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                   THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:  JULY 2003


   Both the unemployment rate and nonfarm payroll employment edged down in
July, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported 
today.  Payroll employment has declined for the past 6 months.  Job losses 
continued in manufacturing, while temporary help and other administrative 
services added workers.
   
Unemployment (Household Survey Data)
   
   The unemployment rate was 6.2 percent in July; the number of unemployed
persons was 9.1 million.  Both measures edged down over the month, largely
offsetting increases in June.  Over the month, jobless rates for adult men
(5.9 percent), teenagers (18.4 percent), and blacks (11.1 percent) edged
down from levels reached in June.  Jobless rates for adult women (5.2 per-
cent), whites (5.5 percent), and Hispanics (8.2 percent) showed little or 
no change in July.  The unemployment rate for Asians was 6.2 percent, not 
seasonally adjusted.  (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.)
   
   In July, the number of persons unemployed for less than 5 weeks decreased 
by 279,000.  There were 2.0 million unemployed persons who had been looking 
for work for 27 weeks or longer, about the same level as in June.  They rep-
resented 21.7 percent of the total unemployed.  (See table A-9.)

Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
   
   The civilian labor force decreased by 556,000 in July to 146.5 million.
This decline follows an increase of a similar magnitude in June.  The labor
force participation rate fell to 66.2 percent.  This matches the recent low
for the series, previously reached in March.  In July, total employment was
down slightly to 137.5 million, and the employment-population ratio declined 
to 62.1 percent.  (See table A-1.)
   
Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
   
   In July, about 1.6 million persons (not seasonally adjusted) were
marginally attached to the labor force, little changed from a year earlier.
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.  Of the 1.6 million, 470,000 were discouraged workers
who were not currently looking for work specifically because they believed
no jobs were available for them.  The other 1.1 million marginally attached
had not searched for work for reasons such as child-care or transportation
problems.  (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      |
                         |_________________|__________________________|June-
        Category         |       2003      |           2003           |July
                         |_________________|__________________________|change
                         |     I  |   II   |  May   |  June  |  July  |
_________________________|________|________|________|________|________|______
     HOUSEHOLD DATA      |                Labor force status
                         |___________________________________________________
Civilian labor force.....| 145,829| 146,685| 146,485| 147,096| 146,540|  -556
  Employment.............| 137,430| 137,638| 137,487| 137,738| 137,478|  -260
  Unemployment...........|   8,399|   9,047|   8,998|   9,358|   9,062|  -296
Not in labor force.......|  74,280|  74,090|  74,283|  73,918|  74,712|   794
                         |________|________|________|________|________|______
                         |                 Unemployment rates
                         |___________________________________________________
All workers..............|     5.8|     6.2|     6.1|     6.4|     6.2|  -0.2
  Adult men..............|     5.4|     5.9|     5.9|     6.1|     5.9|   -.2
  Adult women............|     4.9|     5.1|     5.1|     5.2|     5.2|    .0
  Teenagers..............|    17.2|    18.6|    18.5|    19.3|    18.4|   -.9
  White..................|     5.1|     5.4|     5.4|     5.5|     5.5|    .0
  Black or African       |        |        |        |        |        |
    American.............|    10.3|    11.2|    10.8|    11.8|    11.1|   -.7
  Hispanic or Latino     |        |        |        |        |        |
    ethnicity............|     7.7|     8.0|     8.2|     8.4|     8.2|   -.2
                         |________|________|________|________|________|______
  ESTABLISHMENT DATA     |                     Employment
                         |___________________________________________________
Nonfarm employment.......| 130,225|p129,987| 129,986|p129,914|p129,870|  p-44
  Goods-producing 1/.....|  22,213| p22,089|  22,098| p22,049| p21,982|  p-67
    Construction.........|   6,719|  p6,781|   6,786|  p6,798|  p6,804|    p6
    Manufacturing........|  14,926| p14,741|  14,746| p14,683| p14,612|  p-71
  Service-providing 1/...| 108,012|p107,899| 107,888|p107,865|p107,888|   p23
    Retail trade.........|  14,997| p14,979|  14,979| p14,959| p14,945|  p-14
    Professional and     |        |        |        |        |        |
      business services..|  16,013| p16,000|  16,002| p16,008| p16,081|   p73
    Education and health |        |        |        |        |        |
      services...........|  16,429| p16,499|  16,509| p16,504| p16,503|   p-1
    Leisure and          |        |        |        |        |        |
      hospitality........|  12,089| p12,039|  12,026| p12,047| p12,060|   p13
    Government...........|  21,570| p21,498|  21,484| p21,483| p21,473|  p-10
                         |________|________|________|________|________|______
                         |                  Hours of work 2/
                         |___________________________________________________
Total private............|    33.8|   p33.7|    33.7|   p33.7|   p33.6| p-0.1
  Manufacturing..........|    40.4|   p40.2|    40.2|   p40.3|   p40.1|  p-.2
    Overtime.............|     4.3|    p4.0|     4.1|    p4.0|    p4.0|   p.0
                         |________|________|________|________|________|______
                         |  Indexes of aggregate weekly hours (2002=100) 2/
                         |___________________________________________________
                         |    99.1|   p98.7|    98.7|   p98.7|   p98.3| p-0.4
Total private............|________|________|________|________|________|______
                         |                    Earnings 2/
                         |___________________________________________________
Avg. hourly earnings,    |        |        |        |        |        |
  total private..........|  $15.27| p$15.35|  $15.35| p$15.39| p$15.44|p$0.05
Avg. weekly earnings,    |        |        |        |        |        |
  total private..........|  515.50| p517.18|  517.30| p518.64| p518.78|  p.14
_____________________________________________________________________________

   1  Includes other industries, not shown separately.
   2  Data relate to private production or nonsupervisory workers.
   p=preliminary.
   
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Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data)

   Total nonfarm payroll employment in July was 129.9 million (-44,000 over
the month).  The number of  jobs has declined by 486,000 since January.  Over 
the month, manufacturing and transportation shed jobs, but these losses were 
partially offset by gains in administrative services, notably in temporary 
help.  (See table B-1.)                 
   
   Manufacturing employment fell by 71,000 in July.  Employment in this sector 
has declined continuously since July 2000.  Most manufacturing industries post-
ed job losses over the month.  Within durable goods manufacturing, the largest 
employment decline occurred in transportation equipment, where seasonal lay-
offs of auto workers were larger than usual.  Employment also decreased in 
computer and electronic products (-11,000) and in fabricated metal products 
(-8,000).  In nondurable goods manufacturing, 9,000 apparel and 7,000 textile 
mill jobs were lost over the month.
   
   Transportation and warehousing employment fell by 16,000 in July.  Job
losses were concentrated in air transportation, where employment fell by
9,000.  This industry has lost 136,000 jobs since its recent peak in March
2001.
   
   Employment continued to decline in wholesale trade; job losses were
widespread throughout the industry.  Within retail trade, employment fell
by 12,000 in food stores.  Over the year, food stores have shed 60,000
jobs.  Within the information sector, employment continued to trend down in
telecommunications and in publishing.  Both industries have been losing
jobs for over 2 years.  Employment in professional and technical services
declined by 20,000, largely due to an employment loss of 12,000 in computer
systems design and related services.
   
   Employment in administrative and support services rose by 85,000 over
the month.  Within its component industries, employment in temporary help
increased for the third consecutive month, adding 42,000 jobs in July.
Employment in this industry has grown by 122,000 since April.  Employment
also rose in building and dwelling services (11,000) over the month.
   
   Employment in the leisure and hospitality sector edged up in July
(13,000).  Most of this gain took place in accommodations, which added
11,000 jobs.
   
   Financial activities continued to add jobs, but at a slower pace.  For
the past 2 months, job gains averaged about 7,000 per month, compared with
16,000 per month from August 2002 to May 2003.  Employment growth also slowed 
over the past 2 months in the construction sector.  Employment in health care 
and social assistance was essentially unchanged over the month.
   
   Government employment edged lower in July.  This was the fifth consecutive 
decline; the number of government jobs has fallen by 115,000 over this period.
   
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Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)
   
   The average workweek for production or nonsupervisory workers on private
nonfarm payrolls decreased by 0.1 hour in July to 33.6 hours, seasonally
adjusted.  The manufacturing workweek was down by 0.2 hour to 40.1 hours,
and manufacturing overtime was unchanged, at 4.0 hours.  (See table B-2.)
   
   The index of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory
workers on private nonfarm payrolls fell by 0.4 percent in July to 98.3
(2002=100).  The manufacturing index fell by 1.1 percent over the month 
to 93.9.  (See table B-5.)
   
Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data)
   
   Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on private 
nonfarm payrolls increased by 5 cents in July to $15.44, seasonally adjusted.  
Average weekly earnings were little changed over the month at $518.78.  Over 
the year, average hourly earnings grew by 3.1 percent and average weekly earn-
ings increased by 2.5 percent.  (See table B-3.)
                                     
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   The Employment Situation for August 2003 is scheduled to be released on
Friday, September 5, 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.
 
 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.

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 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.
 
 In both the household and establishment surveys, most seasonally adjusted
series are independently adjusted.  However, the adjusted series for many
major estimates, such as total payroll employment, employment in most 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.
 
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   The numerical factors used to make the seasonal adjustments for the
household survey are recalculated twice a year; the factors are calculated
for the January-June period and again for the July-December period.  For
the establishment survey, a concurrent seasonal adjustment methodology is
used in which new seasonal factors are calculated each month for the three
most recent monthly estimates, using all relevant data, up to and including
the data for the current month.  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.
 
 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.
 
                                  - 8 -

 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
$53.00 per year from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC
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   Employment and Earnings also provides measures of sampling error for
the household 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                                                                                  
                                                                                                                            
                                                       July    June    July    July    Mar.    Apr.    May     June    July 
                                                       2002    2003    2003    2002    2003    2003    2003    2003    2003 
                                                                                                                            
