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                    THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:  FEBRUARY 2004


   Nonfarm employment was little changed (+21,000) in February, and the
unemployment rate remained at 5.6 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics 
of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.  Employment levels in most 
of the major industries were little changed over the month.
   
Unemployment (Household Survey Data)
   
   The number of unemployed persons was 8.2 million in February, and the
unemployment rate held at 5.6 percent, seasonally adjusted.  Both measures 
are below their recent highs of June 2003.  Unemployment rates for the major 
worker groups--adult men (5.1 percent), adult women (4.9 percent), teenagers 
(16.6 percent), whites (4.9 percent), blacks (9.8 percent), and Hispanics or 
Latinos (7.4 percent)--showed little or no change over the month.  The unem-
ployment rate for Asians was 4.7 percent in February, not seasonally adjusted.  
(See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.)
   
Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
   
   Total employment was down in February to 138.3 million, and the employment-
population ratio--the proportion of the population age 16 and older with jobs--
declined to 62.2 percent.  The ratio was at or near that level for most of
2003.  Over the month, the civilian labor force decreased by 392,000 to 146.5
million, and the labor force participation rate fell to 65.9 percent.  (See
table A-1.)
   
   The number of persons who work part time for economic reasons edged down in
February to 4.4 million, seasonally adjusted.  This category includes persons
who indicated that they would like to work full time but were working part time
because their hours had been cut back or because they were unable to find full-
time jobs.  (See table A-5.)
   
   About 7.2 million persons (not seasonally adjusted) held more than one job 
in February.  These multiple jobholders represented 5.3 percent of the total
employed, down from 5.6 percent a year earlier.  (See table A-13.)
   
Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
   
   In February, about 1.7 million persons were marginally attached to the labor
force, about the same as a year earlier.  (Data are not seasonally adjusted.)
These individuals wanted and were available to work and had looked for a job
sometime in the prior 12 months.  They were not counted as unemployed, however,
because they did not actively search for work in the 4 weeks preceding the sur-
vey.  There were 484,000 discouraged workers in February, also about the same
as a year earlier.  Discouraged workers, a subset of the marginally attached,
were not currently looking for work specifically because they believed no jobs
were available for them.  The other 1.2 million marginally attached had not
searched for work for reasons such as school or family responsibilities.  (See
table A-13.)

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Table A.  Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
______________________________________________________________________________
                         |    Quarterly    |                          |
                         |    averages     |        Monthly data      |
                         |_________________|__________________________| Jan.-
        Category         |       2003      |  2003  |       2004      | Feb.
                         |_________________|________|_________________|change
                         |   III  |   IV   |   Dec. | Jan.1/ |  Feb.  |
_________________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______
     HOUSEHOLD DATA      |                Labor force status
                         |____________________________________________________
Civilian labor force.....| 146,628| 146,986| 146,878| 146,863| 146,471|   -392
  Employment.............| 137,647| 138,369| 138,479| 138,566| 138,301|   -265
  Unemployment...........|   8,981|   8,616|   8,398|   8,297|   8,170|   -127
Not in labor force.......|  74,885|  75,290|  75,631|  75,298|  75,886|    588
                         |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                         |                 Unemployment rates
                         |____________________________________________________
All workers..............|     6.1|     5.9|     5.7|     5.6|     5.6|    0.0
  Adult men..............|     5.8|     5.5|     5.3|     5.1|     5.1|     .0
  Adult women............|     5.2|     5.1|     5.1|     5.0|     4.9|    -.1
  Teenagers..............|    17.5|    16.3|    16.1|    16.7|    16.6|    -.1
  White..................|     5.4|     5.1|     5.0|     4.9|     4.9|     .0
  Black or African       |        |        |        |        |        |
    American.............|    11.0|    10.7|    10.3|    10.5|     9.8|    -.7
  Hispanic or Latino     |        |        |        |        |        |
    ethnicity............|     7.8|     7.1|     6.6|     7.3|     7.4|     .1
                         |________|________|________|________|________|_______
  ESTABLISHMENT DATA     |                     Employment
                         |____________________________________________________
Nonfarm employment.......| 129,820| 130,002| 130,035|p130,132|p130,153|    p21
  Goods-producing 2/.....|  21,718|  21,676|  21,668| p21,688| p21,663|   p-25
    Construction.........|   6,738|   6,766|   6,774|  p6,808|  p6,784|   p-24
    Manufacturing........|  14,410|  14,340|  14,324| p14,311| p14,308|    p-3
  Service-providing 2/...| 108,102| 108,326| 108,367|p108,444|p108,490|    p46
    Retail trade.........|  14,912|  14,915|  14,876| p14,936| p14,949|    p13
    Professional and     |        |        |        |        |        |
      business services..|  16,023|  16,114|  16,159| p16,149| p16,159|    p10
    Education and health |        |        |        |        |        |
      services...........|  16,594|  16,705|  16,731| p16,743| p16,756|    p13
    Leisure and          |        |        |        |        |        |
      hospitality........|  12,120|  12,172|  12,192| p12,211| p12,202|    p-9
    Government...........|  21,560|  21,549|  21,544| p21,538| p21,559|    p21
                         |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                         |                  Hours of work 3/
                         |____________________________________________________
Total private............|    33.6|    33.7|    33.6|   p33.8|   p33.8|   p0.0
  Manufacturing..........|    40.2|    40.6|    40.6|   p40.9|   p41.0|    p.1
    Overtime.............|     4.1|     4.4|     4.5|    p4.5|    p4.5|    p.0
                         |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                         |  Indexes of aggregate weekly hours (2002=100) 3/
                         |____________________________________________________
Total private............|    98.2|    98.7|    98.4|   p99.0|   p98.9|  p-0.1
                         |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                         |                    Earnings 3/
                         |____________________________________________________
Avg. hourly earnings,    |        |        |        |        |        |
  total private..........|  $15.41|  $15.45|  $15.45| p$15.49| p$15.52| p$0.03
Avg. weekly earnings,    |        |        |        |        |        |
  total private..........|  517.67|  520.55|  519.12| p523.56| p524.58|  p1.02
_________________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______

   1  Beginning in January 2004, household data reflect revised population
controls used in the Current Population Survey.
   2  Includes other industries, not shown separately.
   3  Data relate to private production or nonsupervisory workers.
   p=preliminary.
   
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Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data)

   Total nonfarm payroll employment was little changed (+21,000) in February,
at 130.2 million, seasonally adjusted.  Since August 2003, payroll employment
has risen by 364,000.  (See table B-1.)

   Construction employment declined by 24,000 in February, partly offsetting a
large increase in January.  Since last March, construction employment has risen
by 123,000.  In February, job losses were spread throughout the component in-
dustries.
   
   Manufacturing employment was about unchanged over the month; the pace of job
losses in this sector has slowed in recent months.  Since August, job losses in
manufacturing have averaged 16,000 a month, compared with an average loss of
62,000 for the first 8 months of 2003.  In February, a small employment gain in
durable goods manufacturing was offset by a continuing decline in nondurable
goods.
   
   Within the financial activities sector, securities, commodity contracts, and
investments added 4,000 jobs in February.  While employment in the securities
industry has grown by 18,000 since last August, credit intermediation (which
includes mortgage banking) has lost 22,000 jobs over the same period.
   
   Employment in retail trade was little changed in February.  Since October,
employment in this industry has shown no net change.
   
   Within professional and business services, employment in temporary help
services rose by 32,000 over the month, after a small loss in January.  Since
April 2003, the temporary help industry has added 215,000 jobs.
   
   Private education and health services employment was little changed in
February but increased by 291,000 over the past 12 months.  Within health 
care and social assistance, hospitals lost 5,000 jobs in February.  This 
partly offset a gain of 10,000 in social assistance employment, which was 
concentrated in child day care services.  Within government, state government 
added 20,000 jobs in February, largely in state education.
   
Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)
   
   The average workweek for production or nonsupervisory workers on private
nonfarm payrolls was unchanged in February at 33.8 hours, seasonally adjusted.
The manufacturing workweek increased by 0.1 hour to 41.0 hours, and has risen by
0.9 hour since last July.  Manufacturing overtime was unchanged in February at
4.5 hours, but has increased since last summer.  (See table B-2.)
   
   The index of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory 
workers on private nonfarm payrolls decreased by 0.1 percent to 98.9 in 
February (2002=100).  The manufacturing index increased by 0.1 percent 
over the month to 94.2.  (See table B-5.)
   
Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data)
   
   Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on private 
nonfarm payrolls rose by 3 cents over the month to $15.52, seasonally adjusted.
The increase for January was 4 cents, as revised.  Average weekly earnings rose 
by 0.2 percent in February to $524.58.  Over the year, average hourly earnings
increased by 1.6 percent, and average weekly earnings increased by 1.9 percent.
(See table B-3.)
                         
                         ______________________________
   

   The Employment Situation for March 2004 is scheduled to be released on
Friday, April 2, at 8:30 A.M. (EST).
  
 
 
   

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Explanatory Note


 This news release presents statistics from two major surveys, the Current
Population Survey (household survey) and the Current Employment Statistics
survey (establishment survey).  The household survey provides the
information on the labor force, employment, and unemployment that appears
in the A tables, marked HOUSEHOLD DATA.  It is a sample survey of about
60,000 households conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the Bureau of
Labor Statistics (BLS).
 
 The establishment survey provides the information on the employment,
hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm payrolls that appears in the 
B tables, marked ESTABLISHMENT DATA.  This information is collected from
payroll records by BLS in cooperation with State agencies.  The sample 
includes about 160,000 businesses and government agencies covering ap-
proximately 400,000 individual worksites.  The active sample includes 
about one-third of all nonfarm payroll workers.  The sample is drawn 
from a sampling frame of unemployment insurance tax accounts.

 For both surveys, the data for a given month  relate to a particular week
or pay period.  In the household survey,  the reference week is generally
the calendar week that contains the 12th day of the month.  In the
establishment survey, the reference  period is the pay period including the
12th, which may or may not correspond directly to the calendar week.

Coverage, definitions, and differences between surveys
 
 Household survey.  The sample  is selected  to reflect the entire
civilian noninstitutional population.  Based on responses to a series of
questions on work and job search activities, each person  16 years and over
in a sample household is classified as employed, unemployed, or not in the
labor force.
 
 People are classified as employed if they did any work at all as paid
employees during the reference week; worked in their own business,
profession, or on their own farm; or worked without pay at least 15 hours
in a family business or farm.  People are also counted as employed if they
were  temporarily absent from their jobs because of illness, bad weather,
vacation, labor-management disputes, or personal reasons.
 
 People are classified as unemployed if they meet all of the following
criteria:  They had no employment during the  reference week; they were
available for work at that time; and they made specific efforts to find
employment sometime during the 4-week period ending with the reference
week.  Persons laid off from  a job and expecting recall   need not be
looking for work to be counted as unemployed.  The unemployment data
derived from the household survey in no way depend upon the eligibility for
or receipt of unemployment insurance benefits.
 
 The civilian labor force  is the sum of  employed and  unemployed
persons.  Those not classified as employed or unemployed are not in the
labor force.  The unemployment rate is the number unemployed as a percent
of the  labor force.  The labor force participation rate is the labor force
as a percent of the population, and the employment-population ratio is the
employed as a percent of the population.
                                  
                                  - 5 -
 
 Establishment survey.  The sample establishments are drawn from private
nonfarm businesses such as factories, offices, and stores, as well as
Federal, State, and local government entities.  Employees on nonfarm
payrolls are those who received pay for any part of the reference pay
period, including persons on paid leave.  Persons are counted in each job
they hold.  Hours and earnings data are for private businesses and relate
only to production workers in the goods-producing sector and nonsupervisory
workers in the service-providing sector.  Industries are classified on the
basis of their principal activity in accordance with the 2002 version of the
North American Industry Classification System.

 Differences in employment estimates.  The numerous conceptual and
methodological differences between the household and establishment surveys
result in important distinctions in the employment estimates derived from
the surveys.  Among these are:
 
 --The household survey includes agricultural workers, the self-employed,
unpaid family workers, and private household workers among the employed.
These groups are excluded from the establishment survey.

 --The household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the
employed. The establishment survey does not.
 
 --The household survey is limited to  workers 16 years of age and older.
The establishment survey is not limited by age.
 
 --The  household survey has no duplication of individuals, because
individuals  are counted only once, even if they hold more than one job. In
the establishment survey, employees working at more than one job  and thus
appearing on more than one payroll would be counted separately for each
appearance.
 
Seasonal adjustment
 
 Over the course of a year, the size of the nation's labor force and the
levels of employment and unemployment undergo sharp fluctuations due to
such seasonal events as changes in weather, reduced or expanded production,
harvests, major holidays, and the opening and closing of schools.  The
effect of such seasonal  variation can  be  very large; seasonal
fluctuations may account for as much as 95 percent of the month-to-month
changes in unemployment.
 
 Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern each
year, their influence on statistical trends can be eliminated by adjusting
the statistics from month to month.  These adjustments make nonseasonal
developments, such as declines in economic activity or increases in the
participation of women in the labor force, easier to spot.  For example,
the large number of youth entering the labor force each June is likely to
obscure any other changes that have taken place relative to May, making it
difficult to determine if the level of economic activity has risen or
declined.  However, because the effect of students finishing school in
previous years is known, the statistics for the current year can be
adjusted to allow for a comparable change.  Insofar as the seasonal
adjustment is made correctly, the adjusted figure provides a more useful
tool with which to analyze changes in economic activity.
 
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   Most seasonally adjusted series are independently adjusted in both the 
household and establishment surveys.  However, the adjusted series for many 
major estimates, such as total payroll employment, employment in most super-
sectors, total employment, and unemployment are computed by aggregating in-
dependently adjusted component series.  For example, total unemployment is 
derived by summing the adjusted series for four major age-sex components; 
this differs from the unemployment estimate that would be obtained by di-
rectly adjusting the total or by combining the duration, reasons, or more 
detailed age categories.

   For both the household and establishment surveys, a concurrent seasonal
adjustment methodology is used in which new seasonal factors are calculated 
each month, using all relevant data, up to and including the data for the 
current month.  In the household survey, new seasonal factors are used to ad-
just only the current month's data.  In the establishment survey, however, 
new seasonal factors are used each month to adjust the three most recent 
monthly estimates.  In both surveys, revisions to historical data are made 
once a year.

