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THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: SEPTEMBER 2005

Nonfarm payroll employment was little changed (-35,000) in September, and the unemployment rate

rose to 5.1 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The

measures of employment and unemployment reported in this news release reflect both the impact of Hurricane Katrina, which struck the Gulf Coast in late August, and ongoing labor market trends. Over the 12

months ending in August, payroll employment grew by an average of 194,000 a month and the unemployment rate trended downward.

Data for September are the first from the household survey (Current Population Survey or

CPS) and the establishment survey (Current Employment Statistics survey or CES) to reflect

the impact of Hurricane Katrina.

In September, the CPS was conducted largely according to standard procedures. Efforts

were made to contact households in storm-affected areas with the exception of Orleans and

Jefferson parishes in Louisiana, which were under mandatory evacuation orders when interviewer instructions were issued.

For the September CES estimates, several modifications to the usual estimation procedures

were adopted to better reflect employment in Katrina-affected areas. The changes included:

a) modification of procedures to impute employment counts for survey nonrespondents in the

most heavily impacted areas, b) adjustments to sample weights for sample units in the more

broadly defined disaster area to compensate for lower-than-average survey response rates, and

c) modification of the adjustment procedure for the business net birth/death estimator to reflect

likely changes in business birth/death patterns in the disaster areas.

Hurricane Rita made landfall during the September data collection period. As a result,

response rates for both surveys were lower than normal in some areas. However, because

the reference periods for both surveys occurred before Hurricane Rita struck, the impact of

this storm on measures of employment and unemployment was negligible.

For more information on household and establishment survey procedures and estimates

for September 2005, see http://www.bls.gov/katrina/cpscesquestions.htm. Or, call

(202) 691-6378 for information about the household survey, and (202) 691-6555 for

information about the establishment survey.

 Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
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Table A. Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted

(Numbers in thousands)

Quarterly averages Monthly data Aug.-

Category Sept.

II III July Aug. Sept. change 

Labor force status

Civilian labor force................................................. 149,003 149,835 149,573 149,841 150,093 252

Employment................................................................... 141,404 142,319 142,076 142,449 142,432 -17

Unemployment................................................................... 7,599 7,516 7,497 7,391 7,661 270

Not in labor force................................................................... 76,671 76,587 76,580 76,581 76,600 19

All workers............................................................... 5.1 5.0 5.0 4.9 5.1 0.2

Adult men........................................................... 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.5 .2

Adult women........................................................ 4.6 4.6 4.7 4.4 4.6 .2

Teenagers........................................................ 17.4 16.1 16.1 16.5 15.8 -.7

White .................................................................. 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.5 .3

Black or African American.................................... 10.3 9.5 9.5 9.6 9.4 -.2

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity........................... 6.1 5.9 5.5 5.8 6.5 .7

ESTABLISHMENT DATA 

Nonfarm employment........................................................ 133,429 p133,994 133,865 p134,076 p134,041 p-35

Goods-producing 1........................................................ 22,134 p22,148 22,134 p22,154 p22,155 p1

Construction............................................................. 7,217 p7,261 7,235 p7,262 p7,285 p23

Manufacturing........................................................ 14,292 p14,255 14,270 p14,261 p14,234 p-27

Service-providing 1 ............................................................... 111,295 p111,846 111,731 p111,922 p111,886 p-36

Retail trade 2 ........................................................ 15,180 p15,230 15,249 p15,265 p15,177 p-88

Professional and business services......... 16,867 p17,007 16,964 p17,002 p17,054 p52

Education and health services.............................. 17,289 p17,427 17,377 p17,427 p17,476 p49

Leisure and hospitality........................................................ 12,741 p12,799 12,801 p12,838 p12,758 p-80

Government........................................................ 21,753 p21,845 21,817 p21,843 p21,874 p31

Total private.............................................................. 33.7 p33.7 33.7 p33.7 p33.7 p0.0

Manufacturing............................................................ 40.4 p40.5 40.5 p40.5 p40.5 p.0

Overtime........................................................ 4.4 p4.5 4.5 p4.5 p4.4 p-.1

 

Total private.......................................................... 102.4 p102.9 102.8 p103.0 p102.8 p-0.2

Average hourly earnings, total private............... $16.03 p$16.16 $16.14 p$16.15 p$16.18 p$0.03

Average weekly earnings, total private............ 540.86 p544.48 543.92 p544.26 p545.27 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 or nonsupervisory workers.

Earnings 3

Hours of work 3

HOUSEHOLD DATA

 p=preliminary.

Indexes of aggregate weekly hours (2002=100) 3

Unemployment rates 

 Employment

2005 2005
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Unemployment (Household Survey Data)

Both the number of unemployed persons, 7.7 million, and the unemployment rate, 5.1 percent, rose in

September. They had been trending down in recent months and remain lower than a year earlier. (See

table A-1.)

The unemployment rates for most major worker groups—adult men (4.5 percent), adult women (4.6 percent), whites (4.5 percent), and Hispanics or Latinos (6.5 percent) rose in September. The jobless rates for

teenagers (15.8 percent) and blacks (9.4 percent) showed little change. The unemployment rate for Asians

was 4.1 percent, not seasonally adjusted. (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.)

In September, the number of persons unemployed due to job loss rose by 234,000 to 3.7 million. The

number of newly unemployed—those who were unemployed less than 5 weeks—grew by 193,000 to 2.7

million. Both of these numbers had been trending down in recent months. (See tables A-8 and A-9.)

Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)

Total employment (142.4 million) and the employment-population ratio (62.8 percent) were little changed

in September. The labor force participation rate (66.2 percent) was unchanged over the month. (See table

A-1.)

Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)

In September, 1.4 million persons were marginally attached to the labor force, about the same as a year

earlier. These individuals wanted and were available to work and had looked for a job sometime in the prior

12 months. They were not counted as unemployed, however, because they did not actively search for work

in the 4 weeks preceding the survey. The number of discouraged workers, at 362,000 in September, was

little changed from a year earlier. Discouraged workers, a subset of the marginally attached, were not currently looking for work specifically because they believed no jobs were available for them. The other 1.1

million persons marginally attached to the labor force had not searched for work for reasons such as school

attendance or family responsibilities. (See table A-13.)

Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data)

Total nonfarm payroll employment was little changed in September (-35,000), seasonally adjusted.

This followed job gains of 277,000 in July and 211,000 in August (as revised). Hurricane Katrina caused

job losses in September among many industries in the affected areas. At the national level, these stormrelated losses may have been offset or exacerbated in some industries by developments in the rest of the

country. (State and metropolitan area payroll data, including information by industry, will be released by

BLS on October 21.) (See table B-1.)

Retail trade lost 88,000 jobs in September, with declines spread across several component industries.

Over the prior 12 months, employment in retail trade had increased by 18,000 per month on average.

In September, there were job losses in clothing and accessories stores (-28,000), sporting goods stores

(-17,000), and building material and garden supply stores (-9,000). Over the month, food and beverage

stores lost 30,000 jobs, much of which was due to store closings unrelated to the hurricane.

Employment in the leisure and hospitality industry fell by 80,000 in September, partly due to the

hurricane. Employment in food services, which includes restaurants and drinking places, decreased by

54,000 over the month, after averaging monthly gains of 23,000 jobs during the 12 months ending in

August. Amusements, gambling, and recreation lost 19,000 jobs in September.
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In September, manufacturing employment was down by 27,000 and has declined by 118,000 over the

year. The September job decline was concentrated in transportation equipment, reflecting a strike of 18,000

workers in the aerospace industry. Employment declines in electrical equipment and appliances (-4,000) and

paper and paper products (-3,000) were offset by a gain in machinery manufacturing (7,000).

Employment in transit and ground passenger transportation declined by 8,000 in September. Air

transportation lost 6,000 jobs over the month; about half of the job loss was due to strike activity in the

industry. Truck transportation employment was flat in September and has shown little change since June.

Professional and business services employment rose by 52,000 in September. More than half of the

employment increase was in temporary help services (32,000), where hurricane recovery efforts may have

boosted hiring. Employment in architectural and engineering services rose by 8,000 over the month. These

increases were partly offset by a decline in legal services (-7,000).

Health care employment continued to grow in September, rising by 37,000. Ambulatory health care

services, which include doctors’ offices and outpatient clinics, added 16,000 jobs. Hospitals and nursing

and residential care facilities also contributed to the employment gain.

Construction employment rose by 23,000 in September, about in line with the industry’s average monthly

gain over the past year. Job gains in September were concentrated largely among residential specialty trade

contractors. Mining employment continued to trend upward, adding 5,000 jobs over the month. Support

activities for mining operations accounted for much of the increase.

Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)

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

unchanged at 33.7 hours in September, seasonally adjusted. The manufacturing workweek remained at

40.5 hours, and factory overtime was down by 0.1 hour to 4.4 hours. (See table B-2.)

The index of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm

payrolls declined by 0.2 percent in September to 102.8 (2002=100). The manufacturing index was down

by 0.1 percent over the month to 93.6. (See table B-5.)

Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data)

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

3 cents in September to $16.18, seasonally adjusted. Average weekly earnings increased by 0.2 percent

over the month to $545.27. Over the year, average hourly earnings increased by 2.6 percent, and average

weekly earnings grew by 2.3 percent. (See table B-3.)

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The Employment Situation for October 2005 is scheduled to be released on Friday, November 4,

at 8:30 A.M. (EST).
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In accordance with usual practice, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has completed preliminary

tabulations of the universe counts for the first quarter of this year. The tabulations indicate that

the estimate of total nonfarm payroll employment will require a downward revision of 191,000,

or one-tenth of one percent, for the March 2005 reference month. The historical average for

benchmark revisions over the last 10 years has been plus or minus two-tenths of one percent.

BLS will publish data revised to the March 2005 benchmark on February 3, 2006, with the

release of data for January 2006.

Benchmark Revisions of the Payroll Survey
Explanatory Note

This news release presents statistics from two major surveys, the

Current Population Survey (household survey) and the Current

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

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

Statistics (BLS).

The establishment survey provides the information on the

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

appears in the B tables, marked ESTABLISHMENT DATA. This

information is collected from payroll records by BLS in cooperation

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

and government agencies covering approximately 400,000 individual

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

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

unemployment insurance tax accounts.

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

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

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

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

calendar week.

Coverage, definitions, and differences

between surveys

Household survey. The sample is selected to reflect the entire

civilian noninstitutional population. Based on responses to a series of

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

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

not in the labor force.

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

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

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

employed if they were temporarily absent from their jobs because of

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

reasons.

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

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

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

employment sometime during the 4-week period ending with the

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

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

the eligibility for or receipt of unemployment insurance benefits.

The civilian labor force is the sum of employed and unemployed

persons. Those not classified as employed or unemployed are not

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

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

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

Establishment survey. The sample establishments are drawn

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

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

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

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

sector and nonsupervisory workers in the service-providing sector.

Industries are classified on the basis of their principal activity in

accordance with the 2002 version of the North American Industry

Classification System.

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

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

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

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

• The household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the

employed. The establishment survey does not.

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

The establishment survey is not limited by age.

• The household survey has no duplication of individuals, because

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

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

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

Seasonal adjustment

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

levels of employment and unemployment undergo sharp fluctuations

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

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

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

Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern

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

adjusting the statistics from month to month. These adjustments make

nonseasonal developments, such as declines in economic activity or

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

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

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

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

students finishing school in previous years is known, the statistics

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

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

economic activity.

Most seasonally adjusted series are independently adjusted in both

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

unemployment are computed by aggregating independently adjusted

component series. For example, total unemployment is derived by

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

this differs from the unemployment estimate that would be obtained

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

or more detailed age categories.

For both the household and establishment surveys, a concurrent

seasonal adjustment methodology is used in which new seasonal

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

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

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

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

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

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

Reliability of the estimates

Statistics based on the household and establishment surveys are

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

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

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

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

particular sample selected, and this variability is measured by the

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

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

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

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

percent level of confidence.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

point.

In general, estimates involving many individuals or establishments

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

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

precision of estimates is also improved when the data are cumulated

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

adjustment process can also improve the stability of the monthly

estimates.

The household and establishment surveys are also affected by

nonsampling error. Nonsampling errors can occur for many reasons,

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

obtain information for all respondents in the sample, inability or

unwillingness of respondents to provide correct information on a

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

collection or processing of the data.

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

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

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

successive revisions to a monthly estimate, when nearly all sample

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

Another major source of nonsampling error in the establishment

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

generated by new firms. To correct for this systematic underestimation

of employment growth, an estimation procedure with two components

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

deaths to impute employment for business births. This is incorporated

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

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

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

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

death employment not accounted for by the imputation. The historical

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

the unemployment insurance universe micro-level database, and reflects

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

The sample-based estimates from the establishment survey are

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

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

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

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

total nonfarm employment has averaged 0.2 percent, ranging from

less than 0.05 percent to 0.5 percent.