                        TOTAL                                                                                               
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 217,630 221,014 221,252 217,630 220,317 220,540 220,768 221,014 221,252
    Civilian labor force............................ 146,189 148,117 147,822 144,786 145,793 146,473 146,485 147,096 146,540
          Participation rate........................    67.2    67.0    66.8    66.5    66.2    66.4    66.4    66.6    66.2
      Employed...................................... 137,495 138,468 138,503 136,343 137,348 137,687 137,487 137,738 137,478
          Employment-population ratio...............    63.2    62.7    62.6    62.6    62.3    62.4    62.3    62.3    62.1
      Unemployed....................................   8,693   9,649   9,319   8,443   8,445   8,786   8,998   9,358   9,062
          Unemployment rate.........................     5.9     6.5     6.3     5.8     5.8     6.0     6.1     6.4     6.2
    Not in labor force..............................  71,441  72,897  73,430  72,844  74,524  74,067  74,283  73,918  74,712
      Persons who currently want a job..............   4,921   5,085   4,955   4,900   5,020   4,417   4,744   4,668   4,921
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 16 years and over                                                                                      
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 104,616 106,362 106,475 104,616 106,005 106,123 106,238 106,362 106,475
    Civilian labor force............................  78,710  79,162  79,290  77,542  77,738  78,122  78,088  78,372  78,182
          Participation rate........................    75.2    74.4    74.5    74.1    73.3    73.6    73.5    73.7    73.4
      Employed......................................  74,210  73,894  74,269  72,931  73,064  73,182  72,981  73,071  73,043
          Employment-population ratio...............    70.9    69.5    69.8    69.7    68.9    69.0    68.7    68.7    68.6
      Unemployed....................................   4,500   5,269   5,021   4,610   4,674   4,940   5,107   5,301   5,139
          Unemployment rate.........................     5.7     6.7     6.3     5.9     6.0     6.3     6.5     6.8     6.6
    Not in labor force..............................  25,906  27,199  27,184  27,074  28,268  28,001  28,150  27,990  28,293
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  96,468  98,196  98,304  96,468  97,869  97,979  98,083  98,196  98,304
    Civilian labor force............................  73,942  74,843  74,852  73,670  74,236  74,571  74,506  74,692  74,581
          Participation rate........................    76.6    76.2    76.1    76.4    75.9    76.1    76.0    76.1    75.9
      Employed......................................  70,316  70,562  70,733  69,792  70,293  70,364  70,144  70,130  70,193
          Employment-population ratio...............    72.9    71.9    72.0    72.3    71.8    71.8    71.5    71.4    71.4
      Unemployed....................................   3,626   4,281   4,119   3,879   3,944   4,207   4,362   4,562   4,388
          Unemployment rate.........................     4.9     5.7     5.5     5.3     5.3     5.6     5.9     6.1     5.9
    Not in labor force..............................  22,525  23,353  23,453  22,797  23,632  23,408  23,577  23,504  23,724
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 16 years and over                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 113,014 114,653 114,778 113,014 114,312 114,417 114,531 114,653 114,778
    Civilian labor force............................  67,479  68,955  68,532  67,244  68,055  68,351  68,397  68,724  68,359
          Participation rate........................    59.7    60.1    59.7    59.5    59.5    59.7    59.7    59.9    59.6
      Employed......................................  63,285  64,574  64,234  63,412  64,284  64,505  64,506  64,667  64,435
          Employment-population ratio...............    56.0    56.3    56.0    56.1    56.2    56.4    56.3    56.4    56.1
      Unemployed....................................   4,193   4,380   4,298   3,832   3,771   3,846   3,891   4,057   3,923
          Unemployment rate.........................     6.2     6.4     6.3     5.7     5.5     5.6     5.7     5.9     5.7
    Not in labor force..............................  45,535  45,698  46,246  45,770  46,257  46,066  46,134  45,928  46,419
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 105,190 106,724 106,839 105,190 106,411 106,510 106,613 106,724 106,839
    Civilian labor force............................  63,059  64,809  64,316  63,534  64,477  64,677  64,733  65,148  64,819
          Participation rate........................    59.9    60.7    60.2    60.4    60.6    60.7    60.7    61.0    60.7
      Employed......................................  59,564  61,326  60,731  60,262  61,227  61,401  61,436  61,753  61,462
          Employment-population ratio...............    56.6    57.5    56.8    57.3    57.5    57.6    57.6    57.9    57.5
      Unemployed....................................   3,495   3,483   3,584   3,272   3,250   3,276   3,297   3,395   3,357
          Unemployment rate.........................     5.5     5.4     5.6     5.1     5.0     5.1     5.1     5.2     5.2
    Not in labor force..............................  42,132  41,915  42,523  41,656  41,933  41,834  41,880  41,576  42,020
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  15,972  16,095  16,109  15,972  16,038  16,051  16,072  16,095  16,109
    Civilian labor force............................   9,188   8,465   8,655   7,581   7,079   7,226   7,246   7,256   7,140
          Participation rate........................    57.5    52.6    53.7    47.5    44.1    45.0    45.1    45.1    44.3
      Employed......................................   7,615   6,581   7,039   6,289   5,829   5,923   5,907   5,855   5,823
          Employment-population ratio...............    47.7    40.9    43.7    39.4    36.3    36.9    36.8    36.4    36.1
      Unemployed....................................   1,573   1,884   1,615   1,292   1,251   1,303   1,339   1,401   1,317
          Unemployment rate.........................    17.1    22.3    18.7    17.0    17.7    18.0    18.5    19.3    18.4
    Not in labor force..............................   6,784   7,629   7,454   8,391   8,959   8,825   8,826   8,839   8,969

    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 2003, 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                                                                               
                                                       July    June    July    July    Mar.    Apr.    May     June    July 
                                                       2002    2003    2003    2002    2003    2003    2003    2003    2003 
                                                                                                                            
                      WHITE (2)                                                                                             
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 179,816 181,184 181,341 179,816 180,728 180,873 181,021 181,184 181,341
    Civilian labor force............................ 121,294 121,690 121,519 120,272 120,200 120,575 120,420 120,881 120,623
        Participation rate..........................    67.5    67.2    67.0    66.9    66.5    66.7    66.5    66.7    66.5
      Employed...................................... 114,951 114,868 114,884 114,008 114,089 114,286 113,882 114,203 114,044
        Employment-population ratio.................    63.9    63.4    63.4    63.4    63.1    63.2    62.9    63.0    62.9
      Unemployed....................................   6,344   6,822   6,635   6,264   6,111   6,289   6,539   6,678   6,580
        Unemployment rate...........................     5.2     5.6     5.5     5.2     5.1     5.2     5.4     5.5     5.5
    Not in labor force..............................  58,522  59,495  59,822  59,545  60,528  60,298  60,601  60,303  60,717
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force............................  62,327  62,600  62,676  62,121  62,269  62,500  62,305  62,447  62,526
        Participation rate..........................    77.0    76.5    76.5    76.7    76.3    76.5    76.2    76.3    76.4
      Employed......................................  59,642  59,453  59,617  59,160  59,344  59,353  59,064  59,064  59,167
        Employment-population ratio.................    73.7    72.7    72.8    73.1    72.7    72.7    72.3    72.2    72.3
      Unemployed....................................   2,684   3,147   3,059   2,962   2,925   3,147   3,241   3,384   3,359
        Unemployment rate...........................     4.3     5.0     4.9     4.8     4.7     5.0     5.2     5.4     5.4
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force............................  51,270  52,071  51,693  51,734  52,039  52,107  52,155  52,400  52,146
        Participation rate..........................    59.4    60.0    59.5    60.0    60.1    60.1    60.1    60.3    60.0
      Employed......................................  48,787  49,716  49,232  49,432  49,770  49,885  49,770  50,104  49,867
        Employment-population ratio.................    56.5    57.2    56.6    57.3    57.4    57.5    57.3    57.7    57.4
      Unemployed....................................   2,483   2,355   2,461   2,302   2,269   2,223   2,385   2,297   2,279
        Unemployment rate...........................     4.8     4.5     4.8     4.4     4.4     4.3     4.6     4.4     4.4
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force............................   7,698   7,018   7,150   6,416   5,892   5,968   5,961   6,034   5,952
        Participation rate..........................    61.1    56.0    57.0    51.0    47.2    47.7    47.6    48.2    47.5
      Employed......................................   6,521   5,698   6,035   5,416   4,976   5,049   5,048   5,036   5,010
        Employment-population ratio.................    51.8    45.5    48.1    43.0    39.8    40.4    40.3    40.2    40.0
      Unemployed....................................   1,176   1,319   1,115   1,001     916     919     913     998     942
        Unemployment rate...........................    15.3    18.8    15.6    15.6    15.6    15.4    15.3    16.5    15.8
                                                                                                                            
            BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN (2)                                                                                   
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  25,591  25,664  25,702  25,591  25,552  25,587  25,624  25,664  25,702
    Civilian labor force............................  16,646  16,833  16,792  16,390  16,296  16,521  16,618  16,717  16,540
        Participation rate..........................    65.0    65.6    65.3    64.0    63.8    64.6    64.9    65.1    64.4
      Employed......................................  14,871  14,810  14,784  14,763  14,641  14,723  14,819  14,746  14,697
        Employment-population ratio.................    58.1    57.7    57.5    57.7    57.3    57.5    57.8    57.5    57.2
      Unemployed....................................   1,775   2,023   2,008   1,627   1,655   1,797   1,799   1,971   1,842
        Unemployment rate...........................    10.7    12.0    12.0     9.9    10.2    10.9    10.8    11.8    11.1
    Not in labor force..............................   8,945   8,831   8,910   9,201   9,256   9,066   9,007   8,947   9,162
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force............................   7,358   7,403   7,392   7,312   7,195   7,295   7,346   7,447   7,336
        Participation rate..........................    72.1    72.1    71.9    71.7    70.4    71.3    71.7    72.5    71.3
      Employed......................................   6,659   6,627   6,619   6,636   6,526   6,537   6,524   6,604   6,590
        Employment-population ratio.................    65.3    64.5    64.4    65.0    63.8    63.9    63.6    64.3    64.1
      Unemployed....................................     699     775     774     676     669     758     821     843     746
        Unemployment rate...........................     9.5    10.5    10.5     9.2     9.3    10.4    11.2    11.3    10.2
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force............................   8,256   8,512   8,402   8,278   8,315   8,443   8,461   8,500   8,432
        Participation rate..........................    63.6    65.4    64.5    63.8    64.1    65.0    65.1    65.3    64.7
      Employed......................................   7,470   7,666   7,540   7,544   7,592   7,663   7,784   7,675   7,614
        Employment-population ratio.................    57.6    58.9    57.9    58.2    58.6    59.0    59.9    59.0    58.4
      Unemployed....................................     786     846     862     734     723     780     677     826     819
        Unemployment rate...........................     9.5     9.9    10.3     8.9     8.7     9.2     8.0     9.7     9.7
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force............................   1,032     919     997     800     786     782     811     770     771
        Participation rate..........................    42.7    38.6    41.8    33.1    33.2    33.0    34.1    32.3    32.3
      Employed......................................     742     517     624     583     524     523     511     467     493
        Employment-population ratio.................    30.7    21.7    26.2    24.1    22.1    22.1    21.5    19.6    20.7
      Unemployed....................................     290     401     372     217     262     259     300     302     278
        Unemployment rate...........................    28.1    43.7    37.4    27.1    33.4    33.1    37.0    39.3    36.0
                                                                                                                            
                      ASIAN (2)                                                                                             
  Civilian noninstutional population................   9,884   9,237   9,291   (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)  
    Civilian labor force............................   6,697   6,211   6,184   (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)  
        Participation rate..........................    67.8    67.2    66.6   (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)  
      Employed......................................   6,283   5,728   5,800   (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)  
        Employment-population ratio.................    63.6    62.0    62.4   (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)  
      Unemployed....................................     414     483     384   (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)  
        Unemployment rate...........................     6.2     7.8     6.2   (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)  
    Not in labor force..............................   3,187   3,026   3,107   (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)  

    1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted
  and seasonally adjusted columns.
    2 Beginning in 2003, persons who selected this race group only; persons who selected more than one race group are not
  included.  Prior to 2003, persons who reported more than one race were included in the group they identified as the main
  race.
    3 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 2003, 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                                                                                  
                                                       July    June    July    July    Mar.    Apr.    May     June    July 
                                                       2002    2003    2003    2002    2003    2003    2003    2003    2003 
                                                                                                                            
             HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY                                                                                   
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  26,008  27,494  27,597  26,008  27,191  27,291  27,391  27,494  27,597
    Civilian labor force............................  18,134  18,921  18,838  18,045  18,614  18,836  18,811  18,856  18,750
        Participation rate..........................    69.7    68.8    68.3    69.4    68.5    69.0    68.7    68.6    67.9
      Employed......................................  16,787  17,361  17,300  16,685  17,215  17,428  17,264  17,271  17,206
        Employment-population ratio.................    64.5    63.1    62.7    64.2    63.3    63.9    63.0    62.8    62.3
      Unemployed....................................   1,347   1,560   1,537   1,360   1,399   1,408   1,548   1,586   1,544
        Unemployment rate...........................     7.4     8.2     8.2     7.5     7.5     7.5     8.2     8.4     8.2
    Not in labor force..............................   7,875   8,574   8,760   7,963   8,577   8,455   8,580   8,638   8,847
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force............................  10,032  10,734  10,707   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Participation rate..........................    83.9    84.1    83.5   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Employed......................................   9,462  10,042   9,996   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Employment-population ratio.................    79.2    78.6    78.0   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Unemployed....................................     570     692     711   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Unemployment rate...........................     5.7     6.4     6.6   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force............................   6,877   7,075   7,027   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Participation rate..........................    59.5    58.1    57.5   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Employed......................................   6,370   6,516   6,447   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Employment-population ratio.................    55.1    53.5    52.7   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Unemployed....................................     507     559     580   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Unemployment rate...........................     7.4     7.9     8.3   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force............................   1,225   1,112   1,104   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Participation rate..........................    48.9    43.8    43.3   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Employed......................................     955     803     858   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Employment-population ratio.................    38.1    31.6    33.7   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Unemployed....................................     270     309     246   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Unemployment rate...........................    22.0    27.8    22.3   (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 2003, 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                                                                                           
                                               July     June     July     July     Mar.     Apr.     May      June     July  
                                               2002     2003     2003     2002     2003     2003     2003     2003     2003  
                                                                                                                             
       Less than a high school diploma                                                                                       
  Civilian labor force......................   12,185   12,709   12,224   12,449   12,896   12,710   12,703   12,498   12,537
      Participation rate....................     43.5     45.5     44.3     44.5     45.1     44.4     44.7     44.8     45.5
    Employed................................   11,208   11,619   11,222   11,377   11,802   11,664   11,536   11,286   11,446
      Employment-population ratio...........     40.1     41.6     40.7     40.7     41.3     40.8     40.6     40.4     41.5
    Unemployed..............................      978    1,090    1,002    1,072    1,094    1,046    1,167    1,211    1,091
      Unemployment rate.....................      8.0      8.6      8.2      8.6      8.5      8.2      9.2      9.7      8.7
                                                                                                                             
