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2000 2001 2002 3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

5.5

6.0

6.5

Percent

Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted,

August 1999 - July 2002

Chart 1.

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THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: JULY 2002

Both the unemployment rate, 5.9 percent, and total nonfarm payroll employment, 130.8 million, were

unchanged in July, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. A gain

in payroll employment in services was partially offset by a decline in construction. Job losses continued to

moderate in manufacturing, but the factory workweek fell.

Unemployment (Household Survey Data)

The number of unemployed persons (8.3 million) and the unemployment rate (5.9 percent) were

essentially unchanged for the third month in a row in July. The jobless rates for adult men (5.2 percent),

adult women (5.2 percent), teenagers (17.7 percent), whites (5.3 percent), blacks (9.9 percent), and

Hispanics (7.6 percent) showed little change from the previous month. (See tables A-1 and A-2.)

The number of persons unemployed for 15 weeks or more fell by 220,000 to 2.9 million in July. This

measure had been trending steadily upward since June 2001. (See table A-6.)

Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)

The civilian labor force and the labor force participation rate were virtually unchanged in July, as were

the number of employed persons and the employment-population ratio. The labor force and the number of

employed persons are very close to their levels at the end of 2001. (See table A-1.)

2000 2001 2002 122.0

124.0

126.0

128.0

130.0

132.0

134.0

Millions

 Nonfarm payroll employment, seasonally adjusted,

 August 1999 - July 2002

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Table A. Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted

(Numbers in thousands)

Quarterly averages Monthly data JuneCategory July

I II May June July change 

HOUSEHOLD DATA Labor force status

Civilian labor force............................. 141,868 142,605 142,769 142,476 142,390 -86

Employment................................... 133,894 134,149 134,417 134,053 134,045 -8

Unemployment.............................. 7,975 8,456 8,351 8,424 8,345 -79

Not in labor force................................ 71,342 71,059 70,889 71,366 71,633 267

All workers......................................... 5.6 5.9 5.8 5.9 5.9 .0

Adult men...................................... 5.1 5.3 5.2 5.4 5.2 -0.2

Adult women................................. 4.9 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.2 .1

Teenagers...................................... 16.0 17.1 16.9 17.6 17.7 .1

White.............................................. 5.0 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.3 .1

Black.............................................. 10.1 10.7 10.2 10.7 9.9 -.8

Hispanic origin............................... 7.5 7.4 7.0 7.4 7.6 .2

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Nonfarm employment......................... 130,759 p130,717 130,702 p130,768 p130,774 p6

Goods-producing1.......................... 24,049 p23,881 23,870 p23,868 p23,828 p-40

Construction............................ 6,602 p6,546 6,541 p6,555 p6,525 p-30

Manufacturing......................... 16,883 p16,776 16,771 p16,758 p16,751 p-7

Service-producing1...................... 106,711 p106,836 106,832 p106,900 p106,946 p46

Retail trade............................... 23,353 p23,328 23,327 p23,311 p23,323 p12

Services.................................... 40,924 p41,091 41,093 p41,155 p41,205 p50

Government.............................. 21,165 p21,206 21,206 p21,227 p21,211 p-16

Hours of work2

Total private........................................ 34.2 p34.2 34.2 p34.3 p34.0 p-0.3

Manufacturing................................ 40.8 p41.0 40.9 p41.1 p40.7 p-.4

Overtime................................... 4.0 p4.2 4.2 p4.3 p4.1 p-.2

Total private........................................ 148.2 p148.3 148.1 p148.6 p147.7 p-0.9

Earnings2

Average hourly earnings,

total private................................... $14.62 p$14.71 $14.70 p$14.75 p$14.79 p$0.04

Average weekly earnings,

total private................................... 499.52 p503.58 502.74 p505.93 p502.86 p-3.07

1 Includes other industries, not shown separately.

2 Data relate to private production or nonsupervisory workers.

p=preliminary.

2002

Unemployment rates

Indexes of aggregate weekly hours (1982=100)2

Employment

2002
3

In July, the number of persons working part time despite their preference for full-time work increased by

278,000 to 4.2 million. This follows declines in May and June and brings the number of persons working

part time for economic reasons close to its April level. Since March 2001, the number of such persons has

increased by almost 1.0 million. (See table A-4.)

Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)

About 1.5 million persons (not seasonally adjusted) were marginally attached to the labor force in July,

compared with 1.2 million a year earlier. These individuals reported that they wanted and were available for

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

however, because they had not actively searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey. The number

of discouraged workers was 398,000 in July. Discouraged workers, a subset of the marginally attached,

were not currently looking for work specifically because they believed no jobs were available for them.

(See table A-10.)

Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data)

Total nonfarm payroll employment, at 130.8 million, was essentially unchanged in July (+6,000) and has

been little changed since February. In comparison, from March 2001 through February 2002, payroll

employment declined by 160,000 a month, on average. (See table B-1.)

The services industry added 50,000 jobs in July, the fifth consecutive monthly gain in the industry.

Employment in health services rose by 29,000 in July, slightly above the industry’s average increase for the

prior 12 months. Over the month, employment also increased in management and public relations (12,000),

services to buildings (7,000), and auto repair and parking (4,000). The help supply industry, which provides

workers to other businesses on a temporary basis, lost 35,000 jobs over the month. From February through

June, employment in this industry increased by 145,000.

In July, employment in the construction industry declined by 30,000, following an increase of 14,000 in

June. Losses in the industry were widespread over the month, including declines of 11,000 in heavy

construction and 13,000 in special trades.

Manufacturing employment was little changed in July (-7,000). Job losses in the industry have moderated

this year. The average monthly job loss in the industry for the 3 months ending in June was 21,000, compared with 63,000 a month in February and March and 115,000 a month from March 2001 to January

2002. In July, employment continued to decline in aircraft manufacturing, and motor vehicle employment fell.

Employment in electronic and electrical equipment was essentially unchanged in July; the industry had been

losing jobs since January 2001. Employment in rubber and plastics manufacturing increased (6,000), and

employment in printing and publishing was little changed for the second consecutive month, following nearly

2 years of sustained job losses.

Job losses in communications continued; the industry has lost 128,000 jobs since its employment peak

in April 2001. Within finance, job gains in mortgage banks and brokerages (6,000) were largely offset by

losses in security and commodity brokerages (-4,000).

Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)

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

by 0.3 hour in July to 34.0 hours, seasonally adjusted. The manufacturing workweek declined by 0.4 hour

to 40.7 hours, and factory overtime was down by 0.2 hour to 4.1 hours. (See table B-2.)
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The index of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm

payrolls fell by 0.6 percent in July to 147.7 (1982=100). The manufacturing index was down by 0.9 percent

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

Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data)

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

by 4 cents in July to $14.79, seasonally adjusted. Average weekly earnings decreased by 0.6 percent over

the month to $502.86. Over the year, average hourly earnings increased by 3.2 percent and average weekly

earnings grew by 2.6 percent. (See table B-3.)

The Employment Situation for August 2002 is scheduled to be released on Friday, September 6, at

8:30 A.M. (EDT).

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 Upcoming Changes to National Nonfarm Payroll Series in June 2003

NAICS conversion. The nonfarm payroll series, produced from the Current

Employment Statistics (CES) program, will be converted from the 1987 Standard Industrial

Classification (SIC) basis to the 2002 North American Industry Classification System

(NAICS) basis with the June 6, 2003, release of May 2003 estimates. The NAICS

conversion involves major definitional changes to many of the currently published SIC-based

series. After the conversion to NAICS, SIC-based series will no longer be produced or

published. Historical time series will be reconstructed as part of the NAICS conversion

process. All published series will have a NAICS-based history extending back to at least

January 1990. For total nonfarm and other high-level aggregates, NAICS history will begin

in January 1939, the current starting date for these series. For more detailed series, the

starting date will vary depending on the scope of the definitional changes between SIC and

NAICS. The NAICS-based reconstruction effort will cover all CES published data types:

all employees, women workers, production workers, average weekly hours, average hourly

earnings, and derivative series (for example, indexes of aggregate weekly hours).

Completion of the CES sample redesign. June 6, 2003, also will mark the completion

of the CES sample redesign phase-in. The redesign converts the CES from a quota-based

sample to a probability-based sample. In June 2003, the services industries will be converted

to the new sample design; all other private sector industries have already been converted.

The final stage of sample redesign phase-in may result in level shifts for average weekly hours,

average hourly earnings, production worker, and women worker series. New levels for these

series are being computed from NAICS/probability sample-based averages.

Concurrent seasonal adjustment. Also beginning in June 2003, the CES program will

convert from its current practice of updating seasonal factors twice a year to updating them

every month. Concurrent seasonal adjustment is technically superior to semiannual updates

because it uses all available monthly estimates, including those for the current month, thereby

eliminating the need to project the seasonal factors. With the introduction of concurrent

seasonal adjustment, BLS will no longer publish seasonal factors for CES national estimates.

Change to federal government series. The CES series for federal government

employment will be revised slightly in scope and definition due to a change in source data and

estimation methods. The current national series is an end-of-month federal employee count

produced by the Office of Personnel Management, and it excludes some workers, mostly

employees who work in Department of Defense-owned establishments such as military base

commissaries. Beginning in June 2003, the CES national series will include these workers.

