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                    THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:  SEPTEMBER 2004
                                        
   Nonfarm payroll employment continued to trend upward in September, increasing
by 96,000, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 5.4 percent, the Bureau of
Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.  Over the prior
3 months, payroll employment rose by 103,000 on average.  In September, modest
job gains occurred in a few service-providing industries.
   
Unemployment (Household Survey Data)
   
   The number of unemployed persons was unchanged at 8.0 million in September,
and the unemployment rate held at 5.4 percent, seasonally adjusted.  The jobless
rate is down from its most recent high of 6.3 percent in June 2003; most of this
decline occurred in the second half of last year.
   
   The jobless rates for the major worker groups--adult men (5.0 percent), adult
women (4.7 percent), teenagers (16.6 percent), whites (4.7 percent), blacks (10.3
percent), and Hispanics or Latinos (7.1 percent)--showed little or no change in
September.  The unemployment rate for Asians was 4.3 percent, not seasonally ad-
justed.  (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.)
   
Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
   
   Total employment was about unchanged in September at 139.5 million, and the
employment-population ratio--the proportion of the population age 16 and over
with jobs--was little changed at 62.3 percent.  Over the month, the civilian
labor force was essentially unchanged at 147.5 million.  The labor force
participation rate was 65.9 percent in September and has been at or near that
level since late last year.  (See table A-1.)

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   |                 Hurricane Effects on Payroll Employment                |
   |                                                                        |
   |    Four hurricanes struck the U.S. during August and September:        |
   | Charley in mid-August, Frances early in September, Ivan in mid-        |
   | September, and Jeanne late in the month.  BLS made additional data     |
   | collection efforts for the hurricane-affected counties.  Establish-    |
   | ment survey response rates in September were within the normal range   |
   | for these areas as well as for the U.S. as a whole.                    |    
   |    For weather conditions to reduce the estimate of payroll employment,|
   | people have to be off work for an entire pay period and not be paid    |
   | for the time missed.  While some employed persons were off payrolls    |
   | during the survey reference period because of the hurricane effects,   |
   | some jobs were added as part of recovery efforts.  It is not possible  |
   | to quantify precisely the net impact of this unusual string of severe  |
   | weather events on the payroll employment data for September.  At the   |
   | national level, the severe weather appears to have held down employ-   |
   | ment growth, but not enough to change materially the Bureau's assess-  |
   | ment of the employment situation in September.                         |
   |    In the household survey, people who miss work for weather-related   |
   | events are counted as employed whether or not they are paid for the    |
   | time off.                                                              |
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Table A.  Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
______________________________________________________________________________
                         |    Quarterly    |                          |
                         |    averages     |        Monthly data      |
                         |_________________|__________________________| Aug.-
        Category         |      2004       |           2004           | Sept.
                         |_________________|__________________________|change
                         |   II   |  III   |  July  |  Aug.  | Sept.  |
_________________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______
     HOUSEHOLD DATA      |                 Labor force status
                         |____________________________________________________
Civilian labor force.....| 146,998| 147,681| 147,856| 147,704| 147,483|   -221
  Employment.............| 138,793| 139,607| 139,660| 139,681| 139,480|   -201
  Unemployment...........|   8,205|   8,074|   8,196|   8,022|   8,003|    -19
Not in labor force.......|  75,975|  75,999|  75,565|  75,973|  76,458|    485
                         |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                         |                 Unemployment rates
                         |____________________________________________________
All workers..............|     5.6|     5.5|     5.5|     5.4|     5.4|    0.0
  Adult men..............|     5.1|     5.0|     4.9|     5.0|     5.0|     .0
  Adult women............|     4.9|     4.8|     4.9|     4.7|     4.7|     .0
  Teenagers..............|    17.0|    17.1|    17.6|    17.0|    16.6|    -.4
  White..................|     5.0|     4.7|     4.8|     4.7|     4.7|     .0
  Black or African       |        |        |        |        |        |
    American.............|     9.9|    10.5|    10.9|    10.4|    10.3|    -.1
  Hispanic or Latino     |        |        |        |        |        |
    ethnicity............|     7.0|     6.9|     6.8|     6.9|     7.1|     .2
                         |________|________|________|________|________|_______
  ESTABLISHMENT DATA     |                     Employment
                         |____________________________________________________
Nonfarm employment.......| 131,125|p131,460| 131,343|p131,471|p131,567|    p96
  Goods-producing 1/.....|  21,869| p21,912|  21,906| p21,921| p21,908|   p-13
    Construction.........|   6,897|  p6,925|   6,916|  p6,927|  p6,931|     p4
    Manufacturing........|  14,385| p14,395|  14,398| p14,402| p14,384|   p-18
  Service-providing 1/...| 109,256|p109,549| 109,437|p109,550|p109,659|   p109
    Retail trade 2/......|  15,047| p15,032|  15,038| p15,036| p15,021|   p-15
    Professional and     |        |        |        |        |        |
      business services..|  16,417| p16,511|  16,490| p16,505| p16,539|    p34
    Education and health |        |        |        |        |        |
      services...........|  16,874| p16,931|  16,901| p16,942| p16,950|     p8
    Leisure and          |        |        |        |        |        |
      hospitality........|  12,324| p12,354|  12,344| p12,352| p12,365|    p13
    Government...........|  21,548| p21,606|  21,572| p21,604| p21,641|    p37
                         |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                         |                  Hours of work 3/
                         |____________________________________________________
Total private............|    33.7|   p33.8|    33.8|   p33.8|   p33.8|   p0.0
  Manufacturing..........|    40.9|   p40.8|    40.8|   p40.9|   p40.8|   p-.1
    Overtime.............|     4.6|    p4.6|     4.6|    p4.6|    p4.6|    p.0
                         |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                         |    Indexes of aggregate weekly hours (2002=100) 3/
                         |____________________________________________________
Total private............|    99.8|  p100.6|   100.5|  p100.6|  p100.7|   p0.1
                         |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                         |                    Earnings 3/
                         |____________________________________________________
Avg. hourly earnings,    |        |        |        |        |        |
  total private..........|  $15.63| p$15.75|  $15.71| p$15.75| p$15.78| p$0.03
Avg. weekly earnings,    |        |        |        |        |        |
  total private..........|  526.62| p532.24|  531.00| p532.35| p533.36|  p1.01
_________________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______

   1  Includes other industries, not shown separately.
   2  Quarterly averages and the over-the-month change are calculated based on
unrounded data.
   3  Data relate to private production or nonsupervisory workers.
   p=preliminary.

                                  - 3 -

   About 7.7 million persons (not seasonally adjusted) held more than one job
in September.  These multiple jobholders represented 5.5 percent of total em-
ployment, compared with 5.2 percent a year earlier.  (See table A-13.)
   
Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
   
   The number of persons who were marginally attached to the labor force was
1.6 million in September, about the same as a year earlier.  (Data are not
seasonally adjusted.)  These individuals wanted and were available to work and
had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months.  They were not counted as
unemployed, however, because they did not actively search for work in the 4
weeks preceding the survey.  There were 412,000 discouraged workers in September,
little changed from a year earlier.  Discouraged workers, a subset of the mar-
ginally attached, were not currently looking for work specifically because they
believed no jobs were available for them.  The other 1.1 million marginally
attached had not searched for work for reasons such as school or family respon-
sibilities.  (See table A-13.)
   
Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data)

   Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 96,000 in September to 131.6
million, seasonally adjusted.  Payroll employment has risen by 1.8 million since
reaching a trough in August 2003, with about half of the gain (885,000) occur-
ring in March, April, and May.  Since May, payroll job gains have totaled
405,000.  Employment increases in September occurred in financial activities,
professional and technical services, and temporary help services.  (See table
B-1.)
   
   Within the service-providing sector, employment in financial activities
increased by 26,000 over the month and by 108,000 since the beginning of the
year.  Rental and leasing added 7,000 jobs in September, following a similar-
sized increase in August.  Employment in finance and insurance edged up in
September, and real estate continued to add jobs.
   
   Employment in professional and technical services grew by 24,000 in Septem-
ber.  Since August 2003, this industry has added 205,000 jobs.  Temporary help
services employment was up by 33,000 in September, following 2 months of smaller
increases.  Employment in management of companies and enterprises fell by 11,000
over the month, following a smaller decline in August.
   
   Employment in health care and social assistance was little changed in Sep-
tember.  Over the prior 12 months, job gains in this industry averaged 24,000
a month.  Within the industry, child day care services lost 14,000 jobs in Sep-
tember.  Employment in doctors' offices rose by 8,000.
   
   The information industry continued to shed jobs in September (-12,000).
Most of the over-the-month job loss occurred in telecommunications (-9,000);
employment in this industry is down by 302,000 since its most recent peak in
March 2001.
   
   Within the goods-producing sector, manufacturing employment edged down in
September (-18,000), with small job losses occurring throughout the durable
and nondurable goods components of the industry.  Manufacturing had added
88,000 jobs in the previous 7 months, with most of the gains registered from
March through May.  Construction employment was about unchanged in September
and has shown little growth since May.

                                  - 4 -

Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)

   The average workweek for production or nonsupervisory workers on private
nonfarm payrolls was unchanged in September at 33.8 hours, seasonally adjusted.
The manufacturing workweek fell by 0.1 hour to 40.8 hours, and factory overtime
was unchanged at 4.6 hours.  (See table B-2.)
   
   The index of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers
on private nonfarm payrolls increased by 0.1 percent in September to 100.7
(2002=100).  The manufacturing index fell by 0.4 percent to 94.9.  (See table
B-5.)

Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data)

   Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on private
nonfarm payrolls rose by 3 cents in September to $15.78, seasonally adjusted.
Average weekly earnings increased by 0.2 percent over the month to $533.36.
Over the year, average hourly earnings increased by 2.4 percent, and average
weekly earnings grew by 3.0 percent.  (See table B-3.)
   
                         ______________________________


   The Employment Situation for October 2004 is scheduled to be released on
Friday, November 5, at 8:30 A.M. (EST).



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  |                 Benchmark Revisions of the Payroll Survey             |
  |                                                                       |
  |    In accordance with annual practice, the Bureau of Labor Statistics |
  | has completed preliminary tabulations of the universe counts for the  |
  | first quarter of this year.  The tabulations indicate that the        |
  | estimate of total nonfarm payroll employment will require an upward   |
  | revision of approximately 236,000, or two-tenths of one percent, for  |
  | the March 2004 reference month.  The historical average for benchmark |
  | revisions over the last 10 years has been plus or minus three-tenths  |
  | of one percent.  BLS will publish data revised to the March 2004      |
  | benchmark on February 4, 2005, with the release of data for January   |
  | 2005.                                                                 |
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                                  - 5 -

Explanatory Note


   This news release presents statistics from two major surveys, the Current
Population Survey (household survey) and the Current Employment Statistics
survey (establishment survey).  The household survey provides the
information on the labor force, employment, and unemployment that appears
in the A tables, marked HOUSEHOLD DATA.  It is a sample survey of about
60,000 households conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the Bureau of
Labor Statistics (BLS).
 
   The establishment survey provides the information on the employment,
hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm payrolls that appears in the 
B tables, marked ESTABLISHMENT DATA.  This information is collected from
payroll records by BLS in cooperation with state agencies.  The sample 
includes about 160,000 businesses and government agencies covering ap-
proximately 400,000 individual worksites.  The active sample includes 
about one-third of all nonfarm payroll workers.  The sample is drawn 
from a sampling frame of unemployment insurance tax accounts.

   For both surveys, the data for a given month  relate to a particular week
or pay period.  In the household survey, the reference week is generally
the calendar week that contains the 12th day of the month.  In the
establishment survey, the reference  period is the pay period including the
12th, which may or may not correspond directly to the calendar week.

Coverage, definitions, and differences between surveys
 
   Household survey.  The sample is selected to reflect the entire
civilian noninstitutional population.  Based on responses to a series of
questions on work and job search activities, each person 16 years and over
in a sample household is classified as employed, unemployed, or not in the
labor force.
   
   People are classified as employed if they did any work at all as paid
employees during the reference week; worked in their own business,
profession, or on their own farm; or worked without pay at least 15 hours
in a family business or farm.  People are also counted as employed if they
were temporarily absent from their jobs because of illness, bad weather,
vacation, labor-management disputes, or personal reasons.
 
   People are classified as unemployed if they meet all of the following
criteria:  They had no employment during the  reference week; they were
available for work at that time; and they made specific efforts to find
employment sometime during the 4-week period ending with the reference
week.  Persons laid off from a job and expecting recall need not be
looking for work to be counted as unemployed.  The unemployment data
derived from the household survey in no way depend upon the eligibility
for or receipt of unemployment insurance benefits.
 
   The civilian labor force is the sum of employed and unemployed
persons.  Those not classified as employed or unemployed are not in the
labor force.  The unemployment rate is the number unemployed as a percent
of the  labor force.  The labor force participation rate is the labor force
as a percent of the population, and the employment-population ratio is the
employed as a percent of the population.
                                  
                                  - 6 -
 
   Establishment survey.  The sample establishments are drawn from private
nonfarm businesses such as factories, offices, and stores, as well as
federal, state, and local government entities.  Employees on nonfarm
payrolls are those who received pay for any part of the reference pay
period, including persons on paid leave.  Persons are counted in each job
they hold.  Hours and earnings data are for private businesses and relate
only to production workers in the goods-producing sector and nonsupervisory
workers in the service-providing sector.  Industries are classified on the
basis of their principal activity in accordance with the 2002 version of the
North American Industry Classification System.

   Differences in employment estimates.  The numerous conceptual and
methodological differences between the household and establishment surveys
result in important distinctions in the employment estimates derived from
the surveys.  Among these are:
 
   --The household survey includes agricultural workers, the self-employed,
unpaid family workers, and private household workers among the employed.
These groups are excluded from the establishment survey.

   --The household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the
employed.  The establishment survey does not.
 
   --The household survey is limited to  workers 16 years of age and older.
The establishment survey is not limited by age.
 
   --The  household survey has no duplication of individuals, because in-
dividuals  are counted only once, even if they hold more than one job. In
the establishment survey, employees working at more than one job and thus
appearing on more than one payroll would be counted separately for each
appearance.
 
Seasonal adjustment
 
   Over the course of a year, the size of the nation's labor force and the
levels of employment and unemployment undergo sharp fluctuations due to
such seasonal events as changes in weather, reduced or expanded production,
harvests, major holidays, and the opening and closing of schools.  The
effect of such seasonal variation can be very large; seasonal fluctua-
tions may account for as much as 95 percent of the month-to-month changes
in unemployment.
 
   Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern each
year, their influence on statistical trends can be eliminated by adjusting
the statistics from month to month.  These adjustments make nonseasonal
developments, such as declines in economic activity or increases in the
participation of women in the labor force, easier to spot.  For example,
the large number of youth entering the labor force each June is likely to
obscure any other changes that have taken place relative to May, making it
difficult to determine if the level of economic activity has risen or
declined.  However, because the effect of students finishing school in
previous years is known, the statistics for the current year can be
adjusted to allow for a comparable change.  Insofar as the seasonal
adjustment is made correctly, the adjusted figure provides a more useful
tool with which to analyze changes in economic activity.
 
                                  - 7 -
 
   Most seasonally adjusted series are independently adjusted in both the 
household and establishment surveys.  However, the adjusted series for many 
major estimates, such as total payroll employment, employment in most super-
sectors, total employment, and unemployment are computed by aggregating in-
dependently adjusted component series.  For example, total unemployment is 
derived by summing the adjusted series for four major age-sex components; 
this differs from the unemployment estimate that would be obtained by di-
rectly adjusting the total or by combining the duration, reasons, or more 
detailed age categories.

   For both the household and establishment surveys, a concurrent seasonal
adjustment methodology is used in which new seasonal factors are calculated 
each month, using all relevant data, up to and including the data for the 
current month.  In the household survey, new seasonal factors are used to
adjust only the current month's data.  In the establishment survey, however, 
new seasonal factors are used each month to adjust the three most recent 
monthly estimates.  In both surveys, revisions to historical data are made 
once a year.

Reliability of the estimates
 
   Statistics based on the household and establishment surveys are subject
to both sampling and nonsampling error.  When a sample rather than the
entire population is surveyed, there is a chance that the sample estimates
may differ from the "true" population values they represent.  The exact
difference, or sampling error, varies depending on the particular sample
selected, and this variability is measured by the standard error of the
estimate.  There is about a 90-percent chance, or level of confidence, that
an estimate based on a sample will differ by no more than 1.6 standard
errors from the "true" population value because of sampling error.  BLS
analyses are generally conducted at the 90-percent level of confidence.
 
   For example, the confidence interval for the monthly change in total
employment from the household survey is on the order of plus or minus
350,000.  Suppose the estimate of total employment increases by 100,000
from one month to the next.  The 90-percent confidence interval on the
monthly change would range from -250,000 to 450,000 (100,000 +/- 350,000).
These figures do not mean that the sample results are off by these
magnitudes, but rather that there is about a 90-percent chance that the
"true" over-the-month change lies within this interval.  Since this range
includes values of less than zero, we could not say with confidence that
employment had, in fact, increased.  If, however, the reported employment
rise was half a million, then all of the values within the 90-percent
confidence interval would be greater than zero.  In this case, it is likely
(at least a 90-percent chance) that an employment rise had, in fact, oc-
curred.  At an unemployment rate of around 5.5 percent, the 90-percent con-
fidence interval for the monthly change in unemployment is about +/- 320,000, 
and for the monthly change in the unemployment rate it is about +/- .22 
percentage point.
 
   In general, estimates involving many individuals or establishments have
lower standard errors (relative to the size of the estimate) than estimates
which are based on a small number of observations.  The precision of
estimates is also improved when the data are cumulated over time such as
for quarterly and annual averages.  The seasonal adjustment process can
also improve the stability of the monthly estimates.
 
                                  - 8 -
 
   The household and establishment surveys are also affected by nonsampling
error.  Nonsampling errors can occur for many reasons, including the
failure to sample a segment of the population, inability to obtain
information for all respondents in the sample, inability or unwillingness
of respondents to provide correct information on a timely basis, mistakes
made by respondents, and errors made in the collection or processing of the
data.
 
   For example, in the establishment survey, estimates for the most recent 
2 months are based on incomplete returns; for this reason, these estimates
are labeled preliminary in the tables.  It is only after two successive
revisions to a monthly estimate, when nearly all sample reports have been
received, that the estimate is considered final.
   
   Another major source of nonsampling error in the establishment survey is
the inability to capture, on a timely basis, employment generated by new
firms.  To correct for this systematic underestimation of employment growth, 
an estimation procedure with two components is used to account for business
births.  The first component uses business deaths to impute employment for
business births.  This is incorporated into the sample-based link relative
estimate procedure by simply not reflecting sample units going out of busi-
ness, but imputing to them the same trend as the other firms in the sample.  
The second component is an ARIMA time series model designed to estimate the 
residual net birth/death employment not accounted for by the imputation.  
The historical time series used to create and test the ARIMA model was de-
rived from the unemployment insurance universe micro-level database, and 
reflects the actual residual net of births and deaths over the past five 
years.
 
   The sample-based estimates from the establishment survey are adjusted
once a year (on a lagged basis) to universe counts of payroll employment
obtained from administrative records of the unemployment insurance program.
The difference between the March sample-based employment estimates and the
March universe counts is known as a benchmark revision, and serves as a
rough proxy for total survey error.  The new benchmarks also incorporate
changes in the classification of industries.  Over the past decade, the
benchmark revision for total nonfarm employment has averaged 0.3 percent,
ranging from zero to 0.7 percent.

Additional statistics and other information
 
   More comprehensive statistics are contained in Employment and Earnings,
published each month by BLS.  It is available for $27.00 per issue or
$53.00 per year from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC
20402.  All orders must be prepaid by sending a check or money order
payable to the Superintendent of Documents, or by charging to Mastercard 
or Visa.
 
   Employment and Earnings also provides measures of sampling error for
the household and establishment survey data published in this release.  
For unemployment and other labor force categories, these measures appear 
in tables 1-B through 1-D of its "Explanatory Notes."  For the establish-
ment survey data, the sampling error measures and the actual size of re-
visions due to benchmark adjustments appear in tables 2-B through 2-F of 
Employment and Earnings.

   Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired
individuals upon request.  Voice phone:  202-691-5200; TDD message referral
phone:  1-800-877-8339.
 
 
 
 
  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-1.  Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted             Seasonally adjusted (1)            
                                                                                                                            
           Employment status, sex, and age                                                                                  
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Sept.   Aug.    Sept.   Sept.   May     June    July    Aug.    Sept. 
                                                       2003    2004    2004    2003    2004    2004    2004    2004    2004 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
                        TOTAL                                                                                               
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 221,779 223,677 223,941 221,779 222,967 223,196 223,422 223,677 223,941
    Civilian labor force............................ 146,166 148,166 147,186 146,610 146,974 147,279 147,856 147,704 147,483
          Participation rate........................    65.9    66.2    65.7    66.1    65.9    66.0    66.2    66.0    65.9
      Employed...................................... 137,731 140,226 139,641 137,644 138,772 139,031 139,660 139,681 139,480
          Employment-population ratio...............    62.1    62.7    62.4    62.1    62.2    62.3    62.5    62.4    62.3
      Unemployed....................................   8,436   7,940   7,545   8,966   8,203   8,248   8,196   8,022   8,003
          Unemployment rate.........................     5.8     5.4     5.1     6.1     5.6     5.6     5.5     5.4     5.4
    Not in labor force..............................  75,612  75,511  76,755  75,168  75,993  75,916  75,565  75,973  76,458
      Persons who currently want a job..............   4,637   5,145   4,720   4,816   4,656   4,635   4,630   4,844   4,850
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 16 years and over                                                                                      
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 106,744 107,881 108,020 106,744 107,504 107,625 107,746 107,881 108,020
    Civilian labor force............................  78,216  79,832  78,844  78,504  78,600  78,918  79,193  79,283  79,011
          Participation rate........................    73.3    74.0    73.0    73.5    73.1    73.3    73.5    73.5    73.1
      Employed......................................  73,715  75,707  74,864  73,488  74,035  74,476  74,822  74,860  74,601
          Employment-population ratio...............    69.1    70.2    69.3    68.8    68.9    69.2    69.4    69.4    69.1
      Unemployed....................................   4,501   4,125   3,980   5,016   4,566   4,442   4,371   4,423   4,410
          Unemployment rate.........................     5.8     5.2     5.0     6.4     5.8     5.6     5.5     5.6     5.6
    Not in labor force..............................  28,528  28,048  29,176  28,240  28,904  28,707  28,552  28,598  29,010
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  98,568  99,642  99,776  98,568  99,279  99,396  99,512  99,642  99,776
    Civilian labor force............................  74,773  75,798  75,426  74,905  75,048  75,372  75,577  75,639  75,443
          Participation rate........................    75.9    76.1    75.6    76.0    75.6    75.8    75.9    75.9    75.6
      Employed......................................  70,923  72,328  72,044  70,596  71,162  71,570  71,847  71,870  71,677
          Employment-population ratio...............    72.0    72.6    72.2    71.6    71.7    72.0    72.2    72.1    71.8
      Unemployed....................................   3,850   3,470   3,382   4,309   3,886   3,802   3,730   3,768   3,766
          Unemployment rate.........................     5.1     4.6     4.5     5.8     5.2     5.0     4.9     5.0     5.0
    Not in labor force..............................  23,794  23,844  24,349  23,663  24,231  24,023  23,935  24,003  24,332
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 16 years and over                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 115,035 115,796 115,921 115,035 115,463 115,570 115,676 115,796 115,921
    Civilian labor force............................  67,951  68,333  68,342  68,106  68,374  68,361  68,663  68,421  68,472
          Participation rate........................    59.1    59.0    59.0    59.2    59.2    59.2    59.4    59.1    59.1
      Employed......................................  64,016  64,519  64,777  64,155  64,737  64,555  64,838  64,822  64,879
          Employment-population ratio...............    55.6    55.7    55.9    55.8    56.1    55.9    56.1    56.0    56.0
      Unemployed....................................   3,935   3,815   3,565   3,951   3,637   3,806   3,825   3,599   3,593
          Unemployment rate.........................     5.8     5.6     5.2     5.8     5.3     5.6     5.6     5.3     5.2
    Not in labor force..............................  47,084  47,463  47,579  46,929  47,089  47,209  47,013  47,375  47,449
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 107,080 107,801 107,920 107,080 107,483 107,586 107,687 107,801 107,920
    Civilian labor force............................  64,627  64,535  65,032  64,608  64,813  64,893  65,122  64,903  64,989
          Participation rate........................    60.4    59.9    60.3    60.3    60.3    60.3    60.5    60.2    60.2
      Employed......................................  61,193  61,277  61,952  61,191  61,721  61,629  61,918  61,870  61,925
          Employment-population ratio...............    57.1    56.8    57.4    57.1    57.4    57.3    57.5    57.4    57.4
      Unemployed....................................   3,434   3,259   3,081   3,417   3,092   3,264   3,204   3,033   3,064
          Unemployment rate.........................     5.3     5.0     4.7     5.3     4.8     5.0     4.9     4.7     4.7
    Not in labor force..............................  42,453  43,266  42,887  42,472  42,670  42,693  42,565  42,898  42,931
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  16,131  16,234  16,246  16,131  16,205  16,214  16,222  16,234  16,246
    Civilian labor force............................   6,766   7,832   6,727   7,097   7,113   7,014   7,157   7,162   7,051
          Participation rate........................    41.9    48.2    41.4    44.0    43.9    43.3    44.1    44.1    43.4
      Employed......................................   5,615   6,621   5,645   5,857   5,888   5,832   5,896   5,941   5,877
          Employment-population ratio...............    34.8    40.8    34.7    36.3    36.3    36.0    36.3    36.6    36.2
      Unemployed....................................   1,151   1,211   1,082   1,240   1,225   1,181   1,262   1,220   1,173
          Unemployment rate.........................    17.0    15.5    16.1    17.5    17.2    16.8    17.6    17.0    16.6
    Not in labor force..............................   9,365   8,402   9,519   9,034   9,092   9,200   9,065   9,072   9,195

    1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted
  and seasonally adjusted columns.
    NOTE:  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.



  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-2.  Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted             Seasonally adjusted (1)            
                                                                                                                            
        Employment status, race, sex, and age                                                                               
                                                       Sept.   Aug.    Sept.   Sept.   May     June    July    Aug.    Sept. 
                                                       2003    2004    2004    2003    2004    2004    2004    2004    2004 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
                        WHITE                                                                                               
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 181,696 182,846 183,022 181,696 182,384 182,531 182,676 182,846 183,022
    Civilian labor force............................ 120,088 121,666 120,782 120,411 120,984 121,180 121,428 121,300 121,016
        Participation rate..........................    66.1    66.5    66.0    66.3    66.3    66.4    66.5    66.3    66.1
      Employed...................................... 114,093 116,007 115,451 114,015 114,976 115,152 115,623 115,547 115,323
        Employment-population ratio.................    62.8    63.4    63.1    62.8    63.0    63.1    63.3    63.2    63.0
      Unemployed....................................   5,994   5,659   5,331   6,397   6,008   6,028   5,805   5,753   5,693
        Unemployment rate...........................     5.0     4.7     4.4     5.3     5.0     5.0     4.8     4.7     4.7
    Not in labor force..............................  61,608  61,179  62,240  61,285  61,400  61,351  61,248  61,546  62,006
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force............................  62,531  63,295  62,919  62,552  62,758  62,960  63,163  63,130  62,882
        Participation rate..........................    76.2    76.5    76.0    76.2    76.1    76.3    76.4    76.3    75.9
      Employed......................................  59,773  60,796  60,528  59,414  59,817  60,107  60,466  60,379  60,162
        Employment-population ratio.................    72.8    73.5    73.1    72.4    72.5    72.8    73.2    73.0    72.6
      Unemployed....................................   2,759   2,499   2,390   3,139   2,941   2,853   2,697   2,750   2,720
        Unemployment rate...........................     4.4     3.9     3.8     5.0     4.7     4.5     4.3     4.4     4.3
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force............................  51,921  51,866  52,246  51,942  52,245  52,369  52,302  52,224  52,241
        Participation rate..........................    59.6    59.3    59.6    59.6    59.8    59.9    59.8    59.7    59.6
      Employed......................................  49,533  49,586  50,114  49,580  50,116  50,061  50,085  50,132  50,133
        Employment-population ratio.................    56.9    56.7    57.2    56.9    57.4    57.3    57.3    57.3    57.2
      Unemployed....................................   2,388   2,280   2,132   2,362   2,130   2,308   2,217   2,093   2,108
        Unemployment rate...........................     4.6     4.4     4.1     4.5     4.1     4.4     4.2     4.0     4.0
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force............................   5,636   6,505   5,618   5,917   5,981   5,851   5,963   5,946   5,893
        Participation rate..........................    44.9    51.6    44.6    47.2    47.5    46.5    47.3    47.2    46.7
      Employed......................................   4,788   5,626   4,809   5,020   5,043   4,984   5,073   5,036   5,028
        Employment-population ratio.................    38.2    44.6    38.1    40.0    40.0    39.6    40.3    40.0    39.9
      Unemployed....................................     848     880     809     896     938     867     891     909     865
        Unemployment rate...........................    15.0    13.5    14.4    15.1    15.7    14.8    14.9    15.3    14.7
                                                                                                                            
              BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN                                                                                     
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  25,784  26,120  26,163  25,784  26,002  26,040  26,078  26,120  26,163
    Civilian labor force............................  16,616  16,789  16,705  16,677  16,442  16,506  16,755  16,724  16,703
        Participation rate..........................    64.4    64.3    63.9    64.7    63.2    63.4    64.3    64.0    63.8
      Employed......................................  14,855  15,023  15,057  14,826  14,818  14,833  14,926  14,983  14,981
        Employment-population ratio.................    57.6    57.5    57.5    57.5    57.0    57.0    57.2    57.4    57.3
      Unemployed....................................   1,761   1,766   1,649   1,851   1,624   1,673   1,829   1,741   1,722
        Unemployment rate...........................    10.6    10.5     9.9    11.1     9.9    10.1    10.9    10.4    10.3
    Not in labor force..............................   9,168   9,331   9,457   9,107   9,560   9,534   9,323   9,396   9,460
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force............................   7,399   7,422   7,466   7,433   7,356   7,394   7,384   7,432   7,466
        Participation rate..........................    71.7    70.8    71.1    72.0    70.5    70.8    70.5    70.9    71.1
      Employed......................................   6,648   6,685   6,756   6,619   6,674   6,709   6,624   6,660   6,709
        Employment-population ratio.................    64.4    63.8    64.3    64.1    64.0    64.2    63.3    63.5    63.9
      Unemployed....................................     751     737     710     814     683     685     760     772     757
        Unemployment rate...........................    10.2     9.9     9.5    11.0     9.3     9.3    10.3    10.4    10.1
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force............................   8,443   8,492   8,537   8,436   8,342   8,374   8,598   8,488   8,513
        Participation rate..........................    64.6    64.3    64.5    64.5    63.4    63.6    65.2    64.3    64.4
      Employed......................................   7,682   7,721   7,795   7,664   7,642   7,626   7,815   7,752   7,757
        Employment-population ratio.................    58.8    58.5    58.9    58.6    58.1    57.9    59.3    58.7    58.7
      Unemployed....................................     761     771     742     772     700     748     783     737     756
        Unemployment rate...........................     9.0     9.1     8.7     9.2     8.4     8.9     9.1     8.7     8.9
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force............................     774     875     702     808     744     738     773     804     723
        Participation rate..........................    32.4    36.0    28.9    33.8    30.8    30.5    31.9    33.1    29.7
      Employed......................................     526     617     505     543     502     497     487     572     514
        Employment-population ratio.................    22.0    25.4    20.8    22.7    20.8    20.6    20.1    23.5    21.2
      Unemployed....................................     249     258     197     264     242     241     286     232     209
        Unemployment rate...........................    32.1    29.5    28.1    32.7    32.5    32.6    37.0    28.9    28.9
                                                                                                                            
                        ASIAN                                                                                               
  Civilian noninstutional population................   9,297   9,598   9,563   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
    Civilian labor force............................   6,125   6,245   6,276   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Participation rate..........................    65.9    65.1    65.6   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Employed......................................   5,747   6,018   6,006   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Employment-population ratio.................    61.8    62.7    62.8   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Unemployed....................................     378     226     270   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Unemployment rate...........................     6.2     3.6     4.3   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
    Not in labor force..............................   3,172   3,353   3,287   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  

    1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted
  and seasonally adjusted columns.
    2 Data not available.
    NOTE:  Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for
  all races.  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.



  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-3.  Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex and age

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted             Seasonally adjusted (1)            
                                                                                                                            
           Employment status, sex, and age                                                                                  
                                                       Sept.   Aug.    Sept.   Sept.   May     June    July    Aug.    Sept. 
                                                       2003    2004    2004    2003    2004    2004    2004    2004    2004 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
             HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY                                                                                   
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  27,808  28,243  28,338  27,808  27,968  28,059  28,150  28,243  28,338
    Civilian labor force............................  18,831  19,500  19,420  18,877  19,313  19,304  19,450  19,482  19,446
        Participation rate..........................    67.7    69.0    68.5    67.9    69.1    68.8    69.1    69.0    68.6
      Employed......................................  17,513  18,185  18,143  17,456  17,958  18,019  18,118  18,144  18,073
        Employment-population ratio.................    63.0    64.4    64.0    62.8    64.2    64.2    64.4    64.2    63.8
      Unemployed....................................   1,317   1,314   1,276   1,421   1,355   1,285   1,332   1,338   1,372
        Unemployment rate...........................     7.0     6.7     6.6     7.5     7.0     6.7     6.8     6.9     7.1
    Not in labor force..............................   8,977   8,743   8,918   8,931   8,654   8,755   8,700   8,761   8,892
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force............................  10,853  11,107  11,091   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Participation rate..........................    84.0    84.5    84.0   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Employed......................................  10,262  10,501  10,550   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Employment-population ratio.................    79.4    79.9    79.9   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Unemployed....................................     591     605     541   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Unemployment rate...........................     5.4     5.5     4.9   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force............................   7,108   7,343   7,343   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Participation rate..........................    57.7    58.9    58.7   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Employed......................................   6,520   6,834   6,787   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Employment-population ratio.................    52.9    54.8    54.2   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Unemployed....................................     588     509     556   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Unemployment rate...........................     8.3     6.9     7.6   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force............................     870   1,050     986   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Participation rate..........................    34.0    40.1    37.6   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Employed......................................     732     850     806   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Employment-population ratio.................    28.6    32.5    30.7   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Unemployed....................................     138     200     179   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Unemployment rate...........................    15.9    19.1    18.2   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  

    1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted
  and seasonally adjusted columns.
    2 Data not available.
    NOTE:  Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.  Beginning in January 2004, data
  reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.


  
  
  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                               HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-4.  Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                Not seasonally adjusted                   Seasonally adjusted                 
                                                                                                                             
            Educational attainment                                                                                           
                                                Sept.    Aug.     Sept.    Sept.    May      June     July     Aug.     Sept. 
                                                2003     2004     2004     2003     2004     2004     2004     2004     2004  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
       Less than a high school diploma                                                                                       
  Civilian labor force......................   12,636   12,483   12,815   12,577   12,212   12,326   12,389   12,521   12,722
      Participation rate....................     45.0     45.4     45.6     44.8     44.5     44.9     45.9     45.5     45.3
    Employed................................   11,638   11,552   11,790   11,478   11,140   11,242   11,358   11,503   11,601
      Employment-population ratio...........     41.4     42.0     42.0     40.9     40.6     40.9     42.1     41.8     41.3
    Unemployed..............................      998      931    1,025    1,099    1,072    1,083    1,031    1,018    1,122
      Unemployment rate.....................      7.9      7.5      8.0      8.7      8.8      8.8      8.3      8.1      8.8
                                                                                                                             
    High school graduates, no college (1)                                                                                    
  Civilian labor force......................   38,044   37,987   37,781   37,967   37,870   38,088   38,233   38,050   37,670
      Participation rate....................     63.7     63.2     63.3     63.6     63.0     63.3     63.7     63.3     63.1
    Employed................................   36,209   36,184   36,170   35,932   35,964   36,137   36,297   36,170   35,863
      Employment-population ratio...........     60.6     60.2     60.6     60.2     59.9     60.1     60.5     60.2     60.1
    Unemployed..............................    1,835    1,803    1,611    2,036    1,906    1,951    1,936    1,880    1,807
      Unemployment rate.....................      4.8      4.7      4.3      5.4      5.0      5.1      5.1      4.9      4.8
                                                                                                                             
       Some college or associate degree                                                                                      
  Civilian labor force......................   34,023   34,547   34,453   33,983   34,575   34,516   34,629   34,499   34,398
      Participation rate....................     72.9     72.2     72.2     72.8     73.1     72.6     71.6     72.1     72.1
    Employed................................   32,423   33,141   33,099   32,357   33,183   33,083   33,176   33,105   33,018
      Employment-population ratio...........     69.5     69.2     69.4     69.4     70.2     69.6     68.6     69.2     69.2
    Unemployed..............................    1,599    1,406    1,354    1,626    1,392    1,433    1,453    1,394    1,380
      Unemployment rate.....................      4.7      4.1      3.9      4.8      4.0      4.2      4.2      4.0      4.0
                                                                                                                             
       Bachelor's degree and higher (2)                                                                                      
  Civilian labor force......................   39,857   39,903   40,485   39,825   40,104   40,175   40,127   40,192   40,426
      Participation rate....................     77.7     77.2     77.8     77.6     77.5     77.8     77.8     77.7     77.7
    Employed................................   38,552   38,689   39,424   38,559   38,927   39,088   39,039   39,114   39,390
      Employment-population ratio...........     75.1     74.8     75.8     75.1     75.2     75.7     75.7     75.6     75.7
    Unemployed..............................    1,305    1,214    1,061    1,265    1,177    1,086    1,087    1,078    1,036
      Unemployment rate.....................      3.3      3.0      2.6      3.2      2.9      2.7      2.7      2.7      2.6

    1 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.
    2 Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees. 
    NOTE:  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.



  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                     HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-5.  Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status

  (In thousands)
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   
                                            Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                   
                  Category                                                                                         
                                                                                                                   
                                              Sept.   Aug.    Sept.   Sept.   May     June    July    Aug.    Sept. 
                                              2003    2004    2004    2003    2004    2004    2004    2004    2004 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
               CLASS OF WORKER                                                                                     
                                                                                                                   
  Agriculture and related industries.......   2,494   2,561   2,374   2,341   2,298   2,289   2,271   2,318   2,224
    Wage and salary workers................   1,576   1,462   1,373   1,437   1,277   1,242   1,200   1,274   1,216
    Self-employed workers..................     900   1,056     966     886     976   1,018   1,016   1,020     971
    Unpaid family workers..................      18      42      34   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
                                                                                                                   
  Nonagricultural industries............... 135,237 137,665 137,267 135,401 136,488 136,675 137,274 137,307 137,411
    Wage and salary workers................ 125,580 127,731 127,562 125,860 126,999 127,248 127,655 127,595 127,790
      Government...........................  19,722  19,638  20,211  19,725  19,759  19,984  19,816  20,089  20,134
      Private industries................... 105,858 108,093 107,351 106,136 107,256 107,234 107,850 107,479 107,644
        Private households.................     784     864     787   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
        Other industries................... 105,074 107,229 106,564 105,351 106,514 106,457 107,098 106,643 106,862
    Self-employed workers..................   9,545   9,836   9,616   9,401   9,365   9,338   9,513   9,641   9,479
    Unpaid family workers..................     111      98      90   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
                                                                                                                   
        PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME (2)                                                                              
                                                                                                                   
  All industries:                                                                                                  
    Part time for economic reasons.........   4,455   4,395   4,073   4,896   4,665   4,513   4,490   4,504   4,452
      Slack work or business conditions....   2,878   2,636   2,552   3,185   2,853   2,803   2,660   2,812   2,808
      Could only find part-time work.......   1,336   1,316   1,280   1,334   1,467   1,404   1,500   1,461   1,312
    Part time for noneconomic reasons......  19,296  17,451  19,624  19,021  19,621  19,531  19,741  19,680  19,386
                                                                                                                   
  Nonagricultural industries:                                                                                      
    Part time for economic reasons.........   4,368   4,256   4,024   4,794   4,605   4,442   4,400   4,391   4,379
      Slack work or business conditions....   2,828   2,523   2,511   3,127   2,812   2,762   2,605   2,714   2,753
      Could only find part-time work.......   1,325   1,308   1,277   1,335   1,476   1,387   1,496   1,442   1,315
    Part time for noneconomic reasons......  18,924  17,079  19,245  18,633  19,220  19,072  19,290  19,213  19,025

    1 Data not available.
    2 Persons at work excludes employed persons who were absent from their jobs during the entire reference week
  for reasons such as vacation, illness, or industrial dispute.  Part time for noneconomic reasons excludes persons
  who usually work full time but worked only 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for reasons such as holidays,
  illness, and bad weather.
    NOTE:  Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because
  of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series.  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised
  population controls used in the household survey.



