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                 THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:  FEBRUARY 2002


   The unemployment rate was essentially unchanged at 5.5 percent in
February, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor
reported today.  Nonfarm payroll employment was up by 66,000 in February,
following several months of large job losses.  February gains in several
industries, however, can be attributed to special factors.  Manufacturing
employment continued to decline, although at a slower pace.

Unemployment (Household Survey Data)

   The number of unemployed persons (7.9 million) and the unemployment
rate (5.5 percent) were essentially unchanged in February, following
declines in both measures in January.  The unemployment rate for Hispanics
fell by a percentage point to 7.1 percent in February.  Jobless rates for
the other major worker groups--adult men (5.0 percent), adult women 
(5.0 percent), teenagers (15.6 percent), whites (4.9 percent), and blacks 
(9.6 percent)--were little changed.  (See tables A-1 and A-2.)
   
Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
   
   Total employment rose by 851,000 to 134.3 million in February, after sea-
sonal adjustment; this increase more than offset a large decline in January.  
The employment-population ratio increased by 0.4 percentage point in February, 
returning to its December level of 63.0 percent.  (See table A-1.)
   
   In February, the number of persons working part time despite their
preference for full-time work increased by 255,000 to 4.2 million.  The
number of persons working part time for economic reasons had been at about
that level from September through December.  (See table A-4.)
   
   Following a decline of 924,000 in January, the civilian labor force
increased by 821,000 in February, to 142.2 million.  The labor force
participation rate--the proportion of the population that is either working
or looking for work--increased by 0.3 percentage point, to 66.7 percent.
(See table A-1.)
   
Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
   
   In February, the number of persons not in the labor force who reported
that they currently want a job decreased by 449,000, to 4.4 million
(seasonally adjusted); this group accounted for 6.2 percent of all persons
not in the labor force.  These individuals were not counted as unemployed
because they had not searched for work in the 4-week period preceding the
survey.  Most had not searched for over a year.  (See table A-1.)
   
   About 1.4 million persons (not seasonally adjusted) were marginally
attached to the labor force in February.  These individuals reported that
they wanted and were available for work and had looked for a job

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Table A.  Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
___________________________________________________________________________
                      |    Quarterly    |                          |
                      |    averages     |       Monthly data       |
                      |_________________|__________________________| Jan.-
      Category        |       2001      |  2001  |      2002       | Feb.
                      |_________________|__________________________|change
                      |   III  |   IV   |  Dec.  |  Jan.  |  Feb.  |
______________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______
    HOUSEHOLD DATA    |                 Labor force status
                      |____________________________________________________
Civilian labor force..| 141,700| 142,291| 142,314| 141,390| 142,211|    821
  Employment..........| 134,839| 134,308| 134,055| 133,468| 134,319|    851
  Unemployment........|   6,860|   7,983|   8,259|   7,922|   7,891|    -31
Not in labor force....|  70,438|  70,467|  70,613|  71,699|  70,995|   -704
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                      |                 Unemployment rates
                      |____________________________________________________
All workers...........|     4.8|     5.6|     5.8|     5.6|     5.5|   -0.1
  Adult men...........|     4.3|     5.0|     5.2|     5.2|     5.0|    -.2
  Adult women.........|     4.2|     5.0|     5.2|     4.8|     5.0|     .2
  Teenagers...........|    15.2|    15.8|    16.2|    16.1|    15.6|    -.5
  White...............|     4.2|     4.9|     5.1|     5.0|     4.9|    -.1
  Black...............|     8.7|     9.9|    10.2|     9.8|     9.6|    -.2
  Hispanic origin.....|     6.4|     7.5|     7.9|     8.1|     7.1|   -1.0
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
 ESTABLISHMENT DATA   |                     Employment
                      |____________________________________________________
Nonfarm employment....| 132,358| 131,510| 131,321|p131,195|p131,261|    p66
  Goods-producing 1/..|  24,991|  24,592|  24,453| p24,278| p24,247|   p-31
    Construction......|   6,866|   6,851|   6,850|  p6,787|  p6,812|    p25
    Manufacturing.....|  17,556|  17,174|  17,039| p16,929| p16,879|   p-50
  Service-producing 1/| 107,367| 106,918| 106,868|p106,917|p107,014|    p97
    Retail trade......|  23,575|  23,404|  23,365| p23,406| p23,464|    p58
    Services..........|  41,103|  40,947|  40,957| p40,981| p41,021|    p40
    Government........|  20,973|  21,022|  21,061| p21,063| p21,083|    p20
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                      |                  Hours of work 2/
                      |____________________________________________________
Total private.........|    34.1|    34.1|    34.1|   p34.1|   p34.1|    p.0
  Manufacturing.......|    40.7|    40.5|    40.6|   p40.6|   p40.7|   p0.1
    Overtime..........|     4.0|     3.8|     3.8|    p3.9|    p3.9|    p.0
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                      |    Indexes of aggregate weekly hours (1982=100) 2/
                      |____________________________________________________
Total private.........|   150.3|   148.8|   148.8|  p148.3|  p148.5|   p0.2
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                      |                      Earnings 2/
                      |____________________________________________________
Avg. hourly earnings, |        |        |        |        |        |
  total private.......|  $14.40|  $14.53|  $14.58| p$14.61| p$14.63| p$0.02
Avg. weekly earnings, |        |        |        |        |        |
  total private.......|  490.93|  494.99|  497.18| p498.20| p498.88|   p.68
______________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______
   1/  Includes other industries, not shown separately.
   2/  Data relate to private production or nonsupervisory workers.
   p=preliminary.

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sometime in the prior 12 months.  They were not counted as unemployed,
however, because they had not actively searched for work in the 4 weeks
preceding the survey.  The number of discouraged workers was 371,000 in
February, up by 82,000 from a year earlier.  Discouraged workers, a subset
of the marginally attached, were not currently looking for work specifically 
because they believed no jobs were available for them.  (See table A-10.)
   
Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data)

   Nonfarm payroll employment was up by 66,000 in February to 131.3 million, 
seasonally adjusted.  While the over-the-month change was positive for the 
first time since July 2001, much of the gain was due to special circumstances.  
Unusual seasonal employment patterns in retail trade, favorable weather for 
construction, and a return from temporary plant shutdowns in motor vehicle 
manufacturing were important components of the February change.  (See 
table B-1.)

   In the goods-producing sector, manufacturing lost 50,000 jobs in
February, compared with average losses of about 111,000 in the prior 12
months.  Motor vehicle employment rose by 26,000, as most of the plants
that had been temporarily shut down in January to reduce inventories were
operating in February.  Large employment declines continued in electrical
equipment (-22,000) and industrial machinery (-14,000).  Aircraft
manufacturing lost 8,000 jobs in February; since September, employment in
this industry has fallen by 33,000.  Employment in printing and publishing
fell by 13,000 in February and has declined by 107,000 over the year.
   
   Construction employment increased by 25,000 in February, reflecting
unusually warm temperatures and dry weather across the country.  The job
gains were in heavy construction and, within special trades, concrete work,
both of which are particularly sensitive to the weather.  Other construction 
components showed little change.
   
   Mining employment declined by 6,000 in February, with most of the
losses in oil and gas extraction (-4,000).  Since September, oil and gas
employment has decreased by 9,000.
   
   Within the service-producing sector, wholesale trade job losses totaled
15,000 in February, after 2 months of smaller declines.  Employment in the
insurance industry continued to fall in February; the industry has lost
14,000 jobs since September.  Employment in finance declined by 11,000 over
the month.  Within finance, security brokerages continued to shed jobs,
with losses totaling 45,000 since industry employment peaked in March 2001.
In contrast, employment continued to increase in mortgage brokerages in
February, reflecting low mortgage interest rates.
   
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   Retail trade employment rose by 58,000 in February, after seasonal
adjustment.  This followed a rise of 41,000 in January.  Because of light
hiring during the holiday season, there were fewer workers to lay off in
January and February, resulting in over-the-month gains after seasonal
adjustment.  On net, since July, employment in retail trade is down by
142,000, seasonally adjusted.
   
   After substantial job losses in October and November 2001, employment
in the services industry rose modestly for the third consecutive month.
Health services employment rose by 34,000, with offices and clinics of
medical doctors showing a large gain (13,000).  Employment in help supply
services edged up by 14,000; however, employment in this industry is 655,000, 
or 18.5 percent, below its peak level of September 2000.  Engineering and
management services added 9,000 jobs.
   
   In transportation, job losses in the passenger component of air
transportation have slowed in the past 2 months, following a decline of
87,000 in the fourth quarter.  Trucking employment continued on the
downward trend that began in April 2001.
   
Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)
   
   The average workweek for production or nonsupervisory workers on
private nonfarm payrolls was unchanged in February at 34.1 hours,
seasonally adjusted.  The manufacturing workweek edged up by 0.1 hour 
to 40.7 hours.  Manufacturing overtime was unchanged at 3.9 hours.  
(See table B-2.)
   
   The index of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory
workers on private nonfarm payrolls increased by 0.1 percent in February to
148.5 (1982=100), seasonally adjusted.  The index has fallen by 2.4 percent
from its recent peak in January 2001.  The manufacturing index edged down
by 0.1 percent to 92.6 in February and has fallen by 9.7 percent since
January 2001.  (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 2 cents in February to $14.63,
seasonally adjusted.  Average weekly earnings rose by 0.1 percent to
$498.88.  Over the year, average hourly earnings increased by 3.7 per-
cent and average weekly earnings grew by 3.1 percent.  (See table B-3.)
   
   
                      ______________________________
   
   
   The Employment Situation for March 2002 is scheduled to be released on
Friday, April 5, at 8:30 A.M. (EST).
  
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 |                  March 2001 National Benchmarks                  |
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 |   In accordance with standard practice, BLS will release non-    |
 |farm payroll employment benchmark revisions with the May data on  |
 |June 7, 2002.  The March 2001 benchmark level has been finalized  |
 |and will result in a downward revision of 123,000 to total non-   |
 |farm employment for the March 2001 reference month, an adjustment |
 |of 0.1 percent.                                                   |
 |                                                                  |
 |   Also concurrent with the release of the March 2001 benchmark   |
 |revisions on June 7, BLS will continue the implementation of a    |
 |new probability-based sample design for the payroll survey.  Esti-|
 |mates for the mining, construction, manufacturing, and wholesale  |
 |trade industries are currently produced using the new sample and  |
 |methodology.  Estimates for the transportation and public utili-  |
 |ties; retail trade; and finance, insurance, and real estate indus-|
 |tries will incorporate the new sample design with the June 7 re-  |
 |lease.  Further information is available on the Internet          |
 |(http://www.bls.gov/ces/) or by calling (202) 691-6555.           |
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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
information 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 households 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.  In June 2001,
the sample included about 350,000 establishments employing about 39 million
people.
 
 For both surveys, the data for a given month  relate to a particular week
or pay period.  In the household survey,  the reference week is generally
the calendar week that contains the 12th day of the month.  In the
establishment survey, the reference  period is the pay period including the
12th, which may or may not correspond directly to the calendar week.

Coverage, definitions, and differences between surveys
 
 Household survey.  The sample  is selected  to reflect the entire
civilian noninstitutional population.  Based on responses to a series of
questions on work and job search activities, each person  16 years and over
in a sample household is classified as employed, unemployed, or not in the
labor force.
 
 People are classified as employed if they did any work at all as paid
employees during the reference week; worked in their own business,
profession, or on their own farm; or worked without pay at least 15 hours
in a family business or farm.  People are also counted as employed if they
were  temporarily absent from their jobs because of illness, bad weather,
vacation, labor-management disputes, or personal reasons.
 
