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                      THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:  JULY 2005
                                        
   Nonfarm employment grew by 207,000 in July, and the unemployment rate was
unchanged at 5.0 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Depart-
ment of Labor reported today.  Over the month, payroll employment rose in many
service-providing industries.

Unemployment (Household Survey Data)
   
   Both the number of unemployed persons, 7.5 million, and the unemployment
rate, 5.0 percent, were unchanged in July.  A year earlier, the number of
unemployed was 8.2 million and the jobless rate was 5.5 percent.
   
   Over the month, the unemployment rates for most major worker groups--adult
men (4.3 percent), adult women (4.7 percent), teenagers (16.1 percent), whites
(4.3 percent), and Hispanics or Latinos (5.5 percent)--showed little or no
change.  The jobless rate for blacks declined from 10.3 to 9.5 percent over
the month.  The unemployment rate for Asians was 5.2 percent, not seasonally
adjusted.  (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.)

Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
   
   Both total employment and the civilian labor force rose in July.  The em-
ployment-population ratio, at 62.8 percent, and the labor force participation
rate, at 66.1 percent, were essentially unchanged over the month.  The employ-
ment-population ratio has trended up in recent months.  (See table A-1.)


Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
   
   In July, 1.5 million persons were marginally attached to the labor force,
about the same as a year earlier.  These individuals wanted and were available
to work and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months.  They were
not counted as unemployed, however, because they did not actively search for
work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey.  There were 499,000 discouraged
workers in July, about the same as a year earlier.  Discouraged workers, a
subset of the marginally attached, were not currently looking for work 


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   |   Hurricane Dennis struck near the beginning of the July reference |
   | period, affecting parts of Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi.  BLS |
   | examined survey data from the counties in the path of the storm to |
   | ensure that payroll survey responses were at normal levels.  Our   |
   | examination of the survey data suggests that there were no discern-|
   | able weather-related effects on national payroll employment as mea-|
   | sured by the establishment survey.  For the storm to have affected |
   | payroll employment, people would have had to have been off work for|
   | the entire pay period and not paid for the time missed.  (In the   | 
   | household survey, people who miss work for weather-related events  |
   | are counted as employed whether or not they are paid for the time  |
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Table A.  Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
______________________________________________________________________________
                         |    Quarterly    |                          |
                         |    averages     |       Monthly data       |
                         |_________________|__________________________| June-
        Category         |      2005       |           2005           | July
                         |_________________|__________________________|change
                         |   I    |   II   |  May   |  June  |  July  |
 ________________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______
     HOUSEHOLD DATA      |                 Labor force status
                         |____________________________________________________
Civilian labor force.... | 148,089| 149,003| 149,122| 149,123| 149,573|    450
  Employment............ | 140,296| 141,404| 141,475| 141,638| 142,076|    438
  Unemployment.......... |   7,794|   7,599|   7,647|   7,486|   7,497|     11
Not in labor force...... |  76,949|  76,671|  76,547|  76,787|  76,580|   -207
                         |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                         |                 Unemployment rates
                         |____________________________________________________
All workers..............|     5.3|     5.1|     5.1|     5.0|     5.0|    0.0
  Adult men..............|     4.7|     4.4|     4.4|     4.3|     4.3|     .0
  Adult women............|     4.6|     4.6|     4.6|     4.6|     4.7|     .1
  Teenagers..............|    16.9|    17.4|    17.9|    16.4|    16.1|    -.3
  White..................|     4.5|     4.4|     4.4|     4.3|     4.3|     .0
  Black or African       |        |        |        |        |        |
    American.............|    10.6|    10.3|    10.1|    10.3|     9.5|    -.8
  Hispanic or Latino     |        |        |        |        |        |
    ethnicity............|     6.1|     6.1|     6.0|     5.8|     5.5|    -.3
                         |________|________|________|________|________|_______
  ESTABLISHMENT DATA     |                     Employment
                         |____________________________________________________
Nonfarm employment.......| 132,814|p133,426| 133,413|p133,579|p133,786|   p207
  Goods-producing(1).....|  22,054| p22,135|  22,138| p22,136| p22,140|     p4
    Construction.........|   7,127|  p7,216|   7,213|  p7,228|  p7,235|     p7
    Manufacturing........|  14,314| p14,294|  14,301| p14,280| p14,276|    p-4
  Service-providing(1)...| 110,759|p111,292| 111,275|p111,443|p111,646|   p203
    Retail trade(2)......|  15,112| p15,180|  15,186| p15,195| p15,245|    p50
    Professional and     |        |        |        |        |        |
      business services..|  16,755| p16,867|  16,851| p16,908| p16,941|    p33
    Education and health |        |        |        |        |        |
      services...........|  17,191| p17,288|  17,289| p17,332| p17,353|    p21
    Leisure and          |        |        |        |        |        |
      hospitality........|  12,641| p12,740|  12,736| p12,760| p12,793|    p33
    Government...........|  21,725| p21,752|  21,754| p21,756| p21,782|    p26
                         |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                         |                  Hours of work(3)
                         |____________________________________________________
Total private............|    33.7|   p33.7|    33.7|   p33.7|   p33.7|   p0.0
  Manufacturing..........|    40.6|   p40.4|    40.4|   p40.4|   p40.4|    p.0
    Overtime.............|     4.5|    p4.4|     4.4|    p4.4|    p4.5|    p.1
                         |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                         |    Indexes of aggregate weekly hours (2002=100)(3)
                         |____________________________________________________
Total private............|   101.7|  p102.4|   102.3|  p102.5|  p102.7|   p0.2
                         |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                         |                    Earnings(3)
                         |____________________________________________________
Avg. hourly earnings,    |        |        |        |        |        |
  total private..........|  $15.92| p$16.03|  $16.03| p$16.07| p$16.13| p$0.06
Avg. weekly earnings,    |        |        |        |        |        |
  total private..........|  536.51| p540.86|  540.21| p541.56| p543.58|  p2.02
_________________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______

   1  Includes other industries, not shown separately.
   2  Quarterly averages and the over-the-month change are calculated using
unrounded data.
   3  Data relate to private production or nonsupervisory workers.
   p=preliminary.

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specifically because they believed no jobs were available for them.  The other
1.0 million persons marginally attached to the labor force had not searched for
work for reasons such as school attendance or family responsibilities.
(See table A-13.)

Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data)

   Total nonfarm employment rose by 207,000 in July to 133.8 million, season-
ally adjusted.  This followed job gains of 126,000 in May and 166,000 in June
(as revised).  In July, there were employment gains in many service-providing
industries, including retail trade, professional and technical services, finan-
cial activities, food services, and health care.  (See table B-1.)
   
   Retail trade employment rose by 50,000 in July, following little change in
June.  This industry has gained 197,000 jobs over the year.  In July, retail
employment gains were widespread, including growth in clothing stores (13,000),
motor vehicle and parts dealers (10,000), and building material and garden
supply stores (7,000).
   
   Employment in professional and technical services increased by 23,000 in
July.  Over the year, this industry has added 211,000 jobs.  Management and
technical consulting services, as well as architectural and engineering
services, contributed to the July gain.
   
   Employment in financial activities rose by 21,000 over the month, as credit
intermediation and real estate showed continued strength.  Since July 2004,
employment in credit intermediation has grown by 93,000, while real estate has
added 54,000 jobs.
   
   Elsewhere in the service-providing sector, employment in food services and
drinking places rose by 30,000 over the month.  This industry has added 262,000
jobs over the year.  The health care industry continued to grow in July, adding
29,000 jobs.  Ambulatory health care services (which includes doctors' offices
and outpatient clinics), hospitals, and nursing and residential care facilities
all contributed to the employment gain.  Temporary help services employment was
flat in July and has shown little net change since April.

   In the goods-producing sector, construction employment continued to trend
up.  Thus far this year, job gains in construction have averaged 21,000 per
month, about in line with the average monthly increase for 2004.  In July, manu-
facturing employment was about unchanged.  The motor vehicle and parts industry
shed 11,000 jobs, reflecting larger-than-usual shutdowns for annual retooling.
Employment in wood products fell by 4,000.  These losses were partly offset
by small increases in several other manufacturing industries.  Mining employ-
ment remained about the same over the month.
   
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Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)
   
   The average workweek for production or nonsupervisory workers on private
nonfarm payrolls was unchanged at 33.7 hours in July, seasonally adjusted.
The manufacturing workweek remained at 40.4 hours, while manufacturing over-
time increased by 0.1 hour to 4.5 hours.  (See table B-2.)
   
   The index of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers
on private nonfarm payrolls increased by 0.2 percent in July to 102.7 (2002=100).
The manufacturing index was down by 0.1 percent over the month to 93.4.  (See
table B-5.)
   
Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data)
   
   Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on private
nonfarm payrolls rose by 6 cents in July to $16.13, seasonally adjusted.
Average weekly earnings increased by 0.4 percent over the month to $543.58.
Over the year, both average hourly and weekly earnings grew by 2.7 percent.
(See table B-3.)

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   The Employment Situation for August 2005 is scheduled to be released on
Friday, September 2, 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 informa-
tion on the labor force, employment, and unemployment that appears in the
A tables, marked HOUSEHOLD DATA.  It is a sample survey of about 60,000 house-
holds conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the Bureau of Labor Statistics
(BLS).
 
   The establishment survey provides the information on the employment,
hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm payrolls that appears in the 
B tables, marked ESTABLISHMENT DATA.  This information is collected from
payroll records by BLS in cooperation with state agencies.  The sample 
includes about 160,000 businesses and government agencies covering ap-
proximately 400,000 individual worksites.  The active sample includes 
about one-third of all nonfarm payroll workers.  The sample is drawn 
from a sampling frame of unemployment insurance tax accounts.

   For both surveys, the data for a given month  relate to a particular week
or pay period.  In the household survey,  the reference week is generally
the calendar week that contains the 12th day of the month.  In the establish-
ment 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, pro-
fession, 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.
                                  
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   Establishment survey.  The sample establishments are drawn from pri-
vate nonfarm businesses such as factories, offices, and stores, as well
as federal, state, and local government entities.  Employees on nonfarm
payrolls are those who received pay for any part of the reference pay
period, including persons on paid leave.  Persons are counted in each job
they hold.  Hours and earnings data are for private businesses and relate
only to production workers in the goods-producing sector and nonsupervisory
workers in the service-providing sector.  Industries are classified on the
basis of their principal activity in accordance with the 2002 version of
the North American Industry Classification System.

   Differences in employment estimates.  The numerous conceptual and method-
ological differences between the household and establishment surveys result
in important distinctions in the employment estimates derived from the sur-
veys.  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 in-
dividuals  are counted only once, even if they hold more than one job. In
the establishment survey, employees working at more than one job  and thus
appearing on more than one payroll would be counted separately for each
appearance.
 
Seasonal adjustment
 
   Over the course of a year, the size of the nation's labor force and the
levels of employment and unemployment undergo sharp fluctuations due to
such seasonal events as changes in weather, reduced or expanded production,
harvests, major holidays, and the opening and closing of schools.  The ef-
fect of such seasonal  variation can  be  very large; seasonal fluctua-
tions 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 ad-
justing the statistics from month to month.  These adjustments make non-
seasonal 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 ana-
lyze changes in economic activity.
 
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   Most seasonally adjusted series are independently adjusted in both the 
household and establishment surveys.  However, the adjusted series for many 
major estimates, such as total payroll employment, employment in most super-
sectors, total employment, and unemployment are computed by aggregating in-
dependently 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 di-
rectly adjusting the total or by combining the duration, reasons, or more 
detailed age categories.

   For both the household and establishment surveys, a concurrent seasonal
adjustment methodology is used in which new seasonal factors are calculated 
each month, using all relevant data, up to and including the data for the 
current month.  In the household survey, new seasonal factors are used to
adjust only the current month's data.  In the establishment survey, however, 
new seasonal factors are used each month to adjust the three most recent 
monthly estimates.  In both surveys, revisions to historical data are made 
once a year.

Reliability of the estimates
 
   Statistics based on the household and establishment surveys are subject
to both sampling and nonsampling error.  When a sample rather than the en-
tire 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 stand-
ard errors from the "true" population value because of sampling error.
BLS analyses are generally conducted at the 90-percent level of confidence.
 
   For example, the confidence interval for the monthly change in total
employment from the household survey is on the order of plus or minus
430,000.  Suppose the estimate of total employment increases by 100,000
from one month to the next.  The 90-percent confidence interval on the
monthly change would range from -330,000 to 530,000 (100,000 +/- 430,000).
These figures do not mean that the sample results are off by these
magnitudes, but rather that there is about a 90-percent chance that the
"true" over-the-month change lies within this interval.  Since this range
includes values of less than zero, we could not say with confidence that
employment had, in fact, increased.  If, however, the reported employment
rise was half a million, then all of the values within the 90-percent
confidence interval would be greater than zero.  In this case, it is likely
(at least a 90-percent chance) that an employment rise had, in fact, oc-
curred.  At an unemployment rate of around 5.5 percent, the 90-percent con-
fidence interval for the monthly change in unemployment is about +/- 280,000, 
and for the monthly change in the unemployment rate it is about +/- .19 
percentage point.
 
   In general, estimates involving many individuals or establishments have
lower standard errors (relative to the size of the estimate) than estimates
which are based on a small number of observations.  The precision of esti-
mates is also improved when the data are cumulated over time such as for
quarterly and annual averages.  The seasonal adjustment process can also im-
prove the stability of the monthly estimates.
 
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   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, 
an estimation procedure with two components is used to account for business
births.  The first component uses business deaths to impute employment for
business births.  This is incorporated into the sample-based link relative
estimate procedure by simply not reflecting sample units going out of busi-
ness, but imputing to them the same trend as the other firms in the sample.  
The second component is an ARIMA time series model designed to estimate the 
residual net birth/death employment not accounted for by the imputation.  
The historical time series used to create and test the ARIMA model was de-
rived from the unemployment insurance universe micro-level database, and 
reflects the actual residual net of births and deaths over the past five 
years.
 
