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Table A-1.  Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age
Table A-2.  Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, age, and Hispanic origin
Table A-3. Selected employment indicators
Table A-4. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
Table A-5. Duration of unemployment
Table A-6. Reason for unemployment
Table A-7. Unemployed persons by age and sex, seasonally adjusted
Table A-8. Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted
Table A-9.  Employment status of the civilian population for eleven large States
Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry
Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry
Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers   on private nonfarm payrolls by industry
Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers   on private nonfarm
Table B-4. Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers   on private nonfarm
Table B-5. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers   on private nonfarm payrolls
Table B-6.  Diffusion indexes of employment change, seasonally adjusted

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                   THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: APRIL 1994
 
     Nonfarm payroll employment continued to increase in April and
unemployment was little changed, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S.
Department of Labor reported today.  The nation's jobless rate was 6.4
percent; it had been 6.5 percent in the prior 2 months.
 
     The number of payroll jobs, as measured by the survey of business
establishments, increased by 267,000 in April, with notable gains in
services, retail trade, and construction.  Total employment, as measured by
the household survey, rose slightly over the month after showing little
change over the first quarter of the year.
 
Unemployment (Household Survey Data)
 
     Both the number of unemployed persons (8.4 million) and the
unemployment rate (6.4 percent) were about unchanged over the month.  Since
January, however, the overall unemployment rate has declined by 0.3
percentage point and the total number of jobless persons has fallen by
close to 300,000.  The jobless rate for adult women, which has shown no
clear trend in recent months, fell by 0.4 percentage point to 5.6 percent
in April, equaling the rate for adult men.  The rate for teenagers, by
contrast, rose from 17.8 to 19.9 percent.  Rates for whites (5.6 percent),
blacks (11.8 percent), and Hispanics (10.8 percent) were little changed.
(See tables A-1 and A-2.)
 
     Following a substantial increase in March, the number of persons
employed part time for economic reasons--often referred to as the
"partially unemployed"--fell back by 235,000 in April to a level of 4.8
million.  Since the beginning of the year, involuntary part-time employment
has declined by about 400,000.  (See table A-3.)  The number of unemployed
persons who lost jobs continued to decline over the month, while the number
reentering the labor force has risen (table A-6).  There was virtually no
over-the-month change in the duration of unemployment measures.  The
average (mean) length of time jobless persons had been unemployed in April
was 19.1 weeks, and the median duration of unemployment was 9.2 weeks
(table A-5).
 
Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
 
     Total employment, which had shown little movement since the beginning
of the year, edged up in April, reaching 122.3 million.  The employment-
population ratio--the proportion of the working-age population with jobs--
 
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Table A.  Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
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                      |   Quarterly     |      Monthly data        |
                      |   averages      |                          |
                      |_________________|__________________________|Mar.-
      Category        |  1993  |  1994  |          1994            |Apr.
                      |________|________|__________________________|change
                      |   IV   |   I    |  Feb.  |  Mar.  |  Apr.  |
______________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______
    HOUSEHOLD DATA    |                  Labor force status
                      |____________________________________________________
Civilian labor force..| 128,713| 130,674| 130,776| 130,580| 130,747|    167
  Employment..........| 120,311| 122,088| 122,258| 122,037| 122,338|    301
  Unemployment........|   8,402|   8,586|   8,518|   8,543|   8,408|   -135
Not in labor force....|  65,602|  65,411|  65,314|  65,633|  65,616|    -17
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                      |                 Unemployment rates
                      |____________________________________________________
All workers...........|     6.5|     6.6|     6.5|     6.5|     6.4|   -0.1
  Adult men...........|     6.0|     5.9|     6.0|     5.8|     5.6|    -.2
  Adult women.........|     5.7|     5.9|     5.7|     6.0|     5.6|    -.4
  Teenagers...........|    18.3|    18.0|    17.9|    17.8|    19.9|    2.1
  White...............|     5.8|     5.7|     5.6|     5.7|     5.6|    -.1
  Black...............|    12.0|    12.8|    12.9|    12.5|    11.8|    -.7
  Hispanic origin.....|    10.7|    10.2|    10.0|    10.0|    10.8|     .8
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
  ESTABLISHMENT DATA  |                     Employment
                      |____________________________________________________
Nonfarm employment....| 110,885|p111,419| 111,357|p111,821|p112,088|   p267
  Goods-producing 1/..|  22,979| p23,060|  23,032| p23,125| p23,189|    p64
    Construction......|   4,653|  p4,678|   4,650|  p4,732|  p4,796|    p64
    Manufacturing.....|  17,727| p17,783|  17,783| p17,796| p17,799|     p3
  Service-producing 1/|  87,906| p88,359|  88,325| p88,696| p88,899|   p203
    Retail trade......|  19,883| p19,983|  19,977| p20,049| p20,129|    p80
    Services..........|  30,631| p30,872|  30,853| p31,079| p31,225|   p146
    Government........|  18,920| p18,942|  18,934| p18,964| p18,983|    p19
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                      |                  Hours of work 2/
                      |____________________________________________________
Total private.........|    34.5|   p34.6|    34.2|   p34.7|   p34.7|   p0.0
  Manufacturing.......|    41.7|   p41.7|    41.2|   p42.2|   p42.2|    p.0
    Overtime..........|     4.3|    p4.6|     4.6|    p4.8|    p4.8|    p.0
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                      |                     Earnings 2/
                      |____________________________________________________
Avg. hourly earnings, |        |        |        |        |        |
  total private.......|  $10.93| p$11.03|  $11.03| p$11.03| p$11.06| p$0.03
Avg. weekly earnings, |        |        |        |        |        |
  total private.......|  377.20| p381.16|  377.23| p382.74| p383.78|  p1.04
______________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______
    1/ Includes other industries, not shown separately.
    2/ Data relate to private production or nonsupervisory workers.
    p = preliminary.
    NOTE: Household data for 1994 are not directly comparable with data for
1993 and earlier years.  For additional information, see "Revisions in the
Current Population Survey Effective January 1994" in the February 1994
issue of Employment and Earnings.
 
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was about unchanged at 62.3 percent.  (See table A-1.)  About 7.3 million
workers (not seasonally adjusted), or 6.0 percent of the total employed,
held two or more jobs in April (table A-8).
 
     The number of persons in the labor force in April--130.7 million,
seasonally adjusted--was little changed from March, while the overall labor
force participation rate held at 66.6 percent.  (See table A-1.)
 
Discouraged Workers (Household Survey Data)
 
     The number of discouraged workers--those who wanted a job but gave up
searching for work because they believed there were no jobs to be found--
totaled about 500,000 (not seasonally adjusted) in April.  (See table A-8.)
 
Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data)
 
     The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls rose by 267,000 to 112.1
million in April, seasonally adjusted, despite a strike in the trucking
industry which reduced the job count by about 70,000.  As in March, some of
the April gains reflect a recovery from weather-related weakness earlier in
the year.  (See table B-1.)
 
     Employment in construction, up 64,000 in April (seasonally adjusted),
increased sharply for the second consecutive month.  As with the March
gain, part of this was a recovery from weather-related declines in January
and February, but much of it reflected strong growth in the industry.  In
contrast, employment in mining fell slightly in April, posting its fourth
consecutive monthly decline.  This industry has lost 1 out of 6 of its jobs
since mid-1990.
 
     Manufacturing employment, while little changed in April, has now gone
7 months without a decline.  Since September 1993, factories have added
101,000 jobs.  Over-the-month increases in electronic equipment and
industrial machinery were offset by job losses in transportation equipment
and food processing.
 
     Services employment rose by 146,000 over the month, with over half the
gain in the business services component.  Much of the rise in business
services was concentrated in personnel supply services.  Personnel supply,
which includes the rapidly growing temporary help segment has accounted for
1 out of every 6 jobs added over the past year.  Employment in health
services rose by 34,000 over the month; job growth in this industry was
stronger in the past 2 months than it had been, partly because hospitals
are again adding jobs.  The job count in transportation and public
utilities fell by 67,000 as a result of the trucking strike.
 
     After falling in January, employment in retail trade recorded its
third consecutive monthly increase, rising by 80,000 in April.  The bulk of
the April gain was in eating and drinking places (54,000), automotive
dealers (14,000), and general merchandise stores (10,000).  The number of
jobs in wholesale trade continued to increase, rising by 16,000 in April.
Much of the over-the-month increase in this industry was concentrated in
durable goods distribution.
 
     Employment in finance, insurance, and real estate rose slightly, with
job gains concentrated in the finance industry.  In government, small job
pickups occurred at the state and local level.  Federal government
 
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employment continued its 2-year decline which totals 109,000 since the
March 1992 peak.
 
Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)
 
     Following a sharp rebound in March, the average workweek for
production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls was
unchanged in April, after seasonal adjustment.  The manufacturing workweek
held at a level (42.2 hours) not seen since the end of World War II, and
factory overtime remained at the alltime series high of 4.8 hours.  (See
table B-2.)
 
     The index of aggregate hours of private production or nonsupervisory
workers on nonfarm payrolls edged up 0.2 percent to 127.2 (1982=100) in
April.  The manufacturing index was about unchanged at 104.2.  (See table
B-5.)
 
Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data)
 
     Average hourly earnings and average weekly earnings of private
production or nonsupervisory workers on nonfarm payrolls each rose by 0.3
percent in April, after seasonal adjustment, to $11.06 and $383.78,
respectively.  Over the past year, average hourly earnings rose by 2.7
percent and average weekly earnings by 3.6 percent.  (See table B-3.)
 
                         _________________________
 
     The Employment Situation for May 1994 will be released on Friday,
June 3, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT).
 
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    |     Data from the household survey for 1994 are not directly   |
    |comparable with data for 1993 and earlier years because of the  |
    |implementation in January 1994 of a major redesign of the survey|
    |and the introduction of 1990 census-based population controls,  |
    |adjusted for the estimated undercount.  In addition, the 1994   |
    |data may be affected by the transition to the redesigned survey.|
    |For example, seasonal factors, of necessity, have been computed |
    |based on data collected in the survey prior to its revision,    |
    |and these factors may not fully capture the pattern of          |
    |seasonality in the current data.  Hence, over-the-month         |
    |comparisons of unemployment and other labor force estimates     |
    |should be made with caution.  For additional information on     |
    |the redesign, see "Revisions in the Current Population Survey   |
    |Effective January 1994" in the February 1994 issue of           |
    |Employment and Earnings.                                        |
    |     The Employment Situation news release of May data will     |
    |introduce revisions in the establishment-based series on nonfarm|
    |payroll employment, hours, and earnings to reflect the regular  |
    |annual benchmark adjustments for March 1993 and updated         |
    |seasonal adjustment factors.  Unadjusted data from April 1992   |
    |and seasonally adjusted data from January 1989 forward are      |
    |subject to revision.                                            |
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HOUSEHOLD DATA
 
Table A-1.  Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age
 
(Numbers in thousands)
 