 People are classified as unemployed if they meet all of the following
criteria:  They had no employment during the  reference week; they were
available for work at that time; and they made specific efforts to find
employment sometime during the 4-week period ending with the reference
week.  Persons laid off from  a job and expecting recall   need not be
looking for work to be counted as unemployed.  The unemployment data
derived from the household survey in no way depend upon the eligibility for
or receipt of unemployment insurance benefits.
 
 The civilian labor force  is the sum of  employed and  unemployed
persons.  Those not classified as employed or unemployed are not in the
labor force.  The unemployment rate is the number unemployed as a percent
of the  labor force.  The labor force participation rate is the labor force
as a percent of the population, and the employment-population ratio is the
employed as a percent of the population.
 
 Establishment survey.  The sample establishments are drawn from private
nonfarm businesses such as factories, offices, and stores, as well as
Federal, State, and local government entities.  Employees on nonfarm
payrolls are those who received pay for any part of the reference pay
period, including persons on paid leave.  Persons are counted in each job
they hold.  Hours and earnings data are for private businesses and relate
only to production workers in the goods-producing sector and nonsupervisory
workers in the service-producing sector.

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 Differences in employment estimates.  The numerous conceptual and
methodological differences between the household and establishment surveys
result in important distinctions in the employment estimates derived from
the surveys.  Among these are:
 
 --The household survey includes agricultural workers, the self-employed,
unpaid family workers, and private household workers among the employed.
These groups are excluded from the establishment survey.

 --The household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the
employed. The establishment survey does not.
 
 --The household survey is limited to  workers 16 years of age and older.
The establishment survey is not limited by age.
 
 --The  household survey has no duplication of individuals, because
individuals  are counted only once, even if they hold more than one job. In
the establishment survey, employees working at more than one job  and thus
appearing on more than one payroll would be counted separately for each
appearance.
 
 Other differences between the two surveys are described in "Comparing
Employment Estimates from Household and Payroll Surveys," which may be
obtained from BLS upon request.

Seasonal adjustment
 
 Over the course of a year, the size of the nation's labor force and the
levels of employment and unemployment undergo sharp fluctuations due to
such seasonal events as changes in weather, reduced or expanded production,
harvests, major holidays, and the opening and closing of schools.  The
effect of such seasonal  variation can  be  very large; seasonal
fluctuations may account for as much as 95 percent of the month-to-month
changes in unemployment.
 
 Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern each
year, their influence on statistical trends can be eliminated by adjusting
the statistics from month to month.  These adjustments make nonseasonal
developments, such as declines in economic activity or increases in the
participation of women in the labor force, easier to spot.  For example,
the large number of youth entering the labor force each June is likely to
obscure any other changes that have taken place relative to May, making it
difficult to determine if the level of economic activity has risen or
declined.  However, because the effect of students finishing school in
previous years is known, the statistics for the current year can be
adjusted to allow for a comparable change.  Insofar as the seasonal
adjustment is made correctly, the adjusted figure provides a more useful
tool with which to analyze changes in economic activity.
 
 In both the household and establishment surveys, most seasonally adjusted
series are independently adjusted.  However, the adjusted series for many
major estimates, such as total payroll employment, employment in most major
industry divisions, total employment, and unemployment are computed by
aggregating independently adjusted component series.  For example, total
unemployment is derived by summing the adjusted series for four major age-
sex components; this differs from the unemployment estimate that would be
obtained by directly adjusting the total or by combining the duration,
reasons, or more detailed age categories.
 
 The numerical factors used to make the seasonal adjustments are
recalculated twice a year.  For the household survey, the factors are
calculated for the January-June period and again for the July-December

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period.  For the establishment survey, updated factors for seasonal
adjustment are calculated for the May-October period and introduced along
with new benchmarks, and again for the November-April period.  In both
surveys, revisions to historical data are made once a year.

Reliability of the estimates
 
 Statistics based on the household and establishment surveys are subject
to both sampling and nonsampling error.  When a sample rather than the
entire population is surveyed, there is a chance that the sample estimates
may differ from the "true" population values they represent.  The exact
difference, or sampling error, varies depending on the particular sample
selected, and this variability is measured by the standard error of the
estimate.  There is about a 90-percent chance, or level of confidence, that
an estimate based on a sample will differ by no more than 1.6 standard
errors from the "true" population value because of sampling error.  BLS
analyses are generally conducted at the 90-percent level of confidence.
 
 For example, the confidence interval for the monthly change in total
employment from the household survey is on the order of plus or minus
292,000.  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 -192,000 to 392,000 (100,000 +/- 292,000).
These figures do not mean that the sample results are off by these
magnitudes, but rather that there is about a 90-percent chance that the
"true" over-the-month change lies within this interval.  Since this range
includes values of less than zero, we could not say with confidence that
employment had, in fact, increased.  If, however, the reported employment
rise was half a million, then all of the values within the 90-percent
confidence interval would be greater than zero.  In this case, it is likely
(at least a 90-percent chance) that an employment rise had, in fact,
occurred.  The 90-percent confidence interval for the monthly change in
unemployment is +/- 273,000, and for the monthly change in the unemployment
rate it is +/- .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
estimates is also improved when the data are cumulated over time such as
for quarterly and annual averages.  The seasonal adjustment process can
also improve the stability of the monthly estimates.
 
 The household and establishment surveys are also affected by nonsampling
error.  Nonsampling errors can occur for many reasons, including the
failure to sample a segment of the population, inability to obtain
information for all respondents in the sample, inability or unwillingness
of respondents to provide correct information on a timely basis, mistakes
made by respondents, and errors made in the collection or processing of the
data.
 
 For example, in the establishment survey, estimates for the most recent 2
months are based on substantially incomplete returns; for this reason,
these estimates are labeled preliminary in the tables.  It is only after
two successive revisions to a monthly estimate, when nearly all sample
reports have been received, that the estimate is considered final.
 
 Another major source of nonsampling error in the establishment survey is
the inability to capture, on a timely basis, employment generated by new
firms.  To correct for this systematic underestimation of employment growth
(and other sources of error), a process known as bias adjustment is
included in the survey's estimating procedures, whereby a specified number
of jobs is added to the monthly sample-based change.  The size of the

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monthly bias adjustment is based largely on past relationships between the
sample-based estimates of employment and the total counts of employment
described below.
 
 The sample-based estimates from the establishment survey are adjusted
once a year (on a lagged basis) to universe counts of payroll employment
obtained from administrative records of the unemployment insurance program.
The difference between the March sample-based employment estimates and the
March universe counts is known as a benchmark revision, and serves as a
rough proxy for total survey error.  The new benchmarks also incorporate
changes in the classification of industries.  Over the past decade, the
benchmark revision for total nonfarm employment has averaged 0.3 percent,
ranging from zero to 0.7 percent.

Additional statistics and other information
 
 More comprehensive statistics are contained in Employment and Earnings,
published each month by BLS.  It is available for $26.00 per issue or
$50.00 per year from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC
20402.  All orders must be prepaid by sending a check or money order
payable to the Superintendent of Documents, or by charging to Mastercard or
Visa.
 
 Employment and Earnings also provides measures of sampling error for the
household survey data published in this release.  For unemployment and
other labor force categories, these measures appear in tables 1-B through
1-D of its "Explanatory Notes."  Measures of the reliability of the data
drawn from the establishment survey and the actual amounts of revision due
to benchmark adjustments are provided in tables 2-B through 2-H of that
publication.
 
 Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired
individuals upon request.  Voice phone:  202-691-5200; TDD message referral
phone:  1-800-877-8339.
  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-1.  Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted              Seasonally adjusted(1)            
                                                                                                                            
           Employment status, sex, and age                                                                                  
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Feb.    Jan.    Feb.    Feb.    Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb. 
                                                       2001    2002    2002    2001    2001    2001    2001    2002    2002 
                                                                                                                            
                        TOTAL                                                                                               
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 211,026 213,089 213,206 211,026 212,581 212,767 212,927 213,089 213,206
    Civilian labor force............................ 141,238 141,074 142,057 141,622 142,280 142,279 142,314 141,390 142,211
          Participation rate........................    66.9    66.2    66.6    67.1    66.9    66.9    66.8    66.4    66.7
      Employed...................................... 134,774 132,139 133,349 135,734 134,615 134,253 134,055 133,468 134,319
          Employment-population ratio...............    63.9    62.0    62.5    64.3    63.3    63.1    63.0    62.6    63.0
        Agriculture.................................   2,794   2,896   2,878   3,133   3,203   3,154   3,246   3,273   3,246
        Nonagricultural industries.................. 131,980 129,244 130,472 132,601 131,412 131,099 130,809 130,195 131,073
      Unemployed....................................   6,464   8,935   8,707   5,888   7,665   8,026   8,259   7,922   7,891
          Unemployment rate.........................     4.6     6.3     6.1     4.2     5.4     5.6     5.8     5.6     5.5
    Not in labor force..............................  69,788  72,014  71,149  69,404  70,301  70,488  70,613  71,699  70,995
      Persons who currently want a job..............   4,500   4,872   4,436   4,442   4,673   4,698   4,661   4,824   4,375
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 16 years and over                                                                                      
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 101,428 102,484 102,542 101,428 102,229 102,322 102,402 102,484 102,542
    Civilian labor force............................  75,118  75,208  75,500  75,502  76,027  76,023  75,976  75,469  75,685
          Participation rate........................    74.1    73.4    73.6    74.4    74.4    74.3    74.2    73.6    73.8
      Employed......................................  71,430  70,053  70,522  72,348  71,871  71,570  71,577  71,114  71,457
          Employment-population ratio...............    70.4    68.4    68.8    71.3    70.3    69.9    69.9    69.4    69.7
      Unemployed....................................   3,687   5,155   4,978   3,154   4,156   4,453   4,399   4,356   4,228
          Unemployment rate.........................     4.9     6.9     6.6     4.2     5.5     5.9     5.8     5.8     5.6
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  93,227  94,228  94,262  93,227  94,015  94,077  94,161  94,228  94,262
    Civilian labor force............................  71,139  71,593  71,786  71,289  71,940  71,935  71,988  71,534  71,718
          Participation rate........................    76.3    76.0    76.2    76.5    76.5    76.5    76.5    75.9    76.1
      Employed......................................  68,114  67,127  67,510  68,766  68,486  68,204  68,276  67,818  68,157
          Employment-population ratio...............    73.1    71.2    71.6    73.8    72.8    72.5    72.5    72.0    72.3
        Agriculture.................................   1,906   1,976   1,933   2,157   2,132   2,082   2,141   2,207   2,185
        Nonagricultural industries..................  66,208  65,152  65,577  66,609  66,354  66,122  66,135  65,611  65,973
      Unemployed....................................   3,025   4,466   4,276   2,523   3,454   3,731   3,712   3,716   3,560
          Unemployment rate.........................     4.3     6.2     6.0     3.5     4.8     5.2     5.2     5.2     5.0
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 16 years and over                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 109,598 110,605 110,663 109,598 110,353 110,445 110,525 110,605 110,663
    Civilian labor force............................  66,120  65,867  66,557  66,120  66,253  66,256  66,338  65,920  66,525
          Participation rate........................    60.3    59.6    60.1    60.3    60.0    60.0    60.0    59.6    60.1
      Employed......................................  63,344  62,087  62,827  63,386  62,744  62,683  62,478  62,354  62,862
          Employment-population ratio...............    57.8    56.1    56.8    57.8    56.9    56.8    56.5    56.4    56.8
      Unemployed....................................   2,777   3,780   3,729   2,734   3,509   3,573   3,860   3,566   3,663
          Unemployment rate.........................     4.2     5.7     5.6     4.1     5.3     5.4     5.8     5.4     5.5
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 101,686 102,550 102,651 101,686 102,371 102,438 102,492 102,550 102,651
    Civilian labor force............................  62,335  62,277  62,947  62,130  62,269  62,321  62,481  62,056  62,703
          Participation rate........................    61.3    60.7    61.3    61.1    60.8    60.8    61.0    60.5    61.1
      Employed......................................  60,005  59,048  59,738  59,869  59,302  59,288  59,205  59,102  59,588
          Employment-population ratio...............    59.0    57.6    58.2    58.9    57.9    57.9    57.8    57.6    58.0
        Agriculture.................................     794     771     803     824     842     852     859     824     829
        Nonagricultural industries..................  59,211  58,277  58,935  59,045  58,460  58,436  58,346  58,277  58,759
      Unemployed....................................   2,329   3,229   3,209   2,261   2,967   3,033   3,276   2,954   3,116
          Unemployment rate.........................     3.7     5.2     5.1     3.6     4.8     4.9     5.2     4.8     5.0
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian  noninstitutional population.............  16,113  16,310  16,293  16,113  16,195  16,252  16,275  16,310  16,293
    Civilian labor force............................   7,765   7,204   7,323   8,203   8,071   8,023   7,845   7,800   7,790
          Participation rate........................    48.2    44.2    44.9    50.9    49.8    49.4    48.2    47.8    47.8
      Employed......................................   6,655   5,964   6,101   7,099   6,827   6,761   6,574   6,548   6,575
          Employment-population ratio...............    41.3    36.6    37.4    44.1    42.2    41.6    40.4    40.1    40.4
        Agriculture.................................      94     149     141     152     229     220     246     241     233
        Nonagricultural industries..................   6,561   5,815   5,960   6,947   6,598   6,541   6,328   6,307   6,342
      Unemployed....................................   1,110   1,240   1,222   1,104   1,244   1,262   1,271   1,252   1,215
          Unemployment rate.........................    14.3    17.2    16.7    13.5    15.4    15.7    16.2    16.1    15.6

    1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted
  and seasonally adjusted columns.




