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                   THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:  JUNE 1997
   
   
   Nonfarm payroll employment rose in June, and the unemployment rate
increased to 5.0 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S.
Department of Labor reported today.  The total number of payroll jobs
increased by 217,000; private-sector employment rose by 151,000.

Unemployment (Household Survey Data)

   The number of unemployed persons rose by 302,000 in June to 6.8
million, seasonally adjusted, and the unemployment rate increased by two-
tenths of a percentage point to 5.0 percent.  Among the major demographic
groups, the jobless rate for adult men rose by 0.4 percentage point to 4.2
percent, after declining by the same magnitude in May.  An increase in the
jobless rate for whites to 4.2 percent in June also reversed a decline in
May.  Unemployment rates for adult women (4.4 percent), teenagers (16.8
percent), blacks (10.4 percent), and Hispanics (7.6 percent) were
essentially unchanged in June.  (See tables A-1 and A-2.)
   
   Among the unemployed, the number of persons who had lost their last
jobs and did not expect to be recalled (persons not on temporary layoff)
increased by 189,000 to 2.2 million, after seasonal adjustment.  (See table
A-6.)  The number of persons who had been unemployed for 5 to 14 weeks also
increased over the month.  (See table A-5.)

Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)

   Total employment, at a seasonally adjusted level of 129.4 million, was
little changed in June.  Employment increased by 1.2 million during the
first half of the year, after adjusting for the change in population
controls made in January.  (See table A-1.)

   The number of persons holding more than one job was 8.2 million in
June, not seasonally adjusted.  These multiple jobholders made up 6.3
percent of all employed persons, 0.3 percentage point higher than a year
earlier.  (See table A-9.)
   
   Both the civilian labor force, 136.2 million, and the labor force
participation rate, 67.1 percent, were unchanged in June.  (See table A-1.)
   
Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
   
   About 1.4 million persons (not seasonally adjusted) were marginally
attached to the labor force in June; that is, they wanted and were
available for work and had looked for jobs sometime in the prior 12 months.

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Table A.  Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
___________________________________________________________________________
                      |   Quarterly     |       Monthly data       |
                      |   averages      |                          |
                      |_________________|__________________________|May-
      Category        |      19971/     |          19971/          |June
                      |_________________|__________________________|change
                      |   I    |   II   |  Apr.  |  May   |  June  |
______________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______
    HOUSEHOLD DATA    |                 Labor force status
                      |____________________________________________________
Civilian labor force..| 135,934| 136,157| 136,098| 136,173| 136,200|     27
  Employment..........| 128,728| 129,462| 129,384| 129,639| 129,364|   -275
  Unemployment........|   7,206|   6,695|   6,714|   6,534|   6,836|    302
Not in labor force....|  66,462|  66,678|  66,577|  66,659|  66,800|    141
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                      |                 Unemployment rates
                      |____________________________________________________
All workers...........|     5.3|     4.9|     4.9|     4.8|     5.0|    0.2
  Adult men...........|     4.5|     4.1|     4.2|     3.8|     4.2|     .4
  Adult women.........|     4.7|     4.4|     4.4|     4.5|     4.4|    -.1
  Teenagers...........|    17.0|    15.9|    15.4|    15.6|    16.8|    1.2
  White...............|     4.5|     4.1|     4.2|     4.0|     4.2|     .2
  Black...............|    10.9|    10.2|     9.8|    10.3|    10.4|     .1
  Hispanic origin.....|     8.3|     7.7|     8.1|     7.4|     7.6|     .2
                       ________|________|________|________|________|_______
 ESTABLISHMENT DATA   |                     Employment
                      |____________________________________________________
Nonfarm employment....| 121,138|p121,854| 121,671|p121,837|p122,054|   p217
  Goods-producing 2/..|  24,635| p24,694|  24,667| p24,701| p24,713|    p12
    Construction......|   5,585|  p5,616|   5,599|  p5,625|  p5,623|    p-2
    Manufacturing.....|  18,476| p18,503|  18,495| p18,500| p18,514|    p14
  Service-producing 2/|  96,504| p97,160|  97,004| p97,136| p97,341|   p205
    Retail trade......|  21,928| p22,042|  22,029| p22,020| p22,078|    p58
    Services..........|  35,086| p35,442|  35,334| p35,464| p35,527|    p63
    Government........|  19,540| p19,592|  19,579| p19,565| p19,631|    p66
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                      |                  Hours of work 3/
                      |____________________________________________________
Total private.........|    34.7|   p34.6|    34.5|   p34.6|   p34.7|   p0.1
  Manufacturing.......|    41.9|   p42.0|    42.1|   p42.0|   p41.9|   p-.1
    Overtime..........|     4.8|    p4.8|     4.9|    p4.8|    p4.7|   p-.1
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                      |                     Earnings 3/
                      |____________________________________________________
Avg. hourly earnings, |        |        |        |        |        |
  total private.......|  $12.10| p$12.18|  $12.14| p$12.18| p$12.22| p$0.04
Avg. weekly earnings, |        |        |        |        |        |
  total private.......|  419.36| p421.43|  418.83| p421.43| p424.03|  p2.60
______________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______
    1/ Beginning in January 1997, household data reflect revised population
controls used in the survey.
    2/ Includes other industries, not shown separately.
    3/ Data relate to private production or nonsupervisory workers.
    p=preliminary.

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The number of discouraged workers--a subset of the marginally attached who
were not currently looking for jobs specifically because they believed no
jobs were available for them or there were none for which they would
qualify--was 353,000 in June.  (See table A-9.)

Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Data)
   
   Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 217,000 in June, after
seasonal adjustment, about in line with the average monthly job gain
(236,000) for the first 5 months of this year.  Job gains in the private
sector, 151,000, were somewhat smaller than in recent months.  (See
table B-1.)
   
   The services industry added 63,000 jobs in June, well below the average
monthly gain in the first 5 months of this year (116,000).  Health services
gained only 8,000 jobs in June compared to an average monthly gain of
21,000 in the first 5 months of the year.  Employment in help supply
services was about unchanged over the month; between March and June, the
industry lost 49,000 jobs.  In contrast, strong growth continued in
computer and data processing services (11,000) and engineering and
management services (14,000).  Employment in amusement and recreation
services rose by 14,000 in June; since March, job growth in this industry
has totaled 60,000.
   
   Retail trade employment rose by 58,000 in June.  Within the industry,
employment in eating and drinking places increased by 28,000 jobs, after
registering little change in May.  Food stores and miscellaneous retail
establishments also had particularly large employment increases in June.
   
   Both finance and transportation continued to show job growth in June
(up by 11,000 each), while employment in wholesale trade showed little
change over the month.
   
   Manufacturing employment rose by 14,000, resuming the pace of job
increases that occurred in the first 3 months of this year.  Job growth
continued in industrial machinery (3,000), electronic components  (3,000),
and aircraft (6,000).  In addition, instruments added 4,000 workers in
June.  Within nondurable goods, printing and publishing added 6,000 jobs in
June for a total gain of 16,000 over the past 3 months.
   
   Construction employment was little changed in June, after seasonal
adjustment.  Some of the weakness was weather related, as evidenced by
declines in outdoor construction activities.  Employment among general
building contractors has shown no net growth since registering a large gain
in February.
   
   Government employment rose by 66,000 in June.  An increase of 49,000 in
local government education followed 3 months with little change in
employment; the noneducation component rose by 29,000 in June.  Federal
government employment continued to decline.
   
Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)
   
   The average workweek for production or nonsupervisory workers on
private nonfarm payrolls edged up by 0.1 hour in June to 34.7 hours,

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seasonally adjusted.  The manufacturing workweek and factory overtime both
fell slightly, to 41.9 hours and 4.7 hours, respectively.  (See table B-2.)
   
   The index of aggregate weekly hours of private production or
nonsupervisory workers on nonfarm payrolls rose by 0.4 percent to 140.7
(1982=100) in June, on a seasonally adjusted basis.  The manufacturing
index declined by 0.3 percent to 108.0.  (See table B-5.)
   
Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data)
   
   Average hourly earnings of private production or nonsupervisory workers
on nonfarm payrolls were up by 4 cents in June to $12.22, seasonally
adjusted.  Average weekly earnings increased by 0.6 percent to $424.03.
Over the past year, both average hourly earnings and average weekly
earnings have risen by 3.5 percent.  (See table B-3.)
   
                 ________________________________________
   
   The Employment Situation for July 1997 is scheduled to be released on
Friday, August 1, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT).
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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
50,000 households  conducted by the Bureau of the Census  for the Bureau of
Labor Statistics (BLS).
 
 The establishment survey provides the information on the employment,
hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm payrolls that appears in the B
tables, marked ESTABLISHMENT DATA.  This information is collected from
payroll records by BLS in cooperation with State agencies.  In June 1997,
the sample included about 390,000 establishments employing about 48 million
people.
 
 For both surveys, the data for a given month  relate to a particular week
or pay period.  In the household survey,  the reference week is generally
the calendar week that contains the 12th day of the month.  In the
establishment survey, the reference  period is the pay period including the
12th, which may or may not correspond directly to the calendar week.

Coverage, definitions, and differences between surveys
 
 Household survey.  The sample  is selected  to reflect the entire
civilian noninstitutional population.  Based on responses to a series of
questions on work and job search activities, each person  16 years and over
in a sample household is classified as employed, unemployed, or not in the
labor force.
 
 People are classified as employed if they did any work at all as paid
employees during the reference week; worked in their own business,
profession, or on their own farm; or worked without pay at least 15 hours
in a family business or farm.  People are also counted as employed if they
were  temporarily absent from their jobs because of illness, bad weather,
vacation, labor-management disputes, or personal reasons.
 
 People are classified as unemployed if they meet all of the following
criteria:  They had no employment during the  reference week; they were
available for work at that time; and they made specific efforts to find
employment sometime during the 4-week period ending with the reference
week.  Persons laid off from  a job and expecting recall   need not be
looking for work to be counted as unemployed.  The unemployment data
derived from the household survey in no way depend upon the eligibility for
or receipt of unemployment insurance benefits.
 
 The civilian labor force  is the sum of  employed and  unemployed
persons.  Those not classified as employed or unemployed are not in the
labor force.  The unemployment rate is the number unemployed as a percent
of the  labor force.  The labor force participation rate is the labor force
as a percent of the population, and the employment-population ratio is the
employed as a percent of the population.
 
 Establishment survey.  The sample establishments are drawn from private
nonfarm businesses such as factories, offices, and stores, as well as
Federal, State, and local government entities.  Employees on nonfarm
payrolls are those who received pay for any part of the reference pay
period, including persons on paid leave.  Persons are counted in each job
they hold.  Hours and earnings data are for private businesses and relate
only to production workers in the goods-producing sector and nonsupervisory
workers in the service-producing sector.

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 Differences in employment estimates.  The numerous conceptual and
methodological differences between the household and establishment surveys
result in important distinctions in the employment estimates derived from
the surveys.  Among these are:
 
 --The household survey includes agricultural workers, the self-employed,
unpaid family workers, and private household workers among the employed.
These groups are excluded from the establishment survey.

 --The household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the
employed. The establishment survey does not.
 
 --The household survey is limited to  workers 16 years of age and older.
The establishment survey is not limited by age.
 
 --The  household survey has no duplication of individuals, because
individuals  are counted only once, even if they hold more than one job. In
the establishment survey, employees working at more than one job  and thus
appearing on more than one payroll would be counted separately for each
appearance.
 
