.4 52.4 52.4 53.2 52.7

2001 .......................... 49.4 45.7 50.3 42.4 47.3 43.2 44.5 42.5 42.4 40.5 39.3 44.1

2002 .......................... 47.3 41.4 49.7 47.8 50.9 49.4 48.6 48.8 c49.3 p49.9 p47.7 

Over 3-month span:

1998 .......................... 65.3 66.3 65.3 65.9 62.7 58.2 58.9 59.1 59.8 57.9 57.1 58.8

1999 .......................... 59.2 57.6 59.5 55.2 60.2 57.2 59.4 59.2 59.7 58.9 61.2 60.7

2000 .......................... 60.4 61.4 58.4 53.2 52.4 55.5 56.6 56.2 51.2 51.0 53.2 51.6

2001 .......................... 45.5 46.1 40.8 43.4 37.8 43.2 39.3 38.0 35.3 33.7 36.3 38.9

2002 .......................... 40.1 43.2 42.5 46.5 48.0 50.1 47.1 c45.1 p48.1 p45.5 

Over 6-month span:

1998 .......................... 70.2 67.4 64.7 61.5 64.1 62.1 59.1 58.8 57.5 60.2 59.2 58.4

1999 .......................... 60.2 58.9 58.5 59.7 57.2 60.8 61.2 62.5 62.7 61.8 61.2 62.8

2000 .......................... 61.1 59.4 58.1 57.9 54.2 52.4 52.9 54.2 52.4 48.7 45.7 46.5

2001 .......................... 44.7 42.7 39.5 40.1 40.8 35.6 37.0 32.4 34.3 33.1 34.1 35.6

2002 .......................... 37.0 41.6 43.4 44.4 46.5 c46.0 p46.8 p44.7 

Over 12-month span:

1998 .......................... 69.9 67.9 67.6 65.6 64.1 62.7 61.7 62.2 60.8 59.4 60.8 58.9

1999 .......................... 61.2 60.1 58.2 61.0 60.7 61.5 62.2 61.1 63.8 62.2 59.7 60.5

2000 .......................... 61.4 59.9 58.8 56.2 55.3 53.6 53.0 51.0 47.7 45.2 44.5 42.9

2001 .......................... 41.5 41.5 38.9 37.5 37.3 36.2 34.1 33.6 34.4 33.9 33.3 34.0

2002 .......................... 35.2 36.0 37.3 p38.5 p40.6 

Manufacturing payrolls, 136 industries1

Over 1-month span:

1998 .......................... 57.0 52.6 52.2 52.9 44.9 47.4 38.2 52.9 44.9 38.6 42.3 41.5

1999 .......................... 47.4 41.2 42.6 46.0 46.3 43.4 50.0 42.6 46.0 45.6 51.5 49.3

2000 .......................... 44.9 52.2 49.3 46.0 49.3 50.7 57.4 36.8 39.0 42.3 47.1 40.8

2001 .......................... 34.9 26.8 38.2 29.0 28.3 30.5 34.9 25.7 31.6 31.3 25.0 30.9

2002 .......................... 35.3 37.9 40.4 47.4 47.1 40.4 48.9 41.9 c40.1 p42.3 p41.5 

Over 3-month span:

1998 .......................... 59.2 57.0 54.8 51.8 48.2 38.2 41.9 43.0 43.0 38.2 32.7 40.4

1999 .......................... 39.3 39.3 39.7 40.1 41.2 43.8 44.1 46.3 42.3 44.1 47.8 45.2

2000 .......................... 48.2 48.9 48.9 44.5 46.7 52.2 46.0 38.6 29.0 34.2 39.0 36.0

2001 .......................... 21.3 21.3 18.4 23.5 19.9 23.2 17.3 19.1 16.2 18.0 18.4 18.0

2002 .......................... 24.6 30.1 37.1 38.6 40.1 41.2 38.6 c34.6 p34.6 p32.0 

Over 6-month span:

1998 .......................... 60.7 54.4 49.3 40.1 45.2 42.6 39.0 38.2 34.6 41.2 35.7 33.1

1999 .......................... 36.4 36.0 37.5 40.4 37.5 42.3 43.0 44.5 48.2 43.0 44.5 47.4

2000 .......................... 47.8 45.2 44.5 50.0 41.9 37.9 36.0 35.3 32.4 26.1 21.3 21.7

2001 .......................... 20.2 16.9 14.0 16.2 16.5 13.2 14.7 11.8 14.0 13.2 17.6 16.5

2002 .......................... 19.9 26.8 29.8 38.2 36.4 c34.2 p32.4 p28.3 

Over 12-month span:

1998 .......................... 54.8 52.2 51.8 46.7 40.4 40.1 38.2 37.5 36.4 34.6 35.7 34.2

1999 .......................... 38.6 34.6 32.4 36.0 37.9 39.0 40.1 40.4 44.5 44.5 43.4 44.5

2000 .......................... 49.3 44.1 39.3 36.8 35.3 34.2 33.8 28.7 22.1 19.1 17.6 14.0

2001 .......................... 13.6 13.6 13.6 15.4 12.1 11.0 11.0 11.0 12.9 12.9 14.0 13.6

2002 .......................... 18.0 18.0 20.2 p19.9 p24.3 

1 Based on seasonally adjusted data for 1-, 3-, and 6-month spans

and unadjusted data for the 12-month span. Data are centered within

the span. c = corrected. For additional information, see note at

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

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.