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Table A-1.  Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age
Table A-2.  Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, age, and Hispanic origin
Table A-3. Selected employment indicators
Table A-4. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
Table A-5. Duration of unemployment
Table A-6. Reason for unemployment
Table A-7. Unemployed persons by age and sex, seasonally adjusted
Table A-8. Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted
Table A-9.  Employment status of the civilian population for eleven large States
Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry
Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry
Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers   on private nonfarm payrolls by industry
Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers   on private nonfarm
Table B-4. Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers   on private nonfarm
Table B-5. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers   on private nonfarm payrolls
Table B-6.  Diffusion indexes of employment change, seasonally adjusted

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                  THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:  AUGUST 1995
 
 
     Nonfarm payroll employment increased in August and the unemployment
rate was essentially unchanged at 5.6 percent, the Bureau of Labor
Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.  Since March,
monthly payroll job growth has averaged 100,000 per month, much slower than
in 1994 and 1993.  Unemployment has changed very little in recent months.
 
Unemployment (Household Survey Data)
 
     Both the number of persons unemployed and the rate of unemployment
were about unchanged in August, at 7.4 million and 5.6 percent,
respectively.  Neither measure has changed markedly since this spring.
(See table A-1.)
 
     Unemployment rates were about the same in August as in July for adult
men (4.8 percent), adult women (5.0 percent), teenagers (17.7 percent),
whites (4.8 percent), and blacks (11.3 percent).  The rate for Hispanics
rose by 1.1 percentage points to 9.9 percent.  (See tables A-1 and A-2.)
 
     The number of unemployed persons who were on temporary layoff declined
in August to 1.0 million, after edging up in June and July.  Both the mean
and median duration of joblessness--16.3 and 8.7 weeks, respectively--were
about unchanged in August.  (See tables A-5 and A-6.)
 
Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
 
     Total employment was little changed in August, at 124.8 million
(seasonally adjusted), following a sizable increase in July.  The
employment-population ratio (the proportion of the population that was
employed), which also had risen in July, remained about the same in August
at 62.8 percent.  (See table A-1.)
 
     The number of workers who held more than one job was 7.6 million (not
seasonally adjusted) in August, nearly 500,000 more than a year earlier.
These workers comprised 6.0 percent of the total employed, up from 5.7
percent in August 1994.  (See table A-8.)
 
     The civilian labor force numbered 132.2 million (seasonally adjusted)
in August.  It has expanded by 1.1 million over the past year, just enough
to keep pace with the growth in the population.  As a result, the rate of
labor force participation held steady over the year at 66.5 percent.  (See
table A-1.)
 
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Table A.  Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted
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                      |   Quarterly     |      Monthly data        |
                      |   averages      |                          |
                      |_________________|__________________________|July-
      Category        |       1995      |           1995           |Aug.
                      |_________________|__________________________|change
                      |   I    |   II   |  June  |  July  |  Aug.  |
______________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______
    HOUSEHOLD DATA    |                  Labor force status
                      |____________________________________________________
Civilian labor force..| 132,318| 132,139| 131,869| 132,518| 132,211|   -307
  Employment..........| 125,012| 124,625| 124,485| 124,959| 124,779|   -180
  Unemployment........|   7,306|   7,514|   7,384|   7,559|   7,431|   -128
Not in labor force....|  65,564|  66,157|  66,583|  66,096|  66,590|    494
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                      |                 Unemployment rates
                      |____________________________________________________
All workers...........|     5.5|     5.7|     5.6|     5.7|     5.6|   -0.1
  Adult men...........|     4.8|     4.9|     4.8|     4.7|     4.8|     .1
  Adult women.........|     4.9|     5.0|     5.0|     5.1|     5.0|    -.1
  Teenagers...........|    16.8|    17.2|    16.4|    18.2|    17.7|    -.5
  White...............|     4.8|     5.0|     4.8|     4.8|     4.8|     .0
  Black...............|    10.0|    10.4|    10.6|    11.1|    11.3|     .2
  Hispanic origin.....|     9.4|     9.3|     9.0|     8.8|     9.9|    1.1
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
 ESTABLISHMENT DATA   |                     Employment
                      |____________________________________________________
Nonfarm employment....| 116,078| 116,368| 116,547|p116,553|p116,802|   p249
  Goods-producing 1/..|  24,329|  24,266|  24,240| p24,144| p24,157|    p13
    Construction......|   5,223|   5,221|   5,230|  p5,227|  p5,229|     p2
    Manufacturing.....|  18,517|  18,463|  18,428| p18,340| p18,352|    p12
  Service-producing 1/|  91,749|  92,102|  92,307| p92,409| p92,645|   p236
    Retail trade......|  20,771|  20,769|  20,798| p20,855| p20,840|   p-15
    Services..........|  32,385|  32,654|  32,784| p32,810| p32,954|   p144
    Government........|  19,237|  19,262|  19,283| p19,283| p19,356|    p73
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                      |                  Hours of work 2/
                      |____________________________________________________
Total private.........|    34.7|    34.4|    34.4|   p34.6|   p34.4|  p-0.2
  Manufacturing.......|    42.1|    41.5|    41.5|   p41.3|   p41.5|    p.2
    Overtime..........|     4.8|     4.4|     4.2|    p4.3|    p4.4|    p.1
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                      |                     Earnings 2/
                      |____________________________________________________
Avg. hourly earnings, |        |        |        |        |        |
  total private.......|  $11.32|  $11.40|  $11.43| p$11.49| p$11.47|p-$0.02
Avg. weekly earnings, |        |        |        |        |        |
  total private.......|  392.31|  392.16|  393.19| p397.55| p394.57| p-2.98
______________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______
    1/ Includes other industries, not shown separately.
    2/ Data relate to private production or nonsupervisory workers.
    p = preliminary.
 
                                   - 3 -
 
Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
 
     A total of 1.5 million persons (not seasonally adjusted) were
marginally attached to the labor force in August, that is, they wanted and
were available for work but had stopped actively looking for jobs sometime
in the prior 12 months.  This was about 200,000 fewer than a year earlier.
Of the 1.5 million, the number of discouraged workers--persons who had
stopped looking for work because they believed there were no jobs available
for them--totaled 410,000, slightly below the year-earlier level.  (See
table A-8.)
 
Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data)
 
     Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 249,000 in August, after
seasonal adjustment.  More than half of the increase occurred in the
services industry, and there also was a large gain in government
employment.  (See table B-1.)  Payroll employment growth since March has
averaged only 100,000 per month.
 
     The services industry added 144,000 jobs in August, following little
growth in the prior month.  Business services accounted for the largest
part of the gain (81,000).  Within business services, employment in the
help supply component increased by 44,000, after having fallen by a total
of 56,000 in the prior 5 months.  The computer services component continued
to add jobs (11,000 in August), bringing the total gain in that industry
over the last 12 months to 104,000.  An industry related to business
services, engineering and management services, recorded an increase of
13,000 jobs over the month and 151,000 over the past year.  Elsewhere in
the services industry, sizable over-the-month increases occurred in health
services (28,000) and social services (22,000).
 
     Government employment rose by 73,000 over the month, with increases
concentrated in local government.  Job gains in local education reflect the
growing trend for schools to open in August rather than in September.
 
     Elsewhere in the service-producing sector, employment in finance,
insurance, and real estate rose by 15,000, the largest gain in more than a
year.  Transportation added 19,000 jobs in August, more than twice the
prior month's growth.  Within retail trade, large job losses in eating and
drinking establishments were partially offset by gains in food stores and
in auto dealers and service stations.
 
     Manufacturing employment was about unchanged in August, after a
particularly sharp decline in July and smaller losses in the prior 3
months.  Durable goods regained half of its July employment loss, with
increases concentrated in electronic equipment (6,000) and industrial
machinery (5,000), the only components to show strong growth in 1995.
Employment in nondurable goods continued to decline, with the largest
losses occurring in apparel and printing and publishing.
 
     Construction employment was flat in August.  In fact, a total of only
28,000 jobs have been added since January; in 1994, about that many jobs
were added in an average month.  Over-the-month declines in general
building contractors were offset by increases in special trades, which were
concentrated in plumbing, heating, and air conditioning, probably due to
the extremely hot weather.
 
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Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)
 
     The average workweek for production or nonsupervisory workers on
private nonfarm payrolls fell by 0.2 hour in August to 34.4, seasonally
adjusted.  The manufacturing workweek increased by 0.2 hour to 41.5, and
factory overtime edged up to 4.4 hours; both remained below highs reached
in January.  (See table B-2.)
 
     The index of aggregate weekly hours of private production or
nonsupervisory workers on nonfarm payrolls declined 0.5 percent to 132.2
(1982=100) in August.  The manufacturing index rose 0.8 percent to 106.2,
seasonally adjusted, after 5 consecutive months of decline.  (See table
B-5.)
 
Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data)
 
     Average hourly earnings of private production or nonsupervisory
workers on nonfarm payrolls declined by 2 cents in August to $11.47
(seasonally adjusted), following increases of 6 cents in both June and
July.  Average weekly earnings decreased by 0.7 percent to $394.57,
reflecting the drops in the workweek and hourly pay.  Over the past year,
average hourly and weekly earnings rose by 3.0 and 2.4 percent,
respectively.  (See table B-3.)
 
                         _________________________
 
     The Employment Situation for September 1995 is scheduled for release
on Friday, October 6, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT).
 
 
 
 
 
HOUSEHOLD DATA
 
Table A-1.  Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age
 
(Numbers in thousands)
 
