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                      THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:  MARCH 2006


   Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 211,000 in March, and the unemploy-
ment rate was little changed at 4.7 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of
the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.  Over the month, job growth was
widespread in the service-providing sector.

Unemployment (Household Survey Data)
   
   Both the number of unemployed persons, 7.0 million, and the unemployment
rate, 4.7 percent, were little changed in March.  The jobless rates for the
major worker groups--adult men (4.1 percent), adult women (4.1 percent),
teenagers (15.7 percent), whites (4.0 percent), blacks (9.3 percent), and
Hispanics (5.4 percent)--showed little or no change over the month.  The
unemployment rate for Asians was 3.4 percent, not seasonally adjusted.  (See
tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.)
   
   The number of long-term unemployed--those unemployed 27 weeks and over--
also was little changed over the month.  This group accounted for 18.4 percent
of the unemployed, down from 21.5 percent a year earlier.  (See table A-9.)

Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
   
   Total employment was up in March to 143.6 million; the employment-popula-
tion ratio--the proportion of the population age 16 and over with jobs--was
little changed at 63.0 percent.  The labor force participation rate remained
at 66.1 percent and has been at or near that level for a year.  (See table
A-1.)
   
   The number of persons working part time for economic reasons edged down to
4.0 million in March.  This category includes persons who indicated that they
would like to work full time but were working part time because their hours
had been cut back or because they were unable to find full-time jobs.  (See
table A-5.)
   
Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
   
   Nearly 1.5 million persons (not seasonally adjusted) were marginally at-
tached to the labor force in March, slightly less than a year earlier.  These
individuals wanted and were available for work and had looked for a job some-
time in the prior 12 months.  They were not counted as unemployed because they
had not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey.  Among the mar-
ginally attached, there were 451,000 discouraged workers in March, about the
same as a year earlier.  Discouraged workers were not currently looking for
work specifically because they believed no jobs were available for them.  The
other 1.0 million marginally attached had not searched for work for reasons
such as school attendance or family responsibilities.  (See table A-13.)

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Table A.  Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
______________________________________________________________________________
                         |    Quarterly    |                          |
                         |    averages     |       Monthly data       |
                         |_________________|__________________________| Feb.-
        Category         |  2005  |  2006  |          2006            | Mar.
                         |________|________|________|_________________|change
                         |   IV   |    I   |  Jan.  |  Feb.  |  Mar.  |
 ________________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______
     HOUSEHOLD DATA      |                 Labor force status
                         |____________________________________________________
Civilian labor force.....| 150,126| 150,405| 150,114| 150,449| 150,652|    203
  Employment.............| 142,671| 143,324| 143,074| 143,257| 143,641|    384
  Unemployment...........|   7,455|   7,081|   7,040|   7,193|   7,011|   -182
Not in labor force.......|  77,070|  77,359|  77,439|  77,314|  77,323|      9
                         |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                         |                 Unemployment rates
                         |____________________________________________________
All workers..............|     5.0|     4.7|     4.7|     4.8|     4.7|   -0.1
  Adult men..............|     4.3|     4.1|     4.0|     4.2|     4.1|    -.1
  Adult women............|     4.5|     4.2|     4.3|     4.3|     4.1|    -.2
  Teenagers..............|    16.1|    15.5|    15.3|    15.4|    15.7|     .3
  White..................|     4.3|     4.1|     4.1|     4.1|     4.0|    -.1
  Black or African       |        |        |        |        |        |
    American.............|     9.7|     9.2|     8.9|     9.3|     9.3|     .0
  Hispanic or Latino     |        |        |        |        |        |
    ethnicity............|     6.0|     5.6|     5.8|     5.5|     5.4|    -.1
                         |________|________|________|________|________|_______
  ESTABLISHMENT DATA     |                     Employment
                         |____________________________________________________
Nonfarm employment.......| 134,161|p134,750| 134,530|p134,755|p134,966|   p211
  Goods-producing(1).....|  22,242| p22,359|  22,335| p22,366| p22,375|     p9
    Construction.........|   7,391|  p7,487|   7,460|  p7,497|  p7,504|     p7
    Manufacturing........|  14,211| p14,219|  14,227| p14,217| p14,212|    p-5
  Service-providing(1)...| 111,920|p112,392| 112,195|p112,389|p112,591|   p202
    Retail trade(2)......|  15,284| p15,318|  15,300| p15,313| p15,342|    p29
    Professional and     |        |        |        |        |        |
      business services..|  17,058| p17,168|  17,127| p17,162| p17,214|    p52
    Education and health |        |        |        |        |        |
      services...........|  17,476| p17,581|  17,544| p17,583| p17,616|    p33
    Leisure and          |        |        |        |        |        |
      hospitality........|  12,873| p12,966|  12,932| p12,962| p13,004|    p42
    Government.......... |  21,870| p21,875|  21,844| p21,879| p21,903|    p24
                         |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                         |                  Hours of work(3)
                         |____________________________________________________
Total private............|    33.8|   p33.8|    33.8|   p33.8|   p33.8|   p0.0
  Manufacturing..........|    40.9|   p41.0|    40.9|   p41.0|   p41.0|    p.0
    Overtime.............|     4.6|    p4.5|     4.5|    p4.5|    p4.5|    p.0
                         |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                         |    Indexes of aggregate weekly hours (2002=100)(3)
                         |____________________________________________________
Total private............|   103.4|  p104.2|   104.0|  p104.2|  p104.4|   p0.2
                         |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                         |                    Earnings(3)
                         |____________________________________________________
Avg. hourly earnings,    |        |        |        |        |        |
  total private..........|  $16.30| p$16.45|  $16.40| p$16.46| p$16.49| p$0.03
Avg. weekly earnings,    |        |        |        |        |        |
  total private..........|  551.05| p556.01|  554.32| p556.35| p557.36|  p1.01
_________________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______
   1  Includes other industries, not shown separately.
   2  Quarterly averages and the over-the-month change are calculated using
unrounded data.
   3  Data relate to private production or nonsupervisory workers.
   p = preliminary.

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Employment Status of Hurricane Katrina Evacuees (Household Survey Data)
   
   Beginning in October, questions were added to the household survey to iden-
tify persons who evacuated from their homes, even temporarily, due to Hurricane
Katrina.  Data collected through these questions do not account for all evac-
uees; persons living outside of the scope of the survey--such as those living
in hotels or shelters--are not included.  The questions were asked of persons
in the household survey sample throughout the country, since some evacuees re-
located far from the storm-affected areas.  An additional question determined
whether evacuees had returned to their homes and were living there at the time
of the survey.  The total number of evacuees estimated from the household sur-
vey may change from month to month as people move in and out of the scope of
the survey.  In addition, because the estimates are obtained from a sample
survey, they may vary from month to month due to sampling error.

   Information gathered in March showed that about 1.0 million persons age 16
and over had evacuated from where they were living in August due to Hurricane
Katrina.  These evacuees either had returned to their homes or were living in
other residential units covered in the survey in March.  Just over half of the
evacuees were living in their August 2005 residences.  Of all evacuees identi-
fied, 53.6 percent were in the labor force in March.  The unemployment rate
for persons identified as evacuees was 16.5 percent.  The rate was much higher
for evacuees who were not living in their former homes (34.7 percent) than for
those who were again living at their pre-Katrina residences (5.3 percent).
(See table B.)
                                  

Table B.  Employment status in March 2006 of persons 16 years and
over who evacuated from their August residence, even temporarily, due
to Hurricane Katrina (1)

(Numbers in thousands, not seasonally adjusted)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                     |       |    Residence in March
                                     |       |--------------------------
   Employment status in March 2006   | Total | Same as | Different than
                                     |       |in August|    in August
-------------------------------------------------------|----------------
Civilian noninstitutional population.| 1,024 |   561   |      463
  Civilian labor force...............|   549 |   339   |      210
        Participation rate.......... |  53.6 |  60.4   |     45.4
     Employed........................|   458 |   321   |      137
        Employment-population ratio..|  44.8 |  57.2   |     29.7
     Unemployed......................|    91 |    18   |       73
        Unemployment rate............|  16.5 |   5.3   |     34.7
  Not in labor force.................|   475 |   222   |      253
------------------------------------------------------------------------
   1  Represents persons in the civilian noninstitutional population
age 16 and over who resided in households that were eligible to be
selected for the Current Population Survey (CPS).  These data are not
representative of the total evacuee population because they do not in-
clude children or people residing in shelters, hotels, places of worship,
or other units outside the scope of the CPS.  The total number of evac-
uees estimated from the CPS may change from month to month as people
move in and out of the scope of the survey and because of sampling varia-
bility.
   NOTE:  These data use population controls that have been adjusted to
account for interstate moves by evacuees.

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Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data)
   
   Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 211,000 in March to 135.0 million,
seasonally adjusted.  Over the year, payroll employment has grown by 2.1 mil-
lion.  The March increase was concentrated in the service-providing sector,
with gains in several industries, including professional and business services,
leisure and hospitality, retail trade, and health care.  (See table B-1.)
   
   Employment in professional and business services increased by 52,000 over
the month.  The gain was spread among most of the sector's component industries,
including architectural and engineering services, computer systems design, man-
agement and consulting services, and services to buildings and dwellings.  Over
the year, employment in professional and business services was up by 469,000.

   Leisure and hospitality employment rose by 42,000 in March.  Within the
industry, employment in food services and drinking places continued to grow,
with a gain of 33,000 over the month.  In March, retail trade employment in-
creased by 29,000, with most of the growth occurring in general merchandise
stores (26,000).  Employment in wholesale trade continued its upward trend
and has risen by 232,000 since its most recent low in August 2003.
   
   Health care added 24,000 jobs in March; over the year, employment in the
industry has risen by 293,000.  Over the month, job growth occurred in hos-
pitals (8,000) and in ambulatory health care services (16,000), which includes
doctors' offices and home health care.
   
   Employment in financial activities rose over the month.  Credit inter-
mediation and insurance carriers each added 7,000 jobs, following similar-
sized increases in February.
   
   In the goods-producing sector, mining employment continued to expand in
March, rising by 6,000.  Most of the gain occurred in support activities for
mining, particularly those related to oil and gas.  Since its most recent low
in April 2003, mining employment has increased by 97,000.
   
   Manufacturing employment was little changed in March; it has decreased by
56,000 over the year.  Over the month, employment declines in textile mills
and in plastics and rubber products offset a gain in computer and electronic
products.  Construction employment was essentially unchanged in March, but
the industry has added 311,000 jobs over the year.

Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)
   
   The average workweek for production or nonsupervisory workers on private
nonfarm payrolls was unchanged at 33.8 hours in March, seasonally adjusted.
The manufacturing workweek and factory overtime also were unchanged at 41.0
and 4.5 hours, respectively.  (See table B-2.)
   
   The index of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory
workers on private nonfarm payrolls increased by 0.2 percent in March to
104.4 (2002=100).  The manufacturing index was unchanged at 95.5.  (See
table B-5.)
   
Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data)
   
   Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on private
nonfarm payrolls increased by 3 cents in March to $16.49, seasonally adjusted.
This followed gains of 5 cents and 6 cents in January and February, respec-
tively.  Average weekly earnings increased by 0.2 percent over the month to
$557.36.  Over the year, average hourly earnings increased by 3.4 percent and
average weekly earnings increased by 3.7 percent.  (See table B-3.)


                         ______________________________
   

   The Employment Situation for April 2006 is scheduled to be released on
Friday, May 5, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT).
   



                                  - 5 -

Explanatory Note


   This news release presents statistics from two major surveys, the Current
Population Survey (household survey) and the Current Employment Statistics
survey (establishment survey).  The household survey provides the informa-
tion on the labor force, employment, and unemployment that appears in the
A tables, marked HOUSEHOLD DATA.  It is a sample survey of about 60,000 house-
holds conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the Bureau of Labor Statistics
(BLS).
 
   The establishment survey provides the information on the employment,
hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm payrolls that appears in the 
B tables, marked ESTABLISHMENT DATA.  This information is collected from
payroll records by BLS in cooperation with state agencies.  The sample 
includes about 160,000 businesses and government agencies covering ap-
proximately 400,000 individual worksites.  The active sample includes 
about one-third of all nonfarm payroll workers.  The sample is drawn 
from a sampling frame of unemployment insurance tax accounts.

   For both surveys, the data for a given month  relate to a particular week
or pay period.  In the household survey,  the reference week is generally
the calendar week that contains the 12th day of the month.  In the establish-
ment survey, the reference  period is the pay period including the 12th,
which may or may not correspond directly to the calendar week.

Coverage, definitions, and differences between surveys
 
   Household survey.  The sample  is selected  to reflect the entire
civilian noninstitutional population.  Based on responses to a series of
questions on work and job search activities, each person  16 years and over
in a sample household is classified as employed, unemployed, or not in the
labor force.
   
   People are classified as employed if they did any work at all as paid
employees during the reference week; worked in their own business, pro-
fession, or on their own farm; or worked without pay at least 15 hours
in a family business or farm.  People are also counted as employed if they
were temporarily absent from their jobs because of illness, bad weather,
vacation, labor-management disputes, or personal reasons.
 
   People are classified as unemployed if they meet all of the following
criteria:  They had no employment during the  reference week; they were
available for work at that time; and they made specific efforts to find
employment sometime during the 4-week period ending with the reference
week.  Persons laid off from  a job and expecting recall need not be
looking for work to be counted as unemployed.  The unemployment data
derived from the household survey in no way depend upon the eligibility
for or receipt of unemployment insurance benefits.
 
   The civilian labor force  is the sum of employed and  unemployed persons.
Those not classified as employed or unemployed are not in the labor force.
The unemployment rate is the number unemployed as a percent of the  labor
force.  The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent
of the population, and the employment-population ratio is the employed as a
percent of the population.
                                  
                                  - 6 -
 
   Establishment survey.  The sample establishments are drawn from pri-
vate nonfarm businesses such as factories, offices, and stores, as well
as federal, state, and local government entities.  Employees on nonfarm
payrolls are those who received pay for any part of the reference pay
period, including persons on paid leave.  Persons are counted in each job
they hold.  Hours and earnings data are for private businesses and relate
only to production workers in the goods-producing sector and nonsupervisory
workers in the service-providing sector.  Industries are classified on the
basis of their principal activity in accordance with the 2002 version of
the North American Industry Classification System.

   Differences in employment estimates.  The numerous conceptual and method-
ological differences between the household and establishment surveys result
in important distinctions in the employment estimates derived from the sur-
veys.  Among these are:
 
   --The household survey includes agricultural workers, the self-employed,
unpaid family workers, and private household workers among the employed.
These groups are excluded from the establishment survey.

   --The household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the employed.
The establishment survey does not.
 
   --The household survey is limited to  workers 16 years of age and older.
The establishment survey is not limited by age.
 
   --The  household survey has no duplication of individuals, because in-
dividuals  are counted only once, even if they hold more than one job. In
the establishment survey, employees working at more than one job  and thus
appearing on more than one payroll would be counted separately for each
appearance.
 
