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                   THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:  MARCH 2002


   Both payroll employment and the unemployment rate were little changed 
in March, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor 
reported today.  Manufacturing and construction each lost nearly 40,000
jobs, but services employment grew substantially.  Both the manufacturing
workweek and overtime hours rose over the month.
   
Unemployment (Household Survey Data)
   
   The number of unemployed persons (8.1 million) and the unemployment rate
(5.7 percent) were little changed in March.  The jobless rate has been
within two-tenths of a percentage point of 5.6 percent since October 2001.
   
   The unemployment rate for blacks increased to 10.7 percent in March.
Jobless rates for the other major worker groups--adult men (5.2 percent),
adult women (5.0 percent), teenagers (16.4 percent), whites (5.0 percent),
and Hispanics (7.3 percent)--showed little or no change.  (See tables A-1
and A-2.)

Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
   
   Total employment fell by 425,000 in March to 133.9 million, after seasonal 
adjustment.  The employment-population ratio declined by 0.2 percentage point 
to 62.8 percent.  Total employment in March was 1.9 million lower than a year 
earlier, and the employment-population ratio was 1.5 percentage points lower.  
(See table A-1.)
   
   The civilian labor force (142.0 million) and the labor force participation 
rate (66.6 percent) were little changed from February to March.  Over the 
last 12 months, there has been little net change in the labor force while the 
labor force participation rate has decreased by 0.6 percentage point.  
(See table A-1.)
   
   About 7.4 million persons (not seasonally adjusted) held more than one
job in March.  These multiple jobholders represented 5.5 percent of the
total employed in March, about the same proportion as a year earlier.  
(See table A-10.)

Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
   
   About 1.3 million persons (not seasonally adjusted) were marginally
attached to the labor force in March, up from 1.1 million a year earlier.
These individuals reported that they wanted and were available for work and
had looked for a job 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 
319,000 in March.  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, at 131.3 million, was little changed in
March (+58,000); in February, employment was essentially unchanged (-2,000,
as revised).  From March 2001 through January 2002, payroll employment fell
by an average of 144,000 a month.  (See table B-1.)

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Table A.  Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
___________________________________________________________________________
                      |    Quarterly    |                          |
                      |    averages     |       Monthly data       |
                      |_________________|__________________________| Feb.-
      Category        |  2001  |  2002  |           2002           | Mar.
                      |_________________|__________________________|change
                      |   IV   |    I   |  Jan.  |  Feb.  |  Mar.  |
______________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______
    HOUSEHOLD DATA    |                 Labor force status
                      |____________________________________________________
Civilian labor force..| 142,291| 141,868| 141,390| 142,211| 142,005|   -206
  Employment..........| 134,308| 133,894| 133,468| 134,319| 133,894|   -425
  Unemployment........|   7,983|   7,975|   7,922|   7,891|   8,111|    220
Not in labor force....|  70,467|  71,342|  71,699|  70,995|  71,329|    334
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                      |                 Unemployment rates
                      |____________________________________________________
All workers...........|     5.6|     5.6|     5.6|     5.5|     5.7|    0.2
  Adult men...........|     5.0|     5.1|     5.2|     5.0|     5.2|     .2
  Adult women.........|     5.0|     4.9|     4.8|     5.0|     5.0|     .0
  Teenagers...........|    15.8|    16.0|    16.1|    15.6|    16.4|     .8
  White...............|     4.9|     5.0|     5.0|     4.9|     5.0|     .1
  Black...............|     9.9|    10.1|     9.8|     9.6|    10.7|    1.1
  Hispanic origin.....|     7.5|     7.5|     8.1|     7.1|     7.3|     .2
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
 ESTABLISHMENT DATA   |                     Employment
                      |____________________________________________________
Nonfarm employment....| 131,510|p131,230| 131,212|p131,210|p131,268|    p58
  Goods-producing 1/..|  24,592| p24,227|  24,273| p24,243| p24,166|   p-77
    Construction......|   6,851|  p6,795|   6,787|  p6,817|  p6,780|   p-37
    Manufacturing.....|  17,174| p16,874|  16,923| p16,869| p16,831|   p-38
  Service-producing 1/| 106,918|p107,003| 106,939|p106,967|p107,102|   p135
    Retail trade......|  23,404| p23,439|  23,408| p23,458| p23,452|    p-6
    Services..........|  40,947| p41,025|  40,992| p40,983| p41,101|   p118
    Government........|  21,022| p21,092|  21,070| p21,085| p21,122|    p37
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                      |                  Hours of work 2/
                      |____________________________________________________
Total private.........|    34.1|   p34.2|    34.1|   p34.2|   p34.2|    p.0
  Manufacturing.......|    40.5|   p40.8|    40.6|   p40.7|   p41.1|   p0.4
    Overtime..........|     3.8|    p4.0|     3.9|    p3.9|    p4.2|    p.3
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                      |    Indexes of aggregate weekly hours (1982=100) 2/
                      |____________________________________________________
Total private.........|   148.8|  p148.6|   148.4|  p148.7|  p148.8|   p0.1
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                      |                      Earnings 2/
                      |____________________________________________________
Avg. hourly earnings, |        |        |        |        |        |
  total private.......|  $14.53| p$14.63|  $14.59| p$14.63| p$14.67| p$0.04
Avg. weekly earnings, |        |        |        |        |        |
  total private.......|  494.99| p499.86|  497.52| p500.35| p501.71|  p1.36
______________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______
   1/  Includes other industries, not shown separately.
   2/  Data relate to private production or nonsupervisory workers.
   p=preliminary.

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   Manufacturing job losses continued, but the declines of 38,000 in March
and 54,000 in February were much smaller than in previous months.  From
January 2001 to January 2002, job losses in the nation's factories averaged
111,000 a month.  Over the month, employment in electronic equipment and in
industrial machinery decreased by 10,000 and 7,000, respectively, much
smaller than their average losses over the past year.  Several manufacturing 
industries had small employment gains in March after many months of losses--
stone, clay, and glass (2,000), primary metals (2,000), and rubber and 
miscellaneous plastics (4,000).  Transportation equipment lost 12,000 jobs 
in March, primarily in aircraft and parts (-9,000, including 2,800 workers 
on strike).  Since September 2001, the aircraft industry has lost 42,000 
jobs.
   
   Elsewhere in the goods-producing sector, construction employment decreased 
by 37,000 in March, after seasonal adjustment.  Virtually all the job losses 
were in heavy construction (-36,000).  Mining employment continued on its 
recent downward trend.  Since October, the industry has lost 14,000 jobs, 
mainly in oil and gas extraction.
   
   Within the service-producing sector, employment in the services industry
rose by 118,000, its largest over-the-month increase since September 2000.
Help supply services added 69,000 jobs in March.  This was the second
consecutive month of job growth in the industry, which had lost nearly a
fifth of its jobs from September 2000 through January 2002.  Employment in
engineering and management services increased by 12,000 in March, compared
with an average monthly gain of 4,000 in the prior 12 months.  Health
services employment continued to increase in March, rising by 32,000.
   
   Elsewhere in the private service-producing sector, employment was little
changed in March.  Within retail trade, food stores continued to lose jobs.
In finance, security and commodity brokerages posted a small job gain
(2,000), after 3 months of losses totaling 14,000.  Employment in insurance
fell by 4,000 over the month and has decreased by 20,000 since September
2001.  In air transportation, employment edged down in March, reversing
gains over the last 2 months.  This followed losses totaling 111,000 in the
fourth quarter.
   
   In government, employment in local education rose by 27,000 in March.
Federal and state government employment were little changed over the month.
   
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Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)
   
   The average workweek for production or nonsupervisory workers on private
nonfarm payrolls was unchanged in March at 34.2 hours, seasonally adjusted.
The manufacturing workweek increased by 0.4 hour to 41.1 hours, and factory
overtime increased by 0.3 hour to 4.2 hours.  Since November, manufacturing
hours have risen by 0.8 hour and overtime by one-half hour.  (See table B-2.)
   
   The index of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory
workers on private nonfarm payrolls edged up by 0.1 percent in March to
148.8 (1982=100), seasonally adjusted.  The index has fallen by 2.2 percent
from its recent peak in January 2001.  In March, the manufacturing index
rose for the first time since January 2001, increasing by 0.8 percent to
93.3.  (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 4 cents in March to $14.67, seasonally  
adjusted.  Average weekly earnings rose by 0.3 percent to $501.71.  Over the 
year, average hourly earnings increased by 3.5 percent and average weekly 
earnings grew by 3.2 percent.  (See table B-3.)
   
                      ______________________________
   
   The Employment Situation for April 2002 is scheduled to be released on
Friday, May 3, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT).

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Explanatory Note


 This news release presents statistics from two major surveys, the Current
Population Survey (household survey) and the Current Employment Statistics
survey (establishment survey).  The household survey provides the
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.

                                  - 6 -
 
 Differences in employment estimates.  The numerous conceptual and
methodological differences between the household and establishment surveys
result in important distinctions in the employment estimates derived from
the surveys.  Among these are:
 
 --The household survey includes agricultural workers, the self-employed,
unpaid family workers, and private household workers among the employed.
These groups are excluded from the establishment survey.

 --The household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the
employed. The establishment survey does not.
 
 --The household survey is limited to  workers 16 years of age and older.
The establishment survey is not limited by age.
 
 --The  household survey has no duplication of individuals, because
individuals  are counted only once, even if they hold more than one job. In
the establishment survey, employees working at more than one job  and thus
appearing on more than one payroll would be counted separately for each
appearance.
 
 Other differences between the two surveys are described in "Comparing
Employment Estimates from Household and Payroll Surveys," which may be
obtained from BLS upon request.