Also, federal government employment will be estimated from a sample of federal

establishments, will be benchmarked annually to counts from unemployment insurance tax

records, and will reflect employee counts as of the pay period including the 12th of the

month, consistent with other CES industry series. The historical time series for federal

government employment will be revised to reflect these changes.

Further information on upcoming changes to CES data series is available through the BLS

public database on the Internet, via the CES homepage at http://www.bls.gov/ces/, or by

calling 202-691-6555.
Explanatory Note

This news release presents statistics from two major surveys, the

Current Population Survey (household survey) and the Current

Employment Statistics survey (establishment survey). The household

survey provides the information on the labor force, employment, and

unemployment that appears in the A tables, marked HOUSEHOLD

DATA. It is a sample survey of about 60,000 households conducted

by the U.S. Census Bureau for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

The establishment survey provides the information on the

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

appears in the B tables, marked ESTABLISHMENT DATA. This

information is collected from payroll records by BLS in cooperation

with State agencies. In June 2002, the sample included over 300,000

establishments employing about 37 million people.

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 employment-population 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-producing sector.

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.

Other differences between the two surveys are described in

“Comparing Employment Estimates from Household and Payroll

Surveys,” which may be obtained from BLS upon request.

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 month-to-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.

In both the household and establishment surveys, most seasonally

adjusted series are independently adjusted. However, the adjusted

series for many major estimates, such as total payroll employment,

employment in most major industry divisions, 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.

The numerical factors used to make the seasonal adjustments are

recalculated twice a year. For the household survey, the factors are

calculated for the January-June period and again for the July-December

period. For the establishment survey, updated factors for seasonal

adjustment are calculated for the May-October period and introduced

along with new benchmarks, and again for the November-April period.

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 292,000. 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 -192,000 to 392,000

(100,000 +/- 292,000). 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. The 90-percent confidence interval for

the monthly change in unemployment is +/- 273,000, and for the

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

In general, estimates involving many individuals or establishments

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

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

precision of estimates is also improved when the data are cumulated

over time such as for quarterly and annual averages. The seasonal adjustment process can also improve the stability of the monthly estimates.

The household and establishment surveys are also affected by

nonsampling error. Nonsampling errors can occur for many reasons,

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

obtain information for all respondents in the sample, inability or

unwillingness of respondents to provide correct information on a

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

collection or processing of the data.

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

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

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

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

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

Another major source of nonsampling error in the establishment

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

generated by new firms. To correct for this systematic underestimation

of employment growth (and other sources of error), a process known

as bias adjustment is included in the survey’s estimating procedures,

whereby a specified number of jobs is added to the monthly samplebased change. The size of the monthly bias adjustment is based largely

on past relationships between the sample-based estimates of

 employment and the total counts of employment described below.

The sample-based estimates from the establishment survey are

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

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

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

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

total nonfarm employment has averaged 0.3 percent, ranging from zero

to 0.7 percent.

Additional statistics and other information

More comprehensive statistics are contained in Employment and

Earnings, published each month by BLS. It is available for $26.00 per

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or by charging to Mastercard or Visa.

Employment and Earnings also provides measures of

sampling error for the household 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.”

Measures of the reliability of the data drawn from the establishment survey and the actual amounts of revision due to benchmark adjustments are provided in tables 2-B through 2-H of that publication.

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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 adjusted1

July

2001

June

2002

July

2002

July

2001

Mar.

2002

Apr.

2002

May 

2002

June

2002

July

2002

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 211,921 213,842 214,023 211,921 213,334 213,492 213,658 213,842 214,023

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 143,181 143,669 143,885 141,651 142,005 142,570 142,769 142,476 142,390

 Participation rate ............................................................... 67.6 67.2 67.2 66.8 66.6 66.8 66.8 66.6 66.5

 Employed .............................................................................. 136,385 134,992 135,289 135,106 133,894 133,976 134,417 134,053 134,045

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 64.4 63.1 63.2 63.8 62.8 62.8 62.9 62.7 62.6

 Agriculture .......................................................................... 3,449 3,405 3,671 3,055 3,126 3,154 3,097 3,110 3,282

 Nonagricultural industries ................................................... 132,936 131,587 131,618 132,051 130,768 130,823 131,320 130,942 130,763

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 6,797 8,677 8,595 6,545 8,111 8,594 8,351 8,424 8,345

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 4.7 6.0 6.0 4.6 5.7 6.0 5.8 5.9 5.9

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 68,739 70,173 70,139 70,270 71,329 70,922 70,889 71,366 71,633

 Persons who currently want a job ......................................... 4,488 5,083 4,856 4,546 4,537 4,468 4,779 4,689 4,895

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 101,885 102,856 102,945 101,885 102,607 102,682 102,765 102,856 102,945

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 76,936 77,016 77,274 75,626 75,756 76,009 76,415 76,189 76,041

 Participation rate ............................................................... 75.5 74.9 75.1 74.2 73.8 74.0 74.4 74.1 73.9

 Employed .............................................................................. 73,441 72,388 72,831 72,093 71,299 71,397 71,894 71,524 71,509

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 72.1 70.4 70.7 70.8 69.5 69.5 70.0 69.5 69.5

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 3,494 4,627 4,443 3,533 4,457 4,611 4,521 4,665 4,532

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 4.5 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.9 6.1 5.9 6.1 6.0

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 93,708 94,622 94,694 93,708 94,315 94,414 94,479 94,622 94,694

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 71,818 72,404 72,437 71,500 71,723 72,098 72,428 72,288 72,172

 Participation rate ............................................................... 76.6 76.5 76.5 76.3 76.0 76.4 76.7 76.4 76.2

 Employed .............................................................................. 69,081 68,751 68,877 68,610 68,013 68,193 68,647 68,390 68,405

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 73.7 72.7 72.7 73.2 72.1 72.2 72.7 72.3 72.2

 Agriculture .......................................................................... 2,231 2,301 2,463 2,035 2,084 2,213 2,125 2,138 2,256

 Nonagricultural industries ................................................... 66,850 66,450 66,413 66,575 65,929 65,980 66,522 66,251 66,149

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 2,737 3,653 3,560 2,890 3,710 3,905 3,781 3,899 3,767

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 3.8 5.0 4.9 4.0 5.2 5.4 5.2 5.4 5.2

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 110,035 110,985 111,078 110,035 110,728 110,809 110,893 110,985 111,078

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 66,246 66,653 66,610 66,025 66,249 66,561 66,354 66,287 66,349

 Participation rate ............................................................... 60.2 60.1 60.0 60.0 59.8 60.1 59.8 59.7 59.7

 Employed .............................................................................. 62,943 62,603 62,458 63,013 62,595 62,579 62,524 62,528 62,536

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 57.2 56.4 56.2 57.3 56.5 56.5 56.4 56.3 56.3

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 3,302 4,050 4,152 3,012 3,654 3,982 3,830 3,759 3,813

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 5.0 6.1 6.2 4.6 5.5 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.7

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 102,067 103,038 103,127 102,067 102,728 102,847 102,936 103,038 103,127

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 61,575 62,278 62,098 62,103 62,320 62,724 62,597 62,481 62,590

 Participation rate ............................................................... 60.3 60.4 60.2 60.8 60.7 61.0 60.8 60.6 60.7

 Employed .............................................................................. 58,940 58,999 58,656 59,640 59,227 59,333 59,337 59,316 59,364

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 57.7 57.3 56.9 58.4 57.7 57.7 57.6 57.6 57.6

 Agriculture .......................................................................... 846 783 867 784 804 732 760 749 814

 Nonagricultural industries ................................................... 58,094 58,215 57,789 58,856 58,423 58,602 58,577 58,567 58,550

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 2,636 3,279 3,442 2,463 3,093 3,391 3,260 3,165 3,226

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 4.3 5.3 5.5 4.0 5.0 5.4 5.2 5.1 5.2

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population .......................................... 16,145 16,182 16,202 16,145 16,292 16,231 16,243 16,182 16,202

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 9,788 8,987 9,349 8,048 7,962 7,748 7,744 7,707 7,629

 Participation rate ............................................................... 60.6 55.5 57.7 49.8 48.9 47.7 47.7 47.6 47.1

 Employed .............................................................................. 8,364 7,242 7,756 6,856 6,655 6,450 6,434 6,347 6,276

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 51.8 44.8 47.9 42.5 40.8 39.7 39.6 39.2 38.7

 Agriculture .......................................................................... 373 321 341 236 239 209 213 223 213

 Nonagricultural industries ................................................... 7,991 6,921 7,416 6,620 6,416 6,240 6,221 6,124 6,064

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 1,424 1,745 1,593 1,192 1,308 1,298 1,310 1,360 1,352

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 14.5 19.4 17.0 14.8 16.4 16.8 16.9 17.6 17.7

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

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

July

2001

June

2002

July

2002

July

2001

Mar.

2002

Apr.