 Other differences between the two surveys are described in   "Comparing
Employment Estimates from Household and Payroll Surveys," which may be
obtained from BLS upon request.

Seasonal adjustment
 
 Over the course of a year, the size of the nation's labor force and the
levels of employment and unemployment undergo sharp fluctuations due to
such seasonal events as changes in weather, reduced or expanded production,
harvests, major holidays, and the opening and closing of schools.  The
effect of such seasonal  variation can  be  very large; seasonal
fluctuations may account for as much as 95 percent of the month-to-month
changes in unemployment.
 
 Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern each
year, their influence on statistical trends can be eliminated by adjusting
the statistics from month to month.  These adjustments make nonseasonal
developments, such as declines in economic activity or increases in the
participation of women in the labor force, easier to spot.  For example,
the large number of youth entering the labor force each June is likely to
obscure any other changes that have taken place relative to May, making it
difficult to determine if the level of economic activity has risen or
declined.  However, because the effect of students finishing school in
previous years is known, the statistics for the current year can be
adjusted to allow for a comparable change.  Insofar as the seasonal
adjustment is made correctly, the adjusted figure provides a more useful
tool with which to analyze changes in economic activity.
 
 In both the household and establishment surveys, most seasonally adjusted
series are independently adjusted.  However, the adjusted series for many
major estimates, such as total payroll employment, employment in most major
industry divisions, total employment, and unemployment are computed by
aggregating independently adjusted component series.  For example, total
unemployment is derived by summing the adjusted series for four major age-
sex components; this differs from the unemployment estimate that would be
obtained by directly adjusting the total or by combining the duration,
reasons, or more detailed age categories.
 
 The numerical factors used to make the seasonal adjustments are
recalculated twice a year.  For the household survey, the factors are
calculated for the January-June period and again for the July-December

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period.  For the establishment survey, updated factors for seasonal
adjustment are calculated for the May-October period and introduced along
with new benchmarks, and again for the November-April period.  In both
surveys, revisions to historical data are made once a year.

Reliability of the estimates
 
 Statistics based on the household and establishment surveys are subject
to both sampling and nonsampling error.  When a sample rather than the
entire population is surveyed, there is a chance that the sample estimates
may differ from the "true" population values they represent.  The exact
difference, or sampling error, varies depending on the particular sample
selected, and this variability is measured by the standard error of the
estimate.  There is about a 90-percent chance, or level of confidence, that
an estimate based on a sample will differ by no more than 1.6 standard
errors from the "true" population value because of sampling error.  BLS
analyses are generally conducted at the 90-percent level of confidence.
 
 For example, the confidence interval for the monthly change in total
employment from the household survey is on the order of plus or minus
376,000.  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 -276,000 to 476,000 (100,000 +/- 376,000).
These figures do not mean that the sample results are off by these
magnitudes, but rather that there is about a 90-percent chance that the
"true" over-the-month change lies within this interval.  Since this range
includes values of less than zero, we could not say with confidence that
employment had, in fact, increased.  If, however, the reported employment
rise was half a million, then all of the values within the 90-percent
confidence interval would be greater than zero.  In this case, it is likely
(at least a 90-percent chance) that an employment rise had, in fact,
occurred.  The 90-percent confidence interval for the monthly change in
unemployment is +/- 258,000, and for the monthly change in the unemployment
rate it is +/- .21 percentage point.
 
 In general, estimates involving many individuals or establishments have
lower standard errors (relative to the size of the estimate) than estimates
which are based on a small number of observations.  The precision of
estimates is also improved when the data are cumulated over time such as
for quarterly and annual averages.  The seasonal adjustment process can
also improve the stability of the monthly estimates.
 
 The household and establishment surveys are also affected by nonsampling
error.  Nonsampling errors can occur for many reasons, including the
failure to sample a segment of the population, inability to obtain
information for all respondents in the sample, inability or unwillingness
of respondents to provide correct information on a timely basis, mistakes
made by respondents, and errors made in the collection or processing of the
data.
 
 For example, in the establishment survey, estimates for the most recent 2
months are based on substantially incomplete returns; for this reason,
these estimates are labeled preliminary in the tables.  It is only after
two successive revisions to a monthly estimate, when nearly all sample
reports have been received, that the estimate is considered final.
 
 Another major source of nonsampling error in the establishment survey is
the inability to capture, on a timely basis, employment generated by new
firms.  To correct for this systematic underestimation of employment growth
(and other sources of error), a process known as bias adjustment is
included in the survey's estimating procedures, whereby a specified number
of jobs is added to the monthly sample-based change.  The size of the

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monthly bias adjustment is based largely on past relationships between the
sample-based estimates of employment and the total counts of employment
described below.
 
 The sample-based estimates from the establishment survey are adjusted
once a year (on a lagged basis) to universe counts of payroll employment
obtained from administrative records of the unemployment insurance program.
The difference between the March sample-based 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 zero to 0.6 percent.

Additional statistics and other information
 
 More comprehensive statistics are contained in Employment and Earnings,
published each month by BLS.  It is available for $13.00 per issue or
$35.00 per year from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC
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 Employment and Earnings also provides measures of sampling error for the
household survey data published in this release.  For unemployment and
other labor force categories, these measures appear in tables 1-B through
1-H of its "Explanatory Notes."  Measures of the reliability of the data
drawn from the establishment survey and the actual amounts of revision due
to benchmark adjustments are provided in tables 2-B through 2-G of that
publication.
 
 Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired
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         HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
         
         Table A-1.  Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age

         (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                            Not seasonally adjusted              Seasonally adjusted(1)            
                                                                                                                                   
                  Employment status, sex, and age                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                              June    May     June    June    Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    May     June 
                                                              1996    1997    1997    1996    1997    1997    1997    1997    1997 
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                               TOTAL                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                   
           Civilian noninstitutional population............ 200,459 202,832 203,000 200,459 202,389 202,513 202,674 202,832 203,000
             Civilian labor force.......................... 135,083 135,963 137,557 133,709 135,634 136,319 136,098 136,173 136,200
                   Participation rate......................    67.4    67.0    67.8    66.7    67.0    67.3    67.2    67.1    67.1
               Employed.................................... 127,706 129,565 130,463 126,590 128,430 129,175 129,384 129,639 129,364
                   Employment-population ratio.............    63.7    63.9    64.3    63.2    63.5    63.8    63.8    63.9    63.7
                 Agriculture...............................   3,793   3,652   3,757   3,408   3,292   3,386   3,497   3,430   3,391
                 Nonagricultural industries................ 123,912 125,912 126,705 123,182 125,138 125,789 125,887 126,209 125,973
               Unemployed..................................   7,377   6,398   7,094   7,119   7,205   7,144   6,714   6,534   6,836
                   Unemployment rate.......................     5.5     4.7     5.2     5.3     5.3     5.2     4.9     4.8     5.0
             Not in labor force............................  65,376  66,870  65,443  66,750  66,754  66,194  66,577  66,659  66,800
                                                                                                                                   
                       Men, 16 years and over                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                   
           Civilian noninstitutional population............  96,140  97,559  97,649  96,140  97,320  97,387  97,474  97,559  97,649
             Civilian labor force..........................  73,165  73,191  74,312  72,110  72,987  73,268  73,232  73,200  73,242
                   Participation rate......................    76.1    75.0    76.1    75.0    75.0    75.2    75.1    75.0    75.0
               Employed....................................  69,298  69,968  70,619  68,251  69,232  69,478  69,627  69,929  69,567
                   Employment-population ratio.............    72.1    71.7    72.3    71.0    71.1    71.3    71.4    71.7    71.2
               Unemployed..................................   3,868   3,223   3,693   3,859   3,755   3,790   3,604   3,271   3,674
                   Unemployment rate.......................     5.3     4.4     5.0     5.4     5.1     5.2     4.9     4.5     5.0
                                                                                                                                   
                       Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                   
           Civilian noninstitutional population............  88,570  89,766  89,829  88,570  89,556  89,604  89,680  89,766  89,829
             Civilian labor force..........................  68,439  69,146  69,549  68,088  68,827  69,111  69,147  69,059  69,167
                   Participation rate......................    77.3    77.0    77.4    76.9    76.9    77.1    77.1    76.9    77.0
               Employed....................................  65,474  66,564  66,828  64,933  65,818  66,066  66,243  66,418  66,266
                   Employment-population ratio.............    73.9    74.2    74.4    73.3    73.5    73.7    73.9    74.0    73.8
                 Agriculture...............................   2,492   2,566   2,596   2,318   2,276   2,362   2,428   2,421   2,417
                 Nonagricultural industries................  62,983  63,997  64,232  62,615  63,542  63,703  63,815  63,997  63,849
               Unemployed..................................   2,964   2,582   2,721   3,155   3,009   3,045   2,904   2,640   2,901
                   Unemployment rate.......................     4.3     3.7     3.9     4.6     4.4     4.4     4.2     3.8     4.2
                                                                                                                                   
                      Women, 16 years and over                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                   
           Civilian noninstitutional population............ 104,319 105,274 105,351 104,319 105,068 105,127 105,200 105,274 105,351
             Civilian labor force..........................  61,917  62,772  63,245  61,599  62,647  63,051  62,866  62,973  62,958
                   Participation rate......................    59.4    59.6    60.0    59.0    59.6    60.0    59.8    59.8    59.8
               Employed....................................  58,408  59,597  59,843  58,339  59,197  59,697  59,756  59,710  59,796
                   Employment-population ratio.............    56.0    56.6    56.8    55.9    56.3    56.8    56.8    56.7    56.8
               Unemployed..................................   3,509   3,175   3,401   3,260   3,450   3,354   3,109   3,263   3,162
                   Unemployment rate.......................     5.7     5.1     5.4     5.3     5.5     5.3     4.9     5.2     5.0
                                                                                                                                   
                      Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                   
           Civilian noninstitutional population............  96,999  97,767  97,834  96,999  97,571  97,638  97,685  97,767  97,834
             Civilian labor force..........................  57,644  58,984  58,908  57,909  58,743  59,130  58,974  59,130  59,207
                   Participation rate......................    59.4    60.3    60.2    59.7    60.2    60.6    60.4    60.5    60.5
               Employed....................................  54,903  56,464  56,263  55,196  55,955  56,359  56,392  56,481  56,585
                   Employment-population ratio.............    56.6    57.8    57.5    56.9    57.3    57.7    57.7    57.8    57.8
                 Agriculture...............................     915     782     809     835     775     739     779     743     740
                 Nonagricultural industries................  53,989  55,682  55,454  54,361  55,179  55,620  55,613  55,738  55,845
               Unemployed..................................   2,741   2,520   2,645   2,713   2,788   2,771   2,581   2,650   2,621
                   Unemployment rate.......................     4.8     4.3     4.5     4.7     4.7     4.7     4.4     4.5     4.4
                                                                                                                                   
                     Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                   
           Civilian  noninstitutional population...........  14,890  15,300  15,336  14,890  15,261  15,271  15,309  15,300  15,336
             Civilian labor force..........................   9,000   7,832   9,100   7,712   8,065   8,078   7,977   7,984   7,826
                   Participation rate......................    60.4    51.2    59.3    51.8    52.8    52.9    52.1    52.2    51.0
               Employed....................................   7,328   6,537   7,372   6,461   6,657   6,750   6,748   6,740   6,512
                   Employment-population ratio.............    49.2    42.7    48.1    43.4    43.6    44.2    44.1    44.1    42.5
                 Agriculture...............................     387     304     353     255     240     285     290     266     234
                 Nonagricultural industries................   6,941   6,233   7,019   6,206   6,417   6,465   6,458   6,474   6,279
               Unemployed..................................   1,672   1,296   1,728   1,251   1,408   1,328   1,229   1,244   1,314
                   Unemployment rate.......................    18.6    16.5    19.0    16.2    17.5    16.4    15.4    15.6    16.8

           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 1997, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.






