Internet address:  http://stats.bls.gov/newsrels.htm
Technical information:                USDL 97-435
   Household data: (202) 606-6378
                                      Transmission of material in this
                                      release is embargoed until
   Establishment data:   606-6555     8:30 A.M. (EST),
Media contact:           606-5902     Friday, December 5, 1997.
   
   
                 THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:  NOVEMBER 1997
   
   
   Employment rose sharply in November, and the unemployment rate was
little changed at 4.6 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S.
Department of Labor reported today.  Nonfarm payroll employment increased
by 404,000 with gains widespread throughout the private sector.
   
Unemployment (Household Survey Data)
   
   Both the number of unemployed persons, 6.2 million, and the unemployment
rate, 4.6 percent, were little changed in November.  Since March, the
number of unemployed persons has fallen by 895,000 and the jobless rate by
0.6 percentage point.  In November, the unemployment rates for adult men
and white workers each declined from 4.1 percent to 3.8 percent; the rate
for Hispanics (6.9 percent) was also down.  The jobless rates for adult
women (4.0 percent), teenagers (15.0 percent), and blacks (9.6 percent)
showed little or no movement over the month.  (See tables A-1 and A-2.)
   
   Among the unemployed, the number of persons who had been looking for
work for fewer than 5 weeks declined in November, as did the number who had
been looking for work for 27 weeks or more.  (See table A-5.)
   
Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
   
   Total employment rose by 671,000 in November to 130.6 million
(seasonally adjusted).  That measure had changed little between May and
October.  The proportion of the population that was employed (the
employment-population ratio) rose in November to 64.0 percent, an all-time
high.  (See table A-1.)
   
   About 8.2 million persons (not seasonally adjusted) held more than one
job in November.  These multiple jobholders comprised 6.2 percent of the
total employed.  (See table A-9.)
   
   The civilian labor force rose by 453,000 to 136.8 million in November,
after seasonal adjustment.  The labor force participation rate was about
unchanged at 67.1 percent.  (See table A-1.)
   
Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
   
   About 1.3 million persons (not seasonally adjusted) were marginally
attached to the labor force in November.  These were people who wanted and
were available for work and had looked for a job sometime

                                  - 2 -

Table A.  Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
___________________________________________________________________________
                      |   Quarterly     |       Monthly data       |
                      |   averages      |                          |
                      |_________________|__________________________|Oct.-
      Category        |      19971/     |          19971/          |Nov.
                      |_________________|__________________________|change
                      |   II   |   III  |  Sept. |  Oct.  |  Nov.  |
______________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______
    HOUSEHOLD DATA    |                 Labor force status
                      |____________________________________________________
Civilian labor force..| 136,157| 136,413| 136,467| 136,361| 136,814|    453
  Employment..........| 129,462| 129,742| 129,715| 129,894| 130,565|    671
  Unemployment........|   6,695|   6,671|   6,752|   6,467|   6,249|   -218
Not in labor force....|  66,678|  66,954|  67,102|  67,407|  67,127|   -280
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                      |                 Unemployment rates
                      |____________________________________________________
All workers...........|     4.9|     4.9|     4.9|     4.7|     4.6|   -0.1
  Adult men...........|     4.1|     4.1|     4.1|     4.1|     3.8|    -.3
  Adult women.........|     4.4|     4.3|     4.4|     4.0|     4.0|     .0
  Teenagers...........|    15.9|    16.5|    16.7|    15.3|    15.0|    -.3
  White...............|     4.1|     4.2|     4.3|     4.1|     3.8|    -.3
  Black...............|    10.2|     9.4|     9.6|     9.5|     9.6|     .1
  Hispanic origin.....|     7.7|     7.6|     7.6|     8.0|     6.9|   -1.1
                       ________|________|________|________|________|_______
 ESTABLISHMENT DATA   |                     Employment
                      |____________________________________________________
Nonfarm employment....| 121,854| 122,575| 122,792|p123,079|p123,483|   p404
  Goods-producing 2/..|  24,694|  24,750|  24,771| p24,815| p24,887|    p72
    Construction......|   5,616|   5,635|   5,642|  p5,650|  p5,679|    p29
    Manufacturing.....|  18,504|  18,541|  18,553| p18,591| p18,635|    p44
  Service-producing 2/|  97,159|  97,825|  98,021| p98,264| p98,596|   p332
    Retail trade......|  22,045|  22,188|  22,215| p22,249| p22,354|   p105
    Services..........|  35,436|  35,745|  35,850| p35,956| p36,136|   p180
    Government........|  19,594|  19,746|  19,714| p19,744| p19,739|    p-5
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                      |                  Hours of work 3/
                      |____________________________________________________
Total private.........|    34.5|    34.5|    34.5|   p34.5|   p34.8|   p0.3
  Manufacturing.......|    42.0|    41.8|    41.9|   p42.0|   p42.1|    p.1
    Overtime..........|     4.8|     4.7|     4.7|    p4.8|    p4.9|    p.1
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                      |                     Earnings 3/
                      |____________________________________________________
Avg. hourly earnings, |        |        |        |        |        |
  total private.......|  $12.19|  $12.30|  $12.35| p$12.40| p$12.47| p$0.07
Avg. weekly earnings, |        |        |        |        |        |
  total private.......|  420.85|  424.36|  426.08| p427.80| p433.96|  p6.16
______________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______
    1/ Beginning in January 1997, household data reflect revised population
controls used in the survey.
    2/ Includes other industries, not shown separately.
    3/ Data relate to private production or nonsupervisory workers.
    p=preliminary.

                                  - 3 -

in the prior 12 months, but were not counted as unemployed because they did
not search for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey.
   
   The number of discouraged workers--a subset of the marginally attached
who were not currently looking for jobs specifically because they believed
no jobs were available for them--was 331,000 in November, little changed
from a year earlier.  (See table A-9.)
   
Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data)

     Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 404,000 in November, after
seasonal adjustment.  Job gains were widespread throughout the private
sector, with the largest increases occurring in services and retail trade.
(See table B-1.)

     Employment in the services industry rose by 180,000 in November.
Business services added 77,000 jobs, mainly due to a large increase in the
help supply industry (53,000) and continued growth in computer and data
processing services (13,000).  Employment growth also continued in
engineering and management, health, and educational services.  Amusement
and recreation services added 20,000 jobs in November, its first large
increase since July.
     
     Retail trade employment rose by 105,000 in November.  Reflecting
strong hiring for the holiday season, there were large gains in department
stores (31,000) and miscellaneous retail establishments (27,000) such as
toy stores, gift shops, book stores, and catalog and mail-order outlets.
Employment in furniture and home furnishing stores continued to rise, while
employment in eating and drinking places showed its first large increase
(30,000) since July.
     
     Elsewhere in the service-producing sector, wholesale trade exhibited
stronger-than-average employment growth for the second month in a row.
November also was the third consecutive month of above-average gains in the
finance industry.  Employment rose in commercial banking, and rapid growth
continued in security and commodity brokerages.  Transportation and public
utilities showed a small employment increase in November, following a large
gain in the previous month.
     
     Overall, government employment was little changed over the month.
Federal government employment, excluding the Postal Service, fell by 12,000
in November, following a gain of similar magnitude in October.  Nonpostal
federal employment has declined by 364,000 since its most recent peak in
May 1992.

     In the goods-producing sector, manufacturing employment increased by
44,000 over the month.  This was the third large increase in the last 4
months.  Since its most recent trough in September 1996, manufacturing has
added 208,000 jobs.  In November, motor vehicles had the largest gain
(17,000).  Food products and printing and publishing added 11,000 and 4,000
employees, respectively.  Three other manufacturing industries--aircraft
and parts, electronic components, and industrial machinery--have been
increasing at a steady pace, and growth in these industries continued in
November.  Taken together, these three industries have added 171,000 jobs
since September 1996.  In contrast, the apparel industry has lost 55,000
jobs over the same period.
     
     Construction employment rose by 29,000 in November.  The gain was
about twice the average monthly increase so far this year.  Although growth
had been sluggish during the summer months, employment was up by 184,000
over the last 12 months.

                                  - 4 -

Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)

     The average workweek for production or nonsupervisory workers on
private nonfarm payrolls increased by 0.3 hour in November to 34.8 hours,
seasonally adjusted.  Both the manufacturing workweek and factory overtime
increased by 0.1 hour to 42.1 and 4.9 hours, respectively.  (See
table B-2.)
     
     The index of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory
workers on private nonfarm payrolls increased by 1.1 percent to 142.8
(1982=100), seasonally adjusted.  The manufacturing index rose by 0.6
percent to 109.4.  (See table B-5.)
     
Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data)
     
   Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on
private nonfarm payrolls rose 7 cents in November to $12.47, seasonally
adjusted.  Average weekly earnings rose by 1.4 percent over the month to
$433.96.  Over the past year, average hourly earnings have risen by 4.1
percent and average weekly earnings by 5.0 percent.  (See table B-3.)

                 ________________________________________
   
   The Employment Situation for December 1997 is scheduled to be released
on Friday, January 9, 1998, at 8:30 A.M. (EST).  Release dates for the
balance of 1998 are as follows:
   
              Feb. 6         May 8         Aug. 7         Nov. 6
              March 6        June 5        Sept. 4        Dec. 4
              April 3        July 2        Oct. 2

  -----------------------------------------------------------------
 |                Changes in Household Data Series                 |
 |    In accordance with usual practice, the release of December   |
 |data will incorporate annual revisions in seasonally adjusted    |
 |unemployment and other labor force series.  Seasonally adjusted  |
 |data for the most recent 4 years are subject to revision.        |
 |    Effective with the release of data for January 1998 in       |
 |February, improvements will be introduced into the composite     |
 |estimation procedures used in the household survey.  These       |
 |changes will simplify processing of the monthly labor force data |
 |at BLS and will allow users of the survey microdata to replicate |
 |more easily the official estimates released by BLS.  In addition,|
 |there will be a slight decrease in the variance of some major    |
 |estimates, particularly employment levels and the over-the-month |
 |change in those levels.  The new procedures are expected to      |
 |produce somewhat lower estimates of the civilian labor force and |
 |employment.                                                      |
  -----------------------------------------------------------------
                                  - 5 -

Explanatory Note


 This news release presents statistics from two major surveys, the Current
Population Survey (household survey) and the Current Employment Statistics
survey (establishment survey).  The household survey provides the
information on the labor force, employment, and unemployment that appears
in the A tables, marked HOUSEHOLD DATA.  It is a sample survey of about
50,000 households  conducted by the Bureau of the Census  for the Bureau of
Labor Statistics (BLS).
 
 The establishment survey provides the information on the employment,
hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm payrolls that appears in the B
tables, marked ESTABLISHMENT DATA.  This information is collected from
payroll records by BLS in cooperation with State agencies.  In June 1997,
the sample included about 390,000 establishments employing about 48 million
people.
 
 For both surveys, the data for a given month  relate to a particular week
or pay period.  In the household survey,  the reference week is generally
the calendar week that contains the 12th day of the month.  In the
establishment survey, the reference  period is the pay period including the
12th, which may or may not correspond directly to the calendar week.

Coverage, definitions, and differences between surveys
 
 Household survey.  The sample  is selected  to reflect the entire
civilian noninstitutional population.  Based on responses to a series of
questions on work and job search activities, each person  16 years and over
in a sample household is classified as employed, unemployed, or not in the
labor force.
 
 People are classified as employed if they did any work at all as paid
employees during the reference week; worked in their own business,
profession, or on their own farm; or worked without pay at least 15 hours
in a family business or farm.  People are also counted as employed if they
were  temporarily absent from their jobs because of illness, bad weather,
vacation, labor-management disputes, or personal reasons.
 
