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                    THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:  FEBRUARY 2005

   Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 262,000 in February and the unem-
ployment rate edged up to 5.4 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the
U.S. Department of Labor reported today.  Job growth occurred in both goods-
producing and service-providing industries.
   
Unemployment (Household Survey Data)
   
   In February, both the number of unemployed persons, 8.0 million, and the un-
employment rate, 5.4 percent, returned to their December levels after dipping
in January.  The jobless rate had been either 5.4 or 5.5 percent during each
of the last 6 months of 2004.  In February, the unemployment rates for the
major worker groups--adult men (4.9 percent), adult women (4.7 percent), teen-
agers (17.5 percent), whites (4.6 percent), blacks (10.9 percent), and His-
panics or Latinos (6.4 percent)--showed little change.  The unemployment rate
for Asians was 4.5 percent in February, not seasonally adjusted.  (See tables
A-1, A-2, and A-3.)
   
   The number of long-term unemployed--those unemployed for 27 weeks and over--
remained at 1.6 million in February.  This group accounted for 1 in 5 unem-
ployed persons.  (See table A-9.)

Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
   
   In February, total employment was about unchanged at 140.1 million, sea-
sonally adjusted.  The employment-population ratio--the proportion of the
population age 16 and over with jobs--was little changed over the month at
62.3 percent.  The rate has fluctuated between 62.1 and 62.5 percent for
the past 2 years.  In February, the civilian labor force was essentially un-
changed at 148.1 million, and the participation rate held at 65.8 percent.
(See table A-1.)
   
   Over the year, the number of persons who held more than one job increased
by 432,000 to 7.7 million, not seasonally adjusted.  These multiple jobholders
represented 5.5 percent of total employment in February, up from 5.3 percent
a year earlier.  (See table A-13.)
   
Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
   
   There were 1.7 million persons who were marginally attached to the labor
force in February, little changed over the year.  (Data are not seasonally ad-
justed.)  These individuals wanted and were available to work and had looked 
for a job sometime in the prior 12 months.  They were not counted as unem-
ployed, however, because they did not actively search for work in the 4 weeks
preceding the survey.  Among the marginally attached, there were 485,000 dis-

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Table A.  Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
______________________________________________________________________________
                         |    Quarterly    |                          |
                         |    averages     |       Monthly data       |
                         |_________________|__________________________| Jan.-
        Category         |      2004       |  2004  |      2005       | Feb.
                         |_________________|________|_________________|change
                         |   III  |   IV   |  Dec.  |  Jan.  |  Feb.  |
_________________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______
     HOUSEHOLD DATA      |                 Labor force status
                         |____________________________________________________
Civilian labor force.....| 147,677| 148,136| 148,203| 147,979| 148,132|    153
  Employment.............| 139,608| 140,092| 140,156| 140,241| 140,144|    -97
  Unemployment...........|   8,069|   8,044|   8,047|   7,737|   7,988|    251
Not in labor force.......|  76,003|  76,282|  76,437|  76,858|  76,909|     51
                         |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                         |                 Unemployment rates
                         |____________________________________________________
All workers..............|     5.5|     5.4|     5.4|     5.2|     5.4|    0.2
  Adult men..............|     5.0|     4.9|     4.9|     4.7|     4.9|     .2
  Adult women............|     4.8|     4.7|     4.7|     4.6|     4.7|     .1
  Teenagers..............|    17.1|    17.1|    17.6|    16.3|    17.5|    1.2
  White..................|     4.7|     4.6|     4.6|     4.4|     4.6|     .2
  Black or African       |        |        |        |        |        |
    American.............|    10.6|    10.8|    10.8|    10.6|    10.9|     .3
  Hispanic or Latino     |        |        |        |        |        |
    ethnicity............|     6.9|     6.7|     6.6|     6.1|     6.4|     .3
                         |________|________|________|________|________|_______
  ESTABLISHMENT DATA     |                     Employment
                         |____________________________________________________
Nonfarm employment.......| 131,731| 132,302| 132,449|p132,581|p132,843|   p262
  Goods-producing(1).....|  21,932|  22,000|  22,022| p22,005| p22,060|    p55
    Construction.........|   6,983|   7,063|   7,086|  p7,086|  p7,116|    p30
    Manufacturing........|  14,353|  14,338|  14,334| p14,314| p14,334|    p20
  Service-providing(1)...| 109,799| 110,302| 110,427|p110,576|p110,783|   p207
    Retail trade(2)......|  15,043|  15,072|  15,077| p15,083| p15,112|    p30
    Professional and     |        |        |        |        |        |
      business services..|  16,479|  16,633|  16,674| p16,698| p16,779|    p81
    Education and health |        |        |        |        |        |
      services...........|  16,997|  17,110|  17,142| p17,175| p17,193|    p18
    Leisure and          |        |        |        |        |        |
      hospitality........|  12,509|  12,569|  12,589| p12,612| p12,635|    p23
    Government...........|  21,636|  21,702|  21,700| p21,722| p21,755|    p33
                         |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                         |                  Hours of work(3)
                         |____________________________________________________
Total private............|    33.7|    33.7|    33.7|   p33.7|   p33.7|   p0.0
  Manufacturing..........|    40.8|    40.6|    40.5|   p40.7|   p40.5|   p-.2
    Overtime.............|     4.6|     4.5|     4.5|    p4.5|    p4.6|    p.1
                         |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                         |    Indexes of aggregate weekly hours (2002=100)(3)
                         |____________________________________________________
Total private............|   100.6|   101.2|   101.2|  p101.4|  p101.6|   p0.2
                         |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                         |                    Earnings(3)
                         |____________________________________________________
Avg. hourly earnings,    |        |        |        |        |        |
  total private..........|  $15.74|  $15.83|  $15.85| p$15.90| p$15.90| p$0.00
Avg. weekly earnings,    |        |        |        |        |        |
  total private..........|  530.85|  533.89|  534.15| p535.83| p535.83|   p.00
_________________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______

   1  Includes other industries, not shown separately.
   2  Quarterly averages and the over-the-month change are calculated using
unrounded data.
   3  Data relate to private production or nonsupervisory workers.
   p=preliminary.

                                  - 3 -

couraged workers in February, also about the same as a year earlier.  Dis-
couraged workers were not currently looking for work specifically because they
believed no jobs were available for them.  The other 1.2 million marginally
attached had not searched for work for reasons such as school or family re-
sponsibilities.  (See table A-13.)
   
Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data)
   
   Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 262,000 in February to 132.8
million, seasonally adjusted, following smaller gains in the prior 3 months.
Construction, manufacturing, and several service-providing industries added
jobs.  (See table B-1.)
   
   Construction employment rose by 30,000 in February.  This followed no
change in January, when unusually severe weather conditions in some areas of
the country limited construction activity.  Since its most recent low point
in March 2003, the industry has added 458,000 jobs.  Employment growth among
residential specialty trade contractors (16,000) and residential builders
(5,000) accounted for the bulk of February's gain.
   
   In February, manufacturing added 20,000 jobs, with motor vehicles and parts
accounting for about half of the job gain.  The increase in motor vehicles em-
ployment (11,000) reflected the return of auto workers from larger-than-usual
temporary layoffs in January.  While total manufacturing employment edged up
over the year, it has shown little net change since mid-2004.
   
   Employment in a number of service-providing industries grew over the month.
Professional and business services employment expanded by 81,000 in February.
Within this sector, sizable increases occurred in employment services (38,000),
services to buildings and dwellings (14,000), and architectural and engineering
services (7,000).  Within employment services, temporary help services added
30,000 jobs in February and 207,000 jobs over the year.
   
   Retail trade employment increased by 30,000 in February, with small gains
distributed throughout this industry.  Over the year, retail trade has added
135,000 jobs.  Wholesale trade employment was essentially flat in February;
employment in the industry has been trending upward, however, and has grown
by 94,000 since its most recent low in August 2003.
   
   Within the financial activities sector, employment growth continued in
credit intermediation and related activities.  The industry added 11,000
jobs in February, with commercial banks accounting for about 5,000 of the
gain.
   
   Health care employment rose by 23,000 over the month.  Since February 2004,
this industry has gained 262,000 jobs.  Over the month, employment increased
in ambulatory health care services (12,000) and in hospitals (6,000).

   In the leisure and hospitality sector, food services and drinking places
added 27,000 jobs in February.  Over the year, leisure and hospitality employ-
ment increased by 268,000, with strong gains in both food services and accom-
modations.
   
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Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)
   
   The average workweek for production or nonsupervisory workers on private
nonfarm payrolls was unchanged in February, at 33.7 hours, seasonally adjusted.
The manufacturing workweek declined by 0.2 hour to 40.5 hours, the same level as
in November and December.  Manufacturing overtime edged up in February to 4.6
hours.  (See table B-2.)
   
   The index of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory work-
ers on private nonfarm payrolls increased by 0.2 percent in February to 101.6
(2002=100).  The manufacturing index was down by 0.4 percent over the month
to 93.8.  (See table B-5.)
   
Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data)
   
   Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on private
nonfarm payrolls were unchanged over the month at $15.90, seasonally adjusted.
This followed a 5-cent increase in January.  Average weekly earnings also were
unchanged in February at $535.83.  Over the year, average hourly earnings grew
by 2.5 percent and average weekly earnings increased by 2.2 percent.  (See
table B-3.)
   
                         ______________________________
   
   
   The Employment Situation for March 2005 is scheduled to be released on
Friday, April 1, at 8:30 A.M. (EST).
   
   
   
   
   
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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 informa-
tion on the labor force, employment, and unemployment that appears in the
A tables, marked HOUSEHOLD DATA.  It is a sample survey of about 60,000 house-
holds conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the Bureau of Labor Statistics
(BLS).
 
   The establishment survey provides the information on the employment,
hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm payrolls that appears in the 
B tables, marked ESTABLISHMENT DATA.  This information is collected from
payroll records by BLS in cooperation with state agencies.  The sample 
includes about 160,000 businesses and government agencies covering ap-
proximately 400,000 individual worksites.  The active sample includes 
about one-third of all nonfarm payroll workers.  The sample is drawn 
from a sampling frame of unemployment insurance tax accounts.

   For both surveys, the data for a given month  relate to a particular week
or pay period.  In the household survey,  the reference week is generally
the calendar week that contains the 12th day of the month.  In the establish-
ment survey, the reference  period is the pay period including the 12th,
which may or may not correspond directly to the calendar week.

Coverage, definitions, and differences between surveys
 
   Household survey.  The sample  is selected  to reflect the entire
civilian noninstitutional population.  Based on responses to a series of
questions on work and job search activities, each person  16 years and over
in a sample household is classified as employed, unemployed, or not in the
labor force.
   
   People are classified as employed if they did any work at all as paid
employees during the reference week; worked in their own business, pro-
fession, or on their own farm; or worked without pay at least 15 hours
in a family business or farm.  People are also counted as employed if they
were temporarily absent from their jobs because of illness, bad weather,
vacation, labor-management disputes, or personal reasons.
 
   People are classified as unemployed if they meet all of the following
criteria:  They had no employment during the  reference week; they were
available for work at that time; and they made specific efforts to find
employment sometime during the 4-week period ending with the reference
week.  Persons laid off from  a job and expecting recall need not be
looking for work to be counted as unemployed.  The unemployment data
derived from the household survey in no way depend upon the eligibility
for or receipt of unemployment insurance benefits.
 
   The civilian labor force  is the sum of employed and  unemployed persons.
Those not classified as employed or unemployed are not in the labor force.
The unemployment rate is the number unemployed as a percent of the  labor
force.  The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent
of the population, and the employment-population ratio is the employed as a
percent of the population.
                                  
                                  - 6 -
 
   Establishment survey.  The sample establishments are drawn from pri-
vate nonfarm businesses such as factories, offices, and stores, as well
as federal, state, and local government entities.  Employees on nonfarm
payrolls are those who received pay for any part of the reference pay
period, including persons on paid leave.  Persons are counted in each job
they hold.  Hours and earnings data are for private businesses and relate
only to production workers in the goods-producing sector and nonsupervisory
workers in the service-providing sector.  Industries are classified on the
basis of their principal activity in accordance with the 2002 version of
the North American Industry Classification System.

   Differences in employment estimates.  The numerous conceptual and method-
ological differences between the household and establishment surveys result
in important distinctions in the employment estimates derived from the sur-
veys.  Among these are:
 
   --The household survey includes agricultural workers, the self-employed,
unpaid family workers, and private household workers among the employed.
These groups are excluded from the establishment survey.

   --The household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the employed.
The establishment survey does not.
 
   --The household survey is limited to  workers 16 years of age and older.
The establishment survey is not limited by age.
 
   --The  household survey has no duplication of individuals, because in-
dividuals  are counted only once, even if they hold more than one job. In
the establishment survey, employees working at more than one job  and thus
appearing on more than one payroll would be counted separately for each
appearance.
 
Seasonal adjustment
 
   Over the course of a year, the size of the nation's labor force and the
levels of employment and unemployment undergo sharp fluctuations due to
such seasonal events as changes in weather, reduced or expanded production,
harvests, major holidays, and the opening and closing of schools.  The ef-
fect of such seasonal  variation can  be  very large; seasonal fluctua-
tions may account for as much as 95 percent of the month-to-month changes
in unemployment.
 
   Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern
each year, their influence on statistical trends can be eliminated by ad-
justing the statistics from month to month.  These adjustments make non-
seasonal developments, such as declines in economic activity or increases
in the participation of women in the labor force, easier to spot.  For
example, the large number of youth entering the labor force each June is
likely to obscure any other changes that have taken place relative to May,
making it difficult to determine if the level of economic activity has risen
or declined.  However, because the effect of students finishing school in
previous years is known, the statistics for the current year can be adjusted
to allow for a comparable change.  Insofar as the seasonal adjustment is made
correctly, the adjusted figure provides a more useful tool with which to ana-
lyze changes in economic activity.
 
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   Most seasonally adjusted series are independently adjusted in both the 
household and establishment surveys.  However, the adjusted series for many 
major estimates, such as total payroll employment, employment in most super-
sectors, total employment, and unemployment are computed by aggregating in-
dependently adjusted component series.  For example, total unemployment is 
derived by summing the adjusted series for four major age-sex components; 
this differs from the unemployment estimate that would be obtained by di-
rectly adjusting the total or by combining the duration, reasons, or more 
detailed age categories.