Reliability of the estimates
 
 Statistics based on the household and establishment surveys are subject
to both sampling and nonsampling error.  When a sample rather than the
entire population is surveyed, there is a chance that the sample estimates
may differ from the "true" population values they represent.  The exact
difference, or sampling error, varies depending on the particular sample
selected, and this variability is measured by the standard error of the
estimate.  There is about a 90-percent chance, or level of confidence, that
an estimate based on a sample will differ by no more than 1.6 standard
errors from the "true" population value because of sampling error.  BLS
analyses are generally conducted at the 90-percent level of confidence.
 
 For example, the confidence interval for the monthly change in total
employment from the household survey is on the order of plus or minus
290,000.  Suppose the estimate of total employment increases by 100,000
from one month to the next.  The 90-percent confidence interval on the
monthly change would range from -190,000 to 390,000 (100,000 +/- 290,000).
These figures do not mean that the sample results are off by these
magnitudes, but rather that there is about a 90-percent chance that the
"true" over-the-month change lies within this interval.  Since this range
includes values of less than zero, we could not say with confidence that
employment had, in fact, increased.  If, however, the reported employment
rise was half a million, then all of the values within the 90-percent
confidence interval would be greater than zero.  In this case, it is likely
(at least a 90-percent chance) that an employment rise had, in fact,
occurred.  At an unemployment rate of around 4 percent, the 90-percent con-
fidence interval for the monthly change in unemployment is about +/- 270,000, 
and for the monthly change in the unemployment rate it is about +/- .19 
percentage point.
 
 In general, estimates involving many individuals or establishments have
lower standard errors (relative to the size of the estimate) than estimates
which are based on a small number of observations.  The precision of
estimates is also improved when the data are cumulated over time such as
for quarterly and annual averages.  The seasonal adjustment process can
also improve the stability of the monthly estimates.
 
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 The household and establishment surveys are also affected by nonsampling
error.  Nonsampling errors can occur for many reasons, including the
failure to sample a segment of the population, inability to obtain
information for all respondents in the sample, inability or unwillingness
of respondents to provide correct information on a timely basis, mistakes
made by respondents, and errors made in the collection or processing of the
data.
 
 For example, in the establishment survey, estimates for the most recent 
2 months are based on substantially incomplete returns; for this reason,
these estimates are labeled preliminary in the tables.  It is only after
two successive revisions to a monthly estimate, when nearly all sample
reports have been received, that the estimate is considered final.

 Another major source of nonsampling error in the establishment survey is
the inability to capture, on a timely basis, employment generated by new
firms.  To correct for this systematic underestimation of employment growth, 
an estimation procedure with two components is used to account for business
births.  The first component uses business deaths to impute employment for
business births.  This is incorporated into the sample-based link relative
estimate procedure by simply not reflecting sample units going out of busi-
ness, but imputing to them the same trend as the other firms in the sample.  
The second component is an ARIMA time series model designed to estimate the 
residual net birth/death employment not accounted for by the imputation.  
The historical time series used to create and test the ARIMA model was de-
rived from the unemployment insurance universe micro-level database, and 
reflects the actual residual net of births and deaths over the past five 
years.
 
 The sample-based estimates from the establishment survey are adjusted
once a year (on a lagged basis) to universe counts of payroll employment
obtained from administrative records of the unemployment insurance program.
The difference between the March sample-based employment estimates and the
March universe counts is known as a benchmark revision, and serves as a
rough proxy for total survey error.  The new benchmarks also incorporate
changes in the classification of industries.  Over the past decade, the
benchmark revision for total nonfarm employment has averaged 0.3 percent,
ranging from zero to 0.7 percent.

Additional statistics and other information
 
 More comprehensive statistics are contained in Employment and Earnings,
published each month by BLS.  It is available for $27.00 per issue or
$53.00 per year from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC
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   Employment and Earnings also provides measures of sampling error for
the household and establishment survey data published in this release.  
For unemployment and other labor force categories, these measures appear 
in tables 1-B through 1-D of its "Explanatory Notes."  For the establish-
ment survey data, the sampling error measures and the actual size of re-
visions due to benchmark adjustments appear in tables 2-B through 2-F of 
Employment and Earnings.

 Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired
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  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-1.  Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted             Seasonally adjusted (1)            
                                                                                                                            
           Employment status, sex, and age                                                                                  
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Feb.    Jan.    Feb.    Feb.    Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb. 
                                                       2003    2004    2004    2003    2003    2003    2003    2004    2004  
                                                                                                                            
                        TOTAL                                                                                               
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 220,114 222,161 222,357 220,114 222,039 222,279 222,509 222,161 222,357
    Civilian labor force............................ 145,693 146,068 146,154 145,898 146,892 147,187 146,878 146,863 146,471
          Participation rate........................    66.2    65.7    65.7    66.3    66.2    66.2    66.0    66.1    65.9
      Employed...................................... 136,433 136,924 137,384 137,318 138,095 138,533 138,479 138,566 138,301
          Employment-population ratio...............    62.0    61.6    61.8    62.4    62.2    62.3    62.2    62.4    62.2
      Unemployed....................................   9,260   9,144   8,770   8,581   8,797   8,653   8,398   8,297   8,170
          Unemployment rate.........................     6.4     6.3     6.0     5.9     6.0     5.9     5.7     5.6     5.6
    Not in labor force..............................  74,421  76,093  76,203  74,216  75,147  75,093  75,631  75,298  75,886
      Persons who currently want a job..............   4,495   4,913   4,622   4,580   4,885   4,572   4,714   4,747   4,746
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 16 years and over                                                                                      
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 105,895 107,072 107,177 105,895 106,879 107,003 107,123 107,072 107,177
    Civilian labor force............................  77,658  78,320  78,014  77,915  78,530  78,799  78,661  78,823  78,337
          Participation rate........................    73.3    73.1    72.8    73.6    73.5    73.6    73.4    73.6    73.1
      Employed......................................  72,237  73,096  73,003  73,132  73,643  73,915  74,085  74,343  73,901
          Employment-population ratio...............    68.2    68.3    68.1    69.1    68.9    69.1    69.2    69.4    69.0
      Unemployed....................................   5,421   5,224   5,012   4,783   4,887   4,883   4,576   4,480   4,436
          Unemployment rate.........................     7.0     6.7     6.4     6.1     6.2     6.2     5.8     5.7     5.7
    Not in labor force..............................  28,237  28,752  29,163  27,980  28,348  28,204  28,462  28,249  28,840
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  97,762  98,866  98,966  97,762  98,696  98,814  98,927  98,866  98,966
    Civilian labor force............................  74,206  74,965  74,719  74,241  74,942  75,188  75,044  75,171  74,797
          Participation rate........................    75.9    75.8    75.5    75.9    75.9    76.1    75.9    76.0    75.6
      Employed......................................  69,518  70,371  70,318  70,174  70,726  70,964  71,099  71,329  70,969
          Employment-population ratio...............    71.1    71.2    71.1    71.8    71.7    71.8    71.9    72.1    71.7
      Unemployed....................................   4,688   4,594   4,402   4,068   4,216   4,224   3,945   3,842   3,828
          Unemployment rate.........................     6.3     6.1     5.9     5.5     5.6     5.6     5.3     5.1     5.1
    Not in labor force..............................  23,556  23,901  24,246  23,521  23,754  23,626  23,882  23,694  24,168
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 16 years and over                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 114,219 115,089 115,180 114,219 115,160 115,276 115,386 115,089 115,180
    Civilian labor force............................  68,036  67,749  68,140  67,984  68,362  68,388  68,217  68,040  68,134
          Participation rate........................    59.6    58.9    59.2    59.5    59.4    59.3    59.1    59.1    59.2
      Employed......................................  64,196  63,828  64,381  64,186  64,452  64,618  64,394  64,223  64,400
          Employment-population ratio...............    56.2    55.5    55.9    56.2    56.0    56.1    55.8    55.8    55.9
      Unemployed....................................   3,839   3,920   3,758   3,798   3,910   3,770   3,823   3,817   3,734
          Unemployment rate.........................     5.6     5.8     5.5     5.6     5.7     5.5     5.6     5.6     5.5
    Not in labor force..............................  46,184  47,340  47,040  46,236  46,799  46,888  47,169  47,050  47,046
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 106,322 107,131 107,216 106,322 107,197 107,303 107,404 107,131 107,216
    Civilian labor force............................  64,622  64,434  64,832  64,359  64,899  64,917  64,846  64,515  64,629
          Participation rate........................    60.8    60.1    60.5    60.5    60.5    60.5    60.4    60.2    60.3
      Employed......................................  61,278  61,050  61,592  61,106  61,524  61,597  61,521  61,260  61,456
          Employment-population ratio...............    57.6    57.0    57.4    57.5    57.4    57.4    57.3    57.2    57.3
      Unemployed....................................   3,344   3,385   3,240   3,253   3,375   3,320   3,326   3,255   3,172
          Unemployment rate.........................     5.2     5.3     5.0     5.1     5.2     5.1     5.1     5.0     4.9
    Not in labor force..............................  41,701  42,697  42,384  41,964  42,299  42,387  42,558  42,617  42,587
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  16,030  16,164  16,175  16,030  16,145  16,162  16,178  16,164  16,175
    Civilian labor force............................   6,866   6,669   6,603   7,298   7,051   7,082   6,987   7,177   7,045
          Participation rate........................    42.8    41.3    40.8    45.5    43.7    43.8    43.2    44.4    43.6
      Employed......................................   5,637   5,503   5,475   6,039   5,846   5,972   5,859   5,977   5,875
          Employment-population ratio...............    35.2    34.0    33.8    37.7    36.2    37.0    36.2    37.0    36.3
      Unemployed....................................   1,229   1,166   1,128   1,260   1,205   1,109   1,128   1,200   1,170
          Unemployment rate.........................    17.9    17.5    17.1    17.3    17.1    15.7    16.1    16.7    16.6
    Not in labor force..............................   9,164   9,495   9,572   8,731   9,094   9,080   9,191   8,987   9,130

    1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted
  and seasonally adjusted columns.
    NOTE:  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.


 
 

  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-2.  Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted             Seasonally adjusted (1)            
                                                                                                                            
        Employment status, race, sex, and age                                                                               
                                                       Feb.    Jan.    Feb.    Feb.    Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb. 
                                                       2003    2004    2004    2003    2003    2003    2003    2004    2004  
                                                                                                                            
                        WHITE                                                                                               
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 180,599 181,879 182,001 180,599 181,871 182,032 182,185 181,879 182,001
    Civilian labor force............................ 120,128 120,099 120,336 120,247 120,736 121,041 120,751 120,723 120,540
        Participation rate..........................    66.5    66.0    66.1    66.6    66.4    66.5    66.3    66.4    66.2
      Employed...................................... 113,376 113,348 113,834 114,118 114,535 114,783 114,678 114,765 114,602
        Employment-population ratio.................    62.8    62.3    62.5    63.2    63.0    63.1    62.9    63.1    63.0
      Unemployed....................................   6,752   6,751   6,502   6,129   6,200   6,258   6,073   5,958   5,938
        Unemployment rate...........................     5.6     5.6     5.4     5.1     5.1     5.2     5.0     4.9     4.9
    Not in labor force..............................  60,470  61,780  61,665  60,352  61,135  60,991  61,434  61,156  61,460
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force............................  62,210  62,549  62,494  62,245  62,694  62,913  62,752  62,799  62,603
        Participation rate..........................    76.3    76.1    76.0    76.4    76.3    76.5    76.2    76.4    76.1
      Employed......................................  58,652  59,066  59,123  59,273  59,623  59,777  59,794  59,969  59,763
        Employment-population ratio.................    72.0    71.9    71.9    72.7    72.6    72.7    72.6    73.0    72.6
      Unemployed....................................   3,558   3,483   3,371   2,973   3,072   3,136   2,957   2,830   2,840
        Unemployment rate...........................     5.7     5.6     5.4     4.8     4.9     5.0     4.7     4.5     4.5
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force............................  52,210  52,005  52,281  51,896  52,183  52,210  52,199  51,954  51,993
        Participation rate..........................    60.3    59.7    60.0    59.9    59.9    59.9    59.8    59.6    59.7
      Employed......................................  49,944  49,599  50,051  49,678  49,892  49,932  49,941  49,668  49,797
        Employment-population ratio.................    57.7    56.9    57.4    57.4    57.2    57.2    57.2    57.0    57.1
      Unemployed....................................   2,265   2,406   2,230   2,217   2,291   2,279   2,258   2,286   2,197
        Unemployment rate...........................     4.3     4.6     4.3     4.3     4.4     4.4     4.3     4.4     4.2
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force............................   5,709   5,545   5,561   6,106   5,858   5,918   5,800   5,970   5,944
        Participation rate..........................    45.7    44.1    44.2    48.9    46.7    47.1    46.1    47.5    47.3
      Employed......................................   4,780   4,683   4,661   5,167   5,020   5,074   4,942   5,128   5,042
        Employment-population ratio.................    38.3    37.3    37.1    41.4    40.0    40.4    39.3    40.8    40.1
      Unemployed....................................     929     862     900     939     838     843     857     842     902
        Unemployment rate...........................    16.3    15.5    16.2    15.4    14.3    14.3    14.8    14.1    15.2
                                                                                                                            
              BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN                                                                                     
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  25,519  25,867  25,900  25,519  25,825  25,860  25,894  25,867  25,900
    Civilian labor force............................  16,294  16,420  16,274  16,417  16,589  16,524  16,365  16,602  16,404
        Participation rate..........................    63.8    63.5    62.8    64.3    64.2    63.9    63.2    64.2    63.3
      Employed......................................  14,491  14,655  14,650  14,665  14,696  14,812  14,679  14,866  14,804
        Employment-population ratio.................    56.8    56.7    56.6    57.5    56.9    57.3    56.7    57.5    57.2
      Unemployed....................................   1,803   1,765   1,624   1,751   1,893   1,712   1,686   1,736   1,600
        Unemployment rate...........................    11.1    10.7    10.0    10.7    11.4    10.4    10.3    10.5     9.8
    Not in labor force..............................   9,225   9,447   9,626   9,103   9,236   9,336   9,529   9,265   9,495
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force............................   7,298   7,453   7,284   7,308   7,385   7,414   7,382   7,450   7,305
        Participation rate..........................    71.5    71.9    70.1    71.6    71.4    71.6    71.2    71.8    70.3
      Employed......................................   6,479   6,662   6,552   6,553   6,611   6,668   6,695   6,737   6,620
        Employment-population ratio.................    63.5    64.2    63.1    64.2    63.9    64.4    64.6    65.0    63.7
      Unemployed....................................     818     791     732     755     774     746     687     713     684
        Unemployment rate...........................    11.2    10.6    10.1    10.3    10.5    10.1     9.3     9.6     9.4
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force............................   8,260   8,275   8,369   8,312   8,425   8,401   8,276   8,358   8,418
        Participation rate..........................    63.8    63.2    63.8    64.2    64.4    64.1    63.1    63.8    64.2
      Employed......................................   7,502   7,522   7,628   7,559   7,596   7,639   7,471   7,595   7,674
        Employment-population ratio.................    57.9    57.5    58.2    58.4    58.0    58.3    56.9    58.0    58.5
      Unemployed....................................     758     752     740     753     829     762     805     762     745
        Unemployment rate...........................     9.2     9.1     8.8     9.1     9.8     9.1     9.7     9.1     8.8
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force............................     736     692     621     796     779     710     707     794     682
        Participation rate..........................    31.1    28.8    25.8    33.7    32.5    29.6    29.4    33.1    28.3
      Employed......................................     510     471     470     553     489     505     514     533     510
        Employment-population ratio.................    21.6    19.6    19.5    23.4    20.4    21.0    21.4    22.2    21.2
      Unemployed....................................     226     221     151     243     290     205     193     261     171
        Unemployment rate...........................    30.7    32.0    24.3    30.6    37.3    28.9    27.3    32.9    25.1
                                                                                                                            
                        ASIAN                                                                                               
  Civilian noninstutional population................   9,036   9,337   9,334   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
    Civilian labor force............................   6,006   6,213   6,190   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Participation rate..........................    66.5    66.5    66.3   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Employed......................................   5,645   5,892   5,900   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Employment-population ratio.................    62.5    63.1    63.2   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Unemployed....................................     361     321     290   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Unemployment rate...........................     6.0     5.2     4.7   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
    Not in labor force..............................   3,031   3,124   3,144   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  

    1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted
  and seasonally adjusted columns.
    2 Data not available.
    NOTE:  Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for
  all races.  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.
 
 
 
 

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  Table A-3.  Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex and age

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted             Seasonally adjusted (1)            
                                                                                                                            
           Employment status, sex, and age                                                                                  
                                                       Feb.    Jan.    Feb.    Feb.    Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb. 
                                                       2003    2004    2004    2003    2003    2003    2003    2004    2004  
                                                                                                                            
             HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY                                                                                   
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  27,095  27,619  27,705  27,095  27,913  28,016  28,116  27,619  27,705
    Civilian labor force............................  18,638  18,715  18,682  18,596  18,940  19,125  19,035  18,811  18,693
        Participation rate..........................    68.8    67.8    67.4    68.6    67.9    68.3    67.7    68.1    67.5
      Employed......................................  17,083  17,169  17,170  17,160  17,556  17,709  17,784  17,441  17,303
        Employment-population ratio.................    63.0    62.2    62.0    63.3    62.9    63.2    63.3    63.2    62.5
      Unemployed....................................   1,555   1,546   1,512   1,436   1,383   1,416   1,250   1,370   1,389
        Unemployment rate...........................     8.3     8.3     8.1     7.7     7.3     7.4     6.6     7.3     7.4
    Not in labor force..............................   8,456   8,904   9,023   8,498   8,974   8,891   9,082   8,807   9,012
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force............................  10,629  10,782  10,709   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Participation rate..........................    84.6    84.0    83.2   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Employed......................................   9,854  10,001   9,917   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Employment-population ratio.................    78.4    77.9    77.0   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Unemployed....................................     775     782     792   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Unemployment rate...........................     7.3     7.2     7.4   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force............................   7,068   7,033   7,036   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Participation rate..........................    58.9    57.6    57.5   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Employed......................................   6,491   6,468   6,547   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Employment-population ratio.................    54.0    53.0    53.5   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Unemployed....................................     577     565     490   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Unemployment rate...........................     8.2     8.0     7.0   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force............................     941     899     937   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Participation rate..........................    37.4    34.9    36.3   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Employed......................................     738     699     707   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Employment-population ratio.................    29.3    27.2    27.4   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Unemployed....................................     203     200     230   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Unemployment rate...........................    21.6    22.2    24.5   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  

    1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted
  and seasonally adjusted columns.
    2 Data not available.
    NOTE:  Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.  Beginning in January 2004, data
  reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.


  
   

  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                               HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-4.  Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                               Not seasonally adjusted                   Seasonally adjusted                 
                                                                                                                             
            Educational attainment                                                                                           
                                                Feb.     Jan.     Feb.     Feb.     Oct.     Nov.     Dec.     Jan.     Feb.  
                                                2003     2004     2004     2003     2003     2003     2003     2004     2004  
                                                                                                                             
       Less than a high school diploma                                                                                       
  Civilian labor force......................   12,299   12,376   12,191   12,631   12,672   12,764   12,712   12,356   12,526
      Participation rate....................     43.7     44.4     44.1     44.8     45.7     45.6     44.9     44.3     45.4
    Employed................................   11,028   11,050   10,965   11,513   11,551   11,677   11,678   11,271   11,455
      Employment-population ratio...........     39.2     39.7     39.7     40.9     41.6     41.7     41.2     40.4     41.5
    Unemployed..............................    1,271    1,326    1,227    1,117    1,121    1,087    1,034    1,085    1,071
      Unemployment rate.....................     10.3     10.7     10.1      8.8      8.8      8.5      8.1      8.8      8.5
                                                                                                                             
    High school graduates, no college (1)                                                                                    
  Civilian labor force......................   37,886   38,013   37,985   37,798   37,887   38,241   37,958   37,662   37,898
      Participation rate....................     63.8     63.5     63.4     63.6     63.6     63.6     63.5     63.0     63.3
    Employed................................   35,525   35,837   35,802   35,751   35,807   36,179   35,868   35,829   35,998
      Employment-population ratio...........     59.8     59.9     59.8     60.2     60.1     60.2     60.0     59.9     60.1
    Unemployed..............................    2,361    2,176    2,182    2,047    2,080    2,061    2,090    1,832    1,900
      Unemployment rate.....................      6.2      5.7      5.7      5.4      5.5      5.4      5.5      4.9      5.0
                                                                                                                             
       Some college or associate degree                                                                                      
  Civilian labor force......................   34,519   33,770   34,357   34,169   33,841   33,727   33,932   33,810   34,026
      Participation rate....................     73.6     72.4     72.8     72.9     72.4     72.4     72.2     72.5     72.1
    Employed................................   32,799   32,130   32,792   32,552   32,222   32,114   32,400   32,276   32,536
      Employment-population ratio...........     70.0     68.9     69.5     69.4     68.9     68.9     69.0     69.2     68.9
    Unemployed..............................    1,719    1,640    1,565    1,618    1,619    1,613    1,532    1,535    1,489
      Unemployment rate.....................      5.0      4.9      4.6      4.7      4.8      4.8      4.5      4.5      4.4
                                                                                                                             
       Bachelor's degree and higher (2)                                                                                      
  Civilian labor force......................   39,370   40,290   40,148   39,089   40,504   40,536   40,515   40,450   39,917
      Participation rate....................     78.8     78.1     78.2     78.3     78.0     78.7     79.0     78.4     77.7
    Employed................................   38,201   39,055   38,984   37,924   39,267   39,292   39,291   39,277   38,748
      Employment-population ratio...........     76.5     75.7     75.9     75.9     75.6     76.3     76.6     76.1     75.5
    Unemployed..............................    1,169    1,235    1,165    1,165    1,237    1,244    1,224    1,173    1,169
      Unemployment rate.....................      3.0      3.1      2.9      3.0      3.1      3.1      3.0      2.9      2.9

    1 Includes high school diploma or equivalent.
    2 Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees. 
    NOTE:  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.
 
 
 
 



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  Table A-5.  Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status

  (In thousands)
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   
                                            Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                   
                  Category                                                                                         
                                                                                                                   
                                              Feb.    Jan.    Feb.    Feb.    Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb. 
                                              2003    2004    2004    2003    2003    2003    2003    2004    2004  
                                                                                                                   
               CLASS OF WORKER                                                                                     
                                                                                                                   
  Agriculture and related industries.......   1,983   1,999   1,956   2,205   2,410   2,418   2,245   2,163   2,190
    Wage and salary workers................   1,038   1,087   1,067   1,197   1,465   1,440   1,294   1,220   1,246
    Self-employed workers..................     924     900     872     964     938     953     919     929     912
    Unpaid family workers..................      21      13      17   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
                                                                                                                   
  Nonagricultural industries............... 134,451 134,925 135,428 135,166 135,722 136,172 136,180 136,306 136,166
    Wage and salary workers................ 125,402 125,433 126,122 125,823 126,183 126,466 126,661 126,664 126,572
      Government...........................  19,850  19,800  19,791  19,479  19,797  19,609  19,694  19,681  19,497
      Private industries................... 105,552 105,633 106,331 106,243 106,400 106,876 107,110 107,019 107,008
        Private households.................     639     811     791   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
        Other industries................... 104,913 104,822 105,540 105,556 105,662 106,129 106,382 106,204 106,173
    Self-employed workers..................   8,959   9,396   9,196   9,248   9,460   9,541   9,477   9,501   9,498
    Unpaid family workers..................      90      96     111   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
                                                                                                                   
        PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME (2)                                                                              
                                                                                                                   
  All industries:                                                                                                  
    Part time for economic reasons.........   5,061   5,270   4,764   4,711   4,800   4,880   4,788   4,714   4,437
      Slack work or business conditions....   3,396   3,459   3,098   3,107   3,030   3,226   3,205   2,996   2,865
      Could only find part-time work.......   1,328   1,420   1,429   1,246   1,356   1,350   1,295   1,380   1,347
    Part time for noneconomic reasons......  19,360  19,229  19,653  18,546  18,935  19,110  18,561  18,905  18,900
                                                                                                                   
  Nonagricultural industries:                                                                                      
    Part time for economic reasons.........   4,931   5,152   4,655   4,589   4,690   4,782   4,727   4,613   4,328
      Slack work or business conditions....   3,317   3,382   3,032   3,028   2,964   3,153   3,144   2,911   2,778
      Could only find part-time work.......   1,309   1,416   1,421   1,234   1,349   1,353   1,279   1,399   1,340
    Part time for noneconomic reasons......  19,032  18,910  19,327  18,353  18,628  18,752  18,367  18,636  18,691

    1 Data not available.
    2 Persons at work excludes employed persons who were absent from their jobs during the entire reference week
  for reasons such as vacation, illness, or industrial dispute.  Part time for noneconomic reasons excludes persons
  who usually work full time but worked only 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for reasons such as holidays,
  illness, and bad weather.
    NOTE:  Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because
  of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series.  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised
  population controls used in the household survey.
 
 
 


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  Table A-6.  Selected employment indicators

  (In thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                            
                    Characteristic                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Feb.    Jan.    Feb.    Feb.    Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb. 
                                                       2003    2004    2004    2003    2003    2003    2003    2004    2004  
                                                                                                                            
  Total, 16 years and over.......................... 136,433 136,924 137,384 137,318 138,095 138,533 138,479 138,566 138,301
    16 to 19 years..................................   5,637   5,503   5,475   6,039   5,846   5,972   5,859   5,977   5,875
      16 to 17 years................................   2,103   2,117   2,079   2,347   2,227   2,361   2,292   2,367   2,330
      18 to 19 years................................   3,533   3,386   3,395   3,713   3,607   3,592   3,562   3,605   3,573
    20 years and over............................... 130,796 131,421 131,909 131,279 132,250 132,561 132,620 132,589 132,426
      20 to 24 years................................  13,243  13,349  13,366  13,482  13,437  13,371  13,413  13,609  13,582
      25 years and over............................. 117,553 118,072 118,543 117,841 118,785 119,106 119,168 118,930 118,869
        25 to 54 years..............................  96,644  96,455  96,644  96,924  97,233  97,422  97,436  97,161  96,982
          25 to 34 years............................  30,317  29,976  29,972  30,481  30,296  30,389  30,340  30,326  30,178
          35 to 44 years............................  34,769  34,310  34,403  34,869  34,829  34,909  34,819  34,506  34,486
          45 to 54 years............................  31,558  32,168  32,269  31,575  32,107  32,125  32,277  32,328  32,319
        55 years and over...........................  20,909  21,617  21,899  20,917  21,552  21,683  21,732  21,769  21,886
                                                                                                                            
  Men, 16 years and over............................  72,237  73,096  73,003  73,132  73,643  73,915  74,085  74,343  73,901
    16 to 19 years..................................   2,719   2,724   2,685   2,959   2,917   2,951   2,986   3,014   2,931
      16 to 17 years................................   1,016     975     957   1,149   1,101   1,189   1,153   1,157   1,105
      18 to 19 years................................   1,702   1,750   1,728   1,829   1,796   1,779   1,817   1,862   1,850
    20 years and over...............................  69,518  70,371  70,318  70,174  70,726  70,964  71,099  71,329  70,969
      20 to 24 years................................   7,003   7,018   7,007   7,170   7,038   7,050   7,048   7,198   7,155
      25 years and over.............................  62,515  63,353  63,311  63,046  63,670  63,876  64,061  64,167  63,903
        25 to 54 years..............................  51,411  51,716  51,681  51,852  52,168  52,293  52,441  52,416  52,179
          25 to 34 years............................  16,489  16,515  16,382  16,673  16,660  16,747  16,740  16,773  16,608
          35 to 44 years............................  18,584  18,493  18,529  18,739  18,828  18,844  18,857  18,712  18,683
          45 to 54 years............................  16,338  16,709  16,770  16,440  16,681  16,702  16,843  16,931  16,889
        55 years and over...........................  11,104  11,637  11,630  11,194  11,501  11,583  11,620  11,751  11,724
                                                                                                                            