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                                                    Not seasonally adjusted                  Seasonally adjusted
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                                                   __________________________ _____________________________________________________
         Employment status, sex, and age          |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
                                                  |  Apr.  |  Mar.  |  Apr.  |  Apr.  |  Dec.  |  Jan.  |  Feb.  |  Mar.  |  Apr.
                                                  |  1993  |19942/  |  1994  |  1993  |  1993  |19942/  |  1994  |  1994  |  1994
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                      TOTAL
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Civilian noninstitutional population..............| 193,126| 196,213| 196,363| 193,126| 194,472| 195,953| 196,090| 196,213| 196,363
  Civilian labor force............................| 126,491| 129,718| 129,682| 127,539| 128,898| 130,667| 130,776| 130,580| 130,747
        Participation rate........................|    65.5|    66.1|    66.0|    66.0|    66.3|    66.7|    66.7|    66.6|    66.6
    Employed......................................| 117,856| 120,844| 121,604| 118,585| 120,661| 121,971| 122,258| 122,037| 122,338
        Employment-population ratio...............|    61.0|    61.6|    61.9|    61.4|    62.0|    62.2|    62.3|    62.2|    62.3
      Agriculture.................................|   2,980|   3,086|   3,347|   3,071|   3,096|   3,331|   3,391|   3,426|   3,459
      Nonagricultural industries..................| 114,877| 117,758| 118,257| 115,514| 117,565| 118,639| 118,867| 118,611| 118,880
    Unemployed....................................|   8,635|   8,874|   8,078|   8,954|   8,237|   8,696|   8,518|   8,543|   8,408
        Unemployment rate.........................|     6.8|     6.8|     6.2|     7.0|     6.4|     6.7|     6.5|     6.5|     6.4
  Not in labor force..............................|  66,635|  66,495|  66,681|  65,587|  65,574|  65,286|  65,314|  65,633|  65,616
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              Men, 16 years and over
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Civilian noninstitutional population..............|  92,393|  94,042|  94,119|  92,393|  93,116|  93,909|  93,982|  94,042|  94,119
  Civilian labor force............................|  68,914|  70,000|  70,026|  69,514|  69,813|  70,744|  70,644|  70,529|  70,621
        Participation rate........................|    74.6|    74.4|    74.4|    75.2|    75.0|    75.3|    75.2|    75.0|    75.0
    Employed......................................|  63,848|  64,936|  65,492|  64,416|  65,259|  65,963|  65,921|  65,940|  66,036
        Employment-population ratio...............|    69.1|    69.1|    69.6|    69.7|    70.1|    70.2|    70.1|    70.1|    70.2
    Unemployed....................................|   5,066|   5,064|   4,535|   5,098|   4,554|   4,781|   4,723|   4,589|   4,585
        Unemployment rate.........................|     7.4|     7.2|     6.5|     7.3|     6.5|     6.8|     6.7|     6.5|     6.5
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              Men, 20 years and over
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
Civilian noninstitutional population..............|  85,731|  86,901|  86,946|  85,731|  86,373|  86,778|  86,820|  86,901|  86,946
  Civilian labor force............................|  65,650|  66,513|  66,458|  65,902|  66,321|  66,806|  66,764|  66,723|  66,701
        Participation rate........................|    76.6|    76.5|    76.4|    76.9|    76.8|    77.0|    76.9|    76.8|    76.7
    Employed......................................|  61,305|  62,180|  62,678|  61,614|  62,444|  62,842|  62,778|  62,857|  62,958
        Employment-population ratio...............|    71.5|    71.6|    72.1|    71.9|    72.3|    72.4|    72.3|    72.3|    72.4
      Agriculture.................................|   2,237|   2,165|   2,338|   2,273|   2,300|   2,352|   2,339|   2,358|   2,376
      Nonagricultural industries..................|  59,068|  60,015|  60,339|  59,341|  60,144|  60,490|  60,439|  60,499|  60,582
    Unemployed....................................|   4,346|   4,333|   3,780|   4,288|   3,877|   3,964|   3,986|   3,866|   3,743
        Unemployment rate.........................|     6.6|     6.5|     5.7|     6.5|     5.8|     5.9|     6.0|     5.8|     5.6
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             Women, 16 years and over
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
Civilian noninstitutional population..............| 100,733| 102,171| 102,244| 100,733| 101,356| 102,044| 102,107| 102,171| 102,244
  Civilian labor force............................|  57,577|  59,718|  59,656|  58,025|  59,085|  59,923|  60,132|  60,051|  60,125
        Participation rate........................|    57.2|    58.4|    58.3|    57.6|    58.3|    58.7|    58.9|    58.8|    58.8
    Employed......................................|  54,008|  55,907|  56,112|  54,169|  55,402|  56,007|  56,336|  56,097|  56,302
        Employment-population ratio...............|    53.6|    54.7|    54.9|    53.8|    54.7|    54.9|    55.2|    54.9|    55.1
    Unemployed....................................|   3,569|   3,811|   3,543|   3,856|   3,683|   3,916|   3,795|   3,954|   3,823
        Unemployment rate.........................|     6.2|     6.4|     5.9|     6.6|     6.2|     6.5|     6.3|     6.6|     6.4
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             Women, 20 years and over
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
Civilian noninstitutional population..............|  94,214|  95,225|  95,282|  94,214|  94,764|  95,109|  95,159|  95,225|  95,282
  Civilian labor force............................|  54,634|  56,440|  56,219|  54,814|  55,783|  56,368|  56,611|  56,487|  56,410
        Participation rate........................|    58.0|    59.3|    59.0|    58.2|    58.9|    59.3|    59.5|    59.3|    59.2
    Employed......................................|  51,569|  53,165|  53,281|  51,533|  52,631|  53,014|  53,403|  53,121|  53,265
        Employment-population ratio...............|    54.7|    55.8|    55.9|    54.7|    55.5|    55.7|    56.1|    55.8|    55.9
      Agriculture.................................|     560|     712|     801|     584|     599|     744|     766|     773|     837
      Nonagricultural industries..................|  51,009|  52,453|  52,480|  50,949|  52,032|  52,270|  52,638|  52,348|  52,428
    Unemployed....................................|   3,065|   3,275|   2,938|   3,281|   3,152|   3,354|   3,208|   3,366|   3,145
        Unemployment rate.........................|     5.6|     5.8|     5.2|     6.0|     5.7|     6.0|     5.7|     6.0|     5.6
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            Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
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Civilian  noninstitutional population.............|  13,181|  14,087|  14,135|  13,181|  13,335|  14,066|  14,111|  14,087|  14,135
  Civilian labor force............................|   6,207|   6,765|   7,005|   6,823|   6,794|   7,493|   7,401|   7,370|   7,636
        Participation rate........................|    47.1|    48.0|    49.6|    51.8|    50.9|    53.3|    52.4|    52.3|    54.0
    Employed......................................|   4,982|   5,499|   5,645|   5,438|   5,586|   6,115|   6,076|   6,059|   6,116
        Employment-population ratio...............|    37.8|    39.0|    39.9|    41.3|    41.9|    43.5|    43.1|    43.0|    43.3
      Agriculture.................................|     183|     209|     208|     214|     197|     236|     287|     295|     245
      Nonagricultural industries..................|   4,799|   5,290|   5,437|   5,224|   5,389|   5,879|   5,790|   5,764|   5,870
    Unemployed....................................|   1,224|   1,266|   1,360|   1,385|   1,208|   1,378|   1,325|   1,311|   1,520
        Unemployment rate.........................|    19.7|    18.7|    19.4|    20.3|    17.8|    18.4|    17.9|    17.8|    19.9
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   1/  The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore,
identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.
   2/  Data for 1994 are not directly comparable with data for 1993 and earlier years.
For additional information, see "Revisions in the Current Population Survey Effective
January 1994" in the February 1994 issue of Employment and Earnings.
 
 
 
HOUSEHOLD DATA
 
 
Table A-2.  Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, age, and Hispanic origin
 
(Numbers in thousands)
 
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                                                    Not seasonally adjusted                  Seasonally adjusted
      Employment status, race, sex, age, and      |                          |
                                                   __________________________ _____________________________________________________
                 Hispanic origin                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
                                                  |  Apr.  |  Mar.  |  Apr.  |  Apr.  |  Dec.  |  Jan.  |  Feb.  |  Mar.  |  Apr.
                                                  |  1993  |19942/  |  1994  |  1993  |  1993  |19942/  |  1994  |  1994  |  1994
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                      WHITE
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Civilian noninstitutional population..............| 163,649| 165,168| 165,259| 163,649| 164,516| 165,014| 165,096| 165,168| 165,259
  Civilian labor force............................| 108,061| 109,985| 109,984| 108,791| 110,016| 110,802| 110,934| 110,633| 110,673
      Participation rate..........................|    66.0|    66.6|    66.6|    66.5|    66.9|    67.1|    67.2|    67.0|    67.0
    Employed......................................| 101,678| 103,335| 103,980| 102,190| 103,807| 104,355| 104,669| 104,314| 104,450
      Employment-population ratio.................|    62.1|    62.6|    62.9|    62.4|    63.1|    63.2|    63.4|    63.2|    63.2
    Unemployed....................................|   6,383|   6,649|   6,004|   6,601|   6,209|   6,447|   6,264|   6,319|   6,222
      Unemployment rate...........................|     5.9|     6.0|     5.5|     6.1|     5.6|     5.8|     5.6|     5.7|     5.6
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              Men, 20 years and over
  Civilian labor force............................|  56,799|  57,060|  57,035|  56,961|  57,280|  57,457|  57,333|  57,258|  57,175
      Participation rate..........................|    77.2|    77.0|    76.9|    77.4|    77.4|    77.6|    77.4|    77.2|    77.1
    Employed......................................|  53,506|  53,686|  54,134|  53,698|  54,283|  54,438|  54,344|  54,283|  54,297
      Employment-population ratio.................|    72.7|    72.4|    73.0|    73.0|    73.3|    73.5|    73.3|    73.2|    73.2
    Unemployed....................................|   3,293|   3,374|   2,901|   3,263|   2,997|   3,019|   2,989|   2,975|   2,878
      Unemployment rate...........................|     5.8|     5.9|     5.1|     5.7|     5.2|     5.3|     5.2|     5.2|     5.0
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             Women, 20 years and over
  Civilian labor force............................|  45,956|  47,084|  46,892|  46,042|  46,872|  47,025|  47,281|  47,085|  46,951
      Participation rate..........................|    57.8|    59.0|    58.7|    57.9|    58.7|    59.0|    59.3|    59.0|    58.8
    Employed......................................|  43,738|  44,769|  44,845|  43,666|  44,554|  44,631|  45,002|  44,724|  44,755
      Employment-population ratio.................|    55.0|    56.1|    56.2|    54.9|    55.8|    56.0|    56.4|    56.0|    56.0
    Unemployed....................................|   2,218|   2,316|   2,047|   2,376|   2,318|   2,393|   2,279|   2,360|   2,196
      Unemployment rate...........................|     4.8|     4.9|     4.4|     5.2|     4.9|     5.1|     4.8|     5.0|     4.7
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            Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
  Civilian labor force............................|   5,306|   5,840|   6,057|   5,788|   5,864|   6,321|   6,319|   6,290|   6,546
      Participation rate..........................|    50.3|    52.1|    53.9|    54.9|    55.1|    56.5|    56.4|    56.1|    58.3
    Employed......................................|   4,434|   4,880|   5,001|   4,826|   4,970|   5,286|   5,323|   5,306|   5,398
      Employment-population ratio.................|    42.0|    43.5|    44.5|    45.8|    46.7|    47.3|    47.5|    47.3|    48.0
    Unemployed....................................|     872|     960|   1,056|     962|     894|   1,034|     996|     984|   1,148
      Unemployment rate...........................|    16.4|    16.4|    17.4|    16.6|    15.2|    16.4|    15.8|    15.6|    17.5
        Men.......................................|    18.4|    18.2|    18.9|    18.5|    16.9|    18.5|    16.7|    16.7|    19.0
        Women.....................................|    14.3|    14.5|    15.9|    14.5|    13.4|    14.0|    14.7|    14.6|    16.0
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                      BLACK
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
Civilian noninstitutional population..............|  22,249|  22,774|  22,799|  22,249|  22,504|  22,723|  22,751|  22,774|  22,799
  Civilian labor force............................|  13,696|  14,363|  14,335|  13,868|  14,011|  14,368|  14,487|  14,573|  14,523
      Participation rate..........................|    61.6|    63.1|    62.9|    62.3|    62.3|    63.2|    63.7|    64.0|    63.7
    Employed......................................|  11,834|  12,560|  12,675|  11,965|  12,397|  12,482|  12,624|  12,749|  12,813
      Employment-population ratio.................|    53.2|    55.2|    55.6|    53.8|    55.1|    54.9|    55.5|    56.0|    56.2
    Unemployed....................................|   1,862|   1,803|   1,661|   1,903|   1,614|   1,887|   1,863|   1,824|   1,710
      Unemployment rate...........................|    13.6|    12.6|    11.6|    13.7|    11.5|    13.1|    12.9|    12.5|    11.8
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              Men, 20 years and over
  Civilian labor force............................|   6,422|   6,595|   6,617|   6,416|   6,469|   6,563|   6,697|   6,633|   6,622
      Participation rate..........................|    71.4|    72.3|    72.4|    71.3|    70.9|    72.1|    73.4|    72.7|    72.5
    Employed......................................|   5,558|   5,852|   5,920|   5,599|   5,787|   5,753|   5,884|   5,953|   5,962
      Employment-population ratio.................|    61.8|    64.1|    64.8|    62.2|    63.5|    63.2|    64.5|    65.2|    65.2
    Unemployed....................................|     863|     743|     697|     817|     682|     810|     813|     679|     660
      Unemployment rate...........................|    13.4|    11.3|    10.5|    12.7|    10.5|    12.3|    12.1|    10.2|    10.0
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             Women, 20 years and over
  Civilian labor force............................|   6,578|   7,045|   6,985|   6,655|   6,801|   6,917|   6,993|   7,117|   7,065
      Participation rate..........................|    58.9|    61.5|    60.9|    59.6|    60.3|    60.5|    61.1|    62.2|    61.6
    Employed......................................|   5,894|   6,253|   6,279|   5,930|   6,143|   6,121|   6,224|   6,253|   6,317
      Employment-population ratio.................|    52.8|    54.6|    54.8|    53.1|    54.5|    53.6|    54.4|    54.6|    55.1
    Unemployed....................................|     684|     792|     705|     725|     658|     796|     769|     865|     747
      Unemployment rate...........................|    10.4|    11.2|    10.1|    10.9|     9.7|    11.5|    11.0|    12.1|    10.6
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            Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
  Civilian labor force............................|     696|     723|     733|     797|     741|     889|     796|     823|     837
      Participation rate..........................|    33.3|    32.9|    33.3|    38.2|    35.2|    40.5|    36.3|    37.5|    38.1
    Employed......................................|     381|     455|     475|     436|     467|     607|     515|     543|     534
      Employment-population ratio.................|    18.3|    20.7|    21.6|    20.9|    22.2|    27.7|    23.5|    24.7|    24.3
    Unemployed....................................|     314|     268|     258|     361|     274|     281|     281|     280|     303
      Unemployment rate...........................|    45.2|    37.0|    35.2|    45.3|    37.0|    31.7|    35.3|    34.0|    36.2
        Men.......................................|    48.2|    40.8|    41.9|    46.8|    38.8|    38.1|    40.1|    37.5|    40.8
        Women.....................................|    40.9|    32.8|    28.3|    43.2|    35.2|    25.5|    30.5|    30.2|    31.3
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                 HISPANIC ORIGIN
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Civilian noninstitutional population..............|  15,635|  17,942|  17,993|  15,635|  16,014|  17,849|  17,896|  17,942|  17,993
  Civilian labor force............................|  10,188|  11,887|  11,828|  10,232|  10,625|  11,746|  11,835|  11,871|  11,880
      Participation rate..........................|    65.2|    66.3|    65.7|    65.4|    66.3|    65.8|    66.1|    66.2|    66.0
    Employed......................................|   9,139|  10,638|  10,584|   9,154|   9,513|  10,495|  10,650|  10,680|  10,595
      Employment-population ratio.................|    58.4|    59.3|    58.8|    58.5|    59.4|    58.8|    59.5|    59.5|    58.9
    Unemployed....................................|   1,049|   1,250|   1,244|   1,078|   1,112|   1,251|   1,185|   1,190|   1,285
      Unemployment rate...........................|    10.3|    10.5|    10.5|    10.5|    10.5|    10.6|    10.0|    10.0|    10.8
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___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
   1/  The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore,
identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.
   2/  Data for 1994 are not directly comparable with data for 1993 and earlier years.
For additional information, see "Revisions in the Current Population Survey Effective
January 1994" in the February 1994 issue of Employment and Earnings.
   NOTE:  Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin groups will not sum to totals
because data for the "other races" group are not presented and Hispanics are included in
both the white and black population groups.
 
