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                       THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:  MAY 2004
                                        
   Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 248,000 in May, and the unemployment
rate was unchanged at 5.6 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S.
Department of Labor reported today.  The May increase in payroll employment
follows gains of 346,000 in April and 353,000 in March (as revised).  Job
growth in May again was widespread, as increases continued in construction,
manufacturing, and several service-providing industries.
   
Unemployment (Household Survey Data)
   
   The number of unemployed persons was essentially unchanged at 8.2 million
in May, and the unemployment rate held at 5.6 percent.  The unemployment rate
has been either 5.6 or 5.7 percent in each month since December 2003.  The
unemployment rates for the major worker groups--adult men (5.2 percent), adult
women (4.8 percent), teenagers (17.2 percent), whites (5.0 percent), blacks
(9.9 percent), and Hispanics or Latinos (7.0 percent)--were little changed in
May.  The unemployment rate for Asians was 4.2 percent, not seasonally ad-
justed.  (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.)
   
Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
   
   Total employment was 138.8 million in May, and the employment-population
ratio--the proportion of the population age 16 and over with jobs--remained
at 62.2 percent.  The civilian labor force participation rate was 65.9 per-
cent for the fourth consecutive month.  (See table A-1.)
   
Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
   
   The number of persons who were marginally attached to the labor force was
1.5 million in May, about the same as a year earlier.  (Data are not season-
ally adjusted.)  These individuals wanted and were available to work and had
looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months.  They were not counted as
unemployed, however, because they did not actively search for work in the 4
weeks preceding the survey.  There were 476,000 discouraged workers in May,
also about the same as a year earlier.  Discouraged workers, a subset of the
marginally attached, were not currently looking for work specifically because
they believed no jobs were available for them.  The other 1.1 million margin-
ally attached had not searched for work for reasons such as school or family
responsibilities.  (See table A-13.)

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Table A.  Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
______________________________________________________________________________
                         |    Quarterly    |                          |
                         |    averages     |        Monthly data      |
                         |_________________|__________________________| Apr.-
        Category         |  2003  | 2004 1/|           2004           | May
                         |________|________|__________________________|change
                         |   IV   |   I    |  Mar.  |  Apr.  |  May   |
_________________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______
     HOUSEHOLD DATA      |                 Labor force status
                         |____________________________________________________
Civilian labor force.....| 146,986| 146,661| 146,650| 146,741| 146,974|    233
  Employment.............| 138,369| 138,388| 138,298| 138,576| 138,772|    196
  Unemployment...........|   8,616|   8,273|   8,352|   8,164|   8,203|     39
Not in labor force.......|  75,290|  75,695|  75,900|  76,016|  75,993|    -23
                         |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                         |                 Unemployment rates
                         |____________________________________________________
All workers..............|     5.9|     5.6|     5.7|     5.6|     5.6|    0.0
  Adult men..............|     5.5|     5.1|     5.2|     5.0|     5.2|     .2
  Adult women............|     5.1|     5.0|     5.1|     5.0|     4.8|    -.2
  Teenagers..............|    16.3|    16.6|    16.5|    16.9|    17.2|     .3
  White..................|     5.1|     5.0|     5.1|     4.9|     5.0|     .1
  Black or African       |        |        |        |        |        |
    American.............|    10.7|    10.1|    10.2|     9.7|     9.9|     .2
  Hispanic or Latino     |        |        |        |        |        |
    ethnicity............|     7.1|     7.4|     7.4|     7.2|     7.0|    -.2
                         |________|________|________|________|________|_______
  ESTABLISHMENT DATA     |                     Employment
                         |____________________________________________________
Nonfarm employment.......| 130,002| 130,367| 130,630|p130,976|p131,224|   p248
  Goods-producing 2/.....|  21,676|  21,719|  21,778| p21,830| p21,902|    p72
    Construction.........|   6,766|   6,819|   6,853|  p6,872|  p6,909|    p37
    Manufacturing........|  14,340|  14,326|  14,344| p14,373| p14,405|    p32
  Service-providing 2/...| 108,326| 108,648| 108,852|p109,146|p109,322|   p176
    Retail trade.........|  14,915|  14,974|  15,013| p15,041| p15,060|    p19
    Professional and     |        |        |        |        |        |
      business services..|  16,114|  16,202|  16,237| p16,367| p16,431|    p64
    Education and health |        |        |        |        |        |
      services...........|  16,705|  16,774|  16,813| p16,852| p16,896|    p44
    Leisure and          |        |        |        |        |        |
      hospitality........|  12,172|  12,239|  12,271| p12,313| p12,353|    p40
    Government...........|  21,549|  21,540|  21,553| p21,574| p21,547|   p-27
                         |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                         |                  Hours of work 3/
                         |____________________________________________________
Total private............|    33.7|    33.8|    33.8|   p33.8|   p33.8|   p0.0
  Manufacturing..........|    40.6|    41.0|    40.9|   p40.7|   p41.1|    p.4
    Overtime.............|     4.4|     4.6|     4.6|    p4.6|    p4.7|    p.1
                         |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                         |    Indexes of aggregate weekly hours (2002=100) 3/
                         |____________________________________________________
Total private............|    98.7|    99.3|    99.5|   p99.9|  p100.2|   p0.3
                         |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                         |                    Earnings 3/
                         |____________________________________________________
Avg. hourly earnings,    |        |        |        |        |        |
  total private..........|  $15.45|  $15.52|  $15.55| p$15.59| p$15.64| p$0.05
Avg. weekly earnings,    |        |        |        |        |        |
  total private..........|  520.55|  524.58|  525.59| p526.94| p528.63|  p1.69
_________________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______

   1  Beginning in January 2004, household data reflect revised population
controls used in the Current Population Survey.
   2  Includes other industries, not shown separately.
   3  Data relate to private production or nonsupervisory workers.
   p=preliminary.
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Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data)

   Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 248,000 in May to 131.2 million,
seasonally adjusted.  Since its recent low in August 2003, payroll employment
has risen by 1.4 million; 947,000 of this increase occurred over the last 3
months.  Job growth was widespread in May, with gains continuing in construc-
tion, manufacturing, and several service-providing industries.  (See table
B-1.)
   
   In May, construction employment increased by 37,000, with most of the gain
occurring in specialty trade contracting and the construction of buildings.
Since March 2003, the construction industry has added about a quarter-million
jobs.

   Manufacturing employment grew by 32,000 in May.  Since January, manufactur-
ing as added 91,000 jobs, mostly in its durable goods component.  In May, em-
ployment rose in three construction-related manufacturing industries:  fabri-
cated metal products, wood products, and nonmetallic mineral products (such
as concrete and cement).  Employment also increased in computer and electronic
products.
   
   Mining employment continued to rise in May.  Since January, the industry
has added 18,000 jobs.
   
   In the service-providing sector, professional and business services added
64,000 jobs in May.  Employment in temporary help services continued to rise
(31,000) and has grown by 299,000 (or 14 percent) since April 2003.
   
   Strong employment increases in health care and social assistance continued
in May with a gain of 36,000.  Over the year, this industry has added 274,000
jobs.  Hospitals and ambulatory health care services, such as outpatient care
centers, accounted for two-thirds of May's employment gain.
   
   Within the leisure and hospitality industry, food services added 33,000 jobs
over the month.  Since the beginning of the year, employment in food services
has increased by an average of 32,000 a month, more than double the average
monthly increase in 2003.
   
   Employment in financial activities rose by 15,000 in May, reflecting con-
tinued increases in real estate and in credit intermediation.  Retail employ-
ment continued to trend upward in May; over the year, the industry has added
142,000 jobs.  Within retail trade, employment edged up in May in building
material and garden supply stores, food and beverage stores, and clothing
stores.  Wholesale trade employment also edged up in May; the industry has
added 55,000 jobs since October 2003.
   
   In the information sector, telecommunications employment was down by 5,000
in May.  Since its peak in March 2001, the telecommunications industry has shed
283,000 jobs, a fifth of its total.

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Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)

   The average workweek for production or nonsupervisory workers on private
nonfarm payrolls was unchanged in May at 33.8 hours, seasonally adjusted.  The
manufacturing workweek increased by 0.4 hour to 41.1 hours, more than offset-
ting declines in March and April.  Manufacturing overtime edged up by 0.1 hour
to 4.7 hours in May.  (See table B-2.)
   
   The index of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers
on private nonfarm payrolls increased by 0.3 percent in May to 100.2 (2002=100).
The manufacturing index was up by 1.3 percent over the month to 95.5.  (See
table B-5.)                                

Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data)

   Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on private
nonfarm payrolls rose by 5 cents in May to $15.64, seasonally adjusted.  Aver-
age weekly earnings were up by 0.3 percent over the month to $528.63.  Over
the year, average hourly earnings grew by 2.2 percent, and average weekly earn-
ings increased by 2.5 percent.  (See table B-3.)


                         ______________________________


   The Employment Situation for June 2004 is scheduled to be released on Friday,
July 2, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT).




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Explanatory Note


 This news release presents statistics from two major surveys, the Current
Population Survey (household survey) and the Current Employment Statistics
survey (establishment survey).  The household survey provides the
information on the labor force, employment, and unemployment that appears
in the A tables, marked HOUSEHOLD DATA.  It is a sample survey of about
60,000 households conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the Bureau of
Labor Statistics (BLS).
 
 The establishment survey provides the information on the employment,
hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm payrolls that appears in the 
B tables, marked ESTABLISHMENT DATA.  This information is collected from
payroll records by BLS in cooperation with State agencies.  The sample 
includes about 160,000 businesses and government agencies covering ap-
proximately 400,000 individual worksites.  The active sample includes 
about one-third of all nonfarm payroll workers.  The sample is drawn 
from a sampling frame of unemployment insurance tax accounts.

 For both surveys, the data for a given month  relate to a particular week
or pay period.  In the household survey,  the reference week is generally
the calendar week that contains the 12th day of the month.  In the
establishment survey, the reference  period is the pay period including the
12th, which may or may not correspond directly to the calendar week.

Coverage, definitions, and differences between surveys
 
 Household survey.  The sample  is selected  to reflect the entire
civilian noninstitutional population.  Based on responses to a series of
questions on work and job search activities, each person  16 years and over
in a sample household is classified as employed, unemployed, or not in the
labor force.
 
 People are classified as employed if they did any work at all as paid
employees during the reference week; worked in their own business,
profession, or on their own farm; or worked without pay at least 15 hours
in a family business or farm.  People are also counted as employed if they
were  temporarily absent from their jobs because of illness, bad weather,
vacation, labor-management disputes, or personal reasons.
 
 People are classified as unemployed if they meet all of the following
criteria:  They had no employment during the  reference week; they were
available for work at that time; and they made specific efforts to find
employment sometime during the 4-week period ending with the reference
week.  Persons laid off from  a job and expecting recall   need not be
looking for work to be counted as unemployed.  The unemployment data
derived from the household survey in no way depend upon the eligibility for
or receipt of unemployment insurance benefits.
 
 The civilian labor force  is the sum of  employed and  unemployed
persons.  Those not classified as employed or unemployed are not in the
labor force.  The unemployment rate is the number unemployed as a percent
of the  labor force.  The labor force participation rate is the labor force
as a percent of the population, and the employment-population ratio is the
employed as a percent of the population.
                                  
                                  - 6 -
 
 Establishment survey.  The sample establishments are drawn from private
nonfarm businesses such as factories, offices, and stores, as well as
Federal, State, and local government entities.  Employees on nonfarm
payrolls are those who received pay for any part of the reference pay
period, including persons on paid leave.  Persons are counted in each job
they hold.  Hours and earnings data are for private businesses and relate
only to production workers in the goods-producing sector and nonsupervisory
workers in the service-providing sector.  Industries are classified on the
basis of their principal activity in accordance with the 2002 version of the
North American Industry Classification System.

 Differences in employment estimates.  The numerous conceptual and
methodological differences between the household and establishment surveys
result in important distinctions in the employment estimates derived from
the surveys.  Among these are:
 
 --The household survey includes agricultural workers, the self-employed,
unpaid family workers, and private household workers among the employed.
These groups are excluded from the establishment survey.

 --The household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the
employed. The establishment survey does not.
 
 --The household survey is limited to  workers 16 years of age and older.
The establishment survey is not limited by age.
 
 --The  household survey has no duplication of individuals, because
individuals  are counted only once, even if they hold more than one job. In
the establishment survey, employees working at more than one job  and thus
appearing on more than one payroll would be counted separately for each
appearance.
 
Seasonal adjustment
 
 Over the course of a year, the size of the nation's labor force and the
levels of employment and unemployment undergo sharp fluctuations due to
such seasonal events as changes in weather, reduced or expanded production,
harvests, major holidays, and the opening and closing of schools.  The
effect of such seasonal  variation can  be  very large; seasonal
fluctuations may account for as much as 95 percent of the month-to-month
changes in unemployment.
 
 Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern each
year, their influence on statistical trends can be eliminated by adjusting
the statistics from month to month.  These adjustments make nonseasonal
developments, such as declines in economic activity or increases in the
participation of women in the labor force, easier to spot.  For example,
the large number of youth entering the labor force each June is likely to
obscure any other changes that have taken place relative to May, making it
difficult to determine if the level of economic activity has risen or
declined.  However, because the effect of students finishing school in
previous years is known, the statistics for the current year can be
adjusted to allow for a comparable change.  Insofar as the seasonal
adjustment is made correctly, the adjusted figure provides a more useful
tool with which to analyze changes in economic activity.
 
                                  - 7 -
 
   Most seasonally adjusted series are independently adjusted in both the 
household and establishment surveys.  However, the adjusted series for many 
major estimates, such as total payroll employment, employment in most super-
sectors, total employment, and unemployment are computed by aggregating in-
dependently adjusted component series.  For example, total unemployment is 
derived by summing the adjusted series for four major age-sex components; 
this differs from the unemployment estimate that would be obtained by di-
rectly adjusting the total or by combining the duration, reasons, or more 
detailed age categories.

   For both the household and establishment surveys, a concurrent seasonal
adjustment methodology is used in which new seasonal factors are calculated 
each month, using all relevant data, up to and including the data for the 
current month.  In the household survey, new seasonal factors are used to ad-
just only the current month's data.  In the establishment survey, however, 
new seasonal factors are used each month to adjust the three most recent 
monthly estimates.  In both surveys, revisions to historical data are made 
once a year.

