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                  THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:  OCTOBER 2000


   The unemployment rate held at 3.9 percent in October, and total nonfarm
employment rose by 137,000, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S.
Department of Labor reported today.  Among the major industry divisions,
construction had the largest over-the-month gain, adding 34,000 jobs.
Employment was unchanged in manufacturing and little changed in services
and retail trade.  Average hourly earnings rose by 6 cents over the month.
   
Unemployment (Household Survey Data)
   
   The number of unemployed persons, 5.5 million, was essentially
unchanged in October.  The jobless rate (3.9 percent) has remained within
the 3.9- to 4.1-percent range since October 1999.  Unemployment rates for
the major worker groups--adult men (3.4 percent), adult women (3.4
percent), teenagers (12.6 percent), whites (3.4 percent), and blacks (7.3
percent)--showed little change over the month.  The rate for Hispanics
declined to 5.0 percent.  (See tables A-1 and A-2.)
   
Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
   
   Total employment, at 135.4 million, and the employment-population
ratio, at 64.4 percent, were essentially unchanged in October.  The
civilian labor force was little changed at 140.9 million, and the labor
force participation rate was also about unchanged at 67.0 percent.  (See
table A-1.)
   
   In October, about 7.6 million persons (not seasonally adjusted) held
more than one job.  These multiple jobholders represented 5.6 percent of
total employment, compared with 6.0 percent a year earlier.  (See table A-10.)
   
Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
   
   About 1.0 million persons (not seasonally adjusted) were marginally
attached to the labor force in October, compared with about 1.2 million a
year earlier.  These people wanted and were available to work and had
looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months.  They were not counted as
unemployed, however, because they had not actively searched for work in the
4 weeks preceding the survey.  The number of discouraged workers was
230,000 in October.  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.)

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Table A.  Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
___________________________________________________________________________
                      |    Quarterly    |       Monthly data       |
                      |    averages     |                          |
                      |_________________|__________________________|Sept.-
      Category        |      2000       |           2000           | Oct.
                      |_________________|__________________________|change
                      |   II   |  III   |  Aug.  |  Sept. |  Oct.  |
______________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______
    HOUSEHOLD DATA    |                 Labor force status
                      |____________________________________________________
Civilian labor force..| 140,827| 140,593| 140,742| 140,639| 140,918|    279
  Employment..........| 135,200| 134,941| 134,912| 135,161| 135,422|    261
  Unemployment........|   5,627|   5,652|   5,829|   5,477|   5,496|     19
Not in labor force....|  68,550|  69,348|  69,193|  69,522|  69,460|    -62
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                      |                 Unemployment rates
                      |____________________________________________________
All workers...........|     4.0|     4.0|     4.1|     3.9|     3.9|     .0
  Adult men...........|     3.3|     3.2|     3.2|     3.2|     3.4|    0.2
  Adult women.........|     3.7|     3.6|     3.8|     3.5|     3.4|    -.1
  Teenagers...........|    12.3|    13.5|    14.4|    12.8|    12.6|    -.2
  White...............|     3.4|     3.5|     3.6|     3.5|     3.4|    -.1
  Black...............|     7.7|     7.6|     8.0|     7.0|     7.3|     .3
  Hispanic origin.....|     5.6|     5.6|     5.7|     5.6|     5.0|    -.6
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
 ESTABLISHMENT DATA   |                     Employment
                      |____________________________________________________
Nonfarm employment....| 131,552|p131,619| 131,528|p131,723|p131,860|   p137
  Goods-producing 1/..|  25,703| p25,670|  25,644| p25,610| p25,648|    p38
    Construction......|   6,676|  p6,684|   6,675|  p6,708|  p6,742|    p34
    Manufacturing.....|  18,488| p18,448|  18,432| p18,363| p18,363|     p0
  Service-producing 1/| 105,849|p105,949| 105,884|p106,113|p106,212|    p99
    Retail trade......|  23,128| p23,186|  23,191| p23,170| p23,174|     p4
    Services..........|  40,272| p40,574|  40,572| p40,748| p40,765|    p17
    Government........|  20,827| p20,530|  20,510| p20,475| p20,495|    p20
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                      |                  Hours of work 2/
                      |____________________________________________________
Total private.........|    34.5|   p34.4|    34.3|   p34.4|   p34.3|  p-0.1
  Manufacturing.......|    41.7|   p41.4|    41.4|   p41.2|   p41.3|    p.1
    Overtime..........|     4.7|    p4.5|     4.5|    p4.4|    p4.4|    p.0
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                      |    Indexes of aggregate weekly hours (1982=100) 2/
                      |____________________________________________________
Total private.........|   151.2|  p151.2|   150.9|  p151.4|  p151.5|   p0.1
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                      |                      Earnings 2/
                      |____________________________________________________
Avg. hourly earnings, |        |        |        |        |        |
  total private.......|  $13.67| p$13.79|  $13.80| p$13.83| p$13.89| p$0.06
Avg. weekly earnings, |        |        |        |        |        |
  total private.......|  471.50| p474.03|  473.34| p475.75| p476.43|   p.68
______________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______
   1/  Includes other industries, not shown separately.
   2/  Data relate to private production or nonsupervisory workers.
   p=preliminary.

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Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data)

   Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 137,000 to 131.9 million in
October, seasonally adjusted.  This compares to a September gain of 148,000
jobs (after adjusting for the net effect of strikes and the layoff of the
last sizable contingent of temporary census workers).  Over the first 8
months of the year, the average monthly gain (after similar adjustments for
strikes and changes in the number of temporary census workers) was 195,000.
In October, employment gains occurred in several service-producing industry
divisions and in construction and mining.  (See table B-1.)
   
   In the goods-producing sector, employment in construction grew by
34,000 in October, seasonally adjusted, following a similar increase in
September.  Construction employment had been little changed during the
summer; the seasonal layoffs that usually start in September have been
lighter than normal thus far this fall, resulting in seasonally-adjusted
employment increases.
   
   Mining employment rose by 4,000 in October.  Within mining, oil and gas
extraction continued to grow and has added 23,000 jobs since August 1999.
   
   Employment in manufacturing was unchanged in October following 2 months
of sharp declines.  Over the month, job losses continued in lumber,
apparel, and textiles.  Motor vehicle employment also edged down and has
declined by 46,000 since July, in part reflecting measures to reduce
inventories of heavy trucks.  In contrast, electronic components added
7,000 jobs in October, continuing its strong growth trend.  Employment in
food and kindred products rose, following declines in the prior 2 months.
   
   In the service-producing sector, employment in the services industry
was little changed in October, following 2 months of large increases.  Thus
far this year, employment growth in this industry has averaged 106,000 a
month, slightly below the average for all of 1999.  Help supply services
lost 82,000 jobs in October, more than offsetting a large gain in
September; employment in this industry has shown virtually no net growth
since March.  Elsewhere in services, amusements and recreation employment
rose by 28,000 in October.  Auto repair services added 10,000 jobs over the
month.  Employment continued to increase in health services (17,000),
social services (16,000), engineering and management services (10,000), and
computer services (8,000).
   
   Employment rose by 23,000 in transportation and public utilities in
October, well above the average of 14,000 for the first 9 months of this year.
The October strength was in air transportation (up 7,000) and communications
(up 8,000).
   
   Finance, insurance, and real estate gained 20,000 jobs in October, the
third consecutive monthly increase.  Employment in real estate rose by
12,000 over the month; this industry has added 25,000 jobs over the past 3
months.  Employment in security brokerages also continued to grow, adding
4,000 jobs.
   
   Wholesale trade employment grew by 15,000 in October and has increased
by 34,000 since July.  All of the October gain was in nondurable goods.
Retail trade employment was essentially unchanged in October.  A gain of
14,000 jobs in automotive dealers and service stations was largely offset
by a decline in general merchandise stores.
   
   Government employment increased by 20,000 in October.  All of this gain
occurred in state and local government.  There was little over-the-month
change in the number of temporary census workers; only about 6,000 were
left on federal payrolls.

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Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)
   
   The average workweek for production or nonsupervisory workers on
private nonfarm payrolls edged down by 0.1 hour in October to 34.3 hours,
seasonally adjusted.  The manufacturing workweek was up by 0.1 hour to 
41.3 hours, following a drop of 0.2 hour in September.  Factory hours
remained well below the high levels that have prevailed over the last
several years.  In October, manufacturing overtime was unchanged at 4.4
hours.  (See table B-2.)
   
   The index of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory
workers on private nonfarm payrolls edged up to 151.5 (1982=100),
seasonally adjusted.  The manufacturing index increased by 0.2 percent to
104.8.  (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 6 cents in October to $13.89,
seasonally adjusted.  Over the month, average weekly earnings edged up by
0.1 percent to $476.43.  Over the year, average hourly earnings rose by 3.8
percent and average weekly earnings grew by 3.2 percent.  Since February
1999, 12-month growth rates in hourly earnings have remained in the range
of 3.5 to 3.8 percent.  (See table B-3.)

                      ______________________________
   
   The Employment Situation for November 2000 is scheduled to be released
on Friday, December 8, at 8:30 A.M. (EST).

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 |  Following usual practice, the 6-month updates to seasonal adjust-   |
 |ment factors for the establishment survey data will be introduced     |
 |with next month's release of November data.  These factors will be    |
 |used for the September 2000 through April 2001 estimates and will     |
 |be published in the December 2000 issue of Employment and Earnings.   |
 |These factors will be available on Friday, December 1, on the Internet|
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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
50,000 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 2000,
the sample included about 300,000 establishments employing about 48 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.

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 Differences in employment estimates.  The numerous conceptual and
methodological differences between the household and establishment surveys
result in important distinctions in the employment estimates derived from
the surveys.  Among these are:
 
 --The household survey includes agricultural workers, the self-employed,
unpaid family workers, and private household workers among the employed.
These groups are excluded from the establishment survey.

 --The household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the
employed. The establishment survey does not.
 
 --The household survey is limited to  workers 16 years of age and older.
The establishment survey is not limited by age.
 
 --The  household survey has no duplication of individuals, because
individuals  are counted only once, even if they hold more than one job. In
the establishment survey, employees working at more than one job  and thus
appearing on more than one payroll would be counted separately for each
appearance.
 
