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Table A-1.  Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age
Table A-2.  Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, age, and Hispanic origin
Table A-3. Selected employment indicators
Table A-4. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
Table A-5. Duration of unemployment
Table A-6. Reason for unemployment
Table A-7. Unemployed persons by age and sex, seasonally adjusted
Table A-8. Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted
Table A-9.  Employment status of the civilian population for eleven large States
Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry
Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry
Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers   on private nonfarm payrolls by industry
Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers   on private nonfarm
Table B-4. Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers   on private nonfarm
Table B-5. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers   on private nonfarm payrolls
Table B-6.  Diffusion indexes of employment change, seasonally adjusted

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                  THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:  AUGUST 1994
 
     Employment continued to rise in August and the unemployment rate was
unchanged, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor
reported today.  Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 179,000, and the
unemployment rate held at 6.1 percent.
 
Unemployment (Household Survey Data)
 
     The number of unemployed persons, at 8.0 million in August, and the
unemployment rate, 6.1 percent, were the same as in the prior month.  Both
measures had declined from January to May but have shown little change
since then.  (See table A-1.)
 
     There also was little movement in joblessness among the major labor
force groups in August.  The unemployment rates for adult men (5.4
percent), adult women (5.4 percent), teenagers (17.5 percent), whites (5.3
percent), blacks (11.5 percent), and Hispanics (10.2 percent) all were
essentially unchanged over the month.  (See tables A-1 and A-2.)  The
number of persons who were unemployed because they had lost their last jobs
or completed temporary jobs, at 3.8 million in August, has decreased by
629,000 since January, accounting for most of the overall drop in
unemployment.  (See table A-6.)
 
Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
 
     Total employment showed an increase of 714,000 in August, seasonally
adjusted, bringing the increase since January to 1.2 million.  Nonfarm
payroll employment has increased by 2.1 million over this same period.
 
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    |     Data from the household survey for 1994 are not directly   |
    |comparable with data for 1993 and earlier years because of the  |
    |implementation in January 1994 of a major redesign of the survey|
    |and the introduction of 1990 census-based population controls,  |
    |adjusted for the estimated undercount.  In addition, the 1994   |
    |data may be affected by the transition to the redesigned survey.|
    |For example, seasonal factors, of necessity, have been computed |
    |based on data collected in the survey prior to its revision,    |
    |and these factors may not fully capture the pattern of          |
    |seasonality in the current data.  Hence, over-the-month         |
    |comparisons of unemployment and other labor force estimates     |
    |should be made with caution.  For additional information on     |
    |the redesign, see "Revisions in the Current Population Survey   |
    |Effective January 1994" in the February 1994 issue of           |
    |Employment and Earnings.                                        |
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                                   - 2 -
 
Table A.  Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
___________________________________________________________________________
                      |   Quarterly     |      Monthly data        |
                      |   averages      |                          |
                      |_________________|__________________________|July-
      Category        |      1994       |          1994            |August
                      |_________________|__________________________|change
                      |    I   |   II   |  June  |  July  | August |
______________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______
    HOUSEHOLD DATA    |                  Labor force status
                      |____________________________________________________
Civilian labor force..| 130,674| 130,589| 130,248| 130,457| 131,189|    732
  Employment..........| 122,088| 122,547| 122,430| 122,452| 123,166|    714
  Unemployment........|   8,586|   8,043|   7,817|   8,005|   8,023|     18
Not in labor force....|  65,411|  65,933|  66,445|  66,403|  65,854|   -549
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                      |                 Unemployment rates
                      |____________________________________________________
All workers...........|     6.6|     6.2|     6.0|     6.1|     6.1|     .0
  Adult men...........|     5.9|     5.4|     5.3|     5.6|     5.4|   -0.2
  Adult women.........|     5.9|     5.4|     5.4|     5.3|     5.4|     .1
  Teenagers...........|    18.0|    18.4|    16.9|    17.7|    17.5|    -.2
  White...............|     5.7|     5.4|     5.3|     5.4|     5.3|    -.1
  Black...............|    12.8|    11.5|    11.2|    11.2|    11.5|     .3
  Hispanic origin.....|    10.2|    10.2|    10.3|    10.1|    10.2|     .1
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
  ESTABLISHMENT DATA  |                     Employment
                      |____________________________________________________
Nonfarm employment....| 111,976| 112,995| 113,334|p113,585|p113,764|   p179
  Goods-producing 1/..|  23,350|  23,534|  23,576| p23,595| p23,620|    p25
    Construction......|   4,765|   4,909|   4,927|  p4,949|  p4,943|    p-6
    Manufacturing.....|  17,973|  18,020|  18,044| p18,045| p18,077|    p32
  Service-producing 1/|  88,626|  89,461|  89,758| p89,990| p90,144|   p154
    Retail trade......|  19,972|  20,190|  20,279| p20,379| p20,379|     p0
    Services..........|  31,153|  31,620|  31,765| p31,897| p32,020|   p123
    Government........|  18,919|  19,004|  19,018| p19,009| p19,013|     p4
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                      |                  Hours of work 2/
                      |____________________________________________________
Total private.........|    34.6|    34.7|    34.6|   p34.7|   p34.5|  p-0.2
  Manufacturing.......|    41.7|    42.1|    42.0|   p41.9|   p42.0|    p.1
    Overtime..........|     4.6|     4.7|     4.7|    p4.6|    p4.8|    p.2
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                      |                     Earnings 2/
                      |____________________________________________________
Avg. hourly earnings, |        |        |        |        |        |
  total private.......|  $11.02|  $11.07|  $11.08| p$11.11| p$11.13| p$0.02
Avg. weekly earnings, |        |        |        |        |        |
  total private.......|  381.04|  384.25|  383.37| p385.52| p383.99| p-1.53
______________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______
    1/ Includes other industries, not shown separately.
    2/ Data relate to private production or nonsupervisory workers.
    p = preliminary.
    NOTE: Household data for 1994 are not directly comparable with data for
1993 and earlier years.  For additional information, see "Revisions in the
Current Population Survey Effective January 1994" in the February 1994
issue of Employment and Earnings.
                                   - 3 -
 
The employment-to-population ratio increased by 0.3 percentage point in
August to 62.5 percent, a return to the May level.  (See table A-1.)
 
     The number of persons employed part time for economic reasons, at 4.3
million in August, has fallen by nearly 900,000 since January.  Part-time
employment for noneconomic (voluntary) reasons has risen over the period to
18.2 million.  (See table A-3.)  The number of workers holding two or more
jobs in August totaled 7.1 million (not seasonally adjusted), or 5.7
percent of all employed persons (table A-8).  The majority of these workers
hold full-time jobs and moonlight in part-time jobs.
 
     The civilian labor force increased by 732,000 in August, after
exhibiting no growth from January to July.  With this increase, the
proportion of the population in the labor force rose 0.3 percentage point
over the month to 66.6 percent.  (See table A-1.)
 
Discouraged Workers (Household Survey Data)
 
     The number of discouraged workers--persons who want jobs but have
given up searching because they do not think they could find work--was
489,000 in August (not seasonally adjusted).  An additional 1.2 million
former jobseekers reported that they would like to have a job and were
available to work in August, but were not currently looking for reasons
such as family obligations.  (See table A-8.)
 
Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data)
 
     Total nonfarm payroll employment continued to rise in August,
increasing by 179,000 to a level of 113.8 million, after seasonal
adjustment.  The number of payroll jobs has expanded by 2.1 million since
January, an average gain of 293,000 a month.  (See table B-1.)
 
     Manufacturing employment grew by 32,000 in August.  Factory jobs have
been on the rise since last September, with the gain totaling 143,000.
Most of the jobs added over the month were in the durable goods sector.
Motor vehicles employment rose by 10,000 and fabricated metals by 9,000
(mostly in auto stampings), reflecting strength in the auto industry and
the reopening of plants that were closed for retooling.  There also were
sizable employment increases in electrical equipment and industrial
machinery.  Within the nondurable goods sector, gains continued in printing
and publishing, and there were small increases in apparel and tobacco
products.
 
     Construction employment held about steady in August, following 13
consecutive months of growth during which construction industry payrolls
were augmented by more than 300,000 workers.  A decline of 9,000 in heavy
construction employment in August reversed an identical increase in the
prior month.
 
     The services industry continued its pattern of solid job growth,
adding 123,000 workers in August.  The gains took place largely in business
(53,000), health (38,000), and social services (22,000).  The increase in
business services included an unusually small gain in personnel supply--
15,000--compared with a monthly average of 37,000 over the prior year.  The
large gain in health services payrolls included a rebound in hospital
employment.  In contrast, there were job losses in hotels and in amusement
and recreation services.
 
                                   - 4 -
 
     Retail trade employment was essentially flat in August, following 2
months of robust growth.  Job gains in automobile dealerships and service
stations, food stores, and furniture and home furnishings stores were
offset by a 29,000 loss in eating and drinking places, which had added
133,000 jobs between May and July.
 
     Wholesale trade employment rose by 18,000 in August.  Real estate
added 6,000 jobs, continuing its 2-year uptrend.  Within finance, jobs
continued to decline in nondepository institutions (primarily in mortgage
banking), while growth was sustained in security brokers and other types of
investment companies.  There was little change over the month in
transportation and public utilities and in government.  Federal government
employment has held steady in the last 2 months, after declining by 124,000
since its April 1992 peak.
 
Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)
 
     The average workweek for production or nonsupervisory workers on
private nonfarm payrolls declined by 0.2 hour in August to 34.5 hours,
seasonally adjusted.  The manufacturing workweek edged up 0.1 hour to 42.0
hours, after falling 0.1 hour in each of the prior 3 months.  Factory
overtime increased by 0.2 hour over the month to an alltime high of 4.8
hours (also reached in April), as auto manufacturers resumed their heavy
production schedules.  (See table B-2.)
 
     The index of aggregate weekly hours of private production or
nonsupervisory workers on nonfarm payrolls declined 0.2 percent to 129.1
(1982=100) in August, resulting from the decline in the workweek.  The
manufacturing index rose 0.6 percent to 105.7, seasonally adjusted.  (See
table B-5.)
 
Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data)
 
     Average hourly earnings of private production or nonsupervisory
workers on nonfarm payrolls rose 0.2 percent in August to $11.13, after
seasonal adjustment.  Average weekly earnings declined by 0.4 percent to
$383.99, because of the shorter workweek.  Over the year, average hourly
earnings and average weekly earnings increased by 2.5 and 2.2 percent,
respectively.  (See table B-3.)
 
                         _________________________
 
     The Employment Situation for September 1994 will be released on
Friday, October 7, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT).
 
 
 
 
HOUSEHOLD DATA
 
Table A-1.  Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age
 
(Numbers in thousands)
 