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                                                  |                          |                                  1/
                                                    Not seasonally adjusted                  Seasonally adjusted
                                                  |                          |
                                                   __________________________ _____________________________________________________
         Employment status, sex, and age          |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
                                                  |  Aug.  |  July  |  Aug.  |  Aug.  |  Apr.  |  May   |  June  |  July  |  Aug.
                                                  |  1994  |  1995  |  1995  |  1994  |  1995  |  1995  |  1995  |  1995  |  1995
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
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                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
                      TOTAL
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
Civilian noninstitutional population..............| 197,043| 198,615| 198,801| 197,043| 198,148| 198,286| 198,453| 198,615| 198,801
  Civilian labor force............................| 132,361| 134,440| 133,383| 131,086| 132,737| 131,811| 131,869| 132,519| 132,211
        Participation rate........................|    67.2|    67.7|    67.1|    66.5|    67.0|    66.5|    66.4|    66.7|    66.5
    Employed......................................| 124,493| 126,548| 125,926| 123,197| 125,072| 124,319| 124,485| 124,959| 124,779
        Employment-population ratio...............|    63.2|    63.7|    63.3|    62.5|    63.1|    62.7|    62.7|    62.9|    62.8
      Agriculture.................................|   3,780|   3,810|   3,697|   3,436|   3,594|   3,357|   3,451|   3,409|   3,362
      Nonagricultural industries..................| 120,713| 122,738| 122,229| 119,761| 121,478| 120,962| 121,034| 121,550| 121,417
    Unemployed....................................|   7,868|   7,892|   7,457|   7,889|   7,665|   7,492|   7,384|   7,559|   7,431
        Unemployment rate.........................|     5.9|     5.9|     5.6|     6.0|     5.8|     5.7|     5.6|     5.7|     5.6
  Not in labor force..............................|  64,682|  64,175|  65,418|  65,957|  65,412|  66,476|  66,583|  66,096|  66,590
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
              Men, 16 years and over
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
Civilian noninstitutional population..............|  94,469|  95,191|  95,287|  94,469|  94,952|  95,024|  95,110|  95,191|  95,287
  Civilian labor force............................|  71,748|  72,743|  72,133|  70,741|  71,655|  71,255|  71,345|  71,338|  71,109
        Participation rate........................|    75.9|    76.4|    75.7|    74.9|    75.5|    75.0|    75.0|    74.9|    74.6
    Employed......................................|  67,717|  68,750|  68,326|  66,458|  67,588|  67,110|  67,390|  67,383|  67,108
        Employment-population ratio...............|    71.7|    72.2|    71.7|    70.3|    71.2|    70.6|    70.9|    70.8|    70.4
    Unemployed....................................|   4,031|   3,993|   3,807|   4,283|   4,067|   4,145|   3,955|   3,955|   4,001
        Unemployment rate.........................|     5.6|     5.5|     5.3|     6.1|     5.7|     5.8|     5.5|     5.5|     5.6
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
              Men, 20 years and over
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
Civilian noninstitutional population..............|  87,248|  87,818|  87,905|  87,248|  87,664|  87,691|  87,750|  87,818|  87,905
  Civilian labor force............................|  67,176|  67,610|  67,446|  66,817|  67,563|  67,250|  67,232|  67,258|  67,077
        Participation rate........................|    77.0|    77.0|    76.7|    76.6|    77.1|    76.7|    76.6|    76.6|    76.3
    Employed......................................|  63,841|  64,533|  64,394|  63,271|  64,224|  63,841|  63,994|  64,066|  63,871
        Employment-population ratio...............|    73.2|    73.5|    73.3|    72.5|    73.3|    72.8|    72.9|    73.0|    72.7
      Agriculture.................................|   2,534|   2,485|   2,441|   2,377|   2,384|   2,242|   2,344|   2,327|   2,288
      Nonagricultural industries..................|  61,307|  62,047|  61,953|  60,894|  61,840|  61,599|  61,649|  61,739|  61,583
    Unemployed....................................|   3,335|   3,077|   3,052|   3,546|   3,339|   3,410|   3,238|   3,192|   3,206
        Unemployment rate.........................|     5.0|     4.6|     4.5|     5.3|     4.9|     5.1|     4.8|     4.7|     4.8
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
             Women, 16 years and over
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
Civilian noninstitutional population..............| 102,575| 103,424| 103,514| 102,575| 103,197| 103,263| 103,342| 103,424| 103,514
  Civilian labor force............................|  60,614|  61,696|  61,250|  60,345|  61,082|  60,556|  60,524|  61,180|  61,102
        Participation rate........................|    59.1|    59.7|    59.2|    58.8|    59.2|    58.6|    58.6|    59.2|    59.0
    Employed......................................|  56,776|  57,798|  57,600|  56,739|  57,484|  57,208|  57,095|  57,576|  57,672
        Employment-population ratio...............|    55.4|    55.9|    55.6|    55.3|    55.7|    55.4|    55.2|    55.7|    55.7
    Unemployed....................................|   3,838|   3,899|   3,650|   3,606|   3,598|   3,347|   3,429|   3,604|   3,430
        Unemployment rate.........................|     6.3|     6.3|     6.0|     6.0|     5.9|     5.5|     5.7|     5.9|     5.6
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             Women, 20 years and over
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
Civilian noninstitutional population..............|  95,544|  96,265|  96,327|  95,544|  96,099|  96,141|  96,204|  96,265|  96,327
  Civilian labor force............................|  56,586|  57,149|  57,065|  56,747|  57,360|  56,819|  56,773|  57,471|  57,346
        Participation rate........................|    59.2|    59.4|    59.2|    59.4|    59.7|    59.1|    59.0|    59.7|    59.5
    Employed......................................|  53,296|  54,050|  53,963|  53,722|  54,403|  54,097|  53,915|  54,519|  54,498
        Employment-population ratio...............|    55.8|    56.1|    56.0|    56.2|    56.6|    56.3|    56.0|    56.6|    56.6
      Agriculture.................................|     879|     855|     865|     815|     925|     828|     791|     787|     809
      Nonagricultural industries..................|  52,418|  53,194|  53,098|  52,907|  53,477|  53,268|  53,124|  53,732|  53,688
    Unemployed....................................|   3,289|   3,100|   3,102|   3,025|   2,957|   2,722|   2,857|   2,952|   2,849
        Unemployment rate.........................|     5.8|     5.4|     5.4|     5.3|     5.2|     4.8|     5.0|     5.1|     5.0
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
            Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
Civilian  noninstitutional population.............|  14,251|  14,531|  14,569|  14,251|  14,385|  14,454|  14,498|  14,531|  14,569
  Civilian labor force............................|   8,600|   9,681|   8,872|   7,522|   7,814|   7,742|   7,864|   7,790|   7,787
        Participation rate........................|    60.3|    66.6|    60.9|    52.8|    54.3|    53.6|    54.2|    53.6|    53.5
    Employed......................................|   7,355|   7,965|   7,569|   6,204|   6,446|   6,381|   6,576|   6,375|   6,411
        Employment-population ratio...............|    51.6|    54.8|    52.0|    43.5|    44.8|    44.1|    45.4|    43.9|    44.0
      Agriculture.................................|     368|     469|     390|     244|     285|     287|     316|     295|     265
      Nonagricultural industries..................|   6,988|   7,496|   7,179|   5,960|   6,160|   6,094|   6,261|   6,080|   6,146
    Unemployed....................................|   1,244|   1,715|   1,303|   1,318|   1,369|   1,360|   1,288|   1,415|   1,377
        Unemployment rate.........................|    14.5|    17.7|    14.7|    17.5|    17.5|    17.6|    16.4|    18.2|    17.7
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   1/  The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore,
identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.
 
 
 
 
HOUSEHOLD DATA
 
Table A-2.  Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, age, and Hispanic origin
 
(Numbers in thousands)
 
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                                                  |                          |                                  1/
                                                    Not seasonally adjusted                  Seasonally adjusted
      Employment status, race, sex, age, and      |                          |
                                                   __________________________ _____________________________________________________
                 Hispanic origin                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
                                                  |  Aug.  |  July  |  Aug.  |  Aug.  |  Apr.  |  May   |  June  |  July  |  Aug.
                                                  |  1994  |  1995  |  1995  |  1994  |  1995  |  1995  |  1995  |  1995  |  1995
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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                      WHITE
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
Civilian noninstitutional population..............| 165,696| 166,931| 167,058| 165,696| 166,613| 166,708| 166,822| 166,931| 167,058
  Civilian labor force............................| 112,152| 113,747| 112,815| 111,186| 112,153| 111,568| 111,541| 112,197| 111,971
      Participation rate..........................|    67.7|    68.1|    67.5|    67.1|    67.3|    66.9|    66.9|    67.2|    67.0
    Employed......................................| 106,443| 108,096| 107,479| 105,401| 106,500| 105,935| 106,145| 106,770| 106,567
      Employment-population ratio.................|    64.2|    64.8|    64.3|    63.6|    63.9|    63.5|    63.6|    64.0|    63.8
    Unemployed....................................|   5,709|   5,651|   5,336|   5,785|   5,653|   5,633|   5,396|   5,427|   5,404
      Unemployment rate...........................|     5.1|     5.0|     4.7|     5.2|     5.0|     5.0|     4.8|     4.8|     4.8
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              Men, 20 years and over
  Civilian labor force............................|  57,658|  57,975|  57,800|  57,387|  57,768|  57,594|  57,592|  57,618|  57,559
      Participation rate..........................|    77.5|    77.4|    77.1|    77.2|    77.3|    77.0|    77.0|    76.9|    76.8
    Employed......................................|  55,224|  55,705|  55,567|  54,734|  55,225|  54,956|  55,133|  55,263|  55,126
      Employment-population ratio.................|    74.3|    74.4|    74.2|    73.6|    73.9|    73.5|    73.7|    73.8|    73.6
    Unemployed....................................|   2,434|   2,270|   2,234|   2,653|   2,544|   2,638|   2,459|   2,355|   2,433
      Unemployment rate...........................|     4.2|     3.9|     3.9|     4.6|     4.4|     4.6|     4.3|     4.1|     4.2
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             Women, 20 years and over
  Civilian labor force............................|  47,235|  47,748|  47,632|  47,403|  47,765|  47,432|  47,275|  47,965|  47,881
      Participation rate..........................|    59.0|    59.3|    59.1|    59.2|    59.4|    58.9|    58.7|    59.5|    59.4
    Employed......................................|  44,821|  45,506|  45,366|  45,204|  45,622|  45,403|  45,215|  45,873|  45,824
      Employment-population ratio.................|    56.0|    56.5|    56.3|    56.5|    56.7|    56.4|    56.1|    56.9|    56.8
    Unemployed....................................|   2,414|   2,242|   2,266|   2,199|   2,143|   2,028|   2,060|   2,092|   2,057
      Unemployment rate...........................|     5.1|     4.7|     4.8|     4.6|     4.5|     4.3|     4.4|     4.4|     4.3
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            Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
  Civilian labor force............................|   7,259|   8,023|   7,383|   6,396|   6,619|   6,542|   6,674|   6,614|   6,532
      Participation rate..........................|    64.3|    69.9|    64.2|    56.6|    58.0|    57.2|    58.3|    57.6|    56.8
    Employed......................................|   6,398|   6,885|   6,546|   5,463|   5,653|   5,575|   5,797|   5,634|   5,617
      Employment-population ratio.................|    56.6|    60.0|    56.9|    48.4|    49.5|    48.8|    50.6|    49.1|    48.8
    Unemployed....................................|     862|   1,138|     836|     933|     966|     967|     877|     980|     914
      Unemployment rate...........................|    11.9|    14.2|    11.3|    14.6|    14.6|    14.8|    13.1|    14.8|    14.0
        Men.......................................|    12.1|    14.0|    12.3|    15.4|    15.3|    15.2|    14.5|    14.6|    15.7
        Women.....................................|    11.6|    14.4|    10.2|    13.7|    13.8|    14.3|    11.6|    15.0|    12.1
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                      BLACK
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
Civilian noninstitutional population..............|  22,917|  23,249|  23,284|  22,917|  23,169|  23,192|  23,221|  23,249|  23,284
  Civilian labor force............................|  14,648|  15,062|  14,910|  14,429|  14,938|  14,803|  14,707|  14,656|  14,715
      Participation rate..........................|    63.9|    64.8|    64.0|    63.0|    64.5|    63.8|    63.3|    63.0|    63.2
    Employed......................................|  13,004|  13,280|  13,230|  12,795|  13,337|  13,336|  13,142|  13,033|  13,049
      Employment-population ratio.................|    56.7|    57.1|    56.8|    55.8|    57.6|    57.5|    56.6|    56.1|    56.0
    Unemployed....................................|   1,644|   1,782|   1,680|   1,634|   1,601|   1,467|   1,565|   1,623|   1,666
      Unemployment rate...........................|    11.2|    11.8|    11.3|    11.3|    10.7|     9.9|    10.6|    11.1|    11.3
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              Men, 20 years and over
  Civilian labor force............................|   6,610|   6,707|   6,704|   6,570|   6,826|   6,749|   6,721|   6,666|   6,666
      Participation rate..........................|    71.9|    72.2|    72.0|    71.5|    73.7|    73.0|    72.5|    71.7|    71.6
    Employed......................................|   5,954|   6,089|   6,081|   5,898|   6,221|   6,158|   6,117|   6,059|   6,039
      Employment-population ratio.................|    64.8|    65.5|    65.3|    64.2|    67.1|    66.6|    66.0|    65.2|    64.9
    Unemployed....................................|     657|     618|     623|     672|     605|     591|     604|     607|     627
      Unemployment rate...........................|     9.9|     9.2|     9.3|    10.2|     8.9|     8.8|     9.0|     9.1|     9.4
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             Women, 20 years and over
  Civilian labor force............................|   7,043|   7,099|   7,112|   7,012|   7,205|   7,153|   7,067|   7,085|   7,105
      Participation rate..........................|    61.2|    60.8|    60.8|    60.9|    61.9|    61.4|    60.6|    60.6|    60.7
    Employed......................................|   6,354|   6,409|   6,449|   6,356|   6,532|   6,593|   6,453|   6,422|   6,468
      Employment-population ratio.................|    55.2|    54.9|    55.1|    55.2|    56.1|    56.6|    55.3|    55.0|    55.3
    Unemployed....................................|     689|     690|     663|     656|     673|     559|     614|     663|     636
      Unemployment rate...........................|     9.8|     9.7|     9.3|     9.4|     9.3|     7.8|     8.7|     9.4|     9.0
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            Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
  Civilian labor force............................|     995|   1,255|   1,094|     847|     907|     901|     918|     905|     945
      Participation rate..........................|    45.0|    55.2|    48.0|    38.3|    40.2|    39.4|    40.4|    39.8|    41.5
    Employed......................................|     696|     781|     700|     541|     584|     585|     571|     552|     542
      Employment-population ratio.................|    31.5|    34.4|    30.7|    24.5|    25.9|    25.6|    25.1|    24.3|    23.8
    Unemployed....................................|     299|     474|     394|     306|     323|     317|     347|     353|     403
      Unemployment rate...........................|    30.0|    37.8|    36.0|    36.1|    35.6|    35.1|    37.8|    39.0|    42.6
        Men.......................................|    34.2|    38.5|    39.6|    39.9|    35.4|    40.0|    38.7|    41.6|    46.3
        Women.....................................|    25.1|    37.0|    32.1|    31.9|    35.8|    30.5|    36.8|    36.3|    38.9
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                 HISPANIC ORIGIN
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Civilian noninstitutional population..............|  18,193|  18,653|  18,702|  18,193|  18,509|  18,554|  18,604|  18,653|  18,702
  Civilian labor force............................|  12,056|  12,535|  12,453|  12,002|  12,131|  12,111|  12,229|  12,323|  12,383
      Participation rate..........................|    66.3|    67.2|    66.6|    66.0|    65.5|    65.3|    65.7|    66.1|    66.2
    Employed......................................|  10,895|  11,381|  11,270|  10,786|  11,058|  10,895|  11,131|  11,235|  11,158
      Employment-population ratio.................|    59.9|    61.0|    60.3|    59.3|    59.7|    58.7|    59.8|    60.2|    59.7
    Unemployed....................................|   1,162|   1,154|   1,183|   1,216|   1,073|   1,216|   1,098|   1,088|   1,225
      Unemployment rate...........................|     9.6|     9.2|     9.5|    10.1|     8.8|    10.0|     9.0|     8.8|     9.9
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   1/  The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore,
identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.
   NOTE:  Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin groups will not sum to totals
because data for the "other races" group are not presented and Hispanics are included in
both the white and black population groups.
 
