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                     THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:  JANUARY 2007

   Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 111,000 in January, and the unemployment
rate was essentially unchanged at 4.6 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics
of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.  Job growth continued in sev-
eral service-providing industries over the month, and construction employment
also rose.  The number of manufacturing jobs continued to decline.
   
Unemployment (Household Survey Data)
   
   The number of unemployed persons (7.0 million) and the unemployment rate
(4.6 percent) were about unchanged in January.  Over the month, the unemploy-
ment rate for Hispanics (5.7 percent) increased, while the rates for the other
major worker groups--adult men (4.1 percent), adult women (4.0 percent), teen-
agers (15.0 percent), whites (4.1 percent), and blacks (8.0 percent)--were
little changed.  The unemployment rate for Asians was 3.2 percent, not season-
ally adjusted.  (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.)


Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
   
   In January, both total employment (146.0 million) and the employment-popu-
lation ratio (63.3 percent) were essentially unchanged.  The civilian labor
force (153.0 million) and the labor force participation rate (66.3 percent)
were also about the same as in December.  The participation rate in January
was 0.3 percentage point higher than a year earlier.  (See table A-1.)
   
Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
   
   About 1.6 million persons (not seasonally adjusted) were marginally at-
tached to the labor force in January--essentially unchanged from a year ago.
These individuals wanted and were available for work and had looked for a job
sometime in the prior 12 months.  They were not counted as unemployed, because
they had not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey.  Among the
marginally attached, there were 442,000 discouraged workers in January, about
the same as a year earlier.  Discouraged workers 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 in January had
not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey for reasons such as
school attendance or family responsibilities.  (See table A-13.)
   
   
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   |                Establishment and Household Data Changes               |
   |                                                                       |
   |   The establishment survey data in this release have been revised     |
   | as a result of the annual benchmarking process and the updating of    |
   | seasonal adjustment factors.  See the note beginning on page 5 for    |
   | more information on the revisions.                                    |
   |    In addition, household survey data for January 2007 reflect updated|
   | population controls.  See the note on page 6 for more information.    |
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Table A.  Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
_______________________________________________________________________________
                         |    Quarterly    |                          |
                         |    averages     |       Monthly data       |
                         |_________________|__________________________|  Dec.-
        Category         |      2006       |        2006     |  2007  |  Jan.
                         |_________________|_________________|________| change
                         |   III  |   IV   |  Nov.  |  Dec.  |  Jan.  |
 ________________________|________|________|________|________|________|________
     HOUSEHOLD DATA      |                 Labor force status
                         |_____________________________________________________
Civilian labor force ....| 151,703| 152,425| 152,449| 152,775| 152,974|    (1)
  Employment ............| 144,618| 145,629| 145,623| 145,926| 145,957|    (1)
  Unemployment ..........|   7,086|   6,797|   6,826|   6,849|   7,017|    (1)
Not in labor force ......|  77,464|  77,471|  77,456|  77,333|  77,676|    (1)
                         |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                         |                 Unemployment rates
                         |_____________________________________________________
All workers .............|     4.7|     4.5|     4.5|     4.5|     4.6|    0.1
  Adult men .............|     4.0|     3.9|     3.9|     4.0|     4.1|     .1
  Adult women ...........|     4.2|     3.9|     4.0|     3.9|     4.0|     .1
  Teenagers .............|    16.1|    15.1|    15.1|    15.2|    15.0|    -.2
  White .................|     4.1|     3.9|     3.9|     4.0|     4.1|     .1
  Black or African       |        |        |        |        |        |
    American ............|     9.1|     8.5|     8.6|     8.4|     8.0|    -.4
  Hispanic or Latino     |        |        |        |        |        |
    ethnicity ...........|     5.3|     4.8|     5.0|     4.9|     5.7|     .8
                         |________|________|________|________|________|________
  ESTABLISHMENT DATA (2) |                     Employment
                         |_____________________________________________________
Nonfarm employment.......| 136,442|p136,944| 136,941|p137,147|p137,258|   p111
  Goods-producing (3)....|  22,625| p22,540|  22,525| p22,522| p22,529|     p7
    Construction ........|   7,716|  p7,694|   7,683|  p7,693|  p7,715|    p22
    Manufacturing .......|  14,218| p14,145|  14,143| p14,125| p14,109|   p-16
  Service-providing (3)..| 113,817|p114,404| 114,416|p114,625|p114,729|   p104
    Retail trade (4).....|  15,298| p15,313|  15,328| p15,314| p15,318|     p4
    Professional and     |        |        |        |        |        |
      business services .|  17,615| p17,729|  17,726| p17,800| p17,825|    p25
    Education and health |        |        |        |        |        |
      services ..........|  17,889| p18,021|  18,018| p18,068| p18,099|    p31
    Leisure and          |        |        |        |        |        |
      hospitality .......|  13,184| p13,315|  13,324| p13,364| p13,387|    p23
    Government ..........|  22,030| p22,104|  22,106| p22,107| p22,121|    p14
                         |________|________|________|________|________|________
                         |                  Hours of work (5)
                         |_____________________________________________________
Total private ...........|    33.8|   p33.9|    33.8|   p33.9|   p33.8|  p-0.1
  Manufacturing .........|    41.3|   p41.1|    41.0|   p41.0|   p40.8|   p-.2
    Overtime ............|     4.4|    p4.2|     4.1|    p4.2|    p4.1|   p-.1
                         |________|________|________|________|________|________
                         |   Indexes of aggregate weekly hours (2002=100)(5)
                         |_____________________________________________________
Total private ...........|   106.0|  p106.5|   106.3|  p106.8|  p106.7|  p-0.1
                         |________|________|________|________|________|________
                         |                     Earnings (5)
                         |_____________________________________________________
Average hourly earnings, |        |        |        |        |        |
  total private .........|  $16.84| p$17.00|  $16.99| p$17.06| p$17.09| p$0.03
Average weekly earnings, |        |        |        |        |        |
  total private .........|  569.64| p575.62|  574.26| p578.33| p577.64|  p-.69
_________________________|________|________|________|________|________|________

   1 Changes in household data levels are not shown due to the introduction of
updated population controls. See the note on page 6 for more information.
   2 Establishment data have been revised to reflect March 2006 benchmark levels
and updated seasonal adjustment factors.  See the note on page 5 for more
information.
   3 Includes other industries, not shown separately.
   4 Quarterly averages and the over-the-month change are calculated using
unrounded data.
   5 Data relate to private production and nonsupervisory workers.
  p = preliminary.

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Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data)

   In January, total payroll employment increased by 111,000, to 137.3 million,
seasonally adjusted.  This increase followed gains of 196,000 in November and
206,000 in December (as revised).  In 2006, payroll employment rose by an aver-
age of 187,000 per month.  In January, employment continued to increase in some
service-providing industries.  In addition, construction employment was up, while
manufacturing employment continued to trend down.  (See table B-1.)
   
   In the service-providing sector, health care employment was up by 18,000 in
January, following a gain of 43,000 in December.  In 2006, health care employ-
ment increased by an average of 28,000 a month.  In January, employment con-
tinued to trend up in hospitals, ambulatory health care, and nursing and res-
idential care facilities.
   
   Professional and business services employment continued to trend up in
January (+25,000), following large gains that averaged 69,000 in the prior
2 months.  Within this industry, employment in architectural and engineering
services rose by 9,000 over the month.
   
   Food services employment was up by 21,000 in January.  Over the past 12
months, the industry added 347,000 jobs.  Employment continued to expand over
the month in transportation and warehousing; the industry has gained 116,000
jobs over the year.
   
   Elsewhere in the service-providing sector, employment was essentially
unchanged over the month in both wholesale and retail trade.  Employment
in financial activities was about unchanged; within the industry, insurance
carriers lost 6,000 jobs.  In information, employment was little changed
following a large increase in December.
   
   In the goods-producing sector, construction employment was up by 22,000
in January.  Employment gains in nonresidential building (9,000) and in
nonresidential specialty trade contracting (19,000) more than offset small
declines in residential construction.  Since its peak in February 2006,
residential specialty trade contracting has lost 104,000 jobs while its
nonresidential counterpart has added 126,000 jobs.
   
                                  - 4 -
   
   Manufacturing employment continued to trend down over the month.  Job
losses continued in motor vehicles and parts (-23,000), in furniture and re-
lated products (-4,000), and in textile mills (-4,000).  Computer and peri-
pheral equipment lost 6,000 jobs over the month.  An increase in plastics and
rubber employment reflected the return of workers from a strike.  Elsewhere
in the goods-producing sector, mining employment was essentially unchanged.
   
Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)
   
   The average workweek for production and nonsupervisory workers on private
nonfarm payrolls fell by 0.1 hour to 33.8 hours in January.  Weekly hours for
factory workers declined by 0.2 hour to 40.8 hours, while factory overtime
hours decreased by 0.1 hour to 4.1 hours.  Since peaking in July, the factory
workweek fell by 0.7 hour.  (See table B-2.)
   
   The index of aggregate weekly hours of production and nonsupervisory workers
fell by 0.1 percent in January to 106.7 (2002=100).  The manufacturing index
fell by 0.8 percent to 94.4.  (See table B-5.)
   
Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data)
   
   Average hourly earnings of production and nonsupervisory workers on private
nonfarm payrolls increased by 3 cents, or 0.2 percent, in January to $17.09.
This increase followed a gain of 7 cents in December.  Average weekly earnings
fell by 0.1 percent in January to $577.64.  Over the year, both hourly earnings
and weekly earnings rose by 4.0 percent.  (See table B-3.)


                         ______________________________


   The Employment Situation for February 2007 is scheduled to be released on
Friday, March 9, at 8:30 A.M. (EST).

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                     Revisions to Establishment Survey Data

  In accordance with annual practice, the establishment survey data have been
revised to reflect comprehensive universe counts of payroll jobs, or benchmarks.
These counts are derived principally from unemployment insurance tax records for
March 2006.  As a result of the benchmark process, all not seasonally adjusted
data series were subject to revision from April 2005 forward, the time period
since the last benchmark was established.  In addition, with this release, the
seasonally adjusted establishment survey data from January 2002 forward were
subject to revision due to the introduction of updated seasonal adjustment
factors.
  
  Table B presents revised total nonfarm employment data on a seasonally
adjusted basis for January through December 2006.  The revised data for April
2006 forward incorporate the effect of applying the rate of change measured by
the sample to the new benchmark level, as well as updated net business birth/
death model adjustments and new seasonal adjustment factors.  The November and
December 2006 revisions also reflect the routine incorporation of additional
sample receipts into the November final and December second preliminary esti-
mates.  The total nonfarm employment level for March 2006 was revised upward
by 752,000 (754,000 on a seasonally adjusted basis).  The previously published
level for December 2006 was revised upward by 981,000 (933,000 on a seasonally
adjusted basis).
   
  The February 2007 issue of Employment and Earnings will contain an article
that discusses the benchmark and post-benchmark revisions.  This issue also
will provide revised estimates for all regularly published tables containing
national establishment survey data on employment, hours, and earnings.  LABSTAT,
the BLS public database on the Internet, contains all revised historical Current
Employment Statistics (CES) data.  The data, as well as the Employment and
Earnings article and accompanying tables, can be accessed through the CES
homepage at http://www.bls.gov/ces/.  Information on the revisions released
today also may be obtained by calling (202) 691-6555.

   

   Table B.  Revisions in total nonfarm employment, January-December 2006,
   seasonally adjusted
   
   (In thousands)
   _______________________________________________________________________
                  |                     |
                  |       Levels        |      Over-the-month changes
                  |---------------------|---------------------------------
    Year and month|    As    |    As    |    As    |    As    |
                  |previously|  revised |previously|  revised | Difference
                  |published |          |published |          |
   _______________|__________|__________|__________|__________|___________
         2006     |          |          |          |          |
   January........|  134,530 |  135,110 |    154   |   206    |     52
   February.......|  134,730 |  135,410 |    200   |   300    |    100
   March..........|  134,905 |  135,659 |    175   |   249    |     74
   April..........|  135,017 |  135,803 |    112   |   144    |     32
   May............|  135,117 |  135,906 |    100   |   103    |      3
   June...........|  135,251 |  136,030 |    134   |   124    |    -10
   July...........|  135,374 |  136,252 |    123   |   222    |     99
   August.........|  135,604 |  136,438 |    230   |   186    |    -44
   September......|  135,807 |  136,636 |    203   |   198    |     -5
   October........|  135,893 |  136,745 |     86   |   109    |     23
   November.......|  136,047 |  136,941 |    154   |   196    |     42
   December(p)....|  136,214 |  137,147 |    167   |   206    |     39
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      p = preliminary.

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          Adjustments to Population Estimates for the Household Survey

  Effective with data for January 2007, updated population controls have been
used in the household survey.  Population controls for the household survey are
developed by the U.S. Census Bureau.  Each year, the Census Bureau updates the
controls to reflect new information and assumptions about the growth of the
population.  The change in population reflected in the new controls results from
adjustments to the estimates of net international migration and updated vital
statistics information.

   Official population and labor force estimates for December 2006 and earlier
months will not be revised.  To assess the impact of the updated population
controls on trend growth, however, December 2006 estimates for selected data
series (not seasonally adjusted) were recalculated using the new controls.  The
differences from estimates based on the old controls are shown in table C.  The
adjustments increased the estimated size of the civilian noninstitutional popu-
lation by 321,000, of the civilian labor force by 163,000, and of employment by
153,000; the new population controls had a negligible impact on unemployment
rates and other percentage estimates.  Table D shows the effect of the intro-
duction of new population controls on the over-the-month changes between Decem-
ber 2006 and January 2007.  More detailed information on the population adjust-
ments and their effect on national labor force estimates is available at
http://www.bls.gov/cps/cps07adj.pdf on the Internet and also will be published
in the February 2007 issue of Employment and Earnings.


   Table C.  Effect of the revised population controls on December 2006 
   estimates by sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, not seasonally 
   adjusted
     
   (Numbers in thousands)
   ________________________________________________________________________
                            |     |   |     |     |        |     |
                            |     |   |     |     |Black or|     | Hispanic
           Category         |Total|Men|Women|White| African|Asian|or Latino
                            |     |   |     |     |American|     |ethnicity
   _________________________|_____|___|_____|_____|________|_____|_________
                            |     |   |     |     |        |     |
   Civilian noninstitutional|     |   |     |     |        |     |
      population............| 321 |123| 198 | 215 |     6  | 110 |    188
     Civilian labor force...| 163 | 73|  90 | 101 |    -3  |  74 |    133
       Employed.............| 153 | 68|  85 |  94 |    -4  |  72 |    124
       Unemployed...........|  10 |  6|   4 |   8 |     1  |   2 |      9
         Unemployment rate..|  .0 | .0|  .0 |  .0 |    .0  |  .0 |     .0
   _________________________|_____|___|_____|_____|________|_____|_________
   
      NOTE:  Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African
   American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented
   for all races.  In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as
   Hispanic or Latino may be of any race and, therefore, are classified by
   ethnicity as well as by race.
   
