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                   THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:  APRIL 2002


   The unemployment rate rose to 6.0 percent in April, and payroll
employment was little changed (+43,000), the Bureau of Labor Statistics 
of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.  Employment rose in the
services industry but fell in construction.  Job losses in manufacturing
continued to moderate.
   
Unemployment (Household Survey Data)
   
   In April, the number of unemployed persons rose by 483,000 to 8.6
million, after seasonal adjustment.  The unemployment rate increased by 
0.3 percentage point to 6.0 percent.  Since its recent low of 3.9 percent 
in October 2000, the jobless rate has increased by 2.1 percentage points, 
and the number of unemployed persons has risen by 3.1 million.
   
   The unemployment rate for adult women rose by 0.4 percentage point over
the month, and the rate for adult men edged up.  Both rates were 5.4 percent 
in April.  The jobless rate for whites increased by 0.3 percentage point to 
5.3 percent.  The jobless rates of the other major worker groups--teenagers 
(16.8 percent), blacks (11.2 percent), and Hispanics (7.9 percent)--showed 
little change in April.  (See tables A-1 and A-2.)
   
   The number of persons unemployed for 27 weeks and over rose by 161,000
in April.  This measure has more than doubled since it began trending upward 
a year and a half ago.  (See table A-6.)

Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
   
   Over the month, the civilian labor force rose by 565,000 to 142.6
million, after seasonal adjustment.  The labor force participation rate
also increased over the month to 66.8 percent.  With the exception of a few
large monthly fluctuations, the participation rate has held close to its
current level since last spring.  Both the level of employment (134.0
million) and the employment-population ratio (62.8 percent) were little
changed in April.  (See table A-1.)
   
   About 7.3 million persons (not seasonally adjusted) held more than one
job in April.  These multiple jobholders represented 5.4 percent of the
total employed--the same proportion as a year earlier.  (See table A-10.)
   
Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
   
   About 1.4 million persons (not seasonally adjusted) were marginally
attached to the labor force in April, up from 1.1 million a year earlier.
These individuals reported that they wanted and were available for work

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Table A.  Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
___________________________________________________________________________
                      |    Quarterly    |                          |
                      |    averages     |       Monthly data       |
                      |_________________|__________________________| Mar.-
      Category        |  2001  |  2002  |           2002           | Apr.
                      |_________________|__________________________|change
                      |   IV   |    I   |  Feb.  |  Mar.  |  Apr.  |
______________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______
    HOUSEHOLD DATA    |                 Labor force status
                      |____________________________________________________
Civilian labor force..| 142,291| 141,868| 142,211| 142,005| 142,570|    565
  Employment..........| 134,308| 133,894| 134,319| 133,894| 133,976|     82
  Unemployment........|   7,983|   7,975|   7,891|   8,111|   8,594|    483
Not in labor force....|  70,467|  71,342|  70,995|  71,329|  70,922|   -407
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                      |                 Unemployment rates
                      |____________________________________________________
All workers...........|     5.6|     5.6|     5.5|     5.7|     6.0|    0.3
  Adult men...........|     5.0|     5.1|     5.0|     5.2|     5.4|     .2
  Adult women.........|     5.0|     4.9|     5.0|     5.0|     5.4|     .4
  Teenagers...........|    15.8|    16.0|    15.6|    16.4|    16.8|     .4
  White...............|     4.9|     5.0|     4.9|     5.0|     5.3|     .3
  Black...............|     9.9|    10.1|     9.6|    10.7|    11.2|     .5
  Hispanic origin.....|     7.5|     7.5|     7.1|     7.3|     7.9|     .6
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
 ESTABLISHMENT DATA   |                     Employment
                      |____________________________________________________
Nonfarm employment....| 131,510|p131,202| 131,208|p131,187|p131,230|    p43
  Goods-producing 1/..|  24,592| p24,225|  24,242| p24,159| p24,068|   p-91
    Construction......|   6,851|  p6,792|   6,815|  p6,774|  p6,695|   p-79
    Manufacturing.....|  17,174| p16,874|  16,869| p16,831| p16,812|   p-19
  Service-producing 1/| 106,918|p106,978| 106,966|p107,028|p107,162|   p134
    Retail trade......|  23,404| p23,442|  23,466| p23,452| p23,475|    p23
    Services..........|  40,947| p41,006|  40,977| p41,049| p41,136|    p87
    Government........|  21,022| p21,091|  21,085| p21,119| p21,121|     p2
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                      |                  Hours of work 2/
                      |____________________________________________________
Total private.........|    34.1|   p34.1|    34.1|   p34.2|   p34.1|  p-0.1
  Manufacturing.......|    40.5|   p40.8|    40.7|   p41.0|   p41.0|    p.0
    Overtime..........|     3.8|    p4.0|     3.9|    p4.2|    p4.3|    p.1
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                      |    Indexes of aggregate weekly hours (1982=100) 2/
                      |____________________________________________________
Total private.........|   148.8|  p148.6|   148.6|  p148.8|  p148.5|  p-0.3
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                      |                      Earnings 2/
                      |____________________________________________________
Avg. hourly earnings, |        |        |        |        |        |
  total private.......|  $14.53| p$14.63|  $14.63| p$14.67| p$14.69| p$0.02
Avg. weekly earnings, |        |        |        |        |        |
  total private.......|  494.99| p499.37|  498.88| p501.71| p500.93|  p-.78
______________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______
   1/  Includes other industries, not shown separately.
   2/  Data relate to private production or nonsupervisory workers.
   p=preliminary.

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and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months.  They were not
counted as unemployed, however, because they had not actively searched 
for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey.  The number of discouraged
workers was 317,000 in April, little changed from a year earlier.  Dis-
couraged workers, a subset of the marginally attached, were not currently 
looking for work specifically because they believed no jobs were available 
for them.  (See table A-10.)
   
Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data)

   Total nonfarm payroll employment, at 131.2 million, was little changed
in April (+43,000).  This is the third consecutive month in which payroll
employment has remained essentially flat.  In contrast, employment declined
by an average of 144,000 a month from March 2001 to January 2002.  Construc-
tion posted a large job loss in April, while employment declines in manufac-
turing continued to moderate.  Offsetting these declines were gains in a 
number of industries, notably services, transportation, and eating and drink-
ing places.  (See table B-1.)
   
   Employment in construction fell by 79,000, after seasonal adjustment.
Much of April's job loss was in special trades (-61,000), though general
building contractors and heavy construction lost 12,000 and 6,000 jobs,
respectively.  Following the turn of the business cycle in March 2001,
construction employment was relatively flat through the end of the year.
So far in 2002, however, the industry has lost 155,000 jobs.
   
   While manufacturing employment continued to decline in April (down by
19,000), the pace of job loss has slowed considerably in recent months.
Over the 3-month period from February to April, job losses averaged 37,000
a month, compared with average monthly losses of 119,000 from March 2001 
to January 2002.  Over the month, employment held steady in electronic
equipment and rose slightly in industrial machinery, following more than a
year of heavy job losses in both industries.  Fabricated metals and furniture 
and fixtures also showed improvement with over-the-month job gains of 5,000 
and 3,000, respectively.  Employment continued to decline in transportation 
equipment, with over-the-month losses in both aircraft and motor vehicle 
manufacturing.
   
   Employment in mining increased by 7,000 in April, following 5 consecutive 
months of job losses totaling 15,000.  Oil and gas extraction, which had 
accounted for much of the prior 5-month loss, added 5,000 jobs in April.
   
   Within the service-producing sector, employment in the services industry 
rose by 87,000.  This industry has now recouped job losses that totaled 
245,000 in October and November of 2001.  Over the month, help supply ser-
vices added 66,000 jobs, making April the third consecutive month of job 
gains, after more than a year of sustained job losses.  Engineering and 
management services added 14,000 jobs in April, four times the average
employment gain of the prior 12 months.  Employment also rose in health
services (15,000), but the gain was smaller than in recent months.  Job
losses in agricultural services (-11,000) and in amusements and recreation
(-24,000) partly offset the gains elsewhere in services.
   
   Retail trade employment was about unchanged in April.  Within retail
trade, job gains in eating and drinking places (31,000) were partly offset
by losses in food stores (-10,000) and apparel (-8,000).
   
   Elsewhere in the service-producing sector, employment in insurance rose
by 9,000 over the month, after sustaining 6 months of job losses.  The real
estate industry added 6,000 jobs in April; employment in the industry had
been relatively flat during the prior 12 months.  Employment in transporta-
tion rose (18,000) for the first time in nearly a year, with job gains wide-
spread throughout the industry.  Job losses continued in communications 
(-13,000); recent declines have been concentrated in telephone communications.  
Wholesale trade employment was about unchanged over the month, as was employ-
ment in government.
   
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Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)
   
   The average workweek for production or nonsupervisory workers on
private nonfarm payrolls edged down by 0.1 hour in April to 34.1 hours,
seasonally adjusted.  The manufacturing workweek was unchanged at 41.0
hours and factory overtime was up by 0.1 hour to 4.3 hours.  Since
November, when both measures reached their most recent lows, the factory
workweek has risen by 0.7 hour and manufacturing overtime has increased 
by 0.6 hour.  (See table B-2.)
   
   The index of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory
workers on private nonfarm payrolls was down by 0.2 percent in April to
148.5 (1982=100), seasonally adjusted.  The manufacturing index also
declined by 0.2 percent to 93.0 in April, following an increase of 0.6
percent in March.  (See table B-5.)
   
Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data)
   
   Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers 
on private nonfarm payrolls increased by 2 cents in April to $14.69,
seasonally adjusted.  Average weekly earnings declined by 0.2 percent 
to $500.93.  Over the year, average hourly earnings increased by 3.4 
percent and average weekly earnings grew by 3.1 percent.  (See table B-3.)

                      ______________________________
   
   The Employment Situation for May 2002 is scheduled to be released on
Friday, June 7, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT).

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 |sions in the establishment-based series on nonfarm payroll employ- |
 |ment, hours, and earnings to reflect the annual benchmark adjust-  |
 |ments for March 2001 and updated seasonal adjustment factors. Un-  |
 |adjusted data since April 2000 and seasonally adjusted data since  |
 |January 1997 are subject to revision.  Seasonal adjustment factors |
 |for March through October 2002 will be available on the Internet at|
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 |BLS also will implement the next phase of a new probability-based  |
 |sample design for the establishment survey.  Estimates for the min-|
 |ing, construction, manufacturing, and wholesale trade industries   |
 |are currently produced using the new sample and methodology.  Es-  |
 |timates for the transportation and public utilities; retail trade; |
 |and finance, insurance, and real estate industries will incorporate|
 |the new sample design with the June 7 release.  The completion of  |
 |the phase-in for the redesign, in June 2003 for the services indus-|
 |tries, will coincide with the conversion of all establishment sur- |
 |vey series from industry coding based on the 1987 Standard Indus-  |
 |trial Classification (SIC) system to industry coding based on the  |
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Explanatory Note


 This news release presents statistics from two major surveys, the Current
Population Survey (household survey) and the Current Employment Statistics
survey (establishment survey).  The household survey provides the
information on the labor force, employment, and unemployment that appears
in the A tables, marked HOUSEHOLD DATA.  It is a sample survey of about
60,000 households conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the Bureau of
Labor Statistics (BLS).
 
 The establishment survey provides the information on the employment,
hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm payrolls that appears in the B
tables, marked ESTABLISHMENT DATA.  This information is collected from
payroll records by BLS in cooperation with State agencies.  In June 2001,
the sample included about 350,000 establishments employing about 39 million
people.
 
 For both surveys, the data for a given month  relate to a particular week
or pay period.  In the household survey,  the reference week is generally
the calendar week that contains the 12th day of the month.  In the
establishment survey, the reference  period is the pay period including the
12th, which may or may not correspond directly to the calendar week.

Coverage, definitions, and differences between surveys
 
 Household survey.  The sample  is selected  to reflect the entire
civilian noninstitutional population.  Based on responses to a series of
questions on work and job search activities, each person  16 years and over
in a sample household is classified as employed, unemployed, or not in the
labor force.
 