    High school graduates, no college (1)                                                                                    
  Civilian labor force......................   37,293   37,634   37,359   37,864   37,632   37,950   37,823   37,977   37,847
      Participation rate....................     63.9     63.5     63.2     64.9     63.5     64.1     63.9     64.1     64.0
    Employed................................   35,405   35,558   35,355   35,921   35,569   35,774   35,729   35,778   35,786
      Employment-population ratio...........     60.7     60.0     59.8     61.6     60.0     60.4     60.4     60.3     60.5
    Unemployed..............................    1,888    2,076    2,004    1,942    2,063    2,176    2,094    2,199    2,061
      Unemployment rate.....................      5.1      5.5      5.4      5.1      5.5      5.7      5.5      5.8      5.4
                                                                                                                             
       Some college or associate degree                                                                                      
  Civilian labor force......................   33,717   34,023   34,482   33,571   34,008   34,375   34,191   34,329   34,310
      Participation rate....................     72.8     72.6     72.6     72.5     73.3     74.1     73.6     73.2     72.2
    Employed................................   32,173   32,345   32,704   32,087   32,382   32,760   32,542   32,648   32,594
      Employment-population ratio...........     69.5     69.0     68.8     69.3     69.8     70.6     70.1     69.6     68.6
    Unemployed..............................    1,545    1,679    1,778    1,485    1,626    1,615    1,649    1,681    1,717
      Unemployment rate.....................      4.6      4.9      5.2      4.4      4.8      4.7      4.8      4.9      5.0
                                                                                                                             
       Bachelor's degree and higher (2)                                                                                      
  Civilian labor force......................   38,458   39,776   39,606   38,490   39,507   39,465   39,576   39,966   39,614
      Participation rate....................     77.4     77.9     77.5     77.5     78.5     78.1     77.8     78.3     77.5
    Employed................................   37,209   38,515   38,272   37,348   38,292   38,233   38,351   38,743   38,387
      Employment-population ratio...........     74.9     75.4     74.9     75.2     76.1     75.6     75.4     75.9     75.1
    Unemployed..............................    1,248    1,262    1,334    1,142    1,215    1,232    1,224    1,224    1,226
      Unemployment rate.....................      3.2      3.2      3.4      3.0      3.1      3.1      3.1      3.1      3.1

    1 Includes high school diploma or equivalent.
    2 Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees. 
    NOTE:  Beginning in January 2003, 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                                                                                         
                                                                                                                   
                                              July    June    July    July    Mar.    Apr.    May     June    July 
                                              2002    2003    2003    2002    2003    2003    2003    2003    2003 
                                                                                                                   
               CLASS OF WORKER                                                                                     
                                                                                                                   
  Agriculture and related industries.......   2,549   2,372   2,407   2,321   2,227   2,128   2,157   2,213   2,193
    Wage and salary workers................   1,530   1,352   1,378   1,355   1,271   1,192   1,198   1,226   1,216
    Self-employed workers..................   1,001     979     982     959     923     912     948   1,005     946
    Unpaid family workers..................      18      41      47   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
                                                                                                                   
  Nonagricultural industries............... 134,947 136,097 136,096 134,094 135,104 135,682 135,424 135,357 135,204
    Wage and salary workers................ 125,773 126,570 126,496 125,033 125,886 126,425 126,202 126,034 125,727
      Government...........................  19,199  19,433  19,106  19,743  19,318  19,556  19,552  19,701  19,631
      Private industries................... 106,574 107,137 107,390 105,306 106,583 106,838 106,683 106,275 106,135
        Private households.................     787     846     912   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
        Other industries................... 105,787 106,290 106,478 104,533 105,910 106,104 105,907 105,441 105,240
    Self-employed workers..................   9,093   9,415   9,493   8,912   9,181   9,139   9,065   9,250   9,306
    Unpaid family workers..................      81     112     107   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
                                                                                                                   
        PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME (2)                                                                              
                                                                                                                   
  All industries:                                                                                                  
    Part time for economic reasons.........   4,352   4,798   4,870   4,139   4,696   4,840   4,592   4,499   4,649
      Slack work or business conditions....   2,770   3,073   3,119   2,760   3,123   3,221   3,058   3,153   3,112
      Could only find part-time work.......   1,205   1,395   1,411   1,113   1,192   1,266   1,265   1,257   1,304
    Part time for noneconomic reasons......  16,926  17,942  16,893  19,143  18,888  18,886  19,083  19,548  19,027
                                                                                                                   
  Nonagricultural industries:                                                                                      
    Part time for economic reasons.........   4,240   4,702   4,792   4,025   4,587   4,728   4,478   4,390   4,566
      Slack work or business conditions....   2,696   3,013   3,086   2,689   3,048   3,140   3,003   3,074   3,079
      Could only find part-time work.......   1,197   1,372   1,382   1,103   1,178   1,258   1,234   1,237   1,276
    Part time for noneconomic reasons......  16,572  17,570  16,535  18,741  18,529  18,503  18,664  19,184  18,610

    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.  Industries reflect the introduction of the 2002
  Census industry classification system derived from the 2002 North American Industry Classification System into
  the Current Population Survey.  Beginning in January 2003, 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                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
                                                       July    June    July    July    Mar.    Apr.    May     June    July 
                                                       2002    2003    2003    2002    2003    2003    2003    2003    2003 
                                                                                                                            
  Total, 16 years and over.......................... 137,495 138,468 138,503 136,343 137,348 137,687 137,487 137,738 137,478
    16 to 19 years..................................   7,615   6,581   7,039   6,289   5,829   5,923   5,907   5,855   5,823
      16 to 17 years................................   2,998   2,622   2,931   2,338   2,292   2,311   2,333   2,291   2,289
      18 to 19 years................................   4,617   3,958   4,108   3,968   3,550   3,616   3,547   3,568   3,538
    20 years and over............................... 129,881 131,887 131,464 130,054 131,519 131,765 131,580 131,883 131,655
      20 to 24 years................................  13,887  13,851  13,911  13,361  13,458  13,420  13,455  13,473  13,379
      25 years and over............................. 115,994 118,036 117,553 116,713 117,984 118,332 118,139 118,414 118,288
        25 to 54 years..............................  96,146  97,119  96,729  96,639  97,042  97,341  97,111  97,357  97,213
          25 to 34 years............................  30,342  30,446  30,380  30,412  30,420  30,554  30,392  30,410  30,437
          35 to 44 years............................  34,817  34,747  34,541  35,010  34,910  34,986  34,849  34,858  34,742
          45 to 54 years............................  30,987  31,927  31,808  31,217  31,712  31,800  31,871  32,089  32,034
        55 years and over...........................  19,848  20,917  20,825  20,074  20,942  20,992  21,028  21,057  21,074
                                                                                                                            
  Men, 16 years and over............................  74,210  73,894  74,269  72,931  73,064  73,182  72,981  73,071  73,043
    16 to 19 years..................................   3,894   3,332   3,537   3,140   2,772   2,818   2,837   2,941   2,850
      16 to 17 years................................   1,534   1,293   1,467   1,139   1,056   1,052   1,073   1,089   1,089
      18 to 19 years................................   2,359   2,039   2,069   2,007   1,718   1,770   1,760   1,850   1,757
    20 years and over...............................  70,316  70,562  70,733  69,792  70,293  70,364  70,144  70,130  70,193
      20 to 24 years................................   7,337   7,262   7,302   6,994   7,206   7,116   7,076   7,012   6,962
      25 years and over.............................  62,979  63,300  63,431  62,807  63,050  63,266  63,077  63,118  63,253
        25 to 54 years..............................  52,109  52,156  52,229  51,888  51,885  52,057  51,911  51,961  51,994
          25 to 34 years............................  16,694  16,760  16,805  16,607  16,669  16,750  16,660  16,668  16,711
          35 to 44 years............................  18,819  18,730  18,779  18,755  18,719  18,735  18,685  18,670  18,724
          45 to 54 years............................  16,595  16,667  16,646  16,525  16,498  16,572  16,566  16,623  16,559
        55 years and over...........................  10,871  11,143  11,202  10,919  11,165  11,209  11,166  11,157  11,259
                                                                                                                            
  Women, 16 years and over..........................  63,285  64,574  64,234  63,412  64,284  64,505  64,506  64,667  64,435
    16 to 19 years..................................   3,721   3,249   3,503   3,149   3,057   3,104   3,070   2,914   2,973
      16 to 17 years................................   1,463   1,329   1,464   1,200   1,236   1,259   1,259   1,203   1,200
      18 to 19 years................................   2,258   1,919   2,039   1,961   1,833   1,845   1,787   1,718   1,781
    20 years and over...............................  59,564  61,326  60,731  60,262  61,227  61,401  61,436  61,753  61,462
      20 to 24 years................................   6,550   6,589   6,609   6,368   6,252   6,304   6,378   6,461   6,416
      25 years and over.............................  53,015  54,737  54,123  53,906  54,934  55,066  55,062  55,295  55,035
        25 to 54 years..............................  44,037  44,963  44,499  44,751  45,157  45,283  45,200  45,396  45,220
          25 to 34 years............................  13,648  13,686  13,575  13,805  13,752  13,804  13,731  13,742  13,726
          35 to 44 years............................  15,998  16,017  15,762  16,255  16,191  16,251  16,164  16,188  16,019
          45 to 54 years............................  14,391  15,260  15,163  14,692  15,214  15,228  15,305  15,466  15,475
        55 years and over...........................   8,978   9,774   9,623   9,155   9,777   9,783   9,862   9,900   9,816
                                                                                                                            
  Married men, spouse present.......................  44,209  44,403  44,770  44,150  44,415  44,552  44,542  44,371  44,739
  Married women, spouse present.....................  33,340  34,158  33,889  34,035  34,569  34,685  34,443  34,600  34,612
  Women who maintain families.......................   8,581   8,642   8,498   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
                                                                                                                            
  Full-time workers (2)............................. 114,549 114,527 115,288 112,327 113,157 113,241 112,821 112,904 113,316
  Part-time workers (3).............................  22,946  23,941  23,215  24,235  24,068  24,355  24,676  24,990  24,458

    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 2003, 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                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                       July    June    July    July    Mar.    Apr.    May     June    July 
                                                       2002    2003    2003    2002    2003    2003    2003    2003    2003 
                                                                                                                            
  Total, 16 years and over..........................   8,443   9,358   9,062    5.8     5.8     6.0     6.1     6.4     6.2 
    16 to 19 years..................................   1,292   1,401   1,317   17.0    17.7    18.0    18.5    19.3    18.4 
      16 to 17 years................................     572     631     602   19.7    16.7    18.7    18.5    21.6    20.8 
      18 to 19 years................................     728     776     726   15.5    17.7    17.8    19.0    17.9    17.0 
    20 years and over...............................   7,151   7,957   7,745    5.2     5.2     5.4     5.5     5.7     5.6 
      20 to 24 years................................   1,415   1,607   1,544    9.6     8.9    10.1    10.5    10.7    10.3 
      25 years and over.............................   5,707   6,422   6,177    4.7     4.7     4.9     4.9     5.1     5.0 
        25 to 54 years..............................   4,913   5,421   5,236    4.8     5.0     4.9     5.0     5.3     5.1 
          25 to 34 years............................   1,854   2,100   1,986    5.7     5.7     5.8     6.0     6.5     6.1 
          35 to 44 years............................   1,686   1,999   1,901    4.6     4.8     4.8     5.0     5.4     5.2 
          45 to 54 years............................   1,373   1,322   1,349    4.2     4.4     4.2     4.1     4.0     4.0 
        55 years and over...........................     795   1,012     938    3.8     3.8     4.2     4.5     4.6     4.3 
                                                                                                                            
  Men, 16 years and over............................   4,610   5,301   5,139    5.9     6.0     6.3     6.5     6.8     6.6 
    16 to 19 years..................................     731     739     751   18.9    20.8    20.6    20.8    20.1    20.9 
      16 to 17 years................................     324     339     322   22.2    18.0    21.4    21.5    23.8    22.8 
      18 to 19 years................................     400     399     425   16.6    21.5    20.1    20.9    17.7    19.5 
    20 years and over...............................   3,879   4,562   4,388    5.3     5.3     5.6     5.9     6.1     5.9 
      20 to 24 years................................     755     928     919    9.7     8.7    10.7    11.4    11.7    11.7 
      25 years and over.............................   3,106   3,684   3,452    4.7     4.9     5.1     5.2     5.5     5.2 
        25 to 54 years..............................   2,646   3,030   2,910    4.9     5.0     5.2     5.3     5.5     5.3 
          25 to 34 years............................   1,016   1,194   1,138    5.8     5.6     5.8     6.0     6.7     6.4 
          35 to 44 years............................     913   1,110   1,017    4.6     4.8     5.1     5.3     5.6     5.2 
          45 to 54 years............................     717     726     755    4.2     4.7     4.5     4.7     4.2     4.4 
        55 years and over...........................     460     655     541    4.0     4.3     4.6     4.8     5.5     4.6 
                                                                                                                            
