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                     THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:  OCTOBER 2007

   Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 166,000 in October, and the unemployment
rate was unchanged at 4.7 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S.
Department of Labor reported today.  Job gains occurred in professional and
business services, health care, and leisure and hospitality.  Manufacturing
employment continued to decline, and construction employment was little changed.
   
Unemployment (Household Survey Data)
   
   The number of unemployed persons, at 7.2 million, was essentially unchanged
in October, and the unemployment rate held at 4.7 percent.  A year earlier, the
number of unemployed persons was 6.7 million, and the jobless rate was 4.4
percent.
   
   In October, unemployment rates for the major worker groups--adult men (4.3
percent), adult women (4.1 percent), teenagers (15.6 percent), whites (4.2
percent), blacks (8.5 percent), and Hispanics (5.6 percent)--showed little or 
no change.  The unemployment rate for Asians was 3.7 percent, not seasonally
adjusted.  (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.)
   
Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
   
   Total employment, at 146.0 million, was about unchanged in October.  The
employment-population ratio--62.7 percent--was little changed in October but 
was down from its recent peak of 63.4 percent in December.  The civilian labor
force, at 153.3 million in October, and the labor force participation rate, at
65.9 percent, were essentially unchanged from September.  (See table A-1.)
   
Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
   
   Nearly 1.4 million persons (not seasonally adjusted) were marginally attached
to the labor force in October, about unchanged from a year earlier.  These in-
dividuals wanted and were available to work and had looked for a job sometime
during the prior 12 months.  They were not counted as unemployed because they
had not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey.  Among the
marginally attached, there were 320,000 discouraged workers in October, little
different from a year earlier.  Discouraged workers were not currently looking
for work specifically because they believed no jobs were available for them.
The other 1.0 million persons marginally attached to the labor force in October
had not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey for reasons such
as school attendance and family responsibilities.  (See table A-13.)
   
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  |                         Southern California Wildfires                       |
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  |    The Southern California wildfires and resulting evacuations had no dis-  |
  | cernable impact on the October payroll and household survey estimates.  For |
  | more information, see the Frequently Asked Questions section that begins on |
  | page 5 of this release.                                                     |
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Table A.  Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
_______________________________________________________________________________
                         |                 |                          |
                         |    Quarterly    |                          |
                         |     averages    |       Monthly data       | Sept.-
        Category         |_________________|__________________________|  Oct.
                         |        |        |        |        |        | change
                         |   II   |  III   |  Aug.  |  Sept. |  Oct.  |
                         |  2007  |  2007  |  2007  |  2007  |  2007  |
_________________________|________|________|________|________|________|________
                         |
     HOUSEHOLD DATA      |                 Labor force status
                         |_____________________________________________________
                         |        |        |        |        |        |
Civilian labor force ....| 152,807| 153,195| 152,891| 153,464| 153,253|    -211
  Employment ............| 145,956| 146,054| 145,794| 146,257| 146,007|    -250
  Unemployment ..........|   6,851|   7,142|   7,097|   7,207|   7,245|      38
Not in labor force ......|  78,675|  79,015|  79,319|  78,997|  79,462|     465
                         |________|________|________|________|________|________
                         |
                         |                 Unemployment rates
                         |_____________________________________________________
                         |        |        |        |        |        |
All workers .............|     4.5|     4.7|     4.6|     4.7|     4.7|     0.0
  Adult men .............|     4.0|     4.2|     4.1|     4.2|     4.3|      .1
  Adult women ...........|     3.9|     4.1|     4.1|     4.0|     4.1|      .1
  Teenagers .............|    15.6|    15.7|    16.1|    16.0|    15.6|     -.4
  White .................|     4.0|     4.2|     4.2|     4.2|     4.2|      .0
  Black or African       |        |        |        |        |        |
    American ............|     8.4|     7.9|     7.7|     8.1|     8.5|      .4
  Hispanic or Latino     |        |        |        |        |        |
    ethnicity ...........|     5.6|     5.7|     5.5|     5.7|     5.6|     -.1
                         |________|________|________|________|________|________
                         |
  ESTABLISHMENT DATA     |                     Employment
                         |_____________________________________________________
                         |        |        |        |        |        |
Nonfarm employment.......| 137,864|p138,160| 138,159|p138,255|p138,421|    p166
  Goods-producing (1)....|  22,447| p22,363|  22,349| p22,318| p22,294|    p-24
    Construction ........|   7,665|  p7,625|   7,620|  p7,606|  p7,601|     p-5
    Manufacturing .......|  14,064| p14,010|  14,001| p13,984| p13,963|    p-21
  Service-providing (1)..| 115,417|p115,797| 115,810|p115,937|p116,127|    p190
      Retail trade (2)...|  15,385| p15,383|  15,386| p15,373| p15,352|    p-22
    Professional and     |        |        |        |        |        |
      business services .|  17,879| p17,939|  17,942| p17,965| p18,030|     p65
    Education and health |        |        |        |        |        |
      services ..........|  18,301| p18,473|  18,484| p18,513| p18,556|     p43
    Leisure and          |        |        |        |        |        |
      hospitality .......|  13,524| p13,598|  13,589| p13,639| p13,695|     p56
    Government ..........|  22,233| p22,260|  22,273| p22,296| p22,332|     p36
                         |________|________|________|________|________|________
                         |
                         |                  Hours of work (3)
                         |_____________________________________________________
                         |        |        |        |        |        |
Total private ...........|    33.8|   p33.8|    33.8|   p33.8|   p33.8|    p0.0
  Manufacturing .........|    41.2|   p41.3|    41.4|   p41.3|   p41.2|    p-.1
    Overtime ............|     4.2|    p4.1|     4.1|    p4.1|    p4.1|     p.0
                         |________|________|________|________|________|________
                         |
                         |   Indexes of aggregate weekly hours (2002=100)(3)
                         |_____________________________________________________
                         |        |        |        |        |        |
Total private ...........|   107.4|  p107.7|   107.7|  p107.8|  p107.9|    p0.1
                         |________|________|________|________|________|________
                         |
                         |                     Earnings (3)
                         |_____________________________________________________
Average hourly earnings, |        |        |        |        |        |
  total private .........|  $17.32| p$17.50|  $17.50| p$17.55| p$17.58|  p$0.03
Average weekly earnings, |        |        |        |        |        |
  total private .........|  586.11| p591.50|  591.50| p593.19| p594.20|   p1.01
_________________________|________|________|________|________|________|________

   1 Includes other industries, not shown separately.
   2 Quarterly averages and the over-the-month change are calculated using
unrounded data.
   3 Data relate to private production and nonsupervisory workers.
   p = preliminary.
   
   
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Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data)

   Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 166,000 in October to 138.4 million,
following increases of 93,000 in August and 96,000 in September.  In October,
job growth continued in several service-providing industries, while employment
in manufacturing continued to trend downward.  Construction employment was
little changed over the month.  (See table B-1.)
   
   Employment in professional and business services increased by 65,000 in
October and has risen by 368,000 over the year.  In October, job gains con-
tinued in architectural and engineering services (7,000) and in management 
and technical consulting services (8,000).  The number of jobs in the employ-
ment services industry rose over the month (34,000), following a large decline 
in September.  Thus far in 2007, the industry has lost 156,000 jobs.
   
   Health care employment continued to grow in October (34,000) with job gains
in ambulatory health care services and hospitals.  Over the year, health care
has added 400,000 jobs.
   
   Within leisure and hospitality, employment in food services and drinking
places continued to trend up in October (37,000).  This industry has added
365,000 jobs over the year.
   
   Manufacturing employment continued to trend down over the month (-21,000)
with declines in motor vehicles and parts (-6,000), computer and electronic
products (-4,000), and chemicals (-4,000).  Manufacturing has lost 275,000 
jobs since June 2006.
   
   Overall, employment in construction was little changed in October.  A job
gain in nonresidential specialty trade contractors (16,000) was offset by job
losses in residential building (-9,000) and in residential specialty trade
contractors (-13,000).  Since its peak in September 2006, construction
employment has declined by 124,000.
   
   Retail trade employment edged down in October.  Among the component in-
dustries, employment in building material and garden supply stores continued
to trend down with a loss of 7,000 over the month.  Employment in financial
activities was essentially unchanged in October, although the number of jobs 
in its credit intermediation component (which includes mortgage lending and 
related activities) continued to trend down.
   
Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)
   
   In October, the average workweek for production and nonsupervisory workers 
on private nonfarm payrolls was unchanged at 33.8 hours, seasonally adjusted.  
The manufacturing workweek decreased by 0.1 hour to 41.2 hours, and factory 
overtime was unchanged at 4.1 hours over the month.  (See table B-2.)
   
   The index of aggregate weekly hours of production and nonsupervisory workers
on private nonfarm payrolls rose by 0.1 percent in October to 107.9 (2002=100).
The manufacturing index decreased by 0.4 percent to 95.0.  (See table B-5.)

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Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data)
   
   Average hourly earnings of production and nonsupervisory workers on private
nonfarm payrolls increased by 3 cents, or 0.2 percent, in October to $17.58,
seasonally adjusted.  Average weekly earnings also grew by 0.2 percent over the
month, to $594.20.  Over the year, average hourly earnings rose by 3.8 percent,
and average weekly earnings rose by 3.5 percent.  (See table B-3.)
   
                         ______________________________
   
   
   The Employment Situation for November 2007 is scheduled to be released on
Friday, December 7, at 8:30 A.M. (EST).
   




 
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  |               November 2007 Household Survey Reference Week                 |
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  |    The November 2007 reference week for the household survey will be        |
  | the week of November 4th, a week earlier than the usual reference period,   |
  | which is the week that includes the 12th day of the month.  The change is   |
  | being made so that the household interviews, which are done during the week | 
  | following the reference period, will not be conducted during the Thanks-    |
  | giving holiday.  In the future, this change will be made whenever the holi- |
  | day occurs during the survey week.                                          |
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  |    The establishment survey reference period and data collection operations |
  |  are not being modified and will not be affected by this change.            |
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      Frequently Asked Questions about Employment and Unemployment Estimates
                                        

Were the October data from the Employment Situation news release affected by the
Southern California wildfires and evacuations?

   No.  In the establishment survey, workers who are paid by their employer for
any part of the pay period including the 12th of the month are counted as
employed.  Since the Southern California wildfires and evacuations began after
the week of the 12th, there was no discernable impact on October employment
estimates.  Hours or earnings impacts, if any, would be negligible at the
national level.  In the household survey, a person is considered employed if he
or she did any work for pay during the reference week (the calendar week
including the 12th of the month) or had a job from which he or she was
temporarily absent.


Was BLS able to collect information from survey respondents (both establishments
and households) in the areas affected by the Southern California wildfires and
evacuations?

   Yes.  In October, response rates for the establishment survey were within
normal ranges for the affected areas.  For the household survey, the U.S. Census
Bureau had completed most of the data collection the week before the fires and
evacuations.  As a result, the number of interviews conducted in the affected
areas was little different from prior months.


Why are there two monthly measures of employment?

  The household survey and establishment survey both produce sample-based
estimates of employment and both have strengths and limitations.  The
establishment survey employment series has a smaller margin of error on the
measurement of month-to-month change than the household survey because of its
much larger sample size.  An over-the-month employment change of 104,000 is
statistically significant in the establishment survey, while the threshold for a
statistically significant change in the household survey is about 400,000.
However, the household survey has a more expansive scope than the establishment
survey because it includes the self-employed, unpaid family workers,
agricultural workers, and private household workers, who are excluded by the
establishment survey.  The household survey also provides estimates of
employment for demographic groups.


Are undocumented immigrants counted in the surveys?

  Neither the establishment nor household survey is designed to identify the
legal status of workers.  Thus, while it is likely that both surveys include at
least some undocumented immigrants, it is not possible to determine how many
are counted in either survey.  The household survey does include questions about
whether respondents were born outside the United States.  Data from these
questions show that foreign-born workers accounted for about 15 percent of the
labor force in 2006 and about 47 percent of the net increase in the labor force
from 2000 to 2006.


Why does the establishment survey have revisions?

  The establishment survey revises published estimates to improve its data
series by incorporating additional information that was not available at the
time of the initial publication of the estimates.  The establishment survey
revises its initial monthly estimates twice, in the immediately succeeding 2
months, to incorporate additional sample receipts from respondents in the
survey.  For more information on the monthly revisions, please visit
http://www.bls.gov/ces/cesrevinfo.htm.

  
  On an annual basis, the establishment survey incorporates a benchmark
revision that re-anchors estimates to nearly complete employment counts
available from unemployment insurance tax records.  The benchmark helps 
to control for sampling and modeling errors in the estimates.  For more 
information on the annual benchmark revision, please visit http://www.bls.
gov/web/cesbmart.htm.


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Has the establishment survey understated employment growth because it excludes
the self-employed?
  
  While the establishment survey excludes the self-employed, the household
survey provides monthly estimates of unincorporated self-employment.  These
estimates have shown no substantial growth in recent years.

  
Does the establishment survey sample include small firms?

  Yes; about 40 percent of the establishment survey sample is comprised of busi-
ness establishments with fewer than 20 employees.  The establishment survey sam-
ple is designed to maximize the reliability of the total nonfarm employment esti-
mate; firms from all size classes and industries are appropriately sampled to 
achieve that goal.

  
Does the establishment survey account for employment from new businesses?

  Yes; monthly establishment survey estimates include an adjustment to account
for the net employment change generated by business births and deaths.  The
adjustment comes from an econometric model that forecasts the monthly net jobs
impact of business births and deaths based on the actual past values of the net
impact that can be observed with a lag from the Quarterly Census of Employment
and Wages.  The establishment survey uses modeling rather than sampling for this
purpose because the survey is not immediately able to bring new businesses into
the sample.  There is an unavoidable lag between the birth of a new firm and its
appearance on the sampling frame and availability for selection.  BLS adds new
businesses to the survey twice a year.

  
Is the count of unemployed persons limited to just those people receiving
unemployment insurance benefits?

  No; the estimate of unemployment is based on a monthly sample survey of
households.  All persons who are without jobs and are actively seeking and
available to work are included among the unemployed.  (People on temporary
layoff are included even if they do not actively seek work.)  There is no
requirement or question relating to unemployment insurance benefits in the
monthly survey.

  
Does the official unemployment rate exclude people who have stopped looking for
work?

  Yes; however, there are separate estimates of persons outside the labor force
who want a job, including those who have stopped looking because they believe no
jobs are available (discouraged workers).  In addition, alternative measures of
labor underutilization (discouraged workers and other groups not officially
counted as unemployed) are published each month in the Employment Situation news
release.

  
  
  
  
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Technical Note


   This news release presents statistics from two major surveys, the Current
Population Survey (household survey) and the Current Employment Statistics
survey (establishment survey).  The household survey provides the informa-
tion on the labor force, employment, and unemployment that appears in the
A tables, marked HOUSEHOLD DATA.  It is a sample survey of about 60,000 house-
holds conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the Bureau of Labor Statistics
(BLS).
 
   The establishment survey provides the information on the employment,
hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm payrolls that appears in the 
B tables, marked ESTABLISHMENT DATA.  This information is collected from
payroll records by BLS in cooperation with state agencies.  The sample 
includes about 160,000 businesses and government agencies covering ap-
proximately 400,000 individual worksites.  The active sample includes 
about one-third of all nonfarm payroll workers.  The sample is drawn 
from a sampling frame of unemployment insurance tax accounts.

   For both surveys, the data for a given month  relate to a particular week
or pay period.  In the household survey,  the reference week is generally
the calendar week that contains the 12th day of the month.  In the establish-
ment survey, the reference  period is the pay period including the 12th,
which may or may not correspond directly to the calendar week.