Reliability of the estimates
 
 Statistics based on the household and establishment surveys are subject
to both sampling and nonsampling error.  When a sample rather than the
entire population is surveyed, there is a chance that the sample estimates
may differ from the "true" population values they represent.  The exact
difference, or sampling error, varies depending on the particular sample
selected, and this variability is measured by the standard error of the
estimate.  There is about a 90-percent chance, or level of confidence, that
an estimate based on a sample will differ by no more than 1.6 standard
errors from the "true" population value because of sampling error.  BLS
analyses are generally conducted at the 90-percent level of confidence.
 
 For example, the confidence interval for the monthly change in total
employment from the household survey is on the order of plus or minus
290,000.  Suppose the estimate of total employment increases by 100,000
from one month to the next.  The 90-percent confidence interval on the
monthly change would range from -190,000 to 390,000 (100,000 +/- 290,000).
These figures do not mean that the sample results are off by these
magnitudes, but rather that there is about a 90-percent chance that the
"true" over-the-month change lies within this interval.  Since this range
includes values of less than zero, we could not say with confidence that
employment had, in fact, increased.  If, however, the reported employment
rise was half a million, then all of the values within the 90-percent
confidence interval would be greater than zero.  In this case, it is likely
(at least a 90-percent chance) that an employment rise had, in fact,
occurred.  At an unemployment rate of around 4 percent, the 90-percent con-
fidence interval for the monthly change in unemployment is about +/- 270,000, 
and for the monthly change in the unemployment rate it is about +/- .19 
percentage point.
 
 In general, estimates involving many individuals or establishments have
lower standard errors (relative to the size of the estimate) than estimates
which are based on a small number of observations.  The precision of
estimates is also improved when the data are cumulated over time such as
for quarterly and annual averages.  The seasonal adjustment process can
also improve the stability of the monthly estimates.
 
                                  - 8 -
 
 The household and establishment surveys are also affected by nonsampling
error.  Nonsampling errors can occur for many reasons, including the
failure to sample a segment of the population, inability to obtain
information for all respondents in the sample, inability or unwillingness
of respondents to provide correct information on a timely basis, mistakes
made by respondents, and errors made in the collection or processing of the
data.
 
 For example, in the establishment survey, estimates for the most recent 
2 months are based on substantially incomplete returns; for this reason,
these estimates are labeled preliminary in the tables.  It is only after
two successive revisions to a monthly estimate, when nearly all sample
reports have been received, that the estimate is considered final.

 Another major source of nonsampling error in the establishment survey is
the inability to capture, on a timely basis, employment generated by new
firms.  To correct for this systematic underestimation of employment growth, 
an estimation procedure with two components is used to account for business
births.  The first component uses business deaths to impute employment for
business births.  This is incorporated into the sample-based link relative
estimate procedure by simply not reflecting sample units going out of busi-
ness, but imputing to them the same trend as the other firms in the sample.  
The second component is an ARIMA time series model designed to estimate the 
residual net birth/death employment not accounted for by the imputation.  
The historical time series used to create and test the ARIMA model was de-
rived from the unemployment insurance universe micro-level database, and 
reflects the actual residual net of births and deaths over the past five 
years.
 
 The sample-based estimates from the establishment survey are adjusted
once a year (on a lagged basis) to universe counts of payroll employment
obtained from administrative records of the unemployment insurance program.
The difference between the March sample-based employment estimates and the
March universe counts is known as a benchmark revision, and serves as a
rough proxy for total survey error.  The new benchmarks also incorporate
changes in the classification of industries.  Over the past decade, the
benchmark revision for total nonfarm employment has averaged 0.3 percent,
ranging from zero to 0.7 percent.

Additional statistics and other information
 
 More comprehensive statistics are contained in Employment and Earnings,
published each month by BLS.  It is available for $27.00 per issue or
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   Employment and Earnings also provides measures of sampling error for
the household and establishment survey data published in this release.  
For unemployment and other labor force categories, these measures appear 
in tables 1-B through 1-D of its "Explanatory Notes."  For the establish-
ment survey data, the sampling error measures and the actual size of re-
visions due to benchmark adjustments appear in tables 2-B through 2-F of 
Employment and Earnings.

 Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired
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  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-1.  Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted             Seasonally adjusted (1)            
                                                                                                                            
           Employment status, sex, and age                                                                                  
                                                                                                                            
                                                       May     Apr.    May     May     Jan.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    May  
                                                       2003    2004    2004    2003    2004    2004    2004    2004    2004 
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                        TOTAL                                                                                               
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 220,768 222,757 222,967 220,768 222,161 222,357 222,550 222,757 222,967
    Civilian labor force............................ 146,067 146,260 146,659 146,462 146,863 146,471 146,650 146,741 146,974
          Participation rate........................    66.2    65.7    65.8    66.3    66.1    65.9    65.9    65.9    65.9
      Employed...................................... 137,567 138,423 138,867 137,505 138,566 138,301 138,298 138,576 138,772
          Employment-population ratio...............    62.3    62.1    62.3    62.3    62.4    62.2    62.1    62.2    62.2
      Unemployed....................................   8,500   7,837   7,792   8,957   8,297   8,170   8,352   8,164   8,203
          Unemployment rate.........................     5.8     5.4     5.3     6.1     5.6     5.6     5.7     5.6     5.6
    Not in labor force..............................  74,701  76,497  76,308  74,306  75,298  75,886  75,900  76,016  75,993
      Persons who currently want a job..............   5,482   4,598   5,371   4,727   4,747   4,746   4,843   4,744   4,656
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 16 years and over                                                                                      
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 106,238 107,392 107,504 106,238 107,072 107,177 107,281 107,392 107,504
    Civilian labor force............................  77,870  78,147  78,381  78,121  78,823  78,337  78,542  78,501  78,600
          Participation rate........................    73.3    72.8    72.9    73.5    73.6    73.1    73.2    73.1    73.1
      Employed......................................  73,131  73,774  74,089  73,049  74,343  73,901  74,006  74,053  74,035
          Employment-population ratio...............    68.8    68.7    68.9    68.8    69.4    69.0    69.0    69.0    68.9
      Unemployed....................................   4,739   4,373   4,292   5,072   4,480   4,436   4,536   4,448   4,566
          Unemployment rate.........................     6.1     5.6     5.5     6.5     5.7     5.7     5.8     5.7     5.8
    Not in labor force..............................  28,367  29,244  29,123  28,117  28,249  28,840  28,739  28,891  28,904
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  98,083  99,170  99,279  98,083  98,866  98,966  99,065  99,170  99,279
    Civilian labor force............................  74,410  74,806  74,965  74,523  75,171  74,797  75,018  74,871  75,048
          Participation rate........................    75.9    75.4    75.5    76.0    76.0    75.6    75.7    75.5    75.6
      Employed......................................  70,338  71,060  71,306  70,182  71,329  70,969  71,128  71,118  71,162
          Employment-population ratio...............    71.7    71.7    71.8    71.6    72.1    71.7    71.8    71.7    71.7
      Unemployed....................................   4,072   3,746   3,659   4,341   3,842   3,828   3,890   3,753   3,886
          Unemployment rate.........................     5.5     5.0     4.9     5.8     5.1     5.1     5.2     5.0     5.2
    Not in labor force..............................  23,674  24,364  24,314  23,560  23,694  24,168  24,047  24,299  24,231
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 16 years and over                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 114,531 115,365 115,463 114,531 115,089 115,180 115,269 115,365 115,463
    Civilian labor force............................  68,197  68,112  68,278  68,342  68,040  68,134  68,108  68,240  68,374
          Participation rate........................    59.5    59.0    59.1    59.7    59.1    59.2    59.1    59.2    59.2
      Employed......................................  64,436  64,649  64,778  64,456  64,223  64,400  64,292  64,523  64,737
          Employment-population ratio...............    56.3    56.0    56.1    56.3    55.8    55.9    55.8    55.9    56.1
      Unemployed....................................   3,761   3,464   3,500   3,885   3,817   3,734   3,816   3,717   3,637
          Unemployment rate.........................     5.5     5.1     5.1     5.7     5.6     5.5     5.6     5.4     5.3
    Not in labor force..............................  46,334  47,253  47,185  46,189  47,050  47,046  47,161  47,126  47,089
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 106,613 107,389 107,483 106,613 107,131 107,216 107,299 107,389 107,483
    Civilian labor force............................  64,678  64,853  64,807  64,699  64,515  64,629  64,687  64,785  64,813
          Participation rate........................    60.7    60.4    60.3    60.7    60.2    60.3    60.3    60.3    60.3
      Employed......................................  61,507  61,841  61,872  61,397  61,260  61,456  61,373  61,571  61,721
          Employment-population ratio...............    57.7    57.6    57.6    57.6    57.2    57.3    57.2    57.3    57.4
      Unemployed....................................   3,170   3,012   2,935   3,302   3,255   3,172   3,314   3,215   3,092
          Unemployment rate.........................     4.9     4.6     4.5     5.1     5.0     4.9     5.1     5.0     4.8
    Not in labor force..............................  41,935  42,536  42,676  41,914  42,617  42,587  42,613  42,604  42,670
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  16,072  16,198  16,205  16,072  16,164  16,175  16,186  16,198  16,205
    Civilian labor force............................   6,979   6,600   6,888   7,240   7,177   7,045   6,945   7,085   7,113
          Participation rate........................    43.4    40.7    42.5    45.0    44.4    43.6    42.9    43.7    43.9
      Employed......................................   5,722   5,522   5,690   5,926   5,977   5,875   5,797   5,888   5,888
          Employment-population ratio...............    35.6    34.1    35.1    36.9    37.0    36.3    35.8    36.3    36.3
      Unemployed....................................   1,257   1,078   1,198   1,314   1,200   1,170   1,148   1,197   1,225
          Unemployment rate.........................    18.0    16.3    17.4    18.1    16.7    16.6    16.5    16.9    17.2
    Not in labor force..............................   9,092   9,597   9,317   8,832   8,987   9,130   9,240   9,113   9,092

    1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted
  and seasonally adjusted columns.
    NOTE:  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.





  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-2.  Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted             Seasonally adjusted (1)            
                                                                                                                            
        Employment status, race, sex, and age                                                                               
                                                       May     Apr.    May     May     Jan.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    May  
                                                       2003    2004    2004    2003    2004    2004    2004    2004    2004 
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                        WHITE                                                                                               
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 181,021 182,252 182,384 181,021 181,879 182,001 182,121 182,252 182,384
    Civilian labor force............................ 120,135 120,317 120,703 120,470 120,723 120,540 120,542 120,675 120,984
        Participation rate..........................    66.4    66.0    66.2    66.6    66.4    66.2    66.2    66.2    66.3
      Employed...................................... 114,016 114,557 115,049 113,978 114,765 114,602 114,433 114,712 114,976
        Employment-population ratio.................    63.0    62.9    63.1    63.0    63.1    63.0    62.8    62.9    63.0
      Unemployed....................................   6,119   5,760   5,654   6,491   5,958   5,938   6,109   5,963   6,008
        Unemployment rate...........................     5.1     4.8     4.7     5.4     4.9     4.9     5.1     4.9     5.0
    Not in labor force..............................  60,886  61,935  61,681  60,551  61,156  61,460  61,579  61,577  61,400
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force............................  62,271  62,620  62,698  62,346  62,799  62,603  62,672  62,660  62,758
        Participation rate..........................    76.2    76.0    76.0    76.3    76.4    76.1    76.1    76.0    76.1
      Employed......................................  59,288  59,787  59,957  59,130  59,969  59,763  59,736  59,831  59,817
        Employment-population ratio.................    72.5    72.6    72.7    72.4    73.0    72.6    72.6    72.6    72.5
      Unemployed....................................   2,982   2,833   2,741   3,216   2,830   2,840   2,936   2,829   2,941
        Unemployment rate...........................     4.8     4.5     4.4     5.2     4.5     4.5     4.7     4.5     4.7
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force............................  52,074  52,097  52,216  52,139  51,954  51,993  52,016  52,035  52,245
        Participation rate..........................    60.0    59.7    59.8    60.1    59.6    59.7    59.6    59.6    59.8
      Employed......................................  49,829  50,020  50,210  49,781  49,668  49,797  49,710  49,839  50,116
        Employment-population ratio.................    57.4    57.3    57.5    57.4    57.0    57.1    57.0    57.1    57.4
      Unemployed....................................   2,245   2,077   2,006   2,358   2,286   2,197   2,306   2,196   2,130
        Unemployment rate...........................     4.3     4.0     3.8     4.5     4.4     4.2     4.4     4.2     4.1
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force............................   5,791   5,600   5,789   5,985   5,970   5,944   5,854   5,981   5,981
        Participation rate..........................    46.3    44.5    46.0    47.8    47.5    47.3    46.5    47.5    47.5
      Employed......................................   4,899   4,749   4,882   5,068   5,128   5,042   4,987   5,042   5,043
        Employment-population ratio.................    39.2    37.7    38.8    40.5    40.8    40.1    39.6    40.0    40.0
      Unemployed....................................     892     851     907     917     842     902     867     939     938
        Unemployment rate...........................    15.4    15.2    15.7    15.3    14.1    15.2    14.8    15.7    15.7
                                                                                                                            
              BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN                                                                                     
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  25,624  25,967  26,002  25,624  25,867  25,900  25,932  25,967  26,002
    Civilian labor force............................  16,559  16,374  16,374  16,614  16,602  16,404  16,595  16,485  16,442
        Participation rate..........................    64.6    63.1    63.0    64.8    64.2    63.3    64.0    63.5    63.2
      Employed......................................  14,817  14,856  14,797  14,838  14,866  14,804  14,909  14,878  14,818
        Employment-population ratio.................    57.8    57.2    56.9    57.9    57.5    57.2    57.5    57.3    57.0
      Unemployed....................................   1,742   1,518   1,577   1,776   1,736   1,600   1,686   1,607   1,624
        Unemployment rate...........................    10.5     9.3     9.6    10.7    10.5     9.8    10.2     9.7     9.9
    Not in labor force..............................   9,066   9,593   9,629   9,011   9,265   9,495   9,337   9,482   9,560
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force............................   7,305   7,256   7,311   7,349   7,450   7,305   7,367   7,302   7,356
        Participation rate..........................    71.3    69.7    70.1    71.7    71.8    70.3    70.8    70.1    70.5
      Employed......................................   6,532   6,602   6,661   6,541   6,737   6,620   6,689   6,626   6,674
        Employment-population ratio.................    63.7    63.4    63.8    63.8    65.0    63.7    64.3    63.6    64.0
      Unemployed....................................     773     654     650     808     713     684     678     676     683
        Unemployment rate...........................    10.6     9.0     8.9    11.0     9.6     9.4     9.2     9.3     9.3
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force............................   8,482   8,512   8,349   8,463   8,358   8,418   8,492   8,502   8,342
        Participation rate..........................    65.3    64.8    63.5    65.1    63.8    64.2    64.7    64.7    63.4
      Employed......................................   7,784   7,809   7,648   7,783   7,595   7,674   7,700   7,763   7,642
        Employment-population ratio.................    59.9    59.4    58.1    59.9    58.0    58.5    58.7    59.1    58.1
      Unemployed....................................     698     703     701     680     762     745     792     739     700
        Unemployment rate...........................     8.2     8.3     8.4     8.0     9.1     8.8     9.3     8.7     8.4
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force............................     771     606     714     802     794     682     737     681     744
        Participation rate..........................    32.5    25.1    29.6    33.7    33.1    28.3    30.6    28.2    30.8
      Employed......................................     501     445     488     514     533     510     521     489     502
        Employment-population ratio.................    21.1    18.4    20.2    21.6    22.2    21.2    21.6    20.3    20.8
      Unemployed....................................     270     161     226     287     261     171     217     193     242
        Unemployment rate...........................    35.1    26.6    31.7    35.8    32.9    25.1    29.4    28.3    32.5
                                                                                                                            
                        ASIAN                                                                                               
  Civilian noninstutional population................   9,204   9,444   9,486   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
    Civilian labor force............................   6,081   6,230   6,188   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Participation rate..........................    66.1    66.0    65.2   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Employed......................................   5,768   5,956   5,926   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Employment-population ratio.................    62.7    63.1    62.5   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Unemployed....................................     313     274     262   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Unemployment rate...........................     5.1     4.4     4.2   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
    Not in labor force..............................   3,123   3,214   3,299   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  

    1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted
  and seasonally adjusted columns.
    2 Data not available.
    NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for
  all races.  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.




  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-3.  Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex and age

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted             Seasonally adjusted (1)            
                                                                                                                            
           Employment status, sex, and age                                                                                  
                                                       May     Apr.    May     May     Jan.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    May  
                                                       2003    2004    2004    2003    2004    2004    2004    2004    2004 
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
             HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY                                                                                   
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  27,391  27,879  27,968  27,391  27,619  27,705  27,791  27,879  27,968
    Civilian labor force............................  18,667  19,080  19,254  18,763  18,811  18,693  19,010  19,064  19,313
        Participation rate..........................    68.1    68.4    68.8    68.5    68.1    67.5    68.4    68.4    69.1
      Employed......................................  17,288  17,798  18,037  17,247  17,441  17,303  17,596  17,693  17,958
        Employment-population ratio.................    63.1    63.8    64.5    63.0    63.2    62.5    63.3    63.5    64.2
      Unemployed....................................   1,378   1,283   1,217   1,516   1,370   1,389   1,414   1,371   1,355
        Unemployment rate...........................     7.4     6.7     6.3     8.1     7.3     7.4     7.4     7.2     7.0
    Not in labor force..............................   8,725   8,798   8,714   8,628   8,807   9,012   8,781   8,815   8,654
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force............................  10,694  10,963  11,022   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Participation rate..........................    84.1    84.5    84.7   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Employed......................................  10,007  10,304  10,423   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Employment-population ratio.................    78.7    79.5    80.1   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Unemployed....................................     687     658     599   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Unemployment rate...........................     6.4     6.0     5.4   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force............................   7,031   7,242   7,308   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Participation rate..........................    57.9    58.8    59.1   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Employed......................................   6,493   6,780   6,872   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Employment-population ratio.................    53.5    55.0    55.6   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Unemployed....................................     539     462     436   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Unemployment rate...........................     7.7     6.4     6.0   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force............................     942     876     924   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Participation rate..........................    37.2    33.8    35.6   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Employed......................................     788     714     742   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Employment-population ratio.................    31.1    27.5    28.6   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Unemployed....................................     153     162     182   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Unemployment rate...........................    16.3    18.5    19.7   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  

    1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted
  and seasonally adjusted columns.
    2 Data not available.
    NOTE:  Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.  Beginning in January 2004, data
  reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.


  
  
  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                               HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-4.  Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                               Not seasonally adjusted                   Seasonally adjusted                 
                                                                                                                             
            Educational attainment                                                                                           
                                                May      Apr.     May      May      Jan.     Feb.     Mar.     Apr.     May  
                                                2003     2004     2004     2003     2004     2004     2004     2004     2004  
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
       Less than a high school diploma                                                                                       
  Civilian labor force......................   12,954   12,258   12,497   12,664   12,356   12,526   12,390   12,019   12,212
      Participation rate....................     45.6     45.1     45.6     44.6     44.3     45.4     45.1     44.2     44.5
    Employed................................   11,914   11,271   11,522   11,514   11,271   11,455   11,302   10,977   11,140
      Employment-population ratio...........     41.9     41.5     42.0     40.5     40.4     41.5     41.1     40.4     40.6
    Unemployed..............................    1,040      987      975    1,150    1,085    1,071    1,088    1,042    1,072
      Unemployment rate.....................      8.0      8.1      7.8      9.1      8.8      8.5      8.8      8.7      8.8
                                                                                                                             
    High school graduates, no college (1)                                                                                    
  Civilian labor force......................   37,774   37,627   37,799   37,889   37,662   37,898   37,749   37,724   37,870
      Participation rate....................     63.8     62.6     62.9     64.0     63.0     63.3     63.2     62.8     63.0
    Employed................................   35,836   35,651   36,042   35,798   35,829   35,998   35,765   35,745   35,964
      Employment-population ratio...........     60.5     59.3     60.0     60.5     59.9     60.1     59.9     59.5     59.9
    Unemployed..............................    1,938    1,976    1,757    2,091    1,832    1,900    1,984    1,979    1,906
      Unemployment rate.....................      5.1      5.3      4.6      5.5      4.9      5.0      5.3      5.2      5.0
                                                                                                                             
       Some college or associate degree                                                                                      
  Civilian labor force......................   33,668   34,446   34,191   34,136   33,810   34,026   34,354   34,580   34,575
      Participation rate....................     72.5     72.8     72.3     73.5     72.5     72.1     72.8     73.0     73.1
    Employed................................   32,107   33,051   32,898   32,480   32,276   32,536   32,726   33,152   33,183
      Employment-population ratio...........     69.1     69.8     69.5     69.9     69.2     68.9     69.3     70.0     70.2
    Unemployed..............................    1,561    1,394    1,293    1,656    1,535    1,489    1,628    1,428    1,392
      Unemployment rate.....................      4.6      4.0      3.8      4.9      4.5      4.4      4.7      4.1      4.0
                                                                                                                             
       Bachelor's degree and higher (2)                                                                                      
  Civilian labor force......................   39,801   40,359   40,252   39,575   40,450   39,917   40,371   40,185   40,104
      Participation rate....................     78.2     78.0     77.8     77.8     78.4     77.7     77.9     77.6     77.5
    Employed................................   38,678   39,265   39,168   38,356   39,277   38,748   39,197   39,006   38,927
      Employment-population ratio...........     76.0     75.8     75.7     75.4     76.1     75.5     75.6     75.3     75.2
    Unemployed..............................    1,123    1,094    1,084    1,219    1,173    1,169    1,174    1,179    1,177
      Unemployment rate.....................      2.8      2.7      2.7      3.1      2.9      2.9      2.9      2.9      2.9

    1 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.
    2 Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees. 
    NOTE:  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.






  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                     HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-5.  Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status

  (In thousands)
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   
                                            Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                   
                  Category                                                                                         
                                                                                                                   
                                              May     Apr.    May     May     Jan.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    May  
                                              2003    2004    2004    2003    2004    2004    2004    2004    2004 
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   
               CLASS OF WORKER                                                                                     
                                                                                                                   
  Agriculture and related industries.......   2,221   2,220   2,335   2,194   2,163   2,190   2,161   2,245   2,298
    Wage and salary workers................   1,222   1,252   1,299   1,205   1,220   1,246   1,234   1,268   1,277
    Self-employed workers..................     978     944   1,013     951     929     912     896     934     976
    Unpaid family workers..................      22      24      24   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
                                                                                                                   
  Nonagricultural industries............... 135,346 136,203 136,532 135,311 136,306 136,166 136,122 136,384 136,488
    Wage and salary workers................ 126,138 126,989 127,103 126,043 126,664 126,572 126,811 127,094 126,999
      Government...........................  19,711  20,117  19,897  19,573  19,681  19,497  19,936  19,917  19,759
      Private industries................... 106,428 106,872 107,206 106,519 107,019 107,008 106,833 107,142 107,256
        Private households.................     732     727     683   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
        Other industries................... 105,696 106,145 106,523 105,738 106,204 106,173 106,035 106,377 106,514
    Self-employed workers..................   9,088   9,139   9,342   9,155   9,501   9,498   9,210   9,228   9,365
    Unpaid family workers..................     119      75      87   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
                                                                                                                   
        PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME (2)                                                                              
                                                                                                                   
  All industries:                                                                                                  
    Part time for economic reasons.........   4,409   4,411   4,427   4,610   4,714   4,437   4,733   4,574   4,665
      Slack work or business conditions....   2,915   2,745   2,673   3,069   2,996   2,865   3,011   2,819   2,853
      Could only find part-time work.......   1,218   1,429   1,427   1,264   1,380   1,347   1,427   1,439   1,467
    Part time for noneconomic reasons......  19,363  19,568  20,015  19,073  18,905  18,900  19,006  19,000  19,621
                                                                                                                   
  Nonagricultural industries:                                                                                      
    Part time for economic reasons.........   4,298   4,325   4,370   4,498   4,613   4,328   4,622   4,471   4,605
      Slack work or business conditions....   2,849   2,687   2,631   3,012   2,911   2,778   2,927   2,756   2,812
      Could only find part-time work.......   1,189   1,419   1,424   1,236   1,399   1,340   1,414   1,431   1,476
    Part time for noneconomic reasons......  19,004  19,263  19,680  18,653  18,636  18,691  18,693  18,664  19,220

    1 Data not available.
    2 Persons at work excludes employed persons who were absent from their jobs during the entire reference week
  for reasons such as vacation, illness, or industrial dispute.  Part time for noneconomic reasons excludes persons
  who usually work full time but worked only 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for reasons such as holidays,
  illness, and bad weather.
    NOTE:  Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because
  of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series.  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised
  population controls used in the household survey.



  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-6.  Selected employment indicators

  (In thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                            
                    Characteristic                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
                                                       May     Apr.    May     May     Jan.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    May  
                                                       2003    2004    2004    2003    2004    2004    2004    2004    2004 
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
  Total, 16 years and over.......................... 137,567 138,423 138,867 137,505 138,566 138,301 138,298 138,576 138,772
    16 to 19 years..................................   5,722   5,522   5,690   5,926   5,977   5,875   5,797   5,888   5,888
      16 to 17 years................................   2,179   2,032   1,999   2,318   2,367   2,330   2,191   2,256   2,152
      18 to 19 years................................   3,543   3,490   3,692   3,578   3,605   3,573   3,590   3,634   3,713
    20 years and over............................... 131,845 132,901 133,177 131,579 132,589 132,426 132,501 132,689 132,883
      20 to 24 years................................  13,310  13,662  13,547  13,445  13,609  13,582  13,602  13,767  13,669
      25 years and over............................. 118,535 119,239 119,631 118,126 118,930 118,869 118,832 118,886 119,198
        25 to 54 years..............................  97,398  97,387  97,675  97,099  97,161  96,982  96,871  97,124  97,343
          25 to 34 years............................  30,459  30,376  30,494  30,389  30,326  30,178  30,260  30,316  30,396
          35 to 44 years............................  34,996  34,606  34,786  34,858  34,506  34,486  34,425  34,421  34,611
          45 to 54 years............................  31,943  32,406  32,395  31,853  32,328  32,319  32,186  32,388  32,336
        55 years and over...........................  21,137  21,851  21,956  21,027  21,769  21,886  21,961  21,762  21,856
                                                                                                                            
  Men, 16 years and over............................  73,131  73,774  74,089  73,049  74,343  73,901  74,006  74,053  74,035
    16 to 19 years..................................   2,793   2,714   2,784   2,867   3,014   2,931   2,878   2,935   2,873
      16 to 17 years................................   1,029     925     902   1,079   1,157   1,105     999   1,044     967
      18 to 19 years................................   1,764   1,789   1,881   1,779   1,862   1,850   1,858   1,886   1,897
    20 years and over...............................  70,338  71,060  71,306  70,182  71,329  70,969  71,128  71,118  71,162
      20 to 24 years................................   7,019   7,171   7,110   7,069   7,198   7,155   7,202   7,235   7,165
      25 years and over.............................  63,318  63,889  64,196  63,096  64,167  63,903  63,879  63,839  63,969
        25 to 54 years..............................  52,072  52,288  52,557  51,910  52,416  52,179  52,107  52,283  52,377
          25 to 34 years............................  16,711  16,693  16,831  16,655  16,773  16,608  16,693  16,685  16,758
          35 to 44 years............................  18,733  18,680  18,779  18,701  18,712  18,683  18,632  18,656  18,728
          45 to 54 years............................  16,628  16,915  16,947  16,554  16,931  16,889  16,781  16,942  16,890
        55 years and over...........................  11,246  11,601  11,639  11,186  11,751  11,724  11,772  11,556  11,593
                                                                                                                            
