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                  THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:  JANUARY 2003


   Payroll employment rose by 143,000 in January, and the unemployment rate
decreased to 5.7 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Depart-
ment of Labor reported today.  Employment in retail trade and construction 
increased after seasonal adjustment, but most other major industries were 
little changed.
   
Unemployment (Household Survey Data)
   
   The unemployment rate fell to 5.7 percent in January; the number of
unemployed persons was 8.3 million.  The jobless rates for the major
demographic groups were as follows:  adult men (5.4 percent), adult women
(4.7 percent), teenagers (16.8 percent), whites (5.1 percent), blacks or
African Americans (10.3 percent), Asians (5.6 percent, not seasonally
adjusted), and Hispanics or Latinos (7.8 percent).  (See tables A-1, A-2,
and A-3.)

Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
   
   Total employment in January was 137.5 million.  The employment-population 
ratio--the proportion of the population age 16 and older with jobs--was 
62.5 percent.  The civilian labor force in January was 145.8 million and the 
labor force participation rate was 66.3 percent.  (See table A-1.)

Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
   
   About 1.6 million persons (not seasonally adjusted) were marginally
attached to the labor force in January.  These were people who wanted and
were available for work and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12
months but were not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for
work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey.  The number of discouraged workers--
a subset of the marginally attached who were not currently looking for work
specifically because they believed no jobs were available for them--was
449,000 in January.  (See table A-13.)
        
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  |                 Revisions to Household Survey Data                 |       
  |                                                                    |   
  |    Several major changes affect the Current Population Survey      |
  | (household) data being released today.  These include the use of   |    
  | new population controls that reflect Census 2000 results and new   |
  | information about net migration, the use of new questions about    | 
  | race and Hispanic ethnicity, the introduction of new industry and  |      
  | occupational classifications, improvements in seasonal adjustment  | 
  | procedures, and the annual update of seasonal adjustment factors.  |
  | For all data series, these changes affect the comparability of the |
  | January 2003 estimates with those for earlier months.  Additional  |
  | information is provided beginning on page 5.                       |
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Table A.  Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
___________________________________________________________________________
                      |    Quarterly    |                          |
                      |    averages     |       Monthly data       |
                      |_________________|__________________________| Dec.-
      Category        |       2002      |      2002       |  2003  | Jan.
                      |_________________|_________________|________|change
                      |   III  |   IV   |  Nov.  |  Dec.  |  Jan.  |
______________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______
    HOUSEHOLD DATA    |                 Labor force status
                      |____________________________________________________
Civilian labor force..| 145,181| 145,241| 145,180| 145,150| 145,838|  (1)
  Employment..........| 136,804| 136,657| 136,542| 136,439| 137,536|  (1)
  Unemployment........|   8,377|   8,584|   8,637|   8,711|   8,302|  (1)
Not in labor force....|  72,686|  73,302|  73,369|  73,591|  74,059|  (1)
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                      |                 Unemployment rates
                      |____________________________________________________
All workers...........|     5.8|     5.9|     5.9|     6.0|     5.7|  (1)
  Adult men...........|     5.3|     5.5|     5.6|     5.6|     5.4|  (1)
  Adult women.........|     5.0|     5.2|     5.0|     5.2|     4.7|  (1)
  Teenagers...........|    16.7|    16.1|    16.8|    16.4|    16.8|  (1)
  White(2)............|     5.1|     5.1|     5.2|     5.1|     5.1|  (1)
  Black or African    |        |        |        |        |        |
    American(2).......|     9.9|    10.7|    10.8|    11.2|    10.3|  (1)
  Hispanic or Latino  |        |        |        |        |        |
    ethnicity ........|     7.5|     7.8|     7.8|     7.9|     7.8|  (1)
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
 ESTABLISHMENT DATA   |                     Employment
                      |____________________________________________________
Nonfarm employment....| 130,844|p130,792| 130,817|p130,661|p130,804|   p143
  Goods-producing(3)..|  23,787| p23,625|  23,631| p23,557| p23,557|     p0
    Construction......|   6,544|  p6,544|   6,543|  p6,546|  p6,567|    p21
    Manufacturing.....|  16,691| p16,529|  16,537| p16,457| p16,441|   p-16
  Service-producing(3)| 107,057|p107,167| 107,186|p107,104|p107,247|   p143
    Retail trade......|  23,308| p23,228|  23,247| p23,148| p23,249|   p101
    Services..........|  41,299| p41,415|  41,404| p41,456| p41,491|    p35
    Government........|  21,270| p21,358|  21,364| p21,362| p21,366|     p4
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                      |                  Hours of work(4)
                      |____________________________________________________
Total private.........|    34.1|   p34.2|    34.2|   p34.1|   p34.2|   p0.1
  Manufacturing.......|    40.8|   p40.7|    40.6|   p40.9|   p40.8|   p-.1
    Overtime..........|     4.1|    p4.1|     4.0|    p4.2|    p4.1|   p-.1
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                      |    Indexes of aggregate weekly hours (1982=100)(4)
                      |____________________________________________________
Total private.........|   147.9|  p147.9|   147.9|  p147.6|  p148.1|   p0.5
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                      |                      Earnings(4)
                      |____________________________________________________
Avg. hourly earnings, |        |        |        |        |        |
  total private.......|  $14.81| p$14.94|  $14.94| p$14.98| p$14.98| p$0.00
Avg. weekly earnings, |        |        |        |        |        |
  total private.......|  505.14| p510.45|  510.95| p510.82| p512.32|  p1.50
______________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______
   1  Household data for January 2003 are not directly comparable with
earlier data.
   2  Beginning in 2003, persons who selected this race group only; per-
sons who selected more than one race group are included only in the "all
workers" total.  Prior to 2003, persons who reported more than one race
were included in the group they identified as the main race.
   3  Includes other industries, not shown separately.
   4  Data relate to private production or nonsupervisory workers.
   p=preliminary.
   NOTE:  All household survey data have been revised back to January 2000
to reflect the introduction of Census 2000 population controls.  Beginning
in January 2003, the household survey data also reflect an additional
upward adjustment to population controls and other changes to the survey.  
The seasonally adjusted household survey data have been revised back to 
January 1998 based on the experience through December 2002.  See the note 
beginning on page 5 for additional information.

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Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data)
   
   Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 143,000 in January to 130.8 mil-
lion, seasonally adjusted.  This followed a decline of 156,000 (as revised) 
in December.  Retail trade, which had accounted for much of December's loss, 
posted a large gain in January.  (See table B-1.)
   
   Retail trade employment rose by 101,000 over the month, after seasonal
adjustment; this increase followed a drop of 99,000 in December.  Employment 
in eating and drinking places accounted for a large share of the change in 
both months.  In addition, holiday hiring in department stores and in mis-
cellaneous retail establishments had been less than usual.  As a result, 
there were relatively small layoffs in January and, therefore, employment 
increased over the month after seasonal adjustment.
   
   Construction employment increased by 21,000 in January.  Since its most
recent peak in March 2001, however, this industry has lost 214,000 jobs.
In January, special trades and heavy construction both added jobs.  Job
gains continued in mortgage banking; employment in this industry has grown
by 38 percent, or 113,000, since January 2001.  Real estate employment
edged down in January, but was up by 19,000 since January 2002.
   
    The services industry added 35,000 jobs in January, somewhat below its
trend over the prior 12 months.  Health services added 18,000 jobs over the
month.  Employment in lodging places had a relatively large employment gain
for the second month in a row.  The industry has benefited from strength in
winter recreation.  Business services employment was down by 31,000 in
January, reflecting widespread weakness in the industry.
   
   Employment in air transportation increased by 22,000 in January, following 
a decline of similar size in December.  Seasonal hiring by air courier ser-
vices was weak during the fourth quarter; consequently, fewer workers than 
usual were laid off in January.  As a result, employment rose after seasonal 
adjustment.  Job losses continued in communications (-19,000); since its most 
recent peak in April 2001, communications employment has decreased by 179,000, 
or about 10 percent.
   
   Following a loss of 80,000 jobs (as revised) in December, employment in
manufacturing edged down by 16,000 in January.  The average loss for the 2 
months (48,000) was about in line with the average monthly decline from 
August to November.  Motor vehicles posted a gain of 11,000 in January, 
offsetting a loss of 9,000 in December.  Job losses continued in industrial 
machinery, electronic equipment, and fabricated metals.  Chemicals and apparel 
also lost jobs over the month.
   
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   Employment in mining declined by 5,000 in January, following a small
gain in December.  Since September 2001, the industry has lost 22,000 jobs,
3.9 percent of its total.
   
Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)
   
   The average workweek for production or nonsupervisory workers on private
nonfarm payrolls edged up by 0.1 hour in January to 34.2 hours, seasonally
adjusted.  The manufacturing workweek and overtime hours each were down by
0.1 hour to 40.8 hours and 4.1 hours, respectively.  (See table B-2.)
   
   The index of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory
workers on private nonfarm payrolls increased by 0.3 percent in January to
148.1 (1982=100), seasonally adjusted.  The manufacturing index decreased
by 0.2 percent over the month to 90.8.  (See table B-5.)
   
Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data)
   
   Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on
private nonfarm payrolls were unchanged in January at $14.98, seasonally
adjusted.  Average weekly earnings rose by 0.3 percent to $512.32.  Over
the year, average hourly earnings and average weekly earnings rose by 2.7
percent and 3.0 percent, respectively.  (See table B-3.)
   
                      ______________________________
   
   The Employment Situation for February 2003 is scheduled to be released
on Friday, March 7, at 8:30 A.M. (EST).
     
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                    Revisions to Household Survey Data

   Effective with the release of data for January 2003, a number of
changes affect estimates from the Current Population Survey (CPS), or
household survey.  These changes were undertaken to benchmark the survey
data to more current estimates of the U.S. population; to adopt new
standards for data on race, ethnicity, industry, and occupation; and to
improve seasonal adjustment procedures.  In addition, the data reflect
updated seasonal adjustment factors and revisions to historical seasonally
adjusted data.  The following describes these changes in more detail and
provides information regarding their impact on the survey estimates.  As
discussed below, a one-month change in weighting procedures makes data for
January not strictly comparable with data for both prior and subsequent
months.
   
     --Beginning in January 2003, population controls based on the results of
     Census 2000 were used in the monthly CPS estimation process, and data for
     the 3 prior years were revised to reflect these new controls.  (Previously,
     estimates for January 1990 through December 2002 were based on 1990 Census
     population controls adjusted for the estimated undercount.)  The Census
     2000-based controls increased the size of the civilian noninstitutional
     population by over 3 million.  As a result, they also increased the
     estimates of employment and unemployment.  Since the increases were roughly
     proportional, however, the overall unemployment rate did not change
     significantly.
  
     --In addition to the shift to Census 2000-based controls, the U.S. Census 
     Bureau introduced another large upward adjustment (+941,000) to the CPS 
     population controls in January 2003 as part of its annual update of
     population estimates.  BLS does not anticipate revising historical data 
     to reflect this additional adjustment.  This accords with usual practice
     regarding intercensal population changes.  Thus, the population levels 
     for January 2003 (and beyond) and the levels of employment and unemploy-
     ment are not strictly comparable with those for earlier months.  The ad-
     ditional adjustment to the population taken in January 2003 raised the 
     number of employed by about 575,000 and the number of unemployed by about 
     40,000.  The adjustment had a negligible effect on the overall unemploy-
     ment rate and other ratios.
  
     --The questions on race and Hispanic origin in the CPS were modified in
     January 2003 to comply with the new standards for maintaining, collecting,
     and presenting federal data on race and ethnicity.  A major change under
     those standards is that respondents may select more than one race when
     responding to the survey.  Respondents continued to be asked a separate
     question to determine if they are Hispanic, which is considered an
     ethnicity rather than a race.  Under the new standards, the question on
     Hispanic ethnicity was reworded and placed before the question on race.
     Persons who report that they are Hispanic or Latino also are classified
     separately by the race (or races) they consider themselves to be.  Based 
     on the evidence obtained from a special supplement to the CPS in May 
     2002, the new questions have little effect on the unemployment rate over-
     all and for most major worker groups.  An exception was the jobless rate 
     for Hispanics; the May 2002 results indicate that their unemployment rate 
     may be somewhat higher based on the new questions.
  
                                  - 6 -

     --To accommodate the race categories under the new guidelines, the Employ-
     ment Situation news release now presents data for persons who report they 
     are white (and no other race), black or African American (and no other
     race), and Asian (and no other race).  Results from the May supplement
     indicate that the unemployment rates for these groups are comparable to 
     the rates for these categories using the old classifications that allowed 
     only one race to be identified.  The published labor force estimates for 
     the groups, however, are smaller because those estimates no longer include
     persons who report that they belong to more than one race.  In addition,
     under the old classification scheme, Asians were included in a single
     category with Pacific Islanders.  There are now two separate categories:
     (1) Asians and (2) Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islanders.  Data for
     three race categories--Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders, Native
     Americans, and persons of more than one race--are included in the total
     employment and unemployment estimates in this release but are not shown
     separately because of their small sample sizes.  Estimates are presented
     separately for Hispanics, who can be of any race.
  
     --Adjustments were made to both the second-stage and composite weighting
     procedures to adapt them to the new race/ethnic classification system.
     These adjustments also should enhance the stability over time of national
     and state/substate labor force estimates for demographic groups.  Com-
     posite weights could not be calculated for the January 2003 data, however, 
     because that procedure requires the use of both the current and the pre-
     vious month's information.  Because the race/ethnic groups differ between
     December and January, compositing could not be done for January.  The
     effect of compositing is different each month; thus, January estimates
     could not be adjusted to make them comparable with those for other months.
     The effect on the national unemployment rate is probably negligible.
  
     --In January 2003, the CPS adopted the 2002 Census industry and occupa-
     tional classification systems derived from the 2002 North American 
     Industry Classification System and the 2000 Standard Occupational
     Classification system.  These new classification systems create breaks 
     in the time series for industry and occupational data at all levels of
     aggregation.  As a result, the former industry and occupational cate-
     gories have been discontinued.  Employment and unemployment estimates 
     using the new industry and occupational classifications were developed 
     for 2000-02 by recoding previously collected information.  Still, it 
     will take several additional years under the new classification systems 
     to collect enough industry and occupational data to allow for seasonal 
     adjustment.
  
   Additional information about these changes and their impact can be found
in an article in the February 2003 issue of Employment and Earnings and on
the BLS Web site at (http://www.bls.gov/cps/).

Revision of seasonally adjusted data

   At the end of each calendar year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reesti-
mates the seasonal factors for the household data series by including
another full year of data in the estimation process.  Based on this annual
reestimation, BLS issues projected factors for the first 6 months of the
new year, as well as revised estimates of historical seasonally adjusted
data for the last 5 years.  This year, seasonally adjusted data for January
1998-December 2002 were subject to revision.

   With the release of January 2003 data, the CPS also began using the X-12 
ARIMA software for seasonal adjustment of time series data.  This replaces 
the X-11 ARIMA, used since 1980.  The seasonal adjustment of CPS series was 
reviewed to determine if additional series could be adjusted and if the cur-
rent adjustments were sound, particularly in light of the changes made to 
race, ethnic, industry, and occupation classifications.  The seasonal adjust-
ment of a number of series was discontinued or modified as a result of this 
review.
   
