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                      THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:  MARCH 2004

   Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 308,000 in March, and the
unemployment rate was about unchanged at 5.7 percent, the Bureau of Labor
Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.  Payroll job growth
was fairly widespread, as construction employment rose sharply and several
major service-providing industries also added jobs.
   
Unemployment (Household Survey Data)
   
   The unemployment rate, 5.7 percent, and the number of unemployed persons,
8.4 million, were essentially unchanged in March.  Both measures remained
below their recent highs of June 2003.  Unemployment rates for the major
worker groups--adult men (5.2 percent), adult women (5.1 percent), teenagers
(16.5 percent), whites (5.1 percent), blacks (10.2 percent), and Hispanics or
Latinos (7.4 percent)--showed little or no change over the month.  The unem-
ployment rate for Asians was 4.2 percent in March, not seasonally adjusted.
(See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.)
   
Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
   
   Total employment in March held at 138.3 million, and the employment-popula-
tion ratio--the proportion of the population age 16 and over with jobs--was
essentially unchanged at 62.1 percent.  The civilian labor force was about
unchanged over the month at 146.7 million, and the labor force participation
rate remained at 65.9 percent.  (See table A-1.)

   In March, the number of persons who worked part time for economic reasons
increased to 4.7 million, about the same level as in January.  These indivi-
duals indicated that they would like to work full time but were working part
time because their hours had been cut back or because they were unable to
find full-time jobs.  (See table A-5.)
   
Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
   
   The number of persons who were marginally attached to the labor force
totaled 1.6 million in March, about the same as a year earlier.  (Data are not
seasonally adjusted.)  These individuals wanted and were available to work and
had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months.  They were not counted
as unemployed, however, because they did not actively search for work in the
4 weeks preceding the survey.  There were 514,000 discouraged workers in March,
also about the same as a year earlier.  Discouraged workers, a subset of the
marginally attached, were not currently looking for work specifically because
they believed no jobs were available for them.  The other 1.1 million margin-
ally attached had not searched for work for reasons such as school or family
responsibilities.  (See table A-13.)
   
Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data)
   
   Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 308,000 in March to 130.5 million,
seasonally adjusted.  The over-the-month increase in employment included gains
in construction, retail trade, and health care and social assistance.  The
number of factory jobs was unchanged in March.  Since August 2003, payroll
employment has risen by 759,000.  (See table B-1.)
   
   
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Table A.  Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
______________________________________________________________________________
                         |    Quarterly    |                          |
                         |    averages     |        Monthly data      |
                         |_________________|__________________________| Feb.-
        Category         |  2003  | 2004 1/|           2004           | Mar.
                         |_________________|_________________ ________|change
                         |   IV   |   I    | Jan. 1/|  Feb.  |  Mar.  |
_________________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______
     HOUSEHOLD DATA      |                Labor force status
                         |____________________________________________________
Civilian labor force.....| 146,986| 146,661| 146,863| 146,471| 146,650|    179
  Employment.............| 138,369| 138,388| 138,566| 138,301| 138,298|     -3
  Unemployment...........|   8,616|   8,273|   8,297|   8,170|   8,352|    182
Not in labor force.......|  75,290|  75,695|  75,298|  75,886|  75,900|     14
                         |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                         |                 Unemployment rates
                         |____________________________________________________
All workers..............|     5.9|     5.6|     5.6|     5.6|     5.7|    0.1
  Adult men..............|     5.5|     5.1|     5.1|     5.1|     5.2|     .1
  Adult women............|     5.1|     5.0|     5.0|     4.9|     5.1|     .2
  Teenagers..............|    16.3|    16.6|    16.7|    16.6|    16.5|    -.1
  White..................|     5.1|     5.0|     4.9|     4.9|     5.1|     .2
  Black or African       |        |        |        |        |        |
    American.............|    10.7|    10.1|    10.5|     9.8|    10.2|     .4
  Hispanic or Latino     |        |        |        |        |        |
    ethnicity............|     7.1|     7.4|     7.3|     7.4|     7.4|     .0
                         |________|________|________|________|________|_______
  ESTABLISHMENT DATA     |                     Employment
                         |____________________________________________________
Nonfarm employment.......| 130,002|p130,327| 130,194|p130,240|p130,548|   p308
  Goods-producing 2/.....|  21,676| p21,706|  21,696| p21,672| p21,750|    p78
    Construction.........|   6,766|  p6,822|   6,812|  p6,791|  p6,862|    p71
    Manufacturing........|  14,340| p14,311|  14,314| p14,310| p14,310|     p0
  Service-providing 2/...| 108,326|p108,621| 108,498|p108,568|p108,798|   p230
    Retail trade.........|  14,915| p14,971|  14,945| p14,961| p15,008|    p47
    Professional and     |        |        |        |        |        |
      business services..|  16,114| p16,195|  16,172| p16,185| p16,227|    p42
    Education and health |        |        |        |        |        |
      services...........|  16,705| p16,773|  16,746| p16,767| p16,806|    p39
    Leisure and          |        |        |        |        |        |
      hospitality........|  12,172| p12,229|  12,218| p12,221| p12,249|    p28
    Government...........|  21,549| p21,547|  21,527| p21,542| p21,573|    p31
                         |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                         |                  Hours of work 3/
                         |____________________________________________________
Total private............|    33.7|   p33.8|    33.8|   p33.8|   p33.7|  p-0.1
  Manufacturing..........|    40.6|   p41.0|    41.0|   p41.0|   p40.9|   p-.1
    Overtime.............|     4.4|    p4.6|     4.5|    p4.6|    p4.6|    p.0
                         |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                         |  Indexes of aggregate weekly hours (2002=100) 3/
                         |____________________________________________________
Total private............|    98.7|   p99.1|    99.1|   p99.1|   p99.0|  p-0.1
                         |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                         |                    Earnings 3/
                         |____________________________________________________
Avg. hourly earnings,    |        |        |        |        |        |
  total private..........|  $15.45| p$15.52|  $15.49| p$15.52| p$15.54| p$0.02
Avg. weekly earnings,    |        |        |        |        |        |
  total private..........|  520.55| p523.95|  523.56| p524.58| p523.70|  p-.88
_________________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______

   1  Beginning in January 2004, household data reflect revised population
controls used in the Current Population Survey.
   2  Includes other industries, not shown separately.
   3  Data relate to private production or nonsupervisory workers.
   p=preliminary.

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   Construction employment increased by 71,000 in March, following a decline
in February.  This industry has added 201,000 jobs over the past year.  Most
of the March employment gain occurred among specialty trade contractors.
   
   Retail trade added 47,000 jobs in March.  This sector has added 132,000
jobs since December, after posting a net job loss in 2003.  Within retail
trade, employment in food stores increased by 13,000 over the month, reflect-
ing the net impact of workers returning from a strike.  Wholesale trade em-
ployment edged up over the month.  Since October, the industry has added
39,000 jobs.
   
   Employment in health care and social assistance rose by 36,000 in March.
Over the year, this industry has gained 255,000 jobs.  In March, employment
increased in hospitals (12,000), offices of physicians (9,000), and nursing
and residential care facilities (7,000).
   
   In the financial sector, employment in credit intermediation and related
activities grew by 11,000 in March.  Following declines in the last quarter
of 2003, employment in credit intermediation expanded in the first quarter,
reflecting a rise in mortgage refinancing activity.  Prior to the fourth
quarter of 2003, the industry had been adding jobs for about 3 years.
   
   Professional and business services added 42,000 jobs in March.  Small em-
ployment increases occurred in several of the component industries, including
architectural and engineering services, computer systems design, and manage-
ment consulting.  Elsewhere in professional and business services, employment
in temporary help services was about unchanged over the month.  Since April
2003, however, the industry has added 212,000 jobs.
   
   Within the leisure and hospitality sector, employment in food services and
drinking places increased by 27,000 over the month and by 186,000 over the
year.
   
   Manufacturing employment was unchanged in March at 14.3 million.  Declines
in manufacturing employment began moderating late last summer.  Employment in
both durable and nondurable goods manufacturing was little changed in March.
   
   Employment in a number of other industries edged up in March, including
transportation and warehousing (13,000), utilities (2,000), and government
(31,000).  Within government, the March job gain was concentrated in state
and local education.
   
Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)
   
   The average workweek for production or nonsupervisory workers on private
nonfarm payrolls decreased by 0.1 hour in March to 33.7 hours, seasonally
adjusted.  The manufacturing workweek also declined by 0.1 hour to 40.9 hours.
Manufacturing overtime was unchanged at 4.6 hours over the month.
(See table B-2.)
   
   The index of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers
on private nonfarm payrolls fell by 0.1 percent in March to 99.0 (2002=100).
The manufacturing index was down by 0.3 percent over the month to 94.1.  (See
table B-5.)
   
Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data)
   
   Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on private
nonfarm payrolls increased by 2 cents in March to $15.54, seasonally adjusted.
Average weekly earnings fell by 0.2 percent over the month to $523.70.  Over
the year, average hourly earnings grew by 1.8 percent, and average weekly earn-
ings increased by 1.5 percent.  (See table B-3.)


                        ______________________________



   The Employment Situation for April 2004 is scheduled to be released on
Friday, May 7, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT).




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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.
                                  
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 Establishment survey.  The sample establishments are drawn from private
nonfarm businesses such as factories, offices, and stores, as well as
Federal, State, and local government entities.  Employees on nonfarm
payrolls are those who received pay for any part of the reference pay
period, including persons on paid leave.  Persons are counted in each job
they hold.  Hours and earnings data are for private businesses and relate
only to production workers in the goods-producing sector and nonsupervisory
workers in the service-providing sector.  Industries are classified on the
basis of their principal activity in accordance with the 2002 version of the
North American Industry Classification System.

 Differences in employment estimates.  The numerous conceptual and
methodological differences between the household and establishment surveys
result in important distinctions in the employment estimates derived from
the surveys.  Among these are:
 
 --The household survey includes agricultural workers, the self-employed,
unpaid family workers, and private household workers among the employed.
These groups are excluded from the establishment survey.

 --The household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the
employed. The establishment survey does not.
 
 --The household survey is limited to  workers 16 years of age and older.
The establishment survey is not limited by age.
 
 --The  household survey has no duplication of individuals, because
individuals  are counted only once, even if they hold more than one job. In
the establishment survey, employees working at more than one job  and thus
appearing on more than one payroll would be counted separately for each
appearance.
 
Seasonal adjustment
 
 Over the course of a year, the size of the nation's labor force and the
levels of employment and unemployment undergo sharp fluctuations due to
such seasonal events as changes in weather, reduced or expanded production,
harvests, major holidays, and the opening and closing of schools.  The
effect of such seasonal  variation can  be  very large; seasonal
fluctuations may account for as much as 95 percent of the month-to-month
changes in unemployment.
 
 Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern each
year, their influence on statistical trends can be eliminated by adjusting
the statistics from month to month.  These adjustments make nonseasonal
developments, such as declines in economic activity or increases in the
participation of women in the labor force, easier to spot.  For example,
the large number of youth entering the labor force each June is likely to
obscure any other changes that have taken place relative to May, making it
difficult to determine if the level of economic activity has risen or
declined.  However, because the effect of students finishing school in
previous years is known, the statistics for the current year can be
adjusted to allow for a comparable change.  Insofar as the seasonal
adjustment is made correctly, the adjusted figure provides a more useful
tool with which to analyze changes in economic activity.
 
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   Most seasonally adjusted series are independently adjusted in both the 
household and establishment surveys.  However, the adjusted series for many 
major estimates, such as total payroll employment, employment in most super-
sectors, total employment, and unemployment are computed by aggregating in-
dependently adjusted component series.  For example, total unemployment is 
derived by summing the adjusted series for four major age-sex components; 
this differs from the unemployment estimate that would be obtained by di-
rectly adjusting the total or by combining the duration, reasons, or more 
detailed age categories.

   For both the household and establishment surveys, a concurrent seasonal
adjustment methodology is used in which new seasonal factors are calculated 
each month, using all relevant data, up to and including the data for the 
current month.  In the household survey, new seasonal factors are used to ad-
just only the current month's data.  In the establishment survey, however, 
new seasonal factors are used each month to adjust the three most recent 
monthly estimates.  In both surveys, revisions to historical data are made 
once a year.

Reliability of the estimates
 
 Statistics based on the household and establishment surveys are subject
to both sampling and nonsampling error.  When a sample rather than the
entire population is surveyed, there is a chance that the sample estimates
may differ from the "true" population values they represent.  The exact
difference, or sampling error, varies depending on the particular sample
selected, and this variability is measured by the standard error of the
estimate.  There is about a 90-percent chance, or level of confidence, that
an estimate based on a sample will differ by no more than 1.6 standard
errors from the "true" population value because of sampling error.  BLS
analyses are generally conducted at the 90-percent level of confidence.
 
 For example, the confidence interval for the monthly change in total
employment from the household survey is on the order of plus or minus
290,000.  Suppose the estimate of total employment increases by 100,000
from one month to the next.  The 90-percent confidence interval on the
monthly change would range from -190,000 to 390,000 (100,000 +/- 290,000).
These figures do not mean that the sample results are off by these
magnitudes, but rather that there is about a 90-percent chance that the
"true" over-the-month change lies within this interval.  Since this range
includes values of less than zero, we could not say with confidence that
employment had, in fact, increased.  If, however, the reported employment
rise was half a million, then all of the values within the 90-percent
confidence interval would be greater than zero.  In this case, it is likely
(at least a 90-percent chance) that an employment rise had, in fact,
occurred.  At an unemployment rate of around 4 percent, the 90-percent con-
fidence interval for the monthly change in unemployment is about +/- 270,000, 
and for the monthly change in the unemployment rate it is about +/- .19 
percentage point.
 
 In general, estimates involving many individuals or establishments have
lower standard errors (relative to the size of the estimate) than estimates
which are based on a small number of observations.  The precision of
estimates is also improved when the data are cumulated over time such as
for quarterly and annual averages.  The seasonal adjustment process can
also improve the stability of the monthly estimates.
 
