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                 THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:  DECEMBER 2001


   Employment continued to decline in December, and the unemployment rate
edged up to 5.8 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S.
Department of Labor reported today.  Nonfarm payroll employment decreased
by 124,000 over the month and by 1.1 million over the last 4 months of
2001.  In December, job losses continued in manufacturing, transportation,
and trade; these losses were partially offset by employment gains in
services and government.
   
Unemployment (Household Survey Data)
   
   The number of unemployed persons continued to rise in December,
reaching 8.3 million (after seasonal adjustment).  The unemployment rate
was up by 0.2 percentage point to 5.8 percent.  Over the year, the number
of unemployed persons increased by 2.6 million and the unemployment
rate rose by 1.8 percentage points.  (See table A-1.)
   
   The unemployment rate for adult women increased to 5.2 percent in
December.  Jobless rates showed little or no change in December for adult men 
(5.2 percent), teenagers (16.2 percent), whites (5.1 percent), blacks (10.2
percent), and Hispanics (7.9 percent), but unemployment rates for all of
these groups increased over the year.  (See tables A-1 and A-2.)
   
   The number of unemployed persons who were reentrants to the labor force
increased to 2.4 million in December, while the levels of unemployed job
losers, job leavers, and new entrants to the labor force were little
changed.  The number of unemployed job losers not on temporary layoff
(persons who did not expect to be recalled) was about unchanged in
December, but increased by about 1.7 million over the year.  This group
constituted 41 percent of the unemployed in December, up from 28.9 percent
a year earlier.  (See table A-7.)
  
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 |  Seasonally adjusted household survey data have been revised using  |
 |updated seasonal adjustment factors that incorporate 2001 data.  Sea-|
 |sonally adjusted estimates back to January 1997 were subject to revi-|
 |sion.  The unemployment rates for January-December 2001, as origin-  |  
 |ally published and as revised, appear on page 6 along with additional|
 |information on the revisions.                                        |
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Table A.  Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
___________________________________________________________________________
                      |    Quarterly    |                          |
                      |    averages     |       Monthly data       |
                      |_________________|__________________________| Nov.-
      Category        |       2001      |          2001            | Dec.
                      |_________________|__________________________|change
                      |   III  |   IV   |  Oct.  |  Nov.  |  Dec.  |
______________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______
    HOUSEHOLD DATA    |                 Labor force status
                      |____________________________________________________
Civilian labor force..| 141,700| 142,291| 142,280| 142,279| 142,314|     35
  Employment..........| 134,839| 134,308| 134,615| 134,253| 134,055|   -198
  Unemployment........|   6,860|   7,983|   7,665|   8,026|   8,259|    233
Not in labor force....|  70,438|  70,467|  70,301|  70,488|  70,613|    125
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                      |                 Unemployment rates
                      |____________________________________________________
All workers...........|     4.8|     5.6|     5.4|     5.6|     5.8|    0.2
  Adult men...........|     4.3|     5.0|     4.8|     5.2|     5.2|     .0
  Adult women.........|     4.2|     5.0|     4.8|     4.9|     5.2|     .3
  Teenagers...........|    15.2|    15.8|    15.4|    15.7|    16.2|     .5
  White...............|     4.2|     4.9|     4.7|     5.0|     5.1|     .1
  Black...............|     8.7|     9.9|     9.6|     9.9|    10.2|     .3
  Hispanic origin.....|     6.4|     7.5|     7.1|     7.4|     7.9|     .5
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
 ESTABLISHMENT DATA   |                     Employment
                      |____________________________________________________
Nonfarm employment....| 132,358|p131,493| 131,782|p131,411|p131,287|  p-124
  Goods-producing 1/..|  24,991| p24,589|  24,746| p24,577| p24,444|  p-133
    Construction......|   6,866|  p6,852|   6,852|  p6,849|  p6,854|     p5
    Manufacturing.....|  17,556| p17,171|  17,325| p17,160| p17,027|  p-133
  Service-producing 1/| 107,367|p106,904| 107,036|p106,834|p106,843|     p9
    Retail trade......|  23,575| p23,388|  23,422| p23,410| p23,333|   p-77
    Services..........|  41,103| p40,946|  40,995| p40,886| p40,958|    p72
    Government........|  20,973| p21,026|  20,998| p21,009| p21,072|    p63
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                      |                  Hours of work 2/
                      |____________________________________________________
Total private.........|    34.1|   p34.1|    34.0|   p34.1|   p34.2|   p0.1
  Manufacturing.......|    40.7|   p40.5|    40.5|   p40.3|   p40.7|    p.4
    Overtime..........|     4.0|    p3.8|     3.8|    p3.7|    p3.9|    p.2
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                      |    Indexes of aggregate weekly hours (1982=100) 2/
                      |____________________________________________________
Total private.........|   150.3|  p148.8|   148.9|  p148.7|  p148.7|   p0.0
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                      |                      Earnings 2/
                      |____________________________________________________
Avg. hourly earnings, |        |        |        |        |        |
  total private.......|  $14.40| p$14.54|  $14.47| p$14.54| p$14.61| p$0.07
Avg. weekly earnings, |        |        |        |        |        |
  total private.......|  490.93| p495.82|  491.98| p495.81| p499.66|  p3.85
______________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______
   1/  Includes other industries, not shown separately.
   2/  Data relate to private production or nonsupervisory workers.
   p=preliminary.
   NOTE:  Seasonally adjusted household data have been revised.  See note
on page 6.
   
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Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
   
   Total employment continued to trend down in December, and the
employment-population ratio edged down to 63.0 percent.  Over the year,
employment decreased by about 1.8 million persons, and the employment-
population ratio fell by 1.5 percentage points.  The number of persons
working part time despite their preference for full-time work rose over the
year, from 3.2 to 4.3 million.  (See tables A-1 and A-4.)
   
   The size of the civilian labor force was about unchanged in December,
at 142.3 million persons.  The labor force participation rate also was
little changed at 66.8 percent.  (See table A-1.)
   
   About 7.3 million persons (not seasonally adjusted) held more than one
job in December.  These multiple jobholders represented 5.4 percent of
total employment, compared with 5.7 percent a year earlier.  (See table A-10.)
   
Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
   
   About 1.3 million persons (not seasonally adjusted) were marginally
attached to the labor force in December, up slightly over the year.  These
individuals reported they wanted and were available for work and had looked
for a job sometime in the prior 12 months.  They were not counted as
unemployed, however, because they had not actively searched for work in the
4 weeks preceding the survey.  The number of discouraged workers was
344,000 in December, up from 265,000 a year earlier.  Discouraged workers,
a subset of the marginally attached, were not currently looking for work
specifically because they believed no jobs were available for them.  (See
table A-10.)

Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data)

   Total nonfarm payroll employment fell by 124,000 in December,
seasonally adjusted, and private-sector employment fell by 187,000.  Since
the recession began in March, the number of nonfarm payroll jobs has
declined by 1.4 million.  In December, large declines continued in
manufacturing, air transportation, retail trade, and help supply services.
Employment increased in health services, private education, and government.
(See table B-1.)
   
   Manufacturing employment fell by 133,000 in December, bringing the
total drop for the year to 1.3 million.  Over the month, nearly every
manufacturing industry continued to lose jobs.  Large employment declines
continued in both electrical equipment (-28,000) and industrial machinery 
(-24,000).  Transportation equipment, which includes motor vehicle and
aircraft manufacturing, lost 18,000 jobs in December.  In 2001, a number of
industries lost more than 10 percent of their total employment--electrical
equipment (-15.2 percent), leather (-14.5 percent), apparel and textiles 
(-13.1 percent each), primary metals (-10.8 percent), industrial machinery 
(-10.7 percent), and furniture (-10.6 percent).
   
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   Elsewhere in goods-producing industries in December, employment fell by
5,000 in mining.  Most of the decline was in oil and gas extraction, which
had employment gains for most of the year but lost 6,000 jobs in the fourth
quarter of 2001.  Over the month, construction employment was little
changed.  Although showing no net growth since the spring, the construction
industry has not experienced the employment declines that typically occur
in a recession.
   
   In the service-producing sector, retail trade employment decreased by
77,000, seasonally adjusted, in December.  This was the fifth consecutive
monthly decline.  Over the period, job losses have totaled 273,000, more
than offsetting employment gains that had occurred in the first 7 months of
2001.  Continued weak hiring for the holiday shopping season contributed to
December job losses (after seasonal adjustment) in general merchandise
stores (-28,000), apparel stores (-5,000), and miscellaneous retailers 
(-39,000) such as toy stores and jewelry stores.  Car dealers added 4,000
jobs in December following a similar increase in November, as financing
incentives helped boost car sales.  Employment continued to decline in
wholesale trade (-10,000).  Since its peak in November 2000, the industry
has lost 136,000 jobs.
   
   Employment declines continued in transportation and public utilities,
with a loss of 36,000 jobs in December.  The industry has lost 218,000 jobs
since its recent peak in May.  As was the case in October and November,
employment fell sharply in air transportation (-26,000) and transportation
services (-6,000), which includes travel agencies.  Since September,
employment in these industries has dropped by 111,000 and 28,000,
respectively, as the terrorist attacks further weakened the business and
leisure travel markets.  In December, communications lost 6,000 jobs; this
was the industry's second consecutive month of job losses.  Public
utilities lost 5,000 jobs in December.
   
   The services industry added 72,000 jobs in December, following 2 months
of employment declines totaling 248,000.  In December, job gains continued
in health services; the industry added 31,000 jobs over the month and a
total of 304,000 jobs in 2001--136,000 in hospitals.  Educational services
also had a strong employment gain in December (28,000); this industry added
112,000 jobs over the year.  Amusement and recreation services added 18,000
jobs in December, following a decline of 29,000 in November.  This industry
has shown virtually no net employment growth since the beginning of the
year.  Help supply services, which provides workers to other industries,
continued to experience significant employment declines, with a loss of
55,000 jobs in December.  Since September 2000, the industry has lost
688,000 jobs, nearly one-fifth of its employment.  Job losses also
continued in hotels and other lodging places in December.  Since its peak
in March, employment in this industry has fallen by 115,000.
   
   Government employment increased by 63,000 in December.  Both state and
local government showed employment gains (19,000 and 36,000, respectively)
with much of the growth in education.  State government education added
87,000 jobs in 2001--five times the increase in 2000.  Similarly, local
government education gained 193,000 jobs in 2001--nearly three times its
growth in 2000.  After a month of little change, employment in local
government excluding education grew by 19,000 in December.

   Employment in finance grew by 5,000 in December.  Refinancing activity
continued to spur job growth in mortgage banking.  Security and commodity
brokerages lost 7,000 jobs in December, for a total loss of 37,000 since
March.  In December, real estate employment declined by 5,000; employment
in the industry has changed little over the year.
   
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Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)
   
   The average workweek for production or nonsupervisory workers on
private nonfarm payrolls edged up by 0.1 hour in December to 34.2 hours,
seasonally adjusted.  The manufacturing workweek rose by 0.4 hour to 40.7
hours, and factory overtime increased by 0.2 hour to 3.9 hours.  (See 
table B-2.)

   The index of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory
workers on private nonfarm payrolls was unchanged at 148.7 (1982=100),
seasonally adjusted.  The index has fallen by 2.3 percent from its recent
peak in January 2001.  The manufacturing index edged up by 0.1 percent to
93.4 in December but has fallen by 8.6 percent over the year.  (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 7 cents in December to $14.61,
seasonally adjusted.  This followed a gain of 7 cents (as revised) in
November.  Average weekly earnings rose by 0.8 percent in December to
$499.66.  Over the year, average hourly earnings and average weekly
earnings each rose by 4.1 percent.  (See table B-3.)
   
                      ______________________________

   The Employment Situation for January 2002 is scheduled to be released on
Friday, February 1, at 8:30 A.M. (EST).
                                     
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         Revision of Seasonally Adjusted Household Survey Data

   At the end of each calendar year, BLS routinely updates the seasonal
adjustment factors for the labor force series derived from the Current
Population Survey (also referred to as the household survey) to incorporate
the data of that year.  This year, seasonally adjusted data for January
1997-December 2001 were subject to revision.  (Seasonally adjusted
establishment data will be revised in June, concurrent with the
introduction of annual benchmark adjustments.)
   
   Table B summarizes the effects of the revisions on the overall
unemployment rate since January 2001.  The rate was revised in 5 months, in
each case by 0.1 percentage point.  Revised seasonally adjusted data for
major labor force series since December 2000 appear in table C.
   
   The January 2002 issue of Employment and Earnings will contain the new
seasonal adjustment factors for major series for the January-June 2002
period.  The publication also will contain a description of the current
seasonal adjustment methodology and revised data for the most recent 13
months or quarters for all regularly published tables containing seasonally
adjusted household survey data.  Historical data for the household series
contained in the "A" tables of this release also can be accessed on the BLS
Internet site at (http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsatabs.htm).  Revised historical
seasonally adjusted monthly and quarterly data also are available on the
Internet at (ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/lf/).