  Women, 16 years and over..........................   3,832   4,057   3,923    5.7     5.5     5.6     5.7     5.9     5.7 
    16 to 19 years..................................     560     662     566   15.1    14.6    15.5    16.2    18.5    16.0 
      16 to 17 years................................     247     292     280   17.1    15.5    16.2    15.8    19.5    18.9 
      18 to 19 years................................     328     377     301   14.3    13.7    15.5    17.1    18.0    14.5 
    20 years and over...............................   3,272   3,395   3,357    5.1     5.0     5.1     5.1     5.2     5.2 
      20 to 24 years................................     660     679     625    9.4     9.1     9.3     9.4     9.5     8.9 
      25 years and over.............................   2,602   2,738   2,726    4.6     4.6     4.7     4.6     4.7     4.7 
        25 to 54 years..............................   2,266   2,391   2,325    4.8     4.9     4.7     4.7     5.0     4.9 
          25 to 34 years............................     839     906     848    5.7     5.9     5.8     5.9     6.2     5.8 
          35 to 44 years............................     773     889     883    4.5     4.7     4.4     4.7     5.2     5.2 
          45 to 54 years............................     655     595     594    4.3     4.1     3.9     3.4     3.7     3.7 
        55 years and over (2).......................     352     372     422    3.8     3.3     3.4     3.6     3.7     4.2 
                                                                                                                            
  Married men, spouse present.......................   1,620   2,050   1,833    3.5     3.8     3.7     3.9     4.4     3.9 
  Married women, spouse present.....................   1,331   1,406   1,392    3.8     3.7     3.6     3.7     3.9     3.9 
  Women who maintain families (2)...................     803     826     843    8.6     8.4     8.5     8.3     8.7     9.0 
                                                                                                                            
  Full-time workers (3).............................   7,073   7,799   7,655    5.9     5.9     6.1     6.3     6.5     6.3 
  Part-time workers (4).............................   1,376   1,573   1,417    5.4     5.5     5.4     5.6     5.9     5.5 

    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 2003, 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                                                                                              
                                                                                                                            
                                                       July    June    July    July    Mar.    Apr.    May     June    July 
                                                       2002    2003    2003    2002    2003    2003    2003    2003    2003 
                                                                                                                            
                 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                       
                                                                                                                            
  Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                            
     jobs...........................................   4,607   4,775   4,958   4,613   4,613   4,765   5,074   5,010   4,951
    On temporary layoff.............................   1,253   1,000   1,216   1,236   1,157   1,101   1,226   1,199   1,198
    Not on temporary layoff.........................   3,354   3,774   3,743   3,377   3,456   3,664   3,848   3,811   3,753
      Permanent job losers..........................   2,588   2,849   2,891   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
      Persons who completed temporary jobs..........     766     925     852   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
  Job leavers.......................................     860     854     814     840     794     829     772     893     792
  Reentrants........................................   2,451   3,041   2,599   2,390   2,391   2,558   2,499   2,687   2,529
  New entrants......................................     775     980     948     547     626     642     634     648     670
                                                                                                                            
                 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...........................................    53.0    49.5    53.2    55.0    54.8    54.2    56.5    54.2    55.4
     On temporary layoff............................    14.4    10.4    13.0    14.7    13.7    12.5    13.7    13.0    13.4
     Not on temporary layoff........................    38.6    39.1    40.2    40.2    41.0    41.7    42.9    41.3    42.0
   Job leavers......................................     9.9     8.8     8.7    10.0     9.4     9.4     8.6     9.7     8.9
   Reentrants.......................................    28.2    31.5    27.9    28.5    28.4    29.1    27.8    29.1    28.3
   New entrants.....................................     8.9    10.2    10.2     6.5     7.4     7.3     7.1     7.0     7.5
                                                                                                                            
            UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE                                                                                  
                   CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
   Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                           
     jobs...........................................     3.2     3.2     3.4     3.2     3.2     3.3     3.5     3.4     3.4
   Job leavers......................................      .6      .6      .6      .6      .5      .6      .5      .6      .5
   Reentrants.......................................     1.7     2.1     1.8     1.7     1.6     1.7     1.7     1.8     1.7
   New entrants.....................................      .5      .7      .6      .4      .4      .4      .4      .4      .5

    1 Data not available.
    NOTE:  Beginning in January 2003, 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                                                                                             
                                                                                                                            
                                                       July    June    July    July    Mar.    Apr.    May     June    July 
                                                       2002    2003    2003    2002    2003    2003    2003    2003    2003 
                                                                                                                            
                 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                       
                                                                                                                            
  Less than 5 weeks.................................   3,177   3,676   2,984   2,903   2,780   2,814   3,056   3,009   2,730
  5 to 14 weeks.....................................   2,688   2,525   2,899   2,520   2,473   2,630   2,605   2,936   2,699
  15 weeks and over.................................   2,828   3,448   3,436   2,955   3,104   3,294   3,250   3,572   3,592
     15 to 26 weeks.................................   1,245   1,420   1,480   1,381   1,316   1,392   1,321   1,536   1,633
     27 weeks and over..............................   1,584   2,028   1,956   1,573   1,788   1,903   1,930   2,036   1,959
                                                                                                                            
  Average (mean) duration, in weeks.................    15.9    18.4    18.4    16.6    18.0    19.6    19.2    19.8    19.3
  Median duration, in weeks.........................     8.1     8.6     9.2     8.9     9.6    10.2    10.1    12.3    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...............................    36.5    38.1    32.0    34.6    33.3    32.2    34.3    31.6    30.3
    5 to 14 weeks...................................    30.9    26.2    31.1    30.1    29.6    30.1    29.2    30.9    29.9
    15 weeks and over...............................    32.5    35.7    36.9    35.3    37.1    37.7    36.5    37.5    39.8
      15 to 26 weeks................................    14.3    14.7    15.9    16.5    15.7    15.9    14.8    16.1    18.1
      27 weeks and over.............................    18.2    21.0    21.0    18.8    21.4    21.8    21.7    21.4    21.7

   NOTE:  Beginning in January 2003, 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                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                       July       July       July       July       July       July   
                                                                       2002       2003       2002       2003       2002       2003   
                                                                                                                                     
       Total, 16 years and over (1)................................   137,495    138,503      8,693      9,319        5.9        6.3 
  Management, professional, and related occupations................    46,738     47,237      1,671      1,800        3.5        3.7 
    Management, business, and financial operations occupations.....    19,769     20,050        633        682        3.1        3.3 
    Professional and related occupations...........................    26,969     27,188      1,038      1,118        3.7        3.9 
  Service occupations..............................................    22,517     23,225      1,629      1,633        6.7        6.6 
  Sales and office occupations.....................................    35,892     35,517      2,071      2,159        5.5        5.7 
    Sales and related occupations..................................    16,040     15,946      1,008      1,038        5.9        6.1 
    Office and administrative support occupations..................    19,852     19,571      1,063      1,122        5.1        5.4 
  Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations.....    13,771     14,562        953      1,093        6.5        7.0 
    Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.....................     1,229      1,126        118        113        8.7        9.1 
    Construction and extraction occupations........................     7,979      8,560        582        692        6.8        7.5 
    Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations..............     4,564      4,876        254        288        5.3        5.6 
  Production, transportation, and material moving occupations......    18,577     17,962      1,562      1,663        7.8        8.5 
    Production occupations.........................................    10,053      9,727        903        868        8.2        8.2 
    Transportation and material moving occupations.................     8,524      8,235        659        795        7.2        8.8 

    1 Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the Armed Forces are included in the unemployed
  total.
    NOTE:  Occupations reflect the introduction of the 2002 Census occupational classification system derived from the 2000 Standard
  Occupational Classification system into the Current Population Survey.  Beginning in January 2003, 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)                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                             July                July                 July                July       
                                                             2002                2003                 2002                2003       
                                                                                                                                    
         Total, 16 years and over (1)...............         8,693               9,319                 5.9                 6.3      
  Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers...         6,910               7,239                 6.1                 6.3      
    Mining..........................................            19                  43                 3.9                 7.9      
    Construction....................................           594                 677                 6.9                 7.5      
    Manufacturing...................................         1,185               1,193                 6.6                 6.9      
      Durable goods.................................           791                 799                 7.0                 7.4      
      Nondurable goods..............................           394                 394                 6.0                 6.0      
    Wholesale and retail trade......................         1,132               1,387                 5.6                 6.6      
    Transportation and utilities....................           270                 289                 4.9                 5.4      
    Information.....................................           264                 224                 7.1                 5.9      
    Financial activities............................           345                 284                 3.8                 3.1      
    Professional and business services..............         1,075               1,021                 8.2                 8.2      
    Education and health services...................           671                 697                 4.0                 4.0      
    Leisure and hospitality.........................           999               1,020                 8.2                 8.4      
    Other services..................................           356                 405                 5.8                 6.6      
  Agriculture and related private wage and salary                                                                                   
     workers........................................           114                 113                 7.3                 8.2      
  Government workers................................           645                 749                 3.2                 3.8      
  Self employed and unpaid family workers...........           249                 270                 2.4                 2.5      

    1 Persons with no previous work experience are included in the unemployed total.
    NOTE:  Industries reflect the introduction of the 2002 Census industry classification system derived from the 2002 North
  American Industry Classification System into the Current Population Survey.  Beginning in January 2003, 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                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                 July    June    July    July    Mar.    Apr.    May     June    July 
                                                                 2002    2003    2003    2002    2003    2003    2003    2003    2003 
                                                                                                                                      
  U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of                                                                          
     the civilian labor force.................................    1.9     2.3     2.3     2.0     2.1     2.2     2.2     2.4     2.5 
                                                                                                                                      
  U-2 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, as                                                                         
     a percent of the civilian labor force....................    3.2     3.2     3.4     3.2     3.2     3.3     3.5     3.4     3.4 
                                                                                                                                      
  U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor                                                                            
     force (official unemployment rate).......................    5.9     6.5     6.3     5.8     5.8     6.0     6.1     6.4     6.2 
                                                                                                                                      
  U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a percent                                                                         
     of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers.....    6.2     6.8     6.6    (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
                                                                                                                                      
  U-5 Total unemployed, plus discouraged workers, plus all                                                                            
     other marginally attached workers, as a percent of the                                                                           
     civilian labor force plus all marginally attached workers    6.9     7.4     7.3    (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
                                                                                                                                      
  U-6 Total unemployed, plus all marginally attached workers,                                                                         
     plus total employed part time for economic reasons, as a                                                                         
     percent of the civilian labor force plus all marginally                                                                          
     attached workers.........................................    9.9    10.6    10.5    (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  

    1 Data not available.
    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 2003, data reflect revised populationcontrols 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                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
                                                                        July      July      July      July      July      July  
                                                                        2002      2003      2002      2003      2002      2003  
                                                                                                                                
                        NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
  Total not in the labor force......................................   71,441    73,430    25,906    27,184    45,535    46,246 
    Persons who currently want a job................................    4,921     4,955     2,121     2,258     2,801     2,697 
     Searched for work and available to work now (1)................    1,507     1,566       762       828       745       738 
          Reason not currently looking:                                                                                         
            Discouragement over job prospects (2)...................      405       470       250       281       154       189 
               Reasons other than discouragement (3)................    1,102     1,096       512       546       591       550 
                                                                                                                                
                         MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
  Total multiple jobholders (4).....................................    7,247     7,304     3,748     3,837     3,499     3,467 
      Percent of total employed.....................................      5.3       5.3       5.1       5.2       5.5       5.4 
                                                                                                                                
      Primary job full time, secondary job part time................    3,808     3,620     2,199     2,108     1,609     1,512 
      Primary and secondary jobs both part time.....................    1,572     1,614       472       492     1,100     1,122 
      Primary and secondary jobs both full time.....................      321       324       216       251       104        73 
      Hours vary on primary or secondary job........................    1,484     1,688       834       944       650       743 