 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
376,000.  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 -276,000 to 476,000 (100,000 +/- 376,000).
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 +/- 258,000, and for the monthly change in the unemployment
rate it is +/- .21 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 $16.00 per issue or
$40.00 per year from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC
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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-H 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-G 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                                                                                  
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Oct.    Sept.   Oct.    Oct.    June    July    Aug.    Sept.   Oct. 
                                                       1999    2000    2000    1999    2000    2000    2000    2000    2000 
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                        TOTAL                                                                                               
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 208,483 210,161 210,378 208,483 209,543 209,727 209,935 210,161 210,378
    Civilian labor force............................ 139,761 140,357 140,893 139,697 140,762 140,399 140,742 140,639 140,918
          Participation rate........................    67.0    66.8    67.0    67.0    67.2    66.9    67.0    66.9    67.0
      Employed...................................... 134,390 135,033 135,771 133,940 135,179 134,749 134,912 135,161 135,422
          Employment-population ratio...............    64.5    64.3    64.5    64.2    64.5    64.2    64.3    64.3    64.4
        Agriculture.................................   3,293   3,510   3,277   3,238   3,321   3,299   3,344   3,340   3,233
        Nonagricultural industries.................. 131,096 131,523 132,494 130,702 131,858 131,450 131,569 131,821 132,188
      Unemployed....................................   5,372   5,324   5,122   5,757   5,583   5,650   5,829   5,477   5,496
          Unemployment rate.........................     3.8     3.8     3.6     4.1     4.0     4.0     4.1     3.9     3.9
    Not in labor force..............................  68,722  69,804  69,485  68,786  68,781  69,329  69,193  69,522  69,460
      Persons who currently want a job..............   4,020   4,184   4,051   4,331   4,254   4,478   4,213   4,349   4,380
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 16 years and over                                                                                      
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 100,088 100,963 101,075 100,088 100,654 100,745 100,847 100,963 101,075
    Civilian labor force............................  74,623  74,983  75,231  74,680  75,120  74,917  75,412  75,233  75,313
          Participation rate........................    74.6    74.3    74.4    74.6    74.6    74.4    74.8    74.5    74.5
      Employed......................................  71,825  72,317  72,552  71,623  72,217  72,063  72,407  72,352  72,378
          Employment-population ratio...............    71.8    71.6    71.8    71.6    71.7    71.5    71.8    71.7    71.6
      Unemployed....................................   2,799   2,666   2,679   3,057   2,903   2,854   3,005   2,881   2,936
          Unemployment rate.........................     3.8     3.6     3.6     4.1     3.9     3.8     4.0     3.8     3.9
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  91,896  92,863  92,969  91,896  92,546  92,642  92,754  92,863  92,969
    Civilian labor force............................  70,401  70,954  71,185  70,339  70,714  70,702  71,067  71,002  71,128
          Participation rate........................    76.6    76.4    76.6    76.5    76.4    76.3    76.6    76.5    76.5
      Employed......................................  68,175  68,823  69,011  67,898  68,430  68,440  68,757  68,699  68,743
          Employment-population ratio...............    74.2    74.1    74.2    73.9    73.9    73.9    74.1    74.0    73.9
        Agriculture.................................   2,268   2,474   2,264   2,206   2,269   2,296   2,288   2,350   2,196
        Nonagricultural industries..................  65,907  66,349  66,747  65,692  66,161  66,144  66,469  66,349  66,547
      Unemployed....................................   2,226   2,130   2,175   2,441   2,284   2,263   2,309   2,303   2,385
          Unemployment rate.........................     3.2     3.0     3.1     3.5     3.2     3.2     3.2     3.2     3.4
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 16 years and over                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 108,395 109,198 109,303 108,395 108,889 108,983 109,088 109,198 109,303
    Civilian labor force............................  65,138  65,374  65,662  65,017  65,642  65,482  65,330  65,406  65,605
          Participation rate........................    60.1    59.9    60.1    60.0    60.3    60.1    59.9    59.9    60.0
      Employed......................................  62,565  62,716  63,219  62,317  62,962  62,686  62,505  62,809  63,044
          Employment-population ratio...............    57.7    57.4    57.8    57.5    57.8    57.5    57.3    57.5    57.7
      Unemployed....................................   2,573   2,658   2,443   2,700   2,680   2,796   2,824   2,597   2,560
          Unemployment rate.........................     4.0     4.1     3.7     4.2     4.1     4.3     4.3     4.0     3.9
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 100,458 101,321 101,448 100,458 101,007 101,111 101,209 101,321 101,448
    Civilian labor force............................  61,292  61,552  61,747  60,955  61,596  61,508  61,260  61,386  61,481
          Participation rate........................    61.0    60.7    60.9    60.7    61.0    60.8    60.5    60.6    60.6
      Employed......................................  59,238  59,370  59,788  58,800  59,278  59,222  58,949  59,268  59,417
          Employment-population ratio...............    59.0    58.6    58.9    58.5    58.7    58.6    58.2    58.5    58.6
        Agriculture.................................     829     787     753     800     834     792     824     744     734
        Nonagricultural industries..................  58,409  58,583  59,035  58,000  58,444  58,430  58,125  58,524  58,683
      Unemployed....................................   2,054   2,182   1,959   2,155   2,318   2,286   2,311   2,118   2,065
          Unemployment rate.........................     3.4     3.5     3.2     3.5     3.8     3.7     3.8     3.5     3.4
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian  noninstitutional population.............  16,129  15,977  15,960  16,129  15,991  15,974  15,972  15,977  15,960
    Civilian labor force............................   8,068   7,852   7,960   8,403   8,452   8,189   8,415   8,251   8,309
          Participation rate........................    50.0    49.1    49.9    52.1    52.9    51.3    52.7    51.6    52.1
      Employed......................................   6,977   6,840   6,972   7,242   7,471   7,087   7,206   7,195   7,262
          Employment-population ratio...............    43.3    42.8    43.7    44.9    46.7    44.4    45.1    45.0    45.5
        Agriculture.................................     196     249     260     232     218     211     232     247     304
        Nonagricultural industries..................   6,781   6,591   6,712   7,010   7,253   6,876   6,974   6,948   6,958
      Unemployed....................................   1,091   1,012     988   1,161     981   1,101   1,209   1,056   1,047
          Unemployment rate.........................    13.5    12.9    12.4    13.8    11.6    13.4    14.4    12.8    12.6

    1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted
  and seasonally adjusted columns.
     NOTE:  Beginning in January 2000, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.





  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-2.  Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, age, and Hispanic origin

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted             Seasonally adjusted(1)            
                                                                                                                            
        Employment status, race, sex, age, and                                                                              
                   Hispanic origin                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Oct.    Sept.   Oct.    Oct.    June    July    Aug.    Sept.   Oct. 
                                                       1999    2000    2000    1999    2000    2000    2000    2000    2000 
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                        WHITE                                                                                               
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 173,585 174,745 174,899 173,585 174,316 174,443 174,587 174,745 174,899
    Civilian labor force............................ 116,683 117,237 117,477 116,654 117,451 117,258 117,551 117,535 117,500
        Participation rate..........................    67.2    67.1    67.2    67.2    67.4    67.2    67.3    67.3    67.2
      Employed...................................... 112,890 113,334 113,807 112,548 113,484 113,156 113,352 113,450 113,516
        Employment-population ratio.................    65.0    64.9    65.1    64.8    65.1    64.9    64.9    64.9    64.9
      Unemployed....................................   3,793   3,903   3,669   4,106   3,967   4,103   4,199   4,085   3,984
        Unemployment rate...........................     3.3     3.3     3.1     3.5     3.4     3.5     3.6     3.5     3.4
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force............................  59,784  60,227  60,258  59,777  60,074  59,950  60,358  60,275  60,272
        Participation rate..........................    77.0    76.9    76.9    77.0    76.9    76.7    77.1    77.0    76.9
      Employed......................................  58,235  58,660  58,724  58,043  58,409  58,302  58,701  58,543  58,548
        Employment-population ratio.................    75.0    74.9    74.9    74.7    74.8    74.6    75.0    74.7    74.7
      Unemployed....................................   1,549   1,567   1,535   1,734   1,666   1,647   1,657   1,732   1,724
        Unemployment rate...........................     2.6     2.6     2.5     2.9     2.8     2.7     2.7     2.9     2.9
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force............................  50,042  50,355  50,461  49,733  50,246  50,356  50,060  50,235  50,196
        Participation rate..........................    60.2    60.1    60.2    59.8    60.2    60.2    59.8    60.0    59.9
      Employed......................................  48,581  48,786  49,057  48,203  48,616  48,700  48,388  48,688  48,716
        Employment-population ratio.................    58.4    58.3    58.5    58.0    58.2    58.3    57.8    58.2    58.1
      Unemployed....................................   1,460   1,570   1,405   1,530   1,630   1,656   1,673   1,546   1,480
        Unemployment rate...........................     2.9     3.1     2.8     3.1     3.2     3.3     3.3     3.1     2.9
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force............................   6,857   6,654   6,757   7,144   7,130   6,953   7,133   7,025   7,032
        Participation rate..........................    53.8    52.4    53.2    56.1    56.1    54.7    56.2    55.3    55.4
      Employed......................................   6,073   5,888   6,027   6,302   6,458   6,153   6,264   6,219   6,252
        Employment-population ratio.................    47.7    46.4    47.5    49.5    50.8    48.4    49.3    49.0    49.2
      Unemployed....................................     784     766     730     842     672     800     869     806     780
        Unemployment rate...........................    11.4    11.5    10.8    11.8     9.4    11.5    12.2    11.5    11.1
          Men.......................................    11.4    11.9    10.9    11.9    11.2    12.6    13.3    12.2    11.5
          Women.....................................    11.5    11.1    10.7    11.7     7.4    10.3    11.0    10.7    10.6
                                                                                                                            