 People are classified as employed if they did any work at all as paid
employees during the reference week; worked in their own business,
profession, or on their own farm; or worked without pay at least 15 hours
in a family business or farm.  People are also counted as employed if they
were  temporarily absent from their jobs because of illness, bad weather,
vacation, labor-management disputes, or personal reasons.
 
 People are classified as unemployed if they meet all of the following
criteria:  They had no employment during the  reference week; they were
available for work at that time; and they made specific efforts to find
employment sometime during the 4-week period ending with the reference
week.  Persons laid off from  a job and expecting recall   need not be
looking for work to be counted as unemployed.  The unemployment data
derived from the household survey in no way depend upon the eligibility for
or receipt of unemployment insurance benefits.
 
 The civilian labor force  is the sum of  employed and  unemployed
persons.  Those not classified as employed or unemployed are not in the
labor force.  The unemployment rate is the number unemployed as a percent
of the  labor force.  The labor force participation rate is the labor force
as a percent of the population, and the employment-population ratio is the
employed as a percent of the population.
 
 Establishment survey.  The sample establishments are drawn from private
nonfarm businesses such as factories, offices, and stores, as well as
Federal, State, and local government entities.  Employees on nonfarm
payrolls are those who received pay for any part of the reference pay
period, including persons on paid leave.  Persons are counted in each job
they hold.  Hours and earnings data are for private businesses and relate
only to production workers in the goods-producing sector and nonsupervisory
workers in the service-producing sector.

                                  - 6 -
 
 Differences in employment estimates.  The numerous conceptual and
methodological differences between the household and establishment surveys
result in important distinctions in the employment estimates derived from
the surveys.  Among these are:
 
 --The household survey includes agricultural workers, the self-employed,
unpaid family workers, and private household workers among the employed.
These groups are excluded from the establishment survey.

 --The household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the
employed. The establishment survey does not.
 
 --The household survey is limited to  workers 16 years of age and older.
The establishment survey is not limited by age.
 
 --The  household survey has no duplication of individuals, because
individuals  are counted only once, even if they hold more than one job. In
the establishment survey, employees working at more than one job  and thus
appearing on more than one payroll would be counted separately for each
appearance.
 
 Other differences between the two surveys are described in "Comparing
Employment Estimates from Household and Payroll Surveys," which may be
obtained from BLS upon request.

Seasonal adjustment
 
 Over the course of a year, the size of the nation's labor force and the
levels of employment and unemployment undergo sharp fluctuations due to
such seasonal events as changes in weather, reduced or expanded production,
harvests, major holidays, and the opening and closing of schools.  The
effect of such seasonal  variation can  be  very large; seasonal
fluctuations may account for as much as 95 percent of the month-to-month
changes in unemployment.
 
 Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern each
year, their influence on statistical trends can be eliminated by adjusting
the statistics from month to month.  These adjustments make nonseasonal
developments, such as declines in economic activity or increases in the
participation of women in the labor force, easier to spot.  For example,
the large number of youth entering the labor force each June is likely to
obscure any other changes that have taken place relative to May, making it
difficult to determine if the level of economic activity has risen or
declined.  However, because the effect of students finishing school in
previous years is known, the statistics for the current year can be
adjusted to allow for a comparable change.  Insofar as the seasonal
adjustment is made correctly, the adjusted figure provides a more useful
tool with which to analyze changes in economic activity.
 
 In both the household and establishment surveys, most seasonally adjusted
series are independently adjusted.  However, the adjusted series for many
major estimates, such as total payroll employment, employment in most major
industry divisions, total employment, and unemployment are computed by
aggregating independently adjusted component series.  For example, total
unemployment is derived by summing the adjusted series for four major age-
sex components; this differs from the unemployment estimate that would be
obtained by directly adjusting the total or by combining the duration,
reasons, or more detailed age categories.
 
 The numerical factors used to make the seasonal adjustments are
recalculated twice a year.  For the household survey, the factors are
calculated for the January-June period and again for the July-December

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period.  For the establishment survey, updated factors for seasonal
adjustment are calculated for the May-October period and introduced along
with new benchmarks, and again for the November-April period.  In both
surveys, revisions to historical data are made once a year.

Reliability of the estimates
 
 Statistics based on the household and establishment surveys are subject
to both sampling and nonsampling error.  When a sample rather than the
entire population is surveyed, there is a chance that the sample estimates
may differ from the "true" population values they represent.  The exact
difference, or sampling error, varies depending on the particular sample
selected, and this variability is measured by the standard error of the
estimate.  There is about a 90-percent chance, or level of confidence, that
an estimate based on a sample will differ by no more than 1.6 standard
errors from the "true" population value because of sampling error.  BLS
analyses are generally conducted at the 90-percent level of confidence.
 
 For example, the confidence interval for the monthly change in total
employment from the household survey is on the order of plus or minus
292,000.  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 -192,000 to 392,000 (100,000 +/- 292,000).
These figures do not mean that the sample results are off by these
magnitudes, but rather that there is about a 90-percent chance that the
"true" over-the-month change lies within this interval.  Since this range
includes values of less than zero, we could not say with confidence that
employment had, in fact, increased.  If, however, the reported employment
rise was half a million, then all of the values within the 90-percent
confidence interval would be greater than zero.  In this case, it is likely
(at least a 90-percent chance) that an employment rise had, in fact,
occurred.  The 90-percent confidence interval for the monthly change in
unemployment is +/- 273,000, and for the monthly change in the unemployment
rate it is +/- .19 percentage point.
 
 In general, estimates involving many individuals or establishments have
lower standard errors (relative to the size of the estimate) than estimates
which are based on a small number of observations.  The precision of
estimates is also improved when the data are cumulated over time such as
for quarterly and annual averages.  The seasonal adjustment process can
also improve the stability of the monthly estimates.
 
 The household and establishment surveys are also affected by nonsampling
error.  Nonsampling errors can occur for many reasons, including the
failure to sample a segment of the population, inability to obtain
information for all respondents in the sample, inability or unwillingness
of respondents to provide correct information on a timely basis, mistakes
made by respondents, and errors made in the collection or processing of the
data.
 
 For example, in the establishment survey, estimates for the most recent 2
months are based on substantially incomplete returns; for this reason,
these estimates are labeled preliminary in the tables.  It is only after
two successive revisions to a monthly estimate, when nearly all sample
reports have been received, that the estimate is considered final.
 
 Another major source of nonsampling error in the establishment survey is
the inability to capture, on a timely basis, employment generated by new
firms.  To correct for this systematic underestimation of employment growth
(and other sources of error), a process known as bias adjustment is
included in the survey's estimating procedures, whereby a specified number
of jobs is added to the monthly sample-based change.  The size of the

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monthly bias adjustment is based largely on past relationships between the
sample-based estimates of employment and the total counts of employment
described below.
 
 The sample-based estimates from the establishment survey are adjusted
once a year (on a lagged basis) to universe counts of payroll employment
obtained from administrative records of the unemployment insurance program.
The difference between the March sample-based employment estimates and the
March universe counts is known as a benchmark revision, and serves as a
rough proxy for total survey error.  The new benchmarks also incorporate
changes in the classification of industries.  Over the past decade, the
benchmark revision for total nonfarm employment has averaged 0.3 percent,
ranging from zero to 0.7 percent.

Additional statistics and other information
 
 More comprehensive statistics are contained in Employment and Earnings,
published each month by BLS.  It is available for $26.00 per issue or
$50.00 per year from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC
20402.  All orders must be prepaid by sending a check or money order
payable to the Superintendent of Documents, or by charging to Mastercard or
Visa.
 
 Employment and Earnings also provides measures of sampling error for the
household survey data published in this release.  For unemployment and
other labor force categories, these measures appear in tables 1-B through
1-D of its "Explanatory Notes."  Measures of the reliability of the data
drawn from the establishment survey and the actual amounts of revision due
to benchmark adjustments are provided in tables 2-B through 2-H of that
publication.
 
 Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired
individuals upon request.  Voice phone:  202-691-5200; TDD message referral
phone:  1-800-877-8339.
  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-1.  Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted              Seasonally adjusted(1)            
                                                                                                                            
           Employment status, sex, and age                                                                                  
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Apr.    Mar.    Apr.    Apr.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr. 
                                                       2001    2002    2002    2001    2001    2002    2002    2002    2002 
                                                                                                                            
                        TOTAL                                                                                               
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 211,348 213,334 213,492 211,348 212,927 213,089 213,206 213,334 213,492
    Civilian labor force............................ 141,073 142,092 141,886 141,734 142,314 141,390 142,211 142,005 142,570
          Participation rate........................    66.7    66.6    66.5    67.1    66.8    66.4    66.7    66.6    66.8
      Employed...................................... 135,122 133,433 133,740 135,424 134,055 133,468 134,319 133,894 133,976
          Employment-population ratio...............    63.9    62.5    62.6    64.1    63.0    62.6    63.0    62.8    62.8
        Agriculture.................................   3,163   2,882   3,150   3,167   3,246   3,273   3,246   3,126   3,154
        Nonagricultural industries.................. 131,959 130,551 130,591 132,257 130,809 130,195 131,073 130,768 130,823
      Unemployed....................................   5,951   8,659   8,146   6,310   8,259   7,922   7,891   8,111   8,594
          Unemployment rate.........................     4.2     6.1     5.7     4.5     5.8     5.6     5.5     5.7     6.0
    Not in labor force..............................  70,275  71,243  71,605  69,614  70,613  71,699  70,995  71,329  70,922
      Persons who currently want a job..............   4,451   4,369   4,509   4,403   4,661   4,824   4,375   4,537   4,468
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 16 years and over                                                                                      
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 101,593 102,607 102,682 101,593 102,402 102,484 102,542 102,607 102,682
    Civilian labor force............................  75,314  75,627  75,612  75,723  75,976  75,469  75,685  75,756  76,009
          Participation rate........................    74.1    73.7    73.6    74.5    74.2    73.6    73.8    73.8    74.0
      Employed......................................  71,987  70,660  71,141  72,272  71,577  71,114  71,457  71,299  71,397
          Employment-population ratio...............    70.9    68.9    69.3    71.1    69.9    69.4    69.7    69.5    69.5
      Unemployed....................................   3,326   4,967   4,471   3,451   4,399   4,356   4,228   4,457   4,611
          Unemployment rate.........................     4.4     6.6     5.9     4.6     5.8     5.8     5.6     5.9     6.1
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  93,410  94,315  94,414  93,410  94,161  94,228  94,262  94,315  94,414
    Civilian labor force............................  71,409  71,846  71,973  71,541  71,988  71,534  71,718  71,723  72,098
          Participation rate........................    76.4    76.2    76.2    76.6    76.5    75.9    76.1    76.0    76.4
      Employed......................................  68,644  67,591  68,138  68,720  68,276  67,818  68,157  68,013  68,193
          Employment-population ratio...............    73.5    71.7    72.2    73.6    72.5    72.0    72.3    72.1    72.2
        Agriculture.................................   2,121   1,926   2,224   2,105   2,141   2,207   2,185   2,084   2,213
        Nonagricultural industries..................  66,523  65,665  65,915  66,615  66,135  65,611  65,973  65,929  65,980
      Unemployed....................................   2,765   4,255   3,835   2,821   3,712   3,716   3,560   3,710   3,905
          Unemployment rate.........................     3.9     5.9     5.3     3.9     5.2     5.2     5.0     5.2     5.4
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 16 years and over                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 109,756 110,728 110,809 109,756 110,525 110,605 110,663 110,728 110,809
    Civilian labor force............................  65,759  66,465  66,274  66,011  66,338  65,920  66,525  66,249  66,561
          Participation rate........................    59.9    60.0    59.8    60.1    60.0    59.6    60.1    59.8    60.1
      Employed......................................  63,135  62,773  62,600  63,152  62,478  62,354  62,862  62,595  62,579
          Employment-population ratio...............    57.5    56.7    56.5    57.5    56.5    56.4    56.8    56.5    56.5
      Unemployed....................................   2,624   3,692   3,675   2,859   3,860   3,566   3,663   3,654   3,982
          Unemployment rate.........................     4.0     5.6     5.5     4.3     5.8     5.4     5.5     5.5     6.0
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 101,870 102,728 102,847 101,870 102,492 102,550 102,651 102,728 102,847
    Civilian labor force............................  62,091  62,768  62,678  62,102  62,481  62,056  62,703  62,320  62,724
          Participation rate........................    61.0    61.1    60.9    61.0    61.0    60.5    61.1    60.7    61.0
      Employed......................................  59,915  59,619  59,528  59,758  59,205  59,102  59,588  59,227  59,333
          Employment-population ratio...............    58.8    58.0    57.9    58.7    57.8    57.6    58.0    57.7    57.7
        Agriculture.................................     844     787     751     827     859     824     829     804     732
        Nonagricultural industries..................  59,071  58,832  58,778  58,931  58,346  58,277  58,759  58,423  58,602
      Unemployed....................................   2,175   3,149   3,150   2,344   3,276   2,954   3,116   3,093   3,391
          Unemployment rate.........................     3.5     5.0     5.0     3.8     5.2     4.8     5.0     5.0     5.4
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian  noninstitutional population.............  16,068  16,292  16,231  16,068  16,275  16,310  16,293  16,292  16,231
    Civilian labor force............................   7,573   7,478   7,235   8,091   7,845   7,800   7,790   7,962   7,748
          Participation rate........................    47.1    45.9    44.6    50.4    48.2    47.8    47.8    48.9    47.7
      Employed......................................   6,563   6,223   6,074   6,946   6,574   6,548   6,575   6,655   6,450
          Employment-population ratio...............    40.8    38.2    37.4    43.2    40.4    40.1    40.4    40.8    39.7
        Agriculture.................................     198     169     176     235     246     241     233     239     209
        Nonagricultural industries..................   6,365   6,054   5,898   6,711   6,328   6,307   6,342   6,416   6,240
      Unemployed....................................   1,010   1,255   1,161   1,145   1,271   1,252   1,215   1,308   1,298
          Unemployment rate.........................    13.3    16.8    16.1    14.2    16.2    16.1    15.6    16.4    16.8