Seasonal adjustment
 
   Over the course of a year, the size of the nation's labor force and the
levels of employment and unemployment undergo sharp fluctuations due to
such seasonal events as changes in weather, reduced or expanded production,
harvests, major holidays, and the opening and closing of schools.  The ef-
fect of such seasonal  variation can  be  very large; seasonal fluctua-
tions may account for as much as 95 percent of the month-to-month changes
in unemployment.
 
   Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern
each year, their influence on statistical trends can be eliminated by ad-
justing the statistics from month to month.  These adjustments make non-
seasonal developments, such as declines in economic activity or increases
in the participation of women in the labor force, easier to spot.  For
example, the large number of youth entering the labor force each June is
likely to obscure any other changes that have taken place relative to May,
making it difficult to determine if the level of economic activity has risen
or declined.  However, because the effect of students finishing school in
previous years is known, the statistics for the current year can be adjusted
to allow for a comparable change.  Insofar as the seasonal adjustment is made
correctly, the adjusted figure provides a more useful tool with which to ana-
lyze changes in economic activity.
 
                                  - 7 -
 
   Most seasonally adjusted series are independently adjusted in both the 
household and establishment surveys.  However, the adjusted series for many 
major estimates, such as total payroll employment, employment in most super-
sectors, total employment, and unemployment are computed by aggregating in-
dependently adjusted component series.  For example, total unemployment is 
derived by summing the adjusted series for four major age-sex components; 
this differs from the unemployment estimate that would be obtained by di-
rectly adjusting the total or by combining the duration, reasons, or more 
detailed age categories.

   For both the household and establishment surveys, a concurrent seasonal
adjustment methodology is used in which new seasonal factors are calculated 
each month, using all relevant data, up to and including the data for the 
current month.  In the household survey, new seasonal factors are used to
adjust only the current month's data.  In the establishment survey, however, 
new seasonal factors are used each month to adjust the three most recent 
monthly estimates.  In both surveys, revisions to historical data are made 
once a year.

Reliability of the estimates
 
   Statistics based on the household and establishment surveys are subject
to both sampling and nonsampling error.  When a sample rather than the en-
tire population is surveyed, there is a chance that the sample estimates
may differ from the "true" population values they represent.  The exact
difference, or sampling error, varies depending on the particular sample
selected, and this variability is measured by the standard error of the
estimate.  There is about a 90-percent chance, or level of confidence,
that an estimate based on a sample will differ by no more than 1.6 stand-
ard errors from the "true" population value because of sampling error.
BLS analyses are generally conducted at the 90-percent level of confidence.
 
   For example, the confidence interval for the monthly change in total
employment from the household survey is on the order of plus or minus
430,000.  Suppose the estimate of total employment increases by 100,000
from one month to the next.  The 90-percent confidence interval on the
monthly change would range from -330,000 to 530,000 (100,000 +/- 430,000).
These figures do not mean that the sample results are off by these
magnitudes, but rather that there is about a 90-percent chance that the
"true" over-the-month change lies within this interval.  Since this range
includes values of less than zero, we could not say with confidence that
employment had, in fact, increased.  If, however, the reported employment
rise was half a million, then all of the values within the 90-percent
confidence interval would be greater than zero.  In this case, it is likely
(at least a 90-percent chance) that an employment rise had, in fact, oc-
curred.  At an unemployment rate of around 5.5 percent, the 90-percent con-
fidence interval for the monthly change in unemployment is about +/- 280,000, 
and for the monthly change in the unemployment rate it is about +/- .19 
percentage point.
 
   In general, estimates involving many individuals or establishments have
lower standard errors (relative to the size of the estimate) than estimates
which are based on a small number of observations.  The precision of esti-
mates is also improved when the data are cumulated over time such as for
quarterly and annual averages.  The seasonal adjustment process can also im-
prove the stability of the monthly estimates.
 
                                  - 8 -
 
   The household and establishment surveys are also affected by nonsampling
error.  Nonsampling errors can occur for many reasons, including the failure
to sample a segment of the population, inability to obtain information for
all respondents in the sample, inability or unwillingness of respondents to
provide correct information on a timely basis, mistakes made by respondents,
and errors made in the collection or processing of the data.
 
   For example, in the establishment survey, estimates for the most recent 
2 months are based on substantially incomplete returns; for this reason,
these estimates are labeled preliminary in the tables.  It is only after
two successive revisions to a monthly estimate, when nearly all sample
reports have been received, that the estimate is considered final.
   
   Another major source of nonsampling error in the establishment survey is
the inability to capture, on a timely basis, employment generated by new
firms.  To correct for this systematic underestimation of employment growth, 
an estimation procedure with two components is used to account for business
births.  The first component uses business deaths to impute employment for
business births.  This is incorporated into the sample-based link relative
estimate procedure by simply not reflecting sample units going out of busi-
ness, but imputing to them the same trend as the other firms in the sample.  
The second component is an ARIMA time series model designed to estimate the 
residual net birth/death employment not accounted for by the imputation.  
The historical time series used to create and test the ARIMA model was de-
rived from the unemployment insurance universe micro-level database, and 
reflects the actual residual net of births and deaths over the past five 
years.
 
   The sample-based estimates from the establishment survey are adjusted
once a year (on a lagged basis) to universe counts of payroll employment
obtained from administrative records of the unemployment insurance program.
The difference between the March sample-based employment estimates and the
March universe counts is known as a benchmark revision, and serves as a
rough proxy for total survey error.  The new benchmarks also incorporate
changes in the classification of industries.  Over the past decade, the
benchmark revision for total nonfarm employment has averaged 0.2 percent,
ranging from less than 0.05 percent to 0.4 percent.

Additional statistics and other information
 
   More comprehensive statistics are contained in Employment and Earnings,
published each month by BLS.  It is available for $27.00 per issue or
$53.00 per year from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC
20402.  All orders must be prepaid by sending a check or money order pay-
able to the Superintendent of Documents, or by charging to Mastercard or
Visa.
 
   Employment and Earnings also provides measures of sampling error for
the household and establishment survey data published in this release.  
For unemployment and other labor force categories, these measures appear 
in tables 1-B through 1-D of its "Explanatory Notes."  For the establish-
ment survey data, the sampling error measures and the actual size of re-
visions due to benchmark adjustments appear in tables 2-B through 2-F of 
Employment and Earnings.

   Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired
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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                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                           Mar.       Feb.       Mar.       Mar.       Nov.       Dec.       Jan.       Feb.       Mar.   
                                                           2005       2006       2006       2005       2005       2005       2006       2006       2006   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                           TOTAL                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
     Civilian noninstitutional population..............   225,236    227,763    227,975    225,236    227,204    227,425    227,553    227,763    227,975 
       Civilian labor force............................   147,745    149,686    150,027    148,217    150,183    150,153    150,114    150,449    150,652 
             Participation rate........................      65.6       65.7       65.8       65.8       66.1       66.0       66.0       66.1       66.1 
         Employed......................................   139,759    141,994    142,772    140,601    142,611    142,779    143,074    143,257    143,641 
             Employment-population ratio...............      62.0       62.3       62.6       62.4       62.8       62.8       62.9       62.9       63.0 
         Unemployed....................................     7,986      7,692      7,255      7,616      7,572      7,375      7,040      7,193      7,011 
             Unemployment rate.........................       5.4        5.1        4.8        5.1        5.0        4.9        4.7        4.8        4.7 
       Not in labor force..............................    77,492     78,077     77,948     77,019     77,021     77,271     77,439     77,314     77,323 
         Persons who currently want a job..............     4,858      4,800      4,729      4,973      4,887      5,167      4,962      4,949      4,865 
                                                                                                                                                          
                   Men, 16 years and over                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                          
     Civilian noninstitutional population..............   108,703    110,048    110,161    108,703    109,745    109,863    109,936    110,048    110,161 
       Civilian labor force............................    79,242     80,148     80,624     79,618     80,394     80,431     80,525     80,771     81,031 
             Participation rate........................      72.9       72.8       73.2       73.2       73.3       73.2       73.2       73.4       73.6 
         Employed......................................    74,612     75,749     76,488     75,436     76,410     76,529     76,857     76,888     77,273 
             Employment-population ratio...............      68.6       68.8       69.4       69.4       69.6       69.7       69.9       69.9       70.1 
         Unemployed....................................     4,631      4,400      4,136      4,181      3,984      3,902      3,668      3,883      3,758 
             Unemployment rate.........................       5.8        5.5        5.1        5.3        5.0        4.9        4.6        4.8        4.6 
       Not in labor force..............................    29,460     29,900     29,537     29,085     29,351     29,432     29,411     29,278     29,129 
                                                                                                                                                          
                   Men, 20 years and over                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                          
     Civilian noninstitutional population..............   100,419    101,657    101,754    100,419    101,383    101,489    101,560    101,657    101,754 
       Civilian labor force............................    75,802     76,753     77,125     75,965     76,722     76,786     76,928     77,115     77,335 
             Participation rate........................      75.5       75.5       75.8       75.6       75.7       75.7       75.7       75.9       76.0 
         Employed......................................    71,893     72,988     73,610     72,513     73,441     73,468     73,844     73,857     74,197 
             Employment-population ratio...............      71.6       71.8       72.3       72.2       72.4       72.4       72.7       72.7       72.9 
         Unemployed....................................     3,909      3,765      3,514      3,453      3,282      3,318      3,084      3,258      3,137 
             Unemployment rate.........................       5.2        4.9        4.6        4.5        4.3        4.3        4.0        4.2        4.1 
       Not in labor force..............................    24,616     24,904     24,629     24,453     24,660     24,703     24,631     24,542     24,419 
                                                                                                                                                          
                  Women, 16 years and over                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                          
     Civilian noninstitutional population..............   116,534    117,715    117,814    116,534    117,459    117,562    117,617    117,715    117,814 
       Civilian labor force............................    68,503     69,538     69,403     68,599     69,789     69,722     69,589     69,679     69,621 
             Participation rate........................      58.8       59.1       58.9       58.9       59.4       59.3       59.2       59.2       59.1 
         Employed......................................    65,147     66,246     66,285     65,165     66,200     66,250     66,217     66,369     66,368 
             Employment-population ratio...............      55.9       56.3       56.3       55.9       56.4       56.4       56.3       56.4       56.3 
         Unemployed....................................     3,356      3,292      3,119      3,434      3,588      3,473      3,372      3,309      3,252 
             Unemployment rate.........................       4.9        4.7        4.5        5.0        5.1        5.0        4.8        4.7        4.7 
       Not in labor force..............................    48,031     48,177     48,411     47,934     47,670     47,840     48,028     48,037     48,193 
                                                                                                                                                          
                  Women, 20 years and over                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                          
     Civilian noninstitutional population..............   108,486    109,562    109,646    108,486    109,332    109,425    109,478    109,562    109,646 
       Civilian labor force............................    65,225     66,151     66,068     65,080     66,223     66,215     66,022     66,081     66,038 
             Participation rate........................      60.1       60.4       60.3       60.0       60.6       60.5       60.3       60.3       60.2 
         Employed......................................    62,295     63,306     63,405     62,129     63,170     63,249     63,163     63,262     63,305 
             Employment-population ratio...............      57.4       57.8       57.8       57.3       57.8       57.8       57.7       57.7       57.7 
         Unemployed....................................     2,930      2,845      2,663      2,952      3,053      2,966      2,859      2,819      2,733 
             Unemployment rate.........................       4.5        4.3        4.0        4.5        4.6        4.5        4.3        4.3        4.1 
       Not in labor force..............................    43,261     43,410     43,577     43,406     43,109     43,209     43,456     43,481     43,608 
                                                                                                                                                          
                 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                          
     Civilian noninstitutional population..............    16,332     16,545     16,575     16,332     16,489     16,511     16,515     16,545     16,575 
       Civilian labor force............................     6,718      6,782      6,834      7,172      7,238      7,152      7,164      7,253      7,279 
             Participation rate........................      41.1       41.0       41.2       43.9       43.9       43.3       43.4       43.8       43.9 
         Employed......................................     5,570      5,700      5,757      5,960      6,000      6,061      6,067      6,138      6,139 
             Employment-population ratio...............      34.1       34.5       34.7       36.5       36.4       36.7       36.7       37.1       37.0 
         Unemployed....................................     1,147      1,082      1,077      1,212      1,238      1,091      1,097      1,115      1,140 
             Unemployment rate.........................      17.1       15.9       15.8       16.9       17.1       15.2       15.3       15.4       15.7 
       Not in labor force..............................     9,614      9,764      9,741      9,160      9,251      9,359      9,352      9,292      9,296 

       1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted
     columns.
       NOTE:  Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.




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     Table A-2.  Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age

     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                             Not seasonally adjusted                          Seasonally adjusted (1)                     
                                                                                                                                                          
           Employment status, race, sex, and age                                                                                                          
                                                           Mar.       Feb.       Mar.       Mar.       Nov.       Dec.       Jan.       Feb.       Mar.   
                                                           2005       2006       2006       2005       2005       2005       2006       2006       2006   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                           WHITE                                                                                                                          
     Civilian noninstitutional population..............   183,888    185,570    185,704    183,888    185,187    185,327    185,436    185,570    185,704 
       Civilian labor force............................   121,193    122,539    122,647    121,492    122,813    122,994    123,168    123,022    123,103 
           Participation rate..........................      65.9       66.0       66.0       66.1       66.3       66.4       66.4       66.3       66.3 
         Employed......................................   115,529    116,967    117,498    116,187    117,598    117,729    118,071    117,926    118,193 
           Employment-population ratio.................      62.8       63.0       63.3       63.2       63.5       63.5       63.7       63.5       63.6 
         Unemployed....................................     5,664      5,572      5,149      5,306      5,215      5,264      5,097      5,096      4,910 
           Unemployment rate...........................       4.7        4.5        4.2        4.4        4.2        4.3        4.1        4.1        4.0 
       Not in labor force..............................    62,695     63,031     63,057     62,395     62,374     62,333     62,268     62,548     62,601 
                                                                                                                                                          
                   Men, 20 years and over                                                                                                                 
       Civilian labor force............................    63,355     63,921     64,208     63,498     63,827     64,028     64,250     64,181     64,382 
           Participation rate..........................      76.1       76.0       76.3       76.3       76.0       76.2       76.4       76.3       76.5 
         Employed......................................    60,460     61,129     61,620     60,996     61,498     61,586     61,924     61,836     62,128 
           Employment-population ratio.................      72.6       72.7       73.2       73.3       73.3       73.3       73.7       73.5       73.8 
         Unemployed....................................     2,894      2,791      2,588      2,502      2,328      2,441      2,326      2,345      2,254 
           Unemployment rate...........................       4.6        4.4        4.0        3.9        3.6        3.8        3.6        3.7        3.5 
                                                                                                                                                          
                  Women, 20 years and over                                                                                                                
       Civilian labor force............................    52,287     53,056     52,851     52,071     53,037     53,067     52,913     52,890     52,749 
           Participation rate..........................      59.4       59.8       59.6       59.2       59.9       59.9       59.7       59.6       59.5 
         Employed......................................    50,333     51,046     51,005     50,117     50,976     51,034     50,938     50,895     50,853 
           Employment-population ratio.................      57.2       57.6       57.5       57.0       57.6       57.6       57.5       57.4       57.3 
         Unemployed....................................     1,954      2,010      1,846      1,954      2,061      2,034      1,974      1,994      1,895 
           Unemployment rate...........................       3.7        3.8        3.5        3.8        3.9        3.8        3.7        3.8        3.6 
                                                                                                                                                          