  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-2.  Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, age, and Hispanic origin

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted              Seasonally adjusted(1)            
                                                                                                                            
        Employment status, race, sex, age, and                                                                              
                   Hispanic origin                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Feb.    Jan.    Feb.    Feb.    Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb. 
                                                       2001    2002    2002    2001    2001    2001    2001    2002    2002 
                                                                                                                            
                        WHITE                                                                                               
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 175,326 176,713 176,783 175,326 176,372 176,500 176,607 176,713 176,783
    Civilian labor force............................ 117,883 117,569 118,412 118,143 118,506 118,566 118,403 117,759 118,472
        Participation rate..........................    67.2    66.5    67.0    67.4    67.2    67.2    67.0    66.6    67.0
      Employed...................................... 113,029 110,796 111,880 113,779 112,878 112,652 112,388 111,876 112,632
        Employment-population ratio.................    64.5    62.7    63.3    64.9    64.0    63.8    63.6    63.3    63.7
      Unemployed....................................   4,853   6,773   6,532   4,364   5,628   5,914   6,015   5,883   5,840
        Unemployment rate...........................     4.1     5.8     5.5     3.7     4.7     5.0     5.1     5.0     4.9
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force............................  60,335  60,511  60,788  60,444  60,957  60,900  60,875  60,473  60,714
        Participation rate..........................    76.7    76.3    76.6    76.9    77.0    76.9    76.8    76.3    76.5
      Employed......................................  57,975  57,024  57,472  58,545  58,287  58,044  58,051  57,658  58,053
        Employment-population ratio.................    73.7    71.9    72.5    74.5    73.7    73.3    73.3    72.7    73.2
      Unemployed....................................   2,360   3,487   3,316   1,899   2,670   2,856   2,824   2,815   2,661
        Unemployment rate...........................     3.9     5.8     5.5     3.1     4.4     4.7     4.6     4.7     4.4
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force............................  51,019  50,941  51,487  50,753  50,762  50,850  50,869  50,698  51,199
        Participation rate..........................    60.7    60.2    60.9    60.4    60.1    60.2    60.2    59.9    60.5
      Employed......................................  49,303  48,610  49,185  49,069  48,695  48,712  48,591  48,562  48,941
        Employment-population ratio.................    58.7    57.5    58.1    58.4    57.7    57.7    57.5    57.4    57.8
      Unemployed....................................   1,716   2,330   2,302   1,684   2,067   2,138   2,278   2,136   2,259
        Unemployment rate...........................     3.4     4.6     4.5     3.3     4.1     4.2     4.5     4.2     4.4
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force............................   6,529   6,117   6,137   6,946   6,787   6,816   6,659   6,588   6,558
        Participation rate..........................    51.4    47.5    47.7    54.7    52.9    53.1    51.8    51.2    51.0
      Employed......................................   5,752   5,162   5,223   6,165   5,896   5,896   5,746   5,656   5,639
        Employment-population ratio.................    45.3    40.1    40.6    48.5    45.9    45.9    44.7    44.0    43.9
      Unemployed....................................     778     955     915     781     891     920     913     932     920
        Unemployment rate...........................    11.9    15.6    14.9    11.2    13.1    13.5    13.7    14.2    14.0
          Men.......................................    14.3    16.8    17.4    12.7    14.7    15.8    14.6    13.7    15.4
          Women.....................................     9.4    14.5    12.4     9.6    11.5    11.1    12.8    14.6    12.6
                                                                                                                            
                        BLACK                                                                                               
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  25,412  25,785  25,813  25,412  25,686  25,720  25,752  25,785  25,813
    Civilian labor force............................  16,511  16,623  16,637  16,660  16,748  16,687  16,833  16,769  16,747
        Participation rate..........................    65.0    64.5    64.5    65.6    65.2    64.9    65.4    65.0    64.9
      Employed......................................  15,192  14,906  14,933  15,407  15,144  15,040  15,122  15,119  15,131
        Employment-population ratio.................    59.8    57.8    57.8    60.6    59.0    58.5    58.7    58.6    58.6
      Unemployed....................................   1,319   1,717   1,704   1,253   1,604   1,647   1,711   1,650   1,616
        Unemployment rate...........................     8.0    10.3    10.2     7.5     9.6     9.9    10.2     9.8     9.6
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force............................   7,317   7,520   7,452   7,336   7,354   7,385   7,490   7,546   7,444
        Participation rate..........................    71.8    72.7    71.9    72.0    71.4    71.6    72.5    72.9    71.8
      Employed......................................   6,770   6,776   6,730   6,847   6,751   6,739   6,811   6,872   6,798
        Employment-population ratio.................    66.4    65.5    65.0    67.2    65.5    65.3    65.9    66.4    65.6
      Unemployed....................................     547     745     722     489     603     646     679     674     645
        Unemployment rate...........................     7.5     9.9     9.7     6.7     8.2     8.7     9.1     8.9     8.7
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force............................   8,305   8,316   8,328   8,348   8,450   8,371   8,456   8,329   8,361
        Participation rate..........................    65.1    64.3    64.3    65.4    65.6    64.9    65.4    64.4    64.5
      Employed......................................   7,799   7,582   7,599   7,858   7,734   7,669   7,720   7,628   7,653
        Employment-population ratio.................    61.1    58.6    58.7    61.6    60.0    59.4    59.7    58.9    59.1
      Unemployed....................................     506     734     728     490     716     702     736     702     708
        Unemployment rate...........................     6.1     8.8     8.7     5.9     8.5     8.4     8.7     8.4     8.5
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force............................     889     787     857     976     944     931     887     894     943
        Participation rate..........................    36.1    31.5    34.3    39.7    37.9    37.3    35.5    35.8    37.8
      Employed......................................     623     548     603     702     659     632     591     619     680
        Employment-population ratio.................    25.3    22.0    24.2    28.5    26.5    25.3    23.7    24.8    27.2
      Unemployed....................................     266     238     254     274     285     299     296     274     263
        Unemployment rate...........................    29.9    30.3    29.6    28.1    30.2    32.1    33.4    30.7    27.9
          Men.......................................    31.3    32.8    29.7    31.1    31.2    31.6    32.0    32.1    30.0
          Women.....................................    28.6    27.2    29.5    25.1    29.1    32.6    34.8    29.0    25.6
                                                                                                                            
                   HISPANIC ORIGIN                                                                                          
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  22,830  23,542  23,604  22,830  23,351  23,417  23,478  23,542  23,604
    Civilian labor force............................  15,662  15,926  16,044  15,652  15,956  15,932  16,013  15,988  16,011
        Participation rate..........................    68.6    67.6    68.0    68.6    68.3    68.0    68.2    67.9    67.8
      Employed......................................  14,629  14,553  14,823  14,682  14,824  14,751  14,753  14,700  14,867
        Employment-population ratio.................    64.1    61.8    62.8    64.3    63.5    63.0    62.8    62.4    63.0
      Unemployed....................................   1,034   1,373   1,221     970   1,132   1,181   1,260   1,288   1,143
        Unemployment rate...........................     6.6     8.6     7.6     6.2     7.1     7.4     7.9     8.1     7.1

    1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted
  and seasonally adjusted columns.
      NOTE:  Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin groups will not sum to totals because data for the "other races"
  group are not presented and Hispanics are included in both the white and black population groups.  





  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                               HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-3. Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                               Not seasonally adjusted                  Seasonally adjusted(1)               
                                                                                                                             
            Educational attainment                                                                                           
                                                                                                                             
                                                Feb.     Jan.     Feb.     Feb.     Oct.     Nov.     Dec.     Jan.     Feb.  
                                                2001     2002     2002     2001     2001     2001     2001     2002     2002  
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
       Less than a high school diploma                                                                                       
                                                                                                                             
  Civilian noninstitutional population......   27,191   28,078   27,420   27,191   27,325   27,504   27,815   28,078   27,420
    Civilian labor force....................   11,732   12,201   11,824   12,089   12,076   12,035   12,257   12,112   12,172
        Percent of population...............     43.1     43.5     43.1     44.5     44.2     43.8     44.1     43.1     44.4
      Employed..............................   10,706   10,970   10,673   11,189   11,139   11,066   11,173   11,126   11,165
        Employment-population ratio.........     39.4     39.1     38.9     41.1     40.8     40.2     40.2     39.6     40.7
      Unemployed............................    1,026    1,231    1,151      900      937      969    1,084      986    1,008
        Unemployment rate...................      8.7     10.1      9.7      7.4      7.8      8.1      8.8      8.1      8.3
                                                                                                                             
     High school graduates, no college(2)                                                                                    
                                                                                                                             
  Civilian noninstitutional population......   57,617   57,608   57,362   57,617   57,221   57,400   57,520   57,608   57,362
    Civilian labor force....................   37,238   37,128   37,134   37,224   36,912   36,719   36,856   36,675   37,023
        Percent of population...............     64.6     64.4     64.7     64.6     64.5     64.0     64.1     63.7     64.5
      Employed..............................   35,644   34,838   34,903   35,831   35,199   34,882   35,051   34,768   35,078
        Employment-population ratio.........     61.9     60.5     60.8     62.2     61.5     60.8     60.9     60.4     61.2
      Unemployed............................    1,594    2,290    2,231    1,393    1,713    1,837    1,805    1,907    1,945
        Unemployment rate...................      4.3      6.2      6.0      3.7      4.6      5.0      4.9      5.2      5.3
                                                                                                                             
       Less than a bachelor's degree(3)                                                                                      
                                                                                                                             
  Civilian noninstitutional population......   45,263   45,075   45,350   45,263   45,471   45,353   45,362   45,075   45,350
    Civilian labor force....................   33,414   33,126   33,277   33,063   33,373   33,420   33,521   33,516   32,884
        Percent of population...............     73.8     73.5     73.4     73.0     73.4     73.7     73.9     74.4     72.5
      Employed..............................   32,423   31,604   31,780   32,165   32,057   32,018   32,087   32,117   31,527
        Employment-population ratio.........     71.6     70.1     70.1     71.1     70.5     70.6     70.7     71.3     69.5
      Unemployed............................      991    1,523    1,498      898    1,316    1,402    1,434    1,398    1,356
        Unemployment rate...................      3.0      4.6      4.5      2.7      3.9      4.2      4.3      4.2      4.1
                                                                                                                             
              College graduates                                                                                              
                                                                                                                             
  Civilian noninstitutional population......   46,167   46,985   47,636   46,167   47,371   47,225   46,877   46,985   47,636
    Civilian labor force....................   36,683   37,140   37,949   36,506   37,157   37,324   37,101   37,106   37,773
        Percent of population...............     79.5     79.0     79.7     79.1     78.4     79.0     79.1     79.0     79.3
      Employed..............................   36,104   36,013   36,865   35,926   36,153   36,223   35,960   36,013   36,681
        Employment-population ratio.........     78.2     76.6     77.4     77.8     76.3     76.7     76.7     76.6     77.0
      Unemployed............................      579    1,127    1,084      580    1,004    1,101    1,141    1,093    1,092
        Unemployment rate...................      1.6      3.0      2.9      1.6      2.7      2.9      3.1      2.9      2.9

    1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation, therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted
  and seasonally adjusted columns.
    2 Includes high school diploma or equivalent.
    3 Includes the categories, some college, no degree; and associate degree.