Table B.  Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates and changes due
to revision, January-December 2001
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                     |              |             |
   Month and year    |   As first   |      As     |   Change
                     |   computed   |   revised   |
                     |              |             |
---------------------------------------------------------------
                     |              |             |
        2001         |              |             |
                     |              |             |
January..............|      4.2     |     4.2     |      .0
February.............|      4.2     |     4.2     |      .0
March................|      4.3     |     4.3     |      .0
April................|      4.5     |     4.5     |      .0
May..................|      4.4     |     4.4     |      .0
June.................|      4.5     |     4.6     |     0.1
July.................|      4.5     |     4.6     |      .1
August...............|      4.9     |     4.9     |      .0
September............|      4.9     |     5.0     |      .1
October..............|      5.4     |     5.4     |      .0
November.............|      5.7     |     5.6     |     -.1
December.............|   1/ 5.9     |     5.8     |     -.1
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1/  Not published.

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HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                        HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table C.  Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age, seasonally adjusted

(Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                               2000                                                2001                                             
      Employment status,                                                                                                          
         sex, and age                                                                                                                     
                               Dec.    Jan.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    May     June    July    Aug.   Sept.    Oct.    Nov.    Dec. 
                                                                                                                                    
            TOTAL                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
  Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                         
     population(1).......... 210,743 210,889 211,026 211,171 211,348 211,525 211,725 211,921 212,135 212,357 212,581 212,767 212,927
    Civilian labor force.... 141,544 141,757 141,622 141,869 141,734 141,445 141,468 141,651 141,380 142,068 142,280 142,279 142,314
       Participation rate...    67.2    67.2    67.1    67.2    67.1    66.9    66.8    66.8    66.6    66.9    66.9    66.9    66.8
      Employed.............. 135,888 135,870 135,734 135,808 135,424 135,235 135,003 135,106 134,408 135,004 134,615 134,253 134,055
       Employment-population                                                                                                          
        ratio...............    64.5    64.4    64.3    64.3    64.1    63.9    63.8    63.8    63.4    63.6    63.3    63.1    63.0
      Unemployed............   5,656   5,887   5,888   6,061   6,310   6,210   6,465   6,545   6,972   7,064   7,665   8,026   8,259
        Unemployment rate...     4.0     4.2     4.2     4.3     4.5     4.4     4.6     4.6     4.9     5.0     5.4     5.6     5.8
                                                                                                                                    
   Men, 20 years and over                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                    
  Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                         
     population(1)..........  93,117  93,184  93,227  93,285  93,410  93,541  93,616  93,708  93,810  93,917  94,015  94,077  94,161
    Civilian labor force....  71,318  71,374  71,289  71,300  71,541  71,468  71,429  71,500  71,523  71,805  71,940  71,935  71,988
       Participation rate...    76.6    76.6    76.5    76.4    76.6    76.4    76.3    76.3    76.2    76.5    76.5    76.5    76.5
      Employed..............  68,863  68,825  68,766  68,619  68,720  68,698  68,535  68,610  68,388  68,696  68,486  68,204  68,276
       Employment-population                                                                                                          
        ratio...............    74.0    73.9    73.8    73.6    73.6    73.4    73.2    73.2    72.9    73.1    72.8    72.5    72.5
          Agriculture.......   2,213   2,132   2,157   2,150   2,105   2,168   2,057   2,035   2,129   2,138   2,132   2,082   2,141
          Nonagricultural                                                                                                             
           industries.......  66,650  66,693  66,609  66,469  66,615  66,530  66,478  66,575  66,259  66,558  66,354  66,122  66,135
      Unemployed............   2,455   2,549   2,523   2,681   2,821   2,770   2,894   2,890   3,135   3,109   3,454   3,731   3,712
        Unemployment rate...     3.4     3.6     3.5     3.8     3.9     3.9     4.1     4.0     4.4     4.3     4.8     5.2     5.2
                                                                                                                                    
  Women, 20 years and over                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                    
  Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                         
     population(1).......... 101,612 101,643 101,686 101,779 101,870 101,938 102,023 102,067 102,165 102,277 102,371 102,438 102,492
    Civilian labor force....  61,864  62,071  62,130  62,331  62,102  62,068  61,961  62,103  62,142  62,222  62,269  62,321  62,481
       Participation rate...    60.9    61.1    61.1    61.2    61.0    60.9    60.7    60.8    60.8    60.8    60.8    60.8    61.0
      Employed..............  59,758  59,869  59,869  60,089  59,758  59,716  59,555  59,640  59,526  59,463  59,302  59,288  59,205
       Employment-population                                                                                                          
        ratio...............    58.8    58.9    58.9    59.0    58.7    58.6    58.4    58.4    58.3    58.1    57.9    57.9    57.8
          Agriculture.......     816     835     824     811     827     816     772     784     781     823     842     852     859
          Nonagricultural                                                                                                             
           industries.......  58,942  59,034  59,045  59,278  58,931  58,900  58,783  58,856  58,745  58,640  58,460  58,436  58,346
      Unemployed............   2,106   2,202   2,261   2,242   2,344   2,352   2,406   2,463   2,616   2,759   2,967   3,033   3,276
        Unemployment rate...     3.4     3.5     3.6     3.6     3.8     3.8     3.9     4.0     4.2     4.4     4.8     4.9     5.2
                                                                                                                                    
 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                    
  Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                        
     population(1)..........  16,014  16,063  16,113  16,108  16,068  16,046  16,086  16,145  16,161  16,163  16,195  16,252  16,275
    Civilian labor force....   8,362   8,312   8,203   8,238   8,091   7,909   8,078   8,048   7,715   8,041   8,071   8,023   7,845
       Participation rate...    52.2    51.7    50.9    51.1    50.4    49.3    50.2    49.8    47.7    49.7    49.8    49.4    48.2
      Employed..............   7,267   7,176   7,099   7,100   6,946   6,821   6,913   6,856   6,494   6,845   6,827   6,761   6,574
       Employment-population                                                                                                          
        ratio...............    45.4    44.7    44.1    44.1    43.2    42.5    43.0    42.5    40.2    42.3    42.2    41.6    40.4
          Agriculture.......     201     202     152     202     235     209     215     236     216     220     229     220     246
          Nonagricultural                                                                                                             
           industries.......   7,066   6,974   6,947   6,898   6,711   6,612   6,698   6,620   6,278   6,625   6,598   6,541   6,328
      Unemployed............   1,095   1,136   1,104   1,138   1,145   1,088   1,165   1,192   1,221   1,196   1,244   1,262   1,271
        Unemployment rate...    13.1    13.7    13.5    13.8    14.2    13.8    14.4    14.8    15.8    14.9    15.4    15.7    16.2

  1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation.
   NOTE:  Data have been revised based on the experience through December 2001.
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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.  In June 2001,
the sample included about 350,000 establishments employing about 39 million
people.
 
 For both surveys, the data for a given month  relate to a particular week
or pay period.  In the household survey,  the reference week is generally
the calendar week that contains the 12th day of the month.  In the
establishment survey, the reference  period is the pay period including the
12th, which may or may not correspond directly to the calendar week.

Coverage, definitions, and differences between surveys
 
 Household survey.  The sample  is selected  to reflect the entire
civilian noninstitutional population.  Based on responses to a series of
questions on work and job search activities, each person  16 years and over
in a sample household is classified as employed, unemployed, or not in the
labor force.
 
 People are classified as employed if they did any work at all as paid
employees during the reference week; worked in their own business,
profession, or on their own farm; or worked without pay at least 15 hours
in a family business or farm.  People are also counted as employed if they
were  temporarily absent from their jobs because of illness, bad weather,
vacation, labor-management disputes, or personal reasons.
 
 People are classified as unemployed if they meet all of the following
criteria:  They had no employment during the  reference week; they were
available for work at that time; and they made specific efforts to find
employment sometime during the 4-week period ending with the reference
week.  Persons laid off from  a job and expecting recall   need not be
looking for work to be counted as unemployed.  The unemployment data
derived from the household survey in no way depend upon the eligibility for
or receipt of unemployment insurance benefits.
 
 The civilian labor force  is the sum of  employed and  unemployed
persons.  Those not classified as employed or unemployed are not in the
labor force.  The unemployment rate is the number unemployed as a percent
of the  labor force.  The labor force participation rate is the labor force
as a percent of the population, and the employment-population ratio is the
employed as a percent of the population.
 
 Establishment survey.  The sample establishments are drawn from private
nonfarm businesses such as factories, offices, and stores, as well as
Federal, State, and local government entities.  Employees on nonfarm
payrolls are those who received pay for any part of the reference pay
period, including persons on paid leave.  Persons are counted in each job
they hold.  Hours and earnings data are for private businesses and relate
only to production workers in the goods-producing sector and nonsupervisory
workers in the service-producing sector.

                                  - 9 -
 
 Differences in employment estimates.  The numerous conceptual and
methodological differences between the household and establishment surveys
result in important distinctions in the employment estimates derived from
the surveys.  Among these are:
 
 --The household survey includes agricultural workers, the self-employed,
unpaid family workers, and private household workers among the employed.
These groups are excluded from the establishment survey.

 --The household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the
employed. The establishment survey does not.
 
 --The household survey is limited to  workers 16 years of age and older.
The establishment survey is not limited by age.
 
 --The  household survey has no duplication of individuals, because
individuals  are counted only once, even if they hold more than one job. In
the establishment survey, employees working at more than one job  and thus
appearing on more than one payroll would be counted separately for each
appearance.
 
 Other differences between the two surveys are described in "Comparing
Employment Estimates from Household and Payroll Surveys," which may be
obtained from BLS upon request.

Seasonal adjustment
 
 Over the course of a year, the size of the nation's labor force and the
levels of employment and unemployment undergo sharp fluctuations due to
such seasonal events as changes in weather, reduced or expanded production,
harvests, major holidays, and the opening and closing of schools.  The
effect of such seasonal  variation can  be  very large; seasonal
fluctuations may account for as much as 95 percent of the month-to-month
changes in unemployment.
 
 Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern each
year, their influence on statistical trends can be eliminated by adjusting
the statistics from month to month.  These adjustments make nonseasonal
developments, such as declines in economic activity or increases in the
participation of women in the labor force, easier to spot.  For example,
the large number of youth entering the labor force each June is likely to
obscure any other changes that have taken place relative to May, making it
difficult to determine if the level of economic activity has risen or
declined.  However, because the effect of students finishing school in
previous years is known, the statistics for the current year can be
adjusted to allow for a comparable change.  Insofar as the seasonal
adjustment is made correctly, the adjusted figure provides a more useful
tool with which to analyze changes in economic activity.
 
 In both the household and establishment surveys, most seasonally adjusted
series are independently adjusted.  However, the adjusted series for many
major estimates, such as total payroll employment, employment in most major
industry divisions, total employment, and unemployment are computed by
aggregating independently adjusted component series.  For example, total
unemployment is derived by summing the adjusted series for four major age-
sex components; this differs from the unemployment estimate that would be
obtained by directly adjusting the total or by combining the duration,
reasons, or more detailed age categories.
 
 The numerical factors used to make the seasonal adjustments are
recalculated twice a year.  For the household survey, the factors are
calculated for the January-June period and again for the July-December

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period.  For the establishment survey, updated factors for seasonal
adjustment are calculated for the May-October period and introduced along
with new benchmarks, and again for the November-April period.  In both
surveys, revisions to historical data are made once a year.

Reliability of the estimates
 
 Statistics based on the household and establishment surveys are subject
to both sampling and nonsampling error.  When a sample rather than the
entire population is surveyed, there is a chance that the sample estimates
may differ from the "true" population values they represent.  The exact
difference, or sampling error, varies depending on the particular sample
selected, and this variability is measured by the standard error of the
estimate.  There is about a 90-percent chance, or level of confidence, that
an estimate based on a sample will differ by no more than 1.6 standard
errors from the "true" population value because of sampling error.  BLS
analyses are generally conducted at the 90-percent level of confidence.
 
 For example, the confidence interval for the monthly change in total
employment from the household survey is on the order of plus or minus
292,000.  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 -192,000 to 392,000 (100,000 +/- 292,000).
These figures do not mean that the sample results are off by these
magnitudes, but rather that there is about a 90-percent chance that the
"true" over-the-month change lies within this interval.  Since this range
includes values of less than zero, we could not say with confidence that
employment had, in fact, increased.  If, however, the reported employment
rise was half a million, then all of the values within the 90-percent
confidence interval would be greater than zero.  In this case, it is likely
(at least a 90-percent chance) that an employment rise had, in fact,
occurred.  The 90-percent confidence interval for the monthly change in
unemployment is +/- 273,000, and for the monthly change in the unemployment
rate it is +/- .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.
 
 Another major source of nonsampling error in the establishment survey is
the inability to capture, on a timely basis, employment generated by new
firms.  To correct for this systematic underestimation of employment growth
(and other sources of error), a process known as bias adjustment is
included in the survey's estimating procedures, whereby a specified number
of jobs is added to the monthly sample-based change.  The size of the

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monthly bias adjustment is based largely on past relationships between the
sample-based estimates of employment and the total counts of employment
described below.
 