  Women, 16 years and over..........................  64,436  64,649  64,778  64,456  64,223  64,400  64,292  64,523  64,737
    16 to 19 years..................................   2,929   2,808   2,906   3,059   2,963   2,944   2,919   2,952   3,016
      16 to 17 years................................   1,150   1,106   1,096   1,239   1,210   1,225   1,192   1,212   1,185
      18 to 19 years................................   1,779   1,701   1,810   1,799   1,743   1,723   1,732   1,747   1,816
    20 years and over...............................  61,507  61,841  61,872  61,397  61,260  61,456  61,373  61,571  61,721
      20 to 24 years................................   6,291   6,491   6,437   6,375   6,411   6,427   6,400   6,532   6,504
      25 years and over.............................  55,217  55,350  55,435  55,031  54,763  54,966  54,953  55,047  55,229
        25 to 54 years..............................  45,326  45,100  45,118  45,190  44,745  44,803  44,764  44,841  44,966
          25 to 34 years............................  13,748  13,682  13,663  13,734  13,554  13,570  13,566  13,631  13,637
          35 to 44 years............................  16,263  15,926  16,007  16,157  15,794  15,803  15,793  15,765  15,883
          45 to 54 years............................  15,315  15,492  15,448  15,298  15,397  15,430  15,405  15,446  15,446
        55 years and over...........................   9,891  10,250  10,317   9,841  10,018  10,162  10,189  10,205  10,263
                                                                                                                            
  Married men, spouse present.......................  44,545  44,637  44,754  44,476  45,490  45,128  45,043  44,735  44,723
  Married women, spouse present.....................  34,496  34,488  34,504  34,494  34,585  34,502  34,256  34,339  34,522
  Women who maintain families.......................   8,581   8,765   8,769   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
                                                                                                                            
  Full-time workers (2)............................. 112,983 113,386 113,946 112,841 113,976 114,037 113,951 114,094 113,894
  Part-time workers (3).............................  24,584  25,037  24,921  24,580  24,306  24,081  24,273  24,397  24,820

    1 Data not available.
    2 Employed full-time workers are persons who usually work 35 hours or more per week.
    3 Employed part-time workers are persons who usually work less than 35 hours per week.
    NOTE:  Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the
  independent seasonal adjustment of the various series.  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population
  controls used in the household survey.





  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-7.  Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                            Number of                                                       
                                                        unemployed persons                Unemployment rates (1)            
                                                          (in thousands)                                                    
                    Characteristic                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                       May     Apr.    May     May     Jan.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    May  
                                                       2003    2004    2004    2003    2004    2004    2004    2004    2004 
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
  Total, 16 years and over..........................   8,957   8,164   8,203    6.1     5.6     5.6     5.7     5.6     5.6 
    16 to 19 years..................................   1,314   1,197   1,225   18.1    16.7    16.6    16.5    16.9    17.2 
      16 to 17 years................................     536     573     593   18.8    18.2    17.6    19.4    20.2    21.6 
      18 to 19 years................................     792     624     642   18.1    15.7    15.7    14.5    14.7    14.7 
    20 years and over...............................   7,643   6,967   6,978    5.5     5.1     5.0     5.2     5.0     5.0 
      20 to 24 years................................   1,565   1,392   1,465   10.4     9.8     9.5     9.6     9.2     9.7 
      25 years and over.............................   6,095   5,578   5,510    4.9     4.5     4.5     4.6     4.5     4.4 
        25 to 54 years..............................   5,132   4,679   4,625    5.0     4.7     4.7     4.9     4.6     4.5 
          25 to 34 years............................   1,950   1,760   1,800    6.0     5.7     5.6     5.9     5.5     5.6 
          35 to 44 years............................   1,828   1,597   1,522    5.0     4.5     4.5     4.7     4.4     4.2 
          45 to 54 years............................   1,355   1,321   1,303    4.1     4.0     3.9     4.0     3.9     3.9 
        55 years and over...........................     959     851     891    4.4     3.7     3.8     3.8     3.8     3.9 
                                                                                                                            
  Men, 16 years and over............................   5,072   4,448   4,566    6.5     5.7     5.7     5.8     5.7     5.8 
    16 to 19 years..................................     731     695     680   20.3    17.5    17.2    18.3    19.1    19.1 
      16 to 17 years................................     295     319     294   21.5    19.3    19.4    22.3    23.4    23.3 
      18 to 19 years................................     443     373     378   19.9    16.2    15.7    15.8    16.5    16.6 
    20 years and over...............................   4,341   3,753   3,886    5.8     5.1     5.1     5.2     5.0     5.2 
      20 to 24 years................................     899     800     821   11.3    10.5    10.0    10.1    10.0    10.3 
      25 years and over.............................   3,456   2,947   3,064    5.2     4.5     4.5     4.6     4.4     4.6 
        25 to 54 years..............................   2,906   2,477   2,563    5.3     4.7     4.7     4.8     4.5     4.7 
          25 to 34 years............................   1,085     980   1,071    6.1     5.6     6.0     5.9     5.5     6.0 
          35 to 44 years............................   1,023     817     801    5.2     4.4     4.5     4.6     4.2     4.1 
          45 to 54 years............................     798     680     691    4.6     4.0     3.8     3.9     3.9     3.9 
        55 years and over...........................     550     470     501    4.7     3.6     3.7     3.8     3.9     4.1 
                                                                                                                            
  Women, 16 years and over..........................   3,885   3,717   3,637    5.7     5.6     5.5     5.6     5.4     5.3 
    16 to 19 years..................................     583     502     545   16.0    15.9    16.0    14.7    14.5    15.3 
      16 to 17 years................................     241     254     299   16.3    17.1    15.9    16.9    17.3    20.1 
      18 to 19 years................................     350     251     264   16.3    15.2    15.6    13.0    12.6    12.7 
    20 years and over...............................   3,302   3,215   3,092    5.1     5.0     4.9     5.1     5.0     4.8 
      20 to 24 years................................     666     592     644    9.5     8.9     8.9     8.9     8.3     9.0 
      25 years and over.............................   2,638   2,631   2,446    4.6     4.6     4.4     4.6     4.6     4.2 
        25 to 54 years..............................   2,226   2,202   2,062    4.7     4.8     4.5     4.9     4.7     4.4 
          25 to 34 years............................     865     781     729    5.9     5.9     5.2     5.9     5.4     5.1 
          35 to 44 years............................     805     780     721    4.7     4.6     4.5     4.9     4.7     4.3 
          45 to 54 years............................     556     641     612    3.5     4.0     4.0     4.1     4.0     3.8 
        55 years and over (2).......................     368     349     351    3.6     4.1     3.9     3.5     3.3     3.3 
                                                                                                                            
  Married men, spouse present.......................   1,791   1,445   1,437    3.9     3.3     3.4     3.2     3.1     3.1 
  Married women, spouse present.....................   1,334   1,322   1,185    3.7     3.7     3.6     3.7     3.7     3.3 
  Women who maintain families (2)...................     775     710     701    8.3     8.3     8.1     8.4     7.5     7.4 
                                                                                                                            
  Full-time workers (3).............................   7,521   6,775   6,880    6.2     5.7     5.6     5.8     5.6     5.7 
  Part-time workers (4).............................   1,466   1,368   1,372    5.6     5.4     5.2     5.4     5.3     5.2 

    1 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.
    2 Not seasonally adjusted.
    3 Full-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work full time (35 hours or more per week) or
  are on layoff from full-time jobs.
    4 Part-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work part time (less than 35 hours per week)
  or are on layoff from part-time jobs.
    NOTE:  Detail shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of
  the various series.  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.



  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-8.  Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                            
                        Reason                                                                                              
                                                                                                                            
                                                       May     Apr.    May     May     Jan.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    May  
                                                       2003    2004    2004    2003    2004    2004    2004    2004    2004 
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                       
                                                                                                                            
  Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                            
     jobs...........................................   4,589   4,253   3,778   5,021   4,382   4,323   4,607   4,399   4,211
    On temporary layoff.............................     944     943     715   1,197   1,028   1,064   1,040     994     926
    Not on temporary layoff.........................   3,645   3,311   3,062   3,824   3,353   3,258   3,567   3,405   3,286
      Permanent job losers..........................   2,829   2,560   2,354   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
      Persons who completed temporary jobs..........     816     750     709   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
  Job leavers.......................................     706     796     772     778     804     827     836     822     846
  Reentrants........................................   2,587   2,199   2,537   2,506   2,509   2,424   2,424   2,314   2,438
  New entrants......................................     618     589     706     635     681     676     627     645     713
                                                                                                                            
                 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...........................................    54.0    54.3    48.5    56.2    52.3    52.4    54.2    53.8    51.3
     On temporary layoff............................    11.1    12.0     9.2    13.4    12.3    12.9    12.2    12.1    11.3
     Not on temporary layoff........................    42.9    42.2    39.3    42.8    40.0    39.5    42.0    41.6    40.0
   Job leavers......................................     8.3    10.2     9.9     8.7     9.6    10.0     9.8    10.1    10.3
   Reentrants.......................................    30.4    28.1    32.6    28.0    30.0    29.4    28.5    28.3    29.7
   New entrants.....................................     7.3     7.5     9.1     7.1     8.1     8.2     7.4     7.9     8.7
                                                                                                                            
            UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE                                                                                  
                   CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
   Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                           
     jobs...........................................     3.1     2.9     2.6     3.4     3.0     3.0     3.1     3.0     2.9
   Job leavers......................................      .5      .5      .5      .5      .5      .6      .6      .6      .6
   Reentrants.......................................     1.8     1.5     1.7     1.7     1.7     1.7     1.7     1.6     1.7
   New entrants.....................................      .4      .4      .5      .4      .5      .5      .4      .4      .5

    1 Data not available.
    NOTE:  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.






  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-9.  Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                            
                       Duration                                                                                             
                                                                                                                            
                                                       May     Apr.    May     May     Jan.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    May  
                                                       2003    2004    2004    2003    2004    2004    2004    2004    2004 
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                       
                                                                                                                            
  Less than 5 weeks.................................   2,974   2,439   2,718   3,033   2,612   2,468   2,589   2,792   2,707
  5 to 14 weeks.....................................   2,155   2,159   1,940   2,617   2,394   2,412   2,414   2,369   2,376
  15 weeks and over.................................   3,371   3,239   3,135   3,294   3,365   3,274   3,320   2,969   3,077
     15 to 26 weeks.................................   1,467   1,363   1,357   1,380   1,467   1,403   1,332   1,170   1,288
     27 weeks and over..............................   1,905   1,876   1,777   1,914   1,898   1,871   1,988   1,800   1,789
                                                                                                                            
  Average (mean) duration, in weeks.................    19.6    21.0    20.3    19.2    19.8    20.3    20.1    19.7    20.0
  Median duration, in weeks.........................    10.0    11.0     9.9    10.1    10.7    10.3    10.3     9.5    10.0
                                                                                                                            
                 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...............................    35.0    31.1    34.9    33.9    31.2    30.3    31.1    34.3    33.2
    5 to 14 weeks...................................    25.4    27.5    24.9    29.3    28.6    29.6    29.0    29.1    29.1
    15 weeks and over...............................    39.7    41.3    40.2    36.8    40.2    40.2    39.9    36.5    37.7
      15 to 26 weeks................................    17.3    17.4    17.4    15.4    17.5    17.2    16.0    14.4    15.8
      27 weeks and over.............................    22.4    23.9    22.8    21.4    22.7    22.9    23.9    22.1    21.9

   NOTE:  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.





  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                       HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-10.  Employed and unemployed persons by occupation, not seasonally adjusted

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     Unemployment    
                                                                           Employed             Unemployed              rates        
                                                                                                                                     
                             Occupation                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                        May        May         May        May        May        May   
                                                                        2003       2004        2003       2004       2003       2004   
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
       Total, 16 years and over (1)................................   137,567    138,867      8,500      7,792        5.8        5.3 
  Management, professional, and related occupations................    48,041     48,610      1,475      1,378        3.0        2.8 
    Management, business, and financial operations occupations.....    20,067     20,219        612        620        3.0        3.0 
    Professional and related occupations...........................    27,974     28,391        864        758        3.0        2.6 
  Service occupations..............................................    22,678     22,840      1,583      1,465        6.5        6.0 
  Sales and office occupations.....................................    35,115     35,162      2,106      1,851        5.7        5.0 
    Sales and related occupations..................................    15,721     15,742      1,009        835        6.0        5.0 
    Office and administrative support occupations..................    19,394     19,420      1,096      1,016        5.4        5.0 
  Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations.....    13,862     14,336      1,122      1,002        7.5        6.5 
    Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.....................       968      1,012        140         95       12.6        8.6 
    Construction and extraction occupations........................     7,967      8,285        722        697        8.3        7.8 
    Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations..............     4,928      5,039        260        210        5.0        4.0 
  Production, transportation, and material moving occupations......    17,871     17,919      1,575      1,359        8.1        7.0 
    Production occupations.........................................     9,644      9,351        811        689        7.8        6.9 
    Transportation and material moving occupations.................     8,228      8,568        764        670        8.5        7.2 

    1 Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the Armed Forces are included in the unemployed
  total.
    NOTE:  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.






  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                      HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-11.  Unemployed persons by industry, not seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                    Number of                                                       
                                                                    unemployed                             Unemployment             
                                                                     persons                                  rates                 
                       Industry                                   (in thousands)                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                              May                 May                 May                 May        
                                                              2003                2004                2003                2004       
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         Total, 16 years and over (1)...............         8,500               7,792                 5.8                 5.3      
  Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers...         7,000               6,234                 6.2                 5.5      
    Mining..........................................            40                  22                 7.5                 4.3      
    Construction....................................           715                 665                 8.4                 7.4      
    Manufacturing...................................         1,150                 966                 6.5                 5.6      
      Durable goods.................................           755                 550                 6.9                 5.2      
      Nondurable goods..............................           395                 416                 5.9                 6.2      
    Wholesale and retail trade......................         1,247               1,183                 6.2                 5.8      
    Transportation and utilities....................           260                 230                 4.9                 4.4      
    Information.....................................           251                 190                 6.9                 5.7      
    Financial activities............................           320                 302                 3.6                 3.3      
    Professional and business services..............         1,105                 819                 8.4                 6.5      
    Education and health services...................           618                 570                 3.5                 3.2      
    Leisure and hospitality.........................           955                 977                 7.9                 8.1      
    Other services..................................           339                 310                 5.7                 5.1      
  Agriculture and related private wage and salary                                                                                   
     workers........................................           133                  99                10.2                 7.4      
  Government workers................................           478                 468                 2.4                 2.3      
  Self employed and unpaid family workers...........           271                 287                 2.6                 2.7      

    1 Persons with no previous work experience are included in the unemployed total.
    NOTE:  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.