HOUSEHOLD DATA
 
Table A-3. Selected employment indicators
 
(In thousands)
 
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                                                    Not seasonally adjusted                    Seasonally adjusted
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                     Category                     |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
                                                  |  Apr.  |  Mar.  |  Apr.  |  Apr.  |  Dec.  |  Jan.  |  Feb.  |  Mar.  |  Apr.
                                                  |  1993  |19941/  |  1994  |  1993  |  1993  |19941/  |  1994  |  1994  |  1994
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                  CHARACTERISTIC
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
Total employed, 16 years and over.................|117,856 |120,844 |121,604 |118,585 |120,661 |121,971 |122,258 |122,037 |122,338
  Married men, spouse present.....................| 40,879 | 41,083 | 41,339 | 40,935 | 40,951 | 41,483 | 41,328 | 41,331 | 41,380
  Married women, spouse present...................| 30,443 | 31,435 | 31,596 | 30,194 | 31,051 | 31,579 | 31,709 | 31,310 | 31,345
  Women who maintain families.....................|  6,838 |  7,340 |  7,104 |  6,923 |  6,693 |  6,796 |  7,133 |  7,369 |  7,191
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                    OCCUPATION
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
  Managerial and professional specialty...........| 31,979 | 33,354 | 33,692 | 31,701 | 32,764 | 33,008 | 33,122 | 33,152 | 33,415
  Technical, sales, and administrative support....| 36,621 | 37,060 | 36,906 | 36,526 | 37,243 | 37,411 | 37,191 | 37,060 | 36,796
  Service occupations.............................| 16,373 | 17,059 | 16,987 | 16,483 | 16,734 | 16,796 | 17,087 | 17,111 | 17,107
  Precision production, craft, and repair.........| 12,942 | 13,023 | 13,020 | 13,141 | 13,445 | 13,494 | 13,644 | 13,551 | 13,232
  Operators, fabricators, and laborers............| 16,806 | 17,183 | 17,517 | 17,173 | 17,209 | 17,685 | 17,645 | 17,581 | 17,888
  Farming, forestry, and fishing..................|  3,137 |  3,165 |  3,482 |  3,310 |  3,325 |  3,598 |  3,693 |  3,651 |  3,677
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                 CLASS OF WORKER
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
  Agriculture:                                    |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
    Wage and salary workers.......................|  1,590 |  1,523 |  1,656 |  1,630 |  1,724 |  1,641 |  1,677 |  1,719 |  1,693
    Self-employed workers.........................|  1,291 |  1,525 |  1,652 |  1,333 |  1,269 |  1,590 |  1,633 |  1,661 |  1,710
    Unpaid family workers.........................|     99 |     38 |     39 |    107 |     92 |     78 |     55 |     41 |     43
  Nonagricultural industries:                     |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
    Wage and salary workers.......................|105,698 |108,626 |109,181 |106,235 |108,247 |109,526 |109,547 |109,365 |109,749
      Government..................................| 18,582 | 18,648 | 18,448 | 18,524 | 18,503 | 18,163 | 18,152 | 18,481 | 18,393
      Private industries..........................| 87,115 | 89,979 | 90,732 | 87,711 | 89,744 | 91,364 | 91,395 | 90,883 | 91,356
        Private households........................|  1,024 |    978 |    966 |  1,108 |  1,104 |    928 |  1,074 |  1,035 |  1,043
        Other industries..........................| 86,091 | 89,001 | 89,766 | 86,603 | 88,640 | 90,436 | 90,321 | 89,849 | 90,313
    Self-employed workers.........................|  8,932 |  8,999 |  8,937 |  8,971 |  9,053 |  8,990 |  9,312 |  9,146 |  8,982
    Unpaid family workers.........................|    247 |    132 |    139 |    233 |    217 |    142 |    143 |    117 |    131
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            PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
  All industries:                                 |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
    Part time for economic reasons................|  6,109 |  4,987 |  4,538 |  6,405 |  6,217 |  5,167 |  4,643 |  4,992 |  4,757
      Slack work or business conditions...........|  3,031 |  2,665 |  2,276 |  3,144 |  3,099 |  2,561 |  2,301 |  2,538 |  2,363
      Could only find part-time work..............|  2,799 |  2,046 |  1,983 |  2,966 |  2,828 |  2,171 |  2,028 |  2,138 |  2,101
    Part time for noneconomic reasons.............| 15,459 | 18,290 | 18,318 | 14,663 | 15,373 | 17,744 | 17,674 | 17,519 | 17,072
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  Nonagricultural industries:                     |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
    Part time for economic reasons................|  5,901 |  4,771 |  4,397 |  6,189 |  5,934 |  4,842 |  4,384 |  4,762 |  4,613
      Slack work or business conditions...........|  2,904 |  2,541 |  2,192 |  2,966 |  2,922 |  2,439 |  2,169 |  2,411 |  2,241
      Could only find part-time work..............|  2,724 |  2,013 |  1,966 |  2,879 |  2,739 |  2,075 |  1,944 |  2,089 |  2,078
    Part time for noneconomic reasons.............| 15,019 | 17,687 | 17,682 | 14,293 | 14,909 | 17,056 | 17,081 | 16,893 | 16,463
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___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
   1/  Data for 1994 are not directly comparable with data for 1993 and earlier years.
For additional information, see "Revisions in the Current Population Survey Effective
January 1994" in the February 1994 issue of Employment and Earnings.
   NOTE:  Persons at work excludes employed persons who were absent from their jobs
during the entire reference week for reasons such as vacation, illness, or industrial
dispute.  Part time for noneconomic reasons excludes persons who usually work full time
but worked only 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for reasons such as holidays,
illness, and bad weather.
 
 
 
HOUSEHOLD DATA
 
 
Table A-4. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
 
 
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                                                  |        Number of         |
                                                  |    unemployed persons    |                Unemployment rates1/
                                                  |      (in thousands)      |
                     Category                     |                          |
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                                                  |  Apr.  |  Mar.  |  Apr.  |  Apr.  |  Dec.  |  Jan.  |  Feb.  |  Mar.  |  Apr.
                                                  |  1993  |19942/  |  1994  |  1993  |  1993  |19942/  |  1994  |  1994  |  1994
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                  CHARACTERISTIC
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
 Total, 16 years and over.........................|  8,954 |  8,543 |   8,408|   7.0  |   6.4  |   6.7  |   6.5  |   6.5  |   6.4
   Men, 20 years and over.........................|  4,288 |  3,866 |   3,743|   6.5  |   5.8  |   5.9  |   6.0  |   5.8  |   5.6
   Women, 20 years and over.......................|  3,281 |  3,366 |   3,145|   6.0  |   5.7  |   6.0  |   5.7  |   6.0  |   5.6
   Both sexes, 16 to 19 years.....................|  1,385 |  1,311 |   1,520|  20.3  |  17.8  |  18.4  |  17.9  |  17.8  |  19.9
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   Married men, spouse present....................|  1,945 |  1,786 |   1,701|   4.5  |   3.9  |   4.1  |   4.3  |   4.1  |   3.9
   Married women, spouse present..................|  1,538 |  1,454 |   1,325|   4.8  |   4.3  |   4.4  |   4.3  |   4.4  |   4.1
   Women who maintain families....................|    731 |    780 |     721|   9.6  |  10.2  |   9.4  |   9.7  |   9.6  |   9.1
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   Full-time workers..............................|  7,279 |  6,956 |   6,833|   6.9  |   6.4  |   6.8  |   6.6  |   6.6  |   6.4
   Part-time workers..............................|  1,699 |  1,595 |   1,589|   7.6  |   6.6  |   6.2  |   5.9  |   6.3  |   6.5
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                             3/                   |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
                   OCCUPATION
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
   Managerial and professional specialty..........|    997 |    933 |     894|   3.0  |   2.8  |   2.9  |   2.9  |   2.7  |   2.6
   Technical, sales, and administrative support...|  2,095 |  2,246 |   2,028|   5.4  |   5.1  |   5.4  |   5.4  |   5.7  |   5.2
   Precision production, craft, and repair........|  1,228 |  1,050 |     920|   8.5  |   7.4  |   7.0  |   6.8  |   7.2  |   6.5
   Operators, fabricators, and laborers...........|  1,858 |  1,706 |   1,954|   9.8  |   9.1  |  10.0  |   9.5  |   8.8  |   9.8
   Farming, forestry, and fishing.................|    311 |    419 |     328|   8.6  |   8.7  |   8.4  |   8.8  |  10.3  |   8.2
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                     INDUSTRY
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
   Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers|  6,837 |  6,624 |   6,471|   7.2  |   6.6  |   7.0  |   6.8  |   6.8  |   6.6
     Goods-producing industries...................|  2,422 |  2,101 |   2,007|   8.9  |   7.9  |   7.8  |   7.6  |   7.7  |   7.3
       Mining.....................................|     57 |     37 |      47|   8.2  |   6.9  |   5.1  |   4.0  |   5.5  |   6.8
       Construction...............................|    872 |    788 |     746|  14.7  |  12.7  |  13.9  |  13.3  |  13.5  |  12.6
       Manufacturing..............................|  1,493 |  1,277 |   1,215|   7.3  |   6.5  |   6.1  |   6.1  |   6.1  |   5.8
         Durable goods............................|    857 |    690 |     668|   7.3  |   6.3  |   5.3  |   5.5  |   5.7  |   5.5
         Nondurable goods.........................|    636 |    587 |     547|   7.3  |   6.8  |   7.3  |   7.1  |   6.8  |   6.3
     Service-producing industries.................|  4,415 |  4,523 |   4,464|   6.5  |   6.2  |   6.7  |   6.5  |   6.4  |   6.3
       Transportation and public utilities........|    346 |    320 |     393|   5.1  |   5.1  |   5.5  |   5.2  |   4.7  |   5.6
       Wholesale and retail trade.................|  1,990 |  2,005 |   1,948|   8.1  |   7.4  |   8.1  |   8.0  |   7.9  |   7.7
       Finance, insurance, and real estate........|    309 |    217 |     257|   4.3  |   3.7  |   3.7  |   3.6  |   2.9  |   3.4
       Services...................................|  1,770 |  1,982 |   1,865|   6.1  |   5.9  |   6.6  |   6.3  |   6.5  |   6.1
   Government workers.............................|    653 |    752 |     670|   3.4  |   3.1  |   3.8  |   3.2  |   3.9  |   3.5
   Agricultural wage and salary workers...........|    218 |    276 |     202|  11.8  |  11.3  |  13.6  |  14.3  |  13.8  |  10.7
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___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
   1/  Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.
   2/  Data for 1994 are not directly comparable with data for 1993 and earlier years.
For additional information, see "Revisions in the Current Population Survey Effective
January 1994" in the February 1994 issue of Employment and Earnings.
   3/  Seasonally adjusted unemployment data for service occupations are not available
because the seasonal components are small relative to the trend-cycle and/or irregular
components and consequently cannot be separated with sufficient precision.
 