Seasonal adjustment
 
 Over the course of a year, the size of the nation's labor force and the
levels of employment and unemployment undergo sharp fluctuations due to
such seasonal events as changes in weather, reduced or expanded production,
harvests, major holidays, and the opening and closing of schools.  The
effect of such seasonal  variation can  be  very large; seasonal
fluctuations may account for as much as 95 percent of the month-to-month
changes in unemployment.
 
 Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern each
year, their influence on statistical trends can be eliminated by adjusting
the statistics from month to month.  These adjustments make nonseasonal
developments, such as declines in economic activity or increases in the
participation of women in the labor force, easier to spot.  For example,
the large number of youth entering the labor force each June is likely to
obscure any other changes that have taken place relative to May, making it
difficult to determine if the level of economic activity has risen or
declined.  However, because the effect of students finishing school in
previous years is known, the statistics for the current year can be
adjusted to allow for a comparable change.  Insofar as the seasonal
adjustment is made correctly, the adjusted figure provides a more useful
tool with which to analyze changes in economic activity.
 
 In both the household and establishment surveys, most seasonally adjusted
series are independently adjusted.  However, the adjusted series for many
major estimates, such as total payroll employment, employment in most major
industry divisions, total employment, and unemployment are computed by
aggregating independently adjusted component series.  For example, total
unemployment is derived by summing the adjusted series for four major age-
sex components; this differs from the unemployment estimate that would be
obtained by directly adjusting the total or by combining the duration,
reasons, or more detailed age categories.
 
 The numerical factors used to make the seasonal adjustments are
recalculated twice a year.  For the household survey, the factors are
calculated for the January-June period and again for the July-December

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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                                                                                  
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Mar.    Feb.    Mar.    Mar.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb.    Mar. 
                                                       2001    2002    2002    2001    2001    2001    2002    2002    2002 
                                                                                                                            
                        TOTAL                                                                                               
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 211,171 213,206 213,334 211,171 212,767 212,927 213,089 213,206 213,334
    Civilian labor force............................ 141,751 142,057 142,092 141,869 142,279 142,314 141,390 142,211 142,005
          Participation rate........................    67.1    66.6    66.6    67.2    66.9    66.8    66.4    66.7    66.6
      Employed...................................... 135,298 133,349 133,433 135,808 134,253 134,055 133,468 134,319 133,894
          Employment-population ratio...............    64.1    62.5    62.5    64.3    63.1    63.0    62.6    63.0    62.8
        Agriculture.................................   2,921   2,878   2,882   3,163   3,154   3,246   3,273   3,246   3,126
        Nonagricultural industries.................. 132,377 130,472 130,551 132,645 131,099 130,809 130,195 131,073 130,768
      Unemployed....................................   6,453   8,707   8,659   6,061   8,026   8,259   7,922   7,891   8,111
          Unemployment rate.........................     4.6     6.1     6.1     4.3     5.6     5.8     5.6     5.5     5.7
    Not in labor force..............................  69,421  71,149  71,243  69,302  70,488  70,613  71,699  70,995  71,329
      Persons who currently want a job..............   4,103   4,436   4,369   4,257   4,698   4,661   4,824   4,375   4,537
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 16 years and over                                                                                      
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 101,504 102,542 102,607 101,504 102,322 102,402 102,484 102,542 102,607
    Civilian labor force............................  75,266  75,500  75,627  75,563  76,023  75,976  75,469  75,685  75,756
          Participation rate........................    74.2    73.6    73.7    74.4    74.3    74.2    73.6    73.8    73.8
      Employed......................................  71,607  70,522  70,660  72,271  71,570  71,577  71,114  71,457  71,299
          Employment-population ratio...............    70.5    68.8    68.9    71.2    69.9    69.9    69.4    69.7    69.5
      Unemployed....................................   3,659   4,978   4,967   3,292   4,453   4,399   4,356   4,228   4,457
          Unemployment rate.........................     4.9     6.6     6.6     4.4     5.9     5.8     5.8     5.6     5.9
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  93,285  94,262  94,315  93,285  94,077  94,161  94,228  94,262  94,315
    Civilian labor force............................  71,251  71,786  71,846  71,300  71,935  71,988  71,534  71,718  71,723
          Participation rate........................    76.4    76.2    76.2    76.4    76.5    76.5    75.9    76.1    76.0
      Employed......................................  68,171  67,510  67,591  68,619  68,204  68,276  67,818  68,157  68,013
          Employment-population ratio...............    73.1    71.6    71.7    73.6    72.5    72.5    72.0    72.3    72.1
        Agriculture.................................   1,987   1,933   1,926   2,150   2,082   2,141   2,207   2,185   2,084
        Nonagricultural industries..................  66,184  65,577  65,665  66,469  66,122  66,135  65,611  65,973  65,929
      Unemployed....................................   3,080   4,276   4,255   2,681   3,731   3,712   3,716   3,560   3,710
          Unemployment rate.........................     4.3     6.0     5.9     3.8     5.2     5.2     5.2     5.0     5.2
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 16 years and over                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 109,667 110,663 110,728 109,667 110,445 110,525 110,605 110,663 110,728
    Civilian labor force............................  66,484  66,557  66,465  66,306  66,256  66,338  65,920  66,525  66,249
          Participation rate........................    60.6    60.1    60.0    60.5    60.0    60.0    59.6    60.1    59.8
      Employed......................................  63,691  62,827  62,773  63,537  62,683  62,478  62,354  62,862  62,595
          Employment-population ratio...............    58.1    56.8    56.7    57.9    56.8    56.5    56.4    56.8    56.5
      Unemployed....................................   2,793   3,729   3,692   2,769   3,573   3,860   3,566   3,663   3,654
          Unemployment rate.........................     4.2     5.6     5.6     4.2     5.4     5.8     5.4     5.5     5.5
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 101,779 102,651 102,728 101,779 102,438 102,492 102,550 102,651 102,728
    Civilian labor force............................  62,731  62,947  62,768  62,331  62,321  62,481  62,056  62,703  62,320
          Participation rate........................    61.6    61.3    61.1    61.2    60.8    61.0    60.5    61.1    60.7
      Employed......................................  60,447  59,738  59,619  60,089  59,288  59,205  59,102  59,588  59,227
          Employment-population ratio...............    59.4    58.2    58.0    59.0    57.9    57.8    57.6    58.0    57.7
        Agriculture.................................     791     803     787     811     852     859     824     829     804
        Nonagricultural industries..................  59,656  58,935  58,832  59,278  58,436  58,346  58,277  58,759  58,423
      Unemployed....................................   2,285   3,209   3,149   2,242   3,033   3,276   2,954   3,116   3,093
          Unemployment rate.........................     3.6     5.1     5.0     3.6     4.9     5.2     4.8     5.0     5.0
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian  noninstitutional population.............  16,108  16,293  16,292  16,108  16,252  16,275  16,310  16,293  16,292
    Civilian labor force............................   7,769   7,323   7,478   8,238   8,023   7,845   7,800   7,790   7,962
          Participation rate........................    48.2    44.9    45.9    51.1    49.4    48.2    47.8    47.8    48.9
      Employed......................................   6,680   6,101   6,223   7,100   6,761   6,574   6,548   6,575   6,655
          Employment-population ratio...............    41.5    37.4    38.2    44.1    41.6    40.4    40.1    40.4    40.8
        Agriculture.................................     143     141     169     202     220     246     241     233     239
        Nonagricultural industries..................   6,537   5,960   6,054   6,898   6,541   6,328   6,307   6,342   6,416
      Unemployed....................................   1,088   1,222   1,255   1,138   1,262   1,271   1,252   1,215   1,308
          Unemployment rate.........................    14.0    16.7    16.8    13.8    15.7    16.2    16.1    15.6    16.4

    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                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Mar.    Feb.    Mar.    Mar.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb.    Mar. 
                                                       2001    2002    2002    2001    2001    2001    2002    2002    2002 
                                                                                                                            
                        WHITE                                                                                               
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 175,416 176,783 176,866 175,416 176,500 176,607 176,713 176,783 176,866
    Civilian labor force............................ 118,166 118,412 118,291 118,194 118,566 118,403 117,759 118,472 118,159
        Participation rate..........................    67.4    67.0    66.9    67.4    67.2    67.0    66.6    67.0    66.8
      Employed...................................... 113,445 111,880 111,941 113,810 112,652 112,388 111,876 112,632 112,286
        Employment-population ratio.................    64.7    63.3    63.3    64.9    63.8    63.6    63.3    63.7    63.5
      Unemployed....................................   4,721   6,532   6,351   4,384   5,914   6,015   5,883   5,840   5,873
        Unemployment rate...........................     4.0     5.5     5.4     3.7     5.0     5.1     5.0     4.9     5.0
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force............................  60,400  60,788  60,663  60,374  60,900  60,875  60,473  60,714  60,521
        Participation rate..........................    76.8    76.6    76.4    76.7    76.9    76.8    76.3    76.5    76.3
      Employed......................................  58,075  57,472  57,447  58,404  58,044  58,051  57,658  58,053  57,793
        Employment-population ratio.................    73.8    72.5    72.4    74.2    73.3    73.3    72.7    73.2    72.8
      Unemployed....................................   2,326   3,316   3,216   1,970   2,856   2,824   2,815   2,661   2,728
        Unemployment rate...........................     3.9     5.5     5.3     3.3     4.7     4.6     4.7     4.4     4.5
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force............................  51,195  51,487  51,321  50,860  50,850  50,869  50,698  51,199  50,938
        Participation rate..........................    60.9    60.9    60.6    60.5    60.2    60.2    59.9    60.5    60.2
      Employed......................................  49,564  49,185  49,106  49,260  48,712  48,591  48,562  48,941  48,765
        Employment-population ratio.................    59.0    58.1    58.0    58.6    57.7    57.5    57.4    57.8    57.6
      Unemployed....................................   1,631   2,302   2,215   1,600   2,138   2,278   2,136   2,259   2,174
        Unemployment rate...........................     3.2     4.5     4.3     3.1     4.2     4.5     4.2     4.4     4.3
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force............................   6,571   6,137   6,307   6,960   6,816   6,659   6,588   6,558   6,699
        Participation rate..........................    51.6    47.7    49.1    54.7    53.1    51.8    51.2    51.0    52.1
      Employed......................................   5,806   5,223   5,388   6,146   5,896   5,746   5,656   5,639   5,728
        Employment-population ratio.................    45.6    40.6    41.9    48.3    45.9    44.7    44.0    43.9    44.6
      Unemployed....................................     765     915     919     814     920     913     932     920     971
        Unemployment rate...........................    11.6    14.9    14.6    11.7    13.5    13.7    14.2    14.0    14.5
          Men.......................................    12.3    17.4    16.5    12.3    15.8    14.6    13.7    15.4    16.3
          Women.....................................    10.9    12.4    12.7    11.0    11.1    12.8    14.6    12.6    12.7
                                                                                                                            