                        BLACK                                                                                               
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  24,985  25,299  25,339  24,985  25,191  25,221  25,258  25,299  25,339
    Civilian labor force............................  16,527  16,426  16,634  16,489  16,577  16,456  16,512  16,403  16,593
        Participation rate..........................    66.1    64.9    65.6    66.0    65.8    65.2    65.4    64.8    65.5
      Employed......................................  15,215  15,244  15,469  15,124  15,275  15,190  15,190  15,246  15,380
        Employment-population ratio.................    60.9    60.3    61.0    60.5    60.6    60.2    60.1    60.3    60.7
      Unemployed....................................   1,311   1,182   1,165   1,365   1,302   1,266   1,322   1,156   1,213
        Unemployment rate...........................     7.9     7.2     7.0     8.3     7.9     7.7     8.0     7.0     7.3
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force............................   7,334   7,285   7,443   7,281   7,263   7,292   7,337   7,274   7,387
        Participation rate..........................    73.4    71.8    73.2    72.9    72.0    72.1    72.4    71.7    72.6
      Employed......................................   6,794   6,826   6,945   6,717   6,761   6,803   6,797   6,813   6,870
        Employment-population ratio.................    68.0    67.3    68.3    67.3    67.0    67.3    67.1    67.1    67.6
      Unemployed....................................     540     458     498     564     502     489     540     461     517
        Unemployment rate...........................     7.4     6.3     6.7     7.7     6.9     6.7     7.4     6.3     7.0
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force............................   8,286   8,239   8,272   8,252   8,347   8,217   8,230   8,197   8,237
        Participation rate..........................    66.2    64.9    65.1    65.9    66.1    65.0    65.0    64.6    64.8
      Employed......................................   7,790   7,740   7,822   7,745   7,792   7,691   7,710   7,724   7,775
        Employment-population ratio.................    62.2    61.0    61.5    61.9    61.7    60.8    60.9    60.9    61.2
      Unemployed....................................     496     499     450     507     554     525     520     472     461
        Unemployment rate...........................     6.0     6.1     5.4     6.1     6.6     6.4     6.3     5.8     5.6
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force............................     906     902     919     956     967     947     945     932     969
        Participation rate..........................    36.5    36.6    37.4    38.5    39.2    38.4    38.4    37.8    39.4
      Employed......................................     631     677     702     662     722     696     682     709     735
        Employment-population ratio.................    25.4    27.5    28.5    26.7    29.2    28.2    27.7    28.8    29.9
      Unemployed....................................     275     225     217     294     245     252     262     223     234
        Unemployment rate...........................    30.3    24.9    23.6    30.8    25.4    26.6    27.8    23.9    24.2
          Men.......................................    32.7    25.8    25.3    35.3    32.0    25.0    33.7    26.7    28.0
          Women.....................................    27.9    24.1    22.3    26.1    18.2    27.9    22.5    21.5    21.0

                   HISPANIC ORIGIN
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  21,881  22,555  22,618  21,881  22,355  22,422  22,488  22,555  22,618
    Civilian labor force............................  14,837  15,525  15,503  14,809  15,325  15,188  15,248  15,536  15,496
        Participation rate..........................    67.8    68.8    68.5    67.7    68.6    67.7    67.8    68.9    68.5
      Employed......................................  13,922  14,666  14,743  13,879  14,461  14,339  14,371  14,666  14,728
        Employment-population ratio.................    63.6    65.0    65.2    63.4    64.7    64.0    63.9    65.0    65.1
      Unemployed....................................     915     859     760     930     864     849     876     871     767
        Unemployment rate...........................     6.2     5.5     4.9     6.3     5.6     5.6     5.7     5.6     5.0

    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.  Beginning in January
  2000, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.



  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                               HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-3. Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment, seasonally adjusted

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                               Not seasonally adjusted                  Seasonally adjusted(1)               
                                                                                                                             
            Educational attainment                                                                                           
                                                                                                                             
                                                Oct.     Sept.    Oct.     Oct.     June     July     Aug.     Sept.    Oct.  
                                                1999     2000     2000     1999     2000     2000     2000     2000     2000  
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
       Less than a high school diploma                                                                                       
                                                                                                                             
  Civilian noninstitutional population......   28,246   28,346   27,931   28,246   28,227   27,888   28,306   28,346   27,931
    Civilian labor force....................   12,039   12,578   12,162   12,201   12,004   12,328   12,441   12,417   12,312
        Percent of population...............     42.6     44.4     43.5     43.2     42.5     44.2     43.9     43.8     44.1
      Employed..............................   11,303   11,872   11,437   11,401   11,239   11,544   11,677   11,662   11,518
        Employment-population ratio.........     40.0     41.9     40.9     40.4     39.8     41.4     41.3     41.1     41.2
      Unemployed............................      735      706      724      800      765      784      764      755      794
        Unemployment rate...................      6.1      5.6      6.0      6.6      6.4      6.4      6.1      6.1      6.4
                                                                                                                             
     High school graduates, no college(2)                                                                                    
                                                                                                                             
  Civilian noninstitutional population......   57,275   57,244   57,365   57,275   57,581   57,144   56,882   57,244   57,365
    Civilian labor force....................   37,170   36,712   36,979   37,080   36,910   37,018   36,589   36,682   36,917
        Percent of population...............     64.9     64.1     64.5     64.7     64.1     64.8     64.3     64.1     64.4
      Employed..............................   36,038   35,534   35,783   35,874   35,659   35,782   35,238   35,463   35,641
        Employment-population ratio.........     62.9     62.1     62.4     62.6     61.9     62.6     62.0     62.0     62.1
      Unemployed............................    1,132    1,178    1,196    1,206    1,251    1,236    1,350    1,219    1,276
        Unemployment rate...................      3.0      3.2      3.2      3.3      3.4      3.3      3.7      3.3      3.5
                                                                                                                             
       Less than a bachelor's degree(3)                                                                                      
                                                                                                                             
  Civilian noninstitutional population......   43,787   44,191   44,767   43,787   44,250   44,724   44,616   44,191   44,767
    Civilian labor force....................   32,564   32,683   33,179   32,203   33,094   32,952   33,175   32,934   32,848
        Percent of population...............     74.4     74.0     74.1     73.5     74.8     73.7     74.4     74.5     73.4
      Employed..............................   31,714   31,866   32,423   31,330   32,132   32,029   32,230   32,091   32,071
        Employment-population ratio.........     72.4     72.1     72.4     71.6     72.6     71.6     72.2     72.6     71.6
      Unemployed............................      851      817      755      873      962      923      946      843      778
        Unemployment rate...................      2.6      2.5      2.3      2.7      2.9      2.8      2.9      2.6      2.4
                                                                                                                             
              College graduates                                                                                              
                                                                                                                             
  Civilian noninstitutional population......   44,986   45,863   45,785   44,986   45,092   45,549   45,718   45,863   45,785
    Civilian labor force....................   35,992   36,227   36,161   35,721   35,988   35,877   35,903   36,017   35,916
        Percent of population...............     80.0     79.0     79.0     79.4     79.8     78.8     78.5     78.5     78.4
      Employed..............................   35,420   35,531   35,612   35,106   35,437   35,254   35,250   35,319   35,329
        Employment-population ratio.........     78.7     77.5     77.8     78.0     78.6     77.4     77.1     77.0     77.2
      Unemployed............................      573      696      550      615      551      623      653      697      587
        Unemployment rate...................      1.6      1.9      1.5      1.7      1.5      1.7      1.8      1.9      1.6

    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:  Beginning in January 2000, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.




  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-4. Selected employment indicators

  (In thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                            
                       Category                                                                                             
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Oct.    Sept.   Oct.    Oct.    June    July    Aug.    Sept.   Oct. 
                                                       1999    2000    2000    1999    2000    2000    2000    2000    2000 
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                    CHARACTERISTIC                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
  Total employed, 16 years and over................. 134,390 135,033 135,771 133,940 135,179 134,749 134,912 135,161 135,422
    Married men, spouse present.....................  43,590  43,627  43,710  43,206  43,357  43,284  43,372  43,324  43,363
    Married women, spouse present...................  33,928  33,503  34,008  33,521  33,824  33,618  33,413  33,402  33,604
    Women who maintain families.....................   8,407   8,633   8,475   8,398   8,280   8,483   8,519   8,548   8,441
                                                                                                                            
                      OCCUPATION                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
    Managerial and professional specialty...........  40,973  41,106  40,977  40,718  41,148  40,784  40,937  40,963  40,696
    Technical, sales, and administrative support....  39,035  38,810  39,440  39,023  39,270  39,239  39,026  38,966  39,480
    Service occupations.............................  17,444  18,019  18,229  17,694  18,090  17,877  17,675  18,128  18,582
    Precision production, craft, and repair.........  14,776  15,005  15,083  14,836  14,888  15,236  15,263  15,156  15,113
    Operators, fabricators, and laborers............  18,675  18,482  18,663  18,340  18,430  18,296  18,592  18,501  18,327
    Farming, forestry, and fishing..................   3,487   3,612   3,378   3,365   3,368   3,309   3,400   3,395   3,274
                                                                                                                            
                   CLASS OF WORKER                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
    Agriculture:                                                                                                            
      Wage and salary workers.......................   1,950   2,141   2,063   1,936   2,059   2,079   2,056   2,010   2,044
      Self-employed workers.........................   1,294   1,328   1,179   1,267   1,175   1,182   1,258   1,288   1,171
      Unpaid family workers.........................      49      42      35      42      50      40      37      39      31
    Nonagricultural industries:                                                                                             
      Wage and salary workers....................... 122,048 122,545 123,690 121,654 123,002 122,681 122,773 122,992 123,367
        Government..................................  18,796  18,827  19,009  18,817  18,777  18,497  18,496  18,979  19,047
        Private industries.......................... 103,252 103,718 104,682 102,837 104,225 104,184 104,277 104,013 104,320
          Private households........................     939     784     787     939     957     807     716     812     793
          Other industries.......................... 102,313 102,934 103,895 101,898 103,268 103,377 103,561 103,201 103,527
      Self-employed workers.........................   8,959   8,878   8,678   8,833   8,665   8,609   8,590   8,799   8,550
      Unpaid family workers.........................      89      99     126     101      71      80     116     105     144
                                                                                                                            
              PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
    All industries:                                                                                                         
      Part time for economic reasons................   2,832   2,854   2,851   3,179   3,117   3,071   3,164   3,189   3,200
        Slack work or business conditions...........   1,718   1,837   1,708   1,928   1,811   1,846   1,997   2,101   1,900
        Could only find part-time work..............     895     784     873     993   1,022     900     855     815     973
      Part time for noneconomic reasons.............  19,644  18,751  19,583  18,799  18,308  18,558  18,709  18,456  18,704
                                                                                                                            
    Nonagricultural industries:                                                                                             
      Part time for economic reasons................   2,666   2,724   2,704   2,983   2,967   2,940   3,038   3,021   3,031
        Slack work or business conditions...........   1,600   1,747   1,609   1,807   1,713   1,750   1,924   1,983   1,810
        Could only find part-time work..............     876     769     856     964     994     881     838     804     945
      Part time for noneconomic reasons.............  19,081  18,147  19,030  18,249  17,743  18,041  18,190  17,879  18,158

      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.  Beginning in January 2000, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.




