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                    THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:  NOVEMBER 2006
   
   Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 132,000 in November, and the unemployment
rate was essentially unchanged at 4.5 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics 
of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.  Job gains continued in several
service-providing industries, including professional and business services, food
services, and health care.  Employment declined in construction and manufacturing.
   
Unemployment (Household Survey Data)
   
   Both the number of unemployed persons (6.8 million) and the unemployment rate
(4.5 percent) were about unchanged in November.  Over the year, these measures
have declined from 7.6 million and 5.0 percent, respectively.
   
   In November, unemployment rates for all major worker groups--adult men (3.9 
percent), adult women (4.0 percent), teenagers (15.1 percent), whites (3.9 per-
cent), blacks (8.6 percent), and Hispanics (4.9 percent)--showed little or no 
change over the month.  The unemployment rate for Asians was 3.2 percent, not 
seasonally adjusted.  (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.)
   
Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
   
   In November, total employment, at 145.6 million, was essentially unchanged,
and the employment-population ratio remained at 63.3 percent.  The civilian
labor force rose by 383,000 to 152.4 million; the labor force participation
rate, at 66.3 percent, was about the same as in October.  (See table A-1.)
   
Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
   
   About 1.4 million persons (not seasonally adjusted) were marginally attached
to the labor force in November, about unchanged from a year earlier.  These
individuals wanted and were available for work and had looked for a job sometime
in the prior 12 months.  They were not counted as unemployed because they had
not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey.  Among the marginally
attached, there were 349,000 discouraged workers in November, little changed
from a year earlier.  Discouraged workers were not currently looking for work
specifically because they believed no jobs were available for them.  The other
1.0 million marginally attached had not searched for work in the 4 weeks
preceding the survey for reasons such as school attendance or family
responsibilities.  (See table A-13.)
   
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Table A.  Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
___________________________________________________________________________________
                         |    Quarterly     |                            |
                         |    averages      |       Monthly data         |
                         |__________________|____________________________| October-
        Category         |       2006       |            2006            | November
                         |__________________|____________________________| change
                         |   II   |   III   |  Sept.  |   Oct. |  Nov.   |
 ________________________|________|_________|_________|________|_________|_________
                         |
     HOUSEHOLD DATA      |                 Labor force status
                         |_________________________________________________________
Civilian labor force.....| 151,041|  151,677| 151,799|  151,998|  152,381|    383
  Employment.............| 144,009|  144,586| 144,850|  145,287|  145,564|    277
  Unemployment...........|   7,032|    7,091|   6,949|    6,711|    6,817|    106
Not in labor force.......|  77,392|   77,490|  77,621|   77,677|   77,524|   -153
                         |________|_________|________|_________|_________|_________
                         |                 Unemployment rates
                         |_________________________________________________________
All workers..............|     4.7|      4.7|     4.6|      4.4|      4.5|    0.1
  Adult men..............|     4.1|      4.0|     3.8|      3.8|      3.9|     .1
  Adult women............|     4.2|      4.2|     4.2|      3.9|      4.0|     .1
  Teenagers..............|    14.7|     16.1|    16.4|     15.4|     15.1|    -.3
  White..................|     4.1|      4.1|     4.0|      3.9|      3.9|     .0
  Black or African       |        |         |        |         |         |
    American.............|     9.1|      9.2|     9.2|      8.6|      8.6|     .0
  Hispanic or Latino     |        |         |        |         |         |
    ethnicity............|     5.2|      5.3|     5.4|      4.7|      4.9|     .2
                         |________|_________|________|_________|_________|_________
  ESTABLISHMENT DATA     |                     Employment
                         |_________________________________________________________
Nonfarm employment.......| 135,128|  135,595| 135,807|p 135,886|p 136,018|  p 132
  Goods-producing (1)....|  22,420|   22,422|  22,419| p 22,357| p 22,317|  p -40
    Construction.........|   7,502|    7,509|   7,511|  p 7,487|  p 7,458|  p -29
    Manufacturing........|  14,246|   14,230|  14,223| p 14,179| p 14,164|  p -15
  Service-providing (1)..| 112,708|  113,173| 113,388|p 113,529|p 113,701|  p 172
    Retail trade (2).....|  15,236|   15,214|  15,207| p 15,209| p 15,230|   p 20
    Professional and     |        |         |        |         |         |
      business services..|  17,269|   17,394|  17,415| p 17,444| p 17,487|   p 43
    Education and health |        |         |        |         |         |
      services...........|  17,677|   17,801|  17,863| p 17,886| p 17,927|   p 41
    Leisure and          |        |         |        |         |         |
      hospitality........|  13,009|   13,097|  13,129| p 13,174| p 13,205|   p 31
    Government...........|  21,931|   22,022|  22,076| p 22,104| p 22,122|   p 18
                         |________|_________|________|_________|_________|_________
                         |                  Hours of work (3)
                         |_________________________________________________________   
Total private............|    33.9|     33.8|    33.8|   p 33.9|   p 33.9|  p 0.0
  Manufacturing..........|    41.2|     41.3|    41.1|   p 41.2|   p 41.1|  p -.1
    Overtime.............|     4.6|      4.4|     4.3|    p 4.3|    p 4.2|  p -.1
                         |________|_________|________|_________|_________|_________
                         |    Indexes of aggregate weekly hours (2002=100)(3)
                         |_________________________________________________________
Total private............|   104.9|    105.2|   105.2|  p 105.5|  p 105.6|  p 0.1
                         |________|_________|________|_________|_________|_________
                         |                       Earnings (3)
                         | ________________________________________________________
Avg. hourly earnings,    |        |         |        |         |         |
  total private..........|  $16.64|   $16.81|  $16.85| p $16.91| p $16.94|p $0.03
Avg. weekly earnings,    |        |         |        |         |         |
  total private..........|  563.54|   568.62|  569.53| p 573.25| p 574.27| p 1.02
_________________________|________|_________|________|_________|_________|_________

   1 Includes other industries, not shown separately.
   2 Quarterly averages and the over-the-month change are calculated using
unrounded data.
   3 Data relate to private production or nonsupervisory workers.
   p = preliminary.

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Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data)

   Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 132,000 in November to 136.0 mil-
lion.  This followed increases of 203,000 in September and 79,000 in October
(as revised).  Thus far this year, payroll employment has grown by an average 
of 149,000 per month.  In November, employment rose in several service-provid-
ing industries and in mining; employment declined in construction and continued 
to trend downward in manufacturing.  (See table B-1.)
      
   Professional and business services employment increased by 43,000 in November
and has risen by 426,000 over the year.  Job growth has occurred in a number of
industries, including architectural and engineering services, management con-
sulting, and computer systems design.  Employment in temporary help services
was flat over the month and has changed little since January.
   
   Health care employment rose by 28,000 in November.  Hospitals and doctors'
offices each added 6,000 jobs.  Over the year, health care employment has
increased by 309,000.
   
   In leisure and hospitality, employment growth continued in food services and
drinking places.  This industry added 34,000 jobs in November, raising total job
gains over the last 12 months to 295,000.
   
   Employment in wholesale trade continued to trend up in November.  Employment
in this industry has risen by 288,000 since its most recent low in August 2003.
Within retail trade, employment grew over the month in clothing and accessory
stores; health and personal care stores; sporting goods, hobby, book, and music
stores; and nonstore retailers (which include catalog and internet retailers).
General merchandise stores continued to lose jobs (-12,000 after seasonal ad-
justment); since August 2005, employment in this industry has decreased by
107,000.
   
   In the goods-producing sector, mining employment grew by 4,000 in November
with gains in support activities for oil and gas.  Employment in mining has
grown by 136,000 since its most recent low in April 2003.
   
   Construction employment declined by 29,000 in November, following a loss of
similar size in October.  The November decline was spread across all component
industries.  Since peaking in February of this year, employment in residential
specialty trades was down by 109,000.  Employment in nonresidential specialty
trades edged down in November, after trending up during the first 10 months of
the year.
   
   Manufacturing employment continued to trend down (-15,000) in November.
Motor vehicles and parts lost 7,000 jobs.  Employment continued to fall in 
two construction-related industries:  wood products (-6,000) and furniture 
and related products (-5,000).  Computer and electronic products manufacturing 
added 5,000 jobs over the month.
   
Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)
   
   The average workweek for production and nonsupervisory workers on private
nonfarm payrolls was unchanged at 33.9 hours in November.  The manufacturing
workweek and factory overtime both fell by 0.1 hour to 41.1 and 4.2 hours,
respectively.  (See table B-2.)
   
   The index of aggregate weekly hours of production and nonsupervisory workers
on private nonfarm payrolls increased by 0.1 percent in November to 105.6
(2002=100).  The manufacturing index fell by 0.4 percent to 95.5.  (See table 
B-5.)
                       
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Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data)
   
   Average hourly earnings of production and nonsupervisory workers on private
nonfarm payrolls rose by 3 cents, or 0.2 percent, in November to $16.94.  Average 
weekly earnings also rose by 0.2 percent in November to $574.27.  Over the year, 
average hourly earnings increased by 4.1 percent, and average weekly earnings 
increased by 4.4 percent.  (See table B-3.)

   
                         ______________________________
   
   
   The Employment Situation for December 2006 is scheduled to be released on
Friday, January 5, 2007, at 8:30 A.M. (EST).  Release dates for the balance of
2007 are as follows:


          Feb. 2         May 4         Aug. 3           Nov. 2
          March 9        June 1        Sept. 7          Dec. 7
          April 6        July 6        Oct. 5

   

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   |             November 2006 Household Survey Reference Week            |
   |                                                                      |
   |   The November 2006 reference week for the household survey was      |
   | the week of November 5th, a week earlier than the usual reference    |
   | period, which is the week that includes the 12th day of the month.   |
   | This is the first time there has been a change in the November re-   |
   | ference week.  The change was made, in part, so that the household   |
   | interviews, which are done during the week following the reference   |
   | period, would not be conducted during the Thanksgiving holiday.      |
   | The Census Bureau, which collects the household survey data for BLS, |
   | requested this change to improve survey operations.                  |
   |                                                                      |
   |   The establishment survey reference period and data collection      |
   | operations were not modified and were not affected by this change.   |
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   |          Revision of Seasonally Adjusted Household Survey Data       |
   |                                                                      |
   |   In accordance with usual practice, the Employment Situation release|
   | for December, scheduled for January 5, 2007, will incorporate annual |
   | revisions in seasonally adjusted unemployment and other labor force  |
   | series from the household survey.  Seasonally adjusted data for the  |
   | most recent 5 years are subject to revision.                         |
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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 informa-
tion 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 house-
holds 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 establish-
ment 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, pro-
fession, 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.
                                  
                                  - 6 -
 
   Establishment survey.  The sample establishments are drawn from pri-
vate 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 method-
ological differences between the household and establishment surveys result
in important distinctions in the employment estimates derived from the sur-
veys.  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 in-
dividuals  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 ef-
fect of such seasonal  variation can  be  very large; seasonal fluctua-
tions 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 ad-
justing the statistics from month to month.  These adjustments make non-
seasonal 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 ana-
lyze changes in economic activity.
 
                                  - 7 -
 
   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
adjust 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 en-
tire 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 stand-
ard 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
430,000.  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 -330,000 to 530,000 (100,000 +/- 430,000).
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, oc-
curred.  At an unemployment rate of around 5.5 percent, the 90-percent con-
fidence interval for the monthly change in unemployment is about +/- 280,000, 
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 esti-
mates is also improved when the data are cumulated over time such as for
quarterly and annual averages.  The seasonal adjustment process can also im-
prove the stability of the monthly estimates.
 
                                  - 8 -
 
   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 0.2 percent,
ranging from less than 0.05 percent to 0.4 percent.

Additional statistics and other information
 
   More comprehensive statistics are contained in Employment and Earnings,
published each month by BLS.  It is available for $27.00 per issue or
$53.00 per year from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC
20402.  All orders must be prepaid by sending a check or money order pay-
able to the Superintendent of Documents, or by charging to Mastercard or
Visa.
 
   Employment and Earnings also provides measures of sampling error for
the household and establishment survey data published in this release.  
For unemployment and other labor force categories, these measures appear 
in tables 1-B through 1-D of its "Explanatory Notes."  For the establish-
ment survey data, the sampling error measures and the actual size of re-
visions due to benchmark adjustments appear in tables 2-B through 2-F of 
Employment and Earnings.

   Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired
individuals upon request.  Voice phone:  202-691-5200; TDD message referral
phone:  1-800-877-8339.
 