Additional statistics and other information

More comprehensive statistics are contained in Employment and

Earnings, published each month by BLS. It is available for $27.00 per

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Employment and Earnings also provides measures of sampling error

for the household and establishment survey data published in this

release. For unemployment and other labor force categories, these

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

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

actual size of revisions due to benchmark adjustments appear in tables

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

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Employment status, sex, and age

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted 1

Sept.

2004

Aug.

2005

Sept.

2005

Sept.

2004

May

2005

June

2005

July

2005

Aug.

2005

Sept.

2005

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 223,941 226,421 226,693 223,941 225,670 225,911 226,153 226,421 226,693

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 147,186 150,469 149,838 147,531 149,122 149,123 149,573 149,841 150,093

 Participation rate ............................................................... 65.7 66.5 66.1 65.9 66.1 66.0 66.1 66.2 66.2

 Employed .............................................................................. 139,641 143,142 142,579 139,527 141,475 141,638 142,076 142,449 142,432

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 62.4 63.2 62.9 62.3 62.7 62.7 62.8 62.9 62.8

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 7,545 7,327 7,259 8,005 7,647 7,486 7,497 7,391 7,661

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 5.1 4.9 4.8 5.4 5.1 5.0 5.0 4.9 5.1

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 76,755 75,952 76,855 76,410 76,547 76,787 76,580 76,581 76,600

 Persons who currently want a job ......................................... 4,720 5,017 4,757 4,903 4,728 5,240 5,015 4,823 4,937

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 108,020 109,332 109,475 108,020 108,934 109,062 109,190 109,332 109,475

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 78,844 81,079 80,130 79,041 80,048 80,063 80,199 80,409 80,327

 Participation rate ............................................................... 73.0 74.2 73.2 73.2 73.5 73.4 73.4 73.5 73.4

 Employed .............................................................................. 74,864 77,386 76,446 74,629 75,985 76,092 76,272 76,449 76,236

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 69.3 70.8 69.8 69.1 69.8 69.8 69.9 69.9 69.6

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 3,980 3,694 3,684 4,413 4,062 3,971 3,927 3,960 4,092

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 5.0 4.6 4.6 5.6 5.1 5.0 4.9 4.9 5.1

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 29,176 28,252 29,345 28,979 28,886 28,998 28,991 28,923 29,148

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 99,776 101,004 101,136 99,776 100,634 100,754 100,874 101,004 101,136

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 75,426 77,119 76,769 75,462 76,439 76,462 76,624 76,831 76,790

 Participation rate ............................................................... 75.6 76.4 75.9 75.6 76.0 75.9 76.0 76.1 75.9

 Employed .............................................................................. 72,044 74,061 73,637 71,701 73,100 73,174 73,363 73,527 73,318

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 72.2 73.3 72.8 71.9 72.6 72.6 72.7 72.8 72.5

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 3,382 3,058 3,132 3,761 3,339 3,288 3,261 3,304 3,471

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 4.5 4.0 4.1 5.0 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.5

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 24,349 23,885 24,367 24,314 24,195 24,292 24,250 24,173 24,346

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 115,921 117,089 117,218 115,921 116,736 116,849 116,963 117,089 117,218

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 68,342 69,390 69,708 68,490 69,075 69,060 69,374 69,431 69,765

 Participation rate ............................................................... 59.0 59.3 59.5 59.1 59.2 59.1 59.3 59.3 59.5

 Employed .............................................................................. 64,777 65,756 66,133 64,898 65,490 65,545 65,804 66,000 66,196

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 55.9 56.2 56.4 56.0 56.1 56.1 56.3 56.4 56.5

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 3,565 3,634 3,575 3,592 3,585 3,515 3,570 3,431 3,569

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.1 4.9 5.1

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 47,579 47,700 47,509 47,431 47,661 47,789 47,589 47,658 47,453

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 107,920 108,996 109,114 107,920 108,672 108,776 108,880 108,996 109,114

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 65,032 65,384 66,247 65,008 65,479 65,470 65,768 65,761 66,130

 Participation rate ............................................................... 60.3 60.0 60.7 60.2 60.3 60.2 60.4 60.3 60.6

 Employed .............................................................................. 61,952 62,306 63,153 61,939 62,464 62,451 62,690 62,867 63,077

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 57.4 57.2 57.9 57.4 57.5 57.4 57.6 57.7 57.8

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 3,081 3,078 3,095 3,069 3,015 3,019 3,078 2,894 3,053

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.7 4.4 4.6

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 42,887 43,612 42,866 42,912 43,192 43,306 43,113 43,235 42,983

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 16,246 16,421 16,443 16,246 16,364 16,381 16,399 16,421 16,443

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 6,727 7,966 6,822 7,062 7,204 7,192 7,182 7,249 7,173

 Participation rate ............................................................... 41.4 48.5 41.5 43.5 44.0 43.9 43.8 44.1 43.6

 Employed .............................................................................. 5,645 6,775 5,789 5,887 5,911 6,013 6,024 6,055 6,036

 Employment-population ratio ............................................ 34.7 41.3 35.2 36.2 36.1 36.7 36.7 36.9 36.7

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 1,082 1,191 1,033 1,175 1,293 1,178 1,158 1,193 1,136

 Unemployment rate .......................................................... 16.1 15.0 15.1 16.6 17.9 16.4 16.1 16.5 15.8

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 9,519 8,455 9,621 9,184 9,160 9,190 9,217 9,172 9,271

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

 NOTE: Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.
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Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age

(Numbers in thousands)

Employment status, race, sex, and age

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted 1

Sept.

2004

Aug.

2005

Sept.

2005

Sept.

2004

May

2005

June

2005

July

2005

Aug.

2005

Sept.

2005

WHITE 

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 183,022 184,669 184,851 183,022 184,167 184,328 184,490 184,669 184,851

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 120,782 123,166 122,614 120,995 122,177 121,985 122,383 122,668 122,817

 Participation rate ................................................................. 66.0 66.7 66.3 66.1 66.3 66.2 66.3 66.4 66.4

 Employed .............................................................................. 115,451 118,021 117,420 115,318 116,791 116,778 117,149 117,471 117,317

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 63.1 63.9 63.5 63.0 63.4 63.4 63.5 63.6 63.5

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 5,331 5,144 5,194 5,677 5,386 5,206 5,234 5,197 5,500

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 4.4 4.2 4.2 4.7 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.5

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 62,240 61,503 62,237 62,027 61,989 62,343 62,107 62,001 62,034

Men, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 62,919 64,133 63,841 62,859 63,747 63,691 63,700 63,894 63,824

 Participation rate ................................................................. 76.0 76.6 76.2 75.9 76.4 76.3 76.2 76.4 76.2

 Employed .............................................................................. 60,528 61,946 61,567 60,149 61,336 61,371 61,353 61,510 61,248

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 73.1 74.0 73.5 72.6 73.5 73.5 73.4 73.5 73.1

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 2,390 2,187 2,274 2,710 2,410 2,320 2,346 2,384 2,576

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 3.8 3.4 3.6 4.3 3.8 3.6 3.7 3.7 4.0

Women, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 52,246 52,408 53,021 52,243 52,455 52,325 52,757 52,762 52,973

 Participation rate ................................................................. 59.6 59.4 60.0 59.6 59.6 59.4 59.8 59.8 59.9

 Employed .............................................................................. 50,114 50,263 50,841 50,141 50,399 50,284 50,674 50,781 50,850

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 57.2 56.9 57.5 57.2 57.2 57.0 57.4 57.5 57.5

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 2,132 2,145 2,180 2,102 2,056 2,041 2,083 1,981 2,123

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.8 4.0

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 5,618 6,624 5,751 5,893 5,976 5,968 5,926 6,012 6,020

 Participation rate ................................................................. 44.6 52.2 45.2 46.7 47.2 47.1 46.7 47.3 47.3

 Employed .............................................................................. 4,809 5,812 5,012 5,028 5,056 5,123 5,121 5,181 5,219

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 38.1 45.8 39.4 39.9 39.9 40.4 40.4 40.8 41.0

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 809 812 739 865 920 845 805 832 801

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 14.4 12.3 12.9 14.7 15.4 14.2 13.6 13.8 13.3

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN 

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 26,163 26,572 26,618 26,163 26,450 26,488 26,526 26,572 26,618

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 16,705 17,252 17,113 16,711 17,050 17,147 17,190 17,154 17,087

 Participation rate ................................................................. 63.9 64.9 64.3 63.9 64.5 64.7 64.8 64.6 64.2

 Employed .............................................................................. 15,057 15,573 15,574 14,981 15,329 15,378 15,561 15,499 15,480

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 57.5 58.6 58.5 57.3 58.0 58.1 58.7 58.3 58.2

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 1,649 1,679 1,539 1,730 1,721 1,769 1,628 1,655 1,607

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 9.9 9.7 9.0 10.4 10.1 10.3 9.5 9.6 9.4

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 9,457 9,319 9,504 9,452 9,400 9,341 9,336 9,417 9,531

Men, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 7,466 7,761 7,712 7,470 7,615 7,706 7,765 7,739 7,680

 Participation rate ................................................................. 71.1 72.6 72.1 71.1 71.6 72.4 72.8 72.4 71.8

 Employed .............................................................................. 6,756 7,129 7,083 6,707 6,914 6,963 7,116 7,077 7,017

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 64.3 66.7 66.2 63.8 65.0 65.4 66.7 66.2 65.6

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 710 631 629 763 700 743 650 662 664

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 9.5 8.1 8.2 10.2 9.2 9.6 8.4 8.6 8.6

Women, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 8,537 8,614 8,712 8,504 8,589 8,626 8,609 8,604 8,674

 Participation rate ................................................................. 64.5 64.3 64.9 64.3 64.3 64.5 64.3 64.2 64.6

 Employed .............................................................................. 7,795 7,885 8,026 7,747 7,871 7,863 7,900 7,902 7,970

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 58.9 58.8 59.8 58.6 59.0 58.8 59.0 59.0 59.4

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 742 729 686 757 718 762 709 702 704

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 8.7 8.5 7.9 8.9 8.4 8.8 8.2 8.2 8.1

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 702 878 689 737 846 815 816 810 732

 Participation rate ................................................................. 28.9 35.3 27.6 30.3 34.3 32.9 32.9 32.6 29.4

 Employed .............................................................................. 505 559 465 526 543 551 545 521 493

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 20.8 22.5 18.6 21.6 22.0 22.3 22.0 20.9 19.8

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 197 319 224 211 303 264 270 290 239

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 28.1 36.3 32.5 28.6 35.8 32.4 33.1 35.8 32.6

ASIAN 

Civilian noninstutional population ............................................. 9,563 9,900 9,956 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 6,276 6,538 6,553 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ................................................................. 65.6 66.0 65.8 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .............................................................................. 6,006 6,300 6,284 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 62.8 63.6 63.1 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 270 238 270 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 4.3 3.6 4.1 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 3,287 3,362 3,403 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

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

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

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

because data are not presented for all races. Beginning in January 2005, data reflect

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Employment status, sex, and age

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted 1

Sept.

2004

Aug.

2005

Sept.

2005

Sept.

2004

May

2005

June

2005

July

2005

Aug.

2005

Sept.

2005

HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 28,338 29,264 29,361 28,338 28,989 29,079 29,168 29,264 29,361

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 19,420 19,986 19,915 19,444 19,761 19,777 19,794 19,914 19,941

 Participation rate ................................................................. 68.5 68.3 67.8 68.6 68.2 68.0 67.9 68.0 67.9

 Employed .............................................................................. 18,143 18,840 18,688 18,079 18,578 18,623 18,698 18,761 18,644

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 64.0 64.4 63.6 63.8 64.1 64.0 64.1 64.1 63.5

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 1,276 1,146 1,227 1,366 1,183 1,154 1,096 1,153 1,297

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 6.6 5.7 6.2 7.0 6.0 5.8 5.5 5.8 6.5

 Not in labor force .................................................................... 8,918 9,278 9,446 8,894 9,228 9,302 9,374 9,350 9,420

Men, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 11,091 11,463 11,480 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ................................................................. 84.0 84.0 83.8 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .............................................................................. 10,550 10,991 10,925 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 79.9 80.5 79.8 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 541 472 555 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 4.9 4.1 4.8 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

Women, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 7,343 7,378 7,372 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ................................................................. 58.7 57.1 56.9 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .............................................................................. 6,787 6,900 6,881 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 54.2 53.4 53.1 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 556 478 491 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 7.6 6.5 6.7 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 Civilian labor force .................................................................. 986 1,146 1,062 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ................................................................. 37.6 42.4 39.2 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .............................................................................. 806 949 881 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .............................................. 30.7 35.1 32.5 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ......................................................................... 179 197 181 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate ............................................................ 18.2 17.2 17.0 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

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

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

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

Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household

survey.

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Educational attainment

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Sept.

2004

Aug.

2005

Sept.

2005

Sept.

2004

May

2005

June

2005

July

2005

Aug.