                                  - 7 -
 
 The household and establishment surveys are also affected by nonsampling
error.  Nonsampling errors can occur for many reasons, including the
failure to sample a segment of the population, inability to obtain
information for all respondents in the sample, inability or unwillingness
of respondents to provide correct information on a timely basis, mistakes
made by respondents, and errors made in the collection or processing of the
data.
 
 For example, in the establishment survey, estimates for the most recent 
2 months are based on substantially incomplete returns; for this reason,
these estimates are labeled preliminary in the tables.  It is only after
two successive revisions to a monthly estimate, when nearly all sample
reports have been received, that the estimate is considered final.

 Another major source of nonsampling error in the establishment survey is
the inability to capture, on a timely basis, employment generated by new
firms.  To correct for this systematic underestimation of employment growth, 
an estimation procedure with two components is used to account for business
births.  The first component uses business deaths to impute employment for
business births.  This is incorporated into the sample-based link relative
estimate procedure by simply not reflecting sample units going out of busi-
ness, but imputing to them the same trend as the other firms in the sample.  
The second component is an ARIMA time series model designed to estimate the 
residual net birth/death employment not accounted for by the imputation.  
The historical time series used to create and test the ARIMA model was de-
rived from the unemployment insurance universe micro-level database, and 
reflects the actual residual net of births and deaths over the past five 
years.
 
 The sample-based estimates from the establishment survey are adjusted
once a year (on a lagged basis) to universe counts of payroll employment
obtained from administrative records of the unemployment insurance program.
The difference between the March sample-based employment estimates and the
March universe counts is known as a benchmark revision, and serves as a
rough proxy for total survey error.  The new benchmarks also incorporate
changes in the classification of industries.  Over the past decade, the
benchmark revision for total nonfarm employment has averaged 0.3 percent,
ranging from zero to 0.7 percent.

Additional statistics and other information
 
 More comprehensive statistics are contained in Employment and Earnings,
published each month by BLS.  It is available for $27.00 per issue or
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   Employment and Earnings also provides measures of sampling error for
the household and establishment survey data published in this release.  
For unemployment and other labor force categories, these measures appear 
in tables 1-B through 1-D of its "Explanatory Notes."  For the establish-
ment survey data, the sampling error measures and the actual size of re-
visions due to benchmark adjustments appear in tables 2-B through 2-F of 
Employment and Earnings.

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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                                                                                  
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Mar.    Feb.    Mar.    Mar.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb.    Mar. 
                                                       2003    2004    2004    2003    2003    2003    2004    2004    2004  
                                                                                                                            
                        TOTAL                                                                                               
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 220,317 222,357 222,550 220,317 222,279 222,509 222,161 222,357 222,550
    Civilian labor force............................ 145,801 146,154 146,525 145,818 147,187 146,878 146,863 146,471 146,650
          Participation rate........................    66.2    65.7    65.8    66.2    66.2    66.0    66.1    65.9    65.9
      Employed...................................... 136,783 137,384 137,691 137,300 138,533 138,479 138,566 138,301 138,298
          Employment-population ratio...............    62.1    61.8    61.9    62.3    62.3    62.2    62.4    62.2    62.1
      Unemployed....................................   9,018   8,770   8,834   8,519   8,653   8,398   8,297   8,170   8,352
          Unemployment rate.........................     6.2     6.0     6.0     5.8     5.9     5.7     5.6     5.6     5.7
    Not in labor force..............................  74,516  76,203  76,025  74,499  75,093  75,631  75,298  75,886  75,900
      Persons who currently want a job..............   4,763   4,622   4,667   4,974   4,572   4,714   4,747   4,746   4,843
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 16 years and over                                                                                      
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 106,005 107,177 107,281 106,005 107,003 107,123 107,072 107,177 107,281
    Civilian labor force............................  77,533  78,014  78,283  77,731  78,799  78,661  78,823  78,337  78,542
          Participation rate........................    73.1    72.8    73.0    73.3    73.6    73.4    73.6    73.1    73.2
      Employed......................................  72,304  73,003  73,244  73,015  73,915  74,085  74,343  73,901  74,006
          Employment-population ratio...............    68.2    68.1    68.3    68.9    69.1    69.2    69.4    69.0    69.0
      Unemployed....................................   5,228   5,012   5,039   4,716   4,883   4,576   4,480   4,436   4,536
          Unemployment rate.........................     6.7     6.4     6.4     6.1     6.2     5.8     5.7     5.7     5.8
    Not in labor force..............................  28,473  29,163  28,998  28,275  28,204  28,462  28,249  28,840  28,739
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  97,869  98,966  99,065  97,869  98,814  98,927  98,866  98,966  99,065
    Civilian labor force............................  74,208  74,719  74,991  74,209  75,188  75,044  75,171  74,797  75,018
          Participation rate........................    75.8    75.5    75.7    75.8    76.1    75.9    76.0    75.6    75.7
      Employed......................................  69,679  70,318  70,586  70,213  70,964  71,099  71,329  70,969  71,128
          Employment-population ratio...............    71.2    71.1    71.3    71.7    71.8    71.9    72.1    71.7    71.8
      Unemployed....................................   4,528   4,402   4,405   3,995   4,224   3,945   3,842   3,828   3,890
          Unemployment rate.........................     6.1     5.9     5.9     5.4     5.6     5.3     5.1     5.1     5.2
    Not in labor force..............................  23,661  24,246  24,074  23,660  23,626  23,882  23,694  24,168  24,047
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 16 years and over                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 114,312 115,180 115,269 114,312 115,276 115,386 115,089 115,180 115,269
    Civilian labor force............................  68,269  68,140  68,241  68,088  68,388  68,217  68,040  68,134  68,108
          Participation rate........................    59.7    59.2    59.2    59.6    59.3    59.1    59.1    59.2    59.1
      Employed......................................  64,479  64,381  64,447  64,285  64,618  64,394  64,223  64,400  64,292
          Employment-population ratio...............    56.4    55.9    55.9    56.2    56.1    55.8    55.8    55.9    55.8
      Unemployed....................................   3,790   3,758   3,794   3,803   3,770   3,823   3,817   3,734   3,816
          Unemployment rate.........................     5.6     5.5     5.6     5.6     5.5     5.6     5.6     5.5     5.6
    Not in labor force..............................  46,043  47,040  47,028  46,224  46,888  47,169  47,050  47,046  47,161
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 106,411 107,216 107,299 106,411 107,303 107,404 107,131 107,216 107,299
    Civilian labor force............................  64,877  64,832  65,036  64,490  64,917  64,846  64,515  64,629  64,687
          Participation rate........................    61.0    60.5    60.6    60.6    60.5    60.4    60.2    60.3    60.3
      Employed......................................  61,592  61,592  61,703  61,219  61,597  61,521  61,260  61,456  61,373
          Employment-population ratio...............    57.9    57.4    57.5    57.5    57.4    57.3    57.2    57.3    57.2
      Unemployed....................................   3,285   3,240   3,333   3,271   3,320   3,326   3,255   3,172   3,314
          Unemployment rate.........................     5.1     5.0     5.1     5.1     5.1     5.1     5.0     4.9     5.1
    Not in labor force..............................  41,533  42,384  42,264  41,921  42,387  42,558  42,617  42,587  42,613
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  16,038  16,175  16,186  16,038  16,162  16,178  16,164  16,175  16,186
    Civilian labor force............................   6,717   6,603   6,498   7,120   7,082   6,987   7,177   7,045   6,945
          Participation rate........................    41.9    40.8    40.1    44.4    43.8    43.2    44.4    43.6    42.9
      Employed......................................   5,512   5,475   5,402   5,868   5,972   5,859   5,977   5,875   5,797
          Employment-population ratio...............    34.4    33.8    33.4    36.6    37.0    36.2    37.0    36.3    35.8
      Unemployed....................................   1,205   1,128   1,096   1,252   1,109   1,128   1,200   1,170   1,148
          Unemployment rate.........................    17.9    17.1    16.9    17.6    15.7    16.1    16.7    16.6    16.5
    Not in labor force..............................   9,321   9,572   9,688   8,918   9,080   9,191   8,987   9,130   9,240

    1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted
  and seasonally adjusted columns.
    NOTE:  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.



  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-2.  Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted             Seasonally adjusted (1)            
                                                                                                                            
        Employment status, race, sex, and age                                                                               
                                                       Mar.    Feb.    Mar.    Mar.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb.    Mar. 
                                                       2003    2004    2004    2003    2003    2003    2004    2004    2004  
                                                                                                                            
                        WHITE                                                                                               
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 180,728 182,001 182,121 180,728 182,032 182,185 181,879 182,001 182,121
    Civilian labor force............................ 120,201 120,336 120,455 120,223 121,041 120,751 120,723 120,540 120,542
        Participation rate..........................    66.5    66.1    66.1    66.5    66.5    66.3    66.4    66.2    66.2
      Employed...................................... 113,630 113,834 113,921 114,057 114,783 114,678 114,765 114,602 114,433
        Employment-population ratio.................    62.9    62.5    62.6    63.1    63.1    62.9    63.1    63.0    62.8
      Unemployed....................................   6,572   6,502   6,533   6,166   6,258   6,073   5,958   5,938   6,109
        Unemployment rate...........................     5.5     5.4     5.4     5.1     5.2     5.0     4.9     4.9     5.1
    Not in labor force..............................  60,526  61,665  61,666  60,505  60,991  61,434  61,156  61,460  61,579
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force............................  62,214  62,494  62,622  62,253  62,913  62,752  62,799  62,603  62,672
        Participation rate..........................    76.3    76.0    76.1    76.3    76.5    76.2    76.4    76.1    76.1
      Employed......................................  58,802  59,123  59,245  59,277  59,777  59,794  59,969  59,763  59,736
        Employment-population ratio.................    72.1    71.9    72.0    72.7    72.7    72.6    73.0    72.6    72.6
      Unemployed....................................   3,412   3,371   3,377   2,976   3,136   2,957   2,830   2,840   2,936
        Unemployment rate...........................     5.5     5.4     5.4     4.8     5.0     4.7     4.5     4.5     4.7
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force............................  52,404  52,281  52,388  52,033  52,210  52,199  51,954  51,993  52,016
        Participation rate..........................    60.5    60.0    60.1    60.0    59.9    59.8    59.6    59.7    59.6
      Employed......................................  50,120  50,051  50,053  49,761  49,932  49,941  49,668  49,797  49,710
        Employment-population ratio.................    57.8    57.4    57.4    57.4    57.2    57.2    57.0    57.1    57.0
      Unemployed....................................   2,284   2,230   2,335   2,272   2,279   2,258   2,286   2,197   2,306
        Unemployment rate...........................     4.4     4.3     4.5     4.4     4.4     4.3     4.4     4.2     4.4
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force............................   5,583   5,561   5,445   5,937   5,918   5,800   5,970   5,944   5,854
        Participation rate..........................    44.7    44.2    43.3    47.5    47.1    46.1    47.5    47.3    46.5
      Employed......................................   4,707   4,661   4,623   5,019   5,074   4,942   5,128   5,042   4,987
        Employment-population ratio.................    37.7    37.1    36.7    40.2    40.4    39.3    40.8    40.1    39.6
      Unemployed....................................     876     900     822     918     843     857     842     902     867
        Unemployment rate...........................    15.7    16.2    15.1    15.5    14.3    14.8    14.1    15.2    14.8
                                                                                                                            
              BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN                                                                                     
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  25,552  25,900  25,932  25,552  25,860  25,894  25,867  25,900  25,932
    Civilian labor force............................  16,288  16,274  16,531  16,359  16,524  16,365  16,602  16,404  16,595
        Participation rate..........................    63.7    62.8    63.7    64.0    63.9    63.2    64.2    63.3    64.0
      Employed......................................  14,558  14,650  14,793  14,678  14,812  14,679  14,866  14,804  14,909
        Employment-population ratio.................    57.0    56.6    57.0    57.4    57.3    56.7    57.5    57.2    57.5
      Unemployed....................................   1,730   1,624   1,738   1,681   1,712   1,686   1,736   1,600   1,686
        Unemployment rate...........................    10.6    10.0    10.5    10.3    10.4    10.3    10.5     9.8    10.2
    Not in labor force..............................   9,264   9,626   9,402   9,193   9,336   9,529   9,265   9,495   9,337
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force............................   7,209   7,284   7,357   7,221   7,414   7,382   7,450   7,305   7,367
        Participation rate..........................    70.5    70.1    70.7    70.7    71.6    71.2    71.8    70.3    70.8
      Employed......................................   6,465   6,552   6,620   6,533   6,668   6,695   6,737   6,620   6,689
        Employment-population ratio.................    63.3    63.1    63.7    63.9    64.4    64.6    65.0    63.7    64.3
      Unemployed....................................     744     732     737     689     746     687     713     684     678
        Unemployment rate...........................    10.3    10.1    10.0     9.5    10.1     9.3     9.6     9.4     9.2
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force............................   8,352   8,369   8,491   8,353   8,401   8,276   8,358   8,418   8,492
        Participation rate..........................    64.4    63.8    64.7    64.4    64.1    63.1    63.8    64.2    64.7
      Employed......................................   7,624   7,628   7,702   7,622   7,639   7,471   7,595   7,674   7,700
        Employment-population ratio.................    58.8    58.2    58.7    58.8    58.3    56.9    58.0    58.5    58.7
      Unemployed....................................     728     740     789     731     762     805     762     745     792
        Unemployment rate...........................     8.7     8.8     9.3     8.8     9.1     9.7     9.1     8.8     9.3
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force............................     727     621     683     785     710     707     794     682     737
        Participation rate..........................    30.7    25.8    28.3    33.2    29.6    29.4    33.1    28.3    30.6
      Employed......................................     470     470     471     523     505     514     533     510     521
        Employment-population ratio.................    19.8    19.5    19.6    22.1    21.0    21.4    22.2    21.2    21.6
      Unemployed....................................     257     151     212     261     205     193     261     171     217
        Unemployment rate...........................    35.4    24.3    31.0    33.3    28.9    27.3    32.9    25.1    29.4
                                                                                                                            
                        ASIAN                                                                                               
  Civilian noninstutional population................   9,081   9,334   9,395   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
    Civilian labor force............................   6,063   6,190   6,235   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Participation rate..........................    66.8    66.3    66.4   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Employed......................................   5,672   5,900   5,971   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Employment-population ratio.................    62.5    63.2    63.6   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Unemployed....................................     391     290     264   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Unemployment rate...........................     6.5     4.7     4.2   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
    Not in labor force..............................   3,018   3,144   3,160   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  

    1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted
  and seasonally adjusted columns.
    2 Data not available.
    NOTE:  Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for
  all races.  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.




