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                    THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:  FEBRUARY 2006

   Nonfarm payroll employment grew by 243,000 in February, and the unemploy-
ment rate was little changed at 4.8 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics
of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.  Job gains occurred in con-
struction, financial activities, health care, and several other industries.
   
Unemployment (Household Survey Data)
   
   Both the number of unemployed persons, 7.2 million, and the unemployment
rate, 4.8 percent, were little changed in February.  A year earlier, the num-
ber of unemployed was 8.0 million, and the jobless rate was 5.4 percent.
   
   Following a decline in January, the unemployment rate for adult men edged
up to 4.2 percent in February.  The jobless rates for the other major worker
groups--adult women (4.3 percent), teenagers (15.4 percent), whites (4.1 per-
cent), blacks (9.3 percent), and Hispanics (5.5 percent)--showed little or no
change over the month.  The unemployment rate for Asians was 3.2 percent, not
seasonally adjusted.  (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.)
   
   After declining in January, the number of unemployed persons who had been
without a job for 27 weeks or longer returned to its December level of 1.4 mil-
lion.  These long-term unemployed accounted for 19.0 percent of total unem-
ployment in February, down slightly from a year earlier.  (See table A-9.)
   
Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
   
   The civilian labor force and total employment continued to trend up in
February.  The labor force participation rate was essentially unchanged at
66.1 percent, and the employment-population ratio held at 62.9 percent.
(See table A-1.)
   
Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
   
   Nearly 1.5 million persons (not seasonally adjusted) were marginally at-
tached to the labor force in February, down from about 1.7 million a year
earlier.  These individuals wanted and were available for work and had looked
for a job sometime in the prior 12 months.  They were not counted as unemploy-
ed because they had not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey.
Among the marginally attached, there were 386,000 discouraged workers in Feb-
ruary, down from 485,000 a year earlier.  Discouraged workers were not current-
ly looking for work specifically because they believed no jobs were available
for them.  The other 1.1 million marginally attached had not searched for work
for reasons such as school attendance or family responsibilities.  (See table
A-13.)

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Table A.  Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
______________________________________________________________________________
                         |    Quarterly    |                          |
                         |    averages     |       Monthly data       |
                         |_________________|__________________________| Jan.-
        Category         |      2005       |  2005  |       2006      | Feb.
                         |_________________|________|_________________|change
                         |  III   |   IV   |  Dec.  |  Jan.  |  Feb.  |
 ________________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______
     HOUSEHOLD DATA      |                 Labor force status
                         |____________________________________________________
Civilian labor force.....| 149,827| 150,126| 150,153| 150,114| 150,449|    335
  Employment.............| 142,324| 142,671| 142,779| 143,074| 143,257|    183
  Unemployment...........|   7,503|   7,455|   7,375|   7,040|   7,193|    153
Not in labor force.......|  76,595|  77,070|  77,271|  77,439|  77,314|   -125
                         |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                         |                 Unemployment rates
                         |____________________________________________________
All workers..............|     5.0|     5.0|     4.9|     4.7|     4.8|    0.1
  Adult men..............|     4.4|     4.3|     4.3|     4.0|     4.2|     .2
  Adult women............|     4.6|     4.5|     4.5|     4.3|     4.3|     .0
  Teenagers..............|    16.1|    16.1|    15.2|    15.3|    15.4|     .1
  White..................|     4.3|     4.3|     4.3|     4.1|     4.1|     .0
  Black or African       |        |        |        |        |        |
    American.............|     9.5|     9.7|     9.3|     8.9|     9.3|     .4
  Hispanic or Latino     |        |        |        |        |        |
    ethnicity............|     6.0|     6.0|     6.0|     5.8|     5.5|    -.3
                         |________|________|________|________|________|_______
  ESTABLISHMENT DATA     |                     Employment
                         |____________________________________________________
Nonfarm employment.......| 133,750| 134,161| 134,376|p134,546|p134,789|   p243
  Goods-producing(1).....|  22,140|  22,242|  22,282| p22,347| p22,392|    p45
    Construction.........|   7,305|   7,391|   7,416|  p7,471|  p7,512|    p41
    Manufacturing........|  14,208|  14,211|  14,222| p14,229| p14,228|    p-1
  Service-providing(1)...| 111,610| 111,920| 112,094|p112,199|p112,397|   p198
    Retail trade(2)......|  15,297|  15,284|  15,300| p15,287| p15,294|     p7
    Professional and     |        |        |        |        |        |
      business services..|  16,942|  17,058|  17,121| p17,138| p17,177|    p39
    Education and health |        |        |        |        |        |
      services...........|  17,411|  17,476|  17,507| p17,557| p17,604|    p47
    Leisure and          |        |        |        |        |        |
      hospitality........|  12,840|  12,873|  12,898| p12,923| p12,948|    p25
    Government.......... |  21,843|  21,870|  21,878| p21,847| p21,885|    p38
                         |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                         |                  Hours of work(3)
                         |____________________________________________________
Total private............|    33.8|    33.8|    33.8|   p33.8|   p33.7|  p-0.1
  Manufacturing..........|    40.6|    40.9|    40.8|   p40.9|   p41.0|    p.1
    Overtime.............|     4.5|     4.6|     4.5|    p4.5|    p4.6|    p.1
                         |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                         |    Indexes of aggregate weekly hours (2002=100)(3)
                         |____________________________________________________
Total private............|   102.9|   103.4|   103.7|  p103.9|  p103.8|  p-0.1
                         |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                         |                    Earnings(3)
                         |____________________________________________________
Avg. hourly earnings,    |        |        |        |        |        |
  total private..........|  $16.16|  $16.30|  $16.35| p$16.42| p$16.47| p$0.05
Avg. weekly earnings,    |        |        |        |        |        |
  total private..........|  545.78|  551.05|  552.63| p555.00| p555.04|   p.04
_________________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______
   1  Includes other industries, not shown separately.
   2  Quarterly averages and the over-the-month change are calculated using
unrounded data.
   3  Data relate to private production or nonsupervisory workers.
   p = preliminary.

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Employment Status of Hurricane Katrina Evacuees (Household Survey Data)
   
   Beginning in October, questions were added to the household survey to
identify persons who evacuated from their homes, even temporarily, due to
Hurricane Katrina.  Data collected through these questions do not account
for all evacuees; persons living outside of the scope of the survey--such
as those living in hotels or shelters--are not included.  The questions
were asked of persons in the household survey sample throughout the country,
since some evacuees relocated far from the storm-affected areas.  An addi-
tional question determined whether evacuees had returned to their homes and
were living there at the time of the survey.  The total number of evacuees
estimated from the household survey may change from month to month as people
move in and out of the scope of the survey.  In addition, because the esti-
mates are obtained from a sample survey, they may vary from month to month
due to sampling error.
   
   Information gathered in February showed that about 1.0 million persons age
16 and over had evacuated from where they were living in August due to Hurri-
cane Katrina.  These evacuees either had returned to their homes or were liv-
ing in other residential units covered in the survey in February.  About one-
half of the evacuees were living in their August 2005 residences.  Of all e-
vacuees identified, 58.1 percent were in the labor force in February.  The
unemployment rate for persons identified as evacuees was 12.6 percent.  The
rate was much higher for evacuees who were not living in their former homes
(22.6 percent) than for those who were at home (4.8 percent).  (See table B.)
   
Table B.  Employment status in February 2006 of persons 16 years and
over who evacuated from their August residence, even temporarily, due
to Hurricane Katrina (1)

(Numbers in thousands, not seasonally adjusted)
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                                     |       |  Residence in February
                                     |       |-------------------------
  Employment status in February 2006 | Total | Same as | Different than
                                     |       |in August|   in August
-------------------------------------------------------|---------------
Civilian noninstitutional population.| 1,017 |   540   |      478
  Civilian labor force...............|   591 |   333   |      258
        Participation rate.......... |  58.1 |  61.7   |     53.9
     Employed........................|   516 |   317   |      200
        Employment-population ratio..|  50.8 |  58.7   |     41.8
     Unemployed......................|    74 |    16   |       58
        Unemployment rate............|  12.6 |   4.8   |     22.6
  Not in labor force.................|   427 |   207   |      220
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   1  Represents persons in the civilian noninstitutional population
age 16 and over who resided in households that were eligible to be
selected for the Current Population Survey (CPS).  These data are not
representative of the total evacuee population because they do not in-
clude children or people residing in shelters, hotels, places of worship,
or other units outside the scope of the CPS.  The total number of evac-
uees estimated from the CPS may change from month to month as people
move in and out of the scope of the survey and because of sampling varia-
bility.
   NOTE:  These data use population controls that have been adjusted to
account for interstate moves by evacuees.
   
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Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data)
   
   Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 243,000 in February to 134.8 mil-
lion, seasonally adjusted.  Over the year, payroll employment grew by 2.1 mil-
lion.  Construction, mining, and several service-providing industries added
jobs.  (See table B-1.)
   
   In the goods-producing sector, construction employment increased by 41,000 in
February, following a gain of 55,000 in the prior month.  Over the year, con-
struction employment has risen by 346,000.  Specialty trade contractors added
32,000 jobs over the month.  Mining continued its upward trend in February,
adding 5,000 jobs.  Support activities for mining, particularly those related to
oil and gas, accounted for nearly all of the over-the-month gain.
   
   Manufacturing employment was about unchanged in February; it has decreased
by 8,000 over the year.  Over the month, employment gains in machinery, petro-
leum products, and computer and electronic products were offset by declines
in motor vehicles and parts and primary metals.
   
   In the service-providing sector, employment in education and health serv-
ices rose by 47,000 in February.  Health care employment continued to grow,
up by 18,000.  Job growth occurred in ambulatory health care services (11,000),
which includes doctors' offices and home health care, and in hospitals (6,000).
Employment in private educational services increased by 23,000.
   
   Financial activities employment grew by 22,000 over the month, following a
similar-sized gain in January.  Employment in depository institutions and in
insurance carriers rose in February, increasing by 4,000 and 6,000, respec-
tively.  Over the year, financial activities employment has risen by 169,000.
   
   Employment in food services and drinking places increased by 21,000 in
February.  Over the year, this industry has added 203,000 jobs.  Employment
was flat in both wholesale and retail trade in February.
   
   Professional and business services employment continued to trend up
in February (39,000).  The industry has added 466,000 jobs over the year.
Over the month, employment rose by 13,000 in services to buildings and
dwellings.  Temporary help services employment was little changed over
the month.
   
Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)
   
   The average workweek for production or nonsupervisory workers on private
nonfarm payrolls decreased by 0.1 hour to 33.7 hours in February, seasonally
adjusted.  The manufacturing workweek increased by 0.1 hour to 41.0 hours in
February, and factory overtime was up by 0.1 hour to 4.6 hours.  (See table
B-2.)
   
   The index of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory work-
ers on private nonfarm payrolls decreased by 0.1 percent in February to 103.8
(2002=100).  The manufacturing index increased by 0.2 percent over the month
to 95.5.  (See table B-5.)
   
Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data)
   
   Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on private
nonfarm payrolls increased by 5 cents in February to $16.47, seasonally ad-
justed.  This followed increases of 7 cents in both December and January.
Average weekly earnings were little changed over the month at $555.04.  Over
the year, both average hourly and weekly earnings increased by 3.5 percent.
(See table B-3.)
   
                         ______________________________
   
   
   The Employment Situation for March 2006 is scheduled to be released on
Friday, April 7, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT).
   
   
   
   
   
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Explanatory Note


   This news release presents statistics from two major surveys, the Current
Population Survey (household survey) and the Current Employment Statistics
survey (establishment survey).  The household survey provides the informa-
tion on the labor force, employment, and unemployment that appears in the
A tables, marked HOUSEHOLD DATA.  It is a sample survey of about 60,000 house-
holds conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the Bureau of Labor Statistics
(BLS).
 
   The establishment survey provides the information on the employment,
hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm payrolls that appears in the 
B tables, marked ESTABLISHMENT DATA.  This information is collected from
payroll records by BLS in cooperation with state agencies.  The sample 
includes about 160,000 businesses and government agencies covering ap-
proximately 400,000 individual worksites.  The active sample includes 
about one-third of all nonfarm payroll workers.  The sample is drawn 
from a sampling frame of unemployment insurance tax accounts.

   For both surveys, the data for a given month  relate to a particular week
or pay period.  In the household survey,  the reference week is generally
the calendar week that contains the 12th day of the month.  In the establish-
ment survey, the reference  period is the pay period including the 12th,
which may or may not correspond directly to the calendar week.

Coverage, definitions, and differences between surveys
 
   Household survey.  The sample  is selected  to reflect the entire
civilian noninstitutional population.  Based on responses to a series of
questions on work and job search activities, each person  16 years and over
in a sample household is classified as employed, unemployed, or not in the
labor force.
   
   People are classified as employed if they did any work at all as paid
employees during the reference week; worked in their own business, pro-
fession, or on their own farm; or worked without pay at least 15 hours
in a family business or farm.  People are also counted as employed if they
were temporarily absent from their jobs because of illness, bad weather,
vacation, labor-management disputes, or personal reasons.
 
   People are classified as unemployed if they meet all of the following
criteria:  They had no employment during the  reference week; they were
available for work at that time; and they made specific efforts to find
employment sometime during the 4-week period ending with the reference
week.  Persons laid off from  a job and expecting recall need not be
looking for work to be counted as unemployed.  The unemployment data
derived from the household survey in no way depend upon the eligibility
for or receipt of unemployment insurance benefits.
 
   The civilian labor force  is the sum of employed and  unemployed persons.
Those not classified as employed or unemployed are not in the labor force.
The unemployment rate is the number unemployed as a percent of the  labor
force.  The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent
of the population, and the employment-population ratio is the employed as a
percent of the population.
                                  
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   Establishment survey.  The sample establishments are drawn from pri-
vate nonfarm businesses such as factories, offices, and stores, as well
as federal, state, and local government entities.  Employees on nonfarm
payrolls are those who received pay for any part of the reference pay
period, including persons on paid leave.  Persons are counted in each job
they hold.  Hours and earnings data are for private businesses and relate
only to production workers in the goods-producing sector and nonsupervisory
workers in the service-providing sector.  Industries are classified on the
basis of their principal activity in accordance with the 2002 version of
the North American Industry Classification System.

   Differences in employment estimates.  The numerous conceptual and method-
ological differences between the household and establishment surveys result
in important distinctions in the employment estimates derived from the sur-
veys.  Among these are:
 
   --The household survey includes agricultural workers, the self-employed,
unpaid family workers, and private household workers among the employed.
These groups are excluded from the establishment survey.

   --The household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the employed.
The establishment survey does not.
 
   --The household survey is limited to  workers 16 years of age and older.
The establishment survey is not limited by age.
 
   --The  household survey has no duplication of individuals, because in-
dividuals  are counted only once, even if they hold more than one job. In
the establishment survey, employees working at more than one job  and thus
appearing on more than one payroll would be counted separately for each
appearance.
 
Seasonal adjustment
 
   Over the course of a year, the size of the nation's labor force and the
levels of employment and unemployment undergo sharp fluctuations due to
such seasonal events as changes in weather, reduced or expanded production,
harvests, major holidays, and the opening and closing of schools.  The ef-
fect of such seasonal  variation can  be  very large; seasonal fluctua-
tions may account for as much as 95 percent of the month-to-month changes
in unemployment.
 
   Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern
each year, their influence on statistical trends can be eliminated by ad-
justing the statistics from month to month.  These adjustments make non-
seasonal developments, such as declines in economic activity or increases
in the participation of women in the labor force, easier to spot.  For
example, the large number of youth entering the labor force each June is
likely to obscure any other changes that have taken place relative to May,
making it difficult to determine if the level of economic activity has risen
or declined.  However, because the effect of students finishing school in
previous years is known, the statistics for the current year can be adjusted
to allow for a comparable change.  Insofar as the seasonal adjustment is made
correctly, the adjusted figure provides a more useful tool with which to ana-
lyze changes in economic activity.
 
                                  - 7 -
 
   Most seasonally adjusted series are independently adjusted in both the 
household and establishment surveys.  However, the adjusted series for many 
major estimates, such as total payroll employment, employment in most super-
sectors, total employment, and unemployment are computed by aggregating in-
dependently adjusted component series.  For example, total unemployment is 
derived by summing the adjusted series for four major age-sex components; 
this differs from the unemployment estimate that would be obtained by di-
rectly adjusting the total or by combining the duration, reasons, or more 
detailed age categories.

   For both the household and establishment surveys, a concurrent seasonal
adjustment methodology is used in which new seasonal factors are calculated 
each month, using all relevant data, up to and including the data for the 
current month.  In the household survey, new seasonal factors are used to
adjust only the current month's data.  In the establishment survey, however, 
new seasonal factors are used each month to adjust the three most recent 
monthly estimates.  In both surveys, revisions to historical data are made 
once a year.

Reliability of the estimates
 
   Statistics based on the household and establishment surveys are subject
to both sampling and nonsampling error.  When a sample rather than the en-
tire population is surveyed, there is a chance that the sample estimates
may differ from the "true" population values they represent.  The exact
difference, or sampling error, varies depending on the particular sample
selected, and this variability is measured by the standard error of the
estimate.  There is about a 90-percent chance, or level of confidence,
that an estimate based on a sample will differ by no more than 1.6 stand-
ard errors from the "true" population value because of sampling error.
BLS analyses are generally conducted at the 90-percent level of confidence.
 
   For example, the confidence interval for the monthly change in total
employment from the household survey is on the order of plus or minus
430,000.  Suppose the estimate of total employment increases by 100,000
from one month to the next.  The 90-percent confidence interval on the
monthly change would range from -330,000 to 530,000 (100,000 +/- 430,000).
These figures do not mean that the sample results are off by these
magnitudes, but rather that there is about a 90-percent chance that the
"true" over-the-month change lies within this interval.  Since this range
includes values of less than zero, we could not say with confidence that
employment had, in fact, increased.  If, however, the reported employment
rise was half a million, then all of the values within the 90-percent
confidence interval would be greater than zero.  In this case, it is likely
(at least a 90-percent chance) that an employment rise had, in fact, oc-
curred.  At an unemployment rate of around 5.5 percent, the 90-percent con-
fidence interval for the monthly change in unemployment is about +/- 280,000, 
and for the monthly change in the unemployment rate it is about +/- .19 
percentage point.
 
   In general, estimates involving many individuals or establishments have
lower standard errors (relative to the size of the estimate) than estimates
which are based on a small number of observations.  The precision of esti-
mates is also improved when the data are cumulated over time such as for
quarterly and annual averages.  The seasonal adjustment process can also im-
prove the stability of the monthly estimates.
 
                                  - 8 -
 
   The household and establishment surveys are also affected by nonsampling
error.  Nonsampling errors can occur for many reasons, including the failure
to sample a segment of the population, inability to obtain information for
all respondents in the sample, inability or unwillingness of respondents to
provide correct information on a timely basis, mistakes made by respondents,
and errors made in the collection or processing of the data.
 
   For example, in the establishment survey, estimates for the most recent 
2 months are based on substantially incomplete returns; for this reason,
these estimates are labeled preliminary in the tables.  It is only after
two successive revisions to a monthly estimate, when nearly all sample
reports have been received, that the estimate is considered final.
   
   Another major source of nonsampling error in the establishment survey is
the inability to capture, on a timely basis, employment generated by new
firms.  To correct for this systematic underestimation of employment growth, 
an estimation procedure with two components is used to account for business
births.  The first component uses business deaths to impute employment for
business births.  This is incorporated into the sample-based link relative
estimate procedure by simply not reflecting sample units going out of busi-
ness, but imputing to them the same trend as the other firms in the sample.  
The second component is an ARIMA time series model designed to estimate the 
residual net birth/death employment not accounted for by the imputation.  
The historical time series used to create and test the ARIMA model was de-
rived from the unemployment insurance universe micro-level database, and 
reflects the actual residual net of births and deaths over the past five 
years.
 
   The sample-based estimates from the establishment survey are adjusted
once a year (on a lagged basis) to universe counts of payroll employment
obtained from administrative records of the unemployment insurance program.
The difference between the March sample-based employment estimates and the
March universe counts is known as a benchmark revision, and serves as a
rough proxy for total survey error.  The new benchmarks also incorporate
changes in the classification of industries.  Over the past decade, the
benchmark revision for total nonfarm employment has averaged 0.2 percent,
ranging from less than 0.05 percent to 0.4 percent.

Additional statistics and other information
 
   More comprehensive statistics are contained in Employment and Earnings,
published each month by BLS.  It is available for $27.00 per issue or
$53.00 per year from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC
20402.  All orders must be prepaid by sending a check or money order pay-
able to the Superintendent of Documents, or by charging to Mastercard or
Visa.
 
   Employment and Earnings also provides measures of sampling error for
the household and establishment survey data published in this release.  
For unemployment and other labor force categories, these measures appear 
in tables 1-B through 1-D of its "Explanatory Notes."  For the establish-
ment survey data, the sampling error measures and the actual size of re-
visions due to benchmark adjustments appear in tables 2-B through 2-F of 
Employment and Earnings.

   Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired
individuals upon request.  Voice phone:  202-691-5200; TDD message referral
phone:  1-800-877-8339.
 
 
 
 
        HOUSEHOLD DATA
     
     Table A-1.  Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age

     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                             Not seasonally adjusted                          Seasonally adjusted (1)                     
                                                                                                                                                          
              Employment status, sex, and age                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                           Feb.       Jan.       Feb.       Feb.       Oct.       Nov.       Dec.       Jan.       Feb.   
                                                           2005       2006       2006       2005       2005       2005       2005       2006       2006   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                           TOTAL                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
     Civilian noninstitutional population..............   225,041    227,553    227,763    225,041    226,959    227,204    227,425    227,553    227,763 
       Civilian labor force............................   147,649    149,090    149,686    148,271    150,043    150,183    150,153    150,114    150,449 
             Participation rate........................      65.6       65.5       65.7       65.9       66.1       66.1       66.0       66.0       66.1 
         Employed......................................   139,100    141,481    141,994    140,285    142,625    142,611    142,779    143,074    143,257 
             Employment-population ratio...............      61.8       62.2       62.3       62.3       62.8       62.8       62.8       62.9       62.9 
         Unemployed....................................     8,549      7,608      7,692      7,986      7,418      7,572      7,375      7,040      7,193 
             Unemployment rate.........................       5.8        5.1        5.1        5.4        4.9        5.0        4.9        4.7        4.8 
       Not in labor force..............................    77,392     78,463     78,077     76,770     76,916     77,021     77,271     77,439     77,314 
         Persons who currently want a job..............     4,844      5,095      4,800      4,985      4,994      4,887      5,167      4,962      4,949 
                                                                                                                                                          
                   Men, 16 years and over                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                          
     Civilian noninstitutional population..............   108,598    109,936    110,048    108,598    109,616    109,745    109,863    109,936    110,048 
       Civilian labor force............................    78,950     79,814     80,148     79,490     80,249     80,394     80,431     80,525     80,771 
             Participation rate........................      72.7       72.6       72.8       73.2       73.2       73.3       73.2       73.2       73.4 
         Employed......................................    73,990     75,605     75,749     75,075     76,396     76,410     76,529     76,857     76,888 
             Employment-population ratio...............      68.1       68.8       68.8       69.1       69.7       69.6       69.7       69.9       69.9 
         Unemployed....................................     4,959      4,209      4,400      4,415      3,853      3,984      3,902      3,668      3,883 
             Unemployment rate.........................       6.3        5.3        5.5        5.6        4.8        5.0        4.9        4.6        4.8 
       Not in labor force..............................    29,648     30,122     29,900     29,108     29,367     29,351     29,432     29,411     29,278 
                                                                                                                                                          
                   Men, 20 years and over                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                          
     Civilian noninstitutional population..............   100,321    101,560    101,657    100,321    101,265    101,383    101,489    101,560    101,657 
       Civilian labor force............................    75,640     76,513     76,753     75,929     76,780     76,722     76,786     76,928     77,115 
             Participation rate........................      75.4       75.3       75.5       75.7       75.8       75.7       75.7       75.7       75.9 
         Employed......................................    71,413     72,864     72,988     72,246     73,500     73,441     73,468     73,844     73,857 
             Employment-population ratio...............      71.2       71.7       71.8       72.0       72.6       72.4       72.4       72.7       72.7 
         Unemployed....................................     4,228      3,648      3,765      3,683      3,281      3,282      3,318      3,084      3,258 
             Unemployment rate.........................       5.6        4.8        4.9        4.9        4.3        4.3        4.3        4.0        4.2 
       Not in labor force..............................    24,680     25,047     24,904     24,392     24,485     24,660     24,703     24,631     24,542 
                                                                                                                                                          
                  Women, 16 years and over                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                          
     Civilian noninstitutional population..............   116,443    117,617    117,715    116,443    117,343    117,459    117,562    117,617    117,715 
       Civilian labor force............................    68,699     69,276     69,538     68,781     69,794     69,789     69,722     69,589     69,679 
             Participation rate........................      59.0       58.9       59.1       59.1       59.5       59.4       59.3       59.2       59.2 
         Employed......................................    65,109     65,876     66,246     65,209     66,229     66,200     66,250     66,217     66,369 
             Employment-population ratio...............      55.9       56.0       56.3       56.0       56.4       56.4       56.4       56.3       56.4 
         Unemployed....................................     3,590      3,399      3,292      3,572      3,565      3,588      3,473      3,372      3,309 
             Unemployment rate.........................       5.2        4.9        4.7        5.2        5.1        5.1        5.0        4.8        4.7 
       Not in labor force..............................    47,744     48,341     48,177     47,662     47,549     47,670     47,840     48,028     48,037 
                                                                                                                                                          
                  Women, 20 years and over                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                          
     Civilian noninstitutional population..............   108,403    109,478    109,562    108,403    109,228    109,332    109,425    109,478    109,562 
       Civilian labor force............................    65,411     65,929     66,151     65,284     66,175     66,223     66,215     66,022     66,081 
             Participation rate........................      60.3       60.2       60.4       60.2       60.6       60.6       60.5       60.3       60.3 
         Employed......................................    62,292     62,997     63,306     62,220     63,162     63,170     63,249     63,163     63,262 
             Employment-population ratio...............      57.5       57.5       57.8       57.4       57.8       57.8       57.8       57.7       57.7 
         Unemployed....................................     3,119      2,933      2,845      3,064      3,013      3,053      2,966      2,859      2,819 
             Unemployment rate.........................       4.8        4.4        4.3        4.7        4.6        4.6        4.5        4.3        4.3 
       Not in labor force..............................    42,992     43,548     43,410     43,119     43,053     43,109     43,209     43,456     43,481 
                                                                                                                                                          
                 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                          
     Civilian noninstitutional population..............    16,317     16,515     16,545     16,317     16,465     16,489     16,511     16,515     16,545 
       Civilian labor force............................     6,598      6,648      6,782      7,058      7,088      7,238      7,152      7,164      7,253 
             Participation rate........................      40.4       40.3       41.0       43.3       43.0       43.9       43.3       43.4       43.8 
         Employed......................................     5,395      5,620      5,700      5,818      5,964      6,000      6,061      6,067      6,138 
             Employment-population ratio...............      33.1       34.0       34.5       35.7       36.2       36.4       36.7       36.7       37.1 
         Unemployed....................................     1,203      1,028      1,082      1,240      1,124      1,238      1,091      1,097      1,115 
             Unemployment rate.........................      18.2       15.5       15.9       17.6       15.9       17.1       15.2       15.3       15.4 
       Not in labor force..............................     9,719      9,867      9,764      9,259      9,377      9,251      9,359      9,352      9,292 

       1  The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted
     columns.
       NOTE:  Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.




   
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     Table A-2.  Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age

     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                             Not seasonally adjusted                          Seasonally adjusted (1)                     
                                                                                                                                                          
           Employment status, race, sex, and age                                                                                                          
                                                           Feb.       Jan.       Feb.       Feb.       Oct.       Nov.       Dec.       Jan.       Feb.   
                                                           2005       2006       2006       2005       2005       2005       2005       2006       2006   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                           WHITE                                                                                                                          
     Civilian noninstitutional population..............   183,767    185,436    185,570    183,767    185,028    185,187    185,327    185,436    185,570 
       Civilian labor force............................   121,293    122,351    122,539    121,669    122,810    122,813    122,994    123,168    123,022 
           Participation rate..........................      66.0       66.0       66.0       66.2       66.4       66.3       66.4       66.4       66.3 
         Employed......................................   115,188    116,745    116,967    116,081    117,396    117,598    117,729    118,071    117,926 
           Employment-population ratio.................      62.7       63.0       63.0       63.2       63.4       63.5       63.5       63.7       63.5 
         Unemployed....................................     6,105      5,605      5,572      5,588      5,415      5,215      5,264      5,097      5,096 
           Unemployment rate...........................       5.0        4.6        4.5        4.6        4.4        4.2        4.3        4.1        4.1 
       Not in labor force..............................    62,474     63,085     63,031     62,098     62,218     62,374     62,333     62,268     62,548 
                                                                                                                                                          
                   Men, 20 years and over                                                                                                                 
       Civilian labor force............................    63,192     63,890     63,921     63,406     63,901     63,827     64,028     64,250     64,181 
           Participation rate..........................      75.9       76.0       76.0       76.2       76.2       76.0       76.2       76.4       76.3 
         Employed......................................    60,116     61,100     61,129     60,808     61,465     61,498     61,586     61,924     61,836 
           Employment-population ratio.................      72.3       72.7       72.7       73.1       73.3       73.3       73.3       73.7       73.5 
         Unemployed....................................     3,076      2,790      2,791      2,598      2,436      2,328      2,441      2,326      2,345 
           Unemployment rate...........................       4.9        4.4        4.4        4.1        3.8        3.6        3.8        3.6        3.7 
                                                                                                                                                          
