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                 THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:  NOVEMBER 1999


   Payroll employment rose in November, and the unemployment rate was
unchanged at 4.1 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S.
Department of Labor reported today.  Nonfarm payroll employment increased
by 234,000.  Employment in manufacturing held near its October level, while
construction and services continued to add jobs over the month.  Average
hourly earnings rose by 2 cents in November, following a rise of 4 cents
(as revised) in October.

Unemployment (Household Survey Data)
   
   The number of unemployed persons, 5.7 million, was essentially unchanged
in November, and the unemployment rate held at 4.1 percent.  The jobless
rate has been below 4.3 percent since August.  Unemployment rates for the
major demographic groups--adult men (3.3 percent), adult women (3.6 percent),
teenagers (14.1 percent), whites (3.5 percent), blacks (8.1 percent), and
Hispanics (6.0 percent)--showed little or no change over the month.
(See tables A-1 and A-2.)

Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
   
   The civilian labor force, at 139.8 million, was little changed in
November, and the labor force participation rate remained at 67.0 percent.
Total employment was essentially unchanged at 134.1 million.  The employment-
population ratio--the proportion of the population age 16 and older with
jobs--was 64.3 percent in November, about unchanged from October.
(See table A-1.)
   
   About 8.1 million persons (not seasonally adjusted) held more than one
job in November.  These multiple jobholders represented 6.0 percent of the
total employed, compared with 6.3 percent a year earlier.  (See table A-10.)
   
Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
   
   About 1.1 million persons (not seasonally adjusted) were marginally
attached to the labor force in November.  These were people who wanted and
were available to work and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12
months but were not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for
work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey.  The number of discouraged
workers--a subset of the marginally attached who were not currently looking
for work specifically because they believed no jobs were available for
them--was 272,000 in November.  (See table A-10.)

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Table A.  Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
___________________________________________________________________________
                      |    Quarterly    |       Monthly data       |
                      |    averages     |                          |
                      |_________________|__________________________| Oct.-
      Category        |      1999       |           1999           | Nov.
                      |_________________|__________________________|change
                      |   II   |  III   |  Sept. |  Oct.  |  Nov.  |
______________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______
    HOUSEHOLD DATA    |                 Labor force status
                      |____________________________________________________
Civilian labor force..| 139,173| 139,301| 139,386| 139,662| 139,827|    165
  Employment..........| 133,242| 133,423| 133,550| 133,896| 134,085|    189
  Unemployment........|   5,931|   5,879|   5,836|   5,766|   5,743|    -23
Not in labor force....|  68,259|  68,743|  68,879|  68,821|  68,839|     18
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                      |                 Unemployment rates
                      |____________________________________________________
All workers...........|    4.3 |     4.2|     4.2|     4.1|     4.1|     .0
  Adult men...........|    3.5 |     3.5|     3.4|     3.5|     3.3|   -0.2
  Adult women.........|    3.9 |     3.8|     3.7|     3.5|     3.6|     .1
  Teenagers...........|   13.4 |    13.7|    15.0|    13.9|    14.1|     .2
  White...............|    3.8 |     3.7|     3.6|     3.5|     3.5|     .0
  Black...............|    7.5 |     8.3|     8.3|     8.3|     8.1|    -.2
  Hispanic origin.....|    6.8 |     6.5|     6.7|     6.4|     6.0|    -.4
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
 ESTABLISHMENT DATA   |                     Employment
                      |____________________________________________________
Nonfarm employment....| 128,246| 128,936| 129,048|p129,311|p129,545|   p234
  Goods-producing 1/..|  25,222|  25,194|  25,186| p25,193| p25,246|    p53
    Construction......|   6,258|   6,270|   6,293|  p6,313|  p6,368|    p55
    Manufacturing.....|  18,433|  18,398|  18,366| p18,352| p18,350|    p-2
  Service-producing 1/| 103,024| 103,743| 103,862|p104,118|p104,299|   p181
    Retail trade......|  22,756|  22,884|  22,862| p22,874| p22,875|     p1
    Services..........|  38,810|  39.172|  39,257| p39,429| p39,549|   p120
    Government........|  20,094|  20,194|  20,218| p20,242| p20,273|    p31
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                      |                  Hours of work 2/
                      |____________________________________________________
Total private.........|    34.4|    34.5|    34.4|   p34.5|   p34.6|   p0.1
  Manufacturing.......|    41.7|    41.8|    41.8|   p41.8|   p41.7|   p-.1
    Overtime..........|     4.5|     4.7|     4.7|    p4.7|    p4.7|    p.0
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                      |    Indexes of aggregate weekly hours (1982=100) 2/
                      |____________________________________________________
Total private.........|   147.3|   148.3|   148.2|  p148.8|  p149.3|   p0.5
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                      |                      Earnings 2/
                      |____________________________________________________
Avg. hourly earnings, |        |        |        |        |        |
  total private.......|  $13.19|  $13.31|  $13.35| p$13.39| p$13.41| p$0.02
Avg. weekly earnings, |        |        |        |        |        |
  total private.......|  454.06|  458.64|  459.24| p461.96| p463.99|  p2.03
______________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______
    1/ Includes other industries, not shown separately.
    2/ Data relate to private production or nonsupervisory workers.
    p=preliminary.
   
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Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data)
   
   Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 234,000 in November to 129.5
million, after seasonal adjustment.  This gain was about the same as the
average monthly increase for the prior 12 months.  In November, employment
rose in services and construction and was essentially unchanged in
manufacturing and retail trade.  (See table B-1.)
   
   In the goods-producing sector, construction employment increased by
55,000 in November, after seasonal adjustment.  Dry weather and unusually
warm temperatures over most of the country during the survey reference
period may have contributed to the strong over-the-month gain.  Special
trades contracting had a particularly large employment increase of 41,000.
Since August, construction employment has risen by 122,000.
   
   Manufacturing employment was essentially unchanged at 18.4 million in
November, as small gains in some industries were offset by continued
declines in others.  The recent downward trend in factory employment, which
began in April 1998, has slowed dramatically over the past several months.
The number of factory jobs has fallen by an average of 9,000 per month over
the past 5 months, compared with average monthly losses of 36,000 during
the first half of the year.  Industries that had job increases in November
included lumber and wood products; stone, clay, and glass products; and
food and kindred products.  In contrast, industrial machinery, motor
vehicles, aircraft, and apparel continued to lose jobs.
   
   In the service-producing sector, the services industry added 120,000
jobs in November, about in line with its average growth for the prior 12
months.  Business services added 45,000 jobs in November, following a much
larger increase in October.  Within business services, computer services
added only 3,000 jobs over the month.  Since August, employment gains in
this industry have averaged 6,000 per month, compared with an average
monthly increase of 14,000 for the first 8 months of the year.  Engineering
and management services, an industry related to business services, also has
experienced a recent slowdown in job growth.  Employment in this industry
rose by an average of 14,000 per month over the past 3 months, compared
with an average of 21,000 per month over the first 8 months of the year.
Elsewhere in services, social services added 25,000 jobs in November,
nearly half of which were in child day care services.  Health services
employment rose by 14,000, and, in agricultural services, unseasonably warm
weather may have contributed to an over-the-month job gain of 10,000.
   
   Employment in transportation and public utilities rose by 15,000 in
November, with all of the increase occurring in transportation industries.
Within transportation, trucking and warehousing added 10,000 jobs and air
transportation added 4,000.
   
   Finance, insurance, and real estate added 8,000 jobs in November.
Within finance, employment increases in security and commodity brokerages
and holding and other investment offices were partially offset by declines
in commercial banks.
                         
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   Government employment rose by 31,000 in November, after seasonal
adjustment, with growth concentrated in state and local government.
   
   Employment in retail trade was essentially unchanged in November.
Eating and drinking places added 23,000 jobs, the first gain since July.
This increase and a small gain in car dealerships were offset by declines
in apparel, furniture, and miscellaneous retail establishments.  Employment
growth in wholesale trade was below average in November, following a large
job increase in October.
   
Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)
   
   The average workweek for production or nonsupervisory workers on private
nonfarm payrolls edged up by 0.1 hour in November to 34.6 hours, seasonally
adjusted.  The manufacturing workweek was down by 0.1 hour to 41.7 hours,
and manufacturing overtime was unchanged at 4.7 hours.  (See table B-2.)
   
   The index of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory
workers on private nonfarm payrolls increased by 0.3 percent to 149.3
(1982=100), seasonally adjusted.  The manufacturing index declined by 0.2
percent in November to 106.0.  (See table B-5.)
   
Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data)
   
   Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on
private nonfarm payrolls rose by 2 cents in November to $13.41, seasonally
adjusted.  This follows a gain of 4 cents in October (as revised).  Over
the month, average weekly earnings rose by 0.4 percent to $463.99,
seasonally adjusted.  Over the year, both average hourly earnings and
average weekly earnings increased by 3.6 percent.  (See table B-3.)

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   |   Following usual practice, the 6-month updates to seasonal     |
   | adjustment factors for the establishment survey data are        |
   | introduced with this release.  These factors were used in the   |
   | revisions to the September and October data as well as in the   |
   | November estimates, and will be used through the April 2000     |
   | estimates.  These factors will be published in the December 1999|
   | issue of Employment and Earnings and are available on the       |
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   | December data will incorporate annual revisions in seasonally   |
   | adjusted unemployment and other labor force series from the     |
   | household survey.  Seasonally adjusted data for the most recent |
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   The Employment Situation for December 1999 is scheduled to be released
on Friday, January 7, 2000, at 8:30 A.M. (EST).  Release dates for the
balance of 2000 are as follows:
   
             Feb. 4        May 5        Aug. 4       Nov. 3
             March 3       June 2       Sept. 1      Dec. 8
             April 7       July 7       Oct. 6
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Explanatory Note


 This news release presents statistics from two major surveys, the Current
Population Survey (household survey) and the Current Employment Statistics
survey (establishment survey).  The household survey provides the
information on the labor force, employment, and unemployment that appears
in the A tables, marked HOUSEHOLD DATA.  It is a sample survey of about
50,000 households  conducted by the Bureau of the Census  for the Bureau of
Labor Statistics (BLS).
 
 The establishment survey provides the information on the employment,
hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm payrolls that appears in the B
tables, marked ESTABLISHMENT DATA.  This information is collected from
payroll records by BLS in cooperation with State agencies.  In June 1999,
the sample included about 390,000 establishments employing about 48 million
people.
 
 For both surveys, the data for a given month  relate to a particular week
or pay period.  In the household survey,  the reference week is generally
the calendar week that contains the 12th day of the month.  In the
establishment survey, the reference  period is the pay period including the
12th, which may or may not correspond directly to the calendar week.

Coverage, definitions, and differences between surveys
 
 Household survey.  The sample  is selected  to reflect the entire
civilian noninstitutional population.  Based on responses to a series of
questions on work and job search activities, each person  16 years and over
in a sample household is classified as employed, unemployed, or not in the
labor force.
 
 People are classified as employed if they did any work at all as paid
employees during the reference week; worked in their own business,
profession, or on their own farm; or worked without pay at least 15 hours
in a family business or farm.  People are also counted as employed if they
were  temporarily absent from their jobs because of illness, bad weather,
vacation, labor-management disputes, or personal reasons.
 
 People are classified as unemployed if they meet all of the following
criteria:  They had no employment during the  reference week; they were
available for work at that time; and they made specific efforts to find
employment sometime during the 4-week period ending with the reference
week.  Persons laid off from  a job and expecting recall   need not be
looking for work to be counted as unemployed.  The unemployment data
derived from the household survey in no way depend upon the eligibility for
or receipt of unemployment insurance benefits.
 
 The civilian labor force  is the sum of  employed and  unemployed
persons.  Those not classified as employed or unemployed are not in the
labor force.  The unemployment rate is the number unemployed as a percent
of the  labor force.  The labor force participation rate is the labor force
as a percent of the population, and the employment-population ratio is the
employed as a percent of the population.
 