  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-3.  Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex and age

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted             Seasonally adjusted (1)            
                                                                                                                            
           Employment status, sex, and age                                                                                  
                                                       Mar.    Feb.    Mar.    Mar.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb.    Mar. 
                                                       2003    2004    2004    2003    2003    2003    2004    2004    2004  
                                                                                                                            
             HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY                                                                                   
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  27,191  27,705  27,791  27,191  28,016  28,116  27,619  27,705  27,791
    Civilian labor force............................  18,665  18,682  19,053  18,604  19,125  19,035  18,811  18,693  19,010
        Participation rate..........................    68.6    67.4    68.6    68.4    68.3    67.7    68.1    67.5    68.4
      Employed......................................  17,123  17,170  17,534  17,173  17,709  17,784  17,441  17,303  17,596
        Employment-population ratio.................    63.0    62.0    63.1    63.2    63.2    63.3    63.2    62.5    63.3
      Unemployed....................................   1,542   1,512   1,519   1,431   1,416   1,250   1,370   1,389   1,414
        Unemployment rate...........................     8.3     8.1     8.0     7.7     7.4     6.6     7.3     7.4     7.4
    Not in labor force..............................   8,527   9,023   8,738   8,587   8,891   9,082   8,807   9,012   8,781
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force............................  10,625  10,709  10,857   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Participation rate..........................    84.2    83.2    84.0   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Employed......................................   9,868   9,917  10,125   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Employment-population ratio.................    78.2    77.0    78.4   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Unemployed....................................     757     792     732   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Unemployment rate...........................     7.1     7.4     6.7   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force............................   7,120   7,036   7,261   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Participation rate..........................    59.1    57.5    59.1   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Employed......................................   6,501   6,547   6,689   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Employment-population ratio.................    53.9    53.5    54.5   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Unemployed....................................     619     490     572   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Unemployment rate...........................     8.7     7.0     7.9   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force............................     920     937     935   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Participation rate..........................    36.5    36.3    36.2   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Employed......................................     754     707     720   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Employment-population ratio.................    29.9    27.4    27.8   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Unemployed....................................     166     230     215   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Unemployment rate...........................    18.0    24.5    23.0   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  

    1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted
  and seasonally adjusted columns.
    2 Data not available.
    NOTE:  Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.  Beginning in January 2004, data
  reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.


  
  
  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                               HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-4.  Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                               Not seasonally adjusted                   Seasonally adjusted                 
                                                                                                                             
            Educational attainment                                                                                           
                                                Mar.     Feb.     Mar.     Mar.     Nov.     Dec.     Jan.     Feb.     Mar.  
                                                2003     2004     2004     2003     2003     2003     2004     2004     2004  
                                                                                                                             
       Less than a high school diploma                                                                                       
  Civilian labor force......................   12,874   12,191   12,397   12,841   12,764   12,712   12,356   12,526   12,390
      Participation rate....................     45.0     44.1     45.1     44.9     45.6     44.9     44.3     45.4     45.1
    Employed................................   11,608   10,965   11,155   11,735   11,677   11,678   11,271   11,455   11,302
      Employment-population ratio...........     40.6     39.7     40.6     41.0     41.7     41.2     40.4     41.5     41.1
    Unemployed..............................    1,266    1,227    1,242    1,106    1,087    1,034    1,085    1,071    1,088
      Unemployment rate.....................      9.8     10.1     10.0      8.6      8.5      8.1      8.8      8.5      8.8
                                                                                                                             
    High school graduates, no college (1)                                                                                    
  Civilian labor force......................   37,911   37,985   37,778   37,786   38,241   37,958   37,662   37,898   37,749
      Participation rate....................     64.0     63.4     63.3     63.8     63.6     63.5     63.0     63.3     63.2
    Employed................................   35,625   35,802   35,576   35,718   36,179   35,868   35,829   35,998   35,765
      Employment-population ratio...........     60.1     59.8     59.6     60.3     60.2     60.0     59.9     60.1     59.9
    Unemployed..............................    2,287    2,182    2,202    2,068    2,061    2,090    1,832    1,900    1,984
      Unemployment rate.....................      6.0      5.7      5.8      5.5      5.4      5.5      4.9      5.0      5.3
                                                                                                                             
       Some college or associate degree                                                                                      
  Civilian labor force......................   34,103   34,357   34,475   34,060   33,727   33,932   33,810   34,026   34,354
      Participation rate....................     73.5     72.8     73.0     73.4     72.4     72.2     72.5     72.1     72.8
    Employed................................   32,399   32,792   32,794   32,427   32,114   32,400   32,276   32,536   32,726
      Employment-population ratio...........     69.8     69.5     69.5     69.9     68.9     69.0     69.2     68.9     69.3
    Unemployed..............................    1,703    1,565    1,681    1,633    1,613    1,532    1,535    1,489    1,628
      Unemployment rate.....................      5.0      4.6      4.9      4.8      4.8      4.5      4.5      4.4      4.7
                                                                                                                             
       Bachelor's degree and higher (2)                                                                                      
  Civilian labor force......................   39,603   40,148   40,535   39,467   40,536   40,515   40,450   39,917   40,371
      Participation rate....................     78.7     78.2     78.2     78.5     78.7     79.0     78.4     77.7     77.9
    Employed................................   38,443   38,984   39,414   38,256   39,292   39,291   39,277   38,748   39,197
      Employment-population ratio...........     76.4     75.9     76.1     76.1     76.3     76.6     76.1     75.5     75.6
    Unemployed..............................    1,160    1,165    1,120    1,211    1,244    1,224    1,173    1,169    1,174
      Unemployment rate.....................      2.9      2.9      2.8      3.1      3.1      3.0      2.9      2.9      2.9

    1 Includes high school diploma or equivalent.
    2 Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees. 
    NOTE:  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.



  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                                                                                         
                                                                                                                   
                                              Mar.    Feb.    Mar.    Mar.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb.    Mar. 
                                              2003    2004    2004    2003    2003    2003    2004    2004    2004  
                                                                                                                   
               CLASS OF WORKER                                                                                     
                                                                                                                   
  Agriculture and related industries.......   2,108   1,956   2,025   2,235   2,418   2,245   2,163   2,190   2,161
    Wage and salary workers................   1,149   1,067   1,125   1,259   1,440   1,294   1,220   1,246   1,234
    Self-employed workers..................     928     872     880     936     953     919     929     912     896
    Unpaid family workers..................      30      17      20   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
                                                                                                                   
  Nonagricultural industries............... 134,676 135,428 135,666 135,054 136,172 136,180 136,306 136,166 136,122
    Wage and salary workers................ 125,588 126,122 126,595 125,783 126,466 126,661 126,664 126,572 126,811
      Government...........................  19,573  19,791  20,137  19,390  19,609  19,694  19,681  19,497  19,936
      Private industries................... 106,015 106,331 106,458 106,383 106,876 107,110 107,019 107,008 106,833
        Private households.................     676     791     767   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
        Other industries................... 105,339 105,540 105,691 105,690 106,129 106,382 106,204 106,173 106,035
    Self-employed workers..................   8,985   9,196   8,955   9,201   9,541   9,477   9,501   9,498   9,210
    Unpaid family workers..................     102     111     116   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
                                                                                                                   
        PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME (2)                                                                              
                                                                                                                   
  All industries:                                                                                                  
    Part time for economic reasons.........   4,784   4,764   4,868   4,662   4,880   4,788   4,714   4,437   4,733
      Slack work or business conditions....   3,263   3,098   3,163   3,100   3,226   3,205   2,996   2,865   3,011
      Could only find part-time work.......   1,203   1,429   1,430   1,213   1,350   1,295   1,380   1,347   1,427
    Part time for noneconomic reasons......  19,555  19,653  19,616  18,928  19,110  18,561  18,905  18,900  19,006
                                                                                                                   
  Nonagricultural industries:                                                                                      
    Part time for economic reasons.........   4,672   4,655   4,750   4,550   4,782   4,727   4,613   4,328   4,622
      Slack work or business conditions....   3,199   3,032   3,081   3,028   3,153   3,144   2,911   2,778   2,927
      Could only find part-time work.......   1,200   1,421   1,423   1,193   1,353   1,279   1,399   1,340   1,414
    Part time for noneconomic reasons......  19,158  19,327  19,276  18,580  18,752  18,367  18,636  18,691  18,693

    1 Data not available.
    2 Persons at work excludes employed persons who were absent from their jobs during the entire reference week
  for reasons such as vacation, illness, or industrial dispute.  Part time for noneconomic reasons excludes persons
  who usually work full time but worked only 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for reasons such as holidays,
  illness, and bad weather.
    NOTE:  Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because
  of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series.  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised
  population controls used in the household survey.



  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-6.  Selected employment indicators

  (In thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                            
                    Characteristic                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Mar.    Feb.    Mar.    Mar.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb.    Mar. 
                                                       2003    2004    2004    2003    2003    2003    2004    2004    2004  
                                                                                                                            
  Total, 16 years and over.......................... 136,783 137,384 137,691 137,300 138,533 138,479 138,566 138,301 138,298
    16 to 19 years..................................   5,512   5,475   5,402   5,868   5,972   5,859   5,977   5,875   5,797
      16 to 17 years................................   2,053   2,079   1,944   2,298   2,361   2,292   2,367   2,330   2,191
      18 to 19 years................................   3,459   3,395   3,459   3,588   3,592   3,562   3,605   3,573   3,590
    20 years and over............................... 131,272 131,909 132,289 131,432 132,561 132,620 132,589 132,426 132,501
      20 to 24 years................................  13,197  13,366  13,350  13,456  13,371  13,413  13,609  13,582  13,602
      25 years and over............................. 118,075 118,543 118,939 117,949 119,106 119,168 118,930 118,869 118,832
        25 to 54 years..............................  97,030  96,644  96,855  97,019  97,422  97,436  97,161  96,982  96,871
          25 to 34 years............................  30,314  29,972  30,163  30,416  30,389  30,340  30,326  30,178  30,260
          35 to 44 years............................  34,952  34,403  34,460  34,910  34,909  34,819  34,506  34,486  34,425
          45 to 54 years............................  31,764  32,269  32,232  31,693  32,125  32,277  32,328  32,319  32,186
        55 years and over...........................  21,044  21,899  22,084  20,930  21,683  21,732  21,769  21,886  21,961
                                                                                                                            
  Men, 16 years and over............................  72,304  73,003  73,244  73,015  73,915  74,085  74,343  73,901  74,006
    16 to 19 years..................................   2,625   2,685   2,658   2,801   2,951   2,986   3,014   2,931   2,878
      16 to 17 years................................     944     957     871   1,068   1,189   1,153   1,157   1,105     999
      18 to 19 years................................   1,681   1,728   1,787   1,749   1,779   1,817   1,862   1,850   1,858
    20 years and over...............................  69,679  70,318  70,586  70,213  70,964  71,099  71,329  70,969  71,128
      20 to 24 years................................   6,970   7,007   7,027   7,165   7,050   7,048   7,198   7,155   7,202
      25 years and over.............................  62,709  63,311  63,559  63,033  63,876  64,061  64,167  63,903  63,879
        25 to 54 years..............................  51,548  51,681  51,795  51,856  52,293  52,441  52,416  52,179  52,107
          25 to 34 years............................  16,474  16,382  16,522  16,650  16,747  16,740  16,773  16,608  16,693
          35 to 44 years............................  18,627  18,529  18,529  18,723  18,844  18,857  18,712  18,683  18,632
          45 to 54 years............................  16,447  16,770  16,743  16,483  16,702  16,843  16,931  16,889  16,781
        55 years and over...........................  11,161  11,630  11,764  11,176  11,583  11,620  11,751  11,724  11,772
                                                                                                                            
  Women, 16 years and over..........................  64,479  64,381  64,447  64,285  64,618  64,394  64,223  64,400  64,292
    16 to 19 years..................................   2,887   2,790   2,744   3,066   3,021   2,873   2,963   2,944   2,919
      16 to 17 years................................   1,109   1,122   1,073   1,231   1,172   1,139   1,210   1,225   1,192
      18 to 19 years................................   1,778   1,667   1,671   1,839   1,813   1,745   1,743   1,723   1,732
    20 years and over...............................  61,592  61,592  61,703  61,219  61,597  61,521  61,260  61,456  61,373
      20 to 24 years................................   6,226   6,360   6,322   6,290   6,321   6,365   6,411   6,427   6,400
      25 years and over.............................  55,366  55,232  55,380  54,916  55,230  55,107  54,763  54,966  54,953
        25 to 54 years..............................  45,482  44,963  45,061  45,163  45,130  44,996  44,745  44,803  44,764
          25 to 34 years............................  13,840  13,591  13,641  13,766  13,642  13,599  13,554  13,570  13,566
          35 to 44 years............................  16,325  15,873  15,931  16,188  16,065  15,962  15,794  15,803  15,793
          45 to 54 years............................  15,318  15,499  15,488  15,209  15,423  15,434  15,397  15,430  15,405
        55 years and over...........................   9,884  10,269  10,320   9,753  10,100  10,112  10,018  10,162  10,189
                                                                                                                            
  Married men, spouse present.......................  44,146  44,843  44,793  44,381  45,152  45,431  45,490  45,128  45,043
  Married women, spouse present.....................  34,891  34,681  34,533  34,527  35,076  35,034  34,585  34,502  34,256
  Women who maintain families.......................   8,511   8,666   8,768   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
                                                                                                                            
  Full-time workers (2)............................. 111,936 112,692 112,756 113,091 114,024 114,597 113,976 114,037 113,951
  Part-time workers (3).............................  24,847  24,692  24,935  24,144  24,569  24,023  24,306  24,081  24,273

    1 Data not available.
    2 Employed full-time workers are persons who usually work 35 hours or more per week.
    3 Employed part-time workers are persons who usually work less than 35 hours per week.
    NOTE:  Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the
  independent seasonal adjustment of the various series.  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population
  controls used in the household survey.