                  Women, 20 years and over                                                                                                                
       Civilian labor force............................    52,543     52,900     53,056     52,331     52,998     53,037     53,067     52,913     52,890 
           Participation rate..........................      59.8       59.7       59.8       59.5       59.9       59.9       59.9       59.7       59.6 
         Employed......................................    50,448     50,847     51,046     50,258     50,856     50,976     51,034     50,938     50,895 
           Employment-population ratio.................      57.4       57.4       57.6       57.2       57.5       57.6       57.6       57.5       57.4 
         Unemployed....................................     2,094      2,052      2,010      2,073      2,141      2,061      2,034      1,974      1,994 
           Unemployment rate...........................       4.0        3.9        3.8        4.0        4.0        3.9        3.8        3.7        3.8 
                                                                                                                                                          
                 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                                               
       Civilian labor force............................     5,559      5,561      5,562      5,931      5,912      5,949      5,899      6,005      5,951 
           Participation rate..........................      44.0       43.6       43.6       46.9       46.5       46.7       46.3       47.1       46.6 
         Employed......................................     4,624      4,798      4,792      5,014      5,074      5,123      5,110      5,209      5,195 
           Employment-population ratio.................      36.6       37.6       37.5       39.6       39.9       40.2       40.1       40.8       40.7 
         Unemployed....................................       934        763        770        917        838        826        789        797        756 
           Unemployment rate...........................      16.8       13.7       13.9       15.5       14.2       13.9       13.4       13.3       12.7 
                                                                                                                                                          
                 BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN                                                                                                                
     Civilian noninstitutional population..............    26,342     26,788     26,826     26,342     26,663     26,705     26,744     26,788     26,826 
       Civilian labor force............................    16,538     16,764     17,049     16,748     17,150     17,118     16,979     16,982     17,273 
           Participation rate..........................      62.8       62.6       63.6       63.6       64.3       64.1       63.5       63.4       64.4 
         Employed......................................    14,688     15,231     15,405     14,941     15,591     15,299     15,397     15,476     15,660 
           Employment-population ratio.................      55.8       56.9       57.4       56.7       58.5       57.3       57.6       57.8       58.4 
         Unemployed....................................     1,850      1,532      1,644      1,807      1,559      1,819      1,582      1,506      1,614 
           Unemployment rate...........................      11.2        9.1        9.6       10.8        9.1       10.6        9.3        8.9        9.3 
       Not in labor force..............................     9,804     10,024      9,778      9,595      9,513      9,587      9,766      9,806      9,553 
                                                                                                                                                          
                   Men, 20 years and over                                                                                                                 
       Civilian labor force............................     7,394      7,473      7,605      7,464      7,659      7,556      7,553      7,520      7,682 
           Participation rate..........................      69.9       69.4       70.5       70.5       71.4       70.4       70.2       69.8       71.2 
         Employed......................................     6,523      6,840      6,877      6,672      7,006      6,849      6,903      6,959      7,030 
           Employment-population ratio.................      61.6       63.5       63.7       63.0       65.3       63.8       64.2       64.6       65.2 
         Unemployed....................................       872        633        728        792        653        707        651        561        652 
           Unemployment rate...........................      11.8        8.5        9.6       10.6        8.5        9.4        8.6        7.5        8.5 
                                                                                                                                                          
                  Women, 20 years and over                                                                                                                
       Civilian labor force............................     8,476      8,587      8,602      8,532      8,726      8,714      8,633      8,681      8,668 
           Participation rate..........................      63.7       63.7       63.7       64.1       64.9       64.8       64.1       64.4       64.2 
         Employed......................................     7,700      7,892      7,925      7,759      8,069      7,927      7,896      7,981      7,990 
           Employment-population ratio.................      57.9       58.5       58.7       58.3       60.0       58.9       58.6       59.2       59.2 
         Unemployed....................................       776        695        676        773        658        787        738        700        678 
           Unemployment rate...........................       9.2        8.1        7.9        9.1        7.5        9.0        8.5        8.1        7.8 
                                                                                                                                                          
                 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                                               
       Civilian labor force............................       668        703        842        752        765        848        792        781        924 
           Participation rate..........................      27.2       27.9       33.3       30.6       30.6       33.8       31.5       30.9       36.5 
         Employed......................................       465        499        603        510        517        523        598        536        640 
           Employment-population ratio.................      19.0       19.8       23.8       20.8       20.7       20.8       23.8       21.2       25.3 
         Unemployed....................................       202        204        239        242        248        326        194        245        284 
           Unemployment rate...........................      30.3       29.0       28.4       32.1       32.4       38.4       24.4       31.4       30.8 
                                                                                                                                                          
                           ASIAN                                                                                                                          
     Civilian noninstutional population................     9,659      9,990     10,032      (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)   
       Civilian labor force............................     6,378      6,565      6,647      (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)   
           Participation rate..........................      66.0       65.7       66.3      (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)   
         Employed......................................     6,092      6,357      6,437      (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)   
           Employment-population ratio.................      63.1       63.6       64.2      (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)   
         Unemployed....................................       286        208        210      (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)   
           Unemployment rate...........................       4.5        3.2        3.2      (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)   
       Not in labor force..............................     3,281      3,425      3,385      (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)   

       1  The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted
     columns.
       2 Data not available.
       NOTE:  Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for all races.  Beginning in
     January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.



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     Table A-3.  Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex and age

     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                             Not seasonally adjusted                          Seasonally adjusted (1)                     
                                                                                                                                                          
              Employment status, sex, and age                                                                                                             
                                                            Feb.       Jan.       Feb.       Feb.       Oct.       Nov.       Dec.       Jan.       Feb.   
                                                            2005       2006       2006       2005       2005       2005       2005       2006       2006   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY                                                                                                              
     Civilian noninstitutional population..............    28,729     29,622     29,707     28,729     29,456     29,552     29,645     29,622     29,707 
       Civilian labor force............................    19,385     20,272     20,342     19,478     20,047     20,214     20,292     20,528     20,485 
           Participation rate..........................      67.5       68.4       68.5       67.8       68.1       68.4       68.4       69.3       69.0 
         Employed......................................    18,031     18,969     19,116     18,243     18,871     18,991     19,066     19,344     19,356 
           Employment-population ratio.................      62.8       64.0       64.3       63.5       64.1       64.3       64.3       65.3       65.2 
         Unemployed....................................     1,354      1,303      1,226      1,235      1,176      1,223      1,226      1,184      1,129 
           Unemployment rate...........................       7.0        6.4        6.0        6.3        5.9        6.1        6.0        5.8        5.5 
       Not in labor force..............................     9,344      9,349      9,365      9,251      9,409      9,338      9,353      9,094      9,222 
                                                                                                                                                          
                   Men, 20 years and over                                                                                                                 
       Civilian labor force............................    11,143     11,647     11,731      (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)   
           Participation rate..........................      83.2       84.3       84.6      (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)   
         Employed......................................    10,508     11,002     11,076      (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)   
           Employment-population ratio.................      78.5       79.6       79.9      (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)   
         Unemployed....................................       635        645        655      (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)   
           Unemployment rate...........................       5.7        5.5        5.6      (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)   
                                                                                                                                                          
                  Women, 20 years and over                                                                                                                
       Civilian labor force............................     7,266      7,605      7,625      (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)   
           Participation rate..........................      57.3       58.2       58.2      (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)   
         Employed......................................     6,754      7,142      7,191      (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)   
           Employment-population ratio.................      53.2       54.7       54.9      (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)   
         Unemployed....................................       512        464        433      (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)   
           Unemployment rate...........................       7.1        6.1        5.7      (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)   
                                                                                                                                                          
                 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                                               
       Civilian labor force............................       976      1,020        987      (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)   
           Participation rate..........................      36.8       37.3       36.0      (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)   
         Employed......................................       769        825        849      (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)   
           Employment-population ratio.................      29.0       30.2       30.9      (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)   
         Unemployed....................................       207        195        138      (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)   
           Unemployment rate...........................      21.2       19.1       14.0      (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)        (2)   

       1  The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted
     columns.
       2 Data not available.
       NOTE:  Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.  Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population
     controls used in the household survey.






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     Table A-4.  Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment

     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                             Not seasonally adjusted                            Seasonally adjusted                       
                                                                                                                                                          
                   Educational attainment                                                                                                                 
                                                            Feb.       Jan.       Feb.       Feb.       Oct.       Nov.       Dec.       Jan.       Feb.   
                                                            2005       2006       2006       2005       2005       2005       2005       2006       2006   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
              Less than a high school diploma                                                                                                             
     Civilian labor force..............................    12,269     12,621     12,415     12,618     12,502     12,529     12,388     12,628     12,739 
         Participation rate............................      44.3       45.9       45.8       45.6       45.4       45.4       45.3       46.0       47.0 
       Employed........................................    11,142     11,580     11,375     11,626     11,611     11,602     11,465     11,742     11,823 
         Employment-population ratio...................      40.2       42.1       41.9       42.0       42.1       42.1       41.9       42.7       43.6 
       Unemployed......................................     1,126      1,041      1,040        992        891        927        923        886        915 
         Unemployment rate.............................       9.2        8.2        8.4        7.9        7.1        7.4        7.5        7.0        7.2 
                                                                                                                                                          
           High school graduates, no college (1)                                                                                                          
     Civilian labor force..............................    38,230     38,018     37,894     38,166     38,467     38,372     38,173     38,001     37,913 
         Participation rate............................      63.0       62.5       62.5       62.9       63.8       63.4       63.1       62.5       62.6 
       Employed........................................    36,101     36,075     35,989     36,317     36,627     36,547     36,417     36,324     36,240 
         Employment-population ratio...................      59.5       59.3       59.4       59.8       60.8       60.4       60.2       59.7       59.8 
       Unemployed......................................     2,129      1,943      1,905      1,849      1,840      1,825      1,756      1,678      1,673 
         Unemployment rate.............................       5.6        5.1        5.0        4.8        4.8        4.8        4.6        4.4        4.4 
                                                                                                                                                          
              Some college or associate degree                                                                                                            
     Civilian labor force..............................    35,071     35,265     36,075     34,769     35,310     35,411     35,498     35,535     35,745 
         Participation rate............................      72.8       71.9       72.2       72.2       72.3       72.3       72.4       72.5       71.6 
       Employed........................................    33,529     33,917     34,675     33,331     33,967     34,059     34,115     34,290     34,442 
         Employment-population ratio...................      69.6       69.2       69.4       69.2       69.6       69.5       69.6       69.9       69.0 
       Unemployed......................................     1,543      1,348      1,400      1,439      1,343      1,352      1,383      1,246      1,302 
         Unemployment rate.............................       4.4        3.8        3.9        4.1        3.8        3.8        3.9        3.5        3.6 
                                                                                                                                                          
              Bachelor's degree and higher (2)                                                                                                            
     Civilian labor force..............................    40,621     41,818     41,686     40,502     41,616     41,600     42,097     41,837     41,731 
         Participation rate............................      78.2       78.2       78.2       78.0       77.7       78.1       78.4       78.3       78.3 
       Employed........................................    39,657     40,907     40,773     39,528     40,670     40,665     41,187     40,955     40,808 
         Employment-population ratio...................      76.4       76.5       76.5       76.1       75.9       76.3       76.7       76.6       76.6 
       Unemployed......................................       964        911        913        974        946        936        910        882        923 
         Unemployment rate.............................       2.4        2.2        2.2        2.4        2.3        2.2        2.2        2.1        2.2 

       1 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.
       2 Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees. 
       NOTE:  Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.




   
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     Table A-5.  Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status

     (In thousands)
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                             Not seasonally adjusted                            Seasonally adjusted                       
                                                                                                                                                          
                          Category                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                            Feb.       Jan.       Feb.       Feb.       Oct.       Nov.       Dec.       Jan.       Feb.   
                                                            2005       2006       2006       2005       2005       2005       2005       2006       2006   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                      CLASS OF WORKER                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                          
     Agriculture and related industries................     1,889      1,970      1,946      2,161      2,126      2,154      2,130      2,198      2,224 
       Wage and salary workers.........................     1,023      1,118      1,084      1,215      1,161      1,187      1,187      1,266      1,281 
       Self-employed workers...........................       845        834        843        915        936        928        921        897        919 
       Unpaid family workers...........................        22         17         19      (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)   
                                                                                                                                                          
     Nonagricultural industries........................   137,211    139,512    140,048    138,111    140,577    140,427    140,638    140,862    141,000 
       Wage and salary workers.........................   127,615    129,918    130,404    128,312    131,123    131,001    131,170    131,185    131,189 
         Government....................................    20,321     19,970     20,013     20,097     20,330     20,224     20,192     19,952     19,966 
         Private industries............................   107,294    109,948    110,392    108,061    110,799    110,787    111,021    111,266    111,229 
           Private households..........................       777        839        812      (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)   
           Other industries............................   106,517    109,109    109,580    107,249    109,986    110,039    110,261    110,440    110,394 
       Self-employed workers...........................     9,468      9,534      9,576      9,707      9,356      9,274      9,370      9,550      9,730 
       Unpaid family workers...........................       127         59         68      (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)   
                                                                                                                                                          
               PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME (2)                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                          
     All industries:                                                                                                                                      
     Part time for economic reasons....................     4,487      4,597      4,403      4,291      4,240      4,175      4,138      4,133      4,204 
         Slack work or business conditions.............     2,820      3,108      2,843      2,628      2,643      2,595      2,541      2,649      2,655 
         Could only find part-time work................     1,315      1,182      1,247      1,290      1,299      1,246      1,246      1,226      1,238 
       Part time for noneconomic reasons...............    20,145     19,908     20,134     19,531     19,696     19,612     19,582     19,708     19,564 
                                                                                                                                                          
     Nonagricultural industries:                                                                                                                          
     Part time for economic reasons....................     4,380      4,513      4,296      4,170      4,161      4,105      4,051      4,064      4,107 
         Slack work or business conditions.............     2,761      3,063      2,763      2,573      2,592      2,567      2,508      2,606      2,590 
         Could only find part-time work................     1,306      1,170      1,246      1,273      1,284      1,230      1,230      1,198      1,225 
       Part time for noneconomic reasons...............    19,865     19,545     19,822     19,198     19,255     19,235     19,214     19,368     19,199 

       1 Data not available.
       2 Persons at work excludes employed persons who were absent from their jobs during the entire reference week for reasons such as vacation, illness,
     or industrial dispute.  Part time for noneconomic reasons excludes persons who usually work full time but worked only 1 to 34 hours during the
     reference week for reasons such as holidays, illness, and bad weather.
       NOTE:  Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal
     adjustment of the various series.  Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.