    1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted
  and seasonally adjusted columns.




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  Table A-2.  Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, age, and Hispanic origin

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted              Seasonally adjusted(1)            
                                                                                                                            
        Employment status, race, sex, age, and                                                                              
                   Hispanic origin                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Apr.    Mar.    Apr.    Apr.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr. 
                                                       2001    2002    2002    2001    2001    2002    2002    2002    2002 
                                                                                                                            
                        WHITE                                                                                               
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 175,533 176,866 176,972 175,533 176,607 176,713 176,783 176,866 176,972
    Civilian labor force............................ 117,572 118,291 118,066 118,104 118,403 117,759 118,472 118,159 118,661
        Participation rate..........................    67.0    66.9    66.7    67.3    67.0    66.6    67.0    66.8    67.1
      Employed...................................... 113,162 111,941 112,107 113,464 112,388 111,876 112,632 112,286 112,426
        Employment-population ratio.................    64.5    63.3    63.3    64.6    63.6    63.3    63.7    63.5    63.5
      Unemployed....................................   4,410   6,351   5,959   4,640   6,015   5,883   5,840   5,873   6,236
        Unemployment rate...........................     3.8     5.4     5.0     3.9     5.1     5.0     4.9     5.0     5.3
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force............................  60,476  60,663  60,771  60,555  60,875  60,473  60,714  60,521  60,867
        Participation rate..........................    76.8    76.4    76.5    76.9    76.8    76.3    76.5    76.3    76.6
      Employed......................................  58,430  57,447  57,863  58,479  58,051  57,658  58,053  57,793  57,921
        Employment-population ratio.................    74.2    72.4    72.9    74.3    73.3    72.7    73.2    72.8    72.9
      Unemployed....................................   2,047   3,216   2,907   2,076   2,824   2,815   2,661   2,728   2,946
        Unemployment rate...........................     3.4     5.3     4.8     3.4     4.6     4.7     4.4     4.5     4.8
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force............................  50,623  51,321  51,174  50,687  50,869  50,698  51,199  50,938  51,289
        Participation rate..........................    60.2    60.6    60.4    60.3    60.2    59.9    60.5    60.2    60.5
      Employed......................................  49,005  49,106  48,957  48,942  48,591  48,562  48,941  48,765  48,908
        Employment-population ratio.................    58.3    58.0    57.8    58.2    57.5    57.4    57.8    57.6    57.7
      Unemployed....................................   1,618   2,215   2,217   1,745   2,278   2,136   2,259   2,174   2,381
        Unemployment rate...........................     3.2     4.3     4.3     3.4     4.5     4.2     4.4     4.3     4.6
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force............................   6,473   6,307   6,122   6,862   6,659   6,588   6,558   6,699   6,505
        Participation rate..........................    50.7    49.1    47.7    53.8    51.8    51.2    51.0    52.1    50.7
      Employed......................................   5,728   5,388   5,287   6,043   5,746   5,656   5,639   5,728   5,596
        Employment-population ratio.................    44.9    41.9    41.2    47.4    44.7    44.0    43.9    44.6    43.6
      Unemployed....................................     746     919     834     819     913     932     920     971     908
        Unemployment rate...........................    11.5    14.6    13.6    11.9    13.7    14.2    14.0    14.5    14.0
          Men.......................................    12.5    16.5    15.3    12.9    14.6    13.7    15.4    16.3    15.4
          Women.....................................    10.4    12.7    12.0    10.9    12.8    14.6    12.6    12.7    12.5
                                                                                                                            
                        BLACK                                                                                               
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  25,472  25,839  25,868  25,472  25,752  25,785  25,813  25,839  25,868
    Civilian labor force............................  16,576  16,716  16,792  16,678  16,833  16,769  16,747  16,758  16,941
        Participation rate..........................    65.1    64.7    64.9    65.5    65.4    65.0    64.9    64.9    65.5
      Employed......................................  15,334  14,895  15,078  15,304  15,122  15,119  15,131  14,969  15,045
        Employment-population ratio.................    60.2    57.6    58.3    60.1    58.7    58.6    58.6    57.9    58.2
      Unemployed....................................   1,242   1,821   1,714   1,374   1,711   1,650   1,616   1,789   1,896
        Unemployment rate...........................     7.5    10.9    10.2     8.2    10.2     9.8     9.6    10.7    11.2
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force............................   7,346   7,549   7,511   7,363   7,490   7,546   7,444   7,579   7,528
        Participation rate..........................    71.9    72.8    72.3    72.1    72.5    72.9    71.8    73.0    72.5
      Employed......................................   6,775   6,759   6,838   6,770   6,811   6,872   6,798   6,814   6,831
        Employment-population ratio.................    66.3    65.1    65.8    66.3    65.9    66.4    65.6    65.7    65.8
      Unemployed....................................     572     790     673     593     679     674     645     765     698
        Unemployment rate...........................     7.8    10.5     9.0     8.1     9.1     8.9     8.7    10.1     9.3
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force............................   8,377   8,317   8,423   8,364   8,456   8,329   8,361   8,267   8,458
        Participation rate..........................    65.5    64.1    64.9    65.4    65.4    64.4    64.5    63.7    65.1
      Employed......................................   7,940   7,571   7,666   7,873   7,720   7,628   7,653   7,526   7,597
        Employment-population ratio.................    62.1    58.4    59.0    61.6    59.7    58.9    59.1    58.0    58.5
      Unemployed....................................     437     746     757     491     736     702     708     742     860
        Unemployment rate...........................     5.2     9.0     9.0     5.9     8.7     8.4     8.5     9.0    10.2
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force............................     853     850     858     951     887     894     943     912     954
        Participation rate..........................    34.5    34.1    34.4    38.5    35.5    35.8    37.8    36.6    38.3
      Employed......................................     620     565     575     661     591     619     680     630     617
        Employment-population ratio.................    25.1    22.6    23.1    26.7    23.7    24.8    27.2    25.3    24.7
      Unemployed....................................     234     285     284     290     296     274     263     282     338
        Unemployment rate...........................    27.4    33.6    33.0    30.5    33.4    30.7    27.9    31.0    35.4
          Men.......................................    30.8    35.8    35.4    33.5    32.0    32.1    30.0    36.9    37.3
          Women.....................................    24.4    31.1    30.8    27.7    34.8    29.0    25.6    24.7    33.5
                                                                                                                            
                   HISPANIC ORIGIN                                                                                          
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  22,957  23,664  23,732  22,957  23,478  23,542  23,604  23,664  23,732
    Civilian labor force............................  15,712  16,018  16,135  15,730  16,013  15,988  16,011  15,908  16,156
        Participation rate..........................    68.4    67.7    68.0    68.5    68.2    67.9    67.8    67.2    68.1
      Employed......................................  14,761  14,728  14,906  14,738  14,753  14,700  14,867  14,743  14,877
        Employment-population ratio.................    64.3    62.2    62.8    64.2    62.8    62.4    63.0    62.3    62.7
      Unemployed....................................     951   1,290   1,229     992   1,260   1,288   1,143   1,165   1,279
        Unemployment rate...........................     6.1     8.1     7.6     6.3     7.9     8.1     7.1     7.3     7.9

    1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted
  and seasonally adjusted columns.
      NOTE:  Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin groups will not sum to totals because data for the "other races"
  group are not presented and Hispanics are included in both the white and black population groups.  





  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                               HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-3. Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                               Not seasonally adjusted                  Seasonally adjusted(1)               
                                                                                                                             
            Educational attainment                                                                                           
                                                                                                                             
                                                Apr.     Mar.     Apr.     Apr.     Dec.     Jan.     Feb.     Mar.     Apr.  
                                                2001     2002     2002     2001     2001     2002     2002     2002     2002  
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
       Less than a high school diploma                                                                                       
                                                                                                                             
  Civilian noninstitutional population......   28,326   27,858   28,155   28,326   27,815   28,078   27,420   27,858   28,155
    Civilian labor force....................   12,379   12,114   12,539   12,240   12,257   12,112   12,172   12,187   12,410
        Percent of population...............     43.7     43.5     44.5     43.2     44.1     43.1     44.4     43.7     44.1
      Employed..............................   11,581   10,971   11,466   11,415   11,173   11,126   11,165   11,206   11,297
        Employment-population ratio.........     40.9     39.4     40.7     40.3     40.2     39.6     40.7     40.2     40.1
      Unemployed............................      798    1,143    1,072      825    1,084      986    1,008      980    1,113
        Unemployment rate...................      6.4      9.4      8.6      6.7      8.8      8.1      8.3      8.0      9.0
                                                                                                                             
     High school graduates, no college(2)                                                                                    
                                                                                                                             
  Civilian noninstitutional population......   57,456   57,327   56,904   57,456   57,520   57,608   57,362   57,327   56,904
    Civilian labor force....................   37,186   36,963   36,711   37,016   36,856   36,675   37,023   36,431   36,547
        Percent of population...............     64.7     64.5     64.5     64.4     64.1     63.7     64.5     63.5     64.2
      Employed..............................   35,828   34,795   34,700   35,608   35,051   34,768   35,078   34,450   34,459
        Employment-population ratio.........     62.4     60.7     61.0     62.0     60.9     60.4     61.2     60.1     60.6
      Unemployed............................    1,358    2,169    2,011    1,408    1,805    1,907    1,945    1,981    2,089
        Unemployment rate...................      3.7      5.9      5.5      3.8      4.9      5.2      5.3      5.4      5.7
                                                                                                                             
       Less than a bachelor's degree(3)                                                                                      
                                                                                                                             
  Civilian noninstitutional population......   44,653   45,094   44,670   44,653   45,362   45,075   45,350   45,094   44,670
    Civilian labor force....................   32,891   33,147   32,593   33,111   33,521   33,516   32,884   32,896   32,845
        Percent of population...............     73.7     73.5     73.0     74.2     73.9     74.4     72.5     72.9     73.5
      Employed..............................   31,937   31,655   31,095   32,138   32,087   32,117   31,527   31,497   31,314
        Employment-population ratio.........     71.5     70.2     69.6     72.0     70.7     71.3     69.5     69.8     70.1
      Unemployed............................      954    1,492    1,498      973    1,434    1,398    1,356    1,398    1,532
        Unemployment rate...................      2.9      4.5      4.6      2.9      4.3      4.2      4.1      4.3      4.7
                                                                                                                             
              College graduates                                                                                              
                                                                                                                             
  Civilian noninstitutional population......   46,045   47,675   48,373   46,045   46,877   46,985   47,636   47,675   48,373
    Civilian labor force....................   36,633   37,889   38,356   36,625   37,101   37,106   37,773   37,853   38,394
        Percent of population...............     79.6     79.5     79.3     79.5     79.1     79.0     79.3     79.4     79.4
      Employed..............................   35,909   36,870   37,311   35,821   35,960   36,013   36,681   36,833   37,236
        Employment-population ratio.........     78.0     77.3     77.1     77.8     76.7     76.6     77.0     77.3     77.0
      Unemployed............................      724    1,019    1,045      804    1,141    1,093    1,092    1,019    1,158
        Unemployment rate...................      2.0      2.7      2.7      2.2      3.1      2.9      2.9      2.7      3.0

    1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation, therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted
  and seasonally adjusted columns.
    2 Includes high school diploma or equivalent.
    3 Includes the categories, some college, no degree; and associate degree.





