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                    THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:  MAY 2000
                                     
                                     
   Boosted by the hiring of 357,000 temporary workers to assist with Census
2000, total nonfarm payroll employment grew by 231,000 in May, the Bureau
of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.
Private-sector payroll employment declined by 116,000 over the month, and
the unemployment rate edged back up to its March level of 4.1 percent.
Average hourly earnings increased by 1 cent over the month and by 3.5 percent
over the year.
   
Unemployment (Household Survey Data)
   
   Both the number of unemployed persons, 5.8 million, and the unemployment
rate, 4.1 percent, rose in May.  The rate had dipped to 3.9 percent in
April and has been below 4.2 percent since October 1999.  Unemployment rates
increased in May for adult women (3.8 percent) and blacks (8.0 percent).
Rates for other major worker groups--adult men (3.4 percent), teenagers
(12.5 percent), whites (3.5 percent), and Hispanics (5.8 percent)--showed
little or no change.  (See tables A-1 and A-2.)

Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
   
   Total employment declined by 991,000 in May to 134.7 million, seasonally
adjusted, and the employment-population ratio--the proportion of the
population age 16 and older with jobs--fell to 64.3 percent.  The civilian
labor force, 140.5 million, and the labor force participation rate,
67.1 percent, also declined over the month.  (See table A-1.)
   
   About 7.7 million persons (not seasonally adjusted) held more than one
job in May.  These multiple job-holders represented 5.7 percent of total
employment, compared to 5.9 percent a year earlier.  (See table A-10.)
   


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Table A.  Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
___________________________________________________________________________
                      |    Quarterly    |       Monthly data       |
                      |    averages     |                          |
                      |_________________|__________________________| Apr.-
      Category        |  1999  | 2000 1/|           2000           | May
                      |_________________|_________________ ________|change
                      |   IV   |   I    |  Mar.  |  Apr.  |  May   |
______________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______
    HOUSEHOLD DATA    |                 Labor force status
                      |____________________________________________________
Civilian labor force..| 139,880| 140,981| 140,867| 141,230| 140,489|   -741
  Employment..........| 134,153| 135,247| 135,159| 135,706| 134,715|   -991
  Unemployment........|   5,727|   5,733|   5,708|   5,524|   5,774|    250
Not in labor force....|  68,780|  67,933|  68,187|  67,986|  68,882|    896
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                      |                 Unemployment rates
                      |____________________________________________________
All workers...........|     4.1|     4.1|     4.1|     3.9|     4.1|    0.2
  Adult men...........|     3.4|     3.3|     3.3|     3.2|     3.4|     .2
  Adult women.........|     3.6|     3.6|     3.6|     3.5|     3.8|     .3
  Teenagers...........|    13.8|    13.4|    13.3|    12.7|    12.5|    -.2
  White...............|     3.5|     3.5|     3.6|     3.5|     3.5|     .0
  Black...............|     8.1|     7.8|     7.3|     7.2|     8.0|     .8
  Hispanic origin.....|     6.1|     5.9|     6.3|     5.4|     5.8|     .4
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
 ESTABLISHMENT DATA 2/|                     Employment
                      |____________________________________________________
Nonfarm employment....| 129,783| 130,626| 131,009|p131,423|p131,654|   p231
  Goods-producing 3/..|  25,524|  25,680|  25,738| p25,717| p25,670|   p-47
    Construction......|   6,513|   6,665|   6,726|  p6,692|  p6,663|   p-29
    Manufacturing.....|  18,482|  18,481|  18,476| p18,486| p18,469|   p-17
  Service-producing 3/| 104,259| 104,946| 105,271|p105,706|p105,984|   p278
    Retail trade......|  22,897|  22,993|  23,027| p23,203| p23,136|   p-67
    Services..........|  39,598|  39,949|  40,090| p40,203| p40,220|    p17
    Government........|  20,276|  20,431|  20,547| p20,665| p21,012|   p347
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                      |                  Hours of work 4/
                      |____________________________________________________
Total private.........|    34.5|    34.5|    34.5|   p34.5|   p34.4|  p-0.1
  Manufacturing.......|    41.7|    41.7|    41.7|   p42.2|   p41.4|   p-.8
    Overtime..........|     4.7|     4.6|     4.6|    p4.9|    p4.5|   p-.4
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                      |    Indexes of aggregate weekly hours (1982=100) 4/
                      |____________________________________________________
Total private.........|   149.6|   150.7|   151.0|  p151.6|  p150.7|  p-0.9
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                      |                      Earnings 4/
                      |____________________________________________________
Avg. hourly earnings, |        |        |        |        |        |
  total private.......|  $13.41|  $13.54|  $13.58| p$13.64| p$13.65| p$0.01
Avg. weekly earnings, |        |        |        |        |        |
  total private.......|  462.65|  467.47|  468.51| p470.58| p469.56| p-1.02
______________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______
   1/  Beginning in January 2000, household data reflect revised popula-
tion controls used in the Current Population Survey.
   2/  Establishment data have been revised to reflect March 1999
benchmarks,
the introduction of probability-based sample estimates for wholesale trade,
and recomputed seasonal adjustment factors.
   3/  Includes other industries, not shown separately.
   4/  Data relate to private production or nonsupervisory workers.
   p=preliminary.

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Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
   
   About 1.1 million persons (not seasonally adjusted) were marginally
attached to the labor force in May.  These people wanted and were available
to 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 282,000 in May.  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 increased by 231,000 in May to 131.7 million,
seasonally adjusted, reflecting the addition of 357,000 temporary workers
to federal government payrolls for Census 2000.  Total private employment
declined by 116,000 over the month, following large increases in March and
April.  Since the beginning of the year, private nonfarm employment growth
has averaged 182,000 a month, slightly below the average for all of 1999
(202,000).  In May, job losses occurred throughout much of the private
sector.  (See table B-1.)
   
   Construction employment declined by 29,000 in May, after seasonal
adjustment.  Since the beginning of the year, construction has added an
average of 22,000 jobs a month, about in line with the monthly average for
all of 1999.  The May employment decline was concentrated in residential
building contractors, heavy construction, concrete work, masonry, and
miscellaneous special trades.
   
   Manufacturing employment fell by 17,000 in May, following gains in both
March and April.  Apparel and textiles continued their long-term declines
in May, losing 8,000 and 4,000 jobs, respectively.  Employment also fell
over the month in motor vehicles (3,000) and in computer and office equipment
(3,000).  Employment continued to increase in electronic components; the
industry added 4,000 jobs in May, bringing the total gain this year to 15,000.
Mining employment was little changed in May, following small gains over the
prior 3 months.

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   In the service-producing sector, employment in retail trade decreased by
67,000 in May, following a very large increase (176,000) in April.  Several
retail industries with substantial job gains in April experienced partially
offsetting losses in May; these included eating and drinking places,
department stores, and food stores.  Job losses continued for the second
month in a row in building materials and garden supplies stores.  In May,
wholesale trade employment was little changed following 2 months of strong
gains.
   
   Employment in transportation and public utilities edged down in May,
with small declines occurring in trucking, air transportation, and
communications.
   
   Employment in finance, insurance, and real estate was little changed in
May.  In finance, continued job gains in security brokerages were offset by
losses in commercial banks and mortgage brokerages.  Employment at mortgage
brokerages has declined by 45,000 since May 1999.
   
   Services industry employment edged up by 17,000 in May.  Monthly job
gains in services have averaged 103,000 so far this year, compared with
124,000 a month for all of 1999.  Within services, the help supply industry
lost 36,000 jobs in May, following a large gain (74,000) in the prior
month.  Employment in personal services fell by 11,000 in May.  Hotel
employment declined slightly following 2 months of strong growth.  There
was below-average job growth in health services and in computer and data
processing services.  Amusements and recreation added 19,000 jobs in May,
its third large increase so far this year.
   
   Government employment rose by 347,000 in May.  The federal government
hired 357,000 temporary workers for Census 2000, but employment declines
continued in other federal agencies.  State and local governments showed
little change.
   
Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)
   
   The average workweek for production or nonsupervisory workers on private
nonfarm payrolls edged down by 0.1 hour in May to 34.4 hours, seasonally
adjusted.  The manufacturing workweek decreased by 0.8 hour to 41.4 hours.
Manufacturing overtime fell by 0.4 hour to 4.5 hours.  (See table B-2.)
   
   The index of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory
workers on private nonfarm payrolls decreased by 0.6 percent to 150.7
(1982=100), seasonally adjusted.  The manufacturing index was down by
1.9 percent to 105.8.  (See table B-5.)
   
Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data)
   
   Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on private
nonfarm payrolls rose by 1 cent in May to $13.65, seasonally adjusted.  Over
the month, average weekly earnings declined by 0.2 percent to $469.56.  Over
the year, average hourly earnings rose by 3.5 percent and average weekly
earnings grew by 3.2 percent.  (See table B-3.)
                                     
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   The Employment Situation for June 2000 is scheduled to be released on
Friday, July 7, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT).

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                   Revisions to Establishment Survey Data
   
   In accordance with annual practice, the establishment survey data have
been revised to reflect comprehensive universe counts of payroll jobs
(benchmarks).  These counts are derived principally from unemployment
insurance tax records for March 1999; the benchmark process resulted in
revisions to all unadjusted data series from April 1998 forward, the time
period since the last benchmark was established.  All seasonally adjusted
data beginning with January 1995 also have been revised, in accordance with
the usual practice of revising 5 years of data.
   
   In addition to the routine benchmark revisions, all estimates for the
wholesale trade division from April 1998 forward have been revised to
incorporate a new sample design.  This represents the first major industry
division to convert to a probability-based sample under a 4-year phase-in
plan for the CES sample redesign project.
   
   Table B presents revised total nonfarm employment data on a seasonally
adjusted basis for the period January 1999 through February 2000.  The
revised data for April 1999 forward incorporate the effect of applying the
rate of change measured by the sample to the new benchmark level, as well
as updated bias adjustments and new seasonal adjustment factors.  The total
nonfarm employment level for March 1999 was revised upward by 258,000
(241,000 on a seasonally adjusted basis).  The previously published level
for February 2000 was revised upward by 192,000 (163,000 on a seasonally
adjusted basis).
   
   The June 2000 issue of Employment and Earnings will contain an article
that discusses the benchmark, the post-benchmark revisions, and the
introduction of probability-based sample estimates for wholesale trade.
(The article is available on the Internet at the address shown below.)
This issue also will provide revised seasonal adjustment factors for March
through October 2000 and revised estimates for all regularly published
tables containing national establishment survey data on employment, hours,
and earnings.
   
   LABSTAT, the BLS public database on the Internet, contains all
historical data revised as a result of this benchmark and updated seasonal
adjustment factors.  The data can be accessed through the Current
Employment Statistics (CES) homepage at http://stats.bls.gov/ceshome.htm.
   
   Further information on the revisions released today may be obtained by
calling 202-691-6555 or via the Internet on the CES homepage.

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   Table B.  Revisions in total nonfarm employment, seasonally adjusted,
   January 1999-February 2000
   
   (In thousands)
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                   |  As previously |             |
   Year and month  |    published   |  As revised |   Difference
   ----------------|----------------|-------------|----------------
                   |                |             |
   1999:           |                |             |
     January.......|     127,378    |    127,463  |        85
     February......|     127,730    |    127,883  |       153
     March.........|     127,813    |    128,054  |       241
     April.........|     128,134    |    128,282  |       148
     May...........|     128,162    |    128,377  |       215
     June..........|     128,443    |    128,630  |       187
     July..........|     128,816    |    128,898  |        82
     August........|     128,945    |    129,057  |       112
     September.....|     129,048    |    129,265  |       217
     October.......|     129,332    |    129,523  |       191
     November......|     129,589    |    129,788  |       199
     December......|     129,898    |    130,038  |       140
   2000:           |                |             |
     January.......|     130,292    |    130,387  |        95
     February......|     130,319    |    130,482  |       163
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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
50,000 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 2000,
the sample included about 300,000 establishments employing about 48 million
people.
 
