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                 THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:  DECEMBER 2000

   Employment rose modestly in December, and the unemployment rate was
unchanged at 4.0 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S.
Department of Labor reported today.  Total nonfarm payroll employment
increased by 105,000, as gains in government and other service-producing
industries more than offset large declines in manufacturing and help supply
services.  Over the last 3 months of 2000, total payroll employment gains
averaged 77,000, compared with an average monthly gain of 187,000 during
the first 9 months of the year and 229,000 a month for all of 1999.
Average hourly earnings increased by 5 cents in December.

Unemployment (Household Survey Data)
   
   Both the number of unemployed persons, 5.7 million, and the
unemployment rate, 4.0 percent, were unchanged in December.  The jobless
rate has ranged from 3.9 to 4.1 percent since October 1999.  The rates for
the major worker groups--adult men (3.4 percent), adult women (3.4 percent),
teenagers (13.1 percent), whites (3.5 percent), blacks (7.6 percent), and
Hispanics (5.7 percent)--showed little or no change over the month.
(See tables A-1 and A-2.)

Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
   
   Total employment increased by 358,000 in December to 135.8 million,
seasonally adjusted.  The employment-population ratio--the proportion of the
population age 16 and older with jobs--edged up to 64.5 percent.  The
civilian labor force grew by 353,000 to 141.5 million, while the labor
force participation rate, 67.1 percent, was essentially unchanged.  (See
table A-1.)
   
   The number of people who held more than one job in December was about
7.7 million (not seasonally adjusted).  These multiple jobholders
represented 5.7 percent of total employment, compared with 6.0 percent a
year earlier.  (See table A-10.)
   
Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
   
   About 1.1 million persons (not seasonally adjusted) were marginally
attached to the labor force in December, about the same number as a year
earlier.  These people wanted and were available to work and

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 |   Seasonally adjusted household survey data have been revised to   |
 |incorporate updated seasonal adjustment factors that reflect the    |
 |2000 experience; data back to January 1996 were subject to revision.|
 |The unemployment rates for January-December 2000, as originally     |
 |published and as revised, appear on page 5, along with additional   |
 |information on the revisions.                                       |
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Table A.  Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
___________________________________________________________________________
                      |    Quarterly    |       Monthly data       |
                      |    averages     |                          |
                      |_________________|__________________________| Nov.-
      Category        |      2000       |           2000           | Dec.
                      |_________________|__________________________|change
                      |  III   |   IV   |  Oct.  |  Nov.  |  Dec.  |
______________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______
    HOUSEHOLD DATA    |                 Labor force status
                      |____________________________________________________
Civilian labor force..| 140,706| 141,208| 141,000| 141,136| 141,489|    353
  Employment..........| 135,049| 135,593| 135,464| 135,478| 135,836|    358
  Unemployment........|   5,657|   5,616|   5,536|   5,658|   5,653|     -5
Not in labor force....|  69,235|  69,358|  69,378|  69,441|  69,254|   -187
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                      |                 Unemployment rates
                      |____________________________________________________
All workers...........|     4.0|     4.0|     3.9|     4.0|     4.0|     .0
  Adult men...........|     3.3|     3.4|     3.3|     3.4|     3.4|     .0
  Adult women.........|     3.6|     3.4|     3.4|     3.4|     3.4|     .0
  Teenagers...........|    13.5|    12.9|    12.6|    13.0|    13.1|    0.1
  White...............|     3.5|     3.5|     3.4|     3.5|     3.5|     .0
  Black...............|     7.6|     7.5|     7.4|     7.5|     7.6|     .1
  Hispanic origin.....|     5.6|     5.6|     5.0|     6.0|     5.7|    -.3
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
 ESTABLISHMENT DATA   |                     Employment
                      |____________________________________________________
Nonfarm employment....| 131,619|p131,863| 131,789|p131,848|p131,953|   p105
  Goods-producing 1/..|  25,680| p25,624|  25,665| p25,642| p25,564|   p-78
    Construction......|   6,688|  p6,736|   6,745|  p6,738|  p6,725|   p-13
    Manufacturing.....|  18,453| p18,347|  18,378| p18,363| p18,301|   p-62
  Service-producing 1/| 105,940|p106,240| 106,124|p106,206|p106,389|   p183
    Retail trade......|  23,189| p23,220|  23,193| p23,230| p23,238|     p8
    Services..........|  40,553| p40,768|  40,696| p40,764| p40,845|    p81
    Government........|  20,536| p20,448|  20,464| p20,412| p20,468|    p56
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                      |                  Hours of work 2/
                      |____________________________________________________
Total private.........|    34.4|   p34.3|    34.4|   p34.3|   p34.1|  p-0.2
  Manufacturing.......|    41.5|   p41.0|    41.4|   p41.2|   p40.4|   p-.8
    Overtime..........|     4.5|    p4.3|     4.5|    p4.3|    p4.0|   p-.3
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                      |    Indexes of aggregate weekly hours (1982=100) 2/
                      |____________________________________________________
Total private.........|   151.2|  p151.2|   151.6|  p151.5|  p150.5|  p-1.0
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                      |                      Earnings 2/
                      |____________________________________________________
Avg. hourly earnings, |        |        |        |        |        |
  total private.......|  $13.79| p$13.95|  $13.88| p$13.96| p$14.01| p$0.05
Avg. weekly earnings, |        |        |        |        |        |
  total private.......|  474.03| p478.01|  477.47| p478.83| p477.74| p-1.09
______________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______
   1/  Includes other industries, not shown separately.
   2/  Data relate to private production or nonsupervisory workers.
   p=preliminary.
   NOTE:  Seasonally adjusted household data have been revised.  See note on
page 5.

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had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months.  They were not
counted as unemployed, however, because they had not actively searched for
work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey.  The number of discouraged
workers was 265,000 in December.  Discouraged workers, a subset of the
marginally attached, were not currently looking for work specifically
because they believed no jobs were available for them.  (See table A-10.)
   
Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data)

   Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 105,000 to 132.0 million in
December, seasonally adjusted.  Private-sector employment grew by just
49,000, with overall growth held down by declines in manufacturing,
construction, and help supply services.  Job growth continued in many
service industries, including health, social, computer, and engineering and
management services.  (See table B-1.)
   
   In the goods-producing sector, manufacturing employment fell by 62,000
in December, bringing its loss for the year to 178,000.  Employment in
primary metals declined by 9,000 in December, partly reflecting 3,000
workers who were on strike and thus not on payrolls.  Motor vehicles lost
8,000 jobs, as did rubber and miscellaneous plastics.  Apparel and textiles
continued their long-term declines, losing 9,000 and 5,000 jobs,
respectively.  Declines also occurred in several construction-related
industries, including lumber, furniture, and stone, clay, and glass
products.
   
   Construction employment fell by 13,000 in December, affected for the
second month in a row by adverse weather.  Employment in mining fell by
3,000.
   
   In the service-producing sector, employment in services rose by 81,000
over the month.  The average monthly increase in services over the October-
December period was 53,000, less than half the average posted in the first
9 months of the year.  Help supply services lost 58,000 jobs in December,
its third consecutive monthly decline.  Elsewhere, robust growth continued
in computer and data processing services, which added 16,000 jobs, as well
as in health services, which added 23,000 jobs.  Employment also increased
in social services (21,000), engineering and management services (17,000),
and private education (21,000).
   
   Employment in transportation and public utilities grew by 23,000 in
December.  Within transportation, trucking and warehousing experienced its
first increase since July, adding 11,000 jobs.  Air transportation
continued to grow, gaining 10,000 jobs in December, about the same number
as in November.
   
   Employment in finance, insurance, and real estate rose by 19,000 in
December.  Within finance, employment in depository institutions grew by
5,000, offsetting losses in the previous 2 months.  Job growth in security
and commodity brokerages slowed in November and December, although the
industry has added 57,000 jobs over the year.  Real estate added 7,000 jobs
in December, bringing its total job gain for the year to 26,000.
   
   Retail trade employment showed little change in December, following an
increase in November.  Over the year, retail employment increased by
302,000, compared with a gain of 427,000 in 1999.  Employment in wholesale
trade was essentially unchanged in December.  The over-the-year gain was
89,000, the smallest since 1993.
   
   Government employment rose by 56,000 in December, after seasonal
adjustment. The large December gain reversed a decline of similar magnitude
in November.  Both state and local government showed employment gains in

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December, after seasonal adjustment, reflecting fewer layoffs than usual.
Over the year, government employment grew by 160,000, half the prior-year
gain; the slowdown was most pronounced in state and local education.
   
   
Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)
   
   The average workweek for production or nonsupervisory workers on
private nonfarm payrolls declined by 0.2 hour in December to 34.1 hours,
seasonally adjusted.  The manufacturing workweek dropped sharply, falling
by 0.8 hour to 40.4 hours.  In December, manufacturing overtime declined by
0.3 hour to 4.0 hours.  (See table B-2.)
   
   The index of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory
workers on private nonfarm payrolls declined by 0.7 percent to 150.5
(1982=100), seasonally adjusted.  The manufacturing index fell by 2.4
percent to 101.8.  (See table B-5.)
   
Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data)
   
   Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on
private nonfarm payrolls increased by 5 cents in December to $14.01,
seasonally adjusted.  Reflecting the decline in hours, average weekly
earnings fell by 0.2 percent to $477.74.  Over the year, average hourly
earnings rose by 4.2 percent and average weekly earnings grew by 3.0
percent.  (See table B-3.)
                                     
                                     
                      ______________________________
   
   The Employment Situation for January 2001 is scheduled to be released on
Friday, February 2, at 8:30 A.M. (EST).

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           Revision of Seasonally Adjusted Household Survey Data
                                     
  
  
  At the end of each calendar year, BLS routinely updates the seasonal
adjustment factors for the labor force series derived from the Current
Population Survey (also referred to as the household survey) to incorporate
the experience of that year.  This year, seasonally adjusted data for
January 1996-December 2000 were subject to revision.  (Seasonally adjusted
establishment data will be revised in June, concurrent with the
introduction of annual benchmark adjustments.)
  
  Table B summarizes the effects of the revisions on the overall
unemployment rate since January 2000.  The rate was revised in only 2
months, in each case by 0.1 percentage point.  Revised seasonally adjusted
data for major labor force series since December 1999 appear in table C.
  
  The January 2001 issue of Employment and Earnings will contain the new
seasonal adjustment factors for major series for the January-June 2001
period.  The publication also will contain a description of the current
seasonal adjustment methodology and revised data for the most recent 13
months or quarters for all regularly published tables containing seasonally
adjusted household survey data.  Historical data for the household series
contained in the "A" tables of this release also can be accessed on the BLS
Internet site at (http://stats.bls.gov/cpsatabs.htm).  Revised historical
seasonally adjusted monthly and quarterly data also are available on the
Internet at (ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/lf).
  
Table B.  Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates and changes due
to revision, January-December 2000

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                     |              |             |
   Month and year    |   As first   |      As     |   Change
                     |   computed   |   revised   |
                     |              |             |
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                     |              |             |
        2000         |              |             |
                     |              |             |
January..............|      4.0     |     4.0     |      .0
February.............|      4.1     |     4.1     |      .0
March................|      4.1     |     4.0     |    -0.1
April................|      3.9     |     4.0     |      .1
May..................|      4.1     |     4.1     |      .0
June.................|      4.0     |     4.0     |      .0
July.................|      4.0     |     4.0     |      .0
August...............|      4.1     |     4.1     |      .0
September............|      3.9     |     3.9     |      .0
October..............|      3.9     |     3.9     |      .0
November.............|      4.0     |     4.0     |      .0
December.............|   1/ 4.0     |     4.0     |      .0
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1/ Not published.
  
  
               Planned Changes in the Household Survey Data
                                     
  Effective with the release of data for January 2001, minor revisions
will be introduced into the population controls used for the household
survey.  The changes will result in a slight downward shift in the
estimated total civilian noninstitutional population 16 years and over for
January 2001.  The changes will subtract approximately 15,000 from the
estimated population trend growth between December 2000 and January 2001.
The impact will vary for subpopulations such as men (+15,000), women 
(-29,000), white (0), black (-60,000), Hispanic (-45,000) and non-Hispanic
(+30,000).  These changes reflect the routine annual updating of
intercensal population estimates by the Bureau of the Census and do not
incorporate any information from the 2000 decennial census.

