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                    THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:  MAY 2003
                                     

   Both nonfarm payroll employment and the unemployment rate were about
unchanged in May, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of
Labor reported today.  There were job gains in temporary help services and
construction, while losses continued in manufacturing.
   
Unemployment (Household Survey Data)
   
   The unemployment rate was 6.1 percent in May; the number of unemployed
persons was 9.0 million.  Over the month, the unemployment rate for
Hispanics increased to 8.2 percent.  The rates for whites and adult men
edged up to 5.4 and 5.9 percent, respectively.  The jobless rates for the
other major worker groups--adult women (5.1 percent), teenagers (18.5 per-
cent), and blacks (10.8 percent)--showed little or no change from the 
previous month.  The unemployment rate for Asians was 5.1 percent, not 
seasonally adjusted.  (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.)
   
   The number of unemployed job losers and persons who completed temporary
jobs rose by 309,000 to 5.1 million in May.  The number of persons unemployed 
less than 5 weeks edged up to 3.1 million.  There were 1.9 million persons 
unemployed for 27 weeks or longer in May, about the same as in April.  This 
measure has increased by 347,000 over the past 12 months.  (See tables A-8 
and A-9.)
   
Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
   
   The employment-population ratio edged down to 62.3 percent in May; total
employment, at 137.5 million, was not significantly different from April's
level.  Over the month, the civilian labor force and labor force participa-
tion rate were unchanged at 146.5 million and 66.4 percent, respectively.  
(See table A-1.)
   
Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
   
   In May, 1.4 million persons were marginally attached to the labor force,
about the same as a year earlier.  These individuals wanted and were
available to work and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months.
They were not counted as unemployed, however, because they did not actively
search for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey.  There were 482,000
discouraged workers in May, essentially unchanged from May 2002.  Discour-
aged workers, a subset of the marginally attached, were not currently 
looking for work specifically because they believed no jobs were available 
for them.  (See table A-13.)


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 |              Revisions to Establishment Survey Data                 |
 |                                                                     |
 |     Several major changes affect the establishment survey data      |
 |  being released today, including the conversion from the Standard   |
 |  Industrial Classification system to the North American Industry    |
 |  Classification System (NAICS), the completion of a sample redesign |
 |  phase-in, and the introduction of concurrent seasonal adjustment.  |
 |  All historical establishment survey data were reconstructed to     |
 |  reflect the switch to NAICS.  Additionally, this release incor-    |
 |  porates annual benchmark adjustments and updated seasonal adjust-  |
 |  ment factors for historical data.  More information on these       |
 |  changes is provided in the note beginning on page 5.               |
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Table A.  Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
_____________________________________________________________________________
                         |    Quarterly    |                          |
                         |    averages     |       Monthly data       |
                         |_________________|__________________________| Apr.-
       Category          |  2002  |2003 1/ |          2003            | May
                         |________|________|__________________________|change
                         |   IV   |   I    |  Mar.  |  Apr.  |   May  |
_________________________|________|________|________|________|________|______
     HOUSEHOLD DATA      |                Labor force status
                         |___________________________________________________
Civilian labor force.....| 145,241| 145,829| 145,793| 146,473|146,485|    12
  Employment.............| 136,657| 137,430| 137,348| 137,687|137,487|  -200
  Unemployment...........|   8,584|   8,399|   8,445|   8,786|  8,998|   212
Not in labor force.......|  73,302|  74,280|  74,524|  74,067| 74,283|   216
                         |________|________|________|________|_______|______
                         |                 Unemployment rates
                         |___________________________________________________
All workers..............|     5.9|     5.8|     5.8|     6.0|    6.1|   0.1
  Adult men..............|     5.5|     5.4|     5.3|     5.6|    5.9|    .3
  Adult women............|     5.2|     4.9|     5.0|     5.1|    5.1|    .0
  Teenagers..............|    16.1|    17.2|    17.7|    18.0|   18.5|    .5
  White 2/...............|     5.1|     5.1|     5.1|     5.2|    5.4|    .2
  Black or African       |        |        |        |        |       |
    American 2/..........|    10.7|    10.3|    10.2|    10.9|   10.8|   -.1
  Hispanic or Latino     |        |        |        |        |       |
    ethnicity............|     7.8|     7.7|     7.5|     7.5|    8.2|    .7
                         |________|________|________|________|_______|______
  ESTABLISHMENT DATA 3/  |                     Employment
                         |___________________________________________________
Nonfarm employment.......| 130,338| 130,225| 130,084|p130,084|p130,067|  p-17
  Goods-producing 4/.....|  22,389|  22,213|  22,159| p22,104| p22,075|  p-29
    Construction.........|   6,732|   6,719|   6,720|  p6,757|  p6,783|   p26
    Manufacturing........|  15,085|  14,926|  14,874| p14,784| p14,731|  p-53
  Service-providing 4/...| 107,949| 108,012| 107,925|p107,980|p107,992|   p12
    Retail trade.........|  15,015|  14,997|  14,995| p15,008| p14,994|  p-14
    Professional and     |        |        |        |        |        |
      business services..|  16,007|  16,013|  15,980| p15,981| p16,029|   p48
    Education and health |        |        |        |        |        |
      services...........|  16,348|  16,429|  16,452| p16,498| p16,516|   p18
    Leisure and          |        |        |        |        |        |
      hospitality........|  12,040|  12,089|  12,050| p12,043| p12,034|   p-9
    Government...........|  21,547|  21,570|  21,547| p21,545| p21,520|  p-25
                         |________|________|________|________|________|______
                         |                 Hours of work 5/
                         |___________________________________________________
Total private............|    33.8|    33.8|    33.8|   p33.7|   p33.7|  p0.0
  Manufacturing..........|    40.4|    40.4|    40.4|   p40.1|   p40.2|   p.1
    Overtime.............|     4.3|     4.3|     4.1|    p4.0|    p4.1|   p.1
                         |________|________|________|________|________|______
                         |                    Earnings 5/
                         |___________________________________________________
Avg. hourly earnings,    |        |        |        |        |        |
  total private..........|  $15.15|  $15.27|  $15.29| p$15.29| p$15.34|p$0.05
Avg. weekly earnings,    |        |        |        |        |        |
  total private..........|  511.96|  515.50|  516.80| p515.27| p516.96| p1.69
_________________________|________|________|________|________|________|______
   1  Beginning in January 2003, household data reflect revised population
controls used in the Current Population Survey.
   2  Beginning in 2003, persons who selected this race group only were
included in this category.  Persons who selected more than one race group
are included only in the "all workers" total.  Prior to 2003, persons who
reported more than one race were included in the group they identified as
the main race.
   3  Establishment data reflect the conversion to the 2002 version of the
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) as the basis for the
assignment and tabulation of economic data by industry, replacing the 1987
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system.  Due to differences in
NAICS and SIC structures, NAICS-based data by industry are not comparable
to the SIC-based data.  In addition, the establishment data reflect March
2002 benchmark levels, the completion of the conversion of the survey
sample from a quota basis to a probability basis, a modification of the
seasonal adjustment process, and other changes.  See the note beginning on
page 5 for more information on the changes.
   4  Includes other industries, not shown separately.
   5  Data relate to private production or nonsupervisory workers.
   p=preliminary.
                                     
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Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data)

   The following discussion of employment developments from the establishment 
survey reflects the introduction of new industry classifications.  See the 
note beginning on page 5.
   
   Total nonfarm payroll employment was little changed (-17,000) in May at
130.1 million.  Payroll employment has declined by 2.5 million since peaking 
in February 2001.  The private sector has lost 3.1 million jobs over the same 
period, with manufacturing accounting for the bulk of the job losses.  
(See table B-1.)
   
   In May, employment in natural resources and mining continued the downward 
trend that began in June 2001.  The industry has lost 50,000 jobs over that 
period, with about half of the losses in support activities for mining.
   
   Construction employment rose by 26,000 in May.  Employment in specialty
trade contractors showed the largest increase.  Construction lost 160,000
jobs from March 2001 to February 2003 but has gained back about half of
those losses over the last 3 months.  The recent job growth has occurred in
construction of buildings and in special trade contracting.
   
   Manufacturing employment decreased by 53,000 in May, about the same as
its average monthly decline for the prior 12 months.  Since July 2000, the
industry has lost 2.6 million jobs, a decline of about 15 percent.  May job
losses were widespread in both durable and nondurable goods.  The largest
decline occurred in computer and electronic products (-16,000); employment
in the industry has decreased every month since January 2001.  Transporta-
tion equipment employment was up by 9,000 over the month, as workers re-
turned from temporary auto plant shutdowns.  Since its most recent peak in 
October 1998, employment in transportation equipment manufacturing has 
decreased by 320,000.
   
   Employment in wholesale trade continued to trend downward in May.  The 
industry has lost 386,000 jobs since its peak in March 2000.  Retail employ-
ment was little changed over the month.  It declined by 374,000 from its peak 
in February 2001 through the end of 2002 but has been essentially flat thus 
far in 2003.  
   
   Job losses continued in transportation and warehousing over the month.
Employment declined by 5,000 in air transportation; the industry has lost
113,000 jobs since its peak in March 2001.
   
   Information sector employment was essentially unchanged in May.  Since
its peak in March 2001, the industry has lost 417,000 jobs.  Declines
occurred throughout the component industries of the sector, including
telecommunications; publishing industries, except Internet; and Internet
service providers (ISPs), search portals, and data processing.
   
   Employment in financial activities continued to grow in May.  Credit 
intermediation and related activities, which includes mortgage brokerages, 
added 19,000 jobs over the month.  Since July 2000, employment in credit 
intermediation and related activities has increased by about a quarter of 
a million.
   
   Professional and business services added 48,000 jobs in May, bolstered
by strong growth in temporary help services (58,000).  Employment in
temporary help services peaked in April 2000 and fell sharply until late
2001.  Since then, it has remained at about 2.2 million.
   
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   Education and health services employment continued to grow; the industry
has added a million jobs since March 2001.  Within this sector, employment
rose over the month in ambulatory health care services (such as doctors'
offices and outpatient care centers).  Social assistance lost 10,000 jobs
in May, 6,000 of which were in child day care services.
   
   Employment in leisure and hospitality was little changed in May.  This
industry, which includes arts, entertainment, and recreation; accommoda-
tions; and food service and drinking places has lost about 100,000 jobs 
since January.
   
Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)
   
   The average workweek for production or nonsupervisory workers on private
nonfarm payrolls was unchanged in May at 33.7 hours, seasonally adjusted.
This followed a decline of 0.1 hour in April.  The manufacturing workweek
gained 0.1 hour in May, bringing it to 40.2 hours.  This followed a decline
of 0.3 hour in April.  Manufacturing overtime edged up by 0.1 hour to 4.1
hours in May.  (See table B-2.)
   
   The index of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory
workers on private nonfarm payrolls was unchanged in May at 98.7 (2002=100).  
The manufacturing index was down by 0.2 percent over the month to 95.0.  
(See table B-5.)
   
Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data)
   
   Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on
private nonfarm payrolls increased by 5 cents in May to $15.34, seasonally
adjusted.  This followed no change in April.  Average weekly earnings rose
by 0.3 percent in May to $516.96.  Over the year, average hourly earnings
grew by 3.2 percent, and average weekly earnings increased by 2.6 percent.
(See table B-3.)
                                     
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  The Employment Situation for June 2003 is scheduled to be released on 
Thursday, July 3, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT).                 
                  
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                   Revisions to Establishment Survey Data

   
   Effective with the release of data for May 2003, several major changes
have been introduced to the Current Employment Statistics (CES), or
establishment, survey.  These changes include the conversion to a new
industrial classification system, the completion of a sample redesign, and
the introduction of concurrent seasonal adjustment methodology, which
updates seasonal factors each month.  In addition, the establishment data
incorporate routine annual benchmark revisions and accompanying revisions
to seasonally adjusted data.
   
   NAICS conversion.  Effective with this release, all CES employment,
hours, and earnings series have been converted from the 1987 Standard
Industrial Classification (SIC) system to the 2002 North American Industry
Classification System (NAICS).  The NAICS conversion has resulted in major
definitional changes to many of the previously published SIC-based series.
CES historical time series have been reconstructed as part of the NAICS
conversion process.  All published series now have a NAICS-based history
extending back to at least 1990.  For total nonfarm and other high-level
aggregates, NAICS history has been reconstructed back to the previously
existing start date for the series, 1939 in most cases.  For more detailed
industry series, the start dates vary depending on the scope of the
definitional changes between SIC and NAICS; series with a high overlap
between SIC and NAICS definitions have been reconstructed back to
previously existing start dates.  The reconstruction was based on the
employment relationships developed from an establishment universe file with
both the SIC and the NAICS codes.  The establishment universe file is
derived from unemployment insurance tax records and also serves as the
sampling frame and benchmark source for the CES estimates.
   
   The B tables in this release reflect the new NAICS publication structure.  
One new table (B-6) has been added; it contains indexes of aggregate payrolls.  
These indexes were available under the SIC structure but were not published 
in the Employment Situation release.  Former table B-6 is now table B-7.
                          
   Change to federal government series.  The CES series for federal
government employment has been revised slightly in scope and definition due
to a change in source data and estimation methods.  Previously, this series
was an end-of-the-month count of federal employees produced by the U.S.
Office of Personnel Management and excluded some workers, mostly employees
who work in Department of Defense-owned establishments, such as military
base commissaries.  Beginning with this release, these workers are
included, and the federal series is estimated from a sample of federal
establishments, benchmarked annually, and reflects employment as of the pay
period including the 12th of the month.  These changes make the federal
employment series more consistent with other CES industry series.  The
historical time series for federal government has been revised to reflect
these changes.
   
   Completion of the CES sample redesign.  This release marks the
completion of a multiyear transition of the establishment survey from a
quota-based sample to a more statistically sound probability-based sample.
The implementation of the probability sample began in June 2000.  Prior to
this release, all private industries had already been converted to the
probability sample with the exception of the services division (as defined
under SIC).  Data in this release reflect the conversion of all industries
in the services division to the probability-based sample.
   
   Level shifts.  With the completion of the redesign phase-in, new base
levels have been computed for CES hours, earnings, production and
nonsupervisory workers, and women workers series, from the NAICS-based
probability sample.  These recomputations have resulted in level shifts for
some of the industry series, as compared with previously published data.
In earlier stages of the redesign phase-in, a methodology that prevented
level shifts was utilized in order to avoid repeated disruption of the
industry series during the phase-in period.
   
                             - 6 -   
   
   Benchmark revisions.  In accordance with standard annual practice, the
CES survey data have been revised to incorporate comprehensive universe
counts of payroll jobs, or benchmarks, with the release of May 2003
preliminary estimates.  These counts are derived principally from
unemployment insurance tax records for March 2002.  The benchmark revision
process affects all unadjusted data series from April 2001 forward, the
time period since the last benchmark was established.  Normally, 5 years of
seasonally adjusted data are revised with each benchmark revision.  However, 
with this release, the entire new time series history for all CES data 
series has been reseasonally adjusted due to the NAICS conversion, which 
results in the revision of all CES time series history.
   
   Concurrent seasonal adjustment.  Beginning with this release, current
monthly establishment data are adjusted using a concurrent seasonal
adjustment methodology.  The March 2003 final estimates and the April and
May 2003 preliminary estimates are adjusted using the concurrent method.
Similarly, in all subsequent months, the first preliminary estimates for
the current reference month and the revised estimates for the 2 prior
months will be updated with concurrent factors with each release.  This is
a change from the previous practice of updating seasonal factors semian-
nually.  Concurrent seasonal adjustment is more accurate because it incor-
porates all available data, including first preliminary estimates for
the most current month, in the adjustment process.  Research has
demonstrated that the concurrent methodology results in smaller revisions
between first preliminary and final estimates.  Due to this change in
methodology, BLS will no longer publish seasonal factors in advance for the
CES estimates.
   