                                  - 7 -
   
   As previously discussed, seasonal adjustment of series on industry and
occupation were discontinued.  The new industry classification system also
led to a modification of the procedure for seasonally adjusting total CPS
employment and, indirectly, labor force levels and the unemployment rate.
Previously, the seasonally adjusted estimate of household employment was
obtained by adding up the directly-calculated seasonally adjusted estimates
for eight age-sex-industry series.  These eight series consisted of teenage
men, teenage women, men age 20 and over, and women age 20 and over in
agriculture and in nonagricultural industries.  The new industrial
classification system decreased the size of agriculture substantially by
moving some industries to the nonagricultural sector.  When the smaller
agriculture estimate was disaggregated by sex and age, several of the
components became extremely small.  For this reason, only total employment
for the four age and sex groups is being directly seasonally adjusted, and
the sum of these four groups constitutes the seasonally adjusted total
employment level.  This change in procedure does not appreciably affect the
measures.  Seasonally adjusted series for agriculture and nonagricultural
industries are now being obtained by direct adjustment.
   
   Table B summarizes the effects of the revisions on the overall unemployment 
rate since January 2002.  The rate was revised in 8 months, in each case by 
0.1 percentage point, due primarily to the updating of seasonal adjustment 
factors.  Revised seasonally adjusted data for major labor force series since 
December 2001 appear in table C.
   
   Additional information about the new seasonal adjustment procedures can
be found in an article in the February 2003 issue of Employment and
Earnings. The publication also will contain the new seasonal adjustment
factors for major series for the January-June 2003 period and revised data
for the most recent 12 months for all regularly published tables containing
seasonally adjusted household survey data.
       
Table B.  Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates and changes
due to revision, January-December 2002

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                     |              |             |
                     |   As first   |      As     |
   Month and year    |   computed   |   revised   | Change
                     |              |             |
---------------------|--------------|-------------|--------
        2002         |              |             |
                     |              |             |
January..............|      5.6     |     5.6     |      .0
February.............|      5.5     |     5.6     |     0.1
March................|      5.7     |     5.7     |      .0
April................|      6.0     |     5.9     |     -.1
May..................|      5.8     |     5.8     |      .0
June.................|      5.9     |     5.8     |     -.1
July.................|      5.9     |     5.8     |     -.1
August...............|      5.7     |     5.8     |      .1
September............|      5.6     |     5.7     |      .1
October..............|      5.7     |     5.8     |      .1
November.............|      6.0     |     5.9     |     -.1
December.............|      6.0     |     6.0     |      .0
-----------------------------------------------------------
       
Changes in data presentation

   Due to the changes reported above, revisions or additions have been
made to the A tables in this release.  Several series have been affected by
conceptual changes or new standards for presenting data; new series have
been added and others will no longer be published.  The most important
changes to the tables are described below.
   
                                  - 8 - 
   
   Table A-1.  Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age.  
Estimates of employment for agriculture and nonagricultural industries no 
longer appear in this table.  These series have been modified to reflect the 
new industrial classification system and seasonal adjustment practices; they 
now appear in "Table A-5.  Employed persons by class of worker and part-time 
status."
   
   Table A-2.  Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex,
and age.  Estimates presented in this table have been modified to comply
with the new standards for presenting data on race.  Hence, data for
January 2003 forward are presented for persons who report that they are
white (and no other race), black or African American (and no other race),
and Asian (and no other race).  Race-specific unemployment rates for 16- to
19-year-old men and women are no longer presented.  Estimates for persons
whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino, formerly presented in
this table, are now presented in "Table A-3.  Employment status of the
Hispanic or Latino population by sex and age."
   
   Table A-3.  Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by
sex and age.  This new table presents estimates for persons of Hispanic or
Latino ethnicity.  The detail has been expanded to include not seasonally
adjusted data for the major sex and age groups.
   
   Table A-4.  Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and
over by educational attainment.  This table replaces old table A-3.
   
   Table A-5.  Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status.
This new table contains employment estimates by class of worker and persons
at work part time, previously shown in old table A-4.  As noted above,
employment estimates for the revised total agriculture and related
industries and for total nonagricultural industries are now presented in
this table.  Estimates for unpaid family workers (in both agriculture and
related industries and nonagricultural industries) and for private
household workers will no longer be seasonally adjusted.  Employment
estimates by marital status now are presented in "Table A-6.  Selected
employment indicators," and employment estimates by occupation are
presented in "Table A-10.  Employed and unemployed persons by occupation,
not seasonally adjusted."
   
   Table A-6.  Selected employment indicators.  This new table contains
employment estimates by sex and expanded age detail.  It also contains
employment estimates by marital status and full- and part-time status.
Seasonally adjusted estimates for women who maintain families no longer
will be presented.
   
   Table A-7.  Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted.
This table replaces old table A-9 and has been expanded to include greater
age detail for unemployment estimates.  It also contains estimates by
marital status and full- and part-time status.  Seasonally adjusted
estimates for women 55 years and over and for women who maintain families
no longer will be presented; alternatively, not seasonally adjusted data
will be presented.
   
   Data for unemployed persons by reason for unemployment are now
published in table A-8 and data for unemployed persons by duration of
unemployment now appear in table A-9.
   
   Table A-10.  Employed and unemployed persons by occupation, not
seasonally adjusted.  This new table contains employment and unemployment
estimates for major occupational groups based on the 2002 Census
occupational classification system derived from the 2000 Standard
Occupational Classification system.
   
                                  - 9 - 
   
   Table A-11.  Unemployed persons by industry, not seasonally adjusted.
This new table contains unemployment estimates for major industry groups
based on the 2002 Census industry classification system derived from the
2002 North American Industry Classification System.
   
   Table A-12.  Alternative measures of labor underutilization, and Table
A-13.  Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not
seasonally adjusted replace old tables A-8 and A-10, respectively, with no
changes to format.

Changes to LABSTAT
   
   LABSTAT, the electronic method for retrieving data series published in
the "A" tables of this release, also has undergone change.  All LABSTAT
series IDs associated with the household survey data have been revised.  A
substantial number of series related to the former occupation, industry,
and race classifications have been discontinued.  Similarly, new series
have been added for Asians and for the current occupational and industry
classifications.  Users can access data via the most requested series
option without the new LABSTAT codes.  Users also can access historical
data for the household series contained in the "A" tables of this release
at (http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsatabs.htm).  Users who access the data
series via series report or FTP can obtain a crosswalk to the new LABSTAT
codes at (ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/spevial.requests/lf/).
       
  Table C.  Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age, seasonally adjusted

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                      
                                   2001                                                2002                                             
       Employment status,                                                                                                             
          sex, and age                                                                                                                
                                 Dec.    Jan.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    May     June    July    Aug.   Sept.    Oct.    Nov.    Dec. 
                                                                                                                                      
             TOTAL                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                      
  Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                           
     population(1)............ 216,315 216,506 216,663 216,823 217,006 217,198 217,407 217,630 217,866 218,107 218,340 218,548 218,741
    Civilian labor force...... 144,379 143,826 144,510 144,367 144,763 144,911 144,852 144,786 145,123 145,634 145,393 145,180 145,150
        Participation rate....    66.7    66.4    66.7    66.6    66.7    66.7    66.6    66.5    66.6    66.8    66.6    66.4    66.4
      Employed................ 136,067 135,791 136,450 136,143 136,196 136,487 136,383 136,343 136,757 137,312 136,988 136,542 136,439
        Employment-population                                                                                                         
         ratio................    62.9    62.7    63.0    62.8    62.8    62.8    62.7    62.6    62.8    63.0    62.7    62.5    62.4
      Unemployed..............   8,312   8,035   8,060   8,224   8,567   8,424   8,469   8,443   8,366   8,321   8,405   8,637   8,711
        Unemployment rate.....     5.8     5.6     5.6     5.7     5.9     5.8     5.8     5.8     5.8     5.7     5.8     5.9     6.0
                                                                                                                                      
     Men, 20 years and over                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                      
  Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                           
     population(1)............  95,794  95,875  95,929  95,999  96,116  96,205  96,375  96,468  96,552  96,732  96,860  97,022  97,139
    Civilian labor force......  73,283  73,111  73,269  73,307  73,525  73,766  73,689  73,670  73,802  74,108  73,883  73,770  73,744
        Participation rate....    76.5    76.3    76.4    76.4    76.5    76.7    76.5    76.4    76.4    76.6    76.3    76.0    75.9
      Employed................  69,543  69,351  69,591  69,517  69,627  69,918  69,739  69,792  69,895  70,213  69,921  69,617  69,600
        Employment-population                                                                                                         
         ratio................    72.6    72.3    72.5    72.4    72.4    72.7    72.4    72.3    72.4    72.6    72.2    71.8    71.6
      Unemployed..............   3,740   3,760   3,678   3,789   3,898   3,848   3,950   3,879   3,906   3,895   3,962   4,153   4,145
        Unemployment rate.....     5.1     5.1     5.0     5.2     5.3     5.2     5.4     5.3     5.3     5.3     5.4     5.6     5.6
                                                                                                                                      
    Women, 20 years and over                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                      
  Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                           
     population(1)............ 104,490 104,553 104,668 104,752 104,871 104,977 105,089 105,190 105,334 105,421 105,509 105,594 105,678
    Civilian labor force......  63,381  63,093  63,603  63,314  63,616  63,551  63,556  63,534  63,760  63,858  63,975  63,921  64,036
        Participation rate....    60.7    60.3    60.8    60.4    60.7    60.5    60.5    60.4    60.5    60.6    60.6    60.5    60.6
      Employed................  60,093  60,058  60,441  60,161  60,237  60,262  60,320  60,262  60,581  60,675  60,668  60,697  60,676
        Employment-population                                                                                                         
         ratio................    57.5    57.4    57.7    57.4    57.4    57.4    57.4    57.3    57.5    57.6    57.5    57.5    57.4
      Unemployed..............   3,288   3,035   3,163   3,153   3,379   3,289   3,236   3,272   3,180   3,184   3,308   3,224   3,360
        Unemployment rate.....     5.2     4.8     5.0     5.0     5.3     5.2     5.1     5.1     5.0     5.0     5.2     5.0     5.2
                                                                                                                                      
   Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                      
  Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                           
     population(1)............  16,030  16,078  16,065  16,073  16,019  16,017  15,943  15,972  15,980  15,954  15,971  15,933  15,925
    Civilian labor force......   7,715   7,623   7,637   7,746   7,622   7,594   7,607   7,581   7,561   7,667   7,535   7,489   7,369
        Participation rate....    48.1    47.4    47.5    48.2    47.6    47.4    47.7    47.5    47.3    48.1    47.2    47.0    46.3
      Employed................   6,430   6,382   6,418   6,464   6,331   6,307   6,324   6,289   6,280   6,425   6,400   6,228   6,164
        Employment-population                                                                                                         
         ratio................    40.1    39.7    40.0    40.2    39.5    39.4    39.7    39.4    39.3    40.3    40.1    39.1    38.7
      Unemployed..............   1,285   1,241   1,219   1,282   1,290   1,287   1,283   1,292   1,280   1,243   1,135   1,261   1,206
        Unemployment rate.....    16.7    16.3    16.0    16.6    16.9    17.0    16.9    17.0    16.9    16.2    15.1    16.8    16.4

    1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation.
    NOTE:  Data have been revised based on the experience through December 2002.  Data also reflect the introduction of Census
  2000-based population controls into the household survey.


         Upcoming Changes to National Nonfarm Payroll Data Series
                                     
       NAICS conversion.  The nonfarm payroll series, produced from the
    Current Employment Statistics (CES) program, will be converted from
    the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) basis to the 2002
    North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) basis with
    the June 6, 2003, release of May 2003 estimates.  The NAICS
    conversion involves major definitional changes to many of the
    currently published SIC-based series.  After the conversion to
    NAICS, SIC-based series will no longer be produced or published.
    Historical time series will be reconstructed as part of the NAICS
    conversion process.  All published series will have a NAICS-based
    history extending back to at least January 1990.  For total nonfarm
    and other high-level aggregates, NAICS history will begin in
    January 1939, the current starting date for these series.  For more
    detailed series, the starting date will vary depending on the scope
    of the definitional changes between SIC and NAICS.  The NAICS-based
    reconstruction effort will cover all CES published data types:  all
    employees, women workers, production workers, average weekly hours,
    average hourly earnings, and derivative series (for example,
    indexes of aggregate weekly hours).
       
       Completion of the CES sample redesign.  June 6, 2003, also will
    mark the completion of the CES sample redesign phase-in.  The
    redesign converts the CES from a quota-based sample to a
    probability-based sample.  In June 2003, the services industries
    will be converted to the new sample design; all other private
    sector industries have already been converted.  The final stage of
    sample redesign phase-in may result in level shifts for average
    weekly hours, average hourly earnings, production worker, and women
    worker series.  New levels for these series are being recomputed
    from the NAICS-based probability sample.
       
                                  - 10 -    
       
       Concurrent seasonal adjustment.  Also beginning in June 2003,
    the CES program will convert to concurrent seasonal adjustment,
    which uses all available monthly estimates, including those for the
    current month, in developing seasonal factors.  Currently, the CES
    program projects seasonal factors twice a year. With the introduction 
    of concurrent seasonal adjustment, BLS will no longer publish seasonal 
    factors for CES national estimates.
       
       Change to federal government series.  Beginning in June 2003,
    the CES series for federal government employment will be revised
    slightly in scope and definition due to a change in source data and
    estimation methods.  The current national series is an end-of-month
    federal employee count produced by the Office of Personnel Management, 
    and it excludes some workers, mostly employees who work in Department 
    of Defense-owned establishments such as military base commissaries.  
    The CES national series will include these workers. Also, federal 
    government employment will be estimated from a sample of federal 
    establishments, will be benchmarked annually to counts from unemployment 
    insurance tax records, and will reflect employee counts as of the pay 
    period including the 12th of the month, consistent with other CES in-
    dustry series.  The historical time series for federal government 
    employment will be revised to reflect these changes.
       
       Further information on upcoming changes to CES data series is
    available through the BLS public database on the Internet, via the
    CES homepage at http://www.bls.gov/ces/, or by calling 202-691-6555.

       
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Explanatory Note


 This news release presents statistics from two major surveys, the Current
Population Survey (household survey) and the Current Employment Statistics
survey (establishment survey).  The household survey provides the
information on the labor force, employment, and unemployment that appears
in the A tables, marked HOUSEHOLD DATA.  It is a sample survey of about
60,000 households conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the Bureau of
Labor Statistics (BLS).
 
 The establishment survey provides the information on the employment,
hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm payrolls that appears in the B
tables, marked ESTABLISHMENT DATA.  This information is collected from
payroll records by BLS in cooperation with State agencies.  In June 2002,
the sample included over 300,000 establishments employing about 37 million
people.
 
 For both surveys, the data for a given month  relate to a particular week
or pay period.  In the household survey,  the reference week is generally
the calendar week that contains the 12th day of the month.  In the
establishment survey, the reference  period is the pay period including the
12th, which may or may not correspond directly to the calendar week.

Coverage, definitions, and differences between surveys
 
 Household survey.  The sample  is selected  to reflect the entire
civilian noninstitutional population.  Based on responses to a series of
questions on work and job search activities, each person  16 years and over
in a sample household is classified as employed, unemployed, or not in the
labor force.
 
 People are classified as employed if they did any work at all as paid
employees during the reference week; worked in their own business,
profession, or on their own farm; or worked without pay at least 15 hours
in a family business or farm.  People are also counted as employed if they
were  temporarily absent from their jobs because of illness, bad weather,
vacation, labor-management disputes, or personal reasons.
 