 The sample-based estimates from the establishment survey are adjusted
once a year (on a lagged basis) to universe counts of payroll employment
obtained from administrative records of the unemployment insurance program.
The difference between the March sample-based employment estimates and the
March universe counts is known as a benchmark revision, and serves as a
rough proxy for total survey error.  The new benchmarks also incorporate
changes in the classification of industries.  Over the past decade, the
benchmark revision for total nonfarm employment has averaged 0.3 percent,
ranging from zero to 0.7 percent.

Additional statistics and other information
 
 More comprehensive statistics are contained in Employment and Earnings,
published each month by BLS.  It is available for $26.00 per issue or
$50.00 per year from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC
20402.  All orders must be prepaid by sending a check or money order
payable to the Superintendent of Documents, or by charging to Mastercard or
Visa.
 
 Employment and Earnings also provides measures of sampling error for the
household survey data published in this release.  For unemployment and
other labor force categories, these measures appear in tables 1-B through
1-D of its "Explanatory Notes."  Measures of the reliability of the data
drawn from the establishment survey and the actual amounts of revision due
to benchmark adjustments are provided in tables 2-B through 2-H of that
publication.
 
 Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired
individuals upon request.  Voice phone:  202-691-5200; TDD message referral
phone:  1-800-877-8339.
  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                                                                                  
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Dec.    Nov.    Dec.    Dec.    Aug.    Sept.   Oct.    Nov.    Dec. 
                                                       2000    2001    2001    2000    2001    2001    2001    2001    2001 
                                                                                                                            
                        TOTAL                                                                                               
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 210,743 212,767 212,927 210,743 212,135 212,357 212,581 212,767 212,927
    Civilian labor force............................ 141,319 141,911 141,912 141,544 141,380 142,068 142,280 142,279 142,314
          Participation rate........................    67.1    66.7    66.6    67.2    66.6    66.9    66.9    66.9    66.8
      Employed...................................... 136,092 134,359 134,235 135,888 134,408 135,004 134,615 134,253 134,055
          Employment-population ratio...............    64.6    63.1    63.0    64.5    63.4    63.6    63.3    63.1    63.0
        Agriculture.................................   2,936   2,971   2,946   3,230   3,126   3,181   3,203   3,154   3,246
        Nonagricultural industries.................. 133,156 131,388 131,288 132,658 131,282 131,823 131,412 131,099 130,809
      Unemployed....................................   5,227   7,551   7,678   5,656   6,972   7,064   7,665   8,026   8,259
          Unemployment rate.........................     3.7     5.3     5.4     4.0     4.9     5.0     5.4     5.6     5.8
    Not in labor force..............................  69,424  70,856  71,015  69,199  70,755  70,289  70,301  70,488  70,613
      Persons who currently want a job..............   4,182   4,320   4,347   4,507   4,788   4,568   4,673   4,698   4,661
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 16 years and over                                                                                      
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 101,260 102,322 102,402 101,260 101,995 102,110 102,229 102,322 102,402
    Civilian labor force............................  75,281  75,594  75,643  75,611  75,538  75,951  76,027  76,023  75,976
          Participation rate........................    74.3    73.9    73.9    74.7    74.1    74.4    74.4    74.3    74.2
      Employed......................................  72,275  71,456  71,311  72,543  71,705  72,177  71,871  71,570  71,577
          Employment-population ratio...............    71.4    69.8    69.6    71.6    70.3    70.7    70.3    69.9    69.9
      Unemployed....................................   3,006   4,138   4,332   3,068   3,833   3,774   4,156   4,453   4,399
          Unemployment rate.........................     4.0     5.5     5.7     4.1     5.1     5.0     5.5     5.9     5.8
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  93,117  94,077  94,161  93,117  93,810  93,917  94,015  94,077  94,161
    Civilian labor force............................  71,194  71,738  71,862  71,318  71,523  71,805  71,940  71,935  71,988
          Participation rate........................    76.5    76.3    76.3    76.6    76.2    76.5    76.5    76.5    76.5
      Employed......................................  68,752  68,292  68,172  68,863  68,388  68,696  68,486  68,204  68,276
          Employment-population ratio...............    73.8    72.6    72.4    74.0    72.9    73.1    72.8    72.5    72.5
        Agriculture.................................   2,028   2,013   1,962   2,213   2,129   2,138   2,132   2,082   2,141
        Nonagricultural industries..................  66,724  66,279  66,210  66,650  66,259  66,558  66,354  66,122  66,135
      Unemployed....................................   2,442   3,446   3,690   2,455   3,135   3,109   3,454   3,731   3,712
          Unemployment rate.........................     3.4     4.8     5.1     3.4     4.4     4.3     4.8     5.2     5.2
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 16 years and over                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 109,483 110,445 110,525 109,483 110,140 110,247 110,353 110,445 110,525
    Civilian labor force............................  66,038  66,317  66,269  65,933  65,842  66,117  66,253  66,256  66,338
          Participation rate........................    60.3    60.0    60.0    60.2    59.8    60.0    60.0    60.0    60.0
      Employed......................................  63,817  62,904  62,923  63,345  62,703  62,827  62,744  62,683  62,478
          Employment-population ratio...............    58.3    57.0    56.9    57.9    56.9    57.0    56.9    56.8    56.5
      Unemployed....................................   2,221   3,414   3,346   2,588   3,139   3,290   3,509   3,573   3,860
          Unemployment rate.........................     3.4     5.1     5.0     3.9     4.8     5.0     5.3     5.4     5.8
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 101,612 102,438 102,492 101,612 102,165 102,277 102,371 102,438 102,492
    Civilian labor force............................  62,069  62,454  62,521  61,864  62,142  62,222  62,269  62,321  62,481
          Participation rate........................    61.1    61.0    61.0    60.9    60.8    60.8    60.8    60.8    61.0
      Employed......................................  60,235  59,576  59,665  59,758  59,526  59,463  59,302  59,288  59,205
          Employment-population ratio...............    59.3    58.2    58.2    58.8    58.3    58.1    57.9    57.9    57.8
        Agriculture.................................     757     770     798     816     781     823     842     852     859
        Nonagricultural industries..................  59,478  58,806  58,867  58,942  58,745  58,640  58,460  58,436  58,346
      Unemployed....................................   1,834   2,878   2,856   2,106   2,616   2,759   2,967   3,033   3,276
          Unemployment rate.........................     3.0     4.6     4.6     3.4     4.2     4.4     4.8     4.9     5.2
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian  noninstitutional population.............  16,014  16,252  16,275  16,014  16,161  16,163  16,195  16,252  16,275
    Civilian labor force............................   8,056   7,719   7,529   8,362   7,715   8,041   8,071   8,023   7,845
          Participation rate........................    50.3    47.5    46.3    52.2    47.7    49.7    49.8    49.4    48.2
      Employed......................................   7,105   6,491   6,397   7,267   6,494   6,845   6,827   6,761   6,574
          Employment-population ratio...............    44.4    39.9    39.3    45.4    40.2    42.3    42.2    41.6    40.4
        Agriculture.................................     152     188     186     201     216     220     229     220     246
        Nonagricultural industries..................   6,954   6,303   6,211   7,066   6,278   6,625   6,598   6,541   6,328
      Unemployed....................................     951   1,228   1,131   1,095   1,221   1,196   1,244   1,262   1,271
          Unemployment rate.........................    11.8    15.9    15.0    13.1    15.8    14.9    15.4    15.7    16.2

    1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted
  and seasonally adjusted columns.
     NOTE:  Seasonally adjusted data have been revised based on the experience through December 2001.



  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-2.  Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, age, and Hispanic origin

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted              Seasonally adjusted(1)            
                                                                                                                            
        Employment status, race, sex, age, and                                                                              
                   Hispanic origin                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Dec.    Nov.    Dec.    Dec.    Aug.    Sept.   Oct.    Nov.    Dec. 
                                                       2000    2001    2001    2000    2001    2001    2001    2001    2001 
                                                                                                                            
                        WHITE                                                                                               
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 175,145 176,500 176,607 175,145 176,069 176,220 176,372 176,500 176,607
    Civilian labor force............................ 117,796 118,168 118,126 117,989 117,813 118,274 118,506 118,566 118,403
        Participation rate..........................    67.3    67.0    66.9    67.4    66.9    67.1    67.2    67.2    67.0
      Employed...................................... 113,950 112,649 112,459 113,874 112,740 113,147 112,878 112,652 112,388
        Employment-population ratio.................    65.1    63.8    63.7    65.0    64.0    64.2    64.0    63.8    63.6
      Unemployed....................................   3,845   5,519   5,667   4,115   5,073   5,127   5,628   5,914   6,015
        Unemployment rate...........................     3.3     4.7     4.8     3.5     4.3     4.3     4.7     5.0     5.1
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force............................  60,275  60,686  60,779  60,371  60,631  60,751  60,957  60,900  60,875
        Participation rate..........................    76.7    76.6    76.7    76.9    76.8    76.9    77.0    76.9    76.8
      Employed......................................  58,484  58,080  57,950  58,590  58,306  58,428  58,287  58,044  58,051
        Employment-population ratio.................    74.5    73.4    73.1    74.6    73.8    73.9    73.7    73.3    73.3
      Unemployed....................................   1,791   2,606   2,829   1,781   2,325   2,323   2,670   2,856   2,824
        Unemployment rate...........................     3.0     4.3     4.7     3.0     3.8     3.8     4.4     4.7     4.6
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force............................  50,766  50,974  50,999  50,553  50,655  50,680  50,762  50,850  50,869
        Participation rate..........................    60.5    60.3    60.3    60.2    60.1    60.1    60.1    60.2    60.2
      Employed......................................  49,408  48,956  48,974  49,019  48,809  48,747  48,695  48,712  48,591
        Employment-population ratio.................    58.9    58.0    57.9    58.4    57.9    57.8    57.7    57.7    57.5
      Unemployed....................................   1,358   2,018   2,025   1,534   1,846   1,933   2,067   2,138   2,278
        Unemployment rate...........................     2.7     4.0     4.0     3.0     3.6     3.8     4.1     4.2     4.5
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force............................   6,754   6,508   6,348   7,065   6,527   6,843   6,787   6,816   6,659
        Participation rate..........................    53.2    50.7    49.4    55.7    50.9    53.4    52.9    53.1    51.8
      Employed......................................   6,058   5,613   5,535   6,265   5,625   5,972   5,896   5,896   5,746
        Employment-population ratio.................    47.7    43.7    43.0    49.4    43.9    46.6    45.9    45.9    44.7
      Unemployed....................................     696     894     813     800     902     871     891     920     913
        Unemployment rate...........................    10.3    13.7    12.8    11.3    13.8    12.7    13.1    13.5    13.7
          Men.......................................    11.9    16.2    14.3    12.3    15.1    13.6    14.7    15.8    14.6
          Women.....................................     8.6    11.3    11.3    10.3    12.4    11.7    11.5    11.1    12.8
                                                                                                                            
                        BLACK                                                                                               
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  25,408  25,720  25,752  25,408  25,604  25,644  25,686  25,720  25,752
    Civilian labor force............................  16,758  16,729  16,851  16,717  16,720  16,827  16,748  16,687  16,833
        Participation rate..........................    66.0    65.0    65.4    65.8    65.3    65.6    65.2    64.9    65.4
      Employed......................................  15,594  15,127  15,262  15,459  15,210  15,339  15,144  15,040  15,122
        Employment-population ratio.................    61.4    58.8    59.3    60.8    59.4    59.8    59.0    58.5    58.7
      Unemployed....................................   1,165   1,602   1,589   1,258   1,510   1,488   1,604   1,647   1,711
        Unemployment rate...........................     7.0     9.6     9.4     7.5     9.0     8.8     9.6     9.9    10.2
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force............................   7,432   7,424   7,526   7,410   7,418   7,486   7,354   7,385   7,490
        Participation rate..........................    72.9    71.9    72.8    72.6    72.2    72.8    71.4    71.6    72.5
      Employed......................................   6,894   6,804   6,840   6,876   6,763   6,905   6,751   6,739   6,811
        Employment-population ratio.................    67.6    65.9    66.2    67.4    65.9    67.1    65.5    65.3    65.9
      Unemployed....................................     538     620     686     534     655     581     603     646     679
        Unemployment rate...........................     7.2     8.3     9.1     7.2     8.8     7.8     8.2     8.7     9.1
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force............................   8,372   8,396   8,453   8,337   8,426   8,431   8,450   8,371   8,456
        Participation rate..........................    65.7    65.1    65.4    65.4    65.6    65.5    65.6    64.9    65.4
      Employed......................................   7,967   7,703   7,811   7,871   7,835   7,783   7,734   7,669   7,720
        Employment-population ratio.................    62.5    59.7    60.4    61.8    61.0    60.5    60.0    59.4    59.7
      Unemployed....................................     405     693     642     466     591     648     716     702     736
        Unemployment rate...........................     4.8     8.3     7.6     5.6     7.0     7.7     8.5     8.4     8.7
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force............................     955     909     871     970     876     910     944     931     887
        Participation rate..........................    38.8    36.4    34.9    39.4    35.2    36.6    37.9    37.3    35.5
      Employed......................................     732     620     610     712     612     651     659     632     591
        Employment-population ratio.................    29.7    24.9    24.4    28.9    24.6    26.2    26.5    25.3    23.7
      Unemployed....................................     223     289     262     258     264     259     285     299     296
        Unemployment rate...........................    23.3    31.8    30.0    26.6    30.1    28.5    30.2    32.1    33.4
          Men.......................................    29.2    31.1    31.3    29.9    31.4    30.8    31.2    31.6    32.0
          Women.....................................    17.3    32.4    28.5    23.4    28.7    26.1    29.1    32.6    34.8
                                                                                                                            