  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-7.  Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                            Number of                                                       
                                                        unemployed persons                Unemployment rates (1)            
                                                          (in thousands)                                                    
                    Characteristic                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Mar.    Feb.    Mar.    Mar.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb.    Mar. 
                                                       2003    2004    2004    2003    2003    2003    2004    2004    2004  
                                                                                                                            
  Total, 16 years and over..........................   8,519   8,170   8,352    5.8     5.9     5.7     5.6     5.6     5.7 
    16 to 19 years..................................   1,252   1,170   1,148   17.6    15.7    16.1    16.7    16.6    16.5 
      16 to 17 years................................     476     497     529   17.2    17.5    18.3    18.2    17.6    19.4 
      18 to 19 years................................     758     663     608   17.4    14.7    14.7    15.7    15.7    14.5 
    20 years and over...............................   7,266   7,000   7,204    5.2     5.4     5.2     5.1     5.0     5.2 
      20 to 24 years................................   1,335   1,421   1,437    9.0    10.4     9.6     9.8     9.5     9.6 
      25 years and over.............................   5,909   5,595   5,758    4.8     4.8     4.7     4.5     4.5     4.6 
        25 to 54 years..............................   5,097   4,732   4,953    5.0     5.0     4.9     4.7     4.7     4.9 
          25 to 34 years............................   1,876   1,802   1,895    5.8     6.2     6.0     5.7     5.6     5.9 
          35 to 44 years............................   1,762   1,631   1,712    4.8     4.9     4.8     4.5     4.5     4.7 
          45 to 54 years............................   1,459   1,299   1,346    4.4     4.0     4.0     4.0     3.9     4.0 
        55 years and over...........................     857     859     859    3.9     3.9     3.9     3.7     3.8     3.8 
                                                                                                                            
  Men, 16 years and over............................   4,716   4,436   4,536    6.1     6.2     5.8     5.7     5.7     5.8 
    16 to 19 years..................................     720     609     646   20.5    18.3    17.4    17.5    17.2    18.3 
      16 to 17 years................................     243     266     287   18.5    18.3    18.4    19.3    19.4    22.3 
      18 to 19 years................................     457     344     349   20.7    18.1    16.9    16.2    15.7    15.8 
    20 years and over...............................   3,995   3,828   3,890    5.4     5.6     5.3     5.1     5.1     5.2 
      20 to 24 years................................     703     794     809    8.9    11.2    10.4    10.5    10.0    10.1 
      25 years and over.............................   3,287   3,045   3,100    5.0     5.0     4.7     4.5     4.5     4.6 
        25 to 54 years..............................   2,782   2,598   2,632    5.1     5.2     4.9     4.7     4.7     4.8 
          25 to 34 years............................   1,017   1,060   1,048    5.8     6.3     5.9     5.6     6.0     5.9 
          35 to 44 years............................     963     880     904    4.9     4.9     4.6     4.4     4.5     4.6 
          45 to 54 years............................     803     658     680    4.6     4.4     4.1     4.0     3.8     3.9 
        55 years and over...........................     505     448     468    4.3     4.1     4.0     3.6     3.7     3.8 
                                                                                                                            
  Women, 16 years and over..........................   3,803   3,734   3,816    5.6     5.5     5.6     5.6     5.5     5.6 
    16 to 19 years..................................     532     561     502   14.8    13.0    14.7    15.9    16.0    14.7 
      16 to 17 years................................     233     231     242   15.9    16.6    18.2    17.1    15.9    16.9 
      18 to 19 years................................     301     319     259   14.1    11.1    12.2    15.2    15.6    13.0 
    20 years and over...............................   3,271   3,172   3,314    5.1     5.1     5.1     5.0     4.9     5.1 
      20 to 24 years................................     632     627     628    9.1     9.6     8.8     8.9     8.9     8.9 
      25 years and over.............................   2,622   2,550   2,658    4.6     4.6     4.6     4.6     4.4     4.6 
        25 to 54 years..............................   2,315   2,134   2,321    4.9     4.8     5.0     4.8     4.5     4.9 
          25 to 34 years............................     860     742     847    5.9     6.0     6.1     5.9     5.2     5.9 
          35 to 44 years............................     799     751     808    4.7     4.9     5.0     4.6     4.5     4.9 
          45 to 54 years............................     657     641     666    4.1     3.7     3.9     4.0     4.0     4.1 
        55 years and over (2).......................     339     415     372    3.3     3.5     3.5     4.1     3.9     3.5 
                                                                                                                            
  Married men, spouse present.......................   1,743   1,579   1,509    3.8     3.7     3.3     3.3     3.4     3.2 
  Married women, spouse present.....................   1,328   1,290   1,311    3.7     3.8     3.9     3.7     3.6     3.7 
  Women who maintain families (2)...................     782     766     800    8.4     8.3     8.4     8.3     8.1     8.4 
                                                                                                                            
  Full-time workers (3).............................   7,123   6,816   6,961    5.9     6.1     5.8     5.7     5.6     5.8 
  Part-time workers (4).............................   1,398   1,308   1,376    5.5     5.1     5.3     5.4     5.2     5.4 

    1 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.
    2 Not seasonally adjusted.
    3 Full-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work full time (35 hours or more per week) or
  are on layoff from full-time jobs.
    4 Part-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work part time (less than 35 hours per week)
  or are on layoff from part-time jobs.
    NOTE:  Detail shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of
  the various series.  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.



  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-8.  Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                            
                        Reason                                                                                              
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Mar.    Feb.    Mar.    Mar.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb.    Mar. 
                                                       2003    2004    2004    2003    2003    2003    2004    2004    2004  
                                                                                                                            
                 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                       
                                                                                                                            
  Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                            
     jobs...........................................   5,150   4,888   4,920   4,774   4,719   4,618   4,382   4,323   4,607
    On temporary layoff.............................   1,402   1,450   1,266   1,151   1,055   1,060   1,028   1,064   1,040
    Not on temporary layoff.........................   3,749   3,438   3,654   3,623   3,664   3,558   3,353   3,258   3,567
      Permanent job losers..........................   2,837   2,629   2,784   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
      Persons who completed temporary jobs..........     912     809     870   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
  Job leavers.......................................     828     841     866     802     931     783     804     827     836
  Reentrants........................................   2,478   2,491   2,491   2,410   2,440   2,366   2,509   2,424   2,424
  New entrants......................................     561     550     556     620     619     694     681     676     627
                                                                                                                            
                 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...........................................    57.1    55.7    55.7    55.5    54.2    54.6    52.3    52.4    54.2
     On temporary layoff............................    15.5    16.5    14.3    13.4    12.1    12.5    12.3    12.9    12.2
     Not on temporary layoff........................    41.6    39.2    41.4    42.1    42.1    42.0    40.0    39.5    42.0
   Job leavers......................................     9.2     9.6     9.8     9.3    10.7     9.3     9.6    10.0     9.8
   Reentrants.......................................    27.5    28.4    28.2    28.0    28.0    28.0    30.0    29.4    28.5
   New entrants.....................................     6.2     6.3     6.3     7.2     7.1     8.2     8.1     8.2     7.4
                                                                                                                            
            UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE                                                                                  
                   CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
   Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                           
     jobs...........................................     3.5     3.3     3.4     3.3     3.2     3.1     3.0     3.0     3.1
   Job leavers......................................      .6      .6      .6      .5      .6      .5      .5      .6      .6
   Reentrants.......................................     1.7     1.7     1.7     1.7     1.7     1.6     1.7     1.7     1.7
   New entrants.....................................      .4      .4      .4      .4      .4      .5      .5      .5      .4

    1 Data not available.
    NOTE:  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.






  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-9.  Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                            
                       Duration                                                                                             
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Mar.    Feb.    Mar.    Mar.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb.    Mar. 
                                                       2003    2004    2004    2003    2003    2003    2004    2004    2004  
                                                                                                                            
                 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                       
                                                                                                                            
  Less than 5 weeks.................................   2,595   2,318   2,413   2,788   2,622   2,627   2,612   2,468   2,589
  5 to 14 weeks.....................................   2,825   2,912   2,666   2,531   2,556   2,450   2,394   2,412   2,414
  15 weeks and over.................................   3,598   3,540   3,754   3,168   3,484   3,403   3,365   3,274   3,320
     15 to 26 weeks.................................   1,703   1,605   1,683   1,340   1,448   1,513   1,467   1,403   1,332
     27 weeks and over..............................   1,896   1,935   2,071   1,829   2,036   1,890   1,898   1,871   1,988
                                                                                                                            
  Average (mean) duration, in weeks.................    18.9    20.3    20.8    18.1    20.0    19.6    19.8    20.3    20.1
  Median duration, in weeks.........................    11.2    10.9    11.8     9.7    10.4    10.4    10.7    10.3    10.3
                                                                                                                            
                 PERCENT DISTRIBUTION                                                                                       
                                                                                                                            
  Total unemployed..................................   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0
    Less than 5 weeks...............................    28.8    26.4    27.3    32.8    30.3    31.0    31.2    30.3    31.1
    5 to 14 weeks...................................    31.3    33.2    30.2    29.8    29.5    28.9    28.6    29.6    29.0
    15 weeks and over...............................    39.9    40.4    42.5    37.3    40.2    40.1    40.2    40.2    39.9
      15 to 26 weeks................................    18.9    18.3    19.1    15.8    16.7    17.8    17.5    17.2    16.0
      27 weeks and over.............................    21.0    22.1    23.4    21.5    23.5    22.3    22.7    22.9    23.9

   NOTE:  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.



  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                       HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-10.  Employed and unemployed persons by occupation, not seasonally adjusted

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     Unemployment    
                                                                           Employed             Unemployed              rates        
                                                                                                                                     
                             Occupation                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                       Mar.       Mar.         Mar.       Mar.       Mar.       Mar.   
                                                                       2003       2004         2003       2004       2003       2004   
                                                                                                                                    
       Total, 16 years and over (1)................................   136,783    137,691      9,018      8,834        6.2        6.0 
  Management, professional, and related occupations................    48,383     48,810      1,458      1,340        2.9        2.7 
    Management, business, and financial operations occupations.....    20,263     20,228        643        550        3.1        2.6 
    Professional and related occupations...........................    28,120     28,582        815        791        2.8        2.7 
  Service occupations..............................................    21,719     22,102      1,850      1,770        7.9        7.4 
  Sales and office occupations.....................................    35,397     35,018      2,000      2,215        5.3        5.9 
    Sales and related occupations..................................    15,811     15,711        961      1,034        5.7        6.2 
    Office and administrative support occupations..................    19,586     19,307      1,039      1,181        5.0        5.8 
  Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations.....    13,419     13,908      1,441      1,469        9.7        9.6 
    Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.....................       959        858        155        187       13.9       17.9 
    Construction and extraction occupations........................     7,472      7,979        988      1,003       11.7       11.2 
    Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations..............     4,988      5,071        298        279        5.6        5.2 
  Production, transportation, and material moving occupations......    17,865     17,853      1,675      1,464        8.6        7.6 
    Production occupations.........................................     9,556      9,484        852        750        8.2        7.3 
    Transportation and material moving occupations.................     8,310      8,369        824        714        9.0        7.9 

    1 Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the Armed Forces are included in the unemployed
  total.
    NOTE:  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.






  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                      HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-11.  Unemployed persons by industry, not seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                    Number of                                                       
                                                                    unemployed                             Unemployment             
                                                                     persons                                  rates                 
                       Industry                                   (in thousands)                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                             Mar.                Mar.                 Mar.                Mar.       
                                                             2003                2004                 2003                2004       
                                                                                                                                    
         Total, 16 years and over (1)...............         9,018               8,834                 6.2                 6.0      
  Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers...         7,490               7,334                 6.6                 6.4      
    Mining..........................................            46                  22                 8.2                 4.4      
    Construction....................................           987               1,011                11.8                11.3      
    Manufacturing...................................         1,222               1,083                 6.8                 6.3      
      Durable goods.................................           743                 676                 6.7                 6.4      
      Nondurable goods..............................           479                 408                 7.0                 6.1      
    Wholesale and retail trade......................         1,179               1,386                 5.9                 6.8      
    Transportation and utilities....................           319                 284                 5.9                 5.4      
    Information.....................................           267                 216                 7.4                 6.3      
    Financial activities............................           357                 343                 4.0                 3.7      
    Professional and business services..............         1,190                 999                 9.1                 7.9      
    Education and health services...................           518                 584                 2.9                 3.2      
    Leisure and hospitality.........................         1,035               1,039                 8.9                 9.0      
    Other services..................................           370                 366                 6.1                 5.9      
  Agriculture and related private wage and salary                                                                                   
     workers........................................           161                 153                12.9                12.7      
  Government workers................................           526                 530                 2.6                 2.6      
  Self employed and unpaid family workers...........           279                 260                 2.7                 2.5      

    1 Persons with no previous work experience are included in the unemployed total.
    NOTE:  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.