 
 
 
     HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                                         HOUSEHOLD DATA
                                                                                                                                                          
     Table A-1.  Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age
                                                                                                                                                          
     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                             Not seasonally adjusted                          Seasonally adjusted (1)                     
                                                                                                                                                          
              Employment status, sex, and age                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                           Nov.       Oct.       Nov.       Nov.       July       Aug.       Sept.      Oct.       Nov.   
                                                           2005       2006       2006       2005       2006       2006       2006       2006       2006   
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                           TOTAL                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
     Civilian noninstitutional population..............   227,204    229,675    229,905    227,204    228,912    229,167    229,420    229,675    229,905 
       Civilian labor force............................   150,239    152,397    152,590    150,183    151,534    151,698    151,799    151,998    152,381 
             Participation rate........................      66.1       66.4       66.4       66.1       66.2       66.2       66.2       66.2       66.3 
         Employed......................................   142,968    146,125    146,014    142,611    144,329    144,579    144,850    145,287    145,564 
             Employment-population ratio...............      62.9       63.6       63.5       62.8       63.0       63.1       63.1       63.3       63.3 
         Unemployed....................................     7,271      6,272      6,576      7,572      7,205      7,119      6,949      6,711      6,817 
             Unemployment rate.........................       4.8        4.1        4.3        5.0        4.8        4.7        4.6        4.4        4.5 
       Not in labor force..............................    76,964     77,278     77,315     77,021     77,379     77,469     77,621     77,677     77,524 
         Persons who currently want a job..............     4,466      4,661      4,476      4,887      4,901      4,918      4,658      4,782      4,829 
                                                                                                                                                          
                   Men, 16 years and over                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                          
     Civilian noninstitutional population..............   109,745    111,059    111,180    109,745    110,657    110,792    110,925    111,059    111,180 
       Civilian labor force............................    80,296     81,652     81,689     80,394     81,024     81,249     81,542     81,585     81,758 
             Participation rate........................      73.2       73.5       73.5       73.3       73.2       73.3       73.5       73.5       73.5 
         Employed......................................    76,481     78,399     78,210     76,410     77,162     77,423     77,911     77,968     78,121 
             Employment-population ratio...............      69.7       70.6       70.3       69.6       69.7       69.9       70.2       70.2       70.3 
         Unemployed....................................     3,816      3,253      3,479      3,984      3,862      3,827      3,631      3,617      3,637 
             Unemployment rate.........................       4.8        4.0        4.3        5.0        4.8        4.7        4.5        4.4        4.4 
       Not in labor force..............................    29,449     29,407     29,491     29,351     29,633     29,542     29,383     29,474     29,422 
                                                                                                                                                          
                   Men, 20 years and over                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                          
     Civilian noninstitutional population..............   101,383    102,549    102,656    101,383    102,187    102,308    102,428    102,549    102,656 
       Civilian labor force............................    76,756     78,145     78,161     76,722     77,308     77,550     77,831     77,897     78,087 
             Participation rate........................      75.7       76.2       76.1       75.7       75.7       75.8       76.0       76.0       76.1 
         Employed......................................    73,593     75,420     75,247     73,441     74,082     74,358     74,864     74,904     75,066 
             Employment-population ratio...............      72.6       73.5       73.3       72.4       72.5       72.7       73.1       73.0       73.1 
         Unemployed....................................     3,163      2,725      2,914      3,282      3,226      3,192      2,966      2,994      3,021 
             Unemployment rate.........................       4.1        3.5        3.7        4.3        4.2        4.1        3.8        3.8        3.9 
       Not in labor force..............................    24,626     24,404     24,495     24,660     24,878     24,758     24,597     24,652     24,569 
                                                                                                                                                          
                  Women, 16 years and over                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                          
     Civilian noninstitutional population..............   117,459    118,616    118,724    117,459    118,255    118,376    118,495    118,616    118,724 
       Civilian labor force............................    69,943     70,745     70,900     69,789     70,510     70,449     70,257     70,413     70,623 
             Participation rate........................      59.5       59.6       59.7       59.4       59.6       59.5       59.3       59.4       59.5 
         Employed......................................    66,488     67,727     67,804     66,200     67,168     67,156     66,939     67,318     67,443 
             Employment-population ratio...............      56.6       57.1       57.1       56.4       56.8       56.7       56.5       56.8       56.8 
         Unemployed....................................     3,455      3,018      3,097      3,588      3,342      3,293      3,318      3,094      3,180 
             Unemployment rate.........................       4.9        4.3        4.4        5.1        4.7        4.7        4.7        4.4        4.5 
       Not in labor force..............................    47,516     47,871     47,824     47,670     47,745     47,927     48,238     48,203     48,101 
                                                                                                                                                          
                  Women, 20 years and over                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                          
     Civilian noninstitutional population..............   109,332    110,349    110,445    109,332    110,026    110,134    110,241    110,349    110,445 
       Civilian labor force............................    66,510     67,268     67,408     66,223     66,872     66,878     66,718     66,830     66,998 
             Participation rate........................      60.8       61.0       61.0       60.6       60.8       60.7       60.5       60.6       60.7 
         Employed......................................    63,572     64,728     64,778     63,170     64,035     64,131     63,927     64,230     64,303 
             Employment-population ratio...............      58.1       58.7       58.7       57.8       58.2       58.2       58.0       58.2       58.2 
         Unemployed....................................     2,938      2,540      2,630      3,053      2,837      2,747      2,791      2,600      2,695 
             Unemployment rate.........................       4.4        3.8        3.9        4.6        4.2        4.1        4.2        3.9        4.0 
       Not in labor force..............................    42,822     43,081     43,036     43,109     43,154     43,256     43,523     43,519     43,446 
                                                                                                                                                          
                 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                          
     Civilian noninstitutional population..............    16,489     16,776     16,804     16,489     16,700     16,725     16,751     16,776     16,804 
       Civilian labor force............................     6,973      6,984      7,021      7,238      7,353      7,269      7,250      7,270      7,296 
             Participation rate........................      42.3       41.6       41.8       43.9       44.0       43.5       43.3       43.3       43.4 
         Employed......................................     5,803      5,978      5,989      6,000      6,211      6,089      6,058      6,152      6,195 
             Employment-population ratio...............      35.2       35.6       35.6       36.4       37.2       36.4       36.2       36.7       36.9 
         Unemployed....................................     1,170      1,006      1,031      1,238      1,142      1,180      1,192      1,118      1,101 
             Unemployment rate.........................      16.8       14.4       14.7       17.1       15.5       16.2       16.4       15.4       15.1 
       Not in labor force..............................     9,516      9,792      9,783      9,251      9,347      9,456      9,501      9,507      9,508 
                                                                                                                                                          
       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 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.





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     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                                                                                                          
                                                           Nov.       Oct.       Nov.       Nov.       July       Aug.       Sept.      Oct.       Nov.   
                                                           2005       2006       2006       2005       2006       2006       2006       2006       2006   
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                           WHITE                                                                                                                          
     Civilian noninstitutional population..............   185,187    186,840    186,988    185,187    186,329    186,500    186,669    186,840    186,988 
       Civilian labor force............................   122,880    124,498    124,635    122,813    123,946    124,070    124,032    124,334    124,492 
           Participation rate..........................      66.4       66.6       66.7       66.3       66.5       66.5       66.4       66.5       66.6 
         Employed......................................   117,921    120,053    119,995    117,598    118,846    118,956    119,125    119,498    119,613 
           Employment-population ratio.................      63.7       64.3       64.2       63.5       63.8       63.8       63.8       64.0       64.0 
         Unemployed....................................     4,959      4,445      4,640      5,215      5,100      5,114      4,907      4,836      4,878 
           Unemployment rate...........................       4.0        3.6        3.7        4.2        4.1        4.1        4.0        3.9        3.9 
       Not in labor force..............................    62,307     62,341     62,353     62,374     62,383     62,430     62,636     62,506     62,496 
                                                                                                                                                          
                   Men, 20 years and over                                                                                                                 
       Civilian labor force............................    63,896     64,950     64,972     63,827     64,351     64,532     64,568     64,754     64,905 
           Participation rate..........................      76.1       76.6       76.6       76.0       76.2       76.3       76.3       76.4       76.5 
         Employed......................................    61,674     63,023     62,895     61,498     62,028     62,193     62,441     62,600     62,709 
           Employment-population ratio.................      73.5       74.4       74.2       73.3       73.4       73.5       73.8       73.9       73.9 
         Unemployed....................................     2,223      1,927      2,077      2,328      2,323      2,340      2,126      2,155      2,196 
           Unemployment rate...........................       3.5        3.0        3.2        3.6        3.6        3.6        3.3        3.3        3.4 
                                                                                                                                                          
                  Women, 20 years and over                                                                                                                
       Civilian labor force............................    53,238     53,844     53,879     53,037     53,542     53,527     53,490     53,628     53,589 
           Participation rate..........................      60.1       60.4       60.4       59.9       60.2       60.1       60.0       60.1       60.1 
         Employed......................................    51,292     52,044     52,066     50,976     51,547     51,600     51,532     51,749     51,690 
           Employment-population ratio.................      58.0       58.4       58.3       57.6       57.9       58.0       57.8       58.0       57.9 
         Unemployed....................................     1,946      1,800      1,813      2,061      1,994      1,927      1,958      1,879      1,899 
           Unemployment rate...........................       3.7        3.3        3.4        3.9        3.7        3.6        3.7        3.5        3.5 
                                                                                                                                                          
                 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                                               
       Civilian labor force............................     5,746      5,705      5,785      5,949      6,053      6,011      5,975      5,952      5,997 
           Participation rate..........................      45.1       44.2       44.7       46.7       47.0       46.6       46.3       46.1       46.4 
         Employed......................................     4,955      4,986      5,034      5,123      5,270      5,163      5,152      5,150      5,214 
           Employment-population ratio.................      38.9       38.6       38.9       40.2       40.9       40.1       39.9       39.9       40.3 
         Unemployed....................................       791        718        751        826        783        848        823        802        783 
           Unemployment rate...........................      13.8       12.6       13.0       13.9       12.9       14.1       13.8       13.5       13.1 
                                                                                                                                                          
                 BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN                                                                                                                
     Civilian noninstitutional population..............    26,705     27,153     27,193     26,705     27,021     27,065     27,109     27,153     27,193 
       Civilian labor force............................    17,197     17,460     17,489     17,118     17,369     17,344     17,191     17,368     17,429 
           Participation rate..........................      64.4       64.3       64.3       64.1       64.3       64.1       63.4       64.0       64.1 
         Employed......................................    15,395     16,041     16,021     15,299     15,714     15,822     15,617     15,872     15,932 
           Employment-population ratio.................      57.6       59.1       58.9       57.3       58.2       58.5       57.6       58.5       58.6 
         Unemployed....................................     1,802      1,420      1,469      1,819      1,655      1,521      1,574      1,496      1,497 
           Unemployment rate...........................      10.5        8.1        8.4       10.6        9.5        8.8        9.2        8.6        8.6 
       Not in labor force..............................     9,509      9,692      9,704      9,587      9,652      9,722      9,918      9,785      9,764 
                                                                                                                                                          
                   Men, 20 years and over                                                                                                                 
       Civilian labor force............................     7,634      7,810      7,831      7,556      7,735      7,721      7,719      7,734      7,769 
           Participation rate..........................      71.1       71.5       71.6       70.4       71.2       70.9       70.8       70.8       71.0 
         Employed......................................     6,910      7,191      7,220      6,849      7,039      7,073      7,083      7,089      7,155 
           Employment-population ratio.................      64.3       65.8       66.0       63.8       64.8       65.0       64.9       64.9       65.4 
         Unemployed....................................       724        618        611        707        696        648        637        645        614 
           Unemployment rate...........................       9.5        7.9        7.8        9.4        9.0        8.4        8.3        8.3        7.9 
                                                                                                                                                          
                  Women, 20 years and over                                                                                                                
       Civilian labor force............................     8,735      8,762      8,814      8,714      8,757      8,787      8,642      8,723      8,791 
           Participation rate..........................      64.9       64.2       64.6       64.8       64.5       64.6       63.5       64.0       64.4 
         Employed......................................     7,960      8,181      8,177      7,927      8,076      8,154      7,973      8,116      8,149 
           Employment-population ratio.................      59.2       60.0       59.9       58.9       59.5       60.0       58.5       59.5       59.7 
         Unemployed....................................       775        581        637        787        681        633        670        607        643 
           Unemployment rate...........................       8.9        6.6        7.2        9.0        7.8        7.2        7.7        7.0        7.3 
                                                                                                                                                          
                 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                                               
       Civilian labor force............................       827        889        844        848        877        836        829        911        869 
           Participation rate..........................      32.9       34.3       32.5       33.8       34.1       32.4       32.1       35.2       33.5 
         Employed......................................       524        669        624        523        600        596        562        666        629 
           Employment-population ratio.................      20.9       25.8       24.0       20.8       23.3       23.1       21.8       25.7       24.2 
         Unemployed....................................       303        220        220        326        278        240        267        244        240 
           Unemployment rate...........................      36.6       24.7       26.1       38.4       31.6       28.8       32.2       26.8       27.6 
                                                                                                                                                          
                           ASIAN                                                                                                                          
     Civilian noninstutional population................    10,044     10,209     10,214        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2) 
       Civilian labor force............................     6,642      6,781      6,779        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2) 
           Participation rate..........................      66.1       66.4       66.4        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2) 
         Employed......................................     6,403      6,597      6,565        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2) 
           Employment-population ratio.................      63.7       64.6       64.3        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2) 
         Unemployed....................................       239        184        214        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2) 
           Unemployment rate...........................       3.6        2.7        3.2        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2) 
       Not in labor force..............................     3,403      3,428      3,435        (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 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.