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                                                  |                          |                                  1/
                                                    Not seasonally adjusted                  Seasonally adjusted
                                                  |                          |
                                                   __________________________ _____________________________________________________
         Employment status, sex, and age          |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
                                                  |  Aug.  |  Jul.  |  Aug.  |  Aug.  |  Apr.  |  May   |  June  |  July  |  Aug.
                                                  |  1993  |19942/  |  1994  |  1993  |19942/  |  1994  |  1994  |  1994  |  1994
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
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                      TOTAL
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
Civilian noninstitutional population..............| 193,793| 196,859| 197,043| 193,793| 196,363| 196,510| 196,693| 196,859| 197,043
  Civilian labor force............................| 129,472| 132,783| 132,361| 128,334| 130,747| 130,774| 130,248| 130,457| 131,189
        Participation rate........................|    66.8|    67.5|    67.2|    66.2|    66.6|    66.5|    66.2|    66.3|    66.6
    Employed......................................| 121,002| 124,503| 124,493| 119,692| 122,338| 122,872| 122,430| 122,452| 123,166
        Employment-population ratio...............|    62.4|    63.2|    63.2|    61.8|    62.3|    62.5|    62.2|    62.2|    62.5
      Agriculture.................................|   3,295|   3,732|   3,780|   3,005|   3,459|   3,435|   3,235|   3,278|   3,444
      Nonagricultural industries..................| 117,707| 120,770| 120,713| 116,687| 118,880| 119,437| 119,195| 119,173| 119,722
    Unemployed....................................|   8,470|   8,281|   7,868|   8,642|   8,408|   7,902|   7,817|   8,005|   8,023
        Unemployment rate.........................|     6.5|     6.2|     5.9|     6.7|     6.4|     6.0|     6.0|     6.1|     6.1
  Not in labor force..............................|  64,321|  64,076|  64,682|  65,459|  65,616|  65,736|  66,445|  66,403|  65,854
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
              Men, 16 years and over
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
Civilian noninstitutional population..............|  92,749|  94,377|  94,469|  92,749|  94,119|  94,196|  94,294|  94,377|  94,469
  Civilian labor force............................|  70,725|  72,058|  71,748|  69,847|  70,621|  70,584|  70,328|  70,513|  70,833
        Participation rate........................|    76.3|    76.4|    75.9|    75.3|    75.0|    74.9|    74.6|    74.7|    75.0
    Employed......................................|  66,172|  67,649|  67,717|  64,904|  66,036|  66,301|  66,135|  66,036|  66,452
        Employment-population ratio...............|    71.3|    71.7|    71.7|    70.0|    70.2|    70.4|    70.1|    70.0|    70.3
    Unemployed....................................|   4,554|   4,409|   4,031|   4,943|   4,585|   4,283|   4,193|   4,478|   4,381
        Unemployment rate.........................|     6.4|     6.1|     5.6|     7.1|     6.5|     6.1|     6.0|     6.3|     6.2
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
              Men, 20 years and over
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
Civilian noninstitutional population..............|  86,002|  87,123|  87,248|  86,002|  86,946|  87,000|  87,095|  87,123|  87,248
  Civilian labor force............................|  66,521|  67,138|  67,176|  66,221|  66,701|  66,692|  66,409|  66,596|  66,856
        Participation rate........................|    77.3|    77.1|    77.0|    77.0|    76.7|    76.7|    76.2|    76.4|    76.6
    Employed......................................|  62,650|  63,636|  63,841|  62,006|  62,958|  63,192|  62,916|  62,889|  63,216
        Employment-population ratio...............|    72.8|    73.0|    73.2|    72.1|    72.4|    72.6|    72.2|    72.2|    72.5
      Agriculture.................................|   2,324|   2,486|   2,534|   2,193|   2,376|   2,412|   2,307|   2,285|   2,395
      Nonagricultural industries..................|  60,326|  61,150|  61,307|  59,813|  60,582|  60,780|  60,609|  60,605|  60,820
    Unemployed....................................|   3,871|   3,503|   3,335|   4,215|   3,743|   3,500|   3,493|   3,706|   3,640
        Unemployment rate.........................|     5.8|     5.2|     5.0|     6.4|     5.6|     5.2|     5.3|     5.6|     5.4
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
             Women, 16 years and over
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
Civilian noninstitutional population..............| 101,044| 102,482| 102,575| 101,044| 102,244| 102,314| 102,399| 102,482| 102,575
  Civilian labor force............................|  58,746|  60,725|  60,614|  58,487|  60,125|  60,190|  59,919|  59,943|  60,356
        Participation rate........................|    58.1|    59.3|    59.1|    57.9|    58.8|    58.8|    58.5|    58.5|    58.8
    Employed......................................|  54,830|  56,854|  56,776|  54,788|  56,302|  56,571|  56,295|  56,416|  56,714
        Employment-population ratio...............|    54.3|    55.5|    55.4|    54.2|    55.1|    55.3|    55.0|    55.0|    55.3
    Unemployed....................................|   3,916|   3,872|   3,838|   3,699|   3,823|   3,619|   3,625|   3,528|   3,642
        Unemployment rate.........................|     6.7|     6.4|     6.3|     6.3|     6.4|     6.0|     6.0|     5.9|     6.0
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
             Women, 20 years and over
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
Civilian noninstitutional population..............|  94,490|  95,469|  95,544|  94,490|  95,282|  95,329|  95,407|  95,469|  95,544
  Civilian labor force............................|  55,075|  56,320|  56,586|  55,249|  56,410|  56,548|  56,214|  56,367|  56,774
        Participation rate........................|    58.3|    59.0|    59.2|    58.5|    59.2|    59.3|    58.9|    59.0|    59.4
    Employed......................................|  51,664|  53,169|  53,296|  52,084|  53,265|  53,521|  53,181|  53,394|  53,711
        Employment-population ratio...............|    54.7|    55.7|    55.8|    55.1|    55.9|    56.1|    55.7|    55.9|    56.2
      Agriculture.................................|     659|     872|     879|     614|     837|     787|     726|     781|     817
      Nonagricultural industries..................|  51,005|  52,297|  52,418|  51,470|  52,428|  52,734|  52,455|  52,613|  52,894
    Unemployed....................................|   3,411|   3,150|   3,289|   3,165|   3,145|   3,027|   3,033|   2,972|   3,063
        Unemployment rate.........................|     6.2|     5.6|     5.8|     5.7|     5.6|     5.4|     5.4|     5.3|     5.4
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
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            Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
Civilian  noninstitutional population.............|  13,301|  14,267|  14,251|  13,301|  14,135|  14,181|  14,191|  14,267|  14,251
  Civilian labor force............................|   7,875|   9,325|   8,600|   6,864|   7,636|   7,534|   7,625|   7,495|   7,560
        Participation rate........................|    59.2|    65.4|    60.3|    51.6|    54.0|    53.1|    53.7|    52.5|    53.0
    Employed......................................|   6,687|   7,698|   7,355|   5,602|   6,116|   6,159|   6,333|   6,168|   6,239
        Employment-population ratio...............|    50.3|    54.0|    51.6|    42.1|    43.3|    43.4|    44.6|    43.2|    43.8
      Agriculture.................................|     312|     375|     368|     198|     245|     236|     203|     212|     231
      Nonagricultural industries..................|   6,376|   7,323|   6,988|   5,404|   5,870|   5,923|   6,130|   5,956|   6,008
    Unemployed....................................|   1,188|   1,628|   1,244|   1,262|   1,520|   1,375|   1,292|   1,327|   1,320
        Unemployment rate.........................|    15.1|    17.5|    14.5|    18.4|    19.9|    18.3|    16.9|    17.7|    17.5
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___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
   1/  The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore,
identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.
   2/  Data for 1994 are not directly comparable with data for 1993 and earlier years.
For additional information, see "Revisions in the Current Population Survey Effective
January 1994" in the February 1994 issue of Employment and Earnings.
 
 
HOUSEHOLD DATA
 
Table A-2.  Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, age, and Hispanic origin
 
(Numbers in thousands)
 
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                                                    Not seasonally adjusted                  Seasonally adjusted
      Employment status, race, sex, age, and      |                          |
                                                   __________________________ _____________________________________________________
                 Hispanic origin                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
                                                  |  Aug.  |  Jul.  |  Aug.  |  Aug.  |  Apr.  |  May   |  June  |  July  |  Aug.
                                                  |  1993  |19942/  |  1994  |  1993  |19942/  |  1994  |  1994  |  1994  |  1994
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
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                      WHITE
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
Civilian noninstitutional population..............| 164,074| 165,576| 165,696| 164,074| 165,259| 165,351| 165,472| 165,576| 165,696
  Civilian labor force............................| 110,517| 112,514| 112,152| 109,646| 110,673| 110,797| 110,358| 110,768| 111,242
      Participation rate..........................|    67.4|    68.0|    67.7|    66.8|    67.0|    67.0|    66.7|    66.9|    67.1
    Employed......................................| 104,205| 106,447| 106,443| 103,179| 104,450| 105,038| 104,555| 104,831| 105,400
      Employment-population ratio.................|    63.5|    64.3|    64.2|    62.9|    63.2|    63.5|    63.2|    63.3|    63.6
    Unemployed....................................|   6,311|   6,067|   5,709|   6,467|   6,222|   5,760|   5,804|   5,936|   5,842
      Unemployment rate...........................|     5.7|     5.4|     5.1|     5.9|     5.6|     5.2|     5.3|     5.4|     5.3
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
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              Men, 20 years and over
  Civilian labor force............................|  57,438|  57,667|  57,658|  57,196|  57,175|  57,113|  57,002|  57,254|  57,363
      Participation rate..........................|    77.8|    77.6|    77.5|    77.5|    77.1|    77.0|    76.8|    77.1|    77.1
    Employed......................................|  54,524|  55,065|  55,224|  53,986|  54,297|  54,466|  54,354|  54,466|  54,677
      Employment-population ratio.................|    73.9|    74.1|    74.3|    73.2|    73.2|    73.4|    73.2|    73.3|    73.5
    Unemployed....................................|   2,915|   2,601|   2,434|   3,210|   2,878|   2,647|   2,648|   2,788|   2,686
      Unemployment rate...........................|     5.1|     4.5|     4.2|     5.6|     5.0|     4.6|     4.6|     4.9|     4.7
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             Women, 20 years and over
  Civilian labor force............................|  46,396|  47,088|  47,235|  46,586|  46,951|  47,222|  46,938|  47,183|  47,451
      Participation rate..........................|    58.2|    58.9|    59.0|    58.5|    58.8|    59.1|    58.7|    59.0|    59.3
    Employed......................................|  43,867|  44,725|  44,821|  44,263|  44,755|  45,110|  44,686|  44,949|  45,228
      Employment-population ratio.................|    55.0|    55.9|    56.0|    55.5|    56.0|    56.5|    55.9|    56.2|    56.5
    Unemployed....................................|   2,529|   2,363|   2,414|   2,323|   2,196|   2,113|   2,252|   2,234|   2,223
      Unemployment rate...........................|     5.5|     5.0|     5.1|     5.0|     4.7|     4.5|     4.8|     4.7|     4.7
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            Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
  Civilian labor force............................|   6,682|   7,759|   7,259|   5,864|   6,546|   6,463|   6,418|   6,330|   6,427
      Participation rate..........................|    63.1|    68.8|    64.3|    55.3|    58.3|    57.5|    57.0|    56.1|    56.9
    Employed......................................|   5,814|   6,657|   6,398|   4,930|   5,398|   5,462|   5,515|   5,416|   5,495
      Employment-population ratio.................|    54.9|    59.0|    56.6|    46.5|    48.0|    48.6|    49.0|    48.0|    48.7
    Unemployed....................................|     868|   1,102|     862|     934|   1,148|   1,000|     904|     914|     933
      Unemployment rate...........................|    13.0|    14.2|    11.9|    15.9|    17.5|    15.5|    14.1|    14.4|    14.5
        Men.......................................|    14.2|    15.2|    12.1|    17.7|    19.0|    17.3|    14.7|    16.1|    15.1
        Women.....................................|    11.6|    13.1|    11.6|    14.0|    16.0|    13.5|    13.5|    12.6|    13.8
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                      BLACK
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Civilian noninstitutional population..............|  22,375|  22,883|  22,917|  22,375|  22,799|  22,824|  22,855|  22,883|  22,917
  Civilian labor force............................|  14,201|  14,811|  14,648|  13,969|  14,523|  14,497|  14,502|  14,351|  14,401
      Participation rate..........................|    63.5|    64.7|    63.9|    62.4|    63.7|    63.5|    63.5|    62.7|    62.8
    Employed......................................|  12,467|  13,072|  13,004|  12,225|  12,813|  12,825|  12,874|  12,739|  12,746
      Employment-population ratio.................|    55.7|    57.1|    56.7|    54.6|    56.2|    56.2|    56.3|    55.7|    55.6
    Unemployed....................................|   1,734|   1,739|   1,644|   1,744|   1,710|   1,672|   1,628|   1,612|   1,655
      Unemployment rate...........................|    12.2|    11.7|    11.2|    12.5|    11.8|    11.5|    11.2|    11.2|    11.5
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              Men, 20 years and over
  Civilian labor force............................|   6,603|   6,625|   6,610|   6,552|   6,622|   6,715|   6,581|   6,537|   6,544
      Participation rate..........................|    72.9|    72.4|    71.9|    72.4|    72.5|    73.4|    71.8|    71.4|    71.2
    Employed......................................|   5,850|   5,953|   5,954|   5,764|   5,962|   6,048|   5,944|   5,854|   5,860
      Employment-population ratio.................|    64.6|    65.0|    64.8|    63.7|    65.2|    66.1|    64.9|    64.0|    63.8
    Unemployed....................................|     753|     672|     657|     788|     660|     666|     637|     683|     684
      Unemployment rate...........................|    11.4|    10.1|     9.9|    12.0|    10.0|     9.9|     9.7|    10.5|    10.5
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             Women, 20 years and over
  Civilian labor force............................|   6,674|   6,982|   7,043|   6,644|   7,065|   6,990|   7,038|   6,939|   7,015
      Participation rate..........................|    59.5|    60.7|    61.2|    59.2|    61.6|    60.9|    61.3|    60.4|    60.9
    Employed......................................|   5,948|   6,349|   6,354|   5,947|   6,317|   6,300|   6,379|   6,343|   6,354
      Employment-population ratio.................|    53.0|    55.2|    55.2|    53.0|    55.1|    54.9|    55.5|    55.2|    55.2
    Unemployed....................................|     726|     633|     689|     697|     747|     690|     659|     596|     661
      Unemployment rate...........................|    10.9|     9.1|     9.8|    10.5|    10.6|     9.9|     9.4|     8.6|     9.4
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            Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
  Civilian labor force............................|     924|   1,204|     995|     773|     837|     792|     882|     876|     842
      Participation rate..........................|    44.0|    53.9|    45.0|    36.8|    38.1|    36.0|    40.0|    39.2|    38.1
    Employed......................................|     669|     769|     696|     514|     534|     476|     551|     542|     532
      Employment-population ratio.................|    31.9|    34.5|    31.5|    24.5|    24.3|    21.6|    25.0|    24.3|    24.1
    Unemployed....................................|     255|     434|     299|     259|     303|     316|     331|     333|     310
      Unemployment rate...........................|    27.6|    36.1|    30.0|    33.5|    36.2|    39.9|    37.6|    38.1|    36.8
        Men.......................................|    28.1|    37.6|    34.2|    34.9|    40.8|    42.8|    40.0|    43.0|    42.3
        Women.....................................|    27.0|    34.3|    25.1|    32.0|    31.3|    36.5|    34.9|    32.3|    30.4
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                 HISPANIC ORIGIN
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Civilian noninstitutional population..............|  15,824|  18,143|  18,193|  15,824|  17,993|  18,041|  18,092|  18,143|  18,193
  Civilian labor force............................|  10,441|  12,183|  12,056|  10,331|  11,880|  11,929|  11,850|  11,949|  11,958
      Participation rate..........................|    66.0|    67.2|    66.3|    65.3|    66.0|    66.1|    65.5|    65.9|    65.7
    Employed......................................|   9,462|  10,908|  10,895|   9,311|  10,595|  10,801|  10,634|  10,736|  10,734
      Employment-population ratio.................|    59.8|    60.1|    59.9|    58.8|    58.9|    59.9|    58.8|    59.2|    59.0
    Unemployed....................................|     979|   1,275|   1,162|   1,020|   1,285|   1,127|   1,217|   1,212|   1,224
      Unemployment rate...........................|     9.4|    10.5|     9.6|     9.9|    10.8|     9.5|    10.3|    10.1|    10.2
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___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
   1/  The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore,
identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.
   2/  Data for 1994 are not directly comparable with data for 1993 and earlier years.
For additional information, see "Revisions in the Current Population Survey Effective
January 1994" in the February 1994 issue of Employment and Earnings.
   NOTE:  Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin groups will not sum to totals
both the white and black population groups.
 