   Table B presents revised total nonfarm employment data on a seasonally
adjusted basis for January 2002 through April 2003.  The revised data
reflect the effects of the benchmark revisions, NAICS conversion,
completion of the sample redesign phase-in, changes in the federal
government series, and new seasonal adjustment factors.
   
   Further information.  The BLS public database on the Internet, LABSTAT,
contains all revised CES data released today.  All LABSTAT series codes
associated with the establishment survey data have been revised to reflect
the NAICS conversion.  The prefix for CES national series has been changed
from EE to CE for the NAICS-based series and the length of the series code
has been expanded by two digits to accommodate the more detailed NAICS
coding structure.  The SIC-based series have been retained on LABSTAT under
the EE prefix, but the series end with the first preliminary estimates for
April 2003; they will not be updated.
   
   Further descriptive information on the NAICS conversion and the other
changes described above also is available on LABSTAT.  The CES data and
related information can be accessed through the CES homepage at
http://www.bls.gov/ces/.  Information also may be obtained by calling 
202-691-6555.  Additionally, the June 2003 issue of Employment and Earnings
will contain an article that discusses the NAICS conversion, the benchmark
revision, and the other changes introduced with this release.

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Table B.  Revisions in nonfarm employment, seasonally adjusted,
January 2002-April 2003

(In thousands)
_______________________________________________________________________
               |                     |
               |       Levels        |      Over-the-month changes
               |---------------------|---------------------------------
 Year and month|    As    |    As    |    As    |    As    |
               |previously|  revised |previously|  revised | Difference
               |published |          |published |          |
_______________|__________|__________|__________|__________|___________
2002:          |          |          |          |          |
    January....|  130,871 |  130,578 |    -19   |    -83   |    -64
    February...|  130,706 |  130,510 |   -165   |    -68   |     97
    March......|  130,701 |  130,481 |     -5   |    -29   |    -24
    April......|  130,680 |  130,415 |    -21   |    -66   |    -45
    May........|  130,702 |  130,411 |     22   |     -4   |    -26
    June.......|  130,736 |  130,383 |     34   |    -28   |    -62
    July.......|  130,790 |  130,204 |     54   |   -179   |   -233
    August.....|  130,913 |  130,224 |    123   |     20   |   -103
    September..|  130,829 |  130,289 |    -84   |     65   |    149
    October....|  130,898 |  130,408 |     69   |    119   |     50
    November...|  130,817 |  130,409 |    -81   |      1   |     82
    December...|  130,670 |  130,198 |   -147   |   -211   |    -64
2003:          |          |          |          |          |
    January....|  130,873 |  130,356 |    203   |    158   |    -45
    February...|  130,520 |  130,235 |   -353   |   -121   |    232
    March......|  130,396 |  130,084 |   -124   |   -151   |    -27
    April (p)..|  130,348 |  130,084 |    -48   |      0   |     48
_______________|__________|__________|__________|__________|___________
p = preliminary.

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Explanatory Note


 This news release presents statistics from two major surveys, the Current
Population Survey (household survey) and the Current Employment Statistics
survey (establishment survey).  The household survey provides the
information on the labor force, employment, and unemployment that appears
in the A tables, marked HOUSEHOLD DATA.  It is a sample survey of about
60,000 households conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the Bureau of
Labor Statistics (BLS).
 
 The establishment survey provides the information on the employment,
hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm payrolls that appears in the 
B tables, marked ESTABLISHMENT DATA.  This information is collected from
payroll records by BLS in cooperation with State agencies.  The sample 
includes about 160,000 businesses and government agencies covering ap-
proximately 400,000 individual worksites.  The active sample includes 
about one-third of all nonfarm payroll workers.  The sample is drawn 
from a sampling frame of unemployment insurance tax accounts.

 For both surveys, the data for a given month  relate to a particular week
or pay period.  In the household survey,  the reference week is generally
the calendar week that contains the 12th day of the month.  In the
establishment survey, the reference  period is the pay period including the
12th, which may or may not correspond directly to the calendar week.

Coverage, definitions, and differences between surveys
 
 Household survey.  The sample  is selected  to reflect the entire
civilian noninstitutional population.  Based on responses to a series of
questions on work and job search activities, each person  16 years and over
in a sample household is classified as employed, unemployed, or not in the
labor force.
 
 People are classified as employed if they did any work at all as paid
employees during the reference week; worked in their own business,
profession, or on their own farm; or worked without pay at least 15 hours
in a family business or farm.  People are also counted as employed if they
were  temporarily absent from their jobs because of illness, bad weather,
vacation, labor-management disputes, or personal reasons.
 
 People are classified as unemployed if they meet all of the following
criteria:  They had no employment during the  reference week; they were
available for work at that time; and they made specific efforts to find
employment sometime during the 4-week period ending with the reference
week.  Persons laid off from  a job and expecting recall   need not be
looking for work to be counted as unemployed.  The unemployment data
derived from the household survey in no way depend upon the eligibility for
or receipt of unemployment insurance benefits.
 
 The civilian labor force  is the sum of  employed and  unemployed
persons.  Those not classified as employed or unemployed are not in the
labor force.  The unemployment rate is the number unemployed as a percent
of the  labor force.  The labor force participation rate is the labor force
as a percent of the population, and the employment-population ratio is the
employed as a percent of the population.
 
 Establishment survey.  The sample establishments are drawn from private
nonfarm businesses such as factories, offices, and stores, as well as
Federal, State, and local government entities.  Employees on nonfarm
payrolls are those who received pay for any part of the reference pay
period, including persons on paid leave.  Persons are counted in each job
they hold.  Hours and earnings data are for private businesses and relate
only to production workers in the goods-producing sector and nonsupervisory
workers in the service-providing sector.

                                  - 9 -
 
 Differences in employment estimates.  The numerous conceptual and
methodological differences between the household and establishment surveys
result in important distinctions in the employment estimates derived from
the surveys.  Among these are:
 
 --The household survey includes agricultural workers, the self-employed,
unpaid family workers, and private household workers among the employed.
These groups are excluded from the establishment survey.

 --The household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the
employed. The establishment survey does not.
 
 --The household survey is limited to  workers 16 years of age and older.
The establishment survey is not limited by age.
 
 --The  household survey has no duplication of individuals, because
individuals  are counted only once, even if they hold more than one job. In
the establishment survey, employees working at more than one job  and thus
appearing on more than one payroll would be counted separately for each
appearance.
 
Seasonal adjustment
 
 Over the course of a year, the size of the nation's labor force and the
levels of employment and unemployment undergo sharp fluctuations due to
such seasonal events as changes in weather, reduced or expanded production,
harvests, major holidays, and the opening and closing of schools.  The
effect of such seasonal  variation can  be  very large; seasonal
fluctuations may account for as much as 95 percent of the month-to-month
changes in unemployment.
 
 Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern each
year, their influence on statistical trends can be eliminated by adjusting
the statistics from month to month.  These adjustments make nonseasonal
developments, such as declines in economic activity or increases in the
participation of women in the labor force, easier to spot.  For example,
the large number of youth entering the labor force each June is likely to
obscure any other changes that have taken place relative to May, making it
difficult to determine if the level of economic activity has risen or
declined.  However, because the effect of students finishing school in
previous years is known, the statistics for the current year can be
adjusted to allow for a comparable change.  Insofar as the seasonal
adjustment is made correctly, the adjusted figure provides a more useful
tool with which to analyze changes in economic activity.
 
 In both the household and establishment surveys, most seasonally adjusted
series are independently adjusted.  However, the adjusted series for many
major estimates, such as total payroll employment, employment in most super-
sectors, total employment, and unemployment are computed by aggregating in-
dependently adjusted component series.  For example, total unemployment is 
derived by summing the adjusted series for four major age-sex components; 
this differs from the unemployment estimate that would be obtained by di-
rectly adjusting the total or by combining the duration, reasons, or more 
detailed age categories.
 
                                  - 10 -

   The numerical factors used to make the seasonal adjustments for the
household survey are recalculated twice a year; the factors are calculated
for the January-June period and again for the July-December period.  For
the establishment survey, a concurrent seasonal adjustment methodology is
used in which new seasonal factors are calculated each month for the three
most recent monthly estimates, using all relevant data, up to and including
the data for the current month.  In both surveys, revisions to historical 
data are made once a year.

Reliability of the estimates
 
 Statistics based on the household and establishment surveys are subject
to both sampling and nonsampling error.  When a sample rather than the
entire population is surveyed, there is a chance that the sample estimates
may differ from the "true" population values they represent.  The exact
difference, or sampling error, varies depending on the particular sample
selected, and this variability is measured by the standard error of the
estimate.  There is about a 90-percent chance, or level of confidence, that
an estimate based on a sample will differ by no more than 1.6 standard
errors from the "true" population value because of sampling error.  BLS
analyses are generally conducted at the 90-percent level of confidence.
 
 For example, the confidence interval for the monthly change in total
employment from the household survey is on the order of plus or minus
290,000.  Suppose the estimate of total employment increases by 100,000
from one month to the next.  The 90-percent confidence interval on the
monthly change would range from -190,000 to 390,000 (100,000 +/- 290,000).
These figures do not mean that the sample results are off by these
magnitudes, but rather that there is about a 90-percent chance that the
"true" over-the-month change lies within this interval.  Since this range
includes values of less than zero, we could not say with confidence that
employment had, in fact, increased.  If, however, the reported employment
rise was half a million, then all of the values within the 90-percent
confidence interval would be greater than zero.  In this case, it is likely
(at least a 90-percent chance) that an employment rise had, in fact,
occurred.  At an unemployment rate of around 4 percent, the 90-percent con-
fidence interval for the monthly change in unemployment is about +/- 270,000, 
and for the monthly change in the unemployment rate it is about +/- .19 
percentage point.
 
 In general, estimates involving many individuals or establishments have
lower standard errors (relative to the size of the estimate) than estimates
which are based on a small number of observations.  The precision of
estimates is also improved when the data are cumulated over time such as
for quarterly and annual averages.  The seasonal adjustment process can
also improve the stability of the monthly estimates.
 
 The household and establishment surveys are also affected by nonsampling
error.  Nonsampling errors can occur for many reasons, including the
failure to sample a segment of the population, inability to obtain
information for all respondents in the sample, inability or unwillingness
of respondents to provide correct information on a timely basis, mistakes
made by respondents, and errors made in the collection or processing of the
data.
 
 For example, in the establishment survey, estimates for the most recent 
2 months are based on substantially incomplete returns; for this reason,
these estimates are labeled preliminary in the tables.  It is only after
two successive revisions to a monthly estimate, when nearly all sample
reports have been received, that the estimate is considered final.
 
                                  - 11 -

 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
20402.  All orders must be prepaid by sending a check or money order
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or Visa.
 
   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.

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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                                                                                  
                                                                                                                            
                                                       May     Apr.    May     May     Jan.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    May  
                                                       2002    2003    2003    2002    2003    2003    2003    2003    2003 
                                                                                                                            
                        TOTAL                                                                                               
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 217,198 220,540 220,768 217,198 219,897 220,114 220,317 220,540 220,768
    Civilian labor force............................ 144,527 145,925 146,067 144,911 145,838 145,857 145,793 146,473 146,485
          Participation rate........................    66.5    66.2    66.2    66.7    66.3    66.3    66.2    66.4    66.4
      Employed...................................... 136,559 137,424 137,567 136,487 137,536 137,408 137,348 137,687 137,487
          Employment-population ratio...............    62.9    62.3    62.3    62.8    62.5    62.4    62.3    62.4    62.3
      Unemployed....................................   7,969   8,501   8,500   8,424   8,302   8,450   8,445   8,786   8,998
          Unemployment rate.........................     5.5     5.8     5.8     5.8     5.7     5.8     5.8     6.0     6.1
    Not in labor force..............................  72,671  74,615  74,701  72,287  74,059  74,257  74,524  74,067  74,283
      Persons who currently want a job..............   5,533   4,373   5,482   4,795   4,676   4,462   5,020   4,417   4,744
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 16 years and over                                                                                      
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 104,393 106,123 106,238 104,393 105,767 105,895 106,005 106,123 106,238
    Civilian labor force............................  77,485  77,796  77,870  77,676  77,693  77,927  77,738  78,122  78,088
          Participation rate........................    74.2    73.3    73.3    74.4    73.5    73.6    73.3    73.6    73.5
      Employed......................................  73,230  72,905  73,131  73,093  72,994  73,249  73,064  73,182  72,981
          Employment-population ratio...............    70.1    68.7    68.8    70.0    69.0    69.2    68.9    69.0    68.7
      Unemployed....................................   4,255   4,891   4,739   4,583   4,699   4,678   4,674   4,940   5,107
          Unemployment rate.........................     5.5     6.3     6.1     5.9     6.0     6.0     6.0     6.3     6.5
    Not in labor force..............................  26,908  28,327  28,367  26,718  28,074  27,968  28,268  28,001  28,150
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  96,205  97,979  98,083  96,205  97,635  97,762  97,869  97,979  98,083
    Civilian labor force............................  73,701  74,504  74,410  73,766  73,993  74,254  74,236  74,571  74,506
          Participation rate........................    76.6    76.0    75.9    76.7    75.8    76.0    75.9    76.1    76.0
      Employed......................................  70,104  70,259  70,338  69,918  69,967  70,293  70,293  70,364  70,144
          Employment-population ratio...............    72.9    71.7    71.7    72.7    71.7    71.9    71.8    71.8    71.5
      Unemployed....................................   3,597   4,245   4,072   3,848   4,026   3,962   3,944   4,207   4,362
          Unemployment rate.........................     4.9     5.7     5.5     5.2     5.4     5.3     5.3     5.6     5.9
    Not in labor force..............................  22,504  23,475  23,674  22,439  23,642  23,508  23,632  23,408  23,577
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 16 years and over                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 112,805 114,417 114,531 112,805 114,130 114,219 114,312 114,417 114,531
    Civilian labor force............................  67,042  68,130  68,197  67,235  68,144  67,930  68,055  68,351  68,397
          Participation rate........................    59.4    59.5    59.5    59.6    59.7    59.5    59.5    59.7    59.7
      Employed......................................  63,328  64,519  64,436  63,394  64,542  64,159  64,284  64,505  64,506
          Employment-population ratio...............    56.1    56.4    56.3    56.2    56.6    56.2    56.2    56.4    56.3
      Unemployed....................................   3,713   3,610   3,761   3,841   3,603   3,772   3,771   3,846   3,891
          Unemployment rate.........................     5.5     5.3     5.5     5.7     5.3     5.6     5.5     5.6     5.7
    Not in labor force..............................  45,763  46,288  46,334  45,569  45,985  46,289  46,257  46,066  46,134
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 104,977 106,510 106,613 104,977 106,235 106,322 106,411 106,510 106,613
    Civilian labor force............................  63,499  64,696  64,678  63,551  64,479  64,310  64,477  64,677  64,733
          Participation rate........................    60.5    60.7    60.7    60.5    60.7    60.5    60.6    60.7    60.7
      Employed......................................  60,334  61,595  61,507  60,262  61,443  61,073  61,227  61,401  61,436
          Employment-population ratio...............    57.5    57.8    57.7    57.4    57.8    57.4    57.5    57.6    57.6
      Unemployed....................................   3,165   3,101   3,170   3,289   3,035   3,237   3,250   3,276   3,297
          Unemployment rate.........................     5.0     4.8     4.9     5.2     4.7     5.0     5.0     5.1     5.1
    Not in labor force..............................  41,478  41,814  41,935  41,426  41,757  42,013  41,933  41,834  41,880
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  16,017  16,051  16,072  16,017  16,027  16,030  16,038  16,051  16,072
    Civilian labor force............................   7,328   6,726   6,979   7,594   7,366   7,293   7,079   7,226   7,246
          Participation rate........................    45.7    41.9    43.4    47.4    46.0    45.5    44.1    45.0    45.1
      Employed......................................   6,120   5,570   5,722   6,307   6,125   6,042   5,829   5,923   5,907
          Employment-population ratio...............    38.2    34.7    35.6    39.4    38.2    37.7    36.3    36.9    36.8
      Unemployed....................................   1,207   1,155   1,257   1,287   1,241   1,251   1,251   1,303   1,339
          Unemployment rate.........................    16.5    17.2    18.0    17.0    16.8    17.1    17.7    18.0    18.5
    Not in labor force..............................   8,689   9,325   9,092   8,422   8,661   8,736   8,959   8,825   8,826

    1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted
  and seasonally adjusted columns.
    NOTE:  Beginning in January 2003, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.