                   HISPANIC ORIGIN                                                                                          
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  22,749  23,417  23,478  22,749  23,222  23,288  23,351  23,417  23,478
    Civilian labor force............................  15,627  15,830  15,994  15,643  15,788  15,811  15,956  15,932  16,013
        Participation rate..........................    68.7    67.6    68.1    68.8    68.0    67.9    68.3    68.0    68.2
      Employed......................................  14,748  14,698  14,760  14,743  14,771  14,785  14,824  14,751  14,753
        Employment-population ratio.................    64.8    62.8    62.9    64.8    63.6    63.5    63.5    63.0    62.8
      Unemployed....................................     879   1,132   1,234     900   1,017   1,026   1,132   1,181   1,260
        Unemployment rate...........................     5.6     7.1     7.7     5.8     6.4     6.5     7.1     7.4     7.9

    1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted
  and seasonally adjusted columns.
      NOTE:  Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin groups will not sum to totals because data for the "other races"
  group are not presented and Hispanics are included in both the white and black population groups.  Seasonally adjusted
  data have been revised based on the experience through December 2001.





  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                               HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-3. Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                               Not seasonally adjusted                  Seasonally adjusted(1)               
                                                                                                                             
            Educational attainment                                                                                           
                                                                                                                             
                                                Dec.     Nov.     Dec.     Dec.     Aug.     Sept.    Oct.     Nov.     Dec.  
                                                2000     2001     2001     2000     2001     2001     2001     2001     2001  
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
       Less than a high school diploma                                                                                       
                                                                                                                             
  Civilian noninstitutional population......   27,693   27,504   27,815   27,693   27,468   27,478   27,325   27,504   27,815
    Civilian labor force....................   11,797   11,997   12,195   11,840   11,954   11,981   12,076   12,035   12,257
        Percent of population...............     42.6     43.6     43.8     42.8     43.5     43.6     44.2     43.8     44.1
      Employed..............................   11,049   11,044   11,099   11,102   11,086   11,056   11,139   11,066   11,173
        Employment-population ratio.........     39.9     40.2     39.9     40.1     40.4     40.2     40.8     40.2     40.2
      Unemployed............................      748      954    1,097      738      868      925      937      969    1,084
        Unemployment rate...................      6.3      7.9      9.0      6.2      7.3      7.7      7.8      8.1      8.8
                                                                                                                             
     High school graduates, no college(2)                                                                                    
                                                                                                                             
  Civilian noninstitutional population......   57,899   57,400   57,520   57,899   57,513   57,400   57,221   57,400   57,520
    Civilian labor force....................   37,385   36,836   37,036   37,205   37,005   36,923   36,912   36,719   36,856
        Percent of population...............     64.6     64.2     64.4     64.3     64.3     64.3     64.5     64.0     64.1
      Employed..............................   36,111   35,069   35,248   35,920   35,403   35,319   35,199   34,882   35,051
        Employment-population ratio.........     62.4     61.1     61.3     62.0     61.6     61.5     61.5     60.8     60.9
      Unemployed............................    1,274    1,767    1,789    1,285    1,602    1,604    1,713    1,837    1,805
        Unemployment rate...................      3.4      4.8      4.8      3.5      4.3      4.3      4.6      5.0      4.9
                                                                                                                             
       Less than a bachelor's degree(3)                                                                                      
                                                                                                                             
  Civilian noninstitutional population......   44,596   45,353   45,362   44,596   45,339   45,424   45,471   45,353   45,362
    Civilian labor force....................   33,128   33,529   33,563   33,056   33,412   33,759   33,373   33,420   33,521
        Percent of population...............     74.3     73.9     74.0     74.1     73.7     74.3     73.4     73.7     73.9
      Employed..............................   32,298   32,203   32,216   32,169   32,314   32,570   32,057   32,018   32,087
        Employment-population ratio.........     72.4     71.0     71.0     72.1     71.3     71.7     70.5     70.6     70.7
      Unemployed............................      829    1,326    1,347      887    1,098    1,189    1,316    1,402    1,434
        Unemployment rate...................      2.5      4.0      4.0      2.7      3.3      3.5      3.9      4.2      4.3
                                                                                                                             
              College graduates                                                                                              
                                                                                                                             
  Civilian noninstitutional population......   45,839   47,225   46,877   45,839   46,734   46,870   47,371   47,225   46,877
    Civilian labor force....................   36,479   37,290   37,071   36,456   36,751   36,918   37,157   37,324   37,101
        Percent of population...............     79.6     79.0     79.1     79.5     78.6     78.8     78.4     79.0     79.1
      Employed..............................   35,974   36,285   36,045   35,892   35,930   36,008   36,153   36,223   35,960
        Employment-population ratio.........     78.5     76.8     76.9     78.3     76.9     76.8     76.3     76.7     76.7
      Unemployed............................      505    1,005    1,026      564      821      910    1,004    1,101    1,141
        Unemployment rate...................      1.4      2.7      2.8      1.5      2.2      2.5      2.7      2.9      3.1

    1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation, therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted
  and seasonally adjusted columns.
    2 Includes high school diploma or equivalent.
    3 Includes the categories, some college, no degree; and associate degree.
     NOTE:  Seasonally adjusted data have been revised based on the experience through December 2001.





  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-4. Selected employment indicators

  (In thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                            
                       Category                                                                                             
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Dec.    Nov.    Dec.    Dec.    Aug.    Sept.   Oct.    Nov.    Dec. 
                                                       2000    2001    2001    2000    2001    2001    2001    2001    2001 
                                                                                                                            
                    CHARACTERISTIC                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
  Total employed, 16 years and over................. 136,092 134,359 134,235 135,888 134,408 135,004 134,615 134,253 134,055
    Married men, spouse present.....................  43,502  43,044  42,879  43,367  43,143  43,099  42,983  42,861  42,772
    Married women, spouse present...................  34,090  33,482  33,514  33,760  33,685  33,604  33,227  33,330  33,209
    Women who maintain families.....................   8,466   8,386   8,504   8,437   8,328   8,274   8,256   8,331   8,458
                                                                                                                            
                      OCCUPATION                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
    Managerial and professional specialty...........  41,313  42,031  41,953  41,211  41,777  41,813  41,940  41,925  41,890
    Technical, sales, and administrative support....  40,159  38,602  38,970  39,780  38,817  38,891  38,626  38,546  38,573
    Service occupations.............................  18,350  18,436  18,408  18,490  18,134  18,402  18,406  18,456  18,532
    Precision production, craft, and repair.........  14,947  14,620  14,513  14,930  14,937  14,857  14,802  14,637  14,507
    Operators, fabricators, and laborers............  18,358  17,581  17,365  18,152  17,600  17,654  17,596  17,311  17,179
    Farming, forestry, and fishing..................   2,966   3,090   3,026   3,310   3,182   3,281   3,264   3,267   3,371
                                                                                                                            
                   CLASS OF WORKER                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
    Agriculture:                                                                                                            
      Wage and salary workers.......................   1,817   1,753   1,715   1,994   1,852   1,882   1,898   1,865   1,879
      Self-employed workers.........................   1,093   1,208   1,211   1,184   1,239   1,278   1,290   1,276   1,313
      Unpaid family workers.........................      26      11      20      34      29      24      26      12      27
    Nonagricultural industries:                                                                                             
      Wage and salary workers....................... 124,516 122,859 122,781 123,922 122,685 123,186 122,710 122,507 122,196
        Government..................................  19,576  19,356  19,418  19,350  19,150  19,290  19,223  19,172  19,183
        Private industries.......................... 104,940 103,503 103,364 104,572 103,535 103,896 103,487 103,335 103,013
          Private households........................     907     772     743     895     814     804     867     790     736
          Other industries.......................... 104,032 102,730 102,620 103,677 102,721 103,092 102,620 102,545 102,277
      Self-employed workers.........................   8,515   8,450   8,406   8,633   8,503   8,556   8,505   8,507   8,524
      Unpaid family workers.........................     125      79     101     115     111     101      95      77      92
                                                                                                                            
              PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
    All industries:                                                                                                         
      Part time for economic reasons................   3,246   4,042   4,388   3,168   3,389   4,148   4,329   4,206   4,267
        Slack work or business conditions...........   2,039   2,729   2,943   1,948   2,115   2,796   2,983   2,796   2,809
        Could only find part-time work..............     849   1,052   1,117     887     952   1,064   1,108   1,121   1,161
      Part time for noneconomic reasons.............  20,247  19,672  19,801  18,962  19,011  18,798  18,644  18,587  18,540
                                                                                                                            
    Nonagricultural industries:                                                                                             
      Part time for economic reasons................   3,072   3,837   4,199   3,027   3,246   4,015   4,222   4,017   4,119
        Slack work or business conditions...........   1,936   2,600   2,826   1,863   2,025   2,704   2,898   2,679   2,717
        Could only find part-time work..............     838   1,035   1,103     869     927   1,045   1,082   1,096   1,138
      Part time for noneconomic reasons.............  19,691  19,118  19,228  18,395  18,485  18,232  18,065  18,007  17,960

      NOTE:  Persons at work excludes employed persons who were absent from their jobs during the entire reference week for
  reasons such as vacation, illness, or industrial dispute.  Part time for noneconomic reasons excludes persons who usually
  work full time but worked only 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for reasons such as holidays, illness, and bad
  weather.  Seasonally adjusted data have been revised based on the experience through December 2001.





  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-5. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                            Number of                                                       
                                                        unemployed persons                Unemployment rates(1)             
                                                          (in thousands)                                                    
                       Category                                                                                             
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Dec.    Nov.    Dec.    Dec.    Aug.    Sept.   Oct.    Nov.    Dec. 
                                                       2000    2001    2001    2000    2001    2001    2001    2001    2001 
                                                                                                                            
                    CHARACTERISTIC                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
   Total, 16 years and over.........................   5,656   8,026   8,259    4.0     4.9     5.0     5.4     5.6     5.8 
     Men, 20 years and over.........................   2,455   3,731   3,712    3.4     4.4     4.3     4.8     5.2     5.2 
     Women, 20 years and over.......................   2,106   3,033   3,276    3.4     4.2     4.4     4.8     4.9     5.2 
     Both sexes, 16 to 19 years.....................   1,095   1,262   1,271   13.1    15.8    14.9    15.4    15.7    16.2 
                                                                                                                            
     Married men, spouse present....................     978   1,465   1,516    2.2     2.8     2.8     3.1     3.3     3.4 
     Married women, spouse present..................     903   1,237   1,280    2.6     3.1     3.3     3.6     3.6     3.7 
     Women who maintain families....................     443     724     731    5.0     6.8     7.1     6.8     8.0     8.0 
                                                                                                                            
     Full-time workers..............................   4,524   6,624   6,820    3.9     4.8     5.0     5.4     5.6     5.8 
     Part-time workers..............................   1,121   1,375   1,383    4.6     5.4     4.6     5.5     5.6     5.6 
                                                                                                                            
                    OCCUPATION(2)                                                                                           
                                                                                                                            
     Managerial and professional specialty..........     695   1,207   1,233    1.7     2.5     2.4     2.7     2.8     2.9 
     Technical, sales, and administrative support...   1,400   2,053   2,114    3.4     4.3     4.4     4.7     5.1     5.2 
     Precision production, craft, and repair........     559     895     889    3.6     4.8     4.9     5.6     5.8     5.8 
     Operators, fabricators, and laborers...........   1,234   1,729   1,738    6.4     7.8     7.7     8.5     9.1     9.2 
     Farming, forestry, and fishing.................     223     237     264    6.3     8.4     7.2     6.4     6.8     7.3 
                                                                                                                            
                       INDUSTRY                                                                                             
                                                                                                                            
     Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers   4,355   6,586   6,839    4.0     5.2     5.2     5.8     6.0     6.2 
       Goods-producing industries...................   1,266   1,994   2,072    4.5     6.2     6.2     6.7     7.1     7.4 
         Mining.....................................      19      29      32    3.5     4.7     5.0     5.8     5.3     6.1 
         Construction...............................     511     745     734    6.4     7.6     7.8     8.3     8.9     8.9 
         Manufacturing..............................     736   1,220   1,306    3.7     5.7     5.6     6.0     6.4     6.8 
           Durable goods............................     419     807     846    3.4     5.8     5.8     6.5     6.9     7.2 
           Nondurable goods.........................     317     413     460    4.1     5.4     5.4     5.3     5.5     6.1 
       Service-producing industries.................   3,089   4,592   4,767    3.8     4.8     4.9     5.5     5.6     5.8 
         Transportation and public utilities........     248     504     497    3.2     3.6     3.9     6.0     6.1     6.1 
         Wholesale and retail trade.................   1,317   1,767   1,963    4.8     5.6     5.9     6.1     6.4     7.1 
         Finance, insurance, and real estate........     176     293     244    2.2     2.7     2.8     2.8     3.5     3.0 
         Services...................................   1,348   2,028   2,063    3.6     4.9     4.8     5.5     5.4     5.5 
     Government workers.............................     420     473     475    2.1     2.1     2.2     2.3     2.4     2.4 
     Agricultural wage and salary workers...........     195     192     199    8.9    10.0     7.6     9.0     9.3     9.6 

    1 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.
    2 Seasonally adjusted unemployment data for service occupations are not available because the seasonal component, which
  is small relative to the trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision.
     NOTE:  Data have been revised based on the experience through December 2001.