   The sample-based estimates from the establishment survey are adjusted
once a year (on a lagged basis) to universe counts of payroll employment
obtained from administrative records of the unemployment insurance program.
The difference between the March 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 less than 0.05 percent to 0.5 percent.

Additional statistics and other information
 
   More comprehensive statistics are contained in Employment and Earnings,
published each month by BLS.  It is available for $27.00 per issue or
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   Employment and Earnings also provides measures of sampling error for
the household and establishment survey data published in this release.  
For unemployment and other labor force categories, these measures appear 
in tables 1-B through 1-D of its "Explanatory Notes."  For the establish-
ment survey data, the sampling error measures and the actual size of re-
visions due to benchmark adjustments appear in tables 2-B through 2-F of 
Employment and Earnings.

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  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-1.  Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted             Seasonally adjusted (1)            
                                                                                                                            
           Employment status, sex, and age                                                                                  
                                                                                                                            
                                                       July    June    July    July    Mar.    Apr.    May     June    July 
                                                       2004    2005    2005    2004    2005    2005    2005    2005    2005 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
                        TOTAL                                                                                               
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 223,422 225,911 226,153 223,422 225,236 225,441 225,670 225,911 226,153
    Civilian labor force............................ 149,217 150,327 151,122 147,823 148,157 148,762 149,122 149,123 149,573
          Participation rate........................    66.8    66.5    66.8    66.2    65.8    66.0    66.1    66.0    66.1
      Employed...................................... 140,700 142,456 143,283 139,639 140,501 141,099 141,475 141,638 142,076
          Employment-population ratio...............    63.0    63.1    63.4    62.5    62.4    62.6    62.7    62.7    62.8
      Unemployed....................................   8,518   7,870   7,839   8,184   7,656   7,663   7,647   7,486   7,497
          Unemployment rate.........................     5.7     5.2     5.2     5.5     5.2     5.2     5.1     5.0     5.0
    Not in labor force..............................  74,204  75,584  75,031  75,599  77,079  76,679  76,547  76,787  76,580
      Persons who currently want a job..............   4,767   5,645   5,081   4,688   5,001   5,134   4,728   5,240   5,015
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 16 years and over                                                                                      
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 107,746 109,062 109,190 107,746 108,703 108,812 108,934 109,062 109,190
    Civilian labor force............................  80,344  80,985  81,413  79,192  79,598  79,839  80,048  80,063  80,199
          Participation rate........................    74.6    74.3    74.6    73.5    73.2    73.4    73.5    73.4    73.4
      Employed......................................  76,041  76,946  77,541  74,811  75,375  75,735  75,985  76,092  76,272
          Employment-population ratio...............    70.6    70.6    71.0    69.4    69.3    69.6    69.8    69.8    69.9
      Unemployed....................................   4,302   4,038   3,871   4,381   4,224   4,104   4,062   3,971   3,927
          Unemployment rate.........................     5.4     5.0     4.8     5.5     5.3     5.1     5.1     5.0     4.9
    Not in labor force..............................  27,402  28,077  27,778  28,554  29,104  28,973  28,886  28,998  28,991
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  99,512 100,754 100,874  99,512 100,419 100,520 100,634 100,754 100,874
    Civilian labor force............................  75,876  76,772  77,024  75,567  75,921  76,173  76,439  76,462  76,624
          Participation rate........................    76.2    76.2    76.4    75.9    75.6    75.8    76.0    75.9    76.0
      Employed......................................  72,362  73,637  73,951  71,830  72,429  72,817  73,100  73,174  73,363
          Employment-population ratio...............    72.7    73.1    73.3    72.2    72.1    72.4    72.6    72.6    72.7
      Unemployed....................................   3,514   3,136   3,073   3,737   3,492   3,356   3,339   3,288   3,261
          Unemployment rate.........................     4.6     4.1     4.0     4.9     4.6     4.4     4.4     4.3     4.3
    Not in labor force..............................  23,636  23,981  23,849  23,945  24,498  24,347  24,195  24,292  24,250
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 16 years and over                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 115,676 116,849 116,963 115,676 116,534 116,629 116,736 116,849 116,963
    Civilian labor force............................  68,874  69,342  69,709  68,631  68,559  68,923  69,075  69,060  69,374
          Participation rate........................    59.5    59.3    59.6    59.3    58.8    59.1    59.2    59.1    59.3
      Employed......................................  64,659  65,510  65,742  64,828  65,127  65,364  65,490  65,545  65,804
          Employment-population ratio...............    55.9    56.1    56.2    56.0    55.9    56.0    56.1    56.1    56.3
      Unemployed....................................   4,215   3,832   3,967   3,803   3,432   3,558   3,585   3,515   3,570
          Unemployment rate.........................     6.1     5.5     5.7     5.5     5.0     5.2     5.2     5.1     5.1
    Not in labor force..............................  46,802  47,507  47,254  47,045  47,975  47,706  47,661  47,789  47,589
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 107,687 108,776 108,880 107,687 108,486 108,573 108,672 108,776 108,880
    Civilian labor force............................  64,642  65,254  65,411  65,085  65,051  65,420  65,479  65,470  65,768
          Participation rate........................    60.0    60.0    60.1    60.4    60.0    60.3    60.3    60.2    60.4
      Employed......................................  61,224  62,105  62,072  61,902  62,099  62,384  62,464  62,451  62,690
          Employment-population ratio...............    56.9    57.1    57.0    57.5    57.2    57.5    57.5    57.4    57.6
      Unemployed....................................   3,418   3,148   3,339   3,183   2,952   3,036   3,015   3,019   3,078
          Unemployment rate.........................     5.3     4.8     5.1     4.9     4.5     4.6     4.6     4.6     4.7
    Not in labor force..............................  43,045  43,522  43,470  42,603  43,435  43,153  43,192  43,306  43,113
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  16,222  16,381  16,399  16,222  16,332  16,347  16,364  16,381  16,399
    Civilian labor force............................   8,699   8,301   8,686   7,172   7,185   7,168   7,204   7,192   7,182
          Participation rate........................    53.6    50.7    53.0    44.2    44.0    43.9    44.0    43.9    43.8
      Employed......................................   7,114   6,714   7,260   5,907   5,973   5,897   5,911   6,013   6,024
          Employment-population ratio...............    43.9    41.0    44.3    36.4    36.6    36.1    36.1    36.7    36.7
      Unemployed....................................   1,585   1,587   1,427   1,265   1,212   1,271   1,293   1,178   1,158
          Unemployment rate.........................    18.2    19.1    16.4    17.6    16.9    17.7    17.9    16.4    16.1
    Not in labor force..............................   7,523   8,081   7,712   9,051   9,147   9,179   9,160   9,190   9,217

    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 2005, 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, and age

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted             Seasonally adjusted (1)            
                                                                                                                            
        Employment status, race, sex, and age                                                                               
                                                       July    June    July    July    Mar.    Apr.    May     June    July 
                                                       2004    2005    2005    2004    2005    2005    2005    2005    2005 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
                        WHITE                                                                                               
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 182,676 184,328 184,490 182,676 183,888 184,015 184,167 184,328 184,490
    Civilian labor force............................ 122,413 122,914 123,490 121,383 121,484 121,961 122,177 121,985 122,383
        Participation rate..........................    67.0    66.7    66.9    66.4    66.1    66.3    66.3    66.2    66.3
      Employed...................................... 116,487 117,471 118,069 115,610 116,135 116,574 116,791 116,778 117,149
        Employment-population ratio.................    63.8    63.7    64.0    63.3    63.2    63.4    63.4    63.4    63.5
      Unemployed....................................   5,926   5,442   5,421   5,773   5,349   5,387   5,386   5,206   5,234
        Unemployment rate...........................     4.8     4.4     4.4     4.8     4.4     4.4     4.4     4.3     4.3
    Not in labor force..............................  60,263  61,414  61,000  61,293  62,403  62,054  61,989  62,343  62,107
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force............................  63,389  63,931  63,991  63,153  63,497  63,562  63,747  63,691  63,700
        Participation rate..........................    76.7    76.6    76.6    76.4    76.3    76.3    76.4    76.3    76.2
      Employed......................................  60,913  61,725  61,803  60,458  60,965  61,162  61,336  61,371  61,353
        Employment-population ratio.................    73.7    73.9    73.9    73.2    73.2    73.4    73.5    73.5    73.4
      Unemployed....................................   2,476   2,206   2,188   2,695   2,532   2,399   2,410   2,320   2,346
        Unemployment rate...........................     3.9     3.5     3.4     4.3     4.0     3.8     3.8     3.6     3.7
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force............................  51,833  52,098  52,352  52,273  52,055  52,463  52,455  52,325  52,757
        Participation rate..........................    59.3    59.1    59.3    59.8    59.2    59.6    59.6    59.4    59.8
      Employed......................................  49,456  49,981  50,075  50,082  50,096  50,386  50,399  50,284  50,674
        Employment-population ratio.................    56.6    56.7    56.8    57.3    56.9    57.2    57.2    57.0    57.4
      Unemployed....................................   2,377   2,117   2,277   2,192   1,959   2,077   2,056   2,041   2,083
        Unemployment rate...........................     4.6     4.1     4.3     4.2     3.8     4.0     3.9     3.9     3.9
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force............................   7,191   6,885   7,147   5,956   5,932   5,936   5,976   5,968   5,926
        Participation rate..........................    57.1    54.3    56.3    47.3    46.9    46.9    47.2    47.1    46.7
      Employed......................................   6,118   5,765   6,191   5,070   5,074   5,026   5,056   5,123   5,121
        Employment-population ratio.................    48.6    45.5    48.8    40.2    40.1    39.7    39.9    40.4    40.4
      Unemployed....................................   1,074   1,120     956     886     858     910     920     845     805
        Unemployment rate...........................    14.9    16.3    13.4    14.9    14.5    15.3    15.4    14.2    13.6
                                                                                                                            
              BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN                                                                                     
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  26,078  26,488  26,526  26,078  26,377  26,413  26,450  26,488  26,526
    Civilian labor force............................  17,011  17,384  17,441  16,775  16,741  16,940  17,050  17,147  17,190
        Participation rate..........................    65.2    65.6    65.8    64.3    63.5    64.1    64.5    64.7    64.8
      Employed......................................  14,964  15,512  15,655  14,937  15,025  15,184  15,329  15,378  15,561
        Employment-population ratio.................    57.4    58.6    59.0    57.3    57.0    57.5    58.0    58.1    58.7
      Unemployed....................................   2,047   1,872   1,786   1,838   1,716   1,756   1,721   1,769   1,628
        Unemployment rate...........................    12.0    10.8    10.2    11.0    10.3    10.4    10.1    10.3     9.5
    Not in labor force..............................   9,067   9,104   9,085   9,303   9,636   9,473   9,400   9,341   9,336
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force............................   7,424   7,755   7,801   7,391   7,403   7,555   7,615   7,706   7,765
        Participation rate..........................    70.9    72.8    73.2    70.6    69.8    71.2    71.6    72.4    72.8
      Employed......................................   6,634   7,053   7,156   6,629   6,719   6,849   6,914   6,963   7,116
        Employment-population ratio.................    63.4    66.2    67.1    63.3    63.4    64.5    65.0    65.4    66.7
      Unemployed....................................     791     703     646     762     684     706     700     743     650
        Unemployment rate...........................    10.6     9.1     8.3    10.3     9.2     9.3     9.2     9.6     8.4
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force............................   8,573   8,662   8,606   8,593   8,507   8,552   8,589   8,626   8,609
        Participation rate..........................    65.0    64.8    64.3    65.2    63.9    64.1    64.3    64.5    64.3
      Employed......................................   7,727   7,864   7,842   7,811   7,746   7,798   7,871   7,863   7,900
        Employment-population ratio.................    58.6    58.8    58.6    59.2    58.2    58.5    59.0    58.8    59.0
      Unemployed....................................     846     798     764     782     761     754     718     762     709
        Unemployment rate...........................     9.9     9.2     8.9     9.1     8.9     8.8     8.4     8.8     8.2
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force............................   1,013     967   1,034     791     831     833     846     815     816
        Participation rate..........................    41.8    39.0    41.7    32.6    33.8    33.8    34.3    32.9    32.9
      Employed......................................     603     596     657     496     560     537     543     551     545
        Employment-population ratio.................    24.9    24.1    26.5    20.5    22.8    21.8    22.0    22.3    22.0
      Unemployed....................................     411     371     376     294     271     296     303     264     270
        Unemployment rate...........................    40.5    38.4    36.4    37.2    32.6    35.5    35.8    32.4    33.1
                                                                                                                            
                        ASIAN                                                                                               
  Civilian noninstutional population................   9,559   9,837   9,812   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
    Civilian labor force............................   6,275   6,470   6,583   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Participation rate..........................    65.6    65.8    67.1   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Employed......................................   6,008   6,213   6,244   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Employment-population ratio.................    62.9    63.2    63.6   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Unemployed....................................     267     257     340   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Unemployment rate...........................     4.3     4.0     5.2   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
    Not in labor force..............................   3,284   3,367   3,229   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  

    1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted
  and seasonally adjusted columns.
    2 Data not available.
    NOTE:  Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for
  all races.  Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.