 
 
 
 
HOUSEHOLD DATA
 
Table A-5. Duration of unemployment
 
(Numbers in thousands)
 
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                                                    Not seasonally adjusted                    Seasonally adjusted
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                     Duration                     |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
                                                  |  Apr.  |  Mar.  |  Apr.  |  Apr.  |  Dec.  |  Jan.  |  Feb.  |  Mar.  |  Apr.
                                                  |  1993  |19941/  |  1994  |  1993  |  1993  |19941/  |  1994  |  1994  |  1994
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
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                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
               NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
 Less than 5 weeks................................|  2,936 |  2,477 |  2,539 |  3,309 |  3,063 |  3,349 |  2,574 |  2,758 |  2,863
 5 to 14 weeks....................................|  2,294 |  2,855 |  2,193 |  2,537 |  2,247 |  2,336 |  2,727 |  2,549 |  2,434
 15 weeks and over................................|  3,406 |  3,543 |  3,346 |  2,986 |  2,864 |  3,027 |  3,103 |  3,110 |  2,951
    15 to 26 weeks................................|  1,616 |  1,645 |  1,452 |  1,311 |  1,150 |  1,314 |  1,359 |  1,264 |  1,168
    27 weeks and over.............................|  1,790 |  1,898 |  1,894 |  1,675 |  1,714 |  1,713 |  1,744 |  1,847 |  1,782
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
 Average (mean) duration, in weeks................|   19.1 |   20.0 |   20.5 |   17.7 |   18.2 |   18.3 |   18.7 |   19.2 |   19.1
 Median duration, in weeks........................|   10.2 |   11.2 |   11.1 |    8.5 |    8.2 |    8.5 |    9.0 |    9.1 |    9.2
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
               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..............................|   34.0 |   27.9 |   31.4 |   37.5 |   37.5 |   38.4 |   30.6 |   32.8 |   34.7
   5 to 14 weeks..................................|   26.6 |   32.2 |   27.1 |   28.7 |   27.5 |   26.8 |   32.5 |   30.3 |   29.5
   15 weeks and over..............................|   39.4 |   39.9 |   41.4 |   33.8 |   35.0 |   34.7 |   36.9 |   37.0 |   35.8
     15 to 26 weeks...............................|   18.7 |   18.5 |   18.0 |   14.8 |   14.1 |   15.1 |   16.2 |   15.0 |   14.2
     27 weeks and over............................|   20.7 |   21.4 |   23.5 |   19.0 |   21.0 |   19.7 |   20.8 |   21.9 |   21.6
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
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   1/  Data for 1994 are not directly comparable with data for 1993 and earlier years.
For additional information, see "Revisions in the Current Population Survey Effective
January 1994" in the February 1994 issue of Employment and Earnings.
 
 
 
HOUSEHOLD DATA
 
 
Table A-6. Reason for unemployment
 
(Numbers in thousands)
 
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                                                           |                       |
                                                           |                       |
                                                            Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted
                                                           |                       |
                                                            _______________________ _______________________________________________
                          Reason                           |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                                           | Apr.  | Mar.  | Apr.  | Apr.  | Dec.  | Jan.  | Feb.  | Mar.  | Apr.
                                                           | 1993  |19941/ | 1994  | 1993  | 1993  |19941/ | 1994  | 1994  | 1994
                                                           |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
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                                                           |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                                           |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
                                                           |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs........|  4,927|  4,522|  3,832|  4,862|  4,442|  4,442|  4,185|  4,037|  3,790
  On temporary layoff......................................|  1,025|  1,249|    904|  1,068|  1,060|  1,196|  1,109|    983|    947
  Not on temporary layoff..................................|  3,902|  3,273|  2,928|  3,794|  3,382|  3,246|  3,075|  3,054|  2,843
    Permanent job losers...................................|  (2)  |  2,491|  2,279|  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)
    Persons who completed temporary jobs...................|  (2)  |    782|    649|  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)
Job leavers................................................|    943|    832|    790|    990|    932|    762|    888|    873|    825
Reentrants.................................................|  1,927|  2,993|  2,847|  2,187|  2,018|  2,831|  2,898|  3,054|  3,235
New entrants...............................................|    838|    528|    609|    920|    797|    651|    641|    643|    689
                                                           |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                                           |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   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.......|   57.1|   51.0|   47.4|   54.3|   54.2|   51.1|   48.6|   46.9|   44.4
   On temporary layoff.....................................|   11.9|   14.1|   11.2|   11.9|   12.9|   13.8|   12.9|   11.4|   11.1
   Not on temporary layoff.................................|   45.2|   36.9|   36.2|   42.3|   41.3|   37.4|   35.7|   35.5|   33.3
 Job leavers...............................................|   10.9|    9.4|    9.8|   11.1|   11.4|    8.8|   10.3|   10.1|    9.7
 Reentrants................................................|   22.3|   33.7|   35.2|   24.4|   24.6|   32.6|   33.7|   35.5|   37.9
 New entrants..............................................|    9.7|    5.9|    7.5|   10.3|    9.7|    7.5|    7.4|    7.5|    8.1
                                                           |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                                           |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
              UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE
                                                           |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                      CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
                                                           |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs.......|    3.9|    3.5|    3.0|    3.8|    3.4|    3.4|    3.2|    3.1|    2.9
 Job leavers...............................................|     .7|     .6|     .6|     .8|     .7|     .6|     .7|     .7|     .6
 Reentrants................................................|    1.5|    2.3|    2.2|    1.7|    1.6|    2.2|    2.2|    2.3|    2.5
 New entrants..............................................|     .7|     .4|     .5|     .7|     .6|     .5|     .5|     .5|     .5
                                                           |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
   1/  Data for 1994 are not directly comparable with data for 1993 and earlier years.
For additional information, see "Revisions in the Current Population Survey Effective
January 1994" in the February 1994 issue of Employment and Earnings.
   2/  Not available.
 
 
 
 
 
HOUSEHOLD DATA
 
Table A-7. Unemployed persons by age and sex, seasonally adjusted
 
 
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                                                  |                          |
                                                  |        Number of         |
                                                  |    unemployed persons    |                Unemployment rates1/
                                                  |      (in thousands)      |
                   Age and sex                    |                          |
                                                   __________________________ _____________________________________________________
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
                                                  |  Apr.  |  Mar.  |  Apr.  |  Apr.  |  Dec.  |  Jan.  |  Feb.  |  Mar.  |  Apr.
                                                  |  1993  |19942/  |  1994  |  1993  |  1993  |19942/  |  1994  |  1994  |  1994
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
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                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
Total, 16 years and over..........................|  8,954 |  8,543 |  8,408 |   7.0  |   6.4  |   6.7  |   6.5  |   6.5  |   6.4
  16 to 24 years..................................|  2,834 |  2,855 |  2,921 |  13.9  |  12.3  |  13.6  |  12.7  |  13.2  |  13.4
    16 to 19 years................................|  1,385 |  1,311 |  1,520 |  20.3  |  17.8  |  18.4  |  17.9  |  17.8  |  19.9
      16 to 17 years..............................|    597 |    586 |    765 |  22.5  |  19.0  |  21.2  |  21.8  |  19.9  |  24.1
      18 to 19 years..............................|    793 |    725 |    764 |  19.0  |  17.1  |  16.1  |  15.3  |  16.5  |  17.1
    20 to 24 years................................|  1,449 |  1,543 |  1,400 |  10.7  |   9.5  |  11.0  |  10.0  |  10.9  |   9.9
  25 years and over...............................|  6,101 |  5,680 |  5,469 |   5.7  |   5.3  |   5.4  |   5.3  |   5.2  |   5.0
    25 to 54 years................................|  5,424 |  4,993 |  4,793 |   5.9  |   5.5  |   5.5  |   5.4  |   5.3  |   5.1
    55 years and over.............................|    640 |    700 |    644 |   4.2  |   4.2  |   4.6  |   4.3  |   4.6  |   4.2
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
  Men, 16 years and over..........................|  5,098 |  4,589 |  4,585 |   7.3  |   6.5  |   6.8  |   6.7  |   6.5  |   6.5
    16 to 24 years................................|  1,634 |  1,559 |  1,627 |  15.2  |  13.2  |  14.7  |  13.3  |  13.8  |  14.2
      16 to 19 years..............................|    810 |    723 |    843 |  22.4  |  19.4  |  20.7  |  19.0  |  19.0  |  21.5
        16 to 17 years............................|    336 |    341 |    421 |  24.0  |  19.9  |  23.9  |  21.9  |  22.2  |  25.3
        18 to 19 years............................|    478 |    386 |    427 |  21.5  |  18.9  |  18.1  |  17.1  |  17.1  |  18.8
      20 to 24 years..............................|    824 |    835 |    784 |  11.6  |  10.1  |  11.5  |  10.5  |  11.1  |  10.4
    25 years and over.............................|  3,461 |  3,010 |  2,954 |   5.9  |   5.4  |   5.4  |   5.4  |   5.1  |   5.0
      25 to 54 years..............................|  3,042 |  2,625 |  2,557 |   6.1  |   5.5  |   5.5  |   5.5  |   5.2  |   5.0
      55 years and over...........................|    393 |    385 |    373 |   4.6  |   4.7  |   4.7  |   4.7  |   4.6  |   4.4
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
  Women, 16 years and over........................|  3,856 |  3,954 |  3,823 |   6.6  |   6.2  |   6.5  |   6.3  |   6.6  |   6.4
    16 to 24 years................................|  1,200 |  1,296 |  1,294 |  12.4  |  11.3  |  12.3  |  12.0  |  12.6  |  12.6
      16 to 19 years..............................|    575 |    588 |    678 |  17.9  |  16.1  |  15.8  |  16.7  |  16.5  |  18.2
        16 to 17 years............................|    261 |    245 |    344 |  20.8  |  18.1  |  18.2  |  21.7  |  17.4  |  22.8
        18 to 19 years............................|    315 |    339 |    337 |  16.1  |  15.1  |  13.8  |  13.2  |  15.8  |  15.3
      20 to 24 years..............................|    625 |    708 |    617 |   9.7  |   8.8  |  10.4  |   9.5  |  10.6  |   9.4
    25 years and over.............................|  2,640 |  2,670 |  2,515 |   5.5  |   5.2  |   5.4  |   5.1  |   5.4  |   5.1
      25 to 54 years..............................|  2,382 |  2,369 |  2,236 |   5.7  |   5.5  |   5.4  |   5.3  |   5.5  |   5.2
      55 years and over...........................|    247 |    316 |    272 |   3.7  |   3.6  |   4.5  |   3.8  |   4.6  |   3.9
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
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   1/  Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.
   2/  Data for 1994 are not directly comparable with data for 1993 and earlier years.
For additional information, see "Revisions in the Current Population Survey Effective
January 1994" in the February 1994 issue of Employment and Earnings.
 