                        BLACK                                                                                               
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  25,441  25,813  25,839  25,441  25,720  25,752  25,785  25,813  25,839
    Civilian labor force............................  16,699  16,637  16,716  16,750  16,687  16,833  16,769  16,747  16,758
        Participation rate..........................    65.6    64.5    64.7    65.8    64.9    65.4    65.0    64.9    64.9
      Employed......................................  15,264  14,933  14,895  15,341  15,040  15,122  15,119  15,131  14,969
        Employment-population ratio.................    60.0    57.8    57.6    60.3    58.5    58.7    58.6    58.6    57.9
      Unemployed....................................   1,435   1,704   1,821   1,409   1,647   1,711   1,650   1,616   1,789
        Unemployment rate...........................     8.6    10.2    10.9     8.4     9.9    10.2     9.8     9.6    10.7
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force............................   7,349   7,452   7,549   7,386   7,385   7,490   7,546   7,444   7,579
        Participation rate..........................    72.0    71.9    72.8    72.4    71.6    72.5    72.9    71.8    73.0
      Employed......................................   6,722   6,730   6,759   6,779   6,739   6,811   6,872   6,798   6,814
        Employment-population ratio.................    65.9    65.0    65.1    66.5    65.3    65.9    66.4    65.6    65.7
      Unemployed....................................     627     722     790     607     646     679     674     645     765
        Unemployment rate...........................     8.5     9.7    10.5     8.2     8.7     9.1     8.9     8.7    10.1
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force............................   8,450   8,328   8,317   8,403   8,371   8,456   8,329   8,361   8,267
        Participation rate..........................    66.2    64.3    64.1    65.8    64.9    65.4    64.4    64.5    63.7
      Employed......................................   7,916   7,599   7,571   7,873   7,669   7,720   7,628   7,653   7,526
        Employment-population ratio.................    62.0    58.7    58.4    61.6    59.4    59.7    58.9    59.1    58.0
      Unemployed....................................     534     728     746     530     702     736     702     708     742
        Unemployment rate...........................     6.3     8.7     9.0     6.3     8.4     8.7     8.4     8.5     9.0
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force............................     900     857     850     961     931     887     894     943     912
        Participation rate..........................    36.5    34.3    34.1    39.0    37.3    35.5    35.8    37.8    36.6
      Employed......................................     626     603     565     689     632     591     619     680     630
        Employment-population ratio.................    25.4    24.2    22.6    27.9    25.3    23.7    24.8    27.2    25.3
      Unemployed....................................     274     254     285     272     299     296     274     263     282
        Unemployment rate...........................    30.5    29.6    33.6    28.3    32.1    33.4    30.7    27.9    31.0
          Men.......................................    27.5    29.7    35.8    28.7    31.6    32.0    32.1    30.0    36.9
          Women.....................................    33.3    29.5    31.1    28.0    32.6    34.8    29.0    25.6    24.7
                                                                                                                            
                   HISPANIC ORIGIN                                                                                          
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  22,889  23,604  23,664  22,889  23,417  23,478  23,542  23,604  23,664
    Civilian labor force............................  15,820  16,044  16,018  15,739  15,932  16,013  15,988  16,011  15,908
        Participation rate..........................    69.1    68.0    67.7    68.8    68.0    68.2    67.9    67.8    67.2
      Employed......................................  14,737  14,823  14,728  14,760  14,751  14,753  14,700  14,867  14,743
        Employment-population ratio.................    64.4    62.8    62.2    64.5    63.0    62.8    62.4    63.0    62.3
      Unemployed....................................   1,083   1,221   1,290     979   1,181   1,260   1,288   1,143   1,165
        Unemployment rate...........................     6.8     7.6     8.1     6.2     7.4     7.9     8.1     7.1     7.3

    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                                                                                           
                                                                                                                             
                                                Mar.     Feb.     Mar.     Mar.     Nov.     Dec.     Jan.     Feb.     Mar.  
                                                2001     2002     2002     2001     2001     2001     2002     2002     2002  
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
       Less than a high school diploma                                                                                       
                                                                                                                             
  Civilian noninstitutional population......   27,564   27,420   27,858   27,564   27,504   27,815   28,078   27,420   27,858
    Civilian labor force....................   12,008   11,824   12,114   12,100   12,035   12,257   12,112   12,172   12,187
        Percent of population...............     43.6     43.1     43.5     43.9     43.8     44.1     43.1     44.4     43.7
      Employed..............................   11,053   10,673   10,971   11,280   11,066   11,173   11,126   11,165   11,206
        Employment-population ratio.........     40.1     38.9     39.4     40.9     40.2     40.2     39.6     40.7     40.2
      Unemployed............................      955    1,151    1,143      820      969    1,084      986    1,008      980
        Unemployment rate...................      8.0      9.7      9.4      6.8      8.1      8.8      8.1      8.3      8.0
                                                                                                                             
     High school graduates, no college(2)                                                                                    
                                                                                                                             
  Civilian noninstitutional population......   57,660   57,362   57,327   57,660   57,400   57,520   57,608   57,362   57,327
    Civilian labor force....................   37,554   37,134   36,963   37,091   36,719   36,856   36,675   37,023   36,431
        Percent of population...............     65.1     64.7     64.5     64.3     64.0     64.1     63.7     64.5     63.5
      Employed..............................   35,996   34,903   34,795   35,668   34,882   35,051   34,768   35,078   34,450
        Employment-population ratio.........     62.4     60.8     60.7     61.9     60.8     60.9     60.4     61.2     60.1
      Unemployed............................    1,557    2,231    2,169    1,423    1,837    1,805    1,907    1,945    1,981
        Unemployment rate...................      4.1      6.0      5.9      3.8      5.0      4.9      5.2      5.3      5.4
                                                                                                                             
       Less than a bachelor's degree(3)                                                                                      
                                                                                                                             
  Civilian noninstitutional population......   45,182   45,350   45,094   45,182   45,353   45,362   45,075   45,350   45,094
    Civilian labor force....................   33,386   33,277   33,147   33,189   33,420   33,521   33,516   32,884   32,896
        Percent of population...............     73.9     73.4     73.5     73.5     73.7     73.9     74.4     72.5     72.9
      Employed..............................   32,424   31,780   31,655   32,292   32,018   32,087   32,117   31,527   31,497
        Employment-population ratio.........     71.8     70.1     70.2     71.5     70.6     70.7     71.3     69.5     69.8
      Unemployed............................      961    1,498    1,492      897    1,402    1,434    1,398    1,356    1,398
        Unemployment rate...................      2.9      4.5      4.5      2.7      4.2      4.3      4.2      4.1      4.3
                                                                                                                             
              College graduates                                                                                              
                                                                                                                             
  Civilian noninstitutional population......   45,979   47,636   47,675   45,979   47,225   46,877   46,985   47,636   47,675
    Civilian labor force....................   36,622   37,949   37,889   36,597   37,324   37,101   37,106   37,773   37,853
        Percent of population...............     79.7     79.7     79.5     79.6     79.0     79.1     79.0     79.3     79.4
      Employed..............................   35,916   36,865   36,870   35,890   36,223   35,960   36,013   36,681   36,833
        Employment-population ratio.........     78.1     77.4     77.3     78.1     76.7     76.7     76.6     77.0     77.3
      Unemployed............................      706    1,084    1,019      707    1,101    1,141    1,093    1,092    1,019
        Unemployment rate...................      1.9      2.9      2.7      1.9      2.9      3.1      2.9      2.9      2.7

    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                                                                                             
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Mar.    Feb.    Mar.    Mar.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb.    Mar. 
                                                       2001    2002    2002    2001    2001    2001    2002    2002    2002 
                                                                                                                            
                    CHARACTERISTIC                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
  Total employed, 16 years and over................. 135,298 133,349 133,433 135,808 134,253 134,055 133,468 134,319 133,894
    Married men, spouse present.....................  43,125  42,972  43,057  43,385  42,861  42,772  42,823  43,275  43,317
    Married women, spouse present...................  34,216  33,838  33,787  34,007  33,330  33,209  33,174  33,703  33,552
    Women who maintain families.....................   8,113   8,375   8,279   8,144   8,331   8,458   8,396   8,417   8,320
                                                                                                                            