Coverage, definitions, and differences between surveys
 
   Household survey.  The sample  is selected  to reflect the entire
civilian noninstitutional population.  Based on responses to a series of
questions on work and job search activities, each person  16 years and over
in a sample household is classified as employed, unemployed, or not in the
labor force.
   
   People are classified as employed if they did any work at all as paid
employees during the reference week; worked in their own business, pro-
fession, or on their own farm; or worked without pay at least 15 hours
in a family business or farm.  People are also counted as employed if they
were temporarily absent from their jobs because of illness, bad weather,
vacation, labor-management disputes, or personal reasons.
 
   People are classified as unemployed if they meet all of the following
criteria:  They had no employment during the  reference week; they were
available for work at that time; and they made specific efforts to find
employment sometime during the 4-week period ending with the reference
week.  Persons laid off from  a job and expecting recall need not be
looking for work to be counted as unemployed.  The unemployment data
derived from the household survey in no way depend upon the eligibility
for or receipt of unemployment insurance benefits.
 
   The civilian labor force  is the sum of employed and  unemployed persons.
Those not classified as employed or unemployed are not in the labor force.
The unemployment rate is the number unemployed as a percent of the  labor
force.  The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent
of the population, and the employment-population ratio is the employed as a
percent of the population.
                                  
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   Establishment survey.  The sample establishments are drawn from pri-
vate nonfarm businesses such as factories, offices, and stores, as well
as federal, state, and local government entities.  Employees on nonfarm
payrolls are those who received pay for any part of the reference pay
period, including persons on paid leave.  Persons are counted in each job
they hold.  Hours and earnings data are for private businesses and relate
only to production workers in the goods-producing sector and nonsupervisory
workers in the service-providing sector.  Industries are classified on the
basis of their principal activity in accordance with the 2002 version of
the North American Industry Classification System.

   Differences in employment estimates.  The numerous conceptual and method-
ological differences between the household and establishment surveys result
in important distinctions in the employment estimates derived from the sur-
veys.  Among these are:
 
   --The household survey includes agricultural workers, the self-employed,
unpaid family workers, and private household workers among the employed.
These groups are excluded from the establishment survey.

   --The household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the employed.
The establishment survey does not.
 
   --The household survey is limited to  workers 16 years of age and older.
The establishment survey is not limited by age.
 
   --The  household survey has no duplication of individuals, because in-
dividuals  are counted only once, even if they hold more than one job. In
the establishment survey, employees working at more than one job  and thus
appearing on more than one payroll would be counted separately for each
appearance.
 
Seasonal adjustment
 
   Over the course of a year, the size of the nation's labor force and the
levels of employment and unemployment undergo sharp fluctuations due to
such seasonal events as changes in weather, reduced or expanded production,
harvests, major holidays, and the opening and closing of schools.  The ef-
fect of such seasonal  variation can  be  very large; seasonal fluctua-
tions may account for as much as 95 percent of the month-to-month changes
in unemployment.
 
   Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern
each year, their influence on statistical trends can be eliminated by ad-
justing the statistics from month to month.  These adjustments make non-
seasonal developments, such as declines in economic activity or increases
in the participation of women in the labor force, easier to spot.  For
example, the large number of youth entering the labor force each June is
likely to obscure any other changes that have taken place relative to May,
making it difficult to determine if the level of economic activity has risen
or declined.  However, because the effect of students finishing school in
previous years is known, the statistics for the current year can be adjusted
to allow for a comparable change.  Insofar as the seasonal adjustment is made
correctly, the adjusted figure provides a more useful tool with which to ana-
lyze changes in economic activity.
 
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   Most seasonally adjusted series are independently adjusted in both the 
household and establishment surveys.  However, the adjusted series for many 
major estimates, such as total payroll employment, employment in most super-
sectors, total employment, and unemployment are computed by aggregating in-
dependently adjusted component series.  For example, total unemployment is 
derived by summing the adjusted series for four major age-sex components; 
this differs from the unemployment estimate that would be obtained by di-
rectly adjusting the total or by combining the duration, reasons, or more 
detailed age categories.

   For both the household and establishment surveys, a concurrent seasonal
adjustment methodology is used in which new seasonal factors are calculated 
each month, using all relevant data, up to and including the data for the 
current month.  In the household survey, new seasonal factors are used to
adjust only the current month's data.  In the establishment survey, however, 
new seasonal factors are used each month to adjust the three most recent 
monthly estimates.  In both surveys, revisions to historical data are made 
once a year.

Reliability of the estimates
 
   Statistics based on the household and establishment surveys are subject
to both sampling and nonsampling error.  When a sample rather than the en-
tire population is surveyed, there is a chance that the sample estimates
may differ from the "true" population values they represent.  The exact
difference, or sampling error, varies depending on the particular sample
selected, and this variability is measured by the standard error of the
estimate.  There is about a 90-percent chance, or level of confidence,
that an estimate based on a sample will differ by no more than 1.6 stand-
ard errors from the "true" population value because of sampling error.
BLS analyses are generally conducted at the 90-percent level of confidence.
 
   For example, the confidence interval for the monthly change in total
employment from the household survey is on the order of plus or minus
430,000.  Suppose the estimate of total employment increases by 100,000
from one month to the next.  The 90-percent confidence interval on the
monthly change would range from -330,000 to 530,000 (100,000 +/- 430,000).
These figures do not mean that the sample results are off by these
magnitudes, but rather that there is about a 90-percent chance that the
"true" over-the-month change lies within this interval.  Since this range
includes values of less than zero, we could not say with confidence that
employment had, in fact, increased.  If, however, the reported employment
rise was half a million, then all of the values within the 90-percent
confidence interval would be greater than zero.  In this case, it is likely
(at least a 90-percent chance) that an employment rise had, in fact, oc-
curred.  At an unemployment rate of around 5.5 percent, the 90-percent con-
fidence interval for the monthly change in unemployment is about +/- 280,000, 
and for the monthly change in the unemployment rate it is about +/- .19 
percentage point.
 
   In general, estimates involving many individuals or establishments have
lower standard errors (relative to the size of the estimate) than estimates
which are based on a small number of observations.  The precision of esti-
mates is also improved when the data are cumulated over time such as for
quarterly and annual averages.  The seasonal adjustment process can also im-
prove the stability of the monthly estimates.
 
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   The household and establishment surveys are also affected by nonsampling
error.  Nonsampling errors can occur for many reasons, including the failure
to sample a segment of the population, inability to obtain information for
all respondents in the sample, inability or unwillingness of respondents to
provide correct information on a timely basis, mistakes made by respondents,
and errors made in the collection or processing of the data.
 
   For example, in the establishment survey, estimates for the most recent 
2 months are based on substantially incomplete returns; for this reason,
these estimates are labeled preliminary in the tables.  It is only after
two successive revisions to a monthly estimate, when nearly all sample
reports have been received, that the estimate is considered final.
   
   Another major source of nonsampling error in the establishment survey is
the inability to capture, on a timely basis, employment generated by new
firms.  To correct for this systematic underestimation of employment growth, 
an estimation procedure with two components is used to account for business
births.  The first component uses business deaths to impute employment for
business births.  This is incorporated into the sample-based link relative
estimate procedure by simply not reflecting sample units going out of busi-
ness, but imputing to them the same trend as the other firms in the sample.  
The second component is an ARIMA time series model designed to estimate the 
residual net birth/death employment not accounted for by the imputation.  
The historical time series used to create and test the ARIMA model was de-
rived from the unemployment insurance universe micro-level database, and 
reflects the actual residual net of births and deaths over the past five 
years.
 
   The sample-based estimates from the establishment survey are adjusted
once a year (on a lagged basis) to universe counts of payroll employment
obtained from administrative records of the unemployment insurance program.
The difference between the March sample-based employment estimates and the
March universe counts is known as a benchmark revision, and serves as a
rough proxy for total survey error.  The new benchmarks also incorporate
changes in the classification of industries.  Over the past decade, the
benchmark revision for total nonfarm employment has averaged 0.2 percent,
ranging from less than 0.05 percent to 0.6 percent.

Additional statistics and other information
 
   More comprehensive statistics are contained in Employment and Earnings,
published each month by BLS.  It is available for $27.00 per issue or
$53.00 per year from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC
20402.  All orders must be prepaid by sending a check or money order pay-
able to the Superintendent of Documents, or by charging to Mastercard or
Visa.
 
   Employment and Earnings also provides measures of sampling error for
the household and establishment survey data published in this release.  
For unemployment and other labor force categories, these measures appear 
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  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                           HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-1.  Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age
  
  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                                                   Not seasonally adjusted                      Seasonally adjusted (1)                  
                                                                                                                                         
         Employment status, sex, and age                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                         
                                                   Oct.      Sept.     Oct.      Oct.      June      July      Aug.      Sept.     Oct.  
                                                   2006      2007      2007      2006      2007      2007      2007      2007      2007  
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                      TOTAL                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                         
  Civilian noninstitutional population.........  229,675   232,461   232,715   229,675   231,713   231,958   232,211   232,461   232,715 
    Civilian labor force.......................  152,397   153,400   153,516   152,052   153,072   153,231   152,891   153,464   153,253 
          Participation rate...................     66.4      66.0      66.0      66.2      66.1      66.1      65.8      66.0      65.9 
      Employed.................................  146,125   146,448   146,743   145,337   146,140   146,110   145,794   146,257   146,007 
          Employment-population ratio..........     63.6      63.0      63.1      63.3      63.1      63.0      62.8      62.9      62.7 
      Unemployed...............................    6,272     6,952     6,773     6,715     6,933     7,121     7,097     7,207     7,245 
          Unemployment rate....................      4.1       4.5       4.4       4.4       4.5       4.6       4.6       4.7       4.7 
    Not in labor force.........................   77,278    79,061    79,200    77,623    78,641    78,727    79,319    78,997    79,462 
      Persons who currently want a job.........    4,661     4,503     4,131     4,759     4,898     4,782     4,744     4,741     4,242 
                                                                                                                                         
             Men, 16 years and over                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                         
  Civilian noninstitutional population.........  111,059   112,486   112,619   111,059   112,093   112,222   112,354   112,486   112,619 
    Civilian labor force.......................   81,652    82,047    82,177    81,612    82,110    82,167    81,915    82,193    82,194 
          Participation rate...................     73.5      72.9      73.0      73.5      73.3      73.2      72.9      73.1      73.0 
      Employed.................................   78,399    78,407    78,578    77,985    78,281    78,292    78,082    78,207    78,179 
          Employment-population ratio..........     70.6      69.7      69.8      70.2      69.8      69.8      69.5      69.5      69.4 
      Unemployed...............................    3,253     3,640     3,598     3,626     3,829     3,875     3,833     3,986     4,014 
          Unemployment rate....................      4.0       4.4       4.4       4.4       4.7       4.7       4.7       4.8       4.9 
    Not in labor force.........................   29,407    30,439    30,443    29,448    29,983    30,055    30,439    30,293    30,426 
                                                                                                                                         
             Men, 20 years and over                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                         
  Civilian noninstitutional population.........  102,549   103,847   103,973   102,549   103,477   103,598   103,723   103,847   103,973 
    Civilian labor force.......................   78,145    78,667    78,805    77,936    78,502    78,651    78,512    78,636    78,654 
          Participation rate...................     76.2      75.8      75.8      76.0      75.9      75.9      75.7      75.7      75.6 
      Employed.................................   75,420    75,628    75,753    74,924    75,312    75,362    75,284    75,296    75,276 
          Employment-population ratio..........     73.5      72.8      72.9      73.1      72.8      72.7      72.6      72.5      72.4 
      Unemployed...............................    2,725     3,039     3,052     3,012     3,190     3,289     3,228     3,340     3,378 
          Unemployment rate....................      3.5       3.9       3.9       3.9       4.1       4.2       4.1       4.2       4.3 
    Not in labor force.........................   24,404    25,180    25,167    24,613    24,975    24,948    25,211    25,211    25,318 
                                                                                                                                         
            Women, 16 years and over                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                         
  Civilian noninstitutional population.........  118,616   119,975   120,096   118,616   119,620   119,736   119,856   119,975   120,096 
    Civilian labor force.......................   70,745    71,353    71,339    70,440    70,962    71,064    70,976    71,271    71,059 
          Participation rate...................     59.6      59.5      59.4      59.4      59.3      59.4      59.2      59.4      59.2 
      Employed.................................   67,727    68,041    68,165    67,352    67,859    67,819    67,712    68,050    67,828 
          Employment-population ratio..........     57.1      56.7      56.8      56.8      56.7      56.6      56.5      56.7      56.5 
      Unemployed...............................    3,018     3,312     3,174     3,089     3,104     3,245     3,264     3,221     3,231 
          Unemployment rate....................      4.3       4.6       4.4       4.4       4.4       4.6       4.6       4.5       4.5 
    Not in labor force.........................   47,871    48,622    48,757    48,175    48,658    48,672    48,880    48,704    49,037 
                                                                                                                                         
            Women, 20 years and over                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                         
  Civilian noninstitutional population.........  110,349   111,590   111,703   110,349   111,259   111,367   111,479   111,590   111,703 
    Civilian labor force.......................   67,268    68,026    67,970    66,851    67,474    67,579    67,628    67,814    67,599 
          Participation rate...................     61.0      61.0      60.8      60.6      60.6      60.7      60.7      60.8      60.5 
      Employed.................................   64,728    65,170    65,241    64,252    64,855    64,808    64,845    65,068    64,826 
          Employment-population ratio..........     58.7      58.4      58.4      58.2      58.3      58.2      58.2      58.3      58.0 
      Unemployed...............................    2,540     2,855     2,729     2,599     2,619     2,771     2,783     2,746     2,773 
          Unemployment rate....................      3.8       4.2       4.0       3.9       3.9       4.1       4.1       4.0       4.1 
    Not in labor force.........................   43,081    43,564    43,733    43,498    43,785    43,788    43,851    43,776    44,103 
                                                                                                                                         
           Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                         
  Civilian noninstitutional population.........   16,776    17,024    17,040    16,776    16,977    16,993    17,009    17,024    17,040 
    Civilian labor force.......................    6,984     6,707     6,740     7,264     7,096     7,002     6,751     7,014     6,999 
          Participation rate...................     41.6      39.4      39.6      43.3      41.8      41.2      39.7      41.2      41.1 
      Employed.................................    5,978     5,649     5,749     6,161     5,972     5,940     5,665     5,894     5,905 
          Employment-population ratio..........     35.6      33.2      33.7      36.7      35.2      35.0      33.3      34.6      34.7 
      Unemployed...............................    1,006     1,058       992     1,104     1,124     1,062     1,086     1,120     1,094 
          Unemployment rate....................     14.4      15.8      14.7      15.2      15.8      15.2      16.1      16.0      15.6 
    Not in labor force.........................    9,792    10,317    10,299     9,512     9,881     9,991    10,257    10,010    10,041 
  
     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 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.
  