  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-4. Selected employment indicators

  (In thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                            
                       Category                                                                                             
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Feb.    Jan.    Feb.    Feb.    Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb. 
                                                       2001    2002    2002    2001    2001    2001    2001    2002    2002 
                                                                                                                            
                    CHARACTERISTIC                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
  Total employed, 16 years and over................. 134,774 132,139 133,349 135,734 134,615 134,253 134,055 133,468 134,319
    Married men, spouse present.....................  43,080  42,566  42,972  43,372  42,983  42,861  42,772  42,823  43,275
    Married women, spouse present...................  34,059  33,440  33,838  33,959  33,227  33,330  33,209  33,174  33,703
    Women who maintain families.....................   8,348   8,313   8,375   8,380   8,256   8,331   8,458   8,396   8,417
                                                                                                                            
                      OCCUPATION                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
    Managerial and professional specialty...........  41,701  41,564  41,969  41,706  41,940  41,925  41,890  41,668  41,966
    Technical, sales, and administrative support....  39,781  38,480  38,616  39,632  38,626  38,546  38,573  38,557  38,424
    Service occupations.............................  18,301  18,238  18,650  18,269  18,406  18,456  18,532  18,553  18,612
    Precision production, craft, and repair.........  14,746  14,144  14,091  14,993  14,802  14,637  14,507  14,432  14,335
    Operators, fabricators, and laborers............  17,439  16,719  17,146  17,956  17,596  17,311  17,179  17,032  17,668
    Farming, forestry, and fishing..................   2,806   2,996   2,877   3,258   3,264   3,267   3,371   3,467   3,334
                                                                                                                            
                   CLASS OF WORKER                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
    Agriculture:                                                                                                            
      Wage and salary workers.......................   1,587   1,674   1,660   1,843   1,898   1,865   1,879   1,917   1,930
      Self-employed workers.........................   1,187   1,186   1,203   1,281   1,290   1,276   1,313   1,311   1,293
      Unpaid family workers.........................      20      35      14      29      26      12      27      49      21
    Nonagricultural industries:                                                                                             
      Wage and salary workers....................... 123,439 121,022 122,315 123,916 122,710 122,507 122,196 122,145 122,770
        Government..................................  19,523  19,238  19,749  19,073  19,223  19,172  19,183  19,047  19,286
        Private industries.......................... 103,916 101,784 102,567 104,843 103,487 103,335 103,013 103,098 103,485
          Private households........................     830     690     708     833     867     790     736     725     709
          Other industries.......................... 103,087 101,094 101,858 104,010 102,620 102,545 102,277 102,373 102,775
      Self-employed workers.........................   8,393   8,114   8,059   8,608   8,505   8,507   8,524   8,213   8,257
      Unpaid family workers.........................     147     107      97     130      95      77      92      97      86
                                                                                                                            
              PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
    All industries:                                                                                                         
      Part time for economic reasons................   3,424   4,470   4,414   3,277   4,329   4,206   4,267   3,973   4,228
        Slack work or business conditions...........   2,209   3,072   2,968   2,049   2,983   2,796   2,809   2,549   2,755
        Could only find part-time work..............     947   1,047   1,148     925   1,108   1,121   1,161   1,089   1,120
      Part time for noneconomic reasons.............  20,010  18,566  19,407  18,974  18,644  18,587  18,540  18,291  18,395
                                                                                                                            
    Nonagricultural industries:                                                                                             
      Part time for economic reasons................   3,291   4,249   4,190   3,137   4,222   4,017   4,119   3,781   3,998
        Slack work or business conditions...........   2,129   2,955   2,821   1,970   2,898   2,679   2,717   2,448   2,615
        Could only find part-time work..............     932   1,023   1,124     904   1,082   1,096   1,138   1,068   1,089
      Part time for noneconomic reasons.............  19,583  18,071  18,888  18,560  18,065  18,007  17,960  17,717  17,886

      NOTE:  Persons at work excludes employed persons who were absent from their jobs during the entire reference week for
  reasons such as vacation, illness, or industrial dispute.  Part time for noneconomic reasons excludes persons who usually
  work full time but worked only 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for reasons such as holidays, illness, and bad
  weather.





  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-5. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                            Number of                                                       
                                                        unemployed persons                Unemployment rates(1)             
                                                          (in thousands)                                                    
                       Category                                                                                             
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Feb.    Jan.    Feb.    Feb.    Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb. 
                                                       2001    2002    2002    2001    2001    2001    2001    2002    2002 
                                                                                                                            
                    CHARACTERISTIC                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
   Total, 16 years and over.........................   5,888   7,922   7,891    4.2     5.4     5.6     5.8     5.6     5.5 
     Men, 20 years and over.........................   2,523   3,716   3,560    3.5     4.8     5.2     5.2     5.2     5.0 
     Women, 20 years and over.......................   2,261   2,954   3,116    3.6     4.8     4.9     5.2     4.8     5.0 
     Both sexes, 16 to 19 years.....................   1,104   1,252   1,215   13.5    15.4    15.7    16.2    16.1    15.6 
                                                                                                                            
     Married men, spouse present....................   1,017   1,544   1,513    2.3     3.1     3.3     3.4     3.5     3.4 
     Married women, spouse present..................     916   1,173   1,330    2.6     3.6     3.6     3.7     3.4     3.8 
     Women who maintain families....................     534     719     728    6.0     6.8     8.0     8.0     7.9     8.0 
                                                                                                                            
     Full-time workers..............................   4,728   6,671   6,738    4.0     5.4     5.6     5.8     5.7     5.7 
     Part-time workers..............................   1,179   1,240   1,179    4.8     5.5     5.6     5.6     5.2     4.8 
                                                                                                                            
                    OCCUPATION(2)                                                                                           
                                                                                                                            
     Managerial and professional specialty..........     768   1,244   1,347    1.8     2.7     2.8     2.9     2.9     3.1 
     Technical, sales, and administrative support...   1,453   2,005   2,040    3.5     4.7     5.1     5.2     4.9     5.0 
     Precision production, craft, and repair........     587     965     827    3.8     5.6     5.8     5.8     6.3     5.5 
     Operators, fabricators, and laborers...........   1,384   1,790   1,690    7.2     8.5     9.1     9.2     9.5     8.7 
     Farming, forestry, and fishing.................     247     298     256    7.0     6.4     6.8     7.3     7.9     7.1 
                                                                                                                            
                       INDUSTRY                                                                                             
                                                                                                                            
     Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers   4,817   6,505   6,553    4.4     5.8     6.0     6.2     5.9     6.0 
       Goods-producing industries...................   1,462   2,055   1,952    5.1     6.7     7.1     7.4     7.4     7.1 
         Mining.....................................      26      29      23    4.5     5.8     5.3     6.1     5.9     4.5 
         Construction...............................     546     790     651    6.8     8.3     8.9     8.9     9.4     7.9 
         Manufacturing..............................     890   1,236   1,278    4.5     6.0     6.4     6.8     6.6     6.7 
           Durable goods............................     500     798     870    4.1     6.5     6.9     7.2     7.0     7.5 
           Nondurable goods.........................     390     438     408    4.9     5.3     5.5     6.1     5.9     5.5 
       Service-producing industries.................   3,355   4,450   4,601    4.1     5.5     5.6     5.8     5.4     5.6 
         Transportation and public utilities........     236     500     471    3.0     6.0     6.1     6.1     6.2     5.8 
         Wholesale and retail trade.................   1,401   1,730   1,794    5.1     6.1     6.4     7.1     6.3     6.5 
         Finance, insurance, and real estate........     203     184     234    2.4     2.8     3.5     3.0     2.2     2.8 
         Services...................................   1,515   2,037   2,103    4.1     5.5     5.4     5.5     5.4     5.5 
     Government workers.............................     313     440     536    1.6     2.3     2.4     2.4     2.3     2.7 
     Agricultural wage and salary workers...........     187     219     202    9.2     9.0     9.3     9.6    10.3     9.5 

    1 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.
    2 Seasonally adjusted unemployment data for service occupations are not available because the seasonal component, which
  is small relative to the trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision.





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  Table A-6. Duration of unemployment

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                            
                       Duration                                                                                             
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Feb.    Jan.    Feb.    Feb.    Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb. 
                                                       2001    2002    2002    2001    2001    2001    2001    2002    2002 
                                                                                                                            
                 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                       
                                                                                                                            
   Less than 5 weeks................................   2,732   3,466   2,820   2,749   3,084   3,090   3,024   2,978   2,828
   5 to 14 weeks....................................   2,115   2,795   3,060   1,737   2,522   2,573   2,724   2,586   2,515
   15 weeks and over................................   1,617   2,673   2,827   1,466   2,042   2,317   2,410   2,546   2,561
      15 to 26 weeks................................     891   1,430   1,585     778   1,136   1,207   1,295   1,418   1,383
      27 weeks and over.............................     726   1,244   1,242     688     906   1,110   1,115   1,127   1,178
                                                                                                                            
   Average (mean) duration, in weeks................    12.8    14.2    15.1    12.8    13.0    14.4    14.5    14.6    15.0
   Median duration, in weeks........................     6.6     8.1     9.0     6.0     7.4     7.6     8.2     8.8     8.1
                                                                                                                            
                 PERCENT DISTRIBUTION                                                                                       
                                                                                                                            
   Total unemployed.................................   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0
     Less than 5 weeks..............................    42.3    38.8    32.4    46.2    40.3    38.7    37.1    36.7    35.8
     5 to 14 weeks..................................    32.7    31.3    35.1    29.2    33.0    32.2    33.4    31.9    31.8
     15 weeks and over..............................    25.0    29.9    32.5    24.6    26.7    29.0    29.5    31.4    32.4
       15 to 26 weeks...............................    13.8    16.0    18.2    13.1    14.9    15.1    15.9    17.5    17.5
       27 weeks and over............................    11.2    13.9    14.3    11.6    11.8    13.9    13.7    13.9    14.9





  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-7. Reason for unemployment

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                            
                        Reason                                                                                              
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Feb.    Jan.    Feb.    Feb.    Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb. 
                                                       2001    2002    2002    2001    2001    2001    2001    2002    2002 
                                                                                                                            
                 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                       
                                                                                                                            
  Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                            
     jobs...........................................   3,309   5,365   5,014   2,856   4,297   4,501   4,492   4,354   4,326
    On temporary layoff.............................   1,286   1,753   1,499     950   1,288   1,157   1,107   1,124   1,106
    Not on temporary layoff.........................   2,023   3,611   3,515   1,906   3,009   3,344   3,385   3,231   3,220
      Permanent job losers..........................   1,451   2,764   2,677   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
      Persons who completed temporary jobs..........     572     848     838   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
  Job leavers.......................................     830     884     891     815     880     848     908     879     877
  Reentrants........................................   1,998   2,270   2,383   1,900   2,113   2,197   2,361   2,191   2,268
  New entrants......................................     327     417     420     387     466     497     495     479     485
                                                                                                                            