 For both surveys, the data for a given month  relate to a particular week
or pay period.  In the household survey,  the reference week is generally
the calendar week that contains the 12th day of the month.  In the
establishment survey, the reference  period is the pay period including the
12th, which may or may not correspond directly to the calendar week.

Coverage, definitions, and differences between surveys
 
 Household survey.  The sample  is selected  to reflect the entire
civilian noninstitutional population.  Based on responses to a series of
questions on work and job search activities, each person  16 years and over
in a sample household is classified as employed, unemployed, or not in the
labor force.
 
 People are classified as employed if they did any work at all as paid
employees during the reference week; worked in their own business,
profession, or on their own farm; or worked without pay at least 15 hours
in a family business or farm.  People are also counted as employed if they
were  temporarily absent from their jobs because of illness, bad weather,
vacation, labor-management disputes, or personal reasons.
 
 People are classified as unemployed if they meet all of the following
criteria:  They had no employment during the  reference week; they were
available for work at that time; and they made specific efforts to find
employment sometime during the 4-week period ending with the reference
week.  Persons laid off from  a job and expecting recall   need not be
looking for work to be counted as unemployed.  The unemployment data
derived from the household survey in no way depend upon the eligibility for
or receipt of unemployment insurance benefits.
 
 The civilian labor force  is the sum of  employed and  unemployed
persons.  Those not classified as employed or unemployed are not in the
labor force.  The unemployment rate is the number unemployed as a percent
of the  labor force.  The labor force participation rate is the labor force
as a percent of the population, and the employment-population ratio is the
employed as a percent of the population.
 
 Establishment survey.  The sample establishments are drawn from private
nonfarm businesses such as factories, offices, and stores, as well as
Federal, State, and local government entities.  Employees on nonfarm
payrolls are those who received pay for any part of the reference pay
period, including persons on paid leave.  Persons are counted in each job
they hold.  Hours and earnings data are for private businesses and relate
only to production workers in the goods-producing sector and nonsupervisory
workers in the service-producing sector.

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 Differences in employment estimates.  The numerous conceptual and
methodological differences between the household and establishment surveys
result in important distinctions in the employment estimates derived from
the surveys.  Among these are:
 
 --The household survey includes agricultural workers, the self-employed,
unpaid family workers, and private household workers among the employed.
These groups are excluded from the establishment survey.

 --The household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the
employed. The establishment survey does not.
 
 --The household survey is limited to  workers 16 years of age and older.
The establishment survey is not limited by age.
 
 --The  household survey has no duplication of individuals, because
individuals  are counted only once, even if they hold more than one job. In
the establishment survey, employees working at more than one job  and thus
appearing on more than one payroll would be counted separately for each
appearance.
 
 Other differences between the two surveys are described in "Comparing
Employment Estimates from Household and Payroll Surveys," which may be
obtained from BLS upon request.

Seasonal adjustment
 
 Over the course of a year, the size of the nation's labor force and the
levels of employment and unemployment undergo sharp fluctuations due to
such seasonal events as changes in weather, reduced or expanded production,
harvests, major holidays, and the opening and closing of schools.  The
effect of such seasonal  variation can  be  very large; seasonal
fluctuations may account for as much as 95 percent of the month-to-month
changes in unemployment.
 
 Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern each
year, their influence on statistical trends can be eliminated by adjusting
the statistics from month to month.  These adjustments make nonseasonal
developments, such as declines in economic activity or increases in the
participation of women in the labor force, easier to spot.  For example,
the large number of youth entering the labor force each June is likely to
obscure any other changes that have taken place relative to May, making it
difficult to determine if the level of economic activity has risen or
declined.  However, because the effect of students finishing school in
previous years is known, the statistics for the current year can be
adjusted to allow for a comparable change.  Insofar as the seasonal
adjustment is made correctly, the adjusted figure provides a more useful
tool with which to analyze changes in economic activity.
 
 In both the household and establishment surveys, most seasonally adjusted
series are independently adjusted.  However, the adjusted series for many
major estimates, such as total payroll employment, employment in most major
industry divisions, total employment, and unemployment are computed by
aggregating independently adjusted component series.  For example, total
unemployment is derived by summing the adjusted series for four major age-
sex components; this differs from the unemployment estimate that would be
obtained by directly adjusting the total or by combining the duration,
reasons, or more detailed age categories.
 
 The numerical factors used to make the seasonal adjustments are
recalculated twice a year.  For the household survey, the factors are
calculated for the January-June period and again for the July-December

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period.  For the establishment survey, updated factors for seasonal
adjustment are calculated for the May-October period and introduced along
with new benchmarks, and again for the November-April period.  In both
surveys, revisions to historical data are made once a year.

Reliability of the estimates
 
 Statistics based on the household and establishment surveys are subject
to both sampling and nonsampling error.  When a sample rather than the
entire population is surveyed, there is a chance that the sample estimates
may differ from the "true" population values they represent.  The exact
difference, or sampling error, varies depending on the particular sample
selected, and this variability is measured by the standard error of the
estimate.  There is about a 90-percent chance, or level of confidence, that
an estimate based on a sample will differ by no more than 1.6 standard
errors from the "true" population value because of sampling error.  BLS
analyses are generally conducted at the 90-percent level of confidence.
 
 For example, the confidence interval for the monthly change in total
employment from the household survey is on the order of plus or minus
376,000.  Suppose the estimate of total employment increases by 100,000
from one month to the next.  The 90-percent confidence interval on the
monthly change would range from -276,000 to 476,000 (100,000 +/- 376,000).
These figures do not mean that the sample results are off by these
magnitudes, but rather that there is about a 90-percent chance that the
"true" over-the-month change lies within this interval.  Since this range
includes values of less than zero, we could not say with confidence that
employment had, in fact, increased.  If, however, the reported employment
rise was half a million, then all of the values within the 90-percent
confidence interval would be greater than zero.  In this case, it is likely
(at least a 90-percent chance) that an employment rise had, in fact,
occurred.  The 90-percent confidence interval for the monthly change in
unemployment is +/- 258,000, and for the monthly change in the unemployment
rate it is +/- .21 percentage point.
 
 In general, estimates involving many individuals or establishments have
lower standard errors (relative to the size of the estimate) than estimates
which are based on a small number of observations.  The precision of
estimates is also improved when the data are cumulated over time such as
for quarterly and annual averages.  The seasonal adjustment process can
also improve the stability of the monthly estimates.
 
 The household and establishment surveys are also affected by nonsampling
error.  Nonsampling errors can occur for many reasons, including the
failure to sample a segment of the population, inability to obtain
information for all respondents in the sample, inability or unwillingness
of respondents to provide correct information on a timely basis, mistakes
made by respondents, and errors made in the collection or processing of the
data.
 
 For example, in the establishment survey, estimates for the most recent 2
months are based on substantially incomplete returns; for this reason,
these estimates are labeled preliminary in the tables.  It is only after
two successive revisions to a monthly estimate, when nearly all sample
reports have been received, that the estimate is considered final.
 
 Another major source of nonsampling error in the establishment survey is
the inability to capture, on a timely basis, employment generated by new
firms.  To correct for this systematic underestimation of employment growth
(and other sources of error), a process known as bias adjustment is
included in the survey's estimating procedures, whereby a specified number
of jobs is added to the monthly sample-based change.  The size of the

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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 $16.00 per issue or
$40.00 per year from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC
20402.  All orders must be prepaid by sending a check or money order
payable to the Superintendent of Documents, or by charging to Mastercard or
Visa.
 
 Employment and Earnings also provides measures of sampling error for the
household survey data published in this release.  For unemployment and
other labor force categories, these measures appear in tables 1-B through
1-H of its "Explanatory Notes."  Measures of the reliability of the data
drawn from the establishment survey and the actual amounts of revision due
to benchmark adjustments are provided in tables 2-B through 2-G of that
publication.
 
 Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired
individuals upon request.  Voice phone:  202-691-5200; 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                                                                                  
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                       May     Apr.    May     May     Jan.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    May  
                                                       1999    2000    2000    1999    2000    2000    2000    2000    2000 
                                                                                                                            
                        TOTAL                                                                                               
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 207,427 209,216 209,371 207,427 208,782 208,907 209,053 209,216 209,371
    Civilian labor force............................ 138,919 140,403 140,395 139,013 140,910 141,165 140,867 141,230 140,489
          Participation rate........................    67.0    67.1    67.1    67.0    67.5    67.6    67.4    67.5    67.1
      Employed...................................... 133,411 135,215 134,961 133,190 135,221 135,362 135,159 135,706 134,715
          Employment-population ratio...............    64.3    64.6    64.5    64.2    64.8    64.8    64.7    64.9    64.3
        Agriculture.................................   3,489   3,330   3,490   3,290   3,371   3,408   3,359   3,355   3,298
        Nonagricultural industries.................. 129,923 131,885 131,471 129,900 131,850 131,954 131,801 132,351 131,417
      Unemployed....................................   5,507   5,188   5,435   5,823   5,689   5,804   5,708   5,524   5,774
          Unemployment rate.........................     4.0     3.7     3.9     4.2     4.0     4.1     4.1     3.9     4.1
    Not in labor force..............................  68,508  68,813  68,975  68,414  67,872  67,742  68,187  67,986  68,882
      Persons who currently want a job..............   5,267   4,422   4,989   4,658   4,252   4,374   4,594   4,352   4,412
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 16 years and over                                                                                      
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  99,563 100,487 100,566  99,563 100,266 100,330 100,405 100,487 100,566
    Civilian labor force............................  74,376  74,747  74,928  74,318  75,304  75,594  75,198  75,189  74,883
          Participation rate........................    74.7    74.4    74.5    74.6    75.1    75.3    74.9    74.8    74.5
      Employed......................................  71,470  71,979  72,199  71,207  72,358  72,473  72,313  72,307  71,948
          Employment-population ratio...............    71.8    71.6    71.8    71.5    72.2    72.2    72.0    72.0    71.5
      Unemployed....................................   2,906   2,768   2,729   3,111   2,946   3,121   2,885   2,882   2,934
          Unemployment rate.........................     3.9     3.7     3.6     4.2     3.9     4.1     3.8     3.8     3.9
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  91,368  92,303  92,408  91,368  92,057  92,092  92,145  92,303  92,408
    Civilian labor force............................  70,069  70,616  70,691  69,978  70,917  71,120  70,822  70,761  70,603
          Participation rate........................    76.7    76.5    76.5    76.6    77.0    77.2    76.9    76.7    76.4
      Employed......................................  67,738  68,389  68,491  67,470  68,585  68,691  68,480  68,481  68,230
          Employment-population ratio...............    74.1    74.1    74.1    73.8    74.5    74.6    74.3    74.2    73.8
        Agriculture.................................   2,356   2,252   2,346   2,224   2,303   2,309   2,232   2,213   2,217
        Nonagricultural industries..................  65,382  66,136  66,145  65,246  66,282  66,382  66,249  66,269  66,013
      Unemployed....................................   2,331   2,227   2,200   2,508   2,332   2,429   2,342   2,280   2,373
          Unemployment rate.........................     3.3     3.2     3.1     3.6     3.3     3.4     3.3     3.2     3.4
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 16 years and over                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 107,864 108,729 108,805 107,864 108,516 108,577 108,649 108,729 108,805
    Civilian labor force............................  64,543  65,656  65,468  64,695  65,606  65,572  65,668  66,041  65,606
          Participation rate........................    59.8    60.4    60.2    60.0    60.5    60.4    60.4    60.7    60.3
      Employed......................................  61,941  63,236  62,762  61,983  62,863  62,889  62,846  63,399  62,767
          Employment-population ratio...............    57.4    58.2    57.7    57.5    57.9    57.9    57.8    58.3    57.7
      Unemployed....................................   2,602   2,420   2,705   2,712   2,743   2,683   2,823   2,642   2,839
          Unemployment rate.........................     4.0     3.7     4.1     4.2     4.2     4.1     4.3     4.0     4.3
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 100,008 100,809 100,929 100,008 100,579 100,666 100,713 100,809 100,929
    Civilian labor force............................  60,609  61,790  61,530  60,708  61,576  61,575  61,671  61,920  61,614
          Participation rate........................    60.6    61.3    61.0    60.7    61.2    61.2    61.2    61.4    61.0
      Employed......................................  58,524  59,785  59,322  58,483  59,280  59,398  59,422  59,757  59,248
          Employment-population ratio...............    58.5    59.3    58.8    58.5    58.9    59.0    59.0    59.3    58.7
        Agriculture.................................     835     867     881     820     826     871     894     899     864
        Nonagricultural industries..................  57,689  58,917  58,442  57,663  58,454  58,526  58,528  58,858  58,383
      Unemployed....................................   2,086   2,005   2,208   2,225   2,297   2,178   2,249   2,163   2,367
          Unemployment rate.........................     3.4     3.2     3.6     3.7     3.7     3.5     3.6     3.5     3.8
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian  noninstitutional population.............  16,051  16,104  16,034  16,051  16,147  16,149  16,196  16,104  16,034
    Civilian labor force............................   8,240   7,998   8,175   8,327   8,416   8,470   8,374   8,549   8,271
          Participation rate........................    51.3    49.7    51.0    51.9    52.1    52.4    51.7    53.1    51.6
      Employed......................................   7,150   7,042   7,147   7,237   7,356   7,273   7,257   7,467   7,237
          Employment-population ratio...............    44.5    43.7    44.6    45.1    45.6    45.0    44.8    46.4    45.1
        Agriculture.................................     297     210     263     246     242     228     233     243     217
        Nonagricultural industries..................   6,852   6,832   6,884   6,991   7,114   7,046   7,024   7,224   7,020
      Unemployed....................................   1,091     956   1,027   1,090   1,060   1,197   1,117   1,082   1,034
          Unemployment rate.........................    13.2    12.0    12.6    13.1    12.6    14.1    13.3    12.7    12.5