 People are classified as unemployed if they meet all of the following
criteria:  They had no employment during the  reference week; they were
available for work at that time; and they made specific efforts to find
employment sometime during the 4-week period ending with the reference
week.  Persons laid off from  a job and expecting recall   need not be
looking for work to be counted as unemployed.  The unemployment data
derived from the household survey in no way depend upon the eligibility for
or receipt of unemployment insurance benefits.
 
 The civilian labor force  is the sum of  employed and  unemployed
persons.  Those not classified as employed or unemployed are not in the
labor force.  The unemployment rate is the number unemployed as a percent
of the  labor force.  The labor force participation rate is the labor force
as a percent of the population, and the employment-population ratio is the
employed as a percent of the population.
 
 Establishment survey.  The sample establishments are drawn from private
nonfarm businesses such as factories, offices, and stores, as well as
Federal, State, and local government entities.  Employees on nonfarm
payrolls are those who received pay for any part of the reference pay
period, including persons on paid leave.  Persons are counted in each job
they hold.  Hours and earnings data are for private businesses and relate
only to production workers in the goods-producing sector and nonsupervisory
workers in the service-producing sector.

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 Differences in employment estimates.  The numerous conceptual and
methodological differences between the household and establishment surveys
result in important distinctions in the employment estimates derived from
the surveys.  Among these are:
 
 --The household survey includes agricultural workers, the self-employed,
unpaid family workers, and private household workers among the employed.
These groups are excluded from the establishment survey.

 --The household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the
employed. The establishment survey does not.
 
 --The household survey is limited to  workers 16 years of age and older.
The establishment survey is not limited by age.
 
 --The  household survey has no duplication of individuals, because
individuals  are counted only once, even if they hold more than one job. In
the establishment survey, employees working at more than one job  and thus
appearing on more than one payroll would be counted separately for each
appearance.
 
Seasonal adjustment
 
 Over the course of a year, the size of the nation's labor force and the
levels of employment and unemployment undergo sharp fluctuations due to
such seasonal events as changes in weather, reduced or expanded production,
harvests, major holidays, and the opening and closing of schools.  The
effect of such seasonal  variation can  be  very large; seasonal
fluctuations may account for as much as 95 percent of the month-to-month
changes in unemployment.
 
 Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern each
year, their influence on statistical trends can be eliminated by adjusting
the statistics from month to month.  These adjustments make nonseasonal
developments, such as declines in economic activity or increases in the
participation of women in the labor force, easier to spot.  For example,
the large number of youth entering the labor force each June is likely to
obscure any other changes that have taken place relative to May, making it
difficult to determine if the level of economic activity has risen or
declined.  However, because the effect of students finishing school in
previous years is known, the statistics for the current year can be
adjusted to allow for a comparable change.  Insofar as the seasonal
adjustment is made correctly, the adjusted figure provides a more useful
tool with which to analyze changes in economic activity.
 
 In both the household and establishment surveys, most seasonally adjusted
series are independently adjusted.  However, the adjusted series for many
major estimates, such as total payroll employment, employment in most major
industry divisions, total employment, and unemployment are computed by
aggregating independently adjusted component series.  For example, total
unemployment is derived by summing the adjusted series for four major age-
sex components; this differs from the unemployment estimate that would be
obtained by directly adjusting the total or by combining the duration,
reasons, or more detailed age categories.
 
 The numerical factors used to make the seasonal adjustments are
recalculated twice a year.  For the household survey, the factors are
calculated for the January-June period and again for the July-December

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period.  For the establishment survey, updated factors for seasonal
adjustment are calculated for the May-October period and introduced along
with new benchmarks, and again for the November-April period.  In both
surveys, revisions to historical data are made once a year.

Reliability of the estimates
 
 Statistics based on the household and establishment surveys are subject
to both sampling and nonsampling error.  When a sample rather than the
entire population is surveyed, there is a chance that the sample estimates
may differ from the "true" population values they represent.  The exact
difference, or sampling error, varies depending on the particular sample
selected, and this variability is measured by the standard error of the
estimate.  There is about a 90-percent chance, or level of confidence, that
an estimate based on a sample will differ by no more than 1.6 standard
errors from the "true" population value because of sampling error.  BLS
analyses are generally conducted at the 90-percent level of confidence.
 
 For example, the confidence interval for the monthly change in total
employment from the household survey is on the order of plus or minus
290,000.  Suppose the estimate of total employment increases by 100,000
from one month to the next.  The 90-percent confidence interval on the
monthly change would range from -190,000 to 390,000 (100,000 +/- 290,000).
These figures do not mean that the sample results are off by these
magnitudes, but rather that there is about a 90-percent chance that the
"true" over-the-month change lies within this interval.  Since this range
includes values of less than zero, we could not say with confidence that
employment had, in fact, increased.  If, however, the reported employment
rise was half a million, then all of the values within the 90-percent
confidence interval would be greater than zero.  In this case, it is likely
(at least a 90-percent chance) that an employment rise had, in fact,
occurred.  At an unemployment rate of around 4 percent, the 90-percent con-
fidence interval for the monthly change in unemployment is about +/- 270,000, 
and for the monthly change in the unemployment rate it is about +/- .19 
percentage point.
 
 In general, estimates involving many individuals or establishments have
lower standard errors (relative to the size of the estimate) than estimates
which are based on a small number of observations.  The precision of
estimates is also improved when the data are cumulated over time such as
for quarterly and annual averages.  The seasonal adjustment process can
also improve the stability of the monthly estimates.
 
 The household and establishment surveys are also affected by nonsampling
error.  Nonsampling errors can occur for many reasons, including the
failure to sample a segment of the population, inability to obtain
information for all respondents in the sample, inability or unwillingness
of respondents to provide correct information on a timely basis, mistakes
made by respondents, and errors made in the collection or processing of the
data.
 
 For example, in the establishment survey, estimates for the most recent 2
months are based on substantially incomplete returns; for this reason,
these estimates are labeled preliminary in the tables.  It is only after
two successive revisions to a monthly estimate, when nearly all sample
reports have been received, that the estimate is considered final.
 
 Another major source of nonsampling error in the establishment survey is
the inability to capture, on a timely basis, employment generated by new
firms.  To correct for this systematic underestimation of employment growth
(and other sources of error), a process known as bias adjustment is
included in the survey's estimating procedures, whereby a specified number
of jobs is added to the monthly sample-based change.  The size of the

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monthly bias adjustment is based largely on past relationships between the
sample-based estimates of employment and the total counts of employment
described below.
 
 The sample-based estimates from the establishment survey are adjusted
once a year (on a lagged basis) to universe counts of payroll employment
obtained from administrative records of the unemployment insurance program.
The difference between the March sample-based employment estimates and the
March universe counts is known as a benchmark revision, and serves as a
rough proxy for total survey error.  The new benchmarks also incorporate
changes in the classification of industries.  Over the past decade, the
benchmark revision for total nonfarm employment has averaged 0.3 percent,
ranging from zero to 0.7 percent.

Additional statistics and other information
 
 More comprehensive statistics are contained in Employment and Earnings,
published each month by BLS.  It is available for $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
payable to the Superintendent of Documents, or by charging to Mastercard or
Visa.
 
 Employment and Earnings also provides measures of sampling error for the
household survey data published in this release.  For unemployment and
other labor force categories, these measures appear in tables 1-B through
1-D of its "Explanatory Notes."  Measures of the reliability of the data
drawn from the establishment survey and the actual amounts of revision due
to benchmark adjustments are provided in tables 2-B through 2-H of that
publication.
 
 Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired
individuals upon request.  Voice phone:  202-691-5200; TDD message referral
phone:  1-800-877-8339.
 
 
 
 

  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-1.  Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted             Seasonally adjusted (1)            
                                                                                                                            
           Employment status, sex, and age                                                                                  
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Jan.    Dec.    Jan.    Jan.    Sept.   Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan. 
                                                       2002    2002    2003    2002    2002    2002    2002    2002    2003 
                                                                                                                            
                        TOTAL                                                                                               
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 216,506 218,741 219,897 216,506 218,107 218,340 218,548 218,741 219,897
    Civilian labor force............................ 143,228 144,807 145,301 143,826 145,634 145,393 145,180 145,150 145,838
          Participation rate........................    66.2    66.2    66.1    66.4    66.8    66.6    66.4    66.4    66.3
      Employed...................................... 134,177 136,599 135,907 135,791 137,312 136,988 136,542 136,439 137,536
          Employment-population ratio...............    62.0    62.4    61.8    62.7    63.0    62.7    62.5    62.4    62.5
      Unemployed....................................   9,051   8,209   9,395   8,035   8,321   8,405   8,637   8,711   8,302
          Unemployment rate.........................     6.3     5.7     6.5     5.6     5.7     5.8     5.9     6.0     5.7
    Not in labor force..............................  73,278  73,934  74,596  72,679  72,473  72,947  73,369  73,591  74,059
      Persons who currently want a job..............   4,938   4,227   4,779   4,836   4,702   4,542   4,727   4,546   4,676
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 16 years and over                                                                                      
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 104,030 105,195 105,767 104,030 104,863 104,985 105,094 105,195 105,767
    Civilian labor force............................  76,519  77,197  77,306  76,977  78,013  77,727  77,618  77,492  77,693
          Participation rate........................    73.6    73.4    73.1    74.0    74.4    74.0    73.9    73.7    73.5
      Employed......................................  71,285  72,437  71,716  72,562  73,402  73,151  72,773  72,690  72,994
          Employment-population ratio...............    68.5    68.9    67.8    69.8    70.0    69.7    69.2    69.1    69.0
      Unemployed....................................   5,235   4,760   5,590   4,415   4,610   4,575   4,845   4,801   4,699
          Unemployment rate.........................     6.8     6.2     7.2     5.7     5.9     5.9     6.2     6.2     6.0
    Not in labor force..............................  27,510  27,998  28,461  27,053  26,851  27,258  27,476  27,703  28,074
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  95,875  97,139  97,635  95,875  96,732  96,860  97,022  97,139  97,635
    Civilian labor force............................  72,964  73,666  73,896  73,111  74,108  73,883  73,770  73,744  73,993
          Participation rate........................    76.1    75.8    75.7    76.3    76.6    76.3    76.0    75.9    75.8
      Employed......................................  68,408  69,503  69,001  69,351  70,213  69,921  69,617  69,600  69,967
          Employment-population ratio...............    71.4    71.6    70.7    72.3    72.6    72.2    71.8    71.6    71.7
      Unemployed....................................   4,556   4,163   4,895   3,760   3,895   3,962   4,153   4,145   4,026
          Unemployment rate.........................     6.2     5.7     6.6     5.1     5.3     5.4     5.6     5.6     5.4
    Not in labor force..............................  22,911  23,473  23,739  22,765  22,623  22,977  23,252  23,394  23,642
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 16 years and over                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 112,476 113,546 114,130 112,476 113,243 113,355 113,455 113,546 114,130
    Civilian labor force............................  66,708  67,610  67,995  66,850  67,621  67,667  67,562  67,658  68,144
          Participation rate........................    59.3    59.5    59.6    59.4    59.7    59.7    59.5    59.6    59.7
      Employed......................................  62,892  64,162  64,191  63,229  63,910  63,837  63,769  63,749  64,542
          Employment-population ratio...............    55.9    56.5    56.2    56.2    56.4    56.3    56.2    56.1    56.6
      Unemployed....................................   3,816   3,448   3,804   3,620   3,711   3,829   3,792   3,909   3,603
          Unemployment rate.........................     5.7     5.1     5.6     5.4     5.5     5.7     5.6     5.8     5.3
    Not in labor force..............................  45,768  45,936  46,135  45,627  45,622  45,689  45,893  45,888  45,985
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 104,553 105,678 106,235 104,553 105,421 105,509 105,594 105,678 106,235
    Civilian labor force............................  63,205  64,100  64,578  63,093  63,858  63,975  63,921  64,036  64,479
          Participation rate........................    60.5    60.7    60.8    60.3    60.6    60.6    60.5    60.6    60.7
      Employed......................................  59,927  61,103  61,294  60,058  60,675  60,668  60,697  60,676  61,443
          Employment-population ratio...............    57.3    57.8    57.7    57.4    57.6    57.5    57.5    57.4    57.8
      Unemployed....................................   3,278   2,997   3,284   3,035   3,184   3,308   3,224   3,360   3,035
          Unemployment rate.........................     5.2     4.7     5.1     4.8     5.0     5.2     5.0     5.2     4.7
    Not in labor force..............................  41,348  41,578  41,657  41,459  41,563  41,533  41,673  41,642  41,757
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  16,078  15,925  16,027  16,078  15,954  15,971  15,933  15,925  16,027
    Civilian labor force............................   7,059   7,041   6,828   7,623   7,667   7,535   7,489   7,369   7,366
          Participation rate........................    43.9    44.2    42.6    47.4    48.1    47.2    47.0    46.3    46.0
      Employed......................................   5,843   5,992   5,612   6,382   6,425   6,400   6,228   6,164   6,125
          Employment-population ratio...............    36.3    37.6    35.0    39.7    40.3    40.1    39.1    38.7    38.2
      Unemployed....................................   1,216   1,049   1,216   1,241   1,243   1,135   1,261   1,206   1,241
          Unemployment rate.........................    17.2    14.9    17.8    16.3    16.2    15.1    16.8    16.4    16.8
    Not in labor force..............................   9,019   8,884   9,200   8,455   8,287   8,436   8,444   8,555   8,661

    1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted
  and seasonally adjusted columns.
     NOTE:  All data have been revised back to January 2000 to reflect the introduction of Census 2000-based population
  controls into the household survey.  Beginning in January 2003, data also reflect an additional upward adjustment to
  population controls and other changes to the survey.  Seasonally adjusted data have been revised back to January 1998
  based on the experience through December 2002.  See the note beginning on page 5 for additional information.
    