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  Table A-6. Duration of unemployment

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                            
                       Duration                                                                                             
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Dec.    Nov.    Dec.    Dec.    Aug.    Sept.   Oct.    Nov.    Dec. 
                                                       2000    2001    2001    2000    2001    2001    2001    2001    2001 
                                                                                                                            
                 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                       
                                                                                                                            
   Less than 5 weeks................................   2,176   2,883   2,641   2,478   2,953   2,807   3,084   3,090   3,024
   5 to 14 weeks....................................   1,807   2,501   2,749   1,797   2,152   2,366   2,522   2,573   2,724
   15 weeks and over................................   1,244   2,168   2,287   1,314   1,798   1,907   2,042   2,317   2,410
      15 to 26 weeks................................     611   1,115   1,185     671     980   1,084   1,136   1,207   1,295
      27 weeks and over.............................     633   1,052   1,103     643     818     823     906   1,110   1,115
                                                                                                                            
   Average (mean) duration, in weeks................    12.8    14.5    14.8    12.5    13.2    13.3    13.0    14.4    14.5
   Median duration, in weeks........................     6.0     7.5     8.3     5.9     6.6     7.3     7.4     7.6     8.2
                                                                                                                            
                 PERCENT DISTRIBUTION                                                                                       
                                                                                                                            
   Total unemployed.................................   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0
     Less than 5 weeks..............................    41.6    38.2    34.4    44.3    42.8    39.6    40.3    38.7    37.1
     5 to 14 weeks..................................    34.6    33.1    35.8    32.2    31.2    33.4    33.0    32.2    33.4
     15 weeks and over..............................    23.8    28.7    29.8    23.5    26.0    26.9    26.7    29.0    29.5
       15 to 26 weeks...............................    11.7    14.8    15.4    12.0    14.2    15.3    14.9    15.1    15.9
       27 weeks and over............................    12.1    13.9    14.4    11.5    11.8    11.6    11.8    13.9    13.7

     NOTE:  Seasonally adjusted data have been revised based on the experience through December 2001.




  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-7. Reason for unemployment

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                            
                        Reason                                                                                              
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Dec.    Nov.    Dec.    Dec.    Aug.    Sept.   Oct.    Nov.    Dec. 
                                                       2000    2001    2001    2000    2001    2001    2001    2001    2001 
                                                                                                                            
                 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                       
                                                                                                                            
  Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                            
     jobs...........................................   2,587   4,194   4,420   2,614   3,438   3,595   4,297   4,501   4,492
    On temporary layoff.............................   1,039   1,017   1,183     968   1,071   1,114   1,288   1,157   1,107
    Not on temporary layoff.........................   1,548   3,177   3,237   1,646   2,367   2,481   3,009   3,344   3,385
      Permanent job losers..........................     957   2,403   2,463   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
      Persons who completed temporary jobs..........     591     774     774   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
  Job leavers.......................................     648     799     814     727     877     819     880     848     908
  Reentrants........................................   1,615   2,096   2,051   1,867   2,162   2,102   2,113   2,197   2,361
  New entrants......................................     377     462     393     481     488     466     466     497     495
                                                                                                                            
                 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...........................................    49.5    55.5    57.6    45.9    49.4    51.5    55.4    56.0    54.4
     On temporary layoff............................    19.9    13.5    15.4    17.0    15.4    16.0    16.6    14.4    13.4
     Not on temporary layoff........................    29.6    42.1    42.2    28.9    34.0    35.5    38.8    41.6    41.0
   Job leavers......................................    12.4    10.6    10.6    12.8    12.6    11.7    11.3    10.5    11.0
   Reentrants.......................................    30.9    27.8    26.7    32.8    31.0    30.1    27.2    27.3    28.6
   New entrants.....................................     7.2     6.1     5.1     8.5     7.0     6.7     6.0     6.2     6.0
                                                                                                                            
            UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE                                                                                  
                   CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
   Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                           
     jobs...........................................     1.8     3.0     3.1     1.8     2.4     2.5     3.0     3.2     3.2
   Job leavers......................................      .5      .6      .6      .5      .6      .6      .6      .6      .6
   Reentrants.......................................     1.1     1.5     1.4     1.3     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.7
   New entrants.....................................      .3      .3      .3      .3      .3      .3      .3      .3      .3

    1 Not available.
     NOTE:  Seasonally adjusted data have been revised based on the experience through December 2001.




  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                               HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-8. Range of alternative measures of labor underutilization

  (Percent)
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                                  Not seasonally               Seasonally adjusted           
                                                                     adjusted                                                
                            Measure                                                                                          
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                                  Dec.   Nov.   Dec.   Dec.   Aug.   Sept.  Oct.   Nov.   Dec. 
                                                                  2000   2001   2001   2000   2001   2001   2001   2001   2001 
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
  U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of                                                                 
      the civilian labor force................................     .9    1.5    1.6     .9    1.3    1.3    1.4    1.6    1.7
                                                                                                                             
  U-2 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, as                                                                
      a percent of the civilian labor force...................    1.8    3.0    3.1    1.8    2.4    2.5    3.0    3.2    3.2
                                                                                                                             
  U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor                                                                   
      force (official unemployment rate)......................    3.7    5.3    5.4    4.0    4.9    5.0    5.4    5.6    5.8
                                                                                                                             
  U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a percent                                                                
      of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers....    3.9    5.5    5.6   (1)    (1)    (1)    (1)    (1)    (1) 
                                                                                                                             
  U-5 Total unemployed, plus discouraged workers, plus all                                                                   
      other marginally attached workers, as a percent of the                                                                 
      civilian labor force plus all marginally                                                                               
      attached workers........................................    4.5    6.2    6.3   (1)    (1)    (1)    (1)    (1)    (1) 
                                                                                                                             
  U-6 Total unemployed, plus all marginally attached workers,                                                                
      plus total employed part time for economic reasons,                                                                    
      as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all                                                                      
      marginally attached workers.............................    6.7    9.0    9.3   (1)    (1)    (1)    (1)    (1)    (1) 

    1 Not available.
      NOTE:  This range of alternative measures of labor underutilization replaces the U1-U7 range published in table A-7 of
  this release prior to 1994.  Marginally attached workers are persons who currently are neither working nor looking for work
  but indicate that they want and are available for a job and have looked for work sometime in the recent past.  Discouraged
  workers, a subset of the marginally attached, have given a job-market related reason for not currently looking for a job. 
  Persons employed part time for economic reasons are those who want and are available for full-time work but have had to
  settle for a part-time schedule.  For further information, see "BLS introduces new range of alternative unemployment
  measures," in the October 1995 issue of the Monthly Labor Review.  Seasonally adjusted data have been revised based on the
  experience through December 2001.





  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-9. Unemployed persons by sex and age, seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                            Number of                                                       
                                                        unemployed persons                Unemployment rates(1)             
                                                          (in thousands)                                                    
                     Age and sex                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Dec.    Nov.    Dec.    Dec.    Aug.    Sept.   Oct.    Nov.    Dec. 
                                                       2000    2001    2001    2000    2001    2001    2001    2001    2001 
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
  Total, 16 years and over..........................   5,656   8,026   8,259    4.0     4.9     5.0     5.4     5.6     5.8 
    16 to 24 years..................................   2,104   2,650   2,679    9.2    11.3    10.8    11.5    11.7    11.9 
      16 to 19 years................................   1,095   1,262   1,271   13.1    15.8    14.9    15.4    15.7    16.2 
        16 to 17 years..............................     522     531     566   15.7    18.6    16.6    17.4    17.5    18.8 
        18 to 19 years..............................     591     738     722   11.6    14.4    13.9    14.2    14.8    14.8 
      20 to 24 years................................   1,009   1,388   1,408    6.9     8.9     8.6     9.3     9.5     9.6 
    25 years and over...............................   3,471   5,307   5,428    2.9     3.8     3.8     4.2     4.4     4.5 
      25 to 54 years................................   3,015   4,648   4,674    3.0     3.9     3.9     4.4     4.6     4.7 
      55 years and over.............................     450     668     773    2.5     3.1     3.2     3.4     3.5     4.0 
                                                                                                                            
    Men, 16 years and over..........................   3,068   4,453   4,399    4.1     5.1     5.0     5.5     5.9     5.8 
      16 to 24 years................................   1,175   1,526   1,483    9.8    12.3    11.5    12.4    13.0    12.8 
        16 to 19 years..............................     613     722     687   14.3    17.4    16.0    17.2    17.7    17.2 
          16 to 17 years............................     302     316     308   18.4    21.9    18.7    20.3    20.4    20.0 
          18 to 19 years............................     314     411     382   11.8    15.0    14.5    15.1    16.2    15.6 
        20 to 24 years..............................     562     804     796    7.3     9.5     9.1     9.8    10.5    10.5 
      25 years and over.............................   1,876   2,877   2,883    2.9     3.8     3.7     4.2     4.5     4.5 
        25 to 54 years..............................   1,574   2,453   2,413    2.9     3.9     3.8     4.3     4.6     4.5 
        55 years and over...........................     279     430     447    2.8     3.3     3.3     3.7     4.1     4.2 
                                                                                                                            
    Women, 16 years and over........................   2,588   3,573   3,860    3.9     4.8     5.0     5.3     5.4     5.8 
      16 to 24 years................................     929   1,124   1,196    8.5    10.3    10.1    10.5    10.3    11.0 
        16 to 19 years..............................     482     540     584   11.8    14.1    13.6    13.6    13.7    15.1 
          16 to 17 years............................     220     215     258   13.0    15.4    14.3    14.5    14.5    17.6 
          18 to 19 years............................     277     327     340   11.4    13.7    13.3    13.3    13.3    14.0 
        20 to 24 years..............................     447     584     612    6.5     8.2     8.1     8.7     8.3     8.7 
      25 years and over.............................   1,595   2,430   2,545    2.9     3.8     4.0     4.2     4.4     4.6 
        25 to 54 years..............................   1,441   2,195   2,261    3.1     3.9     4.0     4.4     4.7     4.8 
        55 years and over...........................     171     238     326    2.1     2.8     3.2     3.2     2.8     3.7 

    1 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.
     NOTE:  Data have been revised based on the experience through December 2001.