HOUSEHOLD DATA
 
Table A-3. Selected employment indicators
 
(In thousands)
 
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                                                    Not seasonally adjusted                    Seasonally adjusted
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                     Category                     |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
                                                  |  Aug.  |  Jul.  |  Aug.  |  Aug.  |  Apr.  |  May   |  June  |  July  |  Aug.
                                                  |  1993  |19941/  |  1994  |  1993  |19941/  |  1994  |  1994  |  1994  |  1994
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                  CHARACTERISTIC
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Total employed, 16 years and over.................|121,002 |124,503 |124,493 |119,692 |122,338 |122,872 |122,430 |122,452 |123,166
  Married men, spouse present.....................| 40,795 | 41,307 | 41,475 | 40,792 | 41,380 | 41,367 | 41,287 | 41,224 | 41,475
  Married women, spouse present...................| 30,036 | 30,877 | 31,031 | 30,536 | 31,345 | 31,324 | 31,054 | 31,379 | 31,567
  Women who maintain families.....................|  6,839 |  7,006 |  6,932 |  6,840 |  7,191 |  7,094 |  6,978 |  7,013 |  6,932
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                    OCCUPATION
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
  Managerial and professional specialty...........| 32,023 | 33,476 | 33,505 | 32,476 | 33,415 | 34,103 | 33,901 | 33,859 | 33,931
  Technical, sales, and administrative support....| 36,989 | 37,491 | 37,433 | 36,902 | 36,796 | 36,624 | 36,811 | 37,194 | 37,358
  Service occupations.............................| 16,698 | 17,440 | 17,013 | 16,470 | 17,107 | 16,958 | 17,006 | 16,899 | 16,794
  Precision production, craft, and repair.........| 14,133 | 13,730 | 13,886 | 13,726 | 13,232 | 13,584 | 13,305 | 13,330 | 13,468
  Operators, fabricators, and laborers............| 17,367 | 18,182 | 18,437 | 16,892 | 17,888 | 17,947 | 17,934 | 17,762 | 17,964
  Farming, forestry, and fishing..................|  3,791 |  4,184 |  4,220 |  3,262 |  3,677 |  3,609 |  3,419 |  3,487 |  3,660
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                 CLASS OF WORKER
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
  Agriculture:                                    |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
    Wage and salary workers.......................|  1,757 |  1,899 |  1,943 |  1,566 |  1,693 |  1,757 |  1,629 |  1,637 |  1,737
    Self-employed workers.........................|  1,402 |  1,770 |  1,779 |  1,312 |  1,710 |  1,654 |  1,582 |  1,606 |  1,667
    Unpaid family workers.........................|    135 |     64 |     58 |    110 |     43 |     40 |     46 |     50 |     47
  Nonagricultural industries:                     |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
    Wage and salary workers.......................|108,348 |111,575 |111,431 |107,370 |109,749 |110,243 |110,052 |110,082 |110,393
      Government..................................| 18,032 | 17,763 | 17,715 | 18,527 | 18,393 | 18,473 | 18,322 | 18,256 | 18,188
      Private industries..........................| 90,316 | 93,811 | 93,717 | 88,843 | 91,356 | 91,770 | 91,729 | 91,825 | 92,205
        Private households........................|  1,301 |  1,059 |    966 |  1,128 |  1,043 |    997 |    964 |    934 |    843
        Other industries..........................| 89,015 | 92,753 | 92,750 | 87,715 | 90,313 | 90,773 | 90,765 | 90,891 | 91,362
    Self-employed workers.........................|  9,122 |  9,051 |  9,146 |  9,026 |  8,982 |  9,138 |  8,946 |  8,970 |  9,055
    Unpaid family workers.........................|    237 |    145 |    135 |    245 |    131 |    121 |    154 |    138 |    141
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            PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
  All industries:                                 |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
    Part time for economic reasons................|  6,675 |  4,841 |  4,417 |  6,469 |  4,757 |  4,878 |  4,785 |  4,425 |  4,284
      Slack work or business conditions...........|  3,055 |  2,408 |  2,288 |  3,202 |  2,363 |  2,571 |  2,535 |  2,430 |  2,393
      Could only find part-time work..............|  3,239 |  2,014 |  1,729 |  2,935 |  2,101 |  2,026 |  1,981 |  1,664 |  1,569
    Part time for noneconomic reasons.............| 12,506 | 15,242 | 14,937 | 15,216 | 17,072 | 17,346 | 17,339 | 18,059 | 18,171
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  Nonagricultural industries:                     |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
    Part time for economic reasons................|  6,388 |  4,617 |  4,207 |  6,216 |  4,613 |  4,688 |  4,590 |  4,224 |  4,092
      Slack work or business conditions...........|  2,886 |  2,299 |  2,155 |  3,049 |  2,241 |  2,449 |  2,430 |  2,315 |  2,271
      Could only find part-time work..............|  3,124 |  1,962 |  1,680 |  2,856 |  2,078 |  1,993 |  1,935 |  1,627 |  1,539
    Part time for noneconomic reasons.............| 12,083 | 14,600 | 14,311 | 14,814 | 16,463 | 16,721 | 16,842 | 17,443 | 17,559
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___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
   1/  Data for 1994 are not directly comparable with data for 1993 and earlier years.
For additional information, see "Revisions in the Current Population Survey Effective
January 1994" in the February 1994 issue of Employment and Earnings.
   NOTE:  Persons at work excludes employed persons who were absent from their jobs
during the entire reference week for reasons such as vacation, illness, or industrial
dispute.  Part time for noneconomic reasons excludes persons who usually work full time
but worked only 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for reasons such as holidays,
illness, and bad weather.
 
 
HOUSEHOLD DATA
 
Table A-4. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
 
 
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                                                  |        Number of         |
                                                  |    unemployed persons    |                Unemployment rates1/
                                                  |      (in thousands)      |
                     Category                     |                          |
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                                                  |  Aug.  |  Jul.  |  Aug.  |  Aug.  |  Apr.  |  May   |  June  |  July  |  Aug.
                                                  |  1993  |19942/  |  1994  |  1993  |19942/  |  1994  |  1994  |  1994  |  1994
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                  CHARACTERISTIC
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
 Total, 16 years and over.........................|  8,642 |  8,005 |   8,023|   6.7  |   6.4  |   6.0  |   6.0  |   6.1  |   6.1
   Men, 20 years and over.........................|  4,215 |  3,706 |   3,640|   6.4  |   5.6  |   5.2  |   5.3  |   5.6  |   5.4
   Women, 20 years and over.......................|  3,165 |  2,972 |   3,063|   5.7  |   5.6  |   5.4  |   5.4  |   5.3  |   5.4
   Both sexes, 16 to 19 years.....................|  1,262 |  1,327 |   1,320|  18.4  |  19.9  |  18.3  |  16.9  |  17.7  |  17.5
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   Married men, spouse present....................|  1,860 |  1,565 |   1,509|   4.4  |   3.9  |   3.7  |   3.5  |   3.7  |   3.5
   Married women, spouse present..................|  1,431 |  1,322 |   1,398|   4.5  |   4.1  |   4.0  |   4.3  |   4.0  |   4.2
   Women who maintain families....................|    680 |    593 |     679|   9.0  |   9.1  |   8.9  |   8.7  |   7.8  |   8.9
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   Full-time workers..............................|  7,109 |  6,561 |   6,462|   6.7  |   6.4  |   6.0  |   6.1  |   6.2  |   6.1
   Part-time workers..............................|  1,547 |  1,466 |   1,566|   6.8  |   6.5  |   6.2  |   5.8  |   6.0  |   6.4
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                             3/                   |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
                   OCCUPATION
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
   Managerial and professional specialty..........|    924 |    911 |     875|   2.8  |   2.6  |   2.3  |   3.0  |   2.6  |   2.5
   Technical, sales, and administrative support...|  2,083 |  1,843 |   1,951|   5.3  |   5.2  |   5.2  |   5.2  |   4.7  |   5.0
   Precision production, craft, and repair........|  1,105 |    812 |     896|   7.5  |   6.5  |   6.5  |   6.1  |   5.7  |   6.2
   Operators, fabricators, and laborers...........|  1,961 |  1,888 |   1,752|  10.4  |   9.8  |   8.8  |   8.4  |   9.6  |   8.9
   Farming, forestry, and fishing.................|    266 |    376 |     345|   7.5  |   8.2  |   7.3  |   6.9  |   9.7  |   8.6
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                     INDUSTRY
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
   Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers|  6,641 |  6,262 |   6,107|   7.0  |   6.6  |   6.2  |   6.2  |   6.4  |   6.2
     Goods-producing industries...................|  2,435 |  1,897 |   1,799|   8.9  |   7.3  |   6.9  |   6.8  |   6.9  |   6.5
       Mining.....................................|     50 |     41 |      35|   7.2  |   6.8  |   7.6  |   6.2  |   6.1  |   5.1
       Construction...............................|    895 |    672 |     658|  14.7  |  12.6  |  11.6  |  11.8  |  10.9  |  10.5
       Manufacturing..............................|  1,490 |  1,184 |   1,106|   7.3  |   5.8  |   5.5  |   5.3  |   5.8  |   5.4
         Durable goods............................|    850 |    685 |     667|   7.2  |   5.5  |   5.2  |   5.0  |   5.7  |   5.5
         Nondurable goods.........................|    640 |    499 |     439|   7.4  |   6.3  |   5.8  |   5.6  |   5.9  |   5.2
     Service-producing industries.................|  4,206 |  4,364 |   4,308|   6.2  |   6.3  |   6.0  |   6.0  |   6.2  |   6.1
       Transportation and public utilities........|    367 |    377 |     345|   5.4  |   5.6  |   4.6  |   4.7  |   5.3  |   4.9
       Wholesale and retail trade.................|  1,866 |  1,922 |   1,905|   7.6  |   7.7  |   7.3  |   7.1  |   7.5  |   7.5
       Finance, insurance, and real estate........|    312 |    279 |     292|   4.2  |   3.4  |   3.5  |   4.1  |   3.7  |   3.8
       Services...................................|  1,661 |  1,785 |   1,765|   5.7  |   6.1  |   5.8  |   5.9  |   5.9  |   5.8
   Government workers.............................|    626 |    645 |     708|   3.3  |   3.5  |   3.3  |   3.9  |   3.4  |   3.7
   Agricultural wage and salary workers...........|    216 |    235 |     218|  12.1  |  10.7  |   8.3  |   8.4  |  12.6  |  11.1
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___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
   1/  Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.
   2/  Data for 1994 are not directly comparable with data for 1993 and earlier years.
For additional information, see "Revisions in the Current Population Survey Effective
January 1994" in the February 1994 issue of Employment and Earnings.
   3/  Seasonally adjusted unemployment data for service occupations are not available
because the seasonal components are small relative to the trend-cycle and/or irregular
components and consequently cannot be separated with sufficient precision.
 