2002

May 

2002

June

2002

July

2002

WHITE

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 175,924 177,217 177,345 175,924 176,866 176,972 177,087 177,217 177,345

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 119,119 119,542 119,749 117,986 118,159 118,661 118,742 118,530 118,678

 Participation rate ................................................................. 67.7 67.5 67.5 67.1 66.8 67.1 67.1 66.9 66.9

 Employed .............................................................................. 114,222 113,220 113,470 113,176 112,286 112,426 112,563 112,382 112,446

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 64.9 63.9 64.0 64.3 63.5 63.5 63.6 63.4 63.4

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 4,897 6,322 6,279 4,810 5,873 6,236 6,179 6,148 6,233

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 4.1 5.3 5.2 4.1 5.0 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.3

Men, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 60,714 61,182 61,202 60,474 60,521 60,867 61,095 61,007 61,068

 Participation rate ................................................................. 77.0 76.9 76.9 76.7 76.3 76.6 76.9 76.7 76.7

 Employed .............................................................................. 58,771 58,461 58,571 58,346 57,793 57,921 58,170 58,112 58,164

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 74.5 73.5 73.6 74.0 72.8 72.9 73.2 73.1 73.1

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 1,943 2,721 2,631 2,128 2,728 2,946 2,926 2,895 2,904

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 3.2 4.4 4.3 3.5 4.5 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.8

Women, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 50,161 50,804 50,671 50,655 50,938 51,289 51,163 51,060 51,125

 Participation rate ................................................................. 59.6 59.9 59.7 60.1 60.2 60.5 60.4 60.2 60.2

 Employed .............................................................................. 48,240 48,471 48,221 48,878 48,765 48,908 48,871 48,812 48,856

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 57.3 57.1 56.8 58.0 57.6 57.7 57.7 57.5 57.6

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 1,921 2,333 2,450 1,777 2,174 2,381 2,292 2,248 2,268

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 3.8 4.6 4.8 3.5 4.3 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.4

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 8,244 7,557 7,875 6,857 6,699 6,505 6,483 6,464 6,485

 Participation rate ................................................................. 64.4 58.8 61.3 53.5 52.1 50.7 50.5 50.3 50.5

 Employed .............................................................................. 7,211 6,289 6,677 5,952 5,728 5,596 5,522 5,458 5,425

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 56.3 49.0 52.0 46.5 44.6 43.6 43.0 42.5 42.2

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 1,033 1,268 1,198 905 971 908 961 1,006 1,060

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 12.5 16.8 15.2 13.2 14.5 14.0 14.8 15.6 16.4

 Men ................................................................................... 12.7 18.4 16.9 13.8 16.3 15.4 15.4 17.7 19.1

 Women ............................................................................. 12.4 15.1 13.4 12.6 12.7 12.5 14.2 13.4 13.6

BLACK

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 25,565 25,930 25,961 25,565 25,839 25,868 25,898 25,930 25,961

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 16,990 16,965 16,918 16,685 16,758 16,941 16,887 16,822 16,618

 Participation rate ................................................................. 66.5 65.4 65.2 65.3 64.9 65.5 65.2 64.9 64.0

 Employed .............................................................................. 15,481 15,126 15,109 15,337 14,969 15,045 15,168 15,027 14,976

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 60.6 58.3 58.2 60.0 57.9 58.2 58.6 58.0 57.7

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 1,509 1,839 1,809 1,348 1,789 1,896 1,718 1,794 1,642

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 8.9 10.8 10.7 8.1 10.7 11.2 10.2 10.7 9.9

Men, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 7,439 7,509 7,521 7,382 7,579 7,528 7,573 7,543 7,472

 Participation rate ................................................................. 72.6 72.1 72.1 72.0 73.0 72.5 72.8 72.4 71.6

 Employed .............................................................................. 6,815 6,794 6,806 6,796 6,814 6,831 6,925 6,760 6,800

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 66.5 65.2 65.3 66.3 65.7 65.8 66.6 64.9 65.2

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 624 715 715 586 765 698 648 783 673

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 8.4 9.5 9.5 7.9 10.1 9.3 8.6 10.4 9.0

Women, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 8,371 8,381 8,327 8,400 8,267 8,458 8,401 8,363 8,348

 Participation rate ................................................................. 65.2 64.4 63.9 65.5 63.7 65.1 64.6 64.3 64.1

 Employed .............................................................................. 7,808 7,628 7,534 7,878 7,526 7,597 7,606 7,628 7,602

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 60.8 58.6 57.8 61.4 58.0 58.5 58.5 58.6 58.3

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 564 753 794 522 742 860 794 735 746

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 6.7 9.0 9.5 6.2 9.0 10.2 9.5 8.8 8.9

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 1,179 1,076 1,069 903 912 954 913 916 798

 Participation rate ................................................................. 47.5 43.0 42.8 36.4 36.6 38.3 36.6 36.6 31.9

 Employed .............................................................................. 858 704 769 663 630 617 637 639 575

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 34.5 28.2 30.8 26.7 25.3 24.7 25.5 25.6 23.0

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 321 371 300 240 282 338 276 276 223

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 27.3 34.5 28.1 26.6 31.0 35.4 30.2 30.2 28.0

 Men ................................................................................... 29.7 35.7 23.8 28.1 36.9 37.3 36.8 30.0 20.5

 Women ............................................................................. 24.9 33.3 32.2 25.2 24.7 33.5 22.3 30.4 34.8

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

July

2001

June

2002

July

2002

July

2001

Mar.

2002

Apr.

2002

May 

2002

June

2002

July

2002

HISPANIC ORIGIN

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 23,157 23,867 23,935 23,157 23,664 23,732 23,797 23,867 23,935

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 15,792 16,207 16,341 15,753 15,908 16,156 16,085 16,146 16,304

 Participation rate ................................................................. 68.2 67.9 68.3 68.0 67.2 68.1 67.6 67.6 68.1

 Employed .............................................................................. 14,814 15,018 15,111 14,776 14,743 14,877 14,963 14,959 15,066

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 64.0 62.9 63.1 63.8 62.3 62.7 62.9 62.7 62.9

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 979 1,188 1,231 977 1,165 1,279 1,122 1,187 1,238

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 6.2 7.3 7.5 6.2 7.3 7.9 7.0 7.4 7.6

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

July

2001

June

2002

July

2002

July

2001

Mar.

2002

Apr.

2002

May 

2002

June

2002

July

2002

Less than a high school diploma

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 27,679 28,105 27,112 27,679 27,858 28,155 28,073 28,105 27,112

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 11,986 12,443 11,642 12,130 12,187 12,410 12,356 12,254 11,770

 Percent of population .......................................................... 43.3 44.3 42.9 43.8 43.7 44.1 44.0 43.6 43.4

 Employed .............................................................................. 11,221 11,548 10,700 11,302 11,206 11,297 11,306 11,288 10,743

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 40.5 41.1 39.5 40.8 40.2 40.1 40.3 40.2 39.6

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 765 896 942 828 980 1,113 1,051 966 1,028

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 6.4 7.2 8.1 6.8 8.0 9.0 8.5 7.9 8.7

High school graduates, no college2

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 56,947 57,070 57,012 56,947 57,327 56,904 57,063 57,070 57,012

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 36,286 36,482 36,504 36,971 36,431 36,547 36,648 36,737 37,149

 Percent of population .......................................................... 63.7 63.9 64.0 64.9 63.5 64.2 64.2 64.4 65.2

 Employed .............................................................................. 34,795 34,572 34,651 35,452 34,450 34,459 34,605 34,676 35,250

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 61.1 60.6 60.8 62.3 60.1 60.6 60.6 60.8 61.8

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 1,491 1,910 1,853 1,519 1,981 2,089 2,042 2,061 1,898

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 4.1 5.2 5.1 4.1 5.4 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.1

Less than a bachelor's degree3

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 45,444 44,897 45,695 45,444 45,094 44,670 44,541 44,897 45,695

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 33,432 32,797 33,317 33,288 32,896 32,845 32,786 32,962 33,162

 Percent of population .......................................................... 73.6 73.0 72.9 73.3 72.9 73.5 73.6 73.4 72.6

 Employed .............................................................................. 32,366 31,287 31,788 32,264 31,497 31,314 31,184 31,413 31,693

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 71.2 69.7 69.6 71.0 69.8 70.1 70.0 70.0 69.4

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 1,066 1,510 1,529 1,024 1,398 1,532 1,602 1,550 1,469

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 3.2 4.6 4.6 3.1 4.3 4.7 4.9 4.7 4.4

College graduates

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 46,784 48,435 48,755 46,784 47,675 48,373 48,583 48,435 48,755

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 36,635 37,848 37,788 36,697 37,853 38,394 38,359 38,084 37,850

 Percent of population .......................................................... 78.3 78.1 77.5 78.4 79.4 79.4 79.0 78.6 77.6

 Employed .............................................................................. 35,752 36,676 36,566 35,907 36,833 37,236 37,239 36,971 36,750

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 76.4 75.7 75.0 76.7 77.3 77.0 76.6 76.3 75.4

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 883 1,173 1,222 790 1,019 1,158 1,121 1,113 1,100

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 2.4 3.1 3.2 2.2 2.7 3.0 2.9 2.9 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

July

2001

June

2002

July

2002

July

2001

Mar.

2002

Apr.

