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Percent Millions

Chart 2. Nonfarm payroll employment, seasonally adjusted, 

October 2004 – September 2006

Chart 1. Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted,

October 2004 – September 2006

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THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: SEPTEMBER 2006

Nonfarm payroll employment held steady (+51,000), and the unemployment rate (4.6 percent) was

essentially unchanged in September, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor

reported today. Job growth continued in health care and financial activities, while employment declined

in manufacturing. Employment was little changed in other major industry sectors.

Unemployment (Household Survey Data)

The number of unemployed persons (6.9 million) and the unemployment rate (4.6 percent) were essentially unchanged in September. Thus far in 2006, the jobless rate has ranged from 4.6 to 4.8 percent.

Over the month, the unemployment rates for most major worker groups—adult women (4.2 percent),

teenagers (16.4 percent), whites (4.0 percent), blacks (9.2 percent), and Hispanics (5.4 percent)—showed

little or no change. The jobless rate for adult men (3.8 percent) declined in September. The unemployment

rate for Asians was 2.8 percent, not seasonally adjusted. (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.)

Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)

Total employment, at 144.9 million, was essentially unchanged in September. Over the month, both the

employment-population ratio (63.1 percent) and the labor force participation rate (66.2 percent) held steady.

Over the year, the employment-population ratio was up slightly, and the labor force participation rate was

unchanged. (See table A-1.)
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Table A. Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted

(Numbers in thousands)

AugustSeptember

II III July August September change

Civilian labor force................................................. 151,041 151,677 151,534 151,698 151,799 101

Employment................................................................... 144,009 144,586 144,329 144,579 144,850 271

Unemployment................................................................... 7,032 7,091 7,205 7,119 6,949 -170

Not in labor force................................................................... 77,392 77,490 77,379 77,469 77,621 152

All workers............................................................... 4.7 4.7 4.8 4.7 4.6 -0.1

Adult men........................................................... 4.1 4.0 4.2 4.1 3.8 -.3

Adult women........................................................ 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.2 .1

Teenagers........................................................ 147 16.1 15.5 16.2 16.4 .2

White .................................................................. 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.0 -.1

Black or African American....................................9.1 9.2 9.5 8.8 9.2 .4

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity........................... 5.2 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.4 .1

Nonfarm employment........................................................ 135,128 p 135,516 135,374 p 135,562 p 135,613 p 51

Goods-producing 1........................................................ 22,420 p 22,428 22,420 p 22,438 p 22,427 p -11

Construction............................................................. 7,502 p 7,522 7,504 p 7,527 p 7,535 p 8

Manufacturing........................................................ 14,246 p 14,225 14,236 p 14,229 p 14,210 p -19

Service-providing 1 ............................................................... 112,708 p 113,088 112,954 p 113,124 p 113,186 p 62

Retail trade 2 ........................................................ 15,236 p 15,209 15,222 p 15,209 p 15,197 p -12

Professional and business services......... 17,269 p 17,393 17,364 p 17,401 p 17,413 p 12

Education and health services.............................. 17,677 p 17,785 17,735 p 17,802 p 17,817 p 15

Leisure and hospitality........................................................ 13,009 p 13,079 13,062 p 13,082 p 13,092 p 10

Government........................................................ 21,931 p 21,985 21,970 p 21,996 p 21,988 p -8

Total private.............................................................. 33.9 p 33.8 33.9 p 33.8 p 33.8 p 0.0

Manufacturing............................................................ 41.2 p 41.3 41.4 p 41.3 p 41.1 p -.2

Overtime........................................................ 4.6 p 4.4 4.5 p 4.4 p 4.3 p -.1

 

Total private..........................................................104.9 p 105.1 105.2 p 105.1 p 105.0 p -0.1

Average hourly earnings, total private............... $16.64 p $16.80 $16.76 p $16.80 p $16.84 p $0.04

Average weekly earnings, total private............ 563.54 p 568.40 568.16 p 567.84 p 569.19 p 1.35

 1 Includes other industries, not shown separately.

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

 3 Data relate to private production or nonsupervisory workers.

2006 2006

Earnings 3

Hours of work 3

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Indexes of aggregate weekly hours (2002=100) 3

 p = preliminary.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA 

Unemployment rates 

Labor force status

Category

Quarterly averages Monthly data

 Employment
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Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)

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

September, down from 1.4 million a year earlier. These individuals wanted and were available for work and

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

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

325,000 discouraged workers in September, about unchanged from a year earlier. Discouraged workers

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

other 975,000 marginally attached had not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey for reasons such as school attendance or family responsibilities. (See table A-13.)

Employment Status of Hurricane Katrina Evacuees (Household Survey Data)

Beginning in October 2005, questions were added to the household survey to identify persons who

evacuated from their homes, even temporarily, due to Hurricane Katrina. Data collected through these

questions do not account for all evacuees; persons living outside the scope of the survey—such as those

living in hotels or shelters—are not included. The questions were asked of persons in the household survey

sample throughout the country, since some evacuees relocated far from the storm-affected areas. An additional question determined whether evacuees had returned to their homes and were residing there at the

time of the September 2006 survey. The total number of evacuees estimated from the household survey

may change from month to month as people move in and out of the scope of the survey; also, because the

estimates are obtained from a sample survey, they may vary from month to month due to sampling and

nonsampling error.

Civilian noninstitutional population............... 1,145 669 476

Civilian labor force .................................. 633 398 235

Participation rate ............................. 55.3 59.5 49.4

Employed............................................ 580 379 201

Employment-population ratio ........... 50.7 56.7 42.2

Unemployed........................................ 53 19 34

Unemployment rate ......................... 8.3 4.7 14.5

Not in labor force.................................... 512 271 241

Total

Residence in September 2006

Employment status in September 2006 Same as in

August 2005

Different than in

 August 2005

Table B. Employment status in September 2006 of persons 16 years and over who evacuated from their August 2005 residence, even temporarily, due to Hurricane Katrina

(Numbers in thousands, not seasonally adjusted)

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 Represents persons in the civilian noninstitutional population age 16 and over who resided in households that were eligible to be selected for the Current Population Survey (CPS). These data are not representative of the total evacuee population because they do not include children or people residing in shelters,

hotels, places of worship, or other units outside the scope of the CPS. The total number of evacuees estimated from the CPS may change from month to month as people move in and out of the scope of the survey

and because of sampling and nonsampling error.

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

evacuees.

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Information gathered in September represented 1.1 million persons age 16 and over who had evacuated

from where they were living in August 2005 due to Hurricane Katrina. These evacuees either had moved

back to their homes or were living in other residential units covered in the survey. About 6 in 10 of the

evacuees were living in their August 2005 residences. Of all evacuees identified, 55.3 percent were in the

labor force in September 2006. The unemployment rate for persons identified as evacuees was 8.3 percent.

The rate was much higher for evacuees who were not living in their former homes (14.5 percent) than for

those who were again living in their pre-Katrina residences (4.7 percent). (See table B.)

Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data)

Total nonfarm payroll employment was little changed (+51,000) in September at 135.6 million. This followed job gains of 123,000 in July and 188,000 in August (as revised). Over the month, employment rose

in health care and financial activities and declined in manufacturing. (See table B-1.)

Health care employment continued to grow, with a gain of 24,000 in September. Within the industry,

ambulatory health care services (which includes doctors’ offices and home health care) and hospitals added

jobs. Since December, health care employment has increased by 231,000.

Financial activities gained 16,000 jobs in September, as employment continued to trend up in credit

intermediation and insurance. The over-the-month gain was about in line with the industry’s average monthly

gain during the past year. Real estate employment was flat over the month and has shown no net change

since April.

Within professional and business services, accounting and bookkeeping services added 10,000 jobs in

September, and employment in the management of companies and enterprises grew by 6,000. Temporary

help services employment was little changed over the month and has been relatively flat thus far in 2006.

Professional and business services employment has risen by 416,000 over the past 12 months.

Elsewhere in the service-providing sector, employment in food services and drinking places edged up in

September (+15,000). Over the month, employment continued to trend up in the durable goods component

of wholesale trade. Within the retail trade industry, sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores lost

8,000 jobs, as did general merchandise stores. Since its most recent peak in August 2005, retail trade

employment has declined by 116,000.

In the goods-producing sector, employment in mining was flat in September. Reflecting the continued

slowdown in the housing market, employment in construction was little changed over the month. Job losses

in residential specialty trade contracting nearly offset gains in nonresidential specialty trade contracting and in

heavy construction. Job gains in construction have averaged 6,000 per month since February of this year

compared to increases of 27,000 per month during the 12-month period ending in February.

Manufacturing lost 19,000 jobs in September. Within durable goods, factory job losses occurred in

several industries that are related to home building—wood products, nonmetallic mineral products, and

furniture. Employment continued to trend downward in a number of nondurable goods manufacturing industries, including textile mills, plastics, and paper products.

Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)

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

unchanged at 33.8 hours in September, seasonally adjusted. The manufacturing workweek decreased by

0.2 hour to 41.1 hours, and factory overtime was down by 0.1 hour to 4.3 hours. (See table B-2.)
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The index of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm

payrolls declined by 0.1 percent in September to 105.0 (2002=100). The manufacturing index fell by

0.7 percent to 96.0. (See table B-5.)

Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data)

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

4 cents, or 0.2 percent, in September to $16.84, seasonally adjusted. Average weekly earnings increased by

0.2 percent in September to $569.19. Over the year, both average hourly and weekly earnings increased by

4.0 percent. (See table B-3.)

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The Employment Situation for October is scheduled to be released on Friday, November 3,

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

 Discontinuation of Hurricane Katrina Evacuee Data

October 2006 will be the last month that questions about Hurricane Katrina evacuees will be

asked in the household survey. At that time, the data will have been collected for 1 year.
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Benchmark revision

 (in thousands) Year

 Percent benchmark

 revision

Table 1. CES national total nonfarm benchmark revisions,

March 1996-2006

1996 ......................................... 57 (1)

1997 ......................................... 431 0.4

1998 ......................................... 44 (1)

1999 ......................................... 258 .2

2000 ......................................... 468 .4

2001 ......................................... -123 -.1

2002 ......................................... -313 -.2

2003 ......................................... -122 -.1

2004 ......................................... 203 .2

2005 ......................................... -158 -.1

2006 p ..................................... 810 .6

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 Less than 0.05 percent.

p = preliminary.

 Preliminary Estimate of Benchmark Revision

 to the Establishment Survey

In accordance with usual practice, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is announcing the

preliminary estimate of the upcoming annual benchmark revision to establishment survey employment. The final CES benchmark revision will be published on February 2, 2007, with

the publication of the January 2007 Employment Situation news release.

Each year, the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey data are benchmarked to

comprehensive counts of employment for the month of March derived from state unemployment insurance (UI) tax records that nearly all employers are required to file. For national

CES series, the annual benchmark revisions over the last 10 years have averaged plus or

minus two-tenths of one percent. The preliminary estimate of the benchmark revision for

March 2006 is +810,000 (0.6 percent). (See table 1.)

BLS currently is researching possible sources for this larger-than-normal expected benchmark revision. On initial review, the difference between the CES sample-based estimates and

the UI employment counts does not appear to be concentrated in any one industry or geographic region.
Explanatory Note

This news release presents statistics from two major surveys, the

Current Population Survey (household survey) and the Current

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

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

Statistics (BLS).

The establishment survey provides the information on the

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

appears in the B tables, marked ESTABLISHMENT DATA. This

information is collected from payroll records by BLS in cooperation

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

and government agencies covering approximately 400,000 individual

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

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

unemployment insurance tax accounts.

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

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

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

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

calendar week.

Coverage, definitions, and differences

between surveys

Household survey. The sample is selected to reflect the entire

civilian noninstitutional population. Based on responses to a series of

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

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

not in the labor force.

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

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

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

employed if they were temporarily absent from their jobs because of

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

reasons.

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

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

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

employment sometime during the 4-week period ending with the

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

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

the eligibility for or receipt of unemployment insurance benefits.

The civilian labor force is the sum of employed and unemployed

persons. Those not classified as employed or unemployed are not

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

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

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

Establishment survey. The sample establishments are drawn

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

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

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

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

sector and nonsupervisory workers in the service-providing sector.

Industries are classified on the basis of their principal activity in

accordance with the 2002 version of the North American Industry

Classification System.

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

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

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

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

• The household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the

employed. The establishment survey does not.

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

The establishment survey is not limited by age.

• The household survey has no duplication of individuals, because

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

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

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

Seasonal adjustment

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

levels of employment and unemployment undergo sharp fluctuations

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

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

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

Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern

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

adjusting the statistics from month to month. These adjustments make

nonseasonal developments, such as declines in economic activity or

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

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

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

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

students finishing school in previous years is known, the statistics

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

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

economic activity.

Most seasonally adjusted series are independently adjusted in both

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

unemployment are computed by aggregating independently adjusted

component series. For example, total unemployment is derived by

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

this differs from the unemployment estimate that would be obtained

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

or more detailed age categories.