 Establishment survey.  The sample establishments are drawn from private
nonfarm businesses such as factories, offices, and stores, as well as
Federal, State, and local government entities.  Employees on nonfarm
payrolls are those who received pay for any part of the reference pay
period, including persons on paid leave.  Persons are counted in each job
they hold.  Hours and earnings data are for private businesses and relate
only to production workers in the goods-producing sector and nonsupervisory
workers in the service-producing sector.

                                  - 6 -
 
 Differences in employment estimates.  The numerous conceptual and
methodological differences between the household and establishment surveys
result in important distinctions in the employment estimates derived from
the surveys.  Among these are:
 
 --The household survey includes agricultural workers, the self-employed,
unpaid family workers, and private household workers among the employed.
These groups are excluded from the establishment survey.

 --The household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the
employed. The establishment survey does not.
 
 --The household survey is limited to  workers 16 years of age and older.
The establishment survey is not limited by age.
 
 --The  household survey has no duplication of individuals, because
individuals  are counted only once, even if they hold more than one job. In
the establishment survey, employees working at more than one job  and thus
appearing on more than one payroll would be counted separately for each
appearance.
 
 Other differences between the two surveys are described in   "Comparing
Employment Estimates from Household and Payroll Surveys," which may be
obtained from BLS upon request.

Seasonal adjustment
 
 Over the course of a year, the size of the nation's labor force and the
levels of employment and unemployment undergo sharp fluctuations due to
such seasonal events as changes in weather, reduced or expanded production,
harvests, major holidays, and the opening and closing of schools.  The
effect of such seasonal  variation can  be  very large; seasonal
fluctuations may account for as much as 95 percent of the month-to-month
changes in unemployment.
 
 Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern each
year, their influence on statistical trends can be eliminated by adjusting
the statistics from month to month.  These adjustments make nonseasonal
developments, such as declines in economic activity or increases in the
participation of women in the labor force, easier to spot.  For example,
the large number of youth entering the labor force each June is likely to
obscure any other changes that have taken place relative to May, making it
difficult to determine if the level of economic activity has risen or
declined.  However, because the effect of students finishing school in
previous years is known, the statistics for the current year can be
adjusted to allow for a comparable change.  Insofar as the seasonal
adjustment is made correctly, the adjusted figure provides a more useful
tool with which to analyze changes in economic activity.
 
 In both the household and establishment surveys, most seasonally adjusted
series are independently adjusted.  However, the adjusted series for many
major estimates, such as total payroll employment, employment in most major
industry divisions, total employment, and unemployment are computed by
aggregating independently adjusted component series.  For example, total
unemployment is derived by summing the adjusted series for four major age-
sex components; this differs from the unemployment estimate that would be
obtained by directly adjusting the total or by combining the duration,
reasons, or more detailed age categories.
 
 The numerical factors used to make the seasonal adjustments are
recalculated twice a year.  For the household survey, the factors are
calculated for the January-June period and again for the July-December

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period.  For the establishment survey, updated factors for seasonal
adjustment are calculated for the May-October period and introduced along
with new benchmarks, and again for the November-April period.  In both
surveys, revisions to historical data are made once a year.

Reliability of the estimates
 
 Statistics based on the household and establishment surveys are subject
to both sampling and nonsampling error.  When a sample rather than the
entire population is surveyed, there is a chance that the sample estimates
may differ from the "true" population values they represent.  The exact
difference, or sampling error, varies depending on the particular sample
selected, and this variability is measured by the standard error of the
estimate.  There is about a 90-percent chance, or level of confidence, that
an estimate based on a sample will differ by no more than 1.6 standard
errors from the "true" population value because of sampling error.  BLS
analyses are generally conducted at the 90-percent level of confidence.
 
 For example, the confidence interval for the monthly change in total
employment from the household survey is on the order of plus or minus
376,000.  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 -276,000 to 476,000 (100,000 +/- 376,000).
These figures do not mean that the sample results are off by these
magnitudes, but rather that there is about a 90-percent chance that the
"true" over-the-month change lies within this interval.  Since this range
includes values of less than zero, we could not say with confidence that
employment had, in fact, increased.  If, however, the reported employment
rise was half a million, then all of the values within the 90-percent
confidence interval would be greater than zero.  In this case, it is likely
(at least a 90-percent chance) that an employment rise had, in fact,
occurred.  The 90-percent confidence interval for the monthly change in
unemployment is +/- 258,000, and for the monthly change in the unemployment
rate it is +/- .21 percentage point.
 
 In general, estimates involving many individuals or establishments have
lower standard errors (relative to the size of the estimate) than estimates
which are based on a small number of observations.  The precision of
estimates is also improved when the data are cumulated over time such as
for quarterly and annual averages.  The seasonal adjustment process can
also improve the stability of the monthly estimates.
 
 The household and establishment surveys are also affected by nonsampling
error.  Nonsampling errors can occur for many reasons, including the
failure to sample a segment of the population, inability to obtain
information for all respondents in the sample, inability or unwillingness
of respondents to provide correct information on a timely basis, mistakes
made by respondents, and errors made in the collection or processing of the
data.
 
 For example, in the establishment survey, estimates for the most recent 2
months are based on substantially incomplete returns; for this reason,
these estimates are labeled preliminary in the tables.  It is only after
two successive revisions to a monthly estimate, when nearly all sample
reports have been received, that the estimate is considered final.
 
 Another major source of nonsampling error in the establishment survey is
the inability to capture, on a timely basis, employment generated by new
firms.  To correct for this systematic underestimation of employment growth
(and other sources of error), a process known as bias adjustment is
included in the survey's estimating procedures, whereby a specified number
of jobs is added to the monthly sample-based change.  The size of the

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monthly bias adjustment is based largely on past relationships between the
sample-based estimates of employment and the total counts of employment
described below.
 
 The sample-based estimates from the establishment survey are adjusted
once a year (on a lagged basis) to universe counts of payroll employment
obtained from administrative records of the unemployment insurance program.
The difference between the March sample-based employment estimates and the
March universe counts is known as a benchmark revision, and serves as a
rough proxy for total survey error.  The new benchmarks also incorporate
changes in the classification of industries.  Over the past decade, the
benchmark revision for total nonfarm employment has averaged 0.3 percent,
ranging from zero to 0.7 percent.

Additional statistics and other information
 
 More comprehensive statistics are contained in Employment and Earnings,
published each month by BLS.  It is available for $16.00 per issue or
$40.00 per year from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC
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 Employment and Earnings also provides measures of sampling error for the
household survey data published in this release.  For unemployment and
other labor force categories, these measures appear in tables 1-B through
1-H of its "Explanatory Notes."  Measures of the reliability of the data
drawn from the establishment survey and the actual amounts of revision due
to benchmark adjustments are provided in tables 2-B through 2-G of that
publication.
 
 Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired
individuals upon request.  Voice phone:  202-606-STAT; TDD phone:
202-606-5897; TDD message referral phone:  1-800-326-2577.
  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                                                                                  
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Nov.    Oct.    Nov.    Nov.    July    Aug.    Sept.   Oct.    Nov. 
                                                       1998    1999    1999    1998    1999    1999    1999    1999    1999 
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                        TOTAL                                                                                               
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 206,104 208,483 208,666 206,104 207,828 208,038 208,265 208,483 208,666
    Civilian labor force............................ 138,288 139,761 139,895 138,193 139,254 139,264 139,386 139,662 139,827
          Participation rate........................    67.1    67.0    67.0    67.1    67.0    66.9    66.9    67.0    67.0
      Employed...................................... 132,577 134,390 134,515 132,113 133,307 133,411 133,550 133,896 134,085
          Employment-population ratio...............    64.3    64.5    64.5    64.1    64.1    64.1    64.1    64.2    64.3
        Agriculture.................................   3,226   3,293   3,185   3,348   3,292   3,219   3,137   3,203   3,304
        Nonagricultural industries.................. 129,351 131,096 131,330 128,765 130,015 130,192 130,413 130,693 130,781
      Unemployed....................................   5,711   5,372   5,380   6,080   5,947   5,853   5,836   5,766   5,743
          Unemployment rate.........................     4.1     3.8     3.8     4.4     4.3     4.2     4.2     4.1     4.1
    Not in labor force..............................  67,816  68,722  68,771  67,911  68,574  68,774  68,879  68,821  68,839
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 16 years and over                                                                                      
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  99,217 100,088 100,179  99,217  99,761  99,863  99,976 100,088 100,179
    Civilian labor force............................  74,162  74,623  74,545  74,345  74,500  74,400  74,634  74,655  74,707
          Participation rate........................    74.7    74.6    74.4    74.9    74.7    74.5    74.7    74.6    74.6
      Employed......................................  71,256  71,825  71,797  71,182  71,444  71,332  71,615  71,569  71,719
          Employment-population ratio...............    71.8    71.8    71.7    71.7    71.6    71.4    71.6    71.5    71.6
      Unemployed....................................   2,906   2,799   2,748   3,163   3,056   3,067   3,019   3,087   2,989
          Unemployment rate.........................     3.9     3.8     3.7     4.3     4.1     4.1     4.0     4.1     4.0
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  91,192  91,896  91,986  91,192  91,561  91,692  91,793  91,896  91,986
    Civilian labor force............................  70,065  70,401  70,441  70,023  70,164  70,179  70,326  70,291  70,389
          Participation rate........................    76.8    76.6    76.6    76.8    76.6    76.5    76.6    76.5    76.5
      Employed......................................  67,809  68,175  68,293  67,573  67,687  67,682  67,950  67,815  68,055
          Employment-population ratio...............    74.4    74.2    74.2    74.1    73.9    73.8    74.0    73.8    74.0
        Agriculture.................................   2,337   2,268   2,243   2,374   2,271   2,242   2,168   2,171   2,268
        Nonagricultural industries..................  65,472  65,907  66,050  65,199  65,416  65,440  65,782  65,644  65,787
      Unemployed....................................   2,256   2,226   2,148   2,450   2,477   2,496   2,376   2,477   2,335
          Unemployment rate.........................     3.2     3.2     3.0     3.5     3.5     3.6     3.4     3.5     3.3
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 16 years and over                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 106,887 108,395 108,487 106,887 108,067 108,175 108,289 108,395 108,487
    Civilian labor force............................  64,126  65,138  65,350  63,848  64,754  64,864  64,753  65,007  65,120
          Participation rate........................    60.0    60.1    60.2    59.7    59.9    60.0    59.8    60.0    60.0
      Employed......................................  61,321  62,565  62,718  60,931  61,863  62,079  61,935  62,327  62,366
          Employment-population ratio...............    57.4    57.7    57.8    57.0    57.2    57.4    57.2    57.5    57.5
      Unemployed....................................   2,805   2,573   2,632   2,917   2,891   2,786   2,817   2,679   2,754
          Unemployment rate.........................     4.4     4.0     4.0     4.6     4.5     4.3     4.4     4.1     4.2
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  99,135 100,458 100,573  99,135 100,203 100,285 100,385 100,458 100,573
    Civilian labor force............................  60,326  61,292  61,440  59,896  60,791  60,908  60,793  60,920  61,037
          Participation rate........................    60.9    61.0    61.1    60.4    60.7    60.7    60.6    60.6    60.7
      Employed......................................  58,024  59,238  59,314  57,503  58,373  58,654  58,572  58,806  58,815
          Employment-population ratio...............    58.5    59.0    59.0    58.0    58.3    58.5    58.3    58.5    58.5
        Agriculture.................................     709     829     728     734     797     764     767     803     752
        Nonagricultural industries..................  57,315  58,409  58,586  56,769  57,576  57,890  57,804  58,003  58,063
      Unemployed....................................   2,302   2,054   2,127   2,393   2,418   2,254   2,222   2,113   2,222
          Unemployment rate.........................     3.8     3.4     3.5     4.0     4.0     3.7     3.7     3.5     3.6
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian  noninstitutional population.............  15,777  16,129  16,107  15,777  16,065  16,061  16,086  16,129  16,107
    Civilian labor force............................   7,897   8,068   8,014   8,274   8,300   8,177   8,267   8,451   8,401
          Participation rate........................    50.1    50.0    49.8    52.4    51.7    50.9    51.4    52.4    52.2
      Employed......................................   6,744   6,977   6,909   7,037   7,247   7,075   7,028   7,275   7,215
          Employment-population ratio...............    42.7    43.3    42.9    44.6    45.1    44.0    43.7    45.1    44.8
        Agriculture.................................     180     196     215     240     225     212     201     229     284
        Nonagricultural industries..................   6,564   6,781   6,694   6,797   7,023   6,862   6,827   7,046   6,931
      Unemployed....................................   1,153   1,091   1,106   1,237   1,053   1,102   1,238   1,176   1,186
          Unemployment rate.........................    14.6    13.5    13.8    15.0    12.7    13.5    15.0    13.9    14.1

