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                    THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:  FEBRUARY 2007

   Nonfarm payroll employment continued to trend up (+97,000), and the un- 
employment rate (4.5 percent) was essentially unchanged in February, the
Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.
Employment grew in some service-providing industries but declined sharply in
construction.  Manufacturing employment continued to trend downward.  Average
hourly earnings rose by 6 cents, or 0.4 percent, over the month.
   
Unemployment (Household Survey Data)
   
   In February, the number of unemployed persons (6.9 million) and the unem- 
ployment rate (4.5 percent) were essentially unchanged.  The jobless rate has 
remained within a narrow range--4.4 to 4.6 percent--since September 2006.  The
unemployment rate for Hispanics (5.2 percent) edged down in February, following
an increase in January.  The rates for the other major worker groups--adult men
(4.1 percent), adult women (3.8 percent), teenagers (14.9 percent), whites (4.0
percent), and blacks (7.9 percent)--showed little or no change.  The unemployment
rate for Asians was 2.7 percent, not seasonally adjusted.  (See tables A-1, A-2,
and A-3.)
   
   The share of the unemployed who had been without a job for 27 weeks or longer
increased by 1.7 percentage points to 17.8 percent in February.  (See table A-9.)
   
Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
   
   Both total employment (145.9 million) and the employment-population ratio
(63.2 percent) were about unchanged in February, as were the civilian labor
force (152.8 million) and the labor force participation rate (66.2 percent).
The participation rate in February was about the same as a year earlier.  (See
table A-1.)
   
Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
   
   About 1.5 million persons (not seasonally adjusted) were marginally attached
to the labor force in February--essentially unchanged from a year ago.  These
individuals wanted and were available for work and had looked for a job sometime
in the prior 12 months.  They were not counted as unemployed because they had
not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey.  Among the marginally
attached, there were 375,000 discouraged workers in February, little different
from a year earlier.  Discouraged workers were not currently looking for work 
  
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Table A.  Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
_______________________________________________________________________________
                         |                 |                          |
                         |    Quarterly    |                          |
                         |     averages    |       Monthly data       |
                         |_________________|__________________________|  Jan.-
        Category         |                 |        |                 |  Feb.
                         |      2006       |  2006  |       2007      | change
                         |_________________|________|_________________|
                         |        |        |        |        |        |
                         |   III  |   IV   |  Dec.  |  Jan.  |  Feb.  |
 ________________________|________|________|________|________|________|________
                         |
     HOUSEHOLD DATA      |                 Labor force status
                         |_____________________________________________________
                         |        |        |        |        |        |
Civilian labor force ....| 151,703| 152,425| 152,775| 152,974| 152,784|   -190
  Employment ............| 144,618| 145,629| 145,926| 145,957| 145,919|    -38
  Unemployment ..........|   7,086|   6,797|   6,849|   7,017|   6,865|   -152
Not in labor force ......|  77,464|  77,471|  77,333|  77,676|  78,050|    374
                         |________|________|________|________|________|________
                         |
                         |                 Unemployment rates
                         |_____________________________________________________
                         |        |        |        |        |        |
All workers .............|     4.7|     4.5|     4.5|     4.6|     4.5|   -0.1
  Adult men .............|     4.0|     3.9|     4.0|     4.1|     4.1|     .0
  Adult women ...........|     4.2|     3.9|     3.9|     4.0|     3.8|    -.2
  Teenagers .............|    16.1|    15.1|    15.2|    15.0|    14.9|    -.1
  White .................|     4.1|     3.9|     4.0|     4.1|     4.0|    -.1
  Black or African       |        |        |        |        |        |
    American ............|     9.1|     8.5|     8.4|     8.0|     7.9|    -.1
  Hispanic or Latino     |        |        |        |        |        |
    ethnicity ...........|     5.3|     4.8|     4.9|     5.7|     5.2|    -.5
                         |________|________|________|________|________|________
                         |
  ESTABLISHMENT DATA     |                     Employment
                         |_____________________________________________________
                         |        |        |        |        |        |
Nonfarm employment.......| 136,442| 136,951| 137,167|p137,313|p137,410|    p97
  Goods-producing (1)....|  22,625|  22,539|  22,520| p22,546| p22,475|   p-71
    Construction ........|   7,716|   7,691|   7,684|  p7,712|  p7,650|   p-62
    Manufacturing .......|  14,218|  14,147|  14,131| p14,129| p14,115|   p-14
  Service-providing (1)..| 113,817| 114,412| 114,647|p114,767|p114,935|   p168
    Retail trade (2).....|  15,298|  15,316|  15,324| p15,349| p15,356|     p7
    Professional and     |        |        |        |        |        |
      business services .|  17,615|  17,727|  17,792| p17,818| p17,847|    p29
    Education and health |        |        |        |        |        |
      services ..........|  17,889|  18,019|  18,063| p18,093| p18,124|    p31
    Leisure and          |        |        |        |        |        |
      hospitality .......|  13,184|  13,318|  13,373| p13,395| p13,426|    p31
    Government ..........|  22,030|  22,107|  22,114| p22,129| p22,168|    p39
                         |________|________|________|________|________|________
                         |
                         |                  Hours of work (3)
                         |_____________________________________________________
                         |        |        |        |        |        |
Total private ...........|    33.8|    33.9|    33.9|   p33.8|   p33.7|  p-0.1
  Manufacturing .........|    41.3|    41.1|    41.0|   p40.8|   p40.8|    p.0
    Overtime ............|     4.4|     4.2|     4.2|    p4.1|    p4.2|    p.1
                         |________|________|________|________|________|________
                         |
                         |   Indexes of aggregate weekly hours (2002=100)(3)
                         |_____________________________________________________
                         |        |        |        |        |        |
Total private ...........|   106.0|   106.5|   106.9|  p106.7|  p106.4|  p-0.3
                         |________|________|________|________|________|________
                         |
                         |                     Earnings (3)
                         |_____________________________________________________
Average hourly earnings, |        |        |        |        |        |
  total private .........|  $16.84|  $17.00|  $17.07| p$17.10| p$17.16| p$0.06
Average weekly earnings, |        |        |        |        |        |
  total private .........|  569.64|  575.73|  578.67| p577.98| p578.29|   p.31
_________________________|________|________|________|________|________|________

   1 Includes other industries, not shown separately.
   2 Quarterly averages and the over-the-month change are calculated using
 unrounded data.
   3 Data relate to private production and nonsupervisory workers.
  p = preliminary.

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specifically because they believed no jobs were available for them.  The other 
1.1 million persons marginally attached to the labor force in February had not 
searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey for reasons such as school 
attendance or family responsibilities.  (See table A-13.)
   
Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data)
   
   In February, total payroll employment was up by 97,000, to 137.4 million,
seasonally adjusted.  This increase followed gains of 226,000 in December and
146,000 in January (as revised).  In February, employment continued to increase
in health care, professional and business services, and food services.  Construc-
tion employment declined sharply over the month, and manufacturing continued to 
lose jobs.  (See table B-1.)
   
   In the service-providing sector, health care employment rose by 33,000 in
February, as job growth continued throughout the component industries.  Over 
the year, health care employment has increased by 340,000.
   
   Employment in professional and business services continued to trend up in
February (+29,000) with small gains occurring in most of its component industries.  
Over the past 12 months, this industry has added 460,000 jobs.  In February, em-
ployment in services to buildings and dwellings grew by 11,000.  Temporary help 
services employment was little changed over the month and over the year.
   
   Elsewhere in the service-providing sector, food services and drinking places
added 21,000 jobs in February.  Over the year, food services employment has risen 
by 348,000.  Employment in the information industry was up by 13,000 in February.  
Within financial activities, depository credit intermediation added 4,000 jobs.  
Over the month, employment was essentially unchanged in both wholesale and retail 
trade.  Air transportation lost 7,000 jobs.
   
   In the goods-producing sector, construction employment fell by 62,000 in February 
after posting a gain of 28,000 in January.  Unusually severe winter weather conditions 
in some areas of the country in February likely contributed to job losses in the indus-
try.  Employment declined in both residential (-21,000) and nonresidential (-25,000) 
specialty trades, and heavy construction lost 10,000 jobs.  Employment in residential 
specialty trades has been declining since February 2006.
   
   Manufacturing employment continued to trend down over the month (-14,000).  Job 
losses occurred in wood products (-4,000), semiconductors and electronic components 
(-3,000), and textile mills (-3,000).  Machinery added 5,000 jobs in February.  In 
mining, employment rose by 4,000.
   
Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)
   
   The average workweek for production and nonsupervisory workers on private
nonfarm payrolls fell by 0.1 hour to 33.7 hours in February.  Weekly hours for
factory workers were unchanged at 40.8 hours, while factory overtime hours in- 
creased by 0.1 hour to 4.2 hours.  (See table B-2.)
   
   The index of aggregate weekly hours of production and nonsupervisory workers
declined by 0.3 percent in February to 106.4 (2002=100).  The manufacturing in-
dex decreased by 0.1 percent to 94.7.  (See table B-5.)
   
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Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data)
   
   Average hourly earnings of production and nonsupervisory workers on private
nonfarm payrolls increased by 6 cents, or 0.4 percent, in February to $17.16.
This increase followed gains of 3 cents in January and 8 cents in December.  
Average weekly earnings were up by 0.1 percent in February to $578.29.  Over the
year, hourly and weekly earnings rose by 4.1 and 3.8 percent, respectively.  (See 
table B-3.)

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   The Employment Situation for March 2007 is scheduled to be released on
Friday, April 6, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT).
   
 
 
     Adjustment to Educational Attainment Data from the Household Survey

   An adjustment was made to the procedure for producing the educational attain-
ment data for February 2007.  In this release, those data appear in table A-4.  
The adjustment was made to minimize the impact of a questionnaire error that af-
fected a regular February update of educational attainment.  The questionnaire 
error did not affect any other data series from the household survey.
   
   Under the usual procedure, household survey respondents (who are in the sur-
vey for a total of 8 months) are asked to update their educational attainment
at several points during the year.  This update is done to determine whether
their level of schooling has increased since their initial interview.  The
updating process did not work correctly this February because of a problem
related to new questionnaire software.
   
   BLS and the Census Bureau, which conducts the survey, decided not to use the
educational attainment updates collected in February and instead continued to
use existing information collected in prior months.  Because the educational at-
tainment of the population changes very slowly from month to month, the degree
of understatement of educational level resulting from this adjustment is small.
The Census Bureau and BLS will continue to examine the sources of the problem.
   
   For additional information, contact the Division of Labor Force Statistics at
cpsinfo@bls.gov or call (202) 691-6378.
   
   
   
   
   
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Technical Note


   This news release presents statistics from two major surveys, the Current
Population Survey (household survey) and the Current Employment Statistics
survey (establishment survey).  The household survey provides the informa-
tion on the labor force, employment, and unemployment that appears in the
A tables, marked HOUSEHOLD DATA.  It is a sample survey of about 60,000 house-
holds conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the Bureau of Labor Statistics
(BLS).
 
   The establishment survey provides the information on the employment,
hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm payrolls that appears in the 
B tables, marked ESTABLISHMENT DATA.  This information is collected from
payroll records by BLS in cooperation with state agencies.  The sample 
includes about 160,000 businesses and government agencies covering ap-
proximately 400,000 individual worksites.  The active sample includes 
about one-third of all nonfarm payroll workers.  The sample is drawn 
from a sampling frame of unemployment insurance tax accounts.

   For both surveys, the data for a given month  relate to a particular week
or pay period.  In the household survey,  the reference week is generally
the calendar week that contains the 12th day of the month.  In the establish-
ment survey, the reference  period is the pay period including the 12th,
which may or may not correspond directly to the calendar week.

Coverage, definitions, and differences between surveys
 
   Household survey.  The sample  is selected  to reflect the entire
civilian noninstitutional population.  Based on responses to a series of
questions on work and job search activities, each person  16 years and over
in a sample household is classified as employed, unemployed, or not in the
labor force.
   
   People are classified as employed if they did any work at all as paid
employees during the reference week; worked in their own business, pro-
fession, or on their own farm; or worked without pay at least 15 hours
in a family business or farm.  People are also counted as employed if they
were temporarily absent from their jobs because of illness, bad weather,
vacation, labor-management disputes, or personal reasons.
 
   People are classified as unemployed if they meet all of the following
criteria:  They had no employment during the  reference week; they were
available for work at that time; and they made specific efforts to find
employment sometime during the 4-week period ending with the reference
week.  Persons laid off from  a job and expecting recall need not be
looking for work to be counted as unemployed.  The unemployment data
derived from the household survey in no way depend upon the eligibility
for or receipt of unemployment insurance benefits.
 
   The civilian labor force  is the sum of employed and  unemployed persons.
Those not classified as employed or unemployed are not in the labor force.
The unemployment rate is the number unemployed as a percent of the  labor
force.  The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent
of the population, and the employment-population ratio is the employed as a
percent of the population.
                                  
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   Establishment survey.  The sample establishments are drawn from pri-
vate nonfarm businesses such as factories, offices, and stores, as well
as federal, state, and local government entities.  Employees on nonfarm
payrolls are those who received pay for any part of the reference pay
period, including persons on paid leave.  Persons are counted in each job
they hold.  Hours and earnings data are for private businesses and relate
only to production workers in the goods-producing sector and nonsupervisory
workers in the service-providing sector.  Industries are classified on the
basis of their principal activity in accordance with the 2002 version of
the North American Industry Classification System.

   Differences in employment estimates.  The numerous conceptual and method-
ological differences between the household and establishment surveys result
in important distinctions in the employment estimates derived from the sur-
veys.  Among these are:
 
   --The household survey includes agricultural workers, the self-employed,
unpaid family workers, and private household workers among the employed.
These groups are excluded from the establishment survey.

   --The household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the employed.
The establishment survey does not.
 
   --The household survey is limited to  workers 16 years of age and older.
The establishment survey is not limited by age.
 
   --The  household survey has no duplication of individuals, because in-
dividuals  are counted only once, even if they hold more than one job. In
the establishment survey, employees working at more than one job  and thus
appearing on more than one payroll would be counted separately for each
appearance.
 
Seasonal adjustment
 
   Over the course of a year, the size of the nation's labor force and the
levels of employment and unemployment undergo sharp fluctuations due to
such seasonal events as changes in weather, reduced or expanded production,
harvests, major holidays, and the opening and closing of schools.  The ef-
fect of such seasonal  variation can  be  very large; seasonal fluctua-
tions may account for as much as 95 percent of the month-to-month changes
in unemployment.
 
   Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern
each year, their influence on statistical trends can be eliminated by ad-
justing the statistics from month to month.  These adjustments make non-
seasonal developments, such as declines in economic activity or increases
in the participation of women in the labor force, easier to spot.  For
example, the large number of youth entering the labor force each June is
likely to obscure any other changes that have taken place relative to May,
making it difficult to determine if the level of economic activity has risen
or declined.  However, because the effect of students finishing school in
previous years is known, the statistics for the current year can be adjusted
to allow for a comparable change.  Insofar as the seasonal adjustment is made
correctly, the adjusted figure provides a more useful tool with which to ana-
lyze changes in economic activity.
 