HOUSEHOLD DATA
 
Table A-5. Duration of unemployment
 
(Numbers in thousands)
 
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                                                    Not seasonally adjusted                    Seasonally adjusted
                                                  |                          |
                                                   __________________________ _____________________________________________________
                     Duration                     |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
                                                  |  Aug.  |  Jul.  |  Aug.  |  Aug.  |  Apr.  |  May   |  June  |  July  |  Aug.
                                                  |  1993  |19941/  |  1994  |  1993  |19941/  |  1994  |  1994  |  1994  |  1994
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                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
               NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
 Less than 5 weeks................................|  2,958 |  3,104 |  2,531 |  3,046 |  2,863 |  2,631 |  2,850 |  2,871 |  2,618
 5 to 14 weeks....................................|  2,760 |  2,484 |  2,798 |  2,608 |  2,434 |  2,437 |  2,483 |  2,361 |  2,632
 15 weeks and over................................|  2,753 |  2,692 |  2,539 |  3,000 |  2,951 |  2,801 |  2,683 |  2,855 |  2,793
    15 to 26 weeks................................|    997 |  1,081 |    966 |  1,259 |  1,168 |  1,093 |  1,151 |  1,269 |  1,219
    27 weeks and over.............................|  1,755 |  1,611 |  1,573 |  1,741 |  1,782 |  1,708 |  1,532 |  1,586 |  1,575
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
 Average (mean) duration, in weeks................|   18.0 |   18.1 |   18.8 |   18.3 |   19.1 |   19.6 |   18.3 |   19.2 |   19.2
 Median duration, in weeks........................|    8.2 |    8.1 |    8.9 |    8.4 |    9.2 |    9.2 |    8.9 |    9.3 |    9.0
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
               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..............................|   34.9 |   37.5 |   32.2 |   35.2 |   34.7 |   33.4 |   35.6 |   35.5 |   32.5
   5 to 14 weeks..................................|   32.6 |   30.0 |   35.6 |   30.1 |   29.5 |   31.0 |   31.0 |   29.2 |   32.7
   15 weeks and over..............................|   32.5 |   32.5 |   32.3 |   34.7 |   35.8 |   35.6 |   33.5 |   35.3 |   34.7
     15 to 26 weeks...............................|   11.8 |   13.1 |   12.3 |   14.5 |   14.2 |   13.9 |   14.4 |   15.7 |   15.2
     27 weeks and over............................|   20.7 |   19.5 |   20.0 |   20.1 |   21.6 |   21.7 |   19.1 |   19.6 |   19.6
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
   1/  Data for 1994 are not directly comparable with data for 1993 and earlier years.
For additional information, see "Revisions in the Current Population Survey Effective
January 1994" in the February 1994 issue of Employment and Earnings.
 
 
HOUSEHOLD DATA
 
Table A-6. Reason for unemployment
 
(Numbers in thousands)
 
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                                                           |                       |
                                                           |                       |
                                                            Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted
                                                           |                       |
                                                            _______________________ _______________________________________________
                          Reason                           |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                                           | Aug.  | Jul.  | Aug.  | Aug.  | Apr.  |  May  | June  | July  | Aug.
                                                           | 1993  |19941/ | 1994  | 1993  |19941/ | 1994  | 1994  | 1994  | 1994
                                                           |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
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                                                           |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                                           |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
                                                           |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs........|  4,582|  3,701|  3,565|  4,864|  3,790|  3,531|  3,664|  3,904|  3,813
  On temporary layoff......................................|  1,029|    950|    891|  1,190|    947|    785|    911|  1,053|  1,022
  Not on temporary layoff..................................|  3,553|  2,751|  2,674|  3,674|  2,843|  2,746|  2,753|  2,851|  2,791
    Permanent job losers...................................|  (2)  |  2,016|  1,973|  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)
    Persons who completed temporary jobs...................|  (2)  |    735|    701|  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)
Job leavers................................................|    910|    797|    799|    882|    825|    796|    782|    755|    751
Reentrants.................................................|  2,130|  2,907|  2,845|  2,081|  3,235|  2,838|  2,798|  2,781|  2,779
New entrants...............................................|    848|    876|    659|    834|    689|    609|    462|    587|    650
                                                           |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                                           |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                   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.......|   54.1|   44.7|   45.3|   56.2|   44.4|   45.4|   47.5|   48.6|   47.7
   On temporary layoff.....................................|   12.1|   11.5|   11.3|   13.7|   11.1|   10.1|   11.8|   13.1|   12.8
   Not on temporary layoff.................................|   41.9|   33.2|   34.0|   42.4|   33.3|   35.3|   35.7|   35.5|   34.9
 Job leavers...............................................|   10.7|    9.6|   10.2|   10.2|    9.7|   10.2|   10.2|    9.4|    9.4
 Reentrants................................................|   25.1|   35.1|   36.2|   24.0|   37.9|   36.5|   36.3|   34.7|   34.8
 New entrants..............................................|   10.0|   10.6|    8.4|    9.6|    8.1|    7.8|    6.0|    7.3|    8.1
                                                           |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                                           |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
              UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE
                                                           |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                      CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
                                                           |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs.......|    3.5|    2.8|    2.7|    3.8|    2.9|    2.7|    2.8|    3.0|    2.9
 Job leavers...............................................|     .7|     .6|     .6|     .7|     .6|     .6|     .6|     .6|     .6
 Reentrants................................................|    1.6|    2.2|    2.1|    1.6|    2.5|    2.2|    2.1|    2.1|    2.1
 New entrants..............................................|     .7|     .7|     .5|     .6|     .5|     .5|     .4|     .4|     .5
                                                           |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
   1/  Data for 1994 are not directly comparable with data for 1993 and earlier years.
For additional information, see "Revisions in the Current Population Survey Effective
January 1994" in the February 1994 issue of Employment and Earnings.
   2/  Not available.
 
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-7. Unemployed persons by age and sex, seasonally adjusted
 
 
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                                                  |                          |
                                                  |        Number of         |
                                                  |    unemployed persons    |                Unemployment rates1/
                                                  |      (in thousands)      |
                   Age and sex                    |                          |
                                                   __________________________ _____________________________________________________
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
                                                  |  Aug.  |  Jul.  |  Aug.  |  Aug.  |  Apr.  |  May   |  June  |  July  |  Aug.
                                                  |  1993  |19942/  |  1994  |  1993  |19942/  |  1994  |  1994  |  1994  |  1994
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
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                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
Total, 16 years and over..........................|  8,642 |  8,005 |  8,023 |   6.7  |   6.4  |   6.0  |   6.0  |   6.1  |   6.1
  16 to 24 years..................................|  2,695 |  2,707 |  2,753 |  13.2  |  13.4  |  12.5  |  12.0  |  12.6  |  12.7
    16 to 19 years................................|  1,262 |  1,327 |  1,320 |  18.4  |  19.9  |  18.3  |  16.9  |  17.7  |  17.5
      16 to 17 years..............................|    547 |    649 |    648 |  20.0  |  24.1  |  20.5  |  20.1  |  20.6  |  20.0
      18 to 19 years..............................|    706 |    670 |    668 |  17.2  |  17.1  |  16.8  |  15.1  |  15.4  |  15.5
    20 to 24 years................................|  1,433 |  1,380 |  1,432 |  10.6  |   9.9  |   9.4  |   9.4  |   9.9  |  10.2
  25 years and over...............................|  5,942 |  5,296 |  5,269 |   5.5  |   5.0  |   4.7  |   4.8  |   4.9  |   4.8
    25 to 54 years................................|  5,270 |  4,666 |  4,582 |   5.7  |   5.1  |   4.8  |   4.9  |   5.0  |   4.9
    55 years and over.............................|    662 |    644 |    668 |   4.3  |   4.2  |   4.1  |   3.9  |   4.2  |   4.3
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
  Men, 16 years and over..........................|  4,943 |  4,478 |  4,381 |   7.1  |   6.5  |   6.1  |   6.0  |   6.3  |   6.2
    16 to 24 years................................|  1,567 |  1,558 |  1,552 |  14.5  |  14.2  |  13.4  |  12.5  |  13.7  |  13.5
      16 to 19 years..............................|    728 |    771 |    741 |  20.1  |  21.5  |  20.1  |  17.9  |  19.7  |  18.6
        16 to 17 years............................|    314 |    341 |    344 |  21.7  |  25.3  |  23.0  |  22.1  |  20.9  |  21.0
        18 to 19 years............................|    409 |    424 |    392 |  19.0  |  18.8  |  18.5  |  15.7  |  18.5  |  16.9
      20 to 24 years..............................|    839 |    787 |    811 |  11.7  |  10.4  |   9.9  |   9.7  |  10.6  |  10.8
    25 years and over.............................|  3,374 |  2,919 |  2,833 |   5.7  |   5.0  |   4.6  |   4.7  |   4.9  |   4.8
      25 to 54 years..............................|  2,948 |  2,524 |  2,440 |   5.9  |   5.0  |   4.7  |   4.8  |   5.0  |   4.8
      55 years and over...........................|    425 |    395 |    373 |   4.9  |   4.4  |   4.3  |   4.0  |   4.6  |   4.3
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
  Women, 16 years and over........................|  3,699 |  3,528 |  3,642 |   6.3  |   6.4  |   6.0  |   6.0  |   5.9  |   6.0
    16 to 24 years................................|  1,128 |  1,149 |  1,200 |  11.8  |  12.6  |  11.4  |  11.4  |  11.3  |  11.8
      16 to 19 years..............................|    534 |    555 |    579 |  16.5  |  18.2  |  16.3  |  16.0  |  15.5  |  16.2
        16 to 17 years............................|    233 |    308 |    304 |  18.1  |  22.8  |  17.8  |  18.1  |  20.3  |  19.0
        18 to 19 years............................|    297 |    247 |    276 |  15.1  |  15.3  |  15.0  |  14.4  |  12.0  |  13.8
      20 to 24 years..............................|    594 |    593 |    621 |   9.4  |   9.4  |   8.8  |   8.9  |   9.1  |   9.4
    25 years and over.............................|  2,568 |  2,377 |  2,436 |   5.3  |   5.1  |   4.9  |   4.9  |   4.8  |   4.9
      25 to 54 years..............................|  2,322 |  2,142 |  2,142 |   5.5  |   5.2  |   5.1  |   5.1  |   5.0  |   4.9
      55 years and over...........................|    237 |    250 |    294 |   3.5  |   3.9  |   3.9  |   3.8  |   3.6  |   4.2
                                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
   1/  Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.
   2/  Data for 1994 are not directly comparable with data for 1993 and earlier years.
For additional information, see "Revisions in the Current Population Survey Effective
January 1994" in the February 1994 issue of Employment and Earnings.
 
 
HOUSEHOLD DATA
 
 
Table A-8. Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted
 
(Numbers in thousands)
 
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                                                                                      |
                                                                                      |                August 1994
                                       Category                                       |
                                                                                       ____________________________________________
                                                                                      |              |              |
                                                                                      |    Total     |     Men      |    Women
                                                                                      |              |              |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                                                      |              |              |
                                                                                      |              |              |
                                NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE
                                                                                      |              |              |
                                                                                      |              |              |
Total not in the labor force..........................................................|    64,682    |    22,721    |    41,961
 Persons who currently want a job.....................................................|     6,153    |     2,259    |     3,894
  Searched for work and available to work now1/.......................................|     1,726    |       770    |       956
   Reason not currently looking:                                                      |              |              |
     Discouragement over job prospects2/..............................................|       489    |       270    |       219
     Reasons other than discouragement3/..............................................|     1,237    |       500    |       737
                                                                                      |              |              |
                                                                                      |              |              |
                                 MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS
                                                                                      |              |              |
Total multiple jobholders4/...........................................................|     7,079    |     3,949    |     3,130
    Percent of total employed.........................................................|       5.7    |       5.8    |       5.5
                                                                                      |              |              |
 Primary job full time, secondary job part time.......................................|     3,899    |     2,411    |     1,488
 Primary and secondary jobs both part time............................................|     1,416    |       454    |       963
 Primary and secondary jobs both full time............................................|       260    |       204    |        56
 Hours vary on primary or secondary job...............................................|     1,465    |       867    |       598
                                                                                      |              |              |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
   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.
 