                 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                                               
       Civilian labor force............................     5,551      5,562      5,588      5,923      5,949      5,899      6,005      5,951      5,973 
           Participation rate..........................      43.9       43.6       43.7       46.8       46.7       46.3       47.1       46.6       46.7 
         Employed......................................     4,736      4,792      4,873      5,073      5,123      5,110      5,209      5,195      5,212 
           Employment-population ratio.................      37.4       37.5       38.1       40.1       40.2       40.1       40.8       40.7       40.7 
         Unemployed....................................       815        770        715        850        826        789        797        756        761 
           Unemployment rate...........................      14.7       13.9       12.8       14.4       13.9       13.4       13.3       12.7       12.7 
                                                                                                                                                          
                 BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN                                                                                                                
     Civilian noninstitutional population..............    26,377     26,826     26,865     26,377     26,705     26,744     26,788     26,826     26,865 
       Civilian labor force............................    16,673     17,049     17,218     16,801     17,118     16,979     16,982     17,273     17,334 
           Participation rate..........................      63.2       63.6       64.1       63.7       64.1       63.5       63.4       64.4       64.5 
         Employed......................................    14,917     15,405     15,596     15,069     15,299     15,397     15,476     15,660     15,726 
           Employment-population ratio.................      56.6       57.4       58.1       57.1       57.3       57.6       57.8       58.4       58.5 
         Unemployed....................................     1,756      1,644      1,623      1,733      1,819      1,582      1,506      1,614      1,608 
           Unemployment rate...........................      10.5        9.6        9.4       10.3       10.6        9.3        8.9        9.3        9.3 
       Not in labor force..............................     9,704      9,778      9,647      9,576      9,587      9,766      9,806      9,553      9,531 
                                                                                                                                                          
                   Men, 20 years and over                                                                                                                 
       Civilian labor force............................     7,388      7,605      7,638      7,445      7,556      7,553      7,520      7,682      7,703 
           Participation rate..........................      69.7       70.5       70.7       70.2       70.4       70.2       69.8       71.2       71.3 
         Employed......................................     6,660      6,877      6,970      6,751      6,849      6,903      6,959      7,030      7,062 
           Employment-population ratio.................      62.8       63.7       64.5       63.7       63.8       64.2       64.6       65.2       65.4 
         Unemployed....................................       728        728        668        694        707        651        561        652        641 
           Unemployment rate...........................       9.9        9.6        8.7        9.3        9.4        8.6        7.5        8.5        8.3 
                                                                                                                                                          
                  Women, 20 years and over                                                                                                                
       Civilian labor force............................     8,497      8,602      8,707      8,523      8,714      8,633      8,681      8,668      8,725 
           Participation rate..........................      63.8       63.7       64.4       64.0       64.8       64.1       64.4       64.2       64.5 
         Employed......................................     7,736      7,925      8,049      7,759      7,927      7,896      7,981      7,990      8,058 
           Employment-population ratio.................      58.1       58.7       59.5       58.3       58.9       58.6       59.2       59.2       59.6 
         Unemployed....................................       761        676        658        764        787        738        700        678        667 
           Unemployment rate...........................       9.0        7.9        7.6        9.0        9.0        8.5        8.1        7.8        7.6 
                                                                                                                                                          
                 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                                               
       Civilian labor force............................       788        842        873        834        848        792        781        924        905 
           Participation rate..........................      32.0       33.3       34.4       33.9       33.8       31.5       30.9       36.5       35.6 
         Employed......................................       521        603        577        558        523        598        536        640        606 
           Employment-population ratio.................      21.2       23.8       22.7       22.7       20.8       23.8       21.2       25.3       23.9 
         Unemployed....................................       267        239        296        275        326        194        245        284        299 
           Unemployment rate...........................      33.8       28.4       33.9       33.0       38.4       24.4       31.4       30.8       33.1 
                                                                                                                                                          
                           ASIAN                                                                                                                          
     Civilian noninstutional population................     9,732     10,032     10,078      (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)   
       Civilian labor force............................     6,423      6,647      6,744      (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)   
           Participation rate..........................      66.0       66.3       66.9      (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)   
         Employed......................................     6,175      6,437      6,511      (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)   
           Employment-population ratio.................      63.4       64.2       64.6      (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)   
         Unemployed....................................       248        210        232      (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)   
           Unemployment rate...........................       3.9        3.2        3.4      (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)   
       Not in labor force..............................     3,309      3,385      3,334      (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)   

       1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted
     columns.
       2 Data not available.
       NOTE:  Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for all races.  Beginning in
     January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.




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     Table A-3.  Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex and age

     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                             Not seasonally adjusted                          Seasonally adjusted (1)                     
                                                                                                                                                          
              Employment status, sex, and age                                                                                                             
                                                            Mar.       Feb.       Mar.       Mar.       Nov.       Dec.       Jan.       Feb.       Mar.   
                                                            2005       2006       2006       2005       2005       2005       2006       2006       2006   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY                                                                                                              
     Civilian noninstitutional population..............    28,815     29,707     29,793     28,815     29,552     29,645     29,622     29,707     29,793 
       Civilian labor force............................    19,531     20,342     20,416     19,553     20,214     20,292     20,528     20,485     20,489 
           Participation rate..........................      67.8       68.5       68.5       67.9       68.4       68.4       69.3       69.0       68.8 
         Employed......................................    18,331     19,116     19,290     18,431     18,991     19,066     19,344     19,356     19,385 
           Employment-population ratio.................      63.6       64.3       64.7       64.0       64.3       64.3       65.3       65.2       65.1 
         Unemployed....................................     1,200      1,226      1,126      1,123      1,223      1,226      1,184      1,129      1,104 
           Unemployment rate...........................       6.1        6.0        5.5        5.7        6.1        6.0        5.8        5.5        5.4 
       Not in labor force..............................     9,284      9,365      9,376      9,261      9,338      9,353      9,094      9,222      9,304 
                                                                                                                                                          
                   Men, 20 years and over                                                                                                                 
       Civilian labor force............................    11,303     11,731     11,785      (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)   
           Participation rate..........................      84.2       84.6       84.8      (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)   
         Employed......................................    10,706     11,076     11,230      (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)   
           Employment-population ratio.................      79.7       79.9       80.8      (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)   
         Unemployed....................................       597        655        554      (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)   
           Unemployment rate...........................       5.3        5.6        4.7      (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)   
                                                                                                                                                          
                  Women, 20 years and over                                                                                                                
       Civilian labor force............................     7,264      7,625      7,594      (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)   
           Participation rate..........................      57.1       58.2       57.8      (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)   
         Employed......................................     6,842      7,191      7,155      (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)   
           Employment-population ratio.................      53.8       54.9       54.5      (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)   
         Unemployed....................................       422        433        440      (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)   
           Unemployment rate...........................       5.8        5.7        5.8      (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)   
                                                                                                                                                          
                 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                                               
       Civilian labor force............................       964        987      1,037      (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)   
           Participation rate..........................      36.2       36.0       37.6      (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)   
         Employed......................................       783        849        905      (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)   
           Employment-population ratio.................      29.4       30.9       32.8      (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)   
         Unemployed....................................       181        138        132      (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)   
           Unemployment rate...........................      18.8       14.0       12.8      (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)   

       1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted
     columns.
       2 Data not available.
       NOTE:  Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.  Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population
     controls used in the household survey.






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     Table A-4.  Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment

     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                             Not seasonally adjusted                            Seasonally adjusted                       
                                                                                                                                                          
                   Educational attainment                                                                                                                 
                                                            Mar.       Feb.       Mar.       Mar.       Nov.       Dec.       Jan.       Feb.       Mar.   
                                                            2005       2006       2006       2005       2005       2005       2006       2006       2006   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
              Less than a high school diploma                                                                                                             
     Civilian labor force..............................    12,481     12,415     12,583     12,546     12,529     12,388     12,628     12,739     12,682 
         Participation rate............................      45.0       45.8       45.9       45.2       45.4       45.3       46.0       47.0       46.3 
       Employed........................................    11,377     11,375     11,591     11,569     11,602     11,465     11,742     11,823     11,795 
         Employment-population ratio...................      41.0       41.9       42.3       41.7       42.1       41.9       42.7       43.6       43.0 
       Unemployed......................................     1,104      1,040        991        977        927        923        886        915        887 
         Unemployment rate.............................       8.8        8.4        7.9        7.8        7.4        7.5        7.0        7.2        7.0 
                                                                                                                                                          
           High school graduates, no college (1)                                                                                                          
     Civilian labor force..............................    38,339     37,894     38,506     38,264     38,372     38,173     38,001     37,913     38,310 
         Participation rate............................      62.9       62.5       63.2       62.8       63.4       63.1       62.5       62.6       62.9 
       Employed........................................    36,345     35,989     36,750     36,468     36,547     36,417     36,324     36,240     36,716 
         Employment-population ratio...................      59.6       59.4       60.3       59.8       60.4       60.2       59.7       59.8       60.2 
       Unemployed......................................     1,994      1,905      1,756      1,796      1,825      1,756      1,678      1,673      1,594 
         Unemployment rate.............................       5.2        5.0        4.6        4.7        4.8        4.6        4.4        4.4        4.2 
                                                                                                                                                          
              Some college or associate degree                                                                                                            
     Civilian labor force..............................    34,879     36,075     35,593     34,778     35,411     35,498     35,535     35,745     35,508 
         Participation rate............................      72.9       72.2       72.5       72.7       72.3       72.4       72.5       71.6       72.3 
       Employed........................................    33,459     34,675     34,208     33,411     34,059     34,115     34,290     34,442     34,178 
         Employment-population ratio...................      70.0       69.4       69.7       69.9       69.5       69.6       69.9       69.0       69.6 
       Unemployed......................................     1,421      1,400      1,385      1,366      1,352      1,383      1,246      1,302      1,329 
         Unemployment rate.............................       4.1        3.9        3.9        3.9        3.8        3.9        3.5        3.6        3.7 
                                                                                                                                                          
              Bachelor's degree and higher (2)                                                                                                            
     Civilian labor force..............................    40,537     41,686     41,838     40,430     41,600     42,097     41,837     41,731     41,810 
         Participation rate............................      77.8       78.2       77.9       77.6       78.1       78.4       78.3       78.3       77.9 
       Employed........................................    39,589     40,773     40,932     39,450     40,665     41,187     40,955     40,808     40,876 
         Employment-population ratio...................      76.0       76.5       76.2       75.7       76.3       76.7       76.6       76.6       76.1 
       Unemployed......................................       948        913        907        980        936        910        882        923        935 
         Unemployment rate.............................       2.3        2.2        2.2        2.4        2.2        2.2        2.1        2.2        2.2 

       1 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.
       2 Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees. 
       NOTE:  Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.




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     Table A-5.  Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status

     (In thousands)
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                             Not seasonally adjusted                            Seasonally adjusted                       
                                                                                                                                                          
                          Category                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                            Mar.       Feb.       Mar.       Mar.       Nov.       Dec.       Jan.       Feb.       Mar.   
                                                            2005       2006       2006       2005       2005       2005       2006       2006       2006   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                      CLASS OF WORKER                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                          
     Agriculture and related industries................     2,025      1,946      2,010      2,199      2,154      2,130      2,198      2,224      2,194 
       Wage and salary workers.........................     1,090      1,084      1,117      1,222      1,187      1,187      1,266      1,281      1,255 
       Self-employed workers...........................       914        843        880        961        928        921        897        919        931 
       Unpaid family workers...........................        21         19         13      (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)   
                                                                                                                                                          
     Nonagricultural industries........................   137,734    140,048    140,762    138,416    140,427    140,638    140,862    141,000    141,464 
       Wage and salary workers.........................   128,138    130,404    131,178    128,567    131,001    131,170    131,185    131,189    131,638 
         Government....................................    20,483     20,013     20,385     20,326     20,224     20,192     19,952     19,966     20,200 
         Private industries............................   107,654    110,392    110,793    108,230    110,787    111,021    111,266    111,229    111,431 
           Private households..........................       762        812        772      (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)   
           Other industries............................   106,893    109,580    110,021    107,433    110,039    110,261    110,440    110,394    110,625 
       Self-employed workers...........................     9,498      9,576      9,514      9,738      9,274      9,370      9,550      9,730      9,706 
       Unpaid family workers...........................        98         68         70      (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)   
                                                                                                                                                          
               PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME (2)                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                          
     All industries:                                                                                                                                      
     Part time for economic reasons....................     4,514      4,403      4,097      4,367      4,175      4,138      4,133      4,204      3,989 
         Slack work or business conditions.............     2,795      2,843      2,598      2,652      2,595      2,541      2,649      2,655      2,494 
         Could only find part-time work................     1,455      1,247      1,183      1,423      1,246      1,246      1,226      1,238      1,191 
       Part time for noneconomic reasons...............    19,955     20,134     19,747     19,437     19,612     19,582     19,708     19,564     19,373 
                                                                                                                                                          
     Nonagricultural industries:                                                                                                                          
     Part time for economic reasons....................     4,433      4,296      3,983      4,290      4,105      4,051      4,064      4,107      3,884 
         Slack work or business conditions.............     2,745      2,763      2,509      2,597      2,567      2,508      2,606      2,590      2,382 
         Could only find part-time work................     1,439      1,246      1,182      1,418      1,230      1,230      1,198      1,225      1,177 
       Part time for noneconomic reasons...............    19,638     19,822     19,407     19,130     19,235     19,214     19,368     19,199     19,044 

       1 Data not available.
       2 Persons at work excludes employed persons who were absent from their jobs during the entire reference week for reasons such as vacation, illness,
     or industrial dispute.  Part time for noneconomic reasons excludes persons who usually work full time but worked only 1 to 34 hours during the
     reference week for reasons such as holidays, illness, and bad weather.
       NOTE:  Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal
     adjustment of the various series.  Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.



     HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                                     HOUSEHOLD DATA   
     
     Table A-6.  Selected employment indicators

     (In thousands)
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                             Not seasonally adjusted                            Seasonally adjusted                       
                                                                                                                                                          
                       Characteristic                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                           Mar.       Feb.       Mar.       Mar.       Nov.       Dec.       Jan.       Feb.       Mar.   
                                                           2005       2006       2006       2005       2005       2005       2006       2006       2006   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                        AGE AND SEX                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                          
     Total, 16 years and over..........................   139,759    141,994    142,772    140,601    142,611    142,779    143,074    143,257    143,641 
       16 to 19 years..................................     5,570      5,700      5,757      5,960      6,000      6,061      6,067      6,138      6,139 
         16 to 17 years................................     2,101      2,177      2,109      2,341      2,285      2,334      2,280      2,348      2,321 
         18 to 19 years................................     3,469      3,523      3,648      3,665      3,694      3,713      3,788      3,791      3,848 
       20 years and over...............................   134,188    136,294    137,015    134,641    136,610    136,717    137,007    137,119    137,502 
         20 to 24 years................................    13,419     13,482     13,534     13,704     13,931     13,840     13,713     13,801     13,820 
         25 years and over.............................   120,769    122,812    123,481    120,890    122,731    122,906    123,302    123,261    123,575 
           25 to 54 years..............................    97,789     98,701     99,109     98,000     98,849     98,934     99,216     99,146     99,315 
             25 to 34 years............................    30,228     30,571     30,815     30,406     30,920     30,866     30,860     30,789     30,973 
             35 to 44 years............................    34,575     34,459     34,494     34,613     34,513     34,581     34,632     34,630     34,553 
             45 to 54 years............................    32,986     33,672     33,800     32,981     33,416     33,486     33,724     33,727     33,790 
           55 years and over...........................    22,980     24,111     24,372     22,889     23,883     23,972     24,086     24,114     24,260 
                                                                                                                                                          
     Men, 16 years and over............................    74,612     75,749     76,488     75,436     76,410     76,529     76,857     76,888     77,273 
       16 to 19 years..................................     2,718      2,760      2,877      2,924      2,970      3,061      3,013      3,031      3,076 
         16 to 17 years................................       997        968      1,030      1,134      1,062      1,090      1,064      1,078      1,132 
         18 to 19 years................................     1,721      1,792      1,847      1,829      1,890      1,951      1,943      1,968      1,965 
       20 years and over...............................    71,893     72,988     73,610     72,513     73,441     73,468     73,844     73,857     74,197 
         20 to 24 years................................     7,028      7,185      7,212      7,209      7,330      7,356      7,297      7,373      7,389 
         25 years and over.............................    64,865     65,803     66,399     65,275     66,142     66,157     66,534     66,460     66,753 
           25 to 54 years..............................    52,572     52,950     53,330     52,944     53,419     53,375     53,621     53,504     53,676 
             25 to 34 years............................    16,580     16,766     17,000     16,802     17,103     17,080     17,106     17,012     17,200 
             35 to 44 years............................    18,681     18,614     18,660     18,805     18,745     18,739     18,818     18,796     18,782 
             45 to 54 years............................    17,310     17,570     17,670     17,338     17,571     17,556     17,697     17,696     17,694 
           55 years and over...........................    12,293     12,853     13,069     12,331     12,723     12,782     12,913     12,956     13,077 
                                                                                                                                                          
     Women, 16 years and over..........................    65,147     66,246     66,285     65,165     66,200     66,250     66,217     66,369     66,368 
       16 to 19 years..................................     2,852      2,940      2,880      3,036      3,031      3,000      3,054      3,107      3,063 
         16 to 17 years................................     1,104      1,208      1,079      1,207      1,223      1,245      1,216      1,270      1,188 
         18 to 19 years................................     1,748      1,731      1,801      1,836      1,804      1,762      1,845      1,824      1,883 
       20 years and over...............................    62,295     63,306     63,405     62,129     63,170     63,249     63,163     63,262     63,305 
         20 to 24 years................................     6,391      6,297      6,323      6,495      6,601      6,484      6,415      6,428      6,431 
         25 years and over.............................    55,904     57,009     57,082     55,614     56,589     56,749     56,769     56,801     56,822 
           25 to 54 years..............................    45,217     45,751     45,779     45,056     45,430     45,559     45,596     45,643     45,639 
             25 to 34 years............................    13,647     13,805     13,815     13,605     13,817     13,786     13,754     13,777     13,773 
             35 to 44 years............................    15,894     15,845     15,834     15,808     15,768     15,843     15,814     15,834     15,770 
             45 to 54 years............................    15,676     16,101     16,130     15,643     15,845     15,930     16,027     16,031     16,096 
           55 years and over...........................    10,687     11,258     11,303     10,558     11,159     11,190     11,173     11,158     11,183 
                                                                                                                                                          
                       MARITAL STATUS                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                          
     Married men, spouse present.......................    45,199     45,486     45,624     45,408     45,480     45,469     45,790     45,679     45,806 
     Married women, spouse present.....................    34,431     35,176     35,139     34,310     34,910     34,948     35,167     35,039     35,074 
     Women who maintain families.......................     8,909      8,930      8,987      (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)   
                                                                                                                                                          
                 FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                          
     Full-time workers (2).............................   114,431    116,823    117,693    115,767    117,860    118,135    118,166    118,402    119,053 
     Part-time workers (3).............................    25,328     25,171     25,079     24,727     24,814     24,743     24,931     24,794     24,559 
                                                                                                                                                          
                    MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                          
     Total multiple jobholders.........................     7,621      7,437      7,589      7,552      7,545      7,473      7,603      7,408      7,521 
         Percent of total employed.....................       5.5        5.2        5.3        5.4        5.3        5.2        5.3        5.2        5.2 

       1 Data not available.
       2 Employed full-time workers are persons who usually work 35 hours or more per week.
       3 Employed part-time workers are persons who usually work less than 35 hours per week.
       NOTE:  Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal
     adjustment of the various series.  Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.



     HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                                         HOUSEHOLD DATA
     
     Table A-7.  Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                    Number of                                                                             
                                                               unemployed persons                              Unemployment rates (1)                     
                                                                 (in thousands)                                                                           
                       Characteristic                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                           Mar.       Feb.       Mar.       Mar.       Nov.       Dec.       Jan.       Feb.       Mar.   
                                                           2005       2006       2006       2005       2005       2005       2006       2006       2006   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                        AGE AND SEX                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                          
     Total, 16 years and over..........................    7,616      7,193      7,011       5.1        5.0        4.9        4.7        4.8        4.7   
       16 to 19 years..................................    1,212      1,115      1,140      16.9       17.1       15.2       15.3       15.4       15.7   
         16 to 17 years................................      557        512        529      19.2       21.4       17.8       16.5       17.9       18.6   
         18 to 19 years................................      647        612        612      15.0       14.2       13.5       14.4       13.9       13.7   
       20 years and over...............................    6,404      6,077      5,870       4.5        4.4        4.4        4.2        4.2        4.1   
         20 to 24 years................................    1,343      1,275      1,134       8.9        8.4        8.5        8.2        8.5        7.6   
         25 years and over.............................    5,053      4,843      4,740       4.0        3.9        3.9        3.7        3.8        3.7   
           25 to 54 years..............................    4,267      4,111      4,057       4.2        4.1        4.1        3.8        4.0        3.9   
             25 to 34 years............................    1,724      1,697      1,577       5.4        5.0        5.0        4.6        5.2        4.8   
             35 to 44 years............................    1,375      1,275      1,363       3.8        3.9        3.8        3.7        3.6        3.8   
             45 to 54 years............................    1,168      1,140      1,117       3.4        3.5        3.5        3.2        3.3        3.2   
           55 years and over...........................      824        731        673       3.5        3.1        3.3        3.2        2.9        2.7   
                                                                                                                                                          
     Men, 16 years and over............................    4,181      3,883      3,758       5.3        5.0        4.9        4.6        4.8        4.6   
       16 to 19 years..................................      729        625        621      20.0       19.1       16.0       16.2       17.1       16.8   
         16 to 17 years................................      332        292        291      22.7       23.6       19.8       17.0       21.3       20.5   
         18 to 19 years................................      391        337        330      17.6       15.6       13.8       15.4       14.6       14.4   
       20 years and over...............................    3,453      3,258      3,137       4.5        4.3        4.3        4.0        4.2        4.1   
         20 to 24 years................................      761        738        671       9.6        9.1        9.2        8.9        9.1        8.3   
         25 years and over.............................    2,726      2,554      2,487       4.0        3.7        3.8        3.5        3.7        3.6   
           25 to 54 years..............................    2,273      2,174      2,125       4.1        3.8        3.9        3.5        3.9        3.8   
             25 to 34 years............................      908        932        804       5.1        4.5        4.4        4.2        5.2        4.5   
             35 to 44 years............................      744        613        698       3.8        3.6        3.7        3.2        3.2        3.6   
             45 to 54 years............................      621        629        623       3.5        3.3        3.5        3.2        3.4        3.4   
           55 years and over...........................      453        380        362       3.5        3.1        3.3        3.2        2.8        2.7   
                                                                                                                                                          
     Women, 16 years and over..........................    3,434      3,309      3,252       5.0        5.1        5.0        4.8        4.7        4.7   
       16 to 19 years..................................      483        490        520      13.7       15.0       14.4       14.4       13.6       14.5   
         16 to 17 years................................      225        220        238      15.7       19.5       16.1       16.1       14.7       16.7   
         18 to 19 years................................      256        274        282      12.2       12.7       13.2       13.2       13.1       13.0   
       20 years and over...............................    2,952      2,819      2,733       4.5        4.6        4.5        4.3        4.3        4.1   
         20 to 24 years................................      581        537        463       8.2        7.5        7.7        7.4        7.7        6.7   
         25 years and over.............................    2,327      2,288      2,253       4.0        4.3        4.1        4.0        3.9        3.8   
           25 to 54 years..............................    1,994      1,937      1,932       4.2        4.5        4.4        4.1        4.1        4.1   
             25 to 34 years............................      815        764        773       5.7        5.7        5.7        5.1        5.3        5.3   
             35 to 44 years............................      631        662        665       3.8        4.2        4.0        4.2        4.0        4.0   
             45 to 54 years............................      548        510        494       3.4        3.7        3.5        3.2        3.1        3.0   
           55 years and over (2).......................      356        358        289       3.2        3.1        2.9        3.3        3.1        2.5   
                                                                                                                                                          
                       MARITAL STATUS                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                          
     Married men, spouse present.......................    1,359      1,136      1,146       2.9        2.6        2.6        2.4        2.4        2.4   
     Married women, spouse present.....................    1,057      1,053        956       3.0        3.3        3.2        3.0        2.9        2.7   
     Women who maintain families (2)...................      772        728        729       8.0        7.2        6.9        8.2        7.5        7.5   
                                                                                                                                                          
                 FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                          
     Full-time workers (3).............................    6,181      5,807      5,684       5.1        4.9        4.8        4.7        4.7        4.6   
     Part-time workers (4).............................    1,408      1,354      1,310       5.4        5.7        5.5        4.8        5.2        5.1   

       1 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.
       2 Not seasonally adjusted.
       3 Full-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work full time (35 hours or more per week) or are on layoff from
     full-time jobs.
       4 Part-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work part time (less than 35 hours per week) or are on layoff from
     part-time jobs.
       NOTE:  Detail shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. 
     Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.




     HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                                         HOUSEHOLD DATA
     
     Table A-8.  Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment

     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                             Not seasonally adjusted                            Seasonally adjusted                       
                                                                                                                                                          
                           Reason                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                           Mar.       Feb.       Mar.       Mar.       Nov.       Dec.       Jan.       Feb.       Mar.   
                                                           2005       2006       2006       2005       2005       2005       2006       2006       2006   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                    NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                          
     Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                                                       
      jobs.............................................    4,067      3,846      3,707      3,759      3,455      3,486      3,336      3,361      3,412  
       On temporary layoff.............................    1,181      1,228      1,151        955        899        935        873        885        918  
       Not on temporary layoff.........................    2,885      2,618      2,555      2,804      2,556      2,552      2,462      2,477      2,494  
         Permanent job losers..........................    2,113      1,834      1,855       (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)   
         Persons who completed temporary jobs..........      772        784        700       (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)   
     Job leavers.......................................      872        878        819        855        900        841        839        849        817  
     Reentrants........................................    2,427      2,381      2,182      2,368      2,538      2,430      2,314      2,313      2,158  
     New entrants......................................      620        588        548        706        679        644        622        680        634  
                                                                                                                                                          
                    PERCENT DISTRIBUTION                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                          
     Total unemployed..................................    100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0 
      Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                                                      
       jobs............................................     50.9       50.0       51.1       48.9       45.6       47.1       46.9       46.7       48.6  
        On temporary layoff............................     14.8       16.0       15.9       12.4       11.9       12.6       12.3       12.3       13.1  
        Not on temporary layoff........................     36.1       34.0       35.2       36.5       33.8       34.5       34.6       34.4       35.5  
      Job leavers......................................     10.9       11.4       11.3       11.1       11.9       11.4       11.8       11.8       11.6  
      Reentrants.......................................     30.4       30.9       30.1       30.8       33.5       32.8       32.5       32.1       30.7  
      New entrants.....................................      7.8        7.6        7.5        9.2        9.0        8.7        8.7        9.4        9.0  
                                                                                                                                                          
               UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE                                                                                                             
                      CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                          
      Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                                                      
       jobs............................................      2.8        2.6        2.5        2.5        2.3        2.3        2.2        2.2        2.3  
      Job leavers......................................       .6         .6         .5         .6         .6         .6         .6         .6         .5  
      Reentrants.......................................      1.6        1.6        1.5        1.6        1.7        1.6        1.5        1.5        1.4  
      New entrants.....................................       .4         .4         .4         .5         .5         .4         .4         .5         .4  

       1 Data not available.
       NOTE:  Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.







     HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                                      HOUSEHOLD DATA


     Table A-9.  Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment

     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                             Not seasonally adjusted                            Seasonally adjusted                       
                                                                                                                                                          
                          Duration                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                           Mar.       Feb.       Mar.       Mar.       Nov.       Dec.       Jan.       Feb.       Mar.   
                                                           2005       2006       2006       2005       2005       2005       2006       2006       2006   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                    NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                          
     Less than 5 weeks.................................    2,274      2,473      2,434      2,498      2,779      2,764      2,556      2,595      2,676  
     5 to 14 weeks.....................................    2,553      2,485      2,186      2,318      2,268      2,240      2,263      2,074      2,011  
     15 weeks and over.................................    3,160      2,735      2,634      2,793      2,492      2,417      2,241      2,482      2,333  
        15 to 26 weeks.................................    1,443      1,338      1,282      1,157      1,108      1,068      1,090      1,126      1,044  
        27 weeks and over..............................    1,717      1,396      1,352      1,636      1,383      1,350      1,151      1,356      1,288  
                                                                                                                                                          
     Average (mean) duration, in weeks.................     20.4       17.9       17.8       19.3       17.6       17.3       16.8       17.6       16.9  
     Median duration, in weeks.........................     10.7        9.6        9.9        9.2        8.5        8.5        8.4        8.9        8.5  
                                                                                                                                                          
                    PERCENT DISTRIBUTION                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                          
     Total unemployed..................................    100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0 
       Less than 5 weeks...............................     28.5       32.1       33.6       32.8       36.9       37.2       36.2       36.3       38.1  
       5 to 14 weeks...................................     32.0       32.3       30.1       30.5       30.1       30.2       32.1       29.0       28.6  
       15 weeks and over...............................     39.6       35.6       36.3       36.7       33.0       32.6       31.7       34.7       33.2  
         15 to 26 weeks................................     18.1       17.4       17.7       15.2       14.7       14.4       15.4       15.7       14.9  
         27 weeks and over.............................     21.5       18.2       18.6       21.5       18.3       18.2       16.3       19.0       18.4  

          NOTE:  Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.





     HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                                               HOUSEHOLD DATA
     
     Table A-10.  Employed and unemployed persons by occupation, not seasonally adjusted

     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                            Unemployment        
                                                                                  Employed                     Unemployed                      rates            
                                                                                                                                                                
                                Occupation                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                            Mar.           Mar.             Mar.           Mar.           Mar.           Mar.     
                                                                            2005           2006             2005           2006           2005           2006     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
          Total, 16 years and over (1)................................     139,759        142,772          7,986          7,255            5.4            4.8   
     Management, professional, and related occupations................      48,755         49,977          1,142          1,049            2.3            2.1   
       Management, business, and financial operations occupations.....      20,240         21,130            494            464            2.4            2.1   
       Professional and related occupations...........................      28,516         28,847            647            585            2.2            2.0   
     Service occupations..............................................      22,577         23,261          1,686          1,601            6.9            6.4   
     Sales and office occupations.....................................      35,503         36,014          1,810          1,675            4.9            4.4   
       Sales and related occupations..................................      16,382         16,677            823            818            4.8            4.7   
       Office and administrative support occupations..................      19,121         19,337            988            857            4.9            4.2   
     Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations.....      14,864         15,193          1,354          1,207            8.3            7.4   
       Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.....................         881            856            139            124           13.7           12.7   
       Construction and extraction occupations........................       8,690          9,125            975            869           10.1            8.7   
       Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations..............       5,293          5,211            239            214            4.3            3.9   
     Production, transportation, and material moving occupations......      18,059         18,327          1,352          1,154            7.0            5.9   
       Production occupations.........................................       9,464          9,639            747            541            7.3            5.3   
       Transportation and material moving occupations.................       8,595          8,688            605            613            6.6            6.6   

       1 Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the Armed Forces are included in the unemployed total.
       NOTE: Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.






     HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                             HOUSEHOLD DATA


     Table A-11.  Unemployed persons by industry and class of worker, not seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                        Number of                                                             
                                                                                        unemployed                          Unemployment               
                                                                                         persons                               rates                   
                       Industry and class of worker                                   (in thousands)                                                        
                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                 Mar.              Mar.              Mar.                  Mar.        
                                                                                 2005              2006              2005                  2006        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
            Total, 16 years and over (1)..............................          7,986             7,255               5.4                   4.8       
     Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers..................          6,446             5,830               5.6                   5.0       
       Mining.........................................................             32                14               5.2                   2.1       
       Construction...................................................            961               820              10.3                   8.5       
       Manufacturing..................................................            879               701               5.3                   4.1       
         Durable goods................................................            507               409               4.8                   3.7       
         Nondurable goods.............................................            372               292               6.1                   4.8       
       Wholesale and retail trade.....................................          1,173             1,022               5.6                   4.9       
       Transportation and utilities...................................            267               263               4.8                   4.7       
       Information....................................................            177               116               6.0                   3.5       
       Financial activities...........................................            261               298               2.7                   3.1       
       Professional and business services.............................            807               824               6.5                   6.3       
       Education and health services..................................            614               563               3.4                   3.0       
       Leisure and hospitality........................................            967               917               8.3                   8.0       
       Other services.................................................            308               292               5.0                   4.6       
     Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers..........            139               117              11.8                   9.8       
     Government workers...............................................            468               461               2.2                   2.2       
     Self employed and unpaid family workers..........................            312               300               2.9                   2.8       

       1 Persons with no previous work experience are included in the unemployed total.
       NOTE:  Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.





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     Table A-12.  Alternative measures of labor underutilization

     (Percent)
                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                   Not seasonally adjusted                   Seasonally adjusted                 
                                                                                                                                                                 
                                       Measure                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                   Mar.     Feb.     Mar.     Mar.     Nov.     Dec.     Jan.     Feb.     Mar.  
                                                                                   2005     2006     2006     2005     2005     2005     2006     2006     2006  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
     U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of the civilian                                                                                     
          labor force...........................................................    2.1      1.8      1.8      1.9      1.7      1.6      1.5      1.6      1.5  
                                                                                                                                                                 
     U-2 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, as a percent of                                                                                    
          the civilian labor force..............................................    2.8      2.6      2.5      2.5      2.3      2.3      2.2      2.2      2.3  
                                                                                                                                                                 
     U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor force (official                                                                                    
          unemployment rate)....................................................    5.4      5.1      4.8      5.1      5.0      4.9      4.7      4.8      4.7  
                                                                                                                                                                 
     U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a percent of the civilian                                                                                 
          labor force plus discouraged workers..................................    5.7      5.4      5.1      5.4      5.3      5.2      4.9      5.0      4.9  
                                                                                                                                                                 
     U-5 Total unemployed, plus discouraged workers, plus all other marginally                                                                                   
          attached workers, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all                                                                                    
          marginally attached workers...........................................    6.4      6.1      5.8      6.1      5.9      5.9      5.7      5.7      5.6  
                                                                                                                                                                 
     U-6 Total unemployed, plus all marginally attached workers, plus total                                                                                      
          employed part time for economic reasons, as a percent of the civilian                                                                                  
          labor force plus all marginally attached workers......................    9.4      9.0      8.5      9.1      8.7      8.6      8.4      8.5      8.2  

        NOTE:  Marginally attached workers are persons who currently are neither working nor looking for work but indicate that they want and are available for a
     job and have looked for work sometime in the recent past.  Discouraged workers, a subset of the marginally attached, have given a job-market related reason
     for not currently looking for a job.  Persons employed part time for economic reasons are those who want and are available for full-time work but have had
     to settle for a part-time schedule.  For further information, see "BLS introduces new range of alternative unemployment measures,"  in the October 1995
     issue of the Monthly Labor Review.  Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.




     HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                                     HOUSEHOLD DATA

     Table A-13.  Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted

     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                              Total                          Men                          Women            
                                                                                                                                                           
                               Category                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                       Mar.           Mar.           Mar.           Mar.           Mar.           Mar.     
                                                                       2005           2006           2005           2006           2005           2006     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                        NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                           
     Total not in the labor force................................     77,492         77,948         29,460         29,537         48,031         48,411    
       Persons who currently want a job..........................      4,858          4,729          2,183          2,105          2,675          2,624    
        Searched for work and available to work now (1)..........      1,588          1,468            807            701            781            767    
             Reason not currently looking:                                                                                                                 
                 Discouragement over job prospects (2)...........        480            451            307            271            173            180    
                  Reasons other than discouragement (3)..........      1,108          1,017            500            430            608            588    
                                                                                                                                                           
                         MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                           
     Total multiple jobholders (4)...............................      7,621          7,589          3,832          3,817          3,789          3,772    
         Percent of total employed...............................        5.5            5.3            5.1            5.0            5.8            5.7    
                                                                                                                                                           
         Primary job full time, secondary job part time..........      3,941          3,925          2,236          2,226          1,706          1,698    
         Primary and secondary jobs both part time...............      1,765          1,713            541            472          1,224          1,242    
         Primary and secondary jobs both full time...............        250            302            139            194            112            108    
         Hours vary on primary or secondary job..................      1,618          1,611            896            907            722            704    

       1 Data refer to persons who have searched for work during the prior 12 months and were available to take a job during the reference week.
       2 Includes thinks no work available, could not find work, lacks schooling or training, employer thinks too young or old, and other types of
     discrimination.
       3 Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for such reasons as school or family responsibilities, ill health, and
     transportation problems, as well as a small number for which reason for nonparticipation was not determined.
       4 Includes persons who work part time on their primary job and full time on their secondary job(s), not shown separately.
       NOTE:  Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.







ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                                ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-1.  Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail

(In thousands)


                                         Not seasonally adjusted                    Seasonally adjusted

                                                                                                                           Change
           Industry                Mar.     Jan.    Feb.     Mar.      Mar.     Nov.     Dec.     Jan.    Feb.     Mar.     from:
                                   2005     2006    2006p    2006p     2005     2005     2005     2006    2006p    2006p  Feb. 2006-
                                                                                                                          Mar. 2006p

          Total nonfarm......... 132,038  132,328  133,201  134,140  132,876  134,231  134,376  134,530  134,755  134,966      211

        Total private........... 109,892  110,604  111,009  111,837  111,129  112,351  112,498  112,686  112,876  113,063      187

    Goods-producing.............  21,640   21,765   21,798   21,942   22,077   22,264   22,282   22,335   22,366   22,375        9

Natural resources and mining....     602      632      636      645      616      641      644      648      652      659        7
   Logging......................    63.7     60.5     59.8     58.7     68.1     62.1     62.0     62.1     62.1     62.9       .8
 Mining.........................   538.7    571.9    576.3    586.6    547.9    579.3    582.1    585.6    590.1    595.9      5.8
  Oil and gas extraction........   123.7    128.5    129.6    131.3    124.8    128.9    128.7    129.9    130.8    132.0      1.2
  Mining, except oil and gas(1).   202.5    204.7    206.2    209.7    208.9    215.0    214.3    214.4    215.5    216.6      1.1
   Coal mining..................    71.8     75.7     76.2     76.8     72.3     75.1     75.4     76.0     76.7     77.4       .7
  Support activities for mining.   212.5    238.7    240.5    245.6    214.2    235.4    239.1    241.3    243.8    247.3      3.5

Construction....................   6,838    7,023    7,045    7,147    7,193    7,409    7,416    7,460    7,497    7,504        7
  Construction of buildings..... 1,627.6  1,685.7  1,676.9  1,701.1  1,685.2  1,722.4  1,727.2  1,742.5  1,745.4  1,755.0      9.6
   Residential building.........   911.3    944.5    941.0    954.0    943.6    963.6    966.8    976.4    979.8    985.3      5.5
   Nonresidential building......   716.3    741.2    735.9    747.1    741.6    758.8    760.4    766.1    765.6    769.7      4.1
  Heavy and civil engineering
   construction.................   841.9    876.1    881.8    904.7    931.0    977.1    974.8    987.0    993.9    994.6       .7
  Specialty trade contractors... 4,368.6  4,461.6  4,485.8  4,541.0  4,576.8  4,709.4  4,714.3  4,730.8  4,757.6  4,754.5     -3.1
   Residential specialty trade
    contractors................. 2,136.7  2,229.4  2,236.8  2,258.4  2,235.3  2,339.4  2,347.3  2,358.8  2,374.2  2,363.5    -10.7
   Nonresidential specialty
    trade contractors........... 2,231.9  2,232.2  2,249.0  2,282.6  2,341.5  2,370.0  2,367.0  2,372.0  2,383.4  2,391.0      7.6

Manufacturing...................  14,200   14,110   14,117   14,150   14,268   14,214   14,222   14,227   14,217   14,212       -5
   Production workers...........   9,996   10,062   10,067   10,101   10,054   10,103   10,123   10,155   10,150   10,154        4

 Durable goods..................   8,930    8,917    8,928    8,955    8,959    8,960    8,970    8,977    8,975    8,981        6
   Production workers...........   6,166    6,278    6,284    6,315    6,186    6,274    6,299    6,323    6,321    6,333       12

  Wood products.................   550.5    550.1    548.3    550.6    559.3    556.7    558.9    560.7    558.6    559.0       .4
  Nonmetallic mineral products..   491.1    487.3    486.6    494.4    504.6    502.0    500.7    505.1    505.8    507.1      1.3
  Primary metals................   468.8    472.6    470.8    470.8    468.8    471.5    469.4    472.9    470.3    470.7       .4
  Fabricated metal products..... 1,510.9  1,521.0  1,523.2  1,529.2  1,515.0  1,524.1  1,526.7  1,527.7  1,530.3  1,532.3      2.0
  Machinery..................... 1,157.3  1,162.2  1,168.4  1,171.4  1,156.2  1,164.4  1,166.9  1,163.4  1,167.9  1,169.4      1.5
  Computer and electronic
   products(1).................. 1,312.1  1,312.4  1,318.6  1,321.9  1,315.3  1,322.0  1,322.2  1,317.3  1,322.0  1,325.5      3.5
   Computer and peripheral
    equipment...................   204.5    201.7    201.2    203.2    204.6    206.3    205.7    201.7    201.9    203.7      1.8
   Communications equipment.....   146.5    147.7    149.0    146.9    147.0    148.0    149.2    147.3    148.4    147.5      -.9
   Semiconductors and electronic
    components..................   449.7    447.9    451.2    453.1    451.2    450.6    451.0    451.2    452.9    454.4      1.5
   Electronic instruments.......   434.0    441.3    444.3    446.0    435.0    442.0    441.7    443.1    445.5    447.1      1.6
  Electrical equipment and
   appliances...................   438.1    436.4    437.5    438.5    438.5    434.3    434.4    436.5    437.0    438.1      1.1
  Transportation equipment(1)... 1,784.7  1,772.4  1,767.6  1,768.0  1,781.1  1,771.8  1,776.7  1,781.6  1,769.6  1,764.7     -4.9
   Motor vehicles and parts(2).. 1,116.2  1,088.5  1,081.3  1,083.3  1,110.7  1,092.4  1,092.1  1,095.8  1,080.9  1,079.0     -1.9
  Furniture and related products   567.5    553.2    552.9    557.9    568.4    558.4    558.0    557.4    557.5    558.3       .8
  Miscellaneous manufacturing...   648.9    649.0    653.6    652.3    652.2    654.7    655.8    654.1    656.1    655.7      -.4

 Nondurable goods...............   5,270    5,193    5,189    5,195    5,309    5,254    5,252    5,250    5,242    5,231      -11
   Production workers...........   3,830    3,784    3,783    3,786    3,868    3,829    3,824    3,832    3,829    3,821       -8

  Food manufacturing............ 1,457.5  1,441.4  1,434.3  1,434.7  1,482.8  1,465.0  1,466.0  1,463.4  1,461.2  1,459.1     -2.1
  Beverages and tobacco products   186.9    190.2    189.8    189.4    192.0    193.4    192.3    194.4    194.1    194.3       .2
  Textile mills.................   223.9    206.3    205.2    203.4    223.7    210.9    209.0    208.6    206.1    203.0     -3.1
  Textile product mills.........   171.9    173.3    172.6    173.4    171.5    174.5    173.9    175.4    174.3    173.1     -1.2
  Apparel.......................   265.1    246.7    251.7    253.5    265.5    253.7    253.5    253.7    253.3    253.0      -.3
  Leather and allied products...    39.7     38.5     38.0     37.8     39.5     39.5     39.7     38.9     38.3     37.8      -.5
  Paper and paper products......   488.2    476.5    475.3    474.0    490.4    478.5    478.1    477.7    477.6    475.9     -1.7
  Printing and related support
   activities...................   647.8    637.9    638.5    641.1    650.9    644.8    644.0    643.4    643.8    643.7      -.1
  Petroleum and coal products...   109.4    107.5    109.6    111.2    111.6    112.3    112.3    111.5    112.8    113.4       .6
  Chemicals.....................   877.4    883.5    882.7    887.0    877.9    881.5    884.0    886.4    885.5    886.5      1.0
  Plastics and rubber products..   802.2    791.3    791.5    789.3    803.1    799.4    798.9    796.2    795.0    790.9     -4.1

    Service-providing........... 110,398  110,563  111,403  112,198  110,799  111,967  112,094  112,195  112,389  112,591      202

     Private service-providing..  88,252   88,839   89,211   89,895   89,052   90,087   90,216   90,351   90,510   90,688      178

Trade, transportation, and
 utilities......................  25,501   25,835   25,656   25,781   25,822   26,006   26,015   26,042   26,068   26,100       32