  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-3.  Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex and age

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted             Seasonally adjusted (1)            
                                                                                                                            
           Employment status, sex, and age                                                                                  
                                                       July    June    July    July    Mar.    Apr.    May     June    July 
                                                       2004    2005    2005    2004    2005    2005    2005    2005    2005 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
             HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY                                                                                   
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  28,150  29,079  29,168  28,150  28,815  28,902  28,989  29,079  29,168
    Civilian labor force............................  19,552  19,863  19,921  19,432  19,541  19,665  19,761  19,777  19,794
        Participation rate..........................    69.5    68.3    68.3    69.0    67.8    68.0    68.2    68.0    67.9
      Employed......................................  18,203  18,753  18,816  18,102  18,425  18,413  18,578  18,623  18,698
        Employment-population ratio.................    64.7    64.5    64.5    64.3    63.9    63.7    64.1    64.0    64.1
      Unemployed....................................   1,349   1,110   1,105   1,330   1,117   1,252   1,183   1,154   1,096
        Unemployment rate...........................     6.9     5.6     5.5     6.8     5.7     6.4     6.0     5.8     5.5
    Not in labor force..............................   8,598   9,216   9,247   8,718   9,273   9,237   9,228   9,302   9,374
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force............................  11,124  11,428  11,385   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Participation rate..........................    84.9    84.3    83.7   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Employed......................................  10,572  10,986  10,975   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Employment-population ratio.................    80.7    81.0    80.7   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Unemployed....................................     553     442     410   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Unemployment rate...........................     5.0     3.9     3.6   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force............................   7,253   7,314   7,381   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Participation rate..........................    58.3    57.0    57.3   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Employed......................................   6,736   6,881   6,871   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Employment-population ratio.................    54.2    53.6    53.4   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Unemployed....................................     517     433     510   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Unemployment rate...........................     7.1     5.9     6.9   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force............................   1,175   1,120   1,155   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Participation rate..........................    45.0    41.8    42.9   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Employed......................................     896     885     970   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Employment-population ratio.................    34.3    33.0    36.0   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Unemployed....................................     280     235     185   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Unemployment rate...........................    23.8    21.0    16.0   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  

    1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted
  and seasonally adjusted columns.
    2 Data not available.
    NOTE:  Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.  Beginning in January 2005, data
  reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.


  
  
  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                               HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-4.  Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                               Not seasonally adjusted                   Seasonally adjusted                 
                                                                                                                             
            Educational attainment                                                                                           
                                                July     June     July     July     Mar.     Apr.      May     June     July  
                                                2004     2005     2005     2004     2005     2005     2005     2005     2005  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
       Less than a high school diploma                                                                                       
  Civilian labor force......................   12,090   13,138   12,861   12,449   12,501   12,474   12,798   12,903   13,156
      Participation rate....................     44.8     46.5     46.4     46.1     45.0     44.6     45.3     45.6     47.5
    Employed................................   11,161   12,304   11,948   11,417   11,528   11,429   11,802   12,006   12,154
      Employment-population ratio...........     41.3     43.5     43.1     42.3     41.5     40.8     41.8     42.5     43.8
    Unemployed..............................      929      834      913    1,032      973    1,045      996      898    1,002
      Unemployment rate.....................      7.7      6.3      7.1      8.3      7.8      8.4      7.8      7.0      7.6
                                                                                                                             
    High school graduates, no college (1)                                                                                    
  Civilian labor force......................   37,810   37,930   37,502   38,246   38,173   38,265   38,233   38,080   37,959
      Participation rate....................     63.0     62.9     62.9     63.7     62.6     63.0     63.2     63.2     63.6
    Employed................................   35,940   36,208   35,708   36,318   36,378   36,586   36,514   36,307   36,120
      Employment-population ratio...........     59.9     60.1     59.8     60.5     59.7     60.3     60.4     60.2     60.5
    Unemployed..............................    1,871    1,722    1,794    1,928    1,795    1,679    1,719    1,773    1,839
      Unemployment rate.....................      4.9      4.5      4.8      5.0      4.7      4.4      4.5      4.7      4.8
                                                                                                                             
       Some college or associate degree                                                                                      
  Civilian labor force......................   34,999   34,537   35,328   34,597   34,863   34,860   34,699   34,635   34,851
      Participation rate....................     72.4     72.1     72.1     71.5     72.9     73.2     73.1     72.3     71.2
    Employed................................   33,468   33,187   33,957   33,141   33,484   33,489   33,351   33,283   33,547
      Employment-population ratio...........     69.2     69.3     69.3     68.5     70.0     70.3     70.3     69.5     68.5
    Unemployed..............................    1,531    1,350    1,372    1,455    1,380    1,371    1,348    1,351    1,304
      Unemployment rate.....................      4.4      3.9      3.9      4.2      4.0      3.9      3.9      3.9      3.7
                                                                                                                             
       Bachelor's degree and higher (2)                                                                                      
  Civilian labor force......................   39,853   40,763   40,994   40,145   40,395   40,788   40,913   40,945   41,297
      Participation rate....................     77.2     77.2     77.2     77.8     77.5     77.7     77.4     77.5     77.8
    Employed................................   38,684   39,808   39,921   39,062   39,411   39,784   39,916   40,007   40,309
      Employment-population ratio...........     75.0     75.4     75.2     75.7     75.7     75.8     75.5     75.7     75.9
    Unemployed..............................    1,169      955    1,073    1,083      985    1,004      997      938      987
      Unemployment rate.....................      2.9      2.3      2.6      2.7      2.4      2.5      2.4      2.3      2.4

    1 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.
    2 Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees. 
    NOTE:  Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.







  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                     HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-5.  Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status

  (In thousands)
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   
                                            Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                   
                  Category                                                                                         
                                                                                                                   
                                              July    June    July    July    Mar.    Apr.    May     June    July 
                                              2004    2005    2005    2004    2005    2005    2005    2005    2005 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
               CLASS OF WORKER                                                                                     
                                                                                                                   
  Agriculture and related industries.......   2,454   2,524   2,560   2,273   2,187   2,252   2,220   2,336   2,334
    Wage and salary workers................   1,358   1,436   1,447   1,241   1,224   1,207   1,229   1,312   1,311
    Self-employed workers..................   1,063   1,051   1,053   1,014     948   1,023     959   1,004     987
    Unpaid family workers..................      33      37      61   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
                                                                                                                   
  Nonagricultural industries............... 138,246 139,932 140,723 137,257 138,293 138,869 139,294 139,237 139,668
    Wage and salary workers................ 128,458 130,351 130,949 127,638 128,400 128,834 129,494 129,707 130,056
      Government...........................  19,263  20,299  19,893  19,841  20,249  20,429  20,779  20,464  20,492
      Private industries................... 109,195 110,051 111,056 107,887 108,085 108,353 108,697 109,203 109,651
        Private households.................     818     841     911   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
        Other industries................... 108,377 109,210 110,145 107,134 107,286 107,534 107,908 108,399 108,834
    Self-employed workers..................   9,717   9,510   9,664   9,529   9,767   9,895   9,768   9,465   9,514
    Unpaid family workers..................      70      72     111   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
                                                                                                                   
        PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME (2)                                                                              
                                                                                                                   
  All industries:                                                                                                  
    Part time for economic reasons.........   4,648   4,600   4,578   4,488   4,344   4,293   4,361   4,465   4,427
      Slack work or business conditions....   2,629   2,593   2,716   2,642   2,643   2,613   2,741   2,668   2,723
      Could only find part-time work.......   1,659   1,565   1,534   1,472   1,419   1,363   1,346   1,420   1,368
    Part time for noneconomic reasons......  17,645  17,731  17,563  19,737  19,458  19,584  19,435  19,021  19,528
                                                                                                                   
  Nonagricultural industries:                                                                                      
    Part time for economic reasons.........   4,564   4,544   4,539   4,390   4,268   4,186   4,280   4,386   4,369
      Slack work or business conditions....   2,583   2,555   2,690   2,580   2,592   2,540   2,705   2,616   2,673
      Could only find part-time work.......   1,639   1,553   1,526   1,484   1,411   1,351   1,331   1,416   1,369
    Part time for noneconomic reasons......  17,281  17,376  17,170  19,327  19,182  19,226  19,160  18,633  19,084

    1 Data not available.
    2 Persons at work excludes employed persons who were absent from their jobs during the entire reference week
  for reasons such as vacation, illness, or industrial dispute.  Part time for noneconomic reasons excludes persons
  who usually work full time but worked only 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for reasons such as holidays,
  illness, and bad weather.
    NOTE:  Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because
  of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series.  Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised
  population controls used in the household survey.






  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-6.  Selected employment indicators

  (In thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                            
                    Characteristic                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
                                                       July    June    July    July    Mar.    Apr.    May     June    July 
                                                       2004    2005    2005    2004    2005    2005    2005    2005    2005 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
  Total, 16 years and over.......................... 140,700 142,456 143,283 139,639 140,501 141,099 141,475 141,638 142,076
    16 to 19 years..................................   7,114   6,714   7,260   5,907   5,973   5,897   5,911   6,013   6,024
      16 to 17 years................................   2,735   2,558   2,828   2,149   2,339   2,235   2,249   2,296   2,241
      18 to 19 years................................   4,379   4,156   4,432   3,758   3,651   3,654   3,662   3,712   3,769
    20 years and over............................... 133,586 135,742 136,023 133,732 134,528 135,201 135,564 135,625 136,052
      20 to 24 years................................  14,333  14,235  14,489  13,804  13,684  13,653  13,725  13,829  13,904
      25 years and over............................. 119,253 121,507 121,534 119,890 120,775 121,503 121,757 121,772 122,120
        25 to 54 years..............................  97,381  98,194  98,261  97,694  97,954  98,246  98,455  98,274  98,530
          25 to 34 years............................  30,499  30,593  30,637  30,496  30,400  30,519  30,660  30,482  30,606
          35 to 44 years............................  34,472  34,557  34,555  34,650  34,587  34,588  34,600  34,629  34,707
          45 to 54 years............................  32,411  33,045  33,069  32,548  32,968  33,139  33,195  33,163  33,217
        55 years and over...........................  21,871  23,313  23,273  22,196  22,821  23,257  23,302  23,498  23,590
                                                                                                                            
  Men, 16 years and over............................  76,041  76,946  77,541  74,811  75,375  75,735  75,985  76,092  76,272
    16 to 19 years..................................   3,679   3,309   3,590   2,981   2,946   2,918   2,885   2,919   2,910
      16 to 17 years................................   1,330   1,214   1,320   1,002   1,130   1,123   1,068   1,066   1,014
      18 to 19 years................................   2,349   2,096   2,270   1,990   1,828   1,794   1,813   1,851   1,895
    20 years and over...............................  72,362  73,637  73,951  71,830  72,429  72,817  73,100  73,174  73,363
      20 to 24 years................................   7,693   7,647   7,803   7,355   7,193   7,161   7,273   7,367   7,414
      25 years and over.............................  64,668  65,990  66,149  64,466  65,201  65,602  65,731  65,807  65,920
        25 to 54 years..............................  52,897  53,358  53,498  52,610  52,933  53,104  53,161  53,124  53,198
          25 to 34 years............................  17,018  17,035  17,143  16,887  16,795  16,887  16,972  16,921  16,988
          35 to 44 years............................  18,802  18,874  18,896  18,736  18,798  18,765  18,759  18,803  18,825
          45 to 54 years............................  17,077  17,449  17,459  16,986  17,340  17,451  17,431  17,400  17,385
        55 years and over...........................  11,772  12,632  12,651  11,857  12,267  12,498  12,569  12,682  12,722
                                                                                                                            
  Women, 16 years and over..........................  64,659  65,510  65,742  64,828  65,127  65,364  65,490  65,545  65,804
    16 to 19 years..................................   3,435   3,405   3,670   2,926   3,028   2,980   3,026   3,095   3,114
      16 to 17 years................................   1,405   1,344   1,508   1,147   1,209   1,112   1,181   1,230   1,227
      18 to 19 years................................   2,030   2,060   2,162   1,768   1,823   1,860   1,849   1,860   1,873
    20 years and over...............................  61,224  62,105  62,072  61,902  62,099  62,384  62,464  62,451  62,690
      20 to 24 years................................   6,640   6,588   6,687   6,450   6,491   6,491   6,452   6,461   6,491
      25 years and over.............................  54,584  55,517  55,385  55,424  55,575  55,901  56,026  55,966  56,200
        25 to 54 years..............................  44,485  44,836  44,763  45,084  45,021  45,142  45,293  45,150  45,333
          25 to 34 years............................  13,481  13,558  13,495  13,609  13,604  13,632  13,688  13,561  13,618
          35 to 44 years............................  15,670  15,683  15,659  15,913  15,789  15,822  15,841  15,826  15,882
          45 to 54 years............................  15,334  15,596  15,610  15,562  15,628  15,688  15,764  15,763  15,832
        55 years and over...........................  10,099  10,681  10,622  10,340  10,554  10,759  10,733  10,816  10,867
                                                                                                                            
  Married men, spouse present.......................  44,986  45,233  45,506  44,948  45,382  45,482  45,725  45,357  45,486
  Married women, spouse present.....................  33,841  34,080  34,232  34,607  34,307  34,539  34,747  34,622  34,965
  Women who maintain families.......................   8,700   8,741   8,646   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
                                                                                                                            
  Full-time workers (2)............................. 116,349 118,761 119,409 114,364 115,669 116,524 116,846 117,200 117,332
  Part-time workers (3).............................  24,351  23,695  23,874  25,464  24,727  24,553  24,662  24,464  24,749

    1 Data not available.
    2 Employed full-time workers are persons who usually work 35 hours or more per week.
    3 Employed part-time workers are persons who usually work less than 35 hours per week.
    NOTE:  Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the
  independent seasonal adjustment of the various series.  Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population
  controls used in the household survey.