  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-2.  Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted             Seasonally adjusted (1)            
                                                                                                                            
        Employment status, race, sex, and age                                                                               
                                                       May     Apr.    May     May     Jan.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    May  
                                                       2002    2003    2003    2002    2003    2003    2003    2003    2003 
                                                                                                                            
                      WHITE (2)                                                                                             
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 179,524 180,873 181,021 179,524 180,460 180,599 180,728 180,873 181,021
    Civilian labor force............................ 119,938 120,195 120,135 120,197 120,084 120,166 120,200 120,575 120,420
        Participation rate..........................    66.8    66.5    66.4    67.0    66.5    66.5    66.5    66.7    66.5
      Employed...................................... 114,132 114,057 114,016 114,003 113,995 114,135 114,089 114,286 113,882
        Employment-population ratio.................    63.6    63.1    63.0    63.5    63.2    63.2    63.1    63.2    62.9
      Unemployed....................................   5,806   6,138   6,119   6,195   6,089   6,031   6,111   6,289   6,539
        Unemployment rate...........................     4.8     5.1     5.1     5.2     5.1     5.0     5.1     5.2     5.4
    Not in labor force..............................  59,587  60,679  60,886  59,327  60,376  60,432  60,528  60,298  60,601
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force............................  62,141  62,432  62,271  62,154  62,003  62,235  62,269  62,500  62,305
        Participation rate..........................    76.9    76.5    76.2    76.9    76.2    76.4    76.3    76.5    76.2
      Employed......................................  59,414  59,263  59,288  59,197  58,994  59,342  59,344  59,353  59,064
        Employment-population ratio.................    73.5    72.6    72.5    73.3    72.5    72.8    72.7    72.7    72.3
      Unemployed....................................   2,727   3,168   2,982   2,958   3,009   2,893   2,925   3,147   3,241
        Unemployment rate...........................     4.4     5.1     4.8     4.8     4.9     4.6     4.7     5.0     5.2
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force............................  51,652  52,151  52,074  51,731  51,909  51,840  52,039  52,107  52,155
        Participation rate..........................    60.0    60.1    60.0    60.0    60.0    59.9    60.1    60.1    60.1
      Employed......................................  49,479  50,013  49,829  49,418  49,768  49,645  49,770  49,885  49,770
        Employment-population ratio.................    57.4    57.7    57.4    57.4    57.5    57.3    57.4    57.5    57.3
      Unemployed....................................   2,172   2,137   2,245   2,313   2,141   2,194   2,269   2,223   2,385
        Unemployment rate...........................     4.2     4.1     4.3     4.5     4.1     4.2     4.4     4.3     4.6
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force............................   6,145   5,612   5,791   6,312   6,172   6,091   5,892   5,968   5,961
        Participation rate..........................    48.8    44.9    46.3    50.1    49.4    48.8    47.2    47.7    47.6
      Employed......................................   5,239   4,780   4,899   5,388   5,232   5,147   4,976   5,049   5,048
        Employment-population ratio.................    41.6    38.2    39.2    42.8    41.9    41.2    39.8    40.4    40.3
      Unemployed....................................     906     832     892     925     940     944     916     919     913
        Unemployment rate...........................    14.8    14.8    15.4    14.6    15.2    15.5    15.6    15.4    15.3
                                                                                                                            
            BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN (2)                                                                                   
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  25,514  25,587  25,624  25,514  25,484  25,519  25,552  25,587  25,624
    Civilian labor force............................  16,573  16,417  16,559  16,610  16,374  16,395  16,296  16,521  16,618
        Participation rate..........................    65.0    64.2    64.6    65.1    64.3    64.2    63.8    64.6    64.9
      Employed......................................  14,925  14,726  14,817  14,928  14,684  14,669  14,641  14,723  14,819
        Employment-population ratio.................    58.5    57.6    57.8    58.5    57.6    57.5    57.3    57.5    57.8
      Unemployed....................................   1,648   1,691   1,742   1,682   1,690   1,726   1,655   1,797   1,799
        Unemployment rate...........................     9.9    10.3    10.5    10.1    10.3    10.5    10.2    10.9    10.8
    Not in labor force..............................   8,941   9,169   9,066   8,903   9,110   9,124   9,256   9,066   9,007
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force............................   7,376   7,279   7,305   7,402   7,233   7,296   7,195   7,295   7,346
        Participation rate..........................    72.6    71.1    71.3    72.8    71.0    71.5    70.4    71.3    71.7
      Employed......................................   6,764   6,538   6,532   6,755   6,489   6,560   6,526   6,537   6,524
        Employment-population ratio.................    66.5    63.9    63.7    66.4    63.7    64.3    63.8    63.9    63.6
      Unemployed....................................     612     740     773     647     744     736     669     758     821
        Unemployment rate...........................     8.3    10.2    10.6     8.7    10.3    10.1     9.3    10.4    11.2
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force............................   8,352   8,432   8,482   8,326   8,327   8,296   8,315   8,443   8,461
        Participation rate..........................    64.6    65.0    65.3    64.4    64.4    64.1    64.1    65.0    65.1
      Employed......................................   7,555   7,700   7,784   7,555   7,629   7,548   7,592   7,663   7,784
        Employment-population ratio.................    58.4    59.3    59.9    58.4    59.0    58.3    58.6    59.0    59.9
      Unemployed....................................     796     732     698     771     698     748     723     780     677
        Unemployment rate...........................     9.5     8.7     8.2     9.3     8.4     9.0     8.7     9.2     8.0
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force............................     845     707     771     882     813     803     786     782     811
        Participation rate..........................    35.0    29.8    32.5    36.5    34.4    33.9    33.2    33.0    34.1
      Employed......................................     605     488     501     618     566     560     524     523     511
        Employment-population ratio.................    25.1    20.6    21.1    25.6    23.9    23.7    22.1    22.1    21.5
      Unemployed....................................     239     219     270     264     247     242     262     259     300
        Unemployment rate...........................    28.4    30.9    35.1    29.9    30.4    30.2    33.4    33.1    37.0
                                                                                                                            
                      ASIAN (2)                                                                                             
  Civilian noninstutional population................   9,780   9,086   9,204   (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)  
    Civilian labor force............................   6,504   6,029   6,081   (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)  
        Participation rate..........................    66.5    66.4    66.1   (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)  
      Employed......................................   6,122   5,681   5,768   (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)  
        Employment-population ratio.................    62.6    62.5    62.7   (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)  
      Unemployed....................................     382     348     313   (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)  
        Unemployment rate...........................     5.9     5.8     5.1   (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)  
    Not in labor force..............................   3,276   3,057   3,123   (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)  

    1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted
  and seasonally adjusted columns.
    2 Beginning in 2003, persons who selected this race group only; persons who selected more than one race group are not
  included.  Prior to 2003, persons who reported more than one race were included in the group they identified as the main
  race.
    3 Data not available.
    NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for
  all races.  Beginning in January 2003, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.



  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-3.  Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex and age

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted             Seasonally adjusted (1)            
                                                                                                                            
           Employment status, sex, and age                                                                                  
                                                       May     Apr.    May     May     Jan.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    May  
                                                       2002    2003    2003    2002    2003    2003    2003    2003    2003 
                                                                                                                            
             HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY                                                                                   
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  25,827  27,291  27,391  25,827  26,994  27,095  27,191  27,291  27,391
    Civilian labor force............................  17,733  18,794  18,667  17,843  18,614  18,658  18,614  18,836  18,811
        Participation rate..........................    68.7    68.9    68.1    69.1    69.0    68.9    68.5    69.0    68.7
      Employed......................................  16,605  17,443  17,288  16,581  17,155  17,223  17,215  17,428  17,264
        Employment-population ratio.................    64.3    63.9    63.1    64.2    63.5    63.6    63.3    63.9    63.0
      Unemployed....................................   1,128   1,351   1,378   1,261   1,459   1,436   1,399   1,408   1,548
        Unemployment rate...........................     6.4     7.2     7.4     7.1     7.8     7.7     7.5     7.5     8.2
    Not in labor force..............................   8,094   8,497   8,725   7,984   8,380   8,436   8,577   8,455   8,580
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force............................   9,886  10,786  10,694   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Participation rate..........................    83.4    85.1    84.1   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Employed......................................   9,402  10,085  10,007   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Employment-population ratio.................    79.3    79.6    78.7   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Unemployed....................................     483     701     687   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Unemployment rate...........................     4.9     6.5     6.4   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force............................   6,776   7,092   7,031   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Participation rate..........................    59.1    58.6    57.9   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Employed......................................   6,313   6,591   6,493   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Employment-population ratio.................    55.1    54.5    53.5   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Unemployed....................................     463     500     539   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Unemployment rate...........................     6.8     7.1     7.7   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force............................   1,071     917     942   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Participation rate..........................    42.8    36.3    37.2   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Employed......................................     889     767     788   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Employment-population ratio.................    35.5    30.4    31.1   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Unemployed....................................     182     150     153   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Unemployment rate...........................    17.0    16.4    16.3   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  

    1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted
  and seasonally adjusted columns.
    2 Data not available.
    NOTE:  Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.  Beginning in January 2003, data
  reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.


  
  
  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                               HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-4.  Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                               Not seasonally adjusted                   Seasonally adjusted                 
                                                                                                                             
            Educational attainment                                                                                           
                                                May      Apr.     May      May      Jan.     Feb.     Mar.     Apr.     May   
                                                2002     2003     2003     2002     2003     2003     2003     2003     2003  
                                                                                                                             
       Less than a high school diploma                                                                                       
  Civilian labor force......................   12,995   13,005   12,954   12,752   12,542   12,638   12,896   12,710   12,703
      Participation rate....................     44.8     45.5     45.6     44.0     43.7     44.9     45.1     44.4     44.7
    Employed................................   12,036   11,974   11,914   11,674   11,471   11,522   11,802   11,664   11,536
      Employment-population ratio...........     41.5     41.9     41.9     40.3     40.0     40.9     41.3     40.8     40.6
    Unemployed..............................      959    1,031    1,040    1,077    1,071    1,116    1,094    1,046    1,167
      Unemployment rate.....................      7.4      7.9      8.0      8.4      8.5      8.8      8.5      8.2      9.2
                                                                                                                             
    High school graduates, no college (1)                                                                                    
  Civilian labor force......................   37,532   37,913   37,774   37,566   37,856   37,816   37,632   37,950   37,823
      Participation rate....................     64.3     64.1     63.8     64.4     63.5     63.7     63.5     64.1     63.9
    Employed................................   35,633   35,763   35,836   35,509   35,923   35,779   35,569   35,774   35,729
      Employment-population ratio...........     61.1     60.4     60.5     60.9     60.2     60.2     60.0     60.4     60.4
    Unemployed..............................    1,899    2,150    1,938    2,057    1,933    2,037    2,063    2,176    2,094
      Unemployment rate.....................      5.1      5.7      5.1      5.5      5.1      5.4      5.5      5.7      5.5
                                                                                                                             
       Some college or associate degree                                                                                      
  Civilian labor force......................   32,927   33,910   33,668   33,404   34,186   34,335   34,008   34,375   34,191
      Participation rate....................     73.0     73.1     72.5     74.0     73.3     73.2     73.3     74.1     73.6
    Employed................................   31,447   32,304   32,107   31,830   32,556   32,730   32,382   32,760   32,542
      Employment-population ratio...........     69.7     69.6     69.1     70.5     69.8     69.8     69.8     70.6     70.1
    Unemployed..............................    1,480    1,606    1,561    1,574    1,630    1,605    1,626    1,615    1,649
      Unemployment rate.....................      4.5      4.7      4.6      4.7      4.8      4.7      4.8      4.7      4.8
                                                                                                                             
       Bachelor's degree and higher (2)                                                                                      
  Civilian labor force......................   39,022   39,652   39,801   38,818   38,778   39,046   39,507   39,465   39,576
      Participation rate....................     78.8     78.5     78.2     78.4     78.8     78.2     78.5     78.1     77.8
    Employed................................   37,959   38,511   38,678   37,657   37,626   37,892   38,292   38,233   38,351
      Employment-population ratio...........     76.7     76.2     76.0     76.1     76.4     75.9     76.1     75.6     75.4
    Unemployed..............................    1,063    1,142    1,123    1,161    1,152    1,154    1,215    1,232    1,224
      Unemployment rate.....................      2.7      2.9      2.8      3.0      3.0      3.0      3.1      3.1      3.1

    1 Includes high school diploma or equivalent.
    2 Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees. 
    NOTE:  Beginning in January 2003, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.



  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                     HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-5.  Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status

  (In thousands)
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   
                                            Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                   
                  Category                                                                                         
                                                                                                                   
                                              May     Apr.    May     May     Jan.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    May  
                                              2002    2003    2003    2002    2003    2003    2003    2003    2003 
                                                                                                                   
               CLASS OF WORKER                                                                                     
                                                                                                                   
  Agriculture and related industries.......   2,310   2,129   2,221   2,239   2,314   2,178   2,227   2,128   2,157
    Wage and salary workers................   1,282   1,182   1,222   1,254   1,195   1,174   1,271   1,192   1,198
    Self-employed workers..................     992     933     978     959   1,071     953     923     912     948
    Unpaid family workers..................      35      15      22   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
                                                                                                                   
  Nonagricultural industries............... 134,249 135,295 135,346 134,324 135,142 135,317 135,104 135,682 135,424
    Wage and salary workers................ 125,291 126,031 126,138 125,352 125,768 126,006 125,886 126,425 126,202
      Government...........................  20,040  19,760  19,711  19,896  19,868  19,418  19,318  19,556  19,552
      Private industries................... 105,251 106,271 106,428 105,499 105,907 106,437 106,583 106,838 106,683
        Private households.................     698     715     732   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
        Other industries................... 104,553 105,556 105,696 104,764 105,192 105,773 105,910 106,104 105,907
    Self-employed workers..................   8,865   9,161   9,088   8,844   9,444   9,258   9,181   9,139   9,065
    Unpaid family workers..................      92     103     119   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
                                                                                                                   
        PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME (2)                                                                              
                                                                                                                   
  All industries:                                                                                                  
    Part time for economic reasons.........   3,942   4,609   4,409   4,097   4,643   4,807   4,696   4,840   4,592
      Slack work or business conditions....   2,560   3,119   2,915   2,685   3,027   3,152   3,123   3,221   3,058
      Could only find part-time work.......   1,073   1,233   1,218   1,110   1,297   1,275   1,192   1,266   1,265
    Part time for noneconomic reasons......  19,267  19,785  19,363  18,988  19,314  18,421  18,888  18,886  19,083
                                                                                                                   
  Nonagricultural industries:                                                                                      
    Part time for economic reasons.........   3,833   4,518   4,298   3,983   4,496   4,675   4,587   4,728   4,478
      Slack work or business conditions....   2,478   3,055   2,849   2,611   2,947   3,062   3,048   3,140   3,003
      Could only find part-time work.......   1,055   1,224   1,189   1,087   1,267   1,257   1,178   1,258   1,234
    Part time for noneconomic reasons......  18,955  19,431  19,004  18,636  18,984  18,134  18,529  18,503  18,664

    1 Data not available.
    2 Persons at work excludes employed persons who were absent from their jobs during the entire reference week
  for reasons such as vacation, illness, or industrial dispute.  Part time for noneconomic reasons excludes persons
  who usually work full time but worked only 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for reasons such as holidays,
  illness, and bad weather.
    NOTE:  Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because
  of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series.  Industries reflect the introduction of the 2002
  Census industry classification system derived from the 2002 North American Industry Classification System into
  the Current Population Survey.  Beginning in January 2003, data reflect revised population controls used in the
  household survey.