 People are classified as unemployed if they meet all of the following
criteria:  They had no employment during the  reference week; they were
available for work at that time; and they made specific efforts to find
employment sometime during the 4-week period ending with the reference
week.  Persons laid off from  a job and expecting recall   need not be
looking for work to be counted as unemployed.  The unemployment data
derived from the household survey in no way depend upon the eligibility for
or receipt of unemployment insurance benefits.
 
 The civilian labor force  is the sum of  employed and  unemployed
persons.  Those not classified as employed or unemployed are not in the
labor force.  The unemployment rate is the number unemployed as a percent
of the  labor force.  The labor force participation rate is the labor force
as a percent of the population, and the employment-population ratio is the
employed as a percent of the population.
 
 Establishment survey.  The sample establishments are drawn from private
nonfarm businesses such as factories, offices, and stores, as well as
Federal, State, and local government entities.  Employees on nonfarm
payrolls are those who received pay for any part of the reference pay
period, including persons on paid leave.  Persons are counted in each job
they hold.  Hours and earnings data are for private businesses and relate
only to production workers in the goods-producing sector and nonsupervisory
workers in the service-producing sector.

                                  - 6 -
 
 Differences in employment estimates.  The numerous conceptual and
methodological differences between the household and establishment surveys
result in important distinctions in the employment estimates derived from
the surveys.  Among these are:
 
 --The household survey includes agricultural workers, the self-employed,
unpaid family workers, and private household workers among the employed.
These groups are excluded from the establishment survey.

 --The household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the
employed. The establishment survey does not.
 
 --The household survey is limited to  workers 16 years of age and older.
The establishment survey is not limited by age.
 
 --The  household survey has no duplication of individuals, because
individuals  are counted only once, even if they hold more than one job. In
the establishment survey, employees working at more than one job  and thus
appearing on more than one payroll would be counted separately for each
appearance.
 
 Other differences between the two surveys are described in   "Comparing
Employment Estimates from Household and Payroll Surveys," which may be
obtained from BLS upon request.

Seasonal adjustment
 
 Over the course of a year, the size of the nation's labor force and the
levels of employment and unemployment undergo sharp fluctuations due to
such seasonal events as changes in weather, reduced or expanded production,
harvests, major holidays, and the opening and closing of schools.  The
effect of such seasonal  variation can  be  very large; seasonal
fluctuations may account for as much as 95 percent of the month-to-month
changes in unemployment.
 
 Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern each
year, their influence on statistical trends can be eliminated by adjusting
the statistics from month to month.  These adjustments make nonseasonal
developments, such as declines in economic activity or increases in the
participation of women in the labor force, easier to spot.  For example,
the large number of youth entering the labor force each June is likely to
obscure any other changes that have taken place relative to May, making it
difficult to determine if the level of economic activity has risen or
declined.  However, because the effect of students finishing school in
previous years is known, the statistics for the current year can be
adjusted to allow for a comparable change.  Insofar as the seasonal
adjustment is made correctly, the adjusted figure provides a more useful
tool with which to analyze changes in economic activity.
 
 In both the household and establishment surveys, most seasonally adjusted
series are independently adjusted.  However, the adjusted series for many
major estimates, such as total payroll employment, employment in most major
industry divisions, total employment, and unemployment are computed by
aggregating independently adjusted component series.  For example, total
unemployment is derived by summing the adjusted series for four major age-
sex components; this differs from the unemployment estimate that would be
obtained by directly adjusting the total or by combining the duration,
reasons, or more detailed age categories.
 
 The numerical factors used to make the seasonal adjustments are
recalculated twice a year.  For the household survey, the factors are
calculated for the January-June period and again for the July-December

                                  - 7 -

period.  For the establishment survey, updated factors for seasonal
adjustment are calculated for the May-October period and introduced along
with new benchmarks, and again for the November-April period.  In both
surveys, revisions to historical data are made once a year.

Reliability of the estimates
 
 Statistics based on the household and establishment surveys are subject
to both sampling and nonsampling error.  When a sample rather than the
entire population is surveyed, there is a chance that the sample estimates
may differ from the "true" population values they represent.  The exact
difference, or sampling error, varies depending on the particular sample
selected, and this variability is measured by the standard error of the
estimate.  There is about a 90-percent chance, or level of confidence, that
an estimate based on a sample will differ by no more than 1.6 standard
errors from the "true" population value because of sampling error.  BLS
analyses are generally conducted at the 90-percent level of confidence.
 
 For example, the confidence interval for the monthly change in total
employment from the household survey is on the order of plus or minus
376,000.  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 -276,000 to 476,000 (100,000 +/- 376,000).
These figures do not mean that the sample results are off by these
magnitudes, but rather that there is about a 90-percent chance that the
"true" over-the-month change lies within this interval.  Since this range
includes values of less than zero, we could not say with confidence that
employment had, in fact, increased.  If, however, the reported employment
rise was half a million, then all of the values within the 90-percent
confidence interval would be greater than zero.  In this case, it is likely
(at least a 90-percent chance) that an employment rise had, in fact,
occurred.  The 90-percent confidence interval for the monthly change in
unemployment is +/- 258,000, and for the monthly change in the unemployment
rate it is +/- .21 percentage point.
 
 In general, estimates involving many individuals or establishments have
lower standard errors (relative to the size of the estimate) than estimates
which are based on a small number of observations.  The precision of
estimates is also improved when the data are cumulated over time such as
for quarterly and annual averages.  The seasonal adjustment process can
also improve the stability of the monthly estimates.
 
 The household and establishment surveys are also affected by nonsampling
error.  Nonsampling errors can occur for many reasons, including the
failure to sample a segment of the population, inability to obtain
information for all respondents in the sample, inability or unwillingness
of respondents to provide correct information on a timely basis, mistakes
made by respondents, and errors made in the collection or processing of the
data.
 
 For example, in the establishment survey, estimates for the most recent 2
months are based on substantially incomplete returns; for this reason,
these estimates are labeled preliminary in the tables.  It is only after
two successive revisions to a monthly estimate, when nearly all sample
reports have been received, that the estimate is considered final.
 
 Another major source of nonsampling error in the establishment survey is
the inability to capture, on a timely basis, employment generated by new
firms.  To correct for this systematic underestimation of employment growth
(and other sources of error), a process known as bias adjustment is
included in the survey's estimating procedures, whereby a specified number
of jobs is added to the monthly sample-based change.  The size of the

                                  - 8 -

monthly bias adjustment is based largely on past relationships between the
sample-based estimates of employment and the total counts of employment
described below.
 
 The sample-based estimates from the establishment survey are adjusted
once a year (on a lagged basis) to universe counts of payroll employment
obtained from administrative records of the unemployment insurance program.
The difference between the March sample-based employment estimates and the
March universe counts is known as a benchmark revision, and serves as a
rough proxy for total survey error.  The new benchmarks also incorporate
changes in the classification of industries.  Over the past decade, the
benchmark revision for total nonfarm employment has averaged 0.2 percent,
ranging from zero 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 $17.00 per issue or
$35.00 per year from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC
20402.  All orders must be prepaid by sending a check or money order
payable to the Superintendent of Documents, or by charging to Mastercard or
Visa.
 
 Employment and Earnings also provides measures of sampling error for the
household survey data published in this release.  For unemployment and
other labor force categories, these measures appear in tables 1-B through
1-H of its "Explanatory Notes."  Measures of the reliability of the data
drawn from the establishment survey and the actual amounts of revision due
to benchmark adjustments are provided in tables 2-B through 2-G of that
publication.
 
 Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired
individuals upon request.  Voice phone:  202-606-STAT; TDD phone:
202-606-5897; TDD message referral phone:  1-800-326-2577.
         HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
         
         Table A-1.  Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age

         (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                            Not seasonally adjusted              Seasonally adjusted(1)            
                                                                                                                                   
                  Employment status, sex, and age                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                              Nov.    Oct.    Nov.    Nov.    July    Aug.   Sept.    Oct.    Nov. 
                                                              1996    1997    1997    1996    1997    1997    1997    1997    1997 
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                               TOTAL                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                   
           Civilian noninstitutional population............ 201,463 203,767 203,941 201,463 203,166 203,364 203,570 203,767 203,941
             Civilian labor force.......................... 134,973 136,665 136,912 134,831 136,290 136,480 136,467 136,361 136,814
                   Participation rate......................    67.0    67.1    67.1    66.9    67.1    67.1    67.0    66.9    67.1
               Employed.................................... 128,157 130,671 130,999 127,644 129,708 129,804 129,715 129,894 130,565
                   Employment-population ratio.............    63.6    64.1    64.2    63.4    63.8    63.8    63.7    63.7    64.0
                 Agriculture...............................   3,253   3,372   3,259   3,354   3,482   3,383   3,450   3,303   3,381
                 Nonagricultural industries................ 124,904 127,299 127,739 124,290 126,226 126,421 126,265 126,591 127,184
               Unemployed..................................   6,816   5,995   5,914   7,187   6,583   6,677   6,752   6,467   6,249
                   Unemployment rate.......................     5.0     4.4     4.3     5.3     4.8     4.9     4.9     4.7     4.6
             Not in labor force............................  66,489  67,102  67,029  66,632  66,876  66,884  67,102  67,407  67,127
                                                                                                                                   
                       Men, 16 years and over                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                   
           Civilian noninstitutional population............  96,654  98,050  98,141  96,654  97,733  97,838  97,946  98,050  98,141
             Civilian labor force..........................  72,119  73,345  73,426  72,362  73,230  73,315  73,190  73,333  73,753
                   Participation rate......................    74.6    74.8    74.8    74.9    74.9    74.9    74.7    74.8    75.1
               Employed....................................  68,565  70,215  70,328  68,589  69,749  69,791  69,639  69,790  70,441
                   Employment-population ratio.............    70.9    71.6    71.7    71.0    71.4    71.3    71.1    71.2    71.8
               Unemployed..................................   3,555   3,130   3,098   3,773   3,481   3,524   3,551   3,543   3,313
                   Unemployment rate.......................     4.9     4.3     4.2     5.2     4.8     4.8     4.9     4.8     4.5
                                                                                                                                   
                       Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                   
           Civilian noninstitutional population............  88,971  90,140  90,251  88,971  89,888  89,982  90,068  90,140  90,251
             Civilian labor force..........................  68,375  69,361  69,455  68,391  69,203  69,301  69,171  69,202  69,522
                   Participation rate......................    76.9    76.9    77.0    76.9    77.0    77.0    76.8    76.8    77.0
               Employed....................................  65,502  66,855  66,951  65,349  66,414  66,491  66,325  66,331  66,861
                   Employment-population ratio.............    73.6    74.2    74.2    73.4    73.9    73.9    73.6    73.6    74.1
                 Agriculture...............................   2,324   2,363   2,275   2,355   2,411   2,300   2,407   2,288   2,314
                 Nonagricultural industries................  63,178  64,491  64,676  62,994  64,003  64,191  63,918  64,043  64,547
               Unemployed..................................   2,874   2,506   2,504   3,042   2,789   2,810   2,846   2,871   2,661
                   Unemployment rate.......................     4.2     3.6     3.6     4.4     4.0     4.1     4.1     4.1     3.8
                                                                                                                                   
                      Women, 16 years and over                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                   
           Civilian noninstitutional population............ 104,809 105,718 105,799 104,809 105,433 105,527 105,623 105,718 105,799
             Civilian labor force..........................  62,854  63,321  63,486  62,469  63,060  63,165  63,277  63,027  63,061
                   Participation rate......................    60.0    59.9    60.0    59.6    59.8    59.9    59.9    59.6    59.6
               Employed....................................  59,593  60,456  60,670  59,055  59,958  60,013  60,076  60,104  60,125
                   Employment-population ratio.............    56.9    57.2    57.3    56.3    56.9    56.9    56.9    56.9    56.8
               Unemployed..................................   3,261   2,865   2,816   3,414   3,102   3,152   3,201   2,923   2,936
                   Unemployment rate.......................     5.2     4.5     4.4     5.5     4.9     5.0     5.1     4.6     4.7
                                                                                                                                   