    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 1999, 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, age, and Hispanic origin

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted              Seasonally adjusted(1)            
                                                                                                                            
        Employment status, race, sex, age, and                                                                              
                   Hispanic origin                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Nov.    Oct.    Nov.    Nov.    July    Aug.    Sept.   Oct.    Nov. 
                                                       1998    1999    1999    1998    1999    1999    1999    1999    1999 
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                        WHITE                                                                                               
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 172,084 173,585 173,709 172,084 173,133 173,275 173,432 173,585 173,709
    Civilian labor force............................ 115,804 116,683 116,735 115,687 116,393 116,602 116,409 116,577 116,622
        Participation rate..........................    67.3    67.2    67.2    67.2    67.2    67.3    67.1    67.2    67.1
      Employed...................................... 111,692 112,890 112,919 111,304 112,117 112,277 112,210 112,483 112,550
        Employment-population ratio.................    64.9    65.0    65.0    64.7    64.8    64.8    64.7    64.8    64.8
      Unemployed....................................   4,112   3,793   3,816   4,383   4,276   4,325   4,198   4,093   4,072
        Unemployment rate...........................     3.6     3.3     3.3     3.8     3.7     3.7     3.6     3.5     3.5
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force............................  59,707  59,784  59,788  59,634  59,837  59,968  59,839  59,738  59,707
        Participation rate..........................    77.3    77.0    76.9    77.2    77.3    77.4    77.1    76.9    76.8
      Employed......................................  58,041  58,235  58,264  57,806  57,978  58,013  58,120  58,003  58,032
        Employment-population ratio.................    75.1    75.0    74.9    74.8    74.9    74.8    74.9    74.7    74.6
      Unemployed....................................   1,666   1,549   1,524   1,828   1,859   1,955   1,719   1,735   1,675
        Unemployment rate...........................     2.8     2.6     2.5     3.1     3.1     3.3     2.9     2.9     2.8
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force............................  49,468  50,042  50,150  49,065  49,542  49,701  49,534  49,660  49,759
        Participation rate..........................    60.1    60.2    60.3    59.6    59.7    59.9    59.6    59.7    59.8
      Employed......................................  47,863  48,581  48,659  47,415  47,878  48,134  47,946  48,148  48,225
        Employment-population ratio.................    58.2    58.4    58.5    57.6    57.7    58.0    57.7    57.9    57.9
      Unemployed....................................   1,605   1,460   1,491   1,650   1,665   1,567   1,587   1,512   1,534
        Unemployment rate...........................     3.2     2.9     3.0     3.4     3.4     3.2     3.2     3.0     3.1
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force............................   6,629   6,857   6,797   6,988   7,013   6,932   7,036   7,179   7,157
        Participation rate..........................    52.8    53.8    53.4    55.7    55.1    54.4    55.2    56.3    56.2
      Employed......................................   5,789   6,073   5,996   6,083   6,261   6,129   6,144   6,332   6,293
        Employment-population ratio.................    46.1    47.7    47.1    48.5    49.2    48.1    48.2    49.7    49.4
      Unemployed....................................     840     784     801     905     753     803     892     847     864
        Unemployment rate...........................    12.7    11.4    11.8    13.0    10.7    11.6    12.7    11.8    12.1
          Men.......................................    13.6    11.4    12.5    14.1    10.9    12.2    13.0    11.6    13.0
          Women.....................................    11.6    11.5    11.0    11.6    10.6    10.9    12.4    12.0    11.1
                                                                                                                            
                        BLACK                                                                                               
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  24,529  24,985  25,019  24,529  24,867  24,904  24,946  24,985  25,019
    Civilian labor force............................  16,214  16,527  16,555  16,201  16,384  16,279  16,534  16,478  16,533
        Participation rate..........................    66.1    66.1    66.2    66.0    65.9    65.4    66.3    66.0    66.1
      Employed......................................  14,900  15,215  15,292  14,804  14,949  15,005  15,154  15,104  15,200
        Employment-population ratio.................    60.7    60.9    61.1    60.4    60.1    60.3    60.7    60.5    60.8
      Unemployed....................................   1,315   1,311   1,263   1,397   1,434   1,274   1,380   1,374   1,333
        Unemployment rate...........................     8.1     7.9     7.6     8.6     8.8     7.8     8.3     8.3     8.1
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force............................   7,133   7,334   7,335   7,086   7,132   7,151   7,200   7,282   7,296
        Participation rate..........................    72.8    73.4    73.3    72.4    71.8    71.9    72.3    72.9    72.9
      Employed......................................   6,662   6,794   6,841   6,590   6,601   6,706   6,684   6,707   6,780
        Employment-population ratio.................    68.0    68.0    68.4    67.3    66.5    67.4    67.1    67.2    67.8
      Unemployed....................................     471     540     493     496     531     445     516     575     516
        Unemployment rate...........................     6.6     7.4     6.7     7.0     7.4     6.2     7.2     7.9     7.1
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force............................   8,071   8,286   8,338   8,051   8,318   8,229   8,383   8,254   8,314
        Participation rate..........................    65.7    66.2    66.5    65.6    66.8    66.0    67.1    65.9    66.3
      Employed......................................   7,501   7,790   7,818   7,443   7,663   7,658   7,821   7,751   7,764
        Employment-population ratio.................    61.1    62.2    62.4    60.6    61.5    61.4    62.6    61.9    61.9
      Unemployed....................................     570     496     520     608     654     571     562     502     550
        Unemployment rate...........................     7.1     6.0     6.2     7.6     7.9     6.9     6.7     6.1     6.6
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force............................   1,010     906     882   1,064     934     899     951     943     923
        Participation rate..........................    41.1    36.5    35.6    43.3    37.6    36.2    38.3    38.0    37.2
      Employed......................................     737     631     632     771     685     642     649     646     656
        Employment-population ratio.................    30.0    25.4    25.5    31.4    27.6    25.8    26.1    26.0    26.4
      Unemployed....................................     274     275     250     293     249     257     302     297     267
        Unemployment rate...........................    27.1    30.3    28.3    27.5    26.7    28.6    31.7    31.5    28.9
          Men.......................................    32.1    32.7    31.0    33.0    30.8    29.4    30.6    36.4    31.8
          Women.....................................    22.2    27.9    26.0    22.1    22.9    27.9    32.9    26.5    26.3
                   HISPANIC ORIGIN                                                                                          
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  21,349  21,881  21,947  21,349  21,684  21,752  21,820  21,881  21,947
    Civilian labor force............................  14,384  14,837  14,841  14,389  14,592  14,734  14,756  14,797  14,873
        Participation rate..........................    67.4    67.8    67.6    67.4    67.3    67.7    67.6    67.6    67.8
      Employed......................................  13,425  13,922  14,001  13,345  13,685  13,776  13,763  13,853  13,973
        Employment-population ratio.................    62.9    63.6    63.8    62.5    63.1    63.3    63.1    63.3    63.7
      Unemployed....................................     960     915     840   1,044     907     959     993     944     900
        Unemployment rate...........................     6.7     6.2     5.7     7.3     6.2     6.5     6.7     6.4     6.0

    1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted
  and seasonally adjusted columns.
    NOTE: Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin groups will not sum to totals because data for the "other races"
  group are not presented and Hispanics are included in both the white and black population groups.  Beginning in January
  1999, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.






  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                               HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-3. Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment, seasonally adjusted

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                               Not seasonally adjusted                  Seasonally adjusted(1)               
                                                                                                                             
            Educational attainment                                                                                           
                                                                                                                             
                                               Nov.     Oct.     Nov.     Nov.     July     Aug.     Sept.    Oct.     Nov.  
                                               1998     1999     1999     1998     1999     1999     1999     1999     1999  
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
       Less than a high school diploma                                                                                       
                                                                                                                             
  Civilian noninstitutional population......   29,084   28,246   28,228   29,084   28,015   28,568   28,583   28,246   28,228
    Civilian labor force....................   12,410   12,039   12,197   12,463   12,069   12,412   12,198   12,297   12,209
        Percent of population...............     42.7     42.6     43.2     42.9     43.1     43.4     42.7     43.5     43.3
      Employed..............................   11,548   11,303   11,424   11,574   11,244   11,530   11,358   11,487   11,413
        Employment-population ratio.........     39.7     40.0     40.5     39.8     40.1     40.4     39.7     40.7     40.4
      Unemployed............................      862      735      773      889      825      883      840      810      796
        Unemployment rate...................      6.9      6.1      6.3      7.1      6.8      7.1      6.9      6.6      6.5
                                                                                                                             
     High school graduates, no college(2)                                                                                    
                                                                                                                             
  Civilian noninstitutional population......   57,273   57,275   57,789   57,273   57,162   57,195   57,518   57,275   57,789
    Civilian labor force....................   37,560   37,170   37,830   37,408   36,941   36,845   37,133   37,019   37,678
        Percent of population...............     65.6     64.9     65.5     65.3     64.6     64.4     64.6     64.6     65.2
      Employed..............................   36,159   36,038   36,665   35,947   35,629   35,550   35,807   35,823   36,483
        Employment-population ratio.........     63.1     62.9     63.4     62.8     62.3     62.2     62.3     62.5     63.1
      Unemployed............................    1,400    1,132    1,165    1,461    1,313    1,294    1,325    1,195    1,195
        Unemployment rate...................      3.7      3.0      3.1      3.9      3.6      3.5      3.6      3.2      3.2
                                                                                                                             
       Less than a bachelor's degree(3)                                                                                      
                                                                                                                             
  Civilian noninstitutional population......   42,863   43,787   44,070   42,863   43,610   43,130   42,955   43,787   44,070
    Civilian labor force....................   32,126   32,564   32,688   31,727   32,102   31,803   32,076   32,177   32,373
        Percent of population...............     75.0     74.4     74.2     74.0     73.6     73.7     74.7     73.5     73.5
      Employed..............................   31,280   31,714   31,883   30,825   31,097   30,795   31,211   31,307   31,505
        Employment-population ratio.........     73.0     72.4     72.3     71.9     71.3     71.4     72.7     71.5     71.5
      Unemployed............................      846      851      805      902    1,005    1,008      866      871      868
        Unemployment rate...................      2.6      2.6      2.5      2.8      3.1      3.2      2.7      2.7      2.7
                                                                                                                             
              College graduates                                                                                              
                                                                                                                             
  Civilian noninstitutional population......   43,408   44,986   44,365   43,408   45,042   45,086   45,081   44,986   44,365
    Civilian labor force....................   34,775   35,992   35,253   34,554   35,981   36,142   35,745   35,717   35,049
        Percent of population...............     80.1     80.0     79.5     79.6     79.9     80.2     79.3     79.4     79.0
      Employed..............................   34,180   35,420   34,697   33,922   35,317   35,579   35,157   35,104   34,456
        Employment-population ratio.........     78.7     78.7     78.2     78.1     78.4     78.9     78.0     78.0     77.7
      Unemployed............................      594      573      556      632      664      563      588      613      592
        Unemployment rate...................      1.7      1.6      1.6      1.8      1.8      1.6      1.6      1.7      1.7

    1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation, therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted
  and seasonally adjusted columns.
    2 Includes high school diploma or equivalent.
    3 Includes the categories, some college, no degree; and associate degree.
    NOTE:  Beginning in January 1999, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.