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HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                        HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table C.  Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age, seasonally adjusted

(Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                               1999                                                2000                                             
     Employment status,                                                                                                             
        sex, and age                                                                                                                
                               Dec.    Jan.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    May     June    July    Aug.   Sept.    Oct.    Nov.    Dec. 
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
           TOTAL                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
  Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                         
     population(1).......... 208,832 208,782 208,907 209,053 209,216 209,371 209,543 209,727 209,935 210,161 210,378 210,577 210,743
    Civilian labor force.... 140,185 140,645 140,860 140,705 141,114 140,573 140,757 140,546 140,724 140,847 141,000 141,136 141,489
       Participation rate...    67.1    67.4    67.4    67.3    67.4    67.1    67.2    67.0    67.0    67.0    67.0    67.0    67.1
      Employed.............. 134,498 134,976 135,120 135,013 135,517 134,843 135,183 134,898 134,939 135,310 135,464 135,478 135,836
       Employment-population                                                                                                          
        ratio...............    64.4    64.6    64.7    64.6    64.8    64.4    64.5    64.3    64.3    64.4    64.4    64.3    64.5
      Unemployed............   5,687   5,669   5,740   5,692   5,597   5,730   5,574   5,648   5,785   5,537   5,536   5,658   5,653
        Unemployment rate...     4.1     4.0     4.1     4.0     4.0     4.1     4.0     4.0     4.1     3.9     3.9     4.0     4.0
                                                                                                                                    
   Men, 20 years and over                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                    
  Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                         
     population(1)..........  92,052  92,057  92,092  92,145  92,303  92,408  92,546  92,642  92,754  92,863  92,969  93,061  93,117
    Civilian labor force....  70,572  70,777  70,952  70,773  70,776  70,662  70,785  70,782  71,029  71,053  71,155  71,135  71,289
       Participation rate...    76.7    76.9    77.0    76.8    76.7    76.5    76.5    76.4    76.6    76.5    76.5    76.4    76.6
      Employed..............  68,235  68,440  68,577  68,445  68,473  68,315  68,489  68,495  68,710  68,728  68,774  68,683  68,848
       Employment-population                                                                                                          
        ratio...............    74.1    74.3    74.5    74.3    74.2    73.9    74.0    73.9    74.1    74.0    74.0    73.8    73.9
          Agriculture.......   2,246   2,285   2,283   2,240   2,248   2,228   2,262   2,280   2,276   2,350   2,219   2,122   2,232
          Nonagricultural                                                                                                             
           industries.......  65,989  66,155  66,294  66,205  66,225  66,087  66,227  66,215  66,434  66,378  66,555  66,561  66,616
      Unemployed............   2,337   2,337   2,375   2,328   2,303   2,347   2,296   2,287   2,319   2,325   2,381   2,452   2,441
        Unemployment rate...     3.3     3.3     3.3     3.3     3.3     3.3     3.2     3.2     3.3     3.3     3.3     3.4     3.4
                                                                                                                                    
  Women, 20 years and over                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                    
  Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                         
     population(1).......... 100,666 100,579 100,666 100,713 100,809 100,929 101,007 101,111 101,209 101,321 101,448 101,533 101,612
    Civilian labor force....  61,204  61,462  61,488  61,573  61,856  61,582  61,561  61,535  61,265  61,486  61,528  61,625  61,819
       Participation rate...    60.8    61.1    61.1    61.1    61.4    61.0    60.9    60.9    60.5    60.7    60.6    60.7    60.8
      Employed..............  58,981  59,209  59,285  59,326  59,651  59,264  59,282  59,273  58,992  59,344  59,425  59,506  59,708
       Employment-population                                                                                                          
        ratio...............    58.6    58.9    58.9    58.9    59.2    58.7    58.7    58.6    58.3    58.6    58.6    58.6    58.8
          Agriculture.......     802     826     854     866     871     846     829     797     808     764     748     797     822
          Nonagricultural                                                                                                             
           industries.......  58,179  58,383  58,431  58,460  58,780  58,418  58,453  58,476  58,184  58,580  58,677  58,709  58,886
      Unemployed............   2,223   2,253   2,203   2,247   2,205   2,318   2,279   2,262   2,273   2,142   2,103   2,119   2,111
        Unemployment rate...     3.6     3.7     3.6     3.6     3.6     3.8     3.7     3.7     3.7     3.5     3.4     3.4     3.4
                                                                                                                                    
 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                    
  Civilian  noninstitutional                                                                                                        
     population(1)..........  16,114  16,147  16,149  16,196  16,104  16,034  15,991  15,974  15,972  15,977  15,960  15,983  16,014
    Civilian labor force....   8,409   8,406   8,420   8,359   8,482   8,329   8,411   8,229   8,430   8,308   8,317   8,376   8,381
       Participation rate...    52.2    52.1    52.1    51.6    52.7    51.9    52.6    51.5    52.8    52.0    52.1    52.4    52.3
      Employed..............   7,282   7,327   7,258   7,242   7,393   7,264   7,412   7,130   7,237   7,238   7,265   7,289   7,280
       Employment-population                                                                                                          
        ratio...............    45.2    45.4    44.9    44.7    45.9    45.3    46.4    44.6    45.3    45.3    45.5    45.6    45.5
          Agriculture.......     277     245     230     232     241     220     222     218     233     242     274     257     220
          Nonagricultural                                                                                                             
           industries.......   7,005   7,082   7,028   7,010   7,152   7,044   7,190   6,912   7,004   6,996   6,991   7,032   7,060
      Unemployed............   1,127   1,079   1,162   1,117   1,089   1,065     999   1,099   1,193   1,070   1,052   1,087   1,101
        Unemployment rate...    13.4    12.8    13.8    13.4    12.8    12.8    11.9    13.4    14.2    12.9    12.6    13.0    13.1

  1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation.
   NOTE:  Beginning in January 2000, data reflect new composite estimation procedures and revised population controls used in the
household survey.  Data have been revised based on the experience through December 2000.
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Explanatory Note


 This news release presents statistics from two major surveys, the Current
Population Survey (household survey) and the Current Employment Statistics
survey (establishment survey).  The household survey provides the
information on the labor force, employment, and unemployment that appears
in the A tables, marked HOUSEHOLD DATA.  It is a sample survey of about
50,000 households  conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the Bureau of
Labor Statistics (BLS).
 
 The establishment survey provides the information on the employment,
hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm payrolls that appears in the B
tables, marked ESTABLISHMENT DATA.  This information is collected from
payroll records by BLS in cooperation with State agencies.  In June 2000,
the sample included about 300,000 establishments employing about 48 million
people.
 
 For both surveys, the data for a given month  relate to a particular week
or pay period.  In the household survey,  the reference week is generally
the calendar week that contains the 12th day of the month.  In the
establishment survey, the reference  period is the pay period including the
12th, which may or may not correspond directly to the calendar week.

Coverage, definitions, and differences between surveys
 
 Household survey.  The sample  is selected  to reflect the entire
civilian noninstitutional population.  Based on responses to a series of
questions on work and job search activities, each person  16 years and over
in a sample household is classified as employed, unemployed, or not in the
labor force.
 
 People are classified as employed if they did any work at all as paid
employees during the reference week; worked in their own business,
profession, or on their own farm; or worked without pay at least 15 hours
in a family business or farm.  People are also counted as employed if they
were  temporarily absent from their jobs because of illness, bad weather,
vacation, labor-management disputes, or personal reasons.
 
 People are classified as unemployed if they meet all of the following
criteria:  They had no employment during the  reference week; they were
available for work at that time; and they made specific efforts to find
employment sometime during the 4-week period ending with the reference
week.  Persons laid off from  a job and expecting recall   need not be
looking for work to be counted as unemployed.  The unemployment data
derived from the household survey in no way depend upon the eligibility for
or receipt of unemployment insurance benefits.
 
 The civilian labor force  is the sum of  employed and  unemployed
persons.  Those not classified as employed or unemployed are not in the
labor force.  The unemployment rate is the number unemployed as a percent
of the  labor force.  The labor force participation rate is the labor force
as a percent of the population, and the employment-population ratio is the
employed as a percent of the population.
 
 Establishment survey.  The sample establishments are drawn from private
nonfarm businesses such as factories, offices, and stores, as well as
Federal, State, and local government entities.  Employees on nonfarm
payrolls are those who received pay for any part of the reference pay
period, including persons on paid leave.  Persons are counted in each job
they hold.  Hours and earnings data are for private businesses and relate
only to production workers in the goods-producing sector and nonsupervisory
workers in the service-producing sector.

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 Differences in employment estimates.  The numerous conceptual and
methodological differences between the household and establishment surveys
result in important distinctions in the employment estimates derived from
the surveys.  Among these are:
 
 --The household survey includes agricultural workers, the self-employed,
unpaid family workers, and private household workers among the employed.
These groups are excluded from the establishment survey.

 --The household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the
employed. The establishment survey does not.
 
 --The household survey is limited to  workers 16 years of age and older.
The establishment survey is not limited by age.
 
 --The  household survey has no duplication of individuals, because
individuals  are counted only once, even if they hold more than one job. In
the establishment survey, employees working at more than one job  and thus
appearing on more than one payroll would be counted separately for each
appearance.
 
 Other differences between the two surveys are described in "Comparing
Employment Estimates from Household and Payroll Surveys," which may be
obtained from BLS upon request.

Seasonal adjustment
 
 Over the course of a year, the size of the nation's labor force and the
levels of employment and unemployment undergo sharp fluctuations due to
such seasonal events as changes in weather, reduced or expanded production,
harvests, major holidays, and the opening and closing of schools.  The
effect of such seasonal  variation can  be  very large; seasonal
fluctuations may account for as much as 95 percent of the month-to-month
changes in unemployment.
 
 Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern each
year, their influence on statistical trends can be eliminated by adjusting
the statistics from month to month.  These adjustments make nonseasonal
developments, such as declines in economic activity or increases in the
participation of women in the labor force, easier to spot.  For example,
the large number of youth entering the labor force each June is likely to
obscure any other changes that have taken place relative to May, making it
difficult to determine if the level of economic activity has risen or
declined.  However, because the effect of students finishing school in
previous years is known, the statistics for the current year can be
adjusted to allow for a comparable change.  Insofar as the seasonal
adjustment is made correctly, the adjusted figure provides a more useful
tool with which to analyze changes in economic activity.
 
 In both the household and establishment surveys, most seasonally adjusted
series are independently adjusted.  However, the adjusted series for many
major estimates, such as total payroll employment, employment in most major
industry divisions, total employment, and unemployment are computed by
aggregating independently adjusted component series.  For example, total
unemployment is derived by summing the adjusted series for four major age-
sex components; this differs from the unemployment estimate that would be
obtained by directly adjusting the total or by combining the duration,
reasons, or more detailed age categories.
 
 The numerical factors used to make the seasonal adjustments are
recalculated twice a year.  For the household survey, the factors are
calculated for the January-June period and again for the July-December

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period.  For the establishment survey, updated factors for seasonal
adjustment are calculated for the May-October period and introduced along
with new benchmarks, and again for the November-April period.  In both
surveys, revisions to historical data are made once a year.

Reliability of the estimates
 
 Statistics based on the household and establishment surveys are subject
to both sampling and nonsampling error.  When a sample rather than the
entire population is surveyed, there is a chance that the sample estimates
may differ from the "true" population values they represent.  The exact
difference, or sampling error, varies depending on the particular sample
selected, and this variability is measured by the standard error of the
estimate.  There is about a 90-percent chance, or level of confidence, that
an estimate based on a sample will differ by no more than 1.6 standard
errors from the "true" population value because of sampling error.  BLS
analyses are generally conducted at the 90-percent level of confidence.
 
 For example, the confidence interval for the monthly change in total
employment from the household survey is on the order of plus or minus
376,000.  Suppose the estimate of total employment increases by 100,000
from one month to the next.  The 90-percent confidence interval on the
monthly change would range from -276,000 to 476,000 (100,000 +/- 376,000).
These figures do not mean that the sample results are off by these
magnitudes, but rather that there is about a 90-percent chance that the
"true" over-the-month change lies within this interval.  Since this range
includes values of less than zero, we could not say with confidence that
employment had, in fact, increased.  If, however, the reported employment
rise was half a million, then all of the values within the 90-percent
confidence interval would be greater than zero.  In this case, it is likely
(at least a 90-percent chance) that an employment rise had, in fact,
occurred.  The 90-percent confidence interval for the monthly change in
unemployment is +/- 258,000, and for the monthly change in the unemployment
rate it is +/- .21 percentage point.
 
 In general, estimates involving many individuals or establishments have
lower standard errors (relative to the size of the estimate) than estimates
which are based on a small number of observations.  The precision of
estimates is also improved when the data are cumulated over time such as
for quarterly and annual averages.  The seasonal adjustment process can
also improve the stability of the monthly estimates.
 
 The household and establishment surveys are also affected by nonsampling
error.  Nonsampling errors can occur for many reasons, including the
failure to sample a segment of the population, inability to obtain
information for all respondents in the sample, inability or unwillingness
of respondents to provide correct information on a timely basis, mistakes
made by respondents, and errors made in the collection or processing of the
data.
 
 For example, in the establishment survey, estimates for the most recent 2
months are based on substantially incomplete returns; for this reason,
these estimates are labeled preliminary in the tables.  It is only after
two successive revisions to a monthly estimate, when nearly all sample
reports have been received, that the estimate is considered final.
 
 Another major source of nonsampling error in the establishment survey is
the inability to capture, on a timely basis, employment generated by new
firms.  To correct for this systematic underestimation of employment growth
(and other sources of error), a process known as bias adjustment is
included in the survey's estimating procedures, whereby a specified number
of jobs is added to the monthly sample-based change.  The size of the

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monthly bias adjustment is based largely on past relationships between the
sample-based estimates of employment and the total counts of employment
described below.
 