                      Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                   
           Civilian noninstitutional population............  97,366  98,144  98,212  97,366  97,919  98,000  98,082  98,144  98,212
             Civilian labor force..........................  59,100  59,777  59,787  58,574  59,186  59,408  59,483  59,320  59,233
                   Participation rate......................    60.7    60.9    60.9    60.2    60.4    60.6    60.6    60.4    60.3
               Employed....................................  56,395  57,397  57,495  55,753  56,685  56,819  56,882  56,926  56,855
                   Employment-population ratio.............    57.9    58.5    58.5    57.3    57.9    58.0    58.0    58.0    57.9
                 Agriculture...............................     760     834     806     786     841     836     841     812     838
                 Nonagricultural industries................  55,635  56,562  56,689  54,967  55,844  55,983  56,041  56,114  56,017
               Unemployed..................................   2,705   2,380   2,292   2,821   2,501   2,589   2,601   2,395   2,378
                   Unemployment rate.......................     4.6     4.0     3.8     4.8     4.2     4.4     4.4     4.0     4.0
                                                                                                                                   
                     Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                   
           Civilian  noninstitutional population...........  15,126  15,483  15,478  15,126  15,359  15,382  15,420  15,483  15,478
             Civilian labor force..........................   7,498   7,528   7,670   7,866   7,901   7,771   7,813   7,839   8,060
                   Participation rate......................    49.6    48.6    49.6    52.0    51.4    50.5    50.7    50.6    52.1
               Employed....................................   6,261   6,419   6,552   6,542   6,608   6,493   6,508   6,637   6,849
                   Employment-population ratio.............    41.4    41.5    42.3    43.3    43.0    42.2    42.2    42.9    44.3
                 Agriculture...............................     169     174     179     213     229     246     202     203     230
                 Nonagricultural industries................   6,092   6,245   6,373   6,329   6,379   6,247   6,306   6,434   6,619
               Unemployed..................................   1,237   1,108   1,118   1,324   1,293   1,278   1,305   1,201   1,211
                   Unemployment rate.......................    16.5    14.7    14.6    16.8    16.4    16.4    16.7    15.3    15.0

           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 1997, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.






         
         
         HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
         
         Table A-2.  Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, age, and Hispanic origin

         (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                            Not seasonally adjusted              Seasonally adjusted(1)            
                                                                                                                                   
               Employment status, race, sex, age, and                                                                              
                          Hispanic origin                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                   
                                                              Nov.    Oct.    Nov.    Nov.    July    Aug.   Sept.    Oct.    Nov. 
                                                              1996    1997    1997    1996    1997    1997    1997    1997    1997 
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                               WHITE                                                                                               
           Civilian noninstitutional population............ 168,924 170,427 170,545 168,924 170,010 170,148 170,290 170,427 170,545
             Civilian labor force.......................... 113,881 114,963 115,098 113,816 114,627 114,649 114,694 114,718 115,094
                 Participation rate........................    67.4    67.5    67.5    67.4    67.4    67.4    67.4    67.3    67.5
               Employed.................................... 108,900 110,653 110,913 108,570 109,853 109,782 109,770 109,985 110,693
                 Employment-population ratio...............    64.5    64.9    65.0    64.3    64.6    64.5    64.5    64.5    64.9
               Unemployed..................................   4,981   4,309   4,186   5,246   4,774   4,867   4,924   4,734   4,401
                 Unemployment rate.........................     4.4     3.7     3.6     4.6     4.2     4.2     4.3     4.1     3.8
                                                                                                                                   
                       Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
             Civilian labor force..........................  58,546  59,214  59,340  58,549  59,096  59,129  59,035  59,070  59,405
                 Participation rate........................    77.3    77.4    77.5    77.3    77.4    77.4    77.2    77.2    77.6
               Employed....................................  56,410  57,374  57,490  56,276  57,030  57,018  56,901  56,919  57,433
                 Employment-population ratio...............    74.5    75.0    75.1    74.3    74.7    74.6    74.4    74.4    75.0
               Unemployed..................................   2,136   1,840   1,849   2,273   2,066   2,111   2,134   2,152   1,972
                 Unemployment rate.........................     3.6     3.1     3.1     3.9     3.5     3.6     3.6     3.6     3.3
                                                                                                                                   
                      Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
             Civilian labor force..........................  48,981  49,356  49,286  48,558  48,756  48,927  48,997  48,961  48,852
                 Participation rate........................    60.3    60.4    60.3    59.8    59.8    60.0    60.0    60.0    59.8
               Employed....................................  47,029  47,701  47,717  46,530  47,055  47,123  47,165  47,275  47,245
                 Employment-population ratio...............    57.9    58.4    58.4    57.3    57.7    57.8    57.8    57.9    57.8
               Unemployed..................................   1,952   1,655   1,569   2,028   1,701   1,805   1,831   1,686   1,608
                 Unemployment rate.........................     4.0     3.4     3.2     4.2     3.5     3.7     3.7     3.4     3.3
                                                                                                                                   
                     Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
             Civilian labor force..........................   6,354   6,393   6,472   6,709   6,775   6,593   6,663   6,687   6,837
                 Participation rate........................    53.0    52.3    52.9    56.0    55.6    54.0    54.5    54.7    55.8
               Employed....................................   5,461   5,579   5,705   5,764   5,768   5,641   5,704   5,791   6,015
                 Employment-population ratio...............    45.6    45.6    46.6    48.1    47.3    46.2    46.7    47.3    49.1
               Unemployed..................................     893     814     767     945   1,007     951     959     896     822
                 Unemployment rate.........................    14.0    12.7    11.9    14.1    14.9    14.4    14.4    13.4    12.0
                   Men.....................................    15.6    14.2    12.5    15.5    15.4    15.5    14.6    14.6    12.6
                   Women...................................    12.4    11.0    11.1    12.6    14.3    13.2    14.1    12.0    11.4
                                                                                                                                   
                               BLACK                                                                                               
           Civilian noninstitutional population............  23,762  24,117  24,149  23,762  24,006  24,043  24,081  24,117  24,149
             Civilian labor force..........................  15,298  15,624  15,627  15,290  15,510  15,804  15,746  15,514  15,620
                 Participation rate........................    64.4    64.8    64.7    64.3    64.6    65.7    65.4    64.3    64.7
               Employed....................................  13,772  14,208  14,232  13,673  14,055  14,341  14,236  14,045  14,126
                 Employment-population ratio...............    58.0    58.9    58.9    57.5    58.5    59.6    59.1    58.2    58.5
               Unemployed..................................   1,526   1,416   1,395   1,617   1,455   1,463   1,510   1,469   1,494
                 Unemployment rate.........................    10.0     9.1     8.9    10.6     9.4     9.3     9.6     9.5     9.6
                                                                                                                                   
                       Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
             Civilian labor force..........................   6,916   7,004   6,993   6,899   6,957   7,072   7,006   6,940   6,972
                 Participation rate........................    72.9    72.9    72.4    72.7    72.6    73.7    72.9    72.2    72.2
               Employed....................................   6,294   6,469   6,486   6,264   6,386   6,541   6,459   6,361   6,447
                 Employment-population ratio...............    66.3    67.3    67.2    66.0    66.6    68.1    67.2    66.2    66.8
               Unemployed..................................     622     535     507     635     572     532     548     579     525
                 Unemployment rate.........................     9.0     7.6     7.3     9.2     8.2     7.5     7.8     8.3     7.5
                                                                                                                                   
                      Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
             Civilian labor force..........................   7,537   7,742   7,740   7,499   7,689   7,803   7,818   7,647   7,704
                 Participation rate........................    63.4    64.1    64.0    63.0    64.0    64.8    64.8    63.3    63.7
               Employed....................................   6,910   7,105   7,132   6,833   7,053   7,146   7,161   7,020   7,055
                 Employment-population ratio...............    58.1    58.8    59.0    57.4    58.7    59.4    59.4    58.1    58.3
               Unemployed..................................     627     637     608     666     636     658     657     627     649
                 Unemployment rate.........................     8.3     8.2     7.8     8.9     8.3     8.4     8.4     8.2     8.4
                                                                                                                                   
                     Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
             Civilian labor force..........................     845     878     894     892     864     928     921     927     944
                 Participation rate........................    35.5    36.1    37.2    37.5    35.7    38.5    38.3    38.1    39.3
               Employed....................................     569     634     614     576     616     655     616     664     624
                 Employment-population ratio...............    23.9    26.0    25.5    24.2    25.5    27.2    25.6    27.3    25.9
               Unemployed..................................     276     244     280     316     247     273     305     263     320
                 Unemployment rate.........................    32.7    27.8    31.4    35.4    28.6    29.4    33.1    28.4    33.9
                   Men.....................................    37.5    25.1    30.9    41.2    32.9    33.1    38.7    27.8    35.4
                   Women...................................    28.3    30.3    31.7    30.0    25.1    26.2    28.4    29.0    32.7
                          HISPANIC ORIGIN                                                                                          
           Civilian noninstitutional population............  19,454  20,519  20,575  19,454  20,351  20,407  20,464  20,519  20,575
             Civilian labor force..........................  13,248  14,002  13,964  13,182  13,866  13,910  13,827  13,911  13,940
                 Participation rate........................    68.1    68.2    67.9    67.8    68.1    68.2    67.6    67.8    67.8
               Employed....................................  12,183  12,953  13,050  12,094  12,768  12,911  12,780  12,799  12,985
                 Employment-population ratio...............    62.6    63.1    63.4    62.2    62.7    63.3    62.5    62.4    63.1
               Unemployed..................................   1,065   1,049     914   1,088   1,098     999   1,047   1,112     955
                 Unemployment rate.........................     8.0     7.5     6.5     8.3     7.9     7.2     7.6     8.0     6.9

           1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted
         and seasonally adjusted columns.
             NOTE: Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin groups will not sum to totals because data for the "other races"
         group are not presented and Hispanics are included in both the white and black population groups.  Beginning in January
         1997, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.