  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-6.  Selected employment indicators

  (In thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                            
                    Characteristic                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
                                                       May     Apr.    May     May     Jan.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    May  
                                                       2002    2003    2003    2002    2003    2003    2003    2003    2003 
                                                                                                                            
  Total, 16 years and over.......................... 136,559 137,424 137,567 136,487 137,536 137,408 137,348 137,687 137,487
    16 to 19 years..................................   6,120   5,570   5,722   6,307   6,125   6,042   5,829   5,923   5,907
      16 to 17 years................................   2,116   2,087   2,179   2,260   2,446   2,352   2,292   2,311   2,333
      18 to 19 years................................   4,004   3,484   3,543   4,003   3,694   3,722   3,550   3,616   3,547
    20 years and over............................... 130,438 131,854 131,845 130,180 131,410 131,365 131,519 131,765 131,580
      20 to 24 years................................  13,363  13,302  13,310  13,509  13,568  13,510  13,458  13,420  13,455
      25 years and over............................. 117,075 118,552 118,535 116,684 117,876 117,932 117,984 118,332 118,139
        25 to 54 years..............................  97,149  97,483  97,398  96,857  96,957  96,942  97,042  97,341  97,111
          25 to 34 years............................  30,412  30,530  30,459  30,343  30,369  30,563  30,420  30,554  30,392
          35 to 44 years............................  35,526  35,143  34,996  35,377  35,125  34,803  34,910  34,986  34,849
          45 to 54 years............................  31,212  31,810  31,943  31,137  31,463  31,577  31,712  31,800  31,871
        55 years and over...........................  19,926  21,068  21,137  19,827  20,918  20,990  20,942  20,992  21,028
                                                                                                                            
  Men, 16 years and over............................  73,230  72,905  73,131  73,093  72,994  73,249  73,064  73,182  72,981
    16 to 19 years..................................   3,126   2,646   2,793   3,174   3,027   2,956   2,772   2,818   2,837
      16 to 17 years................................   1,091     952   1,029   1,137   1,203   1,157   1,056   1,052   1,073
      18 to 19 years................................   2,035   1,694   1,764   2,028   1,838   1,820   1,718   1,770   1,760
    20 years and over...............................  70,104  70,259  70,338  69,918  69,967  70,293  70,293  70,364  70,144
      20 to 24 years................................   7,015   7,022   7,019   7,071   7,183   7,215   7,206   7,116   7,076
      25 years and over.............................  63,089  63,237  63,318  62,852  62,814  63,151  63,050  63,266  63,077
        25 to 54 years..............................  52,201  51,994  52,072  52,038  51,687  51,925  51,885  52,057  51,911
          25 to 34 years............................  16,655  16,722  16,711  16,604  16,528  16,730  16,669  16,750  16,660
          35 to 44 years............................  19,126  18,763  18,733  19,079  18,824  18,729  18,719  18,735  18,685
          45 to 54 years............................  16,420  16,510  16,628  16,355  16,334  16,466  16,498  16,572  16,566
        55 years and over...........................  10,888  11,242  11,246  10,814  11,127  11,227  11,165  11,209  11,166
                                                                                                                            
  Women, 16 years and over..........................  63,328  64,519  64,436  63,394  64,542  64,159  64,284  64,505  64,506
    16 to 19 years..................................   2,994   2,924   2,929   3,132   3,098   3,086   3,057   3,104   3,070
      16 to 17 years................................   1,025   1,135   1,150   1,123   1,243   1,195   1,236   1,259   1,259
      18 to 19 years................................   1,969   1,789   1,779   1,975   1,856   1,902   1,833   1,845   1,787
    20 years and over...............................  60,334  61,595  61,507  60,262  61,443  61,073  61,227  61,401  61,436
      20 to 24 years................................   6,349   6,280   6,291   6,438   6,385   6,295   6,252   6,304   6,378
      25 years and over.............................  53,986  55,315  55,217  53,833  55,062  54,781  54,934  55,066  55,062
        25 to 54 years..............................  44,948  45,489  45,326  44,819  45,270  45,018  45,157  45,283  45,200
          25 to 34 years............................  13,757  13,808  13,748  13,739  13,841  13,834  13,752  13,804  13,731
          35 to 44 years............................  16,400  16,381  16,263  16,298  16,301  16,073  16,191  16,251  16,164
          45 to 54 years............................  14,791  15,300  15,315  14,782  15,129  15,111  15,214  15,228  15,305
        55 years and over...........................   9,038   9,826   9,891   9,013   9,792   9,763   9,777   9,783   9,862
                                                                                                                            
  Married men, spouse present.......................  44,288  44,486  44,545  44,306  44,401  44,587  44,415  44,552  44,542
  Married women, spouse present.....................  34,075  34,817  34,496  34,015  34,525  34,620  34,569  34,685  34,443
  Women who maintain families.......................   8,449   8,590   8,581   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
                                                                                                                            
  Full-time workers (2)............................. 112,539 112,470 112,983 112,398 112,823 113,442 113,157 113,241 112,821
  Part-time workers (3).............................  24,020  24,955  24,584  24,107  24,400  23,830  24,068  24,355  24,676

    1 Data not available.
    2 Employed full-time workers are persons who usually work 35 hours or more per week.
    3 Employed part-time workers are persons who usually work less than 35 hours per week.
    NOTE:  Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the
  independent seasonal adjustment of the various series.  Beginning in January 2003, data reflect revised population
  controls used in the household survey.



  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-7.  Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                            Number of                                                       
                                                        unemployed persons                Unemployment rates (1)            
                                                          (in thousands)                                                    
                    Characteristic                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                       May     Apr.    May     May     Jan.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    May  
                                                       2002    2003    2003    2002    2003    2003    2003    2003    2003 
                                                                                                                            
  Total, 16 years and over..........................   8,424   8,786   8,998    5.8     5.7     5.8     5.8     6.0     6.1 
    16 to 19 years..................................   1,287   1,303   1,339   17.0    16.8    17.1    17.7    18.0    18.5 
      16 to 17 years................................     578     530     530   20.4    18.3    17.9    16.7    18.7    18.5 
      18 to 19 years................................     720     785     834   15.3    15.9    15.9    17.7    17.8    19.0 
    20 years and over...............................   7,137   7,483   7,659    5.2     5.1     5.2     5.2     5.4     5.5 
      20 to 24 years................................   1,356   1,501   1,580    9.1     9.3     9.3     8.9    10.1    10.5 
      25 years and over.............................   5,832   6,057   6,116    4.8     4.6     4.7     4.7     4.9     4.9 
        25 to 54 years..............................   4,998   5,045   5,130    4.9     4.7     4.9     5.0     4.9     5.0 
          25 to 34 years............................   1,886   1,887   1,937    5.9     5.9     5.6     5.7     5.8     6.0 
          35 to 44 years............................   1,729   1,753   1,833    4.7     4.5     5.2     4.8     4.8     5.0 
          45 to 54 years............................   1,383   1,404   1,360    4.3     3.8     3.9     4.4     4.2     4.1 
        55 years and over...........................     845     919     995    4.1     4.1     3.8     3.8     4.2     4.5 
                                                                                                                            
  Men, 16 years and over............................   4,583   4,940   5,107    5.9     6.0     6.0     6.0     6.3     6.5 
    16 to 19 years..................................     735     733     745   18.8    18.2    19.5    20.8    20.6    20.8 
      16 to 17 years................................     342     286     295   23.1    19.3    19.1    18.0    21.4    21.5 
      18 to 19 years................................     397     446     465   16.4    17.6    19.3    21.5    20.1    20.9 
    20 years and over...............................   3,848   4,207   4,362    5.2     5.4     5.3     5.3     5.6     5.9 
      20 to 24 years................................     753     853     915    9.6     9.7     9.2     8.7    10.7    11.4 
      25 years and over.............................   3,144   3,370   3,485    4.8     4.9     4.9     4.9     5.1     5.2 
        25 to 54 years..............................   2,642   2,828   2,921    4.8     5.0     5.0     5.0     5.2     5.3 
          25 to 34 years............................     995   1,033   1,069    5.7     6.2     5.5     5.6     5.8     6.0 
          35 to 44 years............................     879   1,008   1,037    4.4     4.7     5.1     4.8     5.1     5.3 
          45 to 54 years............................     768     786     815    4.5     4.2     4.5     4.7     4.5     4.7 
        55 years and over...........................     501     542     564    4.4     4.4     4.2     4.3     4.6     4.8 
                                                                                                                            
  Women, 16 years and over..........................   3,841   3,846   3,891    5.7     5.3     5.6     5.5     5.6     5.7 
    16 to 19 years..................................     552     570     594   15.0    15.5    14.8    14.6    15.5    16.2 
      16 to 17 years................................     236     244     235   17.4    17.3    16.8    15.5    16.2    15.8 
      18 to 19 years................................     323     339     369   14.1    14.1    12.3    13.7    15.5    17.1 
    20 years and over...............................   3,289   3,276   3,297    5.2     4.7     5.0     5.0     5.1     5.1 
      20 to 24 years................................     603     648     665    8.6     8.8     9.5     9.1     9.3     9.4 
      25 years and over.............................   2,689   2,687   2,631    4.8     4.2     4.5     4.6     4.7     4.6 
        25 to 54 years..............................   2,356   2,217   2,209    5.0     4.4     4.8     4.9     4.7     4.7 
          25 to 34 years............................     891     854     867    6.1     5.7     5.7     5.9     5.8     5.9 
          35 to 44 years............................     850     745     797    5.0     4.3     5.3     4.7     4.4     4.7 
          45 to 54 years............................     615     619     545    4.0     3.4     3.3     4.1     3.9     3.4 
        55 years and over (2).......................     293     344     368    3.1     4.1     3.3     3.3     3.4     3.6 
                                                                                                                            
  Married men, spouse present.......................   1,653   1,730   1,796    3.6     3.5     3.6     3.8     3.7     3.9 
  Married women, spouse present.....................   1,374   1,304   1,327    3.9     3.3     3.6     3.7     3.6     3.7 
  Women who maintain families (2)...................     743     795     775    8.1     8.0     9.0     8.4     8.5     8.3 
                                                                                                                            
  Full-time workers (3).............................   7,023   7,419   7,523    5.9     5.8     5.9     5.9     6.1     6.3 
  Part-time workers (4).............................   1,389   1,378   1,465    5.4     5.4     5.5     5.5     5.4     5.6 

    1 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.
    2 Not seasonally adjusted.
    3 Full-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work full time (35 hours or more per week) or
  are on layoff from full-time jobs.
    4 Part-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work part time (less than 35 hours per week)
  or are on layoff from part-time jobs.
    NOTE:  Detail shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of
  the various series.  Beginning in January 2003, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.



  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-8.  Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                            
                        Reason                                                                                              
                                                                                                                            
                                                       May     Apr.    May     May     Jan.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    May  
                                                       2002    2003    2003    2002    2003    2003    2003    2003    2003 
                                                                                                                            
                 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                       
                                                                                                                            
  Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                            
     jobs...........................................   4,180   4,716   4,589   4,634   4,583   4,756   4,613   4,765   5,074
    On temporary layoff.............................     853   1,076     944   1,114   1,080   1,142   1,157   1,101   1,226
    Not on temporary layoff.........................   3,327   3,640   3,645   3,520   3,503   3,614   3,456   3,664   3,848
      Permanent job losers..........................   2,691   2,786   2,829   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
      Persons who completed temporary jobs..........     636     854     816   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
  Job leavers.......................................     813     786     706     892     825     772     794     829     772
  Reentrants........................................   2,485   2,421   2,587   2,400   2,331   2,395   2,391   2,558   2,499
  New entrants......................................     491     578     618     503     616     579     626     642     634
                                                                                                                            
                 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...........................................    52.5    55.5    54.0    55.0    54.9    55.9    54.8    54.2    56.5
     On temporary layoff............................    10.7    12.7    11.1    13.2    12.9    13.4    13.7    12.5    13.7
     Not on temporary layoff........................    41.7    42.8    42.9    41.8    41.9    42.5    41.0    41.7    42.9
   Job leavers......................................    10.2     9.2     8.3    10.6     9.9     9.1     9.4     9.4     8.6
   Reentrants.......................................    31.2    28.5    30.4    28.5    27.9    28.2    28.4    29.1    27.8
   New entrants.....................................     6.2     6.8     7.3     6.0     7.4     6.8     7.4     7.3     7.1
                                                                                                                            
            UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE                                                                                  
                   CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
   Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                           
     jobs...........................................     2.9     3.2     3.1     3.2     3.1     3.3     3.2     3.3     3.5
   Job leavers......................................      .6      .5      .5      .6      .6      .5      .5      .6      .5
   Reentrants.......................................     1.7     1.7     1.8     1.7     1.6     1.6     1.6     1.7     1.7
   New entrants.....................................      .3      .4      .4      .3      .4      .4      .4      .4      .4

    1 Data not available.
    NOTE:  Beginning in January 2003, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.






  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-9.  Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                            
                       Duration                                                                                             
                                                                                                                            
                                                       May     Apr.    May     May     Jan.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    May  
                                                       2002    2003    2003    2002    2003    2003    2003    2003    2003 
                                                                                                                            
                 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                       
                                                                                                                            
  Less than 5 weeks.................................   2,826   2,443   2,974   2,900   2,772   2,749   2,780   2,814   3,056
  5 to 14 weeks.....................................   2,123   2,408   2,155   2,566   2,577   2,565   2,473   2,630   2,605
  15 weeks and over.................................   3,020   3,650   3,371   2,911   3,140   3,155   3,104   3,294   3,250
     15 to 26 weeks.................................   1,463   1,644   1,467   1,328   1,457   1,281   1,316   1,392   1,321
     27 weeks and over..............................   1,557   2,005   1,905   1,583   1,683   1,874   1,788   1,903   1,930
                                                                                                                            
  Average (mean) duration, in weeks.................    17.1    20.6    19.6    16.8    18.4    18.6    18.0    19.6    19.2
  Median duration, in weeks.........................     9.4    12.0    10.0     9.6     9.8     9.4     9.6    10.2    10.1
                                                                                                                            
                 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...............................    35.5    28.7    35.0    34.6    32.6    32.5    33.3    32.2    34.3
    5 to 14 weeks...................................    26.6    28.3    25.4    30.6    30.4    30.3    29.6    30.1    29.2
    15 weeks and over...............................    37.9    42.9    39.7    34.7    37.0    37.3    37.1    37.7    36.5
      15 to 26 weeks................................    18.4    19.3    17.3    15.8    17.2    15.1    15.7    15.9    14.8
      27 weeks and over.............................    19.5    23.6    22.4    18.9    19.8    22.1    21.4    21.8    21.7

   NOTE:  Beginning in January 2003, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.