  Women, 16 years and over..........................  64,196  63,828  64,381  64,186  64,452  64,618  64,394  64,223  64,400
    16 to 19 years..................................   2,918   2,779   2,790   3,080   2,928   3,021   2,873   2,963   2,944
      16 to 17 years................................   1,087   1,142   1,122   1,198   1,126   1,172   1,139   1,210   1,225
      18 to 19 years................................   1,831   1,637   1,667   1,884   1,812   1,813   1,745   1,743   1,723
    20 years and over...............................  61,278  61,050  61,592  61,106  61,524  61,597  61,521  61,260  61,456
      20 to 24 years................................   6,240   6,331   6,360   6,312   6,398   6,321   6,365   6,411   6,427
      25 years and over.............................  55,038  54,719  55,232  54,795  55,116  55,230  55,107  54,763  54,966
        25 to 54 years..............................  45,233  44,738  44,963  45,073  45,065  45,130  44,996  44,745  44,803
          25 to 34 years............................  13,828  13,462  13,591  13,807  13,637  13,642  13,599  13,554  13,570
          35 to 44 years............................  16,185  15,817  15,873  16,131  16,001  16,065  15,962  15,794  15,803
          45 to 54 years............................  15,220  15,460  15,499  15,135  15,427  15,423  15,434  15,397  15,430
        55 years and over...........................   9,805   9,981  10,269   9,723  10,051  10,100  10,112  10,018  10,162
                                                                                                                            
  Married men, spouse present.......................  44,199  45,122  44,843  44,458  44,684  45,152  45,431  45,490  45,128
  Married women, spouse present.....................  34,782  34,729  34,681  34,546  34,993  35,076  35,034  34,585  34,502
  Women who maintain families.......................   8,461   8,479   8,666   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
                                                                                                                            
  Full-time workers (2)............................. 111,856 112,171 112,692 113,188 113,677 114,024 114,597 113,976 114,037
  Part-time workers (3).............................  24,577  24,753  24,692  23,861  24,460  24,569  24,023  24,306  24,081

    1 Data not available.
    2 Employed full-time workers are persons who usually work 35 hours or more per week.
    3 Employed part-time workers are persons who usually work less than 35 hours per week.
    NOTE:  Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the
  independent seasonal adjustment of the various series.  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population
  controls used in the household survey.



  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-7.  Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                            Number of                                                       
                                                        unemployed persons                Unemployment rates (1)            
                                                          (in thousands)                                                    
                    Characteristic                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Feb.    Jan.    Feb.    Feb.    Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb. 
                                                       2003    2004    2004    2003    2003    2003    2003    2004    2004  
                                                                                                                            
  Total, 16 years and over..........................   8,581   8,297   8,170    5.9     6.0     5.9     5.7     5.6     5.6 
    16 to 19 years..................................   1,260   1,200   1,170   17.3    17.1    15.7    16.1    16.7    16.6 
      16 to 17 years................................     527     527     497   18.3    20.2    17.5    18.3    18.2    17.6 
      18 to 19 years................................     717     672     663   16.2    15.2    14.7    14.7    15.7    15.7 
    20 years and over...............................   7,321   7,097   7,000    5.3     5.4     5.4     5.2     5.1     5.0 
      20 to 24 years................................   1,414   1,475   1,421    9.5    10.1    10.4     9.6     9.8     9.5 
      25 years and over.............................   5,889   5,623   5,595    4.8     4.9     4.8     4.7     4.5     4.5 
        25 to 54 years..............................   5,064   4,811   4,732    5.0     5.1     5.0     4.9     4.7     4.7 
          25 to 34 years............................   1,855   1,835   1,802    5.7     6.3     6.2     6.0     5.7     5.6 
          35 to 44 years............................   1,901   1,630   1,631    5.2     5.0     4.9     4.8     4.5     4.5 
          45 to 54 years............................   1,308   1,346   1,299    4.0     4.1     4.0     4.0     4.0     3.9 
        55 years and over...........................     839     827     859    3.9     3.8     3.9     3.9     3.7     3.8 
                                                                                                                            
  Men, 16 years and over............................   4,783   4,480   4,436    6.1     6.2     6.2     5.8     5.7     5.7 
    16 to 19 years..................................     715     638     609   19.5    18.7    18.3    17.4    17.5    17.2 
      16 to 17 years................................     279     277     266   19.5    20.4    18.3    18.4    19.3    19.4 
      18 to 19 years................................     433     360     344   19.2    17.9    18.1    16.9    16.2    15.7 
    20 years and over...............................   4,068   3,842   3,828    5.5     5.6     5.6     5.3     5.1     5.1 
      20 to 24 years................................     758     847     794    9.6    10.8    11.2    10.4    10.5    10.0 
      25 years and over.............................   3,287   2,995   3,045    5.0     5.0     5.0     4.7     4.5     4.5 
        25 to 54 years..............................   2,790   2,557   2,598    5.1     5.2     5.2     4.9     4.7     4.7 
          25 to 34 years............................   1,007     987   1,060    5.7     6.5     6.3     5.9     5.6     6.0 
          35 to 44 years............................     997     865     880    5.1     4.9     4.9     4.6     4.4     4.5 
          45 to 54 years............................     786     706     658    4.6     4.4     4.4     4.1     4.0     3.8 
        55 years and over...........................     497     438     448    4.3     4.0     4.1     4.0     3.6     3.7 
                                                                                                                            
  Women, 16 years and over..........................   3,798   3,817   3,734    5.6     5.7     5.5     5.6     5.6     5.5 
    16 to 19 years..................................     545     562     561   15.0    15.4    13.0    14.7    15.9    16.0 
      16 to 17 years................................     248     249     231   17.1    20.1    16.6    18.2    17.1    15.9 
      18 to 19 years................................     284     312     319   13.1    12.5    11.1    12.2    15.2    15.6 
    20 years and over...............................   3,253   3,255   3,172    5.1     5.2     5.1     5.1     5.0     4.9 
      20 to 24 years................................     656     628     627    9.4     9.3     9.6     8.8     8.9     8.9 
      25 years and over.............................   2,602   2,628   2,550    4.5     4.7     4.6     4.6     4.6     4.4 
        25 to 54 years..............................   2,274   2,254   2,134    4.8     4.9     4.8     5.0     4.8     4.5 
          25 to 34 years............................     848     848     742    5.8     6.1     6.0     6.1     5.9     5.2 
          35 to 44 years............................     904     766     751    5.3     5.2     4.9     5.0     4.6     4.5 
          45 to 54 years............................     522     640     641    3.3     3.7     3.7     3.9     4.0     4.0 
        55 years and over (2).......................     337     423     415    3.3     3.4     3.5     3.5     4.1     3.9 
                                                                                                                            
  Married men, spouse present.......................   1,705   1,566   1,579    3.7     3.8     3.7     3.3     3.3     3.4 
  Married women, spouse present.....................   1,294   1,338   1,290    3.6     3.8     3.8     3.9     3.7     3.6 
  Women who maintain families (2)...................     837     764     766    9.0     8.4     8.3     8.4     8.3     8.1 
                                                                                                                            
  Full-time workers (3).............................   7,175   6,886   6,816    6.0     6.1     6.1     5.8     5.7     5.6 
  Part-time workers (4).............................   1,392   1,397   1,308    5.5     5.5     5.1     5.3     5.4     5.2 

    1 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.
    2 Not seasonally adjusted.
    3 Full-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work full time (35 hours or more per week) or
  are on layoff from full-time jobs.
    4 Part-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work part time (less than 35 hours per week)
  or are on layoff from part-time jobs.
    NOTE:  Detail shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of
  the various series.  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.


 

  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-8.  Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                            
                        Reason                                                                                              
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Feb.    Jan.    Feb.    Feb.    Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb. 
                                                       2003    2004    2004    2003    2003    2003    2003    2004    2004  
                                                                                                                            
                 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                       
                                                                                                                            
  Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                            
     jobs...........................................   5,487   5,195   4,888   4,806   4,877   4,719   4,618   4,382   4,323
    On temporary layoff.............................   1,543   1,580   1,450   1,141   1,097   1,055   1,060   1,028   1,064
    Not on temporary layoff.........................   3,944   3,614   3,438   3,665   3,780   3,664   3,558   3,353   3,258
      Permanent job losers..........................   2,950   2,727   2,629   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
      Persons who completed temporary jobs..........     994     887     809   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
  Job leavers.......................................     792     822     841     783     789     931     783     804     827
  Reentrants........................................   2,499   2,536   2,491   2,418   2,518   2,440   2,366   2,509   2,424
  New entrants......................................     482     591     550     589     653     619     694     681     676
                                                                                                                            
                 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...........................................    59.3    56.8    55.7    55.9    55.2    54.2    54.6    52.3    52.4
     On temporary layoff............................    16.7    17.3    16.5    13.3    12.4    12.1    12.5    12.3    12.9
     Not on temporary layoff........................    42.6    39.5    39.2    42.6    42.8    42.1    42.0    40.0    39.5
   Job leavers......................................     8.6     9.0     9.6     9.1     8.9    10.7     9.3     9.6    10.0
   Reentrants.......................................    27.0    27.7    28.4    28.1    28.5    28.0    28.0    30.0    29.4
   New entrants.....................................     5.2     6.5     6.3     6.9     7.4     7.1     8.2     8.1     8.2
                                                                                                                            
            UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE                                                                                  
                   CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
   Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                           
     jobs...........................................     3.8     3.6     3.3     3.3     3.3     3.2     3.1     3.0     3.0
   Job leavers......................................      .5      .6      .6      .5      .5      .6      .5      .5      .6
   Reentrants.......................................     1.7     1.7     1.7     1.7     1.7     1.7     1.6     1.7     1.7
   New entrants.....................................      .3      .4      .4      .4      .4      .4      .5      .5      .5

    1 Data not available.
    NOTE:  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.




 
  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-9.  Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                            
                       Duration                                                                                             
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Feb.    Jan.    Feb.    Feb.    Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb. 
                                                       2003    2004    2004    2003    2003    2003    2003    2004    2004  
                                                                                                                            
                 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                       
                                                                                                                            
  Less than 5 weeks.................................   2,679   3,031   2,318   2,782   2,733   2,622   2,627   2,612   2,468
  5 to 14 weeks.....................................   3,132   2,591   2,912   2,586   2,585   2,556   2,450   2,394   2,412
  15 weeks and over.................................   3,450   3,522   3,540   3,176   3,478   3,484   3,403   3,365   3,274
     15 to 26 weeks.................................   1,507   1,535   1,605   1,292   1,460   1,448   1,513   1,467   1,403
     27 weeks and over..............................   1,943   1,988   1,935   1,884   2,018   2,036   1,890   1,898   1,871
                                                                                                                            
  Average (mean) duration, in weeks.................    18.6    19.0    20.3    18.7    19.4    20.0    19.6    19.8    20.3
  Median duration, in weeks.........................    10.2    10.4    10.9     9.5    10.3    10.4    10.4    10.7    10.3
                                                                                                                            
                 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...............................    28.9    33.2    26.4    32.6    31.1    30.3    31.0    31.2    30.3
    5 to 14 weeks...................................    33.8    28.3    33.2    30.3    29.4    29.5    28.9    28.6    29.6
    15 weeks and over...............................    37.3    38.5    40.4    37.2    39.5    40.2    40.1    40.2    40.2
      15 to 26 weeks................................    16.3    16.8    18.3    15.1    16.6    16.7    17.8    17.5    17.2
      27 weeks and over.............................    21.0    21.7    22.1    22.0    22.9    23.5    22.3    22.7    22.9

   NOTE:  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.


  
 
  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                       HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-10.  Employed and unemployed persons by occupation, not seasonally adjusted

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                      Unemployment    
                                                                          Employed              Unemployed               rates        
                                                                                                                                     
                             Occupation                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                       Feb.       Feb.        Feb.       Feb.        Feb.       Feb.   
                                                                       2003       2004        2003       2004        2003       2004   
                                                                                                                                     
       Total, 16 years and over (1)................................   136,433    137,384      9,260      8,770        6.4        6.0 
  Management, professional, and related occupations................    48,348     48,580      1,534      1,367        3.1        2.7 
    Management, business, and financial operations occupations.....    20,058     20,112        603        523        2.9        2.5 
    Professional and related occupations...........................    28,290     28,467        930        844        3.2        2.9 
  Service occupations..............................................    21,173     21,586      1,800      1,742        7.8        7.5 
  Sales and office occupations.....................................    35,577     35,358      2,087      2,051        5.5        5.5 
    Sales and related occupations..................................    15,614     15,998      1,046      1,051        6.3        6.2 
    Office and administrative support occupations..................    19,963     19,360      1,041      1,001        5.0        4.9 
  Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations.....    13,335     13,960      1,653      1,433       11.0        9.3 
    Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.....................       878        875        172        173       16.4       16.5 
    Construction and extraction occupations........................     7,391      7,941      1,169      1,015       13.7       11.3 
    Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations..............     5,067      5,144        312        245        5.8        4.6 
  Production, transportation, and material moving occupations......    18,001     17,901      1,681      1,591        8.5        8.2 
    Production occupations.........................................     9,654      9,599        860        808        8.2        7.8 
    Transportation and material moving occupations.................     8,347      8,301        821        783        9.0        8.6 

    1 Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the Armed Forces are included in the unemployed
  total.
    NOTE:  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.





  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                      HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-11.  Unemployed persons by industry, not seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                    Number of                                                       
                                                                    unemployed                              Unemployment             
                                                                     persons                                   rates                 
                       Industry                                   (in thousands)                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                             Feb.                Feb.                 Feb.                Feb.       
                                                             2003                2004                 2003                2004       
                                                                                                                                    
         Total, 16 years and over (1)...............         9,260               8,770                 6.4                 6.0      
  Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers...         7,820               7,301                 6.9                 6.4      
    Mining..........................................            41                  24                 7.1                 5.0      
    Construction....................................         1,173               1,039                14.0                11.6      
    Manufacturing...................................         1,229               1,094                 6.7                 6.3      
      Durable goods.................................           791                 706                 6.9                 6.5      
      Nondurable goods..............................           438                 388                 6.5                 6.0      
    Wholesale and retail trade......................         1,238               1,369                 6.1                 6.5      
    Transportation and utilities....................           316                 291                 5.8                 5.5      
    Information.....................................           321                 194                 8.6                 5.8      
    Financial activities............................           310                 363                 3.4                 3.8      
    Professional and business services..............         1,140                 964                 8.9                 7.7      
    Education and health services...................           576                 608                 3.2                 3.4      
    Leisure and hospitality.........................         1,145                 987                10.0                 8.9      
    Other services..................................           331                 366                 5.7                 5.9      
  Agriculture and related private wage and salary                                                                                   
     workers........................................           172                 168                14.7                14.2      
  Government workers................................           483                 490                 2.4                 2.4      
  Self employed and unpaid family workers...........           304                 260                 3.0                 2.5      

    1 Persons with no previous work experience are included in the unemployed total.
    NOTE:  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.