2005

Sept.

2005

Less than a high school diploma

Civilian labor force .................................................................... 12,815 12,818 12,863 12,742 12,798 12,903 13,156 12,883 12,770

 Participation rate ................................................................... 45.6 45.9 45.7 45.3 45.3 45.6 47.5 46.1 45.3

 Employed ................................................................................ 11,790 11,921 11,891 11,608 11,802 12,006 12,154 11,903 11,728

 Employment-population ratio ................................................ 42.0 42.7 42.2 41.3 41.8 42.5 43.8 42.6 41.6

 Unemployed ........................................................................... 1,025 897 972 1,133 996 898 1,002 980 1,042

 Unemployment rate .............................................................. 8.0 7.0 7.6 8.9 7.8 7.0 7.6 7.6 8.2

High school graduates, no college 1

Civilian labor force .................................................................... 37,781 38,084 38,362 37,700 38,233 38,080 37,959 38,104 38,325

 Participation rate ................................................................... 63.3 63.4 63.9 63.2 63.2 63.2 63.6 63.4 63.9

 Employed ................................................................................ 36,170 36,379 36,637 35,894 36,514 36,307 36,120 36,327 36,399

 Employment-population ratio ................................................ 60.6 60.5 61.0 60.2 60.4 60.2 60.5 60.5 60.6

 Unemployed ........................................................................... 1,611 1,705 1,725 1,806 1,719 1,773 1,839 1,777 1,926

 Unemployment rate .............................................................. 4.3 4.5 4.5 4.8 4.5 4.7 4.8 4.7 5.0

Some college or associate degree

Civilian labor force .................................................................... 34,453 35,136 35,154 34,431 34,699 34,635 34,851 35,008 35,126

 Participation rate ................................................................... 72.2 72.3 72.4 72.2 73.1 72.3 71.2 72.0 72.3

 Employed ................................................................................ 33,099 33,896 33,933 33,037 33,351 33,283 33,547 33,754 33,859

 Employment-population ratio ................................................ 69.4 69.7 69.9 69.3 70.3 69.5 68.5 69.4 69.7

 Unemployed ........................................................................... 1,354 1,240 1,221 1,394 1,348 1,351 1,304 1,254 1,267

 Unemployment rate .............................................................. 3.9 3.5 3.5 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.6

Bachelor’s degree and higher 2

Civilian labor force .................................................................... 40,485 41,099 41,617 40,471 40,913 40,945 41,297 41,431 41,569

 Participation rate ................................................................... 77.8 77.5 78.2 77.8 77.4 77.5 77.8 78.1 78.1

 Employed ................................................................................ 39,424 40,132 40,615 39,438 39,916 40,007 40,309 40,579 40,592

 Employment-population ratio ................................................ 75.8 75.6 76.3 75.8 75.5 75.7 75.9 76.5 76.3

 Unemployed ........................................................................... 1,061 966 1,002 1,033 997 938 987 852 978

 Unemployment rate .............................................................. 2.6 2.4 2.4 2.6 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.1 2.4

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

 NOTE: Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the

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

(In thousands)

Category

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Sept.

2004

Aug.

2005

Sept.

2005

Sept.

2004

May

2005

June

2005

July

2005

Aug.

2005

Sept.

2005

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries ............................................. 2,374 2,386 2,284 2,221 2,220 2,336 2,334 2,178 2,142

 Wage and salary workers ....................................................... 1,373 1,388 1,260 1,213 1,229 1,312 1,311 1,216 1,117

 Self-employed workers ........................................................... 966 967 986 970 959 1,004 987 926 981

 Unpaid family workers ............................................................ 34 31 38 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Nonagricultural industries ......................................................... 137,267 140,756 140,296 137,460 139,294 139,237 139,668 140,345 140,461

 Wage and salary workers ....................................................... 127,562 131,246 130,755 127,829 129,494 129,707 130,056 131,021 130,994

 Government .......................................................................... 20,211 19,996 20,284 20,166 20,779 20,464 20,492 20,469 20,251

 Private industries .................................................................. 107,351 111,250 110,471 107,692 108,697 109,203 109,651 110,605 110,728

 Private households ............................................................. 787 950 861 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

 Other industries .................................................................. 106,564 110,300 109,610 106,910 107,908 108,399 108,834 109,705 109,887

 Self-employed workers ........................................................... 9,616 9,400 9,453 9,481 9,768 9,465 9,514 9,269 9,355

 Unpaid family workers ............................................................ 90 110 88 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME 2

All industries:

 Part time for economic reasons .............................................. 4,073 4,402 4,230 4,476 4,361 4,465 4,427 4,493 4,591

 Slack work or business conditions ........................................ 2,552 2,608 2,665 2,805 2,741 2,668 2,723 2,768 2,882

 Could only find part-time work .............................................. 1,280 1,355 1,316 1,312 1,346 1,420 1,368 1,426 1,383

 Part time for noneconomic reasons ........................................ 19,624 17,471 19,812 19,410 19,435 19,021 19,528 19,516 19,579

Nonagricultural industries:

 Part time for economic reasons .............................................. 4,024 4,332 4,188 4,400 4,280 4,386 4,369 4,457 4,522

 Slack work or business conditions ........................................ 2,511 2,567 2,636 2,750 2,705 2,616 2,673 2,747 2,832

 Could only find part-time work .............................................. 1,277 1,344 1,312 1,320 1,331 1,416 1,369 1,420 1,366

 Part time for noneconomic reasons ........................................ 19,245 17,114 19,414 19,061 19,160 18,633 19,084 19,141 19,188

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

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

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

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

bad weather.

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

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

Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household

survey.
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Table A-6. Selected employment indicators

(In thousands)

Characteristic

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Sept.

2004

Aug.

2005

Sept.

2005

Sept.

2004

May

2005

June

2005

July

2005

Aug.

2005

Sept.

2005

Total, 16 years and over ........................................................... 139,641 143,142 142,579 139,527 141,475 141,638 142,076 142,449 142,432

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 5,645 6,775 5,789 5,887 5,911 6,013 6,024 6,055 6,036

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 2,138 2,622 2,253 2,149 2,249 2,296 2,241 2,292 2,285

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 3,507 4,153 3,536 3,730 3,662 3,712 3,769 3,789 3,752

 20 years and over ................................................................... 133,996 136,367 136,790 133,640 135,564 135,625 136,052 136,394 136,395

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 13,513 14,039 13,714 13,641 13,725 13,829 13,904 13,775 13,842

 25 years and over ................................................................. 120,483 122,328 123,076 119,993 121,757 121,772 122,120 122,682 122,545

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 98,041 98,805 99,229 97,667 98,455 98,274 98,530 98,958 98,817

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 30,686 30,692 30,854 30,508 30,660 30,482 30,606 30,709 30,671

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 34,626 34,618 34,949 34,556 34,600 34,629 34,707 34,701 34,822

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 32,730 33,495 33,426 32,604 33,195 33,163 33,217 33,548 33,324

 55 years and over ............................................................... 22,442 23,523 23,847 22,326 23,302 23,498 23,590 23,725 23,728

Men, 16 years and over ............................................................ 74,864 77,386 76,446 74,629 75,985 76,092 76,272 76,449 76,236

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 2,820 3,325 2,809 2,927 2,885 2,919 2,910 2,923 2,918

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 1,037 1,247 1,036 1,040 1,068 1,066 1,014 1,064 1,048

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 1,783 2,077 1,773 1,874 1,813 1,851 1,895 1,882 1,863

 20 years and over ................................................................... 72,044 74,061 73,637 71,701 73,100 73,174 73,363 73,527 73,318

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 7,124 7,483 7,196 7,151 7,273 7,367 7,414 7,303 7,246

 25 years and over ................................................................. 64,920 66,578 66,441 64,497 65,731 65,807 65,920 66,282 66,043

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 52,917 53,823 53,676 52,553 53,161 53,124 53,198 53,530 53,329

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 17,057 17,266 17,164 16,917 16,972 16,921 16,988 17,119 17,025

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 18,760 18,858 18,953 18,639 18,759 18,803 18,825 18,784 18,816

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 17,100 17,699 17,560 16,998 17,431 17,400 17,385 17,627 17,489

 55 years and over ............................................................... 12,003 12,755 12,765 11,943 12,569 12,682 12,722 12,753 12,714

Women, 16 years and over ...................................................... 64,777 65,756 66,133 64,898 65,490 65,545 65,804 66,000 66,196

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 2,825 3,450 2,980 2,959 3,026 3,095 3,114 3,133 3,119

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 1,101 1,375 1,217 1,109 1,181 1,230 1,227 1,227 1,236

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 1,724 2,075 1,763 1,856 1,849 1,860 1,873 1,908 1,889

 20 years and over ................................................................... 61,952 62,306 63,153 61,939 62,464 62,451 62,690 62,867 63,077

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 6,389 6,556 6,518 6,490 6,452 6,461 6,491 6,472 6,596

 25 years and over ................................................................. 55,563 55,750 56,635 55,497 56,026 55,966 56,200 56,400 56,502

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 45,124 44,983 45,553 45,114 45,293 45,150 45,333 45,428 45,488

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 13,629 13,427 13,690 13,591 13,688 13,561 13,618 13,591 13,646

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 15,865 15,761 15,996 15,917 15,841 15,826 15,882 15,917 16,006

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 15,630 15,795 15,866 15,606 15,764 15,763 15,832 15,920 15,836

 55 years and over ............................................................... 10,439 10,768 11,082 10,383 10,733 10,816 10,867 10,972 11,014

Married men, spouse present ................................................... 45,269 45,823 45,573 45,093 45,725 45,357 45,486 45,700 45,438

Married women, spouse present .............................................. 34,721 34,428 34,974 34,704 34,747 34,622 34,965 34,997 34,946

Women who maintain families .................................................. 8,751 8,766 8,872 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Full-time workers 2 ................................................................... 115,245 119,615 117,781 114,831 116,846 117,200 117,332 117,637 117,375

Part-time workers 3 ................................................................... 24,396 23,527 24,798 24,729 24,662 24,464 24,749 24,873 25,014

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

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

week.

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

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

Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household

survey.
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Table A-7. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted

Characteristic

Number of

unemployed persons

(in thousands)

Unemployment rates 1

Sept.

2004

Aug.

2005

Sept.

2005

Sept.

2004

May

2005

June

2005

July

2005

Aug.

2005

Sept.

2005

Total, 16 years and over ........................................................... 8,005 7,391 7,661 5.4 5.1 5.0 5.0 4.9 5.1

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 1,175 1,193 1,136 16.6 17.9 16.4 16.1 16.5 15.8

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 522 523 529 19.6 20.0 18.3 18.7 18.6 18.8

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 651 676 606 14.9 16.3 15.2 14.4 15.1 13.9

 20 years and over ................................................................... 6,830 6,198 6,525 4.9 4.5 4.4 4.5 4.3 4.6

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 1,433 1,347 1,324 9.5 8.8 8.8 8.3 8.9 8.7

 25 years and over ................................................................. 5,395 4,872 5,192 4.3 4.0 3.9 4.0 3.8 4.1

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 4,506 4,077 4,299 4.4 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.0 4.2

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 1,677 1,605 1,747 5.2 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.0 5.4

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 1,607 1,345 1,330 4.4 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.7

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 1,222 1,128 1,222 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.6 3.3 3.5

 55 years and over ............................................................... 859 788 874 3.7 3.2 3.1 3.5 3.2 3.6

Men, 16 years and over ............................................................ 4,413 3,960 4,092 5.6 5.1 5.0 4.9 4.9 5.1

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 652 656 620 18.2 20.0 19.0 18.6 18.3 17.5

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 269 293 286 20.6 22.5 21.7 23.2 21.6 21.4

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 379 369 334 16.8 18.4 17.5 15.5 16.4 15.2

 20 years and over ................................................................... 3,761 3,304 3,471 5.0 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.5

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 838 821 801 10.5 9.2 9.3 8.7 10.1 9.9

 25 years and over ................................................................. 2,923 2,502 2,658 4.3 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.9

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 2,443 2,094 2,226 4.4 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.8 4.0

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 930 793 911 5.2 4.9 4.6 4.6 4.4 5.1

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 849 705 673 4.4 3.8 3.6 3.4 3.6 3.5

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 664 596 642 3.8 3.4 3.4 3.7 3.3 3.5

 55 years and over ............................................................... 480 408 432 3.9 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.3

Women, 16 years and over ...................................................... 3,592 3,431 3,569 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.1 4.9 5.1

 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 523 538 516 15.0 15.8 13.8 13.6 14.6 14.2

 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 253 230 243 18.6 17.7 15.1 14.5 15.8 16.4

 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 271 307 272 12.8 14.2 12.8 13.2 13.9 12.6

 20 years and over ................................................................... 3,069 2,894 3,053 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.7 4.4 4.6

 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 595 526 524 8.4 8.4 8.1 7.7 7.5 7.4

 25 years and over ................................................................. 2,472 2,370 2,534 4.3 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.0 4.3

 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 2,064 1,983 2,073 4.4 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.2 4.4

 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 747 812 836 5.2 5.4 5.9 5.9 5.6 5.8

 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 758 640 657 4.5 4.0 4.1 4.2 3.9 3.9

 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 558 531 580 3.5 3.6 3.4 3.6 3.2 3.5

 55 years and over 2 ............................................................ 384 422 453 3.5 3.2 3.3 4.1 3.8 3.9

Married men, spouse present ................................................... 1,386 1,348 1,296 3.0 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.9 2.8

Married women, spouse present .............................................. 1,120 1,157 1,226 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.4 3.2 3.4

Women who maintain families 2 ............................................... 780 678 730 8.2 7.9 8.2 8.8 7.2 7.6

Full-time workers 3 ................................................................... 6,733 6,038 6,260 5.5 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.9 5.1

Part-time workers 4 ................................................................... 1,295 1,348 1,396 5.0 5.6 5.4 5.5 5.1 5.3

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

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

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

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

independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Beginning in January 2005, data

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

Table A-8. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment

(Numbers in thousands)

Reason

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Sept.