  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-5. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                            Number of                                                       
                                                        unemployed persons                Unemployment rates(1)             
                                                          (in thousands)                                                    
                       Category                                                                                             
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Oct.    Sept.   Oct.    Oct.    June    July    Aug.    Sept.   Oct. 
                                                       1999    2000    2000    1999    2000    2000    2000    2000    2000 
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                    CHARACTERISTIC                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
   Total, 16 years and over.........................   5,757   5,477   5,496    4.1     4.0     4.0     4.1     3.9     3.9 
     Men, 20 years and over.........................   2,441   2,303   2,385    3.5     3.2     3.2     3.2     3.2     3.4 
     Women, 20 years and over.......................   2,155   2,118   2,065    3.5     3.8     3.7     3.8     3.5     3.4 
     Both sexes, 16 to 19 years.....................   1,161   1,056   1,047   13.8    11.6    13.4    14.4    12.8    12.6 
                                                                                                                            
     Married men, spouse present....................     988     919     894    2.2     1.9     2.0     2.0     2.1     2.0 
     Married women, spouse present..................     858     946     835    2.5     2.6     2.8     2.9     2.8     2.4 
     Women who maintain families....................     540     477     477    6.0     6.1     5.6     6.0     5.3     5.4 
                                                                                                                            
     Full-time workers..............................   4,614   4,386   4,443    4.0     3.8     3.7     4.0     3.8     3.8 
     Part-time workers..............................   1,146   1,081   1,060    4.7     4.8     5.3     5.0     4.6     4.4 
                                                                                                                            
                    OCCUPATION(2)                                                                                           
                                                                                                                            
     Managerial and professional specialty..........     759     739     736    1.8     1.6     1.9     1.9     1.8     1.8 
     Technical, sales, and administrative support...   1,422   1,380   1,475    3.5     3.6     3.6     4.0     3.4     3.6 
     Precision production, craft, and repair........     613     540     525    4.0     3.5     3.5     3.1     3.4     3.4 
     Operators, fabricators, and laborers...........   1,233   1,207   1,258    6.3     6.1     6.3     6.4     6.1     6.4 
     Farming, forestry, and fishing.................     207     192     249    5.8     5.0     5.7     6.4     5.4     7.1 
                                                                                                                            
                       INDUSTRY                                                                                             
                                                                                                                            
     Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers   4,489   4,316   4,368    4.2     4.0     4.1     4.1     4.0     4.0 
       Goods-producing industries...................   1,286   1,264   1,374    4.5     4.1     4.3     4.4     4.5     4.8 
         Mining.....................................      29      29      37    5.0     3.5     5.1     4.6     5.8     7.1 
         Construction...............................     523     519     519    6.7     5.9     5.9     6.5     6.4     6.5 
         Manufacturing..............................     734     717     819    3.7     3.4     3.6     3.5     3.6     4.1 
           Durable goods............................     425     374     465    3.5     3.5     3.3     3.1     3.1     3.8 
           Nondurable goods.........................     309     343     354    4.0     3.1     4.0     4.3     4.4     4.5 
       Service-producing industries.................   3,203   3,052   2,994    4.1     4.0     4.1     4.1     3.8     3.7 
         Transportation and public utilities........     244     274     212    3.1     2.7     3.2     3.1     3.3     2.7 
         Wholesale and retail trade.................   1,343   1,299   1,316    4.9     5.2     5.0     5.1     4.7     4.7 
         Finance, insurance, and real estate........     185     157     190    2.3     2.3     2.1     2.5     2.0     2.4 
         Services...................................   1,431   1,321   1,276    4.0     3.8     4.0     3.8     3.6     3.5 
     Government workers.............................     400     390     390    2.1     2.5     2.1     2.4     2.0     2.0 
     Agricultural wage and salary workers...........     161     170     207    7.7     7.3     7.0     8.5     7.8     9.2 

    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:  Beginning in January 2000, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.





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  Table A-6. Duration of unemployment

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted              Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                            
                       Duration                                                                                             
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Oct.    Sept.   Oct.    Oct.    June    July    Aug.    Sept.   Oct. 
                                                       1999    2000    2000    1999    2000    2000    2000    2000    2000 
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                       
                                                                                                                            
   Less than 5 weeks................................   2,359   2,547   2,330   2,545   2,595   2,470   2,594   2,487   2,497
   5 to 14 weeks....................................   1,664   1,583   1,548   1,811   1,759   1,812   1,846   1,717   1,703
   15 weeks and over................................   1,348   1,194   1,244   1,434   1,242   1,331   1,384   1,226   1,320
      15 to 26 weeks................................     646     571     647     719     593     654     679     602     715
      27 weeks and over.............................     702     623     597     715     649     677     705     624     605
                                                                                                                            
   Average (mean) duration, in weeks................    13.8    12.1    13.0    13.2    12.4    13.3    13.0    11.9    12.4
   Median duration, in weeks........................     6.1     5.2     6.0     6.3     5.8     6.0     6.2     5.2     6.2
                                                                                                                            
                 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..............................    43.9    47.8    45.5    44.0    46.4    44.0    44.5    45.8    45.2
     5 to 14 weeks..................................    31.0    29.7    30.2    31.3    31.4    32.3    31.7    31.6    30.9
     15 weeks and over..............................    25.1    22.4    24.3    24.8    22.2    23.7    23.8    22.6    23.9
       15 to 26 weeks...............................    12.0    10.7    12.6    12.4    10.6    11.7    11.7    11.1    13.0
       27 weeks and over............................    13.1    11.7    11.6    12.3    11.6    12.1    12.1    11.5    11.0

     NOTE:  Beginning in January 2000, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.





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  Table A-7. Reason for unemployment

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                            
                        Reason                                                                                              
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Oct.    Sept.   Oct.    Oct.    June    July    Aug.    Sept.   Oct. 
                                                       1999    2000    2000    1999    2000    2000    2000    2000    2000 
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                       
                                                                                                                            
  Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                            
     jobs...........................................   2,162   2,258   2,076   2,518   2,450   2,417   2,615   2,511   2,428
    On temporary layoff.............................     535     595     531     802     959     856     940     823     791
    Not on temporary layoff.........................   1,626   1,662   1,544   1,716   1,491   1,561   1,674   1,688   1,637
      Permanent job losers..........................   1,097   1,104   1,066   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
      Persons who completed temporary jobs..........     529     558     479   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
  Job leavers.......................................     789     853     846     778     671     799     782     746     837
  Reentrants........................................   1,956   1,832   1,838   1,958   2,076   1,961   1,919   1,774   1,842
  New entrants......................................     466     382     363     511     343     402     514     411     383
                                                                                                                            
                 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...........................................    40.2    42.4    40.5    43.7    44.2    43.3    44.8    46.2    44.2
     On temporary layoff............................    10.0    11.2    10.4    13.9    17.3    15.3    16.1    15.1    14.4
     Not on temporary layoff........................    30.3    31.2    30.1    29.8    26.9    28.0    28.7    31.0    29.8
   Job leavers......................................    14.7    16.0    16.5    13.5    12.1    14.3    13.4    13.7    15.3
   Reentrants.......................................    36.4    34.4    35.9    34.0    37.5    35.1    32.9    32.6    33.5
   New entrants.....................................     8.7     7.2     7.1     8.9     6.2     7.2     8.8     7.5     7.0
                                                                                                                            
            UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE                                                                                  
                   CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
   Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                           
     jobs...........................................     1.5     1.6     1.5     1.8     1.7     1.7     1.9     1.8     1.7
   Job leavers......................................      .6      .6      .6      .6      .5      .6      .6      .5      .6
   Reentrants.......................................     1.4     1.3     1.3     1.4     1.5     1.4     1.4     1.3     1.3
   New entrants.....................................      .3      .3      .3      .4      .2      .3      .4      .3      .3

    1 Not available.
     NOTE:  Beginning in January 2000, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.




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  Table A-8. Range of alternative measures of labor underutilization

  (Percent)
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                                   Not seasonally              Seasonally adjusted           
                                                                      adjusted                                                
                            Measure                                                                                          
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                                  Oct.   Sept.  Oct.   Oct.   June   July   Aug.   Sept.  Oct. 
                                                                  1999   2000   2000   1999   2000   2000   2000   2000   2000 
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
  U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of                                                                 
      the civilian labor force................................    1.0     .9     .9    1.0     .9     .9    1.0     .9     .9
                                                                                                                             
  U-2 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, as                                                                
      a percent of the civilian labor force...................    1.5    1.6    1.5    1.8    1.7    1.7    1.9    1.8    1.7
                                                                                                                             
  U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor                                                                   
      force (official unemployment rate)......................    3.8    3.8    3.6    4.1    4.0    4.0    4.1    3.9    3.9
                                                                                                                             
  U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a percent                                                                
      of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers....    4.0    4.0    3.8   (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........................................    4.7    4.6    4.3   (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    6.6    6.3   (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.  Beginning in January 2000, data reflect revised
  population controls used in the household survey.





  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                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Oct.    Sept.   Oct.    Oct.    June    July    Aug.    Sept.   Oct. 
                                                       1999    2000    2000    1999    2000    2000    2000    2000    2000 
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
  Total, 16 years and over..........................   5,757   5,477   5,496    4.1     4.0     4.0     4.1     3.9     3.9 
    16 to 24 years..................................   2,247   1,977   2,047   10.0     9.0     9.2     9.4     8.7     8.9 
      16 to 19 years................................   1,161   1,056   1,047   13.8    11.6    13.4    14.4    12.8    12.6 
        16 to 17 years..............................     536     519     470   15.9    13.1    16.5    17.1    15.7    14.9 
        18 to 19 years..............................     623     554     583   12.4    10.6    11.5    12.6    11.2    11.3 
      20 to 24 years................................   1,086     921   1,000    7.7     7.5     6.8     6.4     6.4     6.8 
    25 years and over...............................   3,510   3,518   3,441    3.0     3.0     3.0     3.1     3.0     2.9 
      25 to 54 years................................   3,043   3,009   2,943    3.1     3.1     3.2     3.2     3.0     3.0 
      55 years and over.............................     472     518     528    2.7     2.3     2.4     2.6     2.8     2.9 
                                                                                                                            