 
 

  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                        HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-12.  Alternative measures of labor underutilization

  (Percent)
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                      
                                                               Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                                      
                            Measure                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                 Feb.    Jan.    Feb.    Feb.    Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb. 
                                                                 2003    2004    2004    2003    2003    2003    2003    2004    2004  
                                                                                                                                      
  U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of                                                                          
     the civilian labor force.................................    2.4     2.4     2.4     2.2     2.4     2.4     2.3     2.3     2.2 
                                                                                                                                      
  U-2 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, as                                                                         
     a percent of the civilian labor force....................    3.8     3.6     3.3     3.3     3.3     3.2     3.1     3.0     3.0 
                                                                                                                                      
  U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor                                                                            
     force (official unemployment rate).......................    6.4     6.3     6.0     5.9     6.0     5.9     5.7     5.6     5.6 
                                                                                                                                      
  U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a percent                                                                         
     of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers.....    6.6     6.5     6.3     6.2     6.3     6.2     6.0     5.9     5.9 
                                                                                                                                      
  U-5 Total unemployed, plus discouraged workers, plus all                                                                            
     other marginally attached workers, as a percent of the                                                                           
     civilian labor force plus all marginally attached                                                                                
     workers..................................................    7.4     7.3     7.1     6.9     7.0     6.8     6.7     6.7     6.7 
                                                                                                                                      
  U-6 Total unemployed, plus all marginally attached workers,                                                                         
     plus total employed part time for economic reasons, as a                                                                         
     percent of the civilian labor force plus all marginally                                                                          
     attached workers.........................................   10.8    10.9    10.3    10.1    10.2    10.1     9.9     9.9     9.6 

    NOTE:  Marginally attached workers are persons who currently are neither working nor looking for work but indicate that they want
  and are available for a job and have looked for work sometime in the recent past.  Discouraged workers, a subset of the marginally
  attached, have given a job-market related reason for not currently looking for a job.  Persons employed part time for economic
  reasons are those who want and are available for full-time work but have had to settle for a part-time schedule.  For further
  information, see "BLS introduces new range of alternative unemployment measures," in the October 1995 issue of the Monthly Labor
  Review.  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.



  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                  HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-13.  Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                            Total                Men                Women       
                                                                                                                                
                               Category                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
                                                                        Feb.      Feb.      Feb.      Feb.      Feb.      Feb.  
                                                                        2003      2004      2003      2004      2003      2004  
                                                                                                                                
                        NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
  Total not in the labor force......................................   74,421    76,203    28,237    29,163    46,184    47,040 
    Persons who currently want a job................................    4,495     4,622     1,948     2,113     2,547     2,509 
     Searched for work and available to work now (1)................    1,590     1,691       819       881       770       810 
          Reason not currently looking:                                                                                         
            Discouragement over job prospects (2)...................      450       484       269       293       181       192 
               Reasons other than discouragement (3)................    1,139     1,206       550       588       589       618 
                                                                                                                                
                         MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
  Total multiple jobholders (4).....................................    7,620     7,235     3,808     3,606     3,812     3,629 
      Percent of total employed.....................................      5.6       5.3       5.3       4.9       5.9       5.6 
                                                                                                                                
      Primary job full time, secondary job part time................    4,122     3,713     2,292     2,055     1,830     1,658 
      Primary and secondary jobs both part time.....................    1,720     1,753       518       577     1,202     1,176 
      Primary and secondary jobs both full time.....................      220       287       141       179        79       107 
      Hours vary on primary or secondary job........................    1,523     1,458       836       785       687       674 

    1 Data refer to persons who have searched for work during the prior 12 months and were available to take a job during the
  reference week.
    2 Includes thinks no work available, could not find work, lacks schooling or training, employer thinks too young or old, and
  other types of discrimination.
    3 Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for such reasons as child-care and transportation
  problems, as well as a small number for which reason for nonparticipation was not determined.
    4 Includes persons who work part time on their primary job and full time on their secondary job(s), not shown separately.
    NOTE:  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.
  
 
 
 

ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                                ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-1.  Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail

(In thousands)


                                         Not seasonally adjusted                    Seasonally adjusted

                                                                                                                           Change
           Industry                Feb.     Dec.    Jan.     Feb.      Feb.     Oct.     Nov.     Dec.    Jan.     Feb.     from:
                                   2003     2003    2004p    2004p     2003     2003     2003     2003    2004p    2004p  Jan. 2004-
                                                                                                                          Feb. 2004

          Total nonfarm......... 128,660  130,862  128,185  128,773  130,031  129,944  130,027  130,035  130,132  130,153       21

        Total private........... 106,735  108,967  106,740  106,910  108,406  108,384  108,483  108,491  108,594  108,594        0

    Goods-producing.............  21,458   21,609   21,168   21,129   22,005   21,674   21,686   21,668   21,688   21,663      -25

Natural resources and mining....     559      570      556      557      574      569      571      570      569      571        2
   Logging......................    68.5     67.0     62.7     61.9     70.1     67.9     67.6     65.9     64.6     63.8      -.8
 Mining.........................   490.9    503.3    492.9    494.8    503.4    501.5    503.4    504.3    504.8    506.7      1.9
  Oil and gas extraction........   119.8    124.1    126.8    127.7    120.5    124.1    123.9    124.6    126.6    127.6      1.0
  Mining, except oil and gas(1).   193.9    200.5    191.8    191.9    202.1    202.1    202.4    202.0    200.2    200.4       .2
   Coal mining..................    70.5     70.5     69.8     70.0     70.8     69.6     69.5     69.8     69.9     70.3       .4
  Support activities for mining.   177.2    178.7    174.3    175.2    180.8    175.3    177.1    177.7    178.0    178.7       .7

Construction....................   6,224    6,699    6,398    6,352    6,661    6,754    6,771    6,774    6,808    6,784      -24
  Construction of buildings..... 1,500.9  1,582.7  1,532.8  1,520.8  1,570.6  1,579.4  1,583.9  1,585.1  1,591.2  1,588.6     -2.6
  Heavy and civil engineering
   construction.................   793.9    885.1    818.8    811.7    909.1    910.8    918.8    920.7    927.9    923.9     -4.0
  Specialty trade contractors... 3,929.6  4,231.1  4,046.4  4,019.2  4,181.0  4,263.7  4,268.6  4,268.4  4,289.1  4,271.0    -18.1

Manufacturing...................  14,675   14,340   14,214   14,220   14,770   14,351   14,344   14,324   14,311   14,308       -3
   Production workers...........  10,334   10,060    9,951    9,952   10,406   10,058   10,048   10,044   10,029   10,015      -14

 Durable goods..................   9,081    8,882    8,819    8,835    9,129    8,854    8,874    8,868    8,867    8,875        8
   Production workers...........   6,248    6,094    6,038    6,044    6,282    6,066    6,089    6,079    6,077    6,071       -6

  Wood products.................   531.1    534.2    526.0    529.0    541.4    533.4    536.3    536.6    536.4    539.0      2.6
  Nonmetallic mineral products..   480.4    483.5    474.7    470.6    498.3    486.6    489.7    487.5    492.3    488.5     -3.8
  Primary metals................   490.1    465.6    462.0    461.1    491.4    463.4    464.1    464.6    461.9    461.4      -.5
  Fabricated metal products..... 1,493.5  1,473.5  1,470.9  1,473.8  1,498.4  1,461.3  1,468.1  1,471.2  1,473.7  1,477.9      4.2
  Machinery..................... 1,178.1  1,143.0  1,137.2  1,139.8  1,176.9  1,137.0  1,142.5  1,140.4  1,137.9  1,138.0       .1
  Computer and electronic
   products(1).................. 1,395.1  1,335.0  1,331.9  1,333.8  1,397.3  1,332.8  1,334.4  1,332.2  1,333.5  1,334.5      1.0
   Computer and peripheral
    equipment...................   231.1    218.0    218.9    218.6    232.2    219.3    219.1    217.8    219.9    219.4      -.5
   Communications equipment.....   162.7    153.5    154.8    155.5    162.4    153.9    154.4    153.0    154.9    155.3       .4
   Semiconductors and electronic
    components..................   475.1    452.0    449.9    451.5    475.8    449.4    451.2    451.3    450.7    451.8      1.1
   Electronic instruments.......   436.1    425.8    424.2    423.3    436.0    425.1    425.2    425.3    423.3    422.7      -.6
  Electrical equipment and
   appliances...................   470.7    452.1    449.1    447.8    472.2    450.8    450.9    451.2    449.7    448.5     -1.2
  Transportation equipment...... 1,794.4  1,772.0  1,754.0  1,763.0  1,799.3  1,765.5  1,766.5  1,762.7  1,761.2  1,766.2      5.0
  Furniture and related products   577.7    570.7    567.3    568.1    580.2    568.2    568.9    569.3    570.0    570.3       .3
  Miscellaneous manufacturing...   669.7    652.3    645.6    647.5    673.2    655.2    652.7    651.9    650.3    650.4       .1

 Nondurable goods...............   5,594    5,458    5,395    5,385    5,641    5,497    5,470    5,456    5,444    5,433      -11
   Production workers...........   4,086    3,966    3,913    3,908    4,124    3,992    3,959    3,965    3,952    3,944       -8

  Food manufacturing............ 1,495.3  1,513.2  1,479.5  1,471.0  1,517.5  1,528.2  1,508.3  1,506.3  1,498.7  1,496.6     -2.1
  Beverages and tobacco products   198.0    196.8    193.9    190.8    203.2    201.0    198.3    198.3    197.9    196.3     -1.6
  Textile mills.................   275.3    239.7    237.7    235.2    276.6    247.0    245.1    241.0    238.7    236.4     -2.3
  Textile product mills.........   185.5    173.8    174.7    174.2    187.8    172.6    175.2    174.3    176.9    175.7     -1.2
  Apparel.......................   326.6    295.1    288.8    293.5    331.2    299.7    297.7    297.7    296.0    297.2      1.2
  Leather and allied products...    46.4     44.0     43.8     44.1     47.1     43.7     44.1     44.3     44.2     44.3       .1
  Paper and paper products......   526.1    511.5    508.2    506.1    527.9    513.3    511.7    510.3    509.7    508.3     -1.4
  Printing and related support
   activities...................   681.7    672.4    666.4    664.3    685.5    673.3    673.1    670.1    669.9    668.0     -1.9
  Petroleum and coal products...   113.8    110.7    110.7    109.5    117.4    112.6    112.0    112.4    114.3    112.9     -1.4
  Chemicals.....................   917.6    895.5    889.7    893.9    918.3    899.1    897.6    895.9    892.7    894.0      1.3
  Plastics and rubber products..   827.3    805.7    801.5    802.2    828.5    806.3    806.5    805.8    804.6    803.4     -1.2

    Service-providing........... 107,202  109,253  107,017  107,644  108,026  108,270  108,341  108,367  108,444  108,490       46

     Private service-providing..  85,277   87,358   85,572   85,781   86,401   86,710   86,797   86,823   86,906   86,931       25

Trade, transportation, and
 utilities......................  24,984   25,875   25,116   24,937   25,352   25,272   25,261   25,211   25,287   25,295        8

 Wholesale trade................ 5,585.2  5,604.1  5,566.8  5,568.3  5,628.7  5,581.6  5,592.7  5,598.4  5,607.2  5,607.3       .1
  Durable goods................. 2,950.5  2,948.2  2,939.4  2,940.0  2,967.1  2,932.0  2,943.9  2,945.8  2,953.3  2,954.5      1.2
  Nondurable goods.............. 1,987.8  1,992.8  1,969.6  1,969.1  2,011.5  1,992.4  1,989.2  1,991.8  1,992.3  1,990.8     -1.5
  Electronic markets and agents
   and brokers..................   646.9    663.1    657.8    659.2    650.1    657.2    659.6    660.8    661.6    662.0       .4

 Retail trade...................14,648.0 15,486.7 14,842.1 14,675.5 14,924.8 14,948.1 14,921.7 14,876.0 14,936.3 14,949.0     12.7
  Motor vehicle and parts
   dealers(1)................... 1,854.6  1,886.4  1,870.5  1,876.6  1,876.2  1,889.7  1,892.9  1,893.7  1,894.8  1,898.9      4.1
   Automobile dealers........... 1,244.0  1,256.9  1,252.0  1,256.8  1,250.5  1,259.6  1,258.9  1,259.5  1,261.2  1,263.8      2.6
  Furniture and home furnishings
   stores.......................   543.2    568.6    546.5    541.3    546.7    540.2    544.8    547.2    545.1    544.5      -.6
  Electronics and appliance
   stores.......................   517.5    536.4    515.1    509.9    516.2    506.5    512.8    511.9    507.6    507.9       .3
  Building material and garden
   supply stores................ 1,117.0  1,193.2  1,168.6  1,165.8  1,176.5  1,204.0  1,210.0  1,209.5  1,221.6  1,227.0      5.4
  Food and beverage stores...... 2,824.1  2,858.0  2,821.5  2,811.4  2,852.8  2,838.7  2,821.4  2,813.9  2,830.5  2,836.0      5.5
  Health and personal care
   stores.......................   933.4    967.5    956.7    953.2    937.7    948.3    951.6    952.6    955.1    957.0      1.9
  Gasoline stations.............   871.7    872.7    867.4    860.3    883.2    873.8    875.2    871.1    874.1    871.3     -2.8
  Clothing and clothing
   accessories stores........... 1,256.0  1,411.0  1,311.2  1,273.0  1,292.1  1,302.6  1,297.1  1,301.0  1,302.3  1,308.2      5.9
  Sporting goods, hobby, book,
   and music stores.............   639.0    703.6    642.4    623.3    652.9    642.0    641.3    633.2    636.0    636.7       .7
  General merchandise stores(1). 2,729.2  3,080.7  2,803.4  2,723.3  2,816.9  2,842.9  2,826.4  2,793.4  2,817.7  2,812.8     -4.9
   Department stores............ 1,588.3  1,799.5  1,604.7  1,531.5  1,638.8  1,623.5  1,612.6  1,601.3  1,594.8  1,582.8    -12.0
  Miscellaneous store retailers.   932.8    958.5    914.5    914.7    940.9    933.5    930.9    924.4    927.6    923.5     -4.1
  Nonstore retailers............   429.5    450.1    424.3    422.7    432.7    425.9    417.3    424.1    423.9    425.2      1.3