  
  
  
  
  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                           HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-2.  Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age
  
  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                                                   Not seasonally adjusted                      Seasonally adjusted (1)                  
                                                                                                                                         
      Employment status, race, sex, and age                                                                                              
                                                   Oct.      Sept.     Oct.      Oct.      June      July      Aug.      Sept.     Oct.  
                                                   2006      2007      2007      2006      2007      2007      2007      2007      2007  
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                     WHITE                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                         
  Civilian noninstitutional population.........  186,840   188,644   188,813   186,840   188,148   188,312   188,479   188,644   188,813 
    Civilian labor force.......................  124,498   125,191   125,228   124,364   124,922   124,966   124,593   125,245   125,109 
        Participation rate.....................     66.6      66.4      66.3      66.6      66.4      66.4      66.1      66.4      66.3 
      Employed.................................  120,053   120,103   120,424   119,511   119,872   119,747   119,349   119,948   119,875 
        Employment-population ratio............     64.3      63.7      63.8      64.0      63.7      63.6      63.3      63.6      63.5 
      Unemployed...............................    4,445     5,089     4,804     4,853     5,050     5,219     5,243     5,297     5,233 
        Unemployment rate......................      3.6       4.1       3.8       3.9       4.0       4.2       4.2       4.2       4.2 
    Not in labor force.........................   62,341    63,453    63,585    62,476    63,226    63,346    63,887    63,399    63,705 
                                                                                                                                         
             Men, 20 years and over                                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force.......................   64,950    65,220    65,337    64,792    65,197    65,224    65,018    65,202    65,230 
        Participation rate.....................     76.6      76.2      76.2      76.5      76.4      76.3      76.0      76.2      76.1 
      Employed.................................   63,023    62,928    63,143    62,613    62,871    62,768    62,556    62,646    62,748 
        Employment-population ratio............     74.4      73.5      73.7      73.9      73.6      73.5      73.1      73.2      73.2 
      Unemployed...............................    1,927     2,292     2,194     2,179     2,326     2,456     2,462     2,556     2,482 
        Unemployment rate......................      3.0       3.5       3.4       3.4       3.6       3.8       3.8       3.9       3.8 
                                                                                                                                         
            Women, 20 years and over                                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force.......................   53,844    54,350    54,355    53,614    53,842    53,922    53,961    54,209    54,093 
        Participation rate.....................     60.4      60.4      60.4      60.1      60.0      60.0      60.0      60.3      60.1 
      Employed.................................   52,044    52,342    52,476    51,740    51,953    51,957    51,978    52,300    52,149 
        Employment-population ratio............     58.4      58.2      58.3      58.0      57.9      57.9      57.8      58.1      57.9 
      Unemployed...............................    1,800     2,008     1,878     1,874     1,889     1,965     1,983     1,909     1,944 
        Unemployment rate......................      3.3       3.7       3.5       3.5       3.5       3.6       3.7       3.5       3.6 
                                                                                                                                         
           Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force.......................    5,705     5,621     5,536     5,958     5,884     5,820     5,614     5,834     5,785 
        Participation rate.....................     44.2      43.0      42.3      46.1      45.1      44.6      43.0      44.6      44.2 
      Employed.................................    4,986     4,833     4,805     5,158     5,048     5,022     4,816     5,002     4,979 
        Employment-population ratio............     38.6      37.0      36.7      39.9      38.7      38.5      36.9      38.3      38.1 
      Unemployed...............................      718       788       731       800       836       797       798       832       807 
        Unemployment rate......................     12.6      14.0      13.2      13.4      14.2      13.7      14.2      14.3      13.9 
                                                                                                                                         
           BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                         
  Civilian noninstitutional population.........   27,153    27,584    27,627    27,153    27,459    27,498    27,541    27,584    27,627 
    Civilian labor force.......................   17,460    17,527    17,520    17,378    17,493    17,645    17,523    17,493    17,422 
        Participation rate.....................     64.3      63.5      63.4      64.0      63.7      64.2      63.6      63.4      63.1 
      Employed.................................   16,041    16,142    16,085    15,902    16,005    16,229    16,175    16,077    15,938 
        Employment-population ratio............     59.1      58.5      58.2      58.6      58.3      59.0      58.7      58.3      57.7 
      Unemployed...............................    1,420     1,384     1,435     1,476     1,488     1,416     1,349     1,416     1,484 
        Unemployment rate......................      8.1       7.9       8.2       8.5       8.5       8.0       7.7       8.1       8.5 
    Not in labor force.........................    9,692    10,057    10,107     9,774     9,966     9,854    10,018    10,090    10,204 
                                                                                                                                         
             Men, 20 years and over                                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force.......................    7,810     7,932     7,896     7,747     7,816     7,987     7,955     7,884     7,814 
        Participation rate.....................     71.5      71.5      71.0      70.9      70.8      72.2      71.8      71.0      70.3 
      Employed.................................    7,191     7,384     7,274     7,109     7,144     7,383     7,411     7,303     7,178 
        Employment-population ratio............     65.8      66.5      65.4      65.1      64.7      66.7      66.9      65.8      64.6 
      Unemployed...............................      618       549       622       639       672       604       545       581       636 
        Unemployment rate......................      7.9       6.9       7.9       8.2       8.6       7.6       6.8       7.4       8.1 
                                                                                                                                         
            Women, 20 years and over                                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force.......................    8,762     8,905     8,863     8,721     8,858     8,880     8,808     8,852     8,838 
        Participation rate.....................     64.2      64.4      64.0      63.9      64.3      64.4      63.8      64.0      63.8 
      Employed.................................    8,181     8,268     8,243     8,122     8,298     8,274     8,241     8,235     8,203 
        Employment-population ratio............     60.0      59.8      59.5      59.6      60.2      60.0      59.7      59.5      59.2 
      Unemployed...............................      581       637       620       599       561       605       567       618       635 
        Unemployment rate......................      6.6       7.2       7.0       6.9       6.3       6.8       6.4       7.0       7.2 
                                                                                                                                         
           Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force.......................      889       689       761       910       819       778       760       757       770 
        Participation rate.....................     34.3      26.0      28.6      35.1      31.0      29.4      28.7      28.6      29.0 
      Employed.................................      669       491       568       671       564       572       523       539       558 
        Employment-population ratio............     25.8      18.5      21.4      25.9      21.4      21.6      19.7      20.3      21.0 
      Unemployed...............................      220       198       192       239       255       206       237       218       212 
        Unemployment rate......................     24.7      28.8      25.3      26.3      31.2      26.5      31.2      28.8      27.6 
                                                                                                                                         
                     ASIAN                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                         
  Civilian noninstitutional population.........   10,209    10,698    10,719      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)  
    Civilian labor force.......................    6,781     6,997     7,069      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)  
        Participation rate.....................     66.4      65.4      65.9      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)  
      Employed.................................    6,597     6,776     6,806      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)  
        Employment-population ratio............     64.6      63.3      63.5      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)  
      Unemployed...............................      184       222       263      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)  
        Unemployment rate......................      2.7       3.2       3.7      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)  
    Not in labor force.........................    3,428     3,700     3,650      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)  
  
     1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and
  seasonally adjusted columns.
     2 Data not available.
     NOTE:  Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for all races.
  Beginning in January 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.
  
  
  
  
  
  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                           HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-3.  Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex and age
  
  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                                                   Not seasonally adjusted                      Seasonally adjusted (1)                  
                                                                                                                                         
         Employment status, sex, and age                                                                                                 
                                                   Oct.      Sept.     Oct.      Oct.      June      July      Aug.      Sept.     Oct.  
                                                   2006      2007      2007      2006      2007      2007      2007      2007      2007  
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
          HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                         
  Civilian noninstitutional population.........   30,416    31,617    31,714    30,416    31,329    31,423    31,520    31,617    31,714 
    Civilian labor force.......................   20,902    21,759    21,811    20,825    21,404    21,602    21,795    21,901    21,775 
        Participation rate.....................     68.7      68.8      68.8      68.5      68.3      68.7      69.1      69.3      68.7 
      Employed.................................   19,977    20,546    20,656    19,860    20,191    20,331    20,599    20,654    20,563 
        Employment-population ratio............     65.7      65.0      65.1      65.3      64.4      64.7      65.4      65.3      64.8 
      Unemployed...............................      925     1,213     1,155       965     1,212     1,271     1,196     1,247     1,212 
        Unemployment rate......................      4.4       5.6       5.3       4.6       5.7       5.9       5.5       5.7       5.6 
    Not in labor force.........................    9,514     9,857     9,903     9,591     9,926     9,821     9,725     9,716     9,939 
                                                                                                                                         
             Men, 20 years and over                                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force.......................   12,043    12,424    12,509      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)  
        Participation rate.....................     84.9      84.2      84.5      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)  
      Employed.................................   11,634    11,850    11,937      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)  
        Employment-population ratio............     82.0      80.3      80.6      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)  
      Unemployed...............................      409       574       571      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)  
        Unemployment rate......................      3.4       4.6       4.6      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)  
                                                                                                                                         
            Women, 20 years and over                                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force.......................    7,830     8,242     8,205      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)  
        Participation rate.....................     58.5      59.3      58.9      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)  
      Employed.................................    7,449     7,796     7,811      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)  
        Employment-population ratio............     55.6      56.1      56.1      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)  
      Unemployed...............................      381       446       394      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)  
        Unemployment rate......................      4.9       5.4       4.8      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)  
                                                                                                                                         
           Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force.......................    1,029     1,093     1,098      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)  
        Participation rate.....................     36.3      36.8      36.8      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)  
      Employed.................................      894       901       907      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)  
        Employment-population ratio............     31.5      30.3      30.4      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)  
      Unemployed...............................      136       193       190      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)  
        Unemployment rate......................     13.2      17.6      17.3      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)  
   
     1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and
  seasonally adjusted columns.
     2 Data not available.
     NOTE:  Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.  Beginning in January 2007, data reflect
  revised population controls used in the household survey.
  
  
  
  
  
  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                           HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-4.  Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment
  
  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                                                   Not seasonally adjusted                        Seasonally adjusted                    
                                                                                                                                         
             Educational attainment                                                                                                      
                                                   Oct.      Sept.     Oct.      Oct.      June      July      Aug.      Sept.     Oct.  
                                                   2006      2007      2007      2006      2007      2007      2007      2007      2007  
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
         Less than a high school diploma                                                                                                 
  Civilian labor force.........................   12,561    12,250    11,895    12,725    12,017    12,141    12,031    12,161    12,113 
      Participation rate.......................     45.9      46.6      46.4      46.5      45.0      47.8      46.4      46.2      47.2 
    Employed...................................   11,908    11,397    11,116    11,993    11,208    11,274    11,225    11,263    11,227 
      Employment-population ratio..............     43.5      43.3      43.3      43.8      41.9      44.4      43.3      42.8      43.8 
    Unemployed.................................      653       853       779       732       809       867       806       898       887 
      Unemployment rate........................      5.2       7.0       6.5       5.8       6.7       7.1       6.7       7.4       7.3 
                                                                                                                                         
      High school graduates, no college (1)                                                                                              
  Civilian labor force.........................   38,581    39,013    38,654    38,360    38,277    38,447    38,549    38,828    38,552 
      Participation rate.......................     63.6      63.3      62.9      63.2      62.8      63.3      62.9      63.0      62.7 
    Employed...................................   37,156    37,398    37,031    36,780    36,721    36,743    36,885    37,060    36,768 
      Employment-population ratio..............     61.2      60.7      60.2      60.6      60.3      60.5      60.2      60.1      59.8 
    Unemployed.................................    1,425     1,615     1,623     1,581     1,556     1,703     1,664     1,768     1,784 
      Unemployment rate........................      3.7       4.1       4.2       4.1       4.1       4.4       4.3       4.6       4.6 
                                                                                                                                         
        Some college or associate degree                                                                                                 
  Civilian labor force.........................   35,958    36,077    36,715    35,702    36,340    36,281    35,961    35,987    36,190 
      Participation rate.......................     72.9      72.0      72.2      72.4      72.8      71.4      71.9      71.8      71.2 
    Employed...................................   34,796    34,907    35,502    34,486    35,077    34,998    34,629    34,750    34,915 
      Employment-population ratio..............     70.5      69.7      69.8      69.9      70.3      68.9      69.2      69.4      68.7 
    Unemployed.................................    1,162     1,170     1,213     1,216     1,263     1,283     1,331     1,237     1,274 
      Unemployment rate........................      3.2       3.2       3.3       3.4       3.5       3.5       3.7       3.4       3.5 
                                                                                                                                         
        Bachelor's degree and higher (2)                                                                                                 
  Civilian labor force.........................   43,192    44,143    44,430    42,900    44,254    44,474    44,594    44,132    44,204 
      Participation rate.......................     78.2      77.5      77.6      77.7      78.0      77.3      77.5      77.5      77.2 
    Employed...................................   42,413    43,248    43,530    42,088    43,380    43,540    43,680    43,264    43,271 
      Employment-population ratio..............     76.8      76.0      76.1      76.2      76.4      75.7      75.9      76.0      75.6 
    Unemployed.................................      779       895       900       812       874       934       914       868       934 
      Unemployment rate........................      1.8       2.0       2.0       1.9       2.0       2.1       2.0       2.0       2.1 
  
     1 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.
     2 Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees. 
     NOTE:  Beginning in January 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.  See box note in the BLS
  news release USDL 07-0486, "The Employment Situation: March 2007," issued on April 6, 2007, for a discussion of technical issues
  regarding educational attainment data.
  
  
  
  
  
  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                          HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-5.  Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status
  
  (In thousands)
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                                                   Not seasonally adjusted                        Seasonally adjusted                    
                                                                                                                                         
                    Category                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                         
                                                   Oct.      Sept.     Oct.      Oct.      June      July      Aug.      Sept.     Oct.  
                                                   2006      2007      2007      2006      2007      2007      2007      2007      2007  
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                 CLASS OF WORKER                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
  Agriculture and related industries...........    2,211     2,147     2,130     2,150     1,941     1,993     1,843     2,054     2,076 
    Wage and salary workers....................    1,282     1,248     1,200     1,249     1,155     1,157     1,016     1,160     1,177 
    Self-employed workers......................      916       875       914       882       775       823       806       853       877 
    Unpaid family workers......................       13        24        17      (1)       (1)       (1)       (1)       (1)       (1)  
                                                                                                                                         
  Nonagricultural industries...................  143,915   144,300   144,612   143,260   144,122   144,159   143,952   144,325   143,945 
    Wage and salary workers....................  133,930   134,553   135,119   133,421   134,128   134,339   134,269   134,604   134,535 
      Government...............................   20,879    21,153    21,096    20,658    21,082    21,024    21,148    21,133    20,915 
      Private industries.......................  113,051   113,400   114,023   112,759   113,000   113,319   113,133   113,488   113,624 
        Private households.....................      750       823       760      (1)       (1)       (1)       (1)       (1)       (1)  
        Other industries.......................  112,301   112,577   113,263   111,990   112,196   112,554   112,384   112,676   112,838 
    Self-employed workers......................    9,871     9,631     9,379     9,700     9,878     9,706     9,652     9,589     9,242 
    Unpaid family workers......................      114       116       115      (1)       (1)       (1)       (1)       (1)       (1)  
                                                                                                                                         
          PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME (2)                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                         
  All industries:                                                                                                                        
    Part time for economic reasons.............    4,010     4,137     4,028     4,305     4,290     4,313     4,516     4,512     4,335 
      Slack work or business conditions........    2,633     2,768     2,612     2,770     2,790     2,724     2,933     2,986     2,781 
      Could only find part-time work...........    1,160     1,091     1,180     1,203     1,203     1,217     1,168     1,148     1,207 
    Part time for noneconomic reasons..........   20,223    20,037    19,956    19,467    20,112    20,014    19,835    19,891    19,329 
                                                                                                                                         
  Nonagricultural industries:                                                                                                            
    Part time for economic reasons.............    3,954     4,085     3,930     4,233     4,194     4,240     4,459     4,407     4,251 
      Slack work or business conditions........    2,594     2,736     2,549     2,717     2,737     2,683     2,903     2,920     2,736 
      Could only find part-time work...........    1,152     1,088     1,171     1,196     1,204     1,211     1,147     1,142     1,203 
    Part time for noneconomic reasons..........   19,890    19,679    19,634    19,170    19,758    19,660    19,569    19,570    19,121 
  
     1 Data not available.
     2 Persons at work excludes employed persons who were absent from their jobs during the entire reference week for reasons such as
  vacation, illness, or industrial dispute.  Part time for noneconomic reasons excludes persons who usually work full time but worked
  only 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for reasons such as holidays, illness, and bad weather.
     NOTE:  Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent
  seasonal adjustment of the various series.  Beginning in January 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household
  survey.
  