2004

Aug.

2005

Sept.

2005

Sept.

2004

May

2005

June

2005

July

2005

Aug.

2005

Sept.

2005

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs .......... 3,644 3,297 3,373 4,014 3,646 3,680 3,633 3,490 3,724

 On temporary layoff ................................................................ 615 813 670 919 864 975 959 880 982

 Not on temporary layoff .......................................................... 3,029 2,484 2,703 3,094 2,782 2,705 2,674 2,610 2,742

 Permanent job losers ............................................................ 2,157 1,711 1,836 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

 Persons who completed temporary jobs .............................. 872 773 867 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Job leavers ............................................................................... 876 911 932 830 942 844 826 839 876

Reentrants ................................................................................ 2,373 2,441 2,378 2,417 2,353 2,219 2,394 2,451 2,422

New entrants ............................................................................ 652 678 577 697 728 661 628 632 623

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 ......... 48.3 45.0 46.5 50.4 47.5 49.7 48.6 47.1 48.7

 On temporary layoff ............................................................... 8.2 11.1 9.2 11.6 11.3 13.2 12.8 11.9 12.8

 Not on temporary layoff ......................................................... 40.1 33.9 37.2 38.9 36.3 36.5 35.7 35.2 35.9

 Job leavers .............................................................................. 11.6 12.4 12.8 10.4 12.3 11.4 11.0 11.3 11.5

 Reentrants ............................................................................... 31.4 33.3 32.8 30.4 30.7 30.0 32.0 33.1 31.7

 New entrants ........................................................................... 8.6 9.3 7.9 8.8 9.5 8.9 8.4 8.5 8.1

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE

 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs ......... 2.5 2.2 2.3 2.7 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.5

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

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

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

1 Data not available.

 NOTE: Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.

Table A-9. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment

(Numbers in thousands)

Duration

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Sept.

2004

Aug.

2005

Sept.

2005

Sept.

2004

May

2005

June

2005

July

2005

Aug.

2005

Sept.

2005

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Less than 5 weeks .................................................................... 2,757 2,460 2,772 2,796 2,699 2,666 2,571 2,542 2,735

5 to 14 weeks ........................................................................... 2,056 2,420 2,079 2,251 2,262 2,342 2,430 2,272 2,285

15 weeks and over ................................................................... 2,732 2,448 2,408 2,971 2,667 2,350 2,437 2,686 2,611

 15 to 26 weeks ...................................................................... 1,063 1,033 982 1,227 1,133 1,041 1,047 1,243 1,131

 27 weeks and over ................................................................ 1,669 1,415 1,426 1,744 1,534 1,310 1,389 1,444 1,480

Average (mean) duration, in weeks .......................................... 19.5 18.4 18.2 19.6 18.8 17.1 17.6 18.9 18.3

Median duration, in weeks ........................................................ 9.5 9.2 8.4 9.5 9.1 9.1 9.0 9.4 8.6

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

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

 Less than 5 weeks .................................................................. 36.5 33.6 38.2 34.9 35.4 36.2 34.6 33.9 35.8

 5 to 14 weeks ......................................................................... 27.3 33.0 28.6 28.1 29.7 31.8 32.7 30.3 29.9

 15 weeks and over ................................................................. 36.2 33.4 33.2 37.1 35.0 31.9 32.8 35.8 34.2

 15 to 26 weeks ..................................................................... 14.1 14.1 13.5 15.3 14.9 14.1 14.1 16.6 14.8

 27 weeks and over ............................................................... 22.1 19.3 19.6 21.7 20.1 17.8 18.7 19.2 19.4

 NOTE: Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.
HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Occupation

Employed Unemployed Unemployment

rates

Sept.

2004

Sept.

2005

Sept.

2004

Sept.

2005

Sept.

2004

Sept.

2005

 Total, 16 years and over 1 .......................................................................... 139,641 142,579 7,545 7,259 5.1 4.8

Management, professional, and related occupations ............................... 48,573 49,377 1,268 1,161 2.5 2.3

 Management, business, and financial operations occupations ............ 20,464 20,588 525 449 2.5 2.1

 Professional and related occupations ........................................................ 28,109 28,789 742 712 2.6 2.4

Service occupations .......................................................................................... 22,829 23,181 1,547 1,593 6.3 6.4

Sales and office occupations .......................................................................... 35,520 36,018 1,909 1,723 5.1 4.6

 Sales and related occupations ..................................................................... 15,912 16,344 863 842 5.1 4.9

 Office and administrative support occupations ........................................ 19,608 19,675 1,046 881 5.1 4.3

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations ........... 14,727 15,902 979 971 6.2 5.8

 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ............................................... 1,098 1,041 93 118 7.8 10.2

 Construction and extraction occupations ................................................... 8,734 9,454 669 659 7.1 6.5

 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .................................. 4,895 5,407 217 194 4.2 3.5

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations ................ 17,992 18,100 1,162 1,189 6.1 6.2

 Production occupations .................................................................................. 9,424 9,273 597 692 6.0 6.9

 Transportation and material moving occupations .................................... 8,569 8,828 565 498 6.2 5.3

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

 NOTE: Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.

Table A-11. Unemployed persons by industry, not seasonally adjusted

Industry

Number of

unemployed

persons

(in thousands)

Unemployment

rates

Sept.

2004

Sept.

2005

Sept.

2004

Sept.

2005

 Total, 16 years and over 1 ....................................................................... 7,545 7,259 5.1 4.8

Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers ...................................... 5,874 5,706 5.2 4.9

 Mining ................................................................................................................. 8 12 1.5 2.0

 Construction ...................................................................................................... 629 572 6.8 5.7

 Manufacturing ................................................................................................... 852 775 5.0 4.7

 Durable goods ................................................................................................ 512 439 4.8 4.2

 Nondurable goods ......................................................................................... 339 337 5.4 5.5

 Wholesale and retail trade ............................................................................ 1,127 1,038 5.5 4.9

 Transportation and utilities ............................................................................ 208 211 3.9 3.7

 Information ........................................................................................................ 178 168 5.4 4.9

 Financial activities ........................................................................................... 374 260 4.0 2.7

 Professional and business services ............................................................ 750 862 5.9 6.7

 Education and health services ..................................................................... 593 658 3.3 3.5

 Leisure and hospitality ................................................................................... 854 842 7.5 7.3

 Other services .................................................................................................. 301 307 4.9 4.9

Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers ........................ 88 127 6.4 9.5

Government workers ......................................................................................... 568 568 2.7 2.7

Self employed and unpaid family workers ................................................... 362 282 3.3 2.6

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

 NOTE: Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.
HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-12. Alternative measures of labor underutilization

(Percent)

Measure

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Sept.

2004

Aug.

2005

Sept.

2005

Sept.

2004

May

2005

June

2005

July

2005

Aug.

2005

Sept.

2005

U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of the civilian labor force .............. 1.9 1.6 1.6 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.8 1.7

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

force ...................................................................................................................................... 2.5 2.2 2.3 2.7 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.5

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

rate) ...................................................................................................................................... 5.1 4.9 4.8 5.4 5.1 5.0 5.0 4.9 5.1

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

discouraged workers ............................................................................................................ 5.4 5.1 5.1 5.7 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.3

U-5 Total unemployed, plus discouraged workers, plus all other marginally

 attached workers, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all marginally

 attached workers ................................................................................................................. 6.1 5.9 5.7 6.4 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.9 6.0

U-6 Total unemployed, plus all marginally attached workers, plus total employed

 part time for economic reasons, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus

 all marginally attached workers ........................................................................................... 8.9 8.8 8.5 9.4 8.9 9.0 8.9 8.9 9.0

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Labor Review. Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the

household survey.

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Category

Total Men Women

Sept.

2004

Sept.

2005

Sept.

2004

Sept.

2005

Sept.

2004

Sept.

2005

NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE

Total not in the labor force ............................................................................ 76,755 76,855 29,176 29,345 47,579 47,509

 Persons who currently want a job ............................................................... 4,720 4,757 2,062 2,024 2,658 2,733

Searched for work and available to work now 1 ..................................... 1,561 1,438 848 704 713 734

 Reason not currently looking:

 Discouragement over job prospects 2 ......................................... 412 362 264 201 148 161

 Reasons other than discouragement 3 ........................................ 1,148 1,076 583 504 565 573

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders 4 ............................................................................ 7,672 7,705 3,979 3,928 3,692 3,777

 Percent of total employed ......................................................................... 5.5 5.4 5.3 5.1 5.7 5.7

 Primary job full time, secondary job part time ........................................... 4,007 4,014 2,292 2,295 1,715 1,719

 Primary and secondary jobs both part time .............................................. 1,618 1,725 501 532 1,117 1,193

 Primary and secondary jobs both full time ................................................ 290 259 193 171 97 88

 Hours vary on primary or secondary job ................................................... 1,713 1,660 971 913 742 747

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 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the

household survey.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

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

(In thousands)

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Sept.

2004

July

2005

Aug.

2005p

Sept.

2005p

Sept.

2004

May

2005

June

2005

July

2005

Aug.

2005p

Sept.

2005p

Change

from:

Aug. 2005-

Sept. 2005p

Total nonfarm ............................. 132,127 133,583 133,793 134,325 131,880 133,413 133,588 133,865 134,076 134,041 -35

Total private ........................................ 110,635 112,950 113,142 112,618 110,203 111,659 111,828 112,048 112,233 112,167 -66

Goods-producing ............................................ 22,241 22,486 22,568 22,447 21,947 22,138 22,134 22,134 22,154 22,155 1

Natural resources and mining .................................. 608 640 644 647 597 624 628 629 631 636 5

Logging ........................................................... 71.8 67.2 67.9 67.9 68.0 64.9 64.8 65.3 64.9 64.5 -.4

Mining .................................................................... 536.4 572.8 576.4 578.6 528.5 559.5 563.1 563.4 566.4 571.2 4.8

Oil and gas extraction ........................................ 124.0 128.1 128.1 128.0 124.0 125.2 125.4 126.4 126.7 127.7 1.0

Mining, except oil and gas1................................. 213.7 226.1 226.8 224.1 208.5 219.4 221.2 219.9 219.8 219.5 -.3

Coal mining ...................................................... 73.6 78.7 78.4 78.4 72.9 76.6 77.2 77.8 77.5 78.0 .5

Support activities for mining .............................. 198.7 218.6 221.5 226.5 196.0 214.9 216.5 217.1 219.9 224.0 4.1

Construction ............................................................. 7,229 7,542 7,580 7,517 6,998 7,213 7,230 7,235 7,262 7,285 23

Construction of buildings ................................... 1,683.3 1,743.5 1,754.0 1,740.3 1,647.8 1,693.9 1,696.2 1,699.2 1,705.7 1,708.3 2.6

Residential building ......................................... 922.6 974.9 973.3 968.4 905.5 941.7 943.8 946.8 949.5 953.7 4.2

Nonresidential building .................................... 760.7 768.6 780.7 771.9 742.3 752.2 752.4 752.4 756.2 754.6 -1.6

Heavy and civil engineering construction ........ 963.9 1,007.1 1,014.7 1,006.1 902.1 925.8 937.4 938.2 939.7 940.2 .5

Specialty trade contractors ............................... 4,582.0 4,791.8 4,811.7 4,770.9 4,447.8 4,593.7 4,596.4 4,597.8 4,616.7 4,636.6 19.9

Residential specialty trade contractors ........... 2,178.8 2,283.0 2,286.5 2,284.0 2,113.9 2,190.5 2,192.7 2,189.9 2,198.9 2,216.7 17.8

Nonresidential specialty trade contractors ..... 2,403.2 2,508.7 2,525.2 2,486.8 2,333.9 2,403.2 2,403.7 2,407.9 2,417.8 2,419.9 2.1