  
  



  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-2.  Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted             Seasonally adjusted (1)            
                                                                                                                            
        Employment status, race, sex, and age                                                                               
                                                       Jan.    Dec.    Jan.    Jan.    Sept.   Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan. 
                                                       2002    2002    2003    2002    2002    2002    2002    2002    2003 
                                                                                                                            
                      WHITE (2)                                                                                             
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 179,079 180,580 180,460 179,079 180,146 180,306 180,450 180,580 180,460
    Civilian labor force............................ 119,052 119,779 119,712 119,474 120,502 120,479 120,345 120,093 120,084
        Participation rate..........................    66.5    66.3    66.3    66.7    66.9    66.8    66.7    66.5    66.5
      Employed...................................... 112,188 113,916 112,735 113,459 114,373 114,294 114,128 113,910 113,995
        Employment-population ratio.................    62.6    63.1    62.5    63.4    63.5    63.4    63.2    63.1    63.2
      Unemployed....................................   6,865   5,864   6,978   6,015   6,129   6,184   6,218   6,184   6,089
        Unemployment rate...........................     5.8     4.9     5.8     5.0     5.1     5.1     5.2     5.1     5.1
    Not in labor force..............................  60,027  60,801  60,748  59,605  59,644  59,828  60,104  60,487  60,376
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force............................  61,565  62,007  61,915  61,690  62,298  62,243  62,229  62,112  62,003
        Participation rate..........................    76.5    76.2    76.0    76.6    76.8    76.6    76.6    76.3    76.2
      Employed......................................  58,002  58,914  58,164  58,823  59,328  59,246  59,127  59,053  58,994
        Employment-population ratio.................    72.0    72.4    71.4    73.0    73.1    73.0    72.7    72.6    72.5
      Unemployed....................................   3,564   3,093   3,752   2,868   2,970   2,997   3,102   3,059   3,009
        Unemployment rate...........................     5.8     5.0     6.1     4.6     4.8     4.8     5.0     4.9     4.9
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force............................  51,527  51,814  52,078  51,345  51,817  51,909  51,785  51,752  51,909
        Participation rate..........................    60.0    59.8    60.2    59.7    60.0    60.0    59.8    59.7    60.0
      Employed......................................  49,161  49,790  49,783  49,145  49,563  49,601  49,586  49,488  49,768
        Employment-population ratio.................    57.2    57.5    57.5    57.2    57.3    57.3    57.3    57.1    57.5
      Unemployed....................................   2,366   2,024   2,295   2,201   2,255   2,308   2,199   2,264   2,141
        Unemployment rate...........................     4.6     3.9     4.4     4.3     4.4     4.4     4.2     4.4     4.1
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force............................   5,960   5,959   5,719   6,439   6,387   6,328   6,332   6,230   6,172
        Participation rate..........................    47.3    47.3    45.8    51.1    50.7    50.2    50.3    49.4    49.4
      Employed......................................   5,025   5,212   4,788   5,492   5,482   5,448   5,415   5,369   5,232
        Employment-population ratio.................    39.9    41.4    38.3    43.6    43.5    43.3    43.0    42.6    41.9
      Unemployed....................................     935     747     930     947     905     880     917     861     940
        Unemployment rate...........................    15.7    12.5    16.3    14.7    14.2    13.9    14.5    13.8    15.2
                                                                                                                            
            BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN (2)                                                                                   
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  25,383  25,784  25,484  25,383  25,675  25,717  25,751  25,784  25,484
    Civilian labor force............................  16,337  16,736  16,270  16,463  16,789  16,682  16,540  16,706  16,374
        Participation rate..........................    64.4    64.9    63.8    64.9    65.4    64.9    64.2    64.8    64.3
      Employed......................................  14,658  14,951  14,496  14,849  15,148  15,027  14,754  14,827  14,684
        Employment-population ratio.................    57.7    58.0    56.9    58.5    59.0    58.4    57.3    57.5    57.6
      Unemployed....................................   1,679   1,785   1,774   1,614   1,641   1,656   1,786   1,879   1,690
        Unemployment rate...........................    10.3    10.7    10.9     9.8     9.8     9.9    10.8    11.2    10.3
    Not in labor force..............................   9,046   9,048   9,214   8,921   8,886   9,034   9,211   9,078   9,110
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force............................   7,336   7,338   7,258   7,330   7,466   7,413   7,250   7,311   7,233
        Participation rate..........................    72.6    71.3    71.3    72.5    72.9    72.2    70.5    71.0    71.0
      Employed......................................   6,612   6,550   6,419   6,687   6,762   6,682   6,480   6,543   6,489
        Employment-population ratio.................    65.4    63.6    63.0    66.2    66.0    65.1    63.0    63.6    63.7
      Unemployed....................................     724     788     840     643     704     731     770     768     744
        Unemployment rate...........................     9.9    10.7    11.6     8.8     9.4     9.9    10.6    10.5    10.3
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force............................   8,244   8,573   8,299   8,273   8,422   8,390   8,442   8,540   8,327
        Participation rate..........................    64.0    65.6    64.2    64.3    64.7    64.4    64.7    65.4    64.4
      Employed......................................   7,517   7,826   7,575   7,570   7,737   7,676   7,685   7,712   7,629
        Employment-population ratio.................    58.4    59.9    58.6    58.8    59.5    58.9    58.9    59.0    59.0
      Unemployed....................................     727     747     724     703     685     715     757     827     698
        Unemployment rate...........................     8.8     8.7     8.7     8.5     8.1     8.5     9.0     9.7     8.4
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force............................     757     826     712     860     901     879     849     855     813
        Participation rate..........................    31.5    34.0    30.1    35.7    37.2    36.3    35.0    35.2    34.4
      Employed......................................     529     575     503     593     649     669     590     571     566
        Employment-population ratio.................    22.0    23.7    21.3    24.6    26.8    27.6    24.3    23.5    23.9
      Unemployed....................................     229     250     210     267     252     210     259     284     247
        Unemployment rate...........................    30.2    30.3    29.4    31.1    28.0    23.9    30.5    33.2    30.4
                                                                                                                            
                      ASIAN (2)                                                                                             
  Civilian noninstutional population................   9,725   9,980   8,992   (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)  
    Civilian labor force............................   6,408   6,720   6,036   (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)  
        Participation rate..........................    65.9    67.3    67.1   (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)  
      Employed......................................   6,050   6,322   5,698   (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)  
        Employment-population ratio.................    62.2    63.3    63.4   (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)  
      Unemployed....................................     358     398     338   (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)  
        Unemployment rate...........................     5.6     5.9     5.6   (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)  
    Not in labor force..............................   3,317   3,260   2,956   (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)     (3)  

    1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted
  and seasonally adjusted columns.
    2 Beginning in 2003, persons who selected this race group only; persons who selected more than one race group are
  excluded.  Prior to 2003, persons who reported more than one race were included in the group they identified as the main
  race.  See the note beginning on page 5 for additional information.
    3 Data not available.
    NOTE:  Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for
  all races.  All data have been revised back to January 2000 to reflect the introduction of Census 2000-based population
  controls into the household survey.  Beginning in January 2003, data also reflect an additional upward adjustment to
  population controls and other changes to the survey.  Seasonally adjusted data have been revised back to January 1998
  based on the experience through December 2002.  See the note beginning on page 5 for additional information.
     
   
   

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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                                                                                  
                                                       Jan.    Dec.    Jan.    Jan.    Sept.   Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan. 
                                                       2002    2002    2003    2002    2002    2002    2002    2002    2003 
                                                                                                                            
             HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY                                                                                   
  
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  25,493  26,436  26,994  25,493  26,184  26,272  26,355  26,436  26,994
    Civilian labor force............................  17,594  18,148  18,540  17,667  18,103  18,049  18,169  18,134  18,614
        Participation rate..........................    69.0    68.6    68.7    69.3    69.1    68.7    68.9    68.6    69.0
      Employed......................................  16,071  16,713  16,908  16,300  16,739  16,637  16,755  16,708  17,155
        Employment-population ratio.................    63.0    63.2    62.6    63.9    63.9    63.3    63.6    63.2    63.5
      Unemployed....................................   1,523   1,435   1,632   1,368   1,363   1,412   1,414   1,425   1,459
        Unemployment rate...........................     8.7     7.9     8.8     7.7     7.5     7.8     7.8     7.9     7.8
    Not in labor force..............................   7,899   8,288   8,454   7,826   8,082   8,223   8,186   8,303   8,380
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force............................   9,754  10,170  10,488   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Participation rate..........................    83.5    83.5    83.8   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Employed......................................   9,013   9,422   9,703   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Employment-population ratio.................    77.2    77.4    77.6   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Unemployed....................................     741     747     785   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Unemployment rate...........................     7.6     7.3     7.5   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force............................   6,764   6,938   7,110   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Participation rate..........................    59.8    59.1    59.4   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Employed......................................   6,196   6,437   6,509   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Employment-population ratio.................    54.8    54.8    54.4   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Unemployed....................................     569     501     601   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Unemployment rate...........................     8.4     7.2     8.4   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force............................   1,076   1,040     943   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Participation rate..........................    42.9    41.5    37.5   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Employed......................................     863     853     696   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Employment-population ratio.................    34.4    34.0    27.6   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Unemployed....................................     213     187     247   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Unemployment rate...........................    19.8    18.0    26.2   (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.  All data have been revised back
  to January 2000 to reflect the introduction of Census 2000-based population controls into the household survey.  Beginning
  in January 2003, data also reflect an additional upward adjustment to population controls and other changes to the survey.
  Seasonally adjusted data have been revised back to January 1998 based on the experience through December 2002.  See the
  note beginning on page 5 for additional information.


  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                                                                                           
                                               Jan.     Dec.     Jan.     Jan.     Sept.    Oct.     Nov.     Dec.     Jan.  
                                               2002     2002     2003     2002     2002     2002     2002     2002     2003  
                                                                                                                             
       Less than a high school diploma                                                                                       
  Civilian labor force......................   12,712   12,546   12,631   12,619   12,381   12,461   12,541   12,607   12,542
      Participation rate....................     43.9     44.4     44.0     43.6     44.6     44.9     44.9     44.6     43.7
    Employed................................   11,445   11,326   11,305   11,597   11,404   11,375   11,417   11,470   11,471
      Employment-population ratio...........     39.5     40.1     39.4     40.0     41.1     40.9     40.9     40.6     40.0
    Unemployed..............................    1,267    1,220    1,326    1,022      977    1,086    1,124    1,136    1,071
      Unemployment rate.....................     10.0      9.7     10.5      8.1      7.9      8.7      9.0      9.0      8.5
                                                                                                                             
    High school graduates, no college (1)                                                                                    
  Civilian labor force......................   37,861   38,064   38,224   37,463   38,198   37,966   37,967   37,797   37,856
      Participation rate....................     64.4     64.0     64.1     63.7     64.3     64.0     63.5     63.6     63.5
    Employed................................   35,530   36,085   35,895   35,522   36,286   36,090   35,963   35,775   35,923
      Employment-population ratio...........     60.4     60.7     60.2     60.4     61.0     60.9     60.2     60.2     60.2
    Unemployed..............................    2,331    1,979    2,330    1,940    1,912    1,876    2,004    2,021    1,933
      Unemployment rate.....................      6.2      5.2      6.1      5.2      5.0      4.9      5.3      5.3      5.1
                                                                                                                             
      Less than a bachelor's degree (2)                                                                                      
  Civilian labor force......................   33,541   34,028   34,100   33,671   33,818   33,884   33,890   33,831   34,186
      Participation rate....................     73.4     72.8     73.1     73.6     73.5     72.8     72.7     72.4     73.3
    Employed................................   31,993   32,439   32,343   32,235   32,266   32,299   32,260   32,154   32,556
      Employment-population ratio...........     70.0     69.4     69.3     70.5     70.1     69.4     69.2     68.8     69.8
    Unemployed..............................    1,548    1,588    1,756    1,436    1,552    1,585    1,630    1,677    1,630
      Unemployment rate.....................      4.6      4.7      5.2      4.3      4.6      4.7      4.8      5.0      4.8
                                                                                                                             
       Bachelor's degree and higher (3)                                                                                      
  Civilian labor force......................   37,706   38,401   38,787   37,705   38,664   38,622   38,476   38,652   38,778
      Participation rate....................     78.9     78.7     78.8     78.9     78.2     78.5     79.0     79.2     78.8
    Employed................................   36,557   37,354   37,553   36,630   37,536   37,458   37,344   37,530   37,626
      Employment-population ratio...........     76.5     76.6     76.3     76.7     75.9     76.1     76.6     76.9     76.4
    Unemployed..............................    1,149    1,047    1,234    1,075    1,128    1,165    1,132    1,121    1,152
      Unemployment rate.....................      3.0      2.7      3.2      2.9      2.9      3.0      2.9      2.9      3.0

    1 Includes high school diploma or equivalent.
    2 Includes the categories, some college, no degree; and associate degree.
    3 Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees. 
     NOTE:  All data have been revised back to January 2000 to reflect the introduction of Census 2000-based population
  controls into the household survey.  Beginning in January 2003, data also reflect an additional upward adjustment to
  population controls and other changes to the survey.  Seasonally adjusted data have been revised back to January 1998 based
  on the experience through December 2002.  See the note beginning on page 5 for additional information.
   
 
 
 

  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                     HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-5.  Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status

  (In thousands)
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   
                                            Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                   
                  Category                                                                                         
                                                                                                                   
                                              Jan.    Dec.    Jan.    Jan.    Sept.   Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan. 
                                              2002    2002    2003    2002    2002    2002    2002    2002    2003 
                                                                                                                   
               CLASS OF WORKER                                                                                     
                                                                                                                   
  Agriculture and related industries.......   2,182   2,144   2,134   2,373   2,315   2,483   2,314   2,342   2,314
    Wage and salary workers................   1,160   1,141   1,091   1,274   1,310   1,394   1,219   1,260   1,195
    Self-employed workers..................     990     976   1,014   1,052     974   1,040   1,060   1,038   1,071
    Unpaid family workers..................      31      28      29   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
                                                                                                                   
  Nonagricultural industries............... 131,995 134,454 133,773 133,339 134,979 134,537 134,206 134,080 135,142
    Wage and salary workers................ 123,395 125,206 124,501   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Government...........................  19,393  19,660  19,924  19,306  19,746  19,692  19,647  19,551  19,868
      Private industries................... 104,002 105,546 104,578   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Private households.................     763     729     692   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
        Other industries................... 103,239 104,817 103,886 104,526 105,259 104,947 104,365 104,673 105,192
    Self-employed workers..................   8,486   9,170   9,216   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
    Unpaid family workers..................     114      78      56   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
                                                                                                                   
        PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME (3)                                                                              
                                                                                                                   
  All industries:                                                                                                  
    Part time for economic reasons.........   4,564   4,385   5,135   4,122   4,356   4,343   4,329   4,273   4,643
      Slack work or business conditions....   3,149   3,023   3,566   2,661   2,814   2,888   2,855   2,893   3,027
      Could only find part-time work.......   1,056   1,084   1,245   1,098   1,177   1,133   1,159   1,110   1,297
    Part time for noneconomic reasons......  18,684  19,704  19,374  18,606  18,928  18,685  18,727  18,555  19,314
                                                                                                                   
  Nonagricultural industries:                                                                                      
    Part time for economic reasons.........   4,453   4,278   5,003   3,998   4,266   4,274   4,272   4,219   4,496
      Slack work or business conditions....   3,094   2,961   3,494   2,599   2,755   2,857   2,816   2,854   2,947
      Could only find part-time work.......   1,045   1,069   1,224   1,084   1,172   1,122   1,158   1,097   1,267
    Part time for noneconomic reasons......  18,294  19,332  19,005  18,246  18,555  18,347  18,361  18,197  18,984

    1 Data not available.
    2 Data not currently available due to an editing error when reconstructing revised series.
    3 Persons at work excludes employed persons who were absent from their jobs during the entire reference week
  for reasons such as vacation, illness, or industrial dispute.  Part time for noneconomic reasons excludes persons
  who usually work full time but worked only 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for reasons such as holidays,
  illness, and bad weather.
    NOTE:  Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because
  of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series.  Industries reflect the introduction of the 2002
  Census industry classification system derived from the 2002 North American Industry Classification System into
  the Current Population Survey.  All data have been revised back to January 2000 to reflect the introduction of
  Census 2000-based population controls into the household survey.  Beginning in January 2003, data also reflect an
  additional upward adjustment to population controls and other changes to the survey.  Seasonally adjusted data
  have been revised back to January 1998 based on the experience through December 2002.  See the note beginning on
  page 5 for additional information.
  