  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-6.  Selected employment indicators

  (In thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                            
                    Characteristic                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Sept.   Aug.    Sept.   Sept.   May     June    July    Aug.    Sept. 
                                                       2003    2004    2004    2003    2004    2004    2004    2004    2004 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
  Total, 16 years and over.......................... 137,731 140,226 139,641 137,644 138,772 139,031 139,660 139,681 139,480
    16 to 19 years..................................   5,615   6,621   5,645   5,857   5,888   5,832   5,896   5,941   5,877
      16 to 17 years................................   2,262   2,421   2,138   2,253   2,152   2,080   2,144   2,100   2,127
      18 to 19 years................................   3,353   4,200   3,507   3,593   3,713   3,748   3,769   3,891   3,733
    20 years and over............................... 132,116 133,604 133,996 131,787 132,883 133,199 133,765 133,740 133,603
      20 to 24 years................................  13,294  14,039  13,513  13,396  13,669  13,676  13,783  13,776  13,636
      25 years and over............................. 118,822 119,566 120,483 118,437 119,198 119,554 119,925 119,979 120,008
        25 to 54 years..............................  97,432  97,400  98,041  97,150  97,343  97,550  97,749  97,626  97,675
          25 to 34 years............................  30,419  30,455  30,686  30,288  30,396  30,542  30,490  30,491  30,513
          35 to 44 years............................  34,942  34,452  34,626  34,880  34,611  34,653  34,678  34,525  34,533
          45 to 54 years............................  32,071  32,494  32,730  31,982  32,336  32,355  32,581  32,611  32,629
        55 years and over...........................  21,390  22,165  22,442  21,287  21,856  22,003  22,177  22,353  22,333
                                                                                                                            
  Men, 16 years and over............................  73,715  75,707  74,864  73,488  74,035  74,476  74,822  74,860  74,601
    16 to 19 years..................................   2,792   3,380   2,820   2,893   2,873   2,906   2,975   2,989   2,923
      16 to 17 years................................   1,073   1,181   1,037   1,071     967     956     991     997   1,020
      18 to 19 years................................   1,718   2,199   1,783   1,802   1,897   1,957   2,000   2,018   1,873
    20 years and over...............................  70,923  72,328  72,044  70,596  71,162  71,570  71,847  71,870  71,677
      20 to 24 years................................   7,015   7,472   7,124   7,020   7,165   7,244   7,340   7,287   7,153
      25 years and over.............................  63,909  64,856  64,920  63,512  63,969  64,306  64,477  64,578  64,484
        25 to 54 years..............................  52,460  52,835  52,917  52,137  52,377  52,543  52,637  52,576  52,554
          25 to 34 years............................  16,767  17,057  17,057  16,657  16,758  16,856  16,879  16,968  16,925
          35 to 44 years............................  18,986  18,726  18,760  18,866  18,728  18,787  18,761  18,624  18,626
          45 to 54 years............................  16,707  17,052  17,100  16,614  16,890  16,900  16,997  16,984  17,003
        55 years and over...........................  11,449  12,021  12,003  11,375  11,593  11,763  11,840  12,002  11,930
                                                                                                                            
  Women, 16 years and over..........................  64,016  64,519  64,777  64,155  64,737  64,555  64,838  64,822  64,879
    16 to 19 years..................................   2,823   3,242   2,825   2,964   3,016   2,926   2,921   2,952   2,954
      16 to 17 years................................   1,188   1,241   1,101   1,183   1,185   1,124   1,153   1,103   1,107
      18 to 19 years................................   1,635   2,001   1,724   1,791   1,816   1,791   1,769   1,873   1,861
    20 years and over...............................  61,193  61,277  61,952  61,191  61,721  61,629  61,918  61,870  61,925
      20 to 24 years................................   6,280   6,567   6,389   6,376   6,504   6,432   6,442   6,489   6,483
      25 years and over.............................  54,913  54,709  55,563  54,925  55,229  55,248  55,449  55,401  55,524
        25 to 54 years..............................  44,972  44,565  45,124  45,013  44,966  45,007  45,112  45,050  45,121
          25 to 34 years............................  13,652  13,398  13,629  13,631  13,637  13,686  13,611  13,523  13,588
          35 to 44 years............................  15,956  15,726  15,865  16,015  15,883  15,866  15,918  15,901  15,907
          45 to 54 years............................  15,364  15,442  15,630  15,367  15,446  15,455  15,583  15,627  15,626
        55 years and over...........................   9,941  10,144  10,439   9,912  10,263  10,240  10,337  10,351  10,403
                                                                                                                            
  Married men, spouse present.......................  44,809  45,206  45,269  44,566  44,723  44,938  44,935  45,106  45,034
  Married women, spouse present.....................  34,635  33,933  34,721  34,612  34,522  34,461  34,599  34,448  34,601
  Women who maintain families.......................   8,396   8,718   8,751   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
                                                                                                                            
  Full-time workers (2)............................. 113,568 116,656 115,245 113,321 113,894 114,269 114,297 114,737 114,835
  Part-time workers (3).............................  24,163  23,570  24,396  24,446  24,820  24,878  25,455  25,110  24,721

    1 Data not available.
    2 Employed full-time workers are persons who usually work 35 hours or more per week.
    3 Employed part-time workers are persons who usually work less than 35 hours per week.
    NOTE:  Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the
  independent seasonal adjustment of the various series.  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population
  controls used in the household survey.






  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-7.  Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                            Number of                                                       
                                                        unemployed persons                Unemployment rates (1)            
                                                          (in thousands)                                                    
                    Characteristic                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Sept.   Aug.    Sept.   Sept.   May     June    July    Aug.    Sept. 
                                                       2003    2004    2004    2003    2004    2004    2004    2004    2004 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
  Total, 16 years and over..........................   8,966   8,022   8,003    6.1     5.6     5.6     5.5     5.4     5.4 
    16 to 19 years..................................   1,240   1,220   1,173   17.5    17.2    16.8    17.6    17.0    16.6 
      16 to 17 years................................     538     550     518   19.3    21.6    20.6    20.2    20.8    19.6 
      18 to 19 years................................     694     681     653   16.2    14.7    14.3    16.1    14.9    14.9 
    20 years and over...............................   7,726   6,802   6,830    5.5     5.0     5.0     4.9     4.8     4.9 
      20 to 24 years................................   1,595   1,364   1,438   10.6     9.7     9.8     9.3     9.0     9.5 
      25 years and over.............................   6,114   5,428   5,392    4.9     4.4     4.5     4.4     4.3     4.3 
        25 to 54 years..............................   5,205   4,549   4,533    5.1     4.5     4.5     4.6     4.5     4.4 
          25 to 34 years............................   2,036   1,724   1,675    6.3     5.6     5.1     5.6     5.4     5.2 
          35 to 44 years............................   1,782   1,595   1,627    4.9     4.2     4.6     4.4     4.4     4.5 
          45 to 54 years............................   1,387   1,230   1,231    4.2     3.9     4.0     3.8     3.6     3.6 
        55 years and over...........................     881     856     860    4.0     3.9     3.9     3.7     3.7     3.7 
                                                                                                                            
  Men, 16 years and over............................   5,016   4,423   4,410    6.4     5.8     5.6     5.5     5.6     5.6 
    16 to 19 years..................................     707     655     644   19.6    19.1    18.1    17.7    18.0    18.1 
      16 to 17 years................................     304     280     265   22.1    23.3    22.8    21.2    21.9    20.6 
      18 to 19 years................................     400     385     377   18.2    16.6    15.8    15.7    16.0    16.8 
    20 years and over...............................   4,309   3,768   3,766    5.8     5.2     5.0     4.9     5.0     5.0 
      20 to 24 years................................     926     799     849   11.7    10.3    10.4     9.7     9.9    10.6 
      25 years and over.............................   3,376   2,953   2,918    5.0     4.6     4.4     4.4     4.4     4.3 
        25 to 54 years..............................   2,877   2,456   2,437    5.2     4.7     4.4     4.5     4.5     4.4 
          25 to 34 years............................   1,161     933     922    6.5     6.0     4.8     5.4     5.2     5.2 
          35 to 44 years............................     972     843     854    4.9     4.1     4.5     4.2     4.3     4.4 
          45 to 54 years............................     745     680     661    4.3     3.9     3.9     3.9     3.9     3.7 
        55 years and over...........................     499     497     481    4.2     4.1     4.3     3.8     4.0     3.9 
                                                                                                                            
  Women, 16 years and over..........................   3,951   3,599   3,593    5.8     5.3     5.6     5.6     5.3     5.2 
    16 to 19 years..................................     533     566     529   15.2    15.3    15.6    17.5    16.1    15.2 
      16 to 17 years................................     234     270     253   16.5    20.1    18.7    19.4    19.7    18.6 
      18 to 19 years................................     294     295     276   14.1    12.7    12.6    16.5    13.6    12.9 
    20 years and over...............................   3,417   3,033   3,064    5.3     4.8     5.0     4.9     4.7     4.7 
      20 to 24 years................................     669     565     589    9.5     9.0     9.0     8.8     8.0     8.3 
      25 years and over.............................   2,737   2,476   2,474    4.7     4.2     4.5     4.5     4.3     4.3 
        25 to 54 years..............................   2,328   2,093   2,096    4.9     4.4     4.7     4.7     4.4     4.4 
          25 to 34 years............................     875     791     753    6.0     5.1     5.5     6.0     5.5     5.3 
          35 to 44 years............................     810     753     773    4.8     4.3     4.7     4.5     4.5     4.6 
          45 to 54 years............................     642     549     570    4.0     3.8     4.0     3.6     3.4     3.5 
        55 years and over (2).......................     391     411     384    3.8     3.3     3.8     3.8     3.9     3.5 
                                                                                                                            
  Married men, spouse present.......................   1,747   1,420   1,370    3.8     3.1     3.2     3.2     3.1     3.0 
  Married women, spouse present.....................   1,422   1,239   1,128    3.9     3.3     3.7     3.5     3.5     3.2 
  Women who maintain families (2)...................     775     792     780    8.5     7.4     8.2     9.0     8.3     8.2 
                                                                                                                            
  Full-time workers (3).............................   7,485   6,646   6,749    6.2     5.7     5.6     5.6     5.5     5.6 
  Part-time workers (4).............................   1,478   1,378   1,292    5.7     5.2     5.5     5.2     5.2     5.0 

    1 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.
    2 Not seasonally adjusted.
    3 Full-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work full time (35 hours or more per week) or
  are on layoff from full-time jobs.
    4 Part-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work part time (less than 35 hours per week)
  or are on layoff from part-time jobs.
    NOTE:  Detail shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of
  the various series.  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.






  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-8.  Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                            
                        Reason                                                                                              
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Sept.   Aug.    Sept.   Sept.   May     June    July    Aug.    Sept. 
                                                       2003    2004    2004    2003    2004    2004    2004    2004    2004 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
                 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                       
                                                                                                                            
  Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                            
     jobs...........................................   4,500   3,809   3,644   4,947   4,211   4,099   4,181   3,936   3,984
    On temporary layoff.............................     763     914     615   1,110     926   1,011   1,065     982     917
    Not on temporary layoff.........................   3,737   2,895   3,029   3,837   3,286   3,088   3,116   2,955   3,068
      Permanent job losers..........................   2,956   2,009   2,157   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
      Persons who completed temporary jobs..........     781     886     872   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
  Job leavers.......................................     895     972     876     836     846     902     895     884     827
  Reentrants........................................   2,404   2,395   2,373   2,436   2,438   2,435   2,330   2,447   2,424
  New entrants......................................     637     764     652     684     713     636     680     694     692
                                                                                                                            
                 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...........................................    53.3    48.0    48.3    55.6    51.3    50.8    51.7    49.4    50.3
     On temporary layoff............................     9.0    11.5     8.2    12.5    11.3    12.5    13.2    12.3    11.6
     Not on temporary layoff........................    44.3    36.5    40.1    43.1    40.0    38.3    38.5    37.1    38.7
   Job leavers......................................    10.6    12.2    11.6     9.4    10.3    11.2    11.1    11.1    10.4
   Reentrants.......................................    28.5    30.2    31.4    27.4    29.7    30.2    28.8    30.7    30.6
   New entrants.....................................     7.5     9.6     8.6     7.7     8.7     7.9     8.4     8.7     8.7
                                                                                                                            
            UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE                                                                                  
                   CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
   Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                           
     jobs...........................................     3.1     2.6     2.5     3.4     2.9     2.8     2.8     2.7     2.7
   Job leavers......................................      .6      .7      .6      .6      .6      .6      .6      .6      .6
   Reentrants.......................................     1.6     1.6     1.6     1.7     1.7     1.7     1.6     1.7     1.6
   New entrants.....................................      .4      .5      .4      .5      .5      .4      .5      .5      .5

    1 Data not available.
    NOTE:  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.






  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-9.  Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                            
                       Duration                                                                                             
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Sept.   Aug.    Sept.   Sept.   May     June    July    Aug.    Sept. 
                                                       2003    2004    2004    2003    2004    2004    2004    2004    2004 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
                 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                       
                                                                                                                            
  Less than 5 weeks.................................   2,682   2,571   2,757   2,749   2,707   2,688   2,805   2,604   2,790
  5 to 14 weeks.....................................   2,514   2,694   2,056   2,736   2,376   2,405   2,476   2,521   2,255
  15 weeks and over.................................   3,240   2,675   2,732   3,511   3,077   3,065   2,878   2,903   2,954
     15 to 26 weeks.................................   1,268   1,032   1,063   1,438   1,288   1,306   1,211   1,239   1,207
     27 weeks and over..............................   1,973   1,643   1,669   2,073   1,789   1,759   1,667   1,664   1,747
                                                                                                                            
  Average (mean) duration, in weeks.................    19.5    18.7    19.5    19.6    20.0    19.9    18.6    19.0    19.6
  Median duration, in weeks.........................    10.2     9.2     9.5    10.1    10.0    10.8     8.9     9.4     9.5
                                                                                                                            
                 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...............................    31.8    32.4    36.5    30.6    33.2    33.0    34.4    32.4    34.9
    5 to 14 weeks...................................    29.8    33.9    27.3    30.4    29.1    29.5    30.3    31.4    28.2
    15 weeks and over...............................    38.4    33.7    36.2    39.0    37.7    37.6    35.3    36.2    36.9
      15 to 26 weeks................................    15.0    13.0    14.1    16.0    15.8    16.0    14.8    15.4    15.1
      27 weeks and over.............................    23.4    20.7    22.1    23.0    21.9    21.6    20.4    20.7    21.8

   NOTE:  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.






  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                       HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-10.  Employed and unemployed persons by occupation, not seasonally adjusted

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                      Unemployment    
                                                                           Employed              Unemployed               rates        
                                                                                                                                     
                             Occupation                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                       Sept.      Sept.       Sept.      Sept.       Sept.      Sept.  
                                                                       2003       2004        2003       2004        2003       2004   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
       Total, 16 years and over (1)................................   137,731    139,641      8,436      7,545        5.8        5.1 
  Management, professional, and related occupations................    47,835     48,573      1,602      1,268        3.2        2.5 
    Management, business, and financial operations occupations.....    19,706     20,464        616        525        3.0        2.5 
    Professional and related occupations...........................    28,129     28,109        986        742        3.4        2.6 
  Service occupations..............................................    21,667     22,829      1,567      1,547        6.7        6.3 
  Sales and office occupations.....................................    35,153     35,520      2,206      1,909        5.9        5.1 
    Sales and related occupations..................................    15,825     15,912      1,079        863        6.4        5.1 
    Office and administrative support occupations..................    19,328     19,608      1,126      1,046        5.5        5.1 
  Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations.....    15,099     14,727      1,061        979        6.6        6.2 
    Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.....................     1,286      1,098        103         93        7.4        7.8 
    Construction and extraction occupations........................     8,620      8,734        651        669        7.0        7.1 
    Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations..............     5,194      4,895        307        217        5.6        4.2 
  Production, transportation, and material moving occupations......    17,977     17,992      1,333      1,162        6.9        6.1 
    Production occupations.........................................     9,526      9,424        755        597        7.3        6.0 
    Transportation and material moving occupations.................     8,451      8,569        578        565        6.4        6.2 

    1 Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the Armed Forces are included in the unemployed
  total.
    NOTE:  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.