                 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...........................................    51.2    60.0    57.6    47.9    55.4    56.0    54.4    55.1    54.4
     On temporary layoff............................    19.9    19.6    17.2    15.9    16.6    14.4    13.4    14.2    13.9
     Not on temporary layoff........................    31.3    40.4    40.4    32.0    38.8    41.6    41.0    40.9    40.5
   Job leavers......................................    12.8     9.9    10.2    13.7    11.3    10.5    11.0    11.1    11.0
   Reentrants.......................................    30.9    25.4    27.4    31.9    27.2    27.3    28.6    27.7    28.5
   New entrants.....................................     5.1     4.7     4.8     6.5     6.0     6.2     6.0     6.1     6.1
                                                                                                                            
            UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE                                                                                  
                   CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
   Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                           
     jobs...........................................     2.3     3.8     3.5     2.0     3.0     3.2     3.2     3.1     3.0
   Job leavers......................................      .6      .6      .6      .6      .6      .6      .6      .6      .6
   Reentrants.......................................     1.4     1.6     1.7     1.3     1.5     1.5     1.7     1.5     1.6
   New entrants.....................................      .2      .3      .3      .3      .3      .3      .3      .3      .3

    1 Not available.





  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                               HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-8. Range of alternative measures of labor underutilization

  (Percent)
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                                  Not seasonally               Seasonally adjusted           
                                                                     adjusted                                                
                            Measure                                                                                          
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                                 Feb.   Jan.   Feb.   Feb.   Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb. 
                                                                 2001   2002   2002   2001   2001   2001   2001   2002   2002 
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
  U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of                                                                 
      the civilian labor force................................    1.1    1.9    2.0    1.0    1.4    1.6    1.7    1.8    1.8
                                                                                                                             
  U-2 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, as                                                                
      a percent of the civilian labor force...................    2.3    3.8    3.5    2.0    3.0    3.2    3.2    3.1    3.0
                                                                                                                             
  U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor                                                                   
      force (official unemployment rate)......................    4.6    6.3    6.1    4.2    5.4    5.6    5.8    5.6    5.5
                                                                                                                             
  U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a percent                                                                
      of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers....    4.8    6.5    6.4   (1)    (1)    (1)    (1)    (1)    (1) 
                                                                                                                             
  U-5 Total unemployed, plus discouraged workers, plus all                                                                   
      other marginally attached workers, as a percent of the                                                                 
      civilian labor force plus all marginally                                                                               
      attached workers........................................    5.5    7.3    7.1   (1)    (1)    (1)    (1)    (1)    (1) 
                                                                                                                             
  U-6 Total unemployed, plus all marginally attached workers,                                                                
      plus total employed part time for economic reasons,                                                                    
      as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all                                                                      
      marginally attached workers.............................    7.9   10.5   10.1   (1)    (1)    (1)    (1)    (1)    (1) 

    1 Not available.
      NOTE:  This range of alternative measures of labor underutilization replaces the U1-U7 range published in table A-7 of
  this release prior to 1994.  Marginally attached workers are persons who currently are neither working nor looking for work
  but indicate that they want and are available for a job and have looked for work sometime in the recent past.  Discouraged
  workers, a subset of the marginally attached, have given a job-market related reason for not currently looking for a job. 
  Persons employed part time for economic reasons are those who want and are available for full-time work but have had to
  settle for a part-time schedule.  For further information, see "BLS introduces new range of alternative unemployment
  measures," in the October 1995 issue of the Monthly Labor Review.





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  Table A-9. Unemployed persons by sex and age, seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                            Number of                                                       
                                                        unemployed persons                Unemployment rates(1)             
                                                          (in thousands)                                                    
                     Age and sex                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Feb.    Jan.    Feb.    Feb.    Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb. 
                                                       2001    2002    2002    2001    2001    2001    2001    2002    2002 
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
  Total, 16 years and over..........................   5,888   7,922   7,891    4.2     5.4     5.6     5.8     5.6     5.5 
    16 to 24 years..................................   2,160   2,653   2,602    9.5    11.5    11.7    11.9    11.9    11.6 
      16 to 19 years................................   1,104   1,252   1,215   13.5    15.4    15.7    16.2    16.1    15.6 
        16 to 17 years..............................     543     487     478   16.9    17.4    17.5    18.8    17.0    16.5 
        18 to 19 years..............................     549     749     718   11.0    14.2    14.8    14.8    15.2    14.7 
      20 to 24 years................................   1,056   1,401   1,387    7.3     9.3     9.5     9.6     9.7     9.5 
    25 years and over...............................   3,788   5,268   5,383    3.2     4.2     4.4     4.5     4.4     4.5 
      25 to 54 years................................   3,253   4,655   4,590    3.2     4.4     4.6     4.7     4.7     4.6 
      55 years and over.............................     517     675     758    2.8     3.4     3.5     4.0     3.5     3.8 
                                                                                                                            
    Men, 16 years and over..........................   3,154   4,356   4,228    4.2     5.5     5.9     5.8     5.8     5.6 
      16 to 24 years................................   1,251   1,439   1,439   10.6    12.4    13.0    12.8    12.5    12.4 
        16 to 19 years..............................     631     640     668   15.0    17.2    17.7    17.2    16.3    16.8 
          16 to 17 years............................     301     249     277   18.4    20.3    20.4    20.0    17.6    19.6 
          18 to 19 years............................     338     383     397   12.9    15.1    16.2    15.6    15.1    15.4 
        20 to 24 years..............................     620     799     771    8.1     9.8    10.5    10.5    10.6    10.2 
      25 years and over.............................   1,934   2,908   2,837    3.0     4.2     4.5     4.5     4.5     4.4 
        25 to 54 years..............................   1,642   2,532   2,392    3.1     4.3     4.6     4.5     4.7     4.5 
        55 years and over...........................     290     408     438    2.8     3.7     4.1     4.2     3.8     4.1 
                                                                                                                            
    Women, 16 years and over........................   2,734   3,566   3,663    4.1     5.3     5.4     5.8     5.4     5.5 
      16 to 24 years................................     909   1,214   1,163    8.3    10.5    10.3    11.0    11.3    10.7 
        16 to 19 years..............................     473     612     547   11.9    13.6    13.7    15.1    15.8    14.3 
          16 to 17 years............................     242     238     202   15.3    14.5    14.5    17.6    16.4    13.6 
          18 to 19 years............................     211     365     321    8.8    13.3    13.3    14.0    15.2    13.9 
        20 to 24 years..............................     436     601     615    6.3     8.7     8.3     8.7     8.7     8.7 
      25 years and over.............................   1,854   2,360   2,547    3.4     4.2     4.4     4.6     4.3     4.6 
        25 to 54 years..............................   1,611   2,123   2,197    3.4     4.4     4.7     4.8     4.6     4.7 
        55 years and over...........................     227     267     320    2.7     3.2     2.8     3.7     3.0     3.5 

    1 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.





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  Table A-10. 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.  
                                                                        2001      2002      2001      2002      2001      2002  
                                                                                                                                
                        NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
  Total not in the labor force......................................   69,788    71,149    26,310    27,043    43,478    44,106 
    Persons who currently want a job................................    4,500     4,436     1,871     1,963     2,629     2,472 
       Searched for work and available to work now(1)...............    1,339     1,410       613       720       727       689 
          Reason not currently looking:                                                                                         
            Discouragement over job prospects(2)....................      289       371       186       224       103       147 
            Reasons other than discouragement(3)....................    1,050     1,039       427       496       623       543 
                                                                                                                                
                         MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
  Total multiple jobholders(4)......................................    7,592     7,398     3,989     3,689     3,603     3,708 
      Percent of total employed.....................................      5.6       5.5       5.6       5.2       5.7       5.9 
                                                                                                                                
      Primary job full time, secondary job part time................    4,258     4,070     2,496     2,257     1,762     1,813 
      Primary and secondary jobs both part time.....................    1,627     1,633       459       493     1,168     1,141 
      Primary and secondary jobs both full time.....................      304       255       210       166        94        89 
      Hours vary on primary or secondary job........................    1,360     1,384       792       747       568       637 

    1 Data refer to persons who have searched for work during the prior 12 months and were available to take a job during the
  reference week.
    2 Includes thinks no work available, could not find work, lacks schooling or training, employer thinks too young or old, and
  other types of discrimination.
    3 Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for such reasons as child-care and transportation
  problems, as well as a small number for which reason for nonparticipation was not determined.
    4 Includes persons who work part time on their primary job and full time on their secondary job(s), not shown separately.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                    ESTABLISHMENT DATA


Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry

(In thousands)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                             Not seasonally adjusted                   Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                        
                Industry                                                                                                
                                           Feb.    Dec.   Jan.    Feb.     Feb.    Oct.    Nov.    Dec.   Jan.    Feb. 
                                           2001    2001   2002p   2002p    2001    2001    2001    2001   2002p   2002p 
                                                                                                                        
          Total......................... 131,102 132,143 129,217 129,839 132,595 131,782 131,427 131,321 131,195 131,261
                                                                                                                        
       Total private.................... 110,086 110,756 108,239 108,426 111,915 110,784 110,421 110,260 110,132 110,178
                                                                                                                        
Goods-producing.........................  25,034  24,375  23,748  23,672  25,627  24,746  24,577  24,453  24,278  24,247
                                                                                                                        
  Mining................................     542     563     549     543     555     569     567     564     562     556
    Metal mining........................    38.1    32.8    30.5    30.4      39      35      34      33      31      31
    Coal mining.........................    75.3    82.9    81.9    80.5      75      81      81      82      82      81
    Oil and gas extraction..............   323.2   337.2   333.1   327.8     328     340     339     336     337     333
    Nonmetallic minerals, except fuels..   104.9   110.4   103.5   103.8     113     113     113     113     112     111
                                                                                                                        
  Construction..........................   6,393   6,739   6,356   6,330   6,880   6,852   6,851   6,850   6,787   6,812
    General building contractors........ 1,478.6 1,549.2 1,479.0 1,470.2   1,555   1,560   1,561   1,559   1,550   1,549
    Heavy construction, except building.   796.0   895.0   803.6   805.6     930     933     942     944     928     940
    Special trade contractors........... 4,118.8 4,294.4 4,073.2 4,054.2   4,395   4,359   4,348   4,347   4,309   4,323
                                                                                                                        
  Manufacturing.........................  18,099  17,073  16,843  16,799  18,192  17,325  17,159  17,039  16,929  16,879
      Production workers................  12,242  11,428  11,249  11,229  12,323  11,626  11,500  11,405  11,325  11,299
                                                                                                                        