For both the household and establishment surveys, a concurrent

seasonal adjustment methodology is used in which new seasonal

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

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

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

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

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

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

Reliability of the estimates

Statistics based on the household and establishment surveys are

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

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

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

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

particular sample selected, and this variability is measured by the

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

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

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

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

percent level of confidence.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

point.

In general, estimates involving many individuals or establishments

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

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

precision of estimates is also improved when the data are cumulated

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

adjustment process can also improve the stability of the monthly

estimates.

The household and establishment surveys are also affected by

nonsampling error. Nonsampling errors can occur for many reasons,

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

obtain information for all respondents in the sample, inability or

unwillingness of respondents to provide correct information on a

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

collection or processing of the data.

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

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

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

successive revisions to a monthly estimate, when nearly all sample

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

Another major source of nonsampling error in the establishment

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

generated by new firms. To correct for this systematic underestimation

of employment growth, an estimation procedure with two components

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

deaths to impute employment for business births. This is incorporated

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

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

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

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

death employment not accounted for by the imputation. The historical

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

the unemployment insurance universe micro-level database, and reflects

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

The sample-based estimates from the establishment survey are

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

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

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

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

total nonfarm employment has averaged 0.2 percent, ranging from

less than 0.05 percent to 0.4 percent.

Additional statistics and other information

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Employment and Earnings also provides measures of sampling error

for the household and establishment survey data published in this

release. For unemployment and other labor force categories, these

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

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

actual size of revisions due to benchmark adjustments appear in tables

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

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HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Employment status, sex, and age

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted 1

Sept.

2005

Aug.

2006

Sept.

2006

Sept.

2005

May

2006

June

2006

July

2006

Aug.

2006

Sept.

2006

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 226,693 229,167 229,420 226,693 228,428 228,671 228,912 229,167 229,420

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 149,838 152,465 151,635 150,083 150,991 151,321 151,534 151,698 151,799

 Participation rate ............................................................... 66.1 66.5 66.1 66.2 66.1 66.2 66.2 66.2 66.2

 Employed .............................................................................. 142,579 145,379 145,010 142,435 143,976 144,363 144,329 144,579 144,850

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 62.9 63.4 63.2 62.8 63.0 63.1 63.0 63.1 63.1

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 7,259 7,086 6,625 7,648 7,015 6,957 7,205 7,119 6,949

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 4.8 4.6 4.4 5.1 4.6 4.6 4.8 4.7 4.6

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 76,855 76,702 77,785 76,610 77,437 77,350 77,379 77,469 77,621

 Persons who currently want a job ......................................... 4,757 5,131 4,434 4,945 4,655 4,770 4,901 4,918 4,658

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 109,475 110,792 110,925 109,475 110,401 110,530 110,657 110,792 110,925

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 80,130 82,027 81,377 80,333 81,189 81,085 81,024 81,249 81,542

 Participation rate ............................................................... 73.2 74.0 73.4 73.4 73.5 73.4 73.2 73.3 73.5

 Employed .............................................................................. 76,446 78,446 78,109 76,257 77,313 77,357 77,162 77,423 77,911

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 69.8 70.8 70.4 69.7 70.0 70.0 69.7 69.9 70.2

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 3,684 3,581 3,267 4,076 3,876 3,727 3,862 3,827 3,631

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 4.6 4.4 4.0 5.1 4.8 4.6 4.8 4.7 4.5

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 29,345 28,765 29,548 29,142 29,212 29,445 29,633 29,542 29,383

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 101,136 102,308 102,428 101,136 101,963 102,075 102,187 102,308 102,428

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 76,769 77,928 77,866 76,792 77,477 77,296 77,308 77,550 77,831

 Participation rate ............................................................... 75.9 76.2 76.0 75.9 76.0 75.7 75.7 75.8 76.0

 Employed .............................................................................. 73,637 74,973 75,199 73,331 74,202 74,215 74,082 74,358 74,864

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 72.8 73.3 73.4 72.5 72.8 72.7 72.5 72.7 73.1

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 3,132 2,955 2,667 3,461 3,275 3,082 3,226 3,192 2,966

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 4.1 3.8 3.4 4.5 4.2 4.0 4.2 4.1 3.8

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 24,367 24,380 24,562 24,344 24,486 24,779 24,878 24,758 24,597

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 117,218 118,376 118,495 117,218 118,027 118,141 118,255 118,376 118,495

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 69,708 70,438 70,258 69,750 69,802 70,236 70,510 70,449 70,257

 Participation rate ............................................................... 59.5 59.5 59.3 59.5 59.1 59.5 59.6 59.5 59.3

 Employed .............................................................................. 66,133 66,933 66,901 66,178 66,663 67,006 67,168 67,156 66,939

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 56.4 56.5 56.5 56.5 56.5 56.7 56.8 56.7 56.5

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 3,575 3,505 3,357 3,572 3,139 3,230 3,342 3,293 3,318

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 5.1 5.0 4.8 5.1 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.7 4.7

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 47,509 47,937 48,237 47,468 48,225 47,906 47,745 47,927 48,238

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 109,114 110,134 110,241 109,114 109,829 109,927 110,026 110,134 110,241

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 66,247 66,535 66,886 66,129 66,280 66,609 66,872 66,878 66,718

 Participation rate ............................................................... 60.7 60.4 60.7 60.6 60.3 60.6 60.8 60.7 60.5

 Employed .............................................................................. 63,153 63,606 64,028 63,074 63,555 63,878 64,035 64,131 63,927

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 57.9 57.8 58.1 57.8 57.9 58.1 58.2 58.2 58.0

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 3,095 2,929 2,858 3,055 2,725 2,730 2,837 2,747 2,791

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 4.7 4.4 4.3 4.6 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.1 4.2

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 42,866 43,599 43,355 42,985 43,549 43,319 43,154 43,256 43,523

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 16,443 16,725 16,751 16,443 16,637 16,668 16,700 16,725 16,751

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 6,822 8,003 6,883 7,163 7,234 7,416 7,353 7,269 7,250

 Participation rate ............................................................... 41.5 47.8 41.1 43.6 43.5 44.5 44.0 43.5 43.3

 Employed .............................................................................. 5,789 6,801 5,783 6,030 6,220 6,270 6,211 6,089 6,058

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 35.2 40.7 34.5 36.7 37.4 37.6 37.2 36.4 36.2

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 1,033 1,202 1,100 1,133 1,015 1,145 1,142 1,180 1,192

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 15.1 15.0 16.0 15.8 14.0 15.4 15.5 16.2 16.4

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 9,621 8,723 9,868 9,281 9,402 9,253 9,347 9,456 9,501

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

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Employment status, race, sex, and age

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted 1

Sept.

2005

Aug.

2006

Sept.

2006

Sept.

2005

May

2006

June

2006

July

2006

Aug.

2006

Sept.

2006

WHITE 

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 184,851 186,500 186,669 184,851 186,002 186,166 186,329 186,500 186,669

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 122,614 124,671 123,953 122,843 123,449 123,747 123,946 124,070 124,032

 Participation rate ................................................................. 66.3 66.8 66.4 66.5 66.4 66.5 66.5 66.5 66.4

 Employed .............................................................................. 117,420 119,575 119,265 117,354 118,429 118,720 118,846 118,956 119,125

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 63.5 64.1 63.9 63.5 63.7 63.8 63.8 63.8 63.8

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 5,194 5,096 4,688 5,489 5,020 5,027 5,100 5,114 4,907

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 4.2 4.1 3.8 4.5 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.0

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 62,237 61,828 62,716 62,008 62,552 62,418 62,383 62,430 62,636

Men, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 63,841 64,815 64,676 63,849 64,463 64,388 64,351 64,532 64,568

 Participation rate ................................................................. 76.2 76.6 76.4 76.2 76.4 76.3 76.2 76.3 76.3

 Employed .............................................................................. 61,567 62,666 62,792 61,280 62,107 62,110 62,028 62,193 62,441

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 73.5 74.1 74.2 73.2 73.6 73.6 73.4 73.5 73.8

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 2,274 2,149 1,884 2,568 2,356 2,278 2,323 2,340 2,126

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 3.6 3.3 2.9 4.0 3.7 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.3

Women, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 53,021 53,216 53,581 52,971 52,985 53,254 53,542 53,527 53,490

 Participation rate ................................................................. 60.0 59.8 60.1 59.9 59.6 59.9 60.2 60.1 60.0

 Employed .............................................................................. 50,841 51,122 51,546 50,851 51,083 51,337 51,547 51,600 51,532

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 57.5 57.4 57.8 57.5 57.5 57.7 57.9 58.0 57.8

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 2,180 2,094 2,036 2,120 1,902 1,917 1,994 1,927 1,958

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 4.1 3.9 3.8 4.0 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.7

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 5,751 6,640 5,695 6,023 6,001 6,106 6,053 6,011 5,975

 Participation rate ................................................................. 45.2 51.5 44.1 47.4 46.8 47.5 47.0 46.6 46.3

 Employed .............................................................................. 5,012 5,787 4,927 5,222 5,239 5,273 5,270 5,163 5,152

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 39.4 44.9 38.2 41.1 40.8 41.0 40.9 40.1 39.9

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 739 853 769 801 762 833 783 848 823

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 12.9 12.8 13.5 13.3 12.7 13.6 12.9 14.1 13.8

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN 

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 26,618 27,065 27,109 26,618 26,943 26,982 27,021 27,065 27,109

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 17,113 17,479 17,252 17,068 17,312 17,231 17,369 17,344 17,191

 Participation rate ................................................................. 64.3 64.6 63.6 64.1 64.3 63.9 64.3 64.1 63.4

 Employed .............................................................................. 15,574 15,946 15,740 15,455 15,767 15,685 15,714 15,822 15,617

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 58.5 58.9 58.1 58.1 58.5 58.1 58.2 58.5 57.6

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 1,539 1,533 1,511 1,613 1,545 1,547 1,655 1,521 1,574

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 9.0 8.8 8.8 9.5 8.9 9.0 9.5 8.8 9.2

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 9,504 9,586 9,857 9,549 9,631 9,751 9,652 9,722 9,918

Men, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 7,712 7,770 7,765 7,672 7,757 7,670 7,735 7,721 7,719

 Participation rate ................................................................. 72.1 71.4 71.2 71.7 71.6 70.7 71.2 70.9 70.8

 Employed .............................................................................. 7,083 7,153 7,165 7,006 7,057 7,018 7,039 7,073 7,083

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 66.2 65.7 65.7 65.5 65.1 64.7 64.8 65.0 64.9

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 629 617 600 666 700 652 696 648 637

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 8.2 7.9 7.7 8.7 9.0 8.5 9.0 8.4 8.3

Women, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 8,712 8,798 8,710 8,664 8,693 8,684 8,757 8,787 8,642

 Participation rate ................................................................. 64.9 64.7 64.0 64.6 64.1 64.0 64.5 64.6 63.5

 Employed .............................................................................. 8,026 8,147 8,046 7,959 8,063 8,033 8,076 8,154 7,973

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 59.8 59.9 59.1 59.3 59.5 59.2 59.5 60.0 58.5

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 686 652 664 705 630 651 681 633 670

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 7.9 7.4 7.6 8.1 7.2 7.5 7.8 7.2 7.7

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 689 910 776 733 862 877 877 836 829

 Participation rate ................................................................. 27.6 35.3 30.1 29.4 33.8 34.2 34.1 32.4 32.1

 Employed .............................................................................. 465 647 529 490 647 634 600 596 562

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 18.6 25.1 20.5 19.7 25.3 24.7 23.3 23.1 21.8

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 224 264 247 242 216 244 278 240 267

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 32.5 29.0 31.8 33.1 25.0 27.8 31.6 28.8 32.2

ASIAN 

Civilian noninstutional population ............................................. 9,956 10,229 10,251 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 6,553 6,706 6,836 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ................................................................. 65.8 65.6 66.7 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .............................................................................. 6,284 6,511 6,648 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 63.1 63.7 64.9 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 270 196 188 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 4.1 2.9 2.8 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 3,403 3,522 3,415 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

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

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

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

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

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Employment status, sex, and age

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted 1

Sept.

2005

Aug.

2006

Sept.

2006

Sept.

2005

May

2006

June

2006

July

2006

Aug.

2006

Sept.

2006

HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 29,361 30,232 30,324 29,361 29,966 30,053 30,140 30,232 30,324

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 19,915 20,679 20,615 19,944 20,574 20,753 20,663 20,628 20,669

 Participation rate ................................................................. 67.8 68.4 68.0 67.9 68.7 69.1 68.6 68.2 68.2

 Employed .............................................................................. 18,688 19,588 19,536 18,647 19,541 19,649 19,578 19,528 19,556

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 63.6 64.8 64.4 63.5 65.2 65.4 65.0 64.6 64.5

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 1,227 1,091 1,079 1,297 1,033 1,104 1,085 1,100 1,113

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 6.2 5.3 5.2 6.5 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.4

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 9,446 9,553 9,709 9,417 9,392 9,300 9,477 9,604 9,655

Men, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 11,480 11,870 11,899 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ................................................................. 83.8 84.2 84.1 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .............................................................................. 10,925 11,368 11,462 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 79.8 80.6 81.0 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 555 502 437 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 4.8 4.2 3.7 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

Women, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 7,372 7,722 7,703 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ................................................................. 56.9 58.0 57.7 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .............................................................................. 6,881 7,307 7,235 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 53.1 54.9 54.2 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 491 414 468 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 6.7 5.4 6.1 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 1,062 1,088 1,012 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ................................................................. 39.2 38.7 35.8 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .............................................................................. 881 913 839 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 32.5 32.5 29.7 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 181 175 173 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 17.0 16.1 17.1 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

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

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

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

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

survey.