    Men, 16 years and over..........................   3,057   2,881   2,936    4.1     3.9     3.8     4.0     3.8     3.9 
      16 to 24 years................................   1,222   1,104   1,128   10.4     9.5     9.6    10.1     9.3     9.4 
        16 to 19 years..............................     616     578     551   14.2    14.1    14.0    16.0    13.6    13.2 
          16 to 17 years............................     268     295     280   15.5    15.6    17.4    16.9    17.4    17.7 
          18 to 19 years............................     346     279     266   13.2    13.3    11.9    15.5    11.0    10.3 
        20 to 24 years..............................     606     527     576    8.2     6.8     7.1     6.7     6.9     7.4 
      25 years and over.............................   1,842   1,778   1,810    2.9     2.8     2.8     2.8     2.8     2.9 
        25 to 54 years..............................   1,578   1,518   1,536    3.0     2.9     2.8     2.9     2.8     2.9 
        55 years and over...........................     278     265     288    2.8     2.2     2.4     2.7     2.6     2.9 
                                                                                                                            
    Women, 16 years and over........................   2,700   2,597   2,560    4.2     4.1     4.3     4.3     4.0     3.9 
      16 to 24 years................................   1,025     872     919    9.6     8.5     8.9     8.6     8.0     8.4 
        16 to 19 years..............................     545     479     496   13.4     8.9    12.8    12.6    11.9    12.0 
          16 to 17 years............................     268     225     190   16.3    10.4    15.5    17.3    13.9    12.2 
          18 to 19 years............................     277     275     317   11.4     7.8    11.0     9.4    11.3    12.3 
        20 to 24 years..............................     480     394     423    7.2     8.2     6.5     6.2     5.7     6.2 
      25 years and over.............................   1,668   1,740   1,631    3.1     3.2     3.3     3.5     3.2     3.0 
        25 to 54 years..............................   1,465   1,491   1,407    3.2     3.4     3.5     3.6     3.2     3.0 
        55 years and over...........................     194     253     240    2.5     2.4     2.3     2.6     3.1     2.9 

    1 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.
     NOTE:  Beginning in January 2000, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.





  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                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
                                                                        Oct.      Oct.      Oct.      Oct.      Oct.      Oct.  
                                                                        1999      2000      1999      2000      1999      2000  
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                        NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
  Total not in the labor force......................................   68,722    69,485    25,465    25,844    43,257    43,640 
    Persons who currently want a job................................    4,020     4,051     1,657     1,618     2,363     2,433 
       Searched for work and available to work now(1)...............    1,184     1,036       588       423       596       613 
          Reason not currently looking:                                                                                         
            Discouragement over job prospects(2)....................      271       230       160       112       111       118 
            Reasons other than discouragement(3)....................      913       806       428       311       485       495 
                                                                                                                                
                         MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
  Total multiple jobholders(4)......................................    8,014     7,550     4,245     3,956     3,769     3,594 
      Percent of total employed.....................................      6.0       5.6       5.9       5.5       6.0       5.7 
                                                                                                                                
      Primary job full time, secondary job part time................    4,462     4,183     2,630     2,387     1,832     1,796 
      Primary and secondary jobs both part time.....................    1,672     1,596       504       536     1,168     1,060 
      Primary and secondary jobs both full time.....................      308       292       204       209       104        84 
      Hours vary on primary or secondary job........................    1,511     1,420       868       790       643       629 

    1 Data refer to persons who have searched for work during the prior 12 months and were available to take a job during the
  reference week.
    2 Includes thinks no work available, could not find work, lacks schooling or training, employer thinks too young or old, and
  other types of discrimination.
    3 Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for such reasons as child-care and transportation
  problems, as well as a small number for which reason for nonparticipation was not determined.
    4 Includes persons who work part time on their primary job and full time on their secondary job(s), not shown separately.
     NOTE:  Beginning in January 2000, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                    ESTABLISHMENT DATA


Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry

(In thousands)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                             Not seasonally adjusted                   Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                        
                Industry                                                                                                
                                           Oct.    Aug.   Sept.   Oct.     Oct.    June    July    Aug.   Sept.   Oct. 
                                           1999    2000   2000p   2000p    1999    2000    2000    2000   2000p   2000p 
                                                                                                                        
          Total1........................ 130,381 131,351 132,043 132,699 129,523 131,647 131,607 131,528 131,723 131,860
                                                                                                                        
       Total private.................... 109,833 112,042 111,766 111,907 109,275 110,845 111,001 111,018 111,248 111,365
                                                                                                                        
Goods-producing.........................  25,764  26,112  25,966  25,927  25,483  25,700  25,756  25,644  25,610  25,648
                                                                                                                        
  Mining................................     534     545     548     549     529     539     538     537     539     543
    Metal mining........................    44.3    44.2    43.8    44.4      45      44      43      44      44      45
    Coal mining.........................    82.7    79.7    80.0    80.1      83      79      79      80      80      80
    Oil and gas extraction..............   292.4   308.1   312.0   312.3     289     306     306     304     307     309
    Nonmetallic minerals, except fuels..   114.9   113.2   111.7   111.7     112     110     110     109     108     109
                                                                                                                        
  Construction..........................   6,697   7,049   6,979   6,968   6,470   6,668   6,670   6,675   6,708   6,742
    General building contractors........ 1,489.7 1,574.9 1,543.3 1,542.5   1,464   1,498   1,498   1,505   1,510   1,519
    Heavy construction, except building.   942.7   959.5   961.6   953.5     872     877     881     882     882     883
    Special trade contractors........... 4,265.0 4,514.7 4,474.4 4,471.5   4,134   4,293   4,291   4,288   4,316   4,340
                                                                                                                        
  Manufacturing.........................  18,533  18,518  18,439  18,410  18,484  18,493  18,548  18,432  18,363  18,363
      Production workers................  12,748  12,688  12,652  12,627  12,702  12,683  12,741  12,630  12,582  12,583
                                                                                                                        
   Durable goods........................  11,095  11,099  11,058  11,054  11,083  11,120  11,161  11,087  11,044  11,044
      Production workers................   7,589   7,560   7,551   7,545   7,581   7,593   7,629   7,567   7,541   7,536
    Lumber and wood products............   838.0   830.4   822.1   818.1     831     827     825     818     815     812
    Furniture and fixtures..............   554.5   556.0   555.0   554.7     553     558     564     555     555     553
    Stone, clay, and glass products.....   569.0   576.0   572.1   571.1     562     568     571     566     564     564
    Primary metal industries............   696.7   693.6   691.6   688.7     697     699     698     695     691     689
      Blast furnaces and basic steel                                                                                    
         products.......................   226.8   226.0   223.5   221.1   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
    Fabricated metal products........... 1,521.7 1,535.9 1,533.3 1,537.2   1,519   1,540   1,539   1,539   1,533   1,535
    Industrial machinery and equipment.. 2,123.4 2,124.1 2,116.5 2,116.1   2,130   2,130   2,137   2,133   2,122   2,123
      Computer and office equipment.....   369.5   363.6   362.1   360.3     369     360     361     363     362     360
    Electronic and other electrical                                                                                     
       equipment........................ 1,672.5 1,716.9 1,715.7 1,720.3   1,672   1,697   1,719   1,718   1,714   1,720
      Electronic components and                                                                                         
         accessories....................   636.8   676.1   680.1   686.6     638     661     670     675     681     688
    Transportation equipment............ 1,868.8 1,818.9 1,807.3 1,801.8   1,873   1,864   1,863   1,818   1,808   1,806
      Motor vehicles and equipment...... 1,020.6   997.4   989.5   982.3   1,022   1,030   1,029     993     986     983
      Aircraft and parts................   477.5   454.7   456.0   455.4     478     460     460     456     456     456
    Instruments and related products....   848.0   850.5   846.8   847.2     849     844     849     849     847     848
    Miscellaneous manufacturing.........   402.2   396.6   397.8   398.9     397     393     396     396     395     394
                                                                                                                        
   Nondurable goods.....................   7,438   7,419   7,381   7,356   7,401   7,373   7,387   7,345   7,319   7,319
      Production workers................   5,159   5,128   5,101   5,082   5,121   5,090   5,112   5,063   5,041   5,047
    Food and kindred products........... 1,701.6 1,729.0 1,712.5 1,699.2   1,673   1,679   1,680   1,670   1,659   1,671
    Tobacco products....................    40.3    34.2    37.7    37.7      38      37      37      34      36      36
    Textile mill products...............   551.2   541.5   540.4   535.1     550     542     544     542     539     534
    Apparel and other textile products..   680.1   647.2   643.6   638.0     674     652     656     644     637     632
    Paper and allied products...........   663.8   662.0   659.0   658.5     665     663     662     660     659     660
    Printing and publishing............. 1,550.4 1,559.9 1,556.9 1,559.4   1,551   1,558   1,561   1,560   1,560   1,560
    Chemicals and allied products....... 1,030.7 1,028.2 1,023.5 1,021.4   1,032   1,028   1,026   1,024   1,024   1,022
    Petroleum and coal products.........   134.6   135.3   133.8   133.3     133     132     131     132     132     131
    Rubber and misc. plastics products.. 1,007.6 1,007.1   999.8 1,000.1   1,008   1,008   1,014   1,005     999   1,001
    Leather and leather products........    77.7    74.3    73.8    72.9      77      74      76      74      74      72
                                                                                                                        
Service-producing1...................... 104,617 105,239 106,077 106,772 104,040 105,947 105,851 105,884 106,113 106,212
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation and public utilities...   6,924   6,922   7,077   7,107   6,875   6,985   7,010   6,941   7,034   7,057
    Transportation......................   4,490   4,520   4,594   4,616   4,441   4,510   4,536   4,549   4,550   4,565
      Railroad transportation...........   227.1   221.1   221.1   220.3     226     217     219     221     219     219
      Local and interurban passenger                                                                                    
         transit........................   506.4   437.2   514.0   521.2     489     493     502     503     501     503
      Trucking and warehousing.......... 1,846.7 1,874.0 1,874.8 1,878.8   1,818   1,834   1,846   1,845   1,848   1,849
      Water transportation..............   191.1   213.1   210.7   208.9     190     202     199     204     205     208
      Transportation by air............. 1,240.2 1,284.4 1,283.5 1,293.7   1,241   1,279   1,282   1,288   1,288   1,295
      Pipelines, except natural gas.....    12.5    12.6    12.4    12.4      13      12      13      12      12      12
      Transportation services...........   465.6   477.9   477.8   480.7     464     473     475     476     477     479
    Communications and public utilities.   2,434   2,402   2,483   2,491   2,434   2,475   2,474   2,392   2,484   2,492
      Communications.................... 1,574.0 1,541.0 1,628.3 1,636.7   1,572   1,619   1,618   1,537   1,628   1,636
      Electric, gas, and sanitary                                                                                       
         services.......................   860.1   861.2   855.1   854.0     862     856     856     855     856     856
                                                                                                                        