                      OCCUPATION                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
    Managerial and professional specialty...........  42,029  41,969  42,047  41,896  41,925  41,890  41,668  41,966  41,908
    Technical, sales, and administrative support....  39,551  38,616  38,298  39,395  38,546  38,573  38,557  38,424  38,146
    Service occupations.............................  18,325  18,650  18,797  18,269  18,456  18,532  18,553  18,612  18,722
    Precision production, craft, and repair.........  14,776  14,091  14,225  14,955  14,637  14,507  14,432  14,335  14,412
    Operators, fabricators, and laborers............  17,637  17,146  17,130  18,000  17,311  17,179  17,032  17,668  17,482
    Farming, forestry, and fishing..................   2,979   2,877   2,937   3,292   3,267   3,371   3,467   3,334   3,238
                                                                                                                            
                   CLASS OF WORKER                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
    Agriculture:                                                                                                            
      Wage and salary workers.......................   1,725   1,660   1,650   1,909   1,865   1,879   1,917   1,930   1,825
      Self-employed workers.........................   1,165   1,203   1,205   1,224   1,276   1,313   1,311   1,293   1,264
      Unpaid family workers.........................      31      14      27      34      12      27      49      21      29
    Nonagricultural industries:                                                                                             
      Wage and salary workers....................... 123,572 122,315 122,331 123,767 122,507 122,196 122,145 122,770 122,545
        Government..................................  19,363  19,749  19,506  19,089  19,172  19,183  19,047  19,286  19,218
        Private industries.......................... 104,208 102,567 102,825 104,678 103,335 103,013 103,098 103,485 103,327
          Private households........................     918     708     729     858     790     736     725     709     677
          Other industries.......................... 103,291 101,858 102,096 103,820 102,545 102,277 102,373 102,775 102,650
      Self-employed workers.........................   8,661   8,059   8,118   8,749   8,507   8,524   8,213   8,257   8,200
      Unpaid family workers.........................     145      97     102     128      77      92      97      86      89
                                                                                                                            
              PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
    All industries:                                                                                                         
      Part time for economic reasons................   3,338   4,414   4,129   3,221   4,206   4,267   3,973   4,228   3,997
        Slack work or business conditions...........   2,040   2,968   2,810   1,965   2,796   2,809   2,549   2,755   2,721
        Could only find part-time work..............     961   1,148   1,068     916   1,121   1,161   1,089   1,120   1,021
      Part time for noneconomic reasons.............  19,467  19,407  19,271  18,711  18,587  18,540  18,291  18,395  18,530
                                                                                                                            
    Nonagricultural industries:                                                                                             
      Part time for economic reasons................   3,182   4,190   3,982   3,064   4,017   4,119   3,781   3,998   3,848
        Slack work or business conditions...........   1,954   2,821   2,714   1,869   2,679   2,717   2,448   2,615   2,605
        Could only find part-time work..............     940   1,124   1,052     891   1,096   1,138   1,068   1,089   1,001
      Part time for noneconomic reasons.............  18,966  18,888  18,796  18,162  18,007  17,960  17,717  17,886  18,004

      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                                                                                             
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Mar.    Feb.    Mar.    Mar.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb.    Mar. 
                                                       2001    2002    2002    2001    2001    2001    2002    2002    2002 
                                                                                                                            
                    CHARACTERISTIC                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
   Total, 16 years and over.........................   6,061   7,891   8,111    4.3     5.6     5.8     5.6     5.5     5.7 
     Men, 20 years and over.........................   2,681   3,560   3,710    3.8     5.2     5.2     5.2     5.0     5.2 
     Women, 20 years and over.......................   2,242   3,116   3,093    3.6     4.9     5.2     4.8     5.0     5.0 
     Both sexes, 16 to 19 years.....................   1,138   1,215   1,308   13.8    15.7    16.2    16.1    15.6    16.4 
                                                                                                                            
     Married men, spouse present....................   1,078   1,513   1,536    2.4     3.3     3.4     3.5     3.4     3.4 
     Married women, spouse present..................     948   1,330   1,288    2.7     3.6     3.7     3.4     3.8     3.7 
     Women who maintain families....................     529     728     656    6.1     8.0     8.0     7.9     8.0     7.3 
                                                                                                                            
     Full-time workers..............................   4,871   6,738   6,825    4.1     5.6     5.8     5.7     5.7     5.8 
     Part-time workers..............................   1,184   1,179   1,277    4.9     5.6     5.6     5.2     4.8     5.2 
                                                                                                                            
                    OCCUPATION(2)                                                                                           
                                                                                                                            
     Managerial and professional specialty..........     840   1,347   1,308    2.0     2.8     2.9     2.9     3.1     3.0 
     Technical, sales, and administrative support...   1,530   2,040   2,154    3.7     5.1     5.2     4.9     5.0     5.3 
     Precision production, craft, and repair........     549     827     920    3.5     5.8     5.8     6.3     5.5     6.0 
     Operators, fabricators, and laborers...........   1,402   1,690   1,673    7.2     9.1     9.2     9.5     8.7     8.7 
     Farming, forestry, and fishing.................     318     256     320    8.8     6.8     7.3     7.9     7.1     9.0 
                                                                                                                            
                       INDUSTRY                                                                                             
                                                                                                                            
     Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers   4,914   6,553   6,670    4.5     6.0     6.2     5.9     6.0     6.1 
       Goods-producing industries...................   1,489   1,952   2,098    5.2     7.1     7.4     7.4     7.1     7.6 
         Mining.....................................      22      23      36    4.0     5.3     6.1     5.9     4.5     6.3 
         Construction...............................     509     651     738    6.4     8.9     8.9     9.4     7.9     8.8 
         Manufacturing..............................     958   1,278   1,324    4.8     6.4     6.8     6.6     6.7     7.0 
           Durable goods............................     573     870     850    4.7     6.9     7.2     7.0     7.5     7.5 
           Nondurable goods.........................     385     408     474    4.9     5.5     6.1     5.9     5.5     6.3 
       Service-producing industries.................   3,425   4,601   4,573    4.2     5.6     5.8     5.4     5.6     5.6 
         Transportation and public utilities........     251     471     438    3.2     6.1     6.1     6.2     5.8     5.4 
         Wholesale and retail trade.................   1,450   1,794   1,808    5.3     6.4     7.1     6.3     6.5     6.5 
         Finance, insurance, and real estate........     207     234     255    2.5     3.5     3.0     2.2     2.8     3.1 
         Services...................................   1,517   2,103   2,071    4.1     5.4     5.5     5.4     5.5     5.4 
     Government workers.............................     412     536     557    2.1     2.4     2.4     2.3     2.7     2.8 
     Agricultural wage and salary workers...........     239     202     259   11.1     9.3     9.6    10.3     9.5    12.4 

    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                                                                                             
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Mar.    Feb.    Mar.    Mar.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb.    Mar. 
                                                       2001    2002    2002    2001    2001    2001    2002    2002    2002 
                                                                                                                            
                 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                       
                                                                                                                            
   Less than 5 weeks................................   2,447   2,820   2,798   2,698   3,090   3,024   2,978   2,828   3,078
   5 to 14 weeks....................................   2,282   3,060   2,794   1,967   2,573   2,724   2,586   2,515   2,411
   15 weeks and over................................   1,724   2,827   3,067   1,510   2,317   2,410   2,546   2,561   2,688
      15 to 26 weeks................................   1,002   1,585   1,684     814   1,207   1,295   1,418   1,383   1,355
      27 weeks and over.............................     721   1,242   1,383     696   1,110   1,115   1,127   1,178   1,333
                                                                                                                            
   Average (mean) duration, in weeks................    13.5    15.1    16.2    12.8    14.4    14.5    14.6    15.0    15.4
   Median duration, in weeks........................     7.7     9.0     9.7     6.4     7.6     8.2     8.8     8.1     8.1
                                                                                                                            
                 PERCENT DISTRIBUTION                                                                                       
                                                                                                                            
   Total unemployed.................................   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0
     Less than 5 weeks..............................    37.9    32.4    32.3    43.7    38.7    37.1    36.7    35.8    37.6
     5 to 14 weeks..................................    35.4    35.1    32.3    31.9    32.2    33.4    31.9    31.8    29.5
     15 weeks and over..............................    26.7    32.5    35.4    24.5    29.0    29.5    31.4    32.4    32.9
       15 to 26 weeks...............................    15.5    18.2    19.4    13.2    15.1    15.9    17.5    17.5    16.6
       27 weeks and over............................    11.2    14.3    16.0    11.3    13.9    13.7    13.9    14.9    16.3






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  Table A-7. Reason for unemployment

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                            
                        Reason                                                                                              
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Mar.    Feb.    Mar.    Mar.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb.    Mar. 
                                                       2001    2002    2002    2001    2001    2001    2002    2002    2002 
                                                                                                                            
                 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                       
                                                                                                                            
  Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                            
     jobs...........................................   3,336   5,014   4,766   2,995   4,501   4,492   4,354   4,326   4,270
    On temporary layoff.............................   1,208   1,499   1,301     988   1,157   1,107   1,124   1,106   1,066
    Not on temporary layoff.........................   2,128   3,515   3,464   2,007   3,344   3,385   3,231   3,220   3,204
      Permanent job losers..........................   1,474   2,677   2,660   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
      Persons who completed temporary jobs..........     654     838     804   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
  Job leavers.......................................     841     891     907     803     848     908     879     877     862
  Reentrants........................................   1,940   2,383   2,508   1,908   2,197   2,361   2,191   2,268   2,471
  New entrants......................................     336     420     479     410     497     495     479     485     557
                                                                                                                            
                 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...........................................    51.7    57.6    55.0    49.0    56.0    54.4    55.1    54.4    52.3
     On temporary layoff............................    18.7    17.2    15.0    16.2    14.4    13.4    14.2    13.9    13.1
     Not on temporary layoff........................    33.0    40.4    40.0    32.8    41.6    41.0    40.9    40.5    39.3
   Job leavers......................................    13.0    10.2    10.5    13.1    10.5    11.0    11.1    11.0    10.6
   Reentrants.......................................    30.1    27.4    29.0    31.2    27.3    28.6    27.7    28.5    30.3
   New entrants.....................................     5.2     4.8     5.5     6.7     6.2     6.0     6.1     6.1     6.8
                                                                                                                            
            UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE                                                                                  
                   CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
   Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                           
     jobs...........................................     2.4     3.5     3.4     2.1     3.2     3.2     3.1     3.0     3.0
   Job leavers......................................      .6      .6      .6      .6      .6      .6      .6      .6      .6
   Reentrants.......................................     1.4     1.7     1.8     1.3     1.5     1.7     1.5     1.6     1.7
   New entrants.....................................      .2      .3      .3      .3      .3      .3      .3      .3      .4

    1 Not available.






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  Table A-8. Range of alternative measures of labor underutilization

  (Percent)
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                                  Not seasonally               Seasonally adjusted           
                                                                     adjusted                                                
                            Measure                                                                                          
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                                Mar.   Feb.   Mar.   Mar.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.   Mar. 
                                                                2001   2002   2002   2001   2001   2001   2002   2002   2002 
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
  U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of                                                                 
      the civilian labor force................................    1.2    2.0    2.2    1.1    1.6    1.7    1.8    1.8    1.9
                                                                                                                             
  U-2 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, as                                                                
      a percent of the civilian labor force...................    2.4    3.5    3.4    2.1    3.2    3.2    3.1    3.0    3.0
                                                                                                                             
  U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor                                                                   
      force (official unemployment rate)......................    4.6    6.1    6.1    4.3    5.6    5.8    5.6    5.5    5.7
                                                                                                                             
  U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a percent                                                                
      of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers....    4.8    6.4    6.3   (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........................................    5.3    7.1    7.0   (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.............................    7.6   10.1    9.8   (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                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Mar.    Feb.    Mar.    Mar.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb.    Mar. 
                                                       2001    2002    2002    2001    2001    2001    2002    2002    2002 
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
  Total, 16 years and over..........................   6,061   7,891   8,111    4.3     5.6     5.8     5.6     5.5     5.7 
    16 to 24 years..................................   2,259   2,602   2,808    9.9    11.7    11.9    11.9    11.6    12.5 
      16 to 19 years................................   1,138   1,215   1,308   13.8    15.7    16.2    16.1    15.6    16.4 
        16 to 17 years..............................     500     478     544   15.9    17.5    18.8    17.0    16.5    18.0 
        18 to 19 years..............................     615     718     738   12.2    14.8    14.8    15.2    14.7    15.1 
      20 to 24 years................................   1,121   1,387   1,500    7.7     9.5     9.6     9.7     9.5    10.3 
    25 years and over...............................   3,823   5,383   5,326    3.2     4.4     4.5     4.4     4.5     4.5 
      25 to 54 years................................   3,348   4,590   4,664    3.3     4.6     4.7     4.7     4.6     4.7 
      55 years and over.............................     496     758     689    2.7     3.5     4.0     3.5     3.8     3.5 
                                                                                                                            
    Men, 16 years and over..........................   3,292   4,228   4,457    4.4     5.9     5.8     5.8     5.6     5.9 
      16 to 24 years................................   1,285   1,439   1,597   10.9    13.0    12.8    12.5    12.4    13.7 
        16 to 19 years..............................     611     668     747   14.3    17.7    17.2    16.3    16.8    18.5 
          16 to 17 years............................     258     277     307   16.2    20.4    20.0    17.6    19.6    20.8 
          18 to 19 years............................     337     397     423   12.7    16.2    15.6    15.1    15.4    16.7 
        20 to 24 years..............................     674     771     850    8.9    10.5    10.5    10.6    10.2    11.1 
      25 years and over.............................   2,028   2,837   2,882    3.2     4.5     4.5     4.5     4.4     4.5 
        25 to 54 years..............................   1,733   2,392   2,513    3.2     4.6     4.5     4.7     4.5     4.7 
        55 years and over...........................     304     438     384    3.0     4.1     4.2     3.8     4.1     3.6 
                                                                                                                            
    Women, 16 years and over........................   2,769   3,663   3,654    4.2     5.4     5.8     5.4     5.5     5.5 
      16 to 24 years................................     974   1,163   1,211    8.9    10.3    11.0    11.3    10.7    11.2 
        16 to 19 years..............................     527     547     561   13.3    13.7    15.1    15.8    14.3    14.3 
          16 to 17 years............................     242     202     238   15.6    14.5    17.6    16.4    13.6    15.3 
          18 to 19 years............................     278     321     315   11.6    13.3    14.0    15.2    13.9    13.4 
        20 to 24 years..............................     447     615     650    6.4     8.3     8.7     8.7     8.7     9.4 
      25 years and over.............................   1,795   2,547   2,444    3.2     4.4     4.6     4.3     4.6     4.4 
        25 to 54 years..............................   1,615   2,197   2,152    3.4     4.7     4.8     4.6     4.7     4.6 
        55 years and over...........................     192     320     305    2.3     2.8     3.7     3.0     3.5     3.4 

    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                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
                                                                        Mar.      Mar.      Mar.      Mar.      Mar.      Mar.  
                                                                        2001      2002      2001      2002      2001      2002  
                                                                                                                                
                        NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
  Total not in the labor force......................................   69,421    71,243    26,238    26,980    43,183    44,263 
    Persons who currently want a job................................    4,103     4,369     1,878     2,019     2,225     2,350 
       Searched for work and available to work now(1)...............    1,104     1,339       592       670       512       669 
          Reason not currently looking:                                                                                         
            Discouragement over job prospects(2)....................      350       319       217       211       134       108 
            Reasons other than discouragement(3)....................      754     1,019       375       459       378       560 
                                                                                                                                
                         MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
  Total multiple jobholders(4)......................................    7,609     7,392     3,917     3,809     3,692     3,583 
      Percent of total employed.....................................      5.6       5.5       5.5       5.4       5.8       5.7 
                                                                                                                                
      Primary job full time, secondary job part time................    4,134     4,132     2,396     2,337     1,739     1,795 
      Primary and secondary jobs both part time.....................    1,746     1,642       558       541     1,188     1,101 
      Primary and secondary jobs both full time.....................      334       239       225       163       109        76 
      Hours vary on primary or secondary job........................    1,351     1,346       713       759       638       587 

    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                                                                                                
                                           Mar.    Jan.    Feb.    Mar.    Mar.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb.    Mar. 
                                           2001    2002   2002p   2002p    2001    2001    2001    2002   2002p   2002p 
                                                                                                                        
          Total......................... 131,703 129,233 129,787 130,431 132,654 131,427 131,321 131,212 131,210 131,268
                                                                                                                        
       Total private.................... 110,569 108,249 108,372 108,895 111,943 110,421 110,260 110,142 110,125 110,146
                                                                                                                        
Goods-producing.........................  25,099  23,747  23,666  23,718  25,602  24,577  24,453  24,273  24,243  24,166
                                                                                                                        
  Mining................................     548     551     544     544     557     567     564     563     557     555
    Metal mining........................    37.0    31.0    30.0    29.5      38      34      33      31      30      30
    Coal mining.........................    75.8    81.9    81.1    80.8      75      81      82      82      81      81
    Oil and gas extraction..............   326.8   334.4   329.3   327.0     331     339     336     339     335     332
    Nonmetallic minerals, except fuels..   108.0   103.3   103.6   106.5     113     113     113     111     111     112
                                                                                                                        
  Construction..........................   6,526   6,356   6,334   6,410   6,929   6,851   6,850   6,787   6,817   6,780
    General building contractors........ 1,484.3 1,481.5 1,472.3 1,480.2   1,552   1,561   1,559   1,552   1,551   1,547
    Heavy construction, except building.   837.6   803.6   804.0   822.7     938     942     944     928     939     903
    Special trade contractors........... 4,204.2 4,070.6 4,057.4 4,107.0   4,439   4,348   4,347   4,307   4,327   4,330
                                                                                                                        
  Manufacturing.........................  18,025  16,840  16,788  16,764  18,116  17,159  17,039  16,923  16,869  16,831
      Production workers................  12,186  11,252  11,222  11,221  12,254  11,500  11,405  11,328  11,293  11,272
                                                                                                                        
   Durable goods........................  10,902  10,019   9,988   9,965  10,941  10,240  10,158  10,048  10,018   9,987
      Production workers................   7,333   6,641   6,626   6,623   7,358   6,805   6,744   6,675   6,653   6,639
    Lumber and wood products............   783.1   767.5   767.6   769.9     799     784     780     781     785     786
    Furniture and fixtures..............   547.2   495.4   496.7   497.0     548     499     499     497     499     497
    Stone, clay, and glass products.....   567.0   539.3   536.9   543.3     578     562     559     554     550     552
    Primary metal industries............   670.1   601.4   599.7   598.2     671     619     613     600     597     599
      Blast furnaces and basic steel                                                                                    
         products.......................   214.6   190.0   189.2   188.4   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
    Fabricated metal products........... 1,504.0 1,415.1 1,414.2 1,409.0   1,509   1,435   1,428   1,416   1,417   1,414
    Industrial machinery and equipment.. 2,086.6 1,875.1 1,861.6 1,856.7   2,084   1,917   1,892   1,870   1,857   1,850
      Computer and office equipment.....   367.1   329.9   327.1   325.2     369     339     335     327     326     326
    Electronic and other electrical                                                                                     
       equipment........................ 1,708.7 1,458.4 1,441.5 1,428.8   1,715   1,499   1,474   1,456   1,434   1,424
      Electronic components and                                                                                         
         accessories....................   700.0   573.7   565.3   558.2     702     591     583     571     562     556
    Transportation equipment............ 1,777.2 1,657.9 1,662.9 1,656.4   1,775   1,706   1,696   1,661   1,669   1,657
      Motor vehicles and equipment......   953.9   877.0   891.0   893.3     956     903     901     878     894     896
      Aircraft and parts................   465.3   440.0   431.6   423.4     465     456     452     440     432     423
    Instruments and related products....   868.7   834.7   832.6   829.5     871     843     839     835     833     831
    Miscellaneous manufacturing.........   389.2   373.9   374.0   376.0     391     376     378     378     377     377
                                                                                                                        