  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                       HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-10.  Employed and unemployed persons by occupation, not seasonally adjusted

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     Unemployment    
                                                                           Employed             Unemployed              rates        
                                                                                                                                     
                             Occupation                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                       May        May         May        May         May        May    
                                                                       2002       2003        2002       2003        2002       2003   
                                                                                                                                     
       Total, 16 years and over (1)................................   136,559    137,567      7,969      8,500        5.5        5.8 
  Management, professional, and related occupations................    47,136     48,041      1,523      1,475        3.1        3.0 
    Management, business, and financial operations occupations.....    19,814     20,067        655        612        3.2        3.0 
    Professional and related occupations...........................    27,322     27,974        868        864        3.1        3.0 
  Service occupations..............................................    21,948     22,678      1,486      1,583        6.3        6.5 
  Sales and office occupations.....................................    35,370     35,115      2,063      2,106        5.5        5.7 
    Sales and related occupations..................................    15,917     15,721        976      1,009        5.8        6.0 
    Office and administrative support occupations..................    19,453     19,394      1,087      1,096        5.3        5.4 
  Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations.....    13,326     13,862        963      1,122        6.7        7.5 
    Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.....................     1,082        968         93        140        7.9       12.6 
    Construction and extraction occupations........................     7,763      7,967        639        722        7.6        8.3 
    Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations..............     4,481      4,928        231        260        4.9        5.0 
  Production, transportation, and material moving occupations......    18,779     17,871      1,432      1,575        7.1        8.1 
    Production occupations.........................................    10,142      9,644        813        811        7.4        7.8 
    Transportation and material moving occupations.................     8,637      8,228        619        764        6.7        8.5 

    1 Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the Armed Forces are included in the unemployed
  total.
    NOTE:  Occupations reflect the introduction of the 2002 Census occupational classification system derived from the 2000 Standard
  Occupational Classification system into the Current Population Survey.  Beginning in January 2003, data reflect revised population
  controls used in the household survey.
   
   
   

  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                      HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-11.  Unemployed persons by industry, not seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                    Number of                                                       
                                                                    unemployed                             Unemployment             
                                                                     persons                                  rates                 
                       Industry                                   (in thousands)                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                             May                 May                  May                 May        
                                                             2002                2003                 2002                2003       
                                                                                                                                    
         Total, 16 years and over (1)...............         7,969               8,500                 5.5                 5.8      
  Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers...         6,642               7,000                 5.9                 6.2      
    Mining..........................................            25                  40                 4.9                 7.5      
    Construction....................................           626                 715                 7.4                 8.4      
    Manufacturing...................................         1,194               1,150                 6.6                 6.5      
      Durable goods.................................           731                 755                 6.4                 6.9      
      Nondurable goods..............................           463                 395                 6.8                 5.9      
    Wholesale and retail trade......................         1,138               1,247                 5.8                 6.2      
    Transportation and utilities....................           257                 260                 4.5                 4.9      
    Information.....................................           260                 251                 7.2                 6.9      
    Financial activities............................           340                 320                 3.8                 3.6      
    Professional and business services..............           983               1,105                 7.7                 8.4      
    Education and health services...................           533                 618                 3.2                 3.5      
    Leisure and hospitality.........................         1,022                 955                 8.6                 7.9      
    Other services..................................           264                 339                 4.6                 5.7      
  Agriculture and related private wage and salary                                                                                   
     workers........................................            89                 133                 6.8                10.2      
  Government workers................................           484                 478                 2.3                 2.4      
  Self employed and unpaid family workers...........           264                 271                 2.6                 2.6      

    1 Persons with no previous work experience are included in the unemployed total.
    NOTE:  Industries reflect the introduction of the 2002 Census industry classification system derived from the 2002 North
  American Industry Classification System into the Current Population Survey.  Beginning in January 2003, data reflect revised
  population controls used in the household survey.



  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                        HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-12.  Alternative measures of labor underutilization

  (Percent)
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                      
                                                               Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                                      
                            Measure                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                 May     Apr.    May     May     Jan.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    May  
                                                                 2002    2003    2003    2002    2003    2003    2003    2003    2003 
 
 U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of                                                                          
     the civilian labor force.................................    2.1     2.5     2.3     2.0     2.2     2.2     2.1     2.2     2.2 
                                                                                                                                      
  U-2 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, as                                                                         
     a percent of the civilian labor force....................    2.9     3.2     3.1     3.2     3.1     3.3     3.2     3.3     3.5 
                                                                                                                                      
  U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor                                                                            
     force (official unemployment rate).......................    5.5     5.8     5.8     5.8     5.7     5.8     5.8     6.0     6.1 
                                                                                                                                      
  U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a percent                                                                         
     of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers.....    5.8     6.1     6.1    (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
                                                                                                                                      
  U-5 Total unemployed, plus discouraged workers, plus all                                                                            
     other marginally attached workers, as a percent of the                                                                           
     civilian labor force plus all marginally attached workers    6.5     6.7     6.7    (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
                                                                                                                                      
  U-6 Total unemployed, plus all marginally attached workers,                                                                         
     plus total employed part time for economic reasons, as a                                                                         
     percent of the civilian labor force plus all marginally                                                                          
     attached workers.........................................    9.2     9.8     9.7    (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  

    1 Data not available.
    NOTE:  Marginally attached workers are persons who currently are neither working nor looking for work but indicate that they want
  and are available for a job and have looked for work sometime in the recent past.  Discouraged workers, a subset of the marginally
  attached, have given a job-market related reason for not currently looking for a job.  Persons employed part time for economic
  reasons are those who want and are available for full-time work but have had to settle for a part-time schedule.  For further
  information, see "BLS introduces new range of alternative unemployment measures,"  in the October 1995 issue of the Monthly Labor
  Review.  Beginning in January 2003, data reflect revised 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                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
                                                                        May       May       May       May       May       May   
                                                                        2002      2003      2002      2003      2002      2003  
                                                                                                                                
                        NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
  Total not in the labor force......................................   72,671    74,701    26,908    28,367    45,763    46,334 
    Persons who currently want a job................................    5,533     5,482     2,543     2,570     2,989     2,911 
     Searched for work and available to work now (1)................    1,467     1,428       792       755       675       673 
          Reason not currently looking:                                                                                         
            Discouragement over job prospects (2)...................      414       482       249       310       165       172 
               Reasons other than discouragement (3)................    1,054       946       543       446       511       501 
                                                                                                                                
                         MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
  Total multiple jobholders (4).....................................    7,247     7,338     3,736     3,841     3,511     3,498 
      Percent of total employed.....................................      5.3       5.3       5.1       5.3       5.5       5.4 
                                                                                                                                
      Primary job full time, secondary job part time................    3,882     3,932     2,197     2,325     1,686     1,606 
      Primary and secondary jobs both part time.....................    1,573     1,630       510       533     1,063     1,097 
      Primary and secondary jobs both full time.....................      297       269       202       192        94        77 
      Hours vary on primary or secondary job........................    1,441     1,464       804       772       637       692 

    1 Data refer to persons who have searched for work during the prior 12 months and were available to take a job during the
  reference week.
    2 Includes thinks no work available, could not find work, lacks schooling or training, employer thinks too young or old, and
  other types of discrimination.
    3 Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for such reasons as child-care and transportation
  problems, as well as a small number for which reason for nonparticipation was not determined.
    4 Includes persons who work part time on their primary job and full time on their secondary job(s), not shown separately.
    NOTE:  Beginning in January 2003, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.
      
   
   



ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                                ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-1.  Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail

(In thousands)


                                         Not seasonally adjusted                    Seasonally adjusted

                                                                                                                           Change
           Industry                May      Mar.    Apr.     May       May      Jan.     Feb.     Mar.    Apr.     May      from:
                                   2002     2003    2003p    2003p     2002     2003     2003     2003    2003p    2003p  Apr. 2003-
                                                                                                                          May 2003

          Total nonfarm......... 131,041  129,270  129,951  130,680  130,411  130,356  130,235  130,084  130,084  130,067      -17

        Total private........... 109,107  107,329  108,014  108,752  108,907  108,780  108,647  108,537  108,539  108,547        8

    Goods-producing.............  22,699   21,733   21,887   22,122   22,667   22,288   22,191   22,159   22,104   22,075      -29

Natural resources and mining....     581      551      550      559      584      568      569      565      563      561       -2
   Logging......................    67.2     60.1     57.3     60.5     70.5     67.1     66.6     64.6     63.6     63.4      -.2
 Mining.........................   513.8    490.7    493.1    498.7    513.8    500.5    502.1    500.4    499.0    498.0     -1.0
  Oil and gas extraction........   122.2    121.9    123.0    122.6    122.9    122.1    121.8    122.9    124.0    122.9     -1.1
  Mining, except oil and gas(1).   214.7    201.7    205.3    209.4    212.9    206.9    206.3    206.9    207.1    207.3       .2
   Coal mining..................    74.9     72.3     72.3     71.7     75.3     72.2     72.3     72.3     72.7     72.0      -.7
  Support activities for mining.   176.9    167.1    164.8    166.7    178.0    171.5    174.0    170.6    167.9    167.8      -.1

Construction....................   6,758    6,372    6,603    6,836    6,716    6,738    6,700    6,720    6,757    6,783       26
  Construction of buildings..... 1,575.8  1,540.0  1,578.6  1,620.0  1,580.4  1,597.7  1,594.4  1,605.6  1,618.4  1,622.0      3.6
  Heavy and civil engineering
   construction.................   957.0    809.7    868.1    930.7    928.4    916.8    912.5    895.0    897.5    901.3      3.8
  Specialty trade contractors... 4,224.8  4,021.8  4,155.9  4,285.7  4,206.7  4,223.8  4,193.2  4,219.5  4,241.4  4,259.3     17.9

Manufacturing...................  15,360   14,810   14,734   14,727   15,367   14,982   14,922   14,874   14,784   14,731      -53
   Production workers...........  10,843   10,404   10,335   10,331   10,836   10,564   10,516   10,447   10,372   10,331      -41

 Durable goods..................   9,573    9,176    9,128    9,112    9,567    9,282    9,236    9,203    9,140    9,103      -37
   Production workers...........   6,597    6,301    6,257    6,252    6,582    6,392    6,355    6,314    6,263    6,239      -24

  Wood products.................   559.0    534.8    540.9    543.5    557.9    549.2    548.5    544.4    544.8    542.8     -2.0
  Nonmetallic mineral products..   521.6    495.4    499.8    508.6    518.8    507.9    505.9    506.7    504.4    505.6      1.2
  Primary metals................   512.1    493.9    491.9    486.8    513.1    500.1    496.5    494.7    492.1    487.9     -4.2
  Fabricated metal products..... 1,552.6  1,490.3  1,485.2  1,479.7  1,556.7  1,508.0  1,497.5  1,495.3  1,488.8  1,482.9     -5.9
  Machinery..................... 1,247.1  1,196.7  1,187.6  1,182.1  1,242.8  1,206.5  1,201.6  1,194.8  1,186.6  1,178.4     -8.2
  Computer and electronic
   products(1).................. 1,536.5  1,432.3  1,421.2  1,403.8  1,537.5  1,448.5  1,438.2  1,432.1  1,418.6  1,402.6    -16.0
   Computer and peripheral
    equipment...................   252.6    230.5    228.1    222.6    253.3    234.4    230.9    229.8    228.6    223.2     -5.4
   Communications equipment.....   195.3    176.6    175.5    171.0    194.1    177.6    177.8    176.5    174.1    169.6     -4.5
   Semiconductors and electronic
    components..................   540.1    494.4    492.2    488.3    539.7    498.8    496.0    494.1    492.0    487.4     -4.6
   Electronic instruments.......   452.8    436.4    432.6    429.3    453.3    441.4    438.7    436.5    432.9    429.9     -3.0
  Electrical equipment and
   appliances...................   501.9    477.5    473.4    470.5    501.7    482.4    479.8    477.5    473.8    470.6     -3.2
  Transportation equipment...... 1,839.1  1,791.4  1,770.4  1,784.2  1,836.4  1,806.5  1,800.7  1,792.5  1,771.8  1,780.5      8.7
  Furniture and related products   610.0    582.5    576.1    575.0    609.1    587.0    582.9    582.0    576.5    573.7     -2.8
  Miscellaneous manufacturing...   693.0    681.6    681.4    678.0    693.0    686.0    684.5    683.0    682.5    678.4     -4.1

 Nondurable goods...............   5,787    5,634    5,606    5,615    5,800    5,700    5,686    5,671    5,644    5,628      -16
   Production workers...........   4,246    4,103    4,078    4,079    4,254    4,172    4,161    4,133    4,109    4,092      -17

  Food manufacturing............ 1,506.6  1,491.6  1,486.1  1,493.9  1,523.7  1,517.1  1,514.7  1,513.3  1,511.1  1,509.7     -1.4
  Beverages and tobacco products   206.6    191.5    190.9    193.9    207.4    199.0    198.2    196.1    194.8    195.2       .4
  Textile mills.................   295.9    281.7    278.3    274.1    294.1    285.2    283.7    281.6    277.5    273.1     -4.4
  Textile product mills.........   197.5    191.4    190.5    189.4    197.0    191.7    192.6    192.6    190.6    189.0     -1.6
  Apparel.......................   363.0    320.4    315.1    316.6    361.2    331.8    325.9    322.1    317.8    315.1     -2.7
  Leather and allied products...    51.6     45.7     45.3     45.4     50.6     46.7     46.0     45.8     45.1     44.5      -.6
  Paper and paper products......   549.5    532.5    529.8    527.8    550.9    539.7    538.5    535.1    532.2    529.4     -2.8
  Printing and related support
   activities...................   711.5    695.4    692.9    696.8    713.1    694.5    694.0    696.4    695.9    697.4      1.5
  Petroleum and coal products...   119.5    117.7    118.7    120.3    118.7    120.4    120.4    120.3    119.5    119.4      -.1
  Chemicals.....................   930.1    922.8    920.0    919.0    930.1    926.0    924.2    922.5    920.7    919.2     -1.5
  Plastics and rubber products..   855.6    843.4    838.7    837.8    852.9    848.0    847.4    845.1    839.1    835.8     -3.3

    Service-providing........... 108,342  107,537  108,064  108,558  107,744  108,068  108,044  107,925  107,980  107,992       12

     Private service-providing..  86,408   85,596   86,127   86,630   86,240   86,492   86,456   86,378   86,435   86,472       37

Trade, transportation, and
 utilities......................  25,442   24,984   25,079   25,213   25,536   25,376   25,346   25,338   25,332   25,307      -25

 Wholesale trade................ 5,653.2  5,562.8  5,573.5  5,588.4  5,650.7  5,596.0  5,596.2  5,594.0  5,591.2  5,585.1     -6.1
  Durable goods................. 3,013.3  2,946.7  2,947.8  2,952.7  3,013.6  2,967.9  2,967.0  2,961.2  2,957.2  2,953.3     -3.9
  Nondurable goods.............. 2,020.1  1,998.0  2,006.8  2,016.8  2,016.7  2,011.5  2,010.7  2,013.6  2,013.2  2,012.4      -.8
  Electronic markets and agents
   and brokers..................   619.8    618.1    618.9    618.9    620.4    616.6    618.5    619.2    620.8    619.4     -1.4