    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 2003, 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                July     May     June     July      July     Mar.     Apr.     May     June     July     from:
                                   2002     2003    2003p    2003p     2002     2003     2003     2003    2003p    2003p  June 2003-
                                                                                                                          July 2003

          Total nonfarm......... 130,001  130,641  130,952  129,597  130,204  130,084  130,062  129,986  129,914  129,870      -44

        Total private........... 109,661  108,735  109,439  109,269  108,756  108,537  108,536  108,502  108,431  108,397      -34

    Goods-producing.............  22,914   22,145   22,385   22,310   22,588   22,159   22,119   22,098   22,049   21,982      -67

Natural resources and mining....     586      564      576      576      576      565      564      566      568      566       -2
   Logging......................    70.5     61.9     66.8     66.9     67.9     64.6     64.3     64.8     65.7     64.6     -1.1
 Mining.........................   515.0    501.9    509.4    509.4    508.0    500.4    499.8    501.4    502.7    501.5     -1.2
  Oil and gas extraction........   123.0    124.8    127.6    128.7    122.0    122.9    124.4    125.2    126.0    127.0      1.0
  Mining, except oil and gas(1).   214.6    209.9    212.9    212.7    210.9    206.9    207.5    208.2    208.8    208.4      -.4
   Coal mining..................    74.0     72.0     73.0     72.9     74.4     72.3     72.7     72.6     73.1     73.2       .1
  Support activities for mining.   177.4    167.2    168.9    168.0    175.1    170.6    167.9    168.0    167.9    166.1     -1.8

Construction....................   7,002    6,837    7,021    7,106    6,703    6,720    6,760    6,786    6,798    6,804        6
  Construction of buildings..... 1,629.6  1,616.2  1,655.2  1,661.5  1,572.9  1,605.6  1,615.8  1,615.0  1,610.9  1,608.1     -2.8
  Heavy and civil engineering
   construction.................   989.8    930.6    963.3    975.8    922.8    895.0    898.4    902.8    904.7    908.6      3.9
  Specialty trade contractors... 4,382.2  4,290.6  4,402.0  4,468.7  4,207.1  4,219.5  4,245.5  4,267.8  4,282.1  4,287.6      5.5

Manufacturing...................  15,326   14,744   14,788   14,628   15,309   14,874   14,795   14,746   14,683   14,612      -71
   Production workers...........  10,790   10,346   10,375   10,223   10,804   10,447   10,379   10,342   10,293   10,237      -56

 Durable goods..................   9,515    9,123    9,142    9,022    9,516    9,203    9,147    9,114    9,076    9,022      -54
   Production workers...........   6,531    6,256    6,268    6,161    6,550    6,314    6,267    6,244    6,217    6,179      -38

  Wood products.................   564.4    546.4    549.0    549.9    556.0    544.4    546.0    544.9    540.9    541.5       .6
  Nonmetallic mineral products..   528.7    508.4    514.1    512.0    518.8    506.7    504.8    505.1    505.3    501.7     -3.6
  Primary metals................   507.3    486.5    482.1    472.6    510.1    494.7    491.1    486.4    480.6    475.4     -5.2
  Fabricated metal products..... 1,549.5  1,479.6  1,484.2  1,469.0  1,549.2  1,495.3  1,489.4  1,482.3  1,475.5  1,467.4     -8.1
  Machinery..................... 1,234.0  1,184.3  1,183.1  1,169.5  1,235.2  1,194.8  1,187.4  1,181.2  1,175.9  1,170.9     -5.0
  Computer and electronic
   products(1).................. 1,521.5  1,413.2  1,411.4  1,399.3  1,517.3  1,432.1  1,423.6  1,413.0  1,405.1  1,394.3    -10.8
   Computer and peripheral
    equipment...................   249.6    227.1    228.1    220.7    248.2    229.8    230.5    226.7    226.0    219.7     -6.3
   Communications equipment.....   189.3    175.5    173.7    172.2    189.0    176.5    175.5    174.4    173.3    172.0     -1.3
   Semiconductors and electronic
    components..................   532.5    488.2    486.4    483.8    531.1    494.1    492.0    487.7    485.1    482.7     -2.4
   Electronic instruments.......   451.6    430.8    430.8    430.2    448.8    436.5    433.5    431.5    429.3    427.8     -1.5
  Electrical equipment and
   appliances...................   500.1    468.4    470.2    465.9    500.4    477.5    474.8    469.3    468.2    466.1     -2.1
  Transportation equipment...... 1,809.9  1,781.5  1,786.7  1,736.8  1,827.8  1,792.5  1,771.9  1,777.6  1,773.1  1,757.3    -15.8
  Furniture and related products   607.9    576.0    579.4    576.7    609.0    582.0    576.4    576.4    575.2    576.2      1.0
  Miscellaneous manufacturing...   691.5    678.5    681.3    669.9    692.2    683.0    682.0    677.8    676.0    671.4     -4.6

 Nondurable goods...............   5,811    5,621    5,646    5,606    5,793    5,671    5,648    5,632    5,607    5,590      -17
   Production workers...........   4,259    4,090    4,107    4,062    4,254    4,133    4,112    4,098    4,076    4,058      -18

  Food manufacturing............ 1,532.2  1,496.2  1,512.8  1,523.7  1,520.3  1,513.3  1,512.3  1,512.4  1,511.9  1,511.9       .0
  Beverages and tobacco products   210.7    194.1    197.8    200.4    206.0    196.1    194.6    195.4    194.9    196.1      1.2
  Textile mills.................   293.1    274.4    273.3    261.4    294.2    281.6    277.8    272.7    269.7    262.8     -6.9
  Textile product mills.........   196.9    189.4    189.5    185.9    196.1    192.6    190.6    188.7    187.6    185.6     -2.0
  Apparel.......................   357.2    316.9    316.4    296.7    357.9    322.1    318.4    313.2    306.8    297.5     -9.3
  Leather and allied products...    50.2     45.0     43.8     42.8     51.5     45.8     44.8     44.4     43.3     43.5       .2
  Paper and paper products......   551.7    530.3    534.6    530.1    549.5    535.1    534.1    531.9    530.5    528.0     -2.5
  Printing and related support
   activities...................   709.9    694.9    696.7    694.6    709.4    696.4    694.8    695.3    694.0    693.4      -.6
  Petroleum and coal products...   121.5    120.3    120.8    120.6    118.7    120.3    119.2    119.3    118.5    118.1      -.4
  Chemicals.....................   930.9    920.6    922.3    920.3    928.4    922.5    921.7    920.6    917.9    918.1       .2
  Plastics and rubber products..   856.3    839.1    838.4    829.2    860.8    845.1    839.2    837.7    831.9    834.9      3.0

    Service-providing........... 107,087  108,496  108,567  107,287  107,616  107,925  107,943  107,888  107,865  107,888       23

     Private service-providing..  86,747   86,590   87,054   86,959   86,168   86,378   86,417   86,404   86,382   86,415       33

Trade, transportation, and
 utilities......................  25,497   25,208   25,279   25,176   25,513   25,338   25,321   25,282   25,236   25,192      -44

 Wholesale trade................ 5,671.5  5,588.3  5,600.1  5,586.2  5,641.5  5,594.0  5,590.8  5,582.0  5,570.9  5,556.6    -14.3
  Durable goods................. 3,021.2  2,953.2  2,960.4  2,954.3  3,006.1  2,961.2  2,957.7  2,952.2  2,946.4  2,938.4     -8.0
  Nondurable goods.............. 2,030.2  2,014.5  2,018.1  2,014.1  2,017.2  2,013.6  2,013.3  2,009.9  2,005.9  2,002.2     -3.7
  Electronic markets and agents
   and brokers..................   620.1    620.6    621.6    617.8    618.2    619.2    619.8    619.9    618.6    616.0     -2.6

 Retail trade...................15,032.0 14,889.3 14,943.8 14,913.7 15,061.9 14,994.7 14,999.6 14,979.0 14,959.4 14,945.1    -14.3
  Motor vehicle and parts
   dealers(1)................... 1,899.2  1,881.6  1,891.3  1,899.8  1,884.2  1,875.5  1,875.4  1,879.2  1,880.3  1,883.7      3.4
   Automobile dealers........... 1,255.5  1,243.0  1,248.3  1,253.2  1,252.4  1,241.5  1,242.0  1,244.3  1,246.3  1,249.1      2.8
  Furniture and home furnishings
   stores.......................   536.6    538.7    543.6    541.3    540.2    547.6    549.2    545.4    547.5    546.1     -1.4
  Electronics and appliance
   stores.......................   520.2    514.2    515.2    513.0    527.0    524.8    525.2    523.8    522.8    520.0     -2.8
  Building material and garden
   supply stores................ 1,224.4  1,240.3  1,246.0  1,232.0  1,186.9  1,181.8  1,189.0  1,188.5  1,193.3  1,193.3       .0
  Food and beverage stores...... 2,874.6  2,813.3  2,824.4  2,813.1  2,858.7  2,822.9  2,822.0  2,822.5  2,810.7  2,798.6    -12.1
  Health and personal care
   stores.......................   947.5    961.1    970.5    967.8    947.0    962.6    966.2    965.7    968.3    967.8      -.5
  Gasoline stations.............   914.0    910.1    917.5    913.6    902.9    907.1    910.9    908.8    907.5    902.3     -5.2
  Clothing and clothing
   accessories stores........... 1,305.6  1,254.0  1,260.9  1,266.9  1,313.0  1,282.8  1,288.3  1,280.7  1,275.8  1,274.7     -1.1
  Sporting goods, hobby, book,
   and music stores.............   646.7    627.1    623.5    624.0    665.6    650.8    646.3    645.2    641.8    641.0      -.8
  General merchandise stores(1). 2,771.5  2,773.8  2,778.6  2,773.6  2,828.3  2,846.4  2,835.8  2,833.1  2,827.7  2,831.7      4.0
   Department stores............ 1,658.0  1,644.0  1,647.6  1,633.8  1,705.7  1,710.6  1,695.5  1,690.3  1,686.7  1,683.9     -2.8
  Miscellaneous store retailers.   961.4    946.3    944.5    938.6    962.1    949.8    948.6    944.1    941.9    939.7     -2.2
  Nonstore retailers............   430.3    428.8    427.8    430.0    446.0    442.6    442.7    442.0    441.8    446.2      4.4

 Transportation and warehousing. 4,186.9  4,137.6  4,141.0  4,080.6  4,209.0  4,153.8  4,136.3  4,128.5  4,116.1  4,100.6    -15.5
  Air transportation............   569.5    515.3    511.7    503.2    564.0    537.3    525.6    516.4    507.9    499.4     -8.5
  Rail transportation...........   216.4    217.2    217.6    217.7    216.1    215.3    216.5    216.1    217.4    217.2      -.2
  Water transportation..........    52.8     51.1     51.6     52.2     50.7     50.1     49.9     50.3     50.2     50.3       .1
  Truck transportation.......... 1,349.8  1,322.5  1,344.0  1,340.7  1,334.5  1,328.1  1,324.4  1,324.4  1,327.1  1,325.2     -1.9
  Transit and ground passenger
   transportation...............   330.1    368.8    352.7    304.8    377.4    351.9    353.0    350.4    348.5    347.8      -.7
  Pipeline transportation.......    41.2     39.9     39.9     40.4     41.1     40.2     40.3     40.3     39.9     40.2       .3
  Scenic and sightseeing
   transportation...............    32.9     30.4     35.3     37.3     26.7     27.1     28.5     29.1     29.4     29.1      -.3
  Support activities for
   transportation...............   531.6    526.7    526.1    523.6    528.2    525.9    522.7    527.8    523.9    520.9     -3.0
  Couriers and messengers.......   553.2    555.3    556.3    554.8    559.0    563.3    561.6    560.8    560.9    560.4      -.5
  Warehousing and storage.......   509.4    510.4    505.8    505.9    511.3    514.6    513.8    512.9    510.9    510.1      -.8

 Utilities......................   606.4    592.5    593.9    595.1    600.5    595.3    594.6    592.3    589.4    589.5       .1