  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                        HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-12.  Alternative measures of labor underutilization

  (Percent)
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                      
                                                               Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                                      
                            Measure                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                 Mar.    Feb.    Mar.    Mar.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb.    Mar. 
                                                                 2003    2004    2004    2003    2003    2003    2004    2004    2004  
                                                                                                                                      
  U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of                                                                          
     the civilian labor force.................................    2.5     2.4     2.6     2.2     2.4     2.3     2.3     2.2     2.3 
                                                                                                                                      
  U-2 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, as                                                                         
     a percent of the civilian labor force....................    3.5     3.3     3.4     3.3     3.2     3.1     3.0     3.0     3.1 
                                                                                                                                      
  U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor                                                                            
     force (official unemployment rate).......................    6.2     6.0     6.0     5.8     5.9     5.7     5.6     5.6     5.7 
                                                                                                                                      
  U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a percent                                                                         
     of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers.....    6.5     6.3     6.4     6.1     6.2     6.0     5.9     5.9     6.0 
                                                                                                                                      
  U-5 Total unemployed, plus discouraged workers, plus all                                                                            
     other marginally attached workers, as a percent of the                                                                           
     civilian labor force plus all marginally attached                                                                                
     workers..................................................    7.2     7.1     7.1     6.8     6.8     6.7     6.7     6.7     6.7 
                                                                                                                                      
  U-6 Total unemployed, plus all marginally attached workers,                                                                         
     plus total employed part time for economic reasons, as a                                                                         
     percent of the civilian labor force plus all marginally                                                                          
     attached workers.........................................   10.4    10.3    10.4    10.0    10.1     9.9     9.9     9.6     9.9 

    NOTE:  Marginally attached workers are persons who currently are neither working nor looking for work but indicate that they want
  and are available for a job and have looked for work sometime in the recent past.  Discouraged workers, a subset of the marginally
  attached, have given a job-market related reason for not currently looking for a job.  Persons employed part time for economic
  reasons are those who want and are available for full-time work but have had to settle for a part-time schedule.  For further
  information, see "BLS introduces new range of alternative unemployment measures," in the October 1995 issue of the Monthly Labor
  Review.  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.




  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                  HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-13.  Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                            Total                Men                Women       
                                                                                                                                
                               Category                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
                                                                        Mar.      Mar.      Mar.      Mar.      Mar.      Mar.  
                                                                        2003      2004      2003      2004      2003      2004  
                                                                                                                                
                        NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
  Total not in the labor force......................................   74,516    76,025    28,473    28,998    46,043    47,028 
    Persons who currently want a job................................    4,763     4,667     2,224     2,145     2,539     2,522 
     Searched for work and available to work now (1)................    1,577     1,643       831       879       745       764 
          Reason not currently looking:                                                                                         
            Discouragement over job prospects (2)...................      474       514       313       336       160       177 
               Reasons other than discouragement (3)................    1,103     1,130       518       543       585       587 
                                                                                                                                
                         MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
  Total multiple jobholders (4).....................................    7,385     7,377     3,771     3,702     3,613     3,675 
      Percent of total employed.....................................      5.4       5.4       5.2       5.1       5.6       5.7 
                                                                                                                                
      Primary job full time, secondary job part time................    3,954     3,921     2,214     2,182     1,740     1,739 
      Primary and secondary jobs both part time.....................    1,691     1,710       523       560     1,168     1,151 
      Primary and secondary jobs both full time.....................      321       318       207       195       114       123 
      Hours vary on primary or secondary job........................    1,379     1,399       798       751       581       648 

    1 Data refer to persons who have searched for work during the prior 12 months and were available to take a job during the
  reference week.
    2 Includes thinks no work available, could not find work, lacks schooling or training, employer thinks too young or old, and
  other types of discrimination.
    3 Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for such reasons as child-care and transportation
  problems, as well as a small number for which reason for nonparticipation was not determined.
    4 Includes persons who work part time on their primary job and full time on their secondary job(s), not shown separately.
    NOTE:  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.




ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                                ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-1.  Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail

(In thousands)


                                         Not seasonally adjusted                    Seasonally adjusted

                                                                                                                           Change
           Industry                Mar.     Jan.    Feb.     Mar.      Mar.     Nov.     Dec.     Jan.    Feb.     Mar.     from:
                                   2003     2004    2004p    2004p     2003     2003     2003     2004    2004p    2004p  Feb. 2004-
                                                                                                                          Mar. 2004p

          Total nonfarm......... 129,148  128,190  128,794  129,801  129,921  130,027  130,035  130,194  130,240  130,548      308

        Total private........... 107,131  106,767  106,968  107,816  108,305  108,483  108,491  108,667  108,698  108,975      277

    Goods-producing.............  21,529   21,168   21,126   21,335   21,949   21,686   21,668   21,696   21,672   21,750       78

Natural resources and mining....     556      556      556      563      571      571      570      570      571      578        7
   Logging......................    64.2     62.9     62.1     62.0     69.2     67.6     65.9     65.1     64.2     66.7      2.5
 Mining.........................   491.5    492.9    494.0    501.2    501.6    503.4    504.3    505.1    506.5    510.8      4.3
  Oil and gas extraction........   119.8    126.8    128.5    128.4    121.2    123.9    124.6    126.9    128.4    129.2       .8
  Mining, except oil and gas(1).   196.4    191.7    191.1    196.3    201.9    202.4    202.0    200.0    199.8    201.8      2.0
   Coal mining..................    70.5     69.2     69.4     70.0     70.7     69.5     69.8     69.6     69.9     70.2       .3
  Support activities for mining.   175.3    174.4    174.4    176.5    178.5    177.1    177.7    178.2    178.3    179.8      1.5

Construction....................   6,319    6,399    6,356    6,516    6,661    6,771    6,774    6,812    6,791    6,862       71
  Construction of buildings..... 1,510.6  1,535.2  1,524.0  1,550.5  1,571.4  1,583.9  1,585.1  1,593.3  1,591.4  1,610.0     18.6
  Heavy and civil engineering
   construction.................   811.6    816.6    806.8    840.4    898.1    918.8    920.7    928.0    923.9    925.9      2.0
  Specialty trade contractors... 3,997.0  4,046.9  4,025.0  4,124.7  4,191.3  4,268.6  4,268.4  4,290.2  4,276.0  4,325.9     49.9

Manufacturing...................  14,654   14,213   14,214   14,256   14,717   14,344   14,324   14,314   14,310   14,310        0
   Production workers...........  10,303    9,952    9,953    9,991   10,346   10,048   10,044   10,035   10,027   10,024       -3

 Durable goods..................   9,066    8,818    8,835    8,864    9,092    8,874    8,868    8,869    8,877    8,882        5
   Production workers...........   6,232    6,040    6,049    6,074    6,244    6,089    6,079    6,081    6,081    6,080       -1

  Wood products.................   528.5    526.0    528.9    529.9    537.4    536.3    536.6    536.3    538.5    538.5       .0
  Nonmetallic mineral products..   485.9    475.7    471.0    480.5    497.1    489.7    487.5    492.7    488.6    490.0      1.4
  Primary metals................   488.8    462.2    460.8    461.0    489.3    464.1    464.6    462.2    461.5    460.7      -.8
  Fabricated metal products..... 1,492.0  1,469.2  1,473.3  1,475.6  1,494.5  1,468.1  1,471.2  1,471.8  1,475.9  1,476.7       .8
  Machinery..................... 1,171.1  1,137.3  1,140.3  1,143.8  1,169.3  1,142.5  1,140.4  1,138.7  1,139.5  1,141.6      2.1
  Computer and electronic
   products(1).................. 1,387.0  1,331.2  1,331.6  1,333.9  1,388.6  1,334.4  1,332.2  1,333.2  1,332.9  1,334.2      1.3
   Computer and peripheral
    equipment...................   231.4    218.2    218.2    219.0    231.3    219.1    217.8    219.4    219.1    218.9      -.2
   Communications equipment.....   160.2    154.8    155.2    154.7    160.6    154.4    153.0    154.8    155.0    155.0       .0
   Semiconductors and electronic
    components..................   472.0    449.3    450.9    451.5    472.2    451.2    451.3    450.2    451.1    451.2       .1
   Electronic instruments.......   434.2    424.4    422.0    423.3    434.9    425.2    425.3    423.7    422.1    423.5      1.4
  Electrical equipment and
   appliances...................   469.6    449.0    448.6    448.3    469.3    450.9    451.2    449.8    448.9    447.0     -1.9
  Transportation equipment...... 1,792.1  1,753.4  1,762.4  1,765.7  1,793.6  1,766.5  1,762.7  1,760.6  1,765.8  1,765.2      -.6
  Furniture and related products   580.6    567.0    567.8    573.6    581.9    568.9    569.3    571.3    572.1    575.5      3.4
  Miscellaneous manufacturing...   670.1    646.9    650.3    652.0    670.9    652.7    651.9    652.0    653.3    652.4      -.9

 Nondurable goods...............   5,588    5,395    5,379    5,392    5,625    5,470    5,456    5,445    5,433    5,428       -5
   Production workers...........   4,071    3,912    3,904    3,917    4,102    3,959    3,965    3,954    3,946    3,944       -2

  Food manufacturing............ 1,493.2  1,480.1  1,472.1  1,470.9  1,517.3  1,508.3  1,506.3  1,500.7  1,499.6  1,498.4     -1.2
  Beverages and tobacco products   197.5    193.5    190.2    190.5    202.2    198.3    198.3    197.7    195.9    195.6      -.3
  Textile mills.................   274.6    237.5    235.1    238.0    274.2    245.1    241.0    239.2    237.1    237.2       .1
  Textile product mills.........   186.3    174.3    173.4    177.7    187.2    175.2    174.3    176.9    175.7    177.2      1.5
  Apparel.......................   326.9    289.9    293.5    293.6    326.8    297.7    297.7    296.1    296.4    292.8     -3.6
  Leather and allied products...    46.7     43.8     44.3     46.1     46.8     44.1     44.3     44.6     45.0     45.7       .7
  Paper and paper products......   522.1    508.4    505.2    504.9    525.0    511.7    510.3    509.8    507.8    507.7      -.1
  Printing and related support
   activities...................   684.6    665.2    661.1    659.8    685.7    673.1    670.1    667.6    664.3    660.7     -3.6
  Petroleum and coal products...   114.4    110.7    109.5    110.9    116.8    112.0    112.4    114.3    113.0    113.0       .0
  Chemicals.....................   916.1    890.3    893.6    895.6    916.2    897.6    895.9    893.7    894.6    894.8       .2
  Plastics and rubber products..   825.6    801.2    801.4    803.8    826.9    806.5    805.8    804.8    803.5    804.5      1.0

    Service-providing........... 107,619  107,022  107,668  108,466  107,972  108,341  108,367  108,498  108,568  108,798      230

     Private service-providing..  85,602   85,599   85,842   86,481   86,356   86,797   86,823   86,971   87,026   87,225      199

Trade, transportation, and
 utilities......................  24,994   25,132   24,951   25,084   25,328   25,261   25,211   25,312   25,325   25,398       73

 Wholesale trade................ 5,598.2  5,568.8  5,568.9  5,596.0  5,628.3  5,592.7  5,598.4  5,611.4  5,610.1  5,621.0     10.9
  Durable goods................. 2,948.5  2,940.0  2,937.3  2,950.3  2,961.2  2,943.9  2,945.8  2,954.9  2,952.7  2,961.1      8.4
  Nondurable goods.............. 1,997.6  1,970.0  1,971.3  1,980.9  2,013.0  1,989.2  1,991.8  1,993.7  1,993.6  1,993.4      -.2
  Electronic markets and agents
   and brokers..................   652.1    658.8    660.3    664.8    654.1    659.6    660.8    662.8    663.8    666.5      2.7

 Retail trade...................14,648.1 14,842.1 14,672.4 14,754.0 14,911.6 14,921.7 14,876.0 14,944.8 14,960.9 15,008.0     47.1
  Motor vehicle and parts
   dealers(1)................... 1,861.1  1,870.2  1,877.7  1,894.4  1,874.3  1,892.9  1,893.7  1,895.4  1,900.7  1,907.5      6.8
   Automobile dealers........... 1,246.4  1,251.7  1,257.0  1,263.7  1,249.4  1,258.9  1,259.5  1,261.3  1,264.3  1,267.3      3.0
  Furniture and home furnishings
   stores.......................   540.2    548.0    540.5    542.2    543.5    544.8    547.2    546.4    544.7    545.6       .9
  Electronics and appliance
   stores.......................   510.9    517.5    508.0    507.8    513.2    512.8    511.9    509.3    507.4    509.4      2.0
  Building material and garden
   supply stores................ 1,143.2  1,167.6  1,164.8  1,200.4  1,173.7  1,210.0  1,209.5  1,221.4  1,226.8  1,231.9      5.1
  Food and beverage stores...... 2,818.0  2,813.6  2,804.8  2,814.5  2,854.0  2,821.4  2,813.9  2,826.3  2,833.1  2,845.9     12.8
  Health and personal care
   stores.......................   930.8    956.2    950.9    949.9    937.3    951.6    952.6    954.1    954.9    956.4      1.5
  Gasoline stations.............   871.3    868.2    860.5    861.6    881.7    875.2    871.1    875.1    872.1    871.7      -.4
  Clothing and clothing
   accessories stores........... 1,260.7  1,312.2  1,274.3  1,281.5  1,296.8  1,297.1  1,301.0  1,304.3  1,310.7  1,316.5      5.8
  Sporting goods, hobby, book,
   and music stores.............   634.9    644.4    623.2    617.3    651.2    641.3    633.2    635.9    635.3    632.7     -2.6
  General merchandise stores(1). 2,733.7  2,804.2  2,728.9  2,752.5  2,815.8  2,826.4  2,793.4  2,822.7  2,823.2  2,834.0     10.8
   Department stores............ 1,575.4  1,604.8  1,544.7  1,555.8  1,628.8  1,612.6  1,601.3  1,603.4  1,600.7  1,608.0      7.3
  Miscellaneous store retailers.   918.2    915.2    915.6    910.9    939.2    930.9    924.4    929.6    926.6    930.4      3.8
  Nonstore retailers............   425.1    424.8    423.2    421.0    430.9    417.3    424.1    424.3    425.4    426.0       .6