  
  
  
  
  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                           HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-6.  Selected employment indicators
  
  (In thousands)
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                                                   Not seasonally adjusted                        Seasonally adjusted                    
                                                                                                                                         
                 Characteristic                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                         
                                                   Oct.      Sept.     Oct.      Oct.      June      July      Aug.      Sept.     Oct.  
                                                   2006      2007      2007      2006      2007      2007      2007      2007      2007  
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                   AGE AND SEX                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                         
  Total, 16 years and over.....................  146,125   146,448   146,743   145,337   146,140   146,110   145,794   146,257   146,007 
    16 to 19 years.............................    5,978     5,649     5,749     6,161     5,972     5,940     5,665     5,894     5,905 
      16 to 17 years...........................    2,495     2,218     2,286     2,560     2,351     2,303     2,255     2,270     2,318 
      18 to 19 years...........................    3,483     3,431     3,463     3,598     3,645     3,667     3,389     3,630     3,594 
    20 years and over..........................  140,148   140,799   140,994   139,176   140,167   140,170   140,129   140,364   140,102 
      20 to 24 years...........................   13,875    13,849    13,815    13,849    13,994    13,964    13,876    13,972    13,837 
      25 years and over........................  126,273   126,950   127,179   125,351   126,184   126,291   126,445   126,508   126,266 
        25 to 54 years.........................  100,933   100,813   100,956   100,276   100,452   100,344   100,563   100,497   100,316 
          25 to 34 years.......................   31,507    31,717    31,873    31,236    31,632    31,667    31,717    31,587    31,609 
          35 to 44 years.......................   34,835    34,335    34,272    34,652    34,215    34,151    34,214    34,227    34,118 
          45 to 54 years.......................   34,591    34,761    34,811    34,388    34,605    34,526    34,632    34,682    34,589 
        55 years and over......................   25,340    26,137    26,223    25,075    25,732    25,947    25,882    26,011    25,950 
                                                                                                                                         
  Men, 16 years and over.......................   78,399    78,407    78,578    77,985    78,281    78,292    78,082    78,207    78,179 
    16 to 19 years.............................    2,979     2,779     2,826     3,061     2,969     2,930     2,798     2,911     2,903 
      16 to 17 years...........................    1,150     1,040     1,095     1,179     1,139     1,119     1,065     1,073     1,116 
      18 to 19 years...........................    1,828     1,738     1,730     1,878     1,851     1,815     1,746     1,834     1,791 
    20 years and over..........................   75,420    75,628    75,753    74,924    75,312    75,362    75,284    75,296    75,276 
      20 to 24 years...........................    7,439     7,235     7,308     7,428     7,368     7,417     7,333     7,294     7,307 
      25 years and over........................   67,980    68,393    68,445    67,485    67,969    67,990    68,049    68,029    67,970 
        25 to 54 years.........................   54,460    54,511    54,574    54,119    54,312    54,257    54,317    54,229    54,252 
          25 to 34 years.......................   17,335    17,588    17,587    17,179    17,466    17,560    17,499    17,450    17,442 
          35 to 44 years.......................   18,883    18,653    18,620    18,777    18,643    18,567    18,651    18,575    18,541 
          45 to 54 years.......................   18,242    18,269    18,367    18,162    18,203    18,130    18,167    18,203    18,269 
        55 years and over......................   13,521    13,882    13,871    13,366    13,657    13,733    13,732    13,800    13,718 
                                                                                                                                         
  Women, 16 years and over.....................   67,727    68,041    68,165    67,352    67,859    67,819    67,712    68,050    67,828 
    16 to 19 years.............................    2,999     2,871     2,923     3,099     3,004     3,011     2,867     2,983     3,002 
      16 to 17 years...........................    1,344     1,178     1,190     1,382     1,212     1,183     1,190     1,197     1,202 
      18 to 19 years...........................    1,655     1,693     1,733     1,720     1,794     1,852     1,643     1,796     1,803 
    20 years and over..........................   64,728    65,170    65,241    64,252    64,855    64,808    64,845    65,068    64,826 
      20 to 24 years...........................    6,435     6,613     6,507     6,421     6,626     6,546     6,544     6,679     6,530 
      25 years and over........................   58,292    58,557    58,734    57,866    58,215    58,301    58,396    58,479    58,296 
        25 to 54 years.........................   46,473    46,303    46,382    46,157    46,140    46,087    46,246    46,268    46,064 
          25 to 34 years.......................   14,173    14,129    14,286    14,056    14,165    14,107    14,218    14,137    14,167 
          35 to 44 years.......................   15,952    15,681    15,652    15,874    15,572    15,584    15,564    15,651    15,577 
          45 to 54 years.......................   16,348    16,492    16,445    16,226    16,402    16,396    16,465    16,479    16,320 
        55 years and over......................   11,819    12,254    12,352    11,709    12,075    12,215    12,150    12,211    12,232 
                                                                                                                                         
                 MARITAL STATUS                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                         
  Married men, spouse present..................   45,762    46,244    46,309    45,548    46,527    46,330    46,192    46,238    46,176 
  Married women, spouse present................   35,766    35,796    35,828    35,277    36,217    35,997    35,826    35,739    35,483 
  Women who maintain families..................    9,088     9,618     9,429      (1)       (1)       (1)       (1)       (1)       (1)  
                                                                                                                                         
            FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                         
  Full-time workers (2)........................  121,199   121,728   122,006   120,889   120,645   121,122   120,995   121,332   121,606 
  Part-time workers (3)........................   24,926    24,720    24,736    24,554    25,555    25,102    24,897    25,039    24,490 
                                                                                                                                         
               MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                         
  Total multiple jobholders....................    7,865     7,621     7,852     7,603     7,707     7,674     7,555     7,509     7,583 
      Percent of total employed................      5.4       5.2       5.4       5.2       5.3       5.3       5.2       5.1       5.2 
  
     1 Data not available.
     2 Employed full-time workers are persons who usually work 35 hours or more per week.
     3 Employed part-time workers are persons who usually work less than 35 hours per week.
     NOTE:  Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent
  seasonal adjustment of the various series.  Beginning in January 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household
  survey.
  
  
  
  
  
  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                           HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-7.  Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                                                          Number of                                                                      
                                                      unemployed persons                         Unemployment rates (1)                  
                                                        (in thousands)                                                                   
                 Characteristic                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                                                   Oct.      Sept.     Oct.      Oct.      June      July      Aug.      Sept.     Oct.  
                                                   2006      2007      2007      2006      2007      2007      2007      2007      2007  
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                   AGE AND SEX                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                         
  Total, 16 years and over.....................    6,715     7,207     7,245      4.4       4.5       4.6       4.6       4.7       4.7  
    16 to 19 years.............................    1,104     1,120     1,094     15.2      15.8      15.2      16.1      16.0      15.6  
      16 to 17 years...........................      547       518       486     17.6      16.8      16.7      18.6      18.6      17.3  
      18 to 19 years...........................      551       604       592     13.3      15.5      14.1      14.6      14.3      14.1  
    20 years and over..........................    5,611     6,086     6,151      3.9       4.0       4.1       4.1       4.2       4.2  
      20 to 24 years...........................    1,278     1,357     1,287      8.4       8.0       8.5       8.3       8.9       8.5  
      25 years and over........................    4,307     4,770     4,833      3.3       3.5       3.7       3.6       3.6       3.7  
        25 to 54 years.........................    3,524     3,930     3,991      3.4       3.6       3.8       3.7       3.8       3.8  
          25 to 34 years.......................    1,518     1,604     1,580      4.6       4.6       4.6       4.6       4.8       4.8  
          35 to 44 years.......................    1,037     1,202     1,218      2.9       3.3       3.7       3.6       3.4       3.4  
          45 to 54 years.......................      969     1,123     1,194      2.7       3.0       3.1       3.1       3.1       3.3  
        55 years and over......................      771       840       842      3.0       3.0       3.2       3.2       3.1       3.1  
                                                                                                                                         
  Men, 16 years and over.......................    3,626     3,986     4,014      4.4       4.7       4.7       4.7       4.8       4.9  
    16 to 19 years.............................      614       646       636     16.7      17.7      16.7      17.8      18.2      18.0  
      16 to 17 years...........................      292       299       259     19.8      18.1      18.9      22.0      21.8      18.8  
      18 to 19 years...........................      305       351       355     14.0      18.2      15.3      15.2      16.0      16.5  
    20 years and over..........................    3,012     3,340     3,378      3.9       4.1       4.2       4.1       4.2       4.3  
      20 to 24 years...........................      724       769       747      8.9       9.3       9.2       8.7       9.5       9.3  
      25 years and over........................    2,246     2,557     2,578      3.2       3.4       3.6       3.6       3.6       3.7  
        25 to 54 years.........................    1,839     2,090     2,134      3.3       3.5       3.7       3.6       3.7       3.8  
          25 to 34 years.......................      836       882       898      4.6       4.6       4.3       4.6       4.8       4.9  
          35 to 44 years.......................      533       630       640      2.8       2.9       3.6       3.2       3.3       3.3  
          45 to 54 years.......................      470       578       595      2.5       3.1       3.2       3.1       3.1       3.2  
        55 years and over......................      407       467       445      3.0       3.1       3.4       3.4       3.3       3.1  
                                                                                                                                         
  Women, 16 years and over.....................    3,089     3,221     3,231      4.4       4.4       4.6       4.6       4.5       4.5  
    16 to 19 years.............................      490       475       458     13.6      13.9      13.6      14.4      13.7      13.2  
      16 to 17 years...........................      255       218       227     15.6      15.6      14.5      15.3      15.4      15.9  
      18 to 19 years...........................      246       254       237     12.5      12.7      12.8      14.0      12.4      11.6  
    20 years and over..........................    2,599     2,746     2,773      3.9       3.9       4.1       4.1       4.0       4.1  
      20 to 24 years...........................      554       588       540      7.9       6.7       7.7       7.8       8.1       7.6  
      25 years and over........................    2,061     2,213     2,255      3.4       3.6       3.7       3.7       3.6       3.7  
        25 to 54 years.........................    1,685     1,840     1,858      3.5       3.7       3.9       3.9       3.8       3.9  
          25 to 34 years.......................      683       723       682      4.6       4.6       4.9       4.6       4.9       4.6  
          35 to 44 years.......................      504       572       577      3.1       3.7       3.9       4.0       3.5       3.6  
          45 to 54 years.......................      498       545       599      3.0       2.9       3.0       3.1       3.2       3.5  
        55 years and over (2)..................      351       379       385      2.9       3.2       3.5       3.4       3.0       3.0  
                                                                                                                                         
                 MARITAL STATUS                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                         
  Married men, spouse present..................    1,069     1,158     1,197      2.3       2.4       2.7       2.4       2.4       2.5  
  Married women, spouse present................    1,010     1,048     1,066      2.8       2.7       2.8       3.1       2.8       2.9  
  Women who maintain families (2)..............      631       658       631      6.5       6.8       6.8       6.2       6.4       6.3  
                                                                                                                                         
            FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                         
  Full-time workers (3)........................    5,413     6,037     5,996      4.3       4.5       4.6       4.6       4.7       4.7  
  Part-time workers (4)........................    1,312     1,229     1,268      5.1       4.6       5.0       4.9       4.7       4.9  
  
     1 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.
     2 Not seasonally adjusted.
     3 Full-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work full time (35 hours or more per week) or are on 
  layoff from full-time jobs.
     4 Part-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work part time (less than 35 hours per week) or are on
  layoff from part-time jobs.
     NOTE:  Detail shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various
  series.  Beginning in January 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.
  
  
  
  
  
  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                           HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-8.  Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment
  
  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                                                   Not seasonally adjusted                        Seasonally adjusted                    
                                                                                                                                         
                     Reason                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                         
                                                   Oct.      Sept.     Oct.      Oct.      June      July      Aug.      Sept.     Oct.  
                                                   2006      2007      2007      2006      2007      2007      2007      2007      2007  
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
              NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                         
  Job losers and persons who completed                                                                                                   
   temporary jobs..............................    2,724     3,208     3,259     3,088     3,375     3,628     3,617     3,577     3,699 
    On temporary layoff........................      659       613       737       958       866       981       979       954     1,053 
    Not on temporary layoff....................    2,065     2,595     2,523     2,130     2,509     2,648     2,638     2,623     2,647 
      Permanent job losers.....................    1,434     1,831     1,802      (1)       (1)       (1)       (1)       (1)       (1)  
      Persons who completed temporary jobs.....      632       764       721      (1)       (1)       (1)       (1)       (1)       (1)  
  Job leavers..................................      802       902       804       783       810       823       793       842       791 
  Reentrants...................................    2,206     2,190     2,047     2,249     2,127     2,078     2,064     2,144     2,084 
  New entrants.................................      540       652       662       593       621       593       593       698       708 
                                                                                                                                         
              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.............................     43.4      46.1      48.1      46.0      48.7      50.9      51.2      49.3      50.8 
     On temporary layoff.......................     10.5       8.8      10.9      14.3      12.5      13.8      13.8      13.1      14.5 
     Not on temporary layoff...................     32.9      37.3      37.3      31.7      36.2      37.2      37.3      36.1      36.3 
   Job leavers.................................     12.8      13.0      11.9      11.7      11.7      11.6      11.2      11.6      10.9 
   Reentrants..................................     35.2      31.5      30.2      33.5      30.7      29.2      29.2      29.5      28.6 
   New entrants................................      8.6       9.4       9.8       8.8       9.0       8.3       8.4       9.6       9.7 
                                                                                                                                         
         UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE                                                                                                  
                 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                         
   Job losers and persons who completed                                                                                                  
    temporary jobs.............................      1.8       2.1       2.1       2.0       2.2       2.4       2.4       2.3       2.4 
   Job leavers.................................       .5        .6        .5        .5        .5        .5        .5        .5        .5 
   Reentrants..................................      1.4       1.4       1.3       1.5       1.4       1.4       1.3       1.4       1.4 
   New entrants................................       .4        .4        .4        .4        .4        .4        .4        .5        .5 
  
     1 Data not available.
     NOTE:  Beginning in January 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.
  
  
  
  
  
  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                                     HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-9.  Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment
  
  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                             Not seasonally adjusted                        Seasonally adjusted                    
                                                                                                                                                   
                         Duration                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                             Oct.      Sept.     Oct.      Oct.      June      July      Aug.      Sept.     Oct.  
                                                             2006      2007      2007      2006      2007      2007      2007      2007      2007  
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                   
                   NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                   
  Less than 5 weeks......................................    2,468     2,563     2,371     2,588     2,488     2,473     2,595     2,518     2,480 
  5 to 14 weeks..........................................    1,855     2,118     2,204     2,064     2,125     2,213     2,166     2,332     2,459 
  15 weeks and over......................................    1,948     2,271     2,198     2,062     2,286     2,413     2,385     2,393     2,343 
     15 to 26 weeks......................................      898     1,009       927       974     1,166     1,105     1,138     1,115     1,031 
     27 weeks and over...................................    1,050     1,261     1,271     1,088     1,120     1,308     1,247     1,277     1,312 
                                                                                                                                                   
  Average (mean) duration, in weeks......................     16.7      16.7      17.4      16.4      16.8      17.2      16.9      16.5      17.1 
  Median duration, in weeks..............................      7.9       8.7       8.5       8.0       8.2       8.9       8.6       9.0       8.7 
                                                                                                                                                   
                   PERCENT DISTRIBUTION                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                   
  Total unemployed.......................................    100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0 
    Less than 5 weeks....................................     39.4      36.9      35.0      38.5      36.1      34.8      36.3      34.8      34.1 
    5 to 14 weeks........................................     29.6      30.5      32.5      30.7      30.8      31.2      30.3      32.2      33.8 
    15 weeks and over....................................     31.1      32.7      32.5      30.7      33.1      34.0      33.4      33.0      32.2 
      15 to 26 weeks.....................................     14.3      14.5      13.7      14.5      16.9      15.6      15.9      15.4      14.2 
      27 weeks and over..................................     16.7      18.1      18.8      16.2      16.2      18.4      17.4      17.6      18.0 
  
     NOTE:  Beginning in January 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.
  