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   Most seasonally adjusted series are independently adjusted in both the 
household and establishment surveys.  However, the adjusted series for many 
major estimates, such as total payroll employment, employment in most super-
sectors, total employment, and unemployment are computed by aggregating in-
dependently adjusted component series.  For example, total unemployment is 
derived by summing the adjusted series for four major age-sex components; 
this differs from the unemployment estimate that would be obtained by di-
rectly adjusting the total or by combining the duration, reasons, or more 
detailed age categories.

   For both the household and establishment surveys, a concurrent seasonal
adjustment methodology is used in which new seasonal factors are calculated 
each month, using all relevant data, up to and including the data for the 
current month.  In the household survey, new seasonal factors are used to
adjust only the current month's data.  In the establishment survey, however, 
new seasonal factors are used each month to adjust the three most recent 
monthly estimates.  In both surveys, revisions to historical data are made 
once a year.

Reliability of the estimates
 
   Statistics based on the household and establishment surveys are subject
to both sampling and nonsampling error.  When a sample rather than the en-
tire population is surveyed, there is a chance that the sample estimates
may differ from the "true" population values they represent.  The exact
difference, or sampling error, varies depending on the particular sample
selected, and this variability is measured by the standard error of the
estimate.  There is about a 90-percent chance, or level of confidence,
that an estimate based on a sample will differ by no more than 1.6 stand-
ard errors from the "true" population value because of sampling error.
BLS analyses are generally conducted at the 90-percent level of confidence.
 
   For example, the confidence interval for the monthly change in total
employment from the household survey is on the order of plus or minus
430,000.  Suppose the estimate of total employment increases by 100,000
from one month to the next.  The 90-percent confidence interval on the
monthly change would range from -330,000 to 530,000 (100,000 +/- 430,000).
These figures do not mean that the sample results are off by these
magnitudes, but rather that there is about a 90-percent chance that the
"true" over-the-month change lies within this interval.  Since this range
includes values of less than zero, we could not say with confidence that
employment had, in fact, increased.  If, however, the reported employment
rise was half a million, then all of the values within the 90-percent
confidence interval would be greater than zero.  In this case, it is likely
(at least a 90-percent chance) that an employment rise had, in fact, oc-
curred.  At an unemployment rate of around 5.5 percent, the 90-percent con-
fidence interval for the monthly change in unemployment is about +/- 280,000, 
and for the monthly change in the unemployment rate it is about +/- .19 
percentage point.
 
   In general, estimates involving many individuals or establishments have
lower standard errors (relative to the size of the estimate) than estimates
which are based on a small number of observations.  The precision of esti-
mates is also improved when the data are cumulated over time such as for
quarterly and annual averages.  The seasonal adjustment process can also im-
prove the stability of the monthly estimates.
 
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   The household and establishment surveys are also affected by nonsampling
error.  Nonsampling errors can occur for many reasons, including the failure
to sample a segment of the population, inability to obtain information for
all respondents in the sample, inability or unwillingness of respondents to
provide correct information on a timely basis, mistakes made by respondents,
and errors made in the collection or processing of the data.
 
   For example, in the establishment survey, estimates for the most recent 
2 months are based on substantially incomplete returns; for this reason,
these estimates are labeled preliminary in the tables.  It is only after
two successive revisions to a monthly estimate, when nearly all sample
reports have been received, that the estimate is considered final.
   
   Another major source of nonsampling error in the establishment survey is
the inability to capture, on a timely basis, employment generated by new
firms.  To correct for this systematic underestimation of employment growth, 
an estimation procedure with two components is used to account for business
births.  The first component uses business deaths to impute employment for
business births.  This is incorporated into the sample-based link relative
estimate procedure by simply not reflecting sample units going out of busi-
ness, but imputing to them the same trend as the other firms in the sample.  
The second component is an ARIMA time series model designed to estimate the 
residual net birth/death employment not accounted for by the imputation.  
The historical time series used to create and test the ARIMA model was de-
rived from the unemployment insurance universe micro-level database, and 
reflects the actual residual net of births and deaths over the past five 
years.
 
   The sample-based estimates from the establishment survey are adjusted
once a year (on a lagged basis) to universe counts of payroll employment
obtained from administrative records of the unemployment insurance program.
The difference between the March sample-based employment estimates and the
March universe counts is known as a benchmark revision, and serves as a
rough proxy for total survey error.  The new benchmarks also incorporate
changes in the classification of industries.  Over the past decade, the
benchmark revision for total nonfarm employment has averaged 0.2 percent,
ranging from less than 0.05 percent to 0.6 percent.

Additional statistics and other information
 
   More comprehensive statistics are contained in Employment and Earnings,
published each month by BLS.  It is available for $27.00 per issue or
$53.00 per year from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC
20402.  All orders must be prepaid by sending a check or money order pay-
able to the Superintendent of Documents, or by charging to Mastercard or
Visa.
 
   Employment and Earnings also provides measures of sampling error for
the household and establishment survey data published in this release.  
For unemployment and other labor force categories, these measures appear 
in tables 1-B through 1-D of its "Explanatory Notes."  For the establish-
ment survey data, the sampling error measures and the actual size of re-
visions due to benchmark adjustments appear in tables 2-B through 2-F of 
Employment and Earnings.

   Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired
individuals upon request.  Voice phone:  202-691-5200; TDD message referral
phone:  1-800-877-8339.
 
 
 
 
 
     HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                                         HOUSEHOLD DATA
     
     Table A-1.  Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age
     
     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                             Not seasonally adjusted                          Seasonally adjusted (1)                     
                                                                                                                                                          
              Employment status, sex, and age                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                           Feb.       Jan.       Feb.       Feb.       Oct.       Nov.       Dec.       Jan.       Feb.   
                                                           2006       2007       2007       2006       2006       2006       2006       2007       2007   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                           TOTAL                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
     Civilian noninstitutional population..............   227,763    230,650    230,834    227,763    229,675    229,905    230,108    230,650    230,834 
       Civilian labor force............................   149,686    151,924    151,879    150,477    152,052    152,449    152,775    152,974    152,784 
             Participation rate........................      65.7       65.9       65.8       66.1       66.2       66.3       66.4       66.3       66.2 
         Employed......................................   141,994    144,275    144,479    143,319    145,337    145,623    145,926    145,957    145,919 
             Employment-population ratio...............      62.3       62.6       62.6       62.9       63.3       63.3       63.4       63.3       63.2 
         Unemployed....................................     7,692      7,649      7,400      7,158      6,715      6,826      6,849      7,017      6,865 
             Unemployment rate.........................       5.1        5.0        4.9        4.8        4.4        4.5        4.5        4.6        4.5 
       Not in labor force..............................    78,077     78,726     78,955     77,287     77,623     77,456     77,333     77,676     78,050 
         Persons who currently want a job..............     4,800      4,633      4,635      4,917      4,759      4,778      4,506      4,520      4,705 
                                                                                                                                                          
                   Men, 16 years and over                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                          
     Civilian noninstitutional population..............   110,048    111,528    111,627    110,048    111,059    111,180    111,288    111,528    111,627 
       Civilian labor force............................    80,148     81,340     81,344     80,782     81,612     81,798     82,030     82,060     82,014 
             Participation rate........................      72.8       72.9       72.9       73.4       73.5       73.6       73.7       73.6       73.5 
         Employed......................................    75,749     76,934     76,923     76,922     77,985     78,148     78,311     78,237     78,172 
             Employment-population ratio...............      68.8       69.0       68.9       69.9       70.2       70.3       70.4       70.2       70.0 
         Unemployed....................................     4,400      4,406      4,421      3,860      3,626      3,650      3,718      3,823      3,842 
             Unemployment rate.........................       5.5        5.4        5.4        4.8        4.4        4.5        4.5        4.7        4.7 
       Not in labor force..............................    29,900     30,188     30,283     29,266     29,448     29,382     29,259     29,468     29,613 
                                                                                                                                                          
                   Men, 20 years and over                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                          
     Civilian noninstitutional population..............   101,657    102,956    103,046    101,657    102,549    102,656    102,751    102,956    103,046 
       Civilian labor force............................    76,753     77,991     77,986     77,115     77,936     78,123     78,334     78,384     78,375 
             Participation rate........................      75.5       75.8       75.7       75.9       76.0       76.1       76.2       76.1       76.1 
         Employed......................................    72,988     74,146     74,184     73,880     74,924     75,088     75,235     75,158     75,138 
             Employment-population ratio...............      71.8       72.0       72.0       72.7       73.1       73.1       73.2       73.0       72.9 
         Unemployed....................................     3,765      3,845      3,802      3,235      3,012      3,036      3,100      3,226      3,237 
             Unemployment rate.........................       4.9        4.9        4.9        4.2        3.9        3.9        4.0        4.1        4.1 
       Not in labor force..............................    24,904     24,965     25,060     24,542     24,613     24,533     24,417     24,572     24,671 
                                                                                                                                                          
                  Women, 16 years and over                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                          
     Civilian noninstitutional population..............   117,715    119,122    119,207    117,715    118,616    118,724    118,820    119,122    119,207 
       Civilian labor force............................    69,538     70,584     70,535     69,694     70,440     70,651     70,745     70,914     70,770 
             Participation rate........................      59.1       59.3       59.2       59.2       59.4       59.5       59.5       59.5       59.4 
         Employed......................................    66,246     67,341     67,556     66,397     67,352     67,475     67,615     67,720     67,747 
             Employment-population ratio...............      56.3       56.5       56.7       56.4       56.8       56.8       56.9       56.8       56.8 
         Unemployed....................................     3,292      3,243      2,979      3,297      3,089      3,176      3,130      3,194      3,023 
             Unemployment rate.........................       4.7        4.6        4.2        4.7        4.4        4.5        4.4        4.5        4.3 
       Not in labor force..............................    48,177     48,538     48,672     48,021     48,175     48,073     48,074     48,207     48,437 
                                                                                                                                                          
                  Women, 20 years and over                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                          
     Civilian noninstitutional population..............   109,562    110,803    110,880    109,562    110,349    110,445    110,528    110,803    110,880 
       Civilian labor force............................    66,151     67,270     67,270     66,098     66,851     67,024     67,132     67,361     67,267 
             Participation rate........................      60.4       60.7       60.7       60.3       60.6       60.7       60.7       60.8       60.7 
         Employed......................................    63,306     64,473     64,703     63,286     64,252     64,333     64,491     64,654     64,703 
             Employment-population ratio...............      57.8       58.2       58.4       57.8       58.2       58.2       58.3       58.4       58.4 
         Unemployed....................................     2,845      2,797      2,567      2,811      2,599      2,691      2,641      2,707      2,564 
             Unemployment rate.........................       4.3        4.2        3.8        4.3        3.9        4.0        3.9        4.0        3.8 
       Not in labor force..............................    43,410     43,533     43,610     43,464     43,498     43,420     43,396     43,442     43,612 
                                                                                                                                                          
                 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                          
     Civilian noninstitutional population..............    16,545     16,891     16,908     16,545     16,776     16,804     16,829     16,891     16,908 
       Civilian labor force............................     6,782      6,663      6,623      7,264      7,264      7,301      7,309      7,228      7,142 
             Participation rate........................      41.0       39.4       39.2       43.9       43.3       43.5       43.4       42.8       42.2 
         Employed......................................     5,700      5,656      5,592      6,153      6,161      6,202      6,200      6,145      6,078 
             Employment-population ratio...............      34.5       33.5       33.1       37.2       36.7       36.9       36.8       36.4       35.9 
         Unemployed....................................     1,082      1,007      1,031      1,111      1,104      1,099      1,108      1,083      1,064 
             Unemployment rate.........................      15.9       15.1       15.6       15.3       15.2       15.1       15.2       15.0       14.9 
       Not in labor force..............................     9,764     10,228     10,286      9,281      9,512      9,502      9,520      9,662      9,766 
       
       1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted
     columns.
       NOTE:  Beginning in January 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.





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     Table A-2.  Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age
     
     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                             Not seasonally adjusted                          Seasonally adjusted (1)                     
                                                                                                                                                          
           Employment status, race, sex, and age                                                                                                          
                                                           Feb.       Jan.       Feb.       Feb.       Oct.       Nov.       Dec.       Jan.       Feb.   
                                                           2006       2007       2007       2006       2006       2006       2006       2007       2007   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                           WHITE                                                                                                                          
     Civilian noninstitutional population..............   185,570    187,471    187,582    185,570    186,840    186,988    187,115    187,471    187,582 
       Civilian labor force............................   122,539    124,106    124,092    123,036    124,364    124,536    124,783    124,908    124,676 
           Participation rate..........................      66.0       66.2       66.2       66.3       66.6       66.6       66.7       66.6       66.5 
         Employed......................................   116,967    118,392    118,573    117,961    119,511    119,636    119,813    119,767    119,669 
           Employment-population ratio.................      63.0       63.2       63.2       63.6       64.0       64.0       64.0       63.9       63.8 
         Unemployed....................................     5,572      5,714      5,519      5,075      4,853      4,900      4,970      5,141      5,007 
           Unemployment rate...........................       4.5        4.6        4.4        4.1        3.9        3.9        4.0        4.1        4.0 
       Not in labor force..............................    63,031     63,365     63,490     62,533     62,476     62,452     62,333     62,562     62,905 
                                                                                                                                                          
                   Men, 20 years and over                                                                                                                 
       Civilian labor force............................    63,921     64,733     64,844     64,175     64,792     64,935     65,084     65,109     65,113 
           Participation rate..........................      76.0       76.1       76.2       76.3       76.5       76.6       76.7       76.6       76.5 
         Employed......................................    61,129     61,806     61,934     61,845     62,613     62,712     62,766     62,693     62,703 
           Employment-population ratio.................      72.7       72.7       72.8       73.5       73.9       73.9       73.9       73.7       73.7 
         Unemployed....................................     2,791      2,927      2,910      2,330      2,179      2,223      2,318      2,416      2,410 
           Unemployment rate...........................       4.4        4.5        4.5        3.6        3.4        3.4        3.6        3.7        3.7 
                                                                                                                                                          
                  Women, 20 years and over                                                                                                                
       Civilian labor force............................    53,056     53,829     53,779     52,904     53,614     53,594     53,633     53,809     53,667 
           Participation rate..........................      59.8       60.2       60.1       59.7       60.1       60.1       60.1       60.1       60.0 
         Employed......................................    51,046     51,804     51,939     50,917     51,740     51,700     51,795     51,877     51,840 
           Employment-population ratio.................      57.6       57.9       58.0       57.4       58.0       57.9       58.0       58.0       57.9 
         Unemployed....................................     2,010      2,025      1,840      1,987      1,874      1,893      1,838      1,932      1,827 
           Unemployment rate...........................       3.8        3.8        3.4        3.8        3.5        3.5        3.4        3.6        3.4 
                                                                                                                                                          
                 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                                               
       Civilian labor force............................     5,562      5,543      5,469      5,958      5,958      6,008      6,066      5,990      5,896 
           Participation rate..........................      43.6       42.7       42.1       46.7       46.1       46.4       46.8       46.1       45.3 
         Employed......................................     4,792      4,782      4,700      5,199      5,158      5,223      5,252      5,197      5,126 
           Employment-population ratio.................      37.5       36.8       36.1       40.7       39.9       40.4       40.5       40.0       39.4 
         Unemployed....................................       770        761        769        759        800        784        814        793        770 
           Unemployment rate...........................      13.9       13.7       14.1       12.7       13.4       13.1       13.4       13.2       13.1 
                                                                                                                                                          