         
         
         HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
         
         Table A-2.  Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, age, and Hispanic origin

         (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                            Not seasonally adjusted              Seasonally adjusted(1)            
                                                                                                                                   
               Employment status, race, sex, age, and                                                                              
                          Hispanic origin                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                   
                                                              June    May     June    June    Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    May     June 
                                                              1996    1997    1997    1996    1997    1997    1997    1997    1997 
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                               WHITE                                                                                               
           Civilian noninstitutional population............ 168,222 169,782 169,897 168,222 169,492 169,569 169,675 169,782 169,897
             Civilian labor force.......................... 114,098 114,486 115,832 112,940 114,333 114,736 114,618 114,630 114,691
                 Participation rate........................    67.8    67.4    68.2    67.1    67.5    67.7    67.6    67.5    67.5
               Employed.................................... 108,771 110,004 110,839 107,733 109,197 109,630 109,831 110,052 109,821
                 Employment-population ratio...............    64.7    64.8    65.2    64.0    64.4    64.7    64.7    64.8    64.6
               Unemployed..................................   5,327   4,481   4,994   5,207   5,136   5,106   4,786   4,578   4,870
                 Unemployment rate.........................     4.7     3.9     4.3     4.6     4.5     4.5     4.2     4.0     4.2
                                                                                                                                   
                       Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
             Civilian labor force..........................  58,698  59,137  59,447  58,366  58,968  59,161  59,196  59,008  59,088
                 Participation rate........................    77.8    77.6    77.9    77.4    77.5    77.7    77.7    77.4    77.5
               Employed....................................  56,496  57,284  57,494  55,992  56,692  56,923  57,057  57,112  56,981
                 Employment-population ratio...............    74.9    75.2    75.4    74.3    74.5    74.8    74.9    74.9    74.7
               Unemployed..................................   2,203   1,853   1,953   2,374   2,275   2,238   2,139   1,895   2,107
                 Unemployment rate.........................     3.8     3.1     3.3     4.1     3.9     3.8     3.6     3.2     3.6
                                                                                                                                   
                      Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
             Civilian labor force..........................  47,781  48,705  48,666  47,992  48,619  48,832  48,662  48,874  48,924
                 Participation rate........................    59.0    59.8    59.7    59.2    59.8    60.0    59.8    60.0    60.1
               Employed....................................  45,832  47,000  46,846  46,075  46,747  46,915  46,902  47,047  47,128
                 Employment-population ratio...............    56.6    57.7    57.5    56.9    57.5    57.7    57.6    57.8    57.9
               Unemployed..................................   1,949   1,705   1,820   1,917   1,872   1,917   1,759   1,827   1,795
                 Unemployment rate.........................     4.1     3.5     3.7     4.0     3.9     3.9     3.6     3.7     3.7
                                                                                                                                   
                     Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
             Civilian labor force..........................   7,618   6,644   7,719   6,582   6,746   6,742   6,760   6,748   6,679
                 Participation rate........................    64.5    54.7    63.4    55.7    55.6    55.6    55.7    55.5    54.9
               Employed....................................   6,443   5,721   6,499   5,666   5,758   5,792   5,872   5,893   5,711
                 Employment-population ratio...............    54.5    47.1    53.4    48.0    47.5    47.7    48.4    48.5    46.9
               Unemployed..................................   1,175     923   1,220     916     988     951     888     855     968
                 Unemployment rate.........................    15.4    13.9    15.8    13.9    14.6    14.1    13.1    12.7    14.5
                   Men.....................................    15.9    13.3    16.9    14.9    14.6    15.0    14.3    12.7    16.3
                   Women...................................    14.9    14.5    14.6    12.8    14.7    13.1    11.9    12.7    12.6
                                                                                                                                   
                               BLACK                                                                                               
           Civilian noninstitutional population............  23,579  23,950  23,978  23,579  23,872  23,895  23,923  23,950  23,978
             Civilian labor force..........................  15,228  15,370  15,605  15,010  15,408  15,439  15,365  15,434  15,398
                 Participation rate........................    64.6    64.2    65.1    63.7    64.5    64.6    64.2    64.4    64.2
               Employed....................................  13,542  13,825  13,854  13,478  13,672  13,784  13,863  13,837  13,793
                 Employment-population ratio...............    57.4    57.7    57.8    57.2    57.3    57.7    57.9    57.8    57.5
               Unemployed..................................   1,686   1,545   1,751   1,532   1,736   1,655   1,503   1,597   1,605
                 Unemployment rate.........................    11.1    10.0    11.2    10.2    11.3    10.7     9.8    10.3    10.4
                                                                                                                                   
                       Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
             Civilian labor force..........................   6,778   6,849   6,943   6,757   6,765   6,803   6,805   6,831   6,926
                 Participation rate........................    72.0    71.7    72.6    71.8    71.0    71.6    71.4    71.5    72.4
               Employed....................................   6,165   6,287   6,327   6,133   6,159   6,173   6,234   6,255   6,296
                 Employment-population ratio...............    65.5    65.8    66.1    65.2    64.7    65.0    65.4    65.5    65.8
               Unemployed..................................     613     563     616     624     605     629     571     575     630
                 Unemployment rate.........................     9.0     8.2     8.9     9.2     9.0     9.3     8.4     8.4     9.1
                                                                                                                                   
                      Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
             Civilian labor force..........................   7,366   7,641   7,597   7,377   7,636   7,641   7,641   7,693   7,615
                 Participation rate........................    62.3    63.7    63.4    62.4    63.9    63.9    63.8    64.1    63.5
               Employed....................................   6,730   6,967   6,900   6,746   6,851   6,934   6,997   6,974   6,921
                 Employment-population ratio...............    56.9    58.1    57.6    57.1    57.3    57.9    58.4    58.1    57.7
               Unemployed..................................     636     675     697     631     785     706     644     719     694
                 Unemployment rate.........................     8.6     8.8     9.2     8.6    10.3     9.2     8.4     9.4     9.1
                                                                                                                                   
                     Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
             Civilian labor force..........................   1,084     879   1,065     876   1,007     996     920     910     857
                 Participation rate........................    46.2    36.6    44.0    37.3    42.0    41.1    38.1    37.9    35.4
               Employed....................................     648     572     627     599     662     676     632     608     577
                 Employment-population ratio...............    27.6    23.8    25.9    25.5    27.6    27.9    26.2    25.3    23.8
               Unemployed..................................     436     307     439     277     346     319     287     302     281
                 Unemployment rate.........................    40.3    34.9    41.2    31.6    34.3    32.1    31.2    33.2    32.7
                   Men.....................................    42.8    35.9    46.2    36.6    37.4    41.4    37.3    32.6    41.1
                   Women...................................    37.7    34.0    36.0    26.9    31.3    23.7    25.3    33.8    24.5
                          HISPANIC ORIGIN                                                                                          
           Civilian noninstitutional population............  19,184  20,236  20,293  19,184  20,067  20,119  20,180  20,236  20,293
             Civilian labor force..........................  12,660  13,630  13,839  12,624  13,640  13,662  13,572  13,746  13,807
                 Participation rate........................    66.0    67.4    68.2    65.8    68.0    67.9    67.3    67.9    68.0
               Employed....................................  11,575  12,666  12,820  11,510  12,538  12,493  12,470  12,730  12,756
                 Employment-population ratio...............    60.3    62.6    63.2    60.0    62.5    62.1    61.8    62.9    62.9
               Unemployed..................................   1,084     964   1,019   1,114   1,102   1,169   1,102   1,016   1,051
                 Unemployment rate.........................     8.6     7.1     7.4     8.8     8.1     8.6     8.1     7.4     7.6

           1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted
         and seasonally adjusted columns.
             NOTE: Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin groups will not sum to totals because data for the "other races"
         group are not presented and Hispanics are included in both the white and black population groups.  Beginning in January
         1997, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.






         
         
         HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
         
         
         
         
         Table A-3. Selected employment indicators

         (In thousands)
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                            Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                                   
                              Category                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                              June    May     June    June    Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    May     June 
                                                              1996    1997    1997    1996    1997    1997    1997    1997    1997 
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                           CHARACTERISTIC                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                   
           Total employed, 16 years and over............... 127,706 129,565 130,463 126,590 128,430 129,175 129,384 129,639 129,364
             Married men, spouse present...................  42,629  42,484  42,533  42,520  42,513  42,509  42,329  42,273  42,448
             Married women, spouse present.................  32,192  32,575  32,259  32,456  32,578  32,699  32,473  32,445  32,519
             Women who maintain families...................   7,345   7,913   7,831   7,364   7,556   7,720   7,838   7,858   7,847
                                                                                                                                   
                             OCCUPATION                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                   
             Managerial and professional specialty.........  36,440  37,391  37,271  36,667  37,525  37,723  37,599  37,318  37,493
             Technical, sales, and administrative support..  37,720  38,132  38,218  37,636  38,073  38,158  38,150  38,362  38,142
             Service occupations...........................  17,490  17,407  17,708  17,191  17,170  17,292  17,267  17,390  17,412
             Precision production, craft, and repair.......  13,748  14,265  14,551  13,559  14,140  14,200  14,301  14,380  14,364
             Operators, fabricators, and laborers..........  18,338  18,514  18,765  18,159  18,144  18,234  18,415  18,647  18,597
             Farming, forestry, and fishing................   3,968   3,856   3,950   3,502   3,388   3,507   3,605   3,680   3,499
                                                                                                                                   
                          CLASS OF WORKER                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                   
             Agriculture:                                                                                                          
               Wage and salary workers.....................   2,169   2,117   2,222   1,883   1,932   1,905   1,989   1,941   1,929
               Self-employed workers.......................   1,578   1,483   1,485   1,490   1,353   1,414   1,424   1,444   1,404
               Unpaid family workers.......................      46      53      50      36      15      59      70      50      40
             Nonagricultural industries:                                                                                           
               Wage and salary workers..................... 114,693 116,611 117,386 114,000 115,987 116,533 116,608 116,969 116,653
                 Government................................  18,017  18,128  17,846  18,280  18,144  17,994  18,036  17,807  18,099
                 Private industries........................  96,676  98,483  99,541  95,720  97,843  98,539  98,572  99,162  98,554
                   Private households......................     863     910     900     829     882     869     922     967     870
                   Other industries........................  95,813  97,573  98,641  94,891  96,962  97,671  97,650  98,195  97,684
               Self-employed workers.......................   9,083   9,151   9,180   9,027   9,124   9,292   9,159   9,106   9,126
               Unpaid family workers.......................     137     150     139     127     136     108     130     148     128
                                                                                                                                   
                     PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                   
             All industries:                                                                                                       
               Part time for economic reasons..............   4,577   3,891   4,258   4,325   4,262   4,153   4,402   4,019   4,025
                 Slack work or business conditions.........   2,299   2,192   2,275   2,391   2,378   2,344   2,491   2,300   2,375
                 Could only find part-time work............   1,854   1,395   1,580   1,584   1,550   1,518   1,629   1,391   1,347
               Part time for noneconomic reasons...........  16,408  18,592  16,728  17,960  18,070  18,120  18,176  18,336  18,322
                                                                                                                                   
             Nonagricultural industries:                                                                                           
               Part time for economic reasons..............   4,428   3,707   4,024   4,161   4,098   3,937   4,235   3,806   3,782
                 Slack work or business conditions.........   2,208   2,079   2,140   2,282   2,277   2,210   2,374   2,159   2,220
                 Could only find part-time work............   1,815   1,354   1,516   1,558   1,523   1,475   1,603   1,347   1,298
               Part time for noneconomic reasons...........  15,825  17,993  16,162  17,298  17,452  17,565  17,661  17,780  17,663

             NOTE: Persons at work excludes employed persons who were absent from their jobs during the entire reference week for
         reasons such as vacation, illness, or industrial dispute.  Part time for noneconomic reasons excludes persons who usually
         work full time but worked only 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for reasons such as holidays, illness, and bad
         weather.  Beginning in January 1997, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.