   For both the household and establishment surveys, a concurrent seasonal
adjustment methodology is used in which new seasonal factors are calculated 
each month, using all relevant data, up to and including the data for the 
current month.  In the household survey, new seasonal factors are used to
adjust only the current month's data.  In the establishment survey, however, 
new seasonal factors are used each month to adjust the three most recent 
monthly estimates.  In both surveys, revisions to historical data are made 
once a year.

Reliability of the estimates
 
   Statistics based on the household and establishment surveys are subject
to both sampling and nonsampling error.  When a sample rather than the en-
tire population is surveyed, there is a chance that the sample estimates
may differ from the "true" population values they represent.  The exact
difference, or sampling error, varies depending on the particular sample
selected, and this variability is measured by the standard error of the
estimate.  There is about a 90-percent chance, or level of confidence,
that an estimate based on a sample will differ by no more than 1.6 stand-
ard errors from the "true" population value because of sampling error.
BLS analyses are generally conducted at the 90-percent level of confidence.
 
   For example, the confidence interval for the monthly change in total
employment from the household survey is on the order of plus or minus
430,000.  Suppose the estimate of total employment increases by 100,000
from one month to the next.  The 90-percent confidence interval on the
monthly change would range from -330,000 to 530,000 (100,000 +/- 430,000).
These figures do not mean that the sample results are off by these
magnitudes, but rather that there is about a 90-percent chance that the
"true" over-the-month change lies within this interval.  Since this range
includes values of less than zero, we could not say with confidence that
employment had, in fact, increased.  If, however, the reported employment
rise was half a million, then all of the values within the 90-percent
confidence interval would be greater than zero.  In this case, it is likely
(at least a 90-percent chance) that an employment rise had, in fact, oc-
curred.  At an unemployment rate of around 5.5 percent, the 90-percent con-
fidence interval for the monthly change in unemployment is about +/- 280,000, 
and for the monthly change in the unemployment rate it is about +/- .19 
percentage point.
 
   In general, estimates involving many individuals or establishments have
lower standard errors (relative to the size of the estimate) than estimates
which are based on a small number of observations.  The precision of esti-
mates is also improved when the data are cumulated over time such as for
quarterly and annual averages.  The seasonal adjustment process can also im-
prove the stability of the monthly estimates.
 
                                  - 8 -
 
   The household and establishment surveys are also affected by nonsampling
error.  Nonsampling errors can occur for many reasons, including the failure
to sample a segment of the population, inability to obtain information for
all respondents in the sample, inability or unwillingness of respondents to
provide correct information on a timely basis, mistakes made by respondents,
and errors made in the collection or processing of the data.
 
   For example, in the establishment survey, estimates for the most recent 
2 months are based on substantially incomplete returns; for this reason,
these estimates are labeled preliminary in the tables.  It is only after
two successive revisions to a monthly estimate, when nearly all sample
reports have been received, that the estimate is considered final.
   
   Another major source of nonsampling error in the establishment survey is
the inability to capture, on a timely basis, employment generated by new
firms.  To correct for this systematic underestimation of employment growth, 
an estimation procedure with two components is used to account for business
births.  The first component uses business deaths to impute employment for
business births.  This is incorporated into the sample-based link relative
estimate procedure by simply not reflecting sample units going out of busi-
ness, but imputing to them the same trend as the other firms in the sample.  
The second component is an ARIMA time series model designed to estimate the 
residual net birth/death employment not accounted for by the imputation.  
The historical time series used to create and test the ARIMA model was de-
rived from the unemployment insurance universe micro-level database, and 
reflects the actual residual net of births and deaths over the past five 
years.
 
   The sample-based estimates from the establishment survey are adjusted
once a year (on a lagged basis) to universe counts of payroll employment
obtained from administrative records of the unemployment insurance program.
The difference between the March sample-based employment estimates and the
March universe counts is known as a benchmark revision, and serves as a
rough proxy for total survey error.  The new benchmarks also incorporate
changes in the classification of industries.  Over the past decade, the
benchmark revision for total nonfarm employment has averaged 0.2 percent,
ranging from less than 0.05 percent to 0.5 percent.

Additional statistics and other information
 
   More comprehensive statistics are contained in Employment and Earnings,
published each month by BLS.  It is available for $27.00 per issue or
$53.00 per year from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC
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Visa.
 
   Employment and Earnings also provides measures of sampling error for
the household and establishment survey data published in this release.  
For unemployment and other labor force categories, these measures appear 
in tables 1-B through 1-D of its "Explanatory Notes."  For the establish-
ment survey data, the sampling error measures and the actual size of re-
visions due to benchmark adjustments appear in tables 2-B through 2-F of 
Employment and Earnings.

   Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired
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  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-1.  Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted             Seasonally adjusted (1)            
                                                                                                                            
           Employment status, sex, and age                                                                                  
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Feb.    Jan.    Feb.    Feb.    Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb. 
                                                       2004    2005    2005    2004    2004    2004    2004    2005    2005 
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                        TOTAL                                                                                               
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 222,357 224,837 225,041 222,357 224,192 224,422 224,640 224,837 225,041
    Civilian labor force............................ 146,154 147,125 147,649 146,529 147,893 148,313 148,203 147,979 148,132
          Participation rate........................    65.7    65.4    65.6    65.9    66.0    66.1    66.0    65.8    65.8
      Employed...................................... 137,384 138,682 139,100 138,334 139,827 140,293 140,156 140,241 140,144
          Employment-population ratio...............    61.8    61.7    61.8    62.2    62.4    62.5    62.4    62.4    62.3
      Unemployed....................................   8,770   8,444   8,549   8,195   8,066   8,020   8,047   7,737   7,988
          Unemployment rate.........................     6.0     5.7     5.8     5.6     5.5     5.4     5.4     5.2     5.4
    Not in labor force..............................  76,203  77,712  77,392  75,828  76,299  76,109  76,437  76,858  76,909
      Persons who currently want a job..............   4,622   5,136   4,844   4,746   5,338   5,087   5,021   4,982   4,995
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 16 years and over                                                                                      
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 107,177 108,489 108,598 107,177 108,153 108,276 108,392 108,489 108,598
    Civilian labor force............................  78,014  78,574  78,950  78,390  79,290  79,602  79,412  79,146  79,373
          Participation rate........................    72.8    72.4    72.7    73.1    73.3    73.5    73.3    73.0    73.1
      Employed......................................  73,003  73,728  73,990  73,937  74,852  75,188  74,938  74,934  74,964
          Employment-population ratio...............    68.1    68.0    68.1    69.0    69.2    69.4    69.1    69.1    69.0
      Unemployed....................................   5,012   4,846   4,959   4,454   4,438   4,414   4,474   4,212   4,410
          Unemployment rate.........................     6.4     6.2     6.3     5.7     5.6     5.5     5.6     5.3     5.6
    Not in labor force..............................  29,163  29,914  29,648  28,787  28,863  28,674  28,981  29,342  29,224
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  98,966 100,219 100,321  98,966  99,904 100,017 100,126 100,219 100,321
    Civilian labor force............................  74,719  75,322  75,640  74,854  75,632  75,866  75,754  75,594  75,816
          Participation rate........................    75.5    75.2    75.4    75.6    75.7    75.9    75.7    75.4    75.6
      Employed......................................  70,318  71,104  71,413  71,014  71,895  72,134  72,020  72,029  72,131
          Employment-population ratio...............    71.1    70.9    71.2    71.8    72.0    72.1    71.9    71.9    71.9
      Unemployed....................................   4,402   4,218   4,228   3,840   3,736   3,733   3,733   3,565   3,685
          Unemployment rate.........................     5.9     5.6     5.6     5.1     4.9     4.9     4.9     4.7     4.9
    Not in labor force..............................  24,246  24,897  24,680  24,112  24,272  24,151  24,372  24,625  24,505
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 16 years and over                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 115,180 116,348 116,443 115,180 116,039 116,146 116,247 116,348 116,443
    Civilian labor force............................  68,140  68,551  68,699  68,138  68,603  68,711  68,791  68,832  68,759
          Participation rate........................    59.2    58.9    59.0    59.2    59.1    59.2    59.2    59.2    59.0
      Employed......................................  64,381  64,953  65,109  64,397  64,975  65,104  65,218  65,307  65,180
          Employment-population ratio...............    55.9    55.8    55.9    55.9    56.0    56.1    56.1    56.1    56.0
      Unemployed....................................   3,758   3,598   3,590   3,741   3,628   3,606   3,573   3,525   3,579
          Unemployment rate.........................     5.5     5.2     5.2     5.5     5.3     5.2     5.2     5.1     5.2
    Not in labor force..............................  47,040  47,798  47,744  47,041  47,436  47,436  47,456  47,516  47,684
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 107,216 108,316 108,403 107,216 108,032 108,129 108,221 108,316 108,403
    Civilian labor force............................  64,832  65,253  65,411  64,636  65,126  65,244  65,260  65,318  65,270
          Participation rate........................    60.5    60.2    60.3    60.3    60.3    60.3    60.3    60.3    60.2
      Employed......................................  61,592  62,117  62,292  61,456  62,024  62,145  62,208  62,295  62,202
          Employment-population ratio...............    57.4    57.3    57.5    57.3    57.4    57.5    57.5    57.5    57.4
      Unemployed....................................   3,240   3,136   3,119   3,179   3,102   3,099   3,051   3,023   3,068
          Unemployment rate.........................     5.0     4.8     4.8     4.9     4.8     4.7     4.7     4.6     4.7
    Not in labor force..............................  42,384  43,063  42,992  42,580  42,906  42,885  42,961  42,998  43,133
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  16,175  16,302  16,317  16,175  16,257  16,275  16,293  16,302  16,317
    Civilian labor force............................   6,603   6,550   6,598   7,039   7,135   7,202   7,189   7,066   7,046
          Participation rate........................    40.8    40.2    40.4    43.5    43.9    44.2    44.1    43.3    43.2
      Employed......................................   5,475   5,460   5,395   5,864   5,908   6,014   5,927   5,917   5,811
          Employment-population ratio...............    33.8    33.5    33.1    36.3    36.3    36.9    36.4    36.3    35.6
      Unemployed....................................   1,128   1,090   1,203   1,175   1,227   1,188   1,262   1,150   1,235
          Unemployment rate.........................    17.1    16.6    18.2    16.7    17.2    16.5    17.6    16.3    17.5
    Not in labor force..............................   9,572   9,752   9,719   9,136   9,122   9,074   9,104   9,235   9,271

    1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted
  and seasonally adjusted columns.
    NOTE:  Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.




   
  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-2.  Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted             Seasonally adjusted (1)            
                                                                                                                            
        Employment status, race, sex, and age                                                                               
                                                       Feb.    Jan.    Feb.    Feb.    Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb. 
                                                       2004    2005    2005    2004    2004    2004    2004    2005    2005 
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                        WHITE                                                                                               
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 182,001 183,640 183,767 182,001 183,188 183,340 183,483 183,640 183,767
    Civilian labor force............................ 120,336 120,778 121,293 120,590 121,273 121,606 121,509 121,553 121,621
        Participation rate..........................    66.1    65.8    66.0    66.3    66.2    66.3    66.2    66.2    66.2
      Employed...................................... 113,834 114,756 115,188 114,615 115,618 115,966 115,910 116,158 116,022
        Employment-population ratio.................    62.5    62.5    62.7    63.0    63.1    63.3    63.2    63.3    63.1
      Unemployed....................................   6,502   6,023   6,105   5,975   5,655   5,640   5,600   5,395   5,598
        Unemployment rate...........................     5.4     5.0     5.0     5.0     4.7     4.6     4.6     4.4     4.6
    Not in labor force..............................  61,665  62,862  62,474  61,411  61,915  61,735  61,973  62,088  62,146
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force............................  62,494  62,929  63,192  62,633  63,092  63,225  63,199  63,259  63,390
        Participation rate..........................    76.0    75.7    75.9    76.1    76.1    76.2    76.1    76.1    76.2
      Employed......................................  59,123  59,849  60,116  59,769  60,415  60,565  60,570  60,712  60,776
        Employment-population ratio.................    71.9    72.0    72.3    72.7    72.9    73.0    72.9    73.0    73.0
      Unemployed....................................   3,371   3,080   3,076   2,865   2,678   2,660   2,629   2,547   2,614
        Unemployment rate...........................     5.4     4.9     4.9     4.6     4.2     4.2     4.2     4.0     4.1
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force............................  52,281  52,399  52,543  52,009  52,270  52,443  52,385  52,414  52,311
        Participation rate..........................    60.0    59.6    59.8    59.7    59.6    59.8    59.7    59.7    59.5
      Employed......................................  50,051  50,272  50,448  49,810  50,186  50,318  50,344  50,392  50,246
        Employment-population ratio.................    57.4    57.2    57.4    57.2    57.2    57.4    57.3    57.4    57.2
      Unemployed....................................   2,230   2,128   2,094   2,199   2,084   2,125   2,040   2,022   2,066
        Unemployment rate...........................     4.3     4.1     4.0     4.2     4.0     4.1     3.9     3.9     3.9
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force............................   5,561   5,450   5,559   5,948   5,911   5,938   5,926   5,879   5,919
        Participation rate..........................    44.2    43.1    44.0    47.3    46.9    47.0    46.9    46.5    46.8
      Employed......................................   4,661   4,636   4,624   5,036   5,017   5,083   4,995   5,054   5,001
        Employment-population ratio.................    37.1    36.7    36.6    40.0    39.8    40.3    39.5    40.0    39.5
      Unemployed....................................     900     815     934     912     894     855     931     825     918
        Unemployment rate...........................    16.2    14.9    16.8    15.3    15.1    14.4    15.7    14.0    15.5
                                                                                                                            
              BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN                                                                                     
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  25,900  26,306  26,342  25,900  26,204  26,239  26,273  26,306  26,342
    Civilian labor force............................  16,274  16,538  16,538  16,427  16,820  16,728  16,713  16,721  16,708
        Participation rate..........................    62.8    62.9    62.8    63.4    64.2    63.8    63.6    63.6    63.4
      Employed......................................  14,650  14,720  14,688  14,829  15,012  14,913  14,907  14,946  14,890
        Employment-population ratio.................    56.6    56.0    55.8    57.3    57.3    56.8    56.7    56.8    56.5
      Unemployed....................................   1,624   1,818   1,850   1,598   1,808   1,814   1,806   1,775   1,818
        Unemployment rate...........................    10.0    11.0    11.2     9.7    10.7    10.8    10.8    10.6    10.9
    Not in labor force..............................   9,626   9,768   9,804   9,473   9,384   9,512   9,559   9,585   9,634
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force............................   7,284   7,383   7,394   7,331   7,490   7,485   7,473   7,380   7,438
        Participation rate..........................    70.1    69.9    69.9    70.6    71.2    71.0    70.8    69.8    70.3
      Employed......................................   6,552   6,526   6,523   6,647   6,722   6,697   6,677   6,612   6,630
        Employment-population ratio.................    63.1    61.7    61.6    64.0    63.9    63.5    63.3    62.6    62.6
      Unemployed....................................     732     858     872     684     768     788     796     768     809
        Unemployment rate...........................    10.1    11.6    11.8     9.3    10.2    10.5    10.7    10.4    10.9
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force............................   8,369   8,439   8,476   8,419   8,513   8,438   8,477   8,532   8,527
        Participation rate..........................    63.8    63.5    63.7    64.2    64.3    63.6    63.9    64.2    64.1
      Employed......................................   7,628   7,683   7,700   7,675   7,756   7,675   7,702   7,770   7,751
        Employment-population ratio.................    58.2    57.8    57.9    58.6    58.6    57.9    58.0    58.5    58.3
      Unemployed....................................     740     756     776     743     757     763     775     763     776
        Unemployment rate...........................     8.8     9.0     9.2     8.8     8.9     9.0     9.1     8.9     9.1
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force............................     621     716     668     678     818     804     763     808     742
        Participation rate..........................    25.8    29.2    27.2    28.2    33.6    33.0    31.2    33.0    30.2
      Employed......................................     470     512     465     507     534     542     528     564     509
        Employment-population ratio.................    19.5    20.9    19.0    21.1    21.9    22.2    21.6    23.0    20.7
      Unemployed....................................     151     204     202     171     283     263     235     244     233
        Unemployment rate...........................    24.3    28.6    30.3    25.2    34.7    32.7    30.8    30.2    31.5
                                                                                                                            
                        ASIAN                                                                                               
  Civilian noninstutional population................   9,334   9,661   9,659   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
    Civilian labor force............................   6,190   6,386   6,378   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Participation rate..........................    66.3    66.1    66.0   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Employed......................................   5,900   6,115   6,092   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Employment-population ratio.................    63.2    63.3    63.1   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Unemployed....................................     290     271     286   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Unemployment rate...........................     4.7     4.2     4.5   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
    Not in labor force..............................   3,144   3,274   3,281   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  

    1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted
  and seasonally adjusted columns.
    2 Data not available.
    NOTE:  Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for
  all races.  Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.





  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-3.  Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex and age

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted             Seasonally adjusted (1)            
                                                                                                                            
           Employment status, sex, and age                                                                                  
                                                       Feb.    Jan.    Feb.    Feb.    Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb. 
                                                       2004    2005    2005    2004    2004    2004    2004    2005    2005 
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
             HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY                                                                                   
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  27,705  28,642  28,729  27,705  28,431  28,520  28,608  28,642  28,729
    Civilian labor force............................  18,682  19,170  19,385  18,702  19,524  19,552  19,544  19,379  19,458
        Participation rate..........................    67.4    66.9    67.5    67.5    68.7    68.6    68.3    67.7    67.7
      Employed......................................  17,170  17,839  18,031  17,315  18,213  18,238  18,252  18,198  18,211
        Employment-population ratio.................    62.0    62.3    62.8    62.5    64.1    63.9    63.8    63.5    63.4
      Unemployed....................................   1,512   1,331   1,354   1,387   1,311   1,313   1,292   1,181   1,248
        Unemployment rate...........................     8.1     6.9     7.0     7.4     6.7     6.7     6.6     6.1     6.4
    Not in labor force..............................   9,023   9,472   9,344   9,003   8,907   8,968   9,064   9,263   9,270
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force............................  10,709  11,089  11,143   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Participation rate..........................    83.2    83.1    83.2   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Employed......................................   9,916  10,404  10,508   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Employment-population ratio.................    77.0    78.0    78.5   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Unemployed....................................     792     685     635   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Unemployment rate...........................     7.4     6.2     5.7   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force............................   7,036   7,188   7,266   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Participation rate..........................    57.5    56.8    57.3   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Employed......................................   6,547   6,717   6,754   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Employment-population ratio.................    53.5    53.1    53.2   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Unemployed....................................     490     471     512   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Unemployment rate...........................     7.0     6.5     7.1   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force............................     937     893     976   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Participation rate..........................    36.3    33.7    36.8   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Employed......................................     707     718     769   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Employment-population ratio.................    27.4    27.1    29.0   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Unemployed....................................     230     175     207   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Unemployment rate...........................    24.5    19.6    21.2   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  

    1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted
  and seasonally adjusted columns.
    2 Data not available.
    NOTE:  Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.  Beginning in January 2005, data
  reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.


  
  
 
  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                               HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-4.  Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                               Not seasonally adjusted                   Seasonally adjusted                 
                                                                                                                             
            Educational attainment                                                                                           
                                                Feb.     Jan.     Feb.     Feb.     Oct.     Nov.     Dec.     Jan.     Feb.  
                                                2004     2005     2005     2004     2004     2004     2004     2005     2005  
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
       Less than a high school diploma                                                                                       
  Civilian labor force......................   12,191   12,562   12,269   12,474   12,502   12,722   12,814   12,575   12,581
      Participation rate....................     44.1     44.7     44.3     45.2     45.0     45.3     45.0     44.7     45.4
    Employed................................   10,965   11,417   11,142   11,406   11,471   11,703   11,746   11,637   11,595
      Employment-population ratio...........     39.7     40.6     40.2     41.3     41.3     41.6     41.3     41.4     41.9
    Unemployed..............................    1,227    1,144    1,126    1,068    1,031    1,019    1,068      938      986
      Unemployment rate.....................     10.1      9.1      9.2      8.6      8.2      8.0      8.3      7.5      7.8
                                                                                                                             
    High school graduates, no college (1)                                                                                    
  Civilian labor force......................   37,985   38,002   38,230   37,930   37,712   37,630   37,695   37,729   38,077
      Participation rate....................     63.4     62.6     63.0     63.4     63.5     63.1     63.1     62.2     62.7
    Employed................................   35,802   35,907   36,101   36,025   35,874   35,788   35,846   35,943   36,223
      Employment-population ratio...........     59.8     59.2     59.5     60.2     60.4     60.0     60.0     59.2     59.7
    Unemployed..............................    2,182    2,096    2,129    1,906    1,838    1,842    1,849    1,786    1,854
      Unemployment rate.....................      5.7      5.5      5.6      5.0      4.9      4.9      4.9      4.7      4.9
                                                                                                                             
       Some college or associate degree                                                                                      
  Civilian labor force......................   34,357   34,254   35,071   34,183   34,548   34,549   34,483   34,524   34,842
      Participation rate....................     72.8     72.4     72.8     72.4     71.8     72.4     72.3     73.0     72.4
    Employed................................   32,792   32,740   33,529   32,704   33,112   33,051   32,995   33,117   33,387
      Employment-population ratio...........     69.5     69.2     69.6     69.3     68.8     69.3     69.2     70.0     69.4
    Unemployed..............................    1,565    1,514    1,543    1,479    1,435    1,498    1,487    1,407    1,455
      Unemployment rate.....................      4.6      4.4      4.4      4.3      4.2      4.3      4.3      4.1      4.2
                                                                                                                             
       Bachelor's degree and higher (2)                                                                                      
  Civilian labor force......................   40,148   40,789   40,621   39,888   40,772   41,131   41,026   40,907   40,534
      Participation rate....................     78.2     78.2     78.2     77.7     77.8     78.5     78.7     78.4     78.0
    Employed................................   38,984   39,760   39,657   38,722   39,744   40,090   40,009   39,925   39,563
      Employment-population ratio...........     75.9     76.2     76.4     75.4     75.8     76.5     76.7     76.5     76.2
    Unemployed..............................    1,165    1,029      964    1,166    1,027    1,041    1,018      982      972
      Unemployment rate.....................      2.9      2.5      2.4      2.9      2.5      2.5      2.5      2.4      2.4

    1 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.
    2 Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees. 
    NOTE:  Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.





  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                     HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-5.  Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status

  (In thousands)
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   
                                            Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                   
                  Category                                                                                         
                                                                                                                   
                                              Feb.    Jan.    Feb.    Feb.    Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb. 
                                              2004    2005    2005    2004    2004    2004    2004    2005    2005 
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   
               CLASS OF WORKER                                                                                     
                                                                                                                   
  Agriculture and related industries.......   1,956   1,920   1,889   2,201   2,155   2,212   2,179   2,120   2,145
    Wage and salary workers................   1,067   1,042   1,023   1,256   1,194   1,204   1,185   1,181   1,208
    Self-employed workers..................     872     865     845     920     921     952     963     904     903
    Unpaid family workers..................      17      13      22   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
                                                                                                                   
  Nonagricultural industries............... 135,428 136,761 137,211 136,191 137,764 138,068 137,973 138,112 138,005
    Wage and salary workers................ 126,122 127,208 127,615 126,612 128,035 128,431 128,459 128,501 128,184
      Government...........................  19,791  20,363  20,321  19,477  20,213  20,309  20,270  20,296  20,106
      Private industries................... 106,331 106,846 107,294 106,967 107,823 108,120 108,257 108,219 107,978
        Private households.................     791     800     777   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
        Other industries................... 105,540 106,045 106,517 106,139 107,090 107,360 107,492 107,414 107,162
    Self-employed workers..................   9,196   9,449   9,468   9,482   9,702   9,505   9,473   9,514   9,709
    Unpaid family workers..................     111     104     127   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
                                                                                                                   
        PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME (2)                                                                              
                                                                                                                   
  All industries:                                                                                                  
    Part time for economic reasons.........   4,764   4,903   4,487   4,445   4,762   4,533   4,474   4,395   4,269
      Slack work or business conditions....   3,098   3,214   2,820   2,841   3,052   2,761   2,735   2,768   2,629
      Could only find part-time work.......   1,429   1,314   1,315   1,363   1,385   1,420   1,440   1,329   1,296
    Part time for noneconomic reasons......  19,653  19,207  20,145  19,020  19,704  19,499  19,502  19,089  19,555
                                                                                                                   
  Nonagricultural industries:                                                                                      
    Part time for economic reasons.........   4,655   4,793   4,380   4,335   4,656   4,404   4,382   4,303   4,153
      Slack work or business conditions....   3,032   3,145   2,761   2,768   2,971   2,685   2,682   2,702   2,572
      Could only find part-time work.......   1,421   1,304   1,306   1,350   1,363   1,396   1,397   1,309   1,268
    Part time for noneconomic reasons......  19,327  18,866  19,865  18,775  19,288  19,141  19,176  18,765  19,254

    1 Data not available.
    2 Persons at work excludes employed persons who were absent from their jobs during the entire reference week
  for reasons such as vacation, illness, or industrial dispute.  Part time for noneconomic reasons excludes persons
  who usually work full time but worked only 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for reasons such as holidays,
  illness, and bad weather.
    NOTE:  Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because
  of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series.  Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised
  population controls used in the household survey.




   
  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-6.  Selected employment indicators

  (In thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                            
                    Characteristic                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Feb.    Jan.    Feb.    Feb.    Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb. 
                                                       2004    2005    2005    2004    2004    2004    2004    2005    2005 
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
  Total, 16 years and over.......................... 137,384 138,682 139,100 138,334 139,827 140,293 140,156 140,241 140,144
    16 to 19 years..................................   5,475   5,460   5,395   5,864   5,908   6,014   5,927   5,917   5,811
      16 to 17 years................................   2,079   2,089   2,098   2,282   2,189   2,240   2,261   2,267   2,286
      18 to 19 years................................   3,395   3,371   3,297   3,600   3,711   3,739   3,691   3,634   3,533
    20 years and over............................... 131,909 133,221 133,704 132,470 133,920 134,279 134,229 134,325 134,333
      20 to 24 years................................  13,366  13,398  13,275  13,594  13,842  13,818  13,851  13,702  13,531
      25 years and over............................. 118,543 119,824 120,429 118,870 120,066 120,455 120,421 120,669 120,758
        25 to 54 years..............................  96,644  97,330  97,598  97,016  97,700  97,885  97,701  98,049  97,986
          25 to 34 years............................  29,972  30,345  30,359  30,189  30,432  30,495  30,504  30,683  30,581
          35 to 44 years............................  34,403  34,353  34,404  34,505  34,599  34,739  34,632  34,589  34,524
          45 to 54 years............................  32,269  32,632  32,835  32,321  32,669  32,651  32,566  32,776  32,881
        55 years and over...........................  21,899  22,493  22,832  21,854  22,366  22,571  22,719  22,620  22,772
                                                                                                                            
  Men, 16 years and over............................  73,003  73,728  73,990  73,937  74,852  75,188  74,938  74,934  74,964
    16 to 19 years..................................   2,685   2,624   2,578   2,923   2,957   3,055   2,917   2,905   2,833
      16 to 17 years................................     957     942     950   1,068   1,072   1,117   1,049   1,068   1,057
      18 to 19 years................................   1,728   1,682   1,628   1,865   1,879   1,914   1,862   1,825   1,779
    20 years and over...............................  70,318  71,104  71,413  71,014  71,895  72,134  72,020  72,029  72,131
      20 to 24 years................................   7,007   6,966   6,957   7,159   7,307   7,295   7,354   7,181   7,131
      25 years and over.............................  63,311  64,139  64,455  63,881  64,592  64,823  64,704  64,900  65,012
        25 to 54 years..............................  51,681  52,184  52,346  52,176  52,582  52,695  52,563  52,840  52,837
          25 to 34 years............................  16,382  16,646  16,681  16,612  16,900  16,851  16,818  16,902  16,905
          35 to 44 years............................  18,529  18,556  18,565  18,681  18,649  18,799  18,719  18,769  18,723
          45 to 54 years............................  16,770  16,982  17,100  16,883  17,033  17,045  17,026  17,169  17,208
        55 years and over...........................  11,630  11,954  12,109  11,705  12,010  12,128  12,141  12,061  12,175
                                                                                                                            
