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                     THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:  JANUARY 2004
                                        
                                        
   Employment rose in January, and the unemployment rate, at 5.6 percent, was
little changed, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor
reported today.  Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 112,000, with job gains
in construction and several service-providing industries.  Manufacturing employ-
ment continued to trend down, but the rate of job loss has moderated in recent 
months.
   
Unemployment (Household Survey Data)
   
   The number of unemployed persons was 8.3 million in January and the
unemployment rate was 5.6 percent, seasonally adjusted.  While little changed 
over the month, both measures were down from their recent highs in June 2003, 
when the unemployment rate was 6.3 percent.  Unemployment rates for most major 
worker groups--adult men (5.1 percent), adult women (5.0 percent), teenagers 
(16.7 percent), whites (4.9 percent), and blacks (10.5 percent)--were little 
changed in January.  The unemployment rate for Hispanics rose to 7.3 percent
over the month, about the same rate as last fall.  The unemployment rate for
Asians was 5.2 percent in January, not seasonally adjusted.  (See tables A-1, 
A-2, and A-3.)

Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
   
   Total employment rose by 496,000 in January after accounting for the
adjustment to population controls.  (See table A and the note on page 6.)  
The employment-population ratio--the proportion of the population age 16 and 
older with jobs--increased to 62.4 percent over the month.  (See table A-1.)

   The civilian labor force increased by 422,000 in January, when adjustment 
is made for the effect of population control changes.  The labor force parti-
cipation rate was essentially unchanged at 66.1 percent.  (See tables A and
A-1.)
   
Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
   
   The number of persons who were marginally attached to the labor force 
totaled about 1.7 million in January, about the same as a year earlier.  (Data 
are not seasonally adjusted.)  These individuals wanted and were available to 
work and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months.  They were not 
counted as unemployed, however, because they did not actively search for work 
in the 4 weeks preceding the survey.  There were 432,000 discouraged workers 

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    |    The establishment survey data in this release have been revised    |
    | as a result of the annual benchmarking process and the updating of    |
    | seasonal adjustment factors.  See the note on page 5 for more infor-  |
    | mation on the revisions.                                              |
    |    In addition, household survey data for January 2004 reflect updated|
    | population controls.  See the note on page 6 for more information.    |
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Table A.  Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
______________________________________________________________________________
                         |    Quarterly    |                          |
                         |    averages     |        Monthly data      |
                         |_________________|__________________________| Dec.-
        Category         |       2003      |       2003      |  2004  | Jan.
                         |_________________|_________________|________|change1/
                         |   III  |   IV   |   Nov. |  Dec.  |  Jan.  |
_________________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______
     HOUSEHOLD DATA      |                Labor force status
                         |____________________________________________________
Civilian labor force.....| 146,628| 146,986| 147,187| 146,878| 146,863|    422
  Employment.............| 137,647| 138,369| 138,533| 138,479| 138,566|    496
  Unemployment...........|   8,981|   8,616|   8,653|   8,398|   8,297|    -74
Not in labor force.......|  74,885|  75,290|  75,093|  75,631|  75,298|   -210
                         |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                         |                 Unemployment rates
                         |____________________________________________________
All workers..............|     6.1|     5.9|     5.9|     5.7|     5.6|   -0.1
  Adult men..............|     5.8|     5.5|     5.6|     5.3|     5.1|    -.2
  Adult women............|     5.2|     5.1|     5.1|     5.1|     5.0|    -.1
  Teenagers..............|    17.5|    16.3|    15.7|    16.1|    16.7|     .6
  White..................|     5.4|     5.1|     5.2|     5.0|     4.9|    -.1
  Black or African       |        |        |        |        |
    American.............|    11.0|    10.7|    10.4|    10.3|    10.5|     .2
  Hispanic or Latino     |        |        |        |        |        |
    ethnicity............|     7.8|     7.1|     7.4|     6.6|     7.3|     .7
                         |________|________|________|________|________|_______
  ESTABLISHMENT DATA 2/  |                     Employment
                         |____________________________________________________
Nonfarm employment.......| 129,820|p130,005| 130,027|p130,043|p130,155|   p112
  Goods-producing 3/.....|  21,718| p21,677|  21,686| p21,670| p21,677|     p7
    Construction.........|   6,738|  p6,770|   6,771|  p6,784|  p6,808|    p24
    Manufacturing........|  14,410| p14,337|  14,344| p14,317| p14,306|   p-11
  Service-providing 3/...| 108,102|p108,328| 108,341|p108,373|p108,478|   p105
    Retail trade.........|  14,912| p14,917|  14,922| p14,881| p14,957|    p76
    Professional and     |        |        |        |        |        |
      business services..|  16,023| p16,114|  16,114| p16,159| p16,137|   p-22
    Education and health |        |        |        |        |        |
      services...........|  16,594| p16,706|  16,705| p16,734| p16,756|    p22
    Leisure and          |        |        |        |        |        |
      hospitality........|  12,120| p12,173|  12,178| p12,193| p12,214|    p21
    Government...........|  21,560| p21,548|  21,544| p21,539| p21,526|   p-13
                         |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                         |                  Hours of work 4/
                         |____________________________________________________
Total private............|    33.6|   p33.7|    33.8|   p33.5|   p33.7|   p0.2
  Manufacturing..........|    40.2|   p40.6|    40.8|   p40.6|   p40.9|    p.3
    Overtime.............|     4.1|    p4.5|     4.5|    p4.6|    p4.6|    p.0
                         |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                         |  Indexes of aggregate weekly hours (2002=100) 4/
                         |____________________________________________________
Total private............|    98.2|   p98.6|    99.0|   p98.0|   p98.8|   p0.8
                         |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                         |                    Earnings 4/
                         |____________________________________________________
Avg. hourly earnings,    |        |        |        |        |        |
  total private..........|  $15.41| p$15.45|  $15.46| p$15.47| p$15.49| p$0.02
Avg. weekly earnings,    |        |        |        |        |        |
  total private..........|  517.67| p520.26|  522.55| p518.25| p522.01|  p3.76
_________________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______

   1  Changes in household data levels reflect an adjustment to remove the
effect of updated population controls.  See the note on page 6 for more
information.
   2  Establishment data have been revised to reflect March 2003 benchmarks
and updated seasonal adjustment factors.  See the note on page 5 for more
information.
   3  Includes other industries, not shown separately.
   4  Data relate to private production or nonsupervisory workers.
   p=preliminary.

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in January.  Discouraged workers, a subset of the marginally attached, were 
not currently looking for work specifically because they believed no jobs were 
available for them.  The other 1.2 million marginally attached had not searched 
for work for reasons such as school or family responsibilities.  (See table 
A-13.)

Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data)
   
   Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 112,000 in January to 130.2
million, seasonally adjusted.  Since August, payroll employment has grown by
366,000.  Retail trade and construction added jobs in January on a seasonally
adjusted basis.  Manufacturing job losses continued, but at the slower pace 
that has prevailed in recent months.  Employment in temporary help services 
edged lower, following 8 months of gains.  (See table B-1.)
   
   Retail trade employment increased by 76,000 over the month, after seasonal
adjustment.  The industry had lost a total of 67,000 jobs in November and
December.  Weak holiday hiring in general merchandise, sporting goods, and
miscellaneous stores meant that there were fewer workers to lay off in January,
resulting in seasonally adjusted employment gains for the month.  Building
material and garden supply stores added 14,000 jobs, reflecting continued
strength in the housing market, and food stores also added 14,000 jobs.
   
   Employment in construction continued to trend upward in January (24,000), 
and has risen by 147,000 since last March.  About a third of the January 
increase was in heavy construction.
   
   Manufacturing employment edged down (-11,000).  Small job losses continued
throughout most of nondurable goods.  Employment in durable goods manufactur-
ing was about unchanged in January.  The durable goods sector of wholesale 
trade continued to trend up; since October the industry has added 28,000 jobs.
   
   Employment in education and health services was up over the month.  Out-
patient care centers and hospitals added 6,000 and 5,000 jobs, respectively.
   
   Accounting and bookkeeping, which includes tax preparation services, lost
18,000 jobs in January (after seasonal adjustment), offsetting gains in the 
prior 2 months.  Employment in temporary help services edged down (-21,000); 
this follows 8 consecutive months of gains totaling 184,000.
   
   Within the financial activities industry, employment in securities, commod-
ity contracts, and investments increased by 7,000 in January.  This industry 
has added 23,000 jobs since August. 

   In January, employment fell by 5,000 in mining.  The decline was concen-
trated in nonmetallic minerals, such as stone, sand, and gravel.
   
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Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)
   
   The average workweek for production or nonsupervisory workers on private
nonfarm payrolls increased by 0.2 hour in January to 33.7 hours, seasonally
adjusted.  The manufacturing workweek increased by 0.3 hour to 40.9 hours, 
and manufacturing overtime was unchanged at 4.6 hours.  (See table B-2.)
   
   The index of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers
on private nonfarm payrolls increased by 0.8 percent to 98.8 in January
(2002=100).  The manufacturing index increased by 0.6 percent over the month 
to 94.1.  (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 2 cents over the month to $15.49, seasonally
adjusted.  Average weekly earnings rose by 0.7 percent in January to $522.01.  
Over the year, average hourly earnings increased by 2.0 percent, and average 
weekly earnings increased by 1.7 percent.  (See table B-3.)
   
                         ______________________________
   
   The Employment Situation for February 2004 is scheduled to be released on
Friday, March 5, at 8:30 A.M. (EST).
                                        
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                     Revisions to Establishment Survey Data

   In accordance with annual practice, the establishment survey data have been
revised to reflect comprehensive universe counts of payroll jobs, or benchmarks.
These counts are derived principally from unemployment insurance tax records 
for March 2003.  The benchmark process resulted in revisions to all unadjusted 
data series from April 2002 forward, the time period since the last benchmark 
was established.  All seasonally adjusted data series beginning with January 
1999 were subject to revision, in accordance with the usual practice of revis-
ing 5 years of data.  In addition, because of revisions to the base-year data 
for the indexes presented in tables B-5 and B-6 of this release, the entire 
historical data series for those indexes were subject to revision.  Previously, 
the revised establishment survey data were published in June of each year; 
earlier receipt and tabulation of the benchmark source material made it fea-
sible to accelerate the publication date to February.
   
   Table B presents revised total nonfarm employment data on a seasonally
adjusted basis for January through December 2003.  The revised data for April
2003 forward incorporate the effect of applying the rate of change measured by
the sample to the new benchmark level, as well as updated net business birth/
death model adjustments and new seasonal adjustment factors.  The November and 
December 2003 revisions also reflect the routine incorporation of additional 
sample receipts into the November final and December second preliminary
estimates.  The total nonfarm employment level for March 2003 was revised
downward by 122,000 (163,000 on a seasonally adjusted basis).  The previously
published level for December 2003 was revised downward by 77,000 (81,000 on a
seasonally adjusted basis).
   
   The February 2004 issue of Employment and Earnings will contain an article
that discusses the benchmark and post-benchmark revisions.  This issue also 
will provide revised estimates for all regularly published tables containing 
national establishment survey data on employment, hours, and earnings.
   
   LABSTAT, the BLS public database on the Internet, contains all revised
historical CES data.  The data can be accessed through the CES homepage
(http://www.bls.gov/ces/).
   
   Further information on the revisions released today may be obtained by
calling 202-691-6555 or via the Internet on the CES homepage.
   
   
Table B.  Revisions in total nonfarm employment, seasonally adjusted,
January-December 2003

(In thousands)
_______________________________________________________________________
               |                     |
               |       Levels        |      Over-the-month changes
               |---------------------|---------------------------------
 Year and month|    As    |    As    |    As    |    As    |
               |previously|  revised |previously|  revised | Difference
               |published |          |published |          |
_______________|__________|__________|__________|__________|___________
      2003     |          |          |          |          |
January........|  130,356 |  130,190 |    158   |     94   |    -64
February.......|  130,235 |  130,031 |   -121   |   -159   |    -38
March..........|  130,084 |  129,921 |   -151   |   -110   |     41
April..........|  130,062 |  129,901 |    -22   |    -20   |      2
May............|  129,986 |  129,873 |    -76   |    -28   |     48
June...........|  129,903 |  129,859 |    -83   |    -14   |     69
July...........|  129,846 |  129,814 |    -57   |    -45   |     12
August.........|  129,881 |  129,789 |     35   |    -25   |    -60
September......|  129,980 |  129,856 |     99   |     67   |    -32
October........|  130,080 |  129,944 |    100   |     88   |    -12
November.......|  130,123 |  130,027 |     43   |     83   |     40
December(p)....|  130,124 |  130,043 |      1   |     16   |     15
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p = preliminary.
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          Adjustments to Population Estimates for the Household Survey
                                        
   Effective with the data for January 2004, updated population controls have
been used in the household survey.  Population controls for the household sur-
vey are developed by the U.S. Census Bureau.  Each year, the Census Bureau 
updates the controls to reflect new information and assumptions about the 
growth of the population.  The change in population reflected in the new con-
trols results primarily from adjustments to the estimates of net international 
migration.
   
   Official population and labor force estimates for December 2003 and earlier
months will not be revised.  To assess the impact of the updated population
controls on trend growth, however, December 2003 estimates for selected data
series (not seasonally adjusted) were recalculated using the new controls, and
the differences from estimates based on the old controls are shown in table C.
The adjustments decreased the estimated size of the civilian noninstitutional
population by 560,000, of the civilian labor force by 437,000, and of employ-
ment by 409,000; the new population controls had a negligible impact on unem-
ployment rates and other percentage estimates.  More detailed information on 
the population adjustments and their effect on national labor force estimates 
are available at http://www.bls.gov/cps/cps04adj.pdf on the Internet and also 
will be published in the February 2004 issue of Employment and Earnings.