         
         
         HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
         
         Table A-4. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                   Number of                                                       
                                                               unemployed persons                Unemployment rates(1)             
                                                                 (in thousands)                                                    
                              Category                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                   
                                                              June    May     June    June    Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    May     June 
                                                              1996    1997    1997    1996    1997    1997    1997    1997    1997 
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                           CHARACTERISTIC                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                   
            Total, 16 years and over.......................   7,119   6,534   6,836    5.3     5.3     5.2     4.9     4.8     5.0 
              Men, 20 years and over.......................   3,155   2,640   2,901    4.6     4.4     4.4     4.2     3.8     4.2 
              Women, 20 years and over.....................   2,713   2,650   2,621    4.7     4.7     4.7     4.4     4.5     4.4 
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years...................   1,251   1,244   1,314   16.2    17.5    16.4    15.4    15.6    16.8 
                                                                                                                                   
              Married men, spouse present..................   1,304   1,143   1,159    3.0     2.8     2.8     2.7     2.6     2.7 
              Married women, spouse present................   1,204   1,076   1,071    3.6     3.4     3.2     3.1     3.2     3.2 
              Women who maintain families..................     619     650     686    7.8     9.0     9.1     7.5     7.6     8.0 
                                                                                                                                   
              Full-time workers............................   5,688   5,274   5,515    5.2     5.1     5.1     4.8     4.7     4.9 
              Part-time workers............................   1,384   1,283   1,271    5.6     6.0     5.7     5.7     5.2     5.3 
                                                                                                                                   
                           OCCUPATION(2)                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                   
              Managerial and professional specialty........     906     798     748    2.4     2.1     2.0     2.0     2.1     2.0 
              Technical, sales, and administrative support.   1,647   1,526   1,702    4.2     4.3     4.3     4.2     3.8     4.3 
              Precision production, craft, and repair......     757     688     715    5.3     4.7     4.9     4.8     4.6     4.7 
              Operators, fabricators, and laborers.........   1,572   1,421   1,477    8.0     8.1     8.1     7.3     7.1     7.4 
              Farming, forestry, and fishing...............     285     243     308    7.5     7.5     7.4     6.6     6.2     8.1 
                                                                                                                                   
                              INDUSTRY                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                   
              Nonagricultural private wage and salary                                                                              
              workers......................................   5,527   5,199   5,208    5.5     5.3     5.2     5.0     5.0     5.0 
                Goods-producing industries.................   1,691   1,526   1,493    6.0     5.6     5.5     5.4     5.2     5.2 
                  Mining...................................      28      19      15    4.9     4.2     4.0     2.0     3.0     2.3 
                  Construction.............................     628     600     591    9.6     9.0     9.6     8.7     8.4     8.5 
                  Manufacturing............................   1,035     908     887    4.9     4.5     4.3     4.4     4.2     4.1 
                    Durable goods..........................     562     446     439    4.5     4.0     3.6     3.6     3.5     3.5 
                    Nondurable goods.......................     473     462     448    5.5     5.3     5.2     5.8     5.3     5.0 
                Service-producing industries...............   3,836   3,672   3,714    5.2     5.2     5.1     4.9     4.9     5.0 
                  Transportation and public utilities......     309     273     218    4.4     4.3     4.1     2.8     3.6     2.9 
                  Wholesale and retail trade...............   1,684   1,631   1,737    6.4     6.5     6.3     6.2     6.1     6.5 
                  Finance, insurance, and real estate......     193     240     186    2.6     3.0     3.2     3.4     3.2     2.5 
                  Services.................................   1,650   1,528   1,573    5.1     5.0     4.8     4.6     4.6     4.8 
              Government workers...........................     533     436     533    2.8     2.9     2.8     2.4     2.4     2.9 
              Agricultural wage and salary workers.........     200     149     229    9.6     8.8     9.5     9.6     7.1    10.6 

           1 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.
           2 Seasonally adjusted unemployment data for service occupations are not available because the seasonal component, which
         is small relative to the trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision.
            NOTE: Beginning in January 1997, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.






         
         
         HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
         
         Table A-5. Duration of unemployment

         (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                            Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                                   
                              Duration                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                   
                                                              June    May     June    June    Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    May     June 
                                                              1996    1997    1997    1996    1997    1997    1997    1997    1997 
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                        NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                   
            Less than 5 weeks..............................   3,218   2,535   3,210   2,544   2,591   2,650   2,354   2,523   2,538
            5 to 14 weeks..................................   1,892   1,691   1,895   2,201   2,382   2,380   2,156   2,022   2,211
            15 weeks and over..............................   2,267   2,172   1,989   2,353   2,163   2,064   2,092   2,071   2,063
               15 to 26 weeks..............................     965   1,144     973   1,051   1,025   1,001   1,058   1,078   1,045
               27 weeks and over...........................   1,302   1,028   1,016   1,302   1,138   1,063   1,034     993   1,018
                                                                                                                                   
            Average (mean) duration, in weeks..............    16.2    15.7    14.2    17.2    16.0    15.3    15.2    15.1    15.1
            Median duration, in weeks......................     6.1     7.8     5.8     8.1     8.4     7.9     8.3     7.7     7.7
                                                                                                                                   
                        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............................    43.6    39.6    45.3    35.8    36.3    37.4    35.7    38.1    37.3
              5 to 14 weeks................................    25.6    26.4    26.7    31.0    33.4    33.6    32.7    30.6    32.5
              15 weeks and over............................    30.7    33.9    28.0    33.2    30.3    29.1    31.7    31.3    30.3
                15 to 26 weeks.............................    13.1    17.9    13.7    14.8    14.4    14.1    16.0    16.3    15.3
                27 weeks and over..........................    17.6    16.1    14.3    18.3    15.9    15.0    15.7    15.0    14.9

            NOTE: Beginning in January 1997, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.






          
          
          HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                             HOUSEHOLD DATA
          
          Table A-6. Reason for unemployment

          (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                        Not seasonally               Seasonally adjusted           
                                                                           adjusted                                                
                                    Reason                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                      June    May   June   June   Feb.   Mar.   Apr.    May   June 
                                                                      1996   1997   1997   1996   1997   1997   1997   1997   1997 
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                             NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                   
            Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs.....  3,116  2,696  2,878  3,399  3,163  3,187  2,979  2,902  3,145
              On temporary layoff...................................    853    704    788  1,000    944  1,021    976    871    925
              Not on temporary layoff...............................  2,262  1,992  2,090  2,399  2,218  2,167  2,003  2,031  2,220
                Permanent job losers................................  1,670  1,391  1,448   (1)    (1)    (1)    (1)    (1)    (1) 
                Persons who completed temporary jobs................    593    602    642   (1)    (1)    (1)    (1)    (1)    (1) 
            Job leavers.............................................    660    721    774    702    787    784    754    801    829
            Reentrants..............................................  2,719  2,412  2,628  2,437  2,648  2,535  2,420  2,306  2,359
            New entrants............................................    882    569    814    545    647    647    577    574    481
                                                                                                                                   
                             PERCENT DISTRIBUTION                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                   
            Total unemployed........................................                                                               
             Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs....   42.2   42.1   40.6   48.0   43.7   44.6   44.3   44.1   46.2
               On temporary layoff..................................   11.6   11.0   11.1   14.1   13.0   14.3   14.5   13.2   13.6
               Not on temporary layoff..............................   30.7   31.1   29.5   33.9   30.6   30.3   29.8   30.9   32.6
             Job leavers............................................    9.0   11.3   10.9    9.9   10.9   11.0   11.2   12.2   12.2
             Reentrants.............................................   36.9   37.7   37.0   34.4   36.6   35.4   36.0   35.0   34.6
             New entrants...........................................   12.0    8.9   11.5    7.7    8.9    9.0    8.6    8.7    7.1
                                                                                                                                   
                        UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE                                                                             
                               CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE                                                                                
                                                                                                                                   
             Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs....    2.3    2.0    2.1    2.5    2.3    2.3    2.2    2.1    2.3
             Job leavers............................................     .5     .5     .6     .5     .6     .6     .6     .6     .6
             Reentrants.............................................    2.0    1.8    1.9    1.8    2.0    1.9    1.8    1.7    1.7
             New entrants...........................................     .7     .4     .6     .4     .5     .5     .4     .4     .4

            1 Not available.
             NOTE: Beginning in January 1997, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.






          
          
          HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                            HOUSEHOLD DATA
          
          Table A-7. Range of alternative measures of labor underutilization

          (Percent)
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                               Not seasonally          Seasonally adjusted        
                                                                                  adjusted                                        
                                       Measure                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                              June  May   June  June  Feb.  Mar.  Apr.  May   June
                                                                              1996  1997  1997  1996  1997  1997  1997  1997  1997
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
          U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer,                                                                              
             as a percent of the civilian labor force.......................   1.7   1.6   1.4   1.8   1.6   1.5   1.5   1.5   1.5
                                                                                                                                  
          U-2 Job losers and persons who completed                                                                                
             temporary jobs, as a percent of the civilian                                                                         
             labor force....................................................   2.3   2.0   2.1   2.5   2.3   2.3   2.2   2.1   2.3
                                                                                                                                  
          U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the                                                                               
             civilian labor force (official unemployment rate)..............   5.5   4.7   5.2   5.3   5.3   5.2   4.9   4.8   5.0
                                                                                                                                  
          U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged                                                                                   
             workers, as a percent of the civilian labor force                                                                    
             plus discouraged workers.......................................   5.7   4.9   5.4  (1)   (1)   (1)   (1)   (1)   (1) 
                                                                                                                                  
          U-5 Total unemployed, plus discouraged workers, plus all other                                                          
             marginally attached workers, as a percent of the civilian                                                            
             labor force plus all marginally attached workers...............   6.6   5.7   6.1  (1)   (1)   (1)   (1)   (1)   (1) 
                                                                                                                                  
          U-6 Total unemployed, plus all marginally attached workers, plus                                                        
             total employed part time for economic reasons, as a percent of                                                       
             the civilian labor force plus all marginally attached workers..  10.0   8.5   9.2  (1)   (1)   (1)   (1)   (1)   (1) 

            1 Not available.
              NOTE: This range of alternative measures of labor underutilization replaces the U1-U7 range published in table A-7
          of this release prior to 1994.  Marginally attached workers are persons who currently are neither working nor looking
          for work but indicate that they want and are available for a job and have looked for work sometime in the recent past. 
          Discouraged workers, a subset of the marginally attached, have given a job-market related reason for not currently
          looking for a job.  Persons employed part time for economic reasons are those who want and are available for full-time
          work but have had to settle for a part-time schedule.  For further information, see "BLS introduces new range of
          alternative unemployment measures,"  in the October 1995 issue of the Monthly Labor Review.  Beginning in January 1997,
          data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.