  Women, 16 years and over..........................  64,381  64,953  65,109  64,397  64,975  65,104  65,218  65,307  65,180
    16 to 19 years..................................   2,790   2,836   2,818   2,941   2,951   2,959   3,010   3,012   2,978
      16 to 17 years................................   1,122   1,146   1,149   1,214   1,118   1,123   1,212   1,199   1,229
      18 to 19 years................................   1,667   1,689   1,669   1,734   1,831   1,826   1,830   1,809   1,754
    20 years and over...............................  61,592  62,117  62,292  61,456  62,024  62,145  62,208  62,295  62,202
      20 to 24 years................................   6,360   6,432   6,318   6,435   6,535   6,523   6,497   6,521   6,400
      25 years and over.............................  55,232  55,685  55,974  54,989  55,474  55,633  55,716  55,769  55,746
        25 to 54 years..............................  44,963  45,146  45,252  44,840  45,118  45,190  45,138  45,209  45,149
          25 to 34 years............................  13,591  13,699  13,678  13,577  13,532  13,644  13,686  13,782  13,676
          35 to 44 years............................  15,873  15,797  15,838  15,825  15,950  15,940  15,912  15,820  15,800
          45 to 54 years............................  15,499  15,650  15,735  15,438  15,636  15,606  15,540  15,608  15,673
        55 years and over...........................  10,269  10,539  10,722  10,149  10,356  10,443  10,578  10,560  10,597
                                                                                                                            
  Married men, spouse present.......................  44,843  44,853  45,160  45,044  45,127  45,462  45,315  45,171  45,351
  Married women, spouse present.....................  34,681  34,880  34,754  34,481  34,808  34,961  34,878  34,739  34,601
  Women who maintain families.......................   8,666   8,854   8,969   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
                                                                                                                            
  Full-time workers (2)............................. 112,692 114,181 114,022 113,986 114,954 115,415 115,585 115,858 115,370
  Part-time workers (3).............................  24,692  24,501  25,078  24,161  24,931  24,940  24,728  24,220  24,626

    1 Data not available.
    2 Employed full-time workers are persons who usually work 35 hours or more per week.
    3 Employed part-time workers are persons who usually work less than 35 hours per week.
    NOTE:  Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the
  independent seasonal adjustment of the various series.  Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population
  controls used in the household survey.





  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-7.  Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                            Number of                                                       
                                                        unemployed persons                Unemployment rates (1)            
                                                          (in thousands)                                                    
                    Characteristic                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Feb.    Jan.    Feb.    Feb.    Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb. 
                                                       2004    2005    2005    2004    2004    2004    2004    2005    2005 
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
  Total, 16 years and over..........................   8,195   7,737   7,988    5.6     5.5     5.4     5.4     5.2     5.4 
    16 to 19 years..................................   1,175   1,150   1,235   16.7    17.2    16.5    17.6    16.3    17.5 
      16 to 17 years................................     504     543     595   18.1    20.6    21.2    20.6    19.3    20.6 
      18 to 19 years................................     665     612     649   15.6    15.2    13.5    15.4    14.4    15.5 
    20 years and over...............................   7,020   6,588   6,753    5.0     4.9     4.8     4.8     4.7     4.8 
      20 to 24 years................................   1,430   1,440   1,511    9.5     9.8     9.2     8.9     9.5    10.0 
      25 years and over.............................   5,602   5,141   5,278    4.5     4.3     4.3     4.3     4.1     4.2 
        25 to 54 years..............................   4,723   4,326   4,423    4.6     4.4     4.4     4.5     4.2     4.3 
          25 to 34 years............................   1,793   1,629   1,673    5.6     5.5     5.6     5.6     5.0     5.2 
          35 to 44 years............................   1,633   1,479   1,531    4.5     4.1     4.0     4.0     4.1     4.2 
          45 to 54 years............................   1,297   1,217   1,218    3.9     3.6     3.8     3.9     3.6     3.6 
        55 years and over...........................     861     832     854    3.8     3.8     3.7     3.5     3.5     3.6 
                                                                                                                            
  Men, 16 years and over............................   4,454   4,212   4,410    5.7     5.6     5.5     5.6     5.3     5.6 
    16 to 19 years..................................     613     647     725   17.3    19.2    18.2    20.3    18.2    20.4 
      16 to 17 years................................     269     302     352   20.1    22.1    23.0    24.3    22.0    25.0 
      18 to 19 years................................     347     349     382   15.7    17.7    14.8    17.8    16.1    17.7 
    20 years and over...............................   3,840   3,565   3,685    5.1     4.9     4.9     4.9     4.7     4.9 
      20 to 24 years................................     803     819     907   10.1    10.2     9.8     9.0    10.2    11.3 
      25 years and over.............................   3,040   2,734   2,810    4.5     4.3     4.3     4.4     4.0     4.1 
        25 to 54 years..............................   2,585   2,247   2,336    4.7     4.4     4.4     4.6     4.1     4.2 
          25 to 34 years............................   1,049     829     896    5.9     5.2     5.4     5.7     4.7     5.0 
          35 to 44 years............................     878     752     797    4.5     4.0     4.1     4.1     3.9     4.1 
          45 to 54 years............................     658     666     643    3.8     3.9     3.9     4.0     3.7     3.6 
        55 years and over...........................     455     487     474    3.7     4.1     3.7     3.5     3.9     3.7 
                                                                                                                            
  Women, 16 years and over..........................   3,741   3,525   3,579    5.5     5.3     5.2     5.2     5.1     5.2 
    16 to 19 years..................................     562     502     510   16.0    15.1    14.6    14.8    14.3    14.6 
      16 to 17 years................................     235     241     243   16.2    19.0    19.3    17.2    16.8    16.5 
      18 to 19 years................................     318     263     267   15.5    12.5    12.1    12.9    12.7    13.2 
    20 years and over...............................   3,179   3,023   3,068    4.9     4.8     4.7     4.7     4.6     4.7 
      20 to 24 years................................     627     621     605    8.9     9.4     8.5     8.9     8.7     8.6 
      25 years and over.............................   2,562   2,407   2,468    4.5     4.2     4.3     4.2     4.1     4.2 
        25 to 54 years..............................   2,138   2,078   2,086    4.6     4.4     4.4     4.4     4.4     4.4 
          25 to 34 years............................     744     800     777    5.2     5.8     5.9     5.5     5.5     5.4 
          35 to 44 years............................     755     727     734    4.6     4.1     3.9     4.0     4.4     4.4 
          45 to 54 years............................     639     552     575    4.0     3.3     3.6     3.8     3.4     3.5 
        55 years and over (2).......................     415     360     386    3.9     3.3     3.6     3.2     3.3     3.5 
                                                                                                                            
  Married men, spouse present.......................   1,562   1,430   1,402    3.4     3.0     3.1     3.1     3.1     3.0 
  Married women, spouse present.....................   1,287   1,157   1,140    3.6     3.1     3.4     3.4     3.2     3.2 
  Women who maintain families (2)...................     766     788     783    8.1     7.8     7.7     7.1     8.2     8.0 
                                                                                                                            
  Full-time workers (3).............................   6,841   6,400   6,569    5.7     5.4     5.4     5.4     5.2     5.4 
  Part-time workers (4).............................   1,317   1,343   1,419    5.2     5.5     5.4     5.4     5.3     5.4 

    1 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.
    2 Not seasonally adjusted.
    3 Full-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work full time (35 hours or more per week) or
  are on layoff from full-time jobs.
    4 Part-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work part time (less than 35 hours per week)
  or are on layoff from part-time jobs.
    NOTE:  Detail shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of
  the various series.  Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.




   
  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-8.  Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                            
                        Reason                                                                                              
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Feb.    Jan.    Feb.    Feb.    Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb. 
                                                       2004    2005    2005    2004    2004    2004    2004    2005    2005 
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                       
                                                                                                                            
  Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                            
   jobs.............................................   4,888   4,771   4,461   4,284   4,074   4,066   4,108   4,048   3,980
    On temporary layoff.............................   1,450   1,473   1,330   1,060     947     941     965     966     965
    Not on temporary layoff.........................   3,438   3,299   3,130   3,224   3,127   3,124   3,144   3,082   3,015
      Permanent job losers..........................   2,629   2,360   2,201   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
      Persons who completed temporary jobs..........     809     938     929   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
  Job leavers.......................................     841     820     976     835     829     880     898     819     965
  Reentrants........................................   2,491   2,310   2,488   2,421   2,411   2,388   2,361   2,324   2,405
  New entrants......................................     550     542     624     671     747     723     709     624     745
                                                                                                                            
                 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............................................    55.7    56.5    52.2    52.2    50.5    50.5    50.9    51.8    49.2
     On temporary layoff............................    16.5    17.4    15.6    12.9    11.8    11.7    11.9    12.4    11.9
     Not on temporary layoff........................    39.2    39.1    36.6    39.3    38.8    38.8    38.9    39.4    37.2
   Job leavers......................................     9.6     9.7    11.4    10.2    10.3    10.9    11.1    10.5    11.9
   Reentrants.......................................    28.4    27.4    29.1    29.5    29.9    29.6    29.2    29.7    29.7
   New entrants.....................................     6.3     6.4     7.3     8.2     9.3     9.0     8.8     8.0     9.2
                                                                                                                            
            UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE                                                                                  
                   CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
   Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                           
    jobs............................................     3.3     3.2     3.0     2.9     2.8     2.7     2.8     2.7     2.7
   Job leavers......................................      .6      .6      .7      .6      .6      .6      .6      .6      .7
   Reentrants.......................................     1.7     1.6     1.7     1.7     1.6     1.6     1.6     1.6     1.6
   New entrants.....................................      .4      .4      .4      .5      .5      .5      .5      .4      .5

    1 Data not available.
    NOTE:  Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.





  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-9.  Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                            
                       Duration                                                                                             
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Feb.    Jan.    Feb.    Feb.    Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb. 
                                                       2004    2005    2005    2004    2004    2004    2004    2005    2005 
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                       
                                                                                                                            
  Less than 5 weeks.................................   2,318   2,948   2,629   2,449   2,753   2,611   2,865   2,599   2,755
  5 to 14 weeks.....................................   2,912   2,527   2,789   2,418   2,290   2,361   2,264   2,343   2,317
  15 weeks and over.................................   3,540   2,969   3,132   3,252   3,032   3,012   2,961   2,824   2,888
     15 to 26 weeks.................................   1,605   1,269   1,445   1,382   1,261   1,294   1,325   1,201   1,255
     27 weeks and over..............................   1,935   1,700   1,687   1,870   1,771   1,718   1,636   1,623   1,633
                                                                                                                            
  Average (mean) duration, in weeks.................    20.3    18.5    19.2    20.2    19.7    19.8    19.3    19.3    19.1
  Median duration, in weeks.........................    10.9     9.2     9.8    10.2     9.5     9.8     9.5     9.4     9.3
                                                                                                                            
                 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...............................    26.4    34.9    30.7    30.2    34.1    32.7    35.4    33.5    34.6
    5 to 14 weeks...................................    33.2    29.9    32.6    29.8    28.4    29.6    28.0    30.2    29.1
    15 weeks and over...............................    40.4    35.2    36.6    40.1    37.5    37.7    36.6    36.4    36.3
      15 to 26 weeks................................    18.3    15.0    16.9    17.0    15.6    16.2    16.4    15.5    15.8
      27 weeks and over.............................    22.1    20.1    19.7    23.0    21.9    21.5    20.2    20.9    20.5

   NOTE:  Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.






  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                       HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-10.  Employed and unemployed persons by occupation, not seasonally adjusted

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     Unemployment    
                                                                           Employed             Unemployed              rates        
                                                                                                                                     
                             Occupation                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                       Feb.       Feb.        Feb.       Feb.        Feb.       Feb.   
                                                                       2004       2005        2004       2005        2004       2005   
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
       Total, 16 years and over (1)................................   137,384    139,100      8,770      8,549        6.0        5.8 
  Management, professional, and related occupations................    48,580     48,495      1,367      1,231        2.7        2.5 
    Management, business, and financial operations occupations.....    20,112     19,876        523        527        2.5        2.6 
    Professional and related occupations...........................    28,467     28,618        844        704        2.9        2.4 
  Service occupations..............................................    21,586     22,179      1,742      1,678        7.5        7.0 
  Sales and office occupations.....................................    35,358     35,687      2,051      1,992        5.5        5.3 
    Sales and related occupations..................................    15,998     16,316      1,051        945        6.2        5.5 
    Office and administrative support occupations..................    19,360     19,371      1,001      1,048        4.9        5.1 
  Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations.....    13,960     14,542      1,433      1,544        9.3        9.6 
    Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.....................       875        838        173        102       16.5       10.8 
    Construction and extraction occupations........................     7,941      8,570      1,015      1,195       11.3       12.2 
    Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations..............     5,144      5,134        245        248        4.6        4.6 
  Production, transportation, and material moving occupations......    17,901     18,198      1,591      1,444        8.2        7.4 
    Production occupations.........................................     9,599      9,446        808        770        7.8        7.5 
    Transportation and material moving occupations.................     8,301      8,752        783        674        8.6        7.2 

    1 Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the Armed Forces are included in the unemployed
  total.
    NOTE:  Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.





  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                      HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-11.  Unemployed persons by industry, not seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                    Number of                                                       
                                                                    unemployed                             Unemployment             
                                                                     persons                                  rates                 
                       Industry                                   (in thousands)                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                             Feb.                Feb.                 Feb.                Feb.       
                                                             2004                2005                 2004                2005       
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         Total, 16 years and over (1)...............         8,770               8,549                 6.0                 5.8      
  Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers...         7,301               6,984                 6.4                 6.1      
    Mining..........................................            24                  25                 5.0                 4.0      
    Construction....................................         1,039               1,150                11.6                12.3      
    Manufacturing...................................         1,094                 889                 6.3                 5.3      
      Durable goods.................................           706                 532                 6.5                 5.1      
      Nondurable goods..............................           388                 357                 6.0                 5.8      
    Wholesale and retail trade......................         1,369               1,301                 6.5                 6.2      
    Transportation and utilities....................           291                 245                 5.5                 4.4      
    Information.....................................           194                 204                 5.8                 6.5      
    Financial activities............................           363                 301                 3.8                 3.2      
    Professional and business services..............           964                 916                 7.7                 7.2      
    Education and health services...................           608                 619                 3.4                 3.4      
    Leisure and hospitality.........................           987               1,008                 8.9                 8.8      
    Other services..................................           366                 325                 5.9                 5.3      
  Agriculture and related private wage and salary                                                                                   
   workers..........................................           168                 107                14.2                 9.9      
  Government workers................................           490                 472                 2.4                 2.3      
  Self employed and unpaid family workers...........           260                 363                 2.5                 3.4      

    1 Persons with no previous work experience are included in the unemployed total.
    NOTE:  Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.