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     Table A-3.  Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex and age
     
     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                             Not seasonally adjusted                          Seasonally adjusted (1)                     
                                                                                                                                                          
              Employment status, sex, and age                                                                                                             
                                                            Nov.       Oct.       Nov.       Nov.       July       Aug.       Sept.      Oct.       Nov.  
                                                            2005       2006       2006       2005       2006       2006       2006       2006       2006  
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY                                                                                                              
     Civilian noninstitutional population..............    29,552     30,416     30,508     29,552     30,140     30,232     30,324     30,416     30,508 
       Civilian labor force............................    20,274     20,902     21,048     20,214     20,663     20,628     20,669     20,824     20,964 
           Participation rate..........................      68.6       68.7       69.0       68.4       68.6       68.2       68.2       68.5       68.7 
         Employed......................................    19,052     19,977     20,006     18,991     19,578     19,528     19,556     19,848     19,934 
           Employment-population ratio.................      64.5       65.7       65.6       64.3       65.0       64.6       64.5       65.3       65.3 
         Unemployed....................................     1,222        925      1,042      1,223      1,085      1,100      1,113        976      1,030 
           Unemployment rate...........................       6.0        4.4        5.0        6.1        5.3        5.3        5.4        4.7        4.9 
       Not in labor force..............................     9,278      9,514      9,460      9,338      9,477      9,604      9,655      9,592      9,543 
                                                                                                                                                          
                   Men, 20 years and over                                                                                                                 
       Civilian labor force............................    11,626     12,043     12,127       (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)  
           Participation rate..........................      84.3       84.9       85.2       (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)  
         Employed......................................    11,072     11,634     11,664       (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)  
           Employment-population ratio.................      80.3       82.0       82.0       (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)  
         Unemployed....................................       554        409        463       (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)  
           Unemployment rate...........................       4.8        3.4        3.8       (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)  
                                                                                                                                                          
                  Women, 20 years and over                                                                                                                
       Civilian labor force............................     7,585      7,830      7,839       (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)  
           Participation rate..........................      58.2       58.5       58.4       (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)  
         Employed......................................     7,096      7,449      7,437       (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)  
           Employment-population ratio.................      54.4       55.6       55.4       (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)  
         Unemployed....................................       489        381        402       (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)  
           Unemployment rate...........................       6.4        4.9        5.1       (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)  
                                                                                                                                                          
                 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                                               
       Civilian labor force............................     1,063      1,029      1,081       (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)  
           Participation rate..........................      39.0       36.3       38.0       (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)  
         Employed......................................       883        894        904       (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)  
           Employment-population ratio.................      32.4       31.5       31.8       (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)  
         Unemployed....................................       180        136        177       (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)  
           Unemployment rate...........................      16.9       13.2       16.4       (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 2006, data reflect revised population
     controls used in the household survey.





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     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                                                                                                                 
                                                           Nov.       Oct.       Nov.       Nov.       July       Aug.       Sept.      Oct.       Nov.   
                                                           2005       2006       2006       2005       2006       2006       2006       2006       2006   
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
              Less than a high school diploma                                                                                                             
     Civilian labor force..............................    12,595     12,561     12,684     12,529     12,780     12,780     12,681     12,743     12,666 
         Participation rate............................      45.7       45.9       46.4       45.4       47.1       46.2       45.7       46.6       46.4 
       Employed........................................    11,678     11,908     11,869     11,602     11,868     11,897     11,864     12,004     11,847 
         Employment-population ratio...................      42.3       43.5       43.4       42.1       43.8       43.0       42.8       43.9       43.4 
       Unemployed......................................       917        653        815        927        912        883        816        739        819 
         Unemployment rate.............................       7.3        5.2        6.4        7.4        7.1        6.9        6.4        5.8        6.5 
                                                                                                                                                          
           High school graduates, no college (1)                                                                                                          
     Civilian labor force..............................    38,542     38,581     38,828     38,372     38,403     38,328     38,429     38,456     38,577 
         Participation rate............................      63.6       63.6       63.6       63.4       63.7       63.2       63.3       63.4       63.2 
       Employed........................................    36,770     37,156     37,212     36,547     36,694     36,588     36,798     36,875     36,927 
         Employment-population ratio...................      60.7       61.2       60.9       60.4       60.9       60.3       60.6       60.8       60.5 
       Unemployed......................................     1,771      1,425      1,617      1,825      1,709      1,740      1,630      1,581      1,650 
         Unemployment rate.............................       4.6        3.7        4.2        4.8        4.5        4.5        4.2        4.1        4.3 
                                                                                                                                                          
              Some college or associate degree                                                                                                            
     Civilian labor force..............................    35,326     35,958     35,382     35,411     35,359     35,327     35,454     35,726     35,454 
         Participation rate............................      72.1       72.9       72.2       72.3       71.4       72.1       72.5       72.4       72.4 
       Employed........................................    33,999     34,796     34,232     34,059     34,068     34,037     34,175     34,504     34,274 
         Employment-population ratio...................      69.4       70.5       69.9       69.5       68.8       69.5       69.8       69.9       69.9 
       Unemployed......................................     1,326      1,162      1,150      1,352      1,290      1,291      1,279      1,222      1,180 
         Unemployment rate.............................       3.8        3.2        3.3        3.8        3.6        3.7        3.6        3.4        3.3 
                                                                                                                                                          
              Bachelor's degree and higher (2)                                                                                                            
     Civilian labor force..............................    41,659     43,192     43,550     41,600     42,735     42,650     42,797     42,811     43,313 
         Participation rate............................      78.2       78.2       78.6       78.1       77.7       77.7       77.9       77.5       78.1 
       Employed........................................    40,771     42,413     42,799     40,665     41,839     41,886     41,929     41,997     42,515 
         Employment-population ratio...................      76.5       76.8       77.2       76.3       76.0       76.3       76.3       76.0       76.7 
       Unemployed......................................       888        779        752        936        896        764        868        814        798 
         Unemployment rate.............................       2.1        1.8        1.7        2.2        2.1        1.8        2.0        1.9        1.8 
       
       1 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.
       2 Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees. 
       NOTE:  Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.





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     Table A-5.  Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status
     
     (In thousands)
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                             Not seasonally adjusted                            Seasonally adjusted                       
                                                                                                                                                          
                          Category                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                           Nov.       Oct.       Nov.       Nov.       July       Aug.       Sept.      Oct.       Nov.   
                                                           2005       2006       2006       2005       2006       2006       2006       2006       2006   
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                      CLASS OF WORKER                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                          
     Agriculture and related industries................     2,117      2,211      2,104      2,154      2,260      2,202      2,143      2,140      2,162 
       Wage and salary workers.........................     1,164      1,282      1,226      1,187      1,370      1,256      1,196      1,232      1,269 
       Self-employed workers...........................       923        916        856        928        877        904        932        891        872 
       Unpaid family workers...........................        30         13         23       (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)  
                                                                                                                                                          
     Nonagricultural industries........................   140,851    143,915    143,910    140,427    142,047    142,406    142,790    143,263    143,411 
       Wage and salary workers.........................   131,366    133,930    134,084    131,001    132,417    132,785    133,004    133,448    133,609 
         Government....................................    20,321     20,879     20,952     20,224     20,336     20,314     20,483     20,630     20,752 
         Private industries............................   111,045    113,051    113,132    110,787    112,114    112,436    112,500    112,782    112,828 
           Private households..........................       750        750        732       (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)  
           Other industries............................   110,295    112,301    112,400    110,039    111,269    111,582    111,743    112,011    112,063 
       Self-employed workers...........................     9,376      9,871      9,725      9,274      9,572      9,620      9,679      9,685      9,690 
       Unpaid family workers...........................       109        114        101       (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)  
                                                                                                                                                          
               PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME (2)                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                          
     All industries:                                                                                                                                      
     Part time for economic reasons....................     4,067      4,010      4,054      4,175      4,261      4,147      4,056      4,278      4,153 
         Slack work or business conditions.............     2,570      2,633      2,687      2,595      2,658      2,683      2,614      2,775      2,711 
         Could only find part-time work................     1,198      1,160      1,100      1,246      1,202      1,161      1,137      1,198      1,150 
       Part time for noneconomic reasons...............    20,792     20,223     20,995     19,612     19,501     19,624     19,622     19,422     19,763 
                                                                                                                                                          
     Nonagricultural industries:                                                                                                                          
     Part time for economic reasons....................     3,977      3,954      3,947      4,105      4,143      4,071      3,946      4,208      4,067 
         Slack work or business conditions.............     2,518      2,594      2,620      2,567      2,578      2,635      2,547      2,714      2,662 
         Could only find part-time work................     1,191      1,152      1,085      1,230      1,197      1,158      1,133      1,195      1,128 
       Part time for noneconomic reasons...............    20,423     19,890     20,667     19,235     19,170     19,220     19,269     19,101     19,394 
     
       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 2006, 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                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                           Nov.       Oct.       Nov.       Nov.       July       Aug.       Sept.      Oct.       Nov.   
                                                           2005       2006       2006       2005       2006       2006       2006       2006       2006   
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                        AGE AND SEX                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                          
     Total, 16 years and over..........................   142,968    146,125    146,014    142,611    144,329    144,579    144,850    145,287    145,564 
       16 to 19 years..................................     5,803      5,978      5,989      6,000      6,211      6,089      6,058      6,152      6,195 
         16 to 17 years................................     2,231      2,495      2,470      2,285      2,431      2,394      2,435      2,562      2,518 
         18 to 19 years................................     3,572      3,483      3,519      3,694      3,778      3,697      3,593      3,612      3,660 
       20 years and over...............................   137,165    140,148    140,025    136,610    138,118    138,490    138,791    139,134    139,369 
         20 to 24 years................................    13,947     13,875     13,913     13,931     13,828     14,052     13,944     13,834     13,862 
         25 years and over.............................   123,218    126,273    126,111    122,731    124,305    124,537    124,910    125,333    125,558 
           25 to 54 years..............................    99,214    100,933    100,735     98,849     99,554     99,720     99,906    100,282    100,331 
             25 to 34 years............................    31,144     31,507     31,498     30,920     31,086     31,097     31,145     31,230     31,235 
             35 to 44 years............................    34,614     34,835     34,778     34,513     34,429     34,573     34,556     34,651     34,659 
             45 to 54 years............................    33,457     34,591     34,459     33,416     34,038     34,051     34,205     34,401     34,437 
           55 years and over...........................    24,004     25,340     25,377     23,883     24,752     24,816     25,005     25,052     25,227 
                                                                                                                                                          
     Men, 16 years and over............................    76,481     78,399     78,210     76,410     77,162     77,423     77,911     77,968     78,121 
       16 to 19 years..................................     2,887      2,979      2,964      2,970      3,079      3,064      3,046      3,064      3,055 
         16 to 17 years................................     1,056      1,150      1,185      1,062      1,226      1,193      1,172      1,175      1,188 
         18 to 19 years................................     1,831      1,828      1,779      1,890      1,842      1,867      1,859      1,887      1,851 
       20 years and over...............................    73,593     75,420     75,247     73,441     74,082     74,358     74,864     74,904     75,066 
         20 to 24 years................................     7,305      7,439      7,400      7,330      7,370      7,504      7,503      7,426      7,423 
         25 years and over.............................    66,288     67,980     67,847     66,142     66,723     66,914     67,343     67,467     67,668 
           25 to 54 years..............................    53,527     54,460     54,383     53,419     53,619     53,730     53,938     54,106     54,241 
             25 to 34 years............................    17,203     17,335     17,315     17,103     17,065     17,025     17,200     17,161     17,195 
             35 to 44 years............................    18,783     18,883     18,828     18,745     18,702     18,753     18,697     18,779     18,793 
             45 to 54 years............................    17,541     18,242     18,240     17,571     17,853     17,951     18,041     18,166     18,253 
           55 years and over...........................    12,762     13,521     13,464     12,723     13,104     13,185     13,405     13,361     13,427 
                                                                                                                                                          
     Women, 16 years and over..........................    66,488     67,727     67,804     66,200     67,168     67,156     66,939     67,318     67,443 
       16 to 19 years..................................     2,916      2,999      3,026      3,031      3,132      3,025      3,012      3,088      3,140 
         16 to 17 years................................     1,175      1,344      1,285      1,223      1,205      1,201      1,263      1,387      1,330 
         18 to 19 years................................     1,741      1,655      1,741      1,804      1,936      1,830      1,734      1,725      1,809 
       20 years and over...............................    63,572     64,728     64,778     63,170     64,035     64,131     63,927     64,230     64,303 
         20 to 24 years................................     6,642      6,435      6,513      6,601      6,458      6,547      6,441      6,409      6,439 
         25 years and over.............................    56,930     58,292     58,265     56,589     57,582     57,623     57,567     57,866     57,889 
           25 to 54 years..............................    45,688     46,473     46,352     45,430     45,934     45,991     45,968     46,175     46,090 
             25 to 34 years............................    13,941     14,173     14,183     13,817     14,021     14,071     13,945     14,069     14,039 
             35 to 44 years............................    15,831     15,952     15,950     15,768     15,728     15,820     15,859     15,872     15,866 
             45 to 54 years............................    15,916     16,348     16,219     15,845     16,185     16,100     16,164     16,235     16,184 
           55 years and over...........................    11,243     11,819     11,913     11,159     11,648     11,632     11,600     11,690     11,799 
                                                                                                                                                          
                       MARITAL STATUS                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                          
     Married men, spouse present.......................    45,635     45,762     45,956     45,480     45,558     45,484     45,613     45,477     45,785 
     Married women, spouse present.....................    35,331     35,766     35,824     34,910     35,309     35,295     35,436     35,257     35,353 
     Women who maintain families.......................     9,033      9,088      9,008       (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)  
                                                                                                                                                          
                 FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                          
     Full-time workers (2).............................   117,459    121,199    120,507    117,860    119,818    119,888    120,437    120,859    120,851 
     Part-time workers (3).............................    25,509     24,926     25,507     24,814     24,599     24,711     24,531     24,515     24,738 
                                                                                                                                                          