Information.....................   3,424    3,290    3,302    3,295    3,410    3,305    3,303    3,294    3,287    3,279       -8
  Publishing industries, except
   Internet.....................   970.9    943.4    945.6    945.0    967.6    953.5    950.8    947.2    944.9    942.0     -2.9
  Motion picture and sound
   recording industries.........   396.2    373.6    382.5    385.2    386.0    369.3    371.1    373.4    373.2    374.7      1.5
  Broadcasting, except Internet.   332.8    323.5    324.6    321.9    333.2    325.7    325.0    324.4    323.8    322.2     -1.6
  Internet publishing and
   broadcasting.................    34.6     33.2     34.6     35.8     34.3     33.6     33.8     33.5     34.6     35.6      1.0
  Telecommunications............ 1,197.8  1,137.2  1,136.2  1,131.6  1,195.4  1,146.9  1,145.0  1,138.1  1,132.9  1,128.4     -4.5
  ISPs, search portals, and data
   processing...................   444.0    433.1    433.1    430.2    445.2    430.4    431.3    431.4    432.3    431.1     -1.2
  Other information services....    48.1     45.6     45.6     45.7     47.8     46.0     46.0     45.5     45.2     45.4       .2

Financial activities............   7,897    7,972    8,036    8,053    7,830    7,930    7,956    7,971    7,977    7,984        7
 Finance and insurance.......... 5,829.2  5,919.9  5,949.5  5,954.5  5,802.2  5,894.8  5,912.0  5,923.2  5,926.1  5,927.7      1.6
  Monetary authorities - central
   bank.........................    23.4     22.1     22.2     22.2     23.2     22.3     22.2     22.2     22.1     22.1       .0
  Credit intermediation and
   related activities(1)........ 2,688.1  2,781.6  2,796.3  2,802.3  2,677.5  2,752.3  2,765.8  2,781.8  2,785.1  2,790.3      5.2
   Depository credit
    intermediation(1)........... 1,749.9  1,767.6  1,778.2  1,782.4  1,737.7  1,762.3  1,764.4  1,767.9  1,768.8  1,770.4      1.6
    Commercial banking.......... 1,294.1  1,301.8  1,309.2  1,311.9  1,284.3  1,300.4  1,300.6  1,302.4  1,302.1  1,302.5       .4
  Securities, commodity
   contracts, investments.......   804.8    793.7    801.3    803.1    797.2    799.3    798.8    796.9    797.6    796.8      -.8
  Insurance carriers and related
   activities................... 2,227.3  2,239.7  2,247.3  2,244.8  2,219.1  2,236.8  2,241.8  2,239.4  2,239.1  2,236.7     -2.4
  Funds, trusts, and other
   financial vehicles...........    85.6     82.8     82.4     82.1     85.2     84.1     83.4     82.9     82.2     81.8      -.4
 Real estate and rental and
  leasing....................... 2,067.6  2,051.9  2,086.9  2,098.2  2,028.1  2,034.7  2,044.2  2,047.8  2,050.9  2,055.9      5.0
  Real estate................... 1,367.6  1,366.5  1,387.0  1,396.7  1,342.2  1,359.9  1,366.4  1,367.3  1,366.8  1,371.1      4.3
  Rental and leasing services...   670.8    655.8    669.9    671.5    656.9    647.0    649.4    651.4    654.8    655.4       .6
  Lessors of nonfinancial
   intangible assets............    29.2     29.6     30.0     30.0     29.0     27.8     28.4     29.1     29.3     29.4       .1

Professional and business
 services.......................  16,087   15,988   16,142   16,187   15,973   15,980   15,989   16,002   16,008   16,081       73
 Professional and technical
  services(1)................... 6,706.9  6,656.7  6,680.3  6,654.8  6,690.5  6,758.4  6,742.2  6,698.1  6,675.0  6,654.6    -20.4
   Legal services............... 1,123.9  1,122.0  1,141.3  1,138.6  1,107.8  1,125.7  1,127.5  1,125.6  1,125.7  1,124.0     -1.7
   Accounting and bookkeeping
    services....................   819.9    828.1    797.6    789.4    867.3    913.5    899.3    866.0    846.0    848.4      2.4
   Architectural and engineering
    services.................... 1,271.7  1,242.3  1,253.2  1,262.9  1,247.7  1,246.0  1,242.9  1,241.4  1,236.4  1,240.0      3.6
   Computer systems design and
    related services............ 1,163.8  1,146.4  1,147.3  1,134.0  1,162.1  1,144.5  1,151.9  1,146.6  1,143.5  1,131.6    -11.9
   Management and technical
    consulting services.........   728.6    732.5    734.3    735.4    723.6    735.5    732.9    734.0    731.6    731.3      -.3
 Management of companies and
  enterprises................... 1,712.6  1,692.8  1,696.0  1,697.4  1,707.3  1,697.9  1,697.0  1,696.0  1,689.9  1,692.4      2.5
 Administrative and waste
  services...................... 7,667.9  7,638.3  7,765.5  7,835.1  7,574.7  7,523.3  7,549.4  7,608.3  7,643.5  7,733.5     90.0
  Administrative and support
   services(1).................. 7,345.5  7,318.4  7,443.9  7,506.8  7,257.4  7,207.8  7,230.5  7,288.6  7,325.6  7,410.8     85.2
   Employment services(1)....... 3,258.7  3,252.3  3,353.8  3,418.5  3,246.5  3,245.9  3,242.2  3,291.7  3,331.4  3,404.5     73.1
    Temporary help services..... 2,197.4  2,151.7  2,228.3  2,286.5  2,172.8  2,135.9  2,131.2  2,177.6  2,211.3  2,253.2     41.9
   Business support services....   741.4    746.7    743.0    738.8    745.8    746.5    748.1    747.9    746.5    744.6     -1.9
   Services to buildings and
    dwellings................... 1,683.7  1,660.0  1,686.2  1,695.7  1,604.3  1,576.4  1,587.4  1,596.3  1,600.6  1,611.9     11.3
  Waste management and
   remediation services.........   322.4    319.9    321.6    328.3    317.3    315.5    318.9    319.7    317.9    322.7      4.8

Education and health services...  15,928   16,578   16,339   16,211   16,194   16,452   16,483   16,509   16,504   16,503       -1
 Educational services........... 2,395.6  2,768.0  2,492.8  2,394.5  2,662.5  2,711.5  2,708.8  2,718.1  2,686.2  2,683.3     -2.9
 Health care and social
  assistance....................13,532.0 13,809.7 13,846.3 13,816.7 13,531.9 13,740.5 13,774.2 13,790.7 13,817.6 13,819.5      1.9
  Ambulatory health care
   services(1).................. 4,629.8  4,765.9  4,795.4  4,795.1  4,624.9  4,739.1  4,753.7  4,764.8  4,782.1  4,789.9      7.8
   Offices of physicians........ 1,988.5  2,042.6  2,053.5  2,059.8  1,984.7  2,037.4  2,041.7  2,045.9  2,051.4  2,056.4      5.0
   Outpatient care centers......   409.7    413.4    417.1    413.9    409.3    412.1    412.8    413.1    416.0    413.7     -2.3
   Home health care services....   669.5    705.7    712.8    711.1    672.3    698.6    702.9    705.3    710.1    713.5      3.4
  Hospitals..................... 4,173.3  4,208.6  4,232.8  4,242.0  4,159.6  4,210.9  4,214.0  4,218.1  4,227.2  4,228.1       .9
  Nursing and residential care
   facilities(1)................ 2,748.9  2,786.0  2,799.6  2,791.7  2,740.8  2,776.4  2,784.4  2,787.9  2,790.4  2,784.8     -5.6
   Nursing care facilities...... 1,575.4  1,586.3  1,593.3  1,585.8  1,573.4  1,582.7  1,586.2  1,587.0  1,589.7  1,584.8     -4.9
  Social assistance(1).......... 1,980.0  2,049.2  2,018.5  1,987.9  2,006.6  2,014.1  2,022.1  2,019.9  2,017.9  2,016.7     -1.2
   Child day care services......   706.6    746.0    717.6    682.6    769.3    724.5    724.9    724.9    724.1    728.4      4.3

Leisure and hospitality.........  12,519   12,221   12,580   12,663   11,918   12,050   12,043   12,026   12,047   12,060       13
 Arts, entertainment, and
  recreation.................... 2,033.4  1,826.8  1,988.1  2,041.2  1,741.4  1,781.8  1,764.8  1,759.2  1,757.5  1,757.4      -.1
  Performing arts and spectator
   sports.......................   364.6    364.0    366.9    365.1    330.7    359.0    356.7    348.8    345.0    338.2     -6.8
  Museums, historical sites,
   zoos, and parks..............   122.2    111.6    117.7    121.1    112.0    109.9    108.4    109.8    109.8    110.9      1.1
  Amusements, gambling, and
   recreation................... 1,546.6  1,351.2  1,503.5  1,555.0  1,298.7  1,312.9  1,299.7  1,300.6  1,302.7  1,308.3      5.6
 Accommodations and food
  services......................10,485.7 10,394.6 10,591.8 10,622.2 10,176.4 10,267.7 10,278.6 10,266.7 10,289.8 10,302.6     12.8
  Accommodations................ 1,896.6  1,775.0  1,859.8  1,927.3  1,759.1  1,788.4  1,769.0  1,763.6  1,773.4  1,784.6     11.2
  Food services and drinking
   places....................... 8,589.1  8,619.6  8,732.0  8,694.9  8,417.3  8,479.3  8,509.6  8,503.1  8,516.4  8,518.0      1.6

Other services..................   5,395    5,333    5,376    5,374    5,330    5,323    5,322    5,320    5,323    5,316       -7
  Repair and maintenance........ 1,245.3  1,215.9  1,226.1  1,224.8  1,240.0  1,213.8  1,215.6  1,215.1  1,218.3  1,218.6       .3
  Personal and laundry services. 1,251.0  1,236.2  1,237.8  1,227.1  1,247.0  1,229.5  1,227.0  1,226.3  1,224.8  1,223.7     -1.1
  Membership associations and
   organizations................ 2,898.6  2,880.7  2,911.9  2,922.1  2,843.3  2,880.0  2,879.1  2,878.7  2,879.4  2,873.8     -5.6

Government......................  20,340   21,906   21,513   20,328   21,448   21,547   21,526   21,484   21,483   21,473      -10
 Federal........................   2,777    2,765    2,770    2,772    2,761    2,789    2,769    2,761    2,752    2,750       -2
  Federal, except U.S. Postal
   Service...................... 1,941.1  1,946.5  1,953.0  1,955.2  1,920.1  1,964.8  1,946.0  1,937.0  1,929.7  1,929.3      -.4
  U.S. Postal Service...........   835.6    818.6    816.5    816.5    840.8    823.9    823.0    823.6    822.1    820.3     -1.8
 State government...............   4,781    5,006    4,770    4,669    5,015    4,958    4,952    4,941    4,925    4,917       -8
  State government education.... 1,970.1  2,240.1  1,990.4  1,897.8  2,236.4  2,188.7  2,186.5  2,180.8  2,173.3  2,171.8     -1.5
  State government, excluding
   education.................... 2,810.7  2,766.1  2,779.2  2,771.6  2,778.8  2,769.7  2,765.3  2,759.9  2,751.7  2,745.3     -6.4
 Local government...............  12,782   14,135   13,973   12,887   13,672   13,800   13,805   13,782   13,806   13,806        0
  Local government education.... 6,517.0  8,048.0  7,719.9  6,562.7  7,661.3  7,693.6  7,703.5  7,689.1  7,713.4  7,718.8      5.4
  Local government, excluding
   education.................... 6,265.3  6,086.5  6,253.3  6,324.5  6,011.0  6,106.5  6,101.1  6,092.6  6,092.4  6,086.7     -5.7


  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                       July   May    June   July    July   Mar.   Apr.   May    June   July     from:
                                                 2002   2003   2003p  2003p   2002   2003   2003   2003   2003p  2003p  June 2003-
                                                                                                                        July 2003


        Total private.........................   33.9   33.7   34.1   33.7    33.8   33.8   33.7   33.7   33.7   33.6      -0.1

    Goods-producing...........................   39.7   39.8   40.1   39.4    39.8   39.9   39.5   39.7   39.7   39.5       -.2

Natural resources and mining..................   43.0   43.9   44.2   43.0    43.0   44.2   43.4   43.8   43.7   43.0       -.7

Construction..................................   38.9   38.8   39.0   39.0    38.2   38.7   37.9   38.5   38.4   38.2       -.2

Manufacturing.................................   39.9   40.2   40.5   39.6    40.4   40.4   40.1   40.2   40.3   40.1       -.2
   Overtime hours.............................    4.1    4.0    4.1    3.9     4.2    4.1    4.0    4.1    4.0    4.0        .0

 Durable goods................................   40.0   40.6   41.0   39.9    40.6   40.6   40.3   40.5   40.7   40.5       -.2
   Overtime hours.............................    4.0    4.1    4.3    3.8     4.2    4.1    4.0    4.1    4.1    4.0       -.1