  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                  HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-10. Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                            Total                Men                Women       
                                                                                                                                
                               Category                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
                                                                        Dec.      Dec.      Dec.      Dec.      Dec.      Dec.  
                                                                        2000      2001      2000      2001      2000      2001  
                                                                                                                                
                        NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
  Total not in the labor force......................................   69,424    71,015    25,978    26,759    43,446    44,256 
    Persons who currently want a job................................    4,182     4,347     1,806     1,943     2,376     2,403 
       Searched for work and available to work now(1)...............    1,122     1,318       583       629       539       690 
          Reason not currently looking:                                                                                         
            Discouragement over job prospects(2)....................      265       344       158       180       107       163 
            Reasons other than discouragement(3)....................      857       975       425       448       432       526 
                                                                                                                                
                         MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
  Total multiple jobholders(4)......................................    7,735     7,266     3,932     3,734     3,802     3,532 
      Percent of total employed.....................................      5.7       5.4       5.4       5.2       6.0       5.6 
                                                                                                                                
      Primary job full time, secondary job part time................    4,260     3,962     2,369     2,289     1,891     1,674 
      Primary and secondary jobs both part time.....................    1,704     1,566       513       495     1,191     1,071 
      Primary and secondary jobs both full time.....................      302       272       203       149        99       123 
      Hours vary on primary or secondary job........................    1,430     1,427       837       777       593       650 

    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.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                    ESTABLISHMENT DATA


Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry

(In thousands)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                             Not seasonally adjusted                   Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                        
                Industry                                                                                                
                                           Dec.    Oct.   Nov.    Dec.     Dec.    Aug.    Sept.   Oct.   Nov.    Dec. 
                                           2000    2001   2001p   2001p    2000    2001    2001    2001   2001p   2001p 
                                                                                                                        
          Total......................... 133,234 132,588 132,418 132,117 132,367 132,395 132,230 131,782 131,411 131,287
                                                                                                                        
       Total private.................... 112,298 111,280 110,969 110,718 111,753 111,390 111,249 110,784 110,402 110,215
                                                                                                                        
Goods-producing.........................  25,612  24,990  24,695  24,367  25,688  24,963  24,888  24,746  24,577  24,444
                                                                                                                        
  Mining................................     547     576     572     564     548     569     569     569     568     563
    Metal mining........................    40.3    34.9    34.4    33.2      41      35      35      35      34      33
    Coal mining.........................    75.5    80.9    81.6    82.8      75      80      80      81      81      82
    Oil and gas extraction..............   321.8   343.9   340.8   338.1     320     342     342     340     340     336
    Nonmetallic minerals, except fuels..   109.1   116.3   115.3   109.5     112     112     112     113     113     112
                                                                                                                        
  Construction..........................   6,676   7,061   6,936   6,742   6,791   6,861   6,871   6,852   6,849   6,854
    General building contractors........ 1,534.7 1,589.2 1,570.1 1,545.1   1,543   1,557   1,562   1,560   1,560   1,555
    Heavy construction, except building.   862.2   999.6   966.1   895.7     913     932     932     933     942     945
    Special trade contractors........... 4,279.4 4,472.3 4,400.0 4,301.5   4,335   4,372   4,377   4,359   4,347   4,354
                                                                                                                        
  Manufacturing.........................  18,389  17,353  17,187  17,061  18,349  17,533  17,448  17,325  17,160  17,027
      Production workers................  12,498  11,658  11,529  11,416  12,466  11,782  11,706  11,626  11,497  11,393
                                                                                                                        
   Durable goods........................  11,131  10,360  10,251  10,171  11,102  10,523  10,460  10,363  10,242  10,147
      Production workers................   7,543   6,899   6,822   6,753   7,517   7,022   6,970   6,897   6,805   6,735
    Lumber and wood products............   810.6   796.4   787.2   780.2     811     793     794     789     784     782
    Furniture and fixtures..............   557.5   504.7   498.0   497.2     555     519     513     505     499     496
    Stone, clay, and glass products.....   573.7   570.6   563.6   553.3     577     568     567     566     562     557
    Primary metal industries............   689.6   632.0   619.4   615.2     686     643     638     633     618     612
      Blast furnaces and basic steel                                                                                    
         products.......................   221.4   206.3   203.1   200.5   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
    Fabricated metal products........... 1,541.1 1,455.7 1,438.3 1,432.8   1,536   1,468   1,464   1,454   1,434   1,427
    Industrial machinery and equipment.. 2,123.2 1,933.8 1,911.8 1,896.3   2,119   1,980   1,965   1,943   1,917   1,893
      Computer and office equipment.....   367.5   341.3   338.3   335.0     366     348     344     342     339     335
    Electronic and other electrical                                                                                     
       equipment........................ 1,745.4 1,526.1 1,501.9 1,479.5   1,738   1,565   1,551   1,529   1,501   1,473
      Electronic components and                                                                                         
         accessories....................   711.8   598.5   590.4   582.3     710     618     613     601     591     581
    Transportation equipment............ 1,826.7 1,708.1 1,709.8 1,698.3   1,817   1,750   1,735   1,714   1,707   1,689
      Motor vehicles and equipment......   998.7   899.5   906.8   905.1     990     931     919     903     904     897
      Aircraft and parts................   466.1   463.1   458.5   450.2     464     465     465     463     457     448
    Instruments and related products....   866.8   847.4   841.4   840.0     867     858     851     849     844     841
    Miscellaneous manufacturing.........   396.5   384.7   379.9   377.9     396     379     382     381     376     377
                                                                                                                        
   Nondurable goods.....................   7,258   6,993   6,936   6,890   7,247   7,010   6,988   6,962   6,918   6,880
      Production workers................   4,955   4,759   4,707   4,663   4,949   4,760   4,736   4,729   4,692   4,658
    Food and kindred products........... 1,678.5 1,714.6 1,698.0 1,682.6   1,682   1,674   1,682   1,689   1,692   1,685
    Tobacco products....................    34.6    33.8    34.0    34.1      32      35      33      33      33      32
    Textile mill products...............   511.4   455.0   447.6   444.4     510     465     459     454     446     443
    Apparel and other textile products..   602.9   545.0   535.9   523.6     604     554     551     542     532     525
    Paper and allied products...........   653.8   627.7   626.9   625.9     652     628     629     628     627     624
    Printing and publishing............. 1,549.4 1,466.1 1,456.9 1,452.6   1,539   1,483   1,473   1,465   1,451   1,443
    Chemicals and allied products....... 1,038.4 1,025.8 1,022.3 1,022.1   1,039   1,035   1,031   1,027   1,024   1,023
    Petroleum and coal products.........   125.4   129.1   127.3   124.9     127     127     128     128     127     127
    Rubber and misc. plastics products..   994.8   935.7   927.2   921.4     993     947     941     935     927     919
    Leather and leather products........    68.5    60.6    59.7    58.5      69      62      61      61      59      59
                                                                                                                        
Service-producing....................... 107,622 107,598 107,723 107,750 106,679 107,432 107,342 107,036 106,834 106,843
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation and public utilities...   7,172   7,055   6,994   6,971   7,108   7,082   7,070   7,016   6,948   6,912
    Transportation......................   4,644   4,513   4,454   4,442   4,583   4,539   4,528   4,472   4,409   4,384
      Railroad transportation...........   231.0   225.7   224.1   222.6     232     226     226     225     223     223
      Local and interurban passenger                                                                                    
         transit........................   492.8   495.4   496.4   499.6     478     486     482     479     480     485
      Trucking and warehousing.......... 1,869.8 1,856.7 1,845.0 1,835.5   1,866   1,844   1,838   1,832   1,832   1,833
      Water transportation..............   194.3   209.6   201.3   199.0     200     203     205     206     204     205
      Transportation by air............. 1,365.4 1,259.3 1,231.6 1,235.8   1,316   1,303   1,300   1,264   1,215   1,189
      Pipelines, except natural gas.....    13.7    14.1    14.2    14.2      14      14      14      14      14      14
      Transportation services...........   477.4   452.5   440.9   435.6     477     463     463     452     441     435
    Communications and public utilities.   2,528   2,542   2,540   2,529   2,525   2,543   2,542   2,544   2,539   2,528
      Communications.................... 1,680.8 1,694.3 1,691.8 1,685.5   1,678   1,695   1,695   1,695   1,690   1,684
      Electric, gas, and sanitary                                                                                       
         services.......................   846.9   847.2   848.1   843.5     847     848     847     849     849     844
                                                                                                                        
  Wholesale trade.......................   7,081   6,985   6,956   6,947   7,068   7,010   6,988   6,971   6,944   6,934
    Durable goods.......................   4,208   4,112   4,089   4,089   4,202   4,134   4,123   4,114   4,089   4,085
    Nondurable goods....................   2,873   2,873   2,867   2,858   2,866   2,876   2,865   2,857   2,855   2,849
  Retail trade..........................  24,098  23,407  23,770  23,996  23,406  23,583  23,536  23,422  23,410  23,333
    Building materials and garden                                                                                       
       supplies.........................   994.7 1,008.2 1,000.7   998.0   1,010   1,014   1,013   1,012   1,009   1,012
    General merchandise stores.......... 3,140.5 2,791.1 2,976.6 3,037.7   2,822   2,800   2,793   2,764   2,764   2,736
      Department stores................. 2,752.7 2,446.6 2,611.2 2,660.0   2,480   2,449   2,450   2,422   2,405   2,397
    Food stores......................... 3,593.7 3,542.0 3,571.3 3,591.7   3,532   3,531   3,538   3,542   3,537   3,531
    Automotive dealers and service                                                                                      
       stations......................... 2,413.4 2,437.3 2,427.4 2,422.5   2,425   2,441   2,435   2,429   2,429   2,434
      New and used car dealers.......... 1,119.3 1,137.3 1,137.9 1,137.2   1,123   1,133   1,133   1,134   1,137   1,141
    Apparel and accessory stores........ 1,320.4 1,204.3 1,257.0 1,298.3   1,214   1,224   1,224   1,208   1,199   1,194
    Furniture and home furnishings                                                                                      
       stores........................... 1,195.8 1,136.0 1,163.9 1,191.5   1,148   1,137   1,138   1,136   1,137   1,143
    Eating and drinking places.......... 8,118.5 8,126.3 8,128.2 8,151.0   8,149   8,280   8,242   8,187   8,202   8,189
    Miscellaneous retail establishments. 3,320.5 3,161.7 3,244.8 3,305.4   3,106   3,156   3,153   3,144   3,133   3,094
                                                                                                                        
  Finance, insurance, and real estate...   7,565   7,608   7,615   7,618   7,582   7,623   7,633   7,634   7,637   7,634
    Finance.............................   3,737   3,747   3,766   3,779   3,735   3,758   3,758   3,761   3,771   3,776
      Depository institutions........... 2,025.8 2,032.8 2,040.7 2,048.6   2,025   2,037   2,039   2,041   2,045   2,047
        Commercial banks................ 1,421.7 1,421.0 1,425.7 1,431.3   1,420   1,423   1,423   1,427   1,428   1,429
        Savings institutions............   252.8   255.9   258.9   260.2     253     255     256     257     259     260
      Nondepository institutions........   677.7   708.5   716.8   728.4     677     709     706     712     717     728
        Mortgage bankers and brokers....   300.1   324.9   332.5   341.9     300     324     323     326     333     342
      Security and commodity brokers....   774.7   748.1   749.5   743.7     774     755     755     750     751     744
      Holding and other investment                                                                                      
         offices........................   259.2   258.0   258.6   257.9     259     257     258     258     258     257
    Insurance...........................   2,341   2,354   2,353   2,354   2,339   2,357   2,362   2,361   2,356   2,353
      Insurance carriers................ 1,582.8 1,595.9 1,594.2 1,595.2   1,582   1,598   1,601   1,602   1,597   1,595
      Insurance agents, brokers, and                                                                                    
         service........................   758.0   758.2   758.9   759.1     757     759     761     759     759     758
    Real estate.........................   1,487   1,507   1,496   1,485   1,508   1,508   1,513   1,512   1,510   1,505
                                                                                                                        
  Services2.............................  40,770  41,235  40,939  40,819  40,901  41,129  41,134  40,995  40,886  40,958
    Agricultural services...............   750.8   868.5   837.5   773.2     813     837     838     841     838     838
    Hotels and other lodging places..... 1,862.1 1,858.3 1,779.6 1,766.3   1,946   1,912   1,913   1,862   1,852   1,845
    Personal services................... 1,250.5 1,247.1 1,243.0 1,271.2   1,265   1,284   1,284   1,281   1,272   1,286
    Business services................... 9,983.1 9,650.2 9,508.2 9,424.3   9,893   9,588   9,581   9,467   9,363   9,344
      Services to buildings.............   995.8   994.2   992.5   989.0   1,002     997     997     995     996     995
      Personnel supply services......... 3,894.9 3,553.5 3,405.5 3,300.9   3,816   3,521   3,488   3,378   3,285   3,228
        Help supply services............ 3,475.2 3,164.2 3,030.8 2,923.5   3,404   3,113   3,106   3,005   2,914   2,859
      Computer and data processing                                                                                      
         services....................... 2,168.1 2,189.0 2,183.8 2,196.9   2,164   2,194   2,200   2,201   2,188   2,194
    Auto repair, services, and parking.. 1,273.5 1,297.0 1,296.9 1,295.3   1,278   1,307   1,306   1,298   1,305   1,302
    Miscellaneous repair services.......   364.3   363.5   360.6   358.4     365     362     363     362     360     359
    Motion pictures.....................   600.2   566.5   574.5   582.6     597     589     586     582     583     581
    Amusement and recreation services... 1,575.2 1,722.4 1,587.2 1,584.5   1,759   1,777   1,766   1,781   1,752   1,770
    Health services..................... 10197.0 10430.0 10467.4 10501.2  10,184  10,384  10,408  10,431  10,457  10,488
      Offices and clinics of medical                                                                                    
         doctors........................ 1,952.6 1,991.0 1,999.5 2,008.1   1,948   1,990   1,992   1,993   2,000   2,004
      Nursing and personal care                                                                                         
         facilities..................... 1,805.0 1,834.8 1,840.5 1,842.3   1,803   1,825   1,830   1,834   1,837   1,840
      Hospitals......................... 4,027.1 4,136.1 4,150.5 4,164.2   4,025   4,114   4,124   4,135   4,149   4,161
      Home health care services.........   643.9   656.6   660.9   663.9     642     653     655     655     656     662
    Legal services...................... 1,015.8 1,026.0 1,030.2 1,033.4   1,015   1,028   1,030   1,030   1,031   1,033
    Educational services................ 2,483.0 2,600.7 2,636.2 2,598.1   2,357   2,452   2,446   2,436   2,441   2,469
    Social services..................... 2,985.6 3,102.2 3,112.6 3,120.4   2,972   3,076   3,085   3,096   3,098   3,106
      Child day care services...........   743.4   769.4   771.5   769.7     729     765     756     757     755     755
      Residential care..................   824.0   852.2   853.1   853.3     823     848     851     854     855     853
    Museums and botanical and zoological                                                                                
      gardens...........................   105.6   112.1   107.7   107.3     108     111     112     112     110     110
    Membership organizations............ 2,475.3 2,491.1 2,491.2 2,496.7   2,487   2,503   2,509   2,505   2,506   2,507
    Engineering and management services. 3,476.0 3,526.4 3,533.0 3,534.7   3,490   3,544   3,533   3,538   3,544   3,548
      Engineering and architectural                                                                                     
         services....................... 1,035.8 1,068.9 1,061.9 1,060.7   1,040   1,067   1,067   1,069   1,064   1,065
      Management and public relations... 1,117.2 1,124.2 1,129.6 1,130.3   1,116   1,123   1,122   1,124   1,128   1,130
    Services, nec.......................    50.3    51.1    51.4    50.2   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
                                                                                                                        