                    MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                          
     Total multiple jobholders.........................     7,586      7,865      7,863      7,545      7,455      7,494      7,648      7,560      7,758 
         Percent of total employed.....................       5.3        5.4        5.4        5.3        5.2        5.2        5.3        5.2        5.3 

       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 2006, 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                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                           Nov.       Oct.       Nov.       Nov.       July       Aug.       Sept.      Oct.       Nov.   
                                                           2005       2006       2006       2005       2006       2006       2006       2006       2006   
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                        AGE AND SEX                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                          
     Total, 16 years and over..........................    7,572      6,711      6,817       5.0        4.8        4.7        4.6        4.4        4.5   
       16 to 19 years..................................    1,238      1,118      1,101      17.1       15.5       16.2       16.4       15.4       15.1   
         16 to 17 years................................      624        547        530      21.4       16.7       19.2       18.0       17.6       17.4   
         18 to 19 years................................      613        548        572      14.2       14.7       14.5       15.4       13.2       13.5   
       20 years and over...............................    6,335      5,594      5,716       4.4        4.2        4.1        4.0        3.9        3.9   
         20 to 24 years................................    1,274      1,284      1,278       8.4        8.5        8.2        8.0        8.5        8.4   
         25 years and over.............................    5,042      4,302      4,437       3.9        3.7        3.6        3.5        3.3        3.4   
           25 to 54 years..............................    4,255      3,541      3,667       4.1        3.9        3.8        3.7        3.4        3.5   
             25 to 34 years............................    1,634      1,538      1,428       5.0        4.8        4.4        4.6        4.7        4.4   
             35 to 44 years............................    1,407      1,032      1,247       3.9        3.6        3.8        3.5        2.9        3.5   
             45 to 54 years............................    1,214        971        991       3.5        3.3        3.3        3.0        2.7        2.8   
           55 years and over...........................      774        769        768       3.1        3.1        2.9        2.9        3.0        3.0   
                                                                                                                                                          
     Men, 16 years and over............................    3,984      3,617      3,637       5.0        4.8        4.7        4.5        4.4        4.4   
       16 to 19 years..................................      702        623        616      19.1       17.1       17.2       17.9       16.9       16.8   
         16 to 17 years................................      327        291        281      23.6       16.9       18.4       19.3       19.9       19.1   
         18 to 19 years................................      350        303        318      15.6       17.6       16.7       17.2       13.8       14.6   
       20 years and over...............................    3,282      2,994      3,021       4.3        4.2        4.1        3.8        3.8        3.9   
         20 to 24 years................................      737        730        706       9.1        8.7        9.0        8.3        8.9        8.7   
         25 years and over.............................    2,522      2,241      2,306       3.7        3.6        3.5        3.3        3.2        3.3   
           25 to 54 years..............................    2,112      1,840      1,902       3.8        3.8        3.7        3.4        3.3        3.4   
             25 to 34 years............................      798        840        798       4.5        4.8        4.2        4.1        4.7        4.4   
             35 to 44 years............................      707        532        636       3.6        3.2        3.5        3.4        2.8        3.3   
             45 to 54 years............................      608        468        469       3.3        3.3        3.3        2.8        2.5        2.5   
           55 years and over...........................      410        401        404       3.1        3.2        2.9        2.6        2.9        2.9   
                                                                                                                                                          
     Women, 16 years and over..........................    3,588      3,094      3,180       5.1        4.7        4.7        4.7        4.4        4.5   
       16 to 19 years..................................      535        494        485      15.0       13.9       15.3       14.9       13.8       13.4   
         16 to 17 years................................      296        256        249      19.5       16.5       20.1       16.8       15.6       15.8   
         18 to 19 years................................      263        246        255      12.7       11.7       12.2       13.4       12.5       12.3   
       20 years and over...............................    3,053      2,600      2,695       4.6        4.2        4.1        4.2        3.9        4.0   
         20 to 24 years................................      537        555        572       7.5        8.3        7.3        7.6        8.0        8.2   
         25 years and over.............................    2,519      2,061      2,131       4.3        3.8        3.7        3.8        3.4        3.6   
           25 to 54 years..............................    2,142      1,702      1,765       4.5        4.0        4.0        4.0        3.6        3.7   
             25 to 34 years............................      837        699        631       5.7        4.8        4.6        5.2        4.7        4.3   
             35 to 44 years............................      699        500        611       4.2        4.0        4.1        3.7        3.1        3.7   
             45 to 54 years............................      606        503        523       3.7        3.2        3.3        3.2        3.0        3.1   
           55 years and over (2).......................      357        351        361       3.1        3.5        3.2        3.3        2.9        2.9   
                                                                                                                                                          
                       MARITAL STATUS                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                          
     Married men, spouse present.......................    1,210      1,043      1,072       2.6        2.5        2.5        2.3        2.2        2.3   
     Married women, spouse present.....................    1,187      1,018        974       3.3        3.1        2.9        2.9        2.8        2.7   
     Women who maintain families (2)...................      700        631        671       7.2        7.4        6.7        6.8        6.5        6.9   
                                                                                                                                                          
                 FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                          
     Full-time workers (3).............................    6,018      5,386      5,497       4.9        4.6        4.6        4.5        4.3        4.4   
     Part-time workers (4).............................    1,514      1,311      1,321       5.7        5.4        5.2        5.1        5.1        5.1   

       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 2006, 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                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                           Nov.       Oct.       Nov.       Nov.       July       Aug.       Sept.      Oct.       Nov.   
                                                           2005       2006       2006       2005       2006       2006       2006       2006       2006   
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                    NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                          
     Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                                                       
      jobs.............................................    3,329      2,724      3,025      3,455      3,370      3,305      3,179      3,062      3,142  
       On temporary layoff.............................      744        659        808        899        933        886        873        952        963  
       Not on temporary layoff.........................    2,585      2,065      2,217      2,556      2,437      2,420      2,306      2,110      2,179  
         Permanent job losers..........................    1,894      1,434      1,530        (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)  
         Persons who completed temporary jobs..........      691        632        686        (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)  
     Job leavers.......................................      889        802        772        900        857        861        810        793        789  
     Reentrants........................................    2,423      2,206      2,232      2,538      2,358      2,277      2,299      2,251      2,302  
     New entrants......................................      630        540        547        679        629        650        641        597        592  
                                                                                                                                                          
                    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............................................     45.8       43.4       46.0       45.6       46.7       46.6       45.9       45.7       46.0  
        On temporary layoff............................     10.2       10.5       12.3       11.9       12.9       12.5       12.6       14.2       14.1  
        Not on temporary layoff........................     35.6       32.9       33.7       33.8       33.8       34.1       33.3       31.5       31.9  
      Job leavers......................................     12.2       12.8       11.7       11.9       11.9       12.1       11.7       11.8       11.6  
      Reentrants.......................................     33.3       35.2       33.9       33.5       32.7       32.1       33.2       33.6       33.7  
      New entrants.....................................      8.7        8.6        8.3        9.0        8.7        9.2        9.3        8.9        8.7  
                                                                                                                                                          
               UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE                                                                                                             
                      CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                          
      Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                                                      
       jobs............................................      2.2        1.8        2.0        2.3        2.2        2.2        2.1        2.0        2.1  
      Job leavers......................................       .6         .5         .5         .6         .6         .6         .5         .5         .5  
      Reentrants.......................................      1.6        1.4        1.5        1.7        1.6        1.5        1.5        1.5        1.5  
      New entrants.....................................       .4         .4         .4         .5         .4         .4         .4         .4         .4  

       1 Data not available.
       NOTE:  Beginning in January 2006, 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                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                           Nov.       Oct.       Nov.       Nov.       July       Aug.       Sept.      Oct.       Nov.   
                                                           2005       2006       2006       2005       2006       2006       2006       2006       2006   
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                    NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                          
     Less than 5 weeks.................................    2,617      2,468      2,323      2,779      2,704      2,617      2,581      2,585      2,516  
     5 to 14 weeks.....................................    2,263      1,855      2,171      2,268      2,175      2,215      2,080      2,062      2,152  
     15 weeks and over.................................    2,391      1,948      2,082      2,492      2,338      2,394      2,294      2,073      2,160  
        15 to 26 weeks.................................    1,041        898        965      1,108        998      1,066      1,027        996      1,016  
        27 weeks and over..............................    1,350      1,050      1,116      1,383      1,340      1,328      1,267      1,077      1,144  
                                                                                                                                                          
     Average (mean) duration, in weeks.................     17.8       16.7       16.6       17.6       17.3       17.4       17.4       16.5       16.4  
     Median duration, in weeks.........................      8.5        7.9        8.2        8.5        8.2        8.5        8.2        8.1        8.3  
                                                                                                                                                          
                    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...............................     36.0       39.4       35.3       36.9       37.5       36.2       37.1       38.5       36.9  
       5 to 14 weeks...................................     31.1       29.6       33.0       30.1       30.1       30.6       29.9       30.7       31.5  
       15 weeks and over...............................     32.9       31.1       31.7       33.0       32.4       33.1       33.0       30.8       31.6  
         15 to 26 weeks................................     14.3       14.3       14.7       14.7       13.8       14.8       14.8       14.8       14.9  
         27 weeks and over.............................     18.6       16.7       17.0       18.3       18.6       18.4       18.2       16.0       16.8  

        NOTE:  Beginning in January 2006, 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                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                            Nov.           Nov.            Nov.            Nov.           Nov.           Nov.   
                                                                            2005           2006            2005            2006           2005           2006   
                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                                
          Total, 16 years and over (1)................................     142,968        146,014          7,271          6,576            4.8            4.3   
     Management, professional, and related occupations................      49,964         51,714          1,067            919            2.1            1.7   
       Management, business, and financial operations occupations.....      20,991         21,905            453            373            2.1            1.7   
       Professional and related occupations...........................      28,973         29,809            614            546            2.1            1.8   
     Service occupations..............................................      23,151         23,506          1,667          1,477            6.7            5.9   
     Sales and office occupations.....................................      36,188         36,639          1,720          1,617            4.5            4.2   
       Sales and related occupations..................................      16,480         17,095            815            763            4.7            4.3   
       Office and administrative support occupations..................      19,708         19,543            905            854            4.4            4.2   
     Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations.....      15,652         15,998            939            926            5.7            5.5   
       Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.....................         952            896            124            138           11.5           13.4   
       Construction and extraction occupations........................       9,501          9,629            613            619            6.1            6.0   
       Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations..............       5,199          5,473            203            168            3.7            3.0   
     Production, transportation, and material moving occupations......      18,013         18,158          1,202          1,059            6.3            5.5   
       Production occupations.........................................       9,392          9,121            683            521            6.8            5.4   
       Transportation and material moving occupations.................       8,621          9,037            519            538            5.7            5.6   
       
       1 Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the Armed Forces are included in the unemployed total.
       NOTE:  Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.





     HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                                         HOUSEHOLD DATA
     
     Table A-11.  Unemployed persons by industry and class of worker, not seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                        Number of                                                             
                                                                                        unemployed                                 Unemployment               
                                                                                         persons                                      rates                   
                       Industry and class of worker                                   (in thousands)                                                          
                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                Nov.                  Nov.                   Nov.                  Nov.       
                                                                                2005                  2006                   2005                  2006       
                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                              
            Total, 16 years and over (1)..............................          7,271                 6,576                   4.8                   4.3       
     Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers..................          5,711                 5,246                   4.9                   4.4       
       Mining.........................................................             18                    22                   2.9                   2.9       
       Construction...................................................            564                   618                   5.7                   6.0       
       Manufacturing..................................................            823                   702                   4.9                   4.3       
         Durable goods................................................            493                   426                   4.6                   4.2       
         Nondurable goods.............................................            330                   276                   5.5                   4.6       
       Wholesale and retail trade.....................................          1,013                 1,018                   4.7                   4.8       
       Transportation and utilities...................................            199                   183                   3.5                   3.1       
       Information....................................................            172                   137                   5.1                   3.9       
       Financial activities...........................................            268                   229                   2.8                   2.3       
       Professional and business services.............................            711                   658                   5.5                   4.9       
       Education and health services..................................            677                   536                   3.6                   2.8       
       Leisure and hospitality........................................            966                   836                   8.1                   7.1       
       Other services.................................................            300                   306                   4.9                   5.0       
     Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers..........            118                   125                   9.6                   9.6       
     Government workers...............................................            494                   400                   2.4                   1.9       
     Self employed and unpaid family workers..........................            319                   257                   3.0                   2.3       
       
       1 Persons with no previous work experience are included in the unemployed total.
       NOTE:  Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.