 
 
HOUSEHOLD DATA
 
 
Table A-8. Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted
 
(Numbers in thousands)
 
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                                                                                      |
                                                                                      |                 April 1994
                                       Category                                       |
                                                                                       ____________________________________________
                                                                                      |              |              |
                                                                                      |    Total     |     Men      |    Women
                                                                                      |              |              |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                                                      |              |              |
                                                                                      |              |              |
                                NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE
                                                                                      |              |              |
                                                                                      |              |              |
Total not in the labor force..........................................................|    66,681    |    24,092    |    42,589
 Persons who currently want a job.....................................................|     6,574    |     2,681    |     3,893
  Searched for work and available to work now1/.......................................|     1,770    |       843    |       927
   Reason not currently looking:                                                      |              |              |
     Discouragement over job prospects2/..............................................|       502    |       310    |       192
     Reasons other than discouragement3/..............................................|     1,267    |       533    |       735
                                                                                      |              |              |
                                                                                      |              |              |
                                 MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS
                                                                                      |              |              |
Total multiple jobholders4/...........................................................|     7,300    |     3,841    |     3,459
    Percent of total employed.........................................................|       6.0    |       5.9    |       6.2
                                                                                      |              |              |
 Primary job full time, secondary job part time.......................................|     4,269    |     2,485    |     1,784
 Primary and secondary jobs both part time............................................|     1,580    |       479    |     1,101
 Primary and secondary jobs both full time............................................|       250    |       181    |        69
 Hours vary on primary or secondary job...............................................|     1,159    |       682    |       477
                                                                                      |              |              |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
   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.
 
 
 
HOUSEHOLD DATA
 
 
Table A-9.  Employment status of the civilian population for eleven large States
 
(Numbers in thousands)
 
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                                          |                             |
                                          |                        1/   |                                     2/
                                            Not seasonally adjusted                        Seasonally adjusted
                                          |                             |
                                           _____________________________ __________________________________________________________
                                          |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
       State and employment status
                                          |  Apr.   |  Mar.   |  Apr.   |  Apr.   |  Dec.   |  Jan.   |  Feb.   |  Mar.   |  Apr.
                                          |  1993   | 19943/  |  1994   |  1993   |  1993   | 19943/  |  1994   |  1994   |  1994
                                          |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
 
                California
 
Civilian noninstitutional population......   23,250    23,398    23,410    23,250    23,367    23,380    23,390    23,398    23,410
  Civilian labor force....................   15,160    15,430    15,402    15,312    15,216    15,626    15,597    15,547    15,559
    Employed..............................   13,879    14,054    13,998    13,950    13,884    14,041    14,190    14,205    14,066
    Unemployed............................    1,281     1,376     1,404     1,362     1,332     1,585     1,407     1,342     1,493
    Unemployment rate.....................      8.4       8.9       9.1       8.9       8.8      10.1       9.0       8.6       9.6
 
 
                 Florida
 
Civilian noninstitutional population......   10,657    10,787    10,798    10,657    10,756    10,767    10,778    10,787    10,798
  Civilian labor force....................    6,544     6,727     6,690     6,612     6,742     6,798     6,692     6,762     6,759
    Employed..............................    6,136     6,255     6,233     6,159     6,277     6,286     6,309     6,266     6,257
    Unemployed............................      408       471       456       452       464       512       383       496       502
    Unemployment rate.....................      6.2       7.0       6.8       6.8       6.9       7.5       5.7       7.3       7.4
 
 
                 Illinois
 
Civilian noninstitutional population......    8,817     8,866     8,870     8,817     8,857     8,861     8,864     8,866     8,870
  Civilian labor force....................    5,867     5,981     5,997     5,937     6,033     5,999     6,017     6,030     6,076
    Employed..............................    5,392     5,593     5,661     5,464     5,675     5,600     5,634     5,667     5,740
    Unemployed............................      475       388       336       473       358       399       383       362       336
    Unemployment rate.....................      8.1       6.5       5.6       8.0       5.9       6.6       6.4       6.0       5.5
 
 
              Massachusetts
 
Civilian noninstitutional population......    4,662     4,664     4,664     4,662     4,666     4,666     4,665     4,664     4,664
  Civilian labor force....................    3,119     3,142     3,097     3,147     3,162     3,172     3,130     3,142     3,127
    Employed..............................    2,914     2,933     2,916     2,935     2,966     2,944     2,930     2,957     2,937
    Unemployed............................      205       209       181       213       196       228       200       185       190
    Unemployment rate.....................      6.6       6.7       5.8       6.8       6.2       7.2       6.4       5.9       6.1
 
 
                 Michigan
 
Civilian noninstitutional population......    7,123     7,156     7,159     7,123     7,150     7,153     7,155     7,156     7,159
  Civilian labor force....................    4,587     4,706     4,734     4,673     4,748     4,803     4,796     4,753     4,818
    Employed..............................    4,274     4,376     4,463     4,354     4,399     4,441     4,416     4,445     4,541
    Unemployed............................      313       330       271       319       349       363       380       308       276
    Unemployment rate.....................      6.8       7.0       5.7       6.8       7.3       7.5       7.9       6.5       5.7
 
 
                New Jersey
 
Civilian noninstitutional population......    6,100     6,126     6,128     6,100     6,121     6,123     6,125     6,126     6,128
  Civilian labor force....................    3,958     4,021     3,942     3,984     4,019     4,066     4,030     4,023     3,967
    Employed..............................    3,616     3,684     3,667     3,630     3,737     3,788     3,735     3,704     3,681
    Unemployed............................      343       337       276       354       282       278       295       319       286
    Unemployment rate.....................      8.7       8.4       7.0       8.9       7.0       6.8       7.3       7.9       7.2
 
 
                 New York
 
Civilian noninstitutional population......   14,025    14,054    14,056    14,025    14,052    14,054    14,054    14,054    14,056
  Civilian labor force....................    8,635     8,645     8,593     8,699     8,597     8,622     8,578     8,686     8,652
    Employed..............................    8,027     7,943     7,938     8,044     7,943     8,008     7,906     7,987     7,947
    Unemployed............................      608       702       655       655       654       614       672       699       705
    Unemployment rate.....................      7.0       8.1       7.6       7.5       7.6       7.1       7.8       8.1       8.2
 
 
              North Carolina
 
Civilian noninstitutional population......    5,272     5,346     5,352     5,272     5,328     5,334     5,340     5,346     5,352
  Civilian labor force....................    3,517     3,523     3,545     3,560     3,565     3,559     3,587     3,572     3,587
    Employed..............................    3,331     3,364     3,410     3,370     3,417     3,418     3,402     3,417     3,449
    Unemployed............................      186       159       135       190       148       141       185       156       139
    Unemployment rate.....................      5.3       4.5       3.8       5.3       4.1       4.0       5.2       4.4       3.9
 
 
                   Ohio
 
Civilian noninstitutional population......    8,388     8,422     8,425     8,388     8,416     8,419     8,421     8,422     8,425
  Civilian labor force....................    5,426     5,565     5,496     5,477     5,551     5,513     5,609     5,595     5,548
    Employed..............................    5,072     5,195     5,152     5,116     5,203     5,178     5,315     5,266     5,197
    Unemployed............................      354       370       344       361       348       335       294       329       351
    Unemployment rate.....................      6.5       6.6       6.3       6.6       6.3       6.1       5.2       5.9       6.3
 
 
               Pennsylvania
 
Civilian noninstitutional population......    9,277     9,299     9,300     9,277     9,297     9,298     9,299     9,299     9,300
  Civilian labor force....................    5,780     5,821     5,797     5,859     5,890     5,800     5,740     5,914     5,881
    Employed..............................    5,382     5,419     5,411     5,458     5,513     5,451     5,448     5,511     5,490
    Unemployed............................      398       403       386       402       377       349       292       402       391
    Unemployment rate.....................      6.9       6.9       6.7       6.9       6.4       6.0       5.1       6.8       6.6
 
 
                  Texas
 
Civilian noninstitutional population......   13,247    13,479    13,499    13,247    13,421    13,442    13,461    13,479    13,499
  Civilian labor force....................    9,007     9,263     9,339     9,020     9,301     9,315     9,307     9,317     9,354
    Employed..............................    8,396     8,595     8,756     8,400     8,691     8,760     8,661     8,623     8,761
    Unemployed............................      611       668       583       620       611       555       646       694       593
    Unemployment rate.....................      6.8       7.2       6.2       6.9       6.6       6.0       6.9       7.4       6.3
 
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
 
   1/ These are the official Bureau of Labor Statistics' estimates used in the
administration of Federal fund allocation programs.
 
   2/ The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore,
identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and the seasonally adjusted columns.
   3/  Data for 1994 are not directly comparable with data for 1993 and earlier years.
For additional information, see "Revisions in the Current Population Survey Effective
January 1994" in the February 1994 issue of Employment and Earnings.
 
 
 
 
 
   ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                        ESTABLISHMENT DATA
 
 
   Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry
 
   (In thousands)
 
 
 