                                  - 7 -
   
   Table D.  Effect of the revised population controls on the December 2006-
   January 2007 over-the-month changes in selected labor force measures
   
   (Numbers in thousands)
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                                         |           |          | 
                                         | Dec.-Jan. |   2007   |  
                  Category               |  change,  |population| Adjusted
                                         |    as     | control  | Dec.-Jan.  
                                         | published |  effect  |  change
                                         |           |          |   
   --------------------------------------|-----------|----------|------------
                                         |           |          |
   Civilian noninstitutional population..|    542    |    321   |    221
     Civilian labor force................|    199    |    163   |     36
         Participation rate..............|    -.1    |     .0   |    -.1
       Employed..........................|     31    |    153   |   -122
         Employment-population ratio.....|    -.1    |     .0   |    -.1
       Unemployed........................|    168    |     10   |    158
         Unemployment rate...............|     .1    |     .0   |     .1
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Technical Note


   This news release presents statistics from two major surveys, the Current
Population Survey (household survey) and the Current Employment Statistics
survey (establishment survey).  The household survey provides the informa-
tion on the labor force, employment, and unemployment that appears in the
A tables, marked HOUSEHOLD DATA.  It is a sample survey of about 60,000 house-
holds conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the Bureau of Labor Statistics
(BLS).
 
   The establishment survey provides the information on the employment,
hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm payrolls that appears in the 
B tables, marked ESTABLISHMENT DATA.  This information is collected from
payroll records by BLS in cooperation with state agencies.  The sample 
includes about 160,000 businesses and government agencies covering ap-
proximately 400,000 individual worksites.  The active sample includes 
about one-third of all nonfarm payroll workers.  The sample is drawn 
from a sampling frame of unemployment insurance tax accounts.

   For both surveys, the data for a given month  relate to a particular week
or pay period.  In the household survey,  the reference week is generally
the calendar week that contains the 12th day of the month.  In the establish-
ment survey, the reference  period is the pay period including the 12th,
which may or may not correspond directly to the calendar week.

Coverage, definitions, and differences between surveys
 
   Household survey.  The sample  is selected  to reflect the entire
civilian noninstitutional population.  Based on responses to a series of
questions on work and job search activities, each person  16 years and over
in a sample household is classified as employed, unemployed, or not in the
labor force.
   
   People are classified as employed if they did any work at all as paid
employees during the reference week; worked in their own business, pro-
fession, or on their own farm; or worked without pay at least 15 hours
in a family business or farm.  People are also counted as employed if they
were temporarily absent from their jobs because of illness, bad weather,
vacation, labor-management disputes, or personal reasons.
 
   People are classified as unemployed if they meet all of the following
criteria:  They had no employment during the  reference week; they were
available for work at that time; and they made specific efforts to find
employment sometime during the 4-week period ending with the reference
week.  Persons laid off from  a job and expecting recall need not be
looking for work to be counted as unemployed.  The unemployment data
derived from the household survey in no way depend upon the eligibility
for or receipt of unemployment insurance benefits.
 
   The civilian labor force  is the sum of employed and  unemployed persons.
Those not classified as employed or unemployed are not in the labor force.
The unemployment rate is the number unemployed as a percent of the  labor
force.  The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent
of the population, and the employment-population ratio is the employed as a
percent of the population.
                                  
                                  - 9 -
 
   Establishment survey.  The sample establishments are drawn from pri-
vate nonfarm businesses such as factories, offices, and stores, as well
as federal, state, and local government entities.  Employees on nonfarm
payrolls are those who received pay for any part of the reference pay
period, including persons on paid leave.  Persons are counted in each job
they hold.  Hours and earnings data are for private businesses and relate
only to production workers in the goods-producing sector and nonsupervisory
workers in the service-providing sector.  Industries are classified on the
basis of their principal activity in accordance with the 2002 version of
the North American Industry Classification System.

   Differences in employment estimates.  The numerous conceptual and method-
ological differences between the household and establishment surveys result
in important distinctions in the employment estimates derived from the sur-
veys.  Among these are:
 
   --The household survey includes agricultural workers, the self-employed,
unpaid family workers, and private household workers among the employed.
These groups are excluded from the establishment survey.

   --The household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the employed.
The establishment survey does not.
 
   --The household survey is limited to  workers 16 years of age and older.
The establishment survey is not limited by age.
 
   --The  household survey has no duplication of individuals, because in-
dividuals  are counted only once, even if they hold more than one job. In
the establishment survey, employees working at more than one job  and thus
appearing on more than one payroll would be counted separately for each
appearance.
 
Seasonal adjustment
 
   Over the course of a year, the size of the nation's labor force and the
levels of employment and unemployment undergo sharp fluctuations due to
such seasonal events as changes in weather, reduced or expanded production,
harvests, major holidays, and the opening and closing of schools.  The ef-
fect of such seasonal  variation can  be  very large; seasonal fluctua-
tions may account for as much as 95 percent of the month-to-month changes
in unemployment.
 
   Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern
each year, their influence on statistical trends can be eliminated by ad-
justing the statistics from month to month.  These adjustments make non-
seasonal developments, such as declines in economic activity or increases
in the participation of women in the labor force, easier to spot.  For
example, the large number of youth entering the labor force each June is
likely to obscure any other changes that have taken place relative to May,
making it difficult to determine if the level of economic activity has risen
or declined.  However, because the effect of students finishing school in
previous years is known, the statistics for the current year can be adjusted
to allow for a comparable change.  Insofar as the seasonal adjustment is made
correctly, the adjusted figure provides a more useful tool with which to ana-
lyze changes in economic activity.
 
                                  - 10 -
 
   Most seasonally adjusted series are independently adjusted in both the 
household and establishment surveys.  However, the adjusted series for many 
major estimates, such as total payroll employment, employment in most super-
sectors, total employment, and unemployment are computed by aggregating in-
dependently adjusted component series.  For example, total unemployment is 
derived by summing the adjusted series for four major age-sex components; 
this differs from the unemployment estimate that would be obtained by di-
rectly adjusting the total or by combining the duration, reasons, or more 
detailed age categories.

   For both the household and establishment surveys, a concurrent seasonal
adjustment methodology is used in which new seasonal factors are calculated 
each month, using all relevant data, up to and including the data for the 
current month.  In the household survey, new seasonal factors are used to
adjust only the current month's data.  In the establishment survey, however, 
new seasonal factors are used each month to adjust the three most recent 
monthly estimates.  In both surveys, revisions to historical data are made 
once a year.

Reliability of the estimates
 
   Statistics based on the household and establishment surveys are subject
to both sampling and nonsampling error.  When a sample rather than the en-
tire population is surveyed, there is a chance that the sample estimates
may differ from the "true" population values they represent.  The exact
difference, or sampling error, varies depending on the particular sample
selected, and this variability is measured by the standard error of the
estimate.  There is about a 90-percent chance, or level of confidence,
that an estimate based on a sample will differ by no more than 1.6 stand-
ard errors from the "true" population value because of sampling error.
BLS analyses are generally conducted at the 90-percent level of confidence.
 
   For example, the confidence interval for the monthly change in total
employment from the household survey is on the order of plus or minus
430,000.  Suppose the estimate of total employment increases by 100,000
from one month to the next.  The 90-percent confidence interval on the
monthly change would range from -330,000 to 530,000 (100,000 +/- 430,000).
These figures do not mean that the sample results are off by these
magnitudes, but rather that there is about a 90-percent chance that the
"true" over-the-month change lies within this interval.  Since this range
includes values of less than zero, we could not say with confidence that
employment had, in fact, increased.  If, however, the reported employment
rise was half a million, then all of the values within the 90-percent
confidence interval would be greater than zero.  In this case, it is likely
(at least a 90-percent chance) that an employment rise had, in fact, oc-
curred.  At an unemployment rate of around 5.5 percent, the 90-percent con-
fidence interval for the monthly change in unemployment is about +/- 280,000, 
and for the monthly change in the unemployment rate it is about +/- .19 
percentage point.
 
   In general, estimates involving many individuals or establishments have
lower standard errors (relative to the size of the estimate) than estimates
which are based on a small number of observations.  The precision of esti-
mates is also improved when the data are cumulated over time such as for
quarterly and annual averages.  The seasonal adjustment process can also im-
prove the stability of the monthly estimates.
 
                                  - 11 -
 
   The household and establishment surveys are also affected by nonsampling
error.  Nonsampling errors can occur for many reasons, including the failure
to sample a segment of the population, inability to obtain information for
all respondents in the sample, inability or unwillingness of respondents to
provide correct information on a timely basis, mistakes made by respondents,
and errors made in the collection or processing of the data.
 
   For example, in the establishment survey, estimates for the most recent 
2 months are based on substantially incomplete returns; for this reason,
these estimates are labeled preliminary in the tables.  It is only after
two successive revisions to a monthly estimate, when nearly all sample
reports have been received, that the estimate is considered final.
   
   Another major source of nonsampling error in the establishment survey is
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     HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                                         HOUSEHOLD DATA
     
     Table A-1.  Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age

     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                             Not seasonally adjusted                          Seasonally adjusted (1)                     
                                                                                                                                                          
              Employment status, sex, and age                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                           Jan.       Dec.       Jan.       Jan.       Sept.      Oct.       Nov.       Dec.       Jan.   
                                                           2006       2006       2007       2006       2006       2006       2006       2006       2007   
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                           TOTAL                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
     Civilian noninstitutional population..............   227,553    230,108    230,650    227,553    229,420    229,675    229,905    230,108    230,650 
       Civilian labor force............................   149,090    152,571    151,924    150,122    151,818    152,052    152,449    152,775    152,974 
             Participation rate........................      65.5       66.3       65.9       66.0       66.2       66.2       66.3       66.4       66.3 
         Employed......................................   141,481    146,081    144,275    143,099    144,906    145,337    145,623    145,926    145,957 
             Employment-population ratio...............      62.2       63.5       62.6       62.9       63.2       63.3       63.3       63.4       63.3 
         Unemployed....................................     7,608      6,491      7,649      7,023      6,912      6,715      6,826      6,849      7,017 
             Unemployment rate.........................       5.1        4.3        5.0        4.7        4.6        4.4        4.5        4.5        4.6 
       Not in labor force..............................    78,463     77,537     78,726     77,431     77,602     77,623     77,456     77,333     77,676 
         Persons who currently want a job..............     5,095      4,121      4,633      4,932      4,643      4,759      4,778      4,506      4,520 
                                                                                                                                                          
                   Men, 16 years and over                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                          
     Civilian noninstitutional population..............   109,936    111,288    111,528    109,936    110,925    111,059    111,180    111,288    111,528 
       Civilian labor force............................    79,814     81,715     81,340     80,539     81,532     81,612     81,798     82,030     82,060 
             Participation rate........................      72.6       73.4       72.9       73.3       73.5       73.5       73.6       73.7       73.6 
         Employed......................................    75,605     78,030     76,934     76,864     77,920     77,985     78,148     78,311     78,237 
             Employment-population ratio...............      68.8       70.1       69.0       69.9       70.2       70.2       70.3       70.4       70.2 
         Unemployed....................................     4,209      3,684      4,406      3,675      3,612      3,626      3,650      3,718      3,823 
             Unemployment rate.........................       5.3        4.5        5.4        4.6        4.4        4.4        4.5        4.5        4.7 
       Not in labor force..............................    30,122     29,573     30,188     29,397     29,393     29,448     29,382     29,259     29,468 
                                                                                                                                                          
                   Men, 20 years and over                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                          
     Civilian noninstitutional population..............   101,560    102,751    102,956    101,560    102,428    102,549    102,656    102,751    102,956 
       Civilian labor force............................    76,513     78,198     77,991     76,927     77,823     77,936     78,123     78,334     78,384 
             Participation rate........................      75.3       76.1       75.8       75.7       76.0       76.0       76.1       76.2       76.1 
         Employed......................................    72,864     75,040     74,146     73,837     74,868     74,924     75,088     75,235     75,158 
             Employment-population ratio...............      71.7       73.0       72.0       72.7       73.1       73.1       73.1       73.2       73.0 
         Unemployed....................................     3,648      3,158      3,845      3,090      2,954      3,012      3,036      3,100      3,226 
             Unemployment rate.........................       4.8        4.0        4.9        4.0        3.8        3.9        3.9        4.0        4.1 
       Not in labor force..............................    25,047     24,553     24,965     24,632     24,606     24,613     24,533     24,417     24,572 
                                                                                                                                                          
                  Women, 16 years and over                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                          
     Civilian noninstitutional population..............   117,617    118,820    119,122    117,617    118,495    118,616    118,724    118,820    119,122 
       Civilian labor force............................    69,276     70,856     70,584     69,583     70,286     70,440     70,651     70,745     70,914 
             Participation rate........................      58.9       59.6       59.3       59.2       59.3       59.4       59.5       59.5       59.5 
         Employed......................................    65,876     68,050     67,341     66,235     66,986     67,352     67,475     67,615     67,720 
             Employment-population ratio...............      56.0       57.3       56.5       56.3       56.5       56.8       56.8       56.9       56.8 
         Unemployed....................................     3,399      2,806      3,243      3,348      3,300      3,089      3,176      3,130      3,194 
             Unemployment rate.........................       4.9        4.0        4.6        4.8        4.7        4.4        4.5        4.4        4.5 
       Not in labor force..............................    48,341     47,963     48,538     48,034     48,209     48,175     48,073     48,074     48,207 
                                                                                                                                                          
                  Women, 20 years and over                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                          
     Civilian noninstitutional population..............   109,478    110,528    110,803    109,478    110,241    110,349    110,445    110,528    110,803 
       Civilian labor force............................    65,929     67,412     67,270     66,016     66,754     66,851     67,024     67,132     67,361 
             Participation rate........................      60.2       61.0       60.7       60.3       60.6       60.6       60.7       60.7       60.8 
         Employed......................................    62,997     64,988     64,473     63,172     63,978     64,252     64,333     64,491     64,654 
             Employment-population ratio...............      57.5       58.8       58.2       57.7       58.0       58.2       58.2       58.3       58.4 
         Unemployed....................................     2,933      2,424      2,797      2,844      2,776      2,599      2,691      2,641      2,707 
             Unemployment rate.........................       4.4        3.6        4.2        4.3        4.2        3.9        4.0        3.9        4.0 
       Not in labor force..............................    43,548     43,116     43,533     43,461     43,487     43,498     43,420     43,396     43,442 
                                                                                                                                                          
                 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                          
     Civilian noninstitutional population..............    16,515     16,829     16,891     16,515     16,751     16,776     16,804     16,829     16,891 
       Civilian labor force............................     6,648      6,961      6,663      7,178      7,242      7,264      7,301      7,309      7,228 
             Participation rate........................      40.3       41.4       39.4       43.5       43.2       43.3       43.5       43.4       42.8 
         Employed......................................     5,620      6,052      5,656      6,090      6,060      6,161      6,202      6,200      6,145 
             Employment-population ratio...............      34.0       36.0       33.5       36.9       36.2       36.7       36.9       36.8       36.4 
         Unemployed....................................     1,028        909      1,007      1,089      1,182      1,104      1,099      1,108      1,083 
             Unemployment rate.........................      15.5       13.1       15.1       15.2       16.3       15.2       15.1       15.2       15.0 
       Not in labor force..............................     9,867      9,868     10,228      9,337      9,509      9,512      9,502      9,520      9,662 

       1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted
     columns.
       NOTE:  Beginning in January 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.





     HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                                         HOUSEHOLD DATA
     
     Table A-2.  Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age
     
     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                             Not seasonally adjusted                          Seasonally adjusted (1)                     
                                                                                                                                                          
           Employment status, race, sex, and age                                                                                                          
                                                           Jan.       Dec.       Jan.       Jan.       Sept.      Oct.       Nov.       Dec.       Jan.   
                                                           2006       2006       2007       2006       2006       2006       2006       2006       2007   
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                           WHITE                                                                                                                          
     Civilian noninstitutional population..............   185,436    187,115    187,471    185,436    186,669    186,840    186,988    187,115    187,471 
       Civilian labor force............................   122,351    124,640    124,106    123,146    124,062    124,364    124,536    124,783    124,908 
           Participation rate..........................      66.0       66.6       66.2       66.4       66.5       66.6       66.6       66.7       66.6 
         Employed......................................   116,745    119,923    118,392    118,075    119,164    119,511    119,636    119,813    119,767 
           Employment-population ratio.................      63.0       64.1       63.2       63.7       63.8       64.0       64.0       64.0       63.9 
         Unemployed....................................     5,605      4,717      5,714      5,072      4,898      4,853      4,900      4,970      5,141 
           Unemployment rate...........................       4.6        3.8        4.6        4.1        3.9        3.9        3.9        4.0        4.1 
       Not in labor force..............................    63,085     62,475     63,365     62,290     62,607     62,476     62,452     62,333     62,562 
                                                                                                                                                          
                   Men, 20 years and over                                                                                                                 
       Civilian labor force............................    63,890     64,994     64,733     64,262     64,594     64,792     64,935     65,084     65,109 
           Participation rate..........................      76.0       76.6       76.1       76.4       76.3       76.5       76.6       76.7       76.6 
         Employed......................................    61,100     62,615     61,806     61,945     62,465     62,613     62,712     62,766     62,693 
           Employment-population ratio.................      72.7       73.8       72.7       73.7       73.8       73.9       73.9       73.9       73.7 
         Unemployed....................................     2,790      2,379      2,927      2,316      2,129      2,179      2,223      2,318      2,416 
           Unemployment rate...........................       4.4        3.7        4.5        3.6        3.3        3.4        3.4        3.6        3.7 
                                                                                                                                                          
                  Women, 20 years and over                                                                                                                
       Civilian labor force............................    52,900     53,836     53,829     52,884     53,497     53,614     53,594     53,633     53,809 
           Participation rate..........................      59.7       60.3       60.2       59.7       60.0       60.1       60.1       60.1       60.1 
         Employed......................................    50,847     52,201     51,804     50,915     51,552     51,740     51,700     51,795     51,877 
           Employment-population ratio.................      57.4       58.5       57.9       57.5       57.9       58.0       57.9       58.0       58.0 
         Unemployed....................................     2,052      1,635      2,025      1,968      1,945      1,874      1,893      1,838      1,932 
           Unemployment rate...........................       3.9        3.0        3.8        3.7        3.6        3.5        3.5        3.4        3.6 
                                                                                                                                                          
                 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                                               
       Civilian labor force............................     5,561      5,810      5,543      6,001      5,970      5,958      6,008      6,066      5,990 
           Participation rate..........................      43.6       44.9       42.7       47.1       46.3       46.1       46.4       46.8       46.1 
         Employed......................................     4,798      5,106      4,782      5,214      5,147      5,158      5,223      5,252      5,197 
           Employment-population ratio.................      37.6       39.4       36.8       40.9       39.9       39.9       40.4       40.5       40.0 
         Unemployed....................................       763        704        761        787        824        800        784        814        793 
           Unemployment rate...........................      13.7       12.1       13.7       13.1       13.8       13.4       13.1       13.4       13.2 
                                                                                                                                                          
                 BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN                                                                                                                
     Civilian noninstitutional population..............    26,788     27,231     27,276     26,788     27,109     27,153     27,193     27,231     27,276 
       Civilian labor force............................    16,764     17,531     17,408     16,990     17,225     17,378     17,444     17,512     17,639 
           Participation rate..........................      62.6       64.4       63.8       63.4       63.5       64.0       64.2       64.3       64.7 
         Employed......................................    15,231     16,138     15,973     15,489     15,659     15,902     15,950     16,045     16,226 
           Employment-population ratio.................      56.9       59.3       58.6       57.8       57.8       58.6       58.7       58.9       59.5 
         Unemployed....................................     1,532      1,393      1,435      1,501      1,565      1,476      1,494      1,466      1,412 
           Unemployment rate...........................       9.1        7.9        8.2        8.8        9.1        8.5        8.6        8.4        8.0 
       Not in labor force..............................    10,024      9,700      9,868      9,798      9,884      9,774      9,749      9,719      9,637 
                                                                                                                                                          
                   Men, 20 years and over                                                                                                                 
       Civilian labor force............................     7,473      7,824      7,839      7,527      7,731      7,747      7,778      7,812      7,893 
           Participation rate..........................      69.4       71.4       71.5       69.9       70.9       70.9       71.1       71.3       72.0 
         Employed......................................     6,840      7,253      7,188      6,958      7,098      7,109      7,170      7,240      7,304 
           Employment-population ratio.................      63.5       66.2       65.5       64.6       65.1       65.1       65.5       66.1       66.6 
         Unemployed....................................       633        571        652        568        632        639        608        572        588 
           Unemployment rate...........................       8.5        7.3        8.3        7.6        8.2        8.2        7.8        7.3        7.5 
                                                                                                                                                          
                  Women, 20 years and over                                                                                                                
       Civilian labor force............................     8,587      8,875      8,818      8,673      8,657      8,721      8,798      8,840      8,891 
           Participation rate..........................      63.7       64.9       64.4       64.3       63.6       63.9       64.4       64.7       64.9 
         Employed......................................     7,892      8,221      8,244      7,983      7,988      8,122      8,152      8,171      8,316 
           Employment-population ratio.................      58.5       60.1       60.2       59.2       58.7       59.6       59.7       59.8       60.7 
         Unemployed....................................       695        653        574        689        669        599        647        669        575 
           Unemployment rate...........................       8.1        7.4        6.5        7.9        7.7        6.9        7.4        7.6        6.5 
                                                                                                                                                          
                 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                                               
       Civilian labor force............................       703        832        750        791        837        910        868        860        855 
           Participation rate..........................      27.9       32.0       28.7       31.3       32.4       35.1       33.4       33.0       32.7 
         Employed......................................       499        664        541        548        573        671        629        634        606 
           Employment-population ratio.................      19.8       25.5       20.7       21.7       22.2       25.9       24.2       24.4       23.2 
         Unemployed....................................       204        168        210        243        264        239        239        226        249 
           Unemployment rate...........................      29.0       20.2       27.9       30.7       31.6       26.3       27.6       26.2       29.1 
                                                                                                                                                          
                           ASIAN                                                                                                                          
     Civilian noninstutional population................     9,990     10,257     10,394        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2) 
       Civilian labor force............................     6,565      6,824      6,901        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2) 
           Participation rate..........................      65.7       66.5       66.4        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2) 
         Employed......................................     6,357      6,657      6,680        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2) 
           Employment-population ratio.................      63.6       64.9       64.3        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2) 
         Unemployed....................................       208        167        220        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2) 
           Unemployment rate...........................       3.2        2.4        3.2        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2) 
       Not in labor force..............................     3,425      3,433      3,493        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2) 

       1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted
     columns.
       2 Data not available.
       NOTE:  Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for all races.  Beginning in
     January 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.





     HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                                         HOUSEHOLD DATA
     
     Table A-3.  Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex and age

     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                             Not seasonally adjusted                          Seasonally adjusted (1)                     
                                                                                                                                                          
              Employment status, sex, and age                                                                                                             
                                                           Jan.       Dec.       Jan.       Jan.       Sept.      Oct.       Nov.       Dec.       Jan.   
                                                           2006       2006       2007       2006       2006       2006       2006       2006       2007   
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY                                                                                                              
     Civilian noninstitutional population..............    29,622     30,596     30,877     29,622     30,324     30,416     30,508     30,596     30,877 
       Civilian labor force............................    20,272     21,213     21,253     20,478     20,738     20,825     20,994     21,176     21,439 
           Participation rate..........................      68.4       69.3       68.8       69.1       68.4       68.5       68.8       69.2       69.4 
         Employed......................................    18,969     20,151     19,888     19,310     19,611     19,860     19,953     20,131     20,221 
           Employment-population ratio.................      64.0       65.9       64.4       65.2       64.7       65.3       65.4       65.8       65.5 
         Unemployed....................................     1,303      1,061      1,365      1,169      1,127        965      1,042      1,045      1,218 
           Unemployment rate...........................       6.4        5.0        6.4        5.7        5.4        4.6        5.0        4.9        5.7 
       Not in labor force..............................     9,349      9,383      9,624      9,143      9,586      9,591      9,513      9,419      9,438 
                                                                                                                                                          
                   Men, 20 years and over                                                                                                                 
       Civilian labor force............................    11,647     12,162     12,214       (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)  
           Participation rate..........................      84.3       85.2       84.8       (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)  
         Employed......................................    11,002     11,618     11,506       (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)  
           Employment-population ratio.................      79.6       81.4       79.9       (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)  
         Unemployed....................................       645        544        708       (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)  
           Unemployment rate...........................       5.5        4.5        5.8       (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)  
                                                                                                                                                          
                  Women, 20 years and over                                                                                                                
       Civilian labor force............................     7,605      7,916      7,933       (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)  
           Participation rate..........................      58.2       58.8       58.4       (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)  
         Employed......................................     7,142      7,588      7,489       (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)  
           Employment-population ratio.................      54.7       56.4       55.1       (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)  
         Unemployed....................................       464        328        444       (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)  
           Unemployment rate...........................       6.1        4.1        5.6       (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)  
                                                                                                                                                          
                 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                                               
       Civilian labor force............................     1,020      1,134      1,106       (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)  
           Participation rate..........................      37.3       39.7       38.3       (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)  
         Employed......................................       825        946        892       (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)  
           Employment-population ratio.................      30.2       33.1       30.9       (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)  
         Unemployed....................................       195        189        214       (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)  
           Unemployment rate...........................      19.1       16.6       19.3       (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)  

       1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted
     columns.
       2 Data not available.
       NOTE:  Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.  Beginning in January 2007, data reflect revised population
     controls used in the household survey.





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     Table A-4.  Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment
     
     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                             Not seasonally adjusted                            Seasonally adjusted                       
                                                                                                                                                          
                   Educational attainment                                                                                                                 
                                                           Jan.       Dec.       Jan.       Jan.       Sept.      Oct.       Nov.       Dec.       Jan.   
                                                           2006       2006       2007       2006       2006       2006       2006       2006       2007   
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
              Less than a high school diploma                                                                                                             
     Civilian labor force..............................    12,621     12,778     12,841     12,672     12,692     12,725     12,681     12,719     12,870 
         Participation rate............................      45.9       47.0       46.9       46.1       45.7       46.5       46.4       46.8       47.0 
       Employed........................................    11,580     11,862     11,807     11,784     11,873     11,993     11,855     11,877     11,993 
         Employment-population ratio...................      42.1       43.7       43.1       42.9       42.8       43.8       43.4       43.7       43.8 
       Unemployed......................................     1,041        915      1,034        887        819        732        826        842        877 
         Unemployment rate.............................       8.2        7.2        8.1        7.0        6.5        5.8        6.5        6.6        6.8 
                                                                                                                                                          
           High school graduates, no college (1)                                                                                                          
     Civilian labor force..............................    38,018     38,387     38,766     38,051     38,427     38,360     38,489     38,373     38,723 
         Participation rate............................      62.5       63.0       62.8       62.6       63.2       63.2       63.0       63.0       62.8 
       Employed........................................    36,075     36,744     36,866     36,377     36,800     36,780     36,837     36,722     37,083 
         Employment-population ratio...................      59.3       60.3       59.7       59.8       60.6       60.6       60.3       60.3       60.1 
       Unemployed......................................     1,943      1,643      1,900      1,674      1,627      1,581      1,652      1,651      1,641 
         Unemployment rate.............................       5.1        4.3        4.9        4.4        4.2        4.1        4.3        4.3        4.2 
                                                                                                                                                          
              Some college or associate degree                                                                                                            
     Civilian labor force..............................    35,265     35,514     34,891     35,434     35,472     35,702     35,469     35,593     35,092 
         Participation rate............................      71.9       72.3       71.8       72.3       72.5       72.4       72.4       72.5       72.2 
       Employed........................................    33,917     34,344     33,481     34,183     34,201     34,486     34,293     34,393     33,802 
         Employment-population ratio...................      69.2       70.0       68.9       69.7       69.9       69.9       70.0       70.1       69.6 
       Unemployed......................................     1,348      1,170      1,409      1,250      1,270      1,216      1,176      1,200      1,290 
         Unemployment rate.............................       3.8        3.3        4.0        3.5        3.6        3.4        3.3        3.4        3.7 
                                                                                                                                                          
              Bachelor's degree and higher (2)                                                                                                            
     Civilian labor force..............................    41,818     43,756     43,656     41,769     42,866     42,900     43,225     43,565     43,584 
         Participation rate............................      78.2       78.4       78.4       78.2       78.0       77.7       78.0       78.1       78.2 
       Employed........................................    40,907     43,001     42,713     40,890     41,994     42,088     42,423     42,742     42,673 
         Employment-population ratio...................      76.5       77.0       76.7       76.5       76.4       76.2       76.5       76.6       76.6 
       Unemployed......................................       911        754        943        878        872        812        802        823        911 
         Unemployment rate.............................       2.2        1.7        2.2        2.1        2.0        1.9        1.9        1.9        2.1 

       1 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.
       2 Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees. 
       NOTE:  Beginning in January 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.





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     Table A-5.  Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status
     
     (In thousands)
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                             Not seasonally adjusted                            Seasonally adjusted                       
                                                                                                                                                          
                          Category                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                           Jan.       Dec.       Jan.       Jan.       Sept.      Oct.       Nov.       Dec.       Jan.   
                                                           2006       2006       2007       2006       2006       2006       2006       2006       2007   
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                      CLASS OF WORKER                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                          
     Agriculture and related industries................     1,970      2,079      2,026      2,199      2,150      2,150      2,173      2,291      2,266 
       Wage and salary workers.........................     1,118      1,240      1,189      1,276      1,199      1,249      1,283      1,415      1,358 
       Self-employed workers...........................       834        825        828        898        946        882        869        879        890 
       Unpaid family workers...........................        17         13          9       (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)  
                                                                                                                                                          
     Nonagricultural industries........................   139,512    144,001    142,249    140,881    142,836    143,260    143,423    143,646    143,681 
       Wage and salary workers.........................   129,918    134,151    132,730    131,196    133,030    133,421    133,583    133,636    134,018 
         Government....................................    19,970     20,871     20,964     19,972     20,525     20,658     20,753     20,734     20,902 
         Private industries............................   109,948    113,280    111,766    111,245    112,515    112,759    112,811    112,888    113,050 
           Private households..........................       839        722        749       (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)  
           Other industries............................   109,109    112,558    111,017    110,411    111,757    111,990    112,057    112,147    112,309 
       Self-employed workers...........................     9,534      9,751      9,407      9,605      9,694      9,700      9,709      9,865      9,520 
       Unpaid family workers...........................        59         99        111       (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)  
                                                                                                                                                          
               PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME (2)                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                          
     All industries:                                                                                                                                      
     Part time for economic reasons....................     4,597      4,281      4,726      4,137      4,099      4,305      4,183      4,232      4,246 
         Slack work or business conditions.............     3,108      2,808      3,245      2,649      2,630      2,770      2,711      2,706      2,753 
         Could only find part-time work................     1,182      1,156      1,137      1,217      1,151      1,203      1,168      1,234      1,185 
       Part time for noneconomic reasons...............    19,908     20,808     20,009     19,646     19,631     19,467     19,780     19,885     19,761 
                                                                                                                                                          
     Nonagricultural industries:                                                                                                                          
     Part time for economic reasons....................     4,513      4,189      4,620      4,063      3,981      4,233      4,091      4,159      4,155 
         Slack work or business conditions.............     3,063      2,737      3,177      2,603      2,563      2,717      2,661      2,653      2,686 
         Could only find part-time work................     1,170      1,149      1,126      1,193      1,142      1,196      1,140      1,221      1,165 
       Part time for noneconomic reasons...............    19,545     20,456     19,676     19,291     19,289     19,170     19,423     19,512     19,410 

       1 Data not available.
       2 Persons at work excludes employed persons who were absent from their jobs during the entire reference week for reasons such as vacation, illness,
     or industrial dispute.  Part time for noneconomic reasons excludes persons who usually work full time but worked only 1 to 34 hours during the
     reference week for reasons such as holidays, illness, and bad weather.
       NOTE:  Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal
     adjustment of the various series.  Beginning in January 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.