HOUSEHOLD DATA
 
Table A-9.  Employment status of the civilian population for eleven large States
(Numbers in thousands)
 
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                                          |                             |
                                          |                        1/   |                                     2/
                                            Not seasonally adjusted                        Seasonally adjusted
                                          |                             |
                                          _____________________________ ___________________________________________________________
                                          |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
       State and employment status
                                          |  Aug.   |  Apr.   |  Aug.   |  Aug.   |  Jan.   |  May.   |  June   |  July   |  Aug.
                                          |  1993   | 19943/  |  1994   |  1993   | 19943/  |  1994   |  1994   |  1994   |  1994
                                          |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
 
                California
 
Civilian noninstitutional population......   23,306    23,451    23,467    23,306    23,410    23,421    23,437    23,451    23,467
  Civilian labor force....................   15,334    15,554    15,547    15,154    15,559    15,513    15,200    15,334    15,390
    Employed..............................   13,983    14,111    14,206    13,771    14,066    14,225    13,931    13,950    14,023
    Unemployed............................    1,351     1,443     1,341     1,383     1,493     1,288     1,269     1,383     1,367
    Unemployment rate.....................      8.8       9.3       8.6       9.1       9.6       8.3       8.3       9.0       8.9
 
 
                 Florida
 
Civilian noninstitutional population......   10,705    10,834    10,847    10,705    10,798    10,809    10,822    10,834    10,847
  Civilian labor force....................    6,626     6,823     6,801     6,534     6,759     6,779     6,744     6,709     6,718
    Employed..............................    6,091     6,361     6,353     6,073     6,257     6,313     6,328     6,296     6,344
    Unemployed............................      535       462       448       461       502       466       416       413       374
    Unemployment rate.....................      8.1       6.8       6.6       7.0       7.4       6.9       6.2       6.2       5.6
 
 
                 Illinois
 
Civilian noninstitutional population......    8,836     8,884     8,889     8,836     8,870     8,874     8,879     8,884     8,889
  Civilian labor force....................    6,043     6,076     6,020     6,013     6,076     6,059     6,036     5,976     5,986
    Employed..............................    5,601     5,727     5,700     5,554     5,740     5,709     5,745     5,601     5,646
    Unemployed............................      442       350       320       458       336       349       291       374       340
    Unemployment rate.....................      7.3       5.8       5.3       7.6       5.5       5.8       4.8       6.3       5.7
 
 
              Massachusetts
 
Civilian noninstitutional population......    4,663     4,665     4,665     4,663     4,664     4,664     4,665     4,665     4,665
  Civilian labor force....................    3,207     3,255     3,212     3,170     3,127     3,155     3,158     3,219     3,172
    Employed..............................    2,997     3,058     3,031     2,953     2,937     2,972     2,969     3,028     2,984
    Unemployed............................      210       197       181       218       190       183       189       191       188
    Unemployment rate.....................      6.6       6.0       5.6       6.9       6.1       5.8       6.0       5.9       5.9
 
 
                 Michigan
 
Civilian noninstitutional population......    7,136     7,168     7,172     7,136     7,159     7,161     7,165     7,168     7,172
  Civilian labor force....................    4,814     4,834     4,825     4,729     4,818     4,769     4,736     4,745     4,744
    Employed..............................    4,510     4,518     4,545     4,413     4,541     4,499     4,480     4,462     4,447
    Unemployed............................      304       316       280       316       276       270       256       283       297
    Unemployment rate.....................      6.3       6.5       5.8       6.7       5.7       5.7       5.4       6.0       6.3
 
 
                New Jersey
 
Civilian noninstitutional population......    6,110     6,135     6,138     6,110     6,128     6,130     6,133     6,135     6,138
  Civilian labor force....................    4,028     4,113     4,118     4,008     3,967     3,928     4,008     4,061     4,099
    Employed..............................    3,747     3,837     3,871     3,726     3,681     3,656     3,724     3,799     3,852
    Unemployed............................      281       276       247       282       286       272       284       261       246
    Unemployment rate.....................      7.0       6.7       6.0       7.0       7.2       6.9       7.1       6.4       6.0
 
 
                 New York
 
Civilian noninstitutional population......   14,037    14,064    14,067    14,037    14,056    14,057    14,061    14,064    14,067
  Civilian labor force....................    8,680     8,863     8,690     8,620     8,652     8,525     8,601     8,730     8,633
    Employed..............................    8,025     8,247     8,111     7,950     7,947     7,970     8,000     8,110     8,035
    Unemployed............................      655       616       580       671       705       554       601       620       598
    Unemployment rate.....................      7.5       6.9       6.7       7.8       8.2       6.5       7.0       7.1       6.9
 
 
              North Carolina
 
Civilian noninstitutional population......    5,299     5,372     5,379     5,299     5,352     5,358     5,366     5,372     5,379
  Civilian labor force....................    3,558     3,644     3,647     3,521     3,587     3,589     3,560     3,567     3,613
    Employed..............................    3,407     3,468     3,468     3,360     3,449     3,443     3,429     3,401     3,424
    Unemployed............................      151       176       179       161       139       145       131       166       189
    Unemployment rate.....................      4.3       4.8       4.9       4.6       3.9       4.0       3.7       4.7       5.2
 
 
                   Ohio
 
Civilian noninstitutional population......    8,401     8,434     8,438     8,401     8,425     8,427     8,431     8,434     8,438
  Civilian labor force....................    5,593     5,594     5,538     5,495     5,548     5,598     5,546     5,472     5,437
    Employed..............................    5,310     5,275     5,270     5,184     5,197     5,235     5,240     5,153     5,143
    Unemployed............................      283       320       268       311       351       364       306       319       294
    Unemployment rate.....................      5.1       5.7       4.8       5.7       6.3       6.5       5.5       5.8       5.4
 
 
               Pennsylvania
 
Civilian noninstitutional population......    9,286     9,306     9,309     9,286     9,300     9,301     9,304     9,306     9,309
  Civilian labor force....................    6,000     6,000     5,955     5,929     5,881     5,918     5,970     5,912     5,867
    Employed..............................    5,577     5,599     5,587     5,500     5,490     5,553     5,615     5,528     5,499
    Unemployed............................      423       401       367       428       391       365       354       385       369
    Unemployment rate.....................      7.0       6.7       6.2       7.2       6.6       6.2       5.9       6.5       6.3
 
 
                  Texas
 
Civilian noninstitutional population......   13,332    13,562    13,585    13,332    13,499    13,519    13,541    13,562    13,585
  Civilian labor force....................    9,234     9,623     9,437     9,214     9,354     9,372     9,415     9,500     9,416
    Employed..............................    8,620     8,966     8,856     8,556     8,761     8,745     8,781     8,854     8,791
    Unemployed............................      614       657       581       658       593       627       634       646       626
    Unemployment rate.....................      6.7       6.8       6.2       7.1       6.3       6.7       6.7       6.8       6.6
 
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
 
   1/ These are the official Bureau of Labor Statistics' estimates used in the
administration of Federal fund allocation programs.
 
   2/ The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore,
identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and the seasonally adjusted columns.
   3/  Data for 1994 are not directly comparable with data for 1993 and earlier years.
For additional information, see "Revisions in the Current Population Survey Effective
January 1994" in the February 1994 issue of Employment and Earnings.
 
 
 
 
 
   ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                        ESTABLISHMENT DATA
 
 
Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry
 
   (In thousands)
 
 
 
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                                                 |                               |
                                                 |    Not seasonally adjusted    |              Seasonally adjusted
                                                 |                               |
                                                  _______________________________ _______________________________________________
                      Industry                   |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                                 | Aug.  | June  | July  | Aug.  | Aug.  | Apr.  |  May  | June  | July  | Aug.
                                                 | 1993  | 1994  |1994p/ |1994p/ | 1993  | 1994  | 1994  | 1994  |1994p/ |1994p/
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              Total..............................|110,493|114,366|113,417|113,557|110,714|112,699|112,951|113,334|113,585|113,764
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           Total private.........................| 92,847| 95,274| 95,429| 95,737| 91,892| 93,718| 93,937| 94,316| 94,576| 94,751
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Goods-producing industries....................| 23,674| 23,893| 23,896| 24,105| 23,207| 23,506| 23,519| 23,576| 23,595| 23,620
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
     Mining......................................|    613|    610|    612|    610|    602|    606|    603|    605|    601|    600
       Metal mining..............................|   46.9|   51.2|   51.6|   51.9|     47|     50|     50|     50|     51|     52
       Coal mining...............................|   99.2|  115.1|  115.0|  114.1|    (1)|    (1)|    (1)|    (1)|    (1)|    (1)
       Oil and gas extraction....................|  361.4|  338.4|  339.6|  338.6|    357|    342|    338|    339|    335|    334
       Nonmetalic minerals,except fuels..........|  105.0|  105.1|  105.3|  105.5|    100|    100|    101|    101|    101|    101
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     Construction................................|  4,990|  5,139|  5,258|  5,293|  4,659|  4,893|  4,907|  4,927|  4,949|  4,943
       General building contractors..............|1,172.0|1,202.0|1,226.8|1,235.6|  1,106|  1,163|  1,161|  1,165|  1,164|  1,166
       Heavy construction, except building.......|  778.4|  778.5|  793.9|  794.3|    711|    725|    723|    725|    734|    725
       Special trade contractors.................|3,039.1|3,158.1|3,237.3|3,262.8|  2,842|  3,005|  3,023|  3,037|  3,051|  3,052
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
     Manufacturing...............................| 18,071| 18,144| 18,026| 18,202| 17,946| 18,007| 18,009| 18,044| 18,045| 18,077
         Production workers......................| 12,353| 12,506| 12,393| 12,571| 12,247| 12,391| 12,392| 12,429| 12,426| 12,464
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
      Durable goods..............................| 10,136| 10,315| 10,216| 10,294| 10,121| 10,216| 10,217| 10,253| 10,250| 10,278
         Production workers......................|  6,782|  7,017|  6,925|  7,002|  6,776|  6,924|  6,930|  6,966|  6,966|  6,997
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
       Lumber and wood products..................|  716.8|  741.2|  745.4|  747.9|    701|    726|    726|    730|    732|    732
       Furniture and fixtures....................|  485.1|  498.4|  490.4|  499.6|    484|    493|    495|    496|    500|    498
       Stone, clay, and glass products...........|  526.8|  539.8|  538.8|  542.7|    515|    529|    528|    529|    530|    530
       Primary metal industries..................|  676.5|  687.6|  681.5|  687.8|    675|    678|    679|    684|    686|    686
         Blast furnaces and basic steel products.|  238.1|  234.3|  234.8|  233.4|    236|    231|    230|    234|    234|    232
       Fabricated metal products.................|1,328.6|1,372.2|1,357.6|1,379.2|  1,327|  1,353|  1,357|  1,365|  1,369|  1,378
       Industrial machinery and equipment........|1,902.0|1,957.2|1,935.2|1,940.4|  1,912|  1,938|  1,940|  1,947|  1,941|  1,950
       Electronic and other electrical equipment.|1,514.8|1,556.5|1,543.9|1,556.9|  1,515|  1,542|  1,540|  1,550|  1,550|  1,557
       Transportation equipment..................|1,721.9|1,729.6|1,698.8|1,711.0|  1,732|  1,719|  1,718|  1,724|  1,713|  1,721
         Motor vehicles and equipment............|  823.1|  885.0|  863.4|  876.7|    829|    870|    868|    876|    874|    884
         Aircraft and parts......................|  527.8|  478.7|  473.3|  470.8|    530|    486|    484|    480|    475|    473
       Instruments and related products..........|  887.5|  855.7|  849.8|  849.2|    886|    861|    858|    853|    850|    848
       Miscellaneous manufacturing...............|  375.7|  376.9|  374.8|  379.6|    374|    377|    376|    375|    379|    378
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
      Nondurable goods...........................|  7,935|  7,829|  7,810|  7,908|  7,825|  7,791|  7,792|  7,791|  7,795|  7,799
         Production workers......................|  5,571|  5,489|  5,468|  5,569|  5,471|  5,467|  5,462|  5,463|  5,460|  5,467
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
       Food and kindred products.................|1,763.4|1,666.4|1,705.8|1,752.4|  1,678|  1,667|  1,665|  1,666|  1,669|  1,667
       Tobacco products..........................|   42.1|   36.0|   35.4|   40.2|     42|     41|     40|     39|     38|     40
       Textile mill products.....................|  675.7|  676.2|  667.8|  674.8|    672|    673|    671|    671|    672|    671
       Apparel and other textile products........|  983.1|  966.3|  935.9|  959.5|    980|    955|    958|    957|    954|    957
       Paper and allied products.................|  692.5|  689.0|  688.1|  688.3|    688|    684|    684|    683|    684|    684
       Printing and publishing...................|1,512.6|1,527.6|1,527.9|1,531.6|  1,516|  1,523|  1,524|  1,528|  1,531|  1,535
       Chemicals and allied products.............|1,084.5|1,061.3|1,059.0|1,059.9|  1,077|  1,057|  1,056|  1,054|  1,054|  1,053
       Petroleum and coal products...............|  153.8|  150.2|  150.6|  150.0|    150|    148|    148|    147|    147|    146
       Rubber and misc. plastics products........|  908.0|  940.7|  929.5|  937.3|    905|    927|    931|    932|    933|    934
       Leather and leather products..............|  119.1|  115.5|  110.1|  114.4|    117|    116|    115|    114|    113|    112
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Service-producing industries..................| 86,819| 90,473| 89,521| 89,452| 87,507| 89,193| 89,432| 89,758| 89,990| 90,144
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
     Transportation and public utilities.........|  5,780|  5,883|  5,850|  5,848|  5,786|  5,759|  5,843|  5,849|  5,854|  5,858
       Transportation............................|  3,565|  3,698|  3,667|  3,666|  3,589|  3,582|  3,664|  3,677|  3,688|  3,692
         Railroad transportation.................|  249.2|  248.5|  250.8|  249.2|    246|    246|    243|    246|    247|    246
         Local and interurban passenger transit..|  316.5|  386.7|  331.6|  328.3|    379|    386|    383|    389|    393|    393
         Trucking and warehousing................|1,713.2|1,774.2|1,788.2|1,792.8|  1,693|  1,665|  1,753|  1,764|  1,769|  1,772
         Water transportation....................|  170.2|  171.7|  177.4|  174.3|    164|    166|    169|    166|    169|    168
         Transportation by air...................|  741.1|  732.2|  732.7|  731.9|    733|    738|    733|    729|    725|    725
         Pipelines, except natural gas...........|   18.5|   18.0|   17.8|   17.8|     18|     18|     18|     18|     17|     17
         Transportation services.................|  356.4|  366.9|  368.5|  371.3|    356|    363|    365|    365|    368|    371
       Communications and public utilities.......|  2,215|  2,185|  2,183|  2,182|  2,197|  2,177|  2,179|  2,172|  2,166|  2,166
         Communications..........................|1,260.7|1,256.9|1,254.4|1,255.4|  1,255|  1,250|  1,254|  1,253|  1,249|  1,250
         Electric, gas, and sanitary services....|  954.0|  927.9|  928.6|  926.9|    942|    927|    925|    919|    917|    916
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
     Wholesale trade.............................|  5,984|  6,091|  6,095|  6,103|  5,954|  6,028|  6,037|  6,049|  6,053|  6,071
       Durable goods.............................|  3,419|  3,478|  3,481|  3,481|  3,406|  3,445|  3,449|  3,457|  3,460|  3,467
       Nondurable goods..........................|  2,565|  2,613|  2,614|  2,622|  2,548|  2,583|  2,588|  2,592|  2,593|  2,604
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
     Retail trade................................| 19,954| 20,487| 20,522| 20,571| 19,770| 20,137| 20,153| 20,279| 20,379| 20,379
       Building materials and garden supplies....|  805.5|  876.9|  872.9|  865.4|    786|    829|    833|    838|    842|    843
       General merchandise stores................|2,416.5|2,388.9|2,406.6|2,422.9|  2,452|  2,442|  2,438|  2,443|  2,456|  2,460
       Food stores...............................|3,227.8|3,259.4|3,265.4|3,267.3|  3,218|  3,229|  3,240|  3,234|  3,246|  3,258
       Automotive dealers and service stations...|2,058.7|2,164.4|2,175.5|2,191.2|  2,029|  2,132|  2,139|  2,143|  2,143|  2,159
       Apparel and accessory stores..............|1,152.0|1,135.1|1,139.3|1,142.6|  1,152|  1,146|  1,144|  1,145|  1,148|  1,141
       Furniture and home furnishings stores.....|  824.1|  878.2|  889.3|  898.9|    832|    876|    879|    885|    897|    908
       Eating and drinking places................|7,044.3|7,310.4|7,297.2|7,302.8|  6,843|  6,995|  6,993|  7,084|  7,126|  7,097
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   See footnotes at end of table.
 