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                                                 |                               |
                                                 |    Not seasonally adjusted    |              Seasonally adjusted
                                                 |                               |
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                      Industry                   |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                                 | Apr.  | Feb.  | Mar.  | Apr.  | Apr.  | Dec.  | Jan.  | Feb.  | Mar.  | Apr.
                                                 | 1993  | 1994  |1994p/ |1994p/ | 1993  | 1993  | 1994  | 1994  |1994p/ |1994p/
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
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                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
              Total..............................|109,582|110,008|110,878|111,863|109,820|111,110|111,079|111,357|111,821|112,088
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
           Total private.........................| 90,421| 90,779| 91,525| 92,514| 91,020| 92,156| 92,150| 92,423| 92,857| 93,105
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Goods-producing industries....................| 22,706| 22,412| 22,588| 22,899| 22,980| 23,008| 23,024| 23,032| 23,125| 23,189
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
     Mining1/....................................|    596|    585|    585|    588|    600|    605|    602|    599|    597|    594
       Oil and gas extraction....................|  331.4|  333.5|  331.0|  329.3|    335|    344|    341|    338|    336|    334
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
     Construction1/..............................|  4,359|  4,199|  4,344|  4,619|  4,517|  4,665|  4,653|  4,650|  4,732|  4,796
       General building contractors..............|1,017.6|1,001.3|1,024.5|1,065.1|  1,062|  1,085|  1,083|  1,072|  1,096|  1,108
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
     Manufacturing...............................| 17,751| 17,628| 17,659| 17,692| 17,863| 17,738| 17,769| 17,783| 17,796| 17,799
         Production workers......................| 12,088| 12,076| 12,113| 12,154| 12,178| 12,139| 12,178| 12,207| 12,227| 12,237
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
      Durable goods..............................| 10,050|  9,992| 10,023| 10,055| 10,090| 10,028| 10,061| 10,071| 10,078| 10,088
         Production workers......................|  6,718|  6,739|  6,773|  6,815|  6,745|  6,749|  6,786|  6,801|  6,819|  6,837
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
       Lumber and wood products..................|  670.9|  688.5|  690.6|  695.6|    683|    699|    705|    707|    705|    707
       Furniture and fixtures....................|  478.2|  483.3|  485.8|  486.5|    480|    485|    487|    485|    488|    489
       Stone, clay, and glass products...........|  506.8|  497.5|  505.4|  518.4|    511|    514|    517|    517|    519|    523
       Primary metal industries..................|  676.1|  674.4|  673.9|  672.9|    678|    675|    676|    677|    676|    675
         Blast furnaces and basic steel products.|  239.0|  234.8|  232.9|  229.0|    240|    236|    237|    236|    234|    230
       Fabricated metal products.................|1,307.8|1,315.4|1,321.1|1,323.5|  1,316|  1,315|  1,325|  1,325|  1,330|  1,330
       Industrial machinery and equipment........|1,904.3|1,907.5|1,913.1|1,918.2|  1,904|  1,897|  1,901|  1,906|  1,909|  1,916
       Electronic and other electrical equipment.|1,511.3|1,518.1|1,523.6|1,530.4|  1,519|  1,518|  1,516|  1,523|  1,528|  1,535
       Transportation equipment..................|1,742.7|1,696.8|1,699.4|1,702.1|  1,743|  1,703|  1,713|  1,714|  1,710|  1,702
         Motor vehicles and equipment............|  812.8|  850.4|  854.8|  859.9|    810|    842|    875|    868|    866|    859
         Aircraft and parts......................|  556.8|  493.4|  490.1|  484.4|    558|    505|    499|    492|    490|    485
       Instruments and related products..........|  890.5|  854.6|  852.1|  847.7|    892|    861|    859|    856|    853|    849
       Miscellaneous manufacturing...............|  361.2|  356.1|  358.2|  359.7|    364|    361|    362|    361|    360|    362
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
      Nondurable goods...........................|  7,701|  7,636|  7,636|  7,637|  7,773|  7,710|  7,708|  7,712|  7,718|  7,711
         Production workers......................|  5,370|  5,337|  5,340|  5,339|  5,433|  5,390|  5,392|  5,406|  5,408|  5,400
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
       Food and kindred products.................|1,598.4|1,598.0|1,597.1|1,591.1|  1,651|  1,644|  1,642|  1,647|  1,652|  1,644
       Tobacco products..........................|   44.7|   44.9|   43.2|   42.3|     48|     46|     44|     44|     45|     45
       Textile mill products.....................|  667.4|  660.4|  660.4|  662.2|    670|    662|    662|    664|    666|    664
       Apparel and other textile products........|  986.4|  944.3|  944.5|  942.9|    987|    951|    950|    947|    946|    944
       Paper and allied products.................|  678.0|  672.0|  670.9|  669.5|    682|    676|    677|    677|    676|    674
       Printing and publishing...................|1,503.3|1,507.4|1,509.6|1,511.8|  1,503|  1,505|  1,508|  1,509|  1,511|  1,512
       Chemicals and allied products.............|1,071.2|1,052.5|1,050.0|1,050.0|  1,074|  1,065|  1,059|  1,056|  1,053|  1,054
       Petroleum and coal products...............|  154.5|  146.9|  147.9|  150.8|    156|    153|    152|    151|    151|    152
       Rubber and misc. plastics products........|  882.1|  896.3|  899.2|  904.0|    886|    892|    898|    903|    904|    908
       Leather and leather products..............|  115.4|  113.2|  112.8|  112.6|    116|    116|    116|    114|    114|    114
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Service-producing industries..................| 86,876| 87,596| 88,290| 88,964| 86,840| 88,102| 88,055| 88,325| 88,696| 88,899
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
     Transportation and public utilities.........|  5,677|  5,653|  5,671|  5,623|  5,720|  5,697|  5,708|  5,719|  5,732|  5,665
       Transportation............................|  3,481|  3,490|  3,511|  3,465|  3,513|  3,521|  3,529|  3,543|  3,561|  3,496
         Trucking and warehousing................|1,594.6|1,610.3|1,620.0|1,561.7|  1,629|  1,629|  1,643|  1,655|  1,662|  1,594
         Transportation by air...................|  729.2|  729.5|  728.8|  729.1|    737|    739|    736|    736|    736|    735
       Communications and public utilities.......|  2,196|  2,163|  2,160|  2,158|  2,207|  2,176|  2,179|  2,176|  2,171|  2,169
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
     Wholesale trade.............................|  6,084|  6,114|  6,146|  6,186|  6,110|  6,133|  6,156|  6,176|  6,193|  6,209
       Durable goods.............................|  3,478|  3,512|  3,528|  3,551|  3,488|  3,512|  3,525|  3,537|  3,546|  3,558
       Nondurable goods..........................|  2,606|  2,602|  2,618|  2,635|  2,622|  2,621|  2,631|  2,639|  2,647|  2,651
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
     Retail trade1/..............................| 19,412| 19,478| 19,608| 19,887| 19,648| 19,949| 19,923| 19,977| 20,049| 20,129
       General merchandise stores................|2,290.3|2,276.9|2,263.5|2,275.0|  2,378|  2,357|  2,332|  2,342|  2,355|  2,365
       Food stores...............................|3,166.6|3,199.0|3,203.1|3,207.6|  3,199|  3,218|  3,222|  3,235|  3,245|  3,243
       Automotive dealers and service stations...|2,006.7|2,065.8|2,082.8|2,109.0|  2,021|  2,075|  2,080|  2,097|  2,108|  2,122
       Apparel and accessory stores..............|1,116.6|1,094.6|1,101.0|1,100.9|  1,138|  1,147|  1,126|  1,126|  1,134|  1,126
       Eating and drinking places................|6,769.0|6,717.7|6,833.2|7,012.6|  6,803|  6,993|  6,990|  6,969|  6,994|  7,048
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
     Finance, insurance, and real estate.........|  6,558|  6,609|  6,637|  6,664|  6,585|  6,660|  6,656|  6,666|  6,679|  6,688
       Finance...................................|  3,185|  3,266|  3,279|  3,286|  3,195|  3,262|  3,266|  3,276|  3,286|  3,293
         Depository institutions.................|2,104.2|2,120.1|2,125.6|2,126.7|  2,113|  2,126|  2,126|  2,126|  2,132|  2,133
       Insurance.................................|  2,108|  2,101|  2,102|  2,102|  2,108|  2,113|  2,105|  2,103|  2,102|  2,104
       Real estate...............................|  1,265|  1,242|  1,256|  1,276|  1,282|  1,285|  1,285|  1,287|  1,291|  1,291
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
     Services1/..................................| 29,984| 30,513| 30,875| 31,255| 29,977| 30,709| 30,683| 30,853| 31,079| 31,225
       Agricultural services.....................|  511.6|  442.9|  471.7|  542.1|    505|    539|    540|    527|    526|    535
       Hotels and other lodging places...........|1,524.6|1,513.2|1,540.2|1,560.1|  1,564|  1,587|  1,594|  1,591|  1,604|  1,605
       Personal services.........................|1,139.6|1,175.8|1,183.2|1,186.6|  1,091|  1,110|  1,100|  1,133|  1,137|  1,140
       Business services.........................|5,597.5|5,881.2|5,998.6|6,128.4|  5,665|  5,976|  5,975|  6,032|  6,115|  6,190
         Personnel supply services...............|1,869.2|2,053.7|2,148.1|2,241.3|  1,921|  2,140|  2,148|  2,187|  2,240|  2,292
       Auto repair, services, and parking........|  910.7|  971.2|  986.6|1,001.2|    915|    962|    967|    978|    992|  1,005
       Miscellaneous repair services.............|  351.4|  362.7|  364.6|  367.3|    353|    361|    366|    369|    369|    369
       Motion pictures...........................|  414.7|  428.4|  431.4|  431.6|    417|    426|    424|    431|    433|    435
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   ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                        ESTABLISHMENT DATA
 
 
   Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry
 
   (In thousands)
 
 
 
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                                                 |                               |
                                                 |    Not seasonally adjusted    |              Seasonally adjusted
                                                 |                               |
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                      Industry                   |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                                 | Apr.  | Feb.  | Mar.  | Apr.  | Apr.  | Dec.  | Jan.  | Feb.  | Mar.  | Apr.
                                                 | 1993  | 1994  |1994p/ |1994p/ | 1993  | 1993  | 1994  | 1994  |1994p/ |1994p/
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
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       Amusement and recreation services.........|1,181.7|1,041.7|1,086.2|1,164.4|  1,206|  1,173|  1,134|  1,155|  1,181|  1,177
       Health services...........................|8,792.4|9,015.9|9,063.8|9,097.7|  8,819|  8,997|  9,017|  9,034|  9,082|  9,116
         Hospitals...............................|3,805.7|3,813.4|3,819.0|3,819.5|  3,813|  3,816|  3,816|  3,817|  3,823|  3,827
       Legal services............................|  923.1|  927.9|  928.3|  930.8|    930|    930|    932|    934|    933|    936
       Educational services......................|1,849.7|1,879.4|1,898.5|1,899.7|  1,742|  1,768|  1,760|  1,775|  1,788|  1,787
       Social services...........................|2,059.2|2,123.7|2,143.2|2,157.9|  2,045|  2,109|  2,112|  2,122|  2,133|  2,143
       Museums and botanical and zoological      |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
         gardens.................................|   73.4|   70.6|   72.8|   76.9|     75|     78|     77|     77|     78|     78
       Membership organizations..................|1,946.1|1,952.1|1,963.9|1,963.7|  1,956|  1,968|  1,971|  1,970|  1,980|  1,974
       Engineering and management services.......|2,524.3|2,543.2|2,558.5|2,564.1|  2,509|  2,542|  2,530|  2,541|  2,543|  2,551
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
     Government..................................| 19,161| 19,229| 19,353| 19,349| 18,800| 18,954| 18,929| 18,934| 18,964| 18,983
       Federal...................................|  2,917|  2,883|  2,878|  2,871|  2,923|  2,918|  2,897|  2,895|  2,884|  2,877
       State.....................................|  4,574|  4,587|  4,624|  4,636|  4,458|  4,498|  4,472|  4,488|  4,507|  4,519
       Local.....................................| 11,670| 11,759| 11,851| 11,842| 11,419| 11,538| 11,560| 11,551| 11,573| 11,587
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      p/  = preliminary.
 
 
 
   ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                        ESTABLISHMENT DATA
 
                                                                          1/
   Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers   on private nonfarm payrolls by industry
 
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                                                 |                               |
                                                 |    Not seasonally adjusted    |              Seasonally adjusted
                                                 |                               |
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                      Industry                   |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                                 | Apr.  | Feb.  | Mar.  | Apr.  | Apr.  | Dec.  | Jan.  | Feb.  | Mar.  | Apr.
                                                 | 1993  | 1994  |1994p/ |1994p/ | 1993  | 1993  | 1994  | 1994  |1994p/ |1994p/
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
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                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
         Total private...........................|  34.2 |  34.0 |  34.4 |  34.5 |  34.4 |  34.5 |  34.8 |  34.2 |  34.7 |  34.7
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Mining........................................|  43.7 |  43.8 |  44.1 |  44.2 |  44.3 |  43.9 |  44.2 |  44.1 |  44.6 |  44.8
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Construction..................................|  37.8 |  36.1 |  38.1 |  38.3 |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Manufacturing.................................|  40.9 |  40.9 |  41.9 |  42.0 |  41.5 |  41.7 |  41.8 |  41.2 |  42.2 |  42.2
        Overtime hours...........................|   3.8 |   4.1 |   4.5 |   4.6 |   4.2 |   4.4 |   4.4 |   4.6 |   4.8 |   4.8
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
     Durable goods...............................|  41.6 |  41.8 |  42.8 |  42.9 |  42.2 |  42.6 |  42.7 |  42.2 |  43.1 |  43.1
        Overtime hours...........................|   3.9 |   4.5 |   4.8 |   4.9 |   4.4 |   4.7 |   4.8 |   5.0 |   5.1 |   5.2
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
      Lumber and wood products...................|  40.2 |  39.7 |  41.0 |  41.3 |  40.5 |  41.3 |  41.6 |  40.3 |  41.3 |  41.4
      Furniture and fixtures.....................|  39.6 |  38.1 |  40.3 |  40.0 |  40.0 |  40.2 |  40.2 |  38.8 |  40.6 |  40.2
      Stone, clay, and glass products............|  42.2 |  41.1 |  42.9 |  43.5 |  42.5 |  43.0 |  43.6 |  42.2 |  43.8 |  43.7
      Primary metal industries...................|  43.6 |  43.9 |  44.5 |  44.6 |  44.2 |  44.3 |  44.2 |  44.2 |  44.8 |  45.0
        Blast furnaces and basic steel products..|  44.2 |  43.8 |  44.3 |  44.3 |  44.7 |  44.2 |  43.7 |  44.2 |  44.7 |  44.5
      Fabricated metal products..................|  41.4 |  41.9 |  42.6 |  42.7 |  42.1 |  42.6 |  42.7 |  42.3 |  43.0 |  43.0
      Industrial machinery and equipment.........|  42.5 |  43.0 |  43.9 |  43.8 |  43.1 |  43.3 |  43.4 |  43.1 |  43.9 |  44.1
      Electronic and other electrical equipment..|  41.2 |  41.4 |  42.3 |  42.3 |  41.8 |  41.8 |  42.1 |  41.6 |  42.5 |  42.6
      Transportation equipment...................|  42.2 |  43.6 |  44.5 |  44.6 |  42.9 |  44.2 |  44.0 |  44.0 |  44.7 |  44.7
        Motor vehicles and equipment.............|  43.7 |  45.7 |  46.4 |  46.5 |  45.2 |  46.4 |  46.3 |  46.5 |  46.7 |  46.3
      Instruments and related products...........|  40.9 |  41.0 |  41.8 |  41.7 |  41.3 |  41.1 |  41.6 |  40.9 |  41.8 |  41.8
      Miscellaneous manufacturing................|  39.8 |  38.5 |  40.0 |  40.1 |  40.3 |  39.9 |  40.1 |  38.8 |  40.0 |  40.3
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
     Nondurable goods............................|  40.1 |  39.7 |  40.7 |  40.8 |  40.6 |  40.7 |  40.6 |  40.0 |  41.1 |  41.1
        Overtime hours...........................|   3.7 |   3.7 |   4.0 |   4.1 |   4.0 |   4.0 |   4.0 |   4.1 |   4.3 |   4.3
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
      Food and kindred products..................|  39.8 |  40.1 |  40.6 |  40.4 |  40.7 |  40.7 |  40.6 |  40.8 |  41.3 |  41.2
      Tobacco products...........................|  35.5 |  35.4 |  38.1 |  39.5 |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)
      Textile mill products......................|  41.1 |  39.6 |  41.7 |  41.8 |  41.9 |  41.9 |  41.5 |  40.2 |  42.3 |  42.0
      Apparel and other textile products.........|  36.5 |  35.4 |  37.5 |  37.5 |  37.1 |  37.2 |  37.0 |  35.5 |  37.8 |  37.8
      Paper and allied products..................|  43.4 |  42.8 |  43.5 |  43.7 |  43.7 |  43.7 |  43.7 |  43.2 |  44.0 |  43.9
      Printing and publishing....................|  38.1 |  37.7 |  38.6 |  38.7 |  38.4 |  38.3 |  38.3 |  38.0 |  38.5 |  38.8
      Chemicals and allied products..............|  42.9 |  42.6 |  43.2 |  43.0 |  42.9 |  43.1 |  43.2 |  42.8 |  43.3 |  43.1
      Petroleum and coal products................|  44.9 |  43.7 |  44.7 |  44.3 |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)
      Rubber and misc. plastics products.........|  41.7 |  41.3 |  42.4 |  42.5 |  41.8 |  42.1 |  41.8 |  41.5 |  42.7 |  42.6
      Leather and leather products...............|  38.4 |  37.2 |  38.2 |  38.5 |  38.9 |  38.5 |  38.7 |  37.5 |  38.7 |  39.0
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Transportation and public utilities...........|  39.2 |  39.5 |  39.7 |  39.8 |  39.4 |  39.8 |  40.1 |  39.8 |  40.1 |  40.1
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Wholesale trade...............................|  38.0 |  37.9 |  38.1 |  38.2 |  38.0 |  38.1 |  38.5 |  38.1 |  38.3 |  38.3
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Retail trade..................................|  28.5 |  28.1 |  28.5 |  28.6 |  28.8 |  28.9 |  29.0 |  28.6 |  29.0 |  28.9
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Finance, insurance, and real estate...........|  35.7 |  35.8 |  35.6 |  35.7 |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Services......................................|  32.3 |  32.2 |  32.3 |  32.4 |  32.4 |  32.5 |  32.9 |  32.2 |  32.4 |  32.5
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      1/  Data relate to production workers in mining and                2/  These series are not published seasonally
   manufacturing; construction workers in construction;               adjusted since the seasonal component is small relative
   and nonsupervisory workers in transportation and                   to the trend-cycle and/or irregular components and
   public utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance,             consequently cannot be separated with sufficient
   insurance, and real estate; and services. These groups             precision.
   account for approximately four-fifths of the total                    p = preliminary.
   employees on private nonfarm payrolls.
 