 The sample-based estimates from the establishment survey are adjusted
once a year (on a lagged basis) to universe counts of payroll employment
obtained from administrative records of the unemployment insurance program.
The difference between the March sample-based employment estimates and the
March universe counts is known as a benchmark revision, and serves as a
rough proxy for total survey error.  The new benchmarks also incorporate
changes in the classification of industries.  Over the past decade, the
benchmark revision for total nonfarm employment has averaged 0.3 percent,
ranging from zero to 0.7 percent.

Additional statistics and other information
 
 More comprehensive statistics are contained in Employment and Earnings,
published each month by BLS.  It is available for $16.00 per issue or
$40.00 per year from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC
20402.  All orders must be prepaid by sending a check or money order
payable to the Superintendent of Documents, or by charging to Mastercard or
Visa.
 
 Employment and Earnings also provides measures of sampling error for the
household survey data published in this release.  For unemployment and
other labor force categories, these measures appear in tables 1-B through
1-H of its "Explanatory Notes."  Measures of the reliability of the data
drawn from the establishment survey and the actual amounts of revision due
to benchmark adjustments are provided in tables 2-B through 2-G of that
publication.
 
 Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired
individuals upon request.  Voice phone:  202-691-5200; TDD message referral
phone:  1-800-877-8339.
  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                                                                                  
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Dec.    Nov.    Dec.    Dec.    Aug.    Sept.   Oct.    Nov.    Dec. 
                                                       1999    2000    2000    1999    2000    2000    2000    2000    2000 
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                        TOTAL                                                                                               
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 208,832 210,577 210,743 208,832 209,935 210,161 210,378 210,577 210,743
    Civilian labor force............................ 139,941 141,025 141,319 140,185 140,724 140,847 141,000 141,136 141,489
          Participation rate........................    67.0    67.0    67.1    67.1    67.0    67.0    67.0    67.0    67.1
      Employed...................................... 134,696 135,731 136,092 134,498 134,939 135,310 135,464 135,478 135,836
          Employment-population ratio...............    64.5    64.5    64.6    64.4    64.3    64.4    64.4    64.3    64.5
        Agriculture.................................   2,979   3,030   2,936   3,325   3,317   3,356   3,241   3,176   3,274
        Nonagricultural industries.................. 131,717 132,701 133,156 131,173 131,622 131,954 132,223 132,302 132,562
      Unemployed....................................   5,245   5,295   5,227   5,687   5,785   5,537   5,536   5,658   5,653
          Unemployment rate.........................     3.7     3.8     3.7     4.1     4.1     3.9     3.9     4.0     4.0
    Not in labor force..............................  68,891  69,551  69,424  68,647  69,211  69,314  69,378  69,441  69,254
      Persons who currently want a job..............   4,045   3,971   4,182   4,401   4,256   4,355   4,377   4,351   4,532
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 16 years and over                                                                                      
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 100,264 101,175 101,260 100,264 100,847 100,963 101,075 101,175 101,260
    Civilian labor force............................  74,631  75,152  75,281  74,976  75,388  75,305  75,371  75,386  75,582
          Participation rate........................    74.4    74.3    74.3    74.8    74.8    74.6    74.6    74.5    74.6
      Employed......................................  71,699  72,371  72,275  71,991  72,379  72,398  72,427  72,354  72,534
          Employment-population ratio...............    71.5    71.5    71.4    71.8    71.8    71.7    71.7    71.5    71.6
      Unemployed....................................   2,932   2,781   3,006   2,985   3,009   2,907   2,944   3,032   3,048
          Unemployment rate.........................     3.9     3.7     4.0     4.0     4.0     3.9     3.9     4.0     4.0
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  92,052  93,061  93,117  92,052  92,754  92,863  92,969  93,061  93,117
    Civilian labor force............................  70,460  71,151  71,194  70,572  71,029  71,053  71,155  71,135  71,289
          Participation rate........................    76.5    76.5    76.5    76.7    76.6    76.5    76.5    76.4    76.6
      Employed......................................  68,125  68,908  68,752  68,235  68,710  68,728  68,774  68,683  68,848
          Employment-population ratio...............    74.0    74.0    73.8    74.1    74.1    74.0    74.0    73.8    73.9
        Agriculture.................................   2,047   2,099   2,028   2,246   2,276   2,350   2,219   2,122   2,232
        Nonagricultural industries..................  66,077  66,809  66,724  65,989  66,434  66,378  66,555  66,561  66,616
      Unemployed....................................   2,335   2,243   2,442   2,337   2,319   2,325   2,381   2,452   2,441
          Unemployment rate.........................     3.3     3.2     3.4     3.3     3.3     3.3     3.3     3.4     3.4
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 16 years and over                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 108,569 109,402 109,483 108,569 109,088 109,198 109,303 109,402 109,483
    Civilian labor force............................  65,309  65,874  66,038  65,209  65,336  65,542  65,629  65,750  65,907
          Participation rate........................    60.2    60.2    60.3    60.1    59.9    60.0    60.0    60.1    60.2
      Employed......................................  62,997  63,360  63,817  62,507  62,560  62,912  63,037  63,124  63,302
          Employment-population ratio...............    58.0    57.9    58.3    57.6    57.3    57.6    57.7    57.7    57.8
      Unemployed....................................   2,313   2,513   2,221   2,702   2,776   2,630   2,592   2,626   2,605
          Unemployment rate.........................     3.5     3.8     3.4     4.1     4.2     4.0     3.9     4.0     4.0
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 100,666 101,533 101,612 100,666 101,209 101,321 101,448 101,533 101,612
    Civilian labor force............................  61,426  61,881  62,069  61,204  61,265  61,486  61,528  61,625  61,819
          Participation rate........................    61.0    60.9    61.1    60.8    60.5    60.7    60.6    60.7    60.8
      Employed......................................  59,491  59,868  60,235  58,981  58,992  59,344  59,425  59,506  59,708
          Employment-population ratio...............    59.1    59.0    59.3    58.6    58.3    58.6    58.6    58.6    58.8
        Agriculture.................................     740     722     757     802     808     764     748     797     822
        Nonagricultural industries..................  58,751  59,146  59,478  58,179  58,184  58,580  58,677  58,709  58,886
      Unemployed....................................   1,935   2,012   1,834   2,223   2,273   2,142   2,103   2,119   2,111
          Unemployment rate.........................     3.1     3.3     3.0     3.6     3.7     3.5     3.4     3.4     3.4
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian  noninstitutional population.............  16,114  15,983  16,014  16,114  15,972  15,977  15,960  15,983  16,014
    Civilian labor force............................   8,056   7,994   8,056   8,409   8,430   8,308   8,317   8,376   8,381
          Participation rate........................    50.0    50.0    50.3    52.2    52.8    52.0    52.1    52.4    52.3
      Employed......................................   7,081   6,955   7,105   7,282   7,237   7,238   7,265   7,289   7,280
          Employment-population ratio...............    43.9    43.5    44.4    45.2    45.3    45.3    45.5    45.6    45.5
        Agriculture.................................     193     209     152     277     233     242     274     257     220
        Nonagricultural industries..................   6,888   6,746   6,954   7,005   7,004   6,996   6,991   7,032   7,060
      Unemployed....................................     975   1,039     951   1,127   1,193   1,070   1,052   1,087   1,101
          Unemployment rate.........................    12.1    13.0    11.8    13.4    14.2    12.9    12.6    13.0    13.1

    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 2000, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.  Seasonally
  adjusted data have been revised based on the experience through December 2000.





  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-2.  Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, age, and Hispanic origin

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted              Seasonally adjusted(1)            
                                                                                                                            
        Employment status, race, sex, age, and                                                                              
                   Hispanic origin                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Dec.    Nov.    Dec.    Dec.    Aug.    Sept.   Oct.    Nov.    Dec. 
                                                       1999    2000    2000    1999    2000    2000    2000    2000    2000 
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                        WHITE                                                                                               
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 173,821 175,034 175,145 173,821 174,587 174,745 174,899 175,034 175,145
    Civilian labor force............................ 116,896 117,428 117,796 117,073 117,554 117,553 117,603 117,640 117,945
        Participation rate..........................    67.3    67.1    67.3    67.4    67.3    67.3    67.2    67.2    67.3
      Employed...................................... 113,116 113,598 113,950 113,005 113,378 113,464 113,584 113,509 113,811
        Employment-population ratio.................    65.1    64.9    65.1    65.0    64.9    64.9    64.9    64.8    65.0
      Unemployed....................................   3,781   3,830   3,845   4,068   4,176   4,089   4,019   4,131   4,134
        Unemployment rate...........................     3.2     3.3     3.3     3.5     3.6     3.5     3.4     3.5     3.5
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force............................  59,843  60,222  60,275  59,920  60,363  60,259  60,286  60,280  60,349
        Participation rate..........................    76.9    76.7    76.7    77.0    77.2    76.9    76.9    76.8    76.8
      Employed......................................  58,140  58,594  58,484  58,240  58,681  58,529  58,557  58,478  58,581
        Employment-population ratio.................    74.7    74.7    74.5    74.9    75.0    74.7    74.7    74.5    74.6
      Unemployed....................................   1,703   1,627   1,791   1,680   1,682   1,730   1,729   1,802   1,768
        Unemployment rate...........................     2.8     2.7     3.0     2.8     2.8     2.9     2.9     3.0     2.9
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force............................  50,277  50,527  50,766  50,058  50,083  50,256  50,281  50,335  50,527
        Participation rate..........................    60.4    60.2    60.5    60.1    59.9    60.0    60.0    60.0    60.2
      Employed......................................  48,930  49,105  49,408  48,519  48,442  48,700  48,777  48,825  48,973
        Employment-population ratio.................    58.8    58.6    58.9    58.3    57.9    58.2    58.2    58.2    58.4
      Unemployed....................................   1,347   1,422   1,358   1,539   1,641   1,556   1,504   1,510   1,554
        Unemployment rate...........................     2.7     2.8     2.7     3.1     3.3     3.1     3.0     3.0     3.1
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force............................   6,776   6,679   6,754   7,095   7,108   7,038   7,036   7,025   7,069
        Participation rate..........................    53.2    52.6    53.2    55.7    56.0    55.4    55.4    55.3    55.7
      Employed......................................   6,046   5,898   6,058   6,246   6,255   6,235   6,250   6,206   6,257
        Employment-population ratio.................    47.5    46.5    47.7    49.0    49.3    49.1    49.2    48.9    49.3
      Unemployed....................................     730     781     696     849     853     803     786     819     812
        Unemployment rate...........................    10.8    11.7    10.3    12.0    12.0    11.4    11.2    11.7    11.5
          Men.......................................    12.8    12.2    11.9    13.1    13.1    12.2    11.8    12.4    12.2
          Women.....................................     8.6    11.2     8.6    10.7    10.8    10.6    10.5    10.9    10.7
                                                                                                                            
                        BLACK                                                                                               
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  25,051  25,376  25,408  25,051  25,258  25,299  25,339  25,376  25,408
    Civilian labor force............................  16,488  16,798  16,758  16,492  16,540  16,489  16,627  16,732  16,742
        Participation rate..........................    65.8    66.2    66.0    65.8    65.5    65.2    65.6    65.9    65.9
      Employed......................................  15,302  15,604  15,594  15,188  15,239  15,304  15,401  15,485  15,470
        Employment-population ratio.................    61.1    61.5    61.4    60.6    60.3    60.5    60.8    61.0    60.9
      Unemployed....................................   1,186   1,195   1,165   1,304   1,301   1,185   1,226   1,247   1,272
        Unemployment rate...........................     7.2     7.1     7.0     7.9     7.9     7.2     7.4     7.5     7.6
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force............................   7,257   7,453   7,432   7,264   7,331   7,307   7,383   7,397   7,437
        Participation rate..........................    72.4    73.2    72.9    72.5    72.4    72.0    72.6    72.6    72.9
      Employed......................................   6,758   6,964   6,894   6,763   6,802   6,832   6,868   6,888   6,897
        Employment-population ratio.................    67.5    68.4    67.6    67.5    67.2    67.3    67.5    67.6    67.6
      Unemployed....................................     499     490     538     501     529     475     515     509     540
        Unemployment rate...........................     6.9     6.6     7.2     6.9     7.2     6.5     7.0     6.9     7.3
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force............................   8,293   8,362   8,372   8,266   8,249   8,231   8,262   8,325   8,333
        Participation rate..........................    66.1    65.7    65.7    65.9    65.1    64.9    65.0    65.4    65.4
      Employed......................................   7,807   7,866   7,967   7,702   7,734   7,750   7,786   7,808   7,861
        Employment-population ratio.................    62.2    61.8    62.5    61.4    61.1    61.1    61.3    61.3    61.7
      Unemployed....................................     486     496     405     564     515     481     476     517     472
        Unemployment rate...........................     5.9     5.9     4.8     6.8     6.2     5.8     5.8     6.2     5.7
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force............................     938     983     955     962     960     951     982   1,010     972
        Participation rate..........................    37.8    39.9    38.8    38.8    39.0    38.6    39.9    41.0    39.5
      Employed......................................     737     774     732     723     703     722     747     789     712
        Employment-population ratio.................    29.7    31.5    29.7    29.1    28.5    29.3    30.4    32.1    28.9
      Unemployed....................................     201     209     223     239     257     229     235     221     260
        Unemployment rate...........................    21.4    21.2    23.3    24.8    26.8    24.1    23.9    21.9    26.7
          Men.......................................    25.2    21.4    29.2    26.2    31.7    26.7    27.0    22.5    30.1
          Women.....................................    17.6    21.1    17.3    23.5    22.3    21.7    21.2    21.3    23.4

                   HISPANIC ORIGIN
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  22,008  22,687  22,749  22,008  22,488  22,555  22,618  22,687  22,749
    Civilian labor force............................  14,965  15,514  15,627  15,001  15,312  15,513  15,491  15,626  15,671
        Participation rate..........................    68.0    68.4    68.7    68.2    68.1    68.8    68.5    68.9    68.9
      Employed......................................  14,112  14,631  14,748  14,128  14,439  14,647  14,711  14,686  14,772
        Employment-population ratio.................    64.1    64.5    64.8    64.2    64.2    64.9    65.0    64.7    64.9
      Unemployed....................................     853     883     879     873     873     866     780     940     899
        Unemployment rate...........................     5.7     5.7     5.6     5.8     5.7     5.6     5.0     6.0     5.7

    1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted
  and seasonally adjusted columns.
      NOTE:  Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin groups will not sum to totals because data for the "other races"
  group are not presented and Hispanics are included in both the white and black population groups.  Beginning in January
  2000, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.  Seasonally adjusted data have been revised
  based on the experience through December 2000.