2002

May 

2002

June

2002

July

2002

CHARACTERISTIC

Total employed, 16 years and over .......................................... 136,385 134,992 135,289 135,106 133,894 133,976 134,417 134,053 134,045

 Married men, spouse present ................................................. 43,251 43,140 43,273 43,264 43,317 43,167 43,548 43,140 43,273

 Married women, spouse present ............................................ 32,931 33,029 32,727 33,571 33,552 33,446 33,371 33,362 33,361

 Women who maintain families ................................................ 8,507 8,397 8,496 8,558 8,320 8,266 8,397 8,465 8,521

OCCUPATION

 Managerial and professional specialty ................................... 41,629 41,633 41,687 41,889 41,908 42,167 41,901 41,675 41,978

 Technical, sales, and administrative support .......................... 39,145 38,585 38,574 39,038 38,146 38,140 38,346 38,740 38,458

 Service occupations ............................................................... 18,996 19,229 19,183 18,587 18,722 18,749 18,909 18,889 18,752

 Precision production, craft, and repair .................................... 15,222 14,490 14,383 14,913 14,412 14,274 14,365 14,375 14,073

 Operators, fabricators, and laborers ....................................... 17,762 17,393 17,481 17,597 17,482 17,377 17,468 17,152 17,327

 Farming, forestry, and fishing ................................................. 3,631 3,663 3,981 3,187 3,238 3,290 3,265 3,285 3,501

CLASS OF WORKER

 Agriculture:

 Wage and salary workers ..................................................... 2,028 2,155 2,289 1,798 1,825 1,896 1,911 1,909 2,031

 Self-employed workers ......................................................... 1,392 1,210 1,349 1,252 1,264 1,216 1,156 1,158 1,227

 Unpaid family workers .......................................................... 29 40 34 23 29 34 40 29 27

 Nonagricultural industries:

 Wage and salary workers ..................................................... 124,162 123,146 123,155 123,204 122,545 122,366 123,071 122,627 122,196

 Government ........................................................................ 18,371 19,276 19,020 18,999 19,218 19,347 19,811 19,630 19,709

 Private industries ................................................................ 105,792 103,870 104,135 104,205 103,327 103,019 103,260 102,997 102,486

 Private households ........................................................... 811 846 879 790 677 791 775 810 855

 Other industries ................................................................ 104,981 103,024 103,256 103,415 102,650 102,228 102,485 102,187 101,631

 Self-employed workers ......................................................... 8,694 8,348 8,383 8,568 8,200 8,234 8,305 8,208 8,268

 Unpaid family workers .......................................................... 79 92 80 98 89 103 105 95 99

PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME

 All industries:

 Part time for economic reasons ............................................ 3,681 4,188 4,286 3,571 3,997 4,151 3,996 3,899 4,177

 Slack work or business conditions ...................................... 2,167 2,591 2,712 2,174 2,721 2,690 2,626 2,588 2,723

 Could only find part-time work ............................................ 1,113 1,210 1,202 1,011 1,021 1,131 1,064 1,031 1,096

 Part time for noneconomic reasons ...................................... 16,452 17,502 16,765 18,812 18,530 18,793 18,887 19,170 19,138

 Nonagricultural industries:

 Part time for economic reasons ............................................ 3,559 4,006 4,087 3,425 3,848 4,009 3,818 3,758 3,949

 Slack work or business conditions ...................................... 2,094 2,475 2,583 2,111 2,605 2,587 2,515 2,472 2,609

 Could only find part-time work ............................................ 1,088 1,183 1,173 993 1,001 1,122 1,033 1,022 1,074

 Part time for noneconomic reasons ...................................... 15,929 16,977 16,214 18,283 18,004 18,274 18,350 18,739 18,572

 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

July

2001

June

2002

July

2002

July

2001

Mar.

2002

Apr.

2002

May 

2002

June

2002

July

2002

CHARACTERISTIC

 Total, 16 years and over .......................................................... 6,545 8,424 8,345 4.6 5.7 6.0 5.8 5.9 5.9

 Men, 20 years and over ......................................................... 2,890 3,899 3,767 4.0 5.2 5.4 5.2 5.4 5.2

 Women, 20 years and over ................................................... 2,463 3,165 3,226 4.0 5.0 5.4 5.2 5.1 5.2

 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years .................................................... 1,192 1,360 1,352 14.8 16.4 16.8 16.9 17.6 17.7

 Married men, spouse present ................................................ 1,183 1,834 1,558 2.7 3.4 3.9 3.6 4.1 3.5

 Married women, spouse present ........................................... 1,011 1,315 1,289 2.9 3.7 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.7

 Women who maintain families ............................................... 580 761 782 6.3 7.3 8.6 8.1 8.2 8.4

 Full-time workers ................................................................... 5,305 7,172 6,962 4.5 5.8 6.2 5.9 6.1 5.9

 Part-time workers .................................................................. 1,247 1,266 1,388 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.6 5.0 5.4

OCCUPATION2

 Managerial and professional specialty .................................. 962 1,400 1,340 2.2 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.1

 Technical, sales, and administrative support ......................... 1,647 2,178 2,152 4.0 5.3 5.5 5.2 5.3 5.3

 Precision production, craft, and repair ................................... 688 909 960 4.4 6.0 6.5 5.9 5.9 6.4

 Operators, fabricators, and laborers ...................................... 1,415 1,748 1,630 7.4 8.7 9.4 8.9 9.3 8.6

 Farming, forestry, and fishing ................................................ 256 214 338 7.4 9.0 6.1 6.3 6.1 8.8

INDUSTRY

 Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers .................. 5,277 6,968 6,822 4.8 6.1 6.5 6.3 6.3 6.2

 Goods-producing industries ................................................. 1,620 2,028 1,981 5.7 7.6 7.8 7.4 7.5 7.4

 Mining ................................................................................ 22 40 19 3.9 6.3 6.0 4.4 7.9 3.8

 Construction ...................................................................... 587 746 824 7.1 8.8 9.3 8.9 9.1 10.3

 Manufacturing .................................................................... 1,011 1,242 1,138 5.2 7.0 7.2 6.7 6.8 6.3

 Durable goods ................................................................. 599 797 737 5.0 7.5 7.6 6.3 7.3 6.8

 Nondurable goods ........................................................... 412 445 400 5.5 6.3 6.6 7.5 6.1 5.6

 Service-producing industries ............................................... 3,657 4,940 4,841 4.5 5.6 6.0 5.9 5.9 5.9

 Transportation and public utilities ...................................... 275 466 404 3.4 5.4 6.1 5.7 5.9 5.3

 Wholesale and retail trade ................................................. 1,482 1,905 1,929 5.3 6.5 7.2 7.0 6.6 6.8

 Finance, insurance, and real estate .................................. 251 349 308 3.1 3.1 3.2 4.0 4.1 3.7

 Services ............................................................................. 1,649 2,220 2,200 4.4 5.4 5.8 5.6 5.9 5.8

 Government workers ............................................................. 409 455 505 2.1 2.8 2.5 2.6 2.3 2.5

 Agricultural wage and salary workers .................................... 211 173 217 10.5 12.4 9.0 9.1 8.3 9.7

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

July

2001

June

2002

July

2002

July

2001

Mar.

2002

Apr.

2002

May 

2002

June

2002

July

2002

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

 Less than 5 weeks ................................................................... 2,873 3,395 3,145 2,647 3,078 2,793 2,876 2,729 2,896

 5 to 14 weeks .......................................................................... 2,347 2,384 2,666 2,170 2,411 2,818 2,531 2,784 2,464

 15 weeks and over .................................................................. 1,576 2,898 2,785 1,630 2,688 2,854 2,952 3,103 2,883

 15 to 26 weeks ..................................................................... 876 1,308 1,222 948 1,355 1,360 1,316 1,434 1,349

 27 weeks and over ............................................................... 700 1,590 1,563 682 1,333 1,494 1,636 1,669 1,533

 Average (mean) duration, in weeks ......................................... 12.3 15.8 15.9 12.7 15.4 16.6 17.1 17.3 16.4

 Median duration, in weeks ....................................................... 6.2 8.1 8.0 6.7 8.1 8.9 9.8 11.7 8.6

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 ................................................................. 42.3 39.1 36.6 41.1 37.6 33.0 34.4 31.7 35.1

 5 to 14 weeks ........................................................................ 34.5 27.5 31.0 33.7 29.5 33.3 30.3 32.3 29.9

 15 weeks and over ................................................................ 23.2 33.4 32.4 25.3 32.9 33.7 35.3 36.0 35.0

 15 to 26 weeks .................................................................... 12.9 15.1 14.2 14.7 16.6 16.1 15.7 16.6 16.4

 27 weeks and over .............................................................. 10.3 18.3 18.2 10.6 16.3 17.6 19.6 19.4 18.6
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Table A-7. Reason for unemployment

(Numbers in thousands)

Reason

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

July

2001

June

2002

July

2002

July

2001

Mar.

2002

Apr.