Table C.  Effect of the revised population controls on December 2003
estimates by sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, not seasonally
adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
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                           |     |     |     |     |       |     |   His-
                           |     |     |     |     | Black |     |   panic
          Category         |     |     |     |     |  or   |     |    or
                           |Total| Men |Women|White|African|Asian|   Latino
                           |     |     |     |     | Ameri-|     |   ethni-
                           |     |     |     |     |  can  |     |    city
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Civilian noninstitutional  |     |     |     |     |       |     |
  population ..............| -560| -165| -395| -445|   -60 |  -44|   -583
  Civilian labor force ....| -437| -163| -274| -360|   -33 |  -39|   -446
    Employed.............. | -409| -152| -258| -339|   -29 |  -37|   -421
    Unemployed.............|  -27|  -11|  -16|  -22|    -4 |   -2|    -25
      Unemployment rate....|   .0|   .0|   .0|   .0|    .0 |   .0|     .0
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   NOTE:  Detail for men and women may not sum to totals because of rounding.
Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and
Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races.
In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino
may be of any race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as
by race.



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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.

                                  - 8 -
 
 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.
 
   Most seasonally adjusted series are independently adjusted in both the 
household and establishment surveys.  However, the adjusted series for many 
major estimates, such as total payroll employment, employment in most super-
sectors, total employment, and unemployment are computed by aggregating in-
dependently adjusted component series.  For example, total unemployment is 
derived by summing the adjusted series for four major age-sex components; 
this differs from the unemployment estimate that would be obtained by di-
rectly adjusting the total or by combining the duration, reasons, or more 
detailed age categories.
 
                                  - 9 -

   For both the household and establishment surveys, a concurrent seasonal
adjustment methodology is used in which new seasonal factors are calculated 
each month, using all relevant data, up to and including the data for the 
current month.  In the household survey, new seasonal factors are used to ad-
just only the current month's data.  In the establishment survey, however, 
new seasonal factors are used each month to adjust the three most recent 
monthly estimates.  In both surveys, revisions to historical data are made 
once a year.

Reliability of the estimates
 
 Statistics based on the household and establishment surveys are subject
to both sampling and nonsampling error.  When a sample rather than the
entire population is surveyed, there is a chance that the sample estimates
may differ from the "true" population values they represent.  The exact
difference, or sampling error, varies depending on the particular sample
selected, and this variability is measured by the standard error of the
estimate.  There is about a 90-percent chance, or level of confidence, that
an estimate based on a sample will differ by no more than 1.6 standard
errors from the "true" population value because of sampling error.  BLS
analyses are generally conducted at the 90-percent level of confidence.
 
 For example, the confidence interval for the monthly change in total
employment from the household survey is on the order of plus or minus
290,000.  Suppose the estimate of total employment increases by 100,000
from one month to the next.  The 90-percent confidence interval on the
monthly change would range from -190,000 to 390,000 (100,000 +/- 290,000).
These figures do not mean that the sample results are off by these
magnitudes, but rather that there is about a 90-percent chance that the
"true" over-the-month change lies within this interval.  Since this range
includes values of less than zero, we could not say with confidence that
employment had, in fact, increased.  If, however, the reported employment
rise was half a million, then all of the values within the 90-percent
confidence interval would be greater than zero.  In this case, it is likely
(at least a 90-percent chance) that an employment rise had, in fact,
occurred.  At an unemployment rate of around 4 percent, the 90-percent con-
fidence interval for the monthly change in unemployment is about +/- 270,000, 
and for the monthly change in the unemployment rate it is about +/- .19 
percentage point.
 
 In general, estimates involving many individuals or establishments have
lower standard errors (relative to the size of the estimate) than estimates
which are based on a small number of observations.  The precision of
estimates is also improved when the data are cumulated over time such as
for quarterly and annual averages.  The seasonal adjustment process can
also improve the stability of the monthly estimates.
 
 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.
 
                                  - 10 -

 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,
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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                                                                                  
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Jan.    Dec.    Jan.    Jan.    Sept.   Oct.    Nov.    Dec.   Jan. 
                                                       2003    2003    2004    2003    2003    2003    2003    2003   2004  
                                                                                                                            
                        TOTAL                                                                                               
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 219,897 222,509 222,161 219,897 221,779 222,039 222,279 222,509 222,161
    Civilian labor force............................ 145,301 146,501 146,068 145,875 146,610 146,892 147,187 146,878 146,863
          Participation rate........................    66.1    65.8    65.7    66.3    66.1    66.2    66.2    66.0    66.1
      Employed...................................... 135,907 138,556 136,924 137,447 137,644 138,095 138,533 138,479 138,566
          Employment-population ratio...............    61.8    62.3    61.6    62.5    62.1    62.2    62.3    62.2    62.4
      Unemployed....................................   9,395   7,945   9,144   8,428   8,966   8,797   8,653   8,398   8,297
          Unemployment rate.........................     6.5     5.4     6.3     5.8     6.1     6.0     5.9     5.7     5.6
    Not in labor force..............................  74,596  76,007  76,093  74,022  75,168  75,147  75,093  75,631  75,298
      Persons who currently want a job..............   4,779   4,355   4,913   4,644   4,816   4,885   4,572   4,714   4,747
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 16 years and over                                                                                      
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 105,767 107,123 107,072 105,767 106,744 106,879 107,003 107,123 107,072
    Civilian labor force............................  77,306  78,413  78,320  77,722  78,504  78,530  78,799  78,661  78,823
          Participation rate........................    73.1    73.2    73.1    73.5    73.5    73.5    73.6    73.4    73.6
      Employed......................................  71,716  73,901  73,096  72,958  73,488  73,643  73,915  74,085  74,343
          Employment-population ratio...............    67.8    69.0    68.3    69.0    68.8    68.9    69.1    69.2    69.4
      Unemployed....................................   5,590   4,512   5,224   4,764   5,016   4,887   4,883   4,576   4,480
          Unemployment rate.........................     7.2     5.8     6.7     6.1     6.4     6.2     6.2     5.8     5.7
    Not in labor force..............................  28,461  28,710  28,752  28,045  28,240  28,348  28,204  28,462  28,249
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  97,635  98,927  98,866  97,635  98,568  98,696  98,814  98,927  98,866
    Civilian labor force............................  73,896  74,984  74,965  74,014  74,905  74,942  75,188  75,044  75,171
          Participation rate........................    75.7    75.8    75.8    75.8    76.0    75.9    76.1    75.9    76.0
      Employed......................................  69,001  71,024  70,371  69,940  70,596  70,726  70,964  71,099  71,329
          Employment-population ratio...............    70.7    71.8    71.2    71.6    71.6    71.7    71.8    71.9    72.1
      Unemployed....................................   4,895   3,960   4,594   4,075   4,309   4,216   4,224   3,945   3,842
          Unemployment rate.........................     6.6     5.3     6.1     5.5     5.8     5.6     5.6     5.3     5.1
    Not in labor force..............................  23,739  23,943  23,901  23,620  23,663  23,754  23,626  23,882  23,694
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 16 years and over                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 114,130 115,386 115,089 114,130 115,035 115,160 115,276 115,386 115,089
    Civilian labor force............................  67,995  68,089  67,749  68,153  68,106  68,362  68,388  68,217  68,040
          Participation rate........................    59.6    59.0    58.9    59.7    59.2    59.4    59.3    59.1    59.1
      Employed......................................  64,191  64,656  63,828  64,489  64,155  64,452  64,618  64,394  64,223
          Employment-population ratio...............    56.2    56.0    55.5    56.5    55.8    56.0    56.1    55.8    55.8
      Unemployed....................................   3,804   3,433   3,920   3,665   3,951   3,910   3,770   3,823   3,817
          Unemployment rate.........................     5.6     5.0     5.8     5.4     5.8     5.7     5.5     5.6     5.6
    Not in labor force..............................  46,135  47,298  47,340  45,976  46,929  46,799  46,888  47,169  47,050
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 106,235 107,404 107,131 106,235 107,080 107,197 107,303 107,404 107,131
    Civilian labor force............................  64,578  64,855  64,434  64,490  64,608  64,899  64,917  64,846  64,515
          Participation rate........................    60.8    60.4    60.1    60.7    60.3    60.5    60.5    60.4    60.2
      Employed......................................  61,294  61,823  61,050  61,391  61,191  61,524  61,597  61,521  61,260
          Employment-population ratio...............    57.7    57.6    57.0    57.8    57.1    57.4    57.4    57.3    57.2
      Unemployed....................................   3,284   3,031   3,385   3,100   3,417   3,375   3,320   3,326   3,255
          Unemployment rate.........................     5.1     4.7     5.3     4.8     5.3     5.2     5.1     5.1     5.0
    Not in labor force..............................  41,657  42,550  42,697  41,745  42,472  42,299  42,387  42,558  42,617
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  16,027  16,178  16,164  16,027  16,131  16,145  16,162  16,178  16,164
    Civilian labor force............................   6,828   6,663   6,669   7,371   7,097   7,051   7,082   6,987   7,177
          Participation rate........................    42.6    41.2    41.3    46.0    44.0    43.7    43.8    43.2    44.4
      Employed......................................   5,612   5,709   5,503   6,117   5,857   5,846   5,972   5,859   5,977
          Employment-population ratio...............    35.0    35.3    34.0    38.2    36.3    36.2    37.0    36.2    37.0
      Unemployed....................................   1,216     954   1,166   1,254   1,240   1,205   1,109   1,128   1,200
          Unemployment rate.........................    17.8    14.3    17.5    17.0    17.5    17.1    15.7    16.1    16.7
    Not in labor force..............................   9,200   9,515   9,495   8,656   9,034   9,094   9,080   9,191   8,987

    1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted
  and seasonally adjusted columns.
    NOTE:  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.





  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-2.  Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted             Seasonally adjusted (1)            
                                                                                                                            
        Employment status, race, sex, and age                                                                               
                                                       Jan.    Dec.    Jan.    Jan.    Sept.   Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan. 
                                                       2003    2003    2004    2003    2003    2003    2003    2003    2004  
                                                                                                                            
                        WHITE                                                                                               
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 180,460 182,185 181,879 180,460 181,696 181,871 182,032 182,185 181,879
    Civilian labor force............................ 119,712 120,453 120,099 120,117 120,411 120,736 121,041 120,751 120,723
        Participation rate..........................    66.3    66.1    66.0    66.6    66.3    66.4    66.5    66.3    66.4
      Employed...................................... 112,735 114,702 113,348 113,985 114,015 114,535 114,783 114,678 114,765
        Employment-population ratio.................    62.5    63.0    62.3    63.2    62.8    63.0    63.1    62.9    63.1
      Unemployed....................................   6,978   5,751   6,751   6,132   6,397   6,200   6,258   6,073   5,958
        Unemployment rate...........................     5.8     4.8     5.6     5.1     5.3     5.1     5.2     5.0     4.9
    Not in labor force..............................  60,748  61,732  61,780  60,343  61,285  61,135  60,991  61,434  61,156
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force............................  61,915  62,656  62,549  62,081  62,552  62,694  62,913  62,752  62,799
        Participation rate..........................    76.0    76.1    76.1    76.2    76.2    76.3    76.5    76.2    76.4
      Employed......................................  58,164  59,680  59,066  59,050  59,414  59,623  59,777  59,794  59,969
        Employment-population ratio.................    71.4    72.5    71.9    72.5    72.4    72.6    72.7    72.6    73.0
      Unemployed....................................   3,752   2,975   3,483   3,031   3,139   3,072   3,136   2,957   2,830
        Unemployment rate...........................     6.1     4.7     5.6     4.9     5.0     4.9     5.0     4.7     4.5
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force............................  52,078  52,227  52,005  51,866  51,942  52,183  52,210  52,199  51,954
        Participation rate..........................    60.2    59.8    59.7    59.9    59.6    59.9    59.9    59.8    59.6
      Employed......................................  49,783  50,186  49,599  49,692  49,580  49,892  49,932  49,941  49,668
        Employment-population ratio.................    57.5    57.5    56.9    57.4    56.9    57.2    57.2    57.2    57.0
      Unemployed....................................   2,295   2,040   2,406   2,174   2,362   2,291   2,279   2,258   2,286
        Unemployment rate...........................     4.4     3.9     4.6     4.2     4.5     4.4     4.4     4.3     4.4
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force............................   5,719   5,571   5,545   6,170   5,917   5,858   5,918   5,800   5,970
        Participation rate..........................    45.8    44.3    44.1    49.4    47.2    46.7    47.1    46.1    47.5
      Employed......................................   4,788   4,835   4,683   5,243   5,020   5,020   5,074   4,942   5,128
        Employment-population ratio.................    38.3    38.4    37.3    42.0    40.0    40.0    40.4    39.3    40.8
      Unemployed....................................     930     736     862     927     896     838     843     857     842
        Unemployment rate...........................    16.3    13.2    15.5    15.0    15.1    14.3    14.3    14.8    14.1
                                                                                                                            
              BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN                                                                                     
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  25,484  25,894  25,867  25,484  25,784  25,825  25,860  25,894  25,867
    Civilian labor force............................  16,270  16,422  16,420  16,443  16,677  16,589  16,524  16,365  16,602
        Participation rate..........................    63.8    63.4    63.5    64.5    64.7    64.2    63.9    63.2    64.2
      Employed......................................  14,496  14,828  14,655  14,717  14,826  14,696  14,812  14,679  14,866
        Employment-population ratio.................    56.9    57.3    56.7    57.8    57.5    56.9    57.3    56.7    57.5
      Unemployed....................................   1,774   1,594   1,765   1,727   1,851   1,893   1,712   1,686   1,736
        Unemployment rate...........................    10.9     9.7    10.7    10.5    11.1    11.4    10.4    10.3    10.5
    Not in labor force..............................   9,214   9,472   9,447   9,040   9,107   9,236   9,336   9,529   9,265
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force............................   7,258   7,422   7,453   7,252   7,433   7,385   7,414   7,382   7,450
        Participation rate..........................    71.3    71.6    71.9    71.2    72.0    71.4    71.6    71.2    71.8
      Employed......................................   6,419   6,718   6,662   6,498   6,619   6,611   6,668   6,695   6,737
        Employment-population ratio.................    63.0    64.8    64.2    63.8    64.1    63.9    64.4    64.6    65.0
      Unemployed....................................     840     704     791     754     814     774     746     687     713
        Unemployment rate...........................    11.6     9.5    10.6    10.4    11.0    10.5    10.1     9.3     9.6
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force............................   8,299   8,325   8,275   8,380   8,436   8,425   8,401   8,276   8,358
        Participation rate..........................    64.2    63.4    63.2    64.8    64.5    64.4    64.1    63.1    63.8
      Employed......................................   7,575   7,595   7,522   7,656   7,664   7,596   7,639   7,471   7,595
        Employment-population ratio.................    58.6    57.9    57.5    59.2    58.6    58.0    58.3    56.9    58.0
      Unemployed....................................     724     730     752     724     772     829     762     805     762
        Unemployment rate...........................     8.7     8.8     9.1     8.6     9.2     9.8     9.1     9.7     9.1
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force............................     712     675     692     812     808     779     710     707     794
        Participation rate..........................    30.1    28.1    28.8    34.3    33.8    32.5    29.6    29.4    33.1
      Employed......................................     503     514     471     563     543     489     505     514     533
        Employment-population ratio.................    21.3    21.4    19.6    23.8    22.7    20.4    21.0    21.4    22.2
      Unemployed....................................     210     161     221     249     264     290     205     193     261
        Unemployment rate...........................    29.4    23.8    32.0    30.6    32.7    37.3    28.9    27.3    32.9
                                                                                                                            
                        ASIAN                                                                                               
  Civilian noninstutional population................   8,992   9,372   9,337   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
    Civilian labor force............................   6,036   6,272   6,213   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Participation rate..........................    67.1    66.9    66.5   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Employed......................................   5,698   5,938   5,892   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Employment-population ratio.................    63.4    63.4    63.1   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Unemployed....................................     338     334     321   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Unemployment rate...........................     5.6     5.3     5.2   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
    Not in labor force..............................   2,956   3,101   3,124   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  

    1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted
  and seasonally adjusted columns.
    2 Data not available.
    NOTE:  Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for
  all races.  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.