 Wholesale trade................ 5,699.0  5,753.8  5,762.6  5,795.0  5,726.4  5,782.7  5,783.8  5,801.8  5,809.6  5,820.3     10.7
  Durable goods................. 2,968.4  3,012.5  3,015.8  3,028.6  2,979.2  3,010.5  3,017.6  3,028.5  3,031.7  3,038.2      6.5
  Nondurable goods.............. 2,006.4  1,999.1  2,005.1  2,016.0  2,020.6  2,028.9  2,023.9  2,025.6  2,029.1  2,029.2       .1
  Electronic markets and agents
   and brokers..................   724.2    742.2    741.7    750.4    726.6    743.3    742.3    747.7    748.8    752.9      4.1

 Retail trade...................14,950.9 15,174.6 14,995.8 15,083.0 15,211.1 15,292.9 15,300.3 15,300.4 15,312.5 15,341.9     29.4
  Motor vehicle and parts
   dealers(1)................... 1,903.9  1,881.9  1,888.4  1,898.0  1,915.5  1,914.3  1,914.7  1,910.2  1,913.1  1,911.2     -1.9
   Automobile dealers........... 1,257.5  1,235.8  1,239.1  1,240.8  1,259.7  1,254.5  1,252.4  1,248.0  1,247.9  1,244.8     -3.1
  Furniture and home furnishings
   stores.......................   567.4    593.5    586.6    587.3    572.3    583.3    583.0    589.6    591.2    592.0       .8
  Electronics and appliance
   stores.......................   522.3    539.7    533.1    535.4    528.0    541.2    540.5    534.2    538.6    540.8      2.2
  Building material and garden
   supply stores................ 1,243.0  1,237.2  1,248.1  1,289.7  1,269.4  1,281.6  1,290.9  1,300.1  1,308.6  1,312.9      4.3
  Food and beverage stores...... 2,779.1  2,790.5  2,772.5  2,771.1  2,814.2  2,806.6  2,805.9  2,805.9  2,805.1  2,806.2      1.1
  Health and personal care
   stores.......................   941.0    958.3    950.6    953.0    947.1    964.7    966.1    959.4    954.6    959.3      4.7
  Gasoline stations.............   859.8    859.2    860.1    857.9    870.3    869.1    869.6    869.4    872.0    868.7     -3.3
  Clothing and clothing
   accessories stores........... 1,353.5  1,438.2  1,389.3  1,387.6  1,394.4  1,434.5  1,448.1  1,434.3  1,436.5  1,431.6     -4.9
  Sporting goods, hobby, book,
   and music stores.............   628.0    650.1    629.0    622.1    643.9    641.5    640.0    641.3    641.1    638.3     -2.8
  General merchandise stores(1). 2,846.8  2,905.2  2,822.8  2,874.5  2,920.9  2,920.4  2,906.9  2,919.1  2,918.3  2,944.6     26.3
   Department stores............ 1,545.9  1,604.1  1,542.7  1,556.1  1,601.5  1,595.2  1,595.6  1,597.5  1,599.9  1,610.1     10.2
  Miscellaneous store retailers.   880.8    884.9    889.7    883.9    903.8    897.3    899.0    901.5    902.0    905.4      3.4
  Nonstore retailers............   425.3    435.9    425.6    422.5    431.3    438.4    435.6    435.4    431.4    430.9      -.5

 Transportation and warehousing. 4,297.8  4,349.0  4,339.9  4,345.4  4,330.1  4,370.2  4,371.6  4,380.0  4,385.7  4,378.1     -7.6
  Air transportation............   504.2    485.0    481.4    480.0    507.4    488.9    486.9    489.0    486.1    482.9     -3.2
  Rail transportation...........   226.9    225.1    225.1    225.5    228.8    227.8    227.3    227.4    227.4    227.4       .0
  Water transportation..........    56.7     61.3     59.8     60.4     58.7     63.6     63.7     63.4     62.9     62.8      -.1
  Truck transportation.......... 1,359.6  1,379.7  1,373.6  1,378.8  1,385.0  1,403.7  1,404.0  1,406.0  1,405.2  1,404.8      -.4
  Transit and ground passenger
   transportation...............   402.1    405.8    410.5    410.1    387.6    394.9    392.2    394.1    396.4    395.0     -1.4
  Pipeline transportation.......    37.6     37.5     37.3     37.4     37.8     37.2     37.0     37.4     37.4     37.5       .1
  Scenic and sightseeing
   transportation...............    22.1     22.6     22.7     24.5     28.0     31.4     31.1     30.3     31.6     32.2       .6
  Support activities for
   transportation...............   548.4    557.5    562.9    562.4    551.3    553.9    556.2    560.7    566.1    563.8     -2.3
  Couriers and messengers.......   563.5    581.7    571.7    569.5    566.2    576.8    579.7    576.8    575.6    572.6     -3.0
  Warehousing and storage.......   576.7    592.8    594.9    596.8    579.3    592.0    593.5    594.9    597.0    599.1      2.1

 Utilities......................   553.5    557.3    557.5    557.8    554.8    560.1    559.7    559.3    559.9    559.2      -.7

Information.....................   3,056    3,046    3,056    3,065    3,067    3,064    3,066    3,065    3,074    3,076        2
  Publishing industries, except
   Internet.....................   903.5    897.6    901.0    903.6    905.0    902.8    902.5    901.5    903.9    904.9      1.0
  Motion picture and sound
   recording industries.........   363.6    381.7    378.6    385.3    373.0    383.5    387.7    391.2    391.7    394.2      2.5
  Broadcasting, except Internet.   325.3    322.5    324.0    323.8    326.0    325.7    325.1    323.4    324.9    324.6      -.3
  Internet publishing and
   broadcasting.................    30.4     29.4     30.7     30.0     30.4     30.1     30.4     29.6     30.6     30.1      -.5
  Telecommunications............ 1,003.0    988.6    994.6    991.3  1,003.9    995.1    993.3    991.3    994.7    991.9     -2.8
  ISPs, search portals, and data
   processing...................   379.4    375.3    378.2    381.8    378.3    376.7    377.8    377.4    379.0    380.7      1.7
  Other information services....    50.5     50.4     49.3     49.2     50.6     49.9     49.6     50.4     49.5     49.3      -.2

Financial activities............   8,063    8,184    8,218    8,245    8,096    8,217    8,223    8,244    8,265    8,281       16
 Finance and insurance.......... 5,980.1  6,060.7  6,093.8  6,113.1  5,982.6  6,066.7  6,068.2  6,081.8  6,100.8  6,116.8     16.0
  Monetary authorities - central
   bank.........................    20.8     21.1     21.2     21.2     20.8     20.9     21.0     21.2     21.2     21.3       .1
  Credit intermediation and
   related activities(1)........ 2,844.3  2,884.8  2,900.4  2,907.2  2,847.5  2,895.8  2,894.2  2,896.7  2,905.2  2,912.3      7.1
   Depository credit
    intermediation(1)........... 1,760.5  1,789.4  1,799.6  1,805.9  1,762.6  1,793.3  1,793.2  1,793.0  1,802.2  1,808.8      6.6
    Commercial banking.......... 1,291.5  1,300.0  1,308.1  1,314.2  1,293.3  1,309.0  1,306.0  1,303.3  1,310.5  1,315.9      5.4
  Securities, commodity
   contracts, investments.......   783.1    790.6    796.0    797.9    782.7    790.7    790.4    792.9    795.7    797.6      1.9
  Insurance carriers and related
   activities................... 2,244.1  2,277.2  2,288.0  2,298.1  2,244.5  2,271.8  2,274.8  2,283.5  2,291.0  2,297.8      6.8
  Funds, trusts, and other
   financial vehicles...........    87.8     87.0     88.2     88.7     87.1     87.5     87.8     87.5     87.7     87.8       .1
 Real estate and rental and
  leasing....................... 2,082.6  2,123.3  2,123.7  2,131.4  2,113.7  2,150.2  2,154.5  2,161.7  2,164.0  2,164.4       .4
  Real estate................... 1,419.4  1,465.6  1,466.5  1,469.3  1,439.5  1,478.4  1,481.6  1,490.5  1,491.4  1,491.4       .0
  Rental and leasing services...   637.7    630.5    629.8    634.7    648.1    643.9    645.0    643.3    644.7    644.9       .2
  Lessors of nonfinancial
   intangible assets............    25.5     27.2     27.4     27.4     26.1     27.9     27.9     27.9     27.9     28.1       .2

Professional and business
 services.......................  16,540   16,710   16,831   17,011   16,745   17,061   17,121   17,127   17,162   17,214       52
 Professional and technical
  services(1)................... 7,023.7  7,149.0  7,212.8  7,240.8  6,949.8  7,087.2  7,118.9  7,133.8  7,144.4  7,165.1     20.7
   Legal services............... 1,156.9  1,152.4  1,150.6  1,155.3  1,165.2  1,160.0  1,160.8  1,161.8  1,160.6  1,163.6      3.0
   Accounting and bookkeeping
    services....................   950.9    937.2    983.4    970.4    830.0    847.5    859.0    847.0    848.1    847.7      -.4
   Architectural and engineering
    services.................... 1,268.2  1,317.2  1,320.6  1,332.6  1,287.6  1,335.3  1,335.6  1,340.5  1,346.6  1,353.2      6.6
   Computer systems design and
    related services............ 1,178.2  1,222.6  1,225.7  1,230.5  1,178.4  1,204.9  1,212.1  1,226.0  1,227.2  1,230.8      3.6
   Management and technical
    consulting services.........   824.0    856.3    863.9    871.0    830.1    861.4    865.4    867.8    872.2    876.7      4.5
 Management of companies and
  enterprises................... 1,738.8  1,759.9  1,761.4  1,763.2  1,750.6  1,743.2  1,756.7  1,772.6  1,771.5  1,770.4     -1.1
 Administrative and waste
  services...................... 7,777.7  7,801.2  7,856.3  8,006.7  8,044.4  8,230.5  8,245.1  8,220.1  8,245.7  8,278.8     33.1
  Administrative and support
   services(1).................. 7,448.2  7,473.9  7,528.6  7,675.9  7,708.6  7,897.8  7,911.0  7,884.9  7,910.4  7,942.1     31.7
   Employment services(1)....... 3,376.3  3,416.8  3,427.0  3,509.0  3,515.1  3,663.7  3,671.0  3,638.3  3,636.5  3,656.5     20.0
    Temporary help services..... 2,377.0  2,428.9  2,436.7  2,492.6  2,493.0  2,616.2  2,628.1  2,605.6  2,604.6  2,620.3     15.7
   Business support services....   767.1    752.7    765.0    770.0    764.8    754.7    751.8    760.7    763.5    765.4      1.9
   Services to buildings and
    dwellings................... 1,599.9  1,588.0  1,600.2  1,656.7  1,713.0  1,755.4  1,751.1  1,750.0  1,764.7  1,773.3      8.6
  Waste management and
   remediation services.........   329.5    327.3    327.7    330.8    335.8    332.7    334.1    335.2    335.3    336.7      1.4

Education and health services...  17,355   17,428   17,699   17,761   17,211   17,481   17,507   17,544   17,583   17,616       33
 Educational services........... 2,960.5  2,753.4  2,989.0  3,003.5  2,804.2  2,820.2  2,827.5  2,828.5  2,839.3  2,844.0      4.7
 Health care and social
  assistance....................14,394.9 14,674.7 14,709.6 14,757.4 14,407.2 14,661.2 14,679.6 14,715.6 14,743.3 14,771.7     28.4
 Health care(3).................12,193.6 12,431.1 12,446.6 12,485.2 12,220.9 12,423.8 12,435.8 12,465.9 12,489.2 12,513.5     24.3
   Ambulatory health care
    services(1)................. 5,048.6  5,181.0  5,196.4  5,222.2  5,061.0  5,172.7  5,181.4  5,202.1  5,217.5  5,233.4     15.9
    Offices of physicians....... 2,069.7  2,139.6  2,143.9  2,150.1  2,074.4  2,128.4  2,135.8  2,143.3  2,148.9  2,154.5      5.6
    Outpatient care centers.....   466.7    484.9    486.0    489.5    466.2    482.4    484.1    485.9    487.5    489.1      1.6
    Home health care services...   806.2    823.2    824.4    833.5    809.4    824.3    822.1    829.1    832.2    836.1      3.9
   Hospitals.................... 4,311.3  4,380.5  4,383.8  4,394.7  4,317.8  4,379.2  4,382.5  4,387.3  4,393.4  4,401.8      8.4
   Nursing and residential care
    facilities(1)............... 2,833.7  2,869.6  2,866.4  2,868.3  2,842.1  2,871.9  2,871.9  2,876.5  2,878.3  2,878.3       .0
    Nursing care facilities..... 1,573.4  1,579.2  1,573.3  1,576.0  1,577.9  1,582.5  1,582.5  1,583.5  1,582.0  1,580.8     -1.2
  Social assistance(1).......... 2,201.3  2,243.6  2,263.0  2,272.2  2,186.3  2,237.4  2,243.8  2,249.7  2,254.1  2,258.2      4.1
   Child day care services......   791.3    797.7    805.4    808.3    777.3    792.9    793.3    795.1    794.9    795.0       .1

Leisure and hospitality.........  12,365   12,304   12,396   12,649   12,722   12,881   12,898   12,932   12,962   13,004       42
 Arts, entertainment, and
  recreation.................... 1,707.3  1,673.9  1,692.2  1,749.6  1,865.4  1,907.5  1,905.9  1,903.5  1,908.4  1,914.4      6.0
  Performing arts and spectator
   sports.......................   350.4    320.8    333.4    336.7    367.7    362.8    362.1    356.3    358.0    355.0     -3.0
  Museums, historical sites,
   zoos, and parks..............   112.2    110.5    110.6    114.1    119.5    121.0    121.6    121.4    121.6    121.8       .2
  Amusements, gambling, and
   recreation................... 1,244.7  1,242.6  1,248.2  1,298.8  1,378.2  1,423.7  1,422.2  1,425.8  1,428.8  1,437.6      8.8
 Accommodations and food
  services......................10,657.3 10,630.0 10,703.7 10,899.7 10,856.1 10,973.9 10,992.3 11,028.0 11,053.9 11,089.4     35.5
  Accommodations................ 1,748.0  1,717.6  1,724.1  1,748.6  1,807.6  1,811.1  1,809.2  1,808.0  1,807.4  1,809.8      2.4
  Food services and drinking
   places....................... 8,909.3  8,912.4  8,979.6  9,151.1  9,048.5  9,162.8  9,183.1  9,220.0  9,246.5  9,279.6     33.1

Other services..................   5,372    5,332    5,355    5,383    5,389    5,377    5,386    5,397    5,396    5,397        1
  Repair and maintenance........ 1,238.9  1,228.6  1,236.7  1,243.6  1,237.7  1,232.0  1,241.4  1,240.7  1,241.3  1,240.9      -.4
  Personal and laundry services. 1,269.5  1,262.9  1,261.3  1,266.3  1,276.2  1,271.1  1,270.3  1,278.4  1,276.3  1,272.5     -3.8
  Membership associations and
   organizations................ 2,863.3  2,840.7  2,856.8  2,873.2  2,874.8  2,873.6  2,874.5  2,877.7  2,878.5  2,884.0      5.5

Government......................  22,146   21,724   22,192   22,303   21,747   21,880   21,878   21,844   21,879   21,903       24
 Federal........................   2,716    2,685    2,690    2,693    2,730    2,728    2,713    2,705    2,707    2,707        0
  Federal, except U.S. Postal
   Service...................... 1,945.5  1,918.2  1,924.2  1,927.5  1,956.0  1,953.1  1,941.2  1,935.6  1,938.8  1,937.8     -1.0
  U.S. Postal Service...........   770.4    767.1    765.5    765.0    774.0    774.9    772.1    769.1    768.3    768.8       .5
 State government...............   5,157    4,907    5,134    5,168    5,015    5,032    5,036    5,007    5,024    5,026        2
  State government education.... 2,397.0  2,150.1  2,372.4  2,403.5  2,246.7  2,256.6  2,258.1  2,232.4  2,248.9  2,252.5      3.6
  State government, excluding
   education.................... 2,760.4  2,757.0  2,761.4  2,764.9  2,767.8  2,775.8  2,777.4  2,774.9  2,774.9  2,773.2     -1.7
 Local government...............  14,273   14,132   14,368   14,442   14,002   14,120   14,129   14,132   14,148   14,170       22
  Local government education.... 8,185.8  8,011.5  8,237.1  8,276.8  7,829.2  7,899.3  7,906.9  7,902.6  7,912.7  7,922.4      9.7
  Local government, excluding
   education.................... 6,087.5  6,120.1  6,131.2  6,164.7  6,172.9  6,220.6  6,222.2  6,228.9  6,234.8  6,247.2     12.4


  1 Includes other industries, not shown separately.
  2 Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts.
  3 Includes ambulatory health care services, hospitals, and nursing and residential care facilities.
  p = preliminary.






ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                              ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-2.  Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector
and selected industry detail


                                                   Not seasonally adjusted              Seasonally adjusted

                                                                                                                         Change
                  Industry                       Mar.   Jan.   Feb.   Mar.    Mar.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.   Mar.     from:
                                                 2005   2006   2006p  2006p   2005   2005   2005   2006   2006p  2006p  Feb. 2006-
                                                                                                                        Mar. 2006p


        Total private.........................   33.4   33.8   33.5   33.5    33.7   33.8   33.8   33.8   33.8   33.8       0.0

    Goods-producing...........................   39.6   40.1   40.0   40.2    39.9   40.4   40.2   40.4   40.3   40.4        .1

Natural resources and mining..................   44.9   45.6   44.6   44.3    45.2   45.0   45.6   46.1   45.0   44.8       -.2

Construction..................................   37.8   38.2   38.1   38.3    38.4   39.2   38.7   39.1   38.8   38.8        .0

Manufacturing.................................   40.4   40.9   40.7   41.0    40.4   40.8   40.8   40.9   41.0   41.0        .0
   Overtime hours.............................    4.3    4.3    4.3    4.4     4.5    4.6    4.5    4.5    4.5    4.5        .0

 Durable goods................................   40.8   41.2   41.1   41.3    40.8   41.3   41.2   41.3   41.3   41.3        .0
   Overtime hours.............................    4.4    4.4    4.3    4.5     4.5    4.7    4.5    4.5    4.6    4.6        .0

  Wood products...............................   39.2   39.6   39.3   39.4    39.6   40.5   40.1   40.1   40.2   39.9       -.3
  Nonmetallic mineral products................   41.1   42.3   42.0   42.2    41.7   43.5   42.7   43.1   42.8   42.8        .0
  Primary metals..............................   43.0   44.1   43.8   43.8    42.8   43.5   43.5   43.7   43.7   43.7        .0
  Fabricated metal products...................   40.6   41.3   41.1   41.3    40.7   41.2   41.1   41.2   41.3   41.4        .1
  Machinery...................................   42.2   42.0   41.8   42.0    42.0   42.0   41.9   41.8   41.9   41.8       -.1
  Computer and electronic products............   39.5   40.3   40.2   40.5    39.4   40.3   40.3   40.5   40.4   40.5        .1
  Electrical equipment and appliances.........   40.0   41.3   40.6   41.0    40.1   41.0   40.9   41.2   41.1   41.2        .1
  Transportation equipment....................   42.2   42.5   42.7   43.0    42.0   42.7   42.6   42.6   42.8   42.8        .0
   Motor vehicles and parts(2)................   41.9   42.1   42.3   42.6    41.8   42.4   42.2   42.1   42.3   42.5        .2
  Furniture and related products..............   39.4   38.0   38.4   38.6    39.5   38.5   38.3   38.2   38.6   38.6        .0
  Miscellaneous manufacturing.................   39.0   38.5   38.4   38.5    38.8   38.6   38.5   38.5   38.4   38.3       -.1

 Nondurable goods.............................   39.6   40.3   40.1   40.4    39.7   40.0   40.2   40.3   40.4   40.5        .1
   Overtime hours.............................    4.2    4.3    4.1    4.2     4.4    4.4    4.6    4.4    4.4    4.4        .0

  Food manufacturing..........................   38.2   39.4   39.0   39.6    38.8   39.0   39.3   39.6   39.7   40.1        .4
  Beverages and tobacco products..............   39.9   39.2   39.5   40.0    40.1   40.1   40.0   39.9   39.9   40.1        .2
  Textile mills...............................   40.3   40.8   40.3   40.6    39.9   40.6   41.0   40.6   40.6   40.3       -.3
  Textile product mills.......................   39.6   40.3   40.3   39.8    39.4   39.6   40.0   40.1   40.4   39.6       -.8
  Apparel.....................................   36.3   35.7   36.0   36.8    36.0   35.9   35.6   36.0   36.0   36.4        .4
  Leather and allied products.................   37.6   39.0   39.8   40.0    37.2   39.5   39.4   39.4   39.8   39.7       -.1
  Paper and paper products....................   41.7   42.6   42.0   42.0    42.1   42.5   42.6   42.4   42.4   42.4        .0
  Printing and related support activities.....   38.4   38.9   39.0   39.0    38.3   38.3   38.4   38.8   38.9   38.9        .0
  Petroleum and coal products.................   44.6   44.5   43.4   43.9    45.1   45.8   44.5   45.0   44.3   44.6        .3
  Chemicals...................................   42.3   42.9   42.7   42.7    42.2   42.3   42.5   42.6   42.7   42.6       -.1
  Plastics and rubber products................   39.8   40.6   40.3   40.8    39.8   40.1   40.5   40.5   40.5   40.7        .2

     Private service-providing................   32.1   32.5   32.2   32.1    32.4   32.4   32.4   32.4   32.4   32.4        .0

Trade, transportation, and utilities..........   33.2   33.0   32.9   33.0    33.4   33.4   33.4   33.3   33.3   33.3        .0

 Wholesale trade..............................   37.5   37.9   37.7   37.7    37.7   37.8   37.9   37.8   37.9   37.9        .0

 Retail trade.................................   30.3   30.1   29.9   30.1    30.6   30.6   30.5   30.5   30.4   30.4        .0

 Transportation and warehousing...............   36.8   36.4   36.2   36.4    37.2   36.8   36.7   36.6   36.7   36.8        .1

 Utilities....................................   40.1   40.7   41.2   41.2    40.3   41.2   41.4   41.0   41.3   41.4        .1

Information...................................   36.1   36.8   36.3   36.3    36.5   36.5   36.6   36.6   36.5   36.6        .1

Financial activities..........................   35.6   36.5   35.5   35.3    35.9   35.9   35.9   36.0   35.7   35.7        .0

Professional and business services............   33.9   34.6   34.4   34.3    34.0   34.3   34.3   34.6   34.5   34.4       -.1

Education and health services.................   32.4   32.8   32.4   32.4    32.6   32.5   32.5   32.5   32.5   32.6        .1

Leisure and hospitality.......................   25.4   25.3   25.3   25.3    25.7   25.7   25.6   25.7   25.6   25.6        .0

Other services................................   30.7   31.0   30.7   30.7    30.9   30.9   30.9   30.9   30.8   30.9        .1


  1 Data relate to production workers in natural resources and mining and manufacturing, construction workers in construction,
and nonsupervisory workers in the service-providing industries.  These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the
total employment on private nonfarm payrolls.
  2 Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts.
  p = preliminary.






ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                          ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-3.  Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls
by industry sector and selected industry detail


                                                       Average hourly earnings                  Average weekly earnings

                  Industry                         Mar.      Jan.     Feb.      Mar.       Mar.      Jan.     Feb.      Mar.
                                                   2005      2006     2006p     2006p      2005      2006     2006p     2006p

        Total private........................... $15.96    $16.52    $16.51    $16.51    $533.06   $558.38   $553.09   $553.09
         Seasonally adjusted....................  15.95     16.40     16.46     16.49     537.52    554.32    556.35    557.36

    Goods-producing.............................  17.37     17.73     17.72     17.72     687.85    710.97    708.80    712.34

Natural resources and mining....................  18.33     19.47     19.35     19.57     823.02    887.83    863.01    866.95

Construction....................................  19.24     19.50     19.57     19.52     727.27    744.90    745.62    747.62

Manufacturing...................................  16.42     16.76     16.71     16.71     663.37    685.48    680.10    685.11

 Durable goods..................................  17.16     17.56     17.54     17.55     700.13    723.47    720.89    724.82
  Wood products.................................  13.13     13.17     13.16     13.17     514.70    521.53    517.19    518.90
  Nonmetallic mineral products..................  16.30     16.51     16.52     16.55     669.93    698.37    693.84    698.41
  Primary metals................................  18.76     19.37     19.22     19.20     806.68    854.22    841.84    840.96
  Fabricated metal products.....................  15.63     16.12     16.07     16.04     634.58    665.76    660.48    662.45
  Machinery.....................................  17.03     17.07     17.01     17.08     718.67    716.94    711.02    717.36
  Computer and electronic products..............  17.96     18.71     18.75     18.72     709.42    754.01    753.75    758.16
  Electrical equipment and appliances...........  15.11     15.47     15.48     15.35     604.40    638.91    628.49    629.35
  Transportation equipment......................  21.83     22.33     22.29     22.31     921.23    949.03    951.78    959.33
  Furniture and related products................  13.36     13.53     13.50     13.48     526.38    514.14    518.40    520.33
  Miscellaneous manufacturing...................  14.03     14.08     14.11     14.32     547.17    542.08    541.82    551.32

 Nondurable goods...............................  15.19     15.39     15.31     15.27     601.52    620.22    613.93    616.91
  Food manufacturing............................  13.01     13.08     13.01     13.00     496.98    515.35    507.39    514.80
  Beverages and tobacco products................  18.99     18.41     18.23     18.07     757.70    721.67    720.09    722.80
  Textile mills.................................  12.26     12.50     12.41     12.51     494.08    510.00    500.12    507.91
  Textile product mills.........................  11.57     11.75     11.74     11.62     458.17    473.53    473.12    462.48
  Apparel.......................................  10.07     10.62     10.59     10.54     365.54    379.13    381.24    387.87
  Leather and allied products...................  11.48     11.25     10.88     10.89     431.65    438.75    433.02    435.60
  Paper and paper products......................  17.95     17.87     17.78     17.77     748.52    761.26    746.76    746.34
  Printing and related support activities.......  15.68     15.90     15.68     15.79     602.11    618.51    611.52    615.81
  Petroleum and coal products...................  24.80     24.74     24.81     24.85    1106.08   1100.93   1076.75   1090.92
  Chemicals.....................................  19.48     19.95     19.93     19.75     824.00    855.86    851.01    843.33
  Plastics and rubber products..................  14.71     15.00     14.90     14.88     585.46    609.00    600.47    607.10

     Private service-providing..................  15.59     16.20     16.20     16.18     500.44    526.50    521.64    519.38

Trade, transportation, and utilities............  14.83     15.20     15.23     15.23     492.36    501.60    501.07    502.59

 Wholesale trade................................  17.88     18.64     18.66     18.62     670.50    706.46    703.48    701.97

 Retail trade...................................  12.35     12.47     12.49     12.51     374.21    375.35    373.45    376.55

 Transportation and warehousing.................  16.59     16.92     16.93     16.96     610.51    615.89    612.87    617.34

 Utilities......................................  26.31     27.53     27.28     27.12    1055.03   1120.47   1123.94   1117.34

Information.....................................  21.62     23.08     22.85     22.79     780.48    849.34    829.46    827.28

Financial activities............................  17.76     18.45     18.45     18.41     632.26    673.43    654.98    649.87

Professional and business services..............  17.89     18.85     18.77     18.82     606.47    652.21    645.69    645.53

Education and health services...................  16.56     17.10     17.14     17.15     536.54    560.88    555.34    555.66

Leisure and hospitality.........................   9.08      9.33      9.41      9.42     230.63    236.05    238.07    238.33

Other services..................................  14.28     14.55     14.55     14.51     438.40    451.05    446.69    445.46


  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  p = preliminary.






ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                             ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-4.  Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls
by industry sector and selected industry detail, seasonally adjusted


                                                                                                       Percent
                  Industry                         Mar.     Nov.     Dec.     Jan.    Feb.     Mar.  change from:
                                                   2005     2005     2005     2006    2006p    2006p  Feb. 2006-
                                                                                                      Mar. 2006p
        Total private:
         Current dollars........................ $15.95   $16.28   $16.35   $16.40   $16.46   $16.49      0.2
         Constant (1982) dollars(2).............   8.19     8.15     8.20     8.17     8.20     N.A.     (3)

    Goods-producing.............................  17.45    17.74    17.77    17.79    17.80    17.81       .1

Natural resources and mining....................  18.25    18.95    19.12    19.33    19.35    19.47       .6

Construction....................................  19.34    19.59    19.65    19.63    19.66    19.64      -.1

Manufacturing...................................  16.43    16.68    16.70    16.71    16.72    16.74       .1
   Excluding overtime(4)........................  15.56    15.79    15.83    15.84    15.85    15.87       .1

 Durable goods..................................  17.17    17.50    17.52    17.53    17.54    17.58       .2

 Nondurable goods...............................  15.22    15.29    15.31    15.33    15.33    15.31      -.1

     Private service-providing..................  15.56    15.89    15.97    16.03    16.09    16.14       .3

Trade, transportation, and utilities............  14.81    15.04    15.10    15.13    15.18    15.20       .1

 Wholesale trade................................  17.95    18.45    18.56    18.53    18.61    18.68       .4

 Retail trade...................................  12.31    12.35    12.39    12.44    12.46    12.47       .1

 Transportation and warehousing.................  16.61    16.85    16.87    16.91    16.96    16.98       .1

 Utilities......................................  26.29    27.15    27.34    27.48    27.27    27.12      -.6

Information.....................................  21.72    22.40    22.60    22.98    22.82    22.92       .4

Financial activities............................  17.81    18.20    18.27    18.33    18.43    18.44       .1

Professional and business services..............  17.88    18.29    18.42    18.54    18.65    18.79       .8

Education and health services...................  16.55    16.95    17.00    17.04    17.12    17.14       .1

Leisure and hospitality.........................   9.06     9.24     9.27     9.27     9.34     9.38       .4

Other services..................................  14.24    14.46    14.47    14.48    14.51    14.49      -.1


  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  2 The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) is used to deflate this series.
  3 Change was .4 percent from Jan. 2006 to Feb. 2006, the latest month available.
  4 Derived by assuming that overtime hours are paid at the rate of time and one-half.
  N.A. = not available.
  p = preliminary.






ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                               ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-5.  Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls
by industry sector and selected industry detail

(2002=100)


                                                   Not seasonally adjusted              Seasonally adjusted

                                                                                                                         Percent
                  Industry                      Mar.   Jan.   Feb.   Mar.    Mar.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.   Mar.   change from:
                                                2005   2006   2006p  2006p   2005   2005   2005   2006   2006p  2006p   Feb. 2006-
                                                                                                                        Mar. 2006p

        Total private.........................   99.6  101.8  101.3  102.2   101.8  103.5  103.7  104.0  104.2  104.4       0.2

    Goods-producing...........................   94.4   97.3   97.2   98.4    97.6  100.5  100.1  101.1  101.0  101.4        .4

Natural resources and mining..................  107.4  115.6  113.3  114.6   110.7  116.0  118.0  120.0  117.7  118.6        .8

Construction..................................   97.7  102.2  102.1  104.3   105.6  111.7  110.0  112.2  111.8  112.1        .3

Manufacturing.................................   92.7   94.5   94.0   95.0    93.2   94.6   94.8   95.3   95.5   95.5        .0

 Durable goods................................   94.5   97.2   97.0   98.0    94.8   97.4   97.5   98.1   98.1   98.3        .2
  Wood products...............................   97.1   99.2   97.7   98.3    99.7  102.4  102.0  102.3  101.9  101.1       -.8
  Nonmetallic mineral products................   92.0   94.2   93.9   95.8    96.2   99.5   97.5  100.0   99.7   99.9        .2
  Primary metals..............................   93.6   97.3   96.3   96.8    93.0   95.2   95.1   96.4   96.0   96.5        .5
  Fabricated metal products...................   97.7  100.5  100.2  101.3    98.2  100.3  100.4  100.8  101.2  101.7        .5
  Machinery...................................   98.2   99.4   99.3  100.1    97.5   99.0   99.3   98.9   99.5   99.3       -.2
  Computer and electronic products............   90.5  101.1  100.9  102.3    90.3  100.3  101.1  101.8  101.7  102.5        .8
  Electrical equipment and appliances.........   85.8   89.5   87.9   88.8    86.1   87.7   87.7   89.1   88.8   89.3        .6
  Transportation equipment....................   96.9   99.1   99.6  100.6    96.2   98.8   99.2   99.8   99.7   99.8        .1
   Motor vehicles and parts(2)................   96.1   94.7   94.5   95.5    95.3   95.4   95.2   95.3   94.4   94.8        .4
  Furniture and related products..............   92.3   87.5   88.2   89.8    92.9   89.2   88.9   88.7   89.7   90.1        .4
  Miscellaneous manufacturing.................   90.9   89.6   90.3   90.2    91.0   90.7   90.5   90.5   90.7   90.3       -.4

 Nondurable goods.............................   89.3   89.8   89.3   90.1    90.4   90.2   90.5   90.9   91.1   91.1        .0
  Food manufacturing..........................   92.2   94.3   92.7   93.9    95.6   95.2   95.8   96.4   96.4   97.1        .7
  Beverages and tobacco products..............   87.0   95.6   96.6   96.1    91.8   98.9   98.0   99.7  100.3  100.8        .5
  Textile mills...............................   73.7   68.2   67.3   67.5    73.0   69.2   69.2   68.7   68.1   66.9      -1.8
  Textile product mills.......................   91.0   96.3   95.3   93.8    90.3   94.2   94.3   96.2   96.0   93.3      -2.8
  Apparel.....................................   69.2   62.7   64.4   66.9    68.8   64.5   63.9   65.3   64.9   65.9       1.5
  Leather and allied products.................   77.6   78.1   78.1   78.0    76.4   81.0   81.2   80.0   78.9   77.6      -1.6
  Paper and paper products....................   86.6   86.8   85.7   85.5    88.0   87.1   87.2   86.8   87.1   86.7       -.5
  Printing and related support activities.....   90.4   90.9   91.4   92.2    90.8   90.5   90.9   91.6   92.3   92.5        .2
  Petroleum and coal products.................   99.6   93.1   93.2   94.9   103.0  100.6   97.6   98.4   98.5   98.4       -.1
  Chemicals...................................   96.7   99.2   98.7   99.4    96.6   96.9   97.6   98.8   98.9   98.9        .0
  Plastics and rubber products................   92.2   92.3   91.8   92.8    92.3   92.1   92.9   92.8   92.8   92.8        .0

     Private service-providing................  101.0  103.2  102.7  103.3   103.1  104.5  104.6  104.9  105.1  105.3        .2

Trade, transportation, and utilities..........   98.9  100.1   98.9   99.7   100.9  102.0  102.0  101.9  101.9  102.1        .2

 Wholesale trade..............................   99.6  102.5  102.1  102.5   100.8  102.8  103.1  103.1  103.6  103.7        .1

 Retail trade.................................   97.5   98.6   96.6   97.8   100.4  101.1  100.7  100.9  100.5  100.8        .3

 Transportation and warehousing...............  102.8  103.4  102.5  103.1   104.8  105.0  104.8  104.7  105.0  105.1        .1

 Utilities....................................   90.3   93.4   94.9   94.8    91.0   95.1   95.2   94.5   95.4   95.5        .1

Information...................................   97.9  100.6   99.6  100.0    99.1  100.3  100.6  100.7  100.6  100.9        .3

Financial activities..........................  102.4  107.1  104.6  104.5   103.9  105.6  105.8  106.4  105.9  106.3        .4

Professional and business services............  102.3  106.0  106.4  107.3   104.1  107.6  108.0  109.1  109.1  109.1        .0

Education and health services.................  105.7  107.3  107.7  108.1   105.5  106.6  106.7  107.0  107.3  107.9        .6

Leisure and hospitality.......................  100.9  100.1  101.0  103.3   105.3  106.7  106.5  107.4  107.2  107.6        .4

Other services................................   95.1   95.2   94.7   95.4    96.2   95.8   96.0   96.2   95.9   96.4        .5


  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  2 Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts.
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate hours
by the corresponding 2002 annual average levels.  Aggregate hours estimates are the product of estimates of average
weekly hours and production or nonsupervisory worker employment.






ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                               ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-6.  Indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls of production or nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls
by industry sector and selected industry detail

(2002=100)


                                                   Not seasonally adjusted              Seasonally adjusted

                                                                                                                         Percent
                  Industry                      Mar.   Jan.   Feb.   Mar.    Mar.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.   Mar.   change from:
                                                2005   2006   2006p  2006p   2005   2005   2005   2006   2006p  2006p   Feb. 2006-
                                                                                                                        Mar. 2006p

        Total private.........................  106.3  112.6  111.9  112.9   108.6  112.8  113.4  114.1  114.7  115.2       0.4

    Goods-producing...........................  100.5  105.7  105.4  106.8   104.3  109.2  108.9  110.1  110.1  110.6        .5

Natural resources and mining..................  114.5  130.9  127.5  130.5   117.5  127.8  131.2  134.9  132.4  134.2       1.4

Construction..................................  101.5  107.6  107.9  109.9   110.3  118.1  116.7  118.9  118.7  118.9        .2

Manufacturing.................................   99.5  103.5  102.8  103.9   100.2  103.2  103.5  104.2  104.4  104.6        .2

 Durable goods................................  101.3  106.5  106.3  107.4   101.6  106.4  106.7  107.4  107.4  107.9        .5

 Nondurable goods.............................   95.9   97.7   96.7   97.2    97.3   97.5   98.0   98.5   98.7   98.6       -.1

     Private service-providing................  108.2  114.9  114.3  114.8   110.2  114.0  114.8  115.5  116.1  116.8        .6

Trade, transportation, and utilities..........  104.6  108.6  107.5  108.3   106.6  109.4  109.9  110.0  110.4  110.7        .3

 Wholesale trade..............................  104.9  112.5  112.2  112.4   106.6  111.7  112.8  112.6  113.6  114.1        .4

 Retail trade.................................  103.2  105.4  103.4  104.9   105.9  107.0  106.9  107.6  107.4  107.7        .3

 Transportation and warehousing...............  108.2  111.0  110.1  110.9   110.4  112.3  112.1  112.3  112.9  113.2        .3

 Utilities....................................   99.2  107.3  108.1  107.3    99.9  107.7  108.6  108.3  108.6  108.1       -.5

Information...................................  104.8  114.9  112.7  112.8   106.5  111.2  112.5  114.5  113.6  114.5        .8

Financial activities..........................  112.5  122.1  119.4  119.0   114.4  118.9  119.5  120.6  120.7  121.2        .4

Professional and business services............  108.9  118.9  118.9  120.2   110.7  117.1  118.3  120.3  121.0  122.0        .8

Education and health services.................  115.1  120.6  121.3  121.8   114.8  118.8  119.3  119.9  120.8  121.5        .6

Leisure and hospitality.......................  106.9  108.9  110.8  113.4   111.3  114.9  115.1  116.0  116.8  117.7        .8

Other services................................   99.0  100.9  100.4  100.9    99.8  100.9  101.2  101.4  101.4  101.8        .4


  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate
payrolls by the corresponding 2002 annual average levels.  Aggregate payroll estimates are the product of estimates of
average hourly earnings, average weekly hours, and production or nonsupervisory worker employment.






ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                              ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-7.  Diffusion indexes of employment change

(Percent)


       Time span           Jan.     Feb.     Mar.     Apr.      May     June     July     Aug.    Sept.     Oct.     Nov.     Dec.

                                                        Private nonfarm payrolls, 278 industries(1)


Over 1-month span:
     2002 ..............   40.8     36.5     38.3     38.7     40.1     46.0     43.7     43.3     41.7     41.9     41.5     36.0
     2003 ..............   44.1     37.9     34.9     38.3     42.8     38.8     37.6     39.7     50.7     49.8     52.0     51.3
     2004 ..............   51.6     49.5     62.4     65.5     62.4     57.7     52.7     52.0     57.0     54.3     55.0     54.1
     2005 ..............   50.7     57.7     56.7     54.7     54.5     56.7     59.2     54.1     51.4     53.4     61.7     58.6
     2006 ..............   61.0    p61.9    p57.2


Over 3-month span:
     2002 ..............   34.5     36.2     35.6     35.8     34.9     38.8     38.5     44.8     37.6     39.7     37.2     39.6
     2003 ..............   40.6     34.2     34.7     32.7     35.3     41.7     38.5     33.8     42.6     47.8     49.8     50.5
     2004 ..............   54.3     53.4     57.6     63.1     69.4     68.3     58.8     55.6     57.4     56.5     59.9     55.2
     2005 ..............   52.9     56.7     59.2     60.4     56.8     60.8     60.4     59.7     57.9     52.2     57.0     63.7
     2006 ..............   66.2    p63.7    p61.3


Over 6-month span:
     2002 ..............   30.2     30.6     31.5     30.9     32.0     36.3     35.8     37.6     34.5     36.0     36.7     35.3
     2003 ..............   34.4     31.8     31.8     34.0     32.7     36.2     33.3     32.4     40.5     45.3     46.4     47.7
     2004 ..............   49.8     52.3     54.7     60.8     63.3     63.8     63.1     63.5     59.0     61.3     55.9     55.6
     2005 ..............   55.4     57.7     57.4     58.8     55.2     58.6     60.8     59.5     60.6     57.7     58.5     60.6
     2006 ..............   61.2    p62.8    p64.4


Over 12-month span:
     2002 ..............   33.6     31.7     30.2     30.4     30.2     29.1     32.0     31.3     30.0     29.5     32.9     34.7
     2003 ..............   34.5     31.5     32.9     33.5     34.2     35.1     32.7     33.1     37.1     36.7     37.2     39.2
     2004 ..............   40.3     42.1     44.8     48.4     50.7     57.7     57.0     55.2     56.7     58.3     60.1     60.3
     2005 ..............   60.1     61.0     59.5     58.6     58.6     59.4     60.8     61.0     60.8     58.3     58.8     62.1
     2006 ..............   61.3    p61.7    p63.1

                                                        Manufacturing payrolls, 84 industries(1)


Over 1-month span:
     2002 ..............   19.6     21.4     18.5     29.2     25.0     30.4     36.9     25.6     28.6     17.9     17.9     19.6
     2003 ..............   32.7     19.6     19.6     10.7     23.2     19.0     19.6     29.2     28.6     36.3     42.3     40.5
     2004 ..............   44.0     47.6     44.6     64.9     53.6     45.8     56.5     52.4     41.7     42.3     39.9     39.3
     2005 ..............   39.3     38.7     38.7     42.3     44.6     34.5     47.6     35.7     45.2     43.5     50.0     52.4
     2006 ..............   59.5    p46.4    p47.0


Over 3-month span:
     2002 ..............    9.5      9.5     11.3     17.9     14.9     17.9     22.6     25.6     22.6     17.3      9.5     11.9
     2003 ..............   18.5     11.3     12.5      8.3      7.7     11.3     14.9     15.5     16.7     27.4     32.1     35.7
     2004 ..............   43.5     42.3     43.5     53.6     57.7     58.9     53.6     48.8     48.2     40.5     38.1     31.0
     2005 ..............   35.7     39.9     42.9     39.9     37.5     41.1     39.3     35.7     39.9     36.3     36.9     50.0
     2006 ..............   56.0    p51.8    p45.2


Over 6-month span:
     2002 ..............    7.1      8.3      7.7      8.3      8.3     11.9     12.5     11.9     13.7      8.9      7.1      7.7
     2003 ..............   11.3     11.3      8.3      9.5     10.7      9.5      6.0      8.9     13.7     18.5     24.4     23.8
     2004 ..............   28.6     33.3     33.3     45.8     47.6     51.2     56.0     51.8     48.2     49.4     39.3     35.7
     2005 ..............   36.9     36.9     35.1     33.3     33.3     32.7     36.9     36.9     41.1     41.7     39.3     42.3
     2006 ..............   37.5    p45.2    p45.2


Over 12-month span:
     2002 ..............    7.1      6.0      6.0      6.5      7.1      3.6      4.8      6.0      4.8      7.1      4.8      8.3
     2003 ..............   10.7      6.0      6.5      6.0      8.3      7.1      7.1      8.3     10.7     10.7      9.5     10.7
     2004 ..............   13.1     14.3     13.1     20.2     23.2     35.7     36.9     38.1     36.3     44.0     44.6     44.6
     2005 ..............   44.6     44.6     41.7     40.5     39.9     33.3     32.7     31.0     32.1     39.3     35.7     40.5
     2006 ..............   41.1    p40.5    p38.7


  1 Based on seasonally adjusted data for 1-, 3-, 6-month spans and unadjusted data for the 12-month span.
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  Figures are the percent of industries with employment increasing plus one-half of the industries with
unchanged employment, where 50 percent indicates an equal balance between industries with increasing and decreasing
employment.