  Government............................  20,936  21,308  21,449  21,399  20,614  21,005  20,981  20,998  21,009  21,072
    Federal.............................   2,601   2,612   2,607   2,599   2,613   2,622   2,627   2,625   2,606   2,614
      Federal, except Postal Service.... 1,737.9 1,769.8 1,762.5 1,758.5   1,754   1,774   1,776   1,779   1,776   1,776
    State...............................   4,900   5,051   5,070   5,035   4,809   4,913   4,931   4,919   4,922   4,941
      Education......................... 2,154.2 2,246.5 2,278.1 2,244.9   2,037   2,122   2,129   2,107   2,112   2,124
      Other State government............ 2,745.8 2,804.5 2,791.8 2,789.8   2,772   2,791   2,802   2,812   2,810   2,817
    Local...............................  13,435  13,645  13,772  13,765  13,192  13,470  13,423  13,454  13,481  13,517
      Education......................... 7,795.9 7,862.9 7,996.0 7,996.3   7,457   7,650   7,595   7,607   7,633   7,650
      Other local government............ 5,639.5 5,782.4 5,776.3 5,768.6   5,735   5,820   5,828   5,847   5,848   5,867

  1 These series are not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the
trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision.
  2 Includes other industries, not shown separately.
  p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                    ESTABLISHMENT DATA


Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                             Not seasonally adjusted                   Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                        
                Industry                                                                                                
                                           Dec.    Oct.   Nov.    Dec.     Dec.    Aug.    Sept.   Oct.   Nov.    Dec. 
                                           2000    2001   2001p   2001p    2000    2001    2001    2001   2001p   2001p 
                                                                                                                        
       Total private....................   34.2    34.0    34.0    34.4    34.2    34.0    34.1    34.0    34.1    34.2 
                                                                                                                        
Goods-producing.........................   40.5    40.4    40.2    40.4    40.1    40.3    40.2    40.0    40.0    40.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Mining................................   42.6    43.7    43.1    43.3    42.5    43.4    43.5    43.1    43.3    43.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Construction..........................   38.1    39.5    38.9    38.2    38.7    39.2    39.1    38.7    39.2    38.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Manufacturing.........................   41.4    40.7    40.7    41.3    40.6    40.7    40.6    40.5    40.3    40.7 
      Overtime hours....................    4.4     4.0     4.0     4.3     4.1     4.1     3.9     3.8     3.7     3.9 
                                                                                                                        
   Durable goods........................   41.7    40.9    40.8    41.6    41.0    41.1    40.9    40.7    40.4    40.9 
      Overtime hours....................    4.5     3.8     3.8     4.2     4.1     4.1     3.8     3.7     3.6     3.8 
                                                                                                                        
    Lumber and wood products............   40.1    40.9    40.7    40.9    40.2    40.9    41.1    40.6    40.6    41.0 
    Furniture and fixtures..............   39.9    38.6    38.8    40.4    38.8    39.7    38.8    38.3    38.5    39.4 
    Stone, clay, and glass products.....   42.4    44.4    44.1    43.0    42.3    43.9    44.0    43.9    43.8    43.0 
    Primary metal industries............   44.2    43.1    43.0    44.4    43.5    43.7    43.7    43.2    42.4    43.8 
      Blast furnaces and basic steel                                                                                    
         products.......................   44.8    43.8    43.6    44.4    44.7    44.6    45.5    44.0    43.2    44.4 
    Fabricated metal products...........   42.3    41.2    41.2    41.9    41.3    41.5    41.2    41.0    40.7    41.0 
    Industrial machinery and equipment..   41.9    40.3    40.3    41.1    41.1    40.2    40.3    40.4    40.0    40.2 
    Electronic and other electrical                                                                                     
       equipment........................   41.3    39.3    39.3    40.3    40.3    39.1    39.1    39.0    38.8    39.4 
    Transportation equipment............   42.5    41.7    41.7    42.7    41.5    42.8    41.5    41.3    41.2    41.7 
      Motor vehicles and equipment......   42.8    42.4    42.6    43.9    41.5    44.6    42.3    41.9    42.1    42.9 
    Instruments and related products....   41.4    40.6    40.7    41.2    40.7    40.4    41.1    40.7    40.4    40.5 
    Miscellaneous manufacturing.........   38.6    37.7    37.3    38.5    38.1    38.2    37.6    37.5    37.1    38.1 
                                                                                                                        
   Nondurable goods.....................   40.8    40.4    40.4    41.0    40.1    40.1    40.2    40.2    40.0    40.4 
      Overtime hours....................    4.3     4.3     4.2     4.3     4.1     4.1     4.1     4.1     3.9     4.1 
                                                                                                                        
    Food and kindred products...........   41.6    41.7    41.4    41.7    40.9    41.1    41.0    41.1    40.7    41.0 
    Tobacco products....................   41.0    40.6    40.3    41.1    40.3    39.9    40.0    40.2    39.8    40.4 
    Textile mill products...............   41.0    39.7    39.7    40.5    40.5    39.8    39.8    39.7    39.4    40.0 
    Apparel and other textile products..   37.7    36.7    37.0    37.7    37.2    36.9    36.9    36.8    36.9    37.3 
    Paper and allied products...........   42.5    41.8    41.9    42.3    41.7    41.2    41.6    41.5    41.3    41.5 
    Printing and publishing.............   38.5    38.2    38.4    38.8    37.9    38.0    38.1    38.0    37.8    38.3 
    Chemicals and allied products.......   42.7    42.3    42.4    42.7    42.1    42.1    42.2    42.3    42.1    42.1 
    Petroleum and coal products.........   42.7    41.9    41.7    41.8    (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
    Rubber and misc. plastics products..   41.2    40.7    40.9    42.1    40.4    40.5    40.8    40.5    40.7    41.3 
    Leather and leather products........   36.9    36.2    36.8    38.2    36.8    36.4    36.3    36.0    36.4    38.1 
                                                                                                                        
Service-producing.......................   32.7    32.5    32.5    33.0    32.7    32.6    32.6    32.6    32.7    32.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation and public utilities...   38.6    37.8    37.7    38.3    38.7    37.8    37.6    37.8    37.8    38.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Wholesale trade.......................   38.3    38.1    38.3    38.7    38.3    38.3    38.3    38.1    38.3    38.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Retail trade..........................   28.9    28.5    28.5    29.2    28.7    28.6    28.7    28.7    28.8    28.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Finance, insurance, and real estate...   36.1    35.8    36.1    36.8    36.2    36.2    36.2    36.0    36.3    36.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Services..............................   32.6    32.4    32.5    32.9    32.6    32.5    32.6    32.5    32.6    32.7 

  1 Data relate to production workers in mining and manufacturing; construction workers in construction; and
nonsupervisory workers in transportation and public utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real
estate; and services. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employees on private nonfarm
payrolls.
  2 This series is not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the
trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision.
  p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                    ESTABLISHMENT DATA


Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by
industry
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                 Average hourly earnings                 Average weekly earnings        
                                                                                                                        
                Industry                                                                                                
                                            Dec.      Oct.     Nov.      Dec.       Dec.      Oct.     Nov.      Dec.  
                                            2000      2001     2001p     2001p      2000      2001     2001p     2001p  
                                                                                                                        
       Total private....................  $14.04    $14.50    $14.56    $14.65    $480.17   $493.00   $495.04   $503.96 
        Seasonally adjusted.............   14.03     14.47     14.54     14.61     479.83    491.98    495.81    499.66 
                                                                                                                        
Goods-producing.........................   15.69     16.14     16.17     16.27     635.45    652.06    650.03    657.31 
                                                                                                                        
  Mining................................   17.54     17.70     17.73     17.69     747.20    773.49    764.16    765.98 
                                                                                                                        
  Construction..........................   18.23     18.55     18.52     18.72     694.56    732.73    720.43    715.10 
                                                                                                                        
  Manufacturing.........................   14.67     14.97     15.07     15.20     607.34    609.28    613.35    627.76 
                                                                                                                        
   Durable goods........................   15.11     15.45     15.54     15.69     630.09    631.91    634.03    652.70 
    Lumber and wood products............   12.12     12.34     12.41     12.40     486.01    504.71    505.09    507.16 
    Furniture and fixtures..............   11.93     12.39     12.38     12.63     476.01    478.25    480.34    510.25 
    Stone, clay, and glass products.....   14.72     15.20     15.15     15.19     624.13    674.88    668.12    653.17 
    Primary metal industries............   16.65     17.12     17.32     17.40     735.93    737.87    744.76    772.56 
      Blast furnaces and basic steel                                                                                    
         products.......................   19.88     20.55     20.85     20.96     890.62    900.09    909.06    930.62 
    Fabricated metal products...........   14.09     14.33     14.42     14.63     596.01    590.40    594.10    613.00 
    Industrial machinery and equipment..   15.81     16.09     16.14     16.26     662.44    648.43    650.44    668.29 
    Electronic and other electrical                                                                                     
       equipment........................   14.17     14.78     14.86     15.08     585.22    580.85    584.00    607.72 
    Transportation equipment............   19.00     19.37     19.51     19.66     807.50    807.73    813.57    839.48 
      Motor vehicles and equipment......   19.31     19.82     19.96     20.15     826.47    840.37    850.30    884.59 
    Instruments and related products....   14.80     15.00     15.06     15.25     612.72    609.00    612.94    628.30 
    Miscellaneous manufacturing.........   11.94     12.27     12.47     12.61     460.88    462.58    465.13    485.49 
                                                                                                                        
   Nondurable goods.....................   13.97     14.28     14.37     14.47     569.98    576.91    580.55    593.27 
    Food and kindred products...........   12.71     12.91     13.11     13.20     528.74    538.35    542.75    550.44 
    Tobacco products....................   21.76     21.71     22.36     22.31     892.16    881.43    901.11    916.94 
    Textile mill products...............   11.27     11.34     11.44     11.62     462.07    450.20    454.17    470.61 
    Apparel and other textile products..    9.37      9.49      9.59      9.66     353.25    348.28    354.83    364.18 
    Paper and allied products...........   16.61     17.11     17.16     17.25     705.93    715.20    719.00    729.68 
    Printing and publishing.............   14.66     14.96     14.93     14.98     564.41    571.47    573.31    581.22 
    Chemicals and allied products.......   18.47     18.70     18.74     18.96     788.67    791.01    794.58    809.59 
    Petroleum and coal products.........   22.31     22.36     22.37     22.10     952.64    936.88    932.83    923.78 
    Rubber and misc. plastics products..   13.20     13.48     13.53     13.57     543.84    548.64    553.38    571.30 
    Leather and leather products........   10.37     10.21     10.09     10.22     382.65    369.60    371.31    390.40 
                                                                                                                        
Service-producing.......................   13.55     14.01     14.08     14.19     443.09    455.33    457.60    468.27 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation and public utilities...   16.53     17.09     17.19     17.20     638.06    646.00    648.06    658.76 
                                                                                                                        
  Wholesale trade.......................   15.58     15.85     15.91     16.17     596.71    603.89    609.35    625.78 
                                                                                                                        
  Retail trade..........................    9.65      9.93      9.97      9.99     278.89    283.01    284.15    291.71 
                                                                                                                        
  Finance, insurance, and real estate...   15.32     15.96     16.04     16.18     553.05    571.37    579.04    595.42 
                                                                                                                        
  Services..............................   14.33     14.80     14.92     15.12     467.16    479.52    484.90    497.45 

  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                              ESTABLISHMENT DATA


Table B-4. Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm
payrolls by industry, seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
                                                                                         Percent  
                                    Dec.     Aug.     Sept.    Oct.     Nov.     Dec.     change  
            Industry                2000     2001     2001     2001     2001p    2001p    from:   
                                                                                        Nov. 2001-
                                                                                        Dec. 2001 
                                                                                                  