   
   



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  Table A-6.  Selected employment indicators

  (In thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                            
                    Characteristic                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Jan.    Dec.    Jan.    Jan.    Sept.   Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan. 
                                                       2002    2002    2003    2002    2002    2002    2002    2002    2003 
                                                                                                                            
  Total, 16 years and over.......................... 134,177 136,599 135,907 135,791 137,312 136,988 136,542 136,439 137,536
    16 to 19 years..................................   5,843   5,992   5,612   6,382   6,425   6,400   6,228   6,164   6,125
      16 to 17 years................................   2,045   2,164   2,138   2,333   2,358   2,347   2,256   2,258   2,446
      18 to 19 years................................   3,797   3,828   3,473   4,046   4,060   4,045   3,960   3,921   3,694
    20 years and over............................... 128,334 130,606 130,295 129,409 130,888 130,589 130,314 130,275 131,410
      20 to 24 years................................  12,811  13,402  13,200  13,167  13,432  13,303  13,387  13,372  13,568
      25 years and over............................. 115,524 117,205 117,095 116,286 117,406 117,271 116,856 116,892 117,876
        25 to 54 years..............................  96,313  96,767  96,361  96,902  97,025  96,840  96,356  96,491  96,957
          25 to 34 years............................  29,989  30,236  30,025  30,319  30,365  30,323  29,961  30,139  30,369
          35 to 44 years............................  35,367  34,993  34,955  35,550  35,160  35,005  34,973  34,942  35,125
          45 to 54 years............................  30,957  31,538  31,382  31,033  31,500  31,512  31,422  31,411  31,463
        55 years and over...........................  19,211  20,437  20,734  19,385  20,381  20,430  20,499  20,400  20,918
                                                                                                                            
  Men, 16 years and over............................  71,285  72,437  71,716  72,562  73,402  73,151  72,773  72,690  72,994
    16 to 19 years..................................   2,877   2,933   2,715   3,211   3,189   3,230   3,156   3,091   3,027
      16 to 17 years................................     940   1,017   1,002   1,125   1,134   1,142   1,113   1,102   1,203
      18 to 19 years................................   1,937   1,916   1,713   2,085   2,055   2,081   2,040   1,986   1,838
    20 years and over...............................  68,408  69,503  69,001  69,351  70,213  69,921  69,617  69,600  69,967
      20 to 24 years................................   6,620   6,987   6,936   6,857   7,050   6,975   7,014   7,024   7,183
      25 years and over.............................  61,788  62,516  62,066  62,525  63,077  62,938  62,562  62,579  62,814
        25 to 54 years..............................  51,372  51,524  51,073  51,980  52,066  51,873  51,569  51,566  51,687
          25 to 34 years............................  16,399  16,465  16,284  16,635  16,614  16,569  16,384  16,445  16,528
          35 to 44 years............................  18,857  18,708  18,624  19,063  18,953  18,804  18,748  18,749  18,824
          45 to 54 years............................  16,117  16,351  16,165  16,282  16,499  16,500  16,437  16,371  16,334
        55 years and over...........................  10,416  10,993  10,993  10,544  11,012  11,065  10,993  11,013  11,127
                                                                                                                            
  Women, 16 years and over..........................  62,892  64,162  64,191  63,229  63,910  63,837  63,769  63,749  64,542
    16 to 19 years..................................   2,966   3,059   2,897   3,171   3,235   3,169   3,072   3,073   3,098
      16 to 17 years................................   1,105   1,148   1,137   1,209   1,224   1,204   1,143   1,156   1,243
      18 to 19 years................................   1,860   1,912   1,760   1,961   2,005   1,964   1,921   1,935   1,856
    20 years and over...............................  59,927  61,103  61,294  60,058  60,675  60,668  60,697  60,676  61,443
      20 to 24 years................................   6,191   6,415   6,264   6,310   6,382   6,328   6,373   6,348   6,385
      25 years and over.............................  53,735  54,688  55,030  53,762  54,328  54,332  54,293  54,313  55,062
        25 to 54 years..............................  44,941  45,244  45,289  44,922  44,959  44,967  44,787  44,926  45,270
          25 to 34 years............................  13,591  13,771  13,741  13,684  13,751  13,754  13,577  13,693  13,841
          35 to 44 years............................  16,510  16,285  16,331  16,487  16,207  16,201  16,225  16,193  16,301
          45 to 54 years............................  14,840  15,187  15,216  14,751  15,001  15,012  14,985  15,039  15,129
        55 years and over...........................   8,795   9,444   9,741   8,840   9,369   9,365   9,506   9,387   9,792
                                                                                                                            
  Married men, spouse present.......................  43,380  44,070  43,964  43,804  44,129  44,245  44,093  44,005  44,401
  Married women, spouse present.....................  34,001  34,432  34,706  33,820  34,479  34,322  34,264  34,189  34,525
  Women who maintain families.......................   8,411   8,644   8,577   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
                                                                                                                            
  Full-time workers (2)............................. 110,705 112,108 111,077 112,530 113,375 113,458 112,828 112,856 112,823
  Part-time workers (3).............................  23,472  24,491  24,830  23,068  23,901  23,635  23,765  23,629  24,400

    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.   All data have been revised back to January 2000 to reflect the
  introduction of Census 2000-based population controls into the household survey.  Beginning in January 2003, data also
  reflect an additional upward adjustment to population controls and other changes to the survey.  Seasonally adjusted data
  have been revised back to January 1998 based on the experience through December 2002.  See the note beginning on page 5
  for additional information.
   
   
   


  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-7.  Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                            Number of                                                       
                                                        unemployed persons                Unemployment rates (1)            
                                                          (in thousands)                                                    
                    Characteristic                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Jan.    Dec.    Jan.    Jan.    Sept.   Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan. 
                                                       2002    2002    2003    2002    2002    2002    2002    2002    2003 
                                                                                                                            
  Total, 16 years and over..........................   8,035   8,711   8,302    5.6     5.7     5.8     5.9     6.0     5.7 
    16 to 19 years..................................   1,241   1,206   1,241   16.3    16.2    15.1    16.8    16.4    16.8 
      16 to 17 years................................     525     481     546   18.4    19.4    16.2    19.4    17.6    18.3 
      18 to 19 years................................     714     718     697   15.0    14.0    14.3    15.3    15.5    15.9 
    20 years and over...............................   6,795   7,505   7,061    5.0     5.1     5.3     5.4     5.4     5.1 
      20 to 24 years................................   1,401   1,444   1,392    9.6     9.6    10.1     9.8     9.7     9.3 
      25 years and over.............................   5,394   5,924   5,675    4.4     4.6     4.7     4.8     4.8     4.6 
        25 to 54 years..............................   4,738   5,084   4,833    4.7     4.7     4.9     5.1     5.0     4.7 
          25 to 34 years............................   1,859   1,980   1,921    5.8     5.8     5.8     6.2     6.2     5.9 
          35 to 44 years............................   1,663   1,747   1,657    4.5     4.6     4.9     4.9     4.8     4.5 
          45 to 54 years............................   1,216   1,356   1,256    3.8     3.9     4.0     4.1     4.1     3.8 
        55 years and over...........................     704     892     890    3.5     3.9     3.9     3.7     4.2     4.1 
                                                                                                                            
  Men, 16 years and over............................   4,415   4,801   4,699    5.7     5.9     5.9     6.2     6.2     6.0 
    16 to 19 years..................................     655     657     673   16.9    18.3    16.0    18.0    17.5    18.2 
      16 to 17 years................................     285     251     287   20.2    21.5    17.2    21.2    18.5    19.3 
      18 to 19 years................................     376     398     392   15.3    16.3    15.2    16.1    16.7    17.6 
    20 years and over...............................   3,760   4,145   4,026    5.1     5.3     5.4     5.6     5.6     5.4 
      20 to 24 years................................     792     796     775   10.4    10.5    10.4    10.2    10.2     9.7 
      25 years and over.............................   2,969   3,309   3,256    4.5     4.6     4.8     5.1     5.0     4.9 
        25 to 54 years..............................   2,547   2,803   2,748    4.7     4.7     4.9     5.3     5.2     5.0 
          25 to 34 years............................     988   1,067   1,091    5.6     5.7     5.8     6.3     6.1     6.2 
          35 to 44 years............................     882     939     932    4.4     4.5     4.9     5.1     4.8     4.7 
          45 to 54 years............................     677     797     725    4.0     4.1     4.1     4.4     4.6     4.2 
        55 years and over...........................     422     505     507    3.8     4.1     4.0     4.0     4.4     4.4 
                                                                                                                            
  Women, 16 years and over..........................   3,620   3,909   3,603    5.4     5.5     5.7     5.6     5.8     5.3 
    16 to 19 years..................................     586     549     567   15.6    14.0    14.1    15.6    15.2    15.5 
      16 to 17 years................................     240     231     259   16.5    17.4    15.2    17.4    16.6    17.3 
      18 to 19 years................................     338     319     304   14.7    11.5    13.3    14.4    14.2    14.1 
    20 years and over...............................   3,035   3,360   3,035    4.8     5.0     5.2     5.0     5.2     4.7 
      20 to 24 years................................     609     648     617    8.8     8.7     9.8     9.4     9.3     8.8 
      25 years and over.............................   2,425   2,615   2,420    4.3     4.5     4.6     4.5     4.6     4.2 
        25 to 54 years..............................   2,191   2,280   2,085    4.7     4.7     4.8     4.8     4.8     4.4 
          25 to 34 years............................     871     913     830    6.0     5.8     5.7     5.9     6.3     5.7 
          35 to 44 years............................     781     808     725    4.5     4.6     4.8     4.7     4.8     4.3 
          45 to 54 years............................     539     559     531    3.5     3.6     3.8     3.9     3.6     3.4 
        55 years and over (2).......................     305     372     413    3.3     3.6     3.5     3.2     3.8     4.1 
                                                                                                                            
  Married men, spouse present.......................   1,570   1,706   1,622    3.5     3.6     3.6     3.6     3.7     3.5 
  Married women, spouse present.....................   1,209   1,348   1,176    3.5     3.6     3.8     3.8     3.8     3.3 
  Women who maintain families (2)...................     754     741     746    8.2     7.0     7.7     8.0     7.9     8.0 
                                                                                                                            
  Full-time workers (3).............................   6,776   7,348   6,940    5.7     5.8     5.9     6.1     6.1     5.8 
  Part-time workers (4).............................   1,275   1,331   1,380    5.2     5.3     5.2     5.1     5.3     5.4 

    1 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.
    2 Not seasonally adjusted.
    3 Full-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work full time (35 hours or more per week) or
  are on layoff from full-time jobs.
    4 Part-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work part time (less than 35 hours per week)
  or are on layoff from part-time jobs.
    NOTE:  Detail shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of
  the various series.  All data have been revised back to January 2000 to reflect the introduction of Census 2000-based
  population controls into the household survey.  Beginning in January 2003, data also reflect an additional upward
  adjustment to population controls and other changes to the survey.  Seasonally adjusted data have been revised back to
  January 1998 based on the experience through December 2002.  See the note beginning on page 5 for additional information.



  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-8.  Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                            
                        Reason                                                                                              
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Jan.    Dec.    Jan.    Jan.    Sept.   Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan. 
                                                       2002    2002    2003    2002    2002    2002    2002    2002    2003 
                                                                                                                            
                 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                       
                                                                                                                            
  Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                            
     jobs...........................................   5,449   4,849   5,641   4,418   4,608   4,828   4,833   4,863   4,583
    On temporary layoff.............................   1,794   1,205   1,698   1,143   1,044   1,098   1,069   1,110   1,080
    Not on temporary layoff.........................   3,655   3,644   3,943   3,274   3,565   3,729   3,764   3,753   3,503
      Permanent job losers..........................   2,796   2,796   2,884   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
      Persons who completed temporary jobs..........     860     848   1,059   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
  Job leavers.......................................     893     790     841     880     808     850     834     862     825
  Reentrants........................................   2,288   2,157   2,392   2,235   2,321   2,386   2,394   2,462   2,331
  New entrants......................................     421     412     521     495     542     494     586     534     616
                                                                                                                            
                 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...........................................    60.2    59.1    60.0    55.0    55.7    56.4    55.9    55.8    54.9
     On temporary layoff............................    19.8    14.7    18.1    14.2    12.6    12.8    12.4    12.7    12.9
     Not on temporary layoff........................    40.4    44.4    42.0    40.8    43.1    43.6    43.5    43.0    41.9
   Job leavers......................................     9.9     9.6     9.0    11.0     9.8     9.9     9.6     9.9     9.9
   Reentrants.......................................    25.3    26.3    25.5    27.8    28.0    27.9    27.7    28.2    27.9
   New entrants.....................................     4.7     5.0     5.5     6.2     6.5     5.8     6.8     6.1     7.4
                                                                                                                            
            UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE                                                                                  
                   CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
   Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                           
     jobs...........................................     3.8     3.3     3.9     3.1     3.2     3.3     3.3     3.4     3.1
   Job leavers......................................      .6      .5      .6      .6      .6      .6      .6      .6      .6
   Reentrants.......................................     1.6     1.5     1.6     1.6     1.6     1.6     1.6     1.7     1.6
   New entrants.....................................      .3      .3      .4      .3      .4      .3      .4      .4      .4

    1 Data not available.
    NOTE:  All data have been revised back to January 2000 to reflect the introduction of Census 2000-based population
  controls into the household survey.  Beginning in January 2003, data also reflect an additional upward adjustment to
  population controls and other changes to the survey.  Seasonally adjusted data have been revised back to January 1998
  based on the experience through December 2002.  See the note beginning on page 5 for additional information.






  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-9.  Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                            
                       Duration                                                                                             
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Jan.    Dec.    Jan.    Jan.    Sept.   Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan. 
                                                       2002    2002    2003    2002    2002    2002    2002    2002    2003 
                                                                                                                            
                 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                       
                                                                                                                            
  Less than 5 weeks.................................   3,522   2,514   3,269   2,991   2,782   2,797   2,912   2,860   2,772
  5 to 14 weeks.....................................   2,831   2,581   2,806   2,604   2,558   2,515   2,532   2,547   2,577
  15 weeks and over.................................   2,698   3,113   3,320   2,561   3,019   3,099   3,143   3,296   3,140
     15 to 26 weeks.................................   1,447   1,248   1,492   1,409   1,359   1,374   1,317   1,392   1,457
     27 weeks and over..............................   1,251   1,865   1,828   1,152   1,660   1,724   1,826   1,904   1,683
                                                                                                                            
  Average (mean) duration, in weeks.................    14.1    18.8    17.8    14.6    17.8    17.6    17.9    18.4    18.4
  Median duration, in weeks.........................     8.1     9.7     9.3     8.5     9.5     9.6     9.4     9.6     9.8
                                                                                                                            
                 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...............................    38.9    30.6    34.8    36.7    33.3    33.2    33.9    32.9    32.6
    5 to 14 weeks...................................    31.3    31.4    29.9    31.9    30.6    29.9    29.5    29.3    30.4
    15 weeks and over...............................    29.8    37.9    35.3    31.4    36.1    36.8    36.6    37.9    37.0
      15 to 26 weeks................................    16.0    15.2    15.9    17.3    16.3    16.3    15.3    16.0    17.2
      27 weeks and over.............................    13.8    22.7    19.5    14.1    19.9    20.5    21.3    21.9    19.8

     NOTE:  All data have been revised back to January 2000 to reflect the introduction of Census 2000-based population
  controls into the household survey.  Beginning in January 2003, data also reflect an additional upward adjustment to
  population controls and other changes to the survey.  Seasonally adjusted data have been revised back to January 1998
  based on the experience through December 2002.  See the note beginning on page 5 for additional information.
   