Manufacturing ........................................................... 14,404 14,304 14,344 14,283 14,352 14,301 14,276 14,270 14,261 14,234 -27

Production workers ....................................... 10,169 10,086 10,150 10,124 10,117 10,092 10,080 10,081 10,081 10,070 -11

Durable goods ....................................................... 8,965 8,936 8,976 8,932 8,957 8,961 8,947 8,940 8,945 8,924 -21

Production workers ....................................... 6,182 6,173 6,236 6,224 6,172 6,198 6,197 6,197 6,214 6,210 -4

Wood products ................................................... 554.7 556.1 558.2 554.6 550.1 548.4 550.7 549.5 549.7 549.4 -.3

Nonmetallic mineral products ............................ 518.8 510.9 510.0 507.1 508.8 501.6 501.3 499.4 498.7 496.8 -1.9

Primary metals .................................................... 467.1 462.3 465.1 466.6 466.4 466.2 465.3 465.4 465.3 466.3 1.0

Fabricated metal products ................................. 1,507.1 1,522.8 1,526.7 1,524.7 1,508.5 1,520.7 1,521.0 1,523.6 1,523.7 1,525.5 1.8

Machinery ........................................................... 1,144.3 1,159.9 1,155.9 1,163.1 1,148.7 1,156.2 1,156.2 1,160.5 1,160.5 1,167.6 7.1

1 Computer and electronic products .................... 1,330.6 1,340.9 1,338.9 1,331.3 1,332.5 1,329.5 1,333.4 1,333.9 1,334.4 1,332.5 -1.9

Computer and peripheral equipment ............. 211.9 215.8 215.2 215.0 211.9 213.3 214.8 214.7 215.0 215.0 .0

Communications equipment ........................... 151.2 155.3 154.7 154.4 151.0 154.2 154.3 154.4 154.3 154.7 .4

Semiconductors and electronic components . 456.1 449.6 449.2 445.7 457.0 446.5 447.3 447.1 446.9 445.7 -1.2

Electronic instruments ..................................... 433.2 442.5 442.8 440.6 434.6 437.2 439.2 440.4 441.3 441.5 .2

Electrical equipment and appliances ................ 447.5 440.4 439.5 434.8 447.0 443.6 440.1 439.4 439.2 435.2 -4.0

1 Transportation equipment .................................. 1,770.3 1,725.7 1,763.3 1,737.0 1,768.5 1,779.5 1,764.3 1,752.5 1,758.6 1,736.6 -22.0

Motor vehicles and parts 2................................. 1,110.6 1,038.3 1,077.8 1,081.8 1,109.9 1,097.2 1,079.6 1,066.7 1,075.6 1,080.8 5.2

Furniture and related products .......................... 571.4 558.9 561.5 555.8 572.1 561.8 561.0 558.5 558.6 556.8 -1.8

Miscellaneous manufacturing ............................ 653.4 658.2 657.2 656.7 654.5 653.0 653.7 657.3 656.6 657.3 .7

Nondurable goods ................................................. 5,439 5,368 5,368 5,351 5,395 5,340 5,329 5,330 5,316 5,310 -6

Production workers ....................................... 3,987 3,913 3,914 3,900 3,945 3,894 3,883 3,884 3,867 3,860 -7

Food manufacturing ........................................... 1,526.4 1,510.2 1,518.3 1,506.3 1,494.3 1,490.7 1,488.4 1,486.8 1,483.1 1,478.7 -4.4

Beverages and tobacco products ...................... 199.6 195.4 194.2 196.5 194.9 191.3 190.4 190.6 189.8 190.9 1.1

Textile mills ......................................................... 238.3 222.1 221.8 222.7 237.3 225.1 223.9 223.0 221.7 221.4 -.3

Textile product mills ........................................... 176.1 179.3 178.0 177.3 177.8 178.4 176.9 177.9 177.9 178.7 .8

Apparel ................................................................ 283.9 256.0 256.9 256.8 281.0 259.2 257.0 258.6 255.3 253.9 -1.4

Leather and allied products ............................... 42.9 42.9 43.6 43.1 42.7 42.8 42.8 43.5 43.4 43.1 -.3

Paper and paper products ................................. 500.5 497.9 497.2 491.7 499.3 498.3 496.4 495.9 494.1 490.8 -3.3

Printing and related support activities ............... 663.5 657.2 654.7 654.1 661.6 656.5 655.6 653.9 652.7 652.6 -.1

Petroleum and coal products ............................. 115.0 119.8 120.2 118.7 113.2 117.1 116.9 116.9 117.2 116.9 -.3

Chemicals ........................................................... 883.5 884.9 879.9 878.4 885.5 877.8 878.4 879.9 878.3 879.5 1.2

Plastics and rubber products ............................. 809.3 802.1 803.4 805.2 807.1 803.0 802.3 803.2 802.2 803.2 1.0

See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

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

(In thousands)

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Sept.

2004

July

2005

Aug.

2005p

Sept.

2005p

Sept.

2004

May

2005

June

2005

July

2005

Aug.

2005p

Sept.

2005p

Change

from:

Aug. 2005-

Sept. 2005p

Service-providing .............................................. 109,886 111,097 111,225 111,878 109,933 111,275 111,454 111,731 111,922 111,886 -36

Private service-providing ............................... 88,394 90,464 90,574 90,171 88,256 89,521 89,694 89,914 90,079 90,012 -67

Trade, transportation, and utilities ........................... 25,514 25,903 25,937 25,811 25,555 25,842 25,854 25,922 25,944 25,850 -94

Wholesale trade .................................................... 5,677.9 5,761.8 5,759.9 5,744.3 5,672.4 5,719.0 5,722.3 5,729.8 5,735.7 5,738.2 2.5

Durable goods .................................................... 2,956.8 3,006.2 3,005.4 2,991.6 2,960.2 2,983.0 2,986.1 2,989.3 2,992.3 2,993.8 1.5

Nondurable goods .............................................. 2,016.8 2,027.3 2,025.2 2,023.6 2,008.1 2,014.0 2,013.7 2,014.7 2,015.2 2,015.1 -.1

Electronic markets and agents and brokers ..... 704.3 728.3 729.3 729.1 704.1 722.0 722.5 725.8 728.2 729.3 1.1

Retail trade ............................................................ 14,953.2 15,222.1 15,253.8 15,098.3 15,037.7 15,185.8 15,197.1 15,249.2 15,264.9 15,176.9 -88.0

Motor vehicle and parts dealers1........................ 1,908.4 1,941.6 1,941.3 1,935.5 1,898.4 1,917.3 1,916.4 1,923.5 1,925.7 1,925.8 .1

Automobile dealers ......................................... 1,251.8 1,263.0 1,262.8 1,262.9 1,247.3 1,254.7 1,252.6 1,257.3 1,257.4 1,258.6 1.2

Furniture and home furnishings stores ............. 555.2 561.0 564.4 565.3 561.9 569.1 566.1 568.4 568.9 571.1 2.2

Electronics and appliance stores ....................... 504.2 516.5 525.0 529.3 513.6 521.9 524.5 529.2 533.3 535.5 2.2

Building material and garden supply stores ...... 1,229.2 1,314.4 1,293.7 1,263.2 1,232.5 1,267.6 1,272.8 1,276.9 1,276.3 1,267.0 -9.3

Food and beverage stores ................................. 2,819.2 2,856.9 2,851.3 2,806.1 2,827.1 2,838.5 2,840.2 2,842.5 2,842.4 2,812.4 -30.0

Health and personal care stores ....................... 938.4 955.2 958.5 950.1 942.1 958.0 956.7 956.1 959.7 954.2 -5.5

Gasoline stations ................................................ 881.7 890.8 894.6 887.5 878.0 876.6 874.0 880.0 881.7 882.1 .4

Clothing and clothing accessories stores ......... 1,351.7 1,423.8 1,436.3 1,382.2 1,371.9 1,394.5 1,406.1 1,426.3 1,426.3 1,398.8 -27.5

Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music

 stores................................................................ 640.7 618.9 627.1 624.1 638.7 637.2 636.3 637.2 638.3 621.5 -16.8

1 General merchandise stores ............................. 2,788.0 2,816.4 2,821.7 2,807.3 2,832.9 2,866.0 2,861.6 2,867.1 2,865.9 2,858.6 -7.3

Department stores .......................................... 1,570.5 1,592.6 1,598.2 1,595.8 1,603.3 1,629.5 1,628.7 1,637.1 1,635.1 1,630.7 -4.4

Miscellaneous store retailers ............................. 913.8 920.6 926.0 923.4 917.0 921.1 924.0 922.2 924.3 926.0 1.7

Nonstore retailers ............................................... 422.7 406.0 413.9 424.3 423.6 418.0 418.4 419.8 422.1 423.9 1.8

Transportation and warehousing .......................... 4,311.4 4,339.6 4,342.5 4,392.8 4,274.1 4,361.4 4,359.9 4,367.6 4,367.0 4,359.0 -8.0

Air transportation ................................................ 515.4 508.5 507.4 499.1 513.8 508.1 507.8 505.1 503.1 496.9 -6.2

Rail transportation .............................................. 226.4 224.9 223.4 224.3 225.5 224.3 223.9 223.9 223.1 223.2 .1

Water transportation ........................................... 58.3 65.1 66.2 64.8 57.2 61.5 62.2 62.3 63.0 63.7 .7

Truck transportation ........................................... 1,380.8 1,412.2 1,417.7 1,414.3 1,358.5 1,392.9 1,396.3 1,395.5 1,393.4 1,393.8 .4

Transit and ground passenger transportation ... 397.7 332.1 325.5 387.7 388.3 389.8 381.9 389.8 388.9 380.6 -8.3

Pipeline transportation ....................................... 39.0 39.5 40.0 39.9 39.0 39.3 39.3 39.2 39.7 39.9 .2

Scenic and sightseeing transportation .............. 32.6 39.2 38.3 34.8 27.8 28.3 28.4 28.9 28.9 28.9 .0

Support activities for transportation ................... 540.1 558.2 558.1 559.0 537.7 557.2 554.5 556.0 553.7 557.4 3.7

Couriers and messengers .................................. 559.8 579.6 581.9 578.2 563.8 582.4 582.3 582.4 586.0 584.8 -1.2

Warehousing and storage .................................. 561.3 580.3 584.0 590.7 562.5 577.6 583.3 584.5 587.2 589.8 2.6

Utilities ................................................................... 571.1 579.6 580.5 575.4 571.1 575.4 575.1 575.1 576.7 575.8 -.9

Information ................................................................ 3,114 3,166 3,164 3,143 3,127 3,146 3,146 3,146 3,151 3,153 2

Publishing industries, except Internet ............... 908.9 912.7 912.0 910.9 909.2 905.7 907.0 910.0 909.9 910.8 .9

Motion picture and sound recording industries . 379.4 404.8 408.0 398.0 389.7 394.2 393.1 392.2 399.1 403.3 4.2

Broadcasting, except Internet ............................ 328.1 333.6 333.4 329.1 328.1 330.8 331.6 332.8 333.0 329.4 -3.6

Internet publishing and broadcasting ................ 32.0 35.4 35.7 36.0 32.0 35.2 35.6 35.1 35.7 36.2 .5

Telecommunications .......................................... 1,028.4 1,037.2 1,033.1 1,028.2 1,028.4 1,036.2 1,034.8 1,033.5 1,031.0 1,029.8 -1.2

ISPs, search portals, and data processing ....... 386.1 391.3 390.5 390.8 387.6 393.5 393.4 391.2 391.8 393.0 1.2

Other information services ................................. 51.4 51.3 51.0 49.9 51.5 50.2 50.6 50.9 50.4 50.1 -.3

Financial activities .................................................... 8,089 8,300 8,306 8,260 8,083 8,189 8,208 8,227 8,244 8,255 11

Finance and insurance .......................................... 5,974.4 6,098.8 6,103.4 6,085.5 5,982.1 6,052.9 6,062.5 6,072.3 6,084.2 6,094.4 10.2

Monetary authorities - central bank ................... 21.5 20.5 20.5 20.4 21.5 20.4 20.4 20.3 20.3 20.3 .0

1 Credit intermediation and related activities ....... 2,835.6 2,937.1 2,940.1 2,928.5 2,841.0 2,906.7 2,915.4 2,922.5 2,929.0 2,936.6 7.6

1 Depository credit intermediation ..................... 1,761.1 1,816.4 1,817.6 1,806.9 1,765.1 1,797.8 1,802.1 1,804.2 1,809.3 1,812.2 2.9

Commercial banking .................................... 1,284.1 1,321.1 1,321.7 1,313.4 1,286.4 1,308.8 1,311.0 1,311.9 1,314.8 1,316.8 2.0

Securities, commodity contracts, investments .. 771.2 792.0 794.6 792.4 772.3 787.6 786.5 788.1 791.0 793.1 2.1

Insurance carriers and related activities ........... 2,262.1 2,262.8 2,262.7 2,259.2 2,263.3 2,253.6 2,254.6 2,255.7 2,258.5 2,259.3 .8

Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles ........ 84.0 86.4 85.5 85.0 84.0 84.6 85.6 85.7 85.4 85.1 -.3

Real estate and rental and leasing ....................... 2,114.6 2,201.3 2,202.2 2,174.5 2,101.3 2,136.4 2,145.0 2,154.6 2,159.3 2,160.2 .9

Real estate .......................................................... 1,437.0 1,498.0 1,503.2 1,491.9 1,429.1 1,454.6 1,461.4 1,470.7 1,476.0 1,480.5 4.5

Rental and leasing services ............................... 652.7 677.4 672.4 655.9 647.6 655.8 658.1 658.1 657.3 653.3 -4.0

Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets ......... 24.9 25.9 26.6 26.7 24.6 26.0 25.5 25.8 26.0 26.4 .4

See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

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

(In thousands)

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Sept.