  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                               HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-3. Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment                     
                                                                                                               
  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                               Not seasonally adjusted                  Seasonally adjusted(1)               
                                                                                                                             
            Educational attainment                                                                                           
                                                                                                                             
                                                Dec.     Nov.     Dec.     Dec.     Aug.     Sept.    Oct.     Nov.     Dec.  
                                                1999     2000     2000     1999     2000     2000     2000     2000     2000  
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
       Less than a high school diploma                                                                                       
                                                                                                                             
  Civilian noninstitutional population......   28,144   27,851   27,693   28,144   28,306   28,346   27,931   27,851   27,693
    Civilian labor force....................   11,963   12,026   11,797   11,963   12,264   12,301   12,192   11,958   11,822
        Percent of population...............     42.5     43.2     42.6     42.5     43.3     43.4     43.7     42.9     42.7
      Employed..............................   11,236   11,242   11,049   11,243   11,491   11,542   11,408   11,171   11,077
        Employment-population ratio.........     39.9     40.4     39.9     39.9     40.6     40.7     40.8     40.1     40.0
      Unemployed............................      727      784      748      720      773      759      784      787      745
        Unemployment rate...................      6.1      6.5      6.3      6.0      6.3      6.2      6.4      6.6      6.3
                                                                                                                             
     High school graduates, no college(2)                                                                                    
                                                                                                                             
  Civilian noninstitutional population......   57,590   57,562   57,899   57,590   56,882   57,244   57,365   57,562   57,899
    Civilian labor force....................   37,534   37,344   37,385   37,354   36,743   36,815   36,985   37,129   37,187
        Percent of population...............     65.2     64.9     64.6     64.9     64.6     64.3     64.5     64.5     64.2
      Employed..............................   36,248   36,087   36,111   36,057   35,397   35,574   35,707   35,830   35,906
        Employment-population ratio.........     62.9     62.7     62.4     62.6     62.2     62.1     62.2     62.2     62.0
      Unemployed............................    1,286    1,258    1,274    1,297    1,346    1,241    1,278    1,299    1,281
        Unemployment rate...................      3.4      3.4      3.4      3.5      3.7      3.4      3.5      3.5      3.4
                                                                                                                             
       Less than a bachelor's degree(3)                                                                                      
                                                                                                                             
  Civilian noninstitutional population......   44,069   44,770   44,596   44,069   44,616   44,191   44,767   44,770   44,596
    Civilian labor force....................   32,544   33,076   33,128   32,477   33,039   32,952   32,896   32,776   33,045
        Percent of population...............     73.8     73.9     74.3     73.7     74.1     74.6     73.5     73.2     74.1
      Employed..............................   31,788   32,270   32,298   31,659   32,137   32,093   32,103   31,897   32,141
        Employment-population ratio.........     72.1     72.1     72.4     71.8     72.0     72.6     71.7     71.2     72.1
      Unemployed............................      756      806      829      818      902      859      793      879      904
        Unemployment rate...................      2.3      2.4      2.5      2.5      2.7      2.6      2.4      2.7      2.7
                                                                                                                             
              College graduates                                                                                              
                                                                                                                             
  Civilian noninstitutional population......   44,821   45,706   45,839   44,821   45,718   45,863   45,785   45,706   45,839
    Civilian labor force....................   35,852   36,184   36,479   35,832   35,953   36,071   36,022   36,237   36,460
        Percent of population...............     80.0     79.2     79.6     79.9     78.6     78.6     78.7     79.3     79.5
      Employed..............................   35,287   35,676   35,974   35,199   35,324   35,397   35,431   35,674   35,894
        Employment-population ratio.........     78.7     78.1     78.5     78.5     77.3     77.2     77.4     78.1     78.3
      Unemployed............................      565      507      505      633      629      674      591      563      566
        Unemployment rate...................      1.6      1.4      1.4      1.8      1.7      1.9      1.6      1.6      1.6

    1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation, therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted
  and seasonally adjusted columns.
    2 Includes high school diploma or equivalent.
    3 Includes the categories, some college, no degree; and associate degree.
     NOTE:  Beginning in January 2000, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.  Seasonally
  adjusted data have been revised based on the experience through December 2000.





  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-4. Selected employment indicators

  (In thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                            
                       Category                                                                                             
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Dec.    Nov.    Dec.    Dec.    Aug.    Sept.   Oct.    Nov.    Dec. 
                                                       1999    2000    2000    1999    2000    2000    2000    2000    2000 
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                    CHARACTERISTIC                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
  Total employed, 16 years and over................. 134,696 135,731 136,092 134,498 134,939 135,310 135,464 135,478 135,836
    Married men, spouse present.....................  43,531  43,512  43,502  43,324  43,375  43,321  43,345  43,251  43,293
    Married women, spouse present...................  34,221  33,890  34,090  33,779  33,507  33,491  33,622  33,633  33,635
    Women who maintain families.....................   8,302   8,535   8,466   8,344   8,492   8,516   8,449   8,495   8,501
                                                                                                                            
                      OCCUPATION                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
    Managerial and professional specialty...........  41,038  41,296  41,313  40,797  40,917  40,938  40,745  41,083  41,078
    Technical, sales, and administrative support....  39,560  39,677  40,159  39,274  39,100  39,093  39,521  39,616  39,853
    Service occupations.............................  17,582  18,429  18,350  17,769  17,749  18,190  18,555  18,471  18,550
    Precision production, craft, and repair.........  14,988  14,767  14,947  14,919  15,189  15,083  15,050  14,748  14,848
    Operators, fabricators, and laborers............  18,546  18,466  18,358  18,359  18,561  18,472  18,305  18,184  18,171
    Farming, forestry, and fishing..................   2,981   3,095   2,966   3,367   3,390   3,390   3,318   3,238   3,357
                                                                                                                            
                   CLASS OF WORKER                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
    Agriculture:                                                                                                            
      Wage and salary workers.......................   1,822   1,877   1,817   2,025   2,048   2,018   2,041   2,005   2,019
      Self-employed workers.........................   1,127   1,126   1,093   1,229   1,241   1,274   1,182   1,180   1,198
      Unpaid family workers.........................      31      26      26      39      36      38      32      25      34
    Nonagricultural industries:                                                                                             
      Wage and salary workers....................... 123,053 124,065 124,516 122,428 122,931 123,117 123,461 123,632 123,813
        Government..................................  19,169  19,264  19,576  18,958  18,644  19,003  19,073  19,146  19,352
        Private industries.......................... 103,885 104,801 104,940 103,470 104,287 104,114 104,388 104,486 104,461
          Private households........................     972     800     907     943     781     824     812     827     879
          Other industries.......................... 102,912 104,001 104,032 102,527 103,506 103,290 103,576 103,659 103,582
      Self-employed workers.........................   8,566   8,505   8,515   8,643   8,618   8,786   8,561   8,533   8,600
      Unpaid family workers.........................      97     131     125      95     114     108     136     128     121
                                                                                                                            
              PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
    All industries:                                                                                                         
      Part time for economic reasons................   3,332   3,241   3,246   3,322   3,170   3,188   3,222   3,416   3,234
        Slack work or business conditions...........   2,017   2,083   2,039   1,942   1,980   2,051   1,909   2,183   1,964
        Could only find part-time work..............     974     829     849   1,028     880     831     947     886     896
      Part time for noneconomic reasons.............  19,662  20,015  20,247  18,461  18,704  18,595  18,758  18,896  18,993
                                                                                                                            
    Nonagricultural industries:                                                                                             
      Part time for economic reasons................   3,129   3,089   3,072   3,148   3,038   3,030   3,044   3,285   3,088
        Slack work or business conditions...........   1,891   1,979   1,936   1,838   1,901   1,940   1,808   2,082   1,882
        Could only find part-time work..............     964     821     838   1,010     861     817     923     871     877
      Part time for noneconomic reasons.............  19,143  19,454  19,691  17,943  18,142  18,024  18,206  18,323  18,437

      NOTE:  Persons at work excludes employed persons who were absent from their jobs during the entire reference week for
  reasons such as vacation, illness, or industrial dispute.  Part time for noneconomic reasons excludes persons who usually
  work full time but worked only 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for reasons such as holidays, illness, and bad
  weather.  Beginning in January 2000, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.  Seasonally
  adjusted data have been revised based on the experience through December 2000.





  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-5. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                            Number of                                                       
                                                        unemployed persons                Unemployment rates(1)             
                                                          (in thousands)                                                    
                       Category                                                                                             
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Dec.    Nov.    Dec.    Dec.    Aug.    Sept.   Oct.    Nov.    Dec. 
                                                       1999    2000    2000    1999    2000    2000    2000    2000    2000 
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                    CHARACTERISTIC                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
   Total, 16 years and over.........................   5,687   5,658   5,653    4.1     4.1     3.9     3.9     4.0     4.0 
     Men, 20 years and over.........................   2,337   2,452   2,441    3.3     3.3     3.3     3.3     3.4     3.4 
     Women, 20 years and over.......................   2,223   2,119   2,111    3.6     3.7     3.5     3.4     3.4     3.4 
     Both sexes, 16 to 19 years.....................   1,127   1,087   1,101   13.4    14.2    12.9    12.6    13.0    13.1 
                                                                                                                            
     Married men, spouse present....................     957     974     970    2.2     2.0     2.1     2.1     2.2     2.2 
     Married women, spouse present..................     884     859     911    2.6     2.8     2.7     2.5     2.5     2.6 
     Women who maintain families....................     568     467     458    6.4     6.0     5.4     5.4     5.2     5.1 
                                                                                                                            
     Full-time workers..............................   4,537   4,560   4,551    3.9     3.9     3.8     3.8     3.9     3.9 
     Part-time workers..............................   1,183   1,096   1,122    4.9     5.0     4.6     4.5     4.5     4.6 
                                                                                                                            
                    OCCUPATION(2)                                                                                           
                                                                                                                            
     Managerial and professional specialty..........     725     699     699    1.7     1.8     1.8     1.7     1.7     1.7 
     Technical, sales, and administrative support...   1,469   1,464   1,433    3.6     4.0     3.4     3.6     3.6     3.5 
     Precision production, craft, and repair........     610     559     563    3.9     3.3     3.5     3.4     3.7     3.7 
     Operators, fabricators, and laborers...........   1,201   1,230   1,234    6.1     6.3     6.2     6.4     6.3     6.4 
     Farming, forestry, and fishing.................     205     246     225    5.7     6.4     5.9     6.7     7.1     6.3 
                                                                                                                            
                       INDUSTRY                                                                                             
                                                                                                                            
     Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers   4,514   4,313   4,338    4.2     4.1     4.0     4.0     4.0     4.0 
       Goods-producing industries...................   1,277   1,289   1,262    4.4     4.3     4.4     4.7     4.5     4.4 
         Mining.....................................      22      20      19    4.1     4.3     5.0     7.1     3.5     3.6 
         Construction...............................     531     544     521    6.8     6.4     6.4     6.5     6.9     6.5 
         Manufacturing..............................     724     725     722    3.5     3.5     3.6     4.0     3.6     3.6 
           Durable goods............................     438     423     411    3.5     3.1     3.2     3.8     3.5     3.4 
           Nondurable goods.........................     286     302     311    3.6     4.1     4.3     4.3     3.9     4.0 
       Service-producing industries.................   3,237   3,024   3,076    4.1     4.0     3.9     3.8     3.8     3.8 
         Transportation and public utilities........     233     202     247    3.0     3.1     3.2     2.8     2.6     3.2 
         Wholesale and retail trade.................   1,441   1,284   1,322    5.3     5.1     4.8     4.8     4.7     4.8 
         Finance, insurance, and real estate........     178     153     166    2.2     2.4     2.1     2.3     1.9     2.1 
         Services...................................   1,385   1,385   1,341    3.9     3.8     3.7     3.6     3.7     3.6 
     Government workers.............................     405     445     438    2.1     2.3     2.1     2.0     2.3     2.2 
     Agricultural wage and salary workers...........     150     207     198    6.9     8.0     7.9     8.8     9.4     8.9 

    1 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.
    2 Seasonally adjusted unemployment data for service occupations are not available because the seasonal component, which
  is small relative to the trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision.
     NOTE:  Beginning in January 2000, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.  Data have been
  revised based on the experience through December 2000.