  Wholesale trade.......................   6,982   7,089   7,074   7,094   6,973   7,049   7,050   7,062   7,069   7,084
    Durable goods.......................   4,153   4,218   4,201   4,203   4,155   4,195   4,205   4,202   4,204   4,204
    Nondurable goods....................   2,829   2,871   2,873   2,891   2,818   2,854   2,845   2,860   2,865   2,880
  Retail trade..........................  22,858  23,350  23,217  23,163  22,863  23,122  23,196  23,191  23,170  23,174
    Building materials and garden                                                                                       
       supplies.........................   998.2 1,039.7 1,016.6 1,010.7   1,004   1,018   1,018   1,021   1,016   1,016
    General merchandise stores.......... 2,787.6 2,690.9 2,701.7 2,766.4   2,752   2,741   2,727   2,740   2,746   2,734
      Department stores................. 2,440.3 2,345.2 2,355.5 2,414.5   2,408   2,386   2,373   2,393   2,395   2,384
    Food stores......................... 3,502.2 3,537.4 3,512.0 3,530.8   3,496   3,515   3,519   3,522   3,522   3,525
    Automotive dealers and service                                                                                      
       stations......................... 2,381.8 2,444.2 2,431.9 2,439.4   2,377   2,412   2,411   2,418   2,420   2,434
      New and used car dealers.......... 1,091.4 1,119.8 1,120.3 1,123.3   1,089   1,110   1,111   1,115   1,117   1,121
    Apparel and accessory stores........ 1,187.8 1,208.3 1,198.2 1,207.3   1,186   1,197   1,206   1,202   1,212   1,206
    Furniture and home furnishings                                                                                      
       stores........................... 1,093.7 1,111.2 1,111.9 1,126.2   1,093   1,118   1,119   1,121   1,121   1,126
    Eating and drinking places.......... 7,882.1 8,293.7 8,194.5 7,988.6   7,950   8,071   8,132   8,099   8,063   8,060
    Miscellaneous retail establishments. 3,024.5 3,024.8 3,050.2 3,093.6   3,005   3,050   3,064   3,068   3,070   3,073
                                                                                                                        
  Finance, insurance, and real estate...   7,578   7,685   7,619   7,614   7,599   7,588   7,586   7,608   7,617   7,637
    Finance.............................   3,691   3,735   3,719   3,719   3,704   3,705   3,708   3,717   3,728   3,733
      Depository institutions........... 2,054.5 2,047.9 2,029.5 2,027.7   2,063   2,042   2,036   2,037   2,035   2,036
        Commercial banks................ 1,469.3 1,459.1 1,443.9 1,441.1   1,475   1,454   1,449   1,450   1,448   1,447
        Savings institutions............   248.5   240.8   238.3   237.7     250     242     240     240     239     239
      Nondepository institutions........   702.7   684.3   684.7   683.0     706     682     683     683     688     687
        Mortgage bankers and brokers....   345.3   320.2   321.3   319.6     348     321     321     319     323     322
      Security and commodity brokers....   702.0   760.0   760.9   763.2     703     741     748     753     760     764
      Holding and other investment                                                                                      
         offices........................   231.4   242.6   243.8   245.4     232     240     241     244     245     246
    Insurance...........................   2,374   2,365   2,348   2,351   2,378   2,359   2,354   2,358   2,352   2,355
      Insurance carriers................ 1,609.0 1,592.5 1,578.2 1,577.9   1,612   1,593   1,585   1,587   1,581   1,581
      Insurance agents, brokers, and                                                                                    
         service........................   765.2   772.6   770.1   773.1     766     766     769     771     771     774
    Real estate.........................   1,513   1,585   1,552   1,544   1,517   1,524   1,524   1,533   1,537   1,549
                                                                                                                        
  Services3.............................  39,727  40,884  40,813  41,002  39,482  40,401  40,403  40,572  40,748  40,765
    Agricultural services...............   802.6   870.1   844.6   834.1     774     788     794     799     801     805
    Hotels and other lodging places..... 1,868.0 2,072.5 1,977.5 1,931.0   1,863   1,922   1,925   1,921   1,922   1,926
    Personal services................... 1,216.0 1,238.6 1,248.6 1,259.5   1,247   1,271   1,273   1,285   1,285   1,292
    Business services................... 9,644.6 9,920.9 9,965.9 10014.2   9,465   9,773   9,768   9,800   9,927   9,840
      Services to buildings.............   999.6 1,009.8 1,006.0 1,000.9     997     997   1,002   1,000     999     998
      Personnel supply services......... 3,871.2 3,960.2 3,999.9 4,019.4   3,712   3,873   3,851   3,865   3,898   3,847
        Help supply services............ 3,476.6 3,532.8 3,563.2 3,575.2   3,327   3,444   3,433   3,436   3,502   3,420
      Computer and data processing                                                                                      
         services....................... 1,866.2 1,953.1 1,949.4 1,955.9   1,874   1,933   1,950   1,951   1,956   1,964
    Auto repair, services, and parking.. 1,191.3 1,203.0 1,200.0 1,209.2   1,191   1,191   1,194   1,198   1,199   1,209
    Miscellaneous repair services.......   380.0   387.3   384.9   386.8     379     384     384     384     385     386
    Motion pictures.....................   613.3   649.8   620.6   618.9     624     635     634     636     629     629
    Amusement and recreation services... 1,633.6 2,093.6 1,881.2 1,754.0   1,691   1,789   1,795   1,808   1,787   1,815
    Health services..................... 10025.9 10177.6 10172.1 10198.0  10,027  10,116  10,143  10,161  10,183  10,200
      Offices and clinics of medical                                                                                    
         doctors........................ 1,891.9 1,942.6 1,942.8 1,952.0   1,893   1,928   1,930   1,935   1,945   1,953
      Nursing and personal care                                                                                         
         facilities..................... 1,786.9 1,798.2 1,794.4 1,795.6   1,785   1,786   1,787   1,793   1,793   1,794
      Hospitals......................... 3,992.3 4,027.5 4,028.8 4,036.2   3,992   4,008   4,018   4,021   4,033   4,035
      Home health care services.........   637.4   644.0   643.6   646.3     636     642     645     646     644     645
    Legal services......................   998.6 1,019.5 1,009.0 1,011.9   1,003   1,009   1,012   1,014   1,014   1,016
    Educational services................ 2,451.9 2,060.0 2,319.3 2,536.1   2,299   2,374   2,374   2,395   2,376   2,378
    Social services..................... 2,854.6 2,915.2 2,986.3 3,021.0   2,845   2,945   2,919   2,955   2,997   3,013
      Child day care services...........   724.9   709.5   778.1   792.8     708     760     768     774     769     775
      Residential care..................   787.7   831.2   829.4   834.5     790     820     826     827     833     837
    Museums and botanical and zoological                                                                                
      gardens...........................    99.6   110.1   103.1   103.6      99     103     103     103     102     103
    Membership organizations............ 2,416.4 2,472.2 2,425.2 2,435.2   2,431   2,441   2,429   2,433   2,448   2,450
    Engineering and management services. 3,286.4 3,449.3 3,430.4 3,445.0   3,300   3,415   3,411   3,435   3,449   3,459
      Engineering and architectural                                                                                     
         services.......................   964.4 1,024.7 1,013.9 1,015.8     964   1,005   1,007   1,010   1,012   1,015
      Management and public relations... 1,054.2 1,124.0 1,123.2 1,127.8   1,054   1,110   1,107   1,118   1,119   1,128
    Services, nec.......................    52.0    52.7    51.9    51.8   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
                                                                                                                        
  Government1...........................  20,548  19,309  20,277  20,792  20,248  20,802  20,606  20,510  20,475  20,495
    Federal1............................   2,631   2,659   2,622   2,615   2,647   3,092   2,819   2,657   2,632   2,632
      Federal, except Postal Service1... 1,768.3 1,802.1 1,765.2 1,758.0   1,779   2,230   1,954   1,790   1,767   1,769
    State...............................   4,844   4,506   4,745   4,899   4,722   4,716   4,744   4,765   4,770   4,775
      Education......................... 2,108.6 1,708.1 1,965.8 2,135.7   1,979   1,967   1,994   2,002   2,001   2,004
      Other State government............ 2,735.0 2,797.9 2,779.3 2,763.1   2,743   2,749   2,750   2,763   2,769   2,771
    Local...............................  13,073  12,144  12,910  13,278  12,879  12,994  13,043  13,088  13,073  13,088
      Education......................... 7,566.7 6,238.5 7,236.0 7,646.5   7,308   7,361   7,394   7,411   7,385   7,391
      Other local government............ 5,506.2 5,905.3 5,673.7 5,631.2   5,571   5,633   5,649   5,677   5,688   5,697

  1 Current employment levels in these series are affected by the hiring of temporary workers for Census 2000. 
Estimates of these workers are 32,000, 72,000, 189,000, 262,000, 618,000, 480,000, 199,000, 33,000, 5,000, and 6,000 in
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, and October 2000, respectively. Preliminary
estimates for these series may be subject to larger than normal revisions. 
  2 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.
  3 Includes other industries, not shown separately.
  p = preliminary.
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Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                             Not seasonally adjusted                   Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                        
                Industry                                                                                                
                                           Oct.    Aug.    Sept.   Oct.    Oct.    June    July    Aug.    Sept.   Oct. 
                                           1999    2000    2000p   2000p   1999    2000    2000    2000    2000p   2000p 
                                                                                                                        
       Total private....................   34.6    34.7    34.5    34.7    34.5    34.5    34.4    34.3    34.4    34.3 
                                                                                                                        
Goods-producing.........................   41.5    41.1    41.3    41.2    41.1    40.9    41.1    40.8    40.5    40.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Mining................................   44.5    45.0    46.0    45.7    44.1    44.7    45.3    44.6    45.3    45.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Construction..........................   40.0    40.2    40.0    40.1    39.1    38.7    39.3    39.2    38.5    39.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Manufacturing.........................   42.0    41.4    41.7    41.5    41.8    41.6    41.7    41.4    41.2    41.3 
      Overtime hours....................    4.9     4.6     4.8     4.6     4.7     4.6     4.6     4.5     4.4     4.4 
                                                                                                                        
   Durable goods........................   42.5    41.9    42.2    42.0    42.3    42.2    42.4    41.9    41.7    41.8 
      Overtime hours....................    4.9     4.7     4.9     4.7     4.8     4.8     4.7     4.6     4.5     4.6 
                                                                                                                        