2004

July

2005

Aug.

2005p

Sept.

2005p

Sept.

2004

May

2005

June

2005

July

2005

Aug.

2005p

Sept.

2005p

Change

from:

Aug. 2005-

Sept. 2005p

Professional and business services ........................ 16,635 17,078 17,197 17,182 16,514 16,851 16,906 16,964 17,002 17,054 52

1 Professional and technical services ..................... 6,732.7 6,953.5 6,963.9 6,929.3 6,805.4 6,929.1 6,950.9 6,974.3 6,990.9 7,005.5 14.6

Legal services .................................................. 1,162.8 1,180.1 1,168.3 1,151.4 1,166.8 1,163.3 1,163.0 1,163.8 1,162.2 1,155.3 -6.9

Accounting and bookkeeping services ........... 746.6 793.5 796.1 790.6 816.1 851.4 858.5 861.7 865.3 867.8 2.5

Architectural and engineering services .......... 1,273.5 1,338.9 1,343.4 1,336.5 1,270.5 1,303.9 1,310.8 1,317.5 1,323.8 1,332.0 8.2

Computer systems design and related

 services.......................................................... 1,157.6 1,181.8 1,188.8 1,188.4 1,161.1 1,178.2 1,182.4 1,184.8 1,187.4 1,191.2 3.8

Management and technical consulting

 services.......................................................... 789.0 819.0 822.3 819.4 787.9 801.9 806.3 811.9 815.0 817.0 2.0

Management of companies and enterprises ....... 1,718.1 1,753.3 1,744.4 1,727.7 1,715.0 1,734.1 1,735.7 1,735.8 1,734.9 1,732.2 -2.7

Administrative and waste services ....................... 8,183.9 8,371.3 8,488.8 8,524.8 7,993.2 8,187.9 8,219.5 8,254.1 8,275.7 8,316.4 40.7

1 Administrative and support services ................. 7,854.1 8,038.4 8,157.7 8,200.0 7,667.3 7,866.8 7,895.7 7,927.4 7,951.3 7,994.7 43.4

1 Employment services ...................................... 3,631.0 3,715.2 3,840.5 3,899.5 3,513.5 3,667.9 3,688.0 3,707.2 3,731.6 3,768.1 36.5

Temporary help services ............................. 2,534.3 2,550.1 2,650.0 2,708.0 2,438.7 2,517.7 2,529.6 2,548.8 2,567.1 2,598.8 31.7

Business support services .............................. 744.7 743.9 745.9 745.0 752.6 753.3 751.4 751.7 752.4 753.2 .8

Services to buildings and dwellings ............... 1,773.8 1,847.2 1,836.2 1,811.6 1,706.4 1,722.4 1,729.0 1,739.5 1,738.1 1,740.2 2.1

Waste management and remediation services 329.8 332.9 331.1 324.8 325.9 321.1 323.8 326.7 324.4 321.7 -2.7

Education and health services ................................ 16,917 17,044 17,041 17,378 17,019 17,289 17,336 17,377 17,427 17,476 49

Educational services ............................................. 2,702.0 2,510.5 2,487.7 2,789.5 2,773.2 2,822.2 2,835.5 2,837.8 2,850.7 2,860.2 9.5

Health care and social assistance ........................14,214.6 14,533.6 14,553.1 14,588.8 14,246.1 14,467.2 14,500.5 14,539.5 14,576.4 14,616.1 39.7

3 Health care ............................................................ 12,084.5 12,365.7 12,387.2 12,390.1 12,106.0 12,272.1 12,300.3 12,337.4 12,368.0 12,404.5 36.5

1 Ambulatory health care services ....................... 4,959.6 5,110.0 5,129.7 5,126.6 4,975.0 5,069.7 5,084.6 5,104.0 5,122.5 5,138.7 16.2

Offices of physicians ....................................... 2,058.1 2,126.4 2,136.8 2,132.7 2,064.5 2,114.4 2,119.5 2,124.2 2,132.5 2,137.7 5.2

Outpatient care centers ................................... 446.6 462.4 463.0 466.1 448.7 455.3 456.7 461.2 462.7 466.9 4.2

Home health care services ............................. 777.6 806.2 809.1 812.0 779.5 798.8 804.1 807.3 810.2 814.8 4.6

Hospitals ............................................................. 4,303.1 4,401.2 4,400.8 4,400.8 4,306.0 4,362.6 4,374.5 4,384.2 4,393.2 4,403.6 10.4

1 Nursing and residential care facilities ............... 2,821.8 2,854.5 2,856.7 2,862.7 2,825.0 2,839.8 2,841.2 2,849.2 2,852.3 2,862.2 9.9

Nursing care facilities ...................................... 1,577.9 1,577.2 1,580.1 1,583.6 1,576.6 1,572.7 1,573.2 1,575.9 1,577.0 1,580.4 3.4

1 Social assistance ................................................ 2,130.1 2,167.9 2,165.9 2,198.7 2,140.1 2,195.1 2,200.2 2,202.1 2,208.4 2,211.6 3.2

Child day care services ................................... 768.3 750.8 749.2 789.6 767.9 788.0 793.2 792.7 791.3 791.3 .0

Leisure and hospitality ............................................. 12,706 13,428 13,411 12,953 12,522 12,736 12,765 12,801 12,838 12,758 -80

Arts, entertainment, and recreation ...................... 1,906.1 2,129.6 2,108.9 1,907.3 1,836.2 1,824.9 1,830.6 1,834.8 1,844.9 1,825.8 -19.1

Performing arts and spectator sports ................ 376.4 388.6 389.4 377.6 363.6 361.7 364.1 363.8 364.0 362.8 -1.2

Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks ...... 118.2 129.6 127.1 120.1 118.3 117.3 117.5 117.6 117.6 119.0 1.4

Amusements, gambling, and recreation ........... 1,411.5 1,611.4 1,592.4 1,409.6 1,354.3 1,345.9 1,349.0 1,353.4 1,363.3 1,344.0 -19.3

Accommodations and food services .................... 10,800.0 11,297.9 11,301.8 11,045.2 10,685.3 10,911.1 10,934.2 10,965.8 10,992.7 10,932.6 -60.1

Accommodations ................................................ 1,830.3 1,973.8 1,967.9 1,857.7 1,801.5 1,830.3 1,830.0 1,829.1 1,835.6 1,829.2 -6.4

Food services and drinking places .................... 8,969.7 9,324.1 9,333.9 9,187.5 8,883.8 9,080.8 9,104.2 9,136.7 9,157.1 9,103.4 -53.7

Other services .......................................................... 5,419 5,545 5,518 5,444 5,436 5,468 5,479 5,477 5,473 5,466 -7

Repair and maintenance .................................... 1,226.5 1,255.9 1,244.8 1,232.4 1,226.9 1,241.4 1,244.1 1,244.3 1,239.0 1,233.9 -5.1

Personal and laundry services .......................... 1,270.8 1,287.4 1,286.8 1,278.5 1,271.5 1,284.4 1,283.2 1,280.1 1,281.1 1,282.5 1.4

Membership associations and organizations .... 2,921.4 3,001.6 2,985.9 2,933.0 2,937.9 2,942.4 2,951.7 2,952.2 2,952.8 2,949.2 -3.6

Government .............................................................. 21,492 20,633 20,651 21,707 21,677 21,754 21,760 21,817 21,843 21,874 31

Federal ................................................................... 2,734 2,736 2,731 2,722 2,730 2,722 2,719 2,719 2,719 2,718 -1

Federal, except U.S. Postal Service ................. 1,953.4 1,957.3 1,952.0 1,943.7 1,946.8 1,940.8 1,937.6 1,937.5 1,937.3 1,937.1 -.2

U.S. Postal Service ............................................ 780.4 778.9 778.7 778.7 783.4 781.2 781.2 781.1 781.2 780.7 -.5

State government .................................................. 4,990 4,753 4,756 5,042 5,000 5,023 5,026 5,034 5,036 5,050 14

State government education .............................. 2,253.1 1,976.0 1,983.9 2,290.6 2,263.7 2,277.6 2,278.2 2,283.5 2,287.3 2,298.3 11.0

State government, excluding education ............ 2,737.1 2,777.3 2,771.6 2,751.3 2,736.4 2,745.5 2,747.6 2,750.9 2,749.1 2,751.4 2.3

Local government .................................................. 13,768 13,144 13,164 13,943 13,947 14,009 14,015 14,064 14,088 14,106 18

Local government education ............................. 7,633.2 6,736.6 6,813.8 7,758.6 7,793.2 7,823.5 7,830.3 7,873.9 7,892.8 7,904.2 11.4

Local government, excluding education ........... 6,135.0 6,407.5 6,349.7 6,184.2 6,153.4 6,185.9 6,184.9 6,190.1 6,195.0 6,201.6 6.6

1

Includes other industries, not shown separately. 3Includes ambulatory health care services, hospitals, and 

2

Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, nursing and residential care facilities.

and motor vehicle parts. p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and

selected industry detail

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Sept.

2004

July

2005

Aug.

2005p

Sept.

2005p

Sept.

2004

May

2005

June

2005

July

2005

Aug.

2005p

Sept.

2005p

Change

from:

Aug. 2005-

Sept. 2005p

Total private ....................................... 33.6 33.8 33.9 33.8 33.8 33.7 33.7 33.7 33.7 33.7 0.0

Goods-producing .......................................... 39.7 39.7 40.3 40.6 40.1 39.9 39.9 39.9 39.9 39.9 .0

Natural resources and mining .............................. 44.3 45.5 46.4 46.8 44.5 45.8 45.6 45.9 46.0 45.9 -.1

Construction ............................................................ 37.6 38.8 39.3 39.4 38.3 38.5 38.5 38.2 38.3 38.2 -.1

Manufacturing ......................................................... 40.6 39.9 40.6 41.0 40.8 40.4 40.4 40.5 40.5 40.5 .0

Overtime hours ............................................ 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.8 4.6 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.4 -.1

Durable goods ..................................................... 40.9 40.3 41.1 41.5 41.2 40.8 40.9 41.0 41.1 41.0 -.1

Overtime hours ............................................ 4.6 4.3 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.4 4.4 4.6 4.7 4.5 -.2

Wood products .................................................. 39.7 39.6 39.9 40.0 40.4 39.6 39.5 39.6 39.4 39.5 .1

Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... 43.0 41.6 42.3 43.1 42.4 41.8 41.7 41.6 41.6 42.1 .5

Primary metals .................................................. 42.8 42.4 42.8 43.2 43.1 42.5 42.7 43.1 43.0 43.0 .0

Fabricated metal products .............................. 40.7 40.3 40.7 41.1 41.2 40.7 40.7 40.8 40.7 40.6 -.1

Machinery .......................................................... 41.5 41.6 41.6 42.0 42.3 41.9 41.9 42.1 42.0 41.8 -.2

Computer and electronic products ................ 40.1 39.7 39.8 40.7 40.3 39.9 39.8 40.1 39.9 40.2 .3

Electrical equipment and appliances ............ 40.0 40.2 41.1 41.7 40.6 40.2 40.2 40.9 40.9 41.2 .3

Transportation equipment ............................... 42.3 40.5 42.7 43.0 42.4 41.8 42.2 42.2 42.8 42.4 -.4

Motor vehicles and parts 2.............................. 42.5 39.8 42.8 43.2 42.4 41.4 42.0 41.9 42.9 42.5 -.4

Furniture and related products ....................... 38.8 39.2 39.6 39.6 39.3 39.1 39.3 39.3 39.2 39.2 .0

Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 38.0 37.6 38.7 38.9 38.4 38.6 38.7 38.2 38.7 38.8 .1

Nondurable goods ............................................... 40.1 39.4 39.8 40.2 40.1 39.7 39.7 39.7 39.7 39.7 .0

Overtime hours ............................................ 4.8 4.3 4.5 4.7 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 .0

Food manufacturing ......................................... 39.8 38.8 39.2 39.5 39.3 38.9 38.8 39.0 38.8 38.7 -.1