  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-4. Selected employment indicators

  (In thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                            
                       Category                                                                                             
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Apr.    Mar.    Apr.    Apr.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr. 
                                                       2001    2002    2002    2001    2001    2002    2002    2002    2002 
                                                                                                                            
                    CHARACTERISTIC                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
  Total employed, 16 years and over................. 135,122 133,433 133,740 135,424 134,055 133,468 134,319 133,894 133,976
    Married men, spouse present.....................  43,386  43,057  43,081  43,459  42,772  42,823  43,275  43,317  43,167
    Married women, spouse present...................  33,830  33,787  33,580  33,699  33,209  33,174  33,703  33,552  33,446
    Women who maintain families.....................   8,200   8,279   8,282   8,179   8,458   8,396   8,417   8,320   8,266
                                                                                                                            
                      OCCUPATION                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
    Managerial and professional specialty...........  41,836  42,047  42,216  41,789  41,890  41,668  41,966  41,908  42,167
    Technical, sales, and administrative support....  39,053  38,298  38,102  39,096  38,573  38,557  38,424  38,146  38,140
    Service occupations.............................  18,331  18,797  18,768  18,332  18,532  18,553  18,612  18,722  18,749
    Precision production, craft, and repair.........  14,760  14,225  14,117  14,905  14,507  14,432  14,335  14,412  14,274
    Operators, fabricators, and laborers............  17,917  17,130  17,265  18,032  17,179  17,032  17,668  17,482  17,377
    Farming, forestry, and fishing..................   3,225   2,937   3,274   3,241   3,371   3,467   3,334   3,238   3,290
                                                                                                                            
                   CLASS OF WORKER                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
    Agriculture:                                                                                                            
      Wage and salary workers.......................   1,906   1,650   1,902   1,899   1,879   1,917   1,930   1,825   1,896
      Self-employed workers.........................   1,218   1,205   1,218   1,220   1,313   1,311   1,293   1,264   1,216
      Unpaid family workers.........................      39      27      31      44      27      49      21      29      34
    Nonagricultural industries:                                                                                             
      Wage and salary workers....................... 123,186 122,331 122,184 123,406 122,196 122,145 122,770 122,545 122,366
        Government..................................  19,118  19,506  19,541  18,928  19,183  19,047  19,286  19,218  19,347
        Private industries.......................... 104,068 102,825 102,643 104,478 103,013 103,098 103,485 103,327 103,019
          Private households........................     820     729     805     809     736     725     709     677     791
          Other industries.......................... 103,249 102,096 101,838 103,669 102,277 102,373 102,775 102,650 102,228
      Self-employed workers.........................   8,677   8,118   8,308   8,597   8,524   8,213   8,257   8,200   8,234
      Unpaid family workers.........................      96     102      99      99      92      97      86      89     103
                                                                                                                            
              PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
    All industries:                                                                                                         
      Part time for economic reasons................   3,108   4,129   3,927   3,277   4,267   3,973   4,228   3,997   4,151
        Slack work or business conditions...........   2,049   2,810   2,599   2,118   2,809   2,549   2,755   2,721   2,690
        Could only find part-time work..............     863   1,068   1,091     895   1,161   1,089   1,120   1,021   1,131
      Part time for noneconomic reasons.............  19,143  19,271  19,714  18,698  18,540  18,291  18,395  18,530  18,793
                                                                                                                            
    Nonagricultural industries:                                                                                             
      Part time for economic reasons................   2,972   3,982   3,812   3,120   4,119   3,781   3,998   3,848   4,009
        Slack work or business conditions...........   1,953   2,714   2,509   2,011   2,717   2,448   2,615   2,605   2,587
        Could only find part-time work..............     850   1,052   1,080     883   1,138   1,068   1,089   1,001   1,122
      Part time for noneconomic reasons.............  18,576  18,796  19,206  18,166  17,960  17,717  17,886  18,004  18,274

      NOTE:  Persons at work excludes employed persons who were absent from their jobs during the entire reference week for
  reasons such as vacation, illness, or industrial dispute.  Part time for noneconomic reasons excludes persons who usually
  work full time but worked only 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for reasons such as holidays, illness, and bad
  weather.





  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-5. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                            Number of                                                       
                                                        unemployed persons                Unemployment rates(1)             
                                                          (in thousands)                                                    
                       Category                                                                                             
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Apr.    Mar.    Apr.    Apr.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr. 
                                                       2001    2002    2002    2001    2001    2002    2002    2002    2002 
                                                                                                                            
                    CHARACTERISTIC                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
   Total, 16 years and over.........................   6,310   8,111   8,594    4.5     5.8     5.6     5.5     5.7     6.0 
     Men, 20 years and over.........................   2,821   3,710   3,905    3.9     5.2     5.2     5.0     5.2     5.4 
     Women, 20 years and over.......................   2,344   3,093   3,391    3.8     5.2     4.8     5.0     5.0     5.4 
     Both sexes, 16 to 19 years.....................   1,145   1,308   1,298   14.2    16.2    16.1    15.6    16.4    16.8 
                                                                                                                            
     Married men, spouse present....................   1,092   1,536   1,771    2.5     3.4     3.5     3.4     3.4     3.9 
     Married women, spouse present..................     986   1,288   1,359    2.8     3.7     3.4     3.8     3.7     3.9 
     Women who maintain families....................     546     656     779    6.3     8.0     7.9     8.0     7.3     8.6 
                                                                                                                            
     Full-time workers..............................   5,032   6,825   7,329    4.3     5.8     5.7     5.7     5.8     6.2 
     Part-time workers..............................   1,287   1,277   1,290    5.3     5.6     5.2     4.8     5.2     5.2 
                                                                                                                            
                    OCCUPATION(2)                                                                                           
                                                                                                                            
     Managerial and professional specialty..........     909   1,308   1,333    2.1     2.9     2.9     3.1     3.0     3.1 
     Technical, sales, and administrative support...   1,560   2,154   2,205    3.8     5.2     4.9     5.0     5.3     5.5 
     Precision production, craft, and repair........     683     920     999    4.4     5.8     6.3     5.5     6.0     6.5 
     Operators, fabricators, and laborers...........   1,352   1,673   1,795    7.0     9.2     9.5     8.7     8.7     9.4 
     Farming, forestry, and fishing.................     256     320     213    7.3     7.3     7.9     7.1     9.0     6.1 
                                                                                                                            
                       INDUSTRY                                                                                             
                                                                                                                            
     Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers   5,017   6,670   7,135    4.6     6.2     5.9     6.0     6.1     6.5 
       Goods-producing industries...................   1,517   2,098   2,148    5.3     7.4     7.4     7.1     7.6     7.8 
         Mining.....................................      29      36      33    4.8     6.1     5.9     4.5     6.3     6.0 
         Construction...............................     564     738     778    6.9     8.9     9.4     7.9     8.8     9.3 
         Manufacturing..............................     924   1,324   1,338    4.6     6.8     6.6     6.7     7.0     7.2 
           Durable goods............................     535     850     838    4.4     7.2     7.0     7.5     7.5     7.6 
           Nondurable goods.........................     389     474     499    4.9     6.1     5.9     5.5     6.3     6.6 
       Service-producing industries.................   3,500   4,573   4,987    4.3     5.8     5.4     5.6     5.6     6.0 
         Transportation and public utilities........     321     438     497    4.0     6.1     6.2     5.8     5.4     6.1 
         Wholesale and retail trade.................   1,434   1,808   2,008    5.2     7.1     6.3     6.5     6.5     7.2 
         Finance, insurance, and real estate........     214     255     270    2.6     3.0     2.2     2.8     3.1     3.2 
         Services...................................   1,531   2,071   2,212    4.1     5.5     5.4     5.5     5.4     5.8 
     Government workers.............................     423     557     503    2.2     2.4     2.3     2.7     2.8     2.5 
     Agricultural wage and salary workers...........     196     259     188    9.4     9.6    10.3     9.5    12.4     9.0 

    1 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.
    2 Seasonally adjusted unemployment data for service occupations are not available because the seasonal component, which
  is small relative to the trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision.





  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-6. Duration of unemployment

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                            
                       Duration                                                                                             
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Apr.    Mar.    Apr.    Apr.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr. 
                                                       2001    2002    2002    2001    2001    2002    2002    2002    2002 
                                                                                                                            
                 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                       
                                                                                                                            
   Less than 5 weeks................................   2,532   2,798   2,511   2,822   3,024   2,978   2,828   3,078   2,793
   5 to 14 weeks....................................   1,799   2,794   2,572   1,976   2,724   2,586   2,515   2,411   2,818
   15 weeks and over................................   1,620   3,067   3,062   1,507   2,410   2,546   2,561   2,688   2,854
      15 to 26 weeks................................     897   1,684   1,573     781   1,295   1,418   1,383   1,355   1,360
      27 weeks and over.............................     723   1,383   1,490     726   1,115   1,127   1,178   1,333   1,494
                                                                                                                            
   Average (mean) duration, in weeks................    13.1    16.2    17.2    12.6    14.5    14.6    15.0    15.4    16.6
   Median duration, in weeks........................     7.0     9.7    10.4     6.0     8.2     8.8     8.1     8.1     8.9
                                                                                                                            
                 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..............................    42.5    32.3    30.8    44.8    37.1    36.7    35.8    37.6    33.0
     5 to 14 weeks..................................    30.2    32.3    31.6    31.3    33.4    31.9    31.8    29.5    33.3
     15 weeks and over..............................    27.2    35.4    37.6    23.9    29.5    31.4    32.4    32.9    33.7
       15 to 26 weeks...............................    15.1    19.4    19.3    12.4    15.9    17.5    17.5    16.6    16.1
       27 weeks and over............................    12.2    16.0    18.3    11.5    13.7    13.9    14.9    16.3    17.6




  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-7. Reason for unemployment

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                            
                        Reason                                                                                              
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Apr.    Mar.    Apr.    Apr.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr. 
                                                       2001    2002    2002    2001    2001    2002    2002    2002    2002 
                                                                                                                            