  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-4. Selected employment indicators

  (In thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                            
                       Category                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Nov.    Oct.    Nov.    Nov.    July    Aug.    Sept.   Oct.    Nov. 
                                                       1998    1999    1999    1998    1999    1999    1999    1999    1999 
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                    CHARACTERISTIC                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
  Total employed, 16 years and over................. 132,577 134,390 134,515 132,113 133,307 133,411 133,550 133,896 134,085
    Married men, spouse present.....................  43,483  43,590  43,599  43,209  43,353  43,398  43,446  43,158  43,253
    Married women, spouse present...................  33,264  33,928  33,920  32,953  33,302  33,458  33,204  33,525  33,617
    Women who maintain families.....................   7,956   8,407   8,553   7,969   8,289   8,357   8,313   8,424   8,579
                                                                                                                            
                      OCCUPATION                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
    Managerial and professional specialty...........  39,779  40,973  40,558  39,459  40,901  40,893  40,843  40,690  40,267
    Technical, sales, and administrative support....  38,567  39,035  39,380  38,430  38,573  38,842  38,557  38,996  39,341
    Service occupations.............................  18,065  17,444  17,548  18,024  18,035  18,034  17,907  17,566  17,495
    Precision production, craft, and repair.........  14,478  14,776  14,919  14,552  14,405  14,241  14,589  14,881  14,994
    Operators, fabricators, and laborers............  18,276  18,675  18,813  18,067  17,985  18,058  18,260  18,396  18,569
    Farming, forestry, and fishing..................   3,413   3,487   3,298   3,538   3,423   3,422   3,346   3,343   3,421
                                                                                                                            
                   CLASS OF WORKER                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
    Agriculture:                                                                                                            
      Wage and salary workers.......................   1,884   1,950   1,946   2,005   1,938   1,900   1,929   1,915   2,068
      Self-employed workers.........................   1,301   1,294   1,193   1,304   1,300   1,262   1,176   1,273   1,201
      Unpaid family workers.........................      41      49      46      40      47      48      41      43      43
    Nonagricultural industries:                                                                                             
      Wage and salary workers....................... 120,296 122,048 122,511 119,718 121,157 121,163 121,498 121,600 121,954
        Government..................................  18,861  18,796  19,098  18,607  19,068  19,243  19,131  18,759  18,834
        Private industries.......................... 101,435 103,252 103,413 101,111 102,089 101,920 102,367 102,841 103,120
          Private households........................     967     939     932     969     943     871   1,039     931     941
          Other industries.......................... 100,467 102,313 102,481 100,142 101,146 101,049 101,328 101,910 102,179
      Self-employed workers.........................   8,951   8,959   8,715   8,929   8,837   9,066   8,820   8,879   8,672
      Unpaid family workers.........................     104      89     104     112      74      91      98     100     112
                                                                                                                            
              PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
    All industries:                                                                                                         
      Part time for economic reasons................   3,159   2,832   3,045   3,340   3,299   3,248   3,269   3,151   3,249
        Slack work or business conditions...........   1,816   1,718   1,804   1,910   1,983   1,871   1,895   1,926   1,922
        Could only find part-time work..............   1,095     895     974   1,157   1,044   1,057   1,087     975   1,034
      Part time for noneconomic reasons.............  19,814  19,644  19,744  18,634  19,122  19,359  18,787  18,816  18,573
                                                                                                                            
    Nonagricultural industries:                                                                                             
      Part time for economic reasons................   3,018   2,666   2,886   3,191   3,130   3,105   3,096   2,958   3,083
        Slack work or business conditions...........   1,737   1,600   1,696   1,824   1,846   1,791   1,789   1,800   1,804
        Could only find part-time work..............   1,073     876     955   1,130   1,028   1,041   1,080     950   1,013
      Part time for noneconomic reasons.............  19,305  19,081  19,193  18,110  18,618  18,781  18,288  18,277  18,005

      NOTE: Persons at work excludes employed persons who were absent from their jobs during the entire reference week for
  reasons such as vacation, illness, or industrial dispute.  Part time for noneconomic reasons excludes persons who usually
  work full time but worked only 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for reasons such as holidays, illness, and bad
  weather.  Beginning in January 1999, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.






  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-5. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                            Number of                                                       
                                                        unemployed persons                Unemployment rates(1)             
                                                          (in thousands)                                                    
                       Category                                                                                             
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Nov.    Oct.    Nov.    Nov.    July    Aug.    Sept.   Oct.    Nov. 
                                                       1998    1999    1999    1998    1999    1999    1999    1999    1999 
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                    CHARACTERISTIC                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
   Total, 16 years and over.........................   6,080   5,766   5,743    4.4     4.3     4.2     4.2     4.1     4.1 
     Men, 20 years and over.........................   2,450   2,477   2,335    3.5     3.5     3.6     3.4     3.5     3.3 
     Women, 20 years and over.......................   2,393   2,113   2,222    4.0     4.0     3.7     3.7     3.5     3.6 
     Both sexes, 16 to 19 years.....................   1,237   1,176   1,186   15.0    12.7    13.5    15.0    13.9    14.1 
                                                                                                                            
     Married men, spouse present....................     992     996     911    2.2     2.3     2.3     2.1     2.3     2.1 
     Married women, spouse present..................     987     840     880    2.9     2.9     2.7     2.6     2.4     2.6 
     Women who maintain families....................     592     535     548    6.9     6.4     6.4     6.5     6.0     6.0 
                                                                                                                            
     Full-time workers..............................   4,736   4,637   4,514    4.2     4.1     4.1     4.0     4.0     3.9 
     Part-time workers..............................   1,340   1,117   1,200    5.4     4.9     4.5     5.1     4.6     5.0 
                                                                                                                            
                    OCCUPATION(2)                                                                                           
                                                                                                                            
     Managerial and professional specialty..........     712     761     749    1.8     1.9     1.8     1.8     1.8     1.8 
     Technical, sales, and administrative support...   1,482   1,415   1,468    3.7     4.0     3.6     3.5     3.5     3.6 
     Precision production, craft, and repair........     580     602     555    3.8     3.8     4.6     3.9     3.9     3.6 
     Operators, fabricators, and laborers...........   1,295   1,239   1,228    6.7     6.3     6.2     6.5     6.3     6.2 
     Farming, forestry, and fishing.................     237     191     253    6.3     6.4     6.2     4.9     5.4     6.9 
                                                                                                                            
                       INDUSTRY                                                                                             
                                                                                                                            
     Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers   4,764   4,468   4,457    4.5     4.4     4.3     4.4     4.2     4.1 
       Goods-producing industries...................   1,307   1,290   1,174    4.6     4.4     5.0     4.9     4.5     4.1 
         Mining.....................................      13      25      21    2.2     6.4     4.0     7.1     4.3     4.0 
         Construction...............................     503     526     425    7.0     6.7     7.9     6.8     6.7     5.4 
         Manufacturing..............................     791     739     727    3.8     3.5     3.9     4.1     3.7     3.6 
           Durable goods............................     392     412     443    3.2     3.8     3.7     4.1     3.4     3.6 
           Nondurable goods.........................     399     327     284    4.8     3.0     4.2     3.9     4.2     3.6 
       Service-producing industries.................   3,457   3,177   3,283    4.5     4.4     4.0     4.2     4.0     4.2 
         Transportation and public utilities........     246     250     273    3.2     3.6     3.1     2.7     3.2     3.5 
         Wholesale and retail trade.................   1,406   1,327   1,466    5.2     5.2     4.8     5.2     4.8     5.3 
         Finance, insurance, and real estate........     230     186     192    2.8     2.3     2.4     2.2     2.3     2.4 
         Services...................................   1,575   1,414   1,351    4.6     4.5     4.0     4.1     4.0     3.8 
     Government workers.............................     394     391     381    2.1     2.3     2.1     2.0     2.0     2.0 
     Agricultural wage and salary workers...........     165     149     189    7.6     8.9     9.8     5.3     7.2     8.4 

    1 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.
    2 Seasonally adjusted unemployment data for service occupations are not available because the seasonal component, which
  is small relative to the trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision.
    NOTE: Beginning in January 1999, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.






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  Table A-6. Duration of unemployment

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                            
                       Duration                                                                                             
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Nov.    Oct.    Nov.    Nov.    July    Aug.    Sept.   Oct.    Nov. 
                                                       1998    1999    1999    1998    1999    1999    1999    1999    1999 
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                            
   Less than 5 weeks................................   2,325   2,359   2,384   2,546   2,680   2,621   2,589   2,471   2,599
   5 to 14 weeks....................................   1,930   1,664   1,729   1,983   1,766   1,810   1,831   1,853   1,780
   15 weeks and over................................   1,456   1,348   1,268   1,611   1,505   1,449   1,392   1,427   1,386
      15 to 26 weeks................................     649     646     633     752     787     745     698     711     722
      27 weeks and over.............................     807     702     635     859     718     704     694     716     664
                                                                                                                            
   Average (mean) duration, in weeks................    14.3    13.8    12.9    14.4    13.6    13.2    12.8    13.2    12.9
   Median duration, in weeks........................     6.4     6.1     6.0     6.7     5.7     6.5     5.8     6.4     6.3
                                                                                                                            
                 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..............................    40.7    43.9    44.3    41.5    45.0    44.6    44.5    43.0    45.1
     5 to 14 weeks..................................    33.8    31.0    32.1    32.3    29.7    30.8    31.5    32.2    30.9
     15 weeks and over..............................    25.5    25.1    23.6    26.2    25.3    24.6    23.9    24.8    24.0
       15 to 26 weeks...............................    11.4    12.0    11.8    12.2    13.2    12.7    12.0    12.4    12.5
       27 weeks and over............................    14.1    13.1    11.8    14.0    12.1    12.0    11.9    12.4    11.5

     NOTE: Beginning in January 1999, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.