         
         
         HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
         
         Table A-3. Selected employment indicators

         (In thousands)
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                            Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                                   
                              Category                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                              Nov.    Oct.    Nov.    Nov.    July    Aug.   Sept.    Oct.    Nov. 
                                                              1996    1997    1997    1996    1997    1997    1997    1997    1997 
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                           CHARACTERISTIC                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                   
           Total employed, 16 years and over............... 128,157 130,671 130,999 127,644 129,708 129,804 129,715 129,894 130,565
             Married men, spouse present...................  42,681  43,159  43,129  42,631  42,589  42,697  42,527  42,817  43,043
             Married women, spouse present.................  32,867  33,318  33,162  32,509  32,866  32,933  32,843  33,021  32,801
             Women who maintain families...................   7,498   7,866   7,740   7,444   7,901   7,941   7,891   7,866   7,709
                                                                                                                                   
                             OCCUPATION                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                   
             Managerial and professional specialty.........  37,509  38,080  38,300  37,177  37,558  37,775  37,869  37,803  37,980
             Technical, sales, and administrative support..  37,962  38,630  38,660  37,821  38,193  38,322  38,600  38,591  38,544
             Service occupations...........................  17,298  17,657  17,781  17,408  17,523  17,774  17,809  17,710  17,870
             Precision production, craft, and repair.......  13,644  14,110  14,186  13,508  14,282  13,972  13,822  13,984  14,129
             Operators, fabricators, and laborers..........  18,476  18,696  18,723  18,259  18,515  18,473  18,226  18,382  18,498
             Farming, forestry, and fishing................   3,268   3,499   3,349   3,445   3,554   3,407   3,499   3,384   3,540
                                                                                                                                   
                          CLASS OF WORKER                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                   
             Agriculture:                                                                                                          
               Wage and salary workers.....................   1,757   1,805   1,747   1,829   1,913   1,841   1,898   1,787   1,845
               Self-employed workers.......................   1,435   1,506   1,466   1,464   1,492   1,487   1,527   1,463   1,497
               Unpaid family workers.......................      61      61      46      68      53      51      40      60      49
             Nonagricultural industries:                                                                                           
               Wage and salary workers..................... 115,737 118,260 118,638 115,133 117,104 117,323 117,286 117,623 118,104
                 Government................................  18,456  18,137  18,384  18,270  18,338  18,254  18,033  18,029  18,184
                 Private industries........................  97,282 100,123 100,255  96,863  98,766  99,069  99,253  99,594  99,920
                   Private households......................     953     893     913     956     910     946     864     865     907
                   Other industries........................  96,329  99,230  99,341  95,907  97,856  98,122  98,389  98,729  99,013
               Self-employed workers.......................   9,035   8,948   9,009   9,023   8,887   8,923   8,926   8,904   9,027
               Unpaid family workers.......................     132      90      92     140     131     129      81      89      98
                                                                                                                                   
                     PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                   
             All industries:                                                                                                       
               Part time for economic reasons..............   3,860   3,602   3,768   3,983   4,017   3,992   3,916   3,898   3,893
                 Slack work or business conditions.........   2,052   1,983   2,153   2,107   2,211   2,122   2,159   2,196   2,224
                 Could only find part-time work............   1,499   1,343   1,334   1,559   1,522   1,519   1,476   1,399   1,381
               Part time for noneconomic reasons...........  19,398  19,001  19,316  17,957  18,015  18,093  17,690  18,131  17,951
                                                                                                                                   
             Nonagricultural industries:                                                                                           
               Part time for economic reasons..............   3,700   3,439   3,575   3,815   3,872   3,854   3,728   3,726   3,678
                 Slack work or business conditions.........   1,959   1,885   2,041   2,001   2,102   2,037   2,040   2,095   2,096
                 Could only find part-time work............   1,480   1,312   1,300   1,543   1,509   1,485   1,435   1,364   1,337
               Part time for noneconomic reasons...........  18,751  18,392  18,708  17,313  17,418  17,519  17,180  17,549  17,371

             NOTE: Persons at work excludes employed persons who were absent from their jobs during the entire reference week for
         reasons such as vacation, illness, or industrial dispute.  Part time for noneconomic reasons excludes persons who usually
         work full time but worked only 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for reasons such as holidays, illness, and bad
         weather.  Beginning in January 1997, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.






         
         
         HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
         
         Table A-4. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                   Number of                                                       
                                                               unemployed persons                Unemployment rates(1)             
                                                                 (in thousands)                                                    
                              Category                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                   
                                                              Nov.    Oct.    Nov.    Nov.    July    Aug.   Sept.    Oct.    Nov. 
                                                              1996    1997    1997    1996    1997    1997    1997    1997    1997 
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                           CHARACTERISTIC                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                   
            Total, 16 years and over.......................   7,187   6,467   6,249    5.3     4.8     4.9     4.9     4.7     4.6 
              Men, 20 years and over.......................   3,042   2,871   2,661    4.4     4.0     4.1     4.1     4.1     3.8 
              Women, 20 years and over.....................   2,821   2,395   2,378    4.8     4.2     4.4     4.4     4.0     4.0 
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years...................   1,324   1,201   1,211   16.8    16.4    16.4    16.7    15.3    15.0 
                                                                                                                                   
              Married men, spouse present..................   1,327   1,137   1,013    3.0     2.6     2.6     2.7     2.6     2.3 
              Married women, spouse present................   1,227     948     938    3.6     3.1     3.0     3.1     2.8     2.8 
              Women who maintain families..................     715     659     682    8.8     7.4     8.1     7.7     7.7     8.1 
                                                                                                                                   
              Full-time workers............................   5,800   5,188   4,907    5.3     4.7     4.7     4.8     4.6     4.4 
              Part-time workers............................   1,384   1,281   1,338    5.6     5.4     5.6     5.5     5.2     5.4 
                                                                                                                                   
                           OCCUPATION(2)                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                   
              Managerial and professional specialty........     866     689     640    2.3     2.0     2.0     2.0     1.8     1.7 
              Technical, sales, and administrative support.   1,800   1,551   1,562    4.5     4.1     4.2     3.9     3.9     3.9 
              Precision production, craft, and repair......     811     799     636    5.7     4.9     4.7     4.8     5.4     4.3 
              Operators, fabricators, and laborers.........   1,524   1,393   1,414    7.7     7.4     7.7     8.0     7.0     7.1 
              Farming, forestry, and fishing...............     286     285     245    7.7     6.0     7.4     6.4     7.8     6.5 
                                                                                                                                   
                              INDUSTRY                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                   
              Nonagricultural private wage and salary                                                                              
              workers......................................   5,595   4,974   4,855    5.5     4.9     5.0     5.1     4.8     4.6 
                Goods-producing industries.................   1,717   1,406   1,299    6.1     5.4     5.4     5.2     4.9     4.5 
                  Mining...................................      28      41      21    4.9     3.8     5.3     2.9     6.0     3.1 
                  Construction.............................     689     597     533   10.3     8.7     9.3     8.6     8.7     7.6 
                  Manufacturing............................   1,000     767     745    4.7     4.3     4.1     4.2     3.7     3.6 
                    Durable goods..........................     563     365     374    4.5     3.4     3.6     3.3     3.0     3.0 
                    Nondurable goods.......................     437     403     371    5.1     5.5     4.9     5.5     4.7     4.3 
                Service-producing industries...............   3,878   3,568   3,555    5.2     4.7     4.9     5.0     4.7     4.7 
                  Transportation and public utilities......     250     238     213    3.5     3.4     3.9     3.9     3.2     2.8 
                  Wholesale and retail trade...............   1,654   1,638   1,644    6.3     6.0     6.2     6.3     6.2     6.2 
                  Finance, insurance, and real estate......     211     223     183    2.9     3.2     3.0     3.0     2.9     2.3 
                  Services.................................   1,763   1,469   1,516    5.3     4.3     4.5     4.7     4.3     4.4 
              Government workers...........................     533     438     417    2.8     2.8     2.6     2.6     2.4     2.2 
              Agricultural wage and salary workers.........     224     194     171   10.9     7.5     9.5     8.9     9.8     8.5 

           1 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.
           2 Seasonally adjusted unemployment data for service occupations are not available because the seasonal component, which
         is small relative to the trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision.
            NOTE: Beginning in January 1997, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.






         
         
         HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
         
         Table A-5. Duration of unemployment

         (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                            Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                                   
                              Duration                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                   
                                                              Nov.    Oct.    Nov.    Nov.    July    Aug.   Sept.    Oct.    Nov. 
                                                              1996    1997    1997    1996    1997    1997    1997    1997    1997 
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                        NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                   
            Less than 5 weeks..............................   2,721   2,362   2,295   2,819   2,352   2,598   2,470   2,639   2,357
            5 to 14 weeks..................................   2,109   1,802   1,943   2,252   2,071   2,134   2,142   1,883   2,078
            15 weeks and over..............................   1,986   1,830   1,675   2,184   2,157   2,012   2,127   1,983   1,840
               15 to 26 weeks..............................     907     831     791   1,018   1,082     931   1,035     890     882
               27 weeks and over...........................   1,079     999     884   1,166   1,074   1,082   1,092   1,093     958
                                                                                                                                   
            Average (mean) duration, in weeks..............    15.8    16.6    15.3    16.0    16.6    15.9    16.0    16.6    15.6
            Median duration, in weeks......................     7.3     7.5     7.3     7.7     8.5     7.8     8.4     7.6     7.8
                                                                                                                                   
                        PERCENT DISTRIBUTION                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                   
            Total unemployed...............................   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0
              Less than 5 weeks............................    39.9    39.4    38.8    38.9    35.7    38.5    36.7    40.6    37.6
              5 to 14 weeks................................    30.9    30.1    32.9    31.0    31.5    31.6    31.8    28.9    33.1
              15 weeks and over............................    29.1    30.5    28.3    30.1    32.8    29.8    31.6    30.5    29.3
                15 to 26 weeks.............................    13.3    13.9    13.4    14.0    16.5    13.8    15.4    13.7    14.1
                27 weeks and over..........................    15.8    16.7    15.0    16.1    16.3    16.0    16.2    16.8    15.3

            NOTE: Beginning in January 1997, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.






          
          
          HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                             HOUSEHOLD DATA
          
          Table A-6. Reason for unemployment

          (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                        Not seasonally               Seasonally adjusted           
                                                                           adjusted                                                
                                    Reason                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                      Nov.   Oct.   Nov.   Nov.   July   Aug.   Sept.  Oct.   Nov. 
                                                                      1996   1997   1997   1996   1997   1997   1997   1997   1997 
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                             NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                   
            Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs.....  3,126  2,525  2,698  3,261  2,903  3,064  3,017  2,906  2,799
              On temporary layoff...................................    871    668    707    994    877    865    878    987    801
              Not on temporary layoff...............................  2,255  1,857  1,992  2,267  2,026  2,199  2,140  1,920  1,998
                Permanent job losers................................  1,549  1,252  1,304   (1)    (1)    (1)    (1)    (1)    (1) 
                Persons who completed temporary jobs................    706    606    688   (1)    (1)    (1)    (1)    (1)    (1) 
            Job leavers.............................................    838    769    661    825    822    915    868    723    647
            Reentrants..............................................  2,370  2,225  2,099  2,523  2,244  2,144  2,259  2,245  2,230
            New entrants............................................    482    475    456    586    553    544    561    553    562
                                                                                                                                   
                             PERCENT DISTRIBUTION                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                   
            Total unemployed........................................                                                               
             Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs....   45.9   42.1   45.6   45.3   44.5   46.0   45.0   45.2   44.9
               On temporary layoff..................................   12.8   11.1   12.0   13.8   13.4   13.0   13.1   15.4   12.8
               Not on temporary layoff..............................   33.1   31.0   33.7   31.5   31.1   33.0   31.9   29.9   32.0
             Job leavers............................................   12.3   12.8   11.2   11.5   12.6   13.7   12.9   11.2   10.4
             Reentrants.............................................   34.8   37.1   35.5   35.1   34.4   32.2   33.7   34.9   35.8
             New entrants...........................................    7.1    7.9    7.7    8.1    8.5    8.2    8.4    8.6    9.0
                                                                                                                                   
                        UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE                                                                             
                               CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE                                                                                
                                                                                                                                   
             Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs....    2.3    1.8    2.0    2.4    2.1    2.2    2.2    2.1    2.0
             Job leavers............................................     .6     .6     .5     .6     .6     .7     .6     .5     .5
             Reentrants.............................................    1.8    1.6    1.5    1.9    1.6    1.6    1.7    1.6    1.6
             New entrants...........................................     .4     .3     .3     .4     .4     .4     .4     .4     .4

            1 Not available.
             NOTE: Beginning in January 1997, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.






          
          
          HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                            HOUSEHOLD DATA
          
          Table A-7. Range of alternative measures of labor underutilization

          (Percent)
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                               Not seasonally          Seasonally adjusted        
                                                                                  adjusted                                        
                                       Measure                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                              Nov.  Oct.  Nov.  Nov.  July  Aug. Sept.  Oct.  Nov.
                                                                              1996  1997  1997  1996  1997  1997  1997  1997  1997
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
          U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer,                                                                              
             as a percent of the civilian labor force.......................   1.5   1.3   1.2   1.6   1.6   1.5   1.6   1.5   1.3
                                                                                                                                  
          U-2 Job losers and persons who completed                                                                                
             temporary jobs, as a percent of the civilian                                                                         
             labor force....................................................   2.3   1.8   2.0   2.4   2.1   2.2   2.2   2.1   2.0
                                                                                                                                  
          U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the                                                                               
             civilian labor force (official unemployment rate)..............   5.0   4.4   4.3   5.3   4.8   4.9   4.9   4.7   4.6
                                                                                                                                  
          U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged                                                                                   
             workers, as a percent of the civilian labor force                                                                    
             plus discouraged workers.......................................   5.3   4.6   4.5  (1)   (1)   (1)   (1)   (1)   (1) 
                                                                                                                                  
          U-5 Total unemployed, plus discouraged workers, plus all other                                                          
             marginally attached workers, as a percent of the civilian                                                            
             labor force plus all marginally attached workers...............   6.1   5.3   5.2  (1)   (1)   (1)   (1)   (1)   (1) 
                                                                                                                                  
          U-6 Total unemployed, plus all marginally attached workers, plus                                                        
             total employed part time for economic reasons, as a percent of                                                       
             the civilian labor force plus all marginally attached workers..   8.9   7.9   8.0  (1)   (1)   (1)   (1)   (1)   (1) 

            1 Not available.
              NOTE: This range of alternative measures of labor underutilization replaces the U1-U7 range published in table A-7
          of this release prior to 1994.  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 1997,
          data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.