    Lumber and wood products............   41.4    40.9    41.0    41.0    41.1    40.8    41.1    40.4    40.5    40.7 
    Furniture and fixtures..............   40.5    39.8    40.2    39.6    40.1    39.9    39.7    39.4    39.3    39.3 
    Stone, clay, and glass products.....   44.0    43.8    44.0    43.9    43.5    42.9    43.7    43.2    43.2    43.4 
    Primary metal industries............   44.3    43.5    43.9    43.4    44.3    43.9    44.3    43.7    43.7    43.4 
      Blast furnaces and basic steel                                                                                    
         products.......................   44.9    44.3    44.5    43.8    45.2    45.0    45.2    44.4    44.6    44.1 
    Fabricated metal products...........   42.5    42.1    42.4    42.2    42.2    42.4    42.6    42.1    41.9    41.9 
    Industrial machinery and equipment..   42.2    42.0    42.0    42.1    42.3    42.5    42.6    42.2    41.7    42.2 
    Electronic and other electrical                                                                                     
       equipment........................   41.8    41.0    41.5    41.4    41.6    41.4    41.9    41.0    41.1    41.2 
    Transportation equipment............   44.0    43.1    43.5    43.3    43.8    44.0    43.9    43.4    42.7    43.0 
      Motor vehicles and equipment......   45.2    44.0    44.3    44.1    45.0    45.3    44.5    44.5    43.2    43.9 
    Instruments and related products....   41.4    41.0    41.1    40.8    41.5    41.3    41.6    41.1    41.1    40.9 
    Miscellaneous manufacturing.........   40.1    39.5    39.7    39.7    39.8    39.4    39.7    39.4    39.2    39.3 
                                                                                                                        
   Nondurable goods.....................   41.3    40.6    41.0    40.8    41.0    40.7    40.7    40.6    40.6    40.5 
      Overtime hours....................    4.7     4.4     4.7     4.4     4.5     4.3     4.3     4.2     4.2     4.2 
                                                                                                                        
    Food and kindred products...........   42.4    41.7    42.2    41.8    41.9    41.5    41.2    41.5    41.4    41.3 
    Tobacco products....................   42.3    40.2    41.5    40.3    40.8    39.4    40.5    39.9    40.6    38.9 
    Textile mill products...............   41.5    40.9    41.1    41.0    41.2    41.1    41.2    40.7    40.8    40.7 
    Apparel and other textile products..   37.7    37.0    36.9    36.8    37.5    37.0    37.3    36.9    36.7    36.6 
    Paper and allied products...........   43.8    42.1    43.0    43.0    43.5    42.8    42.4    42.4    42.7    42.7 
    Printing and publishing.............   38.6    38.0    38.4    38.3    38.3    38.2    38.1    37.9    37.9    38.0 
    Chemicals and allied products.......   43.1    42.9    43.2    43.2    43.0    42.9    43.4    43.0    43.0    43.1 
    Petroleum and coal products.........   43.2    44.1    45.2    45.2    (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
    Rubber and misc. plastics products..   41.6    41.0    41.4    41.1    41.5    41.4    41.4    41.2    41.1    41.0 
    Leather and leather products........   37.8    37.8    38.0    37.8    37.6    37.8    37.1    37.1    37.4    37.6 
                                                                                                                        
Service-producing.......................   32.8    33.1    32.7    33.0    32.9    32.9    32.7    32.7    32.8    32.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation and public utilities...   38.4    38.7    38.8    39.3    38.4    38.4    38.8    38.2    38.6    39.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Wholesale trade.......................   38.5    38.3    38.4    38.6    38.6    38.6    38.5    38.3    38.5    38.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Retail trade..........................   28.9    29.5    28.8    29.0    29.0    29.0    28.8    28.8    28.8    28.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Finance, insurance, and real estate...   36.1    36.0    36.1    36.7    36.4    36.5    36.3    36.1    36.4    36.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Services..............................   32.7    32.9    32.5    32.8    32.7    32.7    32.5    32.6    32.7    32.5 

  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.
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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                                                                                                
                                           Oct.      Aug.     Sept.     Oct.       Oct.      Aug.      Sept.     Oct.  
                                           1999      2000     2000p     2000p      1999      2000      2000p     2000p  
                                                                                                                        
       Total private....................  $13.41    $13.67    $13.87    $13.95    $463.99   $474.35   $478.52   $484.07 
        Seasonally adjusted.............   13.38     13.80     13.83     13.89     461.61    473.34    475.75    476.43 
                                                                                                                        
Goods-producing.........................   15.07     15.50     15.61     15.63     625.41    637.05    644.69    643.96 
                                                                                                                        
  Mining................................   17.05     16.94     17.04     17.06     758.73    762.30    783.84    779.64 
                                                                                                                        
  Construction..........................   17.54     18.04     18.18     18.23     701.60    725.21    727.20    731.02 
                                                                                                                        
  Manufacturing.........................   14.03     14.37     14.49     14.51     589.26    594.92    604.23    602.17 
                                                                                                                        
   Durable goods........................   14.55     14.93     15.05     15.06     618.38    625.57    635.11    632.52 
    Lumber and wood products............   11.60     11.83     11.88     11.93     480.24    483.85    487.08    489.13 
    Furniture and fixtures..............   11.33     11.82     11.88     11.88     458.87    470.44    477.58    470.45 
    Stone, clay, and glass products.....   14.00     14.41     14.54     14.60     616.00    631.16    639.76    640.94 
    Primary metal industries............   16.01     16.57     16.66     16.53     709.24    720.80    731.37    717.40 
      Blast furnaces and basic steel                                                                                    
         products.......................   18.90     19.56     19.58     19.20     848.61    866.51    871.31    840.96 
    Fabricated metal products...........   13.52     13.90     14.01     14.02     574.60    585.19    594.02    591.64 
    Industrial machinery and equipment..   15.18     15.66     15.75     15.72     640.60    657.72    661.50    661.81 
    Electronic and other electrical                                                                                     
       equipment........................   13.60     13.81     13.82     13.86     568.48    566.21    573.53    573.80 
    Transportation equipment............   18.41     19.02     19.30     19.34     810.04    819.76    839.55    837.42 
      Motor vehicles and equipment......   18.85     19.58     19.88     19.96     852.02    861.52    880.68    880.24 
    Instruments and related products....   14.36     14.65     14.76     14.81     594.50    600.65    606.64    604.25 
    Miscellaneous manufacturing.........   11.45     11.60     11.71     11.78     459.15    458.20    464.89    467.67 
                                                                                                                        
   Nondurable goods.....................   13.25     13.52     13.64     13.65     547.23    548.91    559.24    556.92 
    Food and kindred products...........   12.09     12.40     12.52     12.46     512.62    517.08    528.34    520.83 
    Tobacco products....................   17.82     20.95     18.73     18.08     753.79    842.19    777.30    728.62 
    Textile mill products...............   10.73     10.97     11.06     11.03     445.30    448.67    454.57    452.23 
    Apparel and other textile products..    8.99      9.09      9.17      9.16     338.92    336.33    338.37    337.09 
    Paper and allied products...........   16.09     16.18     16.32     16.36     704.74    681.18    701.76    703.48 
    Printing and publishing.............   13.98     14.29     14.47     14.47     539.63    543.02    555.65    554.20 
    Chemicals and allied products.......   17.61     17.94     18.10     18.15     758.99    769.63    781.92    784.08 
    Petroleum and coal products.........   21.62     21.01     21.15     21.47     933.98    926.54    955.98    970.44 
    Rubber and misc. plastics products..   12.42     12.81     12.87     12.89     516.67    525.21    532.82    529.78 
    Leather and leather products........    9.91     10.15     10.21     10.21     374.60    383.67    387.98    385.94 
                                                                                                                        
Service-producing.......................   12.87     13.10     13.32     13.43     422.14    433.61    435.56    443.19 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation and public utilities...   15.78     16.22     16.31     16.37     605.95    627.71    632.83    643.34 
                                                                                                                        
  Wholesale trade.......................   14.74     15.17     15.33     15.46     567.49    581.01    588.67    596.76 
                                                                                                                        
  Retail trade..........................    9.21      9.40      9.56      9.57     266.17    277.30    275.33    277.53 
                                                                                                                        
  Finance, insurance, and real estate...   14.69     14.99     15.11     15.26     530.31    539.64    545.47    560.04 
                                                                                                                        
  Services..............................   13.51     13.70     13.96     14.09     441.78    450.73    453.70    462.15 

  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  
                                   Oct.     June     July     Aug.     Sept.    Oct.      change  
            Industry               1999     2000     2000     2000     2000p    2000p     from:   
                                                                                       Sept. 2000-
                                                                                        Oct. 2000 
                                                                                                  
Total private:                                                                                    
   Current dollars..............   $13.38   $13.70   $13.75   $13.80   $13.83   $13.89      0.4   
   Constant (1982) dollars2.....     7.87     7.85     7.86     7.90     7.87     N.A.     (3)    
                                                                                                  
  Goods-producing...............    14.99    15.34    15.40    15.45    15.45    15.55       .6   
    Mining......................    17.09    17.24    17.23    17.05    17.04    17.09       .3   
    Construction................    17.33    17.77    17.90    17.93    17.98    18.01       .2   
    Manufacturing...............    14.06    14.36    14.39    14.43    14.42    14.53       .8   
      Excluding overtime4.......    13.31    13.60    13.64    13.69    13.73    13.80       .5   
                                                                                                  
  Service-producing.............    12.86    13.19    13.23    13.28    13.33    13.38       .4   
    Transportation and public                                                                     
       utilities................    15.79    16.28    16.17    16.26    16.30    16.38       .5   
    Wholesale trade.............    14.75    15.16    15.22    15.24    15.35    15.38       .2   
    Retail trade................     9.18     9.43     9.45     9.49     9.53     9.54       .1   
    Finance, insurance, and real                                                                  
       estate...................    14.73    15.05    15.03    15.12    15.18    15.19       .1   
    Services....................    13.51    13.82    13.89    13.94    13.97    14.04       .5   

  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 -.4 percent from August 2000 to September 2000, 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                                                                                                
                                          Oct.   Aug.    Sept.    Oct.    Oct.   June    July    Aug.    Sept.    Oct.  
                                          1999   2000    2000p    2000p   1999   2000    2000    2000    2000p    2000p 
                                                                                                                        
       Total private....................  150.3  154.2   152.7    153.8   149.3  151.3   151.4   150.9   151.4    151.5 
                                                                                                                        