  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-7.  Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                            Number of                                                       
                                                        unemployed persons                Unemployment rates (1)            
                                                          (in thousands)                                                    
                    Characteristic                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                       July    June    July    July    Mar.    Apr.    May     June    July 
                                                       2004    2005    2005    2004    2005    2005    2005    2005    2005 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
  Total, 16 years and over..........................   8,184   7,486   7,497    5.5     5.2     5.2     5.1     5.0     5.0 
    16 to 19 years..................................   1,265   1,178   1,158   17.6    16.9    17.7    17.9    16.4    16.1 
      16 to 17 years................................     548     513     515   20.3    19.4    19.9    20.0    18.3    18.7 
      18 to 19 years................................     722     667     634   16.1    15.0    16.9    16.3    15.2    14.4 
    20 years and over...............................   6,920   6,307   6,339    4.9     4.6     4.5     4.5     4.4     4.5 
      20 to 24 years................................   1,404   1,329   1,253    9.2     9.0     8.9     8.8     8.8     8.3 
      25 years and over.............................   5,521   4,980   5,108    4.4     4.0     4.0     4.0     3.9     4.0 
        25 to 54 years..............................   4,685   4,206   4,282    4.6     4.2     4.1     4.2     4.1     4.2 
          25 to 34 years............................   1,842   1,673   1,671    5.7     5.3     5.3     5.1     5.2     5.2 
          35 to 44 years............................   1,574   1,375   1,357    4.3     3.9     3.9     3.9     3.8     3.8 
          45 to 54 years............................   1,270   1,158   1,255    3.8     3.4     3.2     3.5     3.4     3.6 
        55 years and over...........................     847     747     843    3.7     3.5     3.5     3.2     3.1     3.5 
                                                                                                                            
  Men, 16 years and over............................   4,381   3,971   3,927    5.5     5.3     5.1     5.1     5.0     4.9 
    16 to 19 years..................................     645     683     666   17.8    19.9    20.4    20.0    19.0    18.6 
      16 to 17 years................................     270     295     306   21.2    22.9    22.2    22.5    21.7    23.2 
      18 to 19 years................................     376     394     348   15.9    17.5    19.9    18.4    17.5    15.5 
    20 years and over...............................   3,737   3,288   3,261    4.9     4.6     4.4     4.4     4.3     4.3 
      20 to 24 years................................     789     758     708    9.7     9.7     9.5     9.2     9.3     8.7 
      25 years and over.............................   2,948   2,538   2,568    4.4     4.0     3.8     3.8     3.7     3.7 
        25 to 54 years..............................   2,477   2,128   2,148    4.5     4.1     3.9     4.0     3.9     3.9 
          25 to 34 years............................     961     823     820    5.4     5.2     5.0     4.9     4.6     4.6 
          35 to 44 years............................     826     699     656    4.2     3.9     3.6     3.8     3.6     3.4 
          45 to 54 years............................     690     606     671    3.9     3.5     3.0     3.4     3.4     3.7 
        55 years and over...........................     471     410     420    3.8     3.6     3.5     3.0     3.1     3.2 
                                                                                                                            
  Women, 16 years and over..........................   3,803   3,515   3,570    5.5     5.0     5.2     5.2     5.1     5.1 
    16 to 19 years..................................     620     496     492   17.5    13.7    14.9    15.8    13.8    13.6 
      16 to 17 years................................     278     218     209   19.5    15.8    17.5    17.7    15.1    14.5 
      18 to 19 years................................     346     273     286   16.4    12.2    13.9    14.2    12.8    13.2 
    20 years and over...............................   3,183   3,019   3,078    4.9     4.5     4.6     4.6     4.6     4.7 
      20 to 24 years................................     614     571     545    8.7     8.3     8.2     8.4     8.1     7.7 
      25 years and over.............................   2,573   2,442   2,540    4.4     4.0     4.2     4.1     4.2     4.3 
        25 to 54 years..............................   2,209   2,078   2,134    4.7     4.2     4.4     4.3     4.4     4.5 
          25 to 34 years............................     881     850     850    6.1     5.6     5.5     5.4     5.9     5.9 
          35 to 44 years............................     748     676     700    4.5     3.9     4.3     4.0     4.1     4.2 
          45 to 54 years............................     580     552     584    3.6     3.4     3.4     3.6     3.4     3.6 
        55 years and over (2).......................     398     361     458    3.8     3.2     3.2     3.2     3.3     4.1 
                                                                                                                            
  Married men, spouse present.......................   1,483   1,208   1,220    3.2     3.0     2.7     2.7     2.6     2.6 
  Married women, spouse present.....................   1,249   1,186   1,233    3.5     3.0     3.3     3.1     3.3     3.4 
  Women who maintain families (2)...................     863     785     831    9.0     8.0     7.7     7.9     8.2     8.8 
                                                                                                                            
  Full-time workers (3).............................   6,791   6,097   6,064    5.6     5.1     5.1     5.0     4.9     4.9 
  Part-time workers (4).............................   1,392   1,384   1,442    5.2     5.4     5.3     5.6     5.4     5.5 

    1 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.
    2 Not seasonally adjusted.
    3 Full-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work full time (35 hours or more per week) or
  are on layoff from full-time jobs.
    4 Part-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work part time (less than 35 hours per week)
  or are on layoff from part-time jobs.
    NOTE:  Detail shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of
  the various series.  Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.





  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-8.  Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                            
                        Reason                                                                                              
                                                                                                                            
                                                       July    June    July    July    Mar.    Apr.    May     June    July 
                                                       2004    2005    2005    2004    2005    2005    2005    2005    2005 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
                 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                       
                                                                                                                            
  Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                            
     jobs...........................................   4,233   3,482   3,618   4,228   3,784   3,675   3,646   3,680   3,633
    On temporary layoff.............................   1,152     849   1,046   1,068     961     838     864     975     959
    Not on temporary layoff.........................   3,081   2,633   2,573   3,160   2,823   2,837   2,782   2,705   2,674
      Permanent job losers..........................   2,265   1,887   1,884   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
      Persons who completed temporary jobs..........     817     746     688   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
  Job leavers.......................................     922     826     843     896     855     897     942     844     826
  Reentrants........................................   2,375   2,606   2,494   2,333   2,364   2,356   2,353   2,219   2,394
  New entrants......................................     988     956     883     686     711     747     728     661     628
                                                                                                                            
                 PERCENT DISTRIBUTION                                                                                       
                                                                                                                            
  Total unemployed..................................   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0
   Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                           
     jobs...........................................    49.7    44.2    46.2    51.9    49.1    47.9    47.5    49.7    48.6
     On temporary layoff............................    13.5    10.8    13.3    13.1    12.5    10.9    11.3    13.2    12.8
     Not on temporary layoff........................    36.2    33.5    32.8    38.8    36.6    37.0    36.3    36.5    35.7
   Job leavers......................................    10.8    10.5    10.8    11.0    11.1    11.7    12.3    11.4    11.0
   Reentrants.......................................    27.9    33.1    31.8    28.6    30.6    30.7    30.7    30.0    32.0
   New entrants.....................................    11.6    12.1    11.3     8.4     9.2     9.7     9.5     8.9     8.4
                                                                                                                            
            UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE                                                                                  
                   CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
   Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                           
     jobs...........................................     2.8     2.3     2.4     2.9     2.6     2.5     2.4     2.5     2.4
   Job leavers......................................      .6      .5      .6      .6      .6      .6      .6      .6      .6
   Reentrants.......................................     1.6     1.7     1.7     1.6     1.6     1.6     1.6     1.5     1.6
   New entrants.....................................      .7      .6      .6      .5      .5      .5      .5      .4      .4

    1 Data not available.
    NOTE:  Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.






  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-9.  Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                            
                       Duration                                                                                             
                                                                                                                            
                                                       July    June    July    July    Mar.    Apr.    May     June    July 
                                                       2004    2005    2005    2004    2005    2005    2005    2005    2005 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
                 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                       
                                                                                                                            
  Less than 5 weeks.................................   3,087   3,374   2,809   2,803   2,531   2,666   2,699   2,666   2,571
  5 to 14 weeks.....................................   2,684   2,182   2,716   2,458   2,319   2,268   2,262   2,342   2,430
  15 weeks and over.................................   2,747   2,315   2,314   2,885   2,817   2,698   2,667   2,350   2,437
     15 to 26 weeks.................................   1,100     984     955   1,198   1,165   1,083   1,133   1,041   1,047
     27 weeks and over..............................   1,647   1,331   1,359   1,686   1,652   1,615   1,534   1,310   1,389
                                                                                                                            
  Average (mean) duration, in weeks.................    17.5    16.3    16.5    18.5    19.5    19.6    18.8    17.1    17.6
  Median duration, in weeks.........................     8.0     7.0     8.0     8.9     9.3     8.9     9.1     9.1     9.0
                                                                                                                            
                 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...............................    36.2    42.9    35.8    34.4    33.0    34.9    35.4    36.2    34.6
    5 to 14 weeks...................................    31.5    27.7    34.6    30.2    30.3    29.7    29.7    31.8    32.7
    15 weeks and over...............................    32.2    29.4    29.5    35.4    36.7    35.4    35.0    31.9    32.8
      15 to 26 weeks................................    12.9    12.5    12.2    14.7    15.2    14.2    14.9    14.1    14.1
      27 weeks and over.............................    19.3    16.9    17.3    20.7    21.5    21.2    20.1    17.8    18.7

   NOTE:  Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.





  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                       HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-10.  Employed and unemployed persons by occupation, not seasonally adjusted

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     Unemployment    
                                                                           Employed             Unemployed              rates        
                                                                                                                                     
                             Occupation                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                       July       July        July       July        July       July   
                                                                       2004       2005        2004       2005        2004       2005   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
       Total, 16 years and over (1)................................   140,700    143,283      8,518      7,839        5.7        5.2 
  Management, professional, and related occupations................    47,763     48,771      1,509      1,328        3.1        2.7 
    Management, business, and financial operations occupations.....    20,081     20,371        548        488        2.7        2.3 
    Professional and related occupations...........................    27,682     28,400        961        840        3.4        2.9 
  Service occupations..............................................    23,730     24,182      1,542      1,511        6.1        5.9 
  Sales and office occupations.....................................    35,946     36,421      2,020      1,953        5.3        5.1 
    Sales and related occupations..................................    16,264     16,728        987        932        5.7        5.3 
    Office and administrative support occupations..................    19,682     19,694      1,032      1,021        5.0        4.9 
  Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations.....    15,121     15,773        961        844        6.0        5.1 
    Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.....................     1,079      1,185        121         59       10.1        4.8 
    Construction and extraction occupations........................     8,958      9,478        656        576        6.8        5.7 
    Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations..............     5,084      5,111        184        208        3.5        3.9 
  Production, transportation, and material moving occupations......    18,140     18,136      1,475      1,304        7.5        6.7 
    Production occupations.........................................     9,647      9,236        790        703        7.6        7.1 
    Transportation and material moving occupations.................     8,493      8,901        685        601        7.5        6.3 

    1 Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the Armed Forces are included in the unemployed
  total.
    NOTE:  Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.






  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                      HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-11.  Unemployed persons by industry, not seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                    Number of                                                       
                                                                    unemployed                             Unemployment             
                                                                     persons                                  rates                 
                       Industry                                   (in thousands)                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                             July                July                 July                July       
                                                             2004                2005                 2004                2005       
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
         Total, 16 years and over (1)...............         8,518               7,839                 5.7                 5.2      
  Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers...         6,358               5,922                 5.5                 5.1      
    Mining..........................................            28                  22                 5.4                 3.7      
    Construction....................................           610                 509                 6.4                 5.2      
    Manufacturing...................................         1,019                 883                 6.0                 5.3      
      Durable goods.................................           655                 580                 6.2                 5.5      
      Nondurable goods..............................           364                 303                 5.7                 4.9      
    Wholesale and retail trade......................         1,163               1,194                 5.5                 5.6      
    Transportation and utilities....................           231                 222                 4.3                 3.9      
    Information.....................................           174                 142                 5.2                 4.2      
    Financial activities............................           307                 309                 3.3                 3.3      
    Professional and business services..............           790                 804                 6.2                 6.3      
    Education and health services...................           725                 635                 4.0                 3.5      
    Leisure and hospitality.........................           965                 929                 7.8                 7.4      
    Other services..................................           346                 274                 5.6                 4.2      
  Agriculture and related private wage and salary                                                                                   
     workers........................................           140                  69                10.0                 4.7      
  Government workers................................           741                 683                 3.7                 3.3      
  Self employed and unpaid family workers...........           291                 282                 2.6                 2.5      

    1 Persons with no previous work experience are included in the unemployed total.
    NOTE:  Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.







  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                        HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-12.  Alternative measures of labor underutilization

  (Percent)
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                      
                                                               Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                                      
                            Measure                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                 July    June    July    July    Mar.    Apr.    May     June    July 
                                                                 2004    2005    2005    2004    2005    2005    2005    2005    2005 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
  U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of                                                                          
     the civilian labor force.................................    1.8     1.5     1.5     2.0     1.9     1.8     1.8     1.6     1.6 
                                                                                                                                      
  U-2 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, as                                                                         
     a percent of the civilian labor force....................    2.8     2.3     2.4     2.9     2.6     2.5     2.4     2.5     2.4 
                                                                                                                                      
  U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor                                                                            
     force (official unemployment rate).......................    5.7     5.2     5.2     5.5     5.2     5.2     5.1     5.0     5.0 
                                                                                                                                      
  U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a percent                                                                         
     of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers.....    6.0     5.5     5.5     5.9     5.5     5.4     5.4     5.3     5.3 
                                                                                                                                      
  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..................................................    6.7     6.2     6.1     6.5     6.2     6.1     6.0     6.0     6.0 
                                                                                                                                      
  U-6 Total unemployed, plus all marginally attached workers,                                                                         
     plus total employed part time for economic reasons, as a                                                                         
     percent of the civilian labor force plus all marginally                                                                          
     attached workers.........................................    9.8     9.3     9.1     9.5     9.1     9.0     8.9     9.0     8.9 

    NOTE:  Marginally attached workers are persons who currently are neither working nor looking for work but indicate that they want
  and are available for a job and have looked for work sometime in the recent past.  Discouraged workers, a subset of the marginally
  attached, have given a job-market related reason for not currently looking for a job.  Persons employed part time for economic
  reasons are those who want and are available for full-time work but have had to settle for a part-time schedule.  For further
  information, see "BLS introduces new range of alternative unemployment measures," in the October 1995 issue of the Monthly Labor
  Review.  Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.