   
   




  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                       HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-10.  Employed and unemployed persons by occupation, not seasonally adjusted

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     Unemployment    
                                                                           Employed             Unemployed              rates        
                                                                                                                                     
                             Occupation                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                       Jan.       Jan.        Jan.       Jan.        Jan.       Jan.   
                                                                       2002       2003        2002       2003        2002       2003   
                                                                                                                                     
       Total, 16 years and over (1)................................   134,177    135,907      9,051      9,395        6.3        6.5 
  Management, professional, and related occupations................    46,795     47,715      1,479      1,603        3.1        3.2 
    Management, business, and financial operations occupations.....    19,778     19,746        636        673        3.1        3.3 
    Professional and related occupations...........................    27,017     27,969        843        929        3.0        3.2 
  Service occupations..............................................    20,770     21,593      1,637      1,730        7.3        7.4 
  Sales and office occupations.....................................    35,314     35,375      2,098      2,073        5.6        5.5 
    Sales and related occupations..................................    15,559     15,974        913        992        5.5        5.8 
    Office and administrative support occupations..................    19,756     19,401      1,185      1,080        5.7        5.3 
  Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations.....    13,021     13,402      1,558      1,674       10.7       11.1 
    Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.....................       921        889        192        145       17.2       14.0 
    Construction and extraction occupations........................     7,623      7,505      1,125      1,216       12.9       13.9 
    Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations..............     4,477      5,009        240        313        5.1        5.9 
  Production, transportation, and material moving occupations......    18,276     17,821      1,844      1,767        9.2        9.0 
    Production occupations.........................................    10,226      9,726        982        915        8.8        8.6 
    Transportation and material moving occupations.................     8,050      8,095        862        852        9.7        9.5 

    1 Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the Armed Forces are included in the unemployed
  total.
     NOTE:  Occupations reflect the introduction of the 2002 Census occupation classification system derived from the 2000 Standard
  Occupational Classification system into the Current Population Survey.  Data are based on Census 2000-based population controls.
  Beginning in January 2003, data also reflect an additional upward adjustment to population controls and other changes to the
  survey.  See the note beginning on page 5 for additional information.







  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                   HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-11.  Unemployed persons by industry, not seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                    Number of                                                       
                                                                    unemployed                             Unemployment             
                                                                     persons                                  rates                 
                       Industry                                   (in thousands)                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                             Jan.                Jan.                 Jan.                Jan.       
                                                           2002 (1)              2003                 2002                2003       
                                                                                                                                    
         Total, 16 years and over (2)...............         9,051               9,395                 6.3                 6.5      
  Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers...         7,686               7,820                 6.9                 7.0      
    Mining..........................................            33                  54                 7.0                 9.0      
    Construction....................................         1,211               1,196                13.6                14.0      
    Manufacturing...................................         1,377               1,302                 7.4                 7.2      
      Durable goods.................................           918                 896                 7.9                 7.8      
      Nondurable goods..............................           459                 406                 6.7                 6.1      
    Wholesale and retail trade......................         1,212               1,342                 6.3                 6.7      
    Transportation and utilities....................           368                 331                 6.6                 6.3      
    Information.....................................           255                 243                 7.1                 6.7      
    Financial activities............................           267                 327                 3.0                 3.6      
    Professional and business services..............         1,120               1,112                 8.9                 8.9      
    Education and health services...................           586                 559                 3.5                 3.2      
    Leisure and hospitality.........................           947               1,049                 8.6                 9.3      
    Other services..................................           304                 304                 5.1                 5.3      
  Agriculture and related private wage and salary                                                                                   
     workers........................................           195                 159                14.8                13.2      
  Government workers................................           486                 571                 2.4                 2.8      
  Self employed and unpaid family workers...........           263                 324                 2.7                 3.0      

    1 Industry detail will not sum to total because of minor changes in the industry classification system between 2002 and 2003.
    2 Persons with no previous work experience are included in the unemployed total.
    NOTE:  Industries reflect the introduction of the 2002 Census industry classification system derived from the 2002 North
  American Industry Classification System into the Current Population Survey.  Data are based on Census 2000-based population
  controls.  Beginning in January 2003, data also reflect an additional upward adjustment to population controls and other changes
  to the survey.  See the note beginning on page 5 for additional information.




  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                        HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-12.  Alternative measures of labor underutilization

  (Percent)
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                      
                                                               Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                                      
                            Measure                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                 Jan.    Dec.    Jan.    Jan.    Sept.   Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan. 
                                                                 2002    2002    2003    2002    2002    2002    2002    2002    2003 
                                                                                                                                      
  U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of                                                                          
     the civilian labor force................................     1.9     2.1     2.3     1.8     2.1     2.1     2.2     2.3     2.2 
                                                                                                                                      
  U-2 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, as                                                                         
     a percent of the civilian labor force...................     3.8     3.3     3.9     3.1     3.2     3.3     3.3     3.4     3.1 
                                                                                                                                      
  U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor                                                                            
     force (official unemployment rate)......................     6.3     5.7     6.5     5.6     5.7     5.8     5.9     6.0     5.7 
                                                                                                                                      
  U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a percent                                                                        
     of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers....     6.5     5.9     6.8    (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
                                                                                                                                      
  U-5 Total unemployed, plus discouraged workers, plus all                                                                            
     other marginally attached workers, as a percent of the                                                                              
     civilian labor force plus all marginally attached                                                                                                         
     workers.................................................     7.3     6.6     7.5    (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
                                                                                                                                     
  U-6 Total unemployed, plus all marginally attached workers,                                                                         
     plus total employed part time for economic reasons, as a                                                                              
     percent of the civilian labor force plus all marginally                                                                                                        
     attached workers........................................    10.5     9.6    11.0    (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  

    1 Data not available.
    NOTE:  Marginally attached workers are persons who currently are neither working nor looking for work but indicate that they want
  and are available for a job and have looked for work sometime in the recent past.  Discouraged workers, a subset of the marginally
  attached, have given a job-market related reason for not currently looking for a job.  Persons employed part time for economic
  reasons are those who want and are available for full-time work but have had to settle for a part-time schedule.  For further
  information, see "BLS introduces new range of alternative unemployment measures," in the October 1995 issue of the Monthly Labor
  Review.  All data have been revised back to January 2000 to reflect the introduction of Census 2000-based population controls into
  the household survey.  Beginning in January 2003, data also reflect an additional upward adjustment to population controls and other
  changes to the survey.  Seasonally adjusted data have been revised back to January 1998 based on the experience through December
  2002.  See the note beginning on page 5 for additional information.




  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                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
                                                                        Jan.      Jan.      Jan.      Jan.      Jan.      Jan.  
                                                                        2002      2003      2002      2003      2002      2003  
                                                                                                                                
                        NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
  Total not in the labor force......................................   73,278    74,596    27,510    28,461    45,768    46,135 
    Persons who currently want a job................................    4,938     4,779     2,173     2,209     2,766     2,570 
     Searched for work and available to work now (1)................    1,532     1,598       762       808       771       790 
          Reason not currently looking:                                                                                         
            Discouragement over job prospects (2)...................      328       449       206       243       122       205 
               Reasons other than discouragement (3)................    1,205     1,149       556       564       649       584 
                                                                                                                                
                         MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
  Total multiple jobholders (4).....................................    7,018     7,180     3,672     3,519     3,347     3,662 
      Percent of total employed.....................................      5.2       5.3       5.2       4.9       5.3       5.7 
                                                                                                                                
      Primary job full time, secondary job part time................    3,881     3,844     2,214     2,153     1,667     1,692 
      Primary and secondary jobs both part time.....................    1,522     1,600       484       417     1,039     1,182 
      Primary and secondary jobs both full time.....................      226       231       146       155        80        76 
      Hours vary on primary or secondary job........................    1,367     1,465       819       772       549       693 

    1 Data refer to persons who have searched for work during the prior 12 months and were available to take a job during the
  reference week.
    2 Includes thinks no work available, could not find work, lacks schooling or training, employer thinks too young or old, and
  other types of discrimination.
    3 Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for such reasons as child-care and transportation
  problems, as well as a small number for which reason for nonparticipation was not determined.
    4 Includes persons who work part time on their primary job and full time on their secondary job(s), not shown separately.
    NOTE:  All data have been revised back to January 2000 to reflect the introduction of Census 2000-based population controls
  into the household survey.  Beginning in January 2003, data also reflect an additional upward adjustment to population
  controls and other changes to the survey.  See note beginning on page 5 for additional information.

         
  

ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                    ESTABLISHMENT DATA


Table B-1.  Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry

(In thousands)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                             Not seasonally adjusted                   Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                        
                Industry                                                                                                
                                           Jan.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Jan.    Sept.   Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan. 
                                           2002    2002    2002p   2003p   2002    2002    2002    2002    2002p   2003p 
                                                                                                                        
          Total......................... 128,833 131,850 131,457 128,735 130,871 130,829 130,898 130,817 130,661 130,804
                                                                                                                        
       Total private.................... 107,783 110,026 109,751 107,455 109,734 109,536 109,549 109,453 109,299 109,438
                                                                                                                        
Goods-producing.........................  23,574  23,763  23,479  23,006  24,130  23,748  23,688  23,631  23,557  23,557
                                                                                                                        
  Mining................................     556     554     551     537     568     552     552     551     554     549
    Metal mining........................    32.3    31.9    31.9    30.9      33      32      32      32      32      31
    Coal mining.........................    82.3    78.6    78.3    76.7      82      79      78      78      78      76
    Oil and gas extraction..............   338.8   331.9   335.0   331.1     342     330     331     332     336     335
    Nonmetallic minerals, except fuels..   102.9   111.4   105.5    98.7     111     111     111     109     108     107
                                                                                                                        
  Construction..........................   6,174   6,649   6,451   6,128   6,615   6,556   6,544   6,543   6,546   6,567
    General building contractors........ 1,391.8 1,493.5 1,466.6 1,405.6   1,459   1,469   1,475   1,480   1,475   1,472
    Heavy construction, except building.   792.3   913.5   843.1   765.8     919     898     893     885     880     892
    Special trade contractors........... 3,989.6 4,241.6 4,141.0 3,956.2   4,237   4,189   4,176   4,178   4,191   4,203
                                                                                                                        
  Manufacturing.........................  16,844  16,560  16,477  16,341  16,947  16,640  16,592  16,537  16,457  16,441
      Production workers................  11,267  11,115  11,042  10,943  11,362  11,164  11,134  11,088  11,032  11,041
                                                                                                                        
   Durable goods........................  10,022   9,759   9,717   9,633  10,070   9,832   9,800   9,757   9,700   9,689
      Production workers................   6,643   6,496   6,459   6,395   6,690   6,539   6,522   6,487   6,447   6,454
    Lumber and wood products............   757.5   763.5   757.5   746.4     771     764     764     761     759     761
    Furniture and fixtures..............   489.8   482.9   478.3   474.8     492     488     488     486     480     479
    Stone, clay, and glass products.....   536.8   560.2   550.6   535.4     555     558     557     556     553     556
    Primary metal industries............   606.2   582.8   581.1   578.9     607     586     582     582     579     580
      Blast furnaces and basic steel                                                                                    
         products.......................   190.4   186.5   186.9   184.9   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
    Fabricated metal products........... 1,424.8 1,402.1 1,397.1 1,385.3   1,427   1,412   1,409   1,400   1,392   1,389
    Industrial machinery and equipment.. 1,870.5 1,782.9 1,780.3 1,769.6   1,868   1,801   1,797   1,790   1,780   1,771
      Computer and office equipment.....   318.2   291.9   291.1   288.8     317     296     295     293     291     289
    Electronic and other electrical                                                                                     
       equipment........................ 1,479.1 1,366.9 1,363.8 1,352.4   1,478   1,392   1,381   1,368   1,360   1,351
      Electronic components and                                                                                         
         accessories....................   586.5   535.5   532.7   528.7     582     550     544     536     531     528
    Transportation equipment............ 1,670.1 1,652.1 1,648.9 1,634.0   1,680   1,661   1,659   1,648   1,639   1,641
      Motor vehicles and equipment......   895.0   911.8   910.1   899.8     902     912     914     909     900     911
      Aircraft and parts................   436.3   395.0   393.7   387.9     437     400     396     392     392     389
    Instruments and related products....   816.9   789.0   788.6   791.9     818     798     793     792     789     793
    Miscellaneous manufacturing.........   370.3   377.0   370.9   364.1     374     372     370     374     369     368
                                                                                                                        
   Nondurable goods.....................   6,822   6,801   6,760   6,708   6,877   6,808   6,792   6,780   6,757   6,752
      Production workers................   4,624   4,619   4,583   4,548   4,672   4,625   4,612   4,601   4,585   4,587
    Food and kindred products........... 1,659.2 1,696.9 1,682.8 1,670.7   1,686   1,694   1,690   1,687   1,689   1,692
    Tobacco products....................    34.8    37.9    37.4    35.7      34      37      37      36      36      35
    Textile mill products...............   440.1   422.5   422.1   419.8     444     426     426     422     422     421
    Apparel and other textile products..   525.9   512.1   503.7   495.9     536     516     510     509     506     503
    Paper and allied products...........   621.4   613.6   611.1   606.8     622     612     614     613     608     608
    Printing and publishing............. 1,434.5 1,406.3 1,404.3 1,392.1   1,437   1,403   1,401   1,400   1,394   1,393
    Chemicals and allied products....... 1,005.1 1,007.0 1,005.7   998.9   1,008   1,010   1,006   1,007   1,007   1,003
    Petroleum and coal products.........   121.0   125.8   123.4   120.8     126     126     125     126     125     126
    Rubber and misc. plastics products..   924.8   923.0   916.8   914.9     928     927     926     925     917     918
    Leather and leather products........    55.0    55.6    53.0    52.6      56      57      57      55      53      53
                                                                                                                        
Service-producing....................... 105,259 108,087 107,978 105,729 106,741 107,081 107,210 107,186 107,104 107,247
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation and public utilities...   6,787   6,759   6,734   6,621   6,850   6,725   6,727   6,721   6,686   6,690
    Transportation......................   4,290   4,335   4,321   4,237   4,343   4,293   4,300   4,300   4,274   4,297
      Railroad transportation...........   231.9   226.1   224.0   221.1     235     226     225     225     224     222
      Local and interurban passenger                                                                                    
         transit........................   489.6   481.3   481.7   475.0     481     469     471     467     465     466
      Trucking and warehousing.......... 1,790.2 1,840.4 1,827.6 1,791.2   1,824   1,816   1,826   1,829   1,828   1,829
      Water transportation..............   176.5   185.1   184.1   177.7     188     189     189     192     191     191
      Transportation by air............. 1,161.5 1,167.0 1,168.0 1,141.3   1,171   1,160   1,156   1,151   1,128   1,150
      Pipelines, except natural gas.....    14.9    15.4    15.3    15.5      15      15      15      15      15      16
      Transportation services...........   425.3   419.3   420.1   415.5     429     418     418     421     423     423
    Communications and public utilities.   2,497   2,424   2,413   2,384   2,507   2,432   2,427   2,421   2,412   2,393
      Communications.................... 1,653.0 1,586.2 1,576.0 1,551.5   1,660   1,588   1,585   1,583   1,576   1,557
      Electric, gas, and sanitary                                                                                       
         services.......................   844.4   838.1   836.8   832.9     847     844     842     838     836     836
                                                                                                                        