   Nondurable goods.....................   7,123   6,821   6,800   6,799   7,175   6,919   6,881   6,875   6,851   6,844
      Production workers................   4,853   4,611   4,596   4,598   4,896   4,695   4,661   4,653   4,640   4,633
    Food and kindred products........... 1,653.4 1,658.6 1,655.6 1,651.8   1,687   1,691   1,682   1,684   1,686   1,683
    Tobacco products....................    31.4    33.9    33.6    33.2      32      33      32      33      33      34
    Textile mill products...............   490.3   436.3   435.3   435.3     494     446     442     440     439     437
    Apparel and other textile products..   589.2   522.7   521.9   526.5     590     533     531     534     527     527
    Paper and allied products...........   639.5   623.7   619.9   619.7     642     627     624     624     622     622
    Printing and publishing............. 1,519.2 1,430.9 1,420.7 1,416.5   1,524   1,452   1,444   1,434   1,424   1,419
    Chemicals and allied products....... 1,038.3 1,017.1 1,017.5 1,013.5   1,039   1,024   1,021   1,020   1,019   1,015
    Petroleum and coal products.........   123.3   122.8   122.9   125.4     126     127     127     128     127     128
    Rubber and misc. plastics products..   970.7   917.4   914.8   918.0     973     927     920     919     916     920
    Leather and leather products........    68.1    57.7    58.2    58.8      68      59      58      59      58      59
                                                                                                                        
Service-producing....................... 106,604 105,486 106,121 106,713 107,052 106,850 106,868 106,939 106,967 107,102
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation and public utilities...   7,069   6,838   6,828   6,843   7,127   6,952   6,915   6,898   6,898   6,892
    Transportation......................   4,542   4,327   4,321   4,338   4,591   4,414   4,387   4,381   4,384   4,379
      Railroad transportation...........   228.4   225.0   225.1   225.0     230     224     227     228     228     227
      Local and interurban passenger                                                                                    
         transit........................   493.6   490.3   494.4   497.7     480     480     485     482     484     485
      Trucking and warehousing.......... 1,836.6 1,795.9 1,788.8 1,798.4   1,872   1,830   1,832   1,830   1,828   1,829
      Water transportation..............   193.2   192.7   194.3   196.4     201     204     206     204     205     205
      Transportation by air............. 1,301.0 1,181.9 1,176.4 1,177.5   1,316   1,221   1,189   1,192   1,195   1,189
      Pipelines, except natural gas.....    13.2    13.8    13.7    13.8      13      14      14      14      14      14
      Transportation services...........   475.5   427.8   428.3   428.9     479     441     434     431     430     430
    Communications and public utilities.   2,527   2,511   2,507   2,505   2,536   2,538   2,528   2,517   2,514   2,513
      Communications.................... 1,685.0 1,665.7 1,664.9 1,665.6   1,690   1,689   1,683   1,670   1,668   1,669
      Electric, gas, and sanitary                                                                                       
         services.......................   842.0   845.3   841.8   839.7     846     849     845     847     846     844
                                                                                                                        
  Wholesale trade.......................   7,030   6,881   6,872   6,885   7,066   6,941   6,938   6,933   6,919   6,917
    Durable goods.......................   4,181   4,056   4,054   4,054   4,196   4,087   4,086   4,076   4,070   4,067
    Nondurable goods....................   2,849   2,825   2,818   2,831   2,870   2,854   2,852   2,857   2,849   2,850
  
  Retail trade..........................  23,021  23,050  22,918  23,006  23,457  23,424  23,365  23,408  23,458  23,452
    Building materials and garden                                                                                       
       supplies.........................   977.6   969.7   971.4 1,000.7   1,006   1,010   1,013   1,022   1,029   1,030
    General merchandise stores.......... 2,700.3 2,751.3 2,684.2 2,681.9   2,797   2,778   2,755   2,710   2,789   2,786
      Department stores................. 2,368.8 2,402.3 2,343.3 2,348.5   2,451   2,420   2,410   2,369   2,430   2,439
    Food stores......................... 3,502.8 3,501.4 3,470.4 3,448.4   3,550   3,539   3,525   3,519   3,502   3,493
    Automotive dealers and service                                                                                      
       stations......................... 2,402.1 2,404.8 2,399.8 2,410.3   2,420   2,430   2,428   2,436   2,430   2,432
      New and used car dealers.......... 1,121.0 1,136.9 1,139.6 1,145.0   1,124   1,137   1,141   1,145   1,147   1,149
    Apparel and accessory stores........ 1,188.0 1,225.4 1,176.6 1,183.2   1,228   1,203   1,192   1,221   1,217   1,221
    Furniture and home furnishings                                                                                      
       stores........................... 1,136.1 1,146.1 1,131.9 1,131.4   1,147   1,136   1,143   1,138   1,141   1,141
    Eating and drinking places.......... 8,031.9 7,894.8 7,963.8 8,064.1   8,158   8,198   8,209   8,213   8,203   8,199
    Miscellaneous retail establishments. 3,082.1 3,156.8 3,120.3 3,085.8   3,151   3,130   3,100   3,149   3,147   3,150
                                                                                                                        
  Finance, insurance, and real estate...   7,579   7,584   7,572   7,583   7,618   7,638   7,632   7,638   7,624   7,618
    Finance.............................   3,749   3,767   3,760   3,761   3,755   3,772   3,774   3,778   3,768   3,766
      Depository institutions........... 2,023.5 2,043.5 2,037.9 2,040.0   2,028   2,045   2,044   2,046   2,043   2,045
        Commercial banks................ 1,415.4 1,426.5 1,422.5 1,422.9   1,418   1,428   1,427   1,429   1,428   1,427
        Savings institutions............   253.4   261.3   260.7   261.7     254     259     260     262     261     262
      Nondepository institutions........   687.7   727.8   729.6   728.8     686     717     728     731     731     728
        Mortgage bankers and brokers....   305.7   344.1   346.7   346.2     306     333     342     346     349     346
      Security and commodity brokers....   776.3   739.1   734.8   736.4     781     751     744     742     737     739
      Holding and other investment                                                                                      
         offices........................   261.0   256.7   257.2   255.5     260     259     258     259     257     254
    Insurance...........................   2,351   2,346   2,341   2,342   2,353   2,356   2,352   2,351   2,346   2,342
      Insurance carriers................ 1,592.5 1,590.5 1,585.6 1,586.1   1,593   1,597   1,594   1,594   1,588   1,586
      Insurance agents, brokers, and                                                                                    
         service........................   758.8   755.0   755.8   755.7     760     759     758     757     758     756
    Real estate.........................   1,479   1,471   1,471   1,480   1,510   1,510   1,506   1,509   1,510   1,510
                                                                                                                        
  Services2.............................  40,771  40,149  40,516  40,860  41,073  40,889  40,957  40,992  40,983  41,101
    Agricultural services...............   741.8   720.7   718.7   759.0     828     840     846     843     843     846
    Hotels and other lodging places..... 1,874.7 1,747.4 1,761.9 1,793.1   1,960   1,852   1,845   1,854   1,859   1,863
    Personal services................... 1,333.2 1,345.0 1,361.6 1,360.0   1,265   1,271   1,294   1,295   1,285   1,293
    Business services................... 9,651.5 9,116.4 9,114.4 9,230.0   9,822   9,356   9,346   9,317   9,285   9,365
      Services to buildings.............   999.4   971.2   966.8   972.7   1,007     996     992     982     976     979
      Personnel supply services......... 3,556.4 3,079.1 3,084.9 3,193.2   3,694   3,282   3,252   3,237   3,237   3,317
        Help supply services............ 3,163.3 2,738.5 2,748.8 2,849.0   3,293   2,913   2,894   2,881   2,891   2,960
      Computer and data processing                                                                                      
         services....................... 2,199.4 2,185.4 2,188.4 2,190.0   2,195   2,189   2,189   2,186   2,184   2,183
    Auto repair, services, and parking.. 1,297.2 1,297.1 1,303.1 1,304.4   1,298   1,305   1,304   1,308   1,308   1,305
    Miscellaneous repair services.......   361.2   354.3   356.4   355.3     364     360     359     358     361     357
    Motion pictures.....................   604.0   581.6   578.8   577.4     605     584     580     589     581     576
    Amusement and recreation services... 1,613.6 1,529.5 1,545.9 1,590.9   1,775   1,762   1,777   1,772   1,758   1,746
    Health services..................... 10247.4 10480.5 10506.2 10548.4  10,259  10,458  10,483  10,504  10,529  10,561
      Offices and clinics of medical                                                                                    
         doctors........................ 1,958.5 2,004.3 2,011.0 2,018.3   1,962   2,000   2,002   2,007   2,016   2,023
      Nursing and personal care                                                                                         
         facilities..................... 1,809.7 1,842.6 1,843.1 1,851.4   1,811   1,837   1,842   1,848   1,847   1,853
      Hospitals......................... 4,052.8 4,164.1 4,170.7 4,181.6   4,055   4,149   4,158   4,167   4,175   4,185
      Home health care services.........   646.7   655.6   657.3   662.8     648     657     659     663     661     663
    Legal services...................... 1,016.7 1,024.8 1,023.6 1,026.9   1,022   1,030   1,031   1,030   1,029   1,032
    Educational services................ 2,531.1 2,393.1 2,617.2 2,631.6   2,384   2,439   2,457   2,472   2,486   2,482
    Social services..................... 3,026.5 3,103.4 3,123.8 3,141.5   3,009   3,100   3,105   3,122   3,121   3,125
      Child day care services...........   759.0   763.0   768.5   775.2     739     755     757     756     754     756
      Residential care..................   829.5   854.6   856.5   861.4     831     855     853     860     860     863
    Museums and botanical and zoological                                                                                
      gardens...........................   103.4   101.0   101.0   104.1     110     110     110     110     110     110
    Membership organizations............ 2,477.6 2,469.5 2,485.0 2,495.1   2,489   2,505   2,506   2,504   2,505   2,506
    Engineering and management services. 3,519.1 3,513.8 3,547.3 3,572.4   3,510   3,543   3,541   3,542   3,551   3,563
      Engineering and architectural                                                                                     
         services....................... 1,040.6 1,054.0 1,049.5 1,055.0   1,052   1,065   1,063   1,064   1,061   1,067
      Management and public relations... 1,120.6 1,119.3 1,123.0 1,132.1   1,125   1,127   1,125   1,132   1,131   1,136
    Services, nec.......................    50.7    49.7    49.8    48.4   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
                                                                                                                        