 Retail trade...................14,968.1 14,720.1 14,800.8 14,892.9 15,069.0 15,009.2 14,987.3 14,994.7 15,008.0 14,994.1    -13.9
  Motor vehicle and parts
   dealers(1)................... 1,883.0  1,860.5  1,868.9  1,881.2  1,881.4  1,876.8  1,874.9  1,875.5  1,875.8  1,880.0      4.2
   Automobile dealers........... 1,250.8  1,238.7  1,239.2  1,243.7  1,251.7  1,245.5  1,242.1  1,241.5  1,242.2  1,244.6      2.4
  Furniture and home furnishings
   stores.......................   530.7    544.1    541.2    538.2    536.1    549.9    552.0    547.6    547.9    545.0     -2.9
  Electronics and appliance
   stores.......................   517.7    522.1    518.7    515.8    526.7    531.6    526.9    524.8    525.5    525.2      -.3
  Building material and garden
   supply stores................ 1,232.4  1,151.6  1,207.2  1,240.2  1,181.3  1,190.6  1,183.6  1,181.8  1,186.9  1,187.5       .6
  Food and beverage stores...... 2,863.6  2,786.3  2,793.7  2,812.5  2,878.1  2,827.0  2,820.2  2,822.9  2,823.7  2,823.5      -.2
  Health and personal care
   stores.......................   938.5    955.7    957.8    962.5    943.0    956.8    960.1    962.6    966.1    966.9       .8
  Gasoline stations.............   902.0    896.1    903.1    908.1    902.7    905.2    905.0    907.1    911.2    908.6     -2.6
  Clothing and clothing
   accessories stores........... 1,280.2  1,245.9  1,254.6  1,257.4  1,308.3  1,291.2  1,279.7  1,282.8  1,287.9  1,285.0     -2.9
  Sporting goods, hobby, book,
   and music stores.............   647.6    631.4    627.9    631.1    667.9    653.5    652.6    650.8    650.4    650.2      -.2
  General merchandise stores(1). 2,772.5  2,761.5  2,760.6  2,770.1  2,834.6  2,834.2  2,838.8  2,846.4  2,840.3  2,835.8     -4.5
   Department stores............ 1,670.3  1,658.0  1,640.8  1,642.3  1,714.2  1,720.9  1,718.6  1,710.6  1,698.1  1,693.6     -4.5
  Miscellaneous store retailers.   964.3    928.1    933.9    947.4    960.6    952.4    949.1    949.8    949.7    945.9     -3.8
  Nonstore retailers............   435.6    436.8    433.2    428.4    448.3    440.0    444.4    442.6    442.6    440.5     -2.1

 Transportation and warehousing. 4,220.0  4,107.8  4,111.7  4,137.6  4,215.2  4,174.6  4,166.7  4,153.8  4,137.9  4,134.2     -3.7
  Air transportation............   557.9    531.8    520.4    517.3    562.4    551.3    545.8    537.3    527.3    522.0     -5.3
  Rail transportation...........   218.9    214.2    216.3    217.2    217.5    215.7    215.3    215.3    216.2    215.7      -.5
  Water transportation..........    53.0     48.9     49.1     50.2     52.4     50.6     50.5     50.1     49.8     49.6      -.2
  Truck transportation.......... 1,341.0  1,303.1  1,307.6  1,322.8  1,342.7  1,327.6  1,324.3  1,328.1  1,323.7  1,323.3      -.4
  Transit and ground passenger
   transportation...............   393.3    361.5    367.4    367.1    375.0    358.0    357.5    351.9    351.9    349.3     -2.6
  Pipeline transportation.......    41.4     39.9     40.1     40.0     41.9     40.0     39.8     40.2     40.3     40.4       .1
  Scenic and sightseeing
   transportation...............    26.1     22.5     25.0     28.9     25.8     24.0     25.6     27.1     27.9     28.3       .4
  Support activities for
   transportation...............   523.7    520.1    521.0    527.6    524.9    527.7    527.9    525.9    523.3    529.5      6.2
  Couriers and messengers.......   556.5    556.1    555.6    556.6    561.8    561.4    558.9    563.3    562.8    562.6      -.2
  Warehousing and storage.......   508.2    509.7    509.2    509.9    510.8    518.3    521.1    514.6    514.7    513.5     -1.2

 Utilities......................   600.5    592.8    592.6    594.1    600.7    596.4    595.9    595.3    594.8    594.0      -.8

Information.....................   3,429    3,296    3,296    3,297    3,434    3,328    3,308    3,305    3,307    3,301       -6
  Publishing industries, except
   Internet.....................   965.4    952.1    948.1    943.5    968.4    954.0    955.3    953.5    951.1    947.4     -3.7
  Motion picture and sound
   recording industries.........   388.8    364.7    364.8    375.4    389.5    377.8    367.0    369.3    371.3    374.6      3.3
  Broadcasting, except Internet.   333.4    325.2    324.4    323.1    334.3    327.2    325.0    325.7    325.0    324.0     -1.0
  Internet publishing and
   broadcasting.................    34.9     33.5     33.7     33.2     34.8     33.0     33.3     33.6     33.6     33.0      -.6
  Telecommunications............ 1,209.7  1,143.3  1,143.6  1,143.1  1,211.5  1,158.7  1,151.4  1,146.9  1,146.9  1,144.8     -2.1
  ISPs, search portals, and data
   processing...................   449.5    430.8    435.4    433.4    448.4    430.3    429.5    430.4    432.6    431.6     -1.0
  Other information services....    47.0     46.1     46.3     45.7     46.8     46.5     46.3     46.0     46.2     45.5      -.7

Financial activities............   7,822    7,897    7,926    7,961    7,825    7,902    7,916    7,930    7,953    7,965       12
 Finance and insurance.......... 5,790.0  5,888.1  5,897.5  5,915.5  5,798.1  5,872.4  5,885.2  5,894.8  5,912.5  5,924.5     12.0
  Monetary authorities - central
   bank.........................    23.2     22.2     22.1     22.1     23.3     22.7     22.3     22.3     22.2     22.2       .0
  Credit intermediation and
   related activities(1)........ 2,660.0  2,746.7  2,759.2  2,783.4  2,663.8  2,734.9  2,741.9  2,752.3  2,769.3  2,788.6     19.3
   Depository credit
    intermediation(1)........... 1,733.0  1,758.0  1,760.6  1,768.9  1,735.0  1,755.1  1,757.1  1,762.3  1,765.7  1,770.5      4.8
    Commercial banking.......... 1,281.1  1,296.6  1,298.1  1,303.7  1,282.9  1,296.1  1,297.5  1,300.4  1,301.8  1,305.2      3.4
  Securities, commodity
   contracts, investments.......   801.4    797.4    792.5    788.2    804.0    802.3    803.1    799.3    794.8    790.4     -4.4
  Insurance carriers and related
   activities................... 2,219.5  2,237.8  2,240.5  2,238.7  2,220.9  2,228.5  2,233.9  2,236.8  2,242.6  2,240.0     -2.6
  Funds, trusts, and other
   financial vehicles...........    85.9     84.0     83.2     83.1     86.1     84.0     84.0     84.1     83.6     83.3      -.3
 Real estate and rental and
  leasing....................... 2,031.7  2,008.6  2,028.0  2,045.8  2,027.3  2,029.2  2,030.6  2,034.7  2,040.5  2,040.6       .1
  Real estate................... 1,343.2  1,344.3  1,355.7  1,362.4  1,343.7  1,353.8  1,356.9  1,359.9  1,363.7  1,362.7     -1.0
  Rental and leasing services...   660.2    637.3    644.2    654.0    655.3    648.7    646.7    647.0    648.4    648.9       .5
  Lessors of nonfinancial
   intangible assets............    28.3     27.0     28.1     29.4     28.3     26.7     27.0     27.8     28.4     29.0       .6

Professional and business
 services.......................  16,028   15,810   15,942   16,017   16,035   16,015   16,043   15,980   15,981   16,029       48
 Professional and technical
  services(1)................... 6,670.6  6,824.0  6,807.2  6,663.1  6,708.0  6,745.3  6,790.5  6,758.4  6,744.7  6,716.9    -27.8
   Legal services............... 1,104.8  1,119.7  1,119.6  1,121.9  1,109.9  1,119.8  1,124.1  1,125.7  1,128.3  1,127.3     -1.0
   Accounting and bookkeeping
    services....................   844.6  1,030.8    999.2    838.0    875.3    910.6    941.2    913.5    900.8    870.9    -29.9
   Architectural and engineering
    services.................... 1,253.0  1,228.1  1,233.6  1,244.2  1,251.2  1,238.6  1,247.9  1,246.0  1,244.3  1,243.2     -1.1
   Computer systems design and
    related services............ 1,158.9  1,144.9  1,147.3  1,143.4  1,161.9  1,142.8  1,144.3  1,144.5  1,148.6  1,146.4     -2.2
   Management and technical
    consulting services.........   727.2    730.8    728.2    732.1    729.9    734.8    736.2    735.5    733.0    734.7      1.7
 Management of companies and
  enterprises................... 1,705.7  1,686.2  1,690.0  1,692.3  1,710.3  1,696.8  1,697.1  1,697.9  1,698.6  1,696.3     -2.3
 Administrative and waste
  services...................... 7,651.7  7,299.5  7,444.3  7,661.2  7,617.1  7,572.9  7,555.7  7,523.3  7,537.3  7,615.7     78.4
  Administrative and support
   services(1).................. 7,335.3  6,990.6  7,126.1  7,340.6  7,300.8  7,255.5  7,239.9  7,207.8  7,216.9  7,295.6     78.7
   Employment services(1)....... 3,249.7  3,122.3  3,144.1  3,268.9  3,273.2  3,292.7  3,287.8  3,245.9  3,235.0  3,288.8     53.8
    Temporary help services..... 2,196.3  2,043.7  2,061.3  2,164.2  2,214.4  2,170.2  2,151.6  2,135.9  2,122.5  2,180.2     57.7
   Business support services....   756.7    751.1    749.8    744.4    759.1    746.0    743.8    746.5    747.8    746.8     -1.0
   Services to buildings and
    dwellings................... 1,659.6  1,485.8  1,590.4  1,666.4  1,596.3  1,585.8  1,580.4  1,576.4  1,589.2  1,598.4      9.2
  Waste management and
   remediation services.........   316.4    308.9    318.2    320.6    316.3    317.4    315.8    315.5    320.4    320.1      -.3

Education and health services...  16,180   16,585   16,641   16,574   16,130   16,405   16,430   16,452   16,498   16,516       18
 Educational services........... 2,682.1  2,842.1  2,864.9  2,776.1  2,641.4  2,700.0  2,707.4  2,711.5  2,726.4  2,735.4      9.0
 Health care and social
  assistance....................13,498.3 13,743.1 13,776.1 13,797.4 13,488.6 13,704.5 13,722.6 13,740.5 13,771.5 13,780.1      8.6
  Ambulatory health care
   services(1).................. 4,612.0  4,731.7  4,747.1  4,765.2  4,612.2  4,718.5  4,727.6  4,739.1  4,752.3  4,763.9     11.6
   Offices of physicians........ 1,964.6  2,034.4  2,036.2  2,039.0  1,967.9  2,023.4  2,031.5  2,037.4  2,040.5  2,042.6      2.1
   Outpatient care centers......   409.6    412.7    413.3    413.9    409.1    412.0    411.8    412.1    412.8    413.4       .6
   Home health care services....   673.0    696.6    703.8    709.4    672.8    694.2    693.0    698.6    703.7    707.5      3.8
  Hospitals..................... 4,131.5  4,208.7  4,205.0  4,208.8  4,141.6  4,197.8  4,204.7  4,210.9  4,213.1  4,217.0      3.9
  Nursing and residential care
   facilities(1)................ 2,731.5  2,771.3  2,779.2  2,782.6  2,737.0  2,770.1  2,770.8  2,776.4  2,784.3  2,787.5      3.2
   Nursing care facilities...... 1,569.2  1,580.5  1,583.0  1,586.9  1,571.9  1,582.0  1,582.5  1,582.7  1,586.0  1,588.7      2.7
  Social assistance(1).......... 2,023.3  2,031.4  2,044.8  2,040.8  1,997.8  2,018.1  2,019.5  2,014.1  2,021.8  2,011.7    -10.1
   Child day care services......   753.0    739.2    745.3    742.8    730.3    727.1    729.0    724.5    723.9    717.7     -6.2

Leisure and hospitality.........  12,139   11,716   11,928   12,239   11,922   12,132   12,084   12,050   12,043   12,034       -9
 Arts, entertainment, and
  recreation.................... 1,843.3  1,651.0  1,713.4  1,826.1  1,758.3  1,835.6  1,809.5  1,781.8  1,763.2  1,757.4     -5.8
  Performing arts and spectator
   sports.......................   368.3    340.4    359.0    364.9    351.9    358.7    358.4    359.0    356.9    352.2     -4.7
  Museums, historical sites,
   zoos, and parks..............   115.1    104.5    106.4    111.2    112.9    111.6    111.2    109.9    108.6    109.0       .4
  Amusements, gambling, and
   recreation................... 1,359.9  1,206.1  1,248.0  1,350.0  1,293.5  1,365.3  1,339.9  1,312.9  1,297.7  1,296.2     -1.5
 Accommodations and food
  services......................10,295.4 10,065.3 10,214.6 10,412.9 10,163.7 10,296.1 10,274.8 10,267.7 10,279.4 10,276.6     -2.8
  Accommodations................ 1,795.1  1,727.6  1,728.3  1,780.3  1,773.9  1,812.0  1,801.7  1,788.4  1,769.8  1,762.9     -6.9
  Food services and drinking
   places....................... 8,500.3  8,337.7  8,486.3  8,632.6  8,389.8  8,484.1  8,473.1  8,479.3  8,509.6  8,513.7      4.1

Other services..................   5,368    5,308    5,315    5,329    5,358    5,334    5,329    5,323    5,321    5,320       -1
  Repair and maintenance........ 1,244.8  1,213.7  1,217.3  1,212.6  1,243.4  1,218.6  1,215.3  1,213.8  1,213.5  1,210.8     -2.7
  Personal and laundry services. 1,261.8  1,220.3  1,227.8  1,235.4  1,252.4  1,235.6  1,234.8  1,229.5  1,227.5  1,227.0      -.5
  Membership associations and
   organizations................ 2,861.7  2,873.9  2,870.3  2,881.0  2,862.2  2,879.4  2,879.0  2,880.0  2,880.3  2,881.9      1.6

Government......................  21,934   21,941   21,937   21,928   21,504   21,576   21,588   21,547   21,545   21,520      -25
 Federal........................   2,772    2,778    2,780    2,785    2,780    2,786    2,791    2,789    2,782    2,778       -4
  Federal, except U.S. Postal
   Service...................... 1,909.9  1,956.9  1,959.2  1,966.2  1,909.6  1,960.3  1,966.2  1,964.8  1,959.6  1,954.6     -5.0
  U.S. Postal Service...........   862.1    820.7    820.7    818.6    870.7    825.3    824.8    823.9    822.8    823.0       .2
 State government...............   5,083    5,090    5,089    5,004    5,023    4,974    4,979    4,958    4,955    4,946       -9
  State government education.... 2,288.8  2,328.1  2,330.0  2,246.1  2,231.0  2,196.8  2,205.1  2,188.7  2,191.5  2,189.4     -2.1
  State government, excluding
   education.................... 2,794.4  2,762.3  2,758.9  2,758.2  2,792.1  2,777.3  2,773.4  2,769.7  2,763.7  2,756.7     -7.0
 Local government...............  14,079   14,073   14,068   14,139   13,701   13,816   13,818   13,800   13,808   13,796      -12
  Local government education.... 8,022.2  8,064.0  8,043.2  8,051.6  7,639.3  7,708.5  7,712.4  7,693.6  7,697.6  7,689.3     -8.3
  Local government, excluding
   education.................... 6,056.7  6,008.7  6,024.8  6,087.0  6,061.7  6,107.6  6,105.7  6,106.5  6,110.0  6,107.0     -3.0


  1 Includes other industries, not shown separately.
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  Data reflect the conversion to the 2002 version of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
as the basis for the assignment and tabulation of economic data by industry, replacing the 1987 Standard Industrial
Classification (SIC) system.  Due to differences in NAICS and SIC structures, NAICS-based data by industry are not
comparable to the SIC-based data.  In addition, data reflect March 2002 benchmark levels, the completion of the
conversion of the survey sample from a quota basis to a probability basis, a modification of the seasonal adjustment
process, and other changes.  See the note beginning on page 5 for more information on the changes.
   