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-3. Selected employment indicators
 
(In thousands)
 
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                                                    Not seasonally adjusted                    Seasonally adjusted
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                     Category                     |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
                                                  |  Aug.  |  July  |  Aug.  |  Aug.  |  Apr.  |  May   |  June  |  July  |  Aug.
                                                  |  1994  |  1995  |  1995  |  1994  |  1995  |  1995  |  1995  |  1995  |  1995
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                  CHARACTERISTIC
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Total employed, 16 years and over.................|124,493 |126,548 |125,926 |123,197 |125,072 |124,319 |124,485 |124,959 |124,779
  Married men, spouse present.....................| 41,475 | 42,094 | 42,060 | 41,487 | 42,086 | 41,874 | 41,956 | 42,137 | 42,060
  Married women, spouse present...................| 31,031 | 31,630 | 31,614 | 31,593 | 32,108 | 32,022 | 31,918 | 32,309 | 32,226
  Women who maintain families.....................|  6,932 |  7,067 |  7,202 |  6,974 |  7,152 |  7,175 |  7,201 |  7,081 |  7,268
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                    OCCUPATION
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
  Managerial and professional specialty...........| 33,505 | 35,302 | 35,313 | 33,975 | 34,765 | 35,209 | 35,300 | 35,692 | 35,775
  Technical, sales, and administrative support....| 37,433 | 38,125 | 37,510 | 37,373 | 37,381 | 37,301 | 37,374 | 37,860 | 37,435
  Service occupations.............................| 17,013 | 17,211 | 17,144 | 16,866 | 17,075 | 16,987 | 16,794 | 16,759 | 17,025
  Precision production, craft, and repair.........| 13,886 | 13,742 | 13,722 | 13,454 | 13,680 | 13,479 | 13,459 | 13,433 | 13,296
  Operators, fabricators, and laborers............| 18,437 | 18,016 | 18,195 | 17,975 | 18,260 | 17,985 | 17,936 | 17,746 | 17,758
  Farming, forestry, and fishing..................|  4,220 |  4,152 |  4,041 |  3,642 |  3,726 |  3,568 |  3,550 |  3,561 |  3,511
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                 CLASS OF WORKER
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
  Agriculture:                                    |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
    Wage and salary workers.......................|  1,943 |  2,065 |  1,983 |  1,728 |  1,884 |  1,747 |  1,848 |  1,832 |  1,772
    Self-employed workers.........................|  1,779 |  1,688 |  1,660 |  1,654 |  1,649 |  1,560 |  1,593 |  1,551 |  1,542
    Unpaid family workers.........................|     58 |     58 |     54 |     50 |     70 |     55 |     46 |     45 |     45
  Nonagricultural industries:                     |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
    Wage and salary workers.......................|111,431 |113,477 |113,145 |110,576 |112,578 |112,111 |112,160 |112,331 |112,350
      Government..................................| 17,715 | 17,807 | 17,758 | 18,225 | 18,646 | 18,493 | 18,387 | 18,358 | 18,326
      Private industries..........................| 93,717 | 95,670 | 95,387 | 92,351 | 93,932 | 93,619 | 93,773 | 93,973 | 94,023
        Private households........................|    966 |    974 |    970 |    881 |    988 |    913 |    866 |    887 |    886
        Other industries..........................| 92,750 | 94,695 | 94,417 | 91,470 | 92,945 | 92,705 | 92,907 | 93,086 | 93,138
    Self-employed workers.........................|  9,146 |  9,153 |  8,975 |  9,021 |  8,848 |  8,763 |  8,765 |  9,098 |  8,869
    Unpaid family workers.........................|    135 |    108 |    109 |    131 |    110 |    125 |    106 |    103 |    103
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            PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME
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  All industries:                                 |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
    Part time for economic reasons................|  4,417 |  4,749 |  4,553 |  4,348 |  4,469 |  4,476 |  4,442 |  4,402 |  4,526
      Slack work or business conditions...........|  2,288 |  2,464 |  2,462 |  2,396 |  2,517 |  2,502 |  2,304 |  2,497 |  2,586
      Could only find part-time work..............|  1,729 |  1,983 |  1,658 |  1,618 |  1,686 |  1,720 |  1,785 |  1,672 |  1,567
    Part time for noneconomic reasons.............| 14,937 | 15,572 | 15,070 | 17,955 | 18,121 | 17,666 | 17,745 | 18,299 | 18,113
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  Nonagricultural industries:                     |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
    Part time for economic reasons................|  4,207 |  4,556 |  4,316 |  4,173 |  4,171 |  4,289 |  4,185 |  4,234 |  4,316
      Slack work or business conditions...........|  2,155 |  2,356 |  2,311 |  2,272 |  2,328 |  2,364 |  2,158 |  2,385 |  2,448
      Could only find part-time work..............|  1,680 |  1,909 |  1,614 |  1,583 |  1,624 |  1,698 |  1,747 |  1,613 |  1,533
    Part time for noneconomic reasons.............| 14,311 | 14,940 | 14,468 | 17,314 | 17,232 | 17,034 | 17,056 | 17,660 | 17,473
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   NOTE:  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.
 
 
 
HOUSEHOLD DATA
 
Table A-4. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
 
 
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                                                  |        Number of         |
                                                  |    unemployed persons    |                Unemployment rates1/
                                                  |      (in thousands)      |
                     Category                     |                          |
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                                                  |  Aug.  |  July  |  Aug.  |  Aug.  |  Apr.  |  May   |  June  |  July  |  Aug.
                                                  |  1994  |  1995  |  1995  |  1994  |  1995  |  1995  |  1995  |  1995  |  1995
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                  CHARACTERISTIC
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 Total, 16 years and over.........................|  7,889 |  7,559 |   7,431|   6.0  |   5.8  |   5.7  |   5.6  |   5.7  |   5.6
   Men, 20 years and over.........................|  3,546 |  3,192 |   3,206|   5.3  |   4.9  |   5.1  |   4.8  |   4.7  |   4.8
   Women, 20 years and over.......................|  3,025 |  2,952 |   2,849|   5.3  |   5.2  |   4.8  |   5.0  |   5.1  |   5.0
   Both sexes, 16 to 19 years.....................|  1,318 |  1,415 |   1,377|  17.5  |  17.5  |  17.6  |  16.4  |  18.2  |  17.7
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   Married men, spouse present....................|  1,494 |  1,489 |   1,424|   3.5  |   3.4  |   3.4  |   3.4  |   3.4  |   3.3
   Married women, spouse present..................|  1,367 |  1,380 |   1,393|   4.1  |   4.2  |   3.9  |   3.8  |   4.1  |   4.1
   Women who maintain families....................|    674 |    658 |     545|   8.8  |   9.0  |   8.0  |   8.4  |   8.5  |   7.0
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   Full-time workers..............................|  6,378 |  5,925 |   6,010|   6.0  |   5.6  |   5.6  |   5.5  |   5.5  |   5.6
   Part-time workers..............................|  1,519 |  1,634 |   1,464|   6.2  |   6.3  |   6.1  |   6.3  |   6.6  |   5.9
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                             2/                   |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
                   OCCUPATION
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
   Managerial and professional specialty..........|    890 |    966 |     949|   2.6  |   2.5  |   2.2  |   2.5  |   2.6  |   2.6
   Technical, sales, and administrative support...|  1,912 |  1,761 |   1,657|   4.9  |   4.8  |   4.6  |   4.5  |   4.4  |   4.2
   Precision production, craft, and repair........|    880 |    948 |     963|   6.1  |   6.0  |   6.2  |   5.8  |   6.6  |   6.8
   Operators, fabricators, and laborers...........|  1,744 |  1,622 |   1,658|   8.8  |   7.9  |   8.7  |   8.5  |   8.4  |   8.5
   Farming, forestry, and fishing.................|    341 |    293 |     249|   8.6  |   8.5  |   9.2  |   8.6  |   7.6  |   6.6
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                     INDUSTRY
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
   Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers|  6,046 |  5,924 |   5,841|   6.1  |   5.9  |   6.0  |   5.7  |   5.9  |   5.8
     Goods-producing industries...................|  1,794 |  1,801 |   1,805|   6.5  |   6.4  |   7.2  |   6.4  |   6.5  |   6.5
       Mining.....................................|     35 |     20 |      24|   5.0  |   4.3  |   4.9  |   4.4  |   3.4  |   4.1
       Construction...............................|    666 |    701 |     778|  10.7  |  11.8  |  12.6  |  10.6  |  10.9  |  12.2
       Manufacturing..............................|  1,093 |  1,080 |   1,003|   5.3  |   4.8  |   5.5  |   5.2  |   5.2  |   4.8
         Durable goods............................|    639 |    584 |     488|   5.3  |   4.4  |   5.3  |   4.2  |   4.8  |   4.0
         Nondurable goods.........................|    454 |    496 |     515|   5.3  |   5.4  |   6.0  |   6.6  |   5.8  |   5.9
     Service-producing industries.................|  4,252 |  4,123 |   4,036|   6.0  |   5.7  |   5.6  |   5.4  |   5.7  |   5.6
       Transportation and public utilities........|    338 |    330 |     310|   4.8  |   4.6  |   4.0  |   4.5  |   4.7  |   4.4
       Wholesale and retail trade.................|  1,877 |  1,696 |   1,672|   7.4  |   6.8  |   6.7  |   6.2  |   6.6  |   6.4
       Finance, insurance, and real estate........|    279 |    260 |     245|   3.7  |   3.4  |   3.7  |   3.3  |   3.5  |   3.4
       Services...................................|  1,758 |  1,838 |   1,809|   5.7  |   5.6  |   5.5  |   5.5  |   5.8  |   5.7
   Government workers.............................|    676 |    530 |     571|   3.6  |   3.1  |   2.8  |   3.2  |   2.8  |   3.0
   Agricultural wage and salary workers...........|    215 |    197 |     161|  11.1  |  11.3  |  12.5  |  11.9  |   9.7  |   8.3
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   1/  Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.
   2/  Seasonally adjusted unemployment data for service occupations are not available
because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the trend-cycle and irregular
components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision.
 
 
 
 
 
HOUSEHOLD DATA
 
Table A-5. Duration of unemployment
 
(Numbers in thousands)
 
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                                                    Not seasonally adjusted                    Seasonally adjusted
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                     Duration                     |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
                                                  |  Aug.  |  July  |  Aug.  |  Aug.  |  Apr.  |  May   |  June  |  July  |  Aug.
                                                  |  1994  |  1995  |  1995  |  1994  |  1995  |  1995  |  1995  |  1995  |  1995
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               NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
 Less than 5 weeks................................|  2,531 |  2,901 |  2,578 |  2,655 |  2,629 |  2,598 |  2,742 |  2,600 |  2,713
 5 to 14 weeks....................................|  2,798 |  2,778 |  2,668 |  2,572 |  2,430 |  2,304 |  2,348 |  2,621 |  2,434
 15 weeks and over................................|  2,539 |  2,213 |  2,211 |  2,773 |  2,505 |  2,585 |  2,299 |  2,319 |  2,380
    15 to 26 weeks................................|    966 |    917 |    975 |  1,198 |  1,115 |  1,282 |  1,096 |  1,023 |  1,150
    27 weeks and over.............................|  1,573 |  1,295 |  1,237 |  1,575 |  1,390 |  1,303 |  1,203 |  1,297 |  1,230
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 Average (mean) duration, in weeks................|   18.8 |   15.7 |   16.2 |   18.9 |   17.7 |   16.9 |   15.6 |   16.5 |   16.3
 Median duration, in weeks........................|    8.9 |    7.8 |    8.4 |    9.2 |    8.5 |    9.0 |    7.5 |    9.1 |    8.7
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               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..............................|   32.2 |   36.8 |   34.6 |   33.2 |   34.8 |   34.7 |   37.1 |   34.5 |   36.0
   5 to 14 weeks..................................|   35.6 |   35.2 |   35.8 |   32.1 |   32.1 |   30.8 |   31.8 |   34.8 |   32.3
   15 weeks and over..............................|   32.3 |   28.0 |   29.7 |   34.7 |   33.1 |   34.5 |   31.1 |   30.8 |   31.6
     15 to 26 weeks...............................|   12.3 |   11.6 |   13.1 |   15.0 |   14.7 |   17.1 |   14.8 |   13.6 |   15.3
     27 weeks and over............................|   20.0 |   16.4 |   16.6 |   19.7 |   18.4 |   17.4 |   16.3 |   17.2 |   16.3
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HOUSEHOLD DATA
 
Table A-6. Reason for unemployment
 
(Numbers in thousands)
 