  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-6. Duration of unemployment

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                            
                       Duration                                                                                             
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Dec.    Nov.    Dec.    Dec.    Aug.    Sept.   Oct.    Nov.    Dec. 
                                                       1999    2000    2000    1999    2000    2000    2000    2000    2000 
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                       
                                                                                                                            
   Less than 5 weeks................................   2,348   2,343   2,176   2,630   2,567   2,498   2,510   2,531   2,440
   5 to 14 weeks....................................   1,615   1,744   1,807   1,650   1,832   1,750   1,755   1,796   1,852
   15 weeks and over................................   1,281   1,207   1,244   1,368   1,373   1,247   1,311   1,317   1,326
      15 to 26 weeks................................     621     653     611     684     673     618     702     713     675
      27 weeks and over.............................     661     555     633     684     700     629     609     604     651
                                                                                                                            
   Average (mean) duration, in weeks................    13.0    12.4    12.8    12.8    13.0    12.1    12.4    12.4    12.6
   Median duration, in weeks........................     5.8     5.9     6.0     5.9     6.1     5.3     6.1     6.1     6.1
                                                                                                                            
                 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..............................    44.8    44.3    41.6    46.6    44.5    45.5    45.0    44.8    43.4
     5 to 14 weeks..................................    30.8    32.9    34.6    29.2    31.7    31.8    31.5    31.8    33.0
     15 weeks and over..............................    24.4    22.8    23.8    24.2    23.8    22.7    23.5    23.3    23.6
       15 to 26 weeks...............................    11.8    12.3    11.7    12.1    11.7    11.2    12.6    12.6    12.0
       27 weeks and over............................    12.6    10.5    12.1    12.1    12.1    11.4    10.9    10.7    11.6

     NOTE:  Beginning in January 2000, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.  Seasonally
  adjusted data have been revised based on the experience through December 2000.




  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-7. Reason for unemployment

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                            
                        Reason                                                                                              
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Dec.    Nov.    Dec.    Dec.    Aug.    Sept.   Oct.    Nov.    Dec. 
                                                       1999    2000    2000    1999    2000    2000    2000    2000    2000 
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                       
                                                                                                                            
  Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                            
     jobs...........................................   2,451   2,327   2,587   2,379   2,585   2,502   2,446   2,501   2,514
    On temporary layoff.............................     859     775   1,039     772     907     837     825     877     937
    Not on temporary layoff.........................   1,592   1,552   1,548   1,607   1,678   1,665   1,621   1,624   1,577
      Permanent job losers..........................   1,073     978     957   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
      Persons who completed temporary jobs..........     519     574     591   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
  Job leavers.......................................     718     735     648     826     780     756     815     768     746
  Reentrants........................................   1,745   1,853   1,615   2,056   1,930   1,798   1,868   1,936   1,899
  New entrants......................................     330     380     377     424     503     429     398     429     466
                                                                                                                            
                 PERCENT DISTRIBUTION                                                                                       
                                                                                                                            
  Total unemployed..................................   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0
   Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                           
     jobs...........................................    46.7    44.0    49.5    41.8    44.6    45.6    44.3    44.4    44.7
     On temporary layoff............................    16.4    14.6    19.9    13.6    15.6    15.3    14.9    15.6    16.7
     Not on temporary layoff........................    30.4    29.3    29.6    28.3    28.9    30.4    29.3    28.8    28.0
   Job leavers......................................    13.7    13.9    12.4    14.5    13.5    13.8    14.7    13.6    13.3
   Reentrants.......................................    33.3    35.0    30.9    36.2    33.3    32.8    33.8    34.4    33.8
   New entrants.....................................     6.3     7.2     7.2     7.5     8.7     7.8     7.2     7.6     8.3
                                                                                                                            
            UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE                                                                                  
                CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
   Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                           
     jobs...........................................     1.8     1.7     1.8     1.7     1.8     1.8     1.7     1.8     1.8
   Job leavers......................................      .5      .5      .5      .6      .6      .5      .6      .5      .5
   Reentrants.......................................     1.2     1.3     1.1     1.5     1.4     1.3     1.3     1.4     1.3
   New entrants.....................................      .2      .3      .3      .3      .4      .3      .3      .3      .3

    1 Not available.
     NOTE:  Beginning in January 2000, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.  Seasonally
  adjusted data have been revised based on the experience through December 2000.





  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                               HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-8. Range of alternative measures of labor underutilization

  (Percent)
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                                  Not seasonally               Seasonally adjusted           
                                                                     adjusted                                                
                            Measure                                                                                          
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                                  Dec.   Nov.   Dec.   Dec.   Aug.   Sept.  Oct.   Nov.   Dec. 
                                                                  1999   2000   2000   1999   2000   2000   2000   2000   2000 
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
  U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of                                                                 
      the civilian labor force................................     .9     .9     .9    1.0    1.0     .9     .9     .9     .9
                                                                                                                             
  U-2 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, as                                                                
      a percent of the civilian labor force...................    1.8    1.7    1.8    1.7    1.8    1.8    1.7    1.8    1.8
                                                                                                                             
  U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor                                                                   
      force (official unemployment rate)......................    3.7    3.8    3.7    4.1    4.1    3.9    3.9    4.0    4.0
                                                                                                                             
  U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a percent                                                                
      of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers....    3.9    3.9    3.9   (1)    (1)    (1)    (1)    (1)    (1) 
                                                                                                                             
  U-5 Total unemployed, plus discouraged workers, plus all                                                                   
      other marginally attached workers, as a percent of the                                                                 
      civilian labor force plus all marginally                                                                               
      attached workers........................................    4.5    4.5    4.5   (1)    (1)    (1)    (1)    (1)    (1) 
                                                                                                                             
  U-6 Total unemployed, plus all marginally attached workers,                                                                
      plus total employed part time for economic reasons,                                                                    
      as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all                                                                      
      marginally attached workers.............................    6.9    6.8    6.7   (1)    (1)    (1)    (1)    (1)    (1) 

    1 Not available.
      NOTE:  This range of alternative measures of labor underutilization replaces the U1-U7 range published in table A-7 of
  this release prior to 1994.  Marginally attached workers are persons who currently are neither working nor looking for work
  but indicate that they want and are available for a job and have looked for work sometime in the recent past.  Discouraged
  workers, a subset of the marginally attached, have given a job-market related reason for not currently looking for a job. 
  Persons employed part time for economic reasons are those who want and are available for full-time work but have had to
  settle for a part-time schedule.  For further information, see "BLS introduces new range of alternative unemployment
  measures," in the October 1995 issue of the Monthly Labor Review.  Beginning in January 2000, data reflect revised
  population controls used in the household survey.  Seasonally adjusted data have been revised based on the experience
  through December 2000.





  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-9. Unemployed persons by sex and age, seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                            Number of                                                       
                                                        unemployed persons                Unemployment rates(1)             
                                                          (in thousands)                                                    
                     Age and sex                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Dec.    Nov.    Dec.    Dec.    Aug.    Sept.   Oct.    Nov.    Dec. 
                                                       1999    2000    2000    1999    2000    2000    2000    2000    2000 
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
  Total, 16 years and over..........................   5,687   5,658   5,653    4.1     4.1     3.9     3.9     4.0     4.0 
    16 to 24 years..................................   2,162   2,081   2,118    9.6     9.4     8.9     8.9     9.1     9.2 
      16 to 19 years................................   1,127   1,087   1,101   13.4    14.2    12.9    12.6    13.0    13.1 
        16 to 17 years..............................     537     507     519   16.1    16.9    15.7    15.2    15.4    15.8 
        18 to 19 years..............................     603     579     592   11.9    12.6    11.1    11.1    11.4    11.6 
      20 to 24 years................................   1,035     994   1,017    7.3     6.6     6.6     6.8     6.8     7.0 
    25 years and over...............................   3,503   3,554   3,515    3.0     3.1     3.0     2.9     3.0     3.0 
      25 to 54 years................................   2,988   3,043   3,009    3.0     3.2     3.0     3.0     3.0     3.0 
      55 years and over.............................     495     520     481    2.8     2.7     2.7     2.8     2.9     2.6 
                                                                                                                            
    Men, 16 years and over..........................   2,985   3,032   3,048    4.0     4.0     3.9     3.9     4.0     4.0 
      16 to 24 years................................   1,221   1,139   1,159   10.3    10.2     9.5     9.4     9.5     9.7 
        16 to 19 years..............................     648     580     607   14.7    15.8    13.7    13.4    13.6    14.1 
          16 to 17 years............................     299     287     300   17.0    17.1    17.5    17.6    17.5    18.4 
          18 to 19 years............................     352     293     310   13.4    15.2    11.2    10.7    11.3    11.7 
        20 to 24 years..............................     573     559     552    7.7     6.9     7.1     7.3     7.3     7.2 
      25 years and over.............................   1,756   1,873   1,878    2.8     2.8     2.8     2.9     3.0     3.0 
        25 to 54 years..............................   1,482   1,572   1,562    2.8     2.9     2.9     2.9     2.9     2.9 
        55 years and over...........................     244     296     285    2.5     2.7     2.6     2.8     2.9     2.8 
                                                                                                                            
    Women, 16 years and over........................   2,702   2,626   2,605    4.1     4.2     4.0     3.9     4.0     4.0 
      16 to 24 years................................     941     942     959    8.8     8.6     8.2     8.4     8.6     8.7 
        16 to 19 years..............................     479     507     494   12.0    12.4    12.0    11.9    12.3    12.1 
          16 to 17 years............................     238     220     219   15.2    16.8    13.8    12.8    13.4    13.2 
          18 to 19 years............................     251     286     282   10.3     9.8    11.0    11.6    11.5    11.6 
        20 to 24 years..............................     462     435     465    6.9     6.3     6.0     6.3     6.3     6.7 
      25 years and over.............................   1,747   1,681   1,637    3.2     3.4     3.2     3.0     3.1     3.0 
        25 to 54 years..............................   1,506   1,471   1,447    3.2     3.5     3.2     3.1     3.2     3.1 
        55 years and over...........................     251     224     196    3.1     2.6     2.8     2.8     2.7     2.4 

    1 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.
     NOTE:  Beginning in January 2000, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.  Data have been
  revised based on the experience through December 2000.





  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                  HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-10. Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                            Total                Men                Women       
                                                                                                                                
                               Category                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
                                                                        Dec.      Dec.      Dec.      Dec.      Dec.      Dec.  
                                                                        1999      2000      1999      2000      1999      2000  
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                        NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
  Total not in the labor force......................................   68,891    69,424    25,632    25,978    43,259    43,446 
    Persons who currently want a job................................    4,045     4,182     1,736     1,806     2,309     2,376 
       Searched for work and available to work now(1)...............    1,142     1,122       557       583       585       539 
          Reason not currently looking:                                                                                         
            Discouragement over job prospects(2)....................      267       265       162       158       106       107 
            Reasons other than discouragement(3)....................      874       857       395       425       479       432 
                                                                                                                                
                         MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
  Total multiple jobholders(4)......................................    8,037     7,735     4,026     3,932     4,011     3,802 
      Percent of total employed.....................................      6.0       5.7       5.6       5.4       6.4       6.0 
                                                                                                                                
      Primary job full time, secondary job part time................    4,411     4,260     2,479     2,369     1,932     1,891 
      Primary and secondary jobs both part time.....................    1,759     1,704       507       513     1,252     1,191 
      Primary and secondary jobs both full time.....................      343       302       231       203       112        99 
      Hours vary on primary or secondary job........................    1,495     1,430       797       837       698       593 

    1 Data refer to persons who have searched for work during the prior 12 months and were available to take a job during the
  reference week.
    2 Includes thinks no work available, could not find work, lacks schooling or training, employer thinks too young or old, and
  other types of discrimination.
    3 Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for such reasons as child-care and transportation
  problems, as well as a small number for which reason for nonparticipation was not determined.
    4 Includes persons who work part time on their primary job and full time on their secondary job(s), not shown separately.
     NOTE: Beginning in January 2000, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                    ESTABLISHMENT DATA


Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry

(In thousands)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                             Not seasonally adjusted                   Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                        
                Industry                                                                                                
                                           Dec.    Oct.   Nov.    Dec.     Dec.    Aug.    Sept.   Oct.   Nov.    Dec. 
                                           1999    2000   2000p   2000p    1999    2000    2000    2000   2000p   2000p 
                                                                                                                        