  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                        HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-12.  Alternative measures of labor underutilization

  (Percent)
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                      
                                                               Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                                      
                            Measure                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                 May     Apr.    May     May     Jan.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    May  
                                                                 2003    2004    2004    2003    2004    2004    2004    2004    2004 
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                      
  U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of                                                                          
     the civilian labor force.................................    2.3     2.2     2.1     2.2     2.3     2.2     2.3     2.0     2.1 
                                                                                                                                      
  U-2 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, as                                                                         
     a percent of the civilian labor force....................    3.1     2.9     2.6     3.4     3.0     3.0     3.1     3.0     2.9 
                                                                                                                                      
  U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor                                                                            
     force (official unemployment rate).......................    5.8     5.4     5.3     6.1     5.6     5.6     5.7     5.6     5.6 
                                                                                                                                      
  U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a percent                                                                         
     of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers.....    6.1     5.7     5.6     6.4     5.9     5.9     6.0     5.9     5.9 
                                                                                                                                      
  U-5 Total unemployed, plus discouraged workers, plus all                                                                            
     other marginally attached workers, as a percent of the                                                                           
     civilian labor force plus all marginally attached                                                                                
     workers..................................................    6.7     6.3     6.3     7.0     6.7     6.7     6.7     6.5     6.6 
                                                                                                                                      
  U-6 Total unemployed, plus all marginally attached workers,                                                                         
     plus total employed part time for economic reasons, as a                                                                         
     percent of the civilian labor force plus all marginally                                                                          
     attached workers.........................................    9.7     9.3     9.3    10.1     9.9     9.6     9.9     9.6     9.7 

    NOTE: Marginally attached workers are persons who currently are neither working nor looking for work but indicate that they want
  and are available for a job and have looked for work sometime in the recent past.  Discouraged workers, a subset of the marginally
  attached, have given a job-market related reason for not currently looking for a job.  Persons employed part time for economic
  reasons are those who want and are available for full-time work but have had to settle for a part-time schedule.  For further
  information, see "BLS introduces new range of alternative unemployment measures,"  in the October 1995 issue of the Monthly Labor
  Review.  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.




  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                  HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-13.  Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                            Total                Men                Women       
                                                                                                                                
                               Category                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
                                                                        May       May       May       May       May       May   
                                                                        2003      2004      2003      2004      2003      2004  
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                        NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
  Total not in the labor force......................................   74,701    76,308    28,367    29,123    46,334    47,185 
    Persons who currently want a job................................    5,482     5,371     2,570     2,462     2,911     2,909 
     Searched for work and available to work now (1)................    1,428     1,533       755       786       673       747 
          Reason not currently looking:                                                                                         
            Discouragement over job prospects (2)...................      482       476       310       307       172       169 
               Reasons other than discouragement (3)................      946     1,058       446       479       501       579 
                                                                                                                                
                         MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
  Total multiple jobholders (4).....................................    7,338     7,258     3,841     3,653     3,498     3,605 
      Percent of total employed.....................................      5.3       5.2       5.3       4.9       5.4       5.6 
                                                                                                                                
      Primary job full time, secondary job part time................    3,932     3,859     2,325     2,110     1,606     1,749 
      Primary and secondary jobs both part time.....................    1,630     1,649       533       513     1,097     1,136 
      Primary and secondary jobs both full time.....................      269       251       192       151        77       101 
      Hours vary on primary or secondary job........................    1,464     1,483       772       872       692       611 

    1 Data refer to persons who have searched for work during the prior 12 months and were available to take a job during the
  reference week.
    2 Includes thinks no work available, could not find work, lacks schooling or training, employer thinks too young or old, and
  other types of discrimination.
    3 Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for such reasons as child-care and transportation
  problems, as well as a small number for which reason for nonparticipation was not determined.
    4 Includes persons who work part time on their primary job and full time on their secondary job(s), not shown separately.
    NOTE:  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.





ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                                ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-1.  Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail

(In thousands)


                                         Not seasonally adjusted                    Seasonally adjusted

                                                                                                                           Change
           Industry                May      Mar.    Apr.     May       May      Jan.     Feb.     Mar.    Apr.     May      from:
                                   2003     2004    2004p    2004p     2003     2004     2004     2004    2004p    2004p  Apr. 2004-
                                                                                                                          May 2004p

          Total nonfarm......... 130,520  129,816  130,975  131,914  129,873  130,194  130,277  130,630  130,976  131,224      248

        Total private........... 108,537  107,847  108,997  109,963  108,332  108,667  108,738  109,077  109,402  109,677      275

    Goods-producing.............  21,891   21,350   21,624   21,947   21,859   21,696   21,684   21,778   21,830   21,902       72

Natural resources and mining....     568      566      574      586      570      570      572      581      585      588        3
   Logging......................    65.7     61.3     60.7     62.3     68.7     65.1     64.2     65.9     66.5     65.1     -1.4
 Mining.........................   502.3    504.4    512.8    523.8    501.6    505.1    508.1    514.9    518.6    523.0      4.4
  Oil and gas extraction........   122.7    129.0    130.7    132.2    122.9    126.9    128.9    130.0    131.2    131.9       .7
  Mining, except oil and gas(1).   204.4    196.6    202.5    208.0    202.6    200.0    200.6    202.8    204.4    205.9      1.5
   Coal mining..................    70.0     70.1     71.0     72.1     70.6     69.6     70.2     70.6     71.5     71.9       .4
  Support activities for mining.   175.2    178.8    179.6    183.6    176.1    178.2    178.6    182.1    183.0    185.2      2.2

Construction....................   6,760    6,512    6,732    6,961    6,715    6,812    6,791    6,853    6,872    6,909       37
  Construction of buildings..... 1,576.8  1,548.1  1,575.0  1,621.8  1,578.5  1,593.3  1,590.9  1,607.6  1,611.4  1,622.4     11.0
  Heavy and civil engineering
   construction.................   932.0    842.2    902.2    953.1    905.2    928.0    924.0    926.8    927.4    928.2       .8
  Specialty trade contractors... 4,251.1  4,122.0  4,254.3  4,385.8  4,230.8  4,290.2  4,276.5  4,318.9  4,333.6  4,358.4     24.8

Manufacturing...................  14,563   14,272   14,318   14,400   14,574   14,314   14,321   14,344   14,373   14,405       32
   Production workers...........  10,227   10,003   10,055   10,126   10,233   10,035   10,038   10,058   10,091   10,124       33

 Durable goods..................   8,997    8,870    8,916    8,962    8,993    8,869    8,882    8,899    8,927    8,953       26
   Production workers...........   6,176    6,082    6,127    6,166    6,168    6,081    6,088    6,101    6,129    6,155       26

  Wood products.................   537.3    530.5    534.5    544.5    536.1    536.3    538.4    539.7    539.6    544.3      4.7
  Nonmetallic mineral products..   498.0    480.7    493.9    505.3    494.8    492.7    490.5    493.2    498.3    502.3      4.0
  Primary metals................   480.4    461.4    461.5    463.9    481.3    462.2    462.4    462.0    462.3    464.1      1.8
  Fabricated metal products..... 1,477.5  1,474.5  1,486.3  1,495.1  1,480.6  1,471.8  1,476.6  1,478.5  1,489.0  1,497.7      8.7
  Machinery..................... 1,158.1  1,146.8  1,152.5  1,153.7  1,155.2  1,138.7  1,141.2  1,145.1  1,151.1  1,151.5       .4
  Computer and electronic
   products(1).................. 1,365.2  1,336.0  1,337.1  1,346.8  1,366.4  1,333.2  1,333.9  1,338.0  1,341.2  1,347.7      6.5
   Computer and peripheral
    equipment...................   228.3    218.8    218.1    218.4    228.4    219.4    219.0    218.6    218.4    218.4       .0
   Communications equipment.....   158.1    154.7    154.9    156.0    157.4    154.8    154.8    155.0    154.9    155.3       .4
   Semiconductors and electronic
    components..................   464.6    451.4    452.7    456.8    464.3    450.2    451.4    452.1    453.9    457.1      3.2
   Electronic instruments.......   428.1    426.1    426.2    430.2    429.0    423.7    423.3    426.8    428.1    430.9      2.8
  Electrical equipment and
   appliances...................   460.2    446.2    447.0    446.8    461.0    449.8    448.6    446.8    446.7    447.1       .4
  Transportation equipment...... 1,782.2  1,770.2  1,769.9  1,772.6  1,780.1  1,760.6  1,766.5  1,769.1  1,769.1  1,768.7      -.4
  Furniture and related products   572.9    572.6    578.2    577.5    572.5    571.3    571.2    573.4    576.2    574.9     -1.3
  Miscellaneous manufacturing...   665.3    651.0    655.0    655.6    665.2    652.0    653.0    653.0    653.9    655.1      1.2

 Nondurable goods...............   5,566    5,402    5,402    5,438    5,581    5,445    5,439    5,445    5,446    5,452        6
   Production workers...........   4,051    3,921    3,928    3,960    4,065    3,954    3,950    3,957    3,962    3,969        7

  Food manufacturing............ 1,496.5  1,474.8  1,472.1  1,485.8  1,517.2  1,500.7  1,502.4  1,504.5  1,505.8  1,508.4      2.6
  Beverages and tobacco products   199.8    192.7    193.5    195.7    201.0    197.7    195.9    197.2    197.0    196.5      -.5
  Textile mills.................   267.2    237.8    237.7    237.2    265.6    239.2    237.3    237.1    235.9    235.8      -.1
  Textile product mills.........   184.1    179.1    182.3    184.8    182.7    176.9    176.6    179.7    181.2    182.9      1.7
  Apparel.......................   321.0    295.1    292.7    293.4    318.5    296.1    297.1    294.3    293.0    290.8     -2.2
  Leather and allied products...    46.3     45.1     45.4     45.9     45.7     44.6     44.8     44.8     44.7     44.7       .0
  Paper and paper products......   519.2    505.7    504.8    507.4    520.9    509.8    508.0    508.8    508.2    509.0       .8
  Printing and related support
   activities...................   683.4    661.4    659.4    664.9    683.8    667.6    665.0    664.4    663.3    665.2      1.9
  Petroleum and coal products...   116.6    110.8    111.7    114.3    115.5    114.3    112.9    113.1    112.6    113.5       .9
  Chemicals.....................   912.3    895.5    895.2    896.0    912.0    893.7    894.7    894.9    896.1    894.3     -1.8
  Plastics and rubber products..   819.7    804.3    807.5    812.5    818.0    804.8    803.9    806.3    808.5    811.1      2.6

    Service-providing........... 108,629  108,466  109,351  109,967  108,014  108,498  108,593  108,852  109,146  109,322      176

     Private service-providing..  86,646   86,497   87,373   88,016   86,473   86,971   87,054   87,299   87,572   87,775      203

Trade, transportation, and
 utilities......................  25,212   25,092   25,242   25,421   25,302   25,312   25,331   25,415   25,453   25,491       38

 Wholesale trade................ 5,624.7  5,596.9  5,626.7  5,645.6  5,618.4  5,611.4  5,612.2  5,623.5  5,633.8  5,636.9      3.1
  Durable goods................. 2,955.0  2,953.4  2,965.7  2,970.8  2,953.4  2,954.9  2,953.8  2,963.4  2,968.2  2,968.4       .2
  Nondurable goods.............. 2,014.6  1,981.0  1,994.1  2,004.6  2,009.7  1,993.7  1,994.5  1,995.3  1,997.7  1,998.4       .7
  Electronic markets and agents
   and brokers..................   655.1    662.5    666.9    670.2    655.3    662.8    663.9    664.8    667.9    670.1      2.2

 Retail trade...................14,818.5 14,753.3 14,856.5 14,973.0 14,917.4 14,944.8 14,963.0 15,013.0 15,041.0 15,059.8     18.8
  Motor vehicle and parts
   dealers(1)................... 1,882.9  1,893.2  1,908.1  1,914.6  1,880.1  1,895.4  1,900.9  1,906.9  1,911.3  1,911.9       .6
   Automobile dealers........... 1,251.3  1,261.6  1,262.6  1,260.6  1,252.4  1,261.3  1,262.9  1,263.9  1,264.3  1,262.6     -1.7
  Furniture and home furnishings
   stores.......................   534.6    540.7    539.2    541.4    541.2    546.4    544.5    544.8    545.4    547.0      1.6
  Electronics and appliance
   stores.......................   502.4    510.1    511.2    505.2    512.2    509.3    508.2    511.7    514.3    513.8      -.5
  Building material and garden
   supply stores................ 1,232.5  1,212.0  1,276.3  1,309.7  1,182.1  1,221.4  1,231.4  1,243.5  1,254.0  1,258.9      4.9
  Food and beverage stores...... 2,846.4  2,804.8  2,803.0  2,832.0  2,856.5  2,826.3  2,831.3  2,838.9  2,838.6  2,844.7      6.1
  Health and personal care
   stores.......................   936.3    952.5    950.9    954.6    940.3    954.1    954.9    958.2    958.3    959.4      1.1
  Gasoline stations.............   884.1    862.7    865.4    874.3    883.8    875.1    871.8    873.0    872.6    872.2      -.4
  Clothing and clothing
   accessories stores........... 1,268.8  1,285.4  1,294.3  1,309.6  1,296.6  1,304.3  1,311.3  1,321.8  1,328.1  1,334.1      6.0
  Sporting goods, hobby, book,
   and music stores.............   629.3    621.5    616.3    619.1    648.0    635.9    636.8    636.5    635.1    634.9      -.2
  General merchandise stores(1). 2,747.6  2,743.0  2,759.5  2,766.7  2,811.8  2,822.7  2,822.5  2,824.4  2,830.6  2,829.3     -1.3
   Department stores............ 1,562.1  1,549.8  1,557.6  1,562.8  1,613.5  1,603.4  1,602.7  1,604.9  1,608.9  1,609.1       .2
  Miscellaneous store retailers.   937.2    906.7    914.4    928.7    936.3    929.6    924.6    926.9    925.6    924.4     -1.2
  Nonstore retailers............   416.4    420.7    417.9    417.1    428.5    424.3    424.8    426.4    427.1    429.2      2.1