  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                  HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-13.  Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                            Total                Men                Women       
                                                                                                                                
                               Category                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
                                                                        July      July      July      July      July      July  
                                                                        2004      2005      2004      2005      2004      2005  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                        NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
  Total not in the labor force......................................   74,204    75,031    27,402    27,778    46,802    47,254 
    Persons who currently want a job................................    4,767     5,081     1,978     2,063     2,789     3,017 
     Searched for work and available to work now (1)................    1,557     1,516       832       735       725       781 
          Reason not currently looking:                                                                                         
            Discouragement over job prospects (2)...................      504       499       327       284       177       215 
               Reasons other than discouragement (3)................    1,053     1,016       505       450       548       566 
                                                                                                                                
                         MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
  Total multiple jobholders (4).....................................    7,521     7,595     3,913     3,956     3,607     3,639 
      Percent of total employed.....................................      5.3       5.3       5.1       5.1       5.6       5.5 
                                                                                                                                
      Primary job full time, secondary job part time................    3,829     3,964     2,239     2,303     1,590     1,661 
      Primary and secondary jobs both part time.....................    1,711     1,662       574       584     1,137     1,078 
      Primary and secondary jobs both full time.....................      315       329       214       224       101       105 
      Hours vary on primary or secondary job........................    1,605     1,594       871       827       733       767 

    1 Data refer to persons who have searched for work during the prior 12 months and were available to take a job during the
  reference week.
    2 Includes thinks no work available, could not find work, lacks schooling or training, employer thinks too young or old, and
  other types of discrimination.
    3 Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for such reasons as school or family responsibili-
  ties, ill health, and transportation problems, as well as a small number for which reason for nonparticipation was not
  determined.
    4 Includes persons who work part time on their primary job and full time on their secondary job(s), not shown separately.
    NOTE:  Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.






ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                                ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-1.  Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail

(In thousands)


                                         Not seasonally adjusted                    Seasonally adjusted

                                                                                                                           Change
           Industry                July     May     June     July      July     Mar.     Apr.     May     June     July     from:
                                   2004     2005    2005p    2005p     2004     2005     2005     2005    2005p    2005p  June 2005-
                                                                                                                          July 2005p

          Total nonfarm......... 131,384  134,112  134,732  133,531  131,562  132,995  133,287  133,413  133,579  133,786      207

        Total private........... 110,954  111,959  113,018  112,930  109,976  111,264  111,542  111,659  111,823  112,004      181

    Goods-producing.............  22,272   22,204   22,494   22,492   21,902   22,093   22,130   22,138   22,136   22,140        4

Natural resources and mining....     606      625      638      641      596      619      623      624      628      629        1
   Logging......................    69.9     62.2     64.9     67.5     67.4     68.7     65.2     64.9     64.8     65.6       .8
 Mining.........................   536.2    562.7    573.3    573.3    528.9    549.8    558.0    559.5    562.8    563.0       .2
  Oil and gas extraction........   125.2    125.5    127.4    128.3    123.2    124.0    124.3    125.2    125.3    126.3      1.0
  Mining, except oil and gas(1).   216.2    222.2    226.9    225.9    211.8    215.7    218.5    219.4    221.2    219.8     -1.4
   Coal mining..................    73.6     76.4     78.0     78.6     73.5     76.1     76.9     76.6     77.4     77.8       .4
  Support activities for mining.   194.8    215.0    219.0    219.1    193.9    210.1    215.2    214.9    216.3    216.9       .6

Construction....................   7,280    7,285    7,483    7,542    6,965    7,159    7,207    7,213    7,228    7,235        7
  Construction of buildings..... 1,689.1  1,690.9  1,731.5  1,747.0  1,632.2  1,692.5  1,693.4  1,693.9  1,697.4  1,703.3      5.9
   Residential building.........   926.7    941.3    967.5    978.8    894.5    937.0    938.4    941.7    946.3    952.2      5.9
   Nonresidential building......   762.4    749.6    764.0    768.2    737.7    755.5    755.0    752.2    751.1    751.1       .0
  Heavy and civil engineering
   construction.................   964.3    952.3  1,001.0  1,005.2    899.7    915.7    926.6    925.8    935.4    936.2       .8
  Specialty trade contractors... 4,626.9  4,641.4  4,750.1  4,790.2  4,433.1  4,550.9  4,586.5  4,593.7  4,595.2  4,595.4       .2
   Residential specialty trade
    contractors................. 2,192.2  2,207.1  2,264.1  2,285.6  2,107.5  2,158.8  2,171.0  2,190.5  2,195.3  2,194.3     -1.0
   Nonresidential specialty
    trade contractors........... 2,434.7  2,434.4  2,486.0  2,504.7  2,325.6  2,392.1  2,415.5  2,403.2  2,399.9  2,401.1      1.2

Manufacturing...................  14,386   14,294   14,373   14,309   14,341   14,315   14,300   14,301   14,280   14,276       -4
   Production workers...........  10,128   10,085   10,153   10,082   10,102   10,091   10,086   10,092   10,082   10,072      -10

 Durable goods..................   8,936    8,969    9,009    8,942    8,926    8,957    8,954    8,961    8,950    8,943       -7
   Production workers...........   6,143    6,207    6,245    6,168    6,144    6,182    6,188    6,198    6,196    6,185      -11

  Wood products.................   558.1    548.9    560.5    553.9    550.0    555.2    551.8    548.4    550.9    547.2     -3.7
  Nonmetallic mineral products..   518.4    505.0    512.5    509.7    507.9    502.0    504.7    501.6    500.8    498.5     -2.3
  Primary metals................   467.6    466.1    466.5    462.3    468.4    466.6    466.0    466.2    465.2    464.9      -.3
  Fabricated metal products..... 1,504.5  1,520.1  1,528.7  1,522.9  1,502.6  1,517.3  1,517.5  1,520.7  1,521.2  1,524.1      2.9
  Machinery..................... 1,146.0  1,158.1  1,162.5  1,160.1  1,146.8  1,151.7  1,153.7  1,156.2  1,156.7  1,160.5      3.8
  Computer and electronic
   products(1).................. 1,337.8  1,327.9  1,339.7  1,344.6  1,332.8  1,326.0  1,329.0  1,329.5  1,335.0  1,338.2      3.2
   Computer and peripheral
    equipment...................   211.9    213.4    215.9    217.3    211.4    211.3    212.5    213.3    215.2    216.0       .8
   Communications equipment.....   152.0    153.9    155.1    155.8    151.3    153.7    153.9    154.2    154.6    155.1       .5
   Semiconductors and electronic
    components..................   459.8    445.8    450.9    451.6    457.9    446.7    446.7    446.5    448.0    449.3      1.3
   Electronic instruments.......   435.8    436.4    439.9    442.0    433.9    436.2    437.5    437.2    439.1    439.9       .8
  Electrical equipment and
   appliances...................   449.3    443.0    441.4    441.0    447.3    444.5    442.8    443.6    440.3    440.2      -.1
  Transportation equipment(1)... 1,716.1  1,785.7  1,776.3  1,727.4  1,739.1  1,776.7  1,775.7  1,779.5  1,764.7  1,751.3    -13.4
   Motor vehicles and parts(2).. 1,059.8  1,103.8  1,090.2  1,040.2  1,086.6  1,101.2  1,096.6  1,097.2  1,080.4  1,069.7    -10.7
  Furniture and related products   579.1    563.0    563.2    560.4    574.0    565.9    562.8    561.8    560.6    559.5     -1.1
  Miscellaneous manufacturing...   659.4    651.5    657.8    659.4    656.8    651.3    650.3    653.0    654.6    658.6      4.0

 Nondurable goods...............   5,450    5,325    5,364    5,367    5,415    5,358    5,346    5,340    5,330    5,333        3
   Production workers...........   3,985    3,878    3,908    3,914    3,958    3,909    3,898    3,894    3,886    3,887        1

  Food manufacturing............ 1,523.1  1,468.7  1,490.2  1,513.0  1,504.6  1,495.2  1,489.6  1,490.7  1,489.8  1,492.6      2.8
  Beverages and tobacco products   199.9    190.0    193.9    195.1    194.2    191.6    191.1    191.3    190.6    190.3      -.3
  Textile mills.................   238.5    226.4    226.4    221.5    238.8    228.7    225.5    225.1    224.0    222.3     -1.7
  Textile product mills.........   179.7    181.6    180.0    178.9    178.2    177.9    177.7    178.4    177.1    177.5       .4
  Apparel.......................   280.7    260.5    262.3    255.2    283.2    262.8    262.2    259.2    257.2    258.0       .8
  Leather and allied products...    43.1     43.1     43.1     43.0     42.5     42.9     42.8     42.8     42.9     43.8       .9
  Paper and paper products......   501.5    496.4    498.3    497.0    499.2    502.0    499.3    498.3    496.1    495.8      -.3
  Printing and related support
   activities...................   668.0    657.1    660.2    656.4    665.2    658.8    658.7    656.5    655.6    653.0     -2.6
  Petroleum and coal products...   115.7    117.7    119.3    119.9    112.8    115.0    116.4    117.1    116.8    116.9       .1
  Chemicals.....................   892.7    878.8    883.6    884.5    887.7    877.5    878.4    877.8    878.1    879.1      1.0
  Plastics and rubber products..   807.2    804.7    806.6    802.1    808.9    805.8    804.3    803.0    802.1    803.4      1.3

    Service-providing........... 109,112  111,908  112,238  111,039  109,660  110,902  111,157  111,275  111,443  111,646      203

     Private service-providing..  88,682   89,755   90,524   90,438   88,074   89,171   89,412   89,521   89,687   89,864      177

Trade, transportation, and
 utilities......................  25,519   25,780   25,924   25,892   25,536   25,743   25,797   25,842   25,850   25,916       66

 Wholesale trade................ 5,688.9  5,730.1  5,761.3  5,761.3  5,660.2  5,702.2  5,707.7  5,719.0  5,721.4  5,729.4      8.0
  Durable goods................. 2,969.2  2,984.6  3,002.7  3,006.6  2,955.3  2,975.6  2,976.8  2,983.0  2,985.7  2,989.5      3.8
  Nondurable goods.............. 2,016.4  2,021.6  2,032.4  2,025.7  2,004.0  2,011.2  2,012.6  2,014.0  2,012.8  2,013.2       .4
  Electronic markets and agents
   and brokers..................   703.3    723.9    726.2    729.0    700.9    715.4    718.3    722.0    722.9    726.7      3.8

 Retail trade...................15,022.1 15,101.8 15,200.6 15,217.9 15,048.2 15,128.7 15,157.5 15,185.8 15,195.3 15,245.1     49.8
  Motor vehicle and parts
   dealers(1)................... 1,921.9  1,919.8  1,931.8  1,942.6  1,904.4  1,912.6  1,914.2  1,917.3  1,915.8  1,925.4      9.6
   Automobile dealers........... 1,260.9  1,253.7  1,256.8  1,263.4  1,254.1  1,250.2  1,252.2  1,254.7  1,252.6  1,258.1      5.5
  Furniture and home furnishings
   stores.......................   551.9    563.1    560.6    561.7    559.8    562.3    565.5    569.1    565.1    568.5      3.4
  Electronics and appliance
   stores.......................   503.1    512.4    517.7    516.7    513.4    518.4    518.4    521.9    524.3    527.0      2.7
  Building material and garden
   supply stores................ 1,257.0  1,319.4  1,328.3  1,317.0  1,224.7  1,263.7  1,264.5  1,267.6  1,273.5  1,280.5      7.0
  Food and beverage stores...... 2,841.3  2,833.3  2,864.1  2,861.3  2,828.5  2,826.8  2,834.9  2,838.5  2,843.4  2,846.7      3.3
  Health and personal care
   stores.......................   940.0    954.9    960.0    955.5    941.0    949.2    955.0    958.0    956.7    956.8       .1
  Gasoline stations.............   889.3    879.6    881.6    889.3    876.6    874.5    875.0    876.6    873.8    878.0      4.2
  Clothing and clothing
   accessories stores........... 1,368.6  1,363.3  1,390.5  1,411.6  1,369.5  1,384.0  1,387.0  1,394.5  1,402.7  1,415.2     12.5
  Sporting goods, hobby, book,
   and music stores.............   616.4    621.3    618.9    617.9    638.9    638.3    638.0    637.2    636.1    635.1     -1.0
  General merchandise stores(1). 2,795.7  2,806.0  2,812.1  2,816.6  2,848.0  2,862.0  2,864.7  2,866.0  2,862.5  2,872.5     10.0
   Department stores............ 1,571.6  1,577.4  1,587.7  1,593.9  1,616.1  1,624.2  1,625.3  1,629.5  1,630.0  1,640.3     10.3
  Miscellaneous store retailers.   922.9    923.6    930.5    920.7    918.8    919.4    921.6    921.1    923.5    920.7     -2.8
  Nonstore retailers............   414.0    405.1    404.5    407.0    424.6    417.5    418.7    418.0    417.9    418.7       .8