  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                      HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-11.  Unemployed persons by industry, not seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                    Number of                                                       
                                                                    unemployed                              Unemployment             
                                                                     persons                                    rates                 
                       Industry                                   (in thousands)                                                     
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                             Sept.               Sept.                Sept.               Sept.       
                                                             2003                2004                 2003                2004       
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
         Total, 16 years and over (1)...............         8,436               7,545                 5.8                 5.1      
  Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers...         6,857               5,874                 6.1                 5.2      
    Mining..........................................            25                   8                 4.6                 1.5      
    Construction....................................           681                 629                 7.6                 6.8      
    Manufacturing...................................         1,175                 852                 6.8                 5.0      
      Durable goods.................................           788                 512                 7.3                 4.8      
      Nondurable goods..............................           386                 339                 5.9                 5.4      
    Wholesale and retail trade......................         1,229               1,127                 5.9                 5.5      
    Transportation and utilities....................           255                 208                 4.7                 3.9      
    Information.....................................           248                 178                 7.0                 5.4      
    Financial activities............................           305                 374                 3.3                 4.0      
    Professional and business services..............           975                 750                 8.0                 5.9      
    Education and health services...................           649                 593                 3.7                 3.3      
    Leisure and hospitality.........................           978                 854                 8.8                 7.5      
    Other services..................................           338                 301                 5.5                 4.9      
  Agriculture and related private wage and salary                                                                                   
     workers........................................            98                  88                 6.2                 6.4      
  Government workers................................           556                 568                 2.7                 2.7      
  Self employed and unpaid family workers...........           287                 362                 2.6                 3.3      

    1 Persons with no previous work experience are included in the unemployed total.
    NOTE:  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.



  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                        HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-12.  Alternative measures of labor underutilization

  (Percent)
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                      
                                                               Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                                      
                            Measure                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                 Sept.   Aug.    Sept.   Sept.   May     June    July    Aug.    Sept. 
                                                                 2003    2004    2004    2003    2004    2004    2004    2004    2004 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
  U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of                                                                          
     the civilian labor force.................................    2.2     1.8     1.9     2.4     2.1     2.1     1.9     2.0     2.0 
                                                                                                                                      
  U-2 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, as                                                                         
     a percent of the civilian labor force....................    3.1     2.6     2.5     3.4     2.9     2.8     2.8     2.7     2.7 
                                                                                                                                      
  U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor                                                                            
     force (official unemployment rate).......................    5.8     5.4     5.1     6.1     5.6     5.6     5.5     5.4     5.4 
                                                                                                                                      
  U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a percent                                                                         
     of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers.....    6.0     5.7     5.4     6.4     5.9     5.9     5.9     5.8     5.7 
                                                                                                                                      
  U-5 Total unemployed, plus discouraged workers, plus all                                                                            
     other marginally attached workers, as a percent of the                                                                           
     civilian labor force plus all marginally attached                                                                                
     workers..................................................    6.8     6.4     6.1     7.1     6.6     6.5     6.5     6.4     6.4 
                                                                                                                                      
  U-6 Total unemployed, plus all marginally attached workers,                                                                         
     plus total employed part time for economic reasons, as a                                                                         
     percent of the civilian labor force plus all marginally                                                                          
     attached workers.........................................    9.8     9.3     8.9    10.4     9.7     9.6     9.5     9.5     9.4 

    NOTE:  Marginally attached workers are persons who currently are neither working nor looking for work but indicate that they want
  and are available for a job and have looked for work sometime in the recent past.  Discouraged workers, a subset of the marginally
  attached, have given a job-market related reason for not currently looking for a job.  Persons employed part time for economic
  reasons are those who want and are available for full-time work but have had to settle for a part-time schedule.  For further
  information, see "BLS introduces new range of alternative unemployment measures," in the October 1995 issue of the Monthly Labor
  Review.  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.




  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                  HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-13.  Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                            Total                Men                Women       
                                                                                                                                
                               Category                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
                                                                        Sept.     Sept.     Sept.     Sept.     Sept.     Sept.  
                                                                        2003      2004      2003      2004      2003      2004  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                        NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
  Total not in the labor force......................................   75,612    76,755    28,528    29,176    47,084    47,579 
    Persons who currently want a job................................    4,637     4,720     2,019     2,062     2,619     2,658 
     Searched for work and available to work now (1)................    1,544     1,561       738       848       805       713 
          Reason not currently looking:                                                                                         
            Discouragement over job prospects (2)...................      388       412       234       264       154       148 
               Reasons other than discouragement (3)................    1,156     1,148       504       583       651       565 
                                                                                                                                
                         MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
  Total multiple jobholders (4).....................................    7,160     7,672     3,598     3,979     3,562     3,692 
      Percent of total employed.....................................      5.2       5.5       4.9       5.3       5.6       5.7 
                                                                                                                                
      Primary job full time, secondary job part time................    3,673     4,007     2,066     2,292     1,607     1,715 
      Primary and secondary jobs both part time.....................    1,651     1,618       482       501     1,169     1,117 
      Primary and secondary jobs both full time.....................      268       290       189       193        79        97 
      Hours vary on primary or secondary job........................    1,539     1,713       839       971       700       742 

    1 Data refer to persons who have searched for work during the prior 12 months and were available to take a job during the
  reference week.
    2 Includes thinks no work available, could not find work, lacks schooling or training, employer thinks too young or old, and
  other types of discrimination.
    3 Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for such reasons as school or family responsibili-
  ties, ill health, and transportation problems, as well as a small number for which reason for nonparticipation was not
  determined.
    4 Includes persons who work part time on their primary job and full time on their secondary job(s), not shown separately.
    NOTE:  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.







ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                                ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-1.  Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail

(In thousands)


                                         Not seasonally adjusted                    Seasonally adjusted

                                                                                                                           Change
           Industry                Sept.    July    Aug.     Sept.     Sept.    May      June     July    Aug.     Sept.    from:
                                   2003     2004    2004p    2004p     2003     2004     2004     2004    2004p    2004p  Aug. 2004-
                                                                                                                          Sept. 2004p

          Total nonfarm......... 130,135  131,173  131,212  131,916  129,856  131,162  131,258  131,343  131,471  131,567       96

        Total private........... 108,820  110,769  110,803  110,463  108,317  109,618  109,730  109,771  109,867  109,926       59

    Goods-producing.............  22,014   22,273   22,344   22,228   21,697   21,894   21,891   21,906   21,921   21,908      -13

Natural resources and mining....     579      602      604      604      568      589      587      592      592      593        1
   Logging......................    70.9     66.8     67.5     68.4     67.4     65.6     64.5     64.5     64.7     65.1       .4
 Mining.........................   507.6    535.1    536.6    536.0    500.8    523.2    522.7    527.5    527.3    528.3      1.0
  Oil and gas extraction........   123.9    134.1    134.1    133.8    123.6    132.3    132.0    132.2    133.0    133.7       .7
  Mining, except oil and gas(1).   206.0    216.2    215.4    213.9    201.6    207.8    207.9    211.2    209.4    209.3      -.1
   Coal mining..................    69.3     75.1     75.5     75.1     69.2     72.9     73.5     75.0     74.6     74.7       .1
  Support activities for mining.   177.7    184.8    187.1    188.3    175.6    183.1    182.8    184.1    184.9    185.3       .4

Construction....................   6,994    7,237    7,246    7,178    6,754    6,909    6,911    6,916    6,927    6,931        4
  Construction of buildings..... 1,615.9  1,688.9  1,685.2  1,681.9  1,577.7  1,622.9  1,625.9  1,629.7  1,633.9  1,641.8      7.9
  Heavy and civil engineering
   construction.................   985.8    987.0    995.2    986.3    915.2    924.3    920.9    920.2    920.6    918.1     -2.5
  Specialty trade contractors... 4,392.2  4,560.9  4,565.4  4,509.6  4,260.9  4,362.2  4,364.6  4,365.6  4,372.6  4,370.6     -2.0

Manufacturing...................  14,441   14,434   14,494   14,446   14,375   14,396   14,393   14,398   14,402   14,384      -18
   Production workers...........  10,137   10,158   10,228   10,193   10,077   10,123   10,128   10,141   10,157   10,136      -21

 Durable goods..................   8,886    8,957    9,013    8,982    8,867    8,946    8,955    8,955    8,982    8,972      -10
   Production workers...........   6,094    6,157    6,213    6,189    6,077    6,152    6,164    6,167    6,191    6,174      -17

  Wood products.................   538.2    552.8    554.8    548.9    531.8    543.0    543.8    544.1    544.6    543.6     -1.0
  Nonmetallic mineral products..   498.5    512.8    513.2    511.0    488.0    501.4    501.7    502.6    502.0    502.0       .0
  Primary metals................   468.6    465.6    465.6    464.9    466.3    464.0    465.4    467.0    465.1    463.9     -1.2
  Fabricated metal products..... 1,462.5  1,502.9  1,507.0  1,506.7  1,461.1  1,494.5  1,497.6  1,501.3  1,505.1  1,507.3      2.2
  Machinery..................... 1,135.4  1,159.3  1,161.0  1,157.5  1,139.4  1,153.3  1,156.7  1,160.4  1,162.7  1,160.1     -2.6
  Computer and electronic
   products(1).................. 1,335.8  1,356.3  1,355.0  1,349.0  1,339.2  1,345.8  1,346.2  1,351.9  1,352.8  1,351.1     -1.7
   Computer and peripheral
    equipment...................   220.5    217.4    217.6    217.5    221.9    218.8    217.7    217.2    218.2    217.9      -.3
   Communications equipment.....   153.0    158.8    159.3    157.9    154.1    155.9    157.1    158.2    158.6    157.9      -.7
   Semiconductors and electronic
    components..................   452.2    462.4    461.2    458.7    453.3    455.8    458.0    460.7    460.2    460.0      -.2
   Electronic instruments.......   424.9    434.6    433.8    432.0    425.2    430.1    429.8    432.4    432.5    432.5       .0
  Electrical equipment and
   appliances...................   452.9    450.8    448.7    449.1    452.1    447.3    448.6    449.2    449.4    449.3      -.1
  Transportation equipment...... 1,767.6  1,718.1  1,776.1  1,769.3  1,765.6  1,764.4  1,765.1  1,745.9  1,771.9  1,767.6     -4.3
  Furniture and related products   569.1    580.8    578.2    572.1    568.0    577.6    575.0    576.7    574.2    572.8     -1.4
  Miscellaneous manufacturing...   656.9    657.6    653.7    653.8    655.9    654.4    654.6    655.5    654.0    654.4       .4

 Nondurable goods...............   5,555    5,477    5,481    5,464    5,508    5,450    5,438    5,443    5,420    5,412       -8
   Production workers...........   4,043    4,001    4,015    4,004    4,000    3,971    3,964    3,974    3,966    3,962       -4

  Food manufacturing............ 1,560.4  1,528.0  1,533.5  1,526.4  1,526.0  1,507.0  1,502.8  1,508.0  1,491.6  1,487.0     -4.6
  Beverages and tobacco products   204.5    203.4    202.6    205.2    200.2    197.5    197.6    198.4    197.7    200.6      2.9
  Textile mills.................   251.8    235.0    235.6    234.7    250.2    236.1    235.0    235.6    234.8    234.1      -.7
  Textile product mills.........   174.1    181.3    179.6    177.8    173.7    181.4    179.7    179.3    178.8    178.9       .1
  Apparel.......................   303.0    281.5    284.3    283.6    299.8    290.8    286.8    284.8    284.5    282.8     -1.7
  Leather and allied products...    44.2     45.4     44.5     45.1     44.2     45.1     44.7     45.3     44.6     45.0       .4
  Paper and paper products......   515.1    511.0    511.9    510.4    513.8    508.1    506.7    509.0    510.2    509.2     -1.0
  Printing and related support
   activities...................   676.6    666.6    665.2    662.9    676.2    665.9    667.0    663.8    662.2    659.6     -2.6
  Petroleum and coal products...   114.7    116.8    117.1    116.3    112.9    113.1    113.8    113.6    114.2    114.3       .1
  Chemicals.....................   899.5    899.0    895.7    890.4    902.7    895.0    895.2    894.2    893.2    892.4      -.8
  Plastics and rubber products..   810.7    809.1    810.5    811.0    808.4    810.2    808.6    811.2    808.4    808.5       .1

    Service-providing........... 108,121  108,900  108,868  109,688  108,159  109,268  109,367  109,437  109,550  109,659      109

     Private service-providing..  86,806   88,496   88,459   88,235   86,620   87,724   87,839   87,865   87,946   88,018       72

Trade, transportation, and
 utilities......................  25,219   25,497   25,490   25,479   25,252   25,477   25,497   25,499   25,503   25,505        2

 Wholesale trade................ 5,591.7  5,678.9  5,678.5  5,671.2  5,585.1  5,636.7  5,639.5  5,649.6  5,655.4  5,665.0      9.6
  Durable goods................. 2,931.0  3,000.5  3,002.6  2,990.7  2,932.1  2,969.7  2,975.6  2,986.0  2,990.4  2,993.5      3.1
  Nondurable goods.............. 2,004.2  2,005.0  2,003.1  2,004.9  1,995.9  1,997.2  1,994.3  1,992.1  1,993.4  1,996.2      2.8
  Electronic markets and agents
   and brokers..................   656.5    673.4    672.8    675.6    657.1    669.8    669.6    671.5    671.6    675.3      3.7