 Transportation and warehousing. 4,165.8  4,143.3  4,132.8  4,154.4  4,204.3  4,168.0  4,157.0  4,175.9  4,174.6  4,187.8     13.2
  Air transportation............   545.2    505.9    506.9    511.9    550.5    511.5    512.9    510.2    511.8    514.4      2.6
  Rail transportation...........   213.2    214.0    213.8    214.5    214.7    215.5    215.5    215.4    215.7    215.9       .2
  Water transportation..........    52.0     48.8     46.5     47.6     53.4     50.9     50.0     50.6     48.8     49.0       .2
  Truck transportation.......... 1,303.5  1,315.4  1,312.0  1,318.2  1,329.0  1,335.7  1,338.7  1,343.6  1,342.3  1,342.9       .6
  Transit and ground passenger
   transportation...............   390.9    389.8    389.7    392.5    376.4    385.7    385.0    382.3    380.4    379.1     -1.3
  Pipeline transportation.......    40.8     38.3     37.9     37.7     41.0     38.7     38.8     38.3     38.1     37.9      -.2
  Scenic and sightseeing
   transportation...............    21.5     23.7     24.3     25.6     26.5     28.7     29.4     28.7     30.8     31.7       .9
  Support activities for
   transportation...............   513.8    509.3    511.6    512.5    518.5    512.4    511.6    514.1    514.4    516.8      2.4
  Couriers and messengers.......   565.5    572.1    565.2    565.2    570.8    564.7    559.0    566.9    567.6    568.3       .7
  Warehousing and storage.......   519.4    526.0    524.9    528.7    523.5    524.2    516.1    525.8    524.7    531.8      7.1

 Utilities......................   581.4    578.2    576.9    579.7    583.4    578.9    579.3    580.2    579.8    581.4      1.6

Information.....................   3,214    3,151    3,155    3,158    3,221    3,172    3,175    3,163    3,168    3,167       -1
  Publishing industries, except
   Internet.....................   935.0    912.1    912.9    914.1    935.9    918.4    917.4    914.0    914.8    915.5       .7
  Motion picture and sound
   recording industries.........   367.0    377.2    377.6    376.0    371.3    382.7    385.2    379.7    382.8    381.1     -1.7
  Broadcasting, except Internet.   326.3    328.4    330.7    332.8    327.0    327.0    329.5    329.7    331.8    333.1      1.3
  Internet publishing and
   broadcasting.................    30.0     30.4     31.7     31.8     30.1     30.4     30.4     30.8     31.8     31.8       .0
  Telecommunications............ 1,097.0  1,059.0  1,055.3  1,053.1  1,098.6  1,062.2  1,061.2  1,061.3  1,057.4  1,055.4     -2.0
  ISPs, search portals, and data
   processing...................   410.3    396.8    400.1    402.5    409.6    402.6    402.6    400.1    402.1    402.6       .5
  Other information services....    48.3     47.3     47.1     47.9     48.1     48.2     48.2     47.8     47.5     47.9       .4

Financial activities............   7,910    7,926    7,938    7,956    7,945    7,985    7,981    7,981    7,989    7,995        6
 Finance and insurance.......... 5,895.4  5,899.8  5,910.9  5,921.6  5,902.9  5,922.7  5,916.5  5,917.1  5,925.2  5,931.8      6.6
  Monetary authorities - central
   bank.........................    22.8     22.4     22.3     22.3     22.9     22.5     22.5     22.4     22.4     22.4       .0
  Credit intermediation and
   related activities(1)........ 2,758.3  2,777.4  2,778.5  2,790.4  2,763.5  2,790.3  2,783.3  2,785.3  2,788.7  2,799.2     10.5
   Depository credit
    intermediation(1)........... 1,741.4  1,758.2  1,758.5  1,759.6  1,745.0  1,758.1  1,757.1  1,758.7  1,763.4  1,763.6       .2
    Commercial banking.......... 1,275.5  1,279.5  1,278.6  1,278.8  1,279.1  1,280.5  1,278.9  1,280.4  1,282.5  1,282.7       .2
  Securities, commodity
   contracts, investments.......   761.0    771.9    776.6    777.4    764.6    769.1    771.9    773.8    778.0    780.1      2.1
  Insurance carriers and related
   activities................... 2,270.0  2,248.8  2,253.7  2,251.7  2,268.5  2,261.2  2,258.1  2,255.8  2,256.4  2,250.4     -6.0
  Funds, trusts, and other
   financial vehicles...........    83.3     79.3     79.8     79.8     83.4     79.6     80.7     79.8     79.7     79.7       .0
 Real estate and rental and
  leasing....................... 2,014.2  2,025.8  2,027.2  2,034.5  2,041.7  2,062.7  2,064.0  2,063.6  2,064.1  2,063.0     -1.1
  Real estate................... 1,360.7  1,372.2  1,376.9  1,384.3  1,376.8  1,394.5  1,395.7  1,397.7  1,399.3  1,400.3      1.0
  Rental and leasing services...   627.1    624.4    620.3    620.6    637.9    639.0    638.3    636.0    634.4    632.3     -2.1
  Lessors of nonfinancial
   intangible assets............    26.4     29.2     30.0     29.6     27.0     29.2     30.0     29.9     30.4     30.4       .0

Professional and business
 services.......................  15,700   15,802   15,897   16,039   15,871   16,114   16,159   16,172   16,185   16,227       42
 Professional and technical
  services(1)................... 6,697.1  6,680.5  6,732.7  6,757.1  6,626.1  6,647.9  6,669.3  6,657.9  6,662.0  6,689.2     27.2
   Legal services............... 1,130.9  1,131.0  1,132.4  1,131.6  1,136.1  1,142.9  1,140.5  1,138.7  1,138.6  1,137.4     -1.2
   Accounting and bookkeeping
    services....................   935.2    900.4    944.1    928.2    827.7    810.6    826.6    815.2    812.6    819.0      6.4
   Architectural and engineering
    services.................... 1,212.1  1,216.2  1,215.6  1,226.9  1,228.7  1,233.9  1,235.2  1,236.0  1,238.8  1,244.0      5.2
   Computer systems design and
    related services............ 1,112.9  1,103.4  1,102.4  1,109.0  1,110.3  1,105.7  1,105.7  1,104.6  1,104.0  1,108.9      4.9
   Management and technical
    consulting services.........   739.1    754.8    761.9    770.3    742.8    760.6    764.0    765.4    769.0    774.5      5.5
 Management of companies and
  enterprises................... 1,667.9  1,661.3  1,658.6  1,659.9  1,679.2  1,671.6  1,670.2  1,675.1  1,672.6  1,670.3     -2.3
 Administrative and waste
  services...................... 7,335.4  7,460.6  7,505.7  7,622.0  7,565.8  7,794.5  7,819.2  7,838.5  7,850.7  7,867.2     16.5
  Administrative and support
   services(1).................. 7,022.1  7,147.6  7,191.0  7,304.9  7,246.3  7,473.7  7,496.3  7,517.5  7,528.3  7,544.2     15.9
   Employment services(1)....... 3,114.7  3,258.1  3,311.0  3,363.6  3,240.2  3,427.6  3,461.3  3,473.8  3,496.1  3,496.6       .5
    Temporary help services..... 2,069.1  2,185.7  2,231.2  2,269.4  2,163.7  2,319.4  2,355.3  2,344.3  2,372.9  2,371.1     -1.8
   Business support services....   749.5    732.0    738.0    745.9    745.7    746.7    745.1    739.0    738.8    742.7      3.9
   Services to buildings and
    dwellings................... 1,513.9  1,502.3  1,491.2  1,540.7  1,607.0  1,639.4  1,635.9  1,637.1  1,631.5  1,639.6      8.1
  Waste management and
   remediation services.........   313.3    313.0    314.7    317.1    319.5    320.8    322.9    321.0    322.4    323.0       .6

Education and health services...  16,632   16,635   16,865   16,948   16,488   16,705   16,731   16,746   16,767   16,806       39
 Educational services........... 2,817.1  2,653.3  2,863.6  2,879.9  2,672.1  2,723.1  2,728.0  2,729.3  2,731.7  2,735.5      3.8
 Health care and social
  assistance....................13,814.7 13,982.0 14,001.7 14,068.2 13,815.9 13,981.5 14,003.2 14,017.1 14,034.9 14,070.4     35.5
  Ambulatory health care
   services(1).................. 4,730.8  4,824.6  4,834.4  4,856.7  4,739.2  4,818.7  4,831.0  4,840.3  4,853.8  4,865.4     11.6
   Offices of physicians........ 1,987.1  2,028.7  2,028.9  2,038.9  1,990.7  2,023.3  2,030.0  2,032.3  2,033.9  2,042.4      8.5
   Outpatient care centers......   423.4    427.0    430.9    430.5    422.9    426.4    425.0    427.8    430.8    429.6     -1.2
   Home health care services....   711.6    737.2    731.8    739.8    714.0    735.7    739.9    740.2    740.4    742.8      2.4
  Hospitals..................... 4,229.4  4,281.6  4,276.9  4,292.3  4,233.4  4,278.1  4,283.9  4,287.8  4,284.6  4,296.2     11.6
  Nursing and residential care
   facilities(1)................ 2,771.5  2,785.1  2,778.8  2,793.6  2,774.7  2,792.8  2,793.0  2,792.1  2,791.2  2,798.6      7.4
   Nursing care facilities...... 1,578.9  1,576.9  1,572.2  1,580.0  1,580.4  1,584.1  1,581.7  1,580.3  1,578.8  1,582.8      4.0
  Social assistance(1).......... 2,083.0  2,090.7  2,111.6  2,125.6  2,068.6  2,091.9  2,095.3  2,096.9  2,105.3  2,110.2      4.9
   Child day care services......   771.1    770.7    783.9    788.9    756.4    766.3    770.0    766.3    772.1    773.1      1.0

Leisure and hospitality.........  11,769   11,634   11,701   11,925   12,107   12,178   12,192   12,218   12,221   12,249       28
 Arts, entertainment, and
  recreation.................... 1,665.2  1,596.3  1,608.9  1,660.5  1,807.8  1,799.4  1,795.2  1,801.4  1,799.5  1,800.7      1.2
  Performing arts and spectator
   sports.......................   358.7    335.4    344.5    349.6    377.0    371.7    368.8    369.4    369.3    367.2     -2.1
  Museums, historical sites,
   zoos, and parks..............   109.2    105.2    104.5    108.1    114.8    113.3    113.1    113.4    113.2    113.5       .3
  Amusements, gambling, and
   recreation................... 1,197.3  1,155.7  1,159.9  1,202.8  1,316.0  1,314.4  1,313.3  1,318.6  1,317.0  1,320.0      3.0
 Accommodations and food
  services......................10,103.6 10,037.5 10,091.9 10,264.4 10,299.6 10,378.9 10,396.3 10,416.5 10,421.0 10,448.1     27.1
  Accommodations................ 1,725.0  1,659.5  1,671.1  1,692.5  1,786.7  1,751.7  1,763.0  1,752.1  1,749.4  1,749.2      -.2
  Food services and drinking
   places....................... 8,378.6  8,378.0  8,420.8  8,571.9  8,512.9  8,627.2  8,633.3  8,664.4  8,671.6  8,698.9     27.3

Other services..................   5,383    5,319    5,335    5,371    5,396    5,382    5,374    5,379    5,371    5,383       12
  Repair and maintenance........ 1,233.4  1,223.3  1,223.9  1,235.0  1,233.3  1,234.4  1,228.5  1,233.5  1,229.7  1,234.9      5.2
  Personal and laundry services. 1,253.7  1,234.5  1,231.6  1,247.2  1,262.2  1,254.1  1,250.2  1,251.2  1,247.7  1,255.7      8.0
  Membership associations and
   organizations................ 2,896.1  2,861.4  2,879.2  2,888.9  2,900.2  2,893.9  2,895.7  2,894.5  2,893.8  2,892.8     -1.0

Government......................  22,017   21,423   21,826   21,985   21,616   21,544   21,544   21,527   21,542   21,573       31
 Federal........................   2,774    2,694    2,699    2,700    2,789    2,723    2,720    2,715    2,714    2,713       -1
  Federal, except U.S. Postal
   Service...................... 1,961.3  1,901.9  1,909.3  1,912.6  1,972.7  1,924.9  1,928.9  1,921.5  1,922.3  1,923.0       .7
  U.S. Postal Service...........   813.1    791.9    789.2    787.0    816.5    798.1    791.4    793.1    792.0    790.2     -1.8
 State government...............   5,164    4,925    5,117    5,167    5,024    5,023    5,027    5,007    5,018    5,028       10
  State government education.... 2,404.8  2,201.4  2,392.5  2,433.0  2,258.7  2,282.5  2,285.7  2,268.0  2,279.7  2,289.2      9.5
  State government, excluding
   education.................... 2,758.8  2,723.5  2,724.6  2,733.8  2,765.1  2,740.0  2,740.9  2,738.9  2,738.3  2,739.0       .7
 Local government...............  14,079   13,804   14,010   14,118   13,803   13,798   13,797   13,805   13,810   13,832       22
  Local government education.... 8,055.2  7,798.1  7,995.6  8,081.1  7,696.8  7,684.5  7,687.1  7,692.2  7,698.0  7,713.5     15.5
  Local government, excluding
   education.................... 6,023.6  6,006.2  6,014.5  6,037.1  6,106.2  6,113.1  6,109.7  6,112.7  6,112.3  6,118.8      6.5


  1 Includes other industries, not shown separately.
  p = preliminary.




ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                              ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-2.  Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector
and selected industry detail