          Total1........................ 130,952 132,605 132,953 132,852 130,038 131,528 131,723 131,789 131,848 131,953
                                                                                                                        
       Total private.................... 110,275 111,853 112,043 111,997 109,730 111,018 111,232 111,325 111,436 111,485
                                                                                                                        
Goods-producing.........................  25,467  25,931  25,780  25,463  25,561  25,644  25,639  25,665  25,642  25,564
                                                                                                                        
  Mining................................     529     548     546     539     530     537     539     542     541     538
    Metal mining........................    44.9    43.9    43.3    43.9      45      44      44      44      43      44
    Coal mining.........................    83.2    79.6    78.9    78.7      83      80      80      80      78      78
    Oil and gas extraction..............   292.3   312.5   313.8   312.5     291     304     307     309     311     310
    Nonmetallic minerals, except fuels..   108.4   112.0   109.8   104.0     111     109     108     109     109     106
                                                                                                                        
  Construction..........................   6,439   6,968   6,854   6,607   6,552   6,675   6,720   6,745   6,738   6,725
    General building contractors........ 1,461.0 1,541.3 1,535.4 1,508.0   1,474   1,505   1,510   1,517   1,524   1,526
    Heavy construction, except building.   838.8   960.5   911.1   828.7     882     882     885     892     883     870
    Special trade contractors........... 4,139.5 4,465.9 4,407.1 4,270.6   4,196   4,288   4,325   4,336   4,331   4,329
                                                                                                                        
  Manufacturing.........................  18,499  18,415  18,380  18,317  18,479  18,432  18,380  18,378  18,363  18,301
      Production workers................  12,719  12,619  12,584  12,513  12,701  12,630  12,585  12,583  12,561  12,495
                                                                                                                        
   Durable goods........................  11,109  11,059  11,063  11,040  11,087  11,087  11,052  11,052  11,063  11,027
      Production workers................   7,601   7,545   7,548   7,519   7,579   7,567   7,541   7,542   7,546   7,507
    Lumber and wood products............   830.1   817.8   809.7   802.3     831     818     816     812     809     803
    Furniture and fixtures..............   554.7   555.1   553.8   552.5     552     555     556     555     554     551
    Stone, clay, and glass products.....   560.4   570.7   566.9   555.4     565     566     565     564     563     559
    Primary metal industries............   701.0   690.2   690.2   682.6     698     695     691     691     690     681
      Blast furnaces and basic steel                                                                                    
         products.......................   228.1   221.7   221.6   219.6   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
    Fabricated metal products........... 1,527.2 1,535.0 1,535.1 1,533.5   1,521   1,539   1,534   1,533   1,534   1,530
    Industrial machinery and equipment.. 2,134.2 2,117.4 2,122.5 2,127.7   2,132   2,133   2,121   2,124   2,128   2,125
      Computer and office equipment.....   370.7   360.8   362.2   363.9     370     363     361     361     362     362
    Electronic and other electrical                                                                                     
       equipment........................ 1,678.1 1,721.5 1,725.1 1,731.2   1,673   1,718   1,714   1,719   1,725   1,727
      Electronic components and                                                                                         
         accessories....................   640.0   686.1   692.1   696.2     640     675     681     687     695     696
    Transportation equipment............ 1,874.8 1,804.6 1,813.1 1,810.4   1,867   1,818   1,813   1,812   1,815   1,807
      Motor vehicles and equipment...... 1,029.9   985.6   989.1   985.3   1,023     993     993     991     990     982
      Aircraft and parts................   473.0   455.6   456.0   457.8     470     456     457     456     455     456
    Instruments and related products....   850.0   846.5   849.2   851.5     849     849     847     847     851     851
    Miscellaneous manufacturing.........   398.3   399.8   397.6   392.7     399     396     395     395     394     393
                                                                                                                        
   Nondurable goods.....................   7,390   7,356   7,317   7,277   7,392   7,345   7,328   7,326   7,300   7,274
      Production workers................   5,118   5,074   5,036   4,994   5,122   5,063   5,044   5,041   5,015   4,988
    Food and kindred products........... 1,666.0 1,700.0 1,675.2 1,661.2   1,674   1,670   1,661   1,673   1,668   1,667
    Tobacco products....................    41.3    38.7    38.7    38.5      38      34      37      37      37      36
    Textile mill products...............   550.2   535.9   531.6   525.3     549     542     539     536     529     524
    Apparel and other textile products..   667.0   637.6   632.9   619.4     669     644     639     633     630     621
    Paper and allied products...........   664.9   658.4   655.7   656.5     665     660     660     660     656     656
    Printing and publishing............. 1,555.0 1,559.4 1,562.9 1,565.4   1,548   1,560   1,560   1,559   1,557   1,557
    Chemicals and allied products....... 1,029.0 1,021.3 1,022.0 1,023.2   1,030   1,024   1,024   1,023   1,024   1,024
    Petroleum and coal products.........   129.9   132.6   129.4   125.8     132     132     132     131     129     128
    Rubber and misc. plastics products.. 1,009.8   999.0   995.4   991.0   1,011   1,005   1,002   1,001     998     990
    Leather and leather products........    76.6    73.3    73.1    70.8      76      74      74      73      72      71
                                                                                                                        
Service-producing1...................... 105,485 106,674 107,173 107,389 104,477 105,884 106,084 106,124 106,206 106,389
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation and public utilities...   6,983   7,094   7,115   7,147   6,911   6,941   7,037   7,046   7,060   7,083
    Transportation......................   4,533   4,600   4,615   4,646   4,459   4,549   4,549   4,549   4,563   4,583
      Railroad transportation...........   225.7   220.2   221.1   219.7     226     221     219     219     220     220
      Local and interurban passenger                                                                                    
         transit........................   506.9   515.8   516.6   516.3     491     503     500     498     500     500
      Trucking and warehousing.......... 1,827.8 1,871.5 1,860.1 1,856.3   1,818   1,845   1,845   1,843   1,840   1,851
      Water transportation..............   185.3   207.7   202.0   199.4     192     204     206     206     205     205
      Transportation by air............. 1,309.2 1,296.2 1,325.3 1,364.8   1,253   1,288   1,291   1,297   1,308   1,318
      Pipelines, except natural gas.....    12.7    12.4    12.5    12.5      13      12      12      12      13      12
      Transportation services...........   465.6   475.9   477.4   477.1     466     476     476     474     477     477
    Communications and public utilities.   2,450   2,494   2,500   2,501   2,452   2,392   2,488   2,497   2,497   2,500
      Communications.................... 1,587.4 1,640.9 1,647.1 1,649.2   1,588   1,537   1,632   1,641   1,644   1,649
      Electric, gas, and sanitary                                                                                       
         services.......................   862.9   852.8   852.5   851.5     864     855     856     856     853     851
                                                                                                                        
  Wholesale trade.......................   7,011   7,097   7,106   7,103   7,002   7,062   7,070   7,087   7,095   7,091
    Durable goods.......................   4,179   4,206   4,209   4,211   4,173   4,202   4,205   4,207   4,208   4,206
    Nondurable goods....................   2,832   2,891   2,897   2,892   2,829   2,860   2,865   2,880   2,887   2,885
  Retail trade..........................  23,605  23,179  23,593  23,906  22,936  23,191  23,179  23,193  23,230  23,238
    Building materials and garden                                                                                       
       supplies.........................   996.4 1,013.7 1,009.8 1,001.3   1,012   1,021   1,019   1,022   1,021   1,017
    General merchandise stores.......... 3,089.6 2,772.0 2,970.3 3,066.2   2,766   2,740   2,739   2,740   2,761   2,754
      Department stores................. 2,696.7 2,418.1 2,598.7 2,666.3   2,416   2,393   2,389   2,389   2,410   2,416
    Food stores......................... 3,564.1 3,525.2 3,558.6 3,590.2   3,501   3,522   3,522   3,519   3,517   3,526
    Automotive dealers and service                                                                                      
       stations......................... 2,374.7 2,434.1 2,424.8 2,418.9   2,386   2,418   2,424   2,431   2,430   2,430
      New and used car dealers.......... 1,090.2 1,121.6 1,120.6 1,119.2   1,094   1,115   1,118   1,120   1,120   1,124
    Apparel and accessory stores........ 1,287.4 1,206.6 1,269.4 1,314.7   1,182   1,202   1,209   1,205   1,210   1,209
    Furniture and home furnishings                                                                                      
       stores........................... 1,142.5 1,127.6 1,151.9 1,179.2   1,098   1,121   1,122   1,128   1,126   1,134
    Eating and drinking places.......... 7,938.4 8,005.5 8,022.9 8,067.7   7,986   8,099   8,076   8,073   8,101   8,113
    Miscellaneous retail establishments. 3,211.5 3,094.3 3,185.4 3,268.1   3,005   3,068   3,068   3,075   3,064   3,055
                                                                                                                        
  Finance, insurance, and real estate...   7,594   7,616   7,626   7,646   7,613   7,608   7,622   7,638   7,645   7,664
    Finance.............................   3,711   3,724   3,736   3,751   3,710   3,717   3,729   3,737   3,740   3,749
      Depository institutions........... 2,060.8 2,026.5 2,030.5 2,039.1   2,059   2,037   2,038   2,034   2,033   2,038
        Commercial banks................ 1,472.1 1,439.7 1,442.5 1,448.0   1,471   1,450   1,450   1,446   1,445   1,447
        Savings institutions............   248.5   237.1   236.7   236.9     248     240     239     238     237     237
      Nondepository institutions........   703.3   685.5   689.0   691.9     704     683     687     689     690     690
        Mortgage bankers and brokers....   342.1   321.5   322.7   323.4     343     319     322     324     324     323
      Security and commodity brokers....   713.1   765.1   767.6   768.9     713     753     759     766     768     770
      Holding and other investment                                                                                      
         offices........................   234.0   246.8   248.9   251.1     234     244     245     248     249     251
    Insurance...........................   2,381   2,351   2,359   2,365   2,378   2,358   2,353   2,355   2,361   2,364
      Insurance carriers................ 1,611.3 1,577.9 1,584.1 1,587.7   1,610   1,587   1,582   1,581   1,587   1,587
      Insurance agents, brokers, and                                                                                    
         service........................   769.5   773.3   774.5   776.9     768     771     771     774     774     777
    Real estate.........................   1,502   1,541   1,531   1,530   1,525   1,533   1,540   1,546   1,544   1,551
                                                                                                                        
  Services3.............................  39,615  40,936  40,823  40,732  39,707  40,572  40,685  40,696  40,764  40,845
    Agricultural services...............   729.0   834.3   809.7   747.0     782     799     801     806     810     808
    Hotels and other lodging places..... 1,788.4 1,927.4 1,862.0 1,852.1   1,868   1,921   1,923   1,924   1,938   1,939
    Personal services................... 1,237.0 1,252.8 1,258.3 1,275.2   1,257   1,285   1,285   1,285   1,286   1,290
    Business services................... 9,656.9 10001.0 9,971.4 9,901.3   9,538   9,800   9,853   9,829   9,825   9,792
      Services to buildings.............   994.0 1,002.4 1,002.6 1,003.8     997   1,000   1,001   1,000   1,004   1,010
      Personnel supply services......... 3,856.5 4,011.2 3,973.9 3,872.8   3,748   3,865   3,891   3,861   3,854   3,776
        Help supply services............ 3,457.4 3,569.5 3,531.8 3,430.1   3,358   3,436   3,463   3,432   3,423   3,365
      Computer and data processing                                                                                      
         services....................... 1,892.3 1,958.6 1,974.9 1,993.3   1,888   1,951   1,955   1,966   1,977   1,993
    Auto repair, services, and parking.. 1,190.0 1,207.1 1,202.6 1,213.1   1,192   1,198   1,200   1,206   1,205   1,217
    Miscellaneous repair services.......   380.5   387.2   385.2   383.7     382     384     385     386     386     383
    Motion pictures.....................   626.8   617.4   625.8   639.4     624     636     631     630     631     637
    Amusement and recreation services... 1,531.4 1,733.7 1,620.0 1,616.2   1,703   1,808   1,785   1,791   1,791   1,799
    Health services..................... 10065.9 10192.2 10221.4 10246.5  10,053  10,161  10,178  10,191  10,207  10,230
      Offices and clinics of medical                                                                                    
         doctors........................ 1,905.4 1,948.9 1,953.5 1,962.1   1,903   1,935   1,945   1,950   1,952   1,957
      Nursing and personal care                                                                                         
         facilities..................... 1,789.6 1,794.0 1,797.5 1,800.5   1,787   1,793   1,791   1,793   1,793   1,797
      Hospitals......................... 3,998.9 4,033.7 4,046.4 4,058.5   3,997   4,021   4,029   4,032   4,045   4,055
      Home health care services.........   639.9   646.1   649.7   644.0     637     646     645     645     645     642
    Legal services...................... 1,005.9 1,011.9 1,014.5 1,016.7   1,007   1,014   1,014   1,016   1,014   1,015
    Educational services................ 2,436.6 2,515.2 2,562.1 2,520.4   2,309   2,395   2,388   2,357   2,369   2,390
    Social services..................... 2,891.3 3,027.7 3,047.8 3,060.3   2,884   2,955   3,001   3,019   3,033   3,054
      Child day care services...........   740.8   798.9   806.5   807.1     729     774     779     784     788     792
      Residential care..................   798.9   836.1   837.5   844.1     800     827     833     838     838     845
    Museums and botanical and zoological                                                                                
      gardens...........................    97.2   103.8   101.6   101.6      99     103     103     103     104     104
    Membership organizations............ 2,424.4 2,430.9 2,433.1 2,440.8   2,438   2,433   2,445   2,446   2,450   2,454
    Engineering and management services. 3,308.9 3,449.4 3,462.9 3,473.3   3,327   3,435   3,449   3,463   3,471   3,488
      Engineering and architectural                                                                                     
         services.......................   968.5 1,015.5 1,016.1 1,020.5     974   1,010   1,012   1,015   1,017   1,024
      Management and public relations... 1,065.1 1,130.0 1,135.7 1,135.6   1,068   1,118   1,123   1,129   1,135   1,137
    Services, nec.......................    52.4    52.1    52.1    52.6   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
                                                                                                                        