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     Table A-12.  Alternative measures of labor underutilization
     
     (Percent)
                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                   Not seasonally adjusted                   Seasonally adjusted                 
                                                                                                                                                                 
                                       Measure                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                   Nov.     Oct.     Nov.     Nov.     July     Aug.     Sept.    Oct.     Nov.  
                                                                                   2005     2006     2006     2005     2006     2006     2006     2006     2006  
                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                 
     U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of the civilian                                                                                     
          labor force...........................................................    1.6      1.3      1.4      1.7      1.5      1.6      1.5      1.4      1.4  
                                                                                                                                                                 
     U-2 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, as a percent of                                                                                    
          the civilian labor force..............................................    2.2      1.8      2.0      2.3      2.2      2.2      2.1      2.0      2.1  
                                                                                                                                                                 
     U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor force (official                                                                                    
          unemployment rate)....................................................    4.8      4.1      4.3      5.0      4.8      4.7      4.6      4.4      4.5  
                                                                                                                                                                 
     U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a percent of the civilian                                                                                 
          labor force plus discouraged workers..................................    5.1      4.3      4.5      5.3      5.0      5.0      4.8      4.6      4.7  
                                                                                                                                                                 
     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...........................................    5.7      5.0      5.2      5.9      5.7      5.7      5.4      5.3      5.3  
                                                                                                                                                                 
     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......................    8.4      7.6      7.8      8.7      8.5      8.4      8.0      8.1      8.0  

        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 2006, 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                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                       Nov.           Nov.           Nov.           Nov.           Nov.           Nov.     
                                                                       2005           2006           2005           2006           2005           2006     
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                           
                        NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                           
     Total not in the labor force................................     76,964         77,315         29,449         29,491         47,516         47,824    
       Persons who currently want a job..........................      4,466          4,476          1,963          2,017          2,503          2,458    
        Searched for work and available to work now (1)..........      1,415          1,366            724            716            691            649    
             Reason not currently looking:                                                                                                                 
                 Discouragement over job prospects (2)...........        404            349            217            202            186            147    
                  Reasons other than discouragement (3)..........      1,011          1,016            507            515            504            502    
                                                                                                                                                           
                         MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                           
     Total multiple jobholders (4)...............................      7,586          7,863          3,854          3,808          3,732          4,055    
         Percent of total employed...............................        5.3            5.4            5.0            4.9            5.6            6.0    
                                                                                                                                                           
         Primary job full time, secondary job part time..........      4,059          4,165          2,220          2,311          1,839          1,854    
         Primary and secondary jobs both part time...............      1,687          1,780            549            484          1,137          1,296    
         Primary and secondary jobs both full time...............        278            297            199            198             79             99    
         Hours vary on primary or secondary job..................      1,523          1,584            865            798            659            786    
       
       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 school or family responsibilities, ill health, 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 2006, 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                Nov.     Sept.   Oct.     Nov.      Nov.     July     Aug.     Sept.   Oct.     Nov.     from:
                                   2005     2006    2006p    2006p     2005     2006     2006     2006    2006p    2006p  Oct. 2006-
                                                                                                                          Nov. 2006p

          Total nonfarm......... 135,316  136,078  136,785  137,103  134,231  135,374  135,604  135,807  135,886  136,018      132

        Total private........... 112,985  114,137  114,329  114,489  112,351  113,404  113,584  113,731  113,782  113,896      114

    Goods-producing.............  22,402   22,705   22,598   22,428   22,264   22,420   22,427   22,419   22,357   22,317      -40

Natural resources and mining....     645      695      700      700      641      680      683      685      691      695        4
   Logging......................    64.2     64.2     64.2     63.9     62.1     62.3     61.6     60.7     60.8     61.2       .4
 Mining.........................   581.1    631.0    635.5    636.1    579.3    617.7    621.0    624.5    630.4    634.2      3.8
  Oil and gas extraction........   128.5    139.1    140.6    141.5    128.9    137.2    139.1    139.5    141.4    142.2       .8
  Mining, except oil and gas (1)   216.8    224.7    224.7    221.4    215.0    220.1    218.9    219.9    220.7    219.6     -1.1
   Coal mining..................    75.2     78.6     79.1     78.4     75.1     78.2     78.5     78.4     79.1     78.7      -.4
  Support activities for mining.   235.8    267.2    270.2    273.2    235.4    260.4    263.0    265.1    268.3    272.4      4.1

Construction....................   7,524    7,738    7,692    7,553    7,409    7,504    7,512    7,511    7,487    7,458      -29
  Construction of buildings..... 1,738.8  1,787.9  1,778.9  1,753.8  1,722.4  1,756.9  1,755.8  1,757.2  1,749.4  1,740.2     -9.2
   Residential building.........   969.1  1,002.5    998.2    982.5    963.6    977.3    982.4    986.3    983.9    977.9     -6.0
   Nonresidential building......   769.7    785.4    780.7    771.3    758.8    779.6    773.4    770.9    765.5    762.3     -3.2
  Heavy and civil engineering
   construction................. 1,005.3  1,054.8  1,056.6  1,015.7    977.1    983.0    985.0    990.9    995.0    990.4     -4.6
  Specialty trade contractors... 4,779.7  4,894.9  4,856.5  4,783.2  4,709.4  4,764.1  4,771.4  4,762.6  4,743.0  4,727.5    -15.5
   Residential specialty trade
    contractors................. 2,370.9  2,359.2  2,318.7  2,278.5  2,339.4  2,323.4  2,317.6  2,297.2  2,269.0  2,259.5     -9.5
   Nonresidential specialty
    trade contractors........... 2,408.8  2,535.7  2,537.8  2,504.7  2,370.0  2,440.7  2,453.8  2,465.4  2,474.0  2,468.0     -6.0

Manufacturing...................  14,233   14,272   14,206   14,175   14,214   14,236   14,232   14,223   14,179   14,164      -15
   Production workers...........  10,131   10,235   10,172   10,142   10,103   10,212   10,212   10,187   10,141   10,126      -15

 Durable goods..................   8,970    9,021    8,989    8,973    8,960    9,011    9,014    9,011    8,986    8,973      -13
   Production workers...........   6,287    6,393    6,358    6,346    6,274    6,394    6,397    6,381    6,354    6,345       -9

  Wood products.................   556.6    547.0    536.2    527.1    556.7    550.8    546.0    541.0    534.4    528.5     -5.9
  Nonmetallic mineral products..   505.6    505.4    504.6    498.9    502.0    501.4    500.7    496.5    497.7    496.4     -1.3
  Primary metals................   470.7    469.3    467.5    468.3    471.5    474.6    473.4    469.8    468.8    468.6      -.2
  Fabricated metal products..... 1,525.7  1,555.1  1,553.3  1,552.8  1,524.1  1,551.0  1,551.8  1,555.2  1,550.8  1,552.6      1.8
  Machinery..................... 1,163.6  1,195.0  1,199.6  1,199.6  1,164.4  1,191.4  1,194.8  1,197.0  1,199.6  1,199.9       .3
  Computer and electronic
   products (1)................. 1,322.2  1,327.0  1,324.7  1,328.1  1,322.0  1,327.6  1,329.4  1,329.0  1,327.0  1,331.8      4.8
   Computer and peripheral
    equipment...................   206.0    203.1    203.1    203.4    206.3    203.1    203.2    202.8    203.5    204.1       .6
   Communications equipment.....   148.4    146.7    146.4    147.7    148.0    147.1    147.4    147.7    146.6    148.4      1.8
   Semiconductors and electronic
    components..................   450.2    463.4    461.4    461.8    450.6    462.7    463.0    462.9    462.4    464.1      1.7
   Electronic instruments.......   442.3    445.4    445.1    446.3    442.0    445.4    446.4    446.8    446.0    447.1      1.1
  Electrical equipment and
   appliances...................   434.3    444.4    443.6    444.1    434.3    444.0    445.1    445.5    445.8    445.7      -.1
  Transportation equipment (1).. 1,776.3  1,772.9  1,754.3  1,752.2  1,771.8  1,765.1  1,766.9  1,770.6  1,757.5  1,749.2     -8.3
   Motor vehicles and parts (2). 1,095.7  1,074.6  1,054.9  1,051.9  1,092.4  1,069.0  1,070.6  1,070.1  1,057.9  1,051.0     -6.9
  Furniture and related products   557.8    545.8    541.3    534.3    558.4    550.4    547.3    545.4    541.5    536.3     -5.2
  Miscellaneous manufacturing...   656.7    659.3    663.8    667.2    654.7    655.0    658.5    660.6    662.6    664.3      1.7

 Nondurable goods...............   5,263    5,251    5,217    5,202    5,254    5,225    5,218    5,212    5,193    5,191       -2
   Production workers...........   3,844    3,842    3,814    3,796    3,829    3,818    3,815    3,806    3,787    3,781       -6

  Food manufacturing............ 1,474.1  1,505.5  1,493.1  1,483.9  1,465.0  1,468.8  1,468.0  1,474.0  1,470.9  1,472.0      1.1
  Beverages and tobacco products   193.2    202.0    201.8    198.1    193.4    196.5    197.1    197.7    198.4    198.0      -.4
  Textile mills.................   210.0    190.5    188.1    186.3    210.9    195.8    193.4    190.0    188.4    187.0     -1.4
  Textile product mills.........   172.9    166.3    167.1    166.6    174.5    169.1    168.4    167.9    167.4    166.9      -.5
  Apparel.......................   253.7    244.8    240.6    240.7    253.7    249.0    243.6    243.2    241.6    240.7      -.9
  Leather and allied products...    39.5     37.3     37.4     37.4     39.5     37.1     36.8     37.2     37.2     37.0      -.2
  Paper and paper products......   479.4    465.8    463.3    462.7    478.5    470.2    467.2    465.4    463.9    462.7     -1.2
  Printing and related support
   activities...................   647.4    638.7    639.1    638.6    644.8    639.0    640.3    638.1    638.7    638.9       .2
  Petroleum and coal products...   112.3    119.5    119.2    117.4    112.3    116.6    116.8    117.2    117.6    117.4      -.2
  Chemicals.....................   879.7    894.1    894.3    896.2    881.5    893.0    897.5    895.8    897.0    898.0      1.0
  Plastics and rubber products..   801.1    786.5    773.1    773.9    799.4    790.1    788.9    785.5    772.3    772.1      -.2

    Service-providing........... 112,914  113,373  114,187  114,675  111,967  112,954  113,177  113,388  113,529  113,701      172

     Private service-providing..  90,583   91,432   91,731   92,061   90,087   90,984   91,157   91,312   91,425   91,579      154

Trade, transportation, and
 utilities......................  26,445   26,006   26,156   26,560   26,006   26,052   26,052   26,073   26,079   26,113       34

 Wholesale trade................ 5,790.7  5,872.6  5,870.9  5,880.7  5,782.7  5,847.0  5,854.6  5,868.0  5,865.2  5,876.5     11.3
  Durable goods................. 3,011.7  3,065.5  3,069.0  3,069.7  3,010.5  3,051.0  3,058.0  3,069.0  3,069.2  3,072.0      2.8
  Nondurable goods.............. 2,035.6  2,046.8  2,041.5  2,049.3  2,028.9  2,039.6  2,039.5  2,040.6  2,036.9  2,043.4      6.5
  Electronic markets and agents
   and brokers..................   743.4    760.3    760.4    761.7    743.3    756.4    757.1    758.4    759.1    761.1      2.0

 Retail trade...................15,684.5 15,099.2 15,239.9 15,634.1 15,292.9 15,222.2 15,212.3 15,207.3 15,209.2 15,229.6     20.4
  Motor vehicle and parts
   dealers(1)................... 1,914.4  1,917.8  1,913.7  1,909.0  1,914.3  1,907.3  1,906.7  1,907.3  1,907.0  1,908.9      1.9
   Automobile dealers........... 1,254.5  1,248.9  1,245.5  1,242.7  1,254.5  1,245.7  1,243.6  1,242.6  1,241.9  1,242.6       .7
  Furniture and home furnishings
   stores.......................   600.0    584.9    594.8    607.7    583.3    594.8    594.3    592.2    593.2    591.2     -2.0
  Electronics and appliance
   stores.......................   564.5    519.5    527.4    545.6    541.2    530.5    527.1    525.8    523.8    522.8     -1.0
  Building material and garden
   supply stores................ 1,267.2  1,305.9  1,304.2  1,288.1  1,281.6  1,316.5  1,313.2  1,313.9  1,314.4  1,311.0     -3.4
  Food and beverage stores...... 2,832.0  2,811.4  2,825.9  2,854.8  2,806.6  2,808.8  2,813.5  2,818.2  2,822.1  2,824.3      2.2
  Health and personal care
   stores.......................   972.5    956.9    959.5    976.1    964.7    959.3    960.0    962.4    960.3    968.1      7.8
  Gasoline stations.............   868.2    862.8    855.7    858.5    869.1    863.3    858.5    859.1    855.0    858.5      3.5
  Clothing and clothing
   accessories stores........... 1,500.3  1,409.9  1,436.0  1,529.7  1,434.5  1,434.0  1,437.5  1,436.9  1,443.6  1,456.5     12.9
  Sporting goods, hobby, book,
   and music stores.............   675.1    615.7    623.8    671.8    641.5    624.2    628.1    622.6    623.3    631.2      7.9
  General merchandise stores (1) 3,111.5  2,789.1  2,851.1  3,015.1  2,920.4  2,859.8  2,850.8  2,841.6  2,836.1  2,823.9    -12.2
   Department stores............ 1,743.0  1,520.3  1,567.8  1,696.8  1,595.2  1,571.4  1,565.0  1,560.2  1,556.3  1,552.2     -4.1
  Miscellaneous store retailers.   912.2    888.2    894.8    900.3    897.3    892.7    889.9    889.7    888.8    885.7     -3.1
  Nonstore retailers............   466.6    437.1    453.0    477.4    438.4    431.0    432.7    437.6    441.6    447.5      5.9