    1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted
  and seasonally adjusted columns.
    NOTE: Beginning in January 2000, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.






  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-2.  Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, age, and Hispanic origin

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted              Seasonally adjusted(1)            
                                                                                                                            
        Employment status, race, sex, age, and                                                                              
                   Hispanic origin                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
                                                       May     Apr.    May     May     Jan.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    May  
                                                       1999    2000    2000    1999    2000    2000    2000    2000    2000 
                                                                                                                            
                        WHITE                                                                                               
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 172,859 174,092 174,197 172,859 173,812 173,886 173,983 174,092 174,197
    Civilian labor force............................ 116,198 117,281 117,156 116,193 117,716 117,821 117,832 117,988 117,097
        Participation rate..........................    67.2    67.4    67.3    67.2    67.7    67.8    67.7    67.8    67.2
      Employed...................................... 112,160 113,458 113,309 111,898 113,704 113,634 113,630 113,915 112,988
        Employment-population ratio.................    64.9    65.2    65.0    64.7    65.4    65.3    65.3    65.4    64.9
      Unemployed....................................   4,038   3,823   3,847   4,295   4,011   4,187   4,202   4,073   4,108
        Unemployment rate...........................     3.5     3.3     3.3     3.7     3.4     3.6     3.6     3.5     3.5
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force............................  59,635  59,958  60,045  59,502  60,179  60,387  60,282  60,048  59,882
        Participation rate..........................    77.1    76.9    77.0    77.0    77.3    77.6    77.4    77.0    76.7
      Employed......................................  57,904  58,327  58,475  57,635  58,487  58,631  58,541  58,386  58,184
        Employment-population ratio.................    74.9    74.8    74.9    74.5    75.2    75.3    75.1    74.9    74.6
      Unemployed....................................   1,732   1,631   1,571   1,867   1,693   1,756   1,742   1,662   1,698
        Unemployment rate...........................     2.9     2.7     2.6     3.1     2.8     2.9     2.9     2.8     2.8
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force............................  49,549  50,532  50,188  49,625  50,404  50,335  50,448  50,726  50,237
        Participation rate..........................    59.8    60.6    60.1    59.9    60.5    60.4    60.5    60.8    60.2
      Employed......................................  48,067  49,101  48,665  48,004  48,857  48,792  48,820  49,150  48,567
        Employment-population ratio.................    58.0    58.9    58.3    57.9    58.7    58.6    58.6    58.9    58.2
      Unemployed....................................   1,482   1,431   1,523   1,621   1,547   1,544   1,628   1,576   1,670
        Unemployment rate...........................     3.0     2.8     3.0     3.3     3.1     3.1     3.2     3.1     3.3
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force............................   7,014   6,791   6,924   7,066   7,132   7,099   7,102   7,214   6,978
        Participation rate..........................    55.3    53.4    54.5    55.7    56.0    55.8    55.8    56.7    54.9
      Employed......................................   6,189   6,030   6,170   6,259   6,360   6,211   6,270   6,379   6,237
        Employment-population ratio.................    48.8    47.4    48.6    49.3    50.0    48.8    49.3    50.2    49.1
      Unemployed....................................     825     761     753     807     772     888     832     835     740
        Unemployment rate...........................    11.8    11.2    10.9    11.4    10.8    12.5    11.7    11.6    10.6
          Men.......................................    12.1    12.6    10.6    12.2    12.4    14.4    11.3    13.0    10.7
          Women.....................................    11.4     9.7    11.2    10.6     9.1    10.4    12.1    10.0    10.5
                                                                                                                            
                        BLACK                                                                                               
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  24,798  25,135  25,161  24,798  25,047  25,076  25,105  25,135  25,161
    Civilian labor force............................  16,248  16,504  16,549  16,290  16,622  16,785  16,572  16,636  16,596
        Participation rate..........................    65.5    65.7    65.8    65.7    66.4    66.9    66.0    66.2    66.0
      Employed......................................  15,058  15,412  15,268  15,053  15,254  15,471  15,356  15,444  15,261
        Employment-population ratio.................    60.7    61.3    60.7    60.7    60.9    61.7    61.2    61.4    60.7
      Unemployed....................................   1,190   1,092   1,281   1,237   1,368   1,314   1,216   1,191   1,335
        Unemployment rate...........................     7.3     6.6     7.7     7.6     8.2     7.8     7.3     7.2     8.0
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force............................   7,209   7,324   7,288   7,182   7,386   7,441   7,300   7,351   7,261
        Participation rate..........................    72.8    72.8    72.3    72.6    73.7    74.2    72.6    73.0    72.0
      Employed......................................   6,754   6,858   6,783   6,710   6,839   6,910   6,830   6,864   6,736
        Employment-population ratio.................    68.2    68.1    67.3    67.8    68.2    68.9    68.0    68.2    66.8
      Unemployed....................................     455     467     505     472     547     532     469     487     524
        Unemployment rate...........................     6.3     6.4     6.9     6.6     7.4     7.1     6.4     6.6     7.2
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force............................   8,144   8,293   8,350   8,178   8,315   8,344   8,314   8,291   8,384
        Participation rate..........................    65.6    65.8    66.2    65.8    66.3    66.4    66.1    65.8    66.5
      Employed......................................   7,631   7,830   7,786   7,647   7,715   7,805   7,808   7,807   7,801
        Employment-population ratio.................    61.4    62.2    61.7    61.6    61.5    62.1    62.1    62.0    61.9
      Unemployed....................................     513     463     564     531     600     539     506     484     583
        Unemployment rate...........................     6.3     5.6     6.8     6.5     7.2     6.5     6.1     5.8     7.0
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force............................     895     886     912     930     921     999     958     993     951
        Participation rate..........................    36.1    35.8    36.9    37.5    37.2    40.4    38.7    40.2    38.5
      Employed......................................     674     724     699     696     701     756     718     773     724
        Employment-population ratio.................    27.2    29.3    28.3    28.1    28.3    30.6    29.0    31.3    29.3
      Unemployed....................................     222     162     213     234     220     243     240     220     227
        Unemployment rate...........................    24.8    18.3    23.4    25.2    23.9    24.3    25.1    22.2    23.9
          Men.......................................    25.1    18.4    24.7    27.9    24.0    22.3    21.3    22.0    27.7
          Women.....................................    24.5    18.2    22.1    22.5    23.8    26.6    28.9    22.4    20.2

                   HISPANIC ORIGIN

  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  21,548  22,231  22,292  21,548  22,047  22,108  22,166  22,231  22,292
    Civilian labor force............................  14,498  15,268  15,275  14,555  15,251  15,249  15,313  15,355  15,322
        Participation rate..........................    67.3    68.7    68.5    67.5    69.2    69.0    69.1    69.1    68.7
      Employed......................................  13,613  14,466  14,475  13,574  14,395  14,382  14,355  14,524  14,432
        Employment-population ratio.................    63.2    65.1    64.9    63.0    65.3    65.1    64.8    65.3    64.7
      Unemployed....................................     885     802     800     981     856     868     958     831     890
        Unemployment rate...........................     6.1     5.3     5.2     6.7     5.6     5.7     6.3     5.4     5.8

    1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted
  and seasonally adjusted columns.
    NOTE: Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin groups will not sum to totals because data for the "other races"
  group are not presented and Hispanics are included in both the white and black population groups.  Beginning in January
  2000, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.






  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                               HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-3. Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment, seasonally adjusted

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                               Not seasonally adjusted                  Seasonally adjusted(1)               
                                                                                                                             
            Educational attainment                                                                                           
                                                                                                                             
                                                May      Apr.     May      May      Jan.     Feb.     Mar.     Apr.     May   
                                                1999     2000     2000     1999     2000     2000     2000     2000     2000  
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
       Less than a high school diploma                                                                                       
                                                                                                                             
  Civilian noninstitutional population......   28,298   28,069   28,096   28,298   27,995   27,376   27,523   28,069   28,096
    Civilian labor force....................   12,052   12,007   11,966   11,891   11,895   11,971   11,726   11,945   11,815
        Percent of population...............     42.6     42.8     42.6     42.0     42.5     43.7     42.6     42.6     42.1
      Employed..............................   11,332   11,286   11,225   11,085   11,106   11,257   10,918   11,218   10,984
        Employment-population ratio.........     40.0     40.2     40.0     39.2     39.7     41.1     39.7     40.0     39.1
      Unemployed............................      720      721      740      806      789      714      808      727      832
        Unemployment rate...................      6.0      6.0      6.2      6.8      6.6      6.0      6.9      6.1      7.0
                                                                                                                             
     High school graduates, no college(2)                                                                                    
                                                                                                                             
  Civilian noninstitutional population......   57,931   58,015   57,746   57,931   57,768   57,471   58,033   58,015   57,746
    Civilian labor force....................   37,548   37,699   37,406   37,365   37,617   37,603   37,671   37,666   37,224
        Percent of population...............     64.8     65.0     64.8     64.5     65.1     65.4     64.9     64.9     64.5
      Employed..............................   36,346   36,474   36,218   36,022   36,305   36,294   36,401   36,401   35,895
        Employment-population ratio.........     62.7     62.9     62.7     62.2     62.8     63.2     62.7     62.7     62.2
      Unemployed............................    1,202    1,226    1,188    1,343    1,311    1,309    1,270    1,265    1,329
        Unemployment rate...................      3.2      3.3      3.2      3.6      3.5      3.5      3.4      3.4      3.6
                                                                                                                             
       Less than a bachelor's degree(3)                                                                                      
                                                                                                                             
  Civilian noninstitutional population......   42,742   43,896   44,153   42,742   43,689   44,486   44,225   43,896   44,153
    Civilian labor force....................   31,640   32,522   32,760   31,944   32,397   32,544   32,967   32,684   33,065
        Percent of population...............     74.0     74.1     74.2     74.7     74.2     73.2     74.5     74.5     74.9
      Employed..............................   30,795   31,684   31,970   31,049   31,564   31,595   32,090   31,843   32,228
        Employment-population ratio.........     72.0     72.2     72.4     72.6     72.2     71.0     72.6     72.5     73.0
      Unemployed............................      845      838      790      895      833      949      878      841      838
        Unemployment rate...................      2.7      2.6      2.4      2.8      2.6      2.9      2.7      2.6      2.5
                                                                                                                             
              College graduates                                                                                              
                                                                                                                             
  Civilian noninstitutional population......   44,442   44,864   45,029   44,442   45,058   45,247   44,838   44,864   45,029
    Civilian labor force....................   35,650   36,074   36,005   35,677   36,205   36,265   36,060   36,099   36,011
        Percent of population...............     80.2     80.4     80.0     80.3     80.4     80.1     80.4     80.5     80.0
      Employed..............................   35,037   35,581   35,469   35,020   35,540   35,678   35,481   35,545   35,433
        Employment-population ratio.........     78.8     79.3     78.8     78.8     78.9     78.9     79.1     79.2     78.7
      Unemployed............................      613      493      536      657      665      587      579      553      577
        Unemployment rate...................      1.7      1.4      1.5      1.8      1.8      1.6      1.6      1.5      1.6

    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.
    NOTE:  Beginning in January 2000, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.