         
         
         HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
         
         Table A-8. Unemployed persons by sex and age, seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                   Number of                                                       
                                                               unemployed persons                Unemployment rates(1)             
                                                                 (in thousands)                                                    
                            Age and sex                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                              Nov.    Oct.    Nov.    Nov.    July    Aug.   Sept.    Oct.    Nov. 
                                                              1996    1997    1997    1996    1997    1997    1997    1997    1997 
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
         Total, 16 years and over..........................   7,187   6,467   6,249    5.3     4.8     4.9     4.9     4.7     4.6 
           16 to 24 years..................................   2,531   2,364   2,352   11.9    10.9    11.3    11.3    11.1    10.8 
             16 to 19 years................................   1,324   1,201   1,211   16.8    16.4    16.4    16.7    15.3    15.0 
               16 to 17 years..............................     555     563     589   17.0    17.5    17.7    19.5    17.3    17.9 
               18 to 19 years..............................     788     649     642   17.0    15.8    15.6    14.6    14.1    13.4 
             20 to 24 years................................   1,207   1,162   1,141    9.0     7.7     8.3     8.1     8.6     8.4 
           25 years and over...............................   4,630   4,089   3,868    4.1     3.7     3.7     3.8     3.6     3.4 
             25 to 54 years................................   4,131   3,632   3,395    4.2     3.8     3.8     3.9     3.7     3.5 
             55 years and over.............................     493     465     473    3.1     3.0     3.0     3.1     2.8     2.8 
                                                                                                                                   
           Men, 16 years and over..........................   3,773   3,543   3,313    5.2     4.8     4.8     4.9     4.8     4.5 
             16 to 24 years................................   1,378   1,368   1,331   12.5    11.4    12.0    12.1    12.2    11.6 
               16 to 19 years..............................     731     672     652   18.4    17.2    17.8    17.5    16.3    15.4 
                 16 to 17 years............................     309     310     331   18.9    18.6    17.5    18.9    18.0    19.0 
                 18 to 19 years............................     448     362     344   19.0    16.2    18.1    16.5    14.9    13.7 
               20 to 24 years..............................     647     696     679    9.2     8.1     8.7     9.1     9.8     9.4 
             25 years and over.............................   2,390   2,162   1,972    3.9     3.5     3.6     3.5     3.5     3.2 
               25 to 54 years..............................   2,098   1,882   1,698    4.0     3.6     3.6     3.6     3.6     3.2 
               55 years and over...........................     283     271     273    3.1     3.0     3.0     2.9     2.9     2.9 
                                                                                                                                   
           Women, 16 years and over........................   3,414   2,923   2,936    5.5     4.9     5.0     5.1     4.6     4.7 
             16 to 24 years................................   1,153     996   1,021   11.3    10.4    10.5    10.3     9.9    10.0 
               16 to 19 years..............................     593     529     559   15.2    15.5    15.0    15.8    14.3    14.6 
                 16 to 17 years............................     246     252     257   15.1    16.4    17.8    20.1    16.5    16.8 
                 18 to 19 years............................     340     287     299   15.0    15.4    13.1    12.6    13.2    13.1 
               20 to 24 years..............................     560     467     462    8.9     7.3     7.8     7.1     7.3     7.2 
             25 years and over.............................   2,240   1,926   1,896    4.3     3.9     4.0     4.1     3.6     3.6 
               25 to 54 years..............................   2,033   1,750   1,697    4.5     4.1     4.1     4.2     3.8     3.7 
               55 years and over...........................     210     194     200    3.0     3.0     3.0     3.4     2.6     2.7 

           1 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.
            NOTE: Beginning in January 1997, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.






          
          
          HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                            HOUSEHOLD DATA
          
          Table A-9. Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted

          (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                   Total              Men              Women      
                                                                                                                                  
                                       Category                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                               Nov.     Nov.     Nov.     Nov.     Nov.     Nov.  
                                                                               1996     1997     1996     1997     1996     1997  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE                                                                            
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
            Total not in the labor force....................................  66,489   67,029   24,534   24,715   41,955   42,313 
              Persons who currently want a job..............................   4,878    4,469    2,023    1,841    2,855    2,628 
                 Searched for work and available to work now(1).............   1,503    1,337      702      589      801      748 
                    Reason not currently looking:                                                                                 
                      Discouragement over job prospects(2)..................     346      331      190      182      156      149 
                         Reasons other than discouragement(3)...............   1,157    1,006      512      407      645      599 
                                                                                                                                  
                                 MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS                                                                              
                                                                                                                                  
            Total multiple jobholders(4)....................................   8,494    8,156    4,453    4,311    4,041    3,844 
                Percent of total employed...................................     6.6      6.2      6.5      6.1      6.8      6.3 
                                                                                                                                  
                Primary job full time, secondary job part time..............   4,648    4,609    2,749    2,741    1,899    1,868 
                Primary and secondary jobs both part time...................   1,851    1,849      537      512    1,314    1,337 
                Primary and secondary jobs both full time...................     258      194      190      132       68       62 
                Hours vary on primary or secondary job......................   1,697    1,468      963      906      735      562 

            1 Data refer to persons who have searched for work during the prior 12 months and were available to take a job during
          the reference week.
            2 Includes thinks no work available, could not find work, lacks schooling or training, employer thinks too young or
          old, and other types of discrimination.
            3 Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for such reasons as child-care and
          transportation problems, as well as a small number for which reason for nonparticipation was not determined.
            4 Includes persons who work part time on their primary job and full time on their secondary job(s), not shown
          separately.
             NOTE: Beginning in January 1997, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.
     ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                    ESTABLISHMENT DATA
     
     
     Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry

     (In thousands)
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                  Not seasonally adjusted                   Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                             
                     Industry                                                                                                
                                                Nov.   Sept.    Oct.    Nov.    Nov.    July    Aug.   Sept.    Oct.    Nov. 
                                                1996    1997   1997p   1997p    1996    1997    1997    1997   1997p   1997p 
                                                                                                                             
               Total......................... 121,505 123,229 124,105 124,494 120,450 122,440 122,492 122,792 123,079 123,483
                                                                                                                             
            Total private.................... 101,537 103,748 104,080 104,333 100,956 102,721 102,688 103,078 103,335 103,744
                                                                                                                             
     Goods-producing.........................  24,682  25,176  25,165  25,081  24,508  24,713  24,765  24,771  24,815  24,887
                                                                                                                             
       Mining................................     575     582     580     575     571     574     573     576     574     573
         Metal mining........................    54.1    54.2    53.6    53.1      54      54      54      54      54      54
         Coal mining.........................    94.7    91.3    91.0    90.2      94      91      91      91      91      90
         Oil and gas extraction..............   318.0   324.5   325.8   323.7     316     321     321     323     322     322
         Nonmetallic minerals, except fuels..   108.4   111.6   110.0   108.3     107     108     107     108     107     107
                                                                                                                             
       Construction..........................   5,620   5,933   5,921   5,814   5,495   5,625   5,637   5,642   5,650   5,679
         General building contractors........ 1,290.2 1,348.5 1,350.4 1,346.3   1,272   1,308   1,306   1,305   1,311   1,327
         Heavy construction, except building.   802.7   843.1   838.0   789.4     773     761     764     762     756     757
         Special trade contractors........... 3,527.1 3,740.9 3,732.3 3,678.1   3,450   3,556   3,567   3,575   3,583   3,595
                                                                                                                             
       Manufacturing.........................  18,487  18,661  18,664  18,692  18,442  18,514  18,555  18,553  18,591  18,635
           Production workers................  12,779  12,922  12,920  12,932  12,737  12,792  12,815  12,818  12,852  12,879
                                                                                                                             
        Durable goods........................  10,814  10,977  11,006  11,051  10,791  10,910  10,957  10,952  10,986  11,018
           Production workers................   7,408   7,541   7,562   7,595   7,390   7,482   7,525   7,518   7,546   7,568
         Lumber and wood products............   791.0   810.9   808.7   806.1     787     796     798     798     799     801
         Furniture and fixtures..............   506.9   508.1   512.1   514.9     504     510     506     508     509     511
         Stone, clay, and glass products.....   545.7   551.5   553.0   547.2     541     541     541     541     545     544
         Primary metal industries............   709.9   712.9   713.1   716.4     708     708     711     713     715     714
           Blast furnaces and basic steel                                                                                    
              products.......................   237.4   236.2   235.1   235.8   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
         Fabricated metal products........... 1,461.2 1,480.1 1,484.8 1,489.6   1,457   1,468   1,475   1,477   1,481   1,483
         Industrial machinery and equipment.. 2,109.4 2,158.8 2,165.2 2,175.5   2,115   2,155   2,165   2,168   2,175   2,181
           Computer and office equipment.....   364.7   382.7   384.3   384.7     365     381     385     384     385     385
         Electronic and other electrical                                                                                     
            equipment........................ 1,653.6 1,664.4 1,670.1 1,681.1   1,649   1,658   1,661   1,663   1,667   1,674
           Electronic components and                                                                                         
              accessories....................   607.7   638.2   643.8   647.3     609     632     637     639     644     647
         Transportation equipment............ 1,791.3 1,843.4 1,848.7 1,873.9   1,790   1,826   1,855   1,840   1,850   1,870
           Motor vehicles and equipment......   959.6   977.3   976.8   993.7     960     965     985     973     977     994
           Aircraft and parts................   477.4   514.7   519.3   525.2     475     510     514     515     518     522
         Instruments and related products....   854.0   858.6   859.9   859.8     854     859     858     858     860     859
         Miscellaneous manufacturing.........   390.8   388.1   390.4   386.8     386     389     387     386     385     381
                                                                                                                             