2002

May 

2002

June

2002

July

2002

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs .......... 3,327 4,364 4,530 3,294 4,270 4,525 4,598 4,579 4,580

 On temporary layoff ................................................................ 1,033 904 1,228 1,020 1,066 1,095 1,091 1,061 1,224

 Not on temporary layoff .......................................................... 2,294 3,460 3,302 2,274 3,204 3,430 3,506 3,518 3,356

 Permanent job losers ............................................................ 1,721 2,735 2,547 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

 Persons who completed temporary jobs .............................. 573 725 756 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Job leavers ............................................................................... 825 807 854 791 862 1,017 902 836 818

Reentrants ................................................................................ 2,000 2,688 2,436 1,948 2,471 2,450 2,433 2,360 2,375

New entrants ............................................................................ 644 818 775 442 557 519 499 584 571

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 ......... 49.0 50.3 52.7 50.9 52.3 53.2 54.5 54.8 54.9

 On temporary layoff ............................................................... 15.2 10.4 14.3 15.8 13.1 12.9 12.9 12.7 14.7

 Not on temporary layoff ......................................................... 33.8 39.9 38.4 35.1 39.3 40.3 41.6 42.1 40.2

 Job leavers .............................................................................. 12.1 9.3 9.9 12.2 10.6 12.0 10.7 10.0 9.8

 Reentrants ............................................................................... 29.4 31.0 28.3 30.1 30.3 28.8 28.9 28.2 28.5

 New entrants ........................................................................... 9.5 9.4 9.0 6.8 6.8 6.1 5.9 7.0 6.8

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE

 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs ......... 2.3 3.0 3.1 2.3 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2

 Job leavers .............................................................................. .6 .6 .6 .6 .6 .7 .6 .6 .6

 Reentrants ............................................................................... 1.4 1.9 1.7 1.4 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7

 New entrants ........................................................................... .4 .6 .5 .3 .4 .4 .3 .4 .4

1 Not available.

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

(Percent)

Measure

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

July

2001

June

2002

July

2002

July

2001

Mar.

2002

Apr.

2002

May 

2002

June

2002

July

2002

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

labor force ............................................................................................................... 1.1 2.0 1.9 1.2 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.0

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

civilian labor force ................................................................................................... 2.3 3.0 3.1 2.3 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2

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

(official unemployment rate) ............................................................................... 4.7 6.0 6.0 4.6 5.7 6.0 5.8 5.9 5.9

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

 labor force plus discouraged workers .................................................................... 5.0 6.3 6.2 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 ................................................................................................... 5.6 6.9 6.9 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 ............................................................................. 8.1 9.8 9.9 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

July

2001

June

2002

July

2002

July

2001

Mar.

2002

Apr.

2002

May 

2002

June

2002

July

2002

Total, 16 years and over ....................................... 6,545 8,424 8,345 4.6 5.7 6.0 5.8 5.9 5.9

 16 to 24 years ..................................................... 2,306 2,723 2,753 10.2 12.5 12.3 11.6 12.2 12.3

 16 to 19 years ................................................... 1,192 1,360 1,352 14.8 16.4 16.8 16.9 17.6 17.7

 16 to 17 years ................................................. 599 608 604 19.0 18.0 19.4 20.7 20.8 20.9

 18 to 19 years ................................................. 608 749 767 12.4 15.1 15.1 14.8 15.6 16.1

 20 to 24 years ................................................... 1,114 1,363 1,401 7.7 10.3 10.0 8.9 9.3 9.5

 25 years and over ............................................... 4,206 5,749 5,553 3.5 4.5 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.6

 25 to 54 years ................................................... 3,668 4,922 4,795 3.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.8

 55 years and over ............................................. 537 854 758 2.9 3.5 4.0 4.2 4.2 3.7

 Men, 16 years and over ...................................... 3,533 4,665 4,532 4.7 5.9 6.1 5.9 6.1 6.0

 16 to 24 years ................................................... 1,255 1,492 1,505 10.7 13.7 13.0 12.5 12.9 13.0

 16 to 19 years ................................................. 643 766 765 15.6 18.5 18.1 18.6 19.6 19.8

 16 to 17 years ............................................... 304 348 345 19.1 20.8 19.6 23.7 23.2 23.9

 18 to 19 years ............................................... 340 422 420 13.4 16.7 17.2 15.6 17.4 17.4

 20 to 24 years ................................................. 612 726 740 8.1 11.1 10.3 9.4 9.5 9.6

 25 years and over ............................................. 2,272 3,189 3,025 3.6 4.5 4.8 4.8 4.9 4.7

 25 to 54 years ................................................. 1,936 2,688 2,581 3.6 4.7 4.9 4.9 5.0 4.8

 55 years and over ........................................... 315 508 440 3.1 3.6 4.3 4.5 4.6 4.0

 Women, 16 years and over ................................ 3,012 3,759 3,813 4.6 5.5 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.7

 16 to 24 years ................................................... 1,051 1,231 1,249 9.7 11.2 11.6 10.7 11.4 11.6

 16 to 19 years ................................................. 549 594 587 14.0 14.3 15.4 15.2 15.6 15.6

 16 to 17 years ............................................... 295 260 259 18.8 15.3 19.2 17.4 18.3 17.9

 18 to 19 years ............................................... 268 327 347 11.3 13.4 12.9 14.1 13.7 14.8

 20 to 24 years ................................................. 502 637 662 7.3 9.4 9.6 8.3 9.1 9.4

 25 years and over ............................................. 1,934 2,560 2,528 3.5 4.4 5.0 4.8 4.6 4.6

 25 to 54 years ................................................. 1,732 2,233 2,214 3.7 4.6 5.1 5.1 4.8 4.8

 55 years and over ........................................... 222 346 318 2.6 3.4 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.4

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

July

2001

July

2002

July

2001

July

2002

July

2001

July

2002

NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE

Total not in the labor force .................................................................. 68,739 70,139 24,950 25,671 43,790 44,468

Persons who currently want a job ................................................... 4,488 4,856 1,812 2,096 2,676 2,759

 Searched for work and available to work now1 .......................... 1,225 1,490 549 752 676 739

 Reason not currently looking:

 Discouragement over job prospects2 ................................ 308 398 171 245 137 153

 Reasons other than discouragement3 ............................... 917 1,092 377 507 540 585

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders4 ................................................................... 7,452 7,168 3,920 3,697 3,532 3,471

 Percent of total employed ............................................................... 5.5 5.3 5.3 5.1 5.6 5.6

 Primary job full time, secondary job part time ................................. 4,017 3,757 2,382 2,169 1,635 1,589

 Primary and secondary jobs both part time .................................... 1,573 1,567 512 468 1,061 1,099

 Primary and secondary jobs both full time ...................................... 324 313 196 210 127 103

 Hours vary on primary or secondary job ......................................... 1,493 1,469 804 826 689 644

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

July

2001

May

2002

June

2002p July2002p July2001

Mar.

2002

Apr.

2002

May

2002

June

2002p July2002p

Total .................................................. 131,887 131,431 131,877 130,572 132,045 130,701 130,680 130,702 130,768 130,774

Total private ............................................ 112,042 109,788 110,611 110,490 111,074 109,505 109,495 109,496 109,541 109,563

Goods-producing .................................................. 25,260 23,915 24,201 24,173 24,907 23,975 23,905 23,870 23,868 23,828

Mining ............................................................... 578 559 562 561 570 560 564 558 555 552

Metal mining ................................................. 34.8 32.1 32.8 32.8 35 32 32 32 32 33

Coal mining ................................................... 80.9 80.1 79.8 79.3 81 81 81 80 80 79

Oil and gas extraction ................................... 346.3 332.3 335.1 333.9 342 336 339 334 333 330

Nonmetallic minerals, except fuels ............... 116.0 114.2 114.2 114.6 112 111 112 112 110 110

Construction ..................................................... 7,022 6,597 6,796 6,857 6,680 6,593 6,541 6,541 6,555 6,525

General building contractors ......................... 1,522.1 1,449.3 1,495.8 1,511.2 1,457 1,462 1,452 1,454 1,454 1,448

Heavy construction, except building ............. 999.0 940.1 967.6 971.1 925 908 901 908 910 899

Special trade contractors .............................. 4,500.4 4,207.5 4,333.0 4,374.7 4,298 4,223 4,188 4,179 4,191 4,178

Manufacturing ................................................... 17,660 16,759 16,843 16,755 17,657 16,822 16,800 16,771 16,758 16,751

Production workers ................................... 11,874 11,243 11,309 11,235 11,901 11,264 11,250 11,245 11,239 11,259

Durable goods ................................................ 10,593 9,967 10,001 9,912 10,606 9,976 9,976 9,963 9,942 9,924

Production workers ................................... 7,069 6,634 6,658 6,581 7,101 6,625 6,620 6,619 6,605 6,610

Lumber and wood products .......................... 798.6 767.3 776.8 779.0 786 769 767 770 767 767

Furniture and fixtures .................................... 516.5 496.7 499.5 493.3 519 491 497 494 495 495

Stone, clay, and glass products .................... 579.9 555.2 562.0 564.4 569 550 551 549 552 554

Primary metal industries ............................... 651.0 594.9 593.5 586.2 655 596 598 597 592 590

Blast furnaces and basic steel products ... 207.9 187.0 187.1 186.7 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Fabricated metal products ............................ 1,467.0 1,424.2 1,430.1 1,418.5 1,478 1,422 1,425 1,428 1,425 1,429

Industrial machinery and equipment ............. 1,999.4 1,838.9 1,840.4 1,823.3 2,003 1,846 1,842 1,834 1,830 1,826

Computer and office equipment ............... 343.0 307.8 306.3 303.5 341 315 313 308 305 302

Electronic and other electrical equipment ..... 1,605.9 1,433.6 1,429.4 1,420.3 1,611 1,445 1,443 1,437 1,427 1,426

Electronic components and accessories .. 648.9 564.3 564.3 559.1 652 566 566 567 566 563

Transportation equipment ............................. 1,750.5 1,678.8 1,687.9 1,649.4 1,763 1,674 1,671 1,675 1,678 1,661