  
  
  
  
  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                                     HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-10.  Employed and unemployed persons by occupation, not seasonally adjusted
  
  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                               Unemployment        
                                                                     Employed                     Unemployed                      rates            
                                                                                                                                                   
                        Occupation                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                Oct.           Oct.            Oct.           Oct.            Oct.           Oct.  
                                                                2006           2007            2006           2007            2006           2007  
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                   
       Total, 16 years and over (1)......................     146,125        146,743          6,272          6,773            4.1            4.4   
  Management, professional, and related occupations......      51,427         52,127            971          1,071            1.9            2.0   
    Management, business, and financial operations                                                                                                 
     occupations.........................................      21,565         21,748            378            368            1.7            1.7   
    Professional and related occupations.................      29,862         30,379            593            703            1.9            2.3   
  Service occupations....................................      23,939         24,178          1,380          1,488            5.5            5.8   
  Sales and office occupations...........................      36,051         35,933          1,590          1,590            4.2            4.2   
    Sales and related occupations........................      16,388         16,297            787            813            4.6            4.8   
    Office and administrative support occupations........      19,663         19,636            803            777            3.9            3.8   
  Natural resources, construction, and maintenance                                                                                                 
   occupations...........................................      16,225         16,092            777            856            4.6            5.1   
    Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations...........         955            956             86             46            8.2            4.6   
    Construction and extraction occupations..............       9,714          9,715            497            675            4.9            6.5   
    Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations....       5,556          5,422            194            135            3.4            2.4   
  Production, transportation, and material moving                                                                                                  
   occupations...........................................      18,484         18,412            990          1,090            5.1            5.6   
    Production occupations...............................       9,396          9,566            507            564            5.1            5.6   
    Transportation and material moving occupations.......       9,088          8,846            483            526            5.0            5.6   
  
     1 Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the Armed Forces are included in the unemployed total.
     NOTE:  Beginning in January 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.
  
  
  
  
  
  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                                   HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-11.  Unemployed persons by industry and class of worker, not seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                           Number of                                                             
                                                                           unemployed                                 Unemployment               
                                                                            persons                                      rates                   
               Industry and class of worker                              (in thousands)                                                          
                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                    Oct.                  Oct.                  Oct.                  Oct.       
                                                                    2006                  2007                  2006                  2007       
                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                 
         Total, 16 years and over (1)....................          6,272                 6,773                   4.1                   4.4       
  Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers........          4,956                 5,233                   4.2                   4.4       
    Mining...............................................             15                     9                   2.2                   1.3       
    Construction.........................................            456                   641                   4.5                   6.1       
    Manufacturing........................................            618                   729                   3.7                   4.3       
      Durable goods......................................            363                   431                   3.5                   4.1       
      Nondurable goods...................................            255                   298                   4.2                   4.8       
    Wholesale and retail trade...........................            972                   907                   4.7                   4.4       
    Transportation and utilities.........................            206                   218                   3.6                   3.6       
    Information..........................................            116                   120                   3.4                   3.7       
    Financial activities.................................            211                   307                   2.1                   3.2       
    Professional and business services...................            768                   675                   5.6                   4.8       
    Education and health services........................            531                   534                   2.8                   2.7       
    Leisure and hospitality..............................            795                   911                   6.6                   7.5       
    Other services.......................................            268                   182                   4.4                   3.0       
  Agriculture and related private wage and salary                                                                                                
   workers...............................................             77                    47                   5.8                   4.0       
  Government workers.....................................            424                   492                   2.0                   2.3       
  Self employed and unpaid family workers................            275                   338                   2.5                   3.1       
  
     1 Persons with no previous work experience are included in the unemployed total.
     NOTE:  Beginning in January 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.
  
  
  
  
  
  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                            HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-12.  Alternative measures of labor underutilization
  
  (Percent)
                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                          
                                                            Not seasonally adjusted                   Seasonally adjusted                 
                                                                                                                                          
                          Measure                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                          
                                                            Oct.     Sept.    Oct.     Oct.     June     July     Aug.     Sept.    Oct.  
                                                            2006     2007     2007     2006     2007     2007     2007     2007     2007  
                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                          
  U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent                                                                                 
       of the civilian labor force.......................    1.3      1.5      1.4      1.4      1.5      1.6      1.6      1.6      1.5  
                                                                                                                                          
  U-2 Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                                      
       jobs, as a percent of the civilian labor force....    1.8      2.1      2.1      2.0      2.2      2.4      2.4      2.3      2.4  
                                                                                                                                          
  U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian                                                                                      
       labor force (official unemployment rate)..........    4.1      4.5      4.4      4.4      4.5      4.6      4.6      4.7      4.7  
                                                                                                                                          
  U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a                                                                                     
       percent of the civilian labor force plus                                                                                           
       discouraged workers...............................    4.3      4.7      4.6      4.6      4.8      4.9      4.9      4.9      4.9  
                                                                                                                                          
  U-5 Total unemployed, plus discouraged workers, plus                                                                                    
       all other marginally attached workers, as a                                                                                        
       percent of the civilian labor force plus all                                                                                       
       marginally attached workers.......................    5.0      5.3      5.3      5.3      5.4      5.5      5.5      5.5      5.6  
                                                                                                                                          
  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...........................................    7.6      8.0      7.9      8.1      8.2      8.3      8.4      8.4      8.4  
  
     NOTE: Marginally attached workers are persons who currently are neither working nor looking for work but indicate that they want and
  are available for a job and have looked for work sometime in the recent past.  Discouraged workers, a subset of the marginally attached,
  have given a job-market related reason for not currently looking for a job.  Persons employed part time for economic reasons are those
  who want and are available for full-time work but have had to settle for a part-time schedule.  For further information, see "BLS
  introduces new range of alternative unemployment measures,"  in the October 1995 issue of the Monthly Labor Review.  Beginning in
  January 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.
  
  
  
  
  
  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                                     HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-13.  Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted
  
  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                      Total                          Men                          Women            
                                                                                                                                                   
                         Category                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                               Oct.           Oct.           Oct.           Oct.           Oct.           Oct.     
                                                               2006           2007           2006           2007           2006           2007     
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                   
                  NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                   
  Total not in the labor force...........................     77,278         79,200         29,407         30,443         47,871         48,757    
   Persons who currently want a job......................      4,661          4,131          2,007          1,871          2,654          2,260    
     Searched for work and available to work now (1).....      1,478          1,364            750            691            728            673    
       Reason not currently looking:                                                                                                               
         Discouragement over job prospects (2)...........        331            320            203            189            128            131    
         Reasons other than discouragement (3)...........      1,147          1,044            547            502            600            542    
                                                                                                                                                   
                    MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                   
  Total multiple jobholders (4)..........................      7,865          7,852          3,906          3,933          3,959          3,919    
      Percent of total employed..........................        5.4            5.4            5.0            5.0            5.8            5.7    
                                                                                                                                                   
      Primary job full time, secondary job part time.....      4,123          4,409          2,272          2,422          1,851          1,987    
      Primary and secondary jobs both part time..........      1,623          1,729            502            517          1,120          1,213    
      Primary and secondary jobs both full time..........        353            297            235            206            119             92    
      Hours vary on primary or secondary job.............      1,709          1,377            862            765            847            613    
  
     1 Data refer to persons who have searched for work during the prior 12 months and were available to take a job during the reference week.
     2 Includes thinks no work available, could not find work, lacks schooling or training, employer thinks too young or old, and other types of
  discrimination.
     3 Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for such reasons as school or family responsibilities, ill health,
  and transportation problems, as well as a small number for which reason for nonparticipation was not determined.
     4 Includes persons who work part time on their primary job and full time on their secondary job(s), not shown separately.
     NOTE:  Beginning in January 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.
  
  
  
  
  
ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                                ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-1.  Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail

(In thousands)

                                         Not seasonally adjusted                    Seasonally adjusted

                                                                                                                           Change
           Industry                Oct.     Aug.    Sept.    Oct.      Oct.     June     July     Aug.    Sept.    Oct.     from:
                                   2006     2007    2007p    2007p     2006     2007     2007     2007    2007p    2007p  Sept. 2007-
                                                                                                                          Oct. 2007p

          Total nonfarm......... 137,643  137,909  138,502  139,261  136,745  137,973  138,066  138,159  138,255  138,421      166

        Total private........... 115,189  116,816  116,365  116,566  114,645  115,739  115,856  115,886  115,959  116,089      130

    Goods-producing.............  22,807   22,769   22,627   22,514   22,573   22,436   22,421   22,349   22,318   22,294      -24

Natural resources and mining....     709      743      736      739      700      721      726      728      728      730        2
   Logging......................    67.2     65.5     65.4     65.2     63.9     64.1     62.8     62.4     62.4     62.4       .0
 Mining.........................   641.3    677.8    670.7    674.1    635.9    656.5    663.5    665.2    665.1    667.6      2.5
  Oil and gas extraction........   139.9    153.8    151.5    151.8    140.4    149.3    150.8    151.5    151.7    152.7      1.0
  Mining, except oil and
   gas (1)......................   226.9    237.1    235.3    236.0    223.5    228.3    228.9    230.1    230.7    231.7      1.0
   Coal mining..................    79.4     80.8     80.7     81.2     79.7     79.6     80.3     80.6     81.0     81.3       .3
  Support activities for mining.   274.5    286.9    283.9    286.3    272.0    278.9    283.8    283.6    282.7    283.2       .5

Construction....................   7,905    7,930    7,838    7,792    7,707    7,665    7,649    7,620    7,606    7,601       -5
  Construction of buildings..... 1,842.4  1,817.8  1,805.6  1,787.7  1,814.5  1,788.9  1,782.1  1,768.0  1,769.5  1,760.0     -9.5
   Residential building......... 1,040.3  1,013.4    999.4    985.3  1,028.2    997.3    991.3    983.0    979.4    970.9     -8.5
   Nonresidential building......   802.1    804.4    806.2    802.4    786.3    791.6    790.8    785.0    790.1    789.1     -1.0
  Heavy and civil engineering
   construction................. 1,049.9  1,058.6  1,053.6  1,049.9    989.7    999.4    996.2    994.2    991.9    992.5       .6
  Specialty trade contractors... 5,012.6  5,054.0  4,978.4  4,954.8  4,902.6  4,876.3  4,870.7  4,857.7  4,845.0  4,848.0      3.0
   Residential specialty trade
    contractors................. 2,395.9  2,376.7  2,324.8  2,296.2  2,340.5  2,302.5  2,306.0  2,280.0  2,262.9  2,249.9    -13.0
   Nonresidential specialty
    trade contractors........... 2,616.7  2,677.3  2,653.6  2,658.6  2,562.1  2,573.8  2,564.7  2,577.7  2,582.1  2,598.1     16.0

Manufacturing...................  14,193   14,096   14,053   13,983   14,166   14,050   14,046   14,001   13,984   13,963      -21
   Production workers...........  10,168   10,142   10,129   10,071   10,139   10,091   10,098   10,062   10,060   10,046      -14

 Durable goods..................   8,995    8,912    8,880    8,846    8,996    8,897    8,900    8,873    8,860    8,848      -12
   Production workers...........   6,365    6,319    6,312    6,289    6,365    6,309    6,313    6,290    6,290    6,287       -3

  Wood products.................   548.5    534.4    525.2    517.5    548.3    526.5    529.2    523.2    519.5    517.7     -1.8
  Nonmetallic mineral products..   510.9    505.8    503.5    498.6    504.7    500.5    499.1    495.3    494.9    492.8     -2.1
  Primary metals................   458.6    449.6    447.2    445.0    459.5    449.2    450.9    447.8    446.3    446.0      -.3
  Fabricated metal products..... 1,565.2  1,572.3  1,571.9  1,573.7  1,562.4  1,569.0  1,569.5  1,568.2  1,570.4  1,572.0      1.6
  Machinery..................... 1,204.9  1,224.6  1,218.5  1,220.5  1,208.8  1,224.3  1,228.2  1,223.3  1,221.6  1,223.1      1.5
  Computer and electronic
   products (1)................. 1,316.9  1,306.6  1,295.0  1,289.9  1,316.6  1,306.4  1,304.3  1,300.5  1,295.9  1,291.6     -4.3
   Computer and peripheral
    equipment...................   198.6    196.9    196.8    196.2    198.9    196.2    196.5    196.5    196.8    196.3      -.5
   Communications equipment.....   142.3    142.4    140.6    140.1    141.7    142.9    142.7    142.7    142.0    140.0     -2.0
   Semiconductors and electronic
    components..................   466.3    460.8    455.7    453.2    466.5    464.2    462.5    458.3    455.8    454.6     -1.2
   Electronic instruments.......   437.3    437.2    434.1    433.7    437.6    435.5    434.5    434.5    433.9    434.3       .4
  Electrical equipment and
   appliances...................   435.8    436.3    435.2    432.6    438.1    436.0    436.8    434.6    434.7    434.9       .2
  Transportation equipment (1).. 1,749.3  1,701.0  1,707.5  1,691.4  1,752.8  1,702.9  1,699.5  1,700.2  1,701.1  1,693.7     -7.4
   Motor vehicles and parts (2). 1,047.8    997.8  1,004.1    987.8  1,051.7    999.2    998.4    997.4    996.5    990.4     -6.1
  Furniture and related products   548.7    529.4    525.6    521.8    550.0    529.4    530.3    526.9    524.5    522.2     -2.3
  Miscellaneous manufacturing...   655.7    652.3    650.8    654.8    654.6    652.9    652.1    652.5    651.3    654.4      3.1

 Nondurable goods...............   5,198    5,184    5,173    5,137    5,170    5,153    5,146    5,128    5,124    5,115       -9
   Production workers...........   3,803    3,823    3,817    3,782    3,774    3,782    3,785    3,772    3,770    3,759      -11

  Food manufacturing............ 1,511.5  1,536.5  1,529.4  1,514.1  1,487.8  1,502.4  1,505.9  1,497.0  1,493.7  1,492.8      -.9
  Beverages and tobacco products   199.9    203.9    203.4    199.9    196.4    200.4    200.2    198.5    197.8    197.3      -.5
  Textile mills.................   187.5    168.4    167.5    166.5    187.5    172.5    169.9    168.3    166.8    166.6      -.2
  Textile product mills.........   159.2    153.3    151.6    151.3    159.2    154.6    153.5    153.0    152.2    151.4      -.8
  Apparel.......................   233.1    214.8    214.6    210.6    233.2    217.8    217.7    214.4    212.5    210.6     -1.9
  Leather and allied products...    37.5     35.2     36.6     36.2     37.2     35.9     35.3     35.6     36.4     35.9      -.5
  Paper and paper products......   463.0    457.9    455.7    455.2    463.4    457.3    456.7    456.3    455.9    456.0       .1
  Printing and related support
   activities...................   634.1    625.7    628.6    628.2    633.2    629.6    629.0    626.2    628.6    628.3      -.3
  Petroleum and coal products...   118.3    119.0    119.3    118.4    116.9    117.2    116.2    116.1    117.1    117.0      -.1
  Chemicals.....................   869.8    879.3    877.5    870.1    871.9    873.8    873.3    874.9    875.7    872.2     -3.5
  Plastics and rubber products..   784.5    790.4    788.8    786.9    783.2    791.1    788.5    787.9    787.1    786.6      -.5