  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-3.  Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex and age

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted             Seasonally adjusted (1)            
                                                                                                                            
           Employment status, sex, and age                                                                                  
                                                       Jan.    Dec.    Jan.    Jan.    Sept.   Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan. 
                                                       2003    2003    2004    2003    2003    2003    2003    2003    2004  
                                                                                                                            
             HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY                                                                                   
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  26,994  28,116  27,619  26,994  27,808  27,913  28,016  28,116  27,619
    Civilian labor force............................  18,540  19,031  18,715  18,584  18,877  18,940  19,125  19,035  18,811
        Participation rate..........................    68.7    67.7    67.8    68.8    67.9    67.9    68.3    67.7    68.1
      Employed......................................  16,908  17,785  17,169  17,119  17,456  17,556  17,709  17,784  17,441
        Employment-population ratio.................    62.6    63.3    62.2    63.4    62.8    62.9    63.2    63.3    63.2
      Unemployed....................................   1,632   1,246   1,546   1,465   1,421   1,383   1,416   1,250   1,370
        Unemployment rate...........................     8.8     6.5     8.3     7.9     7.5     7.3     7.4     6.6     7.3
    Not in labor force..............................   8,454   9,085   8,904   8,410   8,931   8,974   8,891   9,082   8,807
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force............................  10,488  11,015  10,782   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Participation rate..........................    83.8    84.2    84.0   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Employed......................................   9,703  10,381  10,001   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Employment-population ratio.................    77.6    79.3    77.9   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Unemployed....................................     785     634     782   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Unemployment rate...........................     7.5     5.8     7.2   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force............................   7,110   7,126   7,033   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Participation rate..........................    59.4    57.2    57.6   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Employed......................................   6,509   6,666   6,468   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Employment-population ratio.................    54.4    53.5    53.0   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Unemployed....................................     601     459     565   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Unemployment rate...........................     8.4     6.4     8.0   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force............................     943     890     899   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Participation rate..........................    37.5    34.6    34.9   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Employed......................................     696     738     699   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Employment-population ratio.................    27.6    28.7    27.2   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Unemployed....................................     247     152     200   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Unemployment rate...........................    26.2    17.1    22.2   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  

    1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted
  and seasonally adjusted columns.
    2 Data not available.
    NOTE:  Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.  Beginning in January 2004, data
  reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.


  
  
  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                               HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-4.  Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                               Not seasonally adjusted                   Seasonally adjusted                 
                                                                                                                             
            Educational attainment                                                                                           
                                                Jan.     Dec.     Jan.     Jan.     Sept.    Oct.     Nov.     Dec.     Jan.  
                                                2003     2003     2004     2003     2003     2003     2003     2003     2004  
                                                                                                                             
       Less than a high school diploma                                                                                       
  Civilian labor force......................   12,631   12,640   12,376   12,562   12,577   12,672   12,764   12,712   12,356
      Participation rate....................     44.0     44.6     44.4     43.8     44.8     45.7     45.6     44.9     44.3
    Employed................................   11,305   11,554   11,050   11,473   11,478   11,551   11,677   11,678   11,271
      Employment-population ratio...........     39.4     40.8     39.7     40.0     40.9     41.6     41.7     41.2     40.4
    Unemployed..............................    1,326    1,086    1,326    1,088    1,099    1,121    1,087    1,034    1,085
      Unemployment rate.....................     10.5      8.6     10.7      8.7      8.7      8.8      8.5      8.1      8.8
                                                                                                                             
    High school graduates, no college (1)                                                                                    
  Civilian labor force......................   38,224   38,170   38,013   37,798   37,967   37,887   38,241   37,958   37,662
      Participation rate....................     64.1     63.8     63.5     63.4     63.6     63.6     63.6     63.5     63.0
    Employed................................   35,895   36,131   35,837   35,845   35,932   35,807   36,179   35,868   35,829
      Employment-population ratio...........     60.2     60.4     59.9     60.1     60.2     60.1     60.2     60.0     59.9
    Unemployed..............................    2,330    2,039    2,176    1,953    2,036    2,080    2,061    2,090    1,832
      Unemployment rate.....................      6.1      5.3      5.7      5.2      5.4      5.5      5.4      5.5      4.9
                                                                                                                             
       Some college or associate degree                                                                                      
  Civilian labor force......................   34,100   34,101   33,770   34,135   33,983   33,841   33,727   33,932   33,810
      Participation rate....................     73.1     72.6     72.4     73.2     72.8     72.4     72.4     72.2     72.5
    Employed................................   32,343   32,658   32,130   32,500   32,357   32,222   32,114   32,400   32,276
      Employment-population ratio...........     69.3     69.5     68.9     69.7     69.4     68.9     68.9     69.0     69.2
    Unemployed..............................    1,756    1,443    1,640    1,635    1,626    1,619    1,613    1,532    1,535
      Unemployment rate.....................      5.2      4.2      4.9      4.8      4.8      4.8      4.8      4.5      4.5
                                                                                                                             
       Bachelor's degree and higher (2)                                                                                      
  Civilian labor force......................   38,787   40,206   40,290   38,885   39,825   40,504   40,536   40,515   40,450
      Participation rate....................     78.8     78.4     78.1     79.0     77.6     78.0     78.7     79.0     78.4
    Employed................................   37,553   39,078   39,055   37,725   38,559   39,267   39,292   39,291   39,277
      Employment-population ratio...........     76.3     76.2     75.7     76.6     75.1     75.6     76.3     76.6     76.1
    Unemployed..............................    1,234    1,128    1,235    1,160    1,265    1,237    1,244    1,224    1,173
      Unemployment rate.....................      3.2      2.8      3.1      3.0      3.2      3.1      3.1      3.0      2.9

    1 Includes high school diploma or equivalent.
    2 Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees. 
    NOTE:  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.





  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                     HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-5.  Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status

  (In thousands)
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   
                                            Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                   
                  Category                                                                                         
                                                                                                                   
                                              Jan.    Dec.    Jan.    Jan.    Sept.   Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan. 
                                              2003    2003    2004    2003    2003    2003    2003    2003    2004  
                                                                                                                   
               CLASS OF WORKER                                                                                     
                                                                                                                   
  Agriculture and related industries.......   2,134   2,053   1,999   2,301   2,341   2,410   2,418   2,245   2,163
    Wage and salary workers................   1,091   1,168   1,087   1,215   1,437   1,465   1,440   1,294   1,220
    Self-employed workers..................   1,014     870     900   1,062     886     938     953     919     929
    Unpaid family workers..................      29      15      13   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
                                                                                                                   
  Nonagricultural industries............... 133,773 136,503 134,925 135,176 135,401 135,722 136,172 136,180 136,306
    Wage and salary workers................ 124,501 126,984 125,433 125,687 125,860 126,183 126,466 126,661 126,664
      Government...........................  19,924  19,821  19,800  19,732  19,725  19,797  19,609  19,694  19,681
      Private industries................... 104,578 107,163 105,633 105,894 106,136 106,400 106,876 107,110 107,019
        Private households.................     692     780     811   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
        Other industries................... 103,886 106,383 104,822 105,192 105,351 105,662 106,129 106,382 106,204
    Self-employed workers..................   9,216   9,412   9,396   9,340   9,401   9,460   9,541   9,477   9,501
    Unpaid family workers..................      56     107      96   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
                                                                                                                   
        PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME (2)                                                                              
                                                                                                                   
  All industries:                                                                                                  
    Part time for economic reasons.........   5,135   4,833   5,270   4,572   4,896   4,800   4,880   4,788   4,714
      Slack work or business conditions....   3,566   3,327   3,459   3,019   3,185   3,030   3,226   3,205   2,996
      Could only find part-time work.......   1,245   1,182   1,420   1,266   1,334   1,356   1,350   1,295   1,380
    Part time for noneconomic reasons......  19,374  19,543  19,229  19,158  19,021  18,935  19,110  18,561  18,905
                                                                                                                   
  Nonagricultural industries:                                                                                      
    Part time for economic reasons.........   5,003   4,717   5,152   4,451   4,794   4,690   4,782   4,727   4,613
      Slack work or business conditions....   3,494   3,248   3,382   2,952   3,127   2,964   3,153   3,144   2,911
      Could only find part-time work.......   1,224   1,178   1,416   1,239   1,335   1,349   1,353   1,279   1,399
    Part time for noneconomic reasons......  19,005  19,246  18,910  18,710  18,633  18,628  18,752  18,367  18,636

    1 Data not available.
    2 Persons at work excludes employed persons who were absent from their jobs during the entire reference week
  for reasons such as vacation, illness, or industrial dispute.  Part time for noneconomic reasons excludes persons
  who usually work full time but worked only 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for reasons such as holidays,
  illness, and bad weather.
    NOTE:  Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because
  of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series.  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised
  population controls used in the household survey.





  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-6.  Selected employment indicators

  (In thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                            
                    Characteristic                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Jan.    Dec.    Jan.    Jan.    Sept.   Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan. 
                                                       2003    2003    2004    2003    2003    2003    2003    2003    2004  
                                                                                                                            
  Total, 16 years and over.......................... 135,907 138,556 136,924 137,447 137,644 138,095 138,533 138,479 138,566
    16 to 19 years..................................   5,612   5,709   5,503   6,117   5,857   5,846   5,972   5,859   5,977
      16 to 17 years................................   2,138   2,175   2,117   2,428   2,253   2,227   2,361   2,292   2,367
      18 to 19 years................................   3,473   3,534   3,386   3,713   3,593   3,607   3,592   3,562   3,605
    20 years and over............................... 130,295 132,847 131,421 131,330 131,787 132,250 132,561 132,620 132,589
      20 to 24 years................................  13,200  13,426  13,349  13,508  13,396  13,437  13,371  13,413  13,609
      25 years and over............................. 117,095 119,421 118,072 117,845 118,437 118,785 119,106 119,168 118,930
        25 to 54 years..............................  96,361  97,613  96,455  96,961  97,150  97,233  97,422  97,436  97,161
          25 to 34 years............................  30,025  30,384  29,976  30,356  30,288  30,296  30,389  30,340  30,326
          35 to 44 years............................  34,955  34,861  34,310  35,096  34,880  34,829  34,909  34,819  34,506
          45 to 54 years............................  31,382  32,368  32,168  31,508  31,982  32,107  32,125  32,277  32,328
        55 years and over...........................  20,734  21,808  21,617  20,884  21,287  21,552  21,683  21,732  21,769
                                                                                                                            
  Men, 16 years and over............................  71,716  73,901  73,096  72,958  73,488  73,643  73,915  74,085  74,343
    16 to 19 years..................................   2,715   2,877   2,724   3,018   2,893   2,917   2,951   2,986   3,014
      16 to 17 years................................   1,002   1,072     975   1,192   1,071   1,101   1,189   1,153   1,157
      18 to 19 years................................   1,713   1,805   1,750   1,845   1,802   1,796   1,779   1,817   1,862
    20 years and over...............................  69,001  71,024  70,371  69,940  70,596  70,726  70,964  71,099  71,329
      20 to 24 years................................   6,936   6,993   7,018   7,148   7,020   7,038   7,050   7,048   7,198
      25 years and over.............................  62,066  64,031  63,353  62,867  63,512  63,670  63,876  64,061  64,167
        25 to 54 years..............................  51,073  52,386  51,716  51,736  52,137  52,168  52,293  52,441  52,416
          25 to 34 years............................  16,284  16,748  16,515  16,540  16,657  16,660  16,747  16,740  16,773
          35 to 44 years............................  18,624  18,825  18,493  18,816  18,866  18,828  18,844  18,857  18,712
          45 to 54 years............................  16,165  16,813  16,709  16,380  16,614  16,681  16,702  16,843  16,931
        55 years and over...........................  10,993  11,645  11,637  11,131  11,375  11,501  11,583  11,620  11,751
                                                                                                                            
  Women, 16 years and over..........................  64,191  64,656  63,828  64,489  64,155  64,452  64,618  64,394  64,223
    16 to 19 years..................................   2,897   2,833   2,779   3,098   2,964   2,928   3,021   2,873   2,963
      16 to 17 years................................   1,137   1,103   1,142   1,236   1,183   1,126   1,172   1,139   1,210
      18 to 19 years................................   1,760   1,729   1,637   1,867   1,791   1,812   1,813   1,745   1,743
    20 years and over...............................  61,294  61,823  61,050  61,391  61,191  61,524  61,597  61,521  61,260
      20 to 24 years................................   6,264   6,434   6,331   6,359   6,376   6,398   6,321   6,365   6,411
      25 years and over.............................  55,030  55,390  54,719  54,978  54,925  55,116  55,230  55,107  54,763
        25 to 54 years..............................  45,289  45,227  44,738  45,225  45,013  45,065  45,130  44,996  44,745
          25 to 34 years............................  13,741  13,636  13,462  13,816  13,631  13,637  13,642  13,599  13,554
          35 to 44 years............................  16,331  16,036  15,817  16,280  16,015  16,001  16,065  15,962  15,794
          45 to 54 years............................  15,216  15,554  15,460  15,128  15,367  15,427  15,423  15,434  15,397
        55 years and over...........................   9,741  10,163   9,981   9,753   9,912  10,051  10,100  10,112  10,018
                                                                                                                            
  Married men, spouse present.......................  43,964  45,562  45,122  44,328  44,566  44,684  45,152  45,431  45,490
  Married women, spouse present.....................  34,706  35,217  34,729  34,477  34,612  34,993  35,076  35,034  34,585
  Women who maintain families.......................   8,577   8,501   8,479   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
                                                                                                                            
  Full-time workers (2)............................. 111,077 113,942 112,171 112,777 113,321 113,677 114,024 114,597 113,976
  Part-time workers (3).............................  24,830  24,614  24,753  24,392  24,446  24,460  24,569  24,023  24,306

    1 Data not available.
    2 Employed full-time workers are persons who usually work 35 hours or more per week.
    3 Employed part-time workers are persons who usually work less than 35 hours per week.
    NOTE:  Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the
  independent seasonal adjustment of the various series.  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population
  controls used in the household survey.