        Nondurable goods.....................   7,673   7,684   7,658   7,641   7,651   7,604   7,598   7,601   7,605   7,617
           Production workers................   5,371   5,381   5,358   5,337   5,347   5,310   5,290   5,300   5,306   5,311
         Food and kindred products........... 1,692.9 1,755.9 1,726.6 1,709.0   1,688   1,684   1,679   1,688   1,690   1,701
         Tobacco products....................    43.6    42.6    43.9    44.0      42      41      40      40      41      42
         Textile mill products...............   617.4   606.5   603.1   602.8     616     608     604     605     603     602
         Apparel and other textile products..   850.2   810.4   809.1   802.0     844     810     810     803     801     798
         Paper and allied products...........   679.5   677.4   675.8   675.4     679     675     675     675     676     675
         Printing and publishing............. 1,541.5 1,542.6 1,548.7 1,557.1   1,535   1,549   1,547   1,547   1,548   1,552
         Chemicals and allied products....... 1,026.1 1,025.8 1,026.5 1,027.7   1,028   1,023   1,024   1,026   1,028   1,029
         Petroleum and coal products.........   141.6   140.1   139.1   138.1     141     138     138     138     137     137
         Rubber and misc. plastics products..   987.1   992.8   995.5   995.0     985     986     991     990     992     992
         Leather and leather products........    93.5    89.9    90.0    89.5      93      90      90      89      89      89
                                                                                                                             
     Service-producing.......................  96,823  98,053  98,940  99,413  95,942  97,727  97,727  98,021  98,264  98,596
                                                                                                                             
       Transportation and public utilities...   6,356   6,514   6,546   6,555   6,303   6,443   6,289   6,473   6,500   6,509
         Transportation......................   4,128   4,268   4,293   4,300   4,078   4,202   4,049   4,232   4,250   4,256
           Railroad transportation...........   230.2   228.6   229.4   229.7     229     229     225     227     226     229
           Local and interurban passenger                                                                                    
              transit........................   463.6   470.9   477.4   477.7     447     461     464     457     459     462
           Trucking and warehousing.......... 1,667.3 1,732.5 1,733.4 1,727.0   1,649   1,692   1,703   1,708   1,711   1,709
           Water transportation..............   170.1   180.0   180.7   176.4     173     176     179     176     180     179
           Transportation by air............. 1,157.3 1,202.3 1,215.8 1,234.7   1,142   1,193   1,025   1,211   1,220   1,222
           Pipelines, except natural gas.....    14.3    14.3    14.2    14.2      14      14      14      14      14      14
           Transportation services...........   424.7   439.6   441.8   440.4     424     437     439     439     440     441
         Communications and public utilities.   2,228   2,246   2,253   2,255   2,225   2,241   2,240   2,241   2,250   2,253
           Communications.................... 1,351.1 1,379.8 1,389.3 1,394.1   1,347   1,372   1,376   1,376   1,386   1,390
           Electric, gas, and sanitary                                                                                       
              services.......................   876.6   865.7   863.2   860.7     878     869     864     865     864     863
                                                                                                                             
       Wholesale trade.......................   6,563   6,699   6,732   6,745   6,549   6,664   6,675   6,687   6,709   6,733
         Durable goods.......................   3,845   3,957   3,977   3,995   3,847   3,938   3,957   3,962   3,976   3,996
         Nondurable goods....................   2,718   2,742   2,755   2,750   2,702   2,726   2,718   2,725   2,733   2,737
       Retail trade..........................  22,205  22,289  22,332  22,701  21,847  22,159  22,189  22,215  22,249  22,354
         Building materials and garden                                                                                       
            supplies.........................   904.5   932.5   929.5   926.3     909     930     929     926     926     933
         General merchandise stores.......... 2,980.5 2,787.8 2,884.8 3,058.1   2,761   2,803   2,822   2,818   2,825   2,848
           Department stores................. 2,610.6 2,445.0 2,534.6 2,693.2   2,418   2,458   2,470   2,469   2,476   2,507
         Food stores......................... 3,502.1 3,503.4 3,521.0 3,558.3   3,467   3,502   3,505   3,507   3,519   3,523
         Automotive dealers and service                                                                                      
            stations......................... 2,297.0 2,345.5 2,341.4 2,339.3   2,300   2,318   2,325   2,331   2,335   2,343
           New and used car dealers.......... 1,045.7 1,062.2 1,062.9 1,063.1   1,045   1,055   1,057   1,057   1,060   1,064
         Apparel and accessory stores........ 1,159.4 1,084.2 1,103.3 1,151.3   1,107   1,096   1,102   1,102   1,107   1,105
         Furniture and home furnishings                                                                                      
            stores........................... 1,033.9 1,041.3 1,056.9 1,086.1   1,010   1,042   1,044   1,049   1,053   1,061
         Eating and drinking places.......... 7,458.0 7,762.6 7,606.7 7,580.5   7,530   7,639   7,618   7,626   7,623   7,653
         Miscellaneous retail establishments. 2,869.2 2,831.6 2,888.7 3,000.7   2,763   2,829   2,844   2,856   2,861   2,888
                                                                                                                             
       Finance, insurance, and real estate...   6,930   7,090   7,097   7,102   6,949   7,058   7,068   7,082   7,106   7,125
         Finance.............................   3,330   3,422   3,430   3,446   3,334   3,405   3,414   3,427   3,440   3,455
           Depository institutions........... 2,026.5 2,045.4 2,045.6 2,053.0   2,029   2,048   2,048   2,048   2,051   2,058
             Commercial banks................ 1,471.6 1,489.7 1,490.3 1,496.0   1,473   1,490   1,491   1,491   1,494   1,499
             Savings institutions............   256.7   250.0   248.7   248.9     257     253     252     251     250     250
           Nondepository institutions........   529.3   553.2   553.8   556.3     530     545     549     554     558     559
             Mortgage bankers and brokers....   237.0   248.0   248.4   250.2     238     243     245     249     251     252
           Security and commodity brokers....   563.0   599.8   604.3   608.1     564     592     595     600     604     609
           Holding and other investment                                                                                      
              offices........................   210.9   223.6   225.9   228.6     211     220     222     225     227     229
         Insurance...........................   2,216   2,230   2,239   2,242   2,220   2,230   2,232   2,232   2,239   2,243
           Insurance carriers................ 1,503.6 1,510.1 1,516.7 1,519.1   1,507   1,509   1,510   1,511   1,516   1,519
           Insurance agents, brokers, and                                                                                    
              service........................   711.9   720.0   721.9   722.8     713     721     722     721     723     724
         Real estate.........................   1,384   1,438   1,428   1,414   1,395   1,423   1,422   1,423   1,427   1,427
                                                                                                                             
       Services2.............................  34,801  35,980  36,208  36,149  34,800  35,684  35,702  35,850  35,956  36,136
         Agricultural services...............   636.8   717.9   712.8   684.9     639     673     675     680     685     690
         Hotels and other lodging places..... 1,664.3 1,802.9 1,761.6 1,693.4   1,731   1,747   1,747   1,756   1,765   1,762
         Personal services................... 1,166.9 1,153.7 1,161.1 1,163.0   1,194   1,182   1,185   1,187   1,189   1,197
         Business services................... 7,497.9 7,841.2 7,932.9 7,966.8   7,398   7,682   7,657   7,732   7,761   7,838
           Services to buildings.............   895.7   906.1   904.5   904.0     896     901     894     902     901     904
           Personnel supply services......... 2,789.1 2,868.1 2,922.1 2,924.3   2,706   2,767   2,732   2,762   2,770   2,817
             Help supply services............ 2,467.1 2,525.3 2,575.7 2,574.0   2,391   2,425   2,395   2,423   2,427   2,480
           Computer and data processing                                                                                      
              services....................... 1,247.2 1,369.8 1,386.9 1,402.9   1,246   1,347   1,360   1,375   1,388   1,401
         Auto repair, services, and parking.. 1,103.7 1,146.5 1,150.7 1,155.1   1,107   1,137   1,139   1,145   1,149   1,158
         Miscellaneous repair services.......   378.5   390.3   390.9   393.0     380     387     388     388     389     392
         Motion pictures.....................   523.8   541.7   542.5   550.2     528     539     550     549     551     552
         Amusement and recreation services... 1,326.0 1,646.7 1,516.3 1,413.8   1,481   1,576   1,563   1,568   1,561   1,581
         Health services..................... 9,561.5 9,719.6 9,751.8 9,776.7   9,552   9,697   9,712   9,731   9,748   9,769
           Offices and clinics of medical                                                                                    
              doctors........................ 1,700.0 1,752.8 1,763.0 1,768.5   1,700   1,745   1,745   1,754   1,762   1,771
           Nursing and personal care                                                                                         
              facilities..................... 1,749.7 1,764.3 1,765.9 1,770.8   1,745   1,762   1,765   1,764   1,766   1,767
           Hospitals......................... 3,833.7 3,885.8 3,896.1 3,909.4   3,834   3,877   3,884   3,892   3,898   3,908
           Home health care services.........   677.9   685.5   689.4   688.3     674     685     685     684     683     685
         Legal services......................   937.5   954.9   959.3   969.7     939     957     957     962     963     971
         Educational services................ 2,202.6 2,058.8 2,255.8 2,294.2   2,041   2,089   2,094   2,105   2,115   2,125
         Social services..................... 2,438.1 2,489.1 2,517.5 2,527.3   2,425   2,494   2,497   2,502   2,509   2,516
           Child day care services...........   593.1   598.9   612.7   616.2     576     594     600     597     596     598
           Residential care..................   679.9   704.0   707.4   709.5     681     702     703     707     710     711
         Museums and botanical and zoological                                                                                
           gardens...........................    83.8    89.5    89.8    86.7      86      88      88      88      88      89
         Membership organizations............ 2,178.8 2,182.4 2,193.3 2,189.9   2,190   2,209   2,206   2,202   2,205   2,202
         Engineering and management services. 2,886.8 3,028.2 3,054.5 3,066.6   2,894   3,010   3,027   3,038   3,061   3,076
           Engineering and architectural                                                                                     
              services.......................   853.6   889.1   893.5   897.6     852     878     881     886     891     896
           Management and public relations...   904.0   970.1   980.0   979.2     904     959     968     969     977     979
         Services, nec.......................    46.8    48.7    49.1    49.8   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
                                                                                                                             
       Government............................  19,968  19,481  20,025  20,161  19,494  19,719  19,804  19,714  19,744  19,739
         Federal.............................   2,719   2,679   2,669   2,671   2,732   2,689   2,690   2,680   2,689   2,686
           Federal, except Postal Service.... 1,858.8 1,830.1 1,820.5 1,807.6   1,874   1,839   1,830   1,824   1,834   1,822
         State...............................   4,760   4,610   4,771   4,794   4,620   4,671   4,664   4,662   4,655   4,662
           Education......................... 2,086.3 1,906.1 2,081.5 2,109.3   1,925   1,972   1,961   1,962   1,954   1,952
           Other State government............ 2,673.7 2,704.0 2,689.3 2,684.9   2,695   2,699   2,703   2,700   2,701   2,710
         Local...............................  12,489  12,192  12,585  12,696  12,142  12,359  12,450  12,372  12,400  12,391
           Education......................... 7,165.8 6,789.4 7,222.7 7,330.2   6,807   6,954   7,030   6,957   6,965   6,965
           Other local government............ 5,323.5 5,402.1 5,362.3 5,365.3   5,335   5,405   5,420   5,415   5,435   5,426

       1 This series is not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the
     trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision.
       2 Includes other industries, not shown separately.
       p = preliminary.




     ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                    ESTABLISHMENT DATA
     
     
     Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                  Not seasonally adjusted                   Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                             
                     Industry                                                                                                
                                                Nov.   Sept.    Oct.    Nov.    Nov.    July    Aug.   Sept.    Oct.    Nov. 
                                                1996    1997   1997p   1997p    1996    1997    1997    1997   1997p   1997p 
                                                                                                                             
            Total private....................   34.5    34.7    34.6    34.7    34.5    34.4    34.6    34.5    34.5    34.8 
                                                                                                                             
     Goods-producing.........................   41.4    41.9    41.6    41.4    41.1    41.2    41.1    41.2    41.3    41.2 
                                                                                                                             
       Mining................................   45.5    45.6    45.3    45.4    45.3    45.4    45.5    45.1    45.1    45.3 
                                                                                                                             
       Construction..........................   38.8    40.0    39.7    37.8    38.8    39.0    38.6    38.9    38.8    38.1 
                                                                                                                             
       Manufacturing.........................   42.1    42.4    42.2    42.6    41.7    41.8    41.8    41.9    42.0    42.1 
           Overtime hours....................    4.8     5.2     5.0     5.2     4.6     4.7     4.7     4.7     4.8     4.9 
                                                                                                                             
        Durable goods........................   42.9    43.1    42.9    43.3    42.5    42.6    42.7    42.6    42.7    42.8 
           Overtime hours....................    5.1     5.5     5.3     5.5     4.8     5.0     5.0     5.0     5.1     5.2 
                                                                                                                             
         Lumber and wood products............   41.0    41.5    41.4    41.5    40.9    41.1    40.8    40.9    41.0    41.3 
         Furniture and fixtures..............   40.5    41.1    40.7    41.3    39.8    40.0    40.0    40.2    40.0    40.6 
         Stone, clay, and glass products.....   43.5    44.2    43.9    43.1    43.2    43.1    43.0    43.1    43.1    42.9 
         Primary metal industries............   44.5    45.3    45.1    45.5    44.3    44.4    45.0    44.9    45.1    45.3 
           Blast furnaces and basic steel                                                                                    
              products.......................   45.1    45.2    45.0    45.2    44.6    44.3    45.2    45.1    45.3    45.0 
         Fabricated metal products...........   43.0    43.0    42.8    43.3    42.3    42.4    42.3    42.4    42.5    42.6 
         Industrial machinery and equipment..   43.3    43.7    43.3    44.0    43.1    43.4    43.4    43.4    43.4    43.8 
         Electronic and other electrical                                                                                     
            equipment........................   42.1    42.1    42.0    42.5    41.5    42.0    41.7    41.7    41.9    41.9 
         Transportation equipment............   44.5    44.4    44.5    44.4    44.3    43.7    44.3    43.9    44.3    43.9 
           Motor vehicles and equipment......   45.2    44.7    44.9    44.6    44.9    44.0    44.7    44.1    44.8    44.1 
         Instruments and related products....   42.2    42.1    41.9    42.7    41.9    41.7    42.3    42.0    41.9    42.3 
         Miscellaneous manufacturing.........   40.6    40.8    40.8    41.3    39.9    40.4    40.2    40.3    40.2    40.6 
                                                                                                                             
        Nondurable goods.....................   41.2    41.4    41.2    41.5    40.7    40.6    40.7    40.9    40.9    41.1 
           Overtime hours....................    4.4     4.9     4.6     4.7     4.2     4.3     4.2     4.3     4.4     4.5 
                                                                                                                             
         Food and kindred products...........   41.8    42.3    41.9    42.2    41.1    41.1    41.0    41.2    41.3    41.6 
         Tobacco products....................   41.2    39.4    39.5    39.5    40.6    36.1    37.5    38.1    38.5    39.3 
         Textile mill products...............   41.7    42.0    41.4    42.0    41.2    41.3    41.2    41.4    41.3    41.6 
         Apparel and other textile products..   37.7    37.6    37.6    37.6    37.3    36.9    37.1    37.3    37.2    37.1 
         Paper and allied products...........   44.1    44.1    43.8    44.3    43.6    43.5    43.4    43.7    43.7    44.0 
         Printing and publishing.............   38.7    39.2    38.9    39.3    38.2    38.4    38.3    38.7    38.7    38.9 
         Chemicals and allied products.......   43.7    43.5    43.3    43.9    43.3    43.0    43.3    43.4    43.2    43.6 
         Petroleum and coal products.........   44.0    43.3    43.3    43.9    (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
         Rubber and misc. plastics products..   41.6    42.0    42.0    42.4    41.3    41.7    41.7    41.6    41.9    42.1 
         Leather and leather products........   39.3    39.0    38.6    39.3    38.9    38.4    38.0    38.4    38.6    38.8 
                                                                                                                             
     Service-producing.......................   32.6    32.8    32.8    33.0    32.7    32.7    32.9    32.8    32.8    33.1 
                                                                                                                             
       Transportation and public utilities...   39.8    40.2    39.8    40.1    39.8    39.0    40.1    39.9    39.8    40.0 
                                                                                                                             
       Wholesale trade.......................   38.3    38.4    38.4    38.8    38.3    38.3    38.4    38.3    38.3    38.8 
                                                                                                                             
       Retail trade..........................   28.6    29.0    28.8    28.8    28.9    28.8    29.1    28.8    28.9    28.9 
                                                                                                                             
       Finance, insurance, and real estate...   35.8    35.8    35.9    36.7    (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
                                                                                                                             
       Services..............................   32.4    32.5    32.6    32.8    (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  

       1 Data relate to production workers in mining and manufacturing; construction workers in construction; and
     nonsupervisory workers in transportation and public utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real
     estate; and services. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employees on private nonfarm
     payrolls.
       2 These series are not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the
     trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision.
       p = preliminary.




     ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                    ESTABLISHMENT DATA
     
     
     Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by
     industry
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                      Average hourly earnings                 Average weekly earnings        
                                                                                                                             
                     Industry                                                                                                
                                                 Nov.     Sept.      Oct.      Nov.      Nov.     Sept.      Oct.      Nov.  
                                                 1996      1997     1997p     1997p      1996      1997     1997p     1997p  
                                                                                                                             
            Total private....................  $12.00    $12.39    $12.43    $12.51    $414.00   $429.93   $430.08   $434.10 
             Seasonally adjusted.............   11.98     12.35     12.40     12.47     413.31    426.08    427.80    433.96 
                                                                                                                             
     Goods-producing.........................   13.63     14.07     14.11     14.10     564.28    589.53    586.98    583.74 
                                                                                                                             
       Mining................................   15.67     16.23     16.19     16.44     712.99    740.09    733.41    746.38 
                                                                                                                             
       Construction..........................   15.62     16.27     16.30     16.21     606.06    650.80    647.11    612.74 
                                                                                                                             
       Manufacturing.........................   12.93     13.24     13.29     13.37     544.35    561.38    560.84    569.56 
                                                                                                                             
        Durable goods........................   13.49     13.81     13.90     13.95     578.72    595.21    596.31    604.04 
         Lumber and wood products............   10.57     10.86     10.86     10.90     433.37    450.69    449.60    452.35 
         Furniture and fixtures..............   10.28     10.70     10.67     10.67     416.34    439.77    434.27    440.67 
         Stone, clay, and glass products.....   12.96     13.27     13.31     13.38     563.76    586.53    584.31    576.68 
         Primary metal industries............   15.18     15.27     15.33     15.27     675.51    691.73    691.38    694.79 
           Blast furnaces and basic steel                                                                                    
              products.......................   18.05     18.26     18.22     17.92     814.06    825.35    819.90    809.98 
         Fabricated metal products...........   12.62     12.85     12.89     12.94     542.66    552.55    551.69    560.30 
         Industrial machinery and equipment..   13.80     14.18     14.21     14.30     597.54    619.67    615.29    629.20 
         Electronic and other electrical                                                                                     
            equipment........................   12.36     12.85     12.95     13.01     520.36    540.99    543.90    552.93 
         Transportation equipment............   17.35     17.60     17.94     17.94     772.08    781.44    798.33    796.54 
           Motor vehicles and equipment......   17.85     18.05     18.52     18.51     806.82    806.84    831.55    825.55 
         Instruments and related products....   13.34     13.66     13.64     13.74     562.95    575.09    571.52    586.70 
         Miscellaneous manufacturing.........   10.52     10.65     10.67     10.78     427.11    434.52    435.34    445.21 
                                                                                                                             
        Nondurable goods.....................   12.12     12.40     12.40     12.50     499.34    513.36    510.88    518.75 
         Food and kindred products...........   11.38     11.51     11.46     11.62     475.68    486.87    480.17    490.36 
         Tobacco products....................   18.60     18.19     17.93     17.81     766.32    716.69    708.24    703.50 
         Textile mill products...............    9.77     10.09     10.09     10.14     407.41    423.78    417.73    425.88 
         Apparel and other textile products..    8.01      8.33      8.34      8.35     301.98    313.21    313.58    313.96 
         Paper and allied products...........   14.86     15.19     15.19     15.24     655.33    669.88    665.32    675.13 
         Printing and publishing.............   12.83     13.22     13.19     13.22     496.52    518.22    513.09    519.55 
         Chemicals and allied products.......   16.38     16.63     16.65     16.89     715.81    723.41    720.95    741.47 
         Petroleum and coal products.........   19.61     20.25     20.28     20.54     862.84    876.83    878.12    901.71 
         Rubber and misc. plastics products..   11.33     11.65     11.64     11.66     471.33    489.30    488.88    494.38 
         Leather and leather products........    8.73      9.07      9.13      9.24     343.09    353.73    352.42    363.13 
                                                                                                                             
     Service-producing.......................   11.45     11.82     11.86     11.99     373.27    387.70    389.01    395.67 
                                                                                                                             
       Transportation and public utilities...  $14.57    $15.01    $15.04    $15.16    $579.89   $603.40   $598.59   $607.92 
                                                                                                                             
       Wholesale trade.......................   13.06     13.52     13.55     13.74     500.20    519.17    520.32    533.11 
                                                                                                                             
       Retail trade..........................    8.13      8.45      8.47      8.50     232.52    245.05    243.94    244.80 
                                                                                                                             
       Finance, insurance, and real estate...   12.97     13.45     13.53     13.68     464.33    481.51    485.73    502.06 
                                                                                                                             
       Services..............................   12.04     12.36     12.42     12.58     390.10    401.70    404.89    412.62 

       1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
       p = preliminary.




                ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                              ESTABLISHMENT DATA
                
                
                Table B-4. Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm
                payrolls by industry, seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                         Percent  
                                                   Nov.     July     Aug.     Sept.    Oct.     Nov.      change  
                            Industry               1996     1997     1997     1997     1997p    1997p     from:   
                                                                                                        Oct. 1997-
                                                                                                        Nov. 1997 
                                                                                                                  
                Total private:                                                                                    
                   Current dollars..............   $11.98   $12.24   $12.31   $12.35   $12.40   $12.47      0.6   
                   Constant (1982) dollars2.....     7.44     7.53     7.56     7.56     7.58     N.A.     (3)    
                                                                                                                  
                  Goods-producing...............    13.62    13.86    13.94    13.97    14.07    14.10       .2   
                    Mining......................    15.77    16.10    16.07    16.20    16.27    16.49      1.4   
                    Construction................    15.58    15.96    16.03    16.08    16.12    16.18       .4   
                    Manufacturing...............    12.93    13.11    13.20    13.22    13.35    13.37       .1   
                      Excluding overtime4.......    12.26    12.41    12.50    12.61    12.60    12.62       .2   
                                                                                                                  
                  Service-producing.............    11.43    11.70    11.77    11.81    11.85    11.94       .8   
                    Transportation and public                                                                     
                       utilities................    14.53    14.95    15.01    14.95    15.01    15.07       .4   
                    Wholesale trade.............    13.08    13.38    13.54    13.54    13.56    13.73      1.3   
                    Retail trade................     8.13     8.32     8.36     8.42     8.46     8.49       .4   
                    Finance, insurance, and real                                                                  
                       estate...................    12.98    13.30    13.49    13.47    13.54    13.63       .7   
                    Services....................    11.99    12.26    12.33    12.36    12.41    12.50       .7   

                  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 .3 percent from September 1997 to October 1997, the latest month available.
                  4 Derived by assuming that overtime hours are paid at the rate of time and one-half.
                    N.A. = not available.
                  p = preliminary.




     ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                    ESTABLISHMENT DATA
     
     
     Table B-5. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by
     industry
     
     (1982=100)
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                  Not seasonally adjusted                   Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                             
                     Industry                                                                                                
                                               Nov.   Sept.   Oct.     Nov.    Nov.    July    Aug.   Sept.   Oct.     Nov.  
                                               1996   1997    1997p    1997p   1996    1997    1997   1997    1997p    1997p 
                                                                                                                             
            Total private....................  138.8  142.8   142.9    143.6   137.9  140.2   140.8   140.9   141.2    142.8 
                                                                                                                             
     Goods-producing.........................  113.6  117.6   116.9    115.6   111.7  112.9   113.0   113.3   113.6    113.8 
                                                                                                                             
       Mining................................   56.0   57.5    57.0     56.4    55.2   56.3    56.3    56.1    56.1     55.8 
                                                                                                                             
       Construction..........................  154.7  168.9   167.2    155.1   150.0  154.1   152.9   154.2   153.5    151.9 
                                                                                                                             
       Manufacturing.........................  108.6  110.5   109.9    111.0   107.2  107.8   108.1   108.3   108.8    109.4 
                                                                                                                             
        Durable goods........................  110.8  113.4   113.3    114.7   109.6  111.1   112.0   111.8   112.5    113.1 
         Lumber and wood products............  141.3  147.0   146.1    145.7   140.1  142.3   141.5   142.1   142.6    144.1 
         Furniture and fixtures..............  127.2  130.7   130.5    132.8   124.5  127.3   126.7   127.6   127.3    129.9 
         Stone, clay, and glass products.....  112.0  115.5   114.5    111.2   110.2  110.0   109.7   110.0   110.5    109.7 
         Primary metal industries............   93.5   95.7    95.5     96.9    92.7   93.2    95.2    95.0    95.7     96.2 
           Blast furnaces and basic steel                                                                                    
              products.......................   73.9   73.8    73.1     73.6    72.9   72.0    73.4    74.1    73.6     73.1 
         Fabricated metal products...........  117.4  119.5   119.4    120.9   115.1  116.5   117.2   117.4   118.1    118.3 
         Industrial machinery and equipment..  105.0  109.2   108.8    111.0   104.9  108.5   108.9   108.9   109.6    111.0 
         Electronic and other electrical                                                                                     
            equipment........................  109.5  110.0   110.2    112.6   107.4  109.1   108.9   109.0   109.6    110.4 
         Transportation equipment............  124.9  129.0   129.6    131.6   124.7  125.7   129.7   127.6   129.6    130.0 
           Motor vehicles and equipment......  165.1  167.0   167.9    169.8   164.3  163.1   169.1   164.7   167.8    168.2 
         Instruments and related products....   76.1   75.8    75.5     76.8    75.6   75.1    75.8    75.6    75.4     76.0 
         Miscellaneous manufacturing.........  105.6  104.5   105.2    104.9   101.8  103.4   102.5   102.0   101.8    100.9 
                                                                                                                             
        Nondurable goods.....................  105.6  106.4   105.4    105.9   103.9  103.1   102.8   103.5   103.6    104.4 
         Food and kindred products...........  118.6  125.4   121.7    120.7   116.0  115.6   114.8   116.2   116.8    118.3 
         Tobacco products....................   70.2   66.0    68.1     68.4    66.4   57.2    57.6    58.5    61.0     64.2 
         Textile mill products...............   90.6   89.7    88.1     89.4    89.4   88.5    87.6    88.2    88.0     88.3 
         Apparel and other textile products..   76.9   72.9    73.0     72.3    75.5   72.0    71.7    71.6    71.3     70.9 
         Paper and allied products...........  111.1  111.0   109.9    111.3   109.9  109.0   108.5   109.5   109.5    110.3 
         Printing and publishing.............  125.9  126.6   126.4    128.2   123.4  125.4   124.5   125.6   125.9    126.4 
         Chemicals and allied products.......  101.6  101.3   101.1    102.5   100.7   99.3   100.1   100.9   100.8    101.9 
         Petroleum and coal products.........   77.1   76.2    75.8     76.1    76.6   73.5    74.9    74.2    73.1     74.8 
         Rubber and misc. plastics products..  144.6  146.5   146.8    148.5   142.9  144.3   144.9   144.7   145.8    146.6 
         Leather and leather products........   43.2   40.7    40.4     40.9    42.4   40.7    39.7    39.5    39.7     39.9 
                                                                                                                             
     Service-producing.......................  150.1  154.2   154.6    156.2   149.7  152.5   153.2   153.3   153.6    155.8 
                                                                                                                             
       Transportation and public utilities...  130.5  134.3   133.4    134.4   129.2  129.3   128.2   132.2   132.3    132.9 
                                                                                                                             
       Wholesale trade.......................  124.5  127.0   127.6    128.9   124.2  126.0   126.5   126.2   126.6    128.7 
                                                                                                                             
       Retail trade..........................  138.0  139.9   139.4    141.7   136.7  138.2   139.7   138.5   139.2    140.0 
                                                                                                                             
       Finance, insurance, and real estate...  124.8  127.8   128.4    131.5   126.0  127.4   129.4   128.6   128.1    132.7 
                                                                                                                             
       Services..............................  179.0  185.6   187.1    188.1   179.1  184.4   184.9   185.0   185.4    188.5 

       1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
       p = preliminary.




      ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                   ESTABLISHMENT DATA
      
      
      Table B-6.  Diffusion indexes of employment change, seasonally adjusted
      
      (Percent)
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
             Time span          Jan.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    May     June    July    Aug.   Sept.    Oct.    Nov.    Dec. 
                                                                                                                             
                              
                                                         Private nonfarm payrolls, 356 industries1
                              
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
      Over 1-month span:                                                                                                     
           1993..............   59.7    61.0    49.6    57.6    61.5    56.2    55.5    58.3    62.2    59.6    61.7    59.3 
           1994..............   57.6    61.9    67.1    64.5    57.7    63.9    62.5    62.6    61.4    60.3    63.8    62.4 
           1995..............   62.4    60.1    54.5    55.6    48.0    53.9    54.1    59.8    57.0    54.9    57.2    57.9 
           1996..............   51.7    64.3    60.1    54.9    62.9    60.5    56.5    59.3    54.4    62.6    58.1    61.0 
           1997..............   59.3    59.1    59.0    61.1    57.4    50.7    58.8    58.7    56.5   p63.9   p61.4         
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
      Over 3-month span:                                                                                                     
           1993..............   64.7    60.8    60.5    58.6    62.9    63.6    59.6    62.9    64.7    66.9    64.3    63.6 
           1994..............   65.3    69.5    70.4    68.7    67.1    67.0    69.1    69.7    65.7    65.6    67.0    66.2 
           1995..............   65.4    62.5    58.7    53.2    54.6    52.4    57.9    59.6    59.7    59.0    57.0    56.3 
           1996..............   62.6    63.6    62.6    61.2    62.1    63.1    62.6    58.8    62.8    60.4    64.7    65.0 
           1997..............   64.6    62.2    64.2    65.6    59.7    58.7    59.1    65.0   p64.9   p67.3                 
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
      Over 6-month span:                                                                                                     
           1993..............   62.9    64.6    64.3    64.3    62.2    65.6    66.0    64.9    66.3    66.7    69.4    69.2 
           1994..............   71.1    69.8    69.8    70.9    70.1    69.8    69.7    69.4    69.4    67.4    67.7    66.2 
           1995..............   66.9    61.4    58.1    56.6    58.1    58.1    56.7    59.8    60.3    59.1    61.5    63.3 
           1996..............   62.2    63.5    63.5    63.5    62.6    61.2    65.3    63.6    62.6    64.5    64.2    67.4 
           1997..............   67.6    66.6    64.5    64.6    64.3    66.7   p66.7   p68.4                                 
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
      Over 12-month span:                                                                                                    
           1993..............   64.9    63.9    64.0    65.4    67.0    67.6    67.6    67.0    70.2    69.5    69.2    70.1 
           1994..............   70.2    71.6    71.8    71.8    72.1    71.8    71.5    72.1    70.1    69.5    66.6    65.0 
           1995..............   63.6    62.4    62.6    63.3    61.7    61.9    58.7    62.2    62.2    61.1    62.2    63.3 
           1996..............   63.5    64.7    62.4    62.9    64.7    64.2    65.0    63.1    63.8    66.7    65.7    65.0 
           1997..............   67.3    66.2    69.4   p70.2   p68.4                                                         
                                                                                                                             
                              
                                                          Manufacturing payrolls, 139 industries1
                              
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
      Over 1-month span:                                                                                                     
           1993..............   52.2    56.8    49.6    44.2    53.2    46.4    49.3    51.8    57.9    52.2    54.0    55.8 
           1994..............   55.8    59.0    60.4    58.6    52.9    58.6    59.4    56.1    52.9    55.0    58.6    58.3 
           1995..............   54.3    56.1    44.2    51.4    42.1    42.8    43.5    52.2    47.1    50.0    47.5    50.7 
           1996..............   45.7    54.3    47.8    39.2    52.2    52.2    44.2    52.9    44.2    50.7    49.6    52.2 
           1997..............   54.0    50.4    52.9    52.9    51.4    49.3    51.8    49.6    54.3   p58.3   p56.5         
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
      Over 3-month span:                                                                                                     
           1993..............   61.5    59.0    54.0    46.8    48.6    54.3    51.1    58.3    57.2    59.4    54.7    58.3 
           1994..............   61.9    64.7    65.5    59.7    57.6    60.1    62.2    57.9    55.0    55.4    60.1    59.4 
           1995..............   59.7    50.4    47.5    40.3    42.4    36.3    38.5    43.9    49.3    46.4    45.3    43.9 
           1996..............   47.5    47.8    42.1    38.5    43.2    45.0    48.9    43.2    50.4    46.4    52.5    52.5 
           1997..............   53.2    51.4    50.7    52.5    48.6    48.9    48.6    53.6   p55.8   p62.9                 
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
      Over 6-month span:                                                                                                     
           1993..............   55.8    58.6    58.6    55.8    51.8    57.2    59.7    57.2    57.6    58.3    62.6    60.8 
           1994..............   62.2    62.2    62.6    63.3    59.4    56.5    56.5    58.6    58.6    55.0    58.3    55.0 
           1995..............   55.8    48.6    43.9    38.8    39.2    39.6    38.8    39.6    43.9    45.0    44.2    44.6 
           1996..............   41.4    41.7    41.0    38.1    39.6    40.6    47.5    46.8    45.3    50.4    48.2    53.2 
           1997..............   53.2    53.2    50.4    49.3    48.6    52.2   p55.4   p56.8                                 
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
      Over 12-month span:                                                                                                    
           1993..............   56.8    57.9    55.8    58.6    57.2    57.6    58.6    59.0    61.2    59.7    60.1    57.6 
           1994..............   57.9    58.6    60.8    60.8    60.8    63.3    59.4    60.1    57.2    56.5    50.4    49.6 
           1995..............   46.0    44.2    46.0    47.8    41.0    41.7    38.5    38.8    36.3    37.4    38.1    39.9 
           1996..............   39.6    42.8    39.2    39.6    42.4    40.3    43.5    40.3    43.5    46.8    46.4    47.1 
           1997..............   51.4    47.8    52.2   p55.4   p55.4                                                         

        1 Based on seasonally adjusted data for 1-, 3-, and 6-month spans and unadjusted data for the 12-month span. Data are
      centered within the span. 
        p = preliminary.
        NOTE:  Figures are the percent of industries with employment increasing plus one-half of the industries with
      unchanged employment, where 50 percent indicates an equal balance between industries with increasing and decreasing
      employment.