   
  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                        HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-12.  Alternative measures of labor underutilization

  (Percent)
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                      
                                                               Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                                      
                            Measure                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                 Feb.    Jan.    Feb.    Feb.    Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb. 
                                                                 2004    2005    2005    2004    2004    2004    2004    2005    2005 
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                      
  U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of                                                                          
     the civilian labor force.................................    2.4     2.0     2.1     2.2     2.1     2.0     2.0     1.9     1.9 
                                                                                                                                      
  U-2 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, as                                                                         
     a percent of the civilian labor force....................    3.3     3.2     3.0     2.9     2.8     2.7     2.8     2.7     2.7 
                                                                                                                                      
  U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor                                                                            
     force (official unemployment rate).......................    6.0     5.7     5.8     5.6     5.5     5.4     5.4     5.2     5.4 
                                                                                                                                      
  U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a percent                                                                         
     of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers.....    6.3     6.1     6.1     5.9     5.7     5.7     5.7     5.6     5.7 
                                                                                                                                      
  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..................................................    7.1     6.9     6.8     6.7     6.5     6.4     6.4     6.4     6.4 
                                                                                                                                      
  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.........................................   10.3    10.2     9.9     9.7     9.7     9.4     9.3     9.3     9.3 

    NOTE:  Marginally attached workers are persons who currently are neither working nor looking for work but indicate that they want
  and are available for a job and have looked for work sometime in the recent past.  Discouraged workers, a subset of the marginally
  attached, have given a job-market related reason for not currently looking for a job.  Persons employed part time for economic
  reasons are those who want and are available for full-time work but have had to settle for a part-time schedule.  For further
  information, see "BLS introduces new range of alternative unemployment measures," in the October 1995 issue of the Monthly Labor
  Review.  Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.




 
  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                  HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-13.  Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                            Total                Men                Women       
                                                                                                                                
                               Category                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
                                                                        Feb.      Feb.      Feb.      Feb.      Feb.      Feb.  
                                                                        2004      2005      2004      2005      2004      2005  
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                        NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
  Total not in the labor force......................................   76,203    77,392    29,163    29,648    47,040    47,744 
    Persons who currently want a job................................    4,622     4,844     2,113     2,128     2,509     2,716 
     Searched for work and available to work now (1)................    1,691     1,673       881       838       810       835 
          Reason not currently looking:                                                                                         
            Discouragement over job prospects (2)...................      484       485       293       268       192       218 
               Reasons other than discouragement (3)................    1,206     1,187       588       571       618       617 
                                                                                                                                
                         MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
  Total multiple jobholders (4).....................................    7,235     7,667     3,606     3,867     3,629     3,800 
      Percent of total employed.....................................      5.3       5.5       4.9       5.2       5.6       5.8 
                                                                                                                                
      Primary job full time, secondary job part time................    3,713     3,882     2,055     2,207     1,658     1,675 
      Primary and secondary jobs both part time.....................    1,753     1,746       577       586     1,176     1,160 
      Primary and secondary jobs both full time.....................      287       274       179       158       107       116 
      Hours vary on primary or secondary job........................    1,458     1,703       785       889       674       815 

    1 Data refer to persons who have searched for work during the prior 12 months and were available to take a job during the
  reference week.
    2 Includes thinks no work available, could not find work, lacks schooling or training, employer thinks too young or old, and
  other types of discrimination.
    3 Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for such reasons as school or family responsibili-
  ties, ill health, and transportation problems, as well as a small number for which reason for nonparticipation was not
  determined.
    4 Includes persons who work part time on their primary job and full time on their secondary job(s), not shown separately.
    NOTE:  Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.





ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                                ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-1.  Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail

(In thousands)


                                         Not seasonally adjusted                    Seasonally adjusted

                                                                                                                           Change
           Industry                Feb.     Dec.    Jan.     Feb.      Feb.     Oct.     Nov.     Dec.    Jan.     Feb.     from:
                                   2004     2004    2005p    2005p     2004     2004     2004     2004    2005p    2005p  Jan. 2005-
                                                                                                                          Feb. 2005p

          Total nonfarm......... 128,976  133,187  130,474  131,330  130,466  132,162  132,294  132,449  132,581  132,843      262

        Total private........... 107,130  111,143  108,847  109,270  108,915  110,462  110,588  110,749  110,859  111,088      229

    Goods-producing.............  21,125   21,924   21,426   21,479   21,699   21,982   21,996   22,022   22,005   22,060       55

Natural resources and mining....     561      602      591      595      577      595      599      602      605      610        5
   Logging......................    65.0     68.0     66.1     66.1     66.8     67.0     66.9     67.9     67.8     67.9       .1
 Mining.........................   496.0    533.8    525.0    529.1    509.7    527.7    532.5    534.4    537.0    541.8      4.8
  Oil and gas extraction........   120.6    124.0    122.4    122.5    121.0    123.6    124.4    124.1    123.4    122.9      -.5
  Mining, except oil and gas(1).   191.7    209.3    204.4    205.7    201.1    208.4    210.7    211.3    212.7    214.5      1.8
   Coal mining..................    68.4     74.5     75.2     75.4     69.1     72.7     73.7     73.9     75.4     75.9       .5
  Support activities for mining.   183.7    200.5    198.2    200.9    187.6    195.7    197.4    199.0    200.9    204.4      3.5

Construction....................   6,392    6,984    6,654    6,657    6,841    7,043    7,060    7,086    7,086    7,116       30
  Construction of buildings..... 1,523.2  1,669.6  1,622.7  1,624.3  1,593.8  1,663.0  1,668.3  1,678.9  1,683.9  1,693.3      9.4
   Residential building.........   830.3    920.8    898.6    898.3    869.3    915.6    918.4    927.4    931.7    936.9      5.2
   Nonresidential building......   692.9    748.8    724.1    726.0    724.5    747.4    749.9    751.5    752.2    756.4      4.2
  Heavy and civil engineering
   construction.................   783.9    871.8    798.6    798.0    893.0    904.1    906.4    907.8    907.0    907.4       .4
  Specialty trade contractors... 4,084.6  4,442.8  4,232.7  4,234.4  4,354.2  4,476.1  4,484.8  4,499.2  4,495.5  4,515.4     19.9
   Residential specialty trade
    contractors................. 1,940.0  2,110.0  2,004.5  2,011.4  2,063.0  2,120.9  2,121.5  2,125.5  2,124.1  2,140.2     16.1
   Nonresidential specialty
    trade contractors........... 2,144.6  2,332.8  2,228.3  2,222.9  2,291.2  2,355.2  2,363.3  2,373.7  2,371.4  2,375.2      3.8

Manufacturing...................  14,172   14,338   14,181   14,227   14,281   14,344   14,337   14,334   14,314   14,334       20
   Production workers...........   9,927   10,102    9,971   10,012   10,013   10,111   10,104   10,097   10,085   10,096       11

 Durable goods..................   8,813    8,968    8,881    8,916    8,864    8,960    8,954    8,957    8,945    8,968       23
   Production workers...........   6,037    6,180    6,110    6,138    6,075    6,172    6,166    6,170    6,163    6,175       12

  Wood products.................   533.1    551.0    543.9    548.1    543.1    554.5    553.3    555.2    555.8    557.6      1.8
  Nonmetallic mineral products..   476.4    503.6    484.8    483.3    495.7    509.1    507.9    506.5    504.4    503.3     -1.1
  Primary metals................   463.5    467.6    463.8    464.5    464.7    466.0    465.8    465.2    464.7    465.6       .9
  Fabricated metal products..... 1,473.5  1,514.0  1,507.2  1,511.8  1,478.6  1,511.5  1,510.9  1,512.8  1,514.7  1,517.5      2.8
  Machinery..................... 1,129.3  1,149.8  1,144.9  1,146.7  1,129.4  1,147.3  1,147.4  1,146.0  1,145.4  1,147.0      1.6
  Computer and electronic
   products(1).................. 1,315.7  1,326.4  1,325.1  1,326.0  1,317.8  1,329.8  1,327.1  1,325.8  1,327.6  1,328.3       .7
   Computer and peripheral
    equipment...................   213.2    210.1    210.8    210.9    214.0    209.7    209.3    210.4    210.2    211.4      1.2
   Communications equipment.....   148.9    152.4    156.0    156.0    148.9    150.7    152.7    153.7    155.9    155.7      -.2
   Semiconductors and electronic
    components..................   448.6    448.4    445.2    445.3    449.4    454.9    451.9    448.0    447.3    446.7      -.6
   Electronic instruments.......   424.7    437.3    435.5    435.6    424.9    437.0    435.6    435.7    436.4    436.3      -.1
  Electrical equipment and
   appliances...................   446.7    446.7    445.4    442.9    448.0    445.1    447.4    445.8    445.3    444.1     -1.2
  Transportation equipment(1)... 1,758.0  1,780.2  1,749.6  1,772.0  1,761.9  1,771.0  1,767.2  1,771.9  1,760.5  1,776.8     16.3
   Motor vehicles and parts(2).. 1,115.2  1,111.3  1,086.0  1,104.1  1,116.2  1,111.8  1,104.1  1,104.0  1,093.7  1,104.5     10.8
  Furniture and related products   565.9    571.3    566.2    566.4    569.7    571.3    572.2    571.7    571.1    570.2      -.9
  Miscellaneous manufacturing...   651.2    657.7    649.7    654.4    654.8    654.1    654.7    656.4    655.7    657.2      1.5

 Nondurable goods...............   5,359    5,370    5,300    5,311    5,417    5,384    5,383    5,377    5,369    5,366       -3
   Production workers...........   3,890    3,922    3,861    3,874    3,938    3,939    3,938    3,927    3,922    3,921       -1

  Food manufacturing............ 1,471.2  1,497.8  1,470.4  1,480.8  1,499.4  1,493.5  1,493.6  1,498.8  1,500.9  1,505.8      4.9
  Beverages and tobacco products   187.3    192.4    186.0    185.2    193.1    192.9    195.1    193.0    191.3    191.5       .2
  Textile mills.................   238.4    232.3    228.0    226.8    240.3    236.5    235.0    233.2    231.1    228.8     -2.3
  Textile product mills.........   172.2    176.0    175.1    175.0    175.1    178.1    178.4    178.0    178.2    177.5      -.7
  Apparel.......................   291.5    269.1    262.1    264.2    295.2    276.1    273.4    271.9    269.7    267.1     -2.6
  Leather and allied products...    42.2     42.9     42.4     42.8     42.7     42.8     43.4     43.1     43.1     43.1       .0
  Paper and paper products......   496.3    499.3    498.3    499.7    499.4    499.4    498.1    497.9    500.3    502.7      2.4
  Printing and related support
   activities...................   662.6    663.5    654.8    654.3    667.6    661.0    661.3    660.8    659.7    659.2      -.5
  Petroleum and coal products...   108.7    111.6    111.2    112.1    111.9    113.3    113.6    113.8    114.5    115.2       .7
  Chemicals.....................   888.4    880.0    872.7    871.9    889.3    884.5    882.4    880.5    876.1    873.5     -2.6
  Plastics and rubber products..   800.0    805.2    798.8    798.4    802.8    806.3    808.6    806.2    803.8    801.7     -2.1

    Service-providing........... 107,851  111,263  109,048  109,851  108,767  110,180  110,298  110,427  110,576  110,783      207

     Private service-providing..  86,005   89,219   87,421   87,791   87,216   88,480   88,592   88,727   88,854   89,028      174

Trade, transportation, and
 utilities......................  24,990   26,250   25,461   25,311   25,367   25,581   25,621   25,620   25,647   25,686       39

 Wholesale trade................ 5,574.7  5,696.8  5,635.6  5,639.0  5,616.5  5,674.7  5,680.0  5,683.6  5,679.2  5,682.2      3.0
  Durable goods................. 2,912.7  2,969.5  2,952.6  2,951.5  2,928.5  2,962.3  2,960.4  2,964.5  2,966.5  2,967.9      1.4
  Nondurable goods.............. 1,978.7  2,013.5  1,979.0  1,981.3  2,001.4  2,009.1  2,012.6  2,009.9  2,004.8  2,004.8       .0
  Electronic markets and agents
   and brokers..................   683.3    713.8    704.0    706.2    686.6    703.3    707.0    709.2    707.9    709.5      1.6

 Retail trade...................14,689.3 15,646.1 14,983.5 14,828.1 14,977.0 15,056.5 15,081.4 15,077.0 15,082.8 15,112.4     29.6
  Motor vehicle and parts
   dealers(1)................... 1,874.5  1,895.7  1,882.7  1,888.1  1,898.4  1,896.4  1,901.2  1,905.9  1,908.3  1,911.0      2.7
   Automobile dealers........... 1,253.4  1,245.3  1,238.4  1,243.1  1,259.9  1,245.0  1,247.6  1,249.1  1,248.5  1,249.4       .9
  Furniture and home furnishings
   stores.......................   553.5    586.6    567.0    562.6    557.4    562.3    565.6    563.7    564.2    566.0      1.8
  Electronics and appliance
   stores.......................   509.6    542.6    523.1    512.7    508.4    520.2    520.3    516.5    515.3    513.5     -1.8
  Building material and garden
   supply stores................ 1,148.3  1,221.0  1,187.3  1,187.3  1,209.5  1,236.3  1,240.4  1,243.5  1,245.8  1,250.3      4.5
  Food and beverage stores...... 2,800.8  2,857.2  2,810.5  2,803.7  2,826.2  2,830.2  2,822.7  2,819.8  2,823.6  2,826.2      2.6
  Health and personal care
   stores.......................   936.5    958.3    946.8    945.2    940.3    941.6    944.5    946.6    946.3    948.8      2.5
  Gasoline stations.............   866.1    868.5    863.8    860.9    878.5    877.0    873.7    871.3    872.2    873.1       .9
  Clothing and clothing
   accessories stores........... 1,296.2  1,493.5  1,380.7  1,341.6  1,336.3  1,376.0  1,377.9  1,381.3  1,376.3  1,383.1      6.8
  Sporting goods, hobby, book,
   and music stores.............   628.0    702.2    645.0    624.5    641.8    638.0    639.0    635.8    637.6    637.1      -.5
  General merchandise stores(1). 2,750.2  3,118.1  2,853.2  2,780.8  2,840.6  2,835.2  2,854.9  2,852.9  2,856.6  2,867.0     10.4
   Department stores............ 1,550.7  1,819.6  1,631.7  1,566.8  1,607.7  1,604.2  1,619.1  1,619.3  1,618.4  1,622.4      4.0
  Miscellaneous store retailers.   903.9    948.5    904.0    905.3    915.1    920.5    917.4    918.2    918.4    917.5      -.9
  Nonstore retailers............   421.7    453.9    419.4    415.4    424.5    422.8    423.8    421.5    418.2    418.8       .6