                 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                       
                                                                                                                            
  Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                            
     jobs...........................................   2,982   4,766   4,466   3,020   4,492   4,354   4,326   4,270   4,525
    On temporary layoff.............................   1,000   1,301   1,069   1,023   1,107   1,124   1,106   1,066   1,095
    Not on temporary layoff.........................   1,981   3,464   3,398   1,997   3,385   3,231   3,220   3,204   3,430
      Permanent job losers..........................   1,455   2,660   2,666   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
      Persons who completed temporary jobs..........     526     804     732   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
  Job leavers.......................................     722     907     945     776     908     879     877     862   1,017
  Reentrants........................................   1,836   2,508   2,261   1,991   2,361   2,191   2,268   2,471   2,450
  New entrants......................................     411     479     473     456     495     479     485     557     519
                                                                                                                            
                 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...........................................    50.1    55.0    54.8    48.4    54.4    55.1    54.4    52.3    53.2
     On temporary layoff............................    16.8    15.0    13.1    16.4    13.4    14.2    13.9    13.1    12.9
     Not on temporary layoff........................    33.3    40.0    41.7    32.0    41.0    40.9    40.5    39.3    40.3
   Job leavers......................................    12.1    10.5    11.6    12.4    11.0    11.1    11.0    10.6    12.0
   Reentrants.......................................    30.9    29.0    27.8    31.9    28.6    27.7    28.5    30.3    28.8
   New entrants.....................................     6.9     5.5     5.8     7.3     6.0     6.1     6.1     6.8     6.1
                                                                                                                            
            UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE                                                                                  
                   CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
   Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                           
     jobs...........................................     2.1     3.4     3.1     2.1     3.2     3.1     3.0     3.0     3.2
   Job leavers......................................      .5      .6      .7      .5      .6      .6      .6      .6      .7
   Reentrants.......................................     1.3     1.8     1.6     1.4     1.7     1.5     1.6     1.7     1.7
   New entrants.....................................      .3      .3      .3      .3      .3      .3      .3      .4      .4

    1 Not available.





  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                               HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-8. Range of alternative measures of labor underutilization

  (Percent)
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                                  Not seasonally               Seasonally adjusted           
                                                                     adjusted                                                
                            Measure                                                                                          
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                                 Apr.   Mar.   Apr.   Apr.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.   Mar.   Apr. 
                                                                 2001   2002   2002   2001   2001   2002   2002   2002   2002 
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
  U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of                                                                 
      the civilian labor force................................    1.1    2.2    2.2    1.1    1.7    1.8    1.8    1.9    2.0
                                                                                                                             
  U-2 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, as                                                                
      a percent of the civilian labor force...................    2.1    3.4    3.1    2.1    3.2    3.1    3.0    3.0    3.2
                                                                                                                             
  U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor                                                                   
      force (official unemployment rate)......................    4.2    6.1    5.7    4.5    5.8    5.6    5.5    5.7    6.0
                                                                                                                             
  U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a percent                                                                
      of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers....    4.5    6.3    6.0   (1)    (1)    (1)    (1)    (1)    (1) 
                                                                                                                             
  U-5 Total unemployed, plus discouraged workers, plus all                                                                   
      other marginally attached workers, as a percent of the                                                                 
      civilian labor force plus all marginally                                                                               
      attached workers........................................    5.0    7.0    6.7   (1)    (1)    (1)    (1)    (1)    (1) 
                                                                                                                             
  U-6 Total unemployed, plus all marginally attached workers,                                                                
      plus total employed part time for economic reasons,                                                                    
      as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all                                                                      
      marginally attached workers.............................    7.2    9.8    9.4   (1)    (1)    (1)    (1)    (1)    (1) 

    1 Not available.
      NOTE:  This range of alternative measures of labor underutilization replaces the U1-U7 range published in table A-7 of
  this release prior to 1994.  Marginally attached workers are persons who currently are neither working nor looking for work
  but indicate that they want and are available for a job and have looked for work sometime in the recent past.  Discouraged
  workers, a subset of the marginally attached, have given a job-market related reason for not currently looking for a job. 
  Persons employed part time for economic reasons are those who want and are available for full-time work but have had to
  settle for a part-time schedule.  For further information, see "BLS introduces new range of alternative unemployment
  measures," in the October 1995 issue of the Monthly Labor Review.





  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-9. Unemployed persons by sex and age, seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                            Number of                                                       
                                                        unemployed persons                Unemployment rates(1)             
                                                          (in thousands)                                                    
                     Age and sex                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Apr.    Mar.    Apr.    Apr.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr. 
                                                       2001    2002    2002    2001    2001    2002    2002    2002    2002 
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
  Total, 16 years and over..........................   6,310   8,111   8,594    4.5     5.8     5.6     5.5     5.7     6.0 
    16 to 24 years..................................   2,334   2,808   2,754   10.3    11.9    11.9    11.6    12.5    12.3 
      16 to 19 years................................   1,145   1,308   1,298   14.2    16.2    16.1    15.6    16.4    16.8 
        16 to 17 years..............................     521     544     567   16.7    18.8    17.0    16.5    18.0    19.4 
        18 to 19 years..............................     623     738     730   12.6    14.8    15.2    14.7    15.1    15.1 
      20 to 24 years................................   1,189   1,500   1,456    8.2     9.6     9.7     9.5    10.3    10.0 
    25 years and over...............................   4,010   5,326   5,891    3.4     4.5     4.4     4.5     4.5     4.9 
      25 to 54 years................................   3,424   4,664   4,972    3.4     4.7     4.7     4.6     4.7     5.0 
      55 years and over.............................     510     689     798    2.7     4.0     3.5     3.8     3.5     4.0 
                                                                                                                            
    Men, 16 years and over..........................   3,451   4,457   4,611    4.6     5.8     5.8     5.6     5.9     6.1 
      16 to 24 years................................   1,282   1,597   1,500   10.9    12.8    12.5    12.4    13.7    13.0 
        16 to 19 years..............................     630     747     707   15.1    17.2    16.3    16.8    18.5    18.1 
          16 to 17 years............................     304     307     287   18.7    20.0    17.6    19.6    20.8    19.6 
          18 to 19 years............................     330     423     423   12.9    15.6    15.1    15.4    16.7    17.2 
        20 to 24 years..............................     652     850     794    8.6    10.5    10.6    10.2    11.1    10.3 
      25 years and over.............................   2,169   2,882   3,106    3.4     4.5     4.5     4.4     4.5     4.8 
        25 to 54 years..............................   1,855   2,513   2,616    3.5     4.5     4.7     4.5     4.7     4.9 
        55 years and over...........................     297     384     464    2.9     4.2     3.8     4.1     3.6     4.3 
                                                                                                                            
    Women, 16 years and over........................   2,859   3,654   3,982    4.3     5.8     5.4     5.5     5.5     6.0 
      16 to 24 years................................   1,052   1,211   1,254    9.7    11.0    11.3    10.7    11.2    11.6 
        16 to 19 years..............................     515     561     592   13.2    15.1    15.8    14.3    14.3    15.4 
          16 to 17 years............................     217     238     279   14.5    17.6    16.4    13.6    15.3    19.2 
          18 to 19 years............................     293     315     306   12.2    14.0    15.2    13.9    13.4    12.9 
        20 to 24 years..............................     537     650     662    7.8     8.7     8.7     8.7     9.4     9.6 
      25 years and over.............................   1,841   2,444   2,784    3.3     4.6     4.3     4.6     4.4     5.0 
        25 to 54 years..............................   1,569   2,152   2,357    3.4     4.8     4.6     4.7     4.6     5.1 
        55 years and over...........................     213     305     334    2.5     3.7     3.0     3.5     3.4     3.7 

    1 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.




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  Table A-10. Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                            Total                Men                Women       
                                                                                                                                
                               Category                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
                                                                        Apr.      Apr.      Apr.      Apr.      Apr.      Apr.  
                                                                        2001      2002      2001      2002      2001      2002  
                                                                                                                                
                        NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
  Total not in the labor force......................................   70,275    71,605    26,279    27,070    43,996    44,535 
    Persons who currently want a job................................    4,451     4,509     1,942     2,020     2,509     2,489 
       Searched for work and available to work now(1)...............    1,124     1,386       541       717       583       669 
          Reason not currently looking:                                                                                         
            Discouragement over job prospects(2)....................      346       317       214       204       132       113 
            Reasons other than discouragement(3)....................      778     1,069       327       512       452       556 
                                                                                                                                
                         MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
  Total multiple jobholders(4)......................................    7,280     7,265     3,829     3,776     3,450     3,489 
      Percent of total employed.....................................      5.4       5.4       5.3       5.3       5.5       5.6 
                                                                                                                                
      Primary job full time, secondary job part time................    4,122     3,987     2,343     2,273     1,779     1,714 
      Primary and secondary jobs both part time.....................    1,573     1,543       529       513     1,045     1,030 
      Primary and secondary jobs both full time.....................      274       291       196       197        78        94 
      Hours vary on primary or secondary job........................    1,282     1,416       748       777       534       639 

    1 Data refer to persons who have searched for work during the prior 12 months and were available to take a job during the
  reference week.
    2 Includes thinks no work available, could not find work, lacks schooling or training, employer thinks too young or old, and
  other types of discrimination.
    3 Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for such reasons as child-care and transportation
  problems, as well as a small number for which reason for nonparticipation was not determined.
    4 Includes persons who work part time on their primary job and full time on their secondary job(s), not shown separately.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                    ESTABLISHMENT DATA


Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry

(In thousands)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                             Not seasonally adjusted                   Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                        
                Industry                                                                                                
                                           Apr.    Feb.   Mar.    Apr.     Apr.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb.   Mar.    Apr. 
                                           2001    2002   2002p   2002p    2001    2001    2002    2002   2002p   2002p 
                                                                                                                        
          Total......................... 132,377 129,787 130,353 131,138 132,489 131,321 131,212 131,208 131,187 131,230
                                                                                                                        
       Total private.................... 111,213 108,372 108,818 109,610 111,742 110,260 110,142 110,123 110,068 110,109
                                                                                                                        
Goods-producing.........................  25,195  23,667  23,712  23,863  25,421  24,453  24,273  24,242  24,159  24,068
                                                                                                                        
  Mining................................     554     544     544     555     560     564     563     558     554     561
    Metal mining........................    36.7    30.0    30.1    30.6      37      33      31      30      31      31
    Coal mining.........................    75.5    81.0    80.6    80.7      75      82      82      81      80      81
    Oil and gas extraction..............   330.1   329.1   326.0   331.4     335     336     339     335     331     336
    Nonmetallic minerals, except fuels..   111.6   104.0   107.2   111.9     113     113     111     112     112     113
                                                                                                                        
  Construction..........................   6,709   6,333   6,404   6,558   6,852   6,850   6,787   6,815   6,774   6,695
    General building contractors........ 1,511.8 1,473.1 1,481.2 1,497.3   1,548   1,559   1,552   1,552   1,548   1,536
    Heavy construction, except building.   899.4   803.9   824.2   878.4     915     944     928     938     905     899
    Special trade contractors........... 4,298.1 4,056.4 4,098.6 4,182.1   4,389   4,347   4,307   4,325   4,321   4,260
                                                                                                                        
  Manufacturing.........................  17,932  16,790  16,764  16,750  18,009  17,039  16,923  16,869  16,831  16,812
      Production workers................  12,116  11,224  11,215  11,217  12,166  11,405  11,328  11,294  11,267  11,256
                                                                                                                        