 
 
   ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                        ESTABLISHMENT DATA
 
 
Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry
 
   (In thousands)
 
 
 
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                                                 |    Not seasonally adjusted    |              Seasonally adjusted
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                      Industry                   |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                                 | Aug.  | June  | July  | Aug.  | Aug.  | Apr.  |  May  | June  | July  | Aug.
                                                 | 1993  | 1994  |1994p/ |1994p/ | 1993  | 1994  | 1994  | 1994  |1994p/ |1994p/
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       Miscellaneous retail establishments.......|2,424.7|2,474.1|2,475.5|2,479.9|  2,458|  2,488|  2,487|  2,507|  2,521|  2,513
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
     Finance, insurance, and real estate.........|  6,797|  6,867|  6,883|  6,875|  6,724|  6,791|  6,787|  6,798|  6,798|  6,803
       Finance...................................|  3,243|  3,282|  3,285|  3,279|  3,225|  3,259|  3,257|  3,263|  3,261|  3,262
         Depository institutions.................|2,091.1|2,055.0|2,058.2|2,054.9|  2,076|  2,042|  2,039|  2,041|  2,042|  2,041
         Nondepository institutions..............|  451.9|  484.9|  480.2|  475.5|    452|    487|    486|    484|    480|    476
         Security and commodity brokers..........|  474.8|  508.3|  511.6|  512.2|    472|    499|    501|    505|    506|    509
         Holding and other investment offices....|  225.3|  234.0|  234.7|  236.5|    225|    231|    231|    233|    233|    236
       Insurance.................................|  2,191|  2,192|  2,192|  2,185|  2,185|  2,189|  2,185|  2,184|  2,182|  2,180
         Insurance carriers......................|1,525.2|1,525.6|1,524.2|1,517.4|  1,521|  1,527|  1,522|  1,521|  1,517|  1,514
         Insurance agents, brokers, and service..|  665.6|  666.1|  667.8|  667.5|    664|    662|    663|    663|    665|    666
       Real estate...............................|  1,363|  1,393|  1,406|  1,411|  1,314|  1,343|  1,345|  1,351|  1,355|  1,361
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
     Services2/..................................| 30,658| 32,053| 32,183| 32,235| 30,451| 31,497| 31,598| 31,765| 31,897| 32,020
       Agricultural services.....................|  563.4|  619.8|  616.7|  607.7|    516|    537|    548|    551|    554|    557
       Hotels and other lodging places...........|1,707.4|1,712.2|1,743.7|1,735.8|  1,590|  1,608|  1,609|  1,626|  1,625|  1,616
       Personal services.........................|1,095.8|1,105.7|1,096.3|1,093.1|  1,136|  1,137|  1,129|  1,133|  1,135|  1,134
       Business services.........................|5,909.0|6,461.1|6,518.9|6,617.0|  5,838|  6,318|  6,341|  6,416|  6,486|  6,539
         Personnel supply services...............|2,021.9|2,352.2|2,385.5|2,465.4|  1,961|  2,282|  2,286|  2,334|  2,376|  2,391
       Auto repair, services, and parking........|  960.9|1,049.9|1,055.0|1,064.8|    955|  1,026|  1,029|  1,041|  1,046|  1,058
       Miscellaneous repair services.............|  367.5|  382.7|  386.4|  387.2|    363|    377|    379|    380|    381|    383
       Motion pictures...........................|  426.8|  478.0|  488.6|  506.9|    416|    465|    472|    474|    482|    494
       Amusement and recreation services.........|1,449.0|1,455.7|1,472.1|1,457.7|  1,258|  1,275|  1,282|  1,287|  1,276|  1,263
       Health services...........................|8,823.5|9,051.9|9,077.5|9,097.1|  8,802|  8,985|  8,998|  9,025|  9,041|  9,079
         Hospitals...............................|3,798.5|3,798.3|3,805.2|3,799.1|  3,790|  3,794|  3,794|  3,787|  3,786|  3,792
       Legal services............................|  938.4|  955.2|  958.2|  952.6|    930|    941|    942|    938|    941|    944
       Educational services......................|1,447.5|1,581.0|1,513.4|1,484.9|  1,693|  1,733|  1,744|  1,741|  1,744|  1,737
       Social services...........................|2,092.7|2,240.1|2,244.3|2,248.5|  2,124|  2,205|  2,224|  2,242|  2,258|  2,280
       Museums and botanical and zoological      |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
         gardens.................................|   81.7|   85.3|   86.7|   85.8|     76|     79|     79|     79|     80|     80
       Membership organizations..................|2,067.8|2,086.1|2,118.1|2,085.4|  2,036|  2,047|  2,051|  2,055|  2,054|  2,053
       Engineering and management services.......|2,551.4|2,613.7|2,632.3|2,635.9|  2,543|  2,590|  2,597|  2,603|  2,619|  2,628
       Services, nec.............................|   40.8|   40.7|   40.9|   40.9|    (1)|    (1)|    (1)|    (1)|    (1)|    (1)
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
     Government..................................| 17,646| 19,092| 17,988| 17,820| 18,822| 18,981| 19,014| 19,018| 19,009| 19,013
       Federal...................................|  2,923|  2,885|  2,883|  2,877|  2,906|  2,882|  2,870|  2,859|  2,860|  2,860
       State.....................................|  4,241|  4,398|  4,312|  4,301|  4,487|  4,534|  4,533|  4,539|  4,549|  4,552
         Education...............................|1,543.8|1,674.4|1,573.2|1,574.7|  1,831|  1,850|  1,849|  1,850|  1,866|  1,866
         Other State government..................|2,696.8|2,723.9|2,739.2|2,726.2|  2,656|  2,684|  2,684|  2,689|  2,683|  2,686
       Local.....................................| 10,482| 11,809| 10,793| 10,642| 11,429| 11,565| 11,611| 11,620| 11,600| 11,601
         Education...............................|5,190.9|6,500.1|5,362.8|5,285.5|  6,374|  6,436|  6,445|  6,461|  6,477|  6,485
         Other local government..................|5,290.6|5,308.6|5,430.6|5,356.7|  5,055|  5,129|  5,166|  5,159|  5,123|  5,116
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      1/  Data relate to production workers in mining and                2/  These series are not published seasonally
   manufacturing; construction workers in construction;               adjusted since the seasonal component is small relative
   and nonsupervisory workers in transportation and                   to the trend-cycle and/or irregular components and
   public utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance,             consequently cannot be separated with sufficient
   insurance, and real estate; and services. These groups             precision.
   account for approximately four-fifths of the total                    p = preliminary.
   employees on private nonfarm payrolls.
 
 
 
   ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                        ESTABLISHMENT DATA
 
                                                                          1/
Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers   on private nonfarm payrolls by industry
 
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                                                 |    Not seasonally adjusted    |              Seasonally adjusted
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                      Industry                   |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                                 | Aug.  | June  | July  | Aug.  | Aug.  | Apr.  |  May  | June  | July  | Aug.
                                                 | 1993  | 1994  |1994p/ |1994p/ | 1993  | 1994  | 1994  | 1994  |1994p/ |1994p/
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         Total private...........................|  35.1 |  34.8 |  34.9 |  35.1 |  34.6 |  34.7 |  34.8 |  34.6 |  34.7 |  34.5
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Mining........................................|  44.9 |  44.8 |  44.9 |  45.6 |  44.5 |  45.0 |  44.5 |  44.8 |  45.4 |  45.2
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Construction..................................|  39.6 |  39.6 |  39.8 |  39.8 |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Manufacturing.................................|  41.5 |  42.2 |  41.5 |  42.1 |  41.5 |  42.2 |  42.1 |  42.0 |  41.9 |  42.0
        Overtime hours...........................|   4.3 |   4.7 |   4.6 |   4.9 |   4.1 |   4.8 |   4.7 |   4.7 |   4.6 |   4.8
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
     Durable goods...............................|  42.1 |  43.0 |  42.1 |  42.8 |  42.2 |  43.0 |  42.9 |  42.8 |  42.6 |  42.9
        Overtime hours...........................|   4.4 |   5.1 |   4.7 |   5.3 |   4.3 |   5.2 |   5.0 |   5.0 |   4.9 |   5.2
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
      Lumber and wood products...................|  41.2 |  41.6 |  41.0 |  41.8 |  40.8 |  41.4 |  41.4 |  41.3 |  41.1 |  41.4
      Furniture and fixtures.....................|  40.7 |  40.7 |  40.1 |  40.6 |  40.4 |  40.3 |  40.3 |  40.8 |  40.4 |  40.3
      Stone, clay, and glass products............|  43.4 |  44.2 |  43.9 |  44.2 |  42.8 |  43.4 |  43.7 |  43.6 |  43.6 |  43.6
      Primary metal industries...................|  43.4 |  44.7 |  44.3 |  44.6 |  43.6 |  44.9 |  44.8 |  44.3 |  44.3 |  44.8
        Blast furnaces and basic steel products..|  44.0 |  44.8 |  45.0 |  45.3 |  43.9 |  45.1 |  45.1 |  44.4 |  44.5 |  45.2
      Fabricated metal products..................|  42.1 |  42.9 |  42.1 |  42.9 |  42.1 |  43.0 |  42.8 |  42.6 |  42.7 |  42.9
      Industrial machinery and equipment.........|  42.6 |  43.8 |  43.1 |  43.1 |  43.0 |  43.9 |  43.8 |  43.8 |  43.6 |  43.4
      Electronic and other electrical equipment..|  41.7 |  42.3 |  41.4 |  41.9 |  42.0 |  42.6 |  42.3 |  42.2 |  42.1 |  42.2
      Transportation equipment...................|  42.8 |  44.4 |  42.4 |  44.2 |  43.2 |  44.6 |  44.3 |  44.0 |  43.2 |  44.6
        Motor vehicles and equipment.............|  44.1 |  46.1 |  43.1 |  45.8 |  44.4 |  46.1 |  45.8 |  45.2 |  44.0 |  46.1
      Instruments and related products...........|  40.7 |  41.7 |  41.4 |  41.9 |  41.0 |  41.6 |  41.9 |  41.6 |  42.1 |  42.2
      Miscellaneous manufacturing................|  39.8 |  40.1 |  39.5 |  40.1 |  39.8 |  40.4 |  40.2 |  40.2 |  40.3 |  40.1
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
     Nondurable goods............................|  40.7 |  41.1 |  40.8 |  41.1 |  40.5 |  41.1 |  41.0 |  41.0 |  41.1 |  40.9
        Overtime hours...........................|   4.2 |   4.3 |   4.3 |   4.5 |   3.9 |   4.3 |   4.2 |   4.3 |   4.3 |   4.2
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
      Food and kindred products..................|  41.2 |  41.1 |  41.6 |  41.9 |  40.7 |  41.2 |  41.1 |  41.3 |  41.7 |  41.4
      Tobacco products...........................|  37.4 |  40.2 |  37.9 |  39.1 |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)
      Textile mill products......................|  41.8 |  42.4 |  41.2 |  41.8 |  41.4 |  42.0 |  41.8 |  41.9 |  41.6 |  41.4
      Apparel and other textile products.........|  37.4 |  38.0 |  37.3 |  37.8 |  37.2 |  38.0 |  37.8 |  37.8 |  37.5 |  37.6
      Paper and allied products..................|  43.4 |  44.0 |  43.9 |  43.8 |  43.6 |  44.0 |  44.0 |  44.0 |  44.3 |  44.0
      Printing and publishing....................|  38.4 |  38.4 |  38.4 |  38.8 |  38.2 |  38.8 |  38.8 |  38.8 |  38.7 |  38.6
      Chemicals and allied products..............|  42.9 |  43.3 |  43.1 |  42.9 |  43.2 |  43.2 |  43.4 |  43.3 |  43.5 |  43.2
      Petroleum and coal products................|  44.1 |  44.0 |  43.8 |  43.9 |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)
      Rubber and misc. plastics products.........|  41.7 |  42.5 |  41.6 |  42.1 |  41.8 |  42.4 |  42.2 |  42.2 |  42.2 |  42.2
      Leather and leather products...............|  38.4 |  38.9 |  37.8 |  38.1 |  38.4 |  39.0 |  38.4 |  38.3 |  37.8 |  38.1
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Transportation and public utilities...........|  40.3 |  40.1 |  40.3 |  40.4 |  39.8 |  40.2 |  40.0 |  39.9 |  39.9 |  39.8
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Wholesale trade...............................|  38.4 |  38.5 |  38.4 |  38.3 |  38.3 |  38.4 |  38.5 |  38.4 |  38.3 |  38.1
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Retail trade..................................|  29.7 |  29.3 |  29.7 |  29.8 |  28.9 |  29.0 |  29.0 |  29.0 |  29.0 |  29.0
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Finance, insurance, and real estate...........|  36.4 |  35.5 |  35.7 |  35.6 |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)  |  (2)
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Services......................................|  33.1 |  32.5 |  32.8 |  32.8 |  32.6 |  32.5 |  32.8 |  32.4 |  32.5 |  32.3
                                                 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
      1/  Data relate to production workers in mining and             2/  These series are not published seasonally
   manufacturing; construction workers in construction;            adjusted since the seasonal component is small relative
   and nonsupervisory workers in transportation and                to the trend-cycle and/or irregular components
   public utilities; wholesale and retail trade;                   and consequently cannot be separated with sufficient
   finance,insurance, and real estate; and services.               precision.
   These groups account for approximately four-fifths                 p = preliminary.
   of the total employees on private nonfarm payrolls.
 