 Retail trade...................14,850.8 15,024.0 15,018.7 14,948.6 14,926.8 15,047.6 15,054.9 15,038.1 15,035.9 15,021.0    -14.9
  Motor vehicle and parts
   dealers(1)................... 1,900.7  1,926.9  1,917.9  1,913.3  1,889.8  1,911.4  1,908.5  1,908.1  1,903.3  1,903.3       .0
   Automobile dealers........... 1,264.8  1,266.6  1,261.6  1,256.5  1,259.7  1,263.6  1,262.3  1,259.2  1,255.5  1,251.6     -3.9
  Furniture and home furnishings
   stores.......................   535.1    539.8    544.7    540.8    539.7    545.7    546.3    546.4    548.0    547.0     -1.0
  Electronics and appliance
   stores.......................   500.4    502.4    500.3    502.6    506.7    512.6    511.5    510.7    509.3    509.5       .2
  Building material and garden
   supply stores................ 1,202.9  1,281.4  1,269.0  1,249.2  1,203.4  1,248.7  1,245.8  1,246.9  1,249.7  1,252.2      2.5
  Food and beverage stores...... 2,828.7  2,848.1  2,840.7  2,824.6  2,829.4  2,845.3  2,839.7  2,834.5  2,831.8  2,831.0      -.8
  Health and personal care
   stores.......................   940.6    955.5    954.9    952.7    943.1    957.1    957.2    956.7    956.9    957.3       .4
  Gasoline stations.............   882.0    883.0    881.5    875.5    877.9    871.6    870.3    869.9    870.6    872.6      2.0
  Clothing and clothing
   accessories stores........... 1,273.9  1,348.7  1,362.2  1,332.8  1,295.6  1,335.5  1,346.5  1,349.0  1,355.7  1,349.6     -6.1
  Sporting goods, hobby, book,
   and music stores.............   639.7    613.9    623.6    635.9    642.8    636.1    635.7    635.5    636.3    635.1     -1.2
  General merchandise stores(1). 2,795.3  2,776.5  2,777.4  2,769.8  2,839.9  2,830.5  2,837.4  2,825.3  2,820.4  2,809.7    -10.7
   Department stores............ 1,590.2  1,568.8  1,572.9  1,568.2  1,623.7  1,610.9  1,614.9  1,609.9  1,605.1  1,596.5     -8.6
  Miscellaneous store retailers.   928.1    930.1    927.0    923.1    931.7    925.7    928.4    926.2    925.3    923.2     -2.1
  Nonstore retailers............   423.4    417.7    419.5    428.3    426.8    427.4    427.6    428.9    428.6    430.5      1.9

 Transportation and warehousing. 4,198.1  4,206.5  4,208.9  4,275.6  4,160.8  4,209.9  4,220.9  4,228.3  4,229.7  4,234.8      5.1
  Air transportation............   516.8    516.5    515.2    511.8    511.8    514.7    513.8    512.4    510.6    508.7     -1.9
  Rail transportation...........   216.0    219.1    217.6    219.0    215.6    216.4    217.3    217.8    217.4    217.8       .4
  Water transportation..........    52.9     54.7     53.2     51.8     51.5     51.1     51.7     51.7     50.5     50.3      -.2
  Truck transportation.......... 1,347.2  1,381.2  1,386.4  1,386.1  1,328.7  1,353.9  1,359.5  1,361.9  1,363.0  1,366.7      3.7
  Transit and ground passenger
   transportation...............   391.3    315.7    315.8    387.6    380.7    381.5    374.6    374.2    374.9    376.4      1.5
  Pipeline transportation.......    39.1     39.2     38.9     38.4     39.3     38.3     38.4     38.5     38.5     38.5       .0
  Scenic and sightseeing
   transportation...............    33.0     40.9     41.9     38.5     28.9     30.6     32.6     32.6     32.8     33.1       .3
  Support activities for
   transportation...............   517.0    528.1    529.3    529.9    515.4    519.5    520.8    523.7    524.8    526.3      1.5
  Couriers and messengers.......   561.5    576.8    573.7    574.8    566.5    572.8    578.2    579.2    580.2    580.6       .4
  Warehousing and storage.......   523.3    534.3    536.9    537.7    522.4    531.1    534.0    536.3    537.0    536.4      -.6

 Utilities......................   578.6    587.3    584.2    583.4    578.9    582.3    581.7    582.6    581.7    583.7      2.0

Information.....................   3,164    3,202    3,178    3,138    3,175    3,177    3,182    3,173    3,162    3,150      -12
  Publishing industries, except
   Internet.....................   917.1    917.3    916.2    913.7    919.3    916.2    916.6    914.7    914.5    914.4      -.1
  Motion picture and sound
   recording industries.........   369.6    411.1    394.8    369.0    375.4    390.8    394.9    391.0    385.0    380.4     -4.6
  Broadcasting, except Internet.   328.0    335.7    336.5    339.1    327.6    335.4    335.5    336.4    336.9    338.4      1.5
  Internet publishing and
   broadcasting.................    30.3     34.2     34.4     34.5     30.1     32.9     33.6     33.6     34.0     34.3       .3
  Telecommunications............ 1,068.5  1,045.8  1,041.3  1,030.0  1,069.4  1,047.3  1,044.8  1,042.3  1,037.9  1,028.7     -9.2
  ISPs, search portals, and data
   processing...................   402.8    407.7    404.1    402.5    405.4    405.1    406.5    404.9    403.6    403.4      -.2
  Other information services....    47.6     49.7     50.5     49.6     48.0     49.6     50.0     49.8     50.2     50.0      -.2

Financial activities............   7,996    8,111    8,124    8,096    8,004    8,029    8,049    8,044    8,063    8,089       26
 Finance and insurance.......... 5,927.8  5,983.0  5,982.5  5,965.6  5,945.6  5,946.0  5,960.4  5,951.9  5,960.0  5,971.1     11.1
  Monetary authorities - central
   bank.........................    22.5     21.9     21.9     21.9     22.6     21.8     21.9     21.8     21.9     21.9       .0
  Credit intermediation and
   related activities(1)........ 2,796.8  2,822.0  2,820.2  2,807.3  2,808.1  2,800.8  2,809.9  2,804.1  2,805.0  2,810.9      5.9
   Depository credit
    intermediation(1)........... 1,751.7  1,780.0  1,775.7  1,765.7  1,757.9  1,765.2  1,768.8  1,766.9  1,766.2  1,769.5      3.3
    Commercial banking.......... 1,278.6  1,293.8  1,289.8  1,282.8  1,283.6  1,284.2  1,285.9  1,284.0  1,282.0  1,285.0      3.0
  Securities, commodity
   contracts, investments.......   762.2    795.4    795.5    793.6    761.7    782.8    787.2    787.8    790.6    792.7      2.1
  Insurance carriers and related
   activities................... 2,265.2  2,265.0  2,266.7  2,265.2  2,271.9  2,262.7  2,263.8  2,260.2  2,264.6  2,267.9      3.3
  Funds, trusts, and other
   financial vehicles...........    81.1     78.7     78.2     77.6     81.3     77.9     77.6     78.0     77.9     77.7      -.2
 Real estate and rental and
  leasing....................... 2,068.0  2,127.6  2,141.0  2,130.1  2,057.9  2,083.1  2,088.1  2,092.0  2,103.3  2,118.3     15.0
  Real estate................... 1,394.7  1,446.5  1,448.1  1,440.0  1,388.8  1,418.7  1,418.8  1,422.1  1,425.6  1,433.5      7.9
  Rental and leasing services...   643.9    652.3    663.9    661.8    639.8    635.4    640.5    641.4    649.2    656.6      7.4
  Lessors of nonfinancial
   intangible assets............    29.4     28.8     29.0     28.3     29.3     29.0     28.8     28.5     28.5     28.2      -.3

Professional and business
 services.......................  16,210   16,643   16,710   16,691   16,051   16,432   16,457   16,490   16,505   16,539       34
 Professional and technical
  services(1)................... 6,540.9  6,738.1  6,738.2  6,722.6  6,606.3  6,708.1  6,732.6  6,739.9  6,758.8  6,783.0     24.2
   Legal services............... 1,129.5  1,163.8  1,150.8  1,145.6  1,136.6  1,143.3  1,146.3  1,148.2  1,147.3  1,150.1      2.8
   Accounting and bookkeeping
    services....................   743.7    754.7    753.1    752.1    802.5    806.3    811.6    811.9    813.7    814.9      1.2
   Architectural and engineering
    services.................... 1,235.3  1,287.5  1,288.9  1,278.9  1,230.1  1,258.3  1,261.9  1,264.4  1,267.6  1,272.3      4.7
   Computer systems design and
    related services............ 1,096.6  1,119.1  1,130.9  1,133.0  1,103.3  1,110.1  1,117.7  1,120.5  1,129.1  1,136.0      6.9
   Management and technical
    consulting services.........   749.0    799.5    800.6    798.5    749.3    785.9    791.4    792.2    794.9    796.5      1.6
 Management of companies and
  enterprises................... 1,678.5  1,701.5  1,691.5  1,676.1  1,671.7  1,683.3  1,684.5  1,685.9  1,679.3  1,668.8    -10.5
 Administrative and waste
  services...................... 7,990.4  8,203.6  8,280.3  8,292.7  7,773.1  8,040.1  8,040.0  8,064.3  8,067.3  8,086.9     19.6
  Administrative and support
   services(1).................. 7,664.8  7,871.0  7,948.3  7,963.5  7,451.6  7,715.6  7,713.0  7,738.1  7,741.1  7,761.4     20.3
   Employment services(1)....... 3,551.9  3,631.8  3,719.1  3,772.8  3,389.1  3,591.5  3,573.4  3,606.8  3,605.6  3,640.3     34.7
    Temporary help services..... 2,413.5  2,481.4  2,563.3  2,610.5  2,287.2  2,451.7  2,449.4  2,460.2  2,472.8  2,505.8     33.0
   Business support services....   745.5    746.7    744.5    740.2    753.2    751.2    754.0    749.9    749.4    744.4     -5.0
   Services to buildings and
    dwellings................... 1,700.8  1,794.3  1,781.9  1,754.1  1,645.2  1,686.0  1,694.1  1,691.5  1,692.3  1,690.0     -2.3
  Waste management and
   remediation services.........   325.6    332.6    332.0    329.2    321.5    324.5    327.0    326.2    326.2    325.5      -.7

Education and health services...  16,528   16,619   16,598   16,871   16,622   16,871   16,897   16,901   16,942   16,950        8
 Educational services........... 2,631.3  2,431.9  2,400.7  2,673.1  2,689.1  2,731.1  2,727.4  2,731.2  2,732.7  2,737.0      4.3
 Health care and social
  assistance....................13,897.1 14,186.6 14,197.2 14,197.5 13,933.3 14,140.1 14,169.8 14,169.3 14,209.4 14,213.3      3.9
  Ambulatory health care
   services(1).................. 4,787.6  4,931.9  4,940.1  4,927.7  4,792.8  4,896.8  4,909.6  4,920.8  4,930.9  4,935.3      4.4
   Offices of physicians........ 2,006.7  2,060.4  2,064.6  2,066.1  2,008.2  2,049.6  2,053.9  2,057.5  2,060.0  2,068.4      8.4
   Outpatient care centers......   420.7    438.5    438.7    437.2    422.9    435.1    436.0    437.6    438.5    438.8       .3
   Home health care services....   733.3    758.2    760.2    757.7    732.8    751.7    754.2    756.8    758.7    757.8      -.9
  Hospitals..................... 4,261.6  4,336.9  4,338.3  4,327.6  4,264.4  4,315.4  4,318.3  4,322.0  4,330.4  4,330.4       .0
  Nursing and residential care
   facilities(1)................ 2,783.4  2,818.3  2,819.8  2,814.7  2,789.3  2,806.3  2,809.0  2,812.0  2,815.0  2,818.8      3.8
   Nursing care facilities...... 1,582.2  1,589.7  1,590.4  1,589.4  1,583.1  1,585.3  1,586.5  1,586.7  1,587.4  1,588.2       .8
  Social assistance(1).......... 2,064.5  2,099.5  2,099.0  2,127.5  2,086.8  2,121.6  2,132.9  2,114.5  2,133.1  2,128.8     -4.3
   Child day care services......   760.6    741.4    750.7    779.2    765.8    777.1    786.0    782.1    787.3    773.1    -14.2

Leisure and hospitality.........  12,315   12,949   12,904   12,557   12,126   12,331   12,339   12,344   12,352   12,365       13
 Arts, entertainment, and
  recreation.................... 1,848.6  2,076.1  2,030.0  1,868.8  1,794.4  1,793.1  1,792.0  1,791.9  1,791.8  1,804.2     12.4
  Performing arts and spectator
   sports.......................   381.0    380.1    377.3    374.8    372.0    358.8    359.3    357.1    354.7    362.7      8.0
  Museums, historical sites,
   zoos, and parks..............   113.9    128.0    126.5    116.6    113.4    115.6    116.1    116.6    116.9    116.6      -.3
  Amusements, gambling, and
   recreation................... 1,353.7  1,568.0  1,526.2  1,377.4  1,309.0  1,318.7  1,316.6  1,318.2  1,320.2  1,324.9      4.7
 Accommodations and food
  services......................10,466.6 10,873.0 10,874.1 10,687.8 10,331.7 10,537.9 10,546.7 10,551.7 10,559.9 10,560.7       .8
  Accommodations................ 1,784.3  1,907.2  1,904.0  1,805.2  1,739.1  1,758.5  1,764.7  1,764.4  1,768.2  1,766.0     -2.2
  Food services and drinking
   places....................... 8,682.3  8,965.8  8,970.1  8,882.6  8,592.6  8,779.4  8,782.0  8,787.3  8,791.7  8,794.7      3.0

Other services..................   5,374    5,475    5,455    5,403    5,390    5,407    5,418    5,414    5,419    5,420        1
  Repair and maintenance........ 1,241.1  1,244.2  1,237.9  1,235.5  1,240.4  1,237.7  1,235.1  1,236.3  1,234.3  1,235.2       .9
  Personal and laundry services. 1,254.9  1,270.1  1,268.7  1,256.6  1,252.7  1,265.5  1,268.4  1,262.1  1,262.1  1,257.0     -5.1
  Membership associations and
   organizations................ 2,877.9  2,960.7  2,948.2  2,910.7  2,896.5  2,903.7  2,914.9  2,915.9  2,923.0  2,927.4      4.4

Government......................  21,315   20,404   20,409   21,453   21,539   21,544   21,528   21,572   21,604   21,641       37
 Federal........................   2,747    2,731    2,726    2,718    2,747    2,712    2,716    2,710    2,713    2,713        0
  Federal, except U.S. Postal
   Service...................... 1,945.9  1,948.0  1,943.8  1,936.4  1,942.1  1,925.7  1,930.5  1,922.5  1,928.2  1,929.1       .9
  U.S. Postal Service...........   801.4    783.2    782.0    782.0    804.8    786.5    785.4    787.2    784.9    783.5     -1.4
 State government...............   4,986    4,750    4,754    5,023    5,019    5,004    5,004    5,019    5,027    5,040       13
  State government education.... 2,245.3  1,971.4  1,979.6  2,262.8  2,278.8  2,261.4  2,257.8  2,271.1  2,274.1  2,284.0      9.9
  State government, excluding
   education.................... 2,740.2  2,778.9  2,774.5  2,760.0  2,740.4  2,742.8  2,746.1  2,747.8  2,752.9  2,756.3      3.4
 Local government...............  13,582   12,923   12,929   13,712   13,773   13,828   13,808   13,843   13,864   13,888       24
  Local government education.... 7,498.5  6,590.7  6,651.9  7,601.2  7,673.9  7,710.2  7,695.1  7,725.7  7,741.2  7,755.2     14.0
  Local government, excluding
   education.................... 6,083.8  6,332.7  6,276.8  6,110.4  6,099.3  6,117.9  6,113.3  6,116.8  6,122.8  6,133.1     10.3