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     Table A-6.  Selected employment indicators
     
     (In thousands)
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                             Not seasonally adjusted                            Seasonally adjusted                       
                                                                                                                                                          
                       Characteristic                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                           Jan.       Dec.       Jan.       Jan.       Sept.      Oct.       Nov.       Dec.       Jan.   
                                                           2006       2006       2007       2006       2006       2006       2006       2006       2007   
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                        AGE AND SEX                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                          
     Total, 16 years and over..........................   141,481    146,081    144,275    143,099    144,906    145,337    145,623    145,926    145,957 
       16 to 19 years..................................     5,620      6,052      5,656      6,090      6,060      6,161      6,202      6,200      6,145 
         16 to 17 years................................     2,099      2,449      2,174      2,296      2,449      2,560      2,520      2,513      2,394 
         18 to 19 years................................     3,522      3,603      3,482      3,790      3,608      3,598      3,665      3,655      3,734 
       20 years and over...............................   135,861    140,028    138,619    137,009    138,846    139,176    139,421    139,726    139,813 
         20 to 24 years................................    13,382     14,076     13,752     13,725     13,928     13,849     13,905     14,073     14,086 
         25 years and over.............................   122,479    125,952    124,868    123,269    124,964    125,351    125,548    125,677    125,634 
           25 to 54 years..............................    98,514    100,528    100,034     99,167     99,925    100,276    100,312    100,385    100,627 
             25 to 34 years............................    30,541     31,324     31,132     30,861     31,126     31,236     31,237     31,283     31,411 
             35 to 44 years............................    34,388     34,673     34,486     34,607     34,582     34,652     34,660     34,589     34,689 
             45 to 54 years............................    33,585     34,530     34,416     33,699     34,217     34,388     34,415     34,513     34,527 
           55 years and over...........................    23,965     25,424     24,833     24,102     25,038     25,075     25,235     25,293     25,007 
                                                                                                                                                          
     Men, 16 years and over............................    75,605     78,030     76,934     76,864     77,920     77,985     78,148     78,311     78,237 
       16 to 19 years..................................     2,741      2,991      2,788      3,027      3,051      3,061      3,060      3,077      3,079 
         16 to 17 years................................       942      1,136      1,041      1,081      1,173      1,179      1,190      1,193      1,195 
         18 to 19 years................................     1,799      1,855      1,746      1,937      1,865      1,878      1,855      1,872      1,881 
       20 years and over...............................    72,864     75,040     74,146     73,837     74,868     74,924     75,088     75,235     75,158 
         20 to 24 years................................     7,057      7,420      7,186      7,309      7,485      7,428      7,429      7,468      7,457 
         25 years and over.............................    65,807     67,620     66,960     66,510     67,375     67,485     67,668     67,776     67,648 
           25 to 54 years..............................    52,985     54,174     53,841     53,578     53,957     54,119     54,236     54,318     54,406 
             25 to 34 years............................    16,855     17,328     17,103     17,088     17,201     17,179     17,213     17,338     17,325 
             35 to 44 years............................    18,616     18,702     18,689     18,810     18,706     18,777     18,787     18,750     18,862 
             45 to 54 years............................    17,514     18,145     18,049     17,680     18,050     18,162     18,237     18,231     18,220 
           55 years and over...........................    12,822     13,446     13,119     12,932     13,419     13,366     13,432     13,458     13,242 
                                                                                                                                                          
     Women, 16 years and over..........................    65,876     68,050     67,341     66,235     66,986     67,352     67,475     67,615     67,720 
       16 to 19 years..................................     2,879      3,062      2,868      3,063      3,008      3,099      3,142      3,124      3,066 
         16 to 17 years................................     1,157      1,313      1,132      1,215      1,276      1,382      1,330      1,319      1,198 
         18 to 19 years................................     1,723      1,749      1,736      1,853      1,743      1,720      1,809      1,783      1,853 
       20 years and over...............................    62,997     64,988     64,473     63,172     63,978     64,252     64,333     64,491     64,654 
         20 to 24 years................................     6,325      6,657      6,566      6,417      6,442      6,421      6,476      6,605      6,629 
         25 years and over.............................    56,672     58,332     57,907     56,758     57,589     57,866     57,880     57,902     57,986 
           25 to 54 years..............................    45,529     46,354     46,193     45,589     45,969     46,157     46,076     46,066     46,221 
             25 to 34 years............................    13,685     13,997     14,030     13,773     13,925     14,056     14,024     13,945     14,086 
             35 to 44 years............................    15,772     15,971     15,796     15,797     15,877     15,874     15,874     15,839     15,828 
             45 to 54 years............................    16,071     16,385     16,367     16,019     16,167     16,226     16,178     16,282     16,307 
           55 years and over...........................    11,143     11,978     11,714     11,170     11,620     11,709     11,804     11,835     11,765 
                                                                                                                                                          
                       MARITAL STATUS                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                          
     Married men, spouse present.......................    45,530     46,055     45,947     45,696     45,645     45,548     45,802     45,864     46,066 
     Married women, spouse present.....................    35,388     35,864     35,808     35,166     35,421     35,277     35,363     35,383     35,536 
     Women who maintain families.......................     8,711      9,138      9,229       (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)  
                                                                                                                                                          
                 FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                          
     Full-time workers (2).............................   116,395    120,371    119,094    118,234    120,447    120,889    120,812    120,716    120,965 
     Part-time workers (3).............................    25,086     25,710     25,181     24,852     24,526     24,554     24,779     25,209     24,990 
                                                                                                                                                          
                    MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                          
     Total multiple jobholders.........................     7,428      7,950      7,527      7,572      7,667      7,603      7,765      7,743      7,683 
         Percent of total employed.....................       5.3        5.4        5.2        5.3        5.3        5.2        5.3        5.3        5.3 

       1 Data not available.
       2 Employed full-time workers are persons who usually work 35 hours or more per week.
       3 Employed part-time workers are persons who usually work less than 35 hours per week.
       NOTE:  Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal
     adjustment of the various series.  Beginning in January 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.





     HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                                         HOUSEHOLD DATA
     
     Table A-7.  Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                    Number of                                                                             
                                                               unemployed persons                              Unemployment rates (1)                     
                                                                 (in thousands)                                                                           
                       Characteristic                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                           Jan.       Dec.       Jan.       Jan.       Sept.      Oct.       Nov.       Dec.       Jan.   
                                                           2006       2006       2007       2006       2006       2006       2006       2006       2007   
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                        AGE AND SEX                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                          
     Total, 16 years and over..........................    7,023      6,849      7,017       4.7        4.6        4.4        4.5        4.5        4.6   
       16 to 19 years..................................    1,089      1,108      1,083      15.2       16.3       15.2       15.1       15.2       15.0   
         16 to 17 years................................      447        511        487      16.3       18.0       17.6       17.3       16.9       16.9   
         18 to 19 years................................      632        581        591      14.3       15.1       13.3       13.4       13.7       13.7   
       20 years and over...............................    5,934      5,740      5,933       4.2        4.0        3.9        3.9        3.9        4.1   
         20 to 24 years................................    1,224      1,213      1,240       8.2        8.0        8.4        8.4        7.9        8.1   
         25 years and over.............................    4,744      4,524      4,701       3.7        3.5        3.3        3.4        3.5        3.6   
           25 to 54 years..............................    3,951      3,779      3,842       3.8        3.7        3.4        3.5        3.6        3.7   
             25 to 34 years............................    1,513      1,406      1,550       4.7        4.6        4.6        4.3        4.3        4.7   
             35 to 44 years............................    1,313      1,336      1,217       3.7        3.5        2.9        3.5        3.7        3.4   
             45 to 54 years............................    1,125      1,037      1,075       3.2        3.0        2.7        2.8        2.9        3.0   
           55 years and over...........................      779        774        845       3.1        2.9        3.0        2.9        3.0        3.3   
                                                                                                                                                          
     Men, 16 years and over............................    3,675      3,718      3,823       4.6        4.4        4.4        4.5        4.5        4.7   
       16 to 19 years..................................      585        619        596      16.2       17.7       16.7       16.7       16.7       16.2   
         16 to 17 years................................      216        279        245      16.7       19.4       19.8       19.1       19.0       17.0   
         18 to 19 years................................      354        324        343      15.5       16.8       14.0       14.4       14.8       15.4   
       20 years and over...............................    3,090      3,100      3,226       4.0        3.8        3.9        3.9        4.0        4.1   
         20 to 24 years................................      711        675        687       8.9        8.3        8.9        8.6        8.3        8.4   
         25 years and over.............................    2,410      2,425      2,545       3.5        3.3        3.2        3.3        3.5        3.6   
           25 to 54 years..............................    1,989      1,977      2,074       3.6        3.4        3.3        3.4        3.5        3.7   
             25 to 34 years............................      770        768        866       4.3        4.1        4.6        4.4        4.2        4.8   
             35 to 44 years............................      625        677        664       3.2        3.4        2.8        3.3        3.5        3.4   
             45 to 54 years............................      594        532        544       3.3        2.8        2.5        2.5        2.8        2.9   
           55 years and over...........................      421        448        471       3.2        2.6        3.0        3.0        3.2        3.4   
                                                                                                                                                          
     Women, 16 years and over..........................    3,348      3,130      3,194       4.8        4.7        4.4        4.5        4.4        4.5   
       16 to 19 years..................................      504        490        487      14.1       14.8       13.6       13.4       13.6       13.7   
         16 to 17 years................................      231        232        242      16.0       16.7       15.6       15.7       14.9       16.8   
         18 to 19 years................................      278        256        248      13.0       13.3       12.5       12.4       12.6       11.8   
       20 years and over...............................    2,844      2,641      2,707       4.3        4.2        3.9        4.0        3.9        4.0   
         20 to 24 years................................      513        538        552       7.4        7.6        7.9        8.1        7.5        7.7   
         25 years and over.............................    2,334      2,099      2,156       4.0        3.8        3.4        3.6        3.5        3.6   
           25 to 54 years..............................    1,962      1,802      1,768       4.1        4.0        3.5        3.7        3.8        3.7   
             25 to 34 years............................      743        638        684       5.1        5.2        4.6        4.3        4.4        4.6   
             35 to 44 years............................      688        659        553       4.2        3.6        3.1        3.7        4.0        3.4   
             45 to 54 years............................      531        505        531       3.2        3.2        3.0        3.1        3.0        3.2   
           55 years and over (2).......................      381        291        402       3.3        3.3        2.9        2.9        2.4        3.3   
                                                                                                                                                          
                       MARITAL STATUS                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                          
     Married men, spouse present.......................    1,146      1,153      1,191       2.4        2.3        2.3        2.3        2.5        2.5   
     Married women, spouse present.....................    1,099        975      1,009       3.0        2.9        2.8        2.7        2.7        2.8   
     Women who maintain families (2)...................      778        602        652       8.2        6.8        6.5        6.9        6.2        6.6   
                                                                                                                                                          
                 FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                          
     Full-time workers (3).............................    5,784      5,562      5,717       4.7        4.5        4.3        4.4        4.4        4.5   
     Part-time workers (4).............................    1,254      1,282      1,303       4.8        5.1        5.1        5.0        4.8        5.0   

       1 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.
       2 Not seasonally adjusted.
       3 Full-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work full time (35 hours or more per week) or are on layoff from
     full-time jobs.
       4 Part-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work part time (less than 35 hours per week) or are on layoff from
     part-time jobs.
       NOTE:  Detail shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. 
     Beginning in January 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.





     HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                                         HOUSEHOLD DATA
     
     Table A-8.  Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment
     
     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                             Not seasonally adjusted                            Seasonally adjusted                       
                                                                                                                                                          
                           Reason                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                           Jan.       Dec.       Jan.       Jan.       Sept.      Oct.       Nov.       Dec.       Jan.   
                                                           2006       2006       2007       2006       2006       2006       2006       2006       2007   
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                    NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                          
     Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                                                       
      jobs.............................................    3,990      3,374      4,127      3,374      3,195      3,088      3,179      3,236      3,440  
       On temporary layoff.............................    1,319      1,054      1,556        874        872        958        965        958      1,021  
       Not on temporary layoff.........................    2,671      2,320      2,571      2,500      2,323      2,130      2,214      2,278      2,420  
         Permanent job losers..........................    1,861      1,654      1,699       (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)   
         Persons who completed temporary jobs..........      810        666        872       (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)   
     Job leavers.......................................      831        730        793        826        804        783        793        807        797  
     Reentrants........................................    2,252      1,916      2,192      2,277      2,292      2,249      2,279      2,199      2,230  
     New entrants......................................      535        471        537        619        635        593        591        601        619  
                                                                                                                                                          
                    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............................................     52.4       52.0       54.0       47.5       46.1       46.0       46.5       47.3       48.6  
        On temporary layoff............................     17.3       16.2       20.3       12.3       12.6       14.3       14.1       14.0       14.4  
        Not on temporary layoff........................     35.1       35.7       33.6       35.2       33.5       31.7       32.4       33.3       34.1  
      Job leavers......................................     10.9       11.3       10.4       11.6       11.6       11.7       11.6       11.8       11.2  
      Reentrants.......................................     29.6       29.5       28.7       32.1       33.1       33.5       33.3       32.1       31.5  
      New entrants.....................................      7.0        7.3        7.0        8.7        9.2        8.8        8.6        8.8        8.7  
                                                                                                                                                          
               UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE                                                                                                             
                      CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                          
      Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                                                      
       jobs............................................      2.7        2.2        2.7        2.2        2.1        2.0        2.1        2.1        2.2  
      Job leavers......................................       .6         .5         .5         .6         .5         .5         .5         .5         .5  
      Reentrants.......................................      1.5        1.3        1.4        1.5        1.5        1.5        1.5        1.4        1.5  
      New entrants.....................................       .4         .3         .4         .4         .4         .4         .4         .4         .4  

       1 Data not available.
       NOTE:  Beginning in January 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.





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     Table A-9.  Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment
     
     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                             Not seasonally adjusted                            Seasonally adjusted                       
                                                                                                                                                          
                          Duration                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                           Jan.       Dec.       Jan.       Jan.       Sept.      Oct.       Nov.       Dec.       Jan.   
                                                           2006       2006       2007       2006       2006       2006       2006       2006       2007   
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                    NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                          
     Less than 5 weeks.................................    2,833      2,507      2,912      2,549      2,582      2,588      2,517      2,707      2,642  
     5 to 14 weeks.....................................    2,433      1,986      2,529      2,242      2,077      2,064      2,135      2,037      2,283  
     15 weeks and over.................................    2,343      1,997      2,208      2,255      2,264      2,062      2,152      2,081      2,118  
        15 to 26 weeks.................................    1,143        945      1,044      1,085      1,010        974      1,006        991        986  
        27 weeks and over..............................    1,200      1,052      1,164      1,170      1,254      1,088      1,145      1,090      1,133  
                                                                                                                                                          
     Average (mean) duration, in weeks.................     16.0       15.9       15.5       16.8       17.2       16.4       16.3       15.9       16.2  
     Median duration, in weeks.........................      8.3        7.4        7.9        8.5        8.1        8.0        8.2        7.3        8.1  
                                                                                                                                                          
                    PERCENT DISTRIBUTION                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                          
     Total unemployed..................................    100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0  
       Less than 5 weeks...............................     37.2       38.6       38.1       36.2       37.3       38.5       37.0       39.7       37.5  
       5 to 14 weeks...................................     32.0       30.6       33.1       31.8       30.0       30.7       31.4       29.8       32.4  
       15 weeks and over...............................     30.8       30.8       28.9       32.0       32.7       30.7       31.6       30.5       30.1  
         15 to 26 weeks................................     15.0       14.6       13.6       15.4       14.6       14.5       14.8       14.5       14.0  
         27 weeks and over.............................     15.8       16.2       15.2       16.6       18.1       16.2       16.8       16.0       16.1  

        NOTE:  Beginning in January 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.