 
 
           ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                       ESTABLISHMENT DATA
 
                                                                                                1/
Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers   on private nonfarm
 
           payrolls by industry
 
           ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                         |                               |
                                                         |    Average hourly earnings    |    Average weekly earnings
                                                         |                               |
                                                          _______________________________ _______________________________
                              Industry                   |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                                         | Aug.  | June  | July  | Aug.  | Aug.  | June  | July  | Aug.
                                                         | 1993  | 1994  |1994p/ |1994p/ | 1993  | 1994  |1994p/ |1994p/
                                                         |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
           ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                         |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                 Total private...........................|$10.78 |$11.03 |$11.04 |$11.04 |$378.38|$383.84|$385.30|$387.50
                  Seasonally adjusted....................| 10.86 | 11.08 | 11.11 | 11.13 | 375.76| 383.37| 385.52| 383.99
                                                         |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
           Mining........................................| 14.44 | 14.73 | 14.70 | 14.66 | 648.36| 659.90| 660.03| 668.50
                                                         |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
           Construction..................................| 14.45 | 14.57 | 14.72 | 14.77 | 572.22| 576.97| 585.86| 587.85
                                                         |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
           Manufacturing.................................| 11.70 | 12.03 | 12.05 | 12.03 | 485.55| 507.67| 500.08| 506.46
                                                         |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
             Durable goods...............................| 12.29 | 12.63 | 12.63 | 12.65 | 517.41| 543.09| 531.72| 541.42
              Lumber and wood products...................|  9.67 |  9.83 |  9.87 |  9.88 | 398.40| 408.93| 404.67| 412.98
              Furniture and fixtures.....................|  9.33 |  9.49 |  9.57 |  9.59 | 379.73| 386.24| 383.76| 389.35
              Stone, clay, and glass products............| 11.89 | 12.13 | 12.16 | 12.18 | 516.03| 536.15| 533.82| 538.36
              Primary metal industries...................| 14.00 | 14.29 | 14.39 | 14.33 | 607.60| 638.76| 637.48| 639.12
                Blast furnaces and basic steel products..| 16.40 | 16.80 | 16.94 | 16.96 | 721.60| 752.64| 762.30| 768.29
              Fabricated metal products..................| 11.67 | 11.90 | 11.88 | 11.94 | 491.31| 510.51| 500.15| 512.23
              Industrial machinery and equipment.........| 12.74 | 12.94 | 12.95 | 12.93 | 542.72| 566.77| 558.15| 557.28
              Electronic and other electrical equipment..| 11.26 | 11.54 | 11.58 | 11.59 | 469.54| 488.14| 479.41| 485.62
              Transportation equipment...................| 15.67 | 16.43 | 16.42 | 16.48 | 670.68| 729.49| 696.21| 728.42
                Motor vehicles and equipment.............| 15.89 | 16.91 | 16.92 | 16.97 | 700.75| 779.55| 729.25| 777.23
              Instruments and related products...........| 12.24 | 12.42 | 12.46 | 12.42 | 498.17| 517.91| 515.84| 520.40
              Miscellaneous manufacturing................|  9.32 |  9.59 |  9.58 |  9.60 | 370.94| 384.56| 378.41| 384.96
                                                         |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
             Nondurable goods............................| 10.96 | 11.22 | 11.29 | 11.21 | 446.07| 461.14| 460.63| 460.73
              Food and kindred products..................| 10.43 | 10.66 | 10.70 | 10.61 | 429.72| 438.13| 445.12| 444.56
              Tobacco products...........................| 17.22 | 20.48 | 20.38 | 18.57 | 644.03| 823.30| 772.40| 726.09
              Textile mill products......................|  8.91 |  9.12 |  9.12 |  9.14 | 372.44| 386.69| 375.74| 382.05
              Apparel and other textile products.........|  7.07 |  7.33 |  7.30 |  7.35 | 264.42| 278.54| 272.29| 277.83
              Paper and allied products..................| 13.40 | 13.68 | 13.84 | 13.80 | 581.56| 601.92| 607.58| 604.44
              Printing and publishing....................| 11.96 | 12.08 | 12.13 | 12.16 | 459.26| 463.87| 465.79| 471.81
              Chemicals and allied products..............| 14.76 | 15.13 | 15.21 | 15.15 | 633.20| 655.13| 655.55| 649.94
              Petroleum and coal products................| 18.36 | 18.92 | 18.94 | 18.89 | 809.68| 832.48| 829.57| 829.27
              Rubber and misc. plastics products.........| 10.53 | 10.72 | 10.74 | 10.61 | 439.10| 455.60| 446.78| 446.68
              Leather and leather products...............|  7.63 |  7.94 |  7.96 |  7.94 | 292.99| 308.87| 300.89| 302.51
                                                         |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
           Transportation and public utilities...........| 13.62 | 13.72 | 13.82 | 13.86 | 548.89| 550.17| 556.95| 559.94
                                                         |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
           Wholesale trade...............................| 11.75 | 11.94 | 11.99 | 11.96 | 451.20| 459.69| 460.42| 458.07
                                                         |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
           Retail trade..................................|  7.24 |  7.45 |  7.44 |  7.42 | 215.03| 218.29| 220.97| 221.12
                                                         |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
           Finance, insurance, and real estate...........| 11.39 | 11.67 | 11.71 | 11.74 | 414.60| 414.29| 418.05| 417.94
                                                         |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
           Services......................................| 10.66 | 10.92 | 10.92 | 10.92 | 352.85| 354.90| 358.18| 358.18
                                                         |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
           ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
              1/  See footnote 1, table B-2.                                     p = preliminary.
 
 
 
                 ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                             ESTABLISHMENT DATA
 
                                                                                           1/
Table B-4. Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers   on private nonfarm
 
                 payrolls by industry, seasonally adjusted
 
                 _________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                      |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                                      |       |       |       |       |       |       |  Percent
                                                      |       |       |       |       |       |       |  change
                               Industry               | Aug.  | Apr.  |  May  | June  | July  | Aug.  |   from:
                                                      | 1993  | 1994  | 1994  | 1994  |1994p/ |1994p/ |July 1994-
                                                      |       |       |       |       |       |       | Aug. 1994
                                                      |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                 _________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                      |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                 Total private:                       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                    Current dollars...................| $10.86| $11.05| $11.09| $11.08| $11.11| $11.13|     0.2
                    Constant (1982) dollars2/.........|   7.39|   7.40|   7.42|   7.39|   7.38|  N.A. |    (3)
                   Mining.............................|  14.57|  14.87|  14.83|  14.73|  14.77|  14.79|      .1
                   Construction.......................|  14.41|  14.52|  14.60|  14.67|  14.75|  14.73|     -.1
                   Manufacturing......................|  11.77|  12.00|  12.00|  12.03|  12.06|  12.10|      .3
                     Excluding overtime4/.............|  11.21|  11.33|  11.37|  11.40|  11.42|  11.44|      .2
                   Transportation and public utilities|  13.63|  13.77|  13.80|  13.78|  13.82|  13.87|      .4
                   Wholesale trade....................|  11.80|  11.95|  11.98|  11.99|  12.01|  12.01|      .0
                   Retail trade.......................|   7.31|   7.45|   7.47|   7.47|   7.48|   7.49|      .1
                   Finance, insurance, and real estate|  11.46|  11.77|  11.83|  11.74|  11.79|  11.81|      .2
                   Services...........................|  10.81|  10.99|  11.04|  11.03|  11.06|  11.08|      .2
                                                      |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                 _________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
                    1/  See footnote 1, table B-2.
                    2/  The Consumer Price Index for Urban
                 Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) is
                 used to deflate this series.
                    3/  Change was -.1 percent from June 1994
                 to July 1994, the latest month available.
                    4/  Derived by assuming that overtime
                 hours are paid at the rate of time and one-
                 half.
                    N.A.  = not available.
                    p/  = preliminary.
 
 
 
         ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                            ESTABLISHMENT DATA
 
                                                                                             1/
Table B-5. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers   on private nonfarm payrolls
 
         by industry
 
         (1982=100)
 