Total private:                                                                                    
   Current dollars..............   $14.03   $14.40   $14.45   $14.47   $14.54   $14.61      0.5   
   Constant (1982) dollars2.....     7.94     8.03     8.02     8.06     8.11     N.A.     (3)    
                                                                                                  
  Goods-producing...............    15.65    16.01    16.04    16.05    16.15    16.23       .5   
    Mining......................    17.43    17.69    17.67    17.73    17.79    17.59     -1.1   
    Construction................    18.17    18.35    18.36    18.38    18.47    18.65      1.0   
    Manufacturing...............    14.58    14.93    14.96    14.97    15.05    15.11       .4   
      Excluding overtime4.......    13.88    14.24    14.28    14.31    14.38    14.40       .1   
                                                                                                  
  Service-producing.............    13.53    13.93    13.98    14.01    14.07    14.14       .5   
    Transportation and public                                                                     
       utilities................    16.50    16.95    17.02    17.09    17.19    17.17      -.1   
    Wholesale trade.............    15.55    15.81    15.95    15.89    15.91    16.05       .9   
    Retail trade................     9.65     9.87     9.87     9.91     9.97     9.99       .2   
    Finance, insurance, and real                                                                  
       estate...................    15.35    15.99    16.01    16.05    16.07    16.13       .4   
    Services....................    14.23    14.71    14.76    14.81    14.87    14.97       .7   

  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 .6 percent from October 2001 to November 2001, the latest month available.
  4 Derived by assuming that overtime hours are paid at the rate of time and one-half.
  N.A. = not available.
  p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                    ESTABLISHMENT DATA


Table B-5. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by
industry

(1982=100)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                             Not seasonally adjusted                   Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                        
                Industry                                                                                                
                                          Dec.   Oct.    Nov.     Dec.    Dec.   Aug.    Sept.   Oct.    Nov.     Dec.  
                                          2000   2001    2001p    2001p   2000   2001    2001    2001    2001p    2001p 
                                                                                                                        
       Total private....................  152.3  149.7   149.1    150.6   151.2  150.1   149.9   148.9   148.7    148.7 
                                                                                                                        
Goods-producing.........................  114.0  110.8   108.6    107.3   113.5  110.3   109.5   108.3   107.5    107.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Mining................................   51.5   56.5    55.4     54.4    51.4   55.3    55.1    54.8    55.1     54.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Construction..........................  177.7  196.4   188.9    178.7   184.2  188.5   188.0   185.5   187.8    185.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Manufacturing.........................  104.2   95.6    94.6     95.2   102.2   96.8    95.9    94.9    93.3     93.4 
                                                                                                                        
   Durable goods........................  109.8   98.3    97.2     98.0   107.5  100.8    99.4    97.9    96.0     96.0 
    Lumber and wood products............  139.0  138.6   136.4    135.6   139.6  138.0   138.6   136.1   135.5    136.6 
    Furniture and fixtures..............  139.0  120.3   119.0    123.9   134.5  127.6   123.2   119.5   118.3    120.5 
    Stone, clay, and glass products.....  114.9  119.8   117.1    111.4   115.8  117.0   117.8   117.0   115.7    112.6 
    Primary metal industries............   90.3   79.7    77.5     79.6    88.4   82.3    81.7    79.9    76.2     78.2 
      Blast furnaces and basic steel                                                                                    
         products.......................   69.6   62.5    61.0     61.6    69.0   64.1    65.3    63.2    60.5     61.0 
    Fabricated metal products...........  121.7  110.5   109.2    110.7   118.2  112.6   111.1   109.7   107.2    107.6 
    Industrial machinery and equipment..  101.5   86.7    85.7     86.4    99.4   88.9    88.2    87.5    85.4     84.4 
    Electronic and other electrical                                                                                     
       equipment........................  110.3   88.4    87.0     87.4   106.9   90.9    89.6    87.9    85.7     85.1 
    Transportation equipment............  118.3  106.4   106.9    108.2   114.6  112.6   108.0   105.9   105.3    104.8 
      Motor vehicles and equipment......  155.6  136.7   138.8    142.1   148.8  149.6   139.9   135.3   136.3    137.1 
    Instruments and related products....   76.3   71.1    70.8     71.9    75.2   72.4    72.9    71.9    70.6     70.6 
    Miscellaneous manufacturing.........   98.6   91.3    89.0     91.0    97.2   90.6    90.2    89.6    87.3     90.0 
                                                                                                                        
   Nondurable goods.....................   96.6   91.8    91.0     91.3    94.9   91.3    91.0    90.8    89.7     89.9 
    Food and kindred products...........  116.3  119.3   116.8    116.0   114.7  114.5   113.7   115.5   114.1    114.4 
    Tobacco products....................   51.6   50.4    50.3     51.3    45.9   51.4    47.5    47.8    47.3     46.0 
    Textile mill products...............   72.7   63.0    61.8     62.0    71.7   64.7    63.7    62.8    61.2     61.2 
    Apparel and other textile products..   51.8   45.0    44.5     44.3    51.3   45.9    45.7    44.9    44.2     44.0 
    Paper and allied products...........  102.7   97.4    97.4     98.1   100.4   95.8    96.7    96.5    96.2     95.9 
    Printing and publishing.............  121.2  112.9   112.9    113.8   118.2  113.7   113.4   112.5   110.6    111.3 
    Chemicals and allied products.......  100.0   96.6    96.6     96.9    98.6   97.0    96.9    96.8    95.8     95.6 
    Petroleum and coal products.........   68.5   72.7    71.3     70.6    69.3   73.3    73.4    71.6    71.5     72.0 
    Rubber and misc. plastics products..  144.5  133.4   132.4    135.6   141.4  134.3   134.5   132.6   131.8    132.8 
    Leather and leather products........   29.1   25.1    25.2     25.2    29.4   26.3    25.7    24.9    24.6     25.2 
                                                                                                                        
Service-producing.......................  169.5  167.2   167.3    170.1   168.2  168.0   168.1   167.1   167.2    167.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation and public utilities...  141.9  137.2   135.6    137.1   140.6  137.8   136.7   136.3   134.8    134.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Wholesale trade.......................  132.6  130.0   130.1    131.4   132.2  131.0   130.6   129.7   129.7    130.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Retail trade..........................  151.1  144.1   146.3    151.4   145.5  145.6   145.7   144.8   145.2    145.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Finance, insurance, and real estate...  138.0  137.9   139.0    141.9   139.0  139.6   140.0   139.3   140.6    140.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Services..............................  210.3  211.9   210.7    212.5   211.4  212.0   212.4   211.1   211.1    211.8 

  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                   ESTABLISHMENT DATA


Table B-6.  Diffusion indexes of employment change, seasonally adjusted

(Percent)
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
       Time span          Jan.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    May     June    July    Aug.    Sept.   Oct.    Nov.    Dec. 
                                                                                                                       
                        
                                                   Private nonfarm payrolls, 353 industries1
                        
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
Over 1-month span:                                                                                                     
     1997..............   57.2    58.6    62.5    63.2    59.8    57.2    59.8    59.2    62.7    65.2    61.6    62.2 
     1998..............   63.2    56.2    59.3    60.2    58.9    57.1    55.4    58.4    54.8    55.0    58.2    56.4 
     1999..............   55.1    59.6    52.8    57.2    58.2    54.2    57.1    54.4    55.2    57.9    59.9    56.8 
     2000..............   55.7    59.3    61.0    54.2    47.7    60.5    57.8    55.1    52.0    54.8    55.1    54.2 
     2001..............   53.7    50.4    55.8    45.0    46.6    44.3    45.5    43.9    44.1    38.7   p38.1   p42.1 
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
Over 3-month span:                                                                                                     
     1997..............   63.5    64.0    66.0    67.0    63.2    63.3    59.8    65.6    67.3    71.1    70.0    69.5 
     1998..............   65.3    66.1    64.6    65.7    62.2    57.9    57.5    58.4    59.1    59.2    59.3    59.2 
     1999..............   60.8    57.8    58.5    55.8    58.1    57.9    57.2    59.2    59.8    59.1    61.0    60.6 
     2000..............   61.6    63.3    61.9    56.2    55.1    57.9    61.5    56.4    54.1    53.3    55.7    53.3 
     2001..............   51.7    54.1    48.6    49.2    42.5    42.4    40.5    39.9    38.8   p35.7   p32.9         
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
Over 6-month span:                                                                                                     
     1997..............   66.7    68.6    66.1    66.0    65.3    65.9    66.0    69.1    69.4    70.3    71.1    70.7 
     1998..............   70.4    67.4    65.0    62.5    63.6    60.5    59.2    58.6    57.9    59.6    60.6    59.9 
     1999..............   59.8    59.8    58.2    60.3    56.7    59.2    61.8    60.8    62.2    61.2    62.3    64.9 
     2000..............   63.5    60.6    62.6    63.7    61.5    55.5    56.1    58.6    54.2    54.8    51.8    54.2 
     2001..............   52.0    50.6    48.6    45.3    44.1    38.5    37.1   p35.7   p33.6                         
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
Over 12-month span:                                                                                                    
     1997..............   69.3    67.4    68.4    70.0    69.7    70.3    70.1    70.8    71.0    70.5    69.7    70.7 
     1998..............   69.7    67.6    67.4    66.0    64.0    62.7    61.9    62.0    60.9    59.3    60.8    58.8 
     1999..............   61.2    60.2    58.2    60.8    60.8    61.6    62.2    61.3    63.9    63.0    61.3    60.9 
     2000..............   62.5    63.0    61.8    59.5    58.4    56.8    55.7    56.5    54.2    53.4    53.0    51.7 
     2001..............   49.6    47.7    45.0    43.1   p40.2   p38.7                                                 
                                                                                                                       
                        
                                                    Manufacturing payrolls, 136 industries1
                        
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
Over 1-month span:                                                                                                     
     1997..............   48.2    52.6    55.5    54.8    52.9    53.7    49.3    51.1    57.7    61.8    61.4    54.8 
     1998..............   57.4    51.5    53.7    53.3    43.8    48.2    38.2    51.5    41.9    41.5    41.2    43.4 
     1999..............   46.0    44.5    43.0    42.3    50.4    39.3    51.5    39.3    45.2    46.3    53.3    46.7 
     2000..............   44.9    56.6    55.5    46.7    41.2    54.8    53.7    38.6    34.6    41.5    43.8    44.1 
     2001..............   37.9    32.4    41.5    31.3    29.4    33.1    39.0    27.6    36.0    29.4   p26.5   p30.1 
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
Over 3-month span:                                                                                                     
     1997..............   50.0    51.5    55.9    55.5    52.9    52.9    50.4    54.8    59.6    70.6    66.5    64.3 
     1998..............   59.6    59.6    55.9    50.4    46.7    37.9    41.5    41.5    41.9    38.2    36.8    40.8 
     1999..............   41.2    39.0    38.2    41.5    40.8    45.2    39.0    45.2    40.8    44.9    46.3    46.0 
     2000..............   50.0    54.0    52.9    42.3    43.0    48.5    48.2    33.8    28.7    30.5    39.0    35.7 
     2001..............   28.3    29.4    24.6    26.5    22.4    24.6    21.0    19.9    19.9   p21.0   p17.3         
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
Over 6-month span:                                                                                                     
     1997..............   53.7    53.7    51.1    52.9    50.7    50.7    54.8    62.1    61.8    64.3    67.3    65.8 
     1998..............   63.2    54.4    50.4    40.4    44.5    40.1    37.5    36.4    34.9    40.1    37.1    34.2 
     1999..............   36.0    38.2    37.5    41.2    36.8    39.7    43.0    41.5    46.0    40.4    46.3    51.5 
     2000..............   51.5    44.5    48.5    55.1    43.8    34.9    33.5    34.6    30.1    29.4    25.0    27.9 
     2001..............   26.8    25.4    19.9    20.6    20.2    15.1    13.2   p14.3   p10.7                         
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
Over 12-month span:                                                                                                    
     1997..............   55.1    52.6    54.0    54.4    55.5    57.0    57.0    58.8    59.2    57.7    57.4    57.7 
     1998..............   54.8    52.2    51.8    46.7    40.4    40.1    38.2    37.5    36.4    34.6    35.7    34.2 
     1999..............   38.6    34.6    32.4    36.0    37.9    39.0    40.1    40.4    44.5    46.0    44.9    44.5 
     2000..............   46.3    45.2    41.2    37.9    33.8    31.3    31.3    31.3    27.6    25.4    24.3    21.0 
     2001..............   19.1    16.5    14.7    16.2   p14.7   p11.8                                                 

  1 Based on seasonally adjusted data for 1-, 3-, and 6-month spans and unadjusted data for the 12-month span. Data are
centered within the span. 
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  Figures are the percent of industries with employment increasing plus one-half of the industries with
unchanged employment, where 50 percent indicates an equal balance between industries with increasing and decreasing
employment.