 Transportation and warehousing. 4,168.7  4,205.8  4,129.7  4,115.5  4,214.0  4,162.9  4,168.0  4,157.0  4,163.7  4,158.3     -5.4
  Air transportation............   550.6    514.6    505.2    506.2    556.7    506.1    511.5    512.9    509.3    510.6      1.3
  Rail transportation...........   213.3    216.5    214.0    213.8    215.1    215.2    215.5    215.5    215.4    215.6       .2
  Water transportation..........    51.5     48.9     47.7     45.9     53.5     52.2     50.9     50.0     49.5     47.8     -1.7
  Truck transportation.......... 1,293.5  1,344.4  1,313.7  1,311.7  1,325.3  1,329.3  1,335.7  1,338.7  1,342.0  1,342.3       .3
  Transit and ground passenger
   transportation...............   391.0    398.6    390.1    390.0    380.8    389.2    385.7    385.0    382.7    380.9     -1.8
  Pipeline transportation.......    40.5     38.9     38.6     38.3     40.8     39.0     38.7     38.8     38.6     38.5      -.1
  Scenic and sightseeing
   transportation...............    20.7     24.7     23.7     24.3     24.8     29.0     28.7     29.4     29.8     30.6       .8
  Support activities for
   transportation...............   518.4    514.1    507.6    509.4    520.4    514.3    512.4    511.6    512.2    511.8      -.4
  Couriers and messengers.......   565.0    579.9    570.9    558.7    569.3    565.0    564.7    559.0    564.6    562.4     -2.2
  Warehousing and storage.......   524.2    525.2    518.2    517.2    527.3    523.6    524.2    516.1    519.6    517.8     -1.8

 Utilities......................   582.1    578.4    577.7    577.6    584.9    579.2    578.9    579.3    579.8    580.2       .4

Information.....................   3,221    3,189    3,150    3,151    3,233    3,166    3,172    3,175    3,162    3,164        2
  Publishing industries, except
   Internet.....................   937.7    922.8    913.0    911.4    938.8    918.0    918.4    917.4    914.0    912.5     -1.5
  Motion picture and sound
   recording industries.........   363.8    392.5    375.5    375.8    370.5    373.4    382.7    385.2    378.8    382.3      3.5
  Broadcasting, except Internet.   324.9    331.5    328.1    329.4    326.4    326.0    327.0    329.5    329.1    330.6      1.5
  Internet publishing and
   broadcasting.................    29.8     30.0     30.4     31.5     30.1     29.9     30.4     30.4     31.0     32.1      1.1
  Telecommunications............ 1,106.3  1,060.0  1,058.4  1,054.0  1,108.4  1,065.2  1,062.2  1,061.2  1,060.4  1,056.0     -4.4
  ISPs, search portals, and data
   processing...................   410.3    403.4    397.5    401.4    410.9    404.8    402.6    402.6    400.6    403.0      2.4
  Other information services....    48.1     48.4     47.3     47.1     48.2     48.3     48.2     48.2     47.6     47.4      -.2

Financial activities............   7,884    7,975    7,924    7,935    7,933    7,990    7,985    7,981    7,978    7,987        9
 Finance and insurance.......... 5,883.4  5,915.5  5,897.6  5,910.3  5,894.4  5,930.2  5,922.7  5,916.5  5,915.2  5,923.9      8.7
  Monetary authorities - central
   bank.........................    22.8     22.5     22.4     22.3     22.8     22.5     22.5     22.5     22.4     22.4       .0
  Credit intermediation and
   related activities(1)........ 2,751.2  2,784.6  2,777.8  2,776.4  2,755.6  2,801.0  2,790.3  2,783.3  2,783.0  2,784.0      1.0
   Depository credit
    intermediation(1)........... 1,737.4  1,755.3  1,758.4  1,759.2  1,742.4  1,760.1  1,758.1  1,757.1  1,759.6  1,764.6      5.0
    Commercial banking.......... 1,274.6  1,277.8  1,279.0  1,278.4  1,278.4  1,284.4  1,280.5  1,278.9  1,280.0  1,282.4      2.4
  Securities, commodity
   contracts, investments.......   765.8    771.4    771.4    774.9    768.8    762.0    769.1    771.9    773.3    777.0      3.7
  Insurance carriers and related
   activities................... 2,260.2  2,256.3  2,246.7  2,256.0  2,263.9  2,264.7  2,261.2  2,258.1  2,256.6  2,259.9      3.3
  Funds, trusts, and other
   financial vehicles...........    83.4     80.7     79.3     80.7     83.3     80.0     79.6     80.7     79.9     80.6       .7
 Real estate and rental and
  leasing....................... 2,001.0  2,059.0  2,026.6  2,024.5  2,038.7  2,060.2  2,062.7  2,064.0  2,063.2  2,062.7      -.5
  Real estate................... 1,350.2  1,394.3  1,374.1  1,374.5  1,373.3  1,390.6  1,394.5  1,395.7  1,397.5  1,397.3      -.2
  Rental and leasing services...   624.5    634.7    623.3    620.5    638.8    639.9    639.0    638.3    635.8    635.2      -.6
  Lessors of nonfinancial
   intangible assets............    26.3     30.0     29.2     29.5     26.6     29.7     29.2     30.0     29.9     30.2       .3

Professional and business
 services.......................  15,657   16,136   15,785   15,874   15,906   16,070   16,114   16,159   16,149   16,159       10
 Professional and technical
  services(1)................... 6,730.0  6,650.0  6,682.8  6,734.6  6,635.4  6,624.1  6,647.9  6,669.3  6,654.5  6,657.1      2.6
   Legal services............... 1,127.7  1,142.4  1,131.0  1,130.5  1,133.8  1,140.4  1,142.9  1,140.5  1,138.7  1,137.4     -1.3
   Accounting and bookkeeping
    services....................   982.1    791.1    900.6    944.2    837.8    801.5    810.6    826.6    814.6    812.2     -2.4
   Architectural and engineering
    services.................... 1,210.3  1,230.7  1,216.2  1,217.3  1,231.3  1,230.9  1,233.9  1,235.2  1,235.1  1,238.2      3.1
   Computer systems design and
    related services............ 1,115.3  1,109.8  1,105.0  1,102.3  1,113.2  1,107.0  1,105.7  1,105.7  1,103.8  1,101.1     -2.7
   Management and technical
    consulting services.........   736.6    770.5    755.1    759.9    742.3    755.6    760.6    764.0    764.2    766.0      1.8
 Management of companies and
  enterprises................... 1,663.7  1,682.7  1,660.6  1,656.0  1,680.2  1,669.1  1,671.6  1,670.2  1,674.9  1,671.7     -3.2
 Administrative and waste
  services...................... 7,262.8  7,802.8  7,441.4  7,483.4  7,590.4  7,776.3  7,794.5  7,819.2  7,819.9  7,829.7      9.8
  Administrative and support
   services(1).................. 6,950.1  7,480.8  7,127.2  7,168.3  7,269.9  7,456.0  7,473.7  7,496.3  7,498.1  7,507.2      9.1
   Employment services(1)....... 3,078.5  3,495.5  3,245.0  3,293.7  3,261.4  3,402.0  3,427.6  3,461.3  3,465.0  3,485.9     20.9
    Temporary help services..... 2,039.6  2,378.1  2,181.6  2,225.9  2,176.6  2,291.7  2,319.4  2,355.3  2,342.2  2,374.2     32.0
   Business support services....   748.9    756.3    733.7    741.7    744.2    753.5    746.7    745.1    739.1    739.2       .1
   Services to buildings and
    dwellings................... 1,477.8  1,573.1  1,499.3  1,486.7  1,610.6  1,639.6  1,639.4  1,635.9  1,632.5  1,626.2     -6.3
  Waste management and
   remediation services.........   312.7    322.0    314.2    315.1    320.5    320.3    320.8    322.9    321.8    322.5       .7

Education and health services...  16,569   16,889   16,637   16,856   16,465   16,678   16,705   16,731   16,743   16,756       13
 Educational services........... 2,803.9  2,858.5  2,654.7  2,861.7  2,673.7  2,707.7  2,723.1  2,728.0  2,729.4  2,730.2       .8
 Health care and social
  assistance....................13,765.0 14,030.1 13,982.6 13,994.5 13,791.3 13,970.0 13,981.5 14,003.2 14,013.3 14,025.9     12.6
  Ambulatory health care
   services(1).................. 4,710.6  4,842.0  4,824.3  4,829.2  4,728.2  4,812.8  4,818.7  4,831.0  4,837.9  4,847.3      9.4
   Offices of physicians........ 1,983.4  2,036.8  2,029.1  2,028.1  1,987.8  2,018.5  2,023.3  2,030.0  2,031.6  2,032.8      1.2
   Outpatient care centers......   420.8    425.7    428.1    430.4    421.6    423.3    426.4    425.0    428.8    430.6      1.8
   Home health care services....   703.0    743.5    735.8    730.8    709.2    737.7    735.7    739.9    738.1    737.7      -.4
  Hospitals..................... 4,218.1  4,288.3  4,283.5  4,277.4  4,224.9  4,268.9  4,278.1  4,283.9  4,288.1  4,283.5     -4.6
  Nursing and residential care
   facilities(1)................ 2,764.0  2,800.3  2,784.8  2,775.5  2,771.9  2,794.2  2,792.8  2,793.0  2,789.8  2,787.2     -2.6
   Nursing care facilities...... 1,577.3  1,585.7  1,576.1  1,571.0  1,580.7  1,585.2  1,584.1  1,581.7  1,578.7  1,576.7     -2.0
  Social assistance(1).......... 2,072.3  2,099.5  2,090.0  2,112.4  2,066.3  2,094.1  2,091.9  2,095.3  2,097.5  2,107.9     10.4
   Child day care services......   766.0    777.3    770.1    783.0    756.0    771.6    766.3    770.0    767.3    774.9      7.6

Leisure and hospitality.........  11,599   11,927   11,642   11,695   12,116   12,147   12,178   12,192   12,211   12,202       -9
 Arts, entertainment, and
  recreation.................... 1,630.3  1,654.1  1,596.1  1,601.6  1,815.9  1,796.9  1,799.4  1,795.2  1,796.1  1,785.4    -10.7
  Performing arts and spectator
   sports.......................   348.2    354.6    334.5    339.0    373.4    369.6    371.7    368.8    367.5    364.3     -3.2
  Museums, historical sites,
   zoos, and parks..............   107.0    109.4    105.2    105.2    115.3    114.2    113.3    113.1    113.5    113.5       .0
  Amusements, gambling, and
   recreation................... 1,175.1  1,190.1  1,156.4  1,157.4  1,327.2  1,313.1  1,314.4  1,313.3  1,315.1  1,307.6     -7.5
 Accommodations and food
  services...................... 9,968.5 10,273.3 10,046.1 10,093.5 10,299.9 10,350.4 10,378.9 10,396.3 10,414.4 10,416.6      2.2
  Accommodations................ 1,713.7  1,691.2  1,662.0  1,673.6  1,797.5  1,733.7  1,751.7  1,763.0  1,753.4  1,751.1     -2.3
  Food services and drinking
   places....................... 8,254.8  8,582.1  8,384.1  8,419.9  8,502.4  8,616.7  8,627.2  8,633.3  8,661.0  8,665.5      4.5

Other services..................   5,363    5,367    5,318    5,333    5,396    5,387    5,382    5,374    5,376    5,368       -8
  Repair and maintenance........ 1,229.2  1,224.3  1,223.2  1,223.5  1,234.0  1,237.6  1,234.4  1,228.5  1,232.9  1,229.3     -3.6
  Personal and laundry services. 1,251.0  1,251.2  1,233.6  1,233.9  1,263.8  1,254.6  1,254.1  1,250.2  1,249.4  1,247.7     -1.7
  Membership associations and
   organizations................ 2,883.1  2,891.6  2,860.7  2,876.0  2,898.4  2,895.2  2,893.9  2,895.7  2,893.6  2,891.2     -2.4

Government......................  21,925   21,895   21,445   21,863   21,625   21,560   21,544   21,544   21,538   21,559       21
 Federal........................   2,771    2,739    2,706    2,706    2,787    2,736    2,723    2,720    2,724    2,721       -3
  Federal, except U.S. Postal
   Service...................... 1,954.9  1,921.5  1,914.1  1,917.1  1,968.8  1,932.9  1,924.9  1,928.9  1,930.7  1,929.1     -1.6
  U.S. Postal Service...........   815.9    817.4    791.9    788.7    818.6    803.3    798.1    791.4    793.0    791.6     -1.4
 State government...............   5,133    5,119    4,933    5,142    5,028    5,031    5,023    5,027    5,016    5,036       20
  State government education.... 2,379.4  2,395.4  2,207.6  2,409.1  2,260.1  2,290.4  2,282.5  2,285.7  2,273.9  2,291.7     17.8
  State government, excluding
   education.................... 2,753.9  2,723.9  2,725.4  2,732.5  2,767.6  2,740.4  2,740.0  2,740.9  2,741.7  2,744.5      2.8
 Local government...............  14,021   14,037   13,806   14,015   13,810   13,793   13,798   13,797   13,798   13,802        4
  Local government education.... 8,009.8  7,999.4  7,799.5  8,000.1  7,701.5  7,687.0  7,684.5  7,687.1  7,686.6  7,690.9      4.3
  Local government, excluding
   education.................... 6,011.6  6,037.9  6,006.5  6,015.1  6,108.3  6,105.9  6,113.1  6,109.7  6,111.6  6,111.2      -.4