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Educational attainment

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Sept.

2005

Aug.

2006

Sept.

2006

Sept.

2005

May

2006

June

2006

July

2006

Aug.

2006

Sept.

2006

Less than a high school diploma

Civilian labor force .................................................................... 12,863 12,804 12,810 12,729 12,937 12,847 12,780 12,780 12,681

 Participation rate ................................................................... 45.7 46.3 46.2 45.2 45.8 46.1 47.1 46.2 45.7

 Employed ................................................................................ 11,891 11,992 12,054 11,690 12,040 11,942 11,868 11,897 11,864

 Employment-population ratio ................................................ 42.2 43.4 43.4 41.5 42.6 42.8 43.8 43.0 42.8

 Unemployed ........................................................................... 972 812 756 1,039 897 905 912 883 816

 Unemployment rate .............................................................. 7.6 6.3 5.9 8.2 6.9 7.0 7.1 6.9 6.4

High school graduates, no college 1

Civilian labor force .................................................................... 38,362 38,308 38,557 38,324 38,250 38,597 38,403 38,328 38,429

 Participation rate ................................................................... 63.9 63.2 63.5 63.9 63.0 63.3 63.7 63.2 63.3

 Employed ................................................................................ 36,637 36,624 37,104 36,404 36,576 37,032 36,694 36,588 36,798

 Employment-population ratio ................................................ 61.0 60.4 61.1 60.7 60.3 60.7 60.9 60.3 60.6

 Unemployed ........................................................................... 1,725 1,684 1,453 1,921 1,674 1,565 1,709 1,740 1,630

 Unemployment rate .............................................................. 4.5 4.4 3.8 5.0 4.4 4.1 4.5 4.5 4.2

Some college or associate degree

Civilian labor force .................................................................... 35,154 35,368 35,440 35,148 35,115 34,972 35,359 35,327 35,454

 Participation rate ................................................................... 72.4 72.2 72.4 72.4 72.9 72.5 71.4 72.1 72.5

 Employed ................................................................................ 33,933 34,101 34,227 33,866 33,792 33,738 34,068 34,037 34,175

 Employment-population ratio ................................................ 69.9 69.6 70.0 69.8 70.1 69.9 68.8 69.5 69.8

 Unemployed ........................................................................... 1,221 1,266 1,213 1,282 1,323 1,234 1,290 1,291 1,279

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

Bachelor’s degree and higher 2

Civilian labor force .................................................................... 41,617 42,352 42,927 41,558 42,156 42,379 42,735 42,650 42,797

 Participation rate ................................................................... 78.2 77.2 78.1 78.1 77.5 77.6 77.7 77.7 77.9

 Employed ................................................................................ 40,615 41,495 42,021 40,588 41,273 41,494 41,839 41,886 41,929

 Employment-population ratio ................................................ 76.3 75.6 76.5 76.3 75.9 76.0 76.0 76.3 76.3

 Unemployed ........................................................................... 1,002 857 906 970 883 885 896 764 868

 Unemployment rate .............................................................. 2.4 2.0 2.1 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.1 1.8 2.0

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

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

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

(In thousands)

Category

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Sept.

2005

Aug.

2006

Sept.

2006

Sept.

2005

May

2006

June

2006

July

2006

Aug.

2006

Sept.

2006

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries ............................................. 2,284 2,426 2,261 2,140 2,184 2,241 2,260 2,202 2,143

 Wage and salary workers ....................................................... 1,260 1,434 1,291 1,118 1,286 1,329 1,370 1,256 1,196

 Self-employed workers ........................................................... 986 967 958 978 890 899 877 904 932

 Unpaid family workers ............................................................ 38 25 13 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Nonagricultural industries ......................................................... 140,296 142,953 142,749 140,421 141,786 142,108 142,047 142,406 142,790

 Wage and salary workers ....................................................... 130,755 133,094 132,901 130,937 131,965 132,284 132,417 132,785 133,004

 Government .......................................................................... 20,284 19,918 20,568 20,255 20,196 20,017 20,336 20,314 20,483

 Private industries .................................................................. 110,471 113,176 112,333 110,688 111,799 112,253 112,114 112,436 112,500

 Private households ............................................................. 861 864 771 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

 Other industries .................................................................. 109,610 112,312 111,562 109,858 110,933 111,458 111,269 111,582 111,743

 Self-employed workers ........................................................... 9,453 9,769 9,762 9,359 9,696 9,716 9,572 9,620 9,679

 Unpaid family workers ............................................................ 88 90 85 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME 2

All industries:

 Part time for economic reasons .................................................. 4,230 4,104 3,735 4,565 4,137 4,266 4,261 4,147 4,056

 Slack work or business conditions ........................................ 2,665 2,557 2,402 2,893 2,703 2,729 2,658 2,683 2,614

 Could only find part-time work .............................................. 1,316 1,127 1,115 1,331 1,152 1,190 1,202 1,161 1,137

 Part time for noneconomic reasons ........................................ 19,812 17,524 19,812 19,581 19,701 19,684 19,501 19,624 19,622

Nonagricultural industries:

 Part time for economic reasons .................................................. 4,188 4,019 3,653 4,500 4,037 4,158 4,143 4,071 3,946

 Slack work or business conditions ........................................ 2,636 2,502 2,353 2,846 2,612 2,656 2,578 2,635 2,547

 Could only find part-time work .............................................. 1,312 1,114 1,098 1,335 1,150 1,189 1,197 1,158 1,133

 Part time for noneconomic reasons ........................................ 19,414 17,125 19,462 19,207 19,292 19,310 19,170 19,220 19,269

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

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

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

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

bad weather.

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

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

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

survey.
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Table A-6. Selected employment indicators

(In thousands)

Characteristic

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Sept.

2005

Aug.

2006

Sept.

2006

Sept.

2005

May

2006

June

2006

July

2006

Aug.

2006

Sept.

2006

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over ........................................................... 142,579 145,379 145,010 142,435 143,976 144,363 144,329 144,579 144,850

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 5,789 6,801 5,783 6,030 6,220 6,270 6,211 6,089 6,058

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 2,253 2,715 2,392 2,290 2,502 2,528 2,431 2,394 2,435

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 3,536 4,086 3,391 3,739 3,731 3,750 3,778 3,697 3,593

 20 years and over ................................................................... 136,790 138,578 139,227 136,405 137,757 138,093 138,118 138,490 138,791

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 13,714 14,366 13,821 13,841 13,871 13,842 13,828 14,052 13,944

 25 years and over ................................................................. 123,076 124,212 125,406 122,601 123,799 124,237 124,305 124,537 124,910

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 99,229 99,586 100,294 98,852 99,280 99,541 99,554 99,720 99,906

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 30,854 31,067 31,289 30,714 30,884 30,988 31,086 31,097 31,145

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 34,949 34,531 34,700 34,821 34,486 34,518 34,429 34,573 34,556

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 33,426 33,987 34,306 33,317 33,910 34,035 34,038 34,051 34,205

 55 years and over ............................................................... 23,847 24,626 25,113 23,748 24,519 24,696 24,752 24,816 25,005

Men, 16 years and over ............................................................ 76,446 78,446 78,109 76,257 77,313 77,357 77,162 77,423 77,911

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 2,809 3,474 2,910 2,926 3,111 3,143 3,079 3,064 3,046

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 1,036 1,390 1,146 1,053 1,226 1,292 1,226 1,193 1,172

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 1,773 2,084 1,764 1,865 1,887 1,850 1,842 1,867 1,859

 20 years and over ................................................................... 73,637 74,973 75,199 73,331 74,202 74,215 74,082 74,358 74,864

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 7,196 7,727 7,447 7,247 7,384 7,364 7,370 7,504 7,503

 25 years and over ................................................................. 66,441 67,246 67,752 66,035 66,757 66,865 66,723 66,914 67,343

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 53,676 54,043 54,290 53,324 53,632 53,682 53,619 53,730 53,938

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 17,164 17,180 17,350 17,033 17,077 17,043 17,065 17,025 17,200

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 18,953 18,825 18,820 18,808 18,805 18,717 18,702 18,753 18,697

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 17,560 18,038 18,121 17,483 17,750 17,922 17,853 17,951 18,041

 55 years and over ............................................................... 12,765 13,203 13,462 12,711 13,125 13,183 13,104 13,185 13,405

Women, 16 years and over ...................................................... 66,133 66,933 66,901 66,178 66,663 67,006 67,168 67,156 66,939

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 2,980 3,327 2,873 3,104 3,109 3,128 3,132 3,025 3,012

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 1,217 1,325 1,246 1,237 1,276 1,235 1,205 1,201 1,263

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 1,763 2,002 1,628 1,874 1,843 1,900 1,936 1,830 1,734

 20 years and over ................................................................... 63,153 63,606 64,028 63,074 63,555 63,878 64,035 64,131 63,927

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 6,518 6,639 6,373 6,594 6,487 6,478 6,458 6,547 6,441

 25 years and over ................................................................. 56,635 56,966 57,655 56,566 57,042 57,372 57,582 57,623 57,567

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 45,553 45,543 46,004 45,528 45,648 45,858 45,934 45,991 45,968

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 13,690 13,887 13,939 13,680 13,807 13,945 14,021 14,071 13,945

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 15,996 15,705 15,880 16,013 15,681 15,801 15,728 15,820 15,859

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 15,866 15,950 16,185 15,835 16,160 16,112 16,185 16,100 16,164

 55 years and over ............................................................... 11,082 11,423 11,651 11,037 11,394 11,513 11,648 11,632 11,600

MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present ................................................... 45,573 45,590 45,701 45,457 45,843 45,809 45,558 45,484 45,613

Married women, spouse present .............................................. 34,974 34,742 35,518 34,943 35,171 35,394 35,309 35,295 35,436

Women who maintain families .................................................. 8,872 9,286 9,095 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

Full-time workers 2 ................................................................... 117,781 121,979 120,780 117,469 118,959 119,452 119,818 119,888 120,437

Part-time workers 3 ................................................................... 24,798 23,400 24,230 25,009 24,955 24,935 24,599 24,711 24,531

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders ........................................................... 7,705 7,233 7,792 7,616 7,718 7,398 7,455 7,494 7,648

 Percent of total employed ..................................................... 5.4 5.0 5.4 5.3 5.4 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.3

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

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

week.

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

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

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

survey.
HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-7. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted

Characteristic

Number of

unemployed persons

(in thousands)

Unemployment rates 1

Sept.

2005

Aug.

2006

Sept.

2006

Sept.

2005

May

2006

June

2006

July

2006

Aug.

2006

Sept.