 
 
           ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                       ESTABLISHMENT DATA
 
                                                                                                1/
   Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers   on private nonfarm
 
           payrolls by industry
 
           ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                         |                               |
                                                         |    Average hourly earnings    |    Average weekly earnings
                                                         |                               |
                                                          _______________________________ _______________________________
                              Industry                   |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                                         | Apr.  | Feb.  | Mar.  | Apr.  | Apr.  | Feb.  | Mar.  | Apr.
                                                         | 1993  | 1994  |1994p/ |1994p/ | 1993  | 1994  |1994p/ |1994p/
                                                         |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
           ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                         |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                 Total private...........................|$10.79 |$11.06 |$11.05 |$11.07 |$369.02|$376.04|$380.12|$381.92
                  Seasonally adjusted....................| 10.77 | 11.03 | 11.03 | 11.06 | 370.49| 377.23| 382.74| 383.78
                                                         |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
           Mining........................................| 14.88 | 14.91 | 14.84 | 15.11 | 650.26| 653.06| 654.44| 667.86
                                                         |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
           Construction..................................| 14.25 | 14.42 | 14.42 | 14.46 | 538.65| 520.56| 549.40| 553.82
                                                         |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
           Manufacturing.................................| 11.71 | 12.01 | 12.00 | 12.03 | 478.94| 491.21| 502.80| 505.26
                                                         |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
             Durable goods...............................| 12.27 | 12.62 | 12.60 | 12.63 | 510.43| 527.52| 539.28| 541.83
              Lumber and wood products...................|  9.51 |  9.70 |  9.70 |  9.75 | 382.30| 385.09| 397.70| 402.68
              Furniture and fixtures.....................|  9.14 |  9.41 |  9.39 |  9.47 | 361.94| 358.52| 378.42| 378.80
              Stone, clay, and glass products............| 11.80 | 11.96 | 11.92 | 11.99 | 497.96| 491.56| 511.37| 521.57
              Primary metal industries...................| 13.96 | 14.25 | 14.20 | 14.18 | 608.66| 625.58| 631.90| 632.43
                Blast furnaces and basic steel products..| 16.34 | 16.61 | 16.63 | 16.65 | 722.23| 727.52| 736.71| 737.60
              Fabricated metal products..................| 11.62 | 11.90 | 11.90 | 11.92 | 481.07| 498.61| 506.94| 508.98
              Industrial machinery and equipment.........| 12.65 | 12.95 | 12.94 | 12.96 | 537.63| 556.85| 568.07| 567.65
              Electronic and other electrical equipment..| 11.14 | 11.44 | 11.46 | 11.47 | 458.97| 473.62| 484.76| 485.18
              Transportation equipment...................| 15.69 | 16.40 | 16.40 | 16.45 | 662.12| 715.04| 729.80| 733.67
                Motor vehicles and equipment.............| 16.00 | 16.83 | 16.84 | 16.91 | 699.20| 769.13| 781.38| 786.32
              Instruments and related products...........| 12.21 | 12.45 | 12.43 | 12.46 | 499.39| 510.45| 519.57| 519.58
              Miscellaneous manufacturing................|  9.34 |  9.55 |  9.54 |  9.57 | 371.73| 367.68| 381.60| 383.76
                                                         |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
             Nondurable goods............................| 10.99 | 11.20 | 11.20 | 11.23 | 440.70| 444.64| 455.84| 458.18
              Food and kindred products..................| 10.45 | 10.55 | 10.60 | 10.61 | 415.91| 423.06| 430.36| 428.64
              Tobacco products...........................| 17.67 | 18.20 | 18.65 | 19.44 | 627.29| 644.28| 710.57| 767.88
              Textile mill products......................|  8.88 |  9.04 |  9.03 |  9.11 | 364.97| 357.98| 376.55| 380.80
              Apparel and other textile products.........|  7.07 |  7.22 |  7.24 |  7.27 | 258.06| 255.59| 271.50| 272.63
              Paper and allied products..................| 13.40 | 13.61 | 13.62 | 13.67 | 581.56| 582.51| 592.47| 597.38
              Printing and publishing....................| 11.87 | 12.05 | 12.11 | 12.06 | 452.25| 454.29| 467.45| 466.72
              Chemicals and allied products..............| 14.81 | 15.04 | 15.02 | 15.10 | 635.35| 640.70| 648.86| 649.30
              Petroleum and coal products................| 18.59 | 19.29 | 19.46 | 19.18 | 834.69| 842.97| 869.86| 849.67
              Rubber and misc. plastics products.........| 10.62 | 10.74 | 10.73 | 10.76 | 442.85| 443.56| 454.95| 457.30
              Leather and leather products...............|  7.59 |  7.91 |  7.97 |  7.96 | 291.46| 294.25| 304.45| 306.46
                                                         |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
           Transportation and public utilities...........| 13.61 | 13.86 | 13.87 | 13.88 | 533.51| 547.47| 550.64| 552.42
                                                         |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
           Wholesale trade...............................| 11.70 | 11.92 | 11.86 | 11.95 | 444.60| 451.77| 451.87| 456.49
                                                         |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
           Retail trade..................................|  7.27 |  7.45 |  7.44 |  7.47 | 207.20| 209.35| 212.04| 213.64
                                                         |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
           Finance, insurance, and real estate...........| 11.21 | 11.72 | 11.70 | 11.77 | 400.20| 419.58| 416.52| 420.19
                                                         |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
           Services......................................| 10.77 | 11.08 | 11.04 | 11.03 | 347.87| 356.78| 356.59| 357.37
                                                         |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
           ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
              1/  See footnote 1, table B-2.                                     p = preliminary.
                                                               - 1 -
 
 
                 ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                             ESTABLISHMENT DATA
 
                                                                                           1/
   Table B-4. Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers   on private nonfarm
 
                 payrolls by industry, seasonally adjusted
 
                 _________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                      |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                                      |       |       |       |       |       |       |  Percent
                                                      |       |       |       |       |       |       |  change
                               Industry               | Apr.  | Dec.  | Jan.  | Feb.  | Mar.  | Apr.  |   from:
                                                      | 1993  | 1993  | 1994  | 1994  |1994p/ |1994p/ |Mar. 1994-
                                                      |       |       |       |       |       |       | Apr. 1994
                                                      |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                 _________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                      |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                 Total private:                       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                    Current dollars...................| $10.77| $10.95| $11.02| $11.03| $11.03| $11.06|     0.3
                    Constant (1982) dollars2/.........|   7.38|   7.39|   7.43|   7.42|   7.40|  N.A. |    (3)
                   Mining.............................|  14.84|  14.66|  14.92|  14.84|  14.77|  15.02|     1.7
                   Construction.......................|  14.28|  14.38|  14.38|  14.54|  14.45|  14.50|      .3
                   Manufacturing......................|  11.71|  11.95|  11.96|  12.03|  12.01|  12.02|      .1
                     Excluding overtime4/.............|  11.13|  11.34|  11.36|  11.43|  11.37|  11.35|     -.2
                   Transportation and public utilities|  13.61|  13.72|  13.83|  13.83|  13.88|  13.88|      .0
                   Wholesale trade....................|  11.67|  11.78|  11.92|  11.87|  11.86|  11.91|      .4
                   Retail trade.......................|   7.25|   7.37|   7.41|   7.44|   7.43|   7.45|      .3
                   Finance, insurance, and real estate|  11.15|  11.55|  11.69|  11.62|  11.64|  11.73|      .8
                   Services...........................|  10.73|  10.91|  11.00|  10.99|  10.99|  11.01|      .2
                                                      |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                 _________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
                    1/  See footnote 1, table B-2.
                    2/  The Consumer Price Index for Urban
                 Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) is
                 used to deflate this series.
                    3/  Change was -.3 percent from February
                 1994 to March 1994, 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
 
                                                                                             1/
   Table B-5. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers   on private nonfarm payrolls
 
         by industry
 
         (1982=100)
 