  Government............................  21,134  20,984  21,415  21,536  20,711  21,006  21,061  21,070  21,085  21,122
    Federal.............................   2,608   2,587   2,593   2,595   2,613   2,607   2,615   2,607   2,605   2,603
      Federal, except Postal Service.... 1,751.6 1,756.7 1,764.8 1,767.8   1,754   1,777   1,775   1,775   1,774   1,773
    State...............................   4,973   4,842   5,032   5,071   4,836   4,916   4,928   4,934   4,930   4,935
      Education......................... 2,208.7 2,056.3 2,241.3 2,277.5   2,055   2,109   2,112   2,120   2,118   2,124
      Other State government............ 2,764.3 2,785.2 2,790.5 2,793.9   2,781   2,807   2,816   2,814   2,812   2,811
    Local...............................  13,553  13,555  13,790  13,870  13,262  13,483  13,518  13,529  13,550  13,584
      Education......................... 7,891.3 7,807.9 8,022.8 8,080.9   7,492   7,630   7,642   7,644   7,655   7,682
      Other local government............ 5,661.4 5,747.0 5,766.9 5,789.3   5,770   5,853   5,876   5,885   5,895   5,902

  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.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                    ESTABLISHMENT DATA


Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                             Not seasonally adjusted                   Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                        
                Industry                                                                                                
                                           Mar.    Jan.    Feb.    Mar.    Mar.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb.    Mar. 
                                           2001    2002   2002p   2002p    2001    2001    2001    2002   2002p   2002p 
                                                                                                                        
       Total private....................   34.0    33.6    33.9    33.9    34.3    34.1    34.1    34.1    34.2    34.2 
                                                                                                                        
Goods-producing.........................   40.2    39.9    39.8    40.2    40.5    40.0    40.1    40.4    40.4    40.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Mining................................   43.1    42.3    42.7    42.8    43.8    43.2    43.3    43.0    43.3    43.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Construction..........................   38.6    38.6    38.5    38.4    39.1    39.2    38.8    39.8    39.6    39.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Manufacturing.........................   40.8    40.4    40.3    40.9    41.0    40.3    40.6    40.6    40.7    41.1 
      Overtime hours....................    3.9     3.7     3.7     4.0     4.1     3.7     3.8     3.9     3.9     4.2 
                                                                                                                        
   Durable goods........................   41.1    40.8    40.7    41.3    41.3    40.4    40.8    40.9    41.0    41.4 
      Overtime hours....................    3.9     3.7     3.7     4.1     4.0     3.6     3.8     3.9     3.9     4.2 
                                                                                                                        
    Lumber and wood products............   40.0    39.7    39.8    40.6    40.3    40.5    40.8    40.1    40.7    40.9 
    Furniture and fixtures..............   38.8    39.8    39.8    40.4    39.1    38.4    38.8    40.0    40.6    40.7 
    Stone, clay, and glass products.....   42.7    43.2    43.2    43.5    43.7    43.8    43.5    44.3    44.6    44.4 
    Primary metal industries............   43.2    43.6    43.3    44.1    43.4    42.6    43.8    43.5    43.5    44.5 
      Blast furnaces and basic steel                                                                                    
         products.......................   44.2    43.9    43.7    44.6    44.4    43.3    43.8    43.8    44.1    44.9 
    Fabricated metal products...........   41.6    41.2    41.3    41.7    41.9    40.7    41.2    41.3    41.6    41.9 
    Industrial machinery and equipment..   41.3    40.4    40.2    40.6    41.2    39.9    40.2    40.2    39.9    40.5 
    Electronic and other electrical                                                                                     
       equipment........................   39.9    38.5    38.5    39.3    40.1    38.8    39.3    38.5    38.7    39.4 
    Transportation equipment............   42.1    42.3    42.0    42.7    42.0    41.3    41.7    42.7    42.3    42.6 
      Motor vehicles and equipment......   42.5    43.5    43.3    44.2    42.3    42.2    43.0    44.3    43.6    44.3 
    Instruments and related products....   41.1    40.4    40.3    40.7    41.0    40.3    40.5    40.3    40.0    40.6 
    Miscellaneous manufacturing.........   38.3    37.1    37.7    38.5    38.2    37.1    37.7    37.5    38.0    38.4 
                                                                                                                        
   Nondurable goods.....................   40.2    40.0    39.8    40.3    40.5    40.0    40.2    40.1    40.2    40.5 
      Overtime hours....................    3.9     3.8     3.8     4.0     4.1     3.9     4.0     4.0     4.0     4.2 
                                                                                                                        
    Food and kindred products...........   40.5    40.7    40.0    40.5    41.2    40.8    40.8    41.0    40.8    41.2 
    Tobacco products....................   39.5    40.1    40.2    40.0    40.0    39.8    40.6    41.5    41.4    40.6 
    Textile mill products...............   40.5    39.9    40.5    41.8    40.5    39.5    40.0    39.9    41.0    41.8 
    Apparel and other textile products..   37.6    36.6    37.2    38.5    37.5    36.9    37.4    37.0    37.1    38.4 
    Paper and allied products...........   41.5    41.4    41.1    41.5    41.8    41.3    41.5    41.2    41.5    41.8 
    Printing and publishing.............   38.5    37.3    37.4    37.7    38.6    37.8    37.8    37.5    37.6    37.7 
    Chemicals and allied products.......   42.2    41.9    41.5    41.8    42.3    42.1    41.8    42.0    41.6    41.9 
    Petroleum and coal products.........   42.9    41.6    40.6    40.1    (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
    Rubber and misc. plastics products..   40.8    40.9    40.9    41.0    41.0    40.7    41.2    40.9    41.1    41.1 
    Leather and leather products........   35.9    37.5    37.2    37.7    36.1    36.6    37.4    37.9    37.6    37.9 
                                                                                                                        
Service-producing.......................   32.5    32.2    32.5    32.5    32.8    32.6    32.7    32.6    32.7    32.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation and public utilities...   38.0    37.4    37.4    37.6    38.3    37.8    38.0    37.8    37.6    37.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Wholesale trade.......................   38.0    37.9    38.1    38.1    38.3    38.2    38.3    38.2    38.4    38.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Retail trade..........................   28.4    28.0    28.6    28.6    28.8    28.8    28.9    28.8    29.1    29.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Finance, insurance, and real estate...   36.0    35.9    36.3    36.1    36.3    36.2    36.1    36.1    36.3    36.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Services..............................   32.6    32.2    32.5    32.4    32.8    32.6    32.7    32.5    32.6    32.6 

  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                                                                                                
                                            Mar.      Jan.      Feb.      Mar.      Mar.      Jan.      Feb.      Mar.  
                                            2001      2002     2002p     2002p      2001      2002     2002p     2002p  
                                                                                                                        
       Total private....................  $14.19    $14.67    $14.68    $14.69    $482.46   $492.91   $497.65   $497.99 
        Seasonally adjusted.............   14.17     14.59     14.63     14.67     486.03    497.52    500.35    501.71 
                                                                                                                        
Goods-producing.........................   15.69     16.17     16.17     16.21     630.74    645.18    643.57    651.64 
                                                                                                                        
  Mining................................   17.57     17.96     17.83     17.82     757.27    759.71    761.34    762.70 
                                                                                                                        
  Construction..........................   18.20     18.47     18.50     18.59     702.52    712.94    712.25    713.86 
                                                                                                                        
  Manufacturing.........................   14.65     15.16     15.16     15.18     597.72    612.46    610.95    620.86 
                                                                                                                        
   Durable goods........................   15.09     15.64     15.64     15.65     620.20    638.11    636.55    646.35 
    Lumber and wood products............   12.08     12.39     12.32     12.33     483.20    491.88    490.34    500.60 
    Furniture and fixtures..............   12.04     12.59     12.58     12.57     467.15    501.08    500.68    507.83 
    Stone, clay, and glass products.....   14.79     15.29     15.26     15.27     631.53    660.53    659.23    664.25 
    Primary metal industries............   16.63     17.26     17.30     17.33     718.42    752.54    749.09    764.25 
      Blast furnaces and basic steel                                                                                    
         products.......................   20.00     20.62     20.75     20.71     884.00    905.22    906.78    923.67 
    Fabricated metal products...........   14.08     14.56     14.53     14.59     585.73    599.87    600.09    608.40 
    Industrial machinery and equipment..   15.77     16.34     16.31     16.29     651.30    660.14    655.66    661.37 
    Electronic and other electrical                                                                                     
       equipment........................   14.26     14.88     14.88     14.95     568.97    572.88    572.88    587.54 
    Transportation equipment............   18.76     19.54     19.65     19.61     789.80    826.54    825.30    837.35 
      Motor vehicles and equipment......   19.02     20.03     20.08     20.10     808.35    871.31    869.46    888.42 
    Instruments and related products....   14.73     15.15     15.22     15.30     605.40    612.06    613.37    622.71 
    Miscellaneous manufacturing.........   12.05     12.61     12.51     12.51     461.52    467.83    471.63    481.64 
                                                                                                                        