2006

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over ........................................................... 7,648 7,119 6,949 5.1 4.6 4.6 4.8 4.7 4.6

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 1,133 1,180 1,192 15.8 14.0 15.4 15.5 16.2 16.4

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 531 570 535 18.8 15.1 17.0 16.7 19.2 18.0

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 602 629 655 13.9 13.4 14.3 14.7 14.5 15.4

 20 years and over ................................................................... 6,516 5,939 5,757 4.6 4.2 4.0 4.2 4.1 4.0

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 1,314 1,255 1,208 8.7 8.1 7.9 8.5 8.2 8.0

 25 years and over ................................................................. 5,187 4,670 4,537 4.1 3.7 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.5

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 4,309 3,947 3,821 4.2 3.9 3.7 3.9 3.8 3.7

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 1,741 1,432 1,500 5.4 4.9 4.6 4.8 4.4 4.6

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 1,343 1,363 1,267 3.7 3.6 3.4 3.6 3.8 3.5

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 1,225 1,152 1,054 3.5 3.3 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.0

 55 years and over ............................................................... 883 741 748 3.6 3.0 2.9 3.1 2.9 2.9

Men, 16 years and over ............................................................ 4,076 3,827 3,631 5.1 4.8 4.6 4.8 4.7 4.5

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 615 635 665 17.4 16.2 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.9

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 285 269 280 21.3 17.6 18.0 16.9 18.4 19.3

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 333 375 387 15.1 15.3 16.6 17.6 16.7 17.2

 20 years and over ................................................................... 3,461 3,192 2,966 4.5 4.2 4.0 4.2 4.1 3.8

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 789 739 678 9.8 9.1 8.2 8.7 9.0 8.3

 25 years and over ................................................................. 2,654 2,444 2,271 3.9 3.7 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.3

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 2,223 2,044 1,908 4.0 3.8 3.6 3.8 3.7 3.4

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 905 755 734 5.0 4.7 4.6 4.8 4.2 4.1

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 676 682 660 3.5 3.2 3.3 3.2 3.5 3.4

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 641 606 514 3.5 3.5 3.0 3.3 3.3 2.8

 55 years and over ............................................................... 432 400 363 3.3 3.0 3.1 3.2 2.9 2.6

Women, 16 years and over ...................................................... 3,572 3,293 3,318 5.1 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.7 4.7

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 518 546 527 14.3 11.7 13.8 13.9 15.3 14.9

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 246 302 255 16.6 12.5 15.9 16.5 20.1 16.8

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 270 255 267 12.6 11.3 11.9 11.7 12.2 13.4

 20 years and over ................................................................... 3,055 2,747 2,791 4.6 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.1 4.2

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 524 516 530 7.4 7.0 7.5 8.3 7.3 7.6

 25 years and over ................................................................. 2,533 2,226 2,265 4.3 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.8

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 2,086 1,904 1,913 4.4 4.0 3.9 4.0 4.0 4.0

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 836 676 765 5.8 5.1 4.7 4.8 4.6 5.2

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 667 681 608 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.1 3.7

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 584 546 540 3.6 3.1 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.2

 55 years and over 2 ............................................................ 453 378 394 3.9 2.6 3.0 3.5 3.2 3.3

MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present ................................................... 1,280 1,181 1,082 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.3

Married women, spouse present .............................................. 1,218 1,058 1,059 3.4 3.0 2.9 3.1 2.9 2.9

Women who maintain families 2 ............................................... 730 667 667 7.6 6.3 7.2 7.4 6.7 6.8

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

Full-time workers 3 ................................................................... 6,239 5,787 5,623 5.0 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.5

Part-time workers 4 ................................................................... 1,401 1,366 1,331 5.3 5.1 5.2 5.4 5.2 5.1

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

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

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

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

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

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

Table A-8. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment

(Numbers in thousands)

Reason

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Sept.

2005

Aug.

2006

Sept.

2006

Sept.

2005

May

2006

June

2006

July

2006

Aug.

2006

Sept.

2006

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs .......... 3,373 3,132 2,878 3,697 3,524 3,409 3,370 3,305 3,179

On temporary layoff .............................................................. 670 798 582 970 949 981 933 886 873

Not on temporary layoff ........................................................ 2,703 2,334 2,297 2,726 2,575 2,428 2,437 2,420 2,306

Permanent job losers ........................................................ 1,836 1,658 1,570 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Persons who completed temporary jobs .......................... 867 677 727 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Job leavers ............................................................................... 932 935 851 874 878 818 857 861 810

Reentrants ................................................................................ 2,378 2,315 2,305 2,423 2,119 2,091 2,358 2,277 2,299

New entrants ............................................................................ 577 704 590 626 525 650 629 650 641

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 ........ 46.5 44.2 43.4 48.5 50.0 48.9 46.7 46.6 45.9

On temporary layoff ............................................................ 9.2 11.3 8.8 12.7 13.5 14.1 12.9 12.5 12.6

Not on temporary layoff ...................................................... 37.2 32.9 34.7 35.8 36.5 34.8 33.8 34.1 33.3

Job leavers ............................................................................. 12.8 13.2 12.8 11.5 12.5 11.7 11.9 12.1 11.7

Reentrants .............................................................................. 32.8 32.7 34.8 31.8 30.1 30.0 32.7 32.1 33.2

New entrants .......................................................................... 7.9 9.9 8.9 8.2 7.4 9.3 8.7 9.2 9.3

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE

 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs ........ 2.3 2.1 1.9 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.1

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

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

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

1 Data not available.

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

Table A-9. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment

(Numbers in thousands)

Duration

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Sept.

2005

Aug.

2006

Sept.

2006

Sept.

2005

May

2006

June

2006

July

2006

Aug.

2006

Sept.

2006

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Less than 5 weeks .................................................................... 2,772 2,477 2,612 2,751 2,516 2,673 2,704 2,617 2,581

5 to 14 weeks ........................................................................... 2,079 2,397 1,876 2,253 2,242 2,052 2,175 2,215 2,080

15 weeks and over ................................................................... 2,408 2,213 2,136 2,584 2,297 2,133 2,338 2,394 2,294

 15 to 26 weeks ...................................................................... 982 907 902 1,120 968 1,020 998 1,066 1,027

 27 weeks and over ................................................................ 1,426 1,306 1,234 1,464 1,329 1,112 1,340 1,328 1,267

Average (mean) duration, in weeks .......................................... 18.2 17.2 17.5 18.2 17.1 16.2 17.3 17.4 17.4

Median duration, in weeks ........................................................ 8.4 8.5 7.9 8.5 8.5 7.5 8.2 8.5 8.2

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

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

 Less than 5 weeks .................................................................. 38.2 35.0 39.4 36.3 35.7 39.0 37.5 36.2 37.1

 5 to 14 weeks ......................................................................... 28.6 33.8 28.3 29.7 31.8 29.9 30.1 30.6 29.9

 15 weeks and over ................................................................. 33.2 31.2 32.2 34.1 32.6 31.1 32.4 33.1 33.0

 15 to 26 weeks ..................................................................... 13.5 12.8 13.6 14.8 13.7 14.9 13.8 14.8 14.8

 27 weeks and over ............................................................... 19.6 18.4 18.6 19.3 18.8 16.2 18.6 18.4 18.2

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

Table A-10. Employed and unemployed persons by occupation, not seasonally adjusted

(Numbers in thousands)

Occupation

Employed Unemployed Unemployment

rates

Sept.

2005

Sept.

2006

Sept.

2005

Sept.

2006

Sept.

2005

Sept.

2006

 Total, 16 years and over 1 .......................................................................... 142,579 145,010 7,259 6,625 4.8 4.4

Management, professional, and related occupations ............................... 49,377 50,649 1,161 1,094 2.3 2.1

 Management, business, and financial operations occupations ............ 20,588 21,182 449 439 2.1 2.0

 Professional and related occupations ........................................................ 28,789 29,467 712 655 2.4 2.2

Service occupations .......................................................................................... 23,181 23,863 1,593 1,359 6.4 5.4

Sales and office occupations .......................................................................... 36,018 35,786 1,723 1,707 4.6 4.6

 Sales and related occupations ..................................................................... 16,344 16,013 842 838 4.9 5.0

 Office and administrative support occupations ........................................ 19,675 19,773 881 869 4.3 4.2

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations ........... 15,902 16,303 971 932 5.8 5.4

 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ............................................... 1,041 930 118 76 10.2 7.5

 Construction and extraction occupations ................................................... 9,454 9,774 659 636 6.5 6.1

 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .................................. 5,407 5,599 194 221 3.5 3.8

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations ................ 18,100 18,409 1,189 927 6.2 4.8

 Production occupations .................................................................................. 9,273 9,377 692 510 6.9 5.2

 Transportation and material moving occupations .................................... 8,828 9,032 498 417 5.3 4.4

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

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

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

Industry and class of worker

Number of

unemployed

persons

(in thousands)

Unemployment

rates

Sept.

2005

Sept.

2006

Sept.

2005

Sept.

2006

 Total, 16 years and over 1 ....................................................................... 7,259 6,625 4.8 4.4

Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers ...................................... 5,706 5,261 4.9 4.5

 Mining ................................................................................................................. 12 14 2.0 2.1

 Construction ...................................................................................................... 572 586 5.7 5.6

 Manufacturing ................................................................................................... 775 632 4.7 3.8

 Durable goods ................................................................................................ 439 362 4.2 3.5

 Nondurable goods ......................................................................................... 337 270 5.5 4.4

 Wholesale and retail trade ............................................................................ 1,038 1,008 4.9 4.9

 Transportation and utilities ............................................................................ 211 183 3.7 3.1

 Information ........................................................................................................ 168 170 4.9 4.9

 Financial activities ........................................................................................... 260 235 2.7 2.4

 Professional and business services ............................................................ 862 736 6.7 5.6

 Education and health services ..................................................................... 658 576 3.5 3.0

 Leisure and hospitality ................................................................................... 842 810 7.3 6.9

 Other services .................................................................................................. 307 310 4.9 5.0

Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers ........................ 127 78 9.5 5.9

Government workers ......................................................................................... 568 396 2.7 1.9

Self employed and unpaid family workers ................................................... 282 299 2.6 2.7

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

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

Table A-12. Alternative measures of labor underutilization

(Percent)

Measure

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Sept.

2005

Aug.

2006

Sept.

2006

Sept.

2005

May

2006

June

2006

July

2006

Aug.

2006

Sept.

2006

U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of the civilian labor force .............. 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.5

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

force .................................................................................................................................. 2.3 2.1 1.9 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.1

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

rate) .................................................................................................................................. 4.8 4.6 4.4 5.1 4.6 4.6 4.8 4.7 4.6

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

discouraged workers ........................................................................................................ 5.1 4.9 4.6 5.3 4.8 4.9 5.0 5.0 4.8

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 .................... 5.7 5.6 5.2 6.0 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.4

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 ............................................................................................................................. 8.5 8.3 7.6 9.0 8.2 8.4 8.5 8.4 8.0

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

household survey.

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Category

Total Men Women

Sept.

2005

Sept.

2006

Sept.

2005

Sept.

2006

Sept.

2005

Sept.

2006

NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE

Total not in the labor force ............................................................................ 76,855 77,785 29,345 29,548 47,509 48,237

 Persons who currently want a job ............................................................... 4,757 4,434 2,024 1,901 2,733 2,533

Searched for work and available to work now 1 ..................................... 1,438 1,299 704 602 734 698

 Reason not currently looking:

 Discouragement over job prospects 2 ..................................... 362 325 201 170 161 154

 Reasons other than discouragement 3 ........................................ 1,076 975 504 431 573 543

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders 4 ............................................................................ 7,705 7,792 3,928 3,854 3,777 3,938

 Percent of total employed ......................................................................... 5.4 5.4 5.1 4.9 5.7 5.9

 Primary job full time, secondary job part time ........................................... 4,014 4,153 2,295 2,272 1,719 1,881

 Primary and secondary jobs both part time .............................................. 1,725 1,673 532 472 1,193 1,201

 Primary and secondary jobs both full time ................................................ 259 289 171 197 88 92

 Hours vary on primary or secondary job ................................................... 1,660 1,632 913 887 747 745

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

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

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

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

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

secondary job(s), not shown separately.

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

household survey.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

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

(In thousands)

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

 Sept. 

2005

 July 

2006

 Aug. 

2006p

 Sept. 

2006p

 Sept. 

2005

 May 

2006

 June 

2006

 July 

2006

 Aug. 

2006p

 Sept. 

2006p

Change

from:

Aug. 2006-

Sept. 2006p

Total nonfarm ............................. 134,137 135,174 135,380 135,842 133,840 135,117 135,251 135,374 135,562 135,613 51

Total private ........................................ 112,433 114,380 114,548 114,003 111,985 113,193 113,300 113,404 113,566 113,625 59

Goods-producing ............................................ 22,428 22,769 22,845 22,695 22,143 22,407 22,435 22,420 22,438 22,427 -11

Natural resources and mining .................................. 641 693 696 692 631 672 677 680 682 682 0

Logging ........................................................... 66.6 64.8 64.9 64.4 62.7 63.7 63.0 62.3 61.6 60.9 -.7

Mining .................................................................... 574.5 628.0 630.9 628.0 567.9 608.5 613.5 617.7 620.5 621.4 .9

Oil and gas extraction ........................................ 126.4 139.5 140.9 138.2 126.5 134.6 136.7 137.2 139.0 138.3 -.7

Mining, except oil and gas1................................. 216.9 226.6 225.0 223.2 212.7 218.5 219.2 220.1 218.5 218.9 .4

Coal mining ...................................................... 74.8 79.1 78.8 77.9 74.5 78.4 78.3 78.2 78.1 77.8 -.3

Support activities for mining .............................. 231.2 261.9 265.0 266.6 228.7 255.4 257.6 260.4 263.0 264.2 1.2

Construction ............................................................. 7,548 7,801 7,835 7,744 7,325 7,501 7,499 7,504 7,527 7,535 8

Construction of buildings ................................... 1,729.5 1,802.1 1,803.2 1,786.0 1,697.6 1,756.1 1,752.6 1,756.9 1,759.6 1,760.1 .5

Residential building ......................................... 969.4 1,004.7 1,008.8 999.5 952.5 979.6 977.9 977.3 983.6 985.5 1.9

Nonresidential building .................................... 760.1 797.4 794.4 786.5 745.1 776.5 774.7 779.6 776.0 774.6 -1.4

Heavy and civil engineering construction ........ 1,029.2 1,047.2 1,052.9 1,055.5 963.9 985.4 981.5 983.0 985.0 992.5 7.5

Specialty trade contractors ............................... 4,789.2 4,952.0 4,978.4 4,902.9 4,663.3 4,759.7 4,765.0 4,764.1 4,782.5 4,782.2 -.3