Goods-producing.........................  118.9  119.3   119.2    118.7   116.0  116.3   117.4   115.8   114.9    115.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Mining................................   51.6   52.3    53.4     53.1    50.3   51.4    51.9    50.8    51.6     51.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Construction..........................  189.8  201.2   198.0    197.6   177.5  181.4   184.1   183.3   181.3    185.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Manufacturing.........................  107.9  105.9   106.4    105.8   107.0  106.4   107.2   105.3   104.6    104.8 
                                                                                                                        
   Durable goods........................  112.4  110.5   111.1    110.6   111.8  111.8   113.0   110.6   109.6    110.0 
    Lumber and wood products............  150.6  147.2   145.6    145.0   148.2  145.8   146.7   142.9   142.6    142.5 
    Furniture and fixtures..............  140.4  138.2   138.9    136.6   139.0  139.5   140.1   136.9   136.2    135.3 
    Stone, clay, and glass products.....  118.4  118.6   118.6    118.0   115.2  114.1   117.3   114.9   114.6    114.9 
    Primary metal industries............   91.6   89.5    90.4     88.9    91.7   91.0    91.9    90.4    89.9     88.8 
      Blast furnaces and basic steel                                                                                    
         products.......................   71.2   70.2    69.8     67.9    72.2   70.7    71.4    70.1    70.1     68.9 
    Fabricated metal products...........  120.5  120.5   121.4    121.2   119.5  121.9   123.3   121.1   120.0    120.0 
    Industrial machinery and equipment..  103.8  103.8   103.9    103.9   104.5  105.7   106.5   105.4   103.4    104.8 
    Electronic and other electrical                                                                                     
       equipment........................  108.0  107.7   109.2    109.1   107.4  107.8   110.4   108.1   107.9    108.3 
    Transportation equipment............  126.4  119.8   121.1    120.5   126.4  125.9   125.7   120.7   119.0    120.2 
      Motor vehicles and equipment......  169.9  159.6   161.1    159.5   170.1  171.2   167.7   161.3   157.0    159.8 
    Instruments and related products....   76.1   73.9    74.0     73.4    76.3   74.3    75.2    74.2    74.2     73.6 
    Miscellaneous manufacturing.........  105.9  100.5   101.4    101.9   103.0  100.1   100.9   100.1    98.9     99.1 
                                                                                                                        
   Nondurable goods.....................  101.7   99.5   100.0     99.1   100.3   99.0    99.4    98.2    97.7     97.8 
    Food and kindred products...........  122.0  122.4   122.7    120.4   118.0  117.3   117.1   116.3   115.4    116.6 
    Tobacco products....................   61.1   44.6    53.0     51.9    54.6   48.8    50.2    43.5    50.3     46.3 
    Textile mill products...............   80.4   77.9    78.0     77.1    79.9   78.6    78.9    77.5    77.3     76.4 
    Apparel and other textile products..   59.8   55.8    55.4     54.8    58.9   56.1    57.3    55.5    54.6     53.9 
    Paper and allied products...........  107.3  103.1   105.0    105.0   106.7  105.2   103.8   103.6   104.1    104.5 
    Printing and publishing.............  123.0  122.4   123.2    123.0   122.0  122.4   122.7   122.0   121.9    122.0 
    Chemicals and allied products.......  103.1  101.6   101.9    102.1   103.0  102.0   103.2   101.7   101.6    101.8 
    Petroleum and coal products.........   73.2   64.8    64.8     64.3    71.3   62.9    64.6    63.0    61.2     62.6 
    Rubber and misc. plastics products..  148.0  145.4   145.8    144.8   147.4  147.6   148.5   146.1   144.8    144.5 
    Leather and leather products........   33.5   31.8    31.7     31.0    32.9   31.9    31.9    31.4    31.0     30.6 
                                                                                                                        
Service-producing.......................  164.5  169.8   167.7    169.6   164.3  167.0   166.6   166.7   167.8    167.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation and public utilities...  134.8  136.4   140.6    142.6   133.8  136.4   138.7   135.1   138.9    140.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Wholesale trade.......................  131.6  133.1   132.8    133.6   131.8  133.0   132.6   132.2   133.0    132.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Retail trade..........................  142.8  149.4   144.8    145.4   143.6  145.3   144.7   144.6   144.4    144.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Finance, insurance, and real estate...  138.0  140.4   139.1    141.3   139.6  139.8   139.2   138.8   140.4    140.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Services..............................  205.9  213.4   210.6    213.5   204.6  209.5   208.4   210.0   211.2    210.2 

  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                   ESTABLISHMENT DATA


Table B-6.  Diffusion indexes of employment change, seasonally adjusted

(Percent)
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
       Time span          Jan.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    May     June    July    Aug.    Sept.   Oct.    Nov.    Dec. 
                                                                                                                       
                        
                                                   Private nonfarm payrolls, 356 industries1
                        
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
Over 1-month span:                                                                                                     
     1996..............   50.4    64.5    60.3    54.8    62.6    61.5    57.3    61.0    57.9    62.6    59.3    60.0 
     1997..............   57.3    59.7    62.8    63.2    57.7    57.7    61.2    60.1    61.5    65.3    62.1    61.2 
     1998..............   63.2    56.6    60.5    58.7    58.3    59.7    53.9    58.1    56.2    53.8    59.0    57.4 
     1999..............   54.1    58.8    53.9    59.6    52.8    57.9    58.8    53.8    57.3    60.7    60.8    59.0 
     2000..............   60.8    54.1    60.7    56.5    45.9    56.2    58.7    51.4   p51.0   p57.3                 
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
Over 3-month span:                                                                                                     
     1996..............   61.1    62.6    63.6    63.1    63.3    64.9    64.2    61.4    65.2    64.3    65.4    63.3 
     1997..............   62.6    64.0    66.3    66.7    63.2    62.1    61.5    66.2    67.4    69.4    69.0    69.1 
     1998..............   64.3    66.6    63.2    66.3    63.6    58.0    57.4    57.9    59.7    58.1    58.6    59.4 
     1999..............   58.3    57.3    58.4    54.4    57.3    58.8    58.1    60.7    59.6    63.5    64.3    63.1 
     2000..............   61.0    62.6    61.9    57.4    56.7    58.3    57.9   p55.6   p53.5                         
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
Over 6-month span:                                                                                                     
     1996..............   62.5    64.6    65.6    64.6    64.5    64.5    67.3    65.7    65.2    67.1    66.0    67.4 
     1997..............   66.3    67.0    66.6    66.3    65.6    67.1    66.3    68.5    69.0    70.4    69.7    70.4 
     1998..............   69.8    67.4    65.2    61.8    62.9    61.4    59.0    58.4    57.4    59.7    59.3    59.1 
     1999..............   60.0    58.0    57.6    58.6    54.4    59.7    60.4    62.1    64.0    62.8    65.2    64.6 
     2000..............   65.6    60.8    61.0    61.9    59.3   p55.3   p55.6                                         
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
Over 12-month span:                                                                                                    
     1996..............   64.5    66.7    64.5    65.6    68.5    67.3    67.7    66.4    68.0    69.9    68.7    66.9 
     1997..............   69.0    67.3    68.3    69.7    69.5    70.1    70.1    70.4    70.5    70.1    69.4    70.4 
     1998..............   69.7    67.3    67.3    65.9    63.9    62.5    61.5    62.1    61.0    59.8    59.8    58.1 
     1999..............   60.3    58.3    57.6    59.4    59.6    60.5    61.9    61.0    62.6    62.9    62.5    63.2 
     2000..............   64.9    63.8   p60.7   p60.4                                                                 
                                                                                                                       
                        
                                                    Manufacturing payrolls, 139 industries1
                        
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
Over 1-month span:                                                                                                     
     1996..............   44.6    54.7    48.2    42.1    55.4    52.2    47.8    54.3    50.0    56.1    50.4    53.2 
     1997..............   49.6    52.5    56.1    54.0    51.4    54.3    50.7    53.6    56.5    61.9    60.4    55.4 
     1998..............   57.9    50.7    53.6    50.7    47.1    50.0    37.8    50.0    45.7    39.9    41.7    43.9 
     1999..............   45.0    41.0    42.8    46.4    40.3    46.4    54.7    38.1    46.4    51.8    51.4    50.4 
     2000..............   52.2    47.8    51.1    51.1    45.7    51.1    57.6    36.3   p36.7   p46.0                 
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
Over 3-month span:                                                                                                     
     1996..............   44.2    47.8    44.6    45.7    47.1    51.4    50.4    49.6    55.4    53.2    55.0    49.6 
     1997..............   50.7    53.2    55.8    56.1    53.2    52.5    52.5    55.8    59.7    66.5    64.7    64.0 
     1998..............   56.8    56.8    52.2    52.2    48.6    41.4    39.2    40.3    43.2    37.1    36.7    40.6 
     1999..............   36.7    37.1    37.1    34.5    37.8    43.5    39.9    45.0    42.1    50.4    51.1    50.7 
     2000..............   47.8    52.5    49.3    48.9    49.6    53.6    44.2   p34.9   p30.2                         
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
Over 6-month span:                                                                                                     
     1996..............   41.7    45.0    46.8    46.0    45.3    47.8    53.2    50.4    50.7    53.2    51.8    54.7 
     1997..............   53.2    53.2    52.5    52.9    51.8    53.2    54.7    61.2    61.2    64.4    64.7    63.7 
     1998..............   60.1    54.3    50.4    39.9    43.5    42.1    38.8    36.7    36.0    39.9    34.5    32.7 
     1999..............   35.6    33.5    33.5    37.1    32.7    38.8    41.0    45.7    48.2    43.2    48.6    51.1 
     2000..............   51.4    47.5    50.4    53.6    45.0   p36.7   p34.9                                         
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
Over 12-month span:                                                                                                    
     1996..............   43.5    47.5    45.3    45.3    50.4    49.6    50.4    48.6    51.1    55.0    54.3    50.7 
     1997..............   54.7    52.5    54.0    54.0    55.4    56.8    57.2    57.9    58.3    56.8    56.8    57.2 
     1998..............   55.0    51.8    51.8    46.8    40.6    39.9    37.8    38.1    37.1    36.0    34.2    33.5 
     1999..............   37.4    32.4    31.7    35.3    36.0    37.1    38.8    39.6    42.4    42.4    42.4    46.0 
     2000..............   47.8    44.6   p38.5   p39.2                                                                 

  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.