   Durable goods........................  10,844   9,990   9,965   9,969  10,870  10,158  10,048  10,018   9,988   9,987
      Production workers................   7,296   6,629   6,620   6,630   7,308   6,744   6,675   6,657   6,638   6,634
    Lumber and wood products............   789.0   767.2   767.0   773.5     800     780     781     784     783     784
    Furniture and fixtures..............   544.1   496.7   496.7   501.4     543     499     497     499     497     500
    Stone, clay, and glass products.....   574.4   537.6   544.4   551.2     577     559     554     551     553     552
    Primary metal industries............   664.3   599.3   597.6   595.6     667     613     600     596     599     597
      Blast furnaces and basic steel                                                                                    
         products.......................   212.7   188.8   188.5   187.8   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
    Fabricated metal products........... 1,497.5 1,414.1 1,410.6 1,416.5   1,503   1,428   1,416   1,417   1,415   1,420
    Industrial machinery and equipment.. 2,071.0 1,861.8 1,857.1 1,853.3   2,072   1,892   1,870   1,857   1,850   1,853
      Computer and office equipment.....   363.2   326.9   325.3   322.4     367     335     327     326     326     325
    Electronic and other electrical                                                                                     
       equipment........................ 1,678.3 1,441.4 1,428.6 1,422.6   1,684   1,474   1,456   1,434   1,424   1,424
      Electronic components and                                                                                         
         accessories....................   684.0   564.7   557.2   553.7     686     583     571     561     555     554
    Transportation equipment............ 1,771.1 1,665.5 1,660.4 1,651.5   1,768   1,696   1,661   1,671   1,661   1,651
      Motor vehicles and equipment......   950.9   893.8   896.2   891.3     950     901     878     897     899     891
      Aircraft and parts................   463.6   431.2   423.0   417.7     464     452     440     432     423     419
    Instruments and related products....   864.5   832.6   828.3   823.5     866     839     835     833     830     826
    Miscellaneous manufacturing.........   389.4   373.5   374.5   379.4     390     378     378     376     376     380
                                                                                                                        
   Nondurable goods.....................   7,088   6,800   6,799   6,781   7,139   6,881   6,875   6,851   6,843   6,825
      Production workers................   4,820   4,595   4,595   4,587   4,858   4,661   4,653   4,637   4,629   4,622
    Food and kindred products........... 1,651.7 1,654.6 1,653.9 1,654.6   1,687   1,682   1,684   1,685   1,685   1,687
    Tobacco products....................    31.2    33.3    32.6    32.3      32      32      33      33      33      33
    Textile mill products...............   487.1   435.7   435.5   434.1     489     442     440     439     437     435
    Apparel and other textile products..   581.4   522.2   524.7   523.3     581     531     534     527     525     523
    Paper and allied products...........   636.8   619.9   619.8   615.9     641     624     624     622     622     619
    Printing and publishing............. 1,507.0 1,420.1 1,414.0 1,407.9   1,512   1,444   1,434   1,423   1,416   1,412
    Chemicals and allied products....... 1,034.2 1,018.0 1,015.0 1,008.1   1,036   1,021   1,020   1,019   1,017   1,010
    Petroleum and coal products.........   127.1   123.7   127.1   129.8     128     127     128     128     130     130
    Rubber and misc. plastics products..   965.7   914.4   917.1   917.4     967     920     919     916     919     918
    Leather and leather products........    65.7    58.4    59.0    58.0      66      58      59      59      59      58
                                                                                                                        
Service-producing....................... 107,182 106,120 106,641 107,275 107,068 106,868 106,939 106,966 107,028 107,162
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation and public utilities...   7,087   6,826   6,834   6,858   7,119   6,915   6,898   6,895   6,881   6,886
    Transportation......................   4,552   4,319   4,330   4,364   4,576   4,387   4,381   4,381   4,369   4,387
      Railroad transportation...........   229.7   223.3   225.2   226.8     230     227     228     226     227     227
      Local and interurban passenger                                                                                    
         transit........................   492.2   494.6   497.2   500.8     477     485     482     484     484     489
      Trucking and warehousing.......... 1,841.4 1,788.3 1,795.6 1,807.2   1,864   1,832   1,830   1,827   1,826   1,830
      Water transportation..............   199.6   194.4   195.1   204.3     202     206     204     205     203     206
      Transportation by air............. 1,299.9 1,176.6 1,175.1 1,181.8   1,313   1,189   1,192   1,195   1,187   1,192
      Pipelines, except natural gas.....    13.6    13.8    13.9    13.9      14      14      14      14      14      14
      Transportation services...........   475.1   428.2   427.7   429.0     476     434     431     430     428     429
    Communications and public utilities.   2,535   2,507   2,504   2,494   2,543   2,528   2,517   2,514   2,512   2,499
      Communications.................... 1,692.5 1,665.9 1,664.3 1,654.6   1,696   1,683   1,670   1,669   1,668   1,655
      Electric, gas, and sanitary                                                                                       
         services.......................   842.5   841.4   839.7   839.4     847     845     847     845     844     844
                                                                                                                        
  Wholesale trade.......................   7,034   6,870   6,879   6,894   7,053   6,938   6,933   6,917   6,911   6,910
    Durable goods.......................   4,177   4,051   4,048   4,053   4,187   4,086   4,076   4,067   4,061   4,060
    Nondurable goods....................   2,857   2,819   2,831   2,841   2,866   2,852   2,857   2,850   2,850   2,850
  Retail trade..........................  23,289  22,927  23,006  23,244  23,530  23,365  23,408  23,466  23,452  23,475
    Building materials and garden                                                                                       
       supplies......................... 1,018.5   971.1 1,005.3 1,053.6     999   1,013   1,022   1,028   1,035   1,039
    General merchandise stores.......... 2,708.1 2,687.9 2,688.7 2,694.5   2,804   2,755   2,710   2,793   2,793   2,792
      Department stores................. 2,374.1 2,347.4 2,351.0 2,356.0   2,459   2,410   2,369   2,435   2,442   2,443
    Food stores......................... 3,524.2 3,469.8 3,449.5 3,452.7   3,562   3,525   3,519   3,502   3,494   3,484
    Automotive dealers and service                                                                                      
       stations......................... 2,417.3 2,400.3 2,405.4 2,425.1   2,421   2,428   2,436   2,430   2,427   2,433
      New and used car dealers.......... 1,121.1 1,139.8 1,142.8 1,145.5   1,122   1,141   1,145   1,147   1,147   1,147
    Apparel and accessory stores........ 1,194.6 1,177.3 1,184.6 1,183.2   1,226   1,192   1,221   1,218   1,222   1,214
    Furniture and home furnishings                                                                                      
       stores........................... 1,129.3 1,133.3 1,133.4 1,134.5   1,140   1,143   1,138   1,142   1,143   1,146
    Eating and drinking places.......... 8,201.1 7,966.4 8,057.9 8,220.2   8,213   8,209   8,213   8,206   8,192   8,223
    Miscellaneous retail establishments. 3,095.8 3,120.4 3,081.4 3,080.5   3,165   3,100   3,149   3,147   3,146   3,144
                                                                                                                        
  Finance, insurance, and real estate...   7,599   7,572   7,581   7,610   7,626   7,632   7,638   7,626   7,616   7,634
    Finance.............................   3,751   3,759   3,760   3,759   3,761   3,774   3,778   3,769   3,764   3,767
      Depository institutions........... 2,027.1 2,037.4 2,037.5 2,041.6   2,032   2,044   2,046   2,043   2,042   2,046
        Commercial banks................ 1,417.4 1,421.8 1,420.6 1,422.8   1,421   1,427   1,429   1,427   1,425   1,427
        Savings institutions............   254.0   260.8   261.9   263.8     255     260     262     261     263     264
      Nondepository institutions........   689.9   729.6   730.2   728.1     691     728     731     731     729     729
        Mortgage bankers and brokers....   308.1   346.7   346.5   344.6     308     342     346     349     347     345
      Security and commodity brokers....   774.0   735.1   735.5   735.5     780     744     742     738     738     739
      Holding and other investment                                                                                      
         offices........................   259.9   257.2   256.7   254.1     258     258     259     257     255     253
    Insurance...........................   2,351   2,342   2,341   2,347   2,356   2,352   2,351   2,347   2,342   2,351
      Insurance carriers................ 1,592.1 1,586.2 1,585.1 1,589.9   1,596   1,594   1,594   1,589   1,585   1,593
      Insurance agents, brokers, and                                                                                    
         service........................   759.3   755.9   756.2   757.3     760     758     757     758     757     758
    Real estate.........................   1,497   1,471   1,480   1,504   1,509   1,506   1,509   1,510   1,510   1,516
                                                                                                                        
  Services2.............................  41,009  40,510  40,806  41,141  40,993  40,957  40,992  40,977  41,049  41,136
    Agricultural services...............   839.8   719.4   759.1   848.8     824     846     843     844     846     835
    Hotels and other lodging places..... 1,895.4 1,761.2 1,789.7 1,813.4   1,944   1,845   1,854   1,858   1,860   1,856
    Personal services................... 1,335.6 1,361.6 1,359.9 1,362.8   1,267   1,294   1,295   1,285   1,293   1,296
    Business services................... 9,604.9 9,114.8 9,205.0 9,282.4   9,729   9,346   9,317   9,286   9,339   9,408
      Services to buildings............. 1,007.0   966.6   970.4   981.3   1,009     992     982     976     977     981
      Personnel supply services......... 3,504.6 3,084.8 3,183.4 3,258.7   3,600   3,252   3,237   3,237   3,306   3,358
        Help supply services............ 3,112.7 2,748.9 2,840.4 2,907.2   3,202   2,894   2,881   2,891   2,951   3,017
      Computer and data processing                                                                                      
         services....................... 2,200.1 2,187.7 2,184.1 2,173.5   2,199   2,189   2,186   2,184   2,177   2,170
    Auto repair, services, and parking.. 1,301.0 1,302.9 1,301.8 1,302.7   1,300   1,304   1,308   1,307   1,302   1,301
    Miscellaneous repair services.......   363.7   356.5   354.4   354.7     364     359     358     361     357     355
    Motion pictures.....................   598.2   576.2   576.8   581.7     601     580     589     579     576     584
    Amusement and recreation services... 1,737.5 1,544.5 1,591.3 1,690.9   1,764   1,777   1,772   1,756   1,746   1,722
    Health services..................... 10264.1 10504.4 10545.0 10554.6  10,280  10,483  10,504  10,528  10,558  10,573
      Offices and clinics of medical                                                                                    
         doctors........................ 1,964.2 2,010.7 2,018.5 2,020.2   1,967   2,002   2,007   2,016   2,023   2,023
      Nursing and personal care                                                                                         
         facilities..................... 1,811.3 1,842.9 1,850.5 1,854.2   1,816   1,842   1,848   1,847   1,852   1,858
      Hospitals......................... 4,056.3 4,170.1 4,180.3 4,182.4   4,062   4,158   4,167   4,174   4,183   4,191
      Home health care services.........   646.2   657.5   661.6   662.9     646     659     663     662     662     663
    Legal services...................... 1,014.7 1,023.9 1,024.1 1,024.8   1,021   1,031   1,030   1,030   1,029   1,033
    Educational services................ 2,533.7 2,617.1 2,627.6 2,628.0   2,388   2,457   2,472   2,486   2,478   2,485
    Social services..................... 3,044.2 3,123.5 3,139.8 3,148.2   3,023   3,105   3,122   3,120   3,124   3,128
      Child day care services...........   764.2   768.7   774.9   780.4     743     757     756     754     755     758
      Residential care..................   833.2   856.7   860.8   860.1     835     853     860     860     863     863
    Museums and botanical and zoological                                                                                
      gardens...........................   107.9   101.0   103.8   108.0     109     110     110     110     110     110
    Membership organizations............ 2,477.6 2,485.0 2,494.9 2,499.5   2,489   2,506   2,504   2,505   2,506   2,512
    Engineering and management services. 3,518.3 3,546.7 3,561.9 3,570.0   3,517   3,541   3,542   3,550   3,553   3,567
      Engineering and architectural                                                                                     
         services....................... 1,045.0 1,049.7 1,054.5 1,058.9   1,053   1,063   1,064   1,061   1,066   1,068
      Management and public relations... 1,120.6 1,123.0 1,124.5 1,130.3   1,124   1,125   1,132   1,131   1,128   1,133
    Services, nec.......................    50.8    49.8    49.2    49.3   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
                                                                                                                        