                                                   Not seasonally adjusted              Seasonally adjusted

                                                                                                                         Change
                  Industry                       Mar.   Jan.   Feb.   Mar.    Mar.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.   Mar.     from:
                                                 2003   2004   2004p  2004p   2003   2003   2003   2004   2004p  2004p  Feb. 2004-
                                                                                                                        Mar. 2004p


        Total private.........................   33.7   33.3   33.8   33.5    33.8   33.8   33.6   33.8   33.8   33.7      -0.1

    Goods-producing...........................   39.7   39.8   39.8   40.1    39.9   40.1   39.9   40.2   40.3   40.2       -.1

Natural resources and mining..................   43.7   43.6   43.4   43.8    44.2   43.9   43.6   44.5   44.0   44.1        .1

Construction..................................   38.2   37.5   37.2   38.4    38.7   38.5   38.1   38.5   38.5   38.6        .1

Manufacturing.................................   40.3   40.7   40.8   40.8    40.4   40.8   40.6   41.0   41.0   40.9       -.1
   Overtime hours.............................    4.0    4.4    4.3    4.5     4.1    4.5    4.5    4.5    4.6    4.6        .0

 Durable goods................................   40.6   41.3   41.3   41.4    40.6   41.3   41.2   41.5   41.5   41.4       -.1
   Overtime hours.............................    4.0    4.6    4.5    4.7     4.1    4.7    4.7    4.7    4.8    4.8        .0

  Wood products...............................   39.8   40.1   40.4   40.4    40.1   41.2   41.0   40.9   41.1   40.8       -.3
  Nonmetallic mineral products................   42.0   41.4   41.6   42.6    42.6   42.4   42.3   42.5   42.6   42.9        .3
  Primary metals..............................   42.6   43.3   42.9   43.2    42.5   42.7   42.7   43.1   43.0   43.0        .0
  Fabricated metal products...................   40.4   41.2   41.0   41.0    40.5   40.9   40.8   41.2   41.1   41.1        .0
  Machinery...................................   40.7   41.7   42.1   41.9    40.5   41.1   41.1   41.8   42.0   41.7       -.3
  Computer and electronic products............   40.4   40.5   41.1   40.8    40.3   40.7   40.4   40.8   41.3   40.7       -.6
  Electrical equipment and appliances.........   40.5   41.0   40.8   40.7    40.5   40.8   40.7   41.1   40.9   40.8       -.1
  Transportation equipment....................   41.6   42.8   42.9   43.0    41.5   42.7   42.7   42.8   42.9   42.8       -.1
  Furniture and related products..............   38.2   39.4   39.1   39.7    38.3   39.9   39.7   39.7   39.5   39.8        .3
  Miscellaneous manufacturing.................   38.5   38.9   38.8   38.8    38.4   38.9   38.5   39.0   38.8   38.7       -.1

 Nondurable goods.............................   39.9   39.9   40.0   39.9    40.0   40.1   39.9   40.2   40.3   40.1       -.2
   Overtime hours.............................    4.0    4.1    4.0    4.1     4.2    4.3    4.2    4.3    4.3    4.2       -.1

  Food manufacturing..........................   39.1   39.1   38.8   38.6    39.6   39.2   39.1   39.5   39.4   39.2       -.2
  Beverages and tobacco products..............   38.8   38.6   39.6   39.0    39.4   39.9   39.1   39.6   40.5   39.5      -1.0
  Textile mills...............................   39.7   40.1   40.2   40.6    39.4   40.0   39.7   40.0   40.2   40.2        .0
  Textile product mills.......................   39.2   39.1   39.5   38.8    39.1   40.0   39.8   39.4   40.0   38.8      -1.2
  Apparel.....................................   36.0   35.3   36.0   36.4    35.8   36.2   35.8   35.7   36.1   36.1        .0
  Leather and allied products.................   39.9   39.5   39.5   39.9    39.7   39.3   40.3   39.8   39.5   39.6        .1
  Paper and paper products....................   41.6   41.9   41.7   41.7    41.8   41.9   41.8   41.9   42.0   41.9       -.1
  Printing and related support activities.....   38.6   38.2   38.4   38.6    38.4   38.4   38.2   38.6   38.6   38.5       -.1
  Petroleum and coal products.................   45.9   44.3   44.1   43.0    45.8   45.6   44.2   43.8   44.0   43.1       -.9
  Chemicals...................................   42.6   42.7   43.4   43.3    42.7   42.7   42.5   42.9   43.3   43.2       -.1
  Plastics and rubber products................   40.1   40.6   40.6   40.7    40.2   40.7   40.4   40.8   40.8   40.8        .0

     Private service-providing................   32.4   31.9   32.5   32.1    32.4   32.4   32.2   32.4   32.4   32.3       -.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities..........   33.4   32.9   33.5   33.2    33.6   33.6   33.5   33.6   33.6   33.5       -.1

 Wholesale trade..............................   37.8   37.4   38.0   37.6    37.8   38.0   37.8   37.9   37.9   37.9        .0

 Retail trade.................................   30.6   30.2   30.6   30.4    30.9   30.9   30.8   31.0   30.9   30.8       -.1

 Transportation and warehousing...............   36.6   36.3   37.0   36.6    36.7   37.0   36.7   36.9   37.2   36.9       -.3

 Utilities....................................   41.1   40.7   41.2   41.3    41.4   41.4   40.8   40.8   41.1   41.5        .4

Information...................................   36.2   36.0   36.6   35.8    36.3   36.3   36.2   36.2   36.4   36.2       -.2

Financial activities..........................   36.0   35.3   36.1   35.3    35.6   35.5   35.3   35.7   35.6   35.6        .0

Professional and business services............   34.5   33.6   34.4   33.9    34.3   34.1   33.8   34.1   34.2   34.0       -.2

Education and health services.................   32.3   32.3   32.6   32.2    32.3   32.4   32.4   32.4   32.4   32.4        .0

Leisure and hospitality.......................   25.7   24.9   25.8   25.4    25.6   25.7   25.6   25.7   25.7   25.7        .0

Other services................................   31.5   30.9   31.2   30.9    31.6   31.2   31.0   31.1   31.1   31.1        .0


  1 Data relate to production workers in natural resources and mining and manufacturing, construction workers in construction,
and nonsupervisory workers in the service-providing industries.  These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the
total employment on private nonfarm payrolls.
  p = preliminary.




ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                          ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-3.  Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls
by industry sector and selected industry detail


                                                       Average hourly earnings                  Average weekly earnings

                  Industry                         Mar.      Jan.     Feb.      Mar.       Mar.      Jan.     Feb.      Mar.
                                                   2003      2004     2004p     2004p      2003      2004     2004p     2004p

        Total private........................... $15.31    $15.56    $15.60    $15.55    $515.95   $518.15   $527.28   $520.93
         Seasonally adjusted....................  15.27     15.49     15.52     15.54     516.13    523.56    524.58    523.70

    Goods-producing.............................  16.60     16.94     16.96     17.01     659.02    674.21    675.01    682.10

Natural resources and mining....................  17.50     18.00     18.05     18.15     764.75    784.80    783.37    794.97

Construction....................................  18.74     19.01     19.09     19.08     715.87    712.88    710.15    732.67

Manufacturing...................................  15.62     15.98     16.00     16.00     629.49    650.39    652.80    652.80

 Durable goods..................................  16.34     16.66     16.69     16.69     663.40    688.06    689.30    690.97
  Wood products.................................  12.52     12.90     12.91     12.91     498.30    517.29    521.56    521.56
  Nonmetallic mineral products..................  15.53     16.03     16.00     16.06     652.26    663.64    665.60    684.16
  Primary metals................................  17.88     18.39     18.35     18.17     761.69    796.29    787.22    784.94
  Fabricated metal products.....................  14.97     15.20     15.18     15.24     604.79    626.24    622.38    624.84
  Machinery.....................................  16.17     16.53     16.52     16.48     658.12    689.30    695.49    690.51
  Computer and electronic products..............  16.57     16.81     16.94     17.00     669.43    680.81    696.23    693.60
  Electrical equipment and appliances...........  14.27     14.50     14.61     14.72     577.94    594.50    596.09    599.10
  Transportation equipment......................  21.07     21.38     21.41     21.35     876.51    915.06    918.49    918.05
  Furniture and related products................  12.92     12.95     12.92     12.98     493.54    510.23    505.17    515.31
  Miscellaneous manufacturing...................  13.22     13.68     13.75     13.80     508.97    532.15    533.50    535.44

 Nondurable goods...............................  14.51     14.89     14.88     14.90     578.95    594.11    595.20    594.51
  Food manufacturing............................  12.74     12.91     12.88     12.92     498.13    504.78    499.74    498.71
  Beverages and tobacco products................  17.85     18.88     18.54     19.14     692.58    728.77    734.18    746.46
  Textile mills.................................  11.92     12.11     12.14     12.11     473.22    485.61    488.03    491.67
  Textile product mills.........................  10.96     11.45     11.40     11.34     429.63    447.70    450.30    439.99
  Apparel.......................................   9.44      9.74      9.58      9.59     339.84    343.82    344.88    349.08
  Leather and allied products...................  11.59     11.94     11.76     11.66     462.44    471.63    464.52    465.23
  Paper and paper products......................  17.09     17.63     17.55     17.57     710.94    738.70    731.84    732.67
  Printing and related support activities.......  15.32     15.53     15.57     15.60     591.35    593.25    597.89    602.16
  Petroleum and coal products...................  24.09     24.13     24.32     24.21    1105.73   1068.96   1072.51   1041.03
  Chemicals.....................................  18.33     18.83     18.87     18.80     780.86    804.04    818.96    814.04
  Plastics and rubber products..................  14.01     14.43     14.46     14.50     561.80    585.86    587.08    590.15

     Private service-providing..................  14.96     15.19     15.24     15.16     484.70    484.56    495.30    486.64

Trade, transportation, and utilities............  14.34     14.50     14.58     14.51     478.96    477.05    488.43    481.73

 Wholesale trade................................  17.32     17.56     17.59     17.47     654.70    656.74    668.42    656.87

 Retail trade...................................  11.90     11.98     12.04     11.99     364.14    361.80    368.42    364.50

 Transportation and warehousing.................  16.19     16.46     16.59     16.52     592.55    597.50    613.83    604.63

 Utilities......................................  24.47     25.38     25.32     25.33    1005.72   1032.97   1043.18   1046.13

Information.....................................  20.78     21.21     21.32     21.16     752.24    763.56    780.31    757.53

Financial activities............................  16.91     17.34     17.46     17.42     608.76    612.10    630.31    614.93

Professional and business services..............  17.34     17.38     17.47     17.30     598.23    583.97    600.97    586.47

Education and health services...................  15.54     15.94     15.95     15.93     501.94    514.86    519.97    512.95

Leisure and hospitality.........................   8.75      8.89      8.92      8.88     224.88    221.36    230.14    225.55

Other services..................................  13.85     13.89     13.89     13.85     436.28    429.20    433.37    427.97


  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  p = preliminary.




ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                             ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-4.  Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls
by industry sector and selected industry detail, seasonally adjusted


                                                                                                       Percent
                  Industry                         Mar.     Nov.     Dec.     Jan.    Feb.     Mar.  change from:
                                                   2003     2003     2003     2004    2004p    2004p  Feb. 2004-
                                                                                                      Mar. 2004p
        Total private:
         Current dollars........................ $15.27   $15.46   $15.45   $15.49   $15.52   $15.54      0.1
         Constant (1982) dollars(2).............   8.21     8.32     8.30     8.27     8.27     N.A.     (3)

    Goods-producing.............................  16.68    16.94    16.97    17.00    17.06    17.09       .2

Natural resources and mining....................  17.45    17.79    17.91    17.95    18.02    18.08       .3

Construction....................................  18.83    19.06    19.04    19.11    19.20    19.19      -.1

Manufacturing...................................  15.63    15.89    15.93    15.94    15.98    16.01       .2
   Excluding overtime(4)........................  14.88    15.06    15.09    15.11    15.13    15.16       .2

 Durable goods..................................  16.35    16.58    16.64    16.63    16.68    16.70       .1

 Nondurable goods...............................  14.53    14.79    14.81    14.85    14.88    14.92       .3

     Private service-providing..................  14.88    15.06    15.05    15.08    15.11    15.13       .1

Trade, transportation, and utilities............  14.28    14.44    14.41    14.45    14.48    14.48       .0

 Wholesale trade................................  17.26    17.47    17.46    17.53    17.53    17.54       .1

 Retail trade...................................  11.85    11.97    11.95    11.95    11.97    11.95      -.2

 Transportation and warehousing.................  16.20    16.35    16.33    16.46    16.51    16.52       .1

 Utilities......................................  24.45    25.36    25.13    25.32    25.38    25.37       .0

Information.....................................  20.82    21.10    20.99    21.15    21.26    21.23      -.1

Financial activities............................  16.82    17.30    17.30    17.35    17.32    17.44       .7

Professional and business services..............  17.17    17.29    17.25    17.24    17.25    17.28       .2

Education and health services...................  15.56    15.77    15.81    15.87    15.91    15.95       .3

Leisure and hospitality.........................   8.74     8.82     8.84     8.85     8.86     8.87       .1

Other services..................................  13.89    13.81    13.80    13.84    13.85    13.88       .2


  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  2 The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) is used to deflate this series.
  3 Change was .0 percent from Jan. 2004 to Feb. 2004, the latest month available.
  4 Derived by assuming that overtime hours are paid at the rate of time and one-half.
  N.A. = not available.
  p = preliminary.




ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                               ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-5.  Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls
by industry sector and selected industry detail

(2002=100)


                                                   Not seasonally adjusted              Seasonally adjusted

                                                                                                                         Percent
                  Industry                      Mar.   Jan.   Feb.   Mar.    Mar.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.   Mar.   change from:
                                                2003   2004   2004p  2004p   2003   2003   2003   2004   2004p  2004p   Feb. 2004-
                                                                                                                        Mar. 2004p

        Total private.........................   97.4   95.7   97.3   97.3    98.9   99.0   98.4   99.1   99.1   99.0      -0.1

    Goods-producing...........................   93.7   92.1   91.8   93.7    96.6   95.6   95.2   96.0   96.2   96.2        .0

Natural resources and mining..................   94.5   94.1   93.4   96.4    98.4   97.7   97.1   99.1   97.7   99.8       2.1

Construction..................................   90.7   89.7   88.1   93.9    98.5   99.0   98.2   99.7   99.6  100.7       1.1

Manufacturing.................................   95.3   93.0   93.2   93.6    95.9   94.1   93.6   94.4   94.4   94.1       -.3

 Durable goods................................   95.1   93.7   93.9   94.5    95.3   94.5   94.1   94.8   94.8   94.6       -.2
  Wood products...............................   94.6   94.8   96.3   96.2    96.9   99.7   99.2   98.7   99.7   98.8       -.9
  Nonmetallic mineral products................   91.9   89.1   88.4   92.9    95.8   93.6   93.6   95.5   94.7   95.7       1.1
  Primary metals..............................   96.4   92.6   91.4   92.1    96.3   91.5   91.7   92.1   91.8   91.6       -.2
  Fabricated metal products...................   95.8   95.9   95.9   96.0    96.1   95.1   95.0   96.1   96.3   96.3        .0
  Machinery...................................   95.6   94.6   96.1   95.9    94.6   94.2   93.5   94.9   95.4   94.8       -.6
  Computer and electronic products............   94.6   89.5   90.3   89.4    94.3   90.8   89.4   90.2   90.8   89.2      -1.8
  Electrical equipment and appliances.........   94.5   90.3   89.2   89.5    94.2   90.3   90.0   90.6   89.7   89.3       -.4
  Transportation equipment....................   95.8   96.7   97.4   98.0    95.4   97.0   96.8   97.3   97.5   97.3       -.2
  Furniture and related products..............   92.7   93.1   92.3   94.7    93.2   94.5   94.1   94.4   94.0   95.1       1.2
  Miscellaneous manufacturing.................   95.5   91.3   91.6   92.0    95.3   92.7   91.6   92.4   92.1   91.7       -.4

 Nondurable goods.............................   95.7   91.9   92.0   92.0    96.6   93.5   93.2   93.6   93.7   93.1       -.6
  Food manufacturing..........................   96.2   95.3   94.0   93.6    99.3   96.5   97.1   97.7   97.3   96.9       -.4
  Beverages and tobacco products..............   88.1   84.4   86.7   84.6    92.3   88.1   87.4   88.8   90.8   88.1      -3.0
  Textile mills...............................   92.1   80.1   78.9   80.9    91.3   82.3   80.4   80.3   79.8   79.9        .1
  Textile product mills.......................   95.0   90.7   90.8   91.7    95.2   92.6   91.9   92.4   93.0   91.5      -1.6
  Apparel.....................................   87.4   74.4   76.8   77.9    86.9   78.9   77.6   77.2   78.1   76.9      -1.5
  Leather and allied products.................   97.4   88.8   90.7   95.0    96.9   90.0   92.2   91.4   91.7   93.3       1.7
  Paper and paper products....................   93.9   90.9   89.9   90.1    95.0   91.9   91.5   91.3   91.1   91.2        .1
  Printing and related support activities.....   96.8   92.6   92.8   93.0    96.6   94.2   93.6   94.2   93.8   93.0       -.9
  Petroleum and coal products.................  101.1   96.3   95.3   95.4   103.2  100.1   97.8   99.0   98.8   97.3      -1.5
  Chemicals...................................  100.5   98.1  100.4  100.5   100.4   98.9   98.6   99.0  100.1  100.0       -.1
  Plastics and rubber products................   95.9   93.7   93.8   94.2    96.1   94.7   94.0   94.6   94.6   94.5       -.1

     Private service-providing................   98.4   96.7   98.7   98.3    99.3   99.8   99.1   99.9  100.0   99.8       -.2

Trade, transportation, and utilities..........   96.8   95.9   96.8   96.4    98.9   98.6   98.0   98.7   98.7   98.7        .0

 Wholesale trade..............................   97.8   95.7   97.1   96.5    98.4   97.9   97.4   97.7   97.7   97.8        .1

 Retail trade.................................   96.0   96.1   96.1   95.9    99.0   99.0   98.3   99.4   99.2   99.2        .0

 Transportation and warehousing...............   97.5   96.3   98.0   97.4    98.8   98.8   97.6   98.8   99.6   99.1       -.5

 Utilities....................................   98.0   96.8   97.8   98.3    99.1   98.8   97.2   97.4   98.0   99.2       1.2

Information...................................   97.4   96.4   98.2   96.6    97.4   97.7   97.5   97.1   97.9   97.5       -.4

Financial activities..........................  102.0   99.8  102.0  100.0   101.3  101.3  100.7  101.7  101.4  101.4        .0

Professional and business services............   98.0   95.7   98.7   98.3    98.6   99.4   98.7   99.7  100.2   99.8       -.4

Education and health services.................  101.6  101.1  103.4  102.6   100.6  102.0  102.1  102.1  102.1  102.3        .2

Leisure and hospitality.......................   97.0   92.7   96.6   97.0    99.4  100.5  100.2  100.8  100.8  101.0        .2

Other services................................   97.5   94.0   95.1   94.9    98.2   96.3   95.4   95.8   95.6   95.9        .3


  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate hours
by the corresponding 2002 annual average levels.  Aggregate hours estimates are the product of estimates of average
weekly hours and production or nonsupervisory worker employment.




ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                               ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-6.  Indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls of production or nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls
by industry sector and selected industry detail

(2002=100)


                                                   Not seasonally adjusted              Seasonally adjusted

                                                                                                                         Percent
                  Industry                      Mar.   Jan.   Feb.   Mar.    Mar.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.   Mar.   change from:
                                                2003   2004   2004p  2004p   2003   2003   2003   2004   2004p  2004p   Feb. 2004-
                                                                                                                        Mar. 2004p

        Total private.........................   99.7   99.6  101.5  101.2   101.0  102.4  101.7  102.7  102.9  103.0       0.1

    Goods-producing...........................   95.3   95.5   95.3   97.6    98.7   99.2   98.9   99.9  100.4  100.7        .3

Natural resources and mining..................   96.2   98.5   98.1  101.7    99.9  101.1  101.1  103.4  102.4  105.0       2.5

Construction..................................   91.8   92.1   90.8   96.7   100.1  101.9  100.9  102.9  103.3  104.3       1.0

Manufacturing.................................   97.3   97.2   97.5   97.9    98.1   97.8   97.5   98.4   98.6   98.5       -.1

 Durable goods................................   97.0   97.5   97.8   98.4    97.2   97.8   97.8   98.4   98.7   98.6       -.1

 Nondurable goods.............................   98.1   96.7   96.7   96.9    99.2   97.7   97.5   98.2   98.5   98.2       -.3

     Private service-providing................  101.1  100.9  103.4  102.4   101.5  103.2  102.5  103.5  103.8  103.8        .0

Trade, transportation, and utilities..........   99.0   99.2  100.7   99.8   100.7  101.5  100.7  101.7  102.0  102.0        .0

 Wholesale trade..............................   99.8   98.9  100.6   99.3   100.0  100.7  100.2  100.9  100.9  101.0        .1

 Retail trade.................................   97.9   98.7   99.1   98.6   100.5  101.5  100.7  101.8  101.7  101.6       -.1

 Transportation and warehousing...............  100.2  100.6  103.1  102.1   101.5  102.5  101.1  103.2  104.3  103.9       -.4

 Utilities....................................  100.1  102.5  103.3  103.9   101.1  104.6  101.9  102.9  103.8  105.0       1.2

Information...................................  100.2  101.2  103.7  101.2   100.4  102.1  101.3  101.6  103.0  102.5       -.5

Financial activities..........................  106.6  107.0  110.1  107.7   105.4  108.3  107.7  109.1  108.6  109.3        .6

Professional and business services............  101.1   99.0  102.6  101.2   100.7  102.2  101.3  102.3  102.8  102.6       -.2

Education and health services.................  103.8  106.0  108.4  107.4   102.9  105.7  106.1  106.5  106.8  107.2        .4

Leisure and hospitality.......................   98.9   96.0  100.5  100.4   101.3  103.4  103.3  104.0  104.1  104.4        .3

Other services................................   98.4   95.2   96.3   95.7    99.3   96.9   96.0   96.6   96.5   96.9        .4


  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate
payrolls by the corresponding 2002 annual average levels.  Aggregate payroll estimates are the product of estimates of
average hourly earnings, average weekly hours, and production or nonsupervisory worker employment.







ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                              ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-7.  Diffusion indexes of employment change, seasonally adjusted

(Percent)


       Time span           Jan.     Feb.     Mar.     Apr.      May     June     July     Aug.    Sept.     Oct.     Nov.     Dec.

                                                        Private nonfarm payrolls, 278 industries(1)


Over 1-month span:
     2000 ..............   61.9     62.9     63.3     59.5     46.9     61.7     63.1     52.5     51.1     53.4     56.8     53.8
     2001 ..............   52.2     47.8     50.4     34.4     41.4     39.2     37.1     38.8     38.3     32.4     36.7     34.9
     2002 ..............   40.1     35.1     41.0     41.5     41.7     47.8     44.1     44.1     42.8     39.0     38.7     34.5
     2003 ..............   41.2     35.1     38.1     41.4     42.8     40.1     40.5     39.7     49.3     46.0     51.1     49.1
     2004 ..............   52.3    p51.4    p61.0


Over 3-month span:
     2000 ..............   69.2     66.2     67.8     68.3     60.1     58.1     56.3     61.5     56.5     53.2     52.9     56.8
     2001 ..............   52.7     50.4     50.4     43.5     38.8     34.9     36.2     37.9     34.7     35.3     30.8     32.0
     2002 ..............   34.0     37.4     35.1     36.2     36.7     39.4     39.9     40.8     38.7     37.1     34.4     34.7
     2003 ..............   36.5     32.6     36.3     35.1     40.5     42.6     37.4     35.4     40.1     45.5     50.5     51.1
     2004 ..............   54.0    p53.6    p57.9


Over 6-month span:
     2000 ..............   67.3     69.1     72.5     72.5     67.4     67.8     66.7     60.8     59.0     55.0     59.7     54.0
     2001 ..............   51.8     50.0     51.8     47.3     43.5     41.5     38.1     35.4     32.2     33.1     31.5     31.1
     2002 ..............   29.5     30.0     31.1     31.1     31.7     37.1     37.2     39.0     34.7     36.5     35.3     33.3
     2003 ..............   33.6     31.1     31.7     31.7     33.5     37.8     36.2     36.5     40.5     39.4     42.6     41.7
     2004 ..............   48.9    p54.0    p57.6


Over 12-month span:
     2000 ..............   70.9     69.2     73.2     71.0     69.8     71.0     70.0     70.3     70.3     65.6     63.8     62.1
     2001 ..............   59.5     59.5     53.4     49.3     48.6     45.0     43.3     43.9     39.9     37.8     37.1     34.9
     2002 ..............   33.6     31.7     30.2     30.4     30.2     29.1     32.0     31.3     30.0     29.5     32.9     34.7
     2003 ..............   34.5     31.5     32.9     33.5     36.2     34.4     34.7     33.1     37.6     37.4     33.1     35.4
     2004 ..............   37.8    p43.5    p45.7

                                                        Manufacturing payrolls, 84 industries(1)


Over 1-month span:
     2000 ..............   48.2     58.3     50.0     50.0     41.1     57.1     60.7     28.6     25.0     35.1     39.9     41.1
     2001 ..............   22.6     22.0     21.4     16.1     15.5     23.2     13.7     14.3     19.0     17.9     14.9     10.1
     2002 ..............   21.4     18.5     23.8     35.1     29.8     32.7     40.5     28.0     31.0     11.9     15.5     17.9
     2003 ..............   26.2     15.5     22.6     13.7     26.2     25.0     28.0     26.2     27.4     28.6     51.2     45.8
     2004 ..............   42.9    p51.8    p48.8


Over 3-month span:
     2000 ..............   53.6     53.6     56.0     54.8     44.0     44.0     51.2     47.6     32.7     25.0     23.2     38.7
     2001 ..............   35.7     21.4     16.1     14.3     13.1     13.7     11.9      8.9      8.3     13.1      8.9     10.1
     2002 ..............    9.5     10.1     11.3     17.9     17.3     19.0     28.0     22.0     23.8     15.5      6.5      4.8
     2003 ..............   13.7     13.1     16.7     10.1     13.1     14.9     16.1     16.1     16.1     24.4     27.4     41.7
     2004 ..............   48.8    p51.2    p48.2


Over 6-month span:
     2000 ..............   44.0     52.4     55.4     57.7     47.6     51.8     56.0     45.2     39.3     34.5     32.1     27.4
     2001 ..............   22.0     23.8     22.0     20.8     14.3     13.7     14.3     10.1     10.7      5.4      7.1      4.8
     2002 ..............    6.5      8.9      7.7      8.3      7.7     14.3     14.9     10.7     12.5     10.1      8.9      8.9
     2003 ..............   11.3      9.5      6.0      7.1      8.9     13.1      8.9     13.1     13.1     16.7     19.0     19.6
     2004 ..............   28.6    p37.5    p44.0


Over 12-month span:
     2000 ..............   41.7     39.3     47.0     50.0     46.4     52.4     51.8     49.4     46.4     40.5     35.1     33.3
     2001 ..............   29.8     32.1     20.8     19.0     13.1     12.5     10.7     11.9     11.9     10.1      8.3      6.0
     2002 ..............    7.1      6.0      6.0      6.5      7.1      3.6      4.8      6.0      4.8      7.1      4.8      8.3
     2003 ..............   10.7      6.0      6.5      5.4      8.3      9.5      9.5      9.5     10.7     11.9      9.5     11.3
     2004 ..............    9.5    p20.2    p17.3


  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.