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                                                           |                       |
                                                           |                       |
                                                            Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted
                                                           |                       |
                                                            _______________________ _______________________________________________
                          Reason                           |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                                           | Aug.  | July  | Aug.  | Aug.  | Apr.  |  May  | June  | July  | Aug.
                                                           | 1994  | 1995  | 1995  | 1994  | 1995  | 1995  | 1995  | 1995  | 1995
                                                           |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
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                                                           |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
                                                           |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs........|  3,565|  3,470|  3,331|  3,706|  3,532|  3,614|  3,423|  3,615|  3,426
  On temporary layoff......................................|    891|  1,094|    910|  1,012|  1,145|    958|  1,066|  1,184|  1,036
  Not on temporary layoff..................................|  2,674|  2,376|  2,420|  2,694|  2,387|  2,657|  2,357|  2,431|  2,390
    Permanent job losers...................................|  1,973|  1,693|  1,697|  (1)  |  (1)  |  (1)  |  (1)  |  (1)  |  (1)
    Persons who completed temporary jobs...................|    701|    683|    724|  (1)  |  (1)  |  (1)  |  (1)  |  (1)  |  (1)
Job leavers................................................|    799|    861|    896|    786|    817|    870|    834|    832|    871
Reentrants.................................................|  2,845|  2,723|  2,620|  2,758|  2,779|  2,458|  2,526|  2,593|  2,537
New entrants...............................................|    659|    838|    609|    621|    637|    522|    540|    571|    574
                                                           |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                                           |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
                                                           |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Total unemployed...........................................|  100.0|  100.0|  100.0|  100.0|  100.0|  100.0|  100.0|  100.0|  100.0
 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs.......|   45.3|   44.0|   44.7|   47.1|   45.5|   48.4|   46.7|   47.5|   46.2
   On temporary layoff.....................................|   11.3|   13.9|   12.2|   12.9|   14.7|   12.8|   14.6|   15.6|   14.0
   Not on temporary layoff.................................|   34.0|   30.1|   32.5|   34.2|   30.7|   35.6|   32.2|   31.9|   32.3
 Job leavers...............................................|   10.2|   10.9|   12.0|   10.0|   10.5|   11.7|   11.4|   10.9|   11.8
 Reentrants................................................|   36.2|   34.5|   35.1|   35.0|   35.8|   32.9|   34.5|   34.1|   34.2
 New entrants..............................................|    8.4|   10.6|    8.2|    7.9|    8.2|    7.0|    7.4|    7.5|    7.8
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                                                           |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
              UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE
                                                           |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                      CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
                                                           |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs.......|    2.7|    2.6|    2.5|    2.8|    2.7|    2.7|    2.6|    2.7|    2.6
 Job leavers...............................................|     .6|     .6|     .7|     .6|     .6|     .7|     .6|     .6|     .7
 Reentrants................................................|    2.1|    2.0|    2.0|    2.1|    2.1|    1.9|    1.9|    2.0|    1.9
 New entrants..............................................|     .5|     .6|     .5|     .5|     .5|     .4|     .4|     .4|     .4
                                                           |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
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   1/  Not available.
 
 
 
 
 
HOUSEHOLD DATA
 
Table A-7. Unemployed persons by age and sex, seasonally adjusted
 
 
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                                                  |                          |
                                                  |        Number of         |
                                                  |    unemployed persons    |                Unemployment rates1/
                                                  |      (in thousands)      |
                   Age and sex                    |                          |
                                                   __________________________ _____________________________________________________
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
                                                  |  Aug.  |  July  |  Aug.  |  Aug.  |  Apr.  |  May   |  June  |  July  |  Aug.
                                                  |  1994  |  1995  |  1995  |  1994  |  1995  |  1995  |  1995  |  1995  |  1995
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
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                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
Total, 16 years and over..........................|  7,889 |  7,559 |  7,431 |   6.0  |   5.8  |   5.7  |   5.6  |   5.7  |   5.6
  16 to 24 years..................................|  2,720 |  2,691 |  2,721 |  12.6  |  11.8  |  11.8  |  11.7  |  12.5  |  12.7
    16 to 19 years................................|  1,318 |  1,415 |  1,377 |  17.5  |  17.5  |  17.6  |  16.4  |  18.2  |  17.7
      16 to 17 years..............................|    636 |    698 |    676 |  19.9  |  20.6  |  21.5  |  18.5  |  21.4  |  21.2
      18 to 19 years..............................|    678 |    703 |    693 |  15.6  |  15.7  |  14.7  |  15.2  |  15.4  |  15.0
    20 to 24 years................................|  1,402 |  1,276 |  1,345 |   9.9  |   8.7  |   8.6  |   9.0  |   9.3  |   9.9
  25 years and over...............................|  5,197 |  4,823 |  4,760 |   4.7  |   4.6  |   4.5  |   4.4  |   4.3  |   4.3
    25 to 54 years................................|  4,538 |  4,246 |  4,168 |   4.8  |   4.7  |   4.6  |   4.5  |   4.5  |   4.4
    55 years and over.............................|    646 |    615 |    598 |   4.2  |   3.8  |   3.8  |   3.8  |   3.9  |   3.8
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
  Men, 16 years and over..........................|  4,283 |  3,955 |  4,001 |   6.1  |   5.7  |   5.8  |   5.5  |   5.5  |   5.6
    16 to 24 years................................|  1,529 |  1,420 |  1,563 |  13.3  |  11.8  |  12.3  |  12.0  |  12.5  |  13.8
      16 to 19 years..............................|    737 |    763 |    796 |  18.8  |  17.8  |  18.4  |  17.4  |  18.7  |  19.7
        16 to 17 years............................|    340 |    379 |    379 |  20.7  |  21.7  |  22.6  |  18.4  |  21.9  |  23.1
        18 to 19 years............................|    392 |    377 |    411 |  17.1  |  16.1  |  15.2  |  17.4  |  15.9  |  17.0
      20 to 24 years..............................|    792 |    657 |    768 |  10.5  |   8.6  |   8.9  |   9.0  |   9.0  |  10.5
    25 years and over.............................|  2,782 |  2,495 |  2,496 |   4.7  |   4.5  |   4.6  |   4.3  |   4.2  |   4.2
      25 to 54 years..............................|  2,408 |  2,200 |  2,184 |   4.8  |   4.5  |   4.7  |   4.3  |   4.3  |   4.3
      55 years and over...........................|    363 |    337 |    306 |   4.2  |   4.3  |   4.0  |   3.9  |   3.9  |   3.6
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
  Women, 16 years and over........................|  3,606 |  3,604 |  3,430 |   6.0  |   5.9  |   5.5  |   5.7  |   5.9  |   5.6
    16 to 24 years................................|  1,191 |  1,271 |  1,158 |  11.7  |  11.9  |  11.4  |  11.3  |  12.6  |  11.5
      16 to 19 years..............................|    581 |    652 |    581 |  16.1  |  17.2  |  16.7  |  15.2  |  17.6  |  15.5
        16 to 17 years............................|    296 |    319 |    297 |  19.0  |  19.4  |  20.4  |  18.6  |  21.0  |  19.2
        18 to 19 years............................|    286 |    326 |    283 |  14.0  |  15.2  |  14.0  |  12.8  |  14.9  |  12.8
      20 to 24 years..............................|    610 |    619 |    577 |   9.3  |   8.8  |   8.2  |   9.0  |   9.7  |   9.2
    25 years and over.............................|  2,415 |  2,329 |  2,264 |   4.8  |   4.7  |   4.4  |   4.5  |   4.6  |   4.4
      25 to 54 years..............................|  2,130 |  2,046 |  1,984 |   4.9  |   5.0  |   4.6  |   4.7  |   4.6  |   4.5
      55 years and over...........................|    283 |    278 |    292 |   4.1  |   3.3  |   3.6  |   3.7  |   3.9  |   4.1
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
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   1/  Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.
 
 
 
HOUSEHOLD DATA
 
 
Table A-8. Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted
 
(Numbers in thousands)
 
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                                                                      |                   |                   |
                               Category                               |       Total       |        Men        |       Women
                                                                       ___________________ ___________________ ___________________
                                                                      |  Aug.   |  Aug.   |  Aug.   |  Aug.   |  Aug.   |  Aug.
                                                                      |  1994   |  1995   |  1994   |  1995   |  1994   |  1995
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                                                                      |         |         |         |         |         |
                                                                      |         |         |         |         |         |
                        NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE
                                                                      |         |         |         |         |         |
                                                                      |         |         |         |         |         |
Total not in the labor force..........................................|  64,682 |  65,418 |  22,721 |  23,155 |  41,961 |  42,264
 Persons who currently want a job.....................................|   6,153 |   5,718 |   2,259 |   2,127 |   3,894 |   3,592
  Searched for work and available to work now1/.......................|   1,726 |   1,510 |     770 |     673 |     956 |     837
   Reason not currently looking:                                      |         |         |         |         |         |
     Discouragement over job prospects2/..............................|     489 |     410 |     270 |     241 |     219 |     169
     Reasons other than discouragement3/..............................|   1,237 |   1,101 |     500 |     433 |     737 |     668
                                                                      |         |         |         |         |         |
                                                                      |         |         |         |         |         |
                         MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS
                                                                      |         |         |         |         |         |
Total multiple jobholders4/...........................................|   7,079 |   7,565 |   3,949 |   4,189 |   3,130 |   3,376
    Percent of total employed.........................................|     5.7 |     6.0 |     5.8 |     6.1 |     5.5 |     5.9
                                                                      |         |         |         |         |         |
 Primary job full time, secondary job part time.......................|   3,899 |   4,390 |   2,411 |   2,655 |   1,488 |   1,736
 Primary and secondary jobs both part time............................|   1,416 |   1,626 |     454 |     575 |     963 |   1,051
 Primary and secondary jobs both full time............................|     260 |     278 |     204 |     195 |      56 |      83
 Hours vary on primary or secondary job...............................|   1,465 |   1,222 |     867 |     743 |     598 |     479
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   1/  Data refer to persons who have searched for work during the prior 12 months and
were available to take a job during the reference week.
   2/  Includes thinks no work available, could not find work, lacks schooling or
training, employer thinks too young or old, and other types of discrimination.
   3/  Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for such
reasons as child-care and transportation problems, as well as a small number for which
reason for nonparticipation was not determined.
   4/  Includes persons who work part time on their primary job and full time on their
secondary job(s), not shown separately.
 
 
HOUSEHOLD DATA
 
Table A-9.  Employment status of the civilian population for eleven large States
(Numbers in thousands)
 
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                                          |                             |
                                          |                        1/   |                                     2/
                                            Not seasonally adjusted                        Seasonally adjusted
                                          |                             |
                                           ___________________________ ___________________________________________________________
                                          |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
       State and employment status
                                          |  Aug.   |  July   |  Aug.   |  Aug.   |  Apr.   |  May.   |  June   |  July   |  Aug.
                                          |  1994   |  1995   |  1995   |  1994   |  1995   |  1995   |  1995   |  1995   |  1995
                                          |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
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                California
 
Civilian noninstitutional population......   23,477    23,586    23,599    23,477    23,557    23,564    23,576    23,586    23,599
  Civilian labor force....................   15,554    15,688    15,639    15,409    15,342    15,209    15,328    15,474    15,500
    Employed..............................   14,212    14,366    14,422    14,071    14,127    13,921    14,166    14,258    14,288
    Unemployed............................    1,342     1,322     1,217     1,338     1,215     1,288     1,162     1,216     1,213
    Unemployment rate.....................      8.6       8.4       7.8       8.7       7.9       8.5       7.6       7.9       7.8
 
 
                 Florida
 
Civilian noninstitutional population......   10,914    11,065    11,080    10,914    11,023    11,036    11,050    11,065    11,080
  Civilian labor force....................    6,843     7,007     6,849     6,779     6,944     6,822     6,824     6,930     6,800
    Employed..............................    6,392     6,613     6,476     6,391     6,552     6,472     6,462     6,573     6,485
    Unemployed............................      451       394       372       388       392       350       363       357       315
    Unemployment rate.....................      6.6       5.6       5.4       5.7       5.6       5.1       5.3       5.2       4.6
 
 
                 Illinois
 
Civilian noninstitutional population......    8,865     8,923     8,928     8,865     8,912     8,915     8,919     8,923     8,928
  Civilian labor force....................    6,003     6,160     6,089     5,979     6,219     6,061     6,028     6,076     6,067
    Employed..............................    5,685     5,853     5,739     5,645     5,868     5,730     5,784     5,768     5,703
    Unemployed............................      319       307       350       334       352       331       244       308       364
    Unemployment rate.....................      5.3       5.0       5.7       5.6       5.7       5.5       4.1       5.1       6.0
 
 
              Massachusetts
 
Civilian noninstitutional population......    4,684     4,668     4,669     4,684     4,666     4,666     4,667     4,668     4,669
  Civilian labor force....................    3,225     3,211     3,173     3,184     3,166     3,144     3,137     3,154     3,136
    Employed..............................    3,043     3,025     3,012     2,998     2,979     2,987     2,960     2,975     2,970
    Unemployed............................      182       186       161       187       187       156       177       180       166
    Unemployment rate.....................      5.6       5.8       5.1       5.9       5.9       5.0       5.6       5.7       5.3
 
 
                 Michigan
 
Civilian noninstitutional population......    7,141     7,169     7,173     7,141     7,163     7,164     7,167     7,169     7,173
  Civilian labor force....................    4,804     4,803     4,758     4,716     4,767     4,812     4,755     4,715     4,669
    Employed..............................    4,525     4,517     4,523     4,432     4,489     4,539     4,458     4,472     4,429
    Unemployed............................      279       286       235       284       278       273       297       242       240
    Unemployment rate.....................      5.8       6.0       4.9       6.0       5.8       5.7       6.2       5.1       5.1
 