 Transportation and warehousing. 4,160.4  4,338.1  4,268.9  4,270.7  4,204.1  4,279.6  4,289.6  4,288.0  4,309.8  4,314.8      5.0
  Air transportation............   509.9    512.6    507.2    509.1    514.1    514.2    514.6    512.3    512.5    514.1      1.6
  Rail transportation...........   220.5    224.5    221.7    221.7    222.5    225.4    224.6    224.0    224.4    223.9      -.5
  Water transportation..........    52.0     57.2     58.2     56.5     54.6     57.7     57.8     58.6     60.4     59.4     -1.0
  Truck transportation.......... 1,305.7  1,367.2  1,347.4  1,347.6  1,337.9  1,356.0  1,358.9  1,366.5  1,374.1  1,378.5      4.4
  Transit and ground passenger
   transportation...............   395.5    407.7    402.2    403.3    383.9    389.3    389.4    391.0    392.1    391.8      -.3
  Pipeline transportation.......    38.4     38.6     39.3     39.3     38.6     38.9     39.0     38.7     39.3     39.6       .3
  Scenic and sightseeing
   transportation...............    20.4     22.0     18.3     19.1     26.0     25.6     26.1     26.6     24.2     25.1       .9
  Support activities for
   transportation...............   524.5    550.7    544.4    544.5    526.9    539.9    544.6    547.0    547.8    547.1      -.7
  Couriers and messengers.......   551.1    581.9    562.7    559.8    555.4    564.4    568.7    556.4    565.9    564.0     -1.9
  Warehousing and storage.......   542.4    575.7    567.5    569.8    544.2    568.2    565.9    566.9    569.1    571.3      2.2

 Utilities......................   565.9    568.5    573.0    573.5    569.1    570.3    570.2    571.3    575.1    576.5      1.4

Information.....................   3,127    3,139    3,105    3,099    3,143    3,131    3,133    3,127    3,120    3,118       -2
  Publishing industries, except
   Internet.....................   908.6    909.5    901.3    902.1    910.2    908.1    908.9    905.7    904.2    903.9      -.3
  Motion picture and sound
   recording industries.........   377.1    390.2    370.2    370.4    385.0    395.3    390.6    384.8    380.2    380.8       .6
  Broadcasting, except Internet.   322.5    333.1    330.1    326.1    323.7    329.5    329.4    329.7    329.8    328.3     -1.5
  Internet publishing and
   broadcasting.................    29.5     33.6     35.0     34.4     29.8     33.0     33.6     34.0     35.1     34.9      -.2
  Telecommunications............ 1,055.4  1,031.4  1,027.6  1,026.6  1,057.7  1,024.8  1,030.0  1,031.5  1,029.5  1,027.7     -1.8
  ISPs, search portals, and data
   processing...................   384.5    390.5    389.7    388.9    386.8    389.2    389.5    390.4    390.3    391.6      1.3
  Other information services....    49.2     50.6     50.6     50.5     49.8     50.9     50.7     50.7     51.0     51.2       .2

Financial activities............   7,945    8,124    8,088    8,109    7,997    8,093    8,107    8,128    8,149    8,161       12
 Finance and insurance.......... 5,917.0  6,017.4  6,008.7  6,021.6  5,929.8  5,994.1  6,001.3  6,014.5  6,030.3  6,036.1      5.8
  Monetary authorities - central
   bank.........................    22.1     20.6     20.4     20.2     22.2     21.3     20.9     20.6     20.5     20.3      -.2
  Credit intermediation and
   related activities(1)........ 2,798.0  2,868.6  2,875.5  2,887.8  2,806.8  2,847.9  2,859.2  2,871.9  2,885.8  2,896.4     10.6
   Depository credit
    intermediation(1)........... 1,747.4  1,774.2  1,784.1  1,788.7  1,752.2  1,768.1  1,773.3  1,778.8  1,786.8  1,793.5      6.7
    Commercial banking.......... 1,276.4  1,292.9  1,300.7  1,304.1  1,280.2  1,288.3  1,293.1  1,296.8  1,302.8  1,307.4      4.6
  Securities, commodity
   contracts, investments.......   757.3    780.7    779.7    781.1    757.9    777.3    776.9    779.7    782.6    782.4      -.2
  Insurance carriers and related
   activities................... 2,253.5  2,263.8  2,247.2  2,247.1  2,256.9  2,264.1  2,260.4  2,258.1  2,255.9  2,252.3     -3.6
  Funds, trusts, and other
   financial vehicles...........    86.1     83.7     85.9     85.4     86.0     83.5     83.9     84.2     85.5     84.7      -.8
 Real estate and rental and
  leasing....................... 2,028.0  2,106.5  2,079.2  2,087.5  2,066.7  2,099.2  2,105.5  2,113.6  2,119.1  2,125.2      6.1
  Real estate................... 1,374.6  1,433.4  1,411.8  1,421.1  1,398.2  1,428.6  1,434.7  1,437.8  1,440.2  1,444.6      4.4
  Rental and leasing services...   626.7    648.2    642.8    641.8    641.8    646.3    646.0    650.9    653.9    655.9      2.0
  Lessors of nonfinancial
   intangible assets............    26.7     24.9     24.6     24.6     26.7     24.3     24.8     24.9     25.0     24.7      -.3

Professional and business
 services.......................  15,849   16,660   16,302   16,450   16,153   16,614   16,611   16,674   16,698   16,779       81
 Professional and technical
  services(1)................... 6,744.6  6,871.3  6,893.6  6,969.2  6,672.3  6,835.3  6,834.4  6,869.9  6,875.3  6,895.5     20.2
   Legal services............... 1,148.0  1,168.5  1,151.6  1,151.4  1,155.2  1,167.4  1,163.1  1,164.4  1,160.9  1,161.0       .1
   Accounting and bookkeeping
    services....................   943.0    819.8    944.2    992.9    812.0    821.5    816.6    840.8    851.9    855.3      3.4
   Architectural and engineering
    services.................... 1,212.9  1,285.9  1,263.8  1,268.7  1,236.1  1,280.5  1,284.9  1,289.5  1,287.6  1,294.7      7.1
   Computer systems design and
    related services............ 1,122.1  1,183.3  1,167.4  1,169.5  1,122.6  1,167.3  1,174.1  1,174.3  1,171.1  1,171.5       .4
   Management and technical
    consulting services.........   753.0    796.6    777.3    783.3    760.4    790.5    787.8    789.9    788.1    791.5      3.4
 Management of companies and
  enterprises................... 1,692.9  1,733.9  1,714.9  1,710.7  1,711.1  1,715.3  1,722.5  1,725.6  1,729.1  1,728.6      -.5
 Administrative and waste
  services...................... 7,411.2  8,054.3  7,693.8  7,769.6  7,769.2  8,063.1  8,054.3  8,078.0  8,093.2  8,154.4     61.2
  Administrative and support
   services(1).................. 7,095.8  7,730.4  7,376.0  7,448.0  7,446.1  7,736.4  7,728.2  7,751.4  7,766.4  7,825.5     59.1
   Employment services(1)....... 3,188.9  3,638.8  3,387.8  3,435.9  3,375.3  3,572.9  3,570.5  3,584.5  3,599.5  3,637.8     38.3
    Temporary help services..... 2,160.4  2,507.3  2,314.1  2,352.6  2,307.0  2,486.5  2,484.7  2,479.4  2,483.9  2,514.2     30.3
   Business support services....   745.4    768.1    746.1    755.0    746.1    755.9    754.6    757.0    755.2    757.8      2.6
   Services to buildings and
    dwellings................... 1,505.4  1,628.2  1,550.4  1,560.0  1,655.1  1,708.6  1,707.2  1,706.1  1,704.3  1,718.3     14.0
  Waste management and
   remediation services.........   315.4    323.9    317.8    321.6    323.1    326.7    326.1    326.6    326.8    328.9      2.1

Education and health services...  16,895   17,310   17,057   17,300   16,787   17,081   17,108   17,142   17,175   17,193       18
 Educational services........... 2,879.4  2,950.8  2,752.3  2,955.3  2,740.0  2,794.0  2,797.2  2,805.5  2,821.7  2,814.0     -7.7
 Health care and social
  assistance....................14,015.8 14,358.7 14,304.4 14,344.6 14,047.2 14,287.2 14,310.7 14,336.1 14,352.9 14,379.4     26.5
 Health care(3).................11,903.5 12,187.4 12,139.0 12,162.2 11,942.1 12,135.3 12,153.6 12,168.4 12,180.7 12,203.9     23.2
   Ambulatory health care
    services(1)................. 4,865.5  5,028.6  4,997.3  5,014.5  4,884.8  4,996.9  5,006.7  5,017.0  5,024.3  5,036.0     11.7
    Offices of physicians....... 2,025.7  2,092.5  2,081.5  2,086.2  2,029.9  2,074.2  2,077.7  2,084.3  2,085.5  2,090.6      5.1
    Outpatient care centers.....   441.7    450.2    450.2    451.8    441.7    449.5    449.8    450.3    451.9    452.4       .5
    Home health care services...   748.7    796.1    782.7    784.8    757.8    782.7    789.2    790.7    791.8    794.4      2.6
   Hospitals.................... 4,253.2  4,325.4  4,324.3  4,327.9  4,260.4  4,311.2  4,319.7  4,323.5  4,328.4  4,334.8      6.4
   Nursing and residential care
    facilities(1)............... 2,784.8  2,833.4  2,817.4  2,819.8  2,796.9  2,827.2  2,827.2  2,827.9  2,828.0  2,833.1      5.1
    Nursing care facilities..... 1,564.0  1,577.4  1,566.0  1,565.2  1,570.4  1,576.8  1,576.4  1,574.5  1,571.9  1,572.4       .5
  Social assistance(1).......... 2,112.3  2,171.3  2,165.4  2,182.4  2,105.1  2,151.9  2,157.1  2,167.7  2,172.2  2,175.5      3.3
   Child day care services......   768.2    789.4    782.0    790.8    758.2    772.8    775.3    780.4    779.8    781.1      1.3

Leisure and hospitality.........  11,838   12,303   12,022   12,107   12,367   12,546   12,571   12,589   12,612   12,635       23
 Arts, entertainment, and
  recreation.................... 1,643.7  1,661.6  1,597.8  1,606.0  1,834.2  1,834.4  1,826.4  1,811.0  1,806.7  1,798.5     -8.2
  Performing arts and spectator
   sports.......................   348.2    348.3    324.2    329.7    370.2    364.4    362.5    357.9    354.6    351.8     -2.8
  Museums, historical sites,
   zoos, and parks..............   106.2    110.3    105.1    102.8    115.6    118.2    116.9    114.8    114.0    112.8     -1.2
  Amusements, gambling, and
   recreation................... 1,189.3  1,203.0  1,168.5  1,173.5  1,348.4  1,351.8  1,347.0  1,338.3  1,338.1  1,333.9     -4.2
 Accommodations and food
  services......................10,193.8 10,641.5 10,424.5 10,501.0 10,532.4 10,712.0 10,744.1 10,778.4 10,805.2 10,836.2     31.0
  Accommodations................ 1,702.6  1,756.1  1,731.5  1,749.0  1,781.2  1,800.6  1,814.7  1,824.6  1,824.0  1,828.0      4.0
  Food services and drinking
   places....................... 8,491.2  8,885.4  8,693.0  8,752.0  8,751.2  8,911.4  8,929.4  8,953.8  8,981.2  9,008.2     27.0

Other services..................   5,361    5,433    5,386    5,415    5,402    5,434    5,441    5,447    5,453    5,456        3
  Repair and maintenance........ 1,216.6  1,222.2  1,218.4  1,227.9  1,223.5  1,227.9  1,227.1  1,229.9  1,230.1  1,233.9      3.8
  Personal and laundry services. 1,246.8  1,276.1  1,261.7  1,261.2  1,264.0  1,267.8  1,271.6  1,276.8  1,280.9  1,278.8     -2.1
  Membership associations and
   organizations................ 2,897.6  2,934.8  2,906.2  2,925.8  2,914.4  2,938.1  2,942.3  2,940.6  2,941.9  2,943.1      1.2

Government......................  21,846   22,044   21,627   22,060   21,551   21,700   21,706   21,700   21,722   21,755       33
 Federal........................   2,713    2,723    2,700    2,703    2,731    2,723    2,728    2,706    2,717    2,719        2
  Federal, except U.S. Postal
   Service...................... 1,925.0  1,929.4  1,921.0  1,925.4  1,940.0  1,940.1  1,946.4  1,939.5  1,937.3  1,940.2      2.9
  U.S. Postal Service...........   787.7    793.7    779.1    777.3    790.5    782.5    781.4    766.4    779.6    779.2      -.4
 State government...............   5,076    5,110    4,935    5,148    4,971    5,007    5,015    5,020    5,028    5,038       10
  State government education.... 2,360.3  2,384.6  2,209.2  2,420.0  2,240.2  2,268.4  2,271.3  2,277.9  2,284.1  2,295.5     11.4
  State government, excluding
   education.................... 2,715.6  2,725.3  2,725.5  2,727.6  2,730.4  2,738.2  2,743.4  2,741.9  2,743.6  2,742.6     -1.0
 Local government...............  14,057   14,211   13,992   14,209   13,849   13,970   13,963   13,974   13,977   13,998       21
  Local government education.... 8,025.0  8,117.1  7,934.8  8,143.8  7,717.6  7,810.8  7,806.3  7,810.8  7,817.2  7,833.9     16.7
  Local government, excluding
   education.................... 6,032.4  6,093.5  6,056.7  6,065.5  6,130.9  6,159.3  6,156.7  6,163.1  6,160.0  6,164.4      4.4


  1 Includes other industries, not shown separately.
  2 Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts.
  3 Includes ambulatory health care services, hospitals, and nursing and residential care facilities.
  p = preliminary.





ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                              ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-2.  Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector
and selected industry detail


                                                   Not seasonally adjusted              Seasonally adjusted

                                                                                                                         Change
                  Industry                       Feb.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.    Feb.   Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.     from:
                                                 2004   2004   2005p  2005p   2004   2004   2004   2004   2005p  2005p  Jan. 2005-
                                                                                                                        Feb. 2005p


        Total private.........................   33.8   33.8   33.6   33.4    33.8   33.8   33.7   33.7   33.7   33.7       0.0

    Goods-producing...........................   39.7   40.3   39.5   39.4    40.2   39.9   39.9   40.0   39.8   39.9        .1

Natural resources and mining..................   43.6   45.3   45.1   45.0    44.1   44.8   45.0   45.4   45.6   45.5       -.1

Construction..................................   37.2   38.2   36.9   37.1    38.3   38.2   38.3   38.4   37.7   38.2        .5

Manufacturing.................................   40.8   41.2   40.6   40.4    41.0   40.7   40.5   40.5   40.7   40.5       -.2
   Overtime hours.............................    4.3    4.9    4.4    4.3     4.5    4.5    4.5    4.5    4.5    4.6        .1

 Durable goods................................   41.3   41.7   41.0   40.9    41.5   41.2   40.9   41.1   41.1   41.0       -.1
   Overtime hours.............................    4.5    5.1    4.5    4.4     4.7    4.7    4.6    4.6    4.6    4.7        .1

  Wood products...............................   40.4   40.4   40.2   39.3    41.1   40.3   40.0   40.3   40.6   40.0       -.6
  Nonmetallic mineral products................   41.5   42.1   40.9   41.1    42.4   42.4   42.1   42.3   41.9   42.0        .1
  Primary metals..............................   42.9   43.4   43.2   43.0    43.0   43.0   42.9   42.8   43.0   43.1        .1
  Fabricated metal products...................   41.1   41.6   41.1   40.8    41.2   41.1   40.9   40.9   40.9   40.9        .0
  Machinery...................................   41.9   42.8   42.3   42.0    41.8   42.2   42.0   42.0   42.0   42.0        .0
  Computer and electronic products............   41.1   40.4   39.7   39.6    41.1   40.1   39.6   39.8   40.0   39.7       -.3
  Electrical equipment and appliances.........   40.6   40.8   40.1   39.5    40.7   40.6   40.1   40.0   40.0   39.8       -.2
  Transportation equipment....................   42.9   43.4   42.3   42.4    42.9   42.3   42.2   42.4   42.4   42.3       -.1
   Motor vehicles and parts(2)................   43.2   43.5   42.4   42.6    43.2   42.2   42.2   42.6   42.5   42.5        .0
  Furniture and related products..............   39.1   40.6   39.3   39.2    39.5   39.2   39.2   39.5   39.4   39.5        .1
  Miscellaneous manufacturing.................   38.8   38.8   38.7   38.5    38.8   38.4   38.2   38.3   38.5   38.4       -.1

 Nondurable goods.............................   40.0   40.3   39.9   39.6    40.3   39.9   39.8   39.8   40.0   39.8       -.2
   Overtime hours.............................    4.0    4.5    4.2    4.1     4.3    4.3    4.3    4.3    4.4    4.4        .0

  Food manufacturing..........................   38.8   39.4   38.7   38.4    39.5   39.0   39.1   38.8   38.9   39.0        .1
  Beverages and tobacco products..............   39.3   39.2   40.0   40.3    40.2   38.6   39.0   39.6   40.6   40.5       -.1
  Textile mills...............................   40.1   40.1   40.3   39.6    40.1   40.1   40.0   39.8   40.1   39.7       -.4
  Textile product mills.......................   39.5   39.5   39.5   38.9    39.9   39.1   39.1   39.0   39.7   39.3       -.4
  Apparel.....................................   36.1   36.4   35.5   35.7    36.2   36.0   35.7   35.9   35.8   35.8        .0
  Leather and allied products.................   39.5   38.0   37.0   37.2    39.1   38.4   38.2   37.6   37.1   37.0       -.1
  Paper and paper products....................   41.7   42.9   42.8   41.7    42.1   42.1   42.1   42.0   42.6   42.1       -.5
  Printing and related support activities.....   38.4   39.0   38.5   38.3    38.6   38.3   38.3   38.5   38.6   38.5       -.1
  Petroleum and coal products.................   44.2   44.9   44.4   44.5    44.3   45.0   45.5   44.6   44.6   44.7        .1
  Chemicals...................................   43.3   43.1   42.8   42.3    43.2   42.7   42.4   42.6   42.8   42.3       -.5
  Plastics and rubber products................   40.7   40.4   40.0   39.9    40.9   40.1   39.4   39.8   40.0   40.0        .0

     Private service-providing................   32.5   32.4   32.4   32.1    32.4   32.4   32.3   32.4   32.4   32.3       -.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities..........   33.5   33.6   33.2   33.1    33.7   33.6   33.5   33.6   33.6   33.5       -.1

 Wholesale trade..............................   38.1   37.5   37.8   37.4    38.0   37.7   37.7   37.6   37.7   37.7        .0

 Retail trade.................................   30.6   31.0   30.2   30.3    30.9   30.8   30.6   30.8   30.8   30.8        .0

 Transportation and warehousing...............   37.1   37.7   37.5   36.7    37.3   37.5   37.5   37.4   37.5   37.2       -.3

 Utilities....................................   41.1   40.5   40.7   40.0    41.1   40.8   40.4   40.7   40.9   40.1       -.8

Information...................................   36.5   36.4   36.5   35.9    36.4   36.3   36.2   36.4   36.2   36.1       -.1

Financial activities..........................   36.1   35.5   36.4   35.5    35.5   35.7   35.6   35.7   35.9   35.7       -.2

Professional and business services............   34.5   34.1   34.0   33.8    34.3   34.3   34.2   34.2   34.1   34.0       -.1

Education and health services.................   32.6   32.5   32.9   32.5    32.4   32.5   32.4   32.5   32.6   32.5       -.1

Leisure and hospitality.......................   25.8   25.4   25.2   25.4    25.8   25.7   25.6   25.7   25.6   25.6        .0

Other services................................   31.2   30.8   31.0   30.8    31.1   30.9   30.9   30.8   30.9   30.8       -.1


  1 Data relate to production workers in natural resources and mining and manufacturing, construction workers in construction,
and nonsupervisory workers in the service-providing industries.  These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the
total employment on private nonfarm payrolls.
  2 Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts.
  p = preliminary.





ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                          ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-3.  Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls
by industry sector and selected industry detail


                                                       Average hourly earnings                  Average weekly earnings

                  Industry                         Feb.      Dec.     Jan.      Feb.       Feb.      Dec.     Jan.      Feb.
                                                   2004      2004     2005p     2005p      2004      2004     2005p     2005p

        Total private........................... $15.59    $15.88    $16.01    $15.93    $526.94   $536.74   $537.94   $532.06
         Seasonally adjusted....................  15.51     15.85     15.90     15.90     524.24    534.15    535.83    535.83

    Goods-producing.............................  16.95     17.43     17.29     17.31     672.92    702.43    682.96    682.01

Natural resources and mining....................  17.98     18.46     18.54     18.58     783.93    836.24    836.15    836.10

Construction....................................  19.06     19.31     19.12     19.19     709.03    737.64    705.53    711.95

Manufacturing...................................  15.98     16.46     16.40     16.39     651.98    678.15    665.84    662.16

 Durable goods..................................  16.67     17.22     17.13     17.13     688.47    718.07    702.33    700.62
  Wood products.................................  12.92     13.17     13.13     12.99     521.97    532.07    527.83    510.51
  Nonmetallic mineral products..................  15.98     16.36     16.24     16.17     663.17    688.76    664.22    664.59
  Primary metals................................  18.35     18.75     18.84     18.72     787.22    813.75    813.89    804.96
  Fabricated metal products.....................  15.18     15.59     15.56     15.65     623.90    648.54    639.52    638.52
  Machinery.....................................  16.51     16.99     17.01     16.94     691.77    727.17    719.52    711.48
  Computer and electronic products..............  16.93     17.92     17.92     17.84     695.82    723.97    711.42    706.46
  Electrical equipment and appliances...........  14.62     15.12     15.09     15.13     593.57    616.90    605.11    597.64
  Transportation equipment......................  21.33     22.17     21.90     21.91     915.06    962.18    926.37    928.98
  Furniture and related products................  12.93     13.46     13.41     13.38     505.56    546.48    527.01    524.50
  Miscellaneous manufacturing...................  13.76     14.05     14.04     13.98     533.89    545.14    543.35    538.23

 Nondurable goods...............................  14.87     15.21     15.22     15.17     594.80    612.96    607.28    600.73
  Food manufacturing............................  12.88     13.03     13.05     13.05     499.74    513.38    505.04    501.12
  Beverages and tobacco products................  18.74     18.82     18.26     18.50     736.48    737.74    730.40    745.55
  Textile mills.................................  12.12     12.25     12.33     12.25     486.01    491.23    496.90    485.10
  Textile product mills.........................  11.38     11.43     11.33     11.38     449.51    451.49    447.54    442.68
  Apparel.......................................   9.58     10.00     10.10     10.11     345.84    364.00    358.55    360.93
  Leather and allied products...................  11.75     11.51     11.60     11.42     464.13    437.38    429.20    424.82
  Paper and paper products......................  17.60     18.07     18.02     17.89     733.92    775.20    771.26    746.01
  Printing and related support activities.......  15.59     15.80     15.72     15.74     598.66    616.20    605.22    602.84
  Petroleum and coal products...................  24.29     24.48     24.64     24.88    1073.62   1099.15   1094.02   1107.16
  Chemicals.....................................  18.80     19.59     19.52     19.30     814.04    844.33    835.46    816.39
  Plastics and rubber products..................  14.44     14.76     14.79     14.77     587.71    596.30    591.60    589.32

     Private service-providing..................  15.24     15.46     15.67     15.58     495.30    500.90    507.71    500.12

Trade, transportation, and utilities............  14.57     14.61     14.89     14.82     488.10    490.90    494.35    490.54

 Wholesale trade................................  17.59     17.87     18.03     17.96     670.18    670.13    681.53    671.70

 Retail trade...................................  12.03     12.10     12.34     12.31     368.12    375.10    372.67    372.99

 Transportation and warehousing.................  16.59     16.59     16.59     16.52     615.49    625.44    622.13    606.28

 Utilities......................................  25.31     26.00     26.62     26.23    1040.24   1053.00   1083.43   1049.20

Information.....................................  21.27     21.74     21.86     21.72     776.36    791.34    797.89    779.75

Financial activities............................  17.47     17.67     17.84     17.74     630.67    627.29    649.38    629.77

Professional and business services..............  17.50     17.73     18.08     17.86     603.75    604.59    614.72    603.67

Education and health services...................  15.94     16.44     16.47     16.45     519.64    534.30    541.86    534.63

Leisure and hospitality.........................   8.92      9.11      9.12      9.07     230.14    231.39    229.82    230.38

Other services..................................  13.89     14.17     14.22     14.23     433.37    436.44    440.82    438.28


  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  p = preliminary.





ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                             ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-4.  Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls
by industry sector and selected industry detail, seasonally adjusted


                                                                                                       Percent
                  Industry                         Feb.     Oct.     Nov.     Dec.    Jan.     Feb.  change from:
                                                   2004     2004     2004     2004    2005p    2005p  Jan. 2005-
                                                                                                      Feb. 2005p
        Total private:
         Current dollars........................ $15.51   $15.81   $15.82   $15.85   $15.90   $15.90      0.0
         Constant (1982) dollars(2).............   8.25     8.22     8.21     8.23     8.24     N.A.      (3)

    Goods-producing.............................  17.05    17.32    17.33    17.36    17.35    17.41       .3

Natural resources and mining....................  17.94    18.10    18.22    18.37    18.45    18.50       .3

Construction....................................  19.17    19.34    19.31    19.29    19.24    19.31       .4

Manufacturing...................................  15.98    16.27    16.29    16.34    16.36    16.39       .2
   Excluding overtime(4)........................  15.15    15.42    15.43    15.48    15.50    15.51       .1

 Durable goods..................................  16.66    16.97    16.99    17.06    17.09    17.13       .2

 Nondurable goods...............................  14.89    15.15    15.16    15.16    15.18    15.20       .1

     Private service-providing..................  15.10    15.40    15.42    15.45    15.51    15.49      -.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities............  14.48    14.69    14.70    14.72    14.82    14.75      -.5

 Wholesale trade................................  17.53    17.78    17.80    17.87    17.90    17.93       .2

 Retail trade...................................  11.97    12.16    12.20    12.21    12.32    12.26      -.5

 Transportation and warehousing.................  16.51    16.61    16.54    16.54    16.56    16.47      -.5

 Utilities......................................  25.36    26.00    25.77    26.11    26.67    26.31     -1.3

Information.....................................  21.23    21.59    21.58    21.70    21.83    21.68      -.7

Financial activities............................  17.35    17.71    17.65    17.71    17.71    17.74       .2

Professional and business services..............  17.28    17.63    17.66    17.69    17.80    17.77      -.2

Education and health services...................  15.92    16.31    16.34    16.37    16.40    16.44       .2

Leisure and hospitality.........................   8.87     8.99     9.02     9.01     9.04     9.03      -.1

Other services..................................  13.87    14.08    14.12    14.13    14.16    14.19       .2


  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  2 The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) is used to deflate this series.
  3 Change was 0.1 percent from Dec. 2004 to Jan. 2005, 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 workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls
by industry sector and selected industry detail

(2002=100)