   
   



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                       May    Mar.   Apr.   May     May    Jan.   Feb.   Mar.   Apr.   May      from:
                                                 2002   2003   2003p  2003p   2002   2003   2003   2003   2003p  2003p  Apr. 2003-
                                                                                                                        May 2003


        Total private.........................   33.8   33.8   33.4   33.6    33.9   33.8   33.7   33.8   33.7   33.7       0.0

    Goods-producing...........................   39.9   39.7   39.3   39.8    39.9   40.0   39.6   39.9   39.5   39.7        .2

Natural resources and mining..................   43.1   43.8   43.0   43.9    43.2   43.1   43.3   44.2   43.2   43.8        .6

Construction..................................   38.4   38.2   37.6   38.8    38.2   38.9   37.6   38.7   37.9   38.4        .5

Manufacturing.................................   40.5   40.3   40.0   40.2    40.6   40.4   40.4   40.4   40.1   40.2        .1
   Overtime hours.............................    4.2    4.0    3.9    4.0     4.2    4.4    4.3    4.1    4.0    4.1        .1

 Durable goods................................   40.9   40.6   40.3   40.6    40.8   40.8   40.7   40.6   40.3   40.6        .3
   Overtime hours.............................    4.2    4.0    3.9    4.1     4.2    4.4    4.3    4.1    4.0    4.1        .1

  Wood products...............................   40.3   39.8   39.9   40.1    39.9   40.0   39.9   40.1   39.9   39.8       -.1
  Nonmetallic mineral products................   42.2   42.0   41.8   43.1    42.0   42.1   42.0   42.6   41.9   42.7        .8
  Primary metals..............................   42.5   42.6   42.2   42.4    42.6   42.4   42.5   42.6   42.2   42.4        .2
  Fabricated metal products...................   40.6   40.4   40.1   40.7    40.7   40.6   40.5   40.5   40.3   40.7        .4
  Machinery...................................   40.7   40.7   40.4   40.5    40.6   40.5   40.9   40.5   40.5   40.3       -.2
  Computer and electronic products............   39.3   40.4   39.9   40.6    39.7   39.9   39.8   40.3   40.2   40.8        .6
  Electrical equipment and appliances.........   40.0   40.5   40.1   40.5    40.2   40.3   40.8   40.6   40.1   40.5        .4
  Transportation equipment....................   43.0   41.5   41.3   41.5    42.7   42.5   42.2   41.4   41.2   41.3        .1
  Furniture and related products..............   39.1   38.2   37.8   38.2    39.3   38.8   38.6   38.2   37.8   38.3        .5
  Miscellaneous manufacturing.................   38.7   38.5   38.0   38.0    38.6   38.9   38.6   38.3   38.0   37.9       -.1

 Nondurable goods.............................   40.0   39.9   39.5   39.5    40.2   39.8   39.9   40.0   39.7   39.6       -.1
   Overtime hours.............................    4.2    4.0    3.9    3.9     4.3    4.3    4.3    4.2    4.1    4.0       -.1

  Food manufacturing..........................   39.4   39.1   38.8   39.0    39.7   39.1   39.1   39.6   39.4   39.3       -.1
  Beverages and tobacco products..............   39.4   38.8   39.3   39.3    39.0   39.3   39.3   39.4   39.5   39.1       -.4
  Textile mills...............................   41.3   39.7   39.4   38.8    41.1   39.2   40.0   39.5   39.0   38.7       -.3
  Textile product mills.......................   39.4   39.3   38.7   38.6    39.4   39.2   39.2   39.0   38.6   38.7        .1
  Apparel.....................................   37.0   36.0   35.5   35.5    36.9   36.2   36.0   35.9   35.7   35.5       -.2
  Leather and allied products.................   37.1   39.9   39.8   39.1    37.1   39.3   39.4   39.7   39.5   39.3       -.2
  Paper and paper products....................   41.9   41.6   41.3   41.1    42.2   41.6   41.8   41.8   41.6   41.4       -.2
  Printing and related support activities.....   38.2   38.6   37.8   37.6    38.5   38.5   38.3   38.5   38.0   37.9       -.1
  Petroleum and coal products.................   42.4   45.9   44.0   43.1    42.7   43.9   45.1   45.8   44.2   44.1       -.1
  Chemicals...................................   42.2   42.6   42.1   41.8    42.2   42.3   42.8   42.7   42.3   41.9       -.4
  Plastics and rubber products................   40.8   40.1   39.9   40.4    40.8   40.2   40.3   40.2   40.0   40.3        .3

     Private service-providing................   32.4   32.5   32.2   32.3    32.5   32.4   32.4   32.5   32.4   32.4        .0

Trade, transportation, and utilities..........   33.7   33.4   33.2   33.4    33.7   33.5   33.4   33.6   33.5   33.5        .0

 Wholesale trade..............................   37.9   37.9   37.5   37.8    38.0   37.6   37.7   37.8   37.7   37.8        .1

 Retail trade.................................   31.0   30.6   30.6   30.8    31.0   30.8   30.7   30.9   30.9   30.8       -.1

 Transportation and warehousing...............   36.8   36.7   36.4   36.5    36.8   36.9   36.7   36.8   36.7   36.6       -.1

 Utilities....................................   41.1   41.1   41.0   41.2    41.1   41.2   41.2   41.4   41.0   41.1        .1

Information...................................   36.3   36.3   35.9   36.0    36.7   35.9   36.2   36.3   36.2   36.3        .1

Financial activities..........................   35.3   36.0   35.2   35.2    35.6   35.6   35.6   35.6   35.5   35.5        .0

Professional and business services............   34.1   34.4   34.0   34.0    34.2   34.3   34.3   34.2   34.0   34.1        .1

Education and health services.................   32.2   32.6   32.3   32.3    32.4   32.5   32.5   32.5   32.5   32.5        .0

Leisure and hospitality.......................   25.6   25.7   25.3   25.5    25.7   25.8   25.6   25.7   25.6   25.7        .1

Other services................................   31.9   31.9   31.6   31.7    32.0   31.8   31.9   31.9   31.8   31.8        .0


  1 Data relate to production workers in natural resources and mining and manufacturing, construction workers in construction,
and nonsupervisory workers in the service-providing industries.  These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the 
total employment on private nonfarm payrolls.
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  Data reflect the conversion to the 2002 version of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
as the basis for the assignment and tabulation of economic data by industry, replacing the 1987 Standard Industrial
Classification (SIC) system.  Due to differences in NAICS and SIC structures, NAICS-based data by industry are not
comparable to the SIC-based data.  In addition, data reflect March 2002 benchmark levels, the completion of the
conversion of the survey sample from a quota basis to a probability basis, a modification of the seasonal adjustment
process, and other changes.  See the note beginning on page 5 for more information on the changes.
    
   
   



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                         May       Mar.     Apr.      May        May       Mar.     Apr.      May
                                                   2002      2003     2003p     2003p      2002      2003     2003p     2003p

        Total private........................... $14.83    $15.34    $15.31    $15.30    $501.25   $518.49   $511.35   $514.08
         Seasonally adjusted....................  14.86     15.29     15.29     15.34     503.75    516.80    515.27    516.96

    Goods-producing.............................  16.20     16.59     16.66     16.72     646.38    658.62    654.74    665.46

Natural resources and mining....................  17.13     17.58     17.81     17.65     738.30    770.00    765.83    774.84

Construction....................................  18.31     18.73     18.82     18.83     703.10    715.49    707.63    730.60

Manufacturing...................................  15.20     15.62     15.63     15.66     615.60    629.49    625.20    629.53

 Durable goods..................................  15.92     16.33     16.31     16.37     651.13    663.00    657.29    664.62
  Wood products.................................  12.27     12.51     12.50     12.64     494.48    497.90    498.75    506.86
  Nonmetallic mineral products..................  15.37     15.52     15.70     15.73     648.61    651.84    656.26    677.96
  Primary metals................................  17.55     17.86     18.03     17.97     745.88    760.84    760.87    761.93
  Fabricated metal products.....................  14.61     14.97     14.96     14.94     593.17    604.79    599.90    608.06
  Machinery.....................................  15.86     16.19     16.19     16.24     645.50    658.93    654.08    657.72
  Computer and electronic products..............  16.16     16.55     16.60     16.66     635.09    668.62    662.34    676.40
  Electrical equipment and appliances...........  13.89     14.25     14.22     14.23     555.60    577.13    570.22    576.32
  Transportation equipment......................  20.41     21.07     20.95     21.11     877.63    874.41    865.24    876.07
  Furniture and related products................  12.49     12.93     12.93     12.95     488.36    493.93    488.75    494.69
  Miscellaneous manufacturing...................  12.82     13.22     13.19     13.22     496.13    508.97    501.22    502.36

 Nondurable goods...............................  14.05     14.53     14.56     14.54     562.00    579.75    575.12    574.33
  Food manufacturing............................  12.46     12.70     12.72     12.71     490.92    496.57    493.54    495.69
  Beverages and tobacco products................  17.81     17.69     17.79     18.10     701.71    686.37    699.15    711.33
  Textile mills.................................  11.72     11.92     11.94     11.94     484.04    473.22    470.44    463.27
  Textile product mills.........................  10.99     10.98     11.14     11.08     433.01    431.51    431.12    427.69
  Apparel.......................................   9.07      9.45      9.47      9.47     335.59    340.20    336.19    336.19
  Leather and allied products...................  10.97     11.62     11.76     11.72     406.99    463.64    468.05    458.25
  Paper and paper products......................  16.85     17.22     17.39     17.37     706.02    716.35    718.21    713.91
  Printing and related support activities.......  14.78     15.33     15.37     15.28     564.60    591.74    580.99    574.53
  Petroleum and coal products...................  22.48     24.17     23.97     23.39     953.15   1109.40   1054.68   1008.11
  Chemicals.....................................  17.73     18.33     18.28     18.33     748.21    780.86    769.59    766.19
  Plastics and rubber products..................  13.45     14.00     14.07     14.07     548.76    561.40    561.39    568.43

     Private service-providing..................  14.44     15.00     14.95     14.90     467.86    487.50    481.39    481.27

Trade, transportation, and utilities............  13.96     14.34     14.31     14.28     470.45    478.96    475.09    476.95

 Wholesale trade................................  16.90     17.29     17.24     17.22     640.51    655.29    646.50    650.92

 Retail trade...................................  11.62     11.90     11.90     11.88     360.22    364.14    364.14    365.90

 Transportation and warehousing.................  15.66     16.23     16.21     16.20     576.29    595.64    590.04    591.30

 Utilities......................................  23.88     24.41     24.50     24.49     981.47   1003.25   1004.50   1008.99

Information.....................................  20.02     20.88     20.97     20.87     726.73    757.94    752.82    751.32

Financial activities............................  15.98     16.89     16.95     16.92     564.09    608.04    596.64    595.58

Professional and business services..............  16.59     17.36     17.21     17.18     565.72    597.18    585.14    584.12

Education and health services...................  15.09     15.62     15.55     15.57     485.90    509.21    502.27    502.91

Leisure and hospitality.........................   8.54      8.73      8.69      8.72     218.62    224.36    219.86    222.36

Other services..................................  13.66     14.02     14.01     14.00     435.75    447.24    442.72    443.80


  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  Data reflect the conversion to the 2002 version of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
as the basis for the assignment and tabulation of economic data by industry, replacing the 1987 Standard Industrial
Classification (SIC) system.  Due to differences in NAICS and SIC structures, NAICS-based data by industry are not
comparable to the SIC-based data.  In addition, data reflect March 2002 benchmark levels, the completion of the
conversion of the survey sample from a quota basis to a probability basis, a modification of the seasonal adjustment
process, and other changes.  See the note beginning on page 5 for more information on the changes.
   
   
   



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                         May      Jan.     Feb.     Mar.    Apr.     May   change from:
                                                   2002     2003     2003     2003    2003p    2003p  Apr. 2003-
                                                                                                      May  2003
        Total private:
         Current dollars........................ $14.86   $15.22   $15.29   $15.29   $15.29   $15.34      0.3
         Constant (1982) dollars(2).............   8.21     8.28     8.26     8.22     8.26     N.A.     (3)

    Goods-producing.............................  16.25    16.63    16.65    16.68    16.71    16.77       .4

Natural resources and mining....................  17.17    17.45    17.45    17.54    17.72    17.67      -.3

Construction....................................  18.42    18.77    18.84    18.83    18.89    18.94       .3

Manufacturing...................................  15.23    15.59    15.63    15.64    15.64    15.69       .3
   Excluding overtime(4)........................  14.48    14.78    14.84    14.88    14.90    14.93       .2

 Durable goods..................................  15.96    16.33    16.35    16.34    16.34    16.40       .4

 Nondurable goods...............................  14.09    14.44    14.50    14.55    14.55    14.59       .3

     Private service-providing..................  14.47    14.82    14.92    14.91    14.91    14.96       .3

Trade, transportation, and utilities............  13.96    14.21    14.29    14.26    14.23    14.29       .4

 Wholesale trade................................  16.94    17.16    17.25    17.22    17.23    17.26       .2

 Retail trade...................................  11.61    11.85    11.88    11.85    11.82    11.89       .6

 Transportation and warehousing.................  15.69    16.05    16.22    16.22    16.18    16.24       .4

 Utilities......................................  23.85    24.05    24.19    24.36    24.34    24.43       .4

Information.....................................  20.11    20.70    20.79    20.90    20.96    20.99       .1

Financial activities............................  15.99    16.69    16.77    16.78    16.91    16.94       .2

Professional and business services..............  16.67    17.02    17.17    17.20    17.25    17.27       .1

Education and health services...................  15.09    15.57    15.61    15.63    15.56    15.63       .4

Leisure and hospitality.........................   8.54     8.71     8.77     8.72     8.71     8.73       .2

Other services..................................  13.62    13.98    14.03    14.02    14.01    13.97      -.3


  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 .5 percent from Mar. 2003 to Apr. 2003, the latest month available.
  4 Derived by assuming that overtime hours are paid at the rate of time and one-half.
  N.A. = not available.
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  Data reflect the conversion to the 2002 version of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
as the basis for the assignment and tabulation of economic data by industry, replacing the 1987 Standard Industrial
Classification (SIC) system.  Due to differences in NAICS and SIC structures, NAICS-based data by industry are not
comparable to the SIC-based data.  In addition, data reflect March 2002 benchmark levels, the completion of the
conversion of the survey sample from a quota basis to a probability basis, a modification of the seasonal adjustment
process, and other changes.  See the note beginning on page 5 for more information on the changes.
   