  Government............................  21,164  21,415  21,535  21,528  20,747  21,061  21,070  21,085  21,119  21,121
    Federal.............................   2,611   2,596   2,597   2,599   2,615   2,615   2,607   2,608   2,605   2,605
      Federal, except Postal Service.... 1,756.5 1,767.3 1,771.9 1,776.4   1,756   1,775   1,775   1,777   1,777   1,778
    State...............................   4,984   5,030   5,068   5,070   4,847   4,928   4,934   4,928   4,931   4,932
      Education......................... 2,212.9 2,240.2 2,275.1 2,275.1   2,065   2,112   2,120   2,117   2,122   2,125
      Other State government............ 2,770.6 2,789.5 2,792.5 2,794.9   2,782   2,816   2,814   2,811   2,809   2,807
    Local...............................  13,569  13,789  13,870  13,859  13,285  13,518  13,529  13,549  13,583  13,584
      Education......................... 7,874.7 8,022.1 8,083.2 8,052.7   7,495   7,642   7,644   7,654   7,684   7,685
      Other local government............ 5,694.1 5,766.6 5,786.7 5,805.8   5,790   5,876   5,885   5,895   5,899   5,899

  1 These series are not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the
trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision.
  2 Includes other industries, not shown separately.
  p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                    ESTABLISHMENT DATA


Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                             Not seasonally adjusted                   Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                        
                Industry                                                                                                
                                           Apr.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    Apr.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr. 
                                           2001    2002    2002p   2002p   2001    2001    2002    2002    2002p   2002p 
                                                                                                                        
       Total private....................   34.1    33.9    33.9    33.9    34.2    34.1    34.1    34.1    34.2    34.1 
                                                                                                                        
Goods-producing.........................   39.6    39.9    40.2    40.2    40.6    40.1    40.4    40.4    40.5    40.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Mining................................   43.5    42.8    42.8    42.4    44.0    43.3    43.0    43.4    43.4    42.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Construction..........................   38.5    38.5    38.4    38.7    39.3    38.8    39.8    39.6    39.1    39.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Manufacturing.........................   39.9    40.3    40.9    40.8    41.0    40.6    40.6    40.7    41.0    41.0 
      Overtime hours....................    3.3     3.7     4.0     4.0     3.9     3.8     3.9     3.9     4.2     4.3 
                                                                                                                        
   Durable goods........................   40.1    40.7    41.2    41.2    41.3    40.8    40.9    41.0    41.4    41.4 
      Overtime hours....................    3.2     3.7     4.1     4.1     3.9     3.8     3.9     3.9     4.2     4.4 
                                                                                                                        
    Lumber and wood products............   39.9    39.9    40.7    40.6    40.1    40.8    40.1    40.8    41.0    40.6 
    Furniture and fixtures..............   37.9    39.8    40.5    40.4    39.3    38.8    40.0    40.6    40.8    40.9 
    Stone, clay, and glass products.....   42.7    43.2    43.4    44.3    43.2    43.5    44.3    44.6    44.3    44.7 
    Primary metal industries............   43.2    43.3    44.2    44.2    44.3    43.8    43.5    43.5    44.6    44.3 
      Blast furnaces and basic steel                                                                                    
         products.......................   45.2    43.7    44.8    44.6    45.4    43.8    43.8    44.1    45.1    44.7 
    Fabricated metal products...........   40.2    41.2    41.6    41.5    42.0    41.2    41.3    41.5    41.8    41.7 
    Industrial machinery and equipment..   39.9    40.2    40.5    40.2    41.3    40.2    40.2    39.9    40.4    40.4 
    Electronic and other electrical                                                                                     
       equipment........................   38.5    38.5    39.2    39.0    39.8    39.3    38.5    38.7    39.3    39.4 
    Transportation equipment............   40.8    41.9    42.5    42.9    42.4    41.7    42.7    42.2    42.4    42.8 
      Motor vehicles and equipment......   41.4    43.2    43.9    44.8    43.3    43.0    44.3    43.5    44.0    44.4 
    Instruments and related products....   40.2    40.3    40.7    40.2    41.0    40.5    40.3    40.0    40.6    40.3 
    Miscellaneous manufacturing.........   37.4    37.7    38.5    38.2    38.2    37.7    37.5    38.0    38.4    38.3 
                                                                                                                        
   Nondurable goods.....................   39.6    39.9    40.3    40.1    40.5    40.2    40.1    40.2    40.6    40.4 
      Overtime hours....................    3.4     3.8     4.0     3.9     3.9     4.0     4.0     4.0     4.2     4.2 
                                                                                                                        
    Food and kindred products...........   39.9    40.1    40.6    40.2    41.3    40.8    41.0    40.9    41.3    41.0 
    Tobacco products....................   39.2    40.4    40.1    40.2    41.1    40.6    41.5    41.6    40.7    40.6 
    Textile mill products...............   39.3    40.6    41.7    42.1    40.3    40.0    39.9    41.1    41.7    42.1 
    Apparel and other textile products..   36.7    37.1    38.2    37.6    38.0    37.4    37.0    37.0    38.1    37.5 
    Paper and allied products...........   41.1    41.1    41.5    41.6    42.0    41.5    41.2    41.5    41.8    41.9 
    Printing and publishing.............   37.6    37.4    37.8    37.4    38.2    37.8    37.5    37.6    37.8    37.5 
    Chemicals and allied products.......   42.4    41.6    41.9    42.0    42.6    41.8    42.0    41.7    42.0    42.0 
    Petroleum and coal products.........   43.7    41.2    40.6    39.0    (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
    Rubber and misc. plastics products..   39.7    40.9    41.1    41.1    40.8    41.2    40.9    41.1    41.2    41.5 
    Leather and leather products........   35.6    37.4    37.6    37.9    36.6    37.4    37.9    37.8    37.8    38.1 
                                                                                                                        
Service-producing.......................   32.8    32.5    32.5    32.5    32.7    32.7    32.6    32.7    32.7    32.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation and public utilities...   38.2    37.4    37.7    37.7    38.1    38.0    37.8    37.6    38.0    38.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Wholesale trade.......................   38.3    38.1    38.1    38.3    38.2    38.3    38.2    38.4    38.4    38.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Retail trade..........................   28.8    28.5    28.6    28.5    28.8    28.9    28.8    29.0    29.0    28.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Finance, insurance, and real estate...   36.7    36.2    36.1    36.0    36.3    36.1    36.1    36.2    36.4    36.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Services..............................   32.7    32.5    32.4    32.4    32.6    32.7    32.5    32.6    32.6    32.6 

  1 Data relate to production workers in mining and manufacturing; construction workers in construction; and
nonsupervisory workers in transportation and public utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real
estate; and services. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employees on private nonfarm
payrolls.
  2 This series is not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the
trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision.
  p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                    ESTABLISHMENT DATA


Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by
industry
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                 Average hourly earnings                 Average weekly earnings        
                                                                                                                        
                Industry                                                                                                
                                           Apr.      Feb.      Mar.      Apr.       Apr.      Feb.     Mar.      Apr.  
                                           2001      2002      2002p     2002p      2001      2002     2002p     2002p  
                                                                                                                        
       Total private....................  $14.27    $14.68    $14.69    $14.72    $486.61   $497.65   $497.99   $499.01 
        Seasonally adjusted.............   14.21     14.63     14.67     14.69     485.98    498.88    501.71    500.93 
                                                                                                                        
Goods-producing.........................   15.76     16.17     16.20     16.27     624.10    645.18    651.24    654.05 
                                                                                                                        
  Mining................................   17.60     17.85     17.82     17.85     765.60    763.98    762.70    756.84 
                                                                                                                        
  Construction..........................   18.07     18.50     18.60     18.63     695.70    712.25    714.24    720.98 
                                                                                                                        
  Manufacturing.........................   14.74     15.16     15.17     15.22     588.13    610.95    620.45    620.98 
                                                                                                                        
   Durable goods........................   15.14     15.63     15.64     15.67     607.11    636.14    644.37    645.60 
    Lumber and wood products............   12.13     12.33     12.32     12.33     483.99    491.97    501.42    500.60 
    Furniture and fixtures..............   12.07     12.58     12.52     12.52     457.45    500.68    507.06    505.81 
    Stone, clay, and glass products.....   14.96     15.26     15.24     15.43     638.79    659.23    661.42    683.55 
    Primary metal industries............   16.90     17.30     17.30     17.37     730.08    749.09    764.66    767.75 
      Blast furnaces and basic steel                                                                                    
         products.......................   20.37     20.75     20.58     20.80     920.72    906.78    921.98    927.68 
    Fabricated metal products...........   14.11     14.52     14.62     14.64     567.22    598.22    608.19    607.56 
    Industrial machinery and equipment..   15.74     16.31     16.30     16.33     628.03    655.66    660.15    656.47 
    Electronic and other electrical                                                                                     
       equipment........................   14.39     14.89     14.92     14.91     554.02    573.27    584.86    581.49 
    Transportation equipment............   18.77     19.63     19.58     19.65     765.82    822.50    832.15    842.99 
      Motor vehicles and equipment......   19.13     20.08     20.09     20.24     791.98    867.46    881.95    906.75 
    Instruments and related products....   14.80     15.21     15.26     15.27     594.96    612.96    621.08    613.85 
    Miscellaneous manufacturing.........   12.04     12.51     12.59     12.53     450.30    471.63    484.72    478.65 
                                                                                                                        
   Nondurable goods.....................   14.12     14.45     14.48     14.55     559.15    576.56    583.54    583.46 
    Food and kindred products...........   12.79     13.08     13.14     13.23     510.32    524.51    533.48    531.85 
    Tobacco products....................   22.59     22.22     23.02     23.40     885.53    897.69    923.10    940.68 
    Textile mill products...............   11.30     11.61     11.65     11.68     444.09    471.37    485.81    491.73 
    Apparel and other textile products..    9.44      9.80      9.90      9.92     346.45    363.58    378.18    372.99 
    Paper and allied products...........   16.74     17.06     17.14     17.32     688.01    701.17    711.31    720.51 
    Printing and publishing.............   14.75     15.12     15.19     15.23     554.60    565.49    574.18    569.60 
    Chemicals and allied products.......   18.64     18.94     18.89     18.94     790.34    787.90    791.49    795.48 
    Petroleum and coal products.........   22.09     22.52     22.46     22.28     965.33    927.82    911.88    868.92 
    Rubber and misc. plastics products..   13.33     13.60     13.61     13.69     529.20    556.24    559.37    562.66 
    Leather and leather products........   10.37     10.30     10.30     10.34     369.17    385.22    387.28    391.89 
                                                                                                                        
Service-producing.......................   13.83     14.27     14.27     14.28     453.62    463.78    463.78    464.10 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation and public utilities...   16.78     17.43     17.40     17.48     641.00    651.88    655.98    659.00 
                                                                                                                        
  Wholesale trade.......................   15.86     16.17     16.08     16.09     607.44    616.08    612.65    616.25 
                                                                                                                        
  Retail trade..........................    9.78     10.04     10.05     10.09     281.66    286.14    287.43    287.57 
                                                                                                                        
  Finance, insurance, and real estate...   15.81     16.20     16.24     16.29     580.23    586.44    586.26    586.44 
                                                                                                                        
  Services..............................   14.58     15.10     15.10     15.09     476.77    490.75    489.24    488.92 

  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                              ESTABLISHMENT DATA


Table B-4. Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm
payrolls by industry, seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
                                                                                         Percent  
                                    Apr.     Dec.     Jan.     Feb.     Mar.     Apr.     change  
            Industry                2001     2001     2002     2002     2002p    2002p    from:   
                                                                                        Mar. 2002-
                                                                                        Apr. 2002 
                                                                                                  
Total private:                                                                                    
   Current dollars..............   $14.21   $14.58   $14.59   $14.63   $14.67   $14.69      0.1   
   Constant (1982) dollars2.....     7.94     8.15     8.14     8.15     8.14     N.A.     (3)    
                                                                                                  