  Government1...........................  20,677  20,752  20,910  20,855  20,308  20,510  20,491  20,464  20,412  20,468
    Federal1............................   2,677   2,610   2,615   2,643   2,646   2,657   2,627   2,625   2,616   2,605
      Federal, except Postal Service1... 1,762.7 1,752.3 1,748.5 1,744.9   1,780   1,790   1,764   1,762   1,761   1,760
    State...............................   4,815   4,880   4,900   4,863   4,727   4,765   4,776   4,755   4,750   4,773
      Education......................... 2,095.5 2,119.3 2,148.4 2,114.0   1,983   2,002   2,009   1,988   1,981   1,997
      Other State government............ 2,719.0 2,760.9 2,751.5 2,749.2   2,744   2,763   2,767   2,767   2,769   2,776
    Local...............................  13,185  13,262  13,395  13,349  12,935  13,088  13,088  13,084  13,046  13,090
      Education......................... 7,690.4 7,632.2 7,745.3 7,747.1   7,343   7,411   7,396   7,391   7,377   7,394
      Other local government............ 5,494.4 5,629.6 5,649.2 5,602.1   5,592   5,677   5,692   5,693   5,669   5,696

  1 Current employment levels in these series are affected by the hiring of temporary workers for Census 2000. 
Estimates of these workers are 32,000, 72,000, 189,000, 262,000, 618,000, 480,000, 199,000, 33,000, 5,000, 6,000, 6,000,
and 5,000 in January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, and December 2000,
respectively. Preliminary estimates for these series may be subject to larger than normal revisions. 
  2 These series are not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the
trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision.
  3 Includes other industries, not shown separately.
  p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                    ESTABLISHMENT DATA


Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                             Not seasonally adjusted                   Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                        
                Industry                                                                                                
                                           Dec.    Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Dec.    Aug.    Sept.   Oct.    Nov.    Dec. 
                                           1999    2000    2000p   2000p   1999    2000    2000    2000    2000p   2000p 
                                                                                                                        
       Total private....................   34.6    34.7    34.3    34.2    34.5    34.3    34.4    34.4    34.3    34.1 
                                                                                                                        
Goods-producing.........................   41.5    41.2    40.7    40.3    41.0    40.8    40.7    40.9    40.5    39.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Mining................................   44.4    46.1    45.1    44.6    44.3    44.6    45.2    45.6    45.0    44.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Construction..........................   38.8    40.1    38.5    37.7    38.9    39.2    39.0    39.3    38.6    37.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Manufacturing.........................   42.5    41.6    41.6    41.3    41.7    41.4    41.3    41.4    41.2    40.4 
      Overtime hours....................    5.1     4.6     4.5     4.4     4.7     4.5     4.4     4.5     4.3     4.0 
                                                                                                                        
   Durable goods........................   43.1    42.0    42.0    41.6    42.2    41.9    41.8    41.9    41.7    40.7 
      Overtime hours....................    5.3     4.7     4.6     4.5     4.8     4.6     4.5     4.6     4.4     4.0 
                                                                                                                        
    Lumber and wood products............   41.3    40.9    40.6    40.0    41.0    40.4    40.5    40.6    40.6    39.8 
    Furniture and fixtures..............   41.1    39.9    39.8    40.1    40.2    39.4    39.4    39.7    39.5    38.9 
    Stone, clay, and glass products.....   43.3    43.8    43.0    41.9    43.5    43.2    43.1    43.2    42.7    41.7 
    Primary metal industries............   45.3    43.6    44.0    43.4    44.4    43.7    43.7    43.8    43.7    42.6 
      Blast furnaces and basic steel                                                                                    
         products.......................   46.0    43.8    44.4    43.8    45.4    44.4    44.5    44.2    44.1    43.5 
    Fabricated metal products...........   43.3    42.3    42.1    41.6    42.1    42.1    42.0    42.1    41.7    40.5 
    Industrial machinery and equipment..   43.2    42.1    42.1    42.3    42.2    42.2    42.1    42.1    41.9    41.2 
    Electronic and other electrical                                                                                     
       equipment........................   42.4    41.4    41.5    41.5    41.5    41.0    41.2    41.2    40.9    40.4 
    Transportation equipment............   44.8    43.4    43.4    42.3    43.4    43.4    42.9    43.1    43.0    40.9 
      Motor vehicles and equipment......   46.2    44.1    43.7    42.0    44.5    44.5    43.6    44.0    43.3    40.3 
    Instruments and related products....   42.5    41.1    41.4    41.2    41.5    41.1    41.1    41.2    41.0    40.3 
    Miscellaneous manufacturing.........   40.4    39.7    39.5    39.4    39.7    39.4    39.3    39.3    39.0    38.7 
                                                                                                                        
   Nondurable goods.....................   41.6    40.8    40.9    40.8    40.9    40.6    40.6    40.6    40.4    40.0 
      Overtime hours....................    4.7     4.5     4.4     4.3     4.5     4.2     4.3     4.3     4.1     4.0 
                                                                                                                        
    Food and kindred products...........   42.4    41.8    41.7    41.7    41.7    41.5    41.4    41.4    41.1    40.9 
    Tobacco products....................   44.0    40.0    39.8    40.7    42.3    39.9    40.3    38.9    38.6    39.4 
    Textile mill products...............   41.8    41.1    41.0    41.2    41.2    40.7    41.0    40.9    40.6    40.7 
    Apparel and other textile products..   38.0    37.0    36.9    36.9    37.5    36.9    36.8    36.9    36.8    36.4 
    Paper and allied products...........   44.2    42.8    43.1    42.7    43.3    42.4    42.7    42.5    42.6    41.8 
    Printing and publishing.............   39.0    38.4    38.6    38.3    38.3    37.9    38.1    38.2    38.1    37.7 
    Chemicals and allied products.......   43.7    43.2    43.1    43.0    43.0    43.0    42.9    43.0    42.6    42.2 
    Petroleum and coal products.........   43.1    45.7    45.0    44.7    (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
    Rubber and misc. plastics products..   42.4    41.1    41.2    40.9    41.5    41.2    41.1    41.1    41.0    40.0 
    Leather and leather products........   37.5    37.6    38.4    38.2    37.4    37.1    37.4    37.4    38.2    37.8 
                                                                                                                        
Service-producing.......................   32.8    33.0    32.7    32.7    32.9    32.7    32.8    32.7    32.8    32.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation and public utilities...   38.4    39.0    38.5    38.6    38.4    38.2    38.5    38.6    38.5    38.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Wholesale trade.......................   38.4    38.7    38.5    38.4    38.5    38.3    38.6    38.5    38.6    38.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Retail trade..........................   29.3    28.9    28.6    28.8    29.1    28.8    28.8    28.8    28.9    28.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Finance, insurance, and real estate...   36.2    36.6    35.9    36.0    36.3    36.1    36.3    36.1    36.1    36.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Services..............................   32.6    32.8    32.6    32.5    32.7    32.6    32.6    32.6    32.6    32.6 

  1 Data relate to production workers in mining and manufacturing; construction workers in construction; and
nonsupervisory workers in transportation and public utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real
estate; and services. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employees on private nonfarm
payrolls.
  2 This series is not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the
trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision.
  p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                    ESTABLISHMENT DATA


Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by
industry
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                 Average hourly earnings                 Average weekly earnings        
                                                                                                                        
                Industry                                                                                                
                                           Dec.      Oct.      Nov.      Dec.       Dec.      Oct.     Nov.      Dec.  
                                           1999      2000      2000p     2000p      1999      2000     2000p     2000p  
                                                                                                                        
       Total private....................  $13.46    $13.96    $13.98    $14.02    $465.72   $484.41   $479.51   $479.48 
        Seasonally adjusted.............   13.44     13.88     13.96     14.01     463.68    477.47    478.83    477.74 
                                                                                                                        
Goods-producing.........................   15.11     15.65     15.65     15.69     627.07    644.78    636.96    632.31 
                                                                                                                        
  Mining................................   17.19     17.02     17.06     17.17     763.24    784.62    769.41    765.78 
                                                                                                                        
  Construction..........................   17.47     18.21     18.16     18.19     677.84    730.22    699.16    685.76 
                                                                                                                        
  Manufacturing.........................   14.20     14.53     14.62     14.71     603.50    604.45    608.19    607.52 
                                                                                                                        
   Durable goods........................   14.73     15.13     15.22     15.27     634.86    635.46    639.24    635.23 
    Lumber and wood products............   11.64     11.91     11.89     11.99     480.73    487.12    482.73    479.60 
    Furniture and fixtures..............   11.47     11.92     11.93     12.05     471.42    475.61    474.81    483.21 
    Stone, clay, and glass products.....   13.97     14.56     14.50     14.47     604.90    637.73    623.50    606.29 
    Primary metal industries............   16.17     16.55     16.66     16.72     732.50    721.58    733.04    725.65 
      Blast furnaces and basic steel                                                                                    
         products.......................   19.09     19.28     19.29     19.41     878.14    844.46    856.48    850.16 
    Fabricated metal products...........   13.72     14.03     14.09     14.15     594.08    593.47    593.19    588.64 
    Industrial machinery and equipment..   15.36     15.88     15.93     16.02     663.55    668.55    670.65    677.65 
    Electronic and other electrical                                                                                     
       equipment........................   13.73     13.88     13.93     14.03     582.15    574.63    578.10    582.25 
    Transportation equipment............   18.72     19.52     19.80     19.76     838.66    847.17    859.32    835.85 
      Motor vehicles and equipment......   19.22     20.19     20.54     20.48     887.96    890.38    897.60    860.16 
    Instruments and related products....   14.41     14.85     14.90     15.07     612.43    610.34    616.86    620.88 
    Miscellaneous manufacturing.........   11.54     11.77     11.78     11.85     466.22    467.27    465.31    466.89 
                                                                                                                        
   Nondurable goods.....................   13.39     13.63     13.70     13.84     557.02    556.10    560.33    564.67 
    Food and kindred products...........   12.28     12.44     12.57     12.70     520.67    519.99    524.17    529.59 
    Tobacco products....................   18.03     17.98     18.43     18.45     793.32    719.20    733.51    750.92 
    Textile mill products...............   10.84     11.01     11.04     11.04     453.11    452.51    452.64    454.85 
    Apparel and other textile products..    9.04      9.16      9.15      9.24     343.52    338.92    337.64    340.96 
    Paper and allied products...........   16.12     16.36     16.37     16.63     712.50    700.21    705.55    710.10 
    Printing and publishing.............   14.12     14.47     14.53     14.65     550.68    555.65    560.86    561.10 
    Chemicals and allied products.......   17.67     18.09     18.13     18.22     772.18    781.49    781.40    783.46 
    Petroleum and coal products.........   21.76     21.11     21.31     21.76     937.86    964.73    958.95    972.67 
    Rubber and misc. plastics products..   12.57     12.89     12.96     13.11     532.97    529.78    533.95    536.20 
    Leather and leather products........   10.02     10.21     10.16     10.27     375.75    383.90    390.14    392.31 
                                                                                                                        
Service-producing.......................   12.94     13.42     13.46     13.52     424.43    442.86    440.14    442.10 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation and public utilities...   15.96     16.38     16.43     16.49     612.86    638.82    632.56    636.51 
                                                                                                                        
  Wholesale trade.......................   14.85     15.45     15.44     15.61     570.24    597.92    594.44    599.42 
                                                                                                                        
  Retail trade..........................    9.26      9.58      9.60      9.64     271.32    276.86    274.56    277.63 
                                                                                                                        
  Finance, insurance, and real estate...   14.76     15.24     15.27     15.38     534.31    557.78    548.19    553.68 
                                                                                                                        
  Services..............................   13.65     14.07     14.16     14.26     444.99    461.50    461.62    463.45 

  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                              ESTABLISHMENT DATA