  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-4. Selected employment indicators

  (In thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                            
                       Category                                                                                             
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                       May     Apr.    May     May     Jan.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    May  
                                                       1999    2000    2000    1999    2000    2000    2000    2000    2000 
                                                                                                                            
                    CHARACTERISTIC                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
  Total employed, 16 years and over................. 133,411 135,215 134,961 133,190 135,221 135,362 135,159 135,706 134,715
    Married men, spouse present.....................  42,839  43,186  43,043  42,997  43,951  43,535  43,297  43,272  43,216
    Married women, spouse present...................  33,487  33,944  33,820  33,442  34,166  33,882  33,780  33,877  33,786
    Women who maintain families.....................   8,127   8,382   8,343   8,081   8,362   8,220   8,082   8,307   8,301
                                                                                                                            
                      OCCUPATION                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
    Managerial and professional specialty...........  40,477  40,745  40,833  40,503  40,924  40,806  40,595  40,665  40,858
    Technical, sales, and administrative support....  38,868  39,561  39,458  38,939  39,614  39,703  39,510  39,680  39,537
    Service occupations.............................  18,075  18,734  18,199  18,049  18,155  18,344  18,711  18,885  18,181
    Precision production, craft, and repair.........  14,519  14,530  14,941  14,452  14,610  14,681  14,520  14,501  14,867
    Operators, fabricators, and laborers............  17,794  18,212  17,885  17,920  18,385  18,279  18,334  18,453  18,020
    Farming, forestry, and fishing..................   3,678   3,432   3,645   3,440   3,574   3,630   3,562   3,477   3,410
                                                                                                                            
                   CLASS OF WORKER                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
    Agriculture:                                                                                                            
      Wage and salary workers.......................   2,067   2,048   2,142   1,930   2,024   2,025   2,043   2,054   2,006
      Self-employed workers.........................   1,387   1,247   1,310   1,330   1,320   1,344   1,292   1,272   1,252
      Unpaid family workers.........................      35      36      37      36      38      51      42      43      38
    Nonagricultural industries:                                                                                             
      Wage and salary workers....................... 121,110 122,992 122,644 121,311 122,823 123,166 123,169 123,623 122,860
        Government..................................  18,766  19,434  19,130  18,771  19,013  19,394  19,598  19,280  19,169
        Private industries.......................... 102,344 103,558 103,514 102,540 103,810 103,772 103,571 104,343 103,691
          Private households........................     899     982     938     914     952   1,016     998   1,019     953
          Other industries.......................... 101,445 102,576 102,576 101,626 102,858 102,756 102,573 103,324 102,738
      Self-employed workers.........................   8,748   8,794   8,740   8,726   8,802   8,793   8,704   8,750   8,714
      Unpaid family workers.........................      65      99      87      61      92      74     107     103      82
                                                                                                                            
              PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
    All industries:                                                                                                         
      Part time for economic reasons................   3,281   3,043   3,140   3,399   3,219   3,139   3,124   3,124   3,248
        Slack work or business conditions...........   1,835   1,827   1,846   1,950   1,893   1,807   1,820   1,844   1,962
        Could only find part-time work..............   1,122     986     986   1,116   1,012   1,023     953   1,016     978
      Part time for noneconomic reasons.............  19,136  19,509  18,851  18,692  18,889  19,031  18,770  18,474  18,409
                                                                                                                            
    Nonagricultural industries:                                                                                             
      Part time for economic reasons................   3,127   2,933   3,003   3,229   3,066   2,985   3,003   3,021   3,096
        Slack work or business conditions...........   1,748   1,768   1,743   1,845   1,801   1,705   1,766   1,782   1,840
        Could only find part-time work..............   1,092     957     965   1,089     986   1,005     922     989     962
      Part time for noneconomic reasons.............  18,568  18,948  18,281  18,138  18,347  18,406  18,184  17,943  17,853

      NOTE: Persons at work excludes employed persons who were absent from their jobs during the entire reference week for
  reasons such as vacation, illness, or industrial dispute.  Part time for noneconomic reasons excludes persons who usually
  work full time but worked only 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for reasons such as holidays, illness, and bad
  weather.  Beginning in January 2000, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.






  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-5. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                            Number of                                                       
                                                        unemployed persons                Unemployment rates(1)             
                                                          (in thousands)                                                    
                       Category                                                                                             
                                                                                                                            
                                                       May     Apr.    May     May     Jan.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    May  
                                                       1999    2000    2000    1999    2000    2000    2000    2000    2000 
                                                                                                                            
                    CHARACTERISTIC                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
   Total, 16 years and over.........................   5,823   5,524   5,774    4.2     4.0     4.1     4.1     3.9     4.1 
     Men, 20 years and over.........................   2,508   2,280   2,373    3.6     3.3     3.4     3.3     3.2     3.4 
     Women, 20 years and over.......................   2,225   2,163   2,367    3.7     3.7     3.5     3.6     3.5     3.8 
     Both sexes, 16 to 19 years.....................   1,090   1,082   1,034   13.1    12.6    14.1    13.3    12.7    12.5 
                                                                                                                            
     Married men, spouse present....................   1,019     776     825    2.3     2.0     2.1     2.0     1.8     1.9 
     Married women, spouse present..................     879     897   1,014    2.6     2.6     2.6     2.7     2.6     2.9 
     Women who maintain families....................     517     559     576    6.0     6.2     6.1     6.8     6.3     6.5 
                                                                                                                            
     Full-time workers..............................   4,633   4,427   4,592    4.0     3.9     3.9     3.8     3.8     3.9 
     Part-time workers..............................   1,265   1,093   1,258    5.2     4.6     4.9     5.1     4.6     5.3 
                                                                                                                            
                    OCCUPATION(2)                                                                                           
                                                                                                                            
     Managerial and professional specialty..........     811     685     738    2.0     1.8     1.6     1.8     1.7     1.8 
     Technical, sales, and administrative support...   1,364   1,373   1,528    3.4     3.4     3.7     3.5     3.3     3.7 
     Precision production, craft, and repair........     602     525     519    4.0     3.7     4.2     3.8     3.5     3.4 
     Operators, fabricators, and laborers...........   1,230   1,313   1,213    6.4     6.1     6.1     6.4     6.6     6.3 
     Farming, forestry, and fishing.................     281     262     198    7.6     4.7     5.7     5.1     7.0     5.5 
                                                                                                                            
                       INDUSTRY                                                                                             
                                                                                                                            
     Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers   4,559   4,375   4,534    4.3     4.2     4.2     4.3     4.0     4.2 
       Goods-producing industries...................   1,276   1,232   1,203    4.5     4.1     4.4     4.6     4.3     4.2 
         Mining.....................................      34      17      23    5.9     2.6     4.0     2.5     2.8     4.2 
         Construction...............................     517     383     431    7.2     6.4     7.5     6.9     5.2     5.8 
         Manufacturing..............................     725     832     749    3.5     3.2     3.3     3.9     4.0     3.7 
           Durable goods............................     418     499     455    3.4     2.8     3.0     3.0     3.9     3.6 
           Nondurable goods.........................     307     333     293    3.8     3.9     3.8     5.2     4.1     3.7 
       Service-producing industries.................   3,283   3,144   3,331    4.2     4.3     4.1     4.2     3.9     4.2 
         Transportation and public utilities........     243     224     250    3.2     3.7     3.2     3.1     2.9     3.2 
         Wholesale and retail trade.................   1,439   1,369   1,403    5.3     5.1     5.3     5.4     4.9     5.1 
         Finance, insurance, and real estate........     179     211     201    2.2     2.5     2.9     2.4     2.6     2.4 
         Services...................................   1,422   1,340   1,477    4.0     4.2     3.7     4.0     3.7     4.1 
     Government workers.............................     473     327     393    2.5     2.1     2.2     1.7     1.7     2.0 
     Agricultural wage and salary workers...........     217     189     166   10.1     5.0     6.5     5.6     8.4     7.6 

    1 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.
    2 Seasonally adjusted unemployment data for service occupations are not available because the seasonal component, which
  is small relative to the trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision.
    NOTE: Beginning in January 2000, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.






  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-6. Duration of unemployment

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                            
                       Duration                                                                                             
                                                                                                                            
                                                       May     Apr.    May     May     Jan.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    May  
                                                       1999    2000    2000    1999    2000    2000    2000    2000    2000 
                                                                                                                            
                 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                       
                                                                                                                            
   Less than 5 weeks................................   2,494   2,139   2,516   2,502   2,447   2,603   2,824   2,455   2,531
   5 to 14 weeks....................................   1,469   1,666   1,563   1,832   1,754   1,864   1,719   1,868   1,953
   15 weeks and over................................   1,544   1,383   1,356   1,519   1,372   1,277   1,295   1,250   1,337
      15 to 26 weeks................................     845     778     731     784     667     673     657     670     677
      27 weeks and over.............................     699     605     625     735     705     604     637     580     660
                                                                                                                            
   Average (mean) duration, in weeks................    13.6    13.1    12.8    13.4    13.2    12.5    12.8    12.4    12.6
   Median duration, in weeks........................     6.4     7.3     5.7     6.6     5.7     6.1     6.0     6.0     5.8
                                                                                                                            
                 PERCENT DISTRIBUTION                                                                                       
                                                                                                                            
   Total unemployed.................................   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0
     Less than 5 weeks..............................    45.3    41.2    46.3    42.7    43.9    45.3    48.4    44.1    43.5
     5 to 14 weeks..................................    26.7    32.1    28.8    31.3    31.5    32.5    29.4    33.5    33.5
     15 weeks and over..............................    28.0    26.7    25.0    26.0    24.6    22.2    22.2    22.4    23.0
       15 to 26 weeks...............................    15.3    15.0    13.5    13.4    12.0    11.7    11.3    12.0    11.6
       27 weeks and over............................    12.7    11.7    11.5    12.6    12.7    10.5    10.9    10.4    11.3

     NOTE: Beginning in January 2000, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.