Residential specialty trade contractors ........... 2,370.8 2,412.8 2,414.6 2,360.7 2,308.8 2,345.6 2,338.3 2,323.4 2,325.3 2,307.8 -17.5

Nonresidential specialty trade contractors ..... 2,418.4 2,539.2 2,563.8 2,542.2 2,354.5 2,414.1 2,426.7 2,440.7 2,457.2 2,474.4 17.2

Manufacturing ........................................................... 14,239 14,275 14,314 14,259 14,187 14,234 14,259 14,236 14,229 14,210 -19

Production workers ....................................... 10,101 10,226 10,273 10,218 10,048 10,198 10,221 10,212 10,206 10,176 -30

Durable goods ....................................................... 8,943 9,010 9,045 9,012 8,933 9,014 9,033 9,011 9,013 9,005 -8

Production workers ....................................... 6,230 6,377 6,416 6,386 6,218 6,380 6,400 6,394 6,395 6,382 -13

Wood products ................................................... 558.8 557.6 553.5 546.1 552.2 555.5 551.6 550.8 546.1 542.0 -4.1

Nonmetallic mineral products ............................ 511.1 513.0 511.2 505.2 501.1 502.7 502.3 501.4 500.3 496.2 -4.1

Primary metals .................................................... 469.8 472.6 473.5 470.7 469.7 473.7 475.6 474.6 473.6 471.0 -2.6

Fabricated metal products ................................. 1,520.6 1,551.7 1,557.9 1,555.8 1,521.7 1,540.5 1,544.4 1,551.0 1,553.9 1,556.8 2.9

Machinery ........................................................... 1,160.4 1,195.3 1,193.1 1,189.4 1,163.4 1,179.6 1,184.3 1,191.4 1,192.8 1,191.0 -1.8

1 Computer and electronic products .................... 1,320.9 1,335.4 1,335.3 1,329.2 1,322.8 1,327.5 1,334.5 1,327.6 1,330.4 1,330.8 .4

Computer and peripheral equipment ............. 207.7 204.5 204.0 203.6 207.4 202.7 203.3 203.1 203.0 202.9 -.1

Communications equipment ........................... 147.3 147.7 147.2 146.5 147.9 149.6 149.7 147.1 147.3 147.3 .0

Semiconductors and electronic components . 452.0 465.8 466.4 465.4 451.8 458.5 461.4 462.7 463.8 465.4 1.6

Electronic instruments ..................................... 439.0 447.9 448.3 445.2 440.6 445.6 448.7 445.4 446.8 446.6 -.2

Electrical equipment and appliances ................ 431.3 444.9 445.7 443.2 431.8 442.4 445.1 444.0 445.1 444.7 -.4

1 Transportation equipment .................................. 1,755.7 1,734.2 1,766.5 1,770.9 1,753.7 1,779.8 1,786.7 1,765.1 1,765.8 1,769.8 4.0

Motor vehicles and parts2................................. 1,099.6 1,036.7 1,069.9 1,073.5 1,098.4 1,088.3 1,091.3 1,069.0 1,071.6 1,073.3 1.7

Furniture and related products .......................... 560.4 550.6 549.3 542.5 561.3 556.8 555.1 550.4 547.0 543.4 -3.6

Miscellaneous manufacturing ............................ 653.9 654.8 658.6 658.5 655.0 655.0 653.6 655.0 657.6 659.3 1.7

Nondurable goods ................................................. 5,296 5,265 5,269 5,247 5,254 5,220 5,226 5,225 5,216 5,205 -11

Production workers ....................................... 3,871 3,849 3,857 3,832 3,830 3,818 3,821 3,818 3,811 3,794 -17

Food manufacturing ........................................... 1,488.5 1,488.4 1,502.6 1,502.6 1,461.4 1,461.7 1,466.2 1,468.8 1,468.8 1,472.7 3.9

Beverages and tobacco products ...................... 195.5 201.6 201.6 201.9 191.0 194.9 195.6 196.5 196.9 197.5 .6

Textile mills ......................................................... 215.7 195.9 193.8 189.8 214.7 199.9 197.2 195.8 192.8 189.0 -3.8

Textile product mills ........................................... 171.3 169.9 168.7 167.1 173.0 168.2 168.3 169.1 169.0 168.6 -.4

Apparel ................................................................ 258.8 248.3 245.2 246.3 255.1 250.8 249.6 249.0 244.4 244.2 -.2

Leather and allied products ............................... 39.6 36.5 36.9 37.5 39.5 37.5 37.2 37.1 36.9 37.3 .4

Paper and paper products ................................. 482.0 473.4 468.5 464.0 480.5 472.9 471.0 470.2 466.3 463.7 -2.6

Printing and related support activities ............... 648.6 641.4 642.4 639.0 646.4 640.9 641.8 639.0 640.4 637.3 -3.1

Petroleum and coal products ............................. 114.8 119.9 120.3 119.4 113.0 114.6 115.7 116.6 116.8 117.2 .4

Chemicals ........................................................... 879.9 899.2 899.8 894.6 880.3 887.7 891.1 893.0 896.7 894.7 -2.0

Plastics and rubber products ............................. 801.5 790.4 789.1 784.5 799.5 791.1 791.9 790.1 787.2 783.2 -4.0

See footnotes at the end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

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

(In thousands)

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

 Sept. 

2005

 July 

2006

 Aug. 

2006p

 Sept. 

2006p

 Sept. 

2005

 May 

2006

 June 

2006

 July 

2006

 Aug. 

2006p

 Sept. 

2006p

Change

from:

Aug. 2006-

Sept. 2006p

Service-providing .............................................. 111,709 112,405 112,535 113,147 111,697 112,710 112,816 112,954 113,124 113,186 62

Private service-providing ............................... 90,005 91,611 91,703 91,308 89,842 90,786 90,865 90,984 91,128 91,198 70

Trade, transportation, and utilities ........................... 25,899 26,045 26,041 25,993 25,944 26,039 26,040 26,052 26,049 26,060 11

Wholesale trade .................................................... 5,768.0 5,879.7 5,879.7 5,868.0 5,762.3 5,842.1 5,848.1 5,847.0 5,856.9 5,865.6 8.7

Durable goods .................................................... 2,994.6 3,067.3 3,071.8 3,065.3 2,997.8 3,047.0 3,050.7 3,051.0 3,061.1 3,070.4 9.3

Nondurable goods .............................................. 2,029.6 2,054.1 2,048.1 2,042.1 2,022.1 2,039.8 2,040.2 2,039.6 2,038.5 2,036.5 -2.0

Electronic markets and agents and brokers ..... 743.8 758.3 759.8 760.6 742.4 755.3 757.2 756.4 757.3 758.7 1.4

Retail trade ............................................................ 15,181.1 15,208.4 15,204.6 15,094.3 15,267.0 15,225.7 15,221.2 15,222.2 15,208.6 15,196.7 -11.9

Motor vehicle and parts dealers1........................ 1,937.9 1,927.1 1,924.9 1,919.0 1,929.4 1,909.6 1,909.7 1,907.3 1,906.9 1,908.0 1.1

Automobile dealers ......................................... 1,273.0 1,253.9 1,251.3 1,250.1 1,268.9 1,245.3 1,245.6 1,245.7 1,243.4 1,243.3 -.1

Furniture and home furnishings stores ............. 574.8 587.8 588.2 585.1 580.9 595.2 595.3 594.8 593.6 592.9 -.7

Electronics and appliance stores ....................... 533.4 519.2 519.3 518.8 539.9 533.1 534.0 530.5 527.5 525.9 -1.6

Building material and garden supply stores ...... 1,268.4 1,358.2 1,329.4 1,306.4 1,272.3 1,317.2 1,315.5 1,316.5 1,313.5 1,316.3 2.8

Food and beverage stores ................................. 2,795.7 2,827.9 2,825.9 2,805.9 2,803.0 2,803.4 2,804.2 2,808.8 2,811.9 2,811.0 -.9

Health and personal care stores ....................... 948.9 957.0 959.9 953.3 953.8 959.8 958.4 959.3 960.1 959.0 -1.1

Gasoline stations ................................................ 877.2 875.2 870.1 863.5 873.9 859.5 863.2 863.3 858.5 860.0 1.5

Clothing and clothing accessories stores ......... 1,397.6 1,436.2 1,445.9 1,416.5 1,414.2 1,412.3 1,423.3 1,434.0 1,434.4 1,436.4 2.0

Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music

stores ................................................................ 633.3 605.8 619.1 616.6 631.3 628.7 628.1 624.2 627.4 619.9 -7.5

1 General merchandise stores ............................. 2,872.7 2,804.9 2,803.6 2,785.7 2,927.4 2,880.0 2,866.0 2,859.8 2,852.2 2,844.2 -8.0

Department stores .......................................... 1,571.4 1,528.9 1,529.5 1,517.2 1,610.9 1,584.1 1,574.4 1,571.4 1,565.3 1,559.2 -6.1

Miscellaneous store retailers ............................. 901.2 892.5 894.7 889.6 902.2 896.3 892.2 892.7 891.2 891.6 .4

Nonstore retailers ............................................... 440.0 416.6 423.6 433.9 438.7 430.6 431.3 431.0 431.4 431.5 .1

Transportation and warehousing .......................... 4,390.7 4,392.7 4,393.2 4,469.9 4,355.4 4,410.8 4,411.0 4,423.2 4,423.4 4,436.7 13.3

Air transportation ................................................ 496.2 490.1 492.6 492.1 495.1 486.7 486.7 487.7 489.0 490.9 1.9

Rail transportation .............................................. 229.3 228.4 226.7 228.7 228.2 227.8 227.5 227.3 226.9 227.7 .8

Water transportation ........................................... 62.6 66.4 67.0 68.0 61.8 62.9 62.8 64.2 64.8 66.7 1.9

Truck transportation ........................................... 1,416.2 1,445.3 1,449.9 1,448.9 1,397.4 1,417.5 1,419.3 1,427.1 1,426.6 1,429.5 2.9

Transit and ground passenger transportation ... 396.7 327.4 320.2 402.6 388.0 394.8 393.5 391.6 389.3 394.5 5.2

Pipeline transportation ....................................... 37.8 38.8 38.7 37.8 37.6 38.1 38.1 38.4 38.1 37.7 -.4

Scenic and sightseeing transportation .............. 37.6 41.7 41.6 35.3 31.8 31.9 31.3 30.5 30.7 29.6 -1.1

Support activities for transportation ................... 554.0 566.3 567.6 564.7 551.9 566.4 567.7 564.9 565.0 564.8 -.2

Couriers and messengers .................................. 568.8 581.2 579.5 581.8 573.8 581.2 580.5 583.6 583.9 586.4 2.5

Warehousing and storage .................................. 591.5 607.1 609.4 610.0 589.8 603.5 603.6 607.9 609.1 608.9 -.2

Utilities ................................................................... 558.7 564.3 563.1 560.8 558.9 560.3 559.4 559.8 559.9 560.6 .7

Information ................................................................ 3,061 3,068 3,073 3,046 3,071 3,061 3,062 3,052 3,060 3,058 -2

Publishing industries, except Internet ............... 905.1 904.1 903.6 897.6 904.4 902.9 901.4 900.8 900.3 897.0 -3.3

Motion picture and sound recording industries . 385.7 386.4 387.9 368.7 390.6 377.3 380.3 375.7 378.4 375.3 -3.1

Broadcasting, except Internet ............................ 326.3 329.2 329.0 327.8 326.7 327.0 327.6 328.0 328.1 327.9 -.2

Internet publishing and broadcasting ................ 30.4 29.5 30.7 31.2 30.4 30.5 30.3 29.5 30.7 31.2 .5

Telecommunications .......................................... 990.1 987.5 988.6 986.1 993.4 993.1 989.2 986.3 988.8 989.9 1.1

ISPs, search portals, and data processing ....... 373.6 380.7 383.4 384.4 376.1 380.4 383.8 381.8 384.3 386.4 2.1

Other information services ................................. 49.5 50.7 50.1 49.7 49.7 50.1 49.8 50.0 49.7 50.0 .3

Financial activities .................................................... 8,165 8,388 8,381 8,335 8,172 8,315 8,315 8,321 8,331 8,347 16

Finance and insurance .......................................... 6,012.7 6,161.9 6,161.7 6,146.0 6,029.1 6,139.0 6,130.5 6,142.3 6,152.3 6,164.8 12.5

Monetary authorities - central bank ................... 20.7 21.9 21.8 21.8 20.7 21.5 21.7 21.7 21.7 21.8 .1

1 Credit intermediation and related activities ....... 2,873.0 2,938.3 2,939.8 2,928.1 2,880.9 2,924.3 2,920.0 2,925.7 2,930.0 2,936.0 6.0

1 Depository credit intermediation ..................... 1,777.6 1,829.8 1,831.5 1,816.6 1,783.5 1,816.8 1,816.1 1,818.3 1,822.4 1,822.1 -.3

Commercial banking .................................... 1,298.8 1,332.0 1,333.6 1,322.3 1,302.8 1,321.7 1,322.7 1,322.9 1,325.7 1,325.5 -.2

Securities, commodity contracts, investments .. 782.4 799.6 800.6 798.3 786.2 800.8 797.6 798.7 800.5 802.5 2.0

Insurance carriers and related activities ........... 2,251.2 2,310.3 2,307.6 2,305.9 2,255.1 2,302.9 2,301.0 2,304.9 2,308.1 2,312.0 3.9

Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles ........ 85.4 91.8 91.9 91.9 86.2 89.5 90.2 91.3 92.0 92.5 .5

Real estate and rental and leasing ....................... 2,151.8 2,225.7 2,218.9 2,189.0 2,143.3 2,176.4 2,184.0 2,178.6 2,179.1 2,182.1 3.0

Real estate .......................................................... 1,476.1 1,528.9 1,524.9 1,503.9 1,469.0 1,498.0 1,503.2 1,499.7 1,498.9 1,499.3 .4

Rental and leasing services ............................... 648.0 666.9 663.5 654.9 646.8 650.2 651.9 649.3 650.4 652.9 2.5

Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets ......... 27.7 29.9 30.5 30.2 27.5 28.2 28.9 29.6 29.8 29.9 .1

See footnotes at the end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

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

(In thousands)

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

 Sept. 