  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-7. Reason for unemployment

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                            
                        Reason                                                                                              
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Nov.    Oct.    Nov.    Nov.    July    Aug.    Sept.   Oct.    Nov. 
                                                       1998    1999    1999    1998    1999    1999    1999    1999    1999 
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                       
                                                                                                                            
  Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                            
     jobs...........................................   2,587   2,162   2,340   2,758   2,740   2,662   2,586   2,490   2,497
    On temporary layoff.............................     739     535     755     850     850     929     890     781     872
    Not on temporary layoff.........................   1,848   1,626   1,584   1,908   1,890   1,734   1,696   1,710   1,625
      Permanent job losers..........................   1,217   1,097   1,065   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
      Persons who completed temporary jobs..........     631     529     519   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
  Job leavers.......................................     651     789     792     677     755     797     737     766     836
  Reentrants........................................   2,027   1,956   1,833   2,130   2,011   1,896   1,965   1,952   1,918
  New entrants......................................     446     466     415     534     402     483     537     527     492
                                                                                                                            
                 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...........................................    45.3    40.2    43.5    45.2    46.4    45.6    44.4    43.4    43.5
     On temporary layoff............................    12.9    10.0    14.0    13.9    14.4    15.9    15.3    13.6    15.2
     Not on temporary layoff........................    32.4    30.3    29.4    31.3    32.0    29.7    29.1    29.8    28.3
   Job leavers......................................    11.4    14.7    14.7    11.1    12.8    13.6    12.7    13.4    14.6
   Reentrants.......................................    35.5    36.4    34.1    34.9    34.0    32.5    33.7    34.0    33.4
   New entrants.....................................     7.8     8.7     7.7     8.8     6.8     8.3     9.2     9.2     8.6
                                                                                                                            
            UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE                                                                                  
                   CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
   Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                           
     jobs...........................................     1.9     1.5     1.7     2.0     2.0     1.9     1.9     1.8     1.8
   Job leavers......................................      .5      .6      .6      .5      .5      .6      .5      .5      .6
   Reentrants.......................................     1.5     1.4     1.3     1.5     1.4     1.4     1.4     1.4     1.4
   New entrants.....................................      .3      .3      .3      .4      .3      .3      .4      .4      .4

    1 Not available.
    NOTE: Beginning in January 1999, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.






  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                               HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-8. Range of alternative measures of labor underutilization

  (Percent)
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                                  Not seasonally               Seasonally adjusted           
                                                                     adjusted                                                
                            Measure                                                                                          
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                                 Nov.   Oct.   Nov.   Nov.   July   Aug.   Sept.  Oct.   Nov. 
                                                                 1998   1999   1999   1998   1999   1999   1999   1999   1999 
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
  U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of                                                                 
      the civilian labor force................................    1.1    1.0     .9    1.2    1.1    1.0    1.0    1.0    1.0
                                                                                                                             
  U-2 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, as                                                                
      a percent of the civilian labor force...................    1.9    1.5    1.7    2.0    2.0    1.9    1.9    1.8    1.8
                                                                                                                             
  U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor                                                                   
      force (official unemployment rate)......................    4.1    3.8    3.8    4.4    4.3    4.2    4.2    4.1    4.1
                                                                                                                             
  U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a percent                                                                
      of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers....    4.3    4.0    4.0   (1)    (1)    (1)    (1)    (1)    (1) 
                                                                                                                             
  U-5 Total unemployed, plus discouraged workers, plus all                                                                   
      other marginally attached workers, as a percent of the                                                                 
      civilian labor force plus all marginally                                                                               
      attached workers........................................    5.0    4.7    4.6   (1)    (1)    (1)    (1)    (1)    (1) 
                                                                                                                             
  U-6 Total unemployed, plus all marginally attached workers,                                                                
      plus total employed part time for economic reasons,                                                                    
      as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all                                                                      
      marginally attached workers.............................    7.2    6.7    6.8   (1)    (1)    (1)    (1)    (1)    (1) 

    1 Not available.
    NOTE: This range of alternative measures of labor underutilization replaces the U1-U7 range published in table A-7 of
  this release prior to 1994.  Marginally attached workers are persons who currently are neither working nor looking for work
  but indicate that they want and are available for a job and have looked for work sometime in the recent past.  Discouraged
  workers, a subset of the marginally attached, have given a job-market related reason for not currently looking for a job. 
  Persons employed part time for economic reasons are those who want and are available for full-time work but have had to
  settle for a part-time schedule.  For further information, see "BLS introduces new range of alternative unemployment
  measures,"  in the October 1995 issue of the Monthly Labor Review.  Beginning in January 1999, data reflect revised
  population controls used in the household survey.






  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-9. Unemployed persons by sex and age, seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                            Number of                                                       
                                                        unemployed persons                Unemployment rates(1)             
                                                          (in thousands)                                                    
                     Age and sex                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Nov.    Oct.    Nov.    Nov.    July    Aug.    Sept.   Oct.    Nov. 
                                                       1998    1999    1999    1998    1999    1999    1999    1999    1999 
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
  Total, 16 years and over..........................   6,080   5,766   5,743    4.4     4.3     4.2     4.2     4.1     4.1 
    16 to 24 years..................................   2,171   2,269   2,257    9.9     9.6     9.6    10.1    10.1    10.1 
      16 to 19 years................................   1,237   1,176   1,186   15.0    12.7    13.5    15.0    13.9    14.1 
        16 to 17 years..............................     595     541     566   18.0    14.6    15.8    16.3    15.9    16.8 
        18 to 19 years..............................     646     630     623   13.0    11.4    12.1    14.1    12.5    12.4 
      20 to 24 years................................     934   1,093   1,071    6.9     7.7     7.3     7.2     7.8     7.6 
    25 years and over...............................   3,879   3,496   3,466    3.3     3.2     3.2     3.1     3.0     3.0 
      25 to 54 years................................   3,377   3,056   3,031    3.4     3.3     3.3     3.2     3.1     3.0 
      55 years and over.............................     516     470     449    3.0     3.0     2.6     2.6     2.7     2.5 
                                                                                                                            
    Men, 16 years and over..........................   3,163   3,087   2,989    4.3     4.1     4.1     4.0     4.1     4.0 
      16 to 24 years................................   1,190   1,224   1,188   10.3    10.2     9.8     9.9    10.4    10.2 
        16 to 19 years..............................     713     610     654   16.5    13.4    13.5    14.9    14.0    15.1 
          16 to 17 years............................     344     261     297   20.0    15.4    15.8    16.6    14.9    17.2 
          18 to 19 years............................     373     346     360   14.4    11.8    12.3    13.4    13.2    14.0 
        20 to 24 years..............................     477     613     534    6.6     8.3     7.6     7.0     8.3     7.3 
      25 years and over.............................   1,952   1,863   1,779    3.1     3.0     3.1     3.0     3.0     2.8 
        25 to 54 years..............................   1,652   1,601   1,529    3.1     2.9     3.2     3.0     3.0     2.9 
        55 years and over...........................     296     284     250    3.1     3.2     2.9     3.0     2.9     2.6 
                                                                                                                            
    Women, 16 years and over........................   2,917   2,679   2,754    4.6     4.5     4.3     4.4     4.1     4.2 
      16 to 24 years................................     981   1,046   1,069    9.5     8.9     9.4    10.2     9.7     9.9 
        16 to 19 years..............................     524     566     532   13.3    11.9    13.4    15.0    13.8    13.0 
          16 to 17 years............................     251     280     268   15.9    13.8    15.8    15.9    16.8    16.4 
          18 to 19 years............................     273     284     264   11.4    11.0    11.9    15.0    11.7    10.7 
        20 to 24 years..............................     457     480     537    7.1     7.1     7.0     7.3     7.2     8.1 
      25 years and over.............................   1,927   1,633   1,686    3.6     3.6     3.3     3.2     3.0     3.1 
        25 to 54 years..............................   1,725   1,455   1,502    3.8     3.7     3.4     3.4     3.1     3.2 
        55 years and over...........................     220     187     199    2.9     2.9     2.3     2.0     2.4     2.5 

    1 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.
    NOTE: Beginning in January 1999, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.






  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                  HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-10. Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                            Total                Men                Women       
                                                                                                                                
                               Category                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
                                                                        Nov.      Nov.      Nov.      Nov.      Nov.      Nov.  
                                                                        1998      1999      1998      1999      1998      1999  
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                        NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
  Total not in the labor force......................................   67,816    68,771    25,056    25,633    42,761    43,137 
    Persons who currently want a job................................    4,212     4,077     1,783     1,727     2,429     2,350 
       Searched for work and available to work now(1)...............    1,240     1,128       580       591       659       538 
          Reason not currently looking:                                                                                         
            Discouragement over job prospects(2)....................      310       272       198       170       112       102 
            Reasons other than discouragement(3)....................      930       857       383       421       547       436 
                                                                                                                                
                         MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
  Total multiple jobholders(4)......................................    8,307     8,057     4,331     4,170     3,975     3,886 
      Percent of total employed.....................................      6.3       6.0       6.1       5.8       6.5       6.2 
                                                                                                                                
      Primary job full time, secondary job part time................    4,609     4,504     2,651     2,548     1,959     1,956 
      Primary and secondary jobs both part time.....................    1,794     1,759       544       551     1,250     1,208 
      Primary and secondary jobs both full time.....................      308       311       211       225        97        86 
      Hours vary on primary or secondary job........................    1,563     1,440       906       824       657       616 

    1 Data refer to persons who have searched for work during the prior 12 months and were available to take a job during the
  reference week.
    2 Includes thinks no work available, could not find work, lacks schooling or training, employer thinks too young or old, and
  other types of discrimination.
    3 Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for such reasons as child-care and transportation
  problems, as well as a small number for which reason for nonparticipation was not determined.
    4 Includes persons who work part time on their primary job and full time on their secondary job(s), not shown separately.
    NOTE: Beginning in January 1999, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                    ESTABLISHMENT DATA


Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry

(In thousands)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                             Not seasonally adjusted                   Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                        
                Industry                                                                                                
                                           Nov.    Sept.  Oct.    Nov.     Nov.    July    Aug.    Sept.  Oct.    Nov. 
                                           1998    1999   1999p   1999p    1998    1999    1999    1999   1999p   1999p 
                                                                                                                        
          Total......................... 127,902 129,451 130,190 130,583 126,841 128,816 128,945 129,048 129,311 129,545
                                                                                                                        
       Total private.................... 107,489 109,433 109,639 109,870 106,893 108,663 108,735 108,830 109,069 109,272
                                                                                                                        
Goods-producing.........................  25,463  25,544  25,495  25,412  25,298  25,247  25,148  25,186  25,193  25,246
                                                                                                                        
  Mining................................     577     535     535     532     574     528     524     527     528     528
    Metal mining........................    49.6    48.1    47.8    48.6      50      48      47      48      48      49
    Coal mining.........................    90.4    82.6    82.3    82.5      90      85      83      83      82      82
    Oil and gas extraction..............   326.5   291.3   292.8   290.6     325     285     285     287     289     288
    Nonmetallic minerals, except fuels..   110.5   112.7   111.8   110.0     109     110     109     109     109     109
                                                                                                                        
  Construction..........................   6,209   6,557   6,550   6,489   6,085   6,270   6,246   6,293   6,313   6,368
    General building contractors........ 1,409.3 1,473.5 1,473.0 1,467.4   1,394   1,432   1,426   1,440   1,446   1,452
    Heavy construction, except building.   885.0   935.7   932.7   898.5     850     857     852     857     860     868
    Special trade contractors........... 3,914.3 4,148.1 4,143.8 4,123.3   3,841   3,981   3,968   3,996   4,007   4,048
                                                                                                                        
  Manufacturing.........................  18,677  18,452  18,410  18,391  18,639  18,449  18,378  18,366  18,352  18,350
      Production workers................  12,846  12,689  12,665  12,654  12,808  12,691  12,622  12,617  12,612  12,613
                                                                                                                        
   Durable goods........................  11,111  10,978  10,968  10,966  11,092  11,015  10,975  10,959  10,951  10,945
      Production workers................   7,595   7,507   7,506   7,506   7,577   7,549   7,513   7,496   7,493   7,487
    Lumber and wood products............   822.3   834.7   834.3   832.6     820     826     826     827     828     830
    Furniture and fixtures..............   533.7   542.3   545.6   543.8     532     546     543     544     546     543
    Stone, clay, and glass products.....   571.3   577.7   575.4   574.1     568     571     568     569     567     571
    Primary metal industries............   701.8   686.6   685.4   689.2     700     692     688     685     685     687
      Blast furnaces and basic steel                                                                                    
         products.......................   225.9   221.2   220.8   223.7   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
    Fabricated metal products........... 1,497.9 1,486.9 1,489.7 1,490.3   1,494   1,493   1,484   1,486   1,486   1,486
    Industrial machinery and equipment.. 2,172.5 2,114.5 2,109.9 2,110.1   2,177   2,131   2,122   2,117   2,116   2,114
      Computer and office equipment.....   373.0   358.4   357.3   354.3     373     360     359     358     357     354
    Electronic and other electrical                                                                                     
       equipment........................ 1,677.5 1,663.6 1,665.2 1,667.1   1,673   1,667   1,662   1,662   1,665   1,663
      Electronic components and                                                                                         
         accessories....................   642.0   639.2   641.2   640.1     643     639     641     640     642     641
    Transportation equipment............ 1,891.6 1,847.6 1,838.9 1,836.2   1,887   1,863   1,859   1,848   1,840   1,831
      Motor vehicles and equipment......   999.7 1,007.9 1,002.9 1,001.8     996   1,014   1,012   1,006   1,002     997
      Aircraft and parts................   522.9   476.5   471.8   468.9     520     488     483     476     471     467
    Instruments and related products....   853.5   833.5   830.0   831.4     855     840     836     833     830     832
    Miscellaneous manufacturing.........   389.2   390.4   393.7   391.2     386     386     387     388     388     388
                                                                                                                        