  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-7.  Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                            Number of                                                       
                                                        unemployed persons                Unemployment rates (1)            
                                                          (in thousands)                                                    
                    Characteristic                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Jan.    Dec.    Jan.    Jan.    Sept.   Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan. 
                                                       2003    2003    2004    2003    2003    2003    2003    2003    2004  
                                                                                                                            
  Total, 16 years and over..........................   8,428   8,398   8,297    5.8     6.1     6.0     5.9     5.7     5.6 
    16 to 19 years..................................   1,254   1,128   1,200   17.0    17.5    17.1    15.7    16.1    16.7 
      16 to 17 years................................     542     515     527   18.3    19.3    20.2    17.5    18.3    18.2 
      18 to 19 years................................     713     613     672   16.1    16.2    15.2    14.7    14.7    15.7 
    20 years and over...............................   7,174   7,271   7,097    5.2     5.5     5.4     5.4     5.2     5.1 
      20 to 24 years................................   1,413   1,431   1,475    9.5    10.6    10.1    10.4     9.6     9.8 
      25 years and over.............................   5,733   5,853   5,623    4.6     4.9     4.9     4.8     4.7     4.5 
        25 to 54 years..............................   4,885   5,033   4,811    4.8     5.1     5.1     5.0     4.9     4.7 
          25 to 34 years............................   1,917   1,932   1,835    5.9     6.3     6.3     6.2     6.0     5.7 
          35 to 44 years............................   1,685   1,755   1,630    4.6     4.9     5.0     4.9     4.8     4.5 
          45 to 54 years............................   1,283   1,346   1,346    3.9     4.2     4.1     4.0     4.0     4.0 
        55 years and over...........................     887     883     827    4.1     4.0     3.8     3.9     3.9     3.7 
                                                                                                                            
  Men, 16 years and over............................   4,764   4,576   4,480    6.1     6.4     6.2     6.2     5.8     5.7 
    16 to 19 years..................................     689     631     638   18.6    19.6    18.7    18.3    17.4    17.5 
      16 to 17 years................................     288     261     277   19.5    22.1    20.4    18.3    18.4    19.3 
      18 to 19 years................................     402     369     360   17.9    18.2    17.9    18.1    16.9    16.2 
    20 years and over...............................   4,075   3,945   3,842    5.5     5.8     5.6     5.6     5.3     5.1 
      20 to 24 years................................     785     816     847    9.9    11.7    10.8    11.2    10.4    10.5 
      25 years and over.............................   3,274   3,170   2,995    4.9     5.0     5.0     5.0     4.7     4.5 
        25 to 54 years..............................   2,764   2,683   2,557    5.1     5.2     5.2     5.2     4.9     4.7 
          25 to 34 years............................   1,077   1,051     987    6.1     6.5     6.5     6.3     5.9     5.6 
          35 to 44 years............................     945     916     865    4.8     4.9     4.9     4.9     4.6     4.4 
          45 to 54 years............................     743     716     706    4.3     4.3     4.4     4.4     4.1     4.0 
        55 years and over...........................     510     487     438    4.4     4.2     4.0     4.1     4.0     3.6 
                                                                                                                            
  Women, 16 years and over..........................   3,665   3,823   3,817    5.4     5.8     5.7     5.5     5.6     5.6 
    16 to 19 years..................................     565     497     562   15.4    15.2    15.4    13.0    14.7    15.9 
      16 to 17 years................................     254     254     249   17.1    16.5    20.1    16.6    18.2    17.1 
      18 to 19 years................................     311     243     312   14.3    14.1    12.5    11.1    12.2    15.2 
    20 years and over...............................   3,100   3,326   3,255    4.8     5.3     5.2     5.1     5.1     5.0 
      20 to 24 years................................     628     615     628    9.0     9.5     9.3     9.6     8.8     8.9 
      25 years and over.............................   2,459   2,683   2,628    4.3     4.7     4.7     4.6     4.6     4.6 
        25 to 54 years..............................   2,121   2,350   2,254    4.5     4.9     4.9     4.8     5.0     4.8 
          25 to 34 years............................     840     882     848    5.7     6.0     6.1     6.0     6.1     5.9 
          35 to 44 years............................     741     839     766    4.4     4.8     5.2     4.9     5.0     4.6 
          45 to 54 years............................     540     630     640    3.4     4.0     3.7     3.7     3.9     4.0 
        55 years and over (2).......................     413     367     423    4.1     3.8     3.4     3.5     3.5     4.1 
                                                                                                                            
  Married men, spouse present.......................   1,666   1,564   1,566    3.6     3.8     3.8     3.7     3.3     3.3 
  Married women, spouse present.....................   1,188   1,410   1,338    3.3     3.9     3.8     3.8     3.9     3.7 
  Women who maintain families (2)...................     746     779     764    8.0     8.5     8.4     8.3     8.4     8.3 
                                                                                                                            
  Full-time workers (3).............................   7,076   7,019   6,886    5.9     6.2     6.1     6.1     5.8     5.7 
  Part-time workers (4).............................   1,377   1,354   1,397    5.3     5.7     5.5     5.1     5.3     5.4 

    1 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.
    2 Not seasonally adjusted.
    3 Full-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work full time (35 hours or more per week) or
  are on layoff from full-time jobs.
    4 Part-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work part time (less than 35 hours per week)
  or are on layoff from part-time jobs.
    NOTE:  Detail shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of
  the various series.  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.



  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-8.  Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                            
                        Reason                                                                                              
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Jan.    Dec.    Jan.    Jan.    Sept.   Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan. 
                                                       2003    2003    2004    2003    2003    2003    2003    2003    2004  
                                                                                                                            
                 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                       
                                                                                                                            
  Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                            
     jobs...........................................   5,641   4,629   5,195   4,631   4,947   4,877   4,719   4,618   4,382
    On temporary layoff.............................   1,698   1,137   1,580   1,094   1,110   1,097   1,055   1,060   1,028
    Not on temporary layoff.........................   3,943   3,492   3,614   3,536   3,837   3,780   3,664   3,558   3,353
      Permanent job losers..........................   2,884   2,681   2,727   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
      Persons who completed temporary jobs..........   1,059     811     887   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
  Job leavers.......................................     841     715     822     825     836     789     931     783     804
  Reentrants........................................   2,392   2,065   2,536   2,374   2,436   2,518   2,440   2,366   2,509
  New entrants......................................     521     536     591     605     684     653     619     694     681
                                                                                                                            
                 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...........................................    60.0    58.3    56.8    54.9    55.6    55.2    54.2    54.6    52.3
     On temporary layoff............................    18.1    14.3    17.3    13.0    12.5    12.4    12.1    12.5    12.3
     Not on temporary layoff........................    42.0    44.0    39.5    41.9    43.1    42.8    42.1    42.0    40.0
   Job leavers......................................     9.0     9.0     9.0     9.8     9.4     8.9    10.7     9.3     9.6
   Reentrants.......................................    25.5    26.0    27.7    28.1    27.4    28.5    28.0    28.0    30.0
   New entrants.....................................     5.5     6.8     6.5     7.2     7.7     7.4     7.1     8.2     8.1
                                                                                                                            
            UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE                                                                                  
                   CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
   Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                           
     jobs...........................................     3.9     3.2     3.6     3.2     3.4     3.3     3.2     3.1     3.0
   Job leavers......................................      .6      .5      .6      .6      .6      .5      .6      .5      .5
   Reentrants.......................................     1.6     1.4     1.7     1.6     1.7     1.7     1.7     1.6     1.7
   New entrants.....................................      .4      .4      .4      .4      .5      .4      .4      .5      .5

    1 Data not available.
    NOTE:  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.






  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-9.  Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                            
                       Duration                                                                                             
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Jan.    Dec.    Jan.    Jan.    Sept.   Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan. 
                                                       2003    2003    2004    2003    2003    2003    2003    2003    2004  
                                                                                                                            
                 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                       
                                                                                                                            
  Less than 5 weeks.................................   3,269   2,298   3,031   2,795   2,749   2,733   2,622   2,627   2,612
  5 to 14 weeks.....................................   2,806   2,439   2,591   2,573   2,736   2,585   2,556   2,450   2,394
  15 weeks and over.................................   3,320   3,208   3,522   3,175   3,511   3,478   3,484   3,403   3,365
     15 to 26 weeks.................................   1,492   1,343   1,535   1,444   1,438   1,460   1,448   1,513   1,467
     27 weeks and over..............................   1,828   1,865   1,988   1,731   2,073   2,018   2,036   1,890   1,898
                                                                                                                            
  Average (mean) duration, in weeks.................    17.8    20.0    19.0    18.5    19.6    19.4    20.0    19.6    19.8
  Median duration, in weeks.........................     9.3    10.6    10.4     9.7    10.1    10.3    10.4    10.4    10.7
                                                                                                                            
                 PERCENT DISTRIBUTION                                                                                       
                                                                                                                            
  Total unemployed..................................   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0
    Less than 5 weeks...............................    34.8    28.9    33.2    32.7    30.6    31.1    30.3    31.0    31.2
    5 to 14 weeks...................................    29.9    30.7    28.3    30.1    30.4    29.4    29.5    28.9    28.6
    15 weeks and over...............................    35.3    40.4    38.5    37.2    39.0    39.5    40.2    40.1    40.2
      15 to 26 weeks................................    15.9    16.9    16.8    16.9    16.0    16.6    16.7    17.8    17.5
      27 weeks and over.............................    19.5    23.5    21.7    20.3    23.0    22.9    23.5    22.3    22.7

   NOTE:  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.



  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                       HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-10.  Employed and unemployed persons by occupation, not seasonally adjusted

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     Unemployment    
                                                                           Employed             Unemployed              rates        
                                                                                                                                     
                             Occupation                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                        Jan.       Jan.        Jan.       Jan.       Jan.       Jan.   
                                                                        2003       2004        2003       2004       2003       2004   
                                                                                                                                     
       Total, 16 years and over (1)................................   135,907    136,924      9,395      9,144        6.5        6.3 
  Management, professional, and related occupations................    47,715     48,216      1,603      1,473        3.2        3.0 
    Management, business, and financial operations occupations.....    19,746     19,883        673        553        3.3        2.7 
    Professional and related occupations...........................    27,969     28,333        929        920        3.2        3.1 
  Service occupations..............................................    21,593     21,314      1,730      1,842        7.4        8.0 
  Sales and office occupations.....................................    35,375     35,254      2,073      2,174        5.5        5.8 
    Sales and related occupations..................................    15,974     16,233        992      1,099        5.8        6.3 
    Office and administrative support occupations..................    19,401     19,021      1,080      1,075        5.3        5.4 
  Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations.....    13,402     13,975      1,674      1,383       11.1        9.0 
    Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.....................       889        888        145        182       14.0       17.0 
    Construction and extraction occupations........................     7,505      8,019      1,216        935       13.9       10.4 
    Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations..............     5,009      5,068        313        267        5.9        5.0 
  Production, transportation, and material moving occupations......    17,821     18,165      1,767      1,637        9.0        8.3 
    Production occupations.........................................     9,726      9,723        915        807        8.6        7.7 
    Transportation and material moving occupations.................     8,095      8,442        852        830        9.5        8.9 

    1 Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the Armed Forces are included in the unemployed
  total.
    NOTE:  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.