         
         
         HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
         
         Table A-8. Unemployed persons by sex and age, seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                   Number of                                                       
                                                               unemployed persons                Unemployment rates(1)             
                                                                 (in thousands)                                                    
                            Age and sex                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                              June    May     June    June    Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    May     June 
                                                              1996    1997    1997    1996    1997    1997    1997    1997    1997 
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
         Total, 16 years and over..........................   7,119   6,534   6,836    5.3     5.3     5.2     4.9     4.8     5.0 
           16 to 24 years..................................   2,481   2,357   2,442   11.8    12.0    11.8    11.4    10.9    11.5 
             16 to 19 years................................   1,251   1,244   1,314   16.2    17.5    16.4    15.4    15.6    16.8 
               16 to 17 years..............................     622     585     548   18.9    19.7    19.4    18.5    18.4    17.3 
               18 to 19 years..............................     626     657     762   14.1    15.2    14.6    13.3    13.7    16.3 
             20 to 24 years................................   1,230   1,114   1,128    9.2     8.7     9.0     9.0     8.2     8.4 
           25 years and over...............................   4,625   4,209   4,382    4.1     4.1     4.0     3.7     3.7     3.8 
             25 to 54 years................................   4,047   3,733   3,857    4.2     4.2     4.1     3.8     3.8     3.9 
             55 years and over.............................     558     481     515    3.5     3.0     3.3     3.0     2.9     3.1 
                                                                                                                                   
           Men, 16 years and over..........................   3,859   3,271   3,674    5.4     5.1     5.2     4.9     4.5     5.0 
             16 to 24 years................................   1,387   1,175   1,359   12.5    12.0    12.2    11.8    10.3    12.1 
               16 to 19 years..............................     704     630     774   17.5    17.9    17.9    17.2    15.2    19.0 
                 16 to 17 years............................     344     290     330   20.5    19.6    21.4    20.5    17.8    19.9 
                 18 to 19 years............................     357     339     440   15.0    15.4    15.7    15.2    13.5    18.2 
               20 to 24 years..............................     683     544     585    9.6     8.6     8.9     8.7     7.5     8.2 
             25 years and over.............................   2,466   2,113   2,311    4.0     3.9     3.9     3.7     3.4     3.7 
               25 to 54 years..............................   2,144   1,846   2,018    4.1     4.0     3.9     3.8     3.5     3.8 
               55 years and over...........................     311     263     287    3.5     3.3     3.5     3.0     2.8     3.1 
                                                                                                                                   
           Women, 16 years and over........................   3,260   3,263   3,162    5.3     5.5     5.3     4.9     5.2     5.0 
             16 to 24 years................................   1,094   1,183   1,083   11.0    11.9    11.3    10.9    11.6    10.8 
               16 to 19 years..............................     547     614     540   14.8    16.9    14.9    13.6    16.0    14.4 
                 16 to 17 years............................     278     295     217   17.3    19.7    17.1    16.5    19.0    14.4 
                 18 to 19 years............................     269     318     322   13.0    15.0    13.3    11.3    13.8    14.3 
               20 to 24 years..............................     547     569     542    8.8     8.8     9.1     9.3     8.9     8.6 
             25 years and over.............................   2,159   2,096   2,071    4.2     4.2     4.2     3.8     4.0     3.9 
               25 to 54 years..............................   1,903   1,887   1,839    4.3     4.5     4.3     3.9     4.2     4.0 
               55 years and over...........................     247     218     228    3.5     2.6     3.1     3.0     3.0     3.2 

           1 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.
            NOTE: Beginning in January 1997, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.






          
          
          HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                            HOUSEHOLD DATA
          
          Table A-9. Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted

          (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                   Total              Men              Women      
                                                                                                                                  
                                       Category                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                               June     June     June     June     June     June  
                                                                               1996     1997     1996     1997     1996     1997  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE                                                                            
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
            Total not in the labor force....................................  65,376   65,443   22,974   23,337   42,402   42,106 
              Persons who currently want a job..............................   6,043    5,325    2,400    2,255    3,644    3,070 
                 Searched for work and available to work now(1).............   1,684    1,428      718      683      967      744 
                    Reason not currently looking:                                                                                 
                      Discouragement over job prospects(2)..................     414      353      229      200      185      152 
                         Reasons other than discouragement(3)...............   1,270    1,075      489      483      781      592 
                                                                                                                                  
                                 MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS                                                                              
                                                                                                                                  
            Total multiple jobholders(4)....................................   7,692    8,214    4,206    4,513    3,486    3,700 
                Percent of total employed...................................     6.0      6.3      6.1      6.4      6.0      6.2 
                                                                                                                                  
                Primary job full time, secondary job part time..............   4,345    4,573    2,547    2,795    1,798    1,779 
                Primary and secondary jobs both part time...................   1,562    1,687      511      530    1,051    1,157 
                Primary and secondary jobs both full time...................     237      299      167      228       71       71 
                Hours vary on primary or secondary job......................   1,494    1,625      960      949      533      676 

            1 Data refer to persons who have searched for work during the prior 12 months and were available to take a job during
          the reference week.
            2 Includes thinks no work available, could not find work, lacks schooling or training, employer thinks too young or
          old, and other types of discrimination.
            3 Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for such reasons as child-care and
          transportation problems, as well as a small number for which reason for nonparticipation was not determined.
            4 Includes persons who work part time on their primary job and full time on their secondary job(s), not shown
          separately.
             NOTE: Beginning in January 1997, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.
     ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                    ESTABLISHMENT DATA
     
     
     Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry

     (In thousands)
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                  Not seasonally adjusted                   Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                             
                     Industry                                                                                                
                                                June    Apr.    May     June    June    Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    May     June 
                                                1996    1997   1997p   1997p    1996    1997    1997    1997   1997p   1997p 
                                                                                                                             
               Total......................... 120,537 121,436 122,482 123,109 119,516 121,162 121,344 121,671 121,837 122,054
                                                                                                                             
            Total private.................... 101,038 101,483 102,476 103,417 100,079 101,615 101,799 102,092 102,272 102,423
                                                                                                                             
     Goods-producing.........................  24,756  24,413  24,721  25,017  24,453  24,653  24,670  24,667  24,701  24,713
                                                                                                                             
       Mining................................     582     567     574     582     577     574     572     573     576     576
         Metal mining........................    55.4    53.6    54.2    55.6      54      54      54      54      54      54
         Coal mining.........................    97.2    92.6    92.6    92.6      97      93      93      93      93      92
         Oil and gas extraction..............   320.0   313.8   317.6   321.9     320     319     317     319     322     322
         Nonmetallic minerals, except fuels..   109.8   106.7   109.8   111.8     106     108     108     107     107     108
                                                                                                                             
       Construction..........................   5,616   5,437   5,668   5,830   5,408   5,604   5,609   5,599   5,625   5,623
         General building contractors........ 1,296.9 1,260.1 1,294.4 1,336.1   1,260   1,298   1,298   1,297   1,299   1,299
         Heavy construction, except building.   828.9   746.7   805.7   818.3     775     791     777     767     777     765
         Special trade contractors........... 3,490.1 3,430.1 3,568.1 3,676.0   3,373   3,515   3,534   3,535   3,549   3,559
                                                                                                                             
       Manufacturing.........................  18,558  18,409  18,479  18,605  18,468  18,475  18,489  18,495  18,500  18,514
           Production workers................  12,825  12,712  12,775  12,872  12,751  12,762  12,771  12,774  12,797  12,798
                                                                                                                             
        Durable goods........................  10,839  10,836  10,880  10,946  10,778  10,836  10,848  10,856  10,866  10,883
           Production workers................   7,433   7,434   7,475   7,526   7,376   7,427   7,437   7,440   7,461   7,468
         Lumber and wood products............   790.6   786.3   796.6   808.7     781     793     797     799     801     798
         Furniture and fixtures..............   504.9   506.1   508.1   510.9     503     507     507     506     508     509
         Stone, clay, and glass products.....   552.1   538.8   546.2   550.9     540     543     542     541     540     539
         Primary metal industries............   714.6   708.5   706.9   710.2     713     708     709     710     707     708
           Blast furnaces and basic steel                                                                                    
              products.......................   242.3   234.8   234.6   236.7   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
         Fabricated metal products........... 1,453.6 1,463.8 1,468.3 1,476.8   1,445   1,462   1,463   1,468   1,469   1,468
         Industrial machinery and equipment.. 2,124.4 2,145.7 2,148.2 2,157.6   2,113   2,132   2,136   2,142   2,143   2,146
           Computer and office equipment.....   365.9   373.4   375.7   377.6     364     370     372     375     376     375
         Electronic and other electrical                                                                                     
            equipment........................ 1,656.9 1,638.3 1,641.0 1,652.7   1,653   1,645   1,645   1,643   1,644   1,649
           Electronic components and                                                                                         
              accessories....................   613.1   617.0   620.4   626.9     611     612     614     618     622     625
         Transportation equipment............ 1,794.9 1,809.5 1,823.0 1,830.7   1,787   1,804   1,810   1,804   1,813   1,823
           Motor vehicles and equipment......   981.6   960.3   971.5   972.4     974     964     969     957     964     965
           Aircraft and parts................   451.3   495.1   497.4   503.3     452     487     491     495     498     504
         Instruments and related products....   857.8   853.4   854.8   860.6     856     854     853     855     854     858
         Miscellaneous manufacturing.........   388.7   385.8   386.5   387.0     387     388     386     388     387     385
                                                                                                                             
        Nondurable goods.....................   7,719   7,573   7,599   7,659   7,690   7,639   7,641   7,639   7,634   7,631
           Production workers................   5,392   5,278   5,300   5,346   5,375   5,335   5,334   5,334   5,336   5,330
         Food and kindred products........... 1,686.3 1,648.4 1,660.9 1,690.4   1,689   1,694   1,698   1,699   1,693   1,693
         Tobacco products....................    38.2    38.5    37.6    37.9      41      42      42      41      41      41
         Textile mill products...............   628.9   608.9   610.1   612.1     625     612     612     609     608     608
         Apparel and other textile products..   873.8   820.7   822.9   823.2     866     831     827     822     819     816
         Paper and allied products...........   685.9   672.9   674.9   681.1     680     678     677     677     677     676
         Printing and publishing............. 1,537.7 1,538.7 1,541.9 1,550.6   1,538   1,534   1,535   1,541   1,545   1,551
         Chemicals and allied products....... 1,038.2 1,026.0 1,026.9 1,033.4   1,032   1,028   1,028   1,029   1,030   1,027
         Petroleum and coal products.........   144.9   138.1   139.7   140.9     142     139     140     140     139     138
         Rubber and misc. plastics products..   988.1   987.4   990.4   996.9     980     987     988     988     989     989
         Leather and leather products........    97.4    92.9    93.2    92.7      97      94      94      93      93      92
                                                                                                                             