2005

 July 

2006

 Aug. 

2006p

 Sept. 

2006p

 Sept. 

2005

 May 

2006

 June 

2006

 July 

2006

 Aug. 

2006p

 Sept. 

2006p

Change

from:

Aug. 2006-

Sept. 2006p

Professional and business services ........................ 17,131 17,506 17,607 17,544 16,997 17,276 17,319 17,364 17,401 17,413 12

1 Professional and technical services ..................... 6,988.3 7,271.1 7,269.6 7,231.4 7,062.2 7,220.6 7,240.9 7,281.1 7,294.2 7,303.2 9.0

Legal services .................................................. 1,155.2 1,175.0 1,166.7 1,154.3 1,159.5 1,159.6 1,157.7 1,158.5 1,159.2 1,159.1 -.1

Accounting and bookkeeping services ........... 775.7 802.8 798.4 810.8 848.9 860.4 867.2 870.8 872.1 881.8 9.7

Architectural and engineering services .......... 1,329.2 1,406.8 1,409.3 1,397.4 1,324.3 1,369.3 1,372.9 1,382.2 1,387.4 1,391.3 3.9

Computer systems design and related

services .......................................................... 1,190.5 1,267.4 1,275.7 1,268.9 1,195.9 1,255.5 1,258.8 1,267.8 1,273.1 1,273.4 .3

Management and technical consulting

services .......................................................... 854.4 894.3 897.9 893.0 852.9 879.4 880.0 886.5 890.4 891.9 1.5

Management of companies and enterprises ....... 1,748.6 1,808.5 1,801.9 1,794.7 1,754.2 1,779.7 1,783.0 1,789.1 1,794.1 1,800.3 6.2

Administrative and waste services ....................... 8,394.1 8,426.8 8,535.9 8,517.8 8,180.5 8,276.1 8,294.9 8,294.2 8,312.9 8,309.5 -3.4

1 Administrative and support services ................. 8,055.8 8,084.3 8,197.9 8,179.5 7,846.5 7,941.1 7,960.8 7,959.1 7,980.9 7,975.0 -5.9

1 Employment services ...................................... 3,759.2 3,663.5 3,769.3 3,768.8 3,628.2 3,653.8 3,659.2 3,648.1 3,658.1 3,644.6 -13.5

Temporary help services ............................. 2,690.5 2,595.9 2,687.8 2,700.7 2,573.7 2,613.4 2,602.7 2,596.6 2,603.5 2,592.2 -11.3

Business support services .............................. 756.0 762.0 766.9 762.2 757.2 765.8 766.5 766.8 768.4 764.7 -3.7

Services to buildings and dwellings ............... 1,803.7 1,891.4 1,881.4 1,847.9 1,735.4 1,767.4 1,773.4 1,777.9 1,779.7 1,779.8 .1

Waste management and remediation services 338.3 342.5 338.0 338.3 334.0 335.0 334.1 335.1 332.0 334.5 2.5

Education and health services ................................ 17,366 17,397 17,433 17,729 17,451 17,676 17,704 17,735 17,802 17,817 15

Educational services ............................................. 2,788.4 2,530.7 2,532.3 2,809.7 2,844.9 2,853.1 2,852.2 2,856.9 2,883.9 2,867.3 -16.6

Health care and social assistance ........................14,577.5 14,865.9 14,900.8 14,919.1 14,605.8 14,823.3 14,852.1 14,877.6 14,918.5 14,949.7 31.2

3 Health care ............................................................ 12,367.4 12,647.4 12,673.5 12,650.3 12,382.9 12,561.5 12,585.4 12,615.6 12,642.9 12,667.0 24.1

1 Ambulatory health care services ....................... 5,130.9 5,275.3 5,299.3 5,295.4 5,145.1 5,249.1 5,257.1 5,271.7 5,291.0 5,310.8 19.8

Offices of physicians ....................................... 2,108.1 2,181.5 2,188.6 2,190.9 2,115.3 2,168.6 2,173.7 2,180.3 2,184.9 2,198.5 13.6

Outpatient care centers ................................... 478.5 489.7 492.8 492.7 479.3 488.8 490.3 489.2 492.6 493.9 1.3

Home health care services ............................. 817.5 845.0 851.2 850.7 820.5 839.9 839.4 845.6 850.4 853.5 3.1

Hospitals ............................................................. 4,365.1 4,451.3 4,458.7 4,451.9 4,366.8 4,417.6 4,427.4 4,434.0 4,446.3 4,452.8 6.5

1 Nursing and residential care facilities ............... 2,871.4 2,920.8 2,915.5 2,903.0 2,871.0 2,894.8 2,900.9 2,909.9 2,905.6 2,903.4 -2.2

Nursing care facilities ...................................... 1,585.0 1,597.0 1,594.2 1,589.7 1,582.2 1,590.1 1,588.6 1,593.0 1,588.7 1,587.6 -1.1

1 Social assistance ................................................ 2,210.1 2,218.5 2,227.3 2,268.8 2,222.9 2,261.8 2,266.7 2,262.0 2,275.6 2,282.7 7.1

Child day care services ................................... 785.3 734.8 743.2 786.4 787.8 793.7 790.6 781.9 788.8 789.7 .9

Leisure and hospitality ............................................. 13,019 13,746 13,724 13,269 12,826 13,014 13,023 13,062 13,082 13,092 10

Arts, entertainment, and recreation ...................... 1,982.3 2,230.2 2,189.1 1,976.8 1,895.1 1,910.2 1,911.8 1,913.7 1,908.7 1,899.5 -9.2

Performing arts and spectator sports ................ 390.4 405.5 404.0 396.2 372.2 374.3 374.3 376.5 375.3 375.9 .6

Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks ...... 124.7 137.0 136.0 126.4 123.2 124.1 123.8 123.9 124.6 124.5 -.1

Amusements, gambling, and recreation ........... 1,467.2 1,687.7 1,649.1 1,454.2 1,399.7 1,411.8 1,413.7 1,413.3 1,408.8 1,399.1 -9.7

Accommodations and food services .................... 11,037.1 11,516.0 11,534.8 11,292.5 10,931.2 11,104.0 11,110.8 11,148.0 11,173.0 11,192.2 19.2

Accommodations ................................................ 1,840.7 1,951.5 1,946.6 1,843.7 1,814.5 1,799.3 1,798.0 1,806.5 1,809.6 1,813.8 4.2

Food services and drinking places .................... 9,196.4 9,564.5 9,588.2 9,448.8 9,116.7 9,304.7 9,312.8 9,341.5 9,363.4 9,378.4 15.0

Other services .......................................................... 5,364 5,461 5,444 5,392 5,381 5,405 5,402 5,398 5,403 5,411 8

Repair and maintenance .................................... 1,230.3 1,253.7 1,255.7 1,251.7 1,230.8 1,251.5 1,251.8 1,245.9 1,252.2 1,254.9 2.7

Personal and laundry services .......................... 1,267.0 1,277.1 1,273.7 1,271.8 1,271.3 1,269.8 1,267.9 1,271.2 1,269.3 1,275.5 6.2

Membership associations and organizations .... 2,867.1 2,929.9 2,914.9 2,868.1 2,879.2 2,883.8 2,882.5 2,880.9 2,881.9 2,880.9 -1.0

Government .............................................................. 21,704 20,794 20,832 21,839 21,855 21,924 21,951 21,970 21,996 21,988 -8

Federal ................................................................... 2,729 2,737 2,723 2,711 2,725 2,708 2,708 2,716 2,710 2,706 -4

Federal, except U.S. Postal Service ................. 1,956.6 1,964.8 1,959.2 1,945.9 1,949.9 1,938.1 1,942.7 1,943.2 1,942.6 1,938.7 -3.9

U.S. Postal Service ............................................ 772.3 772.4 763.8 765.0 774.7 769.7 764.9 772.9 767.1 766.9 -.2

State government .................................................. 5,023 4,769 4,791 5,025 5,026 5,032 5,038 5,039 5,054 5,032 -22

State government education .............................. 2,253.0 1,960.5 1,981.4 2,236.7 2,255.1 2,254.7 2,258.3 2,256.1 2,267.5 2,243.0 -24.5

State government, excluding education ............ 2,770.0 2,808.3 2,809.3 2,788.7 2,771.1 2,776.9 2,779.8 2,783.0 2,786.3 2,788.8 2.5

Local government .................................................. 13,952 13,288 13,318 14,103 14,104 14,184 14,205 14,215 14,232 14,250 18

Local government education ............................. 7,751.6 6,792.8 6,883.8 7,833.4 7,891.9 7,922.9 7,934.1 7,940.2 7,953.4 7,967.6 14.2

Local government, excluding education ........... 6,200.7 6,495.1 6,433.7 6,269.9 6,212.1 6,260.9 6,270.7 6,274.7 6,279.0 6,282.0 3.0

1

Includes other industries, not shown separately.

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

vehicle parts.

3

Includes ambulatory health care services, hospitals, and nursing

and residential care facilities.

p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

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

selected industry detail

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

 Sept. 

2005

 July 

2006

 Aug. 

2006p

 Sept. 

2006p

 Sept. 

2005

 May 

2006

 June 

2006

 July 

2006

 Aug. 

2006p

 Sept. 

2006p

Change

from:

Aug. 2006-

Sept. 2006p

Total private ....................................... 33.9 34.2 34.0 33.9 33.8 33.8 33.9 33.9 33.8 33.8 0.0

Goods-producing .......................................... 40.6 40.5 40.9 40.8 40.0 40.4 40.6 40.7 40.6 40.3 -.3

Natural resources and mining .............................. 46.3 45.8 45.8 45.5 45.9 44.9 46.0 46.0 45.3 45.1 -.2

Construction ............................................................ 39.4 39.4 39.9 39.2 38.2 38.5 39.0 38.8 39.0 38.4 -.6

Manufacturing ......................................................... 41.1 40.9 41.2 41.4 40.7 41.2 41.3 41.4 41.3 41.1 -.2

Overtime hours ............................................ 4.9 4.3 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.3 -.1

Durable goods ..................................................... 41.6 41.2 41.6 41.6 41.2 41.5 41.6 41.8 41.6 41.3 -.3

Overtime hours ............................................ 4.9 4.3 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.4 4.3 -.1

Wood products .................................................. 40.1 40.1 40.4 40.0 39.6 40.1 39.6 40.1 40.0 39.8 -.2

Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... 42.7 43.4 43.9 43.8 41.9 43.1 43.6 43.6 43.4 43.4 .0

Primary metals .................................................. 43.5 43.4 43.4 44.1 43.4 43.7 43.8 44.0 43.7 43.8 .1

Fabricated metal products .............................. 41.1 41.1 41.6 41.6 40.8 41.4 41.5 41.6 41.7 41.4 -.3

Machinery .......................................................... 42.4 42.6 42.2 42.4 42.1 42.5 42.5 42.9 42.5 42.2 -.3

Computer and electronic products ................ 40.4 40.3 40.3 40.6 40.2 40.5 40.8 40.6 40.5 40.4 -.1

Electrical equipment and appliances ............ 41.6 40.9 41.0 41.2 41.3 41.2 41.3 41.5 41.0 40.9 -.1

Transportation equipment ............................... 43.2 41.8 42.9 43.0 42.7 43.0 42.9 43.5 42.9 42.5 -.4

Motor vehicles and parts 2.............................. 43.3 40.9 42.8 42.7 42.7 42.7 42.8 43.0 42.7 42.1 -.6

Furniture and related products ....................... 39.9 38.6 39.5 39.2 39.3 38.7 38.7 38.6 38.9 38.5 -.4

Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 38.9 38.2 38.7 38.6 38.8 38.7 38.9 38.7 38.7 38.5 -.2

Nondurable goods ............................................... 40.3 40.5 40.7 41.1 39.9 40.6 40.7 40.8 40.7 40.7 .0