   
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     Table A-6.  Selected employment indicators

     (In thousands)
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                             Not seasonally adjusted                            Seasonally adjusted                       
                                                                                                                                                          
                       Characteristic                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                           Feb.       Jan.       Feb.       Feb.       Oct.       Nov.       Dec.       Jan.       Feb.   
                                                           2005       2006       2006       2005       2005       2005       2005       2006       2006   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                        AGE AND SEX                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                          
     Total, 16 years and over..........................   139,100    141,481    141,994    140,285    142,625    142,611    142,779    143,074    143,257 
       16 to 19 years..................................     5,395      5,620      5,700      5,818      5,964      6,000      6,061      6,067      6,138 
         16 to 17 years................................     2,098      2,099      2,177      2,286      2,290      2,285      2,334      2,280      2,348 
         18 to 19 years................................     3,297      3,522      3,523      3,535      3,673      3,694      3,713      3,788      3,791 
       20 years and over...............................   133,704    135,861    136,294    134,466    136,661    136,610    136,717    137,007    137,119 
         20 to 24 years................................    13,275     13,382     13,482     13,569     13,945     13,931     13,840     13,713     13,801 
         25 years and over.............................   120,429    122,479    122,812    120,828    122,719    122,731    122,906    123,302    123,261 
           25 to 54 years..............................    97,598     98,514     98,701     98,002     98,834     98,849     98,934     99,216     99,146 
             25 to 34 years............................    30,359     30,541     30,571     30,547     30,864     30,920     30,866     30,860     30,789 
             35 to 44 years............................    34,404     34,388     34,459     34,569     34,601     34,513     34,581     34,632     34,630 
             45 to 54 years............................    32,835     33,585     33,672     32,886     33,369     33,416     33,486     33,724     33,727 
           55 years and over...........................    22,832     23,965     24,111     22,826     23,885     23,883     23,972     24,086     24,114 
                                                                                                                                                          
     Men, 16 years and over............................    73,990     75,605     75,749     75,075     76,396     76,410     76,529     76,857     76,888 
       16 to 19 years..................................     2,578      2,741      2,760      2,829      2,896      2,970      3,061      3,013      3,031 
         16 to 17 years................................       950        942        968      1,060      1,043      1,062      1,090      1,064      1,078 
         18 to 19 years................................     1,628      1,799      1,792      1,783      1,848      1,890      1,951      1,943      1,968 
       20 years and over...............................    71,413     72,864     72,988     72,246     73,500     73,441     73,468     73,844     73,857 
         20 to 24 years................................     6,957      7,057      7,185      7,147      7,310      7,330      7,356      7,297      7,373 
         25 years and over.............................    64,455     65,807     65,803     65,075     66,192     66,142     66,157     66,534     66,460 
           25 to 54 years..............................    52,346     52,985     52,950     52,858     53,429     53,419     53,375     53,621     53,504 
             25 to 34 years............................    16,681     16,855     16,766     16,893     17,107     17,103     17,080     17,106     17,012 
             35 to 44 years............................    18,565     18,616     18,614     18,745     18,800     18,745     18,739     18,818     18,796 
             45 to 54 years............................    17,100     17,514     17,570     17,220     17,522     17,571     17,556     17,697     17,696 
           55 years and over...........................    12,109     12,822     12,853     12,217     12,763     12,723     12,782     12,913     12,956 
                                                                                                                                                          
     Women, 16 years and over..........................    65,109     65,876     66,246     65,209     66,229     66,200     66,250     66,217     66,369 
       16 to 19 years..................................     2,818      2,879      2,940      2,989      3,068      3,031      3,000      3,054      3,107 
         16 to 17 years................................     1,149      1,157      1,208      1,226      1,247      1,223      1,245      1,216      1,270 
         18 to 19 years................................     1,669      1,723      1,731      1,753      1,825      1,804      1,762      1,845      1,824 
       20 years and over...............................    62,292     62,997     63,306     62,220     63,162     63,170     63,249     63,163     63,262 
         20 to 24 years................................     6,318      6,325      6,297      6,422      6,635      6,601      6,484      6,415      6,428 
         25 years and over.............................    55,974     56,672     57,009     55,753     56,527     56,589     56,749     56,769     56,801 
           25 to 54 years..............................    45,252     45,529     45,751     45,144     45,405     45,430     45,559     45,596     45,643 
             25 to 34 years............................    13,678     13,685     13,805     13,654     13,757     13,817     13,786     13,754     13,777 
             35 to 44 years............................    15,838     15,772     15,845     15,824     15,801     15,768     15,843     15,814     15,834 
             45 to 54 years............................    15,735     16,071     16,101     15,666     15,847     15,845     15,930     16,027     16,031 
           55 years and over...........................    10,722     11,143     11,258     10,609     11,122     11,159     11,190     11,173     11,158 
                                                                                                                                                          
                       MARITAL STATUS                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                          
     Married men, spouse present.......................    45,160     45,530     45,486     45,356     45,634     45,480     45,469     45,790     45,679 
     Married women, spouse present.....................    34,754     35,388     35,176     34,602     34,868     34,910     34,948     35,167     35,039 
     Women who maintain families.......................     8,969      8,711      8,930      (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)   
                                                                                                                                                          
                 FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                          
     Full-time workers (2).............................   114,022    116,395    116,823    115,470    117,783    117,860    118,135    118,166    118,402 
     Part-time workers (3).............................    25,078     25,086     25,171     24,623     24,898     24,814     24,743     24,931     24,794 
                                                                                                                                                          
                    MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                          
     Total multiple jobholders.........................     7,667      7,428      7,437      7,539      7,564      7,545      7,473      7,603      7,408 
         Percent of total employed.....................       5.5        5.3        5.2        5.4        5.3        5.3        5.2        5.3        5.2 

       1 Data not available.
       2 Employed full-time workers are persons who usually work 35 hours or more per week.
       3 Employed part-time workers are persons who usually work less than 35 hours per week.
       NOTE:  Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal
     adjustment of the various series.  Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.




   
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     Table A-7.  Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                    Number of                                                                             
                                                               unemployed persons                              Unemployment rates (1)                     
                                                                 (in thousands)                                                                           
                       Characteristic                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                           Feb.       Jan.       Feb.       Feb.       Oct.       Nov.       Dec.       Jan.       Feb.   
                                                           2005       2006       2006       2005       2005       2005       2005       2006       2006   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                        AGE AND SEX                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                          
     Total, 16 years and over..........................    7,986      7,040      7,193       5.4        4.9        5.0        4.9        4.7        4.8   
       16 to 19 years..................................    1,240      1,097      1,115      17.6       15.9       17.1       15.2       15.3       15.4   
         16 to 17 years................................      587        451        512      20.4       18.7       21.4       17.8       16.5       17.9   
         18 to 19 years................................      661        635        612      15.8       14.2       14.2       13.5       14.4       13.9   
       20 years and over...............................    6,746      5,943      6,077       4.8        4.4        4.4        4.4        4.2        4.2   
         20 to 24 years................................    1,497      1,224      1,275       9.9        8.5        8.4        8.5        8.2        8.5   
         25 years and over.............................    5,262      4,737      4,843       4.2        3.9        3.9        3.9        3.7        3.8   
           25 to 54 years..............................    4,405      3,924      4,111       4.3        4.1        4.1        4.1        3.8        4.0   
             25 to 34 years............................    1,680      1,482      1,697       5.2        4.8        5.0        5.0        4.6        5.2   
             35 to 44 years............................    1,513      1,317      1,275       4.2        3.9        3.9        3.8        3.7        3.6   
             45 to 54 years............................    1,212      1,125      1,140       3.6        3.6        3.5        3.5        3.2        3.3   
           55 years and over...........................      847        791        731       3.6        3.2        3.1        3.3        3.2        2.9   
                                                                                                                                                          
     Men, 16 years and over............................    4,415      3,668      3,883       5.6        4.8        5.0        4.9        4.6        4.8   
       16 to 19 years..................................      732        584        625      20.6       16.5       19.1       16.0       16.2       17.1   
         16 to 17 years................................      348        218        292      24.7       18.1       23.6       19.8       17.0       21.3   
         18 to 19 years................................      386        355        337      17.8       15.5       15.6       13.8       15.4       14.6   
       20 years and over...............................    3,683      3,084      3,258       4.9        4.3        4.3        4.3        4.0        4.2   
         20 to 24 years................................      898        711        738      11.2        9.4        9.1        9.2        8.9        9.1   
         25 years and over.............................    2,791      2,386      2,554       4.1        3.7        3.7        3.8        3.5        3.7   
           25 to 54 years..............................    2,322      1,960      2,174       4.2        3.8        3.8        3.9        3.5        3.9   
             25 to 34 years............................      897        748        932       5.0        4.4        4.5        4.4        4.2        5.2   
             35 to 44 years............................      788        625        613       4.0        3.5        3.6        3.7        3.2        3.2   
             45 to 54 years............................      638        588        629       3.6        3.5        3.3        3.5        3.2        3.4   
           55 years and over...........................      469        426        380       3.7        3.2        3.1        3.3        3.2        2.8   
                                                                                                                                                          
     Women, 16 years and over..........................    3,572      3,372      3,309       5.2        5.1        5.1        5.0        4.8        4.7   
       16 to 19 years..................................      508        513        490      14.5       15.2       15.0       14.4       14.4       13.6   
         16 to 17 years................................      238        233        220      16.3       19.1       19.5       16.1       16.1       14.7   
         18 to 19 years................................      275        281        274      13.6       12.8       12.7       13.2       13.2       13.1   
       20 years and over...............................    3,064      2,859      2,819       4.7        4.6        4.6        4.5        4.3        4.3   
         20 to 24 years................................      599        514        537       8.5        7.5        7.5        7.7        7.4        7.7   
         25 years and over.............................    2,471      2,351      2,288       4.2        4.2        4.3        4.1        4.0        3.9   
           25 to 54 years..............................    2,083      1,963      1,937       4.4        4.4        4.5        4.4        4.1        4.1   
             25 to 34 years............................      783        734        764       5.4        5.3        5.7        5.7        5.1        5.3   
             35 to 44 years............................      725        692        662       4.4        4.4        4.2        4.0        4.2        4.0   
             45 to 54 years............................      574        537        510       3.5        3.7        3.7        3.5        3.2        3.1   
           55 years and over (2).......................      386        381        358       3.5        3.1        3.1        2.9        3.3        3.1   
                                                                                                                                                          
                       MARITAL STATUS                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                          
     Married men, spouse present.......................    1,375      1,136      1,136       2.9        2.6        2.6        2.6        2.4        2.4   
     Married women, spouse present.....................    1,145      1,102      1,053       3.2        3.3        3.3        3.2        3.0        2.9   
     Women who maintain families (2)...................      783        778        728       8.0        7.3        7.2        6.9        8.2        7.5   
                                                                                                                                                          
                 FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                          
     Full-time workers (3).............................    6,539      5,782      5,807       5.4        4.9        4.9        4.8        4.7        4.7   
     Part-time workers (4).............................    1,425      1,261      1,354       5.5        5.4        5.7        5.5        4.8        5.2   

       1 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.
       2 Not seasonally adjusted.
       3 Full-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work full time (35 hours or more per week) or are on layoff from
     full-time jobs.
       4 Part-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work part time (less than 35 hours per week) or are on layoff from
     part-time jobs.
       NOTE:  Detail shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. 
     Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.



    
     HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                                         HOUSEHOLD DATA
     
     Table A-8.  Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment

     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                             Not seasonally adjusted                            Seasonally adjusted                       
                                                                                                                                                          
                           Reason                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                           Feb.       Jan.       Feb.       Feb.       Oct.       Nov.       Dec.       Jan.       Feb.   
                                                           2005       2006       2006       2005       2005       2005       2005       2006       2006   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                    NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                          
     Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                                                       
      jobs.............................................    4,461      3,990      3,846      3,886      3,508      3,455      3,486      3,336      3,361  
       On temporary layoff.............................    1,330      1,319      1,228        960        944        899        935        873        885  
       Not on temporary layoff.........................    3,130      2,671      2,618      2,927      2,564      2,556      2,552      2,462      2,477  
         Permanent job losers..........................    2,201      1,861      1,834       (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)   
         Persons who completed temporary jobs..........      929        810        784       (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)   
     Job leavers.......................................      976        831        878        950        889        900        841        839        849  
     Reentrants........................................    2,488      2,252      2,381      2,406      2,349      2,538      2,430      2,314      2,313  
     New entrants......................................      624        535        588        741        654        679        644        622        680  
                                                                                                                                                          
                    PERCENT DISTRIBUTION                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                          
     Total unemployed..................................     100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0 
      Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                                                      
       jobs............................................     52.2       52.4       50.0       48.7       47.4       45.6       47.1       46.9       46.7  
        On temporary layoff............................     15.6       17.3       16.0       12.0       12.8       11.9       12.6       12.3       12.3  
        Not on temporary layoff........................     36.6       35.1       34.0       36.7       34.7       33.8       34.5       34.6       34.4  
      Job leavers......................................     11.4       10.9       11.4       11.9       12.0       11.9       11.4       11.8       11.8  
      Reentrants.......................................     29.1       29.6       30.9       30.1       31.7       33.5       32.8       32.5       32.1  
      New entrants.....................................      7.3        7.0        7.6        9.3        8.8        9.0        8.7        8.7        9.4  
                                                                                                                                                          
               UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE                                                                                                             
                      CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                          
      Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                                                      
       jobs............................................      3.0        2.7        2.6        2.6        2.3        2.3        2.3        2.2        2.2  
      Job leavers......................................       .7         .6         .6         .6         .6         .6         .6         .6         .6  
      Reentrants.......................................      1.7        1.5        1.6        1.6        1.6        1.7        1.6        1.5        1.5  
      New entrants.....................................       .4         .4         .4         .5         .4         .5         .4         .4         .5  

       1 Data not available.
       NOTE:  Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.





     HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                                       HOUSEHOLD DATA
     
     Table A-9.  Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment

     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                             Not seasonally adjusted                            Seasonally adjusted                       
                                                                                                                                                          
                          Duration                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                           Feb.       Jan.       Feb.       Feb.       Oct.       Nov.       Dec.       Jan.       Feb.   
                                                           2005       2006       2006       2005       2005       2005       2005       2006       2006   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                    NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                          
     Less than 5 weeks.................................    2,629      2,833      2,473      2,743      2,708      2,779      2,764      2,556      2,595  
     5 to 14 weeks.....................................    2,789      2,433      2,485      2,320      2,263      2,268      2,240      2,263      2,074  
     15 weeks and over.................................    3,132      2,343      2,735      2,862      2,477      2,492      2,417      2,241      2,482  
        15 to 26 weeks.................................    1,445      1,143      1,338      1,236      1,045      1,108      1,068      1,090      1,126  
        27 weeks and over..............................    1,687      1,200      1,396      1,626      1,432      1,383      1,350      1,151      1,356  
                                                                                                                                                          
     Average (mean) duration, in weeks.................     19.2       16.0       17.9       19.1       18.0       17.6       17.3       16.8       17.6  
     Median duration, in weeks.........................      9.8        8.3        9.6        9.2        8.6        8.5        8.5        8.4        8.9  
                                                                                                                                                          
                    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...............................     30.7       37.2       32.1       34.6       36.4       36.9       37.2       36.2       36.3  
       5 to 14 weeks...................................     32.6       32.0       32.3       29.3       30.4       30.1       30.2       32.1       29.0  
       15 weeks and over...............................     36.6       30.8       35.6       36.1       33.3       33.0       32.6       31.7       34.7  
         15 to 26 weeks................................     16.9       15.0       17.4       15.6       14.0       14.7       14.4       15.4       15.7  
         27 weeks and over.............................     19.7       15.8       18.2       20.5       19.2       18.3       18.2       16.3       19.0  

       NOTE:  Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.





     HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                                               HOUSEHOLD DATA
     
     Table A-10.  Employed and unemployed persons by occupation, not seasonally adjusted

     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                             Unemployment        
                                                                                  Employed                     Unemployed                       rates            
                                                                                                                                                                
                                Occupation                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                            Feb.           Feb.            Feb.           Feb.            Feb.           Feb.     
                                                                            2005           2006            2005           2006            2005           2006     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
          Total, 16 years and over (1)................................     139,100        141,994          8,549          7,692            5.8            5.1   
     Management, professional, and related occupations................      48,495         50,205          1,231          1,064            2.5            2.1   
       Management, business, and financial operations occupations.....      19,876         21,216            527            445            2.6            2.1   
       Professional and related occupations...........................      28,618         28,989            704            619            2.4            2.1   
     Service occupations..............................................      22,179         22,921          1,678          1,755            7.0            7.1   
     Sales and office occupations.....................................      35,687         35,734          1,992          1,705            5.3            4.6   
       Sales and related occupations..................................      16,316         16,364            945            850            5.5            4.9   
       Office and administrative support occupations..................      19,371         19,369          1,048            855            5.1            4.2   
     Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations.....      14,542         15,279          1,544          1,186            9.6            7.2   
       Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.....................         838            876            102            138           10.8           13.6   
       Construction and extraction occupations........................       8,570          9,162          1,195            829           12.2            8.3   
       Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations..............       5,134          5,241            248            220            4.6            4.0   
     Production, transportation, and material moving occupations......      18,198         17,855          1,444          1,367            7.4            7.1   
       Production occupations.........................................       9,446          9,248            770            684            7.5            6.9   
       Transportation and material moving occupations.................       8,752          8,607            674            683            7.2            7.4   

       1 Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the Armed Forces are included in the unemployed total.
       NOTE:  Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.





     HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                                         HOUSEHOLD DATA
     
     Table A-11.  Unemployed persons by industry and class of worker, not seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                        Number of                                                             
                                                                                        unemployed                                 Unemployment               
                                                                                         persons                                      rates                   
                       Industry and class of worker                                   (in thousands)                                                          
                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                Feb.                  Feb.                   Feb.                  Feb.        
                                                                                2005                  2006                   2005                  2006        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
            Total, 16 years and over (1)..............................          8,549                 7,692                   5.8                   5.1       
     Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers..................          6,984                 6,161                   6.1                   5.3       
       Mining.........................................................             25                    25                   4.0                   3.8       
       Construction...................................................          1,150                   836                  12.3                   8.6       
       Manufacturing..................................................            889                   821                   5.3                   4.9       
         Durable goods................................................            532                   477                   5.1                   4.4       
         Nondurable goods.............................................            357                   344                   5.8                   5.7       
       Wholesale and retail trade.....................................          1,301                 1,141                   6.2                   5.4       
       Transportation and utilities...................................            245                   260                   4.4                   4.6       
       Information....................................................            204                   119                   6.5                   3.7       
       Financial activities...........................................            301                   268                   3.2                   2.8       
       Professional and business services.............................            916                   841                   7.2                   6.5       
       Education and health services..................................            619                   528                   3.4                   2.8       
       Leisure and hospitality........................................          1,008                 1,040                   8.8                   9.1       
       Other services.................................................            325                   281                   5.3                   4.4       
     Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers..........            107                   139                   9.9                  11.8       
     Government workers...............................................            472                   472                   2.3                   2.3       
     Self employed and unpaid family workers..........................            363                   332                   3.4                   3.1       

       1 Persons with no previous work experience are included in the unemployed total.
       NOTE:  Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised populationcontrols used in the household survey.





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     Table A-12.  Alternative measures of labor underutilization

     (Percent)
                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                   Not seasonally adjusted                   Seasonally adjusted                 
                                                                                                                                                                 
                                       Measure                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                   Feb.     Jan.     Feb.     Feb.     Oct.     Nov.     Dec.     Jan.     Feb.  
                                                                                   2005     2006     2006     2005     2005     2005     2005     2006     2006  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
     U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of the civilian                                                                                     
          labor force...........................................................    2.1      1.6      1.8      1.9      1.7      1.7      1.6      1.5      1.6  
                                                                                                                                                                 
     U-2 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, as a percent of                                                                                    
          the civilian labor force..............................................    3.0      2.7      2.6      2.6      2.3      2.3      2.3      2.2      2.2  
                                                                                                                                                                 
     U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor force (official                                                                                    
          unemployment rate)....................................................    5.8      5.1      5.1      5.4      4.9      5.0      4.9      4.7      4.8  
                                                                                                                                                                 
     U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a percent of the civilian                                                                                 
          labor force plus discouraged workers..................................    6.1      5.4      5.4      5.7      5.2      5.3      5.2      4.9      5.0  
                                                                                                                                                                 
     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...........................................    6.8      6.1      6.1      6.4      5.8      5.9      5.9      5.7      5.7  
                                                                                                                                                                 
     U-6 Total unemployed, plus all marginally attached workers, plus total                                                                                      
          employed part time for economic reasons, as a percent of the civilian                                                                                  
          labor force plus all marginally attached workers......................    9.9      9.2      9.0      9.3      8.6      8.7      8.6      8.4      8.5  

        NOTE:  Marginally attached workers are persons who currently are neither working nor looking for work but indicate that they want and are available for a
     job and have looked for work sometime in the recent past.  Discouraged workers, a subset of the marginally attached, have given a job-market related reason
     for not currently looking for a job.  Persons employed part time for economic reasons are those who want and are available for full-time work but have had
     to settle for a part-time schedule.  For further information, see "BLS introduces new range of alternative unemployment measures," in the October 1995
     issue of the Monthly Labor Review.  Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.





     HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                                   HOUSEHOLD DATA
     
     Table A-13.  Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted

     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                              Total                          Men                          Women            
                                                                                                                                                           
                               Category                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                       Feb.           Feb.           Feb.           Feb.           Feb.           Feb.     
                                                                       2005           2006           2005           2006           2005           2006     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                        NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                           
     Total not in the labor force................................     77,392         78,077         29,648         29,900         47,744         48,177    
       Persons who currently want a job..........................      4,844          4,800          2,128          2,071          2,716          2,729    
        Searched for work and available to work now (1)..........      1,673          1,471            838            784            835            687    
             Reason not currently looking:                                                                                                                 
                 Discouragement over job prospects (2)...........        485            386            268            237            218            149    
                  Reasons other than discouragement (3)..........      1,187          1,085            571            546            617            538    
                                                                                                                                                           
                         MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                           
     Total multiple jobholders (4)...............................      7,667          7,437          3,867          3,731          3,800          3,706    
         Percent of total employed...............................        5.5            5.2            5.2            4.9            5.8            5.6    
                                                                                                                                                           
         Primary job full time, secondary job part time..........      3,882          3,899          2,207          2,171          1,675          1,728    
         Primary and secondary jobs both part time...............      1,746          1,700            586            505          1,160          1,195    
         Primary and secondary jobs both full time...............        274            302            158            202            116            100    
         Hours vary on primary or secondary job..................      1,703          1,503            889            839            815            664    

       1 Data refer to persons who have searched for work during the prior 12 months and were available to take a job during the reference week.
       2 Includes thinks no work available, could not find work, lacks schooling or training, employer thinks too young or old, and other types of
     discrimination.
       3 Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for such reasons as school or family responsibilities, ill health, and
     transportation problems, as well as a small number for which reason for nonparticipation was not determined.
       4 Includes persons who work part time on their primary job and full time on their secondary job(s), not shown separately.
       NOTE:  Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.





ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                                ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-1.  Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail

(In thousands)


                                         Not seasonally adjusted                    Seasonally adjusted

                                                                                                                           Change
           Industry                Feb.     Dec.    Jan.     Feb.      Feb.     Oct.     Nov.     Dec.    Jan.     Feb.     from:
                                   2005     2005    2006p    2006p     2005     2005     2005     2005    2006p    2006p  Jan. 2006-
                                                                                                                          Feb. 2006p

          Total nonfarm......... 131,195  135,041  132,361  133,265  132,736  133,877  134,231  134,376  134,546  134,789      243

        Total private........... 109,146  112,819  110,632  111,057  110,995  112,025  112,351  112,498  112,699  112,904      205

    Goods-producing.............  21,462   22,160   21,764   21,812   22,052   22,179   22,264   22,282   22,347   22,392       45

Natural resources and mining....     595      643      631      637      610      636      641      644      647      652        5
   Logging......................    65.0     62.5     60.2     59.6     66.7     62.1     62.1     62.0     61.8     61.7      -.1
 Mining.........................   529.7    580.8    571.1    577.3    543.1    573.8    579.3    582.1    585.0    590.1      5.1
  Oil and gas extraction........   122.6    128.6    127.6    128.5    123.3    127.4    128.9    128.7    128.9    129.5       .6
  Mining, except oil and gas(1).   200.2    211.7    204.7    205.5    209.4    214.5    215.0    214.3    214.4    214.8       .4
   Coal mining..................    72.0     76.0     75.6     76.0     72.5     75.1     75.1     75.4     75.9     76.5       .6
  Support activities for mining.   206.9    240.5    238.8    243.3    210.4    231.9    235.4    239.1    241.7    245.8      4.1

Construction....................   6,699    7,282    7,024    7,048    7,166    7,347    7,409    7,416    7,471    7,512       41
  Construction of buildings..... 1,616.2  1,721.4  1,685.6  1,681.5  1,683.3  1,702.4  1,722.4  1,727.2  1,741.3  1,743.7      2.4
   Residential building.........   899.3    963.7    945.3    938.8    938.7    952.8    963.6    966.8    975.4    975.5       .1
   Nonresidential building......   716.9    757.7    740.3    742.7    744.6    749.6    758.8    760.4    765.9    768.2      2.3
  Heavy and civil engineering
   construction.................   810.6    931.2    876.2    880.8    928.8    965.3    977.1    974.8    988.9    996.1      7.2
  Specialty trade contractors... 4,272.2  4,629.2  4,461.9  4,485.5  4,554.3  4,679.2  4,709.4  4,714.3  4,741.0  4,772.6     31.6
   Residential specialty trade
    contractors................. 2,091.2  2,314.4  2,228.7  2,237.2  2,218.6  2,326.0  2,339.4  2,347.3  2,366.4  2,386.2     19.8
   Nonresidential specialty
    trade contractors........... 2,181.0  2,314.8  2,233.2  2,248.3  2,335.7  2,353.2  2,370.0  2,367.0  2,374.6  2,386.4     11.8

Manufacturing...................  14,168   14,235   14,109   14,127   14,276   14,196   14,214   14,222   14,229   14,228       -1
   Production workers...........   9,969   10,138   10,056   10,074   10,054   10,069   10,103   10,123   10,151   10,154        3

 Durable goods..................   8,914    8,987    8,920    8,935    8,963    8,952    8,960    8,970    8,979    8,980        1
   Production workers...........   6,145    6,319    6,277    6,291    6,181    6,249    6,274    6,299    6,321    6,323        2

  Wood products.................   547.3    556.5    549.6    547.3    556.9    550.7    556.7    558.9    559.8    557.1     -2.7
  Nonmetallic mineral products..   485.0    497.1    487.1    484.8    505.6    500.8    502.0    500.7    504.6    504.6       .0
  Primary metals................   468.2    471.4    473.1    470.5    468.7    470.5    471.5    469.4    473.1    469.6     -3.5
  Fabricated metal products..... 1,506.6  1,528.3  1,521.4  1,525.5  1,512.4  1,520.8  1,524.1  1,526.7  1,528.3  1,532.3      4.0
  Machinery..................... 1,151.2  1,171.5  1,162.4  1,168.6  1,152.1  1,174.5  1,164.4  1,166.9  1,163.7  1,168.3      4.6
  Computer and electronic
   products(1).................. 1,314.6  1,323.1  1,312.7  1,320.0  1,317.3  1,323.5  1,322.0  1,322.2  1,317.5  1,322.5      5.0
   Computer and peripheral
    equipment...................   204.4    206.0    201.7    202.5    205.0    207.9    206.3    205.7    201.4    202.5      1.1
   Communications equipment.....   148.9    149.0    147.5    148.5    148.3    148.2    148.0    149.2    147.3    148.4      1.1
   Semiconductors and electronic
    components..................   449.3    450.9    448.2    452.1    451.2    450.7    450.6    451.0    451.5    453.5      2.0
   Electronic instruments.......   434.5    442.2    441.4    443.9    435.1    441.6    442.0    441.7    443.1    444.8      1.7
  Electrical equipment and
   appliances...................   438.5    435.4    435.5    436.3    439.5    431.1    434.3    434.4    435.3    435.3       .0
  Transportation equipment(1)... 1,783.6  1,787.0  1,774.7  1,773.1  1,785.7  1,765.5  1,771.8  1,776.7  1,784.3  1,775.0     -9.3
   Motor vehicles and parts(2).. 1,118.3  1,100.9  1,091.5  1,089.3  1,115.8  1,088.4  1,092.4  1,092.1  1,098.8  1,088.2    -10.6
  Furniture and related products   567.4    558.6    553.7    552.4    570.2    560.5    558.4    558.0    557.2    556.6      -.6
  Miscellaneous manufacturing...   651.3    658.0    650.0    656.5    654.9    653.6    654.7    655.8    655.4    659.0      3.6

 Nondurable goods...............   5,254    5,248    5,189    5,192    5,313    5,244    5,254    5,252    5,250    5,248       -2
   Production workers...........   3,824    3,819    3,779    3,783    3,873    3,820    3,829    3,824    3,830    3,831        1

  Food manufacturing............ 1,454.0  1,471.0  1,441.7  1,436.6  1,482.6  1,458.5  1,465.0  1,466.0  1,464.3  1,463.0     -1.3
  Beverages and tobacco products   188.2    191.6    190.2    190.0    192.9    192.4    193.4    192.3    194.5    194.3      -.2
  Textile mills.................   223.4    207.1    206.5    205.8    225.5    213.2    210.9    209.0    209.3    207.9     -1.4
  Textile product mills.........   169.3    172.0    172.8    171.6    172.0    173.8    174.5    173.9    175.1    174.1     -1.0
  Apparel.......................   266.4    251.4    246.0    250.1    269.3    251.8    253.7    253.5    252.6    251.7      -.9
  Leather and allied products...    39.4     39.7     38.5     38.3     39.8     39.6     39.5     39.7     39.1     38.7      -.4
  Paper and paper products......   487.4    477.6    475.7    476.7    490.1    478.5    478.5    478.1    478.0    479.3      1.3
  Printing and related support
   activities...................   646.3    646.5    637.7    639.0    651.6    645.1    644.8    644.0    643.2    643.9       .7
  Petroleum and coal products...   108.8    109.5    107.4    109.9    112.0    113.1    112.3    112.3    111.4    112.9      1.5
  Chemicals.....................   873.9    883.1    881.7    883.6    876.4    879.3    881.5    884.0    885.1    884.9      -.2
  Plastics and rubber products..   796.6    798.0    790.3    790.7    800.7    799.1    799.4    798.9    797.1    796.8      -.3

    Service-providing........... 109,733  112,881  110,597  111,453  110,684  111,698  111,967  112,094  112,199  112,397      198

     Private service-providing..  87,684   90,659   88,868   89,245   88,943   89,846   90,087   90,216   90,352   90,512      160