   Nondurable goods.....................   7,566   7,474   7,442   7,425   7,547   7,434   7,403   7,407   7,401   7,405
      Production workers................   5,251   5,182   5,159   5,148   5,231   5,142   5,109   5,121   5,119   5,126
    Food and kindred products........... 1,697.9 1,735.4 1,708.8 1,694.7   1,690   1,681   1,666   1,679   1,679   1,687
    Tobacco products....................    42.3    39.4    40.7    40.5      40      39      36      38      39      38
    Textile mill products...............   585.8   554.9   552.2   551.2     586     559     557     553     550     551
    Apparel and other textile products..   731.5   675.9   671.3   663.3     729     679     672     669     665     661
    Paper and allied products...........   666.7   656.8   654.2   656.4     666     659     658     657     655     656
    Printing and publishing............. 1,569.1 1,548.9 1,551.4 1,555.0   1,564   1,554   1,553   1,552   1,552   1,550
    Chemicals and allied products....... 1,041.6 1,032.9 1,030.7 1,032.4   1,043   1,032   1,030   1,033   1,032   1,033
    Petroleum and coal products.........   140.7   138.6   138.4   136.4     140     138     136     137     136     135
    Rubber and misc. plastics products.. 1,010.3 1,018.5 1,021.2 1,022.9   1,010   1,021   1,022   1,017   1,021   1,023
    Leather and leather products........    80.1    72.6    72.7    72.3      79      72      73      72      72      71
                                                                                                                        
Service-producing....................... 102,439 103,907 104,695 105,171 101,543 103,569 103,797 103,862 104,118 104,299
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation and public utilities...   6,713   6,873   6,891   6,903   6,671   6,799   6,813   6,831   6,840   6,855
    Transportation......................   4,379   4,498   4,511   4,520   4,335   4,438   4,445   4,455   4,457   4,472
      Railroad transportation...........   231.0   228.8   227.7   227.6     230     230     226     227     227     227
      Local and interurban passenger                                                                                    
         transit........................   489.8   498.0   502.7   501.4     474     483     488     486     485     485
      Trucking and warehousing.......... 1,782.3 1,854.2 1,859.8 1,850.2   1,770   1,817   1,817   1,825   1,828   1,838
      Water transportation..............   181.8   186.4   182.6   178.3     184     182     182     182     182     180
      Transportation by air............. 1,218.1 1,245.4 1,253.0 1,275.2   1,201   1,240   1,246   1,250   1,251   1,255
      Pipelines, except natural gas.....    13.8    12.9    12.9    13.0      14      13      13      13      13      13
      Transportation services...........   461.9   472.7   472.6   473.9     462     473     473     472     471     474
    Communications and public utilities.   2,334   2,375   2,380   2,383   2,336   2,361   2,368   2,376   2,383   2,383
      Communications.................... 1,484.3 1,532.0 1,540.5 1,542.9   1,484   1,519   1,525   1,533   1,541   1,541
      Electric, gas, and sanitary                                                                                       
         services.......................   849.8   842.9   839.1   840.0     852     842     843     843     842     842
                                                                                                                        
  Wholesale trade.......................   6,904   7,048   7,081   7,086   6,891   7,012   7,031   7,041   7,066   7,072
    Durable goods.......................   4,072   4,163   4,183   4,192   4,074   4,154   4,169   4,172   4,189   4,193
    Nondurable goods....................   2,832   2,885   2,898   2,894   2,817   2,858   2,862   2,869   2,877   2,879
  Retail trade..........................  22,808  22,920  22,864  23,230  22,443  22,903  22,888  22,862  22,874  22,875
    Building materials and garden                                                                                       
       supplies.........................   952.7   991.8   995.2   991.1     961     986     988     992   1,002   1,000
    General merchandise stores.......... 2,974.5 2,721.6 2,789.3 2,973.5   2,750   2,778   2,774   2,762   2,751   2,757
      Department stores................. 2,652.6 2,423.8 2,484.9 2,649.1   2,447   2,476   2,468   2,460   2,449   2,451
    Food stores......................... 3,521.9 3,470.1 3,479.5 3,509.5   3,488   3,478   3,484   3,478   3,475   3,476
    Automotive dealers and service                                                                                      
       stations......................... 2,359.6 2,427.7 2,424.4 2,419.4   2,361   2,407   2,409   2,415   2,419   2,422
      New and used car dealers.......... 1,054.6 1,094.1 1,094.9 1,096.7   1,055   1,085   1,089   1,091   1,092   1,097
    Apparel and accessory stores........ 1,199.5 1,175.6 1,193.6 1,243.3   1,148   1,192   1,191   1,189   1,199   1,190
    Furniture and home furnishings                                                                                      
       stores........................... 1,067.1 1,086.8 1,098.9 1,116.9   1,042   1,090   1,094   1,097   1,099   1,093
    Eating and drinking places.......... 7,736.4 8,072.3 7,863.7 7,870.5   7,808   7,989   7,960   7,932   7,922   7,945
    Miscellaneous retail establishments. 2,996.7 2,974.2 3,019.7 3,106.2   2,885   2,983   2,988   2,997   3,007   2,992
                                                                                                                        
  Finance, insurance, and real estate...   7,500   7,656   7,644   7,653   7,520   7,647   7,650   7,653   7,667   7,675
    Finance.............................   3,645   3,706   3,705   3,716   3,651   3,715   3,716   3,715   3,718   3,723
      Depository institutions........... 2,039.0 2,040.7 2,036.8 2,038.8   2,044   2,044   2,046   2,047   2,046   2,044
        Commercial banks................ 1,462.5 1,460.3 1,456.5 1,457.9   1,466   1,462   1,464   1,466   1,463   1,461
        Savings institutions............   256.3   253.7   252.9   252.6     258     256     255     255     254     254
      Nondepository institutions........   691.6   712.0   706.8   706.7     693     721     719     713     710     709
        Mortgage bankers and brokers....   354.3   360.7   355.5   356.7     355     369     366     361     357     359
      Security and commodity brokers....   657.9   686.3   690.9   696.1     658     682     685     686     691     696
      Holding and other investment                                                                                      
         offices........................   256.5   266.9   270.7   274.2     256     268     266     269     271     274
    Insurance...........................   2,375   2,406   2,409   2,412   2,375   2,404   2,407   2,410   2,415   2,413
      Insurance carriers................ 1,620.0 1,634.4 1,636.8 1,638.2   1,619   1,635   1,636   1,637   1,641   1,638
      Insurance agents, brokers, and                                                                                    
         service........................   754.9   771.4   772.3   773.6     756     769     771     773     774     775
    Real estate.........................   1,480   1,544   1,530   1,525   1,494   1,528   1,527   1,528   1,534   1,539
                                                                                                                        
  Services2.............................  38,101  39,392  39,664  39,586  38,070  39,055  39,205  39,257  39,429  39,549
    Agricultural services...............   727.4   804.8   794.5   776.8     726     760     757     763     766     776
    Hotels and other lodging places..... 1,713.5 1,859.6 1,811.2 1,736.1   1,782   1,807   1,813   1,811   1,807   1,806
    Personal services................... 1,167.8 1,175.0 1,183.3 1,185.2   1,198   1,207   1,207   1,210   1,212   1,215
    Business services................... 8,907.3 9,302.0 9,455.7 9,473.1   8,779   9,148   9,186   9,204   9,293   9,338
      Services to buildings.............   962.8 1,005.2 1,003.2 1,006.9     962     992     998   1,000   1,002   1,006
      Personnel supply services......... 3,376.8 3,512.0 3,624.1 3,609.0   3,267   3,422   3,418   3,440   3,484   3,494
        Help supply services............ 3,006.4 3,114.6 3,216.3 3,202.1   2,903   3,025   3,024   3,032   3,093   3,094
      Computer and data processing                                                                                      
         services....................... 1,678.4 1,807.6 1,812.5 1,826.5   1,675   1,794   1,806   1,814   1,821   1,824
    Auto repair, services, and parking.. 1,157.7 1,191.0 1,195.9 1,194.7   1,160   1,185   1,185   1,190   1,197   1,197
    Miscellaneous repair services.......   388.5   398.2   401.6   403.4     388     395     396     398     400     403
    Motion pictures.....................   569.0   600.5   599.7   601.2     575     609     608     608     611     608
    Amusement and recreation services... 1,479.6 1,806.8 1,673.0 1,561.3   1,641   1,694   1,712   1,713   1,730   1,727
    Health services..................... 9,902.3 9,990.4 10012.0 10035.4   9,892   9,975   9,993   9,999  10,009  10,023
      Offices and clinics of medical                                                                                    
         doctors........................ 1,831.5 1,872.7 1,877.4 1,880.2   1,831   1,868   1,874   1,876   1,879   1,880
      Nursing and personal care                                                                                         
         facilities..................... 1,760.3 1,756.9 1,757.3 1,760.5   1,757   1,754   1,755   1,756   1,756   1,757
      Hospitals......................... 3,952.6 3,971.8 3,980.8 3,984.6   3,950   3,968   3,973   3,977   3,979   3,982
      Home health care services.........   656.3   656.6   659.0   663.3     651     655     658     657     658     659
    Legal services......................   984.6 1,001.6 1,005.6 1,012.4     986   1,000   1,004   1,007   1,009   1,014
    Educational services................ 2,392.6 2,234.5 2,441.5 2,481.4   2,214   2,278   2,288   2,289   2,286   2,296
    Social services..................... 2,705.3 2,800.5 2,827.2 2,852.0   2,695   2,763   2,799   2,803   2,818   2,843
      Child day care services...........   629.6   638.0   648.1   657.4     615     632     631     631     633     644
      Residential care..................   757.9   785.1   790.5   795.4     760     781     785     788     793     797
    Museums and botanical and zoological                                                                                
      gardens...........................    91.6    94.7    95.9    93.5      94      94      95      94      95      96
    Membership organizations............ 2,360.0 2,385.9 2,395.5 2,395.6   2,375   2,403   2,409   2,408   2,409   2,411
    Engineering and management services. 3,261.3 3,451.2 3,476.1 3,487.8   3,273   3,441   3,458   3,464   3,491   3,500
      Engineering and architectural                                                                                     
         services.......................   918.8   949.9   956.0   960.1     919     948     948     948     955     961
      Management and public relations... 1,082.4 1,185.4 1,193.8 1,196.7   1,081   1,165   1,178   1,180   1,194   1,196
    Services, nec.......................    55.1    57.5    58.0    58.4   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
                                                                                                                        
  Government............................  20,413  20,018  20,551  20,713  19,948  20,153  20,210  20,218  20,242  20,273
    Federal.............................   2,717   2,647   2,632   2,643   2,723   2,656   2,651   2,654   2,643   2,648
      Federal, except Postal Service.... 1,828.9 1,784.4 1,768.8 1,763.3   1,843   1,779   1,779   1,785   1,780   1,777
    State...............................   4,772   4,688   4,848   4,871   4,637   4,682   4,706   4,717   4,726   4,736
      Education......................... 2,079.8 1,926.4 2,094.6 2,129.9   1,923   1,947   1,965   1,965   1,963   1,972
      Other State government............ 2,691.9 2,761.6 2,753.1 2,741.4   2,714   2,735   2,741   2,752   2,763   2,764
    Local...............................  12,924  12,683  13,071  13,199  12,588  12,815  12,853  12,847  12,873  12,889
      Education......................... 7,503.5 7,144.8 7,567.9 7,693.5   7,132   7,268   7,308   7,295   7,306   7,314
      Other local government............ 5,420.0 5,538.6 5,503.1 5,505.0   5,456   5,547   5,545   5,552   5,567   5,575