 Transportation and warehousing. 4,232.5  4,372.3  4,383.2  4,333.6  4,257.0  4,336.6  4,355.8  4,361.4  4,357.9  4,366.3      8.4
  Air transportation............   519.5    509.5    510.9    507.3    516.3    508.0    508.8    508.1    506.9    503.8     -3.1
  Rail transportation...........   226.5    224.5    224.6    224.9    225.0    223.7    223.7    224.3    224.0    224.0       .0
  Water transportation..........    61.7     63.2     64.0     64.3     58.1     61.6     61.3     61.5     61.3     61.2      -.1
  Truck transportation.......... 1,372.8  1,389.4  1,415.1  1,411.3  1,352.5  1,383.2  1,389.8  1,392.9  1,396.6  1,396.0      -.6
  Transit and ground passenger
   transportation...............   322.5    410.1    378.1    328.9    383.2    388.7    393.3    389.8    381.5    390.0      8.5
  Pipeline transportation.......    39.7     39.2     39.4     39.4     39.0     39.3     39.5     39.3     39.2     39.0      -.2
  Scenic and sightseeing
   transportation...............    34.5     28.4     35.1     39.3     26.3     26.7     27.2     28.3     28.8     29.3       .5
  Support activities for
   transportation...............   540.9    553.9    556.4    561.0    535.5    553.4    554.2    557.2    556.5    559.3      2.8
  Couriers and messengers.......   560.7    583.0    582.1    579.4    563.1    579.3    581.8    582.4    581.2    581.7       .5
  Warehousing and storage.......   553.7    571.1    577.5    577.8    558.0    572.7    576.2    577.6    581.9    582.0       .1

 Utilities......................   575.9    575.7    579.3    579.6    570.9    575.2    575.6    575.4    574.9    574.8      -.1

Information.....................   3,170    3,152    3,163    3,172    3,144    3,134    3,152    3,146    3,146    3,148        2
  Publishing industries, except
   Internet.....................   912.4    901.9    910.5    913.1    909.6    906.8    905.7    905.7    907.3    910.6      3.3
  Motion picture and sound
   recording industries.........   411.9    400.8    402.5    408.1    394.4    386.9    399.3    394.2    391.9    392.3       .4
  Broadcasting, except Internet.   326.7    329.1    331.2    333.5    327.2    330.7    330.7    330.8    331.9    333.4      1.5
  Internet publishing and
   broadcasting.................    31.7     35.4     36.1     35.4     31.4     35.0     35.3     35.2     35.5     35.0      -.5
  Telecommunications............ 1,044.9  1,038.6  1,038.6  1,039.0  1,041.9  1,029.9  1,037.3  1,036.2  1,035.8  1,036.2       .4
  ISPs, search portals, and data
   processing...................   390.9    395.8    393.5    391.6    388.6    393.7    393.9    393.5    392.8    390.1     -2.7
  Other information services....    51.5     50.3     51.0     51.2     51.3     50.7     50.1     50.2     50.6     50.8       .2

Financial activities............   8,117    8,184    8,279    8,304    8,043    8,167    8,182    8,189    8,208    8,229       21
 Finance and insurance.......... 5,990.2  6,047.3  6,093.5  6,100.1  5,958.6  6,039.8  6,048.0  6,052.9  6,062.5  6,071.0      8.5
  Monetary authorities - central
   bank.........................    21.7     20.3     20.4     20.5     21.5     20.4     20.3     20.4     20.3     20.3       .0
  Credit intermediation and
   related activities(1)........ 2,846.5  2,905.4  2,931.5  2,937.3  2,829.2  2,896.8  2,902.6  2,906.7  2,916.1  2,921.9      5.8
   Depository credit
    intermediation(1)........... 1,772.4  1,797.0  1,811.9  1,817.8  1,760.6  1,794.0  1,795.9  1,797.8  1,802.2  1,804.5      2.3
    Commercial banking.......... 1,293.3  1,308.6  1,318.5  1,321.9  1,283.9  1,308.0  1,308.3  1,308.8  1,311.1  1,311.8       .7
  Securities, commodity
   contracts, investments.......   773.4    785.2    789.8    791.6    766.3    786.9    787.6    787.6    786.2    786.9       .7
  Insurance carriers and related
   activities................... 2,263.2  2,252.4  2,265.3  2,264.3  2,257.0  2,250.9  2,253.9  2,253.6  2,254.0  2,255.9      1.9
  Funds, trusts, and other
   financial vehicles...........    85.4     84.0     86.5     86.4     84.6     84.8     83.6     84.6     85.9     86.0       .1
 Real estate and rental and
  leasing....................... 2,126.8  2,136.9  2,185.1  2,204.2  2,084.6  2,126.8  2,134.3  2,136.4  2,145.6  2,157.7     12.1
  Real estate................... 1,443.9  1,452.8  1,484.6  1,499.3  1,416.7  1,444.0  1,449.7  1,454.6  1,461.3  1,470.9      9.6
  Rental and leasing services...   657.6    657.9    674.9    679.0    643.0    657.8    659.0    655.8    658.9    661.2      2.3
  Lessors of nonfinancial
   intangible assets............    25.3     26.2     25.6     25.9     24.9     25.0     25.6     26.0     25.4     25.6       .2

Professional and business
 services.......................  16,604   16,837   17,098   17,064   16,453   16,796   16,843   16,851   16,908   16,941       33
 Professional and technical
  services(1)................... 6,757.5  6,863.3  6,951.7  6,957.2  6,765.1  6,907.3  6,928.5  6,929.1  6,952.7  6,975.6     22.9
   Legal services............... 1,181.4  1,156.6  1,181.4  1,180.4  1,165.0  1,161.5  1,161.8  1,163.3  1,163.2  1,165.3      2.1
   Accounting and bookkeeping
    services....................   753.2    804.1    798.6    791.6    813.9    856.6    862.7    851.4    858.5    859.7      1.2
   Architectural and engineering
    services.................... 1,284.1  1,302.9  1,330.9  1,338.7  1,262.0  1,295.7  1,300.8  1,303.9  1,310.8  1,316.0      5.2
   Computer systems design and
    related services............ 1,144.3  1,173.6  1,185.8  1,183.7  1,145.9  1,175.5  1,178.3  1,178.2  1,182.8  1,185.0      2.2
   Management and technical
    consulting services.........   791.6    799.3    814.7    821.1    784.7    795.5    798.8    801.9    808.1    814.3      6.2
 Management of companies and
  enterprises................... 1,739.8  1,731.1  1,748.9  1,754.3  1,723.7  1,731.5  1,733.4  1,734.1  1,736.8  1,738.1      1.3
 Administrative and waste
  services...................... 8,106.4  8,243.0  8,397.7  8,352.8  7,964.0  8,156.7  8,181.1  8,187.9  8,218.1  8,227.1      9.0
  Administrative and support
   services(1).................. 7,773.3  7,922.3  8,070.3  8,019.8  7,637.2  7,831.8  7,858.1  7,866.8  7,894.7  7,899.8      5.1
   Employment services(1)....... 3,505.0  3,650.7  3,740.1  3,700.9  3,477.5  3,645.7  3,666.0  3,667.9  3,686.2  3,683.2     -3.0
    Temporary help services..... 2,415.1  2,512.0  2,576.3  2,538.9  2,398.6  2,506.1  2,520.7  2,517.7  2,527.5  2,525.1     -2.4
   Business support services....   754.4    753.7    749.4    740.5    758.1    754.1    754.9    753.3    750.0    748.0     -2.0
   Services to buildings and
    dwellings................... 1,811.0  1,787.7  1,840.6  1,848.9  1,705.2  1,712.6  1,715.9  1,722.4  1,731.8  1,741.0      9.2
  Waste management and
   remediation services.........   333.1    320.7    327.4    333.0    326.8    324.9    323.0    321.1    323.4    327.3      3.9

Education and health services...  16,657   17,373   17,171   17,028   16,963   17,210   17,243   17,289   17,332   17,353       21
 Educational services........... 2,455.3  2,884.5  2,626.0  2,504.2  2,765.6  2,814.0  2,814.0  2,822.2  2,834.1  2,827.1     -7.0
 Health care and social
  assistance....................14,201.3 14,488.4 14,545.1 14,523.4 14,197.8 14,396.0 14,429.1 14,467.2 14,498.3 14,525.9     27.6
 Health care(3).................12,100.4 12,261.3 12,336.9 12,359.1 12,070.4 12,216.2 12,240.9 12,272.1 12,296.8 12,326.0     29.2
   Ambulatory health care
    services(1)................. 4,965.1  5,069.1  5,101.3  5,104.4  4,956.2  5,041.6  5,054.2  5,069.7  5,081.8  5,096.2     14.4
    Offices of physicians....... 2,056.2  2,110.6  2,124.0  2,127.8  2,054.5  2,093.2  2,103.6  2,114.4  2,118.3  2,124.1      5.8
    Outpatient care centers.....   449.9    456.3    457.8    460.2    448.4    452.6    453.6    455.3    456.1    458.7      2.6
    Home health care services...   776.2    799.6    807.4    803.9    775.4    798.8    797.9    798.8    803.5    804.9      1.4
   Hospitals.................... 4,311.2  4,354.2  4,383.8  4,398.1  4,296.2  4,344.6  4,354.2  4,362.6  4,372.9  4,381.1      8.2
   Nursing and residential care
    facilities(1)............... 2,824.1  2,838.0  2,851.8  2,856.6  2,818.0  2,830.0  2,832.5  2,839.8  2,842.1  2,848.7      6.6
    Nursing care facilities..... 1,580.3  1,569.8  1,578.1  1,578.3  1,576.9  1,572.3  1,571.4  1,572.7  1,574.1  1,575.8      1.7
  Social assistance(1).......... 2,100.9  2,227.1  2,208.2  2,164.3  2,127.4  2,179.8  2,188.2  2,195.1  2,201.5  2,199.9     -1.6
   Child day care services......   725.6    808.4    792.3    745.7    770.4    785.1    788.6    788.0    793.7    789.6     -4.1

Leisure and hospitality.........  13,113   12,945   13,339   13,430   12,497   12,662   12,723   12,736   12,760   12,793       33
 Arts, entertainment, and
  recreation.................... 2,125.1  1,899.1  2,080.0  2,139.2  1,830.9  1,805.8  1,823.9  1,824.9  1,832.3  1,835.3      3.0
  Performing arts and spectator
   sports.......................   382.8    373.3    378.5    392.5    359.2    357.8    361.1    361.7    364.1    366.5      2.4
  Museums, historical sites,
   zoos, and parks..............   130.3    120.7    128.1    129.8    118.6    115.8    116.8    117.3    117.7    117.4      -.3
  Amusements, gambling, and
   recreation................... 1,612.0  1,405.1  1,573.4  1,616.9  1,353.1  1,332.2  1,346.0  1,345.9  1,350.5  1,351.4       .9
 Accommodations and food
  services......................10,988.2 11,046.2 11,259.2 11,290.7 10,666.1 10,856.0 10,899.0 10,911.1 10,928.0 10,957.4     29.4
  Accommodations................ 1,940.5  1,835.7  1,925.4  1,972.2  1,797.3  1,826.6  1,830.1  1,830.3  1,826.8  1,826.7      -.1
  Food services and drinking
   places....................... 9,047.7  9,210.5  9,333.8  9,318.5  8,868.8  9,029.4  9,068.9  9,080.8  9,101.2  9,130.7     29.5

Other services..................   5,502    5,484    5,550    5,548    5,438    5,459    5,472    5,468    5,483    5,484        1
  Repair and maintenance........ 1,235.5  1,245.2  1,254.9  1,254.4  1,227.4  1,235.6  1,239.9  1,241.4  1,245.6  1,245.8       .2
  Personal and laundry services. 1,287.2  1,300.6  1,305.1  1,292.9  1,278.0  1,282.2  1,286.9  1,284.4  1,285.0  1,284.4      -.6
  Membership associations and
   organizations................ 2,979.5  2,938.0  2,990.2  3,000.9  2,932.8  2,940.8  2,945.6  2,942.4  2,952.5  2,954.2      1.7

Government......................  20,430   22,153   21,714   20,601   21,586   21,731   21,745   21,754   21,756   21,782       26
 Federal........................   2,747    2,720    2,740    2,744    2,726    2,724    2,718    2,722    2,721    2,724        3
  Federal, except U.S. Postal
   Service...................... 1,965.6  1,941.3  1,960.2  1,965.1  1,939.2  1,943.2  1,937.1  1,940.8  1,940.7  1,943.9      3.2
  U.S. Postal Service...........   781.6    778.9    779.4    778.9    786.4    780.8    780.7    781.2    780.5    779.8      -.7
 State government...............   4,710    5,071    4,821    4,739    4,976    5,024    5,026    5,023    5,021    5,021        0
  State government education.... 1,940.9  2,322.6  2,053.3  1,968.6  2,241.4  2,280.8  2,281.2  2,277.6  2,275.0  2,273.1     -1.9
  State government, excluding
   education.................... 2,769.0  2,748.8  2,767.6  2,770.2  2,734.4  2,743.2  2,745.1  2,745.5  2,746.2  2,747.6      1.4
 Local government...............  12,973   14,362   14,153   13,118   13,884   13,983   14,001   14,009   14,014   14,037       23
  Local government education.... 6,620.0  8,184.6  7,806.1  6,708.1  7,757.8  7,813.5  7,823.9  7,823.5  7,826.1  7,844.4     18.3
  Local government, excluding
   education.................... 6,353.4  6,177.6  6,347.2  6,409.8  6,126.6  6,169.0  6,177.4  6,185.9  6,187.9  6,192.2      4.3


  1 Includes other industries, not shown separately.
  2 Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts.
  3 Includes ambulatory health care services, hospitals, and nursing and residential care facilities.
  p = preliminary.







ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                              ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-2.  Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector
and selected industry detail


                                                   Not seasonally adjusted              Seasonally adjusted

                                                                                                                         Change
                  Industry                       July   May    June   July    July   Mar.   Apr.   May    June   July     from:
                                                 2004   2005   2005p  2005p   2004   2005   2005   2005   2005p  2005p  June 2005-
                                                                                                                        July 2005p


        Total private.........................   33.9   33.9   33.8   33.8    33.7   33.7   33.8   33.7   33.7   33.7       0.0

    Goods-producing...........................   40.0   40.1   40.2   39.6    40.1   39.8   40.1   39.9   39.9   39.8       -.1

Natural resources and mining..................   44.5   46.0   45.8   45.4    44.2   45.3   45.7   45.8   45.4   45.7        .3

Construction..................................   39.1   38.9   39.2   38.8    38.3   38.3   39.0   38.5   38.5   38.2       -.3

Manufacturing.................................   40.3   40.4   40.5   39.8    40.8   40.4   40.5   40.4   40.4   40.4        .0
   Overtime hours.............................    4.4    4.3    4.5    4.3     4.6    4.5    4.4    4.4    4.4    4.5        .1

 Durable goods................................   40.6   40.9   41.0   40.2    41.3   40.8   40.9   40.8   40.8   40.9        .1
   Overtime hours.............................    4.4    4.4    4.5    4.3     4.7    4.5    4.5    4.4    4.4    4.6        .2

  Wood products...............................   40.8   40.0   40.2   39.6    40.7   39.5   39.5   39.6   39.6   39.7        .1
  Nonmetallic mineral products................   42.4   42.1   42.2   41.7    42.2   41.7   41.9   41.8   41.8   41.6       -.2
  Primary metals..............................   42.3   42.5   42.7   42.4    43.2   42.9   42.6   42.5   42.7   43.1        .4
  Fabricated metal products...................   40.7   40.8   40.7   40.3    41.2   40.7   40.8   40.7   40.7   40.8        .1
  Machinery...................................   41.5   42.0   41.8   41.6    42.1   42.0   42.0   41.9   41.8   42.1        .3
  Computer and electronic products............   40.2   39.8   39.6   39.8    40.7   39.5   39.8   39.9   39.8   40.2        .4
  Electrical equipment and appliances.........   40.4   40.0   40.2   40.2    40.8   40.0   40.1   40.2   40.2   40.9        .7
  Transportation equipment....................   40.5   42.0   42.4   40.0    42.4   42.0   42.1   41.8   41.9   41.7       -.2
   Motor vehicles and parts(2)................   40.0   41.6   42.2   39.1    42.5   41.7   41.7   41.4   41.6   41.2       -.4
  Furniture and related products..............   39.3   38.7   39.4   39.0    39.3   39.4   39.2   39.1   39.2   39.1       -.1
  Miscellaneous manufacturing.................   38.0   38.8   38.8   37.5    38.6   38.7   38.8   38.6   38.6   38.1       -.5

 Nondurable goods.............................   39.8   39.7   39.7   39.2    40.1   39.7   39.8   39.7   39.7   39.6       -.1
   Overtime hours.............................    4.4    4.2    4.3    4.3     4.4    4.4    4.3    4.3    4.3    4.3        .0

  Food manufacturing..........................   39.3   38.8   39.0   38.6    39.3   38.8   39.0   38.9   38.8   38.8        .0
  Beverages and tobacco products..............   39.4   39.2   40.4   39.1    38.9   40.1   40.4   39.0   39.7   39.3       -.4
  Textile mills...............................   39.9   40.5   40.4   39.7    40.5   40.0   40.2   40.4   40.5   40.4       -.1
  Textile product mills.......................   37.9   38.5   38.2   37.6    38.6   39.4   38.8   38.7   38.0   38.0        .0
  Apparel.....................................   35.8   35.1   35.1   34.7    36.0   35.9   35.7   35.1   35.2   35.2        .0
  Leather and allied products.................   36.2   38.5   38.8   38.2    37.8   37.3   37.8   38.5   38.8   39.3        .5
  Paper and paper products....................   41.9   42.2   42.3   41.9    42.4   41.9   42.2   42.3   42.3   42.2       -.1
  Printing and related support activities.....   38.2   38.1   37.9   37.9    38.6   38.3   38.3   38.4   38.2   38.3        .1
  Petroleum and coal products.................   46.0   45.6   45.6   45.4    45.0   45.1   46.0   45.6   45.6   45.2       -.4
  Chemicals...................................   42.2   42.2   42.2   41.4    42.8   42.2   42.4   42.3   42.1   41.9       -.2
  Plastics and rubber products................   39.7   39.7   39.9   38.9    40.5   39.8   39.7   39.6   39.6   39.6        .0

     Private service-providing................   32.5   32.6   32.4   32.5    32.4   32.4   32.5   32.4   32.4   32.4        .0

Trade, transportation, and utilities..........   33.8   33.6   33.5   33.6    33.4   33.5   33.5   33.4   33.4   33.3       -.1

 Wholesale trade..............................   37.7   38.0   37.6   37.5    37.8   37.7   37.7   37.6   37.6   37.6        .0

 Retail trade.................................   31.2   30.7   30.8   30.9    30.6   30.7   30.7   30.6   30.5   30.4       -.1

 Transportation and warehousing...............   37.2   37.2   37.0   37.1    37.2   37.2   37.3   37.1   37.1   37.1        .0

 Utilities....................................   40.6   41.0   41.2   41.0    40.9   40.3   41.1   40.9   41.1   41.0       -.1

Information...................................   36.3   36.7   36.4   36.4    36.3   36.5   36.5   36.6   36.4   36.4        .0

Financial activities..........................   35.4   36.5   35.9   35.9    35.6   35.9   36.0   36.0   36.0   36.1        .1

Professional and business services............   34.1   34.5   34.3   34.2    34.2   34.0   34.2   34.1   34.2   34.2        .0

Education and health services.................   32.6   32.7   32.5   32.6    32.6   32.6   32.6   32.6   32.6   32.6        .0

Leisure and hospitality.......................   26.3   26.0   26.1   26.4    25.6   25.7   25.8   25.8   25.8   25.7       -.1

Other services................................   31.1   31.0   31.0   31.1    31.0   30.9   31.1   30.9   31.0   31.0        .0


  1 Data relate to production workers in natural resources and mining and manufacturing, construction workers in construction,
and nonsupervisory workers in the service-providing industries.  These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the
total employment on private nonfarm payrolls.
  2 Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts.
  p = preliminary.








ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                          ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-3.  Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls
by industry sector and selected industry detail


                                                       Average hourly earnings                  Average weekly earnings

                  Industry                         July      May      June      July       July      May      June      July
                                                   2004      2005     2005p     2005p      2004      2005     2005p     2005p

        Total private........................... $15.59    $16.03    $15.97    $16.03    $528.50   $543.42   $539.79   $541.81
         Seasonally adjusted....................  15.70     16.03     16.07     16.13     529.09    540.21    541.56    543.58

    Goods-producing.............................  17.18     17.51     17.56     17.62     687.20    702.15    705.91    697.75

Natural resources and mining....................  18.02     18.58     18.60     18.73     801.89    854.68    851.88    850.34

Construction....................................  19.24     19.30     19.36     19.54     752.28    750.77    758.91    758.15

Manufacturing...................................  16.03     16.50     16.52     16.49     646.01    666.60    669.06    656.30

 Durable goods..................................  16.60     17.24     17.28     17.20     673.96    705.12    708.48    691.44
  Wood products.................................  13.04     13.20     13.05     13.10     532.03    528.00    524.61    518.76
  Nonmetallic mineral products..................  16.37     16.58     16.78     16.93     694.09    698.02    708.12    705.98
  Primary metals................................  18.65     18.82     18.76     18.84     788.90    799.85    801.05    798.82
  Fabricated metal products.....................  15.27     15.66     15.74     15.88     621.49    638.93    640.62    639.96
  Machinery.....................................  16.68     16.91     17.04     17.19     692.22    710.22    712.27    715.10
  Computer and electronic products..............  17.30     18.45     18.37     18.68     695.46    734.31    727.45    743.46
  Electrical equipment and appliances...........  14.92     15.04     15.11     15.22     602.77    601.60    607.42    611.84
  Transportation equipment......................  20.73     21.88     22.01     21.45     839.57    918.96    933.22    858.00
  Furniture and related products................  13.12     13.44     13.49     13.41     515.62    520.13    531.51    522.99
  Miscellaneous manufacturing...................  13.90     14.06     14.02     14.21     528.20    545.53    543.98    532.88

 Nondurable goods...............................  15.13     15.28     15.27     15.34     602.17    606.62    606.22    601.33
  Food manufacturing............................  13.07     13.04     13.03     12.99     513.65    505.95    508.17    501.41
  Beverages and tobacco products................  19.26     19.14     18.70     19.08     758.84    750.29    755.48    746.03
  Textile mills.................................  12.06     12.41     12.44     12.41     481.19    502.61    502.58    492.68
  Textile product mills.........................  11.45     11.54     11.65     11.79     433.96    444.29    445.03    443.30
  Apparel.......................................   9.73     10.12     10.18     10.28     348.33    355.21    357.32    356.72
  Leather and allied products...................  11.67     11.42     11.51     11.35     422.45    439.67    446.59    433.57
  Paper and paper products......................  17.96     18.01     18.04     18.19     752.52    760.02    763.09    762.16
  Printing and related support activities.......  15.73     15.57     15.64     15.75     600.89    593.22    592.76    596.93
  Petroleum and coal products...................  24.32     24.56     24.47     24.55    1118.72   1119.94   1115.83   1114.57
  Chemicals.....................................  19.31     19.71     19.61     19.92     814.88    831.76    827.54    824.69
  Plastics and rubber products..................  14.69     14.88     14.88     14.90     583.19    590.74    593.71    579.61

     Private service-providing..................  15.16     15.64     15.54     15.61     492.70    509.86    503.50    507.33

Trade, transportation, and utilities............  14.56     14.93     14.86     14.95     492.13    501.65    497.81    502.32

 Wholesale trade................................  17.65     18.06     18.01     18.19     665.41    686.28    677.18    682.13

 Retail trade...................................  12.05     12.40     12.33     12.39     375.96    380.68    379.76    382.85

 Transportation and warehousing.................  16.58     16.60     16.66     16.77     616.78    617.52    616.42    622.17

 Utilities......................................  25.45     26.54     26.21     26.64    1033.27   1088.14   1079.85   1092.24

Information.....................................  21.29     21.93     21.82     22.03     772.83    804.83    794.25    801.89

Financial activities............................  17.46     17.95     17.78     17.93     618.08    655.18    638.30    643.69

Professional and business services..............  17.35     18.02     17.85     17.96     591.64    621.69    612.26    614.23

Education and health services...................  16.23     16.55     16.59     16.73     529.10    541.19    539.18    545.40

Leisure and hospitality.........................   8.79      9.08      9.02      8.98     231.18    236.08    235.42    237.07

Other services..................................  13.88     14.25     14.15     14.14     431.67    441.75    438.65    439.75


  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  p = preliminary.








ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                             ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-4.  Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls
by industry sector and selected industry detail, seasonally adjusted


                                                                                                       Percent
                  Industry                         July     Mar.     Apr.     May     June     July  change from:
                                                   2004     2005     2005     2005    2005p    2005p  June 2005-
                                                                                                      July 2005p
        Total private:
         Current dollars........................ $15.70   $15.95   $16.00   $16.03   $16.07   $16.13      0.4
         Constant (1982) dollars(2).............   8.23     8.19     8.16     8.19     8.21     N.A.     (3)

    Goods-producing.............................  17.19    17.45    17.51    17.54    17.57    17.60       .2

Natural resources and mining....................  18.08    18.27    18.55    18.59    18.66    18.75       .5

Construction....................................  19.21    19.34    19.38    19.36    19.43    19.50       .4

Manufacturing...................................  16.16    16.43    16.47    16.53    16.54    16.55       .1
   Excluding overtime(4)........................  15.30    15.56    15.62    15.68    15.69    15.68      -.1

 Durable goods..................................  16.83    17.17    17.23    17.28    17.31    17.33       .1

 Nondurable goods...............................  15.09    15.23    15.23    15.31    15.29    15.27      -.1

     Private service-providing..................  15.30    15.56    15.60    15.63    15.67    15.74       .4

Trade, transportation, and utilities............  14.63    14.83    14.88    14.91    14.91    15.01       .7

 Wholesale trade................................  17.71    17.97    18.05    18.04    18.11    18.24       .7

 Retail trade...................................  12.10    12.31    12.35    12.38    12.36    12.43       .6

 Transportation and warehousing.................  16.58    16.62    16.62    16.67    16.68    16.74       .4

 Utilities......................................  25.60    26.32    26.38    26.49    26.34    26.80      1.7

Information.....................................  21.42    21.79    21.98    21.97    22.08    22.16       .4

Financial activities............................  17.55    17.78    17.85    17.82    17.90    18.00       .6

Professional and business services..............  17.48    17.82    17.89    17.94    17.99    18.08       .5

Education and health services...................  16.24    16.53    16.55    16.60    16.66    16.70       .2

Leisure and hospitality.........................   8.89     9.05     9.08     9.09     9.09     9.10       .1

Other services..................................  13.98    14.18    14.16    14.20    14.21    14.25       .3


  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  2 The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) is used to deflate this series.
  3 Change was 0.2 percent from May 2005 to June 2005, 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 workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls
by industry sector and selected industry detail

(2002=100)


                                                   Not seasonally adjusted              Seasonally adjusted

                                                                                                                         Percent
                  Industry                      July   May    June   July    July   Mar.   Apr.   May    June   July   change from:
                                                2004   2005   2005p  2005p   2004   2005   2005   2005   2005p  2005p   June 2005-
                                                                                                                        July 2005p

        Total private.........................  102.0  103.2  104.1  104.0   100.3  101.9  102.5  102.3  102.5  102.7       0.2

    Goods-producing...........................   98.9   98.9  100.6   99.0    97.1   97.5   98.5   98.0   98.1   97.8       -.3

Natural resources and mining..................  107.1  114.6  117.3  116.5   104.1  111.5  113.9  114.4  114.4  114.9        .4

Construction..................................  109.6  108.7  112.8  112.6   101.7  104.9  107.8  106.3  106.6  105.8       -.8

Manufacturing.................................   93.7   93.5   94.4   92.1    94.6   93.6   93.8   93.6   93.5   93.4       -.1