  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                      HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-11.  Unemployed persons by industry, not seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                    Number of                                                       
                                                                    unemployed                             Unemployment             
                                                                     persons                                  rates                 
                       Industry                                   (in thousands)                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                              Jan.                Jan.                Jan.                Jan.       
                                                              2003                2004                2003                2004       
                                                                                                                                    
         Total, 16 years and over (1)...............         9,395               9,144                 6.5                 6.3      
  Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers...         7,820               7,556                 7.0                 6.7      
    Mining..........................................            54                  31                 9.0                 5.8      
    Construction....................................         1,196                 994                14.0                11.3      
    Manufacturing...................................         1,302               1,110                 7.2                 6.4      
      Durable goods.................................           896                 695                 7.8                 6.4      
      Nondurable goods..............................           406                 414                 6.1                 6.3      
    Wholesale and retail trade......................         1,342               1,389                 6.7                 6.5      
    Transportation and utilities....................           331                 243                 6.3                 4.6      
    Information.....................................           243                 236                 6.7                 7.0      
    Financial activities............................           327                 403                 3.6                 4.3      
    Professional and business services..............         1,112               1,070                 8.9                 8.7      
    Education and health services...................           559                 662                 3.2                 3.7      
    Leisure and hospitality.........................         1,049               1,097                 9.3                10.0      
    Other services..................................           304                 322                 5.3                 5.3      
  Agriculture and related private wage and salary                                                                                   
     workers........................................           159                 184                13.2                15.1      
  Government workers................................           571                 511                 2.8                 2.5      
  Self employed and unpaid family workers...........           324                 302                 3.0                 2.8      

    1 Persons with no previous work experience are included in the unemployed total.
    NOTE:  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.



  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                        HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-12.  Alternative measures of labor underutilization

  (Percent)
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                      
                                                               Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                                      
                            Measure                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                 Jan.    Dec.    Jan.    Jan.    Sept.   Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan. 
                                                                 2003    2003    2004    2003    2003    2003    2003    2003    2004  
                                                                                                                                      
  U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of                                                                          
     the civilian labor force.................................    2.3     2.2     2.4     2.2     2.4     2.4     2.4     2.3     2.3 
                                                                                                                                      
  U-2 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, as                                                                         
     a percent of the civilian labor force....................    3.9     3.2     3.6     3.2     3.4     3.3     3.2     3.1     3.0 
                                                                                                                                      
  U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor                                                                            
     force (official unemployment rate).......................    6.5     5.4     6.3     5.8     6.1     6.0     5.9     5.7     5.6 
                                                                                                                                      
  U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a percent                                                                         
     of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers.....    6.8     5.7     6.5     6.1     6.4     6.3     6.2     6.0     5.9 
                                                                                                                                      
  U-5 Total unemployed, plus discouraged workers, plus all                                                                            
     other marginally attached workers, as a percent of the                                                                           
     civilian labor force plus all marginally attached                                                                                
     workers..................................................    7.5     6.4     7.3     6.8     7.1     7.0     6.8     6.7     6.7 
                                                                                                                                      
  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.........................................   11.0     9.6    10.9     9.9    10.4    10.2    10.1     9.9     9.9 

    NOTE: Marginally attached workers are persons who currently are neither working nor looking for work but indicate that they want
  and are available for a job and have looked for work sometime in the recent past.  Discouraged workers, a subset of the marginally
  attached, have given a job-market related reason for not currently looking for a job.  Persons employed part time for economic
  reasons are those who want and are available for full-time work but have had to settle for a part-time schedule.  For further
  information, see "BLS introduces new range of alternative unemployment measures,"  in the October 1995 issue of the Monthly Labor
  Review.  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.




  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                  HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-13.  Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                            Total                Men                Women       
                                                                                                                                
                               Category                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
                                                                        Jan.      Jan.      Jan.      Jan.      Jan.      Jan.  
                                                                        2003      2004      2003      2004      2003      2004  
                                                                                                                                
                        NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
  Total not in the labor force......................................   74,596    76,093    28,461    28,752    46,135    47,340 
    Persons who currently want a job................................    4,779     4,913     2,209     2,108     2,570     2,805 
     Searched for work and available to work now (1)................    1,598     1,670       808       786       790       884 
          Reason not currently looking:                                                                                         
            Discouragement over job prospects (2)...................      449       432       243       248       205       184 
               Reasons other than discouragement (3)................    1,149     1,238       564       537       584       701 
                                                                                                                                
                         MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
  Total multiple jobholders (4).....................................    7,180     7,123     3,519     3,632     3,662     3,491 
      Percent of total employed.....................................      5.3       5.2       4.9       5.0       5.7       5.5 
                                                                                                                                
      Primary job full time, secondary job part time................    3,844     3,722     2,153     2,073     1,692     1,649 
      Primary and secondary jobs both part time.....................    1,600     1,681       417       563     1,182     1,117 
      Primary and secondary jobs both full time.....................      231       227       155       144        76        83 
      Hours vary on primary or secondary job........................    1,465     1,447       772       823       693       624 

    1 Data refer to persons who have searched for work during the prior 12 months and were available to take a job during the
  reference week.
    2 Includes thinks no work available, could not find work, lacks schooling or training, employer thinks too young or old, and
  other types of discrimination.
    3 Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for such reasons as child-care and transportation
  problems, as well as a small number for which reason for nonparticipation was not determined.
    4 Includes persons who work part time on their primary job and full time on their secondary job(s), not shown separately.
    NOTE:  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.





ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                                ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-1.  Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail

(In thousands)


                                         Not seasonally adjusted                    Seasonally adjusted

                                                                                                                            Change
           Industry                Jan.     Nov.    Dec.     Jan.      Jan.     Sept.    Oct.     Nov.    Dec.     Jan.      from:
                                   2003     2003    2003p    2004p     2003     2003     2003     2003    2003p    2004p   Dec. 2003-
                                                                                                                           Jan. 2004

          Total nonfarm......... 128,248  131,071  130,878  128,254  130,190  129,856  129,944  130,027  130,043  130,155      112

        Total private........... 106,706  109,109  108,974  106,812  108,572  108,317  108,384  108,483  108,504  108,629      125

    Goods-producing.............  21,596   21,830   21,608   21,168   22,122   21,697   21,674   21,686   21,670   21,677        7

Natural resources and mining....     559      579      569      549      572      568      569      571      569      563       -6
   Logging......................    68.4     70.8     66.6     63.4     70.2     67.4     67.9     67.6     65.8     65.3      -.5
 Mining.........................   490.6    507.9    502.4    485.9    502.2    500.8    501.5    503.4    502.7    497.6     -5.1
  Oil and gas extraction........   120.6    123.8    123.4    122.1    120.8    123.6    124.1    123.9    123.4    122.5      -.9
  Mining, except oil and gas(1).   195.0    205.0    200.4    190.5    202.9    201.6    202.1    202.4    202.0    198.4     -3.6
   Coal mining..................    70.9     70.1     70.4     69.4     70.9     69.2     69.6     69.5     69.6     69.5      -.1
  Support activities for mining.   175.0    179.1    178.6    173.3    178.5    175.6    175.3    177.1    177.3    176.7      -.6

Construction....................   6,293    6,877    6,703    6,403    6,712    6,754    6,754    6,771    6,784    6,808       24
  Construction of buildings..... 1,514.4  1,599.1  1,585.0  1,538.0  1,576.9  1,577.7  1,579.4  1,583.9  1,588.7  1,595.8      7.1
  Heavy and civil engineering
   construction.................   802.9    942.7    886.8    823.7    917.6    915.2    910.8    918.8    923.5    932.4      8.9
  Specialty trade contractors... 3,975.5  4,335.0  4,231.2  4,041.6  4,217.6  4,260.9  4,263.7  4,268.6  4,271.4  4,279.3      7.9

Manufacturing...................  14,744   14,374   14,336   14,216   14,838   14,375   14,351   14,344   14,317   14,306      -11
   Production workers...........  10,385   10,089   10,055    9,944   10,465   10,077   10,058   10,048   10,038   10,020      -18

 Durable goods..................   9,132    8,890    8,881    8,826    9,180    8,867    8,854    8,874    8,865    8,868        3
   Production workers...........   6,284    6,107    6,094    6,039    6,328    6,077    6,066    6,089    6,078    6,076       -2

  Wood products.................   533.2    538.0    533.6    526.3    542.9    531.8    533.4    536.3    535.7    535.9       .2
  Nonmetallic mineral products..   481.2    494.5    484.1    472.9    501.2    488.0    486.6    489.7    488.2    491.6      3.4
  Primary metals................   495.2    464.0    465.5    462.5    495.3    466.3    463.4    464.1    464.3    462.0     -2.3
  Fabricated metal products..... 1,506.8  1,470.4  1,475.3  1,473.4  1,508.9  1,461.1  1,461.3  1,468.1  1,472.4  1,475.3      2.9
  Machinery..................... 1,183.3  1,142.0  1,143.1  1,137.1  1,184.5  1,139.4  1,137.0  1,142.5  1,139.8  1,136.4     -3.4
  Computer and electronic
   products(1).................. 1,409.4  1,334.8  1,335.1  1,331.6  1,411.1  1,339.2  1,332.8  1,334.4  1,331.8  1,332.7       .9
   Computer and peripheral
    equipment...................   234.7    219.0    217.7    218.3    236.1    221.9    219.3    219.1    217.5    219.5      2.0
   Communications equipment.....   163.1    153.9    154.0    155.7    163.4    154.1    153.9    154.4    153.9    156.4      2.5
   Semiconductors and electronic
    components..................   479.9    450.6    452.5    450.0    480.4    453.3    449.4    451.2    451.2    450.0     -1.2
   Electronic instruments.......   440.2    425.6    425.4    423.5    439.3    425.2    425.1    425.2    424.7    422.3     -2.4
  Electrical equipment and
   appliances...................   474.7    449.4    451.1    448.5    475.8    452.1    450.8    450.9    450.1    448.8     -1.3
  Transportation equipment...... 1,794.2  1,771.9  1,772.5  1,761.6  1,799.9  1,765.6  1,765.5  1,766.5  1,763.0  1,765.8      2.8
  Furniture and related products   581.4    569.2    569.7    567.4    584.4    568.0    568.2    568.9    569.4    571.1      1.7
  Miscellaneous manufacturing...   672.2    655.4    651.1    644.7    675.9    655.9    655.2    652.7    650.2    648.4     -1.8

 Nondurable goods...............   5,612    5,484    5,455    5,390    5,658    5,508    5,497    5,470    5,452    5,438      -14
   Production workers...........   4,101    3,982    3,961    3,905    4,137    4,000    3,992    3,959    3,960    3,944      -16

  Food manufacturing............ 1,503.5  1,523.5  1,511.5  1,475.5  1,517.4  1,526.0  1,528.2  1,508.3  1,504.6  1,496.1     -8.5
  Beverages and tobacco products   198.8    197.6    195.7    192.1    203.4    200.2    201.0    198.3    197.7    197.2      -.5
  Textile mills.................   277.6    244.4    240.0    239.0    278.7    250.2    247.0    245.1    241.3    239.8     -1.5
  Textile product mills.........   184.2    174.3    174.2    174.8    188.0    173.7    172.6    175.2    175.0    175.8       .8
  Apparel.......................   328.9    299.2    293.8    288.4    336.2    299.8    299.7    297.7    295.7    294.2     -1.5
  Leather and allied products...    47.1     43.9     43.9     43.4     47.6     44.2     43.7     44.1     44.0     43.7      -.3
  Paper and paper products......   529.0    513.8    511.6    507.6    530.3    513.8    513.3    511.7    510.0    509.0     -1.0
  Printing and related support
   activities...................   682.3    674.2    672.5    665.9    686.3    676.2    673.3    673.1    670.2    669.5      -.7
  Petroleum and coal products...   113.5    112.5    110.0    109.5    117.9    112.9    112.6    112.0    111.6    114.0      2.4
  Chemicals.....................   919.2    895.0    896.8    891.9    921.0    902.7    899.1    897.6    896.2    893.6     -2.6
  Plastics and rubber products..   828.1    805.8    805.1    801.6    831.5    808.4    806.3    806.5    805.6    804.8      -.8

    Service-providing........... 106,652  109,241  109,270  107,086  108,068  108,159  108,270  108,341  108,373  108,478      105

     Private service-providing..  85,110   87,279   87,366   85,644   86,450   86,620   86,710   86,797   86,834   86,952      118

Trade, transportation, and
 utilities......................  25,198   25,687   25,881   25,150   25,375   25,252   25,272   25,261   25,218   25,319      101

 Wholesale trade................ 5,581.8  5,599.7  5,605.2  5,567.3  5,627.3  5,585.1  5,581.6  5,592.7  5,600.4  5,611.1     10.7
  Durable goods................. 2,951.9  2,945.4  2,951.3  2,942.2  2,969.2  2,932.1  2,932.0  2,943.9  2,949.5  2,959.5     10.0
  Nondurable goods.............. 1,988.4  1,993.0  1,991.3  1,966.9  2,012.8  1,995.9  1,992.4  1,989.2  1,990.4  1,989.6      -.8
  Electronic markets and agents
   and brokers..................   641.5    661.3    662.6    658.2    645.3    657.1    657.2    659.6    660.5    662.0      1.5

 Retail trade...................14,854.7 15,299.0 15,492.2 14,869.0 14,946.4 14,926.8 14,948.1 14,921.7 14,880.8 14,956.5     75.7
  Motor vehicle and parts
   dealers(1)................... 1,856.1  1,896.6  1,887.0  1,873.6  1,879.2  1,889.8  1,889.7  1,892.9  1,893.7  1,896.8      3.1
   Automobile dealers........... 1,244.1  1,260.9  1,256.8  1,251.9  1,252.5  1,259.7  1,259.6  1,258.9  1,259.0  1,260.6      1.6
  Furniture and home furnishings
   stores.......................   545.4    559.1    569.0    547.0    545.0    539.7    540.2    544.8    547.9    546.0     -1.9
  Electronics and appliance
   stores.......................   529.2    527.6    540.8    519.3    521.2    506.7    506.5    512.8    514.2    509.6     -4.6
  Building material and garden
   supply stores................ 1,127.6  1,200.4  1,193.7  1,170.5  1,182.3  1,203.4  1,204.0  1,210.0  1,210.5  1,224.0     13.5
  Food and beverage stores...... 2,844.6  2,851.3  2,855.4  2,816.0  2,856.2  2,829.4  2,838.7  2,821.4  2,809.8  2,823.7     13.9
  Health and personal care
   stores.......................   937.6    959.3    967.9    956.8    936.0    943.1    948.3    951.6    952.7    954.9      2.2
  Gasoline stations.............   877.6    874.9    872.0    866.2    885.2    877.9    873.8    875.2    870.7    873.3      2.6
  Clothing and clothing
   accessories stores........... 1,311.8  1,352.7  1,410.2  1,305.9  1,301.4  1,295.6  1,302.6  1,297.1  1,298.4  1,296.6     -1.8
  Sporting goods, hobby, book,
   and music stores.............   661.7    673.2    706.6    653.2    652.6    642.8    642.0    641.3    636.4    642.9      6.5
  General merchandise stores(1). 2,798.9  3,012.7  3,080.2  2,823.9  2,811.1  2,839.9  2,842.9  2,826.4  2,803.2  2,840.2     37.0
   Department stores............ 1,651.5  1,754.9  1,798.7  1,627.3  1,644.6  1,623.7  1,623.5  1,612.6  1,612.4  1,618.7      6.3
  Miscellaneous store retailers.   929.9    946.5    958.9    915.6    944.1    931.7    933.5    930.9    921.1    929.4      8.3
  Nonstore retailers............   434.3    444.7    450.5    421.0    432.1    426.8    425.9    417.3    422.2    419.1     -3.1