  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-7. Reason for unemployment

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                            
                        Reason                                                                                              
                                                                                                                            
                                                       May     Apr.    May     May     Jan.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    May  
                                                       1999    2000    2000    1999    2000    2000    2000    2000    2000 
                                                                                                                            
                 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                       
                                                                                                                            
  Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                            
     jobs...........................................   2,362   2,248   2,182   2,678   2,477   2,616   2,541   2,306   2,483
    On temporary layoff.............................     609     692     646     837     739     838     781     703     894
    Not on temporary layoff.........................   1,753   1,556   1,536   1,841   1,739   1,778   1,759   1,602   1,589
      Permanent job losers..........................   1,295   1,081   1,060   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
      Persons who completed temporary jobs..........     458     475     476   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
  Job leavers.......................................     699     778     694     781     776     759     824     833     774
  Reentrants........................................   2,052   1,802   2,108   2,034   2,043   1,975   1,979   1,961   2,093
  New entrants......................................     394     361     451     440     393     387     434     408     500
                                                                                                                            
                 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...........................................    42.9    43.3    40.2    45.1    43.5    45.6    44.0    41.9    42.4
     On temporary layoff............................    11.1    13.3    11.9    14.1    13.0    14.6    13.5    12.8    15.3
     Not on temporary layoff........................    31.8    30.0    28.3    31.0    30.6    31.0    30.5    29.1    27.2
   Job leavers......................................    12.7    15.0    12.8    13.2    13.6    13.2    14.3    15.1    13.2
   Reentrants.......................................    37.3    34.7    38.8    34.3    35.9    34.4    34.3    35.6    35.8
   New entrants.....................................     7.2     6.9     8.3     7.4     6.9     6.7     7.5     7.4     8.5
                                                                                                                            
            UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE                                                                                  
                   CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
   Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                           
     jobs...........................................     1.7     1.6     1.6     1.9     1.8     1.9     1.8     1.6     1.8
   Job leavers......................................      .5      .6      .5      .6      .6      .5      .6      .6      .6
   Reentrants.......................................     1.5     1.3     1.5     1.5     1.4     1.4     1.4     1.4     1.5
   New entrants.....................................      .3      .3      .3      .3      .3      .3      .3      .3      .4

    1 Not available.
    NOTE: Beginning in January 2000, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.






  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                               HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-8. Range of alternative measures of labor underutilization

  (Percent)
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                                  Not seasonally               Seasonally adjusted           
                                                                     adjusted                                                
                            Measure                                                                                          
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                                May    Apr.   May    May    Jan.   Feb.   Mar.   Apr.   May  
                                                                1999   2000   2000   1999   2000   2000   2000   2000   2000 
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
  U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of                                                                 
      the civilian labor force................................    1.1    1.0    1.0    1.1    1.0     .9     .9     .9    1.0
                                                                                                                             
  U-2 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, as                                                                
      a percent of the civilian labor force...................    1.7    1.6    1.6    1.9    1.8    1.9    1.8    1.6    1.8
                                                                                                                             
  U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor                                                                   
      force (official unemployment rate)......................    4.0    3.7    3.9    4.2    4.0    4.1    4.1    3.9    4.1
                                                                                                                             
  U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a percent                                                                
      of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers....    4.1    3.9    4.1   (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........................................    4.8    4.5    4.6   (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.............................    7.1    6.7    6.8   (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.  Beginning in January 2000, data reflect revised
  population controls used in the household survey.






  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-9. Unemployed persons by sex and age, seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                            Number of                                                       
                                                        unemployed persons                Unemployment rates(1)             
                                                          (in thousands)                                                    
                     Age and sex                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                       May     Apr.    May     May     Jan.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    May  
                                                       1999    2000    2000    1999    2000    2000    2000    2000    2000 
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
  Total, 16 years and over..........................   5,823   5,524   5,774    4.2     4.0     4.1     4.1     3.9     4.1 
    16 to 24 years..................................   2,130   2,115   2,198    9.6     9.3    10.0     9.7     9.3     9.8 
      16 to 19 years................................   1,090   1,082   1,034   13.1    12.6    14.1    13.3    12.7    12.5 
        16 to 17 years..............................     540     481     521   16.1    14.0    15.9    15.3    14.6    16.0 
        18 to 19 years..............................     563     597     525   11.2    11.4    12.8    12.1    11.4    10.4 
      20 to 24 years................................   1,040   1,033   1,164    7.5     7.4     7.5     7.6     7.2     8.2 
    25 years and over...............................   3,686   3,411   3,556    3.2     3.0     3.0     3.0     2.9     3.0 
      25 to 54 years................................   3,225   2,964   3,132    3.2     3.1     3.0     3.0     3.0     3.1 
      55 years and over.............................     474     427     440    2.7     2.8     3.0     2.7     2.4     2.4 
                                                                                                                            
    Men, 16 years and over..........................   3,111   2,882   2,934    4.2     3.9     4.1     3.8     3.8     3.9 
      16 to 24 years................................   1,184   1,153   1,179   10.2     9.7    10.3     9.2     9.6    10.0 
        16 to 19 years..............................     603     603     562   13.9    14.0    15.5    12.4    13.6    13.1 
          16 to 17 years............................     310     270     286   17.6    14.3    17.3    15.1    15.8    16.9 
          18 to 19 years............................     301     337     283   11.5    13.7    13.9    10.5    12.4    10.8 
        20 to 24 years..............................     581     550     617    8.0     7.2     7.3     7.4     7.3     8.3 
      25 years and over.............................   1,924   1,735   1,744    3.1     2.8     2.9     2.8     2.7     2.8 
        25 to 54 years..............................   1,665   1,462   1,506    3.1     2.9     2.9     2.8     2.7     2.8 
        55 years and over...........................     273     268     256    2.8     2.5     2.8     2.8     2.7     2.6 
                                                                                                                            
    Women, 16 years and over........................   2,712   2,642   2,839    4.2     4.2     4.1     4.3     4.0     4.3 
      16 to 24 years................................     946     962   1,019    8.9     8.9     9.6    10.2     8.9     9.5 
        16 to 19 years..............................     487     479     472   12.2    11.1    12.6    14.4    11.6    11.8 
          16 to 17 years............................     230     211     235   14.5    13.7    14.3    15.4    13.3    15.0 
          18 to 19 years............................     262     260     241   10.9     8.9    11.6    13.7    10.4     9.9 
        20 to 24 years..............................     459     483     546    6.9     7.6     7.8     7.7     7.2     8.2 
      25 years and over.............................   1,762   1,676   1,811    3.3     3.2     3.0     3.2     3.0     3.3 
        25 to 54 years..............................   1,560   1,502   1,625    3.4     3.3     3.0     3.3     3.2     3.5 
        55 years and over...........................     201     159     184    2.6     3.1     3.3     2.7     2.0     2.3 

    1 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.
    NOTE: Beginning in January 2000, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.






  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                  HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-10. Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                            Total                Men                Women       
                                                                                                                                
                               Category                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
                                                                        May       May       May       May       May       May   
                                                                        1999      2000      1999      2000      1999      2000  
                                                                                                                                
                        NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
  Total not in the labor force......................................   68,508    68,975    25,187    25,638    43,321    43,337 
    Persons who currently want a job................................    5,267     4,989     2,323     2,222     2,944     2,767 
       Searched for work and available to work now(1)...............    1,148     1,116       506       538       642       578 
          Reason not currently looking:                                                                                         
            Discouragement over job prospects(2)....................      256       282       134       163       122       119 
            Reasons other than discouragement(3)....................      892       834       373       375       520       459 
                                                                                                                                
                         MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
  Total multiple jobholders(4)......................................    7,895     7,710     4,117     4,059     3,778     3,650 
      Percent of total employed.....................................      5.9       5.7       5.8       5.6       6.1       5.8 
                                                                                                                                
      Primary job full time, secondary job part time................    4,420     4,319     2,595     2,531     1,825     1,788 
      Primary and secondary jobs both part time.....................    1,639     1,590       493       517     1,146     1,072 
      Primary and secondary jobs both full time.....................      264       278       190       206        74        72 
      Hours vary on primary or secondary job........................    1,537     1,460       823       777       714       683 

    1 Data refer to persons who have searched for work during the prior 12 months and were available to take a job during the
  reference week.
    2 Includes thinks no work available, could not find work, lacks schooling or training, employer thinks too young or old, and
  other types of discrimination.
    3 Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for such reasons as child-care and transportation
  problems, as well as a small number for which reason for nonparticipation was not determined.
    4 Includes persons who work part time on their primary job and full time on their secondary job(s), not shown separately.
    NOTE: Beginning in January 2000, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                    ESTABLISHMENT DATA


Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry

(In thousands)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                             Not seasonally adjusted                   Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                        
                Industry                                                                                                
                                           May     Mar.    Apr.    May     May     Jan.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    May  
                                           1999    2000   2000p   2000p    1999    2000    2000    2000   2000p   2000p 
                                                                                                                        
          Total1........................ 129,031 130,024 131,267 132,326 128,377 130,387 130,482 131,009 131,423 131,654
                                                                                                                        
       Total private.................... 108,528 109,080 110,222 110,909 108,274 110,036 110,088 110,462 110,758 110,642
                                                                                                                        
Goods-producing.........................  25,478  25,221  25,486  25,712  25,436  25,677  25,624  25,738  25,717  25,670
                                                                                                                        
  Mining................................     531     525     532     537     532     530     533     536     539     538
    Metal mining........................    45.3    44.1    44.0    44.4      45      45      45      45      45      44
    Coal mining.........................    86.3    80.0    79.9    79.0      86      81      81      80      80      79
    Oil and gas extraction..............   284.8   295.3   298.2   300.8     289     293     296     300     304     305
    Nonmetallic minerals, except fuels..   114.7   106.0   109.9   112.4     112     111     111     111     110     110
                                                                                                                        
  Construction..........................   6,430   6,288   6,531   6,731   6,364   6,652   6,618   6,726   6,692   6,663
    General building contractors........ 1,441.0 1,436.7 1,461.9 1,489.8   1,444   1,498   1,491   1,508   1,497   1,492
    Heavy construction, except building.   895.5   800.3   871.8   928.3     861     892     885     905     898     893
    Special trade contractors........... 4,093.0 4,050.7 4,197.6 4,313.0   4,059   4,262   4,242   4,313   4,297   4,278
                                                                                                                        
  Manufacturing.........................  18,517  18,408  18,423  18,444  18,540  18,495  18,473  18,476  18,486  18,469
      Production workers................  12,723  12,640  12,647  12,661  12,741  12,713  12,697  12,683  12,690  12,675
                                                                                                                        
   Durable goods........................  11,097  11,077  11,091  11,107  11,091  11,099  11,088  11,094  11,103  11,103
      Production workers................   7,597   7,576   7,590   7,599   7,584   7,592   7,592   7,580   7,589   7,585
    Lumber and wood products............   824.1   817.9   819.4   824.4     827     830     832     830     829     828
    Furniture and fixtures..............   545.5   555.9   556.2   557.8     546     553     553     555     557     558
    Stone, clay, and glass products.....   568.4   556.3   565.9   571.1     563     568     567     568     567     566
    Primary metal industries............   698.2   701.4   699.0   697.6     699     699     699     701     699     699
      Blast furnaces and basic steel                                                                                    
         products.......................   227.2   227.3   226.6   225.5   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
    Fabricated metal products........... 1,514.7 1,527.4 1,532.1 1,533.8   1,515   1,523   1,525   1,528   1,534   1,534
    Industrial machinery and equipment.. 2,144.6 2,129.2 2,127.8 2,130.4   2,141   2,130   2,131   2,124   2,125   2,127
      Computer and office equipment.....   371.7   363.3   361.0   360.4     372     369     368     366     364     361
    Electronic and other electrical                                                                                     
       equipment........................ 1,663.7 1,681.9 1,687.3 1,690.9   1,666   1,679   1,684   1,682   1,691   1,693
      Electronic components and                                                                                         
         accessories....................   633.5   646.3   650.2   654.6     634     642     645     646     651     655
    Transportation equipment............ 1,887.4 1,868.0 1,863.7 1,861.7   1,883   1,871   1,855   1,865   1,860   1,858
      Motor vehicles and equipment...... 1,020.4 1,026.5 1,027.2 1,027.2   1,016   1,027   1,029   1,028   1,026   1,023
      Aircraft and parts................   501.0   465.3   461.0   459.5     503     469     453     467     461     461
    Instruments and related products....   856.3   844.0   843.1   843.4     857     847     844     844     844     845
    Miscellaneous manufacturing.........   394.0   395.3   396.6   395.7     394     399     398     397     397     395
                                                                                                                        