Overtime hours ............................................ 4.8 4.4 4.4 4.7 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.3 .0

Food manufacturing ......................................... 39.5 39.9 40.3 41.3 38.8 39.9 39.9 40.1 40.1 40.5 .4

Beverages and tobacco products .................. 39.7 42.1 41.8 40.9 39.5 40.9 41.2 41.7 41.2 41.0 -.2

Textile mills ........................................................ 40.3 40.2 40.8 40.5 39.9 40.4 40.8 40.8 40.8 40.3 -.5

Textile product mills ......................................... 39.2 39.7 40.2 40.3 38.7 40.2 40.2 40.3 40.4 40.1 -.3

Apparel ............................................................... 35.8 36.3 36.5 36.4 35.8 36.7 36.8 36.7 36.4 36.4 .0

Leather and allied products ............................ 38.5 38.8 39.5 38.2 38.5 39.3 39.1 39.2 39.6 38.6 -1.0

Paper and paper products .............................. 43.3 43.3 43.3 43.5 42.8 43.1 43.3 43.5 43.4 43.2 -.2

Printing and related support activities ........... 39.1 38.7 39.0 39.8 38.6 39.2 39.3 39.1 39.1 39.3 .2

Petroleum and coal products .......................... 48.0 45.8 45.1 46.1 47.4 45.4 45.6 45.6 45.6 45.3 -.3

Chemicals .......................................................... 41.9 42.4 42.4 42.5 42.0 42.4 42.6 42.8 42.7 42.7 .0

Plastics and rubber products .......................... 40.5 40.3 40.5 40.6 40.0 40.7 40.8 41.0 40.7 40.3 -.4

Private service-providing ............................. 32.4 32.9 32.5 32.3 32.4 32.4 32.4 32.4 32.3 32.4 .1

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 33.5 33.9 33.6 33.5 33.3 33.3 33.4 33.4 33.3 33.4 .1

Wholesale trade ................................................... 37.8 38.4 38.0 38.0 37.7 37.9 38.0 38.0 38.0 38.0 .0

Retail trade ........................................................... 30.7 31.0 30.7 30.6 30.5 30.4 30.4 30.4 30.3 30.4 .1

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 36.9 37.4 37.2 37.0 36.6 36.7 36.9 36.9 36.9 36.8 -.1

Utilities ................................................................... 41.7 41.6 41.7 41.7 41.2 41.3 41.3 41.6 41.7 41.3 -.4

Information ............................................................... 36.6 37.3 36.9 36.9 36.6 36.5 36.6 36.8 36.8 36.9 .1

Financial activities .................................................. 35.7 36.3 35.4 35.4 36.0 35.5 35.6 35.7 35.5 35.7 .2

Professional and business services .................... 34.3 34.9 34.5 34.3 34.3 34.4 34.6 34.6 34.4 34.4 .0

Education and health services ............................. 32.6 32.8 32.6 32.5 32.7 32.6 32.6 32.5 32.5 32.5 .0

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 25.5 26.7 26.2 25.4 25.8 25.6 25.6 25.6 25.5 25.6 .1

Other services ......................................................... 30.9 31.2 31.0 30.7 30.9 30.9 30.9 30.8 30.8 30.7 -.1

1 Data relate to production workers in natural resources and mining

and manufacturing, construction workers in construction, and

nonsupervisory workers in the service-providing industries.

These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the

total employment on private nonfarm payrolls.

2

Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, motor

vehicle parts.

p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

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

selected industry detail

Industry

Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings

 Sept. 

2005

 July 

2006

 Aug. 

2006p

 Sept. 

2006p

 Sept. 

2005

 July 

2006

 Aug. 

2006p

 Sept. 

2006p

Total private ....................................... $16.22 $16.71 $16.70 $16.87 $549.86 $571.48 $567.80 $571.89

Seasonally adjusted ..................... 16.19 16.76 16.80 16.84 547.22 568.16 567.84 569.19

Goods-producing .......................................... 17.78 18.02 18.11 18.18 721.87 729.81 740.70 741.74

Natural resources and mining .............................. 18.93 19.83 19.91 19.91 876.46 908.21 911.88 905.91

Construction ............................................................ 19.69 20.13 20.24 20.36 775.79 793.12 807.58 798.11

Manufacturing ......................................................... 16.66 16.72 16.79 16.88 684.73 683.85 691.75 698.83

Durable goods ..................................................... 17.45 17.54 17.71 17.81 725.92 722.65 736.74 740.90

Wood products .................................................. 13.08 13.46 13.49 13.51 524.51 539.75 545.00 540.40

Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... 16.76 16.58 16.74 16.51 715.65 719.57 734.89 723.14

Primary metals .................................................. 19.07 19.14 19.32 19.51 829.55 830.68 838.49 860.39

Fabricated metal products .............................. 15.91 16.18 16.14 16.15 653.90 665.00 671.42 671.84

Machinery .......................................................... 17.02 17.13 17.13 17.26 721.65 729.74 722.89 731.82

Computer and electronic products ................ 18.65 19.06 19.15 19.35 753.46 768.12 771.75 785.61

Electrical equipment and appliances ............ 15.32 15.55 15.66 15.72 637.31 636.00 642.06 647.66

Transportation equipment ............................... 22.31 21.92 22.39 22.56 963.79 916.26 960.53 970.08

Furniture and related products ....................... 13.55 13.74 13.80 13.97 540.65 530.36 545.10 547.62

Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 14.06 14.53 14.46 14.44 546.93 555.05 559.60 557.38

Nondurable goods ............................................... 15.34 15.33 15.24 15.29 618.20 620.87 620.27 628.42

Food manufacturing ......................................... 13.08 13.09 13.10 13.10 516.66 522.29 527.93 541.03

Beverages and tobacco products .................. 18.67 18.19 17.82 18.06 741.20 765.80 744.88 738.65

Textile mills ........................................................ 12.39 12.54 12.67 12.62 499.32 504.11 516.94 511.11

Textile product mills ......................................... 11.70 12.07 11.90 12.06 458.64 479.18 478.38 486.02

Apparel ............................................................... 10.36 10.68 10.60 10.69 370.89 387.68 386.90 389.12

Leather and allied products ............................ 11.70 11.58 11.54 11.49 450.45 449.30 455.83 438.92

Paper and paper products .............................. 17.97 18.24 17.92 18.23 778.10 789.79 775.94 793.01

Printing and related support activities ........... 15.95 15.76 15.79 15.77 623.65 609.91 615.81 627.65

Petroleum and coal products .......................... 24.39 23.66 23.27 23.89 1,170.72 1,083.63 1,049.48 1,101.33

Chemicals .......................................................... 19.84 19.25 19.17 19.28 831.30 816.20 812.81 819.40

Plastics and rubber products .......................... 14.87 15.05 15.05 15.07 602.24 606.52 609.53 611.84

Private service-providing ............................. 15.79 16.36 16.31 16.51 511.60 538.24 530.08 533.27

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 15.00 15.52 15.42 15.54 502.50 526.13 518.11 520.59

Wholesale trade ................................................... 18.23 19.06 18.90 19.03 689.09 731.90 718.20 723.14

Retail trade ........................................................... 12.37 12.69 12.62 12.70 379.76 393.39 387.43 388.62

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 16.82 17.42 17.34 17.38 620.66 651.51 645.05 643.06

Utilities ................................................................... 27.19 27.48 27.24 27.58 1,133.82 1,143.17 1,135.91 1,150.09

Information ............................................................... 22.40 23.20 23.32 23.52 819.84 865.36 860.51 867.89

Financial activities .................................................. 18.02 18.80 18.78 19.00 643.31 682.44 664.81 672.60

Professional and business services .................... 18.04 19.22 18.94 19.12 618.77 670.78 653.43 655.82

Education and health services ............................. 16.87 17.38 17.40 17.50 549.96 570.06 567.24 568.75

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 9.23 9.49 9.59 9.71 235.37 253.38 251.26 246.63

Other services ......................................................... 14.39 14.48 14.51 14.72 444.65 451.78 449.81 451.90

1 See footnote 1, table B-2.

p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

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

selected industry detail, seasonally adjusted

Industry

Total Private:

 Sept. 

2005

 May 

2006

 June 

2006

 July 

2006

 Aug. 

2006p

 Sept. 

2006p

Percent

change from:

Aug. 2006-

Sept. 2006p

Current dollars ................................................ $16.19 $16.62 $16.69 $16.76 $16.80 $16.84 0.2

Constant (1982) dollars 2................................. 8.05 8.15 8.17 8.16 8.16 N.A.

Goods-producing .......................................................... 17.66 17.92 17.99 18.00 18.05 18.06 .1

Natural resources and mining .............................................. 19.03 19.79 19.85 19.89 20.01 20.04 .1

Construction ............................................................................ 19.54 19.86 20.02 20.06 20.12 20.17 .2

Manufacturing ......................................................................... 16.60 16.79 16.80 16.80 16.83 16.82 -.1

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

4 Excluding overtime 15.73 15.90 15.91 15.93 15.98 15.98 .0

Durable goods ..................................................................... 17.38 17.65 17.68 17.69 17.73 17.74 .1

Nondurable goods ............................................................... 15.30 15.33 15.30 15.28 15.29 15.26 -.2

Private service-providing ............................................. 15.80 16.27 16.34 16.43 16.46 16.52 .4

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................................... 14.98 15.30 15.38 15.48 15.48 15.51 .2

Wholesale trade ................................................................... 18.26 18.79 18.84 18.94 18.99 19.06 .4

Retail trade ........................................................................... 12.35 12.54 12.60 12.66 12.64 12.67 .2

Transportation and warehousing ...................................... 16.82 17.04 17.19 17.36 17.32 17.37 .3

Utilities ................................................................................... 26.95 27.34 27.47 27.57 27.49 27.43 -.2

Information ............................................................................... 22.32 23.16 23.24 23.34 23.40 23.42 .1

Financial activities .................................................................. 18.01 18.64 18.69 18.79 18.86 19.00 .7

Professional and business services .................................... 18.15 18.93 18.98 19.15 19.16 19.26 .5

Education and health services ............................................. 16.84 17.26 17.33 17.36 17.43 17.48 .3

Leisure and hospitality ........................................................... 9.22 9.54 9.57 9.61 9.68 9.69 .1

Other services ......................................................................... 14.40 14.52 14.56 14.60 14.62 14.70 .5

3( )

1 See footnote 1, table B-2.

2 The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical

Workers (CPI-W) is used to deflate this series.

3 Change was .0 percent from July 2006 to Aug. 2006, the latest

month available.

4 Derived by assuming that overtime hours are paid at the rate

of time and one-half.

N.A. = not available.

p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

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

selected industry detail

(2002=100)

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

 Sept. 

2005

 July 

2006

 Aug. 

2006p

 Sept. 

2006p

 Sept. 

2005

 May 

2006

 June 

2006

 July 

2006

 Aug. 

2006p

 Sept. 

2006p

Percent

change from:

Aug. 2006-

Sept. 2006p

Total private ....................................... 103.8 107.2 106.8 105.8 103.1 104.7 105.1 105.2 105.1 105.0 -0.1

Goods-producing .......................................... 101.8 103.9 105.5 104.2 98.6 101.7 102.4 102.6 102.4 101.4 -1.0

Natural resources and mining .............................. 119.6 128.3 129.0 127.7 116.3 121.4 125.4 126.1 124.7 124.1 -.5

Construction ............................................................ 114.8 118.9 121.2 117.2 107.2 111.3 112.7 112.0 112.9 111.0 -1.7

Manufacturing ......................................................... 95.3 96.0 97.1 97.1 93.9 96.4 96.9 97.0 96.7 96.0 -.7

Durable goods ..................................................... 97.4 98.7 100.3 99.8 96.3 99.5 100.0 100.4 100.0 99.0 -1.0

Wood products .................................................. 101.8 100.9 101.0 97.9 99.5 100.8 98.6 99.5 98.4 96.7 -1.7

Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... 100.0 102.7 103.1 101.2 95.7 99.7 100.5 100.3 99.2 98.2 -1.0

Primary metals .................................................. 94.7 95.0 95.4 96.6 94.5 96.6 97.1 97.0 96.4 96.1 -.3

Fabricated metal products .............................. 99.5 102.3 104.1 104.0 98.8 102.2 102.8 103.6 104.2 103.6 -.6

Machinery .......................................................... 99.4 104.1 103.0 103.7 99.1 102.2 102.9 104.7 103.9 103.4 -.5

Computer and electronic products ................ 98.2 105.5 106.3 106.7 97.9 104.8 106.8 106.2 106.5 106.3 -.2

Electrical equipment and appliances ............ 88.5 90.7 91.2 91.1 87.8 90.8 91.6 91.9 91.1 90.6 -.5

Transportation equipment ............................... 98.2 95.9 100.9 101.0 96.7 101.5 101.8 102.5 100.9 99.8 -1.1

Motor vehicles and parts 2.............................. 98.2 86.9 94.5 93.8 96.7 95.8 96.6 95.1 94.4 92.6 -1.9