   Durable goods........................  10,962  10,180  10,022   9,997  10,997  10,363  10,240  10,158  10,053  10,027
      Production workers................   7,382   6,761   6,636   6,630   7,415   6,897   6,805   6,744   6,670   6,656
    Lumber and wood products............   783.4   778.5   767.3   766.5     799     789     784     780     781     784
    Furniture and fixtures..............   546.4   499.5   496.1   499.4     549     505     499     499     498     502
    Stone, clay, and glass products.....   562.9   554.8   539.8   536.3     578     566     562     559     554     550
    Primary metal industries............   681.7   615.5   602.0   600.5     679     633     619     613     601     597
      Blast furnaces and basic steel                                                                                    
         products.......................   216.7   201.1   190.6   189.7   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
    Fabricated metal products........... 1,511.4 1,433.5 1,414.6 1,411.6   1,514   1,454   1,435   1,428   1,416   1,415
    Industrial machinery and equipment.. 2,108.9 1,895.6 1,874.8 1,861.0   2,105   1,943   1,917   1,892   1,870   1,856
      Computer and office equipment.....   370.5   334.8   330.0   327.2     370     342     339     335     327     326
    Electronic and other electrical                                                                                     
       equipment........................ 1,729.0 1,480.4 1,461.5 1,444.8   1,726   1,529   1,499   1,474   1,459   1,437
      Electronic components and                                                                                         
         accessories....................   710.1   584.6   574.7   566.5     711     601     591     583     572     563
    Transportation equipment............ 1,781.2 1,705.3 1,656.9 1,670.6   1,786   1,714   1,706   1,696   1,660   1,676
      Motor vehicles and equipment......   963.7   909.6   877.6   900.4     967     903     903     901     878     904
      Aircraft and parts................   463.4   453.7   440.0   431.8     464     463     456     452     440     432
    Instruments and related products....   869.9   837.7   835.1   831.0     871     849     843     839     836     832
    Miscellaneous manufacturing.........   386.8   378.7   373.9   375.2     390     381     376     378     378     378
                                                                                                                        
   Nondurable goods.....................   7,137   6,893   6,821   6,802   7,195   6,962   6,919   6,881   6,876   6,852
      Production workers................   4,860   4,667   4,613   4,599   4,908   4,729   4,695   4,661   4,655   4,643
    Food and kindred products........... 1,653.6 1,679.7 1,658.8 1,655.8   1,686   1,689   1,691   1,682   1,685   1,686
    Tobacco products....................    32.3    34.2    34.0    33.6      31      33      33      32      33      33
    Textile mill products...............   490.7   443.2   436.5   435.2     496     454     446     442     440     439
    Apparel and other textile products..   588.4   529.3   523.9   525.7     595     542     533     531     535     531
    Paper and allied products...........   642.1   626.3   623.6   620.7     645     628     627     624     624     623
    Printing and publishing............. 1,524.6 1,453.9 1,431.7 1,419.3   1,529   1,465   1,452   1,444   1,435   1,422
    Chemicals and allied products....... 1,037.4 1,020.0 1,015.1 1,016.5   1,039   1,027   1,024   1,021   1,018   1,018
    Petroleum and coal products.........   122.9   125.8   122.9   122.8     127     128     127     127     128     127
    Rubber and misc. plastics products..   977.4   922.7   917.3   914.0     979     935     927     920     919     915
    Leather and leather products........    67.4    58.0    57.6    57.9      68      61      59      58      59      58
                                                                                                                        
Service-producing....................... 106,068 107,768 105,469 106,167 106,968 107,036 106,850 106,868 106,917 107,014
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation and public utilities...   7,045   6,973   6,840   6,831   7,123   7,016   6,952   6,915   6,897   6,901
    Transportation......................   4,520   4,444   4,325   4,321   4,591   4,472   4,414   4,387   4,376   4,384
      Railroad transportation...........   227.7   226.2   223.1   223.2     231     225     224     227     226     226
      Local and interurban passenger                                                                                    
         transit........................   490.6   500.0   494.6   499.3     480     479     480     485     486     489
      Trucking and warehousing.......... 1,828.0 1,834.5 1,795.1 1,785.2   1,870   1,832   1,830   1,832   1,829   1,824
      Water transportation..............   189.7   199.7   192.4   195.4     200     206     204     206     203     206
      Transportation by air............. 1,296.4 1,235.7 1,177.4 1,173.3   1,318   1,264   1,221   1,189   1,187   1,192
      Pipelines, except natural gas.....    13.5    14.2    13.8    13.8      14      14      14      14      14      14
      Transportation services...........   474.4   434.1   428.1   430.7     478     452     441     434     431     433
    Communications and public utilities.   2,525   2,529   2,515   2,510   2,532   2,544   2,538   2,528   2,521   2,517
      Communications.................... 1,682.0 1,684.5 1,669.1 1,668.4   1,685   1,695   1,689   1,683   1,673   1,671
      Electric, gas, and sanitary                                                                                       
         services.......................   843.4   844.9   845.6   842.0     847     849     849     845     848     846
                                                                                                                        
  Wholesale trade.......................   7,015   6,951   6,882   6,872   7,064   6,971   6,941   6,938   6,934   6,919
    Durable goods.......................   4,181   4,090   4,057   4,051   4,198   4,114   4,087   4,086   4,077   4,067
    Nondurable goods....................   2,834   2,861   2,825   2,821   2,866   2,857   2,854   2,852   2,857   2,852
  Retail trade..........................  22,941  24,029  23,048  22,925  23,472  23,422  23,424  23,365  23,406  23,464
    Building materials and garden                                                                                       
       supplies.........................   951.1   998.8   969.0   970.6   1,007   1,012   1,010   1,013   1,021   1,028
    General merchandise stores.......... 2,710.9 3,058.1 2,760.9 2,692.2   2,807   2,764   2,778   2,755   2,720   2,797
      Department stores................. 2,378.9 2,674.8 2,410.9 2,350.1   2,462   2,422   2,420   2,410   2,378   2,437
    Food stores......................... 3,513.2 3,585.1 3,504.0 3,476.1   3,548   3,542   3,539   3,525   3,522   3,508
    Automotive dealers and service                                                                                      
       stations......................... 2,393.3 2,416.8 2,400.8 2,400.3   2,424   2,429   2,430   2,428   2,432   2,430
      New and used car dealers.......... 1,117.8 1,137.0 1,136.8 1,141.3   1,124   1,134   1,137   1,141   1,145   1,148
    Apparel and accessory stores........ 1,184.1 1,296.1 1,226.4 1,175.6   1,227   1,208   1,203   1,192   1,222   1,216
    Furniture and home furnishings                                                                                      
       stores........................... 1,136.3 1,191.4 1,147.4 1,132.7   1,146   1,136   1,136   1,143   1,139   1,141
    Eating and drinking places.......... 7,939.1 8,170.8 7,892.6 7,958.6   8,171   8,187   8,198   8,209   8,211   8,198
    Miscellaneous retail establishments. 3,112.8 3,311.4 3,147.1 3,118.5   3,142   3,144   3,130   3,100   3,139   3,146
                                                                                                                        
  Finance, insurance, and real estate...   7,552   7,614   7,582   7,574   7,609   7,634   7,638   7,632   7,636   7,626
    Finance.............................   3,737   3,775   3,766   3,757   3,748   3,761   3,772   3,774   3,777   3,766
      Depository institutions........... 2,019.7 2,045.1 2,043.3 2,038.6   2,025   2,041   2,045   2,044   2,046   2,044
        Commercial banks................ 1,413.4 1,428.9 1,426.5 1,422.6   1,417   1,427   1,428   1,427   1,429   1,428
        Savings institutions............   253.2   259.6   261.3   260.7     254     257     259     260     262     261
      Nondepository institutions........   681.8   728.7   727.8   728.8     683     712     717     728     731     730
        Mortgage bankers and brokers....   302.3   341.6   344.0   346.3     304     326     333     342     346     348
      Security and commodity brokers....   776.4   743.5   738.1   733.1     781     750     751     744     741     736
      Holding and other investment                                                                                      
         offices........................   258.6   258.0   256.5   256.4     259     258     259     258     259     256
    Insurance...........................   2,345   2,353   2,346   2,343   2,351   2,361   2,356   2,352   2,352   2,348
      Insurance carriers................ 1,588.9 1,594.1 1,590.9 1,586.9   1,592   1,602   1,597   1,594   1,595   1,590
      Insurance agents, brokers, and                                                                                    
         service........................   756.4   759.0   755.2   755.6     759     759     759     758     757     758
    Real estate.........................   1,470   1,486   1,470   1,474   1,510   1,512   1,510   1,506   1,507   1,512
                                                                                                                        
  Services2.............................  40,499  40,814  40,139  40,552  41,020  40,995  40,889  40,957  40,981  41,021
    Agricultural services...............   700.3   779.9   721.2   716.8     821     841     840     846     843     841
    Hotels and other lodging places..... 1,848.3 1,766.4 1,742.4 1,758.0   1,957   1,862   1,852   1,845   1,849   1,855
    Personal services................... 1,338.4 1,278.4 1,344.1 1,357.3   1,261   1,281   1,271   1,294   1,294   1,281
    Business services................... 9,643.2 9,426.7 9,116.0 9,135.5   9,851   9,467   9,356   9,346   9,316   9,307
      Services to buildings.............   997.2   985.4   972.4   968.3   1,007     995     996     992     984     978
      Personnel supply services......... 3,555.5 3,325.7 3,076.0 3,085.8   3,731   3,378   3,282   3,252   3,234   3,238
        Help supply services............ 3,160.3 2,959.2 2,736.5 2,749.7   3,339   3,005   2,913   2,894   2,878   2,892
      Computer and data processing                                                                                      
         services....................... 2,188.7 2,191.9 2,187.3 2,196.7   2,186   2,201   2,189   2,189   2,188   2,193
    Auto repair, services, and parking.. 1,286.4 1,296.8 1,296.7 1,305.8   1,291   1,298   1,305   1,304   1,308   1,310
    Miscellaneous repair services.......   360.0   358.8   354.7   357.5     365     362     360     359     359     362
    Motion pictures.....................   596.4   581.7   581.7   580.6     600     582     584     580     589     583
    Amusement and recreation services... 1,554.3 1,590.0 1,528.8 1,560.6   1,772   1,781   1,762   1,777   1,771   1,775
    Health services..................... 10213.5 10496.3 10478.0 10512.0  10,236  10,431  10,458  10,483  10,501  10,535
      Offices and clinics of medical                                                                                    
         doctors........................ 1,953.2 2,006.0 2,004.3 2,014.3   1,958   1,993   2,000   2,002   2,007   2,020
      Nursing and personal care                                                                                         
         facilities..................... 1,803.8 1,844.8 1,841.2 1,839.7   1,808   1,834   1,837   1,842   1,846   1,844
      Hospitals......................... 4,040.6 4,161.2 4,163.2 4,172.3   4,045   4,135   4,149   4,158   4,166   4,176
      Home health care services.........   640.9   661.5   654.4   658.0     645     655     657     659     661     662
    Legal services...................... 1,014.0 1,031.5 1,024.9 1,025.1   1,020   1,030   1,030   1,031   1,030   1,031
    Educational services................ 2,502.6 2,585.7 2,392.1 2,615.3   2,375   2,436   2,439   2,457   2,471   2,484
    Social services..................... 3,001.2 3,119.3 3,103.0 3,123.9   2,997   3,096   3,100   3,105   3,121   3,121
      Child day care services...........   750.2   771.1   762.2   767.6     734     757     755     757     755     753
      Residential care..................   826.2   853.3   855.0   858.4     829     854     855     853     860     862
    Museums and botanical and zoological                                                                                
      gardens...........................   100.5   107.6   101.0   101.4     110     112     110     110     110     110
    Membership organizations............ 2,466.7 2,495.3 2,468.9 2,482.0   2,487   2,505   2,505   2,506   2,504   2,502
    Engineering and management services. 3,500.7 3,527.5 3,514.6 3,548.5   3,504   3,538   3,543   3,541   3,543   3,552
      Engineering and architectural                                                                                     
         services....................... 1,038.0 1,058.7 1,053.8 1,051.4   1,050   1,069   1,065   1,063   1,064   1,063
      Management and public relations... 1,114.6 1,125.3 1,120.9 1,122.5   1,123   1,124   1,127   1,125   1,134   1,130
    Services, nec.......................    50.6    50.5    49.7    49.8   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
                                                                                                                        