 
                New Jersey
 
Civilian noninstitutional population......    6,059     6,122     6,125     6,059     6,116     6,118     6,120     6,122     6,125
  Civilian labor force....................    4,065     4,172     4,096     4,032     4,106     4,134     4,140     4,108     4,063
    Employed..............................    3,821     3,881     3,836     3,781     3,847     3,865     3,868     3,828     3,795
    Unemployed............................      243       292       259       251       260       268       272       280       267
    Unemployment rate.....................      6.0       7.0       6.3       6.2       6.3       6.5       6.6       6.8       6.6
 
 
                 New York
 
Civilian noninstitutional population......   13,986    13,986    13,987    13,986    13,991    13,988    13,987    13,986    13,987
  Civilian labor force....................    8,640     8,779     8,685     8,580     8,490     8,496     8,434     8,602     8,621
    Employed..............................    8,064     8,240     8,090     7,993     7,914     7,961     7,940     8,069     8,013
    Unemployed............................      576       540       596       587       575       535       494       533       608
    Unemployment rate.....................      6.7       6.1       6.9       6.8       6.8       6.3       5.9       6.2       7.1
 
 
              North Carolina
 
Civilian noninstitutional population......    5,393     5,454     5,462     5,393     5,431     5,438     5,446     5,454     5,462
  Civilian labor force....................    3,657     3,723     3,678     3,626     3,645     3,609     3,661     3,648     3,652
    Employed..............................    3,477     3,561     3,513     3,447     3,472     3,452     3,500     3,501     3,486
    Unemployed............................      180       162       165       179       173       157       161       147       166
    Unemployment rate.....................      4.9       4.4       4.5       4.9       4.7       4.3       4.4       4.0       4.6
 
 
                   Ohio
 
Civilian noninstitutional population......    8,420     8,450     8,454     8,420     8,442     8,444     8,447     8,450     8,454
  Civilian labor force....................    5,526     5,649     5,634     5,472     5,519     5,602     5,557     5,550     5,586
    Employed..............................    5,259     5,368     5,358     5,177     5,269     5,340     5,287     5,280     5,284
    Unemployed............................      267       281       276       295       250       262       269       270       303
    Unemployment rate.....................      4.8       5.0       4.9       5.4       4.5       4.7       4.8       4.9       5.4
 
 
               Pennsylvania
 
Civilian noninstitutional population......    9,279     9,273     9,275     9,279     9,272     9,271     9,272     9,273     9,275
  Civilian labor force....................    5,935     5,978     5,896     5,839     5,962     5,805     5,848     5,868     5,795
    Employed..............................    5,569     5,634     5,568     5,477     5,613     5,475     5,484     5,552     5,475
    Unemployed............................      366       344       327       362       349       329       364       316       320
    Unemployment rate.....................      6.2       5.8       5.6       6.2       5.8       5.7       6.2       5.4       5.5
 
 
                  Texas
 
Civilian noninstitutional population......   13,577    13,817    13,841    13,577    13,753    13,773    13,795    13,817    13,841
  Civilian labor force....................    9,431     9,761     9,589     9,407     9,560     9,630     9,660     9,607     9,558
    Employed..............................    8,851     9,150     8,978     8,793     8,997     9,054     9,055     9,029     8,919
    Unemployed............................      581       611       611       614       563       576       605       578       639
    Unemployment rate.....................      6.2       6.3       6.4       6.5       5.9       6.0       6.3       6.0       6.7
 
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
   1/ These are the official Bureau of Labor Statistics' estimates used in the
administration of Federal fund allocation programs.
   2/ The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore,
identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and the seasonally adjusted columns.
 
 
 
 
 
   ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                        ESTABLISHMENT DATA
 
 
Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry
 
   (In thousands)
 
 
 
   ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                 |                               |
                                                 |    Not seasonally adjusted    |              Seasonally adjusted
                                                 |                               |
                                                  _______________________________ _______________________________________________
                      Industry                   |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                                 | Aug.  | June  | July  | Aug.  | Aug.  | Apr.  |  May  | June  | July  | Aug.
                                                 | 1994  | 1995  |1995p/ |1995p/ | 1994  | 1995  | 1995  | 1995  |1995p/ |1995p/
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
              Total..............................|114,266|117,615|116,404|116,558|114,510|116,310|116,248|116,547|116,553|116,802
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
           Total private.........................| 96,306| 98,264| 98,177| 98,453| 95,327| 97,049| 97,005| 97,264| 97,270| 97,446
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Goods_producing...............................| 24,467| 24,568| 24,465| 24,651| 23,981| 24,331| 24,228| 24,240| 24,144| 24,157
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
     Mining......................................|    608|    586|    587|    587|    597|    583|    582|    582|    577|    576
       Metal mining..............................|   49.9|   52.5|   52.8|   52.8|     49|     51|     51|     52|     52|     52
       Coal mining...............................|  112.6|  106.6|  106.8|  107.5|    (1)|    (1)|    (1)|    (1)|    (1)|    (1)
       Oil and gas extraction....................|  337.9|  318.6|  318.8|  317.8|    333|    319|    320|    320|    315|    313
       Nonmetallic minerals, except fuels........|  107.8|  108.2|  108.9|  108.8|    103|    105|    104|    104|    104|    104
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
     Construction................................|  5,389|  5,459|  5,556|  5,592|  5,038|  5,242|  5,190|  5,230|  5,227|  5,229
       General building contractors..............|1,273.8|1,279.6|1,295.6|1,292.6|  1,206|  1,255|  1,237|  1,241|  1,234|  1,225
       Heavy construction, except building.......|  808.1|  793.5|  807.2|  816.0|    738|    743|    730|    737|    742|    745
       Special trade contractors.................|3,306.7|3,385.6|3,453.0|3,483.8|  3,094|  3,244|  3,223|  3,252|  3,251|  3,259
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     Manufacturing...............................| 18,470| 18,523| 18,322| 18,472| 18,346| 18,506| 18,456| 18,428| 18,340| 18,352
         Production workers......................| 12,764| 12,815| 12,620| 12,788| 12,658| 12,818| 12,772| 12,738| 12,662| 12,682
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      Durable goods..............................| 10,478| 10,656| 10,530| 10,591| 10,465| 10,632| 10,611| 10,597| 10,564| 10,582
         Production workers......................|  7,133|  7,303|  7,178|  7,244|  7,128|  7,296|  7,271|  7,250|  7,225|  7,241
       Lumber and wood products..................|  772.6|  763.3|  762.2|  765.9|    757|    761|    757|    753|    749|    751
       Furniture and fixtures....................|  504.3|  499.8|  484.7|  496.5|    504|    506|    501|    497|    492|    496
       Stone, clay, and glass products...........|  546.9|  554.3|  549.4|  553.0|    534|    546|    542|    543|    540|    541
       Primary metal industries..................|  700.7|  719.0|  706.7|  711.4|    699|    719|    718|    716|    712|    709
         Blast furnaces and basic steel products.|  238.6|  241.2|  239.3|  239.0|    238|    240|    241|    241|    239|    238
       Fabricated metal products.................|1,396.7|1,440.7|1,419.7|1,431.6|  1,396|  1,442|  1,439|  1,432|  1,431|  1,432
       Industrial machinery and equipment........|1,983.6|2,051.4|2,040.1|2,041.0|  1,992|  2,036|  2,034|  2,041|  2,044|  2,049
         Computer and office equipment...........|  350.4|  339.5|  339.7|  338.7|    350|    337|    336|    338|    337|    338
       Electronic and other electrical equipment.|1,580.3|1,628.0|1,615.9|1,626.8|  1,581|  1,616|  1,620|  1,622|  1,622|  1,628
         Electronic components and accessories...|  549.0|  580.8|  582.4|  587.1|    549|    571|    574|    578|    582|    587
       Transportation equipment..................|1,738.9|1,758.3|1,721.3|1,727.1|  1,751|  1,766|  1,761|  1,753|  1,739|  1,741
         Motor vehicles and equipment............|  899.8|  940.0|  914.0|  924.0|    908|    938|    936|    933|    931|    933
         Aircraft and parts......................|  470.6|  448.6|  440.2|  438.7|    473|    455|    452|    449|    442|    440
       Instruments and related products..........|  859.5|  846.7|  843.8|  844.9|    859|    846|    846|    846|    845|    844
       Miscellaneous manufacturing...............|  394.6|  394.7|  385.7|  393.1|    392|    394|    393|    394|    390|    391
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      Nondurable goods...........................|  7,992|  7,867|  7,792|  7,881|  7,881|  7,874|  7,845|  7,831|  7,776|  7,770
         Production workers......................|  5,631|  5,512|  5,442|  5,544|  5,530|  5,522|  5,501|  5,488|  5,437|  5,441
       Food and kindred products.................|1,763.6|1,695.1|1,716.4|1,761.1|  1,679|  1,687|  1,687|  1,695|  1,679|  1,676
       Tobacco products..........................|   42.8|   36.5|   36.2|   40.7|     42|     40|     39|     40|     39|     40
       Textile mill products.....................|  677.0|  663.6|  646.4|  652.4|    674|    669|    664|    660|    650|    649
       Apparel and other textile products........|  976.7|  930.8|  892.5|  909.6|    972|    940|    931|    921|    911|    905
       Paper and allied products.................|  695.4|  694.9|  691.2|  692.2|    691|    692|    690|    689|    687|    688
       Printing and publishing...................|1,545.4|1,560.5|1,555.1|1,549.6|  1,547|  1,557|  1,555|  1,561|  1,557|  1,551
       Chemicals and allied products.............|1,064.2|1,052.0|1,046.9|1,049.6|  1,057|  1,051|  1,048|  1,045|  1,042|  1,042
       Petroleum and coal products...............|  153.7|  147.0|  146.9|  146.5|    150|    146|    145|    144|    144|    143
       Rubber and misc. plastics products........|  958.5|  977.8|  958.3|  971.1|    956|    981|    976|    968|    962|    969
       Leather and leather products..............|  114.8|  108.9|  102.2|  108.1|    113|    111|    110|    108|    105|    107
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   Service_producing.............................| 89,799| 93,047| 91,939| 91,907| 90,529| 91,979| 92,020| 92,307| 92,409| 92,645
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     Transportation and public utilities.........|  6,032|  6,234|  6,190|  6,193|  6,045|  6,184|  6,177|  6,192|  6,194|  6,211
       Transportation............................|  3,779|  3,950|  3,906|  3,912|  3,810|  3,919|  3,910|  3,920|  3,927|  3,946
         Railroad transportation.................|  238.3|  240.9|  239.4|  236.8|    237|    242|    240|    238|    236|    236
         Local and interurban passenger transit..|  358.8|  443.1|  392.4|  390.2|    425|    437|    439|    443|    458|    462
         Trucking and warehousing................|1,842.0|1,895.4|1,899.3|1,906.5|  1,819|  1,879|  1,872|  1,878|  1,875|  1,882
         Water transportation....................|  172.9|  163.8|  165.9|  164.1|    168|    164|    161|    158|    157|    159
         Transportation by air...................|  752.1|  764.5|  767.4|  770.9|    746|    759|    758|    762|    761|    765
         Pipelines, except natural gas...........|   18.0|   16.9|   16.6|   16.7|     18|     17|     17|     17|     16|     16
         Transportation services.................|  397.2|  425.7|  425.0|  426.7|    397|    421|    423|    424|    424|    426
       Communications and public utilities.......|  2,253|  2,284|  2,284|  2,281|  2,235|  2,265|  2,267|  2,272|  2,267|  2,265
         Communications..........................|1,321.2|1,370.2|1,370.9|1,369.4|  1,314|  1,355|  1,359|  1,366|  1,365|  1,363
         Electric, gas, and sanitary services....|  931.4|  913.7|  913.2|  911.9|    921|    910|    908|    906|    902|    902
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     Wholesale trade.............................|  6,196|  6,367|  6,375|  6,368|  6,163|  6,300|  6,298|  6,320|  6,332|  6,334
       Durable goods.............................|  3,570|  3,693|  3,695|  3,686|  3,555|  3,650|  3,653|  3,667|  3,673|  3,671
       Nondurable goods..........................|  2,626|  2,674|  2,680|  2,682|  2,608|  2,650|  2,645|  2,653|  2,659|  2,663
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   ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                        ESTABLISHMENT DATA
 
 
   Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry
 
   (In thousands)
 