 Durable goods................................   93.7   95.4   96.2   93.2    95.3   94.8   95.1   95.0   95.0   95.0        .0
  Wood products...............................  103.1   99.0  101.8   99.0   101.2   98.8   98.5   98.0   98.5   97.9       -.6
  Nonmetallic mineral products................  101.1   97.2   99.6   97.7    98.3   95.9   96.7   95.8   96.0   94.8      -1.3
  Primary metals..............................   91.6   91.8   92.2   90.6    94.0   92.7   91.9   91.7   92.0   92.8        .9
  Fabricated metal products...................   97.3   98.7   99.2   97.5    98.5   98.3   98.6   98.5   98.6   98.9        .3
  Machinery...................................   95.4   98.5   98.4   97.6    96.8   97.3   97.7   98.0   97.9   99.1       1.2
  Computer and electronic products............   90.6   93.5   94.4   95.0    91.7   91.4   93.0   93.6   94.2   95.7       1.6
  Electrical equipment and appliances.........   88.9   86.1   86.8   87.0    89.1   87.1   86.6   87.3   86.8   88.9       2.4
  Transportation equipment....................   88.6   97.0   97.2   87.9    94.6   95.8   96.3   96.0   95.3   93.6      -1.8
   Motor vehicles and parts(2)................   86.4   94.5   94.4   82.1    94.4   94.3   93.9   93.4   92.1   89.2      -3.1
  Furniture and related products..............   94.8   90.0   91.8   90.5    94.0   92.1   91.1   90.8   91.0   90.6       -.4
  Miscellaneous manufacturing.................   91.2   90.2   91.1   88.3    92.2   90.5   90.3   90.1   90.3   89.7       -.7

 Nondurable goods.............................   93.4   90.7   91.4   90.4    93.5   91.4   91.4   91.0   90.9   90.7       -.2
  Food manufacturing..........................   99.4   94.4   96.5   97.6    98.0   96.4   96.6   96.5   96.2   96.4        .2
  Beverages and tobacco products..............   93.3   90.9   98.0   96.3    88.7   92.2   93.5   91.8   94.2   93.5       -.7
  Textile mills...............................   78.9   74.8   74.3   71.3    80.4   74.7   74.0   74.2   73.8   73.0      -1.1
  Textile product mills.......................   90.5   93.8   92.6   90.8    91.6   94.1   92.4   92.7   90.6   91.0        .4
  Apparel.....................................   73.1   65.8   66.3   63.5    74.3   68.1   67.3   65.4   65.3   65.4        .2
  Leather and allied products.................   81.4   85.6   86.0   83.9    85.2   83.2   83.2   84.3   85.4   87.1       2.0
  Paper and paper products....................   89.8   89.5   90.0   88.8    90.7   89.8   89.9   90.1   89.5   89.2       -.3
  Printing and related support activities.....   93.9   91.7   91.6   91.2    94.2   92.1   92.3   92.4   91.7   91.7        .0
  Petroleum and coal products.................  110.7  108.6  109.8  108.1   105.1  106.6  109.3  108.1  107.1  104.7      -2.2
  Chemicals...................................   98.4   96.5   97.1   94.9    99.3   96.4   97.0   96.6   96.2   95.7       -.5
  Plastics and rubber products................   92.7   91.9   92.3   89.3    94.9   92.7   92.0   91.4   91.1   91.2        .1

     Private service-providing................  102.6  104.6  105.0  105.2   101.5  103.2  103.8  103.6  103.9  104.1        .2

Trade, transportation, and utilities..........  100.4  101.5  101.8  102.0    99.3  100.9  101.2  101.1  101.2  101.2        .0

 Wholesale trade..............................   99.3  101.9  101.6  101.2    98.9  100.4  100.5  100.6  100.7  100.7        .0

 Retail trade.................................  100.7   99.9  101.0  101.5    99.0  100.1  100.4  100.2  100.1  100.1        .0

 Transportation and warehousing...............  101.3  106.1  105.7  104.5   102.0  104.9  105.8  105.4  105.3  105.4        .1

 Utilities....................................   95.5   96.4   97.8   97.3    95.2   94.3   96.5   96.1   96.6   96.3       -.3

Information...................................  100.4  103.5  103.3  103.5    99.4  102.3  103.0  103.1  102.7  102.8        .1

Financial activities..........................  102.8  106.5  106.2  106.6   102.2  104.6  105.0  105.1  105.5  106.0        .5

Professional and business services............  103.0  106.3  107.6  107.2   102.3  104.4  105.5  105.2  105.9  106.3        .4

Education and health services.................  102.2  106.8  105.0  104.4   103.9  105.5  105.7  106.0  106.2  106.4        .2

Leisure and hospitality.......................  111.3  108.5  112.5  114.7   102.8  104.8  105.8  105.7  106.0  105.9       -.1

Other services................................   98.3   98.2   99.5   99.9    96.6   97.4   98.3   97.7   98.2   98.3        .1


  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate hours
by the corresponding 2002 annual average levels.  Aggregate hours estimates are the product of estimates of average
weekly hours and production or nonsupervisory worker employment.








ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                               ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-6.  Indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls of production or nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls
by industry sector and selected industry detail

(2002=100)


                                                   Not seasonally adjusted              Seasonally adjusted

                                                                                                                         Percent
                  Industry                      July   May    June   July    July   Mar.   Apr.   May    June   July   change from:
                                                2004   2005   2005p  2005p   2004   2005   2005   2005   2005p  2005p   June 2005-
                                                                                                                        July 2005p

        Total private.........................  106.4  110.7  111.2  111.5   105.4  108.8  109.8  109.8  110.3  110.9       0.5

    Goods-producing...........................  104.1  106.0  108.2  106.8   102.2  104.1  105.6  105.3  105.5  105.4       -.1

Natural resources and mining..................  112.3  123.9  126.9  126.9   109.4  118.4  122.9  123.7  124.1  125.3       1.0

Construction..................................  113.9  113.2  117.9  118.8   105.5  109.6  112.8  111.2  111.8  111.4       -.4

Manufacturing.................................   98.2  100.9  102.0   99.3   100.0  100.5  101.0  101.2  101.1  101.1        .0

 Durable goods................................   97.1  102.7  103.8  100.0   100.2  101.6  102.3  102.5  102.6  102.8        .2

 Nondurable goods.............................   99.9   97.9   98.6   98.0    99.7   98.4   98.3   98.5   98.2   97.8       -.4

     Private service-providing................  106.9  112.4  112.1  112.8   106.6  110.3  111.3  111.3  111.8  112.6        .7

Trade, transportation, and utilities..........  104.3  108.1  107.9  108.7   103.6  106.8  107.4  107.5  107.7  108.3        .6

 Wholesale trade..............................  103.2  108.4  107.8  108.4   103.2  106.2  106.8  106.9  107.4  108.2        .7

 Retail trade.................................  104.0  106.2  106.7  107.8   102.6  105.7  106.2  106.4  106.0  106.6        .6

 Transportation and warehousing...............  106.5  111.7  111.7  111.2   107.3  110.7  111.6  111.5  111.5  112.0        .4

 Utilities....................................  101.4  106.8  107.0  108.2   101.8  103.6  106.2  106.2  106.2  107.7       1.4

Information...................................  105.8  112.4  111.5  112.8   105.4  110.3  112.1  112.1  112.2  112.8        .5

Financial activities..........................  111.0  118.2  116.7  118.2   110.9  115.0  115.9  115.8  116.7  118.0       1.1

Professional and business services............  106.4  114.0  114.2  114.5   106.4  110.7  112.3  112.3  113.4  114.3        .8

Education and health services.................  109.0  116.2  114.5  114.8   110.9  114.7  115.0  115.7  116.3  116.8        .4

Leisure and hospitality.......................  114.1  114.9  118.3  120.1   106.6  110.6  112.0  112.1  112.3  112.3        .0

Other services................................   99.5  102.0  102.6  102.9    98.4  100.7  101.4  101.1  101.7  102.0        .3


  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate
payrolls by the corresponding 2002 annual average levels.  Aggregate payroll estimates are the product of estimates of
average hourly earnings, average weekly hours, and production or nonsupervisory worker employment.







ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                              ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-7.  Diffusion indexes of employment change

(Percent)


       Time span           Jan.     Feb.     Mar.     Apr.      May     June     July     Aug.    Sept.     Oct.     Nov.     Dec.

                                                        Private nonfarm payrolls, 278 industries(1)


Over 1-month span:
     2001 ..............   49.5     47.7     48.6     32.7     42.4     40.8     36.7     39.0     37.6     33.6     36.9     37.1
     2002 ..............   41.0     35.6     39.7     39.2     40.5     47.7     42.8     43.0     42.1     39.0     41.5     35.1
     2003 ..............   44.4     38.7     35.3     41.4     39.4     39.9     42.1     39.4     50.4     48.9     50.0     50.5
     2004 ..............   50.9     53.4     66.0     67.3     64.6     59.7     55.4     53.8     57.6     58.6     54.7     54.3
     2005 ..............   54.1     61.2     53.1     61.7     57.4    p56.8    p62.8


Over 3-month span:
     2001 ..............   53.2     49.8     49.8     42.3     38.1     34.2     37.8     37.6     34.7     35.4     30.8     32.0
     2002 ..............   35.3     37.9     36.5     34.2     34.4     39.4     40.6     44.1     37.8     37.1     35.8     36.7
     2003 ..............   38.3     35.4     33.3     33.5     36.5     41.7     37.8     37.4     43.2     46.4     48.6     50.2
     2004 ..............   52.5     53.8     56.7     69.4     75.4     71.2     63.5     56.8     57.4     59.9     59.7     56.3
     2005 ..............   58.5     60.3     63.7     62.4     59.4    p62.8    p62.1


Over 6-month span:
     2001 ..............   53.1     50.9     52.0     45.5     43.0     39.7     38.5     33.6     33.5     34.2     33.6     30.9
     2002 ..............   29.5     29.9     32.0     31.7     30.9     37.4     37.1     38.7     35.3     36.0     37.9     35.1
     2003 ..............   32.7     32.2     31.3     31.3     33.1     37.6     33.6     32.2     40.3     43.7     46.4     49.3
     2004 ..............   47.3     50.4     54.9     62.6     64.4     69.6     67.3     68.9     64.6     62.2     59.7     55.9
     2005 ..............   60.3     62.8     63.7     62.2     62.6    p64.7    p64.9


Over 12-month span:
     2001 ..............   59.5     59.5     53.4     49.3     48.6     45.0     43.3     43.9     39.9     37.8     37.1     34.9
     2002 ..............   33.6     31.7     30.2     30.4     30.2     29.1     32.0     31.3     30.0     29.5     32.9     34.7
     2003 ..............   34.5     31.5     32.9     33.5     34.2     35.1     32.7     33.1     37.1     36.7     37.2     39.2
     2004 ..............   40.3     42.1     44.8     48.7     52.0     56.7     57.4     57.6     60.3     62.1     64.6     64.0
     2005 ..............   61.2     64.7     64.2     65.8     63.8    p60.3    p63.8

                                                        Manufacturing payrolls, 84 industries(1)


Over 1-month span:
     2001 ..............   22.0     17.3     22.0     17.9     16.1     22.6     13.1     15.5     18.5     17.3     14.9     11.9
     2002 ..............   19.0     19.6     22.0     32.1     26.2     31.0     35.7     23.2     28.6     15.5     18.5     16.7
     2003 ..............   35.1     19.0     19.0     11.9     19.6     20.8     22.6     24.4     32.7     35.1     39.9     42.9
     2004 ..............   39.3     49.4     50.0     65.5     60.1     51.8     60.7     48.8     42.9     42.3     46.4     44.6
     2005 ..............   42.3     44.6     41.1     47.6     44.0    p41.1    p53.6


Over 3-month span:
     2001 ..............   32.7     20.8     16.7     14.3     14.3     11.9     11.9      9.5      7.7     12.5     11.3      9.5
     2002 ..............   10.7     11.9     11.3     17.9     14.9     20.2     25.6     23.8     20.2     13.7      8.9      9.5
     2003 ..............   16.1     14.3     12.5      8.9     10.7     10.7     14.3     15.5     18.5     27.4     31.5     35.1
     2004 ..............   42.3     43.5     42.9     58.3     69.0     69.6     62.5     53.6     52.4     44.6     45.2     35.7
     2005 ..............   45.2     42.9     52.4     46.4     41.7    p42.9    p44.0


Over 6-month span:
     2001 ..............   22.6     24.4     21.4     19.6     14.3     11.9     13.1     11.3     10.7      7.1      7.7      5.4
     2002 ..............    6.0      8.3      8.3      9.5      7.1     13.1     12.5     11.3     14.3      8.3      8.3      7.7
     2003 ..............   12.5     10.1      7.1      8.3     11.3     10.7      4.8     10.1     13.1     16.7     19.6     26.8
     2004 ..............   27.4     29.8     33.3     47.0     52.4     57.1     60.1     58.9     58.9     50.6     45.2     42.9
     2005 ..............   43.5     44.0     42.3     39.3     38.7    p43.5    p42.9


Over 12-month span:
     2001 ..............   29.8     32.1     20.8     19.0     13.1     12.5     10.7     11.9     11.9     10.1      8.3      6.0
     2002 ..............    7.1      6.0      6.0      6.5      7.1      3.6      4.8      6.0      4.8      7.1      4.8      8.3
     2003 ..............   10.7      6.0      6.5      6.0      8.3      7.1      7.1      8.3     10.7     10.7      9.5     10.7
     2004 ..............   13.1     14.3     13.1     19.0     25.6     34.5     43.5     40.5     45.8     48.2     49.4     46.4
     2005 ..............   45.2     45.8     47.6     44.6     42.3    p38.1    p41.7


  1 Based on seasonally adjusted data for 1-, 3-, 6-month spans and unadjusted data for the 12-month span.
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  Figures are the percent of industries with employment increasing plus one-half of the industries with
unchanged employment, where 50 percent indicates an equal balance between industries with increasing and decreasing
employment.