  Wood products...............................   39.7   40.2   41.0   40.5    39.8   40.1   40.0   39.9   40.3   40.6        .3
  Nonmetallic mineral products................   42.5   42.8   42.9   42.1    42.1   42.6   42.0   42.4   42.2   41.7       -.5
  Primary metals..............................   41.8   42.4   42.1   41.0    42.2   42.6   42.2   42.2   41.9   41.6       -.3
  Fabricated metal products...................   40.2   40.6   40.8   39.8    40.7   40.5   40.3   40.6   40.5   40.4       -.1
  Machinery...................................   40.0   40.8   41.0   40.0    40.5   40.5   40.6   40.6   40.8   40.6       -.2
  Computer and electronic products............   38.7   40.3   40.6   39.8    39.3   40.3   40.1   40.5   40.4   40.4        .0
  Electrical equipment and appliances.........   39.4   40.1   41.2   40.0    40.0   40.6   40.0   40.3   41.0   40.7       -.3
  Transportation equipment....................   40.6   41.5   41.9   39.7    42.0   41.4   41.2   41.2   41.4   41.3       -.1
  Furniture and related products..............   39.2   38.1   39.1   38.9    39.3   38.2   37.9   38.4   39.0   38.8       -.2
  Miscellaneous manufacturing.................   38.0   38.1   38.6   37.9    38.5   38.3   38.0   38.1   38.6   38.4       -.2

 Nondurable goods.............................   39.8   39.6   39.8   39.1    40.1   40.0   39.8   39.7   39.7   39.4       -.3
   Overtime hours.............................    4.3    3.9    3.9    4.0     4.2    4.2    4.1    4.0    3.9    3.9        .0

  Food manufacturing..........................   39.5   39.1   39.3   38.8    39.6   39.6   39.4   39.3   39.3   38.9       -.4
  Beverages and tobacco products..............   40.2   39.3   39.5   39.3    39.7   39.4   39.6   39.0   38.9   38.8       -.1
  Textile mills...............................   40.1   38.6   38.9   36.5    40.8   39.5   39.1   38.4   38.6   37.4      -1.2
  Textile product mills.......................   38.9   38.9   39.5   39.7    39.1   39.0   38.5   39.0   39.0   39.6        .6
  Apparel.....................................   37.1   35.5   35.6   34.3    37.2   35.9   35.6   35.4   35.0   34.5       -.5
  Leather and allied products.................   36.4   39.2   39.1   39.0    37.2   39.7   39.3   39.3   38.9   39.8        .9
  Paper and paper products....................   41.6   41.1   41.4   41.1    41.8   41.8   41.6   41.4   41.4   41.3       -.1
  Printing and related support activities.....   37.9   37.6   37.9   37.7    38.2   38.5   38.0   37.9   38.2   38.0       -.2
  Petroleum and coal products.................   43.3   43.1   44.5   44.6    42.7   45.8   44.3   44.1   44.2   44.2        .0
  Chemicals...................................   42.0   42.1   42.4   41.8    42.2   42.7   42.4   42.2   42.2   42.1       -.1
  Plastics and rubber products................   40.0   40.4   40.4   39.1    40.6   40.2   40.0   40.3   40.1   39.8       -.3

     Private service-providing................   32.6   32.3   32.8   32.5    32.4   32.5   32.4   32.4   32.3   32.3        .0

Trade, transportation, and utilities..........   34.0   33.4   34.0   33.8    33.5   33.6   33.4   33.4   33.4   33.3       -.1

 Wholesale trade..............................   37.9   37.8   38.3   37.6    37.9   37.8   37.8   37.8   37.8   37.7       -.1

 Retail trade.................................   31.7   30.8   31.4   31.3    30.9   30.9   30.8   30.8   30.7   30.6       -.1

 Transportation and warehousing...............   36.7   36.5   37.2   36.8    36.6   36.8   36.5   36.6   36.7   36.8        .1

 Utilities....................................   40.8   40.8   41.1   41.0    40.8   41.4   41.0   40.9   41.0   41.0        .0

Information...................................   36.4   36.1   36.8   36.4    36.4   36.3   36.2   36.4   36.4   36.4        .0

Financial activities..........................   35.4   35.3   36.2   35.2    35.5   35.6   35.5   35.6   35.5   35.4       -.1

Professional and business services............   34.0   34.0   34.6   34.0    34.0   34.2   34.0   34.1   34.0   34.1        .1

Education and health services.................   32.4   32.3   32.7   32.5    32.4   32.5   32.5   32.5   32.5   32.5        .0

Leisure and hospitality.......................   26.5   25.5   26.1   26.2    25.6   25.7   25.6   25.6   25.5   25.4       -.1

Other services................................   32.1   31.7   32.0   31.8    32.0   31.9   31.8   31.8   31.8   31.7       -.1


  1 Data relate to production workers in natural resources and mining and manufacturing, construction workers in construction,
and nonsupervisory workers in the service-providing industries.  These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the 
total employment on private nonfarm payrolls.
  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                         July      May      June      July       July      May      June      July
                                                   2002      2003     2003p     2003p      2002      2003     2003p     2003p

        Total private........................... $14.86    $15.31    $15.34    $15.32    $503.75   $515.95   $523.09   $516.28
         Seasonally adjusted....................  14.97     15.35     15.39     15.44     505.99    517.30    518.64    518.78

    Goods-producing.............................  16.37     16.71     16.78     16.86     649.89    665.06    672.88    664.28

Natural resources and mining....................  17.18     17.47     17.54     17.59     738.74    766.93    775.27    756.37

Construction....................................  18.60     18.85     18.90     19.01     723.54    731.38    737.10    741.39

Manufacturing...................................  15.23     15.64     15.69     15.70     607.68    628.73    635.45    621.72

 Durable goods..................................  15.88     16.33     16.40     16.30     635.20    663.00    672.40    650.37
  Wood products.................................  12.44     12.57     12.69     12.81     493.87    505.31    520.29    518.81
  Nonmetallic mineral products..................  15.53     15.73     15.69     15.82     660.03    673.24    673.10    666.02
  Primary metals................................  17.83     17.93     18.03     18.23     745.29    760.23    759.06    747.43
  Fabricated metal products.....................  14.70     14.92     14.93     14.98     590.94    605.75    609.14    596.20
  Machinery.....................................  15.89     16.23     16.33     16.41     635.60    662.18    669.53    656.40
  Computer and electronic products..............  16.32     16.56     16.75     16.83     631.58    667.37    680.05    669.83
  Electrical equipment and appliances...........  13.94     14.19     14.27     14.22     549.24    569.02    587.92    568.80
  Transportation equipment......................  20.04     21.08     21.19     20.70     813.62    874.82    887.86    821.79
  Furniture and related products................  12.67     12.90     12.96     13.04     496.66    491.49    506.74    507.26
  Miscellaneous manufacturing...................  12.99     13.19     13.14     13.30     493.62    502.54    507.20    504.07

 Nondurable goods...............................  14.23     14.56     14.58     14.76     566.35    576.58    580.28    577.12
  Food manufacturing............................  12.67     12.71     12.71     12.85     500.47    496.96    499.50    498.58
  Beverages and tobacco products................  17.71     17.93     17.51     17.84     711.94    704.65    691.65    701.11
  Textile mills.................................  11.82     11.95     11.93     11.95     473.98    461.27    464.08    436.18
  Textile product mills.........................  11.08     11.13     11.18     11.31     431.01    432.96    441.61    449.01
  Apparel.......................................   9.14      9.49      9.46      9.62     339.09    336.90    336.78    329.97
  Leather and allied products...................  11.11     11.71     11.60     11.52     404.40    459.03    453.56    449.28
  Paper and paper products......................  17.13     17.38     17.30     17.56     712.61    714.32    716.22    721.72
  Printing and related support activities.......  14.85     15.26     15.27     15.47     562.82    573.78    578.73    583.22
  Petroleum and coal products...................  22.88     23.36     23.54     23.35     990.70   1006.82   1047.53   1041.41
  Chemicals.....................................  18.02     18.46     18.56     18.59     756.84    777.17    786.94    777.06
  Plastics and rubber products..................  13.59     14.09     14.17     14.34     543.60    569.24    572.47    560.69

     Private service-providing..................  14.44     14.92     14.95     14.90     470.74    481.92    490.36    484.25

Trade, transportation, and utilities............  13.92     14.28     14.33     14.31     473.28    476.95    487.22    483.68

 Wholesale trade................................  16.89     17.24     17.33     17.28     640.13    651.67    663.74    649.73

 Retail trade...................................  11.60     11.88     11.91     11.90     367.72    365.90    373.97    372.47

 Transportation and warehousing.................  15.75     16.19     16.26     16.40     578.03    590.94    604.87    603.52

 Utilities......................................  23.78     24.52     24.55     24.56     970.22   1000.42   1009.01   1006.96

Information.....................................  20.00     21.01     21.03     21.00     728.00    758.46    773.90    764.40

Financial activities............................  16.07     16.97     17.19     17.26     568.88    599.04    622.28    607.55

Professional and business services..............  16.77     17.18     17.25     17.08     570.18    584.12    596.85    580.72

Education and health services...................  15.23     15.58     15.62     15.70     493.45    503.23    510.77    510.25

Leisure and hospitality.........................   8.49      8.72      8.70      8.66     224.99    222.36    227.07    226.89

Other services..................................  13.68     13.99     13.97     13.89     439.13    443.48    447.04    441.70


  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                         July     Mar.     Apr.     May     June     July  change from:
                                                   2002     2003     2003     2003    2003p    2003p  June 2003-
                                                                                                      July 2003
        Total private:
         Current dollars........................ $14.97   $15.29   $15.30   $15.35   $15.39   $15.44      0.3
         Constant (1982) dollars(2).............   8.23     8.22     8.27     8.31     8.31     N.A.     (3)

    Goods-producing.............................  16.31    16.68    16.71    16.76    16.80    16.82       .1

Natural resources and mining....................  17.16    17.54    17.67    17.55    17.60    17.61       .1

Construction....................................  18.55    18.83    18.90    18.95    18.98    18.98       .0

Manufacturing...................................  15.27    15.64    15.63    15.68    15.73    15.74       .1
   Excluding overtime(4)........................  14.52    14.88    14.89    14.92    14.99    14.99       .0

 Durable goods..................................  15.97    16.34    16.33    16.37    16.42    16.41      -.1

 Nondurable goods...............................  14.17    14.55    14.56    14.61    14.64    14.70       .4

     Private service-providing..................  14.59    14.91    14.91    14.97    15.01    15.06       .3

Trade, transportation, and utilities............  14.01    14.26    14.24    14.31    14.35    14.41       .4

 Wholesale trade................................  16.95    17.22    17.25    17.29    17.34    17.36       .1

 Retail trade...................................  11.67    11.85    11.83    11.90    11.93    11.97       .3

 Transportation and warehousing.................  15.78    16.22    16.18    16.25    16.30    16.43       .8

 Utilities......................................  23.95    24.36    24.33    24.48    24.58    24.67       .4

Information.....................................  20.20    20.90    20.97    21.09    21.12    21.21       .4

Financial activities............................  16.21    16.78    16.93    17.02    17.20    17.38      1.0

Professional and business services..............  16.88    17.20    17.23    17.24    17.22    17.22       .0

Education and health services...................  15.23    15.63    15.57    15.64    15.69    15.73       .3

Leisure and hospitality.........................   8.59     8.72     8.71     8.73     8.76     8.77       .1

Other services..................................  13.75    14.02    13.98    13.97    13.99    14.00       .1


  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  2 The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) is used to deflate this series.
  3 Change was .0 percent from May 2003 to June 2003, 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                      July   May    June   July    July   Mar.   Apr.   May    June   July   change from:
                                                2002   2003   2003p  2003p   2002   2003   2003   2003   2003p  2003p   June 2003-
                                                                                                                        July 2003

        Total private.........................  100.9   99.0  100.9   99.5    99.7   99.0   98.8   98.7   98.7   98.3      -0.4

    Goods-producing...........................  100.9   96.9   98.8   96.6    99.5   97.1   96.0   96.3   96.0   95.2       -.8

Natural resources and mining..................  100.0   96.7   99.2   96.7    97.9   97.6   95.8   96.9   96.9   94.9      -2.1

Construction..................................  105.9  100.9  104.7  106.1    98.7   98.7   97.5   99.2   99.0   98.5       -.5