  Wholesale trade.......................   6,652   6,653   6,647   6,585   6,702   6,663   6,657   6,643   6,638   6,635
    Durable goods.......................   3,921   3,888   3,884   3,857   3,940   3,897   3,893   3,885   3,881   3,878
    Nondurable goods....................   2,731   2,765   2,763   2,728   2,762   2,766   2,764   2,758   2,757   2,757
  Retail trade..........................  22,997  23,623  23,790  22,817  23,396  23,291  23,289  23,247  23,148  23,249
    Building materials and garden                                                                                       
       supplies.........................   994.6 1,068.0 1,061.3 1,025.7   1,049   1,067   1,071   1,078   1,077   1,087
    General merchandise stores.......... 2,854.2 3,048.3 3,118.4 2,828.7   2,856   2,856   2,851   2,828   2,819   2,830
      Department stores................. 2,517.0 2,686.3 2,744.3 2,489.3   2,520   2,515   2,506   2,491   2,487   2,500
    Food stores......................... 3,409.7 3,423.4 3,432.3 3,360.3   3,421   3,392   3,386   3,382   3,364   3,368
    Automotive dealers and service                                                                                      
       stations......................... 2,408.9 2,428.8 2,410.0 2,385.3   2,438   2,438   2,438   2,430   2,419   2,412
      New and used car dealers.......... 1,125.4 1,128.5 1,119.5 1,110.9   1,133   1,131   1,131   1,128   1,122   1,117
    Apparel and accessory stores........ 1,186.3 1,225.9 1,272.9 1,171.7   1,187   1,171   1,174   1,172   1,174   1,173
    Furniture and home furnishings                                                                                      
       stores........................... 1,150.3 1,192.8 1,226.7 1,170.7   1,138   1,153   1,156   1,165   1,176   1,160
    Eating and drinking places.......... 7,920.5 8,067.5 8,018.2 7,789.0   8,238   8,129   8,140   8,129   8,063   8,136
    Miscellaneous retail establishments. 3,072.6 3,168.1 3,250.5 3,086.0   3,069   3,085   3,073   3,063   3,056   3,083
                                                                                                                        
  Finance, insurance, and real estate...   7,694   7,796   7,808   7,778   7,748   7,773   7,803   7,807   7,814   7,816
    Finance.............................   3,806   3,854   3,867   3,862   3,819   3,837   3,853   3,854   3,860   3,865
      Depository institutions........... 2,074.0 2,078.5 2,080.3 2,080.9   2,076   2,078   2,080   2,082   2,079   2,080
        Commercial banks................ 1,447.1 1,448.4 1,449.8 1,450.4   1,450   1,450   1,452   1,451   1,449   1,451
        Savings institutions............   262.6   261.0   261.5   261.9     262     264     263     261     261     260
      Nondepository institutions........   752.6   803.4   813.7   816.2     755     783     797     801     809     814
        Mortgage bankers and brokers....   353.5   401.3   408.3   412.4     356     382     396     400     407     413
      Security and commodity brokers....   723.4   709.0   707.7   706.6     729     714     713     709     709     711
      Holding and other investment                                                                                      
         offices........................   256.3   263.5   264.8   258.4     259     262     263     262     263     260
    Insurance...........................   2,365   2,372   2,374   2,370   2,372   2,366   2,371   2,373   2,374   2,375
      Insurance carriers................ 1,590.0 1,575.8 1,575.7 1,575.1   1,594   1,577   1,578   1,578   1,577   1,578
      Insurance agents, brokers, and                                                                                    
         service........................   774.5   796.6   798.2   794.4     778     789     793     795     797     797
    Real estate.........................   1,523   1,570   1,567   1,546   1,557   1,570   1,579   1,580   1,580   1,576
                                                                                                                        
  Services2.............................  40,079  41,432  41,293  40,648  40,908  41,336  41,385  41,404  41,456  41,491
    Agricultural services...............   740.0   880.4   814.7   761.0     865     874     874     880     878     883
    Hotels and other lodging places..... 1,701.2 1,717.0 1,723.1 1,708.0   1,811   1,782   1,791   1,792   1,808   1,823
    Personal services................... 1,341.7 1,253.1 1,278.1 1,331.1   1,290   1,287   1,288   1,283   1,291   1,281
    Business services................... 9,029.2 9,417.2 9,345.0 9,058.0   9,231   9,330   9,324   9,309   9,303   9,272
      Services to buildings............. 1,007.7 1,044.7 1,038.6 1,021.8   1,022   1,042   1,041   1,045   1,043   1,036
      Personnel supply services......... 2,913.7 3,250.7 3,194.8 2,964.4   3,080   3,188   3,178   3,152   3,170   3,160
        Help supply services............ 2,606.6 2,926.1 2,878.9 2,663.4   2,761   2,869   2,865   2,838   2,861   2,859
      Computer and data processing                                                                                      
         services....................... 2,212.3 2,191.4 2,191.5 2,191.9   2,213   2,190   2,196   2,195   2,187   2,188
    Auto repair, services, and parking.. 1,252.7 1,256.0 1,259.0 1,256.4   1,262   1,266   1,262   1,263   1,266   1,268
    Miscellaneous repair services.......   371.8   378.4   375.9   375.1     376     378     378     378     376     379
    Motion pictures.....................   575.5   581.2   585.4   578.4     581     595     591     590     584     581
    Amusement and recreation services... 1,440.8 1,479.1 1,480.1 1,434.1   1,669   1,638   1,640   1,630   1,650   1,659
    Health services..................... 10527.5 10790.9 10802.1 10777.4  10,551  10,729  10,755  10,777  10,786  10,804
      Offices and clinics of medical                                                                                    
         doctors........................ 2,030.0 2,089.7 2,096.8 2,085.5   2,033   2,079   2,085   2,088   2,092   2,089
      Nursing and personal care                                                                                         
         facilities..................... 1,871.3 1,908.1 1,907.2 1,901.3   1,876   1,896   1,899   1,905   1,904   1,906
      Hospitals......................... 4,172.1 4,270.0 4,272.7 4,270.7   4,174   4,247   4,256   4,267   4,268   4,276
      Home health care services.........   636.9   660.6   658.7   657.8     643     651     655     656     656     660
    Legal services...................... 1,047.3 1,079.7 1,082.2 1,080.0   1,053   1,072   1,077   1,079   1,081   1,085
    Educational services................ 2,395.0 2,762.6 2,711.2 2,510.6   2,473   2,550   2,560   2,574   2,583   2,594
    Social services..................... 3,135.3 3,222.6 3,223.1 3,208.1   3,149   3,199   3,201   3,208   3,209   3,222
      Child day care services...........   729.4   744.3   740.4   737.7     723     731     730     728     726     729
      Residential care..................   891.6   910.7   913.8   909.1     896     906     909     912     915     912
    Museums and botanical and zoological                                                                                
      gardens...........................   100.1   104.2   103.1    97.7     110     108     107     107     106     107
    Membership organizations............ 2,436.6 2,463.5 2,466.1 2,437.2   2,471   2,478   2,480   2,478   2,477   2,472
    Engineering and management services. 3,593.4 3,657.6 3,655.5 3,647.9   3,624   3,659   3,666   3,667   3,669   3,673
      Engineering and architectural                                                                                     
         services....................... 1,036.3 1,026.0 1,021.3 1,012.3   1,047   1,029   1,027   1,028   1,027   1,021
      Management and public relations... 1,179.9 1,231.6 1,231.1 1,226.1   1,192   1,224   1,226   1,228   1,230   1,237
    Services, nec.......................    47.1    45.1    45.0    43.6   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
                                                                                                                        
  Government............................  21,050  21,824  21,706  21,280  21,137  21,293  21,349  21,364  21,362  21,366
    Federal.............................   2,587   2,657   2,653   2,647   2,609   2,621   2,649   2,661   2,665   2,671
      Federal, except Postal Service.... 1,756.7 1,843.0 1,841.2 1,843.4   1,776   1,810   1,840   1,853   1,857   1,859
    State...............................   4,847   5,105   5,050   4,858   4,935   4,958   4,955   4,961   4,954   4,927
      Education......................... 2,066.0 2,328.4 2,284.5 2,095.4   2,127   2,163   2,160   2,165   2,166   2,142
      Other State government............ 2,781.4 2,777.0 2,765.1 2,762.5   2,808   2,795   2,795   2,796   2,788   2,785
    Local...............................  13,616  14,062  14,003  13,775  13,593  13,714  13,745  13,742  13,743  13,768
      Education......................... 7,890.6 8,199.4 8,170.6 7,977.1   7,732   7,808   7,829   7,820   7,814   7,832
      Other local government............ 5,725.6 5,862.4 5,832.0 5,797.4   5,861   5,906   5,916   5,922   5,929   5,936

  1 These series are not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the
trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision.
  2 Includes other industries, not shown separately.
  p = preliminary.
   
   

ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                    ESTABLISHMENT DATA


Table B-2.  Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                             Not seasonally adjusted                   Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                        
                Industry                                                                                                
                                           Jan.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Jan.    Sept.   Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan. 
                                           2002    2002    2002p   2003p   2002    2002    2002    2002    2002p   2003p 
                                                                                                                        
       Total private....................   33.6    34.0    34.4    33.7    34.1    34.2    34.2    34.2    34.1    34.2 
                                                                                                                        
Goods-producing.........................   39.9    40.1    40.4    39.8    40.3    40.3    40.1    39.9    40.2    40.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Mining................................   42.2    42.9    42.4    41.9    43.0    42.8    42.7    43.1    42.2    42.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Construction..........................   38.5    38.0    37.8    38.2    39.5    38.8    38.4    38.2    38.4    39.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Manufacturing.........................   40.4    40.9    41.5    40.4    40.6    40.8    40.7    40.6    40.9    40.8 
      Overtime hours....................    3.7     4.2     4.5     3.9     3.9     4.1     4.1     4.0     4.2     4.1 
                                                                                                                        
   Durable goods........................   40.8    41.2    41.9    40.9    41.0    41.3    41.2    41.0    41.3    41.3 
      Overtime hours....................    3.7     4.1     4.5     3.9     3.9     4.1     4.2     4.0     4.2     4.1 
                                                                                                                        
    Lumber and wood products............   39.9    40.7    41.2    40.1    40.5    41.1    41.0    40.6    41.3    41.1 
    Furniture and fixtures..............   40.0    39.5    41.3    40.1    40.1    40.2    39.6    39.5    40.7    40.6 
    Stone, clay, and glass products.....   42.7    43.1    42.7    42.0    43.8    43.4    43.4    42.9    43.1    43.4 
    Primary metal industries............   43.5    44.7    45.4    44.0    43.6    44.2    44.7    44.3    44.7    44.0 
      Blast furnaces and basic steel                                                                                    
         products.......................   44.2    45.8    46.6    44.3    44.5    46.0    46.2    45.4    46.8    44.4 
    Fabricated metal products...........   41.2    41.7    42.3    41.3    41.3    41.6    41.6    41.3    41.3    41.6 
    Industrial machinery and equipment..   40.3    40.5    41.3    40.8    40.1    40.7    40.5    40.3    40.6    40.9 
    Electronic and other electrical                                                                                     
       equipment........................   38.6    39.2    39.8    38.2    38.7    38.8    38.3    38.7    38.9    38.2 
    Transportation equipment............   42.3    42.5    43.5    42.6    42.7    42.6    42.6    42.2    42.6    43.0 
      Motor vehicles and equipment......   43.6    44.2    45.4    44.4    44.3    44.3    44.4    44.0    44.5    45.2 
    Instruments and related products....   40.6    40.9    41.7    40.4    40.5    40.8    40.7    40.6    41.0    40.6 
    Miscellaneous manufacturing.........   37.7    38.6    39.1    38.2    38.2    38.6    38.9    38.5    38.7    38.9 
                                                                                                                        
   Nondurable goods.....................   39.8    40.5    40.9    39.8    40.0    40.2    40.1    40.1    40.4    40.0 
      Overtime hours....................    3.8     4.2     4.4     3.9     4.0     4.0     4.1     4.0     4.2     4.1 
                                                                                                                        
    Food and kindred products...........   40.6    41.6    41.8    40.3    41.0    40.8    40.8    41.0    41.3    40.7 
    Tobacco products....................   40.3    39.7    40.3    39.0    41.4    39.9    40.4    39.6    39.7    39.5 
    Textile mill products...............   39.9    41.0    41.6    40.8    40.2    41.2    40.9    40.9    41.2    40.9 
    Apparel and other textile products..   36.1    36.7    37.1    35.8    36.7    36.9    36.6    36.6    36.7    36.2 
    Paper and allied products...........   41.3    42.0    42.3    41.6    41.1    41.4    41.3    41.5    41.6    41.6 
    Printing and publishing.............   37.0    37.7    38.4    37.3    37.3    37.5    37.4    37.1    37.8    37.7 
    Chemicals and allied products.......   41.9    42.3    42.6    41.5    41.9    42.4    42.2    42.2    42.1    41.5 
    Petroleum and coal products.........   41.8    41.7    41.6    42.4    (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
    Rubber and misc. plastics products..   40.5    40.8    41.5    40.2    40.5    40.8    40.9    40.7    40.8    40.4 
    Leather and leather products........   36.7    37.3    37.1    37.1    37.0    35.6    36.3    37.0    37.1    37.5 
                                                                                                                        
Service-producing.......................   32.2    32.7    33.0    32.3    32.7    32.8    32.8    32.9    32.8    32.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation and public utilities...   37.6    38.4    38.7    37.8    38.1    38.5    38.4    38.5    38.2    38.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Wholesale trade.......................   37.8    38.5    38.9    37.9    38.2    38.5    38.6    38.5    38.5    38.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Retail trade..........................   28.1    28.8    29.5    28.2    28.9    29.0    29.1    29.2    29.2    29.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Finance, insurance, and real estate...   35.8    36.0    36.7    36.0    36.1    36.1    36.0    36.2    36.0    36.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Services..............................   32.2    32.6    32.8    32.3    32.6    32.8    32.7    32.7    32.6    32.7 

  1 Data relate to production workers in mining and manufacturing; construction workers in construction; and
nonsupervisory workers in transportation and public utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real
estate; and services.  These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employees on private nonfarm
payrolls.
  2 This series is not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the
trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision.
  p = preliminary.
     