    Service-providing........... 114,836  115,140  115,875  116,747  114,172  115,537  115,645  115,810  115,937  116,127      190

     Private service-providing..  92,382   94,047   93,738   94,052   92,072   93,303   93,435   93,537   93,641   93,795      154

Trade, transportation, and
 utilities......................  26,325   26,484   26,445   26,541   26,258   26,465   26,489   26,494   26,505   26,495      -10

 Wholesale trade................ 5,925.8  6,045.2  6,033.7  6,049.0  5,919.6  6,007.4  6,016.3  6,022.5  6,032.7  6,042.7     10.0
  Durable goods................. 3,093.5  3,160.0  3,147.6  3,155.6  3,093.6  3,141.5  3,146.5  3,147.0  3,151.5  3,156.0      4.5
  Nondurable goods.............. 2,045.8  2,077.2  2,079.2  2,083.7  2,040.8  2,061.4  2,063.1  2,068.0  2,072.3  2,076.7      4.4
  Electronic markets and agents
   and brokers..................   786.5    808.0    806.9    809.7    785.2    804.5    806.7    807.5    808.9    810.0      1.1

 Retail trade...................15,318.0 15,389.1 15,279.8 15,351.5 15,297.8 15,383.3 15,389.8 15,385.6 15,373.3 15,351.8    -21.5
  Motor vehicle and parts
   dealers(1)................... 1,912.8  1,927.0  1,921.6  1,911.5  1,906.4  1,909.0  1,907.6  1,908.2  1,909.0  1,905.2     -3.8
   Automobile dealers........... 1,247.9  1,255.5  1,253.3  1,249.9  1,245.0  1,246.7  1,245.9  1,246.4  1,246.6  1,246.5      -.1
  Furniture and home furnishings
   stores.......................   591.1    580.5    574.7    587.5    589.9    584.3    584.5    586.5    583.2    585.6      2.4
  Electronics and appliance
   stores.......................   537.6    525.6    525.0    527.2    534.0    535.9    537.4    532.7    530.1    526.3     -3.8
  Building material and garden
   supply stores................ 1,316.5  1,330.2  1,279.3  1,268.3  1,329.2  1,314.9  1,303.9  1,305.9  1,289.1  1,282.0     -7.1
  Food and beverage stores...... 2,839.0  2,886.3  2,876.1  2,883.5  2,833.8  2,867.7  2,869.3  2,873.5  2,877.5  2,879.7      2.2
  Health and personal care
   stores.......................   954.8    971.2    968.4    969.6    954.8    968.8    967.4    970.8    971.6    971.4      -.2
  Gasoline stations.............   855.1    862.1    859.6    851.7    854.8    852.4    852.0    851.1    853.2    851.4     -1.8
  Clothing and clothing
   accessories stores........... 1,437.8  1,480.4  1,431.2  1,451.3  1,443.1  1,451.3  1,456.7  1,460.3  1,460.3  1,459.3     -1.0
  Sporting goods, hobby, book,
   and music stores.............   640.2    655.4    664.7    666.8    638.3    657.4    665.7    666.7    669.4    668.6      -.8
  General merchandise
   stores (1)................... 2,894.4  2,861.2  2,855.3  2,891.1  2,893.8  2,920.3  2,918.9  2,906.4  2,903.7  2,898.2     -5.5
   Department stores............ 1,540.9  1,513.6  1,511.1  1,536.5  1,535.6  1,561.1  1,560.3  1,549.9  1,547.4  1,541.9     -5.5
  Miscellaneous store retailers.   886.5    878.8    883.9    885.6    880.9    880.2    883.1    880.3    883.2    880.6     -2.6
  Nonstore retailers............   452.2    430.4    440.0    457.4    438.8    441.1    443.3    443.2    443.0    443.5       .5

 Transportation and warehousing. 4,534.7  4,490.5  4,576.5  4,583.2  4,493.8  4,520.1  4,528.4  4,529.8  4,542.7  4,542.7       .0
  Air transportation............   489.4    497.3    497.2    495.1    488.1    491.4    492.2    492.5    493.7    493.4      -.3
  Rail transportation...........   225.2    229.4    228.2    228.0    224.8    226.6    227.5    227.4    227.8    228.0       .2
  Water transportation..........    66.0     74.5     72.2     69.9     65.6     69.9     70.7     70.6     70.3     69.8      -.5
  Truck transportation.......... 1,465.5  1,463.5  1,464.2  1,454.8  1,448.7  1,449.8  1,444.3  1,443.5  1,445.5  1,438.9     -6.6
  Transit and ground passenger
   transportation...............   405.3    333.5    409.6    417.0    392.3    389.4    397.1    400.1    400.6    402.4      1.8
  Pipeline transportation.......    39.7     41.2     40.6     41.3     39.6     40.8     40.8     41.0     40.9     41.3       .4
  Scenic and sightseeing
   transportation...............    27.4     35.4     32.6     30.0     26.6     26.4     27.0     27.4     28.0     28.9       .9
  Support activities for
   transportation...............   573.6    583.6    585.8    591.9    572.9    583.0    583.4    584.3    587.5    591.2      3.7
  Couriers and messengers.......   590.7    577.9    585.5    589.4    590.5    588.7    589.3    588.1    590.1    589.6      -.5
  Warehousing and storage.......   651.9    654.2    660.6    665.8    644.7    654.1    656.1    654.9    658.3    659.2       .9

 Utilities......................   546.3    559.2    555.4    557.2    546.9    554.4    554.6    556.0    556.2    557.7      1.5

Information.....................   3,046    3,094    3,078    3,080    3,054    3,093    3,091    3,087    3,095    3,092       -3
  Publishing industries, except
   Internet.....................   902.2    905.8    897.3    899.3    902.1    906.2    906.3    904.0    900.5    900.7       .2
  Motion picture and sound
   recording industries.........   367.8    387.7    380.8    376.6    374.6    389.3    383.6    380.3    387.9    385.2     -2.7
  Broadcasting, except Internet.   332.9    337.1    338.4    337.5    332.1    337.1    336.0    336.3    337.8    337.5      -.3
  Internet publishing and
   broadcasting.................    35.7     42.9     43.9     44.9     35.8     41.3     42.4     43.1     44.2     45.0       .8
  Telecommunications............   974.1    972.2    969.7    971.7    975.0    972.7    973.7    973.1    973.6    972.3     -1.3
  ISPs, search portals, and data
   processing...................   381.7    395.6    396.0    398.0    382.2    394.4    396.9    397.5    398.7    399.3       .6
  Other information services....    51.4     52.8     51.7     52.0     51.8     52.2     51.8     52.2     52.1     52.3       .2

Financial activities............   8,404    8,515    8,437    8,439    8,415    8,460    8,476    8,463    8,450    8,452        2
 Finance and insurance.......... 6,218.8  6,263.4  6,223.4  6,238.2  6,227.1  6,256.0  6,270.1  6,256.4  6,245.3  6,245.7       .4
  Monetary authorities - central
   bank.........................    21.7     22.0     21.6     21.5     21.8     22.2     21.6     21.8     21.6     21.6       .0
  Credit intermediation and
   related activities (1)....... 2,951.1  2,930.4  2,896.3  2,900.4  2,956.2  2,939.5  2,946.5  2,926.8  2,912.2  2,907.3     -4.9
   Depository credit
    intermediation (1).......... 1,811.1  1,841.1  1,833.8  1,835.5  1,818.3  1,824.9  1,833.8  1,834.6  1,840.4  1,840.9       .5
    Commercial banking.......... 1,329.3  1,342.6  1,335.2  1,339.1  1,334.5  1,332.1  1,338.4  1,337.7  1,340.9  1,342.4      1.5
  Securities, commodity
   contracts, investments.......   829.3    849.6    848.6    853.9    830.4    844.4    845.8    848.7    849.8    852.8      3.0
  Insurance carriers and related
   activities................... 2,322.6  2,364.9  2,361.1  2,366.0  2,324.0  2,354.5  2,361.2  2,362.6  2,365.6  2,367.1      1.5
  Funds, trusts, and other
   financial vehicles...........    94.1     96.5     95.8     96.4     94.7     95.4     95.0     96.5     96.1     96.9       .8
 Real estate and rental and
  leasing....................... 2,185.5  2,251.9  2,213.9  2,201.1  2,187.5  2,204.1  2,205.7  2,206.4  2,204.2  2,206.3      2.1
  Real estate................... 1,505.2  1,557.8  1,531.6  1,527.3  1,505.0  1,524.5  1,525.4  1,528.1  1,527.2  1,530.0      2.8
  Rental and leasing services...   650.5    660.8    649.5    641.5    652.9    646.9    647.6    645.4    644.4    644.0      -.4
  Lessors of nonfinancial
   intangible assets............    29.8     33.3     32.8     32.3     29.6     32.7     32.7     32.9     32.6     32.3      -.3

Professional and business
 services.......................  17,836   18,115   18,100   18,188   17,662   17,886   17,911   17,942   17,965   18,030       65
 Professional and technical
  services (1).................. 7,399.7  7,662.2  7,660.2  7,712.6  7,438.5  7,638.5  7,666.9  7,689.0  7,730.9  7,754.4     23.5
   Legal services............... 1,172.4  1,182.8  1,173.6  1,182.7  1,173.5  1,179.9  1,177.9  1,178.4  1,181.9  1,184.1      2.2
   Accounting and bookkeeping
    services....................   828.2    880.0    896.1    905.2    893.7    941.1    951.1    957.7    968.1    973.3      5.2
   Architectural and engineering
    services.................... 1,410.4  1,462.5  1,453.7  1,462.3  1,400.6  1,433.5  1,437.1  1,440.1  1,445.5  1,452.9      7.4
   Computer systems design and
    related services............ 1,303.0  1,358.2  1,359.6  1,367.1  1,300.8  1,341.8  1,352.9  1,355.6  1,361.4  1,363.5      2.1
   Management and technical
    consulting services.........   948.1  1,006.5  1,011.1  1,023.6    944.2    990.9    992.5  1,001.7  1,011.6  1,020.0      8.4
 Management of companies and
  enterprises................... 1,812.7  1,859.7  1,854.4  1,855.3  1,826.8  1,844.6  1,847.8  1,852.1  1,858.0  1,864.3      6.3
 Administrative and waste
  services...................... 8,623.1  8,593.0  8,585.8  8,620.0  8,396.2  8,402.6  8,396.2  8,400.6  8,376.0  8,411.4     35.4
  Administrative and support
   services (1)................. 8,273.0  8,231.4  8,226.8  8,261.6  8,047.5  8,048.8  8,041.8  8,045.1  8,019.7  8,054.6     34.9
   Employment services (1)...... 3,810.0  3,611.9  3,620.9  3,669.2  3,641.2  3,553.3  3,525.9  3,523.4  3,484.5  3,518.0     33.5
    Temporary help services..... 2,755.9  2,650.0  2,674.5  2,704.7  2,621.1  2,588.0  2,577.9  2,578.6  2,559.3  2,579.5     20.2
   Business support services....   805.3    795.1    797.2    805.6    801.0    801.3    805.5    803.4    804.5    801.9     -2.6
   Services to buildings and
    dwellings................... 1,849.7  1,950.7  1,924.6  1,896.4  1,807.9  1,840.8  1,847.3  1,848.7  1,853.4  1,853.1      -.3
  Waste management and
   remediation services.........   350.1    361.6    359.0    358.4    348.7    353.8    354.4    355.5    356.3    356.8       .5

Education and health services...  18,152   18,126   18,432   18,736   17,976   18,364   18,422   18,484   18,513   18,556       43
 Educational services........... 3,110.1  2,685.9  2,980.3  3,205.8  2,944.2  3,014.4  3,022.8  3,039.7  3,028.8  3,036.3      7.5
 Health care and social
  assistance....................15,042.3 15,439.9 15,452.0 15,529.9 15,031.5 15,349.4 15,399.5 15,443.9 15,484.1 15,519.2     35.1
  Health care (3)...............12,713.5 13,078.1 13,060.5 13,113.2 12,706.7 12,965.1 13,005.6 13,041.8 13,072.0 13,106.4     34.4
   Ambulatory health care
    services (1)................ 5,333.9  5,519.6  5,516.5  5,554.7  5,332.6  5,455.1  5,482.5  5,507.0  5,525.7  5,550.7     25.0
    Offices of physicians....... 2,175.2  2,237.3  2,238.6  2,247.1  2,174.1  2,213.2  2,224.6  2,232.5  2,240.8  2,245.8      5.0
    Outpatient care centers.....   492.8    498.1    498.4    503.5    494.1    495.5    496.1    498.7    500.7    503.5      2.8
    Home health care services...   881.7    934.4    932.9    942.5    880.7    918.8    925.3    931.9    934.6    941.3      6.7
   Hospitals.................... 4,458.5  4,558.3  4,554.4  4,566.3  4,458.2  4,526.3  4,539.1  4,546.3  4,554.9  4,564.3      9.4
   Nursing and residential care
    facilities (1).............. 2,921.1  3,000.2  2,989.6  2,992.2  2,915.9  2,983.7  2,984.0  2,988.5  2,991.4  2,991.4       .0
    Nursing care facilities..... 1,591.7  1,618.5  1,615.7  1,615.5  1,587.5  1,608.0  1,611.3  1,613.8  1,614.4  1,613.6      -.8
  Social assistance (1)......... 2,328.8  2,361.8  2,391.5  2,416.7  2,324.8  2,384.3  2,393.9  2,402.1  2,412.1  2,412.8       .7
   Child day care services......   814.5    777.9    814.4    823.8    802.8    811.6    815.7    815.3    818.4    814.0     -4.4

Leisure and hospitality.........  13,188   14,194   13,790   13,612   13,257   13,554   13,566   13,589   13,639   13,695       56
 Arts, entertainment, and
  recreation.................... 1,898.8  2,231.1  2,042.9  1,947.0  1,939.9  1,971.1  1,962.9  1,968.0  1,976.1  1,986.8     10.7
  Performing arts and spectator
   sports.......................   408.0    438.1    427.8    428.0    405.0    412.1    405.6    410.7    415.5    421.6      6.1
  Museums, historical sites,
   zoos, and parks..............   127.1    142.5    135.3    133.7    125.7    131.2    132.4    131.8    132.3    132.4       .1
  Amusements, gambling, and
   recreation................... 1,363.7  1,650.5  1,479.8  1,385.3  1,409.2  1,427.8  1,424.9  1,425.5  1,428.3  1,432.8      4.5
 Accommodations and food
  services......................11,289.1 11,962.9 11,747.4 11,664.8 11,316.9 11,582.5 11,602.9 11,621.4 11,662.7 11,708.2     45.5
  Accommodations................ 1,830.7  1,984.6  1,897.2  1,853.6  1,845.3  1,852.8  1,858.1  1,850.8  1,862.8  1,871.6      8.8
  Food services and drinking
   places....................... 9,458.4  9,978.3  9,850.2  9,811.2  9,471.6  9,729.7  9,744.8  9,770.6  9,799.9  9,836.6     36.7

Other services..................   5,431    5,519    5,456    5,456    5,450    5,481    5,480    5,478    5,474    5,475        1
  Repair and maintenance........ 1,249.9  1,266.2  1,265.4  1,257.8  1,253.4  1,261.9  1,256.6  1,260.6  1,262.9  1,261.1     -1.8
  Personal and laundry services. 1,282.7  1,297.9  1,286.1  1,282.1  1,286.8  1,291.2  1,294.4  1,292.4  1,289.1  1,288.2      -.9
  Membership associations and
   organizations................ 2,897.9  2,954.5  2,904.2  2,915.8  2,909.3  2,927.6  2,929.0  2,925.2  2,921.7  2,925.4      3.7

Government......................  22,454   21,093   22,137   22,695   22,100   22,234   22,210   22,273   22,296   22,332       36
 Federal........................   2,724    2,732    2,716    2,709    2,725    2,708    2,713    2,714    2,709    2,709        0
  Federal, except U.S. Postal
   Service...................... 1,955.0  1,971.1  1,954.9  1,949.9  1,954.7  1,943.5  1,950.5  1,952.1  1,948.7  1,949.1       .4
  U.S. Postal Service...........   768.8    761.0    761.1    759.0    770.2    764.0    762.3    761.9    760.6    760.1      -.5
 State government...............   5,248    4,872    5,148    5,278    5,109    5,139    5,143    5,137    5,147    5,140       -7
  State government education.... 2,461.5  2,026.1  2,337.6  2,473.4  2,314.3  2,326.5  2,323.3  2,320.3  2,332.3  2,325.9     -6.4
  State government, excluding
   education.................... 2,786.9  2,845.9  2,810.2  2,804.1  2,794.3  2,812.7  2,819.4  2,817.1  2,815.1  2,814.2      -.9
 Local government...............  14,482   13,489   14,273   14,708   14,266   14,387   14,354   14,422   14,440   14,483       43
  Local government education.... 8,251.0  6,981.7  7,919.8  8,377.5  7,995.1  8,043.1  8,011.8  8,066.1  8,078.6  8,113.2     34.6
  Local government, excluding
   education.................... 6,231.0  6,507.3  6,353.3  6,330.7  6,270.9  6,344.0  6,342.6  6,355.7  6,360.9  6,369.5      8.6

   1 Includes other industries, not shown separately.
   2 Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts.
   3 Includes ambulatory health care services, hospitals, and nursing and residential care facilities.
   p = preliminary.





ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                               ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-2.  Average weekly hours of production and nonsupervisory workers (1) on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector
and selected industry detail

                                                  Not seasonally adjusted              Seasonally adjusted

                                                                                                                         Change
                  Industry                       Oct.   Aug.   Sept.  Oct.    Oct.   June   July   Aug.   Sept.  Oct.     from:
                                                 2006   2007   2007p  2007p   2006   2007   2007   2007   2007p  2007p  Sept. 2007-
                                                                                                                        Oct. 2007p

        Total private.........................   34.2   34.0   34.2   33.8    33.9   33.9   33.8   33.8   33.8   33.8       0.0

    Goods-producing...........................   40.9   40.9   41.1   40.9    40.6   40.7   40.6   40.6   40.6   40.6        .0

Natural resources and mining..................   46.4   45.9   46.9   46.9    45.7   45.9   45.9   45.7   46.3   46.2       -.1

Construction..................................   39.7   39.5   39.4   39.5    39.2   39.0   38.9   38.7   38.8   39.0        .2

Manufacturing.................................   41.3   41.5   41.7   41.4    41.2   41.4   41.3   41.4   41.3   41.2       -.1
   Overtime hours.............................    4.4    4.3    4.4    4.2     4.3    4.3    4.2    4.1    4.1    4.1        .0

 Durable goods................................   41.6   41.8   41.9   41.7    41.4   41.7   41.6   41.7   41.6   41.5       -.1
   Overtime hours.............................    4.4    4.3    4.3    4.3     4.3    4.4    4.2    4.1    4.1    4.1        .0

  Wood products...............................   39.9   39.9   40.0   39.6    39.7   39.7   39.9   39.6   39.5   39.3       -.2
  Nonmetallic mineral products................   43.1   43.4   43.5   43.4    42.7   42.5   42.6   42.8   42.7   42.8        .1
  Primary metals..............................   43.5   42.8   42.7   42.8    43.6   43.3   43.2   43.0   42.5   42.8        .3
  Fabricated metal products...................   41.8   41.8   42.1   41.8    41.6   41.6   41.7   41.7   41.8   41.6       -.2
  Machinery...................................   42.7   42.4   42.8   43.1    42.7   42.5   42.5   42.6   42.7   42.9        .2
  Computer and electronic products............   40.6   40.6   41.0   40.7    40.4   40.7   40.2   40.7   40.7   40.5       -.2
  Electrical equipment and appliances.........   41.2   41.2   41.7   41.1    40.8   41.9   41.7   41.3   41.4   40.7       -.7
  Transportation equipment....................   42.7   43.4   43.2   42.9    42.4   43.3   43.2   43.2   42.8   42.8        .0
   Motor vehicles and parts (2)...............   42.0   43.3   42.7   42.3    41.7   42.9   42.6   42.4   42.2   42.1       -.1
  Furniture and related products..............   39.2   40.3   39.8   39.2    39.2   39.2   39.3   39.7   39.4   39.2       -.2
  Miscellaneous manufacturing.................   38.8   39.1   39.6   38.9    38.7   39.0   39.0   39.1   39.5   38.7       -.8

 Nondurable goods.............................   40.9   40.9   41.3   40.9    40.7   40.9   40.9   40.8   40.8   40.7       -.1
   Overtime hours.............................    4.4    4.3    4.5    4.1     4.3    4.2    4.1    4.1    4.1    4.0       -.1

  Food manufacturing..........................   40.8   40.9   41.5   41.1    40.4   40.5   40.8   40.6   40.7   40.7        .0
  Beverages and tobacco products..............   40.4   41.6   40.6   39.5    40.8   40.8   40.7   40.9   40.6   40.1       -.5
  Textile mills...............................   40.3   39.7   40.8   39.8    40.6   40.5   40.2   39.8   40.4   40.1       -.3
  Textile product mills.......................   39.2   39.9   40.4   39.2    39.2   40.5   40.6   39.9   40.1   39.6       -.5
  Apparel.....................................   37.3   37.3   36.9   37.6    37.0   37.7   37.7   37.4   37.2   37.3        .1
  Leather and allied products.................   38.9   37.3   37.6   37.7    38.8   37.8   37.4   37.5   37.6   37.4       -.2
  Paper and paper products....................   43.0   43.1   43.8   43.6    42.9   43.0   42.9   43.1   43.2   43.3        .1
  Printing and related support activities.....   39.7   39.2   39.3   38.8    39.4   39.1   38.8   39.1   38.7   38.6       -.1
  Petroleum and coal products.................   45.5   43.5   43.7   42.8    45.1   44.5   44.2   43.7   43.1   42.6       -.5
  Chemicals...................................   42.2   42.1   42.1   41.4    42.5   42.0   42.1   42.0   41.9   41.6       -.3
  Plastics and rubber products................   40.7   41.3   41.9   41.4    40.7   41.4   41.5   41.4   41.5   41.4       -.1

     Private service-providing................   32.7   32.5   32.8   32.3    32.4   32.4   32.4   32.4   32.4   32.3       -.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities..........   33.6   33.5   33.9   33.3    33.4   33.4   33.3   33.3   33.4   33.3       -.1

 Wholesale trade..............................   38.4   38.2   38.7   38.1    38.0   38.3   38.1   38.2   38.2   38.1       -.1

 Retail trade.................................   30.4   30.4   30.7   30.1    30.4   30.2   30.1   30.1   30.2   30.1       -.1

 Transportation and warehousing...............   37.3   37.3   37.3   36.9    36.9   37.0   36.8   37.0   37.0   36.9       -.1

 Utilities....................................   42.2   42.5   43.1   42.5    41.8   42.6   42.6   42.5   42.7   42.2       -.5

Information...................................   37.1   36.4   36.9   36.2    36.7   36.3   36.5   36.3   36.4   36.2       -.2

Financial activities..........................   36.4   35.6   36.3   35.6    35.8   36.0   35.9   35.8   35.8   35.8        .0

Professional and business services............   35.1   34.8   35.2   34.7    34.7   34.7   34.7   34.7   34.8   34.7       -.1

Education and health services.................   32.6   32.6   32.9   32.5    32.4   32.6   32.6   32.6   32.6   32.6        .0

Leisure and hospitality.......................   25.9   26.0   25.6   25.2    25.7   25.5   25.4   25.4   25.4   25.3       -.1

Other services................................   31.0   31.0   31.0   30.7    30.9   30.9   30.8   30.8   30.8   30.8        .0

   1 Data relate to production workers in natural resources and mining and manufacturing, construction workers in construction,
and nonsupervisory workers in the service-providing industries.  These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the
total employment on private nonfarm payrolls.
   2 Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts.
   p = preliminary.





ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                          ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-3.  Average hourly and weekly earnings of production and nonsupervisory workers (1) on private nonfarm payrolls
by industry sector and selected industry detail

                                                       Average hourly earnings                  Average weekly earnings

                  Industry                         Oct.      Aug.     Sept.     Oct.       Oct.      Aug.     Sept.     Oct.
                                                   2006      2007     2007p     2007p      2006      2007     2007p     2007p

        Total private........................... $17.02    $17.40    $17.62    $17.61    $582.08   $591.60   $602.60   $595.22
         Seasonally adjusted....................  16.94     17.50     17.55     17.58     574.27    591.50    593.19    594.20

    Goods-producing.............................  18.26     18.78     18.88     18.86     746.83    768.10    775.97    771.37

Natural resources and mining....................  20.26     20.98     20.93     20.76     940.06    962.98    981.62    973.64

Construction....................................  20.45     21.11     21.30     21.23     811.87    833.85    839.22    838.59

Manufacturing...................................  16.89     17.29     17.38     17.37     697.56    717.54    724.75    719.12

 Durable goods..................................  17.81     18.25     18.33     18.34     740.90    762.85    768.03    764.78
  Wood products.................................  13.61     13.62     13.68     13.84     543.04    543.44    547.20    548.06
  Nonmetallic mineral products..................  16.59     16.94     16.99     17.13     715.03    735.20    739.07    743.44
  Primary metals................................  19.39     19.67     19.73     19.55     843.47    841.88    842.47    836.74
  Fabricated metal products.....................  16.26     16.57     16.63     16.68     679.67    692.63    700.12    697.22
  Machinery.....................................  17.45     17.70     17.83     17.76     745.12    750.48    763.12    765.46
  Computer and electronic products..............  19.25     20.02     20.17     20.24     781.55    812.81    826.97    823.77
  Electrical equipment and appliances...........  15.63     15.98     16.07     15.98     643.96    658.38    670.12    656.78
  Transportation equipment......................  22.51     23.30     23.36     23.30     961.18   1011.22   1009.15    999.57
  Furniture and related products................  14.04     14.31     14.36     14.39     550.37    576.69    571.53    564.09
  Miscellaneous manufacturing...................  14.47     14.76     14.71     14.70     561.44    577.12    582.52    571.83

 Nondurable goods...............................  15.32     15.68     15.78     15.74     626.59    641.31    651.71    643.77
  Food manufacturing............................  13.13     13.61     13.69     13.67     535.70    556.65    568.14    561.84
  Beverages and tobacco products................  18.45     17.79     18.42     19.02     745.38    740.06    747.85    751.29
  Textile mills.................................  12.82     13.20     13.17     12.89     516.65    524.04    537.34    513.02
  Textile product mills.........................  11.84     11.90     11.81     11.85     464.13    474.81    477.12    464.52
  Apparel.......................................  10.60     11.01     11.10     11.07     395.38    410.67    409.59    416.23
  Leather and allied products...................  11.64     12.08     12.28     12.12     452.80    450.58    461.73    456.92
  Paper and paper products......................  18.10     18.30     18.54     18.58     778.30    788.73    812.05    810.09
  Printing and related support activities.......  15.87     16.28     16.41     16.49     630.04    638.18    644.91    639.81
  Petroleum and coal products...................  24.17     25.36     26.16     25.23    1099.74   1103.16   1143.19   1079.84
  Chemicals.....................................  19.57     19.46     19.50     19.34     825.85    819.27    820.95    800.68
  Plastics and rubber products..................  14.98     15.43     15.42     15.34     609.69    637.26    646.10    635.08

     Private service-providing..................  16.68     17.03     17.29     17.27     545.44    553.48    567.11    557.82

Trade, transportation, and utilities............  15.59     15.85     16.01     15.98     523.82    530.98    542.74    532.13

 Wholesale trade................................  19.14     19.56     19.83     19.74     734.98    747.19    767.42    752.09

 Retail trade...................................  12.70     12.82     12.93     12.88     386.08    389.73    396.95    387.69

 Transportation and warehousing.................  17.48     17.87     17.97     17.95     652.00    666.55    670.28    662.36

 Utilities......................................  27.51     27.77     28.00     28.34    1160.92   1180.23   1206.80   1204.45

Information.....................................  23.68     23.87     24.19     24.19     878.53    868.87    892.61    875.68

Financial activities............................  19.22     19.66     19.86     19.88     699.61    699.90    720.92    707.73

Professional and business services..............  19.50     20.03     20.36     20.28     684.45    697.04    716.67    703.72

Education and health services...................  17.55     18.10     18.23     18.19     572.13    590.06    599.77    591.18

Leisure and hospitality.........................   9.90     10.39     10.52     10.58     256.41    270.14    269.31    266.62

Other services..................................  14.91     15.19     15.37     15.33     462.21    470.89    476.47    470.63

   1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
   p = preliminary.