 Transportation and warehousing. 4,188.4  4,162.9  4,180.1  4,219.7  4,185.8  4,175.9  4,175.8  4,197.0  4,196.5  4,211.3     14.8
  Air transportation............   527.8    509.9    512.1    513.0    532.6    510.2    511.6    512.9    513.6    513.9       .3
  Rail transportation...........   216.2    214.5    216.4    217.2    215.2    215.4    215.7    216.0    216.2    216.7       .5
  Water transportation..........    54.3     47.5     50.0     51.5     53.4     50.6     48.8     49.2     50.4     50.7       .3
  Truck transportation.......... 1,318.9  1,320.4  1,337.3  1,347.9  1,322.0  1,343.6  1,344.1  1,346.4  1,351.2  1,352.4      1.2
  Transit and ground passenger
   transportation...............   398.7    394.0    385.7    399.0    381.1    382.3    380.1    380.5    372.6    382.0      9.4
  Pipeline transportation.......    40.6     37.7     37.9     38.4     40.8     38.3     38.2     38.1     38.2     38.5       .3
  Scenic and sightseeing
   transportation...............    29.4     25.8     28.6     33.4     28.5     28.7     29.7     31.4     32.0     32.4       .4
  Support activities for
   transportation...............   519.5    514.4    516.2    516.4    520.7    514.1    515.5    518.5    518.9    519.3       .4
  Couriers and messengers.......   563.4    569.7    564.9    573.9    569.0    566.9    567.7    572.1    569.9    572.6      2.7
  Warehousing and storage.......   519.6    529.0    531.0    529.0    522.5    525.8    524.4    531.9    533.5    532.8      -.7

 Utilities......................   580.5    579.3    578.7    582.4    580.7    580.2    580.0    581.2    581.9    582.8       .9

Information.....................   3,198    3,158    3,161    3,178    3,203    3,163    3,169    3,169    3,173    3,176        3
  Publishing industries, except
   Internet.....................   925.0    914.4    912.6    910.9    928.8    914.0    915.1    915.3    915.1    913.7     -1.4
  Motion picture and sound
   recording industries.........   374.6    374.0    375.1    396.2    374.8    379.7    382.7    381.2    385.9    392.6      6.7
  Broadcasting, except Internet.   325.6    332.6    332.4    334.1    326.7    329.7    331.8    333.0    333.3    335.3      2.0
  Internet publishing and
   broadcasting.................    29.1     31.6     32.4     32.7     29.1     30.8     31.9     31.8     32.4     32.8       .4
  Telecommunications............ 1,087.0  1,053.3  1,052.7  1,049.0  1,088.3  1,061.3  1,058.2  1,055.0  1,052.9  1,047.5     -5.4
  ISPs, search portals, and data
   processing...................   408.9    403.6    405.5    405.8    407.9    400.1    401.1    403.7    404.1    405.1      1.0
  Other information services....    48.1     48.5     49.8     49.7     47.8     47.8     48.0     48.6     49.5     49.4      -.1

Financial activities............   7,987    7,958    7,992    8,029    7,987    7,981    7,989    8,003    8,016    8,031       15
 Finance and insurance.......... 5,929.0  5,922.7  5,932.5  5,939.5  5,934.8  5,917.1  5,924.7  5,933.0  5,940.4  5,945.8      5.4
  Monetary authorities - central
   bank.........................    22.7     22.3     22.3     21.4     22.8     22.4     22.4     22.3     22.2     21.5      -.7
  Credit intermediation and
   related activities(1)........ 2,794.7  2,785.7  2,793.8  2,798.9  2,796.9  2,785.3  2,787.2  2,793.8  2,799.3  2,802.0      2.7
   Depository credit
    intermediation(1)........... 1,750.9  1,758.8  1,760.3  1,763.0  1,752.0  1,758.7  1,762.6  1,762.8  1,763.6  1,765.0      1.4
    Commercial banking.......... 1,280.7  1,280.1  1,283.5  1,285.1  1,281.7  1,280.4  1,283.5  1,284.1  1,285.8  1,286.7       .9
  Securities, commodity
   contracts, investments.......   757.8    778.1    776.2    779.8    761.1    773.8    778.2    780.8    779.8    782.7      2.9
  Insurance carriers and related
   activities................... 2,271.7  2,257.5  2,261.3  2,261.5  2,271.7  2,255.8  2,257.4  2,257.1  2,260.4  2,261.7      1.3
  Funds, trusts, and other
   financial vehicles...........    82.1     79.1     78.9     77.9     82.3     79.8     79.5     79.0     78.7     77.9      -.8
 Real estate and rental and
  leasing....................... 2,057.6  2,035.7  2,059.4  2,089.4  2,051.9  2,063.6  2,064.5  2,069.5  2,075.4  2,084.7      9.3
  Real estate................... 1,383.5  1,384.7  1,401.8  1,422.2  1,383.0  1,397.7  1,400.2  1,405.8  1,412.7  1,421.1      8.4
  Rental and leasing services...   645.2    621.8    628.9    638.0    640.4    636.0    634.2    634.1    633.5    634.5      1.0
  Lessors of nonfinancial
   intangible assets............    28.9     29.2     28.7     29.2     28.5     29.9     30.1     29.6     29.2     29.1      -.1

Professional and business
 services.......................  15,930   16,031   16,334   16,424   15,943   16,172   16,196   16,237   16,367   16,431       64
 Professional and technical
  services(1)................... 6,570.9  6,751.7  6,760.1  6,646.7  6,616.7  6,657.9  6,658.1  6,679.8  6,695.7  6,695.2      -.5
   Legal services............... 1,133.4  1,131.8  1,134.7  1,136.5  1,136.9  1,138.7  1,139.2  1,138.4  1,140.8  1,141.4       .6
   Accounting and bookkeeping
    services....................   773.7    927.7    908.3    762.6    808.8    815.2    813.3    812.8    813.7    796.6    -17.1
   Architectural and engineering
    services.................... 1,226.0  1,228.7  1,243.8  1,255.8  1,225.1  1,236.0  1,240.0  1,246.4  1,252.4  1,255.5      3.1
   Computer systems design and
    related services............ 1,114.9  1,104.7  1,102.2  1,105.8  1,115.1  1,104.6  1,099.8  1,103.5  1,102.9  1,107.4      4.5
   Management and technical
    consulting services.........   740.9    768.3    776.7    785.6    743.2    765.4    767.9    774.0    781.7    787.2      5.5
 Management of companies and
  enterprises................... 1,674.5  1,664.1  1,672.7  1,680.1  1,677.5  1,675.1  1,675.6  1,676.6  1,679.8  1,682.8      3.0
 Administrative and waste
  services...................... 7,684.9  7,614.7  7,901.5  8,096.8  7,648.7  7,838.5  7,862.4  7,880.1  7,991.8  8,053.3     61.5
  Administrative and support
   services(1).................. 7,360.5  7,297.1  7,577.8  7,772.1  7,325.9  7,517.5  7,539.6  7,556.8  7,667.0  7,730.1     63.1
   Employment services(1)....... 3,245.0  3,348.2  3,477.0  3,572.8  3,276.1  3,473.8  3,493.8  3,492.3  3,562.2  3,602.8     40.6
    Temporary help services..... 2,178.1  2,268.2  2,367.1  2,440.3  2,199.7  2,344.3  2,370.4  2,380.3  2,426.9  2,458.2     31.3
   Business support services....   745.4    748.0    747.4    752.9    748.3    739.0    739.8    746.0    747.9    753.0      5.1
   Services to buildings and
    dwellings................... 1,696.2  1,542.6  1,678.2  1,749.4  1,628.8  1,637.1  1,639.5  1,646.2  1,673.5  1,681.7      8.2
  Waste management and
   remediation services.........   324.4    317.6    323.7    324.7    322.8    321.0    322.8    323.3    324.8    323.2     -1.6

Education and health services...  16,634   16,953   17,022   16,989   16,564   16,746   16,764   16,813   16,852   16,896       44
 Educational services........... 2,743.4  2,883.1  2,894.4  2,817.5  2,692.0  2,729.3  2,727.4  2,736.0  2,741.7  2,749.5      7.8
 Health care and social
  assistance....................13,890.2 14,070.1 14,128.0 14,171.7 13,872.3 14,017.1 14,036.8 14,077.1 14,110.6 14,146.6     36.0
  Ambulatory health care
   services(1).................. 4,765.1  4,857.4  4,883.4  4,901.2  4,763.2  4,840.3  4,855.3  4,868.0  4,884.7  4,899.4     14.7
   Offices of physicians........ 1,992.8  2,040.4  2,043.7  2,047.8  1,996.3  2,032.3  2,034.4  2,043.5  2,047.3  2,051.5      4.2
   Outpatient care centers......   423.7    431.0    433.6    436.7    422.8    427.8    431.1    430.3    432.9    435.9      3.0
   Home health care services....   727.2    738.9    748.7    753.5    725.2    740.2    741.5    743.8    748.1    751.6      3.5
  Hospitals..................... 4,242.3  4,292.9  4,298.9  4,305.6  4,249.7  4,287.8  4,284.1  4,298.0  4,304.6  4,313.7      9.1
  Nursing and residential care
   facilities(1)................ 2,783.1  2,793.2  2,799.6  2,805.0  2,784.6  2,792.1  2,791.1  2,798.4  2,803.1  2,806.7      3.6
   Nursing care facilities...... 1,582.9  1,579.0  1,580.5  1,583.5  1,583.9  1,580.3  1,578.7  1,582.1  1,584.0  1,585.6      1.6
  Social assistance(1).......... 2,099.7  2,126.6  2,146.1  2,159.9  2,074.8  2,096.9  2,106.3  2,112.7  2,118.2  2,126.8      8.6
   Child day care services......   777.3    789.0    794.9    802.1    758.2    766.3    772.2    773.7    773.3    774.7      1.4

Leisure and hospitality.........  12,276   11,927   12,227   12,561   12,078   12,218   12,229   12,271   12,313   12,353       40
 Arts, entertainment, and
  recreation.................... 1,869.0  1,656.6  1,755.2  1,875.6  1,794.3  1,801.4  1,796.7  1,798.7  1,798.0  1,804.0      6.0
  Performing arts and spectator
   sports.......................   384.7    348.1    369.7    377.8    370.9    369.4    366.5    364.6    364.0    362.4     -1.6
  Museums, historical sites,
   zoos, and parks..............   116.4    108.0    113.8    119.4    114.3    113.4    113.7    114.2    115.3    116.3      1.0
  Amusements, gambling, and
   recreation................... 1,367.9  1,200.5  1,271.7  1,378.4  1,309.1  1,318.6  1,316.5  1,319.9  1,318.7  1,325.3      6.6
 Accommodations and food
  services......................10,407.3 10,269.9 10,471.6 10,685.7 10,283.8 10,416.5 10,432.3 10,472.0 10,515.4 10,548.8     33.4
  Accommodations................ 1,764.1  1,694.3  1,717.4  1,764.2  1,751.1  1,752.1  1,754.4  1,753.4  1,757.3  1,757.3       .0
  Food services and drinking
   places....................... 8,643.2  8,575.6  8,754.2  8,921.5  8,532.7  8,664.4  8,677.9  8,718.6  8,758.1  8,791.5     33.4

Other services..................   5,409    5,378    5,395    5,414    5,396    5,379    5,376    5,391    5,398    5,397       -1
  Repair and maintenance........ 1,235.7  1,240.6  1,241.4  1,241.4  1,235.2  1,233.5  1,230.5  1,239.4  1,238.5  1,238.2      -.3
  Personal and laundry services. 1,269.8  1,247.3  1,259.4  1,272.8  1,259.9  1,251.2  1,247.6  1,255.9  1,258.2  1,260.9      2.7
  Membership associations and
   organizations................ 2,903.1  2,890.2  2,893.9  2,900.0  2,901.1  2,894.5  2,898.3  2,895.2  2,900.8  2,898.0     -2.8

Government......................  21,983   21,969   21,978   21,951   21,541   21,527   21,539   21,553   21,574   21,547      -27
 Federal........................   2,765    2,698    2,726    2,701    2,769    2,715    2,716    2,710    2,725    2,700      -25
  Federal, except U.S. Postal
   Service...................... 1,953.7  1,910.8  1,941.0  1,917.7  1,953.9  1,921.5  1,923.8  1,921.1  1,938.0  1,916.0    -22.0
  U.S. Postal Service...........   811.0    786.7    784.8    783.3    815.2    793.1    791.7    789.1    786.5    783.7     -2.8
 State government...............   5,076    5,164    5,167    5,084    5,013    5,007    5,018    5,023    5,025    5,025        0
  State government education.... 2,313.5  2,428.9  2,429.0  2,341.2  2,256.5  2,268.0  2,279.6  2,283.2  2,285.7  2,286.1       .4
  State government, excluding
   education.................... 2,762.6  2,734.8  2,737.8  2,742.3  2,756.4  2,738.9  2,738.4  2,739.7  2,739.3  2,739.1      -.2
 Local government...............  14,142   14,107   14,085   14,166   13,759   13,805   13,805   13,820   13,824   13,822       -2
  Local government education.... 8,039.7  8,075.1  8,039.8  8,061.9  7,657.2  7,692.2  7,694.3  7,704.7  7,706.2  7,702.6     -3.6
  Local government, excluding
   education.................... 6,101.9  6,031.9  6,044.8  6,104.4  6,102.0  6,112.7  6,110.8  6,114.8  6,117.9  6,119.8      1.9


  1 Includes other industries, not shown separately.
  p = preliminary.




ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                              ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-2.  Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector
and selected industry detail