  Government............................  21,016  21,387  20,978  21,413  20,680  20,998  21,006  21,061  21,063  21,083
    Federal.............................   2,605   2,600   2,589   2,591   2,615   2,625   2,607   2,615   2,608   2,602
      Federal, except Postal Service.... 1,747.9 1,757.7 1,758.0 1,767.0   1,756   1,779   1,777   1,775   1,776   1,776
    State...............................   4,928   5,022   4,836   5,039   4,825   4,919   4,916   4,928   4,928   4,937
      Education......................... 2,171.7 2,232.9 2,051.2 2,244.8   2,048   2,107   2,109   2,112   2,115   2,121
      Other State government............ 2,756.2 2,789.4 2,784.3 2,793.8   2,777   2,812   2,807   2,816   2,813   2,816
    Local...............................  13,483  13,765  13,553  13,783  13,240  13,454  13,483  13,518  13,527  13,544
      Education......................... 7,847.5 7,987.8 7,804.9 8,020.9   7,479   7,607   7,630   7,642   7,641   7,653
      Other local government............ 5,635.5 5,777.6 5,748.0 5,762.3   5,761   5,847   5,853   5,876   5,886   5,891

  1 These series are not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the
trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision.
  2 Includes other industries, not shown separately.
  p = preliminary.
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Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                             Not seasonally adjusted                   Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                        
                Industry                                                                                                
                                           Feb.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb.    Feb.    Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb. 
                                           2001    2001    2002p   2002p   2001    2001    2001    2001    2002p   2002p 
                                                                                                                        
       Total private....................   34.0    34.4    33.6    33.9    34.3    34.0    34.1    34.1    34.1    34.1 
                                                                                                                        
Goods-producing.........................   39.8    40.4    39.9    39.9    40.3    40.0    40.0    40.1    40.4    40.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Mining................................   42.7    43.3    42.3    43.0    43.2    43.1    43.2    43.3    43.0    43.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Construction..........................   37.6    38.3    38.6    38.5    38.7    38.7    39.2    38.8    39.8    39.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Manufacturing.........................   40.5    41.3    40.4    40.3    40.9    40.5    40.3    40.6    40.6    40.7 
      Overtime hours....................    3.8     4.1     3.7     3.7     3.9     3.8     3.7     3.8     3.9     3.9 
                                                                                                                        
   Durable goods........................   40.8    41.6    40.8    40.7    41.1    40.7    40.4    40.8    40.9    41.0 
      Overtime hours....................    3.8     4.1     3.7     3.7     3.9     3.7     3.6     3.8     3.9     3.9 
                                                                                                                        
    Lumber and wood products............   39.2    40.7    39.8    39.5    40.1    40.6    40.5    40.8    40.3    40.4 
    Furniture and fixtures..............   38.4    39.8    39.8    39.6    39.1    38.3    38.4    38.8    40.0    40.4 
    Stone, clay, and glass products.....   41.6    43.5    43.2    43.1    42.8    43.9    43.8    43.5    44.3    44.5 
    Primary metal industries............   43.2    44.4    43.3    43.2    43.2    43.2    42.6    43.8    43.2    43.4 
      Blast furnaces and basic steel                                                                                    
         products.......................   44.0    43.8    43.2    43.1    44.4    44.0    43.3    43.8    43.1    43.5 
    Fabricated metal products...........   41.4    42.1    41.1    41.3    41.7    41.0    40.7    41.2    41.2    41.6 
    Industrial machinery and equipment..   41.2    41.1    40.4    40.3    41.0    40.4    39.9    40.2    40.2    40.0 
    Electronic and other electrical                                                                                     
       equipment........................   40.0    40.2    38.6    38.7    40.3    39.0    38.8    39.3    38.6    38.9 
    Transportation equipment............   41.5    42.7    42.4    42.2    42.0    41.3    41.3    41.7    42.8    42.5 
      Motor vehicles and equipment......   41.6    44.0    43.7    43.6    42.0    41.9    42.2    43.0    44.5    43.9 
    Instruments and related products....   41.5    41.2    40.5    40.5    41.1    40.7    40.3    40.5    40.4    40.2 
    Miscellaneous manufacturing.........   37.9    38.1    37.1    37.7    38.2    37.5    37.1    37.7    37.5    38.0 
                                                                                                                        
   Nondurable goods.....................   40.1    40.8    39.9    39.8    40.4    40.2    40.0    40.2    40.1    40.1 
      Overtime hours....................    3.8     4.2     3.8     3.8     4.0     4.1     3.9     4.0     4.0     4.0 
                                                                                                                        
    Food and kindred products...........   40.3    41.5    40.7    39.8    41.1    41.1    40.8    40.8    41.0    40.6 
    Tobacco products....................   38.7    41.3    40.2    40.3    39.8    40.2    39.8    40.6    41.6    41.5 
    Textile mill products...............   39.9    40.5    39.7    40.4    40.4    39.7    39.5    40.0    39.7    40.9 
    Apparel and other textile products..   37.7    37.8    36.4    37.2    37.6    36.8    36.9    37.4    36.8    37.1 
    Paper and allied products...........   41.3    42.3    41.4    41.0    41.7    41.5    41.3    41.5    41.2    41.4 
    Printing and publishing.............   38.1    38.3    37.4    37.4    38.4    38.0    37.8    37.8    37.6    37.6 
    Chemicals and allied products.......   42.3    42.4    41.9    41.6    42.3    42.3    42.1    41.8    42.0    41.7 
    Petroleum and coal products.........   43.1    41.5    41.4    40.1    (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
    Rubber and misc. plastics products..   40.8    42.0    40.8    40.9    40.9    40.5    40.7    41.2    40.8    41.1 
    Leather and leather products........   36.1    37.5    37.2    37.6    36.4    36.0    36.6    37.4    37.6    38.0 
                                                                                                                        
Service-producing.......................   32.6    33.0    32.2    32.5    32.8    32.6    32.6    32.7    32.6    32.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation and public utilities...   38.2    38.3    37.4    37.5    38.5    37.8    37.8    38.0    37.8    37.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Wholesale trade.......................   37.8    38.6    37.9    38.1    38.1    38.1    38.2    38.3    38.2    38.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Retail trade..........................   28.4    29.2    28.0    28.5    28.9    28.7    28.8    28.9    28.8    29.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Finance, insurance, and real estate...   36.3    36.7    35.9    36.3    36.3    36.0    36.2    36.1    36.1    36.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Services..............................   32.6    32.9    32.2    32.4    32.7    32.5    32.6    32.7    32.5    32.5 

  1 Data relate to production workers in mining and manufacturing; construction workers in construction; and
nonsupervisory workers in transportation and public utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real
estate; and services.  These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employees on private nonfarm
payrolls.
  2 This series is not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the
trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision.
  p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                    ESTABLISHMENT DATA


Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by
industry
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                 Average hourly earnings                 Average weekly earnings        
                                                                                                                        
                Industry                                                                                                
                                            Feb.      Dec.     Jan.      Feb.       Feb.      Dec.     Jan.      Feb.  
                                            2001      2001     2002p     2002p      2001      2001     2002p     2002p  
                                                                                                                        
       Total private....................  $14.16    $14.63    $14.68    $14.68    $481.44   $503.27   $493.25   $497.65 
        Seasonally adjusted.............   14.11     14.58     14.61     14.63     483.97    497.18    498.20    498.88 
                                                                                                                        
Goods-producing.........................   15.62     16.25     16.17     16.16     621.68    656.50    645.18    644.78 
                                                                                                                        
  Mining................................   17.61     17.93     17.93     17.85     751.95    776.37    758.44    767.55 
                                                                                                                        
  Construction..........................   18.16     18.64     18.48     18.47     682.82    713.91    713.33    711.10 
                                                                                                                        
  Manufacturing.........................   14.61     15.18     15.16     15.15     591.71    626.93    612.46    610.55 
                                                                                                                        
   Durable goods........................   15.03     15.68     15.64     15.62     613.22    652.29    638.11    635.73 
    Lumber and wood products............   12.08     12.40     12.38     12.26     473.54    504.68    492.72    484.27 
    Furniture and fixtures..............   12.03     12.57     12.60     12.57     461.95    500.29    501.48    497.77 
    Stone, clay, and glass products.....   14.68     15.22     15.30     15.29     610.69    662.07    660.96    659.00 
    Primary metal industries............   16.58     17.30     17.25     17.29     716.26    768.12    746.93    746.93 
      Blast furnaces and basic steel                                                                                    
         products.......................   20.05     20.63     20.60     20.69     882.20    903.59    889.92    891.74 
    Fabricated metal products...........   14.03     14.60     14.56     14.51     580.84    614.66    598.42    599.26 
    Industrial machinery and equipment..   15.74     16.33     16.33     16.25     648.49    671.16    659.73    654.88 
    Electronic and other electrical                                                                                     
       equipment........................   14.16     14.98     14.90     14.89     566.40    602.20    575.14    576.24 
    Transportation equipment............   18.68     19.66     19.56     19.62     775.22    839.48    829.34    827.96 
      Motor vehicles and equipment......   18.91     20.20     20.05     20.03     786.66    888.80    876.19    873.31 
    Instruments and related products....   14.60     15.14     15.18     15.15     605.90    623.77    614.79    613.58 
    Miscellaneous manufacturing.........   11.98     12.64     12.62     12.45     454.04    481.58    468.20    469.37 
                                                                                                                        
   Nondurable goods.....................   13.97     14.45     14.46     14.46     560.20    589.56    576.95    575.51 
    Food and kindred products...........   12.65     13.22     13.14     13.09     509.80    548.63    534.80    520.98 
    Tobacco products....................   21.49     22.26     21.84     22.13     831.66    919.34    877.97    891.84 
    Textile mill products...............   11.27     11.50     11.64     11.63     449.67    465.75    462.11    469.85 
    Apparel and other textile products..    9.36      9.67      9.77      9.78     352.87    365.53    355.63    363.82 
    Paper and allied products...........   16.54     17.16     17.11     17.04     683.10    725.87    708.35    698.64 
    Printing and publishing.............   14.64     15.02     15.04     15.11     557.78    575.27    562.50    565.11 
    Chemicals and allied products.......   18.41     18.80     18.85     18.99     778.74    797.12    789.82    789.98 
    Petroleum and coal products.........   22.21     21.98     22.12     22.63     957.25    912.17    915.77    907.46 
    Rubber and misc. plastics products..   13.31     13.66     13.65     13.60     543.05    573.72    556.92    556.24 
    Leather and leather products........   10.35     10.26     10.29     10.30     373.64    384.75    382.79    387.28 
                                                                                                                        
Service-producing.......................   13.73     14.18     14.25     14.27     447.60    467.94    458.85    463.78 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation and public utilities...  $16.68    $17.26    $17.34    $17.42    $637.18   $661.06   $648.52   $653.25 
                                                                                                                        
  Wholesale trade.......................   15.62     16.17     16.07     16.14     590.44    624.16    609.05    614.93 
                                                                                                                        
  Retail trade..........................    9.72      9.99     10.06     10.04     276.05    291.71    281.68    286.14 
                                                                                                                        
  Finance, insurance, and real estate...   15.63     16.19     16.18     16.23     567.37    594.17    580.86    589.15 
                                                                                                                        
  Services..............................   14.47     15.08     15.09     15.10     471.72    496.13    485.90    489.24 

  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                              ESTABLISHMENT DATA


Table B-4. Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm
payrolls by industry, seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
                                                                                          Percent  
                                    Feb.     Oct.     Nov.     Dec.     Jan.     Feb.      change  
            Industry                2001     2001     2001     2001     2002p    2002p     from:   
                                                                                         Jan. 2002-
                                                                                         Feb. 2002 
                                                                                                  
Total private:                                                                                    
   Current dollars..............   $14.11   $14.47   $14.54   $14.58   $14.61   $14.63      0.1   
   Constant (1982) dollars2.....     7.92     8.06     8.11     8.15     8.15     N.A.     (3)    
                                                                                                  