   Nondurable goods.....................   13.97     14.46     14.45     14.47     561.59    578.40    575.11    583.14 
    Food and kindred products...........   12.68     13.16     13.09     13.13     513.54    535.61    523.60    531.77 
    Tobacco products....................   22.63     21.91     22.16     22.82     893.89    878.59    890.83    912.80 
    Textile mill products...............   11.31     11.64     11.61     11.63     458.06    464.44    470.21    486.13 
    Apparel and other textile products..    9.46      9.77      9.78      9.89     355.70    357.58    363.82    380.77 
    Paper and allied products...........   16.56     17.07     17.04     17.10     687.24    706.70    700.34    709.65 
    Printing and publishing.............   14.69     15.04     15.12     15.23     565.57    560.99    565.49    574.17 
    Chemicals and allied products.......   18.33     18.84     18.96     18.91     773.53    789.40    786.84    790.44 
    Petroleum and coal products.........   21.83     22.05     22.46     22.38     936.51    917.28    911.88    897.44 
    Rubber and misc. plastics products..   13.19     13.66     13.61     13.65     538.15    558.69    556.65    559.65 
    Leather and leather products........   10.46     10.27     10.33     10.36     375.51    385.13    384.28    390.57 
                                                                                                                        
Service-producing.......................   13.74     14.24     14.27     14.26     446.55    458.53    463.78    463.45 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation and public utilities...   16.65     17.39     17.44     17.41     632.70    650.39    652.26    654.62 
                                                                                                                        
  Wholesale trade.......................   15.58     16.07     16.16     16.04     592.04    609.05    615.70    611.12 
                                                                                                                        
  Retail trade..........................    9.74     10.05     10.03     10.07     276.62    281.40    286.86    288.00 
                                                                                                                        
  Finance, insurance, and real estate...   15.67     16.13     16.20     16.24     564.12    579.07    588.06    586.26 
                                                                                                                        
  Services..............................   14.48     15.07     15.10     15.09     472.05    485.25    490.75    488.92 

  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  
                                    Mar.     Nov.     Dec.     Jan.     Feb.     Mar.     change  
            Industry                2001     2001     2001     2002     2002p    2002p    from:   
                                                                                        Feb. 2002-
                                                                                        Mar. 2002 
                                                                                                  
Total private:                                                                                    
   Current dollars..............   $14.17   $14.54   $14.58   $14.59   $14.63   $14.67      0.3   
   Constant (1982) dollars2.....     7.96     8.11     8.15     8.14     8.15     N.A.     (3)    
                                                                                                  
  Goods-producing...............    15.79    16.15    16.20    16.23    16.27    16.31       .2   
    Mining......................    17.55    17.85    17.83    17.77    17.72    17.79       .4   
    Construction................    18.33    18.46    18.57    18.54    18.57    18.68       .6   
    Manufacturing...............    14.66    15.05    15.09    15.12    15.18    15.21       .2   
      Excluding overtime4.......    13.96    14.38    14.41    14.42    14.47    14.46      -.1   
                                                                                                  
  Service-producing.............    13.68    14.07    14.12    14.12    14.16    14.20       .3   
    Transportation and public                                                                     
       utilities................    16.68    17.23    17.23    17.35    17.41    17.44       .2   
    Wholesale trade.............    15.68    15.91    16.05    16.05    16.15    16.13      -.1   
    Retail trade................     9.72     9.98     9.99     9.99    10.00    10.05       .5   
    Finance, insurance, and real                                                                  
       estate...................    15.61    16.07    16.14    16.11    16.13    16.20       .4   
    Services....................    14.40    14.87    14.93    14.92    14.97    15.00       .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. 
  3 Change was .1 percent from January 2002 to February 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                                                                                                
                                          Mar.   Jan.    Feb.     Mar.    Mar.    Nov.    Dec.   Jan.    Feb.     Mar.  
                                          2001   2002    2002p    2002p   2001    2001    2001   2002    2002p    2002p 
                                                                                                                        
       Total private....................  148.7  143.4   144.7    145.7   152.0  148.7   148.8   148.4   148.7    148.8 
                                                                                                                        
Goods-producing.........................  110.5  102.6   102.0    103.3   114.1  107.5   107.1   107.0   106.5    106.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Mining................................   52.5   51.0    50.7     50.6    54.5   54.8    54.3    53.4    53.0     52.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Construction..........................  175.5  168.0   166.9    169.0   191.0  187.9   185.8   188.6   186.0    184.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Manufacturing.........................  100.2   91.7    91.3     92.5   101.2   93.4    93.3    92.7    92.6     93.3 
                                                                                                                        
   Durable goods........................  105.2   94.4    94.1     95.4   105.9   96.0    96.1    95.3    95.2     96.0 
    Lumber and wood products............  133.7  129.3   129.7    132.9   137.7  135.1   135.5   133.2   135.8    136.9 
    Furniture and fixtures..............  132.5  121.5   122.2    124.5   133.7  118.3   119.8   122.6   125.4    125.7 
    Stone, clay, and glass products.....  114.4  108.9   108.6    111.3   119.7  116.0   114.4   115.2   115.7    115.7 
    Primary metal industries............   85.6   76.1    75.3     76.5    86.2   76.5    78.0    75.5    75.0     77.3 
      Blast furnaces and basic steel                                                                                    
         products.......................   66.1   57.6    57.2     58.2    66.6   60.6    60.5    57.4    57.4     58.4 
    Fabricated metal products...........  116.0  107.0   107.2    108.0   117.1  107.4   108.1   107.5   108.5    109.0 
    Industrial machinery and equipment..   97.5   83.9    82.9     83.4    97.0   85.1    84.4    83.3    82.0     82.9 
    Electronic and other electrical                                                                                     
       equipment........................  102.9   82.7    81.3     82.3   103.4   85.5    85.1    82.4    81.2     82.3 
    Transportation equipment............  113.7  104.5   104.5    106.2   113.1  105.4   105.3   106.4   105.7    105.7 
      Motor vehicles and equipment......  146.8  136.1   138.2    142.2   146.0  136.5   137.8   139.8   139.7    142.4 
    Instruments and related products....   75.4   70.0    69.5     69.6    75.2   70.5    70.5    69.8    68.9     69.3 
    Miscellaneous manufacturing.........   94.9   86.5    88.1     91.4    95.3   87.3    89.1    88.6    89.4     91.4 
                                                                                                                        
   Nondurable goods.....................   93.3   88.0    87.4     88.5    94.7   89.8    89.5    89.2    89.0     89.7 
    Food and kindred products...........  111.3  111.3   109.4    110.2   115.9  114.5   113.6   114.3   113.9    114.7 
    Tobacco products....................   44.4   50.3    49.6     48.5    45.6   47.3    46.3    49.3    49.2     50.3 
    Textile mill products...............   69.1   59.9    60.7     62.9    69.5   61.4    61.2    60.2    62.2     63.0 
    Apparel and other textile products..   50.4   42.9    43.6     45.5    50.4   44.1    44.5    44.4    43.9     45.4 
    Paper and allied products...........   98.2   95.5    94.4     95.2    99.4   96.2    95.9    95.2    95.7     96.6 
    Printing and publishing.............  118.1  107.2   106.3    106.7   119.2  110.7   109.9   108.1   107.4    107.0 
    Chemicals and allied products.......   98.9   94.9    93.9     94.4    98.9   96.2    95.0    95.1    94.0     94.3 
    Petroleum and coal products.........   68.5   68.1    66.7     67.9    69.5   71.7    71.4    71.1    69.7     69.6 
    Rubber and misc. plastics products..  139.2  131.3   131.2    132.2   140.4  131.8   132.9   131.7   132.0    132.5 
    Leather and leather products........   28.8   24.5    24.5     25.0    28.8   24.7    24.7    25.0    24.8     25.0 
                                                                                                                        
Service-producing.......................  165.9  161.7   163.9    164.7   169.1  167.1   167.5   166.9   167.7    167.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation and public utilities...  137.6  131.4   131.2    132.1   139.9  135.0   135.0   134.3   133.5    134.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Wholesale trade.......................  130.0  127.3   128.0    128.3   132.0  129.3   129.8   129.6   130.2    130.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Retail trade..........................  141.2  139.0   140.7    141.2   146.0  145.3   145.5   145.4   147.0    146.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Finance, insurance, and real estate...  138.0  137.6   138.6    138.1   140.0  140.2   139.6   139.6   139.9    140.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Services..............................  210.5  204.1   207.9    209.4   213.4  211.1   211.8   210.8   211.6    212.0 

  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..............   48.9   p46.2   p45.6                                                                         
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
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    37.7 
     2002..............  p41.4   p43.1                                                                                 
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
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    35.7   p35.3   p35.6 
     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    38.4   p36.8   p34.7                         
     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..............   39.0   p41.9   p42.3                                                                         
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
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    20.2 
     2002..............  p27.2   p32.7                                                                                 
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
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    14.7   p18.8   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    12.9   p12.5   p12.5                         
     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.