  1 Includes other industries, not shown separately.
  p = preliminary.
 
 
 
 

ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                              ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-2.  Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector
and selected industry detail


                                                   Not seasonally adjusted              Seasonally adjusted

                                                                                                                         Change
                  Industry                       Feb.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.    Feb.   Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.     from:
                                                 2003   2003   2004p  2004p   2003   2003   2003   2003   2004p  2004p  Jan. 2004-
                                                                                                                        Feb. 2004


        Total private.........................   33.6   33.6   33.3   33.8    33.7   33.7   33.8   33.6   33.8   33.8       0.0

    Goods-producing...........................   39.0   40.1   39.8   39.7    39.5   39.9   40.1   39.9   40.2   40.2        .0

Natural resources and mining..................   42.9   43.5   43.4   43.1    43.5   43.7   43.9   43.6   44.3   43.7       -.6

Construction..................................   36.3   37.4   37.6   37.3    37.7   38.4   38.5   38.1   38.5   38.5        .0

Manufacturing.................................   40.1   41.3   40.7   40.7    40.4   40.5   40.8   40.6   40.9   41.0        .1
   Overtime hours.............................    4.0    4.9    4.4    4.3     4.3    4.3    4.5    4.5    4.5    4.5        .0

 Durable goods................................   40.4   41.9   41.2   41.3    40.7   40.9   41.3   41.2   41.4   41.5        .1
   Overtime hours.............................    4.0    5.2    4.6    4.5     4.3    4.4    4.7    4.7    4.7    4.7        .0

  Wood products...............................   39.2   41.1   40.1   40.6    40.0   40.6   41.2   41.0   41.0   41.3        .3
  Nonmetallic mineral products................   41.0   41.9   41.5   41.6    42.1   42.1   42.4   42.3   42.5   42.5        .0
  Primary metals..............................   42.3   43.5   43.2   42.9    42.5   42.3   42.7   42.7   43.0   43.0        .0
  Fabricated metal products...................   40.3   41.7   41.3   41.0    40.5   40.8   40.9   40.8   41.3   41.1       -.2
  Machinery...................................   40.7   41.9   41.6   42.0    40.8   40.9   41.1   41.1   41.7   41.9        .2
  Computer and electronic products............   39.7   41.3   40.5   41.1    39.9   40.7   40.7   40.4   40.8   41.3        .5
  Electrical equipment and appliances.........   40.5   42.0   40.9   40.6    40.7   40.9   40.8   40.7   41.0   40.7       -.3
  Transportation equipment....................   41.9   43.7   42.7   42.7    42.0   41.9   42.7   42.7   42.7   42.7        .0
  Furniture and related products..............   38.3   40.4   39.3   39.1    38.6   39.1   39.9   39.7   39.6   39.4       -.2
  Miscellaneous manufacturing.................   38.4   39.2   38.9   38.8    38.5   38.3   38.9   38.5   39.1   38.9       -.2

 Nondurable goods.............................   39.5   40.5   39.8   39.8    39.9   39.9   40.1   39.9   40.1   40.2        .1
   Overtime hours.............................    3.9    4.4    4.1    4.0     4.3    4.1    4.3    4.2    4.3    4.3        .0

  Food manufacturing..........................   38.5   39.7   39.1   38.6    39.2   39.3   39.2   39.1   39.5   39.3       -.2
  Beverages and tobacco products..............   38.2   38.9   39.1   39.8    39.4   38.8   39.9   39.1   40.0   40.7        .7
  Textile mills...............................   39.6   40.2   40.0   39.9    39.7   39.1   40.0   39.7   39.9   39.9        .0
  Textile product mills.......................   38.7   40.6   39.1   39.7    39.2   40.4   40.0   39.8   39.5   40.1        .6
  Apparel.....................................   35.6   36.0   35.1   36.1    35.7   35.8   36.2   35.8   35.6   36.1        .5
  Leather and allied products.................   39.3   40.8   39.5   39.4    39.4   38.9   39.3   40.3   39.8   39.5       -.3
  Paper and paper products....................   41.3   42.7   41.9   41.6    41.7   41.5   41.9   41.8   41.9   42.0        .1
  Printing and related support activities.....   38.0   38.7   38.0   38.1    38.3   38.5   38.4   38.2   38.4   38.4        .0
  Petroleum and coal products.................   45.1   44.1   44.3   44.2    45.2   44.9   45.6   44.2   44.1   44.3        .2
  Chemicals...................................   42.6   42.9   42.6   42.9    42.7   42.0   42.7   42.5   42.7   42.8        .1
  Plastics and rubber products................   40.0   41.2   40.5   40.7    40.3   40.6   40.7   40.4   40.7   40.9        .2

     Private service-providing................   32.5   32.2   31.9   32.5    32.4   32.3   32.4   32.2   32.4   32.4        .0

Trade, transportation, and utilities..........   33.3   33.6   33.0   33.4    33.5   33.6   33.6   33.5   33.6   33.6        .0

 Wholesale trade..............................   37.8   37.8   37.5   38.1    37.7   38.0   38.0   37.8   37.9   38.0        .1

 Retail trade.................................   30.5   31.0   30.2   30.4    30.8   30.9   30.9   30.8   31.0   30.8       -.2

 Transportation and warehousing...............   36.4   36.9   36.3   37.0    36.7   37.1   37.0   36.7   36.9   37.2        .3

 Utilities....................................   41.2   40.7   40.8   41.1    41.2   41.0   41.4   40.8   40.8   41.0        .2

Information...................................   36.3   36.1   35.9   36.5    36.2   36.1   36.3   36.2   36.2   36.4        .2

Financial activities..........................   36.1   35.2   35.3   36.1    35.6   35.5   35.5   35.3   35.7   35.5       -.2

Professional and business services............   34.4   33.7   33.6   34.5    34.2   34.0   34.1   33.8   34.1   34.3        .2

Education and health services.................   32.6   32.3   32.3   32.6    32.4   32.3   32.4   32.4   32.4   32.4        .0

Leisure and hospitality.......................   25.6   25.2   24.9   25.8    25.6   25.6   25.7   25.6   25.7   25.7        .0

Other services................................   31.8   31.0   30.9   31.2    31.7   31.3   31.2   31.0   31.1   31.1        .0


  1 Data relate to production workers in natural resources and mining and manufacturing, construction workers in construction,
and nonsupervisory workers in the service-providing industries.  These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the
total employment on private nonfarm payrolls.
  p = preliminary.
 
 
 
 

ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                          ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-3.  Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls
by industry sector and selected industry detail


                                                       Average hourly earnings                  Average weekly earnings

                  Industry                         Feb.      Dec.     Jan.      Feb.       Feb.      Dec.     Jan.      Feb.
                                                   2003      2003     2004p     2004p      2003      2003     2004p     2004p

        Total private........................... $15.34    $15.48    $15.56    $15.60    $515.42   $520.13   $518.15   $527.28
         Seasonally adjusted....................  15.27     15.45     15.49     15.52     514.60    519.12    523.56    524.58

    Goods-producing.............................  16.54     17.03     16.94     16.94     645.06    682.90    674.21    672.52

Natural resources and mining....................  17.35     17.97     17.95     17.87     744.32    781.70    779.03    770.20

Construction....................................  18.70     19.10     19.01     19.04     678.81    714.34    714.78    710.19

Manufacturing...................................  15.62     16.05     15.98     15.98     626.36    662.87    650.39    650.39

 Durable goods..................................  16.35     16.78     16.66     16.66     660.54    703.08    686.39    688.06
  Wood products.................................  12.52     12.93     12.89     12.87     490.78    531.42    516.89    522.52
  Nonmetallic mineral products..................  15.48     15.98     16.03     16.04     634.68    669.56    665.25    667.26
  Primary metals................................  17.98     18.39     18.38     18.30     760.55    799.97    794.02    785.07
  Fabricated metal products.....................  14.92     15.23     15.21     15.17     601.28    635.09    628.17    621.97
  Machinery.....................................  16.14     16.62     16.52     16.49     656.90    696.38    687.23    692.58
  Computer and electronic products..............  16.57     16.85     16.81     16.99     657.83    695.91    680.81    698.29
  Electrical equipment and appliances...........  14.20     14.68     14.46     14.53     575.10    616.56    591.41    589.92
  Transportation equipment......................  21.16     21.74     21.40     21.34     886.60    950.04    913.78    911.22
  Furniture and related products................  12.91     13.08     12.93     12.93     494.45    528.43    508.15    505.56
  Miscellaneous manufacturing...................  13.15     13.60     13.69     13.76     504.96    533.12    532.54    533.89

 Nondurable goods...............................  14.48     14.88     14.90     14.88     571.96    602.64    593.02    592.22
  Food manufacturing............................  12.68     12.95     12.91     12.89     488.18    514.12    504.78    497.55
  Beverages and tobacco products................  17.68     18.58     18.94     18.70     675.38    722.76    740.55    744.26
  Textile mills.................................  11.93     12.21     12.12     12.13     472.43    490.84    484.80    483.99
  Textile product mills.........................  11.09     11.44     11.44     11.36     429.18    464.46    447.30    450.99
  Apparel.......................................   9.32      9.80      9.76      9.61     331.79    352.80    342.58    346.92
  Leather and allied products...................  11.59     11.90     11.94     11.81     455.49    485.52    471.63    465.31
  Paper and paper products......................  17.11     17.60     17.63     17.55     706.64    751.52    738.70    730.08
  Printing and related support activities.......  15.31     15.56     15.53     15.57     581.78    602.17    590.14    593.22
  Petroleum and coal products...................  24.23     24.06     24.08     24.26    1092.77   1061.05   1066.74   1072.29
  Chemicals.....................................  18.28     18.79     18.86     18.86     778.73    806.09    803.44    809.09
  Plastics and rubber products..................  13.96     14.47     14.40     14.41     558.40    596.16    583.20    586.49

     Private service-providing..................  15.02     15.07     15.19     15.25     488.15    485.25    484.56    495.63

Trade, transportation, and utilities............  14.36     14.31     14.49     14.58     478.19    480.82    478.17    486.97

 Wholesale trade................................  17.35     17.46     17.57     17.62     655.83    659.99    658.88    671.32

 Retail trade...................................  11.92     11.87     11.97     12.04     363.56    367.97    361.49    366.02

 Transportation and warehousing.................  16.22     16.33     16.46     16.53     590.41    602.58    597.50    611.61

 Utilities......................................  24.21     25.26     25.30     25.22     997.45   1028.08   1032.24   1036.54

Information.....................................  20.80     21.10     21.18     21.26     755.04    761.71    760.36    775.99

Financial activities............................  16.96     17.26     17.35     17.47     612.26    607.55    612.46    630.67

Professional and business services..............  17.39     17.29     17.41     17.52     598.22    582.67    584.98    604.44

Education and health services...................  15.59     15.86     15.93     15.94     508.23    512.28    514.54    519.64

Leisure and hospitality.........................   8.82      8.94      8.89      8.92     225.79    225.29    221.36    230.14

Other services..................................  14.01     13.88     13.88     13.88     445.52    430.28    428.89    433.06


  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  p = preliminary.
   
 
 
 
ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                             ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-4.  Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls
by industry sector and selected industry detail, seasonally adjusted


                                                                                                       Percent
                  Industry                         Feb.     Oct.     Nov.     Dec.    Jan.     Feb.  change from:
                                                   2003     2003     2003     2003    2004p    2004p  Jan. 2004-
                                                                                                      Feb. 2004
        Total private:
         Current dollars........................ $15.27   $15.43   $15.46   $15.45   $15.49   $15.52      0.2
         Constant (1982) dollars(2).............   8.25     8.28     8.32     8.30     8.27     N.A.     (3)

    Goods-producing.............................  16.64    16.90    16.94    16.97    17.01    17.04       .2

Natural resources and mining....................  17.34    17.72    17.79    17.91    17.88    17.87      -.1

Construction....................................  18.81    19.06    19.06    19.04    19.11    19.16       .3

Manufacturing...................................  15.62    15.83    15.89    15.93    15.95    15.98       .2
   Excluding overtime(4)........................  14.83    15.03    15.06    15.09    15.12    15.15       .2

 Durable goods..................................  16.35    16.54    16.58    16.64    16.63    16.66       .2

 Nondurable goods...............................  14.49    14.72    14.79    14.81    14.86    14.89       .2

     Private service-providing..................  14.89    15.03    15.06    15.05    15.08    15.12       .3

Trade, transportation, and utilities............  14.28    14.41    14.44    14.41    14.45    14.49       .3

 Wholesale trade................................  17.28    17.47    17.47    17.46    17.54    17.55       .1

 Retail trade...................................  11.86    11.95    11.97    11.95    11.94    11.99       .4

 Transportation and warehousing.................  16.18    16.32    16.35    16.33    16.46    16.48       .1

 Utilities......................................  24.26    25.17    25.36    25.13    25.27    25.31       .2

Information.....................................  20.74    21.21    21.10    20.99    21.14    21.21       .3

Financial activities............................  16.79    17.29    17.30    17.30    17.35    17.31      -.2

Professional and business services..............  17.17    17.25    17.29    17.25    17.27    17.31       .2

Education and health services...................  15.56    15.73    15.77    15.81    15.86    15.90       .3

Leisure and hospitality.........................   8.78     8.78     8.82     8.84     8.85     8.87       .2

Other services..................................  13.98    13.80    13.81    13.80    13.80    13.79      -.1


  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  2 The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) is used to deflate this series.
  3 Change was -0.4 percent from Dec. 2003 to Jan. 2004, the latest month available.
  4 Derived by assuming that overtime hours are paid at the rate of time and one-half.
  N.A. = not available.
  p = preliminary.
  