                 BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN                                                                                                                
     Civilian noninstitutional population..............    26,826     27,276     27,310     26,826     27,153     27,193     27,231     27,276     27,310 
       Civilian labor force............................    17,049     17,408     17,300     17,271     17,378     17,444     17,512     17,639     17,549 
           Participation rate..........................      63.6       63.8       63.3       64.4       64.0       64.2       64.3       64.7       64.3 
         Employed......................................    15,405     15,973     15,888     15,656     15,902     15,950     16,045     16,226     16,154 
           Employment-population ratio.................      57.4       58.6       58.2       58.4       58.6       58.7       58.9       59.5       59.2 
         Unemployed....................................     1,644      1,435      1,412      1,615      1,476      1,494      1,466      1,412      1,395 
           Unemployment rate...........................       9.6        8.2        8.2        9.3        8.5        8.6        8.4        8.0        7.9 
       Not in labor force..............................     9,778      9,868     10,010      9,556      9,774      9,749      9,719      9,637      9,761 
                                                                                                                                                          
                   Men, 20 years and over                                                                                                                 
       Civilian labor force............................     7,605      7,839      7,752      7,680      7,747      7,778      7,812      7,893      7,846 
           Participation rate..........................      70.5       71.5       70.6       71.2       70.9       71.1       71.3       72.0       71.5 
         Employed......................................     6,877      7,188      7,110      7,018      7,109      7,170      7,240      7,304      7,262 
           Employment-population ratio.................      63.7       65.5       64.8       65.0       65.1       65.5       66.1       66.6       66.1 
         Unemployed....................................       728        652        643        662        639        608        572        588        584 
           Unemployment rate...........................       9.6        8.3        8.3        8.6        8.2        7.8        7.3        7.5        7.4 
                                                                                                                                                          
                  Women, 20 years and over                                                                                                                
       Civilian labor force............................     8,602      8,818      8,780      8,661      8,721      8,798      8,840      8,891      8,850 
           Participation rate..........................      63.7       64.4       64.0       64.1       63.9       64.4       64.7       64.9       64.5 
         Employed......................................     7,925      8,244      8,220      7,991      8,122      8,152      8,171      8,316      8,286 
           Employment-population ratio.................      58.7       60.2       60.0       59.2       59.6       59.7       59.8       60.7       60.4 
         Unemployed....................................       676        574        560        670        599        647        669        575        564 
           Unemployment rate...........................       7.9        6.5        6.4        7.7        6.9        7.4        7.6        6.5        6.4 
                                                                                                                                                          
                 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                                               
       Civilian labor force............................       842        750        768        930        910        868        860        855        852 
           Participation rate..........................      33.3       28.7       29.3       36.7       35.1       33.4       33.0       32.7       32.5 
         Employed......................................       603        541        558        647        671        629        634        606        605 
           Employment-population ratio.................      23.8       20.7       21.3       25.6       25.9       24.2       24.4       23.2       23.1 
         Unemployed....................................       239        210        209        283        239        239        226        249        247 
           Unemployment rate...........................      28.4       27.9       27.2       30.4       26.3       27.6       26.2       29.1       29.0 
                                                                                                                                                          
                           ASIAN                                                                                                                          
     Civilian noninstutional population................    10,032     10,394     10,566       (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)  
       Civilian labor force............................     6,647      6,901      6,951       (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)  
           Participation rate..........................      66.3       66.4       65.8       (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)  
         Employed......................................     6,437      6,680      6,760       (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)  
           Employment-population ratio.................      64.2       64.3       64.0       (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)  
         Unemployed....................................       210        220        190       (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)  
           Unemployment rate...........................       3.2        3.2        2.7       (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)  
       Not in labor force..............................     3,385      3,493      3,616       (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)  
       
       1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted
     columns.
       2 Data not available.
       NOTE:  Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for all races.  Beginning in
     January 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.





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     Table A-3.  Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex and age
     
     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                             Not seasonally adjusted                          Seasonally adjusted (1)                     
                                                                                                                                                          
              Employment status, sex, and age                                                                                                             
                                                           Feb.       Jan.       Feb.       Feb.       Oct.       Nov.       Dec.       Jan.       Feb.   
                                                           2006       2007       2007       2006       2006       2006       2006       2007       2007   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY                                                                                                              
     Civilian noninstitutional population..............    29,707     30,877     30,965     29,707     30,416     30,508     30,596     30,877     30,965 
       Civilian labor force............................    20,342     21,253     21,167     20,466     20,825     20,994     21,176     21,439     21,318 
           Participation rate..........................      68.5       68.8       68.4       68.9       68.5       68.8       69.2       69.4       68.8 
         Employed......................................    19,116     19,888     19,946     19,341     19,860     19,953     20,131     20,221     20,204 
           Employment-population ratio.................      64.3       64.4       64.4       65.1       65.3       65.4       65.8       65.5       65.2 
         Unemployed....................................     1,226      1,365      1,221      1,125        965      1,042      1,045      1,218      1,115 
           Unemployment rate...........................       6.0        6.4        5.8        5.5        4.6        5.0        4.9        5.7        5.2 
       Not in labor force..............................     9,365      9,624      9,798      9,241      9,591      9,513      9,419      9,438      9,647 
                                                                                                                                                          
                   Men, 20 years and over                                                                                                                 
       Civilian labor force............................    11,731     12,214     12,183       (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)  
           Participation rate..........................      84.6       84.8       84.3       (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)  
         Employed......................................    11,076     11,506     11,526       (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)  
           Employment-population ratio.................      79.9       79.9       79.8       (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)  
         Unemployed....................................       655        708        657       (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)  
           Unemployment rate...........................       5.6        5.8        5.4       (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)  
                                                                                                                                                          
                  Women, 20 years and over                                                                                                                
       Civilian labor force............................     7,625      7,933      7,967       (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)  
           Participation rate..........................      58.2       58.4       58.5       (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)  
         Employed......................................     7,191      7,489      7,582       (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)  
           Employment-population ratio.................      54.9       55.1       55.7       (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)  
         Unemployed....................................       433        444        385       (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)  
           Unemployment rate...........................       5.7        5.6        4.8       (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)  
                                                                                                                                                          
                 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                                               
       Civilian labor force............................       987      1,106      1,016       (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)  
           Participation rate..........................      36.0       38.3       35.1       (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)  
         Employed......................................       849        892        837       (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)  
           Employment-population ratio.................      30.9       30.9       28.9       (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)  
         Unemployed....................................       138        214        179       (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)  
           Unemployment rate...........................      14.0       19.3       17.6       (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)  
       
       1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted
     columns.
       2 Data not available.
       NOTE:  Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.  Beginning in January 2007, data reflect revised population
     controls used in the household survey.





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     Table A-4.  Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment
     
     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                             Not seasonally adjusted                            Seasonally adjusted                       
                                                                                                                                                          
                   Educational attainment                                                                                                                 
                                                           Feb.       Jan.       Feb.       Feb.       Oct.       Nov.       Dec.       Jan.       Feb.   
                                                           2006       2007       2007       2006       2006       2006       2006       2007       2007   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
              Less than a high school diploma                                                                                                             
     Civilian labor force..............................    12,415     12,841     12,868     12,756     12,725     12,681     12,719     12,870     13,150 
         Participation rate............................      45.8       46.9       46.8       47.0       46.5       46.4       46.8       47.0       47.9 
       Employed........................................    11,375     11,807     11,778     11,844     11,993     11,855     11,877     11,993     12,212 
         Employment-population ratio...................      41.9       43.1       42.9       43.7       43.8       43.4       43.7       43.8       44.4 
       Unemployed......................................     1,040      1,034      1,090        911        732        826        842        877        938 
         Unemployment rate.............................       8.4        8.1        8.5        7.1        5.8        6.5        6.6        6.8        7.1 
                                                                                                                                                          
           High school graduates, no college (1)                                                                                                          
     Civilian labor force..............................    37,894     38,766     38,717     38,020     38,360     38,489     38,373     38,723     38,723 
         Participation rate............................      62.5       62.8       62.8       62.7       63.2       63.0       63.0       62.8       62.8 
       Employed........................................    35,989     36,866     36,813     36,358     36,780     36,837     36,722     37,083     37,063 
         Employment-population ratio...................      59.4       59.7       59.7       60.0       60.6       60.3       60.3       60.1       60.1 
       Unemployed......................................     1,905      1,900      1,904      1,663      1,581      1,652      1,651      1,641      1,660 
         Unemployment rate.............................       5.0        4.9        4.9        4.4        4.1        4.3        4.3        4.2        4.3 
                                                                                                                                                          
              Some college or associate degree                                                                                                            
     Civilian labor force..............................    36,075     34,891     34,924     35,569     35,702     35,469     35,593     35,092     34,678 
         Participation rate............................      72.2       71.8       71.7       71.2       72.4       72.4       72.5       72.2       71.2 
       Employed........................................    34,675     33,481     33,579     34,263     34,486     34,293     34,393     33,802     33,434 
         Employment-population ratio...................      69.4       68.9       68.9       68.6       69.9       70.0       70.1       69.6       68.6 
       Unemployed......................................     1,400      1,409      1,345      1,306      1,216      1,176      1,200      1,290      1,244 
         Unemployment rate.............................       3.9        4.0        3.9        3.7        3.4        3.3        3.4        3.7        3.6 
                                                                                                                                                          
              Bachelor's degree and higher (2)                                                                                                            
     Civilian labor force..............................    41,686     43,656     43,724     41,713     42,900     43,225     43,565     43,584     43,770 
         Participation rate............................      78.2       78.4       78.6       78.3       77.7       78.0       78.1       78.2       78.6 
       Employed........................................    40,773     42,713     42,894     40,790     42,088     42,423     42,742     42,673     42,930 
         Employment-population ratio...................      76.5       76.7       77.1       76.5       76.2       76.5       76.6       76.6       77.1 
       Unemployed......................................       913        943        831        923        812        802        823        911        839 
         Unemployment rate.............................       2.2        2.2        1.9        2.2        1.9        1.9        1.9        2.1        1.9 
     
       1 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.
       2 Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees. 
       NOTE:  Beginning in January 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. See box note on page 5 for a discussion
     of technical issues regarding February 2007 educational attainment data.





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     Table A-5.  Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status
     
     (In thousands)
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                             Not seasonally adjusted                            Seasonally adjusted                       
                                                                                                                                                          
                          Category                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                           Feb.       Jan.       Feb.       Feb.       Oct.       Nov.       Dec.       Jan.       Feb.   
                                                           2006       2007       2007       2006       2006       2006       2006       2007       2007   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                      CLASS OF WORKER                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                          
     Agriculture and related industries................     1,946      2,026      2,074      2,224      2,150      2,173      2,291      2,266      2,343 
       Wage and salary workers.........................     1,084      1,189      1,237      1,278      1,249      1,283      1,415      1,358      1,441 
       Self-employed workers...........................       843        828        823        912        882        869        879        890        892 
       Unpaid family workers...........................        19          9         15       (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)  
                                                                                                                                                          
     Nonagricultural industries........................   140,048    142,249    142,405    141,054    143,260    143,423    143,646    143,681    143,537 
       Wage and salary workers.........................   130,404    132,730    132,821    131,253    133,421    133,583    133,636    134,018    133,798 
         Government....................................    20,013     20,964     20,869     19,998     20,658     20,753     20,734     20,902     20,872 
         Private industries............................   110,392    111,766    111,951    111,262    112,759    112,811    112,888    113,050    112,918 
           Private households..........................       812        749        856       (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)  
           Other industries............................   109,580    111,017    111,095    110,425    111,990    112,057    112,147    112,309    112,026 
       Self-employed workers...........................     9,576      9,407      9,468      9,747      9,700      9,709      9,865      9,520      9,605 
       Unpaid family workers...........................        68        111        117       (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)  
                                                                                                                                                          
               PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME (2)                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                          
     All industries:                                                                                                                                      
        Part time for economic reasons.................     4,403      4,726      4,417      4,167      4,305      4,183      4,232      4,246      4,212 
           Slack work or business conditions...........     2,843      3,245      2,913      2,662      2,770      2,711      2,706      2,753      2,729 
           Could only find part-time work..............     1,247      1,137      1,240      1,218      1,203      1,168      1,234      1,185      1,208 
        Part time for noneconomic reasons..............    20,134     20,009     20,549     19,547     19,467     19,780     19,885     19,761     19,907 
                                                                                                                                                          
     Nonagricultural industries:                                                                                                                          
        Part time for economic reasons.................     4,296      4,620      4,282      4,074      4,233      4,091      4,159      4,155      4,088 
           Slack work or business conditions...........     2,763      3,177      2,831      2,590      2,717      2,661      2,653      2,686      2,662 
           Could only find part-time work..............     1,246      1,126      1,223      1,209      1,196      1,140      1,221      1,165      1,187 
        Part time for noneconomic reasons..............    19,822     19,676     20,236     19,183     19,170     19,423     19,512     19,410     19,521 
     
       1 Data not available.
       2 Persons at work excludes employed persons who were absent from their jobs during the entire reference week for reasons such as vacation, illness,
     or industrial dispute.  Part time for noneconomic reasons excludes persons who usually work full time but worked only 1 to 34 hours during the
     reference week for reasons such as holidays, illness, and bad weather.
       NOTE:  Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal
     adjustment of the various series.  Beginning in January 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.





     HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                                         HOUSEHOLD DATA
     
     Table A-6.  Selected employment indicators
     
     (In thousands)
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                             Not seasonally adjusted                            Seasonally adjusted                       
                                                                                                                                                          
                       Characteristic                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                           Feb.       Jan.       Feb.       Feb.       Oct.       Nov.       Dec.       Jan.       Feb.   
                                                           2006       2007       2007       2006       2006       2006       2006       2007       2007   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                        AGE AND SEX                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                          
     Total, 16 years and over..........................   141,994    144,275    144,479    143,319    145,337    145,623    145,926    145,957    145,919 
       16 to 19 years..................................     5,700      5,656      5,592      6,153      6,161      6,202      6,200      6,145      6,078 
         16 to 17 years................................     2,177      2,174      2,066      2,364      2,560      2,520      2,513      2,394      2,275 
         18 to 19 years................................     3,523      3,482      3,526      3,788      3,598      3,665      3,655      3,734      3,777 
       20 years and over...............................   136,294    138,619    138,887    137,166    139,176    139,421    139,726    139,813    139,841 
         20 to 24 years................................    13,482     13,752     13,823     13,794     13,849     13,905     14,073     14,086     14,139 
         25 years and over.............................   122,812    124,868    125,064    123,271    125,351    125,548    125,677    125,634    125,597 
           25 to 54 years..............................    98,701    100,034     99,849     99,121    100,276    100,312    100,385    100,627    100,319 
             25 to 34 years............................    30,571     31,132     31,135     30,812     31,236     31,237     31,283     31,411     31,366 
             35 to 44 years............................    34,459     34,486     34,473     34,596     34,652     34,660     34,589     34,689     34,618 
             45 to 54 years............................    33,672     34,416     34,241     33,712     34,388     34,415     34,513     34,527     34,335 
           55 years and over...........................    24,111     24,833     25,215     24,150     25,075     25,235     25,293     25,007     25,278 
                                                                                                                                                          
     Men, 16 years and over............................    75,749     76,934     76,923     76,922     77,985     78,148     78,311     78,237     78,172 
       16 to 19 years..................................     2,760      2,788      2,739      3,042      3,061      3,060      3,077      3,079      3,034 
         16 to 17 years................................       968      1,041        973      1,098      1,179      1,190      1,193      1,195      1,124 
         18 to 19 years................................     1,792      1,746      1,766      1,954      1,878      1,855      1,872      1,881      1,915 
       20 years and over...............................    72,988     74,146     74,184     73,880     74,924     75,088     75,235     75,158     75,138 
         20 to 24 years................................     7,185      7,186      7,219      7,381      7,428      7,429      7,468      7,457      7,435 
         25 years and over.............................    65,803     66,960     66,965     66,472     67,485     67,668     67,776     67,648     67,665 
           25 to 54 years..............................    52,950     53,841     53,730     53,493     54,119     54,236     54,318     54,406     54,282 
             25 to 34 years............................    16,766     17,103     17,071     17,015     17,179     17,213     17,338     17,325     17,314 
             35 to 44 years............................    18,614     18,689     18,668     18,790     18,777     18,787     18,750     18,862     18,839 
             45 to 54 years............................    17,570     18,049     17,991     17,688     18,162     18,237     18,231     18,220     18,129 
           55 years and over...........................    12,853     13,119     13,236     12,978     13,366     13,432     13,458     13,242     13,383 
                                                                                                                                                          
     Women, 16 years and over..........................    66,246     67,341     67,556     66,397     67,352     67,475     67,615     67,720     67,747 
       16 to 19 years..................................     2,940      2,868      2,853      3,111      3,099      3,142      3,124      3,066      3,044 
         16 to 17 years................................     1,208      1,132      1,093      1,266      1,382      1,330      1,319      1,198      1,151 
         18 to 19 years................................     1,731      1,736      1,761      1,834      1,720      1,809      1,783      1,853      1,863 
       20 years and over...............................    63,306     64,473     64,703     63,286     64,252     64,333     64,491     64,654     64,703 
         20 to 24 years................................     6,297      6,566      6,604      6,413      6,421      6,476      6,605      6,629      6,704 
         25 years and over.............................    57,009     57,907     58,099     56,799     57,866     57,880     57,902     57,986     57,932 
           25 to 54 years..............................    45,751     46,193     46,119     45,627     46,157     46,076     46,066     46,221     46,037 
             25 to 34 years............................    13,805     14,030     14,063     13,797     14,056     14,024     13,945     14,086     14,052 
             35 to 44 years............................    15,845     15,796     15,805     15,806     15,874     15,874     15,839     15,828     15,779 
             45 to 54 years............................    16,101     16,367     16,250     16,024     16,226     16,178     16,282     16,307     16,206 
           55 years and over...........................    11,258     11,714     11,980     11,172     11,709     11,804     11,835     11,765     11,895 
                                                                                                                                                          
                       MARITAL STATUS                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                          
     Married men, spouse present.......................    45,486     45,947     46,085     45,683     45,548     45,802     45,864     46,066     46,231 
     Married women, spouse present.....................    35,176     35,808     35,863     35,070     35,277     35,363     35,383     35,536     35,728 
     Women who maintain families.......................     8,930      9,229      9,338       (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)  
                                                                                                                                                          
                 FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                          
     Full-time workers (2).............................   116,823    119,094    119,041    118,476    120,889    120,812    120,716    120,965    120,819 
     Part-time workers (3).............................    25,171     25,181     25,439     24,726     24,554     24,779     25,209     24,990     24,983 
                                                                                                                                                          
                    MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                          
     Total multiple jobholders.........................     7,437      7,527      7,753      7,408      7,603      7,765      7,743      7,683      7,739 
         Percent of total employed.....................       5.2        5.2        5.4        5.2        5.2        5.3        5.3        5.3        5.3 
     
       1 Data not available.
       2 Employed full-time workers are persons who usually work 35 hours or more per week.
       3 Employed part-time workers are persons who usually work less than 35 hours per week.
       NOTE:  Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal
     adjustment of the various series.  Beginning in January 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.





     HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                                         HOUSEHOLD DATA
     
     Table A-7.  Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                    Number of                                                                             
                                                               unemployed persons                              Unemployment rates (1)                     
                                                                 (in thousands)                                                                           
                       Characteristic                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                           Feb.       Jan.       Feb.       Feb.       Oct.       Nov.       Dec.       Jan.       Feb.   
                                                           2006       2007       2007       2006       2006       2006       2006       2007       2007   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                        AGE AND SEX                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                          
     Total, 16 years and over..........................    7,158      7,017      6,865       4.8        4.4        4.5        4.5        4.6        4.5   
       16 to 19 years..................................    1,111      1,083      1,064      15.3       15.2       15.1       15.2       15.0       14.9   
         16 to 17 years................................      509        487        453      17.7       17.6       17.3       16.9       16.9       16.6   
         18 to 19 years................................      608        591        602      13.8       13.3       13.4       13.7       13.7       13.7   
       20 years and over...............................    6,047      5,933      5,801       4.2        3.9        3.9        3.9        4.1        4.0   
         20 to 24 years................................    1,267      1,240      1,123       8.4        8.4        8.4        7.9        8.1        7.4   
         25 years and over.............................    4,806      4,701      4,684       3.8        3.3        3.4        3.5        3.6        3.6   
           25 to 54 years..............................    4,091      3,842      3,890       4.0        3.4        3.5        3.6        3.7        3.7   
             25 to 34 years............................    1,689      1,550      1,586       5.2        4.6        4.3        4.3        4.7        4.8   
             35 to 44 years............................    1,263      1,217      1,172       3.5        2.9        3.5        3.7        3.4        3.3   
             45 to 54 years............................    1,138      1,075      1,132       3.3        2.7        2.8        2.9        3.0        3.2   
           55 years and over...........................      727        845        799       2.9        3.0        2.9        3.0        3.3        3.1   
                                                                                                                                                          
     Men, 16 years and over............................    3,860      3,823      3,842       4.8        4.4        4.5        4.5        4.7        4.7   
       16 to 19 years..................................      625        596        606      17.0       16.7       16.7       16.7       16.2       16.6   
         16 to 17 years................................      290        245        269      20.9       19.8       19.1       19.0       17.0       19.3   
         18 to 19 years................................      338        343        338      14.7       14.0       14.4       14.8       15.4       15.0   
       20 years and over...............................    3,235      3,226      3,237       4.2        3.9        3.9        4.0        4.1        4.1   
         20 to 24 years................................      733        687        664       9.0        8.9        8.6        8.3        8.4        8.2   
         25 years and over.............................    2,534      2,545      2,600       3.7        3.2        3.3        3.5        3.6        3.7   
           25 to 54 years..............................    2,159      2,074      2,166       3.9        3.3        3.4        3.5        3.7        3.8   
             25 to 34 years............................      926        866        914       5.2        4.6        4.4        4.2        4.8        5.0   
             35 to 44 years............................      604        664        651       3.1        2.8        3.3        3.5        3.4        3.3   
             45 to 54 years............................      628        544        602       3.4        2.5        2.5        2.8        2.9        3.2   
           55 years and over...........................      375        471        433       2.8        3.0        3.0        3.2        3.4        3.1   
                                                                                                                                                          
     Women, 16 years and over..........................    3,297      3,194      3,023       4.7        4.4        4.5        4.4        4.5        4.3   
       16 to 19 years..................................      486        487        459      13.5       13.6       13.4       13.6       13.7       13.1   
         16 to 17 years................................      218        242        184      14.7       15.6       15.7       14.9       16.8       13.8   
         18 to 19 years................................      270        248        264      12.8       12.5       12.4       12.6       11.8       12.4   
       20 years and over...............................    2,811      2,707      2,564       4.3        3.9        4.0        3.9        4.0        3.8   
         20 to 24 years................................      534        552        459       7.7        7.9        8.1        7.5        7.7        6.4   
         25 years and over.............................    2,272      2,156      2,084       3.8        3.4        3.6        3.5        3.6        3.5   
           25 to 54 years..............................    1,932      1,768      1,723       4.1        3.5        3.7        3.8        3.7        3.6   
             25 to 34 years............................      763        684        673       5.2        4.6        4.3        4.4        4.6        4.6   
             35 to 44 years............................      659        553        521       4.0        3.1        3.7        4.0        3.4        3.2   
             45 to 54 years............................      510        531        530       3.1        3.0        3.1        3.0        3.2        3.2   
           55 years and over (2).......................      358        402        372       3.1        2.9        2.9        2.4        3.3        3.0   
                                                                                                                                                          
                       MARITAL STATUS                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                          
     Married men, spouse present.......................    1,142      1,191      1,265       2.4        2.3        2.3        2.5        2.5        2.7   
     Married women, spouse present.....................    1,055      1,009        997       2.9        2.8        2.7        2.7        2.8        2.7   
     Women who maintain families (2)...................      728        652        652       7.5        6.5        6.9        6.2        6.6        6.5   
                                                                                                                                                          
                 FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                          
     Full-time workers (3).............................    5,801      5,717      5,569       4.7        4.3        4.4        4.4        4.5        4.4   
     Part-time workers (4).............................    1,348      1,303      1,283       5.2        5.1        5.0        4.8        5.0        4.9   
    
       1 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.
       2 Not seasonally adjusted.
       3 Full-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work full time (35 hours or more per week) or are on layoff from
     full-time jobs.
       4 Part-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work part time (less than 35 hours per week) or are on layoff from
     part-time jobs.
       NOTE:  Detail shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. 
     Beginning in January 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.





     HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                                         HOUSEHOLD DATA
     
     Table A-8.  Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment
     
     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                             Not seasonally adjusted                            Seasonally adjusted                       
                                                                                                                                                          
                           Reason                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                           Feb.       Jan.       Feb.       Feb.       Oct.       Nov.       Dec.       Jan.       Feb.   
                                                           2006       2007       2007       2006       2006       2006       2006       2007       2007   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                    NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                          
     Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                                                       
      jobs.............................................    3,846      4,127      3,942      3,379      3,088      3,179      3,236      3,440      3,453  
       On temporary layoff.............................    1,228      1,556      1,421        889        958        965        958      1,021      1,022  
       Not on temporary layoff.........................    2,618      2,571      2,521      2,491      2,130      2,214      2,278      2,420      2,430  
         Permanent job losers..........................    1,834      1,699      1,739       (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)   
         Persons who completed temporary jobs..........      784        872        782       (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)   
     Job leavers.......................................      878        793        845        852        783        793        807        797        816  
     Reentrants........................................    2,381      2,192      2,119      2,280      2,249      2,279      2,199      2,230      2,042  
     New entrants......................................      588        537        494        685        593        591        601        619        580  
                                                                                                                                                          
                    PERCENT DISTRIBUTION                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                          
     Total unemployed..................................     100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0 
      Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                                                      
       jobs............................................      50.0       54.0       53.3       47.0       46.0       46.5       47.3       48.6       50.1 
        On temporary layoff............................      16.0       20.3       19.2       12.4       14.3       14.1       14.0       14.4       14.8 
        Not on temporary layoff........................      34.0       33.6       34.1       34.6       31.7       32.4       33.3       34.1       35.3 
      Job leavers......................................      11.4       10.4       11.4       11.8       11.7       11.6       11.8       11.2       11.8 
      Reentrants.......................................      30.9       28.7       28.6       31.7       33.5       33.3       32.1       31.5       29.6 
      New entrants.....................................       7.6        7.0        6.7        9.5        8.8        8.6        8.8        8.7        8.4 
                                                                                                                                                          
               UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE                                                                                                             
                      CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                          
      Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                                                      
       jobs............................................       2.6        2.7        2.6        2.2        2.0        2.1        2.1        2.2        2.3 
      Job leavers......................................        .6         .5         .6         .6         .5         .5         .5         .5         .5 
      Reentrants.......................................       1.6        1.4        1.4        1.5        1.5        1.5        1.4        1.5        1.3 
      New entrants.....................................        .4         .4         .3         .5         .4         .4         .4         .4         .4 
     
       1 Data not available.
       NOTE:  Beginning in January 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.





     HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                                         HOUSEHOLD DATA
     
     Table A-9.  Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment
     
     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                             Not seasonally adjusted                            Seasonally adjusted                       
                                                                                                                                                          
                          Duration                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                           Feb.       Jan.       Feb.       Feb.       Oct.       Nov.       Dec.       Jan.       Feb.   
                                                           2006       2007       2007       2006       2006       2006       2006       2007       2007   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                    NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                          
     Less than 5 weeks.................................    2,473      2,912      2,465      2,604      2,588      2,517      2,707      2,642      2,600  
     5 to 14 weeks.....................................    2,485      2,529      2,587      2,100      2,064      2,135      2,037      2,283      2,192  
     15 weeks and over.................................    2,735      2,208      2,347      2,498      2,062      2,152      2,081      2,118      2,135  
        15 to 26 weeks.................................    1,338      1,044      1,068      1,136        974      1,006        991        986        905  
        27 weeks and over..............................    1,396      1,164      1,279      1,361      1,088      1,145      1,090      1,133      1,230  
                                                                                                                                                          
     Average (mean) duration, in weeks.................     17.9       15.5       16.7       17.8       16.4       16.3       15.9       16.2       16.4  
     Median duration, in weeks.........................      9.6        7.9        8.8        8.9        8.0        8.2        7.3        8.1        8.1  
                                                                                                                                                          
                    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...............................      32.1       38.1       33.3       36.2       38.5       37.0       39.7       37.5       37.5 
       5 to 14 weeks...................................      32.3       33.1       35.0       29.2       30.7       31.4       29.8       32.4       31.6 
       15 weeks and over...............................      35.6       28.9       31.7       34.7       30.7       31.6       30.5       30.1       30.8 
         15 to 26 weeks................................      17.4       13.6       14.4       15.8       14.5       14.8       14.5       14.0       13.1 
         27 weeks and over.............................      18.2       15.2       17.3       18.9       16.2       16.8       16.0       16.1       17.8 
   
        NOTE:  Beginning in January 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.





     HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                                               HOUSEHOLD DATA
     
     Table A-10.  Employed and unemployed persons by occupation, not seasonally adjusted
     
     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                            Unemployment        
                                                                                  Employed                     Unemployed                      rates            
                                                                                                                                                                
                                Occupation                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                            Feb.           Feb.             Feb.           Feb.           Feb.           Feb.   
                                                                            2006           2007             2006           2007           2006           2007   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
          Total, 16 years and over (1)................................     141,994        144,479          7,692          7,400            5.1            4.9   
     Management, professional, and related occupations................      50,205         51,864          1,064            981            2.1            1.9   
       Management, business, and financial operations occupations.....      21,216         21,586            445            472            2.1            2.1   
       Professional and related occupations...........................      28,989         30,278            619            509            2.1            1.7   
     Service occupations..............................................      22,921         23,239          1,755          1,526            7.1            6.2   
     Sales and office occupations.....................................      35,734         36,177          1,705          1,691            4.6            4.5   
       Sales and related occupations..................................      16,364         16,768            850            830            4.9            4.7   
       Office and administrative support occupations..................      19,369         19,408            855            861            4.2            4.2   
     Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations.....      15,279         15,542          1,186          1,466            7.2            8.6   
       Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.....................         876            930            138            139           13.6           13.0   
       Construction and extraction occupations........................       9,162          9,486            829          1,103            8.3           10.4   
       Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations..............       5,241          5,126            220            223            4.0            4.2   
     Production, transportation, and material moving occupations......      17,855         17,658          1,367          1,228            7.1            6.5   
       Production occupations.........................................       9,248          9,027            684            604            6.9            6.3   
       Transportation and material moving occupations.................       8,607          8,631            683            624            7.4            6.7   
     
       1 Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the Armed Forces are included in the unemployed total.
       NOTE:  Beginning in January 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.





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     Table A-11.  Unemployed persons by industry and class of worker, not seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                        Number of                                                             
                                                                                        unemployed                                 Unemployment               
                                                                                         persons                                      rates                   
                       Industry and class of worker                                   (in thousands)                                                          
                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                 Feb.                  Feb.                  Feb.                  Feb.       
                                                                                 2006                  2007                  2006                  2007       
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
            Total, 16 years and over (1)..............................          7,692                 7,400                   5.1                   4.9       
     Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers..................          6,161                 6,074                   5.3                   5.1       
       Mining.........................................................             25                    33                   3.8                   4.5       
       Construction...................................................            836                 1,086                   8.6                  10.5       
       Manufacturing..................................................            821                   774                   4.9                   4.7       
         Durable goods................................................            477                   491                   4.4                   4.6       
         Nondurable goods.............................................            344                   283                   5.7                   4.8       
       Wholesale and retail trade.....................................          1,141                 1,045                   5.4                   5.1       
       Transportation and utilities...................................            260                   251                   4.6                   4.2       
       Information....................................................            119                   139                   3.7                   4.0       
       Financial activities...........................................            268                   295                   2.8                   3.1       
       Professional and business services.............................            841                   825                   6.5                   6.0       
       Education and health services..................................            528                   489                   2.8                   2.5       
       Leisure and hospitality........................................          1,040                   879                   9.1                   7.4       
       Other services.................................................            281                   257                   4.4                   4.3       
     Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers..........            139                   127                  11.8                   9.6       
     Government workers...............................................            472                   405                   2.3                   1.9       
     Self employed and unpaid family workers..........................            332                   300                   3.1                   2.8       
     
       1 Persons with no previous work experience are included in the unemployed total.
       NOTE:  Beginning in January 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.





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     Table A-12.  Alternative measures of labor underutilization
     
     (Percent)
                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                   Not seasonally adjusted                   Seasonally adjusted                 
                                                                                                                                                                 
                                       Measure                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                   Feb.     Jan.     Feb.     Feb.     Oct.     Nov.     Dec.     Jan.     Feb.  
                                                                                   2006     2007     2007     2006     2006     2006     2006     2007     2007  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
     U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of the civilian                                                                                     
          labor force...........................................................    1.8      1.5      1.5      1.7      1.4      1.4      1.4      1.4      1.4  
                                                                                                                                                                 
     U-2 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, as a percent of                                                                                    
          the civilian labor force..............................................    2.6      2.7      2.6      2.2      2.0      2.1      2.1      2.2      2.3  
                                                                                                                                                                 
     U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor force (official                                                                                    
          unemployment rate)....................................................    5.1      5.0      4.9      4.8      4.4      4.5      4.5      4.6      4.5  
                                                                                                                                                                 
     U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a percent of the civilian                                                                                 
          labor force plus discouraged workers..................................    5.4      5.3      5.1      5.0      4.6      4.7      4.7      4.9      4.7  
                                                                                                                                                                 
     U-5 Total unemployed, plus discouraged workers, plus all other marginally                                                                                   
          attached workers, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all                                                                                    
          marginally attached workers...........................................    6.1      6.0      5.8      5.7      5.3      5.3      5.3      5.6      5.4  
                                                                                                                                                                 
     U-6 Total unemployed, plus all marginally attached workers, plus total                                                                                      
          employed part time for economic reasons, as a percent of the civilian                                                                                  
          labor force plus all marginally attached workers......................    9.0      9.1      8.7      8.4      8.1      8.0      8.0      8.3      8.1  
     
        NOTE:  Marginally attached workers are persons who currently are neither working nor looking for work but indicate that they want and are available for a
     job and have looked for work sometime in the recent past.  Discouraged workers, a subset of the marginally attached, have given a job-market related reason
     for not currently looking for a job.  Persons employed part time for economic reasons are those who want and are available for full-time work but have had
     to settle for a part-time schedule.  For further information, see "BLS introduces new range of alternative unemployment measures," in the October 1995
     issue of the Monthly Labor Review.  Beginning in January 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.





     HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                                          HOUSEHOLD DATA
     
     Table A-13.  Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted
     
     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                              Total                          Men                          Women            
                                                                                                                                                           
                               Category                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                       Feb.           Feb.           Feb.           Feb.           Feb.           Feb.     
                                                                       2006           2007           2006           2007           2006           2007     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                        NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                           
     Total not in the labor force................................     78,077         78,955         29,900         30,283         48,177         48,672    
       Persons who currently want a job..........................      4,800          4,635          2,071          2,202          2,729          2,433    
        Searched for work and available to work now (1)..........      1,471          1,451            784            792            687            659    
             Reason not currently looking:                                                                                                                 
                 Discouragement over job prospects (2)...........        386            375            237            223            149            152    
                  Reasons other than discouragement (3)..........      1,085          1,076            546            569            538            508    
                                                                                                                                                           
                         MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                           
     Total multiple jobholders (4)...............................      7,437          7,753          3,731          3,885          3,706          3,868    
         Percent of total employed...............................        5.2            5.4            4.9            5.1            5.6            5.7    
                                                                                                                                                           
         Primary job full time, secondary job part time..........      3,899          4,139          2,171          2,307          1,728          1,832    
         Primary and secondary jobs both part time...............      1,700          1,867            505            588          1,195          1,278    
         Primary and secondary jobs both full time...............        302            261            202            177            100             84    
         Hours vary on primary or secondary job..................      1,503          1,434            839            784            664            650    
     
       1 Data refer to persons who have searched for work during the prior 12 months and were available to take a job during the reference week.
       2 Includes thinks no work available, could not find work, lacks schooling or training, employer thinks too young or old, and other types of
     discrimination.
       3 Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for such reasons as school or family responsibilities, ill health,
     and transportation problems, as well as a small number for which reason for nonparticipation was not determined.
       4 Includes persons who work part time on their primary job and full time on their secondary job(s), not shown separately.
       NOTE:  Beginning in January 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.





ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                                  ESTABLISHMENT DATA
 
Table B-1.  Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail

(In thousands)

                                         Not seasonally adjusted                    Seasonally adjusted

                                                                                                                             Change
           Industry                Feb.     Dec.    Jan.     Feb.      Feb.     Oct.     Nov.     Dec.    Jan.     Feb.       from:
                                   2006     2006    2007p    2007p     2006     2006     2006     2006    2007p    2007p    Jan. 2007-
                                                                                                                            Feb. 2007p

          Total nonfarm.......... 133,887  137,959  135,179  135,884  135,410  136,745  136,941  137,167  137,313  137,410       97

        Total private............ 111,693  115,465  113,176  113,400  113,535  114,645  114,835  115,053  115,184  115,242       58

    Goods-producing..............  21,966   22,417   21,991   21,882   22,541   22,573   22,525   22,520   22,546   22,475      -71
 
Natural resources and mining.....     644      702      689      693      661      700      699      705      705      710        5
   Logging.......................    62.9     65.2     63.5     63.4     65.3     63.9     64.0     64.6     65.1     65.6       .5
 Mining..........................   580.9    636.3    625.4    629.1    595.6    635.9    635.1    640.0    640.0    644.2      4.2
  Oil and gas extraction.........   128.9    142.3    143.1    144.2    130.4    140.4    141.4    143.2    144.6    145.5       .9
  Mining, except oil and gas (1)..  208.8    219.5    212.3    211.2    218.2    223.5    221.8    222.4    222.0    221.3      -.7
   Coal mining...................    77.0     80.1     79.8     79.2     77.6     79.7     79.4     79.9     80.1     79.8      -.3
  Support activities for mining..   243.2    274.5    270.0    273.7    247.0    272.0    271.9    274.4    273.4    277.4      4.0

Construction.....................   7,218    7,579    7,294    7,180    7,668    7,707    7,683    7,684    7,712    7,650      -62
  Construction of buildings...... 1,728.0  1,788.0  1,744.8  1,728.1  1,795.4  1,814.5  1,801.8  1,799.7  1,803.5  1,797.5     -6.0
   Residential building..........   975.5  1,008.8    973.1    967.3  1,010.5  1,028.2  1,016.7  1,013.0  1,007.7  1,004.9     -2.8
   Nonresidential building.......   752.5    779.2    771.7    760.8    784.9    786.3    785.1    786.7    795.8    792.6     -3.2
  Heavy and civil engineering
   construction..................   875.8    960.4    898.2    881.6    983.3    989.7    993.9    993.5  1,002.3    992.2    -10.1
  Specialty trade contractors.... 4,614.4  4,830.5  4,651.0  4,570.5  4,889.5  4,902.6  4,887.2  4,890.5  4,905.9  4,860.1    -45.8
   Residential specialty trade
    contractors.................. 2,298.7  2,297.3  2,202.8  2,161.9  2,430.3  2,340.5  2,335.1  2,331.2  2,323.2  2,302.5    -20.7
   Nonresidential specialty
    trade contractors............ 2,315.7  2,533.2  2,448.2  2,408.6  2,459.2  2,562.1  2,552.1  2,559.3  2,582.7  2,557.6    -25.1

Manufacturing....................  14,104   14,136   14,008   14,009   14,212   14,166   14,143   14,131   14,129   14,115      -14
   Production workers............  10,073   10,131   10,018   10,024   10,164   10,139   10,117   10,126   10,119   10,108      -11

 Durable goods...................   8,934    8,981    8,887    8,893    8,986    8,996    8,972    8,972    8,953    8,946       -7
   Production workers............   6,298    6,359    6,273    6,279    6,342    6,365    6,346    6,349    6,328    6,322       -6

  Wood products..................   560.7    537.2    530.5    525.7    571.4    548.3    542.9    540.4    540.3    535.9     -4.4
  Nonmetallic mineral products...   493.0    498.7    487.0    484.0    512.3    504.7    503.3    504.0    503.5    502.6      -.9
  Primary metals.................   463.5    454.3    452.8    453.5    463.3    459.5    455.8    454.6    454.0    453.5      -.5
  Fabricated metal products...... 1,532.6  1,567.0  1,558.6  1,555.8  1,541.2  1,562.4  1,564.1  1,564.9  1,565.4  1,563.7     -1.7
  Machinery...................... 1,172.6  1,210.1  1,210.8  1,217.6  1,173.5  1,208.8  1,209.9  1,210.1  1,214.4  1,219.5      5.1
  Computer and electronic
   products (1).................. 1,306.6  1,320.6  1,316.1  1,314.9  1,309.0  1,316.6  1,320.4  1,319.9  1,319.9  1,317.1     -2.8
   Computer and peripheral
    equipment....................   196.9    200.5    195.3    195.7    197.3    198.9    198.7    199.8    195.9    196.7       .8
   Communications equipment......   145.2    144.1    143.7    144.4    144.1    141.7    144.1    143.8    143.6    143.4      -.2
   Semiconductors and electronic
    components...................   453.6    465.2    469.2    466.9    455.8    466.5    468.0    466.2    470.9    468.3     -2.6
   Electronic instruments........   437.0    438.1    436.5    438.7    437.7    437.6    437.7    438.3    438.2    438.9       .7
  Electrical equipment and
   appliances....................   431.6    438.5    436.6    436.7    432.0    438.1    436.4    437.4    437.3    436.9      -.4
  Transportation equipment (1)... 1,765.8  1,753.7  1,709.6  1,717.5  1,768.2  1,752.8  1,739.8  1,741.0  1,723.0  1,721.9     -1.1
   Motor vehicles and parts (2).. 1,078.5  1,053.1  1,010.2  1,021.3  1,077.1  1,051.7  1,041.7  1,043.9  1,024.7  1,023.0     -1.7
  Furniture and related products.   559.3    540.1    531.3    531.0    564.4    550.0    542.4    541.1    537.1    536.2      -.9
  Miscellaneous manufacturing....   648.6    660.3    653.7    656.4    651.1    654.6    657.1    658.2    658.0    658.2       .2

 Nondurable goods................   5,170    5,155    5,121    5,116    5,226    5,170    5,171    5,159    5,176    5,169       -7
   Production workers............   3,775    3,772    3,745    3,745    3,822    3,774    3,771    3,777    3,791    3,786       -5

  Food manufacturing............. 1,450.0  1,485.1  1,472.8  1,466.7  1,478.7  1,487.8  1,491.6  1,485.1  1,494.7  1,494.7       .0
  Beverages and tobacco products .  189.6    193.6    193.9    194.0    194.2    196.4    195.4    195.5    197.6    198.1       .5
  Textile mills..................   204.3    184.6    179.1    177.6    205.5    187.5    186.3    185.0    181.3    178.5     -2.8
  Textile product mills..........   164.7    157.2    157.2    155.7    166.0    159.2    158.1    157.7    157.7    156.7     -1.0
  Apparel........................   243.1    228.8    221.7    225.1    245.2    233.2    231.4    230.4    228.1    226.8     -1.3
  Leather and allied products....    38.2     36.6     35.9     36.5     38.5     37.2     36.5     36.5     36.3     36.6       .3
  Paper and paper products.......   475.0    461.9    462.4    458.7    477.0    463.4    463.9    462.6    462.5    460.5     -2.0
  Printing and related support
   activities....................   633.6    640.3    629.6    629.9    638.3    633.2    637.2    636.7    634.9    634.6      -.3
  Petroleum and coal products....   107.9    114.6    113.6    114.4    111.2    116.9    116.6    117.1    117.8    118.0       .2
  Chemicals......................   862.7    871.0    867.2    868.6    865.5    871.9    871.2    871.0    870.9    871.2       .3
  Plastics and rubber products...   800.8    781.6    787.8    788.6    805.8    783.2    782.7    781.7    793.9    793.3      -.6

    Service-providing............ 111,921  115,542  113,188  114,002  112,869  114,172  114,416  114,647  114,767  114,935      168

     Private service-providing...  89,727   93,048   91,185   91,518   90,994   92,072   92,310   92,533   92,638   92,767      129

Trade, transportation, and
 utilities.......................  25,795   26,979   26,182   26,002   26,187   26,258   26,320   26,345   26,371   26,384       13

