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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.

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. Establishment 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 employment growth, but not enough to

change materially the Bureau's assessment 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.

Hurricane Effects on Payroll Employment
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Table A. Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted

(Numbers in thousands)

Quarterly averages Monthly data Aug.-

Category Sept.

II III July Aug. Sept. change 

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

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 

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

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

 

Total private..........................................................99.8 p100.6 100.5 p100.6 p100.7 p0.1

Average hourly earnings, total private............... $15.63 p$15.75 $15.71 p$15.75 p$15.78 p$0.03

Average 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.

Unemployment rates 

Employment

2004

Earnings 3

Hours of work 3

HOUSEHOLD DATA

 p=preliminary.

Indexes of aggregate weekly hours (2002=100) 3

2004
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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 adjusted. (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.)

About 7.7 million persons (not seasonally adjusted) held more than one job in September. These

multiple jobholders represented 5.5 percent of total employment, 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 marginally 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 responsibilities. (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) occurring 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 September. 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.
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Employment in health care and social assistance was little changed in September. 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 September. 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.

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).

 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.
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 approximately 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 employmentpopulation ratio is the employed as a percent of the population.

Establishment survey. The sample establishments are drawn

from private nonfarm businesses such as factories, offices, and stores,

as well as federal, state, and local government entities. Employees on

nonfarm payrolls are those who received pay for any part of the reference pay period, including persons on paid leave. Persons are counted

in each job they hold. Hours and earnings data are for private businesses and relate only to production workers in the goods-producing

sector and nonsupervisory workers in the service-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

individuals are counted only once, even if they hold more than one job.

In the establishment survey, employees working at more than one job

and thus appearing on more than one payroll would be counted separately for each appearance.

Seasonal adjustment

Over the course of a year, the size of the nation’s labor force and the

levels of employment and unemployment undergo sharp fluctuations

due to such seasonal events as changes in weather, reduced or expanded

production, harvests, major holidays, and the opening and closing of

schools. The effect of such seasonal variation can be very large; seasonal fluctuations may account for as much as 95 percent of the monthto-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.

Most seasonally adjusted series are independently adjusted in both

the household and establishment surveys. However, the ad-
justed series for many major estimates, such as total payroll employment, employment in most supersectors, total employment, and

unemployment are computed by aggregating independently adjusted

component series. For example, total unemployment is derived by

summing the adjusted series for four major age-sex components;

this differs from the unemployment estimate that would be obtained

by directly adjusting the total or by combining the duration, reasons,

or more detailed age categories.

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, occurred. At an unemployment

rate of around 5.5 percent, the 90-percent confidence 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.

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 business, 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 derived 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 samplebased 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

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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 establishment survey data, the sampling error measures and the

actual size of revisions due to benchmark adjustments appear in tables

2-B through 2-F of Employment and Earnings.

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HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age

(Numbers in thousands)

Employment status, sex, and age

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted 1

Sept.

2003

Aug.

2004

Sept.

2004

Sept.

2003

May

2004

June

2004

July

2004

Aug.

2004

Sept.

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)

Employment status, race, sex, and age

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted 1

Sept.

2003

Aug.

2004

Sept.

2004

Sept.

2003

May

2004

June

2004

July

2004

Aug.

2004

Sept.

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.
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Table A-3. Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex and age

(Numbers in thousands)

Employment status, sex, and age

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted 1

Sept.

2003

Aug.

2004

Sept.

2004

Sept.

2003

May

2004

June

2004

July

2004

Aug.

2004

Sept.

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.

Table A-4. Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment

(Numbers in thousands)

Educational attainment

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Sept.

2003

Aug.

2004

Sept.

2004

Sept.

2003

May

2004

June

2004

July

2004

Aug.

2004

Sept.

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.
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Table A-5. Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status

(In thousands)

Category

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Sept.

2003

Aug.

2004

Sept.

2004

Sept.

2003

May

2004

June

2004

July

2004

Aug.

2004

Sept.

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)

Characteristic

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Sept.

2003

Aug.

2004

Sept.

2004

Sept.

2003

May

2004

June

2004

July

2004

Aug.

2004

Sept.

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

Characteristic

Number of

unemployed persons

(in thousands)

Unemployment rates 1

Sept.

2003

Aug.

2004

Sept.

2004

Sept.

2003

May

2004

June

2004

July

2004

Aug.

2004

Sept.

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)

Reason

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Sept.

2003

Aug.

2004

Sept.

2004

Sept.

2003

May

2004

June

2004

July

2004

Aug.

2004

Sept.

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.

Table A-9. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment

(Numbers in thousands)

Duration

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Sept.

2003

Aug.

2004

Sept.

2004

Sept.

2003

May

2004

June

2004

July

2004

Aug.

2004

Sept.

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)

Occupation

Employed Unemployed Unemployment

rates

Sept.

2003

Sept.

2004

Sept.

2003

Sept.

2004

Sept.

2003

Sept.

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.