  1 These series are not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the
trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision.
  2 Includes other industries, not shown separately.
  p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                    ESTABLISHMENT DATA


Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                             Not seasonally adjusted                   Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                        
                Industry                                                                                                
                                           Nov.    Sept.  Oct.    Nov.     Nov.    July    Aug.    Sept.  Oct.    Nov. 
                                           1998    1999   1999p   1999p    1998    1999    1999    1999   1999p   1999p 
                                                                                                                        
       Total private....................   34.7    34.3    34.6    34.5    34.6    34.5    34.5    34.4    34.5    34.6 
                                                                                                                        
Goods-producing.........................   41.2    40.9    41.5    41.4    41.0    41.2    41.1    41.1    41.1    41.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Mining................................   43.8    44.4    44.6    44.5    43.3    45.1    44.2    44.3    44.1    44.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Construction..........................   38.6    38.6    40.0    39.6    39.1    38.9    39.0    39.1    39.1    40.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Manufacturing.........................   42.2    41.7    42.0    42.1    41.7    41.9    41.8    41.8    41.8    41.7 
      Overtime hours....................    4.8     4.9     4.9     4.9     4.5     4.7     4.7     4.7     4.7     4.7 
                                                                                                                        
   Durable goods........................   42.8    42.1    42.4    42.6    42.3    42.5    42.4    42.4    42.3    42.1 
      Overtime hours....................    4.9     4.9     4.9     5.0     4.6     4.9     4.9     4.9     4.8     4.7 
                                                                                                                        
    Lumber and wood products............   41.5    40.9    41.3    41.3    41.2    41.1    41.3    41.1    41.0    41.0 
    Furniture and fixtures..............   40.9    40.4    40.4    40.4    40.3    40.6    40.3    40.4    40.1    39.9 
    Stone, clay, and glass products.....   43.8    44.0    44.0    44.2    43.6    43.6    43.6    43.6    43.4    44.0 
    Primary metal industries............   44.2    44.3    44.4    44.8    43.8    44.5    44.4    44.4    44.4    44.4 
      Blast furnaces and basic steel                                                                                    
         products.......................   43.7    44.9    45.0    45.3    43.7    45.2    45.1    45.0    45.1    45.3 
    Fabricated metal products...........   42.8    41.8    42.5    42.7    42.2    42.3    42.4    42.3    42.2    42.1 
    Industrial machinery and equipment..   42.7    41.7    42.3    42.4    42.4    42.4    42.4    42.4    42.4    42.1 
    Electronic and other electrical                                                                                     
       equipment........................   42.1    41.3    41.7    42.2    41.4    41.7    41.7    41.6    41.5    41.5 
    Transportation equipment............   44.6    44.0    43.9    43.6    44.1    44.4    44.0    44.0    43.7    43.0 
      Motor vehicles and equipment......   45.2    45.5    45.0    44.3    44.6    46.0    45.2    45.2    45.0    43.8 
    Instruments and related products....   41.5    41.1    41.4    41.9    41.1    41.7    41.6    41.6    41.5    41.5 
    Miscellaneous manufacturing.........   40.0    39.7    40.2    40.1    39.4    40.1    40.1    40.0    39.8    39.5 
                                                                                                                        
   Nondurable goods.....................   41.3    41.0    41.3    41.4    40.8    41.1    40.9    40.9    41.0    41.0 
      Overtime hours....................    4.6     4.8     4.7     4.8     4.3     4.5     4.4     4.4     4.5     4.5 
                                                                                                                        
    Food and kindred products...........   42.4    42.1    42.4    42.5    41.7    42.0    41.6    41.7    42.0    41.9 
    Tobacco products....................   38.9    39.9    42.9    43.4    38.5    41.1    40.0    40.2    41.5    43.0 
    Textile mill products...............   41.1    40.7    41.4    41.6    40.8    41.3    40.9    40.8    41.2    41.2 
    Apparel and other textile products..   37.7    36.8    37.6    37.6    37.3    37.5    37.3    37.5    37.4    37.3 
    Paper and allied products...........   43.9    43.8    43.9    44.0    43.5    43.5    43.7    43.5    43.6    43.6 
    Printing and publishing.............   38.7    38.6    38.6    38.8    38.1    38.4    38.3    38.3    38.4    38.3 
    Chemicals and allied products.......   43.2    43.3    43.0    43.4    42.9    43.1    43.3    43.2    43.0    43.1 
    Petroleum and coal products.........   43.9    43.1    43.2    43.1    (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
    Rubber and misc. plastics products..   42.1    41.5    41.6    42.0    41.6    41.7    41.6    41.7    41.5    41.6 
    Leather and leather products........   38.0    37.3    37.8    38.5    37.4    37.9    38.2    37.2    37.6    38.1 
                                                                                                                        
Service-producing.......................   33.0    32.6    32.8    32.8    32.9    32.9    32.9    32.8    32.9    32.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation and public utilities...   39.7    38.5    38.4    38.5    39.2    38.7    38.9    38.6    38.5    38.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Wholesale trade.......................   38.7    38.3    38.6    38.5    38.4    38.4    38.4    38.5    38.6    38.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Retail trade..........................   28.9    28.8    28.9    28.8    29.0    29.1    29.0    28.8    29.0    29.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Finance, insurance, and real estate...   36.9    36.0    36.1    36.1    (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
                                                                                                                        
  Services..............................   32.8    32.3    32.7    32.7    32.7    32.6    32.7    32.6    32.7    32.8 

  1 Data relate to production workers in mining and manufacturing; construction workers in construction; and
nonsupervisory workers in transportation and public utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real
estate; and services. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employees on private nonfarm
payrolls.
  2 These series are not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the
trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision.
  p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                    ESTABLISHMENT DATA


Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by
industry
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                 Average hourly earnings                 Average weekly earnings        
                                                                                                                        
                Industry                                                                                                
                                            Nov.      Sept.    Oct.      Nov.       Nov.      Sept.    Oct.      Nov.  
                                            1998      1999     1999p     1999p      1998      1999     1999p     1999p  
                                                                                                                        
       Total private....................  $13.00    $13.38    $13.41    $13.44    $451.10   $458.93   $463.99   $463.68 
        Seasonally adjusted.............   12.94     13.35     13.39     13.41     447.72    459.24    461.96    463.99 
                                                                                                                        
Goods-producing.........................   14.50     15.06     15.04     15.01     597.40    615.95    624.16    621.41 
                                                                                                                        
  Mining................................   17.29     17.10     17.02     16.99     757.30    759.24    759.09    756.06 
                                                                                                                        
  Construction..........................   16.82     17.41     17.49     17.36     649.25    672.03    699.60    687.46 
                                                                                                                        
  Manufacturing.........................   13.60     14.11     14.03     14.06     573.92    588.39    589.26    591.93 
                                                                                                                        
   Durable goods........................   14.07     14.63     14.54     14.54     602.20    615.92    616.50    619.40 
    Lumber and wood products............   11.24     11.55     11.57     11.59     466.46    472.40    477.84    478.67 
    Furniture and fixtures..............   10.99     11.33     11.33     11.34     449.49    457.73    457.73    458.14 
    Stone, clay, and glass products.....   13.65     14.12     14.01     14.03     597.87    621.28    616.44    620.13 
    Primary metal industries............   15.35     16.20     16.02     16.13     678.47    717.66    711.29    722.62 
      Blast furnaces and basic steel                                                                                    
         products.......................   18.32     19.05     18.96     19.22     800.58    855.35    853.20    870.67 
    Fabricated metal products...........   13.21     13.61     13.50     13.53     565.39    568.90    573.75    577.73 
    Industrial machinery and equipment..   14.64     15.23     15.18     15.26     625.13    635.09    642.11    647.02 
    Electronic and other electrical                                                                                     
       equipment........................   13.17     13.62     13.56     13.59     554.46    562.51    565.45    573.50 
    Transportation equipment............   17.52     18.56     18.40     18.26     781.39    816.64    807.76    796.14 
      Motor vehicles and equipment......   17.68     19.04     18.82     18.61     799.14    866.32    846.90    824.42 
    Instruments and related products....   13.91     14.30     14.39     14.36     577.27    587.73    595.75    601.68 
    Miscellaneous manufacturing.........   11.03     11.46     11.47     11.49     441.20    454.96    461.09    460.75 
                                                                                                                        
   Nondurable goods.....................   12.90     13.35     13.26     13.34     532.77    547.35    547.64    552.28 
    Food and kindred products...........   11.95     12.19     12.10     12.22     506.68    513.20    513.04    519.35 
    Tobacco products....................   17.31     18.88     18.00     18.09     673.36    753.31    772.20    785.11 
    Textile mill products...............   10.51     10.78     10.71     10.80     431.96    438.75    443.39    449.28 
    Apparel and other textile products..    8.64      9.01      8.98      8.97     325.73    331.57    337.65    337.27 
    Paper and allied products...........   15.64     16.27     16.12     16.17     686.60    712.63    707.67    711.48 
    Printing and publishing.............   13.57     13.97     13.95     14.01     525.16    539.24    538.47    543.59 
    Chemicals and allied products.......   17.27     17.78     17.71     17.72     746.06    769.87    761.53    769.05 
    Petroleum and coal products.........   20.96     21.62     21.62     21.70     920.14    931.82    933.98    935.27 
    Rubber and misc. plastics products..   11.97     12.46     12.37     12.42     503.94    517.09    514.59    521.64 
    Leather and leather products........    9.44      9.86      9.85      9.79     358.72    367.78    372.33    376.92 
                                                                                                                        
Service-producing.......................   12.52     12.84     12.89     12.93     413.16    418.58    422.79    424.10 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation and public utilities...   15.48     15.78     15.75     15.81     614.56    607.53    604.80    608.69 
                                                                                                                        
  Wholesale trade.......................   14.34     14.73     14.78     14.84     554.96    564.16    570.51    571.34 
                                                                                                                        
  Retail trade..........................    8.86      9.18      9.21      9.22     256.05    264.38    266.17    265.54 
                                                                                                                        
  Finance, insurance, and real estate...   14.43     14.63     14.68     14.76     532.47    526.68    529.95    532.84 
                                                                                                                        
  Services..............................   13.15     13.48     13.54     13.62     431.32    435.40    442.76    445.37 

  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                              ESTABLISHMENT DATA


Table B-4. Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm
payrolls by industry, seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
                                                                                         Percent  
                                   Nov.     July     Aug.     Sept.    Oct.     Nov.      change  
            Industry               1998     1999     1999     1999     1999p    1999p     from:   
                                                                                        Oct. 1999-
                                                                                        Nov. 1999 
                                                                                                  
Total private:                                                                                    
   Current dollars..............   $12.94   $13.28   $13.29   $13.35   $13.39   $13.41      0.1   
   Constant (1982) dollars2.....     7.80     7.88     7.87     7.86     7.87     N.A.     (3)    
                                                                                                  
  Goods-producing...............    14.47    14.90    14.90    14.93    14.97    14.98       .1   
    Mining......................    17.27    17.23    17.12    17.09    17.11    16.97      -.8   
    Construction................    16.76    17.18    17.15    17.21    17.27    17.30       .2   
    Manufacturing...............    13.58    14.02    14.03    14.04    14.06    14.04      -.1   
      Excluding overtime4.......    12.88    13.26    13.28    13.29    13.32    13.30      -.2   
                                                                                                  