   -Continued
 
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                                                 |    Not seasonally adjusted    |              Seasonally adjusted
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                      Industry                   |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                                 | Aug.  | June  | July  | Aug.  | Aug.  | Apr.  |  May  | June  | July  | Aug.
                                                 | 1994  | 1995  |1995p/ |1995p/ | 1994  | 1995  | 1995  | 1995  |1995p/ |1995p/
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     Retail trade................................| 20,671| 20,988| 20,985| 21,020| 20,497| 20,762| 20,747| 20,798| 20,855| 20,840
       Building materials and garden supplies....|  855.6|  888.8|  878.7|  869.3|    835|    852|    849|    849|    847|    848
       General merchandise stores................|2,512.9|2,466.2|2,477.6|2,494.8|  2,551|  2,539|  2,532|  2,532|  2,533|  2,533
         Department stores.......................|2,186.8|2,153.4|2,166.5|2,184.1|  2,219|  2,218|  2,213|  2,215|  2,218|  2,217
       Food stores...............................|3,309.8|3,376.6|3,380.2|3,387.4|  3,297|  3,345|  3,343|  3,353|  3,357|  3,374
       Automotive dealers and service stations...|2,164.7|2,228.3|2,236.8|2,248.9|  2,135|  2,205|  2,205|  2,206|  2,206|  2,218
         New and used car dealers................|  977.4|1,001.4|1,004.5|1,009.0|    971|  1,000|  1,000|    998|    999|  1,003
       Apparel and accessory stores..............|1,133.3|1,085.7|1,084.1|1,085.6|  1,132|  1,103|  1,095|  1,097|  1,092|  1,085
       Furniture and home furnishings stores.....|  890.4|  937.9|  938.7|  943.6|    899|    945|    944|    946|    947|    953
       Eating and drinking places................|7,274.4|7,432.5|7,421.8|7,425.1|  7,084|  7,170|  7,169|  7,209|  7,262|  7,230
       Miscellaneous retail establishments.......|2,529.9|2,572.1|2,567.0|2,565.5|  2,564|  2,603|  2,610|  2,606|  2,611|  2,599
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     Finance, insurance, and real estate.........|  7,028|  7,001|  7,027|  7,033|  6,948|  6,924|  6,925|  6,930|  6,935|  6,950
       Finance...................................|  3,350|  3,323|  3,334|  3,336|  3,329|  3,305|  3,307|  3,304|  3,306|  3,314
         Depository institutions.................|2,090.2|2,066.7|2,070.9|2,069.2|  2,074|  2,063|  2,060|  2,054|  2,052|  2,053
           Commercial banks......................|1,506.2|1,500.1|1,505.4|1,504.1|  1,492|  1,494|  1,492|  1,488|  1,491|  1,491
           Savings institutions..................|  306.4|  284.9|  283.4|  282.5|    305|    288|    285|    284|    282|    281
         Nondepository institutions..............|  498.2|  482.0|  485.9|  489.0|    499|    473|    476|    480|    484|    489
           Mortgage bankers and brokers..........|  254.8|  226.0|  229.9|  231.7|    (2)|    (2)|    (2)|    (2)|    (2)|    (2)
         Security and commodity brokers..........|  528.6|  531.3|  532.3|  535.5|    524|    528|    528|    528|    526|    531
         Holding and other investment offices....|  233.3|  243.2|  244.9|  242.4|    232|    241|    243|    242|    244|    241
       Insurance.................................|  2,244|  2,249|  2,253|  2,253|  2,238|  2,239|  2,237|  2,240|  2,242|  2,246
         Insurance carriers......................|1,552.9|1,540.6|1,545.4|1,544.7|  1,549|  1,536|  1,534|  1,534|  1,538|  1,540
         Insurance agents, brokers, and service..|  691.2|  708.5|  707.6|  708.5|    689|    703|    703|    706|    704|    706
       Real estate...............................|  1,434|  1,429|  1,440|  1,444|  1,381|  1,380|  1,381|  1,386|  1,387|  1,390
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     Services3/..................................| 31,912| 33,106| 33,135| 33,188| 31,693| 32,548| 32,630| 32,784| 32,810| 32,954
       Agricultural services.....................|  624.5|  653.4|  652.0|  640.9|    571|    589|    577|    582|    586|    586
       Hotels and other lodging places...........|  1,739|  1,724|  1,758|  1,757|  1,620|  1,611|  1,615|  1,628|  1,631|  1,632
       Personal services.........................|  1,098|  1,115|  1,103|  1,098|  1,139|  1,152|  1,146|  1,145|  1,144|  1,139
       Business services.........................|  6,387|  6,628|  6,636|  6,757|  6,314|  6,538|  6,567|  6,589|  6,603|  6,684
         Services to buildings...................|    868|    880|    879|    887|    860|    866|    866|    867|    870|    879
         Personnel supply services...............|  2,363|  2,392|  2,388|  2,484|  2,296|  2,368|  2,371|  2,375|  2,374|  2,414
           Help supply services..................|  2,103|  2,117|  2,115|  2,206|  2,040|  2,097|  2,096|  2,098|  2,096|  2,140
         Computer and data processing services...|    957|  1,043|  1,051|  1,061|    958|  1,026|  1,039|  1,045|  1,051|  1,062
       Auto repair, services, and parking........|    985|  1,031|  1,035|  1,035|    979|  1,016|  1,016|  1,022|  1,027|  1,029
       Miscellaneous repair services.............|    338|    343|    345|    346|    334|    342|    341|    340|    340|    342
       Motion pictures...........................|    493|    602|    608|    610|    481|    580|    596|    598|    601|    595
       Amusement and recreation services.........|  1,573|  1,721|  1,751|  1,732|  1,365|  1,462|  1,471|  1,511|  1,519|  1,519
       Health services...........................|  9,062|  9,281|  9,303|  9,322|  9,037|  9,211|  9,223|  9,253|  9,266|  9,294
         Offices and clinics of medical doctors..|  1,556|  1,590|  1,593|  1,599|  1,549|  1,578|  1,580|  1,585|  1,585|  1,591
         Nursing and personal care facilities....|  1,663|  1,692|  1,698|  1,704|  1,657|  1,682|  1,683|  1,689|  1,693|  1,697
         Hospitals...............................|  3,785|  3,822|  3,831|  3,834|  3,776|  3,810|  3,810|  3,811|  3,812|  3,826
         Home health care services...............|    564|    610|    612|    613|    566|    597|    600|    606|    610|    614
       Legal services............................|    934|    946|    943|    936|    927|    932|    930|    929|    927|    929
       Educational services......................|  1,563|  1,713|  1,635|  1,610|  1,831|  1,866|  1,875|  1,887|  1,882|  1,885
       Social services...........................|  2,182|  2,272|  2,244|  2,246|  2,205|  2,265|  2,275|  2,274|  2,247|  2,269
         Child day care services.................|    463|    511|    476|    474|    518|    519|    522|    524|    526|    530
         Residential care........................|    611|    641|    642|    645|    606|    631|    634|    636|    636|    641
       Museums and botanical and zoological      |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
         gardens.................................|     86|     89|     90|     90|     80|     81|     81|     82|     83|     83
       Membership organizations..................|  2,091|  2,095|  2,128|  2,099|  2,060|  2,057|  2,060|  2,062|  2,066|  2,068
       Engineering and management services.......|  2,585|  2,721|  2,733|  2,737|  2,578|  2,674|  2,685|  2,710|  2,716|  2,729
         Engineering and architectural services..|    792|    812|    814|    819|    780|    799|    799|    801|    802|    806
         Management and public relations.........|    722|    813|    819|    823|    719|    785|    790|    809|    812|    819
       Services, nec.............................|   40.9|   41.7|   41.5|   41.8|    (1)|    (1)|    (1)|    (1)|    (1)|    (1)
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     Government..................................| 17,960| 19,351| 18,227| 18,105| 19,183| 19,261| 19,243| 19,283| 19,283| 19,356
       Federal...................................|  2,875|  2,855|  2,854|  2,848|  2,861|  2,826|  2,831|  2,838|  2,837|  2,834
         Federal, except Postal Service..........|2,058.7|2,015.1|2,014.7|2,006.5|  2,041|  1,987|  1,995|  1,993|  1,993|  1,991
       State.....................................|  4,340|  4,461|  4,364|  4,362|  4,594|  4,608|  4,602|  4,612|  4,602|  4,623
         Education...............................|1,604.0|1,732.8|1,629.0|1,634.8|  1,900|  1,905|  1,906|  1,919|  1,923|  1,937
         Other State government..................|2,735.5|2,728.4|2,735.1|2,726.7|  2,694|  2,703|  2,696|  2,693|  2,679|  2,686
       Local.....................................| 10,745| 12,035| 11,009| 10,895| 11,728| 11,827| 11,810| 11,833| 11,844| 11,899
         Education...............................|5,339.9|6,648.8|5,496.8|5,450.0|  6,548|  6,614|  6,606|  6,609|  6,639|  6,679
         Other local government..................|5,404.6|5,385.9|5,511.8|5,444.5|  5,180|  5,213|  5,204|  5,224|  5,205|  5,220
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      1/  These series are not published seasonally adjusted        because it has very little irregular movement.  Thus,
   because the seasonal component, which is small relative          the not seasonally adjusted series can be used
   to the trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot              for analysis of cyclical and long-term trends.
   be separated with sufficient precision.                             3/ Includes other industries, not shown separately.
      2/ This series is not suitable for seasonal adjustment           p = preliminary.
 
 
 
   ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                        ESTABLISHMENT DATA
 
                                                                          1/
Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers   on private nonfarm payrolls by industry
 
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                                                 |    Not seasonally adjusted    |              Seasonally adjusted
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                      Industry                   |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                                 | Aug.  | June  | July  | Aug.  | Aug.  | Apr.  |  May  | June  | July  | Aug.
                                                 | 1994  | 1995  |1995p/ |1995p/ | 1994  | 1995  | 1995  | 1995  |1995p/ |1995p/
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         Total private...........................|  35.0 |  34.6 |  34.9 |  34.8 |  34.6 |  34.6 |  34.2 |  34.4 |  34.6 |  34.4
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   Goods_producing...............................|  41.5 |  41.2 |  40.7 |  41.1 |  41.4 |  40.7 |  40.6 |  40.9 |  40.8 |  40.9
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     Mining......................................|  45.0 |  44.9 |  44.5 |  44.9 |  44.6 |  44.7 |  44.3 |  44.9 |  44.9 |  44.5
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     Construction................................|  39.8 |  39.5 |  40.0 |  39.7 |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)
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     Manufacturing...............................|  42.0 |  41.6 |  40.8 |  41.5 |  42.0 |  41.5 |  41.4 |  41.5 |  41.3 |  41.5
          Overtime hours.........................|   4.8 |   4.3 |   4.1 |   4.5 |   4.7 |   4.5 |   4.4 |   4.2 |   4.3 |   4.4
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       Durable goods.............................|  42.7 |  42.4 |  41.3 |  42.2 |  42.9 |  42.3 |  42.1 |  42.2 |  41.9 |  42.3
          Overtime hours.........................|   5.1 |   4.6 |   4.2 |   4.7 |   5.0 |   4.9 |   4.6 |   4.5 |   4.5 |   4.6
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        Lumber and wood products.................|  41.6 |  40.8 |  39.9 |  41.1 |  41.2 |  40.4 |  40.3 |  40.6 |  40.1 |  40.7
        Furniture and fixtures...................|  40.7 |  39.4 |  38.7 |  39.8 |  40.5 |  38.7 |  39.2 |  39.4 |  39.1 |  39.6
        Stone, clay, and glass products..........|  44.0 |  43.6 |  43.2 |  43.7 |  43.4 |  42.5 |  42.4 |  43.0 |  42.9 |  43.1
        Primary metal industries.................|  44.4 |  44.0 |  42.8 |  43.4 |  44.7 |  43.5 |  43.8 |  43.8 |  43.0 |  43.7
          Blast furnaces and basic steel products|  45.1 |  44.0 |  43.7 |  44.2 |  45.1 |  45.4 |  44.1 |  43.7 |  43.2 |  44.2
        Fabricated metal products................|  42.8 |  42.3 |  41.2 |  42.2 |  42.9 |  42.0 |  42.1 |  42.1 |  42.0 |  42.3
        Industrial machinery and equipment.......|  43.1 |  43.2 |  42.4 |  42.7 |  43.6 |  43.3 |  43.4 |  43.2 |  42.9 |  43.2
        Electronic and other electrical equipment|  42.0 |  41.5 |  40.6 |  41.4 |  42.2 |  41.5 |  41.4 |  41.5 |  41.3 |  41.6
        Transportation equipment.................|  44.1 |  43.8 |  42.1 |  43.7 |  44.4 |  44.3 |  43.4 |  43.6 |  43.3 |  44.0
          Motor vehicles and equipment...........|  45.6 |  44.8 |  42.6 |  44.3 |  45.9 |  43.1 |  44.2 |  44.3 |  44.3 |  44.7
        Instruments and related products.........|  41.5 |  41.3 |  40.8 |  40.9 |  41.8 |  41.5 |  41.3 |  41.2 |  41.3 |  41.2
        Miscellaneous manufacturing..............|  39.9 |  39.9 |  38.8 |  39.8 |  40.0 |  40.1 |  39.8 |  40.0 |  39.5 |  39.9
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
       Nondurable goods..........................|  41.1 |  40.5 |  40.1 |  40.6 |  40.9 |  40.4 |  40.4 |  40.5 |  40.4 |  40.4
          Overtime hours.........................|   4.5 |   3.9 |   4.0 |   4.3 |   4.2 |   4.0 |   4.0 |   3.9 |   4.0 |   4.1
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
        Food and kindred products................|  41.8 |  41.2 |  41.2 |  41.7 |  41.3 |  40.7 |  41.0 |  41.3 |  41.2 |  41.2
        Tobacco products.........................|  39.5 |  41.7 |  39.3 |  41.7 |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)
        Textile mill products....................|  41.9 |  40.8 |  39.8 |  41.0 |  41.6 |  41.0 |  40.4 |  40.3 |  40.3 |  40.7
        Apparel and other textile products.......|  37.8 |  37.2 |  36.5 |  37.1 |  37.6 |  37.0 |  36.9 |  36.9 |  36.8 |  36.9
        Paper and allied products................|  43.9 |  43.0 |  42.9 |  42.9 |  44.1 |  43.0 |  42.9 |  43.0 |  43.2 |  43.1
        Printing and publishing..................|  38.7 |  37.8 |  37.8 |  38.0 |  38.6 |  38.2 |  38.4 |  38.1 |  38.1 |  37.9
        Chemicals and allied products............|  42.9 |  43.3 |  43.0 |  43.0 |  43.2 |  43.4 |  43.2 |  43.3 |  43.2 |  43.3
        Petroleum and coal products..............|  43.5 |  43.8 |  44.0 |  43.0 |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)
        Rubber and misc. plastics products.......|  42.1 |  41.6 |  40.3 |  41.1 |  42.2 |  41.2 |  41.6 |  41.4 |  41.0 |  41.2
        Leather and leather products.............|  38.6 |  38.7 |  36.6 |  38.4 |  38.6 |  38.1 |  38.5 |  38.3 |  36.7 |  38.4
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Service_producing.............................|  33.1 |  32.8 |  33.3 |  33.1 |  32.7 |  32.9 |  32.4 |  32.7 |  32.8 |  32.6
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
     Transportation and public utilities.........|  40.2 |  39.6 |  40.1 |  39.8 |  39.7 |  39.8 |  39.1 |  39.4 |  39.7 |  39.3
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
     Wholesale trade.............................|  38.3 |  38.3 |  38.4 |  38.3 |  38.2 |  38.3 |  37.9 |  38.2 |  38.3 |  38.2
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
     Retail trade................................|  29.7 |  29.1 |  29.7 |  29.6 |  28.9 |  29.1 |  28.7 |  28.8 |  28.9 |  28.8
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
     Finance, insurance, and real estate.........|  35.5 |  35.6 |  36.3 |  35.6 |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
     Services....................................|  32.7 |  32.5 |  32.8 |  32.7 |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
      1/  Data relate to production workers in mining and             2/  These series are not published seasonally
   manufacturing; construction workers in construction;            adjusted since the seasonal component, which is small
   and nonsupervisory workers in transportation and                relative to the trend-cycle and irregular
   public utilities; wholesale and retail trade;                   components, cannot be separated with sufficient
   finance,insurance, and real estate; and services.               precision.
   These groups account for approximately four-fifths                 p = preliminary.
   of the total employees on private nonfarm payrolls.
 