STABLISHMENT DATA                                                                             ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-4.  Average hourly earnings of production and nonsupervisory workers (1) on private nonfarm payrolls
by industry sector and selected industry detail, seasonally adjusted

                                                                                                       Percent
                  Industry                         Oct.     June     July     Aug.    Sept.    Oct.  change from:
                                                   2006     2007     2007     2007    2007p    2007p  Sept. 2007-
                                                                                                      Oct. 2007p
        Total private:
         Current dollars........................ $16.94   $17.40   $17.45   $17.50   $17.55   $17.58      0.2
         Constant (1982) dollars (2)............   8.34     8.29     8.31     8.35     8.35     N.A.      (3)

    Goods-producing.............................  18.15    18.65    18.67    18.71    18.76    18.76       .0

Natural resources and mining....................  20.26    20.90    20.95    21.11    20.94    20.81      -.6

Construction....................................  20.24    20.92    20.94    20.99    21.09    21.05      -.2

Manufacturing...................................  16.88    17.26    17.28    17.31    17.35    17.37       .1
   Excluding overtime (4).......................  16.04    16.41    16.44    16.49    16.53    16.55       .1

 Durable goods..................................  17.78    18.22    18.22    18.26    18.28    18.31       .2

 Nondurable goods...............................  15.33    15.63    15.68    15.70    15.76    15.76       .0

     Private service-providing..................  16.62    17.07    17.13    17.18    17.24    17.27       .2

Trade, transportation, and utilities............  15.55    15.80    15.84    15.88    15.92    15.95       .2

 Wholesale trade................................  19.09    19.54    19.56    19.63    19.70    19.75       .3

 Retail trade...................................  12.69    12.77    12.82    12.84    12.86    12.86       .0

 Transportation and warehousing.................  17.47    17.76    17.81    17.79    17.87    17.91       .2

 Utilities......................................  27.39    27.77    27.84    28.01    27.94    28.23      1.0

Information.....................................  23.51    23.99    23.96    23.98    24.00    24.03       .1

Financial activities............................  19.11    19.68    19.69    19.77    19.81    19.89       .4

Professional and business services..............  19.42    20.13    20.18    20.28    20.37    20.41       .2

Education and health services...................  17.56    17.96    18.05    18.10    18.17    18.20       .2

Leisure and hospitality.........................   9.87    10.38    10.45    10.50    10.53    10.57       .4

Other services..................................  14.89    15.20    15.26    15.29    15.33    15.35       .1

   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 Aug. 2007 to Sept. 2007, 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 and nonsupervisory workers (1) on private nonfarm payrolls
by industry sector and selected industry detail

(2002=100)

                                                 Not seasonally adjusted              Seasonally adjusted

                                                                                                                         Percent
                  Industry                      Oct.   Aug.   Sept.  Oct.    Oct.   June   July   Aug.   Sept.  Oct.   change from:
                                                2006   2007   2007p  2007p   2006   2007   2007   2007   2007p  2007p   Sept. 2007-
                                                                                                                        Oct. 2007p

        Total private.........................  107.9  109.3  109.5  108.5   106.3  107.7  107.6  107.7  107.8  107.9       0.1

    Goods-producing...........................  104.9  105.5  105.4  104.3   102.7  103.0  102.7  102.3  102.3  102.1       -.2

Natural resources and mining..................  132.7  137.1  138.6  137.8   128.2  132.9  134.2  132.8  134.3  133.3       -.7

Construction..................................  120.8  122.2  120.3  119.9   115.4  115.5  115.1  114.1  114.2  114.7        .4

Manufacturing.................................   96.4   96.6   96.9   95.7    95.9   95.9   95.7   95.6   95.4   95.0       -.4

 Durable goods................................   99.5   99.2   99.4   98.5    99.0   98.8   98.7   98.6   98.3   98.0       -.3
  Wood products...............................   97.3   94.3   92.2   89.6    96.5   92.4   93.2   91.3   89.7   88.6      -1.2
  Nonmetallic mineral products................  100.3  101.4  100.9   99.4    97.9   97.3   97.4   97.4   96.8   96.8        .0
  Primary metals..............................   92.7   89.8   89.4   89.3    93.0   91.0   91.0   90.0   88.8   89.5        .8
  Fabricated metal products...................  105.1  105.5  106.3  105.8   104.4  104.9  105.2  105.1  105.5  105.1       -.4
  Machinery...................................  105.8  106.0  107.1  108.3   106.2  106.5  107.1  106.6  107.0  107.9        .8
  Computer and electronic products............  105.8  103.4  104.3  103.1   105.2  104.3  103.0  103.5  103.5  102.6       -.9
  Electrical equipment and appliances.........   89.6   91.3   92.1   90.1    89.1   92.6   92.5   91.1   91.4   89.7      -1.9
  Transportation equipment....................   98.8   99.3   99.6   98.4    98.4   98.7   98.3   98.8   98.3   98.3        .0
   Motor vehicles and parts (2)...............   89.7   88.4   88.0   85.3    89.4   87.5   86.3   86.3   86.1   85.2      -1.0
  Furniture and related products..............   89.1   88.9   86.8   84.6    89.5   86.4   86.8   86.9   85.8   85.0       -.9
  Miscellaneous manufacturing.................   91.9   92.2   93.7   92.4    91.3   92.8   92.4   92.3   93.4   91.8      -1.7

 Nondurable goods.............................   91.6   92.1   92.8   91.1    90.5   91.1   91.2   90.6   90.6   90.1       -.6
  Food manufacturing..........................  103.3  105.8  106.9  104.7   100.3  102.1  103.0  101.9  102.0  101.9       -.1
  Beverages and tobacco products..............  100.1  109.3  104.8   96.2    98.4  104.9  104.9  103.1  100.6   96.6      -4.0
  Textile mills...............................   62.3   54.4   56.1   54.5    62.8   57.3   55.8   54.8   55.4   55.0       -.7
  Textile product mills.......................   83.6   78.9   78.8   75.4    83.7   80.9   80.3   78.4   78.0   76.3      -2.2
  Apparel.....................................   64.2   60.4   59.9   59.5    63.5   61.6   61.6   60.4   59.6   59.1       -.8
  Leather and allied products.................   74.1   70.5   75.3   74.5    73.1   72.5   70.9   71.6   74.5   73.2      -1.7
  Paper and paper products....................   85.7   86.1   87.0   86.4    85.5   85.4   85.5   85.5   85.6   85.9        .4
  Printing and related support activities.....   94.6   92.3   93.4   91.9    93.6   92.2   91.7   92.1   92.0   91.2       -.9
  Petroleum and coal products.................   98.6  100.3  102.0  100.8    96.8   98.4   97.1   97.9   98.2   98.4        .2
  Chemicals...................................   94.8   96.9   96.8   94.2    96.1   95.1   96.0   96.0   95.9   94.9      -1.0
  Plastics and rubber products................   91.7   94.9   96.1   94.8    91.3   95.0   95.2   94.9   94.9   94.7       -.2

     Private service-providing................  108.6  110.3  110.9  109.6   107.2  108.9  109.1  109.2  109.4  109.3       -.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities..........  104.1  104.7  105.8  104.4   103.1  104.3  104.1  104.2  104.6  104.3       -.3

 Wholesale trade..............................  107.3  110.0  111.4  110.0   106.0  109.1  109.0  109.6  109.9  109.9        .0

 Retail trade.................................  100.6  101.5  101.7  100.3   100.4  100.8  100.6  100.5  100.8  100.4       -.4

 Transportation and warehousing...............  111.1  109.4  111.6  110.7   108.9  109.2  108.7  109.5  109.7  109.5       -.2

 Utilities....................................   95.2   97.3   97.7   96.8    94.6   96.7   96.8   96.6   97.1   96.3       -.8

Information...................................  101.9  101.9  102.7  101.2   101.1  101.4  102.0  101.4  102.0  101.7       -.3

Financial activities..........................  110.7  110.8  112.0  109.8   109.1  111.0  111.1  110.6  110.6  110.6        .0

Professional and business services............  115.6  116.7  117.9  117.0   112.9  114.5  114.8  115.0  115.6  115.6        .0

Education and health services.................  111.3  111.4  114.2  114.7   109.6  112.8  113.2  113.6  113.7  114.0        .3

Leisure and hospitality.......................  110.5  119.9  114.3  110.9   110.3  111.7  111.4  111.7  112.2  112.1       -.1

Other services................................   97.8  100.1   98.8   97.9    97.9   99.0   98.7   98.6   98.5   98.7        .2

   1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
   2 Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts.
   p = preliminary.
   NOTE:  The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate hours
by the corresponding 2002 annual average levels.  Aggregate hours estimates are the product of estimates of average
weekly hours and production and nonsupervisory worker employment.





ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                               ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-6.  Indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls of production and nonsupervisory workers (1) on private nonfarm payrolls
by industry sector and selected industry detail

(2002=100)

                                                 Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted

                                                                                                                         Percent
                  Industry                      Oct.   Aug.   Sept.  Oct.    Oct.   June   July   Aug.   Sept.  Oct.   change from:
                                                2006   2007   2007p  2007p   2006   2007   2007   2007   2007p  2007p   Sept. 2007-
                                                                                                                        Oct. 2007p

        Total private.........................  122.7  127.1  128.9  127.6   120.4  125.3  125.5  125.9  126.4  126.8       0.3

    Goods-producing...........................  117.3  121.3  121.9  120.4   114.1  117.6  117.5  117.3  117.5  117.3       -.2

Natural resources and mining..................  156.3  167.3  168.7  166.4   151.1  161.6  163.5  163.1  163.6  161.3      -1.4

Construction..................................  133.3  139.3  138.4  137.4   126.2  130.5  130.2  129.3  130.0  130.4        .3

Manufacturing.................................  106.5  109.2  110.2  108.7   105.8  108.2  108.2  108.2  108.2  107.9       -.3

 Durable goods................................  110.6  113.1  113.7  112.8   109.9  112.4  112.2  112.3  112.2  112.1       -.1

 Nondurable goods.............................   99.2  102.0  103.5  101.3    98.0  100.6  101.0  100.6  100.9  100.3       -.6

     Private service-providing................  124.1  128.8  131.4  129.8   122.1  127.4  128.1  128.7  129.3  129.4        .1

Trade, transportation, and utilities..........  115.7  118.4  120.9  119.1   114.4  117.5  117.6  118.0  118.8  118.6       -.2

 Wholesale trade..............................  120.9  126.8  130.1  127.9   119.2  125.6  125.6  126.7  127.5  127.9        .3

 Retail trade.................................  109.5  111.6  112.7  110.7   109.2  110.4  110.5  110.6  111.1  110.6       -.5

 Transportation and warehousing...............  123.2  124.1  127.2  126.1   120.6  123.0  122.8  123.6  124.4  124.4        .0

 Utilities....................................  109.3  112.8  114.2  114.5   108.1  112.1  112.5  113.0  113.2  113.4        .2

Information...................................  119.4  120.4  122.9  121.1   117.7  120.5  121.0  120.3  121.1  120.9       -.2

Financial activities..........................  131.6  134.7  137.5  135.0   128.9  135.1  135.2  135.2  135.5  136.1        .4

Professional and business services............  134.2  139.0  142.8  141.1   130.4  137.2  137.8  138.7  140.1  140.3        .1

Education and health services.................  128.4  132.5  136.9  137.2   126.5  133.2  134.3  135.1  135.8  136.4        .4

Leisure and hospitality.......................  124.2  141.5  136.6  133.3   123.6  131.7  132.3  133.2  134.2  134.6        .3

Other services................................  106.2  110.8  110.6  109.4   106.2  109.6  109.7  109.9  110.1  110.4        .3

   1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
   p = preliminary.
   NOTE:  The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate
payrolls by the corresponding 2002 annual average levels.  Aggregate payroll estimates are the product of estimates of
average hourly earnings, average weekly hours, and production and nonsupervisory worker employment.





ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                              ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-7.  Diffusion indexes of employment change

(Percent)

       Time span           Jan.     Feb.     Mar.     Apr.      May     June     July     Aug.    Sept.     Oct.     Nov.     Dec.

                                                        Private nonfarm payrolls, 278 industries (1)

Over 1-month span:
     2003 ..............   43.5     37.2     33.6     38.8     40.8     38.5     39.2     41.7     48.0     50.2     52.2     52.9
     2004 ..............   51.6     50.2     62.1     64.9     59.9     57.6     56.5     51.4     56.5     55.0     51.4     55.6
     2005 ..............   52.5     61.3     52.7     60.8     54.9     58.5     59.0     60.4     53.6     53.1     62.2     60.4
     2006 ..............   64.2     64.6     64.0     62.8     56.7     55.9     59.4     55.9     55.8     57.7     53.6     57.6
     2007 ..............   54.9     54.7     55.0     52.9     57.9     53.6     53.2     52.0    p55.6    p53.4

Over 3-month span:
     2003 ..............   39.6     33.8     34.9     33.8     35.3     42.3     39.2     34.4     42.6     48.6     48.7     50.2
     2004 ..............   55.9     53.2     57.0     64.2     70.3     65.6     59.9     55.2     57.9     59.0     60.4     55.8
     2005 ..............   51.3     55.9     56.8     61.3     57.2     59.4     62.8     63.7     59.9     53.4     57.2     62.2
     2006 ..............   70.5     66.7     66.0     66.9     63.3     62.4     60.3     62.6     57.7     59.0     57.7     59.9
     2007 ..............   64.6     60.6     61.2     59.4     60.1     56.5     56.1     54.7    p57.2    p55.2

Over 6-month span:
     2003 ..............   34.7     33.1     31.1     33.3     33.5     36.5     32.7     32.4     40.8     44.8     47.7     47.5
     2004 ..............   49.8     51.8     55.0     60.8     63.5     63.7     63.3     62.6     58.3     62.1     55.4     55.2
     2005 ..............   54.1     57.2     57.6     56.3     56.5     58.1     65.8     63.8     61.9     59.2     62.8     60.8
     2006 ..............   63.8     63.3     67.1     68.2     67.1     67.1     63.5     62.9     62.6     62.1     61.5     61.0
     2007 ..............   62.2     60.3     65.3     62.8     61.7     61.3     59.7     56.8    p59.0    p59.2

Over 12-month span:
     2003 ..............   34.5     31.5     32.9     33.5     34.2     35.1     32.7     33.1     37.1     36.7     37.2     39.2
     2004 ..............   40.3     42.1     44.8     48.4     50.7     57.7     57.0     55.2     56.7     58.3     60.1     60.3
     2005 ..............   60.1     61.0     59.5     58.8     58.3     60.3     60.6     62.8     60.3     58.8     59.7     61.3
     2006 ..............   67.3     65.3     66.0     64.7     65.8     65.3     67.6     66.4     66.5     66.4     65.5     65.1
     2007 ..............   64.6     64.4     63.8     64.0     62.6     62.2     61.5     62.6    p63.7    p62.9

                                                        Manufacturing payrolls, 84 industries (1)

Over 1-month span:
     2003 ..............   34.5     17.3     17.3     10.7     22.0     17.3     17.3     31.5     26.8     38.1     42.3     42.3
     2004 ..............   41.1     45.2     47.0     63.1     50.0     48.2     56.5     43.5     41.7     43.5     40.5     42.3
     2005 ..............   36.9     48.2     43.5     48.2     38.7     37.5     42.3     45.8     44.0     44.6     48.2     51.8
     2006 ..............   63.1     48.2     56.0     53.0     47.0     58.9     51.2     44.6     40.5     47.6     43.5     38.7
     2007 ..............   52.4     38.7     30.4     33.3     42.3     42.9     45.8     32.7    p41.7    p43.5

Over 3-month span:
     2003 ..............   15.5     11.3     13.7      9.5      8.9     11.9     15.5     15.5     17.9     29.2     30.4     33.3
     2004 ..............   45.2     42.9     43.5     57.7     60.1     58.3     55.4     46.4     47.0     42.9     42.9     37.5
     2005 ..............   35.1     39.9     40.5     42.3     35.1     33.9     40.5     41.7     42.3     40.5     39.9     43.5
     2006 ..............   56.5     52.4     52.4     51.2     47.6     54.8     48.2     52.4     39.3     42.3     35.7     39.9
     2007 ..............   48.2     38.1     42.9     31.0     33.3     38.1     34.5     32.7    p34.5    p35.1

Over 6-month span:
     2003 ..............   11.9     11.3      7.1      8.3      9.5     10.7      7.1      9.5     12.5     16.1     25.0     24.4
     2004 ..............   28.0     32.7     35.1     47.0     50.0     52.4     54.2     52.4     48.8     51.2     41.1     38.7
     2005 ..............   31.5     35.1     36.3     34.5     32.1     33.3     44.0     39.3     32.1     36.9     34.5     39.3
     2006 ..............   42.9     41.7     50.0     50.6     51.2     53.0     45.8     45.8     47.6     45.2     44.6     39.9
     2007 ..............   39.9     37.5     37.5     36.9     36.3     38.1     33.9     29.2    p31.0    p33.9

Over 12-month span:
     2003 ..............   10.7      6.0      6.5      6.0      8.3      7.1      7.1      8.3     10.7     10.7      9.5     10.7
     2004 ..............   13.1     14.3     13.1     20.2     23.2     35.7     36.9     38.1     36.3     44.0     44.6     44.6
     2005 ..............   44.6     44.6     41.7     40.5     37.5     36.3     32.1     33.9     32.7     33.3     33.3     37.5
     2006 ..............   44.6     40.5     40.5     40.5     39.3     42.3     48.8     48.8     44.6     45.2     43.5     41.7
     2007 ..............   41.7     42.3     39.3     39.9     36.3     33.3     32.1     33.3    p33.3    p32.7

   1 Based on seasonally adjusted data for 1-, 3-, 6-month spans and unadjusted data for the 12-month span.
   p = preliminary.
   NOTE:  Figures are the percent of industries with employment increasing plus one-half of the industries with
unchanged employment, where 50 percent indicates an equal balance between industries with increasing and decreasing
employment.