Motor vehicles and equipment .................. 934.4 917.3 926.8 896.7 950 915 912 914 920 911

Aircraft and parts ...................................... 463.6 413.8 410.0 405.8 464 419 416 416 411 406

Instruments and related products ................. 846.3 806.8 808.7 807.0 842 813 811 807 805 803

Miscellaneous manufacturing ....................... 377.6 370.9 373.0 370.6 380 370 371 372 371 373

Nondurable goods .......................................... 7,067 6,792 6,842 6,843 7,051 6,846 6,824 6,808 6,816 6,827

Production workers ................................... 4,805 4,609 4,651 4,654 4,800 4,639 4,630 4,626 4,634 4,649

Food and kindred products ........................... 1,711.7 1,666.5 1,688.7 1,717.5 1,689 1,685 1,689 1,687 1,693 1,695

Tobacco products ......................................... 32.1 32.1 33.1 32.7 34 34 33 34 34 35

Textile mill products ...................................... 473.4 435.2 434.9 427.9 475 440 436 434 432 429

Apparel and other textile products ................ 560.2 525.0 530.2 520.9 566 527 523 520 524 526

Paper and allied products ............................. 633.4 611.8 616.9 613.2 632 620 615 612 613 612

Printing and publishing ................................. 1,488.6 1,402.9 1,406.2 1,407.9 1,487 1,419 1,413 1,407 1,405 1,407

Chemicals and allied products ...................... 1,027.0 1,006.6 1,012.4 1,010.6 1,024 1,010 1,008 1,006 1,007 1,007

Petroleum and coal products ........................ 128.8 126.1 128.1 129.1 126 126 125 125 125 126

Rubber and misc. plastics products .............. 954.1 929.5 935.8 929.2 959 929 927 928 928 934

Leather and leather products ........................ 57.5 55.8 55.9 54.3 59 56 55 55 55 56

Service-producing ................................................. 106,627 107,516 107,676 106,399 107,138 106,726 106,775 106,832 106,900 106,946

Transportation and public utilities ..................... 7,090 6,802 6,824 6,771 7,110 6,814 6,799 6,793 6,791 6,788

Transportation .............................................. 4,505 4,339 4,356 4,309 4,535 4,330 4,330 4,328 4,335 4,337

Railroad transportation ............................. 233.5 230.4 230.9 231.0 233 233 230 228 230 230

Local and interurban passenger transit .... 427.2 493.6 470.8 416.6 484 478 476 475 473 472

Trucking and warehousing ....................... 1,864.0 1,825.3 1,847.3 1,848.8 1,850 1,819 1,830 1,827 1,829 1,835

Water transportation ................................. 208.9 195.4 201.8 205.6 196 186 190 193 193 192

Transportation by air ................................. 1,285.0 1,155.5 1,165.6 1,163.5 1,288 1,172 1,162 1,165 1,171 1,167

Pipelines, except natural gas .................... 15.3 14.5 14.7 14.9 15 15 15 15 15 15

Transportation services ............................ 471.4 424.7 425.0 428.9 469 427 427 425 424 426

Communications and public utilities ............. 2,585 2,463 2,468 2,462 2,575 2,484 2,469 2,465 2,456 2,451

Communications ....................................... 1,726.2 1,624.3 1,621.1 1,613.0 1,721 1,643 1,628 1,626 1,616 1,608

Electric, gas, and sanitary services .......... 859.0 838.7 846.9 848.8 854 841 841 839 840 843

Wholesale trade ................................................ 6,808 6,685 6,713 6,716 6,773 6,681 6,678 6,681 6,681 6,682

Durable goods .............................................. 4,040 3,914 3,932 3,933 4,021 3,912 3,908 3,916 3,915 3,915

Nondurable goods ........................................ 2,768 2,771 2,781 2,783 2,752 2,769 2,770 2,765 2,766 2,767

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

July

2001

May

2002

June

2002p July2002p July2001

Mar.

2002

Apr.

2002

May

2002

June

2002p July2002p

Retail trade ....................................................... 23,698 23,359 23,521 23,446 23,577 23,332 23,345 23,327 23,311 23,323

Building materials and garden supplies ........ 1,083.9 1,116.4 1,121.2 1,104.0 1,047 1,053 1,061 1,068 1,069 1,066

General merchandise stores ........................ 2,846.1 2,826.3 2,833.2 2,831.8 2,911 2,901 2,915 2,897 2,882 2,896

Department stores .................................... 2,514.3 2,496.8 2,500.0 2,496.1 2,574 2,560 2,575 2,560 2,541 2,554

Food stores ................................................... 3,452.5 3,383.2 3,405.6 3,402.7 3,439 3,392 3,392 3,397 3,394 3,391

Automotive dealers and service stations ...... 2,450.9 2,437.6 2,453.2 2,457.3 2,426 2,426 2,429 2,434 2,432 2,432

New and used car dealers ........................ 1,125.0 1,130.4 1,131.4 1,133.3 1,119 1,131 1,129 1,133 1,128 1,127

Apparel and accessory stores ...................... 1,187.3 1,146.3 1,165.4 1,173.3 1,191 1,175 1,170 1,169 1,174 1,176

Furniture and home furnishings stores ......... 1,116.6 1,130.7 1,134.5 1,136.0 1,131 1,143 1,141 1,146 1,147 1,151

Eating and drinking places ........................... 8,479.1 8,270.5 8,357.9 8,298.5 8,304 8,154 8,152 8,130 8,121 8,124

Miscellaneous retail establishments ............. 3,081.7 3,047.5 3,049.5 3,042.5 3,128 3,088 3,085 3,086 3,092 3,087

Finance, insurance, and real estate ................. 7,799 7,739 7,796 7,814 7,718 7,740 7,743 7,732 7,735 7,737

Finance ......................................................... 3,826 3,812 3,837 3,843 3,803 3,809 3,813 3,813 3,820 3,821

Depository institutions .............................. 2,069.8 2,071.6 2,083.3 2,086.9 2,056 2,074 2,075 2,073 2,071 2,073

Commercial banks ................................ 1,445.1 1,445.7 1,453.9 1,455.4 1,434 1,447 1,446 1,446 1,444 1,444

Savings institutions ............................... 256.4 263.4 264.9 264.3 255 264 264 264 264 263

Nondepository institutions ........................ 726.7 756.2 764.7 768.6 724 753 756 756 762 766

Mortgage bankers and brokers ............. 332.6 361.6 370.1 375.1 331 357 360 359 367 373

Security and commodity brokers .............. 771.9 721.8 726.8 726.6 765 722 723 723 724 720

Holding and other investment offices ....... 257.1 262.1 262.4 261.0 258 260 259 261 263 262

Insurance ...................................................... 2,380 2,368 2,372 2,374 2,369 2,375 2,374 2,369 2,366 2,365

Insurance carriers ..................................... 1,606.2 1,583.0 1,584.9 1,584.9 1,597 1,591 1,589 1,583 1,579 1,576

Insurance agents, brokers, and service .... 773.3 784.9 787.3 789.3 772 784 785 786 787 789

Real estate ................................................... 1,593 1,559 1,587 1,597 1,546 1,556 1,556 1,550 1,549 1,551

Services2 .......................................................... 41,387 41,288 41,556 41,570 40,989 40,963 41,025 41,093 41,155 41,205

Agricultural services ..................................... 937.5 924.2 944.4 948.3 852 872 857 856 855 862

Hotels and other lodging places ................... 2,040.0 1,806.1 1,903.3 1,961.3 1,874 1,811 1,796 1,789 1,802 1,801

Personal services ......................................... 1,223.2 1,264.4 1,253.5 1,237.6 1,272 1,289 1,286 1,279 1,286 1,287

Business services ......................................... 9,572.2 9,304.4 9,400.5 9,373.8 9,528 9,237 9,312 9,330 9,334 9,331

Services to buildings ................................. 1,022.6 1,028.7 1,035.6 1,038.9 1,016 1,021 1,027 1,023 1,025 1,032

Personnel supply services ........................ 3,432.3 3,185.0 3,250.9 3,221.8 3,400 3,107 3,175 3,198 3,206 3,191

Help supply services ............................. 3,075.3 2,866.2 2,931.6 2,901.8 3,041 2,795 2,857 2,888 2,903 2,868

Computer and data processing services .. 2,238.2 2,188.1 2,191.9 2,195.3 2,237 2,198 2,190 2,190 2,190 2,195

Auto repair, services, and parking ................ 1,273.6 1,264.3 1,272.1 1,277.6 1,265 1,260 1,261 1,262 1,265 1,269

Miscellaneous repair services ...................... 374.8 376.7 379.5 382.0 372 377 377 375 377 379

Motion pictures ............................................. 598.4 579.2 591.0 594.1 585 572 574 578 580 580

Amusement and recreation services ............ 2,036.4 1,713.6 1,871.7 1,928.7 1,722 1,635 1,611 1,621 1,623 1,632

Health services ............................................. 10,419.6 10,620.2 10,685.3 10,719.0 10,393 10,602 10,611 10,626 10,662 10,691

Offices and clinics of medical doctors ...... 2,010.5 2,050.3 2,064.5 2,070.4 2,006 2,046 2,044 2,050 2,060 2,066