Beverages and tobacco products .................. 39.8 40.0 40.6 39.9 39.2 39.0 40.0 39.9 40.0 39.5 -.5

Textile mills ........................................................ 39.9 39.6 40.0 40.0 40.2 40.4 40.3 40.2 39.9 39.8 -.1

Textile product mills ......................................... 38.7 37.8 38.4 38.7 39.1 38.7 38.1 38.2 38.5 38.3 -.2

Apparel ............................................................... 35.5 34.9 35.8 35.0 36.2 35.1 35.4 35.3 35.6 35.2 -.4

Leather and allied products ............................ 37.2 38.4 38.3 38.5 38.2 38.5 38.6 39.3 38.4 38.4 .0

Paper and paper products .............................. 42.4 41.9 42.3 42.7 42.2 42.3 42.2 42.2 42.4 42.4 .0

Printing and related support activities ........... 38.4 38.1 38.3 38.9 38.3 38.4 38.2 38.4 38.3 38.4 .1

Petroleum and coal products .......................... 45.8 45.5 44.6 47.9 46.0 45.6 45.6 45.4 45.2 46.9 1.7

Chemicals .......................................................... 42.7 41.6 41.5 42.0 42.8 42.3 42.1 42.0 41.7 42.0 .3

Plastics and rubber products .......................... 40.1 38.8 39.8 40.5 40.3 39.6 39.6 39.6 39.9 40.1 .2

Private service-providing ............................. 32.3 32.6 32.5 32.3 32.5 32.4 32.4 32.4 32.4 32.4 .0

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 33.6 33.6 33.5 33.4 33.6 33.4 33.3 33.3 33.3 33.3 .0

Wholesale trade ................................................... 37.6 37.5 37.5 37.7 37.8 37.6 37.6 37.6 37.5 37.6 .1

Retail trade ........................................................... 30.9 31.0 30.9 30.6 30.8 30.6 30.5 30.5 30.5 30.5 .0

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 37.4 37.1 37.0 36.8 37.5 37.1 37.0 37.0 36.9 36.6 -.3

Utilities ................................................................... 41.5 41.1 41.1 42.4 41.4 40.9 41.2 41.2 41.3 41.9 .6

Information ............................................................... 36.2 36.6 36.6 36.4 36.3 36.6 36.4 36.6 36.4 36.6 .2

Financial activities .................................................. 35.2 35.9 35.9 35.7 35.5 36.0 36.0 36.1 36.0 36.0 .0

Professional and business services .................... 34.0 34.2 34.3 34.3 34.7 34.1 34.1 34.3 34.2 34.3 .1

Education and health services ............................. 32.4 32.7 32.6 32.6 32.5 32.6 32.6 32.7 32.5 32.7 .2

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 25.3 26.4 26.4 25.3 25.6 25.8 25.8 25.7 25.7 25.6 -.1

Other services ......................................................... 30.8 31.2 31.2 30.9 31.0 30.9 31.0 31.0 31.0 30.9 -.1

1 Data relate to production workers in natural resources and mining and 2

Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor 

manufacturing, construction workers in construction, and nonsupervisory vehicle parts.

workers in the service-providing industries. These groups account for p = preliminary.

approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers1on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and 

selected industry detail

Industry

Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings

Sept.

2004

July

2005

Aug.

2005p

Sept.

2005p

Sept.

2004

July

2005

Aug.

2005p

Sept.

2005p

Total private ....................................... $15.79 $16.05 $16.06 $16.22 $530.54 $542.49 $544.43 $548.24

Seasonally adjusted ..................... 15.77 16.14 16.15 16.18 533.03 543.92 544.26 545.27

Goods-producing .......................................... 17.40 17.63 17.70 17.76 690.78 699.91 713.31 721.06

Natural resources and mining .............................. 17.97 18.72 18.64 18.74 796.07 851.76 864.90 877.03

Construction ............................................................ 19.42 19.56 19.59 19.73 730.19 758.93 769.89 777.36

Manufacturing ......................................................... 16.35 16.49 16.60 16.63 663.81 657.95 673.96 681.83

Durable goods ..................................................... 17.06 17.21 17.42 17.43 697.75 693.56 715.96 723.35

Wood products .................................................. 13.14 13.18 13.05 13.09 521.66 521.93 520.70 523.60

Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... 16.51 16.92 16.84 16.73 709.93 703.87 712.33 721.06

Primary metals .................................................. 18.89 18.94 18.96 19.09 808.49 803.06 811.49 824.69

Fabricated metal products .............................. 15.43 15.84 15.88 15.92 628.00 638.35 646.32 654.31

Machinery .......................................................... 16.85 17.11 16.95 16.86 699.28 711.78 705.12 708.12

Computer and electronic products ................ 17.48 18.63 18.63 18.49 700.95 739.61 741.47 752.54

Electrical equipment and appliances ............ 15.08 15.28 15.30 15.23 603.20 614.26 628.83 635.09

Transportation equipment ............................... 21.91 21.48 22.29 22.44 926.79 869.94 951.78 964.92

Furniture and related products ....................... 13.39 13.45 13.47 13.58 519.53 527.24 533.41 537.77

Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 13.97 14.24 14.14 14.11 530.86 535.42 547.22 548.88

Nondurable goods ............................................... 15.23 15.33 15.24 15.30 610.72 604.00 606.55 615.06

Food manufacturing ......................................... 13.09 13.02 12.99 12.97 520.98 505.18 509.21 512.32

Beverages and tobacco products .................. 19.17 19.01 18.48 18.61 762.97 760.40 750.29 742.54

Textile mills ........................................................ 12.25 12.44 12.46 12.44 488.78 492.62 498.40 497.60

Textile product mills ......................................... 11.49 11.75 11.75 11.69 444.66 444.15 451.20 452.40

Apparel ............................................................... 9.93 10.27 10.20 10.30 352.52 358.42 365.16 360.50

Leather and allied products ............................ 11.56 11.54 11.58 11.70 430.03 443.14 443.51 450.45

Paper and paper products .............................. 18.21 18.20 17.93 17.95 772.10 762.58 758.44 766.47

Printing and related support activities ........... 15.96 15.73 15.83 16.01 612.86 599.31 606.29 622.79

Petroleum and coal products .......................... 24.44 24.56 24.08 24.25 1,119.35 1,117.48 1,073.97 1,161.58

Chemicals .......................................................... 19.44 19.71 19.73 19.87 830.09 819.94 818.80 834.54

Plastics and rubber products .......................... 14.75 14.91 14.89 14.91 591.48 578.51 592.62 603.86

Private service-providing ............................. 15.35 15.63 15.61 15.79 495.81 509.54 507.33 510.02

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 14.69 15.00 14.95 15.02 493.58 504.00 500.83 501.67

Wholesale trade ................................................... 17.71 18.20 18.16 18.26 665.90 682.50 681.00 688.40

Retail trade ........................................................... 12.21 12.43 12.38 12.36 377.29 385.33 382.54 378.22

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 16.51 16.80 16.82 16.83 617.47 623.28 622.34 619.34

Utilities ................................................................... 25.89 26.84 26.55 27.15 1,074.44 1,103.12 1,091.21 1,151.16

Information ............................................................... 21.73 22.02 22.15 22.52 786.63 805.93 810.69 819.73

Financial activities .................................................. 17.62 17.93 17.92 17.97 620.22 643.69 643.33 641.53

Professional and business services .................... 17.47 17.93 17.86 17.97 593.98 613.21 612.60 616.37

Education and health services ............................. 16.30 16.77 16.73 16.84 528.12 548.38 545.40 548.98

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 8.94 9.01 9.04 9.26 226.18 237.86 238.66 234.28

Other services ......................................................... 14.06 14.14 14.18 14.29 433.05 441.17 442.42 441.56

1 See footnote 1, table B-2. p = preliminary.
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Table B-4. Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers1on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and

selected industry detail, seasonally adjusted

Industry

Total private:

Sept.

2004

May

2005

June

2005

July

2005

Aug.

2005p

Sept.

2005p

Percent

change from:

Aug. 2005-

Sept. 2005p

Current dollars .............................................. $15.77 $16.03 $16.07 $16.14 $16.15 $16.18 0.2

2 Constant (1982) dollars .............................. 8.25 8.19 8.21 8.20 8.15 N.A. 3( )

Goods-producing .......................................................... 17.30 17.54 17.58 17.60 17.65 17.64 -.1

Natural resources and mining .............................................. 18.06 18.59 18.66 18.74 18.77 18.83 .3

Construction ............................................................................ 19.27 19.36 19.43 19.52 19.50 19.56 .3

Manufacturing ......................................................................... 16.29 16.53 16.55 16.55 16.64 16.57 -.4

4 Excluding overtime .................................................... 15.42 15.68 15.70 15.68 15.76 15.72 -.3

Durable goods ..................................................................... 16.98 17.28 17.32 17.34 17.45 17.36 -.5

Nondurable goods ............................................................... 15.18 15.31 15.29 15.25 15.28 15.26 -.1

Private service-providing ............................................. 15.36 15.63 15.67 15.76 15.75 15.80 .3

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................................... 14.66 14.91 14.91 15.04 15.01 15.00 -.1

Wholesale trade ................................................................... 17.73 18.04 18.11 18.25 18.24 18.29 .3

Retail trade ........................................................................... 12.16 12.38 12.35 12.47 12.43 12.33 -.8

Transportation and warehousing ...................................... 16.53 16.67 16.69 16.76 16.81 16.83 .1

Utilities ................................................................................... 25.82 26.49 26.37 27.00 26.82 27.02 .7

Information ............................................................................... 21.62 21.97 22.08 22.18 22.24 22.35 .5

Financial activities .................................................................. 17.64 17.82 17.90 17.99 17.95 17.98 .2

Professional and business services .................................... 17.54 17.94 17.98 18.05 18.06 18.06 .0

Education and health services ............................................. 16.28 16.60 16.67 16.73 16.75 16.80 .3

Leisure and hospitality ........................................................... 8.95 9.09 9.10 9.13 9.15 9.25 1.1

Other services ......................................................................... 14.05 14.20 14.22 14.25 14.27 14.28 .1

1 See footnote 1, table B-2. 4 Derived by assuming that overtime hours are paid at the 

2 The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and rate of time and one-half.

Clerical Workers (CPI-W) is used to deflate this series. N.A. = not available.

3 Change was -0.6 percent from July 2005 to Aug. 2005, the p = preliminary.

latest month available.
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Table B-5. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and

selected industry detail

(2002=100)

Industry

ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-5. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and

selected industry detail

(2002=100)

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Sept.

2004

July

2005

Aug.

2005p

Sept.

2005p

Sept.

2004

May

2005

June

2005

July

2005

Aug.

2005p

Sept.

2005p

Percent

change from:

Aug. 2005-

Sept. 2005p

Total private ....................................... 100.8 104.1 104.6 103.6 100.9 102.3 102.5 102.8 103.0 102.8 -0.2

Goods-producing .......................................... 98.2 99.3 101.5 101.7 97.4 98.0 98.1 98.1 98.2 98.3 .1

Natural resources and mining .............................. 108.3 117.3 121.1 122.4 105.9 114.4 114.9 115.9 117.1 117.3 .2

Construction ............................................................ 104.6 112.8 115.0 114.1 102.1 106.3 106.6 105.9 106.4 106.5 .1

Manufacturing ......................................................... 94.8 92.4 94.6 95.3 94.7 93.6 93.5 93.7 93.7 93.6 -.1

Durable goods ..................................................... 95.0 93.5 96.3 97.0 95.5 95.0 95.2 95.5 96.0 95.7 -.3

Wood products .................................................. 99.6 99.6 100.7 100.7 100.6 98.0 98.2 98.3 97.9 98.5 .6

Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... 103.1 97.8 99.5 100.6 99.2 95.8 96.0 95.1 95.1 95.7 .6

Primary metals .................................................. 92.8 90.7 92.1 93.9 93.3 91.7 92.0 93.1 92.7 93.3 .6

Fabricated metal products .............................. 97.5 97.6 98.8 100.1 98.8 98.5 98.6 99.0 98.8 98.9 .1

Machinery .......................................................... 95.2 97.5 97.1 99.1 97.5 98.0 98.0 99.1 98.9 99.2 .3

Computer and electronic products ................ 90.4 95.3 96.6 99.5 91.0 93.6 94.3 96.1 96.7 98.4 1.8

Electrical equipment and appliances ............ 88.0 86.8 88.7 89.3 89.0 87.3 86.7 88.4 88.2 88.0 -.2

Transportation equipment ............................... 96.3 88.8 97.4 96.5 96.3 96.0 95.9 95.0 97.2 94.9 -2.4

Motor vehicles and parts 2.............................. 96.9 83.4 94.6 96.3 96.6 93.4 93.0 90.9 94.7 94.7 .0

Furniture and related products ....................... 92.3 90.9 92.2 91.2 93.6 90.8 91.3 91.0 90.7 90.4 -.3

Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 90.3 88.2 91.0 91.1 91.3 90.1 90.5 89.7 90.8 90.9 .1

Nondurable goods ............................................... 94.2 90.8 91.7 92.3 93.2 91.0 90.8 90.8 90.4 90.3 -.1

Food manufacturing ......................................... 101.2 97.7 99.3 99.4 97.4 96.5 96.0 96.5 95.6 95.2 -.4

Beverages and tobacco products .................. 94.9 98.6 99.3 99.1 89.7 91.8 94.6 94.8 94.6 94.1 -.5

Textile mills ........................................................ 78.6 71.2 71.8 72.0 78.8 74.2 73.3 72.8 71.6 71.2 -.6

Textile product mills ......................................... 90.7 91.5 92.3 93.3 92.7 92.7 90.9 92.0 92.9 93.3 .4

Apparel ............................................................... 74.3 64.2 65.8 64.4 74.6 65.4 65.4 65.8 65.0 63.8 -1.8

Leather and allied products ............................ 81.9 84.0 86.6 87.6 84.4 84.3 85.3 87.8 86.9 86.9 .0

Paper and paper products .............................. 90.8 89.0 90.1 90.3 90.0 90.1 89.4 89.4 89.8 89.3 -.6

Printing and related support activities ........... 93.4 91.7 91.6 93.2 93.1 92.4 91.6 91.9 91.4 91.8 .4

Petroleum and coal products .......................... 110.6 109.1 106.0 111.2 108.6 108.1 107.0 105.5 104.2 106.8 2.5

Chemicals .......................................................... 98.7 95.7 94.6 94.8 99.5 96.6 96.2 95.9 94.7 95.0 .3

Plastics and rubber products .......................... 94.1 89.1 91.5 93.1 94.2 91.4 91.2 91.1 91.6 91.9 .3

Private service-providing ............................. 101.7 105.6 105.4 104.0 102.1 103.6 103.9 104.2 104.4 104.2 -.2

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 99.9 102.1 101.9 100.9 100.1 101.1 100.9 101.2 101.3 100.7 -.6

Wholesale trade ................................................... 99.0 101.4 101.4 101.6 99.4 100.6 100.7 100.9 100.8 101.1 .3

Retail trade ........................................................... 99.3 101.9 101.8 99.4 99.6 100.2 100.1 100.5 100.6 99.7 -.9

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 104.3 104.7 104.4 105.3 103.5 105.4 105.1 105.1 104.8 103.7 -1.0

Utilities ................................................................... 96.2 97.8 97.9 99.4 96.0 96.1 96.9 97.0 97.6 98.4 .8

Information ............................................................... 98.9 103.9 103.7 102.7 99.9 103.1 102.6 103.3 102.8 104.0 1.2

Financial activities .................................................. 101.7 106.6 106.6 105.1 102.4 105.1 105.4 106.0 105.8 105.9 .1

Professional and business services .................... 103.2 107.3 108.6 108.3 104.5 105.2 105.7 106.7 106.8 107.3 .5

Education and health services ............................. 103.0 104.8 104.4 106.2 103.9 106.0 106.2 106.8 106.3 107.1 .8

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 103.5 114.7 114.5 105.5 103.0 105.7 106.0 105.9 106.2 105.1 -1.0

Other services ......................................................... 95.9 100.1 99.4 97.0 96.8 97.7 98.1 98.1 97.9 97.5 -.4

1 See footnote 1, table B-2. dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate hours by the

2

Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, corresponding 2002 annual average levels. Aggregate hours estimates

and motor vehicle parts. are the product of estimates of average weekly hours and production or

p = preliminary. nonsupervisory worker employment.

NOTE: The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by 
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Table B-6. Indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls of production or nonsupervisory workers1on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and

selected industry detail

(2002=100)

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Sept.

2004

July

2005

Aug.

2005p

Sept.

2005p

Sept.

2004

May

2005

June

2005

July

2005

Aug.

2005p

Sept.

2005p

Percent

change from:

Aug. 2005-

Sept. 2005p

Total private ....................................... 106.5 111.7 112.4 112.4 106.5 109.8 110.3 111.0 111.2 111.3 0.1

Goods-producing .......................................... 104.6 107.3 110.0 110.6 103.1 105.3 105.6 105.7 106.2 106.2 .0

Natural resources and mining .............................. 113.2 127.7 131.2 133.4 111.3 123.7 124.6 126.3 127.8 128.5 .5

Construction ............................................................ 109.6 119.1 121.6 121.5 106.2 111.2 111.9 111.6 112.1 112.5 .4

Manufacturing ......................................................... 101.3 99.6 102.7 103.6 100.9 101.2 101.2 101.4 102.0 101.4 -.6

Durable goods ..................................................... 101.2 100.4 104.7 105.6 101.3 102.5 103.0 103.3 104.5 103.7 -.8

Nondurable goods ............................................... 101.3 98.4 98.8 99.8 99.9 98.5 98.1 97.9 97.6 97.3 -.3

Private service-providing ............................. 107.2 113.4 113.0 112.9 107.8 111.3 111.8 112.8 112.9 113.1 .2

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 104.7 109.2 108.6 108.1 104.7 107.5 107.4 108.6 108.5 107.8 -.6

Wholesale trade ................................................... 103.3 108.7 108.5 109.2 103.8 106.9 107.5 108.5 108.3 108.9 .6

Retail trade ........................................................... 104.0 108.6 108.0 105.3 103.9 106.4 106.0 107.4 107.2 105.3 -1.8

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 109.2 111.6 111.4 112.4 108.5 111.5 111.2 111.8 111.7 110.7 -.9

Utilities ................................................................... 103.9 109.5 108.4 112.6 103.5 106.2 106.7 109.3 109.3 111.0 1.6

Information ............................................................... 106.4 113.3 113.7 114.5 106.9 112.1 112.2 113.4 113.2 115.1 1.7

Financial activities .................................................. 110.8 118.2 118.1 116.8 111.7 115.8 116.7 117.9 117.4 117.7 .3

Professional and business services .................... 107.3 114.5 115.4 115.8 109.0 112.3 113.0 114.6 114.7 115.3 .5

Education and health services ............................. 110.4 115.5 114.8 117.6 111.2 115.7 116.4 117.5 117.1 118.3 1.0

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 107.8 120.5 120.7 114.0 107.5 112.1 112.5 112.8 113.3 113.4 .1

Other services ......................................................... 98.2 103.2 102.7 101.0 99.1 101.1 101.6 101.9 101.8 101.4 -.4

1 See footnote 1, table B-2. the corresponding 2002 annual average levels. Aggregate payroll estimates are

p = preliminary. the product of estimates of average hourly earnings, average weekly hours, and

NOTE: The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated production or nonsupervisory worker employment. 

by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate payrolls by 
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Table B-7. Diffusion indexes of employment change

(Percent)

Time span Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.

Private nonfarm payrolls, 278 industries 1

Over 1-month span:

2001 ........................................................ 49.5 47.7 48.6 32.7 42.4 40.8 36.7 39.0 37.6 33.6 36.9 37.1

2002 ........................................................ 41.0 35.6 39.7 39.2 40.5 47.7 42.8 43.0 42.1 39.0 41.5 35.1

2003 ........................................................ 44.4 38.7 35.3 41.4 39.4 39.9 42.1 39.4 50.4 48.9 50.0 50.5

2004 ........................................................ 50.9 53.4 66.0 67.3 64.6 59.7 55.4 53.8 57.6 58.6 54.7 54.3

2005 ........................................................ 54.1 61.2 53.1 61.7 57.4 54.7 58.8 p 54.9 p 53.2

Over 3-month span:

2001 ........................................................ 53.2 49.8 49.8 42.3 38.1 34.2 37.8 37.6 34.7 35.4 30.8 32.0

2002 ........................................................ 35.3 37.9 36.5 34.2 34.4 39.4 40.6 44.1 37.8 37.1 35.8 36.7

2003 ........................................................ 38.3 35.4 33.3 33.5 36.5 41.7 37.8 37.4 43.2 46.4 48.6 50.2

2004 ........................................................ 52.5 53.8 56.7 69.4 75.4 71.2 63.5 56.8 57.4 59.9 59.7 56.3

2005 ........................................................ 58.5 60.3 63.7 62.4 59.4 64.2 61.3 p 61.2 p 55.9

Over 6-month span:

2001 ........................................................ 53.1 50.9 52.0 45.5 43.0 39.7 38.5 33.6 33.5 34.2 33.6 30.9

2002 ........................................................ 29.5 29.9 32.0 31.7 30.9 37.4 37.1 38.7 35.3 36.0 37.9 35.1

2003 ........................................................ 32.7 32.2 31.3 31.3 33.1 37.6 33.6 32.2 40.3 43.7 46.4 49.3

2004 ........................................................ 47.3 50.4 54.9 62.6 64.4 69.6 67.3 68.9 64.6 62.2 59.7 55.9

2005 ........................................................ 60.3 62.8 63.7 62.2 62.6 63.1 64.0 p 61.9 p 61.3

Over 12-month span:

2001 ........................................................ 59.5 59.5 53.4 49.3 48.6 45.0 43.3 43.9 39.9 37.8 37.1 34.9

2002 ........................................................ 33.6 31.7 30.2 30.4 30.2 29.1 32.0 31.3 30.0 29.5 32.9 34.7

2003 ........................................................ 34.5 31.5 32.9 33.5 34.2 35.1 32.7 33.1 37.1 36.7 37.2 39.2

2004 ........................................................ 40.3 42.1 44.8 48.7 52.0 56.7 57.4 57.6 60.3 62.1 64.6 64.0

2005 ........................................................ 61.2 64.7 64.2 65.8 63.8 60.4 63.8 p 66.2 p 62.9

Over 1-month span:

2001 ........................................................ 22.0 17.3 22.0 17.9 16.1 22.6 13.1 15.5 18.5 17.3 14.9 11.9

2002 ........................................................ 19.0 19.6 22.0 32.1 26.2 31.0 35.7 23.2 28.6 15.5 18.5 16.7

2003 ........................................................ 35.1 19.0 19.0 11.9 19.6 20.8 22.6 24.4 32.7 35.1 39.9 42.9

2004 ........................................................ 39.3 49.4 50.0 65.5 60.1 51.8 60.7 48.8 42.9 42.3 46.4 44.6

2005 ........................................................ 42.3 44.6 41.1 47.6 44.0 33.9 50.0 p 36.9 p 48.2

Over 3-month span:

2001 ........................................................ 32.7 20.8 16.7 14.3 14.3 11.9 11.9 9.5 7.7 12.5 11.3 9.5

2002 ........................................................ 10.7 11.9 11.3 17.9 14.9 20.2 25.6 23.8 20.2 13.7 8.9 9.5

2003 ........................................................ 16.1 14.3 12.5 8.9 10.7 10.7 14.3 15.5 18.5 27.4 31.5 35.1

2004 ........................................................ 42.3 43.5 42.9 58.3 69.0 69.6 62.5 53.6 52.4 44.6 45.2 35.7

2005 ........................................................ 45.2 42.9 52.4 46.4 41.7 38.7 41.1 p 44.0 p 43.5

Over 6-month span:

2001 ........................................................ 22.6 24.4 21.4 19.6 14.3 11.9 13.1 11.3 10.7 7.1 7.7 5.4

2002 ........................................................ 6.0 8.3 8.3 9.5 7.1 13.1 12.5 11.3 14.3 8.3 8.3 7.7

2003 ........................................................ 12.5 10.1 7.1 8.3 11.3 10.7 4.8 10.1 13.1 16.7 19.6 26.8

2004 ........................................................ 27.4 29.8 33.3 47.0 52.4 57.1 60.1 58.9 58.9 50.6 45.2 42.9

2005 ........................................................ 43.5 44.0 42.3 39.3 38.7 36.9 36.9 p 35.1 p 39.9

Over 12-month span:

2001 ........................................................ 29.8 32.1 20.8 19.0 13.1 12.5 10.7 11.9 11.9 10.1 8.3 6.0

2002 ........................................................ 7.1 6.0 6.0 6.5 7.1 3.6 4.8 6.0 4.8 7.1 4.8 8.3

2003 ........................................................ 10.7 6.0 6.5 6.0 8.3 7.1 7.1 8.3 10.7 10.7 9.5 10.7

2004 ........................................................ 13.1 14.3 13.1 19.0 25.6 34.5 43.5 40.5 45.8 48.2 49.4 46.4

2005 ........................................................ 45.2 45.8 47.6 44.6 42.3 39.3 39.3 p 38.1 p 36.9

Manufacturing payrolls, 84 industries 1

1Based on seasonally adjusted data for 1-, 3-, and 6-month increasing plus one-half of the industries with unchanged employment, where

spans and unadjusted data for the 12-month span. 50 percent indicates an equal balance between industries with increasing 

p= preliminary. and decreasing employment. 

NOTE: Figures are the percent of industries with employment