   
   



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                      May    Mar.   Apr.   May     May    Jan.   Feb.   Mar.   Apr.   May    change from:
                                                2002   2003   2003p  2003p   2002   2003   2003   2003   2003p  2003p   Apr. 2003-
                                                                                                                        May 2003

        Total private.........................  100.2   97.8   97.3   98.6   100.2   99.4   99.0   99.0   98.7   98.7       0.0

    Goods-producing...........................  100.5   94.3   94.3   96.7   100.2   98.3   96.9   97.1   95.9   96.2        .3

Natural resources and mining..................  100.2   93.9   92.2   96.0   101.1   95.8   96.7   97.6   94.9   96.4       1.6

Construction..................................  100.5   91.2   93.9  100.9    99.3  100.0   96.3   98.7   97.4   98.8       1.4

Manufacturing.................................  100.5   95.9   94.6   95.0   100.7   97.6   97.2   96.6   95.2   95.0       -.2

 Durable goods................................  101.0   95.8   94.4   95.1   100.6   97.7   96.9   96.0   94.5   94.9        .4
  Wood products...............................  101.4   95.4   96.6   97.6   100.1   99.0   98.6   97.9   97.5   96.8       -.7
  Nonmetallic mineral products................  101.6   93.1   93.8   98.8   100.3   96.7   95.7   97.1   95.1   96.9       1.9
  Primary metals..............................  100.7   97.2   95.9   95.0   101.0   97.9   97.4   97.2   95.7   95.0       -.7
  Fabricated metal products...................  100.2   95.6   94.4   95.3   100.7   97.3   96.2   96.1   95.0   95.5        .5
  Machinery...................................  101.5   97.0   95.4   94.8   100.5   97.1   97.6   95.9   95.1   93.6      -1.6
  Computer and electronic products............   99.9   97.0   94.6   95.4   100.9   97.1   96.4   96.4   95.4   96.0        .6
  Electrical equipment and appliances.........  100.5   95.5   93.7   93.3   101.1   96.3   96.8   95.6   93.5   93.5        .0
  Transportation equipment....................  101.7   95.6   93.7   95.3   100.5   99.1   98.1   95.3   93.6   94.6       1.1
  Furniture and related products..............  101.3   92.9   90.5   91.6   101.5   95.6   94.1   92.8   90.6   91.3        .8
  Miscellaneous manufacturing.................  100.6   96.5   95.2   94.4   100.3   98.5   97.2   96.1   95.1   94.1      -1.1

 Nondurable goods.............................   99.8   96.2   94.6   94.7   100.5   97.5   97.5   97.1   95.8   95.2       -.6
  Food manufacturing..........................   97.8   96.1   94.9   95.6    99.9   98.3   98.2   99.0   98.3   97.8       -.5
  Beverages and tobacco products..............  102.1   86.2   85.1   85.9   102.0   91.8   91.9   90.3   88.5   86.8      -1.9
  Textile mills...............................  102.4   93.8   92.0   89.0   101.4   94.2   95.3   93.4   90.8   88.5      -2.5
  Textile product mills.......................  101.3   96.9   95.2   94.8   100.8   97.5   98.0   96.8   94.9   94.6       -.3
  Apparel.....................................  102.7   86.0   83.5   83.9   101.2   91.0   88.7   86.4   84.5   83.0      -1.8
  Leather and allied products.................  103.4   95.7   94.2   92.8   101.2   97.5   95.0   95.0   92.9   91.4      -1.6
  Paper and paper products....................  100.0   95.1   93.7   93.0   101.0   97.1   97.3   96.3   95.1   94.2       -.9
  Printing and related support activities.....   99.8   97.9   95.6   95.8   100.7   97.6   97.4   98.0   96.5   96.6        .1
  Petroleum and coal products.................   99.0  103.1   98.3   99.0    98.9  102.4  105.0  105.3   99.6  100.5        .9
  Chemicals...................................  100.2  100.7   99.3   97.9    99.9   99.9  100.9  100.4   99.3   97.9      -1.4
  Plastics and rubber products................  100.7   97.3   96.5   97.5   100.5   98.4   98.5   97.7   96.8   97.2        .4

     Private service-providing................  100.1   98.8   98.5   99.4   100.1   99.7   99.6   99.7   99.5   99.5        .0

Trade, transportation, and utilities..........  100.1   96.8   96.6   97.7   100.6   98.9   98.4   98.9   98.6   98.4       -.2

 Wholesale trade..............................  100.3   97.7   96.8   97.6   100.5   97.7   97.8   97.9   97.6   97.6        .0

 Retail trade.................................   99.8   96.4   97.0   98.2   100.6   99.2   98.7   99.4   99.5   99.0       -.5

 Transportation and warehousing...............  100.5   96.8   96.0   96.9   100.3   99.2   98.5   98.1   97.5   97.0       -.5

 Utilities....................................  100.6   99.3   98.8   99.6   100.6  100.2  100.1  100.4   99.2   99.3        .1

Information...................................   99.7   99.3   98.2   98.7   100.7   98.1   98.8   99.1   99.1   99.4        .3

Financial activities..........................   99.0  101.7   99.8  100.3    99.8  100.8  100.9  101.0  101.0  101.2        .2

Professional and business services............  100.2   98.2   97.9   98.3   100.5   99.7   99.8   98.8   98.2   98.6        .4

Education and health services.................   99.4  102.6  102.0  101.5    99.8  101.3  101.3  101.4  101.7  101.9        .2

Leisure and hospitality.......................  101.1   96.7   96.9  100.5    99.3  100.6   99.4   99.5   98.9   99.2        .3

Other services................................  100.2   98.4   97.6   97.9   100.2   98.5   98.7   98.6   98.2   98.0       -.2


  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  Data reflect the conversion to the 2002 version of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
as the basis for the assignment and tabulation of economic data by industry, replacing the 1987 Standard Industrial
Classification (SIC) system.  Due to differences in NAICS and SIC structures, NAICS-based data by industry are not
comparable to the SIC-based data.  In addition, data reflect March 2002 benchmark levels, the completion of the
conversion of the survey sample from a quota basis to a probability basis, a modification of the seasonal adjustment
process, and other changes.  See the note beginning on page 5 for more information on the changes.
   
   
   



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                      May    Mar.   Apr.   May     May    Jan.   Feb.   Mar.   Apr.   May    change from:
                                                2002   2003   2003p  2003p   2002   2003   2003   2003   2003p  2003p   Apr. 2003-
                                                                                                                        May 2003

        Total private.........................   99.4  100.4   99.7  101.0    99.6  101.2  101.2  101.3  101.0  101.3       0.3

    Goods-producing...........................   99.7   95.8   96.2   99.1    99.7  100.1   98.8   99.2   98.1   98.8        .7

Natural resources and mining..................   99.7   95.8   95.3   98.4   100.8   97.1   98.0   99.4   97.6   99.0       1.4

Construction..................................   99.4   92.3   95.4  102.6    98.8  101.3   98.0  100.4   99.4  101.1       1.7

Manufacturing.................................   99.9   98.0   96.7   97.3   100.3   99.6   99.4   98.8   97.3   97.5        .2

 Durable goods................................  100.4   97.7   96.2   97.2   100.2   99.6   98.9   97.9   96.4   97.1        .7

 Nondurable goods.............................   99.0   98.7   97.3   97.2   100.0   99.5   99.9   99.8   98.5   98.1       -.4

     Private service-providing................   99.2  101.7  101.1  101.7    99.5  101.4  102.0  102.1  101.8  102.2        .4

Trade, transportation, and utilities..........   99.7   99.0   98.6   99.5   100.2  100.2  100.3  100.6  100.1  100.3        .2

 Wholesale trade..............................   99.9   99.5   98.4   99.1   100.3   98.8   99.4   99.4   99.1   99.3        .2

 Retail trade.................................   99.4   98.3   98.9  100.0   100.1  100.7  100.5  100.9  100.7  100.9        .2

 Transportation and warehousing...............   99.7   99.6   98.7   99.5    99.8  100.9  101.3  100.9  100.0   99.9       -.1

 Utilities....................................  100.4  101.2  101.1  101.9   100.2  100.6  101.1  102.2  100.9  101.3        .4

Information...................................   98.7  102.5  101.8  101.8   100.1  100.3  101.5  102.4  102.6  103.2        .6

Financial activities..........................   97.9  106.3  104.6  105.0    98.8  104.0  104.6  104.9  105.6  106.0        .4

Professional and business services............   98.9  101.4  100.2  100.5    99.6  100.9  101.9  101.1  100.8  101.3        .5

Education and health services.................   98.5  105.3  104.2  103.9    98.9  103.6  104.0  104.2  104.0  104.7        .7

Leisure and hospitality.......................  100.7   98.5   98.2  102.3    99.0  102.2  101.7  101.2  100.5  101.1        .6

Other services................................   99.7  100.5   99.6   99.9    99.5  100.4  100.9  100.7  100.2   99.7       -.5


  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  Data reflect the conversion to the 2002 version of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
as the basis for the assignment and tabulation of economic data by industry, replacing the 1987 Standard Industrial
Classification (SIC) system.  Due to differences in NAICS and SIC structures, NAICS-based data by industry are not
comparable to the SIC-based data.  In addition, data reflect March 2002 benchmark levels, the completion of the
conversion of the survey sample from a quota basis to a probability basis, a modification of the seasonal adjustment
process, and other changes.  See the note beginning on page 5 for more information on the changes.
  
  



ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                              ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-7.  Diffusion indexes of employment change, seasonally adjusted

(Percent)


       Time span           Jan.     Feb.     Mar.     Apr.      May     June     July     Aug.    Sept.     Oct.     Nov.     Dec.

                                                        Private nonfarm payrolls, 278 industries(1)


Over 1-month span:
     1999 ..............   56.3     64.7     56.7     65.8     64.2     61.9     63.3     59.9     57.6     64.4     69.1     64.4
     2000 ..............   65.5     60.3     65.5     58.8     47.7     61.7     65.5     52.9     52.3     54.1     57.7     53.2
     2001 ..............   52.3     49.6     48.6     36.5     41.4     38.1     35.6     38.5     39.0     35.6     37.8     36.0
     2002 ..............   40.5     37.4     37.6     41.0     41.7     43.7     39.0     41.7     43.3     43.9     42.4     37.2
     2003 ..............   44.2     36.7     44.1    p43.5    p43.3                                                               


Over 3-month span:
     1999 ..............   61.5     64.9     61.0     65.8     66.4     69.1     66.9     64.4     62.2     62.9     66.7     69.6
     2000 ..............   70.1     66.0     68.3     68.3     58.5     56.3     58.1     62.2     55.9     53.1     54.0     58.3
     2001 ..............   54.9     50.7     50.5     43.5     37.2     36.0     36.2     35.8     34.5     32.2     31.7     30.9
     2002 ..............   34.4     38.3     36.5     35.4     36.7     38.8     39.7     41.4     38.1     39.0     37.8     34.9
     2003 ..............   36.0     35.6     36.0    p38.8    p43.0                                                               


Over 6-month span:
     1999 ..............   66.9     64.9     63.7     64.0     65.6     65.8     66.7     66.2     69.4     68.7     66.4     66.5
     2000 ..............   67.6     68.7     71.4     71.9     68.5     66.2     67.3     60.4     58.3     55.0     61.0     55.2
     2001 ..............   53.2     51.4     50.7     47.1     42.8     38.8     37.6     34.5     31.1     32.9     31.3     31.7
     2002 ..............   30.6     29.9     31.1     31.3     33.3     35.8     36.9     37.4     37.8     39.9     38.3     35.8
     2003 ..............   37.4     36.5     35.1    p34.5    p37.8                                                               


Over 12-month span:
     1999 ..............   70.5     68.7     68.2     68.0     68.3     68.3     68.0     68.0     67.8     69.1     68.3     69.1
     2000 ..............   70.9     69.2     73.2     71.0     69.8     71.0     70.0     70.3     70.3     65.6     63.8     62.1
     2001 ..............   59.5     59.5     53.4     49.3     48.6     45.0     43.3     43.9     39.9     37.8     37.1     34.9
     2002 ..............   33.6     31.7     30.2     30.2     30.4     30.6     30.8     31.8     31.5     30.0     33.5     33.3
     2003 ..............   33.8     33.3     34.5    p35.8    p35.8                                                               

                                                        Manufacturing payrolls, 84 industries(1)


Over 1-month span:
     1999 ..............   42.3     38.7     33.3     39.3     52.4     34.5     50.0     40.5     41.7     50.6     56.0     51.8
     2000 ..............   50.6     53.6     54.8     42.9     39.9     53.6     62.5     28.6     24.4     35.1     41.1     38.7
     2001 ..............   24.4     22.0     24.4     14.3     14.3     19.6     14.3     13.7     17.9     16.7     16.7      9.5
     2002 ..............   19.0     22.6     20.8     33.9     30.4     32.1     34.5     25.0     31.0     19.6     21.4     25.0
     2003 ..............   36.3     19.0     27.4    p14.9    p28.0                                                               


Over 3-month span:
     1999 ..............   33.9     40.5     37.5     35.7     41.7     43.5     42.3     38.1     41.1     44.6     49.4     56.5
     2000 ..............   54.2     54.8     58.3     51.8     41.7     41.1     54.8     48.2     29.2     25.6     25.0     42.3
     2001 ..............   34.5     24.4     17.9     14.3     11.9     14.3     10.7      7.7      8.3      9.5      8.9      8.3
     2002 ..............   11.9     11.9     16.7     20.2     21.4     20.2     28.6     25.6     25.6     17.9     14.9     10.7
     2003 ..............   14.9     15.5     19.6    p12.5    p14.9                                                               


Over 6-month span:
     1999 ..............   37.5     32.7     30.4     33.3     36.9     38.1     38.1     34.5     40.5     46.4     41.1     48.2
     2000 ..............   47.0     51.2     56.5     57.1     49.4     47.6     56.0     44.0     36.9     35.1     34.5     31.0
     2001 ..............   23.8     24.4     20.8     17.9     14.9     11.9     13.7      9.5      8.3      6.5      6.5      6.0
     2002 ..............    7.7      8.9      7.7      8.9     12.5     16.7     19.6     19.6     23.8     17.9     16.7     13.7
     2003 ..............   13.7     14.3     12.5    p11.9    p13.7                                                               


Over 12-month span:
     1999 ..............   35.7     32.1     29.8     32.1     32.7     32.1     34.5     32.1     33.3     39.3     41.1     42.9
     2000 ..............   41.7     39.3     47.0     50.0     46.4     52.4     51.8     49.4     46.4     40.5     35.1     33.3
     2001 ..............   29.8     32.1     20.8     19.0     13.1     12.5     10.7     11.9     11.9     10.1      8.3      6.0
     2002 ..............    7.1      6.0      6.0      7.1      7.7      5.4      6.0      8.9      7.7      9.5     13.1     13.1
     2003 ..............   13.7     15.5     16.7    p11.9    p13.7                                                               


  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.  Data reflect the conversion to the 2002 version of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
as the basis for the assignment and tabulation of economic data by industry, replacing the 1987 Standard Industrial
Classification (SIC) system.  Due to differences in NAICS and SIC structures, NAICS-based data by industry are not
comparable to the SIC-based data.  In addition, data reflect March 2002 benchmark levels, the completion of the
conversion of the survey sample from a quota basis to a probability basis, a modification of the seasonal adjustment
process, and other changes.  See the note beginning on page 5 for more information on the changes.