   Nondurable goods.....................   7,420   7,331   7,332   7,337   7,449   7,396   7,385   7,382   7,383   7,366
      Production workers................   5,126   5,064   5,057   5,062   5,157   5,121   5,105   5,103   5,101   5,090
    Food and kindred products........... 1,650.4 1,635.6 1,636.1 1,648.3   1,677   1,681   1,672   1,671   1,677   1,675
    Tobacco products....................    35.3    33.9    34.6    33.9      38      38      37      35      37      37
    Textile mill products...............   562.6   547.2   547.0   544.7     562     548     549     549     548     544
    Apparel and other textile products..   701.5   663.4   663.4   658.8     699     666     665     665     664     656
    Paper and allied products...........   667.7   659.6   658.8   658.5     669     664     663     662     661     660
    Printing and publishing............. 1,548.6 1,548.1 1,550.4 1,549.9   1,551   1,549   1,550   1,551   1,554   1,552
    Chemicals and allied products....... 1,035.2 1,029.4 1,028.1 1,028.8   1,035   1,031   1,031   1,031   1,030   1,028
    Petroleum and coal products.........   134.7   128.6   130.5   132.7     134     132     132     132     131     132
    Rubber and misc. plastics products.. 1,005.2 1,010.1 1,008.0 1,006.8   1,006   1,011   1,010   1,010   1,006   1,007
    Leather and leather products........    78.7    75.4    75.0    75.0      78      76      76      76      75      75
                                                                                                                        
Service-producing1...................... 103,553 104,803 105,781 106,614 102,941 104,710 104,858 105,271 105,706 105,984
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation and public utilities...   6,807   6,901   6,938   6,971   6,797   6,925   6,937   6,953   6,973   6,962
    Transportation......................   4,400   4,446   4,483   4,512   4,392   4,470   4,479   4,492   4,512   4,505
      Railroad transportation...........   232.9   219.8   220.9   222.1     232     225     225     222     221     221
      Local and interurban passenger                                                                                    
         transit........................   500.1   507.8   513.5   516.6     483     493     494     494     499     499
      Trucking and warehousing.......... 1,791.8 1,797.7 1,812.7 1,827.4   1,798   1,827   1,828   1,833   1,839   1,834
      Water transportation..............   186.7   189.7   196.9   202.2     185     192     196     197     200     200
      Transportation by air............. 1,211.2 1,254.8 1,257.2 1,259.1   1,218   1,256   1,259   1,268   1,270   1,266
      Pipelines, except natural gas.....    13.0    12.4    12.4    12.5      13      13      12      12      12      13
      Transportation services...........   464.0   464.0   469.4   472.3     463     464     465     466     471     472
    Communications and public utilities.   2,407   2,455   2,455   2,459   2,405   2,455   2,458   2,461   2,461   2,457
      Communications.................... 1,542.7 1,599.5 1,600.7 1,602.0   1,541   1,591   1,598   1,602   1,604   1,600
      Electric, gas, and sanitary                                                                                       
         services.......................   863.9   855.8   854.2   856.7     864     864     860     859     857     857
                                                                                                                        
  Wholesale trade.......................   6,905   7,001   7,030   7,053   6,898   7,005   7,011   7,033   7,051   7,047
    Durable goods.......................   4,101   4,171   4,185   4,198   4,102   4,174   4,177   4,185   4,197   4,200
    Nondurable goods....................   2,804   2,830   2,845   2,855   2,796   2,831   2,834   2,848   2,854   2,847
  Retail trade..........................  22,803  22,582  22,947  23,181  22,763  22,973  22,978  23,027  23,203  23,136
    Building materials and garden                                                                                       
       supplies......................... 1,025.5 1,002.3 1,048.0 1,072.4     982   1,016   1,020   1,034   1,033   1,027
    General merchandise stores.......... 2,700.5 2,658.5 2,698.0 2,704.3   2,781   2,765   2,762   2,756   2,791   2,784
      Department stores................. 2,376.0 2,325.8 2,359.6 2,363.2   2,444   2,419   2,417   2,409   2,442   2,429
    Food stores......................... 3,478.1 3,455.5 3,481.4 3,492.6   3,496   3,501   3,503   3,502   3,523   3,511
    Automotive dealers and service                                                                                      
       stations......................... 2,370.7 2,387.1 2,403.2 2,417.0   2,364   2,399   2,394   2,407   2,409   2,410
      New and used car dealers.......... 1,074.8 1,102.2 1,103.9 1,107.0   1,075   1,097   1,100   1,105   1,105   1,107
    Apparel and accessory stores........ 1,140.1 1,149.5 1,162.5 1,163.8   1,168   1,176   1,184   1,188   1,195   1,192
    Furniture and home furnishings                                                                                      
       stores........................... 1,068.3 1,101.1 1,101.8 1,099.5   1,080   1,099   1,102   1,111   1,113   1,111
    Eating and drinking places.......... 8,092.4 7,866.9 8,079.0 8,228.2   7,932   7,998   7,992   8,000   8,098   8,065
    Miscellaneous retail establishments. 2,927.7 2,961.3 2,973.2 3,003.4   2,960   3,019   3,021   3,029   3,041   3,036
                                                                                                                        
  Finance, insurance, and real estate...   7,556   7,571   7,581   7,604   7,559   7,612   7,624   7,621   7,611   7,607
    Finance.............................   3,683   3,705   3,701   3,702   3,689   3,709   3,717   3,713   3,709   3,708
      Depository institutions........... 2,057.1 2,049.0 2,045.6 2,045.5   2,061   2,058   2,057   2,054   2,052   2,050
        Commercial banks................ 1,473.4 1,462.0 1,458.3 1,458.1   1,477   1,470   1,469   1,466   1,464   1,462
        Savings institutions............   251.7   243.2   242.8   242.2     252     247     245     243     243     243
      Nondepository institutions........   717.2   693.0   686.5   683.0     717     699     699     692     686     682
        Mortgage bankers and brokers....   368.3   330.7   325.2   322.9     366     339     338     330     324     321
      Security and commodity brokers....   677.1   723.8   727.7   733.5     680     716     723     728     732     737
      Holding and other investment                                                                                      
         offices........................   231.7   239.6   240.7   239.7     231     236     238     239     239     239
    Insurance...........................   2,368   2,367   2,360   2,362   2,370   2,372   2,373   2,373   2,366   2,364
      Insurance carriers................ 1,609.4 1,601.0 1,593.4 1,593.6   1,611   1,606   1,606   1,605   1,598   1,596
      Insurance agents, brokers, and                                                                                    
         service........................   758.6   766.2   766.6   768.1     759     766     767     768     768     768
    Real estate.........................   1,505   1,499   1,520   1,540   1,500   1,531   1,534   1,535   1,536   1,535
                                                                                                                        
  Services3.............................  38,979  39,804  40,240  40,388  38,821  39,844  39,914  40,090  40,203  40,220
    Agricultural services...............   812.8   724.4   810.6   861.2     756     806     796     812     801     801
    Hotels and other lodging places..... 1,850.7 1,806.1 1,849.1 1,904.8   1,837   1,866   1,868   1,885   1,899   1,892
    Personal services................... 1,206.6 1,328.7 1,337.9 1,243.5   1,223   1,263   1,265   1,265   1,272   1,261
    Business services................... 9,154.8 9,527.4 9,638.9 9,692.5   9,183   9,571   9,615   9,681   9,735   9,724
      Services to buildings.............   982.8   995.9   998.7 1,005.3     978     997   1,000   1,004   1,001   1,000
      Personnel supply services......... 3,528.7 3,691.4 3,792.7 3,833.9   3,554   3,753   3,773   3,817   3,891   3,869
        Help supply services............ 3,165.8 3,297.9 3,388.3 3,428.5   3,189   3,361   3,382   3,418   3,492   3,456
      Computer and data processing                                                                                      
         services....................... 1,813.3 1,917.7 1,920.0 1,923.9   1,815   1,896   1,906   1,915   1,923   1,926
    Auto repair, services, and parking.. 1,185.8 1,190.7 1,194.6 1,198.0   1,185   1,194   1,195   1,192   1,196   1,197
    Miscellaneous repair services.......   379.0   381.7   381.2   382.4     378     382     384     384     382     381
    Motion pictures.....................   612.9   627.9   628.3   624.8     613     626     623     630     634     624
    Amusement and recreation services... 1,726.4 1,577.8 1,725.5 1,867.0   1,640   1,721   1,723   1,729   1,755   1,774
    Health services..................... 9,966.2 10076.8 10080.8 10088.3   9,975  10,066  10,078  10,091  10,094  10,097
      Offices and clinics of medical                                                                                    
         doctors........................ 1,868.0 1,914.9 1,919.8 1,924.7   1,871   1,910   1,914   1,920   1,926   1,927
      Nursing and personal care                                                                                         
         facilities..................... 1,780.9 1,787.1 1,783.5 1,784.6   1,785   1,788   1,790   1,791   1,789   1,788
      Hospitals......................... 3,973.2 4,000.2 3,995.0 3,998.9   3,980   4,001   4,002   4,004   3,999   4,005
      Home health care services.........   637.3   638.3   639.8   639.2     635     638     639     639     641     637
    Legal services......................   989.5 1,001.5   999.9 1,000.7     995   1,008   1,007   1,007   1,006   1,006
    Educational services................ 2,303.9 2,473.9 2,476.8 2,389.9   2,270   2,308   2,309   2,329   2,330   2,354
    Social services..................... 2,801.1 2,940.9 2,956.7 2,973.6   2,775   2,905   2,912   2,929   2,941   2,945
      Child day care services...........   710.0   767.4   772.9   782.7     687     737     740     749     754     757
      Residential care..................   767.8   808.5   811.4   815.9     768     803     807     810     813     816
    Museums and botanical and zoological                                                                                
      gardens...........................   100.5    95.3    99.9   103.8      97     100     100     101     102     100
    Membership organizations............ 2,418.0 2,426.6 2,428.4 2,435.5   2,419   2,439   2,439   2,440   2,440   2,437
    Engineering and management services. 3,227.3 3,379.0 3,385.8 3,375.6   3,232   3,344   3,354   3,369   3,370   3,381
      Engineering and architectural                                                                                     
         services.......................   946.2   975.9   981.4   988.7     948     982     984     985     987     991
      Management and public relations... 1,028.0 1,081.1 1,088.6 1,092.7   1,026   1,074   1,077   1,085   1,090   1,091
    Services, nec.......................    51.1    53.0    53.7    53.9   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
                                                                                                                        
  Government1...........................  20,503  20,944  21,045  21,417  20,103  20,351  20,394  20,547  20,665  21,012
    Federal1............................   2,666   2,808   2,880   3,232   2,664   2,663   2,700   2,816   2,884   3,228
      Federal, except Postal Service1... 1,797.4 1,947.7 2,022.1 2,375.9   1,789   1,797   1,835   1,951   2,021   2,365
    State...............................   4,741   4,859   4,872   4,799   4,684   4,725   4,728   4,733   4,742   4,743
      Education......................... 2,020.0 2,125.6 2,132.0 2,048.7   1,963   1,981   1,981   1,982   1,990   1,992
      Other State government............ 2,720.8 2,733.8 2,739.6 2,750.6   2,721   2,744   2,747   2,751   2,752   2,751
    Local...............................  13,096  13,277  13,293  13,386  12,755  12,963  12,966  12,998  13,039  13,041
      Education......................... 7,606.8 7,759.6 7,756.5 7,792.3   7,238   7,356   7,355   7,373   7,410   7,418
      Other local government............ 5,489.1 5,517.6 5,536.3 5,593.9   5,517   5,607   5,611   5,625   5,629   5,623