                                                   Not seasonally adjusted              Seasonally adjusted

                                                                                                                         Change
                  Industry                       May    Mar.   Apr.   May     May    Jan.   Feb.   Mar.   Apr.   May      from:
                                                 2003   2004   2004p  2004p   2003   2004   2004   2004   2004p  2004p  Apr. 2004-
                                                                                                                        May 2004p


        Total private.........................   33.6   33.5   33.5   34.0    33.7   33.8   33.8   33.8   33.8   33.8       0.0

    Goods-producing...........................   39.8   40.1   39.7   40.4    39.7   40.2   40.3   40.2   40.0   40.2        .2

Natural resources and mining..................   44.0   43.9   43.8   44.5    43.8   44.5   44.1   44.2   44.2   44.3        .1

Construction..................................   38.8   38.4   37.7   38.7    38.5   38.5   38.5   38.6   38.3   38.3        .0

Manufacturing.................................   40.2   40.8   40.6   41.1    40.2   41.0   41.0   40.9   40.7   41.1        .4
   Overtime hours.............................    4.0    4.5    4.4    4.6     4.1    4.5    4.6    4.6    4.6    4.7        .1

 Durable goods................................   40.6   41.4   41.1   41.6    40.5   41.5   41.5   41.4   41.2   41.6        .4
   Overtime hours.............................    4.1    4.7    4.6    4.8     4.1    4.7    4.8    4.8    4.8    4.9        .1

  Wood products...............................   40.2   40.6   40.8   41.7    39.9   40.9   41.1   41.0   41.1   41.3        .2
  Nonmetallic mineral products................   42.8   42.5   42.5   42.3    42.3   42.5   42.5   42.9   42.4   42.0       -.4
  Primary metals..............................   42.4   43.1   43.2   43.8    42.3   43.1   43.0   43.2   43.2   43.7        .5
  Fabricated metal products...................   40.6   41.0   40.8   41.2    40.6   41.2   41.2   41.1   41.0   41.2        .2
  Machinery...................................   40.7   41.9   41.5   42.3    40.6   41.8   41.8   41.7   41.4   42.2        .8
  Computer and electronic products............   40.3   40.8   40.3   41.0    40.5   40.8   41.2   40.7   40.6   41.0        .4
  Electrical equipment and appliances.........   40.1   40.6   40.5   41.5    40.3   41.1   40.7   40.8   40.9   41.7        .8
  Transportation equipment....................   41.5   43.0   42.3   42.7    41.2   42.8   42.9   42.8   42.3   42.6        .3
  Furniture and related products..............   38.1   39.4   39.5   39.7    38.4   39.7   39.4   39.6   39.6   40.0        .4
  Miscellaneous manufacturing.................   38.1   38.8   38.3   38.8    38.1   39.0   38.7   38.7   38.3   38.8        .5

 Nondurable goods.............................   39.5   40.0   39.7   40.2    39.6   40.2   40.3   40.1   40.0   40.3        .3
   Overtime hours.............................    3.8    4.1    4.1    4.3     3.9    4.3    4.3    4.3    4.3    4.4        .1

  Food manufacturing..........................   39.1   38.7   38.4   39.7    39.3   39.5   39.4   39.3   39.2   39.8        .6
  Beverages and tobacco products..............   39.3   38.9   39.6   39.6    39.0   39.6   40.3   39.4   39.6   39.3       -.3
  Textile mills...............................   38.6   40.6   39.5   40.2    38.5   40.0   40.0   40.2   39.4   40.1        .7
  Textile product mills.......................   38.9   38.8   38.4   38.0    39.1   39.4   39.9   38.8   38.3   38.2       -.1
  Apparel.....................................   35.5   36.5   36.3   36.5    35.4   35.7   36.2   36.3   36.2   36.4        .2
  Leather and allied products.................   39.2   39.9   39.5   39.0    39.2   39.8   39.5   39.4   39.2   39.0       -.2
  Paper and paper products....................   41.0   41.6   41.8   42.1    41.3   41.9   42.0   41.8   42.0   42.4        .4
  Printing and related support activities.....   37.6   38.5   38.2   38.3    37.9   38.6   38.6   38.4   38.4   38.6        .2
  Petroleum and coal products.................   43.1   43.5   43.3   43.9    43.9   43.8   44.1   43.7   43.8   44.2        .4
  Chemicals...................................   42.1   43.0   42.7   42.9    42.1   42.9   43.2   43.0   43.0   43.1        .1
  Plastics and rubber products................   40.4   40.8   40.8   40.9    40.3   40.8   40.9   40.9   40.8   40.9        .1

     Private service-providing................   32.2   32.1   32.2   32.6    32.4   32.4   32.4   32.4   32.4   32.5        .1

Trade, transportation, and utilities..........   33.5   33.2   33.2   33.7    33.5   33.6   33.7   33.6   33.6   33.6        .0

 Wholesale trade..............................   37.8   37.7   37.8   38.3    37.9   37.9   38.0   38.0   38.0   38.0        .0

 Retail trade.................................   30.8   30.4   30.4   30.8    30.8   31.0   30.9   30.8   30.8   30.8        .0

 Transportation and warehousing...............   36.5   36.6   36.5   37.4    36.6   36.9   37.2   36.9   37.0   37.3        .3

 Utilities....................................   40.8   41.0   41.0   41.4    40.9   40.8   41.0   41.2   41.2   41.4        .2

Information...................................   36.0   35.9   36.0   36.5    36.3   36.2   36.3   36.3   36.3   36.5        .2

Financial activities..........................   35.3   35.2   35.3   36.2    35.6   35.7   35.5   35.5   35.6   35.8        .2

Professional and business services............   34.1   34.0   34.1   34.7    34.2   34.1   34.2   34.1   34.2   34.3        .1

Education and health services.................   32.1   32.2   32.3   32.6    32.3   32.4   32.4   32.4   32.5   32.5        .0

Leisure and hospitality.......................   25.5   25.4   25.4   25.8    25.7   25.7   25.8   25.7   25.7   25.6       -.1

Other services................................   31.2   31.0   30.9   31.3    31.4   31.1   31.1   31.2   31.2   31.2        .0


  1 Data relate to production workers in natural resources and mining and manufacturing, construction workers in construction,
and nonsupervisory workers in the service-providing industries.  These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the
total employment on private nonfarm payrolls.
  p = preliminary.




ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                          ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-3.  Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls
by industry sector and selected industry detail


                                                       Average hourly earnings                  Average weekly earnings

                  Industry                         May       Mar.     Apr.      May        May       Mar.     Apr.      May
                                                   2003      2004     2004p     2004p      2003      2004     2004p     2004p

        Total private........................... $15.27    $15.55    $15.59    $15.64    $513.07   $520.93   $522.27   $531.76
         Seasonally adjusted....................  15.31     15.55     15.59     15.64     515.95    525.59    526.94    528.63

    Goods-producing.............................  16.72     17.00     17.08     17.08     665.46    681.70    678.08    690.03

Natural resources and mining....................  17.39     18.17     18.13     18.03     765.16    797.66    794.09    802.34

Construction....................................  18.86     19.07     19.15     19.13     731.77    732.29    721.96    740.33

Manufacturing...................................  15.64     16.01     16.06     16.02     628.73    653.21    652.04    658.42

 Durable goods..................................  16.35     16.69     16.72     16.67     663.81    690.97    687.19    693.47
  Wood products.................................  12.58     12.93     12.99     13.03     505.72    524.96    529.99    543.35
  Nonmetallic mineral products..................  15.74     16.02     16.20     16.12     673.67    680.85    688.50    681.88
  Primary metals................................  17.95     18.33     18.52     18.35     761.08    790.02    800.06    803.73
  Fabricated metal products.....................  14.93     15.25     15.22     15.20     606.16    625.25    620.98    626.24
  Machinery.....................................  16.20     16.49     16.54     16.51     659.34    690.93    686.41    698.37
  Computer and electronic products..............  16.58     16.93     16.98     17.02     668.17    690.74    684.29    697.82
  Electrical equipment and appliances...........  14.21     14.68     14.79     14.75     569.82    596.01    599.00    612.13
  Transportation equipment......................  21.08     21.34     21.36     21.23     874.82    917.62    903.53    906.52
  Furniture and related products................  12.89     12.96     13.07     13.05     491.11    510.62    516.27    518.09
  Miscellaneous manufacturing...................  13.20     13.78     13.70     13.75     502.92    534.66    524.71    533.50

 Nondurable goods...............................  14.54     14.90     15.01     14.98     574.33    596.00    595.90    602.20
  Food manufacturing............................  12.74     12.89     12.97     12.89     498.13    498.84    498.05    511.73
  Beverages and tobacco products................  18.09     19.13     19.65     19.97     710.94    744.16    778.14    790.81
  Textile mills.................................  11.95     12.09     12.21     12.08     461.27    490.85    482.30    485.62
  Textile product mills.........................  11.12     11.37     11.33     11.24     432.57    441.16    435.07    427.12
  Apparel.......................................   9.49      9.60      9.64      9.53     336.90    350.40    349.93    347.85
  Leather and allied products...................  11.66     11.64     11.65     11.58     457.07    464.44    460.18    451.62
  Paper and paper products......................  17.25     17.59     17.83     17.92     707.25    731.74    745.29    754.43
  Printing and related support activities.......  15.25     15.61     15.54     15.53     573.40    600.99    593.63    594.80
  Petroleum and coal products...................  23.29     24.82     24.55     24.46    1003.80   1079.67   1063.02   1073.79
  Chemicals.....................................  18.44     18.87     19.00     19.05     776.32    811.41    811.30    817.25
  Plastics and rubber products..................  14.11     14.45     14.59     14.59     570.04    589.56    595.27    596.73

     Private service-providing..................  14.88     15.16     15.20     15.25     479.14    486.64    489.44    497.15

Trade, transportation, and utilities............  14.29     14.53     14.64     14.64     478.72    482.40    486.05    493.37

 Wholesale trade................................  17.27     17.47     17.61     17.65     652.81    658.62    665.66    676.00

 Retail trade...................................  11.87     12.03     12.09     12.08     365.60    365.71    367.54    372.06

 Transportation and warehousing.................  16.15     16.51     16.74     16.75     589.48    604.27    611.01    626.45

 Utilities......................................  24.59     25.36     25.68     25.49    1003.27   1039.76   1052.88   1055.29

Information.....................................  20.92     21.17     21.26     21.36     753.12    760.00    765.36    779.64

Financial activities............................  17.00     17.37     17.43     17.64     600.10    611.42    615.28    638.57

Professional and business services..............  17.15     17.28     17.26     17.45     584.82    587.52    588.57    605.52

Education and health services...................  15.51     15.94     15.99     16.02     497.87    513.27    516.48    522.25

Leisure and hospitality.........................   8.74      8.89      8.84      8.87     222.87    225.81    224.54    228.85

Other services..................................  13.82     13.83     13.87     13.93     431.18    428.73    428.58    436.01


  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  p = preliminary.




ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                             ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-4.  Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls
by industry sector and selected industry detail, seasonally adjusted


                                                                                                       Percent
                  Industry                         May      Jan.     Feb.     Mar.    Apr.     May   change from:
                                                   2003     2004     2004     2004    2004p    2004p  Apr. 2004-
                                                                                                      May  2004p
        Total private:
         Current dollars........................ $15.31   $15.49   $15.52   $15.55   $15.59   $15.64      0.3
         Constant (1982) dollars(2).............   8.28     8.27     8.27     8.24     8.25     N.A.     (3)

    Goods-producing.............................  16.76    17.00    17.06    17.08    17.13    17.12      -.1

Natural resources and mining....................  17.47    17.95    18.01    18.10    18.05    18.06       .1

Construction....................................  18.95    19.11    19.18    19.17    19.21    19.21       .0

Manufacturing...................................  15.68    15.94    15.99    16.01    16.08    16.07      -.1
   Excluding overtime(4)........................  14.92    15.11    15.14    15.16    15.22    15.20      -.1

 Durable goods..................................  16.39    16.63    16.68    16.69    16.75    16.72      -.2

 Nondurable goods...............................  14.58    14.85    14.89    14.93    15.00    15.02       .1

     Private service-providing..................  14.92    15.08    15.10    15.13    15.18    15.24       .4

Trade, transportation, and utilities............  14.30    14.45    14.49    14.50    14.57    14.60       .2

 Wholesale trade................................  17.32    17.53    17.54    17.54    17.60    17.60       .0

 Retail trade...................................  11.87    11.95    11.98    11.99    12.02    12.05       .2

 Transportation and warehousing.................  16.20    16.46    16.52    16.53    16.71    16.77       .4

 Utilities......................................  24.59    25.32    25.35    25.38    25.67    25.47      -.8

Information.....................................  21.01    21.15    21.24    21.25    21.33    21.40       .3

Financial activities............................  17.02    17.35    17.32    17.41    17.44    17.52       .5

Professional and business services..............  17.21    17.24    17.25    17.27    17.29    17.37       .5

Education and health services...................  15.56    15.87    15.90    15.96    16.00    16.07       .4

Leisure and hospitality.........................   8.75     8.85     8.86     8.87     8.86     8.88       .2

Other services..................................  13.82    13.84    13.84    13.87    13.86    13.89       .2


  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  2 The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) is used to deflate this series.
  3 Change was 0.1 percent from Mar. 2004 to Apr. 2004, the latest month available.
  4 Derived by assuming that overtime hours are paid at the rate of time and one-half.
  N.A. = not available.
  p = preliminary.





ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                               ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-5.  Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls
by industry sector and selected industry detail

(2002=100)


                                                   Not seasonally adjusted              Seasonally adjusted

                                                                                                                         Percent
                  Industry                      May    Mar.   Apr.   May     May    Jan.   Feb.   Mar.   Apr.   May    change from:
                                                2003   2004   2004p  2004p   2003   2004   2004   2004   2004p  2004p   Apr. 2004-
                                                                                                                        May 2004p

        Total private.........................   98.5   97.3   98.5  101.0    98.6   99.1   99.2   99.5   99.9  100.2       0.3

    Goods-producing...........................   96.1   93.7   94.4   97.9    95.6   96.0   96.2   96.4   96.2   97.1        .9

Natural resources and mining..................   97.3   97.3   98.5  103.1    97.5   99.1   98.2  100.8  101.9  103.3       1.4

Construction..................................  100.1   93.8   95.9  102.6    98.5   99.7   99.6  100.7  100.1  100.6        .5

Manufacturing.................................   94.4   93.7   93.7   95.5    94.4   94.4   94.5   94.4   94.3   95.5       1.3

 Durable goods................................   94.2   94.6   94.6   96.4    93.9   94.8   94.9   94.9   94.9   96.2       1.4
  Wood products...............................   97.1   96.9   98.2  102.5    96.2   98.7   99.7   99.7   99.9  101.4       1.5
  Nonmetallic mineral products................   96.6   92.6   95.8   98.2    94.6   95.5   95.0   96.5   96.6   96.7        .1
  Primary metals..............................   94.3   92.1   92.4   94.4    94.1   92.1   92.0   92.4   92.6   94.1       1.6
  Fabricated metal products...................   95.0   95.9   96.5   98.1    95.2   96.1   96.5   96.4   97.1   98.4       1.3
  Machinery...................................   94.1   96.3   95.9   97.9    93.3   94.9   95.1   95.3   95.3   97.4       2.2
  Computer and electronic products............   92.8   90.7   89.4   91.8    93.2   90.2   90.8   90.5   90.2   91.4       1.3
  Electrical equipment and appliances.........   90.7   88.4   88.2   90.0    91.5   90.6   89.0   88.8   88.8   90.5       1.9
  Transportation equipment....................   94.9   98.1   96.9   98.0    94.1   97.3   97.7   97.4   96.6   97.4        .8
  Furniture and related products..............   91.0   93.9   95.3   95.6    91.5   94.4   93.8   94.7   95.2   96.2       1.1
  Miscellaneous manufacturing.................   93.4   91.6   91.3   92.6    93.4   92.4   91.9   91.7   91.0   92.5       1.6

 Nondurable goods.............................   94.2   92.4   91.8   93.8    94.8   93.6   93.8   93.5   93.3   94.2       1.0
  Food manufacturing..........................   96.2   93.9   93.1   97.4    98.4   97.7   97.6   97.6   97.5   99.3       1.8
  Beverages and tobacco products..............   88.5   83.8   86.8   88.5    89.0   88.8   88.5   87.9   88.5   88.5        .0
  Textile mills...............................   87.1   80.7   78.5   79.3    86.3   80.3   79.5   79.8   77.6   78.6       1.3
  Textile product mills.......................   93.6   92.2   93.7   93.7    93.2   92.4   93.1   92.5   92.5   93.2        .8
  Apparel.....................................   84.8   78.7   78.1   78.6    83.4   77.2   78.8   78.1   77.5   77.0       -.6
  Leather and allied products.................   94.7   92.9   93.3   93.7    93.1   91.4   91.7   91.5   91.3   91.4        .1
  Paper and paper products....................   91.6   89.9   90.3   91.4    92.8   91.3   91.2   91.1   91.6   92.5       1.0
  Printing and related support activities.....   94.5   93.2   92.1   93.2    95.1   94.2   93.9   93.4   93.2   94.0        .9
  Petroleum and coal products.................   96.6   96.4   96.8  102.0    97.8   99.0   98.6   98.9   99.1  101.6       2.5
  Chemicals...................................   98.9   99.7   99.3   99.9    98.7   99.0   99.9   99.5   99.7   99.9        .2
  Plastics and rubber products................   96.0   94.5   95.0   96.0    95.6   94.6   94.9   94.9   95.0   95.6        .6

     Private service-providing................   99.1   98.4   99.8  101.9    99.4   99.9  100.0  100.3  100.7  101.3        .6

Trade, transportation, and utilities..........   98.1   96.5   97.2   99.4    98.5   98.7   99.1   99.2   99.3   99.5        .2

 Wholesale trade..............................   98.2   96.9   97.8   99.6    98.4   97.7   98.0   98.2   98.5   98.7        .2

 Retail trade.................................   97.9   96.0   96.7   98.9    98.7   99.4   99.2   99.3   99.4   99.6        .2

 Transportation and warehousing...............   97.9   97.8   97.9  101.5    98.0   98.8   99.8   99.6   99.9  101.1       1.2

 Utilities....................................   97.2   97.4   97.4   98.5    97.4   97.4   97.7   98.2   98.3   98.7        .4

Information...................................   96.5   97.0   97.6   99.4    97.3   97.1   97.8   98.0   98.6   99.5        .9

Financial activities..........................  101.0   99.6  100.3  103.5   101.7  101.7  101.0  101.1  101.5  102.3        .8

Professional and business services............   98.3   98.6  100.9  103.4    98.6   99.7  100.1  100.2  101.5  102.5       1.0

Education and health services.................  100.9  102.7  103.4  104.1   101.1  102.1  102.2  102.4  103.1  103.4        .3

Leisure and hospitality.......................  100.7   97.1   99.7  104.3    99.7  100.8  101.4  101.3  101.8  101.6       -.2

Other services................................   96.9   95.5   95.6   97.3    97.3   95.8   95.7   96.5   96.6   96.7        .1


  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate hours
by the corresponding 2002 annual average levels.  Aggregate hours estimates are the product of estimates of average
weekly hours and production or nonsupervisory worker employment.





ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                               ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-6.  Indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls of production or nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls
by industry sector and selected industry detail

(2002=100)


                                                   Not seasonally adjusted              Seasonally adjusted

                                                                                                                         Percent
                  Industry                      May    Mar.   Apr.   May     May    Jan.   Feb.   Mar.   Apr.   May    change from:
                                                2003   2004   2004p  2004p   2003   2004   2004   2004   2004p  2004p   Apr. 2004-
                                                                                                                        May 2004p

        Total private.........................  100.7  101.3  102.8  105.7   101.0  102.7  103.0  103.5  104.2  104.9       0.7

    Goods-producing...........................   98.4   97.6   98.7  102.4    98.1   99.9  100.5  100.8  100.9  101.8        .9

Natural resources and mining..................   98.4  102.8  103.8  108.1    99.1  103.4  102.9  106.1  107.0  108.6       1.5

Construction..................................  101.9   96.6   99.2  106.0   100.8  102.9  103.2  104.2  103.8  104.4        .6

Manufacturing.................................   96.5   98.1   98.4  100.1    96.8   98.4   98.8   98.9   99.1  100.4       1.3

 Durable goods................................   96.2   98.6   98.8  100.3    96.0   98.4   98.9   98.9   99.2  100.4       1.2

 Nondurable goods.............................   96.8   97.3   97.4   99.2    97.7   98.2   98.6   98.6   98.9  100.0       1.1

     Private service-providing................  101.3  102.5  104.2  106.7   101.9  103.5  103.7  104.3  105.0  106.1       1.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities..........  100.0  100.1  101.5  103.8   100.4  101.7  102.4  102.6  103.2  103.6        .4

 Wholesale trade..............................   99.9   99.7  101.5  103.5   100.4  100.9  101.3  101.5  102.1  102.3        .2

 Retail trade.................................   99.6   99.0  100.2  102.4   100.4  101.8  101.9  102.0  102.4  102.8        .4

 Transportation and warehousing...............  100.3  102.5  104.0  107.9   100.7  103.2  104.6  104.4  105.9  107.6       1.6

 Utilities....................................   99.7  103.1  104.4  104.8   100.0  102.9  103.4  104.1  105.3  104.9       -.4

Information...................................   99.9  101.6  102.7  105.1   101.2  101.6  102.8  103.1  104.1  105.4       1.2

Financial activities..........................  106.1  107.0  108.1  112.9   107.1  109.1  108.2  108.8  109.5  110.9       1.3

Professional and business services............  100.4  101.3  103.6  107.4   101.0  102.3  102.8  103.0  104.4  105.9       1.4

Education and health services.................  102.9  107.6  108.7  109.7   103.4  106.5  106.8  107.5  108.4  109.2        .7

Leisure and hospitality.......................  102.6  100.6  102.7  107.9   101.7  104.0  104.7  104.8  105.1  105.2        .1

Other services................................   97.6   96.2   96.6   98.7    97.9   96.6   96.5   97.5   97.5   97.8        .3


  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate
payrolls by the corresponding 2002 annual average levels.  Aggregate payroll estimates are the product of estimates of
average hourly earnings, average weekly hours, and production or nonsupervisory worker employment.




ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                              ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-7.  Diffusion indexes of employment change, seasonally adjusted

(Percent)


       Time span           Jan.     Feb.     Mar.     Apr.      May     June     July     Aug.    Sept.     Oct.     Nov.     Dec.

                                                        Private nonfarm payrolls, 278 industries(1)


Over 1-month span:
     2000 ..............   61.9     62.9     63.3     59.5     46.9     61.7     63.1     52.5     51.1     53.4     56.8     53.8
     2001 ..............   52.2     47.8     50.4     34.4     41.4     39.2     37.1     38.8     38.3     32.4     36.7     34.9
     2002 ..............   40.1     35.1     41.0     41.5     41.7     47.8     44.1     44.1     42.8     39.0     38.7     34.5
     2003 ..............   41.2     35.1     38.1     41.4     42.8     40.1     40.5     39.7     49.3     46.0     51.1     49.1
     2004 ..............   52.3     56.1     68.7    p68.3    p66.4


Over 3-month span:
     2000 ..............   69.2     66.2     67.8     68.3     60.1     58.1     56.3     61.5     56.5     53.2     52.9     56.8
     2001 ..............   52.7     50.4     50.4     43.5     38.8     34.9     36.2     37.9     34.7     35.3     30.8     32.0
     2002 ..............   34.0     37.4     35.1     36.2     36.7     39.4     39.9     40.8     38.7     37.1     34.4     34.7
     2003 ..............   36.5     32.6     36.3     35.1     40.5     42.6     37.4     35.4     40.1     45.5     50.5     51.1
     2004 ..............   54.0     55.2     62.8    p67.4    p75.4


Over 6-month span:
     2000 ..............   67.3     69.1     72.5     72.5     67.4     67.8     66.7     60.8     59.0     55.0     59.7     54.0
     2001 ..............   51.8     50.0     51.8     47.3     43.5     41.5     38.1     35.4     32.2     33.1     31.5     31.1
     2002 ..............   29.5     30.0     31.1     31.1     31.7     37.1     37.2     39.0     34.7     36.5     35.3     33.3
     2003 ..............   33.6     31.1     31.7     31.7     33.5     37.8     36.2     36.5     40.5     39.4     42.6     41.7
     2004 ..............   48.9     54.1     59.5    p65.1    p70.7


Over 12-month span:
     2000 ..............   70.9     69.2     73.2     71.0     69.8     71.0     70.0     70.3     70.3     65.6     63.8     62.1
     2001 ..............   59.5     59.5     53.4     49.3     48.6     45.0     43.3     43.9     39.9     37.8     37.1     34.9
     2002 ..............   33.6     31.7     30.2     30.4     30.2     29.1     32.0     31.3     30.0     29.5     32.9     34.7
     2003 ..............   34.5     31.5     32.9     33.5     36.2     34.4     34.7     33.1     37.6     37.4     33.1     35.4
     2004 ..............   37.8     43.2     47.3    p50.7    p55.2

                                                        Manufacturing payrolls, 84 industries(1)


Over 1-month span:
     2000 ..............   48.2     58.3     50.0     50.0     41.1     57.1     60.7     28.6     25.0     35.1     39.9     41.1
     2001 ..............   22.6     22.0     21.4     16.1     15.5     23.2     13.7     14.3     19.0     17.9     14.9     10.1
     2002 ..............   21.4     18.5     23.8     35.1     29.8     32.7     40.5     28.0     31.0     11.9     15.5     17.9
     2003 ..............   26.2     15.5     22.6     13.7     26.2     25.0     28.0     26.2     27.4     28.6     51.2     45.8
     2004 ..............   42.9     55.4     60.1    p66.1    p64.9


Over 3-month span:
     2000 ..............   53.6     53.6     56.0     54.8     44.0     44.0     51.2     47.6     32.7     25.0     23.2     38.7
     2001 ..............   35.7     21.4     16.1     14.3     13.1     13.7     11.9      8.9      8.3     13.1      8.9     10.1
     2002 ..............    9.5     10.1     11.3     17.9     17.3     19.0     28.0     22.0     23.8     15.5      6.5      4.8
     2003 ..............   13.7     13.1     16.7     10.1     13.1     14.9     16.1     16.1     16.1     24.4     27.4     41.7
     2004 ..............   48.8     51.8     59.5    p62.5    p70.2


Over 6-month span:
     2000 ..............   44.0     52.4     55.4     57.7     47.6     51.8     56.0     45.2     39.3     34.5     32.1     27.4
     2001 ..............   22.0     23.8     22.0     20.8     14.3     13.7     14.3     10.1     10.7      5.4      7.1      4.8
     2002 ..............    6.5      8.9      7.7      8.3      7.7     14.3     14.9     10.7     12.5     10.1      8.9      8.9
     2003 ..............   11.3      9.5      6.0      7.1      8.9     13.1      8.9     13.1     13.1     16.7     19.0     19.6
     2004 ..............   28.6     36.9     46.4    p58.3    p58.3


Over 12-month span:
     2000 ..............   41.7     39.3     47.0     50.0     46.4     52.4     51.8     49.4     46.4     40.5     35.1     33.3
     2001 ..............   29.8     32.1     20.8     19.0     13.1     12.5     10.7     11.9     11.9     10.1      8.3      6.0
     2002 ..............    7.1      6.0      6.0      6.5      7.1      3.6      4.8      6.0      4.8      7.1      4.8      8.3
     2003 ..............   10.7      6.0      6.5      5.4      8.3      9.5      9.5      9.5     10.7     11.9      9.5     11.3
     2004 ..............    9.5     19.0     16.7    p25.6    p32.1


  1 Based on seasonally adjusted data for 1-, 3-, 6-month spans and unadjusted data for the 12-month span.
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  Figures are the percent of industries with employment increasing plus one-half of the industries with
unchanged employment, where 50 percent indicates an equal balance between industries with increasing and decreasing
employment.