  Goods-producing...............    15.74    16.05    16.15    16.20    16.23    16.25       .1   
    Mining......................    17.52    17.73    17.85    17.83    17.74    17.74       .0   
    Construction................    18.30    18.38    18.46    18.57    18.55    18.54      -.1   
    Manufacturing...............    14.63    14.97    15.05    15.09    15.12    15.17       .3   
      Excluding overtime4.......    13.94    14.31    14.38    14.41    14.43    14.46       .2   
                                                                                                  
  Service-producing.............    13.62    14.01    14.07    14.12    14.14    14.16       .1   
    Transportation and public                                                                     
       utilities................    16.64    17.09    17.23    17.23    17.30    17.39       .5   
    Wholesale trade.............    15.60    15.89    15.91    16.05    16.05    16.13       .5   
    Retail trade................     9.69     9.91     9.98     9.99    10.00    10.01       .1   
    Finance, insurance, and real                                                                  
       estate...................    15.55    16.05    16.07    16.14    16.16    16.16       .0   
    Services....................    14.34    14.81    14.87    14.93    14.94    14.97       .2   

  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.  Data have been revised to reflect updated seasonal adjustment factors 
used in the CPI-W.
  3 Change was .0 percent from December 2001 to January 2002, the latest month available.
  4 Derived by assuming that overtime hours are paid at the rate of time and one-half.
    N.A. = not available.
  p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                    ESTABLISHMENT DATA


Table B-5. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by
industry

(1982=100)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                             Not seasonally adjusted                   Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                        
                Industry                                                                                                
                                          Feb.   Dec.    Jan.     Feb.    Feb.   Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.     Feb.  
                                          2001   2001    2002p    2002p   2001   2001    2001    2001    2002p    2002p 
                                                                                                                        
       Total private....................  147.6  150.6   143.4    144.7   151.7  148.9   148.7   148.8   148.3    148.5 
                                                                                                                        
Goods-producing.........................  108.7  107.3   102.6    102.2   113.6  108.3   107.5   107.1   107.0    106.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Mining................................   51.1   54.4    50.9     52.5    53.2   54.8    54.8    54.3    53.2     54.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Construction..........................  166.4  179.1   168.1    167.0   186.9  185.5   187.9   185.8   188.6    185.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Manufacturing.........................  100.0   95.1    91.7     91.3   101.5   94.9    93.4    93.3    92.7     92.6 
                                                                                                                        
   Durable goods........................  105.1   98.0    94.4     94.2   106.4   97.9    96.0    96.1    95.3     95.3 
    Lumber and wood products............  131.3  134.8   129.5    128.3   137.4  136.1   135.1   135.5   133.8    134.4 
    Furniture and fixtures..............  130.7  123.3   121.8    122.5   133.7  119.5   118.3   119.8   122.9    125.7 
    Stone, clay, and glass products.....  110.0  113.3   108.9    108.2   117.2  117.0   116.0   114.4   115.4    115.1 
    Primary metal industries............   87.4   79.4    75.5     75.2    87.0   79.9    76.5    78.0    75.0     75.0 
      Blast furnaces and basic steel                                                                                    
         products.......................   66.6   61.0    56.8     56.5    67.0   63.2    60.6    60.5    56.9     57.0 
    Fabricated metal products...........  115.9  111.1   106.8    107.0   117.1  109.7   107.4   108.1   107.2    108.2 
    Industrial machinery and equipment..   98.6   86.4    83.8     82.9    98.3   87.5    85.1    84.4    83.3     82.2 
    Electronic and other electrical                                                                                     
       equipment........................  104.7   87.4    82.9     81.9   105.2   87.9    85.5    85.1    82.7     81.7 
    Transportation equipment............  112.0  108.6   104.2    105.5   113.5  105.9   105.4   105.3   106.0    106.5 
      Motor vehicles and equipment......  145.1  143.1   135.7    140.4   146.4  135.3   136.5   137.8   139.4    142.0 
    Instruments and related products....   76.5   71.6    70.3     70.0    75.7   71.9    70.5    70.5    70.0     69.3 
    Miscellaneous manufacturing.........   93.5   90.3    86.4     88.4    94.9   89.6    87.3    89.1    88.6     89.8 
                                                                                                                        
   Nondurable goods.....................   93.0   91.0    88.0     87.4    94.8   90.8    89.8    89.5    89.1     89.0 
    Food and kindred products...........  110.6  115.4   111.5    108.8   115.4  115.5   114.5   113.6   114.3    113.4 
    Tobacco products....................   45.5   51.5    50.5     49.7    43.4   47.8    47.3    46.3    49.4     49.3 
    Textile mill products...............   68.0   61.9    59.7     60.5    69.7   62.8    61.4    61.2    59.9     62.0 
    Apparel and other textile products..   50.5   44.7    42.9     44.0    50.9   44.9    44.1    44.5    44.4     44.3 
    Paper and allied products...........   98.2   98.2    95.4     94.1    99.8   96.5    96.2    95.9    95.2     95.5 
    Printing and publishing.............  117.5  112.5   107.5    106.5   119.0  112.5   110.7   109.9   108.6    107.4 
    Chemicals and allied products.......   99.0   96.3    94.8     94.5    99.0   96.8    96.2    95.0    94.9     94.4 
    Petroleum and coal products.........   67.4   70.2    67.8     65.7    70.0   71.6    71.7    71.4    70.8     68.1 
    Rubber and misc. plastics products..  139.7  135.6   131.1    131.1   140.6  132.6   131.8   132.9   131.4    132.0 
    Leather and leather products........   28.6   24.7    24.3     24.4    29.1   24.9    24.7    24.7    24.8     24.5 
                                                                                                                        
Service-producing.......................  165.1  170.1   161.7    163.8   168.9  167.1   167.1   167.5   166.9    167.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation and public utilities...  137.7  137.3   131.3    131.8   140.3  136.3   135.0   135.0   134.4    134.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Wholesale trade.......................  129.2  131.2   127.4    127.7   131.4  129.7   129.3   129.8   129.6    130.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Retail trade..........................  140.4  152.0   138.9    140.5   146.8  144.8   145.3   145.5   145.3    146.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Finance, insurance, and real estate...  138.5  141.3   137.5    138.5   139.8  139.3   140.2   139.6   139.5    139.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Services..............................  209.1  212.4   204.0    207.8   212.5  211.1   211.1   211.8   210.7    210.9 

  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                   ESTABLISHMENT DATA


Table B-6.  Diffusion indexes of employment change, seasonally adjusted

(Percent)
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
       Time span          Jan.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    May     June    July    Aug.    Sept.   Oct.    Nov.    Dec. 
                                                                                                                       
                        
                                                   Private nonfarm payrolls, 353 industries1
                        
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
Over 1-month span:                                                                                                     
     1998..............   63.2    56.2    59.3    60.2    58.9    57.1    55.4    58.4    54.8    55.0    58.2    56.4 
     1999..............   55.1    59.6    52.8    57.2    58.2    54.2    57.1    54.4    55.2    57.9    59.9    56.8 
     2000..............   55.7    59.3    61.0    54.2    47.7    60.5    57.8    55.1    52.0    54.8    55.1    54.2 
     2001..............   53.7    50.4    55.8    45.0    46.6    44.3    45.5    43.9    44.1    38.7    38.7    41.8 
     2002..............  p47.2   p48.2                                                                                 
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
Over 3-month span:                                                                                                     
     1998..............   65.3    66.1    64.6    65.7    62.2    57.9    57.5    58.4    59.1    59.2    59.3    59.2 
     1999..............   60.8    57.8    58.5    55.8    58.1    57.9    57.2    59.2    59.8    59.1    61.0    60.6 
     2000..............   61.6    63.3    61.9    56.2    55.1    57.9    61.5    56.4    54.1    53.3    55.7    53.3 
     2001..............   51.7    54.1    48.6    49.2    42.5    42.4    40.5    39.9    38.8    35.8    35.6   p37.5 
     2002..............  p43.8                                                                                         
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
Over 6-month span:                                                                                                     
     1998..............   70.4    67.4    65.0    62.5    63.6    60.5    59.2    58.6    57.9    59.6    60.6    59.9 
     1999..............   59.8    59.8    58.2    60.3    56.7    59.2    61.8    60.8    62.2    61.2    62.3    64.9 
     2000..............   63.5    60.6    62.6    63.7    61.5    55.5    56.1    58.6    54.2    54.8    51.8    54.2 
     2001..............   52.0    50.6    48.6    45.3    44.1    38.5    37.1    35.6    35.1   p35.4   p35.8         
     2002..............                                                                                                
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
Over 12-month span:                                                                                                    
     1998..............   69.7    67.6    67.4    66.0    64.0    62.7    61.9    62.0    60.9    59.3    60.8    58.8 
     1999..............   61.2    60.2    58.2    60.8    60.8    61.6    62.2    61.3    63.9    63.0    61.3    60.9 
     2000..............   62.5    63.0    61.8    59.5    58.4    56.8    55.7    56.5    54.2    53.4    53.0    51.7 
     2001..............   49.6    47.7    45.0    43.1    40.5    39.8   p39.5   p38.0                                 
     2002..............                                                                                                
                                                                                                                       
                        
                                                    Manufacturing payrolls, 136 industries1
                        
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
Over 1-month span:                                                                                                     
     1998..............   57.4    51.5    53.7    53.3    43.8    48.2    38.2    51.5    41.9    41.5    41.2    43.4 
     1999..............   46.0    44.5    43.0    42.3    50.4    39.3    51.5    39.3    45.2    46.3    53.3    46.7 
     2000..............   44.9    56.6    55.5    46.7    41.2    54.8    53.7    38.6    34.6    41.5    43.8    44.1 
     2001..............   37.9    32.4    41.5    31.3    29.4    33.1    39.0    27.6    36.0    29.4    25.7    29.4 
     2002..............  p39.7   p40.8                                                                                 
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
Over 3-month span:                                                                                                     
     1998..............   59.6    59.6    55.9    50.4    46.7    37.9    41.5    41.5    41.9    38.2    36.8    40.8 
     1999..............   41.2    39.0    38.2    41.5    40.8    45.2    39.0    45.2    40.8    44.9    46.3    46.0 
     2000..............   50.0    54.0    52.9    42.3    43.0    48.5    48.2    33.8    28.7    30.5    39.0    35.7 
     2001..............   28.3    29.4    24.6    26.5    22.4    24.6    21.0    19.9    19.9    21.0    17.6   p20.6 
     2002..............  p30.1                                                                                         
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
Over 6-month span:                                                                                                     
     1998..............   63.2    54.4    50.4    40.4    44.5    40.1    37.5    36.4    34.9    40.1    37.1    34.2 
     1999..............   36.0    38.2    37.5    41.2    36.8    39.7    43.0    41.5    46.0    40.4    46.3    51.5 
     2000..............   51.5    44.5    48.5    55.1    43.8    34.9    33.5    34.6    30.1    29.4    25.0    27.9 
     2001..............   26.8    25.4    19.9    20.6    20.2    15.1    13.2    14.0    11.8   p14.7   p18.8         
     2002..............                                                                                                
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
Over 12-month span:                                                                                                    
     1998..............   54.8    52.2    51.8    46.7    40.4    40.1    38.2    37.5    36.4    34.6    35.7    34.2 
     1999..............   38.6    34.6    32.4    36.0    37.9    39.0    40.1    40.4    44.5    46.0    44.9    44.5 
     2000..............   46.3    45.2    41.2    37.9    33.8    31.3    31.3    31.3    27.6    25.4    24.3    21.0 
     2001..............   19.1    16.5    14.7    16.2    15.1    12.1   p14.0   p12.9                                 
     2002..............                                                                                                

  1 Based on seasonally adjusted data for 1-, 3-, and 6-month spans and unadjusted data for the 12-month span.  Data are
centered within the span. 
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  Figures are the percent of industries with employment increasing plus one-half of the industries with
unchanged employment, where 50 percent indicates an equal balance between industries with increasing and decreasing
employment.