  1 Current employment levels in these series are affected by the hiring of temporary workers for Census 2000. 
Estimates of these workers are 32,000, 72,000, 189,000, 262,000, and 619,000 in January, February, March, April, and May
2000, respectively.  Preliminary estimates for these series may be subject to larger than normal revisions. 
  2 These series are not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the
trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision.
  3 Includes other industries, not shown separately.
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  Data have been revised to reflect March 1999 benchmarks, the introduction of probability-based sample
estimates for wholesale trade, and recomputed seasonal adjustment factors. 
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                                                                                                
                                           May     Mar.    Apr.    May     May     Jan.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    May  
                                           1999    2000   2000p   2000p    1999    2000    2000    2000   2000p   2000p 
                                                                                                                        
       Total private....................   34.6    34.2    34.6    34.3    34.5    34.5    34.6    34.5    34.5    34.4 
                                                                                                                        
Goods-producing.........................   41.1    40.9    41.1    40.9    41.0    41.1    41.3    41.2    41.5    40.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Mining................................   44.2    43.9    44.9    44.3    43.9    44.7    44.7    44.7    45.3    44.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Construction..........................   39.3    38.8    39.2    39.6    39.0    39.3    39.7    39.8    39.6    39.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Manufacturing.........................   41.7    41.5    41.7    41.4    41.7    41.7    41.8    41.7    42.2    41.4 
      Overtime hours....................    4.5     4.5     4.6     4.4     4.6     4.6     4.7     4.6     4.9     4.5 
                                                                                                                        
   Durable goods........................   42.3    42.2    42.3    42.0    42.2    42.3    42.3    42.3    42.8    41.9 
      Overtime hours....................    4.7     4.7     4.8     4.7     4.7     4.8     4.9     4.8     5.1     4.7 
                                                                                                                        
    Lumber and wood products............   41.4    40.5    41.1    40.8    41.2    41.1    41.0    40.9    41.2    40.6 
    Furniture and fixtures..............   39.8    39.9    40.0    39.8    40.3    40.2    40.3    40.2    40.7    40.3 
    Stone, clay, and glass products.....   43.9    42.5    43.2    43.4    43.4    43.6    43.5    43.4    43.6    42.9 
    Primary metal industries............   44.4    44.3    44.5    44.0    44.2    44.5    44.5    44.4    44.9    43.8 
      Blast furnaces and basic steel                                                                                    
         products.......................   44.9    44.9    45.2    44.7    44.6    45.3    45.4    45.2    45.0    44.5 
    Fabricated metal products...........   42.1    42.2    42.3    42.1    42.1    42.4    42.4    42.5    42.9    42.1 
    Industrial machinery and equipment..   42.2    42.4    42.5    42.2    42.1    42.3    42.3    42.3    42.9    42.1 
    Electronic and other electrical                                                                                     
       equipment........................   41.3    41.7    41.6    41.3    41.4    41.6    41.6    41.8    42.2    41.5 
    Transportation equipment............   43.9    43.8    44.1    43.4    43.6    43.8    44.0    43.7    44.3    43.1 
      Motor vehicles and equipment......   45.1    44.9    45.4    44.7    44.5    45.0    45.0    44.6    45.4    44.1 
    Instruments and related products....   41.4    41.2    41.3    40.9    41.5    41.3    41.2    41.2    41.6    41.1 
    Miscellaneous manufacturing.........   40.1    39.5    39.4    39.0    40.1    39.5    39.5    39.4    39.8    39.1 
                                                                                                                        
   Nondurable goods.....................   40.9    40.6    40.8    40.4    41.0    40.9    41.0    40.9    41.3    40.5 
      Overtime hours....................    4.2     4.1     4.2     4.1     4.4     4.4     4.5     4.3     4.6     4.3 
                                                                                                                        
    Food and kindred products...........   41.6    40.9    41.0    40.8    41.8    41.6    41.6    41.6    41.9    41.0 
    Tobacco products....................   39.8    38.8    39.7    39.8    39.7    40.8    40.6    40.0    40.8    39.6 
    Textile mill products...............   40.9    41.5    41.7    41.0    40.9    41.1    41.7    41.6    41.9    41.0 
    Apparel and other textile products..   37.8    37.8    37.7    37.1    37.7    37.6    37.7    37.8    38.0    37.0 
    Paper and allied products...........   43.2    42.9    43.1    42.7    43.4    43.3    43.5    43.2    43.6    42.9 
    Printing and publishing.............   38.0    38.1    38.2    37.7    38.2    38.3    38.3    38.2    38.5    38.0 
    Chemicals and allied products.......   42.8    42.5    42.7    42.5    43.0    42.9    42.7    42.6    43.0    42.7 
    Petroleum and coal products.........   42.6    43.6    44.5    43.2    (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
    Rubber and misc. plastics products..   42.0    41.4    41.7    41.5    41.8    41.6    41.6    41.5    42.1    41.4 
    Leather and leather products........   38.3    37.9    38.3    38.1    38.2    37.8    38.1    38.0    38.8    38.0 
                                                                                                                        
Service-producing.......................   32.9    32.6    33.0    32.6    32.8    32.9    32.8    32.8    32.8    32.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation and public utilities...   38.8    38.0    38.7    38.5    38.9    38.4    38.3    38.3    38.6    38.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Wholesale trade.......................   38.6    38.2    38.7    38.3    38.3    38.6    38.5    38.6    38.5    38.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Retail trade..........................   29.1    28.6    28.9    28.8    29.0    29.1    29.1    29.0    28.8    28.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Finance, insurance, and real estate...   36.4    35.9    36.7    35.9    36.1    36.2    36.1    36.1    36.3    36.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Services..............................   32.7    32.5    32.8    32.5    32.6    32.7    32.7    32.7    32.7    32.7 

  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.
  NOTE:  Data have been revised to reflect March 1999 benchmarks, the introduction of probability-based sample
estimates for wholesale trade, and recomputed seasonal adjustment factors.
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                                                                                                
                                           May       Mar.       Apr.      May       May       Mar.      Apr.      May   
                                           1999      2000      2000p     2000p      1999      2000     2000p     2000p  
                                                                                                                        
       Total private....................  $13.20    $13.59    $13.68    $13.63    $456.72   $464.78   $473.33   $467.51 
        Seasonally adjusted.............   13.19     13.58     13.64     13.65     455.06    468.51    470.58    469.56 
                                                                                                                        
Goods-producing.........................   14.77     15.14     15.25     15.30     607.05    619.23    626.78    625.77 
                                                                                                                        
  Mining................................   17.05     17.28     17.31     17.23     753.61    758.59    777.22    763.29 
                                                                                                                        
  Construction..........................   17.06     17.54     17.65     17.70     670.46    680.55    691.88    700.92 
                                                                                                                        
  Manufacturing.........................   13.85     14.22     14.29     14.28     577.55    590.13    595.89    591.19 
                                                                                                                        
   Durable goods........................   14.34     14.76     14.82     14.80     606.58    622.87    626.89    621.60 
    Lumber and wood products............   11.43     11.62     11.73     11.74     473.20    470.61    482.10    478.99 
    Furniture and fixtures..............   11.14     11.59     11.63     11.68     443.37    462.44    465.20    464.86 
    Stone, clay, and glass products.....   13.84     14.03     14.22     14.25     607.58    596.28    614.30    618.45 
    Primary metal industries............   15.74     16.34     16.51     16.36     698.86    723.86    734.70    719.84 
      Blast furnaces and basic steel                                                                                    
         products.......................   18.73     19.49     19.74     19.44     840.98    875.10    892.25    868.97 
    Fabricated metal products...........   13.47     13.69     13.75     13.75     567.09    577.72    581.63    578.88 
    Industrial machinery and equipment..   14.97     15.43     15.43     15.44     631.73    654.23    655.78    651.57 
    Electronic and other electrical                                                                                     
       equipment........................   13.39     13.70     13.72     13.72     553.01    571.29    570.75    566.64 
    Transportation equipment............   17.92     18.70     18.77     18.73     786.69    819.06    827.76    812.88 
      Motor vehicles and equipment......   18.33     19.17     19.28     19.25     826.68    860.73    875.31    860.48 
    Instruments and related products....   14.11     14.40     14.47     14.58     584.15    593.28    597.61    596.32 
    Miscellaneous manufacturing.........   11.21     11.55     11.58     11.57     449.52    456.23    456.25    451.23 
                                                                                                                        
   Nondurable goods.....................   13.10     13.37     13.46     13.47     535.79    542.82    549.17    544.19 
    Food and kindred products...........   12.10     12.27     12.38     12.37     503.36    501.84    507.58    504.70 
    Tobacco products....................   20.47     19.10     19.71     20.08     814.71    741.08    782.49    799.18 
    Textile mill products...............   10.69     10.86     10.92     10.90     437.22    450.69    455.36    446.90 
    Apparel and other textile products..    8.81      9.05      9.06      9.07     333.02    342.09    341.56    336.50 
    Paper and allied products...........   15.88     16.00     16.17     16.21     686.02    686.40    696.93    692.17 
    Printing and publishing.............   13.75     14.18     14.20     14.16     522.50    540.26    542.44    533.83 
    Chemicals and allied products.......   17.30     17.63     17.84     17.92     740.44    749.28    761.77    761.60 
    Petroleum and coal products.........   20.98     22.24     21.73     21.23     893.75    969.66    966.99    917.14 
    Rubber and misc. plastics products..   12.27     12.58     12.67     12.66     515.34    520.81    528.34    525.39 
    Leather and leather products........    9.67     10.01     10.14     10.07     370.36    379.38    388.36    383.67 
                                                                                                                        
Service-producing.......................   12.69     13.11     13.19     13.10     417.50    427.39    435.27    427.06 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation and public utilities...   15.57     16.02     16.14     16.09     604.12    608.76    624.62    619.47 
                                                                                                                        
  Wholesale trade.......................   14.58     14.83     15.10     14.92     562.79    566.51    584.37    571.44 
                                                                                                                        
  Retail trade..........................    9.03      9.37      9.43      9.40     262.77    267.98    272.53    270.72 
                                                                                                                        
  Finance, insurance, and real estate...   14.73     14.97     15.12     14.98     536.17    537.42    554.90    537.78 
                                                                                                                        
  Services..............................   13.32     13.77     13.83     13.75     435.56    447.53    453.62    446.88 

  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  Data have been revised to reflect March 1999 benchmarks, the introduction of probability-based sample
estimates for wholesale trade, and recomputed seasonal adjustment factors.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                              ESTABLISHMENT DATA


Table B-4. Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm
payrolls by industry, seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
                                                                                         Percent  
                                    May      Jan.     Feb.     Mar.     Apr.      May     change  
            Industry                1999     2000     2000     2000     2000p    2000p    from:   
                                                                                        Apr. 2000-
                                                                                         May 2000 
                                                                                                  
Total private:                                                                                    
   Current dollars..............   $13.19   $13.49   $13.54   $13.58   $13.64   $13.65      0.1   
   Constant (1982) dollars2.....     7.86     7.88     7.87     7.84     7.87     N.A.     (3)    
                                                                                                  
  Goods-producing...............    14.77    15.13    15.20    15.25    15.30    15.29      -.1   
    Mining......................    17.11    17.09    17.14    17.27    17.28    17.29       .1   
    Construction................    17.11    17.50    17.60    17.67    17.77    17.74      -.2   
    Manufacturing...............    13.85    14.15    14.21    14.23    14.29    14.28      -.1   
      Excluding overtime4.......    13.13    13.41    13.45    13.47    13.50    13.54       .3   
                                                                                                  