 
 
           ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                       ESTABLISHMENT DATA
 
                                                                                                1/
Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers   on private nonfarm
 
           payrolls by industry
 
           ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                         |                               |
                                                         |    Average hourly earnings    |    Average weekly earnings
                                                         |                               |
                                                          _______________________________ _______________________________
                              Industry                   |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                                         | Aug.  | June  | July  | Aug.  | Aug.  | June  | July  | Aug.
                                                         | 1994  | 1995  |1995p/ |1995p/ | 1994  | 1995  |1995p/ |1995p/
                                                         |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
           ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                         |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                 Total private...........................|$11.05 |$11.36 |$11.41 |$11.38 |$386.75|$393.06|$398.21|$396.02
                  Seasonally adjusted....................| 11.14 | 11.43 | 11.49 | 11.47 | 385.44| 393.19| 397.55| 394.57
                                                         |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
           Goods_producing...............................| 12.73 | 13.01 | 13.13 | 13.10 | 528.30| 536.01| 534.39| 538.41
                                                         |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
             Mining......................................| 14.69 | 15.25 | 15.33 | 15.25 | 661.05| 684.73| 682.19| 684.73
                                                         |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
             Construction................................| 14.79 | 14.99 | 15.10 | 15.15 | 588.64| 592.11| 604.00| 601.46
                                                         |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
             Manufacturing...............................| 12.01 | 12.31 | 12.38 | 12.34 | 504.42| 512.10| 505.10| 512.11
                                                         |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
               Durable goods.............................| 12.62 | 12.85 | 12.90 | 12.89 | 538.87| 544.84| 532.77| 543.96
                Lumber and wood products.................|  9.87 | 10.11 | 10.22 | 10.17 | 410.59| 412.49| 407.78| 417.99
                Furniture and fixtures...................|  9.56 |  9.77 |  9.83 |  9.91 | 389.09| 384.94| 380.42| 394.42
                Stone, clay, and glass products..........| 12.19 | 12.35 | 12.46 | 12.47 | 536.36| 538.46| 538.27| 544.94
                Primary metal industries.................| 14.34 | 14.58 | 14.68 | 14.67 | 636.70| 641.52| 628.30| 636.68
                  Blast furnaces and basic steel products| 16.95 | 17.35 | 17.42 | 17.56 | 764.45| 763.40| 761.25| 776.15
                Fabricated metal products................| 11.87 | 12.05 | 12.10 | 12.12 | 508.04| 509.72| 498.52| 511.46
                Industrial machinery and equipment.......| 12.92 | 13.15 | 13.20 | 13.20 | 556.85| 568.08| 559.68| 563.64
                Electronic and other electrical equipment| 11.52 | 11.62 | 11.73 | 11.75 | 483.84| 482.23| 476.24| 486.45
                Transportation equipment.................| 16.44 | 16.63 | 16.63 | 16.56 | 725.00| 728.39| 700.12| 723.67
                  Motor vehicles and equipment...........| 16.92 | 17.17 | 17.19 | 17.05 | 771.55| 769.22| 732.29| 755.32
                Instruments and related products.........| 12.48 | 12.69 | 12.78 | 12.75 | 517.92| 524.10| 521.42| 521.48
                Miscellaneous manufacturing..............|  9.63 |  9.95 | 10.02 |  9.97 | 384.24| 397.01| 388.78| 396.81
                                                         |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
               Nondurable goods..........................| 11.20 | 11.55 | 11.67 | 11.60 | 460.32| 467.78| 467.97| 470.96
                Food and kindred products................| 10.59 | 10.92 | 10.93 | 10.90 | 442.66| 449.90| 450.32| 454.53
                Tobacco products.........................| 18.91 | 21.93 | 22.02 | 19.01 | 746.95| 914.48| 865.39| 792.72
                Textile mill products....................|  9.12 |  9.38 |  9.40 |  9.47 | 382.13| 382.70| 374.12| 388.27
                Apparel and other textile products.......|  7.36 |  7.60 |  7.62 |  7.67 | 278.21| 282.72| 278.13| 284.56
                Paper and allied products................| 13.80 | 14.14 | 14.42 | 14.26 | 605.82| 608.02| 618.62| 611.75
                Printing and publishing..................| 12.12 | 12.24 | 12.32 | 12.33 | 469.04| 462.67| 465.70| 468.54
                Chemicals and allied products............| 15.08 | 15.53 | 15.70 | 15.68 | 646.93| 672.45| 675.10| 674.24
                Petroleum and coal products..............| 18.76 | 19.17 | 19.25 | 19.13 | 816.06| 839.65| 847.00| 822.59
                Rubber and misc. plastics products.......| 10.65 | 10.91 | 11.01 | 10.96 | 448.37| 453.86| 443.70| 450.46
                Leather and leather products.............|  7.97 |  8.12 |  8.01 |  8.09 | 307.64| 314.24| 293.17| 310.66
                                                         |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
           Service_producing.............................| 10.45 | 10.78 | 10.83 | 10.79 | 345.90| 353.58| 360.64| 357.15
                                                         |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
             Transportation and public utilities.........| 13.84 | 14.11 | 14.23 | 14.25 | 556.37| 558.76| 570.62| 567.15
                                                         |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
             Wholesale trade.............................| 12.00 | 12.31 | 12.42 | 12.36 | 459.60| 471.47| 476.93| 473.39
                                                         |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
             Retail trade................................|  7.44 |  7.65 |  7.66 |  7.65 | 220.97| 222.62| 227.50| 226.44
                                                         |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
             Finance, insurance, and real estate.........| 11.73 | 12.19 | 12.32 | 12.24 | 416.42| 433.96| 447.22| 435.74
                                                         |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
             Services....................................| 10.90 | 11.25 | 11.28 | 11.23 | 356.43| 365.63| 369.98| 367.22
                                                         |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
           ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
              1/  See footnote 1, table B-2.
              p = preliminary.
 
 
                 ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                             ESTABLISHMENT DATA
 
                                                                                           1/
Table B-4. Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers   on private nonfarm
 
                 payrolls by industry, seasonally adjusted
 
                 _________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                      |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                                      |       |       |       |       |       |       |  Percent
                                                      |       |       |       |       |       |       |  change
                               Industry               | Aug.  | Apr.  |  May  | June  | July  | Aug.  |   from:
                                                      | 1994  | 1995  | 1995  | 1995  |1995p/ |1995p/ |July 1995-
                                                      |       |       |       |       |       |       | Aug. 1995
                                                      |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                 _________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                      |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                 Total private:                       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                    Current dollars...................| $11.14| $11.40| $11.37| $11.43| $11.49| $11.47|    -0.2
                    Constant (1982) dollars2/.........|   7.37|   7.40|   7.36|   7.39|   7.43|  N.A. |    (3)
                                                      |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                 Goods_producing......................|  12.74|  12.94|  12.94|  13.02|  13.09|  13.09|      .0
                   Mining.............................|  14.85|  15.17|  15.18|  15.30|  15.45|  15.42|     -.2
                   Construction.......................|  14.74|  14.95|  14.99|  15.10|  15.10|  15.09|     -.1
                   Manufacturing......................|  12.09|  12.28|  12.28|  12.32|  12.40|  12.41|      .1
                     Excluding overtime4/.............|  11.44|  11.72|  11.67|  11.71|  11.80|  11.80|      .0
                                                      |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                 Service_producing....................|  10.57|  10.87|  10.83|  10.88|  10.94|  10.91|     -.3
                   Transportation and public utilities|  13.87|  14.15|  14.13|  14.21|  14.26|  14.28|      .1
                   Wholesale trade....................|  12.05|  12.41|  12.31|  12.36|  12.44|  12.41|     -.2
                   Retail trade.......................|   7.51|   7.63|   7.65|   7.67|   7.71|   7.73|      .3
                   Finance, insurance, and real estate|  11.81|  12.28|  12.19|  12.30|  12.43|  12.33|     -.8
                   Services...........................|  11.06|  11.39|  11.34|  11.38|  11.44|  11.39|     -.4
                                                      |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                 _________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
                    1/  See footnote 1, table B-2.
                    2/  The Consumer Price Index for Urban
                 Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) is
                 used to deflate this series.
                    3/  Change was -.5 percent from June 1995
                 to July 1995, 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
 
                                                                                             1/
Table B-5. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers   on private nonfarm payrolls
 
         by industry
 
         (1982=100)
 