 Wholesale trade................. 5,805.9  5,960.7  5,900.8  5,907.1  5,853.1  5,919.6  5,934.7  5,955.0  5,949.6  5,955.6      6.0
  Durable goods.................. 3,035.6  3,105.9  3,087.6  3,095.3  3,051.7  3,093.6  3,097.7  3,104.3  3,104.5  3,111.7      7.2
  Nondurable goods............... 2,006.4  2,057.2  2,022.3  2,019.7  2,031.1  2,040.8  2,048.5  2,055.0  2,049.4  2,045.6     -3.8
  Electronic markets and agents
   and brokers...................   763.9    797.6    790.9    792.1    770.3    785.2    788.5    795.7    795.7    798.3      2.6

 Retail trade....................15,062.0 15,895.9 15,247.4 15,075.2 15,353.9 15,297.8 15,327.9 15,323.7 15,349.0 15,356.0      7.0
  Motor vehicle and parts
   dealers (1)................... 1,887.1  1,899.2  1,879.9  1,880.3  1,912.4  1,906.4  1,904.2  1,908.5  1,906.1  1,905.4      -.7
   Automobile dealers............ 1,240.7  1,240.3  1,231.5  1,231.8  1,250.2  1,245.0  1,244.0  1,244.8  1,243.2  1,241.6     -1.6
  Furniture and home furnishings
   stores........................   580.6    615.4    592.7    584.1    586.5    589.9    586.5    591.4    590.0    590.3       .3
  Electronics and appliance
   stores........................   541.8    553.3    539.8    538.2    543.9    534.0    531.6    531.4    534.7    538.2      3.5
  Building material and garden
   supply stores................. 1,259.7  1,282.4  1,253.9  1,264.2  1,320.5  1,329.2  1,321.0  1,314.1  1,321.0  1,324.9      3.9
  Food and beverage stores....... 2,789.1  2,880.2  2,829.7  2,822.0  2,818.6  2,833.8  2,842.4  2,843.7  2,844.8  2,849.5      4.7
  Health and personal care
   stores........................   948.2    974.7    963.6    961.3    951.8    954.8    962.6    959.7    963.8    964.2       .4
  Gasoline stations..............   857.4    853.6    842.5    841.1    868.8    854.8    854.6    854.8    852.2    852.0      -.2
  Clothing and clothing
   accessories stores............ 1,385.8  1,609.2  1,455.8  1,394.4  1,431.8  1,443.1  1,467.3  1,460.1  1,449.2  1,444.7     -4.5
  Sporting goods, hobby, book,
   and music stores.............    641.4    715.1    665.7    641.9    651.7    638.3    647.4    648.9    649.9    649.2      -.7
  General merchandise stores (1). 2,867.5  3,120.4  2,914.9  2,846.0  2,947.5  2,893.8  2,882.9  2,885.4  2,916.4  2,917.9      1.5
   Department stores............. 1,521.0  1,715.6  1,577.7  1,514.0  1,573.2  1,535.6  1,533.2  1,537.7  1,565.3  1,561.3     -4.0
  Miscellaneous store retailers..   878.5    912.3    866.4    868.7    889.8    880.9    881.9    881.4    880.6    879.6     -1.0
  Nonstore retailers.............   424.9    480.1    442.5    433.0    430.6    438.8    445.5    444.3    440.3    440.1      -.2

 Transportation and warehousing.. 4,379.9  4,574.8  4,486.5  4,472.2  4,430.4  4,493.8  4,509.6  4,517.0  4,523.0  4,522.9      -.1
  Air transportation.............   482.0    489.1    486.9    478.1    487.6    488.1    484.5    488.3    488.8    482.0     -6.8
  Rail transportation............   223.5    226.8    223.5    223.5    225.9    224.8    223.9    226.4    226.0    225.8      -.2
  Water transportation...........    59.6     66.6     65.2     64.7     62.5     65.6     66.8     67.8     67.2     67.9       .7
  Truck transportation........... 1,387.4  1,456.0  1,433.1  1,423.7  1,421.0  1,448.7  1,448.9  1,453.6  1,459.3  1,458.1     -1.2
  Transit and ground passenger
   transportation................   411.2    405.9    403.7    407.9    398.3    392.3    393.2    390.2    392.4    394.3      1.9
  Pipeline transportation........    38.0     39.7     40.5     40.8     38.2     39.6     39.8     39.7     40.4     40.8       .4
  Scenic and sightseeing.
   transportation................    19.6     22.3     21.3     20.7     27.2     26.6     28.3     27.8     27.9     28.1       .2
  Support activities for.
   transportation................   566.5    577.4    571.7    577.8    569.8    572.9    577.9    575.9    575.4    579.8      4.4
  Couriers and messengers........   571.2    629.1    591.0    588.3    576.5    590.5    597.2    596.4    594.8    595.1       .3
  Warehousing and storage........   620.9    661.9    649.6    646.7    623.4    644.7    649.1    650.9    650.8    651.0       .2

 Utilities.......................   547.1    548.0    546.9    547.6    549.6    546.9    548.2    549.2    548.9    549.5       .6

Information......................   3,042    3,088    3,054    3,076    3,058    3,054    3,057    3,073    3,074    3,087       13
  Publishing industries, except
   Internet......................   902.8    909.6    903.0    909.1    904.7    902.1    905.0    906.1    907.9    910.6      2.7
  Motion picture and sound
   recording industries..........   373.3    386.0    369.9    373.3    385.6    374.6    371.9    378.3    377.8    381.7      3.9
  Broadcasting, except Internet..   327.2    338.3    335.3    336.7    328.5    332.1    333.8    335.6    336.3    337.6      1.3
  Internet publishing and
   broadcasting..................    33.7     37.0     36.8     37.6     33.7     35.8     36.3     37.0     36.8     37.5       .7
  Telecommunications.............   974.8    977.8    974.9    979.9    973.7    975.0    973.5    978.0    977.9    978.9      1.0
  ISPs, search portals, and data
   processing....................   379.3    387.3    382.3    387.0    381.1    382.2    384.9    386.1    385.8    388.6      2.8
  Other information services.....    50.7     51.9     51.8     51.9     51.0     51.8     51.6     52.1     51.9     52.2       .3

Financial activities.............   8,250    8,436    8,384    8,400    8,298    8,415    8,422    8,438    8,442    8,450        8
 Finance and insurance........... 6,126.3  6,242.2  6,220.8  6,242.3  6,132.3  6,227.1  6,228.9  6,239.8  6,240.9  6,249.8      8.9
  Monetary authorities - central
   bank..........................    21.1     21.7     21.7     21.9     21.0     21.8     21.7     21.8     21.7     22.0       .3
  Credit intermediation and
   related activities (1)........ 2,910.8  2,959.5  2,955.0  2,965.2  2,914.8  2,956.2  2,957.4  2,959.7  2,964.6  2,969.5      4.9
   Depository credit
    intermediation (1)........... 1,785.5  1,822.8  1,824.0  1,827.3  1,787.4  1,818.3  1,819.6  1,824.6  1,825.8  1,829.5      3.7
    Commercial banking........... 1,303.8  1,335.1  1,336.4  1,338.0  1,305.8  1,334.5  1,333.0  1,336.9  1,338.0  1,340.5      2.5
  Securities, commodity
   contracts, investments........   804.7    829.7    827.3    831.7    803.8    830.4    829.2    829.2    830.2    831.7      1.5
  Insurance carriers and related
   activities.................... 2,299.0  2,335.9  2,322.6  2,328.4  2,302.0  2,324.0  2,326.0  2,333.9  2,329.4  2,331.5      2.1
  Funds, trusts, and other
   financial vehicles............    90.7     95.4     94.2     95.1     90.7     94.7     94.6     95.2     95.0     95.1       .1
 Real estate and rental and
  leasing........................ 2,124.0  2,193.9  2,163.2  2,157.9  2,165.5  2,187.5  2,192.9  2,198.0  2,201.5  2,200.5     -1.0
  Real estate.................... 1,469.9  1,517.3  1,492.4  1,491.3  1,495.0  1,505.0  1,512.4  1,516.4  1,517.5  1,517.6       .1
  Rental and leasing services....   627.1    645.7    640.0    635.5    642.8    652.9    650.0    650.9    652.6    651.3     -1.3
  Lessors of nonfinancial
   intangible assets.............    27.0     30.9     30.8     31.1     27.7     29.6     30.5     30.7     31.4     31.6       .2

Professional and business
 services........................  17,034   17,786   17,417   17,506   17,387   17,662   17,726   17,792   17,818   17,847       29
 Professional and technical
  services (1)................... 7,330.8  7,505.7  7,530.3  7,605.9  7,266.5  7,438.5  7,469.6  7,499.8  7,518.1  7,539.2     21.1
   Legal services................ 1,162.7  1,180.6  1,167.0  1,167.8  1,172.3  1,173.5  1,175.9  1,179.0  1,176.3  1,177.5      1.2
   Accounting and bookkeeping
    services..................... 1,005.5    919.0  1,016.2  1,067.9    874.6    893.7    914.5    925.1    925.8    932.3      6.5
   Architectural and engineering
    services..................... 1,333.2  1,404.7  1,394.2  1,395.6  1,360.1  1,400.6  1,407.2  1,411.4  1,419.8  1,423.5      3.7
   Computer systems design and
    related services............. 1,246.8  1,308.4  1,297.0  1,308.4  1,247.9  1,300.8  1,296.2  1,303.3  1,303.6  1,309.4      5.8
   Management and technical
    consulting services..........   890.1    961.5    947.4    954.9    898.1    944.2    949.3    953.8    957.6    962.5      4.9
 Management of companies and
  enterprises.................... 1,780.7  1,829.6  1,822.6  1,821.5  1,794.7  1,826.8  1,823.0  1,826.0  1,829.5  1,830.5      1.0
 Administrative and waste
  services....................... 7,922.4  8,450.3  8,063.7  8,079.0  8,325.8  8,396.2  8,433.8  8,466.4  8,470.3  8,477.0      6.7
  Administrative and support
   services (1).................. 7,584.9  8,102.8  7,718.4  7,733.2  7,981.1  8,047.5  8,083.8  8,117.0  8,118.1  8,124.5      6.4
   Employment services (1)....... 3,438.6  3,740.2  3,460.8  3,441.2  3,659.4  3,641.2  3,665.5  3,674.2  3,669.0  3,657.9    -11.1
    Temporary help services...... 2,468.6  2,697.6  2,479.5  2,468.5  2,633.7  2,621.1  2,631.3  2,641.6  2,644.4  2,632.2    -12.2
   Business support services.....   779.2    818.2    799.5    809.7    778.2    801.0    802.2    806.9    804.8    808.7      3.9
   Services to buildings and
    dwellings.................... 1,620.9  1,730.7  1,653.6  1,668.9  1,784.9  1,807.9  1,811.2  1,817.7  1,823.4  1,834.7     11.3
  Waste management and
   remediation services..........   337.5    347.5    345.3    345.8    344.7    348.7    350.0    349.4    352.2    352.5       .3

Education and health services....  17,788   18,241   17,984   18,244   17,666   17,976   18,018   18,063   18,093   18,124       31
 Educational services............ 3,038.8  3,092.9  2,879.1  3,101.4  2,883.7  2,944.2  2,951.4  2,948.6  2,952.7  2,949.0     -3.7
 Health care and social
  assistance.....................14,749.4 15,148.0 15,104.6 15,142.6 14,782.5 15,031.5 15,066.1 15,113.9 15,140.6 15,174.7     34.1
  Health care (3)................12,449.0 12,806.2 12,767.5 12,791.3 12,492.6 12,706.7 12,734.1 12,779.2 12,800.2 12,832.8     32.6
   Ambulatory health care
    services (1)................. 5,206.6  5,386.9  5,356.2  5,377.8  5,225.8  5,332.6  5,344.6  5,369.2  5,375.6  5,395.6     20.0
    Offices of physicians........ 2,120.9  2,199.4  2,181.7  2,187.7  2,126.5  2,174.1  2,179.4  2,185.5  2,186.1  2,193.7      7.6
    Outpatient care centers......   484.9    493.9    492.7    495.1    486.4    494.1    492.4    493.6    494.1    496.2      2.1
    Home health care services....   845.1    892.1    892.7    897.7    852.7    880.7    883.5    890.9    897.1    903.2      6.1
   Hospitals..................... 4,379.2  4,471.7  4,474.6  4,472.7  4,388.9  4,458.2  4,461.7  4,469.5  4,478.9  4,482.6      3.7
   Nursing and residential care
    facilities (1)............... 2,863.2  2,947.6  2,936.7  2,940.8  2,877.9  2,915.9  2,927.8  2,940.5  2,945.7  2,954.6      8.9
    Nursing care facilities...... 1,567.4  1,600.0  1,593.5  1,595.0  1,577.8  1,587.5  1,591.8  1,596.4  1,599.8  1,605.1      5.3
  Social assistance (1).......... 2,300.4  2,341.8  2,337.1  2,351.3  2,289.9  2,324.8  2,332.0  2,334.7  2,340.4  2,341.9      1.5
   Child day care services.......   821.3    814.0    806.7    811.9    810.2    802.8    805.1    803.6    803.4    801.1     -2.3

Leisure and hospitality..........  12,438   13,086   12,786   12,880   12,981   13,257   13,324   13,373   13,395   13,426       31
 Arts, entertainment, and
  recreation..................... 1,699.1  1,807.8  1,730.8  1,761.4  1,907.6  1,939.9  1,947.4  1,957.2  1,960.8  1,971.6     10.8
  Performing arts and spectator
   sports........................   358.9    389.0    364.1    379.3    386.8    405.0    405.7    406.4    408.4    410.1      1.7
  Museums, historical sites,
   zoos, and parks...............   110.4    120.9    117.4    118.1    121.3    125.7    126.4    127.1    128.6    129.3       .7
  Amusements, gambling, and
   recreation.................... 1,229.8  1,297.9  1,249.3  1,264.0  1,399.5  1,409.2  1,415.3  1,423.7  1,423.8  1,432.2      8.4
 Accommodations and food
  services.......................10,738.8 11,278.1 11,054.9 11,118.1 11,073.7 11,316.9 11,376.8 11,415.9 11,433.8 11,454.6     20.8
  Accommodations................ .1,743.5  1,804.0  1,769.6  1,775.2  1,824.2  1,845.3  1,854.4  1,863.2  1,857.2  1,857.0      -.2
  Food services and drinking
   places........................ 8,995.3  9,474.1  9,285.3  9,342.9  9,249.5  9,471.6  9,522.4  9,552.7  9,576.6  9,597.6     21.0

Other services...................   5,380    5,432    5,378    5,410    5,417    5,450    5,443    5,449    5,445    5,449        4
  Repair and maintenance......... 1,235.5  1,245.2  1,232.9  1,240.8  1,240.5  1,253.4  1,250.8  1,251.6  1,246.4  1,247.3       .9
  Personal and laundry services.. 1,271.6  1,285.2  1,270.8  1,273.5  1,285.3  1,286.8  1,286.4  1,287.4  1,287.1  1,287.2       .1
  Membership associations and
   organizations................ .2,872.9  2,901.4  2,874.3  2,896.1  2,890.8  2,909.3  2,905.4  2,909.7  2,911.1  2,914.9      3.8

Government.......................  22,194   22,494   22,003   22,484   21,875   22,100   22,106   22,114   22,129   22,168       39
 Federal.........................   2,711    2,723    2,694    2,702    2,731    2,725    2,719    2,713    2,718    2,722        4
  Federal, except U.S. Postal
   Service....................... 1,943.1  1,938.8  1,930.3  1,939.8  1,959.2  1,954.7  1,949.5  1,948.6  1,950.7  1,955.4      4.7
  U.S. Postal Service............   768.0    784.2    764.1    762.2    772.0    770.2    769.0    764.5    767.0    766.2      -.8
 State government................   5,166    5,214    4,998    5,235    5,053    5,109    5,107    5,111    5,105    5,123       18
  State government education..... 2,402.4  2,432.5  2,211.2  2,438.2  2,275.3  2,314.3  2,313.1  2,311.8  2,299.8  2,313.2     13.4
  State government, excluding
   education..................... 2,763.2  2,781.4  2,787.2  2,796.3  2,777.8  2,794.3  2,793.5  2,798.9  2,804.9  2,809.3      4.4
 Local government................  14,317   14,557   14,311   14,547   14,091   14,266   14,280   14,290   14,306   14,323       17
  Local government education..... 8,212.5  8,351.1  8,135.3  8,353.2  7,881.8  7,995.1  8,003.7  8,015.6  8,020.6  8,025.9      5.3
  Local government, excluding
   education..................... 6,104.8  6,205.5  6,175.7  6,193.5  6,209.2  6,270.9  6,276.3  6,274.1  6,285.3  6,297.5     12.2

  1 Includes other industries, not shown separately.
  2 Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts.
  3 Includes ambulatory health care services, hospitals, and nursing and residential care facilities.
  p = preliminary.





ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                              ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-2.  Average weekly hours of production and nonsupervisory workers (1) on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector
and selected industry detail

                                                   Not seasonally adjusted              Seasonally adjusted

                                                                                                                         Change
                  Industry                       Feb.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.    Feb.   Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.     from:
                                                 2006   2006   2007p  2007p   2006   2006   2006   2006   2007p  2007p  Jan. 2007-
                                                                                                                        Feb. 2007p

        Total private.........................   33.5   33.9   33.4   33.4    33.8   33.9   33.8   33.9   33.8   33.7      -0.1

    Goods-producing...........................   40.0   41.0   39.9   39.5    40.4   40.6   40.4   40.7   40.2   40.1       -.1

Natural resources and mining..................   44.8   45.6   44.6   45.4    45.4   45.7   46.1   45.6   45.0   45.9        .9

Construction..................................   38.1   39.3   37.9   37.3    38.9   39.2   39.0   39.8   38.7   38.3       -.4

Manufacturing.................................   40.7   41.7   40.7   40.4    41.0   41.2   41.0   41.0   40.8   40.8        .0
   Overtime hours.............................    4.3    4.6    3.9    3.9     4.6    4.3    4.1    4.2    4.1    4.2        .1

 Durable goods................................   41.1   42.0   40.9   40.6    41.4   41.4   41.2   41.2   41.0   40.9       -.1
   Overtime hours.............................    4.4    4.6    3.9    3.9     4.6    4.3    4.1    4.2    4.1    4.1        .0

  Wood products...............................   39.3   39.6   38.1   37.8    40.3   39.7   39.1   39.3   38.8   38.8        .0
  Nonmetallic mineral products................   42.0   42.4   40.8   40.3    43.0   42.7   42.3   42.7   41.7   41.5       -.2
  Primary metals..............................   43.7   44.1   43.4   42.9    43.7   43.6   43.5   43.3   43.0   43.1        .1
  Fabricated metal products...................   41.1   41.7   40.9   40.6    41.3   41.6   41.2   41.0   40.9   40.9        .0
  Machinery...................................   41.9   43.2   41.6   41.5    42.0   42.7   42.3   42.3   41.6   41.8        .2
  Computer and electronic products............   40.2   41.3   40.1   40.2    40.5   40.4   40.2   40.4   40.3   40.4        .1
  Electrical equipment and appliances.........   40.8   41.6   40.9   40.5    41.3   40.8   40.7   40.4   40.8   40.9        .1
  Transportation equipment....................   42.7   43.6   42.7   42.0    42.7   42.4   42.5   42.5   42.7   42.2       -.5
   Motor vehicles and parts (2)...............   42.3   42.8   41.9   41.1    42.4   41.7   41.5   41.7   41.8   41.3       -.5
  Furniture and related products..............   38.3   39.7   38.7   38.3    38.6   39.2   39.0   39.0   38.9   38.7       -.2
  Miscellaneous manufacturing.................   38.7   39.3   38.4   38.1    38.5   38.7   38.8   38.7   38.5   38.1       -.4

 Nondurable goods.............................   40.1   41.1   40.5   40.2    40.4   40.7   40.6   40.6   40.5   40.5        .0
   Overtime hours.............................    4.2    4.5    3.9    4.0     4.5    4.3    4.2    4.3    4.1    4.3        .2

  Food manufacturing..........................   39.0   41.1   40.0   39.6    39.7   40.4   40.5   40.4   40.2   40.3        .1
  Beverages and tobacco products..............   39.5   40.4   40.1   39.8    40.2   40.8   40.9   40.7   40.8   40.6       -.2
  Textile mills...............................   40.3   41.5   40.4   41.0    40.7   40.6   40.4   41.0   40.5   41.3        .8
  Textile product mills.......................   40.4   40.1   39.4   39.2    40.3   39.2   39.8   39.2   39.3   39.3        .0
  Apparel.....................................   35.9   36.7   37.0   37.0    35.9   37.0   36.9   36.7   37.1   37.0       -.1
  Leather and allied products.................   39.0   38.7   37.8   37.9    39.3   38.8   37.8   38.2   38.1   38.2        .1
  Paper and paper products....................   42.0   43.0   42.6   41.9    42.5   42.9   42.6   42.4   42.6   42.5       -.1
  Printing and related support activities.....   39.0   39.9   39.1   39.4    39.0   39.4   39.1   39.5   39.2   39.3        .1
  Petroleum and coal products.................   43.8   44.0   44.8   44.6    44.9   45.1   44.8   44.7   45.4   45.6        .2
  Chemicals...................................   42.9   42.4   41.9   41.7    42.8   42.5   41.9   42.0   41.7   41.7        .0
  Plastics and rubber products................   40.3   41.3   40.9   40.1    40.5   40.7   40.6   40.6   40.8   40.4       -.4

     Private service-providing................   32.2   32.4   32.0   32.1    32.3   32.4   32.4   32.4   32.4   32.4        .0

Trade, transportation, and utilities..........   32.9   33.6   32.9   32.9    33.3   33.4   33.5   33.4   33.5   33.4       -.1

 Wholesale trade..............................   37.6   38.0   37.5   37.7    37.9   38.0   38.0   38.0   38.0   38.0        .0

 Retail trade.................................   29.9   30.7   29.8   29.7    30.4   30.4   30.5   30.4   30.4   30.3       -.1

 Transportation and warehousing...............   36.1   37.1   36.7   36.8    36.7   36.9   36.9   36.9   37.2   37.3        .1

 Utilities....................................   40.9   41.8   41.4   41.9    41.1   41.8   41.9   42.0   41.8   42.1        .3

Information...................................   36.3   36.5   36.2   36.5    36.5   36.7   36.4   36.6   36.6   36.6        .0

Financial activities..........................   35.5   35.8   35.6   35.8    35.7   35.8   35.8   36.0   35.9   36.0        .1

Professional and business services............   34.4   34.5   34.0   34.3    34.5   34.7   34.6   34.6   34.5   34.5        .0

Education and health services.................   32.4   32.4   32.4   32.3    32.5   32.4   32.5   32.4   32.5   32.4       -.1

Leisure and hospitality.......................   25.2   25.4   24.8   25.1    25.5   25.7   25.6   25.7   25.6   25.5       -.1

Other services................................   30.8   30.8   30.6   30.7    30.9   30.9   30.9   30.9   30.8   30.8        .0

  1 Data relate to production workers in natural resources and mining and manufacturing, construction workers in construction,
and nonsupervisory workers in the service-providing industries.  These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the
total employment on private nonfarm payrolls.
  2 Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts.
  p = preliminary.





ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                          ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-3.  Average hourly and weekly earnings of production and nonsupervisory workers (1) on private nonfarm payrolls
by industry sector and selected industry detail

                                                       Average hourly earnings                  Average weekly earnings

                  Industry                         Feb.      Dec.     Jan.      Feb.       Feb.      Dec.     Jan.      Feb.
                                                   2006      2006     2007p     2007p      2006      2006     2007p     2007p

        Total private........................... $16.53    $17.07    $17.17    $17.21    $553.76   $578.67   $573.48   $574.81
         Seasonally adjusted....................  16.49     17.07     17.10     17.16     557.36    578.67    577.98    578.29

    Goods-producing.............................  17.72     18.37     18.29     18.25     708.80    753.17    729.77    720.88

Natural resources and mining....................  19.38     20.61     20.65     20.77     868.22    939.82    920.99    942.96

Construction....................................  19.56     20.52     20.44     20.49     745.24    806.44    774.68    764.28

Manufacturing...................................  16.70     17.09     17.04     16.99     679.69    712.65    693.53    686.40

 Durable goods..................................  17.52     18.04     17.94     17.90     720.07    757.68    733.75    726.74
  Wood products.................................  13.14     13.64     13.62     13.52     516.40    540.14    518.92    511.06
  Nonmetallic mineral products..................  16.54     16.73     16.72     16.62     694.68    709.35    682.18    669.79
  Primary metals................................  19.25     19.45     19.68     19.50     841.23    857.75    854.11    836.55
  Fabricated metal products.....................  16.06     16.44     16.33     16.33     660.07    685.55    667.90    663.00
  Machinery.....................................  17.01     17.78     17.63     17.60     712.72    768.10    733.41    730.40
  Computer and electronic products..............  18.72     19.57     19.54     19.54     752.54    808.24    783.55    785.51
  Electrical equipment and appliances...........  15.48     15.72     15.75     15.86     631.58    653.95    644.18    642.33
  Transportation equipment......................  22.29     22.76     22.46     22.44     951.78    992.34    959.04    942.48
  Furniture and related products................  13.49     14.13     14.11     13.97     516.67    560.96    546.06    535.05
  Miscellaneous manufacturing...................  14.07     14.47     14.54     14.47     544.51    568.67    558.34    551.31

 Nondurable goods...............................  15.29     15.47     15.52     15.44     613.13    635.82    628.56    620.69
  Food manufacturing............................  13.02     13.33     13.42     13.29     507.78    547.86    536.80    526.28
  Beverages and tobacco products................  18.17     18.34     17.86     17.68     717.72    740.94    716.19    703.66
  Textile mills.................................  12.38     12.63     12.89     12.70     498.91    524.15    520.76    520.70
  Textile product mills.........................  11.79     11.90     11.98     11.98     476.32    477.19    472.01    469.62
  Apparel.......................................  10.60     10.64     10.86     10.81     380.54    390.49    401.82    399.97
  Leather and allied products...................  10.99     11.70     11.88     11.75     428.61    452.79    449.06    445.33
  Paper and paper products......................  17.77     18.23     18.15     18.11     746.34    783.89    773.19    758.81
  Printing and related support activities.......  15.69     15.91     15.87     15.87     611.91    634.81    620.52    625.28
  Petroleum and coal products...................  24.56     23.96     25.07     24.68    1075.73   1054.24   1123.14   1100.73
  Chemicals.....................................  19.95     19.87     19.67     19.59     855.86    842.49    824.17    816.90
  Plastics and rubber products..................  14.83     15.16     15.23     15.21     597.65    626.11    622.91    609.92

     Private service-providing..................  16.21     16.73     16.88     16.94     521.96    542.05    540.16    543.77

Trade, transportation, and utilities............  15.22     15.41     15.60     15.64     500.74    517.78    513.24    514.56

 Wholesale trade................................  18.65     19.24     19.28     19.24     701.24    731.12    723.00    725.35

 Retail trade...................................  12.46     12.51     12.68     12.71     372.55    384.06    377.86    377.49

 Transportation and warehousing.................  16.93     17.47     17.49     17.46     611.17    648.14    641.88    642.53

 Utilities......................................  27.56     27.38     27.35     27.41    1127.20   1144.48   1132.29   1148.48

Information.....................................  22.80     23.68     23.82     23.81     827.64    864.32    862.28    869.07

Financial activities............................  18.45     19.27     19.30     19.45     654.98    689.87    687.08    696.31

Professional and business services..............  18.78     19.67     19.81     19.96     646.03    678.62    673.54    684.63

Education and health services...................  17.12     17.68     17.79     17.75     554.69    572.83    576.40    573.33

Leisure and hospitality.........................   9.63     10.13     10.13     10.27     242.68    257.30    251.22    257.78

Other services..................................  14.57     15.06     15.08     15.11     448.76    463.85    461.45    463.88

  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  p = preliminary.





ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                             ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-4.  Average hourly earnings of production and nonsupervisory workers (1) on private nonfarm payrolls
by industry sector and selected industry detail, seasonally adjusted

                                                                                                       Percent
                  Industry                         Feb.     Oct.     Nov.     Dec.    Jan.     Feb.  change from:
                                                   2006     2006     2006     2006    2007p    2007p  Jan. 2007-
                                                                                                      Feb. 2007p
        Total private:
         Current dollars........................ $16.49   $16.94   $16.99   $17.07   $17.10   $17.16      0.4
         Constant (1982) dollars (2)............   8.21     8.34     8.36     8.36     8.36     N.A.      (3)

    Goods-producing.............................  17.80    18.15    18.21    18.29    18.35    18.35       .0

Natural resources and mining....................  19.39    20.26    20.43    20.52    20.57    20.74       .8

Construction....................................  19.67    20.24    20.37    20.44    20.56    20.60       .2

Manufacturing...................................  16.69    16.88    16.89    16.95    16.99    16.99       .0
   Excluding overtime (4).......................  15.80    16.04    16.09    16.12    16.18    16.16      -.1

 Durable goods..................................  17.51    17.78    17.79    17.86    17.90    17.90       .0

 Nondurable goods...............................  15.30    15.33    15.35    15.41    15.45    15.45       .0

     Private service-providing..................  16.14    16.62    16.67    16.74    16.77    16.85       .5

Trade, transportation, and utilities............  15.19    15.55    15.54    15.58    15.59    15.62       .2

 Wholesale trade................................  18.61    19.09    19.14    19.20    19.23    19.22      -.1

 Retail trade...................................  12.46    12.69    12.64    12.67    12.68    12.71       .2

 Transportation and warehousing.................  16.99    17.47    17.50    17.53    17.52    17.55       .2

 Utilities......................................  27.58    27.39    27.47    27.33    27.37    27.42       .2

Information.....................................  22.77    23.51    23.47    23.60    23.70    23.77       .3

Financial activities............................  18.45    19.11    19.20    19.29    19.32    19.43       .6

Professional and business services..............  18.67    19.42    19.51    19.64    19.64    19.82       .9

Education and health services...................  17.12    17.56    17.63    17.67    17.75    17.77       .1

Leisure and hospitality.........................   9.57     9.87     9.94    10.02    10.07    10.19      1.2

Other services..................................  14.58    14.89    14.94    15.02    15.06    15.11       .3

  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  2 The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) is used to deflate this series.
  3 Change was .0 percent from Dec. 2006 to Jan. 2007, the latest month available.
  4 Derived by assuming that overtime hours are paid at the rate of time and one-half.
  N.A. = not available.
  p = preliminary.





ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                               ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-5.  Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production and nonsupervisory workers (1) on private nonfarm payrolls
by industry sector and selected industry detail

(2002=100)

                                                   Not seasonally adjusted              Seasonally adjusted

                                                                                                                         Percent
                  Industry                      Feb.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.    Feb.   Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.   change from:
                                                2006   2006   2007p  2007p   2006   2006   2006   2006   2007p  2007p   Jan. 2007-
                                                                                                                        Feb. 2007p

        Total private.........................  102.0  107.3  103.4  103.5   104.8  106.3  106.3  106.9  106.7  106.4      -0.3

    Goods-producing...........................   98.1  103.0   98.0   96.3   102.2  102.7  102.0  102.8  101.7  100.9       -.8

Natural resources and mining..................  115.2  128.7  122.3  125.7   120.6  128.2  129.1  129.2  127.0  130.7       2.9

Construction..................................  104.6  113.5  105.0  101.1   114.6  115.4  114.7  116.9  114.6  111.6      -2.6

Manufacturing.................................   94.1   97.0   93.6   92.9    95.6   95.9   95.2   95.3   94.8   94.7       -.1

 Durable goods................................   97.3  100.3   96.4   95.8    98.7   99.0   98.2   98.3   97.5   97.2       -.3
  Wood products...............................   99.9   94.0   88.8   87.2   104.5   96.5   94.1   93.8   92.3   91.6       -.8
  Nonmetallic mineral products................   95.1   96.4   90.1   87.9   101.4   97.9   97.1   98.2   95.6   94.4      -1.3
  Primary metals..............................   94.5   93.6   91.7   91.1    94.9   93.0   92.3   92.0   91.2   91.8        .7
  Fabricated metal products...................  100.9  105.0  102.2  101.7   102.0  104.4  103.5  103.2  102.8  103.0        .2
  Machinery...................................   99.8  107.4  103.1  102.9   100.2  106.2  105.2  105.0  103.2  103.8        .6
  Computer and electronic products............  100.7  107.7  103.8  103.3   101.9  105.2  104.5  104.9  104.4  104.1       -.3
  Electrical equipment and appliances.........   87.1   91.3   89.5   88.9    88.2   89.1   88.3   88.5   89.2   89.8        .7
  Transportation equipment....................   99.4  101.7   96.7   95.9    99.5   98.4   98.0   98.2   97.8   96.5      -1.3
   Motor vehicles and parts (2)...............   94.3   92.1   86.1   85.6    94.2   89.4   88.2   88.8   87.1   86.1      -1.1
  Furniture and related products..............   89.2   89.2   85.6   84.7    91.0   89.5   88.1   87.8   87.1   86.6       -.6
  Miscellaneous manufacturing.................   90.3   93.8   90.6   90.9    90.2   91.3   92.0   92.2   91.7   91.1       -.7

 Nondurable goods.............................   89.2   91.3   89.3   88.7    90.9   90.5   90.2   90.3   90.4   90.3       -.1
  Food manufacturing..........................   93.9  102.1   98.4   97.2    97.6  100.3  100.6  100.3  100.5  100.9        .4
  Beverages and tobacco products..............   96.3   98.3   98.2   98.5   101.0   98.4   99.1  100.1  101.6  101.8        .2
  Textile mills...............................   67.1   63.4   59.8   60.1    68.3   62.8   62.3   62.8   60.7   61.0        .5
  Textile product mills.......................   91.1   82.9   80.8   79.9    91.3   83.7   83.5   81.7   81.4   80.6      -1.0
  Apparel.....................................   62.1   62.1   60.7   62.0    62.8   63.5   63.2   62.8   62.9   62.5       -.6
  Leather and allied products.................   77.3   74.2   71.5   73.4    78.2   73.1   71.5   72.9   73.0   73.7       1.0
  Paper and paper products....................   85.7   85.9   85.2   83.1    87.3   85.5   85.0   84.7   85.4   84.7       -.8
  Printing and related support activities.....   90.8   96.6   93.0   93.3    91.8   93.6   93.4   95.0   93.9   93.9        .0
  Petroleum and coal products.................   92.8   91.7   92.0   90.8    98.7   96.8   95.1   95.3   97.2   96.1      -1.1
  Chemicals...................................   96.8   95.0   93.2   93.2    96.7   96.1   93.9   94.4   93.4   93.3       -.1
  Plastics and rubber products................   92.8   92.9   93.1   91.7    93.9   91.3   91.1   91.4   93.8   93.0       -.9

     Private service-providing................  103.3  108.5  104.8  105.4   105.3  107.2  107.5  107.8  108.0  108.1        .1

Trade, transportation, and utilities..........   99.5  107.0  101.4  100.5   102.5  103.1  103.7  103.6  104.0  103.8       -.2

 Wholesale trade..............................  102.6  106.8  104.5  105.0   104.5  106.0  106.4  106.8  106.9  107.0        .1

 Retail trade.................................   97.1  106.2   98.4   96.8   100.9  100.4  101.0  100.8  101.1  100.8       -.3

 Transportation and warehousing...............  103.2  111.0  107.3  107.3   106.2  108.9  109.1  109.2  109.9  110.2        .3

 Utilities....................................   92.3   94.4   93.1   94.1    93.1   94.6   94.8   95.0   94.4   94.9        .5

Information...................................   99.1  101.5   99.6  101.0   100.1  101.1  100.5  101.3  101.4  101.7        .3

Financial activities..........................  104.9  109.6  108.2  109.0   106.2  109.1  109.3  110.2  110.0  110.4        .4

Professional and business services............  107.7  113.3  109.0  110.5   110.4  112.9  113.2  113.7  113.6  113.6        .0

Education and health services.................  108.2  111.2  109.6  110.8   107.9  109.6  110.2  110.1  110.7  110.5       -.2

Leisure and hospitality.......................  100.9  107.5  102.3  104.3   106.9  110.3  110.5  111.4  111.2  111.0       -.2

Other services................................   95.5   97.3   95.8   96.7    96.7   97.9   97.8   98.0   97.8   97.9        .1

  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  2 Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts.
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate hours
by the corresponding 2002 annual average levels.  Aggregate hours estimates are the product of estimates of average
weekly hours and production and nonsupervisory worker employment.





ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                               ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-6.  Indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls of production and nonsupervisory workers (1) on private nonfarm payrolls
by industry sector and selected industry detail

(2002=100)

                                                   Not seasonally adjusted              Seasonally adjusted

                                                                                                                         Percent
                  Industry                      Feb.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.    Feb.   Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.   change from:
                                                2006   2006   2007p  2007p   2006   2006   2006   2006   2007p  2007p   Jan. 2007-
                                                                                                                        Feb. 2007p

        Total private.........................  112.6  122.4  118.6  119.1   115.5  120.4  120.7  121.9  122.0  122.0       0.0

    Goods-producing...........................  106.4  115.8  109.7  107.7   111.4  114.1  113.7  115.1  114.3  113.4       -.8

Natural resources and mining..................  129.9  154.2  146.9  151.8   136.0  151.1  153.4  154.1  151.9  157.7       3.8

Construction..................................  110.5  125.8  115.9  111.9   121.8  126.2  126.2  129.1  127.2  124.1      -2.4

Manufacturing.................................  102.8  108.4  104.3  103.3   104.4  105.8  105.2  105.6  105.3  105.2       -.1

 Durable goods................................  106.4  113.0  108.0  107.0   107.8  109.9  109.1  109.6  108.9  108.6       -.3

 Nondurable goods.............................   96.3   99.8   98.0   96.7    98.3   98.0   97.8   98.3   98.7   98.6       -.1

     Private service-providing................  114.9  124.4  121.3  122.5   116.6  122.1  122.9  123.7  124.2  124.9        .6

Trade, transportation, and utilities..........  108.0  117.7  112.8  112.2   111.1  114.4  115.0  115.1  115.7  115.7        .0

 Wholesale trade..............................  112.7  121.1  118.6  119.1   114.5  119.2  120.0  120.7  121.0  121.1        .1

 Retail trade.................................  103.7  113.8  106.9  105.5   107.8  109.2  109.4  109.5  109.8  109.8        .0

 Transportation and warehousing...............  110.8  123.1  119.1  118.8   114.5  120.6  121.1  121.4  122.1  122.7        .5

 Utilities....................................  106.2  107.8  106.3  107.7   107.1  108.1  108.7  108.4  107.9  108.6        .6

Information...................................  111.9  118.9  117.4  119.1   112.9  117.7  116.8  118.3  119.0  119.7        .6

Financial activities..........................  119.7  130.6  129.2  131.1   121.2  128.9  129.7  131.5  131.4  132.7       1.0

Professional and business services............  120.3  132.6  128.5  131.3   122.6  130.4  131.4  132.8  132.7  134.0       1.0

Education and health services.................  121.8  129.2  128.2  129.3   121.4  126.5  127.7  127.9  129.1  129.0       -.1

Leisure and hospitality.......................  110.3  123.7  117.7  121.6   116.2  123.6  124.7  126.7  127.1  128.4       1.0

Other services................................  101.4  106.8  105.3  106.5   102.7  106.2  106.5  107.2  107.3  107.8        .5

  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate
payrolls by the corresponding 2002 annual average levels.  Aggregate payroll estimates are the product of estimates of
average hourly earnings, average weekly hours, and production and nonsupervisory worker employment.





ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                              ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-7.  Diffusion indexes of employment change

(Percent)

       Time span           Jan.     Feb.     Mar.     Apr.      May     June     July     Aug.    Sept.     Oct.     Nov.     Dec.

                                                        Private nonfarm payrolls, 278 industries (1)

Over 1-month span:
     2003 ..............   43.5     37.2     33.6     38.8     40.8     38.5     39.2     41.7     48.0     50.2     52.2     52.9
     2004 ..............   51.6     50.2     62.1     64.9     59.9     57.6     56.5     51.4     56.5     55.0     51.4     55.6
     2005 ..............   52.5     61.3     52.7     60.8     54.9     58.5     59.0     60.4     53.6     53.1     62.2     60.4
     2006 ..............   64.2     64.6     64.0     62.8     56.7     55.9     59.4     55.9     55.8     57.7     53.6     57.6
     2007 ..............  p55.2    p55.9

Over 3-month span:
     2003 ..............   39.6     33.8     34.9     33.8     35.3     42.3     39.2     34.4     42.6     48.6     48.7     50.2
     2004 ..............   55.9     53.2     57.0     64.2     70.3     65.6     59.9     55.2     57.9     59.0     60.4     55.8
     2005 ..............   51.3     55.9     56.8     61.3     57.2     59.4     62.8     63.7     59.9     53.4     57.2     62.2
     2006 ..............   70.5     66.7     66.0     66.9     63.3     62.4     60.3     62.6     57.7     59.0     57.7     59.9
     2007 ..............  p62.9    p60.1

Over 6-month span:
     2003 ..............   34.7     33.1     31.1     33.3     33.5     36.5     32.7     32.4     40.8     44.8     47.7     47.5
     2004 ..............   49.8     51.8     55.0     60.8     63.5     63.7     63.3     62.6     58.3     62.1     55.4     55.2
     2005 ..............   54.1     57.2     57.6     56.3     56.5     58.1     65.8     63.8     61.9     59.2     62.8     60.8
     2006 ..............   63.8     63.3     67.1     68.2     67.1     67.1     63.5     62.9     62.6     62.1     61.5     61.0
     2007 ..............  p62.6    p59.9

Over 12-month span:
     2003 ..............   34.5     31.5     32.9     33.5     34.2     35.1     32.7     33.1     37.1     36.7     37.2     39.2
     2004 ..............   40.3     42.1     44.8     48.4     50.7     57.7     57.0     55.2     56.7     58.3     60.1     60.3
     2005 ..............   60.1     61.0     59.5     58.8     58.3     60.3     60.6     62.8     60.3     58.8     59.7     61.3
     2006 ..............   67.3     65.3     66.0     64.7     65.8     65.3     67.6     66.4     66.5     66.4     65.5     65.1
     2007 ..............  p65.8    p63.5

                                                        Manufacturing payrolls, 84 industries(1)

Over 1-month span:
     2003 ..............   34.5     17.3     17.3     10.7     22.0     17.3     17.3     31.5     26.8     38.1     42.3     42.3
     2004 ..............   41.1     45.2     47.0     63.1     50.0     48.2     56.5     43.5     41.7     43.5     40.5     42.3
     2005 ..............   36.9     48.2     43.5     48.2     38.7     37.5     42.3     45.8     44.0     44.6     48.2     51.8
     2006 ..............   63.1     48.2     56.0     53.0     47.0     58.9     51.2     44.6     40.5     47.6     43.5     38.7
     2007 ..............  p44.6    p47.0

Over 3-month span:
     2003 ..............   15.5     11.3     13.7      9.5      8.9     11.9     15.5     15.5     17.9     29.2     30.4     33.3
     2004 ..............   45.2     42.9     43.5     57.7     60.1     58.3     55.4     46.4     47.0     42.9     42.9     37.5
     2005 ..............   35.1     39.9     40.5     42.3     35.1     33.9     40.5     41.7     42.3     40.5     39.9     43.5
     2006 ..............   56.5     52.4     52.4     51.2     47.6     54.8     48.2     52.4     39.3     42.3     35.7     39.9
     2007 ..............  p48.2    p39.3

Over 6-month span:
     2003 ..............   11.9     11.3      7.1      8.3      9.5     10.7      7.1      9.5     12.5     16.1     25.0     24.4
     2004 ..............   28.0     32.7     35.1     47.0     50.0     52.4     54.2     52.4     48.8     51.2     41.1     38.7
     2005 ..............   31.5     35.1     36.3     34.5     32.1     33.3     44.0     39.3     32.1     36.9     34.5     39.3
     2006 ..............   42.9     41.7     50.0     50.6     51.2     53.0     45.8     45.8     47.6     45.2     44.6     39.9
     2007 ..............  p41.1    p35.7

Over 12-month span:
     2003 ..............   10.7      6.0      6.5      6.0      8.3      7.1      7.1      8.3     10.7     10.7      9.5     10.7
     2004 ..............   13.1     14.3     13.1     20.2     23.2     35.7     36.9     38.1     36.3     44.0     44.6     44.6
     2005 ..............   44.6     44.6     41.7     40.5     37.5     36.3     32.1     33.9     32.7     33.3     33.3     37.5
     2006 ..............   44.6     40.5     40.5     40.5     39.3     42.3     48.8     48.8     44.6     45.2     43.5     41.7
     2007 ..............  p42.9    p42.9

  1 Based on seasonally adjusted data for 1-, 3-, 6-month spans and unadjusted data for the 12-month span.
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  Figures are the percent of industries with employment increasing plus one-half of the industries with
unchanged employment, where 50 percent indicates an equal balance between industries with increasing and decreasing
employment.