  Service-producing.............    12.68    12.97    13.01    13.05    13.11    13.13       .2   
    Transportation and public                                                                     
       utilities................    15.66    15.92    16.00    16.04    16.11    16.18       .4   
    Wholesale trade.............    14.52    14.90    14.89    14.90    14.99    14.95      -.3   
    Retail trade................     9.03     9.26     9.32     9.35     9.40     9.40       .0   
    Finance, insurance, and real                                                                  
       estate...................    14.60    14.86    14.87    14.95    14.98    14.97      -.1   
    Services....................    13.31    13.61    13.66    13.69    13.74    13.78       .3   

  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  2 The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) is used to
deflate this series.
  3 Change was .4 percent from March 2000 to April 2000, 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.
  NOTE:  Data have been revised to reflect March 1999 benchmarks, the introduction of
probability-based sample estimates for wholesale trade, and recomputed seasonal adjustment
factors.
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                                                                                                
                                          May    Mar.    Apr.      May    May     Jan.    Feb.    Mar.   Apr.      May  
                                          1999   2000    2000p    2000p   1999    2000    2000    2000   2000p    2000p 
                                                                                                                        
       Total private....................  148.6  147.6   150.9    150.7   147.6  150.6   150.6   151.0   151.6    150.7 
                                                                                                                        
Goods-producing.........................  116.1  113.7   115.9    116.7   115.5  117.5   117.5   117.7   118.3    116.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Mining................................   49.9   49.2    50.8     50.5    49.8   51.0    51.0    51.3    52.2     50.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Construction..........................  178.1  169.5   179.5    187.8   174.2  185.8   186.0   188.4   186.2    183.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Manufacturing.........................  107.0  105.9   106.4    105.6   107.1  107.0   107.0   106.7   107.9    105.8 
                                                                                                                        
   Durable goods........................  112.0  111.5   112.1    111.4   111.6  112.1   112.1   111.8   113.2    111.0 
    Lumber and wood products............  148.0  143.0   145.6    146.0   147.7  148.0   147.6   147.1   147.9    145.5 
    Furniture and fixtures..............  135.9  138.7   139.0    139.0   137.8  138.7   139.4   139.3   141.7    140.6 
    Stone, clay, and glass products.....  118.0  110.9   114.9    116.8   115.7  117.0   115.7   116.2   116.2    114.4 
    Primary metal industries............   91.7   92.4    92.5     91.2    91.5   92.1    92.3    92.4    93.3     90.8 
      Blast furnaces and basic steel                                                                                    
         products.......................   71.2   71.5    71.6     70.4    70.9   72.0    72.1    71.8    71.5     69.9 
    Fabricated metal products...........  119.1  120.4   121.3    120.7   118.9  120.5   120.7   121.2   122.9    120.7 
    Industrial machinery and equipment..  105.5  105.5   105.5    104.8   105.0  104.8   105.4   104.6   106.2    104.1 
    Electronic and other electrical                                                                                     
       equipment........................  106.4  107.9   107.9    107.3   106.9  107.4   107.5   107.8   109.7    108.0 
    Transportation equipment............  127.5  126.6   126.9    124.9   125.8  126.8   127.0   125.7   126.8    123.3 
      Motor vehicles and equipment......  170.0  170.3   172.4    169.4   166.2  171.4   170.9   168.6   171.6    165.8 
    Instruments and related products....   76.5   74.2    74.5     73.8    76.8   75.0    74.3    74.0    75.1     74.2 
    Miscellaneous manufacturing.........  103.0  101.2   101.5    100.2   103.0  102.6   102.2   101.6   103.0    100.1 
                                                                                                                        
   Nondurable goods.....................  100.1   98.3    98.5     97.8   100.9  100.1   100.0    99.7   100.6     98.6 
    Food and kindred products...........  114.8  112.2   112.2    112.8   117.9  117.7   117.0   116.9   118.3    116.0 
    Tobacco products....................   50.3   43.4    45.6     44.5    57.0   52.6    52.3    45.6    50.5     49.0 
    Textile mill products...............   80.7   79.8    80.1     78.6    80.7   79.1    80.2    80.2    80.4     78.5 
    Apparel and other textile products..   62.3   58.6    58.6     57.1    61.7   58.6    58.5    58.8    59.1     56.5 
    Paper and allied products...........  106.5  104.6   105.0    104.0   107.3  106.4   106.7   105.9   106.7    104.8 
    Printing and publishing.............  120.8  121.3   121.8    120.4   121.9  122.0   122.0   121.8   123.1    121.6 
    Chemicals and allied products.......  102.1  102.2   102.0    101.4   102.6  103.4   102.6   102.4   103.0    101.9 
    Petroleum and coal products.........   72.0   62.8    64.1     63.4    72.3   67.5    66.3    65.2    66.7     63.3 
    Rubber and misc. plastics products..  147.8  147.5   148.4    147.1   147.3  148.5   148.3   147.9   149.3    147.0 
    Leather and leather products........   34.8   32.3    32.3     32.5    34.6   32.5    32.8    32.7    32.8     32.1 
                                                                                                                        
Service-producing.......................  163.2  162.8   166.6    165.9   162.1  165.4   165.5   165.9   166.6    166.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation and public utilities...  134.1  133.5   136.6    136.0   134.2  135.0   134.7   135.5   137.0    136.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Wholesale trade.......................  130.9  130.6   132.9    131.9   129.6  132.3   132.1   132.8   132.6    132.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Retail trade..........................  143.6  139.6   143.5    144.6   142.9  144.9   144.9   144.6   144.9    144.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Finance, insurance, and real estate...  139.4  137.0   140.2    137.8   138.2  139.1   138.8   138.7   139.2    138.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Services..............................  202.0  205.0   209.5    207.9   200.4  206.3   206.7   207.7   208.6    208.5 

  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  Data have been revised to reflect March 1999 benchmarks, the introduction of probability-based sample
estimates for wholesale trade, and recomputed seasonal adjustment factors.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                   ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-6.  Diffusion indexes of employment change, seasonally adjusted

(Percent)
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
       Time span          Jan.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    May     June    July    Aug.   Sept.    Oct.    Nov.    Dec. 
                                                                                                                       
                        
                                                   Private nonfarm payrolls, 356 industries1
                        
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
Over 1-month span:                                                                                                     
     1996..............   50.4    64.5    60.3    54.8    62.6    61.5    57.3    61.0    57.9    62.6    59.3    60.0 
     1997..............   57.3    59.7    62.8    63.2    57.7    57.7    61.2    60.1    61.5    65.3    62.1    61.2 
     1998..............   63.2    56.6    60.5    58.7    58.3    59.7    53.9    58.1    56.2    53.8    59.0    57.4 
     1999..............   54.1    58.8    53.9    59.6    52.8    57.9    58.8    53.8    57.3    60.7    60.8    59.0 
     2000..............   60.8    54.1    60.7   p55.8   p42.8                                                         
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
Over 3-month span:                                                                                                     
     1996..............   61.1    62.6    63.6    63.1    63.3    64.9    64.2    61.4    65.2    64.3    65.4    63.3 
     1997..............   62.6    64.0    66.3    66.7    63.2    62.1    61.5    66.2    67.4    69.4    69.0    69.1 
     1998..............   64.3    66.6    63.2    66.3    63.6    58.0    57.4    57.9    59.7    58.1    58.6    59.4 
     1999..............   58.3    57.3    58.4    54.4    57.3    58.8    58.1    60.7    59.6    63.5    64.3    63.1 
     2000..............   61.0    62.6   p61.7   p56.0                                                                 
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
Over 6-month span:                                                                                                     
     1996..............   62.5    64.6    65.6    64.6    64.5    64.5    67.3    65.7    65.2    67.1    66.0    67.4 
     1997..............   66.3    67.0    66.6    66.3    65.6    67.1    66.3    68.5    69.0    70.4    69.7    70.4 
     1998..............   69.8    67.4    65.2    61.8    62.9    61.4    59.0    58.4    57.4    59.7    59.3    59.1 
     1999..............   60.0    58.0    57.6    58.6    54.4    59.7    60.4    62.1    64.0    62.8    65.2    64.6 
     2000..............  p65.4   p62.1                                                                                 
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
Over 12-month span:                                                                                                    
     1996..............   64.5    66.7    64.5    65.6    68.5    67.3    67.7    66.4    68.0    69.9    68.7    66.9 
     1997..............   69.0    67.3    68.3    69.7    69.5    70.1    70.1    70.4    70.5    70.1    69.4    70.4 
     1998..............   69.7    67.3    67.3    65.9    63.9    62.5    61.5    62.1    61.0    59.8    59.8    58.1 
     1999..............   60.3    58.3    57.6    59.4    59.6    60.5    61.9    61.0    62.6   p62.4   p62.8         
     2000..............                                                                                                
                                                                                                                       
                        
                                                    Manufacturing payrolls, 139 industries1
                        
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
Over 1-month span:                                                                                                     
     1996..............   44.6    54.7    48.2    42.1    55.4    52.2    47.8    54.3    50.0    56.1    50.4    53.2 
     1997..............   49.6    52.5    56.1    54.0    51.4    54.3    50.7    53.6    56.5    61.9    60.4    55.4 
     1998..............   57.9    50.7    53.6    50.7    47.1    50.0    37.8    50.0    45.7    39.9    41.7    43.9 
     1999..............   45.0    41.0    42.8    46.4    40.3    46.4    54.7    38.1    46.4    51.8    51.4    50.4 
     2000..............   52.2    47.8    51.1   p50.0   p42.4                                                         
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
Over 3-month span:                                                                                                     
     1996..............   44.2    47.8    44.6    45.7    47.1    51.4    50.4    49.6    55.4    53.2    55.0    49.6 
     1997..............   50.7    53.2    55.8    56.1    53.2    52.5    52.5    55.8    59.7    66.5    64.7    64.0 
     1998..............   56.8    56.8    52.2    52.2    48.6    41.4    39.2    40.3    43.2    37.1    36.7    40.6 
     1999..............   36.7    37.1    37.1    34.5    37.8    43.5    39.9    45.0    42.1    50.4    51.1    50.7 
     2000..............   47.8    52.5   p49.3   p45.3                                                                 
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
Over 6-month span:                                                                                                     
     1996..............   41.7    45.0    46.8    46.0    45.3    47.8    53.2    50.4    50.7    53.2    51.8    54.7 
     1997..............   53.2    53.2    52.5    52.9    51.8    53.2    54.7    61.2    61.2    64.4    64.7    63.7 
     1998..............   60.1    54.3    50.4    39.9    43.5    42.1    38.8    36.7    36.0    39.9    34.5    32.7 
     1999..............   35.6    33.5    33.5    37.1    32.7    38.8    41.0    45.7    48.2    43.2    48.6    51.1 
     2000..............  p51.1   p46.4                                                                                 
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
Over 12-month span:                                                                                                    
     1996..............   43.5    47.5    45.3    45.3    50.4    49.6    50.4    48.6    51.1    55.0    54.3    50.7 
     1997..............   54.7    52.5    54.0    54.0    55.4    56.8    57.2    57.9    58.3    56.8    56.8    57.2 
     1998..............   55.0    51.8    51.8    46.8    40.6    39.9    37.8    38.1    37.1    36.0    34.2    33.5 
     1999..............   37.4    32.4    31.7    35.3    36.0    37.1    38.8    39.6    42.4   p41.7   p43.2         
     2000..............                                                                                                

  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. Data have been revised to reflect March 1999 benchmarks, the introduction of probability-based sample
estimates for wholesale trade, and recomputed seasonal adjustment factors.