         __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                       |                           |
                                                       |  Not seasonally adjusted  |          Seasonally adjusted
                                                       |                           |
                                                        ___________________________ _______________________________________
                            Industry                   |     |     |       |       |     |     |     |     |       |
                                                       |Aug. |June | July  | Aug.  |Aug. |Apr. | May |June | July  | Aug.
                                                       |1994 |1995 |1995p/ |1995p/ |1994 |1995 |1995 |1995 |1995p/ |1995p/
                                                       |     |     |       |       |     |     |     |     |       |
         __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                       |     |     |       |       |     |     |     |     |       |
               Total private...........................|133.1|134.6| 135.4 | 135.6 |129.9|132.8|131.0|132.4| 132.8 | 132.2
                                                       |     |     |       |       |     |     |     |     |       |
         Goods_producing...............................|113.0|112.4| 110.4 | 113.0 |109.5|109.9|108.9|109.7| 109.1 | 109.5
                                                       |     |     |       |       |     |     |     |     |       |
          Mining.......................................| 55.9| 55.0|  54.7 |  55.2 | 54.1| 54.3| 53.8| 54.6|  54.3 |  53.4
                                                       |     |     |       |       |     |     |     |     |       |
          Construction.................................|152.9|153.0| 157.9 | 158.1 |137.3|140.0|136.9|141.9| 143.5 | 141.9
                                                       |     |     |       |       |     |     |     |     |       |
          Manufacturing................................|108.1|107.4| 103.8 | 107.0 |107.3|107.1|106.6|106.5| 105.4 | 106.2
                                                       |     |     |       |       |     |     |     |     |       |
           Durable goods...............................|106.3|107.9| 103.5 | 106.6 |106.6|107.6|106.9|106.8| 105.7 | 107.0
            Lumber and wood products...................|140.7|135.4| 132.4 | 137.0 |136.1|133.9|132.3|132.7| 130.4 | 132.6
            Furniture and fixtures.....................|127.9|122.4| 116.1 | 122.8 |127.0|121.7|122.3|121.7| 119.5 | 122.3
            Stone, clay, and glass products............|112.8|113.2| 111.3 | 113.7 |108.3|108.7|107.7|108.9| 108.4 | 109.2
            Primary metal industries...................| 90.8| 93.2|  88.4 |  90.5 | 91.3| 92.2| 92.5| 92.5|  89.8 |  91.1
              Blast furnaces and basic steel products..| 73.5| 73.0|  71.5 |  72.2 | 73.3| 74.6| 72.8| 72.6|  71.0 |  71.8
            Fabricated metal products..................|111.1|113.8| 108.4 | 112.6 |111.2|113.2|113.0|112.4| 111.9 | 112.7
            Industrial machinery and equipment.........| 97.8|102.6|  99.5 | 100.3 | 99.6|102.3|102.4|102.1| 101.4 | 102.1
            Electronic and other electrical equipment..|105.7|107.5| 103.9 | 106.9 |106.5|107.2|107.0|106.9| 106.7 | 107.8
            Transportation equipment...................|116.1|119.4| 111.6 | 116.6 |118.3|121.1|118.3|118.2| 116.6 | 118.9
              Motor vehicles and equipment.............|153.2|159.5| 145.9 | 154.3 |156.2|153.1|156.4|155.9| 155.0 | 157.7
            Instruments and related products...........| 74.4| 73.9|  72.6 |  73.4 | 75.1| 74.2| 73.6| 73.5|  73.8 |  74.0
            Miscellaneous manufacturing................|105.7|104.9|  98.6 | 103.8 |105.0|105.3|104.1|104.7| 101.5 | 102.9
                                                       |     |     |       |       |     |     |     |     |       |
           Nondurable goods............................|110.6|106.8| 104.3 | 107.6 |108.2|106.6|106.3|106.1| 104.9 | 105.2
            Food and kindred products..................|123.5|115.3| 117.4 | 123.3 |114.5|113.7|114.6|116.1| 114.5 | 114.1
            Tobacco products...........................| 65.9| 55.6|  52.0 |  65.3 | 64.4| 59.0| 58.2| 60.5|  60.0 |  61.7
            Textile mill products......................|100.0| 95.1|  89.9 |  93.8 | 98.9| 96.4| 94.2| 93.1|  91.8 |  92.7
            Apparel and other textile products.........| 90.7| 84.3|  78.7 |  82.0 | 89.6| 84.9| 83.9| 82.9|  81.2 |  81.1
            Paper and allied products..................|113.0|110.4| 109.8 | 110.3 |112.7|110.3|109.8|109.4| 109.9 | 109.9
            Printing and publishing....................|126.8|124.8| 123.8 | 124.5 |126.8|125.5|126.0|125.6| 125.2 | 124.2
            Chemicals and allied products..............|101.8|103.8| 102.3 | 103.3 |101.7|103.0|102.6|102.8| 102.4 | 103.2
            Petroleum and coal products................| 82.9| 80.0|  80.3 |  78.5 | 81.2| 78.6| 76.0| 78.3|  78.5 |  76.7
            Rubber and misc. plastics products.........|142.3|143.3| 135.3 | 140.4 |142.4|142.6|143.2|141.2| 138.5 | 140.5
            Leather and leather products...............| 54.4| 50.8|  44.6 |  50.5 | 53.3| 50.9| 50.9| 50.0|  46.2 |  49.6
                                                       |     |     |       |       |     |     |     |     |       |
         Service_producing.............................|142.2|144.6| 146.6 | 145.8 |139.1|143.0|141.0|142.5| 143.4 | 142.4
                                                       |     |     |       |       |     |     |     |     |       |
          Transportation and public utilities..........|124.2|126.5| 127.1 | 125.9 |122.6|126.2|123.6|124.7| 125.6 | 124.6
                                                       |     |     |       |       |     |     |     |     |       |
          Wholesale trade..............................|117.7|121.3| 121.8 | 121.3 |116.5|119.6|118.5|120.0| 120.4 | 120.1
                                                       |     |     |       |       |     |     |     |     |       |
          Retail trade.................................|133.0|132.3| 134.8 | 134.4 |128.3|130.6|128.8|129.5| 130.4 | 129.8
                                                       |     |     |       |       |     |     |     |     |       |
          Finance, insurance, and real estate..........|125.9|125.9| 129.1 | 126.7 |124.0|126.7|122.8|124.7| 127.2 | 124.8
                                                       |     |     |       |       |     |     |     |     |       |
          Services.....................................|165.8|170.9| 172.9 | 172.3 |162.7|168.4|166.5|168.8| 169.4 | 168.4
                                                       |     |     |       |       |     |     |     |     |       |
         __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
            1/  See footnote 1, table B-2.
            p = preliminary.
 
 
 
      ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                  ESTABLISHMENT DATA
 
 
Table B-6.  Diffusion indexes of employment change, seasonally adjusted
 
      (Percent)
 
      _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                             |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
             TIME SPAN       | Jan.  | Feb.  | Mar.  | Apr.  | May   | June  | July  | Aug.  | Sept. | Oct.  | Nov.  | Dec.
                             |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
      _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                             |
                             |                          Private nonfarm payrolls, 356 industries1/
                             |
                              _______________________________________________________________________________________________
                             |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
      Over 1-month span:     |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
           1991..............|  39.7 |  40.0 |  38.6 |  37.2 |  49.4 |  44.2 |  47.1 |  53.7 |  49.3 |  47.6 |  46.2 |  45.8
           1992..............|  42.3 |  45.2 |  50.1 |  57.3 |  53.7 |  48.2 |  53.5 |  49.6 |  53.4 |  57.0 |  52.2 |  58.1
           1993..............|  57.6 |  61.5 |  51.4 |  58.3 |  61.4 |  55.1 |  57.7 |  56.3 |  61.4 |  59.7 |  61.1 |  60.7
           1994..............|  60.0 |  63.3 |  65.9 |  62.4 |  58.0 |  63.8 |  60.5 |  61.5 |  60.7 |  61.1 |  65.3 |  61.1
           1995..............|  60.3 |  61.7 |  57.6 |  51.3 |  46.2 |  55.3 |p/46.3 |p/54.6 |       |       |       |
                             |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                             |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
      Over 3-month span:     |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
           1991..............|  34.0 |  32.6 |  31.5 |  38.2 |  39.3 |  44.2 |  48.9 |  52.0 |  52.1 |  44.9 |  43.5 |  41.2
           1992..............|  40.2 |  42.6 |  50.7 |  56.3 |  56.3 |  54.6 |  50.6 |  51.3 |  52.5 |  54.9 |  58.7 |  59.1
           1993..............|  64.0 |  61.2 |  61.8 |  58.8 |  61.4 |  61.8 |  59.3 |  61.8 |  62.6 |  66.7 |  65.7 |  63.6
           1994..............|  68.8 |  70.9 |  69.8 |  67.1 |  66.0 |  66.0 |  68.4 |  68.3 |  67.8 |  67.3 |  68.1 |  67.4
           1995..............|  66.4 |  64.9 |  57.9 |  49.3 |  50.6 |p/47.3 |p/51.4 |       |       |       |       |
                             |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                             |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
      Over 6-month span:     |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
           1991..............|  29.8 |  32.6 |  30.9 |  32.6 |  39.0 |  44.8 |  47.1 |  44.7 |  48.0 |  45.8 |  40.7 |  40.3
           1992..............|  43.4 |  46.2 |  46.3 |  50.8 |  55.1 |  55.3 |  52.7 |  52.2 |  56.7 |  55.9 |  63.6 |  63.2
           1993..............|  63.2 |  63.8 |  62.8 |  64.2 |  60.8 |  63.9 |  64.5 |  64.7 |  66.2 |  67.3 |  70.8 |  70.8
           1994..............|  71.2 |  70.2 |  70.5 |  69.5 |  69.8 |  69.1 |  70.5 |  70.9 |  69.0 |  69.0 |  67.4 |  67.0
           1995..............|  65.9 |  58.8 |  56.3 |p/51.8 |p/48.5 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                             |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                             |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
      Over 12-month span:    |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
           1991..............|  31.0 |  31.0 |  31.7 |  31.9 |  31.7 |  33.8 |  35.8 |  37.5 |  40.0 |  45.2 |  45.6 |  45.4
           1992..............|  47.2 |  42.3 |  42.7 |  44.1 |  48.0 |  52.5 |  55.8 |  60.7 |  59.7 |  61.4 |  62.9 |  62.9
           1993..............|  64.9 |  63.9 |  64.0 |  65.4 |  67.0 |  67.6 |  67.6 |  67.0 |  70.2 |  69.4 |  68.8 |  69.4
           1994..............|  68.4 |  70.8 |  71.9 |  70.2 |  69.5 |  69.7 |  70.4 |  70.8 |  70.4 |  70.2 |  66.0 |  64.0
           1995..............|p/63.1 |p/60.1 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
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      Over 1-month span:     |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
           1991..............|  32.4 |  35.6 |  32.4 |  35.3 |  47.1 |  42.4 |  44.6 |  52.2 |  43.2 |  47.5 |  42.1 |  38.5
           1992..............|  37.1 |  40.3 |  46.0 |  57.2 |  48.2 |  46.0 |  56.1 |  42.8 |  50.7 |  47.5 |  51.4 |  52.5
           1993..............|  52.2 |  57.9 |  52.9 |  44.2 |  51.4 |  46.0 |  50.7 |  48.6 |  56.1 |  54.7 |  56.5 |  54.3
           1994..............|  59.4 |  61.2 |  59.4 |  56.5 |  55.0 |  59.0 |  54.0 |  56.5 |  53.2 |  59.4 |  59.0 |  57.6
           1995..............|  56.8 |  54.7 |  49.6 |  44.2 |  36.7 |  41.7 |p/38.1 |p/48.2 |       |       |       |
                             |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                             |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
      Over 3-month span:     |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
           1991..............|  23.7 |  23.0 |  20.9 |  33.1 |  35.6 |  37.4 |  47.1 |  47.1 |  50.4 |  39.9 |  37.4 |  32.7
           1992..............|  29.9 |  36.0 |  45.0 |  51.4 |  52.2 |  54.3 |  45.3 |  50.7 |  43.9 |  49.6 |  51.4 |  53.6
           1993..............|  60.8 |  60.4 |  57.2 |  46.4 |  46.4 |  50.7 |  49.6 |  54.3 |  53.2 |  60.1 |  56.1 |  57.6
           1994..............|  65.1 |  66.5 |  64.4 |  59.0 |  58.6 |  58.3 |  61.5 |  59.0 |  61.5 |  60.4 |  64.0 |  62.2
           1995..............|  61.5 |  56.1 |  47.1 |  35.6 |  32.4 |p/28.1 |p/33.5 |       |       |       |       |
                             |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                             |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
      Over 6-month span:     |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
           1991..............|  14.7 |  20.5 |  21.6 |  24.8 |  34.9 |  38.5 |  42.8 |  40.6 |  41.4 |  39.2 |  31.7 |  33.1
           1992..............|  33.5 |  36.0 |  39.6 |  47.5 |  51.8 |  52.5 |  47.5 |  48.9 |  52.5 |  47.1 |  57.9 |  58.3
           1993..............|  57.6 |  56.5 |  56.1 |  55.0 |  49.3 |  52.2 |  55.4 |  57.9 |  56.8 |  57.6 |  65.1 |  62.9
           1994..............|  61.9 |  62.9 |  64.4 |  61.5 |  60.8 |  59.0 |  62.2 |  62.6 |  61.5 |  64.0 |  61.5 |  61.5
           1995..............|  57.2 |  47.1 |  40.3 |p/31.7 |p/27.3 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                             |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                             |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
      Over 12-month span:    |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
           1991..............|  16.5 |  16.2 |  17.3 |  18.0 |  20.9 |  24.1 |  26.3 |  30.6 |  32.7 |  38.1 |  38.8 |  37.4
           1992..............|  42.4 |  36.7 |  36.3 |  36.0 |  39.6 |  45.7 |  50.0 |  55.8 |  57.9 |  56.8 |  58.3 |  56.5
           1993..............|  56.8 |  57.9 |  55.8 |  58.6 |  57.2 |  57.6 |  58.6 |  59.0 |  61.2 |  60.4 |  60.1 |  59.4
           1994..............|  58.3 |  59.7 |  61.9 |  61.5 |  61.5 |  61.5 |  61.9 |  63.3 |  61.5 |  59.7 |  56.5 |  49.6
           1995..............|p/46.4 |p/43.9 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
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         1/  Based on seasonally adjusted data for 1-, 3-,             employment increasing plus one-half of the industries
       and 6-month spans and unadjusted data for the 12-month          with unchanged employment, where 50 percent
       span. Data are centered within the span.                        indicates an equal balance between industries with
         p = preliminary.                                              increasing and decreasing employment.
         NOTE:  Figures are the percent of industries with