 Transportation and warehousing. 4,410.5  4,473.6  4,486.5  4,486.1  4,370.2  4,423.2  4,425.3  4,437.4  4,444.9  4,446.7      1.8
  Air transportation............   488.7    491.8    491.0    485.3    488.9    487.7    488.1    488.8    488.5    484.1     -4.4
  Rail transportation...........   228.6    227.1    225.7    225.9    227.8    227.3    226.7    226.1    225.1    224.8      -.3
  Water transportation..........    62.1     67.1     66.3     66.1     63.6     64.2     64.6     66.0     66.3     67.5      1.2
  Truck transportation.......... 1,412.3  1,451.7  1,450.0  1,442.9  1,403.7  1,427.1  1,427.4  1,430.8  1,432.5  1,432.7       .2
  Transit and ground passenger
   transportation...............   411.5    399.8    402.9    403.8    394.9    391.6    388.7    391.3    389.6    388.9      -.7
  Pipeline transportation.......    37.1     38.2     39.0     38.2     37.2     38.4     38.6     38.2     38.9     38.4      -.5
  Scenic and sightseeing
   transportation...............    26.7     37.2     32.0     27.5     31.4     30.5     31.5     31.2     31.4     31.7       .3
  Support activities for
   transportation...............   554.2    566.9    568.1    569.1    553.9    564.9    565.4    566.9    568.4    570.7      2.3
  Couriers and messengers.......   586.2    581.4    591.9    602.5    576.8    583.6    584.4    587.4    591.8    593.7      1.9
  Warehousing and storage.......   603.1    612.4    619.6    624.8    592.0    607.9    609.9    610.7    612.4    614.2      1.8

 Utilities......................   559.0    560.2    558.6    559.4    560.1    559.8    559.8    560.1    559.6    560.2       .6

Information.....................   3,071    3,049    3,055    3,069    3,064    3,052    3,062    3,060    3,062    3,059       -3
  Publishing industries, except
   Internet.....................   906.3    898.7    901.1    905.3    902.8    900.8    901.2    898.9    901.6    903.2      1.6
  Motion picture and sound
   recording industries.........   385.9    370.1    369.1    372.8    383.5    375.7    379.8    375.7    375.1    370.1     -5.0
  Broadcasting, except Internet.   327.2    329.3    329.8    331.6    325.7    328.0    328.2    329.1    329.0    329.7       .7
  Internet publishing and
   broadcasting.................    30.3     31.0     31.2     31.4     30.1     29.5     30.6     31.0     31.3     31.5       .2
  Telecommunications............   993.9    988.3    993.9    994.7    995.1    986.3    990.1    991.9    994.0    991.8     -2.2
  ISPs, search portals, and data
   processing...................   377.7    381.6    380.3    382.7    376.7    381.8    382.8    383.2    381.1    382.2      1.1
  Other information services....    49.4     49.5     49.8     50.5     49.9     50.0     49.4     49.9     50.2     50.6       .4

Financial activities............   8,208    8,359    8,349    8,358    8,217    8,321    8,333    8,360    8,360    8,371       11
 Finance and insurance.......... 6,063.6  6,159.8  6,171.9  6,180.5  6,066.7  6,142.3  6,150.9  6,172.7  6,179.4  6,184.5      5.1
  Monetary authorities - central
   bank.........................    20.9     21.8     21.8     21.8     20.9     21.7     21.7     21.8     21.8     21.8       .0
  Credit intermediation and
   related activities (1)....... 2,891.2  2,937.0  2,943.6  2,946.3  2,895.8  2,925.7  2,927.2  2,942.9  2,947.3  2,948.2       .9
   Depository credit
    intermediation (1).......... 1,788.6  1,823.2  1,828.2  1,830.0  1,793.3  1,818.3  1,821.4  1,828.2  1,834.2  1,834.2       .0
    Commercial banking.......... 1,305.2  1,329.3  1,334.7  1,335.9  1,309.0  1,322.9  1,325.7  1,332.3  1,338.6  1,338.3      -.3
  Securities, commodity
   contracts, investments.......   790.9    798.1    802.9    804.0    790.7    798.7    799.4    802.1    803.9    804.6       .7
  Insurance carriers and related
   activities................... 2,273.5  2,311.0  2,312.1  2,316.7  2,271.8  2,304.9  2,310.9  2,313.7  2,314.3  2,317.9      3.6
  Funds, trusts, and other
   financial vehicles...........    87.1     91.9     91.5     91.7     87.5     91.3     91.7     92.2     92.1     92.0      -.1
 Real estate and rental and
  leasing....................... 2,144.2  2,198.9  2,177.3  2,177.6  2,150.2  2,178.6  2,182.0  2,187.2  2,180.8  2,186.3      5.5
  Real estate................... 1,475.3  1,509.6  1,494.9  1,497.7  1,478.4  1,499.7  1,500.3  1,501.1  1,496.0  1,501.4      5.4
  Rental and leasing services...   641.0    658.9    652.2    649.4    643.9    649.3    651.9    656.0    654.7    654.4      -.3
  Lessors of nonfinancial
   intangible assets............    27.9     30.4     30.2     30.5     27.9     29.6     29.8     30.1     30.1     30.5       .4

Professional and business
 services.......................  17,194   17,550   17,615   17,591   17,061   17,364   17,402   17,415   17,444   17,487       43
 Professional and technical
  services (1).................. 7,068.8  7,236.5  7,280.6  7,313.8  7,087.2  7,281.1  7,295.5  7,306.0  7,320.4  7,342.2     21.8
   Legal services............... 1,160.6  1,154.7  1,159.6  1,160.7  1,160.0  1,158.5  1,160.5  1,159.3  1,160.1  1,160.5       .4
   Accounting and bookkeeping
    services....................   791.9    810.2    813.5    829.2    847.5    870.8    869.4    880.7    882.4    887.5      5.1
   Architectural and engineering
    services.................... 1,342.7  1,395.7  1,398.3  1,402.0  1,335.3  1,382.2  1,386.6  1,388.2  1,389.5  1,395.3      5.8
   Computer systems design and
    related services............ 1,212.3  1,275.2  1,283.0  1,285.5  1,204.9  1,267.8  1,274.6  1,278.2  1,279.5  1,281.6      2.1
   Management and technical
    consulting services.........   863.4    895.7    915.4    919.6    861.4    886.5    892.0    896.4    910.6    915.4      4.8
 Management of companies and
  enterprises................... 1,750.9  1,792.9  1,789.2  1,794.7  1,743.2  1,789.1  1,790.7  1,795.9  1,798.4  1,798.3      -.1
 Administrative and waste
  services...................... 8,373.8  8,520.5  8,544.9  8,482.1  8,230.5  8,294.2  8,315.4  8,313.0  8,325.3  8,346.2     20.9
  Administrative and support
   services (1)................. 8,042.8  8,182.3  8,204.1  8,142.3  7,897.8  7,959.1  7,983.4  7,977.7  7,986.4  8,005.8     19.4
   Employment services (1)...... 3,791.3  3,780.0  3,800.9  3,776.2  3,663.7  3,648.1  3,663.8  3,649.6  3,643.1  3,656.6     13.5
    Temporary help services..... 2,715.0  2,698.9  2,720.6  2,692.1  2,616.2  2,596.6  2,600.5  2,589.4  2,591.1  2,595.9      4.8
   Business support services....   759.5    767.9    785.2    788.3    754.7    766.8    770.5    772.3    779.4    780.8      1.4
   Services to buildings and
    dwellings................... 1,772.4  1,839.5  1,823.3  1,787.0  1,755.4  1,777.9  1,775.9  1,773.6  1,778.3  1,778.3       .0
  Waste management and
   remediation services.........   331.0    338.2    340.8    339.8    332.7    335.1    332.0    335.3    338.9    340.4      1.5

Education and health services...  17,709   17,784   18,059   18,163   17,481   17,735   17,805   17,863   17,886   17,927       41
 Educational services........... 3,016.0  2,862.9  3,058.7  3,103.3  2,820.2  2,856.9  2,889.1  2,907.6  2,897.1  2,905.2      8.1
 Health care and social
  assistance....................14,692.5 14,920.8 15,000.7 15,059.9 14,661.2 14,877.6 14,915.7 14,955.3 14,989.0 15,021.3     32.3
 Health care (3).................12,446.3 12,658.9 12,711.1 12,760.8 12,423.8 12,615.6 12,642.7 12,678.2 12,705.0 12,732.7     27.7
   Ambulatory health care
    services (1)................ 5,186.1  5,293.8  5,325.5  5,355.7  5,172.7  5,271.7  5,287.0  5,311.0  5,324.5  5,340.8     16.3
    Offices of physicians....... 2,134.4  2,190.0  2,199.4  2,211.7  2,128.4  2,180.3  2,182.8  2,197.5  2,199.5  2,205.7      6.2
    Outpatient care centers.....   484.0    491.8    493.9    495.8    482.4    489.2    491.5    492.9    494.9    495.5       .6
    Home health care services...   828.0    852.9    862.6    870.2    824.3    845.6    850.9    856.1    861.1    864.7      3.6
   Hospitals.................... 4,383.1  4,455.8  4,462.0  4,473.1  4,379.2  4,434.0  4,445.1  4,456.1  4,461.6  4,467.9      6.3
   Nursing and residential care
    facilities (1).............. 2,877.1  2,909.3  2,923.6  2,932.0  2,871.9  2,909.9  2,910.6  2,911.1  2,918.9  2,924.0      5.1
    Nursing care facilities..... 1,587.7  1,592.2  1,597.5  1,600.4  1,582.5  1,593.0  1,590.3  1,590.7  1,594.2  1,594.9       .7
  Social assistance (1)......... 2,246.2  2,261.9  2,289.6  2,299.1  2,237.4  2,262.0  2,273.0  2,277.1  2,284.0  2,288.6      4.6
   Child day care services......   803.6    783.4    798.7    798.2    792.9    781.9    789.7    787.1    787.5    787.3      -.2

Leisure and hospitality.........  12,601   13,293   13,093   12,929   12,881   13,062   13,099   13,129   13,174   13,205       31
 Arts, entertainment, and
  recreation.................... 1,764.2  1,988.8  1,886.6  1,774.2  1,907.5  1,913.7  1,916.1  1,911.3  1,924.7  1,916.9     -7.8
  Performing arts and spectator
   sports.......................   354.0    391.4    379.5    360.3    362.8    376.5    375.1    372.2    374.8    371.8     -3.0
  Museums, historical sites,
   zoos, and parks..............   118.1    127.0    127.4    122.3    121.0    123.9    124.4    125.2    125.9    125.7      -.2
  Amusements, gambling, and
   recreation................... 1,292.1  1,470.4  1,379.7  1,291.6  1,423.7  1,413.3  1,416.6  1,413.9  1,424.0  1,419.4     -4.6
 Accommodations and food
  services......................10,836.8 11,304.5 11,206.0 11,154.3 10,973.9 11,148.0 11,182.6 11,217.3 11,249.7 11,288.4     38.7
  Accommodations................ 1,755.5  1,850.5  1,808.1  1,771.4  1,811.1  1,806.5  1,809.9  1,821.6  1,825.3  1,830.4      5.1
  Food services and drinking
   places....................... 9,081.3  9,454.0  9,397.9  9,382.9  9,162.8  9,341.5  9,372.7  9,395.7  9,424.4  9,458.0     33.6

Other services..................   5,355    5,391    5,404    5,391    5,377    5,398    5,404    5,412    5,420    5,417       -3
  Repair and maintenance........ 1,225.9  1,252.4  1,252.7  1,244.9  1,232.0  1,245.9  1,252.5  1,254.3  1,254.8  1,253.5     -1.3
  Personal and laundry services. 1,265.9  1,269.8  1,270.3  1,265.8  1,271.1  1,271.2  1,268.2  1,273.3  1,274.1  1,272.9     -1.2
  Membership associations and
   organizations................ 2,862.9  2,869.2  2,880.9  2,880.5  2,873.6  2,880.9  2,883.0  2,884.8  2,890.8  2,890.8       .0

Government......................  22,331   21,941   22,456   22,614   21,880   21,970   22,020   22,076   22,104   22,122       18
 Federal........................   2,721    2,713    2,700    2,702    2,728    2,716    2,708    2,707    2,703    2,704        1
  Federal, except U.S. Postal
   Service...................... 1,945.2  1,948.4  1,934.3  1,933.1  1,953.1  1,943.2  1,940.3  1,940.0  1,935.4  1,936.3       .9
  U.S. Postal Service...........   776.2    765.0    766.1    768.8    774.9    772.9    767.5    767.4    767.5    767.8       .3
 State government...............   5,185    5,084    5,215    5,242    5,032    5,039    5,055    5,079    5,076    5,080        4
  State government education.... 2,422.2  2,296.1  2,434.0  2,462.1  2,256.6  2,256.1  2,268.6  2,291.1  2,286.5  2,289.3      2.8
  State government, excluding
   education.................... 2,762.7  2,788.3  2,780.6  2,779.8  2,775.8  2,783.0  2,786.1  2,788.0  2,789.2  2,790.9      1.7
 Local government...............  14,425   14,144   14,541   14,670   14,120   14,215   14,257   14,290   14,325   14,338       13
  Local government education.... 8,253.2  7,857.7  8,274.8  8,394.4  7,899.3  7,940.2  7,973.2  7,995.5  8,020.7  8,031.1     10.4
  Local government, excluding
   education.................... 6,172.1  6,285.8  6,266.0  6,276.0  6,220.6  6,274.7  6,284.0  6,294.6  6,304.2  6,307.1      2.9


  1 Includes other industries, not shown separately.
  2 Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts.
  3 Includes ambulatory health care services, hospitals, and nursing and residential care facilities.
  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                       Nov.   Sept.  Oct.   Nov.    Nov.   July   Aug.   Sept.  Oct.   Nov.     from:
                                                 2005   2006   2006p  2006p   2005   2006   2006   2006   2006p  2006p  Oct. 2006-
                                                                                                                        Nov. 2006p