     Service-producing.......................  95,781  97,023  97,761  98,092  95,063  96,509  96,674  97,004  97,136  97,341
                                                                                                                             
       Transportation and public utilities...   6,299   6,384   6,429   6,462   6,270   6,376   6,405   6,421   6,426   6,431
         Transportation......................   4,065   4,151   4,190   4,214   4,047   4,142   4,164   4,179   4,183   4,194
           Railroad transportation...........   231.4   225.0   228.0   226.7     231     227     226     225     226     226
           Local and interurban passenger                                                                                    
              transit........................   440.2   471.0   474.2   460.6     439     453     455     460     457     459
           Trucking and warehousing.......... 1,661.7 1,651.7 1,677.0 1,703.7   1,651   1,664   1,671   1,676   1,686   1,691
           Water transportation..............   179.3   175.7   179.4   181.0     173     175     175     177     174     175
           Transportation by air............. 1,120.1 1,179.5 1,183.1 1,189.6   1,122   1,178   1,191   1,192   1,192   1,192
           Pipelines, except natural gas.....    14.8    14.2    14.2    14.5      15      14      14      14      14      14
           Transportation services...........   417.8   434.2   434.5   438.0     416     431     432     435     434     437
         Communications and public utilities.   2,234   2,233   2,239   2,248   2,223   2,234   2,241   2,242   2,243   2,237
           Communications.................... 1,341.5 1,363.3 1,367.0 1,371.8   1,338   1,358   1,364   1,369   1,371   1,368
           Electric, gas, and sanitary                                                                                       
              services.......................   892.2   869.8   871.7   876.6     885     876     877     873     872     869
                                                                                                                             
       Wholesale trade.......................   6,514   6,601   6,641   6,677   6,469   6,593   6,611   6,622   6,630   6,631
         Durable goods.......................   3,823   3,895   3,915   3,938   3,798   3,879   3,889   3,900   3,909   3,912
         Nondurable goods....................   2,691   2,706   2,726   2,739   2,671   2,714   2,722   2,722   2,721   2,719
       Retail trade..........................  21,803  21,750  22,060  22,286  21,600  21,922  21,945  22,029  22,020  22,078
         Building materials and garden                                                                                       
            supplies.........................   932.7   936.9   966.5   970.9     890     918     922     931     931     926
         General merchandise stores.......... 2,666.8 2,682.2 2,702.9 2,737.0   2,726   2,752   2,783   2,799   2,788   2,795
           Department stores................. 2,338.4 2,355.5 2,371.3 2,401.2   2,390   2,416   2,452   2,446   2,454   2,452
         Food stores......................... 3,450.6 3,438.9 3,471.0 3,512.2   3,427   3,477   3,478   3,480   3,479   3,489
         Automotive dealers and service                                                                                      
            stations......................... 2,293.1 2,309.0 2,320.7 2,336.8   2,270   2,311   2,315   2,319   2,314   2,313
           New and used car dealers.......... 1,035.9 1,053.5 1,053.9 1,059.0   1,033   1,053   1,055   1,055   1,053   1,056
         Apparel and accessory stores........ 1,089.8 1,075.3 1,076.7 1,090.2   1,099   1,103   1,104   1,105   1,099   1,099
         Furniture and home furnishings                                                                                      
            stores...........................   973.5 1,015.3 1,020.2 1,023.6     983   1,022   1,025   1,026   1,032   1,033
         Eating and drinking places.......... 7,733.0 7,550.3 7,727.0 7,838.5   7,499   7,556   7,525   7,571   7,573   7,601
         Miscellaneous retail establishments. 2,663.0 2,741.8 2,774.8 2,776.6   2,706   2,783   2,793   2,798   2,804   2,822
                                                                                                                             
       Finance, insurance, and real estate...   6,959   6,985   7,029   7,108   6,897   6,980   6,992   7,019   7,031   7,043
         Finance.............................   3,315   3,370   3,387   3,420   3,298   3,355   3,366   3,381   3,391   3,402
           Depository institutions........... 2,034.1 2,032.2 2,041.8 2,063.6   2,022   2,034   2,037   2,041   2,046   2,051
             Commercial banks................ 1,473.8 1,477.5 1,486.5 1,504.3   1,464   1,479   1,482   1,486   1,491   1,494
             Savings institutions............   265.6   253.2   252.9   254.7     264     255     254     253     253     253
           Nondepository institutions........   518.4   539.0   542.6   547.2     516     530     534     539     542     545
             Mortgage bankers and brokers....   233.5   243.3   244.3   246.1     231     241     242     243     243     243
           Security and commodity brokers....   553.3   580.1   583.0   587.8     551     576     579     583     585     585
           Holding and other investment                                                                                      
              offices........................   209.6   218.5   219.4   221.3     209     215     216     218     218     221
         Insurance...........................   2,225   2,217   2,220   2,232   2,219   2,219   2,217   2,221   2,222   2,225
           Insurance carriers................ 1,515.9 1,499.3 1,502.4 1,511.2   1,512   1,503   1,500   1,502   1,504   1,507
           Insurance agents, brokers, and                                                                                    
              service........................   709.2   717.7   717.8   720.8     707     716     717     719     718     718
         Real estate.........................   1,419   1,398   1,422   1,456   1,380   1,406   1,409   1,417   1,418   1,416
                                                                                                                             
       Services2.............................  34,707  35,350  35,596  35,867  34,390  35,091  35,176  35,334  35,464  35,527
         Agricultural services...............   697.4   668.9   721.6   746.4     625     649     648     664     667     669
         Hotels and other lodging places..... 1,833.6 1,707.5 1,786.1 1,870.5   1,731   1,746   1,746   1,756   1,768   1,765
         Personal services................... 1,157.7 1,253.4 1,188.6 1,177.3   1,184   1,197   1,196   1,193   1,202   1,203
         Business services................... 7,264.0 7,489.6 7,557.8 7,645.7   7,252   7,521   7,577   7,594   7,607   7,635
           Services to buildings.............   906.8   899.3   906.5   910.4     898     897     896     902     903     902
           Personnel supply services......... 2,657.2 2,670.7 2,704.4 2,743.9   2,663   2,758   2,787   2,752   2,745   2,750
             Help supply services............ 2,353.4 2,338.6 2,370.2 2,403.0   2,359   2,432   2,457   2,419   2,410   2,408
           Computer and data processing                                                                                      
              services....................... 1,196.3 1,308.6 1,318.5 1,329.3   1,199   1,278   1,291   1,306   1,322   1,333
         Auto repair, services, and parking.. 1,087.9 1,131.9 1,136.5 1,143.7   1,079   1,123   1,126   1,132   1,136   1,134
         Miscellaneous repair services.......   378.5   380.6   385.5   386.6     375     379     380     382     384     383
         Motion pictures.....................   528.4   529.4   531.1   532.8     524     532     529     528     529     528
         Amusement and recreation services... 1,695.6 1,489.6 1,622.0 1,797.5   1,466   1,495   1,494   1,503   1,540   1,554
         Health services..................... 9,487.8 9,627.2 9,656.3 9,700.8   9,466   9,600   9,612   9,644   9,671   9,679
           Offices and clinics of medical                                                                                    
              doctors........................ 1,683.1 1,723.1 1,734.3 1,744.3   1,679   1,720   1,721   1,728   1,738   1,740
           Nursing and personal care                                                                                         
              facilities..................... 1,734.5 1,753.9 1,757.6 1,764.3   1,733   1,751   1,753   1,760   1,764   1,762
           Hospitals......................... 3,817.0 3,852.3 3,859.1 3,879.2   3,809   3,846   3,852   3,857   3,864   3,872
           Home health care services.........   668.4   681.7   683.4   683.7     666     676     678     684     682     682
         Legal services......................   943.3   945.5   947.6   971.9     929     943     946     951     953     957
         Educational services................ 1,841.1 2,191.2 2,097.6 1,868.8   2,021   2,046   2,047   2,062   2,063   2,051
         Social services..................... 2,399.6 2,471.8 2,493.5 2,470.2   2,406   2,438   2,445   2,458   2,468   2,477
           Child day care services...........   553.5   597.6   607.9   576.6     569     579     580     581     587     592
           Residential care..................   677.3   691.7   695.9   705.0     671     686     690     694     696     699
         Museums and botanical and zoological                                                                                
           gardens...........................    91.7    85.4    89.6    94.1      85      87      87      87      87      87
         Membership organizations............ 2,221.5 2,185.5 2,198.0 2,238.5   2,187   2,192   2,193   2,199   2,200   2,203
         Engineering and management services. 2,863.7 2,976.9 2,968.4 3,005.6   2,845   2,927   2,934   2,965   2,972   2,986
           Engineering and architectural                                                                                     
              services.......................   848.8   862.7   869.8   885.2     841     862     866     869     870     877
           Management and public relations...   877.5   934.7   941.1   954.9     870     919     923     936     940     946
         Services, nec.......................    47.7    48.0    48.5    48.5   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
                                                                                                                             
       Government............................  19,499  19,953  20,006  19,692  19,437  19,547  19,545  19,579  19,565  19,631
         Federal.............................   2,783   2,700   2,701   2,706   2,757   2,716   2,709   2,708   2,697   2,681
           Federal, except Postal Service.... 1,931.1 1,852.5 1,852.2 1,858.2   1,904   1,861   1,856   1,856   1,845   1,832
         State...............................   4,489   4,760   4,699   4,499   4,629   4,624   4,622   4,635   4,638   4,642
           Education......................... 1,751.6 2,074.1 2,002.5 1,775.8   1,928   1,931   1,929   1,938   1,943   1,954
           Other State government............ 2,737.2 2,685.8 2,696.4 2,723.3   2,701   2,693   2,693   2,697   2,695   2,688
         Local...............................  12,227  12,493  12,606  12,487  12,051  12,207  12,214  12,236  12,230  12,308
           Education......................... 6,760.1 7,206.5 7,254.4 6,928.1   6,736   6,849   6,853   6,858   6,855   6,904
           Other local government............ 5,467.3 5,286.9 5,351.2 5,558.8   5,315   5,358   5,361   5,378   5,375   5,404

       1 This series is not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the
     trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision.
       2 Includes other industries, not shown separately.
       p = preliminary.




     ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                    ESTABLISHMENT DATA
     
     
     Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                  Not seasonally adjusted                   Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                             
                     Industry                                                                                                
                                                June    Apr.    May     June    June    Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    May     June 
                                                1996    1997   1997p   1997p    1996    1997    1997    1997   1997p   1997p 
                                                                                                                             
            Total private....................   34.9    34.4    34.5    34.9    34.7    34.8    34.8    34.5    34.6    34.7 
                                                                                                                             
     Goods-producing.........................   41.4    41.1    41.4    41.5    41.1    41.2    41.4    41.4    41.4    41.2 
                                                                                                                             
       Mining................................   46.0    45.1    45.9    45.7    45.6    45.8    45.9    45.3    46.1    45.3 
                                                                                                                             
       Construction..........................   39.6    38.7    39.7    39.5    38.8    38.8    38.9    38.9    39.4    38.7 
                                                                                                                             
       Manufacturing.........................   41.9    41.8    41.9    42.0    41.7    41.9    42.1    42.1    42.0    41.9 
           Overtime hours....................    4.5     4.6     4.7     4.7     4.5     4.7     4.9     4.9     4.8     4.7 
                                                                                                                             
        Durable goods........................   42.7    42.7    42.8    42.9    42.5    42.7    42.9    43.0    42.8    42.7 
           Overtime hours....................    4.9     5.0     5.0     5.0     4.8     5.0     5.2     5.3     5.2     5.0 
                                                                                                                             
         Lumber and wood products............   41.6    41.2    41.4    41.6    41.1    40.8    41.0    41.2    41.1    41.1 
         Furniture and fixtures..............   39.5    39.5    39.7    39.8    39.6    39.9    40.3    40.1    40.3    39.8 
         Stone, clay, and glass products.....   44.1    42.9    43.7    43.5    43.4    43.3    43.1    43.0    43.4    42.8 
         Primary metal industries............   44.3    44.7    44.7    44.6    44.2    44.6    44.8    45.1    44.8    44.5 
           Blast furnaces and basic steel                                                                                    
              products.......................   44.5    44.9    44.7    44.7    44.4    44.6    44.8    45.2    44.7    44.6 
         Fabricated metal products...........   42.8    42.4    42.5    42.7    42.6    42.5    42.6    42.9    42.6    42.5 
         Industrial machinery and equipment..   43.3    43.6    43.4    43.5    43.1    43.4    43.5    43.9    43.5    43.4 
         Electronic and other electrical                                                                                     
            equipment........................   41.6    41.8    41.9    41.9    41.6    41.9    42.1    42.3    42.2    41.9 
         Transportation equipment............   44.5    44.7    44.6    45.0    44.1    44.6    45.0    44.8    44.4    44.6 
           Motor vehicles and equipment......   45.8    45.4    45.4    46.1    45.3    45.3    45.7    45.3    45.1    45.6 
         Instruments and related products....   42.0    41.7    41.7    42.1    41.9    42.1    42.0    41.9    41.9    42.0 
         Miscellaneous manufacturing.........   39.7    40.2    40.0    40.2    39.7    40.5    40.2    40.5    40.3    40.2 
                                                                                                                             
        Nondurable goods.....................   40.8    40.5    40.6    40.7    40.7    40.8    40.9    40.9    40.8    40.7 
           Overtime hours....................    4.1     4.1     4.1     4.2     4.1     4.3     4.4     4.4     4.3     4.2 
                                                                                                                             
         Food and kindred products...........   40.9    40.4    41.1    41.0    41.0    41.3    41.3    41.1    41.4    41.1 
         Tobacco products....................   41.0    38.4    38.8    39.5    39.4    40.8    40.2    39.0    38.5    37.9 
         Textile mill products...............   41.4    41.3    41.1    41.5    40.9    40.9    41.2    41.7    41.3    41.0 
         Apparel and other textile products..   37.9    37.2    37.2    37.7    37.5    37.2    37.5    37.5    37.1    37.3 
         Paper and allied products...........   43.4    43.4    43.4    43.3    43.4    43.7    43.8    43.9    43.8    43.3 
         Printing and publishing.............   37.9    38.3    38.1    38.1    38.2    38.5    38.6    38.5    38.3    38.4 
         Chemicals and allied products.......   43.4    43.0    43.2    43.3    43.4    43.3    43.3    43.1    43.4    43.3 
         Petroleum and coal products.........   44.7    42.4    42.4    42.7    (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
         Rubber and misc. plastics products..   41.7    41.7    41.7    41.7    41.5    41.7    41.8    42.0    41.6    41.5 
         Leather and leather products........   39.1    38.1    38.1    38.6    38.4    38.9    38.7    38.5    38.1    37.9 
                                                                                                                             
     Service-producing.......................   33.2    32.6    32.7    33.2    33.0    33.0    33.0    32.7    32.7    33.0 
                                                                                                                             
       Transportation and public utilities...   40.1    39.2    39.3    39.6    39.9    39.7    39.8    39.3    39.5    39.4 
                                                                                                                             
       Wholesale trade.......................   38.8    38.3    38.5    38.9    38.6    38.6    38.6    38.4    38.4    38.7 
                                                                                                                             
       Retail trade..........................   29.4    28.6    28.9    29.5    29.0    29.1    29.1    28.9    29.0    29.0 
                                                                                                                             
       Finance, insurance, and real estate...   36.5    35.9    35.9    36.8    (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
                                                                                                                             
       Services..............................   32.8    32.4    32.4    32.8    (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  

       1 Data relate to production workers in mining and manufacturing; construction workers in construction; and
     nonsupervisory workers in transportation and public utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real
     estate; and services. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employees on private nonfarm
     payrolls.
       2 These series are not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the
     trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision.
       p = preliminary.




     ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                    ESTABLISHMENT DATA
     
     
     Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by
     industry
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                      Average hourly earnings                 Average weekly earnings        
                                                                                                                             
                     Industry                                                                                                
                                                 June      Apr.      May       June      June      Apr.      May       June  
                                                 1996      1997     1997p     1997p      1996      1997     1997p     1997p  
                                                                                                                             
            Total private....................  $11.75    $12.17    $12.16    $12.16    $410.08   $418.65   $419.52   $424.38 
             Seasonally adjusted.............   11.81     12.14     12.18     12.22     409.81    418.83    421.43    424.03 
                                                                                                                             
     Goods-producing.........................   13.45     13.77     13.83     13.86     556.83    565.95    572.56    575.19 
                                                                                                                             
       Mining................................   15.58     16.05     16.00     16.19     716.68    723.86    734.40    739.88 
                                                                                                                             
       Construction..........................   15.34     15.75     15.83     15.86     607.46    609.53    628.45    626.47 
                                                                                                                             
       Manufacturing.........................   12.75     13.09     13.09     13.11     534.23    547.16    548.47    550.62 
                                                                                                                             
        Durable goods........................   13.33     13.64     13.65     13.68     569.19    582.43    584.22    586.87 
         Lumber and wood products............   10.45     10.64     10.71     10.75     434.72    438.37    443.39    447.20 
         Furniture and fixtures..............   10.11     10.42     10.47     10.53     399.35    411.59    415.66    419.09 
         Stone, clay, and glass products.....   12.82     13.06     13.12     13.12     565.36    560.27    573.34    570.72 
         Primary metal industries............   14.91     15.15     15.10     15.16     660.51    677.21    674.97    676.14 
           Blast furnaces and basic steel                                                                                    
              products.......................   17.64     17.88     17.84     17.94     784.98    802.81    797.45    801.92 
         Fabricated metal products...........   12.53     12.80     12.80     12.79     536.28    542.72    544.00    546.13 
         Industrial machinery and equipment..   13.51     13.94     13.92     13.97     584.98    607.78    604.13    607.70 
         Electronic and other electrical                                                                                     
            equipment........................   12.19     12.55     12.58     12.66     507.10    524.59    527.10    530.45 
         Transportation equipment............   17.23     17.48     17.47     17.46     766.74    781.36    779.16    785.70 
           Motor vehicles and equipment......   17.84     18.01     17.99     17.95     817.07    817.65    816.75    827.50 
         Instruments and related products....   13.09     13.47     13.54     13.56     549.78    561.70    564.62    570.88 
         Miscellaneous manufacturing.........   10.33     10.53     10.51     10.50     410.10    423.31    420.40    422.10 
                                                                                                                             
        Nondurable goods.....................   11.92     12.27     12.27     12.27     486.34    496.94    498.16    499.39 
         Food and kindred products...........   11.22     11.45     11.46     11.42     458.90    462.58    471.01    468.22 
         Tobacco products....................   21.37     20.32     20.77     20.83     876.17    780.29    805.88    822.79 
         Textile mill products...............    9.68      9.94      9.94     10.00     400.75    410.52    408.53    415.00 
         Apparel and other textile products..    7.99      8.21      8.23      8.28     302.82    305.41    306.16    312.16 
         Paper and allied products...........   14.63     15.00     15.00     14.99     634.94    651.00    651.00    649.07 
         Printing and publishing.............   12.54     12.99     12.92     12.90     475.27    497.52    492.25    491.49 
         Chemicals and allied products.......   16.11     16.42     16.51     16.55     699.17    706.06    713.23    716.62 
         Petroleum and coal products.........   18.88     19.97     20.00     20.07     843.94    846.73    848.00    856.99 
         Rubber and misc. plastics products..   11.16     11.53     11.50     11.53     465.37    480.80    479.55    480.80 
         Leather and leather products........    8.47      8.87      8.90      8.90     331.18    337.95    339.09    343.54 
                                                                                                                             
     Service-producing.......................   11.18     11.63     11.60     11.59     371.18    379.14    379.32    384.79 
                                                                                                                             
       Transportation and public utilities...  $14.40    $14.77    $14.73    $14.72    $577.44   $578.98   $578.89   $582.91 
                                                                                                                             
       Wholesale trade.......................   12.88     13.33     13.29     13.32     499.74    510.54    511.67    518.15 
                                                                                                                             
       Retail trade..........................    7.98      8.28      8.27      8.27     234.61    236.81    239.00    243.97 
                                                                                                                             
       Finance, insurance, and real estate...   12.75     13.09     13.16     13.20     465.38    469.93    472.44    485.76 
                                                                                                                             
       Services..............................   11.66     12.20     12.16     12.14     382.45    395.28    393.98    398.19 

       1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
       p = preliminary.




                ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                              ESTABLISHMENT DATA
                
                
                Table B-4. Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm
                payrolls by industry, seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                         Percent  
                                                   June     Feb.     Mar.     Apr.      May     June      change  
                            Industry               1996     1997     1997     1997     1997p    1997p     from:   
                                                                                                        May 1997- 
                                                                                                        June 1997 
                                                                                                                  
                Total private:                                                                                    
                   Current dollars..............   $11.81   $12.10   $12.14   $12.14   $12.18   $12.22      0.3   
                   Constant (1982) dollars2.....     7.44     7.47     7.49     7.49     7.52     N.A.     (3)    
                                                                                                                  
                  Goods-producing...............    13.45    13.76    13.79    13.80    13.85    13.87       .1   
                    Mining......................    15.59    15.96    15.94    15.96    16.07    16.20       .8   
                    Construction................    15.41    15.79    15.80    15.86    15.91    15.93       .1   
                    Manufacturing...............    12.77    13.03    13.07    13.07    13.11    13.13       .2   
                      Excluding overtime4.......    12.11    12.35    12.37    12.38    12.38    12.43       .4   
                                                                                                                  
                  Service-producing.............    11.26    11.54    11.59    11.58    11.62    11.68       .5   
                    Transportation and public                                                                     
                       utilities................    14.47    14.64    14.73    14.76    14.81    14.79      -.1   
                    Wholesale trade.............    12.94    13.23    13.30    13.27    13.30    13.38       .6   
                    Retail trade................     8.00     8.21     8.25     8.26     8.28     8.30       .2   
                    Finance, insurance, and real                                                                  
                       estate...................    12.82    13.08    13.12    13.00    13.16    13.26       .8   
                    Services....................    11.77    12.12    12.16    12.16    12.19    12.25       .5   

                  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
                  2 The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) is used to
                deflate this series.
                  3 Change was .4 percent from April 1997 to May 1997, the latest month available.
                  4 Derived by assuming that overtime hours are paid at the rate of time and one-half.
                    N.A. = not available.
                  p = preliminary.




     ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                    ESTABLISHMENT DATA
     
     
     Table B-5. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by
     industry
     
     (1982=100)
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                  Not seasonally adjusted                   Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                             
                     Industry                                                                                                
                                               June   Apr.     May     June    June    Feb.    Mar.   Apr.     May     June  
                                               1996   1997    1997p    1997p   1996    1997    1997   1997    1997p    1997p 
                                                                                                                             
            Total private....................  139.9  138.2   140.2    143.1   137.6  140.0   140.2   139.6   140.1    140.7 
                                                                                                                             
     Goods-producing.........................  114.1  111.2   113.8    115.6   111.4  113.1   113.3   113.3   113.7    112.9 
                                                                                                                             
       Mining................................   56.9   54.9    56.9     57.5    55.8   56.4    56.6    55.8    57.5     56.3 
                                                                                                                             
       Construction..........................  157.8  147.2   158.6    163.2   147.4  154.5   154.0   153.2   156.0    152.7 
                                                                                                                             
       Manufacturing.........................  108.4  107.2   107.9    109.1   107.3  107.9   108.3   108.5   108.3    108.0 
                                                                                                                             
        Durable goods........................  110.8  110.9   111.6    112.7   109.4  110.7   111.3   111.7   111.5    111.3 
         Lumber and wood products............  143.2  140.8   143.4    146.8   139.5  140.7   142.2   143.3   143.4    143.0 
         Furniture and fixtures..............  123.9  124.6   125.8    127.0   123.6  125.7   127.3   126.7   127.6    126.4 
         Stone, clay, and glass products.....  115.0  108.8   112.4    113.4   110.2  111.0   110.0   109.2   110.2    108.7 
         Primary metal industries............   93.7   93.8    93.7     93.8    93.2   93.5    93.9    94.5    93.7     93.3 
           Blast furnaces and basic steel                                                                                    
              products.......................   74.7   72.8    72.5     73.2    74.1   72.9    73.2    73.8    72.6     72.5 
         Fabricated metal products...........  116.1  116.3   117.0    118.3   114.9  116.2   116.7   118.0   117.1    117.0 
         Industrial machinery and equipment..  105.7  108.8   108.5    108.9   104.8  106.9   107.7   109.2   108.3    108.0 
         Electronic and other electrical                                                                                     
            equipment........................  108.8  107.7   108.1    109.1   108.4  108.3   108.8   109.1   109.1    108.7 
         Transportation equipment............  125.9  127.0   128.3    130.2   123.5  126.1   127.6   126.5   126.9    127.7 
           Motor vehicles and equipment......  171.9  166.1   169.0    172.2   168.4  165.9   167.9   164.4   165.9    168.6 
         Instruments and related products....   76.1   74.7    74.9     75.9    75.6   76.0    75.4    75.1    75.1     75.4 
         Miscellaneous manufacturing.........  102.6  102.4   102.1    103.1   102.0  104.1   102.5   103.3   103.2    102.5 
                                                                                                                             
        Nondurable goods.....................  105.1  102.1   102.9    104.1   104.5  104.0   104.3   104.2   104.0    103.6 
         Food and kindred products...........  114.7  110.8   113.6    115.6   115.6  117.0   117.4   117.0   117.3    116.4 
         Tobacco products....................   58.3   54.9    53.6     54.4    62.5   64.7    63.7    59.9    59.1     58.2 
         Textile mill products...............   91.4   88.8    88.4     89.7    89.7   88.2    88.8    89.6    88.5     87.9 
         Apparel and other textile products..   79.7   73.2    73.5     74.5    78.0   74.2    74.3    73.9    73.0     73.0 
         Paper and allied products...........  109.9  108.4   109.1    110.0   109.0  110.2   110.2   110.4   110.4    109.1 
         Printing and publishing.............  122.8  123.9   123.9    124.4   123.7  123.9   124.3   124.7   125.1    125.4 
         Chemicals and allied products.......  102.6   99.4    99.7    100.5   102.0  100.3   100.3    99.9   100.7    100.0 
         Petroleum and coal products.........   80.3   73.6    75.0     76.8    78.2   76.3    76.1    73.6    75.0     74.7 
         Rubber and misc. plastics products..  144.9  144.8   144.9    146.5   142.9  144.5   145.0   145.9   144.7    144.6 
         Leather and leather products........   45.2   41.5    41.6     41.9    43.7   43.0    42.8    42.0    41.6     40.8 
                                                                                                                             
     Service-producing.......................  151.5  150.3   152.1    155.5   149.3  152.1   152.3   151.3   151.9    153.2 
                                                                                                                             
       Transportation and public utilities...  130.1  129.0   130.5    131.7   128.9  130.5   131.4   130.1   130.9    130.3 
                                                                                                                             
       Wholesale trade.......................  125.2  124.9   126.3    128.2   123.7  125.9   126.3   125.7   125.8    126.7 
                                                                                                                             
       Retail trade..........................  138.9  134.6   137.9    142.1   135.6  138.2   138.5   137.9   138.4    138.5 
                                                                                                                             
       Finance, insurance, and real estate...  128.6  126.2   127.2    132.3   127.6  128.9   129.0   126.7   127.4    131.6 
                                                                                                                             
       Services..............................  181.0  182.0   183.2    186.6   178.8  182.6   182.6   181.7   182.3    184.4 

       1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
       p = preliminary.




      ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                   ESTABLISHMENT DATA
      
      
      Table B-6.  Diffusion indexes of employment change, seasonally adjusted
      
      (Percent)
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
             Time span          Jan.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    May     June    July    Aug.   Sept.    Oct.    Nov.    Dec. 
                                                                                                                             
                              
                                                         Private nonfarm payrolls, 356 industries1
                              
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
      Over 1-month span:                                                                                                     
           1993..............   59.7    61.0    49.6    57.6    61.5    56.2    55.5    58.3    62.2    59.6    61.7    59.3 
           1994..............   57.6    61.9    67.1    64.5    57.7    63.9    62.5    62.6    61.4    60.3    63.8    62.4 
           1995..............   62.4    60.1    54.5    55.6    48.0    53.9    54.1    59.8    57.0    54.9    57.2    57.9 
           1996..............   51.7    64.3    60.1    54.9    62.9    60.5    56.5    59.3    54.4    62.6    58.1    61.0 
           1997..............   59.3    59.1    59.0    61.1   p56.2   p53.1                                                 
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
      Over 3-month span:                                                                                                     
           1993..............   64.7    60.8    60.5    58.6    62.9    63.6    59.6    62.9    64.7    66.9    64.3    63.6 
           1994..............   65.3    69.5    70.4    68.7    67.1    67.0    69.1    69.7    65.7    65.6    67.0    66.2 
           1995..............   65.4    62.5    58.7    53.2    54.6    52.4    57.9    59.6    59.7    59.0    57.0    56.3 
           1996..............   62.6    63.6    62.6    61.2    62.1    63.1    62.6    58.8    62.8    60.4    64.7    65.0 
           1997..............   64.6    62.2    64.2   p64.5   p58.6                                                         
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
      Over 6-month span:                                                                                                     
           1993..............   62.9    64.6    64.3    64.3    62.2    65.6    66.0    64.9    66.3    66.7    69.4    69.2 
           1994..............   71.1    69.8    69.8    70.9    70.1    69.8    69.7    69.4    69.4    67.4    67.7    66.2 
           1995..............   66.9    61.4    58.1    56.6    58.1    58.1    56.7    59.8    60.3    59.1    61.5    63.3 
           1996..............   62.2    63.5    63.5    63.5    62.6    61.2    65.3    63.6    62.6    64.5    64.2    67.4 
           1997..............   67.6   p66.3   p63.5                                                                         
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
      Over 12-month span:                                                                                                    
           1993..............   64.9    63.9    64.0    65.4    67.0    67.6    67.6    67.0    70.2    69.5    69.2    70.1 
           1994..............   70.2    71.6    71.8    71.8    72.1    71.8    71.5    72.1    70.1    69.5    66.6    65.0 
           1995..............   63.6    62.4    62.6    63.3    61.7    61.9    58.7    62.2    62.2    61.1    62.2    63.3 
           1996..............   63.5    64.7    62.4    62.9    64.7    64.2    65.0    63.1    63.8    66.7   p65.3   p63.8 
           1997..............                                                                                                
                                                                                                                             
                              
                                                          Manufacturing payrolls, 139 industries1
                              
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
      Over 1-month span:                                                                                                     
           1993..............   52.2    56.8    49.6    44.2    53.2    46.4    49.3    51.8    57.9    52.2    54.0    55.8 
           1994..............   55.8    59.0    60.4    58.6    52.9    58.6    59.4    56.1    52.9    55.0    58.6    58.3 
           1995..............   54.3    56.1    44.2    51.4    42.1    42.8    43.5    52.2    47.1    50.0    47.5    50.7 
           1996..............   45.7    54.3    47.8    39.2    52.2    52.2    44.2    52.9    44.2    50.7    49.6    52.2 
           1997..............   54.0    50.4    52.9    52.9   p50.7   p52.5                                                 
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
      Over 3-month span:                                                                                                     
           1993..............   61.5    59.0    54.0    46.8    48.6    54.3    51.1    58.3    57.2    59.4    54.7    58.3 
           1994..............   61.9    64.7    65.5    59.7    57.6    60.1    62.2    57.9    55.0    55.4    60.1    59.4 
           1995..............   59.7    50.4    47.5    40.3    42.4    36.3    38.5    43.9    49.3    46.4    45.3    43.9 
           1996..............   47.5    47.8    42.1    38.5    43.2    45.0    48.9    43.2    50.4    46.4    52.5    52.5 
           1997..............   53.2    51.4    50.7   p52.2   p49.6                                                         
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
      Over 6-month span:                                                                                                     
           1993..............   55.8    58.6    58.6    55.8    51.8    57.2    59.7    57.2    57.6    58.3    62.6    60.8 
           1994..............   62.2    62.2    62.6    63.3    59.4    56.5    56.5    58.6    58.6    55.0    58.3    55.0 
           1995..............   55.8    48.6    43.9    38.8    39.2    39.6    38.8    39.6    43.9    45.0    44.2    44.6 
           1996..............   41.4    41.7    41.0    38.1    39.6    40.6    47.5    46.8    45.3    50.4    48.2    53.2 
           1997..............   53.2   p53.2   p50.7                                                                         
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
      Over 12-month span:                                                                                                    
           1993..............   56.8    57.9    55.8    58.6    57.2    57.6    58.6    59.0    61.2    59.7    60.1    57.6 
           1994..............   57.9    58.6    60.8    60.8    60.8    63.3    59.4    60.1    57.2    56.5    50.4    49.6 
           1995..............   46.0    44.2    46.0    47.8    41.0    41.7    38.5    38.8    36.3    37.4    38.1    39.9 
           1996..............   39.6    42.8    39.2    39.6    42.4    40.3    43.5    40.3    43.5    46.8   p45.7   p45.3 
           1997..............                                                                                                

        1 Based on seasonally adjusted data for 1-, 3-, and 6-month spans and unadjusted data for the 12-month span. Data are
      centered within the span. 
        p = preliminary.
        NOTE:  Figures are the percent of industries with employment increasing plus one-half of the industries with
      unchanged employment, where 50 percent indicates an equal balance between industries with increasing and decreasing
      employment.