  1 Includes other industries, not shown separately.
  p = preliminary.






ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                              ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-2.  Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector
and selected industry detail


                                                   Not seasonally adjusted              Seasonally adjusted

                                                                                                                         Change
                  Industry                       Sept.  July   Aug.   Sept.   Sept.  May    June   July   Aug.   Sept.    from:
                                                 2003   2004   2004p  2004p   2003   2004   2004   2004   2004p  2004p  Aug. 2004-
                                                                                                                        Sept. 2004p


        Total private.........................   33.7   33.9   34.2   33.6    33.6   33.8   33.6   33.8   33.8   33.8       0.0

    Goods-producing...........................   40.3   40.0   40.4   39.6    39.8   40.3   40.0   40.1   40.1   40.1        .0

Natural resources and mining..................   44.1   44.4   44.8   44.1    43.6   44.2   43.9   44.1   44.3   44.3        .0

Construction..................................   39.2   39.2   39.1   37.5    38.4   38.3   38.1   38.4   38.1   38.3        .2

Manufacturing.................................   40.8   40.3   40.8   40.5    40.4   41.1   40.8   40.8   40.9   40.8       -.1
   Overtime hours.............................    4.5    4.4    4.7    4.7     4.2    4.6    4.6    4.6    4.6    4.6        .0

 Durable goods................................   41.2   40.6   41.3   40.9    40.8   41.6   41.2   41.3   41.3   41.2       -.1
   Overtime hours.............................    4.6    4.4    4.7    4.6     4.3    4.8    4.7    4.7    4.7    4.7        .0

  Wood products...............................   41.0   40.8   41.3   39.7    40.4   41.4   40.5   40.7   40.8   40.5       -.3
  Nonmetallic mineral products................   42.7   42.4   43.1   42.9    41.9   42.0   41.8   42.1   42.4   42.4        .0
  Primary metals..............................   42.5   42.4   43.0   42.8    42.2   43.4   43.5   43.3   43.3   43.2       -.1
  Fabricated metal products...................   40.9   40.7   41.1   40.8    40.7   41.3   41.0   41.2   41.2   41.3        .1
  Machinery...................................   41.0   41.5   41.6   41.5    41.0   42.3   42.0   42.0   42.0   42.2        .2
  Computer and electronic products............   40.8   40.3   40.2   40.2    40.6   40.8   40.5   40.9   40.4   40.5        .1
  Electrical equipment and appliances.........   40.6   40.3   40.8   40.0    40.6   41.6   40.8   40.8   40.9   40.5       -.4
  Transportation equipment....................   42.6   40.5   42.3   42.1    42.0   42.8   42.3   42.4   42.5   42.3       -.2
  Furniture and related products..............   39.6   39.3   39.8   38.6    39.1   40.0   39.7   39.4   39.5   39.3       -.2
  Miscellaneous manufacturing.................   38.4   38.0   38.4   37.7    38.3   38.9   38.4   38.5   38.5   38.2       -.3

 Nondurable goods.............................   40.3   39.8   40.2   40.1    39.8   40.3   40.1   40.1   40.2   40.1       -.1
   Overtime hours.............................    4.5    4.4    4.6    4.8     4.1    4.4    4.4    4.4    4.5    4.5        .0

  Food manufacturing..........................   40.1   39.3   39.5   39.7    39.3   39.6   39.4   39.3   39.3   39.4        .1
  Beverages and tobacco products..............   39.9   39.4   40.1   40.4    39.1   39.2   38.7   39.2   39.7   39.8        .1
  Textile mills...............................   39.4   39.9   40.5   39.7    39.0   40.3   40.3   40.5   40.5   40.2       -.3
  Textile product mills.......................   40.8   37.9   38.7   38.4    40.7   38.8   38.9   38.5   38.7   38.8        .1
  Apparel.....................................   35.0   35.8   36.3   35.4    35.1   36.1   35.9   36.1   36.3   36.4        .1
  Leather and allied products.................   38.3   36.2   37.8   37.0    38.4   38.4   38.0   37.3   37.8   37.7       -.1
  Paper and paper products....................   41.7   41.9   42.3   42.2    41.2   42.6   42.0   42.4   42.6   42.2       -.4
  Printing and related support activities.....   38.8   38.2   38.5   38.5    38.2   38.6   38.5   38.6   38.5   38.4       -.1
  Petroleum and coal products.................   44.6   46.0   45.6   46.0    44.2   45.0   45.0   45.0   46.3   46.2       -.1
  Chemicals...................................   42.5   42.2   42.7   42.7    42.2   42.9   42.6   42.8   42.9   42.9        .0
  Plastics and rubber products................   40.8   39.7   40.2   40.0    40.5   40.9   40.8   40.5   40.5   40.2       -.3

     Private service-providing................   32.2   32.5   32.9   32.3    32.3   32.4   32.3   32.4   32.4   32.5        .1

Trade, transportation, and utilities..........   33.7   33.8   34.0   33.6    33.5   33.5   33.3   33.4   33.5   33.6        .1

 Wholesale trade..............................   37.8   37.7   38.1   37.6    37.8   37.8   37.6   37.8   37.7   37.8        .1

 Retail trade.................................   31.0   31.2   31.3   30.9    30.9   30.7   30.5   30.6   30.7   30.9        .2

 Transportation and warehousing...............   37.2   37.2   37.7   36.7    36.9   37.3   36.9   37.1   37.0   37.0        .0

 Utilities....................................   40.8   40.6   40.7   41.3    40.4   41.3   41.1   41.0   41.0   41.2        .2

Information...................................   36.1   36.3   36.9   36.4    36.1   36.4   36.5   36.4   36.5   36.4       -.1

Financial activities..........................   35.2   35.4   36.1   35.2    35.4   35.8   35.5   35.6   35.5   35.5        .0

Professional and business services............   33.8   34.1   34.6   34.0    33.9   34.2   33.9   34.2   34.2   34.5        .3

Education and health services.................   32.2   32.6   32.8   32.5    32.3   32.5   32.5   32.6   32.6   32.6        .0

Leisure and hospitality.......................   25.3   26.3   26.6   25.3    25.5   25.7   25.7   25.6   25.6   25.6        .0

Other services................................   31.2   31.2   31.4   30.9    31.2   31.2   31.0   31.1   31.1   31.1        .0


  1 Data relate to production workers in natural resources and mining and manufacturing, construction workers in construction,
and nonsupervisory workers in the service-providing industries.  These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the
total employment on private nonfarm payrolls.
  p = preliminary.





ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                          ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-3.  Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls
by industry sector and selected industry detail


                                                       Average hourly earnings                  Average weekly earnings

                  Industry                        Sept.     July      Aug.      Sept.      Sept.     July     Aug.      Sept.
                                                  2003      2004      2004p     2004p      2003      2004     2004p     2004p

        Total private........................... $15.44    $15.59    $15.67    $15.80    $520.33   $528.50   $535.91   $530.88
         Seasonally adjusted....................  15.41     15.71     15.75     15.78     517.78    531.00    532.35    533.36

    Goods-producing.............................  17.01     17.18     17.29     17.41     685.50    687.20    698.52    689.44

Natural resources and mining....................  17.69     18.07     18.09     18.15     780.13    802.31    810.43    800.42

Construction....................................  19.19     19.25     19.33     19.41     752.25    754.60    755.80    727.88

Manufacturing...................................  15.87     16.04     16.18     16.37     647.50    646.41    660.14    662.99

 Durable goods..................................  16.62     16.61     16.85     17.06     684.74    674.37    695.91    697.75
  Wood products.................................  12.83     13.03     13.00     13.13     526.03    531.62    536.90    521.26
  Nonmetallic mineral products..................  15.84     16.38     16.26     16.53     676.37    694.51    700.81    709.14
  Primary metals................................  18.30     18.66     18.59     19.00     777.75    791.18    799.37    813.20
  Fabricated metal products.....................  15.09     15.26     15.26     15.46     617.18    621.08    627.19    630.77
  Machinery.....................................  16.40     16.68     16.72     16.80     672.40    692.22    695.55    697.20
  Computer and electronic products..............  16.77     17.29     17.37     17.38     684.22    696.79    698.27    698.68
  Electrical equipment and appliances...........  14.49     14.88     14.97     15.06     588.29    599.66    610.78    602.40
  Transportation equipment......................  21.56     20.77     21.56     21.89     918.46    841.19    911.99    921.57
  Furniture and related products................  13.10     13.11     13.27     13.41     518.76    515.22    528.15    517.63
  Miscellaneous manufacturing...................  13.42     13.89     13.86     13.95     515.33    527.82    532.22    525.92

 Nondurable goods...............................  14.73     15.14     15.10     15.29     593.62    602.57    607.02    613.13
  Food manufacturing............................  12.90     13.05     12.98     13.17     517.29    512.87    512.71    522.85
  Beverages and tobacco products................  17.73     19.29     19.12     19.03     707.43    760.03    766.71    768.81
  Textile mills.................................  12.07     12.07     12.09     12.20     475.56    481.59    489.65    484.34
  Textile product mills.........................  11.47     11.48     11.46     11.58     467.98    435.09    443.50    444.67
  Apparel.......................................   9.77      9.74      9.72      9.83     341.95    348.69    352.84    347.98
  Leather and allied products...................  11.63     11.68     11.67     11.61     445.43    422.82    441.13    429.57
  Paper and paper products......................  17.41     17.91     17.84     18.19     726.00    750.43    754.63    767.62
  Printing and related support activities.......  15.46     15.71     15.86     15.91     599.85    600.12    610.61    612.54
  Petroleum and coal products...................  23.45     24.35     24.03     24.42    1045.87   1120.10   1095.77   1123.32
  Chemicals.....................................  18.66     19.36     19.30     19.55     793.05    816.99    824.11    834.79
  Plastics and rubber products..................  14.30     14.69     14.69     14.82     583.44    583.19    590.54    592.80

     Private service-providing..................  15.00     15.17     15.24     15.36     483.00    493.03    501.40    496.13

Trade, transportation, and utilities............  14.42     14.62     14.66     14.77     485.95    494.16    498.44    496.27

 Wholesale trade................................  17.41     17.66     17.68     17.66     658.10    665.78    673.61    664.02

 Retail trade...................................  11.99     12.07     12.08     12.20     371.69    376.58    378.10    376.98

 Transportation and warehousing.................  16.31     16.86     16.97     17.06     606.73    627.19    639.77    626.10

 Utilities......................................  25.15     25.43     25.33     25.92    1026.12   1032.46   1030.93   1070.50

Information.....................................  21.35     21.30     21.46     21.78     770.74    773.19    791.87    792.79

Financial activities............................  17.27     17.44     17.58     17.62     607.90    617.38    634.64    620.22

Professional and business services..............  17.11     17.31     17.48     17.43     578.32    590.27    604.81    592.62

Education and health services...................  15.71     16.18     16.15     16.24     505.86    527.47    529.72    527.80

Leisure and hospitality.........................   8.78      8.78      8.80      8.91     222.13    230.91    234.08    225.42

Other services..................................  13.82     13.78     13.85     13.99     431.18    429.94    434.89    432.29


  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  p = preliminary.






ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                             ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-4.  Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls
by industry sector and selected industry detail, seasonally adjusted


                                                                                                       Percent
                  Industry                        Sept.    May      June     July     Aug.     Sept. change from:
                                                  2003     2004     2004     2004     2004p    2004p  Aug. 2004-
                                                                                                      Sept. 2004p
        Total private:
         Current dollars........................ $15.41   $15.63   $15.66   $15.71   $15.75   $15.78      0.2
         Constant (1982) dollars(2).............   8.25     8.21     8.20     8.23     8.25     N.A.     (3)

    Goods-producing.............................  16.91    17.13    17.16    17.19    17.25    17.31       .3

Natural resources and mining....................  17.66    18.10    18.24    18.15    18.18    18.19       .1

Construction....................................  19.05    19.20    19.19    19.22    19.24    19.26       .1

Manufacturing...................................  15.84    16.08    16.13    16.16    16.25    16.31       .4
   Excluding overtime(4)........................  15.06    15.23    15.27    15.30    15.38    15.44       .4

 Durable goods..................................  16.57    16.75    16.78    16.81    16.91    16.97       .4

 Nondurable goods...............................  14.70    15.02    15.08    15.12    15.18    15.25       .5

     Private service-providing..................  15.01    15.23    15.26    15.31    15.35    15.37       .1

Trade, transportation, and utilities............  14.38    14.61    14.65    14.70    14.72    14.73       .1

 Wholesale trade................................  17.44    17.63    17.67    17.71    17.68    17.69       .1

 Retail trade...................................  11.94    12.06    12.10    12.12    12.15    12.15       .0

 Transportation and warehousing.................  16.31    16.75    16.82    16.89    16.98    17.03       .3

 Utilities......................................  24.96    25.46    25.44    25.57    25.54    25.74       .8

Information.....................................  21.21    21.42    21.30    21.45    21.57    21.68       .5

Financial activities............................  17.27    17.49    17.50    17.55    17.56    17.62       .3

Professional and business services..............  17.19    17.36    17.42    17.44    17.56    17.51      -.3

Education and health services...................  15.70    16.06    16.12    16.18    16.19    16.23       .2

Leisure and hospitality.........................   8.78     8.86     8.85     8.87     8.89     8.91       .2

Other services..................................  13.81    13.85    13.88    13.90    13.92    13.97       .4


  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 0.2 percent from July 2004 to Aug. 2004, the latest month available.
  4 Derived by assuming that overtime hours are paid at the rate of time and one-half.
  N.A. = not available.
  p = preliminary.






ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                               ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-5.  Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls
by industry sector and selected industry detail

(2002=100)


                                                   Not seasonally adjusted              Seasonally adjusted

                                                                                                                         Percent
                  Industry                      Sept.  July   Aug.   Sept.   Sept.  May    June   July   Aug.   Sept.  change from:
                                                2003   2004   2004p  2004p   2003   2004   2004   2004   2004p  2004p   Aug. 2004-
                                                                                                                        Sept. 2004p

        Total private.........................   99.1  101.8  102.8  100.7    98.3  100.2   99.7  100.5  100.6  100.7       0.1

    Goods-producing...........................   98.1   98.8  100.4   97.8    95.0   97.4   96.7   97.1   97.3   97.2       -.1

Natural resources and mining..................   99.1  105.7  107.6  106.4    96.2  102.9  101.7  102.9  104.1  104.5        .4

Construction..................................  105.3  109.2  109.2  103.5    98.6  100.6  100.2  101.2  100.7  101.3        .6

Manufacturing.................................   94.9   94.0   95.8   94.7    93.4   95.5   94.8   95.0   95.3   94.9       -.4

 Durable goods................................   94.3   93.9   96.4   95.1    93.2   96.2   95.4   95.7   96.1   95.6       -.5
  Wood products...............................   99.0  102.3  103.7   98.6    96.3  101.5   99.7  100.2  100.5   99.5      -1.0
  Nonmetallic mineral products................   96.7  100.2  102.0  101.2    92.3   96.5   96.1   97.1   97.7   97.8        .1
  Primary metals..............................   91.9   91.3   92.7   92.2    90.7   93.4   94.1   93.6   93.3   92.8       -.5
  Fabricated metal products...................   94.7   97.2   98.3   97.6    94.1   98.3   97.5   98.3   98.5   98.9        .4
  Machinery...................................   92.8   96.6   96.9   96.3    93.2   97.9   97.5   98.3   98.3   98.1       -.2
  Computer and electronic products............   91.3   92.2   92.1   91.6    91.2   91.7   91.4   93.4   92.4   92.4        .0
  Electrical equipment and appliances.........   90.3   89.0   89.7   88.1    90.0   90.7   89.4   90.0   90.0   88.9      -1.2
  Transportation equipment....................   96.8   88.9   97.2   96.2    95.3   97.5   96.5   95.3   97.4   96.5       -.9
  Furniture and related products..............   93.9   95.1   95.9   92.0    92.6   96.2   95.2   94.5   94.6   93.8       -.8
  Miscellaneous manufacturing.................   92.2   91.0   91.2   89.5    91.7   92.6   91.4   91.9   91.6   90.9       -.8

 Nondurable goods.............................   96.0   93.8   95.1   94.6    93.8   94.2   93.6   93.9   93.9   93.6       -.3
  Food manufacturing..........................  103.5   99.8  101.1  101.2    98.8   98.7   98.1   98.2   97.8   97.9        .1
  Beverages and tobacco products..............   92.7   94.9   96.2   99.9    87.1   89.3   89.4   91.5   92.2   94.2       2.2
  Textile mills...............................   83.5   77.7   79.2   77.0    81.9   79.2   78.9   79.4   79.0   77.9      -1.4
  Textile product mills.......................   93.5   91.3   92.3   90.3    93.2   94.3   92.9   91.9   91.9   92.2        .3
  Apparel.....................................   77.7   73.3   75.8   73.7    76.7   76.5   74.9   75.0   75.7   75.5       -.3
  Leather and allied products.................   88.7   85.5   86.3   85.4    88.9   90.2   87.8   87.6   86.3   86.3        .0
  Paper and paper products....................   92.6   91.5   92.6   92.2    91.0   92.8   90.9   92.3   92.8   91.7      -1.2
  Printing and related support activities.....   95.9   93.7   94.1   93.4    94.4   94.1   94.2   93.9   93.4   92.8       -.6
  Petroleum and coal products.................  100.0  111.6  111.7  112.6    97.0  103.7  105.3  106.3  110.2  110.6        .4
  Chemicals...................................   98.4   98.8   99.9   99.3    98.3   99.6   99.0   99.8  100.3  100.4        .1
  Plastics and rubber products................   95.6   92.9   94.4   94.1    94.6   95.6   95.4   95.1   94.8   94.1       -.7

     Private service-providing................   99.2  102.5  103.7  101.5    99.4  101.0  100.9  101.3  101.5  101.9        .4

Trade, transportation, and utilities..........   98.7  100.3  100.9   99.7    98.4   99.2   98.8   99.1   99.5   99.8        .3

 Wholesale trade..............................   97.6   99.1  100.3   98.8    97.5   98.3   97.9   98.7   98.7   99.2        .5

 Retail trade.................................   98.7  100.7  101.0   99.2    99.1   99.1   98.7   98.9   99.2   99.8        .6

 Transportation and warehousing...............  100.2  100.6  102.0  101.3    98.7  101.1  100.4  101.1  101.0  101.4        .4

 Utilities....................................   97.3   97.5   97.0   98.1    96.5   98.5   97.7   97.5   97.2   97.9        .7

Information...................................   96.1  101.3  102.8  100.1    96.8   99.9  100.6  100.6  101.0  100.8       -.2

Financial activities..........................  100.6  102.7  104.9  101.7   101.5  102.3  101.9  102.1  102.2  102.5        .3

Professional and business services............   99.2  103.4  105.6  103.6    98.5  102.1  101.4  102.7  102.9  104.2       1.3

Education and health services.................  100.4  102.1  102.5  103.1   101.4  103.2  103.3  103.8  104.0  103.8       -.2

Leisure and hospitality.......................  100.2  110.0  110.8  102.3    99.4  101.8  101.9  101.6  101.6  101.7        .1

Other services................................   96.2   98.4   98.8   96.1    96.5   96.8   96.6   96.7   97.0   97.1        .1


  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate hours
by the corresponding 2002 annual average levels.  Aggregate hours estimates are the product of estimates of average
weekly hours and production or nonsupervisory worker employment.







ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                               ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-6.  Indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls of production or nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls
by industry sector and selected industry detail

(2002=100)


                                                   Not seasonally adjusted              Seasonally adjusted

                                                                                                                         Percent
                  Industry                      Sept.  July   Aug.   Sept.   Sept.  May    June   July   Aug.   Sept.  change from:
                                                2003   2004   2004p  2004p   2003   2004   2004   2004   2004p  2004p   Aug. 2004-
                                                                                                                        Sept. 2004p

        Total private.........................  102.3  106.2  107.8  106.4   101.4  104.7  104.5  105.6  106.0  106.3       0.3

    Goods-producing...........................  102.1  104.0  106.3  104.2    98.4  102.1  101.6  102.2  102.8  103.0        .2

Natural resources and mining..................  102.0  111.1  113.2  112.3    98.8  108.3  107.9  108.6  110.0  110.6        .5

Construction..................................  109.1  113.5  114.0  108.5   101.4  104.3  103.9  105.1  104.6  105.3        .7

Manufacturing.................................   98.5   98.6  101.3  101.4    96.8  100.4  100.0  100.4  101.3  101.2       -.1

 Durable goods................................   97.9   97.4  101.4  101.3    96.4  100.6  100.0  100.4  101.4  101.3       -.1

 Nondurable goods.............................   99.9  100.3  101.4  102.2    97.4  100.0   99.8  100.3  100.7  100.8        .1

     Private service-providing................  102.2  106.8  108.6  107.1   102.5  105.6  105.7  106.5  107.0  107.6        .6

Trade, transportation, and utilities..........  101.5  104.6  105.5  105.0   100.9  103.4  103.2  103.9  104.5  104.9        .4

 Wholesale trade..............................  100.1  103.1  104.5  102.8   100.1  102.1  101.9  103.0  102.8  103.4        .6

 Retail trade.................................  101.5  104.2  104.6  103.8   101.4  102.5  102.3  102.7  103.3  103.9        .6

 Transportation and warehousing...............  103.7  107.6  109.8  109.7   102.1  107.4  107.1  108.4  108.8  109.6        .7

 Utilities....................................  102.1  103.5  102.6  106.2   100.5  104.7  103.7  104.1  103.6  105.2       1.5

Information...................................  101.6  106.8  109.2  107.9   101.6  105.9  106.1  106.8  107.9  108.2        .3

Financial activities..........................  107.5  110.7  114.0  110.8   108.4  110.6  110.3  110.8  110.9  111.6        .6

Professional and business services............  101.0  106.5  109.8  107.5   100.7  105.4  105.1  106.5  107.5  108.6       1.0

Education and health services.................  103.7  108.6  108.8  110.1   104.6  109.0  109.5  110.4  110.6  110.8        .2

Leisure and hospitality.......................  102.5  112.6  113.7  106.3   101.7  105.1  105.1  105.0  105.3  105.7        .4

Other services................................   96.8   98.8   99.7   97.9    97.1   97.7   97.7   97.9   98.4   98.8        .4


  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate
payrolls by the corresponding 2002 annual average levels.  Aggregate payroll estimates are the product of estimates of
average hourly earnings, average weekly hours, and production or nonsupervisory worker employment.






ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                              ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-7.  Diffusion indexes of employment change, seasonally adjusted

(Percent)


       Time span           Jan.     Feb.     Mar.     Apr.      May     June     July     Aug.    Sept.     Oct.     Nov.     Dec.

                                                        Private nonfarm payrolls, 278 industries(1)


Over 1-month span:
     2000 ..............   61.9     62.9     63.3     59.5     46.9     61.7     63.1     52.5     51.1     53.4     56.8     53.8
     2001 ..............   52.2     47.8     50.4     34.4     41.4     39.2     37.1     38.8     38.3     32.4     36.7     34.9
     2002 ..............   40.1     35.1     41.0     41.5     41.7     47.8     44.1     44.1     42.8     39.0     38.7     34.5
     2003 ..............   41.2     35.1     38.1     41.4     42.8     40.1     40.5     39.7     49.3     46.0     51.1     49.1
     2004 ..............   52.3     56.1     68.7     67.6     63.8     60.6     55.2    p56.8    p56.1


Over 3-month span:
     2000 ..............   69.2     66.2     67.8     68.3     60.1     58.1     56.3     61.5     56.5     53.2     52.9     56.8
     2001 ..............   52.7     50.4     50.4     43.5     38.8     34.9     36.2     37.9     34.7     35.3     30.8     32.0
     2002 ..............   34.0     37.4     35.1     36.2     36.7     39.4     39.9     40.8     38.7     37.1     34.4     34.7
     2003 ..............   36.5     32.6     36.3     35.1     40.5     42.6     37.4     35.4     40.1     45.5     50.5     51.1
     2004 ..............   54.0     55.2     62.8     70.0     74.5     68.7     64.6    p57.2    p61.3


Over 6-month span:
     2000 ..............   67.3     69.1     72.5     72.5     67.4     67.8     66.7     60.8     59.0     55.0     59.7     54.0
     2001 ..............   51.8     50.0     51.8     47.3     43.5     41.5     38.1     35.4     32.2     33.1     31.5     31.1
     2002 ..............   29.5     30.0     31.1     31.1     31.7     37.1     37.2     39.0     34.7     36.5     35.3     33.3
     2003 ..............   33.6     31.1     31.7     31.7     33.5     37.8     36.2     36.5     40.5     39.4     42.6     41.7
     2004 ..............   48.9     54.1     59.5     64.7     67.8     71.2     68.3    p70.7    p65.8


Over 12-month span:
     2000 ..............   70.9     69.2     73.2     71.0     69.8     71.0     70.0     70.3     70.3     65.6     63.8     62.1
     2001 ..............   59.5     59.5     53.4     49.3     48.6     45.0     43.3     43.9     39.9     37.8     37.1     34.9
     2002 ..............   33.6     31.7     30.2     30.4     30.2     29.1     32.0     31.3     30.0     29.5     32.9     34.7
     2003 ..............   34.5     31.5     32.9     33.5     36.2     34.4     34.7     33.1     37.6     37.4     33.1     35.4
     2004 ..............   37.8     43.2     47.3     50.7     54.9     60.3     64.0    p63.5    p65.6

                                                        Manufacturing payrolls, 84 industries(1)


Over 1-month span:
     2000 ..............   48.2     58.3     50.0     50.0     41.1     57.1     60.7     28.6     25.0     35.1     39.9     41.1
     2001 ..............   22.6     22.0     21.4     16.1     15.5     23.2     13.7     14.3     19.0     17.9     14.9     10.1
     2002 ..............   21.4     18.5     23.8     35.1     29.8     32.7     40.5     28.0     31.0     11.9     15.5     17.9
     2003 ..............   26.2     15.5     22.6     13.7     26.2     25.0     28.0     26.2     27.4     28.6     51.2     45.8
     2004 ..............   42.9     55.4     60.1     66.1     64.9     52.4     57.1    p50.6    p39.9


Over 3-month span:
     2000 ..............   53.6     53.6     56.0     54.8     44.0     44.0     51.2     47.6     32.7     25.0     23.2     38.7
     2001 ..............   35.7     21.4     16.1     14.3     13.1     13.7     11.9      8.9      8.3     13.1      8.9     10.1
     2002 ..............    9.5     10.1     11.3     17.9     17.3     19.0     28.0     22.0     23.8     15.5      6.5      4.8
     2003 ..............   13.7     13.1     16.7     10.1     13.1     14.9     16.1     16.1     16.1     24.4     27.4     41.7
     2004 ..............   48.8     51.8     59.5     66.1     71.4     65.5     65.5    p48.8    p52.4


Over 6-month span:
     2000 ..............   44.0     52.4     55.4     57.7     47.6     51.8     56.0     45.2     39.3     34.5     32.1     27.4
     2001 ..............   22.0     23.8     22.0     20.8     14.3     13.7     14.3     10.1     10.7      5.4      7.1      4.8
     2002 ..............    6.5      8.9      7.7      8.3      7.7     14.3     14.9     10.7     12.5     10.1      8.9      8.9
     2003 ..............   11.3      9.5      6.0      7.1      8.9     13.1      8.9     13.1     13.1     16.7     19.0     19.6
     2004 ..............   28.6     36.9     46.4     56.5     61.3     64.9     66.7    p62.5    p60.1


Over 12-month span:
     2000 ..............   41.7     39.3     47.0     50.0     46.4     52.4     51.8     49.4     46.4     40.5     35.1     33.3
     2001 ..............   29.8     32.1     20.8     19.0     13.1     12.5     10.7     11.9     11.9     10.1      8.3      6.0
     2002 ..............    7.1      6.0      6.0      6.5      7.1      3.6      4.8      6.0      4.8      7.1      4.8      8.3
     2003 ..............   10.7      6.0      6.5      5.4      8.3      9.5      9.5      9.5     10.7     11.9      9.5     11.3
     2004 ..............    9.5     19.0     16.7     26.2     29.8     40.5     50.0    p51.2    p54.2


  1 Based on seasonally adjusted data for 1-, 3-, 6-month spans and unadjusted data for the 12-month span.
  p = preliminary.
  NOTE:  Figures are the percent of industries with employment increasing plus one-half of the industries with
unchanged employment, where 50 percent indicates an equal balance between industries with increasing and decreasing
employment.