Furniture and related products ....................... 92.6 89.2 91.3 88.9 91.3 90.4 90.1 89.0 89.3 87.5 -2.0

Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 91.0 89.9 91.3 91.2 91.0 91.3 91.4 91.2 91.3 91.2 -.1

Nondurable goods ............................................... 91.9 91.8 92.5 92.8 90.0 91.3 91.6 91.7 91.3 90.9 -.4

Food manufacturing ......................................... 98.5 99.0 101.1 103.7 94.5 96.9 97.2 97.9 97.9 99.2 1.3

Beverages and tobacco products .................. 98.7 105.6 104.6 103.2 94.9 100.1 99.8 101.5 100.6 100.4 -.2

Textile mills ........................................................ 70.5 64.5 65.5 63.4 69.4 66.1 66.1 65.6 65.1 62.8 -3.5

Textile product mills ......................................... 91.1 89.8 90.2 89.9 91.2 91.8 91.6 91.4 91.4 90.6 -.9

Apparel ............................................................... 66.0 66.2 65.6 65.8 64.8 66.2 66.8 66.8 65.1 64.8 -.5

Leather and allied products ............................ 80.4 73.3 74.9 73.2 79.6 76.6 75.4 75.4 75.4 73.2 -2.9

Paper and paper products .............................. 89.8 88.1 87.7 86.9 88.1 87.5 88.0 88.0 87.2 86.0 -1.4

Printing and related support activities ........... 92.6 92.8 93.4 94.9 91.2 93.5 93.8 93.2 93.3 93.6 .3

Petroleum and coal products .......................... 109.1 105.3 102.1 102.4 105.3 101.0 101.3 101.4 100.1 98.7 -1.4

Chemicals .......................................................... 96.0 100.0 100.1 98.3 96.4 99.2 99.9 100.2 100.5 99.2 -1.3

Plastics and rubber products .......................... 93.3 91.6 92.1 91.7 91.9 93.0 93.2 93.3 92.3 90.7 -1.7

Private service-providing ............................. 104.3 108.4 107.2 105.9 104.1 105.6 105.7 105.8 105.7 106.0 .3

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 101.7 103.8 102.8 102.3 101.3 102.0 102.2 102.3 101.9 102.2 .3

Wholesale trade ................................................... 102.5 106.6 105.4 105.0 102.0 104.4 104.7 104.8 104.8 104.9 .1

Retail trade ........................................................... 100.4 101.8 100.8 99.5 100.4 100.1 99.9 99.9 99.5 99.6 .1

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 105.7 107.6 107.0 108.6 103.9 105.9 106.7 107.0 107.2 107.1 -.1

Utilities ................................................................... 95.7 97.2 97.1 96.5 94.5 95.7 95.3 96.2 96.5 95.5 -1.0

Information ............................................................... 99.9 103.4 102.4 101.2 100.5 100.8 101.2 101.5 101.7 101.8 .1

Financial activities .................................................. 104.1 110.3 107.5 106.7 105.1 106.6 107.0 107.4 107.0 107.8 .7

Professional and business services .................... 107.9 112.8 112.3 111.0 106.9 109.6 110.6 110.8 110.4 110.4 .0

Education and health services ............................. 106.2 107.3 106.9 108.3 107.2 108.3 108.4 108.3 108.8 108.8 .0

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 107.1 119.2 116.8 109.1 106.6 107.7 107.8 108.1 107.9 108.4 .5

Other services ......................................................... 95.5 99.0 98.0 95.8 96.0 96.8 96.7 96.4 96.5 96.3 -.2

1 See footnote 1, table B-2.

2

Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and

motor vehicle parts.

p = preliminary.

NOTE: The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by

dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate hours by

the corresponding 2002 annual average levels. Aggregate hours

estimates are the product of estimates of average weekly hours

and production or nonsupervisory worker employment.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-6. Indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls of production or nonsupervisory workers1on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and

selected industry detail

(2002=100)

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

 Sept. 

2005

 July 

2006

 Aug. 

2006p

 Sept. 

2006p

 Sept. 

2005

 May 

2006

 June 

2006

 July 

2006

 Aug. 

2006p

 Sept. 

2006p

Percent

change from:

Aug. 2006-

Sept. 2006p

Total private ....................................... 112.7 119.9 119.3 119.4 111.6 116.4 117.4 118.0 118.1 118.3 0.2

Goods-producing .......................................... 110.8 114.6 116.9 116.0 106.6 111.7 112.8 113.1 113.2 112.2 -.9

Natural resources and mining .............................. 131.6 147.9 149.4 147.8 128.8 139.8 144.8 145.9 145.1 144.7 -.3

Construction ............................................................ 122.0 129.3 132.5 128.8 113.1 119.4 121.8 121.3 122.7 120.9 -1.5

Manufacturing ......................................................... 103.8 105.0 106.7 107.2 101.9 105.9 106.4 106.6 106.5 105.6 -.8

Durable goods ..................................................... 106.1 108.1 110.9 111.0 104.4 109.6 110.4 110.9 110.6 109.7 -.8

Nondurable goods ............................................... 99.6 99.5 99.6 100.2 97.3 98.9 99.0 99.1 98.7 98.1 -.6

Private service-providing ............................. 113.1 121.8 120.1 120.1 113.0 118.0 118.6 119.4 119.5 120.3 .7

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 108.8 114.9 113.1 113.4 108.3 111.3 112.2 112.9 112.6 113.0 .4

Wholesale trade ................................................... 110.1 119.7 117.3 117.8 109.7 115.6 116.2 116.9 117.3 117.8 .4

Retail trade ........................................................... 106.5 110.7 109.0 108.3 106.3 107.5 107.9 108.4 107.7 108.1 .4

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 112.8 118.9 117.7 119.8 110.9 114.5 116.3 117.9 117.8 118.0 .2

Utilities ................................................................... 108.6 111.4 110.4 111.1 106.3 109.2 109.3 110.7 110.7 109.4 -1.2

Information ............................................................... 110.7 118.8 118.3 117.8 111.0 115.6 116.4 117.2 117.8 118.0 .2

Financial activities .................................................. 116.0 128.2 124.9 125.4 117.0 122.8 123.7 124.8 124.7 126.6 1.5

Professional and business services .................... 115.9 129.0 126.5 126.3 115.4 123.5 124.9 126.2 125.9 126.5 .5

Education and health services ............................. 117.8 122.6 122.3 124.6 118.6 122.8 123.5 123.6 124.6 125.0 .3

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 115.2 131.9 130.6 123.5 114.6 119.8 120.3 121.1 121.7 122.5 .7

Other services ......................................................... 100.2 104.5 103.6 102.8 100.7 102.4 102.6 102.5 102.8 103.1 .3

1 See footnote 1, table B-2.

p = preliminary.

NOTE: The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated

by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate payrolls

by the corresponding 2002 annual average levels. Aggregate

payroll estimates are the product of estimates of average hourly

earnings, average weekly hours, and production or nonsupervisory

worker employment.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-7. Diffusion indexes of employment change

(Percent)

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

Private nonfarm payrolls, 278 industries

Manufacturing payrolls, 84 industries

1

1

Over 1-month span:

Over 3-month span:

Over 6-month span:

Over 12-month span:

Over 1-month span:

Over 3-month span:

Over 6-month span:

Over 12-month span:

Time span

2002 ......................................................... 40.8 36.5 38.3 38.7 40.1 46.0 43.7 43.3 41.7 41.9 41.5 36.0

2003 ......................................................... 44.1 37.9 34.9 38.3 42.8 38.8 37.6 39.7 50.7 49.8 52.0 51.3

2004 ......................................................... 51.6 49.5 62.4 65.5 62.4 57.7 52.7 52.0 57.0 54.3 55.0 54.1

2005 ......................................................... 50.7 57.7 56.7 54.7 54.5 56.7 59.2 54.1 51.4 53.4 61.7 58.6

2006 ......................................................... 61.0 59.9 58.5 64.4 55.8 56.8 53.8 p 55.6 p 51.4

2002 ......................................................... 34.5 36.2 35.6 35.8 34.9 38.8 38.5 44.8 37.6 39.7 37.2 39.6

2003 ......................................................... 40.6 34.2 34.7 32.7 35.3 41.7 38.5 33.8 42.6 47.8 49.8 50.5

2004 ......................................................... 54.3 53.4 57.6 63.1 69.4 68.3 58.8 55.6 57.4 56.5 59.9 55.2

2005 ......................................................... 52.9 56.7 59.2 60.4 56.8 60.8 60.4 59.7 57.9 52.2 57.0 63.7

2006 ......................................................... 66.2 65.5 63.3 63.7 63.8 59.7 56.7 p 59.5 p 53.2

2002 ......................................................... 30.2 30.6 31.5 30.9 32.0 36.3 35.8 37.6 34.5 36.0 36.7 35.3

2003 ......................................................... 34.4 31.8 31.8 34.0 32.7 36.2 33.3 32.4 40.5 45.3 46.4 47.7

2004 ......................................................... 49.8 52.3 54.7 60.8 63.3 63.8 63.1 63.5 59.0 61.3 55.9 55.6

2005 ......................................................... 55.4 57.7 57.4 58.8 55.2 58.6 60.8 59.5 60.6 57.7 58.5 60.6

2006 ......................................................... 61.2 61.5 63.1 67.6 65.5 65.8 62.9 p 61.5 p 60.8

2002 ......................................................... 33.6 31.7 30.2 30.4 30.2 29.1 32.0 31.3 30.0 29.5 32.9 34.7

2003 ......................................................... 34.5 31.5 32.9 33.5 34.2 35.1 32.7 33.1 37.1 36.7 37.2 39.2

2004 ......................................................... 40.3 42.1 44.8 48.4 50.7 57.7 57.0 55.2 56.7 58.3 60.1 60.3

2005 ......................................................... 60.1 61.0 59.5 58.6 58.6 59.4 60.8 61.0 60.8 58.3 58.8 62.1

2006 ......................................................... 61.3 61.0 62.2 62.6 64.0 65.3 60.8 p 62.8 p 62.8

2002 ......................................................... 19.6 21.4 18.5 29.2 25.0 30.4 36.9 25.6 28.6 17.9 17.9 19.6

2003 ......................................................... 32.7 19.6 19.6 10.7 23.2 19.0 19.6 29.2 28.6 36.3 42.3 40.5

2004 ......................................................... 44.0 47.6 44.6 64.9 53.6 45.8 56.5 52.4 41.7 42.3 39.9 39.3

2005 ......................................................... 39.3 38.7 38.7 42.3 44.6 34.5 47.6 35.7 45.2 43.5 50.0 52.4

2006 ......................................................... 59.5 48.8 49.4 57.7 50.0 60.7 45.2 p 43.5 p 40.5

2002 ......................................................... 9.5 9.5 11.3 17.9 14.9 17.9 22.6 25.6 22.6 17.3 9.5 11.9

2003 ......................................................... 18.5 11.3 12.5 8.3 7.7 11.3 14.9 15.5 16.7 27.4 32.1 35.7

2004 ......................................................... 43.5 42.3 43.5 53.6 57.7 58.9 53.6 48.8 48.2 40.5 38.1 31.0

2005 ......................................................... 35.7 39.9 42.9 39.9 37.5 41.1 39.3 35.7 39.9 36.3 36.9 50.0

2006 ......................................................... 56.0 51.8 48.8 50.6 48.8 51.2 48.8 p 51.2 p 36.9

2002 ......................................................... 7.1 8.3 7.7 8.3 8.3 11.9 12.5 11.9 13.7 8.9 7.1 7.7

2003 ......................................................... 11.3 11.3 8.3 9.5 10.7 9.5 6.0 8.9 13.7 18.5 24.4 23.8

2004 ......................................................... 28.6 33.3 33.3 45.8 47.6 51.2 56.0 51.8 48.2 49.4 39.3 35.7

2005 ......................................................... 36.9 36.9 35.1 33.3 33.3 32.7 36.9 36.9 41.1 41.7 39.3 42.3

2006 ......................................................... 37.5 45.8 45.2 51.2 48.2 51.8 45.2 p 45.8 p 47.6

2002 ......................................................... 7.1 6.0 6.0 6.5 7.1 3.6 4.8 6.0 4.8 7.1 4.8 8.3

2003 ......................................................... 10.7 6.0 6.5 6.0 8.3 7.1 7.1 8.3 10.7 10.7 9.5 10.7

2004 ......................................................... 13.1 14.3 13.1 20.2 23.2 35.7 36.9 38.1 36.3 44.0 44.6 44.6

2005 ......................................................... 44.6 44.6 41.7 40.5 39.9 33.3 32.7 31.0 32.1 39.3 35.7 40.5

2006 ......................................................... 41.1 39.9 39.9 42.9 41.7 46.4 42.9 p 43.5 p 45.2

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

unadjusted data for the 12-month span.

p = preliminary.

NOTE: Figures are the percent of industries with employment increasing

plus one-half of the industries with unchanged employment, where

50 percent indicates an equal balance between industries with increasing

and decreasing employment.