        Total private.........................   33.8   33.9   34.2   33.8    33.8   33.9   33.8   33.8   33.9   33.9       0.0

    Goods-producing...........................   40.6   40.8   40.9   40.5    40.4   40.7   40.6   40.3   40.6   40.5       -.1

Natural resources and mining..................   45.2   45.6   46.4   45.7    45.0   46.0   45.3   45.1   45.8   45.9        .1

Construction..................................   39.2   39.3   39.8   38.8    39.2   38.8   39.0   38.5   39.2   38.9       -.3

Manufacturing.................................   41.2   41.4   41.3   41.3    40.8   41.4   41.3   41.1   41.2   41.1       -.1
   Overtime hours.............................    4.8    4.5    4.4    4.4     4.6    4.5    4.4    4.3    4.3    4.2       -.1

 Durable goods................................   41.7   41.6   41.6   41.5    41.3   41.8   41.6   41.3   41.4   41.4        .0
   Overtime hours.............................    4.9    4.5    4.4    4.4     4.7    4.6    4.4    4.3    4.3    4.2       -.1

  Wood products...............................   40.9   39.6   39.7   38.8    40.5   40.1   39.9   39.4   39.5   39.2       -.3
  Nonmetallic mineral products................   44.2   43.5   43.2   42.5    43.5   43.6   43.3   43.0   42.7   42.6       -.1
  Primary metals..............................   43.7   43.7   43.5   44.1    43.5   44.0   43.7   43.6   43.6   44.1        .5
  Fabricated metal products...................   41.5   41.6   41.8   41.5    41.2   41.6   41.7   41.4   41.5   41.3       -.2
  Machinery...................................   42.3   42.5   42.7   42.6    42.0   42.9   42.7   42.3   42.7   42.6       -.1
  Computer and electronic products............   40.9   40.6   40.7   40.6    40.3   40.6   40.5   40.4   40.5   40.3       -.2
  Electrical equipment and appliances.........   41.6   41.3   41.5   41.4    41.0   41.5   41.0   40.9   41.0   40.9       -.1
  Transportation equipment....................   42.9   43.1   42.7   42.7    42.7   43.5   42.9   42.6   42.5   42.5        .0
   Motor vehicles and parts(2)................   42.6   42.7   42.1   42.0    42.4   43.0   42.5   42.1   41.8   41.8        .0
  Furniture and related products..............   38.7   39.3   39.2   39.2    38.5   38.6   39.0   38.8   39.2   39.1       -.1
  Miscellaneous manufacturing.................   38.8   38.7   38.8   39.2    38.6   38.7   38.7   38.6   38.7   39.0        .3

 Nondurable goods.............................   40.4   41.1   40.8   40.9    40.0   40.8   40.7   40.7   40.7   40.6       -.1
   Overtime hours.............................    4.6    4.6    4.4    4.5     4.4    4.4    4.3    4.2    4.3    4.3        .0

  Food manufacturing..........................   39.5   40.8   40.6   40.9    39.0   40.1   39.8   40.2   40.3   40.3        .0
  Beverages and tobacco products..............   40.4   40.8   40.4   40.8    40.1   41.7   41.1   40.8   40.9   40.8       -.1
  Textile mills...............................   41.0   40.9   40.4   40.8    40.6   40.8   41.1   40.7   40.7   40.7        .0
  Textile product mills.......................   39.9   39.9   39.1   40.4    39.6   40.3   40.4   39.8   39.3   40.1        .8
  Apparel.....................................   36.1   36.5   37.3   37.0    35.9   36.7   36.6   36.6   37.0   36.8       -.2
  Leather and allied products.................   39.8   38.6   38.8   39.1    39.5   39.2   39.6   38.8   38.7   38.5       -.2
  Paper and paper products....................   42.9   43.3   43.0   43.0    42.5   43.5   43.4   42.9   42.8   42.6       -.2
  Printing and related support activities.....   38.7   39.7   39.7   39.2    38.3   39.1   39.1   39.2   39.4   39.1       -.3
  Petroleum and coal products.................   46.6   45.9   45.5   46.4    45.8   45.6   45.4   45.1   45.2   45.6        .4
  Chemicals...................................   42.6   42.9   42.3   41.8    42.3   42.8   42.7   43.0   42.5   41.8       -.7
  Plastics and rubber products................   40.4   41.0   40.7   40.7    40.1   41.0   40.9   40.7   40.7   40.8        .1

     Private service-providing................   32.3   32.4   32.7   32.4    32.4   32.4   32.4   32.4   32.5   32.5        .0

Trade, transportation, and utilities..........   33.2   33.5   33.6   33.4    33.4   33.4   33.4   33.4   33.4   33.5        .1

 Wholesale trade..............................   37.8   37.9   38.4   38.0    37.8   38.0   38.0   37.9   38.0   38.0        .0

 Retail trade.................................   30.3   30.6   30.4   30.4    30.6   30.4   30.3   30.4   30.5   30.6        .1

 Transportation and warehousing...............   37.0   37.0   37.1   37.3    36.8   36.9   37.0   36.8   36.8   37.0        .2

 Utilities....................................   41.7   41.7   42.2   42.0    41.2   41.6   41.7   41.3   41.8   41.9        .1

Information...................................   36.6   36.8   37.2   36.7    36.5   36.8   36.8   36.8   36.8   36.7       -.1

Financial activities..........................   35.7   35.4   36.4   35.5    35.9   35.7   35.5   35.7   35.8   35.7       -.1

Professional and business services............   34.3   34.6   35.1   34.8    34.3   34.6   34.7   34.7   34.8   34.8        .0

Education and health services.................   32.5   32.5   32.7   32.4    32.5   32.5   32.4   32.5   32.5   32.5        .0

Leisure and hospitality.......................   25.4   25.6   26.0   25.4    25.7   25.6   25.6   25.8   25.7   25.7        .0

Other services................................   30.8   30.8   31.0   30.8    30.9   30.8   30.9   30.8   30.9   30.8       -.1

  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.
  2 Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts.
  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                         Nov.      Sept.    Oct.      Nov.       Nov.      Sept.    Oct.      Nov.
                                                   2005      2006     2006p     2006p      2005      2006     2006p     2006p

        Total private........................... $16.30    $16.88    $16.99    $16.95    $550.94   $572.23   $581.06   $572.91
         Seasonally adjusted....................  16.28     16.85     16.91     16.94     550.26    569.53    573.25    574.27

    Goods-producing.............................  17.76     18.19     18.25     18.24     721.06    742.15    746.43    738.72

Natural resources and mining....................  18.90     20.05     20.30     20.27     854.28    914.28    941.92    926.34

Construction....................................  19.61     20.35     20.43     20.43     768.71    799.76    813.11    792.68

Manufacturing...................................  16.70     16.90     16.91     16.95     688.04    699.66    698.38    700.04

 Durable goods..................................  17.54     17.82     17.82     17.87     731.42    741.31    741.31    741.61
  Wood products.................................  13.32     13.56     13.57     13.73     544.79    536.98    538.73    532.72
  Nonmetallic mineral products..................  16.55     16.52     16.63     16.58     731.51    718.62    718.42    704.65
  Primary metals................................  19.21     19.64     19.42     19.91     839.48    858.27    844.77    878.03
  Fabricated metal products.....................  16.01     16.21     16.27     16.26     664.42    674.34    680.09    674.79
  Machinery.....................................  17.01     17.26     17.44     17.54     719.52    733.55    744.69    747.20
  Computer and electronic products..............  18.60     19.22     19.25     19.23     760.74    780.33    783.48    780.74
  Electrical equipment and appliances...........  15.42     15.61     15.66     15.52     641.47    644.69    649.89    642.53
  Transportation equipment......................  22.55     22.59     22.48     22.46     967.40    973.63    959.90    959.04
  Furniture and related products................  13.45     13.96     14.01     14.00     520.52    548.63    549.19    548.80
  Miscellaneous manufacturing...................  14.12     14.48     14.49     14.43     547.86    560.38    562.21    565.66

 Nondurable goods...............................  15.28     15.33     15.37     15.39     617.31    630.06    627.10    629.45
  Food manufacturing............................  13.06     13.15     13.14     13.24     515.87    536.52    533.48    541.52
  Beverages and tobacco products................  18.76     18.23     18.46     18.48     757.90    743.78    745.78    753.98
  Textile mills.................................  12.48     12.59     12.82     12.88     511.68    514.93    517.93    525.50
  Textile product mills.........................  11.78     11.97     11.80     12.05     470.02    477.60    461.38    486.82
  Apparel.......................................  10.41     10.60     10.60     10.58     375.80    386.90    395.38    391.46
  Leather and allied products...................  11.57     11.44     11.64     11.58     460.49    441.58    451.63    452.78
  Paper and paper products......................  17.87     18.12     18.17     18.10     766.62    784.60    781.31    778.30
  Printing and related support activities.......  15.73     15.81     15.88     15.92     608.75    627.66    630.44    624.06
  Petroleum and coal products...................  24.64     24.12     24.45     24.47    1148.22   1107.11   1112.48   1135.41
  Chemicals.....................................  19.68     19.41     19.55     19.54     838.37    832.69    826.97    816.77
  Plastics and rubber products..................  14.78     15.09     15.05     15.04     597.11    618.69    612.54    612.13

     Private service-providing..................  15.90     16.52     16.64     16.61     513.57    535.25    544.13    538.16

Trade, transportation, and utilities............  15.00     15.56     15.57     15.41     498.00    521.26    523.15    514.69

 Wholesale trade................................  18.46     19.08     19.12     19.12     697.79    723.13    734.21    726.56

 Retail trade...................................  12.28     12.71     12.71     12.55     372.08    388.93    386.38    381.52

 Transportation and warehousing.................  16.88     17.42     17.38     17.29     624.56    644.54    644.80    644.92

 Utilities......................................  27.37     27.52     27.60     27.51    1141.33   1147.58   1164.72   1155.42

Information.....................................  22.45     23.65     23.68     23.62     821.67    870.32    880.90    866.85

Financial activities............................  18.17     19.02     19.23     19.15     648.67    673.31    699.97    679.83

Professional and business services..............  18.25     19.16     19.49     19.37     625.98    662.94    684.10    674.08

Education and health services...................  16.94     17.48     17.50     17.58     550.55    568.10    572.25    569.59

Leisure and hospitality.........................   9.29      9.73      9.80      9.90     235.97    249.09    254.80    251.46

Other services..................................  14.46     14.70     14.71     14.76     445.37    452.76    456.01    454.61

  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                         Nov.     July     Aug.     Sept.   Oct.     Nov.  change from:
                                                   2005     2006     2006     2006    2006p    2006p  Oct. 2006-
                                                                                                      Nov. 2006p
        Total private:
         Current dollars........................ $16.28   $16.76   $16.81   $16.85   $16.91   $16.94      0.2
         Constant (1982) dollars (2)............   8.15     8.16     8.16     8.24     8.32     N.A.      (3)

    Goods-producing.............................  17.74    18.00    18.06    18.07    18.15    18.18       .2

Natural resources and mining....................  18.95    19.89    20.06    20.16    20.31    20.28      -.1

Construction....................................  19.59    20.06    20.11    20.18    20.24    20.34       .5

Manufacturing...................................  16.68    16.80    16.85    16.84    16.90    16.91       .1
   Excluding overtime (4).......................  15.79    15.93    16.00    16.00    16.06    16.09       .2

 Durable goods..................................  17.50    17.69    17.74    17.75    17.79    17.80       .1

 Nondurable goods...............................  15.29    15.28    15.32    15.29    15.38    15.39       .1

     Private service-providing..................  15.89    16.43    16.47    16.53    16.58    16.62       .2

Trade, transportation, and utilities............  15.04    15.48    15.49    15.51    15.52    15.50      -.1

 Wholesale trade................................  18.45    18.94    19.00    19.10    19.06    19.10       .2

 Retail trade...................................  12.35    12.66    12.65    12.66    12.69    12.66      -.2

 Transportation and warehousing.................  16.85    17.36    17.34    17.37    17.36    17.32      -.2

 Utilities......................................  27.15    27.57    27.47    27.37    27.51    27.45      -.2

Information.....................................  22.40    23.34    23.40    23.49    23.52    23.55       .1

Financial activities............................  18.20    18.79    18.86    19.02    19.10    19.17       .4

Professional and business services..............  18.29    19.15    19.17    19.29    19.39    19.46       .4

Education and health services...................  16.95    17.36    17.44    17.46    17.51    17.58       .4

Leisure and hospitality.........................   9.24     9.61     9.67     9.72     9.77     9.84       .7

Other services..................................  14.46    14.60    14.61    14.68    14.69    14.73       .3

  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  2 The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) is used to deflate this series.
  3 Change was 1.0 percent from Sept. 2006 to Oct. 2006, 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                      Nov.   Sept.  Oct.   Nov.    Nov.   July   Aug.   Sept.  Oct.   Nov.   change from:
                                                2005   2006   2006p  2006p   2005   2006   2006   2006   2006p  2006p   Oct. 2006-
                                                                                                                        Nov. 2006p

        Total private.........................  104.2  105.9  107.1  106.0   103.5  105.2  105.1  105.2  105.5  105.6       0.1

    Goods-producing...........................  101.9  104.3  103.8  101.9   100.5  102.6  102.4  101.4  101.6  101.2       -.4