Table A-11. Unemployed persons by industry, not seasonally adjusted

Industry

Number of

unemployed

persons

(in thousands)

Unemployment

rates

Sept.

2003

Sept.

2004

Sept.

2003

Sept.

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)

Measure

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Sept.

2003

Aug.

2004

Sept.

2004

Sept.

2003

May

2004

June

2004

July

2004

Aug.

2004

Sept.

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.

Table A-13. Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted

(Numbers in thousands)

Category

Total Men Women

Sept.

2003

Sept.

2004

Sept.

2003

Sept.

2004

Sept.

2003

Sept.

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 responsibilities, 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)

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Sept.

2003

July

2004

Aug.

2004p

Sept.

2004p

Sept.

2003

May

2004

June

2004

July

2004

Aug.

2004p

Sept.

2004p

Change

from:

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 gas1................................. 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

1 Computer and electronic products .................... 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

See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail Continued

(In thousands)

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Sept.

2003

July

2004

Aug.

2004p

Sept.

2004p

Sept.

2003

May

2004

June

2004

July

2004

Aug.

2004p

Sept.

2004p

Change

from:

Aug. 2004-

Sept. 2004p

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 dealers1........................ 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

1 General merchandise stores ............................. 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

1 Credit intermediation and related activities ....... 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

1 Depository credit intermediation ..................... 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

1 Professional and technical services ..................... 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

See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail Continued

(In thousands)

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Sept.

2003

July

2004

Aug.

2004p

Sept.

2004p

Sept.

2003

May

2004

June

2004

July

2004

Aug.

2004p

Sept.

2004p

Change

from:

Aug. 2004-

Sept. 2004p

Professional and business services--Continued

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

1 Administrative and support services ................. 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

1 Employment services ...................................... 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

1 Ambulatory health care services ....................... 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

1 Nursing and residential care facilities ............... 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

1 Social assistance ................................................ 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 workers1on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and

selected industry detail

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Sept.

2003

July

2004

Aug.

2004p

Sept.

2004p

Sept.

2003

May

2004

June

2004

July

2004

Aug.

2004p

Sept.

2004p

Change

from:

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 approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls.

manufacturing, construction workers in construction, and nonsupervisory p = preliminary.

workers in the service-providing industries. These groups account for
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers1on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and 

selected industry detail

Industry

Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings

Sept.

2003

July

2004

Aug.

2004p

Sept.

2004p

Sept.

2003

July

2004

Aug.

2004p

Sept.

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 1,045.87 1,120.10 1,095.77 1,123.32

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 1,026.12 1,032.46 1,030.93 1,070.50

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.
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Table B-4. Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers1on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and

selected industry detail, seasonally adjusted

Industry

Total private:

Sept.

2003

May

2004

June

2004

July

2004

Aug.

2004p

Sept.

2004p

Percent

change from:

Aug. 2004-

Sept. 2004p

Current dollars .................................................. $15.41 $15.63 $15.66 $15.71 $15.75 $15.78 0.2

2 Constant (1982) dollars .............................. 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

4 Excluding overtime .................................................... 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. 4 Derived by assuming that overtime hours are paid at the 

2 The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and rate of time and one-half.

Clerical Workers (CPI-W) is used to deflate this series. N.A. = not available.

3 Change was 0.2 percent from July 2004 to Aug. 2004, the p = preliminary.

latest month available.
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Table B-5. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and

selected industry detail

(2002=100)

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Sept.

2003

July

2004

Aug.

2004p

Sept.

2004p

Sept.

2003

May

2004

June

2004

July

2004

Aug.

2004p

Sept.

2004p

Percent

change from:

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. corresponding 2002 annual average levels. Aggregate hours estimates

p = preliminary. are the product of estimates of average weekly hours and production or

NOTE: The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by nonsupervisory worker employment.

dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate hours by the
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Table B-6. Indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls of production or nonsupervisory workers1on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and

selected industry detail

(2002=100)

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Sept.

2003

July

2004

Aug.

2004p

Sept.

2004p

Sept.

2003

May

2004

June

2004

July

2004

Aug.

2004p

Sept.

2004p

Percent

change from:

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. the corresponding 2002 annual average levels. Aggregate payroll estimates

p = preliminary. are the product of estimates of average hourly earnings, average weekly 

NOTE: The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated hours, and production or nonsupervisory worker employment. 

by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate payrolls by 
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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 p 56.8 p 56.1

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 p 57.2 p 61.3

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 p 70.7 p 65.8

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 p 63.5 p 65.6

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 p 50.6 p 39.9

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 p 48.8 p 52.4

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 p 62.5 p 60.1

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 p 51.2 p 54.2

Manufacturing payrolls, 84 industries 1

1Based on seasonally adjusted data for 1-, 3-, and 6-month increasing plus one-half of the industries with unchanged employment,

spans and unadjusted data for the 12-month span. where 50 percent indicates an equal balance between industries with

p= preliminary. increasing and decreasing employment. 

NOTE: Figures are the percent of industries with employment