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     Table A-10.  Employed and unemployed persons by occupation, not seasonally adjusted
     
     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                            Unemployment        
                                                                                  Employed                     Unemployed                      rates            
                                                                                                                                                                
                                Occupation                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                            Jan.           Jan.            Jan.           Jan.            Jan.           Jan.   
                                                                            2006           2007            2006           2007            2006           2007   
                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                                
          Total, 16 years and over (1)................................     141,481        144,275          7,608          7,649            5.1            5.0   
     Management, professional, and related occupations................      50,131         51,761          1,078          1,071            2.1            2.0   
       Management, business, and financial operations occupations.....      21,074         21,813            424            426            2.0            1.9   
       Professional and related occupations...........................      29,056         29,948            654            644            2.2            2.1   
     Service occupations..............................................      22,550         23,051          1,549          1,588            6.4            6.4   
     Sales and office occupations.....................................      35,799         36,436          1,761          1,793            4.7            4.7   
       Sales and related occupations..................................      16,315         17,103            949            872            5.5            4.9   
       Office and administrative support occupations..................      19,484         19,333            812            920            4.0            4.5   
     Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations.....      15,088         15,300          1,275          1,329            7.8            8.0   
       Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.....................         851            894            161            140           15.9           13.5   
       Construction and extraction occupations........................       9,102          9,304            915            961            9.1            9.4   
       Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations..............       5,135          5,101            199            229            3.7            4.3   
     Production, transportation, and material moving occupations......      17,914         17,727          1,365          1,301            7.1            6.8   
       Production occupations.........................................       9,450          9,041            665            586            6.6            6.1   
       Transportation and material moving occupations.................       8,464          8,686            700            715            7.6            7.6   

       1 Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the Armed Forces are included in the unemployed total.
       NOTE:  Beginning in January 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.





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     Table A-11.  Unemployed persons by industry and class of worker, not seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                        Number of                                                             
                                                                                        unemployed                                 Unemployment               
                                                                                         persons                                      rates                   
                       Industry and class of worker                                   (in thousands)                                                          
                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                Jan.                  Jan.                   Jan.                  Jan.       
                                                                                2006                  2007                   2006                  2007       
                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                              
            Total, 16 years and over (1)..............................          7,608                 7,649                   5.1                   5.0       
     Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers..................          6,135                 6,132                   5.3                   5.2       
       Mining.........................................................             26                    35                   3.9                   4.7       
       Construction...................................................            868                   922                   9.0                   8.9       
       Manufacturing..................................................            778                   752                   4.6                   4.6       
         Durable goods................................................            450                   520                   4.1                   5.1       
         Nondurable goods.............................................            328                   232                   5.4                   3.9       
       Wholesale and retail trade.....................................          1,203                 1,166                   5.7                   5.5       
       Transportation and utilities...................................            287                   248                   5.0                   4.2       
       Information....................................................            105                   143                   3.3                   4.0       
       Financial activities...........................................            233                   233                   2.4                   2.4       
       Professional and business services.............................            825                   885                   6.5                   6.5       
       Education and health services..................................            593                   563                   3.2                   2.9       
       Leisure and hospitality........................................            910                   911                   8.1                   7.8       
       Other services.................................................            308                   275                   4.9                   4.7       
     Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers..........            140                   128                  11.5                  10.0       
     Government workers...............................................            457                   476                   2.2                   2.2       
     Self employed and unpaid family workers..........................            341                   376                   3.2                   3.5       

       1 Persons with no previous work experience are included in the unemployed total.
       NOTE:  Beginning in January 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.





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     Table A-12.  Alternative measures of labor underutilization
     
     (Percent)
                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                   Not seasonally adjusted                   Seasonally adjusted                 
                                                                                                                                                                 
                                       Measure                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                   Jan.     Dec.     Jan.     Jan.     Sept.    Oct.     Nov.     Dec.     Jan.  
                                                                                   2006     2006     2007     2006     2006     2006     2006     2006     2007  
                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                 
     U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of the civilian                                                                                     
          labor force...........................................................    1.6      1.3      1.5      1.5      1.5      1.4      1.4      1.4      1.4  
                                                                                                                                                                 
     U-2 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, as a percent of                                                                                    
          the civilian labor force..............................................    2.7      2.2      2.7      2.2      2.1      2.0      2.1      2.1      2.2  
                                                                                                                                                                 
     U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor force (official                                                                                    
          unemployment rate)....................................................    5.1      4.3      5.0      4.7      4.6      4.4      4.5      4.5      4.6  
                                                                                                                                                                 
     U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a percent of the civilian                                                                                 
          labor force plus discouraged workers..................................    5.4      4.4      5.3      4.9      4.8      4.6      4.7      4.7      4.9  
                                                                                                                                                                 
     U-5 Total unemployed, plus discouraged workers, plus all other marginally                                                                                   
          attached workers, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all                                                                                    
          marginally attached workers...........................................    6.1      5.0      6.0      5.7      5.4      5.3      5.3      5.3      5.6  
                                                                                                                                                                 
     U-6 Total unemployed, plus all marginally attached workers, plus total                                                                                      
          employed part time for economic reasons, as a percent of the civilian                                                                                  
          labor force plus all marginally attached workers......................    9.2      7.8      9.1      8.4      8.0      8.1      8.0      8.0      8.3  

        NOTE: Marginally attached workers are persons who currently are neither working nor looking for work but indicate that they want and are available for a
     job and have looked for work sometime in the recent past.  Discouraged workers, a subset of the marginally attached, have given a job-market related reason
     for not currently looking for a job.  Persons employed part time for economic reasons are those who want and are available for full-time work but have had
     to settle for a part-time schedule.  For further information, see "BLS introduces new range of alternative unemployment measures,"  in the October 1995
     issue of the Monthly Labor Review.  Beginning in January 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.





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     Table A-13.  Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted
     
     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                              Total                          Men                          Women            
                                                                                                                                                           
                               Category                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                       Jan.           Jan.           Jan.           Jan.           Jan.           Jan.     
                                                                       2006           2007           2006           2007           2006           2007     
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                           
                        NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                           
     Total not in the labor force................................     78,463         78,726         30,122         30,188         48,341         48,538    
       Persons who currently want a job..........................      5,095          4,633          2,293          2,172          2,802          2,460    
        Searched for work and available to work now (1)..........      1,644          1,577            828            910            815            668    
             Reason not currently looking:                                                                                                                 
                 Discouragement over job prospects (2)...........        396            442            216            277            180            164    
                  Reasons other than discouragement (3)..........      1,248          1,136            613            632            636            503    
                                                                                                                                                           
                         MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                           
     Total multiple jobholders (4)...............................      7,428          7,527          3,803          3,743          3,626          3,784    
         Percent of total employed...............................        5.3            5.2            5.0            4.9            5.5            5.6    
                                                                                                                                                           
         Primary job full time, secondary job part time..........      3,953          4,106          2,211          2,328          1,743          1,779    
         Primary and secondary jobs both part time...............      1,682          1,752            574            516          1,108          1,235    
         Primary and secondary jobs both full time...............        289            273            191            184             99             88    
         Hours vary on primary or secondary job..................      1,468          1,342            806            689            662            653    

       1 Data refer to persons who have searched for work during the prior 12 months and were available to take a job during the reference week.
       2 Includes thinks no work available, could not find work, lacks schooling or training, employer thinks too young or old, and other types of
     discrimination.
       3 Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for such reasons as school or family responsibilities, ill health, and
     transportation problems, as well as a small number for which reason for nonparticipation was not determined.
       4 Includes persons who work part time on their primary job and full time on their secondary job(s), not shown separately.
       NOTE:  Beginning in January 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.





ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                                   ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-1.  Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail

(In thousands)

                                         Not seasonally adjusted                    Seasonally adjusted

                                                                                                                             Change
           Industry                Jan.     Nov.    Dec.     Jan.      Jan.     Sept.    Oct.     Nov.    Dec.     Jan.       from:
                                   2006     2006    2006p    2007p     2006     2006     2006     2006    2006p    2007p    Dec. 2006-
                                                                                                                            Jan. 2007p

          Total nonfarm.......... 132,962  138,052  137,916  135,102  135,110  136,636  136,745  136,941  137,147  137,258      111

        Total private............ 111,235  115,459  115,426  113,102  113,271  114,560  114,645  114,835  115,040  115,137       97

    Goods-producing..............  21,915   22,623   22,406   21,951   22,489   22,625   22,573   22,525   22,522   22,529        7

Natural resources and mining.....     639      703      700      689      655      694      700      699      704      705        1
   Logging.......................    63.3     66.3     65.7     63.2     65.0     64.1     63.9     64.0     65.0     64.7      -.3
 Mining..........................   576.1    636.5    634.7    625.5    590.2    630.1    635.9    635.1    638.5    640.2      1.7
  Oil and gas extraction.........   127.9    140.6    142.1    142.1    129.3    138.5    140.4    141.4    142.8    143.6       .8
  Mining, except oil and gas (1).   206.7    223.4    218.8    213.2    216.6    222.7    223.5    221.8    222.3    223.5      1.2
   Coal mining...................    76.2     78.8     80.0     79.7     76.5     79.1     79.7     79.4     79.9     80.2       .3
  Support activities for mining..   241.5    272.5    273.8    270.2    244.3    268.9    272.0    271.9    273.4    273.1      -.3

Construction.....................   7,182    7,768    7,573    7,278    7,615    7,725    7,707    7,683    7,693    7,715       22
  Construction of buildings...... 1,731.6  1,811.1  1,787.0  1,740.4  1,789.6  1,818.8  1,814.5  1,801.8  1,797.0  1,799.0      2.0
   Residential building..........   975.3  1,020.8  1,008.8    971.4  1,005.9  1,028.5  1,028.2  1,016.7  1,010.9  1,004.3     -6.6
   Nonresidential building.......   756.3    790.3    778.2    769.0    783.7    790.3    786.3    785.1    786.1    794.7      8.6
  Heavy and civil engineering
   construction..................   871.7  1,019.2    960.6    898.5    980.3    985.7    989.7    993.9    998.8  1,005.1      6.3
  Specialty trade contractors.... 4,578.9  4,937.9  4,825.0  4,639.4  4,844.7  4,920.4  4,902.6  4,887.2  4,897.4  4,911.2     13.8
   Residential specialty trade
    contractors.................. 2,291.0  2,359.8  2,293.4  2,198.2  2,408.7  2,377.2  2,340.5  2,335.1  2,331.0  2,326.2     -4.8
   Nonresidential specialty
    trade contractors............ 2,287.9  2,578.1  2,531.6  2,441.2  2,436.0  2,543.2  2,562.1  2,552.1  2,566.4  2,585.0     18.6

Manufacturing....................  14,094   14,152   14,133   13,984   14,219   14,206   14,166   14,143   14,125   14,109      -16
   Production workers............  10,055   10,133   10,127    9,979   10,153   10,185   10,139   10,117   10,114   10,081      -33

 Durable goods...................   8,919    8,969    8,976    8,870    8,984    9,017    8,996    8,972    8,966    8,938      -28
   Production workers............   6,282    6,347    6,356    6,257    6,330    6,392    6,365    6,346    6,343    6,309      -34

  Wood products..................   561.4    541.3    536.3    529.6    572.3    555.6    548.3    542.9    539.8    539.7      -.1
  Nonmetallic mineral products...   492.8    506.7    498.9    484.9    510.0    503.6    504.7    503.3    503.6    502.2     -1.4
  Primary metals.................   465.4    454.2    454.2    452.3    466.1    460.2    459.5    455.8    454.2    453.3      -.9
  Fabricated metal products...... 1,528.8  1,562.2  1,569.8  1,562.9  1,536.4  1,565.4  1,562.4  1,564.1  1,568.3  1,570.9      2.6
  Machinery...................... 1,166.1  1,206.7  1,210.5  1,210.5  1,168.2  1,203.3  1,208.8  1,209.9  1,210.3  1,212.8      2.5
  Computer and electronic
   products(1)................... 1,301.5  1,317.2  1,321.2  1,308.0  1,306.2  1,318.9  1,316.6  1,320.4  1,319.1  1,314.0     -5.1
   Computer and peripheral
    equipment....................   197.7    198.7    200.9    192.6    197.5    198.3    198.9    198.7    199.1    193.2     -5.9
   Communications equipment......   144.2    143.1    144.0    143.2    144.0    143.2    141.7    144.1    143.6    143.2      -.4
   Semiconductors and electronic
    components...................   450.4    466.1    465.3    465.4    453.7    467.1    466.5    468.0    466.5    469.2      2.7
   Electronic instruments........   434.5    436.7    438.4    435.3    436.2    438.4    437.6    437.7    438.0    436.8     -1.2
  Electrical equipment and
   appliances....................   430.8    433.3    438.2    435.9    431.9    438.3    438.1    436.4    437.0    436.6      -.4
  Transportation equipment (1)... 1,769.4  1,746.0  1,748.6  1,701.8  1,780.5  1,764.4  1,752.8  1,739.8  1,736.2  1,714.6    -21.6
   Motor vehicles and parts (2).. 1,084.4  1,047.0  1,048.1  1,001.3  1,092.2  1,064.7  1,051.7  1,041.7  1,038.2  1,015.7    -22.5
  Furniture and related products.   558.9    540.0    539.6    530.5    563.4    553.3    550.0    542.4    539.7    535.3     -4.4
  Miscellaneous manufacturing....   644.3    660.9    658.7    653.9    649.0    653.5    654.6    657.1    657.4    658.1       .7

 Nondurable goods................   5,175    5,183    5,157    5,114    5,235    5,189    5,170    5,171    5,159    5,171       12
   Production workers............   3,773    3,786    3,771    3,722    3,823    3,793    3,774    3,771    3,771    3,772        1

  Food manufacturing............. 1,456.1  1,505.8  1,487.0  1,468.7  1,479.1  1,491.8  1,487.8  1,491.6  1,485.6  1,491.7      6.1
  Beverages and tobacco products   190.2    195.4    193.6    192.3    194.6    195.6    196.4    195.4    195.3    196.0       .7
  Textile mills..................   205.6    186.0    184.8    178.8    208.9    188.0    187.5    186.3    185.3    181.5     -3.8
  Textile product mills..........   166.3    157.1    157.3    155.7    167.8    159.9    159.2    158.1    157.6    157.1      -.5
  Apparel........................   238.7    231.2    228.1    223.7    245.8    234.8    233.2    231.4    230.2    229.5      -.7
  Leather and allied products....    38.6     36.7     36.9     35.8     39.1     37.1     37.2     36.5     36.5     36.2      -.3
  Paper and paper products.......   476.1    463.2    462.7    463.3    477.2    464.6    463.4    463.9    463.6    463.7       .1
  Printing and related support
   activities....................   633.1    638.0    639.7    628.7    638.6    632.5    633.2    637.2    636.1    634.4     -1.7
  Petroleum and coal products....   105.9    116.2    114.4    113.1    109.9    116.4    116.9    116.6    116.9    117.6       .7
  Chemicals......................   864.6    869.5    870.4    865.9    868.1    871.1    871.9    871.2    870.1    869.3      -.8
  Plastics and rubber products...   799.3    784.1    781.8    788.3    805.5    796.8    783.2    782.7    781.7    794.0     12.3