Trade, transportation, and
 utilities......................  25,405   26,631   25,829   25,638   25,787   25,945   26,006   26,015   26,028   26,043       15

 Wholesale trade................ 5,666.6  5,794.6  5,752.9  5,756.6  5,712.6  5,767.8  5,782.7  5,783.8  5,799.1  5,802.1      3.0
  Durable goods................. 2,955.4  3,024.2  3,010.9  3,012.3  2,972.6  3,002.3  3,010.5  3,017.6  3,026.2  3,027.7      1.5
  Nondurable goods.............. 1,991.2  2,025.2  1,998.9  2,004.0  2,016.2  2,021.7  2,028.9  2,023.9  2,025.3  2,028.1      2.8
  Electronic markets and agents
   and brokers..................   720.0    745.2    743.1    740.3    723.8    743.8    743.3    742.3    747.6    746.3     -1.3

 Retail trade...................14,907.5 15,873.9 15,168.5 14,985.0 15,198.1 15,259.6 15,292.9 15,300.3 15,286.8 15,293.5      6.7
  Motor vehicle and parts
   dealers(1)................... 1,891.1  1,904.7  1,882.8  1,890.4  1,913.5  1,921.5  1,914.3  1,914.7  1,911.8  1,915.9      4.1
   Automobile dealers........... 1,250.4  1,248.7  1,236.2  1,239.7  1,257.2  1,260.5  1,254.5  1,252.4  1,249.0  1,250.0      1.0
  Furniture and home furnishings
   stores.......................   567.3    606.0    593.3    585.4    571.7    581.5    583.3    583.0    589.8    590.8      1.0
  Electronics and appliance
   stores.......................   519.0    569.5    538.6    532.3    520.3    540.5    541.2    540.5    534.2    538.8      4.6
  Building material and garden
   supply stores................ 1,207.7  1,261.5  1,236.2  1,247.7  1,269.3  1,273.1  1,281.6  1,290.9  1,299.3  1,307.9      8.6
  Food and beverage stores...... 2,787.6  2,843.1  2,791.0  2,769.5  2,815.4  2,809.5  2,806.6  2,805.9  2,804.7  2,801.4     -3.3
  Health and personal care
   stores.......................   944.4    981.8    957.9    950.2    948.3    959.3    964.7    966.1    958.2    953.2     -5.0
  Gasoline stations.............   858.2    865.5    857.0    856.0    870.7    874.6    869.1    869.6    867.9    868.9      1.0
  Clothing and clothing
   accessories stores........... 1,345.4  1,574.2  1,436.4  1,388.2  1,390.1  1,413.5  1,434.5  1,448.1  1,435.2  1,439.1      3.9
  Sporting goods, hobby, book,
   and music stores.............   628.3    705.3    648.7    624.2    643.2    638.7    641.5    640.0    641.0    640.3      -.7
  General merchandise stores(1). 2,835.7  3,162.0  2,907.9  2,829.3  2,918.7  2,910.6  2,920.4  2,906.9  2,912.9  2,911.3     -1.6
   Department stores............ 1,550.3  1,789.6  1,604.9  1,542.5  1,604.7  1,590.6  1,595.2  1,595.6  1,594.4  1,594.2      -.2
  Miscellaneous store retailers.   894.9    927.7    884.0    888.1    905.9    899.1    897.3    899.0    899.2    898.1     -1.1
  Nonstore retailers............   427.9    472.6    434.7    423.7    431.0    437.7    438.4    435.6    432.6    427.8     -4.8

 Transportation and warehousing. 4,276.3  4,406.1  4,348.9  4,338.3  4,319.3  4,358.4  4,370.2  4,371.6  4,382.3  4,386.8      4.5
  Air transportation............   503.4    487.3    485.0    478.3    508.4    493.7    488.9    486.9    488.4    483.1     -5.3
  Rail transportation...........   226.3    227.7    225.1    224.9    228.6    228.1    227.8    227.3    227.3    227.2      -.1
  Water transportation..........    55.1     62.7     61.3     59.6     58.0     62.6     63.6     63.7     63.4     62.9      -.5
  Truck transportation.......... 1,348.8  1,403.4  1,379.8  1,374.9  1,380.3  1,402.0  1,403.7  1,404.0  1,406.5  1,407.1       .6
  Transit and ground passenger
   transportation...............   400.5    409.5    404.0    410.0    388.5    388.5    394.9    392.2    393.0    396.2      3.2
  Pipeline transportation.......    37.7     37.0     37.5     37.4     38.0     37.2     37.2     37.0     37.5     37.5       .0
  Scenic and sightseeing
   transportation...............    20.3     25.6     22.6     22.9     26.1     31.5     31.4     31.1     31.1     31.7       .6
  Support activities for
   transportation...............   547.8    558.9    557.3    558.3    549.7    549.8    553.9    556.2    560.4    562.7      2.3
  Couriers and messengers.......   561.7    591.9    581.8    576.3    564.4    576.3    576.8    579.7    578.9    580.9      2.0
  Warehousing and storage.......   574.7    602.1    594.5    595.7    577.3    588.7    592.0    593.5    595.8    597.5      1.7

 Utilities......................   555.0    556.7    558.3    558.5    557.3    559.4    560.1    559.7    560.1    560.6       .5

Information.....................   3,046    3,077    3,049    3,056    3,063    3,058    3,064    3,066    3,067    3,074        7
  Publishing industries, except
   Internet.....................   901.7    905.9    896.8    901.6    903.5    903.7    902.8    902.5    901.2    904.0      2.8
  Motion picture and sound
   recording industries.........   355.9    392.3    382.1    378.3    366.2    379.3    383.5    387.7    390.5    390.9       .4
  Broadcasting, except Internet.   324.3    327.3    323.4    324.2    325.9    327.6    325.7    325.1    324.4    325.2       .8
  Internet publishing and
   broadcasting.................    30.1     30.2     29.4     30.7     30.4     30.1     30.1     30.4     29.7     30.8      1.1
  Telecommunications............ 1,006.4    993.3    991.2    994.2  1,007.3    991.2    995.1    993.3    993.9    995.4      1.5
  ISPs, search portals, and data
   processing...................   377.6    378.3    375.6    378.1    379.2    376.9    376.7    377.8    377.3    378.4      1.1
  Other information services....    50.3     49.3     50.3     49.2     50.9     49.4     49.9     49.6     50.3     49.6      -.7

Financial activities............   8,054    8,213    8,184    8,216    8,097    8,201    8,217    8,223    8,244    8,266       22
 Finance and insurance.......... 5,978.7  6,068.3  6,061.9  6,091.5  5,984.9  6,053.3  6,066.7  6,068.2  6,081.8  6,098.0     16.2
  Monetary authorities - central
   bank.........................    20.7     21.0     21.1     21.2     20.7     20.7     20.9     21.0     21.2     21.3       .1
  Credit intermediation and
   related activities(1)........ 2,840.3  2,890.3  2,888.7  2,901.4  2,846.2  2,892.9  2,895.8  2,894.2  2,899.0  2,905.1      6.1
   Depository credit
    intermediation(1)........... 1,759.7  1,790.0  1,791.1  1,795.4  1,761.7  1,790.8  1,793.3  1,793.2  1,792.5  1,796.7      4.2
    Commercial banking.......... 1,290.4  1,303.4  1,301.4  1,303.4  1,292.2  1,306.9  1,309.0  1,306.0  1,302.7  1,305.0      2.3
  Securities, commodity
   contracts, investments.......   781.9    790.6    789.6    795.7    780.4    790.5    790.7    790.4    792.7    796.2      3.5
  Insurance carriers and related
   activities................... 2,248.0  2,278.7  2,275.3  2,284.9  2,250.4  2,262.1  2,271.8  2,274.8  2,281.3  2,287.6      6.3
  Funds, trusts, and other
   financial vehicles...........    87.8     87.7     87.2     88.3     87.2     87.1     87.5     87.8     87.6     87.8       .2
 Real estate and rental and
  leasing....................... 2,075.0  2,144.9  2,122.2  2,124.9  2,112.2  2,147.5  2,150.2  2,154.5  2,161.8  2,167.5      5.7
  Real estate................... 1,414.3  1,476.8  1,464.5  1,466.3  1,437.6  1,474.7  1,478.4  1,481.6  1,490.1  1,493.4      3.3
  Rental and leasing services...   634.8    640.1    630.5    631.2    648.5    645.1    643.9    645.0    643.9    646.2      2.3
  Lessors of nonfinancial
   intangible assets............    25.9     28.0     27.2     27.4     26.1     27.7     27.9     27.9     27.8     27.9       .1

Professional and business
 services.......................  16,392   17,128   16,733   16,859   16,711   16,991   17,061   17,121   17,138   17,177       39
 Professional and technical
  services(1)................... 7,011.2  7,122.1  7,149.6  7,225.7  6,936.6  7,074.8  7,087.2  7,118.9  7,133.9  7,152.2     18.3
   Legal services............... 1,155.7  1,164.4  1,154.4  1,153.9  1,164.8  1,159.2  1,160.0  1,160.8  1,162.6  1,162.7       .1
   Accounting and bookkeeping
    services....................   966.9    841.9    936.9    985.5    829.3    851.0    847.5    859.0    848.8    850.9      2.1
   Architectural and engineering
    services.................... 1,259.5  1,333.0  1,318.9  1,318.5  1,284.0  1,326.1  1,335.3  1,335.6  1,340.4  1,344.3      3.9
   Computer systems design and
    related services............ 1,174.8  1,218.4  1,219.4  1,224.6  1,176.7  1,204.4  1,204.9  1,212.1  1,222.9  1,226.4      3.5
   Management and technical
    consulting services.........   816.4    871.8    857.8    866.4    825.3    855.5    861.4    865.4    869.0    873.8      4.8
 Management of companies and
  enterprises................... 1,731.8  1,758.9  1,758.9  1,760.3  1,748.7  1,749.9  1,743.2  1,756.7  1,771.5  1,775.6      4.1
 Administrative and waste
  services...................... 7,649.1  8,247.3  7,824.4  7,873.2  8,026.1  8,165.8  8,230.5  8,245.1  8,232.3  8,248.9     16.6
  Administrative and support
   services(1).................. 7,319.7  7,915.5  7,494.4  7,543.3  7,689.6  7,835.6  7,897.8  7,911.0  7,894.8  7,912.9     18.1
   Employment services(1)....... 3,310.2  3,754.2  3,443.5  3,448.6  3,507.1  3,617.2  3,663.7  3,671.0  3,655.1  3,645.5     -9.6
    Temporary help services..... 2,331.1  2,687.3  2,454.5  2,457.3  2,491.0  2,576.2  2,616.2  2,628.1  2,621.7  2,614.4     -7.3
   Business support services....   765.1    760.0    746.7    755.8    765.2    752.7    754.7    751.8    755.3    756.0       .7
   Services to buildings and
    dwellings................... 1,553.2  1,670.1  1,587.3  1,597.2  1,710.5  1,741.1  1,755.4  1,751.1  1,747.3  1,759.8     12.5
  Waste management and
   remediation services.........   329.4    331.8    330.0    329.9    336.5    330.2    332.7    334.1    337.5    336.0     -1.5

Education and health services...  17,287   17,665   17,437   17,726   17,188   17,440   17,481   17,507   17,557   17,604       47
 Educational services........... 2,939.3  2,962.8  2,756.6  3,016.2  2,801.8  2,815.9  2,820.2  2,827.5  2,836.8  2,859.9     23.1
 Health care and social
  assistance....................14,347.6 14,702.0 14,680.0 14,709.5 14,385.8 14,624.5 14,661.2 14,679.6 14,719.7 14,743.6     23.9
 Health care(3).................12,160.8 12,453.7 12,433.4 12,441.9 12,205.6 12,392.7 12,423.8 12,435.8 12,466.7 12,484.9     18.2
   Ambulatory health care
    services(1)................. 5,030.8  5,192.0  5,182.8  5,192.3  5,053.3  5,152.9  5,172.7  5,181.4  5,202.1  5,213.3     11.2
    Offices of physicians....... 2,068.7  2,146.3  2,139.7  2,141.0  2,074.3  2,119.8  2,128.4  2,135.8  2,142.5  2,146.3      3.8
    Outpatient care centers.....   463.1    484.3    485.2    485.5    464.3    480.6    482.4    484.1    486.2    487.3      1.1
    Home health care services...   797.4    825.0    822.6    823.5    806.5    820.8    824.3    822.1    827.8    830.2      2.4
   Hospitals.................... 4,302.7  4,384.6  4,379.8  4,383.7  4,311.7  4,371.7  4,379.2  4,382.5  4,385.9  4,391.5      5.6
   Nursing and residential care
    facilities(1)............... 2,827.3  2,877.1  2,870.8  2,865.9  2,840.6  2,868.1  2,871.9  2,871.9  2,878.7  2,880.1      1.4
    Nursing care facilities..... 1,568.4  1,586.6  1,579.0  1,571.3  1,576.3  1,578.9  1,582.5  1,582.5  1,583.3  1,580.8     -2.5
  Social assistance(1).......... 2,186.8  2,248.3  2,246.6  2,267.6  2,180.2  2,231.8  2,237.4  2,243.8  2,253.0  2,258.7      5.7
   Child day care services......   785.4    801.6    800.3    808.5    775.2    793.2    792.9    793.3    797.6    797.9       .3

Leisure and hospitality.........  12,151   12,577   12,306   12,392   12,703   12,840   12,881   12,898   12,923   12,948       25
 Arts, entertainment, and
  recreation.................... 1,659.6  1,746.0  1,674.6  1,693.7  1,861.0  1,897.8  1,907.5  1,905.9  1,901.8  1,908.3      6.5
  Performing arts and spectator
   sports.......................   341.0    348.4    320.5    336.1    365.7    365.0    362.8    362.1    357.3    363.1      5.8
  Museums, historical sites,
   zoos, and parks..............   106.9    115.4    110.8    111.4    117.5    121.6    121.0    121.6    121.8    122.4       .6
  Amusements, gambling, and
   recreation................... 1,211.7  1,282.2  1,243.3  1,246.2  1,377.8  1,411.2  1,423.7  1,422.2  1,422.7  1,422.8       .1
 Accommodations and food
  services......................10,491.2 10,831.1 10,631.2 10,698.1 10,841.8 10,942.4 10,973.9 10,992.3 11,020.8 11,040.0     19.2
  Accommodations................ 1,731.4  1,741.8  1,717.2  1,722.6  1,809.9  1,812.9  1,811.1  1,809.2  1,806.7  1,805.1     -1.6
  Food services and drinking
   places....................... 8,759.8  9,089.3  8,914.0  8,975.5  9,031.9  9,129.5  9,162.8  9,183.1  9,214.1  9,234.9     20.8

Other services..................   5,349    5,368    5,330    5,358    5,394    5,371    5,377    5,386    5,395    5,400        5
  Repair and maintenance........ 1,230.8  1,236.1  1,228.4  1,235.9  1,237.4  1,227.1  1,232.0  1,241.4  1,240.5  1,240.9       .4
  Personal and laundry services. 1,256.5  1,265.4  1,260.5  1,261.1  1,276.3  1,270.3  1,271.1  1,270.3  1,277.9  1,279.0      1.1
  Membership associations and
   organizations................ 2,861.2  2,866.1  2,840.6  2,860.8  2,880.0  2,873.2  2,873.6  2,874.5  2,877.0  2,879.6      2.6

Government......................  22,049   22,222   21,729   22,208   21,741   21,852   21,880   21,878   21,847   21,885       38
 Federal........................   2,710    2,714    2,685    2,690    2,727    2,724    2,728    2,713    2,705    2,707        2
  Federal, except U.S. Postal
   Service...................... 1,938.4  1,929.3  1,918.1  1,924.2  1,952.3  1,949.5  1,953.1  1,941.2  1,935.8  1,939.2      3.4
  U.S. Postal Service...........   771.3    784.7    767.1    765.5    774.6    774.1    774.9    772.1    768.7    768.1      -.6
 State government...............   5,125    5,134    4,908    5,140    5,016    5,022    5,032    5,036    5,011    5,030       19
  State government education.... 2,371.7  2,374.1  2,151.0  2,373.5  2,249.1  2,248.1  2,256.6  2,258.1  2,233.0  2,249.6     16.6
  State government, excluding
   education.................... 2,752.8  2,760.2  2,756.8  2,766.3  2,767.2  2,773.5  2,775.8  2,777.4  2,777.6  2,780.1      2.5
 Local government...............  14,214   14,374   14,136   14,378   13,998   14,106   14,120   14,129   14,131   14,148       17
  Local government education.... 8,144.9  8,222.6  8,012.3  8,242.5  7,830.2  7,894.9  7,899.3  7,906.9  7,903.0  7,915.2     12.2
  Local government, excluding
   education.................... 6,068.8  6,151.1  6,123.3  6,135.0  6,167.9  6,211.5  6,220.6  6,222.2  6,228.0  6,232.5      4.5


  1 Includes other industries, not shown separately.
  2 Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts.
  3 Includes ambulatory health care services, hospitals, and nursing and residential care facilities.
  p = preliminary.





ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                              ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-2.  Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector
and selected industry detail


                                                   Not seasonally adjusted              Seasonally adjusted

                                                                                                                         Change
                  Industry                       Feb.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.    Feb.   Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.     from:
                                                 2005   2005   2006p  2006p   2005   2005   2005   2005   2006p  2006p  Jan. 2006-
                                                                                                                        Feb. 2006p


        Total private.........................   33.5   33.7   33.8   33.5    33.7   33.8   33.8   33.8   33.8   33.7      -0.1

    Goods-producing...........................   39.4   40.4   40.1   39.9    39.9   40.3   40.4   40.2   40.4   40.3       -.1

Natural resources and mining..................   44.6   45.6   45.6   44.2    45.1   46.0   45.0   45.6   46.1   44.8      -1.3

Construction..................................   37.0   38.1   38.2   38.0    38.3   38.5   39.2   38.7   39.1   38.8       -.3

Manufacturing.................................   40.4   41.4   40.9   40.7    40.6   41.0   40.8   40.8   40.9   41.0        .1
   Overtime hours.............................    4.4    4.9    4.4    4.3     4.6    4.6    4.6    4.5    4.5    4.6        .1

 Durable goods................................   40.9   41.8   41.2   41.1    41.0   41.6   41.3   41.2   41.3   41.3        .0
   Overtime hours.............................    4.5    5.0    4.4    4.4     4.7    4.8    4.7    4.5    4.5    4.7        .2

  Wood products...............................   39.2   40.3   39.7   39.7    39.9   40.8   40.5   40.1   40.3   40.6        .3
  Nonmetallic mineral products................   41.2   42.3   42.3   42.4    42.0   42.6   43.5   42.7   43.1   43.0       -.1
  Primary metals..............................   43.0   44.0   44.0   44.1    43.1   43.5   43.5   43.5   43.7   43.9        .2
  Fabricated metal products...................   40.7   41.7   41.4   41.1    40.8   41.6   41.2   41.1   41.3   41.3        .0
  Machinery...................................   42.1   42.7   41.9   41.9    41.9   42.2   42.0   41.9   41.8   42.0        .2
  Computer and electronic products............   39.5   40.8   40.3   40.3    39.8   40.5   40.3   40.3   40.5   40.4       -.1
  Electrical equipment and appliances.........   39.7   41.5   40.9   40.4    40.0   41.4   41.0   40.9   40.9   40.9        .0
  Transportation equipment....................   42.5   43.6   42.5   42.3    42.3   43.0   42.7   42.6   42.5   42.4       -.1
   Motor vehicles and parts(2)................   42.4   43.4   42.0   41.9    42.4   42.9   42.4   42.2   42.0   42.0        .0
  Furniture and related products..............   39.2   39.2   37.9   38.4    39.4   39.2   38.5   38.3   38.1   38.6        .5
  Miscellaneous manufacturing.................   38.7   38.9   38.6   38.5    38.6   39.0   38.6   38.5   38.6   38.5       -.1

 Nondurable goods.............................   39.6   40.7   40.4   40.1    39.9   40.1   40.0   40.2   40.3   40.4        .1
   Overtime hours.............................    4.2    4.8    4.3    4.2     4.4    4.4    4.4    4.6    4.5    4.5        .0

  Food manufacturing..........................   38.7   39.8   39.6   39.2    39.3   38.9   39.0   39.3   39.7   39.7        .0
  Beverages and tobacco products..............   39.5   39.7   39.0   38.9    39.8   40.8   40.1   40.0   39.7   39.5       -.2
  Textile mills...............................   39.6   41.4   40.7   40.1    39.8   40.2   40.6   41.0   40.5   40.5        .0
  Textile product mills.......................   39.2   40.7   40.4   39.8    39.4   38.8   39.6   40.0   40.2   40.2        .0
  Apparel.....................................   35.7   36.0   35.8   36.0    35.8   36.1   35.9   35.6   35.9   35.9        .0
  Leather and allied products.................   37.3   39.7   39.3   39.3    37.4   38.7   39.5   39.4   39.5   39.5        .0
  Paper and paper products....................   41.7   43.5   42.8   42.3    42.1   42.9   42.5   42.6   42.6   42.7        .1
  Printing and related support activities.....   38.3   38.8   38.7   39.1    38.5   38.5   38.3   38.4   38.7   39.0        .3
  Petroleum and coal products.................   44.5   44.5   44.5   43.3    44.7   47.3   45.8   44.5   45.0   44.2       -.8
  Chemicals...................................   42.4   43.0   43.0   42.7    42.3   42.9   42.3   42.5   42.7   42.7        .0
  Plastics and rubber products................   40.0   41.2   40.5   40.3    40.1   40.0   40.1   40.5   40.4   40.4        .0

     Private service-providing................   32.2   32.3   32.4   32.2    32.4   32.4   32.4   32.4   32.4   32.3       -.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities..........   33.2   33.4   33.0   32.9    33.5   33.3   33.4   33.4   33.3   33.2       -.1

 Wholesale trade..............................   37.5   37.8   38.0   37.8    37.8   37.8   37.8   37.9   37.9   38.0        .1

 Retail trade.................................   30.3   30.7   30.0   29.9    30.7   30.4   30.6   30.5   30.4   30.3       -.1

 Transportation and warehousing...............   36.7   37.0   36.3   36.0    37.3   36.7   36.8   36.7   36.5   36.6        .1

 Utilities....................................   40.5   41.3   40.7   40.9    40.6   41.3   41.2   41.4   41.0   41.1        .1

Information...................................   36.2   36.6   36.8   36.2    36.4   36.7   36.5   36.6   36.6   36.4       -.2

Financial activities..........................   35.7   35.7   36.5   35.5    35.8   36.1   35.9   35.9   36.0   35.7       -.3

Professional and business services............   33.9   34.3   34.6   34.3    34.0   34.3   34.3   34.3   34.6   34.4       -.2

Education and health services.................   32.5   32.5   32.8   32.4    32.6   32.7   32.5   32.5   32.5   32.5        .0

Leisure and hospitality.......................   25.5   25.2   25.3   25.3    25.7   25.7   25.7   25.6   25.7   25.6       -.1

Other services................................   30.8   30.8   31.0   30.8    30.9   30.9   30.9   30.9   30.9   30.9        .0


  1 Data relate to production workers in natural resources and mining and manufacturing, construction workers in construction,
and nonsupervisory workers in the service-providing industries.  These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the
total employment on private nonfarm payrolls.
  2 Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts.
  p = preliminary.






ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                          ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-3.  Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls
by industry sector and selected industry detail


                                                       Average hourly earnings                  Average weekly earnings

                  Industry                         Feb.      Dec.     Jan.      Feb.       Feb.      Dec.     Jan.      Feb.
                                                   2005      2005     2006p     2006p      2005      2005     2006p     2006p

        Total private........................... $15.95    $16.37    $16.52    $16.52    $534.33   $551.67   $558.38   $553.42
         Seasonally adjusted....................  15.91     16.35     16.42     16.47     536.17    552.63    555.00    555.04

    Goods-producing.............................  17.34     17.82     17.75     17.72     683.20    719.93    711.78    707.03

Natural resources and mining....................  18.44     19.23     19.47     19.31     822.42    876.89    887.83    853.50

Construction....................................  19.18     19.68     19.51     19.58     709.66    749.81    745.28    744.04

Manufacturing...................................  16.44     16.81     16.78     16.71     664.18    695.93    686.30    680.10

 Durable goods..................................  17.20     17.67     17.58     17.56     703.48    738.61    724.30    721.72
  Wood products.................................  13.06     13.23     13.14     13.14     511.95    533.17    521.66    521.66
  Nonmetallic mineral products..................  16.22     16.53     16.51     16.54     668.26    699.22    698.37    701.30
  Primary metals................................  18.78     19.16     19.37     19.19     807.54    843.04    852.28    846.28
  Fabricated metal products.....................  15.67     16.18     16.14     16.04     637.77    674.71    668.20    659.24
  Machinery.....................................  17.03     17.07     17.12     17.11     716.96    728.89    717.33    716.91
  Computer and electronic products..............  18.01     18.72     18.70     18.77     711.40    763.78    753.61    756.43
  Electrical equipment and appliances...........  15.16     15.56     15.48     15.57     601.85    645.74    633.13    629.03
  Transportation equipment......................  21.95     22.71     22.36     22.37     932.88    990.16    950.30    946.25
  Furniture and related products................  13.33     13.52     13.55     13.48     522.54    529.98    513.55    517.63
  Miscellaneous manufacturing...................  14.03     14.20     14.11     14.16     542.96    552.38    544.65    545.16

 Nondurable goods...............................  15.18     15.35     15.42     15.28     601.13    624.75    622.97    612.73
  Food manufacturing............................  13.06     13.13     13.12     13.03     505.42    522.57    519.55    510.78
  Beverages and tobacco products................  18.69     18.59     18.50     18.12     738.26    738.02    721.50    704.87
  Textile mills.................................  12.25     12.45     12.52     12.40     485.10    515.43    509.56    497.24
  Textile product mills.........................  11.49     11.89     11.83     11.91     450.41    483.92    477.93    474.02
  Apparel.......................................  10.21     10.47     10.65     10.59     364.50    376.92    381.27    381.24
  Leather and allied products...................  11.43     11.33     11.49     11.29     426.34    449.80    451.56    443.70
  Paper and paper products......................  17.88     17.91     17.95     17.76     745.60    779.09    768.26    751.25
  Printing and related support activities.......  15.77     15.92     15.90     15.64     603.99    617.70    615.33    611.52
  Petroleum and coal products...................  24.76     24.62     24.74     24.74    1101.82   1095.59   1100.93   1071.24
  Chemicals.....................................  19.33     19.85     19.98     19.79     819.59    853.55    859.14    845.03
  Plastics and rubber products..................  14.66     14.84     15.00     14.84     586.40    611.41    607.50    598.05

     Private service-providing..................  15.59     15.98     16.20     16.20     502.00    516.15    524.88    521.64

Trade, transportation, and utilities............  14.84     14.96     15.20     15.25     492.69    499.66    501.60    501.73

 Wholesale trade................................  17.96     18.58     18.64     18.66     673.50    702.32    708.32    705.35

 Retail trade...................................  12.35     12.25     12.46     12.48     374.21    376.08    373.80    373.15

 Transportation and warehousing.................  16.56     16.86     16.96     17.03     607.75    623.82    615.65    613.08

 Utilities......................................  25.97     27.44     27.57     27.47    1051.79   1133.27   1122.10   1123.52

Information.....................................  21.60     22.61     23.05     22.83     781.92    827.53    848.24    826.45

Financial activities............................  17.72     18.23     18.45     18.44     632.60    650.81    673.43    654.62

Professional and business services..............  17.96     18.44     18.88     18.84     608.84    632.49    653.25    646.21

Education and health services...................  16.46     17.04     17.10     17.13     534.95    553.80    560.88    555.01

Leisure and hospitality.........................   9.10      9.39      9.32      9.39     232.05    236.63    235.80    237.57

Other services..................................  14.23     14.52     14.56     14.52     438.28    447.22    451.36    447.22


  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  p = preliminary.





ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                             ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-4.  Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls
by industry sector and selected industry detail, seasonally adjusted


                                                                                                       Percent
                  Industry                        Feb.     Oct.     Nov.     Dec.     Jan.     Feb.  change from:
                                                  2005     2005     2005     2005     2006p    2006p  Jan. 2006-
                                                                                                      Feb. 2006p
        Total private:
         Current dollars........................ $15.91   $16.28   $16.28   $16.35   $16.42   $16.47      0.3
         Constant (1982) dollars(2).............   8.21     8.09     8.15     8.20     8.18     N.A.     (3)

    Goods-producing.............................  17.43    17.74    17.74    17.77    17.82    17.81      -.1

Natural resources and mining....................  18.40    19.04    18.95    19.12    19.34    19.29      -.3

Construction....................................  19.28    19.58    19.59    19.65    19.66    19.70       .2

Manufacturing...................................  16.42    16.71    16.68    16.70    16.74    16.72      -.1
   Excluding overtime(4)........................  15.54    15.82    15.79    15.83    15.87    15.83      -.3

 Durable goods..................................  17.17    17.51    17.50    17.52    17.55    17.56       .1

 Nondurable goods...............................  15.20    15.35    15.29    15.31    15.37    15.31      -.4

     Private service-providing..................  15.51    15.89    15.89    15.97    16.04    16.11       .4

Trade, transportation, and utilities............  14.77    15.05    15.04    15.10    15.14    15.20       .4

 Wholesale trade................................  17.93    18.32    18.45    18.56    18.53    18.61       .4

 Retail trade...................................  12.29    12.43    12.35    12.39    12.43    12.45       .2

 Transportation and warehousing.................  16.51    16.82    16.85    16.87    16.96    17.04       .5

 Utilities......................................  26.09    27.17    27.15    27.34    27.52    27.48      -.1

Information.....................................  21.57    22.65    22.40    22.60    22.95    22.81      -.6

Financial activities............................  17.74    18.09    18.20    18.27    18.33    18.43       .5

Professional and business services..............  17.85    18.30    18.29    18.42    18.56    18.70       .8

Education and health services...................  16.47    16.90    16.95    17.00    17.07    17.14       .4

Leisure and hospitality.........................   9.05     9.22     9.24     9.27     9.26     9.32       .6

Other services..................................  14.20    14.46    14.46    14.47    14.50    14.50       .0


  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  2 The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) is used to deflate this series.
  3 Change was -.2 percent from Dec. 2005 to Jan. 2006, the latest month available.
  4 Derived by assuming that overtime hours are paid at the rate of time and one-half.
  N.A. = not available.
  p = preliminary.





ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                               ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-5.  Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls
by industry sector and selected industry detail

(2002=100)


                                                   Not seasonally adjusted              Seasonally adjusted

                                                                                                                         Percent
                  Industry                      Feb.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.    Feb.   Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.   change from:
                                                2005   2005   2006p  2006p   2005   2005   2005   2005   2006p  2006p   Jan. 2006-
                                                                                                                        Feb. 2006p

        Total private.........................   99.1  103.8  101.8  101.3   101.6  103.1  103.5  103.7  103.9  103.8      -0.1

    Goods-producing...........................   93.0  100.0   97.3   97.0    97.5   99.6  100.5  100.1  101.1  101.0       -.1

Natural resources and mining..................  105.0  118.0  115.6  112.3   109.5  117.6  116.0  118.0  119.8  116.9      -2.4

Construction..................................   93.4  106.2  102.2  101.8   105.0  108.5  111.7  110.0  112.2  111.9       -.3

Manufacturing.................................   92.4   96.3   94.4   94.1    93.7   94.7   94.6   94.8   95.3   95.5        .2

 Durable goods................................   94.4   99.2   97.2   97.1    95.2   97.7   97.4   97.5   98.1   98.1        .0
  Wood products...............................   96.9  102.1   99.4   98.8   100.4  102.4  102.4  102.0  102.8  103.0        .2
  Nonmetallic mineral products................   90.9   95.6   93.7   93.8    97.2   97.2   99.5   97.5   99.7   99.5       -.2
  Primary metals..............................   93.3   96.8   96.7   96.6    93.7   95.0   95.2   95.1   96.1   95.9       -.2
  Fabricated metal products...................   97.5  101.8  100.8  100.4    98.1  100.5  100.3  100.4  101.2  101.4        .2
  Machinery...................................   97.4  101.6   99.2   99.5    96.8  100.3   99.0   99.3   98.9   99.7        .8
  Computer and electronic products............   89.7  102.8  101.2  101.3    90.5   99.8  100.3  101.1  101.7  101.6       -.1
  Electrical equipment and appliances.........   85.5   89.5   88.5   87.6    86.2   88.1   87.7   87.7   88.2   88.5        .3
  Transportation equipment....................   97.4  102.4   99.2   99.0    96.9   98.8   98.8   99.2   99.6   98.9       -.7
   Motor vehicles and parts(2)................   97.3   98.9   94.7   94.3    97.1   96.4   95.4   95.2   95.2   94.2      -1.1
  Furniture and related products..............   91.8   91.1   87.3   88.7    92.9   91.0   89.2   88.9   88.5   90.0       1.7
  Miscellaneous manufacturing.................   90.9   91.9   89.9   90.9    91.3   91.5   90.7   90.5   90.9   91.4        .6

 Nondurable goods.............................   89.2   91.5   89.9   89.3    91.0   90.2   90.2   90.5   90.9   91.2        .3
  Food manufacturing..........................   93.2   97.3   94.9   93.4    96.8   94.5   95.2   95.8   96.8   96.7       -.1
  Beverages and tobacco products..............   86.3   96.9   95.3   95.5    90.9  100.3   98.9   98.0   99.6   99.8        .2
  Textile mills...............................   72.5   69.1   68.3   67.3    73.6   69.3   69.2   69.2   69.0   68.6       -.6
  Textile product mills.......................   88.4   95.1   96.3   93.2    89.9   92.2   94.2   94.3   96.6   95.8       -.8
  Apparel.....................................   68.8   63.8   62.7   64.0    69.6   64.0   64.5   63.9   64.8   64.1      -1.1
  Leather and allied products.................   75.9   82.2   78.7   77.9    77.1   79.6   81.0   81.2   80.4   79.1      -1.6
  Paper and paper products....................   86.7   89.0   87.1   86.5    88.0   87.9   87.1   87.2   87.2   87.9        .8
  Printing and related support activities.....   90.4   92.2   90.4   92.0    91.7   90.8   90.5   90.9   91.3   92.6       1.4
  Petroleum and coal products.................   99.1   94.5   92.8   93.0   103.2  105.3  100.6   97.6   98.1   98.2        .1
  Chemicals...................................   96.8   98.8   98.6   98.0    96.9   97.9   96.9   97.6   98.2   98.0       -.2
  Plastics and rubber products................   92.0   94.2   91.9   91.7    92.6   91.9   92.1   92.9   92.6   92.7        .1

     Private service-providing................  100.6  104.9  102.9  102.7   102.9  104.1  104.5  104.6  104.8  104.7       -.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities..........   98.5  104.9  100.1   98.8   101.0  101.3  102.0  102.0  101.8  101.5       -.3

 Wholesale trade..............................   98.9  103.1  102.7  102.1   100.7  102.3  102.8  103.1  103.4  103.7        .3

 Retail trade.................................   97.1  105.9   98.3   96.4   100.5  100.0  101.1  100.7  100.4   99.9       -.5

 Transportation and warehousing...............  101.9  106.7  103.1  101.9   104.8  104.3  105.0  104.8  104.6  104.9        .3

 Utilities....................................   91.3   94.5   93.5   94.4    91.9   94.9   95.1   95.2   94.6   95.2        .6

Information...................................   97.5  101.0  100.7   99.2    98.4  100.5  100.3  100.6  100.7  100.2       -.5

Financial activities..........................  102.8  105.1  107.1  104.6   103.7  105.8  105.6  105.8  106.4  105.8       -.6

Professional and business services............  101.2  108.1  106.1  106.2   103.7  106.9  107.6  108.0  109.1  108.8       -.3

Education and health services.................  105.6  107.7  107.3  107.8   105.3  107.0  106.6  106.7  107.1  107.4        .3

Leisure and hospitality.......................   99.4  102.0  100.1  100.8   105.2  106.2  106.7  106.5  107.2  107.0       -.2

Other services................................   95.1   95.3   95.1   95.1    96.2   95.8   95.8   96.0   96.1   96.2        .1


  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  2 Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts.
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate hours
by the corresponding 2002 annual average levels.  Aggregate hours estimates are the product of estimates of average
weekly hours and production or nonsupervisory worker employment.





ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                               ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-6.  Indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls of production or nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls
by industry sector and selected industry detail

(2002=100)


                                                   Not seasonally adjusted              Seasonally adjusted

                                                                                                                         Percent
                  Industry                      Feb.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.    Feb.   Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.   change from:
                                                2005   2005   2006p  2006p   2005   2005   2005   2005   2006p  2006p   Jan. 2006-
                                                                                                                        Feb. 2006p

        Total private.........................  105.7  113.7  112.6  112.0   108.2  112.3  112.8  113.4  114.2  114.4       0.2

    Goods-producing...........................   98.8  109.1  105.8  105.2   104.0  108.2  109.2  108.9  110.3  110.2       -.1

Natural resources and mining..................  112.6  132.0  130.9  126.1   117.2  130.2  127.8  131.2  134.7  131.1      -2.7

Construction..................................   96.7  112.9  107.7  107.7   109.3  114.7  118.1  116.7  119.1  119.0       -.1

Manufacturing.................................   99.4  105.9  103.6  102.8   100.6  103.5  103.2  103.5  104.3  104.5        .2

 Durable goods................................  101.4  109.5  106.6  106.5   102.1  106.8  106.4  106.7  107.5  107.6        .1

 Nondurable goods.............................   95.7   99.3   98.0   96.5    97.8   97.9   97.5   98.0   98.7   98.6       -.1

     Private service-providing................  107.7  115.2  114.6  114.3   109.6  113.6  114.0  114.8  115.5  115.9        .3

Trade, transportation, and utilities..........  104.2  112.0  108.5  107.5   106.5  108.8  109.4  109.9  110.0  110.0        .0

 Wholesale trade..............................  104.7  112.8  112.8  112.2   106.4  110.4  111.7  112.8  112.8  113.7        .8

 Retail trade.................................  102.8  111.2  104.9  103.1   105.9  106.6  107.0  106.9  106.9  106.7       -.2

 Transportation and warehousing...............  107.1  114.1  110.9  110.1   109.8  111.3  112.3  112.1  112.5  113.4        .8

 Utilities....................................   98.9  108.2  107.6  108.2   100.1  107.6  107.7  108.6  108.7  109.2        .5

Information...................................  104.2  113.0  114.9  112.1   105.1  112.7  111.2  112.5  114.4  113.2      -1.0

Financial activities..........................  112.6  118.5  122.2  119.3   113.7  118.4  118.9  119.5  120.6  120.6        .0

Professional and business services............  108.1  118.6  119.2  119.1   110.1  116.4  117.1  118.3  120.5  121.1        .5

Education and health services.................  114.2  120.6  120.7  121.4   114.0  118.8  118.8  119.3  120.1  121.0        .7

Leisure and hospitality.......................  105.5  111.7  108.8  110.4   111.0  114.2  114.9  115.1  115.7  116.3        .5

Other services................................   98.6  100.9  100.9  100.6    99.5  100.9  100.9  101.2  101.5  101.6        .1


  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate
payrolls by the corresponding 2002 annual average levels.  Aggregate payroll estimates are the product of estimates of
average hourly earnings, average weekly hours, and production or nonsupervisory worker employment.





ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                              ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-7.  Diffusion indexes of employment change

(Percent)


       Time span           Jan.     Feb.     Mar.     Apr.      May     June     July     Aug.    Sept.     Oct.     Nov.     Dec.

                                                        Private nonfarm payrolls, 278 industries(1)


Over 1-month span:
     2002 ..............   40.8     36.5     38.3     38.7     40.1     46.0     43.7     43.3     41.7     41.9     41.5     36.0
     2003 ..............   44.1     37.9     34.9     38.3     42.8     38.8     37.6     39.7     50.7     49.8     52.0     51.3
     2004 ..............   51.6     49.5     62.4     65.5     62.4     57.7     52.7     52.0     57.0     54.3     55.0     54.1
     2005 ..............   50.7     57.7     56.7     54.7     54.5     56.7     59.2     54.1     51.4     53.4     61.7     58.6
     2006 ..............  p60.8    p60.3


Over 3-month span:
     2002 ..............   34.5     36.2     35.6     35.8     34.9     38.8     38.5     44.8     37.6     39.7     37.2     39.6
     2003 ..............   40.6     34.2     34.7     32.7     35.3     41.7     38.5     33.8     42.6     47.8     49.8     50.5
     2004 ..............   54.3     53.4     57.6     63.1     69.4     68.3     58.8     55.6     57.4     56.5     59.9     55.2
     2005 ..............   52.9     56.7     59.2     60.4     56.8     60.8     60.4     59.7     57.9     52.2     57.0     63.7
     2006 ..............  p66.0    p64.4


Over 6-month span:
     2002 ..............   30.2     30.6     31.5     30.9     32.0     36.3     35.8     37.6     34.5     36.0     36.7     35.3
     2003 ..............   34.4     31.8     31.8     34.0     32.7     36.2     33.3     32.4     40.5     45.3     46.4     47.7
     2004 ..............   49.8     52.3     54.7     60.8     63.3     63.8     63.1     63.5     59.0     61.3     55.9     55.6
     2005 ..............   55.4     57.7     57.4     58.8     55.2     58.6     60.8     59.5     60.6     57.7     58.5     60.6
     2006 ..............  p60.6    p60.8


Over 12-month span:
     2002 ..............   33.6     31.7     30.2     30.4     30.2     29.1     32.0     31.3     30.0     29.5     32.9     34.7
     2003 ..............   34.5     31.5     32.9     33.5     34.2     35.1     32.7     33.1     37.1     36.7     37.2     39.2
     2004 ..............   40.3     42.1     44.8     48.4     50.7     57.7     57.0     55.2     56.7     58.3     60.1     60.3
     2005 ..............   60.1     61.0     59.5     58.6     58.6     59.4     60.8     61.0     60.8     58.3     58.8     62.1
     2006 ..............  p60.8    p62.6

                                                        Manufacturing payrolls, 84 industries(1)


Over 1-month span:
     2002 ..............   19.6     21.4     18.5     29.2     25.0     30.4     36.9     25.6     28.6     17.9     17.9     19.6
     2003 ..............   32.7     19.6     19.6     10.7     23.2     19.0     19.6     29.2     28.6     36.3     42.3     40.5
     2004 ..............   44.0     47.6     44.6     64.9     53.6     45.8     56.5     52.4     41.7     42.3     39.9     39.3
     2005 ..............   39.3     38.7     38.7     42.3     44.6     34.5     47.6     35.7     45.2     43.5     50.0     52.4
     2006 ..............  p58.9    p46.4


Over 3-month span:
     2002 ..............    9.5      9.5     11.3     17.9     14.9     17.9     22.6     25.6     22.6     17.3      9.5     11.9
     2003 ..............   18.5     11.3     12.5      8.3      7.7     11.3     14.9     15.5     16.7     27.4     32.1     35.7
     2004 ..............   43.5     42.3     43.5     53.6     57.7     58.9     53.6     48.8     48.2     40.5     38.1     31.0
     2005 ..............   35.7     39.9     42.9     39.9     37.5     41.1     39.3     35.7     39.9     36.3     36.9     50.0
     2006 ..............  p58.9    p56.0


Over 6-month span:
     2002 ..............    7.1      8.3      7.7      8.3      8.3     11.9     12.5     11.9     13.7      8.9      7.1      7.7
     2003 ..............   11.3     11.3      8.3      9.5     10.7      9.5      6.0      8.9     13.7     18.5     24.4     23.8
     2004 ..............   28.6     33.3     33.3     45.8     47.6     51.2     56.0     51.8     48.2     49.4     39.3     35.7
     2005 ..............   36.9     36.9     35.1     33.3     33.3     32.7     36.9     36.9     41.1     41.7     39.3     42.3
     2006 ..............  p37.5    p48.2


Over 12-month span:
     2002 ..............    7.1      6.0      6.0      6.5      7.1      3.6      4.8      6.0      4.8      7.1      4.8      8.3
     2003 ..............   10.7      6.0      6.5      6.0      8.3      7.1      7.1      8.3     10.7     10.7      9.5     10.7
     2004 ..............   13.1     14.3     13.1     20.2     23.2     35.7     36.9     38.1     36.3     44.0     44.6     44.6
     2005 ..............   44.6     44.6     41.7     40.5     39.9     33.3     32.7     31.0     32.1     39.3     35.7     40.5
     2006 ..............  p39.3    p42.9


  1 Based on seasonally adjusted data for 1-, 3-, 6-month spans and unadjusted data for the 12-month span.
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  Figures are the percent of industries with employment increasing plus one-half of the industries with
unchanged employment, where 50 percent indicates an equal balance between industries with increasing and decreasing
employment.