                                                   Not seasonally adjusted              Seasonally adjusted

                                                                                                                         Percent
                  Industry                       Feb.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.    Feb.   Oct.   Nov.   Dec.  Jan.   Feb.   change from:
                                                 2004   2004   2005p  2005p   2004   2004   2004   2004  2005p  2005p   Jan. 2005-
                                                                                                                        Feb. 2005p

        Total private.........................   97.5  102.1   99.0   98.8    99.4  101.2  101.1  101.2  101.4  101.6       0.2

    Goods-producing...........................   91.6   97.7   93.1   93.1    96.1   97.2   97.1   97.5   96.9   97.5        .6

Natural resources and mining..................   95.0  108.6  106.2  105.9    99.6  105.9  107.6  109.0  110.3  110.5        .2

Construction..................................   88.7  101.7   92.4   92.9    99.9  103.0  103.2  104.0  101.9  104.1       2.2

Manufacturing.................................   93.0   95.5   92.9   92.8    94.2   94.4   93.9   93.9   94.2   93.8       -.4

 Durable goods................................   93.7   96.8   94.1   94.3    94.7   95.5   94.8   95.3   95.2   95.1       -.1
  Wood products...............................   97.1  100.6   98.6   97.2   100.6  101.0  100.0  101.1  102.0  100.7      -1.3
  Nonmetallic mineral products................   89.3   97.3   90.5   90.3    95.7   99.1   98.2   98.3   97.0   96.9       -.1
  Primary metals..............................   92.0   94.3   93.2   93.0    92.5   93.3   93.0   92.6   92.9   93.4        .5
  Fabricated metal products...................   96.1  100.1   98.4   98.1    96.5   98.8   98.4   98.4   98.5   98.6        .1
  Machinery...................................   94.6   98.4   97.3   96.9    94.2   97.2   96.6   96.5   96.6   96.7        .1
  Computer and electronic products............   89.5   91.2   89.8   89.9    89.6   90.3   88.9   89.7   90.6   90.3       -.3
  Electrical equipment and appliances.........   88.4   89.9   87.8   85.9    88.9   88.5   88.1   87.5   87.4   86.8       -.7
  Transportation equipment....................   97.0   99.3   94.9   96.6    97.2   96.1   95.6   96.4   95.9   96.4        .5
   Motor vehicles and parts(2)................   98.0   99.2   94.4   96.6    98.1   96.1   95.3   96.4   95.6   96.4        .8
  Furniture and related products..............   91.9   96.3   92.0   91.4    93.6   93.2   93.1   93.6   93.0   92.8       -.2
  Miscellaneous manufacturing.................   91.6   92.6   90.6   90.5    92.4   91.1   90.9   90.9   91.2   90.9       -.3

 Nondurable goods.............................   91.6   93.1   90.7   90.3    93.5   92.6   92.3   92.0   92.4   91.9       -.5
  Food manufacturing..........................   93.9   98.0   94.3   94.6    97.7   96.6   97.0   96.7   97.1   97.9        .8
  Beverages and tobacco products..............   82.0   89.9   88.5   89.6    86.8   88.1   90.5   91.0   92.8   93.0        .2
  Textile mills...............................   79.9   76.5   75.2   73.5    80.7   78.1   77.3   76.2   76.0   74.5      -2.0
  Textile product mills.......................   90.0   92.8   91.9   90.0    92.5   92.8   93.3   92.1   94.4   93.1      -1.4
  Apparel.....................................   76.8   71.0   67.0   68.3    78.0   72.4   70.8   70.9   69.9   69.2      -1.0
  Leather and allied products.................   86.5   85.4   81.5   82.2    86.6   86.4   87.7   85.0   83.4   82.5      -1.1
  Paper and paper products....................   88.5   91.4   91.0   88.8    89.9   89.7   89.5   89.2   91.0   90.2       -.9
  Printing and related support activities.....   93.0   95.0   92.6   91.6    94.2   93.2   93.3   93.5   93.6   92.9       -.7
  Petroleum and coal products.................   94.9  103.1  101.3  101.8    98.9  106.3  107.8  104.7  105.2  106.1        .9
  Chemicals...................................   99.9   99.0   97.3   96.1    99.6   99.3   98.0   97.8   97.7   96.4      -1.3
  Plastics and rubber products................   93.9   94.0   92.1   92.0    94.8   93.8   92.4   92.8   92.9   92.6       -.3

     Private service-providing................   98.9  103.2  100.8  100.3   100.2  102.1  102.0  102.5  102.7  102.6       -.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities..........   97.0  103.4   98.7   97.7    99.3  100.2  100.2  100.4  100.7  100.6       -.1

 Wholesale trade..............................   97.5   99.4   99.1   98.2    98.1   99.3   99.5   99.4   99.7   99.9        .2

 Retail trade.................................   96.3  105.0   97.4   96.6    99.4   99.8   99.3   99.9  100.1  100.3        .2

 Transportation and warehousing...............   99.0  106.1  103.8  101.5   100.7  103.9  104.2  103.8  104.9  104.1       -.8

 Utilities....................................   95.5   93.8   95.2   93.5    96.1   94.5   93.8   94.7   95.9   94.1      -1.9

Information...................................   97.2  102.0  101.3   99.5    97.2  100.3  100.0  101.3  100.7  100.5       -.2

Financial activities..........................  102.1  102.9  105.0  102.7   101.2  103.2  103.1  103.6  104.4  104.0       -.4

Professional and business services............   98.6  103.7  100.6  101.1   100.1  103.9  103.7  103.9  103.7  103.8        .1

Education and health services.................  103.6  105.7  105.5  105.6   102.3  104.3  104.1  104.7  105.2  105.0       -.2

Leisure and hospitality.......................   97.7  100.4   97.1   98.6   102.4  103.7  103.6  104.2  104.1  104.2        .1

Other services................................   95.7   96.4   96.1   96.1    96.1   96.5   96.7   96.6   97.0   96.8       -.2


  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  2 Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts.
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate hours
by the corresponding 2002 annual average levels.  Aggregate hours estimates are the product of estimates of average
weekly hours and production or nonsupervisory worker employment.





ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                               ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-6.  Indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls of production or nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls
by industry sector and selected industry detail

(2002=100)


                                                   Not seasonally adjusted              Seasonally adjusted

                                                                                                                         Percent
                  Industry                      Feb.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.    Feb.   Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.   change from:
                                                2004   2004   2005p  2005p   2004   2004   2004   2004   2005p  2005p   Jan. 2005-
                                                                                                                        Feb. 2005p

        Total private.........................  101.7  108.4  106.1  105.3   103.1  107.1  107.0  107.4  107.9  108.1       0.2

    Goods-producing...........................   95.1  104.3   98.5   98.7   100.4  103.1  103.1  103.7  103.0  104.0       1.0

Natural resources and mining..................   99.3  116.6  114.5  114.5   103.9  111.5  114.0  116.5  118.3  118.9        .5

Construction..................................   91.3  106.1   95.4   96.3   103.4  107.5  107.6  108.3  105.9  108.6       2.5

Manufacturing.................................   97.1  102.8   99.6   99.5    98.5  100.5  100.1  100.3  100.8  100.6       -.2

 Durable goods................................   97.5  104.1  100.7  100.9    98.5  101.2  100.5  101.5  101.5  101.7        .2

 Nondurable goods.............................   96.3  100.1   97.6   96.9    98.3   99.1   98.9   98.6   99.1   98.7       -.4

     Private service-providing................  103.6  109.6  108.5  107.4   103.9  108.0  108.0  108.8  109.4  109.1       -.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities..........  100.8  107.8  104.8  103.3   102.6  105.1  105.1  105.5  106.5  105.8       -.7

 Wholesale trade..............................  101.0  104.7  105.2  103.9   101.3  104.0  104.4  104.7  105.2  105.5        .3

 Retail trade.................................   99.3  108.9  103.0  101.9   102.0  104.0  103.9  104.5  105.7  105.4       -.3

 Transportation and warehousing...............  104.2  111.7  109.3  106.4   105.5  109.5  109.3  108.9  110.2  108.8      -1.3

 Utilities....................................  100.9  101.8  105.7  102.4   101.7  102.5  100.9  103.2  106.8  103.3      -3.3

Information...................................  102.3  109.8  109.6  106.9   102.2  107.2  106.8  108.8  108.9  107.8      -1.0

Financial activities..........................  110.3  112.5  115.9  112.6   108.5  113.0  112.5  113.5  114.3  114.1       -.2

Professional and business services............  102.7  109.4  108.2  107.4   102.9  109.0  108.9  109.4  109.9  109.8       -.1

Education and health services.................  108.6  114.3  114.2  114.2   107.1  111.8  111.8  112.6  113.5  113.5        .0

Leisure and hospitality.......................  101.6  106.7  103.2  104.3   105.9  108.7  109.0  109.4  109.7  109.7        .0

Other services................................   96.8   99.5   99.5   99.6    97.2   99.0   99.5   99.5  100.1  100.1        .0


  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate
payrolls by the corresponding 2002 annual average levels.  Aggregate payroll estimates are the product of estimates of
average hourly earnings, average weekly hours, and production or nonsupervisory worker employment.





ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                              ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-7.  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, 278 industries(1)


Over 1-month span:
     2001 ..............   49.5     47.7     48.6     32.7     42.4     40.8     36.7     39.0     37.6     33.6     36.9     37.1
     2002 ..............   41.0     35.6     39.7     39.2     40.5     47.7     42.8     43.0     42.1     39.0     41.5     35.1
     2003 ..............   44.4     38.7     35.3     41.4     39.4     39.9     42.1     39.4     50.4     48.9     50.0     50.5
     2004 ..............   50.9     53.4     66.0     67.3     64.6     59.7     55.4     53.8     57.6     58.6     54.7     54.3
     2005 ..............  p53.4    p57.4


Over 3-month span:
     2001 ..............   53.2     49.8     49.8     42.3     38.1     34.2     37.8     37.6     34.7     35.4     30.8     32.0
     2002 ..............   35.3     37.9     36.5     34.2     34.4     39.4     40.6     44.1     37.8     37.1     35.8     36.7
     2003 ..............   38.3     35.4     33.3     33.5     36.5     41.7     37.8     37.4     43.2     46.4     48.6     50.2
     2004 ..............   52.5     53.8     56.7     69.4     75.4     71.2     63.5     56.8     57.4     59.9     59.7     56.3
     2005 ..............  p54.7    p56.7


Over 6-month span:
     2001 ..............   53.1     50.9     52.0     45.5     43.0     39.7     38.5     33.6     33.5     34.2     33.6     30.9
     2002 ..............   29.5     29.9     32.0     31.7     30.9     37.4     37.1     38.7     35.3     36.0     37.9     35.1
     2003 ..............   32.7     32.2     31.3     31.3     33.1     37.6     33.6     32.2     40.3     43.7     46.4     49.3
     2004 ..............   47.3     50.4     54.9     62.6     64.4     69.6     67.3     68.9     64.6     62.2     59.7     55.9
     2005 ..............  p58.1    p61.7


Over 12-month span:
     2001 ..............   59.5     59.5     53.4     49.3     48.6     45.0     43.3     43.9     39.9     37.8     37.1     34.9
     2002 ..............   33.6     31.7     30.2     30.4     30.2     29.1     32.0     31.3     30.0     29.5     32.9     34.7
     2003 ..............   34.5     31.5     32.9     33.5     34.2     35.1     32.7     33.1     37.1     36.7     37.2     39.2
     2004 ..............   40.3     42.1     44.8     48.7     52.0     56.7     57.4     57.6     60.3     62.1     64.6     64.0
     2005 ..............  p60.4    p64.0

                                                        Manufacturing payrolls, 84 industries(1)


Over 1-month span:
     2001 ..............   22.0     17.3     22.0     17.9     16.1     22.6     13.1     15.5     18.5     17.3     14.9     11.9
     2002 ..............   19.0     19.6     22.0     32.1     26.2     31.0     35.7     23.2     28.6     15.5     18.5     16.7
     2003 ..............   35.1     19.0     19.0     11.9     19.6     20.8     22.6     24.4     32.7     35.1     39.9     42.9
     2004 ..............   39.3     49.4     50.0     65.5     60.1     51.8     60.7     48.8     42.9     42.3     46.4     44.6
     2005 ..............  p44.6    p43.5


Over 3-month span:
     2001 ..............   32.7     20.8     16.7     14.3     14.3     11.9     11.9      9.5      7.7     12.5     11.3      9.5
     2002 ..............   10.7     11.9     11.3     17.9     14.9     20.2     25.6     23.8     20.2     13.7      8.9      9.5
     2003 ..............   16.1     14.3     12.5      8.9     10.7     10.7     14.3     15.5     18.5     27.4     31.5     35.1
     2004 ..............   42.3     43.5     42.9     58.3     69.0     69.6     62.5     53.6     52.4     44.6     45.2     35.7
     2005 ..............  p41.1    p44.0


Over 6-month span:
     2001 ..............   22.6     24.4     21.4     19.6     14.3     11.9     13.1     11.3     10.7      7.1      7.7      5.4
     2002 ..............    6.0      8.3      8.3      9.5      7.1     13.1     12.5     11.3     14.3      8.3      8.3      7.7
     2003 ..............   12.5     10.1      7.1      8.3     11.3     10.7      4.8     10.1     13.1     16.7     19.6     26.8
     2004 ..............   27.4     29.8     33.3     47.0     52.4     57.1     60.1     58.9     58.9     50.6     45.2     42.9
     2005 ..............  p44.6    p43.5


Over 12-month span:
     2001 ..............   29.8     32.1     20.8     19.0     13.1     12.5     10.7     11.9     11.9     10.1      8.3      6.0
     2002 ..............    7.1      6.0      6.0      6.5      7.1      3.6      4.8      6.0      4.8      7.1      4.8      8.3
     2003 ..............   10.7      6.0      6.5      6.0      8.3      7.1      7.1      8.3     10.7     10.7      9.5     10.7
     2004 ..............   13.1     14.3     13.1     19.0     25.6     34.5     43.5     40.5     45.8     48.2     49.4     46.4
     2005 ..............  p45.2    p45.8


  1 Based on seasonally adjusted data for 1-, 3-, 6-month spans and unadjusted data for the 12-month span.
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  Figures are the percent of industries with employment increasing plus one-half of the industries with
unchanged employment, where 50 percent indicates an equal balance between industries with increasing and decreasing
employment.