    Service-providing............ 111,047  115,429  115,510  113,151  112,621  114,011  114,172  114,416  114,625  114,729      104

     Private service-providing...  89,320   92,836   93,020   91,151   90,782   91,935   92,072   92,310   92,518   92,608       90

Trade, transportation, and
 utilities.......................  25,968   26,773   26,956   26,166   26,157   26,241   26,258   26,320   26,338   26,351       13

 Wholesale trade................. 5,793.4  5,937.4  5,957.9  5,897.7  5,840.5  5,919.2  5,919.6  5,934.7  5,951.8  5,947.0     -4.8
  Durable goods.................. 3,031.5  3,093.0  3,106.4  3,092.3  3,046.3  3,093.8  3,093.6  3,097.7  3,104.6  3,107.3      2.7
  Nondurable goods............... 1,999.3  2,056.0  2,054.3  2,017.7  2,026.6  2,041.3  2,040.8  2,048.5  2,052.2  2,046.7     -5.5
  Electronic markets and agents
   and brokers...................   762.6    788.4    797.2    787.7    767.6    784.1    785.2    788.5    795.0    793.0     -2.0

 Retail trade....................15,240.4 15,736.2 15,885.2 15,216.5 15,346.0 15,289.8 15,297.8 15,327.9 15,314.1 15,318.1      4.0
  Motor vehicle and parts
   dealers(1).................... 1,881.3  1,904.9  1,898.3  1,878.8  1,907.5  1,906.2  1,906.4  1,904.2  1,908.0  1,905.8     -2.2
   Automobile dealers............ 1,237.7  1,245.3  1,240.1  1,231.9  1,249.5  1,245.4  1,245.0  1,244.0  1,245.1  1,244.4      -.7
  Furniture and home furnishings
   stores........................   589.2    603.1    614.7    593.7    585.6    587.9    589.9    586.5    590.9    590.9       .0
  Electronics and appliance
   stores........................   547.9    553.5    552.7    537.4    541.9    535.8    534.0    531.6    530.5    532.6      2.1
  Building material and garden
   supply stores................. 1,247.1  1,300.9  1,282.0  1,249.5  1,311.0  1,327.2  1,329.2  1,321.0  1,312.2  1,316.7      4.5
  Food and beverage stores....... 2,801.7  2,871.7  2,881.1  2,837.1  2,815.8  2,832.1  2,833.8  2,842.4  2,845.1  2,849.3      4.2
  Health and personal care
   stores........................   954.4    969.9    974.0    960.5    955.6    956.2    954.8    962.6    958.6    961.1      2.5
  Gasoline stations..............   858.7    854.2    852.8    840.3    868.3    858.1    854.8    854.6    853.8    850.2     -3.6
  Clothing and clothing
   accessories stores............ 1,439.6  1,548.3  1,610.6  1,468.5  1,432.8  1,437.4  1,443.1  1,467.3  1,467.7  1,461.0     -6.7
  Sporting goods, hobby, book,
   and music stores..............   663.0    689.1    716.2    667.4    651.7    638.0    638.3    647.4    650.0    651.6      1.6
  General merchandise stores (1). 2,945.7  3,065.7  3,109.9  2,877.4  2,952.4  2,894.9  2,893.8  2,882.9  2,873.6  2,882.3      8.7
   Department stores............. 1,583.7  1,675.0  1,707.7  1,532.7  1,578.3  1,536.2  1,535.6  1,533.2  1,525.4  1,527.5      2.1
  Miscellaneous store retailers..   876.7    896.3    913.0    868.5    891.2    880.6    880.9    881.9    882.2    882.2       .0
  Nonstore retailers.............   435.1    478.6    479.9    437.4    432.2    435.4    438.8    445.5    441.5    434.4     -7.1

 Transportation and warehousing.. 4,386.7  4,552.8  4,565.0  4,504.8  4,420.7  4,484.4  4,493.8  4,509.6  4,523.3  4,536.6     13.3
  Air transportation.............   483.6    483.7    488.7    486.1    488.1    488.1    488.1    484.5    489.3    490.5      1.2
  Rail transportation............   223.6    225.5    224.9    223.5    226.2    224.7    224.8    223.9    225.1    226.0       .9
  Water transportation...........    61.2     64.9     66.9     65.3     63.1     65.5     65.6     66.8     67.9     67.2      -.7
  Truck transportation........... 1,391.9  1,458.8  1,457.6  1,434.5  1,419.2  1,446.8  1,448.7  1,448.9  1,455.8  1,461.4      5.6
  Transit and ground passenger
   transportation................   407.7    408.8    405.8    403.7    396.5    394.2    392.3    393.2    390.0    392.2      2.2
  Pipeline transportation........    38.2     39.6     39.9     40.3     38.1     38.8     39.6     39.8     39.8     40.2       .4
  Scenic and sightseeing
   transportation................    19.6     25.0     22.7     21.1     26.8     26.6     26.6     28.3     28.5     29.0       .5
  Support activities for
   transportation................   561.8    576.5    577.3    571.1    564.6    571.0    572.9    577.9    575.1    574.2      -.9
  Couriers and messengers........   580.8    611.1    618.1    605.4    578.3    586.4    590.5    597.2    598.5    600.6      2.1
  Warehousing and storage........   618.3    658.9    663.1    653.8    619.8    642.3    644.7    649.1    653.3    655.3      2.0

 Utilities.......................   547.9    547.0    548.1    547.1    549.8    547.8    546.9    548.2    549.2    548.8      -.4

Information......................   3,033    3,065    3,087    3,057    3,052    3,052    3,054    3,057    3,071    3,074        3
  Publishing industries, except
   Internet......................   898.6    907.2    909.7    902.5    902.9    900.2    902.1    905.0    905.6    906.6      1.0
  Motion picture and sound
   recording industries..........   376.9    373.5    385.4    373.3    385.8    374.7    374.6    371.9    378.1    379.3      1.2
  Broadcasting, except Internet..   325.4    334.9    338.8    336.2    326.5    332.3    332.1    333.8    336.0    337.0      1.0
  Internet publishing and
   broadcasting..................    32.2     36.3     37.1     36.8     32.0     35.0     35.8     36.3     37.0     36.6      -.4
  Telecommunications.............   970.9    975.8    977.6    974.6    973.7    974.2    975.0    973.5    977.6    977.5      -.1
  ISPs, search portals, and data
   processing....................   377.3    386.2    386.9    382.3    379.6    383.9    382.2    384.9    385.1    384.7      -.4
  Other information services.....    51.7     51.4     51.9     51.7     51.7     51.3     51.8     51.6     52.0     51.8      -.2

Financial activities.............   8,214    8,416    8,433    8,379    8,271    8,408    8,415    8,422    8,434    8,438        4
 Finance and insurance........... 6,089.8  6,229.6  6,241.9  6,218.8  6,107.0  6,219.6  6,227.1  6,228.9  6,237.8  6,237.5      -.3
  Monetary authorities - central
   bank..........................    21.0     21.8     21.7     21.7     21.0     21.7     21.8     21.7     21.8     21.7      -.1
  Credit intermediation and
   related activities (1)........ 2,893.4  2,957.2  2,959.7  2,955.7  2,902.3  2,952.8  2,956.2  2,957.4  2,959.6  2,965.3      5.7
   Depository credit
    intermediation (1)........... 1,775.6  1,815.8  1,823.2  1,823.9  1,776.2  1,812.4  1,818.3  1,819.6  1,824.6  1,825.2       .6
    Commercial banking........... 1,294.8  1,329.6  1,335.2  1,334.9  1,295.4  1,328.1  1,334.5  1,333.0  1,336.3  1,336.2      -.1
  Securities, commodity
   contracts, investments........   798.3    831.8    830.2    827.0    800.1    825.4    830.4    829.2    829.0    829.1       .1
  Insurance carriers and related
   activities.................... 2,287.7  2,324.3  2,334.9  2,320.4  2,293.4  2,324.8  2,324.0  2,326.0  2,332.3  2,326.6     -5.7
  Funds, trusts, and other
   financial vehicles............    89.4     94.5     95.4     94.0     90.2     94.9     94.7     94.6     95.1     94.8      -.3
 Real estate and rental and
  leasing........................ 2,124.2  2,186.7  2,190.7  2,160.1  2,163.7  2,188.2  2,187.5  2,192.9  2,196.5  2,200.4      3.9
  Real estate................... 1,468.5  1,511.0  1,516.6  1,493.4  1,494.4  1,506.4  1,505.0  1,512.4  1,517.0  1,519.2      2.2
  Rental and leasing services....   628.8    645.0    643.4    636.0    641.6    652.2    652.9    650.0    649.0    649.9       .9
  Lessors of nonfinancial
   intangible assets.............    26.9     30.7     30.7     30.7     27.7     29.6     29.6     30.5     30.5     31.3       .8

Professional and business
 services........................  16,902   17,838   17,797   17,421   17,316   17,636   17,662   17,726   17,800   17,825       25
 Professional and technical
  services (1)................... 7,256.5  7,443.9  7,512.3  7,541.1  7,243.8  7,420.1  7,438.5  7,469.6  7,505.2  7,523.7     18.5
   Legal services................ 1,162.9  1,176.8  1,180.6  1,167.6  1,171.6  1,172.6  1,173.5  1,175.9  1,179.0  1,176.3     -2.7
   Accounting and bookkeeping
    services.....................   961.8    862.0    918.5  1,021.1    872.8    893.1    893.7    914.5    924.6    927.0      2.4
   Architectural and engineering
    services..................... 1,326.9  1,410.7  1,405.3  1,395.3  1,352.2  1,399.3  1,400.6  1,407.2  1,412.4  1,421.5      9.1
   Computer systems design and
    related services............. 1,238.3  1,299.0  1,309.9  1,297.6  1,242.8  1,298.4  1,300.8  1,296.2  1,303.4  1,302.5      -.9
   Management and technical
    consulting services..........   881.3    955.7    966.9    951.8    892.5    926.4    944.2    949.3    958.6    961.9      3.3
 Management of companies and
  enterprises.................... 1,779.5  1,824.2  1,829.6  1,815.9  1,791.6  1,822.3  1,826.8  1,823.0  1,826.8  1,829.9      3.1
 Administrative and waste
  services....................... 7,866.2  8,570.3  8,455.4  8,063.9  8,280.1  8,393.9  8,396.2  8,433.8  8,467.9  8,471.3      3.4
  Administrative and support
   services (1).................. 7,529.9  8,222.3  8,108.1  7,718.2  7,936.1  8,047.4  8,047.5  8,083.8  8,118.5  8,118.6       .1
   Employment services (1)....... 3,424.4  3,791.0  3,741.2  3,461.4  3,646.8  3,653.3  3,641.2  3,665.5  3,678.0  3,675.5     -2.5
    Temporary help services...... 2,456.7  2,722.7  2,703.9  2,487.3  2,631.8  2,623.5  2,621.1  2,631.3  2,651.6  2,657.3      5.7
   Business support services.....   770.2    811.9    817.5    796.6    773.1    797.2    801.0    802.2    804.1    800.5     -3.6
   Services to buildings and
    dwellings.................... 1,608.6  1,813.2  1,735.5  1,661.7  1,769.4  1,803.0  1,807.9  1,811.2  1,820.5  1,825.9      5.4
  Waste management and
   remediation services..........   336.3    348.0    347.3    345.7    344.0    346.5    348.7    350.0    349.4    352.7      3.3

Education and health service.s...  17,509   18,255   18,248   17,983   17,621   17,946   17,976   18,018   18,068   18,099       31
 Educational services............ 2,798.5  3,151.3  3,098.1  2,884.1  2,871.1  2,949.4  2,944.2  2,951.4  2,954.9  2,961.0      6.1
 Health care and social
  assistance.....................14,710.4 15,103.2 15,149.6 15,098.9 14,749.8 14,996.4 15,031.5 15,066.1 15,113.0 15,137.5     24.5
  Health care (3)................12,433.4 12,760.2 12,808.0 12,762.5 12,467.3 12,679.6 12,706.7 12,734.1 12,776.7 12,795.1     18.4
   Ambulatory health care
    services (1)................. 5,190.3  5,358.1  5,389.7  5,358.9  5,209.2  5,321.0  5,332.6  5,344.6  5,369.0  5,377.2      8.2
    Offices of physicians........ 2,119.5  2,185.9  2,201.3  2,183.7  2,123.2  2,172.5  2,174.1  2,179.4  2,187.0  2,187.8       .8
    Outpatient care centers......   484.1    492.7    493.5    493.7    484.9    492.1    494.1    492.4    493.4    494.9      1.5
    Home health care services....   841.5    888.2    892.1    886.7    846.1    877.7    880.7    883.5    887.6    891.2      3.6
   Hospitals..................... 4,376.7  4,466.4  4,471.5  4,468.5  4,382.9  4,451.7  4,458.2  4,461.7  4,468.8  4,474.9      6.1
   Nursing and residential care
    facilities (1)............... 2,866.4  2,935.7  2,946.8  2,935.1  2,875.2  2,906.9  2,915.9  2,927.8  2,938.9  2,943.0      4.1
    Nursing care facilities...... 1,574.2  1,597.0  1,600.0  1,593.8  1,579.3  1,584.7  1,587.5  1,591.8  1,595.6  1,598.0      2.4
  Social assistance (1).......... 2,277.0  2,343.0  2,341.6  2,336.4  2,282.5  2,316.8  2,324.8  2,332.0  2,336.3  2,342.4      6.1
   Child day care services.......   811.6    817.4    813.2    806.2    809.4    802.0    802.8    805.1    803.8    803.9       .1

Leisure and hospitality..........  12,339   13,066   13,073   12,778   12,948   13,209   13,257   13,324   13,364   13,387       23
 Arts, entertainment, and
  recreation..................... 1,678.1  1,806.2  1,802.8  1,735.9  1,902.1  1,923.7  1,939.9  1,947.4  1,954.3  1,961.8      7.5
  Performing arts and spectator
   sports........................   340.0    394.1    388.4    366.2    379.8    401.4    405.0    405.7    406.7    409.5      2.8
  Museums, historical sites,
   zoos, and parks...............   110.3    122.4    120.6    118.3    121.2    125.6    125.7    126.4    127.1    129.2      2.1
  Amusements, gambling, and
   recreation.................... 1,227.8  1,289.7  1,293.8  1,251.4  1,401.1  1,396.7  1,409.2  1,415.3  1,420.5  1,423.1      2.6
 Accommodations and food
  services.......................10,660.8 11,259.5 11,270.4 11,042.2 11,045.9 11,284.8 11,316.9 11,376.8 11,409.6 11,425.6     16.0
  Accommodations................. 1,735.1  1,797.5  1,801.8  1,770.0  1,823.4  1,847.0  1,845.3  1,854.4  1,860.9  1,856.0     -4.9
  Food services and drinking
   places........................ 8,925.7  9,462.0  9,468.6  9,272.2  9,222.5  9,437.8  9,471.6  9,522.4  9,548.7  9,569.6     20.9

Other services...................   5,355    5,423    5,426    5,367    5,417    5,443    5,450    5,443    5,443    5,434       -9
  Repair and maintenance......... 1,228.1  1,245.7  1,244.4  1,231.2  1,239.1  1,253.9  1,253.4  1,250.8  1,250.4  1,244.5     -5.9
  Personal and laundry services.. 1,272.8  1,281.2  1,282.0  1,266.9  1,289.6  1,285.6  1,286.8  1,286.4  1,285.9  1,284.6     -1.3
  Membership associations and
   organizations................. 2,853.9  2,896.0  2,899.8  2,868.6  2,888.5  2,903.1  2,909.3  2,905.4  2,906.3  2,904.5     -1.8

Government.......................  21,727   22,593   22,490   22,000   21,839   22,076   22,100   22,106   22,107   22,121       14
 Federal.........................   2,705    2,720    2,723    2,692    2,725    2,729    2,725    2,719    2,712    2,714        2
  Federal, except U.S. Postal
   Service....................... 1,935.4  1,948.1  1,938.6  1,928.1  1,952.8  1,959.0  1,954.7  1,949.5  1,947.8  1,947.2      -.6
  U.S. Postal Service............   769.4    771.5    784.2    764.0    772.3    770.2    770.2    769.0    764.5    766.8      2.3
 State government................   4,936    5,274    5,216    4,994    5,034    5,113    5,109    5,107    5,106    5,100       -6
  State government education..... 2,177.4  2,491.5  2,435.0  2,217.5  2,257.4  2,321.1  2,314.3  2,313.1  2,311.2  2,304.4     -6.8
  State government, excluding
   education..................... 2,758.8  2,782.9  2,781.4  2,776.6  2,776.6  2,791.5  2,794.3  2,793.5  2,794.5  2,795.2       .7
 Local government................  14,086   14,599   14,551   14,314   14,080   14,234   14,266   14,280   14,289   14,307       18
  Local government education..... 7,990.3  8,365.5  8,345.1  8,138.6  7,874.3  7,970.7  7,995.1  8,003.7  8,014.5  8,022.9      8.4
  Local government, excluding
   education..................... 6,095.6  6,233.9  6,205.9  6,174.9  6,205.5  6,263.0  6,270.9  6,276.3  6,274.2  6,284.1      9.9

  1 Includes other industries, not shown separately.
  2 Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts.
  3 Includes ambulatory health care services, hospitals, and nursing and residential care facilities.
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  Data have been revised to reflect March 2006 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.





ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                              ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-2.  Average weekly hours of production and nonsupervisory workers (1) on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector
and selected industry detail

                                                   Not seasonally adjusted              Seasonally adjusted

                                                                                                                         Change
                  Industry                       Jan.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.    Jan.   Sept.  Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.     from:
                                                 2006   2006   2006p  2007p   2006   2006   2006   2006   2006p  2007p  Dec. 2006-
                                                                                                                        Jan. 2007p

        Total private.........................   33.8   33.8   33.9   33.4    33.8   33.8   33.9   33.8   33.9   33.8      -0.1

    Goods-producing...........................   40.1   40.5   41.0   39.9    40.4   40.3   40.6   40.4   40.7   40.2       -.5

Natural resources and mining..................   45.6   46.1   45.5   44.7    46.0   45.1   45.7   46.1   45.5   45.1       -.4

Construction..................................   38.2   38.8   39.3   38.0    38.9   38.4   39.2   39.0   39.8   38.8      -1.0

Manufacturing.................................   40.9   41.2   41.6   40.7    40.9   41.1   41.2   41.0   41.0   40.8       -.2
   Overtime hours.............................    4.3    4.3    4.6    3.9     4.5    4.3    4.3    4.1    4.2    4.1       -.1

 Durable goods................................   41.2   41.3   41.9   40.9    41.3   41.3   41.4   41.2   41.2   41.0       -.2
   Overtime hours.............................    4.4    4.3    4.7    3.9     4.5    4.3    4.3    4.1    4.2    4.1       -.1

  Wood products...............................   39.6   39.0   39.6   38.2    40.2   39.6   39.7   39.1   39.3   38.8       -.5
  Nonmetallic mineral products................   42.3   42.3   42.3   40.5    43.1   43.0   42.7   42.3   42.6   41.4      -1.2
  Primary metals..............................   44.1   43.5   44.0   43.3    43.7   43.5   43.6   43.5   43.3   42.9       -.4
  Fabricated metal products...................   41.3   41.4   41.7   40.9    41.2   41.3   41.6   41.2   41.0   40.9       -.1
  Machinery...................................   42.0   42.4   43.2   41.9    41.9   42.3   42.7   42.3   42.4   41.9       -.5
  Computer and electronic products............   40.3   40.5   41.3   40.2    40.5   40.4   40.4   40.2   40.4   40.3       -.1
  Electrical equipment and appliances.........   41.2   41.1   41.6   41.1    41.2   40.7   40.8   40.7   40.4   41.0        .6
  Transportation equipment....................   42.6   42.6   43.7   42.5    42.5   42.6   42.4   42.5   42.6   42.6        .0
   Motor vehicles and parts (2)...............   42.1   41.7   42.9   41.7    42.1   42.0   41.7   41.5   41.8   41.8        .0
  Furniture and related products..............   38.0   39.1   39.7   38.9    38.2   38.8   39.2   39.0   39.1   39.1        .0
  Miscellaneous manufacturing.................   38.5   39.0   39.3   38.1    38.5   38.6   38.7   38.8   38.7   38.2       -.5

 Nondurable goods.............................   40.3   40.9   41.1   40.5    40.3   40.7   40.7   40.6   40.6   40.5       -.1
   Overtime hours.............................    4.3    4.4    4.5    3.9     4.5    4.2    4.3    4.2    4.3    4.1       -.2

  Food manufacturing..........................   39.5   41.2   41.2   40.2    39.6   40.3   40.4   40.5   40.5   40.4       -.1
  Beverages and tobacco products..............   39.3   41.0   40.4   40.4    40.0   40.7   40.8   40.9   40.8   41.1        .3
  Textile mills...............................   40.8   40.3   41.4   40.5    40.8   40.7   40.6   40.4   40.9   40.5       -.4
  Textile product mills.......................   40.4   40.1   39.8   39.2    40.2   39.8   39.2   39.8   39.0   39.1        .1
  Apparel.....................................   35.7   37.1   36.8   37.6    35.9   36.7   37.0   36.9   36.9   37.7        .8
  Leather and allied products.................   39.0   38.3   39.3   36.5    39.3   38.8   38.8   37.8   38.4   36.9      -1.5
  Paper and paper products....................   42.6   43.1   42.9   42.3    42.5   43.0   42.9   42.6   42.3   42.3        .0
  Printing and related support activities.....   38.9   39.4   39.8   38.8    38.9   39.2   39.4   39.1   39.4   38.9       -.5
  Petroleum and coal products.................   44.4   45.4   44.0   45.5    45.1   45.0   45.1   44.8   44.8   46.0       1.2
  Chemicals...................................   42.9   42.0   42.4   41.8    42.6   43.0   42.5   41.9   42.0   41.7       -.3
  Plastics and rubber products................   40.6   40.5   41.3   40.7    40.5   40.5   40.7   40.6   40.6   40.6        .0

     Private service-providing................   32.5   32.3   32.4   32.0    32.4   32.4   32.4   32.4   32.4   32.4        .0

Trade, transportation, and utilities..........   33.0   33.4   33.5   32.9    33.3   33.4   33.4   33.5   33.4   33.4        .0

 Wholesale trade..............................   37.9   38.0   38.0   37.6    37.8   37.9   38.0   38.0   38.1   38.0       -.1

 Retail trade.................................   30.1   30.3   30.6   29.8    30.5   30.4   30.4   30.5   30.4   30.4        .0

 Transportation and warehousing...............   36.4   37.1   37.0   36.6    36.6   36.9   36.9   36.9   36.8   37.1        .3

 Utilities....................................   40.7   41.9   41.9   41.7    41.2   41.4   41.8   41.9   42.0   42.0        .0

Information...................................   36.8   36.4   36.5   36.2    36.6   36.7   36.7   36.4   36.6   36.5       -.1

Financial activities..........................   36.5   35.6   35.8   35.6    35.9   35.7   35.8   35.8   36.0   35.9       -.1

Professional and business services............   34.6   34.6   34.5   34.0    34.6   34.7   34.7   34.6   34.6   34.5       -.1

Education and health services.................   32.8   32.4   32.4   32.4    32.5   32.5   32.4   32.5   32.4   32.5        .1

Leisure and hospitality.......................   25.3   25.3   25.4   24.7    25.7   25.8   25.7   25.6   25.8   25.6       -.2

Other services................................   31.0   30.8   30.8   30.7    31.0   30.8   30.9   30.9   30.9   30.9        .0

  1 Data relate to production workers in natural resources and mining and manufacturing, construction workers in construction,
and nonsupervisory workers in the service-providing industries.  These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the
total employment on private nonfarm payrolls.
  2 Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts.
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  Data have been revised to reflect March 2006 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.





ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                          ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-3.  Average hourly and weekly earnings of production and nonsupervisory workers (1) on private nonfarm payrolls
by industry sector and selected industry detail

                                                       Average hourly earnings                  Average weekly earnings

                  Industry                         Jan.      Nov.     Dec.      Jan.       Jan.      Nov.     Dec.      Jan.
                                                   2006      2006     2006p     2007p      2006      2006     2006p     2007p

        Total private........................... $16.53    $16.99    $17.08    $17.17    $558.71   $574.26   $579.01   $573.48
         Seasonally adjusted....................  16.43     16.99     17.06     17.09     555.33    574.26    578.33    577.64

    Goods-producing.............................  17.73     18.26     18.38     18.26     710.97    739.53    753.58    728.57

Natural resources and mining....................  19.44     20.45     20.65     20.79     886.46    942.75    939.58    929.31

Construction....................................  19.49     20.42     20.52     20.39     744.52    792.30    806.44    774.82

Manufacturing...................................  16.74     16.93     17.10     17.02     684.67    697.52    711.36    692.71

 Durable goods..................................  17.55     17.87     18.05     17.94     723.06    738.03    756.30    733.75
  Wood products.................................  13.15     13.67     13.63     13.62     520.74    533.13    539.75    520.28
  Nonmetallic mineral products..................  16.50     16.51     16.73     16.77     697.95    698.37    707.68    679.19
  Primary metals................................  19.39     19.73     19.43     19.12     855.10    858.26    854.92    827.90
  Fabricated metal products.....................  16.12     16.29     16.49     16.40     665.76    674.41    687.63    670.76
  Machinery.....................................  17.07     17.56     17.77     17.70     716.94    744.54    767.66    741.63
  Computer and electronic products..............  18.69     19.22     19.51     19.45     753.21    778.41    805.76    781.89
  Electrical equipment and appliances...........  15.47     15.53     15.69     15.74     637.36    638.28    652.70    646.91
  Transportation equipment......................  22.32     22.57     22.75     22.51     950.83    961.48    994.18    956.68
  Furniture and related products................  13.55     14.12     14.38     14.38     514.90    552.09    570.89    559.38
  Miscellaneous manufacturing...................  14.07     14.38     14.45     14.54     541.70    560.82    567.89    553.97

 Nondurable goods...............................  15.37     15.34     15.47     15.46     619.41    627.41    635.82    626.13
  Food manufacturing............................  13.09     13.18     13.32     13.40     517.06    543.02    548.78    538.68
  Beverages and tobacco products................  18.35     18.20     18.36     17.93     721.16    746.20    741.74    724.37
  Textile mills.................................  12.50     12.74     12.64     12.79     510.00    513.42    523.30    518.00
  Textile product mills.........................  11.80     11.98     11.92     11.88     476.72    480.40    474.42    465.70
  Apparel.......................................  10.63     10.53     10.61     10.74     379.49    390.66    390.45    403.82
  Leather and allied products...................  11.24     11.58     11.69     11.85     438.36    443.51    459.42    432.53
  Paper and paper products......................  17.89     18.05     18.25     18.22     762.11    777.96    782.93    770.71
  Printing and related support activities.......  15.90     15.93     15.92     15.93     618.51    627.64    633.62    618.08
  Petroleum and coal products...................  24.54     24.44     23.99     24.76    1089.58   1109.58   1055.56   1126.58
  Chemicals.....................................  19.97     19.61     19.88     19.70     856.71    823.62    842.91    823.46
  Plastics and rubber products..................  14.94     15.04     15.18     14.95     606.56    609.12    626.93    608.47

     Private service-providing..................  16.22     16.65     16.73     16.88     527.15    537.80    542.05    540.16

Trade, transportation, and utilities............  15.18     15.44     15.43     15.61     500.94    515.70    516.91    513.57

 Wholesale trade................................  18.64     19.16     19.22     19.24     706.46    728.08    730.36    723.42

 Retail trade...................................  12.46     12.52     12.53     12.69     375.05    379.36    383.42    378.16

 Transportation and warehousing.................  16.90     17.48     17.49     17.51     615.16    648.51    647.13    640.87

 Utilities......................................  27.49     27.44     27.44     27.40    1118.84   1149.74   1149.74   1142.58

Information.....................................  23.04     23.53     23.68     23.82     847.87    856.49    864.32    862.28

Financial activities............................  18.45     19.19     19.28     19.28     673.43    683.16    690.22    686.37

Professional and business services..............  18.87     19.44     19.66     19.81     652.90    672.62    678.27    673.54

Education and health services...................  17.08     17.62     17.67     17.81     560.22    570.89    572.51    577.04

Leisure and hospitality.........................   9.54     10.00     10.13     10.12     241.36    253.00    257.30    249.96

Other services..................................  14.58     14.93     15.05     15.08     451.98    459.84    463.54    462.96

  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  Data have been revised to reflect March 2006 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.





ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                             ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-4.  Average hourly earnings of production and nonsupervisory workers (1) on private nonfarm payrolls
by industry sector and selected industry detail, seasonally adjusted

                                                                                                       Percent
                  Industry                         Jan.     Sept.    Oct.     Nov.    Dec.     Jan.  change from:
                                                   2006     2006     2006     2006    2006p    2007p  Dec. 2006-
                                                                                                      Jan. 2007p
        Total private:
         Current dollars........................ $16.43   $16.88   $16.94   $16.99   $17.06   $17.09      0.2
         Constant (1982) dollars (2)............   8.18     8.25     8.34     8.37     8.35     N.A.      (3)

    Goods-producing.............................  17.79    18.08    18.15    18.21    18.29    18.32       .2

Natural resources and mining....................  19.30    20.11    20.26    20.43    20.56    20.62       .3

Construction....................................  19.63    20.17    20.24    20.37    20.43    20.51       .4

Manufacturing...................................  16.69    16.83    16.88    16.89    16.96    16.97       .1
   Excluding overtime (4).......................  15.82    15.99    16.04    16.09    16.13    16.16       .2

 Durable goods..................................  17.51    17.73    17.78    17.79    17.87    17.90       .2

 Nondurable goods...............................  15.31    15.29    15.33    15.35    15.40    15.40       .0

     Private service-providing..................  16.07    16.56    16.62    16.67    16.73    16.77       .2

Trade, transportation, and utilities............  15.13    15.52    15.55    15.54    15.58    15.60       .1

 Wholesale trade................................  18.54    19.10    19.09    19.14    19.19    19.22       .2

 Retail trade...................................  12.43    12.65    12.69    12.64    12.67    12.68       .1

 Transportation and warehousing.................  16.91    17.47    17.47    17.50    17.55    17.54      -.1

 Utilities......................................  27.48    27.35    27.39    27.47    27.39    27.42       .1

Information.....................................  22.95    23.44    23.51    23.47    23.59    23.69       .4

Financial activities............................  18.34    19.02    19.11    19.20    19.29    19.29       .0

Professional and business services..............  18.57    19.31    19.42    19.51    19.62    19.63       .1

Education and health services...................  17.06    17.51    17.56    17.63    17.67    17.77       .6

Leisure and hospitality.........................   9.46     9.83     9.87     9.94    10.00    10.03       .3

Other services..................................  14.54    14.86    14.89    14.94    15.01    15.05       .3

  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  2 The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) is used to deflate this series.
  3 Change was -.2 percent from Nov. 2006 to Dec. 2006, the latest month available.
  4 Derived by assuming that overtime hours are paid at the rate of time and one-half.
  N.A. = not available.
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  Data have been revised to reflect March 2006 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.





ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                               ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-5.  Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production and nonsupervisory workers (1) on private nonfarm payrolls
by industry sector and selected industry detail

(2002=100)

                                                   Not seasonally adjusted              Seasonally adjusted

                                                                                                                         Percent
                  Industry                      Jan.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.    Jan.   Sept.  Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   change from:
                                                2006   2006   2006p  2007p   2006   2006   2006   2006   2006p  2007p   Dec. 2006-
                                                                                                                        Jan. 2007p

        Total private.........................  102.4  107.0  107.2  103.3   104.5  106.0  106.3  106.3  106.8  106.7      -0.1

    Goods-producing...........................   98.1  102.8  102.9   97.6   101.9  102.4  102.7  102.0  102.7  101.5      -1.2

Natural resources and mining..................  117.0  130.3  127.9  122.8   121.2  126.3  128.2  129.1  128.4  127.3       -.9

Construction..................................  104.5  115.6  113.3  104.9   114.1  113.7  115.4  114.7  116.8  114.7      -1.8

Manufacturing.................................   94.4   95.8   96.7   93.2    95.3   96.1   95.9   95.2   95.2   94.4       -.8

 Durable goods................................   97.2   98.5  100.1   96.2    98.2   99.2   99.0   98.2   98.2   97.2      -1.0
  Wood products...............................  101.1   93.6   93.5   88.8   104.6   98.8   96.5   94.1   93.4   92.1      -1.4
  Nonmetallic mineral products................   95.2   97.9   96.2   88.9   101.2   98.6   97.9   97.1   98.0   94.6      -3.5
  Primary metals..............................   95.7   91.9   93.3   91.5    94.9   93.3   93.0   92.3   91.8   90.8      -1.1
  Fabricated metal products...................  101.1  103.9  105.1  102.5   101.3  103.9  104.4  103.5  103.2  103.0       -.2
  Machinery...................................   99.7  105.2  107.5  103.8    99.5  104.7  106.2  105.2  105.3  103.8      -1.4
  Computer and electronic products............  100.4  105.4  107.9  103.3   101.1  105.4  105.2  104.5  104.9  103.8      -1.0
  Electrical equipment and appliances.........   88.1   88.6   91.2   89.7    87.8   88.6   89.1   88.3   88.2   89.3       1.2
  Transportation equipment....................   99.1   98.5  101.7   95.5    99.5   99.5   98.4   98.0   98.2   96.7      -1.5
   Motor vehicles and parts (2)...............   94.4   89.0   91.9   84.4    95.0   91.6   89.4   88.2   88.6   85.8      -3.2
  Furniture and related products..............   88.3   87.7   89.1   86.0    89.6   89.5   89.5   88.1   87.9   87.3       -.7
  Miscellaneous manufacturing.................   89.0   93.2   93.8   90.2    89.8   91.0   91.3   92.0   92.2   91.3      -1.0

 Nondurable goods.............................   89.5   91.2   91.3   88.8    90.7   90.9   90.5   90.2   90.2   90.0       -.2
  Food manufacturing..........................   95.4  103.8  102.5   98.1    97.3  100.4  100.3  100.6  100.5  100.4       -.1
  Beverages and tobacco products..............   95.7   99.6   98.3   96.2   100.1   98.5   98.4   99.1   99.6   99.9        .3
  Textile mills...............................   68.0   62.3   63.3   59.8    69.0   63.3   62.8   62.3   62.7   60.6      -3.3
  Textile product mills.......................   92.7   83.5   82.5   79.6    93.2   85.2   83.7   83.5   81.3   80.7       -.7
  Apparel.....................................   60.7   63.3   62.1   62.3    63.2   63.3   63.5   63.2   63.1   64.3       1.9
  Leather and allied products.................   78.6   73.4   76.6   69.0    80.3   73.3   73.1   71.5   74.1   70.2      -5.3
  Paper and paper products....................   86.8   86.0   85.6   84.3    87.0   86.0   85.5   85.0   84.4   84.5        .1
  Printing and related support activities.....   90.2   94.3   96.2   91.7    91.1   92.7   93.6   93.4   94.5   92.7      -1.9
  Petroleum and coal products.................   91.7   95.8   91.4   92.2    97.3   97.4   96.8   95.1   95.4   97.6       2.3
  Chemicals...................................   96.9   93.8   94.8   92.3    96.6   97.4   96.1   93.9   94.1   92.8      -1.4
  Plastics and rubber products................   93.1   91.1   92.8   92.3    93.8   92.6   91.3   91.1   91.2   92.9       1.9

     Private service-providing................  103.8  107.9  108.4  104.7   105.4  107.0  107.2  107.5  107.8  108.0        .2

Trade, transportation, and utilities..........  100.6  105.5  106.7  101.3   102.4  103.0  103.1  103.7  103.5  103.6        .1

 Wholesale trade..............................  103.2  106.5  106.9  104.6   103.9  105.6  106.0  106.4  107.0  106.8       -.2

 Retail trade.................................   99.1  103.5  105.8   98.1   101.2  100.4  100.4  101.0  100.7  100.8        .1

 Transportation and warehousing...............  104.3  110.7  110.7  107.9   105.8  108.6  108.9  109.1  109.1  110.3       1.1

 Utilities....................................   91.7   94.6   94.4   93.7    93.3   93.7   94.6   94.8   95.0   94.8       -.2

Information...................................  100.2  100.7  101.4   99.5   100.3  101.3  101.1  100.5  101.1  100.9       -.2

Financial activities..........................  107.4  108.6  109.5  108.0   106.4  108.5  109.1  109.3  110.1  109.8       -.3

Professional and business services............  107.2  114.0  113.4  109.1   110.3  112.8  112.9  113.2  113.8  113.7       -.1

Education and health services.................  107.8  111.3  111.2  109.6   107.5  109.8  109.6  110.2  110.1  110.7        .5

Leisure and hospitality.......................  100.4  106.9  107.4  101.8   107.5  110.3  110.3  110.5  111.7  111.1       -.5

Other services................................   95.5   97.0   97.2   95.9    96.8   97.3   97.9   97.8   97.9   97.9        .0

  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  2 Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts.
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate hours
by the corresponding 2002 annual average levels.  Aggregate hours estimates are the product of estimates of average
weekly hours and production and nonsupervisory worker employment.  Data have been revised to reflect March 2006 benchmark
levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.





ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                               ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-6.  Indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls of production and nonsupervisory workers (1) on private nonfarm payrolls
by industry sector and selected industry detail

(2002=100)

                                                   Not seasonally adjusted              Seasonally adjusted

                                                                                                                         Percent
                  Industry                      Jan.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.    Jan.   Sept.  Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   change from:
                                                2006   2006   2006p  2007p   2006   2006   2006   2006   2006p  2007p   Dec. 2006-
                                                                                                                        Jan. 2007p

        Total private.........................  113.1  121.4  122.4  118.5   114.8  119.6  120.4  120.7  121.8  121.8       0.0

    Goods-producing...........................  106.5  115.0  115.8  109.1   111.0  113.4  114.1  113.7  115.0  113.8      -1.0

Natural resources and mining..................  132.3  155.0  153.6  148.5   136.1  147.7  151.1  153.4  153.5  152.6       -.6

Construction..................................  110.0  127.5  125.6  115.5   120.9  123.9  126.2  126.2  128.8  127.0      -1.4

Manufacturing.................................  103.3  106.1  108.1  103.8   104.0  105.7  105.8  105.2  105.6  104.8       -.8

 Durable goods................................  106.5  109.9  112.8  107.7   107.4  109.8  109.9  109.1  109.5  108.6       -.8

 Nondurable goods.............................   97.3   98.9   99.8   97.0    98.2   98.2   98.0   97.8   98.1   97.9       -.2

     Private service-providing................  115.4  123.1  124.4  121.2   116.1  121.5  122.1  122.9  123.6  124.1        .4

Trade, transportation, and utilities..........  109.0  116.2  117.4  112.8   110.5  114.1  114.4  115.0  115.1  115.3        .2

 Wholesale trade..............................  113.3  120.2  121.0  118.6   113.5  118.9  119.2  120.0  121.0  120.9       -.1

 Retail trade.................................  105.8  111.1  113.6  106.7   107.8  108.8  109.2  109.4  109.3  109.5        .2

 Transportation and warehousing...............  111.8  122.8  122.8  119.8   113.5  120.3  120.6  121.1  121.5  122.7       1.0

 Utilities....................................  105.3  108.3  108.2  107.1   107.0  107.0  108.1  108.7  108.6  108.5       -.1

Information...................................  114.2  117.3  118.9  117.3   113.9  117.5  117.7  116.8  118.1  118.3        .2

Financial activities..........................  122.5  128.9  130.5  128.8   120.7  127.6  128.9  129.7  131.3  131.0       -.2

Professional and business services............  120.4  131.9  132.6  128.5   121.8  129.6  130.4  131.4  132.9  132.8       -.1

Education and health services.................  121.0  128.9  129.2  128.4   120.6  126.4  126.5  127.7  127.9  129.3       1.1

Leisure and hospitality.......................  108.8  121.3  123.5  117.0   115.5  123.1  123.6  124.7  126.9  126.6       -.2

Other services................................  101.5  105.6  106.6  105.4   102.6  105.4  106.2  106.5  107.1  107.4        .3

  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate
payrolls by the corresponding 2002 annual average levels.  Aggregate payroll estimates are the product of estimates of
average hourly earnings, average weekly hours, and production and nonsupervisory worker employment.  Data have been revised
to reflect March 2006 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.





ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                              ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-7.  Diffusion indexes of employment change

(Percent)

       Time span           Jan.     Feb.     Mar.     Apr.      May     June     July     Aug.    Sept.     Oct.     Nov.     Dec.

                                                        Private nonfarm payrolls, 278 industries (1)

Over 1-month span:
     2003 ..............   43.5     37.2     33.6     38.8     40.8     38.5     39.2     41.7     48.0     50.2     52.2     52.9
     2004 ..............   51.6     50.2     62.1     64.9     59.9     57.6     56.5     51.4     56.5     55.0     51.4     55.6
     2005 ..............   52.5     61.3     52.7     60.8     54.9     58.5     59.0     60.4     53.6     53.1     62.2     60.4
     2006 ..............   64.2     64.6     64.0     62.8     56.7     55.9     59.4     55.9     55.8     57.7     53.6    p56.1
     2007 ..............  p55.8

Over 3-month span:
     2003 ..............   39.6     33.8     34.9     33.8     35.3     42.3     39.2     34.4     42.6     48.6     48.7     50.2
     2004 ..............   55.9     53.2     57.0     64.2     70.3     65.6     59.9     55.2     57.9     59.0     60.4     55.8
     2005 ..............   51.3     55.9     56.8     61.3     57.2     59.4     62.8     63.7     59.9     53.4     57.2     62.2
     2006 ..............   70.5     66.7     66.0     66.9     63.3     62.4     60.3     62.6     57.7     59.0     57.7    p57.9
     2007 ..............  p62.1

Over 6-month span:
     2003 ..............   34.7     33.1     31.1     33.3     33.5     36.5     32.7     32.4     40.8     44.8     47.7     47.5
     2004 ..............   49.8     51.8     55.0     60.8     63.5     63.7     63.3     62.6     58.3     62.1     55.4     55.2
     2005 ..............   54.1     57.2     57.6     56.3     56.5     58.1     65.8     63.8     61.9     59.2     62.8     60.8
     2006 ..............   63.8     63.3     67.1     68.2     67.1     67.1     63.5     62.9     62.6     62.1     61.5    p59.2
     2007 ..............  p61.0

Over 12-month span:
     2003 ..............   34.5     31.5     32.9     33.5     34.2     35.1     32.7     33.1     37.1     36.7     37.2     39.2
     2004 ..............   40.3     42.1     44.8     48.4     50.7     57.7     57.0     55.2     56.7     58.3     60.1     60.3
     2005 ..............   60.1     61.0     59.5     58.8     58.3     60.3     60.6     62.8     60.3     58.8     59.7     61.3
     2006 ..............   67.3     65.3     66.0     64.7     65.8     65.3     67.6     66.4     66.5     66.4     65.5    p65.3
     2007 ..............  p64.0

                                                        Manufacturing payrolls, 84 industries(1)

Over 1-month span:
     2003 ..............   34.5     17.3     17.3     10.7     22.0     17.3     17.3     31.5     26.8     38.1     42.3     42.3
     2004 ..............   41.1     45.2     47.0     63.1     50.0     48.2     56.5     43.5     41.7     43.5     40.5     42.3
     2005 ..............   36.9     48.2     43.5     48.2     38.7     37.5     42.3     45.8     44.0     44.6     48.2     51.8
     2006 ..............   63.1     48.2     56.0     53.0     47.0     58.9     51.2     44.6     40.5     47.6     43.5    p34.5
     2007 ..............  p44.6

Over 3-month span:
     2003 ..............   15.5     11.3     13.7      9.5      8.9     11.9     15.5     15.5     17.9     29.2     30.4     33.3
     2004 ..............   45.2     42.9     43.5     57.7     60.1     58.3     55.4     46.4     47.0     42.9     42.9     37.5
     2005 ..............   35.1     39.9     40.5     42.3     35.1     33.9     40.5     41.7     42.3     40.5     39.9     43.5
     2006 ..............   56.5     52.4     52.4     51.2     47.6     54.8     48.2     52.4     39.3     42.3     35.7    p38.7
     2007 ..............  p45.2

Over 6-month span:
     2003 ..............   11.9     11.3      7.1      8.3      9.5     10.7      7.1      9.5     12.5     16.1     25.0     24.4
     2004 ..............   28.0     32.7     35.1     47.0     50.0     52.4     54.2     52.4     48.8     51.2     41.1     38.7
     2005 ..............   31.5     35.1     36.3     34.5     32.1     33.3     44.0     39.3     32.1     36.9     34.5     39.3
     2006 ..............   42.9     41.7     50.0     50.6     51.2     53.0     45.8     45.8     47.6     45.2     44.6    p38.1
     2007 ..............  p36.9

Over 12-month span:
     2003 ..............   10.7      6.0      6.5      6.0      8.3      7.1      7.1      8.3     10.7     10.7      9.5     10.7
     2004 ..............   13.1     14.3     13.1     20.2     23.2     35.7     36.9     38.1     36.3     44.0     44.6     44.6
     2005 ..............   44.6     44.6     41.7     40.5     37.5     36.3     32.1     33.9     32.7     33.3     33.3     37.5
     2006 ..............   44.6     40.5     40.5     40.5     39.3     42.3     48.8     48.8     44.6     45.2     43.5    p42.9
     2007 ..............  p41.7

  1 Based on seasonally adjusted data for 1-, 3-, 6-month spans and unadjusted data for the 12-month span.
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  Figures are the percent of industries with employment increasing plus one-half of the industries with
unchanged employment, where 50 percent indicates an equal balance between industries with increasing and decreasing
employment.  Data have been revised to reflect March 2006 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.