   
   
ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                    ESTABLISHMENT DATA


Table B-3.  Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by
industry
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                 Average hourly earnings                 Average weekly earnings        
                                                                                                                        
                Industry                                                                                                
                                            Jan.      Nov.     Dec.      Jan.       Jan.      Nov.      Dec.      Jan.  
                                            2002      2002     2002p     2003p      2002      2002      2002p     2003p  
                                                                                                                        
       Total private....................  $14.64    $14.97    $15.05    $15.05    $491.90   $508.98   $517.72   $507.19 
        Seasonally adjusted.............   14.58     14.94     14.98     14.98     497.18    510.95    510.82    512.32 
                                                                                                                        
Goods-producing.........................   16.17     16.59     16.67     16.56     645.18    665.26    673.47    659.09 
                                                                                                                        
  Mining................................   17.89     17.81     17.85     18.07     754.96    764.05    756.84    757.13 
                                                                                                                        
  Construction..........................   18.56     19.06     19.23     18.97     714.56    724.28    726.89    724.65 
                                                                                                                        
  Manufacturing.........................   15.15     15.48     15.58     15.55     612.06    633.13    646.57    628.22 
                                                                                                                        
   Durable goods........................   15.61     16.01     16.09     16.03     636.89    659.61    674.17    655.63 
    Lumber and wood products............   12.38     12.57     12.66     12.60     493.96    511.60    521.59    505.26 
    Furniture and fixtures..............   12.61     12.78     12.82     12.80     504.40    504.81    529.47    513.28 
    Stone, clay, and glass products.....   15.12     15.69     15.74     15.68     645.62    676.24    672.10    658.56 
    Primary metal industries............   17.15     17.64     17.67     17.80     746.03    788.51    802.22    783.20 
      Blast furnaces and basic steel                                                                                    
         products.......................   20.53     21.05     21.09     21.56     907.43    964.09    982.79    955.11 
    Fabricated metal products...........   14.57     14.90     14.98     14.93     600.28    621.33    633.65    616.61 
    Industrial machinery and equipment..   16.31     16.56     16.66     16.70     657.29    670.68    688.06    681.36 
    Electronic and other electrical                                                                                     
       equipment........................   14.86     15.08     15.20     15.06     573.60    591.14    604.96    575.29 
    Transportation equipment............   19.57     20.54     20.52     20.23     827.81    872.95    892.62    861.80 
      Motor vehicles and equipment......   19.99     21.43     21.41     20.91     871.56    947.21    972.01    928.40 
    Instruments and related products....   15.09     15.44     15.53     15.58     612.65    631.50    647.60    629.43 
    Miscellaneous manufacturing.........   12.46     12.45     12.54     12.54     469.74    480.57    490.31    479.03 
                                                                                                                        
   Nondurable goods.....................   14.47     14.71     14.84     14.84     575.91    595.76    606.96    590.63 
    Food and kindred products...........   13.14     13.26     13.40     13.36     533.48    551.62    560.12    538.41 
    Tobacco products....................   21.21     20.37     20.62     21.17     854.76    808.69    830.99    825.63 
    Textile mill products...............   11.66     11.81     11.84     11.94     465.23    484.21    492.54    487.15 
    Apparel and other textile products..    9.72      9.98     10.10     10.05     350.89    366.27    374.71    359.79 
    Paper and allied products...........   17.19     17.63     17.85     17.71     709.95    740.46    755.06    736.74 
    Printing and publishing.............   15.01     15.34     15.44     15.31     555.37    578.32    592.90    571.06 
    Chemicals and allied products.......   18.87     19.41     19.42     19.51     790.65    821.04    827.29    809.67 
    Petroleum and coal products.........   22.10     22.57     22.86     22.65     923.78    941.17    950.98    960.36 
    Rubber and misc. plastics products..   13.71     13.79     13.98     14.06     555.26    562.63    580.17    565.21 
    Leather and leather products........   10.31     10.25     10.51     10.44     378.38    382.33    389.92    387.32 
                                                                                                                        
Service-producing.......................   14.21     14.53     14.61     14.64     457.56    475.13    482.13    472.87 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation and public utilities...   17.13     17.52     17.49     17.48     644.09    672.77    676.86    660.74 
                                                                                                                        
  Wholesale trade.......................   16.11     16.33     16.49     16.33     608.96    628.71    641.46    618.91 
                                                                                                                        
  Retail trade..........................    9.96     10.15     10.19     10.23     279.88    292.32    300.61    288.49 
                                                                                                                        
  Finance, insurance, and real estate...   16.07     16.68     16.83     16.79     575.31    600.48    617.66    604.44 
                                                                                                                        
  Services..............................   15.14     15.52     15.68     15.63     487.51    505.95    514.30    504.85 

  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  p = preliminary.
   
   
   

ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                              ESTABLISHMENT DATA


Table B-4.  Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm
payrolls by industry, seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
                                                                                         Percent  
                                    Jan.     Sept.    Oct.     Nov.      Dec.     Jan.    change  
            Industry                2002     2002     2002     2002     2002p    2003p    from:   
                                                                                         Dec. 2002-
                                                                                         Jan. 2003 
                                                                                                  
Total private:                                                                                    
   Current dollars..............   $14.58   $14.85   $14.90   $14.94   $14.98   $14.98      0.0   
   Constant (1982) dollars2.....     8.14     8.14     8.15     8.16     8.18     N.A.     (3)    
                                                                                                  
  Goods-producing...............    16.24    16.48    16.54    16.54    16.61    16.62       .1   
    Mining......................    17.69    17.82    17.83    17.89    17.78    17.94       .9   
    Construction................    18.65    18.98    19.00    19.00    19.14    18.98      -.8   
    Manufacturing...............    15.13    15.35    15.44    15.44    15.48    15.53       .3   
      Excluding overtime4.......    14.42    14.62    14.70    14.71    14.72    14.78       .4   
                                                                                                  
  Service-producing.............    14.11    14.40    14.44    14.50    14.53    14.52      -.1   
    Transportation and public                                                                     
       utilities................    17.09    17.36    17.38    17.51    17.46    17.42      -.2   
    Wholesale trade.............    16.10    16.29    16.31    16.32    16.38    16.29      -.5   
    Retail trade................     9.90    10.10    10.12    10.14    10.19    10.15      -.4   
    Finance, insurance, and real                                                                  
       estate...................    16.06    16.53    16.57    16.71    16.74    16.78       .2   
    Services....................    15.01    15.34    15.40    15.46    15.49    15.49       .0   

  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 .2 percent from November 2002 to December 2002, the latest month available.
  4 Derived by assuming that overtime hours are paid at the rate of time and one-half.
  N.A. = not available.
  p = preliminary.
      
   
   

ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                    ESTABLISHMENT DATA


Table B-5.  Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by
industry

(1982=100)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                             Not seasonally adjusted                   Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                        
                Industry                                                                                                
                                          Jan.   Nov.    Dec.     Jan.    Jan.   Sept.   Oct.    Nov.    Dec.     Jan.  
                                          2002   2002    2002p    2003p   2002   2002    2002    2002    2002p    2003p 
                                                                                                                        
       Total private....................  142.8  148.3   149.4    142.6   148.0  148.3   148.1   147.9   147.6    148.1 
                                                                                                                        
Goods-producing.........................  102.0  104.2   103.3     99.2   106.2  104.4   103.7   103.0   103.3    104.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Mining................................   52.0   52.3    51.5     49.5    54.2   52.7    52.3    52.3    51.5     51.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Construction..........................  163.9  176.8   168.8    160.0   182.4  177.2   175.2   174.4   175.3    180.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Manufacturing.........................   91.7   91.7    92.4     89.2    93.0   91.9    91.5    90.8    91.0     90.8 
                                                                                                                        
   Durable goods........................   94.5   93.4    94.5     91.3    95.7   94.2    93.7    92.7    92.9     93.0 
    Lumber and wood products............  128.3  132.7   133.0    127.6   132.8  134.1   133.8   131.8   134.1    133.6 
    Furniture and fixtures..............  120.2  117.6   122.2    117.6   121.3  121.0   119.2   118.9   120.9    120.0 
    Stone, clay, and glass products.....  107.2  113.8   109.9    104.8   114.4  113.9   113.9   112.3   112.0    113.1 
    Primary metal industries............   76.3   75.8    77.0     74.1    76.4   75.1    75.7    75.1    75.4     74.4 
      Blast furnaces and basic steel                                                                                    
         products.......................   57.7   59.2    60.5     56.8    57.9   59.0    59.3    57.9    60.1     57.0 
    Fabricated metal products...........  107.9  107.8   109.0    105.3   108.4  108.2   108.3   106.5   106.1    106.4 
    Industrial machinery and equipment..   83.8   80.1    81.7     80.1    83.3   81.7    81.0    80.2    80.2     80.3 
    Electronic and other electrical                                                                                     
       equipment........................   83.9   77.5    78.5     74.6    83.9   78.2    76.5    76.4    76.3     74.5 
    Transportation equipment............  104.8  105.0   107.2    104.2   107.3  105.6   105.5   103.7   104.2    106.8 
      Motor vehicles and equipment......  139.1  143.8   147.6    142.4   143.9  144.5   144.6   142.3   142.8    147.3 
    Instruments and related products....   69.4   66.9    67.9     66.6    69.1   67.7    67.0    66.7    66.8     66.8 
    Miscellaneous manufacturing.........   86.8   92.2    90.8     87.0    89.2   90.8    90.8    90.6    89.2     90.1 
                                                                                                                        
   Nondurable goods.....................   87.9   89.4    89.6     86.4    89.3   88.9    88.4    88.2    88.4     87.6 
    Food and kindred products...........  111.8  117.5   116.8    111.9   114.8  114.9   114.2   114.9   116.0    114.7 
    Tobacco products....................   52.2   56.7    56.3     52.7    51.3   53.3    54.0    52.9    51.1     50.9 
    Textile mill products...............   59.9   59.7    60.5     59.0    61.5   60.1    59.8    59.5    59.9     59.8 
    Apparel and other textile products..   42.8   42.3    42.0     40.1    44.4   43.1    42.2    42.1    41.9     41.1 
    Paper and allied products...........   95.0   95.1    95.2     92.7    94.8   93.7    93.6    94.1    93.3     92.9 
    Printing and publishing.............  106.9  106.7   108.6    103.8   108.3  106.0   105.7   104.3   105.6    105.2 
    Chemicals and allied products.......   93.9   95.1    95.5     93.1    94.0   95.3    94.8    94.7    94.8     93.3 
    Petroleum and coal products.........   68.7   71.5    69.7     68.9    71.8   72.9    72.0    71.2    70.8     71.3 
    Rubber and misc. plastics products..  131.2  131.9   133.1    128.7   131.7  132.9   132.8   131.6   131.0    129.9 
    Leather and leather products........   22.7   24.7    22.8     22.5    23.3   24.1    24.5    23.9    22.8     23.0 
                                                                                                                        
Service-producing.......................  161.2  168.1   170.1    162.1   166.7  168.0   168.0   168.0   167.5    167.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation and public utilities...  129.6  131.9   132.6    126.8   132.8  131.4   130.9   131.1   129.7    129.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Wholesale trade.......................  123.0  125.8   127.1    122.5   125.3  126.1   126.3   125.6   125.6    124.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Retail trade..........................  139.7  147.7   152.6    139.3   146.3  146.6   147.0   146.9   146.3    146.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Finance, insurance, and real estate...  137.9  141.5   144.3    141.1   140.3  141.4   141.6   142.8   141.8    143.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Services..............................  203.9  213.4   213.7    206.6   211.1  214.2   213.9   213.8   213.5    214.4 

  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  p = preliminary.
   
   
   

ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                               ESTABLISHMENT DATA


Table B-6.  Diffusion indexes of employment change, seasonally adjusted

(Percent)
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
       Time span          Jan.     Feb.     Mar.     Apr.     May      June     July     Aug.     Sept.    Oct.     Nov.     Dec.  
                                                                                                                                   
                        
                                                         Private nonfarm payrolls, 347 industries1
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
Over 1-month span:                                                                                                                 
     1999..............    55.3     58.6     53.6     58.4     55.5     57.8     57.1     54.8     57.1     57.2     60.4     58.1 
     2000..............    55.9     57.5     57.9     51.2     50.1     55.8     57.8     51.4     52.4     52.4     53.2     52.7 
     2001..............    49.4     45.7     50.3     42.4     47.3     43.2     44.5     42.5     42.4     40.5     39.3     44.1 
     2002..............    47.3     41.4     49.7     47.8     50.9     49.4     48.6     48.8     49.3     48.3     45.8    p43.5 
     2003..............   p50.1                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
Over 3-month span:                                                                                                                 
     1999..............    59.2     57.6     59.5     55.2     60.2     57.2     59.4     59.2     59.7     58.9     61.2     60.7 
     2000..............    60.4     61.4     58.4     53.2     52.4     55.5     56.6     56.2     51.2     51.0     53.2     51.6 
     2001..............    45.5     46.1     40.8     43.4     37.8     43.2     39.3     38.0     35.3     33.7     36.3     38.9 
     2002..............    40.1     43.2     42.5     46.5     48.0     50.1     47.1     45.1     47.3     45.1    p42.7    p45.5 
     2003..............                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
Over 6-month span:                                                                                                                 
     1999..............    60.2     58.9     58.5     59.7     57.2     60.8     61.2     62.5     62.7     61.8     61.2     62.8 
     2000..............    61.1     59.4     58.1     57.9     54.2     52.4     52.9     54.2     52.4     48.7     45.7     46.5 
     2001..............    44.7     42.7     39.5     40.1     40.8     35.6     37.0     32.4     34.3     33.1     34.1     35.6 
     2002..............    37.0     41.6     43.4     44.4     46.5     46.0     46.5     43.1    p40.8    p44.2                   
     2003..............                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
Over 12-month span:                                                                                                                
     1999..............    61.2     60.1     58.2     61.0     60.7     61.5     62.2     61.1     63.8     62.2     59.7     60.5 
     2000..............    61.4     59.9     58.8     56.2     55.3     53.6     53.0     51.0     47.7     45.2     44.5     42.9 
     2001..............    41.5     41.5     38.9     37.5     37.3     36.2     34.1     33.6     34.4     33.9     33.3     34.0 
     2002..............    35.2     36.0     37.3     38.3     40.5    p40.2    p40.8                                              
     2003..............                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                   
                        
                                                          Manufacturing payrolls, 136 industries1
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
Over 1-month span:                                                                                                                 
     1999..............    47.4     41.2     42.6     46.0     46.3     43.4     50.0     42.6     46.0     45.6     51.5     49.3 
     2000..............    44.9     52.2     49.3     46.0     49.3     50.7     57.4     36.8     39.0     42.3     47.1     40.8 
     2001..............    34.9     26.8     38.2     29.0     28.3     30.5     34.9     25.7     31.6     31.3     25.0     30.9 
     2002..............    35.3     37.9     40.4     47.4     47.1     40.4     48.9     41.9     40.1     40.4     40.1    p38.2 
     2003..............   p44.1                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
Over 3-month span:                                                                                                                 
     1999..............    39.3     39.3     39.7     40.1     41.2     43.8     44.1     46.3     42.3     44.1     47.8     45.2 
     2000..............    48.2     48.9     48.9     44.5     46.7     52.2     46.0     38.6     29.0     34.2     39.0     36.0 
     2001..............    21.3     21.3     18.4     23.5     19.9     23.2     17.3     19.1     16.2     18.0     18.4     18.0 
     2002..............    24.6     30.1     37.1     38.6     40.1     41.2     38.6     34.6     32.4     32.0    p29.8    p32.4 
     2003..............                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
Over 6-month span:                                                                                                                 
     1999..............    36.4     36.0     37.5     40.4     37.5     42.3     43.0     44.5     48.2     43.0     44.5     47.4 
     2000..............    47.8     45.2     44.5     50.0     41.9     37.9     36.0     35.3     32.4     26.1     21.3     21.7 
     2001..............    20.2     16.9     14.0     16.2     16.5     13.2     14.7     11.8     14.0     13.2     17.6     16.5 
     2002..............    19.9     26.8     29.8     38.2     36.4     34.2     31.6     26.8    p26.1    p28.3                   
     2003..............                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
Over 12-month span:                                                                                                                
     1999..............    38.6     34.6     32.4     36.0     37.9     39.0     40.1     40.4     44.5     44.5     43.4     44.5 
     2000..............    49.3     44.1     39.3     36.8     35.3     34.2     33.8     28.7     22.1     19.1     17.6     14.0 
     2001..............    13.6     13.6     13.6     15.4     12.1     11.0     11.0     11.0     12.9     12.9     14.0     13.6 
     2002..............    18.0     18.0     20.2     20.2     24.6    p22.4    p24.6                                              
     2003..............                                                                                                            

  1 Based on seasonally adjusted data for 1-, 3-, and 6-month spans and unadjusted data for the 12-month span. Data are centered
within the span. 
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  Figures are the percent of industries with employment increasing plus one-half of the industries with unchanged
employment, where 50 percent indicates an equal balance between industries with increasing and decreasing employment.