Table B-4. Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm
payrolls by industry, seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
                                                                                         Percent  
                                    Dec.     Aug.     Sept.    Oct.     Nov.     Dec.     change  
            Industry                1999     2000     2000     2000     2000p    2000p    from:   
                                                                                        Nov. 2000-
                                                                                        Dec. 2000 
                                                                                                  
Total private:                                                                                    
   Current dollars..............   $13.44   $13.80   $13.83   $13.88   $13.96   $14.01      0.4   
   Constant (1982) dollars2.....     7.87     7.90     7.87     7.89     7.92     N.A.     (3)    
                                                                                                  
  Goods-producing...............    15.05    15.45    15.46    15.57    15.66    15.64      -.1   
    Mining......................    17.04    17.05    17.09    17.08    17.13    17.08      -.3   
    Construction................    17.44    17.93    17.96    18.00    18.20    18.12      -.4   
    Manufacturing...............    14.10    14.43    14.43    14.56    14.63    14.63       .0   
      Excluding overtime4.......    13.36    13.69    13.73    13.81    13.90    13.94       .3   
                                                                                                  
  Service-producing.............    12.93    13.28    13.33    13.36    13.44    13.52       .6   
    Transportation and public                                                                     
       utilities................    15.94    16.26    16.30    16.38    16.42    16.47       .3   
    Wholesale trade.............    14.83    15.24    15.32    15.36    15.44    15.59      1.0   
    Retail trade................     9.25     9.49     9.54     9.56     9.60     9.65       .5   
    Finance, insurance, and real                                                                  
       estate...................    14.78    15.12    15.19    15.18    15.29    15.40       .7   
    Services....................    13.57    13.94    13.97    14.00    14.11    14.17       .4   

  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  2 The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) is used to
deflate this series. 
  3 Change was .0 percent from October 2000 to November 2000, the latest month available.
  4 Derived by assuming that overtime hours are paid at the rate of time and one-half.
    N.A. = not available.
  p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                    ESTABLISHMENT DATA


Table B-5. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by
industry

(1982=100)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                             Not seasonally adjusted                   Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                        
                Industry                                                                                                
                                          Dec.   Oct.    Nov.     Dec.    Dec.   Aug.    Sept.   Oct.    Nov.     Dec.  
                                          1999   2000    2000p    2000p   1999   2000    2000    2000    2000p    2000p 
                                                                                                                        
       Total private....................  151.0  153.7   152.3    151.6   149.8  150.9   151.4   151.6   151.5    150.5 
                                                                                                                        
Goods-producing.........................  117.1  118.7   116.3    113.1   116.0  115.8   115.6   116.1   114.7    112.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Mining................................   50.6   53.6    52.0     50.8    50.5   50.8    51.4    52.2    51.1     50.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Construction..........................  174.9  197.7   185.8    173.4   178.6  183.3   184.2   186.4   182.0    178.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Manufacturing.........................  109.0  105.8   105.5    104.1   106.7  105.3   104.9   105.0   104.3    101.8 
                                                                                                                        
   Durable goods........................  114.3  110.7   110.7    109.2   111.5  110.6   110.0   110.2   109.7    106.5 
    Lumber and wood products............  148.5  144.7   141.7    138.2   147.6  142.9   142.6   142.3   141.7    137.8 
    Furniture and fixtures..............  143.1  138.0   137.1    137.7   139.0  136.9   136.6   137.0   136.3    132.7 
    Stone, clay, and glass products.....  114.3  117.7   114.2    108.0   116.0  114.9   114.4   114.6   112.5    108.1 
    Primary metal industries............   94.2   89.4    90.2     88.0    91.9   90.4    89.8    90.0    89.6     86.1 
      Blast furnaces and basic steel                                                                                    
         products.......................   73.1   68.2    69.0     67.5    72.1   70.1    69.9    69.0    68.9     66.8 
    Fabricated metal products...........  123.3  121.2   121.0    119.1   119.4  121.1   120.3   120.6   119.5    115.8 
    Industrial machinery and equipment..  107.3  103.9   104.3    105.2   104.5  105.4   104.3   104.6   104.2    102.3 
    Electronic and other electrical                                                                                     
       equipment........................  109.9  108.8   109.7    109.8   106.8  108.1   108.2   108.2   108.0    106.8 
    Transportation equipment............  129.8  120.7   121.4    117.9   125.0  120.7   119.8   120.9   120.5    113.6 
      Motor vehicles and equipment......  176.1  159.6   159.1    151.7   168.0  161.3   159.5   161.0   157.2    144.3 
    Instruments and related products....   77.7   73.5    74.5     74.2    75.8   74.2    73.8    73.6    73.8     72.7 
    Miscellaneous manufacturing.........  104.4  102.5   101.4     99.3   103.1  100.1    99.9    99.5    99.1     98.0 
                                                                                                                        
   Nondurable goods.....................  101.8   99.0    98.3     97.3   100.2   98.2    97.9    97.9    96.9     95.4 
    Food and kindred products...........  118.9  120.3   117.8    116.2   117.7  116.3   115.5   116.6   115.2    114.5 
    Tobacco products....................   65.0   52.9    52.5     53.8    56.6   43.5    49.9    48.2    47.8     46.9 
    Textile mill products...............   80.7   77.4    76.4     75.8    79.6   77.5    77.5    77.2    75.4     74.9 
    Apparel and other textile products..   59.1   54.9    54.5     53.1    58.7   55.5    54.9    54.5    54.0     52.5 
    Paper and allied products...........  108.9  104.3   104.3    103.5   106.4  103.6   104.3   103.6   103.2    101.1 
    Printing and publishing.............  124.7  123.3   124.0    123.4   121.8  122.0   122.7   122.8   121.6    120.2 
    Chemicals and allied products.......  105.3  101.3   101.4    101.0   103.5  101.7   101.1   101.0   100.3     99.0 
    Petroleum and coal products.........   67.6   64.7    62.3     60.2    69.1   63.0    61.5    62.0    60.9     60.5 
    Rubber and misc. plastics products..  151.0  144.5   144.0    142.6   147.9  146.1   145.0   144.5   143.7    139.1 
    Leather and leather products........   32.5   31.0    31.7     30.4    32.2   31.4    31.0    30.5    31.1     30.2 
                                                                                                                        
Service-producing.......................  166.3  169.3   168.4    168.9   165.0  166.7   167.5   167.6   168.0    167.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation and public utilities...  136.1  141.6   140.2    140.6   134.4  135.1   138.5   139.2   139.0    139.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Wholesale trade.......................  131.8  134.3   133.8    133.1   132.0  132.2   133.3   133.3   133.9    133.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Retail trade..........................  150.3  145.1   146.3    149.7   144.6  144.6   144.4   144.6   145.4    143.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Finance, insurance, and real estate...  138.6  140.9   138.6    138.8   139.4  138.8   139.9   139.5   139.9    139.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Services..............................  204.5  213.3   211.3    210.1   205.7  210.0   210.5   210.5   210.9    211.2 

  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                   ESTABLISHMENT DATA


Table B-6.  Diffusion indexes of employment change, seasonally adjusted

(Percent)
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
       Time span          Jan.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    May     June    July    Aug.    Sept.   Oct.    Nov.    Dec. 
                                                                                                                       
                        
                                                   Private nonfarm payrolls, 356 industries1
                        
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
Over 1-month span:                                                                                                     
     1996..............   50.4    64.5    60.3    54.8    62.6    61.5    57.3    61.0    57.9    62.6    59.3    60.0 
     1997..............   57.3    59.7    62.8    63.2    57.7    57.7    61.2    60.1    61.5    65.3    62.1    61.2 
     1998..............   63.2    56.6    60.5    58.7    58.3    59.7    53.9    58.1    56.2    53.8    59.0    57.4 
     1999..............   54.1    58.8    53.9    59.6    52.8    57.9    58.8    53.8    57.3    60.7    60.8    59.0 
     2000..............   60.8    54.1    60.7    56.5    45.9    56.2    58.7    51.4    53.7    55.2   p50.6   p53.8 
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
Over 3-month span:                                                                                                     
     1996..............   61.1    62.6    63.6    63.1    63.3    64.9    64.2    61.4    65.2    64.3    65.4    63.3 
     1997..............   62.6    64.0    66.3    66.7    63.2    62.1    61.5    66.2    67.4    69.4    69.0    69.1 
     1998..............   64.3    66.6    63.2    66.3    63.6    58.0    57.4    57.9    59.7    58.1    58.6    59.4 
     1999..............   58.3    57.3    58.4    54.4    57.3    58.8    58.1    60.7    59.6    63.5    64.3    63.1 
     2000..............   61.0    62.6    61.9    57.4    56.7    58.3    57.9    58.4    50.8   p52.4   p53.7         
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
Over 6-month span:                                                                                                     
     1996..............   62.5    64.6    65.6    64.6    64.5    64.5    67.3    65.7    65.2    67.1    66.0    67.4 
     1997..............   66.3    67.0    66.6    66.3    65.6    67.1    66.3    68.5    69.0    70.4    69.7    70.4 
     1998..............   69.8    67.4    65.2    61.8    62.9    61.4    59.0    58.4    57.4    59.7    59.3    59.1 
     1999..............   60.0    58.0    57.6    58.6    54.4    59.7    60.4    62.1    64.0    62.8    65.2    64.6 
     2000..............   65.6    60.8    61.0    61.9    59.3    56.0    54.4   p56.9   p54.8                         
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
Over 12-month span:                                                                                                    
     1996..............   64.5    66.7    64.5    65.6    68.5    67.3    67.7    66.4    68.0    69.9    68.7    66.9 
     1997..............   69.0    67.3    68.3    69.7    69.5    70.1    70.1    70.4    70.5    70.1    69.4    70.4 
     1998..............   69.7    67.3    67.3    65.9    63.9    62.5    61.5    62.1    61.0    59.8    59.8    58.1 
     1999..............   60.3    58.3    57.6    59.4    59.6    60.5    61.9    61.0    62.6    62.9    62.5    63.2 
     2000..............   64.9    63.8    60.8    59.8   p58.6   p56.0                                                 
                                                                                                                       
                        
                                                    Manufacturing payrolls, 139 industries1
                        
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
Over 1-month span:                                                                                                     
     1996..............   44.6    54.7    48.2    42.1    55.4    52.2    47.8    54.3    50.0    56.1    50.4    53.2 
     1997..............   49.6    52.5    56.1    54.0    51.4    54.3    50.7    53.6    56.5    61.9    60.4    55.4 
     1998..............   57.9    50.7    53.6    50.7    47.1    50.0    37.8    50.0    45.7    39.9    41.7    43.9 
     1999..............   45.0    41.0    42.8    46.4    40.3    46.4    54.7    38.1    46.4    51.8    51.4    50.4 
     2000..............   52.2    47.8    51.1    51.1    45.7    51.1    57.6    36.3    38.8    45.7   p43.5   p42.4 
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
Over 3-month span:                                                                                                     
     1996..............   44.2    47.8    44.6    45.7    47.1    51.4    50.4    49.6    55.4    53.2    55.0    49.6 
     1997..............   50.7    53.2    55.8    56.1    53.2    52.5    52.5    55.8    59.7    66.5    64.7    64.0 
     1998..............   56.8    56.8    52.2    52.2    48.6    41.4    39.2    40.3    43.2    37.1    36.7    40.6 
     1999..............   36.7    37.1    37.1    34.5    37.8    43.5    39.9    45.0    42.1    50.4    51.1    50.7 
     2000..............   47.8    52.5    49.3    48.9    49.6    53.6    44.2    36.3    28.8   p35.6   p37.1         
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
Over 6-month span:                                                                                                     
     1996..............   41.7    45.0    46.8    46.0    45.3    47.8    53.2    50.4    50.7    53.2    51.8    54.7 
     1997..............   53.2    53.2    52.5    52.9    51.8    53.2    54.7    61.2    61.2    64.4    64.7    63.7 
     1998..............   60.1    54.3    50.4    39.9    43.5    42.1    38.8    36.7    36.0    39.9    34.5    32.7 
     1999..............   35.6    33.5    33.5    37.1    32.7    38.8    41.0    45.7    48.2    43.2    48.6    51.1 
     2000..............   51.4    47.5    50.4    53.6    45.0    38.1    33.5   p36.0   p31.7                         
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
Over 12-month span:                                                                                                    
     1996..............   43.5    47.5    45.3    45.3    50.4    49.6    50.4    48.6    51.1    55.0    54.3    50.7 
     1997..............   54.7    52.5    54.0    54.0    55.4    56.8    57.2    57.9    58.3    56.8    56.8    57.2 
     1998..............   55.0    51.8    51.8    46.8    40.6    39.9    37.8    38.1    37.1    36.0    34.2    33.5 
     1999..............   37.4    32.4    31.7    35.3    36.0    37.1    38.8    39.6    42.4    42.4    42.4    46.0 
     2000..............   47.8    44.6    39.2    39.2   p35.3   p30.9                                                 

  1 Based on seasonally adjusted data for 1-, 3-, and 6-month spans and unadjusted data for the 12-month span.  Data are
centered within the span. 
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  Figures are the percent of industries with employment increasing plus one-half of the industries with
unchanged employment, where 50 percent indicates an equal balance between industries with increasing and decreasing
employment.