Manufacturing.................................   98.5   95.2   96.1   92.6    99.9   96.6   95.2   95.1   94.9   93.9      -1.1

 Durable goods................................   97.8   95.1   96.2   92.1    99.6   96.0   94.6   94.7   94.8   93.7      -1.2
  Wood products...............................  101.0   98.4  100.7   99.5    99.4   97.9   97.9   97.3   97.5   98.0        .5
  Nonmetallic mineral products................  103.2   98.0   99.3   97.2    99.9   97.1   95.5   96.2   95.6   93.9      -1.8
  Primary metals..............................   97.8   95.2   93.6   88.9    99.5   97.2   95.6   94.6   92.8   91.0      -1.9
  Fabricated metal products...................   98.9   95.2   95.9   92.3   100.2   96.1   95.1   95.3   94.6   93.7      -1.0
  Machinery...................................   97.8   95.8   96.0   92.1    99.6   95.9   95.4   94.8   94.8   94.1       -.7
  Computer and electronic products............   97.5   95.3   95.8   93.2    99.1   96.4   95.4   95.8   95.1   94.7       -.4
  Electrical equipment and appliances.........   98.1   91.7   94.7   90.5   100.1   95.6   93.5   92.6   93.8   92.6      -1.3
  Transportation equipment....................   93.7   95.0   96.3   87.9    98.5   95.3   93.4   94.0   94.3   93.2      -1.2
  Furniture and related products..............  100.7   91.4   94.3   93.2   101.3   92.8   90.7   92.1   93.3   92.9       -.4
  Miscellaneous manufacturing.................   97.9   94.7   96.3   92.5    99.6   96.1   95.2   94.6   95.5   94.2      -1.4

 Nondurable goods.............................   99.6   95.1   96.0   93.3   100.2   97.1   96.1   95.6   95.1   93.9      -1.3
  Food manufacturing..........................  100.0   96.2   97.9   97.3    99.6   99.0   98.4   98.1   98.1   97.0      -1.1
  Beverages and tobacco products..............  105.6   86.7   88.2   90.3   102.5   90.3   88.4   87.4   86.4   87.3       1.0
  Textile mills...............................   98.6   88.8   89.2   79.2   100.8   93.4   91.2   87.7   87.2   81.9      -6.1
  Textile product mills.......................   99.5   95.4   96.5   95.2    99.7   96.8   94.5   95.0   94.1   94.9        .9
  Apparel.....................................  101.0   84.1   84.1   74.9   103.0   86.4   84.1   82.3   79.5   76.6      -3.6
  Leather and allied products.................   98.3   92.8   89.6   87.1   104.7   95.0   92.0   91.2   87.6   91.2       4.1
  Paper and paper products....................   99.7   93.3   94.7   93.0    99.8   96.3   95.3   94.4   93.9   93.2       -.7
  Printing and related support activities.....   98.7   95.6   96.5   95.4    99.2   98.0   96.3   96.3   96.8   96.0       -.8
  Petroleum and coal products.................  102.7   98.7  103.0  103.3    98.3  105.3   99.8  100.2  100.1   99.8       -.3
  Chemicals...................................   99.1   99.5   99.9   97.8    99.7  100.4  100.1   99.3   98.9   98.6       -.3
  Plastics and rubber products................   98.7   97.7   97.7   93.0   100.6   97.7   96.7   97.2   96.1   95.0      -1.1

     Private service-providing................  100.9   99.4  101.5  100.5    99.6   99.7   99.5   99.4   99.2   99.2        .0

Trade, transportation, and utilities..........  101.2   97.8   99.8   98.8    99.7   98.9   98.3   98.1   97.9   97.4       -.5

 Wholesale trade..............................  100.5   97.8   99.3   97.2    99.8   97.9   97.9   97.7   97.3   96.8       -.5

 Retail trade.................................  102.5   98.3  100.6  100.1   100.1   99.4   99.1   99.0   98.5   98.1       -.4

 Transportation and warehousing...............   99.3   97.1   98.9   96.2    99.6   98.1   97.1   97.1   97.0   96.8       -.2

 Utilities....................................  101.0   98.5   99.7  100.1    99.9  100.4   99.1   98.7   98.6   98.8        .2

Information...................................   99.6   98.7  101.2  100.0    99.1   99.1   98.8   99.4   99.6   99.6        .0

Financial activities..........................  100.3  100.7  104.2  101.6    99.6  101.0  101.0  101.5  101.3  101.1       -.2

Professional and business services............   99.9   98.2  101.0   99.5    99.1   98.8   98.3   98.6   98.4   99.1        .7

Education and health services.................   98.4  101.6  101.3   99.9   100.2  101.4  101.7  101.8  101.8  101.8        .0

Leisure and hospitality.......................  107.6  100.4  105.9  107.1    98.6   99.5   99.1   98.9   98.8   98.5       -.3

Other services................................  101.1   98.1  100.0   99.4    99.6   98.6   98.2   98.1   98.3   98.0       -.3


  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  p = preliminary.
   
   



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                      July   May    June   July    July   Mar.   Apr.   May    June   July   change from:
                                                2002   2003   2003p  2003p   2002   2003   2003   2003   2003p  2003p   June 2003-
                                                                                                                        July 2003

        Total private.........................  100.3  101.3  103.5  101.9    99.8  101.3  101.1  101.3  101.6  101.5      -0.1

    Goods-producing...........................  101.2   99.1  101.6   99.8    99.4   99.2   98.2   98.8   98.8   98.1       -.7

Natural resources and mining..................   99.7   98.1  101.0   98.8    97.5   99.4   98.3   98.8   99.1   97.1      -2.0

Construction..................................  106.4  102.8  106.9  109.0    98.9  100.4   99.5  101.6  101.5  101.0       -.5

Manufacturing.................................   98.1   97.3   98.6   95.1    99.7   98.8   97.3   97.5   97.6   96.7       -.9

 Durable goods................................   97.0   97.0   98.6   93.7    99.3   97.9   96.4   96.8   97.2   96.0      -1.2

 Nondurable goods.............................  100.1   97.9   98.9   97.3   100.3   99.8   98.9   98.6   98.3   97.5       -.8

     Private service-providing................  100.1  101.8  104.2  102.8    99.8  102.1  101.8  102.2  102.2  102.6        .4

Trade, transportation, and utilities..........  100.5   99.6  102.1  100.9    99.7  100.6   99.9  100.2  100.2  100.1       -.1

 Wholesale trade..............................  100.0   99.4  101.4   99.0    99.7   99.4   99.6   99.6   99.5   99.0       -.5

 Retail trade.................................  101.9  100.0  102.7  102.0   100.1  100.9  100.5  100.9  100.7  100.6       -.1

 Transportation and warehousing...............   99.1   99.6  101.9  100.0    99.6  100.9   99.6  100.0  100.2  100.8        .6

 Utilities....................................  100.4  100.9  102.3  102.6    99.9  102.2  100.7  100.9  101.2  101.8        .6

Information...................................   98.5  102.5  105.2  103.8    99.0  102.4  102.5  103.6  103.9  104.4        .5

Financial activities..........................   99.7  105.7  110.8  108.4    99.8  104.9  105.8  106.8  107.8  108.7        .8

Professional and business services............   99.7  100.3  103.7  101.1    99.5  101.1  100.7  101.1  100.8  101.5        .7

Education and health services.................   98.5  104.0  104.0  103.0   100.3  104.2  104.0  104.6  104.9  105.2        .3

Leisure and hospitality.......................  106.6  102.1  107.5  108.2    98.8  101.2  100.7  100.8  101.0  100.8       -.2

Other services................................  100.8  100.0  101.8  100.6    99.7  100.7  100.1   99.9  100.2  100.0       -.2


  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  p = preliminary.
   
   



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:
     1999 ..............   56.3     64.7     56.7     65.8     64.2     61.9     63.3     59.9     57.6     64.4     69.1     64.4
     2000 ..............   65.5     60.3     65.5     58.8     47.7     61.7     65.5     52.9     52.3     54.1     57.7     53.2
     2001 ..............   52.3     49.6     48.6     36.5     41.4     38.1     35.6     38.5     39.0     35.6     37.8     36.0
     2002 ..............   40.5     37.4     37.6     41.0     41.7     43.7     39.0     41.7     43.3     43.9     42.4     37.2
     2003 ..............   44.2     36.7     44.1     46.9     43.3    p38.7    p44.6                                             


Over 3-month span:
     1999 ..............   61.5     64.9     61.0     65.8     66.4     69.1     66.9     64.4     62.2     62.9     66.7     69.6
     2000 ..............   70.1     66.0     68.3     68.3     58.5     56.3     58.1     62.2     55.9     53.1     54.0     58.3
     2001 ..............   54.9     50.7     50.5     43.5     37.2     36.0     36.2     35.8     34.5     32.2     31.7     30.9
     2002 ..............   34.4     38.3     36.5     35.4     36.7     38.8     39.7     41.4     38.1     39.0     37.8     34.9
     2003 ..............   36.0     35.6     36.0     41.2     43.0    p41.4    p42.3                                             


Over 6-month span:
     1999 ..............   66.9     64.9     63.7     64.0     65.6     65.8     66.7     66.2     69.4     68.7     66.4     66.5
     2000 ..............   67.6     68.7     71.4     71.9     68.5     66.2     67.3     60.4     58.3     55.0     61.0     55.2
     2001 ..............   53.2     51.4     50.7     47.1     42.8     38.8     37.6     34.5     31.1     32.9     31.3     31.7
     2002 ..............   30.6     29.9     31.1     31.3     33.3     35.8     36.9     37.4     37.8     39.9     38.3     35.8
     2003 ..............   37.4     36.5     35.1     34.7     37.4    p37.9    p39.0                                             


Over 12-month span:
     1999 ..............   70.5     68.7     68.2     68.0     68.3     68.3     68.0     68.0     67.8     69.1     68.3     69.1
     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     30.2     30.4     30.6     30.8     31.8     31.5     30.0     33.5     33.3
     2003 ..............   33.8     33.3     34.5     35.4     36.5    p35.8    p34.9                                             

                                                        Manufacturing payrolls, 84 industries(1)


Over 1-month span:
     1999 ..............   42.3     38.7     33.3     39.3     52.4     34.5     50.0     40.5     41.7     50.6     56.0     51.8
     2000 ..............   50.6     53.6     54.8     42.9     39.9     53.6     62.5     28.6     24.4     35.1     41.1     38.7
     2001 ..............   24.4     22.0     24.4     14.3     14.3     19.6     14.3     13.7     17.9     16.7     16.7      9.5
     2002 ..............   19.0     22.6     20.8     33.9     30.4     32.1     34.5     25.0     31.0     19.6     21.4     25.0
     2003 ..............   36.3     19.0     27.4     20.2     30.4    p23.8    p32.1                                             


Over 3-month span:
     1999 ..............   33.9     40.5     37.5     35.7     41.7     43.5     42.3     38.1     41.1     44.6     49.4     56.5
     2000 ..............   54.2     54.8     58.3     51.8     41.7     41.1     54.8     48.2     29.2     25.6     25.0     42.3
     2001 ..............   34.5     24.4     17.9     14.3     11.9     14.3     10.7      7.7      8.3      9.5      8.9      8.3
     2002 ..............   11.9     11.9     16.7     20.2     21.4     20.2     28.6     25.6     25.6     17.9     14.9     10.7
     2003 ..............   14.9     15.5     19.6     16.7     17.9    p15.5    p21.4                                             


Over 6-month span:
     1999 ..............   37.5     32.7     30.4     33.3     36.9     38.1     38.1     34.5     40.5     46.4     41.1     48.2
     2000 ..............   47.0     51.2     56.5     57.1     49.4     47.6     56.0     44.0     36.9     35.1     34.5     31.0
     2001 ..............   23.8     24.4     20.8     17.9     14.9     11.9     13.7      9.5      8.3      6.5      6.5      6.0
     2002 ..............    7.7      8.9      7.7      8.9     12.5     16.7     19.6     19.6     23.8     17.9     16.7     13.7
     2003 ..............   13.7     14.3     12.5     11.9     12.5    p15.5    p14.3                                             


Over 12-month span:
     1999 ..............   35.7     32.1     29.8     32.1     32.7     32.1     34.5     32.1     33.3     39.3     41.1     42.9
     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      7.1      7.7      5.4      6.0      8.9      7.7      9.5     13.1     13.1
     2003 ..............   13.7     15.5     16.7     13.1     15.5    p14.9    p10.7                                             


  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.