 
 
 

ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                               ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-5.  Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls
by industry sector and selected industry detail

(2002=100)


                                                   Not seasonally adjusted              Seasonally adjusted

                                                                                                                         Percent
                  Industry                      Feb.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.    Feb.   Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.   change from:
                                                2003   2003   2004p  2004p   2003   2003   2003   2003   2004p  2004p   Jan. 2004-
                                                                                                                        Feb. 2004

        Total private.........................   96.8   98.9   95.6   97.2    98.8   98.7   99.0   98.4   99.0   98.9      -0.1

    Goods-producing...........................   91.8   95.3   92.0   91.5    96.1   95.1   95.6   95.2   95.9   95.7       -.2

Natural resources and mining..................   93.7   96.9   93.9   93.2    97.8   97.3   97.7   97.1   98.6   97.3      -1.3

Construction..................................   84.7   94.9   89.9   88.2    96.0   98.4   99.0   98.2   99.6   99.3       -.3

Manufacturing.................................   95.1   95.4   93.0   93.0    96.5   93.5   94.1   93.6   94.1   94.2        .1

 Durable goods................................   94.8   95.9   93.5   93.8    96.1   93.2   94.5   94.1   94.5   94.7        .2
  Wood products...............................   93.8   98.9   94.8   96.7    97.6   97.3   99.7   99.2   99.0  100.2       1.2
  Nonmetallic mineral products................   88.5   91.5   89.2   88.6    95.1   92.6   93.6   93.6   95.6   94.7       -.9
  Primary metals..............................   96.0   93.6   92.4   91.4    96.7   90.3   91.5   91.7   91.8   91.7       -.1
  Fabricated metal products...................   95.5   97.4   96.1   95.8    96.3   94.3   95.1   95.0   96.3   96.3        .0
  Machinery...................................   96.2   95.7   94.1   95.6    95.9   92.8   94.2   93.5   94.3   94.9        .6
  Computer and electronic products............   94.0   92.0   89.6   90.3    94.4   90.7   90.8   89.4   90.1   90.4        .3
  Electrical equipment and appliances.........   94.8   93.3   90.1   88.8    95.6   90.1   90.3   90.0   90.2   89.0      -1.3
  Transportation equipment....................   96.9   99.8   96.6   96.9    97.3   95.2   97.0   96.8   97.1   97.0       -.1
  Furniture and related products..............   92.5   96.0   92.8   92.4    93.8   92.6   94.5   94.1   93.9   93.5       -.4
  Miscellaneous manufacturing.................   95.1   93.4   91.1   91.1    95.9   91.3   92.7   91.6   92.4   91.8       -.6

 Nondurable goods.............................   95.1   94.6   91.7   91.6    96.9   93.8   93.5   93.2   93.3   93.4        .1
  Food manufacturing..........................   95.3   99.1   95.3   93.4    98.5   98.9   96.5   97.1   97.5   96.9       -.6
  Beverages and tobacco products..............   87.9   85.8   86.0   86.4    93.2   87.3   88.1   87.4   89.7   90.7       1.1
  Textile mills...............................   92.0   81.0   79.9   78.5    93.0   81.0   82.3   80.4   80.0   79.1      -1.1
  Textile product mills.......................   94.1   93.6   90.8   91.5    96.2   92.2   92.6   91.9   92.5   92.9        .4
  Apparel.....................................   87.0   76.9   73.8   77.0    88.8   78.1   78.9   77.6   77.0   78.1       1.4
  Leather and allied products.................   95.4   92.5   88.8   90.2    97.0   88.5   90.0   92.2   90.8   91.0        .2
  Paper and paper products....................   94.3   93.8   90.9   89.9    95.6   91.4   91.9   91.5   91.2   91.1       -.1
  Printing and related support activities.....   95.1   95.2   92.2   92.3    96.5   94.7   94.2   93.6   93.9   93.5       -.4
  Petroleum and coal products.................   99.4   96.1   96.2   95.6   103.4   98.4  100.1   97.8   99.1   98.8       -.3
  Chemicals...................................  100.4   99.4   98.1   99.8   100.5   97.6   98.9   98.6   98.7   99.4        .7
  Plastics and rubber products................   95.9   95.7   93.5   94.1    96.8   94.7   94.7   94.0   94.4   94.8        .4

     Private service-providing................   98.4   99.9   96.6   98.6    99.6   99.5   99.8   99.1   99.8   99.8        .0

Trade, transportation, and utilities..........   96.5  101.4   96.1   96.4    98.7   98.7   98.6   98.0   98.5   98.6        .1

 Wholesale trade..............................   97.6   97.5   95.8   97.2    98.1   97.7   97.9   97.4   97.6   97.8        .2

 Retail trade.................................   95.7  103.7   96.0   95.4    98.7   99.3   99.0   98.3   99.3   98.7       -.6

 Transportation and warehousing...............   97.2   99.7   96.0   97.5    99.2   99.1   98.8   97.6   98.5   99.2        .7

 Utilities....................................   98.4   96.8   97.0   97.7    98.8   98.0   98.8   97.2   97.4   97.9        .5

Information...................................   97.5   97.7   96.0   97.8    97.4   96.8   97.7   97.5   96.9   97.6        .7

Financial activities..........................  101.9  100.2   99.7  102.0   101.2  101.6  101.3  100.7  101.6  101.0       -.6

Professional and business services............   97.5   98.4   95.6   98.7    98.9   99.0   99.4   98.7   99.5  100.1        .6

Education and health services.................  102.5  102.8  101.1  103.3   101.2  101.6  102.0  102.1  102.0  102.0        .0

Leisure and hospitality.......................   95.0   96.4   92.7   96.6    99.6  100.0  100.5  100.2  100.8  100.7       -.1

Other services................................   98.5   95.4   94.0   95.0    98.8   96.7   96.3   95.4   95.6   95.4       -.2


  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate hours
by the corresponding 2002 annual average levels.  Aggregate hours estimates are the product of estimates of average
weekly hours and production or nonsupervisory worker employment.
 
 
 

ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                               ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-6.  Indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls of production or nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls
by industry sector and selected industry detail

(2002=100)


                                                   Not seasonally adjusted              Seasonally adjusted

                                                                                                                         Percent
                  Industry                      Feb.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.    Feb.   Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.   change from:
                                                2003   2003   2004p  2004p   2003   2003   2003   2003   2004p  2004p   Jan. 2004-
                                                                                                                        Feb. 2004

        Total private.........................   99.3  102.4   99.6  101.4   101.0  101.9  102.4  101.7  102.6  102.7       0.1

    Goods-producing...........................   93.0   99.4   95.5   94.9    97.9   98.4   99.2   98.9   99.9   99.9        .0

Natural resources and mining..................   94.5  101.2   98.0   96.9    98.6  100.3  101.1  101.1  102.6  101.1      -1.5

Construction..................................   85.5   97.9   92.3   90.7    97.5  101.3  101.9  100.9  102.8  102.7       -.1

Manufacturing.................................   97.2  100.1   97.1   97.2    98.6   96.8   97.8   97.5   98.2   98.5        .3

 Durable goods................................   96.8  100.5   97.2   97.5    98.1   96.3   97.8   97.8   98.1   98.5        .4

 Nondurable goods.............................   97.3   99.5   96.6   96.3    99.2   97.6   97.7   97.5   98.0   98.3        .3

     Private service-providing................  101.5  103.4  100.8  103.3   101.8  102.7  103.2  102.5  103.4  103.6        .2

Trade, transportation, and utilities..........   98.9  103.5   99.3  100.2   100.6  101.5  101.5  100.7  101.6  101.9        .3

 Wholesale trade..............................   99.7  100.3   99.2  100.9    99.9  100.6  100.7  100.2  100.9  101.1        .2

 Retail trade.................................   97.8  105.5   98.5   98.5   100.3  101.7  101.5  100.7  101.6  101.4       -.2

 Transportation and warehousing...............  100.0  103.3  100.3  102.3   101.8  102.6  102.5  101.1  102.8  103.7        .9

 Utilities....................................   99.4  102.0  102.4  102.8   100.1  103.0  104.6  101.9  102.7  103.4        .7

Information...................................  100.4  102.1  100.7  102.9   100.0  101.6  102.1  101.3  101.4  102.5       1.1

Financial activities..........................  106.9  106.9  106.9  110.2   105.0  108.6  108.3  107.7  109.0  108.1       -.8

Professional and business services............  100.9  101.2   99.0  102.9   101.0  101.6  102.2  101.3  102.3  103.1        .8

Education and health services.................  105.1  107.2  105.9  108.3   103.5  105.1  105.7  106.1  106.4  106.6        .2

Leisure and hospitality.......................   97.7  100.4   96.1  100.5   101.9  102.3  103.4  103.3  104.0  104.2        .2

Other services................................  100.6   96.4   95.1   96.1   100.6   97.3   96.9   96.0   96.1   95.9       -.2


  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate
payrolls by the corresponding 2002 annual average levels.  Aggregate payroll estimates are the product of estimates of
average hourly earnings, average weekly hours, and production or nonsupervisory worker employment.
 
 
 
 

ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                              ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-7.  Diffusion indexes of employment change, seasonally adjusted

(Percent)


       Time span           Jan.     Feb.     Mar.     Apr.      May     June     July     Aug.    Sept.     Oct.     Nov.     Dec.

                                                        Private nonfarm payrolls, 278 industries(1)


Over 1-month span:
     2000 ..............   61.9     62.9     63.3     59.5     46.9     61.7     63.1     52.5     51.1     53.4     56.8     53.8
     2001 ..............   52.2     47.8     50.4     34.4     41.4     39.2     37.1     38.8     38.3     32.4     36.7     34.9
     2002 ..............   40.1     35.1     41.0     41.5     41.7     47.8     44.1     44.1     42.8     39.0     38.7     34.5
     2003 ..............   41.2     35.1     38.1     41.4     42.8     40.1     40.5     39.7     49.3     46.0     51.1     49.1
     2004 ..............  p51.1    p50.9


Over 3-month span:
     2000 ..............   69.2     66.2     67.8     68.3     60.1     58.1     56.3     61.5     56.5     53.2     52.9     56.8
     2001 ..............   52.7     50.4     50.4     43.5     38.8     34.9     36.2     37.9     34.7     35.3     30.8     32.0
     2002 ..............   34.0     37.4     35.1     36.2     36.7     39.4     39.9     40.8     38.7     37.1     34.4     34.7
     2003 ..............   36.5     32.6     36.3     35.1     40.5     42.6     37.4     35.4     40.1     45.5     50.5     51.1
     2004 ..............  p53.2    p52.5


Over 6-month span:
     2000 ..............   67.3     69.1     72.5     72.5     67.4     67.8     66.7     60.8     59.0     55.0     59.7     54.0
     2001 ..............   51.8     50.0     51.8     47.3     43.5     41.5     38.1     35.4     32.2     33.1     31.5     31.1
     2002 ..............   29.5     30.0     31.1     31.1     31.7     37.1     37.2     39.0     34.7     36.5     35.3     33.3
     2003 ..............   33.6     31.1     31.7     31.7     33.5     37.8     36.2     36.5     40.5     39.4     42.6     41.7
     2004 ..............  p47.7    p52.2


Over 12-month span:
     2000 ..............   70.9     69.2     73.2     71.0     69.8     71.0     70.0     70.3     70.3     65.6     63.8     62.1
     2001 ..............   59.5     59.5     53.4     49.3     48.6     45.0     43.3     43.9     39.9     37.8     37.1     34.9
     2002 ..............   33.6     31.7     30.2     30.4     30.2     29.1     32.0     31.3     30.0     29.5     32.9     34.7
     2003 ..............   34.5     31.5     32.9     33.5     36.2     34.4     34.7     33.1     37.6     37.4     33.1     35.4
     2004 ..............  p36.9    p42.3

                                                        Manufacturing payrolls, 84 industries(1)


Over 1-month span:
     2000 ..............   48.2     58.3     50.0     50.0     41.1     57.1     60.7     28.6     25.0     35.1     39.9     41.1
     2001 ..............   22.6     22.0     21.4     16.1     15.5     23.2     13.7     14.3     19.0     17.9     14.9     10.1
     2002 ..............   21.4     18.5     23.8     35.1     29.8     32.7     40.5     28.0     31.0     11.9     15.5     17.9
     2003 ..............   26.2     15.5     22.6     13.7     26.2     25.0     28.0     26.2     27.4     28.6     51.2     45.8
     2004 ..............  p39.9    p51.8


Over 3-month span:
     2000 ..............   53.6     53.6     56.0     54.8     44.0     44.0     51.2     47.6     32.7     25.0     23.2     38.7
     2001 ..............   35.7     21.4     16.1     14.3     13.1     13.7     11.9      8.9      8.3     13.1      8.9     10.1
     2002 ..............    9.5     10.1     11.3     17.9     17.3     19.0     28.0     22.0     23.8     15.5      6.5      4.8
     2003 ..............   13.7     13.1     16.7     10.1     13.1     14.9     16.1     16.1     16.1     24.4     27.4     41.7
     2004 ..............  p45.2    p51.8


Over 6-month span:
     2000 ..............   44.0     52.4     55.4     57.7     47.6     51.8     56.0     45.2     39.3     34.5     32.1     27.4
     2001 ..............   22.0     23.8     22.0     20.8     14.3     13.7     14.3     10.1     10.7      5.4      7.1      4.8
     2002 ..............    6.5      8.9      7.7      8.3      7.7     14.3     14.9     10.7     12.5     10.1      8.9      8.9
     2003 ..............   11.3      9.5      6.0      7.1      8.9     13.1      8.9     13.1     13.1     16.7     19.0     19.6
     2004 ..............  p27.4    p38.7


Over 12-month span:
     2000 ..............   41.7     39.3     47.0     50.0     46.4     52.4     51.8     49.4     46.4     40.5     35.1     33.3
     2001 ..............   29.8     32.1     20.8     19.0     13.1     12.5     10.7     11.9     11.9     10.1      8.3      6.0
     2002 ..............    7.1      6.0      6.0      6.5      7.1      3.6      4.8      6.0      4.8      7.1      4.8      8.3
     2003 ..............   10.7      6.0      6.5      5.4      8.3      9.5      9.5      9.5     10.7     11.9      9.5     11.3
     2004 ..............   p9.5    p16.7


  1 Based on seasonally adjusted data for 1-, 3-, 6-month spans and unadjusted data for the 12-month span.
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  Figures are the percent of industries with employment increasing plus one-half of the industries with
unchanged employment, where 50 percent indicates an equal balance between industries with increasing and decreasing
employment.