  Goods-producing...............    15.78    16.20    16.23    16.27    16.31    16.32       .1   
    Mining......................    17.53    17.83    17.77    17.74    17.79    17.78      -.1   
    Construction................    18.15    18.57    18.54    18.57    18.69    18.75       .3   
    Manufacturing...............    14.72    15.09    15.12    15.18    15.20    15.21       .1   
      Excluding overtime4.......    14.04    14.41    14.42    14.47    14.45    14.46       .1   
                                                                                                  
  Service-producing.............    13.73    14.12    14.12    14.16    14.20    14.23       .2   
    Transportation and public                                                                     
       utilities................    16.74    17.23    17.35    17.40    17.43    17.44       .1   
    Wholesale trade.............    15.74    16.05    16.05    16.16    16.17    16.09      -.5   
    Retail trade................     9.74     9.99     9.99    10.01    10.03    10.05       .2   
    Finance, insurance, and real                                                                  
       estate...................    15.64    16.14    16.11    16.13    16.20    16.22       .1   
    Services....................    14.48    14.93    14.92    14.97    15.01    15.06       .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 -.1 percent from February 2002 to March 2002, the latest month available.
  4 Derived by assuming that overtime hours are paid at the rate of time and one-half.
  N.A. = not available.
  p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                    ESTABLISHMENT DATA


Table B-5. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by
industry

(1982=100)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                             Not seasonally adjusted                   Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                        
                Industry                                                                                                
                                          Apr.   Feb.    Mar.     Apr.    Apr.   Dec.    Jan.    Feb.    Mar.     Apr.  
                                          2001   2002    2002p    2002p   2001   2001    2002    2002    2002p    2002p 
                                                                                                                        
       Total private....................  150.1  144.7   145.6    146.8   151.5  148.8   148.4   148.6   148.8    148.5 
                                                                                                                        
Goods-producing.........................  109.5  102.1   103.2    104.2   113.5  107.1   107.0   106.5   106.6    105.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Mining................................   53.7   50.7    50.8     51.9    55.0   54.3    53.4    53.1    52.5     52.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Construction..........................  181.0  166.9   168.8    175.0   190.0  185.8   188.6   186.0   184.1    180.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Manufacturing.........................   97.5   91.3    92.4     92.2   100.7   93.3    92.7    92.6    93.2     93.0 
                                                                                                                        
   Durable goods........................  102.1   94.1    95.2     95.3   105.4   96.1    95.3    95.2    95.8     95.8 
    Lumber and wood products............  134.3  130.0   132.6    133.7   137.2  135.5   133.2   136.1   136.8    135.7 
    Furniture and fixtures..............  128.7  122.2   124.6    125.3   133.1  119.8   122.6   125.1   125.4    126.3 
    Stone, clay, and glass products.....  116.4  108.9   111.2    114.8   118.3  114.4   115.2   115.9   115.7    115.9 
    Primary metal industries............   84.7   75.2    76.6     76.6    87.0   78.0    75.5    75.0    77.4     76.9 
      Blast furnaces and basic steel                                                                                    
         products.......................   67.0   57.0    58.4     58.0    67.6   60.5    57.4    57.4    58.7     58.2 
    Fabricated metal products...........  111.5  107.2   108.0    108.5   116.9  108.1   107.5   108.2   108.8    109.2 
    Industrial machinery and equipment..   93.4   82.8    83.2     82.4    96.3   84.4    83.3    82.1    82.8     82.7 
    Electronic and other electrical                                                                                     
       equipment........................   97.3   81.5    82.3     81.3   100.9   85.1    82.4    81.3    82.3     82.1 
    Transportation equipment............  110.1  104.7   105.7    106.4   113.8  105.3   106.4   105.8   105.2    105.6 
      Motor vehicles and equipment......  143.3  138.5   140.9    143.3   149.0  137.8   139.8   140.0   141.0    141.4 
    Instruments and related products....   73.1   69.5    69.5     68.1    74.7   70.5    69.8    68.9    69.3     68.4 
    Miscellaneous manufacturing.........   93.1   87.6    90.7     91.3    95.3   89.1    88.6    89.1    90.7     91.6 
                                                                                                                        
   Nondurable goods.....................   91.2   87.5    88.5     87.9    94.1   89.5    89.2    89.1    89.7     89.3 
    Food and kindred products...........  109.3  109.4   110.6    109.8   116.0  113.6   114.3   114.1   114.9    114.6 
    Tobacco products....................   43.5   49.5    47.9     47.0    46.8   46.3    49.3    49.4    50.4     50.3 
    Textile mill products...............   66.6   60.9    62.8     63.1    68.5   61.2    60.2    62.3    63.1     63.3 
    Apparel and other textile products..   48.4   43.5    44.9     44.4    50.1   44.5    44.4    43.8    44.7     44.2 
    Paper and allied products...........   96.8   94.3    95.2     94.8    99.7   95.9    95.2    95.7    96.6     96.0 
    Printing and publishing.............  114.5  106.4   106.7    105.2   116.5  109.9   108.1   107.4   107.1    106.0 
    Chemicals and allied products.......   98.5   94.2    94.6     93.6    98.7   95.0    95.1    94.2    94.6     93.5 
    Petroleum and coal products.........   72.7   67.6    69.2     68.6    72.9   71.4    71.1    70.0    70.5     67.7 
    Rubber and misc. plastics products..  134.5  131.1   132.3    132.4   138.4  132.9   131.7   131.8   132.7    133.6 
    Leather and leather products........   27.4   24.8    24.9     24.7    28.1   24.7    25.0    25.0    25.0     24.6 
                                                                                                                        
Service-producing.......................  168.4  163.8   164.6    165.9   168.5  167.5   166.9   167.5   167.7    167.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation and public utilities...  138.9  131.4   132.5    133.0   139.4  135.0   134.3   133.5   134.6    135.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Wholesale trade.......................  131.1  127.9   128.3    128.9   131.4  129.8   129.6   130.2   129.9    129.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Retail trade..........................  144.7  140.5   141.1    142.7   146.7  145.5   145.4   146.5   146.4    145.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Finance, insurance, and real estate...  141.2  138.5   138.1    138.3   140.2  139.6   139.6   139.5   140.2    140.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Services..............................  212.7  207.9   209.2    211.1   211.8  211.8   210.8   211.5   211.8    212.1 

  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                   ESTABLISHMENT DATA


Table B-6.  Diffusion indexes of employment change, seasonally adjusted

(Percent)
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
       Time span          Jan.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    May     June    July    Aug.    Sept.   Oct.    Nov.    Dec. 
                                                                                                                       
                        
                                                   Private nonfarm payrolls, 353 industries1
                        
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
Over 1-month span:                                                                                                     
     1998..............   63.2    56.2    59.3    60.2    58.9    57.1    55.4    58.4    54.8    55.0    58.2    56.4 
     1999..............   55.1    59.6    52.8    57.2    58.2    54.2    57.1    54.4    55.2    57.9    59.9    56.8 
     2000..............   55.7    59.3    61.0    54.2    47.7    60.5    57.8    55.1    52.0    54.8    55.1    54.2 
     2001..............   53.7    50.4    55.8    45.0    46.6    44.3    45.5    43.9    44.1    38.7    38.7    41.8 
     2002..............   48.9    45.9   p45.0   p50.7                                                                 
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
Over 3-month span:                                                                                                     
     1998..............   65.3    66.1    64.6    65.7    62.2    57.9    57.5    58.4    59.1    59.2    59.3    59.2 
     1999..............   60.8    57.8    58.5    55.8    58.1    57.9    57.2    59.2    59.8    59.1    61.0    60.6 
     2000..............   61.6    63.3    61.9    56.2    55.1    57.9    61.5    56.4    54.1    53.3    55.7    53.3 
     2001..............   51.7    54.1    48.6    49.2    42.5    42.4    40.5    39.9    38.8    35.8    35.6    37.7 
     2002..............   41.1   p42.8   p44.9                                                                         
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
Over 6-month span:                                                                                                     
     1998..............   70.4    67.4    65.0    62.5    63.6    60.5    59.2    58.6    57.9    59.6    60.6    59.9 
     1999..............   59.8    59.8    58.2    60.3    56.7    59.2    61.8    60.8    62.2    61.2    62.3    64.9 
     2000..............   63.5    60.6    62.6    63.7    61.5    55.5    56.1    58.6    54.2    54.8    51.8    54.2 
     2001..............   52.0    50.6    48.6    45.3    44.1    38.5    37.1    35.6    35.1    35.7    34.8   p35.6 
     2002..............  p37.8                                                                                         
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
Over 12-month span:                                                                                                    
     1998..............   69.7    67.6    67.4    66.0    64.0    62.7    61.9    62.0    60.9    59.3    60.8    58.8 
     1999..............   61.2    60.2    58.2    60.8    60.8    61.6    62.2    61.3    63.9    63.0    61.3    60.9 
     2000..............   62.5    63.0    61.8    59.5    58.4    56.8    55.7    56.5    54.2    53.4    53.0    51.7 
     2001..............   49.6    47.7    45.0    43.1    40.5    39.8    38.4    36.8   p34.6   p33.6                 
     2002..............                                                                                                
                                                                                                                       
                        
                                                    Manufacturing payrolls, 136 industries1
                        
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
Over 1-month span:                                                                                                     
     1998..............   57.4    51.5    53.7    53.3    43.8    48.2    38.2    51.5    41.9    41.5    41.2    43.4 
     1999..............   46.0    44.5    43.0    42.3    50.4    39.3    51.5    39.3    45.2    46.3    53.3    46.7 
     2000..............   44.9    56.6    55.5    46.7    41.2    54.8    53.7    38.6    34.6    41.5    43.8    44.1 
     2001..............   37.9    32.4    41.5    31.3    29.4    33.1    39.0    27.6    36.0    29.4    25.7    29.4 
     2002..............   39.0    40.4   p43.0   p47.1                                                                 
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
Over 3-month span:                                                                                                     
     1998..............   59.6    59.6    55.9    50.4    46.7    37.9    41.5    41.5    41.9    38.2    36.8    40.8 
     1999..............   41.2    39.0    38.2    41.5    40.8    45.2    39.0    45.2    40.8    44.9    46.3    46.0 
     2000..............   50.0    54.0    52.9    42.3    43.0    48.5    48.2    33.8    28.7    30.5    39.0    35.7 
     2001..............   28.3    29.4    24.6    26.5    22.4    24.6    21.0    19.9    19.9    21.0    17.6    20.2 
     2002..............   25.7   p34.2   p37.1                                                                         
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
Over 6-month span:                                                                                                     
     1998..............   63.2    54.4    50.4    40.4    44.5    40.1    37.5    36.4    34.9    40.1    37.1    34.2 
     1999..............   36.0    38.2    37.5    41.2    36.8    39.7    43.0    41.5    46.0    40.4    46.3    51.5 
     2000..............   51.5    44.5    48.5    55.1    43.8    34.9    33.5    34.6    30.1    29.4    25.0    27.9 
     2001..............   26.8    25.4    19.9    20.6    20.2    15.1    13.2    14.0    11.8    14.7    18.0   p18.8 
     2002..............  p20.2                                                                                         
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
Over 12-month span:                                                                                                    
     1998..............   54.8    52.2    51.8    46.7    40.4    40.1    38.2    37.5    36.4    34.6    35.7    34.2 
     1999..............   38.6    34.6    32.4    36.0    37.9    39.0    40.1    40.4    44.5    46.0    44.9    44.5 
     2000..............   46.3    45.2    41.2    37.9    33.8    31.3    31.3    31.3    27.6    25.4    24.3    21.0 
     2001..............   19.1    16.5    14.7    16.2    15.1    12.1    12.9    12.9   p12.5   p12.1                 
     2002..............                                                                                                

  1 Based on seasonally adjusted data for 1-, 3-, and 6-month spans and unadjusted data for the 12-month span. Data are
centered within the span. 
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  Figures are the percent of industries with employment increasing plus one-half of the industries with
unchanged employment, where 50 percent indicates an equal balance between industries with increasing and decreasing
employment.