Natural resources and mining..................  117.5  128.4  130.9  128.7   116.0  126.1  124.7  124.6  127.0  127.8        .6

Construction..................................  113.9  117.4  117.8  112.5   111.7  112.0  112.7  110.9  112.2  110.9      -1.2

Manufacturing.................................   95.8   97.2   96.4   96.1    94.6   97.0   96.8   96.1   95.9   95.5       -.4

 Durable goods................................   98.5   99.9   99.4   99.0    97.4  100.4  100.0   99.0   98.8   98.7       -.1
  Wood products...............................  103.4   97.2   94.9   91.1   102.4   99.5   98.1   95.5   94.0   92.1      -2.0
  Nonmetallic mineral products................  102.1  100.6   99.3   96.4    99.5  100.3   99.1   97.4   96.8   96.2       -.6
  Primary metals..............................   95.5   95.5   94.5   95.5    95.2   97.0   96.3   95.4   94.8   95.7        .9
  Fabricated metal products...................  101.1  104.0  104.3  103.5   100.3  103.6  104.1  103.5  103.4  102.9       -.5
  Machinery...................................   99.7  104.2  105.4  105.2    99.0  104.7  104.7  104.1  105.4  105.4        .0
  Computer and electronic products............  102.3  106.6  106.4  106.6   100.3  106.2  106.3  106.1  106.0  105.9       -.1
  Electrical equipment and appliances.........   89.0   91.3   91.7   91.4    87.7   91.9   91.1   90.6   91.0   90.6       -.4
  Transportation equipment....................   99.5  101.2   99.0   99.0    98.8  102.5  101.0   99.8   98.9   98.6       -.3
   Motor vehicles and parts (2)...............   96.2   93.8   90.5   89.9    95.4   95.1   93.9   92.2   90.2   89.5       -.8
  Furniture and related products..............   89.7   89.6   88.0   87.2    89.2   89.0   89.4   88.5   88.4   87.4      -1.1
  Miscellaneous manufacturing.................   91.7   92.0   93.0   94.7    90.7   91.2   92.0   92.0   92.4   93.3       1.0

 Nondurable goods.............................   91.5   93.0   91.6   91.4    90.2   91.7   91.4   91.2   90.8   90.4       -.4
  Food manufacturing..........................   97.4  102.9  101.6  101.8    95.2   97.9   97.2   98.8   98.8   99.0        .2
  Beverages and tobacco products..............   99.5  103.0  100.9   99.8    98.9  101.5  100.3   99.7   99.7   99.7        .0
  Textile mills...............................   69.6   64.3   62.6   62.7    69.2   65.6   65.6   63.8   63.2   62.9       -.5
  Textile product mills.......................   93.8   88.9   87.5   90.1    94.2   91.4   91.0   89.7   88.2   89.6       1.6
  Apparel.....................................   65.1   65.8   66.2   65.8    64.5   66.8   65.7   65.4   65.8   65.4       -.6
  Leather and allied products.................   82.1   73.7   73.6   74.1    81.0   75.4   74.9   73.6   72.9   72.3       -.8
  Paper and paper products....................   88.1   87.1   85.8   85.3    87.1   88.0   87.4   85.9   85.3   84.5       -.9
  Printing and related support activities.....   92.0   94.8   95.4   93.7    90.5   93.2   93.5   93.6   94.4   93.3      -1.2
  Petroleum and coal products.................  102.7  101.8   99.0   98.4   100.6  101.4   99.0   97.9   97.2   97.2        .0
  Chemicals...................................   97.5   99.7   98.0   96.1    96.9  100.2  100.7  100.3   98.8   96.5      -2.3
  Plastics and rubber products................   93.1   92.6   90.6   90.9    92.1   93.3   93.1   91.9   90.4   90.9        .6

     Private service-providing................  104.8  106.4  107.8  107.2   104.5  105.8  106.1  106.2  106.7  106.9        .2

Trade, transportation, and utilities..........  103.4  102.3  103.4  104.6   102.0  102.3  102.3  102.3  102.4  102.8        .4

 Wholesale trade..............................  102.9  104.9  106.3  105.5   102.8  104.8  104.8  104.8  105.1  105.4        .3

 Retail trade.................................  103.0   99.6  100.1  103.0   101.1   99.9   99.5   99.7  100.2  100.6        .4

 Transportation and warehousing...............  106.8  108.6  109.3  109.6   105.0  107.0  107.5  107.0  107.1  107.6        .5

 Utilities....................................   96.0   96.5   97.5   97.2    95.1   96.2   96.5   95.6   96.8   97.2        .4

Information...................................  100.6  101.2  102.5  101.6   100.3  101.5  101.8  101.8  101.8  101.4       -.4

Financial activities..........................  104.8  107.0  110.1  107.7   105.6  107.4  107.1  108.0  108.5  108.5        .0

Professional and business services............  108.5  112.1  114.2  113.0   107.6  110.8  111.3  111.5  111.9  112.2        .3

Education and health services.................  108.0  108.7  111.0  110.7   106.6  108.3  108.5  109.2  109.2  109.5        .3

Leisure and hospitality.......................  103.0  110.3  110.1  106.1   106.7  108.1  108.5  109.6  109.5  109.8        .3

Other services................................   95.1   96.3   97.2   96.4    95.8   96.4   96.8   96.7   97.2   96.9       -.3

  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  2 Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts.
  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                      Nov.   Sept.  Oct.   Nov.    Nov.   July   Aug.   Sept.  Oct.   Nov.   change from:
                                                2005   2006   2006p  2006p   2005   2006   2006   2006   2006p  2006p   Oct. 2006-
                                                                                                                        Nov. 2006p

        Total private.........................  113.7  119.7  121.7  120.2   112.8  118.0  118.2  118.6  119.4  119.7       0.3

    Goods-producing...........................  110.8  116.2  116.0  113.8   109.2  113.1  113.2  112.2  112.9  112.6       -.3

Natural resources and mining..................  129.1  149.8  154.6  151.7   127.8  145.9  145.5  146.1  150.1  150.8        .5

Construction..................................  120.6  129.0  129.9  124.1   118.1  121.3  122.4  120.9  122.6  121.8       -.7

Manufacturing.................................  104.6  107.5  106.6  106.6   103.2  106.6  106.7  105.8  106.0  105.6       -.4

 Durable goods................................  107.9  111.2  110.6  110.4   106.4  110.9  110.7  109.7  109.8  109.7       -.1

 Nondurable goods.............................   98.8  100.7   99.5   99.4    97.5   99.1   99.0   98.6   98.7   98.3       -.4

     Private service-providing................  114.4  120.8  123.2  122.4   114.0  119.4  120.0  120.6  121.5  122.1        .5

Trade, transportation, and utilities..........  110.6  113.6  114.8  114.9   109.4  112.9  113.0  113.2  113.3  113.7        .4

 Wholesale trade..............................  111.9  117.9  119.7  118.8   111.7  116.9  117.3  117.9  118.0  118.6        .5

 Retail trade.................................  108.4  108.5  109.0  110.8   107.0  108.4  107.9  108.2  108.9  109.1        .2

 Transportation and warehousing...............  114.4  120.1  120.5  120.2   112.3  117.9  118.2  117.9  118.0  118.3        .3

 Utilities....................................  109.7  110.8  112.3  111.6   107.7  110.7  110.7  109.2  111.2  111.4        .2

Information...................................  111.8  118.5  120.1  118.8   111.2  117.2  117.9  118.4  118.5  118.2       -.3

Financial activities..........................  117.8  125.9  130.9  127.5   118.9  124.8  124.8  127.0  128.1  128.6        .4

Professional and business services............  117.8  127.8  132.4  130.3   117.1  126.2  127.0  127.9  129.1  129.9        .6

Education and health services.................  120.3  124.9  127.7  127.9   118.8  123.6  124.3  125.3  125.7  126.6        .7

Leisure and hospitality.......................  111.5  125.1  125.8  122.5   114.9  121.1  122.3  124.2  124.7  126.0       1.0

Other services................................  100.2  103.1  104.2  103.7   100.9  102.5  103.1  103.4  104.1  104.0       -.1

  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

(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:
     2002 ..............   40.8     36.5     38.3     38.7     40.1     46.0     43.7     43.3     41.7     41.9     41.5     36.0
     2003 ..............   44.1     37.9     34.9     38.3     42.8     38.8     37.6     39.7     50.7     49.8     52.0     51.3
     2004 ..............   51.6     49.5     62.4     65.5     62.4     57.7     52.7     52.0     57.0     54.3     55.0     54.1
     2005 ..............   50.7     57.7     56.7     54.7     54.5     56.7     59.2     54.1     51.4     53.4     61.7     58.6
     2006 ..............   61.0     59.9     58.5     64.4     55.8     56.8     53.8     53.1     55.2    p55.0    p57.2

Over 3-month span:
     2002 ..............   34.5     36.2     35.6     35.8     34.9     38.8     38.5     44.8     37.6     39.7     37.2     39.6
     2003 ..............   40.6     34.2     34.7     32.7     35.3     41.7     38.5     33.8     42.6     47.8     49.8     50.5
     2004 ..............   54.3     53.4     57.6     63.1     69.4     68.3     58.8     55.6     57.4     56.5     59.9     55.2
     2005 ..............   52.9     56.7     59.2     60.4     56.8     60.8     60.4     59.7     57.9     52.2     57.0     63.7
     2006 ..............   66.2     65.5     63.3     63.7     63.8     59.7     56.7     58.8     55.0    p57.0    p55.4

Over 6-month span:
     2002 ..............   30.2     30.6     31.5     30.9     32.0     36.3     35.8     37.6     34.5     36.0     36.7     35.3
     2003 ..............   34.4     31.8     31.8     34.0     32.7     36.2     33.3     32.4     40.5     45.3     46.4     47.7
     2004 ..............   49.8     52.3     54.7     60.8     63.3     63.8     63.1     63.5     59.0     61.3     55.9     55.6
     2005 ..............   55.4     57.7     57.4     58.8     55.2     58.6     60.8     59.5     60.6     57.7     58.5     60.6
     2006 ..............   61.2     61.5     63.1     67.6     65.5     65.8     62.9     59.9     60.3    p59.0    p56.8

Over 12-month span:
     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     34.2     35.1     32.7     33.1     37.1     36.7     37.2     39.2
     2004 ..............   40.3     42.1     44.8     48.4     50.7     57.7     57.0     55.2     56.7     58.3     60.1     60.3
     2005 ..............   60.1     61.0     59.5     58.6     58.6     59.4     60.8     61.0     60.8     58.3     58.8     62.1
     2006 ..............   61.3     61.0     62.2     62.6     64.0     65.3     60.8     62.6     64.0    p65.3    p63.3

                                                        Manufacturing payrolls, 84 industries (1)

Over 1-month span:
     2002 ..............   19.6     21.4     18.5     29.2     25.0     30.4     36.9     25.6     28.6     17.9     17.9     19.6
     2003 ..............   32.7     19.6     19.6     10.7     23.2     19.0     19.6     29.2     28.6     36.3     42.3     40.5
     2004 ..............   44.0     47.6     44.6     64.9     53.6     45.8     56.5     52.4     41.7     42.3     39.9     39.3
     2005 ..............   39.3     38.7     38.7     42.3     44.6     34.5     47.6     35.7     45.2     43.5     50.0     52.4
     2006 ..............   59.5     48.8     49.4     57.7     50.0     60.7     45.2     39.9     44.6    p41.1    p45.8

Over 3-month span:
     2002 ..............    9.5      9.5     11.3     17.9     14.9     17.9     22.6     25.6     22.6     17.3      9.5     11.9
     2003 ..............   18.5     11.3     12.5      8.3      7.7     11.3     14.9     15.5     16.7     27.4     32.1     35.7
     2004 ..............   43.5     42.3     43.5     53.6     57.7     58.9     53.6     48.8     48.2     40.5     38.1     31.0
     2005 ..............   35.7     39.9     42.9     39.9     37.5     41.1     39.3     35.7     39.9     36.3     36.9     50.0
     2006 ..............   56.0     51.8     48.8     50.6     48.8     51.2     48.8     49.4     39.9    p39.9    p37.5

Over 6-month span:
     2002 ..............    7.1      8.3      7.7      8.3      8.3     11.9     12.5     11.9     13.7      8.9      7.1      7.7
     2003 ..............   11.3     11.3      8.3      9.5     10.7      9.5      6.0      8.9     13.7     18.5     24.4     23.8
     2004 ..............   28.6     33.3     33.3     45.8     47.6     51.2     56.0     51.8     48.2     49.4     39.3     35.7
     2005 ..............   36.9     36.9     35.1     33.3     33.3     32.7     36.9     36.9     41.1     41.7     39.3     42.3
     2006 ..............   37.5     45.8     45.2     51.2     48.2     51.8     45.2     45.2     49.4    p44.0    p44.0

Over 12-month span:
     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      6.0      8.3      7.1      7.1      8.3     10.7     10.7      9.5     10.7
     2004 ..............   13.1     14.3     13.1     20.2     23.2     35.7     36.9     38.1     36.3     44.0     44.6     44.6
     2005 ..............   44.6     44.6     41.7     40.5     39.9     33.3     32.7     31.0     32.1     39.3     35.7     40.5
     2006 ..............   41.1     39.9     39.9     42.9     41.7     46.4     42.9     42.9     45.8    p47.0    p44.0

  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.