         __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                       |                           |
                                                       |  Not seasonally adjusted  |          Seasonally adjusted
                                                       |                           |
                                                        ___________________________ _______________________________________
                            Industry                   |     |     |       |       |     |     |     |     |       |
                                                       |Apr. |Feb. | Mar.  | Apr.  |Apr. |Dec. |Jan. |Feb. | Mar.  | Apr.
                                                       |1993 |1994 |1994p/ |1994p/ |1993 |1993 |1994 |1994 |1994p/ |1994p/
                                                       |     |     |       |       |     |     |     |     |       |
         __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                       |     |     |       |       |     |     |     |     |       |
               Total private...........................|121.4|121.2| 123.8 | 125.6 |123.1|125.4|126.3|124.7| 126.9 | 127.2
                                                       |     |     |       |       |     |     |     |     |       |
         Goods-producing industries....................| 99.6| 97.5| 101.5 | 103.6 |102.2|103.7|103.8|102.3| 105.6 | 105.9
                                                       |     |     |       |       |     |     |     |     |       |
          Mining.......................................| 52.2| 51.2|  51.7 |  52.2 | 53.5| 53.8| 53.7| 53.3|  53.7 |  53.7
                                                       |     |     |       |       |     |     |     |     |       |
          Construction.................................|113.7|103.1| 113.6 | 123.3 |119.3|126.9|125.5|121.6| 129.2 | 130.0
                                                       |     |     |       |       |     |     |     |     |       |
          Manufacturing................................| 99.8| 99.5| 102.4 | 102.8 |101.8|102.1|102.6|101.5| 104.1 | 104.2
                                                       |     |     |       |       |     |     |     |     |       |
           Durable goods...............................| 97.6| 98.3| 101.2 | 102.0 | 99.2|100.2|101.1|100.0| 102.5 | 102.9
            Lumber and wood products...................|116.9|119.1| 123.2 | 125.1 |120.1|125.8|128.0|124.4| 127.1 | 127.8
            Furniture and fixtures.....................|117.4|114.5| 121.9 | 121.2 |119.1|121.3|121.6|117.1| 123.5 | 122.3
            Stone, clay, and glass products............| 99.4| 94.6| 100.8 | 105.3 |101.0|103.2|105.4|101.8| 106.4 | 107.0
            Primary metal industries...................| 85.0| 86.1|  87.3 |  87.4 | 86.5| 86.5| 86.6| 87.1|  88.1 |  88.5
              Blast furnaces and basic steel products..| 72.3| 70.3|  70.5 |  68.9 | 73.4| 71.8| 71.0| 71.4|  71.4 |  69.5
            Fabricated metal products..................| 99.0|101.5| 103.6 | 104.5 |101.3|103.2|104.1|103.4| 105.6 | 105.8
            Industrial machinery and equipment.........| 90.4| 93.3|  95.7 |  96.1 | 91.2| 92.7| 93.3| 93.2|  95.2 |  96.4
            Electronic and other electrical equipment..| 98.7| 99.8| 102.4 | 103.2 |100.5|101.1|101.4|100.9| 103.5 | 104.3
            Transportation equipment...................|108.4|110.4| 113.3 | 114.3 |110.1|111.2|112.5|112.3| 114.4 | 114.3
              Motor vehicles and equipment.............|132.0|144.2| 147.6 | 149.0 |136.3|144.2|151.1|150.6| 150.6 | 148.4
            Instruments and related products...........| 76.3| 73.4|  74.7 |  74.0 | 77.3| 73.8| 74.5| 73.1|  74.7 |  74.3
            Miscellaneous manufacturing................| 97.2| 91.6|  96.1 |  96.8 | 99.4| 96.9| 97.4| 93.9|  96.8 |  97.5
                                                       |     |     |       |       |     |     |     |     |       |
           Nondurable goods............................|102.9|101.1| 104.0 | 104.0 |105.4|104.7|104.5|103.4| 106.3 | 106.0
            Food and kindred products..................|103.7|105.1| 106.3 | 105.2 |110.6|110.3|109.9|111.0| 112.7 | 111.7
            Tobacco products...........................| 58.0| 59.4|  61.5 |  62.8 | 65.8| 62.0| 61.0| 59.2|  65.2 |  70.4
            Textile mill products......................| 97.2| 92.5|  97.4 |  98.1 | 99.4| 98.0| 97.2| 94.5|  99.7 |  98.8
            Apparel and other textile products.........| 88.7| 82.3|  87.1 |  87.1 | 90.2| 87.0| 86.3| 82.7|  87.8 |  87.8
            Paper and allied products..................|107.9|105.8| 107.5 | 108.1 |109.5|108.7|108.9|107.8| 109.8 | 109.4
            Printing and publishing....................|122.6|120.6| 123.9 | 124.0 |123.3|122.3|122.6|121.7| 123.6 | 124.3
            Chemicals and allied products..............| 98.7| 99.4| 100.7 | 100.6 | 99.0|101.3|101.1|100.0| 101.0 | 101.1
            Petroleum and coal products................| 86.8| 78.1|  80.7 |  82.2 | 87.9| 82.2| 84.4| 82.0|  84.0 |  82.4
            Rubber and misc. plastics products.........|128.7|130.1| 134.0 | 134.3 |129.7|131.6|131.8|132.0| 135.6 | 135.3
            Leather and leather products...............| 54.7| 51.9|  53.0 |  53.4 | 55.6| 54.4| 54.7| 53.0|  54.1 |  54.5
                                                       |     |     |       |       |     |     |     |     |       |
         Service-producing industries..................|131.2|131.9| 133.9 | 135.5 |132.4|135.1|136.4|134.7| 136.4 | 136.8
                                                       |     |     |       |       |     |     |     |     |       |
          Transportation and public utilities..........|114.0|114.3| 115.0 | 114.1 |115.5|115.9|117.1|116.6| 117.7 | 116.1
                                                       |     |     |       |       |     |     |     |     |       |
          Wholesale trade..............................|114.1|114.2| 115.6 | 116.7 |114.7|115.6|117.1|116.3| 117.2 | 117.5
                                                       |     |     |       |       |     |     |     |     |       |
          Retail trade.................................|119.6|118.3| 120.8 | 122.9 |122.6|124.7|125.0|123.7| 125.7 | 125.8
                                                       |     |     |       |       |     |     |     |     |       |
          Finance, insurance, and real estate..........|117.0|118.5| 118.8 | 119.4 |117.2|119.3|121.8|119.5| 119.6 | 120.1
                                                       |     |     |       |       |     |     |     |     |       |
          Services.....................................|153.8|156.0| 158.5 | 161.0 |154.0|158.3|160.1|157.6| 159.9 | 161.1
                                                       |     |     |       |       |     |     |     |     |       |
         __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
            1/  See footnote 1, table B-2.                                     p = preliminary.
 
 
 
      ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                  ESTABLISHMENT DATA
 
 
   Table B-6.  Diffusion indexes of employment change, seasonally adjusted
 
      (Percent)
 
      _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                             |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
             TIME SPAN       | Jan.  | Feb.  | Mar.  | Apr.  | May   | June  | July  | Aug.  | Sept. | Oct.  | Nov.  | Dec.
                             |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
      _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                             |
                             |                          Private nonfarm payrolls, 356 industries1/
                             |
                              _______________________________________________________________________________________________
                             |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
      Over 1-month span:     |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
           1990..............|  59.0 |  57.4 |  52.1 |  49.2 |  49.9 |  51.3 |  45.9 |  44.1 |  42.7 |  40.9 |  41.7 |  40.3
           1991..............|  39.2 |  39.9 |  40.2 |  36.7 |  50.0 |  43.7 |  47.6 |  52.9 |  48.0 |  46.9 |  46.1 |  45.2
           1992..............|  41.9 |  45.6 |  51.1 |  55.9 |  52.5 |  45.2 |  52.2 |  45.5 |  52.7 |  52.4 |  52.0 |  54.8
           1993..............|  58.1 |  59.7 |  51.0 |  53.8 |  56.9 |  46.5 |  57.9 |  44.4 |  57.2 |  53.9 |  61.0 |  56.0
           1994..............|  55.8 |  58.3 |p/61.7 |p/58.3 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                             |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                             |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
      Over 3-month span:     |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
           1990..............|  59.0 |  59.8 |  53.9 |  48.9 |  48.0 |  47.2 |  46.2 |  40.6 |  36.9 |  35.5 |  35.5 |  35.3
           1991..............|  33.8 |  32.4 |  32.0 |  39.0 |  38.9 |  43.8 |  48.0 |  49.4 |  50.3 |  44.5 |  42.6 |  40.3
           1992..............|  40.7 |  44.5 |  51.8 |  56.0 |  52.9 |  50.4 |  44.8 |  47.8 |  47.3 |  52.0 |  54.2 |  57.2
           1993..............|  61.8 |  60.8 |  58.7 |  56.2 |  52.4 |  55.1 |  46.5 |  52.8 |  51.8 |  61.9 |  60.0 |  60.3
           1994..............|  60.8 |p/64.5 |p/64.7 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                             |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                             |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
      Over 6-month span:     |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
           1990..............|  58.7 |  55.2 |  55.3 |  51.3 |  46.9 |  43.4 |  40.4 |  38.6 |  36.0 |  33.3 |  32.0 |  31.0
           1991..............|  30.2 |  33.0 |  31.9 |  33.7 |  39.3 |  43.7 |  46.2 |  45.2 |  46.9 |  43.8 |  41.6 |  41.2
           1992..............|  45.4 |  47.1 |  47.5 |  51.7 |  51.3 |  48.9 |  47.3 |  45.6 |  48.9 |  51.8 |  57.7 |  56.6
           1993..............|  59.7 |  58.3 |  58.3 |  57.7 |  49.7 |  51.1 |  52.9 |  55.9 |  58.7 |  57.0 |  62.1 |p/63.5
           1994..............|p/67.3 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                             |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                             |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
      Over 12-month span:    |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
           1990..............|  55.5 |  52.7 |  51.7 |  48.5 |  45.4 |  42.6 |  39.3 |  36.1 |  35.8 |  33.0 |  33.0 |  30.6
           1991..............|  31.0 |  31.0 |  31.7 |  31.9 |  31.7 |  33.8 |  35.8 |  37.5 |  40.0 |  44.9 |  45.5 |  46.3
           1992..............|  47.8 |  43.0 |  42.3 |  42.7 |  45.8 |  47.2 |  49.3 |  54.2 |  53.1 |  51.3 |  52.1 |  51.5
           1993..............|  52.5 |  52.4 |  53.4 |  56.6 |  58.8 |  59.7 |  60.5 |  60.5 |p/62.1 |p/62.5 |       |
           1994..............|       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                             |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                              _______________________________________________________________________________________________
                             |
                             |                           Manufacturing payrolls, 139 industries1/
                             |
                              _______________________________________________________________________________________________
                             |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
      Over 1-month span:     |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
           1990..............|  48.9 |  48.6 |  44.6 |  47.5 |  40.3 |  44.6 |  40.3 |  39.6 |  35.6 |  38.1 |  29.1 |  34.5
           1991..............|  33.8 |  34.2 |  33.5 |  36.3 |  46.4 |  42.1 |  45.3 |  51.8 |  41.7 |  47.1 |  41.4 |  40.3
           1992..............|  37.4 |  41.4 |  47.8 |  49.6 |  45.7 |  41.0 |  50.4 |  37.1 |  46.8 |  39.6 |  50.4 |  47.1
           1993..............|  53.2 |  54.7 |  47.5 |  36.3 |  50.7 |  38.5 |  50.7 |  37.1 |  48.2 |  49.3 |  55.8 |  51.8
           1994..............|  54.7 |  53.2 |p/51.8 |p/52.9 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                             |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                             |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
      Over 3-month span:     |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
           1990..............|  45.7 |  47.1 |  46.4 |  39.6 |  40.3 |  38.1 |  36.0 |  29.1 |  29.1 |  22.7 |  23.0 |  22.3
           1991..............|  23.7 |  22.3 |  19.8 |  33.5 |  35.6 |  38.8 |  45.7 |  46.0 |  48.6 |  38.8 |  37.4 |  33.1
           1992..............|  33.5 |  38.5 |  43.5 |  45.0 |  41.7 |  44.6 |  35.6 |  37.1 |  29.9 |  39.9 |  42.8 |  51.4
           1993..............|  55.0 |  57.6 |  45.7 |  42.1 |  34.2 |  44.2 |  32.4 |  39.2 |  38.8 |  54.0 |  55.4 |  56.5
           1994..............|  54.7 |p/57.9 |p/56.5 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                             |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                             |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
      Over 6-month span:     |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
           1990..............|  46.0 |  41.4 |  42.4 |  41.7 |  35.6 |  32.4 |  28.1 |  25.2 |  21.9 |  21.2 |  18.3 |  17.6
           1991..............|  14.7 |  20.9 |  21.6 |  25.5 |  34.5 |  38.8 |  42.4 |  40.3 |  41.0 |  38.1 |  34.5 |  34.2
           1992..............|  34.9 |  34.5 |  36.0 |  42.8 |  39.6 |  36.0 |  30.2 |  31.7 |  34.2 |  37.4 |  48.6 |  49.6
           1993..............|  50.7 |  46.0 |  45.0 |  43.9 |  32.7 |  29.9 |  38.5 |  41.0 |  47.8 |  48.9 |  55.4 |p/55.8
           1994..............|p/57.9 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
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      Over 12-month span:    |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
           1990..............|  37.8 |  35.3 |  33.5 |  33.1 |  28.1 |  26.3 |  23.7 |  20.5 |  19.4 |  16.5 |  16.2 |  15.8
           1991..............|  16.5 |  16.2 |  17.3 |  18.0 |  20.9 |  24.1 |  26.3 |  30.6 |  32.7 |  37.8 |  36.7 |  36.7
           1992..............|  41.0 |  33.5 |  31.3 |  27.7 |  31.3 |  34.5 |  35.6 |  41.4 |  41.7 |  37.1 |  38.1 |  36.3
           1993..............|  36.3 |  37.4 |  36.0 |  41.4 |  42.8 |  45.7 |  49.3 |  48.2 |p/49.3 |p/51.8 |       |
           1994..............|       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
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         1/  Based on seasonally adjusted data for 1-, 3-,             employment increasing plus one-half of the industries
      and 6-month spans and unadjusted data for the 12-month           with unchanged employment, where 50 percent
      span. Data are centered within the span.                         indicates an equal balance between industries with
         p = preliminary.                                              increasing and decreasing employment.
         NOTE:  Figures are the percent of industries with