Nursing and personal care facilities .......... 1,852.3 1,879.9 1,888.4 1,892.2 1,848 1,879 1,883 1,883 1,886 1,888

Hospitals ................................................... 4,113.4 4,201.1 4,230.4 4,250.3 4,101 4,193 4,199 4,207 4,224 4,237

Home health care services ....................... 633.3 645.1 644.4 644.2 634 643 643 644 643 645

Legal services ............................................... 1,055.5 1,057.9 1,080.7 1,084.4 1,038 1,056 1,059 1,066 1,065 1,066

Educational services ..................................... 2,142.1 2,565.9 2,316.9 2,219.0 2,439 2,489 2,501 2,518 2,522 2,526

Social services .............................................. 3,027.4 3,194.4 3,163.2 3,117.8 3,076 3,162 3,167 3,164 3,165 3,167

Child day care services ............................ 660.3 750.4 713.7 663.5 723 723 725 722 727 727

Residential care ........................................ 876.1 899.3 910.1 910.6 868 902 903 901 904 902

Museums and botanical and zoological

gardens ..................................................... 121.1 111.3 117.3 119.3 111 109 109 108 109 109

Membership organizations ........................... 2,532.1 2,476.1 2,523.6 2,545.6 2,464 2,470 2,477 2,480 2,483 2,478

Engineering and management services ....... 3,638.0 3,637.1 3,660.9 3,669.0 3,604 3,631 3,636 3,649 3,635 3,635

Engineering and architectural services ..... 1,076.4 1,038.3 1,048.3 1,050.6 1,057 1,044 1,041 1,042 1,033 1,031

Management and public relations ............. 1,174.6 1,206.5 1,213.0 1,224.1 1,166 1,191 1,202 1,209 1,204 1,216

Services, nec ................................................ 50.8 48.0 48.3 48.8 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Government ...................................................... 19,845 21,643 21,266 20,082 20,971 21,196 21,185 21,206 21,227 21,211

Federal ......................................................... 2,644 2,605 2,623 2,620 2,622 2,611 2,610 2,600 2,600 2,597

Federal, except Postal Service ................. 1,795.7 1,785.4 1,809.1 1,807.6 1,770 1,782 1,784 1,777 1,782 1,781

State ............................................................. 4,649 4,996 4,764 4,678 4,912 4,940 4,942 4,945 4,938 4,944

Education .................................................. 1,818.0 2,191.0 1,931.4 1,843.1 2,120 2,133 2,135 2,141 2,139 2,148

Other State government ........................... 2,831.2 2,805.1 2,832.4 2,835.1 2,792 2,807 2,807 2,804 2,799 2,796

Local ............................................................. 12,552 14,042 13,879 12,784 13,437 13,645 13,633 13,661 13,689 13,670

Education .................................................. 6,445.7 8,178.0 7,774.2 6,578.4 7,644 7,767 7,754 7,770 7,763 7,783

Other local government ............................ 6,106.4 5,864.1 6,104.7 6,205.9 5,793 5,878 5,879 5,891 5,926 5,887

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. 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

July

2001

May

2002

June

2002p

July

2002p

July

2001

Mar.

2002

Apr.

2002

May

2002

June

2002p

July

2002p

Total private ............................................ 34.7 34.1 34.7 34.2 34.2 34.2 34.2 34.2 34.3 34.0

Goods-producing .................................................. 40.5 40.4 40.8 40.0 40.4 40.5 40.4 40.3 40.5 40.0

Mining ............................................................... 43.7 43.2 43.5 42.8 43.4 43.3 42.4 43.0 43.3 42.5

Construction ..................................................... 40.4 39.0 39.5 39.3 39.4 39.1 39.0 38.7 39.0 38.3

Manufacturing ................................................... 40.4 40.9 41.2 40.3 40.8 41.0 40.9 40.9 41.1 40.7

Overtime hours ......................................... 3.9 4.1 4.3 4.1 3.9 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.1

Durable goods ................................................ 40.6 41.4 41.7 40.5 41.1 41.3 41.4 41.3 41.5 41.0

Overtime hours ......................................... 3.8 4.1 4.3 3.8 3.9 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.2 3.9

Lumber and wood products .......................... 40.8 41.1 41.6 41.1 40.9 41.1 40.8 40.8 41.1 41.2

Furniture and fixtures .................................... 39.4 40.1 40.3 39.4 39.7 40.6 40.8 40.4 40.2 39.7

Stone, clay, and glass products .................... 44.3 43.8 44.4 43.7 43.8 43.6 43.8 43.4 43.7 43.2

Primary metal industries ............................... 43.3 44.2 44.8 43.8 43.8 44.4 44.3 44.1 44.6 44.2

Blast furnaces and basic steel products ... 44.9 45.7 46.5 45.3 44.6 45.5 45.1 45.6 46.1 45.0

Fabricated metal products ............................ 40.8 41.8 42.1 41.0 41.5 41.7 41.6 41.9 42.0 41.7

Industrial machinery and equipment ............. 40.3 40.7 40.9 39.9 40.6 40.5 40.6 40.7 40.9 40.2

Electronic and other electrical equipment ..... 38.4 39.1 39.4 38.2 39.1 39.4 39.5 39.4 39.4 38.9

Transportation equipment ............................. 40.7 42.9 42.8 40.4 42.1 42.4 42.6 42.3 42.4 41.8

Motor vehicles and equipment .................. 41.0 44.9 44.6 41.2 42.9 43.9 44.4 44.2 44.0 43.1

Instruments and related products ................. 40.4 40.2 41.0 39.9 40.8 40.6 40.4 40.4 40.9 40.3

Miscellaneous manufacturing ....................... 37.9 38.8 39.4 38.2 38.2 38.8 38.8 38.8 39.5 38.5

Nondurable goods .......................................... 40.1 40.3 40.6 40.0 40.3 40.4 40.3 40.4 40.6 40.2

Overtime hours ......................................... 4.1 4.1 4.3 4.4 4.0 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3

Food and kindred products ........................... 40.9 41.0 41.4 41.0 40.9 41.4 41.2 41.2 41.6 41.0

Tobacco products ......................................... 39.8 41.7 42.3 42.3 39.8 41.2 41.3 41.6 41.1 42.3

Textile mill products ...................................... 39.1 41.5 41.9 40.7 39.7 41.4 41.5 41.4 41.5 41.4

Apparel and other textile products ................ 37.2 37.2 37.5 36.7 37.4 37.4 37.1 37.0 37.0 36.9

Paper and allied products ............................. 41.7 41.6 41.6 41.0 41.8 41.5 41.6 41.9 41.7 41.1

Printing and publishing ................................. 38.0 37.2 37.3 37.0 38.3 37.5 37.2 37.5 37.7 37.2

Chemicals and allied products ...................... 42.3 42.2 42.6 42.0 42.5 42.0 41.8 42.3 42.5 42.2

Petroleum and coal products ........................ 43.3 40.3 41.4 41.7 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Rubber and misc. plastics products .............. 40.0 41.2 41.7 40.4 40.7 41.1 41.6 41.2 41.5 41.1

Leather and leather products ........................ 35.3 36.7 37.4 36.4 36.0 37.3 37.5 36.7 36.8 37.1

Service-producing ................................................. 33.3 32.6 33.3 32.9 32.7 32.8 32.7 32.8 32.8 32.7

Transportation and public utilities ..................... 38.7 38.3 38.8 38.3 38.1 38.2 38.3 38.4 38.3 38.2

Wholesale trade ................................................ 38.5 38.3 39.0 38.4 38.2 38.4 38.3 38.3 38.6 38.5

Retail trade ....................................................... 29.7 29.0 29.7 29.6 28.8 29.1 29.0 29.1 29.1 28.8

Finance, insurance, and real estate ................. 36.6 35.7 36.7 35.8 36.1 36.2 36.1 36.1 36.0 36.0

Services ............................................................ 33.1 32.4 33.0 32.7 32.7 32.6 32.6 32.6 32.7 32.6

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.

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

July

2001

May

2002

June

2002p

July

2002p

July

2001

May

2002

June

2002p

July

2002p

Total private ............................................ $14.26 $14.67 $14.68 $14.67 $494.82 $500.25 $509.40 $501.71

Seasonally adjusted ............................. 14.33 14.70 14.75 14.79 490.09 502.74 505.93 502.86

Goods-producing .................................................. 15.99 16.30 16.38 16.48 647.60 658.52 668.30 659.20

Mining ............................................................... 17.61 17.74 17.65 17.64 769.56 766.37 767.78 754.99

Construction ..................................................... 18.33 18.67 18.74 18.95 740.53 728.13 740.23 744.74

Manufacturing ................................................... 14.84 15.23 15.28 15.29 599.54 622.91 629.54 616.19

Durable goods ................................................ 15.26 15.68 15.74 15.70 619.56 649.15 656.36 635.85

Lumber and wood products .......................... 12.32 12.43 12.54 12.59 502.66 510.87 521.66 517.45

Furniture and fixtures .................................... 12.27 12.59 12.63 12.62 483.44 504.86 508.99 497.23

Stone, clay, and glass products .................... 15.10 15.43 15.46 15.59 668.93 675.83 686.42 681.28

Primary metal industries ............................... 17.07 17.36 17.45 17.59 739.13 767.31 781.76 770.44

Blast furnaces and basic steel products ... 20.48 20.81 20.90 21.09 919.55 951.02 971.85 955.38