  Service-producing.............    12.45    12.77    12.79    12.85    12.89    12.91       .2   
    Transportation and public                                                                     
       utilities................    15.41    15.70    15.70    15.76    15.75    15.75       .0   
    Wholesale trade.............    14.27    14.61    14.63    14.74    14.80    14.83       .2   
    Retail trade................     8.85     9.10     9.13     9.15     9.19     9.21       .2   
    Finance, insurance, and real                                                                  
       estate...................    14.32    14.68    14.63    14.70    14.72    14.76       .3   
    Services....................    13.05    13.42    13.44    13.49    13.55    13.57       .1   

  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  2 The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) is used to
deflate this series.
  3 Change was .1 percent from September 1999 to October 1999, the latest month available.
  4 Derived by assuming that overtime hours are paid at the rate of time and one-half.
    N.A. = not available.
  p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                    ESTABLISHMENT DATA


Table B-5. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by
industry

(1982=100)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                             Not seasonally adjusted                   Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                        
                Industry                                                                                                
                                          Nov.   Sept.   Oct.     Nov.    Nov.    July    Aug.   Sept.   Oct.     Nov.  
                                          1998   1999    1999p    1999p   1998    1999    1999   1999    1999p    1999p 
                                                                                                                        
       Total private....................  147.7  148.2   149.9    150.0   146.1  148.3   148.4   148.2   148.8    149.3 
                                                                                                                        
Goods-producing.........................  116.6  116.1   117.6    117.1   115.0  115.1   114.3   114.6   114.7    115.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Mining................................   54.9   51.4    51.9     51.5    53.7   50.9    49.8    50.3    50.6     50.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Construction..........................  169.3  179.1   185.3    181.3   167.5  170.7   170.3   172.4   173.2    179.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Manufacturing.........................  109.2  106.6   107.2    107.4   107.7  107.3   106.4   106.4   106.2    106.0 
                                                                                                                        
   Durable goods........................  113.3  110.3   111.1    111.5   111.8  111.9   111.2   110.9   110.5    109.9 
    Lumber and wood products............  148.2  148.0   149.5    148.8   146.6  147.3   147.6   147.1   147.0    147.0 
    Furniture and fixtures..............  136.4  136.9   138.0    137.5   134.3  138.8   137.5   137.5   137.1    135.5 
    Stone, clay, and glass products.....  118.3  120.1   119.8    119.8   116.8  118.1   116.8   117.0   116.2    118.4 
    Primary metal industries............   92.0   89.9    90.2     91.4    90.8   91.1    90.4    90.2    90.0     90.4 
      Blast furnaces and basic steel                                                                                    
         products.......................   68.4   69.4    69.4     70.5    68.3   69.8    70.0    69.9    70.0     70.3 
    Fabricated metal products...........  120.0  116.0   118.0    118.8   117.9  118.2   117.4   117.2   117.0    116.7 
    Industrial machinery and equipment..  108.1  102.2   103.3    103.8   107.6  105.3   104.4   104.2   104.1    103.3 
    Electronic and other electrical                                                                                     
       equipment........................  109.2  106.1   107.2    109.1   106.9  108.0   107.2   106.7   106.6    106.9 
    Transportation equipment............  129.5  125.1   124.1    123.0   127.6  127.1   126.6   125.4   124.0    120.9 
      Motor vehicles and equipment......  166.0  169.2   166.6    163.7   163.0  172.1   169.9   168.0   166.8    160.9 
    Instruments and related products....   75.7   73.9    74.7     75.6    75.2   76.0    75.4    75.1    75.1     75.1 
    Miscellaneous manufacturing.........  102.2  101.6   104.0    102.8    99.8  101.1   101.1   101.3   100.8    100.4 
                                                                                                                        
   Nondurable goods.....................  103.6  101.6   101.8    101.9   102.0  100.9    99.9   100.2   100.4    100.5 
    Food and kindred products...........  120.8  124.0   122.3    121.4   118.1  119.1   116.2   117.7   118.6    119.1 
    Tobacco products....................   64.5   56.0    63.5     66.4    59.1   59.0    49.5    53.7    57.6     59.6 
    Textile mill products...............   84.6   79.4    80.5     80.6    83.9   81.3    80.0    79.5    79.8     79.9 
    Apparel and other textile products..   64.6   58.0    59.0     58.3    63.6   59.3    58.6    58.6    58.0     57.5 
    Paper and allied products...........  108.7  106.3   106.0    106.8   107.5  106.0   105.9   105.6   105.2    105.9 
    Printing and publishing.............  125.9  122.7   123.2    123.9   123.5  122.4   122.1   122.1   122.6    121.7 
    Chemicals and allied products.......  103.3  103.1   102.8    104.3   102.5  102.1   102.3   102.7   102.8    103.6 
    Petroleum and coal products.........   78.0   75.4    75.3     73.5    77.3   74.4    72.5    73.9    73.2     72.6 
    Rubber and misc. plastics products..  149.4  148.8   149.8    151.4   147.5  149.6   149.4   149.2   149.2    149.8 
    Leather and leather products........   35.0   31.0    31.2     31.4    33.9   30.9    31.7    30.9    30.6     30.4 
                                                                                                                        
Service-producing.......................  161.6  162.7   164.4    164.8   160.1  163.2   163.7   163.3   164.2    164.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation and public utilities...  135.6  134.1   134.1    134.2   132.9  133.2   134.1   133.5   133.3    132.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Wholesale trade.......................  131.2  132.7   134.1    133.8   130.0  132.3   132.5   133.1   133.6    133.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Retail trade..........................  142.6  142.9   143.0    144.9   140.6  144.4   143.8   142.6   143.4    143.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Finance, insurance, and real estate...  140.3  139.1   139.1    139.0   138.6  141.2   140.7   140.2   140.5    140.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Services..............................  198.1  200.9   204.9    204.5   197.2  201.1   202.4   202.3   203.9    204.9 

  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                   ESTABLISHMENT DATA


Table B-6.  Diffusion indexes of employment change, seasonally adjusted

(Percent)
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
       Time span          Jan.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    May     June    July    Aug.   Sept.    Oct.    Nov.    Dec. 
                                                                                                                       
                        
                                                   Private nonfarm payrolls, 356 industries1
                        
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
Over 1-month span:                                                                                                     
     1995..............   63.8    58.0    54.6    56.5    47.5    54.8    55.6    59.1    57.9    56.9    55.2    57.7 
     1996..............   49.6    64.9    59.4    55.1    61.9    60.8    57.0    62.5    57.3    63.5    59.7    61.2 
     1997..............   56.2    61.0    61.9    62.8    58.8    56.3    60.7    61.0    59.4    65.4    63.6    62.1 
     1998..............   63.8    57.9    58.8    60.5    55.9    57.9    58.0    55.8    54.6    52.9    59.1    58.6 
     1999..............   54.4    58.3    52.1    58.8    51.5    57.0    57.6    50.0    55.1   p56.7   p58.0         
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
Over 3-month span:                                                                                                     
     1995..............   63.8    62.9    58.0    53.5    53.9    52.7    59.3    61.0    59.4    58.6    57.3    55.3 
     1996..............   62.6    62.5    63.3    63.1    63.1    64.3    64.3    62.2    64.6    64.2    66.2    63.2 
     1997..............   63.8    63.6    67.7    67.3    62.6    61.7    61.4    66.2    67.3    69.9    70.8    71.2 
     1998..............   66.7    66.2    64.5    63.9    61.4    58.7    60.0    58.4    57.6    57.6    59.0    60.4 
     1999..............   60.7    55.9    59.6    54.6    56.3    56.2    56.2    59.0   p56.5   p58.6                 
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
Over 6-month span:                                                                                                     
     1995..............   66.7    59.7    58.6    56.5    59.0    60.0    57.7    61.0    60.5    59.3    61.7    63.2 
     1996..............   62.6    65.2    64.5    65.2    64.7    64.6    67.0    65.4    65.9    66.7    66.9    66.7 
     1997..............   67.4    68.3    65.6    67.0    65.6    64.9    66.3    68.4    69.7    71.3    71.3    71.9 
     1998..............   70.6    66.9    65.9    62.4    62.6    61.1    58.0    59.8    60.0    60.8    60.8    58.0 
     1999..............   61.1    58.8    57.3    59.0    55.2    57.4   p57.6   p61.8                                 
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
Over 12-month span:                                                                                                    
     1995..............   63.6    62.4    62.6    63.3    61.7    61.9    58.7    62.2    62.2    61.5    63.5    65.4 
     1996..............   64.5    66.7    64.5    65.6    68.5    67.3    67.7    66.4    68.0    69.9    68.7    66.9 
     1997..............   69.0    67.3    68.3    69.7    69.5    70.1    70.1    70.4    70.5    69.7    69.8    71.3 
     1998..............   70.4    68.3    67.1    64.0    62.1    61.7    61.8    63.8    59.8    59.0    59.3    58.6 
     1999..............   60.1    57.3    57.0   p57.2   p58.0                                                         
                                                                                                                       
                        
                                                    Manufacturing payrolls, 139 industries1
                        
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
Over 1-month span:                                                                                                     
     1995..............   57.2    50.4    47.1    52.9    41.4    45.3    45.0    51.1    48.6    51.1    45.3    48.2 
     1996..............   42.4    55.4    46.8    41.0    55.8    51.4    47.1    56.5    48.9    55.0    50.7    54.0 
     1997..............   50.0    52.9    53.6    56.1    52.2    53.2    51.1    55.4    53.6    62.2    61.2    55.4 
     1998..............   58.6    51.8    50.4    50.4    40.6    46.8    40.3    45.3    42.1    36.3    39.9    45.0 
     1999..............   40.3    42.4    39.6    44.6    36.3    45.3    57.2    38.5    42.8   p48.6   p51.4         
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
Over 3-month span:                                                                                                     
     1995..............   55.4    51.4    44.2    41.7    43.5    37.4    42.1    43.9    48.2    46.8    44.6    41.4 
     1996..............   46.8    46.0    43.5    46.0    48.2    51.1    51.8    49.6    53.2    52.5    55.0    50.7 
     1997..............   51.8    51.4    57.6    56.8    54.3    51.8    53.6    55.4    59.7    68.3    65.8    64.4 
     1998..............   59.4    57.9    51.8    44.2    41.7    34.9    37.4    37.1    38.1    34.2    35.6    35.3 
     1999..............   37.4    31.7    37.1    30.2    33.8    43.9    43.2    44.6   p37.8   p47.1                 
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
Over 6-month span:                                                                                                     
     1995..............   55.4    45.7    43.2    38.1    41.7    42.8    41.0    42.1    43.5    43.2    44.2    45.0 
     1996..............   41.4    46.0    45.7    47.1    46.0    48.6    52.9    50.4    51.8    51.4    52.5    51.8 
     1997..............   54.7    54.0    51.4    54.3    52.5    52.2    55.4    61.2    61.5    64.7    66.2    65.1 
     1998..............   59.7    49.3    48.2    36.7    36.7    36.7    28.4    31.3    33.5    35.3    32.7    28.1 
     1999..............   33.1    29.1    28.1    36.0    30.9    34.5   p37.1   p46.4                                 
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
Over 12-month span:                                                                                                    
     1995..............   46.0    44.2    46.0    47.8    41.0    41.7    38.5    38.8    36.3    38.5    39.9    44.6 
     1996..............   43.5    47.5    45.3    45.3    50.4    49.6    50.4    48.6    51.1    55.0    54.3    50.7 
     1997..............   54.7    52.5    54.0    54.0    55.4    56.8    57.2    57.9    58.3    56.5    55.4    57.2 
     1998..............   54.0    49.3    46.0    40.6    35.6    33.8    30.9    32.0    26.6    26.6    25.5    26.3 
     1999..............   32.7    25.9    28.4   p28.8   p28.8                                                         

  1 Based on seasonally adjusted data for 1-, 3-, and 6-month spans and unadjusted data for the 12-month span. Data are
centered within the span. 
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  Figures are the percent of industries with employment increasing plus one-half of the industries with
unchanged employment, where 50 percent indicates an equal balance between industries with increasing and decreasing
employment.