 Transportation and warehousing. 4,176.6  4,209.8  4,204.5  4,136.5  4,214.8  4,160.8  4,162.9  4,168.0  4,157.8  4,172.3     14.5
  Air transportation............   556.9    512.6    513.1    508.0    562.0    511.8    506.1    511.5    511.8    510.6     -1.2
  Rail transportation...........   213.8    216.6    216.5    214.0    215.1    215.6    215.2    215.5    215.4    215.2      -.2
  Water transportation..........    51.1     49.6     49.0     48.5     53.2     51.5     52.2     50.9     50.6     50.7       .1
  Truck transportation.......... 1,298.0  1,347.0  1,342.7  1,310.5  1,328.6  1,328.7  1,329.3  1,335.7  1,337.3  1,339.8      2.5
  Transit and ground passenger
   transportation...............   386.4    398.5    399.1    392.3    378.3    380.7    389.2    385.7    385.9    384.9     -1.0
  Pipeline transportation.......    41.1     38.9     38.4     37.5     41.0     39.3     39.0     38.7     38.2     37.5      -.7
  Scenic and sightseeing
   transportation...............    19.5     25.2     25.4     24.6     23.0     28.9     29.0     28.7     30.0     30.5       .5
  Support activities for
   transportation...............   517.8    513.2    514.1    506.4    522.2    515.4    514.3    512.4    511.3    511.3       .0
  Couriers and messengers.......   571.6    574.1    581.3    572.4    567.8    566.5    565.0    564.7    560.9    566.7      5.8
  Warehousing and storage.......   520.4    534.1    524.9    522.3    523.6    522.4    523.6    524.2    516.4    525.1      8.7

 Utilities......................   584.6    578.3    578.7    576.7    586.6    578.9    579.2    578.9    579.1    578.8      -.3

Information.....................   3,249    3,177    3,190    3,156    3,258    3,175    3,166    3,172    3,175    3,165      -10
  Publishing industries, except
   Internet.....................   937.3    921.2    923.2    910.4    938.1    919.3    918.0    918.4    917.7    911.8     -5.9
  Motion picture and sound
   recording industries.........   378.6    382.9    392.6    382.1    381.0    375.4    373.4    382.7    385.3    383.4     -1.9
  Broadcasting, except Internet.   327.7    328.5    331.0    327.8    328.6    327.6    326.0    327.0    328.6    328.6       .0
  Internet publishing and
   broadcasting.................    29.8     30.4     30.2     30.6     30.0     30.1     29.9     30.4     30.4     30.8       .4
  Telecommunications............ 1,115.5  1,061.7  1,060.9  1,060.4  1,118.7  1,069.4  1,065.2  1,062.2  1,062.9  1,063.6       .7
  ISPs, search portals, and data
   processing...................   412.2    404.0    403.4    397.6    413.3    405.4    404.8    402.6    401.6    399.1     -2.5
  Other information services....    48.0     48.2     48.3     47.1     48.3     48.0     48.3     48.2     48.3     47.4      -.9

Financial activities............   7,866    7,972    7,974    7,929    7,915    8,004    7,990    7,985    7,980    7,982        2
 Finance and insurance.......... 5,870.1  5,919.8  5,915.9  5,902.6  5,879.2  5,945.6  5,930.2  5,922.7  5,914.7  5,916.0      1.3
  Monetary authorities - central
   bank.........................    23.1     22.5     22.3     22.2     23.1     22.6     22.5     22.5     22.3     22.2      -.1
  Credit intermediation and
   related activities(1)........ 2,746.1  2,787.8  2,784.8  2,779.3  2,747.3  2,808.1  2,801.0  2,790.3  2,783.1  2,783.7       .6
   Depository credit
    intermediation(1)........... 1,742.1  1,754.0  1,755.1  1,758.3  1,741.3  1,757.9  1,760.1  1,758.1  1,756.0  1,758.3      2.3
    Commercial banking.......... 1,279.4  1,277.6  1,276.8  1,277.8  1,278.7  1,283.6  1,284.4  1,280.5  1,277.3  1,277.0      -.3
  Securities, commodity
   contracts, investments.......   768.7    768.1    772.1    780.0    770.5    761.7    762.0    769.1    774.4    781.8      7.4
  Insurance carriers and related
   activities................... 2,249.1  2,261.8  2,255.9  2,241.8  2,254.9  2,271.9  2,264.7  2,261.2  2,254.1  2,248.7     -5.4
  Funds, trusts, and other
   financial vehicles...........    83.1     79.6     80.8     79.3     83.4     81.3     80.0     79.6     80.8     79.6     -1.2
 Real estate and rental and
  leasing....................... 1,995.7  2,052.2  2,057.8  2,026.6  2,036.0  2,057.9  2,060.2  2,062.7  2,065.4  2,066.2       .8
  Real estate................... 1,341.4  1,387.8  1,394.2  1,375.5  1,369.1  1,388.8  1,390.6  1,394.5  1,398.0  1,401.8      3.8
  Rental and leasing services...   628.3    634.9    633.8    622.1    640.5    639.8    639.9    639.0    637.6    634.8     -2.8
  Lessors of nonfinancial
   intangible assets............    26.0     29.5     29.8     29.0     26.4     29.3     29.7     29.2     29.8     29.6      -.2

Professional and business
 services.......................  15,568   16,232   16,142   15,787   15,902   16,051   16,070   16,114   16,159   16,137      -22
 Professional and technical
  services(1)................... 6,653.6  6,618.1  6,656.6  6,693.3  6,613.2  6,606.3  6,624.1  6,647.9  6,670.5  6,651.5    -19.0
   Legal services............... 1,122.8  1,145.5  1,143.0  1,132.9  1,129.9  1,136.6  1,140.4  1,142.9  1,141.7  1,140.9      -.8
   Accounting and bookkeeping
    services....................   913.8    753.8    792.8    899.6    821.4    802.5    801.5    810.6    821.8    803.7    -18.1
   Architectural and engineering
    services.................... 1,207.8  1,234.6  1,233.5  1,217.5  1,224.0  1,230.1  1,230.9  1,233.9  1,236.8  1,234.3     -2.5
   Computer systems design and
    related services............ 1,116.7  1,107.1  1,108.1  1,105.1  1,115.5  1,103.3  1,107.0  1,105.7  1,105.1  1,104.5      -.6
   Management and technical
    consulting services.........   732.0    764.3    770.0    756.7    740.9    749.3    755.6    760.6    764.3    766.1      1.8
 Management of companies and
  enterprises................... 1,665.0  1,681.9  1,681.7  1,658.2  1,681.1  1,671.7  1,669.1  1,671.6  1,670.3  1,674.5      4.2
 Administrative and waste
  services...................... 7,249.6  7,932.1  7,803.2  7,435.5  7,607.6  7,773.1  7,776.3  7,794.5  7,818.5  7,811.1     -7.4
  Administrative and support
   services(1).................. 6,934.9  7,611.3  7,481.6  7,120.6  7,286.0  7,451.6  7,456.0  7,473.7  7,495.9  7,489.2     -6.7
   Employment services(1)....... 3,072.3  3,538.8  3,489.5  3,234.5  3,276.7  3,389.1  3,402.0  3,427.6  3,452.3  3,448.4     -3.9
    Temporary help services..... 2,042.6  2,394.6  2,371.4  2,168.5  2,189.3  2,287.2  2,291.7  2,319.4  2,342.7  2,321.3    -21.4
   Business support services....   744.1    756.4    756.8    732.8    746.2    753.2    753.5    746.7    744.4    736.4     -8.0
   Services to buildings and
    dwellings................... 1,483.8  1,650.7  1,576.5  1,508.1  1,613.1  1,645.2  1,639.6  1,639.4  1,641.5  1,642.7      1.2
  Waste management and
   remediation services.........   314.7    320.8    321.6    314.9    321.6    321.5    320.3    320.8    322.6    321.9      -.7

Education and health services...  16,325   16,912   16,885   16,648   16,432   16,622   16,678   16,705   16,734   16,756       22
 Educational services........... 2,592.6  2,906.3  2,859.9  2,668.5  2,670.8  2,689.1  2,707.7  2,723.1  2,734.0  2,741.7      7.7
 Health care and social
  assistance....................13,732.0 14,005.8 14,024.8 13,979.0 13,761.1 13,933.3 13,970.0 13,981.5 14,000.1 14,014.3     14.2
  Ambulatory health care
   services(1).................. 4,701.3  4,827.0  4,839.1  4,823.0  4,714.9  4,792.8  4,812.8  4,818.7  4,828.4  4,839.1     10.7
   Offices of physicians........ 1,980.3  2,026.3  2,036.8  2,026.3  1,983.3  2,008.2  2,018.5  2,023.3  2,030.2  2,030.2       .0
   Outpatient care centers......   419.9    426.5    424.5    429.2    421.1    422.9    423.3    426.4    423.2    429.6      6.4
   Home health care services....   704.8    738.6    743.0    735.7    707.8    732.8    737.7    735.7    740.1    739.1     -1.0
  Hospitals..................... 4,210.1  4,280.9  4,284.6  4,280.4  4,217.3  4,264.4  4,268.9  4,278.1  4,282.6  4,287.7      5.1
  Nursing and residential care
   facilities(1)................ 2,765.5  2,796.4  2,801.0  2,783.9  2,770.4  2,789.3  2,794.2  2,792.8  2,796.1  2,790.8     -5.3
   Nursing care facilities...... 1,578.5  1,586.8  1,585.2  1,574.8  1,580.2  1,583.1  1,585.2  1,584.1  1,581.6  1,578.0     -3.6
  Social assistance(1).......... 2,055.1  2,101.5  2,100.1  2,091.7  2,058.5  2,086.8  2,094.1  2,091.9  2,093.0  2,096.7      3.7
   Child day care services......   758.6    779.2    777.1    769.8    751.4    765.8    771.6    766.3    766.2    764.3     -1.9

Leisure and hospitality.........  11,568   11,925   11,929   11,655   12,171   12,126   12,147   12,178   12,193   12,214       21
 Arts, entertainment, and
  recreation.................... 1,624.9  1,650.1  1,656.3  1,602.4  1,843.8  1,794.4  1,796.9  1,799.4  1,798.7  1,803.7      5.0
  Performing arts and spectator
   sports.......................   339.5    356.0    356.7    338.7    375.4    372.0    369.6    371.7    372.4    372.9       .5
  Museums, historical sites,
   zoos, and parks..............   106.8    111.1    109.0    103.9    115.4    113.4    114.2    113.3    112.5    112.5       .0
  Amusements, gambling, and
   recreation................... 1,178.6  1,183.0  1,190.6  1,159.8  1,353.0  1,309.0  1,313.1  1,314.4  1,313.8  1,318.3      4.5
 Accommodations and food
  services...................... 9,942.9 10,275.3 10,272.9 10,052.5 10,327.5 10,331.7 10,350.4 10,378.9 10,393.8 10,409.9     16.1
  Accommodations................ 1,709.4  1,694.1  1,689.1  1,660.1  1,809.3  1,739.1  1,733.7  1,751.7  1,758.5  1,747.1    -11.4
  Food services and drinking
   places....................... 8,233.5  8,581.2  8,583.8  8,392.4  8,518.2  8,592.6  8,616.7  8,627.2  8,635.3  8,662.8     27.5

Other services..................   5,336    5,374    5,365    5,319    5,397    5,390    5,387    5,382    5,375    5,379        4
  Repair and maintenance........ 1,225.5  1,231.9  1,227.5  1,225.9  1,236.1  1,240.4  1,237.6  1,234.4  1,231.7  1,236.3      4.6
  Personal and laundry services. 1,247.1  1,256.5  1,247.5  1,234.1  1,262.5  1,252.7  1,254.6  1,254.1  1,248.2  1,249.7      1.5
  Membership associations and
   organizations................ 2,863.8  2,885.2  2,890.2  2,859.2  2,898.1  2,896.5  2,895.2  2,893.9  2,895.3  2,893.1     -2.2

Government......................  21,542   21,962   21,904   21,442   21,618   21,539   21,560   21,544   21,539   21,526      -13
 Federal........................   2,767    2,712    2,741    2,704    2,785    2,747    2,736    2,723    2,722    2,723        1
  Federal, except U.S. Postal
   Service...................... 1,946.3  1,914.6  1,923.3  1,912.4  1,965.0  1,942.1  1,932.9  1,924.9  1,930.5  1,930.3      -.2
  U.S. Postal Service...........   820.4    797.7    817.4    791.9    819.8    804.8    803.3    798.1    791.1    792.3      1.2
 State government...............   4,950    5,168    5,120    4,926    5,021    5,019    5,031    5,023    5,017    5,002      -15
  State government education.... 2,193.4  2,442.2  2,395.5  2,203.0  2,248.9  2,278.8  2,290.4  2,282.5  2,278.1  2,264.3    -13.8
  State government, excluding
   education.................... 2,756.2  2,726.2  2,724.8  2,723.0  2,772.0  2,740.4  2,740.4  2,740.0  2,738.9  2,737.6     -1.3
 Local government...............  13,825   14,082   14,043   13,812   13,812   13,773   13,793   13,798   13,800   13,801        1
  Local government education.... 7,819.7  8,025.8  8,001.6  7,799.9  7,701.5  7,673.9  7,687.0  7,684.5  7,686.4  7,684.5     -1.9
  Local government, excluding
   education.................... 6,005.6  6,056.4  6,041.5  6,012.1  6,110.6  6,099.3  6,105.9  6,113.1  6,113.2  6,116.3      3.1


  1 Includes other industries, not shown separately.
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  Data have been revised to reflect March 2003 benchmark levels and updated seasonal
adjustment factors.