Fabricated metal products ............................ 14.26 14.64 14.71 14.62 581.81 611.95 619.29 599.42

Industrial machinery and equipment ............. 15.88 16.35 16.35 16.51 639.96 665.45 668.72 658.75

Electronic and other electrical equipment ..... 14.56 14.91 15.03 15.10 559.10 582.98 592.18 576.82

Transportation equipment ............................. 18.85 19.65 19.79 19.47 767.20 842.99 847.01 786.59

Motor vehicles and equipment .................. 19.09 20.17 20.39 19.91 782.69 905.63 909.39 820.29

Instruments and related products ................. 14.91 15.11 15.13 15.23 602.36 607.42 620.33 607.68

Miscellaneous manufacturing ....................... 12.12 12.37 12.30 12.39 459.35 479.96 484.62 473.30

Nondurable goods .......................................... 14.21 14.55 14.60 14.70 569.82 586.37 592.76 588.00

Food and kindred products ........................... 12.95 13.25 13.29 13.34 529.66 543.25 550.21 546.94

Tobacco products ......................................... 22.97 23.09 23.19 23.41 914.21 962.85 980.94 990.24

Textile mill products ...................................... 11.37 11.73 11.68 11.80 444.57 486.80 489.39 480.26

Apparel and other textile products ................ 9.38 9.93 9.96 10.01 348.94 369.40 373.50 367.37

Paper and allied products ............................. 16.98 17.51 17.53 17.79 708.07 728.42 729.25 729.39

Printing and publishing ................................. 14.84 15.05 15.12 15.08 563.92 559.86 563.98 557.96

Chemicals and allied products ...................... 18.68 18.96 19.14 19.37 790.16 800.11 815.36 813.54

Petroleum and coal products ........................ 22.01 22.02 22.14 22.36 953.03 887.41 916.60 932.41

Rubber and misc. plastics products .............. 13.37 13.69 13.66 13.78 534.80 564.03 569.62 556.71

Leather and leather products ........................ 10.24 10.43 10.27 10.45 361.47 382.78 384.10 380.38

Service-producing ................................................. 13.75 14.20 14.20 14.16 457.88 462.92 472.86 465.86

Transportation and public utilities ..................... 16.81 17.24 17.32 17.40 650.55 660.29 672.02 666.42

Wholesale trade ................................................ 15.92 16.08 16.16 16.13 612.92 615.86 630.24 619.39

Retail trade ....................................................... 9.70 9.98 9.99 9.96 288.09 289.42 296.70 294.82

Finance, insurance, and real estate ................. 15.82 16.18 16.26 16.25 579.01 577.63 596.74 581.75

Services ............................................................ 14.52 15.12 15.09 15.03 480.61 489.89 497.97 491.48

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

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

industry, seasonally adjusted

Industry July

2001

Mar.

2002

Apr.

2002

May

2002

June

2002p

July

2002p

Percent

change

from:

June 2002-

July 2002

Total private:

Current dollars ................................ $14.33 $14.65 $14.68 $14.70 $14.75 $14.79 0.3

Constant (1982) dollars2 ................ 7.99 8.13 8.10 8.12 8.14 N.A. (3)

Goods-producing .............................. 15.92 16.29 16.32 16.35 16.39 16.41 .1

Mining ........................................... 17.63 17.72 17.63 17.87 17.70 17.66 -.2

Construction ................................. 18.29 18.74 18.83 18.77 18.81 18.92 .6

Manufacturing ............................... 14.86 15.19 15.19 15.27 15.31 15.31 .0

Excluding overtime4 ................. 14.19 14.45 14.43 14.53 14.56 14.59 .2

Service-producing ............................. 13.86 14.18 14.21 14.24 14.29 14.34 .3

Transportation and public utilities 16.81 17.26 17.26 17.31 17.40 17.40 .0

Wholesale trade ............................ 15.87 16.23 16.11 16.12 16.14 16.17 .2

Retail trade ................................... 9.77 9.95 9.97 9.99 10.05 10.03 -.2

Finance, insurance, and real

estate ...................................... 15.85 16.14 16.18 16.17 16.26 16.38 .7

Services ........................................ 14.68 15.08 15.13 15.16 15.20 15.27 .5

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 .2 percent from May 2002 to June 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.

p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

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

July

2001

May

2002

June

2002p

July

2002p

July

2001

Mar.

2002

Apr.

2002

May

2002

June

2002p

July

2002p

Total private ............................................ 153.9 148.2 152.1 150.0 150.4 148.2 148.1 148.1 148.6 147.7

Goods-producing .................................................. 112.5 105.6 108.2 106.0 110.6 105.5 105.4 105.0 105.7 104.3

Mining ............................................................... 56.9 53.8 54.6 53.8 55.5 54.0 53.5 53.7 53.7 52.5

Construction ..................................................... 201.8 179.6 188.8 189.3 185.6 178.1 178.3 176.4 178.6 174.3

Manufacturing ................................................... 96.6 92.8 94.1 91.3 97.9 93.0 92.9 92.8 93.2 92.4

Durable goods ................................................ 100.0 95.7 96.8 93.0 101.8 95.5 95.5 95.4 95.6 94.6

Lumber and wood products .......................... 139.0 134.6 138.0 137.2 137.1 134.7 133.3 134.4 134.3 135.1

Furniture and fixtures .................................... 125.8 123.3 124.6 119.9 127.9 123.2 124.7 122.9 122.9 122.0

Stone, clay, and glass products .................... 122.1 115.0 117.7 116.1 117.8 113.1 113.6 112.6 113.6 112.3

Primary metal industries ............................... 82.3 76.5 77.1 74.4 83.8 76.7 76.7 76.4 76.6 75.7

Blast furnaces and basic steel products ... 64.5 58.7 59.7 58.3 64.1 58.4 58.3 58.9 59.2 57.8

Fabricated metal products ............................ 110.2 109.5 111.0 106.7 113.4 109.2 109.1 110.1 110.3 109.8

Industrial machinery and equipment ............. 90.1 83.3 83.7 81.0 91.2 83.1 83.1 82.8 83.1 81.8

Electronic and other electrical equipment ..... 91.7 81.5 81.9 78.6 94.3 83.1 82.9 82.2 81.7 80.9

Transportation equipment ............................. 106.2 107.6 107.9 99.0 111.6 105.5 105.7 105.6 106.1 103.9

Motor vehicles and equipment .................. 136.5 147.4 147.8 131.5 146.4 143.0 144.2 144.0 144.6 141.0

Instruments and related products ................. 71.9 67.6 68.9 67.0 72.4 68.6 68.2 67.9 68.4 67.5

Miscellaneous manufacturing ....................... 90.0 90.5 92.1 88.3 92.0 90.2 90.2 90.6 91.8 90.2

Nondurable goods .......................................... 92.0 88.8 90.3 88.9 92.4 89.6 89.3 89.4 90.0 89.3

Food and kindred products ........................... 116.7 113.1 116.1 117.6 114.8 115.5 115.4 115.6 117.3 116.0

Tobacco products ......................................... 45.1 48.1 50.7 50.2 49.3 51.0 49.1 51.5 52.9 54.5

Textile mill products ...................................... 64.5 61.9 62.6 60.0 65.7 62.4 62.1 61.6 61.6 61.1

Apparel and other textile products ................ 47.1 44.2 44.7 43.1 47.9 44.1 43.7 43.4 43.7 43.8

Paper and allied products ............................. 97.5 94.2 95.2 93.0 97.6 95.5 94.9 95.0 94.7 93.2

Printing and publishing ................................. 114.6 105.2 105.7 104.8 115.5 106.8 106.0 106.2 106.8 105.5

Chemicals and allied products ...................... 96.9 94.7 96.3 94.2 97.6 94.4 93.6 95.1 95.5 95.0

Petroleum and coal products ........................ 73.1 70.2 72.9 74.2 70.0 70.9 67.9 70.9 70.7 71.4

Rubber and misc. plastics products .............. 133.4 134.4 137.1 131.6 137.0 133.8 135.1 133.8 135.0 135.0

Leather and leather products ........................ 23.0 23.3 23.8 22.4 24.3 23.5 23.6 23.1 22.6 23.9

Service-producing ................................................. 172.5 167.4 171.8 169.7 168.2 167.4 167.3 167.5 167.9 167.2

Transportation and public utilities ..................... 141.6 134.2 136.3 133.3 139.7 134.4 134.4 134.4 134.0 133.4

Wholesale trade ................................................ 128.0 125.8 128.7 126.6 126.1 125.9 125.7 125.7 126.7 126.2

Retail trade ....................................................... 152.4 147.1 151.6 150.7 146.8 147.3 146.8 147.1 147.1 145.6

Finance, insurance, and real estate ................. 143.7 139.1 144.6 141.2 139.6 140.7 140.9 140.6 140.2 140.1

Services ............................................................ 217.2 211.9 217.2 214.9 212.5 211.3 211.5 211.8 212.8 212.3

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

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 p49.7 p48.4 

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 p48.0 p50.0 

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 p43.5 p45.0 

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 p34.4

2002 .......................... p35.2 

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 p41.9 p47.1 

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 p40.4 p40.4 

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 p30.1 p38.2 

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 p14.0

2002 .......................... p18.0 

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. 

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.