         __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                       |                           |
                                                       |  Not seasonally adjusted  |          Seasonally adjusted
                                                       |                           |
                                                        ___________________________ _______________________________________
                            Industry                   |     |     |       |       |     |     |     |     |       |
                                                       |Aug. |June | July  | Aug.  |Aug. |Apr. | May |June | July  | Aug.
                                                       |1993 |1994 |1994p/ |1994p/ |1993 |1994 |1994 |1994 |1994p/ |1994p/
                                                       |     |     |       |       |     |     |     |     |       |
         __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                       |     |     |       |       |     |     |     |     |       |
               Total private...........................|128.3|131.0| 131.6 | 132.6 |125.1|128.2|129.1|128.8| 129.3 | 129.1
                                                       |     |     |       |       |     |     |     |     |       |
         Goods-producing industries....................|107.0|110.1| 108.9 | 111.3 |103.8|107.3|107.4|107.5| 107.7 | 107.9
                                                       |     |     |       |       |     |     |     |     |       |
          Mining.......................................| 55.6| 55.5|  55.8 |  56.5 | 54.3| 54.9| 54.2| 55.1|  55.7 |  55.2
                                                       |     |     |       |       |     |     |     |     |       |
          Construction.................................|140.4|144.3| 148.9 | 150.0 |125.9|132.7|134.8|134.0| 135.7 | 134.6
                                                       |     |     |       |       |     |     |     |     |       |
          Manufacturing................................|103.3|106.3| 103.8 | 106.6 |102.4|105.4|105.1|105.3| 105.1 | 105.7
                                                       |     |     |       |       |     |     |     |     |       |
           Durable goods...............................| 99.6|105.3| 101.8 | 104.6 | 99.8|104.0|103.8|104.0| 103.6 | 104.8
            Lumber and wood products...................|129.1|135.1| 133.6 | 137.0 |124.5|131.3|131.6|131.7| 131.3 | 132.2
            Furniture and fixtures.....................|122.1|126.3| 121.8 | 126.3 |121.3|123.5|124.2|126.0| 125.1 | 125.1
            Stone, clay, and glass products............|107.0|112.0| 110.8 | 112.3 |102.7|107.3|107.8|107.8| 108.1 | 107.8
            Primary metal industries...................| 84.7| 89.6|  87.7 |  89.2 | 84.9| 88.5| 88.5| 88.3|  88.7 |  89.7
              Blast furnaces and basic steel products..| 71.7| 71.5|  72.0 |  71.9 | 71.1| 70.8| 70.8| 70.5|  71.1 |  71.4
            Fabricated metal products..................|102.7|109.3| 105.6 | 109.9 |102.5|107.8|107.6|107.9| 108.4 | 109.7
            Industrial machinery and equipment.........| 90.1| 97.9|  95.2 |  95.8 | 91.8| 96.9| 96.9| 97.5|  97.1 |  97.3
            Electronic and other electrical equipment..| 99.5|105.1| 101.4 | 103.9 |100.4|104.6|103.8|104.3| 103.8 | 104.9
            Transportation equipment...................|108.0|116.1| 108.4 | 114.3 |110.3|115.3|114.6|114.5| 111.7 | 116.3
              Motor vehicles and equipment.............|133.7|152.3| 138.3 | 149.6 |136.0|149.5|147.9|147.7| 143.3 | 152.2
            Instruments and related products...........| 75.4| 74.8|  73.4 |  74.4 | 75.9| 75.2| 75.4| 74.3|  75.1 |  74.9
            Miscellaneous manufacturing................|100.6|101.2|  99.1 | 102.6 |100.0|101.9|101.0|101.4| 102.8 | 101.9
                                                       |     |     |       |       |     |     |     |     |       |
           Nondurable goods............................|108.3|107.7| 106.6 | 109.4 |106.0|107.4|107.0|107.1| 107.2 | 106.9
            Food and kindred products..................|121.4|112.8| 117.6 | 123.0 |112.5|113.6|113.2|113.5| 114.8 | 114.0
            Tobacco products...........................| 58.0| 53.8|  49.8 |  60.9 | 57.0| 62.0| 60.3| 58.7|  55.7 |  59.6
            Textile mill products......................| 99.7|101.3|  96.9 |  99.6 | 98.2| 99.8| 99.2| 99.4|  98.5 |  98.0
            Apparel and other textile products.........| 90.5| 90.1|  85.5 |  89.1 | 89.6| 89.3| 88.9| 88.8|  87.7 |  88.3
            Paper and allied products..................|110.6|112.3| 111.7 | 111.6 |110.3|111.1|111.1|111.1| 111.9 | 111.1
            Printing and publishing....................|123.7|124.3| 124.0 | 126.0 |123.6|125.5|125.1|125.7| 125.5 | 125.6
            Chemicals and allied products..............|101.0|102.2| 101.3 | 101.3 |100.8|101.3|101.6|101.6| 101.9 | 101.0
            Petroleum and coal products................| 84.6| 82.2|  82.2 |  81.7 | 82.9| 82.1| 78.7| 80.1|  80.5 |  80.0
            Rubber and misc. plastics products.........|132.7|140.9| 135.8 | 138.8 |132.7|138.3|138.4|138.6| 138.8 | 138.8
            Leather and leather products...............| 56.1| 54.9|  50.4 |  53.3 | 55.5| 55.7| 53.7| 53.5|  51.7 |  52.7
                                                       |     |     |       |       |     |     |     |     |       |
         Service-producing industries..................|137.8|140.4| 141.7 | 142.1 |134.7|137.6|138.8|138.4| 139.0 | 138.6
                                                       |     |     |       |       |     |     |     |     |       |
          Transportation and public utilities..........|119.3|121.1| 120.6 | 120.9 |117.9|118.4|119.8|119.6| 119.5 | 119.3
                                                       |     |     |       |       |     |     |     |     |       |
          Wholesale trade..............................|113.8|116.1| 116.0 | 115.8 |112.7|114.5|114.8|114.9| 114.6 | 114.4
                                                       |     |     |       |       |     |     |     |     |       |
          Retail trade.................................|128.5|129.8| 132.0 | 132.8 |123.9|126.4|126.6|127.3| 127.9 | 127.8
                                                       |     |     |       |       |     |     |     |     |       |
          Finance, insurance, and real estate..........|124.6|123.1| 124.0 | 123.7 |121.8|122.0|123.6|121.8| 122.4 | 120.9
                                                       |     |     |       |       |     |     |     |     |       |
          Services.....................................|160.8|165.7| 167.5 | 168.0 |157.5|162.5|164.6|163.5| 164.5 | 164.1
                                                       |     |     |       |       |     |     |     |     |       |
         __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
            1/  See footnote 1, table B-2.                                     p = preliminary.
 
 
 
      ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                  ESTABLISHMENT DATA
 
 
Table B-6.  Diffusion indexes of employment change, seasonally adjusted
 
      (Percent)
 
      _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                             |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
             TIME SPAN       | Jan.  | Feb.  | Mar.  | Apr.  | May   | June  | July  | Aug.  | Sept. | Oct.  | Nov.  | Dec.
                             |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
      _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                             |
                             |                          Private nonfarm payrolls, 356 industries1/
                             |
                              _______________________________________________________________________________________________
                             |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
      Over 1-month span:     |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
           1990..............|  58.8 |  57.3 |  50.8 |  47.9 |  49.7 |  51.8 |  43.8 |  46.2 |  42.7 |  41.6 |  41.3 |  41.3
           1991..............|  39.6 |  39.6 |  38.5 |  38.2 |  48.5 |  45.4 |  48.3 |  52.0 |  48.9 |  46.8 |  46.5 |  46.1
           1992..............|  42.1 |  46.1 |  48.3 |  57.7 |  53.1 |  50.4 |  52.8 |  46.5 |  53.4 |  56.9 |  52.5 |  57.3
           1993..............|  57.9 |  61.7 |  49.0 |  56.0 |  57.0 |  51.1 |  58.8 |  50.0 |  56.7 |  57.4 |  61.0 |  57.4
           1994..............|  56.6 |  58.3 |  62.9 |  62.5 |  56.3 |  63.2 |p/58.8 |p/57.0 |       |       |       |
                             |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                             |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
      Over 3-month span:     |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
           1990..............|  59.0 |  59.1 |  52.5 |  48.9 |  49.0 |  47.3 |  45.9 |  40.6 |  38.3 |  36.2 |  35.7 |  35.4
           1991..............|  34.3 |  32.0 |  31.6 |  38.2 |  39.3 |  44.2 |  49.4 |  50.7 |  50.8 |  44.9 |  43.7 |  40.9
           1992..............|  39.7 |  42.3 |  51.0 |  56.2 |  57.6 |  54.1 |  50.4 |  49.9 |  51.7 |  56.2 |  58.6 |  59.8
           1993..............|  64.0 |  61.4 |  59.7 |  55.8 |  54.9 |  57.7 |  54.6 |  55.9 |  55.8 |  62.4 |  61.5 |  60.8
           1994..............|  62.1 |  64.5 |  65.2 |  65.0 |  65.4 |p/64.3 |p/64.9 |       |       |       |       |
                             |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                             |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
      Over 6-month span:     |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
           1990..............|  57.2 |  54.9 |  55.8 |  50.4 |  46.8 |  44.0 |  41.3 |  38.9 |  35.8 |  33.6 |  32.0 |  30.2
           1991..............|  30.2 |  32.4 |  31.2 |  33.7 |  39.2 |  44.7 |  46.5 |  45.6 |  47.8 |  44.5 |  41.4 |  39.9
           1992..............|  43.5 |  46.3 |  47.2 |  52.0 |  54.2 |  56.6 |  52.8 |  53.1 |  55.8 |  56.3 |  64.2 |  62.2
           1993..............|  61.4 |  60.8 |  59.0 |  59.8 |  54.4 |  54.5 |  57.9 |  58.8 |  59.7 |  60.8 |  62.8 |  63.6
           1994..............|  67.0 |  65.9 |  68.8 |p/65.2 |p/66.4 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                             |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
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      Over 12-month span:    |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
           1990..............|  55.5 |  52.7 |  51.7 |  48.5 |  45.4 |  42.6 |  39.3 |  36.1 |  35.8 |  33.0 |  33.0 |  30.6
           1991..............|  31.0 |  31.0 |  31.7 |  31.9 |  31.7 |  33.8 |  35.8 |  37.5 |  40.0 |  45.2 |  45.6 |  45.4
           1992..............|  47.2 |  42.3 |  42.7 |  44.1 |  48.0 |  52.5 |  55.8 |  60.7 |  59.7 |  60.4 |  60.1 |  60.7
           1993..............|  60.0 |  61.1 |  60.7 |  62.2 |  63.2 |  62.1 |  62.4 |  60.8 |  63.5 |  62.8 |  63.1 |  63.5
           1994..............|p/64.7 |p/65.9 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
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      Over 1-month span:     |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
           1990..............|  48.9 |  47.5 |  43.9 |  46.8 |  40.3 |  46.8 |  38.8 |  42.4 |  35.6 |  38.5 |  29.1 |  34.2
           1991..............|  32.7 |  35.6 |  31.3 |  37.4 |  45.7 |  43.5 |  46.4 |  49.3 |  42.8 |  47.8 |  41.4 |  39.6
           1992..............|  38.1 |  40.6 |  45.0 |  57.9 |  47.8 |  50.0 |  53.2 |  41.7 |  49.3 |  47.8 |  52.5 |  51.8
           1993..............|  52.5 |  57.6 |  47.8 |  41.7 |  46.0 |  40.3 |  49.3 |  42.8 |  46.8 |  50.0 |  55.4 |  51.1
           1994..............|  54.3 |  53.6 |  51.1 |  56.1 |  50.0 |  58.6 |p/52.5 |p/55.0 |       |       |       |
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      Over 3-month span:     |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
           1990..............|  44.6 |  45.3 |  45.0 |  38.8 |  41.7 |  38.8 |  38.1 |  28.8 |  30.9 |  23.0 |  23.0 |  21.6
           1991..............|  24.5 |  21.9 |  20.5 |  32.7 |  36.3 |  39.6 |  47.1 |  46.0 |  48.2 |  39.9 |  36.7 |  33.5
           1992..............|  30.9 |  36.3 |  45.3 |  50.7 |  55.4 |  53.6 |  47.1 |  47.1 |  42.4 |  50.0 |  51.1 |  55.0
           1993..............|  60.1 |  58.3 |  51.4 |  40.6 |  37.1 |  43.5 |  40.3 |  41.0 |  43.2 |  52.9 |  54.7 |  56.1
           1994..............|  56.1 |  57.6 |  56.5 |  53.2 |  57.2 |p/55.4 |p/59.7 |       |       |       |       |
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      Over 6-month span:     |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
           1990..............|  43.5 |  39.9 |  42.8 |  41.0 |  36.3 |  34.2 |  29.1 |  25.2 |  22.3 |  21.2 |  18.0 |  16.9
           1991..............|  15.8 |  20.9 |  21.2 |  26.3 |  34.9 |  39.2 |  42.1 |  40.3 |  40.3 |  37.1 |  32.4 |  32.7
           1992..............|  34.2 |  37.1 |  41.0 |  48.6 |  52.2 |  54.7 |  46.4 |  49.3 |  50.4 |  48.9 |  57.9 |  56.8
           1993..............|  54.0 |  51.8 |  48.6 |  47.1 |  37.1 |  34.2 |  39.6 |  45.7 |  47.8 |  50.4 |  54.3 |  55.8
           1994..............|  58.3 |  56.1 |  59.4 |p/52.9 |p/57.2 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
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      Over 12-month span:    |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
           1990..............|  37.8 |  35.3 |  33.5 |  33.1 |  28.1 |  26.3 |  23.7 |  20.5 |  19.4 |  16.5 |  16.2 |  15.8
           1991..............|  16.5 |  16.2 |  17.3 |  18.0 |  20.9 |  24.1 |  26.3 |  30.6 |  32.7 |  38.1 |  38.8 |  37.4
           1992..............|  42.4 |  36.7 |  36.3 |  36.0 |  39.6 |  45.7 |  50.0 |  55.8 |  57.9 |  55.4 |  52.9 |  52.9
           1993..............|  50.0 |  52.5 |  48.6 |  49.3 |  50.7 |  48.9 |  50.0 |  48.9 |  50.0 |  50.7 |  51.4 |  51.4
           1994..............|p/51.1 |p/54.7 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
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         1/  Based on seasonally adjusted data for 1-, 3-,             employment increasing plus one-half of the industries
       and 6-month spans and unadjusted data for the 12-month          with unchanged employment, where 50 percent
       span. Data are centered within the span.                        indicates an equal balance between industries with
         p = preliminary.                                              increasing and decreasing employment.
         NOTE:  Figures are the percent of industries with