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                       Jan.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.    Jan.   Sept.  Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.     from:
                                                 2003   2003   2003p  2004p   2003   2003   2003   2003   2003p  2004p  Dec. 2003-
                                                                                                                        Jan. 2004


        Total private.........................   33.4   34.0   33.6   33.2    33.8   33.6   33.7   33.8   33.5   33.7       0.2

    Goods-producing...........................   39.5   40.3   40.1   39.8    39.8   39.8   39.9   40.1   39.9   40.1        .2

Natural resources and mining..................   42.4   44.2   43.6   43.3    43.4   43.6   43.7   43.9   43.7   44.2        .5

Construction..................................   37.8   38.3   37.4   37.6    38.7   38.4   38.4   38.5   38.1   38.4        .3

Manufacturing.................................   40.1   41.2   41.3   40.7    40.3   40.4   40.5   40.8   40.6   40.9        .3
   Overtime hours.............................    4.0    4.7    4.9    4.4     4.3    4.2    4.3    4.5    4.6    4.6        .0

 Durable goods................................   40.5   41.6   41.9   41.2    40.7   40.8   40.9   41.3   41.1   41.4        .3
   Overtime hours.............................    4.1    4.8    5.2    4.7     4.3    4.3    4.4    4.7    4.8    4.9        .1

  Wood products...............................   39.2   41.5   41.0   40.1    40.1   40.4   40.6   41.2   40.9   40.9        .0
  Nonmetallic mineral products................   41.0   42.6   42.0   41.5    42.1   41.9   42.1   42.4   42.4   42.4        .0
  Primary metals..............................   42.4   42.9   43.5   43.2    42.3   42.2   42.3   42.7   42.7   43.0        .3
  Fabricated metal products...................   40.5   41.3   41.6   41.0    40.7   40.7   40.8   40.9   40.7   41.0        .3
  Machinery...................................   40.4   41.4   41.8   41.4    40.4   41.0   40.9   41.1   40.9   41.4        .5
  Computer and electronic products............   39.7   41.3   41.3   40.4    40.0   40.6   40.7   40.7   40.4   40.7        .3
  Electrical equipment and appliances.........   40.1   41.4   42.1   41.3    40.4   40.6   40.9   40.8   40.9   41.5        .6
  Transportation equipment....................   42.2   43.1   43.7   42.9    42.3   42.0   41.9   42.7   42.7   42.8        .1
  Furniture and related products..............   38.2   40.0   40.6   39.5    38.6   39.1   39.1   39.9   39.9   39.8       -.1
  Miscellaneous manufacturing.................   38.5   39.2   39.2   39.0    38.9   38.3   38.3   38.9   38.5   39.2        .7

 Nondurable goods.............................   39.5   40.6   40.4   39.8    39.7   39.8   39.9   40.1   39.8   40.1        .3
   Overtime hours.............................    4.0    4.5    4.4    4.0     4.2    4.1    4.1    4.3    4.2    4.2        .0

  Food manufacturing..........................   38.7   39.9   39.6   39.1    39.2   39.3   39.3   39.2   39.0   39.5        .5
  Beverages and tobacco products..............   38.2   40.3   38.5   38.9    39.2   39.1   38.8   39.9   38.7   39.8       1.1
  Textile mills...............................   39.0   40.2   40.3   40.1    39.0   39.0   39.1   40.0   39.8   39.9        .1
  Textile product mills.......................   38.8   40.2   40.3   38.9    39.0   40.7   40.4   40.0   39.5   39.3       -.2
  Apparel.....................................   35.7   36.7   36.0   35.1    36.1   35.1   35.8   36.2   35.7   35.5       -.2
  Leather and allied products.................   38.8   39.2   40.6   39.2    39.4   38.4   38.9   39.3   40.2   39.7       -.5
  Paper and paper products....................   41.5   42.3   43.0   42.1    41.5   41.2   41.5   41.9   42.1   42.1        .0
  Printing and related support activities.....   37.9   39.0   38.7   38.0    38.5   38.2   38.5   38.4   38.2   38.4        .2
  Petroleum and coal products.................   44.1   45.8   44.2   43.7    43.5   44.2   44.9   45.6   44.2   43.4       -.8
  Chemicals...................................   42.1   43.1   42.8   42.4    42.2   42.2   42.0   42.7   42.3   42.5        .2
  Plastics and rubber products................   40.1   41.1   41.3   40.6    40.3   40.5   40.6   40.7   40.5   40.7        .2

     Private service-providing................   32.0   32.6   32.2   31.9    32.5   32.3   32.3   32.4   32.2   32.3        .1

Trade, transportation, and utilities..........   32.9   33.7   33.5   32.9    33.5   33.5   33.6   33.6   33.4   33.6        .2

 Wholesale trade..............................   37.2   38.5   37.7   37.5    37.6   37.8   38.0   38.0   37.8   37.9        .1

 Retail trade.................................   30.1   30.7   30.9   30.1    30.9   30.9   30.9   30.9   30.7   30.9        .2

 Transportation and warehousing...............   36.3   37.5   36.9   36.2    36.9   36.9   37.1   37.0   36.6   36.8        .2

 Utilities....................................   41.1   41.9   40.5   40.5    41.0   40.4   41.0   41.4   40.6   40.5       -.1

Information...................................   35.7   36.8   36.0   35.8    35.9   36.1   36.1   36.3   36.1   36.1        .0

Financial activities..........................   35.2   36.1   35.2   35.3    35.6   35.4   35.5   35.5   35.2   35.7        .5

Professional and business services............   33.8   34.3   33.7   33.5    34.3   33.9   34.0   34.1   33.8   34.0        .2

Education and health services.................   32.4   32.7   32.3   32.2    32.5   32.3   32.3   32.4   32.3   32.3        .0

Leisure and hospitality.......................   24.9   25.6   25.1   24.7    25.9   25.5   25.6   25.7   25.5   25.6        .1

Other services................................   31.7   31.4   31.1   31.0    31.8   31.2   31.3   31.2   31.1   31.1        .0


  1 Data relate to production workers in natural resources and mining and manufacturing, construction workers in construction,
and nonsupervisory workers in the service-providing industries.  These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the
total employment on private nonfarm payrolls.
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  Data have been revised to reflect March 2003 benchmark levels and updated seasonal
adjustment factors.





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                         Jan.      Nov.     Dec.      Jan.       Jan.      Nov.     Dec.      Jan.
                                                   2003      2003     2003p     2004p      2003      2003     2003p     2004p

        Total private........................... $15.26    $15.52    $15.50    $15.56    $509.68   $527.68   $520.80   $516.59
         Seasonally adjusted....................  15.18     15.46     15.47     15.49     513.08    522.55    518.25    522.01

    Goods-producing.............................  16.56     16.98     17.05     16.94     654.12    684.29    683.71    674.21

Natural resources and mining....................  17.41     17.75     18.24     18.10     738.18    784.55    795.26    783.73

Construction....................................  18.69     19.08     19.13     19.03     706.48    730.76    715.46    715.53

Manufacturing...................................  15.61     15.92     16.06     15.97     625.96    655.90    663.28    649.98

 Durable goods..................................  16.35     16.64     16.78     16.64     662.18    692.22    703.08    685.57
  Wood products.................................  12.52     12.95     12.92     12.88     490.78    537.43    529.72    516.49
  Nonmetallic mineral products..................  15.62     15.99     16.02     16.03     640.42    681.17    672.84    665.25
  Primary metals................................  18.07     18.32     18.42     18.43     766.17    785.93    801.27    796.18
  Fabricated metal products.....................  14.96     15.06     15.23     15.24     605.88    621.98    633.57    624.84
  Machinery.....................................  16.10     16.49     16.62     16.35     650.44    682.69    694.72    676.89
  Computer and electronic products..............  16.33     16.78     16.83     16.86     648.30    693.01    695.08    681.14
  Electrical equipment and appliances...........  14.09     14.54     14.65     14.39     565.01    601.96    616.77    594.31
  Transportation equipment......................  21.22     21.48     21.74     21.31     895.48    925.79    950.04    914.20
  Furniture and related products................  12.92     13.08     13.10     12.96     493.54    523.20    531.86    511.92
  Miscellaneous manufacturing...................  13.12     13.53     13.62     13.66     505.12    530.38    533.90    532.74

 Nondurable goods...............................  14.46     14.80     14.90     14.89     571.17    600.88    601.96    592.62
  Food manufacturing............................  12.73     12.91     12.97     12.89     492.65    515.11    513.61    504.00
  Beverages and tobacco products................  17.82     18.64     18.82     19.20     680.72    751.19    724.57    746.88
  Textile mills.................................  11.99     12.08     12.22     12.15     467.61    485.62    492.47    487.22
  Textile product mills.........................  11.10     11.35     11.38     11.42     430.68    456.27    458.61    444.24
  Apparel.......................................   9.30      9.71      9.84      9.76     332.01    356.36    354.24    342.58
  Leather and allied products...................  11.50     11.87     11.91     11.97     446.20    465.30    483.55    469.22
  Paper and paper products......................  17.11     17.58     17.61     17.63     710.07    743.63    757.23    742.22
  Printing and related support activities.......  15.26     15.48     15.54     15.56     578.35    603.72    601.40    591.28
  Petroleum and coal products...................  23.53     24.00     24.21     23.88    1037.67   1099.20   1070.08   1043.56
  Chemicals.....................................  18.28     18.77     18.79     18.85     769.59    808.99    804.21    799.24
  Plastics and rubber products..................  13.92     14.27     14.47     14.38     558.19    586.50    597.61    583.83

     Private service-providing..................  14.90     15.13     15.09     15.19     476.80    493.24    485.90    484.56

Trade, transportation, and utilities............  14.24     14.44     14.34     14.48     468.50    486.63    480.39    476.39

 Wholesale trade................................  17.21     17.56     17.49     17.57     640.21    676.06    659.37    658.88

 Retail trade...................................  11.87     11.92     11.90     11.99     357.29    365.94    367.71    360.90

 Transportation and warehousing.................  15.99     16.40     16.37     16.36     580.44    615.00    604.05    592.23

 Utilities......................................  24.07     25.50     25.36     25.34     989.28   1068.45   1027.08   1026.27

Information.....................................  20.72     21.28     21.10     21.12     739.70    783.10    759.60    756.10

Financial activities............................  16.71     17.42     17.28     17.35     588.19    628.86    608.26    612.46

Professional and business services..............  17.13     17.41     17.31     17.45     578.99    597.16    583.35    584.58

Education and health services...................  15.60     15.79     15.86     15.89     505.44    516.33    512.28    511.66

Leisure and hospitality.........................   8.76      8.83      8.95      8.93     218.12    226.05    224.65    220.57

Other services..................................  13.99     13.85     13.91     13.91     443.48    434.89    432.60    431.21


  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  Data have been revised to reflect March 2003 benchmark levels and updated seasonal
adjustment factors.





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                         Jan.     Sept.    Oct.     Nov.    Dec.     Jan.  change from:
                                                   2003     2003     2003     2003    2003p    2004p  Dec. 2003-
                                                                                                      Jan. 2004
        Total private:
         Current dollars........................ $15.18   $15.41   $15.43   $15.46   $15.47   $15.49      0.1
         Constant (1982) dollars(2).............   8.26     8.25     8.28     8.32     8.31     N.A.     (3)

    Goods-producing.............................  16.62    16.91    16.90    16.94    16.99    17.01       .1

Natural resources and mining....................  17.36    17.66    17.72    17.79    18.19    18.02      -.9

Construction....................................  18.78    19.05    19.06    19.06    19.07    19.12       .3

Manufacturing...................................  15.58    15.84    15.83    15.89    15.94    15.94       .0
   Excluding overtime(4)........................  14.79    15.06    15.03    15.06    15.09    15.09       .0

 Durable goods..................................  16.32    16.57    16.54    16.58    16.65    16.62      -.2

 Nondurable goods...............................  14.43    14.70    14.72    14.79    14.82    14.86       .3

     Private service-providing..................  14.79    15.01    15.03    15.06    15.06    15.08       .1

Trade, transportation, and utilities............  14.20    14.38    14.41    14.44    14.44    14.44       .0

 Wholesale trade................................  17.19    17.44    17.47    17.47    17.48    17.54       .3

 Retail trade...................................  11.83    11.94    11.95    11.97    11.97    11.96      -.1

 Transportation and warehousing.................  16.01    16.31    16.32    16.35    16.36    16.38       .1

 Utilities......................................  24.05    24.96    25.17    25.36    25.24    25.34       .4

Information.....................................  20.64    21.21    21.21    21.10    20.98    21.08       .5

Financial activities............................  16.71    17.27    17.29    17.30    17.32    17.37       .3

Professional and business services..............  16.98    17.19    17.25    17.29    17.27    17.31       .2

Education and health services...................  15.53    15.70    15.73    15.77    15.80    15.82       .1

Leisure and hospitality.........................   8.72     8.78     8.78     8.82     8.85     8.88       .3

Other services..................................  13.94    13.81    13.80    13.81    13.82    13.82       .0


  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  2 The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) is used to deflate this series.
  3 Change was -.1 percent from Nov. 2003 to Dec. 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.
  NOTE:  Data have been revised to reflect March 2003 benchmark levels and updated seasonal
adjustment factors.




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                      Jan.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.    Jan.   Sept.  Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   change from:
                                                2003   2003   2003p  2004p   2003   2003   2003   2003   2003p  2004p   Dec. 2003-
                                                                                                                        Jan. 2004

        Total private.........................   96.2  100.3   98.9   95.4    99.3   98.3   98.7   99.0   98.0   98.8       0.8

    Goods-producing...........................   93.7   97.1   95.2   92.0    97.5   95.0   95.1   95.6   95.1   95.6        .5

Natural resources and mining..................   92.2   99.8   96.8   93.0    97.3   96.2   97.3   97.7   96.8   97.9       1.1

Construction..................................   89.5  100.6   94.9   89.9    99.5   98.6   98.4   99.0   98.2   99.4       1.2

Manufacturing.................................   95.6   95.4   95.3   92.9    96.8   93.4   93.5   94.1   93.5   94.1        .6

 Durable goods................................   95.6   95.5   95.9   93.5    96.8   93.2   93.2   94.5   93.9   94.5        .6
  Wood products...............................   94.2  100.7   98.8   95.1    98.2   96.3   97.3   99.7   98.9   98.8       -.1
  Nonmetallic mineral products................   88.9   95.6   91.7   88.5    96.0   92.3   92.6   93.6   93.5   95.1       1.7
  Primary metals..............................   97.2   91.9   93.6   92.3    97.0   90.7   90.3   91.5   91.7   91.8        .1
  Fabricated metal products...................   97.1   96.3   97.4   95.7    97.7   94.1   94.3   95.1   94.9   95.8        .9
  Machinery...................................   95.7   94.8   95.5   93.9    95.6   93.2   92.8   94.2   93.0   93.7        .8
  Computer and electronic products............   94.6   92.4   91.9   89.0    95.4   91.2   90.7   90.8   89.6   89.6        .0
  Electrical equipment and appliances.........   94.6   91.4   93.2   90.5    95.7   90.0   90.1   90.3   90.3   91.1        .9
  Transportation equipment....................   97.6   98.4   99.8   97.2    98.4   95.3   95.2   97.0   96.9   97.4        .5
  Furniture and related products..............   93.3   94.9   96.2   93.1    94.7   92.6   92.6   94.5   94.4   94.3       -.1
  Miscellaneous manufacturing.................   95.9   93.8   93.3   91.5    97.7   91.7   91.3   92.7   91.5   92.7       1.3

 Nondurable goods.............................   95.4   95.2   94.2   91.5    96.7   93.8   93.8   93.5   92.8   93.1        .3
  Food manufacturing..........................   96.4  100.3   98.7   95.0    98.6   98.8   98.9   96.5   96.8   97.4        .6
  Beverages and tobacco products..............   87.9   87.4   84.3   83.8    92.9   87.1   87.3   88.1   85.9   88.4       2.9
  Textile mills...............................   92.0   82.7   81.2   80.6    92.2   81.9   81.0   82.3   80.7   80.5       -.2
  Textile product mills.......................   93.5   92.3   93.2   90.3    95.5   93.2   92.2   92.6   91.7   92.3        .7
  Apparel.....................................   87.9   80.6   76.6   73.6    90.9   76.7   78.1   78.9   76.9   76.0      -1.2
  Leather and allied products.................   96.0   89.2   91.8   87.6    98.8   88.9   88.5   90.0   91.5   89.6      -2.1
  Paper and paper products....................   95.5   93.3   94.3   91.4    95.6   91.0   91.4   91.9   92.0   91.5       -.5
  Printing and related support activities.....   94.5   95.8   95.2   91.7    96.9   94.4   94.7   94.2   93.5   93.6        .1
  Petroleum and coal products.................   96.8  101.5   95.1   94.2   100.0   97.0   98.4  100.1   96.6   97.9       1.3
  Chemicals...................................   99.2   99.5   99.3   97.7    99.5   98.3   97.6   98.9   98.3   98.0       -.3
  Plastics and rubber products................   96.3   95.4   95.8   93.6    97.2   94.6   94.7   94.7   94.1   94.2        .1

     Private service-providing................   96.7  101.0   99.9   96.7   100.0   99.4   99.5   99.8   99.1   99.6        .5

Trade, transportation, and utilities..........   96.3  100.9  101.1   95.9    98.8   98.4   98.7   98.6   97.7   98.7       1.0

 Wholesale trade..............................   96.1   99.3   97.2   95.7    98.0   97.5   97.7   97.9   97.4   97.6        .2

 Retail trade.................................   95.9  101.2  103.3   95.9    99.1   99.1   99.3   99.0   97.9   99.1       1.2

 Transportation and warehousing...............   97.2  101.5   99.8   96.0    99.8   98.7   99.1   98.8   97.4   98.5       1.1

 Utilities....................................   98.4   99.9   96.4   96.1    98.6   96.5   98.0   98.8   96.7   96.5       -.2

Information...................................   96.3   98.9   97.4   95.8    96.8   96.8   96.8   97.7   97.1   96.6       -.5

Financial activities..........................   99.2  102.8  100.1   99.7   101.0  101.5  101.6  101.3  100.3  101.5       1.2

Professional and business services............   95.2  100.8   98.4   95.2    99.2   98.5   99.0   99.4   98.7   99.2        .5

Education and health services.................  100.4  104.3  102.8  100.9   101.4  101.4  101.6  102.0  101.8  101.9        .1

Leisure and hospitality.......................   92.2   97.9   96.0   92.1   101.1   99.4  100.0  100.5   99.8  100.5        .7

Other services................................   97.7   96.7   95.7   94.3    99.2   96.5   96.7   96.3   95.8   95.8        .0


  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate hours
by the corresponding 2002 annual average levels.  Aggregate hours estimates are the product of estimates of average
weekly hours and production or nonsupervisory worker employment.  Data have been revised to reflect March 2003 benchmark levels
and updated seasonal adjustment factors.  In addition, because of revisions to the base-year data, the entire historical data
series for each of the indexes is subject to revision.


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                      Jan.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.    Jan.   Sept.  Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   change from:
                                                2003   2003   2003p  2004p   2003   2003   2003   2003   2003p  2004p   Dec. 2003-
                                                                                                                        Jan. 2004

        Total private.........................   98.2  104.1  102.6   99.3   100.9  101.4  101.9  102.4  101.5  102.3       0.8

    Goods-producing...........................   95.0  100.9   99.4   95.4    99.2   98.4   98.4   99.2   99.0   99.6        .6

Natural resources and mining..................   93.3  103.1  102.7   97.9    98.3   98.8  100.3  101.1  102.4  102.6        .2

Construction..................................   90.3  103.6   98.1   92.4   100.9  101.4  101.3  101.9  101.1  102.7       1.6

Manufacturing.................................   97.6   99.3  100.1   97.0    98.6   96.8   96.8   97.8   97.5   98.0        .5

 Durable goods................................   97.6   99.2  100.5   97.1    98.6   96.4   96.3   97.8   97.6   98.1        .5

 Nondurable goods.............................   97.5   99.6   99.2   96.3    98.6   97.4   97.6   97.7   97.2   97.8        .6

     Private service-providing................   99.0  105.0  103.6  100.9   101.6  102.5  102.7  103.2  102.5  103.1        .6

Trade, transportation, and utilities..........   97.9  103.9  103.4   99.1   100.1  100.9  101.5  101.5  100.6  101.7       1.1

 Wholesale trade..............................   97.5  102.7  100.2   99.1    99.2  100.1  100.6  100.7  100.3  100.8        .5

 Retail trade.................................   97.6  103.4  105.4   98.6   100.5  101.4  101.7  101.5  100.4  101.6       1.2

 Transportation and warehousing...............   98.6  105.6  103.7   99.7   101.3  102.1  102.6  102.5  101.1  102.4       1.3

 Utilities....................................   98.9  106.3  102.0  101.6    99.0  100.5  103.0  104.6  101.9  102.1        .2

Information...................................   98.8  104.2  101.7  100.2    98.9  101.6  101.6  102.1  100.8  100.8        .0

Financial activities..........................  102.5  110.7  106.9  106.9   104.4  108.4  108.6  108.3  107.4  109.0       1.5

Professional and business services............   97.1  104.4  101.4   98.8   100.2  100.7  101.6  102.2  101.4  102.1        .7

Education and health services.................  103.0  108.2  107.2  105.3   103.6  104.6  105.1  105.7  105.7  105.9        .2

Leisure and hospitality.......................   94.1  100.8  100.2   95.9   102.8  101.7  102.3  103.4  103.0  104.1       1.1

Other services................................   99.6   97.6   97.0   95.6   100.7   97.1   97.3   96.9   96.5   96.4       -.1


  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate
payrolls by the corresponding 2002 annual average levels.  Aggregate payroll estimates are the product of estimates of
average hourly earnings, average weekly hours, and production or nonsupervisory worker employment.  Data have been revised
to reflect March 2003 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.  In addition, because of revisions to the
base-year data, the entire historical data series for each of the indexes is subject to revision.


ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                              ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-7.  Diffusion indexes of employment change, seasonally adjusted

(Percent)


       Time span           Jan.     Feb.     Mar.     Apr.      May     June     July     Aug.    Sept.     Oct.     Nov.     Dec.

                                                        Private nonfarm payrolls, 278 industries(1)


Over 1-month span:
     2000 ..............   61.9     62.9     63.3     59.5     46.9     61.7     63.1     52.5     51.1     53.4     56.8     53.8
     2001 ..............   52.2     47.8     50.4     34.4     41.4     39.2     37.1     38.8     38.3     32.4     36.7     34.9
     2002 ..............   40.1     35.1     41.0     41.5     41.7     47.8     44.1     44.1     42.8     39.0     38.7     34.5
     2003 ..............   41.2     35.1     38.1     41.4     42.8     40.1     40.5     39.7     49.3     46.0     51.1    p48.4
     2004 ..............  p47.7


Over 3-month span:
     2000 ..............   69.2     66.2     67.8     68.3     60.1     58.1     56.3     61.5     56.5     53.2     52.9     56.8
     2001 ..............   52.7     50.4     50.4     43.5     38.8     34.9     36.2     37.9     34.7     35.3     30.8     32.0
     2002 ..............   34.0     37.4     35.1     36.2     36.7     39.4     39.9     40.8     38.7     37.1     34.4     34.7
     2003 ..............   36.5     32.6     36.3     35.1     40.5     42.6     37.4     35.4     40.1     45.5     50.5    p50.0
     2004 ..............  p50.2


Over 6-month span:
     2000 ..............   67.3     69.1     72.5     72.5     67.4     67.8     66.7     60.8     59.0     55.0     59.7     54.0
     2001 ..............   51.8     50.0     51.8     47.3     43.5     41.5     38.1     35.4     32.2     33.1     31.5     31.1
     2002 ..............   29.5     30.0     31.1     31.1     31.7     37.1     37.2     39.0     34.7     36.5     35.3     33.3
     2003 ..............   33.6     31.1     31.7     31.7     33.5     37.8     36.2     36.5     40.5     39.4     42.6    p42.8
     2004 ..............  p50.5


Over 12-month span:
     2000 ..............   70.9     69.2     73.2     71.0     69.8     71.0     70.0     70.3     70.3     65.6     63.8     62.1
     2001 ..............   59.5     59.5     53.4     49.3     48.6     45.0     43.3     43.9     39.9     37.8     37.1     34.9
     2002 ..............   33.6     31.7     30.2     30.4     30.2     29.1     32.0     31.3     30.0     29.5     32.9     34.7
     2003 ..............   34.5     31.5     32.9     33.5     36.2     34.4     34.7     33.1     37.6     37.4     33.1    p35.6
     2004 ..............  p39.2

                                                        Manufacturing payrolls, 84 industries(1)


Over 1-month span:
     2000 ..............   48.2     58.3     50.0     50.0     41.1     57.1     60.7     28.6     25.0     35.1     39.9     41.1
     2001 ..............   22.6     22.0     21.4     16.1     15.5     23.2     13.7     14.3     19.0     17.9     14.9     10.1
     2002 ..............   21.4     18.5     23.8     35.1     29.8     32.7     40.5     28.0     31.0     11.9     15.5     17.9
     2003 ..............   26.2     15.5     22.6     13.7     26.2     25.0     28.0     26.2     27.4     28.6     51.2    p37.5
     2004 ..............  p38.1


Over 3-month span:
     2000 ..............   53.6     53.6     56.0     54.8     44.0     44.0     51.2     47.6     32.7     25.0     23.2     38.7
     2001 ..............   35.7     21.4     16.1     14.3     13.1     13.7     11.9      8.9      8.3     13.1      8.9     10.1
     2002 ..............    9.5     10.1     11.3     17.9     17.3     19.0     28.0     22.0     23.8     15.5      6.5      4.8
     2003 ..............   13.7     13.1     16.7     10.1     13.1     14.9     16.1     16.1     16.1     24.4     27.4    p36.3
     2004 ..............  p38.7


Over 6-month span:
     2000 ..............   44.0     52.4     55.4     57.7     47.6     51.8     56.0     45.2     39.3     34.5     32.1     27.4
     2001 ..............   22.0     23.8     22.0     20.8     14.3     13.7     14.3     10.1     10.7      5.4      7.1      4.8
     2002 ..............    6.5      8.9      7.7      8.3      7.7     14.3     14.9     10.7     12.5     10.1      8.9      8.9
     2003 ..............   11.3      9.5      6.0      7.1      8.9     13.1      8.9     13.1     13.1     16.7     19.0    p18.5
     2004 ..............  p26.2


Over 12-month span:
     2000 ..............   41.7     39.3     47.0     50.0     46.4     52.4     51.8     49.4     46.4     40.5     35.1     33.3
     2001 ..............   29.8     32.1     20.8     19.0     13.1     12.5     10.7     11.9     11.9     10.1      8.3      6.0
     2002 ..............    7.1      6.0      6.0      6.5      7.1      3.6      4.8      6.0      4.8      7.1      4.8      8.3
     2003 ..............   10.7      6.0      6.5      5.4      8.3      9.5      9.5      9.5     10.7     11.9      9.5    p11.3
     2